Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 15, 1909, Page 5

Turkeys, Spinach, Squabs, Mushrooms, Ducks, Lettuce, Broilers, Escarole, Fowl, Celery, Guineas, Tomatoes, Lamb, Pumpkins, Veal, _Cauliflower, Beef, + Egg Plant, Pork, Onions, Peaches, Carrots, Pines, Turnips, King Oranges, Sweets, Tangerines, Squash, febdd Geo. R, Harris, M. D. Physician Surgeon With 0. F. HARRIS, 31 B’dway. Office hours—S$ to 10 &, m., 4 to 8 p. m. feb12a VALENTINE DAY will soon be here. Now is the time to select from | our Large and Handsome Assort- ment. Valentine Post Cards, Valentine Books. CRANSTON & CO. 158 Main Street. teb1zdaw NOTICE On Monday, the 15th, I shall be located in the Central Building, Room 30. Fannie M. Gibson feb124 . Fine Tailoring et SWAHN'S, Bhotucket St, opp, First Nat. Bank. dec2sd ONCE MORE reminding you that we are offering Buits or Overcoats made to order rock_bottom prices that can't be beat. Step In and let us prove it o you THE N. JOHNSON CO,, Merchant Tailors, 33 Broadway. 7 PER CENT. LOCAL INVESTMENT. The Allen-Beeman Company 380 shares, Stock. Dividends are cumulative and pay- able October and April, and are guar- anteed A local investment and better than money in bank at 4 per cent. Our business the past 10 months has averaged $50,000.00 per month. show ing & gain of $31,000.00 over the same months of the previous year, regard- less of the hard times THE ALLEN-BEEMAN CO. teb10d GEO. A. ALLEN, Treas, & Mar. JOIN THE RANKS of the well dressed men whose clothes are mude by . Nickerson, 128 Main St. P. 8. Cut prices on Winter Over- coats and Suits, janisa offer $35,000.00 of Preferred NO KICK COMING from man or beast as to quality or quantity of the grain and feed we supply. The beast as well as fts master will be satisfled — the beast bécause it's well nourished, its master because his stock presents a go0d appearance and does good work. ; CHARLES SLOSBERG, Cove Street (West Side), Norwioh, Ct. febild > DR. N. GIBLERT GRAY, GRADUATE VETERINARIAN AND DENTIST. STABLis, 4 to 20 Bath St. HODGE Tel. 10. FOR THE BEST ALES and LAGER Go To “The Plank,”s Frapkiinst. O'CONNELL & SHEA. Telephone 504-4. Rose Bowling Afieys, LUCAS HALL, sept1td | ty-five persons present, Including the | executive boards past and present and | Driscoll and the fire was caused by a Norwior, Monday, Fob. 18, 1909 VARIOUS MATTERS. More umbrella and gum shos weath- The day® have lengthened so that it is daybreak now at 5.03. Another gloomy Sudday eut down the revenue of the liverymen. Saturday noon' the mercury had climbed to 0 degrees and it was like an April day, ‘Saturday’s Springfield Republican had a column sketch with cut of the late Marvin Lincoln, the friend of John Brown. Since last week’s storm the rivers are tunning high and much rubbish is being washed from the banks and car- ried down with the current. Most of the. eastern Connecticut D. A. R. chapters have appointed dele- gates and alternates to the Continental congress, to be held in Washington. A South Manchester correspondent notes that at the recent dinner of the board of trade in that city, Frank T. Maptes of Norwich gave some Wwitty jocal hits and recitations. The annual meeting of the Veteran 1, 0, O. F. association of Connecticut is to be held at New Haven on Mon- day, February 22, in 0dd Fellows' hall. Twenty-five years' membership in the order is necessary for qualification. Employes recalled the fact Sunday | that today, February 15, is the first anniversary of the death of Adam Reid, who left a perpetual remembrance of nis generosity to those in his employ, to the local poor and to the Free Acad emy. The banns of marriage were publish- ed In St. Patrick’s church of Alexander Morrison of Massachusetts and Miss Flizabeth M. Millea, daughter of Mrs. Andrew Millea. Miss Millea has been a successful teacher in the local schools and in New Jersey. The parable of the sower, from the gospel of the day, turnished the theme for Rev. F. L. FitzPatrick's sermon at St. Patrick’s church om Sunday, em- phasizing what & harvest of charity and good works would be expected from those who have had the heritage of God's word. Dairy Commissioner Hubert F. Pot- ter stated Saturday that his deputy, Tyler Cruttenden of Norwich, ha made a complaint to the prosecuting attorney of New Haven against a druggist in that city for selling cocaine | contrary to law. Prosecution will probably follow. The American Red Cross society is to contribute $250,000 to the founda- tion of an American Red Cross