Putnam patriot., 1929-06-06
Pon1fret


 Ms. and Mrs. John Chapman moved to their new home in Woodstock on Friday.
 The Rectory School will hold its closing exercises on Friday and Sat urday of this week.
 Mir. and Mrs. Morton Otis have ar rived from France and are at The Plaza in New York City.
 Mrs. Thomas of the Mad Halter Tea House went to Port Clyde, Maine on Monday for few days visit.
 David Wicks's school is closed for vacation with his uncle, Dr. S.B. Over lock.
 The Pomfret library will be open. beginning June 5th, Thursday morn ing from 9.30 to l1.30, atandadr time.
 Mir. Charles Swain is leaving Pom fret on Friday for New York and sail ing for France on the $. S. Olympic that night.
 Mrs. Robert Andrews of Boston spent the weekend with her cousin, Miss Elizabeth Andrews, and Mrs. Elizabeth Canda.
 Miss Caroline Briggs of New York arrived on Tuesday and is spending a few weeks at Topsheld with Miss Katherine Moves.
 Mrs. Langdon, whose son, the Rev Mir. Langdon, is Dr. Olmsted's assist ant at Pomfret School. is spending a week at Fox Hill Farm
 Miss Minnie Reyes has gone Co New York. to bring her niece. Miss Gladys Reyes, who has been i'll at a hospital, back to Pomfret fer q visit.
 Mrs. William Peckham of Proyi- dence. who has been spending the past three months at Fox Hill Farm, left on Saturday for Thompson.
 Among the Sunday visitors to Fox Hill Farm were MT. and Mrs Philip Marden of Lowell Mass. and Mir. and Mrs Ward B. Chase of Providence.
 Mrs. Louis de Florez and Peter de Florez, who have been in Boston for some weeks, returned home on Friday and have opened Miss Mathewson' cottage for the summer.
 Mir. and Mrs. Edward Hemmingway of New York arrived at Fox Hill Farm on Saturday. Mrs. Hemingway and their two little boys will remain through June at the Farm.
 Miss Caroline Whyknd spent tn, holiday and weekend with Miss kath- erine Moves at Topsiield, returning with Mrs. W. r. Whyland. who was also visitor there, on Sunday after noon.
 Miss Dorothy Colt went to Cam bridge on Friday to attend the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of her college, Radcliffe Mrs. Herbert Hoover was the guest on honor on this occasion.
 Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Swain sailed for Europe on the $. $. Augustus of the Italian line, on Saturday. They will be met by friends at Naples, in q yacht. and cruise for some weeks on the Mediterranian.
 At the boat races on Roseland Lax, in Woodstock on Saturday afternoon between MiddleseX and Pomfre Schools, Pomfret was successful iI both events, making a clean record fol victories throughout the season.
 Mir. and Mrs. John r. Grosveno and Mir. and Mrs John D. Campbell are in North Attleboro, Mass, wherI they were called by the death or Mrs Florence Barrows, widow of Harr. r. Barrows, mother of Mrs. Johi Grosvenor. Mrs Barrows died Mon day. The funeral is being held thi afternoon at two o'clock.
 Mrs. Carrie Pratt Roberts died a her home in Seymour, Conn, Tues day. in her thirty-second year. Sh leaves her husband, c. F. Roberts and three children. Funeral service were held today at 2 p. m. at tn home in Seymour. Mrs. Roberts wa the daughter of Mir. and Mrs. c. ! Pratt and formerly lived in Pom fret Center.
 The Memorial Day celebration too place at Abingdon at o'clock o Thursday when the band and reg meut Of children marched from co Grange lIall t0 Che cemetery Iher were speeches by Rev Mr. Hawkes. Q Abingdon. and the Rev. Mr. Barke and the Rev Mr. Richards of Pom fret. Following the exercises refresh ments were served There was q meeting of the Won ans Auxiliary of Christ Church a fhe home of its president, Mrs. Joh r. Grosvenor, on Friday afternoon a 8 o'clock. Nine members were pres ent. At this time Miss Bertha Stev ems proposed starting Church Peri odical Club here. and 1t was agreed C do so. After the business was con cluded very delightful tea was serv cd.
 Mrs. John s. Coleman
 The many friends of Mrs. John $