Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-25
PUTNAM

Pomfret, which turned in more than $6,000 for the united war fund, it's ap- portionment, as a part of the Putnam district, being only about $1,600. Rev. J. J. Elty was chairman of the work CTS organization in Pomfret. Attorney Archibald Macdonald, who is in the service at Camp Devens, has visited at his home in Putnam It is expected that Attorney Macdonald will be promoted almost immediately to the rank of sergeant.
 Very generous contributions for Thanksgiving were made to the Day Kimball hospital. There were heavy gifts of vegetables and much money this year.
 At Middletown Sunday was held the funeral of Mrs. Frank w. Barber, wife of a former supervisor of schools lin the Woodstock Thompson rural chain of schools Her home was in this city.
 The funeral of Arthur Nichols, who died from pneumonia, was held Sunday afternoon, with services conducted by Rev. s. J. Rock at the Methodist church. A delegation of members of Israel Putnam lodge of Odd Fellows and Order of Moose, of which Mir. Nichols was member. attended in body. Burial was in Douglas ceme- tery.
 The fire at the French River inn at Mlechanicsville is discommoding the large group of employees of the French River Textile company that made their homes there. Restoration of the inn will be undertaken as soon as possible, l it was stated here Saturday.
 Funeral services for Calvin Munyan, who died at his home in the town of l Thompson, were conducted Sunday by Rev. W. B. Chase of that town. Burial was in the East Putnam cemetery.
 Sunday the body of Miss Amelia Lavender of Danielson arrived here and was taken in charge by a Daniel son undertaken. Miss Lavender, who was run over and killed by a motor truck in New Bedford, had many friends in this city.
 It is being stated in railroad circles here that the accepted end of the war will mean some improvement in train service, but not in the immediate fu- ture, though there may be some changes during the winter.
 Frank A. Roth is to give an organ recital at the Methodist church Tues day. evening The program he has ar ranged includes a medley of standard overtures.
 inS HkIiS PlS won dL the IdI1neTS' corn show by David Clark of KillingIy avenue, Putnam, is a thoroughbred
 Berkshire and it is stated it's value is at least $50. Mir Clark won the pig for having the finest 50-ear exhibit of corn.
 There is interest here as to just
 when one of the railroad engineer reg
 iments that has been in France since
 July of last year will be returned to
 this country. There are a number of
 Putnam railroad men with this regi-
 ment, all volunteers, who were among
 the first of the American troops to get to France.
 Although practically all the selective
 service work in this district must be closed within the next two weeks
 youths of IS are obligated to fill out 3 their questionnaires and return them
 to ire board. These young men will
 not have to undergo physical exam
 nations, however.
 State guard members here. believe
 that their organiza ton will not be dis T banded for months to come and they
 may have to remain in service until
 such time as the national guard is re-
 organized and restored on it's pre-war basis. The company here has devel- ; oped well and will now rank with
 many of the guard companies that
 were in the state before the United
 States entered the war.
 The body of Frank A. Maeee, head of the Magee Foundry company, was
 forwarded from Pomfret, where he
 died, to Boston The body was to be
 cremated.
 Sergeant Perie Warner, formerly 8 member of the Warner-Averill con- pany of this city, was in town Satur- day. He is member of the S. A. T , c, and has~been< at training station
 in New York state. He was sched , uled to bo to Camp Fremont Cal
 but the siyning of the armistice forced
 change from that arrangement A number of Putnam soldiers whc ; are at Camp Devens will be mustered out of service, if plans go well, in time to be at their homes here for Thanks giving. They are members of the 12tf ; division. There was also cause for joy to many here in Sundays announce
 ment that the 18th division is sched- , uled to return from France. This i: , the first division trained at Can't
 Devens and has been abroad since las F summer. In it are many selected mer $ of this district who went into the ser
 vice during the fall and winter of las < year.
 s Up at Tourtelotte school, Nortf g Grosvenordale, two of the students f have gone into the skunk business fo . the season in an effort to raise none, l with which they will meet pledges tt l the war fund Pelts are bringing bi: money this year, so they will not hav : to work long to redeem their pledges n The boys are Henry Duval and Her e bert Corttis.
 L. H. Healey of North Woodstocl n has been at Portland. Me, attending g meeting of agricultural secretaries = MT. Healey has been for years secre = tary of the Connecticut agricultura
 board and he is a hustler who keep ,I posted on all that is doing relative t = agriculture.
 - The splendid weather of the pas e two months has contributed material e 1y to the successful manner in whic
 the work of building an auxiliary F V inch water main into this city ha l. been carried: out With open weathe
 in December, it is possible that tn k work will be so far advanced as t e permit of putting the line into ser = vice. If this can be done, it will b ,t very pleasing to the Putnam peopl j. who recall what happened Sto tn Q water system here during the bite d and long continued winter weather C
 last year. = Degrees will be conferred upon n class of candidates of Putnam grang l. this evening. This will be the frs
 degree work at the organization sine Is the influenza epidemic put a stop t n public meetings. Among those wh
 will receive degrees tonight are forme 0f Mayor and Mrs. J. J. McGarry. IS The Windham Girls, club of Will T. mantle is so much interested in il
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