Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-02
BYRON c. BUGBEE
DANlELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS

engagements for the big smoker We'd uesday evening.
 Potatoes from South.
 It was stated here Thursday that heavy shipments of southern potatoes are to be received here within the next few weeks for use as seed during the planting season. The seed potato crop here is very short.
 Lenten services are to be held at St. James church this eyening- G
 A number of friends here are to att tend the funeral of Representative died at his home in North Grosvenor- dale.
 Textile machinery continues to ar rive to be installed in different mills in Killingly that are equipping addi- tions or replacing old machines with newer types. ..-.------.--.----....-
 Sunday Services.
 F. w. Barber, Putnam, is to preach at the Westfield Congregational church Sunday morning. Rev. c. H. Barber, formerly pastor of the church, will have charge of the communion service for the first time since he became ill, many months ago.
 Adding New Members.
 Several new members have been added to the Danielson Business Mems association during the present week, and there is promise of a large num-
 
 has an upbuilding of Danielson pro- gram for the present year.
 Souvenir w. H. Taylor continues to win space for his poems in the col umns of Hartford papers.
 Distributing Free Seeds.
 Cooperating with Congressman R. r. Freeman of this district, E. l.. Dar- bie and F. E. Cunneen are engaged in distributing government seeds as an aid, in the spring, to preparing in some measure against the high cost of living during the coming season. Mir. Darbie has received large censignments of seeds and Mir. Cunneen also has pack ages at his office. Both gentlemen have given considerable time during the past few days to arousing interest in to arouse public interest in taking of the governments lfbera1- ity.
 MT. Darbie has had so,ne correspon- dence with Congressman Freeman on the subject of seeds. In response. the allotment of seeds to the local man has been liberal, so much so, in fact, that MT. Darbie has been giving special attention to the seed ing those who desire aeees to n his sioS o8ice on Water street. In addition to vege- table seeds, they have a variety of flower seeds to give away.
 Chanses in Ice Business.
 It was announced Thursday that Timothy E. Hopkins has retired from the Consumers Ice company and that hereafter W. B. Ellis will conduct the business. MT Ellis is to retain his su- nerintenoency of the Crystal Water 
 Norman E. Heyden of Bridgewater, Mass, IS to be the superintendent of the ice business under MT. Ellis. Mir. is experienced in the ice busi- ness. having been connected with it for period of years. He is to move his family to Danielson about April 1.
 Among the things that the new man. aSement purposes to do is to extend spur track from the Rhode. Island com pany's trolley line, which runs not distant from their ice plant near East hlilInGly, to the icehouses.=: Such al track when built will allow of running ears right to the doors of the-icehouses 1 Tor loading and shipment. Providence IS one of the points to which tlfe con- cern will deliver ice arrangements now being under way to develop such trade. It would be possible also to | snip ice to all other trolley lind points, n eastern Connecticut. 1.ie The new management also plans the | erection of another icehouse of about | ,,0O0 tons capacity. This building! will not be erected at once, but will DC made ready as soon as the business s developed in accordance with plans | hat have been outlined.