Norwich bulletin., 1922-11-18
PUTNAM

Harry Cohen and Samuel CheSkes, who live in Providence, have ascertained that the police of this city are very much op- posed to the distribution of punch boards at business places where a practice is made, more or less secretly, of allowing those who will take a chance to try their luck at getting some or several of the attractive premiums that go to the person punching out lucky number.
 MeSsrs: Cohen and Cheskes arrived here with several hundred pasteboard punch boards and collection Of prenh- ur1s estimated to be worth about $500. The men were making business survey in the northern part of the city, up around Providence street, when Officer Eugene Gibney hove into view and in- Quired as to how come.
 No cleverer argument has been heard hereabouts by any officer than the one made by the Providence men in attempt ing to establish that they were not en- gagged in violating the law, nor that they had any intention of so doing. Officer Gbiney is an experienced man on the job and while he listened attentively, al- most enrapturedly, to the explanation l made as to what the takers were doing | in town, but he took them into custody just the same and confscated their prem iums.
 They were released on $10O cash ball. | which they produced, and later appeared in court and pleaded guilty to a viola tion of the gambling laws. Judge M. H. sGeissler fined each man $25 and the costs in each case amounted to $13.S4, the total assessment being $77.6S.
 In disposing of the case the men were allowed to recover their premiums, which 1 included such valuable articles as a I ladies' wrist watch, rings, etc, but the ! boards were held and will be destroyed.
 The punch boards are chiefly used in | small stores, pool rooms and such places about town.
 Director H. H. Ellis of the state trade school has outlined, speaking before the l directors of the chamber of commerce, I his plan for students in the textile de- partment of the school to augment their education and training through epportun- ity to work in mills here and hereabouts this being made possible through the kindly cooperation of mill executives Chamber of commerce members approve the plan as a splendid step forward in the vocational training field.
 ;i An interesting case that has been filed in the superior court is that in which ;I Mrs. Wilhelmina Danielson of Wood stock seeks a divorce from her husband August Danielson of the same town. The couple have been married S6 years Mrs Danieison alleges cruelty and her peti. tion for divorce asks that she be al. lowed alimony.
 A crew of Western Union lInenen hal arrived in Putnam and will be busy here for some time, setting hundreds of new poles on the companys lines and dains other work that will put the, telegraph companys fines in high grade order much renewal being necessary to ac complish this, The telegraph linemer are occupying sleeping cars provided b, their company. These cars are set 1T the local yard of the New Haven road.
 Miss Loretta N. Shea of UxbridSe
 Mass, Is acting as substitute teacher il the commercial department at Putnam l High school during the absence of Mrs Archibald Macdonald, Jr., nee Miss Min nie Cannon, who is away on her weddin; duties at the high school until earl, December.
 An alarm from Box 14 called oat tn fire department about 6s0 Friday morning to extinguish a blazing automo bile out on Grove street, near the Meth odist church. Sand was so effectivel, uSSo Ou tIle Didz1nS car that the nfeLnel had little to do upon arrival. The ca is owned by Mrs. A. Gordon of the Day ville Grain and Coal company.
 Next Wednesday at the Congregations church here delegations will be oresen from all of the Congregational churc
 in this section of the county to atten
 an institute on missions. There is to b
 morning session and. an, afternoon ses Friday evening in the parlors of tn
 Methodist church an entertainment wa given under the auspices of the Ladie,
 Aid society. The program was largel
 musical and featured songs that wer
 popular a score of years ago.
 Mrs. Mark Gallant and daughter, Mis
 Elsie 4. Gallank will go to Hartford tc
 day to visit with Miss Lorena Gallan
 who is in the training school for nurse at Hartford hospital
 Putnam High school sS football tea,
 has only one game remaining on i A schedule-this to be played with Xii
 ingly High school at Danielson on u
 afternoon of Thanksgiving day.
 Ice covered all of the small ponds