Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 18, 1922, Page 5

To Ward Off Pneumonia ather Best for Colds | Bronchitis, Asthma andall throat troubles. Builds new| Strength. NO DANGEROUS DRUGS. GUARANTEED. ELKS' RUMMAGE and FOOD SALE For the Benefit of the ELKS’ CHARITY FUND To Be Held (UESDAY, JANUARY 24th At the Stere Formerly Occupied by Th: G. W. Kies Company 80 MAIN STREET NOTE—A Sales pesite the donations to be left at the Murphy's Store, op- ern Union. om TWO SERIOUSLY ILL FROM DRINKING DENATURED ALCOMOL | d Malden, Mass,, and | Monahan, 4 3 “Main 're removed DARING RESCUE MADE ! FROM JAIL IN CORK A daring rescue was lay by two presented charged VET FATALLY HURT IN ATTEMPT TO KICK FOOTBALL trying was one of the Stay Awake After Eating r Stomach Help With s Dyspepsia Tablet and Day Meals Won't Bother. a so afraid of drowsi- they skip meals they are undernourished. s merely need the help yspepsia Tablets. The sss is relieved and there no gassiness, no Digestion proceeds with- liar pressures and sen- igestion and you soon vour stomach provided forget Stuart’s Dyspepsia a 60 cent box today of nd note how much bet- after eating. THE WORLD ALMANAC is mow on . #and every home should have a copy. Teleplione 1287 and we will resare one fer you. SHEA’S NEWS BUREAU Uniea Scuare. is no acid effect, hearth: Notwich, Wednesdny, Jan. 18, 1028, it vehtole lamps at 5.15 o'clock this evening. New model gasoline ears are to be used on the Amston-Colchester branch. Attaway Maine of North Stonington #hot a 13-pound red fox recently. Additions to all water bills after the 20th.—adv. Some of the best coasting in years is being enjoyed m a number of towns north. = The Charitable circle of King's Daugh- ters of the United church met Tuesday evening. The Glasgo fire brigade is planning for #ts_annual ball this week. The Cycle club orchestra of Westerly is to play. Tuesday afterncon at ¢he woman's prayer mesting in the Central Baptist church the leader was Miss H. A. Main. Harry Deutsch, who ocouples the White Roek farm, has just finished fill- ing his 200-ton lcchouse with 13-inch ice. Opening night Norwich Radio eclub. Thayer building, Jan. 20. dv. Alred M. Clark and eon, E. W. Clark,’ have filled their icehouses at North Stonington Wwith a fine quality of nine- inch ice. Tuesday morning the January session of the supreme court in the Third judictal district opened in New Haven with 39 appeals to hear. Mid-year examinations in a number of the collezes and preparatory schools are giving students a few days for home visits this month. At Washington Monday the supreme! court pald trilute to the memory of Chief | Justice Edward Douglas White, a sum- | mer resident at the Pequot. This is the time of the year when in the shore towns I is supposed the fish go nto the mud to spawn. Those cZught the est of the month will be in poor condi- Relatives and family friends attended an anniversary high mass of requiem for Mrs. Mary Damus, sung in St. Patriek's irch Tuesday by the rector, Rev. M. H. May Danee, tonight, Pulaski esters. Smith's orchestra. At Mystic Metho church Saturday evening. Jan. 28, the district supes dent, Rev. William H. Bath, of N will conduct the fourth quarterly donfer- hall, adv. by Fom There are 10 U. S. shipping board ves- | sels of & total value of over $30,000.000 tied up at the state pier, New London, m which the state is deriving a good | rental Two years ago Monday the 1Sth| amendment to the oconstitution of the | United States went into effect, and mem- | bers of the W. C. T. U. are celebrating this week. | Samuel Body, 17, left his home iIn Rocky on the morning of Jan. Sth to g0 to church and his relaf his disappearance. Save Feb. §, for The by the Norwlch Girl at Davis theatre—adv. He has not been seen since | ives are much worried over | Cameo Girl, given Community Club | zhteen of the §6 law students who | the examinations for admiseion to took the bar In Hartford two weeks ago have | o Floention been successful the bar examining com- tee has reported. The motortrucks of the Norw department winter, making collections of as hes and garbage auickly and safely where horses|the Norwich Free Academy durlng recent would slip and slide on the ley hills. has mills in ea yet announced ern Connecticut, has not its opening date on fall 1922 lines, and it is p. the| She 15 survived by two sisters, Mra. opening may be deferred to next week. | Tdllian Filer of Attawauwan and Miss ooner of Montville eacher Superior Court Judge Frank D. Haines | (rac® tooner of Montville, a_teacher of Portiand, Conn. Monday celebratea ' the Trereville sch hex 2 the 56th anniversary of his birth, Tudge| " Sister-in-law and two nleces and Haines was born in Colchester Jam. 6. "PRWS o 1866, a_son of David Haines and Aman- TesCOME Ve IS, la A. Taylor. Dr. John O. Kurrus of New York cf- D 2 N . Ity died there suddenly on Monday. o e e mell Your farm of | He leaves & wife who was Miss Lil- na e tomers seeking farms Willlam F. Hill prop- av. day was the day for beginning the of thrift campaign, and it is being | FUNERALS. that some time during the week | Ica, James W. Randall nerson who ean either start a sav-| g gynesal of Mrs, James W. Randail ount or else add to the one he . re hell at the mortuary rlors of ¥ has. Henry Allen and Sone on T At Middletown Tuesday evening the!with a arge number of and Middlese: County Fistorieal society | friends present, The se: 'S WeTe cOD- heard N. H. Batchelder., headmaster of | ducted by Rev. Robert L. R oberts, Ph. the Loomis institute, Windsor, speak on|D. pastor of Trinity Methedist church. The Career and Services of Jonathan of Lebanon. I | v A. Smith, division commercial | e manages of the Southern New I dall, whose maiden as than 50 per cent. of market buying and | (402¢3, 81 vears ago. She came to this a large per cent. of general shopping is | ¥ "IN 8 YOUNE woman and the greater w done by telephone. i s The Un civil servica commis- sion_announces examinations on Feb. 10 at New York for material chegker and abor checker, males, age over® 18, for vacancies in the navy yard service, New York, at $3.60 per diem. Additions to all water blllsy after the h—adv. A former curate at St. Patrick’s church, Norwich, Rev. William A. Cava- nagh, of §t. Augustine's novitiate, Hant- ford, is now spiritual director of work among the deaf mutes at the American school for the deaf, Hartford. One of the proposed plans for the state trade schools In the future is to encour- age the boys to organize for physical ex- ercise. The matter is now under consid- eration for the formation of a state body to nromote an interchange of sports. The Rockville Visiting Nurse assocla- tion had benefit entertainment Tues- day evening to aid in carrying on the work. The benefit was held In the Pal- ace theatre and the comedy The Village Lawyer was presented by an amateur cast. umn! here learn that President W. H. P. Faunce of Brown university will leave Providence soon for a transcontinental tour, in the course of which he Wil visit and epeak befors the various Brown alumni associations in the larger citles of the country. A deep test well In a Magoffin county, Ky., ofl field, at 2,000 feet, Is the deep- est well sunic In the eastern Kentucky fleld, and it tested everything that might be ofl bearing in that section. The well was put down by the Bed Rock Petroleum cempany of Groton, Conn., and tested a great area. Imporfant growth in tha Mgtropolitan Musetm of Art in its collections, mem- berghip and attendance was announced in New York Monday in the report of its president, Robert W. de Forest and the seoretary, Henry W. Kent, formerly of Norwich Art school, at the annual cor-|ago. poration meeting at the museum. BLEW RAIN GAUGE OFF COURT HOUSE ROOF In the heavy wind and rain storm of a week ago, the rain gauge which s kept on the roof of the court house by the water department to record the rainfali, was blown away and - was found the next morning in Union square. Measugempent of the raln, which amount- od to .76 of an inch, was secured, how- #ver, from records thet &re kept Thayer | | h street | < are proving their value, th's! Ch The American’ Woolen company, which | the T | &t Bal- | verest does to the earth would be abou: e Rt |ber of friends and relatives present. The PERSONALS Miss Mabel Hagberg of Norwich has been engaged to teach in North Stoning- ton. Mrs. Alfred Neale has been called to Framingham, Mass,, through the iliness of her husband with pneumonia. Henry Lo Fontaine has returned from & visit to Shelton, where he was the guest of Dr. E. J. Lynch, formerly of Norwich. Mrs. Margaret Hart, who formerly re- sided in Norwich, but mow lives in South Manchester, is visiting here for several days. Irving W. Foote and Clifford F. Main of Preston left Tuesday for Palm Beach, | sailing from New York on steamer Ara- pahoe. They plan to be absent about six weeks, OBITUARY. Glenwood S. Barlow Glenwood S. Barlow, 64 Mechanic street Pawtucket, died at about 10:30 a. m. Tuesday at his home as a result of lung trouble which developed while serving in the American army in France, He was born in New London 24 years and $ months ago, thé son of Samuel and Marla Wheelden Barlow and remafned there un- til he was 18 years old when his family toop up their resldence M Myatic. Five years after his removal to Mystic ‘he took up his residence in Pawtucket With his wife, who was formerly Mary Me- Carthy of Ha: . N. J. He remained a resident of that village until his death. At the breaking out of the war he en- listed in the army and went to France. Returning to this country after the war he was in §ll health and was unable to work on account of hmg trouble. He was a member of the Richard Morgan Post of the American Legion and of the Mys- tic lodge of 1. 