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Putnam patriot., 1920-07-16
ALVAN BUSSEY DIES IN NOR
WITCH
Was Resident of Putnam For Many
Years, Being In Tailoring Business

Avian Bussey, for many years a
resident of Putnam, died at his home
in Norwich, Tuesday morning, follow
ing an Illness Of four months. He was
73 years old.
Mr. Bussey was born in Norwich,
September 5th, 1916, son of James
and Phoebe Elizabeth Bussey. He
received his education in the schools
of Norwich and then entered the en-
ploy Of his father Later the firm was
known as James Bussey e. Son.
About forty years ago he came to
Putnam, where for many years he was
the tailor in charge of the clothing
of w Manning. For
some years he had tailoring business
of his own. Seventeen years ago he
returned to Norwich with his family
and has lived there ever since.
Mr.. Bussey was married May J.,
1873. TO Harriet Elizabeth Croker,
who died some years ago. He was
member Of the Masonic bodies Of Put
nam and was an active member Of the
Uniyersalist church in Norwich.
Mr.. Bussey leaves brother, Louis
]. Bussey of Meriden, sister, Nellie,
widow Of Frank Smith, now residing
in Norwich Town and two sons, Wal
ter A. Bussey and James w. Bussey OF
Norwich. There are also -four grand
children.
Putnam patriot., 1920-07-16
TRICK HITS MAIL AUTO
Car Badly Damaged But Driver Is I'm
;RSured-Large Crowd Gathered

A large Mack truck heavily loaded
with merchandise for the Manhasset
Misunderstanding Company, ran into
Ford touring car driven by Michael
White ana used by him on his rural
delivery route from the Putnam post
Office. The White car was pushed
against the curb at the corner of Pom
fret and Canal streets. One wheel
was dished, three tires were punctured
md parity ripped off, the left fender
was damaged and a dent made in the
eft hand door. The accident happen
ed shortly after 2 o'clock Monday af-
terneo1 aad attracted large crowd
70 the spoi
According TO Mr.. White, he was re-
turning from covering his route. He
was proceeding east on Pomfret street
and as he approached the intersection
Of Canal street he was sounding his
horn The truck appeared from the
aorth side of Pomfret street, coming
out of Canal street, which Is down
grade. Although it was coming slow
ly the driver did not stop until the
eoIlision occurred.
Putnam patriot., 1920-07-16

Six cows Of sherd of 25 TO 80 head,
owned by George browns of Elliotts,
have. within the past six weeks, been
blinded in their right
eyes. If the theory of the state police
proves true there is some inhuman,
heartless person, who is good marks
man, shooting double B shot into the
eyeballs of the herd of cattle.
Mr.. browns pastures his herd about
four miles from his home. Five or SIX
weeks ago he noticed that two of the
cows were suffering from sore right
eyes. Later they became blind. Mr.
browns thought that possibly the AMI
mails had been wounded on the sharp
points of barbed wire fence or pos
sibly by the horns of some of the other
cattle.
When few weeks later four more
of the herd were found to be afflicted
in a similar manner he made close
inspection and from the eye of one
cow he picked double B shot 1t
was then discovered that all of the
cattle had small holes just below the
pupils of their right eyes. These sores
Putnam patriot., 1920-07-16
BRADLEY ESTATE is SOLD
Famous Pomfret Place to Be DIVIDED
Into Small Parcels of Land

