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A s NORWICH BULLETIN, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1912 BLOCK SYSTEM ON ELECTRIC ROAD Thames Square irst of Week—‘Clear” Boards Now in Use. ’ there without telephoning to the start- er's office, with the steady improve- been made on the | ™ % " o system, there has. been in the past few |pliced on_the trolley pole near the extra and better | Norwich Savings Society enrance a cing attes the com- | black box containing swiich Jith @ dle protr >m the bottom, ife patrons, anotn. | Bandle protruding from the be where there are also two electric light *nt has been Installed on | pulbs. As the car goes west, whether hg west ‘from Shannon’s|to New Lendon or the West Side, snductor pushes the switch light- It also lights two lights west in Main street, the motorman of that | the ng the lights. a short ance es 8 iare. This single | | s jointly used he | nd the cars on the to let a car on it at some car know that the conductor has | the time, for no|thrown the switch, and the lights on + car of one line leave it [the switchbox in Thames square ted. While those ligh! no other car can, enter the t Thames square the switch 'm with | bu blished, | blc N was shutting off the lights. The ory as can then use the track by ’ ent a board through the same operation. on the ca most tisfactory led mes square d has been in indicating to on Mondlay, accord- M car that the West Side ssed west and the track is cornéf can be Montville ¢ 1ctor so that »ard and ca ) it where.| s exchanging it with and when one enters the h the: southbound system will be much n the pole s safety. In_case hames g The cond does not see fhe 1 Side car on the return|in front of him he is obliged to inform ks 1s by tor, so that there is double re for Franklin eing that the lights t it over to the condu turned on. e West Side car at Franklin squa the starter can also r n of the system through- | block a car at Thames -square, mak- e board hanging on o for the conductor to s ated that the |call the starter over the private tele- ar and no car | phone line before proceeding in to the b ard was not | square !FENSION BILLS FOR-THIS VICINITY CALVARY CHURCH HAS ANNUAL MEETING. | Year Closed With a Balance in the | Introduced by Senator Brandegee— Treasury. | German Societies Protest. ) -Senator Bran- e senate yest ecial pensions to heodore E. Smith of ed In Co. First , at the rate of $40 George W. Rowley of New : member of Compan : volunteers, at the s . of $40 per month; and Mrs. Susan M. " Parkh whose husband served in o Twelfth R. I, volunteers. - des at Canterbury. erman-American alliance so- New ' Haven and Hartford & the members of the Con- Shaiiso gation in congress a pro- | ¢ passage of any law s our rights of personal 8 claim the right to < their wine and beer and to im- 2t Malligon: | port into their homes If they so | | desire. They y that “the p: age | | of some of the bills would enable the & | state wherein we live to prévent us e w3 m bringing a glass of beer- or a i " ttle of wine to our tables, and the : A 7y divine right to pursue his own good in : hospital | his own way will be sacrificed to the r s Mrs. Wil- [fears and fanaticism of those who re- | ' . 2 Dennis, | 8ard drink as a crim e, A | These protests are evidently aimed ja bill now on h committee on the judic ing before the ry to prevent | aimed Letters. | aimed letters at tne| the shipment of liguor into - a dry n. stoffice, for w " 2 1912, " follows —_— - he Meand LOCAL TALENT IN muant Cq, CANTATA, DAVID | | Given at Baptist Church in Fitchville Meritorious Manner. The cantata, D: vid, was given be- jobn Stay , 1. | fore a large audience and in meritori- H. Whitley, P, |0us fashion that won much applause - wi Edward | At the Baptist church in 1t itchville on | Friday evening, the proceeds being for | the benefit of the chu: = —————————| The cantata was given under the di- HAV