Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-26
PUTNAM


 to remain over Sunday at Gales Fer ry. Mfr. Mann starts on his annual va cation next week.
 Franklin Perry and Ruth Perry have at New Preston.
 Arnold Berry, who was dangerous ly injured near Alexander's lake a week ago this evening was said Fri day to be gaining strength at the Day Kimbail hospital and his condi- tion is somewhat more encouraging
 Dr. S. B. Overlook has returned from Maine. where he was called ear Her in the week on account of the death of his father.
 The Norwich Golf club will be here this afternoon to play on the links of the Putnam Country club.
 Sergeant C. s. Aibee, Jr., has ar rived at Newport News after serving with the army in France.
 Putnam is depending chiefly on mo tor vehicles again today to bring out of town shoppers here. As this ser vice is getting pretty well establish ed the condition does not seem so se- rious as at the beginning of the troll ley strike.
 Mrs. c. S. AIbee left Friday morn ing for a visit with relatives at Am herst Mass
 Miss Ruth Bartlett is expected at her home here Monday. after spend ing a week with the Chautauoua neo
 
 MT. and Mrs. Arthur Lapsley have gone to Canada. where they to re- main for three weeks. spending some time in trout and salmon fishing.
 Sweet corn has made it's appear ance in the local market and is selling for from 35 to 40 cents a dozen ears.
 Mayor A. w. Marcy has announced that his correspondence with the state highway department and with H. H. Davenport, in charge of the work in fad in l1ic oJ,- taining an agreement that more care will be exercised hereafter in apply ing oil to state highways and that ev- cry effort will be made to inconven- fence the public.
 Applications for membership in the Putnam post of the American Legion may be obtained of Attorney Archi- bald Macdonald. IT,. who is chairman of the organization committee. There will be special pride in the future among service men in having been charter members of the post. so all are being urged to come in at once. Service men from other towns also may join the local post if they so de- side.
 How about fishing in Aiexander's lake? This body of water is one from which water is taken for domes- tic purposes-supplies the village of Goodyear. A section of an act pass ed by the legislature states that Slo one may fish in such a body of water without first getting permission from the officials in charge. The penalty for disobeying the act may be as much as $50 or 30 days in jail. or both.
 One Putnam lawyer whose opinions are regarded as vaIuabie said Fri day afternoon that getting permis- sion from officials" was nice little ciary committee laugh when they let it go through. Who are these off cials that are to give permission this attorney asks, and on what is their authority based?
 That section of the act seems like a joker. One might be arrested under the police power of the state and in the interest Of public health if he tect the water from pollution. But | who will say that a man who has l written permission to fish would be 1 less likely to pollute the water than l a man who Nfishes without permission. This distinction makes the whole per mission proposition look ridiculous"
 Again. the act does not specify any 1 particular official authorized to | give permission"
 It will be recalled that bathing in ! Woodstock lake has been prohibited | because that body of water is a source 1 of supply for the city of Putnam. But the restriction is not hedged about i with any exceptions nor is anything
  permission to fish in the lake. The Alexander's lake proposition is one that is stirring up a lot of inter f est here. Some have feared to fish since they heard of the written per II act. called. but <others go there and fish as frequently as they II like. Top speed was the rule in the hay aelds in this section of the county on Friday afternoon. when the sun was and the first really good naying weather in nearly two weeks il was being experienced. The whirr ,f the moving machine was heard on every hand throughout the farming Il districts and the farmers were all too pussy to tA1lx' There is some damage 70 the crop through the delays that were caused by the long drawn out -Aiuy spell, but farmers say they II nope to get a crop sufficient to meet heir needs. but not much surplus. The following from the church, vho have been in the service. will be MAI 1