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Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-11
Mrs. Peter Plstt.
Spoiled Their Week End Plans.

saturday evening Chief k. H. Rich nond had been out Investigating one ol numerous petty complaints, and upon his return to headquarters found two men waiting for him with anoth- CT,
 The men told their story something as follows; We had two dozen bottles uf beer placed in the cellar for over sunday, and fellow that works for me is down in the cellar now, and I am afraid he may set fire to the place unless Ae is elected.
 The chief asked if he wanted the fellow arrested. and the reply was 'Oh, no. l just want to giveAhim a aood scare; that's all"
 The chief walked down to the place in question, taking Officer Joseph Car tier, the officer on that parcticular beat, with him and went into the eel lar Officer Cartier is the tallest man on the entire force, and he was forced to bend almost double in the process of searching the cellar for the fellow who was causing the complainants so much anxiety The chief and his off, cer did not find any fellow, as that individual had made himself scarce They did find. however, A empties, the remnants of the two dozen that the men had provided for the week end. The chief told the complainants that if the fellow was such sponge as to bc able to get outside of two dozen bottles he ought 10 be allowed to go as long as he did not cause any ma terial damage.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-11
Prof c. A. Wheeler to Address Grange-Monument to be Auctioned by RailrOad--Why Capt. A. p. Wood ward Retired.

Miss Maude Girard visited relatives in Westerly over Sunday,
 William Warren, Dr. George M. Bur roughs, William Young and C. Fl. PeL- lett were among Danielsou men who attended the automobile show in Bos- ton last week.
 Rev A. A. Smith has presented his resignation as pastor of the church at Westminster
 Mrs. Benjamin k. Rapp of the Mash entuck district, formerly of Daniel son, is recovering from a severe at tack of pneumonia.
 Rev. Wallace Stearns of Putnam preached at the Congregational church in Dayville Sunday morning.
 To Address Grange.
 Prof. C. A. Wheeler of the Connec- ticut Agricultural college is to de- liver an address before the members of Brooklyn grange at their meeting tomorrow (Tuesday) evening. His subject will be Over the Rockies and Through Canada.
 Prof" Douglas Trial Tuesday.
 In the superior court at Putnam to- morrow and Wednesday the cases of Prof. Joel R. L. Douglas of East Kil- lingly and of Charles Dansreau of the town of Plainfield, both criminal cases, will be held. The criminal bus mess for the term will then have been nearly completed.
 To Camp July 16-27.
 The Thirteenth company c. A. C., will be in camp at one of the forts in the New London artillery district July 16-27, instead of during June, as at first announced.
 The periodical report of the activi- ties of chicken thieves is again heard and -thefts of the birds from coops in various sections of the town have been made during the last few days.
 Deep Frost In Cemeterles.
 Excavations made for graves during the latter part of the past week show ed three feet of frost in cemeteries in this part of the country At all of the cemeteries that have receiving vaults bodies in unusual number are await ing burial no graves having been opened since December
 No Faith In Slingshot
 A Danielson boy complained to his father that at school bigger and older boys were "roughing" him. The fath- CT advised him to defend himself. The boy cited his early age and undevel- oped strength.
 Never mind that" said his father; just think of how little David de- feated the giant Goliath"
 ''Humph!" snorted the boy, still un- convinced! that was nothing but luck
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-11
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Solution of the Mystery.

MT. Editor: Replying to your cor respondents letter in Fridays Bulle- tin, ' would respectfully remind him it is beyond his power tn add new facts about Waterloo. The story of the cowboy. which he calls history, n not history at all, but was the pro- ductlon of the imagination Of Victor Hugo, and was introduced by him in his narrative to lend poetic and fan- ciful setting to Napoleon's downfall link iu d chain Of circumstances. Your correspondent states that Ma poleon met the allied armies of Great Britain, Austria, Russia and Prussia That was going some. He omitted to state the strength of each army. So here are the official figures Napol- cons army at Waterloo. 1,gl7 mel and 246 guns; Wellington, 67.66l men and 156 guns. WellingtOn's army had a few English, Scotch and Irish regi- ments in it. and 1t cannot be success fully denied that they were handled with the highest type of military lead ership or that they fought with un- paralleled persistence and courage and won Waterloo at E o'clock in the afternoon of June IS, 1915. two hours before Butcher appeared on the field at [ o'clock in the evening.
 In these facts and in them alone iH found the solution Of the mystery of the fate of the great Napoleon.
 JAS. F. ENGLAND. Norwich Town, March 9, 1912.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-11
WHY HE IS RETIRED.
Captain Woodward Is Too Busy For Military Serviee-CompIeted Seven teen Years Service.

