Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-20
DANIELSoN AND PUTNAM NEWS

.1ian's bill for s5 is not disputed. Judg- ment is that the plaintiff recover from the defendant s155, with interest from December 2s, 1s1S."
 About f22O p. m. Friday an alarm from Box 56 called the fire depart ment to the lower end of Broad street to combat fire at what is known as the Paine house. located in lane | leading easterly ffem Broad street. The house is occupied by Leon Ship 1 pee. A chimney fire started the treu- 1 ble and the roof was ablaze at the | time the fire seemed most threaten 1 ing, but the fire was extinguished be- fore it had caused damage amounting, 1t was later estimated, at not more than $50.
 James Riley T, veteran of the Civil war. died at his home in Cen l ter street. MT. Riley, who was a col ored man, had been resident here | for about half a century and had been in failing health fer several years. Little is known here as to his early 1 history. At times he claimed that he was a native of Australia and at | others that he was born on vessel plying between southern ports and Boston and on which his mother was employed as a stewardess.
 In any event the records show that December 30, 1884, he enlisted at Springfield, Mass, as member of Company A, Fifth Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry, and with this later famous organization he saw hard service toward the close of the war. Il Some of his narratives of experi-
 ences on the battlefield were thrill
 ing, including his best loved story of
 how the colors of his command were shot out of his hands several times during the course of one action. to be raised up each time and carried on.
 Prior to his enlistment he had been employed in Springfield as waiter. During his long residence here MT. Riley became known by about every
 one. He was employed for years at one of the local lumber yards as a driver, but in recent years, as his ! age advanced, he gave his time to do- ing light labor, which included many |. odd jobs. MT. Riley leaves his wife e' Funeral services for James E. Blan- f chard were held at his home in Day vile Friday afternoon, Rev. William
 Swainson of the Congregations
 church at that place officiating. Bur
 ial was in Dayville cemetery. The 7, bearers were Ernest. Newton and Leon Blanchard, Edward Budlong. Samuel Babbitt and Frederick Mil f 4OA' AOA4o 44s IAL1AtACQy NdS JIG Luu6Td : director.
 e A funeral service for Mrs. George . Whitman was conducted at her honn, e at the Glen Manning fafm near Eas : Kllingly, by Rev. J. T. Edwards O.
 the Baptist church. The body wa. placed in the receiving vault. at West , l field cemetery. The bearers wer, ! William Whitman, George Whitman : Arthur Whitman and A. C. Beatty . Louis E. Kennedy was the funeral di , 1 rector.
 t It now seems likely that the cas, 2 of Gertrude A. Wardell vs. the tewI 7 of Killingly will come te trial in tn, 2 superior court at Putnam Tuesday s March 30, tentative assignment fe e that day having been made on Fri
 day. The case is one in which ther
 is a vast amount of interest through
 out the town of Killingly, and, It i
 stated, majority of the teachers ii ( Klllingly's schools will be called a
 witnesses. Trial of the case is expect
 ed to occupy from two to three day. 70 It was stated Friday that the ne,
 state road between Dayville an
 Goodyear, just freed from the winter = snow and ice, does not promise t
 stand up well. Seleetman James Ba
 con said Friday afternoon that
 shows signs of erumbling and he doe
 not believe that the road is going t
 stand up well under the heavy trafi
 that it will be called upon to bea
 The road was completed late last fal
 July 2s-August are announced a
 the Chautapqua days fer Danielse
 during the coming summer
 A sure sign of spring Friday wa
 the appearance of King George Jae
 ques of East Killingly in his age-ol
 I I'd raf al,1 z AI
 world. His opening engagement tn
 season was at supper given at tf
 Dayvilie Congregational church, Fr