Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-02
WILLIMANTIC

street, in the store now occupied by the Edgarton- Folsom company, and he and John Boles, Fred Swift and Benjamin
 Brown, the last three named now de- ceased gave the city two deliveries a day. Some years later the postoffice was moved to the rear of the Opera House block and later to the Tilden block on Main street, now the Jordan block, and from there it moved to it's present location on Main street, where an up-to-date office was erected Since 1890 the force employed
 in the postal service of the city has in creased 425 per cent, the force employed how being nine carriers six clerks, two substitute clerks, two substitute carriers, Postmaster John OiRourke and Assistant Postmaster Daniel A Sullivan.
 The first postmaster of -Wilimantic to have carriers appointed during his term of office was Charles N. Daniels. and it was to him that this city owes the birth of the carrier system now used in the city, as it was through his efforts that the four carriers were appointed to de
 liver mail in the city.
 The continued cases of Evelyn Acker-
 man, 21, Myrtle Lewis. IT, and Helen Irene Canton, 15, were tried in the police court Thursday morning. Probation Of ficer Mrs. o: NJ. Clark informed the court that the Alderman woman and the Lewis girl had decided to enter pleas of guilty.
 The Canton girl entered plea of not guilty. All three asked for another chance. Mrs. Clark related the girls stories to the court. County Detective William lSe Jackson told of a confession by the Ackefnfan woman thatAshe had
 been with many men during the past three months.
 The Alderman woman testified that she had : year old son she had left in care of a friend An official of the court stated that not all of the child's board had been paid and that the mother had not supplied sufficient clothing for it. Mrs Alderman l asked for another chance, stating that she would do better in the future. She ad- mitted having done wrong. She was sen tencedEto the Connecticut state farm for
 womensat East Lyme. judgment being suspended and she was placed in charge of the probation officer for six months. The father of the Lewis girl told of tho
 incidents of, the past week that led up
 to the apprehension of his daughter She
 had been doing well until three weeks | ago. He also told of her trip to Man 1 chester. The girl. however, seemed to | enjoy the situation, caring little what the court did with her. and claimed that other l girls were walking the streets of this city l and nothing was being done about them. | She received a sentence to the Connecti- | cut state farm for women and was taken | there Thursday afternoon.
 1 The Canton girl received sentence to 1 the Connecticut industrial home for girls at Middletown. Judgment was suspended and she was placed in charge of the pro- | bation officer for one year. Mrs. Clark | told the court that the Canton girl had ] told her that when she ran away from | the home at Putnam and went to Provi- dence 1t was her intention to earn money | to get her to Hoboken, N. J., where an | aunt had expressed a desire to take care of her. The grandmother of the girl also t.stated she would take care of her and ] as the girl also said she would lead a better life the sentence above was im-
 posed by Judge Frank H. Foss.
 | Thursday afternoon at the local office l of the American Thread company Agent Don H. Curtis presented a committee from St Josenh's Polish society a hand 1 some silk American flag measuring 52x24 lanches. The flag was trimmed with gold braid and is attacfed to a staff surmount-
 ed by an eagia. A case in which the flag Il is to be carried when not in use was also I presented. Konstanty Serenity, president l of the society, expressed the thanks of the organization to Agent Curtis, who is .te convey them to the company officials The flag will be carried for the first time i during the Fourth of July parade this ] coming Monday.
 Nelson L. Frink of this city, well known for his musical ability and professiona, | whistling, is to. leave Monday of next
 week for'New York; where he is to join 8
 musical sextette on the Gus Sims vaude. | vile circuit Mir. Frink's part in the ac1
 will be whistling ard piano playing
 The trouble in getting cement from ou
 of town concerns has held up the work o
 David P. Ahern, contractor for laying
 city sidewalks. LocaF dealers have sup
 piled all that has been used thus far thi:
 year.
 l Several local concerns are to close dowr
 at the usual time Saturday until Tuesday
 morning, thus giving the help one day