Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-07

for the Day Kimball hospital of this city | was rejected by the legislature along with a group of like measures providing appropriations for hospitals in various sections of the state. This does not mean that the appropriation is lost to the local institution, but that the money will be provided in the general budget that is be- ing prepared.
 Miss Minnie A. Cannon, head of the commercial department of Putnam High school. Postmaster and Mrs. Alexander Gilman and Miss Sybella Gilman and Miss Pauline Lucier have been at Boston to attend the business show and the New England typewriter contests for. schools. Miss Gilman participated in the type writing contest.
 Forest fires ragged over territory in va- rious sections of eastern Windham coun- ty during Wednesday, and many men were engaged in subduing them Much sprout was burned off. but up to early evening no reports had come in of seri- ous losses as the result of the fires. The exceedingly hot weather for this time of year and the fact that there has been no rain for nearly a week has increased the danger of forest fires, against which ev- eryone is asked to take every precaution. Attorney Charles L. Torrey was in Hartford Wednesday attending meeting
 of the state board of education, of which l he is member.
 some of the fine trout of the season, his pound.
 l John Maynard has entered the employ
 of the Motor Supply company of this city. Big motor trucks bringing in beams of
 yarn for the Manhasset Manufacturing g
 company are a pleasing evidence of a re-
 turn of activity at this important plant. l A score of men who formerly held | liquor licenses here are interested in th' 1 legislature's consideration of the pro. posal that money from unexpired licenses be returned to them. Prohibition became effective two years ago this coming sum ] men while the licenses had about fou months to run.
 The annual meeting of the Putnam Coal and Wood company was held thi
 week and officers reelected for the ensu
 ing year.
 Warnings are being issued that person
 found driving automobiles and not havinj
 operators. licenses will be summaril,
 dealt with. It is known that a consid
 erable number of persons in and abou
 this city make a practice of driving mo
 tor ears without having a license to d so
 Pomfret's baseball team is makin
 ready for the seasons playing. As i
 always the rule, practically all of tn games will be at home. It is said tha the school has material for an excellen team this year.
 The work of oiling state highways i Windham county is under way Oil wa
 being applied to a highway at Nort : Windham on Wednesday and a tracto from this city was engaged in aiding g the work.
 The canvass in the interest of in ,, Hoover fund went steadily on Wednesda! The fund is growing from day to day an
 the amount that will be obtained in Put [ nam promises to be liberal. Lumber manufacturers who have heat quarters in this city say that business f their line in slack and that there is . strong inclination on the part of buyer l to await still lower prices than those no ! prevailing.
 = Leonard H. Healey of North wooC r stock is secretary of the state board . agriculture, which meaLure introduce l in the legislature would abolish and tf : functions of the present board be carrie t on under new and consolidated arrang, 0 nient of certain state bureaus. = Dogs without collars or tags that hay ,. been roaming about the city and vicinii < have become objects of interest to tho, - charged with the enforcement of the dc t laws. t-.. ...... g John B. Ingraham of Ludlow. Mas, n was a visitor with friends in Putna, . Wednesday,
 n A United States army plane headiI - 1 toward the north passed over this eli e about Il o'clock Wednesday morning. F { Building permits as follows were gran
 ed at the city council meeting: To Arthl 0 Robitaille, to build garage at the corn,