Putnam patriot., 1930-09-11
TOWN TOPICS

Miss Sherman has been in Boston for a short stay.
 Miss Myrtice Kingsbury has return ed to Torrington.
 Next Sunday a Sunday School at tendance contest will begin.
 Miss Wiley entertained guests from out of town at luncheon Tuesday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Frank Decker and family have returned from Canada
 The Bridge Club meeting for this week has been postponed to next week
 The subject of Rev. E. s. Lyons sermon next Sunday will be The Joy of Work"
 Mrs. James Phetteplace spent a few days m Providence early in the week.
 Dr. and Mrs. Parke Longnecker of Philadelphia and Maine have been vis- iting Miss Lewis.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. 0lney Brott and their young son are spending week with Mrs. George Brott-
 The Christian Endeavor Society will ~ plans for their winters work.
 Mir Fenner Peckham was in town ! Sunday on his way to Long Island where he will spend his vacation.
 Thursday afternoon there will be a prayer meeting at Mrs. Starks, for the children ol the County Home. Rev. 1 E. $. Lyon will lead the meeting. Little Muriel Ann Page had the misfortune to break her arm while Tn Thompson. MT. and Mrs. Edward Page and family returned to Meirose 1 Sunday.
 The caddies at the Golf Club had their handicap tournament Sunday. l Norman Watson had the lowest score, Jimmy Baker second and David Sher- ry third. The play was watched with | great interest.
 There was the usual Sunday crowd at the Vernon Stiles Tor dinner. Mrs. ! w. T. Peckham entertained guests, also Mrs. J. V. Dartt. Among others dining at the Inn were: Mrs. H. N. 5. Bradford and Mir. Horatio Bradford ; Mir. Richard Carpenter and party from Putnam.
 The annual meeting of the Village Improvement Society was held at the library Monday evening. Mir. II. N, s. Bradford resigned as president. The nominating committed, Mrs. Dex- ter Elliott chairman, presented the following slate to be voted on: Mss H. K. Lewis, president; Dr. Charles Masten, first vice president; MT. k. s. Backus, second vice president; Miss Edith Sheldon, treasurer; Mir. K. A. Dunning, secretary; Miss Marcia Dun- hing. financial secretary. The officers ! were all elected, after which the new president appointed the chairman Tor the various committees.
 Mrs. Henry Withy who was sent as a delegate by the Grange to Dedham New Hampshire has returned. She had an interesting time stopping al Dartmouth at Hanover. She saw ar unusual sight, an enormous whale weighing four tons, and forty fee' long. chasing school of pollock tisf near the shore. Fourteen shots were , fired lat the whale, without killing him. He was finally lowed away bl the board of health. After her re turn the Goodyear VIII, at little aftel eight o'clock last Tuesday evening , flew So low over her house that I broke the antenae of the radio. The Windham County Ministers As sociation met in Thompson Tuesday It was an all day affair. In the morn ing Rev. H. A. Coolridge of Soutf Killingly gave an interesting review of George Barton's book, The Hali of the Christian Message. Luncheon was served at noon, after which there was a business meeting followed by ( talk on India of Today, by the Rev John F. Chandler. The ministers wives, also came to the meeting, in vited by Mrs. E. s. Lyon, who organ ized an association for them similar to that of their husbands. Mrs. Flaw thorn Jones of Danieison led devo- tional service for the women. Alto gether it was busy and profitable day.