0. O. F. He leaves besides a wife and parents. three sisters, Mrs. James Smith, of St'n- ington, Miss Gladys Batlow and Miss Mercedes Barlow, who make their home with thelr parents and three sons, Ken- neth, Carlyle and Portus also of Paw- tucket, George D. Crofton George D. Ciofton, for many vears a resident of New London, died In New rk City on Monday. Mr. Crofton was born in-New York, but moved to New London when a young man. He was for a long time aesociated with the New Lon don line of steamers to New York, acting as purchasing agent. During the term of Pistmaster Whittlesey, under Presi- dent Cleveland, he was assistant post- master. About 15 years ago Mr. Crofton returned to New York where he was pur- ching agent for the Hartford line of steamers at the time of his death. Ie is survived by his widow, two sons, Gocrge Hyland Crofton, and Charles King Crofton, one daughter, Miss Cather- e Crofton and two sisters, Miss Mary fton of the W. M. L and Miss Anna Crofton of the teaching staff at the bor school. Burlal will take place in T, Ha New Lendon, Miss Alice E. Hooper. Miss Alice E. a resident of Montville' and well known Hooper, for many years n this city as a teacher, dled in Nor- wich on Tuesday following a brief ill- ness, Miss Hooper had been in her usual zood health until Saturday when she was suddenly taken ill and falled to re- cover. She was born In South Coventry, the daughter of Richard G. and Sarah E. Hooper. When six vears old she, with her parents, Her early education was received In schools in Montville and later at Emerson School of Elocution and was_groduated from the Poston After her graduation s teaching and during her connected with the teaching s of Mt Tlermon. Boston School For an, Workers, Vermont Acader other schools, She also taught at went to lve in Montville the the she took un has been vears. She was also ited Workers in o Montville connected with this elty for a She was a member of ptist church, rtevant, 19 and Haro rwich, ends acted as bearers and burlal was where Rev. Dr. e has been spent here. On June 3, 1863 she was married by Re R. K. Ashley to James W. Randall who died on Nav. 14, 1884. Mrs. Randall con ducted a boardinz house on Chureh treet this city for a number of She Is survived by a daughter, Randall of Montville and two s seph Randall of Jamaica, N. Y. and Wil- liam Randall. There is a grandson, Ro- bert Cressey of Montville, George Kampt The funeral of George Kampf was held on Tuesday afternoon at his late home at 33 Divisicn street with a large at. tendance of relatives and friends ang a delegation from Sedgwick Post, No. 1, (. A. R, of which he was a member, ‘There were many handsome floral tri- butes. . The services were conducted by Rev. A. H. Abbott, pastor of the Unite, Congregational church. The bearers were the following members of Sedgwick Post, Orrin M. Price, John Irigh, Henry C. Wright, James McKee, John Service and Theodore Smith. Burial was in Yantic cemetery where the Grand Army commit- tal senvice was conducted by Commander Price and James McKeg as chaplain. Rev. Mr. Abbott pronounced the benediction. Church and Allen were the funeral direc. tors. Mrs. Ammon Potter. The funeral of Mrs. Eliza Potter, Widow of Ammon Potter, was held on Tuesday afternoon from her late homo in North Stonington with a large num. sérvices were conducted by Rev. Mr. Chase of Preston City and Rev. Mr. Ter- ry of New London. Burial was in White- house cemetery in Mystic. Church and Allen were the funeral directors. Mrs. Potter was 71 vearg old and for maLy years had made her home in Nosth Stonington on the Indian reservation. She was one of the last of the full blood- ed descendants of the Pequot tribe of Indians. Her husband was a veteran of the Civil war and died a number of years —— HONEYMOON TRIP BY AUTOMOBILE TO CALIFORNIA George R. Brown, a well known chauf- feur of this city, and Miss Blanche F. Mandevillg ot 209 Main street, are to be married this (Wednesday) morning and are to take thelr honeymoon trip to Cal- ifornia in Mr. Brown's machine. They intend to make their home in the Pacific coast state. —_— A mountain on the sun, if it bore the same projortion to that luminary as Mt l aoomunlfu S TRYING $1,000 SUIT OVER AUTO BUILDING LOA EE-ELEC Ernest 0. F e ASSOCIATION TS ALL ITS OIFICERS ler was re-elected pres- f the Norwich Building and Loan night at the asso- cers resulted in a re-election throughout. % H |2 ation Tuesday clation's annual meet # s in the chamber of commerce rooms, The election of offi- Damages of $1,000 are sought in a suit brought by Willlam H. Rebinson of Norwich against Lester Bendett also of Norwich, trial of which was started be- fore Judge Charles-B. Waller and & jury in the court of common fpleas in New London Tuesday morning. A collisicn be- tween a horse and wagon driven by the plaintiff and en automobile owned and driven by the defendant is the basis of the suit. Robinson claims that on Sept. 16, 1921 he was driving his horse and wagon at Norwich Town when at a point near Wightman's swith, an_automobile which was driven by the defendant struck the wagon and threw him out, injuring him severely and demolishing the wagon. Dr. Charles C. Gildersieeve of Nor- wich was the first witness called and he testified to attending Robinson after the accident. Robinson, he said, was suf- fering from painful and severe bruises and contusions of both arms and legs