Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-28
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

zRev. and Mrs John R. Pratt of Brook
 lyn,. escaped injury Wednesday morning when the big Cadillac touring car which
 Rev MT. Pratt was driving hit trees
 bordering Killingly avenue at the Ran dolph Bullard place after a tire on a forward wheel blew out, causing the ma chlne, to swerve. The car only grazed
 the hrst tree of a string. that borders the hlghWay at the point where the accident occurred, but sideswiped the next tree
 tearing off the left forward wheel and tender and crushing up the rear fender onethe same side The windshield also was smashed and the top torn loose and
 crumpled back over the tonneau. The
 car was out of the highway when 1t came to a halt. Rev. and Mrs. Pratt hailed
 bus that came along soon after the accident and came to Putnam. The dam aged car was later taken in charge by garage men and lowed to Danieison. | State Police Officer Howard E. Elliott 1 was engaged Wednesday in investiga ting | circumstances surrounding the ransacking ' or the Arthur S. Hardy residence in 1 woodstock. Thieves who forced their
 way into the fine home, which has been
 closed since October 6, raided the house | from cellar to garret. The contents of
 the wine cellar are total loss What else was taken cannot be determined until l members of the Hardy household arrive | at Woodstock They have been notified by l telegraph of the robbery and are expected
 to arrive in Woodstock today (Thursday) | Mir. and Mrs. Hardy have been on a mo-
 toring tour and were reported Wednes- l day % be somewhere in New York state
 It was hoped through knowledge of their ] itinerary to reach them by wire
 ! The break was discovered by the care. l taken, who notified the police of this city and State Officer Elliott
 That the thieves were deliberate r their work is indicated by the upset con | dition of the furnishings of the house | Apparently nothing escaped investigation
 for trunks had been forced open anc l their contents strewn about
 1 No one except members of the HardN
 family will be able to tell what is miss ing until 8 thorough checking up ha. | been made.
 The Hardy residence is one of the fin,
 country places of Woodstock Its intero
 finish and furnishings are unusually fin
 and include many objects fart collected from various parts of the world
 Wednesday morning the body of Rev
 Anselm Mayotte, United States arm.
 chaplain who died overseas following in juries he received when he was throw from horse, arrived here from Ney York.
 Soon after the arrival of the body ? which is enclosed in hermetcally seal ed metal casket, it was announced tha | the solemn funeral services for the dea } priest, who was an assistant at Sf , Mary's church when he entered the ser vice are to be at St Marys church a I 10 o'clock. It is expected that Rt. Rev
 John J. Milan, bishop of Hartford, wi f attend the services. as will priests fro1 l all sections of eastern Connecticut
 t Father Mayotte will be buried with flu military honors. Members of the Legio : post named in his honor and headed b t Commander E. F. Perry, NJ. D., wi
 march in the funeral cortege, as will otf : CT patriotic societies of the city an f r organizations. of St. Mary's parish. a At this weeks meeting of the Putnal : Building and Loan association loans | n the amount of S15,000 were approved. d addition other loans of S9,000 have prev S ously been approved, making a total
 $24,000 which borrowers want as soon { n it is available. This will use up the il .- come of the association for a period It eight months and indicates how the pc - pie appreciate and are taking advanta: n of the opportunity that the Building ar , Loan association opens for them. The a ,s soca tion now has invested in mortgas ,, on property in Putnam a total of $62,25 a. Captain J. H. BuIEer of the police d