Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 30, 1918, Page 5

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KNOUS PLUMEBING AMD GASFITTING Phone 581 Modern Plambing in modern houses as fi We gua BING WO workmen at the fairest tee the vary best PLU Atk us for plans and prices. J. F. TOMPKINS 67 West Main Street T. F. BURNS HEATHIG AND PLUMBING 92 Franklin Strest ROPERT J. COCHRANE GAS FITTING, PLUMPING, STEAM FITTING ingi®n Sq., Washington Buildig | Otis street for/a brief leave. -Nozwich, Conn. Agent for N. B. O. Shest Packing | {RON' CASTINGS FURNISHED PROMPTLY BY THE VAUGHN FOUNDRY CO. Nos. 11 %0 25 Ferry Street 18 no advertising medium Bastern Commecticut letin for business results. ke'Yoar (:iftf, ! mm : Norwich, Monday, Dec. 30, 1918 : Light vehicle Jamps at ‘4.56 o'clock this evening. - Ice formed on the smaller ponds on Sunday night. Some of the choirs repeated their Christmas programmes Sunday. Fifty printed calling cards for 330 cents at the Builetin office.—adv, The winter term of the public schools and the Free Academy begins today. b Sunday was observed as Forefathers® ‘lday in some of the Congregational churches. Xens’ annual Christmas tree this (Monday) evening. Bring 10-cent present—adv. The Connecticut oyster business is reported to be very good and the quality of the ow®ter never better. Boys have tampered gvitii the street letter-box near the Otis Library, which is about ready for the discard. The board of directors of the Rock- ville Building & Loan Associaffon has voted to issue 500 shares cf”stock in January. Most of the soldiers and sailors home on holiday furloughs, as well as the college students on vacation, left Norwich Sunday evening. There are over 50 influenza cases on Block Island, and many families have been stricken so severely as to report cvery member of the family ill. Christroas trse for members of Methodist Cradle Roll and department will be held to- day (Monday) from 3 t0 6 o'ciock. The Bowers cottage on Fishers Isl- ard was burned to the ground the cther night. The cottag® was oWwnéd of New York. < *he Feast of o nof Our Lord masses inn St Patrick’s church wii be at 5, 7 and 8 o'clock, the last a high mass. The wofk train and men are repair- ing the switches and trarks on the Air Line section of the New Haven read, between Colchester, Amston and Willimantic. A few ardent local democrats re- membered Saturday that \Veodrow A on, president of the United States h born at Staunton,” Va., 62 years ago Dec. 28th. Merchants of Norwich appreciate during the holiday season in particular the accommodation of those & banks which keep open Saturday cvenings to receive deposits. The twenty-fifth anfiiversary of their miarriage Swill he observed by Mr. and Mrs. Charles H, Mariin at their home, 126 Montauk avonue, New Lon- don, Wednes Januarv 1. § Cora M. Vincent, 45, died sudden’y | Christmas day, at Hope Valley, R. L Her funeral was held froin the resi- dence of Willlam T, Prince Sunduy, &t 10 a. m. Burlal was in Norwich. Ameng the guests at the Thatcher- White wedding at East Hampton on Christmas day were Mr. and Mrs, Tromas Brown irom Oneco, and Mrs. Winthrop Ballard of Thompson, Sunday _wa designated by the American Defense Socicty as the day on ch the clerzymen of the Unit- ed States w e need for giviig économic aid to_the party of law and order in Russid. The United Congrezational church, Norwich, sent Ch s cirds, by way of hollday greotings to o'l of the en- | ilisted young men of their Sunday i schools in servize, whetller overseas :cr in camps throushout the count For five mornings, Dec.»30, 31, Jan. lectures at Y. M, C. by Mrs. Robin- son of for full coursa e at Cranston's.—: County Coroner Judwe John E. Fa- of Rockville, held an uest Fr s. Rose Young, who died as the result of in- juries received in un automobile ac- cident Sunday, Devision was reserved. Making the seventh or eizhth Greek from Norwich to die in the war, news i has reached here that Athanasios Ke copulos, formerly - of 1the Boston Lunch, who went from Norwick in_the | second draft, has diéd from wounds in France. Word has been received by Mrs. George Healey of Groton that her | nephew, Dr, Clarénce Macomber of | Sharon, Me., who was in the medical corps at Camp Mills, L. I.. was killed ! by a fall from the ambulancé, which broke his neck. A Chester man, William E. Tracy, who has announced that he is repub= | lizan candidate for doorkezper at the next session of the house of repre- sentatives, t his first; vote for Wil- liam