Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-12

Mayor Macdonald Recovering from
IlIness-HaroId w. Files Elected
Superintendent of SchooIs-Sched-
uIe of Pomfret School Baseball Team
LAWYER Robert G. Perry of New York |
spent Sunday with his father, ex-
Mayor Frank w. Perry, Of Grove
street.
Miss Minnie Warner of Nahant, |
Mass, has been the guest of friends in
Putnam.
Steeple Tom Fitzpatrick has finished
repairing one of the towers on the
mill of the Grosvenordale company in
North Grosvenordale
F1ocks of geese passed over the city
going north at o'clock Friday night
and at o'clock Saturday morning.
Captain Longden Receivers.
w. H. Longden, ex-captain of police,
Is out again after an illness of six
weeks.
The Congregational parsonage has
been fitted throughout with new cleo
trio light fixtures.
The first thunder shower of the sea-
son occurred early Saturday morning
There was heavy thunder off to the
northWard, but only a slight sprinkle
fell in Putnam.
Good Business Saturday.
The fine weather of Saturday after
noon brought hundreds of shoppers to
the city from the surrounding terri
tory of which Putnam is the trading
center. The stores did a good business
during the afternoon and evening.
Horse Drops Dead.
The horse of Philias Cloutier, liquor
dealer dropped dead on Elm street at
o'clock Friday night. The horse was
used on a delivery wagon and was be-
driven tO 1'lontjer'S MI of hlIc
ness when it dropped in it's tracks and
was dead when the driver got out of
the wagon. a trolley car was ap-
preaching the wagon from the rear
currence thought that the trolley car
hit the wagon, but 1t missed it by sew
eral feet.
Mayor Macdonald Improving.
Mayor Archibald Macdonald, who has
been confined to his home with grip
and malaria, has been unable to get
out yet, but is steadily improving.
Judge Shumway to Hear Arguments.
Judge Shumway of the superior
court will come to Putnam Monday
afternoon to hear arguments in the
case of Kennedy admir-, VS.. Ti1ling-
hast. The case was tried in Putnam
two weeks ago and is one in which
plaintiff seeks to recover for balance
| claimed to be due on the estate of her
| husband. The parties concerned are
residents of Central Village.
Start for California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garrick H. Selig left
| Saturday morning for California, where
| they will make their home. Mr. Selig
| has been lessee and manager of the
| Empire theatre since last October and
| recently transferred his interests to D.
| w. Hook OF Syracuse, n. Y. The en-
ployes of the theatre were at the rail-
| road station to wish Mr.. and Mrs,
| Selig a pleasant journey, and there
| them as the train pulled out, as the re-
| firing manager had become very pop
uiar with the employees of the house.
| Pomfret School Baseball Schedule.
| Pomfret school baseball team is an
exceptionally strong aggregation this
| year, and the school is banking on the
| team to make a fine showing and pos
sibly to develop candidates for college
| teams when the players leave this prep
school The manager, H. Fis1e, Jr.,
has arranged an attractive schedule as
| follows: Saturday, April II, Hartford
High; Monday, April 10, Worcester
South High; Wednesday, April 81
| Wendell Academy; Saturday, April "a
Volkmann; Wednesday, April %, Nor
ris High; Saturday, May 1, Powder
! Point; Wednesday, May 5, Worcester
Classical High; Saturday. May s
II I1lSH, w euH0Sudy, May Il
i Clinton High; Saturday, May Is, ST
Georges; Wednesday, May 10, Dean
second Saturday, May 22, Moses
Brown; Wednesday. May rs, open;
| Saturday, May 20, Taft at Watertown
The captain of the team is F. N. Ohm
| sted and A. F. A. King is assistant
manager.
i Chance to See Good Ball.
The Hammond-Knowlton baseball
team Of Putnam got in preliminary
practice on the high school ground.
Saturday afternoon. Fifteen men re.
I ported for practice and the manager
William Devine, was greatly encour'
aged by the material that presented
itself for a tryout. 1t is intended t.
enclose the old Morse baseball grounds
Which have been leased for the season
and Independent ball will be played
with the strongest teams procurable
The quality of the sport will of cours
depend upon the support given tn
team. 1t is not money making
proposition and all the money receives
will be used to give a better article o
ball, so it is up to the fans to sa,
what sort of baseball they want Put
nam to have this season and evidenc
their desire by a substantial patronag
, OF the games. The high school ha
some excellent material and will with
out doubt join the Eastern Connection
High School league, so that if the sup
! port is forthcoming Putnam is to Sc
. revival of the national sport thi
year that has been dormant for som
three or four years past.