Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 27, 1910, Page 10

many years. of age. ANIELSON Leroy Knott, Freight Brakeman, In- stantly Killed—Park Theater Open- ing Delayed—Thirteenth Company’s Scores—Funeral of Mrs. Elia K. Wilson. Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza K. Wilson were held at the Methodist church Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock, Rev. R. S. Cushman officiating. Dur- ing the service Miss Bmma Burbank sang Saved by Grace and Abide With Me. The bearers were three sons of the deceased, Louis of Elvria, O., Her- bert of Dover, N. H, and Albert of Providence, and a nephew, Frederick ‘business .Thursday. Sidney Durkee, son, was in town Thursday. York. Boston. Thursday. Walter L. Dixon Wilson, of Providence. Burial was in { tage. Westfield cemetery. 3 Mr. and Mrs, Joseph Gareau OBITUARY. Mrs. Ann Owens. Mrs. Ann Owens died near Dayville the country near East Killingly. Died Suddenly. DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS. S. P. Humphrey was in Boston on formerly of Daniej 3 Mr. Duf- kee is in the bond business in New|at St. James church after the high J. E. Lemyre of Nashua, N. 4., pres- ident of the Keyless Lock ‘company, ‘was a visitor in Danielson Fhursday Charles Bertorilli spent, Thursday in Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Keach entertain- ed Mrs. E. A Winzer of Willimantic was at Crescent Beach Thursday making arrangements for the constpuction of a summer cot- of School street are to mecupy a place, in Michael Head and daughters, Misses a visitor with friends in Danielson Thursday. Auctitn at Oneco. Lafayeife FHlanchard was auctioneer at a sale of horses, wagons, farm im- plements and household articles held &t the,cld Cara place in Oneco Thurs- . Corpus Christi Procession. The usual Corpus Christi procession participated in by all of the church so— cieties will be held about the grounds mass on Sunday. The mills and factories in Danielson will close tomorrow (Saturday) noon until after Memorial day. Turn by Norwich Entertainers. Hooker and Ellsworth of Norwich, in a singing and dancing act, were seen at the Phoenix theater Thursday even- ing. St. James’ band has been engaged to furnish music at the Memorial day ex- ercises at Dayville on Sunday. To Attend K. of P. National Encamp- ment. TLocal members of the Uniform Rank, K. of P, are planning to attend the national ’encampment to be held in Milwaukee the first week in August. Thursday. Mrs. Owens has been liv- | Margaret and Neilie, are at Providence SRR figns ing for some time in Foster, but vall | attending the funmeral of a sister of | mourdor srimbone gty 50, on Spe be remembered by many people in | Mr. Heads, who died very suddenty. | | Sagiiony dfternoon, July o0 ona Darmielson, where she had lved for| Frank A, Larding of Cambrides was ok 4 : Engagement Rings Beautiful, Brilliant, Snappy Stones in Tiffany Settings, $35.00 to $95.00; Smaller Stones, finely set, at prices ranging as low as $16.00. It will;pay you to look at my assortment Geo. E. Shaw, o™ CONN. Post Card Station Views and Fancy Cards Pure, C!ean, Wholesome CHOCOLATES At Popular Prices BIG VALUES at 10¢, 15¢c,. I8¢ 25¢ and 29c Laces and Hamburgs 5c and 10c a vyard THE 3 KEYSTONE STORES Danielison, Puinam, Moosup. e IS Good Whiskey $1.00 Quart E. C. ROGERS, Wholesale and Retail Liquor Merchant PUTNAM, CONN. The Comet Day by Day Is Shoot- ing Farther Away. We Remain In Our Same Relative Position To You. Today we want to say fhat you cannet aiford fo overlook this Store when you want Tea or Cofiee. Our special offering is ihe celebrated “LaTouraine” Cofiee at 35¢ per pound. The Danielson Cotton Co. Store, MAIN STREET, DANIELSON. Saturday’s Games. Games scheduled in the Eastern Conne t amateur league for tomor- row (Saturday) are as follows: Jewett City at Central Village, Sterling at Wauregan, Moosup at Plainfield. Pavilion Not Completed. The new pavilion at Wildwood park will not be compieted in time for use on Memorial day and the season at the theater will not open at that time, as has been the custom in other years. When the new building is ready and the theater open next month, however, there is reason to believe that the lake resort will be more