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Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
Had Fair Luck. Duck. Shooting

After spending ten days duck shoot
ing at Pea Island, in Pamlico sound,
North Carolina, Mr.. and Mrs. Horatio
Bigelow and Horatio Bigelow, Jr.. re-
turned home on Tuesday. With the
party was Mr.. Bigelow's cousin, DIR.
Henry Bigelo1v, OF Boston. Success In
duck shooting there depends largely on
the wind, and the west wind generally
brings good luck. There was only one
day when the wind was west, and on
that day the party bagged 100 birds.
They got ducks on other days, but in
smaller numbers
a. number of ducks were sent home
and friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. Bigelow
were remembered rs usual. This was
Horatio, IRIS, first experience in duck
shooting, and he succeeded in baggine
several Of the birds.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
NOTICE
To Whom II May coneern:-

To Whom IL May Coneern:-
Notice is hereby given that on Jan
uary list, 1916, Joseph Hall, formerly
one of the firm of Hail Bros, WOODEN
manufacturers, with their principal
Office located at Nos. 20 and 81 Com
merce Street, Norwich, Connecticut,
Withdrew from said partnership, and
from said date forward is no longer
a partner of said firm, and that on
said January list, 1916, Frank p. Hall
and Otis 3. Hall became members of
the firm of Hall Bros. and that said
partnership will continue doing bus-
mess under the name of Hall Bros,
with it's office located at Nos. 20 and
81 Commerce Street, the members of
the firm from January list, 1916, being
Benjamin Hall, Betsey G. Hall, George
e. Hall, Frank 3. Hall and Otis 3.
Hall.
Dated at Norwich, this the Itch day
of January, 1916.
HALL BIOS.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
SURVEY or SCHOOLS
TO DETERMINE CAPACITY.
School Boards Want TO Be Prepared to
Accommodate More Children.


At its meeting on Tuesday evening
one of the matters taken into copsid-
Grafton by the town school board was
the probable increase Of school chill
dren which viii be brought about by
the arrival in town of workers in the
Hopkins g. Allen factory. Steps were
taken to enable the board to know just
what it can do in providing for more
school children and a survey of the
school buildings Is to be made to as
certain where and Just how many
more can be accommodated in the va
rious school buildings.
This information will be gotten to-
gether by Supt z. ]. Graham, who Ii
expected to have it soon available for
the use of the school board.
For the instruction Of the board.
Town Counsel H. H. Pettis has been
upon the part that the town has to
bear in the matter of medical inspec.
ton in the schools. 1t is expected that
this will be received before the week
is out.
The request of Miss Eliza B. Doll
beare for leave of absence for year
was granted. She is a teacher in the
third and fourth grades at Mt. Pleas
ant street school. Miss May Powers.
teacher in the sixth grade at Broad
way school, presented her resignation.
which was accepted. to go into effect
on Feb. LIST.
Superintendent Graham reported to
the board that the citizenship class,
which started on Tuesday evening in
Broadway school with Mrs. John
Kulzla as teacher, had 16 members and
was beginning with a good interest.
He also made report of the starting of
| the sewing class, which meets on
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday even
| ings, and also has 16 members. Miss
Vilette Peck is the teacher.
The board has decided to improve
| the manual training room at the
Greeneville school by putting in cleo
| trio lights there
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
sTEALER or FUR COATS
GOES TO REFoRMAToRy
Pleads Guilty 70 Breaking Into Gar
asss--WhIttrsdas Trial Set for Nsxt


