Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 31, 1910, Page 8

NORWICH BULLETIN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1910 Store Closed All Day Tlonday. New Year’s Day. SOME STRONG SPECIALS . FOR. New Year Remembrances I's customary these days to give a New Year remems= brance, and useful are highly proper. For the New Year shop= per the strong specials we things quote to day make buying es-| pecially economical. House Coats ! House Co Toys Me: two-t g wvalue 35.00 and $5.98 1 A A O 1 1 s and Today ‘Women's con Blankets, 3.98 Today Special $ Childrer #1160 Se $4 « Today Choice, per cent. off Today ONE-THIR Standard Rotary Si‘ver Ware Sewing Machi : o Dep rtment | ine L Jewel < « Underwear Today 12 1-2¢ Wome R Vest 1 P Today 39¢ The Standard Rotar Today 19¢ ehine you can buy one machine you g K SRR g stitch or a single P s machine. It is the ma- Fi2n s WEa" chine obtainable, making - to 100 by other mac nes Special Easy Terms, $1.00 per o it 1911 Calendars Today All Cal regular pri 1 kr\lLll"'\"'n Heavy Dress Goods fo: Announcement for 1911 { suits and children The Fanning Studios, 1 Willow 5l would respectfully eall attention to Wall Papers we carry and the W men we have to do our work. We assure the publle of a fine grade labor and the very best patterns ar il designs in our 1911 Wall Papers. We | can quote speclally low prices for work complete, or will be pleased to sell the paper if you bave aay regular firm to| do_your weork, decasd die: cloaks, MILL REMNANT blg assort- ment of all kinds Dress Goods and | Silks. Prices very low. MILL RE JOH ANT STORE, 3LOOM. Proprietor. Rose EAOWhn’ Alleys, LUCAS HALL, Street. STONE. Prop 43 Shetucket L 3c WHEN you want to put 11268 befora the public, there is uo me- dmm better than throigh (e advertiis- ing colmmng ol Fue Bullelin, thai Today 36c | OFF | New London Town “THE CITY'S COMM Is Not Dead, but Sleepeth, tric Company Boosting The clock in the steeple of the First Church of Christ, which is located just anove the beil that has been rung at noon and served as the curfew t 9 o'clock at night, and which has been in service for over sixty years, has outhived its uselessn, for now it is unreliable as to_time and frequently stops short as if never to go again, but is urged on for a time the dexterous work of the pert. The clock is owned by Ionge clock the city town and city was consolidat and lable for the purchase of a new Alderman O’Leary, | committee on public proper portant matter to the e court of common that the appropri osal is not ample to provi w _clock and meet the other require- ments of the public prope commit- alderm. chairman of the call- ha. < in stationar pointed pile hene rn as the tim if out to as g0 would cost to hamme pro; ome pu he front 1o luded in the same -t he New London Gas and Electric mpany management is certainly do- considerable in the boostir for nd on every pol | of its product un- the advancement of the latest is line, ed com- on dor in Wester- of New London, coming to it when the | by | Clock Needs Nurse Aiter Sixty Years of Service it is Wornout, Feeble and Unreliable ITTEE OF FIFTEEN as New London’s “Dens of Iniquity” May Later Discover—The Gas and Elec= the City as a Desirable Lo- cation for New Industries—Plans {for Greater City. ly there is an electric sign on the gas retort of the Westerly Light and | Power company, placed there at the | expense of the Westerly Board of | Trade. The gas and power company jcharges no rental- and turns on the electric juice just before the departure and arrival of trains at the Westerly station. The signs in the two places are similar in intent, but there’s a difference in their origin and mainte- | nance. Away back in the days when grocery | has always ‘{“"’,‘, known as the town | delivery wagons were unknown in New j clock. The clock is worn out and an- | | ondor, when groceries and the like | ot s nceded, but there are no funds | were delivered by clerks in market baskets and jugs, and when some of the State street store force consisted of the proprietor and a boy or two, and when stores were closed while the pro- rietors went to meals, there was a job printing office in the building at the corner of Main and State streels | conducted _under the firm name of Starr & Farnham, and ame | building was the Phi store. | Mr. Phillips was not a. very carly riser, while Mr, Farnham, the printer, wa up with the traditional lark, and h @ practic or from the word g0. One bright Summer morning Mr. Farnham wrote on a plece of paper