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Putnam patriot., 1925-06-12
TURNS OVER TWICE
 NO ONE KILLED
Three Passengers In Worcester Car Have Narrow Escape.
 Two Slightly Injured
Crashes Through Fence and Down
 Bank on Grove Street

That one or more of the three people in a closed car that crashed through q fence. turned over twice and landed right side up down the emhankment near the Grove Street cemetery. Tues. day morning, were not killed seems al most incredible. A woman occupant had her lip cut and man had torn artery. The machine was abie tu back out under it's own power.
 The driver of the car was Thomas F. Skelhorne Of Avalon place, Mor- cester With him were Mrs. Skel- horne and Il. NJ. Dodge.
 The ear was going south and did not make the sharp turn but crossed the road and crashed through the fence at a spot where similar acct dents have occurred The car made two complete turns as 1t went down the entertainment The passengers did not try Co jump as the car was q closed one, and the accident happened too quickly to allow them time had they wanted to try to leave the car. All were badly shaken up and Mir. and Mrs. Skelhorne slightly injured. While somewhat damaged, the ear was used by the occupants in getting back to Worcester.
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-12
APPLICATIONS FOR
 CAMP WOODSTOCK
More Than 100 Already En- rolled.-Camp Capacity
 Equipment 130
Patriot Cup For Efficiency and De.
 veiopment In Camp Life

More than loo campers have already enrolled for Camp Woodstock. and new registrations are coming in every day. The camp k equipped to accommodate l30 boys at one time. Applications will be given consideration in the or der in which they are received at the County ! NJ. (. \. office.
 The new camp dining hail is nearing completion, and the new sleeping lodg rs will ke ready for occupancy for the opening af camp. Tennis euthusia ts will be glad to learn that two new ten his courts are being provided with ex- cellcut playing surfaces. 4 new water and sewerage system is being installed which will insure the health and sani- tation of the camp. The new athletic field Is under construction. and will consist of baseball diamond sur rounded by one-eighth mile running track with hundred-yard straight away on one side. These and many other new and excellent features will greet Noodstoekites upon their arrival at camp this year.
 The Putnam Patriot Cup is again being offered as the highest award for all-aronnd efficiency and development in camp life.
 The following Windham County leaders and campers have enrolled to date:
 From Dayyille, Merwin Chase and Walter Weeks.
 From Danielson. Elliott Kelley and Lyman Lyon.
 From Mechanicsville, R. Daniel Chubbuck.
 From Moosup, Thomas Hargreaves. Walter Hauserman, Frederick Hirseh, Robert Howard, Warren Johnson, John Whiteley.
 From Plainfeld, Homer Stark weather.
 From Putnam. Sidney King, Frank lin Perry, Manuel Annas, Richard Car penter, Herbert Johnson, IT,. William Jones, Thomas Jones. Jr., Clayton Hurlbut, William Macdonald. Arthur Ross, John Sabin, J. C. Stoddard, Jr.. Harry Thayer, Harry Wheaton. Ros- we'll Wheaton, Harry Wright.
 From Pomfret Center, Ellis Haines and Arthur Valentine.
 From Thompson, w. Putnam Liv. ingston, Fred Bernklow, and Frank Lynch.
 From Woodstock, Oscar Speck ana Franklin Wetherell.
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-12
PUTS OUT FIRE
 FIXES TELEPHONE
Repairman Charles T. Thayer Arrives In Time to Save
 House In Fabyan
Kitchen Blaxe Started by Leaky Oil
 Stove

