Putnam patriot., 1912-08-16
VICINITY.
THOMPSON

Miss Doris Jacobs of New York is visiting in town.
 Mrs. Jerome Rhodes of Oxford spent Friday and Saturday with Mrs Forest Rhodes, and Sunday with k. F.. Rhodes.
 Florence Rhodes is also visiting with Forest Rhodes and wife.
 Miss Mildred Knight has been visit ing in Southbridge the past week.
 Miss Elizabeth Smith of Ipswich, Mass, has been visiting with Ruth Erickson.
 Misses Helen and Carrie Granska are entertaining relatives
 E. $. Backus and wife are entertain ing John Nichols and wife from the West.
 Frank Tourtellotte and family of Putnam have been spending week at George Ballard's.
 Last Saturday Clara Bromley Pru- dence Paine and Marion Bowen went to the Day Kimball hospital and were operated oa for their adenoids and tonsis.
 Quinnatisset grange No. 65 held their picnic at Wildwood park on Wednesday.
 Mrs. Victor Thompson of Worcester was home over Sunday.
 Master Rupert Geissler is visiting his parents in South Boston. His brother William, who has been visit ing him for two months, returned with him.
 Miss Julia Bates, aged 6b, who has been a sufferer for many years, passed away at her home last Tuesday at 5.4O D nl. Rev. MT. Cummings otlieiated st the funeral. Mrs. R. C. Paine, Mrs. Charles Knight and Fred Herrick sang Asleep in Jesus" and Meet me there" Burial was in the family lot at West Thompson.
 Last Sunday Rev. J. H. Garst preached from James l, z.
 The work on the summer residence of Charles Russell of Providence Is progressing finely. It is rightly named, Fair View.
 Charles E. Searls and wife have re- turned from their customary summer vacation.
 Miss Martha Knight and Miss liar riet Lewis have returned from very enioyable week with Mrs. Dexter El-
 
 F. E. Reed and daughter Alice are home from a very pleasant auto trlp-
 We are glad to welcome our pastor and listen to another Of his excellent sermons. His text was lsa. 32, 7. The worth to the community and to the world of good men and good women Mans hope of God lies Tn man. we need strong manly characters Tn all human affairs. Man may, and ought to, serve as Christ served. what in- spiratiOn there is in the sight ot trul good man or woman. Our country Is now looking, not on politics, put on the man. and there are three strong, upright. true men before the public eye at present.
 Mrs. Sarah K. Truesdell has returned from a delightful visit and rest wlth her sister and husband in Hartford.
 Mrs. Grace Tallman Burr and Mrs Marion Tallman Ellis send loving messages to Thompson friends.
 Many of her friends attended the fu- neral of Miss Julia Bates on tnday. At rest at last after long years Of pa tienC suffering. always so kindly cared for. Her firm faith and sweet words of welcome were alMays an inspiration to us all.
 ]. Olney Brott took delightful auto ride with his uncle, Charles l.. Olney' to Hartford and returned home hefe long before D. m. looking as Il IL was a merry thing to surprise his parents in Hartford at luncheon and return here for dinner.
 Silas R. Joslin and wife who were maraied in Webster 50 years ago, eele- brated their golden wedding at Ileif home in East Thompson sunday wlth more than l50 acqualntanees IIoth Webster, Thompson, Putnam, New York. and surrounding towns Glils of gold were received. Verdi orchestra of Webster played during the aiter- noon. and from f to reception Was given. MT. and Mrs. JOslin received congratu lations, and on the lawn III front of the house a refreshment tent was placed for catering to the guess. One of the gifts received during the day proved a useful feature Of the en tertainment. and selections from DIE graphophone were enjoyed, z gift 10 the couple. MT. Joslin was born III Thompson and lived practically all oi his life there. He enlisted in the loth Connecticut infantry, al the outoiean @ of the Civil war, and It was "niie tlie North and South were engaged Tn tne struggle that he married Lasina T.. Anderson. There were no children born to the union.
 Mrs. Dewitt C. Bronson died on Friday at the home of her daughter in Norwich. She was born in Thompson in 1881.
 Rev. J. Harding Baker, former pastor of the Methodist church Tn East Thom pson, died al his home Tn Moos, up on Tuesday of last week from oiooo poisoning, caused by stepping on rusty nail. He was 66 years of age