Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-06
PUTNAM

PUTNAM
 A barn on Putnam Heights owned by Mrs. Charles l.. Torrey, was de- stroyed by fire Tuesday morning The loss isl small
 Wayland Elliott had his left hand severely injured when he caught it in machine about which he was work ing at the Trade school He was given treatment at the Day Kimball hospital and on Tuesday went to his home in Dayyilie.
 Former Mayor J. J. McGarry acted as moderator at the polling place in Union hall Tuesday. Examination of registrants of Sep tember F who have been placed in Class IA will be completed by the To- cal board today. when 50 men will come before the physicians.
 Questionnaires for registrants of this district who are 31 years of age and over sill go out beginning next Monday
 A number of Putnam people will be at Pomfret Tuesday next to attend the golden wedding observance of MT. and Mrs. Edward H. Grosvenor.
 A regular monthly meeting of t!e common council was held at the mu
 
 Work on the extension of the new water main from Harrisville into the city is progressing and. if good wea- ther holds late in the season, water may be coming through it before the first of the year.
 The demand for wet goods from KiiIingly,. which has gone dry" is | already makiIy itself felt here, liquor dealers say.
 Tuesdays election did not stir up l a great deal of activity in this city, there being few about the voting l booths in Union hall at any time 0ur- 1 ing the day.
 Louis LamoureauX of West ThomD- son is recovering from an injury in ! which he lost the little finger Of nis right hand while he was operating , weodsawing machine. Attention is being called to the need of being liberal with gifts to the 1 Day Kimball hospital when Thanks giving donations of foodstuffs and money are made this year. During the epidemic the value of the hospital has 1 been demonstrated
 Reports of what Putnam chapter o, 1 the Red Cross has been doing will be given at this evenings meeting of thc organization. The meeting is to bc in Odd Fellows hall. Raymond Chase, of Thompson, who months ago, was wounded in Francs, has gone to the naval hospital at Bos- ton after a visit with relatives in 1 Thompson, and will remain there for 1 further treatment. Florists say that the unusual nun Der of funerals caused an unprcce- dcnted fall demand for flowers, and at times it has been impossible to furnish all that were called for.
 George LaparIe, p, died early OH Tuesday morning from pneumonia, al 1 his home in Manhasset village. He became i'll with influenza, which de- Veloped into the disease that proved fatal. MT. Laporte leaves his wife who was Miss Irene Murray or Pom
 fret and to whom he had been mar ried only about a. year, his father, Eu-
 gene; three brothers, Eugene, Gheo- dore, Victor, and a sister Mrs Eva l Tetreault, all of this city. Nr. La parle had lived in Putnam all his life Mrs. Laparle has been seriously il with influenza, but has recovered The following reeistrants were ex.
 amined by the local board Tuesday
 with the following result as lo quail.
 ncation for military service:
 General Service. 1 Wilfred J. Dion, North Grosvenor.
 dale
 1 Russell NJ. Taylor, Dayville.
 Wentworth A. Johnson, Putnam
 George C. Nighting gale, Putnam.
 John ". Lynch, Putnam John E. Burnap, Danielson. , Henry L. Eodo, Danielson. Romeo A. Trahan, Danielson. Clinton B. Cahoon, Woodstock Fred Jones. South Woodstock. Orin Jasmin. Goodyear. David Mignault. Putnam Limited Service. Adelard J. Audette, North Grosven ordale.
 Clarence l.. Warren, Danielson. Floribert J. Pincince, Putnam.
 Albertus E. Greene, Putnam Felix J. Rucinski. Mechanicsville. Rejected.
 Clarence I. Morgan, Killingly. Frank L. Moore, Woodstock Valley Michael J. Carroll, Fabyan, Ernest Narcotic, Putnam. A. Desautels, Putnam Medical Advisory Board Fred Lehrer, Killing1y Putnam relatives and friends wer at Danielson Tuesday afternoon to at ltnnd at the Baptist church, the wed ding of Rev. Joseph Albert Tachor { who is q son of Mrs. F. B. Benoit C
 this city. and Miss Clarice Branch' of Danielson. Rev. MT. Eacnon i now doing Y. M c. A. work at Cam z Devens.
 Almost normal health condition
 again prevail in this city and vicin ity. There are some cases of pneU monia scattered through what rnigh \ be termed the Putnam district, but th epidemic seems to have definitely pass cd. Only one death from pneumori has been reported hereabouts in th past three days.
 ' The republicans won a sweepn victory in Tuesdays electiCn winnin everything Of local interest and mak ing a splendid showing for their can
 didates on the state ticker. In one in
 stance only t!id they fall down, a bi complimentary vote being given#Joh o. Fox, the democratic candidate fc sheriff, whose home is in this city. ( Harold GiIpatric, republican candidat for state treasurer received the nigh est vote of anybody on the ticket Sen
 ator Archibald Macdonald is rA -elect