Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-28
DIR. PERRY COMMISSIONED
 FIRST LIEUTENANT
Local Physician Liable for Service at Any Time-Prominent in County Medical Circles.

l Dr. Edward Franklin Perry has re- ceived his commission as a ffsst lieu | tenant, medical reserve corps, the commission dating from Aug. 8. He ! is now liable for active service at any time and probably will be called out after the assembling of the new army | at the Is cantonments throughout the country.
 pr. Perry is one of the best known 1 of Windham county physicians and has been president of the County Pon1fret Landing, in 1871. the son of the late MT: and Mrs. Franklin w. Perry.
 He is a graduate of Putnam High school, class of 1889. afterwards stud jed at Amherst college and took his 1 medical course at the Long Island college hospital.
 He has practiced at Wellfeet, on Cape Cod. and for the past decade in this city.
 During the course of the physical l examinations recently in this district Dr. Perry has been working with the No One Claims Body. The body of James Sullivan, who was killed In the local railroad yards last Wednesday, morning, remained at the undertaking rooms of l.. F. Smith Monday. All efforts to locate relatives of the dead man have so far failed
 No Instruction as to Married Mems Gases.
 Up to Monday night no word had been received here officially by the exemption board for the district con corning the changes in the rulings relative to the taking of married men for military service under the draft act. as told of In' Sundays papers.
 During the day many married men inquired of members of the board relative to the talked of changes, but the board could do no more than re- fer the inquirers to the newspapers for such information as was avail able.
 Not an official line on the changes or new interpretations, had come through from Hartford or Washing ton.
 Soldiers Fares and Eats Provided For.
 Meal tickets and railroad trans tportation for this districts quota of men. destined for Camp Devans Mass, were received by the local board Monday.
 The meal tickets are really an or der, good at any hotel. restaurant, dining car or eating place, provided the tickets are properly made out for so cents worth of food and the tickets are not transferable.
 The government enjoins all keepers of hotels. restaurants or other eating
 
 The men leaving this district will not require many meal tickets. for the trip to Aver is a short one, not much more than so miles, and the the men out at such hours and on such trains as to make the rail jour ney as brief in time as is possible.
 Short Calendar Friday.
 Judge Reed will be here from Staff ford Friday to hold a short calendar session of the superior court.
 Heard About Town.
 Harry c. Meinken Is spending this week in New York.
 Private Jarvais of the Thirteenth company, stationed at Fort Terry. was at his home here Monday on leave of absence.
 The local exemption board will sit Thursday to hear more than 70 claims held in the library of the superior court.
 County Agent Benjamin W. Ellis is ers to arranging for children's ex- hibits at the county fairs. These ex- hibits will show many specimens from childrens gardens in different county towns.
 Frost Monday Morning.
 Hoar frost was reported in some low-lying sections Monday morning. 
 did no damage to growing things.
 There was no session of the city court Monday morning.
 Cargill council will confer a degree on 30 candidates at the rooms of the | order this evening.
 Visited Birmingham.
 A number of Putnam motor parties visited the big cncampment at South | Birmingham Sunday. which was good bye day.
 rr ,-;.,,, of ,,-t,,+ A,. l,oa, ,,,,bii,L.J | in the newspapers relative to letting married men with dependents out of military service under the draft law more claims for exemptions are to be filed in this district. it was stated | here Monday
 Members of the Bartenders' local of | this city and their families attended | an outing and clambake held at Phil | ip'S grove on the north shore of AL | exanders lake.