Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-23
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

Attorney Irving H., Miron, assistant to the clerk of the United States sen ate, is spending the Christmas heli- days at his home here MT. and Mrs. E. J. P. Jones of Flor ence street were visitors ill Boston on Monday.
 MT. and Mrs. Milton Bentley are leaving today (Tuesday) to spend the holiday season in Massachusetts. J. Howard Bowen of Worcester has been visitor with relatives in Put | nam.
 The presentation of the Ponfret 1 Nativity play at the Congregational ! church here this evening will be one ] of the special features of the Christi l mas season. l The Christmas shopping is now in full tide and merchants and clerks are having one of the busiest of seasons. A good tip for today and tomorrow is l Do your shopping in the morning and 1 avoid the crowds"
 At the Bradley shsatsr Monday the presentation of the Miracle Man, one of the most remarkable picture dra- mas shown here in . long time won I unusual appreciation from the audi ences. The theme is tle power Of 1 faith.
 Mr. and Mrs. George Chalioner, who
 are now in Shanghai, China, have sent Christmas greetings to Mir. and Mrs. Edward $. Duffey of this city, where ! Mir. Challoner formerly was head of the electrical department of the
 State Trade school.
 Extra train service will help holiday travellers on their way through this city. It was stated Monday that the Boston York expresses will be tv.1vva %r-a
 that regular trains will carry extra coaches.
 Miss Charlotte Embleon left hert
 Monday to spend the holiday season at her home in Westfield. N. J.
 John c. Henderson of Worcester wal a visitor with friends in Putnam on l Monday.
 A Christmas party ie slammed to b. held at the Congregational church or next Wednesday afternoon and thert will be many special features to de-
 light the little people.
 The A. Vito Construction conapan,
 has been drilling in a big ledge al
 Thompson for the purpose of prepaf, ing for big blast. The rock to bt
 blown out will be used. in state high. way work.
 | Plans are complete for makint ] OliI 1SIIl1do udN dS CASSIIdl as IS pOS' sible for the patients at the Day Kim
 ball hospital. In other public insti' tutiops in this town-at the town fafn and at the children's home there wil be special dinners for all and un
 doubtediy Santa Claus will not fail |, make his customary visit. . The town of Pennfret, at a speeia . town meeting, turned down the propo sition that it share with Arthur E
 Lapsley in spending 5000 for the i'm provefnent of the highway leadin \ from Ponfret Landing to Brooklyn MT. Lapsiey was willing to inves : $500 of his own money iii the propose ] improvement. It is stated that tn T adverse action of the town in thi ! matter is tl,&cause of keen disap
 pointment in some quarters. t Complaints heard here and in oths c towns Monday indicate that a bi . truck, heavily loaded, ran all the va $ from this city as least as far sout s as Jewett City Sunday night witho, 0 showing a single light. e The truck was a menace to all tt s traffic over that long stretch of high a way and might have been the cause e a serious accident. as it nearly was. r There is particular indignation tn;
 
 t such a vehicle without having il a lignts in working order. yet he wa e only doing what many reckless dri,
 CTS and drivers careless of the safet e of others do from time to time. 1T The state automobile departn1el 1T has given notice that it is about It rigidly enforce the laws pertaining g the lighting of cars in use on the pull Q lie highways.
 Y Christmas day will be in general
 holiday in Putnam. All of the ma1 n ufacturing plants will, close Wednei = day evening to remain so over u iitt holiday, and the same applies to Il is stores in tho city. The mail men a ..s now in the midst of thei, rush perio ,,es but they are going to make a big, e 'i fort to get all of the Christmas pael s ages out on time.