Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 8, 1911, Page 5

Beel, nmn@fi‘m W. A. SOMERS -Snappy and Stylish Spring Oxford Dull Lesthers Patent Leathers In Up-to-date Lasts ferguson § Charhonneau, FRANKLIN SQUARE. SPRAYING of all kinds of trees by H. E. DAVIS, Fereater. Telephone 363-6. Office 133 Palmer St. maysd that rhyme with Summer ame. Shngliei of style, body at Meriden this week. fine, rich materials, and the perfection of high art in shirt cutting make our new line the Ideal of Alert shirt customers. There is a profit for you in looking it over. d. C. MACPHERSON, Main Street PAUL REVERE Most beautiful Ster- ling Silvér Pattern on the market. Full line of articles in above patterns in stock. b § oo, 1 Biss Young Couples who are tired of paying board and are wondering how they can save money should look up the matter of Furnishing a New Home at about Half what they are paying now. Remember we can show you how. M. HOURIGAN 62-66 Main St. Mrs. John R, Bump’s Clothing Caught From Paper Put in Stove, Virs. June Bump, 70 years old, wife of jon R Bump, day watchman at the Branard & Armstrong No. 2 mil) in New London, was fatally burned while preparing dirner on Sunday at her home, No. 30 Connecticut avenue, New London, and died af the Memortal hos pital early Sunda; evening. Mr: Bump's dresx was set on fire by seme papers which she put into the stove d she ran into an adipining room to Rake her son, Who wis asiesp in bed The bed clothing was also set on fire and the famlily upstairs, hearing the e, rushed dowr, and put out the flames. Mrs. Bump's clothing was burned from her body, causing in- les serious that she died in hospital, She is survived by her husband, two @susnies and five sons. Several Matters Before Re A. Browning. There were several matters before Referee in Bankruptcy Amos A. Browning on Saturday, includini the esta Levin & Levin of this city. In s matter Herman Aloisin 2 was iamed as trustee under bomd of 906, the appraisers to be named There was a_hearing in the bankrupt estate of Joh Thorp of Stonington and Mr. Maztin of the place was named as tristee under bond of $2,000. In this cage the a were $11,250. and the Hebiliti 45, Largest credito O SMersick & o, of New 2 $3.103. White Warner ¢o, ton, Mass, | Comstock of Danbury pr | The has ‘There will be hurry calls for the ice- man today. The warblers and the chickadee are among recent bird arrivals. Peach trees are in bloom at the Comsteck place on Thames street. Yesterday’s summer heat afforded ;:.mnny 2 chance for display of May ory. ! § As if. by magic, hundreds of dande- lions appeared on lawns and terraces Saturday. Riley Olsen of Ledyard has a buzz saw with a record of sawing four cords of wood in an hour. Norweglan speaking peopie are making plans for the celebration of the Norwegian independence day, May The observance of the sacrament of the Lord's Supper increased the con- gregations at the churches on Scnday morning. Regular cars to Ocean beach on Wednesday ‘and thereafter is the an- nouncement of Inspector Peter Ashe of the New London lines. Steamer Oceana, on_ which Miss Minnfe M. Kind and Miss Mary E. Friswell wers passengers, was due at Bermuda Saturday morning. 2 Rev. Albert B. Todd, recently of Staffordville, preached 'as pastor at Calvary Baptist church, Torrington, for the first time on Sunday. Business failures in Connecticut for the past week numbered 240, against 139 in the same week of last year, 263 in 1909, 282 in 1908, and 163 in 1807. The Falls mill weavers who went to jail have paid their bills and gained their Itberty from Cedar street, con- finement thers net beiag: to thelr ik- ing. A New London paper states that Dr. ¥ M. Dunn has perchased from Mr. Hislop @ handsome bay mare, six years and sired by Stampede, With a The officers of the Council of Educa. tion met in room 22 at the capitol last week, to discuss programme and plans previous to the meeting of the entire Tha frost of the past week hit some of the small crops that are already up, Charles Gates of Pleasant Val- ley, Groton, lost about fifty pounds of ‘asparagus Wednesday night. The reappointment of Bank Com- missioner Norris 8. Lippitt by Goc- ernor Baldwin is a striking testimon- ial to teh efficiency with which Mr. Lippitt has fileed this important of- fice.—Commercial Record, Policeman Henderson on Saturday arrested Jennie Frost, charged with kicking in windows belonging to a West Side property owner. It is un- derstoood she thought they belonged to one against whom she had a. griev- ance. Charles A. Beckwith, a Waterford farmer, was fined $10 in the New London police court Saturday fore- noon for seiling milk that had ‘been dilutel with _water and _therefore adulterated. Beckwith pleaded guilty as charged. The tax collector’s office will be open Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- day evenings of this week until § o'clock, Wednesday, the 10th, is the last day for the payment of personal and property taxes before interest is added.