Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-29
WILLIMANTIC

tion and had lost $1os. The game
 was. played in the back room of Mag
 zola's establishment. He admitted not
 having seen Parent Friday evening
 had he not been stopped on the street
 by Chief of Police Kiilourey. who
 questioned him and it was then that he told his story. Other witnesses for
 the state told what they knew of the affair.
 Then the defense called Jonathan
 Johnson of South Wilmington to tes
 tify that Parent had been with him during the night Friday Prosecuting
 Attorney Harvey said that the states
 with Ricard and that the exact date
 was imIhaterai, that Parent was at least guilty of the larger effense, and
 that the state could prove that this part. Attorney Kelley made the plea that the complaint alleged the game
 was played on Sept. 19 when Parent was in Springfield and as to the place having this alleged reputation. most of it had been gained in court as the place had only been opened two or three weeks ago. In rebuttal, Attor- ney Harvey said that the statutes pro- the state to prove one date within a year and that the evidence furnished by the state proved this. Judge Frank H. Toss then rendered the decisions noted aboNe-
 Arthur Langlois, charged with breach of the peace by threatening and insulting his mother-in law. Mrs. Se- lima Plante, entered a plea of guilty and a fine of s2 and costs was inn posed. The fine was remitted and the costs of N.s0 were paid.
 Funeral services for Mrs. Carrie M. Point. East Lyme. were held at the Methodist Episcopal church at O. clock Saturday afternoon and were sq I o fhe local church, and Rev. c. Harley Smith. the present incumbent. Mem bers of Radiant Chapter. No. Il. Order of the Eastern Star. of which Mrs. services in a body and conducted the Eastern Star ritual at the grave in the new Willimantic cemeteN The bearers were c. A. Taintor John Scripture. Funeral Director /-Jay M. Shepard was in charge of the ar engagements.
 Capt claud c. cranstor, who has been stationed a the Connecticut Az ricultural College as commandant Of from the war department Friday or dering him to report to the North eastern Department at Boston imme- diately for discharge. Captain Gran ston came to StorrS at the beginning of the year and proved to be a leader from the college is regret ted. Upon receiving his discharge from the service he intends to return to his home in Minneapolis to enter the grocery business. No word has been received at the college from the war department as to his successor but it is expected that another officer will be assigned within a few days
 The third attempt made by jitney bus drivers to run in opposition to South Coventry Willimantic spur end ed in a failure as did the others pre- ceding it. Wednesday morning Frank Taylor of Bridgeport came to this trips to South Cov@-try and return, from early in the morning un- til late at night. MT. Taylor kept up this business until 9-30 o'clock Friday evening and then gave it up and left WilIimantic shortly before midnight for Norwich where he will operate his 'buseI on city runs When asked Ii he had known that two other bus drivers had failed to make success of the local run. Mr. Taylor answered that the person who hti told him about the run knew very little about the iitney business. While in this city i he stated he had been treated fine and he would have stayed had the number of passengers riding between !! the two points brought him in sufh- [ cient revenue.
 The fin. truck iron, Engine, com pany No. l. was sent out at nine ! Saturday night in answer to [ a still alarm. A shed on the property | of the Willimantic Coal and Lumber was found to be abiaZe and 1 was soon put out by the men, chemic- al only being used for the work. i
 Sunday morning at 10 o'clock a | Ford being driven down Main street into the automo bile driven ] by a local iitney man, who was com l ing up Railroad street to turn into |