Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-01-17
PUTNAM

COhuuCtOI w iIllaIn burlington VINO
has had charge of the Providence
Putnam trolley express car into this
city, died Thursday morning at his
home in Rockland, r. l. Conductor
Harrington, Familiarity known as
Bill" made his last trip here Mon
day of this week. He be" me i'll with
influenza, which later developed into
pneumonia. He was big and power
full man, but the terrible disease with
which he was i'll resisted every effort
to check it.
Conductor Harrington became well
known here in Putnam and was liked
byeveryOne. He leaves his wife and
children.
The body Of Georqe Barry. who was
struck and killed by an automobile
driven by Alfred Robitallle Of this city,
shortly after one o'clock Wednesday
morning. remained unclaimed here
during Thursday. Town officials were
making an effort to, locate relatives of
the man. who had been I'D itinerant
mill worker. on Thursday, but with
out success up to late I the after
noon. If no relatives of The man are
found, the body will be buried at the
expense of the town. 1t had not been
decided on Thursday afternoon wheth-
cr the funeral would be today or to-
morrow.
Since the accident it has been learn
ed that F<rry has been having much
time away from his work since the
first Of the year He had been work
ing in one of the cotton mills in the
north end of the city. After absences
he was taken back AMI given work,
but the last time he came, ( few days
ago, was not re-cmployci.
1t is believed that Barry and Loucey
the man who was with him when he
was killed, were heading for Cutters
barn. where many homeless men
sleep, when The accident happened.
Barry's de7th was caus I'd by a frac-
ture OF the skull, according to the re-
port filed by the medical examiner
His head was considerably cut up, but
his bones were not broken.
Cor.-er Arthur G. Bill said Thurs
day afternoon that be had concluded
his investigation into the c:rcumstanc-
es surrounding the accident. He al
so stated that he had arrived at a
finding hut that he was not ready tC
give it out. It is believed that the
coroner will exenorate the driver OF
the car.
There will be an aIl-day meeting Of
members of the Putnam Red Cross
chapter TO-DAY. that an intensive effort
be made to ill this chapters allotment
of garments, as assigned to it a few
days ago. Dr. f. A. Libby head Of
! the Red Cross here, has received 9
request that the garments he complet-
i ed so that they viii be ready to leave
| the United States on Il vessel that is
| to sail or February 1.
! Don't blame the operators. if yor
/ don't like some of the new rules thai
| the telephone company, by direction o
| the United States government, will pu
| into effect in this city, as elsewhere
| the country over next Tuesday
| Among other things there will be NJ
| collect tickets to Danieisun Anothe-
rule IS that one will have to pay fol
a Danielson call wheth"" the part!
wanted is reached or not. The op
orators will have to go through al
the routine CT completing successful
calls in trying to get yours through
50 the government feels that 20,
should pay fer the service.
! There will be other new rules an(
regulations also that will interest yol
perhaps in an unpleasant way
others that will make you happier, TO
| you will find reduced rates to SOM
| points, as you will higher ones THAI
at present to other points, whicl
won't please you so much. But il
any case, don't develop crouch ant
| try to take it out on the operators
They're not running the govern
ment, nor making the regulations
and there busy all of the time.
Attorney George B. 7'hayer, Hart
ford, father of Charles r. Thayer
Grove street, this city. has, at 6
years of age, finally managed to ge
into uniform and arrive oversee
after more than year and a half o
endeavor to be of use to the govern
ment in its operations "over there"
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