Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-15

parsmer.s of Putnam. Ksangly and Tourtelloste High SchooS will meet in an into-high school typewriting contest at Putnam High School on Tlfursltay ev- ening. Each school will be represented by a tam of beginners and team of advanced students and each team will be made up of four members, The length of the test for each ca.H will be ten minutes.
 Stencgraphers, tyrdsts ( f other persona interested in these brancheA of endeacorl have been invited to attend the meet
 ing. A
 During tine evening Professor How ard G Pfrommer, amateur champion. will give exhibitions of speed writing. Recently he gave an exhibd tSon at the
 local school and wrote at the rate of TIT words minute
 Though there has been little snow and ice during the present wirker the
 state hghway department win not es- 1 cape a heavy repair ,bill this spring for rtsapring trunk line highways in taais sec. tion 10 good condition. Durng the past two. weeks tke road surfaces have begun to go to pieces in . surprising. way. th.s 1 due to. the action of the frost and the constant travel to which these highways are subjected even in stormy weather, l when motor vehicles do more damage 1 than on cfsnr, dry days. In some piac. i es tie state highways are rutted to the | depth of several inches. At other pbac- l es holes have been cut through and in | others the surfaces of the roads have heaved up making h irnpa that a nrotorist
 discovers to his great, diScomfor unaeee
 he is proceeding. very carefully.
 Under . ruling that becauae effective l Monday, .devotees of Jamaica ginger l as a beverage are going to have greater l difdcuhg in obtainfng it than has been 1 the r,rfe heretofore Tho re &rictiog 8 with which tne sale of this deadly bev- Eerage nave been hedged are expected to | make it very difficult to obtain exeept for legitimate purposes, unless there be those who are willing to take chance of being prosecuted for handing tlie 1 stuff illegally
 Jakey has been the favorite booze
 of great many persons living in east ern Windham county towns and some
 surprising tales are being told of the
 amounts of 1t that have been sold Giu1tne the past. year.
 Israei Putnam lodge of Odd Feq,ows will confer the initia tory degreee u1or
 class of candidates this (Tuesday) even
 ing | Dtacon. F. W. Seward will lead +h,
 mld-Week service at the Congregztiona
 church on Thursday evening.
 T A representative of the internal rev enue department Is at: the rooms of tn Chamber, of Commerce this week to as sist those who desire id in making ou income tax. returns. Many valentines were exchanged ii Putnam Monday in maintaining a pret
 ty and long established custom
 Mir. and Mrs. George M. Fine and so, have arrl ed at Williams own, N Y having p1otcred though from this city
 Excepting flo rsnow in the Berkshires an, at one point iai New. York state, the, found the highways clear. and In goo condition.
 Freight meyemearts through this cit, continue light,. though some inurove [ meelt is being noted. Notwitlstandsag tn co1rparatively small amount of freieh
 now passing over the loca1 Hines ther continues to be, ] shortage of coal ii Putnam,-none or the. yafds having an. supply on hand. John c. Heaver of Taftville was 1 visitor in PIRFann on Monday, George w. Gi.pa.- r;c, Wl,o has been SC
 riously if, is abe to be out for au4o ? mobile Tides and is gaining strength Jesse Davis, agent of the state boar of education will open tH1s (Tuesday evening a. series of talks Scheduled fo