and chest. The plaintiff was next catled and told his sory of the accident. He sald that he Wwas a frult, vegetable, fish and clder peddler and that on the night of the acci- dent he was returning from 2 cider mill The meeting was well attended and was presided over Dy President Rodler, with all officers present, The officers for 1922 are as follows: E. 0. Rodier, president; D. 7 Shea, first vice president; Alex Sharp, second vice president; Chdrles I. Smith, secre- tary; Willlam E. Manning, assistant secretary; John E. Vaughn, treasurer; William §. Eiliott,s assistant_treasurer. Board of Management—C. .S. Hol- brook, W. F. Lester, Franklin Rumford, Albert Clayton, = George S. Powers, George H. Moles, L. M. Crandall, Rob- ert McNeely, Bernard W. Ryan, Auditors—F.~ H. Topliff, George S. Powers, Charles D. Foster, Attorney—Charles V. James. The secretary reported that already nearly 300 shares in the 14th serles have been taken out. It is expected that at least 1,000 shares will be taken out be- fore the end of the month. President Rodier urged the present membersto use their efforts to bring in as many new members as possible. Those who have taken out shares In the 14th serles are as follpws: Adelard Woizard, ‘Chester L. Hussey, Percy A. Billings, George W. Carroll, Mrs. Emma F. Carroll. Mr. and Mrs. J, J. O'Rourke ; Alex J. Radivon, Elsie E. Pearson, J. C. Broadhurst, Leone F. LaPlerre, Mar- and was driving toward Norwich, whe= near Wightman's switch he saw an au- tomobile approaching from the op:osite directicn. The witness said that he was on the right hand side of the road an< the automobile was about in the middle of the road. Robinson declared that ther: would have been room eno to fpasi but when the machine was within a few feet of the wagon, the auto swerved sud- denly toward him and struck the wagon between the front wheel an} the step. He was thrown violently to the street. Robinscn sald that he was taken to Bac- kus hospital where he received emergen- cy treatment, after which he was taken to his home, the next morning being at- tended by Dr. Gildersleeve who treated him for about a month. Attorney H. H. Pettis represents tht plaintiff and Attorney V. P. A, Quinn i counsel for the defendant. The foliowing jury Is trying the case: Michael Jordgn, New London; George Burgess, Frank G. Denison, George R. Hempstead, Groton; Fred Dervin, Mént- ville; Biilings T. Avery, Ledyard; Seth N. Williams, Stonington; Bugene Kent, Herbert H. Leland, Herbert D. Utley, Jo- seph Hardwick, Waterford; Harrison Bond, Bast Lyme. NORWICH DOCTOR TESTIFIES IN LEE DIVORCE SUIT Dr. R. R. Agnew of this city and Supt. F. Leon Hutchins of the Backus hospital were witnesses in the superior court in New Haveh Tuesday befose Judge Isaac Wolfe in the divorce suit of Mrs. Rosalle Hubbard Lee, formerly of this city, against Huntington Lee of New Haven. She asks divorce on the grounds of in- tolerable cruelty. Dr. Agnew was called in the afterncon by Mrs. Lee's attorney, Mayor David FitzGerald after Mrs. Lee had been on the stand in the morning. Her testimony was given with all persons excluded from the court room except the court offictals, as her attorney intimated to the court that the testimony she would give as to her husband’s cruelty was such that they would ask to have it given behind closed doors. Dr. Agnew testified that he happened to meet Mrs. Lee at the Backus hospital in the spring of 1919 and he saw her at her home later. nervous condition. She told him of her husband's treatment of her. Subsequent- Iy Mrs. Lee went to Hot Springs and Maine and when he saw her again after the separation from Mr. Lee she was much fmproved. The doctor gave it as his opinion that her nervous condition was due to her husband's ill treatment. On cross examination by Attorney Ja- cob P. Goodheart, counsel for Mr. Lee, the doctor said he made no physical ex- amination of Mrs. Lee and that such allments as she suffered from could be brought on by numerous other causes. Superintendent Hutchins' testimony was brief. Ho told of his acquaintance with Mrs. Lee for the last 25 years and €aid he had known Mr. Lee for 10 years. He considered Mrs. Lee a proper person to have the custody of her child. In the latter part of the afternoon Mrs. Lee was again put on the stand and it was brought out that after the two years of abuse of which she complained she had presented her husband an automo- bile and had gone with him on a trip to Maine. She was asked by Attorney Good- heart if she knew a man named Fred Johnson. She said she knew two men of that name—one in New York and one in Montville, The attorney said it was the Montville man he was asking about. To the attorney’s question she denied that she kept any of Mr. Johnson's pictures in her room. She also denied that she ever sent lrer maid to Mr. Lee with a sugzestion tnat compromise himself with other women to furnish grounds for a divorce. The hearing 1s to be continued today (Wednesday) STEWARDSHIP IS HELD BY BAPTISTS A conference on stewardship was opened at the First Baptist