Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 16, 1912, Page 5

oo DA DN FANCY HAM FANCY .BACON FANCY LAMBS - FANCY DUCKS FANCY BROILERS FANCY GUINEAS FANCY BEEF FANCY CAPONS FANCY ORANGES FANCY PEARS FANCY GRAPE FRUIT FANCY LIMES FANCY TANGERINES, Fancy Lettuce, Celery, Endive, Ro- main, Peppers, 8tring Beans, Sweets, Cranberrios, Tomatoes. Quality and Price will please you. SOMERS DR. G. A. DAVIS 54 Washington Street Hours: 1-3 and 7-8 p. m. Special attention to the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Telephone 827, PAY YOUR BILLS BY CHEQUE on the Uncas National Bank| In this way yeu will know the exact cost of your living and always have the best kind of a receipt in the re- turned endorsed cheque. Courteous and liberal treatment ex- tended to every depositor whether the account be large or small. We solfcit your patronage. THE UNCAS NATIONAL BANK, Telephone 65. 42 Shetucket Street. The Toggery Shop 291 Main Street. - GENTLEMEN : It's hats off to our New Spring collection of Derbies and Soft Hats, for there never was such a clean array of snappy stylish headwear for evlrybody as we call your at- tention to this season. We are showing all" the new . Velours and Velour. fin- ishes in Soft Hats, a multitude of good colors, and in Hats proportioned for every build. The Toggery Shop, JAS. C. MACPHERSON, 291 Main Street, Norwich, Conn. Fine line of 8t. Patrick’s Post Cards at THE NOVELTY SHOP C. L. HILL, 56 Franklin Street 12 Days’ Inventory Sale Last week of the sale. We are now selling- Men's Overshoes, $1 E Children's Ruhber!‘ l‘g Rolled Edge Rubbers, 24 ildren’s Colonials, $1.00 i+ Bc;| (}B!wer. black and tan, $1.25 and No Shoes can be changed after Sat- urdey evening, Mareh 18, 1913 " B Your last chance to secure finesbar- gains. Call and see us, e Estate of P, Cimmings, M. J. CUMMINGS, S5 MRS. BRIDGET CUMM , & Adminlltn!e& The Cloth. Shop H gh Grade . . Tac.or-made ] 8 1V, FOR SPRING AND SUMMER. SUITS - JOSEPH T, DONOVAN, 'Phone 581, 327 Main Street. NEW LINE of FALL DRESS GOODS direct from | mille st very low prices. Astortment lenl& of all kinda, Cottor: Goods and Bilks at Half Frices Mill, REMNANT 8 1T0ORGE JOHN BLOOM, Prop. 171 W, Main 8t TRY 7 wen . ABawnia is wo vfien e fatal sequence, and coughs that on weaken the mys- tem and lower the vital resistance, Fo- ley's Honey is a stops the meaicine that i s proniptly by ing the cause; 4 i wir passages, d | entertainment are to be devoted to a o § hand. | fund (o seud & g1l to school in the | Refuse substitutes. souths 3 always on hand. % Ongood Co. T Bulldtin, Norwich, Saturday, March 16, 1912, VARIOUS MATTERS oy Friday was St. Zachary's day, Taster is three woeks from tomor- TowW. ‘The echools held one session on ac- count of the storm. The city hall clock has gone on strikeless strike again. rpe by Many & valued family umbrella met m] Waterloo in Friday afternoon's gale. New Haven Y. M. C. A. vs. Layrel Hill, in baeketball here tonight, 8 o'clock, adm. 15c.—ady. Patriotic societies will celebrate on April 23 the 250th anniversary of the granting of Connecticut's charter, Although the temperature seems high in places about the county ice from 16 to 18 inches has been stered the present week, At Bridgeport this week, S. Z. Poli ‘broke ground for a new theater, a mod- el of its kind, and one of the largest in New.England. The Bass Clef club of Norwich, C. D. Geer, director, is to assist at a cencert in the town hall at Central Village next week. Orders have been issued by the post- master genera] establishing postal sav- inge banks at Bagleville and Essex, to take effect April 8. There is a movement to have elec- tric Jights from the trolley to the shore, on the east side, at Lords Point, a distance of half a mlile, A Milford correspondent notes that Mr. and Mrs. Rodenbaugh are to ar- rive there, March 28 to conduct re- hearsals for A Day on the Ranch. Friday afternoon there was a game in the Arcanum handicap pool tourna- ment between Robinson and Swan, v\")hich was won by the former, 90 to4 40. Householders who were beginning to find that the furnace was losing its | appetite for coal were given ne¥ ex- ercise last evening halling out floodedl ¥ cellars, The total amount spent by the fed- eral government to date for improving Connecticut waterways is $5,5695,802.25, according to a report just received by | congress from the war department. Durne & Co., magician, ventriloquist and anumorist, Y. M, C, A, Monday, March 18, 8 p. m. Admission only to helders of course tickets. No tickets on sale.