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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
ARGUMENTS BEGUN IN
WoODcUTTING CASE.
Avery VS.. soicer Should Reach Jury
Today in Superior Court.

In the superior court here on We'd
nesday the trial was continued in the
case of Sherwood G. Avery, VINO is
suing Dwight Spicer and George L. In
gals for $1,000 damages on the claim
that Mr.. Ingalls,. who had bought wood
from Mr.. Spicer on a farm in Rozrah,
cut over on to land belonging to Mr.
Avery and removed a large number of
trees from it.
BY the middle of the afternoon both
sides had all their evidence in and
the arguments were begun. All the
other cases assigned for this week
were put forward to next Tuesday, as
it was considered that the case on trial
would occupy all of Thursday.
Court opened at IL o'clock Wednes-
day morning as the attorneys had
been to the home of Dwight Spicer in
Bozrah to take dispositions to be used
in the case, as he was not able to be
in court because of injuries which he
received late last Saturday afternoon,
when he was thrown from his wagon
by an automobile that struck it in
Yantic.
Attorney c. V. James, who with At
tCrney Hadlai A. Hull is counsel for
the defendant, read the deposition of
Mr.. Spicer, and also a deposition from
his mother that had reference to the
boundaries of the land in question and
how it came into the possession of
Dwight Spicer.
Further testimony about the 19-acre
tract of which the boundaries are in
dispute was given by Winfield 5.
Bailey and Lebbeus L. Lathrop, who
told what they knew about the lines
and fences.
William A. Burgess. Walter c. La
throp and Alonzo 1. Pierce were other
witnesses for the defendant. The at
torneys for the defense rested at 2.52
and both sides rested at $40.
Attorney c. w. Comstock made his
first argument for the plaintiff, speak
ing until 40. and was followed by
Attorney c. V. James for the defend
ant, who spoke until the time for court
to adjourn at 4.30.
Attorney James is to conclude his
argument, Attorney Hull is to speak
for the defendant and Attorney Com
stock again for the plaintiff before
Judge William L. Bennett makes his
charge to the jury.
There are two sets of plans made by
different civil engineers, several photo
graphs and a number of deeds for the
| jury to take with them when they re-
tire to the jury room to consider the
| case after the judge has made his
charge.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
SEWER HEARING.
Jointly Held by City and Town Rep
resentatives at Mr.. Del Carlos Re
quest.

There was a hearing held on We'd
nesday afternoon ~ the mayors office
in the town hall on an application by
c. Del Carlo to see IL some way could
not be found by which he can obtain
a way to allow sewage to discharge
into the sewer that has been built by
him that drains the Tanning meadows
The town gave him $1,000 and the city
gave him $500 towards the expense and
now there is objection on the part
of some property owners against al
lowing anything but water to he dis
charged into the sewer, which is en-
tirely covered In.
Mayor Murphy, Civil Engineer G. E.
Pitcher, and Corporation Counsel Jo-
seph T. Tanning, representing the city
and First Selectman Casper K Bailey
and Town Counsel H. H. Pettis partt-
cipated in the joint hearing: The mat
ter was talked over but without com
Ing to any conclusion. 1t is under
stood that an agreement that Mr.. Del
Carlo has signed regarding the use to
which the sewer could be put stands
as a serious obstacle in the way OF
its availability as a general sewer.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
BLUE, RED AND YELLOW
SIGNS ON HIGHWAYS.
Will Show Main Travel Routes And
Indicate Danger Points.

