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- o 'FANIELSON AND DANIELSCN Progressives Decide on Caucus—Death of Mrs. Marshall P. Dowe—Dr. J. B. Shannon Enters His Brether’s Sani- tarium—S8chool Board Organizes— Disputes Putnam Claim of $150. The progressives of Killingly have decided 'to nominate a candidate for judge of probate and with that end in view are to hold a caucus at the old town house, Killingly Center, Saturday afternoon, according to notices issued. OBITUARY. Mrs. Marshall P. Dowe. Fmile Adelia Dowe, born in Plain- fleld November 15, 1834, is dead at Dayville, She was the widow of Mar- shall. Proutg' Dowe, for many years engaged in business in Danielson. Mrs Dowe is survived by one son, Charles, of Danielson. Saloons Enough Already. It was rumored here Tuesday that other persona than those mow licensed to do a liguor business in Killingly will applications for, license during ¢ coming year, but it is certain at these will meet with rémonstran- ces, for it is considered that the num- ber of places In town aj present is sufficient. Democratic Caucuses. The democrats of Brooklyn have is- sued notices for a caucus Saturday for the purpose of nominating a candi- date for representative, judge of pro- ‘bate, justices of the peace, etc. The democrats of Kiilingly have selected a week from Saturday as the time for doing similar party business, Ballot Better Understood. Reports from various ' Windham county towns show that the new bal- lot has hecome better understood. As & geneyal rule, not so many ballots ‘were thrown out this year for im- per markings, mutilations, ete., as been ‘the case in other years, but in Plajnfield the voters again turned fn an' excessive number of hallots of the kind that have to be discarded. / Three License Towns. / For the first time {n many years Killingly, Putnam and Plainfield are license towns at the same time, This should reémove much of the com- plaint #hat drinkers from mno-license territory within the limits of the area mentioned have been in the habit of au‘tn lgn":’ i e oy urpances a e, will be a m of everybody looking out for his troubles this year. ' FUNERALS. Irene Lacas. The funeral of Irene Lacas, aged 3 months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Charles Lacas;, was held at Dayville, Tuesday, burial being in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Louls B. Kennedy was the “ 8ilvia Martin, « Another child’s funeral on Tuesday was that of Silvia Martin, four years, ter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mar- tin of Plainfield, burial being in the Sacred cemetery at Wauregan. Ir:emu.rn Kennedy was the funeral di- Won by One Vote. John M. Bessette, tax collector of the town 'of - Brooklyn for a number of years, had the fight of his life for re- election during the voting of 'Monday, winning out over the republican can- te, Irving Chapman, by a margin of only one vote, Incidentaily k- lyn may be regarded as a republican own. € n L the democrats being in the minority on the board of selectmen for-the first time in years. Unfertunate James Morrison. Back: in Jail, James Morrison of Dayville, an old and regular offender, got another jail sentence in the town court here Tues- day and is back at the county institu- tion, from which he has been only re- cently released. It took Chief Pilling and three assistants to get Morrison /to the policer station Monday night, the prisonér offering strenuous re- sistance to being locked up. Wild ‘Cats—Perhaps! Among the many local people who love to stroll in the woods at this beautifu]l time of year some few ex- greu a fear of encountering wild cats, hese a are now frequenters of this section, as is shown by the speci- mens killed quring the last three years, The belief is that they are attracted to this section by the presence of deer, upon which they are sald to prey, Dr. J, B, Shannon in Brother’s Sani- | tarium. i Dr. J. 