—adv. Harry Brown, the actor, accompa- nied by his wife, arrived from New York Saturday morning at_their cot- tage at Quaker Hill. Mr. Brown was a member of the Lillian Russell com- pany, playing In Search of a Sinner, the past season, Saturday morning in teh city court Mary Falvey was fined $5 and costs | amounting to $13.22 for beating her sister-in-law at her home in Thames- ville. She had not\gecured the coney to pay and will p Iy go to jail this morning. There is locai interest in the death of Mrs, Adelia Alexander, widow of Byron “Alexander, Saturday evening at her home 1n New London. She was 73 yvears old, She is survived by one daughter, Mrs, Jennie A. Smith, wife of Stanley A. Smith. The society of the Children of Mary of St. Patrick’s parish received Holy ommunion in a body Sunday at the .30 o'clock mass, which was celebrat- ed by Rev. Edward J. Plunkett, who was assisted in giving communion by Rev. William F. Cavanaugh, The New England Navigation Co. is zetting ready for its summer busi- ness when it sends the City of Lowell up the Hudson on excursions, Sun- davs, beginning the last week in May, and ochanges the force on the Nor- wich line to various other lines. There are about 3,000 who have com- plied with the requirement that the versonal tax be paid, and it is under- stood by the tax collector that most of tnose sent bills will come up with the $2, so that the list to.turn over to tthe prosecuting attorney will be small. The trustees of the Connecticut Teachers' Annuity guild held a quar- terly mesting Saturday in the senaze retiring room in the capitol. Strong ided. The | list of annuitants for the coming vear was made outand contains 120 names, five more last yea: Eastern Connecticut priests will go to Waterbury this morning for the funeral of Rev. James W. Cunning- ham of St. Thomas' chu In the solemn high mass of requiem Rev. Jo- seph E. MeCarthy of Wauregan will be sub-deacon. The eulogy will be pro- nounced by Rev. T. M. Crowley, D.D., of New iondon, On Sunday at St. Patrick’s church, Rev. Hugh Treanor announced his pian of substituting two altars of Italian marble for those of wood, be- fore the projected date of the con- secration of the church in September. The prsent marble altar, memorial to Rev. Danlel Mullin, will' be remod- eled. when the new main altar and St. Joseph's altar are crected. ¥riends have received announcement of the marriage of Fred Stanley Mor- ton of Worcester, Mass., and Miss Florencs F. Reed, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick E. Reed of Thompson. The ceremopy took place in Thom- son last Widnesday. Mr. and Mrs. Morten will live at 908 Main street, ‘Worcaster, after their wedding jour- ney. Leaving Norwich at 4 a. m., Sat- urday, Rufus B. Burnham and a friena, Mr. Saxton of New York. reached New Bedford, Mass., at si o'ciock Saturday evening, and deliv- sred Mr. Burnham’'s speedy Queridi, to the gemtleman who purchased it Mr. Burnbnm is in editorial work in New York avd has no further use for the launch. Toney Skeppa was sent to the Back- us_howpital v morning_suffer- ing frem injuries which it ic belioved received by falling off the roof of launch, | of New d a visit with Nor- Joseph C. Davis, who Kun;w located in Meriden, t S y visit- e Mrs. Eugene - McIntyre of Waldo, Wis, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. P. . Wright, for a number of weeks. : Willlam H. Clark of Waterford has been admitted to Memorial hospital, New London, as a medical patient. Miss Louise C. Hoppin of Proyi- dence has gone to Pomfret to spend a l,nunthl hefore sailing for Europe on une Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Allen and Mas- ter Christopher G. Alien left town Sat- urday with .Mrs. Allen’s brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs, Christopher New- berry,.to ‘spend Sunday at_the New- berry' farm in Goshen, Waterford, planning to return today (Monday) The trip was made in Mr. Newberry's automobile. PLAYGROUND MOVEMENT BEFORE CIVIC COMMITTE! Urge the IMportance of Tak- ing Steps to Bring It About at Once. £ action relative to the platground move- ment, at once, was emphasized before the civic committee of the board of trade at a meeting held in the board's rooms in the Shannon building on Saturday evening. Chairman Amos A. Browning of the committee