Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-21
FOR SALE BY ALL LEADING DEALERS.

we'll known citizens. died at his home here Tuesday morning. Mir. oBrien had been >in failing health since September and confined to his bed the past two | weeks. He was a native of Uxbridge, Mass, but had lived the greater part of his life in this city, and for 2e years had been in the employ of the N. T., N. H. & H. R. R. company, for a long pe- riod as fireman on the switching To- comotfve in the local yards. He was an | efficient and trusted enaploye and was i held in universal esteem by all. Mir, O'Brien Is survived by his wife and the following children, all of Putnam Miss es May, Elizabeth, Marguerite, John and Everett. He also leaves two broth CTS, James and William. and sister, Mrs Thomas Welch. Mir. o'Brien was one of the oldest members of Cargill council, K. of C., and of the Brother hood of Locomotive Bremen.
 | Christrnas sale of coats, suits and dresses at reduced prices this week at Seder's, Putnam
 For the second time, Edward King was placed on probation in the city court Tuesday morning by Judge M. H. Cfeissler, after King had been found ! guilty of having been intoxicated King, who is of good character and otherwise 1 approved vAllen not drinking, pleaded | for another chance to make good, and l this opportunity was finally granted by the court with the warning, however. | that two sentences of 30 days each in | jail await him if he again lapses from l sobriety.
 Ruthless raids OH growths of young l ,o:y, oI- 1~A;Io hAro abouts this week by persons who want Christmas trees, and the automobile, ve- hicle of many possibilities, figures in l this raiding as it has in the past few | days in many other unworthy +enterpris- es.
 1. Cutting trees w3lout permission is a punishable offense, a. fact of which the majority of the raiders are well aware, but they take a chance and most of them are getting away unnaolested. East of Putnam on the Chepachet highway for the past three nights, es- pecially on Sunday night, scores of cars have been noted hurrying along, many of them in the direction of Prov idence, with a Christmas tree aboard Raids are made on the young pine or hemlock growths just after nightfall, as a rule, an evidence that those who are cutting the trees are fully aware that they are violating the law.
 What is true on the Chepachet high way is more or less true in >all the ter ritory flereabeuts. The cutting of the trees is an imposition on farmers and other owners of land, but it appears that in spite of warnings the practice is growing until this year it has reach ed surprising ma gnitude. Some of tlrose engaged in the tree raids. are believed tc be cutting them wholesale and taking them into Providence, where they find a ready sale.
 A motorist who came into this city from Providence early Sunday evening said that from few miles east of Put nam steady stream of cars were bound for Providence, each car having one oi more Christmas trees aboard.
 steepleI Tom Fitzpatrick, man with out nerves and as much at home at th tip of a spire or atop a high stack a! pigeon, was a visitor in this city o, Tuesday, calling on many dltins riends Recently MT. Fitzpatrick ha been at Stonington. He is enjoying holiday-time respite from his dangerou calling, but will be busy again after tn