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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1911 1Y DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS DANIELSON Second Patition for Ssecial Town | Meeting—School Consolidation at East Killingly—Summary of 191 Tex Liste—Patont Granted W. I Bullard. Announcement is made herz of the engazement of Miss Marion Gertrude Scott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Scott of Manchester-by-the-: and Paul Weber of Medford, Jiss Scoit was until recently Kinder- garter teacher in the graded school, School street. Henry H. Starkweather: trustee for three vears, John W. Gallup. “Uncle Tom” on Annual Tour. Stetson's Uncle Tom's Cabin com- | 1| pany was in town again Iriday on ifs |@nnual pilgrimage, and all the littie Zolks and meny adults were agog over this time honored and ever interesting dramaife story of slavery days. The play was put on at the Orpheum thea- {ter. afterncon and evening, and was {seln by larze audiences. Guests at Sibley Hom | My and Mrs. Louis P. Suffern, N. Y, Mr. and Mrs. Sivley of Providence, and Herbert Mr. and . Loomis wili be suests M Want Skeleton Identified. of Skeriff and Mrs. Preston 5. Sibley There s agitation in the town of aver New Year's. Foster and at North Steriing for an Niavpey SN favestication relative to the finding o recently of the skeletcr of a man near the Line store at Hopkins Mills. The theory seems to be that the skeleton a3 that of a man who was murdered. Thirteench Company’s Inspection. January 20, has been se- the date for the annuai in- officer of C. A. C, and Vear the ofcial as ~pection by a government the Thirteenth cor it equipment. Thls yisitor will be Capt. Bernard Taylor, TS A, Stamford, who is the fnstrue- tar and inspectinz officer of the coast artillery corps. C.N.G. This year the eguipment will inspected in the afternoon and the compeny, in blue Sniforms, inspected In the evening. SECOND PETITION For Special Town Mesting, But Would Fix No Mirimum Price for Dayville Lot. Menticn was made two days ago of a petition to the selectmen asking that : spectal town meeting be called Lo see if the town would vote to rescind the vote of the town at the annual town meeting of October 4, 1909, wherehy 1 was voted to leave the selling of tie town lot at Dayville with the select- men. and to see if the town would now | vote to instruct the selectmen to gell the lot at public auction, no bid of less | than $1.000 to be considered. Foillow- ing this petition came another Friday | number of citizens ask- cial town meeting be called to see if the voters will de: o authorize the selectmen to dispose of the lot for the best interests of.the fown, no minimum price being men- tioned. The division of opinion seems 10 be over whether the lot should bring at least 31,050, or whether the best offer, whatever it may be, for the prop erty, should be accepted. SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION Veted fcr East Killingly—Teacher to Be Transferrsd to the Center. wigmed a ing that a The town school committee has vot- ©d to consoildate the two schools in 1ne building at East Killingly and iransfer the teacher in the primary de- partment at =chocl at b East Killingly to the Killingly Center. This ac- is taken to meet conditions of at- ndance that have arisen. In iwo schools at KEast Killingly there has been only an average attendance of about 2: during the last term, whereas at Killlngly Center, with only onme teacker, the daily average number of pupiis has been 4i. Asghe children in this latter school are graded, it Is Jifficult for one teacher to give all the classes ‘he attention deserved, o ihe change indicated has been voted. Bocause of the opening of miils at TFimville and near the Center that have Been closed, the number of pupils is increasing, making the Center schcol larger than it has been for a long time. | The change voted becomes effective with the opening of the schools for the winter term, Tuesday of next