Norwich bulletin., 1922-11-03
PUTNAM

Announcement was made here Thurs day of another important road rebuilding operation to be undertaken in Windham county by the state highway department. H. H, Davenport, supervisor of state highways in Windham county, stated that work is to be undertaken in the very near future on the reconstruction of approximately four miles of state high way between Hampton Hill and Clark's Corners, on the route from Danielson to Willimantic, John H. Fitts of the state road forces working on the GrosYenor- dale improvement now under way is to move his equipment to the new location as soon as the work onNwhich he is now engaged is completed.
 The section between Hampton Hill and C1ark's Corners that is to receive atten- tion is part of trunk line highway and already macadamized road, but it is to be rebuilt to bring, it into better coadi- tion to withstand the heavy traffic of the route.
 Ground was broken Thursday afternoon for the extension to the First National bank building, and the work marked the actual beginning of the undertaking of remodeling the bank so as to make it one of the finest housed of any financial insti- tuition in the smaller cities of Connecti- cut. Estimates of the cost of the work to be done run from $65,0O0 to $100, 900. In the operation that was begun Thurs day afternoon a local contractor will re- move the narrow grass plot at the north side of the bank on Front street and make the cellar excavation, which will go down to the level of the present cellar No great time will be required for this particular part of the work. The bank ing institutions occupying the building are as yet undisturbed in their quarters. ! which they are to vacate as the recon strnctien progresses, and will be tempo rarily housed in the old Thompson bank quarters on Union street.
 MT. and Mrs. Dexter Elliott of Thon.p- son have announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Mary Addeman El- | liott, to Charles Van Brunt Cushman. son l of Dr. and the late Mrs. Allerton S. Cush- man of Washington. D. c. Mrs. Cushman was Miss Sarah Hoppin of Providence. | Miss Elliott iS graduate of the Vest over school and MT. Cushman a student at Harvard university.
 Scores of Putnam propertyt owners failed to file their lists of taxable prop erty in time to escape the 10 per cent penalty that the assessors are obligated to impose upon them for their negligence for such it may be regarded in the ma jority of instances, although there are those who purposely fail to file. preferrine to have the assessors 10 per cent. theil last years list, which sIso may have been 10 per eented, in order to escape the necessity of making oath to a list prepared by themselves. The assessors will be engaged for the next two months with preparation of statistical matter that will enter into the making of tn, fnew grand list of the town, which will b.
 ready prior to the sitting of the board O relief at the opening of February.
 At a meeting Of QuineBauE lodge O
 Masons at Masonic tempel on Grov
 street Thursday evening the third degre
 was conferred upon class of candidates Prior to the working of the degree,
 supper was served by members of Jessa
 mine chapter, Order of the Eastern Star
 Thursday evenings work precedes tn
 annual meeting of Quinebaug lodge ant
 the election in the near future of officer
 for another year.
 Construction of the sewer to be rul