orphan- age to care for children whose parents were lost in the Italian earthquake. This sum surpasses by $16,000 the amount actually required to maintain an establishment for 100 children. Several from this city will attend the luncheon of the Connecticut State Federation of Women's clubs which will be held at the Stratfleld hotel in Bridgeport this (Monday) afternoon. There will be between fifty and séven- the presidents of the soclety. Tineoln's portrait first appeared on the 15-cent stamp issue of August 15, 1866, At that time this was a new value. The next stamp to bear Lincoln's head was the 1869, an al-| together new serles. Again on the 6-cent of 1870 and on the 6-cent val-| ues in the stamp issued by the war, | navy, state, etc., departments. In 1890 | his head appears on the 4-cent and in 1892 on the f-cent. VALENTINE PARTY On Saturday evening Miss Edna| Maples entertained a number of young | people at a valentine party at her home, on West Main street. The even- ing was delightfully spent in games and dancing. Picture puzzles were also enjoyed. Mrs. Danihy assisted by pi- ano selections and in entertaining. Pretty valentines were given ds sou- Venirs and refreshments were served. The porch was prettily decorated ‘with lighted Chinese lanterns, making a cheerful welcome for the guests, who were Miss Leora Mntchell, Miss Almira | Frink, Miss Margaret Comstock of Hadlyme_ Miss Sadie Sullivan, Mrs. Danihy, Mrs. Willlam 1. Cook, George Chase, ‘Myles Standish, Fred Church and Frank Lovell. TWO STILL) ALARMS. Engine Co. No. 1 Called Out Twice for Small Fires. A still alarm brought Engine Co. No. 1 to a chimney fire at No. 12 Central avenue - at about 10.30 o'clock on Saturday night, which was put out without any trouble and with small loss. The house was owned by a Mr. stovepipe passing through a wooden partition. At 5 o'clock Sunday morning the company was called out to put out a fire at Lord’s barber shop, on Broad- way, caused by hot ashes placed in a| wooden hox. The firemen were forced | 10 break open the door and put the fire out with chemicals. Y. W. C. T. U. at Almshous An interesting song service was held at the almshouse Sunday afternoon by the Y. W. C. T. U, The service opened with the hymn, Praise Ye the Lord, followed by several other famil- iar ones, after which the president, Miss Lena Christman, explained to the inmates the object of the union and the service. After repeating in unison the 23d Psalm, Miss Minnfe Schul- mann led in prayer. The inmates were given an_ opportunity to ask for their favorite hymns, many being sung. The devotional exercise was closed with the Lord’s prayer and Mizpah bene- dlction. Valentines in the form of bas- ket hearts filled with goodles were then distributed to each of the ninety- six inmates whoee smiling faces and gladdened hearts well repaid the young ladles for their efforts. Rose of New England Woman's League Friday evening, the Rose of New England Woman's league celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of ‘Abraham Lincoln. The club rooms on Union street were well filled and much interest taken in several selections upon the Life of the Martyred Presi- dent, read by Miss Ella Sylvia, Clau- dia Scott, Grace Fells Carrie Randall, Hattie Wood and Frances Fields. Mar- shall Brown entertained during the evening with graphophone selections, and supper was served by a commit- tee. Visitors Return. Col, C. W. Gale has returned from a two weeks' stay at Atlantic City and 49 Shetuc! Street. J. J. €. STONE, Saep octldd Mr. and Mrs. John L. Mitchell and Mr. | Jacob, Gladys E and Mrs. W. T. Olcott have returnad from a visit to New Yeork city. Mrs. Charles Joslin of New London was @ visitor here on Sunday. Miss Ixmn of the Free Academy faculty spent the holiday at her home in Middletown. | Miss Olivine Mathieu of Ware, Mass., is the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Frank Comstock of Nelson place. Mrs. James L. Coftee has returned to her home on Laurel Hill, after a visit with relatives in Philadelphia. Halsey Richards, employed bv a New York firm of architects, was a hollday visitor at his home on Broadway. Frederick J. West, Dennis J. Daley and Edward Connell of New London visited in Norwich Saturday afternoon. Capt. Henry W. Abell has returned to Colchester, after a few days’ visit with friends and relatives in Norwich, John A. Phillips of Westerly and Bert L. Phillips and wife of Mystic spent the holiday with Mr. and Mrs. D, J. Brown. Miss Florence Washburn of