Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-11
SCHOOL sUPERINTENDENT
 ELECTED BY BOARD
Betran Packard, of Camden, Maine, the Choice-Salary to be $2.4oo.

The question who was to be sue cessor of Harold w. Files, as super intendent of Putnam public schools, over which Putnam citizens have been of MT. Files was accepted, was set tied Thursday evening, when at special meeting of the school com mittee, Betran Packard of Camden, Me, was elected at a salary of $2 400 This is the largest salary ever paid superintendent in this city, and is $500 more than MT. Files received. and S4G0 more than MT. Packard has received in Camden.
 MT Packard is a graduate of Bates College, Lewiston Me, and has had wide experience in educational work. He has been in Camden for the past seven years, and has achieved note worthy amount of work in that city. Eric Johnson, on the teachers com mittee of the board. said Friday morn ing that he personally had been to Camden to investigate Mir. Packard's record, and that he found everywhere he made inquiries that the new super intendent is highly esteemed and eX- tremely capable. Mir. Johnson in speaking of the $600 addition 10 the superintendent salary state that men who were receiving what Putnam had previously paid were far from satis- factory. The board met number Of applicants who would have taken the position for less money, but none i'm pressed the board s faVorably S MT. Packard, and it was thought wise to hire man who would be satisfactory even though necessary to pay a little more for his services.
 Joseph Groce, a Harvard graduate who far many years conducted a teachers agency in Boston, but who is now in another line of work, in writ ing to a member of the local board racterizes MT. Packard as "a keen thinker and an excellent school man. Do, 4-I s- ..II ge
 married. It is expected that he will come to Putnam soon. He was noti- fled of his election Friday morning by MT. Johnson.
 Railroad Man unfortura,>.
 George Chaffee, Putnam, employed
 by the New York. New Haven and Hartford railroad as a ser-:on hand, was in the city court before Judge Lucius H. Fuller, Friday morning. charged with intoxication and breach of the peace. When asked to plead Chaffee said he had been drinking. but he didn't remember creating any dis turbance. He told the cour- rnat he was the sole support of his mother and Captain Joseph Ryan substapti- ated this. Judge Fuller continued the case for three months.
 Attorney Arthur s. Macdonald wen'
 to Boston, Friday. He will return Monday.
 Putnam to Play southbridee. The second game in a three game
 series between Thomas McDermott's E Putnam baseball team, and a team
 from Southbridge. is scheduled for | tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon on the old fair grounds. The first game was won by Putnam 1 to O.. If Putnam gets the honors on Sunday the series will be over. But according to ad vance information from Southbridge the Optical City team does not intend that Putnam shall have everything it's own way, and they are out to give the locals a good rub for their money. Pitching for Putnam will be Gearin, and McNammee will be on the receiving end. The visitors bat tery will be McLloyd and Carroll The latter is a Holy Cross college star. Is Again Engaged.
 According to infoTma tion received here recently, Mrs. Nevada Van Walk enburg whose legal residence is Pom fret, and who is widely known as the ten million dollar widow, is soon 10
 be married for the third time. Her engagement. to Duke OrpotU, brother Of the late King Charles of Portugal has been announced.
 Mrs. Van Valkenburg's first hus-