Putnam patriot., 1920-02-13

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Tuesday to spend few days.
Mr.. Amidon is working for William
Bates at his picker stick shop.
Herbert Steele. is doing the truck
ing with his horses for Mr.. Backus at
the store.
Olney Brott from Yale College has
been spending the week with his
mother, Mrs. George Brott.
Schools were closed throughout the
town for several days the past week,
opening again on Tuesday.
Snow shooting has been one of the
prevailing winter sports with the
young girls since the big storm.
The clock in the church spire was
started again on Saturday, it having
been stopped several days, the sexton,
Mr.. st. Martin. having been sick.
Walter Bates, who moved to town
last spring with his family, is to
move away, going to Woonsocket, r.
l., where he will engage in business
for himself
Mail service in Thompson during the
storm was quite disturbed. Mails
containing the papers were received,
although at times very late, every
day.
R. F. D. No. 4 delivery wagon was
again out, observed to pass through
the village Monday forenoon, not
ing been seen since Wednesday be-
fore the storm.
The attendance at the church SER
vices on Sunday morning was about
normal, which. considering the con-
dition of travel, was encouraging. The
service was held in the vestry.
Louis Converse, manager of the
Thompson creamery, was stalled by
the storm two days an his return trip
from Pascoag in the Buck Hill section
of his route at Orrin Writings.
Myron Elliott, who has been quite
i'll the past week, was out again on
Monday and says he does not remem-
Der of having been more completely
ready to give up than was the case
this tine for several days.
The snow on the roofs of the We
randa and port cochere of the resi-
dence of c. f. Searles, was shovelled
off on Monday, which in some places
was two feet deep, and must have
been a greater weight than was con-
sidered safe for them to sustain.
There must have been a shortage Of
milk in Webster during the snow
blockade, as Mr. Reynolds, manager
of Fort Hill farm, who furnishes that
place with over 200 quarts daily, was
unable to get there for several days,
and not until he with the assistance of
his men, turned out and assisted in
breaking out the roads.
Snow is more plentiful than water
on Thompson Hill. Several residents
of the village are feeling somewhat
disturbed by their wells being very
low, fearing that unless relief comes
by rain there will be dronghth.
There has been no rain since the week
of Dec. 10, which had two rainy days.
and Sunday, Dee. IA, when gentle
rain fell
Anyone, no matter what their pro-
fessional calling, can shovel, evidence
of their ability 20 do so was the diff
ferent classes of men engaged in
breaking out the roads after the big
snow storm. High school teachers
and scholars, contractors and earpen-
tiers. painters and decorators, black
smiths, mail carriers and grocerymen
were observed among those who work
ed with Mr.. Ryan as leader, it taking
several days before the task of max
ing the roads comfortably passable
was accomplished. with several cross
reads left still to break up.
The family of Ebert Joslin was
among the sick ones during the storm,
Mr. Joslin being first taken with m
fiuenza. soon followed by Mrs. Josln
coming down with it, also the young
boy. The very sad dilemma was the
absence of medical attendance on ac-
count of the roads being blocked with
snow Mrs. Joslin's condition became
quite serious, pneumonia having de
velopei Nurses could not be obtain
ed until finally one was secured, com
ing from Ftehburg. Mass, Tuesday.
1t has been a long time if ever before
when Thompson was so deprived OF
getting about to secure aid in time of
sickness.
No morning mail was the notice IN
the postoifice last Friday. Everyone
seemed quite satisfied. realizing the
cause was the worst storm of the sea-
son. and the roads were next to mn