Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-06
PUTNAM


 The first open runnblings to indicate that there are going to be, in all prob ability, changes in the makeup of the Putnam city council with the beginning 1 of the new year, and that at least sev- l eral different faces win be seen behind l the aldermariic desks in the council chamber were heard at the August meet 1 ing of the city's governing body, which was attended by Mayor Allie W Marcy, 1 and Aldermen John c. Johnson. SiIas M l Wheelock, George L. Padgett, Otis Fox and Edward J. Duffy. Twice during the l evening Aldermen Johnson, Fox and wheelock held conferences over matters under discussion, causing . 1ul1 t6 the session, and giving the other city fath- l CTS chance to indulge in thought. It | was Alderman Padgett who after look | ing at the empty chairs of Alderman at-Large John Byrne and Aldermen Os- car Dugas and Charles Dean, questioned | Mayor Marcy, 'Mr. Marcy, when do we get our vacation?" "We'H take 1t after 1 the first of the year." replied the city's chief executive. At this Alderman Pad l gett laughed in apparent agreement, and even Alderman Johnson looked up from l the special discussion he was engaged l in. and his face bore traces of an afirm- ative smile. Mayor Marcy has said that l this present term fs to be his last term as mayor of Putnam, and several members of the council have intimated the same thing with regard to their of- 1 fees. Knowing this, the politicians have 1 been talking in little groups about the | city, and discussing the vacancies that 1t seems almost certain will arise in the council The present office holders will deliberate together for four more sessions, and then the old order will
 change It is rumored that one politi- cal faction in the city has already select ed it's slate for the coming election, and I has found a candidate for mayor and al- dermAn- at-large. The difficulty in Put nam usually Is not in having to cut down large field of candidates for the city offices, but 1t is rather the problem of finding a suitable man who is willing to run. There is no compensation for mayor or aldermen, and usually the in- cumbents are the butt of much knocking and fault finding. There will be some particularly difficult matters for the lnext council to handle. The city is near Ii lly s450,00Q in debt. and this of itself
 suggests one big problem to be handled
 Mra J~annette Freeman of Ksxbury
 Mass is the guest of her brother, John G. Johnson. at the home of Miss Mary
 Johnson, Grove street.
 Captain John Btlger has Stsneiled CT the pavement at Bugbee square and : other points where trafac lanes have
 been established the following re- } plainly visible the captain is of the } opinion that there should be a decreas, } in jaywa1king.
 } Albert Pellitier and '. LeBlanc of Fai River. Mass. are guests of Mrs. Aman } da Perreault, of Mill street.
 : Miss Albina Heroux. manager of tb' 2 New England Mills store, ,s speRdins her vacation in the White Mountains r Her place is taken by her sister, Mis-, 2 Eleanor Heroux of Central Falls.
 I The NightiHEaIe-Mor basebAu tenn 2 will have as opponents here Sunday tn : T. H. Early team of Providence, R. l l The Earlys played in Putnam earlie . this season, and though defeated by tn
 locals, it was a close game.
 The children of JuRIer Town, Frida,
 afternoon, which was the last afternoon of Putnam Chautauqua, presented play, Junior Holidays, to a large audi
 ence. The play was written by Mrs 1 Bertha Smith Titus who eight years az
 came to Putnam as the suberintenden
 of the first Chautauqu2 held in thi city. The principal parts in the pla,
 were as follows; Ann, Judith Sabin
 Sue. Doris Mccoy; Gertrude, Elizabet
 Smith; Paul, Neil Bulger; George, Pau
 Wheaton; herald. William Jones. Tn tplay opened with a song by all of tn juniors, and following this the childres
 begin to talk of the holidays that the | like best. As their conversation aevel
 ops, children dressed to represent tn . various festive days appear and speak
 The leaders in these parts were Hallow
 cen, Kenneth Bugbee; Thanksxivins
 Ernest Rosquet: Christmas, Laurenc Key; Miss Christmas, Winifred La
 Pierre; George Washington, Herber
 Keith Fourth of July, Chandler Morse , Miss Birthday Beatrice Swanson Mis-
 Chautauqua, Edna Kent. There wer