One of the biggest real estate deals
that has occurred in Pomfret IN many
wears was transacted this week when
Joseph Elliott of Abingdon purchased
the entire Bradley estate, one OF the
most famous summer places IN the
town. As Mr.. Elliott plans to sell the
estate in small parcels of land, reserv-
ing the woodland for his own cutting
the sale will mark the passing OF an
other big Pomfret place. The Brad
ley place was for many years the nome
of Mr.. and Mrs. George l.. Bradley,
and during the lifetime of Mr.. Brad
lev il was the scene of elaborate en-
tertainments. The house, whlch
stands far back from the road IN the
midst of lovely gardens, has not been
occupied for MANY years as Mrs Brad
ey. who died about a year ago, did not
occupy the main house very frequent
" after the death of her husband.
The gardens and lawns, however, We're
always maintained in order and form
ed one of the show places OF the
town. Besides the main house and Its
extensive grounds with a particularly
beautiful view across the Danielson
country. the estate has number OF
houses on the Street, a lodge house
and Tyrone farm, which lies near the
Putnam Pomfret highway
Mr.. Elliott plans to sell each OF the
houses separately and the land Will
be disposed of in small parcels Mr..
Elliott announced yesterday that ne
had not sold any of the houses on the
place in spite Of the many rumors to
the contrary
Putnam patriot., 1920-07-16
REVOLVER SHOT STOPS BURGLAR
BULLET ENTERS RESTAURANT
CHASES MAN IN AUTO
Massachusetts Car Later Found
ed-Believed Stolen

The driver of Chalmers touring
car, registration, Mass. 65545, backed
out of Bullock street, Thursday morn
ing, and crashed into a street sign
post, breaking it off short Captain
Bulger saw the accident and COM
mandeered another car and gave
chase. The chase covered a part of
Main, Front, Livery and Providence
streets. and Woodstock avenue, but
the Massachusetts, car got away.
In the evening the same car was
found abandoned on the Pomfret
road. 1t was out of gas and the parts
disconnected II was brought to
brought to Putnam and is in the pos
session of Captain Bulger. who be-
lieves that it is stolen car. He is in
communication with Massachusetts
authorities in an effort to locate the
owner.
Putnam patriot., 1920-07-16
LOWERING TROLLEY TRACKS
Grove Street Improvement Now Near
ly Completed

The Connecticut Company began
last Friday to lower its tracks on
Grove street to conform to the new
grade established when the state put
in the new cement roadway The
work is now well advanced.
When the state completed its work
on both sides of the trolley tracks 1T
left the company's roadbed several
inches above the grade of the sides of
the street, which made travel some
what dangerous. The Shore Line Elec-
trio Railroad being in the hands OF a
receiver left little prospect of having
the work of bringing the tracks to
grade done, but as soon as the Con-
necticut Company took over the line
there were promises of action in the
immediate future. This promise has
now been fulfilled, completing the
work.
Putnam patriot., 1920-07-16
PLAN TO UNvEIL TABLET
Patriot to Receive Bronze Marker
For Arthur B. Lapsley

In the absence of Arthur Is. Laps
ley. who is spending the summer in
Europe. The Patriot is arranging
for the reception of the members
If the Colonel Daniel Putnam Asso-
citation at the Lapsley place in
Brooklyn on August 18th. when the
members of the association will UNI
veil a tablet to mark the site of the
first residence in Connecticut of
General Israel Putnam. \ large
boulder will be set UP at the Ell
trance to the drive to which the
tablet will be affixed Prior TO the
unwilling at the Lapsley place the
association will hold its annual
meeting followed by dinner at the
Town Hall. Brooklyn. Later in the
same day a tablet will be unveiled
at the Wolf Den in Pomfret.
Putnam patriot., 1920-07-16
LEAVES REAL ESTATE TO TOWN
LIBRARY MUST BE MAINTAINED
Mrs. Mary Gardner Devises Homestead to
Putnam Under Condition
Town of Ellington Gets 5000 BequesBuk of Estate Goes
to Niece.-Other Public Requests

