Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-06
PUTNAM

Patrolman William Jarvis, of Putnam
police department, has been appointed
special deputy commissioner of domestic
animals by James w. Whittlesey, the
appointment effective May Is. Mr.. Jarvis
will have jurisdiction throughout Con
necticut on enforcement of the dog laws
and will work under the supervision IF
Chief Special Deputy Howard A. Elliott.
Mr.. Elliott having full charge of this di
vision of the commissioner of domestic
animals office.
Inspector Barton of Boston came to
putnam Thursday evening and returned
with Freeman Racine. of Woodstock, who
has been working on a farm in Pomfret
Racine was before the court in Boston
some months ago charged with non sup
port of his wife He was allowed to go
upon his promise to send his wife, who
lives in a city just out of Boston, $40
a week Mr.. Racine is an ex-service man
Since he returned from overseas he has
been working as often as possible on
farms. He is at present employed in
Poulfret at about SIS a month and board
When the inspector learned of the condt-
lions he was impressed, and assured Ra-
cine that if he returned to Boston he would
be given an opportunity to explain his cir
cumstanccs to the court. While Ractne's
claim is that his wife left him to go else
willing to support her as well as he Is
able The reason that he has not kept
faith with the court, he told the officer.
was because it was impossible for him to
do so on the income he was getting.
Mrs. Helen Wiley of Uxbridge, Mass,
is the guest of her mother, Mrs. A. ".
Macdonald of Oak Hill.
Before an audience that filed Union
hall, Friday evening. the Brown College
| Glee club gave a varied program that was
well received. The entertainment was I'M
der the auspices of the Parent eachers'
| association.
The work of repairing the tail-race
| gates at the mill of the Putnam Manufac-
turing 'coml2any is finished. The gates are
! now in perfect condition and will last for
many years. Two horses were drowned
while the work was progressing. mar
nearly lost his life at the same time and
| there were a number of minir accidents.
| Peter A. Gardner, town and city health
officer, has been at Hartford this week al.
| tending the New EnglanEd health meeting,
| The body of Mrs. Mildred Iathewson
| of East Thompson, was brought to local
| undertaking rooms Friday morning. Mrs
NIathewson died at the State hospital
! Thursday. Her home is East Thompson
| where the body will later be taken fol
| burial.
Loads of seed potatoes have passed
| through the city this week for the Daiglc
Bros farm in Pomfret and Woodstock
| These men came to this section from
| Maine several years ago and have made
a success of growing spuds on a large
scale.
A minstrel company eating luncheon il
their own private car set on a siding nea;
the railroad station attracted some atteI
tom Friday noon. 1t is years since al
organization Of this kind has visited Put
$, nam. The car was picked up by a south
bound afternoon train.
So far as has been announced the Night
ingale-ATorse mills baseball team is II
have the field to itself in Putnam this sea
son. There has as yet been no talk of
team to represent the city. The mill team
plays Sunday ball and usually attract
a large gathering of fans. The team
plays on a new diamond the company fit
ted up for it on the lower end of Main
street.
Members of tho Adventist church. at ,
meeting Thursday evening at the home q
Mr.. and Mrs. e. B. Kent, Grove street, dis
cussed the matter of selling the cnurcl
property on Chapel street. This has beer
under consideration for some time. N
definite action was taken. The meetin,
was adjourned for two weeks when tn
matter will again be considered
Fred L'Hereux, local baseball play er
VINO for several years has been playin.
with mill teams i'll this city. las beer