Putnam patriot., 1910-04-22

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l A DUi4ui1s IS oStAS Rot oB Oti tAiN | eyrus Read place to shelter the family t6at was recently burned out there. The work of fertilizing and seeding ths common is about completed. Mrs, Rowland Mills is having an ad- ditiop built to her residence. 0. G. Greene is the contractor.
 The men that have been engaged all winter about the trees on the common, and lastly on trees on private estates, nave finished and gone.
 Carol lngraham, who has been con fined to the house withsrheumatism, has recovered so as to be able to resume his work en the place owned by Mrs. Henry Elliott.
 Our local painter, Fred Herrick, has iast finished painting George Laws house at Brandy Hill.
 The forest fires continue to furnish the fire warden plenty Of work in fight ing them. One last Friday near the
 Pond District school house was about as hard fire to subdue as any previ- ous one this season. 1t WAS a close call for quantity Of cord wood and sawed pine lumber belonging toJ. w. Dike. It was only by persistent hard
 york of the large force of men all day that the lumber and wood were saved. On the same day big fire was raging in the Buck Hill woods.
 Joseph Mitls recently butchered .a hog weighing ..nearly five hnndred pounds.
 Mr. Whitley moved Monday.
 Frank Johnson, Polander, has
 pnted the Captton place of A. Vito. Mr.Jsbnson wsS Iecently employed at Harrison NicholS near West Thoanp- son station.
 Alvin Spinney .is beautHying his place near the neGs bridge, by building anew wall on the line of the highway in frontsof his residence.
 The missionary lecture on Friday afternoon in the Cong vestry upon Tnrkey was well attended. A very interesting talk was given by Miss Riggs, who has been missionary in Harpoot.
 IL is rumored that it is contemplated by some of our residents to oil the street in front of their residences. The extreme dry weather aud automobiles are working disastrously with the highways and some of Lhe new state roads are getting a severe. Lest.
 IL can be said that Thompson has one contractor who manages to keep busy. Anlhany Vito is reported to have received several cOatracts lately for state roads in WindhaH county.
 The steam .roller is engaged on the drives of some of the private property Of residents of ove village.
 Groceries took a sudden drop last week when the rear axle tree raf E. 5. Baekus' delivery wagon broke under heavy load of goods, while on his way to East Thompson. Another wagon was brought into comTission and Mr. Bsei.ns went on his way rejoicing taat 10 other damage was done.
 MT. Segur has resumed housekeeping in his old home at Brandy Hill.
 The Thompson w. C. T. U. will hold ameeting at the home 0f Mrs. Geotgel Law, Brandy Hill, Thursday. Apri 2s, al P. m. A full attendance Is de- sired Let each member come pre- pared to entertain each other in the iit- erary program for the afternoon.
 Fire broke out in the barn of MT. Whitaker on the late Allen Bixby farm Saturday evening and entirely consumed it, the fire not being dis covered even in time to get the ami mals out. Three horses and five cows and lot of new and valuable tools were destroyed. The total loss is esti- mated to he about $2 ,5OO, the building only being insured. The flames spread to the nearby woods but did not get very much underway before they were exiinguished. Fire Warden Ryan and several men detailed by him guarded the scene as . safety against any out break through the night. Fires ragged all day Sunday near the residence of Mrs. Alonzo Woodart and the long trench in Wilsonviile. Fire Warden Bert Tourteilotte of Grosyenordale with large force of men worked all Saturday night and was reinforced by men from Thompson Sunday, who worked all day before they could safeiy leave, and then only by leaving . guard, as has been the custom In All hres recently.
 The great advantages of telephone and automobiles have been shown re. gently by their use in snmmouine anu conveying people to remote sections oi The town to assist In putting out nnes. Al the fire at MT. Whitakers Mf: Dike came tn his auto and returned with help In . few minutes. James Ryan with an auto loaded with men arrived at the scene of the tire in about fifteen minutes after the fire was dis covered. Taking into consideration the delay that is incidental 10 getting ready with tools, etc, together witn The distance tc travel over . rough hiIly country road, this furnishes co. easion for people tO realize the real benefit and adsantages of being con rected by telephone and the use ot tne