Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-17
PUTNAM

Announcement was made Saturday that Mayor A w. Marcy has pur- chased the Percy Waterman bungalow on Grand View.
 The Parent Teachers association has arranged for a Parents night at the high school tomorrow CTuesday) evening.
 The strikers at the big mill at North Grosvenordale were holding out Satur- day when the weeks work at the mill closed. The strikers continued to con- duct themselves in a very orderly manner.
 Joseph White, who died at his home in Webster. was formerly a star bas- ketbal1 player and had been promi- nenuy identified in Webster with base ball and other sports He was a member of Putnam lodge of Elks. The body Of Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Chase, who died at her home in Abing ton. was buried in Grove street ceme- tery, this city, Sunday fternoon. There was a bean supper, followed by a short entertainment, at the church at East Putnam Saturday evening.
 i Byron D. 8uebee, recently operated on for appendicitis, is steadily recover
 
 ! days
 The Bartlett High school team l Webster, champions of the Northern division. and Plainfield High schools ] team, champions of the Southern Cii- vision of the Quinebaug Valley Bas- i ketball league, will play games as fol- 1 lows to decide the league champion l ship: First game at Plainfeld, Feb ] 26, second game at Webster third l game on DanieIson's neutral floor the | games to be played two days apart
 Rev. Charles H. Ricketts of Norwich and Principal Edward Snow of Put. nam High school were speakers Sun. 1 day evening al the Father and So1 service at the Congregational churcl at Woodstock Hill.
 1 Members of CargiIl council, K. of C. were in Providence Sunday to witness | the conferrinS of the third degree upol 1 a large class of candidates
 A considerable number Of selectet men from this city are with the Amer | jean army of occupation in Germany The majority Of these men have beel assigned to regular army regiments. Some of the North Grosvenordal strikers who were in this city Satur day afternoon were quoted as sayin; i unless there is a quick adjustment O the strike.
 Alex Lundstrun, the wrestler. i planning to give up railroading and | operate a big farm in which he is in terested in the town of Thompson
 The neG<,aI examination of chiIdre has commenced in Putnam's school! Supt William l.. Macdonald state ha -nrI- !, completed in one grade. Cards ar being filled out relative to each pup and these will be kept indexed. Tn examinations will be carried out in a of the public schools of the town. . The seni-annual report of Miss Vic toria Linden, district nurse. indicate . what volume of work she has carrie on during a period of 9 few month and also makes stand out clearl ' through figures of the number of cal made, what a need there was of estat fishing the work of the associatio here.
 Some soldiers who have been dis , charged from service are discussir the formation of an organization men who were in the army or nav 1 during the great war It is know that approximately 400 men went fro ! lllS NICluIlN, SO SUCH all DISdltIZdl JIG - would have a good membership ar 1 prepare to lend force to later movt l ments that are sure to come in u interest of the nations defenders.
 Mrs. G. H. Nichols has been nars by Elizabeth Porter Putnam chapte D. A R, as delegate to the nation congress to be held in April at Wasl ington. The alternates are Mrs. C. Torrey, Mrs. H. F. Hopkins Mrs. Ali Douty, Mrs. G. Harold Gilpatric. MI J. E. Kent Mrs F. NJ Warner MI c. W Gilpatric, Miss Edith Kent al Mrs. F. J. Daniels.
 Next Saturday, Washington's birtI day, will bring a large number of u members of Quinebaug Pomona gran to Putnam. The session of the orga ization will be held in Odd Fellow hall. Mrs. Eliza beth J. Brown of w Den grange will read a paper on t subject When Washington Was Hel
 Not all is sunshine in railroad ci cles. 1t is stated here. The enforc
 ment of the eight hour rule, with lit or no overtime permitted in depar ments other than the operating, h
 meant less money for some of t
 workers, and they are not happy.
 The Girls club classes wilt beg
 their activities this week, the basket
 class meeting this evening and |
 class in hand work on Tuesday eve
 ing. Thursday evening the gymnasiu
 class will meet at the high school
 Members of Putnam aerie of Eagi
 were pleased Saturday with the I
 suits of their annual concert and bs
 which proved one of the pleasant S
 cjal events of the season.
 Horses and mules that have be brought into this section from Car