church, New London, at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning with dele- gates present vepresenting the following churches: First of New London, First of Waterford, Second of Waterford Noank, Jewett City, Montville, Central of Norwich, Third of Norwich, Fitehville, First of tonington, Groton Heights, Piainfield, Union, Sterling Hill. Hunting- ton Street of New London, East Lyme, Preston City New London. Rev. David Pitt, D. D., of the Central church, orwich, chairman, called the conference to order and Rev. O. G. Bud- dington, D. D., of Poquonoc was elected chairman of the meeting. The devotional exercises were followed by an address by Dr. J. Newton Lackey of the South Baptist church, Hartford, on The Task We Confront. A conference on the vrinciples of stewardship followed, in which many of the delegates took part. Mrs. James D. Rough of Norwich told of the campaign of Baptist women to raise tivo million dollars by May 1 for the missionary and educational work of the denomination. The conference sent resolutions to de- nominational leaders who meet Wednes- day in New York ecity. pledging their gupport in tha effort to reach the denom- inational goal for $100,000,000 in five years. Dinner was served by the women of the First Baptist church and after-dinner speakers included Rev. H. B. Sloat and Rev. A. B. Coats, both of Hartford, and Rev. James McGee, D. D.. of Calvary Baptist church, New Haven, OFFICERS INSTALLED AND FOUR CANDIDATES INITIATED At the rekular meéting of St. Mary's T. A. B. soclety held Tuesday evening the newly elected officers of the society were installed by County Director James McDonald, assisted by John P. Hubbert of New London. Four applications for r\%embership were received and five can- dldates werd initiated. After a short ad- dress by President Willlam H. McGuin- ness and County Director McDonald it was announced that the “Tabs” qgrum corps of New Tondon would give a street parade before the minstrels which will be held early next month. With The Newsies at Y. M. C. A. "The weekly meeting of the street news- Dboys was enjoyed hy about fifteen of the little fellows at the Y. M. C. A. Tues- day evening and they sure did have a lively hour. In addition to playing the games In the hoys' department of the lobhy, Boys' Secretary Davis led them through some exerclses in the gymnasi- um. The purpose of these weekly meet- ings is that these voung merchants of the street shall have an hour each week of real fun and profit under the wholesonie influence, and they seem to appreciate the privilege. Bmuil Fire In Garage, Tuesday morning at 8.05 o'clock the Main street chemical%nd deputy chief responded to a telephone call for a mey fire at the Riverside garage on Talman street, Twelve gallons of chem- ical were used on the blaze. Small dam- age resulted. For- Burial The bod. died in in New Britain. of Ernest Morer, 41, who h on Monday, was sent to New Dritain on the 3.05 train Tues- day afternoon by Cummings & Ring. The man had been il for several months. She was in a highly | Leba- | non, Poguonoc Bridge. Union of Mystic, and Montauk Avenue of | | | | | | The first was staged by Private Frank | Barber and Jacob Ztmmerman, garet M. Murphy, Charles Brwin, Jr., Frederick F. Manning, Mrs. Katherine Brown, C. F. Wells, J. A. Murphy, Mrs. Ethel Rogers, Mr. and Mrs, James John- son, G. Chester Bell, Harold T. Robin- son, James J. Kilkenny, Herbert C. Broadhurst, Morgan J. Cronin, John H. Bell, Alex E. Johnson, Herbert M. Le- rou and Louis R. Porteous. MILITARY SMOKER WITH MUSIC AND ATHLETICS Headquarters Battalion and Combat Train, 192nd Artillery, Captain H. F. Burdick, conimanding, held their first annual ‘smoker and entertainment on Tuesday evening at the armory, The programme opened about 8 o'- clock with an excellent oyster chowder served in the drill hall under the direc- tion of John Vetter, chef, of the Nor- wich State Hospital. Following the chowder the remainder of the evening Was devoted to an entertainement by the vaudeville artists of the Norwich state hospitay, several boxing bouts and a tug of war. = The programme given by the vaude- ville artists comprised: Songs, Mother Machree and Roll On, Silvery Moon, William F. Donovan; songs, That Irish Mother of Mins, and That Wonderful Mother of Mine, Thomas Duggan; banjo specialty, Ritter and Johnson; song and dance, Paul White. A similar program will be given by the vaudeville artists at the annual banquet and entertain- ment to be held this (Wednesday) eve- ning by Battery B, 192nd_Artillery, There were four lively boxing bouts. Y. M. C. A. DIRECTORS HEAR HIGHLY ENCOURAGING REPORTS One of the most Interesting meetings |held by the Y. M. C. A. directors in many months was held Tuesday eve- ning. At 6:15 o'clock the usual sup- per was served by women of the Aux- iliary, with Mrs. Edwin Hill and Mrs. Emery H. Davis in charge. After the supper the business of the evening was taken up. The reports of the various departments all indicated that the work was in healthy condition and that the assoclation has a