Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-09
PUTNAM

State Motor Vehicle Commissioner
Robbins B. Stoeckel of Hartford will
| address a meeting OF the women voters
to be held in Putnam, next Thursday
under the auspices of the Connecticut
Lea cue If Women Voters The commits
sioner viii tell the members about the
work of the motor vehicle department.
/ There will be another prominent speak
/ er. not1yet announced, to speak on the
! Conference on Limitation of Armament
| Mrs. Edward Fl. Burt entertained four
tables at bridge, at her home on Grove
! street, Friday evening. Roses were
usel for decorations. The first prize,
vanity case was awarded~> Mrs Omer
Milot, the second. a box of candy went
to Miss Josie Grosvenor Mr.. Herbert
Miles received the consolation award, a
cooky cutter. During the evening re-
freshments were served.
The first fire alarm of the year was
ArunE in from Box Is just before two
o'clock Saturday afternoon. Truck No.
b2ing out of commission on account
of the recent explosion of the chemical
tank, Truck No. was the only one
that could Respond. The fire was on
the roof of a house on Fremont street
occupied by Water A. Wheaton and
, family. The b'lze was extinguished
, with chemicals. The only damage was
caused by the fremen having to rip some
Of the shingles from the roof
Mrs. Edward Warren of Providence
is the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. A Maryotte.
George Swallow. for a number Of
years boss carder in the mill Of the Put
nam Wooden Co., has resigned, conclud-
+ ing his duties with the company Sat-
urday
Mrs. George F. Holbrook is III at her
home on South Main street. Her hus-
: band, Deputy Sheriff Holbrook, has beer
cinfned to his bed for over two years.
At the recent annual meeting of the
: Congregational Church society it was an.
. nounced that cry little progress hac
y. been made toward getting a pastor t.
= ill the vacancy caused by the resigna
ton of Rev. Boynton Merrill som,
months ago. It was also announced
that the new pipe organ will be shaped
: from the factory within a few days. I
is expected that the organ will be read,
for usa by February. I
Members of Putnam lodge of Tlks. al
50 oth9y local fraternal organization
went 70 Dayville Saturday afternoon t
: attend the funeral of W f. LaBella
Mrs. NJ. G. Leonard, South Main street
has been entertaining her sister. Mrs
. Emrla Ripley of Greene, r. l. Mrs. Eff
fe T Earrshaw Of Hartsdale, n. Y
daughter OF Mrs. Leonard, has arrive
/ for a visit
= Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Berthiume hav
r returned from Hebronvi.le, Mass, wher
y they went Friday to attend the funera
+ Of Mrs. Berthiume's sister, Mrs. Charlie
= G. Tetreault.
NTrs n HFoYrt,,ro ,.S S.-,..
;, have returned from a visit of severa
: weeks in Chrchton, Ala
:, Thomas Hannifan, pupil in the Putnar
:. | High school, who was operated on 70
II appendicitis at the Day Kimball hos
! pit;G, Friday, Is resting comfortably
= | Hannifan is member Of the ''24 elias.
: Putnam Highs basketball schedule 70
. next week includes games with Thomp
son Town team at Thompson, and South
I, bridge High at Putnam Friday even
i ing.
ii As soon small order now bein
= completed Is finished, there Will be
curtailment Of the business of the Night
ingale-Morse Corporation. cotton manu-
u I features Of this city according to tn
> agent Of the concern, George A. Gard
: ner. The so-cslled Morse mill, one q
= the three mills operated by this corpora
a tion,f was closed last Monday and a
y soon as this order is completed tn
Nightingale mill will be closed. The Paw
haitian mill will continue to run. Thi
: curtailment on the part of this compan
II means that about two hundred opera
q tives will be out Of work. The reporte
y sale Of the company has been brande
IS as absolutely without foundation. 1t
70 meet II situation all cotton mills az
N facing that has caused the partial shut
e down Of this concern. While gener,
business conditions figure in the preser
l. status Of the cotton industry in tie mort
: II is said that the lower wages paid an
" the longer hours of employment in II
N south makes It impossible for the MIL
> in the north to compete with these soutl
& ern manufacturers. In order to insu1
= as much employment as possible fl
1e the help the company has plan in mir
% 70 allow two shifts, one shift to wor
al one week and the other the next wee
le so that all may have some income III
as til conditions change for the better
- New members or the police force a.
~ brand new uniforms appeared Sunds
IN when the newly elected captain and p:
. trolz7,en Of The department went on dus
for the first time since their electio
Id At the request Of the mayor CAPITA
70 Bulger continued in office up to Satu
re day night.
The Putnam Building q Loan Asss
- citation "a declared It's usual divider
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