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Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-03
AGAINST TENANT
Judgment For Union Block Company
 in Effort to Eject Christus Terzis

A decision in favor of the plaintiff company was rendered here Thurs day. through Justice George Potyin and a city jury. in the case of The Union Block company Vs Christus Terzis, proprietor of q billiard parlor and shoe shining establishment in one Of the stores in the Union block. At torney J. F. Carpenter was counsel for the plaintiff company, Attorney Charles l.. Torrey for the defendant.
 The company owning the Union block seeks to eject Terzis by sum- mary process, claiming that the va lidity of his lease to the premises he is occupying ceased after it was es- tablished that gambling in the form Of placing small wagers on pool games had been permitted there. The store is wanted as part of the floor space in the building to fit for postoffice Quarters. That the circumstances surrounding the wagering referred fo did not invalidate the lease is claim ed by counsel for Terzis.
 Attorney Torrey filed an appeal on Thursday afternoon and the case eventually will go before the superior court, it Is expected. In the mean time Terzis remains in possession of the store.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-03

Know Not Where" that he caused to be placed, several years ago. on the monument that he had erected in Grove street cemetery, died Thursday forenoon at his home on School street.
 MT. Wright was one of the oldest, both in point of years and period of residence, of the. oitizeas of Putnam, and there is barely a man, woman or child in the city that does not know something of himself and his history.
 He was of a distinct and unique personality, man who had accumu lated a liberal fortune. but the things that appeal to most of those who pos sess wealth had no charms for him and he was happiest with his friendly old horse and considerably dilapidated vehicle while he gave no attention at all to personal adornment.
 Of keen intelligence and clear mind, he was very apt to impress one who met him as a most remarkable man for one of his very advanced years. Even up to the last days of his life he was very well informed as to gen. eral current events and as to affairs, even of minor importance in eastern Connecticut, he knew as much as any man who gave close attention to his newspapers. Mir. Wright said only 1 few days before his death that he had been daily reader of The Bulletin | for more than 60 years.
 The inscription on his monument 1 brought him fame that reached far | beyond the limits of his home city. 1 Brief mention of the inscription in press despatches that were sent out soon after the monument was erected caught the attention of special writers
 on some of the biggest daily papers I sraE EI,o {I,. i tory in coming to Putnam for inter views with MT. Wright. Gard" as
 everyone in Putnam knew him, well
 comed them all and gave them mater ta1 enough for a dozen good stories, and they added a little more them selves. Descriptions of the man and 1 the monument were spread broadcast over the country, and the stories were 1 generally illustrated with pictures of both. Card read the stories and smiled, but. in the years that followed
 he was not inclined to preach on what might be considered his life text. Go never gave any indication that he didn't believe in that proposition as
 thoroughly as the day on which he gave the order that the line be in-
 scribed on the monument.
 For years the monument, which is
 erected on the Wright lot on the Xiii
 lingly avenue side of Grove street , cemetery, has attracted the attention of men who pass along this mucf
 travelled automobile route.
 Mir Wright was born April s, 1929
 at Fitzwilliam, N. H, He came into
 this section as a boy with his father who located in Woodstock His ia , ther joined the California gold rusl in 1S49 and died in the fall of. tha year at Stockton, Cal.
 MT. Wright came to Putnam to mak , his home and has since lived here witnessing the development of Put , nam from a little village. He was il
 construction work for years, but re , tired a long time ago. He never mar f ried He has had grandniece. Mrs G.. U., Miller as a member of hi household for years. He leaves n relatives nearer than nephews an
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-03
BYRON D. BUGBEE