bright fu- ture, especially with the prospect of the new building being ready in the early fall. Twenty six new members are report- ed as having applied for membership during the month of December. The interest in the boys’ work was report- ed as on the increase, and the social activities werer large during the past month. Preparations for the annual meeting will soon be made, and it is hoped that this will *be the most en- thusiastic annual meeting held in a number of years. With the opening of the large new gymnasium, elegant shower bath rooms and standard swimming pool in the fall, these is ex- co three two-minute rounds. Barber had the ad- vantage in all rounds. Pyvt, Kenniz and Pvt. B. T. Harris then took the ring, for three two-minute rounds. Kennlg hud the advantage in the first round but Harr!s took the sec- ond and third. The third bout was between Cpl. Nefl Crowley and Sergt. Major Geoues Mol | Pectation of great increase of interest colm, thres. two-minate. rounde, " Crom |11 (he present good interest in the lev had the advantage in all three | 2SSOCiation work. rounds. 5 e The last bout was staged by Lieat.| LARGE CLAIM DISALLOWED Tracy Burdick and Pvt. Kavanaugh. IN HOXIE BANKRUPTCY An adjourned hearing in the bank- ruptcy of Frederick W. Hoxle, a former THis event went two one-minute rounds, With Kavanaugh capturing the honors. Several lively tuz of war events and|cattle dealer of Lebanon, was held venine o, Siecball game brought the | pere Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock Tatin ot eat o e Tk OLMaE [ iere Bankruptcy Referee Thomas M. oo Lo o0 followes Shields. Mr. Hoxie, who was absent at § Of war events and| the date of the first hearing, was pre- «::jmii';(docz‘ basq‘m" game brought the | gant this time and it was learned that teams wore a5 Teliowsr °F ©f War|he had been In Montreal since his dis- Team 1O, F. Harrls, Lassonde, el | PPeaFance from Lebanon. He claimed oquin, Shannon. Team 2—McVelgh, Williamson, Char- botte, Pineault. Team 1 defeated Team he had been advised that he did not nee to attend the first hearing. No examination of the bankrupt was made Tuesday but the hearing was continued to Jan. 30 with the expec- tation that Mr. Hoxie may be able to make some composition with his creditors by that time. Joseph B. Perley of Lebanon, N. H., also a cattle dealer, whose claim had been at $1500 in the schedfle made out by Mr. Hoxie, was present at the hearing and presented a claim for Team 3—Opl. Caulkins, Zacosky, defeated Team 1. Team 4—Morrey, Shea, Bassette, Av- ery. Team 4 defeated Team 3. eam 5—Gilmour, Hanna, B. T. Har- ris, Woodmansee. Defeated by Team 4. | Team 6—Shannon, ~Charbotte, Wil- liamson, O. F. Harris. Team 6 defeated Morrell, Bogue. Cpl. James Team 3§ de- Team 5, $14,658.78, which was disallowed b Team 7—; < the trustee, Frank N. Gardner. After Avery Teamy g orrey, Bassette, | un’ examination of the accounts 1t was Team $—B . T. Harris, Charbotte, | 287€ed that the claim would amount Woodmansce, 0. F. Harrls' C'®|to about $4,300. Attorney Edmund W. Team 9—Warren, Darber, Norrey, |Eerkins appeared for several of the Avery. Team 9 defeated Team 10. crefitora. Team 10—William Gilmour, mansee, Bogue. utes each. Wood- Time of pulls, two min- | TEXAS WOMAN COMES HERE J TO LOCATE MISSING SON Nejle referees for the boxing bouts were | poice chief George Linton was ap- eil Crowley, Sargt. Major George W. . & e J pealed to by an aged woman from Ticolml and “Tieut Al firkey ¥ Burdielt | Rt Smasie o hens Toout’ Her i imer, Herbert C. Broadhurst. Walton Thurston, who is suffering —_— from shellshock and is missing. ©. H, FRISBIE'S AUTOMOBILE She had come here to look for him NG 8 because he had written to her from TLONGED INTO STREAM | NGrwich to send him some money at (Special to The Bulletin.) the First National Bank. Instead of Danielson, Jan. 17.—Calvin H. Frisbie | sending the money she came here only of Norwich, treasurer of the Attawau-|to find that no such young man could gan company, had a narrow escape from |be located. She says he is about 3 serfous injury or death late this after-!feet 6 inches ta weights about 130 noon when the closed car he was driv- | pounds, complexion light with blue ing skidded on the lcy state highway at eyes. Anyone in Norwich knowing such Attawaugan, crashed through a railing is asked to notify the local po- and plunged into the Assawaga river, Where, after its escapade, it lay over on its side in the shallow depth of the stream. Mr. Frisbie extricated himself from the overturned machine, In which he was riding alone, and made his way safely ashores-uninjured, but feeling the effects of an icy bath. The river Is very shallow and runs swiftly under the bric §- that crosses the state highway just south of where Mr. DOCTORS ARE TO TEST MURDERER SKINNER'S SANITY ‘Willimantic, Conn., Jan. 17—Judge John W. Banks of Eridgeport, in the superior court here today, appointed a commission of three physicians to make an examination of the mental condition of Ernest Skinner, 17 years Frigoie’s car went through