Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 24, 1914, Page 2

W Saturday morning when the court asked to approve of an agreement made between the selectmen of the fown of Windham and Edwin J. Som- - @rs 8f Ash street, this city, for the le- adoption of Jesse Eva Sands, of gl’-‘flw, who is 12 years old, daugh- leceased wife. i the circumstances tase. Jesse Sands of Terryville, thls state, father of the child, appeared in oourt in opposition to the agreement and seeking himself to have the syie custody and_ control over the child, basitig his claim on the fact that he the father of the child, whereas &;lers was simply the husband of Sands’ first wife, who divorced him me years ago. ?o‘!'heyuelectmen ‘were represented by Town Counsel Thomas J. Kelley, while Sands had no counsel. First Select- man Robert E. Mitchell was the first called to the witness stand. He tes- tified under oath that Somers had made application for the adoption of the child. Her mother was dead and from his investigation of the circum- gtantes in the case he was of the opinion that Somers was a suitable and proper person to have the custody of the child. She had been living in Somers’ home for a number of years and-he had taken very good care of the little one. BEdward J. Somers, the applicant for the legal custody of the daughter of his deceased wife, testified that he Yved in this city, and married Sands’ divorced wife Nov. 10, 1906. When he imarried Sands’ divorced wife the child F four vears old. His wife died ch 26, 1914, and the child had been ving with him ever since. His dc- Ceased wife was given sole custody and eontrol of the child when she se- cured her decree of divorce from Sands. The girl went to school d would enter the sixth grade in the fall. Somers sald that he was employed at the plant of the American Thread eompany here as a mechanic and his financial condition was such that he ¢ouyld take proper care of the little irl. - He said that Sands never called lo wee the little girl except once, and that was several weeks after the death of his (Somers’) wife. Sands request- &d an interview with: his little daugh- ter and Somers very willingly granted it. The child had never seen her ‘a- ther to know him up to that time and Sands introduced himself to her as her father. He gave his little daughter 25 cents on that occasion. This was the only money he had given the child and the only support furnished the child since Sands' first wife separated from him. Somers said that he had used the girl just as she were his own daughter and he wanted to bring her theline Somers home. He said itn | for many years. She I by his second wife. She had two chil- dren of her own by a former, marriage. On cross examination hé admitted that he never offered to support the child after .the death of the child's mother and did not attend the funeral of his first wife. He heard that the child was being well taken care o(‘hm e reason he did not come to get the girl was because he did not Have capital enough. Sands said that he did come here in July, four months after the death of his first wife, and saw the child. The shop where he worked was, closed and he was on his vacation. He' visited his mother in North Windham and then saw his daughter. This was the first time he had seen the child in 10 years. Nothing was said at the time about his providing for. the child and he made no objection at the time to the child being cared for by Som- ers. He admitted that he did not ut- tempt to do anything for the child and that all he gave her was 25 cents. He said that the reason why he did mot attempt to take the child at the time was because he did not think he had a right because he had been told that she had aiready geen adopted He said that the only objection he had to Somers having the child was that ae wanted her himself because he wes her father. Sands had handed to fhe cousit a statement signed by three Ter- ryville men to the effect tiiat he was a sober, industrious man, of good cha-- acter, and well able to take care of his daughter. In relation to this Ai- torney Kelley asked Sands if he had told these men before they signed tha statement that his first wife had se- cured a divorce from him on the grounds of adultery and that he had not appeared in court ti defend himself against the serious charge. Sands ad- mitted to Lawyer Kelley that he had not. Lawyer Kelley then asked Sands if he had told these men that fait would they have signed such a certi- ficate as he had intrcduced before the court. Sands said that he did not know. Mrs. Lucy J. Wiliscroft of Norch ‘Windham, mother of Sands, and aunt by marriage to Somers, because Samis’ first wife who later married Somers was a daughter of her sister, testified in favor of her son. She said that the child shouid have a mother's care. Somers’ mother who was now caring for the child