Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-19
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telegram Wednesday morning from w P. Remington of the Atlantic Dit vision of the Red Cross. in which he stated that the Roll Call throughout the country was an unprecedented | success. Every effort is being made to enroll every adult in this district, | and the com mittee wishes every house | that is entitled to a service flag to put l it on display at once as a check up 1 will be made by the Boy Scouts Sat- | urday, when they will pass through | all the streets and note the houses not | marked with flags. Wednesday was the | first day for reports to be made.
 The publicity which has been sup piled by the newspapers and posters is to be augmented in this city by a splendid Red Cross film which Man uager John Piskett has offered to se- cure and show Friday and Saturday at the Gem theatre
 A divorce case of fintercst to WilIi- mantle people is that won by Grace Arnold James, a Newirgton school teacher, from Arthur c. James in the superior courA. at Hartford, Tuesday, Mrs. James is a graduate Of the Willi- mantle Normal School; Arr. James was a native of Mansfield and received his education in the Windham schools. The divorce was granted on the grounds of intolerable cruelty In ad- dition to the divorce Mir James will assign to his wife an interest he has in real estate with her; she will have the custody of two sons born of the mar riage; and he will be required to pay his wife $40 a month toward her main- tenance and the maintenance of the younger of the two boys. The divorce has been pending since last spring. Mir James is to have the privilege of hav- ing the younger boy visit him, and spend half of the school vacation with him. The older son, Albert, who is IS married last July; and appeared in court as a member of the Yale unit of the naval reserve corps.
 A. A. Burton of the community labor board, has received letter Of app.- citation for the work which he has &C., complished as a member of the board from Wade H. Skinners, director gen. eral of the field organization division.
 At special meeting of the board of directors of the Welfare Bureau, it was voted to hold Charity Ball in the middle of January for the benefit of the splendid work which the Bu- reau stands ready to do. It was voted to ask the Windham Girls club to pre- pare some drill or exercise which might prove an attraction at intertnis- sion.
 The two principal matters to be dis cussed at the adjourned meeting of the town school committee were the old Windham Center school house, and the necessity of having a school nurse for folloW-up cases. The school build ing was originally an old town build ing, and was made into school house many years ago. The floors are now in bad condition; the rooms are low, poorly ventilated and poorly lighted; and it seems a question as to whether 1 it would rot be wiser and more econ omicaI for the town to erect modern 1 building than to repair the present 1 building. The matter was finally left l to the building ard repairs committee l to, investigate and report. An appro- | priation of $50 was made to secure the services of a nurse for the follow-uI cases.
 Privata Ernest C. Jacobs, who ha:
 been in the German prison at Darn. 1 stadt, for little over four months l has been released and returns tC | France in good health. The welcome
 news was received here by his moth
 er Mrs. Mary F. Jacobs of MoultoT court, inea telegram from he war de
 partment.
 Private Jchn Shea, whose name ap
 peared Wednesday in the casualty lists is at present in Camp Devens recup
 erating from wounds received il
 France. He reached New York tw
 weeks ago with other wounded soldier
 and since his arrival has been visite'
 at the hospital by Willimantic rela
 tives. Although Private Shea wa
 drafted by a Bridgeport board, h
 formerly lived in this city, graduatin
 from St. Joscph's Farochial school, an
 living with his uncle, Cornelius She
 of 27 School House lane. Private She
 was severely wounded by flying shrap ney, twice Tn the body. and in bot
 legs.
 : Private Albert Jacobs, native c
 Mansfield, a son of the late Waite
 Jacobs, and g former resident of Willi mantle, is reported as severely wound
 ed in action. October 21. He is member of Company K, 102nd Infan
 try.
 Private James J. Casey, who wa
 reported officially as severely wounde
 October 18th, has written his fathe , Michael Casey, under date of Novem
 Der 24th, and makes no mention (
 having been wounded.
 Daniel Doherty, superintendent o
 the WilliInantic district office of tn
 Metropolitan Life Insurance compan,
 will close his work in this city Frida
 night. He expects to be transferre to Portland, Maine, as superintendent of the office there.
 Chauncey E. HacfarlaLc was
 Rockville, Wednesday. MT. and Mrs. A1paugh were Hart
 ford visitors Wednesday,.
 Deputy Sheriff A. j., GreensIit hs
 served papers for foreclosure again,
 Ruel M. Hyde in proceedings brougl . by the former owners of the Threa | City Garage. Last June, in the sr