Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-30


 PUTNAM
 John Wright of this city is a mem Der of the 55tll Coast AriiIlcry, report ed at Brest, ready to satl for home. l A majority of this organization are Rhode Island men and a bis reception l will be tendered thera in Provi- 1 dence.
 Two cars of soldiers en route from Camp Lee, Va, to Camp Devens, were in this city Saturday morning. Social parties and dances will be the rule tomorrow evening, when many 1 will watch the old year out and the new year in. { The body of Moaes Chandler, wFoj 1 died at Noroton Friday, arrived here 1 Saturday evening.
 kenhetth Ballard returned Sunday evening to his studies at Clark col l lege, Worcester.
 River spent Friday with friends in Danielson.
 i Big manufacturing plants in Put
 nam will close tomorrow evening for the New Years holiday.
 1 James Kelley of Fail River has wis., tied friends in Putnam.
 Members Of Putnam iodee of. Elks 1 will be at their rooms Tuesday ev- ening for 2 session at which they watch the old year out and the birth 1 of the new.
 Rev. H. A. G. Abbe of Dublin, N. H.. preached at. the Congregational
 church in Fomfret Sunday morning. Some money that has been kept
 hidden during the war is again f1nd- ing it's way into circulation. there is 1 evidence here
 Theodore Cox visited friends here
 Saturday before returning 10 his sta- l ton at Camp May, N. J. l Private Edward McKeon is spend ing ten days leave of absence from a radio school at Pittsburgh, Pa, at his
 home in North Grosvenordaie.
 Those who like to hunt foxes are anxious for Il light fall of snow, which has been very scarce this season.
 Arthur Pepin has leased vacant store in the German building and is
 to establish his headquarters there for
 the conduct of his business.
 The Reec and Russell summer res 1 idences in the town of Thompson were raided by burglars wilo went away without causing much loss.
 Instances are constantly coming to light where the improviderlt are dis posing Of Liberty bonds at prices ri- l Giculously bel3w par The only explan-
 alton offered is that the sellers want ready money and want it in a hurry. Il Mechanicsville has been brought in-
 to closer touch with Putnam by the esta bliShmen+ of & motor bus route,
 which was in operation Saturday.
 Some of the big chestnut trees in
 tho woods on the Ream estate in the
 town of Thompson are being felied be- cause of the assurance of blight, which is quite general in for ests in Windl1am county. } Because Of an impending additional tax effective ill January anotiter boost ; in the price of liquors IS anticipated l by some dealers here.
 Tor having been intoxicated, Philip . Billbird was before Judge NJ. H. Geis- ; sler in the city court Saturday morn : ing. Billbird said he '!just blew into
 town" Judge Geissler said he would I just blow him out again and did , ! so, with ticket for 90 days stay at , Brooklyn, James Lily, a railroad worker, got similar sentence l Although all the work assigned tc be done had been completed early the t past week by the local board, tele- 1 graphic orders received from Hartford e have cau1ed the clerical force agair v to become busy in compiling statistic y 1 al reports that are wanted. It is pos
 sible that the board will not be dis a banded for another three months, it i: now stated.
 Henry N. Bencit, who recently ar. d rived here from his post at Ths Q American embassy, will report at s Washington, D. C., Thursday of thi r week. He may be sent to Paris or ht if may remain iu Washington e Letter carriers who are interested il q making record will be specially ac y tive during today and tomorrow il ;, Diling up their sales of war saving 5 certificates aild thrift stamps for 1918 . Carrier George Clark has made one 0 - the best records of any carrier in Nev England and his sales this year vii \ he i'll the vi2inity of $5o,100. e Mrs. Charlotte Champftn and Mis- e Bessie ChaInplin arc to leave thi U 1 week for Cambridge. Mass, wher o they are to make their Tome. h At the meeting of careill council
 1 K. of C. for the comforting of a, de f gree Sunday. the members were i'm
 bued with special iterest and enthu .e siasm for the membership drive whic1
 opens January 6.
 is Saturday morning thermometers i 7 Putnam registered p degrees, and tn ]. weather was glorious. On the cores 5 bonding morning in 1917, the temper y ature here was reported al IS degree d below zero, and the work of harvest l. ing ice was under way it Thompson has many cases of infiu
 enza and mary of those who are ill ar .o children. There is a a little sic<nes
 at the county homPfor children, whic ,s is near the Thompson border, bu # nothing Of an alarming nature. IS It is said that manufacturers of tr al fabric are facing the future with grea l. jonfiGenee. This industry is nov !y one of the most important in Putnaf 70 and KiIlingly. The concerns in thes Is towns continue to be very busy and ar 1e said to have a heavy amount of bus
 mess contracted.