Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-25
DAllELSOK AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM


 z At the Day-Kimball hospital wednes- day Thomas Move, 1s, se Sled bri,tt and chipper notwithstanding. his has .As q .z2 calibre bullet lodged somewhere in ais head, the result of being accident ally shot by a playmate John Capiza, fl, at their home in North Grosvenordale early Tuesday evening". The Move boy was brought to the hospital by Select man Leon Walker of the town of Thomp- son.
 According to the story told by the Ca pi5a boy, which story is accepted by those who have heard it, the shooting was purely accidental. It appears. that young Move who lives in the same house as does the Capiza boy, their par ents occupying different apartments, brought the revolver down from his his home and laid it on the table in the other boys home. Move suggesttf that they go hunting and Capiza picked up the weapon to examine it. Somehow. Capiza says himself he does not understand. the weapon was discharged, the bullet en- tering the. Move boy's head rrear the right ten2le and lodging somewhere that an x-ray picture is expected. to def innely reveal.
 The Capiza boy hurried out immediately after the shooting and notified Agent John Riordan of the Grosveuordale com pany who happened to be in his office and asked that a physician be summoned. pr. R. c. Paine was called and gave the boy attention MT Walker later bring ing him 0 the hospttf n tris city.
 It is believed that the Move boy will recover in due time.
 The boys are said to have been alone at the time the accident happened.
 Five recruits for the nayy-all forTp- CT service men--have been obtained in Putnam and the Grosvenordales this week and it is expected that the youns men will leave here fer morning for New London to sign up for their term of ser. vice. Recruiting Officer McDcweH wt1c was in Putnam on Wednesday. said the recruits are now being obtained for the navy in Connecticut at the rate of 100 each week and the the recruits are splen. did types of young manhood, fully aliv, to the excellent opportunities that the ser. vice now offers in the way of opportunity to see the world and earn trades while being paid good wages and living under especially healthtul conditions and in at tractive surroundings
 The annual reports of the county com nIissioners for Windham ccupty-E.. H Corttis of Thompson, John A Dady o Putnam and Urgele LaFrance of Cgltra Vilage-show that the county has asset totaHing $12o, ,2SS17 and liabilities o only $25, 900. Owing to unusual conditions that hay prevailed. during the past year. the an nual reports show deficits at both tn county jail in Brooklyn and the count, home in Putnam The jail deficit thi iGS 5.5- -},iI +J,a home the deficit is very small; only sS35. s7. - ...,
 The total expenditures at the jaiI wer s15.99131. while the revenue at this in stitution was s5.16S.76.-
 The jail expendtrr-e included Sss35.9 for provisions for nay and grain, s1 O3s 40; fuel $1436,9o: furnishings. slU55. .62 salary of jafer. s12a0; outside labo , s4,11s; housework, sgS9 repairs, s5I9.35 ! clothing, s3S0.sS 1aundress, S349.06 electric lights, $2So.47.
 Receirts at the jail included for boar | of prisoners. s2,44g.35; earnings of pris l oners $135s.11 sale of pork, beef, etc l s27S.90; sale of butter. milk and cream I s179.40; sale Of producs, s5n- t5 sale ( livestock. Otheb revenue " . obtained i
 smaller amounts from various sources. 1 There have been comparatively fe- prisoners at the jail during the pas twelve months and to, this fact may | 1 attributed in great part the failing off ( receipts which have been boosted thou
 sands of dollars in years past throug ! earnings of prisoners. T. It was regular thing few years az for the county jail to snow a surplus ir
 stead of a deficit, but this is no .longe l possible The lost revenue. which can
 from the toll of those, who transgresse 1 against the law. wiil have to be made u 1 by the taxpayers who will not grumb i when the cause is considered.
 l Receipts at the county horne for chi dren included for board of children, frol the state, $22379.50; private board children. s2SS.5o; sale of live stocI sSSS :; sundry sales, s29.1s; total receipt s23.0S0.1e.
 Expenditures at the home included u following items: Provisions, S1O.3s1.42
 clothing, ss523.Ss9; salary of superir tendent and natron, s1200; housewor
 s70.79: seanstress. s9s75s: laundres l $294-0e; medicine and attendance, s55s i 15 furnishinrs s1411.62; repairs. s1on7
 IT. fuel s737:s4; soap, $5s242 beddir
 s3255s
 Salaries and mileage for the coun, l commissioners amounted to S23s571 du
 ing the year. The salary of the count ] sealer was s1o55 salary of the count l treasurer &101. The Windham Count Farmers association received s2.Gt from the county during the year state
 Connecticut widows aid $1445; eount
 law library $500.
 Real estate owned by the county inventoried at st1z,ss1.
 1 Senator and Mrs. Archibald Macdona
 and family are spendins the holiday wi I Deputy State Automobile Co-1n' 'zsion,
 and Mrs, John Macdonald of Hartford. Mrs. James Weatherhead has gone
 Melrose, where she viii remain for u winter months Attorney Arthur F. Libby of Norri is spending the holidav with his r1othe , Mr=. F. A. Iahby ot this ,city.i -,,,- M-. and Mrs. Charles F Thayar a
 enter. sining relatives from Danielsnn ov ; tha holiday. "i. Developments that continue to crop O indicate that there, is widespread lntere