Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-07
DANIELSON

Collins. Susan Collins and Elizabo..- Dunn, will be members ot a theatre party visiting. Providence today.
 Dr. L. J. Morin,. district chairman of the United War Work campaign in Killingly and Brooklyn, has expressed his thanks to all the various commit tee members and workers who helped win such a splendid success and to all who so generously contributed.
 A card received here by his father, Judge A. G. Bill. announces the safe who is an engineer officer in the trans port service.
 Lieutenant Commander Walter Ja- cobs, U. g N. remains oi, duty in the North Sea, where he has been lieved here that he was one of the American naval men who saw the sur render of the German fleet.
 .Danielson got it's first real snow fall of the season Friday, when about four inches fell. the storm continuing into the early afternoon.
 Ninth Company dance tonight Goodyear Singing orchestra, at the State Armory
 c. Edwin Blake. who is with the United States overseas forces, has written to his parents, Mir and Mrs. Charles H. Blake. of Brooklyn, an in l teresting account of the victory cele- bration which he witnesses in Paris. Fridays storm he'd up the work on the new freight yard at Dayville, the | men employed there getting a day off.
 Members of Violet Rebekah lodge of Willimantic will come here next Fri 1 day evening as guests or Dorcas Re- | bekah lodge. A degree will be con- | ferred upon ten candidates. Ellsworth Burton, clerk in the post office and pianist at the Orpheum | theatre, is to return to Bridgeport to again serve as pianist at the Poi | theatre.
 James c. Henderson Of Lowell, was a visitor with friends in Danielson Friday.
 Members of the Freshman class of Kllingly High School will participate | in debate scheduled for next Fri | day. President Wilson's trip abroad and advisabil1ty of it, will be the sub | feet of the debate.
 The first in series oF winter so l o,2ls was held at the Baptist church 1 friday evening. The programme in l cluded a number of musical selections ceremonial by the Camp Fire Girls | and an exhibition of signalling by the Boy Scouts. Games also were play | ed.
 | The Jacobs Manufacturinq company | School street, manufacturing mill sup- l plies, is now operating it's plant by electrical power, discarding it's stean power plant. This concern has beer very busy through outthe period O the war and has materially enlarged it's plant
 Raymond 4. Preston, son of Mr. ant | Mrs. Frank T. Preston, Broad street is now in France after months of ser vice in Italy with the Brown Univer. sity Ambulance unit The return O this unit from Italy to France wa. made overland. the men sleeping a night in the ambulances, left stand ing at the roadside. MT. Prestol writes that the trip was a wonder ful one. During the last of his servic in Italy he was up close behind tn lines that were moving forward t crush Austria in what proved to b one of the greatest military disaster or the world for the Dual Monarchy
 Some boys who were mustered oll at Camp Deyens and who have re turned to this section bring back tn story that a ruling was made D, certain officers that the men wouI have to turn iE their Red Cross sweat CTS and comfort kits. This caused pro test, and the ruling was rescinde6 The men Tlghtfully contended, it i felt here. that what was given them b the Red Cross is not government prop : erty.
 Apropos to what is being said abou cutting down expenses by eliminatin the day police patrol, it may be stat ed that the annual town reports fo a period of tweny years up to tn time the present police system wa adopted show that the ''constable cost here in Danielson was severa hundred dollars each year. and tha what one particular constable receive during a period of years amounted f a sum running into five figures. thes thousands of dollars being rightly con sldered charged for police work. Thes figures are available for all who car to investigate them, and furnish dat that might help one reach an eauit able decision in the police matter. Thi
 constable" cost, it must be remem bered, was 1n addition to the "nigt Watchman' costs. which then, as nov were being chiefly borne by bushes 'ANoi' Pely AAS ouL OI IilPlr own IunQS.
 It is held by many that the abolish ing Of the day patrol will bring bac the "constable" regime which is nc a free service by any means, as officis figures in reports will show Just whs the net difference might he in a yea
 between the present police systen which has kept Danielson the mos orderly it ever has been and the Icon staole' system which is now chief
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 Most business men regard the sus
 gestion that an officer go on duty at
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 Those who have known Danielson ir
 timately for many years contend tn;
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 been committed between the hour ,
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 mess section unguarded in what mar = call the most dangerous part of u 1 night is generally regarded here { Trrl1 |. 1-..