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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-04-18
pIsAaREEs WITH orFIcER

Earl c. Pooler, who was Dutton's
companion i'm the death car. disaErccs
with the officers on several important
points He claims that the car was
being brought TO a stop when the shots
were fred His statement is as fol-
lows:
The two men went cast on Fayctte
street to Calumet avenue and were in
front Of the Garage on the north Of Tho
NickIc Plate tracks when they first
heard the order to halt. Tho brakes
were applied Immediately as four ar
1--WE shots wcrc fired Duttou cried. II
am shot. Grab the wheel E7rl
Pooler seized the wheel and brought 'hc
car to a stop in the school yard at the
corner Of Sihley and Calumet avenue.
According 10 this statement inc mot,
did not hear the FIRST command of IND
officer 10 halt for ne SAYS that he FIRST
gave the order when the car was aI-
preaching the tracks on the south sid"
They are alleged to have shouted some
thing which purported that they would
not stop. while the above statement
says that the car was without lights.
suspicious circumstance at that nou~
Of the morning Pooler saws Chat ~
lights were very dim but burning.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-04-18
FAMILY TO ACT

1t Is hinted that the family ~ f'
dead man will take action against th.
policeman.
Cleo putton was 21 years Of aEe. IT..
was married and has two year old
baby He was employed as tower
man.
Wright has been on the police force
about five months and has hren an cc1c-
lent and hard working officer. Fe
claims to have shot AT tho tire and
not at the passengers Of the car. and
bullet hole in the body tn line witA
the wheels bears out this Statement.
II is probable that ono Of the two shots
Gred AZ the tire flow Wild The chr Is
set low to the ground, and shot fred
IN the dark with the storm which was
blowing Sunday night would not have
to deviate much from IT'S course 10
strike the occupants Of the machine
The funeral viii take place from thc
home to Ross station on wednesday.
at 80 o'clock
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-04-18

Frank Martin. councilman from
Homewood and ConkeyvilIe. says he
has found out the definition Of
normally. 'Normalcy," declares
Frank. is having your taxes doubled
and not having the money TO pay
them"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-04-18

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Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-15
LEDYARD

James B. Gray, who has been a patient in Lawrence hospital since before Christ mas, because of a severe blow at the base of his brain, while cutting down g tree, has improved so rapidly that ne re- turned to his home Tuesday last. Many friends are pleased to hear of his return and hope for his complete and speedy re- covery.
 The Ledyard Thimble club met witi Mrs. S. D. Holdridge Wednesday after noon. Refreshments were served at the close.
 Bion J. Kinney has sold his farm, known as the Thomas P. Norman farm. to Louise Zachien, who formerly owned the George Tanning farm. Mr. Kinney and family will vacate and he has leased for the ensuing year the Peter Williams farm owned by John W. Spicer of Nor. wich. .. .-,-e.- Ledyard grange held its meeting Fri. day evening, Jan. z, with good attend. ance. Owing to the illness of the worthy master, Albert W. .Kinmouth, overseer acted as worthy master. The lecturers hour was very interesting. A play enti tied Uncle Hiram's Cold was staged b, some of the UnionvilIe people. The play was enjoyed by all present Mir. and Mrs. Ernest Smith and daugh ter of Franklin were guests Sunday o
 Mrs. Smiths parents, MT and Mrs. Isaa, c. Geer. .-... ..r. -e Rev. G. F. Goodenough, as the reore sentative, of Ledyard grange, No, 1s7, at l tended the state grange in Hartford dur |, ing the past week. t.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-15

