Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-02-16
Gathered in Thompson

The plasterinp is being done at the
Decker house Mason Bibeault of Put
nam is engaged on IL.
Eight to twenty degrees below zero
several mornings this week causes ell
der,v people 10 remark, "this is the
kind of winters we used TO have iwhen
/ was young.n No one questions It's
truthfulness.
A progressive whist party WAS given
toanumber of her youns friends Thurs
day evening by Miss. Mildred knight.
A leak in the bellows put the ORGAN
sput of commission during the services
at the Congregational church on sun
dsy. the closing hymn being sung oy
the choir and congregation without
tie help of the organ.
Mrs George Crosby ,has received
news of the death of her Brothers wife,
Mrs. Luther Jacobs, in New York Fu-
neral services are 10 ne held on Satut-
day ut her home in New York.
Miss Lewis and Miss Munyan, libra-
rians, alten ded library meeting In
Danielson on Tuesday. Miss Grace
Cruff attended to their duties here on
that day.
Mrs. Belle Holcomb johnson state
at The Vernon Stiles.
The cridge club was entertained oy
Miss Dunning on Thursday.
The sale for the war relief nj the
Howe Marot school on Saturday was
quite = success considering the extreme
cold weather on that day.
Mrs. Dexter Elliott, Miss Evans and
Miss sherman, are the committee in
MI hn tn.,l
valentine tea for the benefit OF the Day
Kimball hospital in Putnam Satur-
day.
A sister of DR.. Taylor of Los Angeles,
Cal, is visiting with DR.. and Mrs.
Taylor.
The steam heat radiators ale being
Installed in the remodeled Conan
house preparatory TO lis being pias-
tered.
Letters received from Rev. Mr..
Moore state that his health is much
improved.
Miss Wendelschafer with friends
were recent callers on Mrs. Angelina
Mills.
The brick and cement for complet-
ing the foundation for the Gladding
residence has begun TO arrive and Is
beng stored in temporary buildings
built for that purpose on the premises.
Candlemus day drove the ground
hog back TO his slumber. 1t is also
evident that the severe winter weather
since has driven the deer out into the
open, AS they have been frequently
seen since that day, sometimes pur-
sued by dogs close on their track.
Young Mr.. Reynolds of Fort Hill
farm met with mishsp with his
milk on the way TO Thompson station
Saturday morning. The sleigh In
which he was riding capsized splitting
Mr.. Reynolds and the milk. The horse
was easily secured without further
damage.
Mrs. Dexter Elliott spent a few days
in Providence with her sister, Mrs.
Jencks, recently.
The condition of f. +. Reed, who
suffered shock Friday evening, is
about the same, slight improvement
being noted
Mrs Charles Davis is recovering
from her illness which proved to be
more severe than WAS at first indicated
having developed into an attack OF
tonsililis and quincy sore throat. Her
daughter, Mrs. John Logee, has been
e caring ioi ncf'
The services on Sunday were OF II
union character, the Baptist people
uniting in the services ut the Congre-
gational church, preaching in the
morning being b Rev. Mr.. Chase and
by Rev. Mr. HaZelton in the evening,
which arrangements for the present
are 70 be carried out.
Poor wheeling, sleighing, or auto.
MODELLING, also travelling on foot, made
the conditions for getting about quite
difficult the first days of the week. Mr..
Back us Is using horses with sleigh in
delivering goods from the store.
Mrs. DIR. h. P. Williams tnee Miss
Florence Green) and young son of
Farmingdale, New York, WAS a recent
visitor with her uncle, George Whit
tlesey, in the Sawyer District.
A committee of the congregational
church appointed TO supply the PM pit
have been notified by letter from Rev
Nr Bryant, p ospeclive candid ite
4 who preached here Jan. 2lst, that he
) has Withdrawn from coming again to
preach rs a candidate. This is quite
disappointing To many who were IA
yoraoIy i'm oppressed with him and ex-
peeled to have the opportunity OF lis
tening 10 him again.
Mrs. James Wilson, who hes been
very i'll with bronchial pneumonia. is
little better. Her daughters, ATs.