Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12
PUTNAM

Into custody by q federal officer who came here on Monday and in default of bonds of $500 was taken to Norwich.
 Ennis, last September, paid SIP, rep fine and costs. in the Put nam city court. The penalty was in ficted after local officers had raided his home and seized quantity of intoxicants after they had purchased an intoxicating liquor. They also seized a still.
 Thirty-six looms were being operated Monday at the plant of the Manhasset ert W. Boys said that the various pre- departments of the plant were running to capacity. Each day wi..7ess- es at least some increase in operations and in a short time the plant will be running to capacity. Orders for fabric continue to come in and these are be- ing filled from stocks that are on hand Agent Boys says that he would not feel at all surprised if the early summer brought shortage of tire fabric, just as the present month is bringing such rush of orders to automobile manufac- turers that they are unable to produce machines fast enough to meet the de- mand, especially for closed cars, of which there is already shortage of standard makes.
 The present prospect is for another boom in the tire industry and this will be welcome news to Putnam and nearby communities that receive so much bene- fit from the fabric plants.
 Captain J. n. Bulxer, of the city po- lice department, issued notice Monday that motor vehicles that have but one headlight working must not be operated in Putnam during the. hours in which lights are required. Too manky cars with but one headlight working have been seen about Putnam of late, and all motorists know that such cars are a menace to other traffic. Captain Bulger said that no more warnings will be is- sued, but that violators of the law will be carried into court.
 It has been suggested that as no mo torists ever knows when one or more of the lights of his car may 20 out that 1t will be well to carry snare buIbs in the mchine. so that one may be in- serted at any time.
 Wednesday evening a meeting of the Memorial Day committee. which has beer enlarged to give representation to al patriotic societies and organizations in terested will be held at o'clock at the rooms of the Arcanum club Dr. E F. Perry of the American Legion com. mittee around which the general Memo. rial Day committee is being organized was anxious on Monday that all organ. izations be represented at Wednesday evenings meeting that would like to set Memorial day observed as it should be E. c. Rogers and John Spencer mo- tored through four New England state. and saw another one, between breakfas' s' time Monday and 80 a. m. Getting an early morning start they -motored dowr from Brattleboro, Vt, where they hal been for the. week end through Massa. chusetts. into Rhode Island, thenc. l across the border to Connecticut Or their way down through Vermont there were places where they could look acros. into New Hampshire. All of which i. evidence that one may see a great dea in very short period from the seate ot | good motor car.
 EIks from all the jurisdiction of tn, | Putnam lodge will gather at the Elks home here this cTuesday) evening tt witness the installation of officers Hen rv c. Chappell. past exalted ruler o New London, lodge, win act as installin, officers. He will. be accompanied by number of prominent New London Elk who will make the trip in their notol cars. Following the installation ther |
 The ghost of hoary old winter hifte, across the spring-time landscape Monday leaving the velvety green lawns an
 fields and even, pretty towering shrub
 mantled in white. April s-c7wstorms ar not so uncommon as to be amazing, bu
 this particular one. coming after tn splendid weather of March and the mid summer-lfke weather of early April wa
 as surprising as it was unwelcome. Tn
 temperature hovered around the freezin point and many were the. pessimists- wh saw in the upset of the weather a com plete failure of the peach, plum an,
 cherry crops in this territory. Other
 were more optimistic. All agree tha
 the chances are that the belated snoy
 storm, which endured until mid-after
 noon, would do more harm than good t ] such fruits as are herein mentioned, bu
 all were not so sure that the damag will be serious The fact remains, how ever, that all through this territory man plum trees are in full blcom.
 The young people of the Congregation
 al churches of this city and Pomfre
 are to unite next Sunday for service
 Mrs. R. B. Richardson. who has bee
 living at the Ben Grosvenor inn at Pom ! fret during the winter is to reopen he
 
 The annual banquet of the Men
 club of the Congregational church va held at the church Monday evening. Members of the 6. A R. will be tn ruests of the members of the Woman
 Relief corps when that organization holt 7 it's meeting in Odd Fellows hall tn
 (Tuesdav) afternoon.
 Tn behalf of Miss Elva Cornvn . claim has been entered against the cit for SIS damages. as compensation f, injuries Miss Comvn received when sf
 slipped and fell nn an icy walk 0 , School street duri<- the past winter. t Officials here feel they have zoe E ground for believing that hard cid
 is being sold in liberal quantities abo, l the city and that some who have hs experiences with the law in the pa e are again taking a chance of being ha he'd before the court.
 = Physicians are reporting a large rrr r Der of persons III with colds prob, r bly the result If the kaleidoscopic chan
 es of the weather = John c. Henderson of Worcester V, t visitor with friends in Putnam , f Monday.
 1 G. Lawrerce Perkins and capta s Tarnes J. whitehead. Jr.. who have be = abroad, are expected in Putnam with
 a few days.
 William s. Brewer, wto after fri - in New York recently was sentenced serve a term in the feieral pensterttar ,. at Atlanta. was one of ih3 former .e vice men who were in this city last sur mer waha car labeled F'un in Fran, T Brewer was found guftts ,, using T U mails to defrald the Service Me, T league.
  n A number of Putnam and KiIl;nc :. men spent sunday at the car,p the;r c; has secured eo- outings, hunting a
 fishing exnedftions. on +fA shore of BIa