Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-14
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The 1gure for Windham county IS larger than the one given out Thurs day evening because cards of men who registered in other places and were placed on the local boards books were received Friday morning. There are probably more on the way.
 Edwin Shorrocks of Hampton, who was brought to St. Josepl's hospital Thursday evening, following a cere- bral hemorrhage. died at the hospital late Thursday evening of chonic in testitai nephritis. He was born in Olden. England, August 12, 1853. the son of MT. and Mrs. George ShorroclSs He has resided in Hampton for nearly ten years and was a plumber by trade He is survived by his wife. two sis- ters who are in England, and two brothers, now in France with the col ors.
 The silent policemen at the corner of Main and Walnut streets had a rather nerve rackihg experience Thursday and Friday. for he figured in two cas- ualties, the last one which sent him to the carpenter shop.
 Thursday evening William Grady drove a wagon irto the cop, breaking the lantern. The damage was report ed to the police department. Friday morning a motorist ran into the cop, l kreaking it, but did not report. The police have a description of the auto ist.
 The city's force of ten silent police l men is figuring prominently in acci- dents and Willimantic nNly have to run a carpenter and plumbing shop I soon 10 keep the live savers on the ac- ! tive list.
 There was fire in a pile of clothes l in the home of William Haddad on | Jackson street, Friday morning at 7.S0. The fire bell was rung and the I entire department responded The ] blaze was easily put out by Engine 1 Company No. 1. and the damage con- sists of a scorched wall and ceiling I This is the first fire in the city for | many weeks.
 Unclaimed mail at the Willimantic i post office for the week ending Sep | tember 13. was addressed to the fol l lowing: Miss Antoinette Cardin, Lil- | Han Berllley, Willard B. Bovden, MT | James Brown, H. M Corson, and Lug ! Carme ebfnnate.
 Levi Benjamin Cornell was exarnin | ed at the town hall by Dr. c. E. Si- fnonds of the local exemption board Friday afternoon and passed for gen eraI service in the National army.
 At the Christian Science service to- morrow, at 10.45 in the Woman's Cut rooms on Main street, the subject ot 1 the Lesson Sermon is "SubstaGce, Golden Text: Philippians 4:19.
 At the Baptist, church, Rev. Arthur D. Carpenter will use as his topic 1T the morning, "The Greatest Thing ir the World" and in the evening. Reg. istration Day" Winfield Andrews vii | fha ndn iV1S at o'clock.
 At the Congregational church, Rev F. A. George of Ithaca, New York, { | former pastor of the local church, vii preach.
 Irene Yonctas, the four year olc daughter of Mir and Mrs. Peter Ton. clas of this city died at Lakeville, Fri
 day morning.
 The local United States employnen- agency has opened up a new brancl of work, that of placing blind people in war industries. Blind people nov receive education in a blind school and learn broom making but if the, can work in other industries their in
 come will be increased. The blint people are patriotic, too, and want tt
 work in factories doing war work. 1 There is another phase of the ques
 ton, as undoubtedly some of our mel will return from the war blinded ant
 this present work will pave the wa,
 for them. The employment of blin
 people will open up a new field fo labor in the present scarcity, as ther
 are about 1,20o blind people in tn state, and there are several in thi
 city.
 A. D. Dickerson, conductor of tn
 work train on the New Haven railroa which uses Willimantic as it's base
 was injured Friday afternoon when h
 was struck in the knee by the eccentri
 of the engine on the train when tn eccentric broke.
 As it was feared that his leg wa broken, he was placed aboard the ex press due in Willimantic at 6.32. H
 was taken to Dr. Weldon's office fror