Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-10
WILLMAN'TIC

Announcement was made Saturday
} by officials of the local plant of the
American Thread company of a re-
duction of the schedule of working
hours in two sections of the plant, be-
ginning Tuesday morning of this
sweell. The two sections affected by
sthe order received from the head Of
sfics of the company at New York are
: the shoe thread and the dye house.
eTbese are to work on a thirty five
Ihour a week schedule until further
notice. working Tuesday "Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday, being closed
down Saturday and Monday. The
reason stated for the reduction of
hours is present conditions and lack
oe orders to keep these two sections
running full time" The rest of the
plant will continue on the present +S--
ihour a week schedule and will start
iup as usual this (Monday) morning.
Saturday Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ma
thieu celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary, the festivities occupying
the greater part of the day and eve
n!ng. A mass of thanksgiving WIS
offered at st. Marys church at o.
clock in honor of the happy event
many friends being present, as we'll
as members of four generations of the
family. In It's church service, spe-
cial music was rendered under the di-
lrection of the organist, Mrs. D. p
Comtois After the services at the
church there was a reception at St
Nary's haH where congratulations
were extended by many relatives and
other guests. A dinner was served at
III o'clock and in the evening at Il
; 1,,1
Matthew are 20 and So years of age re-
7 spectively. They We're presented nu-
fnerous handsome gifts in honor of the
anniversary.
The continued case of the Yong
! man, Marley, arrested last week for
} breaking into two places, was taken
up before Judge Foss in the police
court Saturday morning. Marley
. pleaded guilty TO two counts of break
I, ing and entering and was hound over
! to the superior court under bonds of
S5G0, which he was unable to obtain
- he was taken to the Brooklyn Jail
90 await his trial
Walter Broadhurst was also before
the court charged with violation of
his probation. He WAS placed on pro-
baton soruo tir-c 80 ord ordered 70
pay his wife IS a week for the support
O. MS Chlldi cG WI.,4l ne fliled to do
The young man stated nc had no
been working regularly but was of the
opinion he could in the future pay 50
week. Judge Fcss continued the
. Sc and told Broadllurst to pay what
he could and ordered the probation
officer 10 see that the money was
srent on the children. there being
some question as to whether this had
been done III the past.
The body of Oscar MSchaud, ~. who
died in Bac'1uS hospital, Norwich. Fri
day night, was brought to this city
for burial He was a former resident
OF Willimantic and a weaver by oc-
c1pstion. He is survived by two
brothers and three sisters.
The funeral Of Patrick r. Sullivan
was held Saturday morning from his
home. No. II Valley street. at S.45 o.
clock with a requiem high mass at
81. Josephs church at 8. Burial was
in st. Joseph's cemetery. The bearers
were Joseph GoIdborCUgh, Nelson T.
Ileureux- Eugene Weeks, Charles
Bass, Louis Thompson and Frank
Moore.
The funeral Of Anthony Vincent
was held Saturday afternoon at 2.30
from the chapel rooms o. jaw NJ.
Sheppard, with services at st. Joseph's