Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-05
DAlgIElsoN AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

PUTNAM Through the passase of the asricul- tural approprja tion bill by congress, ! and the signing of it by the president, 1 the federal support of farm bureau work in Connecticut is assured. Ac- cording to Benjamin W. Ellis, agent for the Windhana County Farmers as- sociation, s2.20f will be available fer s1,100 is to be used for agricultural work and $1.104 for work in home demonstra tion departments:
 John Dean. chairman of the Well said Monday that committees will this week begin intensive work in the making of preparations for the demon stration, which is to be held Labor day. The 25 members of Troop 1. Boy Scouts of America, who have been in camp at Webster, lake. have returned to their homes in tifis city.
 Main street ia soon to be renun1ber- ed, This is necessary as the result of voting Elm street out of existence, which was done by the city council some months ago. and the combining of all the streets between Hammond hall and the Morse-Nightingale mi1l
 into one thoroughfare. and calling it all under the name of Main street. Previously there have been three num- berlng systems along this one stretch Hammond hall to Union block. Am other from Bugbee corner to Union block, and the third from Bugbee cor her to Providence street. The tripii- cate system which has now been done away with. was unnecessary and con- fusing. As soon as maps of Main street are renumbered the work of buildings will start. This is to be done under the direction of City En- gineer George W. Perry.
 Earl Davis of Putnam appeared be- fore Judge Mahlon H. GeissIer in the Putnam city court Monday morning to was the second prisoner to face the judge on this charge since July 1, at which time the country went dry. Davis was very considerate of his nome town and told the court that he got his ffrewa ter in Pascoag, R. l., and ne further stated that Pascoag is q wide open town.
 Was the stuff you drank less than one half of one per cent. beer?" asked the judge.
 No, your honor; I had whiskey. You can buy it over there, and it is
 just as good as we used to get in Put nam before prohibition went into ef- feet" replied Davis.
 He pleaded guilty to intoxica tion. Judge GeiSsler consulted his records and found that this was Davis third appearance in Putnam city court since February. His other appearances were Feb. IS and March 24. On both occa-
 slons he was found guilty of drunken
 ness. On learning this the judge re-
 quested Prosecuting Attorney Eric H.
 Johnson to add another charge against Davis, that of being a common drunk
 ard Davis said he was not guilty of this offense, but he was told that ac- cordlng to the statutes anyone found
 guilty of intoxication three times
 within one year was common drunk
 ard in the eyes of the law. He was
 found guilty and sentenced to 50 days
 dr1rf L J r.1,., Il
 5O days for intoxication, with costs of
 Sl3-14- Being unable to pay he was
 taken to Brooklyn jail by Sheriff
 George Holbrook.
 At the same session of the court a
 charge of breach of the peace was brought against Abraham NIintz. who
 conducts fruit and produce store on
 south Main street. The complaint was
 made by Samuel Smith, who alleges
 M1ntz used abusive language to him
 and his wife. In order that Mintz's
 lawyer, Attorney William Shields of
 Norwich, might be present the case
 was continued until Friday morning
 at 10.30. Mintz furnished bond of
 $10O for his appearance.
 Naturally there is considerable in- ]
 terest in Putnam in connection with
 the naming of the newly organized post of the American Legion of Honor. 1 number of names have been sug- gested and the two that have been most talked of are those of Rev. An selm J. Mayotte, curate of St. Mary's
 church. who enlisted as chaplain 1 and who died while passing through Belgium with his regiment. and Lieut. David Putnam the American ace. Put nam's name was suggested upon the Supposition that he. was a descendant l of General Israel Putnam. Revolution ary- hero, for whom this city is named. l Investigation now proves that Lieu tenant Putnam is not a descendant of i Israel Putnam. as was supposed. but brother The general feeling among | those interested is that this fact elim- mates Lieutenant Putnam's name. The 1 matter of selecting the name will come l which will be held at an early date; in ! the meantime suggestions are request 1 ed from the public at large.
 The body of Frank E. 5iackrtar, 58, 1 who died in Wi1limantic Saturday. 1 was brought to Putnam Monday af- l ternoon for burial in the Grove street | cemetery. He formerly lived here, and was employed by the Wheaton | Building & Lumber Corpora ton.
 The dry spell in Putnam, which be- i gan week ago Monday when every saloon in the city closed the doors | and sold no wet goods of any de- | seription, came to an end saturday | When doors were opened again and | legal beer. containing less than one half of one per cent. was sold free ly While this variety is rather tame in comparison to the good old fash toned beer of the days before proh1- bition, according to those who have tried it, it is better than no beer. at all. A thriving business was done on Saturday where the one-half Of one per cent. goods were being handled.
 During August the choir of the Sec ond Congregational church is having it's annual vacation. During the month the congregational singing is being led by c. Dwight Sharpe:
 At the mid-week prayer meeting of the Second Congregational church this week Thursday the members Of