Putnam patriot., 1911-08-18
THoMP SON

Miss Bessie Eddy will have lawn party at her home Aug. 25th for the benefit of the Baptist church. Re- treatments for sale. Come and bring your friends. If stormy, come Satur- day, Aug. 26th.
 E. $. Backus and wife have return ed from Oak Bluffs.
 E. S. Backus and wife entertained John Nichols and family over Sunday.
 Miss Nellie Ryan and Mrs. Olive Knight have returned from Dover, N. H.
 The Baptist church will be closed Aug goth in the morning. Miss Isa- belle Thatcher will lead the B. Y. P. |. in the evening.
 Miss Lillian NJ. Irons of Providence and Earl R. Thompson of Hopedale, formerly of Thompson, were united in marriage al Upton sunday, Aug. 9th, by Rev Godfrey w. Barney, Metho- dist pastor. The young couple went by auto from Providence to Boston, where they took the boat for New York.
 Mir. Tracy of Wilsonville celebrated his 18th birthday Tuesday at his home with his friends and relatives, The neighbors of the neigaborhood of WilsonviIIe had picnic last Thurs day in the Quadic woods. Mrs. Warren Logee and Miss Edith and friends are camping in the Quadie woods.
 Miss Jennie and Carl and Arthur Johnson are camping at Webster lake Attorneys NJ. II. Geissler and H. C.. Bradford, Frank E. Howarth and Har- old S Corbin returned Aug. 7th from a weeks auto trip to Montreal. The party left Sunday morning, July 30th, journeying across Massachusetts and through New Hampshire and the White mountains to Newport, Vt, on the Canadian line, where the machine was left, the party going from there to Montreal by train as the Canadian roads are rough and bad. On the re- turn trip the party came through Yer mont and the Green mountains cros- sing massachusetts, through the Berk- shires. Aside from tie troubles eaus. ed by the extremely hot weather and the breaking of turnbuckle on one of the rms the trip was made without mishap.
 MT. Vito will soon have electric lights in his house.
 Misses Alice and Lottie Ormsbee have been visiting friends in North GrosVenordale.
 David Peterson was home over Sun day.
 Miss Annie Cunning was in Wor- cester on Monday.
 Miss Louise Truesdel is spending a few days in Webster. H. NJ. Thomson and son Albert of Amherst have been in town for short visit.
 The Thompson w. C. T. T.. will hold its annual meeting with it's president, Mrs. Jennie Robinson, Wednesday,, Aug. 3, at p. m. It is expected that Liza K. Fuller, county president, will be present and give us one of her inter- esting talks. As this is the annual meeting Mrs. Thompson, treasurer, will be prepared to receive all mem- bership fees from the members of the union. Let each one make an effort to attend.
 The Kings Daughters are planning to spend Friday at Camp Pleasant the guests of Mrs. Katherine Logee. A jolly time is anticipated. Next week Friday they are to be guests of Mrs. Root at her summer home, Buck hill.
 George BiXby and wife spent Satur- day in Worcester and Boston going by trolley, making fine trip.
 Mr. and Mrs. Brunelle are at their bungalow for the summer. He k Webster's first seIectman.
 Mrs. John Sandstrom has been en- tertaining Mir. Palmer, wife and two children and Mrs. Sandstrom from Providence for two weeks.
 The Sunday school at East Thomp- son united with the Kings Daughters for their annual picnic al Bates grove last Wednesday. A clam dinner was served to which about l40 sat down to well-tiled tables. A grand good time was enjoyed by all.
 Rev. k. T. Root of the Federation of Churches of Rhode Island, will supply the pulpit of the Congregational church next Sunday.