Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-22
PUTNAM

Like the Norwich K of c. team. the l Night e-Morse team of this city has decided 4ot to enter the Eastern Connec- ticut baseball league that is being form ed. It was stated that the local team prefers to play independent ball which is held to offer the possibility of giving a wider variety of attractions in the way of visiting teams 8 schedule that per mits of playing as many games at home as is desired, this last consideration be- ing in the interest of supporters of the team and they are anxious for more home games than a league schedule will permit. The seasons opening is sched- uled for Sunday when the NM team will ! meet the Red Sox's of Whitinsville
 The series of mission services held each morning and evening this week at St. Mary's church for the French speaking women of the parish will be concluded with services on Sunday, on which day another week of mission services for the F'rench-speaking men of the parish will be inaugurated. Hundreds have attend ed the services during the present week. An equally large attendance is anticlpat- ed during the coming week.
 Ashael Battey, one of Putnam's eldest residents who would have reached his 95th birthday had he lived until June 10, 4S tACe1A cN His ItOiIlo III tIl6 S6c- ] tion of the city During his residence here he saw what is now the city of Put nam prow from what was known as Pom 1 fret Factory and was as familiar as any resident with the development of this cor ner of eastern Connecticut. He had been | in poor health for long time and his death follows closely upon that of his
 sister, Miss Susana Battey, 82, who died on April 1.
 Mir. Rattev was born in Foster. R. L.
 June m 1996 a son of Nathaniel and Ada (Hopkins) Pattey. When he was two years of are his parents removed to the town of Kil7inely and there he lived
 until he was thirteen when his father decided to locate in this territory.
 It was during his t4th year that he walked over the roads from Killingly to
 Putnam helping to drive the cattle and
 ehcep that his father brouoEt with him
 from their place in the neighboring town. i His father had hired a home from 1 Smith Wilkinson, who was large land owner in what is now Putnam. This was i back in 1899. and the Norwich and Wor-
 cester railroad now part of the N. r.. ! NJ 1T. and H. R. R. system was under i cor rstruction at the time.
 ] MT. Battey worked with his father for
 years after coming to Putnam, being en-
 
 i occuration of peddling milk. Later he
 eneared in the lumber business as a | nartner in the firm of Chapman. Battev and Go. The lumber manufacturing plant was located near where the black smith shop of Michael Connor now stands in the rear of the Arcade build ing. off Main street.
 In 1s4e Mir. Nattev married Adeline
 Ball the one child of this marriage be-
 ing L. F. Battey principal of Putnarn's
 Evening school and for years identified
 with educational work in this city. Mrs
 Battey has been dead for many years Mir. Battey Is survived by his son. who
 has been very devoted to him during his illness and by his sister Nrs. Lucinda Dexter who is 91 years of age. Another
 sister. Patience Battey, died about two and a half years ago at the age of s1.
 Old Man Winter, who was supposed to have passed out month ago. lashed out with the kick of a divine mule during tho evening hours of Thureday. and by Fri day morning had nroduced a 22 above zero temperature all through this terri tory and had humanity as peeyish as a fox terrier
 The one consolation is that the season : has been so backward that the temnera-
 ture and gale that provided a real March weather combination caused no damara Few buds of fruit trees have appeared and dead leaves still cling to the ! branches of oak trees all through this
 territory. year a~o at this time the
 season was sufficiently advanced to al-
 low of an earlv May freeze ruinine prac- ticallv the entire fruit crop of the ter ritory
 Henry c. Preston declares that 5, I years fs not a whit too long to be mar ried and he and Mrs. Preston are look ing forward with great antiriration tc { their 18th wedding anniversary, which s will occur Nav 13. Incidentally. 1t may S be mentioned that R has no terrors fo' s the couple and 1t has been no 1T oner for them through their long and l1aop, 8 welded life. MT Preston is native O I GIoeester, R. l., while Mrs. Preston wa
 born in woonsocket. The couple livet s in East Kilingly at one time. MT. Pres z ton is a former official of the Woodstocl \ Agricultural society.
 Two attFactions brought many to tn D high school building Friday evening