the state, had his case nolled yester- day morning by City Attorney Dry hurst upon the payment of $f2.25.
 Danhury.--Miss Harriet c. Ames, librarian at the state normal school, has resigned that position to become assistant librarian at the medical li-' brary of the Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research in New York.
 South Glastonbury. - At St. Luke's Episcopal church Sunday morning a star in honor of George Stevenson was added to the service flag. America was sung while the star was being placed and the flag raised again to it's position.
 MiddletoWn.-Two more names have been added to MiddIetown's roll of honor by the announcement of the death in action of Sergt. Arvid A. Cederholm and Earl R. Clark, both members of Company c, 102d U. S. in fantry.
 Westbrook-The Red Cross head quarters is soon to be changed to the vacant house owned by Mrs. Louise H. Spencer of Cleveland, O.. situated east of Westbrook hotel Mrs. Spencer has donated the use of the lower floor fot war work.
 Old Saybrook-The shad fishermen did not attempt to go out at midnight Tuesday owing to the poor tides and storm. Towards morning some did try it and landed few fish. A heavy rain fell during the night and with the thick fog made the night poor one for fishing
 Wallineford.-The merchants com mittee of the Liberty bond campaign made a sale yesterday that pleased them when they sold bond to Wing Wah, local Chinaman. The mans name sounds so close to twin war that the Wallingford honor roll of bond buyers will no doubt be headed with this subscriber.
 Danbury.-Russell D. Lacey, one of the oldest mail carriers of the local postoff1ce, completed Wednesday ?; years of continuous service as a car rier and celebrated the anniversary by placing upon the sleeve of his uniform silver star, indicating the completion of quarter of a century in the gov. ernment service, 9H Portland-This town jumped in it. subscriptions to the Liberty loan tt $123,000 last night at the meeting 0. the committee at the town hall. Tht objective had been s11a ,00O, whicl triples the towns quota, but the re tGrns far overreached the mark. ant it is possible that the allotment vii | be quadrupled before the drive ends NorWalk.--F'ire Chief George " 1 Bogardus has been entertaining repre- sentatives of the New Enbland Boar, of Fire Underwriters who are makin,
 an inspection of the citys fire appara
 tus and water pressure A gasolin
 pump, it is understood, will be rec
 commended, or insurance rates wi
 jump, especially in the Fifth taxin district.
 Wethersfield.-In the superior cour in Hartford judgment was awarde
 Rev. Harold W. Tillinghast, fornerl pastor of the Cromwell Baptist church in the suit brought against Charles + Leppert of New Britain to recover fo damages to the formers automobile O Nov. 1, 1917. The accident happene
 in the town of Wethersfield while Re,
 MT. Tillinghast was moving fror
 Cromwell to East Hartford, where h lis now pastor of a Congregations church. N
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-03
CANTERBURY GREEN
Final Meeting of c. E. Society at the Parsonaee-Thad Wilson Catches 300 Muskrats - Rev. Marion Jones Home from Florida.

The Christian Endeavor society had its largest and last meeting at the parsonage Sunday evening. Mrs. Had ley led. her topic being The Power Of the Cross in City Sums. Mrs. Rich ardson read a thrilling section from The Lure of Africa. Miss Baldwin spoke on Jerry McCauley. Miss Brown told of hearing Thomas w. Osborne, and MT. Richardson presented the missionary needs in automobile Michi- gan. The society now goes back to the church, which it left for the par sonage more than four months ago.
 Guests from Elm City.
 Mrs. Riehardson's sister of New Ha- ven, who has kept in close touch with the parsonage by letter and by tele- phone, came herself, with her husband and son, to see the place she was so interested in After viewing the country and meeting many friends, the party went back to the City of Films In the large congregation Sunday morning were Paul Hoxsie and his mother of Westbrook and MT. and Mrs Barnum and son of New Haven. The little Tracy girl from Woodstock sa in the choir.
 Rev. A. J. Hetrick preached at West minister church last Sunday.
 | Thad Wilson has returned home llk' another Samson having caught, no 300 foxes, but 300 muskrats.
 l Patriotic Housewife.
 Mrs. Hadley is showing what woman
 can do as a farmer. She, points to
 field of wheat on the hillside and say
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-03
TREASURER POTTER RESIGNS
As Chairman of DanieIson District ir
 Red Cross Drive.

On account of the pressure of other business, Treasurer Clarence A. Pot- ter of the Brooklyn Savings bank, has resigned as chairman of the Daniel son district Red Cross Campaign Drive. committee and has been succeeded by Treasurer Clifford H. Starkweather of the Danielson Trust company.
 Immediately upon the close of the Liberty loan drive tomorrow night steps will be taken to develop the Danielson district organization for the Red Cross drive. which will take Ilace May 20-27. Every effort will be made in the Danielson district to sur pass the splendid results that were achieved last year.
 Edward Riley proprietor of the Central hotel at Central Village, who died Thursday of pneumonia at the Backus hospital in Norwich, was for many years a resident of the town of Killingly, where his family lived. in the Machentuck district. for more than half century. MT Riley at one time was postmaster at Dayville. where his brother, Patrick is now filling the same position. Edward Riley served during the Cleveland administrations of Mill men from towns in this section have been in New York this week to l1aftend><f the textile eXhlbItion at the | Central Palace the exhibition being deseEibetl as a wonderful display of lhsachineS, of many kinds and most all of tFenE in operation.
 " While the. construction of big ad- Editipnz85s the mill of the Assawaga EdyToofen Company at DayviIle will re- Hcss3irel5fn the future. a number of new dwellings to accommodate the addi- tionai employees, it is stated that the
 building of the dwellings is not con templated at this time.
 Misses Margaret ana eleHssfward visited Yr and Mrs. Timothy Taylor
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-03
EXEMPTION BOARD STATISTICS
Interesting Statement Showing Draft on Towns to Recruit New Army

