Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-17
PUTNAM

The Day Kimbal! hospital, recently enlarged but still taxed to the utmost, is facing a deficit and a campaign of public appeal is being formulated with the following committee: Chairman, Herbert W. Bowen, Woodstock Miss Dorothy Atwood, director for Daniel son; Dr. Joseph c. Hoppin, director for Pomfret c. Lawrence Perkins, direc tor for Putnam; Mrs. Marion Ream Stephens, director for Thoqrpson.
 A cablegran received from Mrs, GrUsvenoF GOodridEe, in Paris, an- nounces that Dr. Goodridge is recover ing following an operation for appendi- citis which he underwent at the Amer ican Hospital, Neuilly. Dr. and Mrs. Koodridge are prominent among he summer colony in Ponfret.
 At the quarterly meeting of the Nindllam County Y. M. c. A. commit tee held in Putnam Friday night, John H. Corbett gave a, satisfactory report of the progress of the work during the past three nlonthss. Members from nearly every town in the county at tended.
 new gas range has been installed Tn the kitchen of the Putnam Girls Club rooms and other improvements sre under way. Four new members were recently admitted Plans are on foot for 2 busy winter season of dances, social evenings, and other entertaining features.
 With the advent of Harold Raymond, infant sen of MT. and Mrs. Arthur Johnson of this city, F. E. Johnson Of Mechanic street becomes a grandfather | for the fourth time within the past twelve months.
 George \. EawIey has annOu Ree ] that in the spring he will begin erect ing new two-story business book on i his land at the corner of South Main l and Front streets. The building will 1 have a frontage of IF feet and will | he erected between the building occu- ] pied hy the Central Auto Supply Shop and kinney's lumber yard. The struc- l ture will be of brick with stucco 1 frons and will contain rooms for six stores. It is estimated to cost from
 twenty-five to thirty thousand dollars. i There i" httle opea talk. Of probable i changes in the approaching municipal election. While rumors oe a complete l overturn in the personnel Of the city 1 C. ln7tnistration are current, no definite | objectives are being voiced. IL is well 1 known that Mayor Marcy and several members of the aidermanic body of the common council rhave made up thei l minds definitely not to accept office for
 another two-year period and there is little or no talk as to who their sue 1 cessors will he. There is an under current of fleeing that the disruption and other less important matters that raised factions in the city may come
 in for healing process and that those 1 interested say, is the only possible way to insure healthy progress. The pres ent financial status of the city is suct that lnited effort Of the executive
 body during the next two years will be
 imperative to put the ciy's financial af-
 fairs on sound business basis.
 \ fire. which for a short time threat
 ened the destruction of the more thick ly settled portion of Thompson hill
 destroyed the garage Of Frank A
 Drecker Saturday morning, causing a
 loss Of s2.Ooo. The garage was a two
 story structure 2Ox3o. The fire caugh.
 from an oil stove in the second story
 There were no automobiles in tho bui ding at tie time. The alarm wa! given by ringing the church bell an, the local volunteer department respond ed. Sparks flew over the village ana , men with buckets of water watched
 nearby roofs. Four roofs caught fir but the flames were extinguished with
 out damage. Assistance was summon
 ed from Putnam and nl5tor truck mum
 Der 1 started for Thompson about hal past eleven and gave such aid as pos
 sible at that time.