Highway Commissioner Charles j.
Bennett made final arrangements on
Wednesday to begin work on the es-
adjustment of a color route code for
the designation of the main Travelled
highways of the state. The quality
of the paint to be used in the desig-
nation was decided by the commits
stoned Wednesday forenoon, and, be-
ginning next week, employees of the
department will commence the work
of painting the signs and the estab-
lishment of danger signals. The colors
will be blue, red and yellow. The
work will be done under the general
supervision of George f. Hamlin OF
the highway department, who has
har charge of the preparatory work
The supervisors of road construction
will be the local superintendent, the
supervision of each being confined to
his territory in road construction.
graph poles an dother places and
danger signals will be fastened to
posts, about 1000 in all. These sig
nails will be placed at railroad cross
ings ard at cross roads where there
is danger of accident. The officials
of the department will not establish
signs in cities as the departments
jurisdiction is limited totowns But
they will communicate with the off,
Gals of municipalities with the view
Of securing cooperation in the work
of establishing constinuous routes
The system adopted is known as
the tri-color, red designating east
and west routes, blue north and
south, and yellow diagonal or sec
ondary routes. These colors and
their arrangement will conform to
the system of other New England
states. Care will be taken that the
| proposed lines in this state will con-
| meet with the main lines in the ad-
! joining states so that the torist will
have continuous well-defined inter-
state trunk line highways.
In marking the routes it is pro-
posed tc use bands of color about
! eight inches in width on telegraph
and other poles and the end posts OF
ratings. On continuous lengths OF
| road without Intersections bands
will be placed at distances between
poles that will be sufficient to in
| dictate the route. At all intersectine
| roads four poles will be banded or
either side of the intersection tc
clearly direct the travel along tht
| route.
The system of color bands will b.
reinforced with markers in the
posts of arrows and mounted or
| posts at main intersections. These
| markers will be seven inches il
| width enclosing an arrow five inche.
| in width and of the same color a.
/ that which designates the route. The
! name of the next large town will b,
| painted on the sign in four-inch let
| tiers. Where two different route.
| intersect, the pole at the junction
| will be marked by a band of eacI
| color. At this corner will be erected
two or more arrow signs directing
| the tourist
The work of establishing this tri
| color route will be continued by tn
department without interruption
| during the winter.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
DECISION RESERVED ON
PETITION OF HAMBURG OFFICERS
To Have Fine of $3.50 Imposed on Each
for Refusing to Answer Questions.

New York, Dec 8-Decision was re-
served in Brooklyn federal court to-
day on the application of officers of
the Hamburg line and New
York and Bermuda Steamship COM
pany to have revoked a fine of $3.50
imposed on each for refusing to an
ewer questions in a suit 70 recover
$4,000 from each by the Orvig and
the Neptune steamship companies.
After the outbreak of the war these
companies leased two steamers to the
Bermuda line, which sub-leased them
to the Hamburg-American After coal
ing at Philadelphia the vessels were
Managed by fire at the Canary is
lands.
When the action was tried the de-
PENDANTS refused to answer thirteen
questions, among them whether the
coal on the leased vessels was intend
ed for the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
"a German auxiliary cruiser and
whether attaches of the German en-
bassy ordered the vessels to meet the
cruiser at seah. The defendants stood
on their constitutional rights, saying
the government was then prosecuting
the line. Now that the Hamburg
American line has been found guilty
of conspiracy the defendants say they
are willing to answer the questions.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
BEGIN WORK ON
STATE HOSPITAL DAM.
Reservoir Work VIII BE Done by In
mates of Inebriate Farm.

Thursday morning the inmates OF
the inebriate farm at the Norwich
state hospital will commence the con-
Etruction work for the reservoir which
Is to be built at the hospital. For
sumo time past the inmates have been
engaged in removing stones and brush
from the farm.
There are now 4S inmates at the
farm and the act passed by the gen.
eral assembly allows the trustees to
provide additional quarters If deemed
necessary. The matter of providing
accommodations for ten or a dozen
more inmates will be taken up at the
January meeting.
The superintendent states that now
he has a dozen or more applicants on
the waiting list Accommodations may
be made for these applicants by build
ing a slight addition to the dining
room, with dorrnitory quarters above
When the dress rehearsal of the
vaudeville entertainment was giver
last Saturday evening at the annuse-
ment hall ct the hospital, the men al
the inebriate farm were allowed to at
! tend. Though it is a mile from the
! farm dormitory to the main hospital
/ buildings they were allowed to &c
both ways without any attendants and
none took advantage of the confidence
| reposed in them by failing to repor
| back at the farm on time.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
TWO VERDICTS IN COMMON PLEAS
Both of the Accused Found Gulty-Senences for John
Dawgowitz and John A. Cark-One for Breach of
Peace the Other for Non-Support-Busness of Grim
inal Session Concluded.

