Putnam patriot., 1919-10-17

fux of German measles for several days.
 William King, son of Rev. J. B. King, former pastor, is among local friends this week
 George Gurley, still at the Day Kim ball hospital, is but little if any better. His fine COW has been sold to MT. Geh- owitz.
 The newly elected assessors are pre- pairing for their official duties in re- ceiving tax payers lists on or before l Nov. 1.
 Harry A. Bosworth and family l drove up Sunday from Norwich Town in their Dodge car, purchased of Oliv- CT Bowen.
 | Farmers request that sportsmen ex- ercise great care as to the use of matches and throwing away of lighted cigars, etc.
 The Gen. Putnam tea room will soon be opened in the new store. It will be graeed by an onyx soda foun- tain counter.
 John Young, Sr., says he must have 'The Pat" and hands in his $50 for a years subscription. There are and will be others.
 Crews of the state chronological department are at work in Eastford and Woodstock doing scouting and other such work.
 Mrs, Howard Brown tnee Maud Bartlett) called on friends last week. She was surprised at the many inn provements here
 Representative Charles Clark is hungry to know who purloined his package of eorned beef in Putnam one evening recently.
 Lee Dodge has been making neces- sary repairs to his house, while Oar win Lewis is improving the grounds surrounding his home.
 A pheasant flew into village hen coop the other day, and when the lady of the house hunted for her rolling pin said bird flew right out again.
 The state police are on campaign against unlicensed or untagged dogs so as to prevent sheep-killing in this and other towns in the county.
 l.. M Reed of Union is not as sheep ish as he may possibly look. A few years ago he started with only four lambs and now has good flock.
 Another feature of Fridays teach CTS meeting was that nobody submit ted resolution asking for increase in salaries or the sizes in footwear.
 Miss Golden of Willimantic is act ins as stenographer and bookkeeper at the Tatem handle factory during the vacation of Miss Mabel Jones.
 Farmers are 'some pumpkins" just now. So are the farmers wives. for they make pumpkin pies precisely like the ones grandmother used to make.
 Miss Alice Peal, music teacher, saw a fine specimen of deer on her way from Abingdon Saturday. Several of the antiered beauties have recently been seen by wood choppers in that locality.
 Miss Elsie Lewis, accompanied by Miss Jessie Macdonald of Putnam, spent Sunday with her parents here They like their new positions in the Hartford Hospital.
 A housewife suggests that grape growers boil the juice now, without sugar, and put it away in airtight jars until sugar gets more plentiful when the juice can be made into jelly. Leonard Grenier, mail driver. now expects to continue his route indefin- itely, both William Bates and Oliver Bowen having declined to take over the contract, which expires in 1921.
 The topic at the Sunday evening c. E. service was Training in Citizen ship" Leader, N, w. Kennedy. There was pleasing attendance and the meeting proved very interesting. George Bowen, William Warren and other enterprising farmers are husking their field corn. Ten cents per bushel for husking is the average ] rate. The crop this year is bumper one.
 , Apples are as good as medicine. That's one reason why Dr. Spalding of Woodstock Hill will harvest over 500 bushels. They may me used either in dry of liquid form-preferably the ] latter
 ] To economize time and distance. gravel for the new state road is being taken from bank below the old creamery building. The thoroughfare