Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-15

Snow of the high school, memorial tribute was paid this week to Ellsworth Sabin, son of MT. and Mrs. John Sabin, who lost his life a year ago this week when he was electrocuted while handling wires that were being strung in -connec- tion with the erection of an amateur wireless station, members of the class of 1923 visiting the grave of their class mate in Grove street cemetery and laying flowers upon it. Taps were sounded as a part of the ceremony to honor the ] memory of their departed friend.
 County Commissioners John A. Dady of this city, E. H. Corttis ot Thompson and UrgeIe LaFrance of Central Village, with Sheriff Charles A. Gates of Wflli- ! mantle, made one of their periodical visits to the county jail at Brooklyn on Friday and gave their attention to coun- ty business. The annual report of the commissioners will be issued about the latter part of the month and promises to be very interesting and satisfactory to the people of the county.
 The program committee of the | Thompson Boys club met with the | leader, Rev. Stephen T. Livingstone, and County Y. M. c. A. Secretary J. H. Cor | bett and drew up their program for the fall and winter activities. Their pro- gram will include practical talks and demonstrations on physical fitness and health habits, nature study hikes, first 1 aid, Bible study, discussions on life problems, debates. group and team games, etc. The boys of the program committee are Putnam Livingstone, Fred Bronklow and Peter Brunette.
 Putnam was caught during Friday in | the reflection of the daring holdup that startled Webster when a gunman casual | Ivy lao | city and ordered eight men who were I filling up on sandwiches, dogs. coffee and other such substantial foods to throw up 1 their hands while he relieved them of | their money. The gunman impressed what he was saying upon his cowed au- dience by letting them look into the 1 muzzle of revolver that seemed to cover i everything within radius of ten blocks | according to accounts later given by those who were involved in the affair One man who had as much as $85, and took it for granted he was to be the first victim of the holdup man, plunged l through a screen door, without awaiting the formality of opening it. and mention ing that he would "get that guy" the l holdup man followed after. An alarm for police brought immc Siate response and
 resulted in the arrest of the gunman who attempted the boldest raid made in Web StCI III ycd1S. uLils1itl IIIGu NnO were III
 Webster at the time of the occurrence talked much of it here on Friday. The man under arrest is a Pole.
 Sheriff Charles A. Gates came here from Willimantic Friday morning and | adjourned sine die the October term of 1 the Windham county superior court, which has been engaged in the disposi- tion of cases on the criminal list
 County Secretary John H. Corbett gave out the following statement Fri
 day relative to activities in Windham
 county and other subjects of interest:
 The greatest event of the year. for Connecticut boys will take place at New
 Haven on the 18th. 18th and 30th of this
 month.
 Eight hundred selected boys between the ages of 1920 years, representing high school clubs, Y. M. C. A. groups and Sunday school classes from every
 city and county in the state, will gather
 for a three-day conference together on
 the theme Fit for Service.
 The conference is held under the joint
 auspices of the State Sunday School asso-
 citation and the Y M c. A. and inc
 leaders of both organizations will be
 there for the purpose of giving direction
 to this great gathering of 800 of the best and most able boys of which the
 state can boast.
 Four of the most prominent conference speakers are as follows: Fred B. Smith of N. Y. C.. who has been called Ameri-
 ca's foremost speaker to young men; Flu gene c. Foster, boys work secretary of
 the New York Y. M. c. A; Rev. John
 L. Davis, pastor of First M E. church
 New Britain; Harry T. Baker. boys work
 secretary of the international committee Y. M. c. A.
 The conference opens at 2 D. m Fridov Oct. 28th. and closes at s D. m Sunday Oct. 30th. Every minute of the time will
 be brim full Of interesting, helpful and l character building activity
 Windham county will be allowed to send 50 delegates to this conference, and l it is the plan as far as possible to give