Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-06
PUTNAM

Mrs. Edward Burt Of Grove street left
Putnam Monday for her home in Arichat,
N. s., where she will remain for a few
weeks. She will also visit in Sydney, N.
is. Mr. Burt accompanied her as far as
Boston.
Miss Marjorie Mann left Monday for a
visit in New York.
Miss Phoebe Beard of Oberlin. O., is
visiting in Putnam for two weeks. She
formerly lived here and is a graduate of
Putnam High school. She will go TO
China as missionary in August.
Mr.. and Mrs William Warren and Mr..
and Mrs. F. A Maryotte were holiday
visitors at Tuisset, R. I.
George Vaughan, Jr., was the guest
of his parents on Sunnyside over the
Fourth.
Howard Knight, who was week end
visitor in Putnam, returned to Bridge
port Monday.
Miss Lovan Dixon of Sturbridge, Mass.
is guest of Mrs. Abbey Child and Miss
Elizabeth Child of Grove street. Miss
Dixon formerly lived in North Wood
stock.
A number of Putnam people were in
East Woodstock Monday night to attend
the entertainment at which the program
was given by Misses Ruth and Dorcas
Bartlett Of Putnam.
'It was a great fight" said Arthur
| Faueher, center fielder on the Nightin
| gale-Morse baseball team of Putnam
who on Saturday attended tie bout at
Jersey City. but the Frenchman never
| had a chance. Dempsey was too strong
! for him. Still, we fellows who went from
Putnam had a grand time, even though
J the fight was only four rounds
! Putnam celebrated the Fourth under q
sweltering sun that sent the mercury UP
to the top of the tube Hundreds of res
! idents in the city fockedk to Roseland
lake in Woodstock, while others motored
to shore resorts for dip in the ocean.
1t was the hottest day of the summer,
| but in spite of this there was much going
on. in Putnam in the way of private cele-
bration of the country's birthday.
Members of the Baptist church Sun
day school spent the day picnicking at
Roseland, while the Sunday school men,
bers of the Methodist church went to
Quadic for their annual outing.
At the Putnam Country club there was
an informal golf match among the mon
| of the club in the morning. Lunch was
served from l until o'clock at the cub
house. There were many golfers on the
links, and in the afternoon the women
~members enjoyed clock golf on the put
The ball games on Main street grounds
Fully 5000 attended the two exhibitions
1t was scorching hot out in the open, but
the fans did not seem to mind.
With the new city ordinance in effect
crackers longer than. three inches were
not allowed for sale in the city. and re
yolvers and blank cartridges were ban
ned. This tended to reduce the nois'
that is customary. There was sporadic
firing of noise-makers in the early morn
ing, but by 9 o'clock the center of thu
city was as quiet as on Sunday In thu
evening the celebrating was resumed her
and there, but with even less noise Cap
tain Bulger had his entire force of mel
on duty Sunday night and throughout tn
!. day, yet they were not called uDon t.
make a single arrest for any cause. Dur
ing the day the business section wa
practically deserted, and the officers ha,
nothing. to do but hail an occasional au
tornobile that would cut the silent police
ma nat Bugbee square. The Day Kimbal
hospital did not treat a single acciden
. case, and-no accidents were reported t
: the. police.
A man who gave his name as Post
Handa, and his place of residence as Me
. chanicsville was found lying beside tn
| tracks of the New York New Haven an
+ Hartford railroad in an exhausted condi
\ ton near Southbridge Saturday nigh
Handa was found by some children VIII
: were playing in the neighborhood an