village of Ellington the sum of So
600 to be invested in trust funds by
said town and known as the Wads-
worth Fund, the interest from said
fund to be used first for the Wads-
worth lot in Ellington cemetery and
monument, and the balance for the
general improvement of the village as
/ the selectmen may direct, but | re-
quire that suitable flowers shall be
placed on the graves in said cemetery
lot each Memorial Day."
In the fourth paragraph $4,000 is
left to the niece, Miss Fannie +. Bar
Der of Ellington, together with the
jewelry, silver and paintings. Miss
Barber is also made residuary legatee
of that part of the estate not specific
ally disposed of.
Other requests are to Marcia j.
Carpenter of Putnam, $1,000; Mrs.
Georgianna Loneden, Putnam, ST.
600; Mrs. Ella T. Clarke, Hartford,
81 900: Miss Nellie A. Clarke. Web
ster, $1,000; Nellie NJ. Keith, South
Manchester, $1,000; Day Kimball
Hospital, $1,000; John +. Carpenter,
Putnam, $1,000; J. j. Russell, Put
nam, 81 900; w. c. T. u, $500; Ad-
vent church, 81 900; Katherine Fraw-
ley, Thompson, $1,000; G. Harold
Gilpatric, $1,000. Small requests of
items of personal property are made
to DR.. Marguerite Billiard, Putnam
Isaac Champeau, Willimantic. and
Mrs. Mary Edison, Springfield, G..
Harold Gilpatric is appointed exeeu-
tor of the i.state
Putnam patriot., 1920-07-16
RussePs Eating House and Franklin's Lunch Cart
Broken Into Monday Night Money,
Revolver and Food Stolen
Providence Hed-Had Bunch of Skeleton Keys
In His Possession

The report Of u revolver awakened
the people in the vicinity of Front
and Livery streets between 1 and 2
O'Clock Tuesday morning The shot,
fired By Officer Chandler, brought AL
bert Rose to halt and he is now in
brooklyn jail awaiting the next Grim
inal session of the superior court. The
bullet from the officers gun made a
ragged hole in the plate glass window
of the Colonial restaurant, and lodged
in the wood work under the cashiers
desk The quick work of the officer is
believed to have stopped possible
series of burglaries and put a real
crook behind the bars. Before the su-
perior court is in session Roses record
will be investigated.
At SEINE hour, either before or af
ter Officer Chandler made the arrest,
the restaurant of F. w. Russell of
Pomfret street was entered. While
the psisce are of the opinion that the
break at the restaurant and the break
in the lunch cart of Fred Franklin,
Livery street, which Rose admitted.
are both jobs of Rose and his pal, who
escaped, Rose would not admit any
connection with the Russell break
when grilled at the police station.
When Rose was arraigned in the
city court Tuesday morning and
pleaded guilty to breaking into Frank
Inns lunch cart Officer Chandler told
how he captured the man The officer
said he had just come out of his home.
which Is near the lunch wagon, when
he saw man go around the corner.
He called co the man to halt but the
man rae TO the Colonial restaurant
building The officer fired shot from
his revaiyer just as the man made
dash for the alley between the res
taurans and the First National Bank,
The ,n&n halted and the officer placed
him under arrest.
The sEieer, with Rose, started back
toward the lunch wagon. The officer
saw anGsner man, but he ran. Hav-
ing one man in custody he was unable
to catch the other. At the station
house q large bunch of skeleton keys
were found in Roses pocket.
Rose could give no good account of
himself He said that he had been
living n Providence and that he made
his hoTHe with an aunt in Arctic. He
said he came to Putnam with a strang-
er Monday afternoon and intended to
get WORT here. He took some food
from the lunch wagon.
At RusselPs restaurant forty dollars
and aKevofver were stolen.
Entrance was gained through a rear
window which was open but was pro-
tected with iron bars. One of the
bars haa been pulled off and the
screen broken out. A large man
could NOT have passed through the
opening.
Mr. Russell said that while a wo-
man in the kitchen was washing pie
plates Tuesday morning, she put them
IN the customary place to dry, but
they kaP. slipping out of sight. He
then noticed that the screen in the
window had been torn away and at
once thought of his money. He went
Putnam patriot., 1920-07-16
JUDGE RAPS WHOLE POLICE FORCE
CHARGES DERELICTION OF DUTY
COURT OF INQUIRY
Justices investigating Over-the-F ourth
Celebration Today

Justices Howard c. Bradford, Chas.
L. Torrey and Irving Miron are in SEES
sion at the Superior court room today,
Friday, holding court of inquiry
and investigating into the over-the-
Fourth celebration in an attempt to Sc
cure further evidence which will lead
to convictions of participants in the
affair.
The proceeding was instituted by
Prosecuting Attorney Morse, and an
array of witnesses was summoned to
tell what they know about the occur
rance. The hearing is behind closed
doors and when concluded the evil
denee will be put into the prosecutors
hands.
Putnam patriot., 1920-07-16
LEGIONS TO HOLD
COUNTY FIELD DAY
Anselm Mayotte Post Starts Its
Plans For Cet-Together
Meet
All Posts In County Anxious to Par
ticipate.--Will Send Delegates

