Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-05-25
Thomson Fire Warden Busy

several days before the rain on Tues
day Beginning on Friday with fire
at Wilsonville,it was followed by three
others. On Saturday and Sunday one
at each of the different sections of West
Thompson, East Thompson and vii.
sonVille, and on Monday evening in
the woods of Mr.. l.abonte at Brandy
Hill. 1t is estimated that one hun
dred acres or more were burned over
Mrs Stevenson of Midway spent the
weekend with her daughter, Mrs.
Alexander Maitland on Sunset road.
Emil bayer has installed gasoline
supply tank at his garage on Brandy
Hill.
Landscape end lawn men of Boston,
three in number, are at work on the
lawn OF Mrs. Wieks, finishing the
seeding of it.
At the meeting of the suffrage league
on Monday, Mrs. c. l.. Knight and
Miss Sherman were appointed to at
tend the Connecticut Agricultural Col
lege and receive instruction in can
ming vegetables, it being new and
special department this season at the
college.
The ThimbIe club met Thursday
with Mrs. Harvey in the Sawyer dis
trict.
The new piazza at the Vernon Stiles
is NEARLY completed and is in the
painters hands. The improvement is
very marked, it being nearly two feet
wider and of modern design, and adds
much to the looks of the building as
we'll as being needed convenience tor
the guests.
Painters are still about the village.
The latest evidences of their iabors Is
seen on the residences of &. l. SeaTls
aud Miss sherman, also the residence
of J :. Lewis has been having much
OF the interior painted and papered.
The changes in the telephone num-
bsrs are giving the patrons some in.
convenience at present, which will be
unthought of as soon as the new direc-
tories are distributed.
The w. G. T. L. of Thompson, held
meeting at the home of Mrs. NJ.
Goodwin of Wisonvile on Thursday
the 18th of May. There was a large
attendance, 26 being present. The
topics of the day were "Sabbath 90.
servance, y and sW hen Women Vote"
which were discussed at length and
quite number read articles pertinent
To The subjects, which were very in
teresting. President, Mrs Minnie
BiXby presided. Mrs. John Rawson
offered the opening prayer. Roll call
and reports of Treasurer and Secre-
tary read and approved. Responsive
reading. The crusade and other tenn
peranee hymns were omitted and the
woman's quartette sang selections.
Mrs Goodwin's collection of flowers
and growing plants was greatly adj
mired and added pleasure to the sur
roundings. Mrs. Clara Mills and Mrs.
Goodwin were hostesses and served a
delicious luncheon.
MIR. and Mrs. Warren Ryan of Web
sler were visitors at his fathers,
Thomas Ryan's, Wednesday. He is
demonstrating the Rainier auto truck
The grounds of the Baptist society
are being cleaned up.
a mad dog was shot by Clark Pierce
on Wednesday.
A Maybasket was hung Wednesday
evening to Mrs. William Leake.
A quarantine for diptheria has been
placed on The famii y OF Dexter Elliott,
MIS-. Elliott ana daughter Virginia
being afflicted. The other children are
Staying with their grandmother, Mrs.
Mary Elliott There is also a case in
the family of Moses Spinney on School
street.
George Foster is out again and at his
place IN the store.
social whist party was given on
saturday evening TO a few invited
friends by Mr.. and Mrs. G. Y. Chase.
New lines oftwire are being strung
On the Brandy Hill line by the Tele-
phone company.
Rooert Peterson and wife have ar
nsea and are occupy ing their cottage
ou the county home road. MIR. Peter.
son has been Ill with a severe cold
since his arrival.
MI and Mrs. Jerome Rhodes of
huntsville were week end visitors
win his brother, T.. Z. Rhodes.
The body Of Mrs. Mary o. Prince. a
Vusugnter of the late Albert Prince OF
"oodstock, who died in, Pawtueket,
20, va buried in West Thompson ceme
on Thursday of last week. She
~ a ~ an aunt Gof Nathan ID. Prince oil
t,haAtlnur Mills is out with a new
Snalmers auto.
ua Mashburn and niece, Mrs
80 Burnette and children, Peter
richard of Providence, are ex
shon, 70 occupy their home here