Ner- wich, Who was one of the guests at the W..M. L dance in' New London, has returned home. Mrs. Frank Tolhurst has returned to Hartford after several days’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Emerson N, Coleman of Broad street. Thomas Condon, employed by the New Haven road as agent at Central Village, Is confined to his home on West Coit street, New London, by filness, 3 A. J. Dion of Hartford was visiting in this city over Sunday. He came here in his Columbia roadster, and was accompanied by his brother, Jameg A. Dion, and Charles Potter, also of | ford. "LINCOLN MEMORIAL SERVICE. Bible School in Charge at First Bap- tist Church. At the First Baptist church Sunday evening, the Bible schosl had charge of the service, holding a Lincoln me- morial service, which was attended by a_large congregation. The pulpit was decorated with flags and a picture of Lincoln. B The school had as their guests at the _service Sedgwick gost.\No. 1, G. The music during the evening was led by the junior church choir, Miss Elizabeth Parker, piano, and ‘0. H. Nefft, violin, accompanists. The re- sponsive reading was in part histor- ical facts about Lincoln, Prayer was offered by Rev. Willlam ‘T. Thayer. ing numbers of the programme were the hymns, Hark, 'Tis fhe Watchman's and America, the Beautiful, aft- er which the following programme was given: Recitation, The First American, Ruth Phillips; hymn, O Saviour, Dear Im- manuel,” school; a model study class session, teacher, Mrs. Le Rue Bliven class, Miss Mary Dolbeare, Miss Eliz- abeth Park, - Miss Elizabeth Bogue, Mrs. Robert Champlin, Archie Bverett, Robert Croes, Walter M. Cowan, Myles Standish and Frank Davis. The | class reviewed Lincoln, speaking of his earliest home, of his partiotism, and his love for his God and interest | in -missions. * Hymn, God Bless Our Free America, school; Tecitation, Tad Lincoln's Way, John Frink, dresse in uniform; recitation, The Ba Cry, Mazle Stamm; hymn, Christ, Our King, junior choir; reading, The Clo: ing Days_Mrs. George Teffeau. Re William T. Thayer spoke briefly, wel- coming In behalf of the school the Grand Army members. Hymn, Fling Out the Banner, an exercise in which ittle Tad” three of the post and fiftcen young girls_took part, was es- pecially pretty. Those taking part were the Misses May Evans, Esther Brown, Edna Lerou, Grace Frink, Mad- eline Perking, Ruby Lindbers, Louise n, Elizabeth Evans, Marion Lathrop, Adelle Lindberg, Li lian Cross, Vera Stetson, Mildred T den and Gladys Meyer. . The committee having the evening in charge were Mrs. William T. Thayer, Mrs. J. E, C. Leach and Mrs. Clarence Hurlburt. Will J. Koonz and Fred Wilson were assisted in usher- ing by James Tourtellotte and Ray- mond Brittin. the pastor, ‘The open- VALENTINE RUSH. Postoffice Did a Big Business and Sub- station Facilities Inadequats. There was a big rush of business at the postoffice for the valentine trade Friday and Saturday, most of them being gotten out for Saturday, al- though thers will be some for today. At sub-station No. 1, now at Smith & Englér's, there were more lar-e en- velopes and packages than would go into the large receiver, and Head Clerk W. A. Wells from the postoffice was stationed there for some time un- til the Jarge quantity could be taken to the postoffice. This, he said, was a yearly experience, The size of the carriers’ pouches showed that thers was big business Saturday. Entertained Graoe Circte. Grace circle of the King’s Daughters was_entertained on Friday afternoon by Mrs. Herman Wulf at her home on Laurel Hill avenue. The hostess pro- vided a delightful afternoon for her guests. Promotes Hair Growth: AND MAKES THE Scalp Healthy SMITH’S HAIR TONIC is a splendid preparation to kill dandruff and to nourish and invigorate the roote of the hair. Smith's Hair Tonio provides healthy stimulation to the hair, making it grow rapidly when it’s possible for the hair to grow. Prevents baldness. Stops ive falling out of hair. Results from it are certain and most factory. Smith’s Hair Tonio re- moves dandruff crusts and makes the scalp clean and hi stops irritation and itching. Price 50 Cents. Made and Sold By SMITH The Drug Man, Franklin Square, Norwich, Ct. exces scales, Ithy and Broke in Door at 84 Pranklin St Out of Second Story Window. - . b Understanding that gembling was | station, two being able to get bail going on in the pool room at No. 84 Franklin street, on the second floor, Chief Murphy on 'Sunday_afternoon, after having the place under