—adv, In the estate of F. C., Lewis of Nor- wich Tcwn, who assigned to F. A. Prentice, the latter has been approved by the probate court, and Tyler D. Guy and Charles S. Holbrock has been named as commissioners of the estate. In the list of applications for ap- | Pointment as teachers, recefved by the New Lendon school board at its mum-i ing Thursday night, were the names of Miss Laura P, Young of Norwich, end Miss Mary Dunham of East! Hemptop, Rev, P, C. Wright will speak in the Central Baptist church Sunday morn- | ing and evening. His themes will be ' “The Way to Win” and “Good News.” | The people’s service in the evening is | interesting and profitable. You are in- vited,—adv. Mr. and Mre. Peter White and grancson Emerson White, are in Ab- ington, visiting Mrs, White's mother, Mrs, L. H. Sherman. Mrs, Sherman reached her 80th birthday Wednes- day and her anniversay was celebrated | by relatives. Charged with the theft of about $60 ! in jewelry from the saloon keeper for | whom he works, a young man was before the city court Friday morning. The case was ccntinued under $200 | bonds until March 18 to allew him to get evidence. A certificate of organization has been filed by the New London Mattress and ! Upholstering compan New London. | Presicent and treas: Thomas F. Foran; secretary, John Foran; di- rectors, above officers of New London and Hyman Cooper of Norwich. tI is stated, says the New London Globe, that Miss Alice Sherman, for- merly bookkkeeper for Hirsch &Co., has brought suft against Lewis Mor- gan for breach of promise. Mr. Mor- 2an is employed at Hartford and Miss Sherman resides in New London. Postmastér Caruthers states that the | Norwich postofice and carriers do nothing about the distribution of gov- ernment seeds and pamphlets, such favors of Uncle Sam coming direct from the congressman and senator to those who may care to apply for them, Very Low Rates Pacific Coast via Nickel Plate Road. Colonist fares to California, Washington, Oregon and' far west, daily, March 2d to April 14th, Fines. tourist sleepers dally. Write L. | P. Burgess, N.i.!’. 312 -Old South Bldg, Boston. Mass—adv. C. E. Harwood, so long cashier of the Rockvillge National bank, has! bought & farki near Bedford City, Va. | and will move his family there after April , when his resignation at the bank takes effect. He is a brother of | the.late C. L. Harwood, formerly may- or of Norwiey.”, The case ipf, John Morrall, Jr., vs. Herbert F. Gaffey, in which the plain- tiff sues to récover wages alleged to be | | dne him from Gaffey for driving the | | latter's auto 'bus to and frem.Ocean | beach last summer, was resumed in| New London Friday in the court of | common pleas, before Judge Waller. | “THE SPINSTER CLU Entertainment Given by Queen Esther ' Circle at Trinity M. E, Churoh, In th&‘sundny achool reom at Trin- ity Methodist Episcoprl church Fri- day evening, Queen Esther Circle, a, society cf the young ladies of the| church, gave a clever entertainment, entitled The Spinster Club, which made & delightful evening for the au- | dience, as'the cast was a capable one in each assignment. The entertain- ment represented a meeting of the club, the members garbed in old fash- ‘oned attire or other makeups to fit ‘heir parts. ‘The leading parts were taken by: Mijge Marion Wolcott as president of Am{.» M. Janie Leach as Migs vioun s Gaudys Ack LU Ll tBibscy WD Ghysa e the cirection ot the business cuurmitiee , of the circle, consisting of Miss Leach, Misg Ina S:avey, Miss Marion Wol- cott, Miss