Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-12
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS

and many friends. Burial was in St. James cemetery. The bearers were Au- gustine Higgins. Henry Fisher. Thoma1 Dooley, James Monohan, James Mo Guire and William Sullivan. L. D. Kennedy was in charge Of the funeral ar arrangements.
 Francois Xavier Bessette, long a spected resilient Of Danielson and one Of the oldest residents of the natives of Canada who have lived in Danielson, is dead at his home on the West Side, nav. ing died at his home during Sunday night after long Illness. During practically all of his active years of residence, here he was an employe of the Quinebaug company and for a number of years he worked evening and Saturday afternoons in Bacons store. He was a member of St. James church and 8 collector there for years. Fraternally he was affiliated with the Union St. John Baptist and church societies of St. Jaras' parish. Mir Bessette was IT years of age. He IS sur vived by several children, including Moses Bessette, who is owner of a shop in the Attawaugan hotel, and Oliver Bessette' 1 owner of 8 store on the West Side
 For the first tt1ne this season the >nner- cury dropped to the zero mark early Mon | day morning, registering a scant degree under that figure just before six o'clock at Woodward's store. The extreme cold was of very brief duration, however. and at 10 o'clock the mercury had climbed to 20 degrees and thers was brilliant sunshine that made the winter weather delightful.
 i Among those from DanielsOn who were at. Providence Sunday for the piano re- cital at the Shubert-Majestic by lgnace PaderewsId were Miss Grace A. Bassett' Miss Edith Wood, Mrs. Harry Bodo, Miss Annie Longo, Miss Annie Gates, Miss Mary Cawden. Miss Evelyn Bitgood, MT
 and Mrs. B. c. Hopkins, Mrs. Adah |, T-avers, E. o. Wood, Henry Flagg, H. C. Rlaney and Thomas Gallichant. The re- cital was described as remarkable. Miss Katherine D. Ayiward will ba al Norwich today attending conference oi
 members of the traffic department of the
 s. N. Telephone company in the eastern district.
 Mrs. George Caron was reported Mon day as quite ill at her home on Hawkins street.
 Judge W. Fenner Woodward remained seriously ill at his home on Broad stree
 Monday. He has been confined to hi;
 room for the past week.
 vast amount of freight is being nov
 ed over the local branch of the N. Y.
 N H. and H. R. R. at the present time
 Smart trading during Monday reflected
 the release here of over $60,000 in Christ
 mas club money.
 Arthur D. Richardson of Bridgepor
 was a visitor with friends in Danielso' on Monday.
 Herbert Barber was a visitor with rel
 atives in Moosup over Sunday. Isn't this about the time of year whel one has become accustomed to hea about a drop in the price of gasoline A question now being asked by man
 drivers of automobiles. Schools here will close at the end of tn coming week for the holiday vacatio which will extend into the new year. Mrs Charles T. Thayer of Putnam wa , visitor with friends in Danielson O , Monday.
 Christmas wreaths were being offere by sale here Monday by makers wh brought them in from nearby countr
 districts.
 The senior play is one of the interest
 ing events scheduled this week for thos |. interested in Killingly High school.