Then and Now pg 2 7-18-13
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Then
This is (Alfred) Bonneville's Men's Store at the corner of Main and Pomfret streets in the late 1800s in downtown Putnam. Montgomery Ward followed. Putnam Town Crier file photos.
& Now
This is the same building in more modern times.
Bank pg 3 7-18-13
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Bank declares
dividends
PUTNAM — The Board of Directors of Citizens National Bancorp, Inc. announced the payment of a regular quarterly dividend. A cash dividend of $0.10 per share has been declared to shareholders of record on July 24, 2013, and payable on Aug. 12, 2013.
Citizens National Bancorp Inc is a one-bank holding company which owns The Citizens National Bank headquartered in Putnam, CT, with branch offices in Thompson, Woodstock, Killingly, and Brooklyn. The bank assets are currently in excess of $394 million.
Riding pg 3 7-18-13
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Riding the Bull
Tom Borner, president and CEO of Putnam Bank, rides the “Bull” at the Providence Street Rootin’ Tootin’ Business After Hours held last week. Courtesy photo.
String pg 3 7-1813
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By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
PUTNAM --- "We're trying to be an answer to any musical needs in the Putnam area," said Don Spaeth, one of three owners of the new String Tinkers downtown.
In addition to beautiful handmade cigar box instruments, plus locally made stringed instruments, the business will also be doing lessons, repairs and more. "Putnam is remaking itself into an art center and we hope to be part of the musical part of that," Spaeth said.
The first note for the business sounded when Spaeth was in Silver circle Gallery looking at the "woodworking genius" of George Brin. They got to talking and found out that cigar box guitars were a huge interest of Spaeth, Brin and the third partner Anthony Foronda. The business was born. In addition to Brin's work, Spaeth said they also offer instruments made by artisans "at the ends of dirt roads" in the area.
String Tinkers will hold its grand opening July 20 with special entertainment and giveaways. The business is generally open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.