Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-22
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

Hovasium DerMeGurdichian, of s2 Providence street this city. has filed a claim for s50.0eo damages against l I the Turkish government The claim has been filed through the state de- partnent of the United States and grows out of rayages and destruction by Turkish troops operating in Turk claimant asserts in his. affidavits that his wife was driven off by the Turkish troops at the outbreak of the war and that he has never since heard of her whereabouts. Tine claim ant, who speaks English fuently, is well educated and has been q citizen since his naturalization in 1898. DerMcGurdichian Is a son of Rev. Megurch Gurdich, an Armenian mis- sionary who lived before the war at 1 Soorsoory. 2 village in the state of Harput The father died in 1912, l leaving his sons and the cousin who ! was associated with him some vine yards and two dwellings.
 At the outgreak of the war DerMcs- l Gurdichian's two brothers were fore ] ed to join the Turkish army. One of l them was killed in action. The other waS sufficiently fortunate, to escape with his life, but upon his return to 1 Seorsoory he found that the vine ' I been dispersed and driven into ex- home. The women of the families of ] the brothers and their children, had l mbeep dispersed and driven into ex~ | He.
 The local claimant for damages from the Turkish government says that included in the property destroy | cd by the Turks was his fathers H. orary, which included about 300 ycl umes, some o fthem inscribed by l hand, magnificently illuminated and places the value of this library at | s1o.eoo.
 DerMeGurdichian says that, when the war broke out his two brothers and their wives and children and his own wife. Anna, lived on the old home | place. Since the day in August. 1914, when the war burst out in Europe l and spread rapidly into the domains of the sultan the local man never has heard a word from his wife, Through investigations that he has had con dueted. both during aN@ since the war, he learned that his wife was I herded with hundreds of others of her race and driven off in the direc- ton of. Der-el-zor by Turkish SOL 1 diers, Missionaries have assisted in
 making this investigation and also | cousin of DerMeGurdichian's who is attached to the American nmhassr at | Constaatinople. This cousin made a long journey into Mesopotamia in an
 effort to trace the lost woman but | without success. DerMeGnrdichian's daughter. young married woman
 whose husband was drafted into the Turkish army. was also taken away ! by the soldiers and is among the mis-
 sing. Her husband lost his fife in the war,
 I The best clues as to what >hecame
 of his wife was obtained for DerMe- I Gurdichian by the cousin who is the embassy attaehe. This man. in his
 long and patient search. found
 schoo'mate of Mrs. DerMeCsurdichian
 at Aflepo. an dfroH her learned that
 the missing woman was driven by soldiers in the direction of NToosul or Der-el-zor. Being finally convinced
 that his wife met the fate that fell to the lot Of scores of thousands of I Armenians during the war DerMe- Gurdiehian has finally taken legal
 steps to recover for the loss of his wife's life
 About 150 poles will be set for the l Putnam Light and Power company in gringing a new line down from
 Mechanicsville to the plant of the Manhasset Manufacturing company
 In this city. The line will come down across Battey's farm lands and into
 the city and down to the mill com panys plant by as direct a route as possible. The line will transmit power for operating machinery in the , big mill. to which an addition is be- ina built at the present time. l District Deputy James p. Hayes, ; of Norwich. will make visitation to
 Putnam lodge of Elks Tuesday even . ing of next week. A social session has been planned in connection with , the coming of Deputy Hayes. Leonard H. Hsaley, of North Woodstock. Is chalNnan of the execu- tive committee in charge of the ar- $ engagements for the agricultural and | industrial exhibit to he held at the state armory in Hartford during the week of February 20 and it Is ex- 5 pected 1t viii be one of the finest
 things of it's kind ever arranged fol Connecticut.
 t The city court has been as silent a. f tomb this week. Not a. ease com '. ing up for consideration.
 q Fred Bruce was in Hartford on Z a business trip Frdiay.
 Mrs. H. A. Houghten. who has beer d seriously i'll at the Day KimbalI hos.
 pital, was reported Friday as mucl 2 improved.
 Miss Catherine Russell will be a
 Cambridge today (Saturday) to at
 tend the Yale Harvard football game
 Miss Charlotte Grosvenor of New
 York is spending the week end at he
 home in Pomfret.
 Thanksgiving offerings for the Da,
 Kimball hospital are being received
 by Smith and Walker, at their plac
 of business on lBundY street.
 The town school committee O
 Thompson has been giving consider
 ation to a petition of teachers ther
 for an increase in salary.
 Putnam sportsmen have made
 note that the open season for hunt
 ing birds closes tonight.
 Cargill council. K. of C., will con
 fer \ degree on a class of candidate
 tomorrow.
 Miss Ruth K. Child has gone f
 Wiilimantie, where she will make he
 home with her nice. Miss Grac
 Child, librarian at the Normal schoo
 The temperature in Putnam drop
 here, and the town vvaY,ld fhareh1, h