Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-04
PUTNAM


 The report of Captain J. H. Bulger for May shows that there were twelve ar- rests in Putnam during that period. Gambling and drunkenness were respon- sible for getting at least half the num- Der into trouble. Four of the arrests were on gambling charges, two for in- toxication. Two others were arrested on vagrancy charges, two on an as- sault charge and one for breaking and entering.
 Thunder storms swept over this sec ton of the country early Thursday aft ernoon, bringing the final touch of real summer weather to the first days of June. The storm was not as severe in this immediate vicinity as in some of the towns just to the south The usual difficulties with wires were experienced in greater or lesser degree as the result of the electrical disturbance
 A steam roller was at work in Grove street Thursday rolling down the crush ed stone that has been distributed there l in the effort to repair a section of street surface that had become fairly pitted with holes. The job now being done promises to be good one and will do away with the last piece of poor street surface on any of the main gateways to the city.
 
 bia Athletic club of Dorchester from which the K. of c. team that is to play Tom McDermott's North Grosvenordale team next Sunday have been selected. The visiting team is an all star agsrega- 1 ton and has been attracting attention in the Boston territory
 At St. JOseph's church in North Gros- venordale Sunday next there will be an l observance of Corpus Christi All of the societies of the church will participate in 1 the solemn procession of the Blessed i Sacrament
 In all of the Catholic churches in this l part of the county a iridium in honor oa the Blessed Sacrament will begin today 1 (Friday), closing on Sunday 1 Baseball teams representing two big 1 tire fabric manufacturing concerns in | this distriet-the Manhasset of this city and the Connecticut Mills of Danielson will meet in a contest scheduled to be l among the games played the coming week 1 end.
 1 There is interest among the trolley men and others here as to whether any 1 of the one-man cars that have arrived at Norwich will be sent into this ter 1 ritory. The use of such cars has been 1 talked of in the past as one means ot helping out the income situation son the ulIldm UlNlSlOu. IL was Sdlu nere or Thursday that there is a possibility o1 one of the cars being given a tryout or the Moosup- Central Village line. Attention is being called with the open ing of the warm weather season, to the fact that both swimming and fishing ir Alexander's lake, a favorite resort fol Putnam people are forbidden The wa ters of the lake are now used to suppl, the people of the village of Goodyear and a special act of the legislature give this lake the same protection agains pollution as is accorded all bodies O waters within the state that are uset as reservoirs to- store water for domesti purposes. Last year number of peo pie disregarded the bathing restricttSz and 8 few the fishing, but both will b, rigidly enforced this year.
 There appears to be some discourage
 ment among the retail clerks of the cit, ] Thursday over their prospect of get ting haf-holdays during the presen