Putnam patriot., 1915-10-15
THOMPSON

| me thompson w. G.. T. L. will hold
meeting at 2 o'clock, Thursday, Oct.
q, at the home of Mrs. Sllas Joslin.
East Thompson. May there be a good
! number present to listen TO the report
of our delegate, Miss Edythe Wood.
ward, who attended the State eonven.
ton at New Haven on September 80
/ and October l.
Lucy Olney won the cup at the la
/ dies golf tournament last week. The
+ annual tournament of the Quinnatis-
set golf club will be played on Friday
and Saturday for silver cup ut the
Rearn golf links.
Mrs Redmond Stephens of Chicago
is visiting her mother, Mrs. n. B.
Ream.
Win Scarborough of New York and
Miss Schenck are at +. w. Searbor
ough's.
! Helen Green has returned to her
work with the associated charities of
Brooklyn, n. Y.
! Charles Sheldon entertained his bro
ther Edward of Providence Sunday.
Mrs. Russell of Schenectady is Wis
iting her father, Il. l.. Loweree.
Miss Rusher is away from town in
/ New York for week.
| Among the guests at the Vernon
Stiles are Mr.. and Mrs. .Dart of Provi-
.dence, Mrs. Bonnell and Miss Zener of
Akron, o.
The officers clothed with authority
to execute the law do not mean to be
behind In seeing TO it that the game
laws are obeyed this season. Two men
from the North Grosvenordale section
ofthe town were brought before JUS
tice of the Peace Thomas Ryan on
| Monday tor hunting on Sunday and
assault on the owner of the premises
onW Mich they were hunting, and were
found guilty aud fined 81 aud costs
each.
Tuesday, Columbus day, American
flags were displayed at several resi-
dences in the village.
E. ). Backus aad son Laurence, and
Landlord Gerould of the Vernon Stiles
motored on Tuesday TO the Stafford
fair.
Mrs. j. Scott Lewis spent Tuesday
and Wednesday with friends in Wor-
cester.
Mrs. Arthur Mills entertained the
bridge CLUB last week Thursday.
New signboards have been placed on
The outskirts OF the village stating the
name Of the place as being Thompson
village.
The eagerness some hunters have to
/ get the iirst chance at the game was
+ observed in the reports of guns out in
4 the nearby woods the gay previous 10
the law being OIL.
The evidence of the office seeking the
man WAS seen in the endeavor and nj
| tempt made TO organize the newly
elected board of selectmen, the new
member not putting in his appearance
but was said to have been out of town
for week.
The foundation which has been in
progress of building for an ice house
for Mr.. Covell on Sunset hill is com-
pleted.
Mrs. j. 5. Lewis and Mrs. +. f..
Reed accompanied the ID. A. Il. on
their recent ride over the Old Trail.
The interest and liberality of the
voters of the town of Thompson in
schools was remarkably evidenced at
the annual town meeting, the money
appropriated for schools exceeding the
whole amount raised by taxation
twenty years ago. OF course there is
high school now which was provided
for with $1,000.
Serelia Rhodes has been visitor at
the home of his father, Everett K.
Rhodes.
Raymond Dexter Of Everett was the
guest of his aunt, Mrs. 4. l.. Knight,
few days this wesk.
The sound of the axe of the choppers
is heard on the wood lot recently pur-
chased by Mr.. Dixie east OF the Brandy
Hill road. about halfway between
Thompson Center and Brandy Hill.
Walter Hawkins of WestGloeester has
his sawmill located on the lot.
Charles Mills of Fall River is visit
or in town.