Statistics compiled at the office of the local exemption board. at the re- quest of Provost Marshal General Crowder give an insight into how heavily the young manhood of the towns of Putnam, Killingly, Wood stock, Thompson, Eastford and Ash ford already have been drawn upon to meet the calls, for building up Uncle Sams big armies. Putnam and Kill the heaviest part of this burden for they are the towns of the district having the largest populations.
 The figures show that the total of registered men in Class 1 in this dis trict is 40S whites and 13 colored Class 1 today in this district has but Al whites af1d one colored man, a to- tai of 142. who have been physically examined and found fit for general military service. Found qualified for limited military service are 70 whites and no colored men. In remediable Group B are only IS white men, this group, being made up of young men who have physical defects that can be remedied in the cantonments This district has only four Class 1 men who are listed as Tn the emer- geney fleet service. Automatically placed in Class 1 by reason of having i failed to return questionnaires or oth- CT delinquency causes are 57 white men and 2 colored men. None of these men 'ean be located at the present l time, but every effort will be made by draft officials to round them up. 1 MostEof them are aliens and probably do not understand what is required of them under the selective service law 1 Only one case of a Class 1 man re- l m iC+r o4 board. Twenty seven men in Class 1 have yet to undergo their physical ex- animation.
 In the first draft. which started last fall and which was completed on February 27 of this year, 119 men were sent from this district to can ! tonments Many of them are now fighting in France. On the second draft men have been sent out as fol- lows: March 30, eleven men, all vol
 unteers from the selected ranks, to Camp Devens; April 15, four men to the Parker Memorial school. Boston April 26. twenty five men to Camp Upton: April 27. one man to Fort
 men (colored) to Camp Devens; May i, two men to the Parker Memoria school, Boston; May 1, eleven men tc Fort Slocum, N Y. Today another
 man will leave for Austin. Texas, ant
 three men of the district have beer mducted into the service through
 boards in other parts of the country.
 This makes ITO men that have gone
 out from this district under the -oper. ation of, the seieetive service law. bu
 does not include the scores of othel
 young men of the district who hay,
 volunteered for service in various
 branches of the army and navy ant
 in the merchant marine.
 Class 1 has been heavily drawn up
 on and will again be heavily calle,
 upon for men ill the very near flu Iure, but it has re-enforcements com
 ing through the registration, mex month of the men who have reache , T. years of age since June of las year.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-03

 Wash Goods

PACIFIC POLLARD, 32 inches
 wide, all new patterns. Yd...... 39e PACIFIC FoULARD, s6 inches 7 wide, all new patterns, Yd...... 48c WOVEN PLAID TISSUE, 27 inches
 wideS in all this seasons newest < plaids. Td 39c PACIFIC PoNGEE, 32 inches wide,
 all new sport patterns, Td..... S9e PoPLIN PLAIDs, 27 inches wide,
 new printed material. Yd.... 25e JAPANESE CREPE. 30 Inches
 wide, in plain colors. Yd....... 2et WINDSOR COSTUME PLIssE, 30
 inches wide, new dainty patterns.
 TO ....'.''.''''''s .s'''s'''.'' SIS 40 IN. FANCY VoILES, in hand
 some assortment of newest pat
 terms. Td............. 29c and 35' OLGA BATiSTE, 30 inches wide, in
 plain colors for underwear. Yd. 29t SPLASH VOILE, in white, 36
 inches wide. Yd ............... 2e' PLAIN VoiLEs, in full range of
 coIors. Yd ...,...... 29c and 3e' FULL MERcERIZED PoPLIN, in
 all the staple and fancy shades.
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Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-03
CENTRE GROTON.

