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Actual 5L35 Goods mulkbmmessuapeculurm Nommdouamn— d‘umdcmanewandnnvelwuvithmhflademodlm :mopdbwnami‘trytoduphcmxt,mméandan. “Talma”™ Silk“is one of the season’s favorite weaves, but like all. good * things it has its imitators. The manufacturers of this-silk be- c;memryoiongmxnngweamandtndemmuforo&un wmmuimtheuowhneeds,nthydec:dedtomh out a few reputable stores in various parts of the country and let them sell “Talma,” the original, beautiful “Talma” at a ridiculous price. We were the fortunate ones in Norwiclm “Talma” Pongee Silk was manufactured to rétul for $1.35 a yard, and it is worth |::= it, too. Fashionable folks recognized -its value at once and introduced it as the most beautiful and practical weave of the year. - ‘“Falma” Pongee Silk is yarn dyed and has the soft finish of cashmere crepe—it is admirably adapted for the present fashion, unexcelled in its wearing qualities—"“Talma” Silk is the fabric of :the hour for both street and house wear, and it is a beautiful material for tailored-costumes, evening gowns and wraps. You are sure to find a ¢élor to your liking for the assortment con- sists of -twenty-cight new spring shades, including ‘black andi matural tan. Sale Starts This Morning a1 8.15 o'cleck Remember the quallty is “Talma” and the pnce 58c a yard, instead of $1.35. Because of the extraordinary lowness of the p'rice and ‘in order to give everyone an equal chance to procure these silks, they will not be shown over the counter or sampled before the bour of ‘the-sale. Displayed on special tables just inside the Main street ‘en- trance, : SEE WINDOW DISPLAY. . .We vRecoui Farniture and do Carpet Lfiyin' QOVERNMENT BY COMMISSIONERS of the standing committees, to be re- ported on at the next monthly meet- ing There ,were three marked .features in the old form of city government to which attention should be given: (. qnunued from Page Four.) police,” ‘street commissioner, Jailer, Judge of. pelice court, city attorney and cly ew?”eer el«:the b) the péople, and thq terms of offic re arranged s0 that.abeut one-half of them were alected emh Vvear. The. cquncil, ‘con- sisting of 8, 12 or 20 men representing wards, -and others elected at large, 'mars dividea by r;‘hn mayor into’ com- mi cofimittee having some )wfi%y 10 oversee. Omne cfimmn(- tee gave consideration to water works, anotharto police, or sewers, finance or fire .apparatus. The policemen, fire- ‘n;sn and _scavenger were elected by 18 L T is ssltem the council met ! once a m'nth Any hisiness present- ed, unless urgent, was referred to one e : .ma 6. GRANI. Undértaker and Embalmer " 42'Previdence SL., Taltvili> Promyt attesition to day or night calla 630. aprisM WFawl ———— F. C. ATCHISON, M. D., PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. . Mm ‘l. Second Floer, s!unnou Bldg. lfl‘hz ‘phone 7 mymn HOUSE, First—Politics was the leading at- traction, not only in the election of the mayor, council and other members of the city government, but in flercer measure " in -the selection of police- men, firemen and scavenger. Politics tore the city’to pieces every ward being arrayed against ward, clan against cl:m, and interest against interest. The needs of the g‘g’, commanded secomdary considera- Second—Everything moved leisurely. Stich a thing as hurry was lmknowz. matters of importance were referred to_the committee having supefvision, and the more rtant as the louger time the committee, would take for its consideration. Everything drag- ged ‘from ‘ week to wéek, except the routine work of allowing accounts at tile rigular monthly meetings. % hird—Responsibility was never def- initely - fixed. - This ‘was = particularly noticeable at the approach of elec- tions. Any official standing for re- election was apt to be lax in his du- ies: The police did not see things, neither’ did the judge. The mn- ing attorney was remiss; in fact,' for two months preceding the el the city might as 'well he without ernment as to have one conducts inconsiderately. The elective looked to thh ‘people-for re-election being mecre im; this city’s business, the, cit; Liet us contrast ithese vmi mhlnn Torm of government: First—There._ i government. It * Becond e omp moves. pr t- ~The council is always in pn-sion, always ready for. work. Any proposi- tion' coming up given - attention ‘without delay, so ths,t 1t takes no long- er to determine matters than a.clerk mulr- to ' merve’a customer in'the m Mrd—'l‘he dep‘rtmenhot the gOV- missioners, who are mpreme h tYeir ‘highway fo. take avenue, the route by which the teams- ters 'drive 'to and from Watch Hill perhaps with the