The juries in two cases in the Grim
inal common pleas court here on We'd
neSday found the accused guilty. When
the second case had been disposed OF
by the announcement of sentence the
criminal court adjourned without day,
having concluded the business of it's
November session, which lasted two
days and included two trials as well as
about 20 other cases, which were dis
posed of in various ways.
When the court came in at 10 o'clock
on Wednesday morning Judge G. B.
Waller gave additional instruction to
the jury in the case against John
Dawgowitz of Stonington, who was ac-
cused of breach of the peace upon his
brother Edward. Tuesday afternoon
the jury had the case for over an hour
and at the time court adjourned for
the day they reported that they had
think they could. Two of the jurors
asked several questions of the judge
on Wednesday morning before the Il
men went back to the jury room and
were answered upon the points upon
which they inquired.
After further elaboration the jury
finally brought in a verdict of guilty
and Judge Waller sentenced John
Dagowitz to pay a fine of SIS and costs,
which amounted in all to $51.4S. The
prisoner secured the money by send
ing word to Stonington and was taken
to dinner by Deputy Sheriff Martin
while he was waiting for the money
to arrive.
Non-Support Case.
The non-support case against
John A. Clark of this city was taken
up in the morning, after the Daw-
gowitz case had been disposed of.
Mr.. Clark, whose attorney was Judge
John H. Barnes, was accused of fail
ing to support his wife and his 13-
year-old son. Mrs. Clark was the first
witness. She testified that they were
married in Athol Mass, in 1901 and
that they came to Norwich in 1905,
living for a long time in TaftVille,
where her husband was in charge of
a station for a telegraph and telephone
company. She said that her husband
abused her and that he deserted her
on July 20, 1913 in Danielson. She
said that she knew Ernest ]. Bossey
and was friendly with him because her
relatives knew relatives of his, but she
denied that there was any wrong-do-
ing between them or that she got let
tiers from him. She also testified that
she had known who Policeman Ed
mund Maloney was since the divorce
suit that her husband brought against
her
After her testimony the state rest
| ed and Attorney Barnes called Mr.
! Clark to the stand as the first wit
ness. He said that he had clothed his
| boy and had him boarding in a good
| family at Taftville at an expense OF
SO a week until Mrs. Clark took the
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09

Farmers say that wild geese are
flying south unusually late.
A Boy Scout organization is being
formed at Andover and the first meet
Ing is planned for Friday night.
New arrival daily of fresh caught
stock at Powers Bros.-adv.
A Coventry young woman, Miss Es-
Their Vinton, is substituting as teacher
at the county home in vernon Tor a
few weeks.
A Lyme man, James Riddle, has
butchered what he considers the larg-
est spring pig thus far this fall,
weight 2S5 pounds.
Artist Everett L. Warren of the
Lyme colony has recently sold a pic
ture. a Lyme snow scene. to the Chi
cago Curb institute.
A New England Boiled Dinner at
Lynchs, SO Franklin street.-adv.
A snowy and rainy Wednesday was
not to the merchants taste, but a
clear, fine Saturday is promised, to
help their holiday trade.
The fact that no more logwood can
be brought to this country from ia
maica is adding to the perplexities of
textile manufacturers hereabouts.
The recent sale and supper held by
the Ladies' Aid society of Trinity
Methodist church, of which Mrs. Cos
tello Lippitt is president, cleared over
$S5.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09

boy away He said he is willing to
take care of the boy. Mr.. Clark told
of finding some letters that were from
Ernest J. Bossey and they were in a
bureau drawer used by himself and
his wife. Some of the letters were
read by Judge Barnes. They had much
to say about love.
Mr.. Clark said he asked his wife
about the letters and she answered,
You ought to see what I wrote back
to Bossey." She admitted to him, he
said, that she had met Bossey casually.
The husband testified that he had tried
to get a divorce, but had been denied
and there is now case pending.
William H. Reynolds of Danielson
was the next witness. He testified to
a man named James Shea, prompt
err coming to the Clark home at Taft
vile, when they kept boarders, and
remaining night. Edmund Maloney,
a Norwich policeman, gave testimony
to the effect that he had seen Mrs.
Clark and Bossey walking on the East
Side and had also seen James Shea
in 1906 or 1907 putting Mrs. Clark
aboard a car late at night on North
Main street.
! Mrs. James Kent of Taftville testi-
fed that one day when the Clarks
We're living at her home at Danielson,
where they lived for Il week, she heard
| torn and her lip cut, while Mr.. and
! Mrs. Clark were in a room.
On cross examination by Attorney
| Whittlesey, Mr. Clark admitted that
| he had signed a paper in which he
retracted any statements he had made
| derogatory to his wife'S character.
| George w. Kent of DanielSon, son
of Mrs. Kent, a previous witness. cor
roborated his mother, that Mr.. Clark
| had occupied a room at the Kent home
| in Danielson only one night while
| the Clarks were staying there. Judge
| Barnes showed this witness paper
| that Kent had signed in which he
stated that Mr.. Clark occupied a room
| with him for week. Mr.. Kent ad-
nitted that he had signed this, but
| said that he had done it because he
was asked TO do so.
| Mr.. Clark was recalled to the stand
and said that he had not lived with
| his wife since the time they were in
| Danielson on July II, 1918 Mr.. Bos-
| sey was in the court room and was
| identified by one of the witnesses.
| After the arguments by Attorney
| Barnes and Attorney WhittleSey were
made and the judges charge given, the
| jury received the case at 800. Shortly
| after 1 o'clock they returned with q
verdict of guilty.
Judge Waller made the sentence SO
! days in Jail or in lieu thereof for Mr.
| Clark to furnish a bond to pay So pei
week for year for support.
| The attorney for Mr.. Clark stated
| after court that Mr.. Clark would fur
nish the bond.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
SHIPMENT OF PRoJEcTILES
FOR FORT WRIGHT
Second Large Consignment In Past
Two Weeks.

