Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 5, 1909, Page 9

SCHOOL SAVINGS BANK Started in Plainville Grammar School This Week. The school savings bank which has been under consideration for some time past was inaugurated this week at the Plainville grammar school by Princi- pal . F. W. Clapp. The deposits of the first day amounted to $8. The plan is similar to that which is in vogue in the schools of the larger cities and which has been highly suc- cessful. One day in each week is to be depositing day, and on that day the pupils may give to the teacher in their respective room whatever amountthey wish to invest. session on “depositing day’™ the money will be deposited in the Plainville Na- tional bank under the name of the school savings fund. Bach child will get a card from the teacher with the amount of his deposit on it and when any one pupil has in aggregate $1 or over he will receive a regular bank book on the interest bearing depart- ment of the national bank. REMNANTS A Big Purchase of Mill Remnants--Calicos, Ginghams, White Cambrics, White Muslin, India Linon and Fancy Waistings--2¥2 yd., 3 yd, 3% yd and longer. 4 vyd. lengths, some Big values at the rate of 5c a yd,, 6¢c a yd,, 7c a yd., 10c a yd. and up. ALL WORTH MORE MONEY: This Sale of Remnants now going on. 'Don’t miss it — it will pay you to buy for future use if you do not need them now. New lnt{;f VEILING just received Only 10 cents‘a yard. in black, blue and brown. WIDE RUCHING in white, blue and pink, 10 cents a length. THE KEYSTONE STORES Danielson, Putnam, For Fine g PIANOS —TRY— JEWELER SHAW, Pulliam, Gonn, VALENTINES and VALENTINE POST CARDS Get at once Mail Boxes or Letter Plates. The carrier does not wish to take your letters back to the office. SPECGIALS Drinking Glasses ...... 2 for 5¢ G size Ename] Pans, Ket- \ ‘m‘ d Wash IBawI:I\q“’ . 10c Galvanized Pails ............ 15¢c 2-quart Suds Dippe 10¢ Stove Pokers .... . Be Bachelor Buttons . 10c ARTICLES & Egg Beaters . # & Large bottle V Bread Tins .. Curtain Rods . Dust Pans .... THE HOUSEHOLD, Bulletin Building, - Saw.Ellp: HARDWARE S o ereeer - w250,30 G100, Flat Files (large size).. 10c, 15¢ Bit Braces Hammer and Hatchet Hand- * ! -+ Be Sompass Saws ... .- 25¢c 15¢c Screw Drivers .. 10c P. 8. and W. Side Cutting - Pliers, 6, 7 and 8-inch, (worth double) ..45¢, 60c, KEEN KUTTER AXES, fully warranted 75¢ 74 Frankiin Street. At the close of the | NEW ROLLER For Skates Being Manufactured in | ~Torrington. | . The Union Hardware Co., Torring= ton, is engaged in manufacturing a new roller for skates, which is of paper | fiber material, which promises to prove a big success, The concern has fin- ished up about 100 pairs of this kind of rollers and sent them across the “big pond” to Ilngland, with the treas- urer of the plant, Newton D. Holbrook. The paper fiber roliers are lighter than any of the other kinds, wood, steel or hemacite. Foreign orders for this new product are expected to come in short- 1y. About a month ago the company started a new departure, the manu- facture of edge tools, and is now turn- ing out a large supply of chisels. The department promises to develop inio a big success. This conctern has turned out a number of bloc which are be- ing used in the construction of the Panama canal. The plant has grown | from a small manufactory to one of the leading industries of Torrington. Our January Mark Down Sale Is Now Bardains in Every{ Department. “‘Trade with US and Save Mongy” ISEAC CHAMPEAU, Mgr. | Putnam, - - - - - Agents for Standard Patterns. | Lewando’s French P)'es and Cleanser. Telephone 19-2 jansd 1845 INGOME Premiums Interest and Rents Profit and Loss (Balance) . Bupplementary Policy Claims* Total ..... ASSETS ‘Cash on Hand and in Bank Loans on Collateral .. Bonds, Par Value .. Real Estate Mortgages Real Estate .... Loans on Policies .... Interest due and accrued and other as: Total Assets . ¥ or Disbursements. e e Issued and Revived in 1908 .. In force December 31, 1908 ... 1908, 13.7 per cent. Increase in insurance in force during year. Paid to and Invested for Policyholders in 1908 in excess of Premiums Paid by Policyholders, $2,265,922.04. ‘Ratio Expenses and Taxes to Total Income: 1905, 15.4 per cent.; 1906, 14.8 per cent.; 1907, 14.1 per cent.; The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company of NEWARK, NEW JERSEY. FREDERICK FRELINGHUYSEN, President. ; ARTHUR J. BIRDSEYE, State Agent, Hartford. TRARNSAGCTIONS OF 1908 Death Claims* Endowments* Annuities . Surrendered Pol ividends . Total Paid Polic Taxes, Fees and I Insurance Expens: Investment E Eook Value Old replaced by new structure Supplementary Policy Cla Total Excess of Income over Disbursements added to Policyholders’ Fund Res: e Fund 0 3,674,799.88 - ..