Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-01
WILLMANTIc
Norwich Bulletin Willie. antic Office, 23 Church St. Telephone 1o5.

It$seems to be thett general opinion of returned soldiers in Willimantic and vicinity that while they would not ! have mssed their various experiences for anything. still they would not care to so through it again and most of them have had enough of the military life for time at. least. However. Private Thomas J. O'Connor proves to be the exception. for after receiving his discharge from the service with in few weeks, he has enlisted again town Wednesday to report for duty at Newport, +. I. Private O'Connor en- listed in this city with Company L, 102nd Infantry about the time this country entered the war and was se- verely wounded while taking part in |the :, drive at Chateau-T Thierry. He was brought back to this country and recovered under treatment at hosoi- tai in Maryland.
 Wednesday was the last day in which local corpora tions could make their reports to the internal revenue department representative, Joseph Shea, as hes left town Wednesday night after three weeks stay in Will lin1antic for that purpose. From now on any corporation managers who have not made their reports, will have to go to Hartford to do so.
 The four new private fire alarm boxes at the American Thread com pany plant were connected up this week with the fire alarm system in l Wil1imantic. The boxes are num- l bered S1. s2, ,s4 and s5, The boxes were furnished and put in. place by the Thread company and the wiring was done by the fire department. 1 Dog licenses are now due and paya- | ble at the town clerks office. The last day to license your dog is Thursday, May 1st. After that day, it will cost l loo extra.-ady.
 The April meeting of the Whitman | tic Woman's club "Wednesday brought out large attendance. After short l business meeting, the following de- lightful, musical program was given under the direction of Miss MabeIle Taft, Henry LaFenntaine, of Norwich, being pianist Edwin Fitch, violinist; Mrs. Estelle Gatus, soprano soloist, and Miss Mabelle Frances Taft, ac- companist: Un1 Sospiro, -I4iszt Polo naise Op 40. No. 2. Chopin, Mr. La den, Hawley. Mrs. Estelle Gatus; h. termezzo Sinfonieo, Mascagnie. Hun garian Dance No. 5. Brahms, MT Fitch; En Bateau, Debussey, Un Ia batiele a Musique, Leadow, Concert Etude Op 26, Mcdowell, MT. La Fon- 1 taine; Could I. Tosti,. The Magic oi Your Eyes, Perrin. Mrs. Gatus; Elegie des Erinmyes Mascanet. MT. Fitch. This programme was to have been given at the meeting scheduled for 1 the 18th of April. but owing to un- tayOida bJe circJlT11s.f uroSa r,oSf r. poned this week.
 A number of Willimantic people 1 were in Hartford Wednesday and viewed the parade of the 102d Infan- try.
 At a luncheon given Tuesday after noon by Miss Fannie J. Heeley, the l engagement of Miss Lucy B. Taylor of Skowhegan, Maine, to Leon Hol- man Pratt of Clinton, Maine, was an nounced. Miss~Taylor has been a teacher of English at the Windhan ! High school during the past year ant has made many friends in Whitman tic. She is a graduate of Colby col lege, class of 1917. Those present were Misses Gladys Copp. Heller Church, Gertrude Seaver. Helen Lin . nell, Fay Newland. Alice Ottenheimer Lucy Taylor and Mrs. Raymond Par. ker.
 The fifth public lecture under tn auspices of the home economics ant tcivic committees of the Willimanti, Woman's club will be given thi
 (Thursday) afternoon at the clul
 rooms. Mrs. Howard Carill of Mid
 dletoWn will address the meeting. he
 topic being New Clothes for Old. Mrs
 Carill brings with her interestinl samples of the work to illustrate he | Tlll JIrbj S.lon of na
 value All women of Willimantic ar
 being invited to attend the meeting
 The police were notified Wednesda by the commissioner of motor vehi
 cles at Hartford that the drivers Ii
 cense of w. P. Layin of this city wa
 restored to him Tuesday.
 The unexpected death Wednesda
 morning of Miss Mary Magdale
 Grady came as a shock to her rela | tives and many friends in this com munity. She was born in Willinanti
 Oct. ?. 1884, the daughter of Micha,
 and Mary Gallivan Grady and was
 graduate of St. Josephs school als
 the former Willimantic Business Col lege. For the past three years sh ' was a bookkeeper for the Willimanti - Trust Company and for number years previous had been employed 5
 booEkeeper by the G. J. Kirby Con
 pany of Mansfield Hollow. Mis
 Grady was a member of St. Anne
 society. She is survived by her mo l ther, a sister. Miss Anna Grady and
 brother, James Grady, all of Will
 mantle.
 The police made one arrest f.
 drunkenness Wednesday.
 The dance and social Wednesds
 evening in the town hall, given by u
 Windham Criterian club, was well a
 tended. It was the first affair give
 by the club, recently formed orgal
 ization, and a number were presel from Storrs college. Refreshmen - were served during the intermissio
 Music was furnished by Pickett's O.
 chestra.
 A number Of teams made their fir
 report "Wednesday of results obtain'
 in the canvass for subscriptions to u 5S Victory loan. The approximate tota 3S obtained up to Wednesday night