Putnam patriot., 1921-04-01


 Worcester have been visitors with Mr. Munyans' parents, Mir. and Mrs. Oscar Munyan. Mrs. Munyan is to spend several days for a much needed rest from city life.
 The work of filling in and raising the ground of the north lawn at the premises of Jerome Bates, which was begun in the early winter, is be- ing finished. The teams of Thomas Ryan are engaged in drawing gravel,
 Edwin Johnson has established him. self and family at housekeeping in the cottage at Fort Hill Farm. Necessary repairs to the tenement which had to be made has been the cause of the delay in Mir. Johnson's occupying t sooner.
 Postmaster R. A. Cunning has re- celved notice from the postofice de- partment that Thompson postoffiee has been designated as an internation- al money order office, where money orders for foreign countries can be obtained after the 1st of April.
 The pleasant springlike weather is creating a desire with our summer residents to get back to Thompson and open their residences. It is reported that several have visited their places recently, in view of an early occu- pancy of them for the season. MT. and Mrs. C. E. Searls are con- fortably located at Mrs. Hutchins' and are apparently pleased to again be ins Thompson. Mrs. Searls is con valescing from her recent illness Her sister and daughters from Everett, Mass, spent few days with her since her coming to Thompson.
 At the meeting of the Grange next Tuesday evening an invitation has been extended to Putnam Grange off cers to be present and confer the third and fourth degrees. An interesting meeting is promised and large at tendance of the local members is de- sired as it will be of great assistance to the visiting degree team in their work.
 Word has been received by friends of the death of Miss Alice Giroux of Webster. Miss Giroux had several friends in this section, where she has been a frequent visitor. Miss Giroux died in New York, where she had been spending the winter and where she went for medical treatment She was well known here, having been an in- innate friend of Miss Nellie Ryan, to whom she was frequent visitor
 Eggs are still plenty among the poultry farmers in this section, which like almost everything else a big sup ply causes low price, and one that is nearing the one prevailed before the war. Many are turning their atten- tion to raising chickens, the price of which keeps up while grain and feed to raise them is considerably cheaper. Our local storekeeper is taking in and shipping away several cases of eggs a week
 The meetings on Holy Week were of a real spiritual nature and were we'll attended. The very happy coin cidence of Dr. Jones spending few days in town added to the interest of the people in their attendance by his attending and assisting in the devo tional part were quite helpful and added very much to make the series of meetings successful. Dr. Jones gave a supplementary talk to the able address of Mr. Rock of Putnam on auapino
 Mrs. Louis Converse entertained the Thimble Club last Thursday in a formal way, it being called welcome home meeting in honor of two of theil members, Mrs Fred Hutchins and Mrs. Charles J. Knight, who have been away through the winter and ar rived home about two weeks ago. The club colors, orange and white, pre- vailed. Mrs. Converse provided an exceptional treat in the way of luncheon to which the twenty-five la dies present were profuse in passing compliments, it showing that the host ess was not sparing in either labor or expense in providing. The whole af- fair was in every detail well carried out and somewhat novel as depart ure from the meetings of the club.