woek. Ends Pastorate Sunday. Rev. H. E. Anderson, pastor of the First Baptist church at Sterling for the pest two years. completes his work Sunday at Sterling, where he has been YeIy successful, to accept a cell to bacome the pastor of the First Baptist church of Groton, at Old Mystic, one of the oldest Baptist churches in the miate. having passed the 200th anni- versary of its founding in Final Services of Yea At the various churches in Daniei- ®on at the servicer on Sunday and Monday there will be special reference o the beginning of the new vear in the sermons to be preached and the asic sung. Sunday evening at the hodist charch in Attawaugan therc be a watch night service at which of the speakers will be Rev. Elliott £ the Danielson Methodist 3 _the Westfield Congrega- 1 church Monday morning there b2 a sunrise prayer meating to usher 1 the New Year, this being ac- ing o o custom that has been lowed for years. At St James T on New Years day will be spe- feast das 1811 TAX LISTS Summary for the Town of Brooklyn as Cempiled by the Assessors. following is a summart of the ists of the town of Hrooklyn, ¥ compiled by the assessors, nges by the board of d_list herewith given mmary Brookiyn tax lisis as com- ¥ assessors. subject (o change board of relief: i buildings building lots wagons and an- romobiles e nd jeweiry. . instruments ind libraries Watches Musica & other bonds and trade ient in mfg... Momev =t interest ne interest- vear the ldings siven ¥ were House uilding lots were in the 1910 list ymieiing 78; this year the num- ©f thes> is given as 357, increas s the value of this class of prop- @ty from $9.325 to $31.847. Another chanze of note is in the number of acres taxed, the total in 1910 having 7-60, this year 17,526 118- cresses are noted in the nym- £ livestock in the town: neat cattie from 1987 52 this vear, and in fhe scs and mules an lcrease 206 to 321. Officers of Quinebaug Lodge. Quinctuag lodge, No. 34, I. O. 0. F. from hos elected the following ‘officers: No- Ble grand. Willis H. Bhippee; vice grend. Clifford H, Starkweather; sec- Fatary, Thomas A, Comwell; the | W. Trving Bullard has been granted a patent on a shackle-strap, which is |asslgnea to the . H. Jacobs Manu- | facturing company. of which he | president, During the gale of Thursday after- inoon there was a chimney fire at the nement house owned by Frank S. | Kenneay 1 the rear of the Kennedy house at Dayvilie, but It was extin- | guished witheut damage. The Woman's Missionary society of the Baptist church met with Mrs. J. W. Gallup Friday afternoon. carl W. Piling of Dedh: Mass., will_be with his parents, Mr. and Mrs e M. Pilling, for New Year's. All the schools in the town of Kill- | ingly will reopen for the winter term | Tuesday next. ! With the taill-end of the gale there jcame cn Friday reports of various kinds of minor damage as the result | of the bix blow, all surrounding towns Leing affected, Georg | O'sen-Harries Marriage. | Announcement is made of the mar- iriage on Thursday evening at Willi- martic of Miss Mildred Harries of that and Edward L. Olsen, deaigner Attawaugan company in that where Mrs. Olsen was a teach- vear. city | for the | village, fer 1as PUTNAM g Postponed Again—188 Arrests During 1911—Triple Installa- tion Jan. 9—Thursday’s Wind Rips Rocf Off Freight Car. William Heinrich, 46, the noted ten- or, who dfed in a Boston hospital, was | wéll known In Putnam, where he had { pupils and bas been heard in recitals. | George Banks, who has been doing a | vaudeville turn at the Bradley theater this week, was called to Lowell Friday by the death of his father. Byron Lamondy of this city is to be marrfed today (Saturday) at Woon- | =ocket, to Miss Lillian Bancroft of that city. They will live in Putnam. Arnold Hearing Postponed. | The hearing on Ernest M. frnold's application from bankruptcy, that was to have been held today (Saturdas) has agnin been postponed for one week at_Willimantic. | Today (Saturday) an all day meeting of Putnam lodge of Masons of Wood- stock will be held. |, Toachers in the public schools of | Putnam, who have been spending the | holiday recess out of town, will return ] for the opening of the winter term on Tuesday next. Holiday Postoffice Hours. Monday, New Years day, the post- office will be closed from noon to 5.30 p. m. The city carriers will make one delivery and collection of mall, but the rural service will be suspended. FEWER ARRESTS. 