Putnam patriot., 1920-11-05
THOMPSON

The Ladies Sewing Circle met at Mrs. Miller's on Wednesday.
 The Ladies' Missionary Society met with Mrs. Fletcher on Wednesday.
 Hamilton Paine spent the weekend with his parents. Mir. and Mrs. R. C. Paine.
 Several of our voting residents at tended the political rally in Putnam on Saturday evening.
 Mrs. Gardner Miller closed her summer residence and returned to Providence on Tuesday
 Mir. and Mrs Fred Munyan have been entertaininG relatives on their wedding trip during the week.
 Preparatory lecture was held on Thursday afternoon, Communion ser vice is to be observed on Sunday.
 The monthly meeting of the Ladies Missionary Society was held with Mrs. Fletcher on Wednesday.
 Marshall Tourtellotte, the S-year old eeandehild of Mrs. Ephraim Smith. with whom he lives, Is sick with the measles
 Mrs. Emma Colcleugh spent the weekend with friends in the village. remaining over until Tuesday morn. ing to vote.
 Mir and Mrs. George Foster have been entertaining Mr. Posters sister. Mrs. Samuel Clifford of West Berlin, Vt, during the week.
 Thomas Fitzpatrick has been en- gagged in cleaning out the chimney on the church building, also painting the l flagpole on the common.
 MT and Mrs. Irving Johnson of Worcester were visitors at Mrs. John sons Miss Clara Eddy) old home place in Quadic district on Sunday
 The case of measles which thus far seems to have been lone case, the patient has fully recovered and as- sumed her occupation at Miss Beebe's.
 Coal is being furnished to some of our residents by Putnam parties at only S22 ton. The reason for the excessive price Is best known to the dealer.
 Chopping axes are said to be in de- mand, as many persons who are out of work find employment chopping cord wood, of which there appears to be a shortage with wood dealers.
 Clifford Green and son Lester and Wesley Vim have finished work on the track of the N. Y., N. II. & H. R. R., Thompson division, having been employed there through the summer.
 Election is over and most tax pay CTS have given in their lists. The one disturbing thing now is how to get the money and be ready to pay the as sessment on the same next spring, and still meet the H. C. l..
 The polls on election day opened at 5.30 a. m and closed at o'clock D. m., which was an accommodation to those who go away to their work, in that they would not have to return during the day to vote.
 Thompson is still keeping on the map, as one of our permanent resi- dents received letter erglosing mon ey for them to purehasAy yand forward to them views of Thompson scenery, residences, etc. The communication came from Philadelphia. Pa. Superintendent of Schools Kimball, in company with members of the school committee and a local contract or, recently visited every schoolhouse in the town the object being to learn it's condition and the expense it would be to the town to bring them up to the requirements of the state law. The members of the Thimble Club with their husbands and friends were well represented in numbers at Mir. and Mrs. Richard Barton's on Thursday evening it being Gentle mems Night with the club. An enjoy able evening was spent in social way after which bountiful collation. was served by the hostess Mrs. Barton. : October report for Paine No. 13, Thompson. Those perfect in attend : ance for the month: Mary Conan, Oscar Johnson, Axel Johnson, Marie Miller, Helen Miller, Evelyn Strand, Martha Strand, Eric Norman, Henry l Norman, Elsie Norman, Oscar Nor man, George Rosene, Carl Strand. Per cent of attendance for month, I9S.09. Flora A. Danielson.
 Returning to standard time through the country was easily accepted in town since it required no change in the clock and gives an hour more time ' to the institutions, postoffice, store, etc, in the morning as the railroad changed it's timetable to one hour lat CT in train schedules and the high school scholars have an hour longer to sleep in the morning, while the sun rises and sets as usual at this season of the year, and everybody seems sat isfed.
 The town clock on the church spire it is found by the committee of the church to need quite extensive re- pairs. which are being attended to by the Howard Clock Go. of Boston. The - --- 1 ----------------