Putnam patriot., 1916-03-24

Mrs. Henry Elliott and Miss Angus
tn have been making visit TO New
York the present week.
Whipples sawmill has moved to the
last set up on Logee's timber LOT at
Buck Hill and have commenced saw
ing.
Mrs. Walter Jacques of " Worcester
| has been at the home of her parents,
MIR. and MIS- Ephraim Smith, few
days.
| Our local contractor, G. l.. Knight,
has been engaged the past two weeks
making alterations To the interior Of
the residence OF Mrs. j. n. Upham in
! North GTosvenordale.
The funeral services of the little
| daughter of Mr.. and NJ rs. George Eos.
! ter were held last Thursday and were
conducted by the Rev. Mr. Hazelton.
| Ballard Il Clark were the undertakes;
the burial was in the West Thompson
cemetery.
| The conditions in the weather can be
best realized when compared with one
| year ago in The month of March, when
| forest fires were occurring nearly every
day, and fire wardens were nearly dis
couraged and exhausted in fighting
| fire. The fire on the Nichols wood lot
near MI Kies place, also Deacon Cros
by's pasture WAS burned March 10th
| last year.
Mrs. Florence Lowell, the housekeep-
er for Mr.. Segur, is visiting her par
enis in Worcester.
MIS-. Percy Gutter is engaged at Mrs.
f. r.. Reeds during the absence of one
OF the servants.
Town treasurer Dyer s. Elliott and
MIS-. Elliott were recent visitors with
Mrs. Elliott's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
james Converse.
One OF our citizens in the early part
of the present winter said, 81 hope it
Will be nn old fashioned winter, just
for the experience. 1t is now said
thHt The person has been satisfied and
remarks that old fashion or new fash
ion there has neen enough of it.
The blizzard snow storm on Wednes
day OF last week was the severest thus
far this winter. Many of the roAds
were mpassaOle and not until night
the next day were they ali shoVeled
out. la The center district the severe
wind of Friday caused several of the
roads TO DC broken out again which
could only be done by shoveling that
took about all day.
Frank Carlton and Robert johnson
! have been hauling wood with their
I teams on sleds TO Putnam for Whipple
II Gilpalric the past twotweeks. BY
! doubling up on the Cady hill they take
two cords each TO Putnam.
The present month may be called a
grand winter March toward spring.
Emery Munyan of North Attleboro
visited his parents over Sunday. His
mother fell recently and disloeated her
shoulder.
Leverett Burrill has moved his saw
mill from Grosvenordale TO Quadic on
10 Calvin Munyan's wood lot.
The ground hog that came out Can
dlemas day and did not see his shad-
ow on account of the snow storm that
was on that morning was seen by Fred
HerIick "Wednesday morning nppar-
emily looking for his hole which had
got covered up with snow.
Mrs. Leo WEIGH returning from 4
visit TO her sister in New York, Mrs
William Leak, has been spending
few days ut her old home with her fa-
Their, THONGS Ryan. Her husband
came from Boston where he has been
representing an automobile company
and spent the weekend.
MIS-. Moore and Miss MildredKnight
gave 81. Phtrick's party and lunch
con on Saturday 10 the children OF the
kindergarten class OF theSunday school
al Miss Knights home.
Miss Mabel Peterson is visiting her
friend, Mrs. Elizabeth Clapp al Read
VILE, NJ ass. Mrs Clapp was Miss
Smith, a former resident in the Center
village few years ago living with her
parents. Her falher was butler for the
late n B. Ream,
Rev Mr.. Moore meets the young
people of the advanced classes in the
Sunday school Sunday afternoons at
O'Clock giving interesting talks appro-
pirate to The lenten sea son.
Charles Sandstrom, the chauffeur for
f. E. Reed, and Davia Peterson spent
several days in Providence recently.
The lecturers programme at the reg
ular meeting of Quinnatisset grange on
Tuesday evening was of an interesting
character, "The woman in the home,
and quotations from Longfellow's DO
ems The evening commenced with a
brief summary of his early life by the
E
Bates, Mrs. Barton, Mrs. Sandstrom
snd Mrs Ingraham on "Woman in
the home" Frank Bates read an orig
inaI poem, IA grangef's greeting" af
ter which the Campfire Ladies' served
turkey supper followed by social
hour, music by the grange orchestra
ana dancing.
Miss Edith Barton, niece of Richard
Barton, who has been assisting Mrs.
Barton during her late illness has gone
10 Derby for a vacation.
Mrs. Myron Elliott returned from
three weeks visit TO her son Ralph in
Brooklyn, n. Y, on Monday
Miss Nellie Ryan was in town Tues
day and attended the turkey supper Of
the Campfire girls at the grange.
Miss Dora Lowree is spending few
weeks 18th her sister in New York.