Some have early spinach, beets. rad ishes and early cabbage growing rap- idly in their truck gardens, and others have all their small seed beds planted.
 Miss Annie Thompson of Old Mystic, Carl Thompson of Noank and Daniel Davis of Noank motored on Sunday to call on relatives and friends in the Lester district and were guests at din- ner at the home of Charles Chapman,
 Sydney Holmes was here over Sat- urday night and Sunday. sf
 Mir Angelic, with his family, wliD has been, residing with Joseph Ribah4 do. who recently purchased the prop- erty from the former owner, has moved his household effects to the farm of Alfred G. Rudd, where he is to be en- ployed.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-03
SADNESS IN FRANCE
Awful Gloom IS Effect of War Inn
 presses Capt. F. E. Withee.

Awful Gloor1 IS Eftect of war lHl-
 presses Capt. F. E. Withee.
 In a letter received here from Cap tain F. E. Withee, who arrived in France a short time ago as the com mander of the company that went out from Danielson last July and for months was stationed at Fort Terry, he tells graphically of some of his first impressions of the country in which the legions of the United tSates are to battle for the freedom of the world. As an artillery officer, Cap tain Withee is taking a course in q special instruction school. as do prac- ucally all of the American officers upon their arrival in France, and in a short time undoubtedly will be in active field service as the commander Of the organization which will upEold the honor of Danielson. all other parts of the town of Killingly, Brooklyn, Plainfield, Sterling, Putnam and the other towns that are represented in the company.
 Captain Withee has been impressed with the sombreness of life in many of the little French communities he has seen, and remarks particularly of the number of women who appear up- 
 To Captain Withee this has. told of the horrors of the war and of how the brave and unconquerable French people have suffered and endured.
 A Vision.
 A folder entitled A Vision has been prepared and issued to members oi the Westfield Congregational church to set forth in some detail the i'm rrovements that are contemplated in the edifice when the fund of $150OC that is being raised is fully realized
 The folder says:
 A church edifice conforming with out and within to a noble Colonial type of architecture. combining the ordinary uses of a church and a par r1odations for services of worship, fol the work of the church school, and for all the varied. social. educationa and religious activities of a moderr church in a growing industrial com. munity.
 The vision compels the following as to improvements:
 Stone steps and brick parterre il l place of wooden steps and buttresse! at the front entrances. The vestibul, | fitted with glass partition and valv, 1 doors to protect the auditorium iron cold and draughts The aud;toriue | painted and renovated; the organ 1 choir and pulpit rearranged. Tn | lighting system made adequate.
 The construction at the rear peces sary to provide social room an kitchen; the brook under the churc
 confined adequately to protect tn lower. rooms from cold and dampness &[FIR vestry renovatedsand fitted wit a hafd wood floor (feit lined) and ne1 partitions etc, to meet the needs c the church school.
 A steam heating system also to b installed. The minimum cost of tn proposed improvements would l $15.t00 The parish house funds nov
 available amount to $6S00 and ne1 gifts and pledges (unsolicited) amour
 to s3,052.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-03
HADDAM NECK
c. E. Society Revived-Petition Pre- scented to Steamboat company- News From France.


 The Christian Endeavor society aft CT a winters sleep has become awake. and will hold it's first meeting Sunday evening.
 Pastor Rev. w H. Raymond preach ed a strong sermon on Giving, last Sunday morning, and in the evening, A Call to Manliness, was the theme. Good sized congregations listened to both discourses.
 Petition to Steamboat Company.
 A meeting was held at Grange hall Saturday evening to vote to present petitions to the Steamboat Co.,, re- questing them to begin operations and stop at the Landing. Also to change the name of Rock Landing to Haddam Neck.
 Letters From France.
 Letters written in March have been received from c. N. Raymond, some where in France, stating that too much cannot be said Of the great work of the Y M c. A. for the boys at the front They do everything possible to make us happy, he says. The let ters are full of optimism and says the men are well cared for.
 M. H. Team Defeated. The boys of the Haddam Neck P, $. played a game of ball last Satur- day with the Middle Haddam boys which resulted in a voctory for the | Neckers, F to 6. A return game will | h2 played on the ball -grouids at Had dam Neck, Saturday. 1 Wisliam Brainard of the Naval Re- serve was home over Sunday. return ing to New London Monday morning
 After Arbutus. | l.. J. Selden was out in his car or fSunday with a party of young. ladies from Easthampton. Arbutus was. ths object sought, and they were ste | cessful.
 At the Congregational church nex Sunday morning at il o'clock, subject Christ Revealed. In the evening tn theme will be, Are You on the Sid Track or the Main Line? Rev. w. liar lrison Raymond will preach at bot services. The Red Cross meets every Thurs day Work is called for and every on is expected to help.
 William Johnson is making altera tions and repairing his farm house. 2
 Hialmar Nelson has returned froI Florida where he has been all win ter
 Rev. CHI. Raymond has peas out { the ground in his garden.
 Captain G. T. Sandin of the Oner dagna, was at home Sunday. Ask no rest; we have victory { l win.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-03
JAIL FOR WOMAN
 KEEPER OF DisoRDERLY HOUSE
Man Frequenter Goes to Jail Also,
 Unable to Pay Fine.

