Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM
Fire on Grand View-Elks' Election Death of Frank p. White-Promin- ent Men Secure Heath Farm as Country Club Site.

l Town Warden Barrak K Smith has l issued warnings relative to exercising care so as to prevent forest fires. Fred A. Lambert of Worcester was a visitor with friends here Thursday.
 Judge M. A. Shunway will preside at a short calendar session of the su- ] perior court here today. | Representative D. $. BackuS of l Thompson has been visiting humane | institutions throughout the state in connection with his legislative work. | Louis P. Lamoreaux of North Gros- l venordale has been engaged in collect 1 ing taxes in Thompson this week. l Public Night at High School. | It is expected that a large number of persons will avail themselves of the | opportunity to inspect the high school l building this (Friday) evening. 1 There were special services at St. Marys church Thursday in observance | of the Feast of the Annunciation. | A piano. which has been made l available through subscriptions from some of the members, is to be placed in the chapel at the Congregational l church.
 Judge E. M. Warner was leader of the mid-week service aat the Congre- l gationaI church
 l The police are constantly receiving reports of automobiles stolen from persons in towns in this section of 1 New England. Several such reports are now on file at the local police headquarters.
 l Recovering From Septic Poi-oning. l The operation that George L. Pad | gett was obliged to undergo as the re- suit of seriously cutting his foot and l later developing septic poisoning will 1 prevent him from walking for a pe- riod of several weeks.
 | There will be baptisms at the Bap- l tist church at the time of the chil- l dren's service on Easter Sunday aft i ernoon at 4 o'clock.
 | A number from towns in this section were at South KillingIy Thursday to | attend the farmers institute held un- der the auspices of the Connecticut Agricultural college.
 Company Retaining Favor.
 Another new company, The College l Widow, measured up to the standard first set here by the IIoneymooners' playing at the Bradley theatre Thurs day. A feature picture Thursday was A Night Out, featuring Charles Chap lin.
 Fire Quickly Extinguished.
 Thursday afternoon the auto chem ical was called out to suTbdue a fire on Grand View. Twenty men were pick ed up and rushed to the fire, which was put out so that the truck was 1 back at the station at 3.30. The fire at one time appr cached close to barn ] owned by Hiram Barrett.
 A number of new books, a gift from the state, have been added to the pub- lie library The new list includes
 fiction, subjects of current interest, poetry and fairy tales. Current is sues of the magazines are also on the tables in the reading room. Not Local Men. 1 No arrests had been made up to Thursday on account of the free for all fight that took place in Liberty street Tuesday evening between l roughs and a gang of railroad men certained, however, that the men who started the trouble are not residents l of the city. One man who saw the fight says that the tough who had the revolver, and afterwards fired it, held | the weapon against the body of a rail- ordered him to go back under pen- atty of being killed.
 Elks Elect Prosper Veeiard Exalted
 Ruler.
 The following are the newly elected officers of Putnam lodge of Elks: Prosper Vegiard; esteemed leading knight, Charles E. Deen; esteemed featuring knight, Oscar S. Rich; sec retary, J. w. Lynch; treasurer, Rich ard German; tyler, Simeon Larose.
 The delegate to the supreme lodge meetinga to be held this summer in Los Angeles, is the retiring exalted ruler, B. D. Thurston; the alternate | is J. J. Taten, Jr. The new officers are to be installed at the first meeting | in April.
 At the present time the lodge rooms of the organization in the Bugbee block are being remodeled and reflt-