Captain A. ?. Woodward, O. O., Coast Artillery corps, at his own re-
 quest is placed on the retired list by
 an order just received by him, retire
 ment dating from March T. Captain
 Woodward said Saturday that his re-
 tirement is due to the fact that he
 cannot find the necessary time to give
 to the military duties devolving upon
 him, though he still retains great in
 terest in the work.
 During the nearly r years that he
 has been identified with the Connecti-
 cut national guard, Captain Woodward
 has become one of the best known
 military men in the state. He is also
 one of the most expert riflemen in Connecticut, having taken particular interest in this branch of the work.
 He first enlisted in Danielson, November 16, 1895, as a private in Company F, Third infantry. December 15, 1899. he was promoted to be uuar- termaster sergeant of the company and again promoted on March l, 1900, to be hospital steward of the Third | infantry. July 15, 1904. he was re- ] duced to private and transferred to 1 Company M Third infantry. Preced- ing this transfer, however, he had been on March l, 1904, made first ser geant of company M and advanced to | the rank of second lieutenant in the i same command on June 2S of the same year. April Il. 1905. he was again i advanced grade. becoming first lieut. l enant of company NJ of Danielson. He | was commissioned captain of that com i pany February 27. 1906. On December 1 14 1907, he was transferred with rank ] and with his command from the Third 1 infantry to the Coast Artillery corps, 1 the Thirteenth company C. A. C.. then 1 coming into existence. Four days lat | ter, on December IS, Captain Wood l ward was appointed an ordinance of l ficer and has since held that appoint ment in the artillery corps
 Much of his work of late years has ] been of a special nature and has in l cluded supervision of small arms prac- 1 tice and rifle team work. Captain 1 Woodward has been member of eight l Connecticut state teams that have ! competed in national rife matches. i He shot with the state team for three ! years in the matches held at Sea Girt, | N. J., one year at Fort Riley, Kan. 1 and four years at Camp Perry. O. 1 In August of last year he went to i Camp Perry as captain of the Con necticut team.
 As rife expert Captain Woodward ranks with the very best in the na- tional guard of Connecticut. He has many more than a score of gold. silver and bronze medals and trophies that he has won in competition. among
 them the Jacobs trophy awarded to ] him after he had won it three times l in succession in matches shot over the local range.
 He holds awards for first honors won in individual regimental matches for third honors won in individual E-f-
 won in the individual state pistol 1 shoot. As one of the local military men who knows Captain Woodward
 and his abilities well said Saturday. ! He has qualified for everything that has been in sight"
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-11
IEWETT CITY
Fire in Goldberg Clothing Store, Dam ages Stock $3,50o-Membership Con test in Baptist Sunday School Whist of Rebekah Lodge.


 Fire was discovered in the Jacob Goldberg Clothing company's store on Main street at 12.30 Sunday morning. A boy passing heard the cracking of flames and gave the alarm in the White House lunch car. John Driscoll, watch man for the Slater Co. saw the smoke and rang the Slater bell. At quarter of one B. R. Gardner rang the Baptist church bell. The basement and the back of the first floor was a roaring furnace. Two streams of water were got on in short order and in ten min utes the fire was under control. The fire started in the basement from some unknown cause. The Gold
 berg building is in an exceedingly bad locality for a fire, with the big L'Heureux block only eight feet away on the west and the John Murray property about the same on the east with other buildings close in the rear. ! In handling the fire so quickly the 1 tiremen again demonstrated their great 1 value to the property owners of the l borough.
 MT. Wechsler who manages the store
 was there at 10.30. Saturday night when he left everything was in order i as it should be. and he can give no clue as to how the fire started. There
 is S4,000 insurance on the building and three thousand on the stock The
 damage to the building was only few
 hundred but smoke and water practi-
 cally ruined the entire stock of clothing and the loss is estimated to be close to 1 33,5000O
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-11
BouohArls Case Nollad.

