Putnam patriot., 1917-04-27

PERTINENT TO PUTNAM
PEOPLE
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Thomas DwyeT Of w. bster called on Blends here Monday.
 Mrs. H l.. ,Pesse was the guest of fnends in West Boylston Hast Friday.
 Rev. B. F. Benoit will speak in French al the Baptist church al 3 Q m. sunday.
 Members Of Israel Putnam Lodge, |. q Q. F, attended the Baptist church tn body Sunday morning.
 Rev. C. J Hartman was one Of the speakers at a patriotic meeting inDan- Ielson, Tuesday evening, in campaign 10 get recruits for military duty.
 The play to have been given bs the Putnam Junior Chsutauqua has been ynde5nitely postponed on account of The prevalence Of humps and measles.
 Lawyer Waiter II. GllpatTic spent tbe weekend with his parents, MT. snd Mrs. Geo. II. Gilpstric. He re Iafned 10 New York Sunday afternoon.
 Miss schoflield, Miss Benoit, Joseph Gsgne, Water street and Frank Jarvis, srolered 10 Hartford Sunday and had supper with Miss seof,ieId's mother.
 Work of grading around St. Mary's rsetofy IS being done this week. The hole near Providence street is being slled in and when completed there ~ill fine large lawn.
 Putnsm's new piece Of fire appara iss viii soon be received. The con srset wss made after the regular eoun- ell meeting last held and delivery Is 10 se ui ade in not more than ninety days.
 E. N. Ellis, county farm agent, held dairy meeting at Ashford Thursday. s,n Tuesday he conducted spraying snd pruning demonstration at the Farm of Oscar Munyan, Thompson.
 Charles J. Bennett, state highway commissioner, was In Putnam Inst Friday and wilh senator, Archibald H acd1naid, chairman Of the com. vittee on roads, rivers and bridges, inspected the state highways in this vicinity
 The fire truck wns called out twice Wednesday,. In the afternoon they extinguished brush fire in the Wal. ssening made run 10 Providence street for n slight fire.
 An auxiliary branch of the Putnam Red Gross was formed In DayvilIe Monday. A campaign for members will be made in Dayviile, Ballouville, Attawauean and Goodyear.
 A reader who read Captain Ryan's plan for working prisoners, while ad sltting that IL is good one, temem- sers that for the past thirty years prisoners at the jail have been doing farm work.
 The motor fire truck was called out si 8 o'clock Monday afternoon for n brush tire on Perrin hill that was threatening some buildings, The fire was put out and no damage done.
 Mauro De Leo, who was arrested in Putnam on charge of murder and taken to Worcester, was lartaigned in ihe district court lthere Tuesday and had counsel appointed for his defense His trial In the superior court will be held in May.
 Cargtli Council, K of C., has elected the following delegate to attend the stale convention to be held in Budge port, May k: C. K, Arthur l.. Du vert, P. G. K, John E. Daigiei alter mates, Thomas ?. Ryan, Hector Du- vert
 Foreign Minister, Arthur ] Balfour, and hts party passed through Putnam at 1 o'clock Tuesday morning on n special train on the last part of their long journey from England 10 Wash ington. The railroad was guarded at all bridges along the route.
 Dr. William Saretzki motored to New Haven over the week end. He Ieft Putnam al seven o'clock Saturday night accompanied by Irving II. Airon, who stopped in Hartford. They returned Monday afternoon.
 Mrs. Lillie Leach, Mrs. Mary J; Wright and Mrs. Ida Kleoart ate nd ed the state convention, Woman's Re. lief Corps, al Bridgeport last week Mrs. Wright was elected department officer and Mrs. Leach delegate to the National convention in Boston in August.
 B. W. Ellis, county farm agent, Is notifying farmers thai the Slate Food supply Commission, s6 Pearl street, Hartford, is furnishing seed potatoes for Ss7s for 2 and 2 1 bushel sack. The kinds are Green Mountain and Cobbler. Cash with order; f. 0. b. Hartford.
 Rev. Jerome Wood of Natick, Mass. ', son of the late +. k. Wood, has re- turned To the old home on the road 10 Putnam Heights on account of poor health. He will rest for some time be- fore fesuming active work. Mr W Wood has held pastorates In Fitchsure, Ma. lick and other cities in sachusetts.
 Curbing that Is to be used st the corner of South Main and Grove streets has been ordered bs the city, and the work of cutting The present square
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