Edith Tuttle and Miss Edith Maynard, They decided to repeat it next Toesday, The proceeds of the PERSONAL Mrs. Walter Mason of Moosu in Norwich recently, ¢ 2 !fll l::flnm after a four weeks' George illness, is able to resume his dutles as baker, Edward Beebe of Norwich has been a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Willlam A. Graves of Danielson. . g Mrs. Maggie Thorp and son Willlara were in New London this ‘week, visit- ing her sister, Mrs. P, J. Leverone. F. Leon Futchins of Norwich was the guest of his motgu-. Mrs. Agnes H:etihins. in Greene, R. I. early this wi Mr. and Mrs. James Royle and two children of Baltic were recent;guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Marsiand at Plainfield. Miss Stoebier of Norwich mi -Miss Gladys Jacques of Jewett y Wers guests of Miss Evelyn Salisbury in Mocsup recently. - Charles L. Tracy of Main street, who has been threatemed with pncunon&, is much improved, and expects to, be out in a few days. » Miss Lena Cohn of Yantic has re. turned home after a visit with her sis- ter, Mrs, Schmartz of- Washington street, New Londen. B Ray Pellett of Danielson is a giest of W. H. Stebbins, and during his visft here attended the banquet of the Ner- wich Motorcycle club Friday evening. Rev, Mr. Ayers, who supplies the ist church in Lebanon, being in ington, D, C, Willlam Crawford of Baltic will pregch for him Sunday, Alfred Stough is registered at the Del Hoff. He is now located in Plain- ville, Conn., but will spend a few days here. His many friends are always pleased to see him. . Mr. and Mrs. W, J. Hunter have an- nounced the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Ethel, to Ireder- ick J. Langenbach, Jr, beth of this city. The wedding Is to be in June. Dr. Rowland D. Hill of New London came about a month ago to his home in Norwich Town, where he has & fine farm. Now he has resolved to | drop ris protession and devoie himself { gome fortune to his farming and poultry raising. Miss Lucie Douglass of Williman- ie, formerly of this city, resigns her position with Dr. D~ E. Taylor this week, Miss Douglass is to accept a position as buyer in the art depart- ment with the Gamble-Desmond Co. of New Haven. CLOSING SESSION OF THE EVENING SCHOOL Gonducted for 77 Evenings with an Average Attendance of About 40.N After having been in session 77 nights under the direction of Principal J. F. Lucey, the evening school in the city hall closed Friday night. Only a few wers present because of the storm, 'but there has been an untold | ameount of good done by the school the ‘past winer, Many of the pupils have been attending for three winters. The total registration was about 200 and there were no_meritorious pupils as to attendance. The attendance va- ried nightly. The largest any night was 58, while 40 was about the aver- age. About 20 could not speak Eng- lish at all en they started but can make themseives understood now. The class of beginners has covered three reading books. About 10 nationalities were represented in the school, there being a few pupils between 17 and 21, but the most were from 21 to 40 years. Greeks and Pcles predominated. All the teachers continued through the term and good progress was made | in the bookkeeping class by 8 ! Coughlin. Good Citizenship has been | talkedito the classes by Herman Alof« sin 2d. The teachers included Prin- cipal J. ¥, Lucey, Mrs. Elizabeth Dan- fhy, Miss Coughlin, Miss Donovan and Herman Alofsin 2d. ODD FELLOWS WHIST AND DANCE Joint Affair Prove a Big Success Those Who Secured the Prizes. In Odd Fellows' hall on Friday even- ing, under the joint auspices of Uncas lodge, No. 11, and Shetucket lodge, No, Investigated. Of the seven millions of McCrum- 1 stock which has been author- a large has been placed in ‘Hartford and vicinity. Some esti- mates of thig amount are in excess of 2 q r of a million of dollars, says the ford Times, M'I‘lw shares of the company have en I known where women, m invested in Iigh-class ties in Hartford, have sold ord t thelr money into