presided at the hearing and before them appeared John B. Stan- ton, Irving C. Elmer, Lessing Band- low, Fred Newton and Charles A. Northrop, who urged that Norwich do something regarding playgrounds as advocated at the last board of trade meeting. They urged the necessity of getting the work under way and told of the benefits to be derived from such a movement. It is time to get the matter started If it is to be put into practice this season, and the commit- tee will take up the matter actively in the coming two weeks and there will be another nieeting a week from Fri day. Nothing was decided upon. Sat- urday evening, but it is hoped that there will be such progress made in the next two weeks so that the report will be ready for the May meeting of the board. OBITUARY. Miss Kate K. Pettitt. At one o'clock Saturday afternoon the death of Miss Kate K. Pettitt_oc- curred at the Eliza Huntington Me- morial home. She was one of the old residents of this city and had been in poor health for the past few years. She was the last of her immediate family. Miss Pettitt was born in this city, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs, James Pettitt. She was held in the highest esteem for her noble characteristics. She possessed a retentive memory and | her genial way and agreeable person- { ality endeared her to a wide circle. She was a_member of Christ Episcopal church and her knowledge of the Bible showed the amount of thought and study she had given it. She is survived by a niece, Mrs. Fred N. Bidwell of Passaic, N. J., who, with Mr. Bidwell, is in town for the funeral. E. 8. Williams. Word was received here Sunday morning of the death of E. S. Will- iams, which occurred in the Memorial hospital at New London Sunday morn- ing at 6.30 o'clock, where he had been for treatment for the past week. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Williams and was 65 years of age. With the exception of about ten years apent in New London, where he was a painter, he had always lived in Nor- wich and at Fort Point. He was en- gaged in_the livery business here for a time, having conducted the stable where C. K. Bailey is now located. His wife died after they moved to New London. He was a Mason and belong- ed to a New London lodge. Mr, Williams is survived by a broth- er, Ransford P. Williams of Fort Point, and two sisters, Mrs. Francis Irons of Fort Point and Mrs. Melissa §. Church of Norwich. George S. Whiting. The death of George S. Whiting oc- curred at hig home in Poquetanuck about ten o'clock Sunday evening aft- er_an iliness of some time, Mr. Whiting was born in_Griswold April 23, 1839, the son of Charles S. and Fauny Justin Whiting. He lived in Jewett Yy many years and wa &80 a resident of this city for a num- Der of years, having resided for a time in Franklin street. At one time. he had charge of the City cemetery. In 1903 he moved to Buffalo, N. Y., but for_the past few years he has lived in Poquetanuck, at the home of Philip Busch, where he died. He dausgiter, and Announced from . Pulpit. During the ringing of the fire alarms on Sunday morning right in the middle of church service time, Rev. E. Worcester showed his appreciation of tha natural curiosity of his congrega- tion by announcing from the pulpit the location of each box struck in. In | explanation he mentioned that when a\ boy he attended a shurch upon whose el the fire alarm was struck and he remembared how much he would often have given to know where the fire was, and he supposed there might be some in his congregation who felt the same way. Don’t Worry! We'll have warm weather yet, plenty. of it.” It's got to come, and when it does come. be prepared for it. Cleanse | your blood and get yourself into con- | dition to enjoy the delights of summer. | Even fat people can be comparatively { comfortable in hot weather—it's more a auestion of blood purity than extra flesh. Fat people with pure bicod can be comfortable while “skinny” people al- most roast in hot weather. Smith’s “Pure Blood” clears the blood, eliminates those mar the looks of the skin. If you | Summer, take | “PURE BLOOD,” $1.00 Per Bottle. Made and Sold at SHITH'S 1B STORE Eraaklin Square, Norwich, o The importance of bringing about | poiséns that heat the system and | want to look right and feel right this | Bricklayers and Plasterers’. union, To- cal No: 12,-held Saturday evening in €. L. U.hall, at which National Vice Presiden e Thornfon was pres- ent, the answer of the master masons and contractors was received to the notice sent them tiy of the de for a new wage hedule and an agremeent was reach- By the terms agreed upon, it was stated Sunday night by