surveil- lance for some time, ordered it raid- ed and sent Policemen Henderson, Ma- loney and Irish to the pla . ‘About three o'clock the pblice went to the pool room,. believing that there was @ game on, but there was.no cer- tainty. As soon as It was seen who they were, they were refused admit- tance -and had to break in the door. During the ‘short delay it gave those inside time to gather up the cards, tear up some of them, look out for any money, and for some of them to es- cape, three jumping out of the back windows, although the room is on the second floor. Nome of them was in- jured, as they got away while the police were taking care of the other i 5 the afternoon cell. room, W the young men, light of their troubles. more seriously. and several more packs thrown -into the ~ stove, change, The rald caused a crowd gackl of ‘cards, one lice station to learn the The pool room used fo be run Devine, the sum of $100. For the remainder of there was a noisy time at the police sattion, especially in the some of them, sang, shouted, and made ‘Others took it In the room the police found a large card table covered with pool table cioth eing torn in two and and some several hundred to gather about the trouble 'his is the-third gambling place to be raided in the city within the past year and all have been raided on Sun- day, several being found each time. C. P. Coombs, but he sold out some time ago, it Is stated, to & man named ho is reputed to be a minor. —— g - "u !m‘ ol s y caleagar of_the "fi;“" court at New - urday, the following cases were as- signed with the proviso that if the e‘fx;mu business is not finished by ursday W put_over un date as the criminal court will be| finished for the January term. ThurldFlv. Feb J}‘_Mllxn:v Qfim e ich: " Quinn; Joseph W. 3‘ l::lmynlrd Bessie A. Heath vs. Charles H. Heat! Isabella Perry vs. Isabella Roder e e "Short calendar matters were thken up, In the case of James Moran vs. Michael L. Connell an an- swer was ordered filed. A ‘bond of § in 30 days was ordered by the court in the case of Theodore Turnmer Vs. city of Norwich, for prosecution. Judge Wheeler took the papers 151 the case of Albert Hart vs. N. Y. N, H, & H. R. R C in which At- torney Charles F. Thayer for the plaintiff asked that case be tried by Jury A special continuance was granted in the case of Peck, McWils jiams & Co. vs. Cedarsafe Co., for three months. The motion to erase the suit of Timothy ‘C. Murphy of Norwich and others vs. Charies H. Schwaner, Jr., of New London was denied, The plain- in or or of by Exchange the Far \“{ . W T e O EEERLEC M, BT DR ©. L. BACKUS, Agent, and Incidents in SOciety\l and Miss Perkins served Miss Youn ch club tea on Saturday. at the Norw! Lemue| Clapp of Boston ls the Mrs, his sister, Mrs. Horatlo Bige- guest of low. Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Costabel of Phil- adelphia are the guests of Mrs. Frank J. Leavens. febidd eight, caught in the room. The police took the elght young men found in the room to police station where they gave their names and ages as follows: William Nichols 17, John Greenwood 22, Arthur Caruthérs 24, David Blum 23, Henry White 16, Charles Mather 26, Horace Garvey 18 and William Champlin 19. Al but two of the boys passed the night at police For some time there have been me- ports about gambling going on there, and when it came to the ears of Chief Murphy he determined to break it up and the opportunity came on Sunday. One of the boys arrested, it is claimed. had just gone into the room looking for a'friend, Finding the game go- ing on he sat down to watch and was caught_in bad company. HIBERNIANS OFFER PRIZES FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN ESSAYS. The Irish in America is the Topic for the Writers, Who Can Write on One or More of the Prominent Ones. The First dlyision, Anclent Order of Hibernians, held one of their most im- portant meetings in-some time on Sun- day afternoon In Hibernian hall, when five candidates were initiated under the president, Michael J. Dwyer, and a vote was passed offering prizes to school children who will compete in an essay Wwriting contest according to the terms arranged by the division. The vote was to offer cash prizes ageregating 326 for the best essays written by the school children of Nor- wich and vicinity upon the general subject of the Irish in American his- tory. It is planned to carry on the competition much along the same lines as the recent Lincoln letter contest of The Bulletin, and the