Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-31
PUTNAM

The campaign that is to end next Tuesday afternoon with the erection of candidate for the Connecticut legislature from this. the Twenty eighth district, is beginning to stir up more interest in this city and vicivfty than any other feature of the state election The possibility of what the candidates may do in voting on pro hibition legislation during the coming session is what is interesting the mass of voters. In the interest of prohib1- tion active workers are canVassing voters in the district and those who are opposed to the passage of prohi- bition legislation are also az work.
 Senator Archibald Macdonald, re- publican, and Attorney Eric H. John- son, democrat, are the candidates. Much is heard as to their stand re- garding prohibition legislation, but up to Wednesday neither one had issued a statement on the subject for pubf- cation.
 This situation is such as to leave it to their friends and supporters to speak for them on the subject. and the campaign, for and against them is going forward on that basis. Senator Macdonald represented this district in the 1917 session of the leg islature and made an excellent record as chairman of the important com mittee on roads. rivers and bridges.
 Fifty of the more than 300 men who, as registrants of September 12, have been placed in Class IA were before 1 the physicians of the local board to undergo their physical examinations on Wednesday, Fifty more men will be in today and 50 more tomorrow, and on days next week the examina- l of oil t1a i been completed.
 | The men who were in for examina- i tion on Wednesday ranged from 19 | to 37 years of age. The older men in many cases represent surprisingly good material for soldiers and the men of 19 and 20 were exceptionally good. | The physicians who were on duty , were Dr: J. B. Kent, chairman of the board and Dr. T. Morris Murray, of Abingdon. The newest form of reg ulations for physical examinations un- der the selective service law were in use in passing on the registrants.
 There are 1870 names on the voting list of the town of Putnam that will
 be used at the state election next | Tusday. At the last sitting or the se- lectmen r new voters were made and their names added to the list and 1t names on the list were erased
 Though Putnam's population is now greater than it ever has been, the growth being very considerable in the past four years, Putnam's voting list is now smaller than it was five years
 ago, Registrar Hermon G. Carver sai6 Wednesday. This is not accounted for by the absence of so many of the
 towns young men in the service, fol
 all those who are voters still have
 their names on the list. A heavy in Aux of people of foreign birth whc
 have not become naturalized and {
 shrinkage of the classes that have
 produced the most voters. is given a:
 the reason for the falling off in tht
 voting list.
 There were two deaths m Putnam
 during the A hours ending at 6 o'clocl
 Wednesday evening from pneumonia
 developing after attacks of influenza
 Mrs. Dona Jolie, who leaves her hus
 band, died at their home at 311 CFurcl
 street, and Miss Bessier Ger1nain, 29 died at her home Though there ha. been a regular toll of death this weel
 from pneumonia in Putnam and vi cinity, the health situation here, a
 whole. is regarded as very mucl
 improved. ) Funeral services for Byram William INdTp6nI6r, WHO ul6u III bOSIOIlJ WSI t held Wednesday morning at 10 o'cloc : at the chapel at Grove street ceme : tery, relatives and friends attending 3 Burial was in Grove street cemetery. The funeral of Vivian Lewis, 20, young man who died at the Wallur
 Pond sanitarium, was held Wednes . day afternoon, with a service conduct : ed at the Second Congregations g church by Rev. George c. s. MacKa1 g pastor of the Baptist church. Tn l body was taken to Thompson for bur
 ial
 = The funeral of Miss Melora Chauv e in, who died during Monday night a l, her home on Canal street, was hel l, Wednesday morning with services at = tended by relatives and friends at $ S Mary's church. Burial was in s
 Mary's cemetery.
 e The body of Mrs. Marielia P. Mar e koe who died in Pomfret, was for |, warded to Boston Wednesday TOT ere . nation.
 The body of Mrs. Matthew Leave, . who died at Brighton. will arrive her 5 this morning for burial in .NSt Mary : cemetery, where the family has [ plot.
 - Stanton Ballard is the manager ( n the Putnam High school basketba
 team for the 1918 season, and the ma :, terial in the school is such as promise the development of a fast az
 gregation. A series of inter-clas games will De played early in the sea
 son. Though no definite announce
 nents have been made, iu is though
 likely that the high school league wi
 be revived this season.
 s It was stated here Wednesday ths . the attendance at the high school
 nearly normal and that the same = true at the Smith street school. TIT r attendance at the Israel Putnal
 school is below what it should be. bi y an improvement is being noted ther It The Sawyer district. school remain = closed this week. Carpenters are engaged in makir VI repairs to the superior court room, ' the Courthouse block. damaged in u
 fire of a few weeks ago. IJ is eXpeci E ed that the court room, not now sui
 able for sessions of the court. will al ready for occupancy in about or l. month.
 " Following is an nstaIlment of ord' le numbers of registrants of this distric q 417-1524 Edward Provancial, 50 Ba
 tey street, Putnam.
 41S-1905 Alfred Cloutier, 161 Prov 1T denee street, Putnam. g 419-1966 Isador Jolly. Ballou stree ,r Putnam.
 le 42O-1599 Idola Phaneuf, North Gro