Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-29
PUTNAM
Will Consider ciesing Teurtsliette Memorial High sehooI-Expsrss Teo crest-Nsw Bar Library Opened.


 
 At a special town meeting, it is said. the citizens of the town Of Thompson are to consider the closing of the account of the expense to the town of maintaining 1t. Just what the result Of this proposition will be seems dm- cult to forecast at this time though 1t IS said that there is considerable sentiment in favor of such action. The talk about cIosinx the school follows after the deadlock in the town school committee over the election of a 2rin- cipal for the coming year. but that circumstance may not have any bear | pal Hathaway has had the support of half the members of the school board. but his reelection has been stead | fastly opposed by the other half. The Tourteliotte High school is easi- | ly the finest school building of it's kind in eastern Connecticut and ranks with the best high school buildings in New | England It was built and opened I only a few years ago by the Tourtel- I iotte family as q memorial and has been the pride not only of many Thompson residents but of the people | of the surrounding towns as well. There has always been more or less discussion over the expense to the town of maintaining the school, but never before has a suggestion of clos | ing 1t been heard
 From time to time also it has been stated that 6 rich endowment fund and only recently that Rrediction was | revived and seemingly with greater promise than ever before. Sentiment among many Thompson people who | would be very sorry to see the school closed is that # would be very unfor- operate against the possibility of any such endowment being received. | A leading citizen of Thompson in discussing the rumors about action to | see if the school will be closed said that in case the school were closed it might bs put to use for social gather | ings, for the gathering of the towns | people to discuss matters of interest to them, for entertainments of a public nature. etc, etc.
 New Bar Library Opened.
 The new bar law library in the courthouse building is now equipped and opened. The room, formerly occu- pied as the public library, Is very spa cious. giving plenty of space for the addition of many book cases at later dates. An entrance has been cut through from the courtnoom to the library.
 On Lockout for stslsn Horss. The police here received a request Friday to be on the lookout for a buckskin horse stolen from a place in Esstford, the name not given The horse, which was in a pasture. was taken at midnight. evidently led to the nearby barn. fitted with a harness and hitched to vehicle that was in the building.
 Jurors for September Term. | Judge NJ. A. Shumway of Danielson came here Friday to preside at ses- | sion of the superior court at which the only action was the drawing of jurors for the September term of court, the list being as follows Putnam. Chester M. Elliott. Regis Bouthilette; Wind ham, Walter T. Thurber. Abel R. Burnham, Jr.; Ashford, C. H. Barlow: Brooklyn, C. F. Rainville; Canterbury, | William Towne; Chaplain, John Clark; Phillips; Killingly, William A. Bur rows. William H. Pray; Plainfield. Lu- ther Seaton; Pomfret. William L. Darling; Scotland, Horace F. Maine; Sterling, Arthur T.. Williams; Thonp- son. Chester L. Robbins; Woodstock, George Wetherill. =I&L- t Local Items of Interest. The Sure Word of Prophecy will be Rev. George Stones subject at the services at the Advent church Sum- day.
 Joseph Ryan has gone to New York
 to be fitted to artificial legs.
 | Schools in Woodstock are to open T towns throughout the county.
 Mrs. C. D. Torrey of Hardvick | Mass, is visiting with MT. and Mrs C. L. Torrey at Putnam Heights. David Lewis of Worcester was a visitor with Putnam friends Friday.
 Clarence W. Bowen and family have
 returned to Woodstock from a trip to
 England.
 Miss Mary Anderson of the tele- phone exchange is away on her vaca- 4.~, .A frnrn
 Fayette Wright of Pomfret Is being mentioned for the nomination for comptroller on the republican state ticket, an office for which he was
 nominated by the party two years ago
 Mrs. c. J. Meehan is at York Beach for a vacation of several weeks. Mir
 Meehan going down for the week ends
 Rev. J. R. Stubbert. who has been spending the summer at his Crescent Beach cottage. will return here in time to occupy his pulpit the first Sunday l in September.
 Sept. 2s-3o are the dates selected for the holding of the session of the , Ashford Baptist convention in this city.
 Reports from Mantle indicate that
 the concert given in the Congrega- tionai church there by the choir of the Congregational church of this city was highly appreciated
 Have Stepped Sending Money.
 Inquiry indicates that foreign resi-
 dents of this city and surrounding
 towns who have been in the habit oi
 regularly sending money across the , water have stopped the practice owina , to the war and the uncertainty of mai
 being delivered.
 No Runaways This Year.
 One of the deputy sheriffs who will
 assist in conveying the prisoners , charged with criminal offenses from
 the Brooklyn jail to the superior court here next Tuesday give the assurancf that there will be no runaways. a: was the case at the September term , last year.
 Old Meme Festival Plans. Arrangements are being pushed for. , ward for the Pomfret Old Home fes- tixal next month in eonmemeration oi tho bi-centenniai of the town Many former residents of Pomfret will re. , turn for the observance.