Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-26

ed from the Atlantic division of the Red Cross by Mrs Charles Tryon of 15S Church street, chairman of the committee on Christmas parsels that between Oceober 25 and November | all chapters of the American Red Cross will have received the official cartons for Christmas gifts to Amer ican fighting men in Trance. according to an announcement made by the At lantic division of the Red Cross. The cartons will be disfributed only to those persons who have received the official Christmas labels issued to the men in the Expeditionary fo-ce, and which are to be sent by them direct to the relatives from whom they desire to receive gifts. The Red Cross had nothing to dc whatever with the is suance of these labels overseas.
 Rev. Jeinn E. Clark, pastor of the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic church, at SuffieId, has been transferred to this city t obecoIne rector of St. Jo- sepf's church, succeeding the late Rev. Father Timothy F. Banncn. Father Clark was born in Jewett City about fifty years ago. His family went to Stafford Springs when he was a small boy. and there he received his gram mar school education He was ordain- ed priest at the Grand Seminary, Montreal December 3, 1881. He has served as curate at St. Bernard's Rockville, and later in Waterbury. In 1903, he became rector of St. Pat riclz's church, Coliinsyille. and in 1913, was transferred to the Sacred Heart church, Suffield. Father Clark will come here Wednesday. October 30, to take charge Of his new parish. He is succeeded at Suffieid by Rev. James A. O'Meara, for five years ] -curate at South Manchester.
 Mrs. Cariiene Simmons, 7s, widow of George W. Simmons, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. M. Bissett, of WarrenvilIe, Thursday of pneumo. mia. She is survived by her daugh- ter, and six grandchildren.
 Arthur Rourke, the three year old son of MT. and Mrs James Rourke of 1851 Main street, died Thursday night of acute indigestion. Besides his par ents, he is survived by a brother, Dan, and sister, Leah.
 Redericque AdeIbert Vanasse, infant son of Mir. and Mrs. Arthur Vanasse, of 145 Main street, died Friday at the home of his parents as a result of an abscess.
 Funeral services for Charles L. Sweetland were held at the home Of his father on Mountain street Friday afternoon. Rev. A. D. Carpenter of the Baptist church officiated. The bearers were George B. McCracken, John Rusehrnan, E. P Chesebro, and Sam uel Chesbro
 Judge John E. KeeIer of Stamford, presided at the short calendar ses- sion of the superior court held in this | city Friday. Court was scheduled to be opened at 1915, but owing to the l lateness of the train from Putnam on which Clerk E. M. Warner came to | this city it was nearly Ii o'clock when 1 the session convened. Judge KeeIer 1 said that the case cn which he was | engaged in Middletown was ready an6 that he would assign no cases here fol l next week.
 l The following assignments to cour were made: Second case, Nov. 6, H | H. Davenport vs. Mary A. Francis I first case, Nov. '. Jacob s. Menker
 vs. Charles J. Bennett, highway com missioner: second case, Nov. T. Elm incline Hadded vs. J. Arthur Cir,
 ouard; third case, Nov. :. Mariarrt | Gerossa vs. Frank Clark ct al; frs case Nov. 8, Annie Silvernan vs. Tn | AtlaS Assurance Company.
 At a previous session the case 0
 John Conley ct al. vs. EIoratio A Hunt ct al., executors, had been as
 signed as special for Wednesday Nov. 6.
 Short calendar matters were thel
 taken up and in the case of Mary E | Cargel Lavigne vs. Michael w. La I vine the court ordered that addition
 al notice be given by publishing tn
 notice in the paper and by degister
 ed mail
 1 In the case of Doyle & Murph, Company vs. The Federal Paper Boar Company the court ordered that al answer be filed in one week
 The Hncontested divorce case o
 John Bayer ys. Katie s. Bayer wa
 then heard. The plaintiff who was rep
 resented by Attorney Bradford 0
 Putnam, was the first witness. He re
 sides in Thompson. He married Kati
 S. Bayer, March 1, 1913. and she lef
 him the first time in June, 1913. cam back in July and left in October. Sh
 left him for the last time March 2; 1915, and he hadn't seen her or hear
 from her since She gave no reaso
 for leaving, going when he was a
 work. Before leaving him the secon
 time witness said his wife said sh
 would stay if he sold his place but h
 refused to dispose of the property.
 The testim >ay of the plaintiff wa : corroborated by George E. Law an
 John A. Johnson. neishbors M Law said that Mrs Baver told hir she was going to leave because sh i couldn't stand it and Mr. Johnso , said she stated to him tla5 she wasn , satisfied with life in the country. : The decree was granted by Judg,
 Keeler. Court adjourned to next Fri , day morning at 1915.
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