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C&ptun Clnmpl.m, Onfy Surviving Captain of 26th Conn. Vols,, and Other Comrades There—Shenfi' Casey on “Skete’’Allen’s ' Trail— Details of Girl Swimmer’s Es- cape From Watery Grave. Miss Sarah King, ddughter of George King; had a narrew escape - from| drowning, and would updoubtedly have | met her death had not her dangerous predicament been observed by John Champlin, who was on duty in the Aowar of the Quonocontaug life saving station. - Mivs King had been carried 200 yards beyond the surf by the, strong undertow, and, although a strong swimmer, she was perceptibly in weak and could make no headway the strong sea. The lifeboat quickly launched and the crew to the rescue of the drowning girl—ior she was about to sink for the last time | when she was taken into the difeboat. Restoratives were promptly applied | by the trained crew, and the girl grad- vally gained consciousness. She made cemplete recovery and took her daily swim, Thursday, as usual | Deputy Sh following every iam. H. Casey is sonable clue that | may possibly lead to the detection of | Thomas Allen. alias “Skete,” who es- | caped from the Paw lockup om | Sunday. after being arrested by Officer | Casey and. placed in a cell in charge of a keeper. Warrants are out for the ar- | rest of Allen. charging him with theft | from the person and Jarceny, but there | are enough charges in reserve that if | preferred, and Allen 1§ found guilty, | will imprison him for many vears, and among them will be the murderous as sault upon the keeper of the Pawca- tuck lockup. Ever since “Skete” held up and rob- | bed the Legelis boy, he has been aided by friends, so it is alleged,; and su ceeded in keeping out f the reach officers until Sheriff Casey poun upon him at Watch I(vll Since h escape he has been fed and advised by | friends, and it is now believed that he has left the section, where his pres- ence has been at intervals vaguely re- ported. It is further alleged that l\n\ has been assisted in getting away from | this vicinity, well beyond Sheriff Cas- | ev's jurisdiction. These reporis and counter reports do not les n the activity of the deputy sheriff, who is making every possible effort to recapture Allen. | Howard Stephen Pember of Walpole, | in Westerly Steve | was pitcher for the champton team of | the Westerly . High school ond played | for two seasons with the White Rock team of the Rhode Island-C \\nl"’(‘l\(‘»vt! league, and as a student of the Univer- | sity of North Carol ed on the baseball taem of that institution. Steve | will go to Mystic as the guest of Clvde Burrows, and will play with the Mystic team in the game with the | New Leondon Independents Saturday afternoon. It is expected thaf Bu rows, who signed recently wi burg, will play in the 1 Tondon game. I Sheriff John R. Wilcox,who has been requested by the governor to suppress gambling in Washington county, and to give immediate attention to ._\~\ gansett Pler, has reported to Governor Pothier that. in hie opinion, there fis not a gambling place in o tion-at §Narragansett Pier, reporting in detall | the result of several nocturnal visit tions. The sheriff adds that he h: given the matter thorough investiga- tlon and, in his opinion, there is no gcmbling going on in Washington eounty of/a public or semi-public na- | ture. Local Laconics. The band concert attracted many to Wilcex park Thursday evening. Hen R. Bond of New London was n visitor Thursday in Westerly. Miss Louise Barnes of Worcester uest of M Ethel M. Barbour in ark avenue. The P. H. Opie company hai their annual outing at View Thursday. : E. Warren Carpenter and James J. AMoore attended the wedding of friends in Providence Thursday night. Thomas A. a former resident of Westerly, Wednesday at Matinuck Beach. Judge and Mrs. Robert Burns Arch bald of Jacksonville, Fla.,, are guests hf Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Hillard of ‘West Broad street height dled |y Mrs Frances J. Gilpatrick, in 'her 70th vear, died Thursday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs, Is: belle Cook in Summer street. Shirley, the 15 vear old son of Mr.| and Mrs, George S, Wyatt of Newport, #Med Wednesday night. He w neph?