Putnam patriot., 1912-05-17
THOM p SON

Last Sunday morning Rev. ]. N. Garst preached from Matt. 20, 27: And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant"
 Mrs. Grace Kies will lead the E. Y. P. U. May 18th. Topic, "Why and how to please Christ"
 John Barber and wife of Danielson have been visiting Floyd Bowen and wife.
 Mrs. Parks of Douglas was the guest of Leonard Mills and wife last Sunday.
 Joseph Mills and wife have been en- tertaining relatives from Boston.
 Mrs. Charles Knight and daughter Mildred were in Worcester last Satur- day, also Mrs. l.. G. Thompson.
 H. J. Rhodes is visiting in Oxford. been with her son Howard in Attle- boro returned to town last Saturday.
 Miss Martha NJ. Knight spent a few days last week in Worcester visiting old friends.
 Miss Harriett Lewis was in Boston last week.
 Rev and Mrs. Moore were in Boston last week.
 Mrs. Emogeue Williams has return. ed to her home after spending the win ter with her son, and friends in Mass.
 The Rev. J. K. Moore gave us most beautiful tribute to mothers, on Mothers Sunday, and word picture of the heart-life of what must have been in the experience of the mother Of Jesus, that all noble lives, and perhaps all lives, hold in reverence their moth CT. The theme of the evening service was "Why and how the mother of Je- sus has ever been held in great rever. ence."
 o. E. Mills of the New England Conservatory of Music spent Sunday in the old home.
 Miss Lillian Chase, who has been with Mrs. F. E. Reed, has returned to her home.
 In memory of the sainted mother of Hon. Charles E. Searls large boquet of white carnations, which were before the pulpit, were distributed to each one in the congregation by five lovely young girls.
 We are all happy to congratulate Joseph Mills and wife on this the 50th anniversary of their marriage.
 The Putnam Foundry Company are putting a new heater into the residence of Mrs Henry Elliott.
 Newel Cutler Is the new ice man and has commenced his lab0rs having purchased the stock in store of MT. Erickson.
 At the close of the sermon at the Congregational church last Sunday four little girls, Muriel Backus, Fran ees, Mary and Virginia Elliott, ad- vanced to the flower stand, which con- tained many white pinks, and taking them distributed them to the persons of the Congregation present. IL was very happy thought Of the donors In memory of their departed mother who when in life held the church very dear and was continually deNoting her time and means to further its Christian work. The scene was made very im- pressive after listening to the sermon appropriate to Mothers Sunday, also by the soft, mellow strains of the or gan while the service of passing the flowers was taking place.
 Warren Ryan called on his father, Thomas Ryan, last Sunday. lie has recently entered the matrimonial state and is happily located in Webster
 The new garage which Is oeing punt for C. E. Searls, by our local builder, Charles Knight, is fast nearing com pletion. Quite few alterations about the lawn and drive were necessltated in connection with the work that Is being done.
 The new sewer pipe to the residen ce of C. E. Olney, which extends some five or six hundred feet across the hlgn- ways to other property of MT. Olney, Is nearly completed.
 Miss Fanny Olney of Hartford was in town recently.
 Mrs. George $. Crosby recently cal led on friends in HarrisyIlle.
 Frank Knight has his auto home from the shop of Elliott Carriage Corp: of c Grosvenoidale where it has received new coat of varnish.
 Wesley Vim, who resides al Jo- seph Mills, has been engaged some oi late in training young steers to work.
 Dexter Noing has sold his farm ana has moved his furnitu re for storage 10 the basement tenement near Mrs. Munyan's.