share. of McCrum-Howell atributed by these who are with the company's offal to the attempt of Mr. McCru establish a monopely of the gfima&;lh?hufl‘z' out "o e of n:&h patents, of which important are known as the patents. McKenny was n to a sey plumber who developed & number of patents on the tools used n the dust from rugs and and succeeded in forming a company in New York, with a large capltalization and a number of very wealthy men on the board of direc- tors. The late L, C. Weir, president of the Adams compeny, was the first president of the company, which opened offices on Fifth avenue in New York and succeeded in obtain- ing con equip many large butldings wn} pipes and machinery for vacuum cf ng. The Singer buflding, prior to the construction of its high tower, was the principal ex- hibition place of the McKinny com- peny. The Belmont hotél in Forty- soccond street, the White House in ‘Washington, the Travelers building in Hartford and a good many other structures were equipped, but the company paid no dividends. Mc- Kenny, it 18 reported, s a - through a salary of '$15,000 a vear, and when the New York compeny, finally failed he was able «to continue 4n the business in New Jersey. Bought Up McKenny Patents, It was some time subsequent to the failure of the company that Mr. McCrum conceived the idea of using the McKenny patents as the basis for & combine which should control the vacuum cleaning business in the United States. By this time there were & number of other strong con- cerns in the fleld, the leading ones being the Spencer Turbine Cleaner company in Hartford and the Btur- tevant Blower company of Boston, which is the property of Governer E. N. Foss and does a business of over $2,000,000 a year in air-blowing and air-exhausting apparatus, steam- economizers, etc. There were also concerns In St. Louis and Milwaukee which had developed vacuum cleaning systems, with various forms of air suction, air blast and steam blast. The McKenny - cencern never sbuilt any machines for creating a vacuum, but used for this' purpose air-pumps of the piston type, which it bought from | the established manufacturers of such machines. Law Suits. The MecCrum-Howell company hought out the Wisconsin vacuum ' cleaning concern and some others and sued other companies using the Mc-| Kenny patents on cleaning tools. The companies that were sued naturally pooled their defense and there re- sulted a very expensive patent litiga- tion, and also an exceedingly sharp and costly contest for contracts to equip big office buildings and public buildings with suction outfits. The ‘McCrum-Howell company was able to secure the contract for the new Hart- ford National bank building, in spite of the fact that the Spencer Turbine cleaning apparatus, mede in Hartford, is-known to be a good gystem, having been installed in the big office build- ing which replaced the Fifth avenue! Dotel in New York. It has also been; adopted for the great 55 story Wool worth bullding on Broadway, now in process of construction. Proof was: 27, 1. O. O. F., an evening of whist was discovered of the use of cleaning tools: conducted, to the great pleasure uf! of the McKenny type prior to the ap-| those attending, although the number | plication for the McKenny patents, 'of respect for William B. Hislop, fu- was not so large as would have .on hand if it were not for the severe storm. Those to receive the pretty prizes were Miss Carrie Parsons, 35, a berry set; Mrs. Clifford, 84, a par-| asol; B. B, Alofsin, 45, cuff links, and Mrs, Clish, 34, 2 pipe. There was ap-; plause when the committee announced ' another in two weeks, and the even-| ing concluded with an hour of dancing after the cards were put away. FUNERAL. William B. Hislop. Most of the business places in Au- burn, N. Y, were closed from 3 until 430 o'clock Wednesday afternoon out | neral services for whom were held at the family home, No. 119 South street, at 3.30 o'clock. Rev. Dr. Allen Macy Dulles, pastor of the Second Presby- terian church, officiated. The