Mark f. klebart, chairman of the
entertainment committee of the An
selnr Mayotte Post of the American
Legion, has received from the adju-
tants of the three remaining posts in
Windham county letters stating that
they are anxious to cooperate with
the Putnam post in arranging a field
dav to be held on the second of Sep
TENDER. DR.. w. =. Keaton of the
James J Shea Post, Willimantic; Ar
thur j. Duprey of the Leo j. L
Homme Post, Danielson, and Philip
Duhamel of the Oscar Swanson Post
in Grosvenordale, have written as rep
resentatives of their organizations to
state that Representatives will come to
Putnam Monday night to talk over the
matter. and to settle upon definite
plans. They will be present at the
meeting of the local post which will
be held at 3 o'al vi il the rooms of
the Chamber of ,n1s.lerce.
The Putnam post is anxious for the
field day to be arranged, for it will
give the lrSt oppof buitity dfeit thc ioui
posts in this county have had of get
ting together. 1t is believed that each
of the posts has excellent athletic ma
terial. and some fast track events
should result if it is decided to hold a
track meet.
At the meeting Monday night, dele
gates and alternates to represent the
Mayotte post at the state convention
of the Legion will be elected. This
convention is to be held in Bridgeport
late in August, and posts will be rep
resented upon the basis of members in
good standing. At present Putnam is
entitled to three delegates and three
alternates, but the membership com
mittee is now busy trying to increase
the enrolment to the point where Put
nam will be represented by an extra
delegate and alternate.
Putnam patriot., 1920-07-16

Under the viii of Mrs. Mary Gard
ner filed for probate Wednesday, the
town of Putnam is devised the real
estate of the testatriX, consisting of
the homestead property on South
Main street, under the condition that
public library is maintained in mem-
,ory of Mrs. Gardner and her hus-
band. The town. MAY use the land and
buildings as seems fit, providing the
library is maintained.
There are several other public be-
quests. The bulk of the estate, esti-
mated at over a hundred thousand
dollars, is left to Mrs. Gardner's
niece. Miss Fannie +. Barber of Ell
lington. Miss Barber is left a spe-
cific bequest of $4,000, silver, jewel
~ and pictures, and is also made res
iduary legatee.
The third paragraph of the instru-
ment, under which the town benefits
by gift under will for the first time
in the towns history, reads as follows
II give to the town of Putnam all
of my real estate situated in the town
of Putnam, comprising of my home on
South Main street and continuing
through to School street, to be used
bv said town as free public library
in memory of John II. and Mary
Wadsworth Gardner, the town to use
said land and buildings as they see fit,
but must at all times maintain a pub
lie library on the premises.
In the second paragraph Mrs, Gard
ner remembers the town Of her birth,
Ellington. as follows: Il give to the
Putnam patriot., 1920-07-16
DEDICATION OF DIAGNOSES

The twelve deaconesses recently
elected by the Second Congregational
cfurGh were dedicated at the last COM
uiunion service of the church. The
service was conducted by the pastor,
Rev. Boynton Merrill. The new dea-
eoaesees are For two years, Mrs.
Frederick j. Daniels, Mrs ]. Richard
Carpenter. Mrs George Clark, Mrs.
Edward Dufey, Mrs. William L. Mac
Dona3d, ME Walter A. Wheaton; for
one yaEH, Mrs. John Child, Miss s.
ElnabaeA Clarke, Mrs. Ray Huriburt,
Mrs Eenevieve Letters, Mrs Longdon
and Ms Ui3e Warren.
Putnam patriot., 1920-07-16
ELECT SUPERINTENDENT

Elwell F. Kimball of Gloucester
Mass. has been elected superintendent
of the North Grosvenordale schools
and principal of the Tourtellotte Me
mortal High school. Mr.. Kimball was
principal Of the Gloucester High
school last year and was selected from
list of twenty five applicants.
Putnam patriot., 1920-07-16
SHOT IN LEG

