Putnam patriot., 1918-10-11
THOMPSON TOWN TOPICS

oNNA S0 NSNSA Hos UNSl Olt tllC sick list the past week. Paul Auger entertained friends i from Pawtucket on Saturday.
 A new piano has been installed in the residence of George Bates.
 Mrs. F. A. Decker has returned from a short visit to New York
 The Marot boarding school for la dies commenced its fall season on Tuesday
 On account of the prevailing epi- demic the Woman Suffrage Associa- tion will not meet.
 Arthur Elliott has recovered from his illness, and returned to Camp Fevens on Friday.
 Mrs. c. L. Knight is spending the week in Hyde Park. Mass. visiting Mrs. Robert Peterson.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. NJ. Addeman have visiting them their daughter, Mrs. Zentras of Winetka, III.
 Mrs. George Low has been spend ing short time with her son George and family at Brandy Hill.
 Axel Peterson of Hyde Park is spending the week with his parents, Mir. and Mrs. Frank Peterson.
 On account of the epidemic of la grippe the Sunday school rally has been called off for the present.
 Charles Ryan, Charles Frawley and Leonard Mills of the force at the Ream place are i'll with la grippe.
 Mir. and Mrs. Calvin Spinney are entertaining Miss Gallant of Boston, a friend of their daughter Clara.
 Ruby Ericson of Worcester is spending her vacation with her par ents, MT. and Mrs. Claus Ericsson.
 Contractor Kingsley has force of carpenters at work at the Ream farm near the ouinnatisset golf grounds.
 Miss Beebe has returned from on extended visit with friends in New York and has as guest Mrs. Dsven- port.
 Edward Rabbit has been sufferer from the grip the past week, but Is every day.
 Mrs. Gonger of Providence, cou- sin of Miss Granger. has been visit or in town few days. as Miss Grang- CTS guest.
 The Vito Contracting Go. of this town was the successful bidder for putting in the new water pipe for the city of Putnam.
 Pearl Perry is assisting the nurse engaged in the family of Clifford Green. Mrs. Green is very i'll with ncho-pneumonia.
 The cottage on the Marot school grounds that was damaged by fire, is being repaired. Pomfret parties are engaged in the work.
 Mrs. Walter Jaques has returned with her two children to her home in Eartford, having spent the summer with her parents, Mir. and Mrs. Eph- rsim Smith
 Henry Draper of Worcester was in town on Sunday. Mr Draper is just recovering from a two weeks illness with the epidemic which Is quite prevalent in Worcester.
 Mrs. Elmer White made a visit to her home in Boston last week and up on learning that the schools were not to commence, returned to Thompson for an indefinite period.
 Mrs Fred Farwell and her daugh- ters, Mrs. Felix Wendelchaefer and Miss Annie Wendeleheafer of Provi- dence, are occupying Mrs. FarwelPs cottage near the Quadic Reservoir.
 Miss Ella Herrick, who has been living with her uncle, Frank Herrick, at West Thompson. and attending the Tourtellotte high school, has gone to Westfeld, Mass, to visit with her mother.
 No services or joy riding on Sun day, no public schools in session on week days, and no public gatherings almost puts our village off the map but the subscription to the Liberty Loan does the work of keeping it on Mir. Spinney has received a letter from his son William, who IS in the navy on board the U. s. s. Bridge port, dated somewhere in France stating that his ship has had experi- ence as being a target for torpedoes with no hits.
 MT. and Mrs. J. NJ. Addeman ot Providence, as has been their custom for several year to occupy their cot tage in the month of October, arrived October first and are enjoying the beauties of the country in the au tumn season.
 The farmers in general are report ing good crops in the harvesting. The holding off so late has been an i'm D, rtant factor in favor of those whC have gardens getting a full benefit of having gresn vegetables frop them so unusually late in the season. MT. Legar oi Brandy H;!l, although nearly ninety-two years old, Is stil endeavoring to keep up to the times in his residence, and has had a newly plastered ceiling put on his livirq room, Broughton and Johnson doina the work.
 At the annual town meeting helc on Monday the republican nominees were elected Marcus D. Elliott, not caring to serve again as the democrat ie selectman, Ira Munyan was choser ..a +Aa yaip,ritv ealaetpnan I aop