Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-10
PUTNAM


 two uncontested divorce cases were granted at Friday mornings short calen- dar session of the superior court, Judge L. F. Waldo Marvin presiding. There will be another short calendar session here next Friday, Judge Marvin an- nuonced and short calendar session at Willimantic Friday, Sept. 23. when naturalization session also will be held in that city The final short calendar ses- sion of the September term will be held in this city, according to present ar engagements, on Friday. Sept. 30. AS State Attorney Charles E. Searls and Public Defender Charles L. Torrey, both of this city, will be engaged with cases in the supreme court during the first week in October, it is probable that the opening of the October term, criminal side will be delayed until the second week of the month.
 At Friday mornings session judgment in the sum Of s694.31 was ordered by Judge Marvin in favor of Henry H: Starkweather of Danielson and against A. G. Roach, formerly of Plainfield. MT. Roach who was d southern man, owed Mir Starkweather on two mortgage notes, which, with accrued interest, totalled the sum of the judgment The notes were se- cured by mortgages on a small piece of real estate in the town of P1a!henld, this estate consisting of two acres of land and a small house and outbuildings, the value of the property being not in excses or $500, it was testified in court. MT. Stark weather said that Roach held an auction and moved away without clearing his in- debtedness to him and that he docs not know of his present whereabouts.
 Mabel A. Dupuis of Wilimantic was granted an uncontested divorce from Paul A. Dupuis of Hartford on the ground of desertion. Mrs. Dupuis was represented by Attorney WRliam A. King. The couple married at Hanover Jan 27, 1906, the plaintiffs maiden name having been Mabel A. Webster. Her husband deserted her in June. 1912. and she has not since seen him although sns has been informed that he is employed in Hartford.
 Desertion occurred while the couple were living al Baltic. Mrs. Dupuis said that before her husband left her she had been obliged to go to work to support herself and that even then the husband took part of the money she earned. He had been given to drinking and neglect of her. He first left her in 1911, re- maining away for three months, and then returning. Twice during the period when they were living together it was neces- sary to have him committed to the state hospital at Norwich to receive treatment for delirium tremens Since Dupuis left the plaintiff she has been making her home in Willimantic and is employed by the American Thread company.
 Witnesses who testified in Mrs Dupuis' behalf and as to Dupuis' drinking habits , were Mrs. Mary Cote, who was a neigh bor of the Dupu:s while they were resi- | dents of Baltic, and Mrs. Dupuis' broth l CT, Wade U. Webster, chief of the fire department at Willimantic. and a brother 1 of Mrs Dupus. who with her decree of divorce was given the right to resume l her maiden name.
 The second divorce of the day went to ! a Willimantic man, William J. Miller chauffeur for Guilford Smith of South ! Windham. MT. Mixer, represented by Attorney ?. J. Danahey of Willimantc charged his wife, Fife A. Miller, with 1 desertion. The couple married in Willi- mantle Dec 14, 1904 Mrs Miller left April 25, 1915, and went to New York to make her home declining to live any | longer in Willimantic, where MT. Miller has been a resident for 25 years. After i her departure he sent her money fo1 months and otherwise endeavored to in | duce her to return to her home but al his efforts failed, MT Miller told the court that he understands that his wife | was engaged in the undertaking bushes: | in New York.
 MT. Miller testified that he furnished ! very comfortable home for his wife whc | was engaged Rs a dressmaker in Willi mantle, and that he was so situated l f-o 11,y lr.1 l.~ the time his wife left him he was engaged in the fruit and confectionery business in Willimantic, also ran a poolroom there Witnesses in MT. Miller's behalf wer Frank Davis. Wilfred Duprey and Stoke Watson all of Willimant1c
 Court adjourned until next Tuesda, morning at 10 o'clock.
 Benjamin T. Marshall, president 0 Connecticut college at New London. ad dressed a meeting of persons interested in the well-being of that institution a Odd Fellows haD Friday afternoon. Tn meeting was Intended to arouse enthusi asm for carrying out the project of erect ing at the college a dormitory to be call ed Windham house.
 The plan to build this dormitory ha
 it's inception at South Woodstock July 2s
 1914, when an enthusiastic meeting tha
 had listened to an address by Frederic
 H. Sykes, then president of Connection
 college, formed an organization pledge
 to raise S50,000 to meet the constructio
 cost of the building. Mrs. J. E. Sheppar of New York and South Woodstock wa
 appointed chairman and Miss Rosamon
 Danielson of Putnam Heights secretar and treasurer. Subscriptions were re ceived at once for the fund, which neve
 has been completed.
 . In the years since 1914 the need of th
 proposed dormitory has become more an
 more urgent. The college now claims tn > largest enrolment ever accredited to a r American college in it's sixth year an ] before the first of June this year mor
 than 200 applications for admission ha & been received for the school year openiu t this month. all of these applications frol }. young women who would enter as fresl men. The three stone dornitories, ; wooden dormitory, cottage on u < campus, houses leased in the vicinity
 the college and in New London do nt
 provide ample facilities for all who wou = like to attend the college, and this
 spite of the fact that the entrance exan
 nations have been made very rigid IT
 immediate need of Windham house therefore apparent
 The fund for the erection of Windha a.
 house has grown materially and amour , at the present time to about SIT 500. IT
 present drive and activity is to compile
 the fund Among the heavy contribute
 are David Hale Tanning of Worceste
 who gave $7,5o0, but only $1 1000 of tn
 is applicable to the general buildir
 fund, the remainder going to rooms tn
 will be memorials to Mrs. Tanning al
 to MT. Earnings cousin, the late Mi
 Mary Dexter, of Danielson. Mrs. Ha
 riet TourteIlottee of Minneapolis WI