was an old woman and was in poor health. The child required someone to look after her. The chiki ought to be with her own people. Mrs. ‘Williseroft said that she would like to have the child come and visit her, as she was the child of her sister’s daugh- ter. She said that she had given the child and her mother many things and went to Somers’ house to help and do the work when the child's mother was sick. Mrs. Williscroft admitted that ter, Mrs, S5 ot Cutvers TaeaerR T . She was a sis A. L. Griswold of Mavnle avenue, this city. The body will be taken to the home of Alvord Hall, son of Mrs, Hall, at lle, and b\!r‘al will be in_Danielson. Leo Ackerman Dead. Leo Ackerman, of Schoolhouse Lane, died Sunday afternoon at St. Joseph's hospital. He was taken six days ago and was operated on Tuesday .ur appendicitis. He was a native of South Willington, born Oct. 7, 1887, son of John and Amelia (Carpenter) Ack- erman. He was living here with his ‘brother James and was employed as a teamster. He leaves a father,, John Ackerman of Appanaug, R. L, and five brothers, Edward of Centerville, James and Charles of this city, Willlam of Rockville and Albert of Appanaug. Charles W. Rayneés Dead. William J. Hastings, who had been taking care of the property of Charles W. Raynes while he was at Kittery Point, Me, for the summer, received a communication Saturday from Frank Raynes, stating that his father had died Thursday, after being sick three days with heart disease. He eaid that the funeral would be held there Sat- urday afterncon at 2 o'clock and the body would be shipped to Hartford, for burial in the Spring Grove cema- tery. 3 Mr. Raynes was 73 years old and well known here, being the owaer of considerable real estate, one portion being on what is known as Raynes’ Court. He was a widower and leaves a son Frank who lives in Waterbury, and is a concessionist at Savin Rock, West Haven, also a daughter, and a gister, who live in Boston, Mass. Bake of the Cyclers. The annual outing and clambake of the Thread City Cyclers was held at The Ridges on the road to South Cov- ent yesterday and was another of those delightful as usual affairs. The members of the club and their friends who had been invited to join with them spent a portion of the day enjoying various athletic games and the bake «erved in the afternoon was most ap- petizing. There were a lot of goxdl things to eat and the young men did full justice to the clams and all the other fine things served. The par y returned home late in the aftermonn most pleased with the affair. Republicans Meet Tonight. The Republicans of the town of ‘Windham will meet in caucus at the town hall tonight for the purpose of r's taken to the institution in of Deputy Sheriff Michael shaw. Fine Playing Field Developed. At Ballouville, where the fans are Tooting for a very active and success- ful hn-‘ubul team Grim- ors mm:d comfortable seats hl-"; n_erect: many of them being the shade of the trees about the fleld. Another Increase Looked For. Another increase in the indebted- ness of the town of Killingly during the fiscal yvear ending July 31 last is to be looked for, it is sald, when the town reports are issued. will not be pleasing news to taxpayers, but it seems to point plainly to the necessity of increasing the tax rate or cutting deeply into appropriations. Wwhich cannot be done without impair- ing the efficiency of departments, if the debt is to be kept down or re- duced. In every department of the town this past year there have been honest and conclentious efforts to keep the expenditures down to the lowest possible Jimit and yet another increase in the debt is forecasted. Killingly is spending more money than it is receiving from taxation, it appears, and a town can no more pay $100 in debts with $75 in money than can an iedlvidul!. Is Improvin-, George Pratt, jnjured In an acci- dent at the Franklin Street crossing, August 1 continues to improve at the Day-Kimball hospital in Putnam. In Memory of Pope Pius X. At St. James' church ‘Sunday an- nouncements were made relative to the scrvice$_of a requiem nature for the late Pope Pius X next Wednes- day. Bright Prospects For Duck Manufac- turers. A communication received by a manufacturer in this town Saturday morning indicates an early return to normal conditions in the automobile tire market and a consequent bright- ened outlook for the duck manufac- turers: Repairing Storm Damage. Employes of the S. N. E. T. com- pany were in the viclnity of Waure- gan Saturday morning restoring three telephone poles and the wires that went out of commission when the poles were knocked down by lightning in Friday afternoon’s storm. Eleoted Principal. Congrega church left here Saturday morning for ‘been their custom for the past two years. give the anm church and tained at a supper. issuing a chaillenge to the Hammond Knowlton company