Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-19
PUTNAM

Extra ears were attached to the northbound passenger train through this city for Worcester between 10 and Il o'clock Monday morning. In these | cars. were soldiers, bound from Bal 1 tinere to Camp Devens, and the party 1 included several soldiers of this dis | triet. These men had been in the motor transport service and have been stationed at Baltimore, They did not know why they were returned north, 1 but the assumption is that they are i being sent back to Deyens to be mus tered out of service.
 Some tall hustling must be done in this city if Putnam is to raise it's ap- paftionment of the united war work fund. Chairman Alexander Gilman of 1 the committee said Monday afternoon that up to that time the reports he ] had received totalled $2,500 in round l figures, but these covered only until the end of last week These figures 1 do not include the contributions that are coming in from the mills mad other | corporations. Putnam must raise S13,0o0 to reach it's quota. Individuals are not contributing in many eases as ! they might had not the prospect of i peace been brought close at hand by i the developments of the past ten days. | uHGFdI SSFNtCSS 1Oi S1lGD w. SII1P- ] pee 75, who died Saturday, were held at his home Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial was in Grove street cemetery. Mir. Shippee had been a resident of Putnam for great many years and had witnessed the develop
 ment of the city from the time when it was a village. Before he retired from active work he had been employ ed as gatetender at the May street
 crossing of tAe N. Y, N. H. & H. R. R. 1 company.
 Funeral services for Fred w. TeFft, who died Saturday, were held at his home here Monday afternoon, Rev. George c. $. MacKay of the Baptist
 church officiating. Burial was in Grove street cemetery. Mir. Tefft was a car
 penter and for 2S years had been in
 the employ of what is now known as the Wheaton Building and Lumber
 company.
 The official casualty lists are con- tradietory as to the status of Private Oscar Swanson of North GresveneF- dale. The first reports listed him as
 missing in action. Mondays official lists had his name under the heading Severely wounded" Mr. Swanson is the son of MT. and Mrs. Algot Swan son Of North GFesvenerdale. They have been greatly worried ever what has happened to their son, and the father is ill Private Swanson was
 one of the finest young men in the village that is his parents home. He was employed in 8 grocery store there as an order clerk for considerable period and later was a clerk with a big wholesale firm of grocers in New
 York.
 | af terneen and evening the Bon Ton
 Musical Comedy company gave shows
 that made a hit with those who saw
 them, for the offerings were bright and snappy. Nat FaEnun is again head ing the company and he has with him strong support. Tom Senna, dancer,
 Margaret Welch, priHa donna, Harry
 Rrummell and HaFry Parker; eharae- ter singer, are some of the people that made the show go well. When the
 Tanks Come Marching Home is the
 song that was featured for finale, land it went especially well in view of
 the fact that Putnam has many boys
 that relatives and friends are anxious Il ly awaiting to welcome,
 Henry Bennett Weieh, a4, died at
 his home on Woodstock avenue. He
 was a veteran of the Civil war. MT : Weleh formerly lived at Windsor. He
 came to Putnam to make his homo
 about 10 years age, and during that
 period had cultivated a number et
 friendships, including those of Inems bers of the G. A. R.
 Sergeant Hyde Smith of Camp Dev- ems has visited here with his parents
 MT. and Mrs. David A. Smith.
 ] The medical advisory board is pass ing upon what probably will be its
 final group of eases, unless there be a few resulting from the examinations of the British subjects who have yet te
 take their physical examinations. , Rev, James Grady, now stationed al St. Jeseph's cathedral in Hartford visited at his home here Monday
 John c. Stearns of Worcester was lvisitor with friends in Putnam Mon . day.
 There is constant complaint that
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