Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-01
WILLIMANTIC

tee. R.sW Downer. Chairman, F. M. Lincoln, Clifford Colby Dat. Thomas F. Connolly.
 Mills Committee-C. W. Hill, Thom- as Murray, Charles w Alcaugh. R. O. Branch, Walter Costello, John Reilly, Kenneth HilIhouse, Ray liar ris, John B. Edgarton. Robert H. Fen ton, A. c. Roux. George Whitford, Francis H. Sherman, c. Howard Chaf- fee, Walter Abbe, L. J. Hartson. Vet erans' Committee-Lieut. James J.. Lee, chairman; Captain W. P, S.Keat- ing, Lieut.. Jeremiah J. z Mccarthy Thomas Ashton, Abraham Sussman, R. w Downer. Womans Committee Mrs. K. J. Spaulding, Miss Blanche Hsllahan Speakers director. Daniel P. Dunn. Fraternal Organizations Committee-Valentine Murphy, chair man.
 The executive committee voted to hold the next meeting Monday even ing at 7.30 o'clock in the Chamber of Commerce rooms.
 Thursday night, while returning to this city from Boston. where they had spent the day, Albert Bryant and Del Mathews took a spill from their Indian motorcycle with sidecar attachment and sustained painful injuries Bryant receiving cuts about the face and bruising his shoulders, and Mathews fracturing his right leg. injuring his right knee-cap, and being bruised about the body. The accident occurred about 6.30 o'clock in the evening when the men had arrived just this side of Pomfret Center. Bryant. who was riding in the side car noticed a sharp curve just ahead |, and told Ma 4 l.-.t toI. rl.,, oI and applied the brakes so suddenly that the shock caused the car to over turn. throwing it's occupants several feet along the road. The men suc- ceeded in getting an automobile to bring them to this city. arriving here shortly after 10.30. Bryant, who was injured about the face, was able to be up and about Friday but Mathews was kept to his bed because of the in- jury to his leg.
 Beginning this (saturday) morning Willimantic is to be posted by the sign man who will cover the town in con nection with the Red Cross drive for members. A large quantity of these posters arrived Thursday at the office of Town Clerk Frank P. Fenton, who is president of the Willimantic branch of the Red Cross. and the town will be well placarded giving no resident of the territory cc.tered an excuse for not knowing the drive is to take place. At the short calendar session of the superior court. held Friday morning in this city decrees. were granted in three of the four uncontested divorce cases in which the principals were. residents of the town of Windhamf at one time or another. Judge LucienT F. Burpee of Hartford was on the bench. sThe cases in which deerees were granted were Madeline .MaZzolasfrom Salvatore Mazzola on the grounds of desertion. Lillian NJ. <Jwden fFom David G. Swyden on account of: ~ intolerable cruelty. and Jack Edwin Terry from Henrietta Miller Terry for habitual inteInperance. The fourth. ease is that of Frederick A. Popple vs. Minnie Wheaton Popple was Continued for further evidence.
 Charles H. Potter of Woodstock, failed to appear in court to show cause
 If there was any-why there should not be a recount of ballots cast for the town school committee of that town Oct. 6. Judge Burpee ordered re- count which was made by John H 1 kil1an, official counter at the towr election. and Town Clerk Frank E Barrett and the ballot boxes which had been sealed following the cleo ton were opened The recount gave Mrs. Clara Wittier g votes. Mir Pot ter eight votes and one vote each for E. R. Hall and c. E. Perrin. Mrs Wittier instead of MT. Potter was de clarcd elected by Judge Burpee IT the first count due to an error ir counting Mr. Potter. had been cred 4A1 xn-ff r<Ao lf sz, with 6. The board is now made up ot i Mrs. Wittier. Oliver Hiscox and An | na Nelson. the last two named havins
 been elected on the republican ticket | Jury cases were assigned for weeI after next at Willimantic as follows i November (Tuesday), first, Marga- ret Quinn vs. Martin J. Cunningham Admr; second, George c. Jacobson vs | Edward Eabonte; third. Wasy Dzwoncyk vs. Hyrnan Seplowitz | fourth, Elmer E. Richmond vs. Rosa 1 lie Perry; fifth. Gertrude I. Gilman ' vs. Lottie Gilman.
 The case of Doyle & Murphy Com 1 pany of this city vs.' the Federal Pa | per Board Company, which was as
 signed for next Tuesday in this city has been taken off the assignment lis | on account of the necessity of secur ing dispositions from New York, whicl
 could not be done before that time
 The case will probably be reassigne, | and tried before the term closes.
 Court was adjourned until Wednes
 day, Nov. B. at Putnam. when the fol
 lowing cases are scheduled: Charle
 D. Mowry, ct ux- vs. Frederick Ra
 cine. Jeremiah Doyle vs. John Borge
 son, and John Borgeson vs. Jeremial l Doyle.
 Teachers of the public schools il
 this city were royalty entertained b. | the faculty of the Windham Higl
 School Thursday evening at the higl
 school gymnasium. The hall had bee
 gaiiy decorated with autumn leaves
 Jack-o' Lanterns, etc, Miss Alice Ot
 tenheinier, of the commercial depart
 ment of the W. H. S., was in charg
 of the arrangements for the evening | Windham High will meet the eleve from Stouington Hi9h this affernoo