Charles T. Thayer. telephone repair man, drove into the yard at the home of Frederick Meyers in Fabyan the other day. and as he did he saw smoke issuing from beneath the kitchen door. About the same moment Mrs. Myers appeared and asked If he would give her some assistance in putting out a merry blaze in the kitchen. The tele- phone man came to the rescue. He re- moved a leaking oil tank and then ex- tinguished the blaze which was rapidly burning through the kitchen floor and part of the walls.
 Mrs. Myers had left an oil heater burning while she was in the upper part of the house. The oil tank, ii seems, leaked and the oil ran about the floor, catching ire in some unex. plained way. The fire spread rapidly and. but for the timely arrival of the telephone man, probably would have done considerable damage.
 After putting out the fire Thayer repaired the telephone trouble at the house and went on his way with the thanks of Mrs. Meyers. who said that she had been sleeping and was awaken ed by Mr. Thayer driving into the yard. II she had not been aroused just at that time, the fire would have gained headway and might have de- stroyed the house. She sensed the danger in which she would have been placed if the lire had progressed much further with her sleeping upstairs, and was profuse in her appreciation of the telephone mans timeIy arrival and ef- fectIye work as a tire-hghter.
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-12
MyStery Surrounds Death
 Body Floating Upright in Pond
JAMES WOOD NOT DRowNED.-AUTOPSY REVEALS NO WATER IN LUNGS.-NO MARKS ON BODY TO
 INDICATE FOUL PLAY
Putnam Man Buried By Town of Goceser l. In Chepaehse
 Cemetery.

Mystery surrounds the death of James Wood, B.. of Putnam. whose dead body was found floating in an upright position in keach's pond. just over the Rhode Island border in the town of Gloeester, Sunday af- teTncon.
 While there is little if any sus- picion of foul play the case is shrond- ed in mystery. There were no marks on the body to indicate violence 1t is strange, however. that companions who went with Wood Co the pond have not come forward with any statement or that the many people near the place where the body was found float ing knew nothing of the tragedy un- til the body was discovered.
 Saw Body Near Dam
 Frank Lee. who has a small camp near the west end of the pond, saw the body in the water It was near what is known IS the dam, although there is but the remains of a dam there at the present day. The pc euliar feature of the appearance of the body was that t was in an up- right position, and looked as if a man was standing in the pond. Lee and his son got boat and dragged the body to shore. It was at once ap- parent that the man was dead.
 Constable John Enos, who lives nearby. was summoned and he sum moned Constable Abe Hawkins of Chepachet. No one knew who the man was until Charles Miron, who runs the old Gady place some dis tanee away. was taken to the spot by the constable. Mr. Miron, for whom Wood worked at one time. immed- ately made the identification. Woods pockets were searched but nothing was found in them.
 The body was taken to Chapaehes. Dr F.. s. Potter Of Chepaehet. medi- cal examiner. felt that the case war ranted an autopsy and got an order to perform an autopsy from the at- torney general.
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-12
TOWNOF THOMPSONS SUED
 FOR SCHOOL ROOM RENT
N,. and Mrs. Theophile Dour, vile. North Grosvenordale,
 Are the Plaintiffs
Vii, Served on Town Clerk Elliott,
 Tuesday

Through their counsel, Attorney Irving Ii Miron of Putnam, Theo- nhae DourYille and his wife, Rose bouryille, of North Grosvenordale, Fave brought suit against the town of Thompson. claiming that the town ewes them rent amounting to S95. The sgmmons was served on Town Clerk Dyer S. Elliott, Tuesday, by Deputy Sheriff Charles E. Aver. The case, be- irg les than hundred dollars in amount Is returnable before Justice Percy Tourtellotte of North Grosven- ordaie. Ihursday. June 25th.
 The pl4I.lifs allege that they let . room in d block they own to the town 10 be used for school purposes, and that the town still owes for nineteen weeks feat at S5 week.
 l. Is understood that the time for which the rent IS claimed is after the town actually gave up using the room for scha-l purposes, and that the ques- tion for ,Ae court to decide, Is a tech nIcal one pertaining to the giving up possession by turning over the key to the room to the plaintiff.
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-12
INTER-CITY ROTARY
 MEET IS HELD HERE

