Norwich bulletin., 1922-11-15
PUTNAM

Driving slowly along the highway in the town of Brooklyn and waking up
 Tn the Day KimbaH- hospital in Putnam two days later was the experience of Elon Clarke of Providence. a travelling . salesman. He. recovered consciousness
 Monday and will soon be able to leave l the hospital.
 MT Clarke was in Putnam Saturday l and from here went to Danietson He finished his business there alid started south, along the state highway. After ] leaving the Danielson side and ente!inI l the town of Brooklyn Clarke says that 1 he saw an automobile and a wagon ap- | preaching him. That was the fast con- 1 scious record on his brain until he
 avoke Monday in the Putnam hospital twelve miles away
 l Clarke does not know how the acci- ! dent happened but a badly damaged 1 car by the roadside in Brooklyn is evil dence that there las a collision in which
 a heavier car than Clarke''s fared the
 worst, | ProyidenceE and is With him at the hes 1 pital. Clarke received some cuts and
 bruises but is not seriously injured According to Captain Remie Delag. | of the Putnam police hunt for U | s. m2A!ae named John Conan came tc aTf end Monday evening when the mar
 vas apprehended as he stepped from 2 Putnam train at Boston, Accnrtl ng tC the captain the man is wanted for lar 4ceny and Gyhen it was learned that hi. 2 home was in the Grosvenordales lh lhunt for ,him turned 70 this sertion
 Captain Delage received a te,ephon alessage from an officer in North Gras
 reflerdale giving him the name and
 descrirtionsef the man wanted It wa !Payned tlfs he had been n Putnam ol Sunday toaSttend a baseball game La
 ter the captain heard of the man bein across the Rhode Island +9 order. :. Tn search was taken up in the vicinity ( | Pascoag and Chepatchet2 and apparentl 2 Conan learned that officers; were clos 3 ing in on him for he statel to, frfen , that he would not sleep ;n a Rhode Is
 and or Connecticut jail but would slee :. in Boston Monday night Captain D,
 Haze learned that the fugitive lad pul
 chased ticket to Boston at. the lou
 nam railroad station and immediate
 communicated with the B6s.m polit
 who were on hand to receive the ma in '7-uniform where he arrived at il South station.
 4. class of twenty was initiated nt. tI regular meeting of Pntnam lodge ], Elks Tuesday evening" For :he fir time since his protracte6 illness Exal ed Ruler Lucius F. Merriam was in.t eha:1 and received a hearty welcon
 by the brothers. Following the initi tlcn there was the. annual "oll cali ar a fine buffet supper was served IT , matter zof removing / the q cllbe rocn down one flight was discussed. 1t
 planned to use tho south end of the SC ond story for this purpose as the lodI has outgrown its present quarters IT lodge owns the, bu;.ttn,y ard has m terially decreased the debt ands:tRts b
 | ltcyed by many members that if il club rooms are removed from the thii u. the second floor 1t will be 8 bene , ] to the51odge members and will be more attractive offeslng. to new mel
 bers. &
 ! Mrs. W. L. Taoe- of Groton spent Il weekend with Mrs. A. S. Macdonal Oak hill. She returned home Mond evening, accompanied 4by Mrs. E.
 Burt of Grove street, who will rema ! several days. 4A.
 Many motorists hnwe been over f . newly opened state highway from [ West Thompson trolley station to Nor
 Grosvenordale and pronounee 1t an C ! cellent piece of work, Tho streten is mile and 3 half long and eliminates t, \ dangerous grade crossings.
 F According tS the driver of taae au.
 mobile which. was gt11ck by a fraas 1 train at the railroad crossing In NoE
 Grosvenordale.s Sunday night, causi S the deat hof Mrs. John Riley, if he h not taken the precautdnn to stop Seft
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