Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-01

Knights of Pythias, Natchaug ladge,l No 4f. meets in L O. o. F. hall
 Knights of Columbus, San Jose as-i semhiy. No. 1t. meets in Opera House LUnicn St Jean Baptiste 'Amerique. Csnseil Florimond, No. 74, meets in Arnory hall. Center street
 Charles II. Popple, 2s. of 114s Main street, vas fatally wounded Saturday af ternoon. about 1.3O o'clock when struck in the leg by a charge of shot from the shotgun of Joseph A. MeI<eown of 246 Valley street As soon as possible the wounded man was rushed to St. JosepE's hospital where aid was given, but death came al 7.s0 o'clock that evening due to iosS of blood.
 According to the story. Mir. McKeown met PopHle in the neighborhood of the farm Of Bert Green of Columbia, and while trying to cross the river at that roiut People offered to help him. Sud deniy the gun that McKeorn was car ryirS vent or. the charge entering Pop pies right leg just below the hip. tear Ing a deep hole some three inches in diameter. Rene Lussier. brother -in-law of People was at a distance and hear ling the shot paid no attention, thinking t had been fired at a partridge. Hear ins a shout he ran UP and with the aid of McKeoNn car-+"+l Popple to the bank where they uu'--~ tied a rope about the Injured itl Co s,ol thc flow of blood I.Essier then ran for aid but it was near lv isc hours befots he came back with htir and poppie. wea kered bvf loss of hioog vas rushed to St. Joseph's hospi- tai uhcre efforts 10 save hIs llle av.lil- ed uo.hing- Popple and I-ussier had left their homs in this city shortly after 2 o'clock Saturday morning. the day being uaaa. Nt a had been lucky in getting a good bag of game and had just finished eating their luncheon before starting for home. a distance of some four miles. It was ther thsy met Mir. McKeoyn and Popple offer. sd 10 aia him in getting the partridge they had seen rise from the brush acros: tne river
 Tie accident. according to the state mcnt of Lussier and McKeown, wa. ppTriy accidental. McKeown was no he'd by the police who took the state irents as facts.
 Nr. PoDple was born in Mansfield Oc folcT %. 1899 the son of Charles F. anl Sarah poppie. He was employed at tn, ouidnick- -Nindham Manufacturing plant Surviving him Is his wifo. Mrs. Laur; M Lussler Poppie. and two children Charles Oliver. aged g. and Claire Ger maine aged months. Besides his par cnsx, who now reside in Eagleville. ther are three sisters. Mrs. Elmer Jacobs ani Miss l.illisn Popple of willimantic. an, Mrs Harold Pennington of Providence R. l. and brother, Fred Popple of Gov entry.
 Over enc hundred aud twenty Ave del eEatex attended the twenty-ninth anrua convention of the Connecticut Ioa,,ue o cslris' clubs, held in this city Saturla and Sunday Each of the twcaty-nin clubs of the state was represented at th sessions, which were largely attended The delegates arrived in town Sa.d,.la morning their arrival being marked vt a great display of banners and 7f clu eoiors The reception committee of ;h Wiadham Girls club met the delegates a the railroad station and esco-1e5 the1 Co the town hall building, where all ses siors were held.
 The convention was called to order a m o'clock Saturday by Mrs. Julius Nal, 5v, Of Wa.-rbury, state president, an all eiubs joined in singing the Connect