Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-07

Brooklyn. Officer Jackson was in Put nam Wednesday on official buiness. He | is fully appreciative of the fact that kempl is very shrewd customer and that it will be difficult to again bring him into custody. Not trace of the escaped prisoner has been found since he dashed away in the darkness early Monday evening, and it is believed that he has made his way out of this part of the country. -|
 Putnam was swept during aIl of We'd nesday by the first real blasts of winter I-blustering, Arctic-teuched gales that rushed out of the northwest, heraldng the coming of the zero weather that starts in the northwestern tier have been | experiencing for the past 48 hours EThere was much shivering on the part of Putnam's citizens and an avalanche of calls for additional supplies of fuel. About the business section stores and offices seemed very generally to be well heated and no present indication of fuel famine, although no large reserve stocks are held excepting in very few in stances.
 Any of Putnam'S residents who care to
 stay up late enough tonight will have the privilege of going to the railroad
 station and looking at three special cars
 that are to be attached to the north l DOunQ S%dIG Ol phdIu6 SApISoS' AACSe cars have been chartered by Senator
 Walter E. Edge of New Jersey to con- vey himself, other United States sena- l tors and members of the national house of representatives to Bath, Me, where
 Senator Edge will be united in marriage Saturday at noon with Miss Camilla
 Loyal Ashe Sewall of that city. Sena-
 tor Edge will remain in Washington un- til this (Thursday) noon. Leaving Wash ii11fop fe ho will hav , his guests a number of men prominent in public life in Washington. They will i be joined in New York by friends who will fill two more private cars. All of the private cars will be attached to the State of Maine express and will pass
 through this city tonight
 Up to Wednesday noon no response
 had been received by representatives ot
 the Second Congregational church of ; this city to their call of Rev. Simeon E.
 Cozad of East Bridgewater, Mass, to , become pastor of the church in this city
 Although a call was sent the past week 7 by the clerk of the church the official call did not go forward until Monday of this week, so it is possible a reply ' may not be received until several more
 days elapse.-
 About 25 reported for practice when the baseball squad of Putnam High
 
 this season. The P. H. s. team will
 play as a member of the Quinebaug . Valley League, which includes > high schools in nearby territory.
 Attorney Charles L. Torrey was in j. Hartford Wednesday attending meet s ing of the state board of education, of
 which he is member. I Several railroad police officials were active in this city on Wednesday, but nc : inkling was allowed as to the matter with which they were concerned. :. Debating is expected to prove one of the especially interesting activities at n Woodstock Academy during the present
 school year.
 As has been been it's practice for sew eral years in this city, the Salvation
 Army will distribute Christmas cheer in the form of foodstuffs, clothing, etc. ! this coming Christmas.
 And this suggests the thought that T those who like to do things at Christ l' mas for deserving persons should not X forget the children at the county home These little people were generously re-
 membered last year, by giyers represent ative of many sections of the county n and the iberality of the giving was a n delight to the nnatron, Mrs. D. c. Park }, Good progress is being made in tear s ing down the interior of the First Ma tional bank building. Practically a everything except the south, east and y west walls is coming out in carrying out } the plan to build the institution a mod
 ern banking home. n Wednesdays gale again suggested the e wisdom of property owners giving heed e to the attention of chimneys, especially
 in this season when so many substitute fuels are being used.
 A In Thompson the matter of erecting g : school house to replace the present in. 2 adequate one at MechanicsviI1e is stil under consideration. no decision having been arrived at.
 James B. Ta&em, ST., remained criti 5. cally i'll at his home here Wednesday Il Attendance at Putnam's evening
 school is being well maintained as to in $ dicate real deep seated interest on the n part of the pupils.
 Another two weeks will bring the d first vacation period of the school yea Q for hundreds of pupils in Putnam's . schools and the advent of the free sea s son is as anxieusly awaited as ever wa. the case in other days. q Skates were brought out and put int l. use here Wednesday afternoon. Only tn, !, smaller bodies of water have ice heav. !. enough at present to warrant venturint
 upon it.