Saturday morning in the police court the continued case of John Boucher, charged with breach of the peace, was taken up. The defendant was repre- seated by Attorney Thomas J. Kelley and the state by Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Samuel E. Harvey The com plainant in the case was Mrs. Etta Prlg, who occupies the lower tenement in the house al 237 Valley street. The trouble started when Boucher claimed that Mrs. Prag had stolen half a ton of coal that belonged to him. Mrs. Prag claimed that Boucher had sworn at her. She testified Saturday morn ing and her two small daughters also testified. The case against Boucher was nolled. There has been bad feel ing between the Prags and Bouch- CTS for some time. The Prag family has been served with a notice to va cate the tenement occupied by them. The house is owned by the estate of Ephriam Boucher, of which John Boucher is one of the heirs.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-11
TAX NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that all taxes in the Town of North stoningtou are due and payable on the first day of April 19ia For the purpose of re ceiving said taxes the undersigned VII he st the Town Clerks office on Mon dav. April 1st. and Tuesday April goth. from i0 o'clock 4. M Co 2.50 ?. M., at the post ofhce, CiarkE Falls, on Tuesday April 2. from 2 to 11.3o 4. N. {. st the residence of IT, C. Ecclestou North West Corner, on Wednegday Aprii 2rd. from 10 co l-So A. M All taxes remaining unpaid on May lst 1912 will be subject to the statuary provisions regarding the same
 pated at North StoningtOn. March ls
 rHOs. F. WHEELER. Collector.
 AT A COURT OF PROBATE HELD at colchester within and for the Dis tFict of Colcr ester on the Sth day of March, 1912
 Present-H P. BUELL. Judge.
 Estate of Kate L. DennisOn. late or Colchester in said district, deceased.
 The Executor having made written gpplication to said Court in accord anse with the statute. for an orde rf sslg of the whole or part Of the rs,i estate described therein, it .s o~5crrd that said application be heard al the Probate Office in Colchester on inc Icth day of March, 1912, at 70 C'rlcck in the forenoon, and thA. 1n- ti.c thereof be given by inserting s capV ot this order in a newspaper nav . irr circulation in said district sad tha- rcturn be made to this Court.
 Attest: IT. ?. BUELL. Judge.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-11
DEARNLEVs SIDE WON.
Membership of Baptist Sunday School
 Increased by Recent Contest.


 The Baptist Sunday school, has just finished a membership contest. which lasted four weeks-the month of Feb ruary. The captains were chosen by the school, F. W. Dearnley being chos- en captain of the Reds and Rev. J. W. | Payne the captain of the Blues. No one was accepted as a new pupil who was a member of any other school l Anyone who had not attended Sun | day school for six months was counted a new member. Coupon tickets were used, and when new members attend | ed they presented them to the teachers or captain, each signing his name on | the back. The referees and judicial committee were pastor Rev. E. W. | Potter, the superintendent, Byron c. i Wilcox and scorer George IT. Prior. The weekly scores were given on the | blackboard At the close of the con- | test, the losing side was to entertain in some suitable manner. The number in the school at the 1 beginning of tn econtest was 16S; the number of new members gained in the | contest is 47, making total of 2l5 now in the school.
 The Home department had IS ynaFn- | bers and now has 8. The number | of Cradle Roll members wes 32 and | five were added making a total of 57, all under four years of age. ! The entire roll now numbers 205. 1 March third, the last day of the con- test, there were 14S present. March 10 there were 135. R. W. Dearnley's side won the contest by five.
 Rebekah Whist and Social.
 Ruthie Rebekah lodge gave a whist and dance in Ri0ux's hall on Friday night, the room being well filled. Whist was played until ten o'clock, Mrs. R. F. Montgomery of Hartford taking a box of candy, the first prize, and E. F. Blake the gentlemen's first prize a pack of cards in a case. Mrs. W. J. BabcOck took the ladies' consolation prize, a cream pitcher, and Frank Bab- cock received toy dog, the gentle mems consolation prize Mrs. Blake played for the dancing, Prof R. J. Guy prompted The decorations were left from the dancing class reception and were very attractive.
 Orangeade was served by Miss Ruby Thornton. The committee in ciarge included Mrs. R. R. Wilde, Mrs. 4. E. Blake and Francis Campbell
 Borough Notes.
 Miss May Potter is at home for a week from New Haven.
 Mir. and Mrs. T. B. Keen renr tO  Boston Saturday to attend the a-i- tomobile show, remaining over Sunday
 Frank E. Robinson was in Hart ford Friday.
 Dorcas circle of the Kings Daughters is to meet at Mrs. William Beard woods Tuesday evening.
 The Mems club of the Congregational church with their ladies and other guests are to meet at the parsonage Tuesday evening.
 The F. G. class of the Congregation al Sunday school held it's regular fort nightly meeting at the home of the teacher, Mrs. G. w. Robinson, Satur- day afternoon. Two hours were spent in sewing, then short business meet ing was held, after which they served cake candy and mountain-d dew. X very pleasant afternoon was spent.
 