1911 Record of Police Captain Murray Shews But 188. The annual report of Captain John { Murray of the police department will #how that there have been less than 200 arrests—135 up to Friday night—in Putnam durlng 1911, this being a con- siderable decrease from totals of re- cent previous years. Rebekah Officers, Following are the newly elected offi- | cers of Rebekah lodge, No. 33, I. O. O. Noble grand, Mrs. Mary G. Wrighi »> grand, Mrs. Julia Loomis; secre- tary, Mrs. Mabel Kent; terasurer, Mrs. Jane Mansfield. To Call Rhode Island Leg, gether. Horace N. Hassard, who for many vears hos represented Newport in tie Rhode Irland house of representatives, lators To- will call that body together when if | meets in annual session next Tuesday. Mr. Hassard was formerly of Putnam, and is now dean of the members of the body in which he will sit. TRIPLE INSTALLATION Of Grand Army Post, Relief Corps and 8. of V., Jan. 9. A triple installation of the newly elected officers of the A. G. Warner post, G. A. R, A. G. Warner W. R C. and George W. Childs camp, S. of has been arransed for the evening of Jan 9 the ceremony being-open only to members. Past Commander Joseph McKachzie will install the G. A. R. of- ficers; Jrs. Harriett J. Bodge, Hart- ford, past national president of the W. R. (., the corps officers, and Alvin O. Fairbanks, Norwich, division com- mander of the Sons of Veterans, wil induct to office the newly elected offi- cers of the Sons of Veterans. It is also announced that an invita- tion has been accepted by the local camp o g0 to Webster on the evening of January 24, to attend an installation and campfire as guests of E. P. Mor- ton camp, Sons of Veterans. THURSDAY’S GALE Blows Down Poles and Trese—Tears Roof Off Freight Car. Ehe extent of the damage dome in this section during the galo of Thurs. day afternoon did not become apparent until Friday. Woodstock and Pomfret were the towns to suffer most in this section, and sithin their limits thers was considerable trouble with the tels- phone service, lines being pmt out of commission. ' Linemen were busey all }day Friday restoring order. Here in of the blow ripped the whole top off a tb;‘)x car Sncluded: a local freight, and ere was some™amage to tre and w‘i. =wrvice lines and g “rom Woodstock eame the report of a 0 oot fir tree knoeked down by the Zale, this falling aoross the highway near the Alton place, just afier Rob- being only a few feet away. Betwesn Davville and Danfelson sev- erai telephone poles were kmocked over in what js considered the most riotous wind in years in this section. Masked Ball Provides Diversion. There was a happy gathering and a world of amusement in L O. O. F. hall Friday evening at a masque dance giv- en by scveral young men, and attend- ed by many of the young people of the city. The costumes were amusing and interesting. It was a very diacerning younz man who could §d among the quaintly clad persons his wife or friend, and as difficult for the gentlar sex to declde who was who among the gathering of males. Few knew before | has been marked with the broad am wear | 1oy the dance what the others were 1o and represent, which afforded a good time %0 all attending, City Notes. Miss Myra Bennor is on a visit Jolly th treagurer, | friemds and relatiyes ia. New, York is vice | the railroad yards the hurricane force | 1fford, a_grocer, had passed. he | {ORWICH BULLETI ‘Washington and Baltimore, and will be | NEW LONDON LETTER. away until February. | LR Overatives in mills and factorles in Belated Souvenirs for ex-Mayer Arm- tnis section