After the Jury IN the superior court
here on wednesday morning had re-
tired to consider their verdict in the
case OF the state against Thomas Logis
Of Norwich Town, State Attorney Had
lai A. HUI had John Wizziskio, n. put
The man was accused OF breaking
into garages in New London Hwned BY
William w. Kennedy and Lncius e.
Wilton. The breaking and snterfng
was on Oct. 81 and-two fur coats were
wizzisixio pleaded guilty ana he was
sentenoed to the state refornatory.
Attorney Keefe made a plea for the
young man, whose right name is Mar
shall Greieck. His mother IL in Phil
adsiphia. Re is hopefui that she win
have brought him into.
After the verdict In the I>ogis case
had been received In the afternoon,
Judge William T.. Bennett inquired Of
the state attorney II he had any more
business for the court that day. Major
Hull stated that he was all ready to
proceed with the trial of the case OF
the state against Walter J. Whittredge
Of this city, who IL accused OF as
sault with intent to kin A. 8. spaul-
Attorney c. w. comstock, who has
been called into the case with -Attor-
ney Joseph 7. Cunningham as attor-
ney for the accused. addressed the
court and said he needed more time
in which to confer with his client, az
he had only been called into the case
on Monday and he had been away
from town all day Tuesday on bus.
mess and in addition to this he was
sick with the grip and physically un-
able at present to proceed with the
trial. He said that he ought to be IL
bed and he needed plenty Of time tc
recuperate from his Illness SO that he
wouldn't want to have the trial coms
on before the last OF next week.
Judge Bennett Inquired of the STATE
attorney II the states case would bt
pre5udiced by delay and the state at.
torney answered that he had his wit.
nesses all here and there were othel
trials that were being delayed by tbs
Illnesses of attorneys.
The Judge said he would set the tria
for Thursday, the Goth, and IL At.
torney Comstock were not able by tina
time to try the case, some other attor,
| ney would have to be secured.
| Court adjourned at about $50, thu
| jury being excused until the mex
morning at 10 o'clock.
| The state attorney informed tn,
court that he would have some bus
mess for court in the morning.
| He had q conference with the wit
nesses in the Whittredge case in hi
private room after court adjourned
Witnesses IN the case against Charlie
CaSweil. accused of the theft OF poul
try In Ledyard, were In court durinl
the day, but the state attorney said h
| could not tell Wednesday afternoo,
what would be the case to be broueh
up for trial this morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13

From ths ExpsrIsnes e Norwich
People.

We are fortunate indeed to be able
to profit by the experience of our
neishbors. The public utterancss OF
Norwich residents on the Following
subject win interest and benefit many
Of our readers. Read this statement.
No better proof can be had.
Mrs. Jared Hewitt. Palmer St. Nor
witch. says: For several months /
was bothered by pains across the small
Of my back ana from other symptoms
knew that my kidneys were at fault
and 1 got box Of Doan's Kidney PMS
at N. D. SEWN 4 SONS Drug store.
Soon AFTER using them. the pain in
my back disappeared and my health
improvsd."
Price Soc, at an dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kinney remedy-set
Doan's kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs.. Hswift had. Foster-Milburn Co,
Props. Buffalo. N. z.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
FUNERALS.
Helen Zarember.

The funeral of Helen, infant daugh-
ter of Rarely and Helen Zarenber, Of
No. 314 West Thames street, was held
Wednesday morning at IL o'clock, and
burial took place in St. Mary's ceme-
terry. The child died on Tuesday at
the age of 4 months and days.
Undertakes Cummings and Ring had
charge of the funeral arrangements.
Charles Serling.
The death of Charles Serling, 81, oc-
CURED in this city on Jan. 7th at his
home, No. 255 West Main street, after
a brief illness with nephritis. He was
born in Yolovko, Russia, but had lived
here number of years. Burial was in
the Brothers Of Joseph cemetery at
Brewsters Neck.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
HEIRS WILL NOT
CONTEST LEARNED WILL.
Former New London Banker Left Es.
tate Approaching $4,000.

The will of Walter L. Learned, late
treasurer of Savings Bank of New Lon
don, has been admitted to probate. II
was anticipated that the admission OF
the will would be contested, but be-
cause OF an agreement having been
reached between the beneficiaries and
heirs a formal appeal only was taken
by counsel for heirs, this being done
for the purpose of allowing the
executors to arrange for the payment
of the bequcsts at once.
Judge Alfred Colt, one of the exc
cutors and trustees under the will
stated to the court that the estate
would probably total from $125, 0OO
to $4,000. Public requests include
$4,000 to the public library, $4,000
for the childrens department in the
same institution and $1,000 to the city
OF New London, the income to be used
for the maintenance Of Fairgrounds
Specific requests to individuals total
$3s,G0G.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
l-lli. n y v 3 ~ HAL VI 49,
PERSONALS.

C. Harding Ravens of Norwich was
in Hamburg early in the week.
Miss Margaret z. Olsen has returned
after paying weeks visit to Roxbury,
Mass.
George Goss. Jr. and Ira Chappell
of New London were visitors in Nor
witch Tuesday evening.
Miss Harriet Bishop Brown Of Hart
ford has been spending a few days
with friends in Gales Ferry.
Miss EIecla Wilbur of Norwich, who
has been visiting In Woodbridge for
the past week. returned home Tues
day.
Fred Cruthers and Master Percy
Cruthers. sons of Mr.. and Mrs Albert
q. Cruthers OF $50 Washington street
have been confined to their home for
the past week with the grip and
malaria.
Raymond Gavitt, who has been act
ing as manager Of the Mohican COM
pany's store at Norwich for the past
two weeks. has resumed his duties as
receiving clerk at the company's New
London store.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
TAKEN TO SERVE
TERMS IN WETHERsFIELD
Four Go From Norwich Jail and Five
From New London.

