Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-01-17
LOUIS z. KENNEDY
OANiElSON
Undertaken and I,mbalmer
special Attectinn to Every nstaiI.

TO say about Mr. Thaye- and his eff
forts to get into the service.
After fout years of nara lighting
against all kinds of rebuTs and disap-
pointments, George B. Thayer of
Hartford has attained his hearts de-
sire-he is III France eng.oGed in war
work even though he was obliged to
wait until the war was over before
he got there. George is buc s. years
young and his efforts to get into the
game and his eventual success is in
teresting to Nay the least
MI ThaNe' was born iE Rockville,
May 10, 1858 and after going to
school he run a store III Ellington
and Vernon Junction Tor Years. He
came to Hartford in 1886. engaging
in newspaper work, having been en-
ployed on tha post" and The Cou-
rant continuing until 1925. He
vert to Yale Law School after he was
As years old and then engaged in the
practice of law in this city. He had
an office at No. 50 State street and
was liquor prosecuting agent.
He served seven years in the MAJ
tional Guard of the stat2 and was in
! Company K during the Spanish Amer
lean war, although he ncEel got into
actual fighting.
After narrating his failures and per-
slstence the paper says:
Yesterday : telegram was received
from F. Hill Turner Of the Overseas
Department, y. NJ. G. A, saying that
George Barton Thayer reported by
catle as arriving safely overseas"
thus ends; or rather tcGins. MI
Thayer's ecorts to get irto the big
| war game. He went up against and
| mastered the greatest problems in
! order to win out His age was a Sc
| rious handicap, but ne proved be-
| you'd doubt that he was in physical
! condition sufficient to outclass men
| his junior by two score years even
| in the most strenuous exercises and
games. He is probably enc of the
| oldest and smallest men engaged in
war relief work, and his ability to
| make good in this as ne las in other
| endeavors seems assured, Judging
from what he has already gone
| through.
During the coming month Putnam
| lodge of Illl5s and the Roncnian club
| of Danieison will engage in another
! series of games such rs the series that
| promoted so much interest Turing the
winter of 1918 Billiard pool and card
games will be PLAYED, some games
| here, some in Danielson
| Papers have been filed at the office
| of the clerk Of the Superior court
here in the ease Of Mrs George Bari
beault VS.. MIS-. Eva Trip. Both are
| Danielson parties Mrs BeribeauIt
claims damages of $4,000, alleging
alienation of her husbands affections
Attorneys and other friends in this
city of former Attorney Genera
George z. Human OF Wiilimantic ex-
pressed pleasure Thursday over his
being in line for service on the SUI
peFior court bench.
The body of Jacob Leach, 70, whc
died in New York, was buried Wed
nesday at Webster. Mr.. Leach was 6
resident of this city for a score OF
years and for a long time was en-
plOyed rs tracknan by me Shore
Line Electric Railway company.
Rev c. G.. Scrivener, district su.
erintendent from Norwich. is tt
preach at the service in the Methods
church here Sunday. A week from
Sunday Rev. George Bartholomew.
Boston, a former district superintend-
ent will preach at the church.