Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-11
PUTNAM

l Mystery surrounds much pertaining to | an unknown colored man whose body was | l being held at the rooms of a local under l taking firm during Monday. The man | I died at the Day KimbalI hospital Sunday 1 morning, having been brought here from 1 Danielson Saturday evening and nhysi- 1 clans who saw him at Danielson before he was brought here and after his ar- rival in Putnam are not at all certain as to what caused his death. The first heard of the case was when an announcer stepped to the stage of the circus tent just before the evening per- formance and inquired if there was a physician in the audience. There being no response, a hurry call was sent to town and Dr, George M. Burroughs re- sponded. pr. Burroughs found the man Il lying In tent on the circus grounds. He took the mans pulse and tempera- ri ture, but could not get him to talk nor to open his mouth that his tongue might be seen.
 A man who seemed to have some au- thority with the circus asserted that he knew nothing about the sick man and said that he was not circus employe- but that he was in a circus tent sur ; rounded by circus employees, one of whom said that the sick man had been work ing with the show in the morning. ] It was finally arranged that the man l be sent in an automobile to the hospital in this city, $15 being advanced by the circus folks to pay for his first weeks care. Dr. E. F. Perry was summoned 5 to the hospital to see the sick man and 5 found him practically unconscious and , apparently suffering great pain. Dr. Perry administered an opiate and this quieted the man, but he lived only a few hours, dying early Sunday morning
 Physicians who have been in toutn with the case were uncertain as to just . what caused the mans death, but it ap- f pears to have been due to urenic pois- - oning, and was so reported to Coroner o Arthur G. Bill, by Medical Examiner " Dr. F. A. Morrel1 of this city Tine dead e man apparently was between 27 and B, a : six-footer. He came to Danielson rom e Woonsocket, but none of the circus peo- = pie seemed to know anything special '- about him, not even his name.
 e The sudden death of Augustus A. Dav- k ison, of Uxbridge, was of special inte- t. rest to the people of this city, where Mir. Davisou was born and had lived for years i. and where his brother, William 2. Day. ., ison Is a resident.
 < The following item sent out from tx DE1o6S lellS Ol tIl6 QedLns
 ,-I Augustus A. Davison, 5s. of Court street, died suddenly last night about S.15 l. at the home of his sister, Mrs Fred . 1t Taft, Cross street, from angina pectori: after an illness of about i2 hours Ht r, went to work in apparent health yester day morning, but shortly after wal Id stricken with a severe heart attacl to while at his duties in the Hecla nIl O the American Wooien company. He Wal be unconscious for some time and yas at n- tended by Dr. M. L. Griswo.d wht ce later took him to his home. Later in tn ay day he walked out to an automobile ant went to the home of his sister, as hi Vn wife and daughter, Elizabeth left Men ne day to visit relatives at Scranton, Pa 1T During the afternoon and early eveniny sn he said he felt practically free from pail y and took a bath before retiring fror - the night. No indications of approach ing death were manifested to his sister s- ] who was in the room with hi1, and i " the midst of a sentence ne expired afte gasping for breath once or twlce fly He was native of Putnam, Conn, tb ne son of Elijah and Mary Cutler Davisor at Tn Putnam he received his early educa ry ton and was graduated from high schoc = When young man he worked for man
 years as clerk at the Morse mills stor anu ldlST was dpPO11LcQ mall CleIK I the House of Representatives Ut Wash
 ington, where 24 years ago he marie
 Miss Rose Hodges of Frederick, Md Th
 family came here to live about 15 year ago, and for several years Mir. Daviso
 worked for Taft Bros He served th
 town as moderator for the years 1923
 1925.
 He was member of Putnam lodge l
 F. and A. NJ, has been keeper of wampul
 in Manawa Tribe, L o. R. M., shce 1t
 institution, and was member os tf
 Composite club and was greatly interes
 ed in town affairs. and his jovial an
 generous disposition made him man
 friends
 Besides the wife, he leaves two chi
 dren. William and Elizabeth both Twin
 at home. He leaves two brothers an :, two sisters, William E. Davison of pu
 name, Mrs. Ella Fullerton of willima1
 tic, Conn. Mrs. Mary E. D. Taft an
 wayland E, Davison, both of uxbridge.
 It will be good news to the hundred
 of children who go to Wildwood park f,
 Sunday school picnics and other outing
 during the summer season to know tn;
 Manager P. J. Sheriden of this city hs
 completed his plans for fitting up playground with approved devices four
 
 Some of the apparatus already has a rived here and more of it Is en route 4
 of 1t will be ready for use within ke
 days, it Is now expected ana the lit
 people will find numerous things wi
 which to enjoy themselves. There are
 be swings and giant strides and oth
 such things, all safe for the use of chi
 dren and of nature to provide the great entertainment
 Development of the playground is ol
 of the numerous improvements tn 9S Manager Sheriden has planned for [
 resort, which is proving more popui
 than ever with the public this year.
 At it's Monday evening meeting me,
 bers of the school committee gave atte
 tion to the plans that have been draE for the enlargement of the Israel Putna
 school. which has been so over-crowd
 as to make an increase in the size of t
 building necessary An architect "
 present at the meeting to explain yario
 dAtails of the plan and answer any qus