Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 22, 1909, Page 8

Tuesday evening the Fifth company. C. A. C, held its weekly drill at the armory with a good sized attendance. Following the hour and a quarter'§ work on the floor, a number got in considerable practice at the rifle range, while others took part in the opening of the indoor baseball season. At the meeting a week ago it was voted to secure an indoor baseball outfit. This outfit arrived on Tuesday and was given a trial in the evening. The bases were placed and the opening practice for the season was started, with indi- cations of proving a pleasing diversion and one which will alternate well with basketball. ‘The pendant on the bronze shield of the company which was won through the figure of merit for the target sea- son of 1909 has not as yet been sent away, but it will be for the placing thereon the name of the company and the figure of merit which won the shield. The local coast artillerymen are in- terested in the fact that officers of the coast artillery of the regular army are renewing their efforts to "have their corps made an independent or- ganization, »There is, says the New York Sun, one element which is detri- mental to coast artillery’s proper de- velopment, and its full efficiency, espe- cially in time of war, and that is the present method of administration of artillery troops, which, in the words of the chief of coast artillery In his an- nual report, “makes for inefficiency in time of peace and which falls by its own weight in time of war, when it is vital that every system shall be at its best.” The coast artillery in all countries but our own is an organization entire- ly apart from the field army. Tactical- ly and strategically it is in no sense a part of the mobile army, and yet with us it is still combined with the,other arms of the service (infantry, cavalry ang fleld artillery) in territorial de- partments, commanded as a rule by officers (derived, as they generally are, from the infantry or cavalry), of no experience or training in coast artillery matters, and who at the outbreak of hostilities would invariably leave those departments to aéeept commands in the field army in which their interest and | inclination naturally lie and whither the mobile troops of these de- partments would also naturally go, thus leaving the coast defenses to some temporary makeshift o forganization and administration so far as the higher GIFTS From Every Market In the World Are Here. Delightful, inexpensive ones for those who must closely reckon the incomings and the outgoings—superb- 1y rich ones, for those who NEED NOT COUNT THE COST. inspection—our salespeople will find no effort too great We have arranged tHem conveniently for your if it helps you in your selection. Gloves for Christmas This department is now at its best, showing the most reliable makes, in all the popular shades and sizes. Nothing is more acceptable or useful than a pair of Gloves for Christmas. ~ Women’s Two-clasp Kid Gloves, in the shades, at pair $1.00. leading Women’s One-clasp Dogskin Gloves, tans and grays, pair $1.00. * Women’s Two-clasp Monopole Gloves, in all colors, pair $1.50. Boys' and Misses’. Dogskin Two-clasp Kid Gloves and One-clasp Dogskin Gloves, at pair $1.00. HANDSOME TOILET SET In Traveling Case Form Presented Night Cook John Stryall at Norwich State Hospital. Umbrellas Make Suitable Gifts Whether for man, woman or child, an umbrella al- ways forms a Christmas gift that is appreciated. There are hundreds of goéd, trustworthy umbrellas here. The prices range on a scale that is sure to include the amount you wish to pay. At midnight Tuesday when the night help at the Norwich state hospital were gathered for their meal, Night Cook John Stryall, in behalf of four- teen employes and nurses, was pre- sented a handsome toilet set in trav- eling case form. It was a complete surprise to Mr. Stryall, who has made himself popular with the hospital help, and he expressed his deep gratitude for the gift, although it was entirely unexpected. N Children’s Umbrellas, fine assortment of handles, in- cluding natural wood, 50¢ and up. Women'’s Ungbrellas in all the latest handles, made of FUNERAL OF KING LEOPOLD. Throngs Arriving in Brussels from All Parts of Belgium. good wearing gloria, g8¢ and up. Women’s Fine Silk Umbrellas, twill and taffeta, large variety of choice handles, $2.98 up to $5.00. _Brussels, Dec. 21.