Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-20

Joseph Smith, formerly clerk at the City hotel, is in a critical state of health at his home in Attawaugan.
 Benjamin Franklin of School street is at the Day Kimball hospital, ill with typhoid fever.
 Seventy three students are registered at the Tourtelotte Memorial High school this year.
 Mrs. Albert Day of Danielson and Springfield is recovering from an op- eration at the Day Kimball hospital. | Wilton Greene is taking course at Worcester business college.
 Judson Sanger of Woodstock was a visitor with friends in Putnam Thurs day.
 !. Hunters Take Out Licenses.
 Hunters in Putnam have commenced to take out licenses for the season that begins next month.
 Rev. c. J. Hartman has been enter taining his sister, Miss Hartman, of the staff of deaconesses of St. Georges church, New York.
 Salvation Army Service.
 Major L. M. simonson of Hartford will come here to conduct Salvation Army services next Sunday.
 Benefit -Bassett Engagement.
 The engagement of Miss Alexina Benoit of this city to Edward BassetL of Central Falls, R. l., is announced, the wedding to take place here Sept. 30.
 An increasing number of shippers has become interested in Putnam in the Rhode Island company's service between this city and Providence. Fell from Horse. Miss Hazel Clifford has a bone in her shoulder broken in two places as the result of a fall from horse at tho John Geeson farm near this city. G. M. Holman of Saybrook, member of the state board of charities, was al the almshouse in Putnam this week, making a regular visit of inspection. and finding conditions satisfactory. Kept Diary a6 Years.
 George H. Ryder of this city has kept a diary for the past 36 years. making daily entries without break. The democrats of the Twenty ninth senatorial district win hold a caucus this (Saturday) afternoon, with the chances favoring the pomination of Frank 0. Davis of Pomfret. candidate fer the office two years ago. Supper at Guild Room. A mems supper in the interest of | the forward movement was held at the guild room in St. Philips church on | Thursday evening. One of the objects | of the forward movement is to increase missionary interest.
 August Healthy Month. l August was a month during which | the health of people in the town of Putnam was better than the average | for the state. 1t is shown by the report | of the state board of health. There were only six deaths here during that period, this representing an annual death rate per thousand of s.s. Two | of the deaths were those of children under the age of five years, the infan; l mortality representing one-third of the total mortality. Consumption and | heart disease each claimed victim and one death was due to an acci- dent.
 Hampton and Sterling are two windham county towns from which nc deaths were reported during the montf 1 of August.
 No Excitement Over Town Election.
 The town election in Putnam nex month bids fair to be mighty tamt I affair. There is no chance for a con. test for places on the board of select men, as the present members of thu board have been renominated to sue ceed themselves. and there Is to be nt vote on the license question. Witt chances for contest over minor of fices only and no important matter tt come before the annual meeting, tn prospects are that few will allow themselves to get excited over a rou tine proceeding.
 A. o. H. County Officers. The following are the newly elected county officers of the A. O. H.: Presi dent, Peter Riley, Dayville; vice presi dent, W. J. Kelley, Moosup: treasurer John Fay. Moosup; recording secre tary, William H. Murray. Putnam.
 The reports show that the organiza tion in Windham county is in flour ishing condition.
 Thompson Has 75 ProeressiVes. l Up in Thompson it has been give out by party leaders that the progres sives will not mix in town affair
 (politics) but hope to carry the tow for Roosevelt and Johnson. About voters have enrolled with the ne1 ] party, a little more than. 10 per ceni of the voting strength of the town, an about the average strength shown b the progressives in other Windhar county towns.