'B. Shannen, who is in ill- health, has' temporarily given up his m Here, and is staying for a time has.a sanitarium at Falls Village, state. Letters Unclaimed. Letters addressed to Mrs. W. L. Clare and Thomas Feeléy remain un- claimed at the Danielson postoffice this i Nelsy Notes. A coatlng of crushed stone with a tar binder is being put in on the high- way surface over the line of the tele- phone conduits recently installed in street. ! Judge Milton A. Shumway has ar- ranged for the delivery to him of a new tourlng car, purchased through Norwich agents, Nene of the high schools in this section of Windham county will put a football team in the field this year, although basketball continues to be in !U & prime favor with the students. The Tund’ about the plants of the Connecticut Mills company at Indus- trial place have been very much im- proved the landscape work done there during the past few weeks. Still amvmuulu gt:the work done will lence before next b gty Xt summer is Sure of a Winner. ‘Whicheéver way the political wind — NO MORE GRAY HAIR. Sage and Sulphur Remedy For Dand- ruff? Faded and Gray Hair. The old idea of using Sage for gark- ening the hair is again coming in Our grandmothers had dark, ‘glossy hair at seventy-five, while our mothers are gray before they are fifty, Our grandmothers kept their hair soft and glossy with a “Sage Tea,” which algo restored the natural color. One objection to using such a prepar- ation was the trouble of making it. This_objection has been overcome by the Wyeth Chemical Company of New York, who has placed on the market a spperior preparation of Sage, combined with Sulphur and other valuable reme- dles for dandruff, ‘itching scalp, and thin, weak falling hair, The beauty of the hair depends more on its rich, even shading than any- thing else. Don't have dry, harsh fad- ed hair, when a simple, harmless rem- ] edy will bring back the color in a few and don't be tormented with days; dandruft, itching scalp and loose, fall- ing hairs. bdauty to your hair. Get a fifty cent bottle from your this to All druggists sall it, under guarantee that the money will be refunded if the remedy is not The drugglst today, Yyour own satisfaction. and prove exactly as represented Agents Lee & Co brother, Dr. Thomas Shannon, | Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy will quickly correct these T trpubles, and give color, strength and PUTNAM NEWS blows, Danielson is about certain of being represented in the Connecticut senate this fall, for both the republi- can and democratic nominees for sen- ator from this district are residents of the borough, E. H. Keach being the republican, Frank P, Warren the dem- ocratic, they having been colleagues as representatives from Killingly dur- ing the last session. TOWN SCHOOL COMMITTEE Organizes on Tuesday with Frank P. Warren Chairman — Investigatirig Putnam Claim. i At a meeting of the town school committee of Killingly Tuesday after- noon the following organization for the ensuing year was effected: Chair- man, Frank P. Warren; secretary, John A. Paine; teachers’ committee, Rev. Clarence H. Barber, John A. Paine, Edward A, Sullivan, James N. Tucker, Hector McConnell; finance committee, Frank P. Warren, Frank T. Flelds, Hector McConnell, Damase Bouliag; Evans fund committee, Da- mase Boullas, Hector McConnell, Frank T. Fields. James N. Tucker, Hector McConnell and John A. Paine were named as a special committee to”investigate rela- tive to the charge of $150 by the town of Putnam for tuition of five children of Killingly families who have at- tended the East Putnam school during the school year that closed in June, this attendance having been without authorization by the town school com- mittee of Killingly. PUINAM Hector Duv. "t Withdraws in Favor of Joseph Ples: for Representative— Manual Training Teacher Needed— Meinken-McConnell Wedding—D. A. R. Interests. Announcement was made Thursday that Joseph Plessis is a candidate for § one of the republican nominations for repregentative at the party caucus to be held this evening, and that Hector Duvert, who had announced his can- didacy’ for re-election, had withdrawn in Mr. Plessls’ favor and would sup- port the latter. The selectmen of the town of Put- nam elected at the annual town meet- ing oif Monday will met this (Wednes- day) evening - for organization. The organization will probably not mean many changes, as the board is made up of the same members as during the Dpast year, { t Result Pleased