$120,376,062.09 *Including commuted value of Supplementary Policy claims not heretofor £ ¥This item has hitherto been included in the General Surplus. INSURANCE ACCOUNT (Commuted Values) 11,161 5 - The expenses incurred in obtaining the new insurance of the year amounted to only 80 per cent. of the amount allowed by the new insurance law of the State of New York. The Total Insurance Expenses of the Company for 1908 amounted to only 75 per cent. of the.amount al- lowed by the new insurance law of the State of New York. £ Net Rate of Interest Earned on Invested Assets (Par Values): 1905, 4.61 per cent.; 1906, 4.65 per cent.; 907, 4.69 per cent.; 1908, 4.70 per cent. * A full report of the year's business will be mailed upon request to the Home Office or to any agent. HARRY-H. ANDERSON, Special Agent, P. O Box 444, Norwich, Conn. penses Premiums on Bonds Purchased Other Liabilities . ; Reserve to Suspend M £ Dividends Payable in 1909 % Urnapportioned Surplus (Par Values Surplus Market Values . Policies, Insuring .... | | | your 1909 yvholders . ns - es (including (excludi Taxes).. g Taxes Home Office Building ..$7,573,888.839 LIABILITIES ...$100,082,613.90 . 5,628,151.17 included in Income ..% 62,005,312.00 474,289,658.00 . 28, ,703.00 "" DANIELSOu. Wedding invitations—Clerks Enter- tained—Masons Visit Putnam—Lin- coln Service to Be Held at Baptist Church. Dr. H. C. Breault of Providence, who formerly practised in Danielson, was a visitor here Thursda Ear] Pilling of the M Institute of Technology is v his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pilling. isiting with Mrs. Luke Monohan is vi friends in New Bedford. Mrs. Francis Ducharme business in South- and will take possession chased a millinery bridge, Mass. February 15. ° Mrs. Charles S. Dayton entertained the Nadel Arbeit club Thursday aft- ernoon. ickerson of Hartford was a tor in Danielson. Invitations to Danielson-Sweet Wed- dirg. Invitations for the wedding of Miss Bernice Myra Sweet, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Lawton/ Sweet of Brooklyn, and James Albert - son of Danielson, were re 3 local friends Thursc The mony will take place at the of the parents of the bride-elect on Wednesday afternoon, February 17. Clerks Hospitably Entertained. Following a custom of several —ears’ standing, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Bitgood entertained the - clerks in Hitgood's store at dinner at the Bitgood res dence on Broad street Thursday- ev: ning. = The evening was given ad ditfonal pleasure.dy an hour at whist and by some time devoted to music. W. R. C. Surprises Mrs. Kennedy. A score of members of McG Woman's Relief corps left Dan The Annual MARK-DOWN SALE AT THE * Boston Dry Goods Store DANIELSON, - - - CONN. begins Friday Morning, January 29th, and continues until Monday Evening, February 15th. Every article in the store bears the under price mark. Bargains will be shown that must interest every family for many miles around. Our store has always been ! crowded with satisfied customers dur- ing these sale days, and this year we are in position to make you feel pleased with your purchase. For particulars see advertising bills, or better yet, visit the store and make 20 to 50 selection. Discounts per cent. less than usual prices during | ] } | | attack to run its course, | these Sale days. The Boston Dry Goods COMPANY, Danielson Conn- JAMES E. KEECH, Manager. Jan29d ting[ has pur- | of filling an ice | | clubs a DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS. —— Thursday afternoon on the 2.10 zar for Dayville, where they went to give a surprise party to Mrs. Frank S. Ken- nedy at the Kennedy house. The aft- ernoon was greatly enjoyed. Women's Prayer Meeting. A women's prayer meeting was held Thursday afternoon at the Methodist parsonage at the head of Cottage street, ICE HARVESTING George M. l To Begin at Quinebaug Lake Today. William S. Brown was hustling on Thursday in preparation for the work se at’ Quinebaug Jake for the Wauregan company. The and filling will commence this morning, a fo of twenty-five will be put to work, the men working outside receiving twenty cents an hour and the men inside the house, thirty cents. The ice is about nine inches in thick- ness, It is understood that A. A. Chase will commence filling his houses Monday- morning. . MASONIC VISITATION Car Takes Moriah Members to Putnam. Special Lodge special car leaving Daniel ahead of the regular car at Thursday evening conveyed a lelegation from Moriah lodge, F, and A. M., to Putnam, where were guests in company with another delegation of Masons from Webster o Quinebaug lodge, No. 106, F. and A. M. The local Masons returned on their specia] car, m just 7.10 on large No. 5, they LINCOLN SERVICE To Be Held at Baptist Church Sunday Evening. Sunday evening the members of Mec- Gregor Woman's Relief corps will as- semble: at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Potter on Broad street be- fore proceedind in a body to the Bap- tist church, where a Lincoln memorial service will be held. The members