Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-21

who has completed his junior year at the Woodstock academy, is in Andover, Mass, today (Monday), taking his en- trance examinations for Phillips acade- my, where he intends to prepare for col l lege.
 MT. and Mrs. Arthur Lapsley and Rus sell Perkins of Pomfret sailed on the In- perator from New York Thursday for Europe. The gentlemen were officers in the U. S. army in France and the party are planning to visit by automobile the battlefelds and other interesting sections of France.
 Dr. Marguerite J. Bullard and Mrs. S. B. Overlook are expected home from Europe early in July.
 Charles Rita, who left Putnam to visit relatives in Italy has returned to this city and is now in the employ of Charles Bove as cobbler. Much has happened to Mir Rita during his absence, for he has been away for much longer time than he originally intended. MT. Rita has lived in this country for seven years before he left for Italy, but had never been natural ized Italy was aware of this fact, con- sequent1y when war was declared he was drafted into the Italian army. For four years he fought for his native land against the Austrian hordes. Much of
 this time was spent in the front line trenches, and much time was also spent
 in hospitals recovering from wounds. On the date of his first injury seven bullets found Judgement in his body. He also received two other wounds, though these were not serious He still carries one bullet with him. While in Italy MT. Rita married, and his wife and three children | will soon join him in Putnam.
 Saturday number of boys canvassed 1 the business section to sell tags to or ganize drum corps. From the number 1 of tags worn good sum must have been 1 realized
 Sidney Hayward of Chapman street is | i'll.
 F. L. Davis and his daughter, Miss 1 Hazel, and son Harry are leaving today | (Mondayl for Lords Point, near Ston- 1 ington, where they have a summer cot l tage.
 | Mrs J. B. Tatem, Jr., and children leave today for their cottage at Pleasure
 Beach. Waterford.
 1 Friday, June Is, Bishop Milan dedicated | a memorial tablet in honor of Chaplain Mayotte in St. Thomas seminary, Hart i ford. The memorial is the gift of his brother chaplains in the diocese of Hart ford Rev. Walter Casey of St. Thomas seminary was the ce1ebrant of the solemn high mass of requiem, Rev. Edwin Flynn
 West Hartford, was deacon, and Rev Henry Cassidy of St. Augustine's, Hart
 ford, sub-deacon. Rev. Clement Martin of St Josephs cathedral and Rev. An
 drew J. Kelly of St. Anthony's, Hartford
 were masters of ceremonies. The sermo,
 was preached by Rev. Matthew Brady o l the Sacred Heart church, New Haven Rev. Anselm J. Mayotte was Connecti
 cuts first chaplain to land on foreigl
 soil. Father Mayotte left St. Mary
 parish, Putnam, Feb. 1, 1918, as chaplain to the Twelfth Field artillery His fear lessness and untiring devotion to his sol diers won for him a citation and recon
 mendation for promotion. While minis
 1 tering to the troops during the infuenz epidemic he contra cted bronchial pneumo mia, from which he died. Father Mayott } was a native of Quinebaug, Conn, the so 5 of MT. and Mrs. Albert Mayotte. He wa ] graduated from Bartlett High schoo l, Webster, and finished his preparatoT studies in St. Thomas seminary, liar : ford, in the class of 1911. He went late , to St Sulpice seminary, Paris, for philost d phy and theology, but war condition f forced him to return in 1914 and finis e his studies at St. Bernard's, Rocheste
 He was ordained June 10, 1916. He W; e assigned to duty at the Sacred Hea = church, New Haven, and after a year Wi is sent to St. Mary's, Putnam, from whit s. parish he enlisted.