representatives of the union, ‘44 hours instead of 48 will constitute 2 week’s work, thereby enabling the men to bave the Satur- ‘day ‘half-holiday which they did not have before, but the wages will re- main at the same rate of 50 cents per heur,” By the new arrangement the men will work 44 hours per week for 323, where they used to work 48 hours a week for $24. National Vice President Thorton met the master masons in two con- ferences on Thursday and Friday, in which the local situation was. thor- oughly discussed. The men had made @ demand for a 44-hour week, with docble pay for Saturday afternoon work, and a raise in wages from 50 cents per hour to 55 cents. The local master masons took the ground that conditions here at present did not warrant any raise in the wage sched- NORWICH ASENTS AT IG INSURANCE BANQUET. Dinner Given to Leading Agents by Superintendents of Connegticut and Western Massachusetts at Bridge- port. Twenty leading agents from the Nor- wich district weré treated in a most delightful yet instructive way. when | on Saturday they gathered with about 200 other leading insurance men from the various districts of Connecticut and western Massachusetts at Bridge- port, where théy not only enjoved a sumptuous dinner in the elegantly ap- | pointed Strathfield house but were en- tertained intellectually to a. great feast by the guests present. John Adams, superintendent at New Haven, president of the superintend- ents’- convention giving the dinner, presided. Frank O. Ayers, Esq., fourth vice president, acted as toastmaster of the occasion and aiso gave a graphic description of the company’s enormous work throughout the United States and Canada, as well as a strongly inspiring and uplifting address. Many guests were present and all spoke enthusias- tically of the splendid treatment ac- corded them. The Hon. Edward F. Buckingham, mayor of Bridgeport, spoke to consid- erable length of the benefits of life in- surance in general, and in particular was his talk directed eulogistically to the vast, far-reaching and beneficial work of the company Rev. John Depew, pastor of the First Congregational church of Bridgeport, spoke brilliantly and enthusiastically of the great good that life insurance is and, as practiced by the company, a blessing_to humanity. The Hon. James V. Berry, assistant secretary of the company, spoke With wit and entertainment, giving advice | to the agents with respect to their work. o Wililam F. Dobbins, superintendent of agencles for New England, talked to considerable length about this com- pany’s welfare work and the real bene- fits given. He said about $6,000,000 was being distributed amongst its in- dustrial policyholders this year and then he told of the laudable manner in which this company is_treating its ‘policyholders- who wers burned out and suffered thereby in the recent fire at Bangor, Me., where $3,700 is being distributed. Superintendent Ames of Norwich | for some tim. ule, but they were willing that the men should take a Saturday half-hol- iday ‘without gav. ~The new Heres ment was entered into, it was state not for any specified time, but with the seneral understanding that the .mas ter masons would consider favorably a raise in the wage schedule as soon as conditions warranted, This might ‘be by next spring. 3 The national vice president left by the Saturday night boat train on lis way to Seranton, Pa, where he has | business in cornection with new agreements. s ‘As the masons and plasterers have! not ceased work while the new settle- ment was in progress, they will con- ue as usual this morning and prob- ably put thelr Saturday half-holiday into operation for the first time this week There is still before the master ma- sons the demand of Building Labor- ers’ union, No. 15, which asks for an increase In wages for the brick car- riers and mortar men as well as a 44- hour week instead of a 48-hour week. This is still to be settled by confer- ence between the master masons and local No, 15, which is not affiliated with the Central Labor union of this city, but with the Building Laborers’ International Protective Union of America. 