Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-30
PUTNAM

Mir. and Mrs. Hyde Smith are spend- i ing few days with relatives in Wor- eester.
 State Treasurer G. Harold Gilpatrfo is in Hartford today Tuesday, on a business trip.
 Henry N. Benoit, of the post office department at Washington and a student at Georgetown university, is at his home here this week.
 The annual report of St. Mary's par-.I ish which is being prepared will show that 1919 was the most prosperous year in the history of the parish.
 It was stated here Monday that machinery in 8 local mill that may be sold to tireduek interests, will. if the deal is consummated, be taker.out and sent to Japan. In case the mill is sold it will be equipped with new machin- cry.
 Mrs. Fred Lanai, 28, of Danielson, is dead here at the home of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Durocher.
 There are to be special masses at St. Mary's> church New Years morn Circumcision.
 Tommy Levine, wte makes annual visits to Putnam with tabloid mu- sicaI shows, played to good business at the Bradley theatre at Mondays shows. Mir. Levine's offering this sur passes that of any he has previously brought to Putnam.
 The new telephone directories that have been distributed here show an- other increase in the number of sub scribers in the Putnam division, which i includes all Windham county towns in this, section.
 Thursday. New Years day. will be a | holiday in Putnam, with the manufac- | turing plants and the majority of the
 stores closed for the day.
 Commercial banking business in l Putnam reached new high record 1 volume during 1919, it was stated here on Monday, this being a reflection of the extraordinary prosperity of Put | nam and the surrounding towns dur ing the last twelve months.
 The public schools throughout the | town Of Putnam reonened on Monday
 morning for the winter term. but the
 students will get another holiday pe-
 riod with the coming of the first o,
 the year.
 Judge M. H. GeissIer, of the Putnam
 Building and Loan association. whicf
 has been very successful since it's or ganization. said Monday that he al,
 ready has received applications for 8
 shares of the ninth series that it il
 expected that the association will au
 thorize issued with the coming of tn
 new year. A meeting of the organ
 ization is scheduled for today. Tomorrow will be the last day fo driving automobiles under 1919 regis ! tration plates, although, in the past, il in cases where applications have beel filed for new registrations and tn plates have not been forwarded D, the state automobile department som : leeway has been allowed by official in treating with drivers whose car show the old numbers.
 Many observers have not failed [ ) note that the bus lines that have bee operating between Putnam and sur
 rounding towns have developed a lib eral patronage from>the truveling pub = lie, and realize that this new mean ] 1 of transportation has added arothe t complication to the difficult trolley sit . nation in this part of the state Tn 'busses are in great favor with man
 who travel every day and it is assure ! that they are here to stay. f Next week will acc the passing ;. the present common council and tf ;. coming of the newly elected one TT r members of the present council wi q hold their last meeting next Monda T evening and on-Tuesday evening, Jar Q uary > a week from tonight, the ne = council will meet for organization. n Ice harvesting is under way in tn
 territory. On some of the smalle
 ponds the ice is and inches thi' C and of good quality. With cold waat II II CT this week the opportunity will be e hand for procufrine the greater pa a Of the supply needed for this city. II County Agent B. w. EIIis will . here another month, before leavii ..t for Storrs college to take up | ;. work as an instructor in assista y county leader work. The new coun
 agent, F. L. Davis. is expected he .e this week. and Mir. E''I$ will spend | 'e month with him getting him in cio
 touch with the work in the county ,t MT. Ellis will remove his family II Storrs.
 ',e Miss Charlotte Embleton, who h II: II: been spending the holiday season Y her home in Westfeld, N. J., is al .h expected to return here this week. s l. has arranged to go to Willimant l., Miss Embleton is to be succeeded ID Miss Elizabeth Wooding, of WaIiiu
 ford, Miss Wooding has had eycelle - training in home economies work a ie has been g. dietician at hospital to Fred Warner, or the New EngIa
 Milk Producers association. is c f. peeted here to work with the coun iy agent in getting every wholesale pr - drcer of milk to become member
 the association that MT. Warner rt z. resents. Forty. new members were 0
 tained in a canvass conducted by \
 Warner three weeks ago. The ae have rneefinrs scheduled to he beId :h various nlaces in Windhan1 coI,r III next week.
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