Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-16

property has increased in value many fold. fine new rectory and handsome grounds, an enlarged and beautihed l cemetery, an improved church and now 1 the enlarged school buildings are evil 1 dence of his continuous activity and pro gressive spirit.
 It would seem that the many acci dents on the hills surrounding Putnam, which occur after rains when macadam roadways are slippery, would be suffl- cient warning to motorists to be careful. After every wet day this summer a number of reports of accidents due to i skidding have been sent in to police headquarters. Careful drivers advise go- 1 ing into second speed when passing down such steep grades as Hospital and Pomfret street hills. It is, the only way 1 to retard speed and keep a car under 1 control.
 Farmers have been adhering to that 1 old adage Make hay while the sun shines." and in many hayhelds work l CTS were seen Sunday, the usual day l of rest But no one familiar with New England weather situation blamed the | farmer for working on the Lords Day even if he. happened to be a deacon in the village church. The year 1922 will go down in farm annals of New Eng land as one of the most trying years in having history. Much hay has already been reduced in value by the sudden rains. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday were the first three consecutive days of i bright sunshine in some time and the haymakers made the best of them,
 Anseim Mayotte Post, American Le. zion, has transferred the site for it's pro posed carnival from the lot at the cor ner of South Main and Front streets to the ManhasSet lot. The grounds were offered the boys free by Superintendent Hanton The influencing factor in. mak- ing the change, however, was the fact that the Manhasset lot is much more roomy.
 III less than 24 hours, Patrick II Murray. 57. of East Boston, for the past nine months cook at Putnam Inn, died ir his room in the hotel annex Monday night. According to the story told by Edward -Goodspeed. the Inn chef, Mur- ray came to the. kitchen about twenty minutes late. Monday morning and com plained of headache. The headache grew worse and finally the chef tolc Murray he had better go to his room Murray said that his headache woult probably pass of and remained at work , He continued to grow worse and 1nallj Goodspeed told Murray in a joking way to get out and go to his room or h, would be thrown out. Some time late,
 Toodspeed went to Murray's room ant found him hanging to the door knob He was delirious. Murray was put t, bed and doctor was summoned. Tn, l man died during the night Goodspee, . had known Murray for years and the, had worked together in various hotel
 in. the country. A son and daughter ar rived~and ordered the body sent to Nal , den. Murray's wife Is dead but Il leaves two daughters and a son. Miss Rita Champeau of Hartford i visiting her father. Isaac Champeau an her sister. Miss Irene Champeau.
 Cyrill Remillard of the Byrne stor
 has returned, after two weeks vacatio
 spent with relatives at Rouse's Point, O
 Lake Champlain, N. Y.
 Nj For two days the state highway de
 partment has been engaged in pourn oil-not on troubled waters. but on tn
 amicite roadway on Main street and b
 so doing has been making trouble. Tn
 nice white lines painted by the polio
 department as the zones outside C
 which one crossing the street becomes
 jay-walkeI have disappeared in spots,
 tact at all places where the state higf
 way department aforesaid has poured il
 oil. which is black sticky substanc
 made mostly of tar.S This Is the frs
 time the roadway has been so treated
 The state some time ago took oyer tt
 highway running through Putnam