Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-07

estate IS said to be of value between s3,000 and S4,0e0. The deceased leaves sister and several nephews and nieees, The police report fer APrM shows q total of 30 arrests made in, this city, six of the number being for intoxication. l Five prisoners were taken to jail. Fines and costs collected amounted to $19s.3s. Sixteen tramps were lodged during the month.
 Attorney Charles L. Terrey of this city member of the state board of education and graduate of Yale university, has been invited to be present at the inaug- uratien on June 22 of James Rowland Angell as president of Yale. The affair will be held in connection with the an- hual commencement exercises.
 In accordance with . practice that has been observed hero for several years, an extra police officer, who will rate, in measure, as 8 traffic officer will go on duty May 1s. The extra efi- eer will be kept on duty until October 1. There is heavy motor traffic through Putnam from this period until fall and the common council has authorized that an extra man be added to the force.
 Thursday evening of next week the annual Ladies' Night entertainment by Putnam lodge of Elks will be given. This . l tS all event dINAyS lOOhed 1CTRdFd 10 with special interest by wives and wo- man friends of the member of the organ ization. special program has been lprePared. Refreshments are to he .. served at the Elks' home and there is to be dancing in Union hall.
 Members of the Boy Sccutsb organiza- I tion have a hare and hounds chase plan, ned for this (Saturday) afternoon Tn. Scouts are to meet at 2 o'clock at Me Garry's corner. This afternoons even I promises to be of special interest te the Scouts. who are taking up spring ac / tivities with real zest
 The house at Hartford has adopted I bill, already approved by the senate appropriating $9oeo0 for the construc tion of state highway from Grosven ozdale to Mechanicsivlle. The bill hal T been approved by both the apprepria I tions committee and the committee oI t roads, rivers and bridges. so now await t only the signature of the governor |, make the appropriation available. Thi is the only special appropriation bill fo Q state highways improvement that ha r been approved in the general assenbl, :, at this session. AllA other road meas n ures carrying appropriations will be in il cluded in the general appropriatien bil e for the state highway department. n This particular appropriation measur l caused considerable debate in the house !, however as the subject of making indi :, vidual appropriations for state hlghwa, ,- improvements came up for discussion 7 and was described as bad by Represen tRtive Campbell of Enfield. Representa- 1T tive Keith of Putnam. a member of tn = iappropriat tiens committee, expla ineS v however that the Grosvenordale roa y. project was an old one. first appearin during the time when Highway Commis sioner Macdonald was in office. and tha # the building of the road would elimina y two dangerous grade crossings. In vie' IT of MT. Keith's statements on the subjec l. MT. Campbell withdrew his opposition | d, the matter.
 k To reduce an overstoek of high grad 1T chocolates we offer special today poun IT boxes at S9 cents, 1-2 pound boxes at 4 l. centsS these are Lisgitt's goods. Dona n, hues drug store. Rexall.-adv.
 le McDermott's Braves of this city wi = open their season at Norwich Sunda
 with the K of c. team of that cit.
 Manager McDermott said Friday tha
 he has assembled one of the fastest bas'
 ball teams that has represented an eas
 ern Connecticut town and that he C,
 poets his organiza tion will make gre;
 record during the season.. All hon
 games of the Braves this summer are
 be played on a new field at Widwoc
 park. Last season the team played
 North Grosvenordale, so the Brave
 really have had no Putnam games sche,
 uled for two successive seasons, but tn
 is not regarded as a detriment as u
 fans follow the team.
 - Complaints relative to the speeding V motorcycles over the cement roadws through Grove street have been referr,
 to Inspector A. W. Williams of the sta
 motor vehicle department Fair war
 ing is given to the sDeeders that tn,
 must cease their reckless riding or son of them surely will find themselves court.
 The long drawn out series of mort
 east storms which this section of t !, state has been experiencing is havi al Ia bad effect on business. About thr
 days out of every week for a month pa
 have been spoiled for trading purpos I by these storms, which have seemed pa A' tieularly severe on Saturdays, the da
 when the business men expect the bI
 trade of the week.
 5. c. Rogers motored to Brattlebo
 Vt, Friday in connection with his cat
 interests.
 The Grove street improvement by |
 Connecticut company was not eos1plet
 thois week, as had been anticipated, l
 Is so ia radvanced that it will be fini:
 ed within the next few days.
 'A Mark Gallant, yard master for - New Haven road. is at his home here.
 ter undergoing an operation at a W
 eester hospital.
 A naval recruiting officer is now m;
 ing regular visits to Putnam and ot
 towns in this vicinity. For seve E months recruiting activities in this $ - tion have been suspended.
 pIaA to tax mortgages whIck are
 excess of the valuations filed on pr
 erty is being advocated for PutnI IDS This is legal and is praetieed in ma towns, Thompson being one of the ne
 by communities where additioRaA re zes pue is obtained by this means.
 Horatie A. Brown. messenger of