popular than it has been for several seasons past. MAY DAY SHOOT. Marksmen Who Qualified Conte: the list of men who scores made at the in Recent wing and_th lified day shoot of the Thir- any, C. N, G.: & ] 5 s o g 2 ] 8 Lieut, b 43 Lieut. Ira A. Warren. .3 Sergt. A. W. Logee Cory E. Withee James M. Paine s Shippee e EREERES INSTANTLY KILLED. Brakeman Leroy Knott Crushed Be- | neath Wheels at Dayville. Leroy Knott, 25, head brakeman on 1 freight No. 774, in charge of Con- ductor Hastings, was crushed beneath the wheels of his train at Dayville about 11 o’clocik Thursday morning and instantly killed. Just how the accident happened no one is able to say, as there was no witness to it. Knott had gone down to throw the switch near the trolley bridge for a n of the train consisting of the and five cars, which were to be backed onto the siding. The next the train crew saw of him he was lying dead betweer the tracks. One theory is that Knott started to run along beside the cars after he had *h and that he caught a &wi frog and was der the wheels. - body was badly mangled. The left leg was cut Off at the thigh. The left arm and a section of the body at the shoulder we evered and the | abdome >rrib; rushed. The man’s back was bro the right arm. Coroner Arthur G. Bill viewed the body and gave permission for Louis E. Boston l]r; Goods Company Offer Great Bargains. You’ll realize the purchas- ing power cf your cash if you do your trading at the Boston Dry Goods Store, Danielson. We are going to offer many special lots, underprice. | Now it's early and just the time to buy a Ladies’ Tailored Suit. To make it an object we shall offer our entire stock of Suits at Special Bargain | Prices. Suits worth $14.00 to $15.00 for $10.00; Suits worth $18.00 to $20.00 for | $15.00; your choice of any of the bet- ter Suits for $18.50. At these prices we will charge actual cost for alter- ations. New and Stylish Princess Wash | Dresses, all ready to wear, $1.00 to | $4.00 each. i Princess Mull Dresses, lace trim- | med, blue, pink or white, $2.98, $5.00, | $5.75. White Dresses for the children, from the smallest size to size age 14, from 25¢ to $5.00. cales, size age 2 years to 14 years, 50c | | | Wash Dresses, gingham and per- | to $2.00 each. { Rompers for the children, 25c each. | Every kind of Summer Underwear | for men, women and children, 10¢ to $1.00. The best values we have ever | sold for the price. | Hosiery, Gloves, Ribbons, Hamburgs, | at prices that are especially bargains. | | We are importers of English Dishes, and our very special prices for full sets or separate pieces are one-half | the usual cost for the same kind. | The difference is a big saving. The anm—nfiry Goods I % ‘[ COMPANY, l Danielson, Conn- JAMES E. KEECH, Manager, . may2od A g his rooms in 0] ‘The crew of the train know little about Knott, bohg;h!o to giye merel. the initial of his name. They tol Coroner Bill that he had been with the New Haven road for about four or five mths past, which_time his headquarters have been in New Lon- don. "His home is belleved to be n the wes i The extreme weisht of the cars un- der which Knott was crushed is indi- cated by the condition of the silver coins_ that were taken from his pocket and turned over to Coromer Bill. A half dollar and a dime were both bent and an jmpression of the smaller coin stamped into the larger one. A ten, @ five and a one dollar bill folded over the silver coins were cut through and through. Strangely enough, several cigarettes in a paper box taken from the dead man’s pockets were not dam- aged. It was said by a railroad man soon after the accident that Knott had asked off quty Thursday, but did not get per- mission In time to'save him from going out on the trip that cost him his life. He was a clean living young man, a total abstainer and had made many friends along the line between Worces- ter and New London. The body is held here pending instructions from rela- tives. