Putnam patriot., 1909-06-25
EAST WOODSTOCK.

George Johnson has taken lthe con- tract to repair .'Nayside.' Messrs.
 Cox and Johnson of Woodstock are
 working with him, they are laying
 new floors, new serandas, etc. MT. and Mrs. K. Coombs, MT. and Mrs. George Johnson entertained eight at dinner Sunday and had peas from their garden. MT. Combs also picked a strawberry Monday which was S-4 inches in circumference.
 Mrs. F. Turner left Saturday for Chilicothe, Ohio, owing to the critical illness of her mother, Mrs. Wiedlier who was stricken with paralysis early in the week. She was accompanied by her son Evans.
 Miss Ethel Upham closed her school in the. Paine district last Friday the afternoon was spent in lthe fields and woods nearby. A lunch was served. picnic fashion, games were played and a general good time was the result Those perfect sin attendance the past term were Gustave Swanson, Wilfred Bissonnette, Edgar Shead, absent one
 day, Hermon Ask.
 Earl Bemis of Salisbury was called home owing to the death of his father, A. E. Bemis.
 J. D. Bemis of Worcester visited his brother, A. B. Bemis of Worcester
 last. Thursday.
 Mir and Mrs Ezra May are enter i taining Mrs. Josephine Powersof Wor- cester, Mrs. Clara CoaT was their guests over Sunday.
 Mrs. Frank Thompson and son Mill ~S ftx,V n couple of Sweeks with iher parents, MT. and Mrs. V. T. Wetherell. MT. and Mrs. J. F. Chandler, Maria Chandler, Mir. and Mrs. Irving Spen- cer. Mir. and Mrs. Everett Spencer attended the alumni of Dudley Aca- demy last Friday.
 Augustine B. Bemis died at his home Saturday after an illness of several months from heart and kidney trouble. He was veteran of the Civil War and 6S years of age. Mir. Bemis and family came to Woodstock 3S years ago from iSouthboro, Mass, and he for several years ran the grist mill and blacksmith shop. Later he engaged in market gardening and was very successful. Some ten years ago he pur- chased a farm near North Woodstock and lived there, with the exception of one year spent in Greenfield, Mass, until April when failing health com- pelled him to sell his farm, and return l to his old home in this village where he had many friends who held him in high esteem. MT. Bemis is survived 1 by a widow, one daughter, Edith, one
 son Earl, granddaughter, Mrs. C. Allison Potter, one grandson, C. Aiii- son Potter, Jf., a brother, J. 0. Bemis, | two daughters, Mrs. Silas Morse, and s.George Cook who died several years ago. The funeral was held at his home Tuesday, l p. m. Rev. T.. Turner, con ducting the services Mrs. Everett May, NIT. and Mrs. Ezra May sang l nAbide With Me- The bearers were VT. Wetherell, C. E. Pike, D. NJ. l Bannister, k. E Trask. The floral tributes werebeautiful. Interment al North Woodstock.
 CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our appreciation and most sincere thanks to those | neighbors and friends who gave evil
 dence of their deepest sympathy and their geuefous offers of assistance and acts of kindness In our recent be- MRS. ANNA V. BEMIs, A. EDITH BKMIs, EARL BENIs.
 C. E. Breckenridge visited cousins in Ware and Three Rivers, Mass, over | last sunday, attending church service at the Union Evangelical church l Three Rivers, Rev. L. E. McDuffie, pastor. Mrs, MeDuffie being cousin | of his.
 Mrs. C. .E. May visited her father again Tuesday at Westfield, Mass, as l he is very low and Mrs. NJ. B. More l accompanied her as far as Springfield
 10 visit her aunt, Mrs. Mary Sanger 1 who makes her home with her nephew, i, Frank Warner.
 Nrs- Turner received . telegram saturday that her mother was not ex- pecred to live bul short time ns she ! had failed very fast since she had shock so Mrs. Turner lefI that evening \ for her home in Chilieothe, sOhio- A Mothers meeting vas held with our school ss the school room, June IS. The program was arranged by the teacher, Miss Mary F. Potter who is alwsys planning something 10 create enthusiasm in her scholars and 10 make her teaching successfai. A