Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-12
from raftvt1le at the time of the aoci-

from raftviIle at the time of the acci- dent.
 Connecticut motorists are Hegfnufng to experience some of the annoyances that Massachusetts drivers have had to put up with since Connecticut first adopted a system of legal lenses for cars. Massachusetts now has a line Of lenses that are legal for that state. but some lenses that are legal in Ccnnecti- cut are not in the neig7bcrirg common wealth-and that is where the annoy | ance for the Connecticut drivers start | Particularly are drivers who live in i towns near the Massachusetts, border | and Putnam Is one Of these-annoyed by the new light requirements in Mass l achusetts. As one IS llkley to arrest for operating and imp-o7a-Y lensed car in Massachusetts Putnam car owners are being advised to inquire whether their lenses are legal ia the Bay state t, before venturing across the border, and this advice is equally good for all east
 ern Connecticut automobilists. Hollywood Glen Alex Fegis the fam
 ous bull from Sheppard Hill farm. Wau- 1 regan and other famous Holsteins at 1 Woodstock fair Wednesday. See adver- | Using announcement tomorrow of auc-
 ton sale to be held at the fair Wednes- ! udy -duN'
 Captain J. H. BuIger, who has been
 away on his vacation for the past two
 weeks, during which Sergeant George
 Laird has been in charge of the police
 department, is expected to return to
 duty today or tomorrow (Tuesday). Captain Bulger has been visiting rela-
 tives in and near Burlington, Vt.
 Have automobile hoIdup men been at tempting to operate in this vicinity?
 Attention was called on Sunday to the
 experience of a driver who was en route
 from Pomfret to this city just at dusk
 one evening the past week While just
 west of the Gary schoolhouse a Ford
 touring car containing a party of men
 dashed ahead of the car in question. cut
 right in front of it and forced the driv
 CT of the closed car. which had two .adies among it's passengers to almost stop. A man in the Ford yelled for the closed car to stoD and as he did so leaped from the Ford but lost his foot
 ing and fell to the highway. The sit uation did not look good to the driver of the closed car. so he "stepped on it. and dashed away. cutting into a side road near the Gary schoolhouse. He had barely managed to get his car
 out of sight of the state highway when l the Ford came racing down the main
 highway in an apparent attempt to again overtake the closed car. Y The entire happening was such as to 2 give the impression that a holdup was n intended
 y Aside from few local showers. the o first rain in nearly six weeks began tc S fal throughout all of this territory ,, Sunday afternoon. Rain has been very y I1badly needed to lay the ankle deen dust : on other than state highways, to fiji ur a streams and to increase the water sup. r, ply where it had become very low at some farms. Highways have been GU a up considerably by motor traffic during e the long dry spell.
 e Peaches are coming into the local
 market from the surrounding territory At the weekend these peaches were be I ing offered at s2.25 per basket and wer II fruit of high quality.
 y Although no plans have as yet beer y announced. American Legion posts 1T - this territory have been giving. consider p alton to observances of Armistice Jay u November II, the third anniversary O
 the end of fighting lover there" Thi t. year the date is expected to be marked IS by the assemb ing of the nternationa D. conference on limitation fo armament -e at Washington. D. c.
 At the agricultural societys ground I in Woodstock cleanup work is nearI, T. completed and other improvements mad
 for the opening of the annual Wood st stock fair. tomorrow (Tuesday) beint C. entry day. For the first time in sev i'll eral years the fair will he three-day eI exhibition this year During the war ne f. riod the fair was held only one da
 each year.
 Selectmen of the town of Putnam wi ,d be in session next Saturday to admt of those who are qualified to the elector! = oath. This vii be tho last opnortunit E EIe to be made a voter this year in Putnam oL The new electors will have their frs IT. opportunity to cast a ballot at the ar 1s nual town meeting on the first Monda sh in October.