The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-28
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SUCCUMBS AT lOl
Funeral Services to Be
Held TO-rnOrfOw-Dead
Sailors HOnOred
TORRlNOTON

Mrs Griggs was born In New
Hartford, April ~, 1883, and had
lived In this section and Unionville
all OF her life. At the age OF 81
she was married to Arviss 0rigga,
whose first wife was. her only sis
ter. BY that first marriage, Mr.
| Griggs had two children, both OF
whom were raised by Mrs 0riggA
with three children born to the
Surviving are two sons. Arthur
of Providence, and Ernest OF New
Hartford; three daughters, Mrs
Edith w. Adj OF this city. Mrs
George Cook OF Winsted and Mrs
George n. Taft Of Unionville; three
grandchildren, IL great . grand
children and one great-srcat-
grandchiid.
Funeral services will be hold
from the home of her daughter,
afternoon at 2 o'clock with the
Rev q. Homer Lane OF the Center
| Congregational church ofiiciating.
Mr. Lane will bo assisted by tho
Rev Grace Kellogg OF Ncwpaug.
Burial will DO In Baskerville cem-
etery.
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The annual memorial service In
honor OF deceased sailors and ma
rines was conducted ut the Church
street bridge yesterday afternoon
at 8 o'clock under the auspices OF
L. w. STEELE Women's Relief corps.
Members OF the auxiliary to w.
8. steele camp, U. 8. w. ", tho
auxiliary TO Captain l.. Cleveland
Fuessenich post, v. II. W., tho aux
Hilary to Torrlngton post, Ameri-
can Legion, and Julia Grant tent.
| Daughters OF Union Veterans OF
Civil War, participated. Members
OF tho above organizations met at
City Hall and matched from there
In "a body to tho bridge, led by tho
Boy Scout Drum and Bugle corps.
Tho program opened with the
singing OF Nearer MY God TO
Thee" by tho w. X. G. officers and
mombers. This was followed BY
tho corps ritual. singing OF songs
arranged by Miss Mary II. Burns
by q group OF school children un-
dor the direction OF Miss Laura
Halberstam, and an address by tho
Rev Robert u. Cordell, pastor OF
| the Methodist church.
Flowers were dropped on tho
water by tho officers Of tho corps
and a floral wreath was placed BY
II. u. Wadhnms, commander or j..
w. Steele camp, Sons OF Union
Veterans. A squad from the ma
tionnl guard fired q volley and a
bugler sounded taps.
The program ended with the
singing Of "Amorlca" and tho ben.
ediction by Mr. Cordell. Tho pro-
gram was arranged by Mrs Emma
Converse, w. r. G. patriotic I'M
structor.
Lawson Funeral Services
| Funeral" services for Mariana
Lawson, 70 were hold from tho
Lyons funeral pariors ION Prospect
street yesterday afternoon ut .
o'clock. Tho Rev samuel Buddo OF
| Christ church, Waterbury, oiii-
ointed. Raymond Greene rendered
n solo. Burial was In Hillside
cemetery. Tho bearers 'wcro oliver
| Newport, Wilson Ford, Raymond
| Greone, Gerald Moore. Roscoe
Benjamin, Roger Eastman.
Court Cases
John Rakyta, Jr, OF Woodblno
street was fined 50 and costs, to-
falling $t4.40, when arraigned be-
fore Judge Timothy j. Lyons IN
city court Saturday. He plcaded
guilty to driving q car without an
operators license. Rakytn, II was
alleged, applied his brakes when
his car started to slide on tho
Winsted road and the cur ekiddcd
across tho road, crashed down "a
nve-foot embankment and over
turned into swamp. Rakyta and
his three year old sister, Mary,
were injured. officer Harry Cop
10y investigated and made tho ar
rest.
Henry Softski, ss Woodbino
street, charged with breach OF tho
peace. was fined So with costs OF
$40, n total OF s13.40. Ofiicer
Emil Elsensohn made the arrest
after, u was alleged, Softski
slapped m eight year old boy In
the face.
The case OF Hudson Richards,
scheduled to BIO arrnigned Sntur-
day on an assault charge, was con.
| tinued for two weeks mt tho re-
questof Attorney Charles r. Rora.
back on tho grounds that more
time should DO given the counsel
| to enable him 10 gather addition
nj information about the affair,
no Receive A. ID.
Miss Ellen Dunn OF this city
will receive hor A. -. dcgrec from
Smith college Mt tho commences
ment exercises Monday, June rs.
Miss Dunn, daughter OF tho late
Mr. and Mrs Dennis Dunn. pre-
pared for college ut tho local high
school.
At college she majorcd in edu-
cation and her extra currucular
activities were The Weekly. the
college newspaper. and Latin
club, membership in which IL
based on proficiency and interest
In Latin.
Briefs
A meeting of tho executive board
of the northern Litchneld county
Boy Scout council will be held ut
scout headquarters this evening nj
1890. All members are urged to
attend.
Marion Budney OF 20 North
street IL the Torrlngton delegate
to the national convention OF Po-
lish army veterans which opened
Saturday In Newark, N. j.
Mr. ana Mrs William y. keIvic,
f42 New Ldtchfeid street. spent
the weekend In New York city.
] A holiday eve dance will be held
4 at the Torrington club Tomorrow
evening. Music will be furnished
for the dancing by an excellent
orchestra.
| An application for a marriage
license has been filed with the
town clerk by Egnacy sekulslsi.
ia Red Mountai navenue, and Es-
thcr Hasdeli. 1GG North Elm
street.
Atty John J. Casale OF this city
who has been a patient at the
Charlotte Hungerford hospital re-
tnurned to his home Saturday
morning.
The annual decoration OF the
cemeteries I'm the outlying districts
n q l.. az n Ia