will @ct another period of strong—Fort Trumbull a School of rest beginning today (Saturday). when 2 3 these industrics cease operations un- Instruction for the Revenue Service. tl Tuesday. A number of local French = residents have taken advantage of the excursion rates and gone to Canada for New Years. Mrs. J. J. Russell Elizabeth and_Catherine, relatives in Johnstown, N. Y. 3 Chates Gagne of Montreal is visit- ine with relatives In Woodstock ave- nue. Mayor Benjamin L. Armstrons, who was very much In the municipal floodlight while chief magistrate of the city, and for some time before and for a time, thereafter, remembers his friends and has the pleasing faculty of not letting them forget him. Mr. Armstrong has earned the title of “Prince of Entertainers” for New \Lon- don and the members of the city gov- ! ernment have been entertained by him several times while he was mayor of the clty. Just prior to the expiration of his term of service he gave a swell re- and daughters, re visiting Diving Contest. A diving contest between local younz men amused and interested the audience at the Bradley theater Friday | evening, The bovs used the tank in ception at his palatial home in quiet which Miss Rose Pitonof has been Granite street, but that particular eiving exhibitions, she being judge in night will mot be formotten by the the awarding of prizes in the contest. | guesis and the Armstrong neighbors | “Mra. C. M. Green was with her sis- | as long as they remain on earth. There | ter, H I Dodge, and family of | were over a hundred guests, all men, and the house was given over to their pleasure. They were wined, dined and | Amoked and encouruged to sing, which | they did to the Limit until a couple of | hours past midnight and for once there | were lively doings in Granite strecy | Mr. Armstrong provided professional | entertainers from New York and a fine orchestra. He had a plan whereby all his guesis held tickets for drawing and the prizes were silver loving cups and valuable vases and engravings. The genial host had made provisions to present to each of the guests souvenir of the occasion but the order Providence hifstmas. “STONINGTON. |Hustling at Nats Point Shipyard— Electicn of A. O. U. W.—Woman Makes Bowling Score of 196. funcral services of L. A, Grover be held Sunday instead of cay, as printed in Friday's pa- | per. Burial will be in Westerly. | "“The Stoninstou stenvgraphic’ scho will not close for New eYar's. { | Busy at Shipyard. ower and a telephone were Shipvard at Nats Point bolier for the running cngine will soon be I The are to Thur: These souvenirs were received by Mr. Armstrong some time later and he waited until Christmas to present the to the members of the court of com- mon council and other city officers who served during his administration | Thursday of the stationary set up. A A. ©. U. W. Election. | All $8. and $10. Suits and Overcoats now All $18. and $20. Suits and Overcoats now - $2.00 MEN’S s not filled in time for presentation. CORDUROQOY PANTS. = $1.25 WORKING PANTS The Most Sensational L B I A Held In Norwich ~n, Ever Furnishings Marked a 50 - - L 95¢ 89c and to representatives of the news- The following oficers were elected | papers and personal friends. These .00 ALL WOOL $3.00 DRESS SHOES, the seasion of ‘Stonington lodge, No. | gifts were sent by mall with an ex- 0 A0 U, W.o Muster workman, | planatory letier stating the cause of PANTS ............ 1. BROWY ¢ oLr 2 kv 200 vt (AR Joseph Cushman' past master work- | the delay in presentation. The man, Dennis Nenabey: foreman, Will-| souvenir is an artistically made bronze $3.00 ALL W/ Tam Robinson: orerseer, Bdward Me- | medailion vn the obverse side of which OooL $3.50 DRESS SHOES, Kinney order, David Vennard; | is a raised and correct representation PANTS ............ 