Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-04


 l requested to furnish in writing their | names and addresses, together with their 1 reasons for desiring the use of the gen. 1 erai delivery instead of the carrier ser vice. Minors will be required to furnish l the same information as well as the 1 names of their parents or guardians, l whose written consent must accompany the application The general delivery privilege will not be extended to patrons whose mail can be delivered regularly by city or village carrier, except in eases where the reasons assigned are wholly satisfactory to the pestmasters. 'eThe postofhce department has also long been inclined to discourage the use | of boxes at the offices Tor the receipt of l mail, the preference of the department 1 being to deliver mail matter at house or | place of business, and at some first class 1 postoffiees very few boxes are rented, The number at the Willimantic office rel I atively is not large, but it is not being added to, and in some instances those on the waiting list for boxes Riil have a | long wait The intention of Uncle Sam, in re- stricting the use of the general delivery window and the renting of boxes is chief l iy to prevent the evils which have grown up when those who receive mail at the office do so in order to prevent the mem bers of their family from knowing it, as in the case of young girls or married women who have postofflee boxes uR- known to their husbands. In some cases in the past both husband and wife have l rented boxes, and each was ignorant of | the fact that the other had one"
 The body of Private Morris Liresly, son of MT, and Mrs. George c. Livesly of No 214 Jackson street. arrived at Hobeken, A J.. recently and a few days ago was forwarded to Palmer, Mass. It | is now at undertaking rooms in that city. where the funeral, with full mill tary henors, will be held Sunday after noon, Burial will be in the Oak Knoll cemetery. Palmer Private LiYesIy was one of the youngest Willimantic soldiers to go overseas being little over 19 when he enlisted, He was born in Vine
 land, N. J., Jan. S1. 1893 Some years after the Livesly family moved to War ren, Mass, where the young man grad
 uated from grammar school The family
 then moved to Palmer. Mass. Later young Livesly attended high school for a
 time but gave up his course to enter a
 Business collage from which he was grad uated, About five years ago the family
 came to Willimaltic to reside. The fa-
 ther of the dead' hero took up his duties
 as general manager of the Willfmantic Grain company. where he still remains l 'F-"oAN HtOeAA Aittt hGl HldHg came lne young man. was employed at Leonard
 Brothers garage as bookkeeper. He went 10 Norwich and enlisted in Company L 1o2d infantry, 26th division. which unit at that time was eamned at Norwich fair grounds. Private Liyesly wrote many in.
 terestlng leetters home to his parents
 while overseas, Sept. 14, 1918, his par
 ents received official information from the war department that their son had bppO killed J111v I chateau-Fhierry.
 A gathering of representative business men of the city assembled in the local T Chamber of Commerce rooms Wednesday, forenoon at the request of Mayor Charles I 4. Gates and heard c. H. Pellett of Dan lelsen and his attorney. Representative E. l l.. Darhle, enamerate the reasons why regular jitney bus service between Dan l ielson and this city, passing through
 Brooklyn, Hampton, clark's Corner and North Wlndham, would be q good thing for all concerned. The opinion, expressed by a rising vote at the conclusion of the
 meeting, was practically unanimous that
 the establishment ef such a route would De of material benefit to both the, city Of "illimant:c and borough of Daniel son and the intermediate points mention ed. A hearing to be conducted by repre- sentatiVes of the public utilities commits sion has been set for Friday morning of
 this week in the loal police court room 1 at 19.30 o'clock, standard time The committee appointed to attend from We'd nesday mornings gathering consists of
 James B. Fullerton, chairman, Judge Frank H. Foss, James P. Bath, P. V. Carey, Herbert W. Huber. H. c. Lathrop, Roy w. Downer and J. F. Ahearn.
 Both Mir. Pellett and Attorney Darbie addressed the meeting Wednesday morn ing in regard t6 the benefits to be de-
 rived from such bus line and answered questions propounded by those present Aside from the business standpoint, it is believed that the proposed bus line will simplify the school transportation prob 1 fem which has confronted this and sur rounding towns for some time, insofar as | it relates to North Windham, Hampton 1 and Clark's Corner. Train connections
 with the two towns las. named have
 made it necessary for high school pupils
 to take a very early train and to take
 8 train leaving before the school session
 is out, or wait until late in the afternoon.