Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-14
WILLIMANTIC

submitted to Prosecuting Attorney Samuel B. Harvey. Friday evening, at the town han, United States Senator Frank B, Bran degee, Everett J. Lake. republican nom inee for governor of Connecticut, and Congressman Richard P. Freeman will speak at the republican rally to be held under the auspices of the Windham Re- l publican club. Although the town hall is capable of seating a large number it I is expected that it will be crowded to hear these three distinguished men The speakers will arrive in Willimantic late | Friday afternoon, and will be entertain | ed at a dinner by prominent republi- cans. The meeting at the town halI is l set for 8 o'clock
 Bran, $2.55, for sale at car, N. r, N. l II: & H. station South Windham, Oct IA and IS. Tel 523-5, Wiilimantic di- vision.-adv.
 Following plans made Tuesday night, after the democratic caucus. members of that party held a meeting at the Val | ley street armory Wednesday night, in- vitations being extended to women, many of whom attended the meeting l The session Wednesday night was for l the purpose of completing organization of mems and wornen's clubs which will combine to make efforts to elect all dem | ocratic nominees to office in the Novenl- | Der elections. All members were re- 1 qnested to see that their neighbors had | become voters, and to aid in welding the l party into working organization that will prove of great use in the coming [ election.
 Dwight ". Ide will return to his d0- | ties as carrier on the local pcstohice Force this (Thursday) morning Mir. ide has enjoyed a sixteen days vaca- ton
 Funeral services for John E. Eliis. who died Saturday at his home in Gil- cad, were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from his home in that place The services were largely attended many members of the Congregational church ct Gilead, of which he had been deacon for l Syears, being present MT. Eilfs was GA years of age and was one of Gilead's prominent men. He represent cd the town of Hebron in the state leg. lslature in 1901, was a member of the
 board of relief, chairman of the Gilead , Ecclesiastical Society .and superintend } ent fthe Sunday school of the Congre
 Rational church. Surviving him is hi.
 wife also son, Asa W. Ellis. daush ter. Miss Clara NJ. Ellis Of A7dover ant four grandchildren
 The October meeting of tie tow, | school committee was held Wednesday f evening at the selectmen's rooms in tn,
 town building all members being pres ent The following appointments for tn,
 year were made: Chairman, pr. F. F
 Guild, Secretary Edgar A. Case, Tn, ballot on the last nomination resulted
 in MT. Case receiving eight ballots ant
 MT King l. MT. Paulhus was recon , mended for truant officer of the cur 1. rent year. All standing committees weri
 reappointed by Chairman Guild, wal ter E. King taking the place left vacan
 by the loss of Mir. Fenton who had serv CT on the school committee during tb, past year
 ! Secretary Case reported that as som, 30 persons who should attend nigh school had failed to report, an attend ance officer for the evening schoo Il should be appointed his duties to be tt find out where these students are. Tn, appointment was left in the hands oi the school committee. The regular s23( library appropriation was unanimously passed The question of, granting ar in
 crease to enumerators of school childros came up. Secretary Case reported Una
 at the old rate, five cents a head wa
 paid to the three enumerators and tn
 total expense was $15605 for the 800
 Or so names taken. A committee 0
 three, George S. Elliott, Hor stlas Dion
 and Walter E. King were appoirted t
 take up this matter of raising the pa,
 of the enumerators. One hundred an
 thirty-five dollars was voted to pay fo
 tickets for school children, this none
 being for transportation over the line
 of the Connecticut Company. Dr. W
 P. s. Heating reported he. had begu,
 examination of school children at Nat
 chau8 Grammar school and would ex
 tend the work as time went by Sec
 retary Case announced that Ruth Hal
 had been secured for two days esc
 week as teacher of domestic science. Tn appointment was favored by the schoc
 committee. Adjournment came at S.35.
 Nearly $500 employees of local texti,