Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-26

MT. and Mrs. Charles w. Willard and their daughter, Miss Grace F. Willard, who are to spend the balance of the winter at their southern home at Lake Weir Fla, were passengers on the steamship Mohawk, as shown in the passenger lists printed in The AerogFam, the daily paper printed on shipboard, copies of which have been received in Westerly.
 Tn the first issue this item appears: "The editor takes this means of thank ing Miss Grace F. Willard of Vest erly for the valuable assistance she gave in writing the editorials of the issue of the paper yesterday
 In one issue appears the item:
 The following party of enthusias- tic lovers of hunting and fishing. Dr. and Mrs. Swords, Fish Commissioner Charles W Willard and daughter, Miss Grace P. Willard, of Westerly, R. l., and Mir. Horton, an English sports man, held a session in pr. Swords room, Wednesday morning, for the purpose of swapping stories. There certainly were some mighty big fish caught and quantity of game shot during the few hours of the session.
 Dolly Barton and her dogs closed weeks engagement at the Star last Saturday evening, and Sunday, James Burton. Dolly's father, ahd the dogs went eastward, while Dolly remained in Westerly to get married. Last Sat urday morning Howard Mason Chase, age 25, a restaurant keeper, became acquainted with the young dog train or, whose stage name was Barton, not Burton.
 Dolly and Howard got to like each other on short acquaintance, and they resolved to marry right away quick. Sunday they made a call upon Town Clerk Whipple and applied for a mar riage license. and to the questions reg ulated by law these replies were made:
 Howard Maxson Chase. resident of Westerly. age 25, restaurant keeper, born in Charleston R. l., son Of Court M. Chase, a farmer.
 Dolly Burton, resident of Brooklyn, N. Y, show business, age 19, born in Providence, daughter of James Bur ton. engaged in show business.
 Sunday evening Howard Chase and Dolly Burton called at the residence of Rev. George W. Rigler, pastor of the First Baptist church. and were married. They were unattended and Kate l. Rigler and Ruth $. Rigler signed as witnesses on the marriage certificate.
 Mir. and Mrs. Chase left on a Sun day night west bound train on their fNf1AAAb U
 Last Friday night. James Burton, Dolly's father. found fault with some of her doings and chastised her se- verely. Burton was arrested Saturday morning and fined by the town court of Stonington. When he departed with the dogs, Sunday morning. he had no knowledge of the whereabouts of his daughter Dolly. The marriage of Mir. Chase and Miss Burton was a big surprise to the parents of Chase and to his many acquaintances in Westerly.
 Last week made new record for the Westerly public library. Not in- cluding the books given out for the purpose of reference. 1,101 volumes were taken out by patrons or III more than in any single week since the li- brary was opened nearly fifteen years ago. The library started with about 5000 books and the number has been gradually increased to more than 21.- 900. Tn addition there are hundreds of bound pamphlets of rarity and value and not duplicated in any library in the country Ethan Wilcox librarian emeritus, has devoted much time in a successful collection of special pamnh- lets of present and future interest. and in the work he has now the co-opera- ton of the new librarian, Joseph L.