Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-08

at the little school in Hampton and was water boy for one of the gang building the railroad from Boston to WiIlimantic
 When in his~teens he secured work at
 the Willimantic Linen Company. Chief l killourey at one time was no mean ath- l lete and many of the old-timers would put him against many a younger man
 today. Chief I1illourey shows the re-
 suits of training, is in fine health and all l signs point to a long period of his et1l-
 cient service for Wllimantie
 1 People arc being warned to be careful
 to whom they entrust money, supposedly given to aid the strikers in the textile
 industry. Two fake solicitors came here Thursday and after applying at the po- i lice station were told to see the com
 mittee They failed to do this but did
 collect money at the American Thread
 mill gates and in other parts of the city.
 They evidently left here at night for one
 local party saw the two men at the rail-
 road station and overheard them say :: This is a one-horsa town. The listen
 CT told them a few things and they soon changed their tune.
 Friday, authorized collectors came to
 the city and canyassed for funds to aid l the families of the strikers. Harold fastin, head of the local committee, call
 ed on Chief Killourey and protested
 against unauthorized collecting, stating
 that Edward H. Morris and the workers from Pawt1eliet, are the only authorized collectors for Nillimantle.
 Announcement was made Friday at | the railroad station that special timeta-
 hle to cover trains effective Sunday, l April 30th. was prepared. The New Ha- ven line will follow the custom establish ed last year, keeping on standard time, but advancing every train ono hour The l exceptions will be on those trains ccun. ing from the south and west, via the Hell
 Gate route.
 Mrs, Louise Campbell Ticknor, widow
 of Daniel Ticlznor. died Friday morning
 at local private hospital after short Illness with heart disease She was one of the large family of Frederick and Sa- rah Campbell and was born in this city
 March g. 1S45. She attended the Willi-
 mantle public schools and Fitch's private
 school in South Windham. Later she was
 assistant to John D. Wheeler. superin- tendent of ths LID street school. Mrs TicSnor was an accomplished singer and in 1883 became soprano soIoist at the
 Pearl Street Congregational church Hartford. remaining there six years January 2. 1872, she married Daniel C.
 Ticknor During her residence i'll Hart
 ford Mrs. Ticlhor was a member of the
 Beethoven Society. She was the last
 survivor of the old time Hartford sing
 CTS. After taking up her residence in this city Mrs Ticknor became soloist at the Congregational church when Rev. S.
 R. Free was pastor. She leaves a daugh-
 ter. Estelle Campbell Ticknor of this city, a nephew. Frederick C. Moore of. Hart ford. and niece Grace c. Moore of
 Norwich
 Patrick o'Hear4. 1o8 years of age,
 died Thursday at his home in Gardner Mass. He was a former resident Of this city. He was born in Killea. County Cork Ireland, in 1819 and came to this
 country when 24 years of age. He was , employed in railroad construction and wa sin this city at the time of the build ing of the Boston, -Willimantic line. He left this city ill 1S73 On reaching his s5th birthday. MT. OHearn gave up l some of his hard work He was II the best of health, requiring little or no care
 On Wednesday he sat up in his chair for six hours He was 8 familiar figure on the streets of Gardner as he loved out door life. He leaves a sister, Mrs. Mar
 raret Boone, 97 years, of Scroon Lake, N. Y.. three sons, George F.. superin- l tendent of the Heywood- Wakefield Com pany; Patrick Jr., Of Gardner, and Will
 ham H, of Cedar Rapids, la, thirteen
 grandchildren, and nine. great-grandehil- I dren.
 Mrs. Emma NJ. Chamberlain. 20, widow of Charles IT. Chamberlain, formerly of l this city died March -29th at the home
 of her son, Charles c. Chamberlain of
 Rooklaud, Mass. She. leaves two sons. 1 Charles C. of Rockland. and J E. Cham l berlain of Churchville, Pa, and sister, ] Mrs. Elizabeth Howell, of Putnam. | At meeting of the yyillirla4rtic Mer- 1 caHtile Association and business men of
 the city, Friday evening at the chamber 1 of eomemrce, many subjects of local in terest were discussed.
 The meeting was opened by President James B. Fullerton and Secretary pro ten, | J. B. Riordan. read the reports of the
 meeting held in March. Summer closing dates were given as follows: Beginning
 at noon Thursday, May 15 stores will
 close Thursday afternon until October
 12th inclusive.
 It was voted that any merchant may be-
 come a member of the association if 9
 member of the crsutoer of cimmerce, Hp-
 on payment of $1 and agreement to abide l by all rules and regulations of the ass9ci- ation President Fullerton announced l the lists of people in Windhaln county were coming in and soon a complete list would be at tho service of members of the asociatior.
 ". c. Norris was asked to bring up the
 matter of vendors before the meeting of 1 the state chamber of commerce particu- 1 larly regarding the 'fy-hy-night'' type of store that comes into a city, does business i for short time and then drift away with
 out paying taxes.
 The question of home made bread i visable to instruct the public as 10 quail | ties of local bread in comparison with l bread coming from other cities Local | bread it was asserted weighs q ounces. l to p ounces for out of town bread and 1 figures prove that local bread is as good
 as and in many cases of better quality 1 thar foreign-made bread.
 1 It was voted that Article of the Bust | ness Mems Association be enforced and all members agreed to abide by il. It is fig l ured that this agreement, which prohibits 1 advertising in circulars and bills, saves 1 the merchants hundreds of dollars year. | ly. Authorized advertising mediums are 1 The Norwich Bulletin, The Wilinantic Chronicle theatre programs. the Connec- l ticut Campus aid fhe Windham High l sctloa paper The discussion cf carnivals, and the sale of ffsh on local street, also l tok m some time. It wa3- voted to ask | the health department to investieate the fish selling proposition.
 It was voted that the association cn o1,
 record. and ask the backing Of the Wilt
 mantle chamber of commerce. Willimantic