Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-23
PUTNAM

Honorably discharged from the army medical corps service, Lieut.. Edward F. Perfy, M. D., returned 10 his home here Wednesday morning from Camp Dix.
 County Agent B. w. ELS and Miss Charlotte Eahleton. home economies director for Windham county, are among those from this section who are in Hartford this week to attend meeting haylng to do with the pro- motion Of agricultural and kindred in terests.
 Senator Archibald Macdonald of this city has been made chairman of the WindhaTu county organization in the legislature and Representative N. Lorne Greig of Killingiy is clerk.
 Henry Green, employed at tns Du- bois garage, cut his thumb and wrist with, an axe cieaving right through engaged in chopping wood. He was given attention by' Dr. J. R. Kent.
 Mrs. George Fink of Woodstock is sister of Mrs. John d. ',aton and l an aunt of Mrs. Arthur Milligan. of | | Wauregan residents who died respec- l lively Saturday and Wednesday.
 John L. Wright of this city Is a | member of the 55th Coast Artillery, l made up chiefly of Rhode Island men, 1 which was announced as due to ar | rive at New York Wednesday iron! | overseas.
 In Pomfret. favorable ation has been taken for the employmen: of visit ing or district nurse. Four towns hefeabouts now have the services Of such nurses-Futnam, R.llinglv, parts Of the town of Thompson and Pomfret
 Sergeant Hyde Smith of Camp Dev-
 ems will spend the week end with his
 parents. Mir. and Mrs. David A.
 Smith.
 Many attended the solemn high
 mass of reQdiem sung at St. MaTy's
 church Wedn asday morning for Rev.
 Anselm Mayrtte, who was reported killed by fall from his horse while
 serving as an American aruy chap | lain overseas. A number of men who have been il the service attended the mass.
 The funeral of Mrs. Joseph McKach-
 nie was held from her home on Wed nesday with services contC cted at the Second Congregational church by Rev. George C.. s. MacKay, pastor of , the Baptist church. The service was F attended by many friends of Mrs. , organizations with which she had been \ actively identified. Burial was in . Grove street cemetery.
 g CarsiI council. K. of C., members are I particularly proud of the fact that the 6 l state convention of the organization. . which has Hundreds of thousands Of e | members throughout the United r States and Can ada, will be held in this k city in May. for the first time in the
 history of the organization. Sate of- 1 6cers are expected here soon to make il | arrangements for the affair ' The state convention will bring to- ' gether many of the hest known mem | bers of the organization in Connecti- , cut. Every council in the state will " be represented by two delegates Most ! oe the delegates will ho in town fo! ,' two days.
 = The work of the convention will in. 7 clude the election of state officers and
 the election of delegates 10 the su- preIrle convention of the o-Ier - Before the convention is held here r' CargiI council will have been develop : ed into one of the best councils in tht # eastern part ft the state, It's drive fo ,s an additional 100 members is pro o gressing satisfactorily, and it wa .s stated Wednesday that between 6C = and 75 new men have filed applica T, tions for membership. The conferrin, II 1 of degrees upon this class will be on
 
 T. ter and spring work of the council. e Writing from overseas to his uncle Ie Mark Wilson. who has kept in toucl # with him by mail throughout the wal
 Corporal Leon Talbot of the 18th Ma
 chine Gun Battalion tells how it seem to be lonely in a tiny village in tn s hinterlands of France on a Christina " eve, when all your thoughts are 0 J. your native land and home rV-T
 service during the eamnalgning of tn 1F American forces. was frank in statin IT. that he had the blues when he Wrot r. she letter, but he is cheered up no' T. by the prospect of an early return t IL his home here where he will get ne welcome from his many friends tha no will make him forget iis sorrow la over there." as far as oEe may for T. get them.
 .n .lf1 f William N. Lewis of this city is or s of family group of hree brother E. and a sister whose aggregate ages il 20 years-ace considered to CompaI II favorably with any other such grou
 nf equal number in Eastern Connect ts cut. MT. Lewis is 84. His brothe lia F. s. Lewis. of Cranston, R. |. is 8 aaa and another brother, Clark Lewis, od East Killingly. is IS. The rister, Mir re John Chase, of East Killing!y. is 7 - i rms remarkabfe quartet arc all aCtlN III: LII. and comparatively well. Each Is c; ny nahle of. and performs, no sma 1T amount of active work, William,
 this city. being particularly well pr
 served. Their average age Is
 years. The members of the Lew
 family were born in Rhode island, b at- for a great many years lived in u town of Killingly where they are WI ble known.
 A pleasant social session was a i'll ranged for the members of I@ra
 Putnam lodge of Odd Ft lows, Nl ble were the guests of the members S. ouinebaug lodge. at Danieison, Tue ,n- day evening. The installation of 0 1al dcers was followed by the serving at refreshments. and then there was srs hour for dancing.
 so- There are Putnam citizens wi fer think it you'd be the propes- thing he invite the state highway departme ,ns 10 pave Grove street and that part
 South Main street leading from Gro
 to Front street during the prese on- year. This stretch is regarded Lay many as a part of atrunK line it nee the paving, and inc project would provi TX, work, which is something 'tis