Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-21
WILLIM MANTIC

gas and getting proper attention. Ac- cording to one who knows, this man, while driving a Ford touring car, ran out of gas at Stevens Corner and know ing that the drum filled with gas was nearby he endeavored to fill his tank without paying the owner As it was dark, he lighted match to see to fill l his tank and set the car afire, burning 1 the cushions on the seat and damaging | one door to some extent.
 Joseph Makara, a member of the force l of freight handlers at the local railroad | station appeared at court Tuesday morn l ing to answer to charges of assault on | James Moulton, a deaf mute employed | by Foley & Henry, truckmen. The all legged assault took place at the office of Agent H. A. Blanchette at o'clock. Testimony of the witnesses was to the l effect that Moulton had interfered with Makara while the latter was at work, l Monday and the trouble again broke out l Tuesday morning when Moulton came in- l to the agents office Makara motioned 1 to Moulton for the latter to get out but 1 the two mixed it" instead, and Moulton 1 was finally put out of the office The 1 evidence was to the effect that Moulon
 had no right to be in the office so the l case against Makara was nolled and he
 was discharged
 ] The stock shed at the s. c. S. Box Shop collapsed Monday afternoon from
 strain brought by sinking of the floor | ing of the building due to the thawing
 of the ground. This shed was built last
 winter by the company to keep waste
 paper in it and at the time the building
 caved in there were about fourteen car
 loads of this material stored within.
 When the spring thaw set in the flooring
 gave way and allowed the walls to cave
 in. The building was a frame structure,
 80x4o feet.
 Costellos orchestra of Hartford is com
 ing to the State Arnlory Saturday night
 April 29th. Big time adv.
 The bowlers the team of the Amer
 ican Thread Company who defeated the
 Holyoke five Saturday night, will play
 a return match the coming Saturday ev-
 ening at Holyoke. Many local fans have
 signifed their intentions of witnessing this match and all others who desire to , make the trip are notifying Charles w. Hill of the main office of the plant The
 trip will be made by automobile as many of the officials of the plant have donated
 their cars for the ride. Candle pins will . be used at Holyoke as duck pins are not pound in many cities in the Bay State . Windham High opens it's baseball : schedule this Wednesday, afternoon a , Recreation Park wiht a game with Staf f | ford. Coach Donohue has his men 1T
 trim for the contest and expects then to bring back the bacon. The following : players will don the uniform and per n haps all will be given an opportunity tt : show their skill: Catchers, J. B. Sulli
 van and Carveny; pitchers, Lathrop. J e L. Sullivan and Connolly; first base e Connell; second base, Thompson short l. stop; Obernesser or Rabinowitz thir if base, Fisher; left field, Morin; cente s field, D. Gerry or A. Heller; right field n Hochberg or Olin.
 k The funeral of Charles LittIefieId wa e held Tuesday afternoon at o'clock fror e his home in South Coventry Service is were conducted by Rev. C. Harley Smitl n pastor of Willimantic Methodist Episcc st pal church. Burial will take place to re day Wednesday, at Block Island, R. re Arrangements were in charge of Funera l. Director Jay M. Shepard.