Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-23
DANEESoN AND PUTNAM NEWS

I officer in command of the artillery or ganizatfon in which Danielson has a supply company, was visitor here on Thursday on matters pertaining to the ! affairs of his command and had a con- ference with Captain F. o. Huntingdon, commanding the local company.
 Captain Huntington later said that the regiment, heretofore known as the 1s2d Coast Artillery has been desig- mated field artillery regiment. Equip ment for the local company, including motor trucks and much other heavy material, has been shipped to Daniel son and is expected here within few days.
 | Homer W. Dixon, secretary of the PastiAers' club, has sent out invitations for an open meeting of the organiza- | ton to be held this (Friday) evening at the clubs new quarters, 14 Center ] street The rooms are to be open for i inspection <this afternoon at o'clock and until 10 this evening. The rooms | of the club are not completely furnish ed as yet, but members hope that good friends will aid them in supplying this | deficiency. The club Is to have bas- ketbau team this fall.
 Thursday, Chief John MdFar1and e1- | pressed his appreciation of the manner l of them children, came out in the rain l Wednesday evening to witness the showing of safety first pictures at the Majestic theater. Chief Mcfarland Is now anxious for the cooperation Of parents in driving home the lessons taught by the pictures and requests that parents make special effort to impress upon their children the dangers of playing in the streets or of carelessly crossing them.
 Thursday was "wdIIka1ant4c day" at the Brooklyn fair and, through the ef- forts of the chamber of commerce of tha tcfty, there was 3, representative gathering of Thread City folks on the grounds Theirs was the first pilgrim age, if such 1t may be teruned, ever to come out of Willimantic and into this part of the county over the new state highway, now open between Hampton and Brooklyn, and the trip not only served to give the visitors truly en- joyable day at the fair, but as well to initiate them into the pleasure of rid ing east from Hampton over line of highway that has been transformed from a rough and crooked old pike to a splendid modern highway.
 At the fair the Willimantic folks had a jolly time They visited the ex- hibits and they tried for dolls and they watched the. races and visited with friends and a little bit of everything offered.
 For a closing day, the crowd at the fair was unusually large This, in part is attributed to the fact that rain kept , many away on Wednesday who other wise would have attended on that day The closing day, however, has become increasingly popular of late years ant the success on Thursday was very pleasing to the management. Judge L {, P. Waldo Marvin of the superior cour
 and Attorney Lowndes Smith of Mid dletown were among the visitors whc enjoyed the fair Thursday afternoon
 after completing their court duties a Putnam
 An event that was watched with spe cial interest during the afternoon va. the showing of horses in the ladies' driving class. irst honors went to Mrs . A. Tait Hope of Dayville, second tc | Mrs. Kennedy, third to Mrs. Browning fourth to Mrs. Wilcox, fifth to Mrs . Leavens.
 The races of the day were a free : for-a1l class and 2.25 class, the re lsults as follows:
 vandyke by g, Everett Teft.
 Arctic R. I. .............
 May Direct, oh m, Everett
 left, Arctic R. I. .... 2
 Baroness Chelsea, TO m, Ev-
 erett Teft, Arctic, R. l. ... 2 3
 Time-2.S2 1-2, 2.31 1-4, 2.34. 2.25 class, trot or pace: : Miss Calvert<by m. R. L.
 Taylor, South Manchester : 1
 Camerton, by g, G. E. Bates,
 Norwich .... .. ... 2 3
 Astor Albro, oh n, c. Cana
 gin, Southbridge ..... {