Before Judge Mahlon H. Geissler in the city court Thursday morning Mrs. Daisy Mitchell Champagne pleaded guilty to keeping disorderly house and was sentenced to serve 30 days in Jail. Ferdinand Lebeau was Iound guilty of being frequenter of such house and also of having been guil- ty of intoxication Judge Geissler inn posed a fine of $15 on the first count and s10 on the second count. with costs of prosecution. which Lebeau could not pay, so he was taken to jail
 Lebeau has been quite steadily em- ployed since last August, earning $3 a day most of the time. but he was without funds in sufficient amount to meet the punishment imposed by the court He said he had spent $15O for clothing, in way of explanation of how he relieved himself of much of the money he had earned.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-03

Government wants us to raise some of that" and she is planting potatoes and other things with true patriotism.
 Rev. Marion Jones Returning. Miss Jones comes from Florida and from Hartford, having been gone from December to May. She will take her accustomed place in the pulpit next Sunday and will administer the sacra- ment of the Lords supper.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-03
GOT GOOD RESULTS

This honest. straightforward letter from a woman who has suffered should be needed by all afflicted with back ache rheumatic pains, sore muscles, awful tired feeling and other symptoms Of kidney and hladder trouble T have go; such good results rom Foley Kid ncy Pills that I can sleep much better and the pain in my back and sides is c good lot better I am going to keep on taking them Mrs. Chss. Gray. 270 eth St. Detroit. Mich The Lee & Os- good Co.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-03

New high totals were shown Thurs day on the Liberty loan subscription list of manufacturing concerns and their employees in the Danielson dis trict. At the Danielson Trust com- pany the figures for the textile con cerT1s were given as follows: Ameri- can Woolen company. Moosup. s15,- 400 ;& Assawaga Woolen company, Day vile $22. .750: Attawaugan company. Attayaugan, $4100: Central Worsted company, Central Village, s4950; Con- nectieut mills, Danielson, $34, ,550; Floyd Sranska mill, Moosup, $10,S00;
 Danielson Cotton company, 29,200; Davis and Brown Woolen company, East Killingly, S12,450; Goodyear Cot ton company Goodyear, $4000; Kill lingly Worsted company, $5,7o0; Plainfield Woolen company, Central Village, s3,4Oo; Quinebaug company, s1S,20O. River Weaving company, B. 500; Wauregan company, WaureSan, $21000; total, S1S9,200.
 These subscriptions boost the Dan- ielson district in measureabie degree and attest the patriotism of those who direct the big plants and those who are employed in them and for the most part engaged in making goods for the government, directly or indi- rectly.
 No County Towns sIackers.
 Today and tomorrow there will be a final speeding up of the drive that 1 Danielson and it's district may go over the top with a wllirl that will attest
 the. staying quality of this part of Connecticut when it comes to back ing up the government with the mon ey of it's people and its firms. Daniel son is out to make a record and il
 every person does his part some fig
 ures will be announced Monday morn l ing that will make the people proud of the section in which they live. In- Gications are that not a town here abouts will fail to win an honor flag and several of the flags will show stars, indicating a doubling of the ap- portionment, Danielson and Killingly l is out for one of these.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-03

nieces.
 Mr. Wright had been ill but d few days preceding his death, which was heard of with regret throughout the city. MT. Wright was almost an in- stitution in Putnam and everybody liked him and enjoyed. his terse con- versation and sharp comnfentary.