1, CEEEAS R GO financier, W. J. McKinney; recorder, | of the s of the city of New London, | denry Muller; guide, Charles Cush-|as described by Miss Frances m BOYS san: fnside watch, ~ Henry Rahlan:|M. Caulkins in her histors of $3s $4.00 DRESS SHOES Side watch Fred Bush; trustee for | New London. On the reverse side, in 'SUITS s three years, Tornest Cushman. Dele- | raised letters and inside the circle that EEERRTTEE R Y BBOW .- s s s s s gl to state William Me- | reads: “New London — Benjamin L. | ate onvention, alternate, Dennis Denaby. Armatrong, Mavor—1906-1906." is this historical reminder: “Called the Faire i e mcccmiar 199 Harbour Town Since 1649.” The ladies of th ishing themsel ghest scors so far Fahnel, who madé 19 | Arion club are dis- | bowling. The | las been by Mrs. pins half dollar and the ex-mayor Sug- gests them as pocket pieces of more historic than intrinsic value and as & Bouvenirs are about the size of a silver | | Watch Night Service. correct representation of the city seal ’ There will be & watch night service | 1t has often been a mattor of public at Calvary church Sunday | evening | comment that the sails of the ship in from 10.36_ull 12 o'clock. the seal now In use are not set cor- Mrs. 1. R. Fuller and child have re- | rectly, are not ship-shape and sailor turned to Bridgepcrt, after a stay with | fashion not as explained by JMiss 3. 3. Fuller and family | Cavikins, historfan. e s 0w Dickineon will preach at| The ship on the Armstrong souvenir, bearing the pennant Mare Liberum, is represented as sailing westward and indicates that the vessel is returning from a successful voyage, heavily lad- hird Baptist church at 3 and 7.30 th p. m. Mrs. Hannah Wilkins is remoying household goode to the housc erly oceu v r. Drake on Main | ©0. The souvenirs ure auppreciated | merly occupied by Dr. Dreke on Main | 00 N0 Ioi ot S na® eusiiastion 1o { 3 ] it o )na(:s (lxlal huuc be Nd?fit‘h lu\ lh«l:)ol ‘now lection in the rooms of the New n- | STAFFORD SPRINGS Son " County” Fistoricar soctety Zor { preservation for all time. Annual Election of Foresters—Watch Night Services With Special Feat- ures. Now that the school of instruction of the revenue cutter service is e tablished at Fort Trumbull, that sigh |1y reservation having been transterred from the war to the treasury depart- ment there as strong indications of its Court Oronoco, Foresters of Americ: has elected the following officers: (S , Edward Clark; sub-chiet | Cltlef ranger, Baward Clark; swb-chlel | G o narice Within s fow Years, or | Framk Sidaway: fnanclal recorder, & curtailment of its importance. 'Bf- Trank Sidaway: nanclal recorder | fort is being made to have the service form a branch of the navy and anothr move i3 being made to have gradyates | om the naval academy take com- < issions in the revenue cutter service Aid Society Meets. “uter graduation from Annapolis. The The Ladies’ Aid soclety of the Bap- | abandonment of this school of in- tist church met Thursday afternoon.| struction would be a serious loss to Supper was served from § to 8. The| New London and of ‘some loss to the | | hostesses were Mrs. Kva Bugbee and|whole state. Therefore it ought to be | | Mrs. 3. B. Hough. a matter of importance sufiicient to | o Wetoosne 1812; engage the atiention of the Comnecti- cut delegation in congress and _es- A watch night service will be held at! poo, Ui S5 0T pIONEEEE PR 08 | the Methodist church Sunday evening. | giny. There Il bo 8 Ser e .of memmagen to| “who navel suthorities are in favor men, women and children by the Rev. of the transfer of the revenue cutte Jokn Winthrop Ballantine, Rev. Marl-| gervice from the treasury to the nav an H. Jones and Rev. Willlam E. Jas-| department, but the secretary kin, Tespectively. There will also be 2| {reasury will perhaps stronuly | Platform meeting conducted by the la. . = e to any such action. The plan of trans- {men. Lettors from former pastors willl fer provides that the revenue cut | e 2 Retreshments will be Served. | tar service be a dIStnet sog e ore Week of praver esrvices will be held | branch of the navy: simiias b the rea. at the home of Rev. Marlan Jones, be- | rine corps organization. It Ia