Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-18
PUTNAM

trolman's door and gave. him the greatest surprise of his life. The man from the past was accompanied by brother and sister from Providence, and there was a family reunion at the Ryan home on South Main street
 It was only by chance that the family learned mat Patrick was alive. The Providence brother Is proprietor of a boarding house. A few weeks ago some guests who came from Brooklyn. N. r. asked the boarding house keeper if he had a brother named Patrick ]. Ryan. The brother said that he had had such a brother but that he had not been heard from in S5 years and he believed him dead, The Brooklyn man said that he knew a Patrick J. Ryan and that he saw in him a family resemblance. While he had little hopes of finding his lost brother, the Providence man vent to New York and over to Brooklyn and after 2 short conversation the identifica- tion was complete.
 Patrick left the family home in Paw 'tucket and went west. He traveIed from one place to. another and when the Standardization war broke out he en- listed. The first time he had an oppor- tunity he returned to P2Wtucket, only to learn that his father and mother were dead and that his brothers and sisters had moved from the Rhode Island city
 to parts unknown. He searched for the remaining members of his family but finally gave up the search and settled down in Brooklyn, where he is an assist ant superintendent of the InterborouEh Rapid Transit company of New York. He
 is married and has one child
 UD ia the snheeI street section is . family that occasionally let's a room or 1 two to iodgers. Near by is a woman
 who serves meals. At both places the
 owners and the lodgers and boarders are speculating as to the why and wherefore l of the disa ppearance of trim looking i young woman who came to town eome weeks ago, obtained lodging at one place 1 and board at another and has now dis 1 appeared. leaving behind dress suit case 1 with few cheap articles of clothing l therein.
 When the woman appeared she said she
 had been engaged to teach in the Putnam l schools. When asked what she was to l teach she was not very definite in her re- piles, but said that she would be assigned to something. She made the acduatntance
 of a number of young women and went
 about socially to some extent. After tive
 or three weeks she said she was going
 away for day CT two. The day or two 1 has heightened into several weeks, ye;
 she has not returned. Her dress sui
 case was opened and in it. besides the
 few articles of clothing, WAS found con.
 tract to represent some book concern
 She did not pay her room rent before hel
 departure, nor her board although in tn,
 latter case she offered to- pay. but tn.
 boarding mistress told her to let it 20 un
 Ill she came back. Now neither Of hev creditors expects to see her again.
 q am returning the card case wrappe, in a roll of bills that I needed the othe,
 day hope that my act will not caus,
 you any inconvenience. but needed tn,
 money worse than you. hope the cart
 case and card will not have caused vol
 any serious trouble. I have kept tn,
 address and some day hope to return tn,
 money took from your pocket.
 Thankfully and sincerely and frater } nally yours,
 JOSEPH RYAN,
 This polite note was received by [
 Hector Lucier, son of F. x. Lucier c
 this city. The son is living in Hartfor, and while riding in a crowded trolie lear had his pocket picked His roi
 amounted to s52 and he has not nnnc hopes of seeing it again, notwithstandin { the promise to return it. His K. of ( membership card has been returned an l the Endangered gentleman who took . makes the blun of saying that he is brother member. Young Lucier is visit l ing his parents in, Putnam and the lette and card were forwarded to him here. Paul Johhson, the Eerth GrosvenordaI . boy who has been playing baseball witi the Milwaukee team, is among the Iasd ing batters of the team, with an ayerag : of .32o so far this season. To date h
 has been credited with 14 home runs. 1 : triples and 25 doubles He has bee 1 picked as one of the players that wi v form a. team to go transforming throug : Mexico at the close of the regular base e ball season.
 ' Richard Helmes returned Friday eve, : ing from Nit. Vernon, \. Y, and joine :, his mother. wfso is a guest of her n1othe II Mrs A. W. Macdonald, on Oak Hi ' Sunday Ne left for Worcester. where | I will enter upon his senior year at Clar 2 university.
 a Mir. and Mrs. John A. Dady have be. 2 entertaining Mrs. Alice Miller of wfcl r ford, R. l.
 ?. Mrs A. D Mcintyre and daught, y Janet have returned from their surnm ', cottage at Pine Grove, Mantle. Mrs Volney Durfee and two chiidr. '' or Fairhaven, Vt, are guests of MT e Durfee's parents Mir. and Mrs. Arth, l. Rouse.
 4 Miss NiAa Hall. daughter of lose, . Henderson Hall, has returned to Tusk r kegee institute where sine Is a teache She was accompanied by Miss Blanc
 Greene, daughter of Mrs. Josephine H. ,s 'S Greene. who will become pupil at t .u institute
 ! n A special texn meeting has been call m for next Tuesday evening to see if t IS town will appropriate an additional $5 o lg so that the building committee may l. the contract for building the new ad, at tion to Israel Putnam school at Members and friends of the Epxor s- leaEue of the Methodist church were C
 tertained st the home of MT and M \. Fred R. Willis Fri6ay evening, Duri of the evening there was corn roast. ~-i Arthur PleGsis. son of Joseph Pless n has resumed his studies at Assumpti - college, Worcester.
 ,.1 Miss Helen Scammel is visiting frfen ~ in Providence and Pawtucket. !, Miss Alice Porter of Winthrop has l at turned home after a visit of three wee
 with MT. and Mrs. N. A. Ballard. al Members of WoeAssock Academy Alum ,y association are Taisfng fund to be us In building library and Eyrnnasi, ly building as a memorial to E. R. Hali. 1y a long period of years principal of th
 one of the first institutions of learning lis this section. When the plan was st ., gested 1t met with instantaneous aupro, Ill oy both the graduate and student be .2. of the academy. Although contribute .ly have been in small amounts. q 500 H. now on hand. A vigorous campaign
 behalf of the fund is to be wagon ana ed committee has been chosen to have 1t ek charge. Various forms of entertainrne