Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-01-21
PUTNAM

Edward Bartlett, %, was bound
over for trial at the superior court in
bonds Of s. geo, after he had pleaded
guilty Monday morning in Justices
court at North Grosvenordale TO
charges Of breaking and entering.
Eartlctt'S arrest clears up the myS-
terry surrounding ro5beriss Of various
stores and houses in the Grosvenor-
dalcs recently. Among other stunts
he pHled off was The theft u $500 in
var savings stamps and $3.50 in LIB
orry bonds from the homo of Gle
nIent Benoit.7 Bartlett claims to have
destroyed the stamps by burning them
UP and the Liberty bonds are still
missing. The case was heard by Jus
! tee Charles Johnson Bartlett's ar
! rest followed an investigation by
| State Policeman Robert Bridgeman.
/ Bartlett was taken to the jail at
/ Brooklyn.
| In the superior court in Whitman
J tic today (Tuesday) the case of the
state vs.. Raphael Howarth will he
| continued. Attorney Charles L. Tor
rey will take up the work of the de-
| fence at today's session. A number
| of new witnesses in the case were
summoned here Monday afternoon to
! appear in court today. They will tes-
/ tify for the defence.
! Three more children have been sent
to the county home from this city,
| but the number there has not in
| creased above 1875, it was stated Mon
| day afternoon. Six children who
! have been at the home have been
plac ICED in homes elsewhere.
| Mrs. D. c. Park. the matron at the
| home, said Monday afternoon that
| there is plenty dormitory space for
| the accommodation of the children,
but that the playrooms are over
crowded and enlarged ones could be
used to advantage. During the win
ter season the children do not get out
of doors so much as at otaer sea
sons, so for the present the play
quarters do not seem ample TO meet
the playing needs of the. little people
who continue; as community, in
very good health.
DR.. G. T. LaMarche, recently ap-
pointed by the town school commit
tee as medical inspector in the pub
lie schools, has commenced his work
The medical inspection system tx
be introduced here is modelled after
successful systems in operation in
various cities and towns in New En-.
gland and is expected to prove ont
of the greatest boons. as regards thu
general health of the children, tina
has been arranged for their welfar,
by a progressive educational commit
tee.
DR.. LaMarche's work will includt
the building up of a card index sys
tenn that will give a detailed line O
information as to the health ant
: physical condition of every pupil il
| the public schools of this town.
The card of each child viii SHOW
whether that particular chi1d's teetl
need attention; whether the child
eyes should be looked to, whethe
there are tonsils that are enlarge,
or otherwise not normal will includ
data as to whether a child has ade
noids and many other little things o
that nature.
Parents will be informed of tn
physical defects Of a remedial O
correctable nature from which thei
children are suffering and be advise
that the attention of the family ply
stefan should pc called to the mat
ter.
In many cities wonderful result
have been obtained in improving II
= health of children through such
system as has been inaugurated i
Putnam, and much is expected Of tn
!, system now being introduced here.
i The card indexing system will re
u Guire a considerable period of tim
e 70 complete, but it will be very va
h liable when it is ready for use.
In the city court Monday morn;n
: Judge M. Fl. Geissler imposed I fin
s. Of $25 each and costs of prosecute
on the Miller Brothers. proprietor
= pool room in the Providence. stret
= section, after they had pleaded gull
s - to conducting a place where CANT
81 ling was allowed. The case was II
= outcome of another case heard in II
city court a few days ago, case