baseball team play a game next Thu the last half-holiday the clerks will get under the summer closing arrangs- ment. There an insinuation among the cléerks that the H-K team is not over-anxious 1o play the clerks, fearing defeat. the clerks are willing to play a game for fun, money or marbles. The chal- lenge is fssued in behalf of Manager Louls Beausoliel of the clerks’ team and the hope is that it will be accept- pany, which has completed a long p ,rilod of rehearsal of the repertoire of Pla; ing season opens today and will be busy until early next summer. night and causing considerable de- struction of property. In the town of ‘Woodstock on the Massachusetts bor- der lightning knocked down great trees and splintered poles. An lc car summer r—afl.l’:xtn. w werg sent ne haul S AT of Maine expresses will supply the southbound service. Big Gathering Expected. A big gathe of farmers is expest- ed here Wedhesday at the meeting to discuss the cost of producing milk and the prices that are being pafd for it in the Boston market. It is expected that some action will be taken that will help the farmers get a fair price for the product. Public schools in Putnam are to re- open on Sept. 8. GALES FERRY Farce in Two Acts Staged by Gales Ferry Country Club—Procesds For Building Fund of Lawn Tennis Club. The Gales Ferry Country ciub gave a farce in three acts entitled mal Choir at Crescent Beach—Clerks Challenge the Ham- mond-Knewiton Team—Storm Di Little Damage—~Rubber Supply Sight, ‘The. choir of the Congregational |y, ton place, a big ash tree was torp apart by the ligktning, which also ea- tered the house and played hav,2, practically wrecking ehe interior. Plas- tering was torn off the walls, pictures knocked down, and furniture torn to pieces. None of the inmates were ia- Jured. church in Niantic, as neus This (Monday) evening they concert at the same erwards will be enter- RUBBER SUPPLY IN SIGHT. With Reopening of Steamship Lines—~ Local Mills Little Affected by Eu- ropean War. Clerks Challenge. And now come the clerks of the city afternoon, Mills throughout this section of easi- ern Connecticut, excepting the manv- facturers of automobile tire duck, do not find, as a rule, that the Europaun war is injuring their business. The tire duck makers have been somewhat apprehensive for the past two weeks and some of the Windham county plants have been curtalling their pro. duction, but a brighter aspect appear- ed on Saturday, when several terms of .tire manufacturers indicated that supply of rubber, which it was fearsd ‘would be hard to get on account of the ‘war, is now in sight with the reopen- ing of ocean shipping lines and the tire manufacturing business is likely to return to normal conditions, whi*h were very satisfactory before the big been something of mer annex of the residence supplying ihe stage, while the audience were seated on the lawn. The place was Hghted with a search light, and colored lights were strung along the bank of the river. The cast was the follow- Pittman Carothers, a Now " Steck Company Opens Seaseon. The Whiteside-Strauss stock com- to be presented during the com- Soec & wealthy society woman, Mrs. Wal- Auto Truck Moving LONG DISTANCE WORK A SPECIALTY. Address P, A, WEEKS, or ’phone 850-2, 338-12 or 251-5, Willimantic, Ct. e T » HIRAM N. FENN UNDERTAKER a nd EMBALMER * 82 Church §t, Willimantic, Gt. Telephone Lady Assistant Somers took good care of the child in the past. She had nothing against him except that she felt that the child should be with theggeople of her own blood rather than th strangers. Judge James A. Shea announced that he would taKe the case under co1- sideration and would render his dec ion on the matter of approving or dis- approving of the agreement Wednes- 4 day morning 'of this week at 10" o’- e ¢ Funeral of Mrs. Lee. clock. Satiirday afternoon at Fenn's chapel, Church street, funeral services were held for Mrs. Jennie A. Lee who di:d tour arranged will take the company through Connecticut and other New England states and through northern New York, week stands being played. George M. Fine of the Bradley the. tre, who is associated in the manag ment of the stock company, expec's that arrangements will be completed during the winter to have the com- pany play permanent stock in some c;tly theatre during the summer of 1815, trouble started. Fersonals and Notes. Mr, and Mrs. John O'Brien have -e- turned from a vacation spent at Oax land Beach, R. L Miss Isabelle Byrne of the staff of Roosevelt hospital, New York, his been spending a few days at her homé here. Selig Goldman spent Sunday at Dis home {n Worcester. Henry C. Benac of Pawtuckét was a visitor with friends in Putnam ovar Sunday. Miss Bertha Shepard of Windsor, Conn., has been slected as principal of the school at Ballouville to suc- ceed Miss Winifred Duffee, who has who has been transferred to the