A. Buckinzha os. Norwich, for gevernor, in 1868. From Central Village Mr. and Mrs. Willis D. Rouse left for New London to stay until Sunday with Mrs, { Rouse's niece, Mrs, Sydney Brown They left Sunday for St. Cloud, Fla, to spend the remainder of the winter, as is their custom. The funeral of Richard S. Connor, who died at the home of his nephew, Charles T. Pierce of Norwich Town, Thursday, will be held today (Mon- day). Burial will be in Jordan ceme- tery. Mr. Connor was formerly a resident of New London. For his tour of evangelistic work in the south, Rev. A. I". Purkiss, pastor of the Central Baptist church, ex- rects to leave January 7th. Dr. Mar- ghall, 6f The Connecticut College, will supply for the four Sundays of his absence, beginning, Jan. 12, The papers mention fhat .joseph Fair, aged 11, of New York, a nephew cf Mrs. Philip E. Thompson, collected tinfoil during the war and lately sold it and_ bought cigarettes for the wounded soldiers who are the sub- base hospital at Willlamsbridge, The January term of the supreme court will be opened in Hartford on Tuesday, Jan. 7, the first session of the court for 1915. The cases on the docket to be argued include, from Windham county, Willlam W, Wheat- ley against Fred R, Dube, plaintiff’s appeal. INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY Francis J. Leavens and the Misses Leavens spent the holiday in Atlantic City, Miss Mary Hyde of Brooklyn, N. Y., has been visiting her sister, Mrs. W. Tyler Olcott, Miss Mary Tirrell and Miss (Engler returned yesterday to mons college, Boston. . Mrs. Robert Williams of Brookline, Mass., has been the guest of her fa- ther, Mr. Charles Bard. Quartermaster F. Stuart Wilson, U. 8. 8. New York, 1s at his home on Mrs. Cesare Guilmetti and daugh- ter of New York are visiting at the kcme of Mr. Mrs. Joseph Ifuil. Mr. and Mrs. Charles S, Holbrook and Miss Holbrook have returned from Boston where they spent the Christmas holidays. Mrs. Richard R. Graham entertained informally on Saturday afternoon for Mrs. Russell of Washington, who is twintering in Norwich. w« Mrs. Carleton. Jones and children, n | Who were the Christmas guests of Mr., and Mrs, Rollln C. Jomes, huve re- turned to Collinsville. been a recent visitor in that city. F. W. Booth of street has re- turned from visiting ds at Lake- ville, Conm. . » Mrs. Henry Frink of Norwich has been visiting in Moosup her fatler, C. B. Spaulding. Sergeant and Mrs. William Hollin are visiting Mr. and Mrs. James Hollin of Prospect street. Miss Eliazbeth F., Mullins is spend- ing her vacation with relatives in Port Pervis, N. Y., and Jermyn, Pa. Henry Beausolieu of Norwich, for- merly a resident of Waterbliry, has Mrs, Charles Barber, who has closed her home at Central Village, Lkas come to Norwich and wil stay for several weeks at the Waufegan House. Mrs. F, Carleton Presbrey and son Clark of Little Falis, N. J., are spend ing a few days with Mrs. Presbrey’'s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robinson, of Hobart avenue. z The city court room was crowded|ho thought the time was befween 8.20 to capacity on Saturday merning when |and 9.30 o’clock. Royal G. Holmes, prominent real es- tate and insurance dealer, was pre- sented before Judge John H. Barnes |evidence. on a charge of assault and burglary. The original charge was breach of the |same house with Captain peace and burglary, but City Attorney | fied that he was in his apartment and i Robbins had the charge changed to|also heard Captain Lennen come in|&ranchildren. : read: That on Dec, 5 Royal G. Holmes jabout 9 o'clock and a few minutes| Her first husband was Philip Ross with force of arms did eommit bur-!later heard him cry “Watch! Watch! glary and while in ¢the permtmulon_ot VIV':ltch!" I-:edsaid }tx;‘: grg:bed hHia ::g,; sid burglary with great personal vio-{and ran out down the stairs. e g S and{he heard a heavy fall. He told the wound one James Lennen of said Nor- | court that he ran up the street for @id _feloniously assault State's Atterney Hadlal A. Hufl was |around. As hé did so he said he saw present and sat with Attorngy Rob-fa man come through the gate from Mr. Desmond cross examined the OF OT UL Mrs, Catherine Tinker Durfee, near- 1y 100 DIES AGED NEARLY 100 (Special to The 'Bulletin.) years old, who died Saturday afterndon, at the home of her damgh- ter, Mrs, Adel’a Warren in Pawtueket, R. I, was born in Norwica in Jave, witness briefly but brought out no new |1£19, the daughter of Keeney Amcs James Boland, who occupies . the | Pawtucket about three years. Besides Lennen testi- | her about 45 or 50 feet and he turmed Lennen’s house and run across the Mr. Holmes was not personally put|street afd up .Reynolds street. He to plea but he entered a piea of not}said he watched him until he disap- , shke leaves ninéteen eightzen' great. orwich, a farmsr. They had four of Ni children. After his death, she married George Durfee, a blacksmith of Nor- Before going to Pawtuchet she wich. lived at Putnam Heights, and will be buried in Putham. OBITUARY. Mrs. Samuel Crooks. The death of Margaret Booth Brines, wife of Samuel Crooks, occurred sud- J. Lincoln Crawford, of the Coast Guard, has returned to New York, af- ter a holiday visit at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James L. Craw- ford of Summer sfreet. ! Mr. and’ Mrs, Edward B. Clark of Saybrook, who spent the holidays with the latter's parents, Mr. and , Mrs. Sherwood R. Swan, of .Norwich, in Mystic, where Mr. Clark was super- intendent of the Oral Schcoi Farm, for over four years. SOLDIERS AND SAILORS A Tough Experience in” France: James Service of Boswell avenue has received a letter written by his grandson, First Lieut. Dr. James Ser- vice Knowles, M. D. Dr. Knowles has spent many summers.in Norwich and his friends will be giad to hear of his thrilling experience in France. The letter follows: “Jaulny, France, 20 miles northeast of Tolil (near St. Mihiel) . Sunday, Nov. 22, 1918. Dear Mother;— Another %es,ufifnl day, seems queer what nice tvezther we have since the war closed. Perfect moonlight nights and clear, sunshiny weather’ Have re- ceived all your letters so far. So you could not fizure out Wheaton's car? It was a “Metz” Savvy? Weare just 12 Kkilometers from there. A kilometer is five-eighths of a mile. We landed at Brest, now read the capital letter of each of those names. We came over on the U. 8. S. Mat- sonia, down almost te Cuba, then across and up the Bay of Biscay and t0 the eoast of Brittany. Then via| train through St. Briene, Versailles, Paris, to Chaligny (Moselle section), then marched 40 miles to the front, through Bois le Veke, Toul, to Berne- court. Then the St. Mihiel drive start- ed. Who ean describe the hell of that time? Tell Miss McHenry I wished I had spent more time on her composi- tions so that I could write an inter- esting letter. Artillery hub-to hub, nights, a terrific volcano. days under ground of lying in a shell and gas- swept wood; and through it ail T es= caped. One shell, a big fellow, landed with'n 80 feet of me, knocked me un- conscious and filled my skin with sand, but I was O, K. ih two6 Mours. Three men killed and 20 wouhded. We went right into action, although T did not tell you at the time. T was detached and sent up as & battalion surgeon, right up in the first line, and oh, those long nights, our own shelis whining over and the Boche arrivals, rifle and machine zun fire, hand gre- nades and mines and the almost beau- tiful star shells to light up the fleld of death. Only those who have been here can describe the horrors and beauty. The battle of Vilcey, Faye- en-Haye, Thiacourt, Pagny. Preny Ridge, which our boys took threc times and at a terrible cost. One com- pany of 250 came back with 40, The No Man's Land covered with our own 0. D. and the Boche sea green, the terrible odors, the horror of gas at- tacks and tbrough it all the cheerful- ness of our We wete two weeks in historic Pont- a-Mousson. This poor town was shell- ed day and night. T have quite a few souvenirs from here, almost lost my life in getting them, went into a build- ing, when along came a souvenir from Metz and blew out the whole side. I made quick time in getting downstairs, This town also had real henest to goodness bathtubs, went down later to take a bath and ecame out dressed in chills—another shell bad arrived. Mon- tauville was another hot place. They shelled us onc night from 5.30 p. m. until 7 a. m., blew the town off the map and almost blew the company likewis My clothes were ruined here by shrapnel, one niece came through my pack and landed in my overcoat pocket. The Verdun drive was_ wonderful. | Pen cannot describe it. We were so near the Boche that we had to crawl on our hands and knees to keep out of sight of their machine gunhers. Some |, of the more venturesome boys raised We knew nothing of the war news Inxcept rumors. Saturday, Nov. 9th, went to Jaulny and lost our way. ergeant, five men and I. We got be- vond our lines, then our barrage start- ed, iikewise the Boche. We crawled