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\fit with eweaters and other woolen ar- ticles the men who will leave this dis- trict for Camp Greenleaf, Ga., Oct. 10. Local attorneys are very busy with questionnaire work. The last of the guestionnaires will be sent out in this | district on Saturday of this week. Any man under 37 who does not receive one by Saturday night should notify his local board. The thunder storm that was inter- polated in Thursday’s heavy rain cansed some havoc to the telephone | service in the Danielson division when | & cable box at Elmville was put into trooble by the froe electricity that was shooting about Danielson horses entered by C. H.| Michaels and Edward McBride figured | in the money getting in Wednesday’s | racing at the Brooklyn fair, the racing) being declared to be very good con- sidering that the track was not re-| garded as fast. Smooth gentlemen who came here| to clean up cash with crooked games | at the Brooklyn fair, and founq that | there was nothing doing, departed this | town Thurs morning, little the | richer for their venture. Motor traffic has been up in the mud the past what is known as Dark leading to Pr getting hung few davs on Lantern hill, | heavy rains falled to, 2 few cars have | of subscribinz t‘n" hat subscrib- | st 10 per cent. of they sign up for | ng. This, how- | e b hindrance to get- | t it is believed here. | day whe son. Edward, Elsie T"'npmnm peo: e who have been the coming jon in the hat the rev: the event of | e not a conside omparison to the| benefl - 4 and t the loss made up in | some other way | Rain for the first time in years, 5 nement of Brooklyn rs hich was to hav The rain was so oughout the morning not a chance for hold- | on, 50 the managemen the fair would be tion again has been made honor great ARDEN. | Bonneau, C Gallich: Duquette, I L. Belanger B. Barriere, A Ber es B. Tetreault, 0.} Forget-Me-Nots=—Misses L. Mono- ban. C. Bousquet Daisy—Miss F | Clover—Miss Buttercup— M. SIRDE' CHORUS The Dews—M Grasp Your flppnrtumtles HAS URGED ALL YOUNG MEN TO.LEARN A TRADE Success is Knocking at Your Door. AT NO TIME IN HISTORY HAS SUCH SUCCESS BEEN ASSURED THOSE SKILLED IN THE TBADES : St The State of Connecticut PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUR SUCCESS WHEN IT FOUNDED TRADE SCHOOLS s Do Not Let Your Neighbor Beat You Out A Trade School is located close at hand in Putnam FOR YOU Are You Ready For It? Wars are always followed by periods of upbulldmg and skilled mechanics will be still more in demand then than now. Select the trade prominent in your community and become expert along that line. Every facility is given you to learn a trade. The town in which you live will even pay your transportation to the trade school. are coming to the State Trade School at Putnam from distances up to thirty miles. See your local school committee about this. Boys YOU CAN BEGIN AT THE TRADE SCHOOL AT ANY TIME, BUT THE BEST TIME IS RIGHT NOW Those who take trade courses can obtain positions inthe same trades in the army if drafted Wake Up Boys and Seize Your Opportunies Lemieux, P. Metthe nbeams—Misses H. Duhamel. : s I Regis, A Provost, M. L. Provost, M. Higgins. Fair Wea s L. Roberge. Noon—>Miss Ida Duhamel Misses E. Barriere, B. ’ A. Billings, A, Duhamel, 'he Winds—Misses J. Gareau, D. Metthe, A, Mathieu. torm Clouds—Misses B. Metthe, A. arthy, F. Barbeau Rain—Miss A. Boucher. Ready for inspection and selection. Fall Suits in snappy new models by “Kuppenheimer.” Never have they looked so attractive, fitted so well or lent themselves in such a becom- ing way to the lines of a figure. Made in single and double breasted models with many natty style touches in pocket and sleeve that places them above the rest of ordinary suits. Incidentally, in doing away with needless trappings and trimmings, they absolutely ‘conform to government requests for the conservation of cloth. $20. to $40. SANTELOOR CHinc H COMPANY Sz B Cronin, 0. Burns, H. Rainbow Tints—Misses E. King, D. Vachon, F. Gingras. D. Domingue, M. J. Dubois, J. Lariviere. Sunset—Miss E. Barriere. Dusk—Miss A. Boucher. Fireflies—Misses B. beau, A. McCarthy. TABLEAU. In a Garden of a Base Hospital Freedom for All Forever, patriotic song endorsed by Secretaries Baker and Daniels, sung by Miss Nora Woi- sard. Letters being received here indicate that Kiliingly boys have fought on various sectors of the French front where there have been big things ac- complished for the allies during the st two months. It is known that some of the boys from this town were in the Chateau Thisrry drive, the first big allied counter stroke, that ers helped chase the Huns out of t. Mihiel salient and that still ers are fighting in the Vosges. The of Danielson’s field battery are on so it seems as- ureq that when American _troops >ross on to German soil that Killingly vill be well represented. In writing home a few days ago a Danielson young man who is with a eavy battery told of having put in an -night job of ‘“sending souvenirs Metthe, F. Bar- S0y the Lorraine front, | over to the enemy’—this referring to { monster shells which were kept hur- wn ok "hursday evening that all the schools 4 the town of Killingly are closed in- nitely as the result of the Spanish cnza and grip epidemic that began to assume somewhat alarming propor- tions Thursday evening. Principal Ernest R. Warren of Killingly High school was reported Thursday evening as ill at his L.ome on Hawkine