Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-03
WILLIMANTTC.

 public education produces. Mir. Col- lins talk was along this line and at the conclusion of his address he was warmly applauddd.
 The meeting then adjourned to the Loomer Opera House where AIr. Col lins, under the auspices of the cham Der of commerce gave his address on Whats Wrong With the World. He took up his subject. from the ethical | religious and social standpoints and held the attention of his audience 1 which packed the theatre to the doors, until the end of his address. MT. Collins has done much to aid the | Americantzation work in this coun- :! try and also had seen much of the work of the socialist parties in the | country. He traced the origin of so- | cialism to it's source and proved that the men who first began it and those who advocated it today, were not of the working class and therefore could | not see life from the viewpoint of q working man. He proved by state ments of the founders of socialism that God was cast out and that Christ was called a fakir. His entire subject was of what could be done in this country to best aid in Americaniza- tion and an appreciative audience was reluctant to let him finish
 Following his lecture at the L4oomer | Opera House, Mir. Collins was given a reception by members of San Jose Council, No. 14, Knights of Columbus at the Hotel Hooker. 4 delightful | luncheon was served and several peo- pie were called upon to make brief addresses. About thirty invited guests attended the reception and were given an opportunity to meet MT Collins personally.
 Since the first big snow storm ear ly In February, freight at the loca, railroad yards has been piling up During the past week. however. an endeavor has been made to get this quantity of goods on the way to its T'stination, and Tuesday saw a vast ieduction in the number of goods re naining to be shipped. Yardmastel Edward McSweeney, Agent H. A Blanchette and the crew of tho switchers had gotten this pile o1 goods together and had freighted ir from the city and at present freight arriving in Willimantic being han dled. Some sixty freight carloads O goods arrived here early this week from various points. to relieve con. ditions at the East Hartford yard ant to make it possible for better d'strib- ution of goods. Embargoes on al but perishable goods are still on, tn, lines affected being Providence. Wor. cester, Hartford and New York city at Piers 5s-70 East River.
 Every effort was made to keen thu main line on the N. Y. N. H. &. IT railroad open since the snow frs came. and in order to do this 1t was necessary to suspend oDerations or several smaller lines One of the lines most affected was the Willi- mantic-P Providence route. Freighr trains on this line were taken off en- tirelv for several days and severa hundred cars were eidetracked a | Providence. During the past few days every effort poss bia has beer ~'ade hy the railroads to open up tn lines that. have been most affected by 'Nn s"ow. Providence was one s+a-
 '"n that benefited by this, and afte several trai''s from that city ha, - ""n cancelled and the crews put tt work o7 other +obs most of the car sdntrn cl,ed there were put on th< main line to be sent to their destl nations.
 Mrs. Emma J. Goddard. widow O Horatio Goddard. died Mondar nigh at her home on Liberty IIil. She wa born in Lebanon Angus IS, 1882 til daughter Of Joseph G. and Rut ii Peckham DavelL Striving Mrs Goddard gre three e. tnrs Mrs Helen French of Wfllim~ ~lttc and tn
 Misses Craze and Puth Goddard c Liberty Hill: two sisters, Mrs Wi ? lard Fuller of Andover and Mrs Vii liam Harper of Nashville. Ten. als four brothers. Frank A. and Milo Z ] Oavoll If Willimant'n She als leavee a grandchild, William Trenc of this city.
 Town Clerk and' Mrs. Frank 2
 Fenton arrived in this city Tuesda :, afternoon. on the o clock train. Fo i the past three weeks Mir. and Mr.
 fenton have been enjoying the pleas ures of trip to Florida.
 James Curran, of this city, wh
 was injured last summer in tn ! wreck on the Melrose branch of tn | New Haven railroad, has returned t ]. l his work as section foreman. Dani, O'Brien, who has been filling hi place, has been given the work trai = run from Willimantic west on tn
 Hartford division.
 Sheriff Charles A. Gates left vii
 limant:c Tuesday morning at 10 O
 clock for the Brooklyn .ail where h