Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-14

Tuesday, May 17th at 10 a. m.
 The first body of a WIlimantic soldier who died in France to be brought to this city for burial is that of Private Arthur Hornlisdas Dion, a member of Company l., 192nd Infantry 18th Division. The body of Private Dion, with 5ee other war heroes arrived at Hoboken, N. J., Thurs day and his family was notified that hls body would be sent to this city The body arrived here late Thursday night and was taken to a local undertaking parlor. Friday afternoon tke body was removed to the home of his parents at No. 3S High street. A military funeral is to be held Sunday. The Willimantic Y. D. Veterans Association in charge of Commander Dr. W. P. s. Heating Is to have charge. A firing squad from the Seventh Rihe Platoon, Connecticut Ma tionsl Guard, will take part in the cefe-, monies.
 Private Dion was born in Ste Pie Can ada, September Is, 1883, the son of An toine and Dina Robarge Dion. He came to this city with his parents when boy. His education was received here and for number of years he was a member of Company L, First C. N, c. When the United States entered the war he was employed in New Haven. He joined
 
 New Haven and trained at<Pratt Field, Later the two Connecticut National Guard regiments were merged as the 1e2nd h. fantry. In France, Private Dion applied for transfer from Company E to Com pany l. so he could be with his young CT brother, Louis Philip Dion, and this request was granted. He saw service with the company until just before the armistice was signed, November H. 1918. 
 Danes sector he was gassed. He re- turned to the company to take part in the Chateau-ThierEY drive in July. 1918. In that famous drive he was wounded and again was sent to the hospital. He recovered in time to participate in the St. Mihiel drive in September, 1918. In October in the Argonne Forest where several Willimantic men were killed, he was again gassed, so was sent to the hospital. His condition steadily became worse and he died December 26, 1918 at Base Hospital No. S4, Rima ncourt, Haute Marne, France. Private Dion is survived by his parents two brothers, Albert and Louis Dion, and five sisters, Sister St. Permaine. now of Aldenville, Mass, Mrs. Charles Dufresne, and Misses Antofn~ | cite, Lumna and Germaine Dion, of this 1 city.
 | Friday for an Oakland roadster reported stolen from Norwich Friday morning.
 Miss Agnes Nelligan of this city was one 1 of the Connecticut delegates to the meet l ing of delegates from the thirteen orig | inal states held Thursday night at the | Waldorf hotel, New York, in the interest of the Irish republic
 The local police in their campaign to enforce automobile laws caught two vio- 1 lators Friday afternoon. Arthur D. Bourey was arrested at 1.45 o'clock for | being without his motorcycle drivers li- cense, At 2.45 o'clock Louis SterHlied also of this city, was arrested for be- | ing without registration card. They will appear before Judge F. H. Foss this | Saturday, morning.
 Arthur B. Lord. for the past three l years connected with the state board of education as supervisor of schools in Lebanon has resigned He is to be SUD- erntendent of the high school and grad ed schools of Hamilton, Mass. MT. Lord came to this city from Hollowell Maine
 Members of the schoeI building com mittee met Friday afternoon to discuss plans for building the new school al l Wndham Center. Plans to be submitted l will be for a modern building having four class rooms and an assembly hall Money appropriated by the town for thi; purpose is ss5,000 It is not believed that 8 structure such as is wanted by the taxpayers of Windham Center car be built within that appropriation Plani for the structure will be ready for in, spection in about week.
 A food and fancy work sale of tht ] Woman's Auxiliary to the Y. M. C. A was held Friday at the association build
 ing on Main street was well attended and good sum was realized.
 William F. MOneuse of No. 424e Je rome avenue Azone Park, N Y, wh,
 arrested in this city Thursday with
 truck load of alcohol and whiskey wa
 fined s150 and costs amounting to s159.1 Friday morning in the police court At
 torney W. A. King entered demurre
 to the charge of having liquor in hi
 possession with intent to sell but Judg
 Frank H. Foss overruled this motion
 The fine and costs were paid.
 Harold Noble. ef Hop River. and Jud
 son Meyers of Burnside. charged wit
 violating the automobile laws were be
 fore the court. The cases were nolle ! upon payment of costs of $7.15. , Mrs. Mary B. Shea died Thursda ) HISHL dl cl- JOSepIl nOSpIdl dI(eI a 1eN \ weeks illness. She was born in this cit , in 1875 the daughter of Paul and Kath s crime McKilvy Besides her husband sh : leaves son Billy F. Shea and sister ) Mrs Elizabeth H. Holmes of Pennsyl , vania.
 Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Jan } Mcfarland were held Friday afternoo
 at two o'clock at her home in Sout - Coventry. Rev Charles G. Johnson COT
 ducted the service. Burial was in Na
 than Hale cemetery. She was tn
 daughter of James and Margaret Cour
 ney Williamson. Besides her husbant
 Joseph MasFarland, she leave a son. Al
 thur of South Coventry, and a daughte