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Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-31
BROKE INTO NEWS STORE.
Peter Grsaoirs Bound Over Under $500 Honds for Entering Place in Chick ering House Block.

Peter Gregoire. about z5. was bound over to the superior court under bonds of $500 by Judge J. Harry Mann in the city court Wednesday morning after a hearing at which the prisoner was charged with having broken Into the store of the Putnam News Corn- pany in the Chiekering house blocKs on the railroad side. during the hours pleaded not guilty, but probable cause was found for holding him. and in de- fault of the amount of his ball he was taken to Brooklyn jail.
 The news store has been broken in- to several times of late. Small and dimes, have been missed from the cash register, the drawer of which had been left open to save the register from being smashed, and cigars. cib- arettes and candy taken. Manager C. c. Talbot has remained secreted in the store several nights in the hope of catching the burglar, but the fellow never came on the right nights Gre goire who sometimes works about the store bundling old papers, fell under suspicion and a watch was kept over him. Wednesday morning after the last break he was accused of the crime
 by Captain John Murray who found
 that he had S1.55 in change-small lchange-in his pocket.
 Gregoire told the captain that his mother had given him this. but when the officer proposed to talk with the
 mother about it the young man revised his story.
 In court Captain Murray testified that GTegoire has confessed to him
 and admitted making the break. He told the captain he got into the store
 by lifting up a sidewalk grating and
 entering through a cellar window.
 Searching a shed where GregoIre has
 been sleeping, Captain Murray found some boxes of candy. some cigars and , cigarettes of the same kind as are , sold at the Putnam News company
 store.
 vIregoire has once before been ir } the city court, charged with securing l Iiquor for a blacklisted man.
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fF1e coaroversy dise1ained ever having recesved a demard for the return of the stock. and as one of the trustees iu the reorganization plan was present. and Angell of Hartford. MT. King sug- gested an adjournment that Mir. Jas- from might meet the W1llimantic stockholders and discuss the matter.
 This was done, and court adjourned until one thirty. At two o'clock the attorneys returned and stated that an agreement had been made whereby the following were to receive their stock back in time for the meeting of re- organfzatfon which takes place today in Providence, with the understandins that if the other two trustees did not upheld the action of Mir. Jastrom. the matter would remain in it's present status, and could be reopened in spite of any orders issued at this time.
 The list of stockholders follows. w. c. Norris. 50 shares; c. F. Elliott; 20; Jordan Hardware Company, 10; H. c, Smith, 10; Charles Larrabee, Jr., 2Og l.. A. Kingsbury, 10; Ida M. Kings bury, 6: Addison Kingsbury, 10.
 This cleared up the matter except for the amount of the receivers com pensation and the attorneys fees. Att torney Harvey directed an examina- tion of Receiver Charles Newell in ar attempt to pin him down to just Whai had been done by himself and his at toFneys, and then stated to tho couri that he considered the bin exhorbitani Attorney Perkins stated that ths case looked desperate when the res ceiver took hold of it. and that 1t took an immense amount of work and very adroit management to bring the affair." of the company to the point where l now was. a going concern.
 Judge Read stated that in view of al the circumstances, he was disposed [. allow the account, and did so, dls' charging the receiver.
 The understanding now is that th' reorganization plans will be carrleS out at the meeting today, and ta' mills continue to run. Just what ac ton the Wiliimantic stockholders vii take ia not at present determined.-
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-31
WIL.L.IlNANTIC