clatmed Einning Tuesday at 7.20 p. m. | that the transter would be a contribu- | tion to the efflciency of both the rev- | enue cutter service and the navy, es- | | pecially in those joint operations which | Would be advantageous in time of war. 1t is suggested that this plan would not interfere with the regular duties of the revenue cutier seryi This is @ move on the part of the mavy officials that would mean the dissolution of the bourne; woodward, Henry Grundy: | Dbeadle, Clarence Wood: lecturer, Alfred Clark; trustee, Carl Wood. ste: FORMER PASTOR DEAD. Members of Salem Congregational | Church Learn that Rev. J. S. Cogs-| well Died Suddenly in East Brain- tree, Vt. in New $4.00 BOYS’ The OVERCOATS ...... $8.00 BOYS' 'OVERCOATS ...... '$3.50 BOYS’ '$2.50 High Cut Storm ‘Boot, waterproof . ... $2.00 SHOES, $3.50 Russian Blouse Serge Suits, Ages 3 to 8 years, Importance of Being Correct. The Sunday school teacher was telk !ing her class about the wicked chil- | dren mocking the good prophet. and how two she bears came out of the | mountains and “ate up” over forty of the wicked children. she concluded, “what lesson does this ; “It teaches us how many chil dren a she bear can hold.” Touching Tenderness. A tender parent has been discovered that the milk he sold to others and fed to his own babe was slowly killing the latter, he promptly took an ex: $1.25 BOYS’ SHOES, izes 8 to 13%2...... $2.00 BOYS’ SHOES, izes 1to 5%%........ $2.50 Boys’ High Cuts, waterproof . ........ $1.50 Felt Lined Arctics, extra heavy. . $1.00 DRESS MEN’S 24 5.5 22 95¢c 1.45 1.9 1.95 95c 1.45 75¢c Brooklyn 5195 Ages 3 to 8 years Cure for Sleeplessne If one is restless and cannot sleep at night, take a common towel, double it four times, dip in cold water and pin around the waist with a dry towel on the outside. -For eroup or sore throat, put the towels around the neck and they will give almost immediate relfef. “Now, boys, “I know,” said one younsg- The Duke’s Dream. The duke of Devonshire, who passed awny some years ago, once said to & friend: “Yesterday I went to sleep, and I dreamed that I was addressing the house of lords, and when I awol I found I was addressing the house of lords."—London Telegraph. York. Having been warned £ rTrhh’~ fr}:;"«;l;eé:‘s:;m 'nhx‘-;ircrr:xe":;:;: school of instruction at Fort Trumbull. - pensive bottled milk for the child, 4 were grieved to learn of the death of = T though he cheerfully continued to No Excitement. 2 former pnstor, Rev oh Smich | Thie move on the part of the naval | supply the mnm-:r nl:w‘::‘ndn— o e e e Cogswell, D, died sud- | rities is but a tack hammer biow ' bors with the condemned s o e et Ehatitien Tt Thatoias 1 3¢ the wchinoi "oF Insthuction Tn o 2 pleasure in writing letters to a woman | Dec. 14. Rev. Mr. Cogsweil preached | Parison with the sleage hammer crack | after he has married her,” said Mrs. |in the church at East Braintres on | &iven by Elsworth P. Bertholf, captain Presumably. loomer. “No,” replied Miss Cayenne; Sunday, Dec. 19, as a candidate. Fol- | commandant, chief of division, revenue | Pfus IX. was not without a certain |«po seems to lose all interest when lowing his sermon the church met in|Culler service. lie says that the duty conference and voted unanimously to of recruiting the commission personnel Sall him o become pamtor. He had a|is second only to the duty of par- scvere cold that day and pneumonia | [OTMINg the work for which the serv- eloped, his death resulting sudden- | ice 18 mantained ,for the future ef- ficiency of the service depends most His son, Dr. §. J. Cogswell of Derry, | ubon the quality and training of the N. H., was ealled to see him and reach- | YOUng men selected to fill the va- od his bedside just before he died. The | S24cies In the lower grade. The va- body was removed to the home of his | Cancies in the commissioned personnel s0n, Dr. Cogawell, and the funeral was | Of the revemue cutter service are by | heid from there on Sunday afternoon, | law filled by