Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-03
Hundreds of Bargains Dollar Day, Sat- Aug G. at DanesOn
PUTNAM

Bertha l.. Wright of LakeYille, Mass. ]
 The oity water tank on Oak Hill is receiving a coat of paint At the Putnam high school the build ing is being cleaned and interior paint ing done, preparatory to the opening of the school in September.
 Mrs. Carl Kent has gone ts Alton Bay, N,> H., for q visit.
 Late Monday afternoon. . bicycle rid den by Raymond Chabbuck and an au- tomobile driven by Harry Rosoh were in | collision under the Front street bridge. The Chabbuck boy was headed for School street as the automobile ap- preached iron School street and turned into Front. Those who saw. the accident say that the boy and Rosoff both tried to avoid the collision but were unable to do so. Chabbuek was. thrown, and received srrained shoulder. Rosoff i immediately stopped and took the boy in his automobile to the office of Dr. J. B. Kent where treatment was given. Later he took the boy home.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Quinn and son Henry and daughter Katherine. of Prov idence, are guests of Mir. and Mrs. John | O'Brien and Mir. and MEs. Herbert Ladd
 MT. and Mrs. James Stewart of Put nam are among, guests registered at the i Burnap house, Mantle r.tsa.
 q am going ont to fight the kaiser now, sister and if anything happens to me, lease bring my body back and place 1 it beside that of my mother.'' These were the parting words of Victor Peter 1 Pelland as he bade farewell to Mrs i Ildege l.. Dragon of Bridge street Put na'7 ard went forth to join his com rades who were enEraining for. Camp | DIX, there to become members of the Df tI,a April 1918. The body of the young soldier in the fulilment of his last wish, has been brought back to Putnam i and now lies awaiting the military fu- neral which will be held at St. Marys church next Sunday afternoon. Private Pelland was injured in battle near | Vaubeeourt, France. soon after his com pany arrived on foreign soil, and Nov g. 1918, he died at the hospital behind the lines. Following death the body was buried in the American cemetery at Vaubecourt. Mouse. France. butt upon the request of Mrs: Dragon it has been ) brought to this country.
 Private Pelland was the son of Adolnh Pelland now living in Webster Mass: Until he was g years old, he lived in Putn manad he had always claimed Put ram as his home His mother died when he was small child. and he was cared for by Mrs. Dragon. When the war broke out Private PeIland was enl- nloved in Providence, and 1t was from that city that he went into the army. l He was member of Company L. 31nth Infantry His early military training } was received at Camp Dix. N. .sJ., and , after few weeks. there he was sent : overseas. He sailed for France June 8. 1918 In battle near Vaubecourt he was shot in the left leg. and an anlpnta ton was necessary. The young man..did not rally quickly. pneumonia developed and 5 death resulted. At-the time of his death he was oR years old. ..
 Beside Mrs Dragon and his father he leaves two sisters Mrs Antonio Bean | e. Oxford. Mass. and. Mrs Louis Plorffe
 of Indian Orchard, Mass.
 : At meeting of the field day commit. f tees of the Manhasset Manufacturing company held Monday night, plans fol the big event. which comes on August
 20, were practically completed. Supt t. R. W. Boys reported that the judges fol the events will be George Padgett ant 5 William L. Mcdonald. The conmitte, . has completed the program, and decided . upon prizes as follows: Two mile race ' first. field day cup. second, small cup running high iurnn, two medals: run i-nin" broad jump, two medals 100 yart | 1 dash. small cup and medal; tug of war . six neck ties half mile run, two small l. cups: half mile relay. four nair sus
 renders; twelve nound shot put medal ,- fifty yard dash tboys under S15), first
 watch. second. knife twenty-five yart r ash (giris under 15) first. midget wris = watch. second. hair ribbon fifty. var, is yard dash (bovs 15 to 2o4 first watch V second, baseball; fifty yard da ssh (gir] K 4O
 handkerchiefs; egg and spoon race. girl r. 15 to %, silk stockings: three-lAgge Tt race. girls 15 to. 20. silk st0ckings
 threa-lee~ed race (hoys 15 to 2ol. tw IS watch fohs mat race. women and girl. g box candy; sack racn. men and hov. l-1 eversharn pencil: bali throwing. wo. t. men. frs: manicure scissors. sAconf
 haF: eridlA race ~;rls first. s hoxn g r9rdv. second lollynons: nail drivin
 contest, women. first, cotea ,percolateI st Tecond. 9'urinum-were :-fat mans rae, W f7ret 5n cigars. second- 25 cigars. ex4cr le tive race. first. hallou cup. second. F, of o-sharn nencfl baseball game. marie d. va sincle.
 1c Frank o. Davis. formerly of Putnam
 now of Pomfret Center, where he d postmaster is to retire from that offc III Sept. 1. Mir. Davis who has. been
 
 m in this part of the state, was appointe h. postmaster by ex-President Wilson all 'h took office January 2. 1917 His aa
 pointmcnt expired Jan. 2, 1921, but I IS has continued in the office to the pre- e ent, 4 civil service examination ft - annlicants for the place will be, he'd b9o Putnam some time during August It lse understood that there are several, vi nn ,ro would like the office. Mir. Davis was '" former member of the. state fish ar
 game commission. , 6. Ar=ong Putnam young men who ma; ,n, application for the Citizens Tra;nir m Camn which is being held at fsanio De
 ems during the month of August are ]
 rome Andrews, Andrew Donovan. Es - Spencer. Walter Narcotic, Eoufs Lu6t
 and Albert Farrows They eft Puma
 Sunday for. camD. At Aver they we
 met by officers and enlisted men of f
 regular army who have been assigneI
 instruct them. The young men ia,
 their headquarters in the former ha
 hospital area. After physical exan1in
 tions were over, uniforms were. issue
 This Wednesday, morning comma
 assignments will be made and the re
 ular course of instruction will begin.
 4 Hartford paper commented editc
 ially Sunday on the case in Putna
 city court last Friday at which tir
 George Perry was fined $25- for wfippi
 apples from underneath tree in l
 orchard The editorial said
 Let the small boy cheer! A man
 Putnam, who owned some apple tre
 found some youngsters stealing his fir
 ana ba uh;1oed them ThAv dAsar1