Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-06

AT y. w. Ourree'S orchard at Put
nam Heights there will be a pruning
demonstration this morning, the Wind
nam County Farmers association CO.
operating.
Some fear was expressed Wednes-
day that Henry F'ragano, the little
raceWay near the plant of the Putnam
wooden company Monday afternoon,
may develop pneumonia.
Gertrude Atherton, the we'll known
writer, is visiting friends near East
George C. Raymond of Worcester
was visitor with friends here We'd
nesday.
Had Batting Practice.
Hyde Smith, coach of the Putnam
High school baseball team, had the
players out for batting practice We'd
nesday morning on High school field.
Shaw, Lowe and Angel, all members
or the basketball team were given a
little pitching practice. The team will
practice regularly from now on.
Stanley Pratt, Woonsocket a son of
former principal of Putnam High
school, is visiting Putnam friends.
Herbert Chaffee May Be Insane.
Herbert Chaffee of Wilkinson street
was taken into custody Wednesday af-
ternoon after he had created a dis
| turbance at his home. He was locked
up at the police station. 1t was stated
| NA4NLN IFS sanity Will DS lIlNGSll-
| gated. Chaffee is a brother of Will
| liam Chaffee, who lost his life about
two years ago when he jumped from
| the railroad bridge below the city,
while he probably was temporarily in
sane.
Conserving Waste Paper.
| A number of Putnam business men
| are following out a government de-
| partments suggestion to save waste
paper, which is now worth 20 cents a
hundred pounds. Several business
men have bought baling machines for
use in making the paper ready for
market.
District Temperance Meeting.
H. H. Spooner, secretary of the Con-
| necticut Temperance union, Rev. ].
A. Solsndt of New Haven and Rev
Walter E. Lanphere of Hartford are
to be the principal speakers at a dis
| tr1ct temperance meeting to be held
in the Congregational church here or
April &c with afternoon and evening
sessions From go to $50 there is tC
be conference. The public meeting
Is TO open at $50. Mr.. Spooner's sub
iect is to be State Plans and Problems
Rev. Mr.. Solandt is to talk upon the
subject Economics and Rev. Mr.. Ian.
phere upon The Nutmeg State VS.
John Barleycorn.
Representatives of a number of near.
by towns in which strong no-licens,
|
are to be present at this meeting.
Personnel of Degree Team.
The ladies' degree team of Putnam
grange is made up of the following
members: Master, Mrs. Ella w. Wood
! overseer, Miss Marjorie Bradford: lee.
turer, Mrs. Dorothy J. Bartlett; stew.
ard. Mrs. Jessie Mcintyre; assistant
steward, Miss Nellie Jacques; chap.
lain, Miss Gertrude Jones; Ceres, Mis-.
Emma Merriam; Pomona, Miss Mer.
win Cutler; Flora, Miss Ruth Cutler;
lady assistant steward, Miss Alice
Shippee.
Streets to Have Good Care.
Good care of the streets by the
highway department of the city gov.
eminent is indicated by preparation!
being made through the common coun.
Gil. A street sweeper is to be pur.
chased at a cost of $3.50. This will ID
put in service keeping the pavements
brushed. Oil is to be purchased fol
other streets in the city, as has beer
the rule for several years past. IA 3
special city meeting scheduled for the
1 ?th, an appropriation of $3.50 to pan
for oil will be asked.
StarIings at Woodstock.
English Starlings are reported il
Woodstock and other SURROUNDING
towns. The birds are about the size
of a thrush. At a distance they ap.
pear to be black. but viewed at shorr
range it will be found that their plum.
age is brightly shot with purple. greer
and steel blue, these colors fading n
the end of winter. So tame and
friendly are some of the Starlings seer
at Woodstock that they come anC
stand on the window stills and refuse
to be driven away. In some section.
that Starlings are feared as noisy de.
stroyers. but this view is held by som,
authorities to be erroneous. ThC
. Starlings are great destroyers of in.
sects it is held. and, therefore, a friens
of the farmer.