Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-17
WILLIMANTIC


George H. Prior, state president; Mrs.
10. d. Foster, county president, Mrs E..
II. Hiscox, Mrs. j. w Dean, Mrs. Joln
Pearce and Miss Elizabeth Day.
The afternoon session opened at l.Se
o'clock with a devotional service led by
the president followed by an address
hy Mrs. George H. Prior Of Jewel. City,
state president. Another solo by Miss
Ruth Herrick was enjoyed and more
circle reports were heard. Rev. John
Pearce gave the afternoon address The
circles voted to hold the annual meeting
of 1928 at Jewett City at the request
of Dorcas circle delivered through Miss
Sarah Adams. The conference closed
with The singing of hymn.
Nineteen veterans attended the atty
third annual reunion of the Twenty-frst
Connecticut Volunteers association held
at the c. A. r. rooms in the town buiid-
| ing Tuesday morning and afternoon,
Wives, children and grandchildren OF
the veterans, voted members at the last
/ annual reunion, attended, bringing the
! total attendance to over fifty. Bou-
qucts were presented by Misses Anna
and Margaret Flaherty in memory OF
their father, and by Mrs. Jerome Bald
win in memory of her husband. and
we've placed on the presidents and Sec
1
tended a vote Of thanks. President
Burpee delivered a eulogy Of Captain
Charles Fenton, the late treasurer OF
the association whose place has beer
filled by his son. Resolutions on tn
death of other members were passed
The meeting was opened by the president
Judge Lucien F. Burpee of Hartford q.
10.45 a. m. and after prayer was offere,
by the chaplain, Past President Viii
liam S. Hubbell the members were vel
coined. Secretary Charles W. Bu.pei
Of Hartford read the usual reports. Tn
roll call of veterans showed Commits
stoned officers 8, Company 4; b.
c, 3; F. l; H, 3 I, l, and K 3. Sew
eral communications were read from
: those unable to attend. The report G
acting treasurer, Robert H. Fento
showed a balance in the bank of S32.87.
5 President Burpee selected as a non
: mating committee, t. d. Pond, b. ]
2 Smith and W. d. Rouse. As elected I'll
officers are: President Lucien =. Bun
= pee vice president, Benjamin F. Bailey
: secretary, DR.. C. W. Roberts; treasure
: Robert H. Fenton; chaplain, Within
Hubbell.
E The executive committee comprise
. George W. Shepard, Robert II Fer
. ton, Daniel P. Dunn and C. w Burpe
; Chairman of committee are, Company
Timothy II. Hodge, Glastonbury =
= benjamin B. Baker, Hartford; c. THAI
: IDEAS Pecor, Noank; 2, Wallace F. Becl
with, New London; H, H. T. Sellew, Ea
!, Hampton 1, Lionel w. Coates Bridg
4 port.
II Veterans who have died during ii
4 past year were: Captain Alvin NJ Graz
i of Maiden, Mass. Captain Charles Eel
II ton of Willimantic; First Lieutenant .
II tain Walter p. Long, of Brooklyn, N. Y
/ Francis Jacobs of Willimantic, Andre
II =. Perkins of New York city; Jared a
Il Stearns of Willimantic; Arpongo We
\ 5an of Berlin William w Crandall
4 Mystic; Joseph L. Burdick of orth Stol
/ iigton. and Francis B. Clark of Hyt
H Park, Cal.
\ dinner was served at noon by Fral
/ CTS S. Long Woman's Relief Corps, n
Il 2S.
II The session was resumed at l.;
II O'Clock short addresses being made S
II Jos were furnished by the Temple Ma
II Quartet 1t was voted to hold the a
II nual reunion of 1913 in Willimantic A
u journment followed.
II The criminal side of the May term
+. the Windham County superior cou
II opened here Tuesday morning at
II bench. Prayer was offered by re
III Harry S. McCready, pastor of the Fir
III Congregational church. The roll call
III the jury showed sixteen OF the tHent
II four jury men present It was explain
II that published notice in the newspape
II that the jury was not to be called un
II 2 y. M had kept some men away. T
II jury was then excused by the court IN
II 2 j. m.
II The 1rst case was that of ThsOph
u Robitadlle. of Putnam, charged on 70
couDG with assault with intent to "a
- MR.ry Rose Cadette, a ten year o
\ Putnam giR, on May IS, 1921. 4 pl
I of not guilty was entered and trial
ri jury chosen.
AdeIard Fredette of Sterling charg
I with assault on Alvin P. Cowry
March q, 1922. pleaded guilty and "
fined IS and costs. George Bricaub
I Putnam charged with violation of I
liquor law pleaded guilty and was fir
: 80 and costs.
Edward Feerbee, 81, and Chester I
10, both colored, charged with bGrgls
We're put to plea. They were charl
with two counts, entering the homes
Judge Frank H. Foss and DR.. Mich
d. Riordan in the early morning ho
Of Saturday, April 8, 1922, stealing fr