 Hugo Ames, an Author, wss arrest ed in London on a charge of bigamy.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-11
CAME FROM BAY STATE.
Joseph F, Palermo and Ida Bronson
 Married in Putnam.


 Miss Ida Bronson, 23, of this city, and Joseph F. Palermo, 23, Millbury, Mass, an employe of the Worcester Consolidated Railway company, were recently married in this city by At torney M. H. Geissler, acting as a jus tice of the peace.
 City Notes.
 Louis Wolfe, recently injured in a runaway in Grove street. has been dis charged from the Day Kimball hos pitaL
 Senator George A. Hammond was the guest of Postmaster Mckinley at New London, Saturday.
 Thomas McDermOtt was the guest of friends in Nashua, N. H., Sunday.
 To Hear Prize Essays.
 At the meeting of Elizabeth Porter Putnam chapter, D. A. R.. this (Mon- day) afternoon, the prize essays will be read and prizes awarded.
 A well patrOniZed sale of homemade food and candy was held at the Con- gregational chapel Saturday afternoon
 Mir. and Mrs. QUeif have been in this city the past few days.
 Miss M. Eden Tatem of Grove street has returned from a brief visit in Boston.
 Miss Ethel Rowe, teacher in the Pawtucket, R. l.. High school, spent the week end with her sister Mrs. C. F. Waterman.
 Mrs. Adele Walker has returned from a visit in Providence. Going to Golden State.
 Miss Elizabeth Wright, daughter oi Judge and Mrs. E. G. Wright, of Chap man street leaves this city tomorrow for California, where she is to visit ! her aunt
 Alr. and Mrs. Hobart of Plymouth Mass, are to sail this week for Italy where they are to spend severa monds. Mrs. Hobart is a sister oi Mrs. E. G. Wright. and was formerly g | resident of this city. Guest from India.
 Mrs. J. B Kent. Church street, has 1 been entertaining her cousin, Mrs 1 Fanny Manning Selldrk of India
 Mir and Mrs. W. J. Bartlett ana | daughters, Misses Dorcas and Rutl ! Bartlett, were guests of Miss Lillian | Druett at Wellesley for the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Israel Lindsley o | Worcester were guests Sunday of Mrs | Ellen Bugbee.
 | Mrs s. M Wheelock of Churct l street has returned from weeks visi | with relatives in Uxbridge, Mass.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-11
Wills Probated.

Sidney c. Higbee of the Back road, Windham, has filed with the probate court of this district an instrument purporting to be the last will and test ament of the late Franklin K. Hoyt. MT. Higbee was a neighbor of the de- ceased. A hearing on the acceptance of the will has been set for March 2S at II a. m by Judge James A. Shea of the probate court
 Mrs. Margaret Murray, who died re- gently at her home on Jackson street, left will that has been accepted by the probate court Mrs. Margaret A.. Collins, a daughter of the deceased, is nan1ed as execUtrix. Judge James A. Shea has given her an order limit ing the time for the presentation of claims against the estate to six months.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-11
STAFFORD SPRINGS
Committees for Business Mems Ban quet-Seniors Must Go to Washing ton Without Principal Williams League Bowling Scores.

The banquet committee of the Staff ford business mems association has selected the reception committee for the annual banquet to be held on March 2S when Governor Baldwin of Connecticut, Governor Folk of Mis- souri and former Attorney General Charles Phelps of Rockville will be the speakers. The committed consists of Major C. B. Pinney, Christopher Allen, Freeman F. Patten, Frank Fl. Baker, M. D. O'Connell, c. E. Brown, II. F. Cady, Frederick Faulkner, J. Carl Converse, Charles F. Harwood, F. C. Sanford. Lewis Mclaughlin, Fred Wildey, Charles F. Beckwith.
 The toastmaster will be pr. James Stretch.
 Edward Jacobsen was taken to the Hartford hospital Friday evening suf- fering with appendicitis.
 Painting C. V. Railroad Buildings.
 The Central Vermont railway com rany is having all of it's buildings in this borough painted. The Central mill is being painted on the interior.
 Seniors Going to Washington.
 The senior class will leave on the boat train for Washington Friday eve ning, On account of the illness of Principai Williams it will be necessary to select some other chaperon.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-11
TO AUCTION MONUMENT.
Family and Shipper Can't Agree
 Railroad to Settle Case.

