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Putnam patriot., 1920-02-06
CHARGE PEPIN WITH STOLEN MOTOR
Arthur Pepin Is Arraigned Be- fore the Putnam City
 Court
Court Procedure Outgrowth of ln- vestig ation of Stolen Cars Found
 In Putnam

Arthur Pepin, who has a taxicab service in Union Square and who is dealer in new and used automobiles, was arraigned in the city court Tues day morning charged with stealing a seven passenger Cadillac automobile valued at $1,500 and alleged to be the property of the London & Grove Insurance Company. Pepin pleaded not guilty to the charge and the case was continued for two weeks. A bond of $2,500 was ordered and was furnished by the defendant, Frank R. Whitman going surety.
 The case is the outgrowth of the finding of at least seven automobiles in this city that the police believe to be stolen cars.
 While the complaint alleged theft, is is understood that the evidence will be offered to prove that the defend ant received the car knowing it to be stolen, as under the statute one who receives stolen property is prosecuted as if he did the actual stealing.
 ftfiOlitti tdsC oP GU shc neAihe session was that of Victor Daigle, who was charged with leaving his horse hitched so that it obstructed traffic and with leaving it on the wrong side of the street Daigle pleaded guilty
 Captain Bulger testified that Daig- le hitched his horse to fhe police sig nal box at Mansfeld's corner and that there was danger of the horse pulling the post over and putting the sigma and telephone system out of commis sion. He said that the horse be came frightened at every automobile that passed, and was hitched so tha traffic was obstructed.
 The prosecutor said that the charg' was not very serious one and he wa willing to nolle the second count. Th' court agreed and the minimum fin, of S2 was imposed.
 Judge Geissler said that leaving ve hicles on the wrong side of the stree was a common occurrence and that i the police intended to stop it, al should be arrested and not one mal picked out.
Putnam patriot., 1920-02-06
HUSBAND A BIGAMIST-- SECOND
 WIPES MARRIAGE ANNULLED
Minna M. Goodwin of Thompson Tells How She Was Arrested With Married Man Who Went
 Through Ceremony at New London
Cases Are Heard At Short Calendar Session of
 Superior Court Monday Afternoon

buy liquor and drugs. She said he auarreled with her, struck her and choked her. Finally he was commit ted to the state hospital at Norwich, This was in 1918. He was released in 1917, but she has not seen him since the time he was committed Her hus- band even pawned her watch chain, ring and clothes to get money.
 Ethel May Dusinberry was granted a decree on the ground of desertien and was given the custody of her two minor children.
 She said she was married at Mount Vernon, N. Y., by city alderman in August, 1916, and went to live with her parents. After the first child was born there was some trouble about board and her husband got furnish ed room and later they occupied two rooms.
 The husband secured job as a taxi driver They were living at New Rochelle at the time asd one night Dusinberry did not come home. He did not come the next night and as he had left his wife without money she became weak from hunger and finally tainted. Other people in the house notified her mother who came for her.
 Mrs. Dusinberry went home and from there to a hospital where her second child was born. She has con- tinued to live with her parents ever since. Six years ago her father bought farm in Canterbury where Mrs. Dusinberry and her children now reside. She has not seen her husband since he left her, and he has done nothing towards her support, but has sent little money for the children.
 A letter was introduced from her husband. It was written from Provi- denee and stated that he would not fight the petition and ended by hoping his wife would have ssbetter luck in the future"
Putnam patriot., 1920-02-06
BIGGEST STORM OF
 SEVERAL YEARS
Traffic Tied Up and No Sched- ules Being Maintained
 Anywhere
Troiieys Not Running.-Stages Cant Get Through.-No Rural Mail
 Deliveries