\\ of Willet W. Sherman of W Tnhn Campbell of Norwich, former- 1y of the mill firm of Campbell &| Heinault, in Westerly, was here on Thursday, renewing old acquaint- ances. ) The body of Louis E. York arrived | from Boston on the day afternoon. Interment wr er Bend cemetery, JRev. Burdick officiating. Mrs. Samnuel Prince and Phillips of New Mr. and Mrs, George Williams at Franklin stret. The guests are the mother and sister of Mrs. William | No advance notice of the coming of Admiral Togo was given in Westerl Mrs, London are guests o Guy | CARE OF BABY'S SKIN FROM BIRTH Mothers throughout the world have come to realize that no other soap is so well suited for cleans- ing and preserving baby's deli- cate skin and hair as Cuticura soap. Itis so pute that it may be used with confidence from fhe hour of birth. Warm baths with Cuticura soap and gentle anoint- ings with Cuticura ointment af- foré a safe, speedy and economi- cal method of freeing the skin and alp of eczemas, eruptions, itch- irritations, crustings and mings, and of iblishing a rmanent condition of skin and health vecseesecesesrccescecescessesssanaree » 1» Buy in Westerly -«,STRIAL THUST COMPANY | Westerly Branch il .Three Million Dollars Over Fifty Thousand Accounts. Liberal, courteous and efficient in its Established 1901. Harold L. Wells, 0. D., Optometrist. Defecttve vision corrected by the prop- 1 R 3, Pot~ for .fiuwornx Blocks Wl:(oilfil. &OL | fine and a good attendance w Carpenter of Providence, | WV’ s al | Randall, and only those who happened to be at the railway station Wednesday ecven- ing when the east bound Gilt Bdge ex- press arrived got a peep at the brave naval officer. Miss Mary McNelly, a lifelong resi- dent of Westerly, died Thursday morn= | ing, after a brief illness. She was daaghter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ter- rence McNelly and is survived by two brothers and a sister, Patrick, Henry -and Kate McNelly. Mrs. Ann Down, widot of James Dowd, died Thursday morning at the home ' of her daughter, Mrs. Cornelius Bransfield, in Cross street. Besides her | daughter, Mrs, Bransfield, the deceas- Thomas of Charles, Jo- ed, leaves four brothers, Providence, and James, seph and Philip Dowd. Captain Daniel Champlin of West- erly, the only surviving captain of the 26th Connecticut volunteers, attended | the annual regimental reunion in \tu- wich Thursday. Besides the captain, the other war veterans who attended the reunion are William York, Dr. J. Howard Mo n, Horace F. Burdick, Orville M. Briggs, Charles D. Havens, and Thomas H. Brown. Major William Spittle of Torrington, | Coun., has suffered a stroke of paral- vsis, which will probably prove fatal. He served in the civil war in the 2Ist Connecticut, of which G company of North Stonington was a part, Seven members of the company now_being e Vesterly. Major Spittle company that went to the front from New London, and subsequently was captain of the New London company of the 21st and was { promoted to be major of the regiment, | ey MYSTIC Ledyard Party on Mason’s lsland— Fair Attendance on Opening Day of Peace Meeting—Local Jottings. A party of young people of Led have taken the two Tryon cottages on the west side of N ug and are en- joving two wegks of camp. Those who have been in the party are. Mr. and Mas. Joseph Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Clark, ‘Misses Tda and Bertha Weiman, Bertha and Susie Lamb, Alice and Grace Finnegan, Bessie and Lillian Gallup, Paul and Rudolph Weimer, Leslie and Ellsworth Gray, Harold and Emmons White and Mrs. Nellie Goodwin, rd PEACE MEETING. First Day Opened Auspiciously—Ex- Interesting. ercises Were of tiile Universal Peace un- nd the forty-fourth of the Con- necticut Christian Peace society was held in the Peace Grove and. will con- tinue for five days. The weather was pr ent at the meeting. The exercises began with prayer, followed by an ad- dress of welcome by the president, Al- fred H. Love, after which the reading of the minutes and action taken upon of re; the same. Letters unable to be m_those address by Palmer r of Mystie, president the Connecticut branch. A song, “We've Met Again,” by Francis Merritt of re- port of the year's w . Love ¢ Philadelphia; memo brief butes read of departed workers, by Pl\lmmu‘ and Arabel he Peace Land \and . \lmull There ~arve many of the worker: camping at the Peace ground this year. Enterta.ned Oldest Past Grand. 