Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 10, 1911, Page 9

Children’s Easter Hats and Dresses Only one week more before Easter, and you want the children to look their best, of course. Ve have crowds of pretty things to show to mothers, we have some of the most bewitching hats that ever iamed childish faces, every one mneatly decorated with ribbon and flowers, especially among the hats for the tiniest tots, from 98c to $3.89. |\ . Lo Children’s . . > White Dresses from 8 to 14 years oid. Made of white Jawn, trimmed with lace embroidery and lace insertion, square and. high- neck, long and short sleevés. We pro- nounced them the snappiest . lot Children’s Dresses we ever carried. Be- |, side the fancy trimmings, they are all embellished with pink or blue bows of ribbons, which greatly radd . to, . the emartness of the neat little garment, Baby Dresses : from 6 months to'6 years, in white Jawn_ nainsook and long cloth, trim=- wed with lace insertion, lace beading, lace edging and embroidered insertions, low necl, high neck, round or square, are represented. - Even the tiniest ones have tha touch of, elegance—50c, 75¢, Silk and Messaline . Petticoats One of the new wear narrow - hobble effect, but full enough to walk comfortably, but with pleat- ing and Vandykes of the flattest. Here they arz in every color, for $3.95. (Second Floor.) The H. C. MurrayACo. Agents for Ladies’ Home Journal Paper Patterns. [ ] Times <. Are a Trifle Hard, But Cheer Up, for You Can Get Money by calling at the Willimantic Loan Company, 15 Union Streel. Terms strictly confidential. Easter Offerings A =5 JAMES HARRIES, 801 Main Street, Willimantic, Conn. (8. cossors te Sessiens & Wimo) Embaimers and Funera [irectors, 60-62 Neorth Street, LABY ASSISTANT. ZTelophone ceBReciea. £ 1911 Overland Models ERNEST.P. CHESBRO, 1029 Main St. Willimantic, Conn. “Going But of the Clothing Business” Mechanmics’ Dep’t. Store OUTFITTERS TO ALL. LAUNDRY SOAPS BEST NAPTHA SOAP 5 bars for 25¢ and 10 S. & H. Green Trading Stamps | Free. BEST BORAX SOAP 6 bars for 25¢ and ‘10 §. & H. Stamps Free. | The T. R. Sadd Co. WILLIMANTIC. CONN. | in two weeks. le, N\!‘ Loll‘a. No. 22, Knights of Aprll )(eetlng ot ‘the Board of Alder- DIES IN HARTFORD HOSPITAL. Expert Trap Shooter Who for Several Years Held Championship of Con- necticut. Saturday afternoon n;ws of dsath of Henry L. Edgarton was re- ceived in this city. Death occurred in Hartford about noon and was a result of acute inflammation of the kidneys following an operation for galistones performed Thursday. came as a graat.surprise to his many friends, as but very few knew that he was ill or that he had gone to Hart- ford to undergo an operation, although it was generally known that he had not “fully recovered from his illness of last Year. Mr. Edgarton was born in Baltimore, Md., March 8, 63 years ago, and camsa to Willimantic in 1869 and had since made his home here, althopgh he spent a time on the road ‘travel Ing with mill supplies some years ago. He enjoyed a very large acquaintance in this city and had many staunch friends who will sinéerely miss him. Perhaps there was of { not a man more widely known through- out the state and all New England. ‘an@ even the middle Atlantic states, as a trap shooter, as he had partici- pated in many clay pigeon contests in | 2 great many places and for several Yy held the championship of Con- necticut. « He swas an expert Hunter “and counted one of the very best wing shots‘in_this section. Mr. BEdgarton “was greatly interested .in outdoor sports. especially anything that pertained to hunting. - He had re- cently become an enthusiastic automo- bilist. There survive a widow, Mrs, Ed(arton. who went to the b .l‘ husband Friday, when i t his condition. was critical, a son, -Tohn . of this city, two sisters, Mrs. Carrie Tilden of Shirley, Mass., and ‘Mrs. 