Putnam patriot., 1915-10-01
THOMPSON

The chiidTen1s auxiliary Of the Vii
Iage Improvement society is being OF
ganized ~ Miss Wiley, the new ehsir-
man Of the committee. lJ is desired
that ali the children Of the village 5Jia.
There viii he tea and canGy ssie ~
Miss Wiieyis Thursday afternoon from
! 10 5.3O q clock given by the children
I 10 raise money 10 purchase a rubbish
can. II is hoped all the citizens will
aid the children in the cOmmendable
effort 20 keep cur village streets neat.
Mr. Bsckus is having new gasoline
tank sunk under the sidewalk near the
store with scApacity Of 400 gallons,
the one IL replaces holding only III
Deacon Dixie spent the weekend
| with relatives in Auburhdale.
Quite extensive repairs are being
/ made TO the exterior Of the house own
| ed by George Conan Of Woodstock
near the station.
Edwin Gorbin and family, formerly
| OF Thorn pson but now OF Worcester,
visited his mother Al the Day kimbaii
| hospital on Sunday.
DR.. Taylor of New York is to occupy
| the remodeled Kinney cottage on West
street.
On Saturday evening about 10
O'Clock an automobile failed to turn
the corner at " est Thompson trolley
station and went through the fence
near Miss Ann Cunningham's house,
breaking down the iron posts which
supported it and destroying about p
feet of the rails and pickets. Miss
Cunningham heard the noise but did
not at the time knew what had hap
pened. The persons in the car did not
Call at the house and make themselves
known but backed the machine out
into the street and sped iaway toward
Thompson.
The rain storm on Sunday was not
so severe as the wind storm in the ev-
ening which showed It's effects in the
scattering of broken limbs and leaves
upon many of the lawns.
The delivery truck at the store has
been out of commission for few days
and is substituted by one owned by
Clerk Foster.
Some of our people attended the spe-
cal services Of the Congregational
church in Patnam on Sunday and the
other evenings during tie week.
Relatives of Henry Jacobs received
worn Of his sudden death in Bermuda
ofl IluH9. MI JuCODS WIS II HdltNG
Of Thompson, a brother of the late
John Jacobs, who caused the beautify-
ing of the grounds and construction of
the buildings for a summer home at
Hillcrest, now owned by Charles a.
Russell of Providence. Mr.. Jacobs
| WAS a commercial salesman for the
shoe firm of Merritt IL Elliott of New
York and was on a business trip in
Bermuda when he died He had fin.
ished the work of his visit and was
ready TO take the boat for home which
| left Bermuda the next day after his
| death. His relatives in New York
were Immediately notified and his
body was hastily pre- pared and for
warded by the same boat he was in
| tending To take passage on. The fune-
raj services were held in the Congrega-
| tional church Tuesday at , O'Clock.
/ The casket was mot taken into the
| church, remaining outside while the
/ services we're being held. Rev. Mr.
| Moore read selections from the Scrip.
/ ture and offered prayer Mrs. Paine
sang "rhere is no night there and
"He giveth His beloved sleep. Burial
was in the Jacobs lamily lot at Nest
/ Thompson.
Miss sherman and Miss Lewis re-
turned from two weeks stay at Ply
mouth on Wednesday.
The frost although later in the sea.
| son than IN some previous years was
very much IN evidence on Thursday
morning of last week aud very ffeaky,
T tom atees and pole beans showing no