employes of the Auburn and Geneva stores of Mr. Hislop and Au- burn lodge of Elks attended in a body. The honorary bearers were George W. Benham, Charles A. Bannister, William C. Burgess, D. E. French and E. H. Thompson of Auburn, and Postmaster Cowle of Syracuse. The active bearers were Neil C. Clark, J. F. Walker, Louls R. Esmay, Matthew E. Murphy, W. M. Cottle, Frank A. Prechtel and Charles W. McClelland of the Auburn store! and Fred Kaiser of the Geneva store. Burial was In Fort Hill cemetery. Mrs. Thomas A. Fenton At 8.15 o'clock Friday morning the funeral of Mrs. Thomés A. Fenton was held from her late home No. 52 Qak street and at Bt. Patrick's church a requiem mass was celebrated by Rev. Hugh Treanor. There were a large number present including several from New York, Westerly and places in New Jersey. There were many hand- some floral forms. Two hymns at the church were sung by Mrs. E. J. Conlon. ‘The bearers were James F. Fenton, J. J. Kennedy, John F. Carroll, John 8. Twomey, David Carroll and Allan Driscoll of Peacedale, R. I. Burigl and the result has been that after an expenditnres of over three-quarters of a million of dollars in this effort to build up a mongpoly in vacuum cleaning. Messrs. McCrum and How- ell are now in the hands of & reuewer.! and have failed in their purpose to establish control of the manufacture and sale of vacuum cleaners. ; In this case the patent laws of Lha] country have proved a delusion and a; snare to investors, and the attempt za} create a patent monopoly has been as| unsuccessful as was the effort to con- irol the manufacture of vehicles pro- pelled by petroleum motors by means of the Selden patent. In each case, bowever, the original patentee reaped a fortune, which proves that it is not al- ways the so-called inventor who gets left when some new mechaaical de- vice is introduced. Western Investors Sold. At the brokerage office of Francis R. Cooley in Hartford it is said that most of the selling of McCrum-Howell stocks has been by western investors holding from $500 to $1,600 worth of stock, par value, and that only one: large holder, a Chicago broker, has been ering any of the stock. BSo far os known in Mr. Cooley's office| nene of the Hartford holdings of the| stock have been sold. butathere has heen considerable buying at the low figures by inveetors willing to take a| chance that the depression in scocks 4s only temporary and that they will reach par again when the panicky conditions subside. A Connecticut Corporation. Thé McCrum-Howell company is in- corporated under the laws of Connec- tieut, and up to tWo years ago was engaged in the manufacture of radl- ators; - bollers; . enamel ware, bath tybs, the | lavarories, and sinks. The cor- voration hes five large plants—two of which are- at” Norwich, Conn., and the others at Uniemtown, Pa., Racine, Wig., and Chicago, The company at present controls the sole rights to about 85 per cent. of the vacuum was in 8t. Mary's cemetery. Bhea & Burke had charge of the arrangements, Mrs. Louise Bartolucci The funeral of Mrs. Louise Barto- lucet was held from her late home No. | 39 Fountain street at 9.15 o'clock Fri- day morning at ten o'clock at St.Pat- rick’s church a requiem mass fas cel- ebrated by Rev. Willlam Cavanaugh. Jesus Lover of My Boul and Nearer My God to Thee were sun, There were endance and there were offéring ‘The beurers s Maione, Frank onnelly and.Char Burial was in St. Mary ‘Mrs sutd. pas.wot of the church. The, floral forms were handsome. Bert and Arthur Rathbun sang Aribe With Me and He'Is the One, Mrs. ThomasLef- fingwell presiding at the organ. The bearers were Earl, Harry and Leo Morgan and Bert Beard. Burial fas in the West Plain cemetery where a committal service was read. Funeral Director Gager was in charge. freld wi cledner patents in the United States, The original mlmluflon of the company wes $7,000,000, but last fall | on additional amount of pre stock Wwis issued to the par value of $1,500,000 to secure further working capital, The object of the