Putnam patriot., 1917-06-01
Death Of Thompson Resident

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Joseph A. Cruff died on Friday after
lingering Illness of year and half.
Mr.. Cfu6 was q native of the Center
district where about all of his life was
spent, the exceptions being a few
years in Dndley and East Thompson.
Mr.. Cfuff was one of those men that
belong TO the type of citizens called
reliable, strong in his convictions, up
right and honest liz his dealings, ready
To lend the helping hand To any one,
especially those less fortunate in life
than himself. One Of the many admi-
Fabe characteristics of his good nature
was the willingness with which he met
any money obligations, more particu
lary employed to work for him. Being
careful observer of his fellowmen he
exercised the utmost charity in his
judgments and criticisms of them. The
funeral was held at the home Monday
at IL O'Clock attended by the Rev. Will
liam Chase. The bearers were rea
lives of the family. Burial was in The
West Thompson cemetery. Leon \
Walker of Moth GIosVenoTdale was
the furnishing undertaken.
John s. Lewis has been ill the past
week.
week at her home in New York,
Bartlett Wicks, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick 5. Wicks, has enlisted in
the ambulance corps.
Miss Laura Ware of Acton, Mass,
has been visitor at j. 5. Lewis few
days this week.
Miss Muriel Backus spent Sunday at
her home here. friend, Miss Put,
nam of Chicago, her roommate at
Smith college, accom- panied her. Her
visit was in celebration of her birth
day. Tint of her brother Lawrence
was on the same day.
The Howe and Marot school closes
June 9th. A summer term will COM
mence July l.
The quarantine for diphtheria has
been taken off the family of Dexter
Elliott.
Frank Ramsey and family are visit
ing at his home in Berwick, Maine.
Florist Hermanson is to move TO the
Baptist parsonage about the drst OF
June.
Miss Blackmar has been entertain
ing a lady friend, Miss Fellows of Dan
ielson.
Josiah Dixie has been engaged in
helping out in the planting problem,
having driven and operated potato
planter for Oscar Muny an at his home
place, planting about % bushels of
seed, also on thei Carolyn Hall proper
ty thirty bushels. John Johnson of
Brandy Hill with the same machine,
has planted twenty bushels on his
farm. On Thursday MIR. Dixie planted
twenty bushels on the Geo. Ross farm.
The notice of the death of Emery
Barrett, of Wharton, n. j., that APP
peared in last week PATRIOT, brings
10 The mind of the older residents of
our village that he was resident here
Between thirty five and fifty years ago,
hYing on West street in one of the
cottages owned at that time by his IA
mer law, the late Danforth Kinney,
VINO was the local carpenter for many
years. It is very pleasing to learn
lhHt the wife is not left alone, but the
iamliy OF children, seven in lumber,
ATE sun living to comfort her in her
declining Years.
Frank French in the Sawyer dis
alei, IN answering an alarm at his
voof on Saturday evening found May
oasheti and hearing the scam pering of
iuhhlng feet gave chase, and succeeded
running down the young misses
failed.
contractor e. l.. Knight has closed
aconttact TO build wall and buttress
posts with iron gates on the highway
dudley Hill Cemetery.
Raymond Dexter, son of John r.
IAtef, formerly of this place, has en-
saH IN the naval reserve at Newport,
Is SUBJECT TO call at any time.
seoge Mills arrived in town Sstur-
e,a s evening for the flag raising exer-
snd ana was entertained by Mr.. and
mIs. Z. +. Searls. While In town
nsted many familiar places of his
~ nood days, among them being his
nv nome and the house in which he
laa oofn, now owned by Mrs. McMul-
, sn' VINO Is manager of the Restawhile
'ea rooms at Brandy Hill.
walter Jaques OF Hartford spent
sunday with Ephraim smith.
eln Mss Wiley entertained the bridge
quo on Thursday.
MIS-. Wasburn arrived ON Thursday.
MI me family of f. H. Decker sre occu-
rug 1neir newly remodeled residence.
ia, me birth is announced of a son. Wal
Ms Chan cummings, to Mr.. and
hslS aa1iss Cummings of Spring
Of ths IA. Mr.. Cummings is a son
fo,ms. hes. George III. Cummings, a
church pastor of the Congregational