Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-30
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
DANIEL SON

Something dropped at the Congre-
 gational church Wednesday morning, very much to the surprise of Henry Chapin, who was up in the belfry winding the town clock. The thing ! that dropped was a+1z00 pound weight attached to the clock anparatus- and before it stopped it's flight it had land ed frf the basement of the church, about so feet below the point from which it started In the meantime it had smashed it's way through a series of ceilings and a floor so there will be bill Of expense attached to the in
 cident,s which it was due to the break
 ing of a cable that supported the big
 metal weight. -; <.
 F. A. Jacobs of the church commit
 tea said Wednesday afternoon that it
 will probably cost as much as $190 ito
 repair the damage that has been
 done.
 out Wednesday afternoon, it would be
 a mighty fine and generous thing for the public to meet the expense of making the repairs, The. timepiece up gationa1 church is niversally known here as the town clock" One rare ly hears it called by any other name, and that fact is indicative of it's be- dng a friendly. face to everyone in ! As a friend in need. therefore. there may be many here who would help it in distress, as it appears to be at the present time.
 ! The clock is really a town" fnsti- tution though it is in the be1fry of church and all here are interested in it's welfare and well being. It has non -est1y told the time since back in the. 7O's. and railroad men, will < tell you that it keeps time more; accurately than any other such clock between Norwich and Worcester. -e.
 Belle at Law, a race horse owned here and entered under the name of rS TT ;al,o oIe of T(o nj al is T tered for races being run off at Woon- socket this week. -sr- . r=~ No automobile examina tions in Dan- ielson, Friday this week. R. C.. Young adv : KiIlinsly High school members have a costume dance planned for Friday evening of this week. |
 John c. Marion of New Bedford was a visitor with friends in Danielson on Wednesday.
 A. w. Manchester. farm manage-i ment demonstrator from Storrs Agrf- cultural college will come here next Monday evening to address the mem 1 be,-s of the Danielson Farmers Ex- change, Inc. on the Shortage Of La Dor. as applying to farm work. The i association continues to grow and .eA- rand it's usefulness
 Philip Sheriden Mrs. Philip Van i Slett and Mrs. William Thayer, all of l Northampton, Mass, were visitors l
  Awkward and sisters,
 James Monohan visited with friends [ in Webster Wednesday,.
 Gaston A. Maindon will go to Prov idence next week to undergo a minor l surgical operation at a hospital in 1 that city. |
 Mrs A. H. Arnington. treasurer of l the Civic federation. stated 7Wednes- l day that she had received S5.60 addf- i tional from the Tag day effort of, last 1 Saturday making the total amount re- l ceived about $290.
 dozen quail were enjoying them -eIves in the state highway near At "Wednesday morning While hunters were securing acres of rough | land and branbIes for this favorite | species of game bird.
 Principal John |. Lusls, of the School | street school said that pupils studying ! there had taken a collection amount ing to s937 for the Roosevelt Memor-- i ial fund in the success of which they | are interested.
 The attendance at the Danielson night school has increased to 65. and Horace F. Turner stated on Wednesday that it may be neces- sary to employ another teacher. At Goodyear night school the attendance of a night school has been as high as S5. so there are about 100 gaining