Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-19
PUTNAM

vs Newton A. Ballard and NJ J. Kenney | was resumed before Judge Gardiner | Green and jury in the superior court | here on Thursday and much progress was made during the day, which was featured | by visit of the jurors to the scene of the | accident which the damage suit for s18,o0e is based. on Mechanic street, and by motion for non-suit. which entered by counsel representing Mir. Ballard and which was denied by the court.
 During the afternoon there was special interest in the testimony of MT. Kennedy, one of the defendants and the owner and driver of oneeof the automobiles that figured in the crash in which the plain tiff was injured
 Of special interest was MT. Kenney's unqualified declaration on the witness stand that he was not driving his car on the left hand side of the highway just prior to the accident. but that he not only was on his own side of the highway, the. right side. but west of the center of the road. He was not going over five miles an hour when the cars crashed he said. and had not been driving in excess ofs15 miles an hour just prior to the time of the accident, He detailed how he swung his car still farther to the right and onto the trolley tracks on that side of the highway in an effort to avert collision at the time he saw the Ballard car swerve sharply to the left and toward what for him was the right hand side of the highway.
 Riding in MT. Kenney's car at the time of the accident were his two sons three young menswho were coming from Me chanicsviile and whom he had invited to ride down in his car and another young man picked up along the way. MT. Ken ney was driving what is known as '7big six" of a certain make of car.
 As there is to be short calendar session of the superior court in Willi- mantle today trial of the case will not l be continued until next week
 The court room was filled to capacity during all of Thursday, an indication of the widespread interest there>is in the I case in Putnam and vicinity, as all of
 the parties concerned are well known people.
 Judge Geissler, at Thursday morning s
 session of the superior court, noled the
 assault charge that grew out of com plaint against Andrew Taylor by a fel-
 low worAnen. Manuel Broderick On
 Tuesday Roderick complained that Taylor struck him over the head with hoe
 while they were at work on the addi-
 tion to the Day Kimball hospital Roder-
 ick claimed that the attf1 k was with A,t
 provocation Investigation of the case
 did not bear cut this claim and brought
 to light the fact that Roderick had made
 a pass at Taylor with shovel. just prior
 to getting hit with a hoe, the blow open irg a considerable wound in Roderick's
 scalp.
 An ancient traveller who has been pick,
 ed UP oy the police was released Thurs.
 day morning and allowed to go his way
 He was to have faced a charge of va.
 grancv, but he showed that he had sev.
 eral dollars in his pocket and was can.
 aoie of paying his fare to Fall River, tc
 which city he claimed to be bound
 Through an error, it was announced
 that Souvenir" William H Taylor's fun
 eral was to be held in Putnam today, bu
 the Funeral will not be held here unti
 Saturday. Members of Quinebaug lodgt
 ot Masons, with which MT. Taylor wa,
 affiliated, are to take part in the funera
 as a body and will conduct the servlc:
 at the grave in accordance with the:l
 ritual.
 Republicans sf Putnam held their vie
 tory celebration Thursday evening. i having been postponed from Wednesda,
 evening on account of the storm that wa raging at that time The affair was tn, only cne of the kind seen in this sectiol | | of the county since the election and fur ! nish d for the victorious party members What is termed . music room has Ecer added 70 the police station at the rnunici
 pal building cn ChLNih street. Thi$ i& come ahcut because of the fact tha . burglars lcot stored there included . Vic.ioll, which Is being kept mighty tus,
 by officers who are off duty. Only on
 reccr1 came with the machine, but k;n friends of the members of the depart f ment have been libral in loaning records ! s7 that there is a big supply of every Va . lr:ety of music from grand opera to Jaz
 tow cn tap at the station. Members of Israel Putnam lodge c l Odd Fellows of this city will be in Dan 1 ie.sen this (Friday) evening to take 2er t h a parade Of Odd Fellows organization of Windhsm county including Canto s Windhani unpfcrn rank o. o. F 2 which has arranged a social affair 6 the first parade, Of the uniform :1 ,Od Fellows in q town in this part of th ( county.
 r Mir. and Mrs. Hermon c. Carver ,r T tertained party of friends at thei - home n School street in honor Of Nj
 Carvcr's t:rfatay.
 - Attorney and Mrs: Irving H Miro - have returned from their wedding tril s They are to remain here for a few day l. before proceeding to Washington, D. C - where MT. Miron will take up his dutie c as bill clerk in the senate at the openin c of the coming session.
 = Today and Saturday and Monday an d Tuesday of next week is all that remain s of the open season on game birds Tn l. closed season begins next Wednesda!
 November 24.
 a The force of the gale during Tuesda l. night tore down a big wooden adverti! y ing sign of Bugbee and Wulf and thre e it across a highway at the westerly en n of Woodstock avenue on the state roa l. to Woodstock
 r. Cotton manufacturing plants a
 through this section have operated onl IT l according to reduced schedules during u S present week
 + Next Thursday, Thanksgiving da Il will be marked by practically total SUI i- pension of business in this city. 1, Attorney and Mrs. Arthur S. Ma r. donald have been spending few da! IS in Boston.
 II What has been designated as Picker
 handicap is scheduled to be run off (
 the links of the Putnam Country clr