Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 4, 1916, Page 10

A. V. Woodworth and J. Carl Wit- ter motored to Hebron Wednesday. At Shriners’ Meeting. 3. W. Atwood, Ralph.Rogers, B. L. Darbio, M. and Mrs. W. K. Litch and Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Glendining were among those from this section that fcall to motored’ to Hartford Wednesday to attend ‘the llad‘.izn‘ t?lxg‘t: luession Spinx temple, Mystic Shrine. i -John.S. Dennison of New Haven was ‘& -yisitor with friends in ielson:Wednesday. 5 New London Dental Association PR Ving. e * The#New London Dental assoclation is to hold an outing at.the Horton camp, ;at ' Old.« Killingly ‘ pond, during the present month. - . H ‘Inquest in Caffery Fatality. ' Coromer A. G. Bill is to conduct an inquest relative to the accident in whick Philip Caffery of Attawaugan ;lost Lis life on'the West Side Monday evening. Schools in;Killingly will be closed i yw on account of the -meeling the' kagtern Connecticut Teathers’ asosciation. Officer John McFarland s now reg- ularly on duty.as night officer in the business section. Miss Janette A. Viviea of New Bed- ford was a visitor with friends In Danielson, Wednesday. J. F. Lewis, manager of the Orphe- um theatre, has purchased & new six- cylinder car. 3 Tt is expected that the K. H. S. baseball team is to go to Providence tomorrow for a game with the Moses Brown School team, but this had not been definitely decided Wednesday. Southbridge Here For Opening Game. It is announced that the American Optical Company team of South- bridge, will be here on Saturday, May 13 for the opening game of the Dan- felson bageball season. The season will be inaugurated with a parade and other special ceremonies, No Welcome For Hoboes. Chief Michae! Grimshaw has start- ed cut to stop the influx of hoboes via early morning and late at night freights. The bos seem to be par- tial to Danielson. dropping off freights here by the half dozen and eventu- ally land before the town court. Chist Grimshaw gave half a dozen of them 2 fast chase out of town soon after their arrival on a freight early Wed- nesday morning. 5 Police Dogs on Murderer’s Trail. onri 1. Baer's police dogs ' were in called into se-vice Wednesday to trall John A. Elliott, the Thompson murderer. A telephone call to the Boer kennels at Tast Killingly - at abovt 11 o'clock Wednesday morning requested -the service of the animals and a few of the pack of 38 now at the place were hurrled in‘o an auto- mobile and rushed over on the Rhode flsland border, whence another. report that Eiliott had been seen came over the wires. All the border section was alive with Interest Wednesday over - the hunt of the murderer and no end of men were willing to take the chances involved in a hunt for the criminal. Many reports’ came that Elliott had been sizhted at points along the Con- necticut-Rhode Tsland line in _the easte:n section of the town of Kill- ingly, Putnam and Thompson, but in- vestigation proved that most of these ¢lucs were without foundation, al- though it is belleved that Elliott has basn unable to make his way out of this section of the country. Heavily armed men spent Wedngsday guard- ing miles of this out-lying territory —thost of them resolved to take Ei- liokt dead or alive and with little cholce between bringing him under guard or in a casket. MAJOR WM. F. BIDWELL DEAD. Native of Norwich, For Twelve Years Postmaster at Dayville. Major Willlam F. Bidwell died at his home in Dayville Wednesday morning. 'He had Deen ill for several months, his condition becoming 8o Out- Jump from Bed in Morning and Drink Hot Water Tells why everyone should drink hot water each morning before breakfast, s Why is man and woman, half the time, feeling nervous, despondent, worried; some days headachy, dull and unstrung; some days really incapaci- tated by iliness, _ If we all would practice inside-bath- ing, what a gratifying change would take place. Instead of thousands of half-sick, anaemic-looking souls with pasty, muddy complexions we should see crowds of bappy, healthy, rosy- cheeked people everywhere. The rea- son is that the human system does not rid liself each day of all the waste which it accumulates under our pres- ent mode of living. For every ounce of food and drink taken into the system nearly an ounce of waste material must be carried out, else it ferments d forms ptomaine-like poisons which lr; absorbed into the blood. the eshes from the furnace each day, before the fire will burn bright and )leu:. 