intention of intimi- the drivers of the Dotolo teams ms do not seem to notice drivers of teams owned by farmers hnd ufiwloyed by the town.. 1 “In anticipation of. this move, Police- | man Mitcheéll, accompanied by High- :chester. ; Re\;. é'fi?:" @, Dmdm otl I:b‘e SM stian. will lead: Mme afternoon uenlon whldl is to befin at 2.30, Aft- er the .fle‘r'lgf Frances Weld nve an. address on I.guonl and the Child’s Life. Dr. ‘Wincheéster ‘will give #1 address’ Sunday School Standards. follow - conferences, For p:mhdl and w&rker- in * Elementary ‘Grades, led by - Miss Danielson, and For Teachers and Workers in Intermediate and Se- nior Grades, by Dr. Winchester. Ques- tions and dlwu.nion “invited ‘at these conferences. The Friday evening session will be- gin at 7.30, organ voluntary and the Glory- Song by the Ghoir. Rev. F. C. A, Jones of Calvary ncnm— church will lead the devotional cises,” which will be - !omfiéa‘fith thc m‘ of mnotices ‘and offering. Dr. ester will then deliver an ‘ad- dress on Men and the Sunday School. The closing &ddress will be by Miss Margaret Slattery of Boston, the welll known Sunday school educator, who wiil speak on The Way to a Child. The jnstitute will close with m&' the singing of a -and benedic: tion. - The institute, will be under thI direction of Rev. 8. FL Cathcart, pas- tor of the Congregational church, and on ¥ridey evening supper will be ed in the church pariors by the ladies of the chutch_ 4 ndverfiflnx feature of - th Bud.ford Dyeing' company that is ml\rnn;:al o& dthe esta] o Propo: ustry. ‘the ge to be made for uvn-fisih: purposes the name of Bast “Wasterly has been suggested as woul_!, tend to far- ther vopnl-:ize the. ite industry of the town,” as gevs quarr!h 3:. located in the Nianti¢ section, If the change is to.be made;to nvoid confusion of Niantic,'R. L. tic, Conn., it is. sl is more to be ¢ ford, as there is alr name in Rhode Islani That. mild, soot] Prescription, stops the first drops. knowledged value. away the itch Tight away mtq q,,i il sieep soundly. ‘We assure 2 ally of the merits of this remedy;: for we KNOW. Smith’s Pmcrmtlon Co,, 203 Mz\m Street. 4 There-will.| in criving teamsg and carting ,..in_the % ers! from the “woods pson place, the most Lsohted nm on the avenue. ' The presence of the officer & quieting el!act, and the teamsters continued un+ There are nine teamsters emplo:;;d e crushed stone and they have been making thé trips at Ilong intervals from each other. It i3 now arranged that the teamsters shall -start from each end of the route at the same time and keep together. This precaution has been taken to stren‘then the de- 'ense in case of attack. Local- Laconics. doln was a visitor Thursday in West- erly. Patrick Burke has sold to Jobhn Ca- rey and wife a house and lot off East avenue. Pitcher John Frill of Potter Hill left for Jersey City, Thursday, to join the Jersey City team ot the Eastern league. William Segar has presented a fine wall clock to Franklin lodge of Masons to replace one given by him some years ago and consumed by fire. There was a rainfall of 2.05 inches in Westerly during the storm that ter- minated Wednesday night, according to the records of Everett Barns. - Floyd Church, age 4, son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Church of Hope Val- ley, was seriously scalded Wednesday by upsetting a kettle of hot water. Benjamin Kerr, an employe of the Cottrell plant, cut his right hand a few days ago. Aftér the wound was dressed, blood pnison developed, and he is now in the Rhode Island hospital for, treatment. Superintendent Coon is getting Wil- cox park in readiness for the good old summer time. The settees that were covered with snow day befqre yester- day were occupied as places of rest “on Thursday. Cases of scarlet fever at Potter H'u, Avondale, Quarry Hill, Oak street and ‘the Shore road have been reported to’ Tewis Stanton, health officer, and pre- . cautions ~have ‘been'taken to prevent ‘spread ‘of the 'disease. Rem'uemfive Lanzworrthy of West- %eacnted a resolation to pay. “fll of-$1 ‘and Loan assiciation, for office rent of ;deputy . sheriff. Referred to commit- tfe on accounts and claims. Westerly's: vote was divided in the ‘| house‘ vote on .the;tuberculin .test bill’ which: was passed .by-a vote of 55 to 32, some -legislators dodging’ the vote. ;' Representative Murphy voted for the bill and Langworthy’ in opposition. Thé Laurel Glen postoffice-has been discontinued and service will be giv- en by rural e delivery from the North Stoning postoffice. - The fees of Mirs. O. B. Main, the retiring’ post- mistress, fl;urefl up $49 for the past Yyear, Enoch W. Vars has been