Putnam patriot., 1919-01-03
PUTNAM NEWS
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 caller in this city, Friday.
 Joseph Flagr. who is stationed at a southern camp, is at home on a ] five days furlough. Mrs. Clara Provost has purchased two dwelling houses on Bridge street from E M. Wheaton.
 Owing to recent heavy rains the 1 Quinebaug river is very high for this time of year which is pleasing to the mill meth.
 ! Miss Bertha Farrows of Lawrence hospital, New London, spent Friday at the home of her parents on Wood stock avenue.
 Mr. and Mrs. Paul St. George and family of Worcester the guests of Alphonse Dupre and family, Wood stock avenue
 Mr and Mrs Joseph Mette and son Rudolph of Hartfard are visiting Mr. and Mrs Alfred Dumas and family, Livery street.
 Mr and Mrs. David A Smith of Wilkinson street have recently had as their guest Miss Sonia Shetforts of Springfield
 - Rev. Charles F. Bedard left Put nam sunday for his annual visit to his aged father in Quebec. He will be gone q week
 Jim Friery. whom Winimantic credits to Putnam, was recently sent to jail from the Thread City for the forty-eleventh time.
 Miss Mary Louise Remillard left Tuesday evening for Worcester and Springfield to spend the remainder of the week with relatives.
 Contractor Peter suzio of New Britain, who put in a section of the Putnam sewer system. has been in the city on business this week.
 Mrs. Sarah Kent of this city has deen secured by the town school board to fin the vacancy caused by the death of Miss Flanniean
 Miss Esmerelda Macdonald, teacher in New York, is the guest of her parents. Mr and Mrs. Archie Macdonald, Florence street.
 Miss Ruth White, a teacher in the schools of Brooklyn, N. Y, is spend- ing the holidays with her mother. Mrs. L. C White, Grove street.
 Miss Lillian Maertens and Miss Mil dred Carver have been engaged in as- sisting in stock taking at the Chan dler X Morse store the past week,
 MT. and Mrs C. J. Meehan have had as guests, Mr and Mrs. William Morris of Concord, N + Mr. Nor ris is an instructor in St PauPs school
 Senator and Mrs. Archie Naedon- ald and Representative and Mrs. E. B Kent are planning to attend the inaugural bal 8t Hartford, January eighth
 Harry WFHbt resumed his run as express messenger Wednesday night. He was taken il October with in- Huenza and has just completely re- covered
 The time of the train which has ar rived in Putnam from New London at o'clock in the evening has been changed This train will now arrive here at 645.
 Captain Fee of the Salvation Army is planning to go to Ireland in a few weeks to visit her mother. The cap tain has made many friends in Put nam during her stay here.
 The rate of illiteracy in the town of Plainfield was larger than that of any other town in the state; and Plainville had the largest percent age of native born illiterates.
 Mrs. w H. Holmes and son Rich ard who have ben guests of Mrs. A. W. Macdonald and family, Oak Hi, returned to their home in Mount Vernon, N. Y., Thursday morning
 Arthur Parker IS the guest of his father. N NJ. Parker MT Parker was in business in Palmer, Mass. but the government wanted his services, so he sold out Shortly afterward the armistice was signed.
 John Wright of Putnam is a mem- Der of the 55th Coast Artillery re- ported at Brest ready to sail for home. Plans are being made to give the company warm welcome at Providence. as most of the members are from Rhode Island.
 Sergeant MeIsaac of Fort Terry has been visiting John Jarvis and oth- CT Putnam friends this week. The sergeant is looking in the pink of con dition and is enjoying, as ever, army life. Mrs MeIsaac will probably come here for visit later. Private Alferie Cordier of Camp