Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-06

carried. Then the matter of the third
clause in the. warning was taken up,
which related to a suitable honor roll
or memorial TO commemorate the SER
vices of the young men in the town
of Windham who served in the army
and navy of this country or our allies
during the world war. Town Clerk
Fenton made motion that the select
men of the town be authorized to have
constructed a suitable honor roll and
$500 was appropriated for this purpose.
A statement of the finances of the
town by Clerk Frank Fenton showed
the grand list to be a trifle over S15,-
600, 600 and the amount to be raised
by taxation on the list of 1918 is $117,-
524 He stated that 9-mill tax would
be necessary to include the new school
building which had just been voted
| p. J. Dauahey Immediately made a
motion that a 1-2 mill tax be voted
He was followed by George Human,
who moved that a 9-mill tax be levied
and p. J. Danahey then made motion
| for an S-mi1l tax, After considerable
| discussion in regard to the matter of
| taxes by several of the voters present,
| a 9-inill tax was voted by a large
! ma jority.
| A resolution was then offered by
| George Human authorizing the select
men of the town to call a special town
meeting within ten days to ratify by
| ballot the vote to build new school
building i'll Windham Center at a cost
of $4,000 At this point the meeting
/ then adjourned.
! Mrs Timothy Regain of Union street,
who has been i'll for some time, was
taken TO St. Josephs hospital in the
ambulance Wednesday afternoon.
/ \ Of eff n
! student AT the high school, was taken
10 Hartford on Monday and on Tues
! day was operated on for appendicitis.
! II was stated on Wednesday that she
lis getting along nicely.
/ Mrs. Henry X. Lincoln of Spring
: street left town on Wednesday for a
visit with friends in Springfield
Dr. Naleria Parker of Hartford was
I I'm this city on Wednesday.
1 Miss Charlotte Pembleton of Put
nam was in town Wednesday in the
| interests Of a cooking class for girls
! thar is being conducted at the Match
! aug school by Miss Marian Rafferty,.
/ At a meeting of Wilimantic lodge,
/ NO. 1871. b. p. O. E., Wednesday night
/ the following officers were elected:
! Exalted ruler, Michael e. Sullivan;
esteemed leading knight John B. Ed
/ carton. esteemed loyal knight James
IF. Ncrlone; esteemed lecturing
! knight r.. Ernest Melody; secretary,
| Louis a. Flynn; treasurer, A. Newton
! Vaughn, tyler Emile j. Denis; trustee,
I John F.. Brick delegate to grand lodge,
/ q. Frank Cunningham; alternate,
. Charles w. A!paugh.
/ Automobiles will be glad to know
/ That che state road between this city
k..d Norwich is pretty we'll dried out
and was I'm very fair cofditian We'd
. rs-day whom compared yhth what it
! ra4 been during The past week. There
/ are hut ono or two bad spots just now
and with good weather, the road ought
TO improve from now on.
Az the close of the meeting Of Vic
: Pet Eebgkah Lodge, NO. 81. Tuesday
( .'-u.nS. q miscellaneous shower was
Z l-ru Hiss Marian French, by mem
. ..r- 0i the lodge, in honor of her APP
Hrlsrhi.g marriage. Many useful and
beautiful gifts were received bv Miss
/ French and a social evening was en-
/ ioyed.
One Of the many incidents of local
interest which took place on The other
side during the war was the chance
! meeting Of two brothers, Thomas and
/ Bartholomew Council, of this civ
Both were entered in the same regi-
iUout hut in different companies and
had not seen each other since leav-
ing the United States. They were il
The same sector a number Of time:
hut unally met each 0Ther at Home
gam. Germany. This information was
brought in ii letter recently to thu
mother Of the boys, Mrs. Julia Con
mel. oil 2SG Main street.
Engine Co. No. was called out a
$50 Wednesday morning for a chin,
reg fire al the home Of Joseph Bonirn
t4 Meadow street. With the cid of
tank or two OF chemicals, the blaze
v-as soon put out
A no. gallon gasolene tank is bein.
paced in the ground in the rear O
y ugiuo House No. ! on Bank street
4 Tine f"enen at the station did the TX
trva ting work and having the gaso
lone right near at hand will BE- NOR,
|, convenient than the custom in th,
PAST of having to get It somewher
else.
Postmaster John O'Rourke an
. rouuCeG Wednesday the change il
. postage rates on first class mail ant
postal cards. TO become effective Jul,
l=. OF this year. The three cent rat
600 FIRST class mail will be reduced t
TWO cents and on postal cards tn
present rate Of two cenS viii be re
dgC71 TO one, thus returning To III
old rates previous TO the change Of
October I. 1917. A new five-cen
| lamp. TO he known as the Victor
sonvs.eEn,1 g. g5gns.g