Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-04-08

| derson on High street for the purpose
OF extending their congratulations and
| best wishes, Monday being Mr.. San
| dersCn's birthday. Mr.. Sanderson is
an q and highly respected citizen OF
Willimantic and one of the Oldest
members of Natchaug Lodge, No. %
Mrs. Patrick j. Lee of Y Chapman
street recently received a letter from
her son, James j. Lee, in which he
states that he has received a commits
sion as second lieutenant in the Re
serve Corps. Lieut.. Lee was original
| ly a member of Company l., lend In
fantry and was transferred to X COM
pany of the same regiment just before
the regiment went overseas last Sep
TENDER. He also stated in his letter
that he hoped to be on his way home
! at an early date, but that many of the
men who received commissions may
be obliged to stay over there for an
other six months
An automobile collision, in which no
one was injured occurred Monday
noon at the corner of Walnut and
Valley streets. A Ford truck owned
and driven by A. I. Sussman and a
touring car owned by Merrill H. Jones
and driven by Alfred Nichols figured
in the accident. The truck was turn
ed completely around by the collision
but barring a bent mudguard and a
few broken spokes, there was no spe-
cial damage.
Former Chief of Police Edgar H.
Richmond of the city of Wi1limantic
became involved Sunday evening in an
alteration with a man on Railroad
street, and the fact seemed to be the
chief topic of converse ton on the
streets in Willimantic Monday 1t was
said the mans name was Looney who
was employed as cotton weaver in
one of the mills in this city few
years ago. There We're many rumors
on the street Monday in regard to the
affair and one story had it that the
weaver spoke TO the ex-chief and as
Mr.. Richmond did not reply, the man
called him an insulting name, which
naturally aroused the ire of the latter
whereupon. it is said. Mr. Richmond
struck at the weaver and the latter
retaliated by grabbing Mr.. Richmond
about the legs and throwing him heav-
lily TO the ground. A struggle followed
until two soldiers stepped in and sep
arated the men. This operation had to
be repeated again whereupon The
weaver went up the railroad tracts
and Mir. Richmond stepped into the
news store of ex-Mayor Dcniel p
Dunn and secured "a brush to dust off
his clothes.
The civil suit Of hndrivino Sebaa
tiano against Frank ". Postemski.
which was to nave been tried before
Justice OF the Peace p. J. Danahey OH
Saturday morning at nine o'clock, was
postponed, a continuance of the case
being asked for by the defendant and
granted. The suit arises from dis
pute over a trade in COWS by the two
mon.
Arthur D. Washburn Of a54 Main
str-st received Il telegram late Sat
y lay night containing the news of the
death of his son, Private Claude O.
W2shburn,, March 30th, bronchial
pneumonia being given as the cause
of death. 1t was a great blow to the
father as he had been for some time
daily anticipating the news of the ar
rival Of his son in this country from
overseas. Claude O. Washburn en-
harked for overseas last May and saw
much active service and some very Sc
VeeH lighting but had come through
without 4 scratch although once he