Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25
DANIEL SON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

Two Selected Men File Claims For
 Discharge War Christmas Dull
 Christmas For Business-How the l. Holiday Will Be Observed in Pulp lie Institutions--hhiii< and Butter
 Records of Shepard Hill Cows.
 Mir. and Mrs F. Walden Wright of New Haven are spending the holiday with relatives in Putnam.
 Fortress Munroe. Va, is spending the holiday with his parents, City En- gineer and Mrs. George W. Perry. File Claims For Discharge. Louis Mongeau, Attawangan, and Merrill Jacques, ki1Iingly. selected men from this district at Camp pevens have filed claims for discharge from the service, asserting that they have dependents who need their support. Miss Frances L. Warner, member of the faculty at Mt. Holyoke college, IS spending tho holiday recess with her parents. Judge and Mrs. Edgar M Corporal Wilton Greene, of the Sig nal corps, Camp Devens. WAS at his home here Monday. Traffic Heavy. Extra sections were run on the ex- presses through this city Monday to accommodate the holiday travel. which was hedVy.
 Stapton D. wicks, Pomfret. Ken net Shanpe, Michael Raigie. James Charron, in the service, are at their homes here for Christmas.
 NIT. and Mrs. Philip Benoit of Weonsocket are spending the holiday son.
 Sang Christmas Carols.
 The choir of the Congregational church sang Christmas carols at diff ferent points about the city Christ mas eve.
 The stores were called upon to meet Q heavy demand for Christmas gifts for soldiers.
 Robert A. Willis of New London is spending the holiday with friends in Putnam.
 Newly Ordained Priests to Celebrate Mass.
 There will be large congregations at St. Marys church this morning to at tend the first solemn high masses to be celebrated by Rev. Adellard La croix and Rev. Thomas McGarry, who were ordained to the pri. sthood at St. Joseph's cathedral in Hartford, Sun day. Rev Charles F. Bedard of St. Mary's parish attended the ordination ceremonies
 At the County Home.
 At the children's home, in the Saw yer district. S7 inmates will have SpiendlQ Cnfcken Ofnner IOQay. MY and Mrs. D. c. Park. superintendent and natron, have made all the ar Engagements for a merry Christmas for the little people. The Christmas tree at the home is to be Wednesday ev ening,
 Board Worked Sunday.
 The members of the legal advisory board, anxious to aid all registrants. held a Sunday session and assisted about 25 registered men in filling out their questionnaires. War Christmas Not Dull Christmas.
 A war Christmas. the first in Put nam since the Civil war. was admit with some depression of spirit, but this was not reflected in gift giving nor holiday trading. Mountains of mail wers- handled Monday by the busy this morning. cleaning up the f. nal allotnents of Christmas matter.
 Gifts to the Boys Away.
 Brave Putnam boys who are scat tered over this great country in fnili- tary camps and who are on the high seas as members of the fleet person ne1 and in France behind the allied holiday remembrances from home These gifts have been going forward for weeks and have been addressed to points abroad as well as to points in
 
 of the boys who are in the service this will be the first Christmas away from home, and though it may be some what lonely for them, they have the consolation that the thoughts of ioy- ed ones are with them. as are the pray CTS of those whom they hold dearest.
 Five Gases in City Court.
 Monday morning was a busy one in the city court. There were five cases to be disposed of, the largest number for a. single day in a long time The offences charged were minor ones.
 James Cofey, Einvilie, was sent to jail. getting 10 days for intoxicatioa and 30 days for breach of the peace. Coffey added to his own difficulties by threatening to get Judge Fuller and Captain Joseph A. Ryan when he is released from jail, but the officials are not worried little bit by Ceffey's1 Christmas eve promise to them.
 The Holiday in Public institutions.
 At the Day .Kimba1l hospital, at the town farm ahd at other institutions hereabouts today those who are spend ing the holiday within them will be made glad with the Christmas spirit by thoughtful persons and ersaIiiza- tions vino have arranged things to that end. The Salvation Army also has arranged to provide dinners for needy families within the city.
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