Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-31
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PUTNAM

PUTNAM
 William St Onge, 9 member of the l council, announced Monday afternoon that he will present a solid silver low l ing cup to the member who secures | the largest number Of candidates in | he membership drive that the K. of c. | will inapgurate here on Jan. 6.
 Miss Gertrude Jones is visiting l friends in New York state this week. l Degrees weIe conferred on candi- 1 dates Monday evening at the meeting ct Putnam grange. G. Harold Gilpatrie, state treasurer 1 elect, was at Hartford Monday eve- ming to attend a banquet given by the l employees in the state treasurer de- 1 rartment to the retiring state treas ! urer.
 Miss Doris Cordier has returned l from a visit of three weeks at Tren- | ton N. J., and at Camp Dix, where l she called on her brother, AlpheFfe, ] who is spending leave of absence at i his home in this city.
 l Tommy Levine, an old favorite here, I and his girl show proved a special at | traction to the audiences who greeted him at the Bradley theater at Mon days shows.
 Captain Fee. in charge of the Sal vation Army work in this city is en- 1 Geayoring to arrange for passports in order that she may nay visit to her mother in Ireland. Captain Fee eX- pects to be able to get away in a fewS l weeks.
 Rev. J. J. Quinn, of North Cros- Venordale, and J. J. Kinney Of a coun- cil in Lynn, Mass. were speakers at the Sunday meeting of Cargill council, k. of C., in this city: Their talks had to do with membership drives.
 Mrs. Leila Aartel of Trenton, N. J., is visiting relatives in Putnam ard | will remain oyer the holiday
 Mrs. Clara Provost has purchased
 Of E. Nj. Wheaton two dwelling houses at the corner of Church and Bridge 1 streets.
 Town Clerk David Flagg now has
 32G names on what he is preparing as
 q special roll of the Putnam boys who
 entered Uncle Sams service in the great war.
 Cargill council, K of C., will confer
 the third degree on a class of candi- dates next Sunday.
 Manager Car! T. Kent of the tele- phone divisions with central offices
 in this city. Danielson and Moosup is
 il at his home in this city.
 In the city court Monday morning,
 Judge M. H. Geissler sentenced George Bellrose to serve 30 days in jail for having been intoxicated and six months additional on a non- support
 charge, then suspending the eXecu- ti0n of the sentence upon Bellercse's S
 agreement to turn his pay envelope i ever to Mrs. Belierose every week.
 Aelika Euger, who has been over seas for three months and half, as a member of the medical corps at 1 tached to the 73rd Coast Artillery regiment. arrived at his home here
 Monday noon, having been mustered out at Camp Devens. He arrived in
 New York a week ago on the traus-
 port Magnolia and said that the fe. ception the returning soldiers. receiv- cd was wonderful and soul-stfrring. Mr. Angus has been in the service 1 15 months. It was at various posts l 1efore being ordered overseas. going
 first to England and thence to France. He did not see any active service, hut did have experiences that were such
 as he never cares to know again. for : instance. the witnessing of the burial of 13 soldier b0ys at sea in one af-
 ternoon. They died on the transport Scotian on the way to England and g during the trip 39 succumbed to in- ) fiuenza. All were buried at sea. ] MT. Auger saw much df France, wis
 iting at Paris and Verdun among 7 ether places. He paid as high as q
 collar apiece for oranges in Sunny France and -nn to 30 cents each fer t hananas. But we didn't mind a little } thing like that although we were moi overburdened with wealth.
 = Coming out from Brest on the re- hturn trip the Mongolia passed tho S transport George Washington witt 7, President Wilson aboard The sol
 diers aboard her cheered the presi- o dent and her bands played. PresideD1 /, Wilson stood on the tE[-k and waved }, to us, MT. Auger said Ionday after }. noon.
 This returned soldier quickly learned
 that he isn't going to have any diff
 culty getting work. He wasn't in towr 1 two hours before a man came for hin
 to take a job-"but I'm Going to have il little rest first" this soldier boy sai1 : Frank H. Cordier. vino nas beer
 with The Patriot in the job depart e ment for the past 10 years and fo el IS years connected with printing es tt tablishments in this triy, will give Ill s. his present position this week and i,
 to enter business for himself, he stated = Monday afternoon. He is to fit up It place of business on Church street
 MT Cordier's first experience in 0 printing office was with the Goult
 Brothers, of the old Putnam Stand d ard. He remained with that firm un tt til the paper went into the possession
 of N. w. Kennedy and continued witt a the office until 10 years ago. when h.
 went with The Patriot.
 n LMr. Cordier is a prominent lodg, $ member, being identified with Cour
 City of Putnam. J' of A., Royal Ar II canun, St. John Baptist society an,
 Knights of Columbus and is one 0 the most active laymen in the wo. L. of St. Marys parish. He also ha given much attention to sportin!
 events and has organized athleti
 clubs, baseball cams and in othe , ways help to keep things lively her
 in the sporting world.
 The body of StiIman F. Morse,
 native of this city, will be hrough
 here this afternoon for burial in Grov street cemetery. Mir Morse former \ was mill man, a legislator and tow / official Of Jefferson. Mass, where h N died Sunday morning.
 Il MT. Morse was born in Putnam, O # Nov. 23, 1857, and was educated in tn 2 common schools and high school here
 lie went to Jefferson in 1879. and as
 stunned control of the mill at Easle - vllle hen known as the Holden mil
 now known as Eagle lake mill. H
 became owner Jan. l, 1888, of a one