into a shell crater and remained there, sans food, sans water, but not sans cooties. Every minute we expected to be our last, shells to right and left of us, back and front of us, under two fires, afraid to move backward and not daring to move forward. We staved here until 11 a. m., Monday, Nov. 11th, ‘We had heard the rumors of the arm- istice and how those long hours drag- ked, the fire grew more and more in- tense, we alternately cursed and pray ed, cursed because our ammunition was almost gone and we had no way of protecting ourselves. Then at 11 o'clock the firing suddenly ceased; we at first could not hélieve it, our own company had given us up for lost; then the distant strains of The Star Spangled Banner; what a heavenly music—it was like a dream! Could this he real or was it just a big stage getting and weren't we after all just play actors? A glance to right and left, no, this was real. Our own and the Boche dead covered the field, ev- ery irich churned up by shell fire. The noisy valley of death was now smoke- wreathed and quiet, only the cheers of our boys and the guttural tones of the Germans, coming down to shake hands and swap souvenirs. How we ever escaped that inferno of helt and lived to see the dawn of peace, only He who reigns supreme can tell. Many the sad incidents; one young married lieutenant said me be- fore the battle started: “Well, Knowles, T would hate to be killed now, seeing that peace is o near, and | my wife and baby waiting for me.” ‘Well, I said I felt the same way, only T had not any wife or children. Mon- day we buried this brave officer. So many incidents happened it will take months to descfibe them, but we were at the front and over the top and into the hottest of it since Sept. 9th. T sent,a Heinie helmet, bullets, shrapnel, ete, to you in September. ‘Will Bang on to the rest, as I am afraid it will be lost in the mall. We will efther be home in a few weeks or here for some time. We are at pres- ent at Jaulny (between Metz and Toul) for a rest and to reorganize our company. Love to all. ' JIM. Antbulance Co. No. 36, The Bloody Seventh. American Popstoffice 793, Dr. Knowles was in Motor Ambu- lance company No. 36, Seventh Divi- sion, A. P. O. No. 793, The Lord doesn’t help those who help themselves to other persons’ property. the assault. the dining the kjtchen. bathed his face. did not know when Mr. Whitney, a representative of The Bulletin, arrived. Mr. Lennen then described the fur~ nishing of the dining room and said that his safe was located at the right hand of the room as you enter. light js over the table in the center of the room and is a drop light. Here Attorney Robbins produced a paper which he shotved Lennen and asked him what it was. “Tt is my note,’ said Captain Lennen. He said it was a demand, note for) at 5 per cent., dated Feb. 11, made out by favor of Captain Lennen, with interest paid up to February of 1918. He said the note was ih his sa on Déc. 2d wheni he came from Putnam at 4 o'clock, as he saw it mel'e;x 3 me interest endorse- | /871 Tt ot ae that of hie hand and | gloves on. Ho sa'd that Holmes wes the other as that of Mr. Holmes. said he had not given the n‘nte im Mr. ?fi‘,‘;‘:; a:r.ui ,‘f‘:;fifi s&vg :,te;é i‘i:‘:a}t‘: | spot on Holmes’ coat about the pocket saw it was at the hospital, when it|°%F o r S on | it Wwas -about the size of his finger- the night of the assault. his safe being unlocked from Dec. to Captain to ‘the time wh He also identified the envelope in which the note was kept. He said that he had seen Mr. Holmes | on the afternoon of Dec. 4th and on the afternoon of the 5th and that he next saw him after the assault. also said that he were the only ones that knew the combination of the safe. yer J, J. Desmond took up ination of the witness; pis questions were sharp and he de- manded direct answers. said that he had stayed in Putnam seven or eight @ on the 2d of He | Mr. Holmes | Mr. Lennen He wasn't sure which | pig ones he took out but thought one was a note of the town of Tiverton, Ri I, and he sent this note to Tiverton. He id he did not recall any other papers there were so many. He said Holmes' in a drawer over the Tiver- Desmond asked him if he ain Lennen appeared to whether he did or did not but stuck te the fact that Finally he said he aid take the note out\to look at bul d not tell whether he opened the - Y took it out. Cap to be uncertain appeared confused and £ “I don’t want to} Captain | morning. “and”you make my a few more questions Mr. Lennen left