Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-26
PUTNAM
Masons to Attend Baptist Church To- nnorro~-GeneraI EsterbrooE<s' In-
 juries Fatal-AIbert Miller Hurt Probable Big Industry from Boston,

Probable Big Industry from Boston.
 Henry Benoit, letter carrier is to be one Of the speakers at the St. John,s day observance in North Grosvenordale today.
 H. G. Carver of this city was one of the special ticket collectors on the New Haven boat-race train out of New London Friday afternoon.
 MT; and Mrs. George W. Gilpatric and Mrs J. J. Russell left Friday for visit at Juniper Point, Me. Smith to Pitch. Hyde Smith will do the pitching for Putnam today in the game against the l Dudley A. A. team, once victor this l season over the H-K team l Walter L. Fitch of Westboro was a visitor with friends in Putnam Fri | day.
 Manager David Smith has decidedly improved the front and lobby of the Bradley theatre during the present week by adding many extra electric lights. He contemplates making other l changes in forwarding his policy of making improvements to the house. Will Attend Church. I Sunday morning members of Quine- l baug lodge. Putnam, Putnam lodge of South Woodstock and Cornerstone l lodge, A. F. and A. M, of North 1 GrosVenordale are to gather at Masonic
 
 Baptist church in observance of St Johns day.
 It was estimated at o'clock Friday afternoon that upwards of 100 ma 1 chimes from Massachusetts and bearing | the colorS of Harvard or Yale had passed through this city en route to New London for the boat races Injuries Prove Fatal. l George Esterbrooks, fatally injured l by a fall from a tree in Pomfret at 10 1 o'clock Thursday morning, died about 1 13 hours later at the Day KimbalI hos | pitaL It is understood that an effort l will be made to secure compensation l insurance.
 St. Johns Day Observance. l At North Gorsvenordale today there | will be an observance of St. Johns l day in which a large number of the residents in the villages in that part l of the town of Thompson will take part. The afternoon is to be given | over to field day events. In the even hall, with music and speaking. Hon. l Joseph Lucier of Hoiyoke will be the ! chief speaker
 1 People in this corner of Connections | who for the past two years have been watching the construction of the line of the Grand Trunk railway from Palmer to Providence, the work, espe- l cially in the vicinity of Webster, now l being well advanced are surprised to hear a story current in Southbridge | and Webster that the ending ef the construction work will mark the end ] of activities on the line; that trains | will not run over the road this year or next.
 High school students won compli- ments Friday from those who remark ed on how scrupulously the young men had obeyed the request of the school council that no flag contests or other such pranks be indulged in during | commencement week. There was | whole-hearted observance of the re- quest and none of the usual stunts were witnessed about the city. Fell Down Stairs.
 Albert Miller, pianist at the Brad | ley theatre, was knocked unconscious l and sustained injuries that later proved to be slight when he made l naisstep while descending stairs into I the basement of his boarding place on Chapman street. He will not be in l capacitated by his hurts.
 Seniors Reception. In Union hall Friday evening the an- nuaI reception and dance of the senior class of Putnam High school was held. l There was a large attendance, many 1 classes of graduates of the school be- ing represented. Music was by the | Criterion orchestra
 Church Camp Meeting. A church camp meeting to extend 1 through to July II is to be opened at the Pentecostal church tomorrow. Rev. A. J. Tolbert will be in charge of the services, at which a number of prom inent clergymen of the denomination will be heard. Each service will be given added interest by the singing of jubilee songs.
 Treasured Half Dollar. Henry D. Chaffee of this city, a vet eran of the CivaI war, and who saw hard service in that great struggle, has a half dollar which was given him one day during the war. The donor was no less a person than General U. s. Grant, and the service for which it was given was the crossing of a river to village in quest of cigars for the general The coin was minted in 1853 and for more than half a century has been a cherished souvenir of MT. Chaf- fees
 Cards have been placed in windows of many of the stores in Putnam an nouncing that the weekly half holiday plan agreed upon by the business men will be inauguTated on July this year and will be continued during the months of July and August on cor responding days of the week.
 ChIdren's Day Programme.
 Children's day programme at the Congregational church Sunday will be