Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-03

bill was of special interest to Putnam | people and those of the Grosvenordales. Hope now is strong that before the legis- lature adjourns without date ne::t week the appropriation necessary to build the state highway to the Grosvenordales will be made available.
 Laurent Paquin, :, the boy injured Wednesday when he was struck by an automobile in Danielson, remained in a dangerous condition at the Day Kimball hospital here on Thursday. The child is the third that has been brought to the local hospital within a few weeks from Danielson and vicinity to be treated for injuries sustained by being struck by automobiles.
 sIashing of motor car prices on various we'll known lines during the past two weeks has started a buying carnival of new machines, and dealers take this as an evidence that numbers of persons have been anticipating lower price lists and have waited until now to place their or ders. Several new machines have been sold in Putnam during the past three days.
 It was indicated Thursday that what can be learned by members of the local exemption board relative to 22 men whose names appear on the stacker list of this district which comprises the towns of Putnam. Killingly, Thompson, Woodstock, Eastford and Ashford, will not be sufficient to warrant advising re- moving any of the names from the list The majority of the men listed were tran sients in the district and have long since gone to parts unknown.
 Putnam people will have the days of the preparations for the United States part in the world war recalled soon when ! troop trains bearing newly organized Connecticut national guard organizations to Camp Devens will pass through this city. The schedule calls for the infantry regiments to depart for Camp Devens l from their home stations on Saturday, June Il, while the 1s2d artillery, which | includes batteries from a number of Con- necticut cities and towns, including one 1 from Danielson, will be transferred to Devens on Sunday, June 12. The Con- | necticut troops will be at the cantonment 1 for two weeks
 Putnam sport fans are sending in their | orders for tickets for the Dempsey Car i pentier match, now only a month off 1 Much talk of betting on the contest also i IS heard about the city, but most of the
 packers of Carpenter are asking odds i before putting down their money.
 It was stated here Thursday morning 1 that trio of Putnam men are to form ar
 automobile financing corporation. They are to meet today to work out the details 1 of their plan. The new corporation vii | advance money to persons who wish tS purchase cars under a time payment plar
 such as has been successfully worked ou by number of concerns. The bushes!
 IS represented as being profitable
 Announcements were made Thursda,
 relative to the summer courses at tn, l trade school. The home economics de partment is offering excellent courses O high school grade in home decoration
 study in textiles, applied design anc household management. Special short uni
 courses in many phases of cooking anC sewing are also made available, Surme vacation courses in various trades are of fered for boys of 12 years of age an, over. These courses are open not only t, Putnam residents but as well to those O surrounding towns, and complete infor nation relative to them may be had b,
 application at the trade school
 Next Thursday, June g, brings the frs
 of the half holidays for the bushes
 houses of the city. These weekly, Thurs
 day afternoons off will be the rule unti the end of September, as was the cas
 last year. The stqFes will close at noon
 Railroad men in Shis city are awaitin
 with interest the plan to reduce wages
 as announced in news despatehes fror
 Chicago. Railroad business through thi
 city remains quiet.
 The parish meeting of Christ Episcops church at Pomfret is scheduled for Mon 1 cay next.
 , Native strawberries are making thei appearance in the local market and hay f been retailing at as much as g5 cents basket
 Arthur B. Lapsley of Pomfret was 2 New York Wednesday to attend the weC
 ding of Miss Charlotte Delafield and Rol
 ert McCurdy Marsh.
 Miss Mary Elizabeth Adams, 75, wh , died recently in Worcester, formerly wa a resident of Woodstock.
 Major -silas NJ. wheelock of this cit = is member of the staff of Gov. Evere a J, Lake, invited to accompany the chi, r executive to Camp Devens for two day . stay during the period that Connectic, V troops are to~be in, training thefe durir f the present montn ( n Repairs of rather extensive nature q, : being made to the front of the central fl, r station in Union square
 In churches throughout Windharn con, e ty next Sunday attention will be called d special manner to what is being done f organize the Y. M. C. A. for county wor s Practically all of the graduation exc
 cises hereabouts will not take place th t year until the week of June goth, about C week later than usual
 n Alexander's lake is closed to ishin
 The lake is closed indefinitely on accou is of it being reservoir-a source of wat " supply for the village of Goodyear.
 Motorists are anxiously awaiting t t completion of the work of putting the t S coating on the Chepachet highway
 Providence. A detour is now necessa ., for those who travel over the route. $ John C. Hopkins of New London was s visitor with friends in Putnam Thursds