Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-19
WTLLIMANTIC

Dunn, Hormisdas Dion, Captain Jean B Pauhhus Louis J. Flynn, Napoleon Ba- con. Jr., and Robert F. Snow. The bear CTS. all members of the Yankee Division, Veterans Association, were T. A. Shea. Edward Donovan, Elliott Mosher, Albert Decker, Henry Cote and C. Rivard.
 The caisson on which rested the flag draped coffin of bronze. was drawn by four tet black horses, and during the pro- cessiSl the following '. D. Veterans walked at the head Of each horse, U. 1.epan. Arthur welch, Fred Fortier and r. Provost.
 The first fin the series of Community Forums was held Sunday night at the town hall. a large audience hearing Prof. David D. Vaughan deliver his address on American Ideals" Prof. Vaughan who Is Of the Social Service department of Boston university, spoke at length on the ideals of true Americans, his wide know1edgrnent of life in this country be- Ing gained through his experience as minister in the eongested quarters of Chicago and by studies in American uni versailles, giving him knowledge of what
 American ideals mean to thousands in this country Following the address the meeting took the form of an open for um and questions suggested by the audi ence were discussed. The meeting was
 he'd under the auspices of the City For um backed by people of various creeds
 and was open to all residents of the city
 Judge George F. Hinman presided and
 community singing was led by Mir. and
 Mrs. C. H. CasweH.
 The weekly gathering for young men
 and boys was held Sunday afternoon at
 the r. NJ. c. A, about a hundred being
 present, A talk on Taking a Gamblers
 Chance" was delivered by Secretary
 Frank R. Custard, followed by an open
 discussion. Pictures describing the work
 of the Near East Relief were shown, and
 the meeting included the showing of three
 educational films, ''I'he Making of Soap
 ''The Electric Heart" and ' National Re
 view"
 The week end was a quiet one for the
 police, no arrests being made Saturday Sunday night
 The petition of Hormisdas Dion for
 q recount of votes cast for mayor at the city election. scheduled to be heard before Judge George E Hinman in this city Saturday afternoon at o'clock. did not come to a hearing, the petition be, ing withdrawn at the suggestion of Judge Hinman, who informed counsed for the petitioner that he considered that he was disqualified to consider the matter Judge Hinman said that it would be better to have the petition heard and de- termined by some judge of the superior court having no acquaintance with the parties and no interest as resident and voted in Willimantic.
 The pending petition was thereupon withdrawn without prejudice to the right of Mir. Dion to renew the petition to an- other judge. It is understood that the petition will be presented to another 1 judge at a early date.
 The marriage of AEce NicheIs and Charles A. Stedman, both of East Hamp- ton, which took place Tn this city last March, and created sensation in this section of the state was annulled by Judge Isaac Wolfe in the superior court at Middletown, Friday Alice Nichols Stedn1an bTough action for the annul- ment through Judge Thomas C. Flood of Portland. From the testimony Mrs. Stedman was now only Is years of age and never lived with her husband. who is coEored.
 Stedman and his brother were prose cuted in Windham county, being sent to jail for perjury. The marriage license was obtained in this city by Charles Stedman's brother. who gave the ages of the contracting parties as 21 and repre- senting himself as Charles Stadman. sign ing the license as suca. Alice Stedman claimed that when she left East Hamp- ton she did not intend to marry Sted-
 man and knew nothing of the false swearing to the ages. The couple came to Willimantfc and were married on the afternoon of March 18th, by Rev Arthur D. Carpenter of this city Later, the Stedman brothers were arrested for per 1 jury and were given a hearing at the lo- cal court, March 3lst and bound over ] to the superior court. The groom was 1 lyu for one month and the best man re-
 ceived three montfs' sentence.
 l Three continued cases were cleaned 1 up in the police court Saturday morning. The case of William H. Segur of Village l HI charged with delivery of a check 1 without funds" was first on the list. ! Prosecuting Attorney Samuel B. liar vey asked to hay ethe case nolled as the
 defendant had made retribution, he said in making good the amount of the
 check, which was for S2O to Abran Fuchs of this city for merchandise re- i ceived. Costs of sS1115 were paid and the case was nolled
 Tthur " sweet, Of No. $50 Valley fstreet, charged with assault on Alice F 1 Sweet pleaded not guilty. The com | piainant resides in the downstairs ten 1 ement and the defendant lives upstairs ] The Sweet boy had been in the habit 1 of ringing the front door bell and the 1 people down stairs had warned him not to do so. He continued the practice and 1 when Alice Sweet told him to stop, MT l Sweet came down sairs, grabbed her by I the shoulders and pushed her into the ] raa rIn1 r..1r.ci1irle.