Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-25
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS

Thousanus or acres have been burned over and number of buildings destroyed as well as many hundreds of acres of valuable woodland burned over. On top of this loss will come the hundreds of dollars of expense attached to paying the men who labored so hard as freight. CTS in checking the ravages of tho flames.
 A season of crashes and smashes on the state highways in this section of the state is forecasted for the touring sea- son now fully yxopened. In view of some recent happenings and some narrow es- capes from serious motoring accidents it may be assumed that someone is mix. ing moonshine or jakey with the gaso- line that goes into the tanks of some cars. Little fear need be felt, however, by the safe and sane driver. There is suffi- cient police protection in this territory to protect the public from the dangers of the wild west drivers. many of whom will have their turn in court before the sum- mer really gets underway. Local and state police will see to 1t that all who violate the motor vehicle laws are duly punished and their licenses suspended where occasion seem to require. The second stone crusher to come into service in the course of carrying out the work of building a state highway be- 1 tween Danielson and the Rhode Island line at Little Rest is being made ready for use at a location near the top of what is known as South Killingly hill, l just west of the church in. that village.
 Good progress is now being made on the joba of building this road. Crushed stone that has been rolled down covers nearly all the route between the Mazerille place. two miles east of Danielson, and the Edward Hall place at the foot of South Killingly hill and the highway as far east as South Killingly should be completed and open to travel by mid summer.
 At the easterIy end of the job near the Rhode Island line blasting and grading is underway.
 Upwards of 200 danced at the state armory Tuesday evening ata an event arranged. by the Danielson Girls club. | An auction sale of fire department equipment regarded as of no further value to the department was conducted at the central fire station Wednesday afternoon by Carl Witter.
 Today (Thursday) the feast of the Ascension will be observed at St James church The day being holy day of obligation there are to be special masses which will be attended by many hun dreds of psrishfoners.
 Rev. IEnatius Kost, pastor of St. Jo- seph's church at Dayville, is due to ar rive at Louvain, Belgium, this week on
 the first period of his trip through a number of European nations. Rev. Fath- CT 'Kost is an alumnus of the university
 of Louvain ravaged by the armies of the
 Central powers during the World war.
 MT. and Mrs. A. ". Bassett write from
 Los Angeles that they are enjoying the !spring season there. Mir. Bassett's health
 Is much improved. They have been or
 the west coast since mid-January.
 Bar Harbor expresses will again TUT
 through Danielson for the summer sea
 son, beginning with the coming month.
 See Danielson house to rent adv. or
 classified page today.-adv
 Thousands of mud pout have beer
 taken from the reservoirs and othel
 bodies of water about East Killingly dur
 ing the past week, furnishing not onl.
 food for many but also fishing entertain
 ment for the scores of people who lik such outings.
 Cemeteries in Danielson and village
 of the town of Kiiiingly are being visite, this week by hundreds who are gettinl
 lots in readiness for Memorial day Next Tuesday (MemoriaI day) will b a holiday throughout this territory Mills, stores and banks will be closed fo
 the day and the postofice will observ a holiday schedule of hours.
 Extremists in finale hoppers and othe types of weird dances are inviting cen sure and public denunciation by those il charge of dance halls by pulling stunt
 that Coney Island wouldn't stand for This early in the season word to tn wise may be sufficient. The averag 1 normal person is content to pay admis sion to side show, where the entertain . CTS are} admitted freaks, to see abnorma F dancing or, other things. They do no E expect and do not want at what may, il : a general manner, be considered tn \ family dances hereabouts, where decenc |, in all things is a prime requisite for tn greatest pleasure of all.