Nine prisoners from the county jails
in this city and New London were
taken to the state prison at Wethers-
Sidney A. Brown and Deputy Sheriff
]. H. Tubbs. The prisoners from the
local county Jail and their sentences
were as follows:
Louis Sternlib, sentenced to three
to five years for conspiracy; Samuel
Golumb two to four years for con-
spiracy; Michael Golumb. one to three
years for stealing iron and Ernest
Rocklow, two to four years for stealing
jewelry.
Those from the New London jail
We're: Abraham Speaker, Max Flu
genbaum and Joseph Green, one year
to Is months for pocket picking;
Qwong Ming, five to eight years for an
Indecent assault on the Snitlxin girl in
New London; Joseph Brown, four to
ten years for indecent assault on a
little boy.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
COMPENSATION FOR
RIGHT HAND INJURED,


In the case. Of Frank Lulxowski Of
154 Central avenue who was a claim
ant against the Shetucket company in
a w0rkman's compensation matter,
matter, Compensation Commissioner
James J. Donohue has made finding
and award that the company shall pay
to the claimant compensation for So
2-3 weeks, IA weeks of which have al
ready been paid up to Dec. II, 1915,
leaving balance of 40 rs weeks,
together with the medical, surgical and
hospital services rendered necessary
because of said injuries.
The compensation thus awarded is
figured on the following basis: Dis
ability for injury to index finger 3
finger 80 weeks; specific injury two
thirds, loss of ring finger 16 2-3
weeks. Total 81 2-3 weeks. Compen-
satien paid for IA weeks. Balance Of
compensation due. 40 rs weeks.
On Aug. 80, 1915, while in the en-
ploy of the respondent, claimant sus-
tanned q personal injury by having his
right hand caught in the blades of a
fan in the dye house of the Shetucket
company. His average weekly wages
were not in excess of SO.
By the terms of voluntary agree
ment employee was to receive compen-
sation at the rate of SIS weekly DUR
ing disability, together with the medi-
cal, surgical and hospital services
provided in Section 7.
It was found that the claimant had
received injuries to the index. middle
and ring fingers of the right hand and
also decorations on the back of the
hand. destroying the tendons in the
middle finger and partially in the ring
! finger: which injuries have resulted In
the complete and permanent loss OF
the use of the middle finger and two
thirds of the ring finger
1t was also found that the injury
to the index finger, considered apart
from the specific injuries to the mid
die and ring fingers, has caused a
disability extending over period OF
Height weeks =
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
BUYS ANOTHER FRANKLIN ST. PLOT
Hopkins & Allen Co Purchases Lot In Rear Of Budick
Property Had Lease With Option Of Purchase
Gives Ownership of Solid Block of Land Between
Franklin and Chestnut Sta

The Hopkins & Allen Arms CO.
bought another piece Of Franklin
street land CD Wednesday, the deeds
being recorded for the company late in
the afternoon by Attorney Edwin w.
Higgins.
The land bought is q plot belonging
to Mrs Ida M. Underwood and is in
the rear of the so-called Burdick prop
erty already bought by the company.
They had lease on the Underwood
plot with an option of purchase which
they exercised on Wednesday.
The purchase includes tho 1S In foot
lane running from Franklin street Just
north of the present main factory
building This laneway runs back to
a plot about ia Ia feet deep and
about 100 feet in width.
AS part of the new firing range
which the company Is erecting would
extend onto this plot. the company de-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13

cided to exercise it's option of pur-
chase instead of merely controlling it
by lease. BY this acquisition the
Hopkins and Allen Arms company now
has the absolute ownership Of all the
land from Willow street northeray
along Franklin street as far as Harvey
lane and northerly along Chestnut
street up to and including the former
factor OF the nickel works.
The work of driving the piles upon
which the foundation for the firing
range will be placed is proceeding
steadily through the day and night and
carpenters are already at work maxi
ing the concrete forms that will be
used for the building so that as soon
as tho foundations are placed there
will be the least possible delay In go-
ing ahead with the rest of the building,
which it has been stated is to be COM
pleted by the first Of March.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
WILL BUILD ON
II WASHINGTON STREET
L. J. Storrs and William r. Hill Buy
Good Sized Plot.

