Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-23
PUTNAM

Petrossi Company Begins Work on Sewer Construction-Pete Suzio's Suit Against City Withdrawn-sen ator Hammond Booked fer His Fourth National Convention.
 Work will commence this morning on sewer construction to be done by the Petrossi company of Hartford, the contract having been recently awarded hem by the city of Putnam. Some of the men came in Monday after loon and others are expected here. to- ay, when, it is expected, there will be bout forty laborers on the job. They ill be quartered at the fair grounds. The first eXcavating will be done in rove street; but the contract of the etrossi company, calling for about I6,000 feet of sewers will be done in various sections of the city, including Elm street.
 suzio Suit Withdrawn.
 It was announced Monday that the civil suit of Peter Suzio, who had one of the early contracts for sewer con Struction here, against the city of Putnam had been withdrawn. This suit was filed last year and was for Sl, ,000 The suit was brought by the contracting company to recover for removing extra rock measurement. Another suit for 1000 brought by the Connecticut Contracting company against the city, is pending, this suit having a smiliar basis as the one withdrawn. Peter Suzio is also inter- ested in the Connecticut Contracting company.
 Opening Game Thursday with K. H. S.
 On Thursday, if the rain does not continue to fall and interfere with games, the baseball team of Putnam high school will go to Dayville to play their first game of the season with the team of Killingly high school. Many students of both schools are ex- pected to attend the games. The local high school has a schedule of games that will keep the team busy into June but there are some open dates yet to be filled. The team of Becker busi- ness college, Worcester, appears for the first time this year on a Putnam high school schedule. Games have also been arranged with Norwich Free Academy, Pomfret school, Windham high and Webster high. New uniforms have been ordered for the local team; also equipment that is needed by the team, which anticipates a successful season.
 From Snow to go Degrees.
 G. o. Benson, the well known hotel clerk, formerly of this city, has re- turned from Camden, N. C., where he has been with an important hotel dur ing the winter season. During the severe winter six inches of snow fell at Camden, but when MT. Benson left there for the north the temperature stood at, 92 degrees
 Ran Into Pole.
 H. H. Davenport, Pomfret, of the state highway department, bent tne forward axle on his automobile when he ran into a pole in Plainfleld Mon day. The machine was not seriously damaged
 School Interests.
 Weekly debates of an interclass na- ture are proving of interest and value to the students in Putnam high school These debates, it is expected, will be continued indefinitely.
 Up at the new high school, the ten his courts first used last season are being put in shape for the players who wish to take up the season s work upon them. New tennis balls have been ordered.
 An intergrade league has been or ganized among the boys in the Israel l Putnam school They are to play baseball regularly from now on, every grade from the third up being repre- l sented by nine, while from the best players in these is picked an all-school team.
 To Initiate 25.
 Nine more candidates will be pre- | pared at the session of Israel Putnam 1 lodge of Odd Fellows this (Tuesday) i evening for the coming of the degree | team from Stamford next Saturday night, when a class of about 25 can didates will be initiated.
 His Fourth National Convention.
 Senator G. A. Hammond will be ir | New Haven Thursday to attend, al 1 the Hotel Taft, a meeting of the Con- necticut delegates and alternates tC | the republican national convention al | Chicago in June. Senator Hammond | is an alternate. He may be rated al | something of a veteran in relation tC national conventions of his party H, was a district delegate in 1900 anC 1908, and an alternate in 1904. This year he is an alternate to what vii | probably be one of the most interest ing conventions in the history of tn, party
 Few Fires.
 Putnam has been singularly frel from fires during the past few months l the alarms that have come in beinl chiefly for attention to fires that hay, 1 proved to be of a minor nature.
 Various Iters.
 Notwithstanding the rain of Mon day, work was continued at the ol, Monohansett mill in preparation fo the addition that is to be built to tn south end of the plant, where tire ducl is to be manufactured when the ney concern commences manufacturing i a few months.
 A regular meeting for the transac ton of routine business was held b the selectmen of Putnam at the tow and city building Monday afternoon.
 E. c. Rogers was in Boston Mon day.
 John c. Freeman of Providenc called on friends in Putnam Monda,
 John B. Byrne and M. M Dwyer ar the delegates from Cargill council + of C.. in this city, to the state con vention that is to be held in Water bury on the second Tuesday of Ma,
 A party from this city will be in cluded in the more than 50, 900 Knight of Columbus expected in Washington D. C.. for the unveiling of the Colum