Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-16
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
DANIELSCN

l. A DldnA6I O1 llky Ctuuus- lllet eNS up out of the west, Thursday forenoon was the forerunner of one of the wors electrical storms seen in this section il Il years. Just before the storm broke thi thorough was enshrouded in darkness ant strange. indeed was the sight of motoi traffic moving through the business sec tion with the lights on, all machines shin I ing brightly. In stores and offices light were switched on and remained in uss i until some effect of the storm out of th4 service and left these places in dark ' ness Il Brilliant lightning and heavy thundei II featured the storm which was thrill ing spectacle for those who like tha sort of thing. and many do. II One of the Connecticut Mills com i panys dwellings on Morin avenue wa! .struck by lightning, a part of the ehim l ney being knocked off and the roof some what damaged. The home of F. E. Bit good on Broad street also was touched up by the lightning. but only slightly damaged.
 Telephone lines suffered severely, many 1 of them going out of order Near the junction of School and Academy stree' what looked like a ball of fire shot dowr and bounced off telephone pole, melt. ing away some clamps that help an iror pipe that ran down to the ground ir place and doing other damage to the equipment Several trees were reported struck in different sections of the bor ough and surrounding territory The rainfall with the storm was not excessively heavy, but there was enough water to flood the streets for a few min. i utes.
 1 At East Kil1ingly reports indicate, tho rainfall was heavier than in Danielsor i but no damage of importance was re ported from that section. | Children who were at Wildwood park Alexander's lake, for the annual unior 1 Sunday school picnic had the experience of watching the storm from that van tage point.
 i The funeral of Miss Marie Blanche 1 Antoinette Couture, il, was held from her home at Wauregan Thursday morn. ing with services at the Sacred Hear 1 church in that place Rev. J. c. MathieU was celebrant of the requiem mass Bur tial was in the Sacred Heart cemetery Louis E. Kennedy was the funeral direc- f>tor.
 Mrs. Maxine Godreau, 5a, died at the Backus hospital in Norwich. The body was taken in charge Thursday afternoon by Undertaken L. E. Kennedy and brought to the home of Mrs. GodFeau in Moosup.s
 Today (Friday) is the first anniver-
 
 local lines This strike never has been settled, and not one of the striking mem bers of car crews who went out has ever returned to work on the line. All are now engaged in other lines of endeavo1 and many of them are drawing down larger pay envelopes each week than came to them when they were operating cars.
 The age of George Boswell, who died at his home on Broad street, should have read .53 years not s3 years, as appear ed in the obituary notice in this column Thursday morning.
 Some local money is being attracted for investment with a concern that is en- gagged in proiting from the difference, in favor of the United States, in foreign exchange, and one hears of earnings of as high as 50 per cent. in three months Mrs. George F. Dayignon is a patient at St. iyncent's hospital in Worcester where she underwent a surgical opera. i ton.
 l A car from far away Wyoming was tnoted among the machines in Danielsor ffrom distant states
 J. F. Lewis motored to Bristol, this state, on a business trip on Thursday. | Cards dated at Saratoga were received here from MT. and Mrs John B. Basseti
 
 | New York state this week. c. A. Hamilton and Arthur W. Logee former members of Coast Artillery com panies here, will go to camp at Niantie l next week with members of c company State Guard. as cooks. Mrs Oswald c. Street has been the guest of friends in Mystic this week. Fresh Air Riddles who are spending two weeks in homes in Danielsen and D. 4I-1 t1E IL &, outing. They will return to New York Tuesday next. July 20.
 Some bass of the sporty pound size have been taken this week from the waters of Old Killingly pond near East killingly.
 Practically all the members of the large company of men the A, T and T company has had in this territory since 7arly last winter have left town. The
 Ten were engaged in laying underground
 ble
 Deputy Inspector R. C. Young of the
 1te department was in Hartford Thurs
 " on a business trip.
 Miss Frances c. Langeyin of Holyoke
 visiting with friends in Danielson for
 few days.
 There is a demand that is becoming
 sistent for some kind of regulations
 overning the parking of automobiles ir
 se business section. Traffic has become
 heavy here at times, especially on Sat 1rday afternoons and evenings, wher many shoppers are in town, as to create cal congestion and traffic tangles be-
 wsen Academy and Water street There las been some suggestion of placing .
 raffic officer on duty at the junction o Main and Center streets to direct tht
 movement of this weekend traffic, whicl
 $ heavier this year than ever before.
 In some circles the opinion seems t ,1e growing that Brooklyn may witnes
 he closing of it's jail next year under talked of arrangement to bring all east arn Connecticut prisoners together in on jail, closing the others. Only united ae ton by the representatives of all Wind ham county towns may prevent this.
 Members of the choir of St. Joseph church at Dayville recently were givel an outing at Rocky Poit-
 The Fall of Babylon the feature pic ture shown at the Orpheunl theatre a Thursdays shows proved to be a popu lar attraction.
 Movement of coal into Danielson, fo household uses,e continues to be slow an many orders remain unified.
 At Goodyear, arrangements are bein made for the annual outing of eraploye to Rocky Point. large number of mo ! tor vehicles will be used to convey tn |l several hundred persons who will mak up the party.
 I John c. Bennett of Bellows Falls, Vt was visitor with friends in Danielso on Thursday.
 The Standard Oil company has ereete