Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-21
DANELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS

time, bu not many more than half of this number would be available for the proposad organization.
 The fact that Danielson furnished a company of about 125 men for the. coa st artillery serVce during the World, warN l this company later serving in France with the 56th regiment has brought the offer of the privilege of having new 1 company here. DanielsoR also has a state armory and this is another con- | sideration with those who have in charge the organization of Connecticut's ar- tillery forces .. | Captain Huntingdon says he finds much enthusiasm over the project of forming new company, of artillery here and be- lieves that there will not be any great difficulty. in recruiting the required num- | Der of men -.- s,.o > There is an attraction apparently in the mobile artillery service that the in. fantry does not hold for many young men. If a company Is formed here. 1t will be equipped with what is known as the "155" guns, such as many local ar tillerymen became familiar with during their services overseas. Captain S'Arm- l ington- said Thursday that he under stands that four such guns, motor drawn. are assogned to each company. Drilling
 with such great pieces of artillery
 would not be a novelty for mary of the
 men who might be expected to enlist for service in a new company but it would
 be to many others who like military work. | It is possible that the locating of a company here would mean building an ad- ditien or separate building on the state armory property here n orde to house
 the guns and the motor equipment for of the plan to organize a new company
 here it is not well understood or known
 about, the assurance is made that. Dan
 ielson can have a new artillery com pany if it want it and the chances seem
 ed to be at the present time that one 1 will be organized here.
 Danielson has been represented in the
 Connecticut National guard by different
 companies for period of upwards of
 forty years. Having such an organiza-
 ton has become something of a tradition
 here and there is more enthusiasm for
 service than is found in many places ] This place sent company out with the old Third Connecticut Infantry In the Spanish-American war. After that : bit of unpleasantness that resulted SC disastrously for Spain an infantry com Dany was continued here for year and
 later came the change to the coast ar
 tillery service, which was represented F here until the Wold war took away thu
 
 Then followed the organization of tht :, State guard company, which was quick
 Iy filled, and its continuance up to thu . present time.
 There is plenty of splendid materia , here was a corps artillery company ant , it is not likely that Danielson will over : look an opportunity to continue to be rep resented in the National guard of tn state. -- !: Judge W. Fenner Woodward, pas , presiden of the State Firemen'S associ : aion, and c. A. Hamilton. captain of tn n Captain Put Engine Company. were a : Hartford Thursday attending the, meet : ing of the official board of the associa tion, called together to name a succ\ . sor to Robert Magee of Waertown. sec . retary for many years, who died a fey = days ago.
 = J. Howard Burdick and George Quin Y were at, Worcester Thursday to see tn
 ruins caused by the devastating fires tha - swept sections of that city Wednesday. f Officials are continuing their tnvesti s gations relative to the alleged illegal kill e ing of deer. during the past falTs an : early winter in sections of he own Q l. Canterbury Developments in the matte e. are looked for within a few days: t Ice on Quinebaug lake gained steadii