5 Garrabraunt, acks: who is the oldest living P: nd of Stonineton lodge. He h: ired the lodge in 1862 when it d at Stoningten, and in 1864 and, and the same a past grand. Mr. Garra- ome of the pas and in 1884 the o rom Stonington to N tima he went to Jack- he 3 bravnt told of the lodge, as removed sonville where and this w lage the, went Morgan's whare ice cream and ciga and thyee cheers given to J. aunt; the oldest living mem- Stonington loge, No. 26. Brief Notes. Randall Brown, - Newbury and son, t the Willimantic camp two weeks. Johnson to are ground fer spent rsday 1 has returned to fter two weeks' stay with A James Cooper. Hatch has returned a two weeks' stay in Nova Scotia Mrs. Byron Billings and daughicrs of New London are visiting Mr, and Mrs. C. Newbury t week. from COLCHESTER Automobile Par-ty Vv Improvements at Mention. ted Norwich— Chapel—Personal J. S. Case, George Cas2 and Daniel O'Brien were in Norwich ursd with Mr. Case's™ three touring cas, taking down a party of 12 for a day & outing. Hobart Baker of Millington was caller here Thursday. Joseph Lazinsk will go to Davville Saturday to pitch for the Taftville nine against the Dayville team G. H. Morgan of Garduer La a caller in town Wednesd Louis Levine hus ness visitor in Hartford Thursd: On account of the cagpenters and rainters working in the chapel, ti regular, midwesk omitted. Charles T. Wilson of Worc a’caller in town Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. John Wa Iyme were callers in town Wednesd in their touring car. Judge Buell was in New London on .Thursday, calling with his touring S. H. Miner of East Haddam wa caller here Thursday. Charles Williams of Salem was call- ing on friends in town Thursda Frank Fergzason of Middletow W in town Wednesday in the interests the electric light company. praver meeting wus ster was o f William Johnson was a caller in Sa-- lem Thursday. Ir. and Mrs. R. A 3 their cottage at Hayward's Thursday. were at laka on Change the Brand. There is a clear call for some. ento- mologist who will tell us th the mygterious things on w slip through the windows at nizght threaten bodily Citizen. nd violence.—+ Ashaville Getting All the Coin, It may be that the dock fingland was planned to pre igan visitors from leavir s King George is known to be.a financier,—St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Yy ryy WOANK Wastsrly Veterans At Nurwmh Reunion|... ... 2% . .. _Death of Rev. E. E. Gates’ Father— Personal and Briefs. i A large number of members of the Silver Link society enjoyed their an. nual picnic Tuesday at Ocean Beach. Mr. John Chester of Chester avenue has returned from a short visit to friends in_Willimantic. Misses Pearl Carson and Marjorie Lamb of Pearl street were the guests of Mystic friends Thursday. Mrs. William Copeland, who has the guest of Mrs. Warren Wilcox on Spring street, has ‘returned to her home in Waterford. Gapt, P. Avery Wilcox of Fisher's Island is in the village for a short visit. Mrs. Thomas Perkins: has returned to her home in Groton after.a visit to her mother, Mrs, Addie Fish on Main street. Mrs. Emma Mumford has returned to her home in Salt Lake City after spending a few days with her mother, Mrs. Ball. s Maude Fitch has returned from hospital where ghe under- went an operation for removal of a needle from her heel. May Loper of Brooklyn, who is ting Mrs. Melville Daboli, and has been very ill, is improving. % received in_ the village the death of Rev. E. B. vacation from her du Navy vard in New London. A number of new . guests have ar- rived the Ashbury house to spend a few weeks. A large party of voung people from weeks' this village attended the dance at Ocean Beach Thursday evening. Dr. Arthur_Douglas and son Bruce | of Brooklyn, N. Y., are expected in the | villege to spend a few days with Dr. Douglas’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Loren . Douglas still remains Making Wives Happy. A lecturer says the happiest married women are those who believe every- thing their husbands tell them. It must be said for some husbands that they do all they can to -make their wives happy.