Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-15

ment, but one of the barrels had been delivered to New York concern. thus breaking the contract. Attorney Searles claimed that the filing of a demurrer was premature and that, was upheld by Judge Burpee who stated that he would >gerrule the mo- ton. Court adjourned shortly before noon, the next session to come Tues, day, November IS at. 1o:15 in the morning. 5
 Evidence that one of the freiqht had been broken into was established. when Louis Dansereau of Arnold,s s Lane found a packing box which, contained a quantity ot toilet articles Friday morning, while walking along the track opposite the plant ofe the, Foster Stewart Mfg Company on Wilson street investigation proved that some of the cases had been emp tied While others had been left, un- touched. The matter was reported to Chief of Police Danief J. Nillourey who had the packing box brought to | the station. ii. A. Blanckette, local agent of the railroad, was notified and is Investigating the case. The lease was delivered to the railroad company from the Florence Mfg. Company of Florence, Mass, and was consigned to the Sperry & Hutchinson Company.
 E Horace Rood, of Windham,4fisured lin an automobile accident Friday af- | ternoon shortly before ?, o'clock when the car he was driving struck Albert Scurek, age 5. knocking the boy down and cutting the back of his head, mak- 1 ing it necessary to take four stitches to close the wound. Chief Kiliourey was notified of the accident and after investigating eXonerated Rood from all blame for the accident. The Scu- rek boy with several others was about to cross the street when Rood cans i along, but upon seeing him the chilz lxdren turned back with the exception l of the Scurek boy. who tried to dodge l by. MT. Rood turned abruptly to the right, going into the gutter. Tht mudguard of the automobile struck ths boy, inf1icting the wound. The child was carried to the hospital for medi. cal aid. MT. Rood, although in no wist l to blame for the accident. offered tt l settle for the damage done. l Jean Baptiste Cote, 62, died Thurs. day afternoon at his home, No. 12!
 Union street. following two weeks ill ness, He was a native, of Canada I born in Ste Apolinaire but had livet in this city for forty years and unti recent years had been in the emplo, lof the Willimantie Linen company ant Fits! successors, the American Thread 1 company. Surviving him are five step. children, Delprus and Xavier Boucher and Mrs. Arthur Bertrand of this city Mrs. Pierre Mullen and Mrs. Achili, Mathieu of Hartford; five brothers also survive. Joseph Louis. Henry ana Fortuna Cote of Canada, and lCharle, Cote of this city and two sisters, Mrs Henrietta Bourey and another sistel
 in Canada. aa
 The death of George Williams oc
 cured Friday morning at his home 1 No. 287 High street. He had beer employed by the American Thread Company as engineer in Mill No. 4. H was born in South Manchester May il 1887, the son of John and Aivira Lock wood Williams He leaves his wife , his father, John Williams. three sons Joseph, George and Raymond; twt sisters. Mrs. Inez Hills of Boston an, ! Miss Julia Williams,of Hartford. an rl a brother. Henry. Williams of Michi gan.
 , Threads. .
 Mrs. James Mereland of ,Plainfield i ' spending a week atiithe home of he F daughter, Mrs. John Duff. of No. 6
 Turner street.
 Mrs. George Hickey left Friday fo
 New York to visit relatives. Whil there she is meet her husband who i , returning home from Virginia.
 Mrs. Henry Mathieu left F'rida :. morning for Hartford to spend tn
 weekend with relatives and friend.
 Mrs, B. F. Casey and daughter El
 sic were Hartford visitors Friday
 Mrs. Charles Larrow of North Wind
 ham spent Friday in this city visitin
 friends.
 Residents of Ashford gathered ta i Bakers hall Warrenville. Friday af i ternoon to attend meeting llek1 fo Fthe purpose of creating interest in tll | establishment of a Community Eleus in that town TIe progra tune wa
 arranged by Allan Lincoln Of Hart
 ford, a summer resident of that plae who told the people that the funds fe
 the affair had been generously donate 1 b% a Hartford person who did F:
 care to have his name disclosed
 When the meeting opened at 1.30 0
 clock over three hundred persons wei in attendance. MT. Lincoln Introduce
 the speakers and the programme 2 i WAS - SqCt65S1ui1E fSd1rle , out. Professor Charles Wheeler of Il i, Connecticut Agricultural Coi;egn, ga,
 an address on Potato Culture in di
 ferent localities Nelson Fink.
 ! North Windhafn, rave sevsral wfis ling selections nwhieh he demonstra ed his ability to isliit % tli,s ratl fTi
 various birds Of these parts. The al . dience was requested to stand whi the Babcock Cornet Bare of Ashfoa
 played The Star Spangiad Banre
 The band also played throughout Il
 afternoon. MT. Meiher Of New Yoi T spoke on the subject, Amefi.anizt o1 Foreigners. telling ef~;nc large nufl ' Der of foreigners that hav4. come this country dU1'ins .ths mast ten . Itifteen years and a9f the wosi:. 4fnc e
 sary to make them good citizens
 this country. Everyone. was invited
 join in and sing The Battle Hymn
 the Republic. Rev. Father Gastri T.
 nix, pastor of St. Cyril's churc
 Bridgeport, told fe the experience
 Americanization work in this count1 n. Our Country. recitation by Viii
 Menet. pleased the audience Re
 Father Felix j. O'Neil of Staffo Springs spoke oh the subject of Affie
 icanization. recitation, Carry 0
 by Thomas Supena. followed Re
 Waiter Lamphere of Ashford tn
 told the people that the meeting "
 in the interest of establishing COT
 munity house in Ashford and tn i. such a place would be great il " Jn oo r,,an41-, II.