reappoint- ed postmaster of the Niantic postoffice and his bond was forwarded ta the department Thursday. . He has been -} others.” George B. McDonald of New Lon- |’ 75 of the Westerly Savings' notified_that - when ' he ; i RE commission the name of m:: 3 will be changed to Bradford. ' - Dennig Murphy of New Lohdon was: a business caller' in Westerly. Thurs-|’ : day. N ar visited , Westerly Thursday. - Charles Palmer place on prohibitionists- of . evening, in a private ‘Willlams street. Thursdsy. residence in * The members of. Phebe. Grem Ward chapter held their session in: Memorial day afternoon. Job Thorp, the Pawcatuck: vlumher. regular monthl tilding 'Hmrs wmmm A.. Wilcox sold i’hfirfi to Mrs. Addie Price of Mystic - v Pendieton | Hill, = Orangizer E. A. Smith spoks’ to the § William H. Morris of, New London |3 whose ‘business has been” closed sev- |- eral weeks by attaching \chedlml. has made an ofler of seftlement. debts aggregate $17,000 and“he oflm to settle: in full on:a ten ger Tent. basis. This plan is axreenble to some of the larger credito! . The_following have from Westerly as jurors tor term of the superior court for Wu ington county: fred Wills, Arthur G. sflllmm Henry S. Jlme!_wfil— g Tint, 8 F. Champlin,” George F. Coon,. James | Benzie, Frank P. Mallon, Robert E. Mason, James Jolly, Otis ‘H. Chapman, petit jury. Congressman Utter hag presented the petition of the Polish National al- liance, No. 1180, of Woonsocket, against legislation affecting farther restrictions upon immigration. Also the petition of Fletcher W. Lawton, Henry K. Littlensld and John T. Gard~ the passage of the Taft romproclty measure, because of the serious effect it may have upon the na‘un: indusiry centericg in New- port. Congressman Utter delivered a lit- tle at the republican caucus Monday night, which served to bring him into_the limelight, and which met with flattering reception, He spoke in favor of the selection of commit- tees by & committee on committees, in- stead of by the speaker, and said that, in his opinion, this method would ré- sult in the management of the house more fn accord with thé views of the | people of the country. Hearing was given Wednesday aft. ernoon before the state senate com- mittee on corporations, upon the act in amendment of the charter of the length and some opposition' arose o the part of a Boston bond house, which had a representative at the hearing. The cumrnlttfle will give the ‘before Te- CONGREGATIONAL CONFEIENCE Meeting of ' Si ‘ing marked forty-nine yea history. The rainy ddy. red usual attendance to abouf number. The hospitality-of meeting of high spiritual /in Morning Service. - At the morning' service Re: rwich-preached the nman, from { the taxt Philippians every man on nis own but every man .also on . -the of Minding one'si’'own business ‘may: include ‘being busy -about the in- terests of others, in the.divisions of industries of. the work' of teachiig, and of the zthical interests of publie wel- fare. Ministering Yo Others. Prof. Marsh of Yale; took an interest in the welfare of In- dians in the west, Prof:° Hamlin, the missionary, baked bread for the sol- diers in the Crimea, Marcus Whitman rescued by 'his long northwest territory from the dson Bay company, Lord Shaftsbury apd Henry Bergh have giveén larger con- ceptions of the Christian’s husiness by ook net Joume)n over | e Ofle to %r-nd- of the explorer, 1 measures to prevent cru2lty to children | and animals. - These social claims enforce the pre- cepts of the Bible and reveal the plan | of God as seen in St. Paul's cefcep- tion of Jesus <Christ. who took th2 form of a servant of humanity. Here is the Christian’s business and the special opportunity of = the - country “| church is ministering to all the inter- Are now ready in the famous Lamson & Hubbard hats. Examine them critically — their superior style—their ex- uisite lustre, and ‘the evi- 3enee of care and skill used. in their manufacture. For over 30 yearsL. & H. - Hats_ have been made “just’ "l an acaress entitied What 5 v -!l' hté)’)a; personal friend and Thelp- ests of the community. g Music. Several anthems were finely render- ed by the choir, How Amiable Are Thy Tabernacles and Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates, as also a solo, The Plain: of Peace, by Walter Musgrave. % Afternoon Service. In. the afternoon session at praise service led by the scribe, Rev.’ Mr. Benedict and Brothers Henry nuek ar’d Shepardson took part. J » Rev. C. H. Barber Rev. C. H. Barber, of Chr:st? spoke of personal relationship to Jesus Cbtxst. ‘We must ses, Him -a'} ted to take awi all who remlve mm. (c) as our | the | ok e -