Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-03
PUTNAM

iOuHCtu r Iludy noon that lElS IONll | has raised it's quota of $295, 900 of the i Victory loan and had margin of ! about s7,000 to spare. This fact is not intended, however. to permit the sloW-5f ing up of the canvass. which has. ar-ii other week to go. during which tirnef lit is hoped to add many more thous- ands of dollars. to the amount sub-i scribed by the people of this secion,,i in which it is already Guaranteed.t that every town. of this, district willt praise its allotment. .,s. II A report was received here that the lFTench summer homestead ols what isl known as the pr. Shepard estate ini Woodstock had been broken into some time since the place was closed at the end of the last season and that much of the plumbing and bathroom equip ment, have been taken away by: thel l thieves This newest discovery of the thefts of this nature add to the list that has been disturbing Woodstock for some months past. Mrs. French
 who owns the cottage, is a resident of Brookline, Mass, and has millinery
 business in New York.
 l Mayor A. w. Marcy has received a telephone communication informing him that the attorney general has
 ruled that the state is responsible for meeting the cost that will be incurred
 in restoring the high stone wall that collapsed about two weeks ago in
 Pomfret street, making a section of
 the state highway near the plant of
 the Putnam Woolen company hazard
 ous for travel. The point as to who | pute, but the city. through Corpora l ton Counsel Charles L. Torrey, held | that the state was responsible under a statute that provides that the state
 was responsible under a statute that provides that the state shall pay the cost of all repairs on trunk line high ways. That the state will pay re- lieves the city of an expense of any
 where from $4.000 to $10.000, accord !, ing to how much is done toward re- building the entire wall involved. t | Friday evening was marked by the presentation of three one-act plays, at the high school. by the Putnam High F school players. The annual enter
 tainment was 8, marked success. ,l No Men Wanted was the title of the
 opening sketch. Tn this vehicle Miss }, Wilheln1ina Frost 8 and Elizabeth Wheeloek played the parts of two girl bachelors, assisted by Miss Eleanor
 Murphy as a colored maid. The sketch was exceedingly lively and won much
 laughter and applause.
 .i The Teeth of a Gift Horse was the - second playlet. The plot deals with the matter of sending to rummage ' sales Of gifts of the past-gifts that . have not pleased the recipient i the difficulties of being rid Of such Y articles through the channel indicated The play was presented by Margaret
 Fraser, Miss Elsie Gallant, Miss 1Rutl, IT rr Aldrich, Miss Beatrice Morton, ,Johr ,, Hogan and Stanton Ballard. 2 The Stacker. patriotic play, was the closing offering. The play deals :. with sidelights on the recent war. Il Following the dramatic hours, there was dancing in the school gymnasium . Music at the plays and for dancing II Wac by the high school orchestra. < Reports continue to come in o 63 .leankerslip increase for the Partners v ;sssociatio1. Potnfret has 92 members = ! the highest percentage of gain in the
 eou,ltl. wir;la Y otdstock also make, I : -src s.il2r-tlg with S5]new mem = 5slee iIoug-3- in, .s's% 3.sles cI14rF>s Q, Thoinpson. of tIft z pIe..s-lt col!!.t. of ] onGret Nil be re- . tired Jule ls when f.c will have | reached the age limit of 70 and : V special election will have to be hell t in Pomfret to ill his place.
 :. | The retirement of Judge Thompson . again brings to the mind of many tht
 lquestion of whether the law retiring
 judges at 70 in Connecticut is who'll! t !sucrounded with wisdom. At 70 Judg' il Thompson is as, alert aS the aVerag r man of 50. Rich in experience ant q ability as q probate judge. his town IT which has repeatedly honored hin = with election to the office is deprivet 1T of his services, because q statute 3rhi
 1rarily sets down that at his age h. 11o diGf.a I-tie TIJClOp Thnn1F1G r, despite his years, is retiring from Of 1 flee at time when his faculties Swer = never better to carry on the prpiJat 1T court. which he has administered s -s faithfully and well. 1T Herbert Nelson of Woodstock, on e Of this districts first five per cent. le is back at home. mustered out Of tn n 102d infantry after having seen a le much and as hard fighting as any ma ;e that served from any town hereabout' Il, Nelson is one Of the small percenta g g, Of the men who made up the oriSina
 Yankee digison who remained wit .4 his outfit during the war, came bac T, with it from overseas, and was with n, until it ceased to exist. His fightin 1+ record is the record Of the gallar .+ 102d's service overseas. It includes a - of the great drives in which the regi
 ment took part and it means that Il ,, was in battles that were fought wit ,n desperation and to the everlastin 5 glory of the United States and partic ularly New England. Nelson was or
 of the very few men from this inrne
 6iate section who was in the 18th q!
 vision He left here in Septempe
 tl91T, and was overseas early in tE
 fall Of that year. He has had man
 strange and thrilling experiences an o- comes home with memories that mui 'o seem now like nightmares to llir
 Nelson is in good health and happy
 be home again.
 Miss Bertha Farrows, q nurse at u
 Lawrence hospital. New London.
 spending the weekend at her home
 this city.
 It was announced that the conver
 ton ball of the Knights of Colunlpl
 will be open to the public.
 A trainload of soldiers that passe -- through this city were. said ito be ( t0 route overseas 10 form 9 part of u 2o American army Of occupation in .Ge -0 many.
 oo Manager cari T. Kent. chief oper; 90 tor Miss Alice. sherman and a nun
 Der of operators of She Putnam divi sh ion of the $. N. F. T. company we q at NEi1linlantic Friday evening to a 47 tend 8 telephone dance Wkich was u - means Of bringing together represel so tatives of various divisions in caste 96 Connecticut. Three automobiles tot .Ss the party from this city, ee.
 ee The reflection from the flames " the Back cottage fire at Alexander 9A lake could be seen from this city ju before midnight Thursday.
 A delegation of members of Carg
 council. K. of C.. attended the funer Of Romeo B. Brodeur at St. Mary ief church.