Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-20
WILLIMANTIC


 iarty has good position with the. tel ephOne company in New London and i in view of the fact that he promised | to support his wife and children in l
 the future the court was isnient with i
 him Mcriarty said he had no objec- | tionS to having SIP week taken | from his pay and sent to thesselect- ! ! men if the matter could be arranged | with the company His case was con | tinued for three months and Moriarty 1
 was allowed to go on.his own reeogni- rance. | John Davis, arrested Tuesday night 1 i for vagrancy, also appeared at the l
 court, but had little to Say about him self other than that he was a Syrian and that he was not guilty of sthel | charge Of vagrancy. He claimed that
 the last work he had done was in New ceived sentence of thirty days in
 jail.
 One person, young woman from 1 Coventry appeared at the common
 council chamber at the town building I Wednesday to take the examination for a clerkship in the census bureau at Washington, D. c. Orlando P. Smith, I local secretary of the civil service
 board, was in charge of the examining in this city.
 | There is to be no session of, the su- perier court in this city today as a Il settlement has been reached in the case of Samuel B. Harvey. adminis- trator, vs. Horace S. Eaton. Wednes- day morning. following which Judge Lucien S. Burpee ordered the court adjourned until Friday morning at ! 1915, when the regular short calen dar session will be held.4 It was an nounced in court Wednesday that the
 case of William F.. Webber vs., Dan iel P Dunn ct al. had been withdrawn.
 This case resulted from injuries. re- . ceived by MT. Webber at the time the
 rear wall of the old Jordan block, following the disastrous fire of 1916.
 The dynamiting of the wall had been !. ordered by MT. Dunn, who at tho time , was mayor of the city.
 Il The death of Robert Edward Pick cit occurred at o'clock "Wednesday ] morning at his home, No. 21 Prospect street, following a years illness. He
 was born in this city. July 8. 1892, the son of the late Mir. and Mrs. Thomas Pickett, and was one of Wil1imantic's c's most popular young men. MT. Pickett ] was lover of music and received his ? training in this art in this city and ] dlH6yo RtaCLlCCd ISlc WILL SEICESfo. IIC l was the organizer and leader of Pick , etts orchestra. well known for it's fine ! work throughout the state, and he was connected with many fraternal and musical organizations. Surviving
 MT. Pickett are two brothers. John F.
 and Thomas J. Pickett. and sister Miss Mildred Pickett all of Williman : tic
 Thomas K. Fitts. for the greater part of his life resident of Ashford = died at an early hour "Wednesday T morning. at the home of his sister Mrs. Mary c. Clifford of No. 1855 Wal :. nut street, Willimantic. MT. Fits was , born iii Ashford, Oct. 23. 1S31 the sor of Stephen and Waity (Moorel F'itts
 He received his early education ir 2 that town before moving to Hartford where he entered the employ of Davi6 J Clark a prominent merchant of thai |, l city. He remained there for abou :. forty years keeping his residence 1T . Ashford all the while. In 1900 he re- . turned to Ashford and lived with hi. 'A brother, John s. Fitts, until Septembel .s of this, year when he came to wiili ' mantle Y In politics Nh. Fitts was
 democrat and had held di1nany offices e e1 the town and had been a representa- d tive from Ashford in the state 1egis q lature for number of terms. He wa -i a delegate from Ashford to the consti stt tutiozal convention fa 1902. He is sur " yized by two brothss's. John S. Fit l. of George H. Fitts of this city. and -et sister, Mrs. Mary c. Clifford of thi -e city. ssFA W There was a meeting of the Yeunl IS Women's Guild at the Congregations o church house Wednesday evening "a about 50 members being present. A s. e.30 o'clock the members were serve '; the following menu: cold meat. salad a rolls macaroni, cheese, cream cak lu and coffee. As it was the first meet ie ing of the society the officers for tn n ensuing year were chosen as follows n President, Miss Grace Randall; vic IS president, Miss Lucy Stone; secretar, st Miss Clara Hope; NRasurer. Miss Hel n, en Barrows. The following committee .o were appointed; membership, Mis- sa Dorothy Gorton. chairman. Elois m Green, and Kathlene Futile; religion! lh Miss Martha Kalns, chairman an, ,n Miss Helen Linnell; refreshmen IS IS Miss Florence Bugbee, chairman. Mir Ill Florence Tracy and Miss Lois Gowdy r, advisory committee, Miss Grace Chi lr (ranixing), Mrs. Lucy Buck. and MT es Robert Tenton; publicity. Miss Clar es Hope. Following the business meetin T. there was dancing for the young la r dies with song by Miss Marfh 'n Calms. It was then announced that tn
 members of the society would be ir y troduced to the Pilgrims who lande ty at Plymouth in 1920. Members of tt d, society dressed to represent Governc c. Bradford, Elder Brewster, Miles Star m dish Thomas Hooker Mrs. Hooke 7n Mrs White and Peregrine Whit to were introduced and they were follow he | ed Nv Suuanto s3amoset MaSsaSof .i- and a group cf Indians. During tn as time an account of the history of Il I'd landing of the Pilgrims was being req f by Miss Helen Barrows. The enter ee tainment closed soon after this ar Ny the members departed for their home ty The Young Women's Guild as it u- known at the present. although holt he he