Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-03-21

IS rated one of the greatest checker
players in the United States.
Nearly a dozen members of the Put
nam Country club improved Sundays
delightful weather to make their first
appearance of the season on the links at
the club south of the city. Several 9th
ers who ran down to the club in their
Cars were very much disappointed over
their failure to put in their sticks so
that they, too. might have enjoyed a
round. While the play of Sunday was
about the first of the season. it is not
to be assumed that the links are in
prime condition at tits time, though
those who played derived much pleas
ure from the outing
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Gallant of this
| city were Passengers on a Boston bound
train Sunday when the locomotive that
was hauling it left the rails near Nor
wood Central and plowed along the
sleepers and roadbed for a considera-
BILE distance. No one was injured in the
accident which might have had very
serious consequences had not the train
held to the right of way and gone down
the entertainments at either side of the
track where the derailment occurred.
An increasing number of looms in on
Grafton mark the Improvement of condi-
lions at the plant of the French River
Textile company at Mechanicsville
where some of the finest worsteds pro-
duced in New England are manufac-
tunred
Victor Peloquin and his two ne2hews
are expected to return today Tuesday,
from Canada, having gone their last
week with the body of Nazaire Peloquin.
who lied suddenly. The body was taken
TO st. Richelieu for burial
haavv Ia in that 1ran,,
the Line storm broke out of the east and
northeast during the early hours Of
Monday morning and deluged this ter
ritory during the next few hours
A recent issue of a Hartford paper
carried a photograph and feature story
on Attorney George r. T4ayer. globe
trotter, so7ier and writer Attorney
Thayer Is the father of Charles T.
Thayer, Who is employed by the S. n. E.
Telephone company in this city.
A degree will be conferred on class
of candidates OF Israel Putnam lodge,
I. o. o. F.. this (Tuesda) evening. On
Tuesday evening of next week a delega-
! ton from the Canton at Danielson is ex-
pected to make a visitation to Putnam
lodge
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. Lapsley, who
have been in Florida throughout the
winter are not expected to return to
return to their Pomfret home for near
iy another I1onth Mr.. Lapsley is own
er of the large fruit orchards in Pom
| fret, on the road leading from the Has
tlell stand to Brooklyn.
Considerable SUCCESS is said to have
been experienced here by collectors who
have been soliciting funds to be devoted
to the relief of textile workers who are
on strike in Massa shusetts and Rhode
Island mill centers.
It is expected that cases to be heard
during the next few weeks will be as
signed next Friday morning when the
March term of the superior court opens
in this city.
Strictly fresh eggs were being quoted
Monday in this territory at 80 cents per
dozen, a low mark that it was predicted
! some time ago would be touched with
the coming of the spring season. Hun
: dreds of dozens of eggs are being col
lected in territory hereabouts each week
, and taken to city markets, where they
command q price higher than is obtain
able here
t Well over 100 boys are expected here
Saturday and Sunday next to attend the
Older Boys conference to De held in this
city, with headquarters at the Second
Congregational church.
t Some residents of Eastford have non
5 been able to swallow the story of a wolf
! killing in Union, and are quite certain
, that the slain animal is stray police
dog. type very much like a WON.
Game Warden HAIRY f. Battey is
keeping watch for the few who would
raid the trout brooks hereabouts before
, the opening of the season-Apri1 /
Such advance and Illegal fishing is done
by some every year, it is claimed.
Putnam police. headed by Captain Re
mic Deage, went over the pike toward
Providence, Sunday night just before L
: o'clock, upor the receipt of a call from
the home Of Ralph Gibson that auto
mobiles were being held UP near his
home. All that the local officers found
on the highway was an automobile witt
fire trouble whose owner had stopped
| several cars to ask the loan of a tube
or patch.
The first call was to tho home Of Cap.
tain Delage.. He was told of series Of
holduos but did not give much credi1
to the story The next call was to tht
= police station and the officer on duty
| there was asked if the state police were
on the Providence road. He referred
the matter to the captain and the cap
: tain informed Gibson that no state of
fcers were in this section. as far as he
knew. Gibson left the line and a wo
mans voice was heard The oaptair
was told that another hcidun was beins
staged at that very moment. He ther
said that he would be night over to make
an Investigation.
Upon reaching the spot where it wa,
alleged cars were being stopped. a Hud