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

Mr.. and Mrs. Darts of Providence
were week end visitors at The Vernon
Stiles.
Mrs. Paine took Felice Russell to
Hartford on Sunday 10 meet her father
v no took her nome 10 New York. Miss
Russell has been quaraulined with
Miss Prudence Paine since January
with scarlet fever, MRS. Paine staying
in quarantine with them.
Mrs. Angelina Mills is still suffering
from Il cold following The severe attack
of The grip.
Our aged veteran, Mr.. Segur, has
been ill The past week, not having ful
ly recovered from recent attack of
the grip. DR.. Paine is attending him.
Deacon Crosby and DR.. Paine atten-
ded the funeral of Judge Wright last
Thursday.
Mrs. 0lin Farrows and daughter Of
Putnam were callers on Mrs. Farrows'
mother, Airs Angelina Mills Thursday
February, 1916, will be remembered
as a truly winter month in Thompson,
there being only 8 days that we're plea
SAINT all day. Two of these, the 2tst
and 22d, were the coolest ones thus far
this winter, The THERMOMETERS register
ing six TO ten degrees below zero and
in some localities many degrees cold
er. The 2Sth VAS the most severe for
cold day on account of the wind.
a large deer was seen crossing the
road near Sunset Hill the day before
the heavy storm of last week. I e
sight of deer roaming around is one of
the signs of storm which in this case
proved tue.
The drain under the Baptist meeting
house not carrying of the water dur
ing the late storm the Vestry was flood
ed TO The depth of about eight inches.
The conditions being such that the
furnace could not be used on Sunday
no services were held, the Baptist PEG
pie attending the services at the Con
gregationaI church.
The ladies missionary society met
with Miss knight Wednesday after
noon.
Miss Augusta Elliott entertained the
bridge club ON Monday.
On account of the severe storm on
| Friday the library was closed.
Preparatory lecture services were
| held Thursday. Communion services
| on Sunday.
Miss Catherine Russell of Putnam
spent Sunday with Miss Muriel Back :
| Us.
The driver of the truck belonging Ia
| the contractor who is doing 1.-THE work
| on Mr. Harris house had no little diff
! Guilty in trying TO deliver his load last
| Friday in the rain and slush. THE ma
! chine skidC ed so that several attempts
to back up close 10 The building on
| School street were made before.it was
| accomplished.
Deacon Dixie, very much improved
| ia health and fast gaining toward his
| normal physical condition, returned
l TO Thompson on Saturday and is again
| at the Vernon Stiles.
Percy Cutter.is contemplating NOV.
| ing from the Louis Converse place, bet.
| ter known AS the Dexter farm, 60 Eve
| rett Rhodes house, near Mr.. Pettis'-
| known MS the Deacon Brown house.
Mr.. Pettis and William Brsyton Sc
| cured their dee during the cold spell OF
last week before the heavy rnin storm.
Miss Rusher of New York, one OF
| Thomps0n's summer residents, WAS n
week end visitor tat the hotel, depart
ing Sunday evening.
Landlord Gerould OF the hotel Is
showing nice brood of young chick.
ems.
Whippic Il Gilpatric's truck WAS
again on the job Monday drawing
wood from Brandy Hill to Putnam,
making six or seven trips day.
Charles Baldwin who resided in the
community the past eighteen years
and went TO live with Mr.. Wisher last
fall, but has been at work all winter
for Mr.. Hansen at Brandy Hills quite
i'll at the home of Mr.. Wisher in the
Quadic district.