Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 3, 1911, Page 2

% Chiffon Gowns o | Rare opportunities for selection are wffered in this let of Imported Chiffon Gowns, The Parisian air of distinction has been quite remarkably retained in these modifications American women. From $15.00 up o $39.00 are included the Imported Chiffon Gowns in black. #ignred and light colors, Messnline Silk " and Satin Foulards, India Silk and, EMBROIDERED GOWNS | Anotiver lot of etylish Gowns } White All-over Embroidery. Marqui- | wetts, Plain or Bmbreidared, Lace und Wet Gowns, and also Tawn ar I for are | Bafiste. fThese are made Fmpire style with the | high waist line, low or high neck, and | long and short sleeves. Fach one rap- | yesent a dainty and popular Triee from $5.00 te $25.00. style CHILDREN'S WHITE DRESSES for Summer days. Splendia Hitle Dresses for the girl of 8 to 14 years old, made of white Jawn, daintily trimmed with embroid- or and lace insertion, square or high | negk and long and short sicaves be- sides the fancy trimming. They embellished with pink or blue ribbons, which greatly add to the smartnes: the neat Mttle garmont. Prices $8.78, $4.95, $6.50 and $8.50 each, are CHILDREN'S HATS Ther, are mvriads Flats for children, all neatly decofated with ribbens and flowers from 9% to 38.89 each. The H. C. Murray Co., “Kgents for Ladies’ Home Journ: Paper Patterns. of thess pretty ~ Times a7 o o s_,m:'l‘rflkllrd.‘ But Cheer Up, for You Can Get Money by calling at the Willimantic Lean Company, | 15 Union Streel. Terms strictly confidential. | br. F. G JACKSON-—Dentist Painless Extracting and Filling a Specialty 752 Main Street, Willimantio 1911 Overland Models EANEST P. CHESBRO, 1029 Main St. | Willimantic, Conn. & mles vartety or Fresh Pish: also | Weallops, Oywtars and Clams. at STRONG'S FISH MARKET, 28 North St. Music Store, or “Phone. ot Teing But of the Clothing Business” Mechanics’ Dep’t. Store GUTFITTERS TO ALL | urch St. Wdiiimantie, Ct. "one - Aadz- Assistast - Qrane’s Papers | | | | w e ‘JAMES HARRIES, | Street, Willimantic, Conn. | | | N | the What is Geibg. On St Mary's Carnival in L. C. B. A meets in. Francis 4 Long YWo: Corps, N®. 28, 3, Vpindbem Encampment, aveiae, 1.0, Moving' Pictu 4 sMlocing Pioturés at the, Bljou ana Fyrtern Stav Ladge,'No. ¢k A. F. ana FINAL AGEQUNT FILED Trustee of Bankrupt Estate of Paulhus & Co.—Probable 12 Per Cent. Dividen Attormiey Ceorge E. Hinman, as trus- tee of the bankrupt estate of J. B. Piulbus & Co. has Nled his final ac- coupt with Referee in Bankruptey A J. Bowen. The final meeting of the creditors ‘will be held before the ref- cree on the morning of the 15th inst. @t which time the claims Wil be proved and the final dividend declared. The tristes's ‘account shows receipts ug follows: From Willism J. Hast- ings, consyable, ¢ash attached in the Windham National babk, $446.56; cash attached in store, $28.69; from auction suls of stock, $1,914.80;" from auction sales of machinery, $15 from_auc- tion sales of fixtures, ete. 258,61 from collections _on book accounts, 39548 fotul, $2,995.93 The expenditures were FMrat dividend, 15 per cent. preferred cluims, $334.4 Harrington, for rent of steres, $11.2 to 8, B Harvey for costs in tion, $74.95; to J H. Gray tributing uction netices, Chronicle Pristing company, $6 1. Risedorf. appraiser, $17.5 Potter, appraiser, $17.50 to W. to J. E. meeting awarded the con- the town's supply of coal to ilimantic Lumber & Coal Co. ~were four bidders; the company mentioned Submitted a bid that was just $6.25 lower for the total than the next nearest bidder, George S. Elllott. At the Opera House. ~ The. Village Parson was the attrac- tion ‘at Loomer opera hotse Tuesday evening. The cast was an exccption- ally g00d one. 4 Superior Court Adjourned to 16th. © Sherift Preston B. Sibley of Daniel- son opened the May term of superior court in the court house Tuesday morning jt ten o'clock and then ad- journéd court immediately until ten o'clock on the morning of the 16th inst, This was In accordance with the notices recently sent out by Clerk Edgar M. Warner of Putnam. The superior court for short calendar will, however, come in on the 12th inst. Cemmitted to State Hospital 2 wich. Walter E. Bradley, aged 18, of Co- nantville, has been acting in a peculiar manner for a number of days, and up- on complaint of the selectmen of Mansfleld to Judge L. .J. Storrs, the young man was examined as to his mentality. Drs. C. E. Simonds and T. R. Parker were appointed a commis- sion and as a result of their examina-, tion the young man was