street that many prpi.s of schools in the varions villages in Ki'lingly were ill with the disease. The school authorities were unable 1o say Thursday evening when the schools will reopen byt it will be at the earliest possible moment consist- ent with improved conditions. Watersoaked cables were said to be responsible on Thursday evening for the catching afiirs of a trolley car of the Providence and Danielson line whicn was en route from Danielson to the car house at Dayville. The car talled near Dayville Four Corners and "efore the five could be extinguished. \ part of the body of the car had been ~onsumed. There were no passeng- ors aboard. The damaged car which “locked the line was later towed into Dayville. frving' Lyon died Thursday noon of Sranish influenza at his home in Can- on, Mass. He was a son of Mr. and Irs. Herbert Lyon of Broad street, Jarielson. Although he was a very yowerful young man he succumbed fter o week’s illness. He leaves a wife vho was Miss Ethel G. Allen, daugh- er of Mr. and Mrs. E, E. Allen of 3rooklyn, Conn., and one chtld. They vere married in 1911 at Brooklyn. Mr. “yon was formerly employed in Dan- elsof by the Adams Express Co. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA LOUIS E. KENNEDY _ DANIELSON Undertaker and Embalmer PUTNAM Because of Thursday’s storm, ols here held but one session. Nellie Stone is at her home se the school in Newbury- the here bes port where she is teaching has been | closed on account of the Spanish in- fluenza. epidem There will not he a session of the superior court here today, but crim inal business will be taken up in Oc- tober., As vet there has not bee prospective draftees to liminary t for camp Six cases of grip was reported as ex- isting in on family resident hool street 1t now seems very likely ed, that Senator Archibald ald will win the republican tion to succeed himself a for senator from the district. It was stated here Thursday that the rainfall in this vicinity has amounted a rush of e up pre- rining here before leaving it is stat- Macdon- romina- candid h senatori to nearly 10 inches during the past two weeks, an unusual heavy amount for such a period. Sixteen r ants of this district whose questionn: to the local board on Thursday failed to comply with ti men laying themselves liable to severe penalties. The fourth Liberty loan drive w open here tomorrow and workers w endeavor to pile up a big list of sub- scriptions on the opening day The ravages of pneumcnia and Spanish influenza at Camp Devens was_responsible for the presence of six-flag-draped caskets in the baggage car of a train passing through this city bound south. Judge E. M. Warner, chairman of the lezal advisory board, requests that registrants read heir quesonnaires with care before coming to the board, that they may be well informed as to the questions they will be required to answer. This city has escaped any serious epidemic_of Spanish infuenza. Supt William Macdonaid of Putnam schools said Thursday afternoon that not more than 15 pupils were absent on account of illness, and_most of these have bad colds only. In the city at large but one death has been report- ed as the rasuit of the epidemic. 2dith D. Sheldon is chairman of the Woman's Liberty loan committee of Thompson, where a vigoros drive will be made to secure subseriptions from a high percentage of the inhabi- tants. Edgar Hazzard, the laborer killed by the cave-in of a culvert on the Quine- baug road last Sunday, is the second registrant of this district to meet a violent death since Registration - day, September 12. Monday next has been set as the time for collecting clothing here to be seni overseas for the use of the peo- ple of the occupied parts of Belgium and France, whers German Kultur has done its worst. The work will be done under the direction of a committee of Putnam Red Cross chapter. res were due back Edward F. Thompson, a well knuwn resident of Thompson is dead, at home 1n that place, Mr. Thompson had been in poor health for a considerable period of time. He had been a resi- dent of Thompson for many vears, and | as a democrat, had represented the town in tho state legisiature. Charles Ryan, one of the sons of Captain and Mrs. Joseph A. Ryan, has written from “over there” that he has returned from duty after recovering from -being.gassed. He-is-well enough Rl A {have arr: TRADES TAUGHT ARE: MACHNIST, CARPENTER, CABINET MAKER, COTTON MILL, DRAFTING, ELECTRICIAN, AND COOKING AND SEWING FOR GIRLS = - Evening School in Trade Work Starts October 7th THE STATE TRA For Further Particulars Visit or Addrgss E SCHOOL, PUTNA A S BOYNTON, Director for duty but his lungs are in such con that he will have to guard enmonia for some time to e Ryan is one of the first, very first young men from , to wear a gold chevron on cve one of the special decor- s for duration of service abroad, other for having been injured while at the front, The big s by uns captured from Ger- an troops and to be > Liberty loan train that section of New England ed in Poston. The train is vive here on Friday, October 11, . m. and will remain for at leas it 15 understood that pu- the school will be given an op- portunity to visit thé tranr and see the battle souvenirs. There js one gun of large calibre in the exhibit, a bat- of 77's, captured in the Chateau ierry fightin: t ("lrll(rwl the Germans and or retaken by the Americans, trench machine guns, rifles trench and many small articles. ter its