Another large shipment Of projec-
tiles for Fort H. G. Wright, Fishers
Island, arrived in New London on
Wednesday morning bl freight. Three
carloads were transported to the gov
eminent wharf and taken to the fort
on the government transports. This
is the second large shipment of wal
munitions in the past two weeks.
While the projectiles were being
taken from the freight yard to the
government wharf over 100 tons of
miscellaneous supplies were being
transported from the Chelsea wharf
to the government wharf. These sup
plies were consigned to Forts Wright
and Terry and were taken there on
the government steamers.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
LETTER TO RELATIVES
OF STATE HOSPITAL PATIENTS
Reminding Them of Opportunities for
Remembering Christmas Season.

tainment will probably be carried out
at the state hospital Christmas. The
usual letter has been sent to relatives
and friends of the inmates. The en-
tertainment programme has not yet
been arranged, but it is planned to
have large Christmas trees in the main
hall. In the smaller halls there will
also be Christmas trees. In past years
relatives and friends of the inmates
have cooperated generously with the
hospital i'll providing Christmas gifts.
Where none is provided by the rela-
tives or friends the hospital provides
one. The entertainment will be held
on Christmas eve
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
PERSONALS

Miss Edna Owen of Colchester has
been a Norwich visitor.
Alexander Sharp has been in New
York this week on brief business
trip.
Mrs. George Gay has returned to
Hadlyme from visit with relatives in
Montville.
Mrs. William t. Ward and Miss
Mary G. Ward are spending a few
days in Providence, r. I.
Mrs. Charles E. Briggs has returned
from a two weeks visit with relatives
in Providence and Westerly.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Reynolds. Mrs.
H. L. Reynolds, Miss Harriet Reynolds
and Miss May Harding of Hamburg
were recent Norwich visitors.
Robert Pickett of Willimantic has
been engaged as violinist at the En-
pire theatre, New London. He will
commence his duties next Monday.
William Barraclough, a patient at
Backus hospital, Norwich, for several
weeks, suffering from blood poisoning.
has been discharged and has returned
to his home in Mystic.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
THREE GO TO JAIL
FROM POLICE COURT
Man and Woman Were Found Sleep
ing in Rencoop.

On the charge OF intoxication. Peter
McNey, "a. a Spanish War veteran,
and Mrs. Abbie Gilbert were SEN
fenced to serve u days in jail at the
session of the city court On Wednes-
day morning. The couple were found
by the police in a hencoop near Mt.
were wrapped in a blanket, and it is
said that their talk was of the vilest
kind.
Henry P. Ahearn. another veteran of
the Spanish American war, was given
Is days in 5an. He was discharged
from Jail on Tuesday, but succeeded in
making a quick return.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
HOUSING CO. OPTIONS
Held on Two Tracts of Land for More
Buildings.

The Norwich Housing company,
which has under construction at
Thamesville the first elk of the TWEEN
ty two-family houses that it is to
build. has options on two other tracts
of land which it is expected may soon
be closed and that construction work
OH these other tracts will then begin.
The land in Thamesville on Spring
Garden avenue was bought from the
Norwich Land Improvement company
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
WEDDING.
Hoxie-Ciarke.

