Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-06
PUTNAM

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Funeral services for George Jensen,
9, who was accidentally shot and killed
b yhis brother. Nelly, IA years old, when |
the older brother discharged shot gun /
he was examining and that he did not
know was loaded. was held at East |
Thompson, Saturday afternoon. There
are eleven chi1drNn and the father and |
mother surviving. All of the children |
had been repeatedly warned not to
touch the gun which belonged to their
father and was kept in his bedroom up
stairs.
Al Lundstronn of North Grosvenor-
dale. champion middleweight wrestler
OF New England, has so far recovered
from the effects Of the INJURY to his
shoulder in the match with John kalet-
chitz Of Eastford. at the Victory thea
TIRE bout, as to be ready to get to work
again. He will appear against Jack
Nero at Leominister, Mass, on the ev-
ening of March 9Th. Lundstrom met
Nero about two years ago and the
bout YVES declared 8 draw.
The now system by which all patrsl-
men of the Putnam police department
will be called upon to do night duty
was put into effect Sunday by Captain
OF Police Remie Delage. The day job
is considered more attractive than night
an opportunity to work while the sun
is shining that the new schedule change
was put into effect. the effect of the
! change will be somewhat as follows:
| Officer GIbney, who has been doing
night duty, began day duty Sunday.
and Officer William jarvis Who has
been on days will do night duty. April
| End, Officer John Ryan, who has been
doing night duty, will go on day beat
and officer GSbney will go back to night
| duty. April Both Officer Jarvis will re-
| turn to day duty and officer Ryan will
| go on nights. This system will be con-
tInuad as long as it proves satisfactory,
with changes from day to night duty
about once every month.
woman has reported to the police
| that while in a Front street store re-
Gently she lost a pocketbook containing
among other things a five dollar bill.
| The woman does not seem to be posi-
tive whether she laid the pocketbook
down or dropped it. The police have
information that man was seen put
ting the purse in his pocket. They be-
lieve that possibly he found it on tbs
floor. They know who the man is and
are waiting for him to return 1t Volun-
tarily before taking any action. The
woman is poor and needs the money
badly. Her husband was committed tc
a state institution not long ago an6
she is left to support herself and chill
dren.
Members Of Putnam Lodge, B. P. o
Elks, were at Danielson, Saturday t.
attend the funeral of their brother, L
j.. Norm, who died last Thursday. The
service was at st. James church.
. Captain Remie De1age of the Putnam
police, gives warning that speeding On
Main. Grove. School streets and Wood
stock avenue must stop. These ar
main travelled thoroughfares and thu
, speed kings seem to delight in opening
up the throttle and showing what Bar
, ney Oldfelds they could become Il the.
! had the chance. Twenty miles an hou
, is all tina THE police will allow mere
3 after. They think that this rate 0
speed on these travelled streets, wher
there are many intersecting streets,
q fats enough and that above this rate o
travel is reckless driving. Anothe
4 thing that the police cali attention to !
Il the careless parking of automobiles o
J, Union square. During the evening hour
( | many machines are parked while til
s owners and their families attend til
n | theatres or do shopping. In order to &C
e cornmodate all with parking space car
: must be backed into the curb close t
: one another Some motorists are parI
e ing almost parallel with the curb whil
others leave a space of several feet he
: tween their car and the one next to
= Cars should be backed to the curb an
n parked closely together in order tia
+ every inch OF parking space may
/ made avilable. From $50 to 200 cal
. are sometimes parked on Union squa,
: and Main street on a Saturday nigh
) The body of Fred CorbIn, Al. WI
ID died at Woodstock town farm Frida
g morning, is being held for the arrival
a sister, his only near relative, fro
al Cincinnati. Although be died at Il
.r town, farm he was not i town charge
to he had saved money from the sale
E. newspapers and paid his doctors BIZ
lie and his board. Corbin was born
Killingly, son Of Hezekiah and Sar;
Or Moffitt Corbin. The child was born d
le formed and was unable to get about e
a cept in wheel chair. For years
is had been familiar sight on a bu
corner on Main street where he SO
er newspapers and occasionally pott
No plants. His crippled condition gain
D much sympathy and he did a good fbu
ne mess in disposing of his wares. La
Ell fall Corbin took trip to Flori
alone. He did not remain south but
~ week or two. as he was anxious to E
m back where he knew people and W
M known. He paid his own way wi
n money he had saved but upon his
e. turn told friends that as a matter
tact his trip cost him but little, as pc
pie were, all kind to him. His fati
M "a and mother were both dead and
ne made his home alone in a. little ter
b p ment on School street On account
~ falling health he sought and obtaIr
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