80 we muast each morning clear into the stomach. Millions of people who had their turn bilious attacks, acid Pleasant Street- Ba) Worcester was anxious to as pastor. Principal Driggs Reelected. of bave him crease $30; solidated eighth grades, $530, increase $50; Miss Marion L. Grout, of Les- den, Mass., $475. Miss Grout is to teach at EBast Putnam. Epworth League Officers. The following are the newly elected officers of the Epworth League: Pres- ident, Stanley Shaw; first vice presi- dent, Addison Seekins; second vice president, Miss Helen Devine; third vice president, Miss Lena Shaw; fourth vice president, Miss Florence Gilbert; secretary, Miss Hazel Perry; treasurer, Thomas Bell. COMMON COUNCIL MEETING Taken Up With Min: ns, Etc.—Street Oiling Upon. atters, Peti- Decided At the common . council meeting most of the evening was spent in hearing fhinor petitions and discuss- ing them. A petition signed by George E. Shaw, Mrs. T. P. Botham, Ellen . Shaw and Hattie Cole, requesting that the west side of Wilkinson street abutting their property, be guttored, was referred to the highway commi! tee. BEdmond Durocher, Francis Sharon, Brnest Landouzey and Virginia Mayer asked that the city accept Overlook street which runs through Boulevard terrace. ‘William Reardon, Iscah <C. Keach, Wesley Luster, Mrs. Levitt and Wil liam Sharpe petitioned that a gutter be laid on the east side of street from Bolles to May streets. The Nightingale mill asked that the city accept Vandenoort street. All of these petitions were referred to the highway committee for action at a later meeting. The council appointed Peter Gardi- ner as dog warden, ‘Action was taken after some discu: sion on the oiling of streets. It was decided that oil should be placed on Canal street, north of Pomfret street; South Main street, from Front street to Arch bridge; Seward: King street, Grove to property of H. C. Stetson; Church street, from Pomfret street north to Providence street (accept that part which is maintained by the state). All petitions requesting the exten- sion of sewer and water pipes were referred to the committee. It was voted to buy a typewriter for City Clerk Thomas Ryan. _ It was voted to change the hydrant in front of the Manhasset mill office farther south and to place a new hy- drant on Meadow street. Bernard J. McGarry, alderman from Ward 4 passed in his resignation. It was voted to buy a badge for the fire chief. Captain of Police Joseph Ryan ap- peared before the council to recom- mend that the trolley stopping place which is ndw at Bugbee's corner be moved down the street so as to make traffic less congested at that particu- lar point. WOODSTOCK $20,000 HALL Palmer Memorial Building Dedicated Wednesday—Gift of Mrs. Charles A. Dean. The dedication of the new $20,000 Palmer Memorial Hall took place at Woodstock Wednesday. The fine structure was erected by Mrs. Minerva Palmer Dean, wife of Charles A. Dean of Wellesley, Mass., and Punta Corda, Fla., in memory of her Palmer ancestors, her father being Samuel Palmer, the son of Hezekiah Palmer, descended from Thomas Pal- critical a few weeks ago that he was taken to a Hartford hospital for treatment. For the past week he has been lying between life and death with all hope for his recovery gome. Major Bidwell was one of the best known citizens of Killingly. For twelve years, up to a few months ago, he was postmaster at the Killingly (Dayville) office, his retirement from office being due to the appointment by President Wilson of Patrick Riley, a democrat, -as his successor. Major Bidwell was not in the best. of health at the time- of his retire- mert and though he was thereafter relieved from business cares his con- diticn gradually became more alarm- ing and the best medical skill could not avail against the inroads of his ailment. Mr. Pidwell was born in Norwich on September 22, 1855, the son of Enoch G. and Abbie Richards Bidwell. He was educated in the schools of that city and cventually engaged in the shoe business there. In 1892 he mar- ried Miss FElizabeth Savles, eldest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Sa- bin L. Sayles, prominent residents of this town, and -soon afterwards came to bake his home in Dayville, where he has since