Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-13
JEWETT CITY

On account of the missending of a supplementary letter the story of the war victory celebration did not state that the big truck of the A. A. Young, Jr., Fire company figured prominently in the parade. Bremen in uniform riding on the truck bore the big new town service flag. Those to whom the grand success of the celebration is due were Supt. L. M. Carpenter, Fire Marshal G. H. Prior, Warden Haroce Mailhotte and Burgess Jacob Wechsler.
 There was now and then an over b1bulous ce1ebrator Monday evening, but only three who caused any disturb ance. Three men who are working on the state road near Glasgo undertook to run the town and wound up in Earnings court. They had a bottle of squirrel whiskey of the quarrelsome brand. The three men whom they Postmaster D. F. Finn, John Dolan and. Officer Martin Wolfe. Result: f. Lookup over night. Tuesday morning they were much cooled off and in the town court Judge A. M. Brown fined | each $1 and costs, amounting to $11. l They claimed Norwich as their resi- | dence and gave names too fictitious to mention.
 Tuesday morning the thermometer registered IS degrees above at o'clock by far the coldest morning of the fall.
 l Mrs. Lizzie Heie Hepworth, 51 wife of Lees Hepworth, died at her home | on North Main street Tuesday morn l ing. She had been i'll for long while. She was born in England and was a l TI-- Mir. and Mrs. Hepworth have been in town since the former came to >Jewett l City as boss farmer for the Ashland Cotton Co. and the W. A. Slater mills. Her husband and two married daugh- ters in England survive Mrs. Hep worth.
 The Red Cross committee on Christ mas parcels is requesting those hold ing labels to obtain the cartons this week. Thus far only 15 boxes have been given out. This request is made so that the committee may know just what number is to be inspected and i mailed, and arrange for a sufficient number of inspectors. Cartons may be obtained at the home of the chair- man, Alice A Brown, at any time Thursday between 2 and , at the Red Cross room; and Wednesday and Fri day at the schoolhouse after sessions
 The war is over, but the work of the Red. Cross is just begun. The boys have to stay over probably two years they have to be, kept warm. They vii !, need sweaters, mufflers, socks an( other knitted articles Some will alsC be i'll, some are already wounded an( the surgical goods are needed. More women. are needed by the local ReC , Cross to help get out the local quota Evening classes are now started fo {. the winter under the direction of Mrs T. A. Rioux and are held every Thurs ) day evening.
 James E. Spicer, 7S a native O 2 Griswold, died in a Boston hospita Nov. 11th. Mir. Spicer was born in tn house where Daniel Morgan lives ol i the Voluntewn road. His restdenc
 was in this town most of the time III l to Is years ago. He was twice mar 1 ried, living with his first wife in Nor
 wich, where he followed the trade of
 butcher In Jewett City, where hi
 second wife died, his occupation wa | principally that of a painter. A sor 1 Charles, of Gardner, Mass, and tw sisters, Mrs. B. P. Franklin of thl
 plac eand Mrs. Nellie Hazard of Provl
 dence, R. l.. survive him.
 Another small batch of letters fror s i the boys overseas was received in tow
 Monday. William Johnstone got on from Privaet Henry Cadieux, Co. I 30sth infantry, First battalion, A. D. f Other than personal matters, he ha
 something to say that fits exactly wit I | the times He says that the boys owe
 there won't need candy for Christina
 as the Red Cross and K. of c. giv
 them all they want. He says he can
 not say too much in favor of thtse or
 ganizations, and that if he lives to ge
 home they can count on him in ever n drive they make. He writes:
 "The K of c. came. around with l.. truck load of cigarettes and candy :, even on the lines they gave us ht Il chocolate. Oh, but twas good, Bil
 those cold nights! l shall celebrat e my 26th birthday in three days more
 MT. Smith, a secretary of the Y.tN c. A. at New Haven, addressed u '- pupils of the Riverside gramms a school Tuesday on the united WE . work drive. This school was given
 quota of 10. girls and 10 boys WI
 would promise to earn and give 5 |. At closing time Tuesday thtre were
 who had made the s promise and had pledged themselves to earn smal
 CT sums. 5
 Miss Ida Dawiey, teacher in tf
 Hopeville district, reports that she hs
 six pupils who have pledged $5; u
 quota was one for Hopevil1e.
 . Finn Opera House was aga
 crowded to the doors Tuesday ever
 ing at a victory rally, over/700 pei sons being present to listen to u
 addresses by Principal H. A. Tire
 of Norwich Free Academy, and Cap q (Chaplain) Watt Of the English E1 z peditionary Forcves. The speaker
 were introduced by Hon. A. M. Brow
 Upon the platform members of u l clergy and the general committee '" the drive were seated. The Liber'
 chorus of 45 voices, under the dire
 ton of. Miss Hodgkinson, led the sin; ing. The decorations in addition '' those of Sunday night were four Ent
 fish, French and Italian flags loan' n. by H. E., Paul.
 Principal Tirrell treated the subje from the standpoint and with all Il - intelligence and ardor of a hear
 sympathizer and worker over here, l
 said he was an American pecau
 America stands for the best thin
 humanity has discovered
 Chaplain Watt forcibly present
 the great needs for which this dri ;c lis being made. His viewpoint w " suggested by the horrible pictur 'n over there. The battlefield scenes - France which he described will n
 soon be forgotten by those who lis
 ened so attentively to his story.
 is an orator. an English clergyma
 ano a British soldier.
 His impassioned appeal ar the clo
 will never go unheeded. Quoting Pri
 Icipal Tirrell and hundreds of othel 10 it was the finest speech they had ev