Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-25
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM
Busy Day at station-caroI Singers
Revive Ancient Custom-Offiears
Elected by C. e. Society-Joyous
Christmas at County Home.

SnF1SHnndS SOunkJ TION1e.
Rev. Clarence Clifford of the New
ton Theological seminary is a visitor
here. He will go to jamestown. r. l.,
for next week.
Attorney Charles L. Torrey will be
of the town court in Danielson Mon
day morning.
Ransom Gascoigne of the Ohio State
university at Columbus is at his home
here for the holiday.
Mrs. BENJAMIN Cogswell, who Is III
at the Day Kimball hospital, was re-
ported Friday as improved.
Judge NJ. H. Gefssler presided at a
session of the city court late Friday
afternoon, when cases of a minor ma
ture were given consideration
Appeal Prepared.
An appeal to the supreme court has
been prepared in the case of Ellen NJ.
Bugbee's appeal from the board of re-
lief of the town of Putnam, this being
a case that has attracted considerable
attention for some time.
Edmund MCGEE, Charles Donohue
and Henry Dumas, hurt in an auto
mobile accident here Tuesday evening,
remain at the Day Kimball hospital
Dumas condition does not improve as
rapidly as had been expected.
Station Crowded.
The Putnam railroad station was a
very busy place during the greater part
Of Friday. Trains were considerably
of schedule times as a rule and traf-
fiC was heavy, especially during the
afternoon and evening.
The annual church day banquet and
exercises at the Congregational church
are set for next Thursday evening. The
banquet is to be under the direction of
the Ladies' Social circle.
Business will be generally suspended
| in Putnam today excepting at stores
| where provisions, fruits, candies and
| things of that sort are sold, these re-
| naming open for the convenience of
| the public.
Carol Singers Give Pleasure.
The carol singers made their trip
planned and delighted many with the
| numbers sung. At places along their
| route the singers were given refresh
monts by friends.
Thirty-four solicitors and represent
| atives of the Congregational church
plan to visit every member of the par
| ish Sunday afternoon to receive pledge
| cards for 1916.
| Photographs have been taken this
| week of the grade crossing and vicinity
| Dayville last week Wednesday, and
this is taken to indicate that court ac-
| ton may follow.
! Needy families of Putnam have beer
made happy this morning with basket:
flied with good things purchased will
| money given for the purpose to the
| Salvation Army workers, who have
| braved storm and cold for the past two
| weeks to collect the fund
1t is stated that democratic leaders
| have not as yet perfected their list o.
appointments as they are to be recon-
mended to the common council for APP
prevail, but it is expected that tn,
plan will be ready before the new
council Convenes with the beginning
of the new year.
To Start Pole Designation.
Painters working under the direc
ton of the state highway department
are expected to arrive in this section
within a short time for the purpose o
painting telegraph or telephone poles
as may be most convenient, with wha
is known as the color route cod
bands-these for the direction of mo
torists. The poles will be painted il
conformity with a plan that has bee
| adopted for all of the New Englan
states The colors will be blue, re
and yellow. Red designates east an
west routes, blue north and south
yellow diagonal or secondary routes.
In marking the routes it is propose
to use bands of color about eight inch
: es in width. On continuous street.-the
of road without intersections band
: will be placed at distances betwee
poles that will be sufficient to indicat
. the route. At all intersecting road