Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-13

sIf .s = n opportunity was hard for the. officers to determihes but they found raisins foat- ing around in one barrel and Attracted from another, what ,,apeared to- be some potent kind of sea-weed. s.gf-'& s.sS
 In, the final raid Sof the night at the Cargill house. the officers found noth- ing of an intoxicating nature.
 At Roakf's house. on, School street, the officers enjoyed asgoods laugh when Ros- Ri started to explain what he was doing with the grain alcohol found uhere. He was understood to say, that it was flor the Fourth but John doesn't speak English very well and it finally. develop ed that he was atrying to explain that it was, for the Ford. so. the radiator wouldn't freeze, The. hard.hearted of- ficers took the aleohol however, and left the Ford, to any risks that might F, The raids provided. the sensation. of the week in Putnam. and. there will be wide spread interest in the cases growing out of. them, these coming up for consider ation. in the city court today,
 One of tn. raids mad. was tn. result of sa-- tip that came sfns an unsigned let ter to Captain Bulger 7 The. main state mentsg made in this letter. were .aas fol- lows: T .=N.s ... ..-. .-a:
 Captain Bulger:-s. In your kindness T wish that you would, look after this rum whole, It is iusts as bade now around this ,snei ishborhood as iwhenI beer and hard, drugs were around. Y oung fellows from IT up and young girls and: the wo- men they call-7- don't know any other name) were in the windows this after noon drinking cider. Wednesday night it was terrible. Those girls and fellows around drunk. We can't call ourselves to pass by there evening". Saturday and Sunday all day coming, there is P. S. cars with bnrlap ,bs gs. That street look cd like regular parking place, our neighbors think the old fellow must have a good stock. The reports that come from there esn be heardf half way down the street. Look this up. "
 Instead sf being "dry",in. Putnan and all the surrounding territory. as pro hibiton was expected, 10 make 1t, the corditions are much the same as, used to rule. in no-license .toFns: Officials admit that it would be hard to,. name one-tenth of the places where intoxicania might be .,obtained' and doubiy' hard to prove after one had nanaed them whether sales are actually. being made Many hundreds of people in tnie.. section so resent. the provisionS~ of the prohibition act that 1t is- difficult for the officials to get information that would aid them in stricter enforcement of the law, for popular sympathy, on gthe' part of these hundreds is with the; men who make it possible for the thirsty te get a~drink Only another, constitutional amendment repeating human nature will change this condition. .i / '@
 The third In sevsesYsf Eve whist parties was held at the home of Mrs. Alexander Gilman, Friday afternoon at three o'clock. A small fee was charged l for admission, the profits te 70 toward | buying Christmas necessities for the poor | of St, Mary's parish. H There were ten | tables in play. Mrs Gilman was in charge and served refreshnnents The l first prize was won by Mrs. Emma Rem [ Hard, and was.4 a out gtass vase. The i second an embroidered pin cushion, went to Miss Blanche MeKenns. The consol-
 Miss Sherlock. The next party will bs ! held at the home of Mrs. .Renehaw.
 The familiar Salvation Army kettl. made its appearance on the streets of | Putnam, near Bugbee's corner Saturday morning. This year the kettle is smaller than usual. and is surmounted by a pos: 1 ter telling of the work that the Salva. 1 tion Army will accomplish if the neces- | sary funds are forthcoming. ?
 The first teen sf the Hish. sehssI wen. l to, North Grosvenordale Friday evening ] to witness the. game between Killingly i High and Tourtellotte Memorial High School. The trip was made in order ,tc l get line. on what the teams representing l these schools have got in the way oi
 basketball and (what they haven't rot) l The health eficer states that only l three cases of measles have been re. i ported during the past week.
 Misses Ruth and Dorcas Bartlett students at the business college, in Hart ford, were at. their parents home her. l over the week end.
 Miss Edith Gilson. student at the Will ,l mantle Normal School, spent the weel
 end with her parents here.
 i At the last meeting Of the Wolf Dsi
 grange. Abingdon, there vere over
 hundred present. This number 7includ
 ed those from the visiting granges, Put q nam and Brooklyn fThe visiting grange
 furnished the programme, .Wold De- grange provided s splendid supper. Afte
 the meeting dancing was enjoyed.
 Mrs.. Emma LAersix. wife sf Alphs,s
 Lacroix. 4b, of South Meadow street