Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-20

 and two daughters. Anna and Blanche Gagne.
 John N williams has returned to duty at the local postofice after an absence of ten weeks MT. Williams underwent an operation for appendicitis some weeks ago, the case being an aggravated one. | Election of delegates to the state con- vention will take place at the regular meeting of A. c. Tyler Camp, No. s, D.
 S. ". ". at the state armory.
 The married members Of the Knights of Columbus will provide chicken sup per for the single harness men of the
 Knights next Monday night at Windham Inn. The Benedicts lost their bowling match for the suppers Monday night after game struggle, by margin of 119 pins. The total pinfall was Benedicts s213; bachelors SSfs.
 Interest ever the proposed removal sf train No. 112 from Hartford to Willi- I mantle is strong in certain circles in this city. W. c. Morris, corresponding sec retary of the Wfllimantic chamber of commerce has received communication from A. R. Smith, general passengers agent of the New Haven road, stating that this train would be among the num- Der cut off, WiIlimantic business men feel that they will suffer greatly by the removal of the train as mail will be de layed several hours, until the arrival of the S25 a. m train.
 Express matter would als1 be delayed about three hours. The business men, I after consulting together, authorized MT. Norris to write letter to MT. Smith.
 protesting against the disconkinuance ef
 Train Mo- IF.
 The circular received by Mir. Norris Itelling of the removal of trains between
 Willimantic, and Hartford. Boston, and
 Providence and the matter Of the remcy- Hal of trains, was e1cussed \ with MT. Smith last week by prominent local men. l when Agent Smith and other officials of the New Haven road came here on spe-
 cial train to tIk matters over. The pro- posed curtailing of runs from and through this city was discussed and Mon- day Mf. Norris receive9 the report This states that passenger train No. 112
 would make up in this city at s;20 as
 usual and run to Boston as in days past Nothing was mentioned of the early , morning train from Hartford to this city | Interest in the discontinuance of thi, train and of other important trains loeal- ly is marked among all business men ea |, this section but in general they are wait
 ing for action on the part of the chamber
 of commerce before making any moe themselves.
 The changes announced are to go ints
 effect at the beginning of the summer schedule. April 24th- Other cities and
 towns are involved in the discussion ei the removal of the 4:45 3. m. train from Hartford to Boston via this city as news papers and all mail from the west art sent out on that train. In view of thu
 fact that the proposed train schedule. have not been approved by the public utilities commission, there is a chanc, that Willimantic may retain the early morning service.
 There was q large audience It Si Mary's hall. Valley street, Tuesday niiHl
 to witness the presentation of the Frenci comedy, "L'Abbe Constantin." The pla, which was in three acts was under tn, [ auspices of the Guard Sacred Heart O , St. Mary's church. The players wer
 coached by A. R. Handfeld. . Charles R. Brown, deal of Tale uni versity, New Haven, spoke at the Con gregational church house Tuesday nigh before an audience of over two hundred
 his subject being The Greatest Man o . the 18th Century.
 The meeting was held under the aus 7 pices of the Willimantic Womans clu
 Lof this city, President Mrs. Robert H
 Fenton opening. the meeting at s.f5 Q clock. Announcement was made of tn
 l Native Arts of Many Lands exhibition to be held at the town hall, afterneol and evening of May 5, and !. Werl :. . lof all nationalities will be on displa, : land on Friday evening the 7th. an en tertaihment will be put on my people rep resenting all nationalities of the city. Mrs Fenton introduced Dean BrowT who spoke in part as follows:
 I consider that the greatest event o the 18th century was our own Ci7i 2 Iwar which lasted from 1881 to 1863 | Great men and great women fought an gave to preserve the Union, but one maj
 more than all the rest should receive tn D credit, and this man, Abraham Lincoln . our first martyred president, I present t
 you as the greatest man of the 18th cen
 tury. No man in the history of oH
 country has been president in such
 sense as Lincoln even up to the presen
 time. The United States before the Civ
 war and now is a united states, thank
 Ito him largely. What president faced tn
 situation Lincoln faced when elected |
 ef1ice He faced six great issues as fol
 flows: first, an empty treasury, with
 lwar on that must be paid with homes
 Inoney; second, he was at the head o