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Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-13
INSTANTLY KILLED ON RAILROAD
Charles W. Chester Sc, Run Over Near Twelfth Street
Was ON His Way to Work as Night Waterman at
Warner Arms Corporation Body Found by Men
Walking Along Track

tance. Identification was made with
difficulty and DR.. z. P. Brewer VINO
is acting Medical examiner, said that
it was one of the worst cases he had
ever seen.
The train that struck Mr.. Chester
had gone on without anybody aboard
knowing thai, man had been killed
!, The medical examiner was summon
ed to the spot and after viewing the
body he gave permission for Under
taker eager to remove it to his
morgue.
The deceased was of a quiet dis
position and we'll thought of by his
employers. About 20 years ago he
was engineer at the Shetucket mill
and. at one time he conducted a board
ing house known as the Shetucket
house. He had also worked for a
year or two in Sterling as well as In
Plainfield, coming from there to this
city. Vie had recently entered the
employ of the, Warner Arms corpora
ton as night Waterman.
He is survived by bis wife and by
three married daughters, all residents
of this city.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-13
WILL CHANGE SEWER FOR
HOPKINS g. ALIENS.
Franklin Street Brook to- Be Shifted
from Their Property Into Chestnut
Street

There was Special meeting of the
common council called on Friday night
by Mayor T. c. Murphy to take action
upon petition from the Hopkins &
Allen Arms company to have the
Franklin street brook, which serves as
a sewer and. runs along the northerly
line OF. their property on Chestnut
street. moved into Chestnut street.
| President James A. McGregor, Treas
prer George s.. Watts and Works
Manager Albert c. Brown of the Hop
kfns & Allen company were. on hand
to meet the council members and. City
Engineer George E. Pitcher lin the
mayors room before the council meet
ing, aud nearly two hours were spent
in conference before the meeting was
called to order in the council chamber
to transact business.
= When the business meeting was CALI
ed to order. Clerk A.s.G Crowelfs roll
call showed the following absentees:
Alderman Henry Gebrath, Councilmen
w s. Murray. w, j.. Kramer Hugh
Kinder and w. F. Lester.
Mayor Murphy stated that the Hop
kins & Allen company wanted action
taken on this proposition at once, as to
the relocation. of the sewer from the
southerly end Of the Nickel works
building to the corner of Willow and
Chestnut streets, and for that reason
he had called the meeting. He had
Clerk Crowell read the letter from the
company.
After this a resolution was presented
and passed which called for the relo-
cation of the sewer, the work to be
done under, the supervision and to the
satisfaction of the city engineer, with
the public works con1mittee-Alderman
NJ. H. Hourigan, Councilmen w. F.
Bailey. and w, J.. Kramer-as the COM
n.ittee to carry it out. !. The Hopkins
& Allen company is to bear the entire
expense. sE,.+ $500
The committee on public works made
Favorable report recommending that
Angelic Covello be allowed to connect
property on the northerly side of Cliff
street extension by private drain with
a public sewer in Roath street. The
report was accepted and the recon-
1mendation adopted.
! A petition from Ellen NJ. LeaIiy for
permission to connect property on Colt
street by a private drain with a pub
| lie sewer on Colt street was referred
| to the public works committee with
power
A rebate of 1913. which was asked
| for. by the Shore Line Electric Rail-
made for oiIing the street in front of
the car barn on Central avenue was
voted. by the council and the city
treasurer was instructed to, make the
refund.
The meeting adjourned at 1905 after
a II minute session. s
City Engineer Pitcher said after the
| meeting that the relocation of the sew
er will cost $1,000 as estimated and
there will be 800 more for two sewer
connection to Franklin street. which
will make the whole estimated cost
| $3.50. A five foot sewer is to be built
of Akron segment blocks. 1t will be
| 400 feet in length and it is expected
| to get it done before frost, the actual
work taking about three or four weeks.
When shifted over to the street the
sewer will run about parallel with the
| line of the easterly sidewalk and to
| the manhole that is now in the street
at the junction of Willow and Chest
nut streets
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-13
SHORT CALENDAR BUSINESS.
Motion List Heard Here Before Judge
Bennett.

