Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-15
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM


 PUTNAM
 Members of the Putnam Country Club are to be entertained at the ! Woonsocket club Aug. 23. September ! members of the Franklin. Mass, club I In order to accommodate the un- usually large number of patients at the Day Kimball hospital at present, 1 it has been necessary to place cots in Edmund Sandstrom. son of Mir. and Mrs. s. P. Sandstrom. of West Thompson. who is at the hospital with a severe scalp wound received when he fell from a tree into the Quinebau g river Monday. was reported Thursday as we'll on the way to recovery. The highway department of the city of Putnam is to take charge of the cleaning of Cargill park, near -Cargi1l falls, Pomfret street. This spot. which E is not owned by the city. is the only place where one can sit and rest in the center of the city. Many people go there daily. and consequently is soon becomes Uttered. Realizing that
 this is unsightly the city is willing to
 see that the park is kept in good ap-
 pearance.
 The Sunday school committee of the
 Second Congregational church met on
 Thursday evening at the church yes
 try.
 Wofo mas been recefVeo here or the
 marriage June 27. of Miss Eunice Kin
 near, daughter of pr. and Mrs. HIN
 Kinnear, of Foochow. China. and liar ry A. Boger. They met last summer
 while both were engaged in biological research work at Woods Hole Mass
 They will now make their home in Englewood N. J. The Kinnear fam fly is well known in Putnam; pr. Kinnear is the medical missionary sent out by the Second Congregational church.
 Rev. L. J. Bambere. who died last week in Hartford, was formerly nastor of the Baptist church in South Wood stock. At the time of his death he was pastor of the Winsted Baptist church.
 While many of the activities of Putnam chapter of the American Red Cross were given up with the signing of the armistice and the stopping of hostilities, there is one branch of the work that continues. and in fact. is even more rushed than while the fighting was actually going on This is the home service department. of all Red Cross work, this is the least known of. and largely because of the fact that some of the service rem dered is private in nature, and can not be made public. The home ser vice section here in Putnam is a very busy one. and under the direction of George Baker transacts a large
  in it's scope. It includes the prepara- ton of compensation papers and pa pers for allotment and allowance; se- curing employment for discharged soldiers; caring for soldiers and their families; providing medical inspection where it may be needed. and placing men who wish to take advantage of the governments vocational training plan. Along insurance lines it is par ticular1y active. It acts as agents for the bureau of war risk insurance, helps in making out applications for state aid pending receipt of compen- sation. and gives financial aid where it may be necessary. MT. Baker ap- at the meeting of the American Le- zion held in Eagles hall on Tuesday night. and Explained to them that his was ready to give any man help in any problem that might arise.
 MT. Baker particularly urged that the men keep up payments on their insurance. He has just received cop les of the various kinds of policies that are going to be issued by the department. and into which the present war risk insurance may be converted. At the meeting Tues day Mir. Baker answered many ques- tions concerning the insurance. /-I
 Putnam taxieab drivers were dis cussing Thursday the ordinance
 
 regulating the price that public ser vice drivers may charge within the | limits of that city. Most of them ad l init that they ave engaged in business | in Putnam w"ere there are no restric- | tions, and X <ere the city council has | no authority to regulate the public | service business in any way.
 Possmaster Alexander Gilman has rer1.~ed notice that a temporary in- | cre~ee in the weight of parcel post | packages is permitted, so that buyers of army food may take full advantage l 3f the opportunity to purchase through the post office department. The limit is now set at 125 pounds
 State Treasus~r G. Harold Gilpatric | eft Putnam Thursday for Juniper Point. Me. where he will spend the weekend with his family who are
 Rev. J. T. Edwards of Danielson will | nave charge of the services at the Putnam Baptist church on Sunday.
 Judge and Mrs. Frank F. Russell, sell, who have been passing the sum ner at Belgrade Lake, Me, are soon o return to Putnam.
 Superintendent of Schools William lay to meet teachers for vacancies in he Putnam schools. teacher of modern languages at the high school, tnd a teacher for/ the intermediate grade at Smith street school have yet Q be hired.
 Carl T. Kent is to leave this week. o pass the remainder of the summerj It Alton Bay. N. H.
 Mrs. Hiram Brown is visiting in Worth Brookfield, Mass.
 At the annual reunion of the Ballard amily held this week the following ,f1cers for the coming year were lected: Secretary and Urea surer, Newton A. Ballard; historian. Mrs. P. L. Clifford; amusement committed, Ruth and Alice Stanton.
 1t was announced here Thursday hat it had been thought advisable 0 discontinue the automobile bus ervice to Grosvenordale and North One of the drivers ,Deratir1g upon this route said a on