3 BAD BRUSH FIRES KEEP FIREMEN BUSY. Much Scrub Woodland Burned Over North of Starr Street—Blaze on Hinckley Hill. It was impossible to stop the prog- ress of the big brush fire which burn- ed over the scrub woodland north of Starr, street on Sunday. How the fire started is not known, but it burned from Starr street to Love lane. The Barrows land was burned over, going as far west as the James woods, while to the east it burned all the afternoon and evening, making a bright reflec- tion at night and causing many quiries. The Cross property was also burned oyer. The firc department was called upon apd twelve men from Chemical com- pany No. 3 and Engine company No. 1 Were sent there, where they spent & number of hours looking after the inside the city limits, it being impossible to do anything further. Hose was laid for a long distance and the home of Albert L. Potter was pro- tected, as was that of G. W. Cross, they having the only buildings in ths eweep of the flames. The grounds about their buildings were wet down thoroughly. & Saturday afternoon Engine company No. 1 was called to Hinckley Hill, where there was a-large grass and brush fire which ket the firemen busy The fire started from a bonfire which had been left and the wind_spring_up soon scattered it broadcast. The department has had more calls for brush and grass fires this spring than ever before and in all directions there could be seen on Sun- day the smoka of other fires, At Quaker Hill there was a big blaze while fires on Sunday burned over several hundred acres of woodland in the towns of East Lyme and Water- ford, doing damage estimatad at sev- eral thousands of dollars. In several instances barns were endangered. but large forces of men fighting the flames saved them. It is not known how the fires sterted. A PROGRAMME OF LIFE FOR ONE CHURCH, Sermon by Rev. P. C. Wright at Cen- tral Baptist Church. Before a large congregation on Sun- spoke enthusiastically of his connec- day morning at the Central Baptist tins with ‘the company in this city church, the pastor, Rev. P. C. Wright, and of the splendid work being done preached a sermon of notable power by the agency force through his dis- trict and of the brightness of thefuture which conditions reveal to him in_the city of Norwich, the Rose of New England. Traveling Deputy Superintendent R. and eloguence upon the them A Pro- sramme of Life for Our Church. He defined first its reason for being and the basis upon which it rests, which he said was not on scripture texts for is foundation is deeper than that. Its F. Sullivan made appropriate remarks | basis is not on scientific discoversy, upon the work. | for it is not a product of the suman Those present from this section of the state were Supt. R. W. Ames, Traveling Dept. Supt. R. F. Sulliva Asst. Supt. F. L. Grossee of Westerly, R. L. and his agents. J. H. and H. J. Marshall and W. T. Keast, Asst. Supt. M. E. Sullivan_of Willimantic and his agents, M. F. Sullivan, W. A. Costello and J. H. Morrison, Asst. Supt. Tier- ew Lohdon with his agent, J. | mind and it roots deeper than the in- tellect. Nor does it rest on the person of Jesus, for it rests upon human need. 1t is the chursh of God, redeemed by Christ, baptized by the Holy Spirit, standing in grace, because it ministers to those supreme necessities which God implanted in man. No ofher in- stitution, no other relationship, no other ideal will meet those needs in E. Suflivan. Asst. Supt. St. Onge of the human life which the church satis- Putnam and_Agent J. H. Rafferty. fies. ‘We may be deaf to the church Asst. Supt. J. J. Shehev of Norwich and his agents, G._ Rawson, J.. C. Fontaine and Wililam Weldon. SOUTH WINDHAM MAN ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT. Twenty-Fifth of Spirituali The twenty-fifth annual convention of thz Connecticut State Spiritualist association opened -in Hartford Satur- day with about fifty members attend- ing. Rev. Mary S. Vanderbilt was present at the convention and took part in the proceedings and in the afternoon ad- dressed the convention. The old board of officers was re- elected for the coming year as follows: President, A. A. Gustine, Meriden; first vice president. George Hatch. South Windham; second vice president, Mr: Convention at Hartford. Eliza A. Lamberton, Poquonock: s retary. Mrs. J. B. B. Dillon, Hartford; treasurer, Edward, Brewer, East Hart- ford; trustees. Dumont Kingsley, Hart- ford; George K. Cooley, Hartford, Rich- ard S, Bascom, Hartford. Delegates to the national Spiri ists’ cenvention to be held in W' al- hita, Kan, in third week in October. the president and secretary an dome more dzlegate, if the membership warrants | it. It was voted thit the secretary, treasurer and trustees should be placed undar bond in view of the fact that the association is soon to be the beneficiary of certain bequests. FUNERAL. cold towards it, meglecttul of it and may forsake it, but only to impoverish. weaken and loss our lives.. This nof because man has any power in the matter but because our human necessi- ties are met in the church of Jesus Christ. The_programme of lif2 then for our church lie along the line of meeting those