The Putnam Rotary clubs first inc ter-city meet, held in Odd Fellows Hall. Pomfret street, Thursday eye- ming. was great success from every viewpoint. There were about 100 Rotarians present to enjoy a fine dinner followed by a program of mu- sic and addresses.
 Twelve members from Norwich and sixteen from New London came up ia a special railroad car. There were seventeen from Willimsntie and twenty five from the Mansfield Mass, club, almost it's full strength Thirty Putnam Rotarians attended.
 Telegrams of best wishes were re- ceived from Al Iavery, district gov. crnor of this Rotary district. the thir. tieth. and from Elmer Hubbard, gov ernor of the thirty-first district Ralph C. Jenkins, president of the Putnam club acted as toastmaster and Freddie White of New London, an old time bandmaster there, did q skillful job on the piano. The din ner was served by the Putnam ko-
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-12
D. A. R. ANNUAL MEETING
 ELECTS NEW OFFICERS

Elizabeth Porter Putnam Chapter, D. A K. held it's annual meeting on Monday afternoon of this week at Odd Fellows hall Officers were elected for the year as follows: Regent, Mrs. FL vira Barber; vice regent, Miss Sarah Crosby of Thompson; recording seere- tary, Mrs. Helen Bacon; registrar, Mrs. Ruth Wheelock; historian, Mrs. Grace Franklin; librarian, Mrs. Helen Kent; members of the board, Mrs. Minnie deCoudres, Mrs. Grace Nikoloff and Mrs. Nellie Bates. Mrs. deCoudres is the retiring regent.
 The musical part of the program was supplied by Miss Alice Stevens, who sang two solos, accompanied by Mrs. Katharine Lown.
 The report of the officers of the chapter showed that the finances are in good shape and that there has been a large gain in membership during the year.
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-12

tary-Annes with Frank Warren ss chef.
 Ed Began. president. and Dr. Dan forth, both of the New London club responded when that club was called on. The Rev. s. k. Cozad of MAns- field. formerly of Putnam, spoke As did also the president of the new Mansfield club. Tom Fox of Mans- field presented the Putnam club . handsome Rotary shield.
 Joseph Weymouth, Norwich presi- dent, spoke for his club. Bert Gagsr of Norwich gave a solo, and the sH- tire Norwich delegation sang what is known as the Norwich Rotary song. melody composed by Henry La- | Fontaine for them.
 John Ahern. the Willimantic presi- dent. spoke in an interesting man. ner. and was followed by Dr. Jones of Willimantic, who presented the prem fer quartet of that city, which pro- vided some very acceptable muaic. John H. Corbett and Dr. K. T. Phil lips led the chorus and Putnam sing ing.
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-12

Dr. Potter said Thursday afternoon that in performing the autopsy ha found no water in the mans lunm and this he said would cause the body to float upright in the water. He said that Wood was a man of strong phy. sidue. He found strong heart and other organs but an examination of the brain denoted blood clots and what he, the doctor, termed wet" brain. This. he said. was probably brought on by an excessive use of alcohol and might have caused death.
 Dr. Potter said that while the death was mysterious, and he thought would always remain a mystery, it was his opinion that there was no foul play, but he did think it possible, and highly probable, that the man might have died suddenly and that his compAn- ions, becoming frightened, had showed the body into the water. The doctor Was emphatic in his statement that there were nc marks of violence on the body.
 Buried By Town
 Relatives of Wood were sought to take the body. but did not claim is. and Wednesday, after A short funeral service, it was buried with neither rel- ative nor friend ta mourn him, at the expense of the town in the Chepaehse cemetery.
 Wood came 10 Putnam some ten ar more years ago as a telephone hne- man. His drinking habits were such that he did not keep the job long. He had worked about the City Hotel more or less. for Henry sellig, the plumhers and in various restaurants. He was a quiet and likeable fellow, but his ap- petite for drink was too strong for him to overcome.
 Wood leaves a sister, Mrs. Bernard McGarry of Webster; sister, Miss Lucy Wood of Norwich. and a mother, Mrs. William Wood of Lowell. His father has not been heard from in years. and it is not known whether ha is living or dead.
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-12
CHARLES RAWLEY MARRIES
 SLATERSvILLE. R. l., WOMAN

