Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-16
WILLTMANTIC

attention and remained so until the cor tege had passed from view.
 There was large attendance at the services, many coming from cities other than Willimantic. Among those who at tended from out of town was Lieutenant Howard F. Mullins, of Brooklyn, N. Y., recently of Headquarters Company, Fifth Division. Lieutenant Mullins was with Private Dion at the last and before Private Dion's death promised to come to this city to tell the family how the brave connrade had met his death. When the body of Private Dion reached this country from France the promise to the buddy" who had gone west, was fulfilled.
 Tho weekend passed quietly for the police and firemen, no arrests being made and no alarms coming in for fire
 At a recent meeting of 4. c. Tyler 1 Auxiliary, No. fl, held at the state ar- mory on Pleasant street, the following were appointed delegates to the conven- tion to be held in Waterbury June and 1: Pose Paulhus, alternate, Ellen Lynch; Rachel Gallagher; alternate, Jane Ash l ton Caroline Paulhus, alternate, Ger trude Jackson; Exaline Paulhus; alter nate, Eileen Racicot; Marion Mccarthy. alterate, Nellie Cronin Wafdy Hoey, al- ternate, Katherine Joyce; Margaret 1 Connor, alternate, Della Lynch. The color team of the auxiliary is to put on drill at the convention and under the direction of Rose PauIhus the team is practicing for thes work. A delegation l has been appointed to assist the camp 1 comrades in decorating graves on Me morial Day.
 l Manufacturing conditions in this city, ] except in a few instances, remain about | the same as for several months past. l | operating some departments on three day week but this is said to affect less 1 than 1000 employees. The outlook for the present is not very bright. The Quid- inick-Windham manufacturing plant en- blowing about 450 operatives is working l four days per week. The Holland Silk | Manufacturing Company with 165 en- ployes is working full time, 4S hours per week. The Windham Silk Company be- ginning today (Monday) goes on 8 four 1 day week schedule. The plant will op- crate on the first four days of the week. The II. K. & w A. Washburn Company with 250 operatives is operating 53 hours per week. The Rosie Velvet Co. with 250 operatives continues to run on full time, AS hours a week. The Chaf- fee Manufacturing Company, and the Wrfimantic Branch of the Atwood Ma chine company are operating on full
 
 pany with 75 employees works but three days per week. The $. c. S. Box Com pany has increased it's help and is run ming with night shifts.
 Four cases were heard by Judge Frank III Foss in the police court Saturday morning. Louis SternIieb of Laafyette street charged with operating motor
 vehicle without q registration card had his case continued to Tuesday morning Arthur D. Bourey 20, pleaded not guilty to operating his motorcycle without a driving license. Probation Officer Etner NJ. Young was appointed guardian ad li-
 tenn. When stopped by the officer, Bou- lrey's license was in his raincoat pocket and the raincoat was in the sfdecar. He forgot that the license was there and
 upon discovering it later reported tho
 matter to the police A fine of three dollars and costs was imposed, the fine being remitted. Bourey paid the costs of tS715. James Friery, familiar figure in
 court, was charged with being q com
 mon drunkard. Friday night after be- ing locked up Friery took off his coat vest, shoes and socks, and started tc
 build a bonfire, telling the police he was
 cold. He pleaded guilty and was g!ver
 ninety days in jail About a year agC he was given a similar sentence and -fai
 been in jail for vagrancy since that time
 In the continued case of Mrs. Elizs
 Palmer, of Windham Center, charge;
 with violating a scarlet fever quarantine
 April 23, a demurrer was entered by At
 torney P. J. Danahey, who explained tho
 situation by stating that one of his ell ent's children was subject to periodica
 breaking out and Mrs. Palmer, believing
 the boy was having another of thes' troubles thought herself to be within , her rights in leaving the house. Int court stated that the importance of vio ! ating quarantine should be, impressed and imposed a fine of five dollars ant . costs amounting to $10.75 which wal paid.
 The Salvation Army drive for SS 900 : which began in this city last week, IS t be continued by the local representative of that organization. Thus far $200 ha1 . been raised. Adjutant Daisy Whippl
 and Captain Mary Colburhe are doing tn
 soliciting this year The money for tn
 work of the organization in this city i
 coming in slow but it is expected that tn people of Windham will remember tn
 work of the Salvation Army lassie
 while the boys were overseas Wmdhan
 has always met her obligations and whel
 the Salvation Army drive is over ther
 is no doubt that the quota of S3,80 ( will be reached.
 = Frederick A. Bugbee, one of Windham'
 native sons. now g funeral director i
 vineland, N. J.,/ has been elected com
 missioner in that borough He will be i
 full charge of public works there. r The WiIlimartie Woman's club is t |, hold it's meeting Tuesday. May 17th a " the Congregational church house a n which time Mrs. Louise D. Baker C - New York. national director of produe
 ton for the American Red Cross, wi
 speak, The public has been invited {
 hear Mrs. Baker.
 Arthur squires and Thomas Kelley, (
 South Coventry, were injured late Frida a night when the motorcycle on which the
 were riding crashed into a telephone pol