Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-02
PUTNAM
Odd Fellows to Visit Webster-AthIetic Clubs Manager Secures Brousseau- Library in New Location.

 Library in New Location. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Gagne and Mrs. Jerry Iabby left Wednesday afternoon fer Fall River to attend the funeral of relative.
 George Goldman of Worcester was the guest Wednesday of his brother in-law, George Nj. Fine. NJ M DWyer is in Providence today (Thursday), attending the funeral of d relative.
 Dr. Edward F. Perry was at Daniel son New Years night to install the officers of Camp Colonel Edward An derson, s. of V.
 Sale of GiIdersieeve Farm.
 Mrs. Mary H. Medbury has sold at Woodstock the farm formerly occupied by pr. C. c. Gildersleeve to James B. Comstock, nephew of Anthony Com stock, of Brooklyn, N. '.
 Rev Dr. Crathern of Worcester is to deliver the address at the annual church day exercises of the Congre- gational church.
 J. B. Tatem and E. l.. Davis. mem bers of the board of relief for the town of Putnam, have given notice that they will commence their sessions Feb. 1.
 Few Parcels Post Packages.
 Railway mail clerks running through Putnam said Wednesday that there post business handled by them, this probably being due to the holiday quietness in business Going to Webster.
 A number of the members of the lodge of odd Fellows here will go to Webster this (Thursday) evening to attend the working of the second de- gree. The work is to be done by a Leon1inster degree team.
 A Quiet Holiday. Wednesday was an exceptionally quiet New Years day in Putnam, the pearance.- as all the places of business, with few exceptions, were closed. Af- ternoon and evening dances and the theater attractions provided amuse- ment for many.
 Edward Mullan, c. Harold Gilpatrfc and G. Allen Hawkins, comprising the city board of water commissioners, have promulgated a set of rules and regulations relative to charges for water service and the use of the ser vice.
 No More Expensive Shows.
 Manager George NJ. Fine Of the Bradley theater annorneed New Years resolution Wednesday-n to book any more of the first class attrae- lions that he had been brinsing here, on account of the lack of patronage that the big shows have received this season.
 Will Hear pr. Anna Shaw.
 Advocates of woman suffrage rights in this and surroundi7~ towns are nIannins to be at Dan:elsoa on the night of Jan. 31 to hear Dr. Anna Shaw when she lectures at the orpheun1 theater
 Brcusseau Secured.
 J. T. Mcclellan. matchmaker for the Putnam Social and Athletic club an- nouneed New Years afternoon that Noah Brousseau had been substituted for Frank Rodman of Webster in the star bout at the show on the 14th, E3rousseau to go against Honey Me 1ody.whoru Rrousseau fought to a draw in New Bedford about six months ago.
 Got Nothing from Relief Fund.
 Complaint was heard from one of those who lost heavily by being burn ed out of his home in the big fire of Nov. 22 that up to New Years day he had received no benefits from the fund that was subscribed for the relief of the fire sufferers, although that relief had been distributed.
 New Runs After the 18th.
 Locomotive ffremen who have runs out of this city and who have just successfully taken examinations to be engineers are expecting to get loco- motives to run as the result of changes in train schedules that, 1t is said, will go into effect about the 18th of this month.
 Declines Re- e-eiection.
 Clarence Pierce, who has just re- signed the office after being superin- tendent of the Sunday school of the Baptist church for the past seven years, never in all of that time missed attending to his duties on a Sunday. MT. Pierce declined re- election to the office Charles D. Richmond was elect ed superintendent to succeed him.
 Library in New Quarters.
 The public library. recently moved from the courthouse building is now installed in it's new quarters in the municipal building on Church street. Electric lights have been installed so that the library can be kept open evenings, something that has not been the rule since movine dav came in
 Has Written Spanish Text Books.
 Charles P. Wagner, member of the faculty of the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, has come east to spend the New Year holidays with his moth- CT, Mrs. M. w. Wagner Professor Wagner is a graduate of Yale, where he also pursued a post graduate course, his education being extended by two years in Spain in the study of the language of that country. His vaca- tions, too, are usually spent in Spain or Germany Professor Wagner has written two text books in Spanish, one g grammar, which is now in general use.