adjudged in- sane and was committed to the State hospital for the insane at Norwich. Constable J. H. Bullock of Mansfield took the patient to Norwich Saturday night. war tract_ the - at Ner- o Crowds Attending Carnival. The aftendance at St. Mary’s carni- Briek. appraiser, $17.50; o A. I, Bow en, premiuvin on bond, 316 for insurance, $3.5 for i This : to D. Al rance, $20.11: Teaves Lyman $1,906.96. mit another dividend of about 12 per | ent. to be decdared. The _original schedule showed total liabilities of | 59,098.64, and Total assets of $6,09 WEDDING. Horton-Sampson. Miss Etta Hancock Sampson, daugh- | ter of Mrs. S. M. Sampson of Rich- | mond, Va. and Harold McRleen Hor- ton, an instructor in the Ukica, N. Y. high school, were marphed Tuesday evening at 6.30 o'clock at the Porter et Presbvterian +church, | nond. Mr. Horton is a son of a for- | mer pastor of the local Methodist! pisropal chunch and a sraduate of Windhant high school with the ' Clags of 19¢8. He has a large number | of friends in this ci Tracy-MeKell. Tracy and Mrs, Sarah Tayler ited in arriage Mon- 9 o'clotk by Rev. Louis Flocken, pastor of the Methodist scopal church, at the parsonage on Prospect street. Witnesses to the cer- cmony were members of the minister's | family. Mr. and Mrs. Tracy are to| make thefr hogeé in this city. Attending Woodmen’s State Camp. Clarence, A. Bowen left for Hartford n the 407 express Tuesday evenine. He weat as a delegate from Camp No. 4346, Modern Woodmen of America, and - attended the annual banguet in the evening and will attend the sions of the convention tod: nesday) Utley-Cole Engagement Announced. The engagement of Miss Helen Lou- Utley of ¥ew York and Dr. Che; W. Cole of Oyster Bay, L. L, is innounced. Miss Utley is a daughter | of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Utley of Wind- | ham road. Dr. Cole is the son of Mr. | and Mrs) Thomas H. Cole of 46 Wind- | ham street, this city Going to Japan. David Swyden and little son George | left Tuesday for Oklahoma City, Ok- | Jahoma, where the lad wiil spend sev- | eral months with relatives. Mr. Swy- | den will continue direct to Yokohama, | Japan, to purchase rugs for a New | York concern. SULLIVAN AND MOORE Identified at Brooklyn Jail as Much | Wanted Burglars. | Joseph _Sullivan Cornelius | Moore, who were sent to Brooklyn jail from the local police, court about | « month ago for heéing drunk and loi tering on the property of the Amer can Thread company, have been iden- | #fied as the burglars who entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Con- Il 109 Pleasant street, March 22, The shady pair will be brought back to this city toward the last of the week and will be arraigned in court on the charge of breaking and enter- ing. or statutory burglary. It is un- | derstood that the duo have confessed to the act that will be placed against them and To Supply Town's Coal. The board of selectmen at its reg- W’IO Care for smooth, clean skins, economy and comfort, find Bo other soap in the world can compare with the famous ears’ SOAP Cake for the Unscented o to A J.| total, | sh on hand | amounting tc $1.008.87, which will per- | { the { pillon val in town hall continues large. Tuesday evening was no exception, many being present and uniting in naking the affair a success. The en- tertainment each evening is excellent. Dancing was greatly enjoved to music furnished by Helmold's orchestra. Baptist Brotherhood Meets. The Baptist Brotherhood helds its postponed meeting Tuesday evening in the vestry of the church.. There was a good attendance. At the con- clusion of a brief business session a hort musical programme was render- ed and then refreshmerws were served by the ladies of the church. D. A. R. Chapter Meets With Mrs. arker. Anne Wood Elderkin chapter, D. A. R. held its regular monthly meeting at' the home of Mrs. T. R, Parker on Tuesday afternoon. The delegates to the Continental congress, recently held in Washington. D. C.. made their re- ports that were received with much interest. Refreshments were then served by the hostess. Governor and Mrs. Clark in Chaplin. Gov, Walter E. Clark and wife of Alaska, who have been spending some time in Washington, D, C., arrived in Willimantic on the noon express on Tuesday and motored to_the home of the governor's mother, Mrs. William Ross, in Chaplin. to spend a fortnight's visit before returning to Alaska. Ran Into Clethesline—Broke bon Howard Squires, aged 11, a son of Frank Squires of Columbia, while at play in the front yard at his home on Sunday, ran into a clothes line and was thrown forcibiy to the ground. Since the mishap the lad has suffered great pain and Tuesday he came to this city for treatment. 