Putnam patriot., 1918-08-02
PUTNAM NEWS
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Richard Holmes and Malcolm Will ley were in Worcester Monday for the day.
 MT. and Mrs Herbert Smith re turned Saturday from Fishers Island, \. Y
 Miss Olive Milot has returned from visit with her sister Mrs A. L. Per reault, Saranac Lake, \. Y.
 MT. and Mrs. H J. Thayer and MT and Mrs. Frank Thayer spent the day. Sunday, at Narragansett Pier
 Two boxes of jelly have been sent to Camp Devens for the soldiers by the Elizabeth Porter Putnam chapter, D. A. R.
 H. A. Lord and family moved this week to Norwich, where Mir Lord has been transferred by the s. N. E. Tele- phone company.
 County Agent B. w. Ellis was in Litchfield Tuesday and Wednesday, attending a meeting of the county agents of the state.
 Perle Warner of Putnam and Pal mer Prescott of Webster left this Fri day for Niagara Falls, N. '. They will be gone two weeks.
 Mrs George Bradley and children left this week for a months stay at Pleasant View, R. l., where Mr Brad ley has rented a cottage.
 Dr. and Mrs. w H. Holmes of Mount Vernon, N. T., were weekend guests of Mrs Holmes mother, Mrs A w Macdonald, Oak Hill
 Miss Harriet Anderson of New York City, formerly of Putnam, spent several days the past week with Miss Mary Wheelock, Church street.
 MT and Mrs F. w Seward were in Guilford, called there by the death of Mir. Stewards brother, Edward Seward The funeral was held Sun day night.
 George Champlin, who represents BicRford- Wley-Sweet Co, of Hart ford, and has his headquarters in St. Louis, arrived this week for a few weeks vacation.
 Ermond Brunn of New York, who recently enlisted, has been appointed first lieutenant in the ordnance de partment, and at present Is stationed m Washington, D. (.
 George E. Shaw motored to Pleas ant View with Silas Wheeloek for the weekend. Mrs. Shaw, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs Wheeloek. returned with them Sunday night.
 Mrs. Ruth W Hammond, Taunton, Mass, and Mrs J. W Lyon. North Scituate, R |, are guests of their brother, H. O. Preston, South Main street.
 Miss Mary Wheeloek left Monday for a visit with her sister, Mrs. c. Harold Gilpatric at Juniper Point, Maine Miss Ellen Wheeloek ae- eompanied her as far as Boston on Monday, returning Tuesday 1
 L. II. Healey, North Woodstock; F. E. Duffy, West Hartford, and L. G. Tolls, Southington, were in Boston Wednesday, representing Connecticut at meeting of the New England War Council.
 There are 168 towns in the state; there are "A public high schools and seven semi-public high schools The cost of maintenance for these schools in 1916-17 was $1,500,000. There were at that time about 25,200 stud ents in high schools, it was stated at Danbury summer school.
 Mrs. James NJ. Kent and friend, who have been taking motor trip through Maine and New Hampshire, stopped over Sunday night on their return trip with Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Kent, Church street They left Mon day for Crescent Beach, where Mrs. Kent is spending the summer.
 By order of the director general of I railroads, all freight must be signel | for and charges paid before freight can be delivered, hence all business done at freight houses will be on a cash basis unless suitable bond is provided by eonsignor CT eonsignee, which will ntitle him to IS hours s.aItt