rection of Wil with the E YOU TRIED PAXTINE | principal parts taken by George A. av2 pay 50c or $1.00 a | 3 . and Mrs, Chester Snow and s | listerian antiseptics or per-| Mre, Chivers, sopranos, The man nake 18 pints of a!numbers, whether on solo, duet, or Bhealing | chorus, were sung ‘in fine voice and 0 Aolution | expreésion, showing the carefyl_frain- } ohtainable’ at | N8 which had been given to thie pro- & 8 & b il 0l | Between the two parts of the can- stroys germs that cause| sty the following -special numbers s and odors—that is WhY | wers given s i . g oy | " Colored quintette, Calvary Ba; Hl!dlée(q(“le;»‘ hurch, Misses Mary and Ida titrices. and i | MONS. Sopranos, Walter Sfmmons, ten- mpletely oradi. | O Mrs. A, T. Drury, alto, H. F. Wil- . ther disagree. | 50T bass, Miss Ideila Scott, organist; dainty wom. | WWhat Are You Doing for' Jesus? Mrs, \ts many other | VOrY, Mrs. Austin; ~tenor solo and ! te, Misses Chivers and Bush- S Bk it | essts. Munroe and Rose; bass H s and to purify | Bolo, Frank Robinson; double quar- st niokise. - You o stte, mixed, selected; bass solo, Frank o iy | Rose; tenor and bass duet; Charles and 50c, | Frazier and Clement Bushnell The Paxtine Toi. | There were many who attended from Norwich, free transporation being pro- vided from the 7.15 car at Yantic to the church and return, will send | p of Good Health BROADWAY PHILATHEA, hose suffering from kidne; and irregularities. The of Foley Kidney Plils will ache and rheumatiem, heai ®then sore, weak and ailing | Annual Mesting Held at Home of Mrs. W. H. Dawley—Mrs. Ferguson President. store normal action, and| The Philathea class of the Broadway wealth and strength. Mrs. M, | Congregational church held their an- Spalsbury.. Sterling, I, say nual meeting Friday evening at the - pain n ‘my back and |home of their teacher, Mrs. W. H. . d not sleep at night, and | Dawley, on School street. Reports raise my - hands over my |showed that ten regular and one spe- » bottles of Foley Kid- | clal meeting had been held during the red me The Lee & Os- | year and that the sum of $5 had been spent in making a happler Christmas —_— for a number of children. The follow- He Won't Limp Now. ing officers were elected: President, ey Pt Mrs. Osten G. Ferguso vice & ore limping for Tom Moore of _ Ferguson; vice presi d a bad sore on my | dent, Miss Elizabeth Wilson: ' secre- > g seemed to help tiil | (ATY, Miss Maisie Rider; treasurer, ‘s Arnica Salve, he|Miss Abble Calkins; assistant treas- but this wonderful healer soon | Urer; Miss Vera Blair; teacher, Mrs. ed ‘me. old, running sores, | Willlam H. Dawley ers, boil cuts, bruises, ecze. YT T wa or piles. Try it. Only 25 cénts at| NEW LONDON VS. NORWICH. & Osgood Co.'s Elks Want to Play Pool, Pitch or Forty-five. Thurséay-evening New London lodge of Elks insiructed the secretary to is- sue on behalf of the lodge a challenge | to Norwich lodge to engage in a serles of fiye poot games, two contests to take | place at Norwich, two at New London and one on tables that shall be mu- tually agreed upon. In ‘order that the Norwich lodge members may not find their sporting interest lagging, pitch and forty-five | contests are suggested also, so that the féllows are assured plenty of pleasure if they .accept the challenge., There {will be no delay in the selection of |teams by the New London lodge so | that the games Will begin in the very near futur Shoe Specials Today, Saturday $2.50 Glazed Kid ¥ Button Velour Calf, Blucher, i $.400 Black and Shoes, $2.00. and cost, way belc em out English Setter Pups. | A ltter of nine handsome English setter pups, displayed in Preston. Bro: window on Friday and owned by E mer 0. Reynolds, atttracted much ad- | miring” comment. - They are from his famous hunting bitch, Nellie, and_are sired by Rumford’s grand old dog, Bob, | The little fellows are six weeks old. We Give Royal Gold Stamps. FRANK A. BILL 104 Main St. B Prescription