Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-24

-Holy Night Drama Presenteo at |
 Pomfret Thursday Evening.
 Judge E. M. Warner is confined to | his home by illness.
 Major A D.. Mcintyre has returned from New York, where he has been the guest of the manufacturing firm by which he is employed at banquet given by members of the firm to de- partment heads and sales managers at the Hotel Astor.
 Judge M. H. Geissler and Deputy Judge Howard c. Bradford were vis itors in Boston Thursday.
 Cut Thumb on Power Saw.
 Edward Page of the Putnam Heights section cut his thumb while operating a power saw Thursday. He was given treatment at the Day Kimball hos pital.
 A. D. Mcintyre of the military aca- denny, at Freehold, N. J., is at his home here for the holidays. A. c. Mcintyre has returned to Ohio, after visit at his home here.
 Mrs. George Smith of Danielson died at the hospital Thursday morn ing. The body was taken to her home.
 Ibraham's Condition Favorable.
 Yusoof Ibraham of North Grosven- ordale, who was stabbed by two men and robbed Wednesday morning, was reported as comfortable Thursday and his condition regarded as not such as to give cause for alarm. Ovid BouIay Sent to Jail. There was a session of the city court Thursday morning at which Ovid Boulay was sent to jail for 30 days, for intoxication. Once Boulay | evaded local officers for a time when they attempted to arrest him by swim ming the river at a point above the | city.
 Spoke on Dairying. J. c. Orcutt of the Boston chamber | of commerce gave a very interesting | lecture, illustrated with slides, at East | Woodstock. under the auspices of the : Community club. His subject was | Dairying.
 Want to Hear caroIs7 Light candleI
 Carol singers will go about the city | this evening singing at homes where candles are displayed in the windows. i The singers start out at Il o'clock.
 Trappers Must Be Licensed. County Game Warden Arthur Day says that trappers who are out talk | ing r-bearing aniraats must take out a hunters license, as required by law. Some of these trappers are making big money trapping skunks, yet de- i cline to comply with the law, neCli- gence that may yet land them in court.
 Even rain failed to stop the cam | paign of the Christmas shoppers Thursday afternoon. They were out in force. storming the trenches where | the bargains grow. Putnam business men report very satisfactory week | of trading and the indications are that the total of transactions will be well ahead of last year.
 Postmaster Alexander Gilman and his force of workers were very busy people Thursday. The office handled a great big business during the day and there were indications that the weeks transactions would break all former records here Monday 375 sack sof mail were handled at the office, 3S9 Tuesday and 5S3 Wednes- day.
 1 1oo Deer Killed Since August.
 It is estimated that 100 deer have the new law allowing of such actioT became effective on August l. Up tC December l. the killing of T3 deer had been reported as required by law. Dur. ing the present month other report: have come into protectors and other game officias but the total has no
 been tabulated. It is also felt by some
 who are in close toucch with the dee1 subject that many animals have beer killed and no reports sent in. EIks' Charity of the Quiet Kind. The members of Putnam lodge O
 Elks are not inclined to talk mucl
 about their plans as an organization for distributing Christmas cheer wher,
 needed in this city, but the usual gen
 erOsity of the lodge will be expressed
 in a practical way.
 With the other organizations tha are working to make Christmas happ. for those who are in need, no on
 in Putnam will go unthOught of thi
 year if names are handed to commit tees in charge of the work today.
 Exercises at Public Christmas Tree.
 If the weather proves propitious thi , evening, 1t is expected that there vii . be an unusually large Christmas ev s gathering at the Community Christ
 mas tree, corner of Grove and Sout | Main streets. Thursday nights weath CT was not just what could have bee I desired to carry out the program plan
 ned, but it was the best there was |
 be had. This evening the singing wi
 be by members of the choirs of tn