Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-07-23
THOMPSON


fork installed in his barn.
Charles Davis, ST., is assisting in cut
ting the hay on John Logee's farm
Henry Draper Of Worcester was
Sunday visitor with friends in the vii
lage.
Miss Charlse Loweree is spending
the summer with Mrs. Loweree on
West street
Miss Dorothy Chamberlain Of Bel
fast, Me, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. EY-
erett Loyeioy.
Mr.. McNif. the manager of the Yer
non stiles hotel, was q visitor to Bos-
ton on Friday.
Raymond Chase Of Worcester spent
t1e weekend with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs Charles Chase
Ar. and Mrs. Frank Peterson have
been entertaining relatives from New
York during the week
Mr.. and Mrs. AlcorH were visitors
in Woodstock. their former place Of
residence, on Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Waltz Of Everett,
Mass, were weekend visitors with
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Blackmar.
The grass crop on the place belong
ing TO Henry Draper has been purchas-
ed by the Kies Bros. of Putnam.
Charles Miller. former mail carrier
is making himself useful in assisting
the farmers TO harvest their hay.
DIN Farrows Of Putnam has en-
gagged to do the haying on the Joseph
Mills farm for Mrs. Wesley VIM
William Broughton, who has been
engaged in Putnam all the spring. IS
at home doing the haying on his farm.
Contractor c. L. Knight is engaged
with force of carpenters in building
new horse sheds at the Congregational
church in Dudley Mass.
Olney Brott is home from Yale Col
lege, spending the summer with his
mother and aunt, Mrs. George Brott
and Miss Frances Olney.
William Chase and family of Wor-
eester have been visitors with Mrs.
Chase's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claus
Erickson, the past week.
4 barn dance was given to the EN-
ploycs and invited guests at the Caro-
yn Hall estate on Saturday evening.
A JAZZ orchestra Of Putnam furnished
music
Miss Clara spinney and lady friend
of Winchester. Mass, have been
spending a week with her parents.
Nj and Mrs Calvin Spinoey on Sun
set road
Thlrty-six woodchueks IS the record
thus far fol the season to the credit of
Bert Morgan with his rifle. Mr.. Nor
gan works for K. II Chandler about
his premises.
J. C. Slater Of Minneapolis Mimi.
was recent visitor with Mrs Emma
Shaw Colcleugh She also has as Wis
itor for an indefinite stay Miss Isabel
Brown of Providence.
The baseball game between the Gros=
venordales and Thompsons played on
the local grounds resulted in favor of
the Grosvenordales by a score of A.
Leonard Mills was umpire
1t is reported that the Grosvenor
dale Co. has purchased the farm
known as the Elliott Subway place
between Thompson Station and Gros
venordaie on tine state road.
The stormy days of the past week
furnished opportunity for some of the
haymakers to go fishing, Webster
Lake being most attractive. where
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good catches were reported.
Good hay days are so far apart that
many of our citizens who are striving
hard with the weather conditions and
shortage of help improved the good
weather last Sunday forenoon to has
ten the securing Of their hay crop by
working.
A shortage of laborers caused by
my leaving and going away has some
what delayed the progress on the state
road from Brandy Hill TO the Massa
ehusetts line, but with new set the
work now bids fair to be completed
before winter begins. Mr.. Vito is
right onto his job.
Mrs Walter Pratt of Putnam, with
her guest. Miss Florence Donnell, Wis |
tide with Mrs. Pratt's parents on Fri
day. Miss Donnell, who is native of
4 Thompson and was a schoolmate of
Mrs. Pratt (nee Miss Mildred Knight I
is now living in Southhridge, Mass,
and has been spending weeks vaca-
ton with her old schoolmate,
The very pleasant weather on Sun
day morning proved itself appreciat-
i've to the large number who availed
themselves of IT and were in attend I
anee at church services. The services I
in the morning seemed fitting for the
times, more especially the sermon. the
subject being taken from Luke, T
Come up Higher" The thought as
brought out was promotion, that of
God against that of man. While mans
could be thwarted, nothing could stay
Divine promotions. The sermon
throughout was listened 10 with deep
interest
On Tuesday evening large COM
pany, of about rs neighbors and
friends of Alexander Maitland visited
biS hama On GupSat roaa IN axfpnd