appointing cadets who Dec. 17, with Masonic ritas, the cler- | MUSL serve a probationary term of in- | &vyman heing & member of Golden Rule | StTuction and discipline beforo they are fodge, A. F. and A. M., of Putney, Vt,| commissioned third lieutenants. = For Buria] was In Forest' Hill cemetery, ! thi Durpose the school of instruction left the hands.” tngly of sense of humor. |ting for his portrait to Healy, the painter, speaking of a monk who bad served, not without malice: taken his punishment into his own “Mrs. Edgesiong spoke very admir- cfliatory disposition. One day, while 8it- | there is no poesibility of his letters be- ing read to a jury.” church and married, he ob- | racter. “He has All is Character. Jehind every foreground of actio lies the background of character o which the action rests and from whici it gets ita life and meaning.”—ghil iips Brooks. Catty. Attitude and Art. Fewer people nowadays pretend t sald the woman of con- “Yes,” replied you, i ot he hame. of her son. Dr. Goge. |in addition 1o that set forth by (he | (At IUS a way she has of convey. | (ures taken. Still, there are thos well. i naval authorities, is invitation to the INg an impression that she is one of | wpo think art is waning.—Atchisol Joseph B. Cogswell was born in|fact that during the next fourteen | my intimate friends.” | aiobe. B Webster, N. H., Oct. 29, 1835. After | years there will be but twenty-nine | leaving High #chooi he spent four | Felirements for age In the revenue cut- — years teaching In California. In 1868 & 1T L’r\;;e thus lm‘tkm‘ an average of A Rare Paper. Man Resigned. o WER e S T mere are at proson toeeael | A New York woman laughed herself | Considerable admiration s sure t yea There are at present twenty- eight cadets of the line undergoing instructions at the school in New Lone don, and graduated in the spring of 1913 all known vacancies in the third lieuten- | "Rev. and Mrs. Cogswell were both|ant grade will be provided for up to faithfal workers in the church and tha | (hat year. After 1814 the small num- Spiritual condition of the church wie | Der Of vacancies to be flled, averas- Much Improved under their servicos |iNg tWo each year for the mext four- They were much missed in the com- | teen vears, will not warrant in_the munity aftec their removal to Putmey,| oPinion of the captain commandant, o “?| the considerable annual exenditure for the maintenance of the New London school of instruction unless there is no other satisfactory method of filling thess vacancies. Here comas the clincher. These va- cancies couid be satisfactorily filled, however, if the graduates of the four- year course at the United States Naval academy were eligible for the same: but it is believed that under existing laws a revenue cadet cannot be sent to Theological Seminary. He preached in | | Windham and Ashburnham, Mass. Dummerston, Vt, and Portland, Me. His last charge was the Salem oliurch, | leaving there the latter part of June | | of the present year. A Terror. | _ “Bome o’ dese reformers,” said Uncle Rasberry, “makes me think of "Rastus Pinkley's dog. 1 says to "m, * ‘Rastus,’ 1 says, ‘is dat dog good foh rats” An’ e says, ‘No; he's mighty bad foh rats’ ‘Does he ketch ‘om an’ kill ‘em? Mo’ ‘says 'Rastus; ‘he dou't ketoh the naval academy for instruction, nor ‘'em, ner he :“l". kill ‘em. But if dey | .. 5 graduate of the naval Y comes fooitn’ around him he'll mighty | il a vacancy In the revenue cutter | servi The captain commandant | mear wkeor ‘em to death | recommends that the present law gov- ‘ erning the filling of vacancies in the {Brade of third lieutenant in the rev- enue cutter service be amended So as to permit graduates of the four-year course of the naval academy to enter the revenue cutter service as third lieutenant: Of course, there is another side to this matter which s of so much im- poriance to New London, and it is to this other side that the Commecticut Selesation in congress are iavited to ve thelr earnest attention, and