Putnam patriot., 1915-07-09
EAST WOODSTOCK

Miss Edith Bemis of Worcester has been spending few days with her mother Mrs. Anna Bemis. l MT. and Mrs. Ecrute have been en. tertaining MT. and Mrs. Aidwin D.
 Frink and daughter Virginia of East l Hartford.
 Charles H. May of Worcester, and i Herbert May of New London, with i their wives, recently visited their mo- ther, Mrs. Harriet May.
 F. N. May and daughter Mary of New Boston, were guests of J. :. May and family Sunday and Monday.
 Other visitors over the 4th were k. l Child and family at Roscoe A lton $, 1 Sydney Upham and wife at c. l.. [ p- hams, Clifford Jordan and wife of
 Webster, Paul Clifford and family of Quinebaag ai II. Nj Gif1ordis, Mr.Nee- ly, wife, and three children of New Haven at Wm. Neely's, HeImon B. Chandler and family Of Norwich at
 Ezra Mays, Ernest Rice and wife of Barre at J D. Sanger's, Miss Ethel Howard of Chaplin at N. T. Whites. Everett Spencer and family of Wor- cesler are guests of his parents, Joseph spencer and wife.
 | The meeting of the CommunityClub
 will be held next Monday evening, the only one this month. Committee in charge, J H. Killam, Mrs. E. k, May and Clara Eddy. There will be lite rary program and hat trimming con ! test by the gentlemen. Ladies bring your hats and have them trimmed in the latest style. Judges will award the prizes.
 Ms. k. Coombs passed her S0th birthday on Sunday and was pleased to receive from her friends a purse con- taning S34, a cord of'wood, cake, fiow- CTS, etc, all of which brought much to cheer the shut-in. Mrs. Coombs has been afflicted with rheumatism for 35 years and is confined to the house. The Congregational church was filled last Sunday to hear Hamilton Holt, who gave an interesting address on the great war and peace. Mir. Holt Is one of the foremost men in this lcountry in the peace movement and it was a pr.- viege to be able to hear his views on the subject. The church was draped with bunting the floral decorations were effectively arranged, and there was spscial music by the choir. Com. munion will be observed next Sunday. h Mrs. l.. H. Lindeman Is visiting her brother, Halsey Allen and family in Holden.
 Mrs. Elizabeth White is slowly im- proving from her recent illness and was moved to her home last Friday Mrs. Lyon has returned to her home in Oxford.
 Mrs. H. k. Bannister and children of Webster are spending few weeks al Mrs. Bannister's former home.
 Mrs. J. E. Child and children of Putnam have rented q tenement in the Mill house for the summer. Lewis Morse has been visiting rela- tives in Worcester the pust week. Mrs. Emma BiXby and children have returned from Coventry where they have been for the past year. William Thurber of Brooklyn was in town on Wednesday.
 Mrs. George Bosworth is entertain ing her sister, Miss Platt of shelton.
 Mrs. Josephine Steere writes to her friends that she is enjoying visit with her daughter in Kanopolis, Kan sas.
 The celebration planned for the 9th
 WAS little delayed on account of the heavy rain in the morning. The Gin- ner was well patronized and served in excellent style in the Methodist vestry and chapel. Exercises were held on the common and consisted of singing of patriotic songs, address sof welcome by Rev. T. A. Turner, E. R. Hall read the Declaration of Independence and made remarks F. w. HinTichs of l New York and Woodstock was the ] speaker Of the afternoon and proved to be eloquent and commanded the clos est attention of the audience. Games and sports with well attended dance in the evening completed the program.