—Throngs are ar- riving from all parts of Belgium and Men’s Umbrellas, made oi good wearing materials, points outside to attend the funeral of 2 o : 221 4 the late King Leopold and the acces- trimmed and natural wood handles, g8c. on of Prince Albert to the. throne. The demand for cards of admission to the church and parllament exceeds the supply by many thousands, while a small army of foreign newspaper rep- resentatives are vainly clamoring for Jjournalistic privileges. The foreign princes, ministers and delegations have reached here. Prince Albert personally met the Duke of onnaught, Prince Henry of Prussia and Prince Ferdinand of Rumania. An extraordinary feature at the pal- ace is the wealth of floral offerings from all parts of the world. Thé grand stajrcase and halls have been trans— formed into exquisite flower gardens. Princess Louise, carrying a bunch of orchids, today visited and prayed long beside the coffin of her father. There is a rumor tonight that the stock company to which the king turned over most of his private prop- erty is about to dissolve, on the ground that its organization was illegal, It is authoritatively stated, however, that this rumor is unfounded and that the company will continue to exist and will contest to the end the suits brought by P!rjncess Louise and Princess Stepha- nie. Men’s Wear Specialty—Four-in-Hands, so0c, 75¢ and $1.00 in in- dividual boxes. Large range of Neckwear, at 25c. Men’s Coat Sweaters, complete range of sizes, gray grounds, appropriate combinations, $2.00 to $6.50. BARGAIN TABLE—near main entrance—I play of Furnishing Goods, at 2sc. arge dis- Toys--Second Floor My, what a variety, for the girls there are Dolls large and small Carriages, too, etc., and everything to delight the head of the little girls. For the boys there are all sorts of Mechanical Toys, Trains, etc. JUMPED UNDER SUBWAY TRAIN. Suicide of Unknown Young Man at Winter Street, Boston. ¥ Boston, Deec. 21.—A young, well of the Winter street station of Washington street subway tonight and was ground to pieces under the wheels of an approaching train. He had been pacing up and down for nearly half an hour, but attracted little attention until he shrieked hysterically just be- fore jumping. He was apparently 20 years old. The man’s clothing bore marks showing that it was made by John Hill Dale, a tailor of Philadelphia, for H. L. Stirling, last July. A personal card with the name “Percival Roberts” and a bill addressed to J. A. Strickland, besides several New York and Phila- delphia addresses, were found in the pockets. Keys to a room in a hotel in Atlantic City, N. J., and two hotels in this city were among other articles found. 3 LONG ALASKAN NIGHT BROKEN BY RETURN OF THE SUN. Exact Moment of Occurrence of Win- ter Solstice 6.20 This Morning. Maple Building Blocks, each set in a wagon, 25¢c, 50¢ and o8c. Toy Pianos, from six to 18 keys, 25¢ to $2.25. Boys’ Snare Drums, nickle and wood barrels, calfskin head, 25¢ to $2.50. Doll Carriages, Go-Carts, etc., 50¢ to $5.00. Toilet and Manicure Sets Celluloid, Natural Woods and Sterling sortment of styles, $1.98 to $15.00. Iver, fine as- Washington, Deec. 21.—The news of the return of the sun to break the sht in Alaska will be flashed shington, if pessible, to the ess tomorrow morning. Bestyette Storm Cape for Children Protect the child in stormy weather with this splen didly light-weight, waterproof garment of silky rubber- be undertaken by the i Z 3 2 atory through the court- ized material—colors, blue and red, sizes 6 to 14 years— egraph companies and at : ; 3 3 the request of General Allen, chief price $3'75_ signal officer of the army. At the exact moment of the occur- rence of the winter solstice tomorrow morning at 6.20, the flash will be sent direct from the observatory to, Seat- tle, Washington, and there repeated to the government cable. At Sitka the Women’s and Men’s Lounging Robes ; B Ve : 2 : news will_pe put on cables Women <‘ .nful Men’s Lounging Robe¢s, in several de- With miliber of surrmxnflhs;n::tc(tlf:ti aibns. snitable for Chis Yoy ¥ ments. At Valdez the flash will be gns, Christmas gifts, $3.98 