Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-01
PUTNAM


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PUTNAM
Frank White Does Not Survive
Wounds-Stolen Silver Belongs to
Proprietor of Putnam Inn-Hay
Costs $50 Ton-Essay Committee
Named.
Frank White, "a, East Eillingly, died
at the Day Kimball hospital Thursday
Of a bullet wound in the head.
Herbert H O'Nein of Hartford was
visitor with friends in Putnam on
Thursday.
Rev Frederic Bailey of this city
preached at St. Adams church in Dan
ielson on Thursday evening.
Miss Gertrude Warner is recovering
after an illness Of two weeks.
Gone to New Britain.
Joseph Reeves, for many years d res
ident of this city. has gone to New
Britain to make his home with his
daughter, Mrs. Newton Rabbit
Mr.. and Mrs, T. p. Botham have
been entertaining their son, E. W. Bo-
than of New York.
Miss Maud Case has gone to Wor-
cester to spend a month with rela-
tives.
F. Walden Wright has returned from
Ashford, where he has been laying out
state roads all this week.
A meeting of Putnam Division No. 1,
A o. H, is to be held Sunday.
NJ. NJ. Dwyer and D. D. Dwyer We're
visitors in Webster Thursday.
Mrs, John A. Morse spent Thursday
in Worcester with her son, Earl G.
Morse.
Mrs. J. R. Stubbert Of this city con
tributes an interesting letter to the
current issue of the Connecticut Citi-
zen.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. r. stubbert re
Gently entertained Rev. .. II. Arm
strong, D. D., a missionary recently re-
turned from India.
Farmers Institute.
Speakers representing the state board
OF agriculture will be heard at farm
ers' institute arranged to be held in
A. o. II. hall in this city March Ia.
Silver Belongs to Putnam Inn.
Investigation has shown that quan-
ttty of silyerWare in the possession of
the police was stolen from a building
in Canal street where it was sent to
be repIated, by Gear old boy. The
goods belong to E. c. Rogers of the
Putnam Inrs to whom they viii be re-
turned.
Not Ready to Be a Candidate.
Henry E. Church, Hartford former
ly Of Putnam, told q friend in this
city that he is not quite ready to be a
candidate for mayor Of Hartford. for
which Office he is among the five prom
inent democrats Of Hartford. Mr..
Church is very much interested i'm the
politics of Hartford, but not over
anxious for office,
Hay $50 a Ton.
Prime duality hay has jumped to $50 a
ton in this section, as the result Of the
long continued drought that caused
short crop last summer The price
here quoted is the highest heard, for
hay can be bought as low as $26 a ton
but in poorer grades. Farmers and
keepers of livestock in all surrounding
towns are. as q rule short of hay. This
is resulting in heavy sales of baled
hay, which is being shipped to railroad
points in quantities. the price rang
ing from $3.50 to SIS q ton
Want Crossing Eliminated.
Webster business men have, started
an agitation for the elimination of
their Main street grade crossing, which
presents daily the same sort of a prop
osItion in edlaying traffic and Great
ing dangerous situations as used ia
exist in Putnam before the crossing
where the subway now is was eiiu4n-
ated and the new station built
Old Fashioned Love Feast.
In connection with the administra-
ton of holy communion at the Meth
Odist church next Sunday morning
there is to be an old-fashi0ned love
feast.
Political Preliminaries.
Jockeying for the nominations as rep
i resentatives TO the next general as
| sembly has already commenced in sew
eral towns in this part of Windhau
county and there is every evidence
! that the present year is going 20 bl
an especially active one in politics il
/ this part of the state.
To Judge Essays.
George w. Hathaway, principal o.
Tourtelotte High school; Charles Z
4 Pratt, superintendent Of schools il
/ Woodstock, and Miss Grace Child ar,
j selected as a committee to pass upOT
. the essays written by the Junior class
OF Putnam High school.
Open the Season.
/ The baseball season is open in Put
/ naml Ice and snow and low tempera
/ lures are still with us, but the grea
national pastime has been resumed
! Thursday afternoon a group Of young
/ sters, mostly pupils of the Israel Put
nam school, We're in an open space of
/ Grove street hitting EN- OUT an,
when the game was over the score wa
/ So to "a. which indicates that consid
/ cradle business was transacted, not
withstanding that the temperature wa
down to 20 degrees and the wind blow
| ing mighty chill.
Well Down 200 Feet.
An artesian well, now down 200 feet
| is being sunk at the mill Of the F'rencl
/ River Textile company in Mechanics
vile.
Elks' Grand Lodge at Portland.
Local EIks have received literarur
! that is tempting them to attend tn
grand lodgs session to be held in Port
/ land Oregon, this year.
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