Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-16
PUTNAM

Alexander M Bassett and Maurice Bicknell, both of Warrenville, in the town of Ashford, were fined and made to pay costs of prosecution Thursday morning when they were presented be- fore Attorney F. L. Darbie, Danielson, acting as justice of the peace at court held in Eastford. where dogs own ed by Bassett and Bicknell killed up- wards of eighty sheep and lambs on August 31. The sheep were the prop erty of Henry B. Buell. of Eastford.
 Bassett and Bicknell were haled into court after an investigation of the sheep-killing by State Officer Howard E. Elliott, who had the assistance of State Officer A. W. Williams in clearing up the case. Selectn1en of Eastford invited the state police to take up the case almost immediately after the sheen were killed.
 In court Biclnel1 and Bassett were charged with allowing their dogs to roam. Bickneu pleaded guilty and was fined $5 and costs, a total of $157S Bassett pleaded not guilty to the charge. but was found guilty and fined $7 and costs, a total of s1S.53
 The town of Eastford will now pro- ceed to collect damages from the town ot Ashford on account of the sheep killing. because the dogs were owned in
 
 turn will reimburse itself by re-collect- ing the damages from Bicknell and Bassett. The conviction of the men on the charge of allowing their dogs to | roam relieves the state from the respon- sibflity of meeting the damages caused by the dogs in killing the sheep, as would have been the case had Bassett and Bicknell not been identified as the owners of the dogs.
 The following from New York paper of Thursday is of local interest:
 M and Mime. Paul Rotival of Paris announce the engagement of their daughter, Mile. Denise S. 1T. RotivaI. to Andrew J. Fox, Jr., son of Dr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Fox of New York. M oRtival is an official of one of the great French railways and his two sons were distinguished aviators during the war, Mile. Rotiva1. after two years | preparation at the Sorbonne. was grad uated from Smith College in 1920 and in 1921 received the degree of NJ A. fer research work in English literature 1 She has been spending the summer with Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Holt at their 1 country home in Woodstock Conn. MT. Fox was a. member of the class of 1919 at Yale and during the war re- ceived the commission of second lieu tenant in the field artillery. No date has been announced for the wedding Miss Mary Daniels. sister of the late Frederick J. Danie's, died during the early hours of Thursday morning at | her home here. Miss Daniels had been 1 in poor health for a considerable time She had been resident here for many yeahs.
 The shadow of Roscoe C. CFatty) Ar buckle, held in San Francisco on a charge of nanslaughter, is not likely to be sent gvrating about the screens of Putnam theaters for some time to | come. At the Bradley advance an- nouncements of one of the comedians s pictures to have been shown at the i house next week have been removed from the lobby. No Arpuckle pictures are booked to be shown at the Victory theater the management stated Thurs day. The rublic generally seems to be in sympathy with the idea that no Arbuckle pictures be shown here.
 Enrolment at the Trade School has been going on steadily since the begin ming of the school year. At present about 11s are enrolled in all depart ments. In addition. 1eo pupils of the Putnam grade schools have entered for cooperative courses enrolment mum | bers 21.
 Additional lockers have been ordered to take care of the students needs in this direction.
 Some changes have been made in the schedule of classes to more proper'y balanced course of shop work and re- lated subjects.
 There has been no change In the fac ulty except in the carpentry department where Leon c. Warehouse has succeeded A. E. Burtt, Mir Burtt ha wing resigned in order to go with the whitinsville Machine Works, whitins vile, Mass MT. Morehouse conse fre,n Hartford and took up his duties at the trade school Sept. 1.
 The electrical department has large