Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-24
DAN1ELSOK AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

Reports of storm damage came in
 Tuesday on the heels of the gale that
 raSed throughout the night. Trolley service was interrupted during the morn
 ing hours as the result of the overhead
 being knocked down on the trolley line. On South Main street a large advertising sign was blown over and from various
 parts of the surrounding county thee
 wee stories of trees toppled over, fences laid low and other havoc causd by the storm.
 Trial of the case of Miss Jennie Willia vs. Newf,n A. Ballard and Mich; J. Kenney was resumed in the superior court here Tuesday morning before Judge Gardiner Greene and jury. Late in the morning session MT Kenney was re- called to the stand and asked to testify by his counsel, William A. King, rela- | tive to a conversation that it was alleE- l ed took place between the witness and | N. A. Ballard, the other defendant, just after the crash of their automobiles in which the plaintiff was injured, August g. | of last year.
 | Mir. Kenney said that after the acci- l dent he had accompanied his wife to a | home nearby and had returned to where i the wrecked cars were when he encount- 1 cred MT. Ballard who he testified said l to him. T did not know who I ran into" Witness ssad he replied thht If you had | stayed on your own side of the road this wouldn't have occurred" Mr Kenney 1 further testified as to conversation be- i tween himself and Mir. Ballard at that i time, covering statements about injury 1 to Miss Willis and to the cars aet in-
 cluded a comment attributed to MT. Bal lard that i've are not going to b. bad | friends over this.''
 I Ia al tOld of -fcif ha
 made on the evening of the accident to l the hoFle of Mir Ballard and of conyer- ] sation between them relative to the acci- dent and dame ge to the cars. It was again brought out that Mir. Ballard's car was insured against accidents of the na- ture of the one that occurred and that MT. Kenney's car was no so insured
 {, Attorney Harry E. Back, one of the
 counsel for MT. Ballard inquired of Mir kenney as to whether he had ever taker
 any action to collect damages from Mir
 Ballard. Mir. Kenney replied that h, had brought suit through his attor.ey. for 1,500 damages against MT. Ballard He said that he was not certain whether f the suit had ever been filed, but he hac
 so instructed his attorneys
 Mrs. Edith M. Richardson, who was a the scene of the accident when it occur } red. testified 10 hearing a part of tn, : conve rSation between MT. kenney and MT : Ballard and as to which Kenney had jus
 testified and her testimony was alon, practically the same lines as Mir Ken 5 ney's. Jamie Kenney, a son of Mir. Ken ney also testified to hearing some 0 l the conversation.
 The case was still unfinished when ad
 Journnlent until Monday next was takeI T during the afternoon
 \ fine deer with nine-point antIer. : taken by Nj. H. Delaney of the A. and I
 store was displayed here Tuesday Nil n Delaney brought the deer back from . hunting trip in New Hampshire. Tn 2 deer, which attracted great deal of at tention during the day weighed 20 pounds ofter being dressed
 Members of the Baptist, Methods I Episcopal and CoRgrt gati Hu lirche 2 Will unite in Thanksgiving service t 2 be held Thursday morniner a 7:30 at tn n Congregational church here. The ad
 dressed will be delivered by Rev. Bovr : ton Merri l. and Rev. c. c. S. NacFy.y c f the Baptist church and Rev. s. J. S. Roc il Of the Mathodis. Episcopal church will as V sist at the service
 - Many members of Putnam lodge q n Eiks gathered at the rooms of the or e ganization here Tuesday evening to we d come District Deputy McArthur of Hart