Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-04

ond charge but not guilty to that or ln- 1 toxication. Lyman Maine of Pleasant street testified that Thompson was intox- 1 icated when he saw him in front of his home, after Thompson's car had mount ed the sidewalk there. W. Henry Smith, who was passing, thought there was to be scrap and stepped in between. He would not say Thompson was intoxi- cated. Mrs. Maine also believed Thomp- son was intoxicated. Mrs. Thompson, wife of the defendant, and George l.. Thompson a cousin, both stated that Thompson was not intoxicated. Thornp son said that pile of sand standing in the road not lighted by red lights caused the accident He had not had a drink that day. The court found him guilty | on both counts and fined him S3 for not having his drivers license and $10o and costs for driving while intoxicated
 William D. Rathbun, 60, died Thurs day morning at the home of his daugh- ter, Mrs. Florence Rood of Windham Center. He was born in Chaplin, Jan. | 29, 1861, the son of Jason and Sarah l White Ratlrbun of this city. and William J. Rathbun of Windham; two sisters, Mrs. George Woodward Of Windham and Mrs Euga,e Hall of East Hampton :; three brothers Isaac of Conantville. Otis of Windham, and Simon Rathbun, of
 Bristol.
 l Frank R. Custard, chairman for the
 Red Cross drive for memberships. which will begin in this city November II, Armistice Day, ha, selected the follow ing team captains -or a heuse-to-house | canvass: 1, Mrs. E. Redman; 2, Mrs. A.
 A. BurNl 8. c. c. Case; I, Jay M. Shepard; ,, Eugene Randall; 6, J. E. Sullivan; z, Mrs. A. C. Everest; 8, Geo. Elliott; g, James H. Hurley; 10, Annie J Martineau; Il, Blanche Hallahan; 12
 Myra Matthews; 13, J. W. Lavallie; IA
 Albert J. Fournier; 15, Edmund J. Hur-
 ley; 16, Mary Latusek r and IS, R. A
 Robinson; 19. Mrs. Vii l'iam A. Dawson
 20, Jane Ashton 21. John McKenna; 2i
 and g. c. F. Snow; 24 and 25. W. c
 Norris: 25, Windham Center. Mrs. H. c , Lathrop; 27, South Windham, Mrs. Geo
 F. Stiles: 2s, Chaplin, Mrs. Burton Welsh: 2s Hampton, Mrs Clara Burn ham, 30. Scotland, Mrs, Susan E. Vii , lis; 31, Warrenville, Mrs. David Mathew son. American Thread company, Cnarle , W. Hill: Rosie Velvet Mill. A. c. Roux ' Quidnick-w -windham Company. Thomas } Murray Windham Six Company, R. H Fenton: Washburn Silk Company, Wal ter Costello: vanderman Manufacturin
 Company, John Reilly; S. c. s. Bo: i Shop, A. c. Sherman, Atwood Manufac s turing Company. George E. Whitford s and Holland silk Company, c. W. Al , paugh. All captains are requested to g , to the chamber of commerce before Wed . nesday, Nov. 9 from 2 to p. m. to re } ceive instructions and their canvassinI , materials from NJ. E. Sullivan so as t
 i be able to start canvassing Armistic :. Day.
 Brief News.
 . Deputy Motor Vehicle Inspector Join , B. Edgarton was at his office at the DO , lice station Thursday to examine appli |. cants for driving licenses. Nine wer
 granted.
 l New winter hats with ear protector s arrived at the police station and wer
 distributed among the force Thursda ]: night.
 i Bum, the favorite cat of everyone tha l visits ex-Mayor Daniel P. Dunns new | store on Railroad street, has presente Q MT. Dunn with a new family of seve X kittens The little Buns have thei r abode in large box at the store and at l tract great attention daily. Where tn 7 seven kittens will go is a question a e many more than seven persons have ex : pressed @ desire to provide home fo q the kittens.
 = Friends of John Carpenter, forme wire chief of the S. N. E. T. Compan , in this city, have learned with pleasur i tha the has been promoted to wire chic 9 of the New Haven district.
 l Mrs. George r. Taylor, Mrs. T. E l. Parker and Miss Ruth Taylor notored t l Hartford Thursday to spend the day. r Miss Sadie McCready is to entertai
 her friends of the Thinble Clubs at tn t Congregational church house this (Fri
 day) afternoon.
 Frank R. Custard, general secretar, :, of the Y. M. c. A., was in New Have Thursday attending the Employed Off cers' conference of the Y N. c. A. Mrs. J. J. Co1g&n is to entertain fo the weekend Miss Estelle Armour 0 . Boston.
 Americanization Director G. B. Gil
 man is to meet this CFriday) evenin
 those who are to go before County Ger
 Edgar M Warner Saturday in this cit
 for citizenship papers.
 4 large delegation from Natchau
 lodge, Nc. g, Knights Of Pythias mo
 tored to Hartford Thursday evening t
 ! attend the -exemplifcation of the secon
 degree on a class of fifty-five candidate
 l of John Hay lodge of that city.
 Invitations have been sent out for tn
 wedding of Miss Rutl B. Taylor, daugt