A voting trust has been organized to carry through the plan, and a. large majority of the stockholders in Hsn9ue Island and all but two Of thoGs n thls vicinity had turned their stock over 10
 MT. Perkins then took up the, re- ceiver,s report, which showed cash cn hand and receipts amounting to S65.674.59, leaving a balance or $4Ss- 5l0.65. Included in the expenses was t!ie receivers compensation or $6uOV and some ten thousand dollars for at torneys fees, divided between Ed- wards and Angel of Providence $4s- S72. .5S. Perkins, Wells and Perkins or Hartford, $1,173.o5, a New York firm $649.s5, and Massachusetts IIIa $I15.65.
 He stated that only that morning an application had been made for Inter- veption on the part of some or the WiIIimantic stockholders, and ne moved that the motion be stricken from the files, as the preferred stock holders had no voting power, had made an agreement under which they had deposited their shares With rhe reorganizaation committee and thai the matter in which they were inter- ested had nothing to do with the re- ceivers accounts or discharge, Dus was a grievance against fne constulISeS of three trustees.
 Attorney King stated that the pre-. ferred stockholders in this vicinity had turned over their stock under representations which were not lived up to, and they could not get the stock back on demand. He also stated that some Stockholders who did not j7ir in the reorganization plans were rep resented, and that he obiectc.i to the snnn of sixteen thousand dollars fol the receiver and his attorneys.
 Tn view of he fact that all f those present representing the otler ide el
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PIERRE PErAc,s GREETINGS.
Hopes for Happy New Year, in Spite of Extra Dry Season-F1ow the War Goes.

Dear MT. Bulletin: I will like for wish it everybody Happy New Year for tomorrow. As official eyewitness who have been at front and back and on both sides we got. all together, something to be thankful for Our wlr she progressing fine.
 In 1914 the campaign general on this town been interesting. Quite a few thing happen. Nobody, got hurt very much. Our war been war of word and wind. On our flank east we got
 some skirnaish at East Killingly, but no casualty. We now engaged on in- Vasion of Putnam with daily retreat
 on boat train or last car electric.
 On account of extra dry season here number of pool rooms is improving
 We got fine new system block sigma. for fellow what like to buy some thing which we can sell only for some one got a prescription for be sick. But tomorrow-thats New Years, which going help reduced pressure in front of left and right Hanks. This year our train service been
 much improved by night express train,
 which stop at New London and Wor- cester. He look fine going by. We also got it new political victory. All dem- ocratic party here been captured with exception of a few general which re- 1 fuse for act so foolish.
 We got 1t more people than last year | In this town We grow. We got ir- creased aviation corps-what you call that highfiyer? Such d war like thisl | We got here pretty good business I hobbie skirt smaller than last year best water of all dry towns on Con necticut, plenty candidate for all job short circuit reformer by two dozer and half end six people who sins I will like for so back on top Mich ] igan. What more we have right fo. ask?
 1 With best wish for everyone hare | good luck for the New Year I an
 much oblige for have the same. | Yours | PIERRE PETAC. l Danielson, Dec. 3i.
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NATcHAuo LODGE.
Elects offieers-John Hardman chos-
 en Counsellor Commander.