'A. E. Polly of Waltham, Mass., and a brother, George N. Edgarton, of Boston. City Getting Spring Clean-Up. That the people of the city are in- terest in the sentiments expressed in Mayor Dunn’s recent proclamation was demonstrated Saturday, when many began to clean up around their homes. In many places throughout the city the odor of burning refuse, the flat petticoats tU collection of several months, could be with the Easter gown: has the| detected, and men, women ‘and children were cheerfully at work furbishing up around their own homes. With Easter but six days away-it begins to look as though the project lawnched by the new Willimantic Civie association would be realized in a fal. PEACEFUL SABBATH Disturbed by Fist Fight at Boarding House—Arrest Made. The police were called to the “¢or poration boarding house” on street, opposite the police st tion, Sunday morning to quell a smal cas. ‘There-is hardly a Sunday _passes by but t a; the who are mostly “il ters.” who enly stay:for a short per of time, mix things up frequently. Sunday morning there was a fist fight, and as a result John Stone is locked up on the charge of assault and will be arraigned in court this (Mon- day) morning. Stone and a fallow named Daniel Shea got into an argu- ment and Shea was apparently leok- ing for a go. Stone was not at all averse to accommodating him and af- ter a couple of invitations sailed right into him in good style, Jlambasting Shea. a couple of John L.’s right in the nose that caused Shea to almost taks the count. . ‘When questioned at police headquar- ters Stone was not a bit abashed at admitting that he handed the brace of sleeping powders to Shea. Oficar Louis Paulhus made the arrest. It was but a couple of Sundays ago that Captain Richmond and an officer were called to the house and arrested a man for some similar misconduct. SHORT CALENDAR SESSION Proves a Brief One on Saturday—Dis- position of Cases. Saturday’s session in the courthouse of the Windham county superior eourt for short calendar, with Judge Wil- liam H. Williams on the bench, wa | brief, and at the close his honor said hat he was pleased that his initial it to Willimantic had been so har- monious. In the case of John Gilbert vs. J. Alpert Brule and others, a motion to add new party to the defendant, At- torney Harry E. Back of Danielson said that the party had already enier- ed and 1t was therefore unnecessary to take action. In the case of Charles A. Tillinghast ve. tha Industrial and Man- ufacturing ‘company and others, an ac- tion for default of judgment and fore- closure limitation, Attorney Back stat- ed that it had been settled. In the case of Ella Nora Young's appeal from probate, the matter went over to the next short galendar session by req of Attorney Back, who said that At— torney A. G. Bill, representing the plaintiff, was unexpectedly called to Montreal, P. Q., Canada, Friday. In the case of George F. Holbrook, trus- tee, vs. Charles S. Blackmar, Attorney Back was willing to flle an answer within one week, and it was so ordered. In the case of George F. Holbrook, trustee, vs. Percy L. Waterman, George F. Holbrook, trustee, vs. C. Fred Waterman, and Gezorge F. Hol- brook vs. Warren R. Spencer, defend- ants were ordered to file answers with- In the case of Preston B. Sibley, administrator, vs. James HIRAM N. FENN, UNDERTAKER end IMBALMER 63 Church St. Willimantle, Ct. Teleghone. iady Assistant A nice vartety of Fresh Fish: also Scallops, Oysters amd Clams, at STRONG'S FISH MARKET, 28 North St. Where 1o Trade in Jeweti City WE HAVE THE LARGEST and Best Stock of Coafectionery, Soda Water and Pestal Cards in town, at WM. JOHNSTON’S. 5. 3. BOTTOMLEY & SOXN, General Repalr Skop, “Bleycle &nd Automobile Repalring ©f1 and Gasoline for aale, OITY WeTRL Wow and Up-te-nte Hotel t2 over~ | Bartiesiar. . Propristor '1' Bfim at the Bijou and: (] s:. John’s Commnndory, No. 11, K. T. HENRY L. EDGARTON - the The news of Mr. Edgarton's deatif| ide of | was found | measure and as a resuit prove success- Adcl d Shepard ‘ s aud qthers. a.nrut.ion 2 the- 8. Rous: !o:i a eqtn;:{uctm oll:hwl ordered -a copy 0 e COImp] med upon the heirs within tne next Wi Gordon, counsel had ureed to- wfld‘ n‘ E new defendant and the court so order-. ed. No appearance was made in the case of Ella Sarah Car vs. Patrick Francis Carney, that ca:ixe up for a second order of notice. 