Putnam patriot., 1915-08-13
THOMPSON

lon, Vt.
 Miss Grace Noble has been entertain
 ing her sister Kate the past week.
 A new porch is being put on to Elm
 cottage occupied by Charles Davis.
 Contractor C. l.. Knight has pur. | chased a runaoout auto truck.
 An anto owned by J 0. Fox of Put
 nam was stalled at Brandy Hill by
 broken axle on oundry. Dr. Granger is the guest of his sister, Miss Grace Granger.
 Mrs. Richard Barton is entertaining guests.
 Charles Davis visited his mother in WilsonYille on Sunday,
 Our aged veteran, Militant ESegur of Brandy Hill, now in his S9th year, made trip to East kildngly alone last Saturday. This would seem to require quite an effort for any one of less years.
 Mrs. Turner Is the guest Of Mrs. H. Elliott.
 News has been received from How. ard Thompson of Hyde Park that his mother. who underwent an toperation at hospital in Boston, is in a critical condition, and il is doubtful fl she re- covers. Mrs. Thompson is one of our esteemed and respected residents, hav- ing lived here many years.
 For any one to realize the damage done to the ensilHge corn crop cue must see il. Some fields have the ap- pearanee of having had roller go over them.
 James Reed made his annual visit to our village over Sunday, stopping at the Vernon Stiles. Mir. Reed Is native of Thompson. He has been en- gagged for several years as travelling | salesman for the wholesale firm of 0h- yer Johnson X Co.,, Providence. Miss Nellie Ryan and Mrs. Gerber of Webster were in town last Saturday and attended the Old Home day and clambake at East Putnam. An average attendance at the Con giegational church greeted the Rev. | MT. Root at the Sunday morning ser | vice. The coming of Mir. Root every
 year is anticipated with great pleasure as his sermons are always up to.date and full of interest. Mrs. J. S. Lewis and Mrs. F. E. Reed returned ron Tuesday from the
 Cape n aking the trip by automobile. Emory Munyan was home over Sun i day.
 Rev. Mir. Moore was so much inn proved in health as 10 permit him to go away on his vacation last Friday morning. Before he started he was made the recipient of an envelope con l teining a sum of money as an evidence of the respect and esteem in which he
 is held in the community, all expTes-
 sing sorrow for the accident at the pie nie, and wishing him speedy recovery
 and an enjoyable vacation.
 Theodore E. Dexter of Central Falls,
 has been visiting his cousin, Ms. C. l..
 Knight.
 Gilbert Thompson of Amherst, son of A. M Thompson, who lived in Thompson five years as manager for | the late \. B. Ream called on MT. and Ms. Richard Barton Friday. Floyd Bowen has recently purchased
 through the real estate agency of A. B. Randall Of Putnam, the Geo. Mills wood lot. Miss Sylvia Ryan has returned from visit to Miss Harriet Morgan in South Woodstock. During her visit i she enjoyed an automobile ride to On | set and BuzZardis Bay. The Town Hall presented very gay appearance Saturday evening, when | Miss Granger gave dance for her niece and friend from Mount Vernon,
 N. Y.
 John Liella, the artist, is a guest at +. D. Greens.
 Miss Rusher of New York is visiting
 Miss Wiley. Miss Lewis and Miss Evans gave a tea Monday afternoon.
 Mrs. Charles Elliott is in New York for few days.
 Miss Turner from New York is visit ing Miss Elliott. Miss Olney is entertaining Mrs. Em-
 ory Olney and Miss Mary 0lney. William Chase and wife are occupy | ing a part of the old Dexter house. Mrs. Vaughan entertained for her sister, Miss Vaughan of Providence, on Friday.
 Charles Weaver spent Sunday with
 his family. Miss Dunning is visiting Mrs. W ash | burn.
 Mrs. Ream has been the' guest of her son, Robert Ream, at his cottage at | Sound Beach. Mrs Powning gave tea Sunday af- 1 ternoon fer her aunt, Mrs. Colby.
 Miss Marot is visiting at Sound | Beach.
 | Olney Brett and Glenn Powning are