Putnam patriot., 1912-11-15
THOMPSON

| Mrs +. +. Rhode, sd Rupert
Gelssler have been visiting in Boston
Tor few days.
Mrs. Leonard Mills spent Sunday at
her home in East Thompson
Last Tuesday evening the Quinna-
tiSset grange No. 20 had an open meet
lag the program being in charge of the
traces. A good many were present.
Refreshments were served.
E. f. Rhodes and wife visited Wood
stock grange last Tuesday evening.
Nathan Chase, who has been very
| i'll, is doing nicely. Mrs Fred Eddy
is caring for him.
4 very delightful O'Clock tea was
enjoyed by large company of ladies
! on saturday in the home of Miss lday
sherman to meet her two lovely nieces,
| Misses May and Dorothy Phinney, of
Park hill, Gonkers, New York.
Mrs. F. f. Reed is spending a few
days with relatives in Stufbrdge and
| BHmfield
Andrew Mills. who was 81 years old
last July, and perhaps the OLD st man
| in the state, voted the straight repub-
| lica9 ticket for president last Tuesday.
As soon as he realized that they were
voting for president he could with diff
| ticulty be induced to wait until the
auto of y. b. Ream could come fer
him, saying he had voted for nearly
| eighty years and was not going to be
cheated out of it now.
The excellent sermon of Rev. j X.
Moore was on the life, character and
faith of the Patriarch Abraham. Every
| one has special call to duty. Obedi-
ence is the test. We know not where
the call will lead-JehoVah knows and
gives the blessing. 1t is ours TO obey.
The W. G. I. L. of Thompson held
their meeting last Thursday with Mrs.
Burt Pettis and although the weather
was very Indictment ten members brav-
ed the storm and most enjoyable and
profitable meeting was held. Mrs.
Jennie Robinson, president, conducted
the meeting with the usual devotional
exercises, the selections of the roll call
being excellent. Miss Edith Wood
ward presided at the piano and the
Crusade and other hymns were sung.
In the absence of the secretary, Mr..
Mary Woodward, Mrs Minnie BiXby,
assistant secretary, read the report of
the last meeting which was accepted
Several business affairs disposed of the
literary program was carried out as
follows:
The Titanic Memorial Mrs. "A. BsbbItt
Jerusha's Meditations Mrs. Al. Bixby
Ben. the Fisherman Mrs. Asa Ross
Selections Miss Edith Logee
Temperance selection Mrs. Pettis
Selections Miss Alice hies
Uncle Abaer's 0pinion Miss Edith
Woodward
Talk upon the recent election and
items of temperance Importance
Mrs. Ella Carleton
Miss Alice Kies was taken ia as
member. Mrs. Pettis, during the so
ciaI hour, served a dainty and .eelici-
ous lunch. Although the storm was
severe. when the members VIE live
several miles were ready TO staSt no
one minded it, all saying they had en-
loved the meeting 50 well they could
afford TO face the rain and wind which
were severe and all arrived hoIHe un-
harmed.
SOUTH WOODSTOCK
Rev. Mr.. Pierce is giving series of
Evangelistie sermons on Sunday even
ings. All are cordially invited TO
attend these services and ii IS hoped
they will be productive OF much geod.
The topic for neXtISunaay evening Is
Through Faith to Life.
The articles taken fro1a the church
recently were returned and IL is
sincerely hoped that they may have
heen a help to those who removed
them. as 1t is self evident that help is
needed.
1.-THE Willing Workers will hold
the next meeting en Saturday afteF'
noon at the home of Mrs. G. A HaE-
rington.
Mrs. Sanger and Mrs. Harrington
attended the meetings of the Bapt1sa
Foreign Missionary Conference in Put
nam on Tuesday Of last week, and re-
mort excellent meetings
Miss Nellie Lowe was in Webster
one day last week.
The Willing Workers are preparing
for a sale later in the season.