Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-30
WILLIMANTIC

Main street. The deal was closed re- gently and the new owner took over i the store s- Monday morning. Brett schneider5is to leave for New. York as | soon as his business here has been l transacted
 Fred L. Taylor of this city, and | Miss Waitee Potter of Washington, R. i l., were married Monday morning at 1 the parsonage of the First Congrega- tIonaI church by Rev. Harry s. Nc l Cready. The witnesses were ClaytonI Taylor, brother of the groom. and.i Miss Ethel Potter, sister of the bride MT. and Mrs. Taylor left. the city on i the 1Oo7 express and after their hon. eymoonz trip will make their home in this city,. Mr. Taylor is employed by W. H. Cane & Son of Willirnantic.
 The officers of the Wiiiimantic spo- lice force have been assigned to the following beats for the coming month Officer Paulhus, Sodom; Officer Grady, Jackson street; Officer Leahy, upper Main street: Officer Mclean, center Main street: Officer Bombra- mia.
 Funeral services for Herbert o
 Huntingdon were held Monday after
 noon at l o'clock from his home in
 Mansfield Center. Rev. E. P. Aver conducted the services at the house
 and read a committal service at the
 grave in Atwoodville cemetery. The
 bearers were Edward Wilcox. Ernest Hinman, Samuel Bennick. Clark Crane, Theron Swift and Ernest Crane. Arrangements were in charge of Funeral Director Jay M. Shepard. Mrs. Aida Whiton died Monday morning at her home in Mansfield
 Hollow. Mrs. Whiton was born Sep
 tember F, 1851. the daughter of John and Harriet Clark Williams. She is survived by her husband, Eugene Whiton, and five daughters Mrs. Her. bert Chappel1 of Mansfield Hollow, Mrs. Louise Hoxie, Mrs. Bertha Ja- cobs, and Mrs. Ruth McIntire of Will limantic; and Mrs. Ruby Downing of California, and one son, Elmer E. ! Wilton of Mansfield Hollow.
 1 Word of the death of Elizabeth 1. Deming Bennett. wife of Clinton Ben l nett, of San Antonio, Texas, has 1 been received in this city Mr. Ben 1 nett lived in Willimantic about 15
 years ago while in the employ of the | N. r., N. H. & H. railroad and at the present time is general traffic mana 1 ger of the Lone Star Oil company. l Mrs. Bennett is survived by her hus- l band, father, brother and a sister, | II VIII 1 be in Thomaston, Conn.
 1 Eight men who tried to make a trip from this city to Norwich Sun day night had interesting tales to tell l of thir experiences while trying to get the auto in which they were rid ing out of the mud on the flats beyond l Williams Crossing. The men left this city about 11.30 in the evening and were soon on to the flats and into the mud. Each of them got out of the car and used stones to try to roll the 1 car out of the nire. but to no avail. | Planks from neighboring fence were borrowed and the car pried out and set to one side. Another start was
 made and they were again stuck.
 Finally after over three hours work
 the auto was freed from the naire ! land the trip continued The mud covered passengers of the car arrived
 in Norwich at 4 in the morning of
 Monday and paid the jitney man for I the trip.
 A meeting of the Clerks association
 was. held Monday night in the Choral rooms of the Opera House block. The meeting was largely attended and bus . mess of importance to members was transacted.
 Willimantic had her first lightning : storm. Monday night: but escaped without a heavy shower that usually 5 accompanies a storm of this nature : Lightning noticed seemed ~' to be l mostly in the southwest and passed, tc [ the SouthwaFd. .--~-.- , The trolley leaving Norwich al ' 10:45 Monday morning for this city failed to complete the trip and service on the @lineawa S ndoned until the t first trip from this city being. at. 3 :25 The trouble seemed, to be in one of tht power plants and the section of line : from Baltic to South Windham wa.
 cut off from any power.. Some of the 5 passengers on this trolley not knowing : I just when the power would come or !, waited, but others returned to Nor. : wieh and made the trip on the Centra 8 Vermont railroad.
 : Threads
 Tom Killourey has been in Souti l Manchester. calling on frineds. Morris Kallrnan of Portland, Me
 has been in town on a business trip. i. Miss Louise Laramie of the Balti Academy is spending Easter vacation E with her parents on Valley street. MT. and Mrs. A. L. French ant
 daughter Olive, spent the week ent ! i with New Haven relatives.
 } George McGuire spent the weel : end with friends in New Britain. } Benjamin Isenberg is in New Yorl !, to visit relatives,
 z Mrs. Catherine Bernard of Hart 5 ford Is visiting relatives on Soutl sl Park street. @
 MT. and Mrs. Sam Dilworth wei
 in Hartford to visit relatives.