Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-12-28


on Saturday, little Rieard's health
not being such as TO sand 1.-THE cold
weather of Thorn pson, Ii having spent
the several past wintersln Florida.
Miss Muriel and Lsgence Backus
are at home for the CEistmss holi-
days
MiSsAnnie Dunning isat home from
her teaching during heholiday Vaea-
ton.
Mr. and Mrs r \. Decker enter
tanned at their home onM ain street ON
Christmas Mr. Deekers parents, Rev
Frank ii Decker and wife, and Mrs.
Decket's mother, Ms Clsremont
Hunt and her daughts constance of
Providence.
Miss Mildred knieh IS to go 10
Gushing Academy, Ahournham, 10
take instruction on thepipe organ,
Not Unprecedented, but rather
! unusual Thing in Thompson for people
who store ice, is TO be able TO do IL 80
early in the season. SeterHl have their
ice houses filled, one person doing SO
the 18th of December With u inch ice,
| representing one inch for every pre-,
ceding day in the month.
The exercises of the Christmas tree
of The grange at the last meeting were
exceptionally socini, nearly forty
| members being present. a dainty
collation. consisting q hot cocoa and
cake were served in the reception
| room by the ladies of The grange. The
| evenings festivities concluded with
| dancing. Installation at the next
| meeting.
By the skidding of R truck loaded
with ice, while passing the High school
| children, who were driving home from
school in wagon on Friday, the
| wagon WAS completely wrecked, but
none of the children were injured The
truck WAS owned by Mr.. Bayei, who
WAS hauling for the Grosvenordaie Co.
The ACCIDENT happened in Grosvenor
| dale near the No. : district school
! house. The team WAS owned by
| blacksmith Ernest Sheldon of Quadic,
where the children lived.
Moses spinney has finished his la
bors at Mr.. Darts for the season.
Clinton Lewis has moved and is well
| located in his new purchase, the Mon.
| atty house.
A case before the court, Hon. II. IL.
| charging the person with the theft of
watch from The residence OF Mrs. q.
| u Nichols last summer, the delay in
| the prosecution being caused by the
| prisoner being in Jail His sentence
| having expired, Sheriff Bates was on
10 his job and took him immediately
| into custody. He was adjudged PROB
nuiy guilty and held for the higher
court.
The services of the church onSunday
were of kind characteristic of the
| Christmas Lime. The attendance at
! the regular morning service was large
| for this season of the year, there being
about one hundred present, after which
about all remained and attended the
| Sabbath chool exercises in the Vestry,
| filing the room TO its seating capacity.
| fhe parts taken 10y the children were
well rendered, the singing by little
! Elizabeth Decker, 4 years old, the
reading by Miss Murie Backus, md
the Christmas story related by MIS-.
Dyer :. Elliott To the children of the
infant class, were deserving OF specia al
| mention, but taking the service rs n
whole, the children did credit TO them
! selves. The evening service was omit
ted
Howard White of Pomfret Landing
spent the week end with his cousin.
Mrs. A lien I. Rabbit.
The post Office was closed Christmas
from noon until crock p. M
Miss Wiley has been the guest Of
Miss Edith Sheldon the present week
Edward BAbbitt is visiting his sor
Edward in Manchester, \. ii.
Glen Burlington OF Bay city, Mich
new in the L. ;. radio school in Cam
bridge spent Christmas with Mrs
Armstrong Miss Bernice Armstrong
OF Syracuse is also a visitor with hel
mother.
Sareia Rhodes of Quincy, and Judge
Geisler of Putnam, were with Mr.. anC
Mrs. Everett +. Rhodes on Christmas
day.
Louis Elliott, who has charge of thu
interests of the \ \. Plow Co.. o
POUCH keepsie in the eastern territory
is spending the week with his family
in town.
A lien Reynolds of Worcester, and
Fred Eddy OF Southbridge, with theii
families, were visitors at Nathan
| Chase's Christmas day.
William Chase and family of Wor,
cester were Christmas guests of Mrs
Chase's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Claus
/ Erickson.
The meeting of the Red Cross was
| omitted for this week. There will be
meetings two days next week.
The progress in the work on the
! Gladding house has been somewhat
| delayed by the non.arrival OF the fin'
ishIng material, necessitatiug the lay
| ing of OF most of the carpenter force.
| The stable has gone on rs most OF the
| work WIS on the inside, being white
face brick work. The cottage iior The
coachm IN, built by the Wheston com
psny of Putnam, Is plsstered and
about ready for the inside finish.
The neighbors adjoining Sunset Hill
| Farm were summoned enrly Sunday
morning TO assist Frank Knight, who
has charge of the premises Of the lsle
| William il. Covell in getting the horse
| out OF the serious predicamenl OF hav
ing broken through the floor OF the
stable, only one hind leg having gone
down through the floor. With some
| difficulty the animal WIS eXtrIcated
but shortly died, hsvipgtinternally in
| JuIcu bllDeell IN the tbothNOl w ktl
out, probably having been trying al
night.
Several members of Quinnatissel
grange attended the Pomona at Nor
| wich last week Thursday.
The Christmas exercises of the school
al Brandy Hill took place Friday. A
tree was pleasing feature which add
ed great interest TO The occasion.