Putnam patriot., 1918-08-16

Between 75 and 100 dined at the Vernon Stiles Sunday.
 Mrs Dr. Paine is entertaining Mrs. Henry Paine of Abingdon.
 MT and Mrs. Myron Elliott visited Camp Devens on Saturday,
 The Junior Red Cross met with Miss Faith Decker Wednesday.
 Mrs. Roosevelt has gone to the mountains for two weeks stay.
 Mrs. William Peckham of Provi- dence is stopping at Mrs. Hutchins'. The hay on the farm owned by Geo. Ballard is being harvested by MT Steel
 Bates Bros shop suspended work on Friday, the day of the Pomona gathering.
 Miss Arlene Elliott of Brooklyn, N. Y Is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. NJ D. Elliott.
 Spotty. the favorite dog owned by Miss Sheldon, was shot by Dr Town Monday evening.
 Miss Barbara Weaver is away on a visit to her sister, Mrs. Louis Ream, i'll Washington, D. (.
 The condition of Johnny Bates is much improved Special medical at tention Is being employed
 Mrs. Appert and family who have been at her fathers, Thomas Ryan $, returned to her home in Webster.
 Carpenter William Broughton is building additional yards for Mrs Brunette for the enclosure of her dogs.
 James Morse of Boston, formerly of East Thompson, spent the week end with his sister, Mrs. Elmer White.
 Anthony Vito was the successful bidder for the silk scarf offered fol sale by the Red Cross at the Pomona gathering.
 Walter Jacques of Hartford spent the week end with his family at Mrs Jacques parents, Mir. and Mrs. Eph raim Smith
 The station agents family is occu pying a cottage at Bates Grove, Web ster lake, Mir Bernclough staying there nights.
 A telegraph operator from Webster has been acting as station agent al West Thompson during the absence o' Agent Lovejoy.
 Mrs. Edward Babbitte. Jr. of Man chester, N. H., whose husband h fighting over in France, Is visiting Mrs Allen Babbitt.
 John Ballard of Philadelphia i' spending the week with relatives an1 friends in town, attending the Ballars reunion on Wednesday,.
 It is reported that Miss Grace Cruf is to be married in the near future and with her husband is to reside a her home here in Thompson.
 Miss Annie Cunning is to be organ ist of the church during August re Leving Miss Knight, who expects tN be out of town during some of tha time.
 John Humphrey and wife of New London are stopping at Mrs. Hutch ins'. Mir Humphrey IS former sec retary of the New London Chambe of Commerce.
 Some of the men who are to worl on the new electric power line whlci passes the town. are being aecommo dated with board at Mrs Hills, neal Thompson station.
 Mir. Litchfeld of Woodstock moved his family to our village on Fflday into the old post office block, whlct had been repaired internally by MT White, the owner.
 Mir and Mrs Myers. who have beer making long stay with Mrs. McMuI len this summer. started last week toi California. expecting to be oh th, way until late in the fall
 Arthur Elliott and David Pettersor from Camp Devens spent the week end with their parents m town, re turning Sunday night, having only thirty-six hour furlough
 Hon C F. Searls and Mrs SearE have arrived home from their vaca tien The grounds and lawn around their residence have been given spe cial attention since their arrival.
 Rev Mr Thomas of the Unior church in Providence is spending hi' vacation at Restawhile Inn at Brand, Hill kept by Mrs Mullen this seasof for vacationists instead of transients paul Augur is enlarging his black smith shop. it being made necessary bv the increasing automobile business which he is building up in connection with the regular work of blacksmith jag
 The automobile travel and truck ing has been so heavy this season tha Deputv State Road Gommissionei Ryan is out with a force of men at tending Co keeping the roads in re pair.
 F.. s. Ioveioy attended the funera services of his father, who died verl suddenly last Friday at his home II Maine Mir Lovejoy received wor'