The following officers have been elected by Natchaug lodge. No. 22. K of P, for the ensuing year:
 man; vice chancellor. H. BlancEette, IT.; prelate. John E. Trickett; master Of work. John N. Williams; master of finance, George c. Moon; master of exchequer. F. P. F'enton; keeper of records and seals, L. L. Thonp- son; master at arms. c. R. Afford; inner guard, Nelson B. Adams: outer guard, Arthur Renshaw; trustee fJr three years. John F. Trickett; repre- sentative to grand lodge, two years. c. H. Beebe; alternate represen .ative to grand lodge, two years, George " de; musician. Kirk Wailen; janitor John N. Williams.
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 Judge Harry D. Back is engaged on case in the United States district court in Hartford this week.
 MT. and Mrs. Harold F. Glendining are entertaining Basil Piilard, stu dent at Yale university.
 Handsome Pickerel.
 Harry Young and Chester Hutchins showed fine string of 13 piekerel Wednesday. the largest weighing about ? IA pounds.
 P. J. OrBrien left Wednesday for business trip in Providence.
 Rev. J. P. Guinet, M. S.. of Hart ford. has been a visitor in Danielson.
 John c. Donaldson of Hartford was a visitor with friends in Danielson Wednesday.
 MT. and Mrs. William Ross were re- cent guests of relatives in Providence Charles F. Franklin, who has been employed in Providence. for several months. is to return here this week until next season.
 Watch Night and Sunrise Services. There is to be a Watch Night ser vice at the Methodist church tonight and a Sunrise prayer meeting at the Congregational church Friday morn ing.
 Pressnted Play. At the Congregational vestry We'd nesday evening Delta Alpha class of the Sunday school presented the play, 1 The Ministers Wife, postponed from 1 Tuesday evening on account of the ! storm.
 Neishborins Lodges Coming. ] At a special session of Moriah lodge 1 No. 15. A. F. and A. M.. tonaorro1v | CNew Year's) afternoon members oi ouinebaug lodge of Putnam and Put l nam lodge of Woodstock are to be l guests at the conferring of the NJ. NJ degree with special ceremony.
 4 Long Slide. 1 The ice coating on the hills is fur nishing coasting de luxe for the many enjoying the sport A double ripper late Tuesday night, made the surpris. ing run of about a mile from Stearns hill near the junction of Stearns anC Il York fruit store in Main street.
 Election of 0uinebaug Lodge, Ray ". PelIett has been elected noble grand of Quinebaug lodge O I Odd Fellows, Frank T. Stinson vic grand. Charles E. Place secretary ant Alfred A. Ennis treasurer. MT. Pellet is to i'll the other offices by appoint ment previous to the installation , which will be in January. Eight can didates received the first degree at tai weeks meeting of the lodge. Li Nn9'skHaS OotiaF roF GWPioyes' It Nearly 300 employees of the Killing ly Manufacturing company at Vii l Evansville received a dollar each as } Christmas gift from the concern, wllit. is one of the fastest developing indus tries of Killingly. The employees wer
 well pleased with the recognition ! which is similar to that always pa:
 by the Goodyear Tire and Rubbe company to their thousands of en
 ployes at Akron. O. II installing Bank Vault. All the vault work for the Daniel son Trust company's new quarters i the Bradley building has arrived her ] and is being put in place by expert [ sent out from the manufacturing com ' pany. The vault is to be equippe D with the very latest type of banker
 electric burglar alarm system an { other protective devices.
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Brief Mention.