5 Dr. C. E. Simonds - discovered that the boy had sustained a broken collar- bone and he was taken to St. Joseph's hospital, where the fracture was re- duced. Collar- Finger Injured in Machine. Alfred Davis, & young man who is emploved in Tatem's axe handle fac- tory in Windham, had the index fin- ger of his right hand badly lacerate by a wood turning machine Tuesda: forenoon. He came to Willimantic for treatment and being unable to find two | or three doctors called upon, at hom. went to St. Joseph’s hospital and has wound dressed. FUNERALS. Mrs. Huldah A. Putnam. The funeral of Mrs. Huldah A. Put- nam was held Tuesday afternoon at o'clock from the home of her son- in-law, Frank R. Jackson, 183 Sum- reet. Rev. William S. Beard, pastor of the First Congregational church, was the officiating clergyman. Burial was in North Ashford cam tery. Funeral Directors Elmore Shepard were in charge of rangements. Miss Exelia Racicot. The funeral of Miss Exelia Racicot & the ar- | was held Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock at St. Mary’s church, Rev. J. J. Pa- celebrating the requiem high mass. Burial was in St. Joseph's cem- etery. Attended Hartford Meeting. J. Godfred LaPaime, the local seal- er of weights and measures, was in Hartford Tuesday, attending a meet- ing of the sealers of weights measures of the state, held at the cap- ol. To Open Season at Lake. The amusement reésorts at ‘Wangumbaug, South Coventry, open on the Z0th inst 7 T.ake will Personal. J. H. Johuson of Scotland Willimantic visitor Tuesday. * William Van sHorn of the Hot Hooker is_yisiting in Colchester. E. L. Prince of Bpston, formerly of this city, is In town for a brief stay. Rev. O. S. Beaumesiter of St. Jo- was a 1 GRAND OPENING SOUVENIR FREE, We will be ready to meet and please you in the FINEST TEA AND COFFEE STORE in Connecti- cut on our Opening Day, Saturday, April 29, 1911. FREE with every purchase amounting over a BEAUTIFUL POTTED PLANT in Full Only one free to each customer until Saturday eve- WTAKER snd mwmarmer | ning, May 6th. Also Extra S. & H. Green Trading to 25¢ or Stamps will be given with each purchase until May 6 in addition to the Plant We have equipped this store with the most modern and best coffee roast- ing, grindix ground while you wakt. The T Tel. 234-4 and pulverizing machinery. All colfees frash roasted daily and R. Sadd Co 768 Main Street, Willimantic, Con and | Mr, and Mrs. Joseph . Jonmes of | Moosup. are visiting _the former's gaughter, Mss. Williaw Ross of Chap- o g y . Mies Winona Clark of Southamp- ton, L, I, was in Willimantic Tues- day on hér way to Chavlin to attend the Snedeker:Bowers wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Eisenberg, who have been visiting their daughter, Mrs, Morris Brown of Hartford, have re- turped to | their ‘home on Jackson street, ) DANIELSON Selectmen Adopt New Awning Ordi- nance—Play Given by High School Seniors—Saturday’'s Game at Day- ville to Open Season. The directrésses of the Ladies’ Be- nevolent soclety of the Westfield Con~ gregational church for May are Mrs. William Polhemus, Mrs, Charles. Ad- ams, Mrs. J. Herbert Smith, Mrs. W. W. Woodward and Mrs. John R. Da- vis. 3 Local people are attending the an- nual meeting of the Woman's Con- gregational Home Missionary unjon of Connecticut, in Norwich today (Wed- nesda g Mi to ‘Teach Music. Miss Helen '‘avens has been en- gaged by the town school committea to teach music in the schools for the coming vear, beginning September 1. New Awning Law. The selectmen of = the town have | passed an ordinance requiring all awnings to be at least § feet 6 inches from the sidewalk. Several awnings | on’ Main street will have o be raised | as ‘a result of this order. be Seniors Give Play. | Before a large audience in Town Ehall Tuesday evening, the senior class ngly high school presented the piaylet, The Sisternood of | Bridget. ~ Each. part was well taken and showed the thorough training giv- en the cast by the members of the faculty. Piano selections by Misses Dora Reeves and Aurore Belanger and & vocal solo by Albert Warren were given between the acts. The play was in three acts and the settings at the Mason homestead. Following was the east: i i 'Edward Mason, a wealthy stock brok- | er, Francis Rollins Lord Curton, in search of a wife with | money, Albert Warren | Ward Lefghton, lientenant of 178h regiment, Walter Lathrop | Mike McShane, driver of a milk cart, Harry Peterson | Timothy Rourke, house painter, ; Mark Burns Jimmy McCrae, page at Mr. Mason's, 3 Nathaniel Greenléat ‘Wllham, butler at Mr. Mason’s, ; George Pearl | Mrs. Mason, socialist and aesthete, . May Bailey Eleanor Mason, her daughter Elsie Bfstment Mabel Morrison houemaid, 1 i | Bridget, the cook, Josie Riley, Bertha White Hone, house maid, Rachel Preston Mary McCrae, Jimmy's sister, Eleanor Smith | The proceeds will be used for pur- | chasing a memorial from the class for | the school hall, & custom which each graduating class has followed for | many yeare, | To Play Norwich Academy Team, Killingly high school baseball team will go to Norwich today for a game with the Free Academy nine. Sewer Before ‘Macadam. Men from the state highway com- | oner’s office surveyed Main street last vear with a view of macadamizing the Toad from the corner of Spring and Reynolds street to the borough |line in Westfield. It is stated that this is not to be done until the bor- | ough sewer line is completed to the borough line as the road would haye 0 be dug up badly at that time for the laying of the pipe. Other roads in the town will be improved by the state aid unti! this is ready. Borough Small Notes. Arthur Shaw has been & recent vis- itor in town. “Cy” Dewhurst of Stonington visited local friends recently. Henry Getty spent the past few days with his parents here. Mr. Get- | & is with the American Steel and Wire works at Worcester and has | rented a cottage for the summer at | Sterling camp ground, John Kelly of Dayville has been ap- pointed clerk of the committee on in- | ter-oceanic canals at Washington. C. A. Frost has purchased the lunch business of Mr. Andrews at the cor- | ner of Main and Mechanics street. May Basket for Teacher. A pleasant surprise and a pretty May basket was given Miss May Ham mett at her home on Broad street, | | Monday evening, by the pupils of her (Nchool. Refreshments and entertain- ment provided a pleasant evening. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Young took an {auto trip to Oakland beach Monday. | Mre. Young will remain there for & few weeks. Miss Myrtis Mariand returned on Tuesday from a visit with Miss Jen- nie Hammond at Worcester. Miss Myrtis Pellett is at Oakland beach for several weeks' stay. The building on Center street, for- merly used by the Love Bros, has been moved to the rear of the Shum- way block and will be used by D. E. Jette as a garage. A. A, Richurds and Abel Reeves ene {n_\ed an automobile trip to Monson, Mass., Tuesday. Plans for Wildwood Park Theater. Louis Wiicox has leased the Wild- wood park theater for the summer | ser n and will conduct it on lines similar to last vear. . He will book oniy first clase atiractions. The open- ing will be on May 30. After that the park will close and about the middle of June will reopen for the summer. Besides the vaudeville acts booked by Mr. Wilcox. moving pictures will be shown at the evening performances. League Season to Open Saturday. The opening of the Eastern Connec- " THE THIN AND WEAK | Emma | | E— | Easy Way for Them to Get Strong and | Samose. the weitders food, that is ndv so popular, and will ‘soon be plymp and ros . Samose is not\an ordinar it Js a flesh-fopming food that is adapted to the \most delicate. — Its tonic effect gives, strength and health 50 that after its nise for « short time all the flesh and fat producing ele- | ments in the 1004 will be easily as- | similated and retalced by the body. | The large sale Draggists N. D. Sevin | & Son have had on Samuse since thev | first Introduced it in Norwieh, and the | wonderful Tesults following its ‘use. | e made them such|enthusiastic be. ers in its great. merits that . give their personal gusrantee to re- fund ‘the money pose does not make thin peopie and restore strength and healti, When 4 zain in wei after Sdimose has been week or ten daxs and he roved, ng stronger. you certain more thart satisfied with Teceived from the smail ming they ‘medicine; = it S, fat it is noticed need for a th has im- o1l erow- should feel hat you have 0st of | Monday_ May 1. | uel | rived. | Brown salutatorian. | the four highest | members were present. { tion was received. | king of finance; { for the large audience. Sville Hind bas been seturea fop ine School Envellment W51 Duting March thero were, 851 pupi enrolled in thc;fiveqbu’yml'mll of Killingly, 'The average attendance was 362 for the month. 