Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1928-05-17
PoMFRET

Margaret o'NeiI Of Providence
spent the weekend with her parents.
Mr.. Robert Hillyer Of Hartford
spent the weekend at Brisk-To-H High.
Edward Farrell spent the weekend
with his mother, Mrs. Katherine Far
rell.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Donlon enter
tanned relatives from Boston over
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John ]. Whitehead
of Cambridge spent the weekend at
Fox Hill Farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward B. Chase of
Providence motored over for dinner
at Fox Hill Farm on Sunday.
Mr.. Arthur Foster Of New York
joined Mrs. Foster at Fox Hin Farm
for the weekend.
Miss Caroline Briggs Of New York
is arriving at Topsfield this week for
visit of few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. ]. Foley, also Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Nelson of Boston
spent Mothers Day with Mrs. Mary
Foley.
There was an afternoon meeting
of the Ladies' Benevolent Society at
the home of Mrs. Edgar Bosworth on
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Hoffman of
New York have rented Mr.. Charles
SWANS house for the summer and
autumn months.
Mrs. Roger Tileston is spending a
few days in Providence this week
end. She will pass Sunday with her
little son in Lancaster and return TO
Fox Hill Farm on Monday.
Miss Elinor b. Mathewson and Miss
Dorothy Colt motored 60 Foxboro,
Mass, on Tuesday and spent the night
with Miss Colts sister. Miss Mary
Colt, returning on Wednesday.
There was ten O'Clock celebration
of the Holy Communion at Christ
church on Ascension Day and at sew
en- thirty in the evening Bishop Ache
son held confirmation service there.
Mrs. j. Addison Porter and Mrs.
Ralph Gibbs Van Name have been
spending a few weeks at Asbury Park,
New Jersey. Mrs. Van Name will be
with her mother at Pennybryn in
June.
Mr.. and Mrs. james Byrnes, Mr..
and Mrs. f. J. Foley and W. II.
Blackmore and son Arthur motored TO
Providence on Saturday evening 70
attend a surprise party given TO VIII
liam Blackmore Of that city.
At an early celebration of The
Holy Commission ut the Rectory
School on Ascension Day the Rev.
Frank Bigelow conseerated the sill
yer communal service and alter cruel
fix recently presented by the congre-
cation of Christ Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Kingsbury of
Greenwich, Conn, and their daugh-
ter, Theodore, spent the weekend
with Miss Katherine Noyes, at Tops
field. to celebrate Miss kingsbury's
birthday. Miss kingsbury is a pupil
at the Marot Junior College in Thomp-
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Perkins attend
ed a birthday party given TO her
brother, Albert Whipple Of Holliston,
Mass. There were relatives there
from Worcester, Putnam. killingly,
twenty-nine in all. Refreshments of
sandwiches, cake, fruit and coffee were
served.
A pretty party was given to Thorn
as Foley on Monday evening in honor
of his fifteenth birthday. Refresh
ments of ice cream, cake and candy
were served by his mother. Thomas,
who is a junior in the Putnam High
school, received many nice gifts from
his classmates.
At the annual meeting Of the Con-
necticut Sheep Breeders Association.
at Eastlands on Saturday the spe-
cial feature was Sam Stoddard; and
his dog Spot, International Champion,
in a remarkable exhibition roundup.
The sheep were partly Mr.. Cushman's
and partly from Storrs College, stran-
gers TO each other and to Spot, who
nevertheless controlled and drove
them wherever he wished. Prizes
were distributed for the best sheep
shearing, and there was an exhibition
Of jumping by Mr.. Cushman's horses.
Sharpe's band from Putnam played
from IL o'clock till 4. About fifty
persons were entertained indoors at
luncheon and many more on the
lawns. Conn. spring lamb" was fea-
tured at luncheon. Mr.. Cushman's
father, DR.. Cushman, introduced the
after luncheon speakers, who were
Mr. Hemming Of the Penn. State Col
lege, Mr.. Stoke Of the u. S. Depart
meut Of Agriculture, Mr.. Fawcett and
Richards Of Vermont, and Mr.. Cort
Of Mass. The entire programme was
very interesting and carried out with
great success.