Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-05
PUTNAM

to their homes. This was the first ven ture of it's kind of the Y. M c. A. and was decided success in every way. Three county committees, Hartford, | Holland and Windham, combined in es- l tablishing the camp. Black Pond in | West Woodstock, the site chosen, prov ed ideal for boating, bathing, fishing | hikes and nature study During the final two weeks in camp two crews were trained in life saving, which included the proper way to rescue drowning per- sons and to resuscitate them when brought to shore. The instructor was William P. Dutemple of Woodstock. q captain of the U. s. Volunteer Life Saving Corps. Tuesday afternoon the crew work was inspected by Captain D. D. Armstrong of Providence, an inspec- tor for the U. s. Life Saving Corps Both crews were pronounced qualified to serve in the U. s. Volunteer Life Saving Corps and to receive the ratings and in- signia. The surfnen, or members of the camp crew made up of leaders, were, Truman Woodward, R. T. Woodbourne Thane Grant, R. P Willis and r. M. C. A. Secretary E. T. Thinns, all of Hart. ford county; Y. M. c. A. Secretary El- l mer P. Hardy and Fred Horton, Holland 1 county; Secretary John H. Corbett and E. G. Kelley Windham. The auxiliary crew made up of boys under IS compris- ed: Mathewson Turner, Herbert Codlin, | Leslie Downs, Palmer Dean and Nell son Broemel, of Windham county, and William Camp of Holland county. John Boys of Pomfret won the loving cup for showing the greatest progress in develop ment during the second period. He was | the most active and energetic member of the camp. He was commended for his interest and usefulness in teaching backward boys and aiding them to earn their camp emblems. He was hailed as the champion filter. excelled in nature study passed his canoe test with a high | mark and developed his ability to swim and dive.
 Frank Darcy of Boston, formerly an alderman in this city where for some years he was a railroad foreman, with Mrs. Darcy, arrived in Putnam, Thurs day night They are guests of friends for short stay.
 There will be no services in the Sec ond Congregational church during Aug ust. The church has been without a pastor since the resignation of Rev. Boynton Merrill, who was called to be assistant pastor of the New Old South church, Boston. A number of candi- dates have preached since MT. Merrill left and it is expected that next month the committee to secure a permanent pastor will have something to report.
 The first in series of baseball games between the Franklin (Mass.l K of c. and the Nightingale-Morse team of :, Putnam will be played here Sunday In fact the whole series will be played here as the Bay State team has no playing field of it's own. The team has high rating among the amateur teams of Massachusetts. It is rumored that Manager Nelson of the home team has q new pitcher to try out. Just who the new addition to the team is is being kept in the dark but 1t is promised that his appearance will materially strengthen the team.
 Members of the Child family, one of
 the oldest families in Windham county are to hold their annual reunion at Rose 3 land park, August 9th
 MT. and Mrs. Frank H. Gleason, Jr. 3 of Lowell, Mass, are at the home of MT
 Gleason's parents, on Center street, dur. l ing MT. Gleason's vacation.
 At last the matter of & silent police. , man for Bugbee square has been settled Friday morning worknlen began laying 2 cement foundation upon which will be : placed the new and up-tc-date officer = The question of installing the flashing traffic director has been hanging fire
 since last December when the counci | members of the retiring Marcy admins : tration voted to purchase the apparatus : The members of the incoming counci
 were not satisfied that there was neeC g for the expenditure, consequently held ul e payment on the bill. At the July meet
 ing the question was brought up for dis s cussfon, and the matter was referred tC | a committee with power to act Aftel
 investigation it has been decided that tn, T city should retain the dummy instead O e sending it back to the manufacturer. Tn,
 cement base that was put in place Friday
 is three feet square and two feet high
 AS soon as this has dried, the fiashin;
 light will be placed upon 1t. The ap T paratus works automatically, and tn l. gas generator requires attention onl, 0 once every few months
 IS Professor and Mrs A. L. Wright, o
 State College, Penn, who have beel d guests of Rev. and Mrs. H. A. Calhoun " have left for West Newton, Mass.
 Mir. and Mrs. Robert A. Brownli y have announced the engagement 0 'L their daughter, Miss Bendella Brownli # to Francis W. Crabtree of Putnam.
 Dr. H. B. Wright will leave Putnal
 today (Saturday) for CatskiU N F., t 1T pass the week with Mrs. Wright an J. children who are spending vacatio
 there
 A number of people were in woon . socket Friday attending the races. N Miss Edith Robertson, of the Chautau 3 qua Association was in Putnam an, E met the guarantors of the local Chautau 5 qua at a meeting Friday night in the of 2 flee of Judge Edgar M. Warner. Miss Ruth Pratt of the First Nations k bank will leave today (Saturday) t spend her vacation at Camp Wopowol
 East Hampton.
 Out of respect to Alexander Grahar
 Bell inventor of the telephone, who die
 this week, the flag on Putnam exchang
 is at half mast.
 H Miss Ruth Hatfield of the Putnar
 Light & Power company's office, i
 spending two weeks vacation at Pleas
 ant View, R. I.
 E Postmaster and Mrs Alexande
 Gilman are on an automobile trip i
 Maine.
 Mrs. Frederick J. Danielsons left thi
 week for Manchester, N H., where sh
 is to make her home, with her daughter
 Miss Annie Daniels.
 Miss Lorra Phinney of Haydenvill,
 Mass. is the guest of her uncle, Georg E A. Hammond, of Oak Hill.
 The circulation at the Putnam PubIi
 library continues large, according to Mis-
 Emma Kinney the librarian Durin
 the summer months there is usually
 large dropping off in the number
 readers. Recently long list of recer E fiction and non-fction books has bee H placed in circulation.
 During August, Thursday night SCI
 vices are to be omitted at the Baptis
 church.
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