Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-02
PUTNAM
No Arrests on the Holiday-Punch Boards Must Go-Death of Francis M. LitchfieId-city's 1914 Arrests Less Than 200,

Charles k. Shaw of Pawtucket was a visitor with relatives in Putnam New Years day.
 George A. Hammond is confined to his home on Oak hill.
 Mayor Archibald Macdonald and Jo- seph PlessLs, representatives-e elect, will be at Hartford Tuesday for the conyenlng of the legislature.
 Albina Cloutier has recently been the guest of relatives in Southbridge. Elsie RaWson was a visitor with rel atives in Putnam Friday.
 John A. Morris of New Bedford was 2 visitor with friends in Putnam Fri day.
 Less Than 200 Arrests in 1914. Captain John Murray reports the number of arrests in Putnam during 1914 as being just under 200 Hundreds crowded St. AIary's church 1 at the masses New Years morning,
 Five Degrees Above Zero. Putnam had a low temperature rec ord of five above zero Friday morn l ing
 A dance in Union hall CNew Years l afternoon nroved an attraction for the young people of the city. Charles Seder was in WiIlinaantfc Friday on a business trip. ! Ralph Bossineau of Bates college at Lewiston. Me, has been spending the 1 holiday vacation at his home in Put l liQIit-
 Skating was a favorite pastine for 8 great many Putnam people on the i hohday' which was a very quiet one. No Holiday Arrests. 1 There was very little boisterous eel ebrating of the holiday in Putnam. No l arrests were made.
 Public schools in Pomfret are not | to be reopened until January Il. on ] account of the number of scarlet fever cases in that town.
 Putnam lodge of EIks members watched the old year out at their rooms. There was an entertainment and refreshments were served.
 Punch Boards Tabooed.
 The so-called punch" boards. a scheme for offering prizes, have been ruled out of service in Putnam. ChiI- dren were learning to try their luck with the device.
 Joint Installation
 Newly elected officers of the Union St. John Baptist and Council LaCon- corde, the ladies' auxiliarnny, are to be Jointly installed at a meeting in St John's hall Sunday evening. Wis., fting members are expected With the opening of the legislature next week the appointment of a, judge of the city court and the county com rnissioners will take on extra special
 
 New Markers Ugly Some automobile owners had the new 1915 registration numbers on their machines in this city Friday. and some more did not. The new numbers won't 1 win any blue ribbons for beauty. They're too waller" many think The shoe factories of the adjoining town of Webster are getting war or der business ill such measure that l with the regular orders. some of the plants are running five nights a week The State Trade school here con- tinues to do excellent work and stu dents there are making very satiSfac- tory progress in the courses they took up a, few months ago. Officers of the Artisans. Following are the newly elected of
 1cers of the French Artisan society: Chaplain. Rev. C. F. Bedara: eXecu- tive representative Joseph Perreault
 president, Alfred Robillard: vice pres
 ident Regis Bouthilette; second vice
 president. Faimore DufresRe: secre-
 tary and treasurer Ademar Benolt,
 auditors, Felix Ialnonths and Arthur
 Ritchies master of ceremonies. Ovid Duval, inside guard Michael Magnan; ! outside guard. Arsene Benoit; physi- clan, Dr. L. Q. MoFaSse. The officers
 are to be installed at the January meeting of the oorga ni2ation, l