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. Memorial Day at South Killingly. Mr. Editor: There is a tense local feeling over the action of the Danfel- son committee of McGregor post, G. A. R., that the veterans who annually come here on Memorial Sunday do not aish an address next Sunday in the church. The pastor, Virgil W. Black- man, was so notified more than two weelks ago and he accepted an invi- tation to speak near Waterbury. Now the folks here, or a few of them, are determined to have speaking whether, as they say, the G. A. R. go into the church or not. We want it distinctly understood that the minister would have re ed here for Sunday had his service been desired. R. will come up with band ldren are asked to form in rch at 2 p. m. The = in will conduct ap- propriate in the cemeteries. If a spea brought in due notice will be given, which probably will be done. B. South Killingly, 1910. PUTNAM Bench Show to Be Held at This Year's Fair—Census Enumerator in First Ward Skips Fifty—Special City Meeting Votes for Sewer System. Conn., May 26th, Attorney Walter F. Angell of the firm of Edwards & Angell of Provi- dence, visited Attorney Charles L. Torrey Thursday. ward M. Da ecutive of Colchester, a for- cretary to ex-Gover: berts, was in_Putnam_Thursday. presentative Clarence H. Savage of Mansfleld was in Putnam for a time Thursday, en route to Abington, on matters relative to registered stock in the interest of Storrs agricultural col- “red . Green of Worcester has re- cently been the guest of friends in Putnam. en D. Larned of Thompson, his- torian of Windham county, Has been elected a vice president of the Connec- ticut Historical ciety. Mrs. M. F. Smith is spending sev- eral days with friends at Dover, N. H. Leroy Knott, the brakeman who was killed at Dayville Thursday morning, was one of the most pop- ular of the railroad men that come into Putnam. Johnson to Pitch Memorial Day. Dan Johnson, who pitched a 19-inn- ing game for Salem, will do the box work for Putnam Memorial day morn- ing. Both holiday gzames are to be played with the Andems of North Grosvenordale. Dog Show at This Year’s Fair. A dog show is to be one of the fea- tures at the Putnam fair this year and it is expected to make a hit. E. L. Kelley will make the arrangements for it. REV. JAMES Q. DOLAN To Deliver Address at Notre Dame Academy Reunion. Rev. J. Q, Dolan of Milford, mem- ber of the mission band of the dio- cese of Hartford, is expected to be the principal speaker at the biennial re- union of the graduates and former stu- dents_of Notre Dame academy to be held Memorial day. Memorial Day Orders. Col. Henry J. Thayer, commander of H. Wilder Merriam camp, S. W. V., has requested the members of the or- ganization to assemble at G. A. R. ball at 9.45 a. m., and at 12.45 p. m. on Memorial day to do escort duty to A. G. Warner post, No. 54, G. A. R. and to participate in the Memorial day exercises. All soldiers and sailors who served in the Spanish war or in the Philippine campaign are also in- vited to join in the parade with the camp of Commander Thayer. SKIPPED FIFTY Census Taker in First Ward far from Thorough—Special Agent from New Haven Investiga H. M. Lawson, special agent of the census from the office of Professor Bai- ley at New Haven, was in Putnam on Thursday for conference with the members of the committee, consist- ing of Judge L, H. Fuller, M. Bo- wen and C. D. Sharpe, appointed by the Putnam Business Men's associa- tion for the purpose of investigating the reported faully taking of the cen- sus in this city. That there was ground for making the investization has been fully ab- lished as far as the First ward is con- cerned. The committee found that in this ward, which covers that pert of the city south of Pomfret bridge, South Main and Grove streets, 58 mames had been omitted by the enumerator; also that he had duplicate entries of eight names. The investigation by the committee, therefore, means a net gain of 50 in the First ward over the figures sub- mitted to the census bureau by the enumerator for the disttrict. The laxity with which the work was performed is indicated by the fact that in the old Quinebaug house in the rear of the Putnam inn, eight per- sons were missed by the census taker, six more persons living on King street did not get listed, 12 more on School street were not recorded as residents of Putnam and 4 on Bradley street were omitted. The remainder of the 58 persons whom the census taker did not find are scattered through va- rious sections of the First