the stand. peared to have felt the grilling of Mr. Desmond very much, as his shook and he was not steady on his heads, then lowered them for- | hands In the cross examination Mr. Des- mond brought out the fact that Mr. Lennen had given Mr. access to his safety deposit boxes and allowed him to draw money and have access to his securities. Mrs. Mary T. Boland was the next witness and she testified to being at home on the night of Dec. remembered hearing Captain Lennen come in about 9 o'cl was a few minutes after this that she heard Captain Lennen call out “You'll She said she told her hus- band and they both ran out down the sjairs outside to the Lennen apart- She said she found the door open to the Lennen part and went in- | tried to light a light but could not, told her husband to strike a match and light a light in the kitchen. Here she saw Mr. with blood standing in the middle of the room. She bathed him. Then the officers came and Mr. Whitney, then Mr. Tarrant and Mr. Boland and Dr. She said Mr. Whit- ney was there when Mr. Holmes camnse. Holmes went to the kitchen and the captain said “Hello, Royal” and Mr. Holmes said “Don’t talk, captain.” went to the dining room and sat down. She said Mr. Holmes did not go nearer than three feet to the captain. said Mr. Holmes took out a cigarette and gave one to Officer Carroll, who sat down beside him. Officer Carroll asked Captain Lennen if the safe was lockgd and the cap- tain said “Yes” and went to see. This was just before Captain Lennen was to leave the house to go to the hos- Holmes free She said it Louis T. Cassidy. !'She said Mr. Mr. Holmes She said that Mr. Desmond took up the cross ex- amination and Mrs. Boland told the She_said that Captain The safeé and exam- ined it and pulled out the drawers and looked at them and then told Officer Carroll that everything same facts. Lennen went to The court took a short recess and when it came in again John Donovan was called tp the stand. sent a murmur through the crowd, as it could not be seen what connection he had with the Mr. Donovan testified that he was standing in the front part of his store at 56 Roath street on the night of Dec. 5th and that Holmes go by the store. nodded to Mr. Holmes but that he went on without speaking. Mr. Holmes was goifig at a moderate Donovan said He had known Mr, Holmes for many years. He'said that guilty through his lawyer, J. J. Des-| peared. He said he was of tall figure mond. Mr. Holmes sat with his bonds- | and, wore a dark coat and light cap. man, John R. Tarrant, throughout the proceedings and followed the testi- mony with apparent interest. The case was not presented until about 9.30 o'clock owing to a confer- ence of the lawyers. The first wit- ness for the state was James Lennen, a retired sea captain, upon whom it is claimed Holmes made Captain Lennen teold of his eating at \Ellis’ restaurant on the night of Dec. 5th and that he left the restaurant about 9 o’clock and went directly to his homie at 40 Boswell avenue. the way he met Dwight Hough and spoke to him. Captain Lennen said that he entered the house by the back door, which he locked behind him. He said the back doot spens into an en- that leads into v ! room. He crossed the dining 10om to|the dining room. Said that Holmes the electric switch and tried to turn| went to the kitchen and Lennen said: on the light, but it failed to light. He claims something hit him _ont shoulder and knocked him down and then he was pounded and potinded. He vélled “Youll kill me!” and Both his eyes were fuil of blood and he lay near the switch near He said finally several people came, Mrs. Boland being the She tried to light the dining room, but did wot. lit in the kitchen and Mrs. Boland He said the officers and Mr. Boland and Dr. Cassidy came and John Tarrant and Mr. Holmes. He He said that he went back into the heuse, where he found no light and he ayd his wife lighted one ‘in the kitch- en and found Captain Lennen standing in the middle of the kitchen. He then went to Pratt’s cigar store on Frank lin street and)called Dr. Harper but could not get’ him, then called the, police station and went back to the house, where hefound his wife bathing Captain Lennen’s face. He then went out to notify Mr. Holmes but when he called him on the ’phone *Mrs. Holmes answered. Boland went back to the house, where several had ar- rived during the time. They were Officers Murphy and Carroll, Dr. Cas- Holmes was the next to arrive. Said Mr. itney and Mr. Carroll were in “This you, Royal?” and