and up. transferted to the land wire of the signal service of the army, and then it out into the Alaskan night by eless from Eagle, Fort Gibbons and Rockville,—The . past week has seen the mails to foreign countries filled with Christmas cheer in the way of money orders. In the past two weeks a total of 140 orders were issued, amounting to $1,223.65. Orders were drawn upon England, Scotland, Ire- land, Germany, Hungary, Russia, Swe- den. Austria, Switzerland, Maly and We Recover Furniture and Do Carpet Laying. s u-"n:;nh Denmark. i| Fifth Company Receives New Outfit and Gets Into Prac- tice After irill Tuesday Evening—Separate Coast Artillery Division Recommended. / R dressed man jumped from the platform | the ! commands are concerned.” Such a sys- tem cannot but be detrimental to the efficiency of our coast defense in time of war. 4§ . The remedy suggested by the chief St hacasiiy mpplicd At ande. 6 reot can be app! at once. He ommends that a war department order be issued creating and organizing three coast artillery departments; that coast artillery colonels be these departments. remedy which u.l‘.n be ey Wi t congressional action, - ple ‘order from the president, mdhg viegw of the results to be accomplisl is certainly worthy of serious consid- eration, e present ranking colonels ot coast artillery are all officers of longer service than any of the pres- ent commanders of the military de- partments in which these proposed coast artillery departments are to be located, consequently there would be no anomaly in giving them such re- sponsible commands, especially since practically all their service has been in the coast artillery. It is confidently believed that the system will recommend itself once it s fairly in working order, just as the or- ganization of the artillery into a corps and the separation of the field artillery from the coast artillery, both of which measures the artillery officers them- selves worked for years to effect, have recommended themselves to the au- thorities and the country. -The recent phenomenal progress in all branches of our artillery has been largely due to these great s in improving its or- ganization, and the step now proposed | will be even more important in its re- | sults, particularly in time of actual war, the true test of all things mili- tary. The above is, however, only a part of the system recommended by the chief of coast artillery, merely the Initial step. He recommends further that the necessary steps be taken by the war department to have a suitable bill pre- sented to congress to create a separate coast artillery division and authoriz- ing the appointment of coast artillery general officers to commang the three coast artillery -departments, as well as one to command the entire coast artil- lery. In fact, the appointment of col- onels to command the departments is to be merely temporary in order to start the system, but these officers are ultimately to have the rank of b - dier general, as soon as a proper bil' can be prepared and acted on by con- gress. WHIST AT MRS. H. M. COIT’S. Given Under Auspices of the Helping Hands of the Spiritual Academy— Prize Winners. The weekly whist held under the auspices of the Helping Hands of the | First Spiritual Union was held Tuesday | evening at the home of Mrs. H. M. Coit, in Penobscot street. Five tables were played, with the following renult! in the award of the prizes: Firsts, Mrs. | J. J. C. Stone, embroidered table scarf; ! E. R. Tuttle, handpainted picture; con- solations, Mrs. William Toothill and Mrs. Andrew Hagberg. Refreshments consisting of coffee and cake were served at the close and a | social hour enjoyed. The meeting next week will be with Mrs. A. P. Blinn in Oak street. New London.