ward. As far as the committee has been able to ascertain the work of the enumerators in the other wards of the city was thoroughly performed. Agent Law n expressed surprise that such a large number should have escaped enumeratiton in_a single ward in a city as small as Putnam_ The residents in the section of the city under consideration were surprised to find that the figures as originally tak- en showed a loss of 29 persons since the taking of the last census, and this notwithstanding the fact that 21 new dwellings have b VOTE FOR SEWER SYSTEM. Majority Ten to One in Favor, at Spe- city City Meeting. By a conviucing majority of 10 to 1 the citizens of | railway by special car at 7.18. votes were cast at the E: majority is taken as representative of the collective atti- tude of the people of Putnam relative to the making of the improvement, which has been agitated for a long time. Practically all the thickly pop- ulated part of the city which needs sewers is cared for in the plan of con- struction. 3 The question voted on was as fol- ows: “Voted, That the common council is hereby directed to lay out, build, fems of ‘sowers and “Grains througn ems sewers ant ins and along streets and highways, and through public and private grounds in said city, and except where sewers are laid ugh private grounds to assess the. expe: of sald sewer system, or such part thereof as said common council shall deem just and reasonable, upon the property abut- ting the streets and highways through which said sewers are laid, or which may be in any way benefited or im- proved thereby, subject to the same notice, manner of assessment and of appeal therefrom as is provided’ in section thirty-six of the charter of th City of Putnam concerning highways the said system of sewers and drains to be substantially in accordance with the plan made by Charles B. Chand- ler, civil engineer, and approved by Putnam and on file in the office of the city clerk of the city of Putnam; and the sum of $90,000 is hereby appropri- ated to be used for the purpose of providing for said system of sewers and drains as above eet forth; and the common council is hereby author- ized to provide for the borrowing of said sum and the execution of a note or notes of said city for said sum or any parts thereof (not exceeding said sum in the aggregate) from time to time as the same shall be needed for the purposes above set forth until the same or such part thereof as the common council may direct shall be paid back into the city treasury upon assessments as provided for by the charter.” Local Briefs. Special masses in observance of Corpus Christi were celebrated at St. Mary's church Thursday evening. Members of various councils of the K. of C. In eastern Connecticut, will come to Putnam Sunday afternoon to witness the exemplification of the third degree on candidates of Cargill council. NOANK County Endeavor Union to Meet in Baptist Church—Patriotic Address to School Pupils—Woodmen Visit New London. The spring meeting of the New Lon- don Christian Endeavor union will be held in the Noank Eaptist church on May 30. The morning session will convene at 10.45 o'clock, that it may not conflict with the Memorial da: exercises of the G. A. R. The com- mittee on entertainment will serve a collation to the guests at 12.30 in the parlors of the church. The pro- gramme follows Morning Session—10.45, devotional exercises. Rev. H. B_ Rankin, pastor Noank Baptist church; 11. roll call, business; 11.15, vocal solo, Father Per- fect Thou My Faith, Miss Gertrude Smith of Noank; 11.30, address, Obed- ience, Rev. Dwight Stone, pastor Second Congregational church, Ston- ington; 12, social perfod; 12.30, colla- tion. Afternoon Session—2, praise service, Richard Mansfield, secretary of Y. M. C. A., New Londo: , address, Our Building Plans, Rev, B. C. Boardman, pastor First Baptist church, Water- ford: vocal solo, Just For Today, Mrs. H. B. Dyer, Noank: 3, address, Want- ed A Man Who Can and Will, Rev. Herbert J. Wyckoff, pastor Second Congregational church, Norwich; 2.45, prayer and benediction The officers of the union are: Presi- dent, John E. Caulkins, New London; vice president, Rev. Albert ¥. Earn- shaw, Mystic; secrotary, Mrs. Frank F. Richards, Waterford: treasurer, Mrs. Annie M, Bolles, New London; press correspondent, Richard Mans- fleld, New London; honorary vice presidents, presidents of socleties forming the union. To Address School Pupils. Tsaac Cundall of Mystic, a civil war veteran, will address the pupils of the Noank schools this (Friday) morning on Meaning of Memorial Day. The children will gather in the high school room where the address will be del- livered. Woodmen at New London. Members of the Noank camp, Mod- ern Woodmen of America, attended the open meeting Thursday night in New London, held jointly by the New Lon- don and White Oak camps. Transpor- tation was over the G. & S. street Mem- bers of Westerly, Stonington and Mys- tic camps also went through on the same car. Gathersd in the Fog. Mr, and Mrs. Squires of Good Ground, L. are guests of their daughter, Mrs. William H. Hill Henry Becker is to move to New York this week. Fishing steamer Leander Wdlcox left Thursday for the fishing grounds. George Brown and Frank Banning enjoyed a trip to Niantic Thursday inthe motor boat C. F. C. Frank Taylor of New Bedford in- spected the steam lighter in course of construction at the shipyard, on Thursday. ‘The boat, which is being built for New Bedford owners, is to have a steel A frame, an 80 foot boom making an overhang of 60 feet. Rev. A_J. Potter has returned from a brief visit in New Britain. E. N. Belden has returned to Hart- ford after a brief business visit here. Freeman Rogers has returned from a short visit with relatives in Willi- mantic. Miss Laura Douglas of Boston is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Douglas. Benjamin Cillis left Thursday for Gloucester, Mass., where he has se- cured empltymen My Husband. A question has arisen in soclety, what a women should call her husband —whether jt should be Mr. Smith, or John, or Henry, and the suggestion comes back, with a good show of sense, that the best way to refer to him is as “my husband.” The “smart set” doesn’t like this, for it seems to indicate a sort of possessory relationship. when the fact is the man should be identified by the name of an individual, just any sld Robert or James that might come handy. But that is the “smart set,” to_which husband means too much. To hear a woman call her husband “my husband” sounds well. It has a meaning to it. It suggests a sacred re- Jation which plain William or Samuel does not. And it is the same with “my wife.” A man may thing a great deal of his wife and refer to her as Mary, or Jane, or Sophia, but when he speaks of her as “my wife” it is in knowledgement of @ holy alliance that sheds a radiance over his life. There was once a man who alluded to his wife always as Jen, which showed the familiarity of love. but there is the dignity of love. too, which s impor- tant.—Ohio_State Journal. Snakes. Mr. Pinchot is in Ireland, where there are supposed to be no snakes. Mr. Ballinger is still fn Washington where he proposes to be the great American snake killer.—Springticld Republican. Rhodesla is becoming an altractive point for emigrants, especially thos with some means. Tt is said that party of 47 went there in March from d and took with them an aver- Mtfll’ to Have Patriotic Programme —Body of Erskine M. Phelps Ar- rives from Chicago. The borough schools, from the h‘lah school down to the fifth grades, will have the following programme this (Friday) _afternoon, ~beginning at 2 ofclock. The primary school pupils will haye their _exercises in r rooms: Selection, 8, H. S. orchestra; song, Battle Hymn of w-blh. school; salute to the flag, ; rec. itation, The American , Hubel Zeller;' recitation, All's Quiet Along the Potomac, Frances Sylvia; recita- tion, Music in Camj fe Kuehn; selection, S, H. S, orchestra; address, Colonel ‘Stanton; selection, S. H. 8. orchestra; song, America, school. Silas B. Wheeler has been visiting the upper grades of the borough schools this week. Miss McCoy, the English teacher, will spena Memorial day at her home in_Summervill of Newport, who has is much improved in John Steyart, who has been se- riously ill at her home on Bay View avenue, is able te be out. Morris Rice of Portland, Me., is the Buest of friends in town. A Candidate for Ro-sloction. The election of a