Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-17

patron saint IS Of special interest this year, in view of the effort now being 1 made for liberty for the Irish nation.
 PUTNAM
 Fire totally destroyed the big barn and live stocH contained in it, at the IF. W. Heinbuck place, at West | Thompson during Friday night. Ten | COWS and two horses were burned to l death. The loss on the stock alone 1 is estimated at S1,501. and the total loss may be as much IS $5.e00. as the 1 barn was good one and nearly 100 ] feet long. The blaze from the burn | ing structure lighted up all of the countryside and the reflection of it | could be seen for miles. At the Hein- 1 buck place Saturday is was stated | that the origin of .the ire was mys- | tery. The fire broke out about 9.30, l and at that time all the members of l the Heinbuck household had retired | and were asleep. When lhcy awaken i ed the barn was a mass of flames, ' and nothing could be done toward l getting the cows and horses out. Aid l came from the neighoociag sections and an alarm was telephoned to this 1 city, the chemical company from the northern section starting out with Ftheir truck, but became stalled on the way. Having such q big start, the | fire rapidly consumed ne big barn, 1 which burned to the ground. The house, which is some distance from the barn. YVES not damaged, The loss, 1 which falls heavily upou The family, i is partly covered by in&iirahce.
 Men on a long trocr train, Camp bcvens bound that stopped at the To- cal station 8; the week end rallied ] bitterly over "the way they were be- [ ing used by the government and over 1 the fact that prohibition had been 'I'ut over in them" while they were overseas. 'Flle train was carrying l New Englanders from UpIon and oth- CT camps to Devens to be mustered | cut. Some of them claimed that they hadn't received a cent Of ray since l September and that they were even ther without smokes or the money with which to buy them. One man said that he had considerable money coming, but most of t would go to the lieutenan inside who had loaned i-m money. charging him cnly 20 per cent. interest The train of soldier boys were not feeling at all patriotic wEiie their train was stopped in Put nam. The main idea seemed to be to get out of the service, and get out as lq'icl1iy as possible.
 At his horne Saturday afternoon at 20, Rev. ". L. stewar+ conducted service for Henry L. Burt one of Futnarn's bes. known business men, who died here Wednesday afternoon. Burial was in Grove Strcer cemetery.
 Men ehpIoyed in the 10 al railroad iyards have received Information that Howard James and other Put8am men | who 11J7 -t tos sCn in 8 railway engineers regiment or ganized for duty in France are due home at an early date This group os railroad men was the very first to get away from this city, leaving in 5Ene, 191T and starting for over | seas during she following TrCnth. They , have been engaged all of tile time they have been abroad in ope' ating trains on lines leading up to the front, and , early in their experience lcm ned what is meant to come under shef fire with l their trains, under which they were forced to crawl at times to protect themselves from falling sh1lis.
 Members of Putnam division, No. i \. 0: H., will observe s., Patrick s day by holding an entertainment ot
 a musical and literary nature this T evening in Foresters' hall. The Put ram lodge of Moose will also meet for l a like session in Laying honor to the 7 patronal saint of Ireland. In towns } near here, the day will he seized upon ? as Mi Carame- which this year is March 27th-and the only dances schedule during the I.enten season will be held.
 Chairman F. A. Libby, cF Putnam chapter of the Red Cross. has ar , ranged a drive to take place dur ing the last week of March for cloth ing for thousands of r4fu2ees in f Europe Scores of thousands of these } reguges are in rags. The appeal is l for castoff clothing and snoes. Chair f man Libby has appointed heads of committees on this drive in the diff 5 ferent districts as follows: Putnam Mrs. ". H. Mansfield; Pcmfret, Mrs
 s. B. Overlook: Thompson (eastern Iportion) Mrs. E. s. Fletcher; Gros- venordales fwestera portion) Mrs. Chester Greene; Dayville. Miss Myr- tice Blanchard; Woodstock, Mrs. Geo NJ Sampson; North Ashford, Mrs. P
 $ Collins; Eastford, Mrs. Charles Ia
 tenn. The Red Cross hopes to secure
 tQ,006 tons If garments and shoes ir
 the territory coyesed hy toe Atlantic
 division.
 Rev. Richard H, Graham. rector o4 -C!nist church Norwich. will be the
 Lenten preacher at St. Philips
 church. Tuesday evening at 7.30.
 Judge M. H. Geissler presided at z
 session of the city court Saturday
 morning, one drunk getting {. sentenct
 of 30 days in jail.
 Nestor Godreau, Danielson, tniur
 ed in an automobife accident at Day.
 vile, Thursday afternoon. continues
 to improve at the Day Ki'pball hospi
 tal.
 Students at Femfret s.;hooi will b.
 leaving for their homes tomorrow fo
 the spring recess. the school reopen
 ing April 2.
 At present County Aaen! B, W. Eli
 is giving much attention to working OF the cost of milk production. Tn
 Farmers association hopes. througf
 tue figures obtained. to lcqu3int farm
 CTS. with the items of expense tha
 are entering into milk prof';ction, ant
 to show what it is actually costin,
 them to produce the product. A spe
 cial system for getting at this cos
 has been worked out.
 The initiatory degree was conferre
 on a class Of 23 candidates of Cargil
 ccuncils K. of C., Sunday and nex
 Sunday this class will recelre the sec
 ond degree.
 A first prize of $5 was wen in p
 club contest by Richard Converse, c , the town of Thompson, second priz