Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-08
WILLIMANTIC

WiLLlMANl III
The Young Mems Entertainment
club of this city gave Il minstrel per-
Torrance and dance at St. Edwards
hall. Stafford Springs. Thursday night
which proved a great success. Nfed
L. Taylor had charge of the pro-
gramme and a return enga cement has
| been booked.
| Samuel G. Lyman, former resident
of this city. now of Chicago, recSnt-
| ly made a trip to Columbia TO visit
| his parents, Mr.. and Mrs d. A. Ly-
man. Mr. Lyman has been attending
q convention in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles M:Derrott of
| Columbia announce the enga cement
| of their daughter, Elizabeth Josephine
| to Warren Earl May, of New Lon
! don.
| Today (Saturday) is the last day
! for all persons qualified to take out
their second papers OF citizenship.
The local u. {. Employment Service
| Bureau received call Friday for car
penters to work at Southern Mill
| tary cantonment. AS it is just now
quiet ti2ae for the trade, probably
number of men will take advantage
of the opportunity to work in
| southern --.ln7fo for a change.
| Miss Harriet Porter spent few days
/ this week visiting her Parents in
Columbia Miss Porter is an in
structoT in private school near Bos-
| ton.
The county commissioners were in
this city Friday to hear the remon-
strants against granting n license for
a saloon to lie conducted at 81 Main
street by J. a. Slovicl,. a petition
against granting the license was pre-
tg.rly 1fr.1 e,frr ! H.
applicant was present but finally with
drew the application.
E. A, Field and II. J. Dolan, both
of Hartford, were in this city Fri
day.
A large number of Willimantic men
have already paid their personal tax
es at the tax collectors office.
City Clerk a. c. Scripture has had
a picture of Ex-M Mayor Oscar 0. Tan
ner framed and it win be placed in
the mayors Office. This has been
done IN accordance with a vote passed
at the last meeting of the aldermen.
The restoration of the train former
~ known as the Black Diamond on the
Air Line, between Middietown and
Colchester will be welcome news to
many patrons of the road. especially
members of the general 4 assembly The
public utilities commission recently
announced the putting back Of this
train.
| Wifrid Markcy. f8, who belongs in
Arctic. r. l., vas arrested late on
Thursday night in Baltic by the local
| police and brought to N'illimantic
where he was locked up at the police
station. He confessed to being the
person responsible for the two breaks
in this city the past week, one at the
store Of Joseph DeMarchf on Main
street, the other at the skating rink on
Valley street. All the icwelry, worth
about $50. taken from the DeMarchi
store was recovered from Marley. He
has hecl working in this CITY the past
= Vea" being employed IN lurch rooms
and was m9re or less familiar with
the placeS he broke into. He was
IN the police court. Friday. morning
before Judge F. IT. Foss. ;,ut was not
put to plea as Prosecuting Attorney
Harvey asked that the case he contin-
ued to Ibis Saturday morning anG
the request was granted. He wa.
unable to secure bonds IF $20G and is
being held at the station.
The only other businn~o - nCrne he.
core curt Friday rnornire
was the case Of Lawrence Peters. who
pleaded guilty to the charge OF in.
toXication. Peters belongs in Ardov.
er: he was fined 50 and costs, amount.
ing to SS60, which he paid
Anthony Vincent, OF GuriayviIIa
a | was found dead early Friday morrine
in front of tie home of c. f. Dodge
of that town. William IIausev dis
= covered the body whiIc on his Wa,
= to work. The town authorities wer
notified and Medical Examiner Con
verse of WilIington, after viewing tn
| body pronounced death due t.
apopleXy. The dead man has a son
James Vincent of PaWtuclat. R I
who has been notified.
. Mrs. Jessie EsteTe clar'; was buriet
= Friday at p. m. in Nathan Hal,
/ cemetery, South Coventry A com
initial service was conducted at tn,
!, grave by Rev, H. c. Baehe.
Joseph Maneroit, Jr., the four yea
old son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Man
croft died Friday morning at tn
Mansfield Training School and Hos
pitaL The body will be taken to Mid
dletown for burial
/ SUNDAY morning Christian scienc
Z service will be held in the Woman
club rooms S57 Main street, at 10 4:
Subject Of lesson sermon Spirit. Gold
en- Text: Number Ills. II. Respon
slVe reading: Numbers 27:t5-23.
At the First Baptist church, Rev
Arthur D. Carpenter, minister. Sun
Christian and His Pleasures + +
church school; 6. Y. T. s. c. E. Leader
4. d. Carpenter. 7, evening subject
~ A Model Husband The Good Chez
circle will hold their meeting and so
cial in the vestry Tuesday evening.
Community pray meeting will be he'll
at the home of Mr.. AMI Mrs. A. T
Griggs, AZ Mountain street. Wednes
Gay evening. Christian Fndeavor so
clal at the church Wednesday even
ing. WI
: At the Methodist Episcopal churc
Rev. G. Harley Smith. minister, Sun
{ DAY, lO.45 a. m. service III memory O
Theodore Roosevelt. The sermon wi
be for young people and their par
ents. The subject will be. 'rMakin
= the most of life as learned from mod
ern men of might" -, m. S,1nda
school and Bible classes for adults an
young people The contest for reg
ular attendance for fou. rnonths he
gins at this session of the school.
p. m. the Epworth League Centenary
~ Study meeting will be led l3y Ch9rI+
At II; Bradley, president. m, a
Abraham Lincoln birthday service
in ADDRESS by rastor, LEADERS For Tt
~ morrow. Wednesday evening, Feb
ruary 18th, the EpWorth League wi
" no1d It's next social for young peopl
The fourth quarterly conference. wi
b, De held Ihursday evening. the 9th
Id j. 2. Thwing, state secretary, of Ne
Haven, has been secured rs one
" the speakers for the Father and Sc
x dinner to be given at the Y. NJ. c.
next Friday night