Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-03
WILLIMANTIC

Luncheon was served to about seventy five including a number of out-oftoW-n | guests, by an efficient committee with [ Mrs Dwight A. Abel, chairman. Reel ! tations were given during the social | session which followed by Mrs George | R. Tilford. An invitation was accepted i to attend a picnic at the home of Mrs George V. Smith, regent of the D. A. R. at her home in Wilmington on the after noon of June 10th Wnidham High schools baseball team is to play Putnam High at Recreation park this CThursday) afternoon anl hopes to reverse conditions at the previous game at Putnam, when W. H. $. was de- | feated. Sullivan opposed the lads frc<z 1 Israel Putnam's town in that game, twiri- 1 6ig his first game of the season, while l Captain Lathrop will attempt to humble l them with his array of shoots in this l encounter Nelson and Chase will com prise the battery for the visitors.
 l Pearl BerIing, of whose sanity local | authorities entertain grave doubts, was sentenced to thirty days in Brooklyn jail | by Judge Frank H. Floss, Wednesday l morning, on a charge of Nagrancy. 1 Berling looks like man of forty but he | told the police he was 22. The stories he | lOlu llle OlllCGIS Ol 1I1o NLiSlCdbOulo VI uate and those in response to questions put to him by the court also failed to jbe He was arrested on complaint of | First Seectman James M Smith who didn't like his presence and actions ill the lower end of the town The jail sentence was imposed by the court to give an opportunity to learn more in re- gard to the mans mental condition.
 1 The case of Charles. N. Curtis. Il, charged with a criminal assault upon his daughter, minor, was continued -in police court Wednesday morning until Saturday. Curtis pleadel not guilty to the complaint Wednesday and was allow ed to go in the custody of his attorney Patrick J. Danahey. He is suffering from a broken left arm. The non-sup- port case of Bert M Lewis of South Windham was also put over once more, this time until Saturday.
 A recent number of a publication de- voted to the interests of boot and shoe dealers in Boston had an interesting sketch of w. N. Potter, local retail dealer who recently celebrated his gold en anniversary in that line in this city. The article contains photo of MT. Potter, shows the front of his store and covers three pages of the magazine.
 At a recent practice drill of the guard team of the w. E. A. of the Maccabees the captain, Miss Florence Chase was ; presented a handsome parlCr cock, in anticipation of her approaching marriage.
 Chemical trucks of Engine Company No. 1 were called out twice within twen- ty minutes Wednesday, afternoon, to ex- tinguish fires in the Stone Row, caused fires were put out with aid of chemicals, by sparks from passing locomotives. Both before much damage had occurred.
 Announcement has been made of the engagement of Lillian Curran of Daniel son to John G. Taylor of this city. The wedding ceremony is to take place in this city Saturday, June "A.
 When is strike not a strike? A mo- tice was inserted in the local paper We'd nesday by an official of the local union of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America to the effect that the union card had been removed from the window of local mar = ket on the refusal of the proprietor tc sign the working agreement and that
 his men were not working and had re-
 fused to do so until he decided to com
 ply with this agreement. The propri-
 etor in question stated later that he hae
 only one employe affiliated with the unior A and that man Wa sstill at work.
 Dr.. Jules Jordan, of Providence, noted - musician and composer, who is a native
 of Windham, had a poem, Bravest ant
 Best in the Providence Sunday Journa
 Memorial Day. When the American Le
 zion band gave a concert Monday evening ? assisted by John Hand, tenor MT. HanC sang an aria from La Gloconda" ant / a song group. The latter included new
 song by Dr. Jordan "The Blind Plough
 man" sung for the first time. It wa.