Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-24
PUTNAM


 Captain John Bulger. of the police department returned to duty Wednes- day after recovering from an attack of blood poisoning in one foot. He un i derwent treatment at the hospital.
 George Lewis, IT,, Ralph Thurston | and Oscar Rich have been named as a | committee of Putnam lodge of Elks to l make arrangements for Ladies' night, l May 8th
 Dr E. F. Perry, who was lieuten- ant in the medical corps and saw over seas service, is interested in the con- vention to be held at Hartford. May 1, to consider plans of Connecticut sol diers for joining the American Le- gion.
 The town of Woodstock, under the auspices of the Red Cross, is arrang- ing reception in honor of the towns service men, on May 2. Mrs George Sampson is chairman of the entertain ment committee.
 Leon Benard, who received 62 wounds while fighting at Chateau Thierry, was a visitor here on We'd nesday He has not as yet fully re- covered from the effects of his wounds, all of which were caused by one burst ing shell.
 In the GrosvenordaIes a canvass is being made to determine whether the employees of the Grosvenordale com pany are willing to return to 55- hour week. Many of the operatives fa- vor the plan, which means more mon ! ey for them every week. Mills at At- 1 tawaugan, Ballouville and Pineville changed this week from a 4S-hour to 1 55-hour week
 | The New Haven road is to run a special train tomorrow for those who want to get to Boston to see the pa rade of the Yankee Division. The train will leave this city Friday at 9.55 a. m. and returning. will leave the 1 South Station. Boston. at 6.10 D. m.
 Chaplain Boynton Merrill of the u. | $. $. Pennsylvania is expected here for
 a visit about the firsc of the corning week. His vessel is now in New York | harbor. Chaplain Merrill expects to be
 released from the navy about June 15, | and will come here to take up his du-
 ties as pastor of the Second Congre-
 gational church.
 Invitations were received here by
 a number of prominent Putnam men
 on Wednesday to attend the centennial or the Connecticut General assembly
 to be observed at Hartford on May r Souvenir W. II. Taylor is secretary of
 the committee that is sending out the
 invitations and that is in general charge ot the arrangements.
 Early Wednesday afternoon it was stated that Putnam has subscriptions amounting to two-thirds of the uuots
 assigned to it in the Victory loan. This is a splendid showing, but it may bt = stated that the bulk py the subscrip. , tons already received have come from
 corporations and individuals who bu, l bonds in large blocks The public a tIar-ra is ] indicate that it is irnbued by the sam,
 degree of patriotism as was the cas, 1 l durinf the war e1 Putnam's quota this time is S290. .00G 9 To get this amount and place Putnam [ in the list of towns entitled to be con - sidered as 100 per cent. efficient il s meeting it's bond quotas, much worl l will have to be done by the commit
 tees in charge and the public vii
 have to be responsive to the workers i efforts
 n From all parts of the district com reports that individuals are not sub : Scribins as promptly as could be de n sired. through the bond is the most at t tractive yet offered by the govern = ment.
 Friends of the family here heard wit e regret of the death of Mrs. Martin q Pray Poster, wife Of Dr. Herbert Eos e ter Saturday. in an automobile acci V dent at Montclair. \. J. car back ca into Mrs. Foster as she was cross ( ing the street. As noted in the Nor : wfch news of The Bulletin. Mrs. Eos U ter was born in Portsmouth, N. H., 4 > years ago, the daughter of Mr an
 Mrs. Albert Pray. Mrs. Foster was }, resident of Norwich for years, maisfn = her home with MT. and Mrs Albert ( S Mitchell, the latter her aunt, and al $ tended the Norwich Free Academ, 'I Mrs. Foster leaves her husband an e three sons. John. Robert and Franl
 Her mother and her three sisters al = residents of Portsmouth.
 = Mrs. Dorothy Richardson, recent n returned from France, where she wa J. engaged in instructing blind soldier $ at a base hospital at Savenay, is Il speak at the home of Mr and MT ot Herbert W. Bowen in Woodstock, c ot Friday evening. Miss Richardson n now on leave of absence and is to COT J. tinue' her work at Evergreen, ne; r. Baltimore, Md.
 Rev. G. o. S. MacKay will be /, le North Ashford next Sunday to spea y, at the Baptist church in the irtere le of that denominations Victory can l. paign to raise $6,000000 for benevt J. fences, in the Northern Baptist conver le tion.
 ot New Methods in Child Training wi Us be the subject of an address by MT
 E. M. Warner at meeting of il W Parent Teachers association, to le held at the high school on May G. MT
 Warner also well conduct a discussiC 1t on some of the vital problems of ever le parent and teacher.
 Id Mayor Marcy and Corporation Coui le sel Torrey have called the attention > the state highway department to u 'n citys contention that the state shou le meet the cost of restoring the b y, retaining wall that collapsed on Pon T. fret street last week. The city cal -h attention to the statute that the sta ln shall bear all cost of maintaini, ed trunk line highways. As the sectit le of trunk line along where the Ws ut went down cannot be used safely Ill
 less the wall is restored. the ci ce claims that it is up to the state to me of the reconstruction cost.
 Nothing has developed during u = week to shed any light on the questi, ~ as to who is responsible for havil
 pulled in two false alarms for fire
 from Box 35. during the early hours