Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-16
PUTNAM

Rochelle, N r., was the guest We'd nesday and Thursday of Mrs. Helen M Wiley of Oak Hill.
 Il At the nnid-weeK meeting of the Con II igregational church Thursday evening Rev. Boyntan Merrill gave a talk on his -i The shot that Officer Ernest Chandler, of the Putnam police department, fired ) at Ernest Rose last Monday night when Rose was running away after being caught in the act of entering Franklin's
 lunch cart of Livery street. went through the plate glass window of the Colonial restauraht, and lodged in the cashiers desk.
 Because there was not n quorum pres ent at the meeting of the ineerperaters fof the Day-Kimball hospital which had
 been called for Wednesday afternoon, the meeting adjourned until Monday
 July 1s
 l Attorney Archibald Macdonald, dr., Icollector of taxes of the city of Putnam. stated Thursday that about two-thirds fof the property and sprinkling taxes due l the city were paid to him last Thursday l Friday and Saturday, at which time he ceiving thern Taxes were due July 10. About s45,000 was received by <the col lecter, leaving s15,o00 unpaid.
 "A StdueEdEef touring car QTlVen Dy Leon A1lard of PoInfret and containing 1.-two other passengers, overturned not far from the Gary school house Thursday morning while on it's way to Putnam. Those in the car were not seriously in. ljured; the machine was considerably 1 damaged.
 1 Peter Barlow of Danielson, who has
 been patient at the Day-Kimhan hos pital since early In April, was able to return to his home Thursday.
 According to Frank I. Davis, agent of the Windham County Farmers Associa- tion at the present time there are 20 1 fields of soy beans in the county that. are being used By the association for demon
 stration purposes. According to Mir. Da-
 wis the field on the farm of William F. Mahew of Thompson, and the field on the farm of Thomas Nara of WiHinantie are particularly fine. All of the fields have been plaearded with signs. calling attention to the fact that crop of beans being raised is being used for demon
 stration purposes.
 The unsettled weather Thursday in terfered with several outings that had
 been arranged by clerks in Putnam bus mess houses for the weekly half holiday. In fact the only ones who saeIns-s pleased with what the weather man had to offer
 were the fishermen who declared the day ideal for that sport. and who on return 1 ing late in the day reported heavy leatches
 Frank I. Davis, agent of the Windham County Farmers Association. gave an 1 address before the members of the Pom fret Grange Wednesday night upon plant diseases. At the meeting it was voted to give BIO to the association.
 Mrs. yirsinie Marie Benoit, s1, died | at har haTnk An day.
 Alfred Turseon. ss, died Wednesday night at the Day-Kimbau hospital where he had been taken Tuesday suf- l fering from heat exhaustion. MT. Tur- l geon was employed as a painter ,ana while working on the property of the Morse Nightingale mills was stricken suddenly i'll. He was born in Canada and came to this country at an early
 age. He was married twice, and is sur 1 Vived by his second wife.
 Whitman. DanieIssf, secretary Of the Windham County Farmers Association, has tabulated the latest returns in the associations drive for new members, and Inounced that 64 new members have been l secured since the last returns of three weeks ago The total membership is snow S64, and the goal of the campa ign is 1000. Mir. Davis is certain that this will Iseon be reached. He points to Woodstock as the banner town with a membership of e29. On the first of January there were in that town 1s4 farmers who be- llonged to the association. and the pres lent figures show that there is nearly HOO per cent. enrolment.
 Reports coming in to Mrs. Walter J. Bartlett, chairman of the Putnam com nittee that made arrangements for the visit of the fresh air children from New York indicate that the thirteen children fswhe are guests on farnE in this part of
 Windham county. are enjoying the va cation to the utmost There have been mo serious cases of homesickness.
 Francis Mayo. of North Grosvenordale,
 who was run over by an ice wagon zon the Fourth of July. and who since that time has been patient at Day-Kimball Wednesday afternoon.
 | Trolley cars through Putnam were running off schedule during the latter part of Thursday morning because of a feed wire that broke loose from the holder, near the Congregational church. The trolley pole of the north bound 10 | o'clock car jumped the wires and before
 the car could be stopped it had torn the feed wire loose Shortly after noon the i repair crew fixed the break.
 The benefit performance for the Day Kimball hospital which was arranged by the Woman's Board and held at the Bradley theater Friday evening netted s7o.
 4 Chalmers automobile bearing the
 Massachusetts registration number , 65545, while backing out of Bullock street into Main street, Thursday morn ing, struck the pole holding up the street : sign, and snapped if off. The driver } drove away without notifying the police : Captain John Bulger of the police de partnent happened to see the accident
 and getting into an automobile started 5 after the Massachusetts machine. The l latter drove up Main street, dewn Front
 and turned into Livery, with the captain : in hot pursuit. The chase continued t down Main street again, across the river . and up Woodstock avenue. where thu
 Chalmers succeeded in euding the pur r suing automobile, but not before Captain Bulger had taken it's numB. He ha:
 written to the Massachusetts authoritie: 3 to learn the owner of the car. Thursday 5 evening the car was found abandoned or : Pomfret road; it was out of gas and the 2 parts were strewn about. It had beer Q brought to Putnam. The police believe
 the car was stolen.
 Mark F. Herbert, chairman of the en.