Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-19
PUTNAM

Earl Gibney, who recently arrived IN ,
this country from overseas, underwent !.
surgical operation Friday at Camp /
Devens The operation is to relieve
him of results OF having been wound /
ed in action. The operation was not
OF a serious nature.
Bright-faced doughboys of the Yam /
kee Division passed through this city !
in numbers on Friday. en- route to their !
homes in various towns and cities OF
Connecticut for Easter. Observers not +
ed what high percentage OF the men
wore wound chevrons, some of them
having TWO and three.
Town Tax Collector Ernest G. Morse
said Friday that his first days col
lection this year was splendid, near :
IL double in amount what came il on
the first collection day Of last year.
The board of health is determined,
it is stated, that Putnam shall have
ae general cleaning up this spring.
Piles OF refuse and debris must be re-
moved and backwards kept tidy, There
win not be any speciaAy designated
cleanup week, but, if necessary, the
law will be invoked to get the results
desired from property owners or ten
ants who allow refuse to accumulate.
All is in readiness for the launching
of the final drive for bond buyers of
| Uncle Sans Victory loan. AS else
| where, the campaign will open in this
! city next Monday morning. Futnam's
| slogan will be Over the Top" and
willing workers will strive hard to
| live up to it and make d new high
record
| April 2Sth there will be a Neighbours
Night meeting at Putnam grange.
| Wolf Den grange of Arlington, Senexet
| grange Of Woodstock and Quinnatisset
| grange Of Thompson will provide the
entertainment and dinner will be serv-
ed by the members of Fatnam grange.
| Mrs. Genevieve Letters md children
will spend Easter with relatives in
Providence.
Hosts of automobiles were out on
Good Friday, indicating that traffic
cop might be needed later in the sea-
son to keep the motorists from getting
tangled up in the business section OF
the city.
At ST. Mary's church Easter Sunday
the choirs will sing special music at
all the masses. This morning the usual
Easter Saturday services will be held.
Louis A. Wolfe was in Boston Fri
day on business trip.
Armand Bibeault, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eustache Bibeault of Woodstock
has returned from France. He fought
as a member of the 10th Infantry, a
unit of the Yankee Division, was twice
wounded and has been decorated with
the Croix du Guerre.
Pomfret school has organized a
baseball team for the 1919 season and
has started playing. AS usual, the
majority of the scheduled games will
be played at Pomfret. the visiting
teams representing the well known
prep schools of New England.
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, members of the senior class of the
Tourtellotte Memorial High School left
this city Friday evening al o'clock on
! the train which they boarded at North
Grosvenordale, for an Easter week trip
to Washington. D. c. The party is in
charge of Fay E. Kutcher and includes
F Miss Carrie Anderson. Miss Alice JOS
lin, Miss Vera Jackson, Miss Mildred
Johnson, Miss Lena Smith, Miss Ethel
. Baker, Miss Marie Lindevall, Henry
Duval, William Granata and Mrs. IL
{. Grimshaw. During the coming
week the party will visit many import
ant points of interest in the national
capitaland will return to their home
town week from today.
The three hours devotional service
at the Congregational church Good
Friday, beginning at noon, was attend
ed by many. Rev. G. c. S. MacKay OF
the Baptist church was in charge dur
ing the first hour. Rev James H. Pot
ter during the second hour and Rev. S
j. A. Rock of the Methodist church
during the last hour.
At East Woodstock Wednesday next
the members of the Community club
will give reception in honor of the
soldier and sailor members of the or
gani.;ation
Although final figures are not yet