Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-18
DANIEL.SON

l Recognizing the splendid service that he has rendered the department | of which he IS now chief. and has been through a long period of years the warden and court of burgesses. it was announced Tuesday, have voted | to nane the new automobile chemical | truck, expected to arrive here next month and the company that is to be formed to man it in honor of A. Put nam Woodward. The new unit of the fire department will be named the Captain Put Engine Company and it vii! be composed of 20 members se-4 lected from among the members of the various companies making up the de-. partfnent.
 The organization of the new com-5i pany probably will mean a general re- organization of the fire department. The changes will not be Of nature, however, it is, understood, to disturb | the fine spirit that now exists | throughout all the companies, but the l making of . a new company will nec- | essitate some changes that can be | worked out, it is felt, without dis rupting the effectiveness of Danielson's s | fighting force as it now exists In fact, the strength of the department will be materially increased. | Chief Woodward said Tuesday that he has selected four drivers for the new piece Of automobile apparatus that is expected to be here and ready for active service next month. The first of these drivers is Winthrop Short a skilled automobile mechani- clan and an excellent driver.t MT Short also will have supervision of the care of the motor in the truck, a guarantee of proper care and treat ment of the vital part of the new piece of apparatus.
 Driver No. 2 is Frederic Princeton, long a member of the General Putnam Steamer company and man who has established an enviable record in care of cars that have been entrusted to him.
 Driver No. is Frederic o. Arning-. ton. also of the General Putnam. Steamer company, fireman who is not only an experienced automobile driver, but also familiar with the op- I eration of pumping apparatus such as the new apparatus will include in it's equipment
 Driver No. is Charles E. Francis, a very capable member of the fire de- partment and a highly competent driv- CT of motor driven apparatus
 The department is singularly fort unate in having four such men to handle it's new truck and the fact that they are available as drivers is a source of satisfaction to the depart rfient's chief.
 Chief Woodward said Tuesday thta he is planning what might be termed a public reception for the new truck, which cost in the neighborhood of $10000 and is one of the finest pieces Of re-1ghting apparatus in the state.
 The chiefs plans include arrange ments for a parade of the entire de- partment and including the old Min netexft hand engine, now in the pos session of the department as a relic of the past. Chief Woodward wants all veteran f1remen who belonged to the Danielson department to come out on the day of the parade and march in the line with the machine with which they worked in fighting many hard fires in the borough. It matters little where they are located now, they will
 be welcomed to march with the vet erans who remain here, and the chief is requesting all the veterans to send
 him their names, So he may get in touch with them.
 This district. which includes the
 towns of Killingly, Putnam, Wood stock, Eastford and Ashford, will be stripped clean of Class IA men in meeting the October call for men from !. Connecticut.
 This district has 52 general service
 
 l. vice. Everyone of these must go, ie and perhaps a few more whose cases = are now in various stages of consider B. ation. but probably will be cleared up le by October Is. when the contingent will leave.
 While Connecticut may not be able to meet it's full quota of men on the call for October 16. this district is in a S position that will enable it to meet
  er beside.
 Y With all of the present Class IA IS men in service after October 16 the s, next call for men will be met from among the. registrations of Thursday er of last week. and the first of these will St go forward to the cantonments in November.
 s College mon who are Ieavinq here le this week to resume their studies in " various institutions are going back prepared to take course of military i'd training and with the expectation of 1e being in active service before another k. summer rolls around, this, of course, h excluding the students who are IS i'll years of age or under.
 Another Red Cross play that is be- n, ing prepared by the Pornfret players " is to be. given in Danielson some time t. this fall for the benefit of the local @ chapter of the Red Cross.
 Town Clerk Frank T. Preston said ln Tuesday that he had previously re- ceived a petition for a vote on the li- = cense question. The petition has 203 signatures of electors, an ample num- Der to meet the legal requirements, 10 per cent. at least. of the total voting strength of Killingly.
 lN A young man who registered here N last Thursday and who is now among W the missing is being sought by the po- lice This registrant. not a resident of Danielson. neglected to pay a
 board bill of about SIS when he went ia away from the Attawaugan hotel.
 There are fewer idle men in the town
 of Killingly today than at any time
 in the memory. perhaps, of the oldest
 inhabitant.
 James A. Mofehouse of Maiden
 Mass, visited friends here Tuesday
 The tomato crop in Danielson and ee vicinity has been so heavy that many ks people say that they have surplus so on hand, with which they know not I.. what to do.
 y Much is being said about candidates u for representatives, but as yet no an- l nouncements have been made as tc l the men that Killingly's parties are tc Id put in the field
 y The Goodyear band, which played al 70 the Rockville Elks' time, received Id many words of praise from those who D. heard it. Today this band is one o e. the best musical organizations in this ,d part of the state. The band wen = to Rockville with the Putnam lodge o-