that Soon Knocks Rheumatism The only logical treatment for rheu- matism Is through the blood. The pois- ons that settle in muscles, joints and back, causing severe pain, must be dis- solved and expelled from the system or there can be no relief. This preserip- tion from a noted doctor s 'sald.to be working wonders all over the country. Hundyeds of the worst cases were cured by it here last winter. “From your druggist get one ounce of Toris com- pound (in orlginal sealed package) and one ounce of syrup of Sarsaparilla ocom- pound. Take these two ingredients home and put them in & half pint of good whiskey. Shake the bottle and take & tablespoonful before each meal and at bedtime.” Results come the f y. If your druggist does not e Toris compound in stock he will et It in a few hours trom his wholesale louse. Don't be influenced to take some patent medicine instead of this. | sist on having the genuine Toris compound in the original, one ounc aled, vellow packagi Ten-Day NEW LONDON INDIGNANT OVER GRAND LIST RAISE. Ex-Governor Waller Thinks Board of. Relief Wili Cut It Down or City | Meeting Will Reduce Tax. Regarding the increase in the grand | list in New London ne-quarter or | more, ex-Governor Waller says In my judgment there is no octasion | fear that the threatened increase flliction will be suffered by any- select stock of woolens or the people are at last thoroughly wroused, and justifiably indignant, and their remedy is in their control. I believe the board of relief will re- duce the proposed tax increase, one- half or more, and in doing so will be able to ve the city from the worst | v to its prosperity that could pos- be given to it And should the board of relief fail of its duty, as I do not belleve it will, 40 citizens can compel the calling of a city meeting to reduce the tax rate from 16 to 12 mills, or less, on a dol- lar, and the 40 citizens are ready to make the call. DANCING PARTY AT CADILLAC HALL | Leap Year Affair at Which Young | Women Selected the Partners. | $16.50 One of the prettiest dancing parti of the season was that given on Fri- Feb. 1, ending Feb. 10 day evening in Cadillac hall with near- ly 100 couples attending, including many from out of town. In harmeny with' the spirit of 1 this w leap year dancing party, in which for the first half of the programm ycung ladies usurped the usual ma iine privilege of choosing partners s they did with a grace that was that none had any trou- her dance filling ot i Among the guests from out of H>wn were Miss Helf of Woon of Providence, Miss v of New Haven, Rothblatt and Bernstein of Wil- | ocket, Miss ner limantic, Louis Israel of Worcester, W Israel and Benjamin berg of Willimantic, and Messrs. an, Hollandersky, Elfenbein, Hoff nd Schwartz of New London. V‘ AI q S I programme continued from 9 121-125 REET. to 1. the music by the Cadillat A for the moonlight and other at the Intermission. Formerly $20, $22, $25, $28 and $30 only, commencing Today, novelty numbers being a feature. C T 'l D ustom Tailoring Department tiis successful social evening were the Miisses Rose Crumb, lda Trach- | | tenterg and Mary Crumb, Tce cream and wal were served SEVEN DAYS MORE Our Annual Tailoring Offer Your choice from our large and SUT OR OVERCOAT 10 ORD This remarkable offer 1s for ten days LEAVE YOUR ORDER TODAY The Manbraitan Meeting of the Xens. ens held their regular meeting y evening as the guests of Mrs. nie Amburn, in West Main street 1 cake | William ell, 4th, C. D. Geer T. B. Linton. Tec cream i | were s Concert at, Central Village. Bass-Clef, ell Hunt, Raymond James Moore, od o | tette from the ided 2’ gherman, Ru Stonington _three pa: entertainment committee prov G. Va Ry The Rockville Baptist church, w ev. ut as their meeting place at the First| A party of Norwieh musicians gave a | has cailed Rev, J. Howard ‘Adams Baptist church is undergoing repairs, | Pléasant concert in the town hall at| North