the rafling |old, who is locked up in the Windham and down the bank. Mr. Frisbie had |county jail on a charge of murder. He been making ome of his customary vis-1is alleged to have killed Clarence T. its to the mills at Attawaugan and had | Miller, a recluse who livéd in Hamp- Just started for home When the accident | ton, last November, and then to have happened. set fire to the house. Mr. Frisbio returned to the office of| The commission named by the court the mill company after his exciting ex- |is made up of Dr. James J. Donahue perience, Scores of people came to view | of Norwich, Dr. John Weldon and Dr. lhsdcar, Which Wwas considerably dam-|Clarence E. Simonds, of this city. aged. The highway where the accldent hap- pened is so fcy as to allow no driver as- surance of having full control of his ma- chine, mo matter how carefully oper- ated. MRS, HOWARD C. RUSS HOSTESS FOR MATINEE CLUB LUNCHEON The New York Sunday Herald in its club and society news, had the follow- ing of Norwich interest, as Mrs. H. C. Russ was a former resident of this city: The Manhattan Matinee club, Mrs. Jesse. Emerson. Moffat, president, will have a luncheon on Wednesday at the Waldorf-Astorfa. Mrs. Howard Clinton Russ will be the hostess and: arrange- ments have Ben made for the large num- ber who will attend the performance of the “Mountain Man" following the lun- cheon. ‘The monthly meeting of the club will be held on January 23 at the Waldorf- Astoria, when a paper on “Problem Plays” will be read by Mrs, Daugherty. A discussion of the wich Village Follfes” and the “Mountain Man” will follow. Mrs. Frank H. Scardefield, acting president of the club, who has fust returned from Lakewood, will have charee of the discussion. PEACEMAKER HAS END OE_FINGER BITTEX OFF “Blessed is the peacemaker”—but Sometimes OITy as was the case of An- tonlo Maclone Who in the role of peace- maker endeavored to stop a fight be- tween two of his countrymen who were employed In the construction of the new Elizabeth street school on Tuesday noon. The two men, Petér Colletti and Joseph Decario, had differed over a t Reception Followed Greeneville Wedding Following the wedding of Frank Marsh and Mrs. Leas Farrell Monday evening at the rectory of St. Mary's church, a chowder was served at their home, No. 499 North Main street for a number of guests, Including several from Willimantic. The bride received many handsome gifts including a ma- hogany serving tray, linen, etc. Congratulations were recetved from relatives and friends in Providence, Hartford and Philadelphia and other places who were unable to be present. Mr. and Mrs. Marsh will reside at No. 499 North Main street for the present. Want Naturalization Deputy in New London Agitation has started in New Lon- don for the gppointment of an assis- tant superior court clerk in that city for the special purpose of handiing naturalization applications, Judge G. E. Parsons of the superior court spent the day there Monday to issue first papers, issuing 23 between 9 in the morning and 4:30 in the afternoon, but there were 27 cases which could not be handled for lack to time, The City of Mexico, bull ring seats 23,000 wiifh ad-smmodations for 5,000 more if they cave to stand, vial matter and had started to settle the matter With their fists when Maciona stepped In to stop the fight. Macione's little finger came In contact wigh tha teeth of Decario who bit down hard on it, neatly severing it. Decarlo was ar- LEE & OSGOOL CO. rested and remained in a cell to await sl this (Wednesday) morning. Engagement ounced. Mrs, Bernard Locke of Worcester, Mass,, announces the engagement of her sister, Miss Lila B. Carroll, also of, Wor- cester, to Verne R. Miller of Chatfield, Minnesota. BIG INCREASE IN NUMBER OF IDLE FREIGHT CARS Washington, Jan. 17.—The number of freight cars idle because of business conditions increased by 27,998 between January 1 and January 8, according to reports to the car service division of the American Railway Association. On the latter date the number of cars idle was given as 646,673. “This is approximately 28,000 cars more than have been reported idle, be- cause of business conditions in the last four or five years” the statement said, “the\ggrmer peak having been reached April S, last, when a total of more than 618,000 was reached.” SAILS WITH 7,000 TON CARGO FOR STARVING RUSSIA Baltimore, Md, Jan. 17.—Laden with about 7,000 tons of corn and manned by an all-Ame¥ican crew from master to mess boy, the steamship Western Maid sailed today for Reval, a Baitic’ Sea port, where the cargo will be unloaded for starving Russia. The purpose of selecting all native Americans is to refute forelgn propa- ganda being promulgated in pping circles, according to Catain F. H. Haines, head of the local sea service bu- reau of thg shipping board, that Amerl- can seamen are not ehe <quals of the men. of some of the seafaring races of Europe. GERALDINE FAREAR TO ENTER CONCERT FIELD New York, Jan. 17.