Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-26
WILLIMANTIC

having the gasdene tank of his car fill- ed at tho Rosen pump when an auto mobile just in front in being started backfired with the result the sparks ig- nited loose gasolene in the gutter which swept back to the gasolene pump start ing blaze that enveloped the car which was hastily dragged to the mid dle of the road. Fails of water were applied to the burning car also old car pets were used in putting the fire out. Tn the meantime the fire swept down the gutter for fifty feet consuming all of the waste gasd,ene before it exhuast- ed itself. Two pieces of fire apparatus from the Bank street engine house re- sponded to the alarm but were not needed.
 The cases of Samuel and Morris Spec tor. father and son. residents of Quarry street, came up at police court Saturday morning and were continued for three months. Both are charged with breach of the peace. The complainant, Esther Spector, wife of Morris Spector, told a pitiful story of cruel treatment from her husband and her father-in-law. She told of her husband falling to provide | food for her and their little child, she being forced to take in sewing to get money to cloth and feed hervSf and the child. Her father-in-law had beat en her often but the show-dow came | last Sunday when both her father-.r- | law and husband took to beating her. She then had them arrested. It was disclosed that she and her husband , lived in 8 small house owned by the 1 formers father. and when there was | food all ate there. When the men were away on their junk and fr:lit bus mess she had to beg food from the neighbors. The trouble started Sunday when both called her names and the et- der Snector beat her, leaving marks she showed to the family of W. E. Jackson, a neighbor. When she had her father in-law arrested her husband began beat ine her upon her back and these bruises were seen by Mrs. Sarah Jackson.
 Morris Spettor. the husbaa4 testified that there was always plenty to eat but the trouble was that his wife was too friendly with the family of Ike Ro- sen, whom he described as his enemies His wife told lies about himself and lis father Sunday when his father tried ltt got into tie house she bear him ever the 'aatl witl. broom ha1?!e and ht grabbed her arm, inficting She b-ai;t s Ills father or the stand Oli the same story. He cVned the house hut crty tUn6 his rntals there and slept Y the wn. kshed. tte was hungry ast Sumo ay anl when re went to enter the house the w7man stuck him ove" lhe tet tnn,ct!ng nru'ses.
 Judge Foss informed the junior Spectors that their domestic troubles must cease and he advised both to try to live happily together. To Samuel and Morris Spector he said, You two men have quite a record in this court If either of you comes before me asair and Is found guilty you will get q jai sentence!" The case was then contin ued three months.
 Funeral services for Mrs. Ella B Parish were held Saturday afternoon at o'clock at her home, No 3S Broat street, and were largely attended by re, atives and friends. Services were con ; ducted by Rev Walter r. Borchert, rec
 tor of St Paul's Episcopal church. Tn , bearers were George, Samuel and Fret Parish, William Herriok, Frank Her
 rick, and Bert Thompson. Burial wa r in the Willjmantic cemetery, the ar l engagements being by Jay M. Shepard.
 The funeral of Martin NOrmasp Shea the two and one-half months old sol of Martin and Bertha Duchesneau She [ | urda yafternoon at 4 o'c'ock from tn
 parents home. Death was due to/pneu monia.
 1 A. J. Brown of Greenwood, Mass, ha . notified Secretary Frank R. Custard o { the Y. M. c. A. of his acceptance of tn appointment of physical director at tn s local association. MT. Brown has la S fourteen years experience in this worl 2 MT. Brown has had fourteen years eS perience in this work. MT. Brown wi l be the first physical director the loca r Y has had for several years as sine the resignation of c. A. Sampson wh . entered the service abroad. the phy . | sical department has been handled b : local people. Under the guidance c e these loca directors the gynnasiIr 2 work has been kept up to a high stand
 ard and MT Brown has ony to pick U , ] the work where the others left off c 1 the end of the spring term.
 3 Men of the First Baptist church CT I joyed 8 get-together meeting Frida ! night at the church. At 7.15 o'clock SUI $ per was served by members of the L;
 dies Aid Society to about forty men s bers of the Mems club The menu il 8 cluded:
 Roast Bes-
 t Mashed Potatoes Brown Gravy