Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-09
PUTNAM
New Rector at St. PhiIip's-Phiiip Loomis' Body Taken to orsndpar- ents' Home-WilIiarn Rafferty Gets Smith Street School Contract.

Rev. Sidney H.. Dixon, curate of Saint Augustine chapel. New York Philips mission in this city will ofi- ciate Sunday.
 City Collector Joseph McKachnie found many of the taxpayers anxious to pay their assessed dues to the nnu- nicipaHty when he commenced gather ing the taxes in the common council chamber Friday,
 Mayor Going to Nova Scotia.
 Mayor Archibald Macdonald will leave on Tuesday of next week for a ten days visit with relatives at Myra, N. s.
 Misses Bertha Sargent and Ruth Murphy and MT. Harold Corbin have been named as a committee to select officers of the Christian Endeavor so- ciety of the Congregational church for the next six months.
 Body Taken to Grandparents' Home.
 The body of Philip Loomis who was fatally shot at Alexander's lake Thurs day night was taken Friday from the rooms of Undertaken L. E. Smith to the home of the boys grandparents, Sheriff and Mrs. Preston B. SFbley in Danielson-
 Firemsn's Outing.
 General Putnam Hook and Ladder company has named a. committee to make arrangements for an outing and clambake to be held at place and at a time yet to be selected. The fami- lies of the members will be invited to attend.
 Ninety Degrees in tine Shade, and Slip pery at That.
 Slippery, isn't it." was the remark that one Putnam man was heard to make Thursday afternoon. Then he laughed. It was go degrees in the shade when he said it. and the man that can laugh under such sweHering conditions is no insurgent against the Almighty.
 The members of Rho Delta class of the Methodist church held a well pat ronized in the sale at the store of Ballard & Clark Frsday afternoon. An other cake sale Friday also well at tended, was at the Congregational church under the auspices of the Woman's Missionary society.
 Risked Life for Farewell Word.
 The fences between the tracks at the local railroad station were placed there to protect persons from injury or d cath, if they were tempted to cross the rails. but persons are not always willing to be protected A lady nearly 70 risked her life Thursday night when she stood on track to talk with her daughter, who was on the platform of a car standing on track B. The en- gineer on the train due here from New London at o'clock was obliged to make a sudden stop to avoid running down the white haired mother.
 Contract To Local Man.
 William Rafferty of this city has been awarded the plumbing and heat ing contract which is the major con- tract among those to be made to the town for making improvemen ents at the Smith street school. The work will probably be finished before the school opens for the fall term
 Gives His Clerks a Half Holiday.
 For the tenth successive year Isaac Champeau, manager Of the Peoples Store. commenced yesterday his July and August practice of closing the stores on Friday afternoons The clerks employed there are grateful for the half holiday.
 Today's Games.
 The Putnam baseball team will be away from home today Saturday. at Jewett City trying to make clean up of the seasons series with the green bedecked pennant chasers there. Put nam will present 6 strong line up and sxpects to bring home the bacon. An other game today that should be sig zling fast will be played at North