Fans. Hager fans in Putnam awalted any inf ation thet was going the rounds Tuesday afternoon relative to the first game of the 'world's series being play- ed in New York. When it was an- nounced that the Boston Red Sox had won there was general rejoicing, for this is a town of «Boston supporters. The interest in the annual baseball classic extended to the passengers on traing, and when they reached this city inquiries were made by many of them as to how the game was going. New Yorkers Came to Be Wed. Miss Anna Yodeyer, 23, who did not | designate that she had any occupation, and Arthur Noell, 28, salesman, both of New York, came here sday aft- ernoon, saw Town Clerk vid Flagg and took out a license to be married, a ceremony that they had performed during the afternoon. Progressives Voted for Old Parties. Returns from all the towns in Wind- ham county do not indleate that the progressive party attempted to take much of a part, as a party, in the town elecflonr, giving their votes as.a gen- eral rule to the republican or .demo- cratic candidates for town offices. This procedure will not be followed in the November election, however, Selectmen’s Modest Compensation. The annual town reports show that ihe cost for the services of the mem- bers of the board of seiectmen has been veéry moderate during the last fis- cal years. C. E. Plerce received a total of §280, Luther M. Keith a total of $266.50, Dr. Omer Larue a total of $92. TOWN FAlRM EXPENSES $2,978. Cared for During the Year, ey Statistics relative to Putnam's town farm, as contained in the annual re- { ports, show that the amount paid for the town farm by selectmen’s orders | amounted to $2,978.62. Wooge furnished outside poor cost, $398.656. Ior cutting 800 cords of wood, now on hand, the cost was $375. . g For the past year the inmates- of the Sixteen Inmates ! customers. Use Valuable Serv-us Coupons to get new furnishixgs and mew Start to collect ri t away. Buy Serv-us Serv-us product. mfimmmmwm silverware—a handsome comb—a ¢ a and a thousand other useful and beautiful things, all are enclosed in the packages and you can get the m.w-.nzs.mgmm, » and convince yourself of the quality and will get beautiful instruments—toys N Serv-us Brand Foods are packed insanitary ,U. 8. Pure Food Laws. Your grocer The L. A. Gallup Co. You won’t have to skimp on quality Foods are handled by all grocers, Serv-us products—you to buy pmarily Nerwich, Conn. the Putnam fire department in the muster that is to be held at South- bridge. 'The Southbridge department made a fine showing in the muster held here a year ago, so'the local boys are going up to return the compliment. ‘Wheeler and Goldle, singing and dancing girls, who wear pretty ‘cos- tumes, interested the patrons of the Bradley theater at the Shows on Tues- day, # 7 Care of the insane poor is,a consid- erable item of expense in the accounts of the town of Putnam. ' During the past year it amounted to §2,152.03. Most af the insane from ‘this town are inmates of the Norwich state hos- pital. s The work of macadamizing Pomfret street is progressing steadily. Within a few weeks all the road work being done within the limits of Putpam and on thoroughfares leading to Pomfret will, have been completed, making a farm (the number of inmates during the year having been 16) have received an amount of board equal to one per- son for 651 weeks, making an average | cost of about $3.37 per week. School Committes Organizes. The town school committee of Put- nam was reorganized Tuesday after- noon at a meeting held in the office of the secretary, Attorney Charles L. Tor- rey. No new members come into the board this year, those whose terms expired being re-eleoted Monday. The makeup of the board is as follows: George A, Hammond, Eric H. Johnson, Henry J. Thayer, re-elected- Monday; Charles L. 'Torrey, Richard Gorman, Mayor Archibald Macdonald, J. Bry- den Kent, M., D, Silas M, Wheelock, Ct}arlea ‘W. Bradway. 