—On and after the first of January all city officials will be charged full rates for telephones. They have been having them at half price as officials of the city. You can find many GOOD THINGS for e HRISTMAS RANSTON'S 0ZY STORE suitable for the CHILDREN. One of the Best and Most Popular is the SIMPLEX TYPEWRITER ‘Three sizes—$1.00, $2.00, $3.00. “Modeline” or Modeling made easy, instructive and amusing for the children—25¢ and 50c. . Faber's Pencil Assortments — boxes covered with fancy paper—25¢c and 50c each. BOYS' BOOKS 25¢ a copy 'By such well known authors as Optic, | Reed, Cooper, Castleman, Trowbridge, i Alger, Henty and others, - Gift Books 10¢ Rich bindings, handsomely illus- trated and a va- riety of subjects, suitable for chil- | Gift Books 5¢ All in pretty Hol- iday bindings and handsomely illus- trated. dren. Christmas Cards, Calendars ¢, funny and Booklets A big variety of kinds, all at fair prices. The BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT is something all can ‘enjoy. All can and ‘do enjoy a Kodak or a Brownie Camera $1.00, $2.00, $3.00 and up. Games and Toy Books - in great variety, Store Open Evenings Till Xmas GRANSTON'S, *Right on Main S, No. 158 dee22daw kY Come one, come all, and let the RUBBER STORE offer you a few suggestions in practical gifts. Send the children in to 'num\'hyu,uo_'llbo'nlym glad to show them, For Men DRESS SUIT CASES 98 to $6.00 TRAVELING BAGS $1.00 to $10.00 RUBBER COATS $2.50 to $6.00 RUBBER BOOTS $2.50 to $6.00 « WARM ARCTICS $1.00 to $2.75 RUBBER SHOES 60c to $1.25 WORKING GLOVES 25¢ to $1.50 - DRESS GLOVES 500 to $2.50 UMBRELLAS 48¢c to $1.50 For Boys RUBBER COATS $2.25 to $3.00 HIGH TOP BOOTS $2.50 to $3.50 SHORT RUBBER BOOTS $2.00 to $275 HIGH ARCTICS $1.75 to $275 RUBBER SHOES 60c to 90c GLOVES AND MITTENS 25¢ to $1.00 o FOOTBALLS 75¢ to $1.00 BOXING GLOVES $1.50 to $4.50 PUNCHING BAGS $1.50 to $4.00 Special A Boys' and Men/s Feather- weight Rubber Coat can be car- ed in your vest pocket. Don’t fail to get one while they last $5.00. For /omen HIGH TOP ARCTICS $1.30 to $2.38 TWELVE BUTTON LEGGINS only 48¢ HOT WATER BOTTLES 50c to $2.00 INVALID CUSHIONS $1.25 to $3.00 RUBBER APRONS only 35c. RUBBER GLOVES 500 to $1.50 RUBBER SPONGES 60c to 85¢ BATH SPRAYS 50c to $2.00 CLOTHES WRINGERS 98c to $3.00 For Children GIRLS' SLIDING BOOTS $1.88 SHORT. BOOTS $1.50 to $1.75 HIGH TOP ARCTICS $1.35 to $1.75 RUBBER TOYS 10c to $1.00 RATTLES 10c RUBBER BALLS 5¢ to 50c LEGGINS only 48c. This is only a partial list of the many things ws have to offer, PYROGRAPHY We shall continue our special sale of 98¢ sets as+bng as our present supply lasts. Don’t fail to get one for a Christmas present, for young or old. Hun- dreds of beautiful presents can be made with one of these sets. Call and see our large line and lef us show you all ‘about them. Alling Rubber Co. Wholeszle=-15 Stores--Retail Norwich, Conn. New London, Conn. New Haven, Conn. Eridgeport, Conn, Hartford, Conn. New Britain, Conn, ‘Waterbury, Conn, d, Troy. N. X. Schnectady, N. Y. ‘Worcester, Mass. Springfleld, Mass. Holyoke, Mass. Pittsfield, Mass, Paterson, N. J. Is Free Stamp Day $1.00 worth of Green Stamps Free with purchases of 1oc or over. Double Stamps with purchases of Cs.oo.or over. woman will appreciate. The special sale prices now be- fore Xmas make them doubly attractive, RICH FUR Suitable for Gift Giving. Large Pillow and | Rug Muifs BABLE FOX. . ... ciesoh - onsasl poopbsnte 10.50 o BT, S SRR RIS T IR TR i BLACK FOX ........ ..$18.00 i DARK OPOSSUM 3 ..$ 6.50 AZURE LYNX ...... daveeee $ BE0 BLENDED SQUIRREL .......... §vée s arens s 1800 (Neckpieces to match at equally low prices.) | Women's and Misses’ | Coats Caracul Cloth Coats, Fancy Mixture Coats, Broad- cloth Coats, and Fine Kersey Cloth Coats made in the most approved styles. : COATS heretofore to $20.00...............Now $12.50 COATS heretofore t0 $30.00...........c.... Now $19.50 Tailored Suits EXTRAORDINARY SALE. Your unrestricted choice of any Women's or Misses’ Tailored Suits in the store, Now $15. Prices heretofore to $30.00. Special Xmas display of Taffeta Silk and Heather- bloom Petticoats. Prices $1.00 to $6.00. Ladies’ Shirt Waists in Linens, Lawns, Lingerie and Silks. Prices $1.00 to $10.00. The anhatian 121-125 MAIN STREET The Leading Store in Eastern Connecticut Devoted Exclusively to Men’s, Women’s and Chil- dren’s Wearing Apparel, i - Telephone Serviece is not only a most acceptable giit to, every member of the househeld but possesses the very unusual gquality of constantly lncreasluiem tude of the reciplent and the satis- faction of the donor. Why net sur- _prise your family with a telephone - The Southern New England Telephane Co, THERE ™ 0¢ aaVerusng medium 1s Eastern Convecticut eGual to The Bw lotin for business resulta THERE 15 no acvertising mediom in