Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-22
PUTNAM

1 was again presented before the same I tribunal Tuesday morning and is now 7; lodged at Brooklyn jail At Mondays hearing he was charged with abuse of 1 a female child. Edith Harris, his niece. 13 years of age, and probable cause
 was found for holding him for trial at ] the next term Of the Windharn county l superior court having criminal juris- 1 diction. His bonds were fixed at $1,0o0 l g sum that it was believed he would not be able to raise. but he found 1 surety during the afternoon of Mon day and was released His release was followed by threats 1 against the life of his niece and the l girls mother. Fowler's sister. this be-
 ing testified to in court. at Tuesdays hearing before Justice Charles NJ. Per ! rim Of Woodstock by the woman and
 the girl. and when this fact became 1 Wood stock, where the feeling was flat Fowler should not be permitted to re- main at large.
 It was finally decided to re-arrest during Monday evening and he was taken into custody here. Tuesday 1 morning he was put under bonds Of S2560 to keep the peace. This he could had gone his bond withdrew the surety. Fowler was unable to raise the SS500 Necessary for his re-ease Tuesda-- so was taken to jail. He is
 SpOuL % years OF age. There were 1o4 pupils between the ages of If and 16 years registered at the opening of Putflam-s evening school. The great majority of this group represent the children of the
 city between 14 and f6 years of age who have not completed their eighth grade work and who are employed at working in the rnilIs
 These young people. boys and girls. show commendAbie interest in the work that the night school has map ped out for them and the organization work was very quickly completed and the actual work Of study commenced.
 They are representative Of several nationaEttes and among them was found a small number unable to either read. write CT speak English, though some of these born .iere in Putnam and have always lived here. While the number so completely handicapped numbered less than half dozen. it was stated on Tuesday. there is a in elenle1tars- English.
 In the night scsool for grown-ups which is being conducted by Principal L. r. Battey Of the night school ?. opening night and conamenced the course oI study.
 The Trade school is also giving eve ming courses so with the young peo-
 
 class under Mfr. Battey. the cooking. sewing and millinery classes and the { trade classes that are in session eve ni'lgs there is real activity at the city's school street The high school build ing ts pracricaIIv fully used even | inss as during f3ae dss' time
 Euctiirs construction work that much as possible may be c acorn plished i before winter sets ia .s ,be rule these d score of new dwellings are being i erected and ar addition to the nliii ! building constructed.
 On Middle street. q new thorough i fare that runs south from opposite the mill a half dozen new Dwellings are i nearly ready gor occursncy. Painters | ,rea-s at work 13on them Tuesday. | These new dwellings extend the street | lengtf. from where building Was left ! on when tte mill company built a preE-ious group eI dwellings to Arch street. along which another row or fine new homes has been erected.
 Tne half dozen hoases on Arch street are well advanced toward corl- 3ousss On Middle street.
 As the houses are finished the grounds about them are being graded, covered with lcanl and laid out in such that another surnTner will see hem surrounded by pretty lawns.
 Poles carry electric light wires past he rows Of new I1ornes, which vary in lesigr. number cs apartments. ap- rectiVe homes arG are eagerly sought.
 At the easteriy end of the new sec ion of Arch street 2 sewage pumping station is being erected.
 Cellars have been eycaTated and foundations ars being put in for more ones where corn was growing only a ,ew' weeks q go, and the building activ- ty now extends up to the borders of what was the mill company's baseball Ield.
 Trouble with overhead wires caused some interference with the trolley ser vice. through lack of power. to the
 orth of Putnam during the early part i, Tuesday
 Putnam has seen very little during .lle past few months of the orofes- sionaI hobo. something for which Put nam is duly thankful.
 oro5ably will be invited to join in a II oveInent with other similar orgari- 7ations in this part of the state in pe- -itiorlirg the New Haven road for the of passenger trains that formerly. supplied good service be- tween this city and Norwich.
 Providence buyers have been SCOUT ng the surrounding country for sweet cider. which they will take in barrel cts for transfer to the Rhode Island ,a pital, where the beverage is said to De selling for one dollar a gallon. The standard price 8 few years ago was 10 cents per gallon.
 Ralph x. Bugbee was in Boston on Tuesday a business trip.
 Attorney Charles l.. Torrey will be in Danielson this morning to repre- sent a client at a hearing in the town court of Killingly.
 If yyou see an automobile tire. nicely wrapped with the new paper binders m which they are shipped from the lying beside the road. don't get out to pick it up. for if you do some group of irritating youngsters, hidden away in the brush, will be apt 70 pull it away and shriek ''Raspber- -ies" at you. This has been explained oy 8 group Of local young men who were en route by motor car from Put nam to Groton and who had an exper- ence on the trip.
 This week will find the road building crew engaged in putting down the ce- nent highway from King street to the .crn eter- corner. This is the last