Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-03-24

that the job was pulled off with as little
publicity as possible.
Among the stills there were a few that
attracted attention, among them being the
Iffty-gallon one seized on the farm of Sol
ONION Siegel, at Columbia. The still TAX
en- from Felix Garceau was another. This
still which was the most Ferfect one TAX
en- by the officers brought up a question
Of .iwhen is q still not a STILL III the
United. States court, before Judge Thom-
as. two months ago, Garceau and his
lawyer claimed the still was used to make
maple syrup, Garceanls farm having 63
maple trees on It. The aIibi went; Judge
Thomas acquitted Garceau on the charge
and gave him the benefit of the doubt.
A third still. original in construction,
was that of John Barclay Of Brooklyn.
The outfit was composed of a twenty
quart milk can and beer Bep. with a coli
in the keg, a pipe eonnectieuting the
can and the KEEP. The outlet was spi-
got at the bottom Of the key.
Other varieties of stills were made FROM
wash boilers, restaurant coffee urns,
twenty gallon 1Aot water boilffs, and
froSm milk pals.
A summary Of the load made by Chief
Congdon showed: Fifty-six stills. rang
ing from five to Atty gallons each, a TO-
tai capacity of 1000 gallons. 16S quarts
Of lroonshine. three cases Of whiskey. five
gallons of gin, ten dozen bottles of home
brew. one hundred gallons of alcohol, and
six one hundred pound bags of brown SUI
gar.
The load was the result Of Eve
| months Of work by the federal officers Of
this part OF the state The spoils were
taken TO New Haven by Federal Officers
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Robert Church OF Norwich. With Wilton
Hoxie driving the truck.
Eeleyen marriages were recorded a.
the office Of Town Clerk Frank p Fen
ton during February. Six were performed
i by Rev. Fl. C. Belize, assistant pastos OF
St Mary's church; and one each by Rev.
J. Y. E. Belanger of Hartford Rev i. D.
Carpenter, pastor os the Baptist chudch;
Rev w. C Norris Of this city Rev. J. F.
Perrault of Bristol; and Rev. J. e. Clark,
pastor Of st Joseph's church The list
follows:
Arthur A. Parent, and Alberta Roy.
by Rev II. C. Belize.
6-Albert W. Bigelow, and Marie Odina
LaF'lamme (fIarford) by Rev J. V. z.
BelanSer at Hartford
6-Charles A. Keene, tPomfret) and
Laura Vincelette. by Rev II. c. Belize.
Ralph e George. and Florence NJ
Dow. by Rev. A. D. CARPENTER.
S-Louis Berube, and Phoebe Hayward.
by Rev. H. c. Belize.
S-Wfllism E. Doyle (Moosup) and
Eva GobeiG1e. by Rev H. c. Belize.
11-sanuel L. Acquire, (Mansheld De-
pot) and Ethel G. Morton, mansfield
Depot by Rev. W. c. Norris.
20-JoseDh Gintie, and Rose Tharoux,
by Rsv. J. P. Perreault at Bristol.
abeth Demase, by Rev. H c. Belize.
27-Delphis Charter. and Mary NJ. Ma
deau, by Rev H. C. Belize.
28-Wifliam J. Shea. (Norwich). and
Elsie E. Setterberg, by Rev. J. E. Clark.
Brief Notes
A. W. Buchanan of Mansfield, agent
for the state board of education was -
this city Thursday at his office in the
common council chamber A number of
children seeking employment certificates
called and took the required tests.
Following the Lenten service at st.
Paurs Episccl;a1 church this (Friday) er-
enipg the members of the Mems club are
to enjoy 4 radio telephone demonstration.
Over three hundred attended the whist
given Thursday night at St Joseph's
hall under tho ausriceT If the Catholic
Wornen's Welfare Council.
State Policeman Russell Il. Harmon OF
Stafford Springs, was in this city Thurs
day and he was met by the largest dele
cation of applicants for drivers licenses
IN several weeks, Spring weather is bring
weather is Bringing: them out, was his
dope on the increase.
The Thread City Continental Fife and
Drum Corps, is making arrangements for
it's spring social and field night. The
corps has accepted an invitation from the
Rockville corps to attend a banquet that
corps is TO Mold soon
The junior and senior divisions Of the
Girl Scouts held sessions at the First
Congregational church house Thursday.
The junior division met in the afternoon,
the seniors in the evening.
The All-PaFechials won from the Nat
chang five wednesday at the Y, Is to s.
Couta and E. Nichols featured for the All
parochials, and Meller scored high for
the Natchaugers.
A. Jewett City Wednesday night the
local Knights of Pythias lost two of the
three games rolled against the X. of P.
FIVE of that city.
The final standing of the voIley ball