Putnam patriot., 1909-01-01
EAST WOODSTOCK

Miss Ether Upham is spending her vacation in Webster with her relatives. Mrs. Josephine Steere left Saturday for Dapielson, where she expects 10 re- main for a time.
 Misses Olah and Jessie Withey of Boston, spent Christmas with Mrs. Belle Withey, returning Sunday.
 Miss Bernice Turner is spending the holidays with friends in Boston.
 B. H. Hubbard was out of town over Sunday.
 Clifford Jordan and wife of Webster were with ,her parents, Mfr and Mrs. H. NJ. Clifford, Christmas
 Mrs. N. T. White has had a green heron and a red-tailed hawk mounted by Rev. C. NJ. Jones of West W ood- stock. They were both shot ill this vicinity.
 Miss Florence Cobleigh spent Christ mas in Worcester.
 Mrs. Elizabeth White has returned from an extended visit to Holden
 MT. and Mrs. N. T. Waite enter tained her parents, MT. and Mrs Geo. N. Child ,brother,J. k. Child and fam fly of Putnam, George 0. Robbins, and Mrs. Elizabeth White at dinner Christ mas.
 Mrs. Edgar Stone, who has been the guest of her mother, Mrs. Loren Shead. for several weeks, returned to Water ford. Maine, Wednesday. She also visited Mrs. Fremont Bruce of Putnam a couple of weeks.
 At the pigeon shoot Christmas Day the score was as follows:
 J. D. Sanger 80 A. Fl. Hubbard "A F. M. Clifford 46 $. H. Peckham 46 IT. White 70 Clifford Jordan Is About thirty from w Woodstock attend ed the tenth wedding anniversary of MT. and Mrs. +. N. May at New Bos- ton Monday evening. The gifts inclu- ded china, silver, cut glass, linen, ,mon- ey, agate ware, savory roaster, alumi- mum, jardiniere, bread and cake boxes. rugs, and numerous articles of tin. A large fruit cake was the gift of Mrs. Bates of New Boston, ,one of the guests, S5 years of age, mother of Ira D. Bates. This was cut and passed to each guest. The refreshments consisted Of ice cream, cake, coffee, and fruit punch.
 The Congregational Sabbath school was reorganized Sunday with the fol- lowing officers:
 Superintendent, W. k. Hammond. Assistant, H. A. Bixby.
 Secretary and treasurer, Lyle Turner. Librarian, Mrs. Arthur Morse.
 Assistant, Ethel Upham.
 Teachers, Mrs. T. Turner, Mrs. (. C.. Gildersleeve, Mrs. J. NJ. Paine, Mrs. Emily Allen, Mrs. N. T. White, Carrie Lewis, Anna Hallahan.
 A very fine Christmas concert was given by the Congregational Sunday school on ChristmasE Eve in the church. A large audience witnessed the pro- duction of . most excellent program. Mrs. T. A. Turner and Mrs. C. C. Gill dersleeve. who had the children in change, are to be congratulated on the highly cfeditable manner in which the children rendered the same. After the exercises the fruit of the two heavily laden trees was distributed, greatly to the joy and satisfaction of all present, especially the children. The superin- tendent, w. E. Hammond, received a large handsome framed pictufe,a a beau tiful sea view, presented by the school. The exercises concluded by the passing of oranges to the whole audience
 The annual meeting of the Wood stock Theft Detecting Society was held in the Briek Hall, December g, and was largely attended by members and lHetf WINGS. 1c cfcCttOu Oi ofiftSts occurred in the morning, as follows:
 President, NJ. Riddick.
 Clerk, J. F. Chandler.
 Collector, Horace Andrews.
 At noon in the chapel the ladies of the Congregational church furnished an excellent chicken pie dinner It was in charge of the president, Mrs T. Turner, and score of assistants There were over 100 served and about $40 WAS added to the treasury. Music and read ings were given in the hall in the after noon. A brass quartette, Prof. Ross, George Wethereli, Ezra May, and j. S- May, gave several selections. which were we'll rendered. MT. Ross also gave by request an ocarina solo which was encoFed- \ vocal duet by Lyle Turner and Ethel Upham. .The Sea Bird, com pieted the musical progrsm. Readings ~ere given by o. A. Hiscox