Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-01
DANEESON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

buses are regarded as being perma-
nently eliminated from the local field as
the result of the decision of federal
Judges made public Wednesday morning
For nearly two years buses figured large
ly in transportation operations in th3
local field, lines being established that
ran both north and south OUT of this
city and eventually came to command
nearly all of the passenger business that
the city and suburban sections offered,
the trolley line being left almost without
patronage. A hearing held here before
| the members of the public utilities COM
mission a number of weeks ago to deter
| mine whether the buses were necessary
| to the furnishing of an adequate trans
portation service brought a preponder-
ance of sentiment in favor of the trolley
| line and against the buses though rep
| resentatives of other communities heard
| at the hearing were in some cases divided
| in their sentiment as to whether the
/ trolley line or bus lines she&ld be favor
ed
| The federal court decision is regarded,
| however as closing the question for a
| long time to come-so long as the trolley
| line can furnish adequate service and not
| suffer too great losses to cause serious
| curtailment or entire abandonment of the
service.
At present the trolley road has the
local field practically to itself, though a
number of public service cars operate out
| of Putnam, as patrons may engage them
for certain trips. and the same is true in
all of the territory from North Grosven-
| ordale to Central Village. As the fare
unit is now 10 cents, the trolley roads
revenue has been materially increased
over what ii has been at any time since
the strike in the summer of 1913 tied VI
the local line mad was directly response
Bile for bringing about the Inauguration
of the bus service.
The only buses now operating on reg
ular schedles hereabouts are on runs be
tween North Grosvenordale and Webster
between which points-an interstate
route-no cars have been operated by tn
trolley companies interested since thu
| winter season of 1920. An effort to hav,
this link of the trolley line brought bacl
into active operation is now being mad
by Webster and North Grosvenordale in
terests.
There were no special development
during Wednesday in the case involving
the abandoning of a baby boy by tn
roadside in East Thompson late Monda,
afternoon. Selectman Leon Walker 0
, the town of Thompson said Wednesda
morning that there was nothing ne1
| about the case to give out and that h
understood the abandoned child RENAME
at the kimball home in East Thompson
t where it was taken after it was found.
Thompson and Putnam people wer
, shocked by the heartlessness of thos
who left the child unguaI ded against an
evil that might befall it~and are anXiou
+ to hear that the Connecticut officials VIII
, are working on the case have succeede
in fixing the identity of the persons re
sponsible for the inhuman act and bring
ing them to justice. 1t is believed tina
the chances are good for locating tn
well dressed couple who left the hand
! some child with no more apparent regrt
, than any ordinary person might feel i
getting rid of a kitten.
Sarah NJ. Mix, 90 died during Tuesda
= at the home of Herbert Bowen in WOOD
y stock, where she had been making ht
= home Miss Mix was a daughter of NJ
n and Mrs. Caleb Mix of New Haven,
a which city her body is to be taken #
n burial.
1t was announced Wednesday that D
!, Stanley H. Osborne, representing IL
), state board of health, is coming to Pu
= nam next Wednesday to address a NEE
ing of physicians of the city. 1t is Ill
Il derstood that DR.. Osbornes coming is f,
the matter of discussing contagious di
II eases and the reporting of them promp
l. ly. DR.. Osborne was a visitor here Tue
/. day of this week
It 1t is not likely that the building of Il