Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-09
DANEIS0N AND PUTNAM NEWS

through the operations Of Oi6 Sol Fig uring four pounds to the person on a population of approximately 9,0G0, the loss has been about eighteen tons, or size able crowd of people, average weight considered.
 The statistician was driven into this wild line of figuring as a direct result CT the heat wave, which has been almost sufficient to barbecue the average citizens or at least reduce them to the state Of
 smoked ham.
 Some of our most industrious citizens
 have actually quit work under stress of the weather, and the ma tority Cf the re-
 mstnder would have enjoyed doing so
 In inrpoiite society the weather has been
 described in burning words.
 Laborers engaged in excavating at the
 state armory, where an addition k to
 be built, have looked at the end of each
 days work as if they had been dipped in
 the nearby Assawaga river and then
 rolled in the dust. Anyone who has
 seen them toiling would admit without
 argument that they earned every nickel
 that they received. Even the man with
 soft snap has been squealing about
 the heat and wonderingly thinking when there Is to be letup.
 One explanation of the terrific heat spell was offered by a man who has trav- elled much-that the heat is nearly al ways fearful in SaFhara-like, countries, meaning that 1t Is hard to locate an oasis.
 \ telegram filed in Newport, R. l.. July .. a week ago today, was received here Friday morning, July s, by John ". Gal lup Just what happened to the message to hold it up for such length of time Mir. Gallup was not prepared to say, not being possessed of occult powers, but he is very sure that a messenger could lave walked from Newport to Danielson ard made a quicker delivery. The message
 was not a particularly important one. so did not cause any unhappy circum- ] stances to result.
 The fact that n motor vehicle orernt- 1 or's license has been taken away from q | Dsnielson youth who swore that lie was | IS years of age when it was ssred to 1 hfn. waeras he is but r has directed at ! tontion to the fact that other youths not vet 17 are operating cars here, in all | probability, and that some of them never have troubled themselves to take out a i license. A few. it appears. are at al time taking chances in violating the motor vehicle laws. A Ford touring cal was observed recently, on a country high. | way near Dan;elson. being driven without
 any registration plates at all. Officials are advising that it Is always cheaper tc ! comply with the laws of the state motol vehicle department, for the offender i: ap7rehended sooner or later
 | Dr. Hugh E. Campbell. of Norwich. vii hc in Danielson Tuesday morning next a 1 2 90 o'clock to conduct a clinic at th, healt1 station in the town hall building | As has been noted a number cf times | these clinics arc for the benerit of al who are fearful that they are af!ictet with tuberculosis or fearful that the, may develop the disease. The clinic. are arranged by the civic federation an(
 no charge is made to patients.
 The series of articles on sheep in Wind | ham county that have been appearing with ilustrat;-ns,- in The Bulletin fror 1 time to time have been prepared by NJ ,s : Felicia Cornelia Terry. author of q worj 1 pertaining to Prudence CrandaH | Sunday morning at 8 a bus will leav ] Pellets garage for Rocky Point an, | Oakland Beach. Round trip s2.0o. Buse
 to any point desired for Sunday trips adv.
 Boys of St. AIban's Episcopal churcl
 are to leave Sunday afternoon to spen, t,e pericd until July 16 at the sunlme
 camp of Judge M. A. Shumway at Lax lChabaumaug near East Killingly Dur ing their camping period the boys vii