Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-07
sAFEeuARplho CHILDREN
Webster and Putnam Automobile ciuh
 Members Campaign of Education.


 In furthering a safety first move ment, the Webster Automobile club, of which a number of Putnam car owners are members, are causing to be dis tributed to every child of school age In Putnam and Webster pamphlets giving practical rules and suggestions to be followed to avoid accidents Monday afternodh a petition with more th an 100 signatures was presented to the selectmen in Webster by the mem- bers of the club requesting the en- forcement of regulations relative to speed of machines. use of lights and all traffic rules regarding driven vehicles. and similar action is planned for this vicinity. The Putnam mem bers of the club are interested in the movement for the erection of warning signs at bad curves. grade crossings and other dangerous places on the highways in this vicinity and give promise of getting results that will be protection for all drivers of ma chimes travelling through this section. Will Probably Succeed Himself. Sheriff John O. Fox of this city l seems to have a clear field for the nomination this fall by the democratic party for the office he now holds, when th" matter of electing sheriff for an- other four years comes before the peo- gle. Sheriff Fox was appointed by Governor Baldwin last winter to i'll the unexpired term of Sheriff Preston B. Sibley, who died early in January, l anc whose term would not have ex- | pired until the summer of 1915. Sheriff | Fox Is conceded to be the strong can | didate of the democratic party for the | tlace. Who the republicans will noni- l Late remains a doubtful matter Sev- | eral names have been mentioned. the men representative of their party and thE sections of the county Tn which | they live AnGfhar Af |, l Shrievalty contest this fall In this | county. s seemingly indicated at this l time, promises to be the appearance oi | a progressive candidate In the field but this is a matter about which noth- | ing dennite has been given out as yet although 1t is being talked by leadine progressives in some of the towns Over One Hundred Prisoners a, l Brooklyn.
 | The number of prisoners at the | county jail at Brooklyn remains un- usually high this summer, lowering l just under the 100 mark From towns | in this section prisoners were sent tc the institution on Monday. Most ot the men sent over recently have beer | 30 days men.
 There is plenty of work at the iaf farm, as 1t happens, this summer how. ever. The agriculture experiment tha- | Is being tried out provides much to dC | for the prisoners. There are acre. of onions to be weeded, fields of pota. toes to be hood, hay to be cut ana l. various other healthful occupatfons fo, the men to work at.
 Unless the influx of prisoners ceases though, there will be a time in tn, near future when the jail will be some. what overcrowded. although the Hruf has not been reached as yet
 Going to Elks' Meet at Denver. James B. Tatem, IT,, will leave her, tomorrow Wednesday, to join Bostor lodge of the B. P. o. E., which is tt 1 travel west in special train to at tend the grand lodge meeting of Efks 1 which Is to open at Denver next Mon day and is to extend until Friday O ! next week. MT. Tatem is the deleeat f, from Putnam Lodge of Elks Befor, I returning here Mir. Tatem will 20 int. Arkansas on a business trip and wil return over southern route into Nev l York.
 Chronicle of Summer Outings.
 Miss M. Meinken has returned t, Brooklyn N. Y., after a weeks visi l with her brother, H. c. Meinlen an, I wife of Freemont street
 MT. and Mrs. Ralph Botham .o 1 Brooklyn, N. Y, are guests of MT aria
 Mrs. T. P Botham of Wilkinson street Misses Josephine and Mae Fulle of Worcester spent the weekend witt their parents, MT. and Mrs. William 1 Fuller of Chapman street.
 Miss Katherine Seward of BradIe.