Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-24

had been raised and S1,000 more must be raised ir order to put this city over the top in this drive, the quota for the town being $2S00. 1t has been deemed advisable by some of those interested to inaugurate some new methods in raising the balance and no doubt this coming week necessary steps will be taken to finish the campaign.
 Owing to repairs being made Sunday on the local fire alarm system, five boxes were out of commission during the hours from a. m. to D. m. The boxes and location were as follows: Box 57, Godfrey street; Box 54, Main and Jackson streets; Box 52, Fairview and Quercus streets; Box 51, Pleasant and Park streets: Box AZ, Pleasant and South streets; Box 35, Lebanon ave nue and Pleasant street. The people | in the district covered by these boxes l had been previously notified of the fact and in case of fire were asked to noti- | fly the Bank street engine house so the alarm might be rung in from there. The occasion did not arise however, the fire department not being called out ! Sunday.
 l The department was out early Sat urday morning for a fire in a chicken | coop on the premises of Daniel Sulli- van of Chapman strdet. The fire was attributed to chicken thieves. who got away with twelve birds, leaving three | for the fire to burn up.
 l Two small ooys, Lionel Chase, 8, | and Ernest Dauschneau, TO-. of this city, gave their parents great deal | of anxiety all through Friday night, as l they made night of it Ln a packing box in the rear of a dry goods store on Milk street. Both boys were final I h. l1A
 urday and on inquiry as to why they spent the night where they did, said | that a man with a knife had chased 1 them, they were afraid to go home. George St. Peter, who claims a resi- | dence in this city for the past three l years, was before the police court on 1 Saturday morning on a charge of in
 toxication. to which charge he plead | ed guilty. He was arrested late Fri
 day, night A fine of S2 was imposed and paid,
 The continued case of Wilfred Beau lieu, charged with non support of his infant child. was then taken up. Judge Foss was informed that. the mother
 in-law of Beaulieu had taken the child
 under her care and as the accused
 promised tu pay the claims against him. the case was nolled
 Blanche Wood, IS. formerly of this
 city was before the police court in T Hartford Saturday morning. on a charge Of being a fugitive from jus , ticc. She is the daughter of Frank
 Wood, who lived in this city at No IS Spring street until the latter part of
 last year and Ut that time the family
 moved to Newark. \. J. She is being
 held for the Newark authorities and is
 wanted in that city on a charge of
 theft ot jowelry.
 Dominic Menditto recently purchased
 The property at the corner of Main
 street and Mansfield avenue from
 Abraham Sussman.
 In connection with the recent chanae
 of location of the sub station the let
 ter box formerly in front of the City
 DruS Store has been placed ill front
 Of the Bay State Drug Store, the pres
 cnt location of the sub sta tion. for the
 convenience of pauohs of that section
 The sale of license tags for dogs has
 begun. There arc about $50 dogs in the
 town of Windham The law requires
 that all dogs be provided with the 191E
 tags on or before April 1st.
 William E. Wheeler of this city hat his driving license restored to him or Saturday by Commissioner Macdonald
 at hearing in Hartford At the hear ing Wheeler said he was out of a jot
 and wanted the license so he could gC
 to work. IL was granted to him on hi. promise to keep within the law. The war department casualty list, sunday contained 352 names, three O l whom were from Connecticut but none Of the men who resided in this section William E. Fay, formerly of thi city, is a candidate for election on tn
 school board in New Britain. MT. Fa7 Is well remembered locally and ha , many friends in this city. He was ; s former Windham High School grad nate going to Yale college from here who on his graduating, came bacl here and taught at the high school, an, about ten years ago went to New Brit ain.
 Everett Ladd of Springfield visited his mother, Mrs. F.. M. Ladd of Churcl street, over Sunday.
 Marion j. Afford of New Haven spen Sunday wtn her sister, Alice Alfort Of Prospect street.
 Arthur l. Bill of this city received } cablegram Saturday from his daughte, Miss Pauline Bill, dated at Constant I nople, March s. The message wa 4 held up in Washington nine days. an told of the good health of the sender Miss Bill was one of the party ina sailed on the Levia than a month e = more ago, their mission being refup
 and reconstruction work in the Nea
 East.
 At the service of the Congregations
 church in Windham Center Sunday. tn
 pastor, Rev. M. R. Plumb read his res
 iSnation, to take effect April 16 Thi will be of interest to local friends ( Y MT Thumbs and will be heard wit . fully as much regret by themsas tn
 resignation caused his parishioners. ,l
 came as a great surprise to the mem
 bers of his congregation with who,
 he has been very successful and popu
 lar Mir. Plumb recently received
 call from the Edgewood Congrega tions
 church, Providence, and expects preach his first sermon there Eastf
 Sunday. MT. and Mrs. Plumb wit 'o their three children will make the home in Providence. Mrs Plumb wa v Helen Larrabee daughter of Charle
 Larrabee of Windham Center and tr
 going away Will mean an appreciab
 loss to the community.
 |. Large congregations attended the va
 rious churches in this city on Sunda
 John R. Houston, 73, head of the fir k of John R. Houston & Sons of Man.
 field, died at his home in that town c