human needs. We all have them, saint and sinner. The shurch stands for quickening man’s consciousness of the presence of Almighty God. Man's life needs expansion; he should be Dbetter not worse than' the animals, ye( in heathenism it is the testi Dr. Clark that the race But to quicken our consciousness of Him, God has supplied the church with a_revelation. This is why it is the church of Jesus Christ, and Jesus Christ has something rich for each succeeding generation ana for each individual, Man needs to know God, | he has the faculties of the Sons of | God, but he needs the revelation ot Jesus to bring them out. The church also supplies a need as a guide and guard of Who Is there that is not profoundly impressed that he needs shepherding? We need guiding when assailed by doubt. We need the 1 and vistas revealed, to ndow and let the mind see rasp the agreat theme of hope or love. es us our widest and not only our . too, and strength, ans fur scope .of activit: widest but o is the source 3 the most nceded servi life today alone can awaken men to a consciousness of the render. Frederick T. Mason. presence of God. to cause them to see the sin which is abortive of every The funeral of Frederick T. Mason, which was private, was held at noon Saturday at his home at 361 Pequot avenue, New London. The services principle of government, every public and private ipstitution, and to every The church can show men that fear of God is the beginning of were conducted by Rev. J. Romeyn wisdom and power. This is the day Danforth of the First Church of Chnist. of “the church’'s opportunity and it The quartette of that church sang Nearer, My God, to Thee, and Just As I Am. Mrs. Carey Congdon, Miss Mary C. Browne, Justin R. Neff and Robert L. Tate composed the quartette. The honorary bearers were Alfred H. Chap- pell, William, S. Chappell, Dr. Bdward Prentis. Mayor Charles ' F. Thayer, John T. Clark and William A. Breed of Norwich. The body accompanied by the funeral partv was taken aboard the 1.20 train to this sity on the Wor- cester branch and interment was in Maplewood cemetery, where R-v. Mr. Danforts read a committal service. Attorney Charles B. Whittlesey and wife, married last week at Cakbon- dale; Til, have concluded their wed- ding tour and are at New London. They will reside ‘temporari ::;ke( street forin a few weeks they W fu‘ag e (0 Vauxhall street. 23 should live the active life. TRAINS CAME THROUGH HERE. Shore _Line at Westerly was Blocked by Freight Wreck Late Sunday Aft- ernoon. At 6,0'clock Sunday ‘evening three steel coal cars jumped the rails north of the Westerly station, causing the Dlocking of teh entire line. The pas- | senger trains were sent around over the Norwich branch, going to Prov- dence, and from that city by way of Plainfield. The track was celared at 10 ang traffic resumed. Little Willle—What is_leisure, pa? Pa—Leisure, my son, is the two min iites: rest & man gets while his wite | unting up something else for him to do.—Chicago News e e e I Americar | nation after its night of fraternal strife The church can | Thompson. 5 In .early morning we wi coming, - § e Ere the first beams of day Chased the black night away; Fearfully, tearfully, ¢ Under the maple tree, In early morning we watched for his coming. . G Heavy the mist of the moruing, - Chilly and clammy . It rose from the valley; A sombre pall unfarled Over a prostrate world,” Filling our eves: with tears, Chilling our hearts. with- fears, As in its depthis we watched for his coming. | } e - dim August ‘Watched for his coming in mist and \. darkness, From deeper mystery, Blacker captivity; ‘Wearjsome banishment, Sickness and languishment, Out of the depths of the foul southern 4 prison. Gladly we cheered him forth on his mission. Sadly we mourned physician, Who when war's thunder. stroke First on the nation broke Hastened without delay Into_the fierce affray; On Bull Run’s fatal fleld Stoutly disdained to vield: Quailed not when shot and shell Ralked his frail hospital, Urging the men to die Rather than weakly iy, Till to captivity Borne by the enemy. Dragged in derision From prison to prison. While anxious friends in vaim Sought his release to gain; Urging the president With fruitless argument, Still interceding, Farrestly pleading, From summer to winter, From winter to summer, Till on this August morn Rumors of his return Fell upon doubting ears, Hopes were o'er borne by fears As in the stillness . The shuddering chillness, The gloom and the grimness, watched for his coming. the much lovea We Never a sound was heard, Never word spoken, Silence and darkness reigned, Mute and unbroken. Till from the valle: pale Floated