division urges all school children’ in the territory to enter the competition. Full detalls of the plan have not yet been fully work- ed out, but it is decided to anmounce the results on St Patrick's day, and Rev. W. A. Keefe has been appointed the committee to look after the fur- ther detalls. ‘As to the subject for the essays, the writers will be called upon to select in a general way the subject of the Irish in America, treating either onme par- ticular character or group of charac- ters of Irish birth or descent who nave played important parts in affairs in the United States of America. Essays are to contain from 200 to 500 words, and_different names sug- gested by the chairman Sunday night s furnishing inspiration for magnifi- cent essays from the school children | Were Dongan, the ploneer governor of New York, General Sulllvan, Captain Jack Parry and Bishop Carroll, staunch supporters of the Civil war, Sheridan, Corcoran, Bishop Hughes of New York, besides countless prominent business men and statesmen with McKinley and the other: THREE LEADERS DECIDED IN SODALITY TOURNEY Mullen, Boylan and Leahy Finish in the Order Named—Fourth Prize- Winner Uncertain., The games in the Sodality pool tour- ney are now so far advanced that the three leaders cannot be passed, and Danfe] Mullen, with 1,087, J. Boylan, 1,085, and W. J. Leahy, 1,080, will fin- in that order. There are four rrizes and there are several possibili- {ies for the fourth place. Boylan went into second place by taking two games from McGuinness, 25 to 11, and 25 to 19, in the whist tourney. Coughlin and Mullen, who have finished their games, are In the lead and will probably not be passed. In addition to the sum- mary glven below there are but 22 more games to be played and that tourney will be finished within a short time. The summary of games, points and averages follow: Games. Pts. Averages. Coughlin-Mullen, 20 573 2813-20 Hartle-Dodd, 11 309 281-11 Harringtn-Connelly 17 474 2715-17 Buckley-M’'Namara 18 502 271-3 J. Kelly-Caples 16 432 27 Wholey-McGarry, 12' 310 251-6 Corkery-O’Donovan 20 503 = 253-20 Tarrant-Boland 15 372 2445 Fitzgerald-Buckley 16 316 = 227-3 T. Kelly-Leahy 18 409 2213-18 Shea-Burns 13 286 22 THE COLOR OF FIRE. Norwich Men Had Exciting Time in Hartford Hotel as Result of Shannon Building Fire. Two Norwich musiclans in Hartford Friday night had a nerve racking ex- perience as the result of the Shannon Dbuilding fire. ‘With & room on the sev- enth floor of a hotel, one of them who had evidently been dreaming of the big fire, woke up suddenly and, seeing a red glow over the door, shouted fire and roused his roommate’ by trying to pull down the door. He turned the key around three or four, times, but the door wouldn’t budge. “What's the mat- ter?” yelled the companion. “The house ig on fire,” hdwled the man trying to get out. This brought the second one out of bed, and the advice that it was necessary to pull the bolt to get out was given. This was done and, fight- ing through the imaginary smoke, the terrible conflagration was before them, almost in front of their door. There was a red light in the hall. UNION MEN MEET. Protest Against the Laws Under Which Gompers, Mitchell and Morri- son Were Sentenced. There was a large gathering at C. L. U. hall on Sunday afternoon at two o'cloock, when union men met for the purpose of protesting against the laws under which Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison were sentenced and the So- called unfairness of the contempt of court. The meeting. was under the auspices of the Central Labor union. Daniel Wetmore, president of the Central Labor union of New London, addressed the zathering, speaking from the third chapter of Exodus, regarding Moses as & walking delegate deliver- ing those people out of the house of bondage. He also spoke from Luke 18:2, on The Unjust Judge. There was much enthusiasm and among the local | speakers were John Driscoll, Justin Leonard and John J. Connelly. Haile Club Tea. Sunday afternoon tea at the Haile club was largely attended by the members in their rooms at No. 140 Main street. The usual social time was enjoyed. those pouring beinz the Misses Lilllan Havens, Annie O'Brien, Gertrude Fletcher, and Myra Mat- thews. of George Washington, | “01a Hickory” Jackson and the heroes | Meade, | NORWICH MAN TO COMMAND SCOUT CRUISER BIRMINGHAM Commander W, L. Howard Will Suc- ceed Captain Walling February 23. On account of an injury to one of his legs, ‘Captain Wailing, commander of