t six by four inches in size d, but Sleepeth. “Not d on the door of nd there it re- the morning ps came down et attracted the atten- 7 about every per- te came from the other >t curiously wondering ard aennounced the . Phillips or that the sher- ken possession of the store. ‘and w tion e who 1 son iff_had t It is just n that that s now posted in imagination over the office door of the Committee of Fif- teen who started in to regulate the New London over | a general refor- mation The committee had the law violators going for a time, and really did prevent the : of a few liquor licenses and took nd in_the temporary cleansing of vile den iniquity” in Bradley street, which now ere like unto that leaf tree that flourished. The ommittee worked fearlessly and open- |1y and was ever ready to assist in the | prosecution of offenders. The reform | campaign was carried on effectivel and the good results were apparent, | but there was lacking ¢ crown of s persistency ccess. Now e operated in law, liquor is being open deflance of sold in several unlicénsed places and the places of ill repute are again in full sw it no wonc that there neral inquiry as a g to the nmittee of Fifteen. The answer is: “Not Dead, but Sleepeth.” of the most active wor s of sub-committee has announced that e organization is still complete and working force is as etrong as enforcement of law and s ready to begin operations a more forcible scale than unless there is more acti C even ever, thorities to cleanse the city of sondon of the lawlessness of the ] re specified. ew na- Anent the opening of the legisiature | of 1811, interest increases in the pro- | posed armnexation of the town of Wa | terford to the city of New London and |t mmittee of the court of common | are outlining a plan in e: i pectation of convincing the majority of the legislators that it will be for the | | mutual benefit of both places to be | consolidated under one city govern- ment. As yet the sentlment of the tizens of New London has not been | definit tion although the feeling that the cannot grow to | nal ter- | Waterford | But | of the present. in for looking well nd therefore advocate ole of the big town of vident by Waterford that a not a ma nexation to a vote of the citi- in town meeting r fon ot of ed | the | able orit Ne zens town declined to d]yplm’\l‘]u e w London | I be well cared the mayor-senator is the e plan to annex he w. ieve that result. ~| Grange to Have Officers’ Reserve Fund. ODD FELLOWS. be at Monday v applications for member- ) were received, and following the ansaction of the regular business a e oyster chowder, prepared and by George A. Burlingham, was I I ngs toward the lodge, on of a large number of some silver knives and forks. His Grand Frank M. Green, sntation speech, in the father, and the gift v the and -a ris- wded the 0. F, at its ' Echoes From The Lodge Roum Night Next Meeting—Owls Have 280 Members in Local Nest—Norwich Lodge, No. 257, N. E. O. P, Entertained by Mr. and Mss. E.| M. Newbury—Uncas Lodge, No. 11, I. O. O. F,|E Elects O/ficers—$219,000 in Connecticut A. O. U. W. | ORDER OF PROTECTIOI“ Wednesd evening, Dec Mr. and ent 248, ‘of the Prote v Eng- tion at their home The postponed lar meeting night, taken up and a sion of the lodge work was i flicers were elected for the ensuing yvear and the installation of i(no same will take place on the sec- 1 i December regular s held. {ond Monday evening in January, at { the lodge rooms in Buckingham Me- morial. The lodge work over, a so- j cial time was indulged in when Mas- ter Waldo Newbury entertained with | piano solos, Mrs. George A, Howard tand Mrs. William A. Lund with piano | tets and Mr. 'y and William | shown by the legally constituted au- of | (g ! A. Lund rendered several vocal solos in good voice. The Norwich lodge quartette, Mr. Newbury, Mr. Lund, Mr. Rozolvo Perry and Sumner Armstrong, were heard in several selections, and were forced to respond to encores. Refreshments consisting of cake, cof- fee, oranges and candy, were served by Mrs. Newbury, who was ably as- sisted by Mrs. William A. Lund and Mrs, George A. Howard. The home was prettily decorated with Christ- mas greens and red bells for the oc- cation and the party of friends left at a late hour, voting Grand Trustee and Mrs. Newbury royal entertainers. FRATERNAL BENEFIT LEAGUE. With E. H. Pincus, the president, in the chair, and with a fair number of the members in attendance, Norwich lodge, No. 25, F. B. L. met in Pyth- jan hall Monday evening, and held an interesting