Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-13
PUTNAM.
Debate Arranged for Board Of Trade
Meeting-New Hall Of G. A. r. Post
Dedioated-D. A. r. Musieale-Debt
Paid on Methodist Church.

Major A. D. Mcintyre has returned
from a trip through the south.
c. p. Hanley of Southbridge was
the guest Of friends in this city Fri
day.
Edmond Gague acted as referee at
the Killingly- Windham high school
basketball game in Danielson Friday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. H. Flagg Of Black
stone, Mass. have been guests OF
relatives in Putnam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Williams OF
Providence have been the guests OF
Putnam friends.
Rev. Asher Anderson. d. D., Of Bos-
ton win occupy the pulpit of the Con-
gregational church Sunday.
Miss Margaret Norris of Elm street,
teacher at West Thompson, has re-
covered from a recent illness.
Debate at Board Of Trade Meeting.
DR.. Omer Larue, L. H. Fuller and
E. NJ. Arnold for the affirmative, G.
D. Bates and Richard German for
the negative, will participate In q de-
bate before a meeting of the business
mems association next Tuesday eve
ming. The subject will be. Resolved,
That it is for the best interests Of
Putnam to commence the construc-
ton of its sewer system during 1909"
Fred II. Wood Protests Innocence.
Fred H. Wood. who was recently re-
leased under bonds of $500, and who
will have a hearing next wednesday
on the charge OF receiving and con-
cealing goods taken from the Bradley
residence at Pomfret, states that he Is
wholly innocent Of completely and that
he received the goods without any
knowledge whatever OF the source or
rrrh daWfrraH
The elk's head in particular, he was
| especially proud OF and he invited nu=
merous friends TO come and see It.
thereby indicating that he made no
attempt TO conceal IL or shade his do
ings IN connection with the purchase
Worcester Story Concerning Sheriff
Bates.
A Worcester paper of Friday prints
story about Deputy Sheriff William
W. Bates Of Thompson. 1t is claimed
in the story that Sheriff Bates went
to Worcester Thursday and had Cap
tain Johnson OF the Worcester police
| arrest Ernest Broullet. a chauffeur on
statutory charge. Broullet, accord
ing to the story, was then hustled up
on a train bound for Putnam and in
spite of his protests was brought back
into Connecticut without extradition
papers. Broullet's friends promise tc
make trouble for Sheriff Bates as a
result Of the affair.
Anticipated Locomotive.
An old-time locomotive, No. 1777
insignificant in its appearance as COM
pared TO the giant locomotive today
attracted considerable attention in the
local yards Friday afternoon while Il
was being towed along as q link Of a
long freight train that it would have
been powerless to bulge in its most
powerful days. The veteran machine
has served its purpose and was en-
route to the railroad graveyard.
Officers of St. Johns Society.
ST. John Baptist society has elected
the following officers for the ensuing
years: President, DR.. Omer Larue I:
vice president, Arsene Benoit: secre-
tary, George Potvin; treasurer. Jo-
seph Lapalme; curateurs, Narcisse
Iseclaire, Amede Menard; correspond
ing secretary, Charles Breault: direc-
tors, J. B. Benoit, Alphonse Patenaude.
Alfred Dumas. Joseph Rivard, Eusebe
Menard; committee to visit sick mem
bers. Edward Daigle Joseph Trudeau,
Joseph Vadnais, Samuel Dumas, Max
ime Bertrand Joseph Dumas, Joseph A.
Vandale
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