Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-13
PUTNAM

Walter j. Bartlett WAS nominated for
the place of exalted ruler of Putnam
lodge of Elzs for the ensuing year.
No local frsights We're run Wednes-
day. Iincoln's birthday.
Putnam people were interested in the
split vote of the Putnam representa-
tives on the prohibition amendment, at
Hartford Tuesday, Representative Kent
voting for and Representative Brodeur
against the amendment.
Alex Lundstrum, the tiorth GrosVen-
oTdale wrestler, has 7 challenge to
meet Pink Gardner of Schenectady. one
| of the best 15S pound men in the bus
mess. LundStrum has won two match
es recently. At New Britain he threw
| Dutch Kent two falls in 40 minutes,
winning with a scissors hold. and at
| New Haven he won with two falls over
| Kid Coffey, in 80 minutes, using
hammer1ock.
| L is lillel" that Chief A. P. Wood
| ward of the I'anielson Fire department
will crafty Il number Of members and
| former members of the Putnam Fire
| department by stopping here for a time
| with DanielSonS new piGce of motor
| apparatus, While it is heug run over
land from Worcester To the nearby
| town. The new truck is now en- route
|
| Announcement was made acre at the
meeting of Putnam lodge Of ElkS by
| District Grand Exalted Ruler Joseph
| c. Ivers, that Danielson had filed an
] application for q charter fer a lodge
! in that place. Danielson and its i'm
mediate vicinity is represented by IS
members in Putnam lodge.
| George N. Fine. formerly manager
of atheatre business i'll New London,
has successfully engaged in the garage
| business in New London. having sold
out his theatrical interests.
! There was a large number of buyers
| representing reany different towns at
! the auction sale at the Carp9nter farm.
! in the western part of the town We'd
nesday. The sale was conducted by ].
| c. Witter of Danielson
| This city heard many rnmors. more
or less exciting Wednesday relative to
| the labor difficulty shat the GroSyenor-
dals company was contend.ng with at
It's North GlOSVenOrdale Plant. and not
a few Putnam people journed up there
during the afternoon, ito sec what was
going on"
Cigars now costing cents alVanc-
ed to II cents and all ether smokes
i-clgars, cigarettes. plug tOhacco-ad-
vanced in like degree was tie not at
| - d|tlNe prospect CdlIeu TO tIe dILen~
ton of smokers here Wednesday by
one dealer. Government taxes" was
the reason advanced.
Printed reports that III discharges
OF American soldiers from service are
to be suspended for the present caused
some disappointment anil un6aSineSs in
number of families here that still are
represented by boys in the army. The
horne coming of these boys has been
anXIously awaited and the prospect of
further prolonged absence has proved
dlscouraging,
Some loom fixers ard few wear
efS went on strike at North Grosven-
ordalc' Wednesday at noon. when they
walked out. in a number Of instances
carrying little belongings that thew
nave about their places OF work in the
| mill.
This was the first direct attempt tt
carry out a strike that has beer
Threatening for several days. Safe
police have been at North Grosvenor-
dale all this week, watching develop
ments. and prepared to promptly
squelch any outside aetator who
might appear and endeavor to build
big trouble out of what otherwise
might he TeTy small one.
The village remained very quiet ant
normal Wednesday afternoon and mos
of the employees in different depart
ments were at their work
The strikers stated that they hope,
TO add to their ranks this ,hnrning, blu
were not specific in thei' statement
as to just how they hoped TO get 9th
ers to JOIN them. Around the villag
it was state that the sympathy @
the majority of the workers IL! the mi
and others was not with the striker:
The discharge of trio CT loomfiXer
is said to be at the bottom If the lttl
difficulty thai has Developed. Ot!e
loomfxers want these rlen taken hac
land an overseer of weaving discharged