resided. T'of s time he was engaged in the iflm!n h“’m Dayville and after a ev*. years e postmaster. Mr. Bidwell was one of the best known of the military men of . the state. As an officer, he ‘was first of G company, Norwich, what is now known as the old Third Connecticut infantry. I‘I‘:nt:r“h. bt:' on the Havens and still lat- er was inspector of small arms prac- tice cn the brigade staff, with the rank of major. ‘When Colonel Henry J. Thayer ¢ame into the command of the he~named Major Bidwell Major Bid sumwBAIRNAIEE samggRYRIAN saESAREE smiATNEENAMNRRARY ImasmasRane m i EBNARMINANN RN ARRUdN Nusomnng immamag Nt mer, who settled in Rowley, about 1650, The building is located on. Wood- stock hill and commands a beautiful view of the valleys and hills to the east and Roseland Lake. Puytnam may also be seen in the distance. The cornerstone was laid” in 1915, the contractors being the Wheaton Building & Lumber company of Put- nam and the architects Ralph E., Saw- yer of a Des Moines, Towa, firm, and Mr. Derby of Derby & Robinson, Bos- ton. The building is of colonial style, built of buff brick and granite, with light green trimmings. The assem- bly hall has a seating capacity of 200 and the seats are of mahogany, the floor being slanting. The_interior is finished in soft green. When fully completed as to details the building will be presented to the town of Wood- stock which has for many years been the home of the Palmer family. The dedicatory service was conduct- ed by Rev. C. J. Harriman of St. Phil- ip’s Episcopal church, Putnam. It was a memorial service to the Palmer an- tecedents, those present being Palmer decendants, among whom, Master Pal- mer Dean, who resides on the Palmer homestead in Woodstock. . A stereopticon lecture was given by W. Collins Van den Berg of Lowell, Mass., entitled the Road to Yesterday, showing pictures beginning with the Mayflower as she entored Cape Cod harbor, the perils encountered the first winter, the progress of the Pligrims and the influx of the Puritans to Bos- ton and vicinity. HUNT FOR MURDERER CONTINUED AT THOMPSON John Elliott’s Employer Believes He Has Suicided—Had Declared He Was' Sick of Life—Funeral of Burt Pettis and His Daughter to be Held This Afternoon—Elliott Served Six Years for Shooting Rhode Island Girl. (Special to The Bulletin.) Thompson, Conn., May 3.—That John A. Elliott, murderer of Burt Pettis and his daughter Sybil, will eventually be found dead by some one of his many pursuers was the prophecy made Wed- nesday afternoon by Miss Ann Cun- ningham, at whose country place at ‘West Thompson crossing the man has been employed off and on during the Mass., in | past nine years, “I think he is already dead,” said Mjss Cunningham. to a Bulletin rep- resentative, “and it would n% sur- prise mo at all to hear that his body had been found in some of the ponds near the Pettis place or in the heav- 1ly wooded country in that section. “John had poison in his possession! last week, He told me 80, and though he did not show it to me I have no doubt that he told the truth. Last Friday evening after his last interview ine his | with ‘Miss Sibyl, at the barn when L. he was hitching her: horse for what proved to be her dast drive home from school, he came -into the e.in a against the pretty teacher that he had s0 long looked upon with covetous eyes, but as well against the members of her family.” “Did_he threaten to do violence to either Miss Sibyl or her father?” was asked. Sick of Living. “He did not,” Miss Cunningham re- plied, “but he raved about the mem- bers of the Pettis family and said things about Sibyl such as I had never heard him say before. He said, among other things, that she was the poor- est teacher in the town of Thompson, though previously he had always con- sidered her the best. He told me that ne was sick of living and this leads me to believe that he had planned self destruction to follow the commission of the crime probably already taking shape in his mind.” Probably Repulsed by Teacher. ‘While Miss Cunningham has no means of knowing what was said be- tween Sibyl and Elliott while he was hitching the girl’s horse, she was in- clined to agree that Elliott may have proposed marriage to her or at least had made known his affections and | had been repulsed, for when he came in he declared to Miss Cunningham that he would have no more to do with the work of