Popular election of judges of the su- premei courts of Rhode Island is proposed in resolution to amend the state con- sen1bly by Representative HeRrick of Woonsocket. z
 The amendment provides that at the annual election in 1S12 and thereafter the judges shall be elected by the people and shall hold office for terms of IS years each It also provides for the recall of judges in that the assembly, by joint res olutions, may declare the office of any judge vacant.
 At the annual meeting sf the Brsad Street Christian church the following ef- fcers were chosen: Charles N. Ke6be. president; George E. Broughton, vice president; Samuel Girven, clerk; Orlando R. Smith, treasurer; William Grant and George W. Norman, trustees. Raymond Collins was elected to the board of dea- cons. Plans are being made for the. ad- dftion o6 more class rooms and for redeco- rating of the interior. of the church. The residents of We9aeteQaeek, thl hamlet located between Westerly and Stontngton, are to organize a community service association. At, a recent neetmz there were 50 interested persons present present and 8 astemporafy organization was effected with the following officers Edward Pollard, president; ~Afva Allen vice president; Miss Annie s. Chesebrc
 secretary: Louis S. Stanton, treasurer
 Several committee were also named t
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-15

There VII be union service at the Baptist, .< thodist and Congregational churches Sunday evening at the Metho- dist church. under the auspices of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, in observance of the anniversary of Ratif- cation day.
 MT. and Mrs Walter H. sLAthrop are visitors in New York. .~.r
 Mrs. Charles E. Wheeler Is confined to the house by illness. "., -.....
 Mrs. Jennie s. Dodge is in New York for a few days. s."
 Clarence T. Moves has returned from q business trip to New York
 Mrs. Bessie H. Ludwig is to lea re soon for trip to South America
 MT. and Mrs w. N. Harrison are guests of MT. and Mrs. Charles. Holly on Pearl street
 James Stanton is confined to his hom, by illness. -,..
 Miss Alice Mcdonald leaves today (Saturday) for a visit with relatives ant friends in New York
 Koonepea camp, Camp Fire Girls me Wednesday evening in the Parish hous, the exercises of the evening being unde | the dericeion of Miss Martha Donath | physical instructor.
 Miss Elizabeth T. Mallory has returned | from a visit in Brooklyn, \. Y.
 Professor George Woodward of West eriy. lay reader, will conduct the ser vice Sunday morning and evening at St Marks church. Mrs. Mary Briggs is making a yisi of week with relatives in Fall River.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-15
BRIEF STATE NEWS

New Havez.-Mr. and Mrs. Frank c. Drew of New Haven formally introduced to society their second daughter. Miss Elizabeth c. Drew, at dance at the Country club Friday evening.
 westport-Dr. and Mrs. Elmer E. Allen of New York and westport, Conn. an- nounce the engagement of their daugh- ter, Miss Ruth Ellsworth Allen. to Cor don Stuart Stevens of New Haven.
 FarminEton.-B. B. Baningarett. Swe- dish explorer and scientist. gave an illus trated lecture in the village library Fri day evening. His subject was The From tiers of the Universe: An Avening With the Stars.
 Danbury.-The announcement wal made few days ago by employers oi plumbers and steamfitters in Danbury and Bethel that commencing Monday, Jan. r the wages of the journeymen would be re duced 20 per cent.
 Southbury. - This town has thre churches which have had hard time t get along, and it is proposed to unit them. A writer in the Waterbury Amer ican says: The dear little Methods church is opened every Sunday aftenoo
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-15