meeting. It was announc- ed that at their next meeting, which takes place om Monday, January 9, there will take place the instailation of the newly elected officers, and that the supreme officers from New Haven will_be present. Supreme President J. B. Gibb of New Haven will do the installing Refreshments will be served at this | time, after the regular business meet- ing is concluded, and the committee in charge of the affair is planning to make this an enjoyable occasion for all. OwWLS. Twelve new members were initiated and fifteen applications were received at Tuesday night's meeting of the Norwich Nest of Owls, which was held i regular rooms in the Stead The total membership amounts to 230, and the expectations are among the members that this number will be considerably increased by the time of the next meeting. About 100 ero present at the meeting Tuesday night, and the president, Ashley T. Boon, presided. The next meeting of the order has been postponed to January 10, 1911 as to give the hall committee a chance to finish up the hall complet ly. Everything then, it is hoped, will | be in first class condition. The mem- | hers of this committee are Geo H. Stanton, William Harvey and W. R. | Balcom. WOODMEN. transacted, after which there was general discussion over plans for a | cial to be held in the near futur | date, however, was decided upon for | | | a | to take place. Announcement W made that the installation of the new elected officers would take place at the time of the next regular mec ng, which comes on the second Wed- | day in January. All the details of irrangements for this affair were left with the members of the entertain- ment committee. PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY. A regular meeting of Norwich grange, No. 172, P. of H, was held on Wednesday evening In Pythian hall, | with Worthy Master Andrew B. Davies in the chair. Two applications for membership were voted upon favora- bly and one new application was re- . The next meeting will be o*- ved by the local order as Office night, when all of the officers are pected to be present and will take part by giving .an account of the past vear's work. State Deputy Will H. Barron of Danielson was present at Wednesday night’s meeting, and’dur- ing the lecturer's hour, which was in charge of Mrs. Maud E. Bliss, spoke on C Wor He gave a brief | but interesting acceunt of the conven- | tion of the National which was held rec v, tokd what the State grange was doing and threw out a few wise suggestions as | to what the local grange should be do- ing. A large attendance was noted | justice of the peace, and a pleasant and profitable evening was enjoyed by all. ANCIENT ORDER UNITED WORK MEN. The grand lodge finance and execu- tive committees held their last month- Iy meeting of the year last Tuesday at the grand lodge office in New Ha- ven, and this, the last meeting of the year, was especially characterized by expressions of an informal nature of satisfaction and congratulation on the conditions, financial and otherwise, of this A. O. U. W. jurisdiction, and the outlook for the order generally throughout the United States. The reserve fund of the Connecticut A. O. U. W. now amounts to over $219,- 000, and - outs of this handsome amount there is cash on hand to meet every death claim and all current lia- bilities. One of the notable men of the A. O. U. W. in the eastern part of the state is Brother William ‘Walden of Montville, & member of Uncas lodge, No. 17, son of a noted Metho- dist farmer and minister of Montville. He, himself, occasionally officiates as preacher and for more than twenty years was a school teacher. Walden has served thirty years as conducted sing- ing schools, acted as registrar of vital statistics and for many years has served on AMontville's school commit- n a Sunday school su- intendent and for twenty years class leader at his church. He is a trustee of Montville’s Comstock fund for annual awards of ptizes to school children, and much other public work for the public good stands to his cred- payment of death claims ring the past week forwarded rand Recorder George Stroh, as Kelly of rhury, Silver City lodge, who died Octo- ilver wio City died 2 America 44, of ;, who died 18, ased H. J October Gus; of Scandia lod , who died December David H. Waterbury lodge, No. who died Decemper A fair sized number of the members | muel J. ebaug lodge, were in attendance at Wednesday | who died night's meeting of Norwich camp, No. ; 5908, W. A.. which took place in rd