caring for Miss Pettis’ horse and then gave vent to his wrath against the. teacher and her parents. Saturday afternoon Miss Cunning- ham paid Pettis for his month’s work, as was her custom, and he left at about- 7 o'clock, saying that he was going to Putnam to visit with a rela- tive. Instead he went to Putnam and bought another revolver, ough he already possessed three and an abund- ance of ammunition. / Showed Revolvers to Miss Pettis. “One day I saw him showing his re- volvers to Miss Pettis,” Miss Cunning- ham said, “and I think he asked her to fire one of them, though she did not accept the invitation. He seemed to think a great deal of her, though he nevér said much to ms& about her.” ‘Did he ever seem interested in other girls?” “Oh, yes, he liked all of the girls that ever came here to visit,” and Miss Cunningham’s smile as she said it in- dicated the truth of what many others who knew him well declare about him —that he was “girl crazy.” On the Murderer’s Trail. There were very few developments of special moment in the case Wed- nesday. The feeling against Biliott contin- ued to run high, but the number of his pursuers had dwindled considerably from the high total of Tuesday after- noon. Stern faced men were being | rushed about the country in high-pow- i ered automobiles, however, and should some of the men wWho are on Elliott’s trail—neighbors in the Quadic section where the Pettis home is Jocated—lo- cate the man and meet with the slight- est show of resistance, Elliott will be brought in by an undertaker and cer of the law. There would kill. less compunction than they would feel in disposing of a rat. Clues in number came to his pur- suers during Wednesday, but none of them proved of much avail. Practi- cally every report—and some offigers think every last one of them—that Elliott has been seen since the time ‘when his leering face last looked up- on Mrs. Pettis from around the corner of the ice house as he was making his way off the Pettis property are the children of nervous persons’ imagina- tion or the yarns of some of the no- toriety seekers. State Police Active. Captain Robert T. Hurley of the state police and Sheriff Charles A. Gates of ‘Willimantic were o cers that kept the hunt for Elliott during Wed- nesday. Returning to Putnam in the afternoon they heard of a report that the murderer had been seen near the eastern line of the town of Killingly and left here to join with a posse that was using police dogs from Henri I Baer’s place to scout that section. This clue, like the others, netted no posi- tive (return. Crowd Visits Pettis Place. At the Pettis place Wednesday there was a constant stream of sightseers, automobile parties from numerous surrounding towns and cities, police officials, posse members, newspaper men and the merely curious. Mrs. Pettis’ condition was consid- erably improved over what it was during Tuesday, though her sleep dur- ing the night following the murder had been disturbed by what proved to be a flash of the ridiculous in the est of tragedies. Unnecessary ng. During the early hours of Tuesday evening a shot rang out not a great distance from the Pettis home and the sound threw Mrs. Pettis into a high state of nervousness. Clifford Greene, a neighbor and a man with all the nerve anyone needs to possess, went out to investigate. A distance down the lonely highway he found another neighbor, patroling up and down. This neighbor admitted that he had fired the shot and explained that he had done so to frighten Elliott away. He ‘was induced to stop such methods of chasing away the murderer, who may have been miles away, but an hour-or So later again did more shooting, fol- lowing which Mr. Greene went down and relieved him of his gun and sent him to the house, sending for another man to sit up with him for the re- mainder of tMe night. Doubls Funeral Today. . _ The funeral of Mr. Pettis and his daughter is set for this afternoon. Miss Pettis was a singer in the Con- gregational church choir in Thompson and her pastor, Rev. J. W. Moore, will conduct the double funeral - ‘The bodies will be buried in the Grove street cemetery. Theory of the Handcuffs. " Officers who have been at work on tion as to Filiott’s actions during Monday. - He bought ‘a revolver here on that day and left the city Monday evening at 8.30 in an automobile hired at the Palace garage. The car took’ him out