Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-26

about a general and equitable reyal- uation of the property within the town of Putnam. That this must be done is held by many of PutRam's well known citizens. A representative of the Manufacturers Apprisal com pany is to be present at the meeting and will explain the system followed by his company, this systems being considered one that would give the city a real basis on which to fix tax able values,
 A telegram received here Thursday morning announced the death in Cal ifernia of Chauncey F. Bosworth, a member of the firm of Beswerth Bros, of this city, and one of Putham's old est business men. MT. Bosworth, as has been his custom for a number | of years, had been spending the win ter months in California. He was a son of Sanford and Mary Bugbee | Boswerth and of a family that has been prominently identified with the affairs of Woodstock and Putnam for
 a great many years. >He leaves his wife and a daughter, Mrs. Thomas H
 De Coudres.
 i At the n1id-week prayer meeting at the Congregational church Thurs |
 gave the first of two addresses that | will precede the Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday services. Rev. MT 1 Merrill's subject Thursday evening
 was Jesus at Bethany and next l Thursday evening his subject will be
 Jesus in Gethsemane. There will be l special music and sermon at the Con. gregational church in observance oi Palm Sunday.
 Heavy selling of cattle by farmers | in Windham county towns, as indi.
 eated by auction announcements, i,
 due in large measure, it is said, te
 the acute shortage of hay. Many far
 mers are absolutely obliged to sell al or parts of their herd because of in l ability to get sufficient hay to keeI | them until the grazing season opens and that is several weeks away.
 Mrs. M. G. Leonard will have tn,
 members of the W. c. T. U. at hel home on South Main street for { meeting this fFriday) afternoon. Senator Archibald Macdonald, jus returned from the republican stat convention at New Haven, described the conventien's reception of Unitel
 States Senator Brandegee as remark able in it's warmth and enthusiasm
 Those who read the papers have
 not overlooked the fact that tax col
 lectors in all of the towns in this par
 of the county are giving due and off
 cial notice that taxes are going to b.
 due with the coming of April, tn,
 high cost of living and the difficult,
 of accommodating surplus money net
 withstanding.
 r An entertainment of unusual neri was given before a capacity hous | at the Bradley theatre wednesda evening. The. four acts of vaudevll were given by students and teacher
 at the high school. the affair being
 benefit for Putnam High School Ath , letic Association. The first numbe was a biffing bee between Geerg ' Child and John Jackson disguised un ' der strange sounding pugilistic title . The bout was of brief duration, com < ing to an abrupt end in the tfair, !. 1 when Child landed on Jackson's ia n for a knockout. The affair gave tf n l appearance of being prearranged, b, : afforded the audience much amust
 ment. The second number was = banjo and mandolin act with Mi: , Emma Peere, E. ". Ellis and J.
 Pattmore as the main attraction Q This was especially we'll received ar if several numbers were repeated. Mi e Miriam Downey, another of the ia