Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-13
MYSTIC
John M Moves Shoots t4in1self-Found Dead in the Bathroom by His Wife Monday Mornine-No Known 7ea- sen for tF7e Deed.

John NJ. Moves committed suicide by shooting himself while in the bath room at his home oh Church street carly Monday morning. Mir. Moves had been in his usual health on Sun day; he and his wife were alone at their home. their daughter, Miss Beu lah Moves, having gone away to spend Sunday. Mrs. Moves having a.Wak- ened about e30 o'clock in the morn ing, arose and started to go about her work, suppoSing Mir. Moves to be in the yard at work About : o'clock she went to the bathroom and dis covered her husband dead. She tel ephoned Dr. J. K. Bucklin who came at once and upon examination discov- cred that MT. Moves had shot him. self and had been dead for about two hours The fact that Mrs. Moves was alone in the house with him and that she is hard of hearing is the reason that MT. Moves was not discovered at the time of the report of the pistol. No reason can be assigned for the rash act unless business troubles are the cause.
 AIr Moves was born in Mystic and for many years has conducted a gro cery store here. He was twice mar ried and leaves a widow and one daughter. Miss Beulah Moves, by his second 1narriage and 6 son, Albert Moves of this village and Mrs Flor [ Mrs Addie Angell of Providence, Mrs. Gengie Bags of Nebraska. and two brothers Ira r. Moves Of Mystic and Robert Moves of Nebraska.
 Memorial Day Plans. On Memorial day the outlying cem- cteries of the district will be visited i in the forenoon when the graves will be decorated under the auspices of Williams post, C. \. F. In the after noon Williams post. c. A. R., Will ! liams' Woman's Relief corps, A C. Latham camp Sons of Veterans, and PheDe Packer Rathbun tent, Daughtcrs l of Veterans and the school children ! Soldiers monument. where brief ex- ! ercises will be held thence by troll ! ley car to Elm Grove cemetery, where l exercises will be held and the graves 1 of departed brothers decorated. 1 Poultry Show in November. i Charles H. Denuson. secretary of i the Soa4hern New England Poultry i their annual exhibitions will be held , in Mystic November 1S 19 and 20. l Mystic poultry men will try to make ! the show 3 big success. lecture is to be given May 2S at the Wonan's i Christian Temperance Union rooms on Bank street by Connections Poultry association speaker
 Surprise Party. Elwood Searls was given surprise party Friday evening at the home of his mother, Mrs. Carrie Searls on Wa ter street. Games were played and refreshments were served.
 Local News Briefs.
 Judge and Mrs. Lemuel Gift have returned from Florida where they spent the winter.
 Mrs. J. F. Ayers of Revnold hill Is l entertaining her father. MT. Thatcher of Bennington, Vt
 lIr. and Mrs. Charles r. Holmes are i spending several 0aEs in Boston,
 Miss Grace Agalace Brown, who has
 been visiting in Mystic for q week, has left for a two months stay with 1 relatives in Washington D. C. Mr. and Mrs Palmer Brown of Prov ! idence are guests of Mrs. Browns par ents Mir. and Mrs. William T.. Wheel 1 CT.
 I John II FToxie of Boston and Harry 1 HoXie of New Y Yorl< snant Sunday with i their parents, MT and Mrs. John IT, i 1IoEie on East Main street. i Carton Brown has returned to Bos- 1 ton after q weeks stay in town. ! Mrs. Samuel $. Marshall has return I cd to Providence after 6 visit with ; Mrs Isa.aella Mackenzie. 4 Miss Gladys Wilcox of Willin1antic | spent Sunday with her parents. MT. ! and Mrs George W. Wilcox. < Mrs 1anss Hampstead and Mrs. I RerDe1t Porter have returned from 2 \ yisii Avifh taetr niece, Mrs. Ada Carr
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