John Bertonia, an Italian employed
on the steam drill in the cut on the X. «&
W. road, was struck by the 7.30 passen
ger train from New London this (Thurs
day) morning. lie was walking by the
track with a pail of water when struck,
lie was killed instantly. Bertonia be
longs in Quincy, Mass., where he leaves
a wife and an infant of two years. lie
was 34 years of age.
Methodist Notes.
On Sunday morning the sacrament of
the Lord’s supper will be administered.
In the evening there will be the regular
monthly preaching service. Subject of
st rmon, ‘‘The One Thing Lacking.’’ All
are h t. ted to attend.
The K;>wnrth league will hold a busi
ness ii.i e’ i' * the parsonage on Friday |
evening, t i
PCTTIfAB FA12 XXX T WEEK.
The B:y«t Event in the City** History
It Anticipated.
With favorable weather next Monday
and Tuesday Putnam will undoubtedly
have the biggest crowd* in its history
and the grandest event in the fair line
of soy in eastern Connecticut. A splen
did program has been arrangi j for the
entertainment of everybody and if all do
not have a g'-od time it wili not be the
fault of the fair management.
The elaborate array of attraction*
this year surpasses ail previous years
and the list includes many high-grade
features* among them being: Diavolo in
bis hair-raising loop the loop act; Ben
Meyer, the eejuilibristic marvel in athlet
ic feats; Professor Wormwood's trained
d<g* and monkeys; Hanson and Harris,
knockabout eomedians presenting laugh
able wail tricks together with other
acrobatic performances; Mademoiselle
Zojr. the wire artist; the Marions, aerial
performers and gymnasts.
