Putnam patriot., 1918-01-04
The New Year in Thompson

ne NGW lGdl LII lllUlll pSUlI It would be unnecessary to speak of the weather, only to ssy that our cili- sens have fully realized the truth Of the old, but still common expression, aAs the days begin to lengthen the cold begins to strengthen" Begin hing with Thursday morning from to I2uegrees below zero,and the day only one minute longer, and F to "A on Sunday, and Monday 15 to 20 below. Such weather causes one to have feeling of envy of those of our citizens who are away in Florida.
 The new arrangement for getting ice into the Ream ice house proved sue. cess from the start, nearly 800 cakes of ice being put into the building the first four hours Thursday afternoon. J.R. Gladding and Mrs. Gladding are weekly visitors to their new house in Thompson, ns it is being warded 10 com plelion. A car load of the fin, ish having arrived, the carpenter force has again been put to work.
 Charles Davis, senior, has finished laboring for the contractor al the Glad ding house for the present, and has been ill from an attack of asthma. C. E. Olney and family closed their house and started for Florida Friday. Charles Johnson, the chauffeur, did not accompany them this year.
 Mrs. Agnes White of Woodstock has been spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. Paine.
 The Misses Carrie and Helen Grams ka are anticipating lengthy visit from their niece, u daughter Of Frank cranska of Norwich.
 In the serious accident at the Gros- venordale railroad crossing, when Stephen PraltS truck was demolished and the driver killed, the sadness of the event is more deeply felt in our village on account of the outfit having hgured as one of the everyday scenes the past season, passing through gen. erally loaded for Providence. MT. Pratt has the sympathy of his many friends in Thompson, some ot whom have known him since he was boy and lived in the town.
 The scene on the street during the cold days, reminded one of the ''de- serted village.
 A quiet New Years day. Post office q. elosed from noon until D o'clock, as on HI Christmas day
 NA The Baptist covenant meeting is to st ac held with James Converse on Sat sday.
 N ar. and Mrs Decker closed their 8 hose on Wednesday and have re- 2 ta ned to their winter home in Provi K Aene. Mr. and Mrs. Decker Iare held ID geat respect and esteem by the in x habants of the viliRge. They have # Gausd their summer home on Main olree to be transformed from n "silent 4 1pOk Ao one of life, altTactiveness and x 0onveience. It WAS an oversight in Dsst wek's correspondence of the 2 P ATRIt, not to speak of their residence If# on Chrismas Eve. Bright in the illu- FN 0inalioIfrom the numerous electric Nights, aded to by fifty candles, Anced asa background 10 the Red SNIs decoalions, 1t presented scene "e stree to the passeThy that was l n..iX reminder of that Star that led n tnosI aen more than nineteen nunu h, se8s ago to The place thnt pfou guy gouch joy into the worlh, la esiueni,i eadi in Aip further that joy eOouhus i" Sesrts of Mir and Mrs. Decker
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