Louis Nado was brought TO the Or
flee of DR.. Murphy, Thursday night,
with bullet wound just below the
knee. He and a friend were examin-
ing revolver when it was accident
ally discharged. The bullet, small
calibre one, lodged just under the
skin and the injury is not serious.
Nado is now at the Day Kimball Hos
pital
Putnam patriot., 1920-07-16

to box where the money, in bag,
had been put and found that it had
disappeared. A revolver that was on
top of the bag was also gone.
Mr. Russell says that there were a
few dollars in two cash drawers in the
place, but this money was not touched.
The demeanor of Rose and the
bunch of skeleton keys, which he said
he found" led the police to believe
that Officer Chambers capture may
be an important one. The police at
Arctic will be asked to furnish the
mans record
Putnam patriot., 1920-07-16
LADIES COMING SATURDAY

Saturday afternoon the Woonsocket
Golf Club is to be the guest Of the
Putnam Country Club. Cards are to
be arranged for the ladies and it IS
hoped that as many members as posi-
Bile will be present Owing to the diff
ference Of time it is also urged that
the Putnam members will plan to be
al the club as early as possible, so as
t. be present to welcome the guests.
Putnam patriot., 1920-07-16
TO ELECT DELEGATES

A meeting Of Anselm Mayotte Post,
American Legion. viii be held Monday
evening, at which time delegates and
alternates will be elected to the state
convention to be held in Bridgeport in
August.
The committee appointed to make
arrangements for field day for La
Dor Day will make a report.
Putnam patriot., 1920-07-16
DIES FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION

Isaac Sturgeon. So, painter for
the Morse-Nightingale Mills Corp,
died at the Day Kimball Hospital Wed
nesday evening
The man was taken TO the hospital
Tuesday suffering from heat exhaus-
ton. 1t is thought possible that he also
sustained a shock, as one side was par
alyzed He was born in Canada and is
survived by wife.
Putnam patriot., 1920-07-16

Tuesday morning before n crowd
that packed the Putnam city court
room to the doors, curious to see what
might happen to eight young men ar
rested on various charges, the out
growth of the over-the-Fourth eele-
bration, Judge Mahlon II. Geissler as
sailed the conduct of the police force,
abiding to their inaction ms "derelie-
ton of duty"
Whole Force Derelict In Duty
just before court adjourned Judge
Geissler said in substance; II do not
see how the police could oe about. six
Putnam patriot., 1920-07-16
CHURCH TO CLOSE

Following the mid-week service at
the Congregational church, Thursday
evening. there was a meeting TO dis
cuss the advisability Of closing the
church during the month Of August.
There were those in favor and
against the plan. 1t was finally de-
cided to hold the usual services the
first two Sundays of the month and TO
close the church the last three Sun
days.
Putnam patriot., 1920-07-16

Ernest Whittemore, Howard Brown,
Roger Whittemore and Fred Hackett
went fishing Thursday at Cedar
Swamp pond and caught twenty-five
pout weighing from one to one and
a half pounds.
Putnam patriot., 1920-07-16

Mrs Lucy j Champlin of South
Coventry is visiting at the home of her
son. Charles Champlin, Grove street.
Putnam patriot., 1920-07-16

Owing to trouble at the transfer
mer station near the Arch bridge, the
trolley company has besn procuring
power from WohutoP tt - nn
Putnam patriot., 1920-07-16

A doughter was born this morning
q Mr.. and Ma Chaxlan " A13n;1lhuu~u
Putnam patriot., 1920-07-16
To Pay Fiddler's Wages

David Favreault was the first de-
PENDANT arraigned. He pleaded guilty
to three counts. intoxieation, breach
of the peace and abusing an oaicer.
Following his plea the prosecutor said
he was surprised and that evidently
the man had danced and was willing
to pay the fiddler
at is a question of what the I'D
dler's wages are" said the court.
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d. Near Lincoln Park.
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THE HOME OF HOMES.
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