2 SIX INCHES OF SNOW Ushered in Paim Sunday—Soon Melted _ After Sun Appeared. Sunday's snowstorm was of .com- Pparative short duration, commencing a little beforp midnight and enduring | the middle hours of the early morning, but- was long enough te permit tha largest fall v. snow of any single storm- during the entire winter.” There was at least six inches of snow on the level. * ‘When the sun dawned the snow be- gan to melt. Veritable rivers of water i rushed down - the hill streets and bw mid-afternoon there was but little evi- dence left of the unusually late snow: Men in the employ of the street dz- partment <were out in the morning hours: clearing away the snow : with| plows that had been put away for the season. Hoyt Comedy Cémoany Pleased Goed Sized House. The Hoyt Musical Comedy company concluded a three days’ engagement at Loomer opera house Saturday evening, iplaying to a very good house. The show @id @ good business during: its i entire engagement in this city and was ! thoroughly enjoyed by old and young | alike. The cast was well'balanced and the singing, dancing and combmation numbers received the approval which | they merited. Divorce for Mrs. Arline M. Stewart. Arline M. Stewart, whose home is in this city, was divorced from Malcolm | E. Stewart, who was charged with { having deserted her. The case was heard in the superior court at IIart—l ford. Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart wera married Dec. 12, 1907. and Mrs. Stewart stated that from that day to this she had not seen her husband and that she does not even know where he is at the present time. Besides the de- cree of divorce, legal custody of a daughter was awarded Mrs. Stewart by the court. . | s Boy Committed to County Home. There was but a single case beafore Jndge William A. Arnold in the police court Saturday morning. That was | the application of Mrs. Burl Slavey to have her four yvears’ old son, Everetit, committed to the temporary home at Putnam until such time as-she is able {10 care for him, a case continued from Friday morning. The case was brought by Prosecuting Attorney Samuel B. Harvey for the Codnnecticut Humane society. The application was granted by the court and the youngster was taken to Putnam later in the day. OBITUARY. Miss Helen M. Clark. Miss Helen Mabel, the 16 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Clark, of 209 Mountain street,- died Saturday morning at the home of her parents a& a result of bronchial pneu- monia and measules. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon from. the house {dt 2 o'cloek. Rev. Willlam 8. Beard, pastor of the First ongregational rehl, ~was the officiating elergyman. Burial was in the Willimantic eceme- tery. Funeral Directors Eimore & were in charge of the ar- rangements. = George Bates. George Bates, a .resident of Scot- land, died -Saturday morning at his home about 5 o’clock of heart failure. Mr. Bates was up and about as usual on Friday and his death was whoily unexpected. There survive a and a stépson. In the Probate Court. There were two hearings Saturday morning before Judge of Probate James A. Shea. The application of George W. Melony, administrator with the will annexed of Bdward Jiarris, late of Windham, to sell certain real estzte on North street was granted. The final Henry C. administrator on the estate of Abbie Page. late of Windham, was accepted. RUNAWAY BOY Captured by New London Police—Re- turned to Willimantic With His Father. Saturdm s New London Telegraph sai Howard Boyne, a 13 year old Willi mantic boy, started out to see tie big world he had read and heard so much about and he decided to make New York had the price of a -ticket to the hig town with the white lights, and ex- actly $1. Master Howard had planned to sleep Thursday night on the Chelsea line boat, N York. bound, but in- stead about midnight he took off his little red socks and onc2 more tum- bled into his own little cot in his Villimantic home, for although he had planned a long and interesting journey he got only as far as this city The boy left home in the afternoon and went to Norwich by train. After paying for a ticket on the Chalsea line steamer hz had little money. but he was in no sense daunted. He 4owvhen using the chem rwich police - nofifiefl the \Icw London police early in the ‘evening that ‘the ‘boy: had been’traced as: far as-that ‘city, and .when -last" heard .from; had purchased a Chelsea. line cket for ew York. Lieutenanff Jefters detailed Patrol- man Casey to.be at the dock when the ‘boat -stopped here: and -Howard .was locl-ted and ‘escorted to the police sta- prne Sr., was telenhonefl to-and came. to.this city, returning with his son _to Willimantic on - the- late. car. onm-ma.uon is lacking, but it is' be- lieved that ¢ Howard rested