Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-27
PUTNAM

Because of Thursdays storm, the schools here held but one session. Miss Nellie Stone is at her home 1 here because the school m Newbury- 1 port where she is teaching has been | closed on account of the Spanish in- tluenza epidemic.
 There will not be a session of the superior court here today, but crim- inal business will be taken up in Oc- l tober..
 As yet there has not been a rush of prospective draftees to take up pre- | iminary training here before leaving for camp
 Six cases of grip was reported as ex- l isting in one family resident on | School street.
 1 It now seems very likely t is stat ed that Senator Archibald Macdon- | aid will win the republican nomina- tion to succeed himself as candidate | for senator from the 18th senatorial district.
 l. was stated here Thursday that the rainfall in this vicinity has amounted to nearly 10 inches during the past | two weeks, an unusual heavy amount [ for such a period.
 i Sixteen registrants of this district whose questionnaires were due back I IO lIlG lOCdl DOdIQ On uuTSudY Hdu failed to comply with the law, these men laying themselves liable to severe penalties.
 The fourth Liberty loan drive will open here tomorrow and workers will endeavor to pile up a big list of sub scriptions on the opening day. The ravages of pneumonia and
 Spanish influenza at Camp Devens
 was responsible for the presence of
 six flag -draped caskets in the baggage
 car of a train passing through this city
 bound south.
 | Judge E. M. Warner, chairman oi
 the legal advisory board requests that
 registrants read their quesrionnaires
 with care before coming to the board , that they may be well informed as tC } the questions they will be required tc answer
 This city has escaped any serious
 epidemic of Spanish influenza. Supt , William Macdonald of Putnam schools said Thursday afternoon that not more than 15 pupils were absent or , account of illness, and most of these , have bad colds only. In the city al large but one death has been report ed as the result Of the epidemic Edith D. Sheldon is chairman of thu l Womans Liberty loan committee O. Thompson, where a vigorous drive I will be made to secure subscriptions , from a high percentage of the inhabi,
 tants.
 Edgar Hazard, the Iaborer killed b,
 the cave-in of a culvert on the Quine- baug road last Sunday, is the second ; registrant of this district to meet { !, violent death since Registration day September 12.
 Monday next has been set as thu f time for collecting clothing here to bt 7 sent overseas for the use of the peo pie of the occupied parts of Belgium and France. where German Kultur hai
 done it's worst. The work will be dont
 under the direction of a committee O Putnam Red Cross chapter.
 Edward F. Thompson, a we'll known
 resident of Thompson is dead, at hi
 home in that place. MT. Thompson hat
 been in poor health for a considerabl
 period of time. He had been a resi-
 dent of Thompson for many years, ant as a democrat, had represented tn
 town in the state legislature.
 Charles Ryan, one of the sons 0
 Captain and Mrs. Joseph A. Ryan, ha
 written from lover there" that he ha returned from duty after recoverin
 from being gassed. He is=well- enoug