Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-28


 Wsst Thompsen Brush Fire Due to ciqarette-christian Gredia Fatally
 Injured In Motorcycle Accident.
 Schools in Putnam will be closed Friday on account of the teachers convention to be held at the high school.
 The Southbridge High school team will be here Friday afternoon for g. game with the P. H. s. team.
 Try the of Swimrnin' Hole. Young men opened the local open air bathing season by taking plunges in the Quinebaug river Tuesday at noon.
 The temperature in Putnam Tuesday at noon ran up to S5 and S6 degrees. The Spoilers was the feature picture shown at the Bradley theatre at Tues day's shows.
 A class of Cargill council is to re- ceive the third degree at an important meeting to be held soon.
 Governors of Country Club Meet.
 There was a meeting Tuesday after noon Of the board of governors of the Putnam Country club to discuss mat ters of special interest to the organ Mail Unclaimed.
 Letters addressed as follows are un- claimed at the Putnam postohice: John F. Blair, A. J. Bratt, A. R. Browne, John H. Giles, MT. Remslae, Arthur Wallis. Mrs. c. B. Goyette, Miss Doris Michael, Mrs. David Minor, Miss Eva
 ~ Threatened Shower. :.
 There was promise of a thunder shower Tuesday afternoon, when banks of heavy clouds swept toward the city, but were dissipated without the much longed for rainfall. Many wells and springs in this section have gone dry. Signs at Dangerous Curves. A we'll known firm of automobile tire manufacturers has done the motoring public a service by erecting substantial red and white painted warning signs at the approaches to bad curves in the highways and railroad crossings in this vicinity, many towns being so favored. Used Axe Too Freely. In the city court Tuesday morning Judge M. H. Geissier sentenced Frank Auger to serve go days in jail. He has been wanted since Nov. 8, when he ing in the door of a cellar at rela- tive's house with an axe. because he found the home locked up. He was intoxicated at the time.
 Cigarette Causes Bad Brush Fire. Assistance was asked of the fire de- partment in this city Tuesday after noon when brush fire broke out near | prove very destructive. The fire was brought under control by a large force of men, though no apparatus was sent from here. Some buildings were en- dangered by the fire, which was caused, l 1t is said. by man throwing lighted cigarette butt into some dry leaves beside the highway.
 Agricultural Clubs Probable. Students in the schools of Putnam will be invited to form agricultural clubs by the Connecticut State Agri- cultural college, as is being done in many towns of the state. The plan is to arouse an interest in agriculture. Students plant small gardens and cul- tivate them under instruction, winning prizes if they are fortunate enough to get the best results. s No New Railroad This Year. Inquiries here indicate that the proposition of building a railroad from this city through the Woodstocks to Stafford Springs will not be given much consideration this summer It is said that industrial and financial conditions are such at the present tune as to preclude any likelihood of successful promoting the plan, the ma terialization of which is being awaited with much interest in the territory | that would be opened up.
 High School Debates. The teams and the subject have been chosen for the final debate of the inter class series for the D. A. R. cup. The Junior and sophomore teams are to debate the resolution that there should be prompt and substantial increase in the army and navy of the United States. On the junior team are Joseph | F1agg. M. Gould Beard, and the cap tain. Malcolm Wiley, with aiternates, Della Davis and Donald Johnson. Per cy Richardson, Hazel Perry and the captain. Ruth Child, with alternates. Florence Gilbert and William Raffertv' make up the sophomore team. This is practically the same resolution as that I debated by the Yaie-Harvard-P Prince ton college teams. while some slightly