Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-09
PITNAM

As a conseduence of the walkout of the mechanics, helpers and repair men in the shops of the New York. New Haven and Hartford railroad. railroad service at Putnam has been severely curtailed. Six trains were taken oh Friday, and on Saturday the Bar Har- bor and State of Maine expresses will make their last runs A telegram was railroad station announcing that the Hartford bound expresses arriving here at 9.15 a. m. and S-l0 p. m. and the Boston bound expresses arriving have been discontinued. These trains are on the Willimantic division. On the Norwich and Worcester line the 10.30 a. m. and the 1.06 p. m- trains for Worcester have been taken off.
 The removal of these trains. coming as it does when this city's transporta- ton service is already badly crippled by the strike of employees of the Shore Line Electric company. leaves Putnam in an almost isolated position. The few trains that are running through here are locals. The early morning milk train continues its old schedule as do the mail trains, and the New Haven company has given notice that these trains will be run just as long as it is possible to run them.
 There are six railroad men employed in the Putnam yard who are mem bers of the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America. members of which union are now on strike. Friday morning these Putnam men were still on the job. and according to one of them they had received no notice of the strike. We shall continue to work until we are officially notified to stop" said one union man. Putnam railroad men were free to admit that the present situa- tfon is serious one and that the ser. vice will probably be, decreased still further before it is increased.
 Members of the Putnam Country club will go to Southbridge this (Sat-| urdaD afternoon. where they will be the guests of the Cohasse club.
 Word was received Thursday by Major and Mrs. Jerome Teurteilotte that their son. Sergeant Harry Tour tellotte has landed in this country after service overseas. He has gone south to be discharged/and then will come to Putnam.
 At a meeting of the members of the Congregational church Thursday even ing 1t was voted to install Rev. Boyn- ton Merrill as pastor of the church. The installation will come during the last part of September or the first of October. It was voted at the same time to allow Mir. Merrill leave of ab-i sence for four Sundays in order that he may speak elsewhere in the state in the interests of the Pilgrim tercen- .Seard. formerly of willimantic. has charge of this work throughout Con -4 necticut. and he asked that Mir. Mer- Till be released to assist in the cam- paign.
 Mrs. Arthur Rouse ana Miss Edith Bowen left Putnam Friday for two weeks vacation to be spent with Mrs Rouse's daughter. Mrs, Velney Durfee in Fairhaven, Vt.
 Mrs. George Perry of Worcester is the guest of Mrs. George Brosseau of Wilkinson street.
 Misses Ella and Florence Tourtel- lotte, with their brothers. George and Charles, left Putnam Thursday for motor trip to Niagara.
 Mrs. Joseph Ryan of School street has bought from the T. P. Botham es- tate the house she occupies.
 John O. Fox of this city has been selected as superintendent of the horse division at Woodstock fair.
 Putnam manufacturing concerns which ship large quantities of freight from Putnam have been notified by the local freight house officials that they may finish loading cars which are now partially filled, but that no more carload shipments will be received This a serious situation for Putnam