Putnam patriot., 1918-07-12

Hal Olu LGfio, SA't i4e>S Ford car. MT. White spent the forepart of the week in Boston.
 Mrs. Carl Ingraham spent Monday and Tuesday in Worcester.
 John Ballard of Philadelphia spent the Fourth with friends here.
 Elmer White has rented the tene- ment in the old post office block.
 John Mills has been spending a few days with his brother Arthur.
 Miss Bertha Sargent of Putnam was a visitor in the village Wednes- day.
 Word has been received by friends of Mrs Helen Green of her marriage in New fork.
 Henry Draper of Worcester with party of friends, called on friends In town Fourth of July.
 Mrs. Clinton Lewis, who has been quite ill the past two weeks, Is re ported as much better.
 Mrs. Charles Ryan entertained her father, Frank Logee, from East Thompson last Sunday.
 Postmaster Cunning reports having QlSpOSeO Ol over llliG CilUuodiid hOtz lars worth of w & Stamps thus far
 Judge Mills and daughter, with other relatives, were entertained at the Vernon Stiles Inn while Tn town
 MT. and Mrs. White entertained Mrs Whites parents, MT. and Mrs. Arnold Morse of Easthampton, on the Fourth
 MT Dexter is suffering from an at tack of the shingles and does not inn prove much, having been sick about two weeks.
 Dr. Paine of Thompson performed seven operations at the Day Kimball hospital on Wednesday for tonsils and adenoids. Miss Clara Spinney, who was expect ed to visit her parents the 4th of July week, was unavoidably delayed, and expects to do so this week.
 Raymond Chase, son of c. V. Chase, who is in the marine service in France, has received recognition for bravery in battle at the front.
 Mrs. Henry Elliott and Miss Au- gusta are spending few days in New York Their chauffeur, Carl lngra- ham, drove them in the ear as far as Greenwich
 One of the children of Mr. and Mrs. George Law of Brandy Hill was severely kicked by one of Mir. Laws horses on Sunday. Dr. Paine was called to attend her.
 Blueberries are being peddled through the village by children from several sections of the town. Twenty five cents a quart has been the pre- vailing price this week.
 MT McGregor, who has repeatedly tried to enlist, has again been sum- moned to Camp Devens to try again and see if he is not physically fit to do his bit for Uncle Sam.
 Miss Ada Whitman, a teacher in town. was a visitor with Mrs. Wm. Leake on Sunday and started Monday morning for Danbury, where she will attend school this summer.
 Louis E. Blackmore of Everett, Mass, who is mechanical engineer at the State House, Boston, is spending three weeks vacation with his sis ter, Miss Mary E. Blackmore.
 Professor Clarence Ward and fam ily of Ohio stopped at the Vernon Stiles Saturday night They were on their way to their summer cottage Tn Maine for the vacation months.
 Mr. and Mrs. Allen Reynolds and family of Worcester. Mass, spent the weekend with her mother, Mrs Mar tha Eddy Mrs. Reynolds and chil- dren are to remain a few weeks.
 Edith Peterson, who has been work ing at the Backus store, has gone to Danbury summer school for four weeks She is to teach in the prim ary school in this district in the fall.
 A new telephone has been installed Providence street, 634-32. Mir. Dex- ter continues to stay in the home and can be reached by calling that num- Der.
 Miss Cranska is entertaining her brother Calvin Cranska of New York, Her brothers, Frank of Norwich, James of Manchaug and Floyd and daughter of Moosup were also visieo-s on Sunday.
 Fourth of July in our village was not different from reports which are heard from other places, a very quiet Fourth The rain added still further to the sloWness of the day, as it cut cut the automobiles passing through. Very little celebration by fireworks was heard or seen.
 The gentlemen connected with the Ladies' Thimble Club, having been well entertained by the ladies on sev- e.ai occasions, took the opportunity