easily last night he must have lain on his side. The way ‘Papa’Boyne - d-before he left. New . London :he expected. to -do things to Master Howard when they redehed home. Holy Week Services. Union services of the Methodist, Baptist ‘and Congregational churches will be held April 10 to lo, at m., as-follows: Baptist Chureh. \Ionday, preacher, Willlam 8. Beard: subject, What is Your Life? Tuesday, preacher, Louis M. Flocken; subject, The Last Da.y of Our Lord’s Public Teaching. Congregational Church—Wednesday, preacher,. Ralph G. Hartley; subject, The Silenice of God. Thursday, preach- er, Louis M. Flocken; subject, Prepara- tion for the -Last Supper. Methedist Church—Friday, preacher, Ralph G. Hartle! subject, The Sym- ‘bolism’ of the Cross. ‘Saturday, preach- er. William S. Beard; subject, On the Threshold. 730 p. EVENING FIRE IN MARBLE FRONT BUILDING Stock of A. & P. Tea Co. a Total Loss—Cause Thought to Be Mice and Matches. An alarm was rung in from box at 9.15 o'clock, Sunday evening, a fire in the store occupied b: Great A. P. Tea Co., 793 ain street, in.what known as the Mar- ble Front building, owned by ex-Al- derman Willard W. Hayden. department responded quickly and aft- er about 20 minutes of hard work had the fire under control. Three lines 32 for the of hose and a ‘line of chemical were ! used, Alert hose company having two lines and a line -of chemical and the Montgomery hose:company the other line of hose. A gleat quantity of ter was” poured into the fire, covering the floor to a depth of four inches or more. It was first thought that the flames could be extingvished by the chemical alone, but it soon became ap- parent that water was necessary. Fire- man Dana E. Martin of Alert hose company was overcome by the smoke 1 and had to be carried from the building. The damage to the stock and building will approximate between $6,000 and §7.000. The last inventory, according to ager Clark, showed about $5. of goods, which are practically a total loss, with no insurance Th the building is confined ' p to the flooring in the rear of the store where the fire originated, the ceiling and the large piate glass windows at the front. The building is Insured. Chief Webster issued a statement to the effect’ that in-his opini the fire d in- some 'matches i *the rear of the cashier’s desk. near the back of the store at the right of the en- trance. He said he believed mice got into the matches. There was no sign of fire when the door was tried at 8.55 o’clock by Officer Thomas Grady. Personals. Abraham Peck of New London was a Tecent guest of Mr. and Mrs. Hyman Israel. Miss Kathleen Fuller of Stonington was the guest of friends in town over Sunday. Miss Carrie Thorn is at the home of her mother, Mrs. Stephen Albro, on Bakcock Hill JIrs. George T. Trotter of Malden, Mass., is the guest of friends in this city and at Liberty Hill. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Thompson and P. S. Thompson of Brooklyn, ware Willimantic visitors fsatulda . pt and Mrs. Robert B. Truscoit of High street have as guest their daugh- ter, Mrs. L. E. Gardner, of Cutler, Me. James Courtney of North street left Saturday for a week’s business trip to New. York, = Philadelphia and Wash- ington, D. C. Mrs. Fred J. Hall and sons. John and n, who have been visiting at the home of J. J. Brierly of Oak street for a week, have returned to New Haven. Miss Mary F. Jordan and Miss Mari- on E. Alford, . teachers in the New Haven public schools, are at their re- spective homes in this city for the Kaster recess. Charles H. Gleason was in Stafford Springs Saturday attending the funeral of Hervert M. Crawford. Mr. Gleason represented Windham encampment, No. 10, 1. O. O.F., of which deceased was a member. Better Put Onion Away. It is to be hoped now that Ben Till- man will dry his eyes and cry no more for a while.