Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-31

fsane, were discharged in custody OF
their parents, forfeited their bonds
were released upon payment of costs, l
escaped Jail and I case was nolled.
During the year 20s tranps weredodg~
ed at the police station. Doors Of bssi-
ness places found open numbered 81.
Property reported stolen was of total
value Of S4,7S6S Property recovered was
| cejved In fines and costs in the city court
| was $2,971.39. Street lights were re-
| ported out a total of 6,217 hours, the
| city receiving a rebate from the light
| ing company on this account Of $2s,ss.
The police are continuing an iRyNsti-
! CATION that they hope may lead to the
arrest of man who will be charged
with holding up Miss Josephine Gosselin.
| 20, and attempting to rob her Wednes-
day night while she was passing through
Front street on her way to her Nome
on Bates avenue.
Miss Bates, down town fol the second
time in three months. was on her way
home after attending a picture show
when she noticed that man was~foI-
lowing her. Near the junction Of School
/ and Front streets theI man overlook her
and seized her by the throat, A struggle
ensued and Miss Gosseiin sfrieked and
eventually either fell or was thrown
down, suffering sod1e abrasiona. Tier
cries attracted the attention Of Louis
| Benoit and Mrs. James Shea, who live
nearby and OF Henry Mayhem. who was
: passing through q nearby street. Upon
) the approach Of tlles5 persons the hold
Up man fed through an alley way near
the SanbaTa tyre works Miss Gosselin
was unable to IDENTIFY the man.
Weather cola enough to drive prae-
tically all traffic from the streets and
10 keep the comparatively small number
who ventured OUT c.uick stepping along
came TO Putnanl., Friday, one OF the most
: consistently cold days in a year In the
early morning hours Thermometers about
town registered below zero. The wealth
ef persisted in remaining, abnorn'at:a-
cold Throughout the entire day and at
the noon Rour the mercury was showing
: only 10 degrees above zero,
+ Fewer automobiles were parked about
the Streets than any day during the
season and where from SO to SO : cars
. may usually be seen-left by shoppers
+ less than half a dozen were IN sight at
any time during the forenoon hours
/ The cold wave was welcomed by those
interested in securing an ice crop. On
+ many small ponds ice is now ready ( +
cutting and # a warm wsve does rot sci
. in, the cutting crews will be or the job
carly next week.
: There wc-e :-diceticns Friday thai
tbs matter OF NJ ming captain q! pot.ce
+ nlay not be decided by the new CONNER
: council after the mefr5 elect ara
i sworn in and go into executive sessior
at their first meeting. The capta;ncy Of
Y police seems to- be the most difficult fcl
: the new council ito dispose Of. Captain
T IL. Fl. Bulger, the present. Incumbent, La.
strong support from some members o.
g tde new council, but the question seem:
to be whether he can command saff:cen
' votes-five--to insure his reappointsnent
/ Remf DeIage. who is an active can 7idat.
for the apN ointment, has been making
n strong contest for the place. The che
. criticism by members Of the common
council who viii vote against him ant
IN favor of SOME other candidate il
that he Is without police experience ant
they feel that the active direction of tn,
police department should be in the hand
of some one who is experienced. It j:
contended that while the appointment o
inexperienced men as police captainsi ha!
worked out successfully in Putnam Il
| the past, that the policy Of making sucf
appointments is not wise one to follow
regularly.
However, Mr.N~Delage has supporter
m the council who are very favorabl.
inclined toward appointing him, and tn
Indications are that he will have thei
.support-how many Hotes no one seem
to know.
Patrolman William Jarvis, an oversee
veteran is also mentioned for the ap
jpointnent, but has done nothing to at
tempt to influence council members t
support him.
In the day to day review of the mat
ter Of appointing a, police captain. Fri
day brought as uncertain a situation a
regards the final outcomeas any da-
since election. But next week Will tel
the story.
Hartford paper Friday made tn
announcement that the town school com
mittee OF Southington has made a con
dftional appointment of William L. Cog
gins Of Branden, Vt, as superintendent
Of schools at southfngton TO succee
Ernest who recently resigned his p!ac
IN Soukainston to accept the appointner
OF superintendt of schools IN the tow
Of Putnam
William L. Macdonald. formerly 81
psrintendent Of schools In Putnam
HOW associate pOD4lSfer Oh conn OFT.
:. ma gazine published IN Augusta. NJ
! Macdonald left here a few weeks az
! to take position as PRINCIPAL OF OF
E Of the schools in the Greater Boston di.
triet. At the time he had under cor
/ sheraton taking the position he ne
4 has accepted at Augusta, but hesitate
about changing from the education
field
Karl Siusser. eastern Acid man fer 81
American Guernsey cattle club, former
at the Connecticut Agricultural -colleg
Is coming to Putnam next Friday al
/ during his stay in this section will NAL
Twists TO- several fauns in surrounds
territory where pure bred herds
Guernseys are being developed. Duril
the evening he is to give talk befo
cattle men, in this city.
@ Some locnl levers of the check
'-a.9'f are irving TO interest suffice