7 oy < MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION —— Elects' Officers—Plans ‘Sunday. . The annual meeting of the Dayville Memérial association was held Mon- day evening. The Yollowing officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, "W, P. Kelley; vice. presi- dent, Sabin_S. Russell; secretary and treasurer, W. D. Cogswell; music com. mittec chairman, Frank = Bennett: flowers committee chairman, Mrs. W. F. Bidwell: programme committes chairman, Rev. Dr. Reynolds; decora- tions -committee chairman, Wayland Bennett. The services will be held at the Congregational church, May 28, at 10 o'clock. Music will be provided and a speaker secured, Another carload of lumber arrived here Tuesday for use in the construc- tion of W. S. Brown's new theater, to be bullt on Center street. PUTNAM h Jail for Rounders on Annual Visit— Seventeen Court Cases in = April— Filing of Huber Card’s Will— Watch to Show When to Take Dose Stolen by Patient. 7 or . Memorial Ernest Jones of Warwick, R. L, and Patrick Quigley of Manchester, Conn., were before Judge Fuller in the city court Tuesday morning. charged with intoxication. ~Jones and Quigley have a retord in the Putfiam ecourt, having been “brought info it.at least once yearly for the past six years. They Were sentenced to thirty days in the county jail and costs. Twelve Recsive Degrse: The local lodge of 0dd Fellows work- ed the initiatory dcsree on a class of twelve candidates Tuesday evening. W. H. Phillips of Hampton has pur- chased the John O'Brien place on Rocky Hill road. Quinatisset worked the third and fourth degrees on a class of candidates Tuesday eve- ning. Unclaimed Letters. Letters addressed as follows remain uncalied for at the Putnam_postoffice Joseph A. Blanchard, J. F. Brown, Fe lix Cinguine, Edward E. Gay, W. F. Hurlbut, Lorot Mason, Lawrence Mit- chel, Miss Lena Duguette, Mrs. How- ard ‘Higgins, Mrs. Charles C. Seaver. Station Agent E. C. Jewett of Nor- wich, formerly station agent in this city, was a Putnam visitor Tuesday. City Engineer ¥. Walden Wright and Attorney Charles L. Torrey were I in Bailouville Tuesday. Seventeen Cases During April. “The total number of cases before the city court during April was 17. Three offenders were committed to jail, six paid fines, two were dismissed, one appealed and five were put on proba- tion. There were 13 cases before the court during March, 1911, and 18 cases in April, 1910. Counting Mail Delays Carriers. The order of the postoffice depari- ment direeting that each piece of mail of eve: class be counted, and a rec- ord kent of the time consumed in handling each class went into effect As a result, work in the local postoffice is about 13 minutes benind schedule, city carriers com- mence delivery about ono-half hour late and rural carriers lea: about 45 minutes later than usual. Huber D. Card’s Will Filed. The will of the late Huber D. Card has been filed for probate in this city Mr, CBud‘a miother and Attordey Sam named as evecutors. WATCH FOR PATIENT Left to. Show When to Take Medicine —He Took Wateh. A wayfarer named Frank Martin stopped at the Woodstock town farm Monday night, and as he showed signs | of having blood poison, he was given some medicine and directed to’ take ‘it at certain intervals and was furnished with a watch in order that he might know when the proper time had ar- i Tuesday morning there was no evidence that he had taken the medi- cine, but he and the watch had de- parted. L. H. Healy set out in pur- suit and caught Martin in Chepachet, R. I He was brought back to the court in Woodstock and fined $1 and costs, which, owing to:the length of the chase, were rather heavy. Mar- tin couldn't pay, so was sent to the county jail to work out the fine, - COLCHESTER. High School Henors Announced—Miss Siegel Reads Play Before Large Au- ence—New Pictures at Library. The class honers for 1911 in as follows: valedictorian Miss Margaret Bunyan, and Miss Madeline The standing of in the class wa: Miss Bunyan 97.36; Miss Brown 92.8 Miss Marion Lyman $2.72; and Philip Clark $6.9. Miss Bunyan's percentage is one of the highest, if not the high- | est. in the history of the school. Oliver Woodhouse lodge, K. of P. held a meeting in Prthian hall Tpes- day evening. A number of out of town One applica- Large Audience Hears Play Read. Miss Theresa M. Siegel of New H: ven gave a reading to a large and ap- preciative audlence in the Congrega tional chur¢h Tuesday evening for the benefit of the Young People's societ The reading was the play and the Mouse. Following were the characters which she impersonate John Burkett Ryder, the Liom, the Jefferson, his sof Judgs Ressmore, supreme court judge: ex-Judge Stott, personal friend and counsel; Rev. Pontifex