Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-17
PUTNAM

T. O. Wood of Columbus. O., who for several summers has conducted camp for boys on the shore of Woodstock lake has arrived here to open the camp for this season. He will have more boys with him this year than in any previous year.
 Nineteen friends gave Miss Lydia shaw of Putnam a miscellaneous shower We'd nesday night at her home in honor of | her approaching marriage with Vincent | McEvoy. also of Putnam. Miss Shaw and Mir. McEvoy are to be married Mon | day morning.
 Many from Putnam were in Pomfret | Thursday night io watch the Pomfret schoolboys at their annual last night celebration. This is always one of the events of the school year. and concludes with a gigantic bonfire.
 Thon.as GarrIveau of North Grosvenor- dale was arrested in Putnam Thursday morning by Officer William Jarvis on charge of noa-support. The arrest was made for Chief of Police Neri Coderre of Grosyenordale, and GarriveSii was taken J to that town forta hearing later in tho day.
 q suppeF for the benefit of st. Philipf Episcopal church was served Thursday evening on the lawn at the home of MrS and Mrs Andrew V. Frost, Sunnysides The attendance was large, and subS Etantial sum was realized. Mrs Edward Burt had charge of the candy table. | MT and Mrs A. N. Bartlett of Grov( street left Wednesday for Pine Grove Mantle, where they will spend the sum- mer at their cottage.
 | If Lieut.. Stuart Chadwick. as he cir- cled above this city. had been dropping high explosives from his curtiss biplanS instead of bundles of hiers that ans -F -sra Suburban day Saturday, Putnam would now be nothing more than a speck o5 the highly colored plates of a geography book, and industrious historians by thi1 time would be compiling its history from the time of it's foundation to its complete destrDction at II o'clock Thursday morn- ing. Taking advantage Of a gentle vest ern breeze. the aviator drove his plano to the section of the city near the Wood- stock line and there releasing his paper bombs they were carried by the wind to the very heart of Putnam. where as they futtered 10 the ground they were eagerly seized by the people who were in the street watching the ship of the air as il | flew about over their heads. IL was ex- actly one hour before noon that the purE | of the aeroplsne's motor announced it's l approach. At the time there were many shoppers In the business section of Put. 1 nam. but all trading stopped while clerks i and customers alike crowded out on tht walks 10 catch glimpse Of the visitor Along Main street people went 10 th. rooftops, from which point of vantage the course of the plane was closely fol lowed as 1t approached the city, and then ss it turned and started away in | southeriy direction. The first bundle o announcements was dropped by Leuten ant Chadwick as he was flying over Car gill falls. These were caught in the al currents and carried to the Grove stree isection Of the city and Oak HilL An other package was released when in aviator had reached Sunnyside, and in hundreds of hiers came futterins dow1 into the center of Putnam. Two nor releases were dropped SO as to cover th north end Of the city. Not a part Q Putnam but was reached by these mes sages from the air.
 The Putnam High School asociation composed of former students and alum nae of the school. will hold its annuz reunion in the high school gymnasiuT Wednesday night. June 22. at o'cloch Dr. NJ Roy Sharpe of UNbridge, Mass Is to be tosstmaster. and the speske will be Stanley Kelley Of the Eastfor camp Following the business meetin and speaking. there will be dancing.
 Dr. James Kent. who this week wa the guest of his parents, Dr. and Min
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