Putnam patriot., 1915-06-04
EAST WOODSTOCK

Mrs. Barnes of Winchendon, Mass,
 is the guest of Mrs. Elizabeth White. Mrs. H. E, Bannister and children
 of Webster have been guests of G. L.. | Upham and wife the past week. Visitors in town over Sunday and ! the holiday were Clifford Jordan and wife of Webster at H. NJ. Gitfords, J .. | k. Child and family of Putnam at Roscoe Altons, Dr. k. C. Paine and
 family of Thompson at N. T. Whites, Arthur Aldrich and wife of Provi- 1 dence at J. E. Aid rich's, Silas Allen
 and family of Whitneyville at l.. H.. Lindemans.
 Mrs. Olin Chaffee fell enc day last
 week disloeaung her. shoulder.
 Mrs. Josephine Steere of East Doug
 las is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Wetherell. She leaves next week for an extended Western trip visiting rel atives in Kansas and will take in the eXpositions in California. Her grand son, Franklin Wetherell, will accom-
 pany her to Kansas, remaining with relatives. They will be gone several months.
 Miss Nellie Pratt, who has been in Dudley, Mass, the past winter, is at her home here for few weeks.
 Wilbur Chamberlin and daughter
 Ruth of Woonsocket were visiting rel atives here last Sunday. Mrs. Abby Chamberlin accompanied them home for visit.
 Mrs. Walter Clemens was taken to St Vincent hospital Worcester Tues. day where she will undergo an opera tion. She has been Tn failing health for SC me months. Her daughter was recently operated on for appendicitis. Chas. N. Chandler former resident of Chandler Hill died at the home of
 his cousin, Mrs. Emma Elliott North Grosvenordae where he had boarded
 for some years, Tuesday evening, after an illness of nearly two years Of scro. fula trouble. For some months he had
 been confined to the house. He was
 the son of the late Chas. and HarrieJt Hall Chandler sand was born Jan. !, 1854. For some years he was engaged in the lumber business. Later he re. turned to North Grosvenordale and as partner with his cousin, Wm. Chandler, in a grocery store. His brother David Chandler died several years ago. The funeral will be held at the home of Mrs. Elliott Friday morning, 10.30 o'clock. Burial in Worcester.
 A memorial service was held at the Congregational Church Sunday morn ing for sRalph IA. Pike who recently died in California.
 The annual thank offering meeting was held Wednesday afternoon at the home of the president, Mrs. T. A. Fur The alton d anca was ponh The devotional exercises were conducted by Mrs. Josephine Steere. A very in- teresting address was given by Mrs. Ellen K. Beard of Putnam upon con ditions in China. A pleasant social hour followed, refreshments being served by the hostess, her assistants being Mesdames Aidrich and Killam, The collection was S22 90.
 At the next meeting of the Commu-
 nifty Club, June 7th, the ladies will hold forth. Each member is expected to respond to the roll call by reading, song, or some entertaining feature. This is in a competitive entertainment the gentleman having the floor at the next meeting.
 Last Friday evening Chas. SwensCn
 and wife were agreeably surprised by aDOub Sb or tDtlf fSldilNS~ hHu lIieiuS
 it being MT. Swenson's $ 50th birthday and their Eth wedding anniversary
 Mir and Mrs. SWenson were presented a handsome coach and sum Of money
 A bountiful supply of refreshments
 were bought by the visitors, including large fruit cake. The evening was greatly enjoyed by those present.
 G. l.. Upham and wife attended the graduating exercises of Boston Univer- sity, their daughter Miss Ethel being one of the graduates.
 V. T. Wetherell, while returning from Webster Wednesday afternoon was thrown from his wagon by his horse stumbling, disloeaiiBg his shoulder, he was taken pack to NeD ster and the fracture reduced, later he was brought To the home of his son, Geo. Netherell.
 Memorial exercises were held at the cemetery Monday morning al g o'clock There was a good attendance. Mem- bers Of the choir, assisted by Mrs. k. C. Paine and J. E. Child rendered several appropriate selections. Prayer and address soy Rev. T. A. Turner. Reading, Mrs. k. C. Paine, the verses being composed by Mrs. Ida Nose Woodbury. America, audience. The graves were decorated by the veterans present, three in number, Sons of