Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-16
DANIELsON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

PUTNAM
 MT. and Mrs. Cortland D. Arnold and MT. Arnold's uncle, Martin Arnold, of Texas, who is their guest, left Putnam Saturday for Marenfield, N. H., where Harold Arnold is in a boys camp.
 Misses Mae, Bessie tnd Marguerite OBrien of Hammond street, with their cousin, Miss Bertha Beauregard, of Wor- cester are spending their vacation at Sound View.
 Kenneth c. Sharpe of School street and his brother, A. Graydon Sharpe, of South Main street, motored from Putnam Sat urday to Quonochontaug, where they met their parents, MT and Mrs c. Dwight Sharpe, who have been spending week l there. All returned to Putnam Sunday evening.
 pr. Harold Foster of New York. who | is spending his vacation on Putnam | Heights, held clinic at the Day Kim ball hospital Saturday morning. at which | time nearly 20 children had tonsils and l adenoids removed.
 l MT. and Mrs Charles Champlin of | Grove street returned to Putnam Sunday after passing two weeks in camp on the | Mantle river.
 MT. and Mrs. Newton Ballard, Kenneth | c. Ballard and Miss Marion Carpenter ] were in Webster, Mass, Saturday after | noon attending the wedding of Miss Dor | othy Nash, daughter. of MT. and Mrs. | Clarence Nash, and John Braley. Fol ! lowing the ceremony, there was a recep- | ton at the home of the brides parents, | where Kenneth Ballard was one of the ushers
 Seventy years old, with long white hair | hanging down over his shoulders, and l ar-i1a fta hot ha ToaT1
 he charged up San Juan Hill behind Teddy Roosevelt, William Brennan, after l nearly a years absence from Putnam, returned to this city last week, stayed a 1 day. and then once more set out upon the broad highway. With a story that is far
 stranger than fiction, and with experi- ences that outdo the adventures of he
 roes of tales of the imagination, the old
 man hobbled about the streets of Put
 nam, talked freely to all who were will
 ing to listen, and fascinated his hearers
 with stories of the olden days when he was a rough rider and COW puncher in
 the west. The old soldier, always having
 led an active life, cannot bear the
 thoughts of settling down, and even
 though he suffers as he tramps from
 town to town, scuffing along a few miles
 day, he prefers this to a sedentary ex-
 istence.
 For many years the old man lived at
 the town farm here, but a year ago,
 seized with restlessness and desire to
 once more see the world, he left that in-
 stitution in the middle of the night,
 which all his companions and the super
 lntendent were asleep. He did not have
 the faintest notion concerning his desti-
 nation. But, as he said, he was out in
 the open, free to journed wherever incli-
 nation prompted, and he was happy To
 be sure, he had not cent in his pockets
 and he was hardly able to walk because
 or lameness which necessisated the use
 of two canes. but he did not worry. for
 as he said, someone would provide and
 he would not be allowed to drop by the
 Wayside. By midday he had reached
 Mechanicsville, four miles up the sluine-
 baug valley, and here, overcome with
 hunger, he sold the shoes on his feet tc
 get money with which to buy a little food. With the pittance that was left
 he bought an old pair of rubbers, pu
 these on his stockingless feet and once more started along on a journey tha ultimately took him all oyer the southerr
 part of New England.
 According to the veteran. and his eve, sparkled as he told 1t, he later arrived in Webster. where kind Sisters of Char ) ity gave him food. From Webster tn, l path to Worcester lay open and he . trudged along slowly. In some stages ot , his wanderings he was given rides h,
 passing farmers or automobilists witi kind hearts. He reached Worcester, onl,
 to reverse his. tracks. which finaIl, brought him to New Haven Here h,
 was arrested, because the oficer thought it unwise to let so old and frai . . a man wander aimlessIy around. Friends
 saw to it that a small sum was raised
 and given to MT Brennan, who wa. , placed on a train in charge of con , ductor. The next stop was Hartford. an, - here again. after appealing to the asso clated charities, money was raised t
 send the old man back to Putnam. Ar : irving here, his clothing hanging ii : shreds, and without penny to his name he went to the only real friend he ha, l In the city. Those who knew him an knew his story begged him to return f ! the town farm, where there will alway be home for him. But to that he woul | not listen And so, after sleeping in tn police station for ono night, he set ou
 again upon his wanderings. No on e knows where he is going The last hear e Of the old man was from a person f s whom he talked just as he was leavin e the outskirts. He declared he thought h s should go to Springfield, not because h 9 wanted to go there for any particuIa g reason. he explained, but simply becaus If it was somewhere to go, and city ths l. he desired to visit
 T. Brennan was born in Worcester, bl when young man went west, where | l. became a cowboy. He saw a little SCI " vice in the last days of the Civil wa T and when peace was declared he agai d went to the prairies. When Teddy Roost II welt organized his rough riders, Bre1 IS nan, then proficient horseman, joine .e the dauntless group and throughout tt IL Spanish war followed the brave leader , y this band of fearless fighters Thos l. days are now but memories to him. b, .e M