Putnam patriot., 1923-02-09
THOMPSON

Mrs. Nichols, who has been out of
town. has returned 70 her home ON
West street.
The missionary meeting held with
Mrs. $. I. Livingston on Wednesday
afternoon was well attended.
Mrs Frank Marshall has arrived in
Thompson To- spend the rest of the
winter with her mother. Mrs. Marvin
Elliott.
Mr.. William Bates and daughter
Marion are IN New York attending the
fftieth anniversary Of Mr.. aud Mrs.
Jerome Bates.
The Ladies' Aid Of the Neighborly
/ Hill church are planning a supper in
the near future The date will be an
nounced later
Mrs Louis H. Ream and Miss Bar
T bara Weaver are on a visit To Annap-
oils Mrs. Weaver. during their alb
sence. is staying at Carolyn Hall.
The Maitland family are getting
much enjoyment from their radio out
+ fit. They can hear church service
any Sunday they wish without the
/ trouble Of donning greatcoats and
/ overshoes. and with no risk TO life or
| limb as is the case with travel these
days
The teacher Of the primary grades
Of the Thompson Hill school. Mrs.
! Adana Rhoades, is doing much to
3 -. IL
comfortable for her small charges by
making them hot cocoa at the noon
day recess. The parents express much
appreciation Of her thoughtfulness
for the children and interest which
she displays in her work
There is going to be a masquerade
+ ball on Feb. i3 at Chambers hall at
8 o'clock This is FOR the benefit of
the Grange building fund, so tickets
will be sold at seventy-fve cents per
I couple, or fifty cents for men and
/ thirty-five cents for ladies singly.
/ There will be good orchestra and
prizes will be given. II is expected
there will be a huge attendance.
The influenza this week has assum-
ed almost epidemic proportions, and
the doctors are being overworked al
most as much as they were in the cpl
demie Of three or four years ago. The
disease is. however. fortunately of
much milder type The victims this
week are Mr. David Sherry and son
Johnnie, Mr. Leonard Mills and son
Harrison, Miss Lena Smith, Mr.. Thorn
as Ryan, Mrs Stella Bowen, who IS
at her mothers. Mrs +. +. Rhodes.
house, and Mrs Winthrop Ballard
and son Leroy
There was good attendance at the
Grange on Tuesday night at Chand=
ler's hall In spite Of the storm. A most
interesting and instructive lecture was
given by Mr.. Kimball His subject
was "The Products Of the Soil" and
bis lecture illustrated BY lantern
slides. covered a wide variety Of sub
jects as well as territory. taking his
audience from numbering in the Maine
woods, through potato fields, tobacco,
celery. cotton, sugar beets. peanuts
and rice TO pineapple fields in Florida,
and through the corn and wheat coun.
I try Of the west, 20 almond and orange
groves in California. Mr.. Maitland
brought in his report Of the fair held
last summer for the benefit Of the
baseball nine and the Grange building
fund. He presented the secretary
with check Of s93.si, for which he
received the grateful thanks Of the
Grange, which were extended TO the
baseball nine for their cooperation and
good will Miss Margaret Leary, who
| "a an accomplished pianist, played for
dancing at the close Of the meeting,
and a very enjoyable time was spent
by all. Two applications for member
ship we're received. Mrs. Charles
knight will give the second Of the Sc
series Of card parties for the Good
Times Fund at her home on Saturday
evening, Feb. II.