Deetle, the vi lage parson; Jane Deetle, the parson’ sister; Mrs. Rossmore, judge's wif. Shirley Rossmore, the = Mouse, the judge's daughter. s Siegel is one of the best read- ers that has been heard here and had recited here before, which accounted Local Gleanings. Charles M. Reade and George . Clark of Willimantic were callers in town Monday. William Cone of East Haddam was calling on friends in town Tuesday. Michael E. Sullivan of Willimantic wags the guest of Timothy Kelley on Pleasant street Tuesda: Charles H. Strong was trout fish- ing Monday and returned with a string of eight nice ones. Prof. R. Moore has moved from the ' Fajrview -on Broadway to_the Swift horestead . on Seuth Main street, Dr. James J. chesier Tuesday. Mrs. Arthur L. Stebbins and daugh- ter. Miss Ruth Ward Stebbins, and son Lmcius, are guests of Mrs. Stebbins’ parents, M. and Mrs. L. R. Hazen, in Middletown. ‘ynan was in West- grange of Thompson | Harvey of Willimantic were | the | | high school were announced Monday of The Lion | Leogus By passiing of WG T 0 —Overhead The committees at the C: a- tional Sunday school appointed for the Lincoln league day exercises are Supt. F. E. Robinson on the programme, Theodore Robinson on collection, Alex McNicol on pledges and Mrs. E. M. Swift’s class on decorations. The- col- lection isifor a national temperance press. : Death of Mrs. Thomas Brown. Postmaster Brown was notified on Sunday of the death of his brother's wife, Mrs, Thomas Brown, in_Packer- ville: She has not heen well for some time, but died quite suddanly from aropsy. W. C. T. U. Meeting. The W. C. T. U. held its regular meeting on Tuesday aftarnoon, Mrs. E. W. Potter presiding. The superin- tendents were appointed as follow: Evangelistic superintendent, Mrs. H. Gane: scientific temperance instruc- tior, Mrs. F. B. Robinson; press su- erintendent, Mrs. A. A. Gardiner; nion Signal and White Ribbon Ban- ner, Mra Samuel Geer: narcotics and Sunday school work, Mrs. E. W. Pot- ter; flower mission, Mrs, M. E. Wilson; medica! temperance and honorary mambers, Mrs. J. S. Jeffers, Mrs. Potter read an article regarding a cure for tuberculosis which is advertised to cost $5 and on investigation really costs 31, the people who sell it making $4 Hung May Basket to Teacher. Miss Alice Al Brown was. surprised Monday. evening by a visit from. the members of her room in the Riverside grammar school and several other. pu- pils, who hung her a May basket con- taining candy, fruit, nuts and flowers and a very pretty pin. They were in- vited fn and enjoyed a pleasant even- ing with refreshments. About the Borough. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Gilbert went to Derby Saturday fo 'bring home_their new automobile, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gilbert returned to Jewett City with them. Frank E. Williams is ill with pneu- monia B. R. Gerdner is supplwing in the postoffice for Assistant Posimaster | William T. Crumb, who is ill with &rip. J. M. Sweet of Washington, D. | €., is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Higeins. | Mrs. Fred S. Brown is visiting her | sister, Mrs. Samuel Green, in Provi- | dence. Mrs. B. C. Bliss entertains the Thornlea club this (Wednasday) after- noon. Bridge Accented. The ne woverhead bridge at John- son’s crossing was formally accepted by the selectmen at a meeting with | the contractors on Monday. 7 | Charles E. Spicer is in Hartford as a delegate to the state convention of the Modern Weodmen of America. STONINGTON i More Money Needed for Roads—Woerk | of Benevolent Socisties—Payments ; Stopped at Savings Bank. | At the monthly theeting of the se- |lectmen of the town of Stonington, | held Monday evening, it was voted to |call a special town meeting for th | purpose of making a sufficient appro priation to keep the town roads in.good gondition for the balance of the Yyear, as the $11,000 voted at the annual town | meeting held last September is nearly | gome, owing to_the larg> amount of re- pair work on the highway A petition headed by Theodore Palmer and others | was presented to the selectmen asking for an appropriation to destroy a ledge at Foy's Corners, which lie between Westerly and Wequetequock. The Comfort club box will be sent to_Hartford on Thursday next. The semi-annual donation of the Ten Minutes a Day society was packed in barrels at the home of Miss Bar- bara Mauller, ths secretary, Monday evening. 