Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-02
PUTNAM

Z was never more truly illustrated than by. Baby, feline wonder. that was basking Saturday morning in, the benehcent rays of heat exuding from radiator Tn the ternpofary quarters, of the Putnam News company, while
 the Weather Man was doing stunts out doors with 15 below zero temper ature.
 Baby was rescued during Friday from. the ruins of the Chickering ho7.l tel, where she has been inearcerated since the fire that destroyed that
 building on the night of Jan 14>15. In I the 15 days that elapsed from -t the night of the fire to the time of rescue Baby has managed to hang on to life in the cellar of the Putnam News company's store, amidst the worst l scene of wreck and ruin that the city !! has known about for years. The pe- riod that pussy spent in the cellar has 1 been about as. rigorous as any sim l liar length of time in many winters, I and, be 1t said, this kitty wasn't oc- 1 cupying any suite at the Ritz-Carlton, 1 either.
 1 She. spent Is days down among the ! ice-covered ruins of the total wreck l of building, and must have done it ] on her reputation, for there wasn't enough food in the place to satisfy l the appetite of a healthy flea. Sta l tisticians who considered the case on | Saturday figured that Baby used up l at least eight of the proverbial nine Hives that are accredited to cat dur 1 ing her stay in the desolate surround ings and was on her last lap in the 1 race for life when Chauncey, Talbot, owner of the store, rescued her. 1 Baby was wild as hawk when first ghted peelzing out from mis- celianeDus heap of ice-laden wreckage and could not be induced to recognize 1 anyone but. MT. Talbot, to whom she came when called. The cat was in a 1 bad way. One could almost read 1 newspaper through her shrunken body | and her eyes had that staring look Of any living thing that has for days i faced death.
 l Several times since the ire Mr.
 Talbot has made an effort to locate the cat, hoping against hope that she l had escaDed the flames, but he d.d i not succeed in finding her until Fri day, when he was in the cellar of the
 wrecked store in the souther.y end oe
 the Chickering hotel on business
 errand
 T In the first few hours after her res-
 cue Baby acted like one of the great , rntaHled and even ran away when
 pneet was offered her. Bnt later she
 
 tl:e promise Saturday was that she l will be gaining weight this week and . pondering over the advisability of
 taking out some life and fire insur- ance.
 After her remarkable experienced l Baby seems In a fair way to become :; flie, ies1t srnate successor to the late Tommy Tucker as the most famous l cat in Putnam.
 Mfso Gladys ceveil, of Pornfret, is a . patient, i'll with. appendicitis. at the Day KirnbaD hospital. Miss Govell 2 Was taken suddenly and seriously i'll
 and was removed direct to the hospi- tai. Miss Covell is the daughter ot Probate Judge and Mrs. Willis Covel . of Pomfret.
 II Putnam High schools basketball : team will in all probability be a con- : testant for the championship of the ? Quinebaug Valley Basketball league l The defeat of Plainifeld High schools i team by the Killingly High schoo $ team at Dan.elson last Friday even- f ing and recent victor es by the Put. 7 nam team have given the locals a . i fine position in the race In the south.
 er-n division.
 State Policemen Elliott, Bridseman Penneli made two raids in Nortl Grosvenordale Saturday night and a: , a result got the first conviction. sine :, the beginning of prohibition in Wind. I l. ham. county for violation of the liquo
 laws. The officers found 160 bottles i, oe Jamaica ginger at Fazli Ais store : Six frequenters also were taken int al ctlstory. Before Justice Charle. l. Johnson 9li was fined $35 and paid tn, a costs total amount being s102.S1. Tb, I six frecuenters were fined $1 ant 2 costs each. The states officers als i l arrested Demitul Cocus, proprietor O
 the Welcome pool room. He wa.
 charged with maintaining plac s where gambling was allowed and wa : fined s2O. whicl, he paid
 ol Arctic weather Sunday mornins SC 6 new low temperature records for tn s winter In this city. Temperatures o 2 26 degrees below zero were reported = so the morning takes rank with tn q coldest experienced in Putnam turinI ' l the past half century. Saturday morn v ing at the home of Dr. J. E. Kent ol i Church street. It was 15 degrees be
 low. the lowest point Dr. Kent ha, , noticed recorded there up to tha : time. The unusually cold weathe . was cause. of reducing the week end trading from Its usual amount. ' HSeuvenir' w. HI. Taylor of Hart ! ford. formerly. of this city has receiv ed large picture from Lady Asto : of London on which was x printe with all Good Wishes flor the Ner : Year from Viscountess 5Astor. M. P : St: James, square, Ldndon, gT.'' < Q The. picture was taken Noven1be q 2S.-=1s1s, and Is entitled "The Return 7 ing Officer" and shows this official fl ! front of an imposing building an , nouncing the figures to, those presen {, at the counting and declaFing. Lad : Astor elected as q rnernber of parlia
 1aent for the Sutton division. Sou 2 1 verirp prizes the picture very highly . h+ ie being clained that the rear E rangernent of the trolley service. s