Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-15

ter figured, following a snowball fight between the younger representatives of the families, were tried in police court Saturday morning. The trouble in qu' ton occurred on the evening of isbe. a4th last. The cases had previ- ously been postponed twice, due to weather conditions. Following the charge of assault alleged to have been committed by George Rood on his 15 year old son James. Rood brought a counter charge of assault against Palmer's three sons, Stephen and James, 15, and Mason, Il, for assault on his year old son Burton. All the cases were tried together and testi- mony given by all concerned. lasted nearly two hours. George Rood ap- l peared as his own attorney and cross | examined the witnesses arrayed against him. He acknowledged strik- 1 ing the Palmer boy but said that the 1 latter had called him insulting names. i The trio of Palmer boys denied as- 1 saulting Burton Rood, but said that he was struck by snowfall which 1 one of them dodged. In summing up | tlse case Judge F. H. Foss said there l was not enough evidence to convict 1 the Palmer boys. and discharged their cases. But Rood, according to his own story, was guilty of assault on James 1 Palmer. He was fined s1 and costs and the fine ordered renitted, but he l gave notice of appeal to the superior | court.
 | Another case arising from the same i, trouble, in which Stephen Palmer, IS. l was charged with the theft of a set of 1 Columbia dry cell batteries from the automobile of Horace Rood, brother
 of George, Dec. 2ad last, was eontin-
 ued for week. This case, according | to Mir. Palmer father of the boy l charged with the crime, was com plete surprise to him, and he wanted
 a continuance of week to collect his | evidence.
 Monsisneur John E.. Burke, head oi 1 the Catholic board of mission work l among negroes, was a guest at St
 Joseph's rectory over Sunday.
 | The local Jewish Zionist society
 which is conducting a campaign 1T this city for funds to restore Pales. tine, reports generous response tc this worthy cause. A considerable
 sum, however, remains to be pledged Ito reach Willimantic's quota of $2,00o
 Willinantic has at least one nativ.
 son who is to graduate into fastel
 company in the baseball world. Jo,
 Han1el, who has played with the loea
 Eaeralds and the American Threat
 company teams, as well as with
 number of other hines in eastern Con
 necticut, is to be given a trial with tn,
 Rochester International league team
 Hamel was recommended to Manage
 Arthur Irwin by Arthur Nichols o this city, the old St. Louis Nationa league catcher, who Ater played .fo several seasons in the Connection
 league Harnei, according to Nichols , has all the earnnarls of a scomer il
 the game. He will be given chanc 1 to show his wares as catcher, al
 though he can play the infield He wi leave for Goldsboro. N. c, in a coupl of weeks for spring training
 The body of Mrs. Mary christin . Weir was sent to Mystic Satur5a l morning and services were held in $
 Patrick's church there at o'clock i , the afternoon Burial was in Fir } Grove cemetery in that place
 'i Funeral services for Catherine Au ? eustyn were held at the home of he
 parents on North street extensio , Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. B,1ris was in St. Joseph's cemetery. KilIou , | rey Bros. were in charge of the ar
 engagements
 s Friday. at Seekont. Mass Mir, . Maria Horton ChappeIl observed he
 lo5th birthday at the home of he daugter, Mrs. Francis B. West. o County street, Among the guests wa
 her son, ex-Mayor Herbert R. Chan pell, and Mrs. Chappell of this eitl
 Mir. Chappel presented his mother 10 l carnations. Mrs. Chappell was Dor in Rehoboth, near Swansea, March | 1915, the daughter of Eliphet an Mary Case Horton. She married I f 1S47 Ralph Chappell, who died in 1SS: r She has lived with her daughter i Seekonk for many years. A number z years ago Mrs. Cheppell lived in Sout } | Windharn