Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-24
Holland County COLUMBIA
Shanty Tenants in Court, Make Up After One Is Fined-Maga Can vasser Arouses Suspicion.

John Bernard of Willimantic was brought before Justice of the Peace Clayton E. Hunt last Saturday charged with entering a shanty in the woods and taking therefrom articles of bed- ding and other household goods and new pocket knife belonging to Paul Requery. The defendant was brought to court by Sheriff Champlin of Gov entry. Neither the plaintiff nor the defendant had witnesses and neither could speak English. The de4endant pleaded not guilty. Through an inter preter it was learned that the plaintiff and defendant had formerly occupied the shanty together. The defendant claimed the bedding belonged to him but admitted that the pocket knife produced in court belonged to the plaintiff, but said plaintiff had loaned 1t to him and he forgot to leave it when he went away. The plaintiff ad- mitted that he loaned the defendant the knife and told him to leave it when he went away. Both parties claimed to own the building. Judge Hunt ordered the defendant to pay costs i'll the case, which amounted to $10 and both parties left apparently we'll pleased with the result.
 Coming Back from New York State.
 It is reported that Hiding brothers who at one time owned and occupied the farm property known as the Hor-
 
 past have been residing in New York state, are again to become residents of Holland county. having recently purchased the property known as the Frederick Bessell place, in Hebron.
 Ministers Cabinet.
 Rev. E. o. Foster has announced the makeup of his Ministers Cabinet as follows: Edward P. Lyman, A. A Latham, Mrs. J. A. Utley. Miss Amelia T E'I111ar ClaVtnf1 Iiar Wolff, Aubrey Winter, Hubert P. Col lins, Mrs Fred A. Hunt and l.. F.. Winter There was a meeting of the Cabinet at the parsonage last Tues day evening
 Miss Grace Randall and Miss Hattie Brown of Hartford were with rela- lives here over Sunday.
 Mrs. D. O. Foster spent a portion of last week with her parents. MT and Mrs. Ames in Amherst, Mass.
 Mrs. James P Little spent Thurs day and Friday of last week with rel atives and friends in Hartford,
 Mrs. Raymond Squires was taken to a private hospital in Willimant1c last Sunday evening to be operated upon for appendicitis. The operation was said to be resting comfortably We'd nesday.
 Herbert P Collins and William Wolff attended the Dairymen's association meeting at Hartford Tuesday.
 The local grange met Wednesday evening when installation took place
 The town building is undergoing some needed repairs in the line of kalsomining and brightening the wood work in the interior
 Still Waiting for Magazine
 During the early part of the winter 8 young lady purporting to hail from New Haven, was canvassing in town soliciting people to take a number of magazines which would be sent them for merely the postage which was fonly 49 cents" This postage she col lected, and the nag agazine would be duly received by the subscribers. The whole scheme was to aid the young lady in getting a scholarship in a. cer- tain college. She had 3 certificate from someone purporting to be 3 cler- gynlan. Several helped the young lady get her scholarship and are anxious ly waiting for the arrival of the De riodical they were to receive. Professor Loonis to Speak.
 Dr. Frederick B. Loomis, professor of comparative anatomy at Amherst college, will be the guest of Rev. and Mrs E. o. Foster at the parsonage a portion of next week. Professor Loo nlis was the chief of g scientific expe- dition sent out from Amherst college in 1917 to examine and collect specimens of fossil remains of prehistoric animals in Patagonia. Professor Loomis has consented while here to deliver his il- lustrated lecture, The Patagonian Pampas, Friday evening at the church.