Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-15

July and CHASING Jamaica ginger as an
intoxicant that the permit was value!ess
He was fined $40 and costs, amounting to
s24.I4. The "Jakey' seized in the raids
IS to be destroyed by the police Il
Other cases of the morning had to do /
with violation OF motor vehicle laws.
George French, an ex-service man, was
fined 81 for not having his registration
certificate and 81 for being without his
operators license, .wch costs of So, at !
the time his car was in a collision with /
another machine near the corner of Main |
and Pomfret streets last Friday morn |
ing.
Walter Frink of Moosup, operator of a !
truck owned by the United States Finish |
ing company Of Sterling, paid a fine of |
| SIS and costs of So for operating in this |
city one day last week with an 20" reg |
istration on q. machine being used for |
commercial purposes. The fine was paid.
Jacob Wolf of this city was assessed
| SIS and costs for refusing to give half
| the right of way to another machine
| driven by Irving Greene OF this city. The
complaint also, charged reckless driving.
| It appeared from the testimony in
court that Wolf was proceeding eastward
along the Chepaehet road near what is
known as fuckers Hill last Saturday
afternoon when the Greene machine came
| along behind him and signaled for the
right to pass. Occupants of the Greene
car say that Wolf crowded them over
| toward the left side of the highway re-
peatedly when they attempted to pass
and that their machine finally was ditch
| ed because he failed to give them half
the right OF way This Wolf denied,
| saying that their car was going in the
opposite direction and was a considerable
distance from him when it tipped over
through no fault of him.
George Carlson of North GrosvenordaIe
reported to the police that early Sunday
evening while he was driving his car in
Front street that the year old Ga ghter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mayhem of Lyon
sf~nat was Knocked down by the ma chine.
Carlson said that the Mayhem girl and
three others, holding hands and walking
abreast. were crossing the street as his
car came along. When he sounded the
horn of his machine as a warning two of
the little girls promptly ran for the side
walk The Mayhem girl. the police are
told, started for the sidewalk, then hest
tated and turned back and was hit by
> the car. She was picked up by Carlson
and taken to the Office of Dr. J. ]. Rus
sell. An examination revealed no In
juries and Carlson then took the child
to her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Brownie were in
jured, Mrs. Brownie seriously, when the
! car in which thHy were coming toward
Putnam, near Chenachet, threw a front
shoe Sunday evenil~ and ditched the We
J hicle. Mrs. Brownie was thrown. out Of
, the machine and sustained fracture of
the jaw and a fractured arm She was
taken to the Day Kimbau hospital Mr..
Brownie was quite seriously shaken up
and bT1IiSA6 Thai-- I1-1a
in the car, was not injured.
7 Francois Dumas, for So years a resi-
dent OF what is now Putnam is dead at
y the Dumas homestead here. having pass
r ed away Sunday morning. Mr. Dumas
was native of sorel, P. G., and came
to Putnam as a lad of 10. He had re-
j sided here since and with essed the devel.
opment Of this city srom struggling
s hamlet, Mr.. Dunn caves 10 children
: Frank, who is s. = ntendent Of streets
: Of this city, Aue> I'D Mrs Zee Beau.
: dreault, Josephine. with whom he made
: his home, Eugene, Henri Alphonse. Mrs
, Victoria NORM, all of this city, Mrs. So
!. phronia Paul Of West Gloucester r I
g Mrs. Cordelia Beaudreault, resident ir
. | the Sawyer district Of the town Mrs
Dumas died a number of years ago Mr.
V Dumas was one of the Oldest residents Of
d this city being 81 years Of age. and wa.
y one of the frst French-Canadian familte:
p 10 locate here.
e Capt. j. j. Whit ehead Jr, of this cit,
u and Pomfret is delivering lectures OF
: current history and events at Pomfre
= school this fall and winter, giving on,
lecture each week. Captain Whiteheat
ii is delivering a like series of lectures a
e Miss Maret's school IN Thompson. wher
2 about 40 young women are followiny
II | courses of study.
- Funeral services for L. o, William
+ were he'd Monday afternoon at the Sec
ia ond Congregational church. where he ha
- been organist for many years. The ser
n vice was conducted by Rev. John G. Sod
n, dard of the Baptist church and the choi
: sang, some OF those who assisted havin
III ! been members of choirs years ago unde
~ Mr.. Williams. The. hearers were J. Fred
~ erich Ash, Walter Torrey. Dr. H. Y
Sharpe, j. H. Mccullough and Allie Kin:
81 all members Of Israel Putnam lodge c
y, Odd Fellows. Burial was in Grove stree
:" cemetery.
W. Few in this city are able to match ii
re record of Narcisse LaCroix in long yea,
ne of service in one line of industry M
: LaCroix has been employed at what
g. now known as the Manhasset Manufa.
at turing company's plant for: the past
on years, going to work there when he Wa
n a boy of tender years. a..
Mrs. Arthur S. Macdonald and her 81
a ter, Miss Annie. Cameron, have be,
on guests Of friends in New London.
an. Constable John Kennedy reported
he Captain Bulger of the local police Mo
mi day morning that he was holding at M
m chanicsvid,e a badly battered Webst
on man who had told that he was beaten ,
by two companions when he came to III
ain city with them to get liquor, and tn
The after beating him they robbed him of
her money Captain Bulger was irvestiea
"a. ing the affair Monday afternoon with
Nj view to making arrests if possible.
=. Progress IS being made on the roll G:
drive Of the Putnam chapter Of I
- American Red Cross. which will GOV
Lcn' not only this city but all Of the 81,
m rounding territory, and is to be conclud
during the coming week
II The body OF Mrs. Sarah Dunn On.
Err, man. wife Of DR. Allerton Cushman. W
brought 10 Pomfret for burial AZ
ers CushInan was the daughter of NJ
lsy | CORTLAND HouDin of Pomfret apd G