Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-27
THE PORTEOUS & MITCHELL co.

expressed that Miss Barber would waive her claim.
 | w. s. Johnson, John G. Johnson and l Byron D. Bugbee were appointed a com mittee to wait on Miss Barber and see | if she would consent to such a proposi- tion. The matter was then laid on the table until the adjourned meeting in March. Those expressing opinions on 1 Wednesday believe that the town will unanmiously accept the generous gift. l Mrs. Phoebe Brown, widow of Ben- janin Brown, veteran of the Civil war died at the home of her granddaughter Mrs. Arthur H: Shippee, on Putnam Heights, Tuesday night. She would i have been eightyIfour years old had | she lived until the fifth of November Mrs. Brown was a lifelong resident of l this section and had many friends. The | family lived for years at the so-called Tollgate House, in Pomfret, between l Pomfret Landing and the Hascall Stand. Mrs. Brown is survived by a daughter, ] Georgianna, wife of Harry Burgess of Putnam, and by the granddaughter in l whose home she died.
 | Thomas L. Ioffitt, B, for many years | a resident of Putnam where he has worekd on various farms, died Tuesday night at the home of Mrs. May Patter- son, School street. I.o leaves a daugh- ter, Mrs B. W. Carpenter of Somer- | vile, Mass.
 i John .Lucier, about 60, died at his boarding house on Main street Wednes- 1 day morning. He was a laborer and had lived In Putnam for a number of years.
 orrin A. Cheney, 61, died at his home in Pomfret Tuesday night. He leaves l three sons. George Edward, Asa D., and | William T., ard two daughters, Alice
 Bennett Cheney and Alzadia, wife of Irving Baker.
 Putnam high school football. team will 1 play Danielson at Putnam this CThurs- day) afternoon. The two schools are close riva S in all sports and the team from down the river will bring a band
 of rooters that will make things lively
 on the sidelines.
 John R. Stromberg. county president of the New England MIX Producers Association, received the cooperation of the Farmers Association in arranging
 for local meetings of the N. E. M. P.
 A. Visits were made among the officers
 of the different locals, and the following
 programme for the meetings developed
 Nov. 4, Woodstock, ? ?. m. Nov. T.
 Brooklyn, 3 D. m., Killingly, 7.3o D. m. ~NOF o, SSOlidIu, t.oV J. III. 4NON. 0i
 Windham, 8 D. m.. Nov. 10, Plainfield
 p. m., Hampton, D. m Nov. IL !: Pomfret, 7.30 D. m.
 windham county will be well repre-
 scented at the State Older Boys Confer.
 ence, to be held at New Haven, Friday, ) Saturday and Sunday of this week
 Twenty-nine boys and six leaders from | eight different towns have registered fol the conference. The names are as fol. !, lows: East Woodstock, Howard W. Foskett, George Walker White, David
 Dodeg, Spencer Jordan, Vernon T. Wetherell Reginald Pike, Ray E. Eddy Milton Stone. and Rev. Henry D. Ba ker; Woodstock Fosdici P. Harrison Carl G. Teller, Edwin Wilcox, Prof :, Wm. Dutemple and Rev. Fosdick liar rison; Putnam, George F. Brousseau Sidney Hayward. Chandler Morse. Wa
 do E. Chase; Eastford, Ralph French Harold Carpenter, Alfred Carpenter , Carl Salo. James Vida and Charles D , Tatem; Thompson, Putnam Livingston - and Peter Burnett; Plainfield. Alfre
 Royle, Karle F. Butler and Cecil Butler !, Moosup, Frederick Sum. Ernest J Mott, Harry West and Everett M. Cod
 lin. The whole delegation will be un f der the general supervision of John E : Corbete, county secretary '. NJ. c. A. mi The entire delegation is planning t
 go to New Haven by automobile. start = ing from Putnam at about g o'clock Frl
 day morning and returning Sunday eve
 ming. Plans are being made for tn
 whole party to go along together, eac 3 car be- 7g decorated with pennants an
 posters telling where from and wher
 going.
 6 The week of November 9th to 13t
 has been 6ssignated by President Hard