Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-02-09
PUTNAM

proprietor for many years Of . hotel at
Moosup.
PUTNAM
One Of the big social events of the year
was the Mardi Gras entertainment given
by st. John Baptiste society in st. Johns
hall Tuesday evening when large gath
ering crowded the hall. These events
are held each year before Lent and are
always popular. Refreshments were
served and singing and a social time
4 entertained all who attended.
| Recent real estate transfers recorded
at the town Clerks office are:
Ruth S. Wheelock to Morris Bravo,
dwelling on Wilkinson street
Charles P. and Ellen T. Tahurber. to
Clement ellison. the Thurber farm, in the
Sawyer district. The house was built
shortly after the close of the revolution
airy war by William H. Mason from
4 whom the village Of Masonville now
known as Grosvenordale took its name !;
it was considered one of the finest man
sions in this portion of the state. 1t was
] later purchased by Stephen Thurber
and has remained in the possession of
the Thurber family until the recent trans
fer. Mr.. ellison, who recently sold his
farm which adjoins this property, will
occupy his new, property.
Joseph A. Forest has sold to Josephine
r. Tito house on Mechanic street
DR.. Edward F. Perry has purchased
the dwelling at 14S Grove street which
he has occupied for three Years, and
which was formerly the property of his
father the late Franklin W. Perry.
Ollie Lindgren. chauffeur for William
R. olmstead, principal of the Pomfret
in he oil
Tuesday morning. charged with driving
an automobile through 1920 up to No
vember without a drivers license. The
arrest was the result of an investigation
of an accident in which the car that
Lindgren was driving was in a collision
! on Hospital Hill. 1t was found that at
the time Lindgren had no license
; though he since has secured one. The
) judge fined him $40 and costs of 1914
} which were paid.
Peter Linus, an ex-serviee man from
, Norwich, who was gassed while in ser.
vice is the latest arrival at Putnam
State Trade School where he will take
: a course il textile work under the aus
pices of the federal board Of vocationa
education. Mr. Linus was recently
mrried and will bring his wife to thi:
city where they will reside for the pres
emit.
Adds II. Welch formerly q member o
= the local police force has returned t.
= this city from Philadelphia where he ha
!. been employed
= A class of ten were initiated by tn
: local lodge Of, Elks al meeting hell
Tuesday evening. Refreshments wer
served ~
- Mr. and Mrs. George Rawley left Tues
= day fer New York
- Mrs c. C. Talbot will leave Monda
=, next for Clearwater. Florida.
= Misses Irene AMI Florence Malone
a. were in Worcester Tuesday.
IN A hearing was held Tuesday at Hart
le ford before the legislative committee o
roads. bridges and rivers, of whic
/. Senator Archibald Macdonald of TIL
re- city and Representative Thomas Rya
a i of Thompson, are members, regardin
proposed state roads. The people
this section are particularly interested i
IN this hearing because of three bills calm
n for improvements of roads in this corne
- of the state.
One bill calls for a new state roa
d from West Thompson trolley station
~ Grosyenordale. This would abolish tw
Very dangerous grade crossings, both
which have figured in serious acciden
y during the past year and would materia
IL ly shorten the distance between Putnal
and the villages to the north of us, an
make a fine stretch of road to the stat
= line A second bill calls for continu;
- ton of the state road over Woodstoo
= hill. At present the good. road terminate
near the residence of l.. H. Healey. ar
the proposed trunk line would continue
to the Massachusetts, boarder. If tn
bill is favorably acted upon there wi
be a fine stretch of highway nearly
n
most natural route to Southbfidge, Il
Brookfeids, Palmer and Springfield.
Another road suggested for improv
ment is tie stretch between Pomfr
Center and Brooklyn, leading past Il
Haskell Stand and A. B. Lapsley's fam
At a banquet Of Putnam hremen he
Monday evening in the Putnam Inn,
large number of the members Of the fl
company were present. The guests
Nhonor were Mayor Marcy, Captain
Police Bulger, and Alderman Fox al
Dean, members Of the fire committee A
derman Byrne, the other members of t
committee was unable to be presel
Forty-one sat down to a fine turk
supper served at $3.50.
After the supper the mayor and Fl
Chief Arnold gave addresses regardi
the work Of the department The, may
declared that he was well pleased wi
the way the men responded to alarms a
particularly cited an instance when l;
Sunday the truck was out before I
alarm actually stopped ringing.
Almost daily on southbound freis
leaving this city about two o'clock tn,
are from two to half dozen troll
cars shipped on nat cars to New 70
These cars ar emade by = Worces
concern. =r'
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles KEN
who died at her parents home in Pc
fret Sunday, were held Tuesday morni
Burial was in St Mary's cemetery, P
nam.
This "wednesday evening Putin
High meets Killingly High in W
should be the fastest home game