—Omaha Bee, The fire | { for more than'a generation. BAKING POWDER A good lead for young housekeepers to follow. A CLEVELAND BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK — STAFFORD SPRINGS. Rev. Albert B. Todd Accepts Torring- ton Call—Trial of Bigamist Edwards Set for Tuesday—Herbert M. Craw- ford’s Funeral. Rev. Albert B. Todd, for five years pastor of the Stafford "Hollow Baptist | church, has resigned to take charge | of @ mucn larger parish in Torring- ton. Rev. Mr. Todd came here from | Tariftville in_1906 and has been an | active, conscientious ~worker in tre cause of religion and morality, ' He was active in organizing the Stafford Progressive federation and always took an active interest in anything which bad for its object the develop- ment of good citizenship. ‘While his friends in_Stafford /con- | gratulate him upon ‘his promotion, * there is much regret that he is to leave town. He: will conclude his la- bors with the local church on the 30th of the present month. Bigamist’s Trial Tuesday. The case of the state against Charles . Edwards, alias Rohrbach, charged with bigamy, will come up for trigl in ihe superior court in Rock- ville on Tuesday. In June, 1909, Rohr- back, or, as be is docally known, BEd- wards, married Mary McCarthy of this town. Last November it was learned that he had a wife and two children living in Reading, Pa.. the first wo- man being Carrie Kalbach, whom he married in 1892. He was arrested in New York and brought back to. Con-| necticut by ESuperintendent Egan of the state police. and has been in Tol- lend jail since November, awaiting trial. e has one child as the result of second marriage. About the Borough. i -Walter Scott of Woonsocket was in town over Sunday Mrs. Bridget O for several days. There was a darge attendance at Gary Brothers’ auction Saturday aft- alloran has been ill hard Banford of Springfield ‘has been spending a few days in town, Clean-up Week. The last of the two weeks designat- ed by the Stafford Progressive federa- tion as clean-up wecks has arrived, and an effort will be made to have all | rubbish heaps. tin cans and ashpiies removed from the backyards this week. Funeral of Herbert M. Crawford. The funeral of Herbert M. Craw- ford took piace from his home on Willington avenue Saturday afternoon at two o’clock, Rev. R. G, Clapp of the Congregational church officiating. Weauseon lodge of Odd Fellows, of which he was a member, attended the funeral in a body and marched to the cemetery. Burial was in the Stafford Springs cemeter; Some Japanese inns furnish fresh tooth brushes fue every morning to each guest. JEWETT CITY A Palm Sunday Snowstorm—Miss Ed- na Bumstead Surprised by Farewel! Gift—Birthdays Celebrated. During Saturday righi snow fell to | the depth of six inches, and early ris- ers Sunday morning were trated to the unusual sight of a Palra Sunday bHz- zard in full action. Farmers and weather prophets call the April snows lamb killers, while some say they are & poor man’s fertilizer, as they are sidered very heneficial to grass lan Surprise Gift. Miss Jidna Bumstead has been a vesy faithful member of the Congregational Christian Endeaver society, and is the only charter member a resident here, Now as she is to malke her home im Pawtucket, the friends here wished teo glve her a remembrance. vited to Mrs. George W. home Friday evening, where a numiber of friends began to call upon Mrs. Robinson. Miss Bumstead did not sus- pect what they came for, until Mrs. W. H. Gane told her they were there to bid her good-bye and gave her a signet ring, on which the initials C. E. were engraved. Miss Bumstead expressed her thanks most heartily. Refresh- ments of cake, fancy wafers and lem- onade were served. ‘Mrs. Hooper and her three chiidren and 'Miss Bumstead left Saturday aft- ernoon for their new home in Paw-~ tucket. Dual Birthday Celebration. Mrs. F. D. Ballou entertained a par- ty of thirty children at her home, in Sylvandale, Saturday afternoon., te celebrate the birthdays of her children, David Sweet Ballou and Ruth Aldrich Ballou, as they come within a week of, each other. The children played games, Ellen Willcox winning.the prize in pim- ning on the donkey’s tail and Wiliiam Marshall in the candy hunt. .Numer- ous gifts were bestowed on the small people. Refreshments weré served and each child rece;ved dainty Easterhllk ets as souvenirs. Nm. John H. Murtha and Charles H. Butts are the first to find spring dandelions. Mrs. E. W. Potter entertained the Harmony club on Friday. Mrs. O. F. Miller and Miss Jossphine Miller spent Saturday in Baston. Danville’s Pride. Danville has offered confirmatory evidence that it is a very well man- aged political community and is alse very well satisfied—St. Louis Post- Despatch. Even When Blanks Are Used. 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