Hoelmes said: “Don't tall, captain.” Boland said that Holmes wore a dark coat and light cap but did not notice his gloves. He said that Holmes was not present when Officer Carroll asked about the safe, Mr,-Desmond’s cross examination did not change Mr. Boland’s testimony. Theén a light was| Officer M. J. Carroll was ‘the next witness {o be called to the stand and sqhare about 9 o'clock when he re- ceived a call from Captain Twomey to meet the patrol and go to the Len- nen house. He said he met the patrol and wernt to the ho found Mrs. Boland and the captain in the kitchen. He s=aid he tried to turn on the dining room lamp but could not do so until he had screwed up the bulb. He said Mr. Boland was the next to arrive. Then Dr. Cassidy came and then Mr. Whitniey. He said he was in the din- ing room when Mr. Holmes came in the back deor. Officer Carroll said Holmes was in an excited state and said -“Where is he Holmes went into the kitchen with Lennen and j talked with him and said “Don’t talk, captain.” - Carroll said that Holmes went no closer than three feet to Lennen. Carroll testified that Holmes was dressed in a dark coat with a light cap but did not think he had breathing hard and his nostrils were running. Holmes sat down in the dining room and that he noticed a near his left shoulder. Carroll said nail. He thought it looked like blood éland he whispered to Sergeant Mat- he went to the hos- i (HeWs.and Sergeant Kane about the matter. After Holmes left he said he asked Lennen about the safe and that Lennen looked in it and said it was all right apparently and then threw the combination. Mr. Desmond briefly cross examined Officer Carroll. Charles F. Whitney, city editor of The Bulletin, was the next witness called and told of his being in the police headquarters at 9 o'clock when the call for the police came in and that he left the station at about 9.10 and that when he arrived at the house Cassidy came ter and then Mr. Holmes came. Mr Whitney said that Holmes wore a ark overcoat and light cap and had into the kitchen and talked with Len- | ren but did not go nearer to Lennen { than two or three feet. He also said that Mr. Tarrant did not arrive while he was at the house. He said Mr. Holmes appeared to be excited and out of breath and that his lips were drawn back over his teeth. He said to Mr. Holmes “What is the matter, Royal, asthma?” Mr. Holmes replied “No, cigarettes have been bothering me for two months.” He said he left | the house about 10 minutes of 10 and went back to the police station. . Mr. Desmond briefly examined Mr. Whitney. The court adjourned at 1 o’clock and the case was continued until Tuesday Attorney Rébbins asked for a bond of $2,500 and Judge Barnes placed it at $1,500, which was fur- nished by John R. Tarrant. NOTED LECTURER TO WED g NORWICH WOMAN | Hon. G. J. Corey, ex-consul to Hol- land, will be married New Year's eve to Mrs. Sarah J. Lester of 33 Rogers avenue this city. Queen Wilhelmina of Holland and has filled many diplomatic missions, the latest, a diplematic representative on a commission to China in 1914, when China on The Beginning of the American Republic, to show the Chi- how to attain if. { church, Brocklyn, as the pastor's as- sistant, deacon, = supe schools and cc workers with Dr. Hillis the board of education of New York for the past sixteen years on Ameri- is an authority. The marriage will be private with Rev. A. F. Purkiss of the Central Baptist church officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Corey will reside at 60 Cam- ¥ridge Place, Brooklyn and in Nor- wich until their new house is ready. Mr. Corey is well known in these parts, as he was born #1 Griswold and married his first wife in Jewett City, the daughter of Rev. J. W. Tuck and Anna R. Mowry. Mr. Corey is pres- ident of the Alumni Association of Plainfield and ysed to spend his va- cations at the -home of James D. Mowry and knew most of the old guard at Saints’ Rest. Mrs. Corey and only son are buried in Yantic cemetery in the Samuel Mowry plot. The bride was born in Toledo, O., the daughter of an honorable veteran of the Civil War, who recently died. She has been a widow for nine years and has one son. DECORATES THEATER FOR Manager Edward T. M. Connolly had some special decorative work done at the Auditorium theater on. Sunday in anticipation of the coming this week of the great picture, Hearts of the World. Four painters were busy ali day redecorating the lobby and Mor- Zan Cronin did the decorating of the house, inside and outside, with the flags of the allias sv that the theater has a most appropriate seiting for the big picture that brings in actual scenes from the battlefields. = The advance sale for Monday has been large and the Auditorium is looking forward to a record week of business. grandchildren. Mrs. Crooks was He said John Tarrant arrived next.