The storm which began Wednesday night and is still continuing is the big gest snow storm of years. Old timers say that it is the biggest since the blizzard of '88; others think that the storm of '9S was more severe. This was the year that the steamer Port land left Boston and was never more heard from. However, the storm was as near blizzard as storms ever get in this section.
 There were no mail stages in from the outlying districts on Thursday. The Pomfret stage came through this morning. No trolleys have been run ming, but the motor bus line to Me chanicsville and North Grosvenor- Dale has been kept in operation. One delivery was made by local letter car riers but no attempt was made to GOV CT the rural routes. Train service has been cut to minimum and trans that have come through have been from twelve to two hours late. Put nam is really snow bound. There was no school yesterday or today.
 The train from Worcester came through this morning an hour late The State of Maine, due about mid nieht. arrived and left here about 1O.3O this morning and at last reports was stuck at Modoc ledge. The 9.l5 is reported at Blackstone. The lO.3o trains have not been reported as leav- ing their terminals. The morning boat train from New London and the milk train on the main line were can celled. Passengers are crowding the railroad station and the telephone IS constantly ringing as people call te ask about the possibility of travelling
 The boat train last night did nol get in. It passed through here at o'clock this morning. A frelgnt was stalled near Dayville and the o'clock train from New London and other trains were behind it. Crews from 1 Putnam have gone to the assistance of these trains.
 The train due at 6 05 from Boston last niyht was annulled and doublec mn with the TIA, which arrived early this morning.
 A few milkmen got through, bu' many did not. As far as can be learn ed there is plenty of food and mill supply and relief will soon be al hand.
 A doctor in Thompson started ou on an emergency case with horse ant sleigh. The horse became stuck in drift and the doctor proceeded or foot. Men later shoveled the anima out. .,
 Farmers are reporting that we'll have run dry and snow is being melt ed to furnish water for home con sumption and for the stock
Putnam patriot., 1920-02-06
TWO HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS OF
 ERATED ON

Two pupils of the Putnam High school have undergone operations for appendicitis at the Day Kimball hos pital the past week.
 Friday afternoon Miss Gladys Gov ell was taken i'll at the school and was taken directly to the hospital where the operation was performed She is the daughter of Judge and Mrs Willis Covell of Pomfret.
 Wednesday morning Miss Sybi Converse was operated on. She is the daughter of Mrs, Harvey Converse, g nurse at the home of Mrs. Pierson Bridge street.
Putnam patriot., 1920-02-06
Fire Alarm System

MT. Thurston then went on to speak of the fire alarm system. He said that motor generator set, to charge the batteries that supply the fire alarm, should be installed at once. He said that the city was relying on the current furnished by the trolley com pany and that at the present time the current was most uncertain and that if the trolleys are discontinued the city would be without any supply of current.
 "We surely ought to have fire proof building' He pointed out that there is post in the building not far from the heating plant; that adjoin- Ing is large hotel with it's kitchen i; also large wooden building. These facts were alluded to to show the fire hazard maintained at the city's own fire headquarters.
 MT. Thurston told the council that the fire alarm system has been too long neglected. He said that he did not think that many people knew the work connected with the duties of the superintendent of the fire alarm.
 Superintendent Takes Risk
 Mr. Thurston told the council that he had been taking care of the system while the superintendent of the fire alarm system has been sick and that he has to go to fire headquarters sev- eral times a day to test the batteries and even then, on account of the ser vice now furnished by the trolley company, he can not tell how the bat teries are charged.
 Abiding to the winding of the alarm bells in the steeples of the three churches, MT. Thurston told the council that the superintendent had to climb to the steepls tf ehe Congre- gational church and there, in the dark, stand with legs spread wide, a foot on a small board on one side of an opening and the other foot on the other side, where slip meant drop to probable death, and there, in that precarious condition, wind the heavy weights of the alarm bell, a herculean task. He said he did not know the conditions at the Methodist and Cath olic churches.
 He told of how soon the alarm bell ran down upon the ringing of the fire alarm and of the constant winding
Putnam patriot., 1920-02-06

Speaking before the common coun. cil at it's regular meeting Tuesday evening, Ralph E. Thurston, assistant engineer of the Putnam fire depart ment, stated some startling facts rel ative to the situation the city faces in regard to it's fire alarm system and apparatus.
 When the matter of providing some means of drawing the hook and ladder tuck to fires, which was referred to a committee at the last meeting, was taken up, and the committee reported that the problem had not as yet been solved. MT. Thurston got upon his feet and launched into the relation of facts that must have been enightening to some of the members of the council and surely was to those outside the rail-
 Mir. Thurston said that he hoped that the council would abandon the idea of trying to economize at the ex- pense of safety. He did not think that it was time to try to save money but in face of the present hazard he felt that the council would do well tc consider the purchase of the most modern and most approved piece of apparatus procurable.
 Mr. Thurston spoke of the instant need of ladders at the Hotel Chicker- ing fire and of the fact that the pres ent old style ladders are so heavy that they can not be properly handled by a volunteer department. He spoke of the fact that there were no ladders at hand for the Congregational par. sonage fire and told of an instance where there was a chimney fire ane the department could not go upon the roof of the building to put it out be cause there was no ladder, and had t leave it to burn itself out. Yot can't afford to economize on fire fight ing apparatus, said Mir. Thurston eWhen fire breaks out time means everything"
 Continuing, he said: "The mistake was made when the motor driven fire truck was first purchased it had nc pump. A house had to burn down be- fore the pump was purchased. Sucf a mistake ought not to be made again and l don't think we should wait foi some big loss before proper piece oi apparatus is procurable.'
Putnam patriot., 1920-02-06
REPORT 148 FLU
 CASES FOR WEEK
Health Officer Says All Are In Mild Form.-Only Three
 Pneumonia Cases
Disease Reached Its High Mark Mon
 day.-Now Subsiding