the scout cruiser Birmingham, which conveyed Mr. Taft and his par- ty from South Pass to New Orleans, has been granted a two months leave of absence, and has been detached from command of the Birmingham. He will retain command of the Bir- mingham, howevar, on its trip to meet the Atlantic fleet and during the re- view at Hampton Roads. He will be relieved from dufy February 23 by Commander W. L. Howard, who will be del!ched from the battieship Mis- sissippi. It is probable that Cantain Walling will_be given the command of a battleship at the expiration of his leave. Commander Howard is a Norwich man and his many friends will be pleased at his promotion. OBITUARY. John E. Warner. In the death of John E. Warner at his home, No. 113 Willlams street, Norwich loses a citizen of 35 years' standing who was well known through- out this part of the state. Mr. Warner died Thursday night at 9.30 o'clock. He had been 1g poor health for two years and had been down in the city but a half dozen times in th~ past year. For three months he was con- fined to the house and his trip to the polls election day was the last visit to_the ci 3 Mr, Warner was born in Sturbridge, Mass., April 4, 1846, the son of Mr. and Mrs, John A. Warner. From Stur- bridge the family moved to New Lon- don, where Mr. Warner, Sr, was en- JOHN E. WARNER gaged in the tannery business, going from there to Walton, N. Y., where he continued the business. Leaving New London, John E. Warner went south and located in Memphis, Tenn., where he was engaged in the boot and shoe business for a number of years. In the fall of 1870 he married Miss Sarah_Allen and they went to live in Memphis, but returned here in 1873 and Mr. Warner entered the employ of the Hopkins & Allen Mfg. Co, as bookkeeper. He remained with the company until a few years previous to the formation of the mew company, having for a number of years been secretary of the old company. After leaving the company he was engaged in_insurance business. Mr. Warner was prominent in the | Royal Arcanum. He was a_charter member of Norwich couneil No. 720, and of the Connecticut grand council. He was @ past regent of Norwich coun- cil and up to his sickness attended ev- ery meeting of the grand council. He has been deputy In this part of the state and was well known among the members of the order. He was also a Mason, belonging to St. James’ lodge, Franklin chapter and council, and Co jumbian commandery, No. 4, K. T. and the Shrine. He was a member of Park Congregational church: He is survived By his wife and one daughter, Mrs. Henry Higgins of Brantford, Canada, who, with her hus- band, arrived here Sunday, He also leaves a sister, Miss Sarah E. Warn- er of Walton, N. Y., who was in the south when he died, His son died about four years ago. Judge E. M: Warner of Putnam, Mrs, Frances Sibley of Cajifornia and Earl Warner of New London are cousins of the deceased. Possessed of a pleasing personality, the deceased had a large circle of friends throughout the city and state, who wil] learn of his death with much regret. FUNERALS, Edwin Niles. At 1.30 o'clock Saturday afternoon the funeral of Bdwin Niles was held from the rooms of Henry Allen & Son, the services being corducted by Rev. C. H. Ricketts, pastor of the Greene- ville Congregational church. There were relatives and friends present, in- cluding several from out of town, and burial was in Maplewood cemetery, where a commitial service was read. Friends acted as. bearers, Mr. Niles died in Preston Wednes- day. He was 63 years old and had passed a large part of his Jife in Salem, He was twice married, Miss Torrance of Greeneville belng his first wire. He leaves two children, John A. Niles of this city and Miss Harriet Niles of TWaterbury. He leaves a brother in New Haven. Harris High. Jullan Harris took the high single Saturday night at duckpins at the Rose alleys with a single of 109. Combies was _high three string for the week with 330. plaintiff for prosecution. tiffs in the case leased Main street property in Norwich to a lessee for whom guaranteed. the defendant, Mr, Schwaner, The plaintiffs claim that the lessee did not occupy the building from the time it was ready for occu- pancy when he agreed to to the time suit was brought, and they sue ior $600 rent for the six months. The suit is brought against Mr. Schwaner be: cause he guaranteed payment. In the case of Charles P. Whipple vs. James B. Sutton a bond of $100 in two weeks was ordered from the Pleadings on motion_in two weeks