Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-04
PUTNAM

Terrific heat brought home to the people of Putnam Tuesday the fact that summer doesn't always begin ac- cording to the official arrangement set down in the alnanacs. When the mercury starts a climb that swing: upward past the century mark a though 100 degrees were only wa station on the route, even the man wh insists that he just loves hot weath CT begins to sit up and take notice.
 In the shade here Tuesday after noon any number of thermometers could be found that were showing readings of from 95 to 9s. and others that were within the glare of the suns rays slid right over the 100 mark and kept going. Some roofers work ing on a building on Main street toiled under a temperature of 115 degrees.
 The unusual weather was a business killer. Nearly all of the stores felt a decided falling off in business dur ing the day. Hundreds of mill workers welcomed the five o'clock whistle that brought notice of the end of days toll that was as wearing as any experi- enced in years.
 In the early afternoon there was barely breath of air stirring, but thunderheads that later appeared in
 
 light but ivigorating breeze. Take it from some Of the Putnam people who regard themselves as old timers here Tuesday was such a sizzler as comes but few times In a decade. Another freight wreck that occurred shortly after three o'clock Tuesday afternoon blocked the both tracks of the Putnam Willimantic line. and nec- essitated detouring the old Midland | Division trains by way of Plainfield | and Dapielson until the main line was again opened for traffic. The wreck | occurred something more than two ] miles west Of this city near what are | known as the Modoc lodges, nine | freight cars leaving the rails and tear 1 ing up the roadbed for some distance. 1 There were no ca sualties.
 Train No. 55. the afternoon New | York bound cxpress from Boston was ] tho first train that was held up on ac- 1 count of tho wreck. This train start 1 cd west from Putnam shortly after the wreck occurred and had to return to | this city and proceed south through | Danielson to Plainfield and thence to | Willimatic, where 1t got back onto it's regular run. All passenger trains for | the remainder of the day were thrown | off schedule by the wreck, the cause of which was not definitely known on Tuesday, though the usual theories of broken journals, dropped brake beams I and broken rails were advanced. Wrecking crews that arrived early ! in the evening cleaned up the wreck | after a number of hours of labor un- der heat conditions that were ex- hausting for the men.
 Judge M. K. Geissler held a session of the city court Tuesday morning and heard a story, that would not look well in print, of the family troubles of a household that seemed divided against | itself with the woman as a complain ant.
 | An interpreter laboriously translated into English some of the claims and counter claims of the Polish speaking principals and after having gleaned all of the information that seemed forth coming, Judge Geissler issued such or | ders as are expected to clear the at | mosphere in the home where the trouble occurred.
 Funeral services for Chester Wilcox who died Saturday. suddenly, at his home at Woodstock Hill. were con- ducted there Tuesday by Rev. Fosdick Harrison. Burial was in the Wood stock cemetery. The service was at tended by relatives and friends of the | deceased.
 Fans here seemed to be well pleased l Tuesday with the brand of the pas time that Manager Thomas. McDer- motts Putnam team served up for them in the opening contest That Putnam can have good baseball week