 aI. F. Sullivan is in New Haven eor short visit.
 $. c. Hooker was New Britain visitor Monday.
 Mrs. Frank P. Fenton is in Hartford for the week end. ?. W. Chaplin of Worcester was a local visitor Wednesday.
 C L. Beach has returned from a short visit ill Bridgeport.
 Miss Alice B. Carey is spending a few days in New London.
 Miss Myrtle Cunningham returned Tuesday from Middletown.
 Fred Loomis of East Hartford was a. locsl visitor Wednesday.
 Miss Esther St. onge has returned from a visit in New Bedford.
 Miss Annie Buchanan is in Boston to remain until after New TeaSs.
 Miss Irene vanderman is spending New Years with relatives in Putnam. was in this city Wednesday n husi- ness
 William E. Frisbie and Albert w. Gilman were in Hartford Wednesday t,R business.
 Mrs: Homer Bradbury has returned to Hartford after week sperl here with relatives.
 Miss Lucille Rosenberg of Hartford was the guest of Mrs. J. Louis Sull'- van Wednesday.
 Rev. and Mrs. NJ. R. Plumb are with AIr. PluInb's relatives in Bridgeport for New Years. tertaining his sister, Miss Caroline NJ Colgrove of this city. Miss M. E. Davison who has been with friends in New Haven for the rast week has returned home. Miss Nellie Hoey who has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. M. J. Morf- aTity, returned Wednesday to Hart fcrd.
 MT. and Mrs. G. R. Ennis who have 1 eeen visiting with Mrs. Ennis' parents have returned to their home in N or | cester.
 Mrs. Philip Cheney and daughter | Miss Lillian Louise Cheney. art | spending a few days with relatives il Meriden.
 Miss Esther Bishop who teaches fl Fast Granloy is spending a part o her vacation with Miss Helen Sweene, of this city.
 Mrs. P. A Borton who spent tn I past week in this city at the home 2 her father, N. A. Gilman, returne' Wednesday to Worcester. i Miss Elizabeth Rafferty wli0 spen Il the past few days with her cousins Il Misses Mildred and Gertrude Sniitt returned to Putnam Wednesday. | Opening of Loomer Opera house I Friday under the management 0 Goldman and Seder. Paramount fea tUre pictures, opening with Mar Piekford in Such @ Little Queen" an big special holiday bill Two acts c vaudeville. Matinees daily, to Evenings 6.45 to 10. Children Scents adults 10 cents, all seats.-adv. .I The following local people spen Wednesday in Hartford: Mrs. coh Bransfield, Mir. and Mrs. H. T. Bur and family, W. F. Morie, J. l.. liar roun. Mrs. E. Littlefield, P. $. Hil'
 Mrs. D. F. Dunn, Rev. w. S. Bear. Il w. F. Barstow, Mrs Minnie BrittoI
 Miss Jennie Britton, Curtis Deal Julia Beville, Mrs. VT. Rw King, L. .t Erorrs, Mrs. c. F. Taylor. Miss Rut 2 Taylor, T. J. Watts, Mrs. Estell Gatus and daughter, A. J. Bowen, Mis l Carrie Boden-
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-31

Eh<-Mayor F. ". Perry, his grand son. Franklin Perry. and MT. and Mrs. H. H. Davenport of Pomfret were Put nam passengers on the New York Boston express that came near being mixed in a freight wreck at Stamford returning from New York
 Leg Broken While coasting.
 Annie Aubin of Shippee hill is a pa tient with a broken leg at the Day Kimball hospital. She was injured in a coasting accident on one of the hills of the city.
 Will Visit Danielson Lodge.
 A number of the members of Quin- ebaug lodge. No. 1o4, A. F. and A. M.. of this city will go to Danielson New Years afternoon to witness. the con ferring of the M. M. degree on can didates of that lodge. Local Masons will also act as officers of the lodge visited during the exemplif1cation.
 Careless Use of Rifles. Reckless use of rifles in territory in this vicinity is being reported. Among the near accidents was one in which City Engineer George w. Perry nar- rowly escaped being shot while al work in woodland country near Har- risville.
 Officers of Barhers' Union. ! E 4o5, has elected the following officers: President, Ernest Tetreault; vic' president, Alfred Bernier; recording secretary, 70. Landry; financial secre, tay, Dollar Viens: treasurer, Louis Bo' do; auditors, William Robarge, Emi lLajeunese.
 Remodelina Fire Station.
 At the Central fire station the wori of making changes authorized by tn IPnr0r11nf1 nnTTnFi1 md GGSonfialfV fn in proper housing of the new auto fire truck, expected to arrive here in abou two weeks, has commenced. Tn tarchWay over one entrance has beel torn out and enlarged.
 Israel Putnam Lodge Officers. Following are the newly elected of ficers of Isreal Putnam lodge, l. O. F.: Noble grand Luther M- Keith; vic grand, Arthur LooniS; recording sec tretary, Alvin $. Martin; treasurer, Le on T. Wilson; trustee for three year; Walter D. Torrey. Mir. Keith wi name the appointive officers and th installation of the new officers will talk place in January.
 Firenlen's Ball Committee. A committee made up as follows an representative of the various comps
 nies of the department, has been SC llected and organized to make arrange
 ments for the fifteenth annual ba of the flremen of the city: Chairma Thomas P. Ryan; secretary, J. | Daigle! treasurer, Graydon c. Sharp l The hall and decoration is made | of c. c. Sharpe, T. P. Ryan, Fran ? Dumas, William Fuller; printing, Her !. ry Welch, Fred Bruce, Joseph Ro James Barnes; music, Louis Winslo' r Joseph Page, Ovila Guertin. Frar lThayer; refreshments, Walter Whea
 on. J. E. Daigle, P. Cloutier, T. Mi tfer
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-31
PALMER MEMORIAL HALL. Mrs. Charles A. Desn Will Present s25,ooo Building to Woodstock.


