Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-21
Nsrsieh Bulletin. WiIiimantic of- fee, g Church St. Teiephone 76o.

fee, g Church St. Teiephore 106.
 What is Going On Tonight.
 Ladies, Catholic Benevolent Asseeia- ton meets in St JssePh's haA
 Teday fThursday) ti1ere will ee practically DO business ia this city en account of the clerks holiday, T&s holiday was secured through the ef- forts of the WiIlinantic Clerks As<o- csation some twenty years ago and has been an annual affair ever since It has always been more or less un- certain as to date however Fntt i&st wear when it was set on the Thyrs- day coming nearest to the twenracth of August. While the holiday Was sf- cured through the association II als- pliA to all clerks whether members of the association or not as the business men have agreed to the holiday About two hundred and fifty clerks will have a vacation today, thanks to this agree ment. The clerks asseclak1sn WIS originally formed to secure for lfa members freedom from evening work. When the association was organized it was customary to hold an exc5Islop each year on the clerks heud&y but with the advent of th- trolley Sar and the automobile the number WfiiinG to go on such jaunts with a crowd grad ually dwindled. Then the rai]Eoads began to refuse excursiqr rates so now on the holiday each man is free te do as he will.
 The army asropIane shieh has been at Eaton's farm, on Ash atrret. since Saturday owing to the bqrns recetyea by Lieut.. Robert Alfick From an eS- plosion of gasoline Saturday lsft Wed nesday morning, going from here to Providence. The plane was in charge of Ilelt. H. R. Taylor who arrived here Tuesday evening in response 10 \ telegram sent to Mlpeola by Sergeant ar1 n u1R Soft ground delayed the start X little and the hop-off was finally made at I0.65. The machine ctrcind about & couple of times and than headed southwest. with Providence as its des- tination. Before starting the aviators secured some special gasoline. s6 test, from the Connecticut Agricultural col lege. The gasoline on the market is only 54 test and it is understood that Lieut. Altick was mixing some of this with ether Saturday to get better com bustion when the explosion occurred He TN St. Joseph's hospital Wednes- within week. The plane was an ob ject of great interest while here and was visited by some thousands of peo- pie A detail from Co B, Third Regt. c. s. c. mounted guard over the plane while 1t was here.
 Ida Elizabeth cumnings, 64, wife of the late Edward l.. Cummings, died at her home in Lebanon Tuesday after noon- She was born in Holland, Sept z. 1854, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Thomas c. Lathrop. She Is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Hazel Corbett of Bridgeport, eight sons, Claude and Harold of North Coventry, Burnett of South Manchester. Kenneth Leo, Rex ford and Carlton Of Lebanon and Charles, now in England and by sew, enteen grandchildren.
 5etsey Hevrin, 7s. wife of George G. Cahoon of PAS Valley street died at her home. early Wednesday morning after long illness. She was born in Ireland, the daughter Of Patrick and Margaret Mccall Hevrin. She is sur vtved by her husband, 6 daughter, Mrs. Person E.. May of St. Johnsbury Vt. two sons. George Fl. Cahoon of willi- 1 mantle and Albert Cahoon of St Louis.