Putnam patriot., 1921-04-08

AHS piedSdnt NSdtner HdS peen Ia vorable for the painters on Mir. Back us house, having finished it the first few days of the week.
 The Ladies' Missionary Society meeting which was to be held this week has been postponed to next week on "Wednesday with Mrs. Dexter El- hott.
 Joseph Adams, who has been en- gagged at the Marot School through the winter, has secured employment with our village blacksmith as assistant to him in automobile repairing.
 Joseph Andrews, the cheuffeur for Charles A. Russell, was in the village on Wednesday, having driven Mr Russell's family up in their car to visit Hillcrest, their summer residence.
 Miss Sherman, who has been spepd- ing the winter with her sister at Gull ford, is expected to arrive on Satur- day and will occupy her cottage on Providence street for the summer.
 Mir. and Mrs. Frank A. Decker, hav- ing recently returned from their stay of several weeks, most of which was spent at Palm Beach, Florida, were visitors to their place here on Sunday
 Searchers for antique, furniture have been visitors in the village. Some rare specimens have been secured and still there. are more stord away in the garrets of some of the houses in town.
 Our local painter, Fred Herrick, all though being handicapped by an at tack of rheumatism, keeps several men at work doing decorating, etc., to the inside of the residences about the vil- lage.
 The taking away of the wall terrace and filling in with loam at the corner of Main and School streets on the property of Fred Hutchinss greatly improves the looks of that section of the village.
 Davis Sterry, accompanied by Clin- ton Lewis, were in Worcester on Thursday with Mr. Reams' truck, in which they brought Louis Reams' per sonal effects and household goods to Thompson.
 Mrs. w. F. Marshall gave party to few friends in honor of Mrs. Geo. Elliott and her daughter, Miss Airline, who are visiting her, on Wednesday afternoon. Several ladies from Web ster were present.
 The early spring weather. had the effect of starting to grow the cow slip. Clinton Lewis was onto his job in good season, securing good sup ply for himself and his uncle Veranus on Good Friday.
 Two very damaging forest fires have occurred this week, one on Sun day at West Thompson and one on Wednesday near the Putnam line at Mechanicsville, both burning over val uable woodland.
 It is currently reported that Colin Nichols of Webster has sold his farm near West Thompson station to Me chanicsville people, also that William Bates has disposed of the farm owned by him at Brandy Hill, known as the Oscar Ormsby place, to foreign par ties.
 Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Morse return ed to their home in East Thompson on Friday, after spending the winter with their daughter, Mrs. Elmer White. Mrs. Morse was quite feeble last fall when she came to her daugh- ters, but with kind treatment and care she has so far recovered as to assume the duties of her own home again.
 The Boys Club of the church has arranged to have an entertainment in the town hall next Thursday evening. F. o. Harrell of Waltham, Mass, a musician and magician, has been se- cured. The whole entertainment will be something novel as well as interest ing and amusing An admission of 35 cents for adults and 25 cents for children will be charged.
 The Thimble Club held an extra meeting at Mrs. Hutchins on We'd nesday. The meeting was addressed by Supt. Kimball of the schools of the town on the topic of education. A recitation by Mrs. Barton, also vic trola selections, were given during the meeting. Ice cream and cake were served, Mrs. Hutchins and Mrs. Livingston being the hostesses. About thirty were present, including guests.
 The dance given by the graduating class of the High school on Thursday evening was real social affair, and judging by the number present was an event that was appreciated by the young people as something to break up the monotonous everyday quietude of the village The proceeds are to be used by the class for trip away, as has become a custom with former classes. Generally trip to Washing ton, D. C., has been taken.
 The officers of Putnam Grange were present at the Grange meeting and worked the third and fourth degrees on the ten candidates who had been instructed in the previous ones. Thir- tv-six members of Putnam Grange came up with the officers. The de- gree master, Arthur Tourtellotte, off, o;atod as master and performed the