IS years making total of s1 years that the name of Dow attested the VoiUntcwn records.
 A man of Revolutionary record, James Alexander next came in and held the of lice for 31 years, from 1794. Minor Rob bins was next elected and held the onice for $ years, or to 1881.
 From 1881 to 1866 Elisha Potter, fath- CT of the well known John Potter of Griswold held the office which estab- fishes he next longest record of service. being 35 years.
 clerk for eight years, when Caleb Potter another son of Elisha held the office for the next 15 years. excepting one year. 1866. when the position was held by Or rin s. Rix the former judge of probate Joseph c. Tanner came into office in 1888 and Charles E. Maine appears one veal later. Charles E. Maine held the office Is years when his death made it neces- sary to appoint Elam A. Kinne. SooT fter the appointment MT. Kinne beinl | elected to the legislature found t neces sary to appoint an assistant which wa done to be followed later by his complet' resignation, poo: health making it impos sible for him to act in matters which b, law his assistant could not do.
 Fortunately however the present in cumbent being the appointee in bot cases, it was not necessary to move th office which has been in its present lo cation Is years.
 Much has been added to make the of
 flee up-to-date. the board of selectme cooperating in the improvements. Whs Richard Bushnell or Ebenezer Do would say could they come into the oi fee today particularly when the Elliott
 Fisher typewriting machine might |
 working in one of the 800 page boun volumes perhaps faster than they coul
 keep their goose quills wet IS a question They might recognize the one little brow
 book that lies at the bottom of tn esaf because 1t was the only one they had.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-15
CANTERBURY GREEN

The annual election of officers took place in the Sunday school last Sunday. Mrs Lowell was chosen superintendent, with Mrs Humphrey assistant superin- tendent: Fred Stafford, secretary and treasurer; Carlton Lowell, assistant; Miss Elise Hawes and Mrs, Fred Stafford plan ists. The children of the Sunday school are making an effort to bring one new pupil each and there was an unusually large number of little people present.
 Miss Maud Graves and Miss Hazier spent the week end with MT. and Mrs. Fred Stafford.
 George Larkham of Moosup has been visiting in the village with his son, Henry Larkham, and his sister, Mrs. Levi Clark. .
 Mrs. A. Hale Bennett, who has been confined to the house and under a doctors care, is said to be improving: t-z' Visitors over Sunday at Mrs. Sagera were Mrs. Edith Hoxsie and son and Ida Tracy of Westbrook. Mir. and Mrs. Clinton Frink attended the sessions of the state grange at Hart. ford this week. :+.'e 'ss''. Mrs. Hawes was a Norwich visitor Monday.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-15
EWETT CITY

Thursday evening there was a scant four inches of ice On the Dorrville fields. Shea Brothers had everything in read mess to mark out for the first cutting as soon. as the ice would bear. a horse with safety. Friday morning after a freezing night. the mercury rose to 3s above. Freezing stopped, a light snow fell followed by steady rain all day As a result Friday evening hopes of getting a chance to cut on this freeze are pretty sim.
 F. E. Lewis, whs lives down in the Broad Brook country and is the cream gathererI for the Jewett City creamery, is without a doubt the only man in the county, who has filled his fee house. He completed the job Thursday and has housed a full harvest of clear, six and one-half' inch ice. His pend is shelt- cred, low mill pond. He says 1t hasn't been thawed out since the first freeze and that last spring traces of the two foot ice of the winter were to be seen in May. .
 Fire Warden G. n. Prior has been making few improvements on the new fire truck in the way of adornment. First a large script monogram, which shows the letters, J. c. F. D., has been cut from sheet Erass and1 now appears fast ened to the front of the radiator. Also a | metal plate has been placed on the dash l board in front of the tilIer-man's seat l which reads Borough of Jewett City, De, cenber. 30. 1920, Warden Joseph H. Me Carthy, Fire Commissioners Jacob | Wechsler, William Johnston. Chief of Fire Department Thomas P. Wakeiey l Fire Marshal George H. Prior
 MT. Prior designed the inscription and Fred Cendie engraved the same on ths metal plate.
 Attorney John T. Barry, republican representative from Griswold has beer appointed, to that most important com rnittee, the judiciary also he will serve | on the joint rules committee
 Today, the 18th, and Monday, Tuea l day and Wednesday,, are the only re- | n1aining days when it is lawful to hsl through the ice, with any of the many t,devices which are provided for tha 1 sport. It is only recently that the clos season has begun so soon. Local ic 1 fishermen give it as their opinion that for more than forty years, has it gon
 on record that there was no ice fish 1 ing. A few years ago the late DaviC symington took over 500 pounds o pickerel from the upper Tadpole pond He set 1T! his tilt-ups as soon as h.
 could get out on the ice and never tool them out until the spring thaw com
 pelled him to do so. The pond teem
 with pickerel and there are large moutl bass there now. The benefits of on
 close; season will. be matter much ap prectated when spawning time comes.
 The Ashland Cotton 4 company vii start Its mills on full time Monday morn
 ing. The mill will run only days a
 first. but at an early date, night opel
 aions will be resumed the latter run
 ming will be conditioned on the secrii in
 of such help as Is needed.
 One day not long ago a man Twin
 down on the lower edge of Griswold kill
 ed . calf for the market While mak
 ing a a4 trip to the city he took alUn
 the calf skin. During the day he sol
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-15
EAST HADDAM

