Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-03
WILLIMANTIC

fore the police court this fTflursdayl h >ornine. He was arrested Wednesday arternoon on Pleasant street in an ln- toxicated condition.
 naeetins in tke interests of Wfili- mantle district of the American Red c-oss was held Wednesday night in the chamber of cornmercN rooms. Frank H. Custard was appoi-.t.,d chairman of the cauvassirg committee, and James b. Fullerton chairman of the publicity con- mfttee. M. E. Sullivan. drive director was uresent and outlined the work to be done beginning Ar1nistace Day to aod lh cludju1 November 24th. All pastors or local and surrounding churches will re- ceive letters from the Rd cross d1s1ns them to set aside one Sunday during the ramna ign. as Red Cross Drive Sunday On th;s day during the church services tbn 7asto~s are urged to deliver Rec Cross message to their congregations, urging all to join the Red Cross for 1SSz. } As usual the house-to-house canvass | will he made in hopes to reSch the Z5ts Uuota set for the wf1limarrtic district The drive will begin Armistice Day ana plans are to be made for the sale or pop pies on the streets during that day Fu- I t,rre plans may be that all money turn ed in will go to the Red Cross. Thia saJe of ponpies on Arrnistice day was carried on last year in many cities and has been the means of raising 2 large sum for the work. Posters and a47ertis- ing matter have been received and are to be distributed among the local raer- chants and business houses for dis play in their windows.
 l The committee feels that when the public give careful thought to the vast amount of good done by this crg9niza- ton. enroUments will come in fast and Willimantic will not be found below its quota when the drive ends on the 24th. 1 All committee appointments captains of teams. and team members are to be made before November 11th, and the drive will open during the celebration of Armistice Day by all the local organiZa- l tions.
 | \ case of interest to local residents was tried Wednesday in the superior court that of Charles L. Crane, admin istrafor of the estate of Mrs CharrIe A. Capen. against Rose NJ. Caper, exc cutrix of the estate Of Attorney Charles A. Capen. Suit has been brought to re- cover an alleged note for $1,2o0 signed ov Charles Capen to Charlie Capen. his wife dated April il. 1906, She princfoa ] of vhicl was never paid, but carrying on the back payment of interest on sev- eral dates up to the time Of the death o' Mrs. Capen, Feb. 13, 1915. Mir. Caper died Feb. 1.@1e1s.
 ] denial has been made of the sew
 eral amounts of interest as endorsed or
 the hack Of the note, and the defens'
 had two handwriting experts in the case
 wil'iam F. Lyon and George F. Frishi
 Of New Haven. Many exhibits wer | aeT hAiT
 checks. account books. and books of sev
 eral local organizations of which Mrs Canen was a member.
 | C'haPies L. Crane. adninfstrat0r. va called first. He told of handling th
 estate and recognized the note of s12o
 which came into his possession som time after the death of Mrs. Charlie Ca lpen. He received the note from Mrs Cora 4. Satchwe1l of Worcester Mass i a dauehter of Mrs. Capen by a forme marriage. The note was the one give
 to him, and nothing had been paid 2
 the principal He was administrator
 the estate at the time.
 A Mrs Cora Stachwell of Providence l - T.. testified to living at the Capen hon i- this citv urti about month aft A t7n death Of her mother. She knew ht mother had a banlbook and found
 and with # was the note in question. Sl
 kent the note and the handbook a1l took them 10 her home in Worceste
 She reco@nized the handwriting of h, mo-her on the note and on the endors
 me7ts on the back of 1t, also handwri in~ in old albums.
 Mrs. p. F. Abel said she had know Nrs Capen many wears. both beir members. of the wIi'iruantic won'a n Club. She reco7rized Mrs Canen hardwriting in the minute book of u ! club.
 Frederick ". staebner. of wilIimani
 State Normal School, told of seeing Nil
 Capen sign her name on the membe
 ship list of the old WTl'imantic Dramat .d Club which lasted about a year. r
 signed first and she signed second. I
 saw her do this
 Mrs. Charles L. Crane recognized lt
 ters that had beer written by Mrs. c
 pen, also signatn, es of Mrs. Capen
 albums. George F Taylor said he "
 a member nf the Dramatic Club and re
 ognized the signature of Mrs Cape
 Mrs. William A. Arnold said she knt
 Mrs. Capen well. She had seen her si