|Rev. Father Grace. he told that he was on Franklin| lis & member. The bride’s going away the police officers were there a Mrs. | and returned home | Buial:](l and thaz Dr. e o He said he| then home,! where he unlocked the safe and looked | wich University, Northfield, Vi, and at the paper: s hands in this pockets. Holmes went | 2| Baltimore by Lieutenant Wilcox, post jurday afterncon from Gager’s funeral | parlors. R Frank 'mer official- ed. There a large atrendamce of Mr. Corey was the special U. 8.1 representative at the coronation of | he spoke in all of the large cities in| nese what a republic really is andj He has been active in Plymouth rintendent of for many years. He has lectured for| | can and Eurbpean history of which he [has been made by BEishop J J. Nilan: PATRIOTIC ATTRACTION. denly at her home at 44 Oak street early Sunday morning, following a cerebral . hemorrhage. Mrs. Crooks was apparently as well as ever on re- tiring Saturday night and her death came as a great shock to her many friends. Shé was sixty-one vears old nd had been a resident of Norwich for thirty-four years, having come re to live a year afttr she married Mr. Crooks in Millville, Mass. She is survived by her husband, two ‘sons, Walter B. and Harrison I, Crooks, and one daughter, Mrs. Arthur P. McWil- lams, all of this city. There are four a member of Christ scopal church. © Mrs. Elmer Kingsley. sidy and Mr, Whitrey. He said Mr. |\ Mrs. Rebeccs MeNaly, wife of Eimer Kingsley, died at 3.45 Saturday after- noon at her home at 33 Coleman street, New London, after a short iilness. She was born 53 years ago in Norwicl Town, the daughter of John and Cath- erine McNally. Mr, and Mrs. Kingsley were married April 29, 1896, in St. Mary’s church, Providence, R. L, by when she moved to New London. Mrs. Kingsley leaves her husband, two daughters, Misses Ruth and Dorothy Kingsley, also. two sisters, Mrs. Wil- liam Crocker of Groton and Mrs D. H. Shugrué of Clinton, Mich. brothers, James and Patrick Mol of this city. Mrs, Kingslev was bizi'y esteemed by her large circle of friends. She was an adoring wife and o. devored other 1d her ferily have mpatay of cr largs eirele of relatives and friends i1 their loss. poractl WEDDINGS. Thatoher-White, on Christmas afternoon at the resi~ dence of Mr. and Mrs. George K. ‘White in East Hampton, Conn., when their daughter, Fhyllis, was given in marriage to Forrest G. Thaicher, son of Rev. and Mrs. Samuel Thatcher. The ceremony which was performed by the father of the groom, took place before an altar made of little Christ- mas trees and holly wreaths, over which draped the stars and stripes. The .double ring service was used. The codple were unattended. Mrs. Minnie Carpenter, sister of the groom. played softly through the ceremony. The house was beautifully decorated with flags, carnations, fefns, and ev- ergreen. _ 5 The bride was becomingly attired in a gown of embroidered mull over white satin with pearl trimmings. She carried an atrm bouquet of white ros- es and fresias. The groom’s gift to the bride was a gold bar pin set with sapphires and pearls. After the re- ception’ refreshments were served by the T. B. P. ¢lub, of which the bride gown was of taupe broadcloth with seal collar. After a short wedding trip the groom will return to Souther Field, Americus, Ga., where he is sta- tioned as acting sergeant in the avi't ation'section of the U. S. army. Among the guests in uniform besides the groom was Wyman Worthiggton, | cousin of the bride, a student at Nor- Evelyn Hill, member of the U. S.Med- ical Corps. Guests were present from Hartford, Meriden, Portland, Thomp- son, Oneco and Springfield. Hollin—Johnson. Sergt., William Hollin, son_of Mr. and Mrs. James Hollin of Prospect street, and Miss Grace E. Johnson, daughter of Winfield D. Johnson of Baltimore, were united in marriage at the home of the bride's rents in chaplain at Fort McHenry, on Dec. 23. Sergeant Hollin, who enlisted at the outbreak of the war, has been sta- tioned at Fort McHenry for the past eight months. Friends and relatives of both families were present at the ent of many handsome gifts. FUNERALS, Mrs. Orville Hart. The funeral of