Richard Clark has returned after a visit of several weeks with his son in New Haven.
 Mrs. William F. Palmer left Monday for New York to visit relatives.
 Mir: and Mrs. Everett F. Swan were on business trip to hiddletown the first of the week.
 Two cases of scarlet fever are reported in town. One at Alaf Neilson's, the other at Frank Clark's.
 Miss Adelia Miller has gone to New Haven to spend a week or two with her brother and sister-in-law, &ho recently commenced keeping house there.
 Mrs. Marian McRae has closed her res idence here and has Eone,to the home of Mrs. Silas Holmes, in. the ,Hadlyme dis trict, for the winter. g. .<s
 Clarence Alexander, who suffered a relapse from diphtheria, is now able tc be out in favorable weather. 4.. |
 MT. and Mrs George H. GeIston at. tended meeting of the state grange ir Hartford, Washington, 1t being Lectur ers' Conference day. Rev. Frank Coun. tryman was in, attendance Thursday.
 At the Congreg2 tional parsonage or Wednesday evening Rev. F. Country man married Mrs Ida, Johnson ant George Hale, both of Moodus.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-15
WAUREGAN

The annual business meeting or the Congreeational church was held in the chapel. Thursday evening. The following officers were chosen: A. NJ Tracy, clerk and treasurer F. T. Johnson and D. Mil ton Tracy, dtacons Mrs. J. s. Westcott and Miss Helen Atwood, deaconnesses Rev. William Friling, superintendent or Sunday school; Mrs. A. M Tracy, pres ident for the Home Department, Miss Emma Gardner tor otganist and musical director.
 The Young Peoples meeting was, held after the business and was full of inter est.
 Mrs. william Friling is in Brookline, Mass, visiting her mother, Mrs Owens. Mrs. F. T. Johnson spent the week end In Willimantic with Miss Olive John son.
 Miss Bertha Hoyle of New Bedford has returned to her home after spending
 week with her sister. Mrs. Harold | Wignoll.
 Rev William Friling has begun a | short series of sermons on The Here after, to be preached Sunday evenings. Mrs. E. Milton Tracy is recovering l from her illness.
 The news of the death of Frank Scot | of Danielson was a surprise to the older people of Wauregan. He was a native of this village, where his parents livet
 at the railroad station.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-15
LEBANON

Mrs. George Randall has returned after lpending two weeks with her parents in New York
 Rev. Edward Nield attended the minis ters' meeting at the Baptist church in Wiliimantic Monday.
 MT. and Mrs. F. N. Taylor and MT. and Mrs. Elmer Geer are in Hartford this week, attending the state grange.
 Mrs. Rodney Hewitt spent Wednesday n Hartford, attending the lecturers con- ference of the granges.
 Miss Helen Taylor is spending a few days in Hartford. the guest of Mrs. Estel- Ia Lyman.
 Mrs- Charles Troland was called to New London Tuesday on account of the illness sf her mother.
 Mir. and Mrs. c. NJ. Geer spent Sunday n South Killingly with Mrs. Geer's sis ter, Mrs M. D. Whitaker.
 Mrs. H. W. Sweet has returned from . visit with relatives in Hartford.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Congre rational church held it's annual meeting with Mrs. Hollis Campbell Thursday af .ernoon. Lunch was served.
 The Mission circle of the Baptist churcl met Thursday with Mrs Ida M. Abel.
 The third and fourth degrees of tht
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-15
WESTERLY

