Putnam patriot., 1920-10-15
THOMPSON

Charles Davis, Sr.. is engaged as sisting MT Elliott at Hillerest for C. H. Russell
 C. F. Searls continues gaining in health, although not being able to sit up all day yet. Miss Emma Logee Of East Thomp- son visited with her sister. Mrs. Chas. Ryan, over the weekend. Mir. and Mrs. Hutchins have closed their boarding house and are away on vacation for two weeks 4 tractor engine hss been at work repairing on the Providence road seY- eral days during the week
 Rupert Geissler spent the weekend
 with his grandparents in the village. 1lr and Mrs F. F. Rhodes
 Mir and Mrs Artg8r Mills were away over the week end, taking an
 auto trip iH New Hampshire
 Ellsworth Chandler of New York
 has been spending a few days with
 his father. Hon. Randolph Chandler
 Fred Herrick, our local painter, is
 engaged in painting about the build
 ings of George Vaughan in the vil-
 lage
 The town clock is not>on strike. al-
 though 1t has failed to furnish our vil-
 lage with the time of day the past
 week.
 Contractor C. L. Knight is engaged
 with force of men in reshingIing a
 part of the residence of Miss Harriet
 Lewis
 Lawrence Ryan, who is working in
 Lynn, Mass, spent the weekend at
 his home here, remaining over Colum-
 bus Day
 Miss Orin Whitin continues to gain
 in health. While the improvement is
 slow, nevertheless it is evident from
 day to day
 Miss Lottie Palmer, table girl at
 the Vernon Stiles Inn, visited her
 home in Willimantic q few days dur
 ing the week
 Richard Barton and Randolph
 Chandler were in attendance as jur-
 ors at the session of court in Putnam
 on Wednesday.
 The seleetmen are to meet at the
 probate office on Tuesday. Nov. 19,
 to administer the electors oath to
 those found qualified.
 L. M. Knight and John have been
 assisting at the store during the ab- senee of Mir Baekus and son Law renee on their auto trip.
 Betty Maitland. the seyen-year old child of MT. and Mrs. Alexander Mait- land is sick with scarlet fever The house IS under quarantine. Deacon Dike is staying with Mir. and Mrs. k. F. Rhodes during the absence of Mir and Mrs. Hutchins, who have closed their house for a time MT. and Mrs. E. S. Backus and son Lawrence motored to Williamstown | Mass, on Friday, remaining over the weekend, arriving home on Wednes- day.
 Miss Sylvia Ryan entertained a party of young friends on Monday | evening in honor of her brother, Law. renee, who was home over Columbus Day.
 Mrs. Walter Jaques returned to hei
 home in Hartford the first of the week, having spent several weeks with her parents, Mir and Mrs. Eph. raim Smith.
 MT. and Mrs. J. Vinton Dartt en- n.. Dartt, and wife, of Hartford over the | weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Dartt accom-. panied them home in their auto.
 Walter Pratt, who drives the French
 River textile truck distributing ice 1T the village, made trip to Woonsocket on Wednesday with the truck for the company, therefore no ice pulling that day.
 2 Loads of apples for the making ot cider are seen nearly every day pass ing through the village on the way tc the cider mills, either in the Sawyer ' district or East Putnam at Burrill', { mill
 Joseph Potter, Thomas Bell, Mrs ' William Bates and Mrs. Keith attend ed the Pomona meeting at Hampton { on Saturday and report it as being on, [ of the largest attended meetings oi { Quinebaug Pomona they ever attend ' ed.
 2 The whist held by the Thimble Cut { at the hotel on Friday evening proved [ quite success Over eighty person: { were present. Nineteen tables ot 1 players enjoyed themselves until af . ter II o'clock when refreshments oi ! ice cream and cake were served to an! 1 who wished by Mrs. McNitf, manager : of the hotel.
 ! The baseball game last Saturday { was not very satisfactory to the loca { team. The manager, after arranging \ with two teams for that day, went ou ' of town, neglecting to cancel one tt ' the disappointment of the local team { they trying to play two games in on, { afternoon. losing both. They lost tn, { regular game with the Grosvenor z dales by score of to 5. ' At the Republican caucus held ol { Monday Thomas Ryan and Claus flag sfrnp, ,yara mt in no,, in at iou fa snr.