to near the Pettis place and set him down. . He had with him-at the time the hand bag -containing the guns, dynamite, handcuffs and other things that are now in the ssesslon of Sheriff W, N. Bates of Thompson, who has been very active in the hunt for the murderer. The presence of the handcuffs in Elliott’s bag have resulfad in the de- velopment of the thcory that he in- tended to kill the girl’s father and mother that he might then possess the daughter, handcuffing her and tak- ing her away forcibly if necessary. Degenerate Murdered Rhode Island \ Girl. It Wwas stated at the Pettls place Wednesday afternocn that Elliott’s former crime, for which he served six years in the Cranston, R. I, state prison, was committed at Natick, R. L . He shot another girl, about twenty years ago, for the same reason -that he took the life of Miss Pettis and her father—refusal to consider him as a partner in matrimony, something, one who knows him. well says, no girl of any respectability or decency . would consider for a single i nt. BALTIC Methodist Choir Tenders Recéption to Mrs. Charles Cruthers, Presenting Handsome Gift—Relatives Attending Attawaugan Young Man’s Funeral. ‘William H. Buteau is operating the moving picture machine at the Loomer opera house, Willimantic. William J. Donnelly is operating the machine in ‘Mr. Buteau’s theatre. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reeves, Mr. and Mrs, L. J. Fontaine and Mrs. Della Despathy attended the funeral of Mr. ‘Reeves’ sister-in-law in Norwich Wed- nesday. ‘Work {s progressing rapidly on the new garage being erected for George Drescher. Mose Duquette 1 working for Alex Fred Martingue of New Bedford was 2 local caller Tuesday. Joseph ‘Codiere of Plymouth was a recent local visitor. - Tendered Reception. A reception was tendered Mrs. ‘Charles Cruthers Tuesday evening by the members of the Baltic Methodist ‘Episcopal choir.. During the evening Mrs. Thomas Bamford In behalf of the choir presented Mrs. Cruthers a hand- some luncheon set. Games were play- ed and vocal and instrumental solos service. |- ‘was ssrved by Mrs. Using 1 Road Machine. purchased by the selectmen. The ma- <hine is.one of the latest models and is_doing good work. ‘William McGee of Chicago is in town on business. - ‘Walter Harrington. of Syracuse was & business caller here Wednesday. Arthur MoCdynes of Boston was & local business visitor Wednesday. James Pickering of Montreal was the guest Tuesday of local friends. G. A. Cote was in . Bridgeport on business Tuesday. Attending Funeral of Philip Caffery. Mr. and Mrs. Irane Buteau and Ber- nard Caffery are in Attawaugan a tending the . funeral of Mr. Caffery’s ‘trother, who was instantly killed Mon- day night when the motorcycle on ‘which he was riding collided with an automobile driven by George East- ment. Miss Emily LaPierre of Central Falls #s spending two weeks' vacation with Mrs. William Lucier. y Foresters Meet. Court Sprague, No. 90, . of A, held their monthly meeting in the rooms in the Baltic Social and Athletic club ‘Tuesday evening. After ‘business, a smoke talk was enjoyed. St. Theresa’'s T. A. B. society is plan- ning a social and dance. - Mrs, H. Dion and daughter Alma of ‘Willimantic were guests of Mrs. V. Bu- teau Wednesday. Miss Antonia Rabotaille spent Wed- nesday with New London friends. Francis G. Logan was in New Lon- don on business Wednesday. H. Elmdre of 'Boston was a businéss visitor Wednesday. Attended -Bridgeport Game. Wilfred LaCrofx attended the Law= rence-Eridgeport game at Bridgeport Wedresddy. - Miss Joste Marshall, who is ill at her home on Wall street, is improving. R, J. Jodoin was'jn Providence Weds P eRtey Tatbot bf spent t of Troy, N. ¥, Wednesday with. local friends. MOOSUP ik May Tea Party of - Baptist Sunday School Nets $40—~Sudden lifness Due to Headache Powd ' & The home department of the Bap- tist Sunday school .gave a May Tea Party Sunday at the home of Mrs. Eimer Johnson from 4 to 8 p. m. There was a sale of fancy articlés, cake and Home-made candy. Two quilts pieced by the es were put on. sale.- There. was a large gathering and the profits which ‘weré about $40, Will' be ap- plied ‘on the expenses. of “the" church repairing. % . Headache Powder Caused lliness. Mrs. N. C. Sprague’ was taken ill uite suddenly Tuesday evening. AL 2 ghysleh.n found that the sympioms fn-t dicated _her condition must _have. ..