Frances J., widow of tHe late Orviile Hart, was held Sat- relatives and friends and many beauti- ful pieces of f{lowers. Friends acted as bearers. Ef:x'rfi:u was in Maplewood cemetery. Mre/ Nathan B. Darling. The fufieral of Narcy Avery, wife! of Nathan B. Darling was held from St,. James' church in Poquetanuck on | Saturday. Rev. Richard R. Graham, ! rector of Christ church, Norwich, cffi- ciated at hte service. The bearers were G. P. Spicer, H. Spicer, George Man field, Fred Nikolai and H. Hart. Burial was in the Poquetanuck cemetery. Undertakers, Church & Allen had| charge of the ‘funeral arrangemens. | Sent to County Home at Norwich. In the New London probate court Friday the petition of the State Hu- mane society for the commitment of Iieatrice Maynard, 6, to the county home at Norwich, was heard. 'The child was deserted bv her mother, Sa- die Maynard of Waterford, four years | ago. Since then she has been living | with George Johnson of Waterford and | his housekeeper, Mrs. Loring. ! Judge Arthur B. Calkins committed ; the child to the home ‘after hearing| the arguments of counsel for the Hu- n})ane society and for the child’s-fa- ther. Assignments by Bishop Nilan. The following assignment of priests Rev. John E. Fay, from 8t. Mary's chyrch, New Britain, to Church of Qur Lady of Mercy, Plainviile, (pas- tor.) : Rev. Michael J. Regan from Im- maculate Conception church, Hartford, to St, Francis' church, Naugatueck, fassistant.) Rev. James T. McDonald from the Church of St. Francis Xavier, Water- Lury to St. Joseph's church, New Ha- ven, (assistant). Rev, John Heller from 3t. Mary's church, Milféerd. to Holy Trinity church, Wallingford, (assistani.) Rev. Jameés Ledwich to St. Mary's church, Miiford, (assistant). Rev. Adelard Jalbert to Tmmaculate CTonception church, Baltic, (assistant). Rev, Daniel Jette of Jewett City, to Children Ory | FOR FLETCHER'S CASTOR!A “SYRUP OF F” CHLD'S LAYATIE and Abbje Moore. She had lived in |LOOK AT TO! NGUE! REMOVE POISONS FROM STOMACH, LIVER AND BOWELS s decinia” Syrup of only—leok for the name Calife the package, then you are sure child is having the best and less laxative or physic for e little stomaeh, liver and bowels. 1- dren love its delicious fruity Full directions for child’s dese=<on each bottle. Give it without fear. St. Ann's church, Waterbury, (assist- Returns to Boston. Miss Elsie J. Grahamn has returned to Boston after spending the Christ- mas vacation at her home on Oalk On New Year's she is to at- }tena the dance given by the ensigns The deceased has always been a7l the Harvard Insign S:hool, resident of Norwich until a yvear sgo,; Cambridze. TR P Congressman to Speak to Men. St. Andrew’s Men’s club will hoid a meeting this (Monday) evening at 8 O{ speaker of the, evening is to be Con- gréssman Richard P. Freeman of New There will be an attractive The wedding of Phyllis, daughter of {Mr. and Mrs. George K. White, and Forrest G. Thatcher. son of Rev. and Samuel Thatcher, el 3 Jewett City, pastor of the East Hamp- ton M. E. church, took place at the residence of the bride’s A very pretty wedding took place|East H«;m‘pton, Christmas afternoon, at 4 o'clock. Explaining gets to be a chronic hgb- it with some persons. FiBiol § e T Gure, tuites S o eroid siemasn trouila, 3 fervamoness, 15 breads, baart disease, 80, 70-588, Stadlen F. A NOTICE is hereby given, in the juris- diction of Bricklayers’ and. Masons’ Union No. 21, of ‘Danielscn, Conn., that on and after March 1st, 1919, the scale of wages set by this Union is 70 cents per hour.- BRICKLAYERS’ and MASONS’ UNION, No. 21, of Conn., Jobhn Cwen, Secretary, T. E. BABCOCK Attorney-at-Law 40 SHETUCKET STREET THE STUDIO PIANO LESSONS, SIGHT READING A SP ACCOMPANIST, 170 Broadway, Secornd Floor. TEACHER OF VIOLIN- will take limited number of pupils rates “apply 38 Union Otreet. GECRGE TOURTELLOT ceremony. The bride was the reclpi-lM“i“‘ Direct{nt at Davis Theatre DENTIST DR. E. J. JONES - Suite 46 Shannon Building Take elevator Shetucket Street 67 Lafayette S PETER VER STEEG FLORIST Weddina Decorations. FLOWERS Telephone 760 FOR ALL OCCASIONS Orders Delivered TREES AND SHRUBS _ Maplewcod Nursery Co. - T. H. PEABODY __ Phone 988 CHIROPRACTIC for | Acute and Chronic Diseases- Boynton & Boynton DOCTORS OF CHIROPRACTIC 283 Main St. Timken-Hyatt and New Departure Bearings ., SALES—-SERVICE GARLOCK & HAYNES - 90 MAIN STREET, NEW LONDON CUMMINGS & RING Faneral Directors 4 and Embalmers 322 Main Street | Chamber of Commerce SSild"ll;; Lady Assictant’ Phone 238-2