Putnam patriot., 1916-04-07
THOMPSON

Inc members Oh the uiiHDlc Ciuu
are sending invitations TO some OF the
residents of the village to attend So
sial meeting TO be held at The Vernon
stiles on Thursday afternoon. Miss
Alice Pearson, Miss Rosamond Dam
ielson and others will speak on equal
suffrage.
Miss Edith Peck ham lof Providence
has been visitor the past week with
her cousin, Miss Edith Sheldon.
A carload of lumber from Florida for
Bates Brothers arrived on Wednesday
Of last week.
Mrs. William Bates and daughter
Marion visited her sister in Oxford on
Wednesday.
The supper complimentary to the
Campfire ladies' given by the gentle
men of the grange Friday evidenced
the appreciation the gentlemen have
Of the several suppers and entertain
ments they have enjoyed by the efforts
Of the ladies of the organization. Sand
wiches, cake, ice cream and confec-
tionery were served, the gentle men do
ing the waiting. An orchestra of four
pieces from Putnam furnished the mu-
sic. About fifty were present.
Mrs. Herrick and granddaughter Ell
la, Mrs. Augusta Sandstrom, Mrs. Dex-
ter Elliott and daughters, visited Wor.
sester on Saturday and attended the
play of Daddy Longlegs.
The going of of the snow has given
an opportunity that has been waited
for the past two or three weeks. The
wood saving machines have been busy
since the snow melted away so they
could get their machines over the
n
Plumber William Rafferty, is occa-
sionally seen in the village attending
TO letting the water on in the houses
that have been vacant through the
winter.
Several fiocks of wild geese have
passed over the village said by all who
saw them TO be the largest in number
that they had ever seen. The geese
were aided by the wind in making the
speed so fast that it was impossible to
count them. There was said approx
mately to have been over $50 in the
different focks.
lis. Lewis has been ill with a severe
cold the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hammond of
Providence spent the week end with
Mrs. Hammond's parents, Mr.. and
MIS-. Howard Ingraham.
Floyd Bowen shot coon Monday
while out trying to get chance TO
shoot wild cat that is making his an
nual visit in the vicinity of Quadic.
The office of the hotel and post office
lobby is being newly papered by Mr..
Herrick, our local painter.
The meeting of the ecclesiastical So
eiety of 1.-The Congregational church is
to be held on Saturday evening at 8
o'clock in the vestry.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Dart of Providence
were week END visitors ut the Vernon
stiles.
Charles johnson gardener and chauf-
feur for e. E. ,Olney for several years
past, has arrived and is getting things
in readiness for the coming OF Mr.. Ol-
ney and family. who are expected on
Thursday.
Mr.. Locke of Putnam is in town
touching up at the different places be-
fore the arrival of The summer occu-
pants.
The schools are out this week it be
ing the Easter vacation. They CLOSED
Friday for one week.
Gladys Hermanson, the little daue h
ter of Florist Hermanson4 is still in the
Rhode Island hospital. Her father vi
sits her every week and says the opera
ton for relieving the contraction OF the
cords of her foot promises to De sue
eessful. The foot is .down TO ats natu-
raj position, but will have ito Iemain
in cast for a while longer.
In the recent death of James Z. Car
ter at Oneco, husband of MRS. Mlnaie
(rhatcher) Carpenter, many OF the
young people of this vicinity VINO were
associated with Mrs. Carpenter in her
school days when she lived at Brandy
Hill where her father was minister at
at the Baptist church several years,
sympathize with her in her bereave-
ment.
Mrs. Augusta mills VIM by the
distribution of her parents property
by the administrator Is TO have the
home farm where she lives ana VIII
make extensive repairs TO the build
ings before the haying season opens
Floyd Bowen who recently pur
chased the George Mills wood lot on
the easterly side of Fort Hill has chop
pers at work cutting il OIL.
Emil Boyer has a new body on MS
auto truck. 1t has the appearance OF
railroad fiat car being six feet vide
and fourteen feet long. Ii was made
in Ramsey's shop at Brandy Hill. Emil
made his first trip with it on Tuesday
with a load of household goods 10
Springfield.