increase in capitalization was to develop the; vacuum cleaning industry, In 1910 the company purchased the plants and [ liguig aesets of the Model Heating | company of Philadelrbla, American Alr Clgaping company of Milwaukee, Cemeron-Schroth ~ Cameron company ot Cl 0 and-the Vacuum Cleaning ! com v and Sanitary Devices com-' puny:: It was this sudden invasion of the vacuum-‘ cieaning manufacturing hag led to the present nefal embarrassment of the cor- n; o A §f, the any Jhay the dejuiinie late dhe man:utacture of vacuum cleaning ap- paratus had invelved an immense ad- vortlpinf expense, lolg-tixe payments on sales inadg, and the over-expansion of plants in the expectation of greater business, As a result, he declared, while the assets of the “ompany great- Iy exceeded its liabilities the directors had beer. unazble to realize upon the assets at skort netice. " Large Expenditures For Vacuum Cleaner Monopoly— ged Crooked Dealings on Sales in Chicago May Be Friendly Preceeding. The receivership proceedings, he explained, were part of a friendly pro. gramme, tending toward a reorgan ization of the corporation. For ssveral days the firm of George H. Burr & Co. of No. 43 Exchange place has had accountants examining into the affairs of the company, with the result that an agreement was reached that re- celvership proceedings should be start- ed the affairs of the company re- establislied upon a stable basis. Judge Hoit of the federal district court late yesterday appointed Walter D. Updegraf and Edward R.8tettinius anclllary receivers for the assets thig city under a bend of $5,000. They had previousiy been appointed recetv- ers at Philadelphia as well as Chicago. It i1s suld the volume of business for the last year has been slightly ahead of the year ended April 1, 1811, when it was $2,700,000. There {8 outstanding about $1,800,060 in commercial Peper in the hapds of many parties, maturing within the mnext fsur months, of which $300,000 matures before March 31, The com- paay has quick assets in excess of its commercial paper, but cannot turn these assets into money to meet obli- gations. The ilabilities are $2,118,000 and quick assets $1,749,000, consisting of amounts receivable $1,480,000; bills receivable $219,000. and cash $59,000. In addition to these assets are plants at various clties, stock and materials valued at from $2,000,000 to $5,000,000, Last Annual Report. The last annual report of the com- any on April 1, 1911, showed assets $8,387,496, and liabiligles, accounts and bills payable $562,803. Capital stock, $7,000,000, and surplus $612,815. The company has plants, buildings and stock at Uniontewn, Pa., valued at over $900,000; Norwich, Conn., vai- ued at over $760,000; Tacony, Pa., §75,- 00G; Chicago, $175,000; Racine, Wis., $100,000, and at various other cities. The business was started on March 1, 1904, as the Kelly Richmond com- pany, a Connecticut corporation, with a capital stock of $500,000. The name was later changed to the Kellogg, Mc- Crum, Howell company, and the capi- tal stock was increased to $1,500,000. On April 1, 1908, the name was changed to the McCrum-Howell com- pany. In 1909 the capital steck was increased to $3,000,000, and in October, 19i0. was again increased to §$7,000,000. Lloyd €. Crum is presidgnt and George D. Howell vice president. The company has absorbed various concerns in other citles and has es- tablisked many branches, “WASH” SALES. Investigation of Alleged Crooked Ma- nipulation of Cempany’s Sha Chicago, March 15.