the moaning wall, Now sinking soft and slow Like summer breezes low, Tntil the straining ear Scarcely a sigh could hear. Then _whistles loud and shrill Echo from hill to hill, Quinebaug’s valley thrill— As from the outward main Thunders the lightning train We hear the warning bell Its near approach foretell. With clamorous sally It wakens the valley— Pauses—perchance to bring Home the long wandering. / A moment’s delay. b/ Then speeds far away. Now through the lessening mist Lanterns are gleaming Adown the village street Dark forms are stealing. Friends, kindred, neighbors, rally Waiting the tidings to come from the valiey. Mutely together stand, fearing, Down the dark valley road anxiously pering. together hoping vet Low, muffied sounds we hear, ‘Wagons are drawing near. ‘Wan, spectral forms appear Through the mist gléaming. On the moist clinging sofl Slowly the horses toil, Slow to our seeming. Whose eager eves intent On those dim figures bent, Scan_every lineament Striving in_each to trace The dear, familiar face. Now fearing, now doubting, Now hoping and shouting, “He has come'! he has come! O, Doctor, welcome home! @ rom long imprisonment, From weary banishment, From battle, prison, pai O welcome home agai We gather ‘round him with eager greeting. Friend after friend their welcome re- peating, While from sweet Thompson bells A joyful chorus swells. Ringing the glad refrain, “Homo again, home again.” Black night had passed. away Before triumphant day, Vapor and cloud were gone, Bright beamed the rising sun ‘As homeward turnin= T'pon this Sabbath dawn, The resurrection morn, No_longer mourning. But_with one heart and voice Crying “Rejoice! Rejoice!” Saving to all around “The lost indeed is found, The dead is living"— Making the Sabbath day Where'er the tiding stray, At home or far away, A glad thanksgiving. contrast than between the. blackness and gloom of the night-watching, and the glory of the mornine. Absorbed in watch and refeption we had taken no note of change till as we turned our faces homev lo! a transformation had been effected. Evers wisp of cloud and mist had vanished. The sun rose with surpassing splendor. And 100king backward upon it after so many ‘ears, it seems an omen of the growth na prosperity that would come to our. and blackness. That summer of 1862 was the darkest Oh! If | Could Only Eat without so much distress after meals make taste good, will put you right with your stom- ach, correct irregularities | antise] plete HYOMEI ‘bottle of HY ible hard rubl 3 f $1.00. For “freating catarrh or any| throat or nose ailment, pour a few drops into the imhaler and breathe. | the air passes through the inhaler becomes impregnated with antls HYOMEI, and this soothinhg, hs air as it passes into the Jungs reaches every particle of the inflamed brane, kills the germs and heals the raw, sore catarrhal spots. 1f' you now own a HYOMEI inhaler | you can buy an extra bottle of HYO- Osgood Co. or druggists everywhere. Free attempt to reach Richmond had failed. and leaderhip. Doubt and discourage- ment were in the air. rose to the occasion with his stirring | street It is impossible to fancy a greater| " The Lee & Osgood Co. sells a com- outfit consisting of EI and an ind 2 pockat inhaler for do, and as it e ling 'swall you have to em- MEI for only 50 cents at The Tge & sample ~trial treatment from Booth's Hyomei Co., Buffalo, Y. time in the four years' struggle. ' The J McClellan had fallen back from siege Then Lincoln call for “Three hundred thousana more.” And again the north responded “We are 'coming, Father Abraham, three hundred thousand more.” TwWo or three'days before the return of Dr. McGregor the order had come for Thompson’s enlistment of a hundred men for the Eighteenth Connecticut ‘nificmt variety of lflifi 1 ufacturers have all ” b uted their share to this mag- materials. Duignumdeflf combinations are unusually beautiful, with texture and regiment, to he raised in New London and Windham countes.” On the Wed- nesday. following a reception was held: on the Green—a most memorable ocear slon, many coming from abroad to grect the returned prisoner. He was able to say but little in response, but his wasted face and fizure were moye eloquent than words, and what he did say_wag strong in hope and courage. home, but in darkest hour had never lost hope of the preservation of the Union. Then followed Monroe Nich- ols, commissioned lieutenant colonel of the 18th—a born orator, with all the fervor and enthusiasm of youth, who fired the hearts of his hearers like Otis | and Patrick Henry. Do you wonder that Thompson's quota was filled be- foré the close of the meeting, and that