Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-08
PUTNAM

County Agent F. L. Davis, in company
with State Forester George HOLSTER Of
the Connecticut Agricultural college at
Storrs, and c. o. Filley, New Haven, for
mer state forester, have been in Wood
stock the past two days for conference
with citizens of that town relative to
methods of treatment of trees SO badly
injured in the ice storm of the early
part Of last week
Each tree, it seems represents an in
dividual problem. according to the nature
of its injuries. It's type..its location, etc
The experts advised with those who are
to supervise the work of doing all that is
possible to save the trees from becoming
a total loss
On the common at Woodstock. Hill,
where the shade tree damage is the
worst in this section of the country,
magnificent elms are in all stages of
dilapidation. This is also true of other
beautiful trees hereabouts. Some of these
trees were set out many years ago upon
the occasion of visits of presidents Of the
United States and other distinguished
persons and to commemorate other such
events historical anniversaries and the
like, so there is special anxiety to save
them for posterity.
The work to be undertaken will be car
RED on according to the valuable and ex-
pert advice that has been furnished by
the men mentioned. County Agent Davis
said Wednesday morning that the trees
look their worst at the present time
After they have been trimmed and other
wise treated, and when they are again
clothed in foliage eight months hence
much of the destruction that now causes
such regret will be covered IN.
The advice of the experts mentioned
q 1S 49,.
Pomfret and Thompson anxious TO save
great numbers of beautiful trees dam
aged in the storm
At Woodstock Messrs. Davis, HOLSTER
and Filley also gave much time to the
consideration of orchard damage and
methods of overcoming as much of it as
possible. In many orchards as much as
20 per cent. of the bearing parts of trees
have been broken off. Old trees suffered
most severely, though younger orchards
were hard hit in the storm
At session of the city court Wednes-
day morning Judge Geissler sentenced to
jail for so days John Garland of Alta
waugan, charged with having been intox-
icated. Garland gave himself up to the
police Tuesday night, after he had bout
! with a pint of noonshine, in order. he
said, to save them the trouble of coming
after him.
He told the court that he had $50 in
his jeans when he hit Putnam Tuesday
afternoon and started his hunt for some
thing with a kick in it. but was able to
produce only SO Wednesday morning
! After court he had a friendly talk with
| Judge Ge:ssler as to coming back to Put
nam with the avowed purpose of being
locked up again after the expiration Of
! his present term. Judge Geissler advised
! him to go elsewhere. and told him tina t
| he would receive a sentence of six months
if he came back during the winter. Il
won't take six months" he frankly COM
monted to the court. but he did not ex-
plain how he would avoid the sentence if
it were imposed
He was taken down to Jail where he
would be warm and comfortable. until
about the middle of January. facts Of
which he was duly appreciative.
Chestnut blight is causing such ravakes
| in neighbor;ng territory that these cold
December days are being given over to
removal of chestnut trees in the territory
about Roseland park, in the town OF
! Woodstock. and at Carolyn hall the
| Norman B. Rean estate. in the town OF
/ Thompson. it was stated here Wednes-
day. At the Roam estate. with wide ex-
panses of woodland territory, the chest
nuts are being Systematically taken out
Many of the chestnut trees; throughout
this territory have been killed ny blight
and these pr" being cut down with those
that are ding. Lumoermen say, that
There undoubtedly will be another growth
of chestnut. and they look for the blight
| TO disappear IN the years 10 come.
| Bicycle thieves again are active in this
city Theft of two wheels have just beer
reported. Franklin Perry, a high schoo
| student loft his wheel near the Dona hue
! block on Main street while he entered the
! building. When he came out the bicycl.
| had disappeared. This is the second tim,
| this particular bicycle has been stcler
within month. On a former occasion i,
was promptly recovered. The other miss
ing bicycle is the property of Johr
Thornes of Hanover. student at the
| state trade school here It is believed
likely that both stolen bicycles are some
| where in the citv. The thefts have beey
reported to the police.
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