Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-22
DANIELSoN AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

FUlNAM
 the rolice have had little difaculty in | keeping Cargill park free from undeAir- ables. There ]. has been an occasional sleeper with jakey bottle by his side who had to be aroused from whatever kind of dreams a jakey thinker may have and taken to the police station un- til he should awaken to a new realiza- tion of his environment. But it has not been difficult for the police to keep the little beauy breathing spot beside the falls fit place for women and children This week, however, came new Situa- tion and the police could not let 1t be" On large tree bordering the park sud denly was heard hunlming hive of in- dustry. A large swarm of honey bees alighted in the branches of the ancient elm and immediately went to work Oc- casaonally one of the swarm would sail down and circle about the sidewalk and if it happened there was passerby, ns 1t did several times, he got stung. To dislodge the hive a smudge fire was built. The bees left immediately under | the leadership of their astute queen but | immediately the smoke died away back came the whole swarm. Not until the | tree was burned down did the swarm disappear to find another location for their honey factory
 Captain of Police Remie Delage has i erected warning signs forbidding speed ing in the city limits These signs are l black on bright yellow ground and there is no possible excuse for the driver of motor vehicle not seeing them. Gov i ering Grove street, the avenne of in- gress from Danielson and points farther south, signs have been placed near the | Grove street cemetery and at the junc- lt3on of South Main and Grove street warning drivers not to proceed at ovef 1 15 miles an hour This mile stretch of highway is a fine cement roadway along 1 a thicaly populated part of the city, with several bad corners. Notwtthstand-. ] ing the danger many motorists have used 1t as a speedway and residents have entered numerous complaints Gov ering the avenues of approach from the, Worcester pike and the Providence pike | two signs have been consricuously placed at the junction of School and Me l chanic streets, warning not to drive over l 20 ndles per hour. Other signs have been placed on Hospital lhI, the ap- proach from Willimanhc and interme- diate points. On this hill many acci- dents have occurred and as there Is nc sidewalk pedestrians have to use the
  the main road from the woodstocks, Is a similar sign The captai nsays that now that fair warming has been given arrests will be made if the rules are not obeyed.
 Mrs. Blanche Bernier. who owns g. farm near Anderson's corner. Is soon to begin the erection of a building for her son who is to open business there. 1
 that in some sections of the city people are throwing bags of refuse and rub bish in the streets. The dumping is done after dark and it is not known who Is responsible but if it is continued an in vestigation will be made. Putnam has no plan of garbage collection and in the
 thickly populated sections householders
 are at loss how to dispose of rubbish
 L. H. HeaIey of North Woodstock,
 secretary of the state board of agnicul-
 ture, Is in Springfield this week in
 charge of the Connecticut exhibit on the
 grounds of the Eastern States Exhib:- ton.
 Pomfret school win open Tuesday September 18th. The entering class vii be large one.
 An effort Is being made by the clerks to extend the Thursday hah-hoiiday un- til November 1st instead of having them
 end this month. There are some who believe the weekly half holiday should be established for the whole year point ing to the decreased number of houcs that manufacturing and other industries
 have adopted The matter is under ad- |, visement by the merchants.
 : Rev Charles F. Bedard, pastor of St Mary's church, has reminded the mem.
 bers of his parish that all services mex; Sunday will be on standard time. The family of Robert W. Boys, for. 7 mer agent of the Banhasset Manufac. turing company, have all left for Hol
 yoke except two sons who will remafr 5 here for the present at least. These art ? Robert Jr., connected with Rosoffs ga rage, and George, an overseer on tht night shift at the mill of the Manhasse 5 company.
 Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Clark Hoppin, oi . Washington, D. O., and Pomfret, wht , have been passing the summer at Bal Harbor, have returned to Washington 5 where pr. Hoppin underwent seriou. surgical operation at the Emergency
 hospital Word has been received b! Pomfret friends that the doctor is rest ! ing as comfortably as could be expect ed
 Windham county fairs are over fo e 1922. Both the Woodstock fair and tn Brooklyn fair closing day Thursday had ideal weather for the first time il 7 a number of years. Woodstock return !. ed to the two-day plan after the ex : pertinent of having only one big visi
 tors day. The large crowd Thursda, : was disappointed in not seeing the cat i. tie and doubtless this feature will b
 seen both days another year. e Miss Bessie Gleason. of Thompson, i l. on her way across the continent fror | San Francisco. Miss Gleason has bee e in Y. W c. A. work in China for tn e past three years.
 r It is expected that Bishop Milan, c
 Hartford, will come to Putnam for tn Is exercises of blessing the cornerstone c n the new St. Mary's school building earl l. next month.
 !, Sinclair Lewis. author of Mai