school at Dayville, Miss Shepard formerly taught in Brooklyn. . Worthy of Mention. George Kent and Jennings Killlan have been in New York on a motor- clele trip. Ernest Geer of Malden, selecting delegates to the state, con- gressional, county, sepatorial and pro- bate district conventions. The caucus will be called to order at 8.15 o’'clock and no doubt there will be many on hand to assist in the selectron of men to represent their interests at the men- tioned conventions. ter M. Buckingham: SNvlvia, her daugh youmg and impressionable, fel ; Plerre De Buton, a French fencing master, Har- old Bailey, Edith Bronson. a friend of interested in charities, Miss Bessie Ames. Place—New York city. The play was largely atfended and the parts taken in 2 finished manner, end was quite the prettiest affair of the season. The proceeds are for the bullding fumd of the Lawn Tennis Miss & e OBITUARY. is visiting with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Death of Mrs. Burdick. B : club. “The renerssls were =~ under at St. Joseph's hospiial Wednesday | 1. H. Geer. . Miss Anna MoCarthy, first grale|the direction of Caroline . | ykrs Sarah E Burdick, 63, Who 0 |night after a brief illness. The ser-| Peter Bassett of Providence spent b A e e teacher In the Israel Putnam school,| Freeman of Mt Vernon snd Gales EC JACKSflN, Dentist | 2onos et ot Lot e ae: ng| Vices were conducted by Rev. C. L.|the Week end with reiatives in Dane | Mrs. Bertha (Yenn) Weizler. who has resigned to accept a position near- er to her home in Dandury. Cne Prisoner Before Court. Deputy Judge M. H. Geissler pre- sided at a session of the city court Saturday morning, when one priso-:er charged with intoxication was pre- sented. Mrs. Carrie B. Gascoigne was leader of the Y. P. S. C. E. service at tue Congregational church Sunday evan. Ferry. Adams, pastor of the St. Paul's Epis- copal church of this city. Burial was in the Willimantic cemetery. died In Holden, Mass., last week, was a native of this town, where she was born Oct. 12, 1867. She tralned at a hospital, was graduated a nurse and afterwards became affiliated with the Red Cross. In 1899 she was marricd to Jacob Paul Weixler of Worcester, where Mr. and Mrs. Weixler lived for several years. Later they removed to Princeton, Mass. Two years ago Mr. and Mrs. Weixler removed to Holden. Mrs. Weixler was a talented and before her ilind stage, this illness extending over a: ve- riod of several years, she did muca orchestra work. Mrs, Weixler is sur- vived by her husband and a daughter, Dorothy, both of Holden, by a brother, H. A. Fenn, Willimantic, and a sist.r, Mrs. Wallace L. Segar, Worcester. Lightning Did Little Damage. Reports that came in Saturday mori- ing indicated that Putnam and vicinity was fortunate in escaping damage from the electrical storm that swept over this section during the preceding ielson. Earl Pilling of Dedham, Mass., was a week end visitor with his parents, Mr. and_ Mrs. George M. Pilling. Mrs. Frank Houde of New Bedford, has been spending a few weeks with relatives in Danielson. Frederick Shumway is visiting with friends in Boston for a few days. Mrs. B. H. Marion of Woonsocket was a visitor with relatives here over Sunday. Rev. W. J. Reynolds and members of his family of Ekonk are camping at_Alexander’'s lake. Mrs. George R. Norton, who has been visiting with her father, Charles S. Blackmar of Attawaugan, has re- turned to Rock Island, IIL Misses Alice and Lucllle Caron have been spending a few days with relatives in Putnam. Rev. E. A. Blake preached at the church in Westminster at the Sunday services. In the town of Plainfield, mo-li- cense, violators of the liquor laws are being prosecuted. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bedard of the West Side have returned after a few days’ stay at Oakland Beach. Miss Marie Weaver, operator at the teleproné exchange, is off duty for her vacation. Work on the new state road east of Danielson is slowly progressing near the Mazzerelll farm. About 30 mer. are at work. Many were at Davis park Saturday evening to hear the concert by St. James’ band and the address on Wo- man Suffrage by Dr. Edward Har- wanted to commit suicide, drank a quantity of corrosive eubiimate, died at St. Joseph's hospital Saturday night as the result of the poison. She had ‘been unconscious since 9 o'clock in the morning. . Previous to that she was in great pain. Mrs. John Culver, a sis- ter-in-law of Mrs. Burdick, €aid Sat- urday night that while the circum- stances were peculiar Mrs. Burdick had told her at the hospital that she had taken the solution by mistake. The poison was taken at the home of Mrs. 3 E. Jacobs, 22 Moulton Court, a cousin of Mrs. Burdick, and where the latter boarded., Mrs. Burdick was a Tel. connection | native of Vernon, daughter of John and Filling a Specialty 752 Main Street, Willimantic * Telephone © JAY M. SHEPARD * Bucceedfi'nl Elmore & Shepard Fumeral DirectorandEmbalmer 6662 North St., Willimantic )"de -Assistant PLAINFIELD Personal Mention. 