Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-30
DANlElSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

nam central telephone efIlce are in stalled it will be a Proposition board,
 three for toll line. seven for local calls
 ,,.A1o onep 9n ,sr prroes are ndsr ds nricy
 es in regular retail stores. All our
 goods direct from mills and fnishers
 You pay hute one profit. We are at
 Chadwick's former store-adv.
 October 19 is the date set for the
 baseball game here between teams representing. the Butnam railroad men and the New London railroad men. fThe game will be played at the fair
 srounds.and the railroad men will
 tell you it is to he the greatest ever
 new freight train was put on a regular run Monday norning between this =city and East Hartford. Freight
 said to be as great as ever in history, and the prospect is for even more bus
 mess.
 charfes p. Hins, sserstary,, other
 members Of the state board of educa- tion, H. J. Trinder, supervisor of trade schools and architects who have made plans for a dormitoFy to be here Monday. meeting at the high school with Attorney Charles L.. Tor rey, member of the state board.
 Sixty-twe new voters have quali- plieations, to be made, and will have their first opportunity to vote at the annual town meeting next Monday. A steam roller was at work in Grove street Monday and leveled the section that is being prepared to re- ceive crushed rock and cement from South Main street to Seward street.
 The work of building new embani< ment beside what Is known as the beef house siding, near Front street. working there on Monday. The em- ba nkment, largely made up of cinders from locomotive freboxes. has been sliding away of late and down onto This trouble will be eliminated by re- building the bank, in which large number of ties will be used.
 A fine new car owned by George Brousseau, of the Church company in this city. was hadly damaged Sunday when it was in collision with a ma chine owned by Beaude EaPalme of this city, the LaPalme car being driv- en at the time by a young man named Beausoliei. The accident happened at a junction of highways at a point where several other accidents have oc- cured, at West Thompson.
 Interest in politics began to in- crease perceptably during Monday when some active work was being done in behalf of candidates who are on the town tickets to be voted on next Monday The chief contest will be over tax collector, it now seems likely Attorney E. C. Morse is the present collector and a candidate for Collector Alfred Bonneville, the dem ocratic nominee.
 Engineer orer Maynard, of this city, had the honor to run the first giant $500 freight locomotives through Putnam. bringing one of the great machines north from New Lon 1on with a train of 65 cars represent ing a load of 2800 tons, behind it. This great train was hauled along by the I locomotive with comparative ease and was run through direct to Worcester. The "33eos engines are the largest on aven the 5000" and .'3e00" types that began to run through this city dur ing last year and were a big novelty for time Up to Sunday one of them had never been seen on this part of the New Ravens lines and it was of as fully as much interest to the railroad men as to others who hap pened to see it. At ths Day kimhaiI hospitaI Mon lay afternoon. it was stated that the condition of Annie Shaki, who was shot ast Wednesday evening at North | quite favorable and that during the lay he had been able to take a little | It was pointed out. | however, that this did not mean tha t the wounded man is out Of danger. l, When Shaki was picked up early last Wednesday evening and a first exam nation of his wounds made it was believed that his chances for recovery | were almost nil His assai1ant re- mains at the Brooklyn jail, under bonds of $1o,a00- At the present time the charges against him is assault with intent to kill. but this will be if the wounded man fails to recover.
 Principal E. H. Snow of Putnam High School has been invited to act as instructor of the gymnastic class of the Girls club at Dayville. and he will be assisted in this work by the principal of the Israel Putnam school.
 Rev. G. c. S. Mackay vii; preach the association sermon today Clues day) when the Ashford Baptist asso- the church in North Ashford. The del- egates from the Putnam Baptist church to this meeting are Dr. and Mrs J. B. Kent. Horatio Brown Mrs Ida G. Kennedy. Miss Anna Armstrong and Clarence B. Pierce.
 The lease on the Empire theatre which has been held by David A. Smith Of the Bradley theatre expires today. It was stated here Mon day that Mir. Smith will not renew the lease and that the house. which is owned by Nazaire Peloquin, will be iChScu to OeHeF pdftteS-
 Members of the censrega aeionA church in this city are much interest ed in an event scheduled for Thurs day-the installation of their new pas tor. Rev. Boynton Merrill, who serv- ed as q chaplain in the United States navy during the war. The ecclesiastical council Of the church will meet at II a. m. and the service of installation is fixed at o'clock. A number of vis- iting ministers will be in attendance. In the evening, at g o'clock there will be reception in the church Darlors, and all are~invited to attend this func- tiofl.
 Putnam housewives are still con tending against a sugar shortage, though there is a promise that this commodity ia expected to come through in greater quantities during the month that will open tomorrow.
 State Attorney Charles F. Searls is making ready the cases he will be called upon to prosecute when the Oc- tober term of court. at which crim- ina1 cases will be considered. opens here on Tuesday of next week, October