Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-09
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
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 Nvw osa3 Danielscn's Dollar day is 4 matter of history and. as one merchant saia yestenAAy, tits some history" all agree that ths undertaking was a pro- nqmeed sOeeess and proved the biggest sales event local merchants have ever undertaken. Practically every person in business in the borough had dollar offer tAts, sod every store did its full share OeSbusimeSs. No one was prepared to give aA estimate of the number of people who visited the stores and kept clerks on the tlEnp frOm morning until night but all weRe agreed that thousands were attract cd ees avn. They came in great va- rsty sf vehicles and that they came to " wd did buy, was shown by the neay bundles they carried away. Peo- ple came from many surrounding com nuAities to reap their share of the har- vest of gneuine bargains offered a good many who are known here coming from plaees. as far distant as Norwich, Foster WHlimantic and Hampton
 The crowds of visitors te town were handled in good shape by the trolleys and buses. Hrafic all day long, prac- tieaiiy, was very good indeed and at times it was heavy. Extra buses and trolleys transported the people with speed and comfort. so that none have any complaint to offer on this score Chief of Police Mcfarland had his weather eve en; motor vehicles and other conveyances that passed through Main street in un- usual numbers all day long and handled the traffic in most efficient manner
 Merchants in one or two instances had their troubles at opening time Saturday morning, groups of people awaiting the tina of the opening of doors and the rush for counters where were particularly all turing advertised articles. But with these exceptions the buying was done in an orderly manner. Clerks were happy to sell their merchandise at the low prices fixed for the day and purchasers were happy in the opportunity offered
 Details of the Dollar day were taken care of by committee of the Danieison Chamber of Commerce, which organiza- ton is responsible for starting the ball rolling. Alfred L. Reed. chairman, An drew E. Meech and Henry A. McEwen comprised the committee. Their chief task was arousing the interest of the merchants of Danielson in the undertak- ,ng and in giving it wide publicity They accomplished both in telling manner and tho success of the event is their reward for their preliminary efforts.
 Dollar day proved to members of the Chamber of Commerce the great value oi organization and working in unison Two or three merchants. acting together ,ould not possibly have done the business done Saturday, or have drawn to towr the thousands who came. It was the unity of action that achieved success Everyone went into the sale, made spe ,ial preparations. garnered great bar gAins and advertised them The combi latien got the results-and the whol, hing was started by the recently organ .zed Chamber of Commerce wnen it tool the initiative and setting a date, in strueted the merchants committee to g, ahead and make all necessary arrange 1aente, Every business concern in Dan olson and vicinity ought to be identified with such an organization.
 ss4eefman James Bacon and men mad great improvement Saturday when the, sut away the brush at the westerly ap preach. to the Red bridge on the road | East Killingly. The bushes had grow So high and so thick that the bend i the road at that particular point consti tuted a, dangerous blind corner With tn brush now cut away for quite a distanc, motorists can now see approaching veh cies before they are ready to make tn corner
 A. M. Thompson and Walter A. Mus srRxe motored to Provincetown, Mass Sunday. where they visited with MT, Auagrsve and family, who have taken sottase there.
 Edwin A. Burns was at New Have Saturday and took part in the compet ion between members of the Connectict National guard for a place on the riff cam that will represent the state ( Connecticut at the national match to I seid soon at Camp Perry, Ohio.
 Colin H. Campbell has begun his tv weeks vacation
 Workers were busy on Main stre Saturday afternoon and evening sellir as for the benefit of Mt. St. Charl, ;ollege at Woonsocket.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Bapti church is to meet today (Tuesday) vii Ars. \. A. Jordan, School street.
 The faHerAl cs Mrs. Ccrnelia Browne, a native of Brooklyn ar laughter of the fate George Browne
 -hurch street, was held Saturday for ioon at Old Trinity church Brookly where relatives and numerous friends a sefnbled Rev David Coombs, rector
 St Paul's church, Plainfeld, officiat, md during the service mixed choir sal -wo hymns. Burial was in the cemete n the. churchyard. The bearers we Edwin Bennett, Frank H. Greener He v E. Andersen and Leon Walker. A.
 Wood had charge of the funeral arrang nnents.
 The DanieIson Girls club held a su sessfui lawn party on Davis park from until ! o'clock Saturday. Push car -esplendent in varied colors, those of t .iub predominating. were in charge
 members of the club and were laden wi articles that found ready purchase smOnG the large numbers attracted to t mark Home made food and candy we most popular with the buyers. There W musical entertainment of pleasing cha acter and added enjoyment was deriv rom reading by an elocutionist. Japa Sse lanterns were strung about the lav N the Main and Reynolds street corn 3f-thk park. Miss Ella Day was cha
 nan of the committee on arrangemer