Putnam patriot., 1917-07-13
Thompson Personals

Mrs. Frank Carlton and friend were visitors in the village on Sunday. Lewis Blackmar and wife are visit. ing Mir. Blackmsr's sister, Miss Mary Backmar.
 Mir. Boardman, son of Rev. Brewer boardman, former pastor of the Bap- list church, is visiting friends in the village
 The condition of Forest Rhodes, who has an attack of inJantile paralysis, is about the same not being able to use his limbs yet. His father is still assist ing in caring for him.
 c. E, Searls and wife are spending their vacation in the Berkshires.
 The quarterly meeting of the ire en- zine company was held at the engine house on Friday evening.
 A brick walk from the street to the house entrance of Dr. Gardner Miller has added still further to the improve ments that are being made about the village.
 Mrs. George Dresser has been occu Rying her residence the past week. Mrs. Annie Knight returned Friday from two weeks visit with relatives a Putnam.
 Newell Bethel, who is an enlisted man in the National cavalry defense, has been summoned to report.
 The grass on the common was now cd on Saturday, making il look more in keeping with the other lawns in the village,
 Miss Edith Peterson is the new em- pioYee as bookkeeper in the store. Several changes in the arrangements aB 8l the store have been made among which is an additional telephone in- stalled.
 Florence Donnell spent few days and weekend with Mildred Knight who is also entertaining Elsie Mason of Southbridge.
 Mrs Herrick, who was so near being struck by lightning last week, is get ting over the effects of it.
 C. l.. Knight and son enjoyed a mo- tor trip to New London Saturday.
 Deacon Josiah Dike spent weekend with relatives in Auburndale.
 Edith Peckham gave dance at the Country Club house Friday evening.
 Wesley Doan and wife have been visitors with MT. Doan's sister, Mrs. F S. Nieks, few days. over the week end.
 Miss Ella Louise Herrick Of Gros yenordale is visiting with her grand mother, Mrs. Ella Herrick, for few weeks
 (. A. Russell entertained friends from Providence on Friday.
 The Missionary society met with Miss Munyan on Wednesday.
 An oil tank ear of road oil arrived al the local station on Friday and is 10 be put upon the sstate roads in town.
 Frank Herriek of West Thompson is sald to have picked and marketed twenty five bushels of peas 4th of July week MT. Herriek has been kept very ousy all of the season in his market ssfdening, requiring the use of Ford uaek for delivering the produce.
 Joseph McMullen and wife of hfooklyn N.sY., motored from that pace In his Cadillac ear and spent ,e" days with his mother and sister at sae "fest awhile tea rooms" on Brandy Ali. MT NcMullan's father also ac- eompanied them.
 dIs Angeline Mills while attening " lew chores about her hen house .aa saturday evening, stepped in vu ah uneven place on the ground, ,s saich caused her to fsIl striking on sle hght side Of her head bruising it e.y badly and wrenehing her shoul- ss e, causing her great deal of pain. tn was alone on the place at the ,ha Ine out managed to get up and into ha mouse and care for herself until ,1 nel son and wife, who were away, re- @'neu and rendered assistance. at. and Mrs. F. A. Decker have had suesis Mrs. Decker's mother, Mrs. nuon sna, Hunt, and MT. Decker's thaiS MISS Hassey of Providence, at xbi1t elegant remodelled county home,
 1'en Is being called "Sunnyholme. 'unior, son of Clinton Elliott of N. s Y;s: nss been paying his grandmother
 s'' ,a' before going into camp. Miss onl y has been entertaining a
 i'iend, Mrs. Laxon, of New York. frs, s'an Wieks celebrated his twenty
 rs birthday on Sunday.
 d,hs He SotE of the Thompson branch iba ii she Red Cross during the absence of inc euslfman, Mrs. C E. Searls. is be- ss eafIied on by Mrs. E. 5. Fletcher @slee chairman.