Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-22
PUTNAM

Judge NJ H. Geissler held a session of the city court Tuesday morning. Five men charged with having been intoxicated were presented. and three of them were sent to jail The com ing dry" period seems to impose a, terrific strain on the nerves of some of the thirsty.
 Private Edmond Gagne, Daniel Weeks and 4. Charbonneau, who have been in the service have been muster ed out and have returned to Putnam.
 Parlor, Bedroom and Bath was the snappy show that pleased a large au- dience at the Bradley theatre Tuesday evening. The show was one of the live Hest that has been seen here for sevral sasons.
 Miss Camille Euverard, clerk in the office of the local board, was reported Tuesday as i'll at her home in Pornfret. Warnings are being issued to skat- CTS to keep off the rivers and ponds The warm weather of the past few days has made skating very danger ous pastime.
 Henry c. Lewis of Worcester was 8 visitor with friends in Putnam Tues day.
 The new telephone rate system was put into effect here Tuesday with
 
 was concerned. On the street, how ever, much criticism was heard over | the toll line rates to points in Con- necticut.
 The fire department was called out Tuesday afternoon just before two o'clock to fight a fire in the little building used for tire vulcanizing by | the McGuire firm, on Elm street, op- ] posite the Bartlett store. The fire, which damaged the little building, which was of no great value, was l quickly extinguished.
 Edward BartIett's escapades, if they may be described as such, have fur 1 nished a real sensation for the people 1 of the Grosvenordales, where he broke l into houses, stores, plundering to the extent of several hundred dollars His | operations were particularly bold and l his arrest brings a sense of relief to
 those who felt that they might be the
 next victim of the mysterious raider 1 who is now in jail, under bonds of
 5000, after having pleaded guilty tc breaking and entering.
 At the annual meeting of the Put. nam Foundry and Machine conDan,
 held at the foundry Tuesday afternoon the following directors were elected
 George M. Sampson, Samuel Reynolds
 John A. Dady, 4. A. r Houghton, c
 Harold GiIpatric.
 At a subsequent meeting of the di
 rectors George NJ. Sampson was elect
 ed president, Samuel Reynolds vic president and G. Hasold GiIpatric, sec
 retary- treasurer
 A dividend of 1 per. cent. was. dncIa re on the common stock, and a dividen ] Of seven per cent. on the preferre stock. This is the first dividend on tn l common stock that has been declare
 since 1912, and is a reflection of tn ] fact that the company had the hes ! business in it's history during 1918. Tn : company continues to be very busy. : Frank Campeau, wounded in actio , in France, is back at his home i c Putnam, and mighty glad of it. H ? friends were greeting him abo1 l town during Tuesday. Champeau sa, ! just one day of real fighting outsie I of the trenches. He was wounded tt first day he went into 'open actio 2 Champeau has some thrilling tales ! tell, nevertheless, and says he ca imagine what the other boys mui have gone through who were in tf . open fighting for weeks and weeks e The body Of Joseph CundaU, g } who died in Worcester. was brougl
 here Tuesday for burial in Grove s
 cemetery. The committal service W; f conducted by Rev s. J. A Rock, pa. . tor of the Methodist church. M v Cundau was the father in-law q Judge L. H. Fuller of this city. s District Deputy Fred D Card ar
 suite and a contingent of other men v bers of Israel Putnam lodge of C. 5 Fellows went to Danielson Tuesds ,ee evening for the installation of the O 'l ficers Of Quinehaug. lodge. " Mrs. Blanche Chenette, 21, wife Y William Chenette, died Tuesday l, their home on Mill street. Mrs. Oh, n nette was born in this city, the daug1
 ter of MT. and Mrs. Henry Racicot
 Miss Ella Farrows entertained fl '. members of her Sunday school rla 9 of the Baptist church at her home ( | Woodstock avenue.
 MT NJ. Dwyer of Allston, Mas ss formerly proprietor of the Chickeri, t' hotel here, visited in Putnam Tue II day.
 'e Plans are under construction for ni gathering of members of all dra v, board members in the state at the H i.e tel Taft, New Haven, on the event, I0 of February II.