Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-24

 of Putnam and its people during the past two score years and they are veritable mines of historical and personal interests. | reviewing in detailed manner the happen ingsaweek by week, of interest in gen. eral or personal manner to everyone who has lived here during the past. genera ton.
 A motor truck of the Are department made dive for one of the big plate glass windows in the front of the Byrne com pany store about o'clock Wednesday morning when an alarm from Box 42 called out the department. The truck hal just left the central station and was swinging around the fountain in the square when something went wrong with the steering apparatus, it was said, and the big machine refused to straighten out on its course through Main street when the driver tugged at the wheel. Quick application of the brakes saved the plate glass from being crashed to bits. The fire was inconsequental and no dam age of moment resulted.
 All forecasts Wednesday. indicated that this was to be quiet Thanksgiving day. Aside from the small church services. nothing. of special interest was planned for the morning hours of the holiday. which will be marked by practically a complete suspension of business in this. city.
 Theatre attractions and dances are fur nished in abundance for what promised on Wednesday to be q dreary, stormy holi- day, as was the case last year. Schools closed Wednesday afternoon fo- l the holiday period, which win be seized upon by teachers and some of the pupils l Xyieif u7if ri many points in New England. | A Hartford paper noted wednesdae that the state library in that city has been presented historical papers by Nal | coln1 M Wiley of New York MT. Wiley ] is local young man who is student at 1 Columbia university and a son of Mrs. Helen NJ. Wiley of this city and Ux- bridge, Mass.
 The football team of Windhari High school, of Willimantic, Is scht lied to appear here in a Thanksgiving morning game with the team of Putnam High school. The game is to be on High School | field, and is expected to bring together an interested assenhlage of spectators. in- cluding practically the entire student l body of Putnam High. This probably will be the last game of the season for Putnam High school, which has made. a good showing this fall Development of the basketball team which. is to. repre- i sent the school in the Quinebaug alley l league will be the next matter of athletic interest at the local school.
 Philip Vangei, who made his escape 1 from the police station Monday afternoon. i continued to be numbered among the missing "Wednesday. It is regssded as practically certain that he has made his way out of. the state. s.t
 Grocers and marketmen were having an unusually busy time meeting demands 1 made upon them Wednesday fer the de- livery of foodstuffs. that are to enter in- to Thanksgiving dinners.
 Trains through this citys Wednesday afternoon and evening carried extra coaches for the accommodation of holiday travellers.
 Numbers of the students at private schools in Thompson and Pomfret are at their homes in many cities and towns for the holiday recess.
 It was recalled Wednesday that there was a light fall of snow year age Thanksgiving day.
 The hunting season for protected game
 birds came to an end Wednesday, Hunt
 ing them today and hereafter will be il
 legal.
 A number. of Young people of Putnam
 who are students in c.-,e-z-es arrived here Wednesday evening to spend the holiday and remainder of the week There will be no service on the rural free
 delivery. routes out of Putnam today, bu patrons on the routes may get their mai
 by calling at the pcstoffice during tn,
 hous it will be open to the public. general improvement in the tire ia
 bric industry throughout the country I.
 noted and Putnam Is interested for this city's largest plant is engaged in manu
 featuring this commodity Thanksgiving eve dances in this cit, and surrounding towns provided enter
 tainment that appealed to large number
 of young people Of the city.
 Mea sles and chickenpox ara preyalen in some of the towns in eastern Windhan
 county, but Putnam at this time Is par ticularly free of; diseases of this sort As yet no superintendent of school has been elected to succeed William L
 Macdonald who resigned during October t take position In the Boston nnetropolita,
 district. Police officers win be especially watch
 ful during the holiday period to appre : hend those who are engaged in distribut ing hootch in this city.
 John A: Babc-ck of Worcester Is spend ing, the holiday season with friends i , Putnam.
 In Thompson, Arthur Blann was fine
 Sl and costs. amounting in ali to s2. 5 after he had beeni arrested by Count 5 Game Warden Harry E. Battey for : violation of. the game laws pertaining t i skunks.