school committes of the town school system of Stoniny ton is a matter that wiil be cons ered on Monday, June 6, at the special town mecting held for the purpose, Oscar Pendleton, who has served as chairman of the hoard for the past twalve years, and is still holding that office, wiil be a candicaie for re-elec- tion. Official Visit July Tst. Former Grand Secretary E. B, Hol- loway ,of the Connecticut R. A. has been ‘appointed supervising district deputy of Pequot councll, No. 422, of Stonington, and wii| make an official visit July 1st. Body of Erskine M. Phelgs Arrives. The body of Erskine M. Phelps ar- rived from Chicago Thursday by spe- cial car attached to the 147 p. m. train. The funeral ix to be held at the Phelps homestead, north of the bor- ough. E. F. Darrell's yacht: Helens has been launched and will be put Into commission for the season. Mrs. Charles H. Crandail, who has been the guest of C. P. Trumbull and family at Hartford, has returned, Albert Mason and family arrived in town Thursday for the summer. Brorough's Debt to Mr. Phelps. A tribute was pald Erskine M. Phelps, who died at Chicago Saturday in his 71st year. In 1881 he founded the Iroqucis club, and crat, was a close friend of Grover Cleveland. It was upon recommendation that Melville W. F ler was appointed chief justice of the United States. Mr. Phelps made a fortune in the boot and shoe trade, To him Stonington is largely Indebted for the pubMc library and for the town clock on the Congregational church. The first one was presented and plac- ed by his father. When that gave out Frskine Phelps replaced it with a finer one. In many ways the town will miss him. Orville W, Lamond of Richmond, Va., iz the guest of friends in town. Mrs. Sarah Doy Towwnsend of New York arrived Thursday afternoon to attend the funeral of Mr. Phelps. She is the daughter of the late James L Day, a former resident of the borough. The Woman's Relief corps will meet at Mrs. Samuel Pendleton’s Sunday afternoon, to tie greens for decorating the soldiers' graves. Rev. Charles Mason Is entertaining his father-in-law, Hon. Willlam L. Murray of Costa Rica, Ceniral Amer- ica, Mrs. Murray and children. Mrs. Minnie Jones of Yonkers, N. Y., is the guest of friends this weelk. Tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon the Stonington nine will play the Mystic nine at Stanton park. May 30 the lo- cal nine will play the Westerly team at Stonington, and Monday afternoon Stonington will go to Westérly to pla The Palmer class of the Baptist chureh entertained their voung lady friends in the church parlors Thurs- day evening with an unusually inter- esting address, music and xefresh- ments. being a dem- Inte his the Strange “Poetic Lice: When the Connecticut soldiers were here last week—it seems an age since we saw them—Governor Weeks mude a speech in which he declared that the two greatest American soldiers George Washington and Robert Virginians., That was the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. The New Haven Register applauded the governor for it, and everybody down south thanked heaven that there was one Yankee who had preserved his intellectual vision despite the clouds and darkness in_ which he has baen enveloped from Mis youth up. Now comes the Waterbury American, how- ever, with this querulous protest: “Governor Weeks at Richmond ruth- lessly eliminated Grant when he said in a speech that the two greatest American soldiers Washington and Lee. 80 we rise to say that the old version is still in print and regarded as orthodox by many, including ourselves.” We do not know what “the old version” is, but we are glad to know that the American is “orthodox” in one thing, Wwhether its orthodoxy be heterodoxy or not. We are willing t 50 far as to say that General Grant was a successful soldier, and, as ‘“nothing succeeds like success,” we suppose that it is altogether netural that the W terbury paper should esteem him for what he accomplished rather than for what he was. Alas! alas! however, the American has forced the Register off its base, and it pleads that “when is with good fellows in Virginia so poetic license is allowed. So the ‘uv‘} an were Virginians, ernor and the Times-Dispatch, even the Register, are allowed (o plead under that privilege.” We do not know what Governor Weeks will say about that, but we believe t he will resent it as a reflection upon both his knowledge and sincerity. The Times- Dispatch certainly does not “plead un- der that privilege. It believes that what Governor Weeks sald was true, not because he said it in Richmond, but because he could hay with equai truthfulnpess in N Huven. Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch Not a Freak. an who has spent her life in Alexandria, Va. eight from Washington, went {0 the capit the other day and while there saw Mr, Taft, the first president upon whom she had ever laid eyes, though seven- teen have sat in the White louse since she was born. That she could have so little curiosity concerning ce ities is conaidered remarkable by the news- paper correspondent who discovered her, but s it so str A good many people have lived long and happy lives in this big country of ours and have gone U thei ward without having seen even one president of the United If they had lived within a few miles of the Capitol they might have made an effort to atch a sight of each one as he came or went, for a president is an object of interest even in Washington, where A won i MYSTIC M g in the In of Good Gt~ m,—o-mv:m% Supper and Whist—Progress of Telephone Hx- change Work. A meeting In the interests of good citizenship was d Thuraday ning in the W, C. T. U, rooms. uare, with John (. Noyes presi -'fi.. following prog imme wal ried out: Music; prayer, Rev; Welcome M. Bates, pastor Union Baptist church; address, The Christian Citizen and His Political Duty, Levi K, Burdick of Pawcatuck: muslc; addre Reasons for the Existence of a Prohibition Party, Capt. Jason L. Randall of Groton, This is the fourth of a series of meetings under the auspices of the Stonington prohibition party, one to be held the last Thursday in each month, At the Country Club. large attendance om Thursday evening at the country club when at 6 o'clock a salad supper wa . A fine musical programme was carried out befores supper and after- wards whist was played. The com- mittee in charge included Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Willl Mr. ‘and Mi Elmer Spaulding, Mi; Mary Davis and Dr, A, H, Meyers, Modernizing Telephone Exchange. ‘Work In the Mystic telephone ex« change under Manager George D. Johnson in preparation for the cha to the common battery system so that one can call central by merely taking down the recelver from the hook, has been golng forward steadily for the last few weeks. FEvery telaphone in the exchange is being temporarily fit- ted with a condenser, %o that the change may be made without interfer Ing with the service or putting the subscribers to inconvenience. It will be a matter of several weeks before the new system will be in operation. Boy Preacher to Speak. There will be services in the Fish- town chapel Sunday afternoon. The speaker will be Harold Whipple, a res ident of Quakertown, an eloquent talk er but 18 years of age. Schooner Flest Busy. fleet of schoohers| owned hy Capt. Mark L. Gilbert 18 very busy at present. The Josie R. Burt is load ing tankage in Roston for Baltimore The Lois Chappell is loading in Maine and the May C. Hale salled Tuesday from New York for Hayt! with a load of 925 tons of coal. The T. J, Wall Ington is loading in Previdence for Baltimore. = The_schooner Daylight in expected from New York on Satury day. The Church Societies Activ The monthly supper given by (he ladies of the Baptist church was well patronized Thursday evening; a mu sleal ‘and literary " programme fal owed. T Ladles' Ald soclety of the M K. church met Thursday afternoon and evening with Mrs, Francis Cam bell, The ladies sewed In the afte noon, At §5.30 o'elock supper was served. The committes in charge was Mre. Francis Campbell, Mrs. Nellie Potter, Mrs. Harrlet Avery, Mrs. Fan- nie Stoll and Miss Mary Brooks Village Varieti Mrs. Willlam Dennis and family guests of relatives in Norwich Willlam Thompson of FProvidence was in town Thursday Byron Pike, who has been in Leba- non, N. 'H., for his health, has re turnied home, much Improved Hurry Anderson is in Bridgeport James Cooper, bookkeeper in the Mystic Mfg. , left Thursday on s vacation to Niagara and Washington This 1s Mr. Cooper's first vacation in twelve years. