Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-15
PUTNAM

i Clerks in practically all the stores 1 in this city are interested in move lr,-n. .-;aica has s-sr<cG esrcGS tas-n for sherlef working hours. It was stated Saturday by clerks who are
 activ#iy interested in the project that l they desire to secure an agreement stores of the city at o'clock every night in the week excepting Satur-
 day, when the stores would close at
 9. instead of at later times. as at 1 stores keep open Wednesday nights until 8 and S.30 and other stores se- , lect Friday evening to be open. in-
 stead of Wednesday.
 l Some of the clerks also are advo- eating not opening until a. m and | a weekly half holiday throughout the year. excepting perhaps, in the height 1 of the holiday season.
 In support of their movement for ] shorter working hourssthe clerks point
 to the fact that the eight hour day is ] becoming almost universal for work ing people and that the great najori- | ty of the wage earners in this city | work less hours, many Of them earn l ing much more money. than do the 1 clerks. The clerks do not advocate 1 an eight hour day for themselves, l but will seek an adjustment of work ! ing hours so as to give them more
 ~time eff duty than at present. The l clerks also point to the fact that with l shorter working hours applying to I | es in many other lines of endeavor 1 about Putnam and vicinity, that there i would be ample time for all to do l trading if the stores close every week It was announced Saturday morning l that B male clerks had held a meet ] ing to consider presenting their pro- 1 position to the business men and also | that arrangements were being made for Yofnen's meeting at Forester's l hall this evening. when many of these l clerks gre expected to attend. 1 There is no suggestion of ef-
 fort upon the part Of the clerks to l consider striking. It was stated Sat
 1 urday that they intend. in a formal | way, to present their desires to the 1 business men, with the hope that their
 wishes will get recognition and bring i about the changes sought It is not likely that the clerks proposition will be put into concrete form until after l tonight's meeting of the women l clerks, it was stated Saturday
 l An aer,plsne. heading into conneo- ! border. Euzzed it's way over this city Saturday morning just before II o. l clock The machine was first sighted | by residents at Putnam Heights and
 they telephoned over to the city. The 1 biplane was bucking against a strong i wind as it headed toward the city on 1 2 northwestern1y course. The machine
 biplane, was up probably 5000 feet | 1 changing his course here to head over 1 into Massachusetts.
 1 The repubIicans of this city asssm- l bled in caucus to nominate candidates l for town officers. did not make many ! changes from the list Of nominations for last year. Selectman Clarence | E. Pierce and Luther M. Keith are re- 1 nominated to succeed themselves, as l Is David Flagg, town clerk and treas urer and agent of the town deposit I ar1H L | collector F. H. Smith was nomiua ted
 for the board of relief and Hector Du- l vert for assessor. The nominee for l auditor is Leon T. Wilson and William l F. Warren is named for registrar For l mem bership on the town school com l mitt. Attorney Charles L. Torrey and 1 Mrs. Jane F. Warner were re-noninat- l ed to succeed themselves The party ] nominees for constables are August ! Martin. Hermon G. Carver Peter 1 Bardner. The library director nou- 1 1nees are Charles Dean r. J. Daniels | and Frank H. Codier.
 1 A little spice was infected in the | caucus over which Hon. F. NJ Warn l CT was presiding a chairman when ! Clement Gilsou introduced q resolu-
 ton suggesting that Connecticut's l representatives in the United States l senate refrain from further activity
 against the proposed peace treaty or the league of nations Attorney C. l L. Torrey said he did not understand I were 1 posing the icaeue of nations nor the l proposed r eafy as a whole. bTt w1re i merely seeking reservations to safe
 guard the interests of this country 1 A motion to table the resolution wa q 1 eVetstualiN gotten before the caucus | ana there was roar of voices when | the ayes were called for. The ticking i of the clock was the most audihie ! i--WithOut response
 ] The caucus developed only on, cor i tes- for place-that between A ornav l. C. Morse. the present incumbent. I@rtorney Morse won out on q ballot i vote, 6S to 61.
 ] In naming their candidates for town oHcers the democrats of Putnam have i set the stage for at least one contest l at the annual town meeting on +te | first Monday in October Estfrnatin 1 that his remarkably efficient record as | clty tax collector will go far toward i winning him election town collector | also the democrats have named Alfred
 Bonneville, one of the citys business l men.
 1 Incidentally the democrats also paid | a me tribute to one of the republic an 1 o-fice holders CT Putnam by Da:n.n~ Town Cler~ *rd Trea surer Da Vid 1 Fagg their candidate Having ! both the reoublican and democratic nom ina lions Town Clerk F1aeg is as 1 sured of reelection beyond ali reason able doubt
 l For seiectmen the democrats have
 nominated Joseph Lapalme and Uric Beausoliel- For board Of relief Fred erick Dumas has the democratic nom lnatton and J. Harry Mann is the par 1 tvs candidate to succeed himself q [ auditor. George Potvin was rero.,-,.,- atec Tor registrar and Attorney Erie H. Johnson and David BeausofieI were nominated for library directors For l places on the town school committee 1 Herbert J. Smith and James Char ron are the nominees. and Alphonse | Beausolie1 is named for > assessor 1 Nomlna tions for constabies made by l the democrats are: Oregene Touchette John c. Ryan. Thomas Demming and | Eugene Dumas.
 1 At Thompson Saturday morning. the case of the state vs. Eincenza Penn
 pier and of theL state vs. Charles