Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-12
WILLIMANTlC

AHSIe IS a mlSunderStandlng Tn many quarters of the working of the Elan put into effect in July under which the war risk insurance bureau I now sends out only allctments to the WiVes and children of the enlisted hghting men and the. allowances are sent out from the war and navy de- partments. The government has not reduced the amount of the allowances gwen to the other dependents of the soldiers and sailors, but the amount now sent out by the bureau is limited to $l5 a month toN the wife of each uncom1iissioned fighting man and s Tor each dependent child. Under the law which became effective July 1, every enlisted fighting man in the military or naval service, regardless Of rank or pay. must make the same compulsory allotment to his wife and children. To this allotment, which goes out through the war or navy de- partment, the government will add monthly allowance ranging from $5 a month for a motherless child, and $15 month for a wife without children, up to a maximum of $50.
 Columbia is the next of the neigh boring towns to go over the top in the Liberty loan drive. Chairman Charles 5. Hitchcock reports subscriptions amounting to $15,S5O The towns quota was $14,60O
 Principal George H. Shafer of the State Normal Training School has gone to his home in Saylorsburg, Pa, for a short stay.
 Mrs. Otto F. Robinson of Lewiston avenue is in receipt of letter from her son, George Robinson, who is with the American Expeditionary Force in Sf0Ckhrldprn 70 Tate ;1a i111 he encloses a letter sent to him as to all American soldiers and sailors by King George. The letter follows:
 Windsor Castle
 Soldiers of the United States: The people of the British Isles welcome you on your way to take your stand beside the armIes ot many nations now fighting in the Old World the great battle for human freedom.
 The allies will gain new heart and spirit in your company. I wish that of yon, and bid you Godspeed on your mission.
 GEORGE R. I.
 April 1918.
 George w HamIn of Hartford, for merly of this city. was in town for a short time.
 Mrs. Henr Fryer is visiting Mrs ID. J. Finley of Bolton.
 Dr. J. Hobart Egbert, state epi- demiologist, was visiting Thompson vile Thursday, in the interest of the state board of health.
 Gurdon L. Bidwe1l Of Norwich was in town on business Thursday.
 Attorney Waiter Walsh of New Haven, representing four heirs of the late Margaret Page, has petitioned I,o trict for the removal of Attorney Thomas J. Kelley as executor of the estate of Margaret Page. because it is claimed he has been dilatory in set ting the estate. . The Liberty loan figures to date are: Windham National bank. S7S,- 750; Walimantie Trust Co.,. $56,350; American Thread Co.,, about S30 O00 $5,250 at the Liberty Cottage, mak- ing total of $170.35O.
 The grip epidemic in town seems to be subsiding; physicians report their number of calls as being less. There are not so many patients being rush ed to the emergency hospital, and there is general decrease in the number of deaths.
 he twenty men who make up the quota to leave this city Wednesday, Oct. 22. for Fortress Monroe. Virginia, are: Henry Gagnon, Moosuu; Herbert Rathbun, Willimantic: Leo .Desaul- niers, Moosup; Herbert Kenyon, Moo sup Fred Newton, Canterbury; Au- gust Bernier, Baltic; Frank Hall and Wilfred Burdick of Chaplin; l.. Ray mond Weldon, and Edward Caffrey of Brooklyn; Harold Mcdonald, East Douglas, Mass; Richard Buchnell and Td Of IJ1y mer F. Baker of Windham; Ralph Brown, Plainfield; Charles Laplante, Walter Olin, Alphege Potvin, and Daniel Connell of Willimantic. The alternates are: Henry Clark of Scot land; Alfred Leclair, James Moran, Charles Bigelow, and Arthur Fontaine of Willimantic. Charles E. McCom- Der of this city has been accepted for l limited service at Fort Slocum, N. Y. J. Deioraine Conant has had but | enc application for permission to do any non-War construction: that is, the repairs on the dam at the pumping station.
 Clinton Slater. who has charge of l the almshouse, is very i'll with in fluenza. MT. and Mrs. Henry Cham berlain are inScharge Of the aims house temporarily.
 l I |, a siege of influenza.
 Rose, the six-weeks' old daughter Of MT. and Mrs. Stephen Bernowski, died Wednesday night at her home, l SS Mansfield avenue of pneumonia.
 Miss Jennie Freestone, Al, died at | her home. 264 Valley street. Wednes- day night of pneumonia. She is sur | vived by her mother, Mrs Jennie Freestone of Alberta, Canada; two brothers, Wallace A. of Alberta, and 1 Walter of Seattle.
 Miss Mary Mccarthy, 21, a nurse at St. Joseph's hospital, died Thursday i morning of pneumonia The body vas sent to New London for burial. Solomon Meunier, fl, died Thurs tai of pneumonia. He is survived by two brothers and five sisters. Mrs. Mary Dnytrezyn, 25, died at her home, 38 Stone Row, Wednesday night of pneumonia. She is survived by husband and one son.
 Mrs. Emma Penone, 23, of 32 School house Lane. died Wednesday at the emergency hospital of pneumonia. She leaves her husband and two children
 Raymond Hill, 23, of Meriden. died l from pneumonia Thursday at the Mansfield Training School ans Has pitaf.
 Thomas E. Rough, 92, of East Hart | ford, died from pneumonia Thursday at the Mansfield Training School an6 Hospital.
 Francis B. Green, 27, died at his home in South Coventry from inHuen- 1 "a. He is survived by his wife, tive minor children, three sisters and two brothers.
 Thomas A. Sullivan, 33, died at St Mary's hospital, New Haven, Thurs day of pneumonia. He is survived