Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-23
TWO SHOTS FIRED.
Rumored Attempt to Take Life of
 Ernest Lewis.

Thursday the police were invest- gating a report that someone attempt ed to shoot Ernest Lewis while he was standing outside a house on Shippee hill at which he had been attending a party. Others who were attend ing the party heard two shots, but no trace of the person who fired them could be found. Thursday morning one of the bullets was found by the police; also the place on the building where the missile struck. No reason is known for an attempt to shoot the young man, who Is employed as chauffeur.
 Want to Be School Superintendent.
 Several candidates have appeared for appointment as superintendent in schools in Putnam when that office is created for the coming fall and the members of the town school commit tee have been considering the quali- fications of the applicants. It is eX- pected that a choice for the office will be made in few days, probably next week, it was stated Thursday by member of the board.
 One Local News Agent Designated,
 Some of the newsdealers in Putnam, the most of them, in fact, kicked over the traces Thursday afternoon when they were informed by the agent of a Boston evening paper that they must secure the issues of that paper through one of the dealers in Putnam, who has been designated as the publishing eompany's agent for Putnam and the towns surrounding Putnam
 Incidentally the dealers who had this proposition put up to them claim to see where they are going to lose some of the already small profit in handling the paper. For those who would not agree to the new order of things there was only one alternative
 tG at a having the hills with him-and in at least one case this was done,
 One feature of the new plan has bearing on the Sunday editions of the paper and that fact may lead to some interesting developments, 1t is said
 Did Not Know of Mothers Death.
 MT and Mrs. Henry M. Morse, who have been touring the country all season with very successful vaude- vile act, have completed their book 1ngs, and are now in Putnam. A pc culiar circumstance connected with their return here was the fact that MT Morse failed to receive a tele- gram informing him that his mothers death had occurred Sunday at noon, the day he left for home, and he had no knowledge of the sad event until he arrived here Monday, Mr, Morse will be back in vaudeville in the fall, with a new act
 Preachers were 1FaQuaTGds
 Henry D. Barber, who has been sup plying the church in West Woodstock for some time is a member of the class graduated from the Garden Training school at Boston this week. IT Douglas Pierce, who has been pas tor of a Woodstock church for year, is also a member of the graduating class of the institution.
 Planting with dynamite is more pop ular than ever in this section this year that is, as far as the placing of trees is concerned. Another use to which the explosive is being put here abouts is the digging of trenches and for blowing out stumps in land that is being cleared.
 Anti Suffrage Officers.
 Following are the newly elected off, icers of the Thompson branch of the Connecticut Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage: President, Mrs. Charles E. Searls; secretary, Miss Harriet Lewis; treasurer, Miss Fran ces Dorothy Beebe; executive commit tee Mrs. George A. Vaughan, Mrs. Dexter Elliott, Miss Lucy Olney.
 Birthday May Basket.
 4 most enjoyable evening was spent by the members of the Tuesday club and guests Wednesday when they hung Mrs George Hathaway of Ere mont street huge May basket, in honor of her birthday. Whist and a dainty lunch completed jolly eve ming.
 Social and Personal. Mir. and Mrs. $. Nikoloff and Miss