Charles Rawley of Grove street and Mrs. Margaret Davis of Slatersvills. k. l.. were married at the ConRrsaa~ tional parsonage at Siatergvilie on Tuesday evening by the Rev. Harvey Eastman.
 After the ceremony Mir. and Mrs. Rawley left on an auto trip through the White Mountains, after which they will come to Putnam to make their home for the summer on Ring strese- Later they will move into the house on Grove street now occupied by Mir. and Mrs. Pierre Myers.
 Mir. Rawley Is the son of Mir. and Mrs. Thomas Rawley of Grove street. and for some years has been engageo in the plumbing business here In tho firm of Rawley X Twigg. His wife is very popular woman in Slatersviiies
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-12
PUTNAM POST OFFICE

Beginning Monday mails will close as follows:
 North bound--For Worcester and way stations, $40 a. m, 2.50 ?. Fl.
 East bound Boston and Proyi. dence : a. m. Boston and suburbs, $40 a. m. 1920 p. m. Boston. Providence and all points in New England. east, 6.45 p. m.
 South sound-New London, 9.10 a. m. 4.10 p. m.
 West bound-Will illimantie and Hartford, e.i0 a. rn., 2. 20 and 40 D. m.
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-12
P. Ii. 5. GRADUATION
 THURSDAY, JUNE 25
Essays By Frances R. Obletz, Gertrude D. Marion, Mar
 garet F.. Jacobson
Address to Glass of 1925 by Hon.
 Jesse B. Davis

Thursday evening. June g. 1925, at the Bradley Theatre the graduation exercises of the Putnam High school Wiii take place. The three honor pu- piis, Frances Rachel Obletz. classical course. Gertrude Della Marion. com meHeial course and Margaret Eliza beth Jacobson. general course, will deliver their essays, and there will be chorus singing by the school pupils. The address will be delivered by Hon. Jesse B. Davis, former State Super visor of Secondary Education for the State of Connecticut. The follow ing is a tentative list of the members of the senior class: William Perry Barter, Gerard Alphense Cartier, Andrew Chilkott. Minot Edmund Horn !. Sidney Arthur King, Freddie Ryeburn Lynch, Rudolph David Metty, Charles Edward Murphy, John
 Ellis Pritchard, Carl Tiliquist, Harold Andrew Wilcox, Alice May Andrews, Doris June Barrett, Pauline Mary Beaudreault, Ada Margaret Chandler. Dorothy Caroline Chapman, Edith Whitney Child, Leonie Henrietta
 Daigle, Ruth Helen deCoudres, Irene
 Beatrice Dugas. Ruby Alice Payne, Helen Elizabeth French. Geraldine
 Lee Frost, Marion Lincoln Holden. Margaret Elizabeth Jacobson, Tillie
 Kaminsky, Giselle Anita Magnant, Gertrude Della Marion, Madeleine Mary Mccoy. Winifred Hudson Mel Tor. Gertrude Ceceila Nelson. Frances Rachel Obletz. Jennie Ida Obletz, Gladys Elizabeth Peterson, Mary El- len Quigley. Bella Ann Simon, Bar bara Mary Schaefer, Mary Marguerite Sherlock, Florence Margaret Spell acy. Marion Agnes Wilcox. Sadie Pearl Zaltas. Corinne Marcella Wil-
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-12
CHAS. T. THAYER BITTEN
 BY DOG IN WILSONVTLLE

