Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-06-02
DANIELS0N And PUTNAM news
PUTNAM.

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Mr.. and Mrs. James Barnes have
been visiting relatives in New Bed |
ford
e. IT. Crocker of Hartford. form
erly of this city, spent the week end
with friends in Putnam.
Raymond Fitzpatrick of New britain
has been spending few days with rel
atives in Putnam.
1t was stated here Saturday that
there will not be parade of Putnam's
World War veterans. as body. I'M
til the men are seen together for the
first time in the Labor Day official
Welcome Home celebration.
Miss Anna Leavit of New London
was d week end visitor in Putnam.
Henry B. Beale of Concord, N. H,
spent Sunday with friends in Putnam.
Putnam Episcopalians are interested
in the holding at Ponfret, Tuesday, Of
the meeting of the New London arch
deaconry.
John Foley, Of uncertain residence,
is lodged at Brooklyn jail. He went
down from this city Saturday to serve
80 days. John has something of a his
tory in the Putnam city court. Last
winter he was brought to the police
station. while he was intoxicated. in
a wheelbarroW. The jitneys were not
running. Two weeks ago he was be-
fore the court and was assessed $40
fine. On his final appearance he got
an over there sentence and it will
be at least so days. along about the
time when prohibition is expected to
be in force, before Foley gets back to
Putnam again. If Putnam is as dry as
! it is expected 10 be- he may, operate in
| the Woodstock and Thompson cider
belts.
| A proposal has been made that the
! Putnam High School association start
a collection of a historical nature, and
the discussion of this proposal prob
/ ably will come before the annual meet
| ing of the association this month.
| 1t has been suggested that former
graduates of the school who have
/ keepsakes might be able to furnish
! a varied and highly interesting list of
entertainment and dance programmes,
| commencement programmes and other
| such printed forms pertaining to Put
I nam High School events of the past
/ Assembled and classified. these would
| ne the basis of highly interesting
! collection it is pointed out. To the
collection, for which place might be
/ found in the high school building could
! be added many other things Of Local
! historic interest collection of old
] coins is one of the things that has
been promised if the work suggested is
i only approved here.
Albert Bonnis, who was arrested b,
\ 4 railroad officer, was in the city court
j to answer to a charge of having taher
old railroad ties from the railroad
and costs of 81 which he paid .Bonnis
! has beer taking the. ties to cut up ant
use as fuel. He tried to explain tina
he had been given permission to TAXI
away the discarded sleepers, but hi;
explanation was not sufficiently con
v'ncing to satisfy the court.
Edward Thibeault Whitinsville, wa!
/, another man who found himself il
court at the week end He was charg
ed with having been intoxicated. HI
paid a fine of SIS.
i Following close upon the reeen
-. wage advance to cotton mill workers il
mills inthis vicinity comes an an
: nouncement Of change of operating
: conditions for wooden and worstet
: plant workers. In some places thes
changes become operative today. Som,
: plants that have been working s.
hours a week will go onto 48-hou
: week schedule. The loss in hours vii
pc lHpPiSdted by Ill ADVANCE Ill
: wages. Though the operatives viii
; work shorter hours the advance in tin
wage scale will be sufficient to, kee,
their earning power up to about til
present standard.
. The Worid War soldiers of this cit
:. have only temporary Organization
:, but action will be taken, probabi
, early in the fail for the formation c
. a. branch of the American Legion here
!. All men and women who have serve
T. in this war will be eligible for enlist
; reent in the legion, into which hun
: dreds of thousands of members hay
gone throughout the country.
b. Farmers in Windham county VIII
:, would be interested in knowing wl1a
J. | it costs them to produce a quart Q
milk-not about what it costs, but ex
t actly what it costs-may do so by ap
plying to the Office of the Windhar
Il ! County Farmers association in thi
n city for summary sheets which flav
been worked out by committee tina
n includes County Agent B. W. Eli:
t Henry Dorrance of Plalnfeid, C. 3
Pomeroy of Willimantic ard W. 4
t Rhea. extension dairyman at the Con
= necticut Agricultural college at Stors
Sample copies of these sheets wi
K show the farmers just how they ma
:. keep q record of milk prodr ~ IN All
$; keep accurate tab on each ito y u COS
n that enters into the making OF mill
| The New England Milk Producers as
5 ISOLATION recently adopted a simila
VI cost sheet.