Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-04

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City. clerk. Thomas P. Ryan: assist
ant city clerk, Joseph st. Jean; cor
poration counsel. Charles L. Torrey; 4
prosecuting attorney, Eric H. Johnson, 4
assistant prosecuting attorney. Ernest /
c. Morse president Of the council, /
Joseph LaPalme; city engineer, George /
w. Perry; superintendent of streets, |
Frederick Dumas; chief of the IRE de-
partment, c. d. Arnold; first assistant. /
Alphonse Bourcier; second assistant, /
Joseph Ryan: sergeant Of police. Julius |
Cordier; patrolman, Hildage Brodeur;
health officer. DR.. >Omer Larue; board |
Of health. DR.. ]. j. Russell DR.. Ed I.
ward +. Perry. DR.. Marguerite J. Bai- |
lard. Mrs. W. F. Rafferty,, Mrs. Eugene |
Dercsier; superintendent of fire alarm |
John B. Daigle; member of board Of /
water commissioners. ]. Herbert |
Smith.
Joseph Ryan, who was appointed
chief of police. resigned as democratic
member of the common council from
the Second ward. His successor viii |
be elected at a meeting of the common
council this evening, and it is said that |
Charles Miron will be the choice.
Republican City cour Judge Again.
Monday was a great day for chang
es and rumors of changes in regard to |
political offices in Putnam. It mark
ed the advent of the democratic ma
jority into power in the common
council and change of judges of
the city court, but in this latter trans
action the democrats did not figure.
Monday morning Judge Mahlon H.
Geissler, who las been filling the
office of judge for more than a year.
retired and administered the oath of
office to his successor, Judge L. H.
Fuller. republican. who comes back
to his former position after an abb
sence of two years, during part of
which Judge j. Harry Mann. demo-
crat, filed the. place. The appoint
merit of judge Of the, city court rests
with the legislature and Judge Full
ler's appointment is for a team OF
two FEARS.
Crowds at Theater.
|, Hundreds who saw the Birth Of A
Nation for the first time at the Brad
leg theater Monday afternoon and ey-.
eping did what every other audience
and all of the millions Of people who
have heretofore seen 1t have lorier-
proclaimed it an extraordinary screen
production and fully meriting all the
praise that has been showered upon
it. The picture was given complete
her8 Parts that were. censored out
OF the picture following protests to
officials of some of the larger cities
Were shown here and added to he in
terest and completeness of story
that is remarkable in its conception
and production. An orchestra OF
| u1ore than a dozen trained musicians
playing the special music written for
the picture added greatly to the effect
Of the production. There were some
in the audience whose emotions were
SO touched by the stirring scenes as
tc cause them to shed tears and one
wllite-Ls.ired old lady who had the
hor1 ors OF war wildly recalled to her
mind and the loss of relatives brought
back to her mind left after
the great battle scene.
The majority wso saw the picture
| thoroughly enjoyed 1t, however. and
enthusiastically acclaimed the Ku
| Klux Khan and the marvellous rides of
the daring horsemen.
installation Of L'Union ST. Jean Of
ficers.
Attorney Henri Ledous, president of
the Union st. John Baptist, at Nash
va, N. H, installed the officers of
fist. and the officers of the Ladies'
auxiliary, Council Laconcorde, in st.
Johns hall, Providence street, Sun
day. The occasion brought together
large numbers of the members of the
organization in this city and promin-
ent members resident in surrounding
towns. DR.. L. L. NORM of. Danieison
acted as master of ceremonies. Among
those who addressed the gathering
were Attorney Ledoux, DR.. Larue of
1 s.
vile, J. Lamoureux, North Grosvenr-
dale. Ladies contributed severalc mu-
| steal numbers.
Officers of Theft Detecting Society.
Following are the officers of the
Putnam Theft Detecting society for
1915, elected at a meeting held in The
Patriot office, Saturday afternoon:
| President, David E. Clark; vice presi-
dent, Lewis F. Battey; clerk and
fr.eo -
Edwin L. Wood; executive committee,
e. e. Torrey, Arthur Tourtelotte,
Franklin w. Perry. c, E. Pierce. Har-
riman L. Davis; pursuers, e. e. Tor
rey. Leverett G. Burrill. Clarence e.
Pierce, Arthur ] Shippee, Fremont S..
Bruce, Charles Clemens; auditors, Ar
thur Tourtelotte, Lewis F. Battey,
Randolph L. Billiard.
Heroic Act of Harold S. corbin.
Harold s. Ccrbin, night police re-
porter on Worcester's leading paper
| and at one time city editor of The
Observer here, figured in a heroic role
| at the Putnam Thurston fire in Wor-
cester. His own paper had the fol-
| lowing to say on Monday relative to
| his disregard for danger In his effort
| to aid others: When the fire broke
out Harold S. Cofbin was one of the
| first on the scene in answer to the
alarm Corbin rushed into the smoke
ally aided police clearing upper floors
Of inmates. His work was especially
dangerous, as there were times when
| the veterans were forced to retreat
before sitting smoke. He aided in
taking several of the rescued people
out OF the danger zone.
| City Notes.
L. o. Williams has been spending
a few days with relatives at Gayville
VT.
/ Harry Morse, who is i'll at the home
/ of Marshall Kenyon was reported on
| Monday as improved.
John C. Skinner of New London was
8. visitor with friends in Danielsen on
| Monday. .ss4
| Hyde Smith goes to Westerly today
! to icnsirl for a few days.
| Frank v. Miller of Manchester r..
r., called on friends in Danielson on
Monday.
Meridens-By the win of Philip