Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-27
PUTNAM

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 William Richardson, superintendent of the Putnam Manufacturing Company, dled at his home eri Churca street. about 10 o'clock Friday nigh9 MI. Richard- son had been i'll for several weeks, with trouble that deveioped into pneumonia and caused his death. MT. Richardson has been a resident of Putnam Tor the past twelve or fourteen years, coming here from Clinton, Mass. Before going to Clinton he was employed in Putnam as mill empIoye In Clinton he be- came overseer of the spinning room in a m illand then e.urned to Putnam as assistant superintendent of the Putnam Manufacturing Company. After the res. ignation of George A. Vaughn as super ntendent, he succeeded 10 that place, which he held successfully until his death. He was born in Baskerville, New Hampshire, May 1, 1868, son of MT. and Mrs James Richardson He leaves his wife and a daughter of this city.
 George Wilkins, who is at the Day kinbaH hospital, i'll with pleurisy and pn etmonia, is in serious condition. He has had two operations and is very weak.
 All the public institutions were remem- bered at Christmas by local public spir- ited citizens. The Day Kinbali hospital received various donations, especially from Dr.. and~Mrs. s. H. Overlook and MT and Mrs. William 5. Oimstead of Pomfre., who remembered the patients there with baskets of fruit and candy. At the town farm there was d fine din- ner of roast pork, Vegetables, etc. Two automobile loads of people fro mthe Bap- tist church went down to the farm in the morning, and after giving each in mate basket of fruit and candy sang 1 Christmas carols.
 The children's home also celebrated the festival with splendid dinner, and a Christmas tree and gifts in the evening. 1 In the afternoon Manager Albert of the Victory thea re invited tine children to attend the matinee at his movie house. and over sixty of the one hundred and | twenty-three at present at the home ac- eepted the invitation, Mir. Albert gave each child a box of candy.
 l One might have heard a lot of cuss- 1 ing Friday evening when the [ o'clock passengers from New London had to wait two hours for the express from Bos- ton to New York. r:
 The fund for the addition to the Day Kimbal1 hospital which has been increas- in gweek by week, reached the to. al oi l S5,26S.s5 on Saturday. As s5, 0O0 was the goal set by those conducting the drive the generosity shown during the pas, I~week was a pleasant surprise to loca' people. Much of this money was giver I Thursday and Friday for Wednesday tht fund was still s69 short of Is objective The increase during, the past week wa! i over five hundred dollars With tho ex ception of gift of s250 from the Gros venordale Company and three gifts O $50 each. the gifts were all small ones
 Noble Hall, fireman at the plant O the Hammond Knowlton Silk Company of South Meadow rect. was arrested D, Captain BuIger, charged with being un ter the, Influence of intoxicating liquoy Saturday morning. The man was arrest cd on complaint of a woman, who pass ing by the boiler room, saw Hall dea, drunk. He was lodged at the police s.a tio nto sleep of the effects ot the doae and will probably be put on rial toda or tomorrow. Hall has been arress e several times of late
 George Lancer of7Ffartford visited Mi ana Mrs. Mark Gallant on Christina day.
 At the Congregational church Thurs day evening the meeting of the churc will be held. Supper will he served a
 6:39 and the meeting will follow Thi
 is one of the bisges. events of tn . church year
 Arthur Andre'~sa sophomore at Trir ity college, Hartford. spent Christina and yesterday Ewiti, his narents. Mir an , Mrs. Bertram AntlSews, Farrows street. Miss Agnes Herfndeen of this cit spent Christmas with relatives in At ei burn. Mass.
 Miss Helen woodis daueh CT of NJ and Mrs. F. F Woodiss of Walnut strne was onerated on for appendicitis at ti Day KimbaH hospital Saturday morr
 ing.
 Thursday and Friday evenings & lars
 bril- 'antlv lighted cross on the srirA (
 St. Philips church attracted considers !. ble attention in the Grove street scctio
 Of the town.
 Donald Johnson eon Of Mir. and MT
 B Fl. Johnson of Main street a studer
 at Yale university, is with his barren
 for the holiday
 Mr. o'Rrien principal of the Tsra
 Putnam school. is seending the holjda, | at his hn'1e in Hineham. Mass
 .Tud"n NJ H. Geissler spent Chris m,
 with his mother. Mrs. F. F. Rhodes
 Thompson.
 M, Mahue. employed at t-o chsndl
 a7d Morse store, spent Christmas
 Norwich
 !. D. Mcintyre. 2. salesman for Nc
 York dry goods firm srent Chr;stn,.
 with his family in Putnam.