Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-09
PUTNAM

Up to Thursday afternoon ss4 shares of the ninth series isued by the Putnam Building and Loan asso- citation had been sold. The drive now underway is intended to see 1000 shares
 Aldermen Dean. Wheelock and Pad gett make up a committee appointed by the common council to investigate and report relative to a system of garbage collection for Putnam.
 E. M. Wheaton accompanied by his son. Raymond, left Thursday for Rochester, Minn., where he. expects to undergo a serious surgical oper- ation.
 The Happy Afterwards of the War will be the subject of an address on Monday evening next in the assem- bly hall at the high school by Rev. Herbert Jump of Manchester, at of Elizabeth Porter Putnam chapter. D. A. R. D. J. Whitehead, Jr., will sing a number of selections.
 State Attorney Charles B. Searls, Public Defender Charles l.. Torrey, Clerk D. M Warner and Attorney J. Fred Carpenter were at Willimantic Thursday to attend a session of the superior court.
 James E. York, beilboy at the Hotel Warren, in Worcester, former ly at the Putnam inn as an employe, was arraigned before Deputy Judge Archibald Macdonald Jr.. in the city court and pleaded guilty to having driven. without permission, an au- tomobile that was stored in the ga- rage at the Putnam inn. Judge Mac donald fined York $50 and costs and imposed a sentence of three months in jail, suspending execution of the sentence and giving him time in which to pay the fine. York had driv- en the car, which belongs to Good year man, several times during the past few weeks York is 19.
 The case was the first that Judge Macdonald has tried since he quail fled for office. few days ago.
 Miss Eauretta filling of kensington beginning next Monday. will act as substitute at Putnam High School for Miss Lucy P. Rice. Latin and ancient history teacher. who is at a hospital in Clinton, Mass, for an appendici- tis operation. Miss filling is grad uate of Wellesley college and teach CT of two years experience. Announcements are being received by number of Putnam citizens of the annual banquet of the Connecti- cut Mckinley association to be held at Stueck's tavern, Middletown on the evening of January 27.
 This week marks tNe passing of one of Putnam's most respected organ izations-A. c. Warner post c. A. R.. which has surrendered it's charter and gone out of existence The gradual reduction of membership of the post through deaths and removals from the city and the steadily advancing age and feebleness of the Yeterns who fought in the great war for freedom made necessary the taking of a sten that is a cause of real regret to all the small group of brave men who re- main here and who wore the blue dur ing the stirring days of the Civil war.
 For the past year or more the. vet erans have been meeting at the home of Deputy Sheriff George F. Holbrook, but there has been difficulty in get ting a quorum at times and it was fin- ally thought best to take the step surrendering the charter-that marks the final dissolution of the post.
 The years that have swepjt on since the days when the few veterans who remain here. came back from the war have been marked by many happen ings in which the post and its mem