Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-01

pose it has been devoted since it was originally opened | few years ago.
 court has been productive, to date of two cases. One man was charged with having been intoxicated. the oth- CT with non support. The nzAn who had been intoxicated said that he had never been in that condition hefere. He got his booze in PawtucHst, he said. from which city he esna< to Putnam to take a place i'll rnaHu- featuring plant. He hAd 310 on his person. Judge Geissler fixed his fine clerk. in court, and ordering that the other s come out of the mans first weeks pay drawn here.
 Heavier fines will he the rule for men who come into the PutnaIn city court hefsafter to face charges of intoxication, Judge Geisslfr said Oh Tuesday. Judge Geiss3er feels that there was some excuse for the man who gets drunk when open salesns ifi- yited him to fall from grace; but nov that man has to seek but liquor ana exercise his ingenuity to get it. if he gets drunk he does so by his own free will. and the faHlt is all his, Therefore the fines will be heavy. and may run as high as the statute per mits. $20-and costs. and maBy dftaslts may look with confidence to sen tence of 30 days in jail
 The state trade scbeoi here nov hes the largest registration of students since it was opened several years ago. among them number of girls who are taking courses in the domestic sci- enee department The growth of att tendance at this school is expected te be steady henceforth. for it's great value is becoming better known every year in Putnam and all of the sur rounding towns.
 Every fan who has been waxehins Babe Ruins circuit ciouting spree during. the baseball season that has just closed-and there isn't a fan that hasn't kept tabs on his record break ing performance-is wondering just how far the big fellow will hit one when he comes. to Putnam next Sun day with the Providence K. of c. team which will be de up entire ly of stars. Among the fans here one of the popular bets of the week is that Babe will hit a home run off the Putnam pitcher. or that he won't. One may hear all kinds of discussions on this subject and the pros and cons are so numerous and varied as to con stftute university of baseball possi- biiitles. One can get bets either way about town. but most of those who think Babe will clout one across the river think they ought to have some odds just the same, because even the kings among swatters don't hit Yen, where they ain't" all of the time.
 Advance copies of the .nnusi town reports were in the hands of some Putnam citizens Tuesday, and provec of special interest. This report shows that the net indebtedness of the town of Putnam to be s1SS.53O92 This com pares very favora bly with d net debt of s20s 923.s0 in 1918. q net debt of s222. l32.17 in 1917. The total hn 6A6 1alNt lIxz s2ll ,ooo.0o. with outstanding coupons of s44625
 The balance on hand at the date of tling the treasures's renert-Sep- tember 1-there was balance on hand of ss15 .33. and other assets were s7,000 in Liberty bonds and ss30 in War Savings stamps.
 An automobile owned by Clement Gilson was slightly damaged when it was in collision with a trolley car. near the Front street bridge
 Annie Shati. who was shot at North Grosvenordafe a week ago this even ing, was holding his own at. the Day i>inball hospital on Tuesday
 Miss Camille Euvrard Miss Jesse Ma cdonald. Elsie Lewis. whose home is in Eastford. and Louise Adams left here on Tuesday to enter the Hartford Hespita Training School for Nurses.
 The first block of the new cement paving in Grove street was laid Tues day. and the work of building the roadway will progress steadily from now on.
 County Agent E. ". Ellis is pre- pairing a pa per which will he discussed at conference of county agents scheduled to be held tn Portland this state, October 23-24 -25
 Tuesday there were a4 prisoners at the Brooklyn inil. Twelve of these Were bound over to await trial the other twelve were committed to serve terms at the jail and are available for the work that the jail does.
 Down in what is becoming known as the Manha sset Village may be seen Putnam S most active ioea lity Things are booming down there. with the erection of an addition to the mill and the building of a number of new dwellings. mention only two of the company's projects that are under way.
 Fabric Shop value is always an value-1o to 50 per cent. low CT than regular retail stores. Our goods are all direct from the mills or finishers. We invite you to visit US at Chadwicks former. store-adv
 Putnam, will be well represented to- day "Wednesday at the Brockton fair
 The cost of the Putnam town farm as shown by the annual reports Of Putnam. for the last fiscal year, wa $ 8 .196.3a