Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-18
Annual Tournament of
 NATIONAL ROGUE ASSOCIATION
 OF AMERICA At Rockwell Street Courts All
 This Week Van Wickle Medal Contests
 Start Tonight Admission .-.. 15c Season Tickets ... $1.OO

over to informal discussion.
 The first stop after dinner was at
 George Deans MT. Dean is carrying on
 poultry management demonstration in cooperation with the association. and
 Allen Manchester spoke of the business organization on this particular farm. LeRoy Jones also gave a talk on poul- try work
 The Maekintosh orchard of Chester
 May, at Woodstock, was next visited, and from there those on the trip went to the farm of Howard Peckham, which was the last stop. Here P A. Campbell, l dairy specialist, had charge, and dis cussed the possibilities of grading up a herd.
 The field day Tuesday. which. accord | ing to MT. Davis was success in every l detail was arranged through the Wood stock community committee, Town Di- rector Howard Peckham and the follow 1 ing committeeman; George Dean, pouI- l try; Gunner Kalgren, poultry; Arthur Morse, dairying; Lewis Lindeman, hogs | Frank Miller, market gardening Dr. l George E. McClellen and Dr. c. P. Perley. | fruit.
 Putnam citizens to be called upon 1 today Wednesday, to decide whether or | not they wish to appropriate a sum not l to exceed $500 for the purpose of pur- 1 chasing motor driven hook and ladder l fire truck to replace the obsolete piece | of apparatus that now stands useless 1 in the fire barn on Union square. The ] present hook and ladder truck is horse drawn. and no horses are available. In | case of fire ladders must be moved by i hand. which is almost impossible if they 1 are needed any distance from the fire l station. At present as far as ladders are concerned, the Providence street bus i mess section of the city is unprotected | Mayor Marcy and the council. realizing 1 the seriousness of the situation, have l asked for the special. meeting. If the voters refuse, to appropriate the moned necessary to buy the new truck, then l the mayor feels, the consequences of 1 whatever, may happen as a result of not i having ladders with which to fight fire
 must be borne by the citizens. and no, | by the council. The polls will be ov. [ | from g until 5.
 At the meeting of AnseIm Mayotte 1 post. American Legion. held in the rooms 1 of the Putnam Chamber of Commerce | Monday night, matters pertaining to tht
 state convention which will be held ir l Bridgeport this week were discussed 1 Delegates from Leo J. L'Homme pos | of Danielson were present; PhiliI
 Phaneuf and Bernard R. Casey represent {, ed the neighboring post. Putnam pos l went on record opposed to the pro- 1 posed change in the state constitution 1 which would give to each post in the | state two votes at conventions, ire
 spective of the size of the post The
 Putnam delegates to the convention were l instructed to oppose this proposal. There 1 is a feeling in the Putnam post thai 1 members of the legion should not be bar. | red from holding post offices because they | at the same time hold public office This
 was discussed but no action was talk.
 en.
 William L. Macdonald. superintendent | of Putnam schools has returned to Put
 nam. after spending his vacation in | Maine.
 City Tax Collector Archibald Mac
 donald, Jr,, has begun to take steps te collect overdue taxes. At present abou $4.000 remains unpaid. Over S56,500 ha. | been received by the collector.
 l Putnam subscribers received through l the mail Tuesday the new issue of tht telephone directory. The July issue in stead of containing names of subscriber: throughout the state, contains only thu names of those in the New London dis 1 tr:ct which comprises Norwich, New 1 London, Carolina. R. l.. Colchester, Dan ie!son. Deep River Els! /, Island, Jew City, Lebanon, Lyme, Moosup, Mys