Mir. Thayer went to the home of William Laporte, Milsonville. to repair telephone. When he went into the yard two dogs were fighting As M Thayer was passing the dogs the La porte dog left the light and attacked Mir Thayer, biting his hand and leg Mir Thayer used his repair box to de- feHd himself and broke 1t over the head of the dog, which was stunned by the blow.
 officer Neri Coderre went to the La port home and both dogs were placed Iu quarantine.
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-12
COL. TOURTELLOTTE HAS
 EICHTY-EIcHTH BIRTHDAY

Thursday marked the eighty eighth birthday of Jerome Tourtellotte of Putnam Heights, man who has been prominent in the development of Put nam, bears a remarkable Civil War record and is probably one of the ranking C. A. R. officers of the state.
 Nr. Tourtellotte Is an old resident in Putnam. enlisting from here at the outbreak of the Civil War and serv- ing through the whole conflict. Start ing the conflict as a private, promo tions gave him the rank of lieutenant colonel before he was discharged in the fail of 1865.
 For thirty-four years he was the treasurer of the Putnam Savings bank. the deposits of which increased four fold during this span of years.
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-12

Charles T. Thayer of Putnam, re- pair man for the $. N. F.. Telephone Company, had two fingers of his right hand badly Iaeerated and received oth- CT lacerauous on his righ leg when he was attacked by dog at the home of William Laperte, Niisonville, Thurs day afternoon. Mr. Thayers wounds were treated hy q Putnam physician, and be #iiI ae subjected to the Pas tear treatment as soon as the proper virus afrives. The dog has been guar antiued and Is under observation.
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-12
OSCAR DUGAs BUYS LAND
Will Erect Bath Houses at Webster
 Lake

Oscar Dugas, well known Putnam business man, has purchased a strip of land on the bathing beach near the Webster Lake hotel MT. Dugas will erect bath houses on the site of his new property.
 When his attention was called to an artcle in a Webster paper setting forth that a pavilion would be erect ed to cost Sl5,000 Mir. Dugas said ''I guess they have stretched 1t a little. ''
 Mir. Dugas however admitted that he had purchased land at the lake and that he was going to begin opera tions of some kind in the near future.
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-12
DR. HAROLD A. FOSTER
 NOT TO HOLD CLINICS

Word has been received at the Day Kimball Hospital that Dr. Harold A. Foster of New York will not hold his annual clinics at the hospital this summer.
 For 6 number of years, Dr. Foster Putnam boy. has held clinics for children affected with tonsils or ade- holds and has performed many opera tions at nominal charge or, in many cases of poor children, no charge al all He has done this while spending his vacation here. Whether Dr. Eos. ter Is coming to Putnam or not is not known but it is believed that he may spend the summer abroad.
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-12
JOHN BURNETT RESIGNS
 AS SUPERINTENDENT

John Burnett. for the past three years superintendent of the Putnam Woolen Company, has resigned, the resignation taking effect Saturday. MT. Burnett resigns to take position with a larger mill in Pittsfeld. Mass.
 Robert Wilson, who has been team ster for the company for the past thirty years, has also resigned on ac- count of illness Mir. Wilson is to visit his son in Banielsou for few weeks and will take a well-earned rest.
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-12

bury & Trowbridge. in which concern his father is partner. In some man. ner he released the emergency brake and the machine started to roll. The boy jumped to the ground, and fell
 aek in the path of rear wheel. which passed over his abdomen.
 He was rushed to the hospital where physicians immediately examined him but did not find, and have not yet discovered the serious or fatal injur- les which would be expected in such an accident.
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-12
BOY RUN OVER BY ICE
 TRUCK IS DOING WELL

No serious injuries have as yet developed iH the case of Richard Med bury. two year old son of Mir. and Mrs Raymond Medbury of the Gary district, who was run over Tuesday by wheel of q three ton ice truck. At the Day kimball hospital this morning the boy was comfortable. and unless some internal trouble be- comes apparent he is expected to be home again soon.
 The child was sitting alone on the seat of the truck, belonging to Med
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-12