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L are and farm of York are guesi t Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lambert. Ella Harris Wheeler Is visiting in_ Boston, Miss Doris Bailey of Providence i the guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. M Fitch, Amos Colby Is seriously il Mrs, J. A. Rose has returned from Rome, N. Y. Dr, A. M. Purdy has purchased s new touring car. Attorney B. H. Hewitt 1s confined to his home with an attack of sclatica Bank Commissioner Chapin The report of the legislativa com - mittee which has Investigated the Southbridge bank failure, is, In effect an indorsement of the position tuken by Bank Commissloner Chapin, that the state ought 10 make an actual and complete audit of the accounts of Mas- sachusetts savings banks. While the report does in substance point out that the law. already calis for such an in spection, in the committes’s opinion, the fact remains that asince the law was enacted in 1894, there has never been any such searching Inquiry chiefly Decause there has been n force of Inspectors suficiently larg to make such a system possible. It would be well fitting that the new eystem _of audits should begin under Commissioner Chapin who has repeatedly urged that he be allowed a for sufficient to carry his ideas into effect, and he haw the con- fidence of the banking community in this state sufficliently and i~ such large measure that the system could be inaugurated under no better man. And as he has pressed #o strongly for more rigld and more searching in- spection, the indorsement of his gen- eral proposition by the legislative committee should make the way emsy for the legisiatiure to give him the de- wsired authority and force in his bu- reau. As treasurer of the commonwealth, as bank commissioner, Mr. used his influence and hi the side of sound financ would be well in keeping, therefors, If the new system of audit should begin with his administration, He has made it clear that the state can improve the present system, and his ideas on thet point have been the best and most clearly presented. His sugges- tions, and the practical indorsement of those suggestions by investiga ing committee, are surely worth the consideration of the legislature. The lesson of the Southbridge defalcation #hould not be forgotten nor neglected. Boston Advertl Books and a Bonfir A San Franecisc man added to her list of woch ctions @ Iiternry bonfire. A bonfire in itself is not a thing to cateh the fancy of the society throng, being more or less stuffy and smudgy and demoralizing 1o wtarched rrivolities. But in this instance the hostess made & sort of basket picnie uffair of it, only the guests brought fuel instead of food. And the fuel tonk the forn of books—books of a sort ‘hat be regurded as umfit in cer. tain respects for general perusal by oid and g—and that ocured Jarge circulation hecuuse of this alleged unfitne: The bonfire was & protost against the fra rd cha ter of theas volumes, and soclety dames with books to burn were urgently advised in tske advantage of the hot time. Did the invited guests eagerly ee the opportunity? They did 1ot 7 el they added to the flamas would brown a cutlet But thers was a bonfire just the same. The host he is seen at close range; but again they might not. If the correspondent were to go on an investigating tour he would undoubtedly find & number of men and Wor Washington who have never seen Pres- ident Taft, perhaps not President Ruosevelt or his predecessors. It is not that they are not interested in the man_ at the head of the government, but because it tukes some exertion (o see him, and because they can see him at any stime they .dghn;u make the ef- fort.—Indianapolis i ess. burned Molnar's famous romanc and on. laubert's, and the yunger Dumas’ mille,” and thers were newer books that eannot be men- Jd because their unworthiness would be advertised und their salew in. oreased by the notoriety, They blased (v while they lualed, but the fire oL At any Uiie sssdme dlarming proportions. —Cleveland Plain Dealar “Pa, whit s writer's cn LA heing gramped. [ Al"willory Butter 4 MYP mulnéy u‘ #on, s, . {