AT the short calendar session of the
superior. court here on Friday morning
before Judge William L., Bennett, the
following matters were disposed of:
~ AN allowance of $35 to defend was
ordered in the case of Herrick VS.. Her,
rick ,gr;
The court heard motion of the
plaintiff ito expunge in the case of
the Washington Trust Co. VS.. Jennings
ct al. and then took the papers. In
the case of Paracenti VS.. Paracenti,
bearing on the defendants motion for
more specific allegations in the COM
plant as per written motion on file,
one week was allowed for an answer.
A demurrer was argued in the case
of the Benner line VS.. Pendleton, ct al.
and the judge took the papers.
Bonds of SIS for prosecution were
ordered in the. case of Gelino VS.. City.
of Norwich
In the case Of Kilroy VS.. City of
Norwich the court ordered the plaintiff
to give a bond of SIS for prosecution
The plaintiff in. the case of O'Hearn
VS.. Chase was ordered to file spe-
cial bail of $1,000.
The case of Potter, administrator vs.
;Curto, ct al, disclosure of defense, if
any, if otherwise foreclosure and linn
itation of time, was continued.
The time was extended until Nov.
q in the case of Gordon VS.. Thayer,
receiver, permission to amend plain
tiff's claim against the defendant cor
poration and reopen claim.
The court. was informed that the
foreclosure case of Pratt VS.. Lain had
been settled
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-13
sAPTIsTs PETITION.
Ask For Pardon Of VILLA =. Walker
Formerly of New Britain.

The directors of the Connecticut
state prison at meeting held Thurs
day noon. received the petition from
the Baptist state convention asking for
the parole of William F.-Walker OF
New Britain, formerly treasurer Of
the convention and of the New Britain
Savings bank who has been in prison
for nearly ten years on charges of en-
bezzling nearly 100000 from these
two institutions. The prison directors
placed the petition on file, but took
no further action, according to one of
the members of the board. It VII
probably not come up for action again
until the next meeting Of the board
in December.
The petition was sent to the direc-
tors as the result of action taken by
the board of trustees of the conven-
ton IN October. when it voted to au-
thorize the officers to send such a
petition to the prison directors in the
mama of the convention, The petition
received Thursday stated no reasons
for the request being made, but made
it clear that the convention was en-
tirely willing to have Mr.. Walker set
free. At the time that the trustees
petition it was said that the trustees
were prompted to their action by the
belief that the ends of justice have
already been accomplished in the case
of the New Britain embezzler. that
Mr. Walker is old. broken in health
and penitent and that some of the
stolen money has been recovered
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-13
sUFFRAGIsT SPEAKER
DID NOT ARRIVE.
Missed Train Connections at Whitman
tie-Convention Reports Made.

Local suffragettes who gathered at
Buckingham Memorial on Friday aft
ernoon to hear Mrs. Edward Porritt
press secretary of the state suffrage
association, speak on The Susan B.
Anthony Amendment, under the aus
.pices of the Norwich Equal Franchise
league, were keenly disappointed, upon
her non-arrival.. Mrs. Porritt's train
was an hour late arriving in Wilt
mantle and as the Central Vermont
train did not wait, she was unable, to
make connections and so could not
arrive in Norwich in time for the
meeting.
However the regular business meet
ing of the league was conducted, with
the president, Mrs. William A. Norton,
in the chair. The minutes of the last
meeting were read by the recording
secretary, Mrs. Willis Austin. Miss
Lila Carroll reported on the first day
of the state convention and the next
two days Were reported by Mrs. Aus
tin. Mrs. Louis Rogers, who saw the
New York suffrage parade, reported
on the parade.
I Plans We're made for the rummaSe
sale which is to be held next week in
the Thayer building and the proposed
public meeting in February was dis
cussed. The league members hope to
have the opportunity of hearing Mrs.
Porritt speak in Norwich soon.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-13
DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT
INSPECTED w. n. C.
SedewicI< Corps. No. 16, Commended
for Way Work is Carried On.

Sedgwick corps, No. 16, W. r. c.,
had one of its largest meetings Friday
afternoon at the Buckingham Meno-
rial, the occasion being the annual in
spection by the department president.
Mrs. Robertine NJ. Kelsey, Of Guilford,
who was accompanied by the depart
ment secretary. Mrs. Hull, and the de-
partment inspector, Mrs. Maud E
Baker, a member of Sedgwick corps.
Visiting members. from the corps in
New London and Putnam were present
and the hall was filed when the presi-
dent, Mrs. Grace H. Manning. called
the meeting to order at o'clock. Two
members We're initiated and the whole
routine work of the meeting was car
ried out under the eyes of the inspect
ing officers.
The work of all the officers earned
great commendation from the depart
ment president, when she spoke at a
later point in the meeting, and she
commended especially the way the
financial records were kept by Mrs.
Gertrude Tootill; the treasurer, and
the other records by Mrs. Lillian Z.
Brewster. the secretary. The work of
the conductors, Mrs. Nellie Brown and
Mrs. Elizabeth Bogue. also came in for
particular mention.
Others of the visitors were heard as
well during the course of the meeting,
which was adjourned at $50.
While. here the department presi-
dent, Mrs. Kelsey, is the guest of Mrs.
Grace H.. Manning.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-13
GIRLS FRIENDLY SOCIETY
Delegates at State Convention of the
Diocese of Hartford.

