Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-07
Norwich Bulletin, Wiilimansie Off, flee, 23 Church St. Telephone 1o5.

ice, 23 Church St. Telephone lu5.
 Traffic in this city Friday was practically at a standstill, no trolley | cars and very few trains coming through during the day. People liv- 1 ing in towns outside of Willimantic reported that travelling almost inpoS- sible. the drifts in some places from 1 five to seven feet.
 Trains coming into the city from New York and Boston continued to drag along five or six hours behind trains at all on the Central Vermont railroad bound south from early Thursday afternoon until three thirty Friday afternoon, when a train was made up at this city and sent through to New London to carry the members of the Tumble In Co.,, to Norwich where they were to appear Friday evening.
 Main street during the day was dotted with stalled automobiles left there by their drivers half buried in the deep drifts Travel became bet ter during the afternoon, the light drizzle causing the snow on the streets to become packed down giving machines a better grip on the sur face for a start Mail service from the local postoffice was kept up as usual, the men making the two trips during the day, but the rural carri- CTS were in some cases unable to make their trip. During Friday but one mail sack arrived in the city, this one coming from Hartford. The platform at the station was piled high with goods waiting to be ship ped, as well as sacks of outgoing mail
 htreet, Superintendent Irving M. Ford made an endeavor to open up the streets during the day but the fifty men he had engaged for the job failed to show up and little could be accomplished in this line with the few men he was able to secure
 But one accident on the railroads that affected travel from this city was reported, the derailrnent of the Cen tral Vermont train just above Staff ford. This train was supposed to ar rive here Thursday night at S.07. Re ports from stations north stated that it was six hours late but no news of the accident was received until early Friday morning. The northbound train on this line that should arrive here about seven n-thirty dd not ar rive until Ii: :45. This train was scheduled to go to the location of the wreck and bring back the passengers of the deraf1ed train but after pas sing this statidN nothing was heard from it until 1Ate in the afternoon. after the special train had been sent down.
 Conditions on the Shore Line Flee tric road were improved Friday and if the power plants receive a supply of coal troileys will he sent through during today Saturday..
 Friday afternoon at o'clock, the first in series of afternoon gather ings was held at the Y. NJ. c. A. with large attendance. This meeting was open only to members of the Junior Department of the !. Two reels of educational pictures were shown and several stereopticon slides of the Rev olutionary War. Following the pie lures the boys were given a treat by Assistant Secretary Frank R. Custard, who was in charge of the affair.
 The first meeting of those interest ed in becoming citizens of this coun- try was held Friday night E D. Emendorf, America nization Agent of the town of Windham was in charge of the session and several prominent men of the city attended and gave talks on the government of this coun- try The lessons taught Friday night were, qualification for Naturaliza- tion' and a study of the various forms Of government of this country.
 Eight marriages in the town of Windham during January were re- corded as follows at the office of the town clerk:
 2. Harry Joseph Page. B and Miss Mary Gauthier 30 by Rev. Harry s. ] McCready.
 | 5. Joseph Lavoire 25 and Eva Lam , bert 24 by Rev. L. Paradis. 6. Ward W. Mowry 21 and Miss Lois Vanderbecl1 21 by Rev. Harry | s. McGready.
 I. Joseph A. Jiovino 25 and Miss Era Antolak IS by Rev. John E. ] Clark.
 1 10 Leaborio Blondtine 91 and Miss l Mabel Alive Woodwork Jacobs 39 by Rev. Arthur D. Carpenter.
 IA. Howard w. Daniels g and Miss Elsie T. Johnson 1s, by Rev. c. Harley Smith.
 21. Henry safranck 22 and Bar bara Pokornay 2S, by Rev. J. R. sul- livan.
 24. Domian salioska 99 and Miss Baroska Bala 24. by Rev. Fallodius l Kostiuk.
 There were twenty deaths in the town during January. The list as recorded with town clerk Frank P Fenton follows:
 1. Clarence W. Terry. age , years
 10 months days, scarlet fever.
 3. William Chester Woodworth, 7e
 years, months, II days. Arteris
 Selerosis.
 3. John Sweeney, 62 years, Bron- chial pneumonia.
 3. Annie Flash. age hours. pre-