Putnam patriot., 1912-09-06
THOMPSON

ceilent sermon on Sunday. Ms. K. C. Paine sang a solo, "Gently Lord Oh Gently Lead Me Communion ser vice was held following the sermon at which Miss Clara Bromley was re- ceived into the church.
 Mrs. Lapham and family of Brook. line, Mass, have been in town.
 The fourth district school began on Tuesday of this week with Mrs. Clara Armstrong as teacher,
 Mrs. Chas. Sansirum Is spending a month at West Berlin, Vermont.
 John and Oliver Doane have been guests of Mrs. Dresser at West Berlin, Vermont.
 Miss Ruth VanArsdale spent Sun. day with Mrs. Herrick recently.
 The Ladies Missionary society meet with Mrs. Williams on Wednesday or this week.
 Robert and David Peterson were in Boston a day or two last week.
 Last Sunday morning Rev. J. N. Garst preached from Peter 3;lS-aBut Grow in Grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, To him be Glory both now and for ever"
 Charles Knight has been spending a few days out of town.
 Several from Thompson attended the Worcester fair this week.
 Miss Nellie Ryan has returned from Dover, N II.
 NIT. and Mrs. Charles Ryan enter tained several of the young people last Wednesday evening. A pleasant even ing was spent and ice cream and cake were served.
 Miss Florence Wiley has returned from her trip to Europe.
 Mrs. Forest Rhodes has been enter taining company during the past two weeks.
 Ms. and Mrs. Frank Doeg and family who has been spending several days with Mir. and Mrs. Frank Ramsey, have returned to their home in Provi dence.
 So many plans are always made for the first week of September that Labor day was very disappointing .to many. It was not showers and sunShine-but downFight-stormy. Now that is past. The real work for so many, especially in all school and college work, will DilDS ildifN lO llltii ilOiii1s-hiih NNiy many leaving home. MT. and Mrs. Wicks and family are | here in their summer residence fer a | few days before going to their home in | Syracuse, New York. Miss Florence Wyley, who has been | spending the season in Switzerland, is | again with Us.
 MT. and Mrs. George O. Bfott of ] Hartford are spending the week with home friends. Their son, J. Olneyt will return with them.
 Miss Frances Olney and J. Olney l Brott are home from delightful sea son spent by the shore. All were glad to welcome our pastor | Rev. J. K. Moore, and listen tc another Of his helpful sermons-this | time from the last clause of the 12th verse of 18th chapter of the Gospel of | 1t. John. Theme, "How little we re | alize and appreciate what Christ has done for us, how little we realize what 1 is being done for us in all the business of life; how much the Church and Christianity have done and are doing l for the work" He paid a beautiful tribute to the life and work of Gen. l Booth of the Salvation Army. Are we doing all we can.to make other lives easier and happier. Mrs. pr. Paine sang beautiful solo. Before Justice Randolph II. Chand- | Ter at the hall of records in Thompson | in the trial of the suit of William N. Bates vs. Jeremiah Hall, both of Thompson, decision was for the de | fendant- The suit arose from the | burning of quantity of wood and shrubbery on an island in Kings pond in the town of Thompson. Damage of Sl00 was claimed. The suit was dis missed on the ground that the plain tiff failed to prove that the fire that 1 caused the damage was set by the de- fendant. Attorney Charles l.. Torrey represented MT. Bates, Attorney Charles Haggerty of Webster appear ing for Mr.i Hall.