Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-27
DAlVIEISON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

States Attorney Charles E. BeAx1s has given notice that he will meet members of the bar in ;, conference regarding criminal cases at his office in Putnam next Thursday from 10 a. nn to p. rn., and at the ofice of Attorney Samuel E. Harvey, WIllin1antic. Friday, from II a m m, to 12.So m. In the notice the at torney for. the state requires that all accused. persons on bail, unless excused from such attendance, who have not al ready been put to plea, must be present att the opening of court at Wfilimant:c, January 2, 1928. prepared to plead n answer to charges preferred against them. :--.
 Mrs. Helen Wiley returned to the House in the Pines at Norton, Mass, Tuesday morning. after spending the holiday with her mother, Mrp. A. W. Macdonald, Oak HiH. , ..,&
 Judge Mahlon M. Gelssler of the city court spent the holiday with his moth CT in Thompson. a
 Deputy Commissioner of the State Motor Vehicle Department John Mac donald, and family. spent the weekend holiday with Postmaster Archie Mac donald and family.
 Mrs. Frank Whitman of Mechanic street has gone south for g visit with relatives and friends. =
 Miss Ruth, White, a teacher in the New York city schools, is spending her vacation with her mother on Grove street. ,.-
 TuesdAy was observation day fer February. From present indications, unless the old signs fail. the winter will be an open one. Much of the ice formed during the recent snow, rain and freeze. has disappeared but travel ing by automobile is still far from safe unless exceptional precautions are talk en to avoid skidding.
 The Quinebaug river is free from ice there Is plenty of water for the mills and teh manufacturers are tor the most part running fullor Putnam will enter I upon the new year with a bright, busi- ness outolok although there is not the amount of money in circulation tAa! there was during the wartime period i of high wages. .
 Putnam lodge of EIks dispensed 1 Christmas cheer in Putnam, Webster ! Southbridge, Danielson and Moosup, the i territory in which the lodge has juris l diction. >> The Christmas holiday passed of , quietly in: this city and not single ar i rest was made by the police for intoxi I
 theatres furnished the only, entertain
 ments and both were well patronized. Iii l the evening there was well attended dance in Union hall given by the Par
 ent-Teachers' association. There wert
 many visitors in the city for the. week
 end and many Putnam people left tAt ! city to spend the holiday with relatiye and friends elsewhere.
 Hiss Marion Shea and Miss. Rather
 inc Burns of Worcester were guests c
 Mrs. A. S. Macdonald, Oak Hfll.- Tues
 day. ; :'
 Little if any ice has been cut by Put ] nam dealers so far this year. The ic is nine inches thick but the dealers ar
 has left the ponds covered with water
 meeting of the Putnam Building {
 Loan Association was held Tuesda.
 evening when the regular dividend c
 five Der cent per annum was declared
 It was voted to issue new series 0
 shares in January. The associatio
 pays five per cent compound :E1teres
 to it's share holders and has heen tn
 means of helping many Putnam neopl
 to own their own homes. Application
 for loans come in faster than they ca
 be taken care of. The purchase q shares works two ways-asr means C
 saving by compulsory monthly pay 1 ments and as means of affording a opportunity to borrow. money :o bull
 homes at small rate of. interest. A large automobile truck tried { make the hill on School streat near tn ! residence of c. Dwight Sharpe, Tunes day morning. skidded and became sta;
 ed across the street, blocking trafic fc some time.
 Miss Etta Cook of Providence was holiday guest with Ruben Naples an family, Grand View.
 Sam Walsh of Providence was
 Christmas visitor with Putnam friend
 coming to attend the Parent-reaehel . Association dance of Christmas night Mrs. Arthur Clark of Salem, Mas. was a holiday visitor of Putnam re;s tives. She returned to her homo TueI day. < Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth c. Ballard. winthrop, Mass, are guests this wee
 of Mrs. Ballard's parents. MT: and MT J. Richard Carpenter South Ma ] street
 Donald Johnson, assistant princip , of the Spencer, Mass, high school, spending the holiday recess with h parents, Attorney and Mrs. Eric l l John Hogan, student at Holy cro ; college, Worcester, is spending his Y; l cation with his parents, MT. and Mir ] Martin Hogan in Manhasset village.
 Daring the Christmas rush at N : post office there was a considera!ble a cumulation of mail that was deposits 5 without postage. Ealing. to af1x pos , tage stamps is peculiar form of fo } getfulness that is evidenced every yea Two daaEntsrs of JaesA Messier the north end. of the city were, marie 2 at St. Marys church, TueSAzy .nornfn within two hours of each other. 1T
 first wedding was a& T o'clock wh'
 Miss Marie Messier became the brt of OvIde Lariviere. The nuptial eer . mony and mass were soAemni8ed Rev. Father Reuthier. The. second we : ding was performed by Rev. J.~J. Ef 2 of Pomfret at 8 o'clock when M1es Ma . Louise Messier was united in maria; 2 to Efphsge Befisle. Following t 4 masses a reception was held at whi ' ' many pretty and useful presents We ' ' displayed. Both couples left during, afternoon on their honey1noCn trips. | WOODSTOC OCKs VALLEY ,- Mrs. AN Hamrrond ;s vs.At|A~ <