Putnam patriot., 1921-04-29
THOMPSON TOWN TOPICS

Helen Green is visiting friends in the village.
 The Thimble Club met on Thursday with Mrs. John Bernklow.
 The sign, For Sale" is to be seen on the premises of Elmer White.
 William Bates has been appointed by the probate judge as conservator of Mrs. Wesley Vim.
 Repairs have been made to the foundation timbers of the piazza to the residence of Mrs. James Munyan.
 An entertainment described as a circus is to be held by the Marot School girls on Saturday afternoon.
 The change in the railrood time tables has affected the mails greatly, but the people are getting used to it.
 4 food sale by the ladies of the Brandy Hill church was held at the hotel parlors on Thursday after noon.
 Mrs. Charles Davis has been en- gagged in getting the residence of Mrs. Dr. Miller in readiness for her coming in the near future.
 Members of Quinnatisset Grange to the number of twenty-four attended the meeting of Putnam Grange in that city on Monday evening.
 The heavy pine timber wood lot on the farm belonging to Asa Ross of Putnam is being cut off. having been purchased by out of town parties.
 The roads in this district are being repaired by Floyd Bowen, who with force of men were operating the road scraper on the roads leading to the village.
 Report is current that Mir Lovej joy, station agent, is to remove his family from Putnam and again occupy the tenement in the station at West Thompson.
 George Foster is to vacate the boarding house on the J. R. Gladding property, and it is reported he is to move to the tenement in Miss Mary Blaekmar's house.
 Quinebaug Pomona officers held a rehearsal at Chandler's hall on Sat urday preparatory to conferring the fifth degree on class of candidates at the meeting next Saturday.
 The annual meeting and roll call of the church society was held at the church parlors on Thursday. The preparatory lecture was held after the business meeting. Communion ser vice next Sunday.
 A carload of walnut lumber for F Bates & Sons for the making of pick CT sticks, arrived and was unloaded on Saturday. Their stock building having burned down, it was stored in the hotel barn shed.
 The sun rises in the morning as il has been observed to do, always being on it's job regardless of the clocks, also allowing people to get up before sun rise if they. choose to do-so, standard time answers for Thompson
 Mir. and Mrs. Noble Willis and fam. fly of Pawtucket were callers on Mrs Willis uncle and aunt, Veranus and Miss Jane Lewis, on Tuesday. Mrs Willis was Miss Lucia Lewis and spent her early childhood days in this town.
 The Vito Construction Go. of Thompson has commenced on the un- finished state road between Brandy Hill and the Webster line. This road has been under construction nearly two years, which includes the suspen- sion of work through the winter sea son.
 It is expected that large attend ance will be present at the Quinebaug Pomona meeting at Chandler's hall | Saturday. Rev. G. C. s. Mackay, a former minister of Putnam, who gained many friends in this section when he held services at Brandy Hill, is expected to be present and address the gathering.
 Mr. and Mrs. John R. Gladding have come to Thompson again for the sum mer, which is of no slight importance to our village, as they bring others who are in their employ. MT. and Mrs Mrs. Garbutt, the coachman, who oc- cupy the new cottage, also Mir. and Mrs. Spooner and family who have in previous years figured in several of the social events in the village. Talk en altogether, they are welcome resi- dents.
 MT. McMullen is making quite ex- tensive improvements to his building opposite the schoolhouse at Brandy Hill. A new piazza is being added and the interior is also being fitted up for an ice cream parlor, where also cigars and confectionery will be for sale. Mr McMullen has recently had installed a gasoline tank alongside of the highway, where motorists can be supplied, which will prove great con- venience to people with cars who trav- ell over the state road to Webster and Worcester.