Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-13
PUTNAM

Herbert Uph2Tn, a boy Of 12 who had gone to the home to deliver milk, that he ran home with a surprising tale that started an immediate investigation that uncovered case of suicide that must have occurred Thursday last.
 George Ul2ham, father of Herbert, and George Keith, a neighbor, found upon go- ing to the U5ham home that Herbert Upham had taken his life by tying a piece of cord around a post of is bed and fixing a, moose aboIlt his neck with the other end and, apparent ly, as he strangled had rolled off the bed so that his eyes, staring in death looked out unseeing through an unshaded win dow.
 In another room in the home Jesse Sum- ner, 87, father of Irving and an almost helpless invalid, ley in bed powerless to get out and summon help, though his son had been dead in another room for three days
 The Ubhams have regularly had the younger Sumner as a customer for milk, but since Wednesday of last week he had not been to their place for his accustomed daily allotment. Knowing something of the Sumner family circumstances this caused some comment and Sunday morn ing, it having agreed that something was wrong at the Sumner place, Herbert Up ham was despatched there with a quart of milk. What the boy found startled the community as well as himself
 No note was found to explain what in duced the Sumner suicide to take his life. He had been regarded as mentally un- balanced for a long time, but the thought seems not to have entered into the mind of anyone in the community that he might end his life.
 There has been some dissatisfaction ex- pressed at having a whistle blow and no session of school held when the weather is stormy. While it may be true that many of the smaller children are better kept at home when there is a storm, es- pecially a snow storm, those who watch results of the closing of school on stormy days must believe their eyes and this tells them hat many children "kept at home" because there is no school on accoun of weather conditions are about the streets at play This leads to the conclusion that no school does not keep a majority of chMdTen within doors ttlt merely gives a holiday In a recent discussion of the matter it was | suggested by one prominent citizen that on stormy days the smaller children might be kept at home and by bringing a note from that parents that they were so kept, might be excused and not be officially marked absent. Many children take pride to be able at the end of the year to say that they have not been marked absent or tardy and it would not be quite fair to them to so mark them if plan such as suggested | above could be effectively worked out. 1 Otherwise parents would have difficult and disagreeable time of it keeping some of the youngsters away from school if school was in session, regardless of the weather
 | Conrad LaPalme, 21, son of Mrs Jo- | serh LaPalnne, of Church street, died Friday night at the Day Kirnball hospital 1 where he was taken Wednesday, suffering from appendicitis and where an operation was performed He developed pneumonia land the combination of diseases caused 1 his death Mir. LaPaime's father, Joseph IiaPalTne was one of the prominent citi- zens of Putnam and was for two terms al- | dernlan-at-large in the city council. He l died two years ago and his tl1sness has since been conducted by two of his sons Beaude LaPalme and Conrad. Conrad was a member of the C. A. c. club and
 was prominent in the north end of the | city. He was a graduate of St. Mary school, this city, attended Greendale acad- emy a year and finished his education with two years at LaSalette college, Hartford.
 Taxpayers in the town of Woodstock nre not taking kindly to the tax rate Of 27 mills as voted at the adjourned town meeting | last Monday. The fact that the officers ot l the town now come forward with a state ment that the 27 mills will not meet the 1 expenditures and declares a tax of SC | mills is necessary has engendered a feel ing of discomfort. The feelings of thos, who look upon the ex2enditures as unWar- ranted and unnecessary will be given vent at a special meeting of voters and taxpay. CTS to be held in Society hall North Wood stock, Thursday afternoon, bids fair to bt | a lively session. While too late to be eff 1 fective this year, it is intended to tall
 over the situation and to formulate plan! | to reduce the town expenses in the future
 Many taxpayers are demanding that tn, city be equipped with a notor-driven hool and ladder fire truck. Taxpayers in thu north end of the city have petitioned th'
 common council to buy a vacant lot a the corner Of Providence and Mill street.
 on which to erect a fire house for No.
 company. If either of these demands i to be complied with, it will have to b
 voted upon the citizens, as the common
 council has no power to authorize the ex penditure of an amount exceeding a thou sand dollars without first submitting tn
 proposition to the voters at g, regulaj
 or a special city meeting. While the pur
 chase of a fire truck has twice been sub
 mitted and twice voted down, condition have changed and it is believed that muc
 of the former opposition would not agai
 appear if the matter of an appropriate
 were put to a vote It is apparent tha
 withdut ladders at a fire a dangerous sit
 unation exists. Opposition from motive
 that have existed in the past will not hay
 to be met again as the reason for that or
 position is no longer existant. As for tn
 purchasing of land and the erection of
 building for Comkany No. 2, this is an CT
 tirely new matter and will have to be COT
 sidered. While the proposed new }ocatio
 would be much better than the preser
 location on Smith street the needs of tn
 change and the benefits to be derive
 therefrom is a question open to discussion
 This (nIonday) evening Hebrews
 Putnam and vicinity will gather at tt
 synagogue on Main street to partictpat
 in the service which marks the beginnir of the Feast of P.urim. At the close of tn service speakers wiA make address,
 concerning the nationwide campaign l l raise a large fund to be used in the reli of Hebrews and Hebrew children now SUI
 fering and destitute in Europe. Puma , Hebrews will be asked to subscribe to u , fund Samuel Smith, Samuel Dtamor and James Aframe are in charge of u local campaign.
 ! Richard Pattce of Boston will addre milk producers in this section ct a bannu
 to be held at the Putnam Inn Wednesde ? evening. MT. Pattee is managing direct 5 of the New England Milk Prcducers' 4 B sociation. He will touch on the rece t milk strike of the producers and tie su , cess and benefits achieved from that co
 troversy.
 s William Hartman, 23, employed foF t ? past several weeks ar the Manhanse
 Manufacturing conIpany's mill, plead n guilty in the city court Saturday rnorni 2 to stealing two spools of cotton yarn V; : ued at S5 Ps wa6 fined S5 witho