Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-16
PUTNAM

Deserted by her father. Isaac Le- Clair, his daughter. Dorothy, 13, is in the keeping for the present of Mrs. Dorothy Jones Bartlett, special proba- ton officer. Mrs. Bartlett said Tues day afternon that LeClair brought the little girl to the Bartlett home on Main street last Saturday afternoon and, de- clarinS that he could no longer support the child, would leave Yer there, for Mrs. Bartlett to place as she saw fit Mrs. Bartlett accepted charge of the child, urging, however, that the fath- CT come back later and talk the mat ter over but he had not returned up to Tuesday afternon. LeClair cannot be located
 Mrs, Bartlett said that the little girls plight. is due. in the first place, to the death of the child's mother from influenza. in the epidemic last fall. She left family Of seven chill dren and these have been scattered, some of them being at the Childrens Home in this town. Until recently, Mrs. Bartlett said LeCIair told her. he had paid Dorothy's board but de- clared to her upon bringing the child to her home that he could no longer afford to do so. If mei2er had 1iv- ed, she would have kept us together somehow" little Dorothy exclaimed
 
 leaving her with Mrs. Bartlett
 The little girl has been made member of the family in the Bartlett home and seemed Very happy there on Tuesday. Tt seems as ir mamma had come sback again." she sai- on a re cent night on being tucked away in bed and given the parting embrace that is part of a mothers goodnight
 Mrs. Bartlett said Tuesday afternoon that she has not decided just how the little girl will be placed, but that she will deliberate carefully over the sub ject before allowing the chil< to leave her home. It is possible that she may be placed with some private family Putnam business men who tried to do business by telephone with Boston concerns Tuesday, found that the strike of the operators in that city had tied up the service so -ar as toll line business was concerned The in convenience was considerable to some of Futnam's business men, but they realized there was no use complain i ing about the situation, which may or not clear up in the immediate future S. N. F. T. company employees here were not ta1kative to the enect of the strike on the business of the Putnam | division.
 l Bids that were asked by the city for i the contract of. laying curbing in city streets, as recently auth5r:zed at city meeting, were opened at the office of the H, K. H. company, the bids being as follows:
 T. F. Arnington, 70 cents per ltnea l foot; P, F. Giovanni. S1.50 per foot; i John Sabin. No. 1 sedAon 50 cents pel foot, balance ats49 cents per foot; Vii COX Brothers, No. 1 section, 5 cents per foot, balance at 4S 1-2 cents pel foot: Antonio Vito. g per foot Eagle Construction and Engineering com pany, No. i section at I.f0 DOT foot
 balance at 9S cents per foot; B. p &hearD. No. section at 49 cents pc foot, balance at 4S 1-2 cen.s per fot
 H. F Fletcher, 65 cents DOT foot fo
 granite r O. B. Putnam. Up to Tues
 day afternon the contract had not beer , awarded.
 Arrangements are completed for tn annual state convention rf the Knight , of Columbus, to be held May 12-13 Tn
 Putnam inn Wiu be convention head quarters, Landlord E. C. Rogers hay
 ing arranged with representatives o , the state organiza tion to. care for abeu
 65 of the delegates. 0tfier delegate will be accoumodated at different ho !teIs in the city
 It was stated Tuesday hy one of tn , Cargin council convention committee
 members that q large number of visi
 tors will he here for :ae sessions c the convention. This is inc frs state convention of the Knights C
 Columbus to be held in tlis part C
 Connecticut, and this ract, seemingl, l is Interesting many llnig.1.s Tao ar s not deleGates, but who will come her Q to attend II was stared Tuesday tha
 a number of the buildings in the cen