L. ]. Storrs of Mansfield, who has
associated himself with William, +.
Hill has purchased the property known
as No. 81 Washington street, which
was owned Jointly by Isaac S. Jones
and the estate of S. NJ. Story.
This property Is near the corner of
School and Washington streets and
has on it frame dwelling house
which has been occupied by NJ. NJ.
Hitchon and family. It is proposed to
convert this house into a modern two
family house and to build three decker
apartment houses on the rest Of the
property.
The 800 feet Of frontage of Wash
ington and School streets. with depth
between the streets of $50 feet gives
room for several houses of the type
that is contemplated though. 1t is not
determined yet how many there will
be.
Mr.. Storrs, who is associated with
Mr.. Hill, the deal having been made
on Tuesday. is president and treas
urer of the Willimantic Lumber &
Coal company and a director of the
Willimantic Trust company He is
Judge of probate of Mansfield
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
Governor Has Approved RiIIs.

Governor Marcus H. Hclcomb has
approved the following bills: Norwich
State hospital for the month of De-
cember, $s,230.67; care Of patients at
the Inebriates' farm for December.
s570.50. ST. Joseph's hospital of
81. zoe
The governor approved q requisition
Of the adiutant general and acting
chief quartermaster on the comptrol-
Ter for 81, 1880 for the completion of
the Branford armofy.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
HORSE FELL ovERBoARp
AND WAS DROWNED
Backed Of Dock When Philip Sacks
Lost Control.

About s.15 o'clock Wednesday after
noon, q horse belonging to Philip
Sacks junk dealer. of No. 23 Forest
street, was drowned in the harbor
when the express wagon to which it
was attached went over the dock in
front of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford Railroad freigilt house.
Mr.. Sacks was on the seat and was
endeavoring to back the horse around
when h eiost control OF the anirnal and
the wagon went overheard. Mr..
ting. The horse was pulled under by
the weight OF the wagon, and was
drowned.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
SOME CREDITORS OBJECT
TO COMPROMISE.
In Max Rabinovitch Bankruptcy
Others Agree to 80 f-3 Per Cent.

A hearing in the bankruptcy Of Max
Rabinovitch before referee Thomas NJ
Shields, to discuss whether the cred
itors should accept a settlement of
33 Ia per cent. was postponed from
Tuesday until next week Tuesday. A
majority Of the creditors have already
filed their written consent to the COM
promise. but there are several others
including the trustees, who is attorney
v. p. A. Quinn, who are objecting to
creditors on the grounds that the
bankrupt has committed acts that give
the ma ground for objection. Among
these are Beckenstein & Taylor Sol
ONION Brothers and Siegal g. Siegal.
The Illness OF an attorney in the
week.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
FOURTEEN KILLED IN TRAIN
WREek NEAR BRANDON, MAN.
Stuck Train Crashed Ifto Rear OF a
Snew Clearing Train.

Brandon, Man, Jan. 12.-Fourteen
man were killed and nearly forty 9th
ers were injured, several seriously,
when q stock train crashed into the
rear Of o. snow clearing train mile
east Of here today. Virtually all the
victims were laborerg Of foreign birth
ana were IN the caboose OF the snow
plow train. Many Of the injured
brought to a Brandon hospital were
suffering from the intense cold and ii
Was said several of them probably
would die.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
univ.rsalIs. SUNDAY School Officer.

Cdt~SFSdtioI SuH1ay SCuoot OHUcef8s
At the session of the Universalist
Sunday school on Sunday books were
presented the following for perfect at
tendance during 1915: Misses Ruth
Beebe, Agnes Gebrath, Bertrice Green,
Hazel Maynard and Roy w. Walker,
Robert Chapman, Frank L. Crowell, J.
Harold Cobb and Alfred W. Young.
Offlcers were elected at the annual
meeting OF the school, which was held
on Monday evening. The officers
elected are as follows: Superintendent.
E. A. Tracy; assistant superintendent.
Sumner w. Armstrong; secretary, Miss
Jessie e. Hill; treasurer George A..
Keppler; librarian, s. Howard Mead !;
chorister Miss Mary e. Rogers; SUI
perintendent Of the home department,
Mrs. Fred g. Young; superintendent
of the cradle roll Mrs. Joseph r.
Cobb
Fred s. Young. who has been assist
ant superintendent for six years past,
declined a reelection.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
OBITUARY.
Mrs. John Holland.


