Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-05

evening for a surprise party arranged in honor of Miss Elizabeth Donovan, who has resigned from the local fac ulty, and is soon to leave for Bridge port.
 The library had been prettily deco rated with autumn leaves. and artis- tically arranged tables were set for supper. The menu included: Vegeta- ble soup, beef loaf mashed potatoes, strflg beans. rolls. jelly. pickles, eof- fee, ice cream.
 The supper was served by the fol- lowing girls, who were dressed in white with Colonial caps: Dorcas Bartlett, Ruth Bartlett, Mary Carpen- ter, Jessie Macdonald, Gladys Rob bins.
 Following supper there was inn promtu spea king every one of the 26 present being heard Principal Snow of the high school was toastmaster. Later in the evening the party went to the school assembly hall, where there was dancing.
 To show their appreciation for Miss Donovan all of those present, sign ed a set of resolutions, which were presented to her.
 Miss Donovan has been in Putnam for several years and during her stay has made many friends. Her work | at the high school and trade school as head of the domestic science depart ments has been most successful and faculty and school board alike are sorry to lose her services.
 The first reaistrant of this district to return here from lover there aft a victim to Hun frightfulness called at the office of the local board Friday morning.
 He is Wilfred Therrian. North Gros- venordale, private in A Company 2nd U. S. Engineers. He fell at Belleau l Woods. where the marines made bril- liant new war history for America | and where hundreds of Americans were put out of action. Therrian was l a gas victim, and the buttons on his uniform and even the ring on his fin i ger, remain discolored from the eff 1 fleets of the mustard gas sent out by the men who are kicking against the | American shotguns.
 Private Therrian was in seven hos l pitals in France before being return | ed to this country. Arrived here, h.
 has spent six weeks in a governmen
 hospital at New Haven. He is feelin. | quite well again, but is unfit for ac i tive service, so will do Liberty loal
 work in this district the next tw' l weeks.
 On his left sleeve he wears two gol,
 chevrens, significant of one year
 service abroad and has another on
 due him for being gassed. to be wor1
 on his right sleeve.
 Private Therrian said he would lik
 nothing better than a chance to re
 join his regiment and get into tn
 "big show" again. He was volun
 teer leaving his employment in thi
 city to get into action.
 l Emil Ericsson, who has been danger
 ously i'll at the Day Kimball hospita
 has so far recovered that he will b
 able to return to his home in New Bos
 ton, now FNabyans, today.
 Private Frank Phillips. limited ser vice man assigned to the local boar
 offices for this district was reporte
 Friday as dangerously i'll with inf1u
 enza at his home in Hampton.
 Miss Rosie Blanchette, 25, bride to-be, died of pneumonia at her hom
 in this city.
 . Dr. J. B. Kent was at New Londo to attend a meeting of medical me who gathered from various parts ( } the state to discuss the influenza sit 1 uation.
 The Windham County Farmers as sociation has arranged to hold an an nual corn show on a date during tn coming month.
 Rev. c, J. Hartman. formerly rec tor of St. Phillips here now an arm 3 chaplain, is i'll with influenza at Cam | Deyens