Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-28

serter-SoIdier Ball Team Coming ll
 For Game-Lawn Party - Revenue
 Receipts Big.
 Letter Carrier George D. Clark, who | already had record of $20,000 worth | of war stamps sold. set up another l mark for carriers to shoot. at Thursday and incidentally laid out a fine pace for the stamp subscribers to follow on | this registration day by placing a | pledge for s1,o00 worth.
 In Putnam today hundreds of per l sons will be expected to put their | | names on pledge cards bearing an agreement under which they will boost | the financial end of the war by agree | ing to take certain number of stamps | periodically, Putnam has been doing ] | well in absorbing the baby securities l that the government is putting out, but | thousands of dollars are being aim l lessly spent here and this money could l go into stamps. to the advantage of I the government and the buyer 1 As announced a few days ago, the l stamps will be on sale in many places today and there will be ample oppor-
 tunity for everyone to register. Wanted as a Deserter. | Walter Champagne, who was in- | ducted into service through the local board for Division No F, Connecticut. 1 and went out. from Willimantic for Camp Devens. is wanted as a deserter l for that cantonment, and inquiries rel i ative to his whereabouts were being
 made here on Thursday The man is quite well known in this city and for | merly lived in nearby towns.
 oiing Highway.
 Highway oil is being used to re-sur-
 face the highway leading out of this
 city to Killingly avenue and onward
 to the Killingly line All of the stretch from the cemetery to Killingly
 was oiled on Thursday and afterwards
 sanded and the mixture brushed in. | Motorists who happened along didn't
 relish driving their machines through
 the mixture of sticky stuff. but were
 appreciative of the good work that
 was being done and the decided i'm
 provement in the condition of the
 highway that is certain to follow within a few days. Oil also has been
 placed on the section of state road
 leading out of this city from South
 Main street past the home of the Put nam Country club.
 Another Soldier Team Coming.
 Another soldier team will be here
 next Sunday to try conclusions with Il, , and the baseball fans are awaiting with interest the appearance of the Fort Wright team. This team includes , in its membership some players who : ] had made name for themselves in
 league circles before they donned the
 uniforms of Uncle Sam Elkins, who will do the twirling for the visitors,
 was a leading pitcher for the New
 Haven Eastern League last year and l Pefarcnn tho aof fn1ho +a5 best in the Three league last year, when he was on the Peoria payroll 7 Fort Wright is the station at which numbers of soldiers from this vicinity have been in training, so there is more than passing interest in the team , A week from Sunday the Fort Terry .. team is coming to Putnam, this to be benefit game. This team is repre- sented as being the strongest service :, team in the vicinity of Connecticut. Sam Rice of Washington. Richards of 1. 1. the St. Louis Browns, Gustie. who had a tryout with Pittsburg and Stewart
 and Day of the Peoria White Sox of . the Three I league are some of the , stars on this team,
 Writing of the affair to Manager Il Il l McDermott the manager of the team Il says that the game scheduled here will probably be the last one played : ] DS IlllS 'uIllI III IIle | nllPf1 SLdC6S, fOl the contingent to which thev are sta
 tioned is going to France next month
 Of course. their manager writes, we S are all coming back after the bis
 game.
 $ Revenue Receipts Hieh. S J. H. Griffith. deputy internal reve. : nue collector in this district. writes : that the receipts in the district fo, If which this city is the collection cen
 ter, prove even larger than had beer e expected. Mr Griffith gave out nc e figures. however. The special taxes 1t collected here include those assessed o against liquor dealers. pool rooms, mo- . tion picture shows on incomes over ! e certain amount, etc, etc. Mir. Griffith
 states that it is expected that the list l. of taxable enterprises will be greatly t enlarged next year.
 a Anxious to Enlist. $ The pressure of demand from youns # men who wish to enlist in the service I before they are qalled in the draft in if creased at the office of the local board N Thursday. Permission to enlist is no n being given to Class I men who arg V apt to be in the next quota. Few ap. 's pllcations for permits are coming however from any other class.
 Rev. E. 4. Blake D.D.. Brooklyn, i:
 lO PA CoNIi elL tlIS HouilCely ulIlS ser S. vice at the Methodist church in thi: e city.
 l. City Tax Collector Alfred Bonnevil, e has issued his notices relative to tht payment of city taxes, of which he i a one of the best collectors in Connect. u cut, his record shows.
 a Lawn Party.
 l. The Congregational circle held S. lawn party Thursday afternoon at tn, 10 home of MT. and Mrs. E. M Wheaton is south of the city. Many were presen > and the ideal day vas thoroughly en ,- joyed. A programme Of entertainment h was provided and there were game 10 for the children.
 it Rev. Father Grady Returning Home n Rev James Grady, son of Mrs. Ca
 therine Grady of Church street, is el
 route to America from Italy, wher d he was ordained to the priesthood las
 month If he arrives in time. he vii I. celebrate, his first solemn high mas ?. in this country at St. Joseph's church t. Dayville, next Sunday, the churcl l; where, as an altar boy, he served hi l? first mass.
 le City Briefs.
 ls Mrs. J. NJ. Kent and children of Ne1 H. York are visiting with Dr. and Mr! = J. B. Kent.
 M Rev. F Stone now servic