Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-08
PUTNAM
Miss Wainwrieht Sings at Pomfret- Freight Business Heavy-Loving Cup for Principal E. R. Hali-Merchants Anxious for Grosvenordale Trade.

Veries Tharrio has returned from a visit in Nova Scotia with his parents whom he had not seen for 21 years.
 Henry D. Wightman. of Woonsocket visited friends in Putnam over Sun day
 Miss Marjorie Burgess was leader of the Y. P. s. C. s. meeting at the Con- gregational church Sunday evening.
 Mrs. J. A. Hart, who has undergone critical operation at the Memorial hospital in Worcester, on Saturday was resting comfortably.
 Mrs. J. F, Lawson of Woodstock does not show the speedy recovery to nor nal health that had been expected and it was reported Saturday that her con- dition has not improved greatly of late.
 To Lead Prayer Meeting.
 E. M. Warner is to be the leader of the midweek prayer meeting at the Congregational church this week,
 MT. and Mrs Marvin Kent of Man. chester, N. H., have been visiting local relatives.
 There have been no developments in the case through which Guiseppi Minerva is held at Brooklyn JaIl by Coroner A. G. Bill in connection with the shooting of Franz Roze. Minerva has not yet been presented in court.
 Entertainment at Pomfret.
 Miss Beatrice Wainwright, the well known New York soprano, sang Sat urday evening at Pomfret at the first of a series of entert2 inmentS given for the benefit of the Pomfret Neighbor hood association. Talented summer residents of Pomfret also participated in the entertainment
 A board meeting of Elizabeth Porter Putnam chapter, D. A. R., is to be held in Odd Fellows hall this (Monday) af- tern0on.
 Have Fund of $61.
 E. NJ Warner, c. D. Sharpe, L. o. Williams, Mrs. ?. J. Daniels and Miss Bertha Sargent, appointed a committee of the Congregational church relative to providing new hymn books, already have a fund of $61.
 Elm Street Improvements.
 Considerable progress was made dur ing the past week on the rebuilding of Elm street, but it will be several weeks before the work is completed. At the corner of Front and Elm streets the surface of the roadway is to be scraped off, bringing it down to the new level of the street car tracks.
 Heavy Freight Business.
 The great amount of freight business being done over the Midland division of the New Haven road was indicated Saturday afternoon when an impress sively long freight train left the local yards, bound for Hartford Two giant locomotives hauled the train, which reached from the railroad station far up toward the curve mile to the west.
 Fourteen Arrests During August.
 The police report for August shows that that period of the summer was one of quiet in this city. although one murder was committed. There was a total of only 14 arrests for the 3t days. Of the number arrested four were sent to jail Street lights were reported out total of 295 hours, and the police found three doors open.
 Skilled Help Lacking, UnstiIled se-
 cured.
 Accepting a less skilled class of help, Or class of help less likely to become skilled than previously employed in the cotton mills of this part of eastern Connecticut seems to be the only solu- tion of the help shortage problem that has been confronting the millmen during the present year. Some of the manu- lecturers have hesitated long over bringing in this class of labor to towns that they feel would be as well without it, but at present there seems to be no