Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-20

Nearing Hospitals Fifth Anniver- .sary.
 Sidney Durkee of Chicago, formerly Friends in Putnam Thursday. Will Not Close for Holiday. Schools in Putnam are to be in ses- sion on Monday as washingtons birthday comes on Sunday this year. Fred C.. Springer of Woonsocket called on friends in Putnam Thursday.
 SIeiehins Party of Students. Putnam high school students made up a party that enjoyed a sleigh ride to Danielson Thursday evening. Walter Cain, who has been a patient with injured hands at the Day Kim ball hospital for several weeks, return ed home Thursday.
 Lawrence D. Fogg. who died recent ly at Springfield, formerly lived in Put nam.
 Popular Offering at Theatre. The Gentleman Burglar was the l play successfully presented at the Bradley theater Thursday by the 1 Whiteside- Strauss company. Frank c. Sinclair of Worcester was a visitor with friends here Thursday. A number of Putnam men went to | Webster Wednesday evening to see the bouts staged by the Lakeside Athletic club.
 Photographs Of Putnam's streets piled high with snow were being taken | during the storm of Thursday in an endeavor to get a timely subject for picture post cards.
 Officials of the city of Putnam have given notice of the proposed layout | Of Woodstock avenue, as voted by the l common council
 Equipped to Clear Tracks. Locomotives with a big blow ar rangement fitted over the pilot were sent over the local lines to clear away snow during Thursdays storm. City Tax ii 1-2 Mills. | For the payment of interest on and reductfon of the principal of the sewer | bonds of the city the common council | has recommended a tax levy of three mills, which added to the city tax of | 1-2 mills, makes a total of Il 1-2 mills city tax for the current year
 Husband Seeks Divorce. Joseph osier has filed a claim for | divorce from Rose R. Osier. The mat l ter is returnable in the superior court ! of March,
 Five Inches More of Snow. 1 The rural mail carriers had another rough day of it Thursday. In this city and the surrounding country dur | Ing the day about five inches of snow | fell, filling up the roads again. While 1 it was showing here reports of rain came from towns in the southeastern part Of the state.
 Big Advance Orders. The Manhasset company, msnufac- turing tire duck here, has orders or l hand sufficient to keep the plant busy night and day for practically tho rest | of the year.
 | Channpions bv Default
 The challenge of the Gagne brothers to bowl any team of six brothers ir Connecticut has gone unheeded to date and it begins to look as if they vii be able to claim a state championship fer family teams.
 1 January Mortality.
 The monthly bulletin of the stat, l board of health credits Putnam witl ! II deaths during January. this repre-. senttng an annual death rate per thou. sand of 1s.1. Consumption caused on,
 of the deaths in Putnam and pneu
 monia caused four. Two of the death,
 in Putnam occurred at the hospital.
 A Score of Criminal Cases.
 Judge Gager will be here next Fri
 day, February 27. to preside at a shor
 calendar session of the superior cour | at which business will be arranged fo l the first week of the March term
 is expected that the first week of tn
 term will be given over to civil bus
 mess, although 1t is usual to dispos
 of the criminal cases during the frs
 few days of the term. State Attorne.
 Charles E. Searls is in Bermuda a
 present, however, so 1t is expected tha
 the criminal business cannot be ar
 ranged for consideration until the sec
 ond week in March. There are nor
 than a score of criminal cases to b
 heard at this term of court. a numbe
 of them of considerable importance
 Among the prisoners awaiting trial o
 criminal charges are more than hal
 8 dozen who will have to answer t
 charges of breaking and entering