of McGregor post, G. A. R., No. 27, will assemble at their hall and march to the Potter re ce, whence they will escort the lac to the church. Pev. Denton J, Neily will speak at the serv- ice on Lincoln: The Ideal American. Special music will be given. ZERO ON THURSDAY. Low Temperature of the Week Con- tinues. The temperature Thursday morning { maintained the record of the week for | low marks, alj b filled ting at zero. The ice- ppy and all the houses within a week. WEBSTER DEFEATED By Killingly High School 19 to 15. high school defeated Web- high school at basketball in Web- ng by the score to 15, al players were Yn fine form and set a pace that was fast enough fo win. Gartland and Healey, the Killingly forwards, were the big factors in piling up the visit- ors’ score and they are credited with three field goals each. Lively Match Expected. Such a wrestling match as has nev- er been .seen in Danielson is slated for this (Friday) evening when Fritz Hanson,of Worcester and Bill Collins of Centra} Village will meet on the mat for a test of supremacy. Both heve been winning - matches in the t percentage of their contests and first meeting as opponents will : a hummer of a go. men are will ‘be Killingly ste their NEW GERM Working Havoc with Masculine habitants of the Borough. In- A new germ one, Oor, more accurately, an participating in a fresh out- 1d attack on male humanity zed upon Danielson. This par- ticular germ incites an insatiable de- sire to play ers, talk checkers, Ir(‘:(n!_ ched and at dinner con- versation on the subject has been found an adequate substitute for des- sert, to the patients that are attacked in a virulent form. .The effects of the germ became manifest in the early fall and it has gradually increased un- til it has assumed the proportions of an epidemic. It is responsigle for the anization of cjub of nearly one hundred members fdr the special pur- post of playing the game and the other Iready organized are now en- gaged in satisfying the cravings that can only be appeased by the contest, No remedy has yet been discovered if indeed one has been sought. Most of those affected preferring to permit the Surprise Visit for Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gorman on Twenty-Fourth Anniver- sary—Masons Entertain Four Visit- ing Lodges—Silver Staff Sold. Miss Freda rpe of Providence is visiting Putnam relatives. R. H lley is confined to his home b Peter of Lowell was the guest of friends in Putnam Thu Mayor J. McGarry contemple erecting ling for business pur- poses on I property near the corner of Grove and South Main streets. Ovid Boulay was given ninety days — We call and have especial \ A Special Anniversary Sale attention to our celebrated Cver-Weight TEA, made_arrangements with large purchases, to sell One and One-half Pounds of this Tea at 35c. TRY A SAMPLE and be convinced of ITS SUPERIOR FLAVOR. We have secured the Exclusive Agency for the FAMOUS “LATOURAINE,” ihe periect Coffee and we will present to every one purchasing ONE POUND at 35¢c a Pound an Extra Half Pound FREE. This exceptional inducement is offered to at once ..Coffee into Every Home in this locality." THIS COFFEE IS NEVER SOLD LESS THAN 35c POUND. The above sale is for THIS WEEK ONLY. -’ -— The Danielson Gotton Co. Store, MAIN STREET, DANIELSON- the importers, because of our introduce this S PAGES NINE TO TWELVE in jail in the city court Thursday morning for intoxication and breach of the peace. Louis E. Kennedy of Danielson was in Putnam Thursday. Henry C..Bates of Cambridge, Mass., called on Putnam friends Thursday. Putnam lodge of Elks will enjoy a initiatory and social session this (¥ri- day) evening. Two candidates will recelve the degree and four applica- tions will be filed. TWENTY-FOURTH ANNIVERSARY Of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gorman Re- membered by Their Friends. Members of the Quien Sebe club im- proved the opportunity presented b; the occurrence of the twenty-fourt wedd@ing anniversary of Mr. and Mrs, Richard Gorman to give them a sur- prise visit at their home on Grove street Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Gor- man was presented a beautiful bouquet and other remembrances. The after- noon was delightfully spent. Refresh- ments were served. FOUR LODGES Guest of Quinebaug Lodge of Magona The largest gathering of ™Masons held in this city for some time was that of Tuesday evening, when dele- gations from four neighboring lodges came to Putnam as guests of Quine- baug lodge. The out of town lodges largely represented were General Put- nam lodge of Woodstoek, Moriah lodge of Panielson, Cornerstone lodge of Grosvenordale and the Webster, sMunn lodge. The M. M. degree was conferred and a banquet served. The visitors were entertained at Masonic temple on Grove street. Basketball the Fad. A number of local business and pro- fessional men are taking up basketball for the physical