Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03
CANADIAN CIRCLE
ADVANCEMENT.
Holds Open Meeting, Providing Spleen
did Entertainment For Guests.

st. Johns hall. Providence street,
was crowded to the doors Sunday ev-
ening, at the regular meeting of the
French Canadian Circle de'Advance-
ment which was an open meeting
Many accepted the hospitality Of the
club mad listened with interest to the
speakers. including H. w. Files. SUI
perintendent of schools. Rev. c. J. Ba-
dard, Henry N. Benoit, Postmaster
Gilman and others. Members of tn
Canadian Athletic club presented a
playlet, The Little Red School House.
and the amateurs were heartily re-
ceived. The cast was as follows:
Heine Picklebrodt, the German teach
er, ianel Charron; JOHNNY Red. the
bad boy, Joseph Beaudoin; Willie
Green. the good boy, Ernest Guerrin:
key Goldsilver. the Hebrew boy. Ern-
est Lebeau: Snow Ball White. the col
ored boy, Ovilla Brcdeur. During the
sketch the following songs were in
troduced: America, I Love You, Ern-
est Guerrin; He's a Rag Picker, Ern-
est Lebeau; Asleep in the Deep: Jo-
seph Beaudoin; Alabama Jubilee
Ovila Brodeur; Rocked in the Cradle Of
the Deep. Lucien Gerard; grand finale
Mother-A Word That Means the
World to Me, Lionel Charron and en-
tire company. Miss Marie Louise
Guerrin acted as accompanist
Following the sketch came Frank
Jarvis, known professionally as Pro-
fessor Jarvo the Mystery Man. The
professor performed his wonderful box
trick freeing himself from n wooden
case tied securely with ropes. also
freeing himself from chains and hand
cuffs. After each trick he exposed his
methods but not many in the audience
felt that they could go home and re-
peat the stunts they had witnessed.
even then. The meeting was one of
the most enjoyable the club has ever
held.
Bands of Mercy Formed.
Twenty three Bands of Mercy clubs
have been formed among the school
children of Putnam as the result of
work done by Miss Bessie L. Taft of
| Hartford. state organizer, representing
| the Connecticut Humane society Miss
| Taft addressed the pupils in the va
rious schools on the matter of kind
ness to dumb animals and afterwards
pupils were enrolled in the clubs
| Three such clubs were formed at
| Smith Street school, eleven in St
Mary's parochial school and nine in
| the Israel Putnam school.
Signs of Spring Activities.
Every vestige of snow and ice has
melted from the streets in the business
| section of the city and the street de.
partment has given the paved street.
/ their first spring cleaning. few
| people from the city have come to see
about opening their summer homes
/ and soon the servants will come as al
advance guard to put houses in read
| mess for summer occupancy. Thomp
son, Woodstock and Pomfret are al
| growing summer resorts, drawinl
| their summer colonies from New York
Philadelphia and Boston. Putnam i
the center of trade for those places
and the summer guests add much t,
| its business activities.
City to Have No Baseball Team.
Putnam baseball fans are wearin,
long faces as from outward Indication:
| no team is to be put in the field thi
season to represent the city. 1t q
noted with interest that Danielson i
getting busy and the first playe
| signed is Roy Rock, an ex-profession
al. who played last year with tn,
American Optical team of Southbridge
a team with which Putnam played tw
series of games to record brealIin
crowds.
City Court.
One minor case was disposed of b
Judge Fuller in the city court Satur
day morning.
James r.. Cutler Recalled to Florida.
James H. Cutler of Washington, I
c.. and Hampton, who has been a.
ardent worker toward better condi
tions for the milk producers, was un
dple u dIlSHu lne meeting nelo ner
Friday. Mr.. Cutler was on his wa
north from a visit with his son. whe
he reached New York he received
telegram that his son and daughter
in-law had been seriously injured 4
an automobile accident and he return
ed Immediately to Lemon City, Fla
where his son lives.
William st. onge Buys Business.
William st. Onge has bought tn
store of the late Judge z. G. Wright
Mr.. Wright conducted the store for tn
past SO years and for more than ha'
of that period Mr.. ST. Onge was hi
clerk and matchmaker.
Noted OUT and About.
the public and high schools ar
closed for one week vacation and mos
of the teachers have gone to thei
homes.
Thomas F. Ryan was in Hartford O