Delegates from all over Connocti-
cut attended the opening days pro-
gramme Of the two days conference
of the Connecticut diocesan council of
the Girls Friendly society at Hartford,
which began at $50 o'clock Friday
afternoon with a senior members con-
ference, led by Miss Anna Brust Of
New Haven. About 400 delegates
were expected to be present before
evening. to remain through the Sec
ond days session.
Miss Van Schank Of Ridgefield
presided at the associates confer
ence which followed at o'clock. A
members conference was held at four
o'clock. Miss Olive Morgan of Hart
ford, presiding. s<
A supper was served at the Colt
Memorial house at 6 o'clock. Rev
Francis B. Whitcome of WATERFOWL
offered prayer and addressed the dele
gates at the Church of the Good
Shepherd at s o'clock,
The second days session win be-
gin at $50, Saturday morning. with
corporate communion at Christ
church. Meetings win. be held by
different branches of the !. council
throughout the i. day. "A sightsee-
ing trip is planned for the afternoon
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-13
REVERSES RULING OF
COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER
Judge Greene Gives Decision in Case
Where Pooling Led to Injury.


"A workman who is injured by a fell
low employe in a spirit of playfulness
cannot recover under he, weFkman's
compensation act because his injuries
do not arise. out of his employment,
was the decision rendered by Judge
Gardiner Greene on Thursday in the
superior court at Middletown. In max
ing this decision Judge Greene re-
versed the decision of the compensa-
ton commissioner, DR.. James ]. DON
ohue.
The question arose over an injury
to Theodore Newton Ely, a 16-year-old
Chester boy, who was injured when
struck in the eye by a piece of wire
thrown by a girl worker last March in
the NJ, S. Brooks Sons factory Com
pensation Commissioner Donohue
awarded compensation at the rate of
$4.91 for 104 weeks and ordered the
employer to pay the boys medical and
surgical expenses. The insurance COM
pany appealed the case, with the above
result. In making his decision Judge
Greene said that English cases were
against allowing compensation under
like circumstances. He disagreed with
the commissioner in his finding that
boys and girls were expected to fool
in the factory while adults were not,
and hence it was an incident in their
employment.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-13
OBITUARY..
Mrs. Maurice conney

Bridget McCarty, wife of Maurice
Conney, died at her home in Mont
vile at 2.20 o'clock Friday afternoon
following a short illness. Mr.. and
Mrs. Conney we're formerly married
in London in 1866 and had passed the
greater part of their married life in
Montville. Mrs. Conney was a MEM
Der of st. Johns parish and was well
and favorably known to many Mont
Vile people. She leaves besides her
mel of Montville, three sons, John
Conney of Baltic, and William and
Maurice Conney of Moptville.
Stewart Murray.
After an illness of 16 months, Stew
art Murray died at his home, No. As
Golden street, Friday evening at 9
o'clock.
Mr.. Murray was born in Norwich on
Oct. II, 1S47, and was the son of
Stewart and Jane Oatley Murray. His
parents were both natives of Scotland.
Mr.. Murray had passed practically all
of his life in this city. He was an ex-
pert tinsmith by trade and for time
conducted a shop on Scholfields Hill,
Greeneville. Later he was employed at
his trade in the U. S. Finishing COM
pany's plant.
Besides his; wife, Mr.. Murray leaves
a son, Councilman William S. Murray.
of this city, and the following daugh-
tGTS, fh6lQ
Charles D. Foster. both of this city, and
a daughter in Westerly.
Luke Thomas Murray.
Luke Thomas Murray passed away
at his home in Ledyard, Thursday,
after a lingering illness. which he bore
with fortitude and patience He was
native of Hartford, but had resided
in Ledyard for a number of years. He
leaves a widow. who tenderly cared
for him in his last illness, and BROTH
ers and sisters in Hartford.
Robert w. Burke.
son, a former building contractor and
a veteran of the Civil war, died sud-
denly at his home on S'earl street, Mid
| dletown, Thursday morning of heart
| failure.
Mr.. Burke was a native of East
Haddam, born January II; s1S49- Later
| on the family moved to Bozrah. where
| he remained until he was II years OF
| age, when he shipped as a sailor. He
| returned home at the end Of the voy-
age and learned the carpenters trade
| In 1861 he enlisted in Company d OF
| the Eighth Connecticut at Norwich
| and after his first term of enlistment
had expired, reenlisted for, the remain
/ der OF the war. He : was severely
| wounded at Antietam, and was inca
FACILITATED for eleven months During
| the latter part of his career in this
army Mr.. Burke took part in the bat.
ties of Drury's Bluff, Cold Harbor. Pc.
! tersburg and Fair Cakes. He was one
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-13

