Putnam patriot., 1916-05-05
THOMPSON

C. k. Olney IS out With new dud- son car, which is the same make as the one he exchanged.
 MT. and Mrs, Moses Spinney spent Sunday with Mr.Spinney's parents at Content Park on Sunset Road.
 MT. and Mrs. George Brott are spen- ding week at the Vernon Stiles.
 All business of the grange was dis pensed with at the meeting on Tues day and an immediate adjournment WIS made out of respect for Miss Sybil Pettis who so suddenly met such an horrible death that morning. A com . mittee was appointed to present reso- lutions on her death.
 Among the persons who spent the day in the village with friends Sun day were Mrs. Frank Carlton of East Thompson, Mrs. Augustus and Miss Thelma Appelt and Miss Nellie Ryan of Webster, MT. Potter of Boston, MT. and Mrs. Frank Herrick of West Thompson, MT. and Mrs. Robert Ham mond of Providence.
 Mr. and Mrs. Addeman spent the week. end with DexteLEiliott and wife.
 Miss Myrtice Kingsbnry was visi tor at her home here few days re gently.
 James Wilson has commenced worG again for Judge Crosby for the season.
 Walter Bates x Son shop was stop ped few days the past week to make repairs on the engine.
 The Thimble Club met with Mrs. Winthrop Ballard on Thursday.
 Ruby Erickson is employed at Her manson's greenhouses in the office. She spent the weekend with friends in Boston.
 Mrs. Olive Segur of Somervil le, Mass. was visitor with her father William Segur at Brandy Hill on Monday. Her father being quite Intirm from old age returned with her to her home.
 John Wisher while enjoying his first automobile ride of the season Monday broke the axle to his machine when going through North GfosVenordaie. Fortunately Eiliott's carriage shop was near by to repair it.
 Mrs. Emma ShawColeleugh of Prov idence has been in town this week a htr cottage attending to putting It Tn readiness to occupy for the season
 Arthur Mills and wife attended the funeral of his sister, Mrs. Truesdell in
 
 Several teams belonging to Thomas Ryan have been engaged this week Tn unloading brick for ] w. Bishop & Co. to be used in ibuilding the ne" high chimney at North Grosvenordale.
 Charles Weaver and son Charles have returned from Florida where they spent the winter
 The annual meeting of the Congrega- tional church society has been post poned to Friday on account or MT Moore being called to attend the tune ral of MT. and Miss Pettis, the latter being a member of the choir.
 ThomasRyan's teams that have been in Woodstock two weeks at work seed ing down the land on the farm which he purchased last fall, returned we'd nesday afternoon. Frank Dutton, Jo- seph Adams, and Charles Davis also are at home again.
 Henry Draper has engaged for the season to assist Carol 1ngraham at Mrs. Henry Elliott's.
 Painter Herrick has been engaged on the interior of Mrs. Augusta Nlnn residence, papering and painting.
 MT. Chase who recently finished his work at the Ream place to accept DO siIlon as conductor for the trolley road, is soon to move his family Frank Broughton who is compelled to move by the sale of the Moriarty house Will occupy the house vacated by Mr.Chase and in turn the Moriarty house VIII De occupied by Frank Ramsey, who moves from the Horace Morse property.
 Miss Shippee has taken the place at Miss Beebels made vacant by the mar riage of Miss May Smith to Walter Jacques.
 Emil Bayer gives his auto lruek some severe tests with heavy loads. IL was observed creeping slowiy along recently loaded with sand.
 C. A. Russell of Providence was al Hillcrest on Thursday.
 Mir. Bario and several Of his foremen are stopping at Mir. St. Martin al Brandy Hill.
 The fire warden with force oi men was called to a fire in the woods near Mechanicsville on Sunday. Aoou. twelve acres were burned over oeioie IL was put out.
 Charles Davis, Jr., has gone 10 h. dian Orchard, NJ ass., to try new sna different kind of work from whal ne has been engaged in. He is to be enl ployed in the shipping department or the Valve Manufacturing Co. there.