Stoningfon, expects his decis- There were about 30 in attendance and | Céntral Village Friday evening before | lon in about ten days Mrs. Herbert Willey presided. One | & E00d sized audience. The party was | ams is a native of New Brunswick, name was presented for membership, | COmPosed of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Geer, [ 40 years old, married, and following the business session the | MIS5 Annie Tafit and a double quar- | children. Before going years ago or in Waterbury ingham, Archibald Mitch- ughn and ich of Mr. Ad- ha to No: he “was 194 Main St., Today's Specials spring stock. Today $4.95 $5.00 to $8.00 This Sale $2.50 Embroidered Wash Waists, $2.50 values Today 95c other fashionable materials. vanced Spring Styles in Suits and Dresses. Wild ducks are estimated to fly 90 miles an hour swallows fly rather faster. and the swift flies over 200 miles an hour. ; WHEY you want to put your busl- public. there 13 no me- n_through the advertis- g cvlumns of The Bulletin sirable shade $1.65 Wauregan Block Our entire stock of winter goods must be sacri- ficed regardless of cost, to make room for our All our exceptional values in Misses’ and Ladies’ Winter Coats, made to be sold from $14.50 to $19.50 All our Children’s Coats, made to be sold from Evening Dresses, in Ghiffon, Messaline, Net and We have in stock an early shipment of ad= Silk llessaline Petticoats, Petticoats every de- [Embroideries — the fand Best Sale of Embroideries land gray Mocha and tan color Cape From Auction SILK A Remarkable Offering of Strictly New Silks Bought at the Peremptory Sale of L. & E. Stim, at the auction rooms of Town- send & Montant, Leonard St., New York. The offerings comprised plain and fancy silks of all kinds and we were fortunate enough to secure some of the choicest values. 5 Today that these are strictly New Silks—consider also that about Remember every kind of Silk that is in demand for speing and sunsmer needs is represented in this offering—Black Silks, Messalines, Foulards, Lining Satins and a splendid line of Fancy Silks. AND THE PRICES ARE FULLY ONE-THIRD LESS THAN REGULAR PRlCl".S_= Note the Variety! Consider the Money Savings! Sale will begin when the store opens today and continue during the week following. these Silks will go on sale—one of the biggest and most important offering of Silks we have ever made. 50c Messaline at 39¢ 19-inch Plain Messaline, strictly all silk, in black, white and all the most wanted colors—regualr 5e Messaline at 39c a vard. 89c and $1.00 Silks at 69¢ 36-inch, extra wide, Figured Foulard Silks in a very fine quality color combinations are black and white, navy and white, brown and white—reg- ular 89c yard-wide Foulards at ¢9¢ a yard. 24-inch All Silk Brocaded Satin in solid white and solid myrtle. This would make very beautiful even- ing gowns—regular . $1.00 quality at ¢8c a yerd. 59c¢ and 75c Sitks at 49¢ 1,500 yards of All Silk Foulards in a great variety of weaves and designs- small figures, The colors are light blue, Alice, royal, purple—also black grounds with white dots, white grounds with colored dots desirable waists and dresses. These regular 59 to 7oc Silks at 43c & yard 89c to $1.25 Silks at 75¢ inch, Heavy Boucle Bengaline, in bleck anly— very desirable for coats or trimming-—regalar $1.25 quality at T6c a yard, 26-inch, All Silk Peau-de-Cygne, white greunds with black stripe—regular 85c quelity at Mo a yard. inch, All Silic Plain Black Foulards—regular $1.00 quality at 75¢ a yard. f-inch, All Silk Striped Messaline, bk d with white stripes—regular $1.00 quality at . yard. narrow and wide stripes, several sizes of dots, etc. very for are 75c¢ Silks and Satins at 59¢ )-inch Novelty Silks, in a handsome gray mix- 42-inch, Fancy Jacguard Weave Fowlerds, in pret- ure, very desirable for waists and dresses—regular ty dotted designs and in a splendid assortmeat of QUALILY &t 686 alyRrd. colors—would make very handsome