—New York Herald. Merely an Exception. say there is honor amo but—well. a Standard Oil tan s been attacked by Chinzse pi- Manchester Union. They thiev sh rate Hines Can Prove an Alibi. is said to be $40.000,000 read p Manuel regain _his thr wh pu Ther to h Wonger, him ove r William Osler 1k a baronetcy for chloroforming a man into inacti ty.—Pittsburg Dispatch. may the mild substitute Follow Forced Entr-nu to Candy Store—0. E. Ravenells Will Lose. ‘Appen: : BILL At the Immaculate Conception clurch Wednesday morning Edward Rousseau and Lucianna Auclair, ware united in marriage by.Rev. U. O. Belle- rose. The bride wore a gown of white satin and lansdown, hand embroidered, winrh wreath and vdil. - A conmitter of the society of the Children of Man escorted the bride to the aitar and were witnesses during the mass. Ave Maria was rendered by Miss Caroline Buteau, with violin obligato played by Prof. Bisson. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Rousseau went to their home in Jewett City, where a raception was held. : B Arrested for Breaking Into Store. Simon Holmes, Albert Greenwood, and Samuel Chabbot were arrested .for breaking into the candy store of Peter Rabitaile on High street Wednesday night. A quantity of cigars, candy -and cigarettes were missing. Personals. Charles Bourque of Mechanicsville is visiting; Elzear Antoya. Re am Charles Smith is spend- ing_hig®acation at his summer home at_Hardwitch Port, Boston. Miss Rena B. Smith has gone to visit friends at New Haven, New York city and Haverstraw, N. Clovis Racine has severed his con- nection with the Baltic Mills company and entered the employ of .Henry A. Gaucher. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Cardin were spon- sors for the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Cardin. The little one ‘was christened Maria Agnes Antoinette. Joseph Haley of Bridgeport is vi ing_his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Haley, of High Street. Mrs. Henri Larocque was in Waurs- gan attending the funeral of her brother, Edward Benoit. Bulldog With Broken Leg. AdoptS Wonder- ful New Labor- Saving Discovery For. three years the women of Germany haye been happy with Persxl a washmg compound that has made ~hard rubbing, washboards and tired backs a thing of the past. And now Persil has come to America. It has been adopted * in thousands of homes where it has made wash-day a half holiday for both housewife and servant. Persil washes clothes without rul makes them cleane- than they ever were since they left the store. When put in hot water it releases Oxygen, which promptly dissolves dit, abolishes ali sorts of stains and grease spots—absolutely _ without harm to the llhri . re fortunate enpugh to city where Persil for sale. Grocers have it in 15 and 25 cent ne box is worth a dollar in time ard At All Grocers’ N.B. — Persil is the only OXYGEN ‘ashing Compound you caa buy in America. GHINGS uvm THE MODERN WASHER A brindle Boston bull terrier was seen heré Sunday afternoon on Main street with his right hind leg broken. It looked as though he had been in an accident. Alphonse A. Benoit was taken to the Backus hospital Wednesday for medi- cal treatment. Mr. Benoit is one our local druggists and only jrecentls marriad. qel Will Underge Operaimn. Adelard E. Ravenelle, who has been | it ill with appendicitis, was taken to St.|to Francis' hospital, Hartford, for an op- Mr. mon of Ohio will have the New York tional convention. thinks is not yet on record.—Brooklyn Eagle. Lorimer’s private life was so- ideal A Matter of Think Conners of Buffalo thinks Har- There’s a Reason. When two men broke out of the Plattsburg (Mo.) jail, a third declined their invitation to escape. He is charged with ‘bigamy and both of his wives are at liberty.—St. Louis Post- Despatch: legation to the next democratic na- ‘What Governor Dix His Chief Title. Perhaps Roosevelt will go down in history as The Grzat Denier.