advantages as well as the recreation derived and play &t the armory several afternoons each week. Former Electric Line Employe. James Commins, 30, of Webster, who was found dead in a shallow pool of water near Wilsonville, will be remem- bered as a member of one of the Web- ster car crews that were assigned to runs _on this division when the cars were'run without chiange of crews from Webster to Central Village. SILVER STAFF Sold to Fred Raffles of Mohican, N. Y. J. ¥. Kingsley has returned from New York, where he went in charge of John Gleeson’s stallion, Silver Staff, which was sold Wednesday at the horse sale in Madison Square Garden. The stallion was purchased by Fred Raffles of Mohican, N. Y. Took Action on ex-Mayor's Death. Members ofgthe fire department held a meeting at headquarters Thursdey evening to take action relative to the death of ‘ex-Mayor Willlam R. Barber, who was at one time second assistant engineer of the Putnam fire depart- ment. Various Items. Mrs. Charles L. Nado continues to show improvement at the Day-Kimball hospital, where she is & patient, and her recovery is assured. A slight accident to the equl on one of the cars delayed for half an hour a Boston-bound freight while op- posite the station Thursday aftermoon, The withdrawal of Judge F. F. Rus- sell as a candidate for reappointment as judge of the city court has caused meny surmises as to who will be ap- pointed to fill the place after the ex- piration of Judge Russell's term, Jan. 1, 1910. The basketball team of Putnam High school will go to Willimantic today (Friday) to play Windham High school. It will be the final meeting of the two teams in the Interscholastie league series. County - Commissioper Charles E. Barber of Central Village was in Put- nam Thursday. Charles D. Hine, secretal of the state board of education, will address a teachers’ meeting mwrm.rnoon at the Baptist church in Asmh- ford. A meeting of the W. C. T. U. is ¢o be Held at the home of Mrs. Mary Gardner this (Friday) afternoon. J. R. Kemmerer of Hartford, sealer of weights and measures for that city, was the guest of B. N, Joslin Thurs- day and visited various places of busi- ness with him with a view to pointing out the best mzthods of sealing. JESSAMINE COUNCIL Presents Gifts to Past Officers. A. pleasant evening was spent by the members of Jessamine chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, at their regular meeting Wednesday evening on the presentation of jewels to Past Matrons Mrs. G. Byron Morse and Mrs, Ralgh L. Kenyon and a pair of gold cuff links to Past Patron Archie Macdonald, The presentation was made in a few im- promptu words by Miss Anna C. Levitt, the recipients responding in a happy in. ‘The affair was made more 1sing by the announcement that Mrs. Kenyon had been appointed to an important office in the grand chapter at the annual meeting at Hartford last the close of the meeting & served and a sewing con- week. At collation w test was held, Mrs. C. D. Arnold win- ping a prize as the fastest sewer and Mrs, Alfred R. Cutler as the besi. The committee who had the entertainment in charge were Mrs. Edgar Willlams, Mrs, W. L. Kenunedy and Mrs. W. A, Wheaton. City Notes. C. K. Shaw has returned from & short stay in New York. Mrs. Fred Gerber- and son of Wauregan were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Sykes of Bradley street on Thursday. Mrs. John Phillips of Wauregan was the guest of Mrs, C. F. Waterman on Wednesday. ‘her Mrs. C. F. Waterman was in Provi- dence Thursday. M S, Elizabeth ‘Clarke returned from a visit with friends in ester. Blanche Winter of Southbridge, is the guest. of Mrs. Ellen Bug- bee of Elm street. Miss Bes: F. Frost cof Bradley street has been entertaining her sister from Worcester., Nine Deaths During Pastor’s Absence. Nine deaths have occurred in the Congregation parish during the ab- sence of the pastor, Rev. F. D. Sar- gent, and Mrs. Sargent, who left this city Nov.23 for California At Congregational Church. At the Congregational church Thurs- day evening prayer meeting was held in the chapel. text was taken from John 17. The prayer consists of three parts. The first part, verses 1-5, has to do with the son and father. The second part, verses 6-19, relates to the disciples. The third part, verses 20-26, relates to those who believe through the disciple’s word. There was a most interesting meeting. To Observe Lincoln's Birthday. Elizabeth Porter Putnam chapter, D, A. R., will observe Lincolky's birthday by a musicale at the home of Mrs. G. E. Shaw. Give Sinners a Chance. It is evident, from thé reports of the Boston evangelistic meetings, that most of the large crowds are hard- ened gospel goers. Why would it not be a kindness to lost souls for those who saved to stand back and let the sinners have a chance to go in and get salvation?—Fitchburg Sentimel. Knicker—The distress signalis C. Q. 3 ‘Bocker—Or 1. O. U~Naw Yo& un.