Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-11
PUTNAM

Give! The big united war drive is on in the Putnam district roday Thir- teen thousand collar; must b. raised. bHtore Saturday nigh.
 The big St. Johns fair attracted large attendance Saturday evening. The proceeds of this fair, which nas been successful, will be used to prr- chase comfort kits for soldls
 Ncr@ Killingly people were seen Ill this city Saturday afte !Jon lnan on q ry week day for more 'h4n two years. ki.il:s-iy recently becam.: no-lietnse tow;.
 Unless orders to the contrary are received in the meantime, 20 regis trants will leave this city Friday, af- ter induction into military service, and will go to Garden City, L. I. ! Dr. and Mrs c. c. Gi!dersleeve have been spending few days with rela- tives in Putnam
 l J. L. Meader and L. r. Garrison,
 members of the state board Of educa- 1 ton, are to speak al North Grosvenor- 1 dale this evening at a meeting in the | interest of education.
 ! The senior class of Tourtellotte High school has commenced work to ac- cumulate a, fund to pay for a spring l tice at the school.
 1 It is stated that a ladies' auxiliary. l Degree of Pocahontas. will be formed here and will be associated with the newly formed Wabbaquasset tribe of
 Red Men.
 1 The next delegation of representa- tives from the 15 towns of Windham
 county will be made up of 20 republi-
 cans and } democrats. A rally in the interest of the united war drive was held at the Bradley theatre Sunday afternoon. The spirit here seems to be that the money called from this district will not only be raised but the amount exceeded
 There continues to be a very great shortage of sugar in most households
 in Putnam, where many devious ways are followed in an endeayor to get an
 extra supply.
 Saturday was the last day for tlte
 conversion of Liberty bonds bearing
 less than If per cent. interest into l bonds bearing that rate.
 Writing from France, Kenneth
 Sharpe mentions that a considerable ..Imber of men at the base hosr.ta'
 wil,re be is stationed rave ,!itd 6! lI1eTmonia, this giving -he n4r"cse.cr ) thitt lealth conditions "@v-;r there have been much the same as in the
 states.
 Herbert Thomas Ladd, g, son ot Thomas Ladd, died of pneumonia d their home on Woodstock avenue. Int
 young man was of powerful build
 but fell a victim to the disease tha-
 has taken so many young lives in thi;
 vicinity this fall
 . This city saw. many soldiers iron : Camp Devens during Saturday after noon, leave men bound for their home y party of seven made the trip iron ], Camp Devens to Norwich in an auto ,, mobile.
 = Private Frank Champeau, IT,, 2e, 0 this city has been slightly wounded il action in France and is now at al -' evacuation hospital in Paris, accord
 ing to a telegram received here by hi y relatives. Street. reports that wer l. unfounded said Private Champeau ha = been killed.
 D At the hearing in Pomfret saturda r morning before Judge Charles S Thompson of the pI obate court for tha
 district, Judge F. A. Munyan c y Thompson, Judge Oscar F. Atwood c Il Brooklyn and Town Clerk Frank F - Barrett of Woodstock were appointe l. commissioners Tn the estate or Mar e A. Sherman, which estate is represent y ed to be insolvent. Upwards of s1o00
 in claims against the estate have bee n presented It was stated here Satur r day that the executor, Fitz Henr V Paine, is not satisfied as to the valid e ity of some of the claims.
 $ Miss, Alice Hubbard, 52, who ha l. been making her home with Mir. an 1T Mrs Hezekiah Hubbard of the tow V of Woodstock, committed suicide b h casting herself into Merritt pond, nea h Perryville cemetery, ill which he = mother is buried. Miss Perry ie, s. woodstock Wednesday to go to Wet