Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-08
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

Schools throughout the town of Put nam opened Tuesday morning and the various grades were quickly organized for the fall and winters work. Super intendent W. L. Macdonald said during the forenoon that the attendance at the high school seemed to be fully as large as last year, though no exact figures were available at that time.
 A complete staff of teachers was on duty for the opening of the SCHOOLS, and in this respect Putnam has an advari- tage of numerous Connecticrt towns. where the opening day of school found shortage of teachers.
 At Israel Putnam school the kinder , garten is discontinued this year and the room formerly occupied by this school is now being used as an overflow school from grades ? and 3. There are abou; 30 pupils in this overflow grade where Mrs. Sarah Kent is in charge.
 Rev. Charles F. Bedard said Tuesday morning that more than 800 pupils re- ported for study at the re-opening of St Marys parochial school. Father Bedarl 1 made known that he has plans for tic erection Of an addition to the ore sent school at a cost of about $100,000. Of | this sum about $25,000 is already Cn l hand and available, but it is not likely | that building operations will be under 1 taken until next year. St. Mary's school | is constantly growing and an addition l will be imperative. When the addition | is erected the present structure will be | remodeled so as to provide thoroughly up to date school in every respect. | Cases assigned not being ready for
 trial Tuesday morning, superior court was adjourned until 10 o'clock this 1 "Wednesday morning, when cases as-
 signed last week to be heard today will go to trial. Malcolm M. Wiley is acting
 as court messenger for the present term.
 1 Deputy Judge Archibald Macdonald
 Jr., presided at Tuesday mornings ses-
 sion of the city court. James McNally
 hailing from one of the villages of the town of Killingly, pleaded guilty to in. toxication. He seemed either incCmpe- tent or unwilling to answer questions
 addressed to him by the court as tC | where he obtained intoxieants, so he
 received a sentence of 30 days in jail | | later appeared that McNaily had not fully recovered from the effects of hi!
 over-indulgence and perhaps for that
 reason was less communicative than h,
 might otherwise have been.
 John Talpa, who halls from Goodyear
 also was charged with having been in toxicated. He pleaded guilty and wa
 given the limit fine S20, and costs
 which he paid. Talpa was an unusia
 prisoner in that he related to The cour
 where he had purchased nc )nshn
 whiskey in Danielson. What nc toll
 the court may lead to an investigation
 He had no intention of comin, to rul
 nam after getting his load aboard, b,l furnished an incident by gclt.ny ont . the wrong bus and landing n this cii,
 George Ward of BalIouyille. who wa i to have appeared to answe- 10 a cFarg of having been into xit 1'r,1. fnrfaund , bond of s30 that he had postel for h release after he had been arresta.! H did not appear in court.
 q James Houghton, who Ives nea;. Gu: F die, was charged in corrt with vioit
 was continued until a week from M9l a day, at which time he will be represen I ed by counsel
 7 The funeral of Mrs. Eva Cote, 5 : who died at her home here Friday, WI d held Monday morning with services t St. Mary's church where many relativ e and friends gathered. Rev C. F. Beda
 being celebrant of the high mass of T : quien1. Mrs. Cote was buried in < e Mary's cemetery. She formerly was J. resident of Danielson.
 Inspector Gruber of the state auton H. bile department who has been takil T. the work in this city during the vac ss ton absence of Inspector Young of Da 'I ielson lost his revolver Tuesday moi 'r ing while engaged in his duties here a T. hereabouts. It was believed that {
 weapon fell out of the holster while Ia inspector was riding in the automob r. of an applicant for a license
 A Representatives Ernest B. Kent. A