lodge, Hibernian hall. Worthy Adviser | 2 who died John J. Murtagh presided. The res- | ears. s of the order was | 1 R. day in goodly Regent J 3 Casey Two of th and odge off Regent John M., | Burr Past 1 Re- >t Stamford, were. expected to be present at this meeting and make addre: s along lines for the good of the order, but Dbec: of the iliness of the former and an urgent bu ss call that took him away from home on the latter, neither of these men were able to be present here on Wednesday. At the next mee of the lod , on January take pic the installation of nd this work will be in Past Grand Regent Will- KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS. aside council, K. of C.. of London, at its meeting Wedn v evening voted to send a check for 300 to the Catholic university Wash- ington, D. C. This is the first in- allment of the essment made gainst the council by the order in its forts to raise an endowment fund of $500,000 among the councils throughs out_this count Whits Cross council, N C., will hold thi regular meeting Sunday afternoon i expected that it will be an interest- ing meeting. District Deputy Sulli- an of New London has granted the 13, K. of monthly and it . | offic Splendid for Old People en the human system nes accumulated poisons in the blood caur rheumatic pains in the joi muscle and back, ~These warnings should by promptly relieved and serious illnes: avoided by using the following pre scription which shows wonderful n- sults even after the first few doses. It ill_eventually restore physical vigor. ‘One ounce compound sSyrup of Sarsas parilla; one ounce Toris compound; hlll int of high grade whiskey. This t e mixed and used In tablespoengs: doses before each meal and at bed- time. The bottle to be shaken each time.” Any druggist has these Ingredi- ents or will qu) ckly get them for you. Anyone can mix them. —_— e council permission to confer the first and second degrees at the same meet- ing and as there is a large class ready for both of the degrees it will be a busy afternoon for the degree team. The question of deciding upon a date for conferring the third degree will be taken up tomorrow, and it is_very probable that It will take place during January. All candidates taking the second degree at this meeting will be eligible for the third degree when it is next conferred. There are many other matters of interest to be presented a tomorrow’s mesting, and it is expecte: { that it will be largely attended. GRAND ARMY. Department Commander Edson 8. Bishop of Hartford was present at Friday ’night‘u meeting of Sedgwicik ,» G. A. R.,, which was held, K m Juckingham Memorial, The meeting was well attended, ans | Commander Hl‘nry Hovey presided. a8 the next meeting of Sedgwick post there will take place the installatiom of the newly elected officers. Refresh- ments will be served at the latter part | of the evening, and those in charge anticipate a pleasant time, HIBERNIANS. County President James C. Sullivan ud State Vice President William T. v of the A. O, H., in New London, rent to Jewett City Wednesday eve- and _installed the ofiicers of tho ivision there. This is the first of the tions to_be carried out by Mr. Sullivan. He has seven more divis- | ions to look after before the cnd of January. EASTERN STAR. At Wednesday night's meeting of chem chapter, No. 57, Order of the stern Star, Mrs. Emil Stevens, in behalf of the lodge, presented the re- tiring worthy matron, Mrs. Annie L. Rawson, and the retiring worthy pat- | ron, Charles Caulkins, handsome past ers’ jewels, Mrs. Lois W. Durie ras_elected marshal and not Mrs. Louis W. Davis, as stated, through a typographical error in Thursday { morning’s Bulletin. All of the committees for the ensu- | in r will be appointed by Worthy 1 Matron Esther I. Blinn at the time of the next meeting, which is to take | place January 11. | stitutes, | | A Slmple Slfegulrd for Mothers. | Mrs. D. Gilkeson, 826 Tiifles Ave e ce. ' “My little girl had 2 ~g- vere cold and eoughed almost contini | Honey and Tar. The first dose I g¢v¥ | relieved the inflammation in he her throat and lungs were entirely freq from inflammation. Since then I aly |and Tar in the house.” Accept no sub= Lee & Osgood Co. To many winter is a season of trou~ ble. The frostbitten toes and fingers, red and rough skins, prove this. such troubles fly before Bucklen's est healer of burns, boilg, piles, cuts, sores, eczema and sprains., Only 25c, — | Youngstown, Ohio, gained wisdom py {ousiy. 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