—Invesigation of alleged crooked manipulation of shares of the McCrum-Howell company loom- ed up today as the latest possibility with which persens conmected with the so-called vacuum eclaner trust were confronted. The inquiry probably will be made into charges that two-thirds of the deelings in the McCrum-How- el] issues up to one month ago were fictitious sales, in which no checks or stock certificates changed hands. It was asserted today that “wash” sales were perpetrated for the purpose of making the stock appear safe as col- 1aog, SUCCESSF AT THE ARCANUM Whist Follewed by a Spread at Which About Sixty Were Present—Winners and the Prizes. The storm did not keep away all the members of the Arcanum club Friday evening, for there were about §0 at the spread served following the whist. This had been prepared by McDougald whose chowder seemed to have an un- usually enticing flavor. There were also celery, crullers, cheese, coffee, ginger ale and cigars. There were nine tables of whist players and when play stopped about ten o'clock it was found that Frank H. Foss had won with the blue scor- ers, naving 57. His prize was a clock in a leather case. For first on the white scorers with 53 Isaac S. Jones received cards with chips. The entertainment committee of the club wss responsible for the enjoyable evening, the members being Louis R. Porteous, George A. Keppler and W. L. Stearns, BOARD OF TRADE MEETING POSTPONED Few Present and Matters Went Over Until Monday Night at Buckingham Memorial. There were but about a dozen in town hail Friday evening to attend the bcard of trade meeting, the sterm keeping many away. As several im- portant matters were to come up it was decided to postpone the meeting until rext Monday evening at Buck- ingheam Memorial. President Havi- land presided and it was on motion of W. B. Young that adjournment was takeu. There was to have been a report from the committeo on the changing of | site of the tuberculosis sanatorium and other ccrnmittees had reports to make. It is rrobable that the board of trade will do nothing further concerning the sanatorium, said the president at the close of the meeting, If anything fur- ther is done it will probably be through individuals, XENS' SHAMROCK PARTY, Mock Trial Postponed Because of the Storm. The Xens held {ts regular meeting at the First Baptist church Friday evening. Despite the stormy evening there was a large attendance. rs. Herbert Willey presided at the meet- ing. Reports were read and approved. One name was veted to membership and & new name proposed. Walter M. Cowen, chairmap, OMre. ‘Willlam Koonz and Mrs, AmosSwan Mufln?d(uramkmu. but be- cause of the evening’s attendance the trial was postponed for four weeks. A contest game of hunting for sham- rocks was held, Mrs. John B. Oat win- ning, and was preseuted candy in a St. Patrick’s box. Other games were played. supper of shrimp salad, sand- cake and coffes was served at en and white decorat s made pretty sou- ocal and insirumental music st e evening. Cni; Got His Legs Wet Heward R, Taylor states that the rowboat in which he and a companion were in, at his launch in the Thames Thames this week did not capsize, but after. the cake of ice had passed and while trying to get the boat to the launch, both stood on the same side, causing it to take in water, and his copnranion got his legs wet. Mr. Tay- lor did not get wet, and they geot to shore umassisted. fu | NORWICH DIBN'T SUFFER GREATLY FROM STORM. ashout at Occum on Trolley Line— Some Anxiety as to the Dams Along — ¢ The storm of Friday was one of un- usual severity the rain’ coming in tor- fents while late in the afternoon it was accompanfed by & high wind which. threatened to do much damage but it was not learned that much damage was done in this vicinity although many tree limbs scattered about show that it had its effect, | The rain ampunted to two inches more having measured 1.56 in the mid- dle of the'tfmrnmn. Fairview reser- voir gained three inches by noon ing 90 inches below highwater mark and a gain of several more will re- sult before the full benefit is received. The Shetucket river was high_and thre was a strong current. In the Yan- tlc it was up under the Chelsea Boat clul. Many took occasion have a look at the Greeneville dam which js shedding quantities of water and mak- ing a pretty sight. Owners of dams along the river have been giving them attention and there has been some anxlety over the large volume of wa- | ter coming down stream. At the Un- cas Power dam it was found that they were taking