gowns—regular $1.00 quality at 75c a yard. 36-inch, Figured Twilled Foulards, geod weight, colored grounds with white dots—regular $1.00 quali- ty at Thc & yard. 4 36-inch, Fine Quality-Noveity Dress Satin Messa- line—white grounds with bleck and navy stripes, navy groumds with pink and green stripes—regular $1.00 quality at Tc a yard. Fine Wash Goods AN EXCEPTIONAL OFFERING 000 yards of strictly new Wash Fabrics at one-half to ene-third less than regular pri This offering represents the-entire stock of a mill agent who has changed his cennections. Two special lote—strictly new geeds—at one-half to one-third less than regular prices. Note these values: vy LOT 1 AT 12%¢ LOT 2 AT 12%;¢ 5000 yards of High-grade, Popiin: 15 AND 19¢ VALUES REGULAR 250 VALUE and Pongees, & fine 'and tWoroughly] 10,000 yards of Motor Cloth, Motor mercerized finish and one of the most| Crash and Linen Finish Suitings, in a full line of the most wanted colorings popular of spring fabrics—at 12%c 4 yard, regular price 25c. 36-inch, extra wide, plain Satin for dresses or for lining—colors are loutre, apricot and gray—regular 75 quality at 5%¢ a yard. 36-inch, extra wide, Heavy Twilled Lining Satin, white, wisteria, lavender and tan—regular quality at 59¢ a yard. MBRODERIES | ICONTINUED TODAY Our Annual Sale of Finé in T5c 5,0 < Biggest at we have ever held. Every wanted kind of Em- broidery is included from a me Cambric Edging at 5c a ard up to 45-inch Dress Flouncings at $2.19 a yard. And the prices are fully one- alf to one-third less than sual. Be sure and attend the An- nual Sale of Embroideries to- day. —at 12%c & yard, regular prices i%c and 19¢. (On sale ati White Goods Department in basement.) Men's Winter Overcoats AT FINAL CLEARANCE PRICES This offering should interest the man whe weuld save aimost one-half on his Winter Overcoat. OUR ENTIRE STOCK AT THESE THREE SPECIAL PRICES $10.00 Winter Overcoats at $5.95 Men's and Youths’ Winter Overcoats in fancy mixtures, with vejvet and convertible collars—our regular $10.00 Overcoats at $5.95. $15.00 Winter Overcoats at $9.95 Men's Winter Overcoats in plain and in fancy convertible collars—also Black Kerseys Overcoats with regular $16.00 Overcoats at $9.95. mixtures with self and velvet collar—our g Mocha & WOMEN'S e Dase $20.00 and $25.00 Overcoats at $13.95 ; GLOVES at 55c a pair Men's Winter Overcoats in piain and fancy mixtures, with seif and con- vertible collars, with plaid backs—our emtire stock of $20.00 and $25.00 Win- ter Overcoats at §13.95. Women's Dress Gloves in ‘brown Gloves, in about every wanted size— also an odd lot of Women's Long Kid Gloves in odd sizes and colors—all at 55¢ a pair. . Trimmed Hats at Great Reductions Outing Hats at 98¢ Dress Hats at $5.00 Beginning today we will offer our en- | ‘Women's Dress Hat tire stock of Trimmed Outing Hats for [ high-grade Dress Hat ‘Women, Misses' and Children at 98c | Hats that sold up to $28. each, former price as high as $2.98. |each to close. ncluding every. our stock , 21l at $5.00 Hosiery—Underwear At 7c—Odd lot of Women's Black Cot- ton Hosiery, value 12%c, Women's Wear at Clearance Prices $1.00 Waists at 89c $15.00 Dresses at $7.50 Women's White Waists, plain tailor-| 8 Women's Messaline Silk Dresses; ed and with embroidered fromt, also|in black and navy, simes 34 to 4 2, Black Satteen Waists—regular $1.00 ""{"' $16.00 Silk Dresses at' $7.5 each, At 11c—Women's Extra Heavy Fast Black Cotton Hosiery, value 15c. At 25c—Women's Black Fleec: Hosier: lined reduced from 37%e. At 29c—Women's Winter Weight Cot- ton Hosiery, reduced from 37%ec. At 79c—Women's Fleecy-lined Ribbed Union Suits, reduced from $1.00. | value at $9c each. At $1.59—Women's Silk and Wooll Women's Dress Skirts, of good quality Storm and French Union Suits, regular and extra| Serge, in black and navy, made in the newest style—regu- & large sizes, value $2.00 and $2.25.] 1ar $4.00 Dress Skirts at ......... .