Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-07

 shocked to learn of the death in Philadelphia of cherles Belair. navigating duartefmAster in the United States navy, who passed away 1 " ednesday night after brief illness with pneumonia.
 Mir. Belair, was very well known in this city. He was born in the neighboring town of Thompson and came here when he was seven years of age, remaining here until he en- listed in the navy ten years ago.
 During his residence in this city he took part in many amateur thea trical productions and also became motion picture machine operator.
 Mir. fselair seemed to like life in the navy and has remained contin- uously in the service since he first entered it, rising steadily in his rat ings until he attained the rank of quarterr1aster. He returned from many months of service overseas with Uncle Sans mine sweeping fleets only a few weeks ago and dur ing the past month was at his home here for the first time in two years on leave of absence. His assi ignment. overseas was the mine sweeper WhiDpoorwin, and when he was here he expected to be gent to Alaska in the revenue cutter service.
 Mir Belair married February S, 191s Blanche Bochroak, of Philadelphia, who survives him. He also leaves his father and mother, Mir and Mrs. Charles Belair Of this city. and four
 brothers and sister. The body is to be brought to North GrosVenor- dale for burial.
 The storm king continued to rule this city during Friday, when rain came to add to the vagaries of the terrible weather fthat has prevailed
 since Wednesday. Trains were run ming from two to twelve hours late but they were running, while the trolley line through this city remain ed completely snowbound and bus lines to the south had withdrawn
 their service.
 The state highways, as well as the
 country roads, were impossible on Friday to anything but sleiglls, and travelling in these vehicles was prae- tically certain to provide an eSperi- erce. Putnam people heard on Fri day of the need of digging out of the snowdrifts the horse of Dr. R. C. Paine, who was doing his best to get about to patients, of which there are many at the present time in va- rious parts of Thompson
 Trains were stalled here during Thursday night and until early Fri day morning provided the only warm refuge for naaroened passengers, who could not get rooms in the hotels which were deiuged by requests for quarters from stormEound passen- gers.
 The morning boat train, which is also the milk train, was cancelled Friday morning. A west bound State of Maine express, running many hours late, that arrived here during
 Friday forenoon stalled in the rocky gorge through which the tracks run at Modoc IedEes. Railroad men who were trying the:r utmost to keep the lines open were having one of the
 hardest experiences of their careers. The rain storm that set in just be- fore noon added to their troubles as l it packed down still harder the, deep snow which was as solid as clay on | the tracks.
 Mill1men, rural mail men. city let /, ter carriers. Erocers, meatnen and l 6thers had one Of the worst experi- , erices in years trying to render ser :
 vice. The outside agricultural dis | tricts were isolated during Friday 1 and it will be several days before travel conditions are anywhere near l normal.
 Reports covering week and iS- 1 sued by Health Officer Peter Gardner ] show TIT cases of influenza in Put nam. All are light cases and no ! deaths have occurred. The daily re- | port, beginning with Friday of last l week. is as follows: Friday. 13; Sat
 urday. IT; Sunday, fS~ Monday, 37: Tuesday, 29: Wednesday 21: Thurs 1 day, 15. These cases. with others previously reported, bring the total up to TT.
 ] It win be noted that the peak oi the epidemic was reached on Monday of this week and that the decline has been steady since that time. The situation is well in hand and the in dications are that tfie worst is over ! Three cases of chicken rox alsC were reported here.
 Ths criticism in an item published in Daniefson of what the common l council of this city did to express it. appreciation Of the services rendered i by the Captain Put Engine compan,
 in fighting the fire at the Chickerins hotel in Putnam does not represen the opinion Of the members of th, Danielsen fire department, the Cap tain Put Engine company nor tn,
 citizens at large in the ne ghborin,
 borough. who regret exceedinsIy tha
 any such unfortunate conamen i should have been made. These peo ! pie in the sister town are full,
 aware that service such as was rer dered cannot be measured, as t,