Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-19
PUTNAM

Lieut.. Harold s. Corbfn, U. S. A., has arrived Nt his home here, having been mustered out of the service. He has been stationed in Texas. at post not distant from Fort Sam Houston, and where there has been no rain for three years. The soil has cracks that go down for a number of feet and that are a foot wide at the top.
 Lieut.. Corbin is one of the few men who entered the selective service from this district who won a commission. He had been at Camp Devens only a short time when he was selected to attend that officers training school, | the first that was established there af- 1 ter the opening of the cantonment. He | made good and was commissioned, later being ordered to the south,
 where he has since been on duty at | different stations. He formerly was
 newspaperman in this city and in Worcester.
 Judge MahIon H. GeissIer had three 1 juvenile offenders before him, at We'd court, The boys had been engaged in l making a Christmas raid on two of 1 Putnams stores, and had gathered an 1 imposing collection of revolvers,
 searchlights, mirrors and other things 1 that were on sale at the business places that came in for their atten- tion-Ballard and C1ark's, and Bab- pitts. What they did, it would ap- pear from all of the developments in
 the case. is more directly chargeable
 to the indiscretions Of early youth than to any viciousness of character, | so, after the court had heard what was to be said on the matter, the boys were placed on probation. The firms 1 that suffered through tNe depredations
 of the boys have had the stolen goods
 returned.
 William H. Clemens, ss, died at his 1 home in Eastford. He was the son
 of Mir. and Mrs. John Clemens and
 was born in the town of Killingly.
 where he lived for years.
 No action has been taken yet to fill the vacancy in the captaincy of po- 1 lice. Mayor A. w. Marcy said on
 Wednesday that two or three inquiries that might be considered as applica- l tions for the appointment had been re- 1 ceived, but no action had been taken It is likely, it is considered, that Sur
 geon Julius Cordier will continue ill., ing the vacancy created by the res- !ignation of Captain Joseph A. Ryan for a considerable time.
 The reconstruction of the French River Inn, at MechanicsVilIe, damaged by fire some time ago, will not only 1 include putting the building back in-
 to good condition. but also an enlarge nlent of the structure, it was stated here Wednesday,. The building has been home for many of the employees
 of the French River Textile company,
 tht big manufacturing concern that is
 Mechanicsville's chief industrial as- set.
 4 A splendid buck-one of the finest specimens ever brought to Putnam
 hung outside the store of Ballard and Clark during Wednesday and attract
 ed a great deal. of attention. The ami nal was shot by Newton A. Ballard on hunting trip in central Maine Mir. Ballard returned from the trip
 Which he enjoyed immensely, on Tues 5 day evening. Unfortunate circum- stances prevented his securing othel | deer. but he was happy to bring ho1f1t the big one. the head of which is to bt mounted.
 Dance tonight. Phoenix hall. Dan
 ielson. Goodyear Singing Orchestra v adv.
 I A Pullman ear filled with coiore, e soldiers from various points in Nev ! England, was attached to a north ] bound passenger train from Norwich : that passed through this city Wed g nesday morning. The men had beel Q Iiu training in Virginia and were el l route to Camp Devens to be mustered s out of the service.
 Miss Katherine Byrne has filed he 6 resignation as chairman for the Sec ond Congressional district of Connec t ticut as member of the executiv r board representing the National Wo 3 mans Party in Connecticut. Mis 9 Byrne, who is manager Of the Peo Q ple's store and president of the newl, a organized District Nurse association = of this city, finds her time too full, e occupied to give the necessary atten S tion to the appointments she has re
 signed.
 0 One of the final pieces of work be }. ing accomplished by the clerks of tn ', local board is the arranging of reg :. !stration cards and questionnaires 0 all registrants in accordance with or n der numbers and without regard t 6 classification.
 Things were going so well Wednes day with the Red Cross Christmas rol call in the Putnam district that ] l | seemed reasonable to consider tha e the whole campaign here how is ore :. dicated on the One Hundred Per Cen basis. That seems to be the goal fo
 ] many Of the manufacturing organiZa = tions, for many stores and othe S places of business and for innumera : ble homes in the towns of the distric : The sentiment, almost eterywher : seems to be q don't want to be lief s out on this" The demand for the 10
 per cent. stickers is growing hour b t hour, and this demand comes fror e Grosvenordale, DayVille, Wocdstocl Q Pomfret, Thompson, as well as fror '. within the city limits.
 Chairman Ernest c. Morse wa . elated Wednesday afternoon over tn
 manner in which the roll call wa < progressing in the Putnam distric h He mentioned particularly that tn ! Grosvenordales were constantly call n Ing for additional supplies, the origina
 allotment becoming rapidly exhaust . ed. A second order for 300 button . from these villages was filled only t ? be followed by a call for 500 mor