Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-28
PUTNAM

~ IMAM
! A new schedule Of passenger service, !
| effective tomorrow, January 20, on the
New Haven road, toes not bring many
changes that will be Of interest to. Put
nam people, though it is of special in
terest to note that the Boston bound
train now leaving here at 1O47 a. m,
will run after today at 1922 a. M A
train now leaving here at 1915 for Wor- !
cester will leave after today at 1925 a.
m.
J A train that is now arriving here from
Boston at 5.44 will arrive here at 6.13
| .. M and leave here at 6.22 p. m.
! Superintendent Ernest Witham of the
schools in Putnam, made the following
announcement Friday relative to storm
signals:
The following arrangements have been
made to not-is- parents, teachers and
children of no session of school on
stormy days:
The no school signal is three long
blasts. When blown at a. m, there is
TO be no morning session in any of the
schools OF grades, except at the high
school. When blown at 1880 p. M, there
!, is. to, be no afternoon session. in any Of
, the schools or grades.
i The sessions Of the high school begin
} so early that it is not possible to ar
. range a storm signal which will include
| them. If the signal only blows at a.
) m, there will be school in the after
noon.
In case Of one Gold session, the schools
will be notified by telephone.
If pupils are just a little later In get
ting home on a stormy day, parents will
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The signals will be blown from the H.
X. H. mill and from the Putnam Lfoun-
dry.
At II o'clock Friday morning. three
stroke alarm called out a truck of the
fire department to extinguish small
blaze on the roof Of barn owned by
Samuel Smith on South Main street.
; The fire, which it is believed was caused
| by a spark from a chimney on an ad
joining roof, was extirguished before it
: caused any serious damage.
Editor j. j. Whitehead, Jr.. of The
Patriot is III at the Day kimba1 hospf-
tai, but Friday was much improved anu
not. considered in danger. Nj White
7 head spent the latter part Of the pa st
e week in New York and became i'll while
IN that city. There was possibility
during the early stages OF his Illness CT
r pneumonia developing, but Friday il was
f stated that this was no longer feared.
g Town school committeeman from all
:, Of the towns in this section Of the cohn-
:. ~ will come to Putnam Tuesday next
= to attend a school committee institute
!; to be held at Putnam High school. This
= institute has been arranged by D. 4. Is.
e Beredith. commissioner OF education IN
IS Connecticut, assisted by. STpt Ernest
= William of Putnan1s schools
Il t11,iho S1,prnrtpd
/ icussion. are The School Nurse. The
e. Town School Committee election, meet
y'I ings, relations with the board of finance
! transportation: the teacheage; new leg.
y islation; miscellaneous topics. The dis.
a cussion will be informal In character
. and the wish has been expressed thai
'-t all present will participate.
Under the general heads, mentioned
le an extended list OF subjects of direct in.
1. terest TO town school committee mem
l. bers will come Up for consideration. Fol
r instance, there are thirteen -sub-topics
l. under the general question Of the Su
perintendent ana town school committee
ST lunch is to be provided from TIL
lie high school cafeteria for the vlsitin:
s. committeeman.
ie A decision that the defendant regard
as having established his claims in tn
y, case has been rendered in the suit of TIL
Ut Sherwood Distilling. company Us. samue
|. Smith Of this city.
Before the dry era set in Mr.. Smith
who was engaged in the liquor bushes
3 In this city, lost one barrel Of three
1 barrel shipment Of Sherwood whiske,
B while 1t was in transit over the line o
4 the Baltimore ana New York Transpor
tation AHnpany. Two barrels eventuall
reaches Putnam, but the other never ha
been located
= Mr.. Smith rendered payment for tn
amount Of liquor that arrived here bu
his check was returned by the corpan
and the suit followed. Under the decs
lon Mr.. Smith is ordered to pay the dis
tilling company $103.02.
William Rice. student at Putnam
Trade school. was slightly injured SUI
fering an abrasion of the elbow, whe
he came in contact with a belt at tn
school on Friday.
The following story Of local interes
appeared in a Boston paper this week
Armand J. Larnoureaux Of the head
quarters Of the First corps area, q. S. A
has won the commentator Of Majo
General Clarence r. Edwards In findin
an alleged army deserter in a lumbe
camp few miles outside Putnam, Com
'Lamoureaux was sent out after Ere
T. Racine, an alleged deserter, who wa
said to be at Putnam. Arriving at tha
city Lamoureaux found that he ha
gone to WOODSTOCK, several miles off.
Finding no conveyance he wa
obliged to walk to Woodstock but ont
arrived there he learned that his quar-
had left the town but short time DR.,
viously.
Lamoureaux set his teeth and Wake
footsore and weary, back to Putnam
There he traced Racine to 1umb,
camp several miles off Although
was late at night and he had had /
rest for nearly "a hours, he made h
way to the lumber camp, and In IL
morning secured a JOB.
AS the lumber Jacks sat about
- breakfast that morning, he watched
. his man. and finally spotted him. Raeil
acknowledged that he was the man, al
~ the two walked back to Putnam. Iamo
reaux with his pistol drawn Racine
now awaiting trial at Fort Strong
Dead Mans Corner, near the home
the late Albert Averfll, in the town
Pomfret is being eliminated. This
good news to every motorist in this t.
ritory who IS familiar with what h
proved to be deadly elbow turn in t
trunk line highway running from II
city to W!llimantic and Hartford.
Accidents have been SO numerous the
Tor several years past that Mr. Aver
finally resorted to the expedient of cha
ing great long, flag slags of stone
the side of the shade trees bordering
lawn to keep them from being smash
Nv fhe care ff2t .1,Asind Ilv ,,1u,rp-ad