 The adjoining town of Woodstock is to have a beautiful new building-to be known as the Palmer Memorial hall if plans now well advanced are car ried to completion, as Is confidently expected will be the case during 19l0- It Is intended to locate the building close to Woodstock Academy at Woodstock Hill. A local man who has seen the plans for the building says they provide for a very fine building, with specifications entailing as great care in construction as is re- quired by the United States govern ment in placing it's contracts for post office buildings. The estimated cost is in excess of $25.000. so the structure will be the finest of its kind in the county.
 The donor is Mrs. Charles 4. Dean of Wellesley, Mass, member of the well known Samuel Palmer family of Woodstock. The structure is designed by a Des Moines, Iowa, firm of archi-
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-31
Ladies of St. Anthony Aid Poor.

The Ladies of St. Anthony, a society of St. Afary's parish in this city. with and needy during thirteen years. has distributed since the latter par- of October over one hundred dcltars' worth of clothing and remade gar nertS te the poor of the parish. The society meets every Thursday for ff.s sewing necessary to their charitable endeaVorS
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-31
Find Not of Much VaIue.

An air hose and valve whicn hal been taken from a, railroad coach was found by Frank B. BlIsh in front Of his home on Maple avenue Wednesday morning, and turned over to Chief Richmond. The chief expres.:e6 the 6L.aien that it had been discarded and picked up by some child, az it was broken and not in good condi- tion.
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OBITUARY.
Edward oresvenor Ruahes.

Edward Grosvenoe Bugbee. s7. died at his home on Main street during the early hours cf Wednesday morning. During the early, part of this month MT. Bugbee fell at his home and frac- tured his hip. this hastening the break ing down of his health.
 Mir. Bugbee was a native of Ashford. the son of Billings and Mary fJonesS BuEbee. He had lived practicaily all of his life in Wtndhala county towns. He leaves his wife, who is recovering after heving broken her hip in a fail, by q daughter. Alice. residing with her parents, and one son, of Spring field, Mass.
 Visited High School.
 F'orner Principal Horace M. Hovsy
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-31
EWETT CITY
Early Morning Fire in Home Property Mrs. Cleda White Dead at 92- Representatives Potter Ad- dresses Suffragettes.

Fire was discovered early Wednes- day morning in the Howe property on Main street. Mrs. $. J. Bottonaley saw flames shooting from the chimney. Mir. Bottomley, with Dr. Fl. T. Thur Der. B. R. Gardner, Dennis Barnett and Earle Gilbert, got a garden hose and extinguished the blaze. The sparks fell in showers all over the roof and grounds, and if it had not been for the rain and ice the building would have caught fire, The fire occurred at 5.s0 in the morning.
 Death of Mrs. cIeda White.
 Miss Mary M. Brown has been noti- fled of the death of Mrs. Cleda White of West Surfngfeld. Mrs. White was aunt of Mrs. Laura Phinney Wiliett, a resident in JeYett City. Mrs. White was 92 years of age and until two years ago was as active as a woman of 50. She was a frequent visitor here and will be remembered by many resi-. dents.
 Junior Holy Name Team Defeats Bap-
 fist Team.
 The Junior Holy Name basketball team defeated the team of the Baptist church Wednesday by the score of 16 to 15. The game was very exciting. Mir. and Mrs. Daniel Riley of shelton are visiting Mrs. F. B. Driscoll. Fl. I. Mathewson of Milford is e guest at 4. R. Youngs. Miss Carol Bliss is in Springfield for visit with relatives. Mrs. D. J. Gagnor and Mrs. T. A Rioux leave today for a visit in Water bury.
 The rainfall was quarter of an incl as shown by the gauge at pr. S. H l Holmes.
 l Addrassed Equal Suffrage Meeting. ! 4 meeting of the Equal Franchise league was held Tuesday evening al the home Of the president, Mrs. Fran cis 2. Child. The guest of honor wal John Potter. the newly elected repre-, sentative of the town. Mir. Potter made n most interesting and instruc. tive speach Gnd invited the member of the league to Hartford
 FeraenzIs.
 Miss Martina Boutwell, Of Hartferd il a guest at her oTOthers, David Both welI's.
 Rev. Herbsrt Iennct returned tr Eaet I@fRrsr, N. T.. "Wednesday afte a visit at his fathers, John HennnIfs.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-31
Hip Broken by Fall.

