Putnam patriot., 1916-08-18
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Annual Meeting of Thompson
 ". [. I. U.
County Officers to be Present

The Thompson W. C. T. U. will hold it's annual meeting Thursday, Au- gust 24 at the Kings Daughters hall, East Thompson. This will be an all day meeting with dinner served in the usual manner. Members will please provide for those they invite. Business meeting will begin At 10 30 a. m. Mrs. Eliza K. Fuller, the county president, is expected to be present and give an address at the afternoon session. Mrs. Fuller is so well known and enjoyed full meeting is expected. We also an tcipate having with us Mrs. Mary Gallup of Scotland, the county treasu- Ter and State recording secretary. The local treasurer will be pleased to re- eeive at this meeting the annual mem- bership fees.
 Olney Brott and Glenn Powning re- turned from their trip to Sater Point on Tuesday.
 Miss Airline Elliott is visiting her aunt, Miss Augusta Elliott.
 Mir. and Mrs. Hutchins returned from their auto trip in New Hamp- shire on Monday.
 Dr. Paine spent the weekend at the IsIe of shoals.
 Principal Bellows Of the Tourteliotte memorial high school has resigned te accept the position of superintendent ef schools in Great Harrington.
 Harold Truesdale Of Somerlille was caller on Mir. and Mrs. Arthur Mills Saturday.
 The Pomona grange picnic Tuesday was attended by good number repre- seuung Quinnatisset grange.
 Different parties in the village who own automobiles are taking trips for sY's outing, the shore resorts on lhe Providence river being one 0t the pla- ees, another being place called Fur. gatorY near Sutton. The Wolf Den In Pomffet Is spoken Of as being on the list 10 be visited in the near future.
 Floyd Bowen who has cut the hay Tor MT. Chandler for several years past commenced there Tuesday. The cause oi lhe delay was the uniaNorabie we'd ther retarding the securing the crop oi hay on his own place.
 samuel Smith of Providence has been a visitor with his parents, Mir. and Mrs. Ephraim smith the past week Mrs. Ehenezer Bowen has moved from Quadic into the house near Fort Hill Farm formerly called the Deacon Brown house now owne1 by Everett Rhodes
 The handsome large St. Bernard dog belonging 10 Dr. Taylor was found dead near The Baptist parsonage sun. daygevening.
 Miss Crosby is to entertain the bridge cup on Friday.
 Mrs. Lawford from New York is }isiung Miss Wiley.
 Miss Fannie Russ is spending her lca.ion with her mother in Dover \. Ii Miss Mildred Knight aeconpan- led her as 3 guest.
 Services at the Baptist church sun- day Nere in the interests of lhe Con pocuegt Iem perauce Lnion- Rev. MT ellter representing tlBt organizallon occupied lae pa pil setting forth tae a3rk ihal Is being done by H.
 Miss Frances Olaey has had t~o large elm trees cut down in her yard because of Their making Il too shady and daTk in her collage. The doing oi which is also an improvement 10 The iaoks of the place.
 Howard Ingraham and wife are pre-. panng 10 lake a vacation Of several weeks, having disposed Of his live stock that needed 10 be cared for while away,
 The pleasant nice hay weather on Monday was quite relIef for The nay makers who had quantities oi grass eHi blown waiting for such day 10 make and get il into their barns.
 The Congregational sunday school picnic at Bales grove on "Wednesday proved a very enjoyable affair and WAS attended by good numoer.
 LE. Miller is still making improve m-nts to his property oy the trimming on the lower branches of the tall elm tlees al the front of the house also re- moving some which were deeaying-
 The Misses Peterson have gone to Hampton beach 10 visit their brother, Arthur.
 Deacon Dike assisted .Oscar Munyan ID his hayheid Monday.
 Real estate transactions are rumoFed
 Send Thermos Bottle to the soldier
 boy on the Border.
 Summer time is Thermos time and aii stsie may be found al Shaw 's.Ady