Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-05-03
THOMPSON TOWN TOPICS
Historic House Destroyed by Fire

Historic House Destroyed by Fire
The house and barn on the farm
known to the older residents of the
town as the Hale Jacobs place, situat-
ed short distance back from the
main highway between Brandy Hill
and East Thompson, were entirely de-
stroyed by fire early Saturday morn
ing. 1t had been owned In recent
wears by a Jew named Mat kroll,
farmer and cattle trader, but the
house had not been occupied continu-
ally through the winter. This house
was one of those style of houses so
commonly built more than 100 years
ago, of which there are several specI-
mems standing in a good state of pre-
servation like the one burned, and
was probably caused to be built by
man named Jacobs, who owned the
farm and kept tavern on the road
side. 1t is SAID that General or Pres
dent Washington stopped over night
at this JACOBS tavern While on his
way from Boston to Hartford when
en- his visit to New England. The
tavern house IS now owned and occU-
pied by Mr. and Mrs Frank Carlton.
Miss Mary McMullen spent the week
end with friends in Putnam.
VIM. Segar of Brandy Hill passed
his 91st birthday on Thursday.
A special all day meeting of the
Red Cross is to be held this Friday.
1t is reported that important addi-
tons to our summer residents are IN
prospect.
The Baptist Covenant meeting is to
be held at James Converse's on Sat
urday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. F. Thompson of
North Grosvenordale were passing
callers on friends in the village on
Sunday.
Several of the ladies of our com
munity attended the meeting of the
Council of Defense held in Putnam
ON Tuesday.
A good delegation representing
Quinattisset Grange attended the
Quinebaug Pomona held at Brooklyn
on Saturday.
The shoddy and picker stick manu-
ing operated at its full capacity.
Night and day shifts are being main
tanned.
Twice over the top is the record of
Thompson in the purchase of liberty
bonds, beside many of its citizens buy
ing in other towns and cities, where
they have interests.
While farm labor is scarce and in
demand, girls for domestic work are
wanted in several places among our
village residents, who say it is diff
cult to get girls for housework
The spacious lawn of Mrs F. S.
Wicks has been given attention the
past week by Mr. st. Martin, assisted
by men in the employ of R. & j. Far
quhar & Co., a nursery firm of Bos-
ton.
The arrivals the past week of sum
mer residents to occupy their summer
homes, are Mrs. NJ D.. Elliott and
Mrs. Mary Noble, Mrs. Emma Shaw
Coleclough, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Decker and family.
Miss Sherman is out of town for
two weeks stay. Her sister, Mrs
Phinney, and two daughters, who
haze been stopping with her through
the winter. have returned to their
home on Long Island, n. I.
Some of the evidences of the severe
cold weather of the past winter are
seen in the damage to much of the
shrubbery on the grounds of many
places in the village, especially in
some instances where it has the APP
pearanee Of being entirely killed
Raymond C. Dexter of Everett,
Mass, son of John R. Dexter, former
ly of Thompson. who has been in the
United States Naval Reserve Service
the past several months, has success
fully passed the required examination
and been promoted to chief yeoman.
He is stationed at Woods Hole, Mass.
Bates Bros. have received and un-
loaded car load of walnut lumber
containing $4,000 pieces, for use in
Manufacturing picker sticks 1t was
purchased in Jacksonville. Fla, be-
ing shipped by water freight to Bos-
ton, where it was reshipped by rail
Frank Bates visited Boston while it
was being unloaded from the vessel