Putnam patriot., 1916-10-20
Columbus Day in Thompson

Wednesday.
 The wind Tuesday broke down a large maple tree on the lawn at the
 residence of MT. Chandler. Miss Caroline Cranska attended the
 wedding of her niece, a daughter of
 Floyd Crsnska, in Moosup Tuesday.
 Miss sherman is entertaining Mrs.
 Windhsm Phinney of Yonkers, x. Y.
 The .Windham House committee of
 Connecticut College held a meeting at
 the home of Mrs. C. E. Searls on Sat
 urday, Oct. H. Mrs. Rienzi Robinson
 of Danielson was elected honorary
 president, Mrs. Searis acting,president,
 Mrs. J. B. Kent of Putnam, Mrs. Mil.
 ner of Moosup, Mrs. Gill Of Windham
 vice presidents: Miss Rosamond Dan. ielson of Putnam secretary and treas
 urer.
 The ehildren's auxiliary of the Vil-
 iage Improvement Society will have a tea and candy sale st the home of Miss
 Wiley Saturday afternoon from 4.30 10 6 D. m. A cordial invitation is ex-
 tended to all to aid Ithe children in their endeavors to help.
 Horace $. Morse of Indian Orchard,
 Mass, has been . visitor with friends a few days the past week.
 Columbus Day was observed in the village by the display Of the American flag on the grounds of many of the res idents. The post office was closed be- tween the hours of F and 5 o'clock the stores closing at noon. Several of the
 residents went to Putnam 10 witness the parade and exercises, being es.
 pecislly interested in the drill contest taken part in by number of drilled
 men from the Grosvenordale section of the town who took the prize.
 The republican caucus nominated
 Lewis Lemereaux, the defeated candi-
 date of two years ago, and k. $. Back.
 us, who had better success at that time and is the present member of the legis.
 lature.
 The town hall roof is being newly shingled. Dr. Harry Houghton of Putnam has been spending few days of his vaca- ton with Warren Logee, enjoying the hnnting season.
 The road planer owned by the state has been in use this week on the state road passing through the village ,heav- fly loaded and drawn by sn auto truck. The road on the hill near Mir. Chand. ler's residence is receiving a thorough repairing by Assistant Road Manager Thomas Ryan. It is being coated with tar and gravel.
 Mrs. William Peckham is to close her summer cottage, Quinnatisset Annex, this week.
 Edwin Bliffin and family visited a few days with Everett Rhodes and
 wife before returning 10 their home in | Fall River.
 Mrs. Percy Cutter, who has been at the Day kimbali hospital forssurgical | treatment, has returned to her home
 and is improving in health quite satis- factonly but slowly, her mother, Mrs.
 Charles Davis, is with her. | Charles Chase and Miss Alice Kies l were married cn Saturday at the home | of her sister, Mrs. Watson, on the
 County Home road. They immedia-
 tely left on honeymoon trip after the l ceremony. Upon their return they
 will reside on MT. Chase's farm. John Bayer, who underwent seri-
 ous operation for hernia in a hospital i in Worcester about two months ago, has so far recovered as to resume his | work for MT. Covel at Sunset Hill farm on Monday.
 1 A number of our residents who are | members of the Royal Arcanum at . l tended a meeting in Putnam on rates ] of assessment of its members from a l representative of the grand council of l the order of the state.
 Serelia Rhodes Is in town for few days during the hunting season. Letters received from Laurence 1 Backus gives some information about l the gathering of bankers in Kansas | City and in one of the entertaining
 trips out from the city and in which l there were one thousand automobiles i The line of cars when in close line was | over two miles in length. | Stafford fair attracted several of oul l citizens to it last week. Mir. Reynold. l Of Fort hill farm, Linus Logee aDo 1 John Logee with families being among l those who attended or. Columbus day At the democratic caucus held in the l town hall on Friday, Fernando Ross l the present member of the Legislature | and James keegan were nominated 1 for representatives. IL may be inter | esting to note that on that same day 2 l brother of MT. Ross, Frank w. Ross | was nominated for like honors to tho | Rhode Island legislature in a demo
 cratic caucus held in Bufriiiville, k. | A harvest supper will be igiven ir l Kings Daughters hall next Wednes | day evening. .DuTing the evening
 Miss Gladys Robbins and J. 1Wsllace
 Smith will sing, with l.. 0. Williams
 as accompanist.
 The auctIon sale of forty three head | of two year old heifers at the Fort Hill | farm on Friday was well attended l The cattle were all disposed of at prices
 ranging from ,eighteen to forty three l dollars.
 Miss J. l.. Olney was a visitor in l New Haven on Columbus day. k. W. Scarborough was in town over | Sunday.
 Mrs. Emma Shaw Colcleugh closed
 her cottage on tTuesday and returned I to Providence for the winter.
 The fire warden with force of men was called 10 put out fire on the premises of John Nichols near the
 West Thompson station Thursday af. teTDoon.
 Frank Broughton, who has been em mployed on the Caroline Hall place, has accepted position with the Wheaton Building & Lumber Co. of Putnam where he had previously worked several years.
 The Marot school for young ladies opened with the usual number Of stu
 dents of previous years A fire escape
 is being put on the building. Neighbors night is to be spent by
 QuinnAtisset grange with Dudley gtange on the evening of Oct. Z7th.