Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-10
DANIELSON


 Thompson. is visiting at East Killingly with his cousin. King George Jacques. This is Mir. Richardson.s first visit east in 13 years, and he has travelled across the continent from Seattle. his home city, that he again may see old famll- far places and old faces.
 Mir. Richardson has been citizen or Seattle for many years now and has witnessed the growth of that maSnln- cent metropolis of the northwest from village of 300 people to popula- ton now estima ted to be in excess Of 300, 900.
 It was stated here Tuesday morning that evidence of tampering with the telephone boxes of the Shore Line Electric railway has been found These boxes are mounted on poles near sta tionS and at sidings along the right or way, and are kept locked. In one case an instrument was found disconnected. This telephone service is exclusIveIy for the use of the railway. The fact that the boxes are locked does not seem to operate as hindrance te tampering with the telephone instru- ments and their connections, it was stated here on Tuesday by one who has come into touch with the Sltua- ton.
 A United States civil service exam ination for the purpose of filling posi- tions of clerk and carrier at the Dam ielson postoffice is scheduled to be held
 
 at least IS years of age and under 45, and must be citizens of the United States. Male applicants must be not less than feet inches in height in their bare feet and must weigh at least 125 pounds. The examination is open to women and they need not be of any specific height or weight
 The entrance salary is $1.000 a year with promotion at the rate of s10o year until the maximum of s1.o00 is reached
 Former soldiers and sailors have preference regarding age limits and appointments.
 A thunderstorm was sandwiched in with the hodge podge of weather that this section experienced during tbe 24 hours ending at noon on Tuesday. A 30-degree drop in temperature also featured the range of changes follow ing upon the heels of gale that swept out of the north during Monday night and which increased to the degree of violence during the early morning hours of Tuesday.
 Principal Ernest R. Warren of Kill lingly High school said Tuesday after noon that the registration at the tn- stitution has increased to 163 this week, a gain of 15 over the average attendance at the opening of last years fall term This increase Is re- garded as an encouraging sign Dur ing the war years many who might otherwise have taken a high school course were attracted by the chance to earn high wages and gave up their studies.
 Supervisor Horace F. Turner of Kill linglys common schools said Tuesday afternoon that enrolment figures for these schools have not IS yet been mpiled to show the total of pupils, though this total is undoubtedly larger this week than it was last week. when q long period of rainy weather kept many away
 MT. Turner also stated that. in some sections. wrong impression has gone out relative to the availability of what are known as school tickets for the use of pupils who use the trolleys in trav-- cling between their homes and the schools. These tickets may be had by all pupils desiring them on the same terms last year. Mir. Turner said he had been informed Tuesday by rep resentative of the Shode Line Electric Railway company.
 The senior class of KiIlingly High school has organized with the follow ing officers: President Gordon Kee- gan: vice president, Miss Margaret Beckley; treasurer. Roscoe Burton; secretary, Miss Kathleen Varney.
 The people of DayviIIe will do honor to it's sons who served in the world war next Saturday. when a special and formal Welcome. Home will be given them It will be a surprise to a great small place sent 51 men into the ser vice, but the committees list shows that number responded to the coun- try's call for men. and the record Is one of which Dayville people are just Ky proud.
 W. Dyke Cogswell of the committee that is arranging for the observance Of Saturday. stated on Tuesday afternoon that the arrangements are practically completed.
 The former service men will assem- ble in the afternoon at about o'clock and probably will make short parade through Dayville's main street before proceeding to Columbia hall. where a splendid banquet will be served them. Rev. Ignatius Kost and Rev. William Swainson, pastors at Dayville. will be service men. Music will be Hey's or chestra of Whitinsvilie. Mass, and this organization will also play for the dancing that is planned for the later evening hours.
 All of the people of Dayville will share in the joy of the Welcome Home ! and special treat the committee has arranged to serve all of Dayville's people with ice cream and cake
 On account of the limited space in i Columbia hall, only a few invita- tions l have been sent out, and those to fami- i lies in neighborine villages who con tributed to the Dayvfl1e Welcome 1 Home fund.
 Ernest Weleh, IS, of Attawauean, :; was before Deputy Judge c. s. Francis i in the town court Tuesday morning to ! answer to charge of rape, alleged to i have been committed upon Betsey | Weeks, aged ,. at Attawaugan early in 1 the afternoon of Monday. It is charged 1 that Weleh seized the child while she was playing in the dooryard at her | home and took her over a wall in the 1 vicinity.
 Welch, represented by Attorney E. l l.. Darbie, entered a plea of not guilty. !, An adjournment of the case until Sept ! 22 was asked for and gra anted by the | dS in, f1an af was furnished by Mrs. Cornelia War | ren. grandmother of the accused. ! Welch has been employed in stores at 1 and at Attawaugan.
 Attorney Arthur G. Bill. representing | a Moosup client. was investigating on | afternoon as to the where | a bouts of Moosup girl who a short i time age expressed a desire to enter | 8 Sisterhood in a neishborins town. | but whose parents. now desiring the, girls return are having difficulty in ! locating her, it being represented that i she has been transferred out of Con- !!