There are at present TIT cases of influenza in Putnam, according to the health officer, P. A. Gardner. All are mild and but three cases of pneumonia have developed. Up to last week but 29 cases had been reported. Since that time the daily reports have been as follows: Friday, 13; Saturday, IT; Sunday, 16; Monday, 37; Tuesday, 29; Wednesday, 21; Thursday, 15; a total of 148 cases. Added to the to- tai of last week makes the grand total TIT cases.
 The three cases of chicken pox that developed in the schools last week have not spread as no more have been reported.
Putnam patriot., 1920-02-06
Cadillac 8, In Possession of Ls0 Delisle, Owned By Packard Automobile Exchange, Inc, Boston, Stolen In Boston O. March 21, 1919.
Recent Developments Denots
 That This Section Has Been
 Made Dumping Ground By Thieves.
Officers Claim That They Havs Found Eight to Ten Ma chimes Wrongfully Sold.

"A Buick touring car, found in the possession of Napoleon Mouir. Provi- dence street. This car is owned hy Fred B. Chevers. Saugus Center, Mass. It was stolen in Boston b May, 1919, and came to this section through Arthur Pspin, who sold 1t tD the Miller Brothers, Providenso street, who sold it to Mouir. This eax Fis insured in the Automobile Mutual Insurance Company of the UniteA States.
 CadiIlas 8, 1916 model, found in ths possession of Leo Delisle. Owned by the Packard Automobile Exchangu. Inc, Boston, and was stolen in Bos- ton, March 21, 1919. This is the car which it is alleged Arthur Pepin sold knowing it to be stolen. It is insured by the Liversool, London & GlOho Insurance Company.
 A Buick five passenger ear, found in the possession of Oscar Rick Woodstock avenue. was bought lat spring It is the property of John J. Rogers, Lowell, Mass, and was stolen in Lowell. April, 1919. The car wa sold in this city by Andrew Sharpe, formerly manager of the Putnam Inn
 arage. It is insured by the Royal Ex- change Insurance Company.
Putnam patriot., 1920-02-06
RED MEN INSTALL OFFICERS

Wappaquasset Tribe of Red MeI installed the newly elected officer last Thursday evening in their hall oi Pomfret street. The installing office was Deputy DeEsopo of Hartford Fourteen candidates were initiate and during the evening refreshment were served.
 Next Thursday evening mamber of the tribe and the fourteen candi dates will go to Worcester on the o'clock train. The Warrior degre will be worked by tribe in Worces ter and the members will return O. the State of Maine express.
Putnam patriot., 1920-02-06

these bells needed. srhe night the alarm was rung for the Hotel Chick ering fire, he said. "the bell in the Congregational church steeple was run completely down."
 Mir. Thurston urged with much ear nestness that motor generator set be bought immediately.
 Council Takes Action
 Following but a few minutes of dis eussion it was voted that the fire com mittee be directed to have motor generator service installed. It was stated that this would cost from $200 to $225.
 It was also voted to have a plat form built to do away with the risk to the superintendent of fire alarms in winding the bells.
 Acknowledgement to Danielson and
 to Firemen
 In recognition of the valuable ser vices rendered by the Danielson fire department. it was voted that the chief of the Putnam fire department send letter of acknowledgement to the officers and men of the Old Put fire company of Danielson, and the council appropriated $50 as slight token of the city's appreciation for the services rendered by the Daniel son firemen, who made a record run in the below-zero weather, and assist ed the Putnam department.
 1t was also voted that the mayor write letter of acknowledgement and appreciation to the officers of the borough and to offer to meet any ex- pense the borough incurred in allow ing it's piece of apparatus to come to this city.
 Chief Suggest. Men Be Paid A billswas presented from ex-Chief Alphonse Bourcier and his assistants for l3 days pay. This is the time they served before the new officials took over the department. Chief. Arnold, who was present, suggested to the council that the ex- chief make up the pay roll for the men as we'll as the officers for, said Chief Arnlod, "There have been some changes in the department and l do not know the men who. are entitled to lpay."
Putnam patriot., 1920-02-06
DIAMOND BROTHERS BUY GAR
 AGE