—Geraldine Farrar will not sing with the Metropolitan Op- era Company next season. This an- nouncement was made tonight by Gen- eral Manager Gatti Casazza, who ex- plained that the famous soprano had de- clined to renew her contract With tha opera company Which expires at the end ©of this season, because she desires to devote herself to concert work nmext year. A proposition for her return to the Metropolitan Opera Company the sea- son after next is iffder consideration, he said. SCOTLAND The arnual meeting of the Congrega- tional church was held Thursday. After dinner, served by the Ladies' Aid society jthe business and the reading &f reports were taken up. Reports were given from the clerk, treasurer, Ladles’ Aid soclety, Sunday school, Christian Endeavor and the Girl Scouts. The following officers were .elected by the 25 members Deacon for three years, D. treasurer, A. H. Gallup cler] Clar! auditor, Isabelle Gates tendent of Sunday school, treasurer of Sunday offer: loughby, and of benev Wheeler early all who cared to have harvested superin- H. Spencer; nces, Mrs. their season’s supply of lce. The Scot- land Dairy company filled its icehouse last week. Several of the Girl Scouts met with the Willimantic Scouts at the church house there Friday nigh rs. Lucian Bass is Willimantie. The school was closed Friday and the teachers attended a teachers’ meeting at South Coventry. 0. H. Sweet and Kenneth Waldo have started on a trip to Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Potter of Willl- Sunday at D E Carter’s. the grange meeting next Friday ng the lecturer's hour will be open. eaker present from Storrs will on Buying and Marketing. Tonight (Wednesday) there is to.be a lecture on Disarmament at the chapel. Miss Edna Sharpe and her mother, who have been at Miss Nettie Watson's for a time, returned Sunday to their home in Frankiin. SOUTH WINDHAM Mrs. Carrie J. Backus of New London is visiting at the hbme of her son, Charles Backus. Mrs. Morgan of Canterbu: day recently with Mrs. Fry Men have been busy the past harvesting 11-inch ice ing friends at mantic spent At week the big pond. Miss Grace Smith of Canterbury was a recent guest of Mrs. George Backus. W. P. Barstow of Plainfield was hers one day recently. I. E. Card is still confined to his home. Fred Clark s gaining strength and goes out for a walk. The Junior Endeavor soclety met in the church parlor Tuesday afternoon. William T. Matthews died Friday night at his home in Soufh Windham. Mr, Matthews' Was ritanager of the sub-station of the Conmectiout company and was highly resvected by the community . He is survived by his wife, two children, Willlam T., Jr., and Winjfred M. Mat- thews, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Matthews, of Newark, N. J., and a brother, Frank Matthews, of Bristol. The gathering of members and friends of the South Windham branch church will be held in the church parlors this (Wednesday) evening. Supper will be served at 6.30, followed by the reports, roll call. ete. It is planned to make this a community gathering of pleasure and profit. e ————— e, FIRE EXTINGUISHERS 2 12 gal. Soda and Acid type) should be inspected and recharged at least once & year. We do this on your premises at one dollar each and furnish repair parts for any make at reasonable cost. PHOENIX FIRE EXT. CO, 11 Grove St, Norwich, Conn. Phone 738. gs, F. B. Wil-| ¢ ~ - Main Street, Norwich An old business men’s adages They look different; they feel different, and consi the market values, we repeat, as they say in the apost their clothes and they wilk become e v e n stauncher friends. | THE LIVE STORE IN NORWICH AND NEW LONDON “You Can Do No Better HOME-MADE PORK SAUSAGE : THUMM'S ] DELICATESSEN STORE 40 Franklin Street _— “You Can Do No Better Than Buy Our Wurst” TRY OUR PHILADELPHIA SCRAPPLE THUMM’S DELICATESSEN STORE 40 Franklin Street THE WM. W. BACKUS HOSPITAL Training Scheol : For Nurses A Private, General Hospital with well uipped medical, surgical and ob« stetrical departments, offers a threa years' graded course to young wemes desiring a nurse's training. Write at once for circular of informa= tion. APPLICATIONS FOR THE MARCH CLASS, MUST BE RETURNED BE~ FORE FEBRUARY 20th, 3 ADDRESS 1 o - l K. A. DOWD, R. N. SUPERINTENDENT OF THE TRAINING SCHOOL NOTICE iNo. 1 and No. 2 Machine will |start at 7 A. M. Monday, Jan< uary 23, 1922. The Kolb Carton Co., Inc. Thamesville ] New Britain.—At Exeter, N. H, Sat. urday, the jury in the superlor court ree turned a verdict for John E. Boston broker, to recover $809 from Mrs, | William C. French, mother of his wite land wite of the principal of the New i Britain Central Junior High school, in | his suit against Mr. and Mrs. French for the allenation of his wife's affections. The claim of Tucker was that his mother-in-law induced his wife to leave him after they had lived togsther for & time and to submit to an illegal operme tion. DIED. { FISKE—In Fitchville, i _Charles Fiske. Notice of funeral hereafter. Jan. 18, 1923, (learance Sale ; Our Clearance Sale of FOOTWEAR Starts Thursday, - January 19th Entire Stock Reduced M. J. CUMMINGS 52 CENTRAL AVENUE PHONE 1314