While going to the woodshed firm Ter house in South Coventry Vvednes- d;tH morning, Mrs. Alexander Flaw kiEs met with a painful injury, falling ard breaking her laft hip. She wa $ brought to the private hospital in this city for treatment.
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A PROSPEROUS YEAR.
Borough Industries Have Kept oper- atins and There Was Work for All.

With the close of 1914 Danielson is one of the Connecticut towns that can lay claim to coming through year of more than average diversity throughout the country with better than average success. As a rule the mills of the town have. kept busy, though some of them have had an un- profitable year. They have given ena
 ployment to labor and those here who would work have had the opportunity.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-31
wILLIMANTIc THEATRE LEASED.
Putnam Men Planning to Give Thread
 City First Class Sefxiee.

In taking over the Loomer Opera house at Willimantic, where they are to open Friday night, Selig Goldman and Charles Seder of this city have made plans to give the city in the op- posite end of the county first class service, such as has made Manager Goldman so successful with the Brad ley theatre in this city. They are to make many improvements in the hoHse, which has been very much neglected from their viewpoint of things ths- atrical.
 The possession of two theatres will enable the managers to give both Put nam and Willimantic very special at fractions on account of the better booking arrangements they are now in position to make.
 The closing of the Willimantic deal, which has been hanging fire for sev- eral weeks, will now permit them to go ahead and make bookings that have also been deferred to await the out come of their negotiations for the Will imanGc- house. l~.H~ss5 sf-
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Fraetured Left Wrist.

Wednesdays warmth put the quietps on the slippery condition of the streets and walks to a great extent. Neverthe- less ono accident resulted from the ice. Mrs. Peter Chase of Carey street slipped and fell in her yard, fracturing her left wrist. The fracture was re- duced loy a physician,
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tects and is a model of it's kind ln every detail. It is to be equipped for giving entertainments and will have a stage and ell of the accessories necessary for the proper presenting of dramatics Full details relative to the structure have not been given out va
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of Killinzly High school and Mrs. Hovey were visitors at the institution Wednesday. MT. Hovey is now head of the mathematics department of WsdIeigh High school. New Ycrl1.
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eIark.cIark Marrlan..

Charles Clark of New Lonzon and Mrs. Anna Clark of this city were married in the former city Wednesday
 The groom is we'll known here, whore he was formerly employed at the Qufdniek- -WindhaYm conpanY,
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oficers of Rarhsrs' Union.

The local Barbers' union has cleo ed the following officers for the year. President, William StimSon; vice president, Amory Brown; secreta, y, Felix Lessard; recorder, Martin 4. Sullivan.
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DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

Rifles carelsssIy ussd-cemnitte for Firemen's Ball - s2s, 900 Memorial Building for Woodatoek-Peter Gre selre Held in $500 for Entering News Store-LeeaI Men Control WfIIiman- tie Theatre.