Th Diamond Brothers have bought che garage on Bridge street formerly owned by Harold Kent and will make it headquarters for the sales depart, ment of Paige passenger cars and trucks and Stewart trucks. They al. so intend carrying complete me oi accessories, tires and tubes.
Putnam patriot., 1920-02-06
LOST BOY FOUND ASLEEP n
 RAILROAD STATION

Omer Alerie, aged years, went to catechism Sunday afternoon and failed to return home. His parents became worried at his absence and notified the police.
 About 9 o'clock Sunday evening the boy was found asleep in the Put nam railroad station. All he had to say about the alarm he caused was that he went for a walk.
Putnam patriot., 1920-02-06
LOCATE MORE STOLEN
 AUTOS IN PUTNAM

Buick Roadster In Possession of A. N. Vaughn, Bought In Willimantic. Owned By l.. s. Bradbury, Bridgeport, Stolen Last June.
Putnam patriot., 1920-02-06
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IN DANGER;
 CITY HAS ITS OWN FIRE HAZARD
In Building Not Feproof and Surrounded With Other Buildings Not Fireproof-System Also at Mercy of FIucuatng
 Electric Current of Trolley Road

inendent EveryT Notto nProvidn Double ilsonF n Time of
Putnam patriot., 1920-02-06

The women's page is attractive
Putnam patriot., 1920-02-06

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Putnam patriot., 1920-02-06
Chief Suggest. Men Be Paid

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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-05
ST. JOHNSBURY
Local News

Mrs. Lula Baker and children o
st. Johnsbury Center visited her sis
ter, Mrs. Russell Common, Thursday.
Miss Charlotte Stiles of St. Johns
bury Center visited Miss Lila Sher
burne Wednesday.
Miss Alice Roach went to st
Johnsbuly hospital Thursday, for n
operation for appendicitis.
Misses Lola and Marjorie French
and Misses Barbara and Lucy CLARK
|-of Boston, the quartette of entertain
ers known as the whitney Folk
gave a mostsenjoyable entertainment
at Lyndonville Thursday night and
IA barge load of friends went up from
here to hear them.
Miss Margaret Merrill and Dr.
Walter l.. Merrill of Washington ar
rived here yesterday, being called
here by the illness of their sister,
Mrs. Arthur Sprague.
Jack Roy is i'll at his home on
fremont St.
Mrs. Herbert Coats of st Johns
bury Center is recovering from an
operation at Brightlook Hospital.
George A. Wright has so far re-
covered from his recent illness as to
be able to be out of doors.
Orin A. Dimick, who has been sick
is now able to attend to some of his
duties at the scale factory.
Repairs are being made on the Odd
Fellows club rooms and the tailor
shop of James T. Leary in the |. O.
.. f. block. The Odd Fellows have
added another pc ol table
MI and Mrs. Albert E. Powell en-
tertained several of their friends at
dinner Tuesday evening after which
whist was played at five tables
Mrs. Minnie Martin, who has been
visiting her niece, Mrs. Arthur Macie
has returned to her home in West
field accompanied by Mrs. Nina Shell
try.
Ola Warner has recovered from his
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-05
LYNDONVIIIE

