Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-29
PUTNAM

There was a general spirit of rejoicing in Putnam Friday morning when news papers brought the announcement that there is not to be a railroad strike Sum- day. A situation that would have been distinctly damaging to Putnam has been averted, for Putnam is one of the towns that would have suffered more than the average community, of it's size by walk out of the employees of the New Haven road, and several hundred people here would have been directly affected. MT. Farmer! Secretary L. H. HeaIey, of North Woodstock, of the state board of agriculture is paging you. His object IS to ask you how much picric acid you may need for blasting on your farm and to call your attention to the fact that up to Friday not one of the hundreds of | farmers of Windham county has sent in an application for an allotment of the ex- plosive, 0,0o0 pounds of which has been allotted to Connecticut by the federal government.
 Secretary Healey said Friday that he is anxiouo that all Windham county farmers 1 who may have use for picric acid send | in their applications at once. Only 11,000 pounds of the explosive has come through so far but the full allotment may be ex- pected later
 I Full instructions for handling and us- 1 ing picric acid are furnished with each | allotment sent out. There is no more dan ger in handling it than there is in hand ] ling any high explosive, so persons who desire shipments should not hesitate on that account.
 Picric acid can be used to advantage in blasting out rock, blowing out stumps, dig ging ditches and various other activities l connected with farm work and land i'm provement. Communications relative to {, the picric acid should be mailed to Sec retary Healy State Capitol, Hartford
 Within few days, motorists who drive l into this city on any of the main high ways will find themselves gazing at large | attention attracting sign board, painted in gorgeous yellow and conveying the in- formation that the speed limit within the city limits is 20 miles per hour-and no more.
 Captain J. H. Bulger has the signs at | the police station and has arranged to have them put in place within few days. Officers are to be instructed to see that i the speed limit regulation, which is an in- l corporated part of the state motor yehi- | cle laws, are obeyed Those who ignore the signs may find that 1t is far less ex- pensive to read and obey than to ignore | duu Speeu-
 Given one chicken coop containing an 1 old stove, a chair and a decrepit couch and it is possible to create a love nest suitable for all practical intents and pur- poses. The arrangement might not be at l all satisfactiry to a discriminating per son accustomed to the conveniences of a modernly equipped home, but if you are not over particular it will do in pinch.
 All of which leads up to making the statement that the police raided chicken coop off Water street late Thursday night | and therefrom brought forth not the feathered denizens that one might expect to find roasting quietly for the night, but a woman booked at the police station as Sadie Moore Saunders and haiI1ng from 1 the Ashford hinterland, also Michael ] Sarressen, known as Michael Buckwheat
 who has been here and hereabouts for many, many moons. The couple were charged with disorderly conduct.
 When the police entered the strange ha,bitation of the pair who were taken j,l-
 to custody, the woman was reclining Elanguidly on the palace couch, while the
 man sat beside her-evidently discussing
 momentous questions, possibly the rail
 road strike, for at that hour no an-