Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-03

to Judge Geissler, who reminded .he prisoner that he had been given n suit ing himself aDout obeying the order of the court and orders of the probation of fcer. A sentence of 30 days in jail was imposed. The non-support charge was continued for six months. Though in jail Zientara will be required to pay SIP a week for the support of his wife and children. He has a saving bank botk now in the hards of tow. official as bond, previously posted. when he was re- leased after a previous presentation in court.
 Joseph Hughes. of Walnut street, had what bordered on a miraculous escape from death or serious injury, about o'clock Tuesday evening. when he was struck by roadster driven by Fred M. Bruce and in which Captain J. H. Bulger was a passenger and hurled over the top of the car, striking on the ground in the rear of the machine. Notwithstanding the toss he received, Hughes was only slightly injured, examination at the office of a. local physician showed, and he was able to get about as usual after the &C., cident Messrs. Bruce and Bulger were returning from attending a session of the superior cou.t at Wilimantic and were proceeding very slowly through the rain and over the slippery going in Pomfret street when Hughes dashed out from the sidewalk to get to a car in which he usually rides home from work in a nearby mill. Mir. Bruce had no possible chance of avoiding hitting Hughes, though the car was proceeding at a very slow pace. All concerned in the accident were delighted that it had no more se- rious outcome
 Mrs. Julia Preston. Of Hartford. will be in Putnam today (Thursday) to make 1 addresses on the subject of Humane Ed- | ucation, a topic having to do in large measure with kindness to animals Mrs. Preston is to speak this morning before | the teachers and pupils of the high school l and this afternoon, also at the h,gh | school will address the teachers and pu- 1 pills of the graded schools.
 Two sales of farm property noted on | Wednesday were the purchase of the A.- fred E. Harvey place in the Sawyer dis | trict by Justin S. Greene of this city and | the purchase of the Buss;e Ha'feria riace ] in Woodstock by Susan R. Bingham. A meeting of the directors of the Put nam Chamber of Commerce is callcd fer | this evening to consider plans for inc winter work of the organization Indicating how rapidly th4 number of l motor cars in use n Connecticut has .n- creased, a machine bearing tha rngIstra- 1 ton 109, ,001 was noticed in this city We'd nesday The first of the 100000 num- | bers was not seen dere until abiu- mid- summer.
 l Friday afternoon the footba.l team of Plainfeld High School will coIle here fcr a game with the Putnam HiGA Schco' team, which has developed T strong game and has be- meeting wiIa SIC | cess.
 Frank F. Herring of South Bend. Ind. | Is to make a visit to Putnam lodge of Eagles next Sunday and Is to address ar open meeting in Union hall Mir. Herring is a past grand president of tie organi. zation and has been very active in its affairs. The committee in charge of ar 1 ransements for the meeting is made UT l of George Lewis. J. J. McGarry, Eugene Tetreault and Joseph Paradis.
 Among the GO guests at dinner al the Ritz-Carlton Wednesday evening ir New York in honor of H. G. Wells, thu famous English publicist who has corn' to the United States to write of the ses
 sions of the limitation of armament con
 ferences. was Hamilton Holt. a forme, editor of a well known periodical and 2
 summer resident in Woodstock.
 Jake" Alperts final week at the Vic tory theatre-every picture a special
 adv.
 An oId-fashiened barn dance, with n' iazzing, V.-s held Wednesday evening ir
 Pomfret hall at Pomfet, the proceeds fol
 the benefit of the Red Cross and distric | nurse fund.
 Reported and unreported subscription
 to the S10,00 deficiency fund of the Da!
 Kimban hospital is growing with a rap
 iditT that is surprising and now is wei
 ovet half the amount to be raised. Wood
 stock residents have been particular,
 liberal in their giving.
 Supt. William L. Macdonald of Put
 nams schools will remain in Putnam un
 til about December l. when he will talk
 up his duties in the Boston Metropolitan
 district.
 Charles Clemens and John A. Dady ar
 the jurors representing Putnam in tn
 November panel of the Windhan coun
 ty superior court.
 Rev, A C. Abbott of Bolton is to talk
 up his duties as pastor of the Commun ity Congregational church at Eastfor
 early this month. The seni-annual narish supper is | b. held this (Thursday) evening at 5.5 a the Congregational church. Lack of rain over many weeks ha . resulted in many ponds drying up in thi section of the county. From Eastford comes story os cord wood being haule ) out over territory that is dry for tn
 first time in 40 years.
 Members of the Putnam Buick tear 7 went to Webster Tuesday evening for
 bowling match with members ot tn Webster Buick team.