Norwich bulletin., 1922-11-25

family of Peter Bonin, Marshal street, | were awakened to find their home full of smoke. Investigation disclosed that the chimney was on fire and the flames were eating their way into a partition. An alarm of fire was rung and the fire department extinguished the blaze with some difficulty with chemicals. The amount of damage was between TWO and three hundred dollars.
 There was 8 short calendar session of the superior court in Putnam, Friday morning. No assignments were made and the session lasted but few min utes when court was adjourned until Tuesday morning when the arguments will be made in the case of Greene vs Brown, which was on trial Wednesday and Thursday.
 Refrigerator thieves are operating in the Grove street section of the city, ac- cording to Captain Deiage of the Put nam police. It seems there is a custom of many householders to keep their ice boxes out1@f doors on back porches and piazzas. Recently food has been disap- | bearing from the cold storage of the home and the police have had numerous | complaints. Captain Delage states that he has line on the parties responsible for the petty thievery and unless it l stops suddenly some person or persons will find themselves facing Hiz-Honor I in the little court across the river. The first snow flakes of tho year fell in Putnam Friday morning while the sun shone brightly. There were a num- Der of little squalls during the day tha: turned thoughts to the snow becobweb- bed snow shovel in the barn or wood | shed.
 
 1 woods and fields without danger of be- ing shot-or shot at. The season is closed. While a good many were kill ed during the few weeks of shooting many partridge and pheasants remain to multiply.
 Work is being done on the filter bed: of the city water department in Harris vile near the pumping station. The beds are to be overhauled and made adequate to the department needs. Daniel Byrne, treasurer of the Put. nam Savings bank, was in Hartford or Friday, to see his brother, State Bank Commissioner John B. Byrne, who is convalescing from a severe attack O. pneumonia.
 Mrs. Arthur J. J. Maynard of Watel street spent Friday in Worcester. The Women's Democratic club wil hold a meeting in the club rooms De cember 4th. A whist recently held b, the organization was a successful ar fair and netted a substantial fund fo the treasury.
 Lucius P. Merriam has returned iron Boston hospital where he went fo examination as to the progress he ha made toward recovery. His condition was found to be so favorable that h will be able to resume his duties a bookkeeper in the First National ban] in the near future.
 When another coon hunt is propose to members of the Arcanum club tn members move bit closer to the stov as the proposition gets a cold recep ton.
 The Putnam Country club has plan on foot for campaign to raise fund to clear all indebtedness of the oiu so that it will own its fine property ire from any encumbrance. The clu bought the old Heath farm severa years ago and as fine country club a there is in eastern Connecticut has bee, developed with an ever increasing mem bership.
 A good number of Putnam people wh were fortunate enough to receive ,covet ed Yale-Harvard football tickets will b on their way to the Yale bowl, New Ha ven, at an early hour this (Saturday morning.
 A A local merchant arranged a radi outfit and invited the public to his stor Friday afternoon to listen to Clemer ceau's address at Boston at o'clock
 Mrs. M. J. Joslin of this city is tn beneficiary to the extent of $1,0oO UT der the will of Mary A. Cutler who re gently died in Chicagi The homestea in East Thompson was devised to nephew, Dr. Myron F. Cutler of Wei ster.
 Members of Anselm Mayotte Pos American Legion, is planning to hold ladies night at the new quarters O Main street