Mrs. Rufus Aldrich was called {
Bakersfield by the illness of her sis
ter.
Mrs. Eugene Daiglc has been Wis
iting her mother in st. Johnsbury. D..
Candace Webster has the mumps.
Mrs. George Giffin Of St. Johns
! bury was guest of Mrs. Dr. Brown
recently.
MAYNARD Pease was called to st
Johnsbury Center Tuesday by thu
death of his brother, William.
Martin Daniels was in st. Johns
bury Thursday attending a supelin
tendent's meeting.
Guy Norton is staying at the home
of Nh and Mrs. J. f Weber anc
his sister, Dorothy is with Mr. and
Mrs. Wilmer Lyon until their moth
er fully RECEIVERS from the scarlet few
er.
MI and Mrs. |, Brown and son are
and have been quite i'll with the grip
for the past week.
w. C. Conner has sprained his
ankle and has to walk with a cane
The Sons and Daughters of Liberty
held their annual whist party in the
Grand Army hall Monday evening.
Arthur G. Emery has returned
from Florida, where he went to take
a railroad job for the winter. He
is not especially enthusiastic about
the country.
Village meeting in Music Hall
Wednesday evening. The most i'm
portant subject to be decided Is IN
regard to the electric system, re-
pairs, improvements, and the question
of meters or fiat rate.
Miss Susan Cunningham, who has
been quite i'll with heart trouble, is
able to go back to her school TINS
week, and hopes to continue her
work, by exercising some care.
Guy and Dorothy Norton have been
released from quarantine, IN whlch
they were held for some days, during
the illness of their mother with scar
let fever, and are allowed to go back
to school, after proper fumlgation.
Guy is staying at James Webber's,
and oDrothy is at Wilmer Lyons.
The funeral services Of Mrs. Ernest
Bunker, who died at her home on
Main street Monday from pneumonia,
are to be held at her late home
Thursday afternoon at two o'clock,
conducted by the Rev. F. H. Step
henson of the Episcopal church. of
which she was a member. She leaves
a husband and adopted daughter
Mrs. E. J. Blodgett is in Burling-
ton for a few days with her daughter
Miss Ruth Blodgett, who is fresh
man at the University
Lenten services were held Wednes-
day evening at the Parish House of
St. Peters church
sther Spalding of Nc
Vile, is stopping with her niece, Miss
Nellie Davis, for few days.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Chapman spent
with relatives in Sutton.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-05

recent illness and Mrs. Warner is now
sick in bed
Mr.. and Mrs. O. A. Dimick went to
Lebanon Wednesday to attend the
funeral of her father whose death oc-
CURED at their home on Monday.
Alvah E. Blandin of East Barnet
has accepted position as master
carpenter for the American Smelling
e. Refinery Co., at Asarco Durango,
Mexico. Mr.. Blandin expects to leave
for Mexico, March A.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-05
BETTER THAN CALOMEL
Thousands Have Discovered
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets
Are a Harmless Substitute

DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are the
result of DR.. Edwards determination
not to treat liver and bowel complaints
with calomel. For II years he used
these tablets Ia vegetable compound
mixed with olive OLD in his private
practice with great success.
They do all the good that calomel
does but have no bad after effects. No
pains, no gripping. 10 injury to the
gums OF danger from acid foods-yet
they stimulate the liver and bowels.
Take DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets
when you feel "logy" and heavy"
Note how they clear clouded brain and
perk up the spirits. l0c and Csc box.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-05
st. JOhnsbury Locals

The pictorial section of the New
York Sun and Herald for Feb. 20
contained an excellent photograph of
Edward Stafford, Jr., of Washington,
erandchild of Judge and Mrs. Wen
dell P. Stafford. The boys mother is
Marie A. Peary, the "snow- baby"
born farther north than any other
white child and the boy is the only
grandchild of the late Admiral Peary
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-05

The people who used to think the
farmers weer slow, may think diff
ferently next summer as they OBJ
serve the clouds of dust along the
motor roads around Northern Yer
mont.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-05

The stock brokers having bought
in lot of stocks cheap on the claim
that times are going to be bad, are
now prepared to boost them up and
sell them on the claim that times
are going 10 be good.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-05
NAME "BAYER" ON
GENUINE ASPIRIN

"Bayer Tablets of Aspirin to be
genuine must be marked with the
safety "Bayer Cross" Then you are
getting The true, world-famous AS
pirin, prescribed by physicians for
over Is years.
Always buy an unbroken package
of "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin which
contains proper directions to safely
relieve Colds, Headache, Toothache,
Earache, Neuralgia, Lumbago, Rheu-
matism, Neuritis, Joint Pains, and
Pain generally.
Handy tin boxes of twelve tablets
cost but few cents. Druggists also
sell larger "Bayer" packages. Aspir-
in is the trade mark of Bayer Manu-
facture of Observation-Disclosures of
Salicylicacid
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-05

1t is claimed that the white col
lar meY" can't afford to get married.
But very few of the girls have been
known to refuse pair of jumpers.