B arrange further details for consideration at the next meeting, Monday, Jan. 17./t.
 The subscriptions for the Hoover fund in Westerly received by the treasurer are coming from nearby villages. The total contributions to date amount to a little over $s.ooo. A joint observation of the anniversary Of prohibition will be held by the West erly ". c. T. U. and the Methodists. in the Methodist church, Sunday evening at 1880 o'clock. Rev Clayton A. Burdick will deliver the, address. He will tell of what prohibition has accomplished during the first year. 4,.e
 At the AnstaIlatiaa sR ,BudlenE ". R. c. held at he post headquarters in the Memorial building the following officers we're installed: President, Ethel J. Un- derwood; senior vice president, Emmo s. Bromley; junior, vice president, Bertha 1 Congdon secretary, Minnie Smith treas urer,- D. Louise Mlnchen; chaplain, Mary Thorpe iconductcf, Elizabeth St Onke assistant conductor, Frederil1a Minchen guard, Philomena Dionne; assistant guard Church; patriotic instructor, Lydia Burdick press correspondent, Gertrude o'Brien; musician, Ida M Clark; firs' color bearer, Margaret Kelleher; second color bearer. Sylvia Rodman third colol bearer, Myra Greene; fourth color bear. CT, Susie Smith; first delegate, Mimi, Smith; second delegate. Emma Bromley first alternate, E. Louise Minchen; sec ond alternate, Ellen Robinson.
 The Bide-A-Wee club was organized a meeting held in Caledonian hall Thurs day evening. The new sociey starts wit g members William " Currier va elected president; John Hill, vice presi dent; Patrick Sullivan, treasurer an Mrs. Arthur Van Wye, secretary.
 Laesnics
 Mrs. Charles .Wilbar of Grove avenu Is spending a few days with relatives 1 Boston. .....E
 H.eJ. Leon and son, of Is Spring stree,
 have gone to New York for weeks visi
 MT. and Mrs. Wilfred B. Utter, (
 High street, are spending the week-en with Mrs Utter's parents, MT. and Mir Edwin S. May of Wallingford
 D. Harold Rogers of this town ha committee of the Greater Providenc
 council, Soy Scouts of Amercia.
 Miss Jean A. Grant of Elm stree. visiting friends in Railway, N. J. Dr. Samuel C. Webster has gone {
 Philadelphia for few days.
 Miss Edith Rhodes, daughter of M , nd Mrs. Rodney Rhodes of East avenr
 was bitten by day Friday. It require , eight stitches to close the wound.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-15

just as people are eating their sunday dinners. A student comes from Yale. ds- livers his message and as soon as the service is over returns to New Hateit That is all for a week People are left Go spend the time as they please"
 NorfoIk--The bull Carnation KinE Sezis Potty has arrived in Norfelk in a special car from Wisconsin and was taken 10 the Blackberry Rivers farm owned by Seth Moseley, a New York hotel pro- prietor. 4 sister Of the mother of this bull produced her weight in milk every .is days last year. and the father of the two sold for s1oso0o.
 Tarinville.-The possibilities of Ever glades soil Of Florida for the production of tobacco will be investigated by W. N Ketchin of Tar.nville. Warren L. Hsi- of Hartford already has eerected rtsi- dence and curing sheds for the project. There has been experimenting in the past but the southerners did not know how ts cure the leaves.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-15
NOAK