1t consisted of four large barrels of goods to be sent to Dr. W. | T. Grenfell, the Labrador missionary, for his work there, i Notice from Savings Bank. The Stonington Savings bank has issued a notice to its depositors that by order of the suparior court of Con- necticut the institution is restrained from making any further payments on { deposits until Nov. 1, 1911. | General News. ! Herman S. Atwood and Benjamin | Cutler have been drawn to serve on th> jury of the superior court for New London county. Miss Abbie Steffenson and Frank Lee, who went to Brookiyn to be op- erated upon for appendicitis at the Mutual hospital there, were operated upon Monday and are resting comfort- y. S Wiltam H. Brown and famtly, who spent tha winter in Providence, re- turned to Stonington this week. Mrs. Marshall Wild returned to her home in Lee, Mass. on Monday after spending a week with Mrs. Byron J Gardner. The last session of the Travel club for the season was held Tuesday ternoon at the free library, | attended. _ Dr. George B, ana entertaining manner. Trumbull gave a report for the year work and laid the schedule for another | Yeur's work. Monday several of the milkmen re- duced the price of milk. going from the winter price to the spring rates. M Harry Babcock. winter in New Yprk, has opened her ‘home here for the summer. HEIR TO $50,000. { New Bri Remembered by Aunt Wha Died New Jersey Recently. Whils William Roscoe of 91 Franklin square, New Britain. ting & hedbe on Cherry street the othe !afternpon a New Jersev lawyer ap- proachied, asked him his name and then | gave Mr. Rosco the pleasing informa- on that an aunt who died in New Jersey four or five left him a share of her estate. | Mr. Roscoe's two brothers and one sister, none of whom live in New Britain, are mentionsd in the will, and the estate i to be divided equally among the four. The lawyer told Mr. Roscoe that the estate is worth at least $200,000, which would make Mr. Ros- money is.partly in real estate, but the most ‘of -the estate consists of govern- ment bonds. Mr. Roscoe when guestioned regard- ing this legacy sail thal the repor that.he had. fallen heir.to this sum was true. He refused to give out the name.of the aunt-who had left him the money. saving only that she was a resident of Asbury Park, N. J. a ma- tive of New. York state. He prefars to wait until the estat> inventoried and a settlement is near before he tells the name of his benefactor. The Emperor Angustus robbed Ieb- rua and put it on to Au- 1 tributed. being greatly enjoyed by a large number who | Spalding spoke on Norway in a most instructive Miss Louige | who spends. the in Landscape Gardener is at work sei- | months ago had | coe’s share amount to $50,000. The What You Wish to Know " A VISIBLE WRITER IN COl 5 AN INTERCHANGEABLE TYPE MACHINE 7 PERFECT AND PERMANENT IN ALIG UNIFORM IN | MPRESSION? - SIMPLE 'OF CONSTRUCTION 7 UP TO DATE I MECHANICALL' want Local Tfie Hammond Typewriter CUTLER BUILDING, N DEVICES 7 DURABLE ? Y PERFECT? Representatives NEW HAVEN, CONN. CAPITOL CHATTER Little Sidelights on Legislators and Lepslzdon The house on Tuesday rejected a bill | that would subject rafitoad property to | assessment the same as other property | for payment of the cost of any public | jmprovement such as the laying of | curbing, water pive, sewers, etc. Chair- | man Garde of the raflroad committee said that the railroad companies are | generally agreeable to pay their share | of the cost of amy such improvement when they receive any benefit, buthto subject them to a special ‘tax in such cases when receivirg no ben=fit was wrong, in the opinion of the commit- tee, and would probably be unconstitu- tional. | A favorable report was received by the house Tuesday from the committes on cities and boroughs on .he petition for the proposed new charter for the city of Norwich. The matter was ta- bled for calendar and will be starred for action on Tuesday of next week. A measure rsjected on Tuesday in the house, after am unfav le report of the committee on public health and safety, provided that the body of a de- ceased person should not be transport- ed in any vehicle except one owned by an undertaker. Represenitative Dr. Knight of Salis- bury, house chairman of the important committee on appropriations, received a cordial welcome on Tuesday, when he returned to his seat after an illnes: of several wesks. Dr. Knight is now much improved in health. Souvenir W. H. Taylor had a birth- | day Tuesday—his 49th—and to com- | memorate the event he flooded the capitol with roses In the senate and the houss members found roses on their desks, and the people in the lobby were not forgotten—3s00 buds being dis- Evidently some people over in No wich have