Putnam patriot., 1922-09-08

Black bass are biting briskly.
 Ralph French will enter the navy.
 Hop at Gen. Lyon hall tonight Next enc the 22nd
 Amaza Trowbridge will build a rus tic arbor
 A Miss Laaeur will teach the school at Phoenixville.
 The house Of Edward Keith IS un- iergoing repairs.
 Edgar Cutting has raised four pound blood beet
 The Spalding place was closed Mon day for the season. It was Communion Sunday at the ,| Congregational church The price of cord wood has advane- ed. Choppers are scarce. William Colbun is entertaining his mother from Philadelphia , Merriman Dodge of Hartford will visit his brother Lee Dodge. Mrs Darwin Lewis returned Friday , from vacation dip at Lords Point. A purse of se4 was presented to Rev F. K. Abbott at the recent sur prise. A silo eornstalk measuring i3 feet. inches, Is tackled on H. B. Buel's shed. C. B. Lopez and family of Water bury admired local scenery Wednes- day.
 N. E. Asher of New Rochelle. N r., called or friends early in the week Public schools opened Tuesday with a full complement of teachers and pupils. James Neville. painter. has put the several district seboolhouses in prime condition. The names of l2 women and II men have been added to the regis trars' list Mrs r. k. Abbott is entertaining relatives from Wilkesbarre, Pa. at the parsonage.
 Thirty-fve chicken dinners were served at Gen. Lyon Inn Sunday an1 27 Monday
 John r. Lamb and family of Provi- dence numbered among the new ar rivals Tuesday.
 The selectmen held their monthly meeting Monday to act upon matters for the fiscal year.
 Judge A. F. Hewitt and wife. Amos Avery and B. M Brunn of Groton were in town Sunday.
 W. s. warren's big team completed grading around the Inn Wednesday The grounds look fine.
 Mrs. N. F. Colburn attends the graduation of her daughter Violet at Washington. D. C.. the 18th.
 Dr. C. Ward erampton and wife, who spent the season at Eastford camp Tor boys, left last week.
 Republican primaries, for the nom nations of candidates for town offices. at the chapel tomorrow evening.
 Miss Alice Rindge had as guests Friday Mrs. Chester Erwin of New Haven and 4. T. Allen of Union.
 W. W Kennedy will address the state convention of the Loyal Order of Moose at Warwick. R |, Oct. 1.
 State foresters have planted with pines the old Rindge farm and aaja- cent tracts of land near Phoenixville.
 MT and Mrs H. T. Schladermundt guests of Miss Ethel Gardner the past week. return b Bronxville N. Y.. to- day.
 Owing to uufavorable conditions the Babeoek cornet band of Ashford will not appear here today, but at later date
 Mrs. Ida Converse and daughter Miss Sybil. accompanied by Miss Lola Ethridee. took up their residence in Putnam Tuesday
 Miss Mildred Bromley, who has charge of the Gen. Lyon tea room, will return to her studies in Provi- denee this week. | Harvey Scott labored Labor Day to make his car run during the heavy downpour on his way back from Scot land. No one hurt.
 Charles Cady, as lightweight, and l Albert Kaletchitz. as heavyweight, will appear in wrestling matches at Danielson on the goth.
 Mrs. John W. Whitford claims the honor of being Eastford's champion female pedestrian. She Is 55 and walked 1 ? miles Tuesday
 IL is understood that an effort is on foot to convert the upper part of the old tannery building. known as Bart lett's hall. into r. NJ C. 4. headquar ters.
 Two truck loads of robust boys left T Kelley's Ramp at Crystal Lake Satur- day for their homes in various parts of the country. Their lungs needed no testing.
 Miss Susan Van Vert closed her summer home Wednesday and is now in New York for the winter. She con