Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-23
Dllks0N AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

Merchants of Putnam were well rep resented at a special meeting of the Putnam Chamber of Commerce held on Friday morning. at the call of President Newton A. Vaughan. The meeting was for the purpose Of considering a peti- tion signed by the clerks asking that the Thursday half holiday be allowed the year around except during Deeena- Der.
 Opinions were freely expressed as toi the advisability of closing for the half day weekly and was about evenly di- vided. Those opposed to closing did so on the ground that the present is time of small profits and large volume. This cannot be accomplished, they argued by l shortening the hours during wticn the stores are kept open. It was also felt that business lost during Thursday af- ternoon was not made up on other days so that the loss was total in this re- spect. They also thought 1t was not a good thing for the city to have business suspended a half a day a week. On the other hand, it was argued when people realized that all stores would be closed Thursday afternoons the year round they will make arrange ments to shop on other days and no bus 1 mess will be lost It was argued that the store closing was not a detriment to the city as a whole Those in favor as- serted that giving the clerks a half hol- iday was step forward and in keeping with the trend of things. It demon strates that the merchants are progress sive and have the same sentiment of other merchants in other cities where ! the plan has been adopted
 l No decision was reached It is ten- tatively planned to send questionnaires to all the merchants in the city and to get an expression one way or the other from each merchant doing business.
 When the returns are tabulated the merchants committee will have the ex-
 act situation before them for action.
 Members of Elizabeth Porter Putnam Chapter left Putnam at Ii o'clock. Fri day morning for the annual pilgrimage.
 This year the pilgrimage took them to Canterbury, where places of historic Sn- terest were visited during the afternoon.
 The party went in automobiles and each
 carried a basket lunch.
 Richard Holmes, of Mount Vernon. N r, a student at Clark University, Wor- cester, spent Thursday night at the
 home of his grandmother Mrs. A. "
 Macdonald, Oak Hill.
 Members of the committee of the
 common council who made the purchss
 of the new motor driven hook and lad
 der truck, have received word that the
 truck is all ready to ship but is being
 held for few days until the last coat
 of varnish is thoroughly dry.
 Some of the mills in the city manu-
 featuring garment fabrics are agair
 running nearly to capacity, after few weeks depression caused by the tenn
 porary cancellation of orders. The out ] 1an5- fe ,1ot,of Irfob4ar 1,.,z mess making lightweights for next sum mer.
 What was at one time st. Mary, church. a building used as a hall ant
 place of entertainment since the build
 ing of the large brick church on ProN
 dence street which succeeded it. is beinl
 torn down by company from Wor cester that purchased 1t for the lumber : This building was the third church o the parish. The first building used as
 church is an old block which stands a the corner of Marshal and Providenc , | streets. The second chnrch a bricl 3 structure, was destroyed by fire. Tn building being torn down was woodel . structure and was built in the rear 0
 tn epresent fine ediflce. It has been lit i tie used for some time and was though to be getting unsafe. The raging of tn
 old church ils along the line of presen : Improvements being made by Rev Charles P. Bedsrd. who is building hundred thousand dollar addition to tn i St. Mary's school.
 t Postmaster and Mrs. Alexander Gil
 man, Joseph Rivard and Omer Desau ] telles. made up party that attende : the Eastern States Exposition in Spring held, Thursday.
 Q Funeral services for Joseph St. Mar
 tin. 4s, of Thompson, who died in
 Worcester hospital Wednesday nigh z were held at St. Marys church Frida morning. MT. St. Martin was a Spar ! ish War veteran. Members of the Spar s ish War Veterans Society acted as pa 2 2 bearers. Burial was in St. Mary's cen