Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-31
DAlgIELsON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

rOINAM
 Forty priests attended the funeral
 services for Rev. Adefard Iacreix at St. Mary's church, Wednesday morn ing at I0.3e. The body of the young priest had lain in state in the church from o'clock Tuesday evening when, with solemn ceremony. it was re-
 moved from the home of his parents. MT. and Mrs. Nareisse Lacroix on f~Afaynard street. where Father Lacroix died during the early hours of Sun day morning At the church We'd
 nesday evening the office for the dead was chanted by a number of priests who came to attend the funeral
 At solemn high mass of requiem on
 Wednesday morning Rev. Arthur Routhier, assistant at St. Mary's and a classmate of the dead priest throughout his collegiate course and In the seminary. was celebrant Rev. Father McGarry. of Meriden whose home is in this city and classnate of Father Lacroix was deacon. Rev. Father Henry Cha gnon Of Taftviile was sub< deacon and Rev. Father Au- ger of Webster master of ceremonies. Nearly two score more priests. repre- senting nearly all of the parishes of eastern Connecticut parishes in oth- CT parts Of the---state, sprinsfield, Providence and cities in Massachu q setts were within the sanctuary.
 The funeral sermon was delivered by Rev. Charles F. Bedard. pastor of St. Mary's church.
 In addition to the clergymen and the relatives and friends of Father Lacroix the mass was attended by large number of members of St Mary's parish. The bearers were All varez Miour. City Collector Alfred. Bonneville. A1ferie Lussier. Frank Vadnais. Dona Jolie and Armand Li- zotte.
 Burial was in St Mary's cemetery, with the solemn ceremony that al- WE me Yt~ hn int ey7f nf rio of the church
 Alderman George E. Padgett said on Wednesday afternoon that the finance committee would ask for bids for s65 900 worth of 2e-year bonds of the city of Putnam. the money from the sale of these bonds to be used to pay note issued a year ago to meet the cost of laying new 16-inch water mans that were run in from Har- Fisville
 The dogs of Putnam are up against much the same kind of situation so far disastrous results are concern ed, as were the people of this city during the. influenza period of last fall and winter. An epidemic is sweeping dogdom and laying many of the canines fiat. Dr. F. T. Baldwin is quoted as saying that the disease is of a germ. nature and that he was called to see as many as 40 sick dogs in one day. Included in the symp-
  in severe cases. paralysis. A high percentage of the dogs that become i'll die from the disease. It has been sug- gested that persons whose dogs have esca ped. the aff1icttion would Ado welli t. okeep them in custody % as to prevent them from contracting the disease. ]
 Trolley service failing to material ze Wednesday, the attention of the Chamber of Cornmerce of this city is now directed to improving the motor 1 3uS service, especially to points north l alive to the fact that Webster, com | oetitor. with Putnam for the trade of he GroSvenordales and that immedi- | lte territory is not cut off from troll | ey communication with the .Connec-I icut villages in which Putnam is in crested, for the line between Web tier and West Thompson is in opera l ion. 1t is patent to Putnam that | Webster cannot be allowed any spe- ;ial advantages through transporta- ion conditions brought about> by the roHey strike. an affair in which the | public or business interests get noI so far as operating cars Ire concerned
 he business interests of Putnam to ook out for themselves and this they purpose to do.
 Putnam's out of town trade is all- |
 
 ,e made not only to meet the contin | ,ency caused by the strike. but to per ect transportation facilities that may ndure definitely. if the dire things hat the trolley company forecasts, as | o suspension of serVTce. comes to 1 ,ass and the strikers continue to re- i use to operate ears at the old wage cale.
 Putnam people are now fully in ormed as to the positions taken by | he eAv m hV fS n ,loyes. Daily statements from both | tides do not run cars. nor sweep l side the mass of incenveniences and | osses caused by the strike. The only tatement in the future from either idle. that will hold real interest will | ,e that cars are going to start rum ling at a specified time. The jury of l he public has been out long enough o reach verdict.
 Internal revenue men are as busy IS bees in this section this week They are giving the former liquor he men who must collect takes on | oft drinks and ice cream. chasing up l he public service vehicle operato l bout the federal tax taking a peek tt the tobacco dealers and investi- ,ating about everybody but the suf- ragists, who as yet haven't escaped ,aying many tixes, though there E eems to be no particular hurry about lying them the vote, at least in Con- Iectfcut. |
 Uncle Sams tax men are an inqui- itive> and active group and they tand for very little trifing and ca noehage. although they are entirely easonable in dealing with cases where special consideration should pply. l.
 "We are leaving the, two skinny mes so that you can fat them up for s by the time we call again" This |. 'as the kindly message left tackled to Ia
 hencoop door in West Woodstock Y chicken thieves. who cleaned out i;
 pen containing Is nice bullets. This hicken thieving has been going on I Woodstock at times. for months