Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-03

mat. Lundstrom struck on his left shout |
der and it was at first thought the |
shoulder blade was broken. 1t develop |
ed that the ligaments had been torn from |
The shoulder and it put Lundstrom out /
of the game. 1t was while convalescing |
from this accident that Lundstrom was
on his way from his home in North Gros- |
venorda1e to his brother-in-law's farm in |
Perryville, Mass. This was about three |
weeks ago. Lnndstrom set off in the |
early morning on his bicycle. While |
pedalling along the state highway in |
Wilsonville, at point a few hundred |
feet inside the Connecticut line, a jit- |
hey bus plying between Webster and |
North Grosvenordale came along at a |
good rate of speed and struck Lund-
stroms bicycle. Dundstrom was thrown
and received bad cuts and bruises His |
most serious injury was a compound
fracture Of right lef. The ragged bone cut
bad cash through the flesh and blood
poisoning developed Lundstrom was
taken to st. Vincent's hospital. Worces-
ter, and was Immediately placed upon
the danger list. As a last resort it was
decided to amputate the injured leg but
the patient was too weak to receive bene-
fetal results from this drastic attempt to
stop the progress of the poison.
The young man. of strong physique
did not know what it meant to be ILL., His
condition worried him and this tended
to retard his progress. Words of cheer
were sent him by many friends and ad-
mirers. Only a few days ago a cheer
| ing" fund was started and in a day or
two over hundred dollars was sub
scribed. It was hoped that this might
tend to arouse Lundstrom's fighting spir-
| 1t and bring him courage. But it was too
late. The end came while the patient
| lay on the operating table under the in
fuence of an anesthetfc.
Lundstroms father died some years
ago. He is survived by his mother.
brother in Norwich, a sister in Perry
vile and two sisters at the home in
North Grosvenordale.
Miss Katherine Burns, who has been
doing special nurse duty at the Day Kim
| bail hospital, has returned to her home
in Worcester for a rest.
George e. Brusseau and family are on
a motor trip to Maine where they will
visit Henry Brousseau, a student at
Bowdoin college, Brunswick.
Noel Dupre and C. E. Elliott were
among the local visitors in Boston Tues
day.
Searls were in Hartford Tuesday to at
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supreme court Of errors.
The May meeting of the town school
committee was held in the office of the
secretary. Charles L. Torrey, Monday
evening.
From high points in the city may be
seen in nearly every direction the smoke
from forest fires. Several fires were in
sight to the southwark that seemed to be
inF 6ip1apciopc
time Of the year people are warned not
to throw matches or cigarettes or cigars
by the roadside near the dry leaves and
to be especially careful while tramping
through the woods.
Tuesday with its summer temperature
brought to mind the old swimming hole.
It also brought to mind for the 'steenth
consecutive year that the youth of Put
nam have no old swimming hole to which
hey can 60 + IS to be deplored that
(such is the ract. Places where the boys
of a decade ago went in swimming are
: available no longer. With the growth OF
the city and the increased travel due to
the automobile places like the Little
River Bridge" the Point and even IN
' der the dam at CargiII Falls, where once
s the youngsters sported about any and
r all warm summer afternoons have now
/. become too public places, even if the
/ water of the Quinebaug was fit to baths
] in. There is only one available spot at
s present and that is at what is known as
4 Tourtellottes. This is a mile from the
: center of the city, the swimming hole is
y not over four feet deep and it is toa
small to admit of but a few bathers at
S once. 1t is the logical place, however.
If an artificial swimming hole was to be
, attempted. Roseland lake will probably
&c -,
mobiles. This is Putnam's water sup,
t ply head and the thought of hundreds OF
: bathers sporting in 1t is decried by many
while others think that before it reaches
the pumping station two miles away the
]. water purifies itself.
t The women members of Putnam
Country club held a meeting Monday af-
5 ternoon at which time the plans for q
sun parlor to be used by them was dis.
0 cusSed. The plan is at some future time
: to erect such an addition on the north
r side Of the clubhouse While some
d thought that the plan should be put in.
to immediate effect the sense of the meet
. ing seemed to be to wait until more
= funds were at hand. 1t is estimated that
: the work will cost $780,
Cherry trees are in full bloom and ap
S pie, peach and pear trees are about t
s blossom. Apparently the severe cold fol
r this time of year has done but little
s damage. 1t is doubtful if apples, which
: usually abound in this section, will evel
be as scarce again as they were thi:
year Apples at a minimum of a dollar
= a peck keeps many apple pies from many
tables.
William Jarvis Is back. on day duty al
a patrolman of the police force Thi
completes the first round of Captain De
lagos plan to give each of the three mel
a months day duty. The only officer wht
remains on night duty constantly is Ser
geant George Laird, who does night dut!
altogether, having requested this assign
ment.
The Putnam Chamber of Commerc
has taken no action relative to the cit.