Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-07
WILLIMANT

EndEEeo and theft of goods.
 In the police court Monday morning | Judge Curtis Dean heard the case of Felix Lesinak, charged with drunkenness breach of the peace and assault, and the case of Stanislaw Tabol, charged with in- toxication and breach of the peace. Lesinak was fined .$10 and costs, amount ing to $22.15, which he paid. He was told that if he beat his wife iC the future or continued to act as he did Saturday morning the court would deal more harshly with him on the next occasion. He was arrested upon complaint of his wife The couple were given a talking to by the court. Tabol was fined s10 and costs, amounting to $21.15, and. was warned by the court that wife beating would not be stood for in the future. He was arrested upon complaint of his wife, who had been given a beating when she tried to quiet Tabol, who was under the influence of home brew. The couple were given the same advice as was received by MT. and Mrs. Lesinak.
 The population of the Windham county jail at Brooklyn, exclusive of officials, now numbers 30, one a woman Fifteen of these inmates are serving time, but the other 15 are being held for the first session of the Windham county superior court, to be held in Willimantic on the l first Tuesday in October These Is are held on the following charges. For theft of automobile 2. for burglary 2 for adul- tery ?, for theft of cloth f, for rape 2, for common theft Of small sums 8. This num- 1 Der of prisoners, although it is far above the summer total in June, when only six were at the jail, is far below the usual number at the jail at this time before prohibition went into effect. Then the number was about 90, and at one time went to 120.
 ; There was a good attendance at the Elks' Country Fair Labor day, both after noon and evening, the fine entertainment | that took place during the evening pleas ing large audience. The various try your luck wheels were in operation up until a late hour and when closing time came 1t was noted that the fair had been the most successful thing the Elks of Will limantic have eSer pulled off, the weather being fine on the fair days of last week and cloudy Labor day. The exhibitions of livestock. poultry vegetables and home canning and fancy work remained at the l buildings Monday ard prizes were award ed to the best three of each class. The success of the fair was due to the work of all who took part, the various depart ments being under the direction of the 2 following Valentine L. Murphy, chair man p. D. Donohue, vice chairman
 Louis J. Flynn, secretary Charles w
 Hill. assistant secretary; Raymond A
 Parker, treasurer; George NJ Graves George H. Peloquin, William A. Dawson
 joseph M. Berard, Albert W. French, Will liam IT. Smith, Committee chairrnen--
 Reception, Valentine L. Murphy enter tainment, P. D. Dor ohue purchasing, Al.
 tert w. French dancing, Joseph NJ Der ard canvassing, George H. Pelouuin
 advertising, Valentine L. Murphy parade Joseph M Berard auditing John E.
 Prick exhibits, William A. Dawson , grounds, Valentine L. Murphy season tickets, Louis J. Flynn; automobile tickets. Joseph NJ, Berard; midway
 George M. Graves and William H. Smith
 Public and arochiaI schools of this city
 open for the fall term this (Tuesday) morning, as will also the Willimantic nor maj 9nd training school. From all indi- cations the registrations at these schools
 Will show ar increase over that of the
 year ending in June, 1920 The average
 attendance at the public schools last year
 was 1,2l0, at the parochial schools 1 .136 at Windhaln High school 354. making 2 total of 2,9S3 enrolled between the ages : of 1 and l6 years. deduction of abou+ ou per cent. in the number enrolled al . Nlndham High school accounts for stu
 dents coming from other places than Vii
 limantic. The estimated increase thf; year is 200.
 St. Josephs and St Mary's school, nave shown a great increase in the chiI Idren enrolied--children between the aeA,
 Of and z. This great enrolment ha:
 made it impossible for the schools to ac i, commodate all the children sent and now the children are not admitted until the, ! are years old. St. Mary's school haC an average of 600 last year exclusive O
 the children aged years, these childre1
 bein of French birth. St Joseph's schoo Curing the past few years has far out
 distanced the other schools in growth | gong from registration of 370 pupils il 1918 to registration of 800 in the yea
 just passed This increase is due f , the attendance of Polish children of Iarg | families. St. Joseph's school was bull > i'll 1907, and If the growth continues vii :, not be able to afford accommodations t U all her upis
 According to Superintendent of School
 Edgar $. Case. the salary question wi not affect the schools this year. The 3
 teachers of local public schools unde
 town supervision have signed a contrac
 for the year.
 The Oakland automobile owned an l. driven by Carl L Osterberg of Cranstor
 IN- L. Mds StTuch ana SHghtly dama ge
 Monday noon by a Chevrolet car licens = number 17298S Mass. MT Osterberg trie
 to pass the car ahead of him, but th
 driver evidently could not steer straigi
 and upon seeing the Oakland passing hil
 the driver of the Chevrolet turned to tf T left, forcing MT. Osterberg to the banl n Both cars were scratched about the mut
 guards The accident took place on tf
 road between Boltcn and Andover, M
 | nCf Cfp1rh
 driving through on his way to Providenc
 The following men are trustees of tf
 Methodist Episcopal church for term