Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-29
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM


 Sunday evening at the Congregational church in Pomfret by Rev. Sherrod Souie of Hartford.
 In addition to the Watch Night services that have been planned for Putnam, there will be family gather ngs and social parties who will see the old year out and the new year in.
 Attorney Charles L. Torrey was at Mansfield Saturday to appear as coun- sel in a case being tried in that town
 Up in Thompson the prospects are not the brightest that the teachers will receive all they have asked for in the way of additional compensation.
 Ex-Postmaster Charles w. Brett, who died the past week at his home at North Woodstock, was a veteran of | the Civil war. He had been a dea- con of the church at North Woodstock for many years.
 Notwithstanding the high cost of liv- ing, members of the Woodstock Theft | Detecting society are to have an oyster l dinner when the Theft Detecting so- eiety of that town, oldest organiza- ton in this part of the state, holds its annual meeting this week.
 Edward Nichols, car knocker in the local yards, had narrow escape from serious injury, if not death, when train started while he was under one of the cars.
 Arthur Pratt, professor of r1athe- ulatics at the University of Maine, has been spending a few days with rel atives in Pomfret
 Children, following the usual win ter practice, are again risking their lives by coasting on city streets where there is much automobile traffic and danger of an accident every minute of the day. y
 Frineds here are rectiving an- nouncements of the wedding at Dan ielson Saturday afternoon at o'clock Of Miss Dorothy D. Paine and Irving Wilder DaviE. Mir. Davis, deputy state ertomolog;st, is well known in this city.
 Joseph Kenyon, contractor, who owns a place in Woodstock. recent ly purchased q beautiful estate of number of acres at Palm Beach, Flor ida, where he is spending the win ter.
 Wappaquasset tribe of Red Men had about 150 out for their Christmas tree party Friday evening aNd had a de- lightful time
 The Social order, one of Putnam's growing fraternal organiza tions, has elected Henry Hurdman president. The order has a number of candidates for admission.
 This is not q full vacation week for ! the pupils of the public schools, who ! will go back to their studies this morning after the Christmas holidays. However. New Years dayi is just ahead 1 and that means another period of days
 of freedom from study, before the long winter term begins.
 l At the week end automobiles were
 having trouble in driving on account of slippery conditions on i1iehwavs l teres bouts, due to alternate thawine l and freezing. A number of cases were 1 reported relative to machines skid ding, even when eouipned with chains l but TO serious accident had occurred
 np to Saturday evening.
 foperators Of public service vehicles find that it is, going to cost them z i nice roll of money to legally keep thei1
 cars in business, after tils asst of. ths I year. Laws requiring them 10 ins'1ri against injury to passengers, theiI Eregistration and other fees called fo. now amount to so much that n1any
 who have done a iitney business as ;
 side issue-after work on Sundays ant i. holidays. etc. wilt in most cases b,
 terced out of business thai no lonee
 be profitable 10 them. The reeltia I nuhlic service poen here will continu
 doing business. however. Next Thursday, New Years day. tn
 feast Of the circumcision. there vii he the usual masses for that day q St. Mary's church. The day will, be , holiday in. Putnam. with work gus } pended at the factories and many e the stores closed for the day.
 Deaths in Hartford' SnrinefeTt Chicopee and other New Englarid town from drinking so-called whiekey at tracted more than passing attention i this city. where more or less whiske obtained in varfons ways. is heinz con su11ed from week to week The death reported may be taken as a warmth against purchases of liduor conin from 'i1Rnown sources fer wood alec : hol will kill Putnam men as surely at kil's all others. There is reason 1
 believe that whiskev containing woe
 alcohol is being sold here. but dc
 i veloprnents in court from time to tin a show that wiliskey is being brought 1 Putnam fr"~1 other p'acns. and that h # Is well these days to forgo taking ' drink that may cause death. { The year that is closing has been 4
 
 . Thousands of employees in the factorit ; in Putnam and the vicinity from whiC it draws trade have labored for bett
 condensation than many believed ev $ would be given in the industrial life e this territory. Though living cost = have been high, they have not heen $ high as to preclude the possibility 5 saving on the part of the great m; 'i jority of the workers, as is attes cd by the substantial increases in bal ls accounts and the amazing spending v pleasure and for luxuries. sr The opening of the new year flo1 \, bright promise for Putnam. Duril Ill 1920 it's manufacturing facilities " be increased and there will be mu z activity in many other lines. Putna ,- is growing and prosperous and d postwar era upon which 1t has e n tered seems to hold the greatest oppe n tunities ever for development. of The dsrailing of some freight ca no In the railroad yard here early Ss he urday evening blocked the tracks
 a while and caused delay in novil s passenger trains through the va s Four passenger trains were held n. for time, but proceeded to their d. r. tinations as soon as arrangemei 1IS could be pervected to get them arou H. the blocked tracks.
 To sou~enir w. H. Taylor. hirthd ]; commissioner for Connecticut, h er. been delving in the records again, g n; gives out the following list of anniv Is; aries due soon:
 de Ex- Representative r. 0. Davis, Pc I'd, fret. born January s, 1859. CT. Ex- Representative Oscar D. Bat wo Ashford, born January 3t. 1887. Ire Fix Senator Randolph II. Chand
 Thompson, born January il, 1858. ed x-Senater James Nj. Tatern, Ia pol ford. born January t7. 1860. ,er | 1-s s,.L..sE J,s,.l- c-.-z .-