The weather of the past few weeks has been ideal for fishermen, and they have taken advantage of it.
 Russell Hazelton, formerly manager of the Haley farm. has returned to his home in Danielson after spending few days in town.
 Prof and Mrs. Harry Jepson of New Haven were recent visitors at their sum- mer nome on Morgan's Point
 County Commissioner Charles H. Smith was a business caller in Hartford Wed. nesaay. ,-s-r. ,,.-.-.
 Thomas C. Montgomery, who has been surgical patient at the Lawrence Me morial hospital, New London, has return. ed to his home in the village The Ladies' Aid society of the Noanl Baptist church met at the home of Mrs Walton Potter Wednesday afternoon.
 Charles Keigwin of New Haven visitet Mir. and Mrs. Charles Barber of High | street Monday.
 Miss Mae Floyd of New Haven spent a few days with MT. and Mrs. Nelson Brown reAntly.
 Harry Park was a business caller 1T New London Wednesday. >.. ',
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-15

MT. and Mrs. Walter Vail of Chaplin attended the funeral of Mrs. William Smith Wednesday. Milton Beckwith and MT. and Mrs. Charles Davis were among the number who attended the state grange in Hart | ford. Mrs. Clifford Robinson and daughter Ruth were in Norwich Saturday. Mrs. Mary Ross was a recent Norwich visitor.
 In the death of Mrs. William Smith,
 Franklin loses one of it's oldest and most ] esteemed residents. Her loss will be felt by the entire community. Those who attended the funeral of Mrs.
 Mabel Martin in Willimantic Wednesday
 were Hermon Gaser, Mrs. Emilio Date,
 Miss Fannie. Hyde, MT. and Mrs. Frank
 Date, Edith Date and Mrs. Theodore | Crandall. | Mrs. Catherine Holton was sent as dele
 gate to the Connecticut State grange ses-
 sions ia Hartford the past week. l Miss Dorothy Cox is spending several weeks in Newcastle, N. Il. l Miss Anita HoIton attended the lec-
 turers' conference of the state grange in i Hartford.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-15

said skin, to dealer in such merchan- disc, who assured him that it being such a fine skin he would give him $1.s2 for 1t. Before leaving town, being desirous of purchasing a pair of calf skin shoes for his daughter, the Ilan entered one of the many Main street shoe stores and made known his decision. After looking over the stock he bought what he calls a moderate" pair for, which he paid, marked down prices, $s.4s. Receiving his purchase and being ready, to depart he inquired of the suave and anable. shoe man if he knew how many pairs of shoes a good calf skim would make. When told from twenty to thirty pairs from 2 good skin, he. thought of his &1e2, look. ed serious, carefully closed the door drive,off over the bridge in the fast gath ering gloom, . sadder, but no wiser man. -t Rev. Clinton II. Andrews vim Oerup, his pulpit at the ConSregationsl churcf Sunday morning. r. P. s. c. E.. at { p. m., William Marshall, leader,
 Rev. James B. Aldrich will preach a the Methodist church, morning subject. A Great Mystery. Epworth League at 6 Miss Martha DAvis; leader. Topic, Tn
 Perils of .Materialism. Preaching at | Subject, A Year of Prohibition. At the Baptist church Sunday morninI the pastors message to the Juniors vii be, Man in the Moon. and to the Seniors The Complete Life. Bible school at noon | Y. P. S. c. D. at 6.15. Evening ser vice at z, subject, The Value of Re demption. Solo by the pastor, Rev. Myrol | B. Fuller. +- ,..e q
 The animal meeting of the Woman Missionary society of the Congregation al church wa3 held Thursday ,afternoo
 at the &ome of Miss S. K. Adams, tn
 election of officers resulting as follows
 President Mrs. H. N. 'wheeloek; vict
 president, Mrs. G. w. Robinson secre
 tary, Mrs. F. E. Robinson; treasurer
 Miss Helen Huh. A handsome silk, um
 brella was presented Mrs. John whelle.
 in recognition of her twelve years (
 faithful service as treasurer. Tea va | served