Charles w. Chester. who lived at the
corner of Fourth and Prospect streets,
was instantly killed early Friday ev-
ening at the 18th street crossing of
the New York, New Haven railroad.
He was on his way to work to report
at c o'clock as night Waterman. at the
plant of the Warner Arms corpora
ton, whose building is just on the
other side of the crossing. Mr.. Chest
er met his sad end on his 66th birth
day.
The body was discovered at sos
O'Clock by several men who were
walking up the track. One of them
stumbled against something in the
dark and lighting match to find out
what it was discovered the terribly
mangled body of Mr.. Chester
The south bound boat freight, which
when on time is due at $40, was prob
ably the train that struck him as
his watch stopped at Sal: The whole
train had gone over him. rolling the
body along about lao feet. and leav-
ing it so terribly mutilated and dis
membered that parts of the body were
strewn along; the tracks for. some dis
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-13
FIFTH CO. INDOOR
BASEBALL LEADERS.
Manager and Captain Appointed
Team is Being Selected.

In the absence of Captain w. G.
Tarbox, Lieutenant Walter ]. Simpson
presided at the business meeting of the
Fifth company at the armory on Fri
day night. Plans for the masquerade
ball which is to be held jointly by the
Fifth and Third companies and the
Spanish War Veterans were discussed,
and tickets were placed with the
members. Lieutenant Simpson was
appointed manager and Corporal
Kleindeinst captain of the indoor
baseball team. The team is to play
the Athletics at the armory next FRI
day night after drill, and the lineup
for the game is being completed.
Sergeant Britton of Fort H. G..
Wright, Fishers Island, N. Y, was
present and gave the soldiers some
valuable pointers regarding infantry
work. After drill there was lively
indoor baseball game between picked
teams.
Captain Tarbox attended an officers
meeting in Bridgeport Friday evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-13
GERMAN OPINION ON
SINKING OF LUsITANIA.
Authorities on international Law Be-
Iieee IL Was Justifiabie. +'r

Breslau, Germany, Nov. 1.-THE
opinions of twenty-one of the most
prominent German authorities son in.
ternational law, with, few exceptions.
university professors, on the legal
questions involved in the sinking of
the Lusitanfa, have been collected into
one volume, which, is published and
hailed as the consensus of German
opinion. In differing language but
with unanimity the authorities agree
that the act of the submarine was
justified.
AS representative of all twenty-one,
the Koelnische Zeitung selects for pub
LEGATION and approving comment the
opinion of Prof. Max F1eischmann Of
the University of Koenigsberg,, who
has written a comprehensive but con-
else introduction to the book, and ex.
tracts from the opinion Of DIR. Karl
Strupp of Frankfort-on-theM Main.
DR.. Strupp begins by quotations
issued respectively to Lieutenant Allen
of the American ship Argus and to
Captain Stewart, the first advising of
the acknowledgements of attacking the
enemy's commerce, and the second di-
recting the sinking Of English vessels
rescued while en- route to a port as
prizes.
ct cannot be expressed more clear
ly," says Dr.. Strupp, that the North
american government orders the de-
struction of enemy ships when they
cannot be safely brought to a friendly
port"
He then asks the question whether
it is the duty of war vessel to save
the passengers and crew of an enemy
ship, admitting in doing so that ex-
listing rules of International law apply
to submarines. He declares they are
to be suspended when military neces-
sity, or even when serious need, arises.
The commander of a vessel, he says.
must weigh the circumstances, and did
in the Lusitauia case, and decided
rightly that such need did exist for
his little ship before the giant vessel
OF 10000 tons, which might at any
time ram him, and which probably had
concealed cannon on board, and per-
haps even Canadian auxiliary troops"
above ALL" says DR.. Strupp, 1T is
settled that the Lusitania was an aux
Hilary cruiser, subsidized by the Eng
lish government and carried as such
in the English lists, which as a natural
consequence meant that she was no
longer a merchant vessel, but was to
be regarded and treated as vessel of
war"
The submarine commander, continues
DR.. Strupp. did not have to wait until
Eis danger became acute. In case the
destruction of the Lusitania was jus
titled he was under no necessity to take
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-13
SURPRISE VISIT
Made by Alpha Glass. Upon Mrs
=, George F. Tubbs.

