Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-25
PUTNAM

PUTNAM
State Attorney Charles E. Searls is
confined to his home in Thompson by
illness.
Miss Ruth Daniels. who has been
overseas as a graduate nurse. is ex-
pected to arrive on the steamship
Heredia today (Tuesday)
DR.. Edward F. Perry was in New
York to attend a banquet at the Ho-
tel Pennsylvania given by the Amherst
Alumni association. in honor of Am
herst men VINO have been il the SER
vice.
Wilfred Bousquet, who lost finger
and was wounded in the face in fight
ing in the Argonne, has arrived at his
home here. Mr.. Bousquer was one of
the selected men who urged the local
board to advance his order number in
order that he might quickly get into
the fighting line.
Laurana r. Case, "a, wife Of Thorn
Valley. Mrs. Case was q native of the
town of Woodstock and had lived
there all of her life
A persistent rumor spread atBut
Putnam Monday afternoon that Pres
ident Wilson's special train would be
run through this city on ifs way from
Boston to Washington, hu+ those who
waited to see it were disappointed.
J. J. Mccaee is now at the Chamber
of Commerce here as the governments
representative on income fax matters.
The attention of those Who must pay
an income tax is directed to the fact
that their returns must be filed before
! March Is. Mr.. McCabe will give in
formation pertaining TO the tax to
those who are interested.
There will be revivs, of baseball in
this city during the coming season
Last year it Was hard IL keep inter
| est aroused, SO many Young men be-
! ing away in service and the minds of
those at home absorbed with war
, time doihgs.
| Drawing the possibility that it may
be seized even from their private Gel
lars at later date, there are resi-
| dents of this vicinity who are fortifv-,
| ing themselves against the time when
the nation will be on q bone dry bass
! and are buying heavily of distilled
| liquors. Some dealers say they have
been doing heavy business.
Edward Hill. injured IN the automo-
! bile accident at Attawausan Sunday
| Schooy Afternoon remained ct the hos
| pital Monday. when 1t was said that
his injuries, are of q serious nature.
His daughter, Miss Grace Hill also
| remained at the institution Monday.
but her injuries are rot considered of
| a dangerous nature. The home of the
Hills is in Dayville.
| 1t is understood that the members of
| the Polish club which exists in this
| city have been considering taking ub
| tho SfI1HTr Of "a Itch
Starting an investigation here on
receipt of q telegram from Suuerin-
| tendent NJ. Fl Crowley of the Boston
police department, Sergeant Julius
| Cordier was successful in ;,scertainiSg
the whereabouts of two Boston girls
aged respectively Is and 10 years, who
had been missing from their homes for
two weeks. The girls lad been in
| this city, but had gone 10 Webster,
| where they we're found end taken iY-
to custody. to be returned to their
homes.
There were two military weddings
at st. Mary's church Monday morning
when Sergeant Edward r. Berthiaume
whose home is in Davville was united
in marriage with Miss Eva Blanche
Labossiere, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry LabosSiere of Harrison street.
L
welded Mss Lydia Marion, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edga" Marion of
Smith street. Rev. Adrian Dvkemans
off1ciated at : O'Clock at the Trahan-
| Marion wedding. Rev. Charles F. Be
dard performed the marriage ceremony
and was celehrant of the nuptial mass
at the Berthiaume -LaboSsinre wedding
at O'CLOCK. There werc weddino
receptions at the homes of the brides
| i
Cook Trahan are stationed at Camp
Members of the Children Of Mary
} attended the Berthiaurne- Labossiere
wedding. The bride has been en-
pioyed at the store of August Blan-
Ghetto, who closed his place of bVsi-
ness during the forenoon. ;het the EN-
ployes might attend the wedding. Mr.
Blanchette resented the bride a lat
est model sewing machine
Members Of the Putnam High
] School basketball team discussed with
lively interest and much pleasure or
Monday their little trip to Farming
ton on Friday for a basketball game
with the high school team of thai
place. They were defeated by the
score Of Sc to "a. but were compen.
} stated by the fine entertainment pro
Q vided for them and the splendid spiri
i of the students at the school they Wis
Y tied. Following the game there wa:
f a banquet and a dance. Sub Master
Y Ellis Of Putnam High School. who wa
e a teacher at the Farnlirgton schoo
0 last year, accompanied the team OF
n the trip, as did Mrs. Ellis. The Put
e nam delegation spent part of Satur
: day visiting about Hartford. The loca
team was interested in me fact tina
n the Pennington team defeated tn
x Stafford High School. basketball team
= on Saturday evening by the score o
= % to IL PRINCIPAL Arson 3. Hand.
of the Stafford Springs school wa
principal at Putnam last wear.
4 4 number from this city were a
# Thompson TO attend Washington
: day birthday party in honor of Fran
J. Elliott, IS. at the home of his par
= ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Elliott. TIL
r young man was assisted in receivin
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