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THE BRTDGEPOEirn-ho24r-atty;lrore-Greenwich Man Home from War, Has Many StripesSergt. Michael La Morie Severely Wounded WhenIMany Comrades Die.GREENWICH, Dec. 27. (Special) —Sergt. Michael La Morte, former pressman for the Greenwich News and Graphic, who returned from overseas with 9,000 soldiers and hundreds of marines aboard the steamship Leviathan, arrived at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph La Morte, of Fox Hill road, Christmas eve, having received an honorable discharge from the service. He was at Camp Merritt, New Jersey, several days, after the vessel docked in New York. Sergeant La Morte wears two stripes on liis sleeve for overseas service, three stripes denoting that he was a sergeant, two stripes for a wound received at the front and a red stripe announcing the fact that he has been discharged.He enlisted in the regular army, Xew York city in September, 1917, •.nd was sent to Fort Slocum, Later te was transferred to Syracuse ami hen to North Carolina and finally -o Camp Merritt, where on May .0, 1918, he went overseas. In the ig battle at the Vesele river, he was wounded in the left thigh by •. piece of shrapnel and was for hree months in a hospital, where 10 underwent an operation. The ergeant was also in the battle of bateau Thierry, and the second attle of the Marne.i The major-v of the members or his company .•ere killed or wounded during the errible conflict, which he says one an realize only by abtual experience.With only a scar to mark the wound and a slight limp, the ser-wich Lodge of Elks to the poor and needy on Christmas morning.Announcement was made yesterday of the engagement of Miss Ruth Arbough, of Indianapolis, Indiana, to Corporal John H. Schmehl, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis C. Schmehl, of 6 View street, Greenwich. The wedding will take place as soon as Corporal SchmehlIs mustered out of the service.Truck Turns Over.A big -automobile truck backed down Puts hill yesterday morning and turned over on Its side. The truck is owned to a Worcester, Mass. concern. The driver was uninjured.The Greenwich Band will hold a concert and dance in the State Armory on Mason street on Thursday evening January 16. There will be a concert by the band | numbering 30 pieces and Hunt's orchestra of six pieces will play for tho dancing.John Mullen of Brooklyn, spent Christmas with Mrs. Joseph G. Mead and family of Sherwood place.Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sackett and daughter. Miss Ruth Sackett, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Frank V. R. Reynolds of Mason street, on Christmas day.Mr. and Mrs, George Wharton Edwards returned to their home on Maple Terrace yesterday, after spending the Christmas season with Mrs. Edwards’ sister, Mrs. Rowland Cox in Piainfield, New Jersey.Aid Little Ones,Seventy-five fatherless children were made happy at Christmas by the United Workers, who under tho direction of Mrs. William A. Stevens, general secretary of the organization held a Christmas celebration at headquarters on Tuesday night. it was a merry occasion for the little folks, but the order maintained by them was unusual.The Inmates of the Town Home were made happy this year, whenaccording to th* usual custom, a dinner and Christmas tree was provided for them on Christmasday.Miss Lena Weinstein of New York city, was married to Louis Mendelson, by Justice of the Peace Albert S. Mead yesterday. This is Mr. Mendelson’s third matrimonial adventure, His second wife died of influenza In the hospital only a few weeks ago. Mr. Mendelson has been engaged in the tailoring business here for many years. He also conducts an orfice for the curing of stammering.Miss Helen Finnegan, daughter of the late Deputy Sheriff Philip Finnegan, is very HI with influenza in tho Greenwich hospital.A. A. Wagner of Mllbank avenue is recovering from influenza:Hubbard Receiver for Reliable Fur CompanyAttorney John T. L. Hubbard has been appointed receiver for tho Reliable Fur company of 1200 Main street by Judge Curtisof the Superior court. The new receiver qualified in bonds of $1,600 and was authorized to continue the business until January 10,The petition for the appointment of a receiver was filed bv Bertha Kahn of this city, a stockholder in the Reliable company. She said she owned more than one tenth of the stock, that the company had many creditors and that its assets were in danger of waste because of litigation. The present assets of the company are valued at $1,600.No matter how good-looking a man's wife may be, the blame boob can always find something mors attractive in a strange woman who isn’t a bit good looking.
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Bridgeport Telegram
Bridgeport, Connecticut, US
Sat, Dec 28, 1918
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