Putnam patriot., 1917-04-13

There will be 8 meeting of the Thompson Equal Suffrage League at the residence of Mrs Fay Kutscher, North Grosvenordale, Monday, April 18th, at 2:30 In the absence of the president, Miss Granger, Mrs. k. H. Corttis will preside. Miss Rosamond Danielson of Putnam Heights, the pop. ular young Windham County organi- ger, will address the meeting. A full attendance is expected and desired.
 Mrs. Frank Knight called on her brother, Joseph Cruff, who has been sick all winter, on Friday meeting her brother, Frank Cruff of Boston, there the same day.
 The Thimble club met with Mrs. day afternoon.
 MT. Hutchins has rented the tene' ment vacated by James Wilson. This action on the part of MT. Hulchins will be quite convenience 10 him as he has previously occupied ony one half of the house The extra Accommoda- tions furnished by securing the balance or the house will add to the accommo dation of his taking summer boarders.
 It has been in mind all winter with memb bers of the grange to spend an evening as A party with MT and Mrs. LewIs Converse who figure very help ful in the work of the grange, and Fri day evening was finally decided upon when about. 30 members presented themselves at their residence and en joyed the pleasures incident to such gatherings, while the party were quite prepared with refreshments, Mrs. Con al t0 hn casion. She was also prepared to en- certain them in never to befor gotten manner making happiness and joviaIity prevailing feature with aii present.
 The Red Cross met on Monday. A generous response from Agent Rear don, of the Grosvensrdale Co. mills, Tn the way of donation of cloth to be used in the work was in evidence.
 Several of our owners of automobiles have received notice to be ready that their services might be required at some time as an immediate military necessity.
 A real mid-winter scene was the snow storm last Monday. morning. Snow fell to the depth of between four and five inches.
 The unsettled condition of the high ways was the cause Of several auto- mobiles being stalled between Brandy Hill and the bridge near John Sand strom's on the Webster road. George Law with his team of holses helped them out
 Mrs. Ella Herrick, who has been suffering from an attack of neuritis, Is some better.
 The general opinion expressed by the farmers is an increased acreage of planting this season providing seed Is not out of reach of their purse. Some of the managers of estates have re ceived orders to give more special at tentiop to cultivation Of crops this yesr than in previous years. The annual meeting of the ecclesias tical society was held on Saturday evening. The officers elected for the ensuing year were k. C. Paine, Frank Knight, Richard Barton, committee; R. A. Cunning clerk and treasurer and George w. Dexter collector.
 Albert DeManche, who has been la boring for Superintendent Maitland on the Gladding property, has been summoned 10 service in the U. S. | navy. MT DeManche WAS formally in the navy and has been away from service d year.and half, being held as reserve man. He left for his home in Der in, N Y, Wednesday, and will report for duty at the Charleston n Navy Yard on Friday.
 Dr. Taylor is awuy on trip to New l York and W ashington, D C. Arthur Mills spent Sunday in town. Mir. and Mrs. Louree are spending a few weeks in Schenectady, N I. Carl Johnson and wife of South bridge spent the week end with MT. and Mrs. John Johnson at Brandy Hill.
 An even dozen of Marion Erickson $ young friends gathered at her home on Saturday 10 celebrate her birthday. Refreshments of ice cream and large birthday cake were served. Mrs. George Dresser attended the dog show in Providence where several of the dogs owned by her were entered.