Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-14
PUTNAM
New York Rector to Preach - Elks' Officers Appointed-Hieh School Teams Schedule-2o Degrees on Wednesday Morning.

Rev. William Hemphlll or the Cnurch of the Mediator. New York. will have Episcopal mission on Sunday. Rev. MT. Hemphill, it is understood is be- ing considered as successor to Rev. from Putnam to Philadelphia.
 To Furnish Hospital Room.
 Mrs. G. A. Miles of Pomfret and St. Augustine Fla, is to furnish a room in the new wing at the Day. -KimbaH hospital.
 Will Confer Third Degree.
 District Deputy J. J. McGarry, &C., companied by District Warden Thomas F. Ryan, will go to Willimantic Sun day to confer the third degree on a class of candidates for San Jose coun- ell, No. 14, K of C.
 Assistant Postmaster Charles Letters is resting comfortably at a Worcester hospital, where he was taken for an throat.
 Unclaimed Letters.
 Letters addressed to Beuiah Daven- port, Mrs. H. Augustus Hutchins, Mrs. Frank Rockwell are unclaimed at the Putnam postoffice.
 Census Work on Friday.
 Census enu1nerators in Windilam county have completed preliminary tests to determine their familiarity with the rules under which they are to work. They will begin regular and official work tomorrow tEriday) the 18th.
 EIks' Appointive Officers.
 Richard German, exalted ruler. has named the following appointive officers of Putnam lodge of Elks: Esquire, James B. Tatem. IT,: chaplain, Ralph ttt; inside guard. Philip l.. Benoit.
 
 Because of the blockade of the line at North windham Tuesday night. freight trains of the Midland division were sent south from Putnam over the Norwich branch.
 A number of fight fans from this city went to Webster Wednesday evening to see the eight round semi-final bout at 145 pounds between Frank Mclean of Willimantic and Peck LaFavor of Brockton.
 p. H. 8. Schedule.
 Manager IGndley Cain of Putnam High schools baseball team has ar ranged the following schedule of games for the coming season: April 1b, TourtelIotte High at Putnam; April 20, Woodstock Academy at Putnam; April 25, Killingly High in Putnam April 29. Putnam High vs. TourteIlotte High at North Grosvenordale; May 4. Put nam vs. Norwich Free Academy at Norwich; May 6. Webster High in Put nam; May II, Norwich Free Academy in Putnam; May 13, Putnam vs. Kill iingly High at Danielson; May IS, TourteHotte High at Putnam; May 20, Woodstock Academy at Putnam; June 3, Putnam High vs. Webster High at Webster.
 To Arrange for Street Sprinkling. A special city meeting has been call ed for next Monday to see if the city will appropriate a sum sufficient to pay for the spr-inkling of the streets snYrtu fr.~ @vll llv4er are collected from the abutters and to authorize the common council to bor- row a sufficient sum of money to pay for street sprdnkling until the coilec- tions are made.
 Brush Fires.
 More brush fires started near the railroad tracks between this city and Pomfret Wednesday afternoon and burned over a considerable area of sprout and brush land
 Mercury Slides Down to 20 Degrees. Temperatures as low as 26 degrees were reported Wednesday morning, when ice formed on shallow pools of that buds on trees were injured. as they are not very far advanced yet.
 General News. The newly organized American band has been engaged to do escort duty for the local veterans at the exercises 10 be held on Memorial day. Plans are being made for the annual Day-Kimball hospital dinner under the auspices of the woman's board of the institution. Mrs. M M Dwyer is visiting in Bos- ton today (Thursday). James P. Sweeney of New Britain was in Putnam Wednesday. E. L. Lockwood of Providence was visitor in Putnam Wednesday. A missionary rally at the CongreEa- tional church is to be held April 22. J. NJ. Gilmore Is entertaining his brother, G. w. Gilmore. of Worcester. Amos Kendall. who has been & sur