Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-20

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 Hsarin1-tiorse instrumental in His
 Own psath.
 The seventeenth annual concert and ball of the Putnam Fire dens fl ment was held in Union hall MonfIay even.ng @ and was the last bis asocAai
 The hall was practically decoratei with bunting and flags and there were eIec-rical transparencies.
 The grand march was led bv Mayor and Mrs. J. J. McGarry, and eolIo wi.1e the march there was a proeramma If twenty dances
 City Clerk Thomas P. Ryan was the floor director and the aides were Harry Morse, first assistant. James Barnes, Herbert Owens. Gravdon Sharpe, l.. Berthiame, Napoleon Dus- seauft. ". Fl. Sullivan, Jorn J.sRyan. Joseph Page, A1van Lachance: com n1ittee of arrangements. Frederick Du- mas, chairman; J. B. DaisIe secre- tary: Grayeion Sharpe, treasurer. liar " ". Sharpe. PhiIIias CIoutier. Henry We1ch, Joseph Page, Alphonse Dumas. Harry Morse, James Barnes. sHenry Dumas, r. F. Ryan Members of the department acted as reception com mfttee.
 There were firemen and others pres 'ent from surrounding towns.
 Census Beuins.
 The blanks having arrived from Hartford, the work of taking the state ments of Putnam citizens relatiyN to the military census commenced Mon; qay. This work will go forward stead fly during the week and every af fort will be made to complete It as quickly as possible.
 It has been suggested that those who find it convenient call at the rooms or the Chamber of Commerce and fill out one of the forms. All of those who will do this will assist the erumerators inasmuch as there will be less persons to see
 Captain Ryan to Attend Hear;no.
 Captain Joseph Ryan will be .r Hartford Thursday to appear before the Judiciary committse of the legis- for the separation of lunch room and pool room businesses.
 The bill provides that lunch cannot be sold in pool rooms. The idea is to bring the pool rooms under closer regulation and to prevent boys under Is from lettering about such places under the claim that they are there to buy lunch.
 The state law in effect at present provides that pool rooms shall close at ! a. m. and not open again until a. m Where there is a lunch business conducted in conjunction with the pool rooms. however,@the place can be kept open all of the time
 mere are live such combination pool and lunch rooms in this city. No troubles have been experienced with them, as to violation of the closing hour regulation, but Captain Ryan's idea is that it will be well to have a law prohibiting the conducting of such enterprises.
 Brings. About His Own Death.
 A horse owned by Mary A. Coombs. just over the line in the town pf Kill
  ed over a cover off a. cis- tern in the barn and then fell into the hole The horses neck was~brok- en. Neighbors were called and assist ed in removing the horse
 Moose Admit Twenty Five . Putnam lodge of Moose admitted a class of 25 candidates. 13 of the new men being residents of Wauregan.l The membership of the lodge is now 231. Another class is being made read5 for initiation. Eleven Of ft,e new applicants for membership are residents or Wauregan.
 Burglars continue their depredations Tn Wfndham county towns, two new sections coming into the limelight dur Ing the last few days as fields of op- erafnn for the crooks The resi- dence of Fayette Wright. in Pomfret was broken into. There was also in terest here in the fact that the West store at Moosup had been burglarfzed 1t is thought possible that the breaks Tn PoE.-ret and Moosup were commits ted by the same gang that has been working in this city. Putnam Chamber of Commerce In-
 terests.
 From now on the Putnam Chamber oI Commerce will have a voice in the Chamber of Commerce of the United states, the most representative busi- ness organization. in the country Ac- .ording to notification received from Elliott H. Goodwin, of Washington. ID. Chamber, the Putnam Chamber of commerce has been formally elected .o membership in the central body. which already numbers over 800 com nerslaI organizations and represents ,nly every state in the Union and our outlying possessions are represented. put the principal Amercian Cham ,eys of Commerce abroad
 Closely following it's election to the Chamber the Putnam Cham per of Commerce will appoint a Ma 1onal councillor who will serve as the connecting link between his organi- :ation and the National Chamber. much as the councillors, individually ind as body. act as advisors on the ,olicies of the chamber and have oth- 1T importa@t functions to perform
 canvassing Business Opinion.
 Hereafter when policies affecting commerce are under discussion by the edera1 authorities. the Putnam Cham Ter of Commerce will have chance c express itself inasnuch as one of | he main purposes of the Chamber of | Commerce. of the United States is to | ocus business sentiment. From time | Q time referenda are sent out by the National Chamber for the purpose of | scertafning for the benefit of con-1 sress and the president, business pinion prevailing throughout the ountry on questions of immediate i'm f 'ortance.
 Valuable Commercial Service.
 In fact. the Putnam chau1ber of commerce expects to secure much as-t istance from the National Chamber a many ways. It will receive a week General Bulletin which probably ontains the freshest and most reliable ews Of its kind to. be secured from my source. The Information is long the line of commercial opportu- | tiles and of development in difrereut edea.aI bureaus and deparfmenfS |