G. L. Winlock, freight claim agent of the New Haven road, advertises to be sold at auction here during the coming month a peculiar piece of property. This consists of a granite monument weighing 7500 pounds. This monument, all lettered with the in- scriptions wanted by the family that ordered it, was shipped from West Berlin, Vt, in February, 1908, and consigned to a. local firm of marble and granite dealers. The monument has never been accepted. Loaded on a fiat ear it remained in the local railroad yards for months after it was originally shipped here, was event ually sent away, but has again been sent back to Danielson. This will be the first auction of the kind that has been held here, and there is unusual interest to know who will find need or desire for making such an extraor- dinary purchase.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-11
Noisy Husband Arrested.

Charles A. Popple was arrested Sun day afternoon at 1925 o'clock by Chief F. H. Richmond on complaint of his wife, He was locked up and the charges of drunkenness and breach of the peace were entered upon the blot ter against him. People had beeen causing disturbance at his home, on High street, and his actions becoming unbearable. recourse had to be had to the police. He will be arraigned in po- lice court this (Monday) morning be- fore Judge William A. Arnold
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-11
YENTIC HAPPENINGS.
Grant H. Edwards Able to Leave Hos pitsI--WlIana KiIroy Injured-New OVerseer at Mill.

Grant IT. Edwards who had his skull trepanned in the Backus hos pital after the accidental discharge Of tbe gun he was using, was dis charged from the hospital Saturday and $ spending q few days here with MT. and Mrs. Frank Eldridge.
 One of John Ladd's truck horses, which died Thursday was carted off to be buried when some of the five feet of frost gets out of the ground.
 William Kilroy met with a slight accident at the granary Saturday Some bags of grain slid on to him. He was forced to give up work for the day and is lame from the accident
 Thomas Hart of Almyville spent Sunday at his home here.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-11
Spent Social Evenino.

About twenty friends Of Charles and Howard Davis gathered at Franklin Valley farm Friday evening and en- toyed themselves with games, music and dan ling. Refreshments were serv- ed by the host.
 Ralph Weeks of CIroton was a recent guest of relatives here
 Mrs. Bull has returned to Lafayette
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-11
Questioned Medium in Shorthand.

The two services Sunday in the Loomer Opera house given under the auspices of the First Spiritualist so- ciety of Willimantic were largely at tended The speaker at both services was that well known medium. Mrs. Mary $. Vanderbilt of Brooklyn N. Y. During thes services solos were ren- dered by Howard Millerd, accompanied by Miss AIaybelle Taft. At the morn ing service one of the number in the audience, a man. believed he might puzzle Mrs. Vanderbilt and sent up a question written in shorthand This
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-11
OBITUARY.
James M. Church


 James Munroe Church. ased sS d,ad at St Joseph's hospital Saturday even Ing about 6.S0 o'clock, following an i'll l- ness o1 little more than a fortnight as the result of paralytic shock De- ceased was native of Mansfield A son of Alden and Nancy CHnllev0 church, but had lived in Mt. Hone tHe greater part of his life, where he was a farmer There survive an adopted daughter Mrs. Vera Copeland of West Ashtord; four brothers Philo of Rock Vile Perry of Middletown. Albert F. H naphn and Ralph l.. Church of ,ldPiih. and four daughters, Mrs. Ida U DuIi'tnt ot East Brimfield Mass, MrA I, t,,. - hlng of Willimantic, Mrs. A. L. bllsS or Brooklyn, N. r, anl Mrs. Mer Till Lawton of Springfield. Mass,
 Edward E. Fox.
 Edward b. Fox aged 40 died at his rome In south Windham at o'clock sunday morning, following an illness with pneumonia. MT. Fox had only %4en sick since a week ago last Fri cay. He was well known in the vil- iase, having been employed as moulder in the plant of the Smith, Winchester Manufacturing company. There survive his widow, Mrs. Mar garet Princely Fox, three daughters. Winnifred, Grace and Ann Fox his mother. Mrs, Thomas Fox, all of South Windham, and a sister Mrs. Michael sheridan of Milwaukee, Wis.
 Mrs. Peter Patt.
 Mrs. Emily L., aged 75, wife of Peter Flatt or Ashford, died Saturday morn ing at heS home, following an illness with q complication of ailments. De ceased had been a resident of Ash ford for many years and was well NHown in the community. Besides her husband, number of children survive her.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-11
Voluntary Petition in Bankruptcy

John F. Keegan, who for the past year has been conducting meat mar ket in the Bliven block at 68 Union street, Saturday made application through his attorney, Thomas J. Kel- ley for a petition in voluntary bank ruptcy to the United States district court, Hartford His assets in round figures will amount to S1.5O0, and his liabilities will be between $500 and $1,- n90