Putnam patriot., 1916-10-06
Votes Money for Playground
Scarcity of Help
THOMPSON

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 A sermon of exceptional interest by Rev. William Chase was listened to by hn average number of attendants at the Congregational church last Sun day m.rning the text being taken from John 3:30.
 George F. Ross has been engaged at E E. Thompson's with his machinery filling his silo.
 Town meeting being such good weather large vote was boiled. The republican ticket for town officers was elected, Oscar Munyan being elected the democratic selectman.
 Talcott Olney of Chattanooga, Tenn, is visiting his aunt, Miss F. F Olney. Mrs. Charles Davis, who has been caring for her daughter, Mrs. Percy Cutler, is at Iher home again and has the grandchildren, Raymond ard Ruth Gutter, with her while their mother is at the Day kimball hospital for treatment.
 Miss Pearl Jacobs is being entertain ed by Miss Wilks.
 C. E. Searls has been on the sick list a few days this week.
 Mrs. Moore was entertained by Miss sherman while in town.
 It is said that the sidewalk in front of the Congregational church is to be extended in front Of the old bank building now owned by the town.
 A piano box has Gbeen purchased by the grange and put into the town nall to encase the old piano owned by them. Among the appropriations voted at the town meeting on Monday was one of S75 to purchase an acre of land at East Thompson schoolhouse as play ground for the scholars. This action was brought about through the earnest and diligent work of Miss Ada Whit man, she seeing the necessity for IL py the children having no place to play but the street. A very creditable thing for the town to do when it is consider ed how common automobiles are.
 MT. and Mrs. Baekus motored to Northampton with their daughter Mu' riel who enters Smith College.
 Mrs. Mills, Mrs. Lewis and Robert Cunning attended the class for sun day school teachers in Putnam Tues day evening.
 Walter Hawkins sawmill was mov- ed 10 a woodlot near Fort Hill farm on Monday.
 Joshua Addemen and wife are at their summer cottage for the month ol October.
 Mrs. Arthur Mills gave whist par ty last week Friday.
 A missionary meeting was held al Mrs. Fletcher's on Wednesday
 Mrs. Marshall of Laconia, \. H., Ii being entertained by Mrs. Wicks.
 Miss Clarice Loweree is at her fath CTS spending few days.
 ,diss Sherman gave tea to fe" friends to meet Dr. and Mrs. Williams Miss Florence GTeene) front Long Island.
 Mrs. Searls entertained Thursday.
 At Mondays election town officers were elected as follows:
 Assessor, Louis r. LamoureuX'
 Board of relief, Edward lJ. keegan
 Seleetmen, Leon N. Walker, Claus A. Hagstrom, Oscar Munyan.
 Auditors, Otto k. Sward and Franf J. Bates.
 Grand jurors, George V. Ballard, l. P. Lamorreux, Timothy J. Dayein A. Bellerose, Michael J. henney, WIT liam E. W Wheeloek. Collector of taxes, Louis r. Lamouf eux
 Constables. William N. Bates, Ner Coderre, Andrew Ephraim Courle msnche,
 Registrars of voters, Fred Bonin Clarence w. Stevens.
 Town school committee, Dyer . Elliott, Edward J. keegan.
 MT. Bayer with his new truck as sisted MT. Bruce in the carrying furniture of MT. Moore to sharon, M Hutchins taking MT. Moore Tn Ill automobile
 In the golf tournament Mrs. oesloi won the ladies cup and Arthur Olne. the gentlemens' on Saturday ahoiouh day.
 Charles Mills and wifes land Edwar' Biffin of Fall, River are occupying cottage at Bates grove Wooster iake Mir. and Mrs. Mills were former resi dents of Brandy hill.
 George Bates has resumed work 10 Florist Hermanson.
 Linus Logee proprietor ana manage of the Thompson creamery and ia'n sold last week to stanton Wicks Q Pomfret for shipment to the west, si' registered black Berkshire hogs, wnos combined weight wss thirty-two nun dred pounds. A remarkable savefas for pigs.