Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-01

erately smashed, possibly by some zealot who in this late day would deny to one who has been dead half a century the right to further expression on a stone that marked his last resting place of any opinion that conflicts with his own. contested divorce case that has aroused the keen interest of many citizens of the neighboring town of Woodstock and the hearing of which likely will bring many of the into this city is that of Marjorie M. Potter vs c. Allison Potter. | The case is to be heard in the superior court here on June Is, and will be con- tested. As contested divorce suits af- ford an opportunity for rNthose in court to hear both sides of any story dealing with the desires of couple to be legal l ly separated from each other, and as such cases are rare in this county, this i se 'uoIluslls 5uIloBIllB ST suo IBInoIlIBd pecially in Woodstock, where the prin- cipals have lived for years and are well known.
 Armand Bibeault, wha has practically lost his sight as result of having been gassed while in the service, has been a visitor here with his parents, MT. and
 Mrs Eustache Bibeault of Woodstock avenue. Mir Bibeault is receiving l treatment at the Brooklyn, N. Y, naval ! 1 stated Wednesday, of the treatments he i sreceiving at least partly restoring his
 sight
 A thoughtful arrangement on the part of some one brought pleasure Memorial
 day to Sheriff George F. Holbrook, who
 has been confined by illness to his home
 on South Main street for the past two
 and half years. That he, veteran of l the Civil war, a veteran of arduous ser | vice and one who sG ared a severe
 wound, might see the Memorial day pa
 rade, it's route was changed so that ii would pass his home. To add to his pleasure the arrangement included hay. ing the band play as 1t marched past. MT
 Holbrook stood at, the window and watch ed the passing line-a parade such as
 he has many times taken part in on Me naorial day.
 Old residents of Putnam recalled tha 1t was forty years ago Wednesday tha
 Union block was destroyed by fire. Th'
 fire broke out at two o'clock in tn, fife engine house in Union square wer,
 Dr. A. H. Strahan, a dentist, and tn,
 late Edward C.. Wright According {,
 these men it was found that the lock ol
 the fire house had been plugged with tf,
 ends of matches and the door had to b.
 forced. The fire was thought to be O
 incendiary origin. Two men were brough
 to trial and much damaging evidenc
 was submitted connecting them with tn
 fire. Doubt of their guilt was raise, when the wives of both testified that eacl
 was at home and in bed that night The fire totally destroyed the larges
 block in the city, also damaged the Hote
 Chickering, from which guests fled i l their night clothes One of those suffer ing loss was the late A. ". Macdonald MT. Macdonald had been in Putnam an had bought the only weekly newspape
 in the town at that time-The Putn2r Patriot. He left for Mount Vernon, \ Y, the night of the 30th to get his famil and move them to Putnam. While on tn way the block was destroyed He re 7 turned with his family June 1st and in mediate steps were taken to assembl
 new presses and while the first ditto : was greatly abbreviated. the Patriot cal ried story of the fire in it's secon
 edition printed in the Hathaway, now tn 3 Elks' block.
 5 Forty years ago the only fire apparatu : in the town was the old fashioned han