Sunday school pleasantly surprised one
of it's members on Friday evening
Mrs George F. Tubbs, at the home of
her mother, Mrs. r. B. S. Washburn.
OF No. 800 West Main street Mr.. and
Mrs sTubbs are to remove to Bridge
which Mrs Walter A. Bussey is presi-
dent, united in the farewell call, at
which they made a gift of linen towels
to her. The presentation was made by
the teacher of the class, Mrs, F. IS.
Young.
( The evening was delightfully."- spent
with music, and refreshments were
served. -
A business meeting was also held
and plans for giving a Christmas din
ner to- some worthy family were made.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-13
PERSONALS

Mrs. Charles T. Potter is at her Mo-
ank bungalow Tor a brief stay.
Frank Caron; of Norwich, was a
business visitor in East Hampton this
week. % sttF
MRS. e. Hoxie Lillibridge of Gem
trail Village, spent day in Norwich
recently. Is
Miss Maude H Gard of Norwich was
entertained recently by Georges Penn
Der at Plainfield.
Harry Hill of Norwich mas. been
visiting at his uncle's. Alfred Hills.
at Central Village.
: Mrs. Bishop and daughter, Doris.
and Miss Gladys Atwood. of Sterling,
We're recent Norwich visitors.
Miss Rose Fournier an dher brother
visited early in the week with their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Tourcott in Almyville.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-13
Incidents In Society

Edison F. Gallaudet has been on a
western trip this week.
Mrs. Austin Huntington of New
York has been in town for a few days.
Bishop Chauncey b. Brewster, VINO
was entertained by Rev. and Mrs. j.
Eldred Brown during his stay in Nor
witch, returned to Hartford Friday.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-13
state Scout Council. Po..poned.

Tho conference. of scout commits
sioners and executives of the state,
to have been held in New Britain,
Wednesday night. has been post
sponed to Wednesday, Noyember IL,
owing to the inability Of certain rep
resentatives to be present.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-13
FUNERALS.
Joseph HuoIaes.

The funeral of Joseph Hughes was
street, Friday afternoon at 1916
o'clock. and burial took place in Maple
wood cemetery. four friends acting as
bearers ~ se
Undertaken Hourigan had charge OF
the arrangements
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-13
Our Annual
: -. Book Sale

which has come to- mean so mueh''to
many is now in progress and will be of
unusual interest to book buyersTas we
have included all classes of books for
all classes of readers and all ages and
priced them at figures that will sure
Iy please you. Some reduced from
$3.50 to Csc, some as low as Sc and
from that up.
There are in this sale hundreds of
volumes suitable for Holiday Gifts and
will save you a lot of money on your
Christmas purchases.
These are all taken from our shelves
and are surely big bargains.
In addition to the above we shall in
elude lot of secondhand books from
local private Libraries that include
many desirable books at a small frae-
ton of their costA
Buy early and get the best.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-13

of retreat for actors. at the Church
of St. 4Malachy. attended sby over 400,
at which the SERMONS. Were preached
by Rev. DR. John Talbot Smith, FREE
quent visitor in Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-13

I Amsterdam, via London. Now ~,
las pss ma semi official despatch
received here from Berlin declares
that the report that two German SUBJ
marines have been sunk in the Straits
of Gibraltar is pure invention.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-13
ceIumbian commandery. Meetina.

At. the Masonic temple on Friday
evening, Columbian comsnandery, No.
4, knights Tenfplar held. stated COM
munication at which there was work
in 1.-The red CROSS degree. 80 re-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-13

The will of former Mayor Edward
w. Hooker of Hartford, an Eastern
Point summer resident was RECORDED
in the probate court Thursday. 1t
directs that all the estate go to Mr..
Hooker's wife, Mrs. Mary Mather
Hooker; zsr.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-13

Groton borough is, having trouble
with it's electric light and water oper-
ating plant because James Brown, the
engineer who has been employed there
since the establishment of the plant,
has been, discharged. ,...