Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-02

tions Apneuneed.
 Frank H. Cerdier spent the holiday
 in Worcester.
 c. l. Adams, formerly of this city, lis coming here from Worcester to
 work as a linotype operator.
 There were large congregations at the New Years day services at St. MaFy's church.
 Eight Degrees Below Zero. Temperatures down to 8 degrees be- low zero were noted at different sec tions throughout the city New Years HaeTuing. A canvass for persons who will sub- scribe a weekly amount to the Red Cross fund will begin here this week. The body of Mrs Frank Bebu was brought here from Wauregan for, burial in St, Mary's cemetery. 1 A number of Putnam soldiers from Camp Devens were at their homes in Putnam over the holiday. Frying Time for Night Workers. Railroad men who are night workers l in the local yard have had a bitter ex- perience with the cold the past four or Hive nights and their endurance has been tried to the limit
 I The Eagles ball Monday night and la Union hall dance New Years day lWeTe pleasure events that furnished
 amusement for many Putnam people. | Schools to Open Teday. Schools throughout the town of Put Imam are scheduled to reopen this tInorning after the holiday recess. The IneAt vacation will. come at Easter ttilale.
 s;~x. ..o 4l...a f.o.. reliable sources establishes beyond Q doubt that 1917 was the most prosper ious year that Putnam ever expert fenced.
 Monday Next General Putnam's Anni- f versary.
 Next Monday is the 200th anniver- tsaFy of General Israel Putnam, 1T
 whose honor this city is named. The
 pressure of war work has been se
 t great as to allow this date to approach
 without plans for an observance.
 | Aliens who are making claims fol Ideferred classification, having waivet
 lalienage rights, on the ground of hay,
 ing dependents outside of the United States. are claiming something thal loannot be allowed under the seleetivt service rules. Only dependents with Iered.
 The cold continued to pile troubl.
 on to househ6lders on New Year
 Eday. Water services continued t,
 freeze up about as fast as they eeult , be thawed out. and the plumbers wer' fairly swamped with demands for thei services. ,t A Quiet Holiday. Aside from the picture shows an,
 1.-the dances, there was little of aetiv
 lity in Putnam on the holiday. Prac Lticaliy all business in tie city wa suspended and the intense cold mad most people elect to stay in thei 5 Ihomes.
 Fifteen Hundred Questionnaires Male tl With today's 5 per cent allotment | i.500 questiennaires will have bee : mailed to registered men of this dis . ttriet from the local exemption board
 with. headquarters in this city. Mex . Tuesday the final lot of questionnaire will be mailed, with daily. edition ! meanwhile.
 Hundreds. of questionnaires hay
 tbeen filled out and returned and the
 are now passing through the hands c l the exemption board and classifica . tions are being made at the rate C g lUU each day.
 j. On the whole, the questionnaires ar : being filled out in satisfactory manne : but some resistrants who have faile
 to give sufficiently specific informatio e Ito the members of the legal advisor board who have assisted them or wh [ lave failed tc answer questions ( Il have given contradictory answers 1
 different questions are to be summon
 led to appear before the exemptio s board that the information needed ma : be obtained. There are comparative : few such cases, however.
 Fl A few more appeals have been file !, with the board, these. being chief ;. from men who have been placed 5 Glass 2 but who claim they are ent ? tiled to be placed in Class 4. Thes !, leases will go to the district board f. :, decision.