Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-05

having the parents of the boys attend that they may have an opportunity to hear leaders in the movement from Providence and others explain the ob- being accomplished by the hundreds of troops throughout the country.
 Mrs. Lucy Drexel Dahleren, wife of Eric B. Dahlgren, of New York city, a member of the cottage colony at Watch Hill during the summers of 1910 and 1911. occupying the SoWan- niu cottage the first season and Long shore the second, has brought suit for divorce, the report of the referee who mending that she get a decree. Mrs. Dahlgren testified before the referee that she separated from her husband last March and that she filed her suit young woman, and alleging that the specific onense complained of took place in a house in East Fifty ninth street. Now York city
 The following deeds have been filed al the town clerks office for record: Wayland W. Saunders to Sylvester Capalbo, a tract of land near Brad : ford; Charles H. Douglas to Isabella Preston Douglas. all his real estate on Greenman avenue and High street, by three deeds Isabella P. Douglas con : yeyins some of the same to Annie S. Douglas.
 pr. Harry F. Hoffman of Allentown, Pa, and Miss Ruth Virginia Peabody, daughter of MT. and Mrs Charles A. Peabody, of Taylorville. H., were married Tuesday morning al the home of Mrs. Dudley R. Peabody, Rev. ,;. ". Ford. D. D., pastor of the First Baptist church, performing the cere- mony. The bridal couple, who were Unattended, left shoftly after for AL lentown, where the groom is supeTin- tentendent of the state hospital. The a dietttian at the Norwich state hos Pital and while in the east has been an occasional visitor here.
 The probate court of the town of Westerly held a regular meeting at the town clerks office on Union street.
 The first business to come up was an inventory on the estate of Albert B. Collins. amounting to $4.721, which was received and ordered recorded.
 On the estate of b'reelove s. Thomp son an inventory of S2,8S5.26 was re- cejved and ordered recorded.
 On the estate of William Elias WatroUs a petition for the appoint ment Of a guardian. Adeline Watrous was appointed guardian of the minor child. The bond was fixed at $500 with Horace E. Burdick as surety. The appraisers were Horace F. Burdick, s kin.
 On the estate of Desire A. Dunn. petition of J. A. Robinson and Philip ForSythe, both of New York, praying that Herbert q, Dunn and Fred c. Dunn, executors of the will of Desire A. Dunn, be required to render an in ventory of said estate to the court. The petition was continued to the next meeting. The executors presented re ceipts from eigh+ pers~ interested In
 
 received and to be recorded.
 Court adjourned
 That the elementary schools are more efficient today than they were a generation ago, in spite of the many new subjects that have been crowded into the curriculum of late. was stated by Dr. W. H. Perry. superintendent Of the Stonington schools, who spoke be- fore the members of the Westerly board of trade at their regular month 1y meeting, held at the town hall Tues day evening. The speaker admitted that there was a tendency to over crowd the curriculum, but he suggest ed remedying the trouble by eliminat- ing some of the unnecessary subjects that were taught years ago and still find a place in most of the schools. Dr. Perry said that the introduction of courses in manual training and do- meStic science have been in the ele- = short time, but that these are prov ing very helpful, and that schools throughout the country are gradually adding them.
 The names of George Harper and LeRoy F'orsythe were presented and elected to membership und IT a SuS- pension of the-r rules.
 pr. John Champlin of the trades and manufacturers committee stated that the committee had had many inquir- les as to available factory buildings. but as none was to be had the matter had to be dropped
 In the absence of Frederick Buffum of the municipal improvements com mittee, Postmaster Butler said that there was nothing new to report, but President Stillman stated that MT. Buffum had informed him that exist ing sanitary conditions in some parts of the town necessitates the installing of a sewerage system.
 Frank w. Coy, s chairman of the traffic committee, spoke of still trying to get better train service for people living in Bradford and other small