Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-20
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

George H. Ryder. S5, said to be the -Idest organ builder in the United Statesi and well known in Putnam, where
 e formerly made his home, is dead at
 is home in East Weymouth, Mass He vas born in East Bridgew,ater son of Thomas PhElando and Louise c. Albee Ryder. The senior Ryder was a grad uate of Harvard, class of 1928.
 At the age of IS MT. Ryder began to study music and later entered the employ of the organ building firm of E. & G. G. Hook of Boston. where he learned the trade of organ building. He lived for a time in Cohasset and Springfield, but (n- til 1900 spent most of his time in Boston where with his brother Thomas P. Ky der, he served as an organist in Fremont Temple, also playing in the Star Lyceum courses. In 1900 he moved to Weymouth.
 MT Ryder was a member of Gate of the Temple lodge of Masons of South Boston and of the American Guild of Organists. July 4. 1854, he married Mary c. Bates of East Weymouth. Three chil. dren survive him: Charles A. Ryder of Atlanta, Ga, Harry F. Ryder of Rich | mond, Va, and Mrs Adelaide L. Carlton of East Weymouth. Mrs. Ryder died in April 1921.
 Work of clearing up the ruins of the | fire that occurred Tuesday evening at the plant of the l. B. Tatem & Son company at George street was under way Wednes- | day morning. The plant, which has been gutted by fire four times. will be rebuilt 1t was stated. It probably will be well | along in the summer before the company can resume operations. It was stated | Wednesday that the loss was not so great | as was estimated immediately after the ] fire, and 1t is now believed that the dam age will not be in excess of $10 900. A Boston paper of Wednesday devoted considerable space to a writeup of Ran | dolph H. Bullard. 80, 8 resident on Xii | iingly avenue and one of the best known ] citizens of the town of Putnam
 Mention is made of the fact that he is 1 still active at his advanced age. Years ago Mir. Bullard was a dancing master and fiddler, and the people who were young half century back recall him as | the best known dance master in this part l of the state In those days he kept a store in Abingdon and after putting in a busy day behind the counter he freouent- ly spent the night in directing dances at | which everyone was happy.
 | At so MT Bullard expresses himself ae not at all enamored of the modern iazz dances, though he is sti9l as strong as ever on the proposition that young people are entitled to have their good times. Following are the newly elected officers of Putnam chapter. R. A. M: H F. Allie W. Marcy K, George E. Brosseau, ! scribe, Ernest c. Morse c. of H.. L. P Merriam ?. S., George P. Miner; R. A C., Vclney V. Reed; NJ of 3 ". Ralpr E. Thurston; M. of ". Ray c. Bos- worth M. of 1 V. C. F. Richardson treasurer, Mahlon H. Geisser; secretary G. Allen Hawkins; sentinel, E. L. Kelley
 trustees G. H. Brown, Dr. F. A. Morren c. E. Brosseau
 A decision in favor of the defendant,
 has been handed down by Judge |, P
 Waldo Marvin in the case of Georg, Gosselin vs. John and Clarence Kingsle, of the town of Pla.nfieId. The case wa
 tried in the superior court here durin,
 the March term and grew out of col
 iasion between motorcycles in .Jewett Cit,
 on April 4, 1921. It was alleged that th
 kingsleys, as owners of a motorcycl
 that one AlexaGder Culver was riding
 were responsible for the damages res,1If
 lng when the machines crashed. Ii an peared from the evidence that Culver ha,
 solicited the Kings!eys to take out tn
 machine on his representation that h
 might be able to dispose of it to a pros
 pectIVe customer, and the court hold
 that the Kingsleys were not respons;bI
 for what occurred while Culver was fl
 charge of the machine, as he had no
 taken it by their direction.
 George P. Miner Ray c. Boswortb an,
 W. C. Moss ara scheduled to leave toda-
 (Thursday) for New Orleans to atten,
 the triennial conclave of the grand en
 campment. Knights TemDlar. The Iocs
 men have an interesting trip planned tha
 will take them through many states an,
 to points of interest of nationwide re
 noWn They VIII be away until the earl
 part of May.
 The idea of clean-up week, May to 1s has evidently caught on in Putnam. En dorsement of the plan, as fostered by th
 Charber of Commerce, has come fror many sources. Health Officer G. r Ia , narche has given it his hearty approva , ana believes that 1t is almost an annua 3 necessity from a public health standpoln- r Flre department officials believe that tb } removal of infiammatEe r11bbish an
 refuse from some places will render tb ] lire hazard less The individual nrnner+ { owner realizes that any improvement i Q the general appearance of his street add