Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-19
WILL A N TIC

and Basil Lawrence of South Coventry, and seven grandchildren.
 Mrs. Anna Benoit, widow of Edmond Benoit, died Saturday afternoon at the home of her son, Oliva Benoit. of 1S9 Main street.
 From out of the far west comes a story of the discovery of a package of letters written by people from Ashford and Hartford in the sos to California settlers and believed to have been stolen by ban i dits from rider of the famous pony | express. The hissing and the death rat 1 tie of rattlesnake attracted someone s | attention to the cellar of deserted stone 1 hut in a mining town near Oatman, Ariz. | On the skeleton of horse was strapped | a decaying leather saddlebag. and in this were yellowed letters tied in punches. ! Most of the letters were addressed to Lieut.. George H. Whitaker of Company | F. First California volunteers, and writ ten by Anna Whitaker of Ashford. Others were addressed to Rev. Amos | Shell and Mrs. B. s. Lathrop and Emily Shelf, all of Hartford.
 | The annual memorial exercises for de- ceased members of Obwebetuck lodge, No, l6. l. o. o. F., were held at Odd Fellows hall Sunday afternoon at o'clock. The l T T | of Uncas lodge, No. Il, Norwich Noble 1 Grand Louis B. Wilson was master of i ceremonies. Following the exercises at the hall, the members of the lodge march ed to the Willimantic cemetery, where | the graves of deceased members were | decorated. The marshal of the proces-
 sion was P. G. Charles A. Gates.
 The supreme court has handed down g j decision in the divorce case of B. K. Dow vs. Bessie L. Dow The case was heard 1 before Judge Maltbie in the superior l court/at Willimantic last December and judgment was rendered in favor of Mrs
 Dow. The supreme court sustained the
 decision of Judge Maitbie.
 Members of Hose Co. No. of South
 Manchester fire department enjoyed g
 two days outing at Coventry lake The
 firemen occupied cottages and tents or
 the lakeside during their stay. They re.
 turned home Sunday night.
 Dewitt c. Hill sold two of his doubl,
 tenement houses Saturday. one at tht
 corner of Spring and Chestnut streets tt
 Allison L. Frink of Andover and thu
 other at No. 79 Spring street to Michae
 Hurllhe of this city
 Miss Marguerite Pearce entertained
 over the week end Mrs. W. H. Heritag,
 and daughter of New York, formerly O
 Spokane, Wash. Miss R. Heritage studying music at Columbia and is also pupil of Prof. William Wade Heinshav
 and Miss Helen Hartley from Pasadena
 Cal
 Mr. and Mrs. Julius c. Meyer have re turned to Wilmington from motor ttip t
 Fort Defiance Va. They attended tn
 exercises at August military academy
 Their son. Lieut.. Randolph W. Meyer
 who has been a cadet at this school fo . the past four years. was graduated wit ' i honors
 l Charlotte A. Botsford, nurse at Tn . Ridges, left Saturday to spend a weel with friends in New Haven and to at tend the commencement exercises of Val university.
 M-. and Mrs. C. Winfield Moves an daughter left Friday for Groton Lon Point for a months stay.
 Harry O. Wright of The Ridges is i'm proving from an injury to his hip whic
 he incurred in his capacity as expres
 agent on the New Haven railroad
 Marion s. Huilhouse of Willimantit daughter of MT. and Mrs H. w. Hill
 house. will graduate on June 20 at Shit
 college.
 A special train of seven cars In whic
 were members of the 169th infantry wh
 attended the four-day training school 2
 Camp Devens for first class privates an
 non commissioned officers arrived in tht
 city Saturday afternoon at 215 o'clock The regular semi-monthly meeting 1 Francis s. Long post, No. 30 c. A. R was held Saturday afternoon at heat 3 quarters in the town hall building. Con
 mander A. P. Benner presided. Seven (
 the 14 members were present.
 Miss Therese Girouard, daughter
 pr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Girouard of N l 19 Union street, graduated Thursda } from the Academy of St Elizabeth. Coi 2 vent Station, \. J.. Monday, June 12. Fernand Girouard. son of Dr. and Mir \ Joseph A. Girouard, graduated Thursda E from St. Johns preparatory school, Dal q vers. Mass
 Mrs Rose Coriarty has Joined her hu | band, Louis J. Coriarty. manager of u Strand theatre, after an extended wis 2 wieh her mother in Ottawa, Canada R Mrs. Frank F. Webb of Windham roa entertained her sister, Mrs. Lila Brow h of Providence. R. L. and several cousin Friday afternoon
 Mir. and Mrs. o. W. Modem of liar k ford attended the graduation exercises Hebron town hall Friday evening. The \ niece Miss Gladys Rathbun, was one the graduates. She will spend the summ, E with Nr. and Mrs. Modem at Woodmoft