Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-03
PUTNAM

A.
 James Murray of Camp Upton, N l Y, is spending a ten days furlough here. MT. Murray was formerly pay ing teller at the First National bank
 Frank J. Applbey, who has been in the government service as q wireless man, has returned to Putnam.
 Wilfred Chapdelaine, who has been employed at the postoffice for a term of years, is to engage in business for himself.
 Notice was filed of the withdrawal of the pending suit of Mrs. George Baribeault vs. Mrs. Eva Tripp, a case that was on the list for trial in the superior court The parties in the matter are residents in Danielson.
 After services in Pomfret Saturday morning, the body of Mrs. Andrew Furlong was brought to this city for burial in St. Mary's cemetery.
 There was a rush at the internal block Saturday morning to fill out the returns that must be filed by March 18th.
 J. A. Euverard was at Worcester to attend a banquet of representatives of the trade in which he is engaged, the
 H- at he Ba fit hs tel.
 The wild storm of wind and rain with which March was ushered in caused a considerable number Of washouts on highways in this vicinity.
 Putnam is enc of the 1e Connecticut towns where a record of more than S2n per capita was made in the sale of war stamps, the figures here being $2111.
 Up to Saturday morning there was a considerable amount of snow in ,F TDry+Y 4E,o rain has wiped it out.
 John c. Reich of Waterbury was visitor with friends in Putnam over Sunday.
 There was. an inclination in North GroSvenOrdale at the week end to con sider that the strike there is nearing q breakdown. and that more of the strikers will return to their work this morning. The strike has not been a success inasmuch as it did not become as general in the plant as the strikers l expected it would.
 There will be a short calendar ses- sion of the superior court here Tues day, this being the session postponed from last Friday.
 From Putnam boys who are mem bers of the American army of occu- l patton in Germany Putnam friends and relatives are receiving a flow of post cards.
 More soldiers recently arrived from 1 overseas passed through this city Sat urday on their way to Camp Devens to | be mustered out The boys do nat at 1 tract as much attention as was for merly the case, it is noted, strange as | this may seem. .- At the masses at St. Mary's church | Sunday announcements relative to the | Lenten season. which opens Wednes- l day were read. Social functions for members of St. Mary's parish will end with the dances arranged for this | evening and the Mardi Gras party Tuesday evening.
 1 Funeral services for Ernest M. Ar | mold were conducted at his home Sun- day afternoon and were private
 Burial was in the West Thompson
 cemetery, where members of his fam | fly lie at rest.
 Rev. William s. Beard of New York formerly of Willimantic, addressed the
 congregation at the morning services at the Congregational church on Sun day. This evening Rev. MT. Beart will speak at the Westfield Congrega
 tional church in Danielson.
 L. F. Battey, teacher in Putnam
 night school, was one of the minute
 men speakers at the services at tn
 Methodist church in Danielson ol
 Sunday.
 Putnam is one of the Connection
 towns where salesmen of stock il commercial and industrial securitie
 are operating. The wise investor however, IS deciding that none or tn securities offered are any safer thai
 Liberty bonds, more of which will b , available in the very near future.
 In the Putnam railroad yard tn , volume of business being handled i
 far below the records made during tn height of the war rush, and employe , are having a somewhat less strenuou experience than was the case durin
 the greater part of 1918.
 The first showing of Opportunity, Story for Your Boy-an educationa | and propaganda film-wiil be mad 7 here today. The story, in pictures, that of the trade and vocationa
 schools in Connecticut, including tn a one in this city, and is intended | $ interest a larger number of youn < men in getting an education in som s trade, such as is available at the Put : nam trade school, a part of the state
 system of such institutions.
 This morning brings the annual an l a special city meeting at which citi zenS will have occasion to pass upo
 a number Of important matters, chlef ly of a financial nature. The annus e meeting will consider the city budge = for the year, while the special meet s ing will give consideration for author y izing expenditures for putting in curb c | ing and sewers and drains buildin l guard rails and doing other such wor in various streets and sections of th n city.
 The junior promenade at the hia '. school proved one of the most delight ' ful occasions of the kind held here | a long time. Dancing was in the as 7, sembly hall at the high school, the ha Il being very prettily decorated. Mus > was by Hatchs orchestra. There WE = a very large attendance so large thS T dancing with ease was difficult. II The death of Ernest M. Arnold rt c calls the fact that after ne went int e bankruptcy in 1910, and the work ( = checking up his business began, su Il case was filled one day with 5ecuriti'
 Representing over one million doIla1