Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-01
DANIEISuN AND PUTNAM NEWS.
PUTNAM

1 Ralph Durfee, members of the New | York state troopers, an organization | Mounted police, is visiting in Putnam l his former home. He has been. in this service three years. and rates4a ser | geant. Tho troopers operate over 9 1 wide area of the Empire State, and ! wear natty dark gray uniform that is suggestive of the Marine corps over | seas equipment. though darker. | Who has seen Thomas Remington | Is, who disappeared a week ago last l Wednesday from the home of his l grandparents, MT. and Mrs. A. w. | Sunman, in Ponifret? He wore 8 away and is believed to have had $75 worth of War Savings stamps The boys home is in Bristol. R. l., but he has been living with his grandparents. | It is believed that he went away be- cause he did not. like the work or on account of some similar reason, but this fact does not relieve the anxiety of his mother, Mrs. E. w. Remington, who has offered a reward for information pertaining to his whereabouts.
 The boy took pair or overalls with him when he went away. and this might suggest that his intention was to secure work in some factory or, perhaps, on a farm. Information con corning the boy may be telephoned5 to William Valentine at Pomfret4 Gen..
  where the boy has been living The missing boy is of medium height. has dark hair and a scar on his upper lip. 1t was stated Thursday by one in close touch with the state highway de- partment that the work of perman- ently improving Grove street by build ing a cement roadway will. be under taken in the near future in all proba- bility and will be completed before the end of the year. It is known that the department has the plans ready. and now that the town has voted the nec- essary share of the cost the work can proceed at any time, as the state al so has funds set aside for the work. The cement roadway will start near the corner of Grove street and Kill ingly avenue, at Grove street ceme- tery. and run down to the. junction of Grove and South Main streets. It will be all cement, excepting the gUtters, which will remain cobble.
 Putnam Country club members are considerably inconvenienced by the lack of trolley service. Many of the members used the car line, which runs through the clubs golf links in going down to and return from play.
 The store that has been, occupied by Mark Wilson is to be taken over by Bugbee and Wulf. who occupy the re- mainder of the block in which the store is located. It is understood that the space will be occupied for a new department. The store will be vacated by MT. Wilson. after Saturday of this week
 Going ahead without regard to the l possibility of the resumption of trolley seruice. business interests here verel endeavoring on Thursday to work out i more elaborate plan of bus service | between this city and West Thomp- | son Further announcements relative l to the plan are expected to be made | today =
 New draperies for the Bradley thea tre have arrived and the organ that | is to be added will be installed with in a few days The various changes |! that are to be made in the interior of 1 the theatre to fit it for the fall and | writer season will be completed, it 1 is now expected, by August 2S. .s
 The coming week end, also bringing l the beginning of the most popular va cation month of the. year will be marked by the heaviest northbound | travel between New York and Maine resorts seen in years, it is anticipa ted This traffic by night expresses through | this city has been unusually heavy | this year.
 The need of additional space at the Day KimbalI hospital is again made patients at the institution one day this week, and conditions were so crowded that cots had to be brought into service.
 
 to Thursday afternoon as to whether the extra trains Saturday afternoon | and evening that have been running the past two Saturdays will be con- tfnued in service this week, but the feeling here seemed to be that this would be the case. providing the troll leys have not resumed service
 4 tremendous amount of hay has been taken from the farms in towns in this section during the present week, the best. having week to date of the year. and stored away Quanti- ties of hay remain to be cut, how ever.
 The registrars of voters are in ses- sion today for the purpose of perfect ing the voting lists for the coming fall elections. ~
 Several suggestions have been made For the naming of the Putnam post of the American Legion, but as yet no iecision has been reached, though this matter promises to be of more than