*’■ "^he ^ utnam school board has secured
C. C. Spratt of Brighton, Me., as princi
pal of the Putnam High school for the
coming year. Mr. Spratt is a graduate
college and has had consider
able experience, coming to his new field
highly reeommeuded.
^ »»• ^upacric, express agent at
tn© local station, continued his usual
custom (if serving the railroad employes
with ice-cold lemonade on July 4. This
luxury was particularly well appreciated
on Tuesday owing to the excessive heat
of the day. Mr. Gilpatric’s thoughtful- I
ness has won him a warm place in the
hearts of the railroad men.
A party of young ladies including
Misses Grace E. Whittier, Alcey Raw
son, Louise Swett, Wilda Lucier and
j Ethel W. Clark enjoyed the Fourth at
1 the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Wood i
j on Putnam Heights. An excellent j
spread was provided for the merry party
and all had a delightful time haying.
Mr. and Mrs. Wood are great favorites
with the young people and are always ;
pleasant entertainers.
The Protestant Sunday schools of
this city unite for their annual picnic
1 Tuesday, July 11. Ray View, Webster
lake, has been chosen as the scene of
festivity and with favorable weather
conditions the largest gathering of this
kind in^the history of the city is antici
pated. Special electric cars will be
chartered for the occasion and will leave
at S and 9 o’clock a. m., the starting
point being the Congregational church,
which is most centrally located. The
round trip fare, including a sail on the
lake, is only 25 rents and tickets may
be purchased at F. W. Seward’s and
Rallard & Clark’s, also of the superin
tendents of the several Sunday schools.