Sophia Augusta, widow of John Hol-
land, died at her home, No. 374 West
Main street, Wednesday afternoon
about 2.30 o'clock after an illness of
some duration.
Mrs. Holland, who was Sophia Au-
gusta Roath, was born in Preston 81
years ago and was the daughter of
George Fl. and Mehitable Smith Roath.
She was twice married, her first hus-
band being Charles L. Swain After
his death she was united in marriage
with John Holland, whose death oc-
CURED some time ago. Surviving are
seven children, as follows:
Charles D. Swain, Clinton; George
Swain, Mystic; Mrs. Harriet Rathbone,
Providence; Mrs. Walter Armstrong
and Mrs. Ezra Huntley, Norwich; Mrs.
John Benton, Willimantic and Miss
Lillian Holland Of this city.
James DonnelIy.
After an illness of seven months,
James Donnelly, a resident of this
home, No. 81 Happy street, on We'd
nesday, about noon. Mr.. Donnelly
leaves two sons Michael Donnelly of
this city and John Donnelly of New
Haven, and two daughters, Mrs. Pat
rick Hayes of Norwood, Mass, and
Miss Mary Donnelly of this city.
Mr.. Donnelly was well known to
many local residents and his death
is deeply regretted by all who know
him.
John r. Wright.
The death of John F. Wright OF
Voluntown occurred on Jan. 18th in
this city from stomach and liver trou-
Bile. He was painter by occupation
and was born in Voluntown on June "a
1866, the son OF Daniel Wright and
Marinda Adams. He is survived by
his wife.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
STATE GRANGE CHOOSES
THIS YEARS OFFICERS
Charles r. Davis Of Middfetown Wor-
thy Master-Ledyard Woman Elect
ed Flora.

The following officers were elected
at the session Of the state grange In
Hartford on Wednesday:
Worthy master, Charles r. Davis
Middleto~n; overseer, y. e. Brakeman
Oronoque; lecturer, Allen c. Cook
Pennington; steward, F. A. Candee
Naugatuck: assistant steward, Mrs
Ives. Meriden; chaplain, Rev. J. H
Hoyt,. New Canaan: treasurer, N. S
Pratt, New Haven; secretary, H. E.
Loomis, Glastonbury; gate keeper, w
F. Clark, Lyme; Ceres. Miss G. A
Wheeler, Storrs; Pomona, Ida Davis
Collinsville; Flora, Martha c. Allyn
Ledyard.
The convention will close today
(Thursday)
Norwich grange is represented al
the state meeting by County Agent
r. c. Warner, Woodbury. o. Rogers
and Mrs. Maud E. Bliss
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
MISS NJ. c. AIDES

HAIR. FACE, SCALP sPEciALisr
Advances Spring Hair styles are new
being shown by Miss Adde'S. Every.
thing for tbs hair.
SO6 Main street--Nexf 10 Ghelsear BanlE.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
THE |. |. CHAPMAN co.
IL Bath Street. Norwich. CT.


The Annual Meeting OF the Foltcy-
holders of the New LcQdcn County Mu-
held at the office OF the Company. nos.
1891 Broadway, Norwich, Connecticut.
on Tuesday. Jan. 18th. 1915. et > p. m.,
to
(a) To act upon the usual annual
reports.
(b) To elect four Directors for a
term of three years. each.
(c) To. transact any othGr b1gfugas
proper to come before said meeting.
W =. LESTER, Secretary.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
judge Barnes Deputy Coroner.

While Coroner Franklin II. Brown is
Eonfned to the house by illness with
the grip, Judge John H. Barnes has
been appointed deputy coroner.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13

#estville.-The ice crop is beginning
to look good to the Bethany farmers
house filled. The ice was nine inches
thick
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
First Florida strawberrie..

Strawberries, the first of the sea-
SON, coming from Galloway, Fla, were
displayed on Wednesday by q grocer
on lower Franklin street.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. was. the 57th
anniversary of the marriage Of Town
Clerk George G. Moore and Mrs.
Moore
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
Incidents In Society

Judge and Mrs. Lucius Brown, Of
Warrcn street gave dinner Of four
teen covers Wednesday evening in
lock.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13

Third Co. Inspected.
On Wednesday the annual inspection
of the Third company. c. A. c., C. ".
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13

A new train will leave Boston daily
for New London at BIO p. M, and the
Gilt Edge express now leaving Boston
new train will leave New London
daily, except Sundays. for Boston at
TIC a. m.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13

The improvements and alterations to
the Griswold hotel at Eastern Point,
entailing an expenditure of 5000, 900,
are being pushed rapidly and will be
completed before June 1. The new
story which is being erected win add
80 rooms to the hotel.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13

At New Haven Monday evening,
Jan. IT, Selection and Breeding for
Improved Egg Production will be the
topic of an address by Prof. Roy E.
Jones of the extension department Of
the Connecticut Agricultural college at
Storrs.