learned that there is a ne 1abor commissioner on the job. Appli- cations for appointment in that depart- ment are pouring in from the Rose of New England, coming not only singly, but in pairs, and Commissioner Con- nelley laughingly said Tuesday that “helf the democratic population of Yorwich” were looking for an appoint- ‘ment in his department. Several unfavorable reports we: gent in Tuesday by the committee on | fish and game. Among these bills, all | rejected, were those fixing a penalty | | for buying game birds protected by {1aw, providing for exemption of land- { owners from the operation of laws reg- i ulating the sale of game; and provi ing that each town have tha priviles of extending, by vote of a town meei- |ing, the Hmit of the closed season or | game birds. None of the pills made a hit with - the commpittee. Another | measurs rejected Tuesday would re- | peal the present act protecting game. Resolutions relative. to the death of Representative Jonn H. Noble of Old Lyme were adopted oy the house at Tuesday's session. Speaker Scott also | announced Tuesday the appoimtment of Representative Beicher of New London {to succeed Representative Noble as i member of the committee on senator and congressional districts, The house on Tuesday passed u res- olution raising a commission to ilquire into th= advisability ‘of “establishing reformatory for womer, tiie commis- sion to report to the mext generdl as- sembly. The commission created will be limited to $500 for expense money. A bill passed the house Tuesday providing that tax collectors shull be elected biennially instead of annually, as at present. The new arrangement whl become effective this vear, the tax collecto to be elected for two years at the annual town meeting. l Representative Dunn of Windham | took occasion to call the attention of | the house on Tuesday to the desirabili- {ty of putiing into practice some of the | theorics that were advanced early in | the s ou relative to hustling alonz and cleaning up business that final ad- journment may be taken as quickly as | posgible. We will be here until the | snow flies unless we get. along faster | than wa have of late” was the way the | mayor of Willimantic put it un to the | | members. The Warner Brothers' company Bridgeport is authorized to increase its | capital stock from. $2,000,000 to $5,000,- of Don’t wWorry. . Tat sparingly of well codked food. | After forty, eat little meat. g = « Live in the open-air as much as pos- | siile. - s Sleep with plenty of fresh air ip the | 1o om. Take a tablespoonful of Duffy’s pure. malt whiskey in a haif glass of milk of | Water before each meal and on Fetiring, 1f you tollow these rules you will ot 000 by a resolution that passed the house Tuesda: Representative Albert H. Lanphers of Waterford was elected county ditor ‘to succeed the late Representa- tive John H. Noble of Old Lyme at & mesting of the New London counsts representatives held “M Tuesday _afternoon. tive Whiton' of New London presided as chairman and Representative Beicher of New London was clerk. The ses- slon was a short one, no other business than . the election of the auditor being trangacted. There was & matter of importance to have been comsidered, but for special reasons discussion of & was deferred to next Tuesday, to which time the meeting adjourned. For the first time during the present session |all of the New London county ssnators were the & present. Senator Parks treated ntiemen to eigars. YANTIC HAPPENINGS: May Party at Home of Miss Kingsley. A May festival held at the home of Miss May Kingsley at her home om Meeting House Hill Monday evening was largely attended by the youme people of the village. Forty of those attending the party assembled at the vostoffic>. where they were met by Mr. Frink, who conveyed them to the hafl The house was in his large wagon. beautifully decorated. the decorations Deing suggestive of the May semsom. The color scheme was pink and white. Games were played during the svening. and there were piano selections by the host Miss Kingsley. Club sand- viches, chocolate eclalrs and jee crean were served by the voung ladies Miss Iva Bogue of Attawaugan was a recent visitor in the village. New Testaments Not Called For. Thé following appears in the Hart- ford Times: Three weeks ago in I offered free sour columms to any Protestant paster ty coples of the Gospels and Acts with dious taples, comprising & vol- ume of about five hundred pages, who would cistributs them to whom are in any way he preferred. 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