stop herc the train will r Danielson, where it is due t before the noon hour. Pomfret is one of the towns that has more than done bit in the canning campaign, reporting more than 25,000 n.on t tour t to (\ served foods, or eight times and over the quota that was assigned to it. In all of Windham county the canning campaign met with success, and the work continues. Truck loads of can goods have been put up and it fe to say that in many county homes there is such a great reserve on hand that it will not he used during the coming winter. De: in glass jars say they have hail the biggest business in that line in their experience, Preserved foods are in great varie- ty, including about every variety, of fruit and vegetables. One of 'the strangest jars of preserves reported is of quahaugs, which are said to keep splendidly if given the proper treat- men: A number of cases of Spanish influ- enza were reported Thursday from th town of Thompson, but the disease not so prevalent in the villages of that town as to cause undue alarm. A re istrant in Thompson whose question naire is overdue notified officials here | that he was willing to fill it out if some one with authority to take his statements would come to his home. His offer was not accepted. He was given, instead, an extension of time. Lieut. James Meisner, of Brooklyn, N, Y. a relative of Mrs. E. C. Morse of this city, is named in a speciai yress despatich as a member of the American flying circus operating on the western front and already cred- ited with 137 aerial victories, although the flvers that make it up are believ- ed to have downed twice that num- ber of German planes. Lieut. Meisner is officially credited with sending down four German fly- ers and the officials are now investi- gating the result of another of his combats in which the German flye he was fighting came down out of control. Official credit for another vic tory will make him an American ace The squadron to which Lieut. Meis- ner is attached has been doing bril- liant fighting during the past two weeks. Windham county superior court criminal cases, October session. Con- tinued cases include state vs. Joseph Sienkiewz, ‘violation of liguor law; Michael Mendetta, statutory burglary; Walter C. Chase, violation of ~milk law: Henry L. Spaulding, violation of milk law; Theodore K. Papas abuse .luf female. child; Carrie theft: Fannie Grouman, perjury gar Lavoi, breaking and entering; Frud Dumas and- Eugene Robitaille, treach of the peace and indecent as- sault: Walter Howlett, aseault upon female child; Albert D. Phaneuf, theft, Charles” M. Williams, theft; Albert Iurtek, burglary (on prodation); John Lamorte, breaking and entering in the night season (on probation). New Cases—Joseph Kenyon, theft; John Potvin, violation of motor vehi- cle law: John Couchon, violation of motor vehicle law; John Hovoth, per- jury; John Staris, assault; Tyler An- drews, violation of rules of commis- sioner of domestic animals concer ing dogs; May Marhof, keeping house of ill fame and reputation: Geor fo Beecher, abuse of female child; Benno Bokartz, abuse of animals; Benno Bo- rtz, breach of the peace and as- ult; Charles H. Heath, , assault, breach of the peace: Nathan Weis: berger, statutory burglary and theft Demetrius Katsimiga, theft: Frank Wilcox, theft and vagrancy: Arthur B. Hamlin, theft and embezzlenent; Frank Brodeur, non-support; Rosalie Herma, adultery: John Zaruk, adui- tery; Charles Huling, assault liam Ray Drummond, bigam Walins atutory burglary; Tewgood, intoxication. State’s Attorney Charles E. Searls gives notice that he will meet mem- bers of the bar for conference in re- gard to criminal cases at his office in Putnam, Saturday, Sept. 28, from 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. i John Harry A wise man does not believe all he hears, and a fool believes a good many things he doesn’t hear. BROOKLYN | FAR | ToODAY_FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 27 COMPLETE EXHIBITS GOOD RACING FAIR WAS POSTPONED THURSDAY BECAUSE OF THE STORM F.H.&F. W. TlLLlNGHAST Funeral Directors and Embalmers Central Village, Conn. AUTOMOBILE EQUIPMENT ‘Courtesy, Efficiency, Satisfaction Telophone Connection, Moosup Div.' Wil- | HANOVER At a meeting of the exscutive com- mittee of the Sunday school last Sun- day committees were appointed by the superintendent to have charge of Ral- ated on_for appendicitis. from Bethlehem, N. H. entered Brown uni- Ralph Stand sity this week “Mr.” and influenza and grip in town. quarter at least ten children received pins as a recognition of fact that they had attended the morning service Sunday for four months. e has entered the ‘When a young man finall animous in condemning his choice; New Fall Millinery it is with great pleasure that we announce, that MRS. A. R. CURTIS, who has successfully run_our Millinery Department for the past fifteen seasons, is back wlth us again with a_complete line of what is new in Fall Millinery. Mrs. Curtunsreadyalmymdaflhmestome&tyon ersonally and g:ve you any information you may, desire regarding Ty. ** - BUGBEE CORNER, PUTNAM, CONN. Backus hospital this week to be oper- s Gladys Crombie has returned 2 . tonbury motored here one day this Iy Day, Oct. 6. On that same Sun- At Sl I L day the Go-to-Ciurch Band for chil- |and Mrs. W. G. Park dren under fourteen years will start| There are several cases of Spanish its second quarter. In the ing ets mar- ried, the girls who “also ran” are um- 7