Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05
DANlELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS

Is to be a social gathering in honor of Rev. and Mrs. George Alcott Rev. Mr. Alcott for years was rector of St. All bans and many, of his friends who are still resident in Danielson will be present to meet him and Mrs. Alcott this evening. A cordial invitation to meet MT. and Mrs. Alcott has been extended to members of all communions by St. AL bans church.
 Herbert Sedgwick, state tuberculosis commissioner, is to be present Friday afternoon at the first fall meeting tthe civic federation, to be held at the home of MT. and Mrs. p. H. Reach, Broad street. Mir. Sedwlck will take up the matter of Christmas seal sales with the local organization, which has been sue cessful in handling the seals at Christmas time in recent years.
 Rev. Joseph E. Mccarthy, pastor of All Hallows' church at Moosup, formerly as signed to St. Patricks church, Norwich and to the Sacred Heart church, Waure- gan as pastor, is a patient at St. Vim cents hospital at Worcester. Father Me Carthy was reported Tuesday as quite ill. During the past few months he has suf- fered several attacks of illness, the lat
 
 is at Worcester, on the advice O. his phy- sician, for observation by a specialist. Friends here have received cards, writ ten in cheerful vein, from Attorney Harry E. Back, who is a patient for observa- tion at the Corey Hill hospital, Brook line, Mass. Attorney Back finds his stay at the institution irksome and remarks that Danielson is a mighty fine place to | be in
 Announcement Tuesday morning that Treasurer Clarence Az Potter, of the Brooklyn Savings bank, has resigned and has been succeeded by Sidney w. Bard who has been connected with the bank for the past eighteen years, was received with widespread interest.
 MT. Potter has been treasurer of the bank for 45 years and prior to filling the treasureship had been with the bank in another capacity for several years. Ot all the appreciative things being said ot him and the service he rendered both tt the bank and to the public at large mos frequent utterance is given to the fac that in all of his long years of service he was Unfailingly courteous, kindly ant lconsiderate to the thousands with whom he transacted business each year or me in conference on affairs. His legacy i! an army of friends in all parts of eastern Connecticut.
 As banker his ability is attested b, the surprising growth of the institution of which he so long was the active ex ecutive head and of the commanding plac it holds with the people of this part of th state, the name Brooklyn Savings ban being synonymous with safety strengtI and service. With bankers everyWher the institution is rated as one If the bes of the savings banks of Connecticut, ant the deserved respect it commands is il no small measure due to the never fail ing fidelity with which Treasurer Pott4 discharged his duties.
 As treasurer MT. Potter was custodian of what now amounts to several million of dollars of the accumulated wealth 0 a number of thousands of depositors, al of whom have been benefited from hi sterling integrity and all of whom hay cause to regret his resignation and to pa tribute to one who has served so faith fully and so well.
 MT. Potter's connection with the ban is not severed, for on Monday he wa elected as it's assistant secretary and h1 experience and advice cn important ma ters is still available to the institution fs Another meeting of those interested i | was. held Tuesday evening.
 Mrs. Harriet OIds, 93, who died Tue, day morning at the home of Mrs. Michat Mccoy of Brooklyn, h&c been a resIder there about year. She formerly lived Pomfret and is the grandmother of Gu Baker of Putnam. Thc body was take in charge by Undertaken L. F. KenneGy
 Editor and Mrs. Albert F. Ralston hay , moved from the West Side to Putna1 and are occupying a home on Schot street in that place.
 George Alvord, Dayville, new demo cratic member of the board of selec men of Killingly, received the congratl lations of many friends Tuesday.
 There was more than passing interes here in the outcome of the election in th town of PlainfieId and of the fact tha SessionB L. Adams, town clerk since 188. had been defeated.
 In Brooklyn the republicans achieve victory in Mondays election. Formc Jailer Albert S. Fields was elected
 member of the board of selectmen.
 Attorney E. L. Darbie was in Hartfor Tuesday on a business trip.
 Local people who are at Oakanl beac say that there are millions of small sea !. lops in the coves there this fall and the winter is mild will be exceedingl plentiful next fall.