Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-29

committee in charge of the Legion field day that is to be held at Alexander's lake, Labor Day, will report Mark KIe- bert chairman Of the committee has re- ceived from P. J. Sheridan. who holds 8 lease of the trolley company property at the lake, a letter in which Mir. Sheridan invites the legion to. hold it's outing up-- on the property he controls. He has agreed to furnish them with ice. and further offers the use of his pavilion in case the day is stormy. In connection with this offer MT. Klebert is in com munication with the Oscar Swanson post of Grosvenordale, and Leo J. L'Homme post of Danielson.
 Representatives of the company that Is installing the electric sterilizer in the operating room of the Day Kimball hos pital were at the hospital Wednesday completing their work.
 Miss Catherine Russell, daughter of Dr. and Mrs John J. Russell, Main street who has been in Putnam for two weeks, returned to Juniper Point Maine, We'd uesday where the Russels have a sum- mer home. She was accompanied by Miss Lillian Warren, of Grand View, who will spend two weeks at the resort They made the trip by automobile.
 The titney drivers of Putnam have challenged the baseball team of Hose Company No. to a game to be played this (Thursday) afternoon on the high school grounds. Wednesday afternoon. the fire fighters had not made up their minds whether to accept the challenge or no.
 Funeral services of Abie Dnlaber, 5a, wife of Henry J. Allen of North UA- bridge Mass, were held from the family home in that town Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Allen was the sister of Herbert Dillaber of North Grosvenordale and Of Mrs. George Barnes and Mrs. William E. Labelle, of Dayville. Mrs. Allen died Saturday night after she lad been taken suddenly ill while calling on a neighbor. She was born in Fiskdale, Mass the daughter of Alvin and A11- gelina Hawkes. Dillaber Since her marriage Mrs. Allen has made her home in Rockdale and Wh!tansville, Mass, and two years ago went to North lf'lh-iuse, where her husband is super intendent of the cotton mill O. James Whitin, Inc. Following the funeral service the body was taken to Oxbridge for burial. Her brother, Herbert Dilla- Der, of North Grosvenordale, and Will liam Labelle of Dayville were among the bearers.
 The directors of the Putnam Building & Loan Association met Tuesday night in the office of Mahlon H. Geissler. At | the meeting it was voted to hold open the present series. which is the 10th, for another month without penalty. The report of the treasurer shows that the monthly receipts of the association are now over $3,000, which means that there are over 5000 shares issued. In the 10th series, now being issued, 216 shares have been disposed of
 Benjamin L. Rich, 65, brother of Frank, Jesse, Samuel and Walter Rich of Putnam, was found dead in bed by his brother Charles at his home in Fitchburg, Mass, Tuesday morning. Ac- cording to the medical examiner who urday morning. MT. Rich had not been seen since Friday when his brother &C., companied him nome. Saturday he was supposed to have gone to Maine where his wife was to meet him con -equently when he was not seen ir | Fitchburs over the weekend nothing wE4s drought of the matter. The fall 1 urr O. her husband to arrive. as trey i had planned alarmed Mrs Ri1l who 1 telegraphed tn her brother-in-law in l Fitchburg. Fearing something was
 wrong he, with a locksmith. went to his l brothers home forced their way intc ] the house and found the body. An cleo | tric light over the bed was burning.
 Mr. Rich was born in Tr)vbr' q, ,;e 1 England and came to the United Statt.
 at an early age. For many years n:
 made his home in Putnam where ht
 was employed as a woodworilrr Tn 1 i|N7 !.n mt 10 rit.lIFurg and went ir.
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 in na"t. frship with A, rtor Nichols. Pe
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