—Cleve- land Plain Dealer. $ Lorimer’s Mistake. seems almost a pity he didn't stick it—Indianapoiis Star, eration Thursdas Roy Bennett of Plainfield was the guest oféMr. and Mrs. George St. Onge this wesk. On Auto Trip. Miss Alice McGuire went by auto to Mount Tom. Holyoke. She will also visit her sister, Miss Lizzie, and broth- | ers, Edward and William, at Hartford. | -_— | American peaches, pears and small fruits gsrow well inv Chili. Dear Franl bought me A glass ALE. was an ale brewed on this side of the water as good as that was, and iie tells we it Saw Fred yesterday, and he is going Harry took me out today and Honestly, I dian't know there Tuns very uniform, too. McCORMICK, 30 Fracklin Strezt, Local Agent of HANLEY'S PEERLESS Need Printing ? 35-6 The BULLETIN Co. 64-66 Franklin Street Do You Want To Buy Plumbing and Steam Fitting Supplies Pipe, Valves, Fittings, Tools, Etc, at Actual Cost, and in many instances much less than cost? If you do it will pay you to call at Brown’s and buy what you need. Remember that we are going out of business.and all goods are being sold at a sacrifice. The manufacturers of Norwich and vicinity would find it would pay them to call and look over our stock and get our prices before l?uying elsewhere. Robert Brown Estate ARTHUR M BROWN. Execu:or 55-57--589 West Main St. Telephone 133 @'&’8"_“"‘3 &eighbors end friends. Ladies Everywhere are glad te know ©f the wonderfu benefit that Viburn-O-Gla has always been te swifsrers of thelr sex. 4 Thousands of ladies epread the geod =ews emeng thelr Others write letters for publication, that suffering sisters, unkmewn to them, may learn about jt in the newspapers. @0 the good work goes on. Viburn-O-Gin is a purely vegetable compound, containing no harmful properties, is activeiy” specific in its curative action on the womalty organs and functions. To youms and old #t is highly recemmended for the treal- ment ef all forms of female troubles. 7 Testimonial “L 2ok Seen a great sufferer for years before learning of W¥urn-O-Gin. I Bed musplacemsent, fainting spells, constamt headache, and ether female troudles, which made me feel very, wealke T trled different doctors, but nonec gave me relef, se 1 took Viburn-O-Gin and it selieves me so. much that I want you to spread the news of what it has done fer mA It certainly will 4e as much for other sick wamen.” ALL DRUGGISTS SELL IT $1.25 & bottle with full directiona. FRANCO-GERMAN CHEMICAL CO., 106 West 129th Strest, PMew York. 7 % - T’s LIKE A GEORGIA 'MELON CUTTING—THE DAY : “THE COAL-BIN IS FILLED. _ Thefe comes a feeling of peace and ‘satisfaction and safety that makes the “jay one of joy. We put the Coal in without dust. - CHAPPELL CO. Central Wharf and 150 Main Street. Telephones. " LUMBER Free Burning Kinds and Lehigh ALWAYS IN S8TOCK. A. D. LATHROP, Office—cor- Market and Shetucket Sts. Telephone 163-12. CALAMITE GOAL “It durns up clean™ Well Seasoned Wood G. H. HASKELL. 402 — 'Phenes — 489 JOBN A. MORGAN & SON, Coal and Lumber Central Whar? THE FINEST 35c DINNER IN TOWN DELL-HOFF CAFE From 12 ts 2 DR. L. H. SCHMIDT, Surgeon and Physician, Wishes to nnounce that he fas opened up his office at 10 Church &t Office hours—38-10 a. m., 1-3, 6-8 p. m. Allow Me Please to quote you prices or to give you timates on ail kinds of contract work, Jjobbing, carpenter work, painting, ete., etc. Jobbing promptly attended to. Estimates cheerfully given, C. M. WILLIAMS, General Ceontractor and Builder, 218 MAIN STREET. ‘Phone §' Cars In Stock NEW OVERLAND RUNABOUT, ONE TOURING CAR. Two Maxwells sold low fer cash. Teiephone 834. The balance of our Top Wagoens, Carriages, Concords and Express Wag- ons at 20 per cent. off. THE M. B. RING AUTO Co. Agents for Pope-Hartford and Over. land Cars for New London County. NOTICE On account of the present condition of Fairview Reservelr, the use of hose for street, Jawn or garden sprink¥ng 1s strictly prohibtted until further no- tice. This order will be strictly en< forced. Per order BOARD OF WATER COMMISSION« ERS. F. C. ATCHISON, M. D, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Room 1, Second Fi or. Shannen Bldg. Night 'phone 1083, LANG Ory Cleaner and Dyer .| 157 Frankiin St SUITS PRESSED 50c ~ COur Wagon Calls Everywhere SHEA ‘& BURKE AnotherWeek eekof Jargains —IN— " Furniture, Carpets [ and Bedding Reduced prices on all our Sideboards, Couches, Rockers, Chamber Suits, Carpets, Etc,, Ete. SHEA & BURKE Undertakers and Embalmers. Norwich and Taftville. Dr.F. W. HOLMS, Dentist Ghannon Building Annex, Beem A Telenhone §39 octiee