Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-30
WILLIMANTIC

rabbits, squirrels, and geese. Inc GA i hibit was the largest in. the history of i the fair. Among the exhibits ot in- terest was that of the Connecticut Az 1 rlcultural College. Several pens of high. production birds were shown and their 1 egg-laying records were on printed | cards displayed on the pens. l In tent to the rear of Hawley ar mory were the prize stock of the col l lege, incly~Aing prize-winning live stock and cattle.
 The automobile exhibits included two | Dodge automobiles entered by the Jor- l dan Auto Company of Willimantic. The | Jordan Hardware Company of this city also had an exhibit of farming ma l chlnery.
 | The special events Thursday after noon were the baseball games between | two picked-up teams and the livestock parade The baseball game attracted hundreds and was of the type of the ecent Yankee-Cleveland free for all l swatting game, The livestock parade | began at 3.50 o'clock, the line of march lelng across the campus. around flaw ey armory. to the livestock pens. 1 / As the day for town election draws | learer interest begins to run high and 1 rom all indications this years election l i'll provide plenty of excitement for andidates of both parties. The interest ems to center about the candidates for [ hree town offices, town clerk and treas urer, collector of taxes and assessor. | Candidates on both tickets are work ing hard for election and the vote will l without doubt be close For the first l ime in several years the office of town clerk and treasurer will provide ex- eitement for election. Frank P. Fenton, ! q win ral terms on both democratic and re- ublican tickets finds himself this year fighting to hold his position. Charles l. Beebe has been placed in the run hing by the republicans and will cut leeply into the vote usually cast for the office. Other offices on the ticket present little possibilities of a close vote as the vote,5 of the town of Wfndham n past elections have shown republican leanings.
 At a recent meeting of the directors of the Willimantic Chamber of Com merce following the reading of the 1 isual bills it was announced that the first regular meeting would be held on Tuesday evening, Oct, 4th. at the cham Der of commerce hall on Main street At this meeting yearly reports of the of fcers will be heard and the officia, board chosen.
 With the passing of Thursday, the last one in September, also passes the Jerks half holiday season. much to the ~ogret of ~tle clerks employed in loca stores and business places. For four months during the summer the clerks have enjoyed a half day to themselves Thursday.
 Eddie John of No. fl Milk street k to make repairs. to his property. Work men are now engaged in moving the g kpresent building back sixty feet, tc : front on Ives street When the land i ] ,leared, MT. John is to build business ] block on his property the ground foo contain two stores, the upper floor ! O be used for tenements
 . Louis c. VeEiard, of No. 4o6 Valle. , | street driver of one of the city truck I reported Thursday that he figured in , slight automobile accident during the morning when his car and another cam ogether. No damage was done Special State Police Officer John B | Edgarton was at his temporary office i the town building Thursday for tn | purpose of examining applicants for au | romobile licenses. A large number ap 1 piled, among them being automobilist : from Massachusetts.
 Funeral services for Miss Jennie Epo sito were held Thursday morning fror tKillourey Brothers undertaking rooms | No 36 Union street Requiem hig mass was sung at St JoseDhs church a o'clock by Rev. John E. Clark Tn ] bearers were Ralph Very. FilippO Pa | roma. Mike Leas and V. A. Finizio. Tn local Italian society was represented b Rosaire Gallo Frank Mello and Ma riano Genenoso. Burial was in St. Jo ] seph's cemetery.
 Two Rec speedwagOns, one driven b
 J. Rabinowitz of South street, and tn other by N Pollock. also of this cit! were badly smashed up Thursday nigh about o'clock when they collided a the foot of Bolton Notch hill, near tn railroad station. One of the speed Wae ons was loaded with cans of milk an the other with crates of chickens an these were badly damaged so there wa loss on both sides. The damaged cal E were hauled to this city and placed l. the Remington service station for re IF pairs.
 A Gulf truck struck small girl 0
 Thursday night at the corner of Jacl
 son street and Valley Extension and tn
 driver reported to the police. The gir Il who was riding a bicycle, was throw to the ground and suffered bruises |
 her right arm The bicycle was dan
 aged somewhat.
 Sergeant ReIley's supreme sacrifice f' r h country was med up in the follav ins tribute in the s'onoiul1 lver;is: | Of July IT, 1921: n sergeant Thomas Kelly, America
 Hero
 That might well be inscribed as u
 epitaph of the man who lost his life
 the accident that also caused the deat
 of Major Wheeler at Luke Fell fo
 days ago. Kelley's death was scldier
 death. Every wllt as. ner7ie and wcrtl n, of commemoratiCn as that ot any ma Iwr) was feIed gails ever me ton