'ogtmaster Brown, Mr, and Mrs. An- Charles E. Gleason has returned home after spending his vacation at Block Island. Fred Backus and S. Valin have gone to Martha's Vineyard where they are to spend a week. ‘ Thomas J. Little spent Saturday and Sunday at Mystic visiting his daugh- ter, Mrs. L. J. Kinney. Michael L. Hickey and his son George W. Hickey, have gone to Atlan- tic City for a week’s stay. Frederick Hornberger, Jr., has gone to Buttonwoods, R. I, to visit his fam- ily who are spending the summoar there. Miss Gertrude Porter of Philadal- phia, has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Winchester of Bellevis street. Mrs. Willard L. Smith left Saturday for Narragansett Pier, where she will be the guest of her daughter, Mrs. George Kollstede. Miss Mary Cunningham has return- ed from a stay at Hampton Beach, N. H., and is now entertaining her coa- sin, Miss Florence O'Brien of Ha.t- ford. (Additional Willimantic News on Page 8ix) Amos Gravelin, were made ill by eatiag vanilia ice cream purchased from a Moosup peddier. ‘William Rood, express agent, was fined thirty dollars and costs for sell- ing Mquor. W. H. Briggs and family are at the Willimantic camp ground. Cutler Mills are only running thres davs a week. Mrs. Mary Rordick, Mrs. Charles H. Johnson of Lisbon and Mrs. Henry Tifft of Jewett City, visited in town Friday. They took pictures of his- torical places in Packer. also of the house {n which Mrs. Burdick lived fifty years ago. Frank Slater of Providence, R. I, was a Saturday visiter in Plainfleld. C. F. Bedard made announce- ments Sunday at the services at St Mary's church relative to the requiem dl:rvlcfl for Pope Plus X on Wednes- y. John G. Johmson will be leader of the mid-week prayer meeting at tae Congregational church. Miss Katherine Thayer street has been spending a with relatives in Danielson. Extra Pullmans Sent North. To accommodate the great number of persons now returning from Maine Grove ‘ew days Murray’s Boston Store WILLIMANTIC, CONN. Another Week of Good Bargaing August is the month of out-clearing, when the makers have set their machines S —— > T - - 1 ris. - going on fall and are clearing out Mr. and Mrs. John Ruddy of Prov- the very last ~ummer supplies idence spent Sunday with relatives in_Danielson. Mrs. Mabel Gordon is: entertaining Miss Lillian Betts of New Yorik. Miss_Elizabeth Dunn has as her guest Miss Marie Murphy of Worces- ter. A. Lincoln Norton of Hartford was a week end visitor with friends in Danielson. Members of the Fraternal Benefit league were at Alexander's lake for an outing Saturday afternoon. Secretary J. B. Stetson issued the first announcements Saturday rela- tive to the Windham County fair, old- est in the United States, The Connecticut Mills Baseball team played at Ballouville Saturday after- noon. and we are m. _ _om in our stocks for the new things. It is just the time to take advantage of the low clearing prices on odds and ends. $5.00 SILK WAISTS ..........c...,... now $1.50 —$1.00 WHITE SKIRTS ....sc.c00ine.. now 75¢ $3.50 WHITE SKIRTS ................ now $1.58 $5.00 WHITE DRESSES . ..... now $1.39 and $2.50 — THE H. C. MURRAY CO. OH! I Don’t Know Perhaps you need a Hammock, Lawn Chair, Swing or Settee, some Matting, Curtains or a Summer Stove. Anyway there is no better place to get them than at Lin- coln’s, down in the mid- dle of Main street, that is the place. LINCOLN'S FURNITURE STORE In Goes a Tin offl Instant Postum s veling, § have this delightful beverage, by flavour is much like that of mild, high-grade .!l'l.hfl hufmulfel_ne.hm&qnm OBITUARY. Henry Clay Torrey. Henry Clay Torrey, 82, died Sunday morning at the home of friends in the town of Thompson where he had been visiting. Torrey for many years was a resident of Central Village and he was a member of the firm of Tosrey Bros., manufacturers of carriages and later of olf and polo sticks. He re- ttired from business and came to Dan- ielson to make his home. He was a veteran of the Civil war and member of McGregory Post, G. A. R, of Dan- jelson. He leaves his wife and ome daughter, Mrs. Charles Byles of Cen- tral Village. Mrs. Carrie H. Hall. Mrs. Carrie H. Hall, 55, died Sun- day at Dr. Mason’s hospital near Wii- lmantic. She was the wife of James Hall, formerly of Moosup and Daniel- They afterwards I Everybody needs it, of course. Everybody “is going to need it more in the futurs, tco, when the earning capacity is less than during youth er middle-age, The best way to be sure to have some THEN is to save a little I1OW ~—a little at a time, but that Ii eften, is & son of the d e —— Children Ory ' FOR FLETCHER'S X CASTORIA The Willimantic Savings Institute 4. 5. MURRAY, President. N. D. WEBSTER, Treasurer. > .