Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-09
PUTNAM
Elm Street Residents Wondering Why Street improvements Are Delayed Deputy Sheriff L. H. HeaIy Captures Brace ef Thieves CIeverIy-Ledss of Moose to be Instituted.


 Miss Elsy Rawson of Whitinsville was a visitor in Putnam Friday.
 Tn the city court Friday morning, $2 for intoxieatien. Then he went nome. having railroad ticket
 City Engineer George W. Perry re- turned Friday from Groton where he Is supervising the construction of a read.
 Soil Survey at Postoffice Site.
 John P. Sabin has been appointed to make a soil survey for the govern ment at the site for the new post office building. He will sink three shafts. each 20 feet deep, taking sam ples of the soil to send to Washing ton.
 Near the home of Miss s. Elizabeth Clarks. Elm street. one of the giant vine-clad elms that has been killed by insect pests is being taken down.
 Landlord E. c. Rogers of the Put nam inn is making another improve ment at the property by having an asphalt work constructed along the front of the hotel.
 Philip Gagne has gone to Canada for visit of several weeks with rel atives.
 Ballard Family Reunion.
 Wednesday of next week is the day that has been selected for the annual y, chols' grove. Thompson.
 Owls cIambake.
 Tomorrow Sunday the members of Putnam Nest of Owls will be at Phillips grove, Alexander's lake for their annual clambake and outing.
 Miss Gladys Gagne has been enter ta1ning Miss Aurora Trudeau of Taft vile.
 Annoyed by Mimic War. Putnam people who have summer cottages at the shore places in the vicinity of the forts in the New Lon- don artillery district complain that they have been unable to get much sleep this week on account of the booming of the big coast defence guns during the night attacks by the fleet. <
 number of Putnam and Woodstock members of the Eighteenth Connecti- cut regiment will go to Norwich, Au- gust 20. for the forty-fifth annual re- union of the organization.
 Attorney B. c. Morse and others who are interested will go to Old Killingly pond today Saturday )to aid in ar ranging the camp for those who go into camp Monday. The camp equip sent to the pond today. Will Institute Lodge of Moose. Putnam lodge of Moose is to be in- stituted at session to be held in Union hall tomorrow -(Sunday) even ing. P. J. Fitzgerald. Melrose,s and Fred A. Herbert Boston, district di- rectors, who have been in Putnam far several weeks doing the organization work. have now a sufficient number of names for the establishment of the lodge. which promises to grow rapidly in this city.
 Grievance of Elm Street Residents. Residents of Elm street are coming to the front with urgent appeals that in the matter of improving their street @ work that 1t has been ex- peoted would be undertaken any day for weeks past but not a thing has been done yet.
 Street Superintendent Fred Dumas is quoted as saying to citizen who asked him when the work was to begin that he did not know and had become tired of talking of the subject so many promises to get busy had been given. but without result. For a while it was stated the work was delayed because of rails that. the Connecticut company is to put in the street, in place of the present ones, had failed to arrive. For weeks now the rails have been here, but nothing has been done For a time the city was obliged to wait for the state au- thorities, then the state authorities said they were waiting for the city ] authorities, who have been ready fol months. Then came the announce ment that the work of improving the street had been let to a Meriden con- 1 tractor. but he and his men have l failed to appear.
 In the meantime Elm street is dirty and dusty. No oil or water has beer usced to sprinkle it this summer ex- cepting such water as the Lord hat sent at irregular intervals. and res l idents who have verandas and like tc sit on them have been driven inside l by the clouds of dust kicked up by l passing automobiles and other stree l traffic. The street is also rough ana 1 considerably out of repair, one de 1 pressi0n in the street being quite no. -tteeabIe near Bullock block.