Putnam patriot., 1916-10-13
Ballard & Clark
 PUTNAM Furniture Hardware Undertaking
Thompson Schools

son are well started and show promise of doing splendid work this year. Our teachers are working esrnestlyffor the schools and sthe pupils manifest good interest in their work.
 Seven schools stood above % per cent in attendance, eight between 90 and %, only two fell below 90 while three stood above 9S. The three high est records were, North Grosvenordale grammar 100, Mechanicsvilie primary 9S.9, Wilsonville 9S.4.
 The people will be interested to know that steps are being taken to im- prove the heating conditions in the schools. A furnace has been placed in the basement of the Grosvenoedaie school, and stoves are to be lacketed in West Thompson, New Boston, East Thompson, and Brandy Hill. This will add greatly to the comfort of the pupils during the cold months.
 It is expected that we will soon have a recitation room built in the East Thompson school and an assistant teacher employed. There are 36 pupils in this school and one teacher cannot do justice to the work.
 A public meeting in the interest of the schools was held in the King $ Daughters bail, East Thompson, on Wednesday. It is hoped that meet. ings may be arranged for in each dis trict and that through this active CO., operation between the parents and the schools much better work may be done.
 Miss Louva Miller is ill and Miss Florence Loomis of Lebanon, Ct., will take her school until she Is able to re- turn. We are glad that Miss Miller is improving each day. A correction. The announcement of the prize winner in the ladies goh tournament al the Quinitisset Country club, as il appeared in last weeks is- sue of the PATRIOT, was erroneous The ladies' cup was won by Mrs Charles l.. Searls.
 Floyd Bowen took a party to the Brockton fair in his automobile.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles Mills and their daughters, Mrs. Jennie Mills and Mrs. Edward Bliffin of Bliffin Beach. Fall River. were entertained by Mrs. C. l.. Knight on Friday, also visiting with their old neighbor, Mrs. John Johnson, of Brandy, hill on Tuesday
 Geo. Conan, long time resident of tue AtulCi dhsbitCbf htNd at NtS of his son in East Woodstock on Fri day. He had recently sold his farm near Thompson station where he had lived the past summer alone caring for himself until his health became such that he went to his sons. He was a member of the Central Baptist church and until within a few wears took an active interest in its welfare, serving during the pastora,e of the late Rev. MT. Bartlett as collector.
 Mrs. Geo. Vaughn gave tea on Fri day.
 Invitations have been received to the wedding of Miss sDorothy Elliott, daughter of Clinton Elliott to Amos Morrell of N. r., at St. Bartholomew s church Brook yn, Oct. 2s. Miss Annie Dunning has returned to her work as teacher al Briar Clif, New York.
 The cottage of Miss Martha Knight is having a coat of paint. Mrs. Brunette and children, Peter l and Richard, expect to go to their Providence home on Saturday.
 Mn.C. A. Russell has been enter taining lady friend from sharon, i Mass.
 Conferring of the third and fourth 1 degrees on Tuesday evening at the grange will be followed by harvest 1 supper.
 4 new sign "for sale,' appeared on | the premises at the Quinnelisset nm i on Tuesday morning.
 The apples on Sunset Hill farm have | been sold on the trees by the owner, i Wm. Coveli to Providence parties who are engaged in picking them and to judge by the truck loads of empty bar 1 rels that are being taken that way
 there must be 8 good crop of the fruit. l One truck returned with forty live oaT' 1 rells on Wednesday.
 If anyone was not aware that the law on game was of on Monday, they
 would realize that war had begun on ] ii on that same day by the report oi guns from the direction ef the woods i Some hunters report good results from
 what they call sport.
 Mrs Searls is entertaining her niece, 1 Alice Deeriugton and her nepheWi l Bradley Deerrington of Everett. Painters from Putnam under the ! supervision of George Locke, are en- | gagged in painting the residence of MS 1 c. V. Washburn.
 l Anew telephone pay station has been installed in the Hotel office by the telephone company.
 The first meeting of the season oi 1 the Ladies' Thimole club is to be held at Mrs. Bernclow's Friday afternoon Reports from little Ellen Peterson are in at her condition does not improve nnder lhe treatment of transfusion of blood.
 The Thompson ". C. T. U. will meet 1 with Mrs. Rena Johnson Brandy Hill on Thursday, Oct IS, atz P, m. 1 Come and hear . report os the Stste Convention at Waterbury: also be prepared with readings from "Bannei ..S IT riou Gi0nal.b