Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-03
WILLIMANTIC

invitation recently received from the
 general committee of the Welcome Home celebration, to participate in the parade to be held in this city on August Fist in connection with the celebration in homer of returned sol diers in the town of Windham-
 There were no. new developments Wednesday in Wil1imantic in connec- tion with the recent closing of the sa- looms, which were shut up tight as on the previous day. It is apparent that they will remain closed until the re-
 suit of the test case, which it is said will be tried in New Haven next Tuesday, is announced. A number of the local proprietors feel that they have the right to sell 3-4 per cent beer, but are not taking any chances
 of later prosecution by federal au
 thorities,. it being known that there
 are numerous deputy revenue collec- tors throughout the state watching for
 any violation of the law with regard
 to selling beer without having bought
 tax stamps. -.A'-
 The first free outdoor moving pie
 ture entertainment at Recreation park.
 given Sunday night under the aus
 pices of the City Industrial depart
 ment, was not as successful as had
 been anticipated, owing to trouble de-
 velopihg with the picture machine and
 which could not be reDaedied that ev-
 ening. Since then the machine has
 been thoroughly overhauled and in-
 spected and the next performance.
 which takes place Friday night should
 be all that can be desired in this line
 of amusement.
 Captain Charles Fenton, of Church street, has had as his guest for the
 past week. Col. K. B. Fenton of Ev- anston, H. The latter left for his home Wednesday. Captain Fenton is Horace J. Fenton and the latter's fam ily. from Annapolis, Md. who made the trip here by automobile and will spend some time in this section.
 Arthur W. Trudeau of wiIIim mantle is the only local person who, it is Dempsey fight in Toledo. July A. Mir. Trudeau left town Wednesday neor for Boston where he will join a par ty who will make the trip on special train, leaving "Wednesday night.
 July 4th, from $ to D. ma a cafe teria lunch will be served on the lawn of the Mansfield Center church, fol- lowed by concert at the church for adv.
 First Sergeant Russell B. Chapel, son of Mrs. Charles Taintor of No. | Spring street. this city. returned home Wednesday after an absence of over IS months from his home town. Sergeant Chapel. who received his discharge at Camp Mills. N. Y, Tuesday of this week. has been in the aviation corps with the army of occupation in Ger-I IneIuy for some time and during his career as soldier had many interest ing experiences. Early this year he an operation for appendici- tis, from which he recovered rapidly Sergeant Chapel says he is glad to 1 get back home among his friends by whom he was warmly greeted or his 1 arrival. 1
 There was a large attendanee at the funeral services of William H. Ham | mond held from his home at Hampton | Wednesday afternoon at o'clock. The 1 services were conducted by Rev. l Charles H. Fogg. assisted by Rev. Will l liam H. Brown of Windham Center. l There was singing by quartette and l there were beautiful floral tributes. | The services at the grave in the North 1 cemet tery in Hampton were conducted | by members of the grange. The bear Jewett. Walter Hoffman. Will | liam Weeks and Albert Mills.
 Mary A. Cheefers, 65, widow of John | Cheefers, died Wednesday afternoon about 5 o'clock in St. Joseph's hospital i in this city. She was born May g, 1854, in Westmeath, Ireland, the daughter of William and Jane Connor Nash. and l had resided in Willimantic most of her i fife, coming when young to this coun- try. Of late years she had made her nome with her sister. Mrs. Elizabeth McGiff. of 37 South Park street. this eity, who survives her. She also leaves hree brothers, William c. Nash of Mt. <iscol N. Y, Robert Nash of Bernards- vile. N. J.. Charles Nash of County Down, Ireland. and several nieces and lephews, among them Joseph Colds borough of Willimantic.
 Two aeropEanes travelling in north sriy direction, quite close to each other, the attention of many in this ,ity Wednesday evening about o'clock. The whir of the motors could )e heard very distinctly, but the num-