Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-05
PUTNAM

State Attorney Charles E. sSearls 1 has been i'll at his home in Thompson | the past few days.
 There were no Red raids in Putnam
 or other towns in this part of Wind ham county, another, testimonial to the stability of the people hereabouts and a tip to managers of industrial enterprises looking g, for. -clean' field. Lower prices for ice next summer are. assured. A great quantity. of the cold stuff has been stored fontuse in this city, and the'ic is of good Qual- fly and heavy.
 Pupils will appreciate that the win7 1 ter term is on in earnest when school opens this (Monday) morning, for there will be no, more. holidays until late in February when Washington $ anniversary will be observed. Miss Katherine T. Thayer, of Grove street. has returned after spending a few days with relatives in Danielson. This is the week that brings the passing of the old common council and the arrival of the new city gov eTnment, which will direct the affairs of Putnam for the next two years. John Champagne and John Chen nette. county home boys who were ordered sent to NIeriden by Judge Geissler of the city court, were taken to that city Saturday in charge of Probation Officer Peter Gardner. Beginning Sunday denominational churches of this city are observing
 this week as a week of pra&er. The 2o2d anniversary of the birth of General Israel P1tIam, for whom this town and city is named, comes i wednesday of this week. This sec ton of the county takes special pride in the historical associations of Brooklyn and Pomfret with the life of the great patriot.
 At the Marot school in Thompson, where many young ladies are study ing, remOdeling asHd alterations are under way. The gymnasium is to be
 remodeled and re-equipped.
 Through the cooperation of Wolf Den grange, of Abingdon. with the Connecticut Agricultural College at Storrs an extension school for study of agricultural and related subjects is to be held at Abingdon for four days this winter. but the dates have not been announced. There are to be courses for men and for women and the subjects that will be included are crops, dairying, poultry bees, hogs, home nursing, millinery, clothing ren ovation and other topics pertaining to tite nOIlG 1He SCnOOI VIII give the farmers and members of their family opportunity for getting together and discussing the problems that are of 1 special interest to them.
 Charles Bove of this city is the chairman and Charles F. Dean vice l chairman of Putnam committee that win start a campaign here to raise funds to aid Italy's blind. This fund l is expected to reach S1,000,0 900. and Putnam's quota of that amount is only $500. The drive has been en- i dorsed by Governor Marcus H. Hol- ] comb of Connecticut
 i As there are only about g Italian i families in Putnam and the immediate vicinity, aid will be asked of the oth-
 CT residents here in raising this city $
 quota.
 The Dixon Lewis case, one of two 1 from this county that it was expected
 would be argued at the January term of the supreme court of the state ] likely will be postponed until the
 March term, it was stated here Satur- day.
 F. c. Warner. manager of the 1 Southern district for the New England 1 Milk Producers association, is in