Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-01

pump. This was stationed at the Pond 1 Hole on what is now corner lot at Front and South Main streets. The reg ular fremen becoming exhausted, volun- f teers took their places, but the antiquated method of fire fighting was of slight eff | feet. Outside help was called and ap- paratus was sent from as far away as Worcester, a special train being made up 1 for the purpose.
 The present Union Block was buils
 as soon as the ruins of the old build I ing had been cleared away. This was done as soon as the material had suffi- 1 ciently cooled to allow the work to pro
 ceed. The first to occupy the new build
 ing were the Patriot and Dr. A. H. Stra-
 han, the only present \tenants vino
 moved into the building as soon as it was
 completed.
 County Agen F. L. Davis was at HaEpp- l ton Wednesday evening to meet with
 members of the Dairymen's club at that
 place. Milk testing was the subject taken up at the meeting.
 At Woodstock and in Pomfret shade trees that were so badly damaged in the
 ice storm of last November have mary
 of their sears covered by the foliage now out and some new sprouts are showing The trees Tow have a better appearance than many would have believed possible after NisTing the heavy damage of last fall.
 Attorney Charles L. Torrey of this city
 has been retained to represent Eric 1 Welcher, who is being held at Brooklyn jail in connection with the death of his
 wife, Mrs. Aura Welcher, and who may
 have to face a charge of murder in the
 first degree.
 light touring car bearing a Califor
 mia couple who have been touring for q
 year was in this city Wednesday morning
 The car attracted attention because i bore a California number plate in from
 and Florida plate at the rear. Th,
 couple are going to tour New England
 before setting out for the Pacific coast which they expect to reach late in tn,
 summer.
 check-up of Civil war veterans nov ; residents of Putnam shows that tllei
 ranks have thinned to a surprising de , gree. Only eight of them were III tn , Memorial day procession and only I4 ar , resident here. The list is: Anson Blu chanan, Chauncey >srse, Josejh c,IcKach , lnie, Marshall Kenyon, Thomas L. Fay , Tor, Richard Gibney, Hiram Barrett John LePire, Robert Miller, John Whit . hey, George A. Hammond, George F , Holbrook. Louis Lucier, jerome Tour Etellotte.
 k Local attorneys will be at Hartfor, } today Thursday attending a session 0 . the superior court.
 A circuszthe first of the season-i scheduled to show in Putnam op a dat
 during the month that opens today t l The Camp Devens baseball team tia l came to Putnam didn't amount to muc l as opposed to the Nightinsale-Mors team and was roundly beaten in a yer
 one-sided contest.
 } June 22 is the date set for the gradu r ation of the senior class of Putnam Hig Q school. The exercises are to be aeld i . the Bradley theatre.
 2 Bar Harbor expresses that are to ru 2 through this city are to oe returned t .. service this month. These are throus : trains operating between New York an e points in Main and are to accommodat n the tourist traffic
 = In the membership drive under wa by the County Farmers association, t e members have been obtained in the tw
 towns Sf Woodstock and KillinSIy. Thil S teen other towns of the county rcmai d to be canvassed.
 Over 300 automobiles were parked ,
 Wildwood at one time early In the C, ening of Memorial day and the dancin 3 pavilion was crowded to It's capacit A throughout the evening.