were ordered in Mary E, Jewett vs, Sarah E. Moran and others. Attorney Barnes was given permis- sion to file motion asking for leave to file answer in the case of R. A. Sher- man’s Sons Co. vs. Industrial Mfg. Co. of Mystic. The plaintiffs are suing the defendant company for 35,200 worth of building materials, furnished the Industrial Mfg, Co. for the factory building in Mystic. The motion that case of Harry C. Wright vs. Emma B. Wright be placed on the list of uncontested di- vorces was denied. * In the case of Fanny Rachelson vs. Louis Eigarth a bond of 375 in twe weeks cred; and a bond of $100 in three weeks was ordered in the case of Viadislaw Kornatzsy vs. Magdalena Potatzka. In the divorce case Wright vs, Emma B. W' plead was granted with costs. Bill of particulars was ordered flied in John J. Ryan vs. Frank M. Ladd. Leava to file plea to jurisdiction was allowed in the case of James . Stillman vs. Joseph C. Moore, In the divorce case of Burtis A, Willlams vs. Martha Willlams of New London, the motion that defend- ant be required to file answer was met by the filing of answer ¥~ Attor- ney Freeman for the defendant. This removed the second motion that case be placed on upcontested divorce list, as Attorney &nn sald defendant was to contest case. A bill of particulars was ordered filed in the case of Christos Psoulk- leris vs. James Costandi. The petition of the oyster commi tee of Stonington that the committee report be accepted, was allowed to stand while Judge Wheeler examined the report. John C, Geary, C. Hadlai Hull and Leontine A, St. Germain of New Lon- don, and John P. Huntington, Ed- mund W. Perkins and Allyn L. Brown of Norwich were appointed comm sioners of the superior court for New London county. Divorce Cases. Marie E. Farnham of New London was given a divorce from Hi n- ham on the grounds of desertion, dat- ing from July 26, 1905, a med by Mrs. Farnham. Mrs, Farnham was also given the custody of the only child, Bernard Francis Farnham, a boy of five years, The_ case of of Har ght, to o Vellie E, Perkins of Fast Lyme vs. T. Pembroke Perkins an uncontested divorce case, 'was heard. Mrs. Perkins said that she was married to Mr. Perkins July 3 1888, and they had lived together in East Lyme until the fall of 1906 whén Mr. Perkins went to South Lyme, He had returned in August, 1907, and had lived with Mrs. Perkins, but occupy a separate room, until Christm 1907. Then he had sold property, I and other things he owned and ha gone awa telling Mrs. Perkins that it would be no use “fo try to find him.” Severa] witnesses testifed that he was fond of the company of Hattie Ryan. After finding out how much property Perkins owns In order to de- termine the amount of alimony if the divorce is granted, Judge Whe: nounced that he would take the papers. Mabel E. Main of Westerl for a divorce from her husband B. Main, on the grounds of intemper- ance and desertion. Mrs. Main, who was the first witness sald that she was married to the piaintiff on April 24, 1898, She lived with him until De cember of that year when she was obliged to leave him because of his fondness for drink. She had tried to encourage him, she said, to leave 1i- quor alone, but he never paid any at- tention to her pleadings. His home now in Old Mystic, she said. Deputy Sheriff W, H. Casey, who gaid that he served the papers in the case, testified that Main was living in Old Mystic at the time. He under- stood that Main was keeping a woman in the village. Mrs, M. E. Ci and Mrs, Jessie Tucker also te Judge Wheeler then signed a decree of divorce on the grounds of deser- tion, dating from December 1, 1895, and gave the plaintiff permission to re- sume her maiden name of Mabel Viola Edwards. At 1 o'clock court adjourned until Thursday next, when, if the criminal court is adjourned, the trial cases as- | signed for that day will be taken up. Backus Hospital Service. There was an enjovable m: service at the Backus hospital S day, under the direction of Hugh Kin er, soloist of the Park Congregational church. Mr. Kinder was as usual in excellent volce. He was assisted by Miss Donohue of Baltic, and Miss Gif- ford and Miss Thomas of the city. Y. M. C. A. Meetings. The boys' meeting Sunday afternoon at the Y. M. C. A. had an attendance of thirty, with a talk of much interest given by Charles I. Smith upon Mon- ey. He lllustrated it with specimens of coins, among which was the “wid- ow's mite” For the men’s meeting in the As- soclation parlors, the speaker was Joohn MgWilliams_ Speaking from the first chapter of First Corinthians, he treated his topie, Where Is the Wise, in an Instructive way, and several others also syoke. ical CASTORIA. Boars the The Kind You Have Alwajs Bought sesen (K AT 7Tt THE OFFICE OF WM. F. HILL, Real Estate and Fire Insurance, will be located temporarily in Som- ers' plock, over C. M, Willlams, Room 9, third floor. Telephona 147. febl3d Miss Amy L. Cogswell of Lincoln avenue leaves today for a few weeks' visit in New York. Miss Ellen Small of Harwich, Mass, is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. B. Nic erson of Perkins avenue, Miss Loulse C. Howe of Willlams avepue leaves town today for a visit with friends in New York. Christopher Thurber of Danbury, N. H., has bean the guest for a few davs of the Misses Osgood of Rockwell ter- race, Mrs. Gurdon L. Bldwell of McKin- ley\avenue has sent out cards for two afternoons of whist on February 16 and 17. Mr. and Mrs, William Birge, who have been spending several months in New York, have returned to their home in Huntington place. Cards have been sent out for a scription dance to be given at Miller's academy on the even February 22, Archibald - Mit ) 3t 18 - man of the commi le noon club, the Col tops and the Art a the home of Mrs. J afternoon to I k on Messina by Unti| wi ten to the ¥ two y Mr. Costabel was pastor of the W densian church in Messina. His p sonal kn of Messina and it people is informal talk vivid | and interesting, - After the lecture, re freshments were served\k Ave 1ll. | | System is ,one of the greatest j | moters of prosperity; in s hard to succeed without count with The Company and ng regular or monthly denc tat s the special deposit days. The Thames Loan & Trust Co. Shetucket Streef, Norwich, Conn. feb3d Try Egg Macaroni trom RALLION’S | | | febl15d ur Favorite Go'd Enamel applied to a Reed Chair gives a bril- liant, lasting, gdid finish, which, when sofled can be restored to its original lustre by the use of soap and water. Our Favorite Gold Fnamel is easi applied, and when dry has a hai enamel finish which withstands wa. B ing, rubbing and handling. A perfect finish for all household articles. 25¢, 80c, FREE—A Child’'s Bank to every purchaser of & 25c package of eur Favorite Gold Enamel INTERIOR RETOUCHING We give below a few hints to make the Home Brighter. JAP-A-LAC, for floors. STAR ENAMELS (colors and white) —for all interfor work. ALABASTINE, tinted and white— for plastered walls and ceilings. STAR BATH TUB ENAMEL. SAPOLIN STOVE PIPE ENAMEL —a rich black gloss for stove pipes and all fron work exposed to rust SAPOLIN ALUMINUM ENAM L— for bath room fixtures furniture and Headquarters for Paints, Brushes and Win- dow Glass. PRESTON BROS. Franklin Square. feblidaw Miss Harriet Frisble of McK avenue gave a picture puzzle party at her home on Friday afternoon. There were sixteen guests. The winners were | Miss Faith Brown and Miss Ma W Mrs. E Gallaudet entertain- ed a few on Satu after noon in Dr. G ot_and his daughter of Washin 5. Mre. earned presided’ at t tea table. Members of the strongest kind of tion |and will lead to ind | 4% INTEREST PAID on Savings Accounts and Certificates | of Deposit 1\"]1‘(! to the Tenth of each month are| | opened an office with C. M. Williams over Somers Bros. All orders that our customers m} entrust to us will be promptly filled. The Reid & Hughes Co. NOTICE. The Treasurer’s office of Falls | and Shetucket Companfes will |be temporarily located at the | Falls Mills. Telephone 41-2 AXTON HOLMS, Treasurer. | tev10a . GEO. A. DAVIS l\ We put on sale this mogning | an entirely new supply of 'COLONIAL GLASS | including Tumblers, both straight and flared top, Gobluts, Champagne Glasses, Whiskey Glasses, Water Bottles, Water Pitchers, Cresim Pitchers, Berry Dishes and Candlestick Included in this lot are more of thess | popular Pitchers which we shall sell ‘ for 25¢ each. This is the best pitoher ever offered at the popular price of 286, PARKER'S PASTIME PUZZLES Over 50 pieces—250. Over 100 pieces—500, All new subjects, GEO. A. DAVIS, 25.29 Broadway feblsdaw j —THE— | RE IR | OFFICE OF | John F. Parker | IS NOW OPEN AND READY FOR BUSINESS 1§ GUBERT & SRS, SECOND FLOOR, | 141 Main Street | TELEPHONE 8%4. PHOTOGRAPHS and Post Cards of the Shannon Building Fire and of the Ruins. A good va- riety of views at | CRANSTON'S. 158 Main Streel. Kodaks and Photo. Supplies tebl2a DR. CHAS. H. LAMB, VETERINARIAN Offios, 227 Main St Franklin Square, House, 16 Tawn St Telaphens H g | { . 4