At Lebanon on Wednesday afternoon
Myron Joseph Hoxie of that place and
Miss Gladys Nina Clarke of Liberty
Hill were united in marriage by Rev.
Holm A. Campbell The ceremony
was performed at the parsonage at
2.30, and the bridal couple left on a
honeymoon trip to Worcester, Ansonia
and New Britain. The bride wore a
gown of blue serge with fur trimming
and black hat with bluep lumes.
The groom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. A. Hoxie and the bride is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Henry
Clarke. She was formerly a school
teacher in Lebanon for about three
years.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09

Miss Roxana Bowen, daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Winthro
Bowen, Woodstock summer residents
gave a luncheon yesterday at he
home, No. East Sixty third street
New York, for Miss Ethel Horne
Simmons, debutante daughter of MI
and Mrs. Charles H. Simmons, Stoning
ton summer residents
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
Incidents In Society

Mrs. Oliver L. Johnson of Union
street has been several days in Sara
toga, y. Y.
The Monday Afternoon Whist club
met this week with Mrs. Joseph w.
Gilbert of Williams street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur H. Gates and
Miss Helen Gates of New Haven were
recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. William
T. Crandall of Mckinley avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Shepard and
children. Francis and Margaret, of New
York have left town after visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick T. Sayles OF
Washington street.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
Fourth Birthday

Miss Mildred Parker entertained a
few of her friends on Tuesday after
noon in honor of her fourth birthday.
Games were played and refreshments
served. There was a birthday cake
with four candles. The prize of the
peanut hunt was won by Elizabeth
Boynton. Those present were Mildred
Parker, Edith Budzeck, Ruthie Min
chart, Elizabeth Boynton, Arthur
Parker. Frank Ludlow, Edward Nine
hart and Howard Parker.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
Married IS Years,

Wednesday was the twenty-f fifth
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs,
Frank S. Clark of Williams street,
New London. Mr.. and Mrs. Clark OBJ
served the anniversary informally
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark were married
by Rev. Philip A. NordelI, D. D., pastor
of the First Baptist church. Mrs. Clark
was Miss Gussie Branch of New Lon
don. Mr. Clark has been employed
by a State street drygoods firm for
many years.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
THEFT OF OVERCOAT
Charged Against Dennis ONeiI-coaS
Sold for IS Cents.

Dennis O'Neil, about 26, was arrested
Wednesday night about 9 o'clock at
Mrs. Ida Kings boarding house on
Main street and was charged with the
theft of an overcoat earlier in the
evening.
Sergeant Kane made the arrest after
it had been found where the coat had
been sold at a West Side secondhand
store for Is cents, and the police were
satisfied that it was O'Neil who had
stolen the coat from the King house.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
RECRUITMENT or
THE SERBIAN ARMY
Arrangements Made BY British and
French Governments.

London, Dec. 9. 200 a. ma des-
patch to The Times from Saloniki
dated Monday says the British and
French governments early arranged
for the reequipment of the Serbian
army, the main body of which has
taken refuge in Albania and that the
first instalment of the supplies ar
rived in Albania some days ago.
The correspondent adds that a por-
ton of the retreating Serbians have
reached Euirus, Greece, by skirting
the eastern shore of Lake Ochrida-
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
CANADIAN SOLDIER SENT
TO CHESHIRE REFoRMAToRY
For a Serious offense Against a Is
Year-Old Girl.

Hartford, Conn, Dec. s.-James
Hussher, a Canadian soldier who WAS
in the campaign with the allies at the
Dardaneiles, was today sent TO the
Cheshire refcrmatory for q serious Of
Tense against 15-year-old girl
Hussher is p. He and the girl, a
Granddaughter OF tire woman with
whom he boarded IN this city, went
away together October 10. He was
arrested in Worcester, Mass. He
pleaded guilty today.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
At Rivers and Harbors MEETING.

J. T. Cruttenden of Mantle, vice
president of the state chamber of
commerce. and Maj Frank II. John
ston of New Britain have gone to
Washington for the national rivers and
harbors congress. Major Johnston is
a vice President of the congress.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-09
Mayor Too Busy to Attend Congress.

Mayor T G. Murphy who had been
elected to represent the city at the
18th annual convention of the national
rivers and harbors congress to be held
at Washington. d. c., Friday and Sat
u-day of This week, has found that he
will be arabIe to make the trip. The
accumulation of municipal and person.
al hua:nces iiiat he finds ahead of him
makes It impossible to get away az
tits tine