béfore the end of the week were on their way to camp—in Norwich—fitted 0 bear their part in that noble Eigh- teenth regiment beloved- by Governor ingham. honored by ali: first to leave Connecticut under the three hun- dred_thousand requisition, and whose surviving veterans we hope fo meet again on Memorial day. ELLEN D .LARNED. Thompson. Conn., May 4, 1971 DANCE BY T.KOSCIUSKO SOCIETY Red Pepper of Snuff Caused Epidemic of Sneezing in Froshlichksit Hall. There was ‘a largely attended dance given on Saturday evening in Froeh- lichkeit hall by the Thaddeus Kosci- usko society, which was organized re- y among the their first Polish reople, dance and was out with a programme for Pulaski band played from until midnight, . The officers soclety who were dance were the following: A. Grzimnowski; Kaminsii; treasurer, L. Woramans Late in the evening an epidemic of sneezing suddenly seized almost ev- erybody in the hall, which it was thought came from somebody Sprink- ling red pepper or snuff in the air. The policeman on duty made a search to endeavor to locate the cause of the trouble, but without suces “o'clock of the in charge of the President, vice president, Y. Miss B liows is visiting in Chelsea, Mass. Misses Rebecea and Ruth Reynolds Mass., are guests Mrs, William H. Palmer has return- ed to her home on Washington street after a visit in New York. Bennett of Williams weeks in Miss Alice L. is spending several Roxbury and Chelsea, Mass. arah Loring of LaSalle sem- Auburndale, Mass, spent Sun- day at her home on Lincoln avenue. Miss Bessic Green. who the guest of Miss Muriel Broadway, has returned to New Ha- ven. Mr. and A 2 Taintor of Church’ street wes over Sun- day of Mr. Taimtor's mother, Mrs. James M. Taintor of Asylum avenue, Hartford. Miss Juliet Warner Robinson of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, who has been spending a short time in New London, called on Nor- wich friends Sunday. if you have one, is your cash account, and your canceled checks are indis- putable receipts. We furnish the cut- fit and do most of the work. You furnish the money. The benefits ara mutual. 1f you are not with us this is an in- vitation. The Thames Loan & TrustCo. The Bank of F dly Helpfuls SPRING TOYS Wheelbarrows, Wagons, Doll Carriages, Go-Carts, “‘Garden Sets, . Pails and Shovels; Sand Toys, Baseballs, Bats, Gloves, Mitts; Etc. your digestive system and will Croatoa bealthy craving for food Sead 2 Cant Stamp for 210 Cont Package Free Tie oen Labortares, Newhrm, 1. WAS, EDWIN FAY'S, Franklin Square NEWMARKET HOTEL, 715 Boswnil Ave. -clasa Wines, L: Masia ana ‘Weich Faremit" o ok Proa. ymost eritical. He had long ceased to expect to return | ;fim'bh so perfect that it will }heafliest approval of the | i First Stand--Serges In this desirable weave we have every quality, from 50c to $2.50 per yard. g One at $1.25 measures full 54 inches between the selvedge, sponged and shrunk, being strongly weven. It hes sufficient strength to build the narrew skirt on which necessarily there is greater strain than on the old fash- lioned wide skirt. Veilings Come Next One in particular has a silk steipe of the same color, a very fine quality, 43 inches wids of the mest de- sirable Spring shades—priced &t 75¢ yard. For the Traveling Suit Nothing is quite as good as the dust shedding Mohairs. They come this season in mannish effects, mostly greys and tan mixtures, also in stripes and checks. We carry only the best English makes. Prices $1.00 and $125 yard. Voiles are in more than usual faver. Ours are the fine crispy kind that will net muss. $1.50 is the price of the best quality. Broadcloths takes second place. For the dresey suit it is the queen of all dress fab- rics. The “Butterfly” quality is the right weight for the Spring suit. This cloth is made in Germany and is guse- anteed by the manufacturers te be ab- solutely water spet proof. A wide range of colors to choose frem, 50 inches wide. Price $1.69 yard, equal to any $2.00 cloth in the market. Cream Colored are necessary te the perfect making of White Weelen Goods. The best manufacturers set n of their mills for the uring of White Dress Goods. The kind we carry are from such makers and you will find them free from bits of black threads and dust. Serges, Me- hairs, Albatross and Breadcloths are the popular weaves. Prices range from 50c to $2.00 yard. The Reid & Hughes Co. We Recover Furniture and De Carpet Laying. Watches The Watches we are sefling “$12.50 are the greatest bargains you will ever get. Lowest prices on all grades of Watches. The Plaut-Cadden Ce., Jewelers and Silversmithe. 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