Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-12
PUTNAM

Mrs. George F. Perry and two chil- dren of Worcester, formerly of Putnam, are visiting relatives on the River road
 Kenneth c. Sharpe was in Worcester, Wednesday night, the guest of Malcolm M. Wiley at Clark University. In the school presented Bernard Shaw's Can dia, which was followed by dancing.
 Mrs. D. H. Billings of Providence, formerly of Putnam. is the guest of MT. and Mrs. George Cekell.
 William St. Ouge and family and AL eide St. Onge, have returned from trip to Saratoga, N. Y.
 MT. and Mrs. Edward H. Burt and Miss Mary Johnson will leave by mo- tor Monday morning for trip over the Mohawk Trail, continuing to Niagara Falls, They expect to be gone a week.
 Mrs. Annie Houle, 6S. Is dead at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Eugene Mes sier West Thompson. She was born in Canada but has lived for many years in West Thompson.
 Eveline Enc of West Gloucester, R. l.. is under observation at the Day Kim ball hospital for the possible develop ment of internal injuries sustained when she was struck by an automobile owned and driven by Thomas Ray, of Danielson, Thursday evening. Accord ing to MT. Ray and his wife who was in the car with him, he had been following a truck and was going at a slow rate of speed. Another automobile was stand ing beside the road at the place where the accident happened and a child sur denly ran from behind it in front of the Ray car. The child was knocked down by the running board but the car did not run over her. Mir. Ray brought the child to Putnam where she was exam ined by Dr. Marguerite Bullard who found several bruises The doctor thought it best to send the child to the hospital for observation and Mir. Ray took her there.
 WinkinE it's green eye at the rate of from so to 70 winks a minute. the new silent policeman at Bugbee corner did duty Thursday evening for the first time. The square pedestal on which the green globe rests is about five feet high. The light is furnished by acetyline gas in a tank at the base of the pedestal The apparatus was purchased almost a year ago by the old common council There was some discussion as to wheth- CT the new council would accept 1t but it is now fixture on Main street
 Although sg and s1 years old respec-
 
 day feeling no wearying effects of the observance of their sixtieth wedding an niversary Thursday. While the observ- ance was an informal affair it was nev- ertheless out of the ordinary in the lives of the venerable couple who were closely watched to see that they did not tire. There was gathering of fifty seven relatives and friends to shower Mir. and Mrs. Joslin with congratulations and best wishes. Many more congrat- ulatory messages were received by tele- graph and by mail. There were many presentations of flowers and some sub stantial gifts, although it was requested | that such should not be made Among | the floral tokens were beautiful bouuuets ! from the Kings Daughters, the W. C. T. IT.. and from the Methodist church, of which both Mir. and Mrs. Joslin have long been members.
 Mir. and Mrs. Joslin were married in Webster. August 10. 1882 and have spent practically all their married life in Thompson. MT. Joslin was born ir Grosvenordale, in the town of Thomp- son, in 1S41. and Mrs. Joslin in Web. | ster. Mass, in 1840. Both are enjoying good health for persons of their years. al 1 though Mrs. Joslin is afflicted with i rheumatism. Both are cheerful and en, joyed chatting with their guests.
 Through the thouEhtfuIness of Mrs
 Price Post, society woman and author.
 ess of New York and Tuxedo, who k spending the summer at the Ben Cros l venor Inn. Pomfret, the Putnam public
 library has been presented by the au thor herself, a copy of her latest boor
 on Etiquette, but recently from the pres.
 in New York. Mrs. Post is the author
 of number of other books includins
 Purple and Fine Linen. The Title Mar
 ket, The Flight of Moth and Letter.
 of Worldly Godmother. She has beer
 frequent contributor to periodicals
 Mrs. Post is the mother of Edward Post
 who had notable career in the avia
 ton service during the war. and Bruc
 Post, New York architect. Both son
 attended Pomfret school.
 Mir. and Mrs. Eldon s. Johnson ar
 entertaining Miss Clara Hardaker o 1 Worcester.
 The Ballard family wilI gather tc
 their annual reunion next Wednesday a
 the residence of Miss Ella I. Bailar
 at Thompson.
 Funeral services for Mason Walt Tillinghast, S1, brother of Mrs NJ. G Leonard of South Main street, were hel , | III GIoNlQeHCe, InurSQay. For years h had been proprietor of one of the we known Providence restaurants.
 Returning to his native town after a absence of 50 years, I. Newton Presse |. of Brooklyn, N. Y, found but three pee pie in Putnam whom he knew in his boy hood days These were Charles E Brown, vice president of the First Ma tional bank; Mrs. J. B. Kent of Churc street and Mrs. Inez Hoyle, of Sout . Main street. He visited with thes three friends of fifty years ago an talked with about the development ( Putnam. The whole outline of the cit : was changed to him and he could ide1
 tify but very few buildings, although | could pick out sites where other builC . ings stood. The little old school hous , for instance, stood on or near the sit > of the present Putnam Inn. MT. Pre- | seys father was the late Isaac Presse = and was a roadmaster on the Norwic , & Worcester railroad when he lived he1
 and when MT. Pressey was born M
 Pressey became identified with the bu 5 mess and civic affairs of the town ar T. served as a trustee of the Putnam Sa'
 ings bank, retiring in' 1863 when he W: = promoted by the railroad company to