Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-28

which to ifollow. At this affair the offic-
ers and men of the department will assem-
BILE about the tables and city officials will
be honorary guests.
Jake Afpert. boxing and wrestling pro-
rnoter, has about arranged his next card.
AS the card now stands Gene Fernier of
Woonsocket will go against Boab Reimier
of Hartford in the main bout of ten
roands. They will box at 1875 couAds
Both are fast and have made regulations
In the semi-anat Jimmie N1cKenna of Me-
chanicsville will be seen IN action for the
first time in several years in this city. He
has boxed in Webster and other places
but as there have been no exhibitions in
Putnam he has not appeared here. His
opponent will be Red Boulay of Putnam.
They will go eight rounds at 128 pounds.
In the preMn' ttnaries Sailor Guerin will go
against Joe I-.tson of Hartford. The Sail
or is a local boy. They will meet at 125
pounds and the bout is scheduled as
six round affair. Promoter Alpert has
signed Jeff Tetreault of Putnam for the
other preliminary but has not found an
opponent for him yet This is the first
boxing card that has been arranged for
Putnam since before the war and already
there is much interest in the Forthcoming
event.
Putnam experienced its usual Monday
storm There were several ncheS of snow
covering the ground fbut the mercury rose
and the snow began to melt furnishing a
sloppy. slushy underfooting. The only
benefit from the storm was work fur
nished laborers in kelpns to clean up the
i. business section.
Truck No 1, of the fire department, was
called out at one O'Clock Monday after
noon for small chimney fire that was ex-
! without 1essr11tino dana
st. Jean Baptist society is to hold its
annual Mardi Gras observance. There
! will be a program of Rotations; vocal and
Instrumental muse aind refreshments.
| Hector Lucier of Hartford spent Sun
| day with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Franz
X Lucier, Bullock street.
Michael ]. Daigle, employed in the state
treasurer's office, Hartford, spent Sunday
with his mother on Providence street
The first SESSION of the Putnam juvenile
court was he'd Monday morning 1t being
the first session in this city, Charles E.
Dow, state commissioner of child welfare,
of Hartford was present. Under the law
passed by the last session of the legisla-
| ture in all towns and cities having city or
police courts new and separate juvenile
court is established While the officers
are the same as in the city or police court,
the two courts are separate ana dlStlncl
and separate records are kept only to be
| viewed by order of the judge. Spectators
and even police officers are excluded from
the sessions The Juvenile court has pow
! er of commitment to county temporary
homes or other public institutions hereto
fore in the province of probate courts
Proceedings of these courts are submitted
Ito the Child Welfare Association and thu
association makes investigation. The aim
is to keep children out of state institutions
where possible. The work s new but the
plan has been working satisfactorily Sc
far. Commissioner Dow said that already
number of children have been placed il
; homes of relatives where, without inves
tigatoin, they might have become state
charges.
Two young mon who were caught fish
/ ing for piskerel and with some fish in thei
possession were ordered to appear pefor
Justice of the Peace Thomas Ryan a
Thompson, Monday evening, but upon re
! quest Of their counsel their cases were con
tinued to Saturday. The young men CAV
Z the name of LaF'leur and said that the,
lived in North Grosvenordale. The seaso
: for pickerel fishing Is closed on all ponds
except by the owners Of ponds. The tw
q young men were fishing at West Thonp
, son when caught by Game Warden Bat
tey,