Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-20
WILLIMANTIC'

man. He wrote a note to the mother of I
a man holding a handbook at a local /
bank. The note was in French and the /
mother believing all to es5weI, handed |
the book to the man who went to the
bank and after satisfying the paying /
teller, drew out the SIPS on the account /
When the owner of the pass book came /
home at noon the fraud was discovered |
and the bank notified The police are
now after the man who wrote the note
Seven friends of Miss Cpra Cote ga |
thered at her home on Quercus avenue
Tuesday evening and gave her a Pyrex
shower. The evening was spent with |
| music and luncheon was served by the
hostess. Those present were Misses
Rose Arel and Belle johnson, Mrs. Mary
Sullivan, Mrs. Sarah James Mrs. Lizzie
Rood. Mrs. Jennie Frederick and Mrs
Bertha Rivers.
| The sodalitas, a girls club of the
| First Congregational church, is to hold
a gentlemen's night Saturday evening at
| the Congregational church house. An en-
| tertainment will be given, followed by
dancing. 1t is the plan of the class to
invite members and non-nembers to at
tend, each girl to bring a man friend
| Refreshments are to be served by the
committee in charge.
/ Funeral services for Loretta Ferdi-
nand Durand were held Wednesday
morning at 9 o'clock from her home at
80 Maple avenue Burial was in st. Jo-
Seph's cemetery.
The funeral of Isaac Charter was held
Wednesday morning at sac o'clock from
his home The requiem high mass at st
| Mary's church at 8 o'clock was sung by
Rev Edward Q. Mathieu, who also read
committal service at the grave in st.
Joseph's cemetery. There was large
attendance at the services and beautiful
floral tributes were received. The bear
; ers were Anton Dion, Arthur Bertrand,
Joseph Nadeau. Frank Cote, Francis
Marcoux and Arthur Parent.
} After being out for forty-two minutes
: the jury in the case of George G. Pacob-
con VS. Edw ard Labonte for alleged
: breach of contract found for Labontc the
defendant, awarding him S10o.50 and in
!, terest amounting to $119.69.
Il This case has occupied the attention
: of the superior court for the past two
4 days testimony for the plaintiff taking
. most of the time of the court on. Tues
: day and testimony for the defense cane
to conclusion at noon on Wednesday.
o Labonte on the stand told that Jacobson
: had discharged him in May of 1917 say
T ing that he had got through fooIing
with him. jacobson had acted sour
toward him for a week prior to this time.
: In telling about the team jacobson said
he had to buy in order to finish the job,
: Labonte said it was purchased about a
month before he left the job. He had al
so asked Jacobson about the money due
S him and Jacobson had told him he would
4 get it as soon as he received his.
On cross examination by the attorney
/. for the plaintiff. I4abonte admitted be
! made from s24 to $50 a day hauling logs
2 at first but towards the end the money
amounted to only about $40 or SIS per
S day. He denied that the work was as
: hard as team work on the road. Labonte
claimed Jacobson had hired John Wag-
T. ner away from him., and that he and
{ Wagner has had no trouble over money
/ matter Jacobson desired about 16, 00G
: feet of logs per day to run his mill and
u complained that he was not doing the
e work to suit him. Labonte denied having
e told a workman by the name of Palmer
! that he was getting sick of the job. Judge
u John Z. Keller declared a recess irnmedi.
= ately after the conclusion of testimony
n at 12:45.
n The afternoon session began at 1:4t
: o'clock each attorney giving his argup.
y ment. Judge Keelers charge to- the jury
took about thirty-tive minutes He tolc
1 the jury they had three verdicts theJ
I might render, one for the defendant
le with costs, one for the plaintiff witt
! costs and another for the defendant.
The jury retired TO the jury room a
= 1880 o'clck where they elected L. J Lev
es lit of Woodstock foreman. At 5:13 thei
: decision was made Known.
u Two-minute men are speaking at al
U local theatres in connection with the Sal
= walton Army drive. The speakers Wed
~ nesday were Frank P. Fenton and d.
H. W. P. S. Heating