Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-12-01
TranSpirad in Thomson


Lewis were in Worcester ON Tuesday.
A call was made on Rev. Moore re-
Gently by one of our residents,
who reports his condition of health as
somewhat better from the fact that he
+ is no worse.
! The remains ofHollis Holden. former
/ resident OF Thompson in his boyhood
days, who died of heart failure in Chi
/ eago, was brought TO Thompson Tues
! day fer burial In the Doane lot in the
West Thompson cemetery. MIR Hold.
en- was an uncle OF Mrs. Dexter Elliott.
Mt. Holden wss son of Hollis Hol
| den and Francis Doane Holden,a sister
I of the late J. W. Doane. Mr Holden.
Sr., was soldier in the civil war He
enlisted in the 18th Mass. Infantry Mt
| Shrewsbury, and twas killed 81 the
battle OF Antietam, sSeptember 18th,
1862. The son was but four months
old when bis father was killed.
Thanksgiving gIests of Dexter Eli
OFT were MIR. and Mrs. Alderman.
Mrs. John Morrsrty of Worcester
has been a caller in town attending to
the removal of her furniture from her
| former home which she sold last
spring. She is stopping with her
| daughter, Mrs. Byron Evans in Put
nam. She is enjoying good health
and moves around very sprightly for
one of her age, being in cher 18th year.
Mrs. Augustus Applet and Miss Mel.
lie Ryan of Webster, daughters of
Thomas Ryan, spent sunday with
him.
Hezekiah Conant of Pswtucket WIS
a caller on her nephew, e. l.. knight,
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Powning of Boston re-
turning from the football game in
New Haven stopped few hours in
town dining at the Vernon Stiles.
The roof over the we'll and town
pump watering basin is to have a new
roof of shingles soon.
Election of officers at the next mt ct.
ing of the grange, Tuesday evening,
Dec. 9Th.
Mrs. &. l.. Knight and Miss Mildred
Knight spent Tuesday in Worcester.
In honor of his birthday a party was
given G.. L.. knight last week Thurs
day evening. The very stormy wealth
er prevented many from attending,
there being only thirtyfive present.
A chimney fire at the Rest.Awhile
Inn at Brandy Hill summoned the
fire warden with a force Of men on
Monday about noon was soon extin-
guished without damage.
Work on the 'Commins' house, re-
Gently purchased by Mr.. Gladding, is
hnssH 10 Ito
being occupied by one of Mr.. Glad.
ding's employees on his property.
Union services were held Wednesday
evening in the Congregational vestry.
The services on Thanksgiving Day
were disposed of by this service, an in
cident rarely If ever known in recent
years in Thompson when there was no
public service on Thanksgiving Day.
Mr.. Chase occupied the pulpit on
Sunday.
Daddy long-legs at Webster on Sat
urday evening attracted several OF our
people who attended il.
A chauffeur from New York was in
town recently who returned with Miss
Rusher's automobile. Miss Rusher is
reported i'll in a hospital In New York.
lC MT tilt itSidCiCt
OF Mr. Scarborough includes new hard
wood floors in several of the rooms.
Frank knight is suplementing as
clerk at the store during the illness OF
Mr.. Foster, who is getting about again.
Miss Granger returned from visit
of sever ii weeks out of town on Satur.
day.
Mrs. Arthur Dawson of oxford,
Mass, former resident here for many
years, when she was the wife of the
late james n. Kingsbury, has gone to
California To spend the winter for her
health. The will visit relatives there.
Charles johnson, the faithful chauf-
feur and gardner for G. re. Olney, for
several years, has been in the village a
|. few days before leaving on Friday for
Florida, where he will still be in The
employ of Mr.. Olney through the win.
ter.
Joseph Andrews has so tar recovered
from the infection of blood poisoning
as to resume his work as chauffeur for
Mr.. Russell, leaving town driving the
car with Mr.. and Mrs. Russell on Fri
day
The unusual activities in the village
at this season of the year is seen in a
call for tenements for,laborers.
Those who spent the day out of town
were Miss Sherman with friends on
long Island, Miss Matte knight with
friends in Danielson and Miss Tracy
with relatives in Worcester.
Visitors in town over Than ksgiving
were Mrs. l.. X. McClemonds of
White Plains, n. Y, at j. ). Lewis
Miss Muriel Baekus and Miss Sarah
Crosby with their parents.
The last day OF the open season for
hunting was being improved by a
large delegation of hunters both ma
tive and visiting persons, but the Sc
we're rain storm that commenced about
noon put damper on them. and an
ticipation was again their satisfaction
Lemuel Smith of Providence was u
week end visitor with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ephriam Smith.
Rev. Mr.. Hazelton will preach ut the
Brandy Hill church Sunday afternoon
at 2.30, giving his impressions of Billy
sunday.
Postmaster r. A. Dumping and siste r
spent the holiday in Providence.
Lawyer G. +. Searls and wife spent
Thank sgiVing out of town.
Emory Munyan of Attleboro was in
town Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Arnold of New
Bedford, former assistant superjntend.
ent Of the 6 rosvenordale Mill was with
relatives in Grosvenordale.
Joseph Houghton of Hartford was
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Knight.
A meeting of the Equal franchise
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