Putnam patriot., 1916-12-08
Thompson News

| IN the QulDnhtlSSett I'M anu ihoNCu
| his fsmily TO Worcester on Thursday
where be is employed.
! Miss Granger is entertaining her
niece.
The ladies' sewing society of the
! Baptist church met with Mrs. Matte
| Eddy Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Muriel Backus returned to
Smiths College Thanksgiving evening.
The we'll at the Gladding property
is being pushed along quite rapidly,
the work of drilling being carried for
ward portion of the time by working
nights. AT last reports a depth oil
nearly 400 feet was the showing.
Mrs. Myron Elliott and son Arthur
were recent visitors in Providence.
The town pump roof looks very
! much improved with its new covering
of shingles.
The ladies missionary society met
on Wednesday with Mrs. Bernclough.
Word has been received from Mrs.
William Leake in New York contain
ing information of the death OF Mr..
Leake's father, day before Thanksgiv'
ing Mr.. Leake and wife went TO
New York about two years ago after
the death of his mother to be COM
fort to his father and were still caring
for him at the time of his death.
Thieves visited the henhouse OF John
Bayer of Brandy hill the night before
Thanksgiving and carried off between
thirty and forty fowls.
Miss +. l.. Olney was an over night
visitor in town Friday stopping at the
Vernon Stiles.
Mrs. Henry Elliott has disposed of
her Cadillac automobile and report has
it will purchase q new one In the
spring.
Miss Wiley has closed her house
and gone to New York. She is expect.
ed to return and spend few days at
Christmas time.
Mrs. Jacques OF Hartford was a
weekend visitor at her fathers, Ephra-
i'm Smith, where she with her brothers
and sisters were present st family
gathering.
Charles Peterson, Jr., of Brandy Hill,
has secured employment in machine
shop in Worcester.
Miss Dora Loweree is visiting in
Schenectady.
The bridge club was entertained by
Mrs. Dart on Thursday.
Miss Sarah Munyan spent Sunday
with relatives in Providence.
School was closed Monday afternoon
on account of the teachers meeting in
North Grosvenordale.
A most enjoyable evening was spent
at the Howe Marot .school Saturday.
The legends, songs, and dances OF her
tribe were given by young Indian
woman In native costume.
Mr.. and Mrs. Huizinga closed their
house for the winter on Thursday.
Mrs Herrick entertained her son
Frank and family of West Thompson
at dinner Wednesday.
Miss Lewis and Miss Evans enjoyed
an automobile trip on Friday in conn.,
pany with Mrs. l.. X. McClermond,
their Thanksgiving guest, going to
Thorndike, Mass, making call on
Rev. George HI. Cummings, former
pastor of the Congregational 'church
here.
Eugene Deot, who has succeeded in
evading arrest for several months, was
taken into custody by Sheriff Bates in
Mechanicsville Saturday evening and
brought before Justice Chandler on the
charge of breaking into and taking an
automobile tire and quantity OF oil
from the garage of Mrs. George ID.
Nichols over a iyear ago. A fine aud
costs amounting To $50 was imposed on
the count of taking the articles. The
one for breaking and entering was
continued, placing him on probation
to be brought before the court again.
Rev. MIR. Parker of Slatersville, RI,
who died very suddenly in that place,
" as engaged to supply thesCongrega-
tional pulpit next sunday.
Arthur Elliott delivered, Joseph An
drews' Ford car to him in Providence
on Wednesday.
John Boyer finished his years en-
gagement rs an employe at Sunset
Hill farm for Mr.. Covell, and has Sc
cured employment on eiGladding
job.
A temporary building Is to be built
over the cellar excavation for the new
residence on the Giadding property,
and steam heat installed thus making
il possible to carry on thes work of con-
crete construction through ithe winter.
An extra force of men and teams are
engaged drawing the necessary sand
and gravel from the Stroud farm. The
operations present q lively scene in
that section for this season OF the year.
To Keep inkweIIs Clear
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