Putnam patriot., 1912-06-28
THoMPSo SON

Misses Hattie Knight, Marcia Dun. hing and Caroline Lounsb bery enjoyed an auto trip to Boston last week.
 several from town attended the Bap. tist Sunday school convention at War. renVille on Wednesday.
 Master William Geissler of South Boston is visiting a few weeks with Rupert Geissler.
 Miss Mary Wilkes is entertaining company.
 Miss Ruth Scarborough is in town.
 Jerome Mills ot Quadic is visiting at E. E. Rhodes.
 Mrs. Leonard Mills is entertaining her sister.
 MT. Keeps has been very ill.
 Mrs. Forest Rhodes is entertaining her brother, Herman Chs of Worcester. MT. Wood will supply the Baptist pulpit June 30th.
 (. l. Ramsey and wife are visiting al George Ballards.
 New arrivals on Thompson Hill every day.
 Work is progressing finely on the new sidewalk.
 People have commenced having Grass looks fine, gardens growing nice iy now. All towering plants and shrubs have been rich in color and the blossoms large but they have not last ed AS usual. Foliage is surely grand. Edward Scarborough and daughter came Saturday. Miss Ruth will spend the summer at the Vernon Stiles.
 Mrs. Lucina W. Lowe and daughter Nellie visited the old home Friday.
 0. k. Mills and son Homer were in town over Sunday.
 E. $. Backus is entertaining his fa- bher
 The union service Sunday in the Congregational church was well at. tended and a fine sermon gwen by Rev. J. K. Moore from the words "He steadfastly set his face to go to Jernsa- lem.D
 The organ recital by Clarence Read of Fall River at the Congregational church Saturday evening was attend ed by small audience who listened to program of compositions by stan- dard composers.
 The Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Thompson met with Mrs. Asa Ross last Thursday week. A per- feet day drew out large mum Der of members and also neighbors and friends of Mrs. Ross and a very profit able and enjoyable meeting occurred. It was the annual "fiower dayh and is always looked forward to with pleas ant anticipations which this year cer- tainly were fully realized. Contrary 10 the expectations there were a great profusion of beautiful flowers donated. President Robinson opened the meet ing promptly and the roll call, pledge and crusade hymn were gone through with much spirit. Mrs. Smith, wife of Rev. William Smith of the Metho- dist church of North Grosvenordale, offered prayer; secretary, Mrs. Mary Woodward, read report of last meeting, which was accepted. Miss Edythe Legee was admitted as a member. All unfinished business disposed of the meeting was given into the hands of the entertainment committee. A reef tation was given by Mrs. George Law, Sr., Miss Edythe Woodward and Mrs. Addie Joslin read excellent selections, little Clara Matthewson gave recita lion, ."What the daisy told me,n and Esther Soper and Marguerite Matthew son sang a duet, "Fragrant roses." The familiar presence of Mrs. k. F. Thomp- son, treasurer, was deeply missed, she not being able to attend put sent large box of elegant flowers. After the regular meeting wss dismissed with the benediction, and temperance hymn the flower committee, Mrs Min- nie Bixbys chairman, took charge and the flowers were arranged in boquets and placed in boxes to be sent to the Day Kimball hospital and to sick members and friends. 1t vas pretty sight as they were arranged on table upon the piazza, each tied with white ribbon with card and appropriate verses attached to each one. It was a work of love in which willing han6s gladly entered. Mrs. Ross served a fine collation. and everyone present thoroughly enjoyed the social hours following and the ride home. There were thirty-one present A beautiful boquet of choice flowers was sent to Mrs. Th0m pson.