Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-24
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

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 Dr. Roy Sharpe, of Uxbridge, Mass, came to Putnam Wednesday for the day. Returning with him to Uxbridge with his father, Dr. William H. Sharpe, who will be his guest for two weeks.
 Captain of Police Remi Delage recov- cred, Tuesday an automobile that was stolen from Putnam more than a month ago. The car, a Studebaker special six, was the property of the Putnam Motor company, and was found in Hartford garage. The machine was driven back to Putnam and turned over to the owners Tuesday night.
 Miss Mary Carpenter, daughter of Mrs. Alice Carpenter has been elected physic- al director at Sweet Briar college, Nir- ginia, and will go there in September. Miss Carpenter was graduated in Juno from the Boston school of Physical Gull ture. Her sister, Miss Maud Carpenter is to return to Troy, ermont, this fall, teaching at the same school where she was last year.
 Friends of Samuel Walsh, formerly of Putnam, now of Providence, have receiv- ed word from him that he is to be in Put nam soon for visit. During the summer with six companions he has been playing in an orchestra in a Bar Harbor hotel. This winter MT. Walsh is to be in New York.
 The weekly luncheon and meeting of the directors of the Putnam chamber of commerce was held at Putnam Inn, Mon day noon, with nine directors present. W. E. Moss, for the committee on signs, presented final plan for the location and cost of new signs directing traffic en- tering and leaving the town, and while travelling through the city. The commit tee was empowered to proceed with it's plan for the erection of welcoming signs. at a cost not to exceed seventy-fve dol | lars; and to wait upon the common coun- cil and selectmen, asking them to author l ize a similar expenditure on the part of ] each, for street and road signs. John T. ,Hanton was unanimously elected a d. rector, to fill the place of Robert Boys who recently removed to take up a new position.
 Several other matters were discussed but no final action was taken.
 The c. A. c. club will hold its annual I clambake and outing Sunday at Hopkins grove. The affair is attended by mem bers of the club, their families, and guests.
 MT. and Mrs. Adolph Carlson have re. turned from visit with friends in New London
 l Albert O. DeManche of Thompson re. ported to the Putnam police "Wednesday l that he was in an accident Sunday nigh at 10.30, while ridign on his motorcycle | DeManche was on his way to Putnam from Thompson, when near the Children's home, the handle bar of the machin. broke, causing him to lose control Int motorcycle left the road, and plunged in
 to stone wall, throwing the rider. De
 Manche received a sprained knee, bac
 cut on the chin which necessitated thu
 taking of two stitches, and numerou! bruises on his face ana arms. DeManch' was taken to his home and Dr. Karl T Phillips of Putnam attended him.
 MT. and Mrs. Edmund DuBois and chil
 dren, Joseph and Louis, Walnut street
 are on camping trip on Cape Cod. The!
 are making the trip by automobile.
 Two young men from nearby Massa
 chusetts town were in Putnam this weel looking for vacant store in which the,
 might open meat market. They desir
 to locate in Putnam. but definite plan
 are not yet made.
 , The new flashing traffic policeman i
 Bugbee square which has been in opera
 tion for more than two week is givin perfect satisfa ction, and Is .rea,%J s7pre
 eiated by local motorists Speculatio now takes form of wondering who will the first driver to come into collisiO with the new member of the department , but it is agreed that the silent cop wit his cement base and iron sides will proh ably have the better of the argument. Sergeant George Laird of the. police dt : partment is having his vacation Hi ,, beat is bein gcovered by Officer Alferi Sponcey. The members of the departmer are now working on a new shift whic went into effect Snday. Officer Eugen
 Gibney is now doing day duty with Car tain Delage Officer William Durant
 now covering the north end beat durin
 the night, with Sergeant Laird assigne f to south end night duty.
 y Members of Elizabeth Porter Putna1 Chapter, D. A. R., are making plans fC F their annual pilgrimage which will tal { place next month. The members tn
 year are to visit historical points in u O town of Canterbury
 . Figures of book withdrawals from Pu ], nam public library which have been con |, piled for the first weeks of August by tf ,. librarian, Miss Emma J. Kinney, sho r. that August more books were take Q out than an any other single day in u e librarys history. During the afternoc |, and evening of this day 1855 volum r. were issued to readers. Miss Kinnt e states that during the summer mont : there is usually a falling off in withdraw Q als, but that this summer the decline h; S not been so marked. The library boal e has during the past few months added