3 Teachers’ Meeting. At the high school building Tuesday afternoon Principal J. E. Wignot had the teachers of the schools of Put- nam gathered at the first of a series of teachers’ meetings to be held through- out the year. Various matters per- taining to school work was discussed. Webster Stork’s Busy Day. The town of Webster is just recov- ering from the flutter of excitement resulting from the birth of eight chil- dren to three mothers of that place, all in one day. Two ‘mo[hers gave birth to triplets, a third mother pro- ducing twing, which wasn't so much, considering. MANUAL TRAINING TEACHER Needed for New Department of High School—Equipment All Ready. The following is an extract from the annual report of Attorney E Johnson, who was acting school during the last year: “In regard to this subject (manual training) I can only say that the room (at the high school) is ready, the lathes, tools and benches have all been purchased, and the only thing lacking is a teacher to take charge of the d partment. This line of work in high schools is now cunsidered almost in- dispensable, and is being taken up ev- erywhere, and the need of it in our urgently felt by the majority itrons of the school. Last vear I said in my report: ‘Many boys leave school (o earn their living by their hands: knowledge and skill in hand- ling tools will bring out the best there is them and enable them to make the Dest of themselves.'” Mail Unclaimed. tters addressed as follows are un- »d at the Putnam postoffice this 2 G. Arthur Gray, Edward C. Da is, Clarence Dodds, Cascino Mencini, | Mrs. Leah Shaw, Mrs. Carton Barriere, i Mrs. H. C. Bell. Various Interests. Three hose companies and the Hook and Ladder company will represent c x visitor great improvement. This route is much used by auto traffic. “The total amount of the selectmen's orders during the last fiscal year was $32,384.29, the total amount of school board orders $32,651.34, a difference of onlv a little more than $300. The democrats of Putnam have not as yet signified who will be selected by them as candidates for representa- tives at the caucus to be held in a few ys. Statistics show that more couples will have been, married in Putnam by the end of 1912 than in any other year, town people who have come herfl to be united. this being due to the number of out of | 1 ! i i | WEDDING. Meinken—McCarroll, The marriage of Miss Estelle Stuart McCarroll of ‘Brooklyn, N. Y. and Harry Charles Meinken, one of the ed- itors of the Windham County Observ- er, took place at the home of the bride’s parents, in Brookiyn, Tuesday. After November 1st Mr. and Mrs, Meinken are to be at home at 16 Fre- mont street, Putnam. ’ Attended Regents’ Meeting. Mrs. F. J. Daniels, regent of Eliza- beth Porter Putnam chapter, D. A. R, and Mrs, S, M. Wheelock, a member of the staff of the state regent, attended a meeting of the regents at the Ells- worth house in Windsor Monday. Mrs, Daniels is to be the guest of Mrs. Holmes, regent of Ansonia chapter, D. A. R., today, and is to read one of her interésting papers on Pines, one in the series of Woodland Treasures, given by Mrs. Daniels at D. A. R, meetings a few winters ago. X Rev. F. D. Sargent is in Portland, Me., today. - : Mrs. Helen Willey is the guest of her sister, Mrs. William Holmes, in West- erly, R. L. Reproductions of Millet's Paintings. choice collection of fac-simile repro- ductiops of drawings by Jean Francois illet are on exhibition. Among the most admired are The Angelus, The Gleaners, Peasant Her Cow, The Shepherd's Boy. There are €4 in this unusual collection. PLUMBING AND STEAMFITTING R borest o oae e reswaslionie s o Hbodessl | | ‘Woman Pasturing |« | LUMBER users will be astonished at the com- pleteness of our assortment within a month after our DISASTROUS FIRE and we have also unloaded a cargo, each, of Chestnut, Stove and Egg GOAL CHAPPELL CO. on what 1s left of GENTRAL WHARF Telephones A. H. BREED'S and see what he has gat fo sell lumbing if you have burned a wholel lod. of coal, and have not been able to keizp com- fortable, let us talk it over., I have helped ot“~rs. perhaps I can Heslp you, is only less r itself. Durihg the summer the‘'more look to the bath for Wedily comfort. I will show you sample plans of the porcelain and other' tubs ; and give you estimates for the work Through the courtesy of Elizabeth of putting them in in the best m:nner | | Porter Putnam chapter, D, A. 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