Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-09
WTLLIMANTIC


done. Secretary +. A. Case repofted that
school expenditures were normal and
that In the rast ten y ears the school COM
nlittee has not exceeded its appropriation
by one cent.
The SIS 900 addition to the school APP
preparation WAS. explained in detail The
usual hiEs were read and voted paid
on arbruval OF the auditors. 1t was
voted that a special meeting of the board
be held "Wednesday evening. February
18th at which time the committee Sc
| lected to investigate school conditions In
WindhaEn would report its finding. The
meeting adjcuTnesi ats 40 .o'elock#
Prohibition Officers sHyman and Briggs.
with County Detective W1Giam 3. Jack
son uncovered Wednesday what can be
rated as one of the slicIzest nlconshine
distMleries IN this state. when 2 visit was
made to the home of VII liam Rivers, of
MoosHaa
| The officers searched the house from eel
lar TO garnet without fading anything OF
an discriminating nature. Not being sat
isfied, the officers began sounding the
board in the cellar wall and finding sew
eraa that produced hollow sound ripped
them off and discovered a cave beneath
the house. Al search Of the cave reveal led
twenty gallons of finished products, and
|
officers went IN the cave three filters
were in operation and these were seized
with a ten and twenty gallon still, The
| interior Of the cave was equipped with
electric tights and everything possible had
: been done to make the cave suitable FOR
an extensive manufacturing plant for IL
licit liquors. y
The next raid was at the home of Leroy
Bennett a we'll known resident OF Moosuo.
At his home the officers found a twenty
gallon still thirty gallons of moonshine,
| mach colored wfiiskey in kegs and Jugs,
and a quantity of mash.
Both men viii be brought before United
States Codiar1issioner Earl Mathewson in
| Norwich at later date. The evidence
seized was brought to WiAiTnantic and
locked I'D at the. police station. =
The activities of these officers and CO.
workers lin this section of the state has
done much to scare the inbonshiners and
many who persist in the manufacture and
sale of intoxicants have continued in bus
| mess to their regret. Eastern Connecticut
4 under the work of these officers will in
time be swept clean Of moonshiners ana
| their products. 4
The fourth quarterly conference Of the
WiEimantic Methodist church was held
Tuesday night. Rev W. H Bath of
Norwich. district superintendent. pre-
siding.
The elections resulted as follows.
Trustees for three years. A. D, ,Spellnan,
F. P Broadway and Fred ]. Woodward for
two years. .DeEos E. Conant, Dwight W.
Ide and E. B. Freeman. for one year
Robert Brown Edwin F. Cross and
Albert c. Scripture.
StewarGls-James H Bentley, Dwight
L a
Broadway, Edwin F. Cross. Thomas Wooh
Fred j. Woodward, Charles B. Jordan
Charles Bradley, w. H. Parkllurst, Fred
P. Davd1l, William E. WeEber, Miss Ad-
! die 3VAbber, Mrs. Wesley D. Morse. Wal
ter B. Watreus, Z. E. -HaIng,-s Howard
Haling, John Wood, ivian Ide, A.1.r. 81
monds and Mrs. Daniel French.
From the committee of. stewards tbs
following officers were selected: James
H Bentley, recording steward Wiaian
liz Weber, communion steward. D. w
Ide, church treasurer and Howard Hsfng
treasurer of benevelencesa
Fred, P, Davoil and James H.. Bentle,
were chosen delegates from the loca
/ church to the laymen's conference to b.
held at Pawtucket, March 80; atternates
Mrs. Fred p DaVoll and Mrs James H
Bentley +oeaegate to ehe N5lliRAa ntii
Camp Meeting. Mrs. Robert B. Brown. q
The following committee were selected,
Music, E. P Cross, C. B. Jordan, c. Il
Bradley, Miss Jennie Jordan. and Mrs
r. B. Brown; Sunday school, f. P. Gross
Miss Jennie Jordan. Miss Laura Bake
and Mrs. Eugene B. Lewis; Christian
studies, Fred ?. Davoll Mrs. Wesley D
Morse, Mrs. Nellie Powell and DAME
French finances Dwight w. Ide, A. c
Scripture Mrs. r. Is. Brown, c. H. Brad
ley, F. P. Broadway and William H Park
hurst HOSPITALS. Mrs. Robert 3. Brown
Mrs. Lucinda Mayden and Miss Ethei 81
nonds; religious education, Earl Haline
III. H. Bentley and Miss Irene Randall.
Owners of property in Windham can
not hope to escape &. higher tax rate thi
year than that voted the past year. Th
grand dist as returned by the assessor
/ to the town clerk and board of relief fig
lfres SIT, an increase of but Sill
ais over that of last year. Figured at til
rate of 10 mills, this amount Will brin
in about s166,o to which is added Ss5
600 the money refunded on school tuftio
and revenue from other sources hringin
the total TO 1921, geo. The budget as vote
at the town meeting is S245, CTS, leavin
an apparent shortage Of $14.525. Their