save its Origin Lost. the scheol of instruction at New Lon- The property of the English erowm | don. After the Robbery. Woman (to detective)—Why, it was this way: There came a ring at the door and there stood twe men who sald they were from th’ gas company, inspecting meters. They looked so dishonest 1 thought they were, so 1 let them fat from times »0 early that no ome Paradoxical Women. can mow tell when it was first used | A woman can wear low shoos and is purpose or what was its mean- | (Bin stockings in winter time without ::;“‘ ok - foeling any 1l effects, but she would rapidly go into decline if deprived of her furs.—Philadelphia Inquires, . to death at a joke. scribed to some paper that we don't en the last of these are |&et.—Washington Post. are beaten slightly their condition will be greatly imoroved. &0 to the Secretary of Agriculture as man more talked about than talking. Washington Star. She evidently sub- Wash Your Blankets with the Oxygen Washing Compound 1—Place blankets in a tub of luke- warm water after adding a small amount of Persil and allow / o soak for 30 minutes. Y o < 2 —Rinse in lukewarm wmr.\fiu B3—Place in another tub of luke- warm water with a smalil’ amount of Persil and work gently through the handsfor _'a few minutes. 4—Rinse again, adding two tablespoonfuls of common salt. ¢ 3’ 5 Wring and hang out to dry. When the blankets are on the line and nearly dry 1f they o 90c BOYS’ RUB- BERS, sizes 24 t0 6. . $3.50 Felt Boots, proof, rolled edge 266 to 270 Main Street, Norwich “T'HE -STORE THAT SATISFIES” Undergricing @ Safi S T—r— . Our Entire Winter Stock of Clothing, Shoes, Hats and t Extreme Reductions All $12. and $15. Suits and Overcoats now - -~ e 60c .50 50c 245 4.4%5 1.3 10c CANVAS $1.50 MEN’S COAT SWEATERS .. $3.50 MEN’S COAT SWEATERS ........ 50c Extra Heavy WOOL MITTENS. . . 19¢ WOOL HALF HOSE ...... $1.00 Men’s and Boys' Fur-lined Caps........ 35c BOYS KNEE PANTS ioiiiotes otae o iz 75¢ BLUE JERSEY OVERSHIRTS ... 25¢ MULESKIN $1.00 DRESS KID GLOVES, lined ... 1.95 25¢ 10c 45¢ 19¢ - 886 ITc .. 30c 75¢ BOYS’ RUB- BERS, sizes 11to 2. .. $3.50 MEN’S: SHEEP- $6.00 Corduroy Coats, sheepskin lined . ... .. $2.00 FUR HATS, now 25c Police Suspenders, extra heavy .. I5¢ e 50c Outfitters $5.50 Extra Heavy Men’s Double Breasted Reefers $3.45 No Giff Attention of the Bociety for the pression of Unnecessary noises rected to Mr, Gifford 1’ ting & tomtom wnd ly: annou ing that he is for LdFollette i | | Get Out of the Rut. “The dull man is made, not by na- | ture, but by the immersion in a sin- | gle business, and all the more if that | Interest in be medentary, uneventful, and inglori- ously safe. More than half of him |WHe cares anyhowd—New York Tole will remain unexercised and undevel it oped; the rest will be distended and [ Not Handicapped by Modesty deformed by over-nutrition, over-cere- | There is ono thing that oar bration, and the heat of rooms.”—Rob- st .ff”-"‘;~"‘1"’._ur;"“‘ hat “rt_Louis Stevenson, in “The Wreek- | right hiilndelphia Tnguirer as Developed a Beautiful Grouck Uncle Eben. IIng Wwas & great author. Since then De man dat gits de mos' OUL < |ie has becoms u Ereat scold—Ka . sald Uncle Eben, “Is de on |City Sta \t's willin® to Jump 1o an’ he'p heav B~ mgrrogriripmeme B cotton while he's down to de doci| . |nPoseiole to Advance Him. waitin’ foh his ship to come in.* (LR fre Covta n. Fi # fathe Bl his proment job.—Chicago Pos Throvgh the repeal of the muzzling order, the 60,000 dogs of Greater Der Weather Teports are. sent Yn went unmuzzled last summer for |lass each day from Gibrait Loa the first time in many years. don. —_——— — 3 the Narragansett Brew with the real Pilsner taste— Imported Saazer Land Hops give to this beer its delicious aromatic flavor which . appeals so irresistably to European Palates. than six It has been on the market le months, but is already known and appre- ciated thruout New England. Al NARRAGANSETT Providence,—————_ Rhode BREWING COMPANY Island 10 cents at All Grocers