Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09
PUTNAM.

. been loaded to capacity with eases of. booze, crashed into a tree at Albert Averill's place in Pomfret, on what Mr. Averill called Dead Mans corner, at-17.3e Tues day. morning. The heavy car smashed a big stone slab that Nil. Averill had set up to save fine tree from injury in, just such accidents and the side Of the ma chine was crushed in. ayth1 ssa
 | Mr. Averiil was sitting in a window of his home when lie heard the crash and | hurrying out ihe found thfee young men who were very uncofAnaun tive and, ap- parentlY. in greatshurry toy5be on theft | way. They wanted Ro: conversation with Mir. Averill. whot stood sbys as : they get back into their car; which remain ed in | running order. and stet away in the fdi- rection sf Putnam s=>. -5- .- ] A telephone message tcI the Putnam police: from Mir Averflls home aodid not reach officers here in, time to intercept l the sbooze ear, which evidently did not come through overi the usual state .roat route to this city, but slipped around through the residential section : at least that sis the theoFy.l ,is ',,At -<st. .ts ..- I MT. +-Averiliy reported that +one of tn. young men slipped a .bottle-Aack into tht tonneau of: the car just after ke crash The machine was the sixteenth Shat ha: | figured in accidents at the. Averill cor; ner, where there is an elbow turn, within the past few years and a number of per sons were badly injured there. s,.,.
 The big mystery about the, whole pro ceedng was as to how tiis particulal booze car got past the Willimantic, DO lice. ever vigilant for rum runners bu
 one theory advanced here on Tuesday Wa! 1 that they probably were out shooting LII | jitney or pleasure cars or warning some
 one that they might be expected to d,
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 1 A score of Putnam citizens, chiefly res identst of the Providence street section will be. in Hartford today: "Wednesday
 to appear before the conmittee on citie
 and boroughs of the legislature in oppo
 sition to tw5 proposed amendments to tn city charter; which amendments provide in effect, for the making permanent of ap !poin tnents to- the offices of captain 0 police, chief engineer and assistant engi
 neers of the fire department and the s,,
 perintendent' of the fire alarm telegraph
 The oppcnents of the proposed amend tenents will be represented by an attorney
 it was stated he'e Tuesday, afternoon ,
 It did not seem likely, in 50 far as coul be learned here Tuesday, that any strenu
 ous effort will be made to impress tn
 members of the committee in favor of tn
 amendments. which were introduced f the belief that it would be wise to talk
 the appointments mentioned: out of poll
 ties and make the appointees removabl
 only for cause or an account of age
 Troubles that have existed in the fir
 department for more than two years pas
 are said to be the underlying basis fo
 the: sharp opposition against the propose
 measures that ilas appeared
 Residents Of the northern section C the city remain particularly aggrieve
 over fire department matters and score
 of them have signed petitions against tn legislature taking favorable action on th
 proposed araendments, and it has bee stated that; if any such amendments al to be made they first should be .submitte |. to a referendum. vote of the electors {
 Putnam
 Opponents of the measure were express ing confidence on Tuesday that. they Ei be able, to sufficiently impress the con ! rnittee on cities and. boroughs to obtai an unfavorable report. and later a,reje s tion of the measures by, the legislature
 There came near being another ds without business in; the superior cou : here on Tuesday. when the cases of Pa :, Kubaska and, Helen Kubaska, separa - actions. vs. Joseph -Ruszenas were a r signed for trial. .-o .a- s;.... : Judge Webb and a.ejuFv and practical 7 all of the witnesses on both sides we assembled in the court room when a tel
 phone message from Jewett City broug 2 the information that Fuzenas was i'll :. hls home in that place" and had been 0 l dered by his physician to remain at hon I This announcement came as a gre r disappointment tq all concerned. as
 2 similar unexpected postponement of il case occurred on Tuesday of last wee t when the court. jury and witnesses we
 present and adjournment was taken, b