Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-06-20
THOMPSON TOWN TOPICS

ing their summer home at Hillcrest.
Arthur Wilks has been spending a
few days at his home convalescing
from treatment in a hospital in Wor-
eester
Fenner Peckham of Providence,
who as a boy has spent past summers
in the village, IS visitor at Miss
Wileys.
John Wilks is engaged in cutting
the grNss on the common, which adds
very much to the attractive looks of
the village.
A party of five from Cambridge,
Mass, is stopping over with Miss
Sherman on their way to the Harvard
Yale races.
Near by farmers are supplying
some of our residents with native
Strawberries The berries are excel
lent but not in abundance.
Everett Lovejoy and family spent
town, visiting relatives in Athol
Mass, driving in their automobile.
Mrs. Floyd Bowen, who is in hos
pital in Worcester for surgical treat
ment, is reported to be fast recover
ing from the operation which was per-
formed a week ago.
G. L. Hoyle of Providence, we'll
known racer of that city, entertained
on Sunday a party of twenty-six to a
trip over the Mohawk trail, and on
the return trip stopped at the Vernon
Stiles Inn to supper in the evening.
The portable steam saw mill be-
longing to NJ. Linus Logee passed
through the village on Saturday and
will locate on a wood lot on the farm
formerly belonging to the late Mrs.
f. +. Thompson near North Grosven-
or-Dale.
The first of a series of luncheons
to be given on Saturday afternoons
by the ladies connected with the Quin-
natisset County Club, was held last
Saturday. Mrs. c. Z Searls and Miss
Lacy Olney were the hostesses for
that day.
By quick action by other workmen
at. hand, an accident which might
have proved serious. was avoided one
day last week when John Bates, at
work about the machinery in his IA
ther's shop, was eau mt by the shaft
ing The power was stopped so soon
hat he received only slight injuries.
the broken marh slab and other
taiugs used by plumbers that lay be-
side the road on Nichols hill, are the
remnants of a box of articles that fell
off a heavily loaded truck of plumb
Thursday. The newly oiled condition
of the road was probably the cause of
the mishap.
An auto accident happened on the
hill near Thompson station on Sun
day. Through some cause unknown
the vehicle left the road and went
through the fence, damaging the car
The occupants, how
ever, escaped without injury. The
machine was from Putnam and was
removed on Monday
At the regular meeting of the
Grange on Tuesday evening, theslec-
turer's hour was made very interest
ing by County Agent Ellis of Put
nam, who spoke on spraying, talking
on the results of 1t on po-
tatoes. Miss Embleton was also pres
ent and gave an instructive address
ON the best methods TO be followed in
the canning of fruit and vegetables.
Both speakers remarks were eharac-
terized by the social and pleasing
manner in which they were made.
The Children's Day exercises of the
Sunday school were we'll carried out
by the young members OF the sehooi.
The work necessary TO prepare for
the service. showed that the teachers
made an effort to please the children
as well as to create an interest with
the parents and congregation, The
service of the morning by Rev. +. Z.
Whiting of South Sudbury, Mass,
was altogether appropriate for Chill
Aren's Day. Next Sunday il is ex-
pected the Rev. S. T. Livingston of
Bridgeton, Me. will supply the pulpit
both morning and evening.