Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-29
WILLIMANTIC


 Chairman Charles Hin presiding. It is
 planned to print number of pos
 ters and fliers to advertise the af- section of the state. The question ot 1 badges which is also in charge of this committee was. discussed It was voted that an invitation be extended I all organizations to participate in the jparade. The committee has notified l all organizati tions of which they have addresses but it is feared that some l orga nization may have been over 1 sires to enter the parade is expected
 to notify Valentine Murphy. chair
 man of the parade committee
 Private Louis F. LeBIond, son of
 Mir. and Mrs. Joseph LeBlond of 16S
 Jackson street. is the first of Willi-
 French bride. He arrived in this city Saturday with his wife. formerly Ma damoiselle Anna Marie Langevin. of Nantes. France. Private LeBlond is life In this oity. eniisting, however, l from Hartford. He went overseas with the 101st Machine Gun Batta1- | ion and entered the front line for the
 sector February ?. 1918. He remain 1 ed on active service until July 25 when in the battle at Chateau Thierry he was wounded by high explosive
 
 blown off and the middle finger brok- en so that 1t does not grow straight. About Oct. 1. he had convalesced suf- ficiently from his injuries to do Hiii- tary police duty and was sent to the
 city of Nantes, While there he met
 Julian Langevin. father of his wife, who invited him to visit them at
 their farm outside of Nantes when ever he had the opportunity. The youlg soldier visited the farm more or less during the following seven months, without any intention of en- tering the family at first but gradual ly the charms of the fair Anne Marie grew upon him and the pair became married early in June. the civil cere- mony, which is important in repub- lican Francc, taking place June and, the religious one at the church of Ste. Similes, Nantes. June 3. Private LeBlond received fifteen day fur tough after his. marriage and spent his honeymoon on his wife's farm, pitching hay. The -yearold grand part in the having. Two weeks after the end of the honeymoon. Private LeBlond received his sailing orders and on July Is he and his wife were over on the U. S. $. Matsonia. There were over fifty brides aboard and all were provided with staterooms and chaperones. The women were subject to much the same routine as their husbands. They had to report at roll call and take the regular rations as well as do certain military work. Pri- rte LeBlond is to return to Camp MeHenry, where he will. be operated on in an effort to straighten his mid- dle finger which was injured by the shell. His wife. who will remain with his family until his discharge, is Is years old. She speaks English very well, is pretty, and is an expert typist 2r,1,c ar a America was q like it very. very much It is such a very nice country, everything so open and so clear Your people are so good and cheerful l knew that I win like to i've in Will 1 limantic. I don't believe that I will | be Lonesome with Louis people"
 Charles A. Knight of North Ceven- try staged an exhibition of bull fight ing on the road between Town Hill school and Rathbun's Corners Satur- day afternoon that would have done the heart of a Mexican or Spaniard | good. MT. Knight with his wife were | returning from Ashford with COW they. had purchased tied to the rear | of the wagon when the bull said to l be owned by a man named Lee. at 1 ta cked the COW and severely gored | her. The animal then turned his l attention to the horse. but the latter | animal backed up toward ditch. Mir. | Knight seized the horsewhip. leaped | to IHS ST0uHd, dIlQ lHe bult 1 with the loaded butt across the nose. | The bull let out a below of rage and | attacked MT. Knight Mrs Knight had | tainted and Mr. Knight realizing that | his only hope was a vigorous attack | made things very uncomfortable fer | his bullship. Repeated blows of the 1 heavy whiD- butt on the animals nose | finally drove him eff. The believing | of the bull brought people to the aid l of the travellers and Mrs. Knight was | revived. Had it not been for the ex-