Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-14
WuLIM ANTIC

| in Ireland, the son of Michael and ! Mary Began.
 A meeting of the trustees of the Connecticut Agricultural college was
 held Friday in the executive office in | the capitol The business related to | the recent burning of the women s | building and the replacement of it by | another. It was the opinion that the | new building should be more sub- | stantial structure than the old ono. 1 The state board of finance will be l asked to visit the institution so that 1 the members may see the sort of l building required.
 | The second in the series of band concents at Recreation park was given
 at the park Sunday evening at 7.30 by 1 the American band. There was a large crowd out and the concert was
 greatly enjoyed. Following was the program:
 March, 1ssth Field Artillery. U. s. Overture, Black Queen. White Fox trot, After All Roberts Popular waltz, Beautiful Ohio. Earle Fox trot. Old Sweetheart of Mine, Whiting Selection, Red Widow. GebeSt March. Thunderer, Sousa Star Spangled Banner.
 State Automobile Inspector George Bradford of Montville was in Willi- mantle Saturday evening and arrested John Meehan of New York city, chauffeur for Fred A. Goss, also of New York city. on a charge of speed ing Goss furnished bonds of $50 for Meehan's appearance in court this (Monday) morning. Goss exhibited as an excuse for his speeding telegram telling of the serious injury of his father in Putnam. He said his father was in the hospital and he wanted to get to him quickly possible. It is alleged that he travelled nearly all the way from Columbia to Willimantic at a speed varying from 40 to 30 miles an hour. Meehan left New York in such a hurry that he forgot to bring his license with him.
 WiIIimantic police were active Sun day in the vicinity of the new village in connection with auto speeders. It, has become the custom for Sunday afternoon joy riders to hit it up to 40 miles an hour through here, and the police have determined to put a stop to it. It is especially dangerous on ac- count of the many children who arei continually coming and going from Recrea ton park. A score of cars were but all were allowed to pro- ceed after a sharp warning.
 The New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad station at South 1 Windham was broken into some time during Saturday night or Sunday and between $6 and s7 was i taken from the cash drawer. A rail- i road official came up from Providence
  police are investigating the theft. Sta-f ton Agent Lewis is away on his va ! cation and Eugene Lesseal has been in | charge of the station. He closed it up | as usual Saturday night about. 7l Q clock The break was not discovered | until Sunday morning. The thief or | thieves used a shovel to pry up a win | dow of the station, then enteringj through the window. robbed the draw er. So far as can be ascertained, mol tickets were stolen.
 Sunday evening at o'clock at the First Baptist church, a union meet ing of all the Protestant churches in the city was held and was addressed oy H. H. Spooner, secretary -treasurert of the Connecticut State Temperance Union. MT. Spooner outlined condi- tionS here in Connecticut in the coun- try. al large ad fra~ the largest as- oect of the work. international tenn | 1erance. He said that here in Con- lecticut the work is held up to a cer- ain extent until laws are passed and decisions mdae by the courts. The Inion here in Connecticut is ready for I he work which it is to do. Prohibi- ion, he said. has shown two things up -ery clearly even thus early: first, that he arguments advanced by the jrohi- ,itionists were sound. and second, that l he saloon men would obey the law. Where there were formerly ten and 12 rrests for intoxication there are now (