Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-12

Friday was the 35th~anniv of the Narragansett disaster and elderly citizens discussed the sound horror with almost as much interest as they did when news reached the borough that the steamer Stonington had col Hded with the steamer Narragansett, both of the Stonington line, and that the NaTraganSett then took fire and sunk and with great loss of life. The accident occurred at 11.S0 at night, and early the next day the steamer Stonington, with bow and forward up- per works stove in, came lirnping into Stonington harbor. having on board many of the survivors, the balance having been rescued by the steamer City of New York of the Norwich line over 300 passengers on board the Mar ragansett at the time of the collision, and it was estimated that at least 40 lives were lost.
 School Committee Meets. The school committee of the town of Stonington held a three hours ses- sion Thursday night and earnestly dis bcussed matters pertaining to the schools in an endeavor to reach an which the superintendent of schools and the principal of the high school do not even agree Regular routine business was transacted and the com m1ttee reports progress in the ap potntment of teachers for the next school year. All contracts sent out tor signature by teachers have not been returned and in some other instances an increase in salary has been asked. It is believed that at the next meet ing the teachers contracts will all be signed and returned and then the com mittee will be able to give out the compleet list for publication.
 Stonington Pointers.
 Mrs. J. H. Oden of Troy, N. r., is 6, guest of MT. and Mrs. Henry Robin son Palmer.
 Miss Vina Sanford is substituting as a teacher in the borough schools.
 MT. and Mrs. Patrick H. Coffey re- ceived the congratulations of many friends Friday on their silver anniver- sary. They were married in Westerly, Mrs. Coffey being Miss Katherine IVers of that town.
 The Stonington High school baseball team will play the second game in the series for the Interscholastic cham pionShip with the Bartlett High school team at Webster, Mass. this (Satur- day) afternoon.
 There are said to be many unlicensed dogs in the town of Stonington.
 Morris R. Volck of New York replied Friday to the accusation made against him on Wednesday that he had locked
 
 68th street and refused to permit her to leave. MT. Volck is the stepson of Dominica da Gama, the Brazilian am- bassador. Mrs. Volck's father is Jabish Holmes, a wealthy lawyer, for merly of Stonington. The story came out as a result of g. move to release Mrs. Volck by a writ of ha1beas corpus.
 MT. Volck said that many misstate- ments had been made concerning the proceedings and that a great injustice had been done him
 Tt is not true,'' he said, that re- strained Mrs. Volck of her liberty at our apartment or anywhere else. The statement that intended enlisting in the German army was false, and was without the slightest foundation. I never told my wife anything of the kind. I am an American citizen by birth. My father and my grandfather were also American citizens, and so there is no reason why I should fight on the side of Germany. have been in daily conversation with my wife and have provided her with money for the 1O1ISehO1d. exDensaeU