Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-18
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS

store in Danielson. his old home town.
 He was warmly greeted Saturday by
 many friends.
 Christopher J. Kent, 64. died during
 Friday night at his home on Frank
 lin street. He had been confined to his home for several weeks, but his illness was not regarded as serious by the public and the announcement of his death came as a surprise. MT. Kent was born in this town. son of
 MT. and Mrs. Alvin Kent, and he had lived practically all of his life in this vicinity. For long period of years
 he served as night watchman in Dan ielson, engaging upon one occasion in a revolver duel with robbers who were footing the postonhce.
 Since retiring night watchman MT. Kent has lived quietly at his home here. He leaves three sisters Mrs. i Mary Reynolds Misses Julia and Elizabeth Kent. of Danielson. The announcement here Saturday morning that William Curran had died at St. Vincent's hospital in New York l after what apparently was brief ill., ness came as surprise to his friends. Cards received here from a few days ago made no mention that he was ill. l MT. Curran. who was about 45 years of age formerly was member of the 1 firm of Murray and Curran of Dan ! ielson- Later he was engaged in | business in Jewett City. as a member
 
 Mrs. Christopher Gilfigan of Stafford i Springs is a sister of MT. Curran's. l Beginning this morning new mo- i tor bus line will be established be-
 tween Danielson and Moosup. This new line will provide service every hour and a half throughout the day and will complete the linking up of | Danielson with the towns and villages ! from which it draws much business The opening of the line will give I f h frEC yi(.0 fr-reF1 | Moosup to Putnam via Central Village, | Wauregan, Danielson, Dayville and 1 Attawaugan. The buses on the Moo sup run will connect at Danielson Cen ] ter with the buses the Putnam run, | so there no longer will be any difficult i ty in getting from place to place l quickly, regularly and under comfort able conditions. The fares. too, have been kept so reasonable that there will be ground for complaint on that account.
 George Gates. the youngest soldier | that went out of Danielson to fight in l the world war. has returned to his home here. mustered out of service. Just over 16 years of age when re- cruiting to fill the ranks of the old Thirteenth company was at it's height here, young Gates managed to get into the service. He is a splendidly built young fellow and had difficulty two years ago in convincing those in | terested in his prospective military
 
 was the case. He eventually became a member of. the 5sth Coast artillery. but later was transferred out. while serving overseas.
 Frank Spalding, Jr. Brooklyn, hap pened along the state highway near Willimantic Friday just in time to help members of a touring party that went over an emba nkment in a limousine, MT. Spauling being en route to Hart ford at the time.
 The esta blishment of a regular mo- tor bus service between Danielson and villages of Plainfield will put a crimp in the practice of some Plain field public service operators in charg- ing about three times what their ser vice has been worth.
 Members of the Children of Mary societies of St. James church were at Camp Chaagaumaug. Old kIlhngly pond Sunday for an outing A number of the members of Quine- baug Pomona grange will be. at Che pachet today to attend the field day exercises of that organization, " orces- ter Southwest Pomona and Providence County Pomona. Quinebaug Pomona will furnish the program.
 In the apportionment by the state of $1 ,342 100 among 147 towns of Con necticut for highway development. ex- clusixe of truck lines and federal aid routes the town of Killingly is allotted s6I50, on condition that it contributes s2.250 which it has voted to do to make it's fund s9.oO0 for the class of highway work mentioned. The town of Thompson gets the largest allot- ment of any town in the state-$75.o0o, this to be supplemented by S25-oee by the own of Thompson. Putnam gets s30 0Oe and will chip in 0.000 ad- ditional this to meet the cost of lay ing permanent pavement in Grove street. Pomfret is apportioned s6750. the same as Killinglv. Canterbury and Woodstock stand to get S7815 each frAr nrOVi0Ad they add eighth of this sum to make their total s9,0o0 each. These appropria tions have nothing to do with trunk line highway expenditures. which are bourne exclusively by the state.
 The following MiddIetown despatch is relative to former Danielson pas tor: c. Collard Adams of Cromwell has brought home the bacon That is. he brought it home by way of parcel post, and it was govern shipment of bacon, owned by the government, into this state MT. Adams got the meat from Newark, N J.. and he paid 36 cents a pound for it. Also. he paid cents post
 Mir Adams is well known through out the state, is proud of the fact that he is the first government bacon con signee in Connecticut. Others will probably follow his example now and get some of the bacon. which MT. Adams says is very good. MT. Adams is particularly well known in religi- ous circles, having. resigned as a Pro- testant clergyman in 1883 to become Catholic 1ayman. He was graduated from Wesleyan in the class of 1859, and was captain of the Twenty sec ond Regiment of Connecticut Volun tee Infa ntry.
 Big motor trucks. operating out of New London. have relieved the threatened gasoline famine in Dan ielson.
 Rev Byron U. Hatfield of Deep Riv- CT, preached at the union service at the Baptist church Sunday morning.
 The Westfield Guards are to go into camp at Lake Mashapaug pond the last week in August.
 Mrs. Marinda C. Butler Robinson of Hudson. \. Y. recently visited friends