Putnam patriot., 1912-01-05
EAST WOODSTOCK

Miss Mary A. Potter was operated on for intestinal trouble at Day Kim ball hospital last Thursday. She Is re- ported as being comfortable.
 The missionary meeting for the month will be held next Wednesday, the 10th, with Mrs. Everett k. May. Topic, Dr. GIenfell's Mission. Leader, Mrs. F. A. Jordan.
 Mrs. J. E. Child and children re- turned home Tuesday.
 Misses Bernice and Lyle Turner, Ethel Upham and Maria Chandler have returned to Boston university, Wellesley college and New York.
 J. F. Chandler has sold his hard ware store in Worcester to Jareal Lindsey. His son, Hermon, who has been manager for the past two years, is at his fathers with his family.
 The New Years social on Monday evening was we'll attended, 115 being present. The hostesses, Mrs. J. k. Al drich, Mrs. Wendell and F. T. Witter, served an excellent supper of beans, brown bread, salads, rolls, pie, cake, coffee and cheese. A short program was given in the church:
 Piano duet Dewitt and Ada Miller Juvenile band Elton Witter, leader;
 Ray Eddy, drum; Evans Turner,
 trombone; Fred Bates, accordion
 Vernon Wethereil 2nd cornet; Franklyn Wetherell, guitar; Don- aid Gildersleeve, violin. The little
 ones were loudly applauded.
 Song, "Daisies won't tell Agnes
 White, Ruth Witter, Windsor
 White and Harold Ramsey.
 Recitation Dorothy Bundy Piano solo Miss Clark
 Games and a social hour followed, also Leap Year march.
 Mrs. N. T. White has been spending week with relatives in Thompson.
 Loren Shead and wife returned last week from months visit with their son and daughter, Olin Shead and Mrs. Clifford Martin, at Hyde Park. Jesse Shead is visiting his brother Olin and a cousin, Mrs. Edwin Stone, at Waterford, Me.
 There was Watch meeting at the Methodist church Sunday night.
 Miss Nellie Pratt and May Cham Der. lin visited last week with relatives in Paxton, Mass.
 The ladies' society of the Congrega- tional church have been packing g barrel with clothing for preachers | family in North Carolina. Mrs. Susan Child Rivers died early Tuesday morning after a nine days illness from paralysis. Mrs. Rivers was 75 years of age, lifetime resident | daughter of the late Charles Chile | and wife. In 1895 she married F. K l Rivers who died in 1905. Mrs. Rivers is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Sarat | Child of Iowa, Mrs. Emma Phillips o | Putnam, Mrs. A. M. Gildersleeve O | this place, and several nieces anC | nephews. The funeral was held at tn, l Congregational church Thursday at o'clock, Rev. T. A. Turner conducting | the services. Singing was by mem bers of the choir. Mrs. Rivers was on, | of the oldest members of the Congre | gational church.
 | Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Jaquith, for mer pastor and wife, are now located in Baltimore, Md, where the former i. a teacher in a Normal school. Mrs Jaquith has been obliged to give uI teaching for time, as she recently un derwent critical operation. Hel | many friends trust she will soon re- | gain her former health.
 The Congregational Sabbath schoo | was reorganized last Sunday. The of l ficers chosen were as follows:
 Supt., C. II. killam, reelected. Lady assistants, Mrs. T. A. Turner I Mrs. C. C. Gildersleeve, re-chosen by 1 superintendent.
 Vice supt., Miss Nellie Pratt. i Secy. and treas., Harold Glider | sleeve, reelected.
 Librarian, Miss Agnes White.
 Asst. librarian, Miss Mary Henrys Chorister, w. E. Hammond.