Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-03-10
THOMPSON

ne next meeting Oh the 1HOmp SOH
w. c. T. e. will be held Thursday,
March 10th, with Mrs. Jennie Robin
son at 2 O'Clock. Topic, Prohibition
Rally Day. Birthday of General Neal
! Dow. May there be q good attend
ance.
A case of petit larceny was before
Justice of the Peace Ryan Wednesday.
| The accused pleaded nolo to the com
plant as arrangements for settlement
had been made with the complainant
by reimbursement aud paying costs.
Mrs. Camel of East Thompson is en-
gagged at present assisting Mrs Ann
knight, MIS-. Clara Gutter having re-
turned home on account of having To
move from the Converse place.
Miss May Sherman is spending q
few weeks with her sister. Mrs. Fin
ney, in Yonkers, n. Y. Miss Fanny
Russ, her housekeeper, is taking va
cation while she is away, spending
part of it with friends in Pomfret and
Thompson.
Emil Bayer since his removal TO the
Conan place has been quite busy over
hauling auto cars. Edward Johnson
is engaged with him.
Mrs. Myrei Elliott is spending y few
days with her son Ralph in New, lork.
Miss Fanny Russ and Miss Mildred
knight spent Friday in Boston and
| Everett.
William Chase has moved into the
upper story of the Quinnatisett Inn,
Parties from out of town are looking
at Ihe property of Mrs. Emagene Will
liams on M ain street with the fieW OF
purchasing it.
Our local painter, Fred Herrick, has
taken on the painting of AUTOMOBILES.
| He has several cars in his shop nearly
finished. Fred is Il worker and ready
to do anything TO keep busy at this
season of the year. He has also pur-
chased a car for himself from Webster
parties.
We meet persons almost every day
who remark, 81 guess we are going 10
have an early spring." the thoughts OF
| which are very consoling, but evlden'
ces of it do not suggest anything OF the
kind with the temperature from ten 10
twenty degrees below freezing nearly
every morning, and from four to ten
inches of snow on the ground, these
conditions for farmers to do much ear
ly spring work are not encouraging.
| The spring of, ] S6l, the first year OF the
dI.tl
farmers in Thompson had their oals
sowed by the 10th of March. That is
what may be called an early spring. 1t
is hoped the ground hog will see his
shadow Candlemas day another year.
The third crop of ice was cut from
the pond Of Floyd Bowen on Monday,
March 9Th, very clear and free from
snow, 9 to III incAss thick. The Sec
ond crop WAS cut Feb. % and "a, about
| 8 inches thick, and the first was Sc
: cured before Christmas, 1910, Twelve
| inches thick. Mr.. Bowen states that
at one time this winter the ice on the
pond had reached the thickness OF IA
| inches. Conditions are looking faVor-
able for fourth crop.
Miss Carpenter of West Newton is
stopping At the hotel tor few weeks.
Some of our residents who have had
occasion to ride to PutnaH on the cleo
| tries haven't experienced any difficult
ty in the method of the conductor in
taking up the faxes. While IL Is not
quite as satisfactory to pass cut dime
and get four cents change as II used TO
he to lust have the nickel ready and
that W as all that there was to IL, per-
| hans it. will work well when the car
and running board are crowded Win
| messengers in the summer time, Out
there are some doubts about 1t. WINE
| it taxes the passengers purse 1t must
TAX The conductors nerves more or less.
Randolph Chandler and ThomasRy-
an were visitors in Boston Friday.
Tse blacksmith, Fred Ramsey, has
| heen suffering with severe cold the
mast week, not being able TO attend 10
his lsbors in his shop at Brandy Hill.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. kphraim
Smith was the scene of Gu II ana
pretty Wedding last Tuesday re noon
Two O'Clock, when theifsda ignler,
| Columbia MAY and Walter aeques OF
| Putnam we're united in marriage ny
The Rev. William Chase. The eeremo-
nv was performed in the paflor winch
| had been made into bower OF Terms
and flowers by Florist Hemanson from
ne Primrose greenhouses. The event
was almost wholly family affair on
lv a few invited friends outside OF rela-
lives being present. A wedding din-
ner was served after which the couple
denarted on the o'clock train Tor
shert honeymoon trip and on their re-
tnrn will reside in Worcester where
MIR. Jacques is employed rs piuino
er. Mrs. Jacques Will De misseu IN
our village where she mas hNeu al NJ
life and where her presence eonlIlou-
ted much To the sociabiily ana pleas
IRE in the company OF young frlenus'
They were the recipient oil many SILVER
presents.
.dlss Beebe is away from town visit
ing with friends in New York
Winthrop Ballard shot fox Mon
day.
Attbe regular meeting Of Quinna-
tisset grange on Monday evening the
programme for the lecturers hour was
4 lean year party, which had in con-
nection a poverty party, a masquer'
AIDE. and apron and necktie party. me
variety of Inc program was such a. 70