Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-25
DAKIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
DANlELsoN


This Is a morning when Killingly High
school students viii see with keen inte-
rest for New Haven press DISPATCHES tell
ing Of the doings at the Yale university
gymnasium Friday evening Of eight Con-
hecticut High school teams-one OF w1rtsh
represented Kilhngly--Txa,is n aa,e cssr1lDet-
Ing for the finals that win detern1sne the
high school basketball cAa1npi oasslsp u
~ state.
The team, vNta ALL regulars ana sNlt,-
stitutes in tae -zGsz' zs,afdnu, We're cheer
ed by large pornenisse Of The studeTi,
o. Kilnnyly High .s:ioo! when they gS,t
a"ay for New daNen FRIDAY aYrn>io, u
rri1clpal Esrres. Z. Warren and the tA =.
ooLch, Rsv. ]. W. Houck. accon4pan:>
tns cilysTa 40 @'s'r tx =. ~; lido mn
nnssiager, Je. oy.i1 =, ee,h, ,sf-s cst4go Ell l.,
Lorte by Illness.
The Kulina;% tean mas made a TIT
VI phant sweeJ this season Of its games:
It the Qninsoaug Valley basketball league
made UP of eastern Connecticut nigh
school teams. winning every contest in
Its circuit. Killingly lost a game at
North Attleboro. by a very close score, to
the high school team of that place and
has dropped two to the Worcester Trade
snhool team-one of these games at Wor-
cester and one at Danlelson.
At its best, with all the regulars In line
and playing their best game. Killngly
has one OF the sGnartest playing high
school teams in the state Some local
Observers. not forgetting the splendid
high school teams and brilliant individ-
ual stars Of the past, some of these stars
bsing even greater players than any OF
the individuals on the present team, de-
clare this seasons team to be the creates,
as a working unit that has ever repre-
scented Killinsy high school Whatever
the outcome OF the New Haven tryout-
against high school from the larger cities
Of the state and with much more materi-
al to select frorn-Khlingly people are
very proud of the record made by the loca
team and are pleased that they have wor
suoA recognition a to be invited to New
Haven to match their playing skill agains
the best the state has produced.
Readers of the newspapers have noted
that the N Y, n. H and H k R. com
pany is conducting a safety campaign
This is accepted everywhere as a yer!
lsudable effort. 1t is intended primarily
70 save lives, for in these modern day;
great corporations give their close atten
ton to many other things than the mer
making of money.
All Of which is introductory to savin
that on behalf of the people of DanieIsol
and the travelling public that use tn
local passenger station of the New Havel
road. it is suggested this morning that on
splendid step that might be taken in tlh
safety campaign would be the lighting o
The Danielson station and the platform
fronting it and running north and sout
beyond the frontage on Sunday nights.
If one doubts how dangerous the sit
nation is here on a Sunday evening whe
the station and all about is as dark a
a coal yrd t midnight, let that perso
make point Of getting over to the static
tomorrow evening. and see for himself II
will find the station locked up and as dar
as a tomb and not light of those place
to illuminate the platform in operation
He will find passengers trudging up an
down the platform waiting for a train
which may be two hours late for all the
know, kicking their heels together an
dc their best TO keep warm on a Febru
ayr night. Perhaps you may have the e1
Perience Of seeing some little crying o
account OF the cold.
In any event, you will see the stage 81
rs no one who figures in safety campaig
would set it Not a light Yet the light
are there and not in use. A flag static
IN a live community One such accidel
may occur on account OF this condition
a prospective patron Of the road win niea
injury possibly death--and then follow
the inevitable damage suit which. how
ever settled, would cost the railroad MOI
than kee7ing the station open and lighte
AM the platforms Illuminated for fly
years. Take walk over to the static
lust before eight O'Clock Sunday eveniD
and see what you think about the safet
campaign as it applies to Danelson.
william T. Matthewson. many years
resident at East Killing.y, died at h
home here Thursday evening. He W.
born In the neighboring town of Foste
October /. 1852. son Of William ar
Mary Graves Mathewson. He lived ii
early part of his life in Foster, but f.
years had been resident of thds tow
and was engaged in farming at East XII
lngly- He leaves his wife and thr,
oaugflters-Mrs HaG1twell Shippee
Eirnvills, Mrs. Robert Sands, Miss Ii
MattheTson, all of East Killingly, and
son, Elmer o. Matthewsor, East KILN.
~.
Miss Margaret and Mary Head lie
Friday afternoon for Providence to a
l-.rrd the funeral of their aunt Mrs Jot
Head. long a resident Of this city. Nj
Head was the widow Of brother of N
Ehael Head, of Academy street Mrs He;
leaves the following children: Mrs. Err;
Murphy, John, George, Thomas and E
ran Head.
Farmer Brown says: 1 know a lot
people who have sawed a lot for a rail-
day but those VINO sawed for a dry di
are darn few and are far between.
Miss Dorothy Martin, who has be
visiting relatives here. has returned to h
home in New Bedford
Mrs. Walter stanton, Of Broad sire
and Mrs. Frank Greener of Rivervie
held contmua'ton prayer meetings
their homes Friday afternoon. women
the Baptist church Attending
Special effort will be made today tst