Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-09

lJs an isolated case here and there.
 Leo Gagnan, IA, and Hector Peloquir., 15, were picked up by the Putnam po- lice, Saturday night wandering about the city. Upon questioning the lads 1t was found that they had come over the road from Worcester in two days with horse hitched to bakers cart. The boys saw the outfit standing on the street near their home and took 1t. They told Captain Delage that they left their outfit near the Day Kirrlball hospital. In an cid roadway leading into the woods the ho<se and wagon were found. In the wagon was camping equipment and a quantity of food for both the boys and for the horse. Also a tent and other attributes of a complete camping outfit The horse had not been abused and ap- parently the youngsters had taken it easy along the 28 miles of road from the Massachusetts city to Putnam. The boys said that they were just out for a good time. They were taken to the po- l lice station and locked up for the night and the Worcester police department was notified Sunday an officer was sent to take the boys back home.
 l Major Joseph McKachnl Is at the Day Kimball hospital suffering from an at tack of pneumonia. The major Is a vet cran of the Civil war and was with Sher- 1 tidan when he made his historically fa- nous ride in the valley of the Shenan- doah. He has been a prominent figure in Putnam for many years and in his younger days was engaged in the manu- 1 facture of woolen goods.
 l Louis Weiss, son of Mir and Mrs. Abe i Weiss. Lamont street, is seriously Ill with pneumonia at the Day Kimball hos pital.
 Everett Wells of North Scituate spent Monday calling friends in Putnam, his former home.
 The Hartford Checker club won iron, Putnam. The visitors were served a supper at the high school by Mrs. A. A, Perry before the contest started There were twelve opponents Putnam won two won seventeen. This is the first match game that the newly organized Putnam club has participated in.
 The state highway department men were out early Monday morning giving the trunk lines through the city an ap. plication of oil. Automobilists wno came into the city about o'clock will have 8 hard job to get their machines cleaned | of the sticky, dark fluid. On South Mair street pedestrians could not cross with out walking through the oil. but as soon l as possible shovelers covered the dress ing with a sprinkling of sand
 Deputy Automobile Commissioner John A. Macdonald and family, of Hartford spent Sunday with Mir Macdonald's par ents, Mayor and Mrs. .AEchiba1d Macdon- ald.
 A gallery of friends and admirers of two novices at the game of golf follow ed them around the course at the Put nam Country club Saturday afternoon While their game was not on a wager, a prominent state official, 1t has become known offered to pay the dues for year Of either or both contestants if they came home with a score of eighty O better. Both will be members of the club the coming year without expense to themselves. One made the round in 76, the other in IS, for the nine holes.
 Before Justice ot the Peace Randolph H. Chandler. of Thompson Monday morning. the case of Byron left. store keeper in ouadic, in the town of Thomp- son, against Alfred White, also of one for a grocery bill of SAP claimed tr be due. Attorney Howard c. Bradford represented the plaintiff. Judgment by default was entered.
 The Parent-Teachers' Association is tc hold it's meeting this (Tuesday) evening at o'clock, standard time, or at eight o'clock for those on daylight saving time, instead of 7.30 or s.S0 as previous, ly announced. Following the meeting ar entertainment program will be furnished by pupils of the Smith Street school.
 William stork of Manchester, N. H. who was in Putnam over the weekend looking over the territory with the pos sibility of buying farm in this section was found to be an expert player by tn members of the Putnam Checker clul and was used as the clubs first man il the match Saturday night.
 Patrolman William Jarvis has gone of duty in order to have short vacation before taking up his new duties for tn state under an appointment by lame l Whitlesey. commissioner of domestiS animals on May 18th. Eugege Gibne! is on day patrol duty and Origene- You chette is to go on night duty.
 The foundation walls are being bull on the new block to be erected by Loui Wolfe and s. Kaminsky at the corner 0 Main and Buck street. The block is t be two stories high and will contail three stores on the street floor and of fees on the second floor. It will be com pleted by early fall.
 Arthur Landry. agS five, is dead at tn ! home of his parents, MT. and Mrs. Jo seril Landry in the north end of the city The child has been in poor health fo
 some time.
 Edward vandale. employed at tn Nightingale Morse mills of Providenc
 street, had his leg crushed, Monday af ternoon, when it caught between the ele vator and the side of the building. H was taken to the office of doctor an then to the hospital where an X-ray pic
 ture will be taken to determine if any 0
 the bones Of the leg are broken
 The police have been Investigating reror1 that Saturday evening a boy wa seen trying to start the automobile C 4 Jacob Albert manager of the Victor q theatre. Several persons say that the I saw the lad and recognized him as on 2 who was in trouble of a similar natur 4 not very long ago. Mir Albert says tha
 several people told him of the occurrenc < and that when he started the machin he found that it had been tempered witl
 Fred LHereux who went to Woor
 socket Sunday Sor a try-out with tn
 Woonsocket team, was not given an or 5 portu1ity to show his speed. He will re
 turn there again for the next game an S hopes to get into it.
 One of the managers of the HighIau
 garage of Shrewsbury. Mass, was i < Putnam, Monday afternoon in consuks { tion with Captain Delage of the polic ! department. Eight months ago someor unknown to the garage man left Hut