The St. Mary's Club of South Man chester will be the opponents of the Mechanicsville Athletic Association team Sunday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock standard time. The St. Mary's is an aggregation of college players and a strong team.
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-12
WoMAN's BOARD OF D. K. H.
 HOLD ANNUAL. MEETING

The annual meeting of the Woman's Board of the Day kimball Hospital will be held Tuesday. June l6. at 9 D. m. in the Chamber of Commerce rooms.
 ELLEN M. WHEELOCK.
 Secretary.
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-12
HEADQUARTERS COMPANY
 FIELD DAY TOMORROW

Band concert. Union Square, 1.30 to 2. Parade to Tourtellotte's Field. Eleven athletic events with prizes. Public invited.
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-12
CHAS. BZURCH FAILS
 TO SECURE PARDON
Had Not Paid Fine.-Tampered With Witness.-Attorney
 Bradford Present
Four Prisoners Freed.-Three Sen.
 tenees Commuted

Charles Bzurch of Putnam. former meat and grocery dealer. Main street, sentenced by Judge Jennings of the superior court to from l to years in states prison and to pay a fine os Sl.500. after he was found guilty by jury of violation of the liquor law. failed to get his freedom when he appeared before the State Board Of Pardons at Hartford. Monday.
 Bzureh appeared without counsel and stated that he believed he had been sufficiently punished. He has served about seven months.
 Attorney Howard C. Bradford, rep resenting the States attorney, called to the attention of the board that Bzurch had not paid the fine or any part of t and that he had tiwee been convicted in the city court of Put nam of liquor law violations.
 Tempered With Witnes.
 It was also brought to the attention of the board that during the trial in the superior court t developed that Bzureh had tempered with A states witness in Brooklyn jail.
 The sentence of Bzurch was one of the heaviest penalties ever meted out to q liquor law violator at the time sentence was imposed The judge took into consideration the very apparent fact that the defend ant had tempered with states wit ness. The witness was n Brooklyn Jail and Bzureh called on him there. In court the witness surprised the states attorney by denying he had bought liquor from BzugeA after he had previously told prosecuting off, cers that he had so boaga liquor on a number of occasions.
 Several Freed
 The board. of which Dr. s. E. Overlook of POmfret Is member ana was present at the sitting of the board. freed the following prisoners :
 Charles Espossito, serving life sem tenee for killing land lady ia Green wieh in 1906
 Mike Kalachuk. serving sentence of from ten to fifteen years for unlawful possession of explosives ii Waterbury in 1920. He must be deported to Russia.
 Dr. Charles R. Rankin. of Glaston- bury, serving sentence of 1 to , years for an illegal operation.
 John Grammatico and Mary Fon- tano, convicted of misconduct in New Haven county, and sentenced to l to 3 years.
 The sentence of Edward k Snei- grove, Vincent Smith, Victor Domi- gan, sentenced in 1924 for forgery in New Britain. was commuted from to , years each to one and one-half years each.
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-12
Mr. and Mrs. r. Woi.ard of Put.

nam were at Moosup Monday morn- ing attending the wedding of Attor- ney Louis A. Woisafd and Miss Marie Lafrance.
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-12

Mrs. Yvonne Fisher, who has been taking a course in nurses training at the hospital in Milford, Mass, gradu- ated last evening.
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-12

Miss Cordelia Dumas of Provi- dence street, left Thursday to spend two weeks with her sister, Mrs. John Tanning of Woonsocket.
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-12

Mis-. Ruth CaliivAn of Boston is the guest of Mir. and Mrs. Guy Baker of Cottage street.
Evening star., 1925-08-19
RENT HOUSES-UNFURN
fCnntiuuAAl

1887 H ST NE-EIGHT ROOMS AND
bath SIS month.
215 Seatop at. n.e.-Seven rooms and
bath S66 month
62S Morris st. n.e.-New house of six
rooms and bath: garage: S75 month.
% Rhode Island ave. n.w.-Six rooms
and bath. hot.water heat. elec.: ST3.50