Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-24
PUTNAM
EI<s Entertain-Edward Weaver, of Woodstock Under $500 Bonds on ScandaIous Charee-Odd Fellows to Attend Baptist Church

Harry M Morse and company, play ing the Rube and the Hoodoo, opened at the PoE theater in Worcester Thursday and are booked to play all of the Poli circuit MT. Morse, re- turned to Putnam from New York, says that the act has been meeting with great success during the past season, has been knocking 'em out of their seats. as the saying goes.
 Chimney Fire.
 A chimney fire at the home of Dr. Marguerite J. Bullard on South Main street Thursday afternoon was put out very promptly by using chemical ex- for the fire, the report of it coming in as a still"
 Effect of Worcester Freight Handlers
 Strike.
 Effect of the strike of freight hand Iers in the Worcester yards of the New Haven company is being felt by the freight handlers in Putnam, where much extra work has come upon the force as the result of the W Worcester labor trouble. The business here is being handled, however, with the reg ular force of help
 Game with Southbridge Saturday.
 Southbridge High schools baseball team will be here Saturday afternoon TOT the IlrSL nome game ScneQuleQ With another school team for this season by the Putnam High school team, which has been getting in some eff fective practice. The local players are looking forward to the game with in tereSt.
 Teachers Seek Appointments.
 Secretary Charles L. Torrey of the town school committee has already re- ceived several applications for appoint in hn nl, nnI- ,E Putnam during the school year that is to- commence next September. Teach CTS for the ensuing year are usually elected in May. It is not expected that there will be many changes from the present force of teachers.
 Nothing Heard About Mysterious
 Female.
 Captain John Murray said Thursday afternoon that he had gathered no ad- ditional information of importance rel ative to the unknown woman who as saulted Mrs. Mabel Franklin at her home on Oak street Wednesday fore noon. Ore man who talked with Cap tain Murray told him that he had seen the woman canvassing in Villages in Killingly this week.
 Gets Mexican Quarter.
 They're unloading: They refers to Putnam people who have Mexican money. Probably the amount of that kind of coin held in Putnam is not great, but it is beginning to appear, probably dug out of coin collections owned by persons who expect that something is going to happen to our neighbor5 to the south. A quarter of a dollar of that brand was showed through the ticket office window at the Bradley theater Thursday after noon. Manager Fine says he Is going to hold the piece until he can offer it to Senor Huerta in exchange for the Mexican navy.
 Odd Fellows to Attend Church.
 Members of Israel Putnam lodge of Odd Fellows will turn out in a body Sunday morning to attend service at the Baptist church, where the service is to be conducted and the sermon preached by the pastor, Rev. J. R. Stubbert. It is expected that large percentage of members will be at the church.
 EIks Entertain with ProverbiaI Hos-
 pitaIity.
 More than 200 members of Putnam lodge of Ell1s and their wives and friends gathered in Elks' hall here Thursday evening for the annual ladies night entertainment. The program of the evening included readings, vocal numbers and other interesting features the Brown University GIee club as- sisting. For the dancing that was en- joyed after the entertainment, music was by the Beacon Singing orchestra of Webster
 After the dancing a supper that lacked not a thing that would satisfy the most particular of epicures. was served. Members were present from all of the surrounding towns. partic- ularly large delegations coming from Webster and Danielson.
 Agricultural Club Projected.
 Up in Woodstock, a town that in cludes within it's borders some of the finest agricultural land in the easterr part of the state. there is a projec to interest the young people in tht tiIling of the soil and other branche. of farming. With that end in view meeting has been called for Friday evening of next week At this time pdrents. boys and girls are to gather and discuss plans for the organiza- rion of an agricultural club. Every. thing is to be done to further interes in the project. which is regarded a. sten forward along the lines of prac. | ticai education.