care of it alright and the same was reported at Baltic though there is a big body of water back of both of them. The usual watchers were at the Greeneville dam at high water and the mills along the stream were obliged to give up the water of thelr water wheels because of back- Water. This was so at the Hubbard Paper mill and the Bleachery. The wires were well blown about by the storm and in some sections the electric lights were out for a portion of the evening. After ht o'cleck however, the rain stopped and the wind died out making a peacetyl night in contrast with the aftrnoon. Washout at Occum, Friday night's heavy rain caused a Washout on the-trolley line at Occum hill about 7 o'cloci, the rails and ties being guilied clear for a distance of severnl hundred feet, and passengers hiad to be transferred around that point all the evening. This made the schedule to the north about half an hour late before the night was through. The work car was sent up with a load of iies about 10.30 and it was expected to Lave the washout filled in and the road in running order there by this merning. Captain Smith Broke Arm. One of the worst wind and rain #torms of years passed over New London IFriday, seriously interfering with traffic on the ricer. The ferry- boat, when it was making its landing, was nearly from the water by a par- tlcullrly strong gust, and Capt. Rob- ert Smith had an arm fractured by being struck by the wheel in the pilot house. Roads were badly washed. Freight Car Top Off. The heavy wind storm of the late afternoun blew off the top of a freight car standing on a siding at Mystic, directly in front of the Merehants Limited express train. The engine struck the obstruction, but slwed down, escaping harm, HERE LAST MONTH. One-Fourth Were Among Children Under Five Years. By mortality reports received by the | state board of health there were 1,560 deaths during the montn of February, i This was 50 less than in January and | six less than in February of last yeor. 1and 85 more than the average number of deaths during February for the five vears preceding. The death rate was 16.9 for the large tcwns, for the small towns 147, and for the whole state 16.5. The deaths reported from infectious diseases were 218, being 140 per cent. of the total mortality. There were in Norwich 52 deaths in February, representing an annual death rate of 19.3, of which nearly a quarter of them were under 5 years. There were 44 Dbirths and 11 marriages in January here. In New London thers were 23 deathsin February, while Ston- ington had 18, Windham 19, Stafford u, Killingly 9, Plainfleld 10, Putnam 7 In Norwich the causes of were: Consumption 7, heart discase 8, diseases of nervous system 3, accidents or volence 2, grip, death 24. There were eight deaths in public institutions here, By the health officer's report con- tagious diseases were reported as fol- lows: Scarlet fever 1, diphtheria 3 each in town and city, consumption 6 in city, 3 in town. INSURANCE MEN GATHER. Meeting Held at Buckingham Memo- With Banquet at the Wauregan House. There was an annual gathering of the superintendents, deputies and agents of the Metropolitan Insurance company in the Norwich district at the Buckingham Memoroal here on Friday morning. W. F. Dobson, su- perintendent of agencies for New Eng- land, was here from New York, and J. F, Murray, supervisor for Connecticut and Rhode Island, was present, and both made addresses. At noon the men assembled at the Wauregan house, where a flne menu was served. Those preseit were: Dep- uty Supte. M. E. Sullivan_of Willi- mantie, G. Tierney of New London, J. C. Fontaine of Norwich and about 40 agents. OBITUARY. Henry A, Davis. Thursday night about eight o'clock the death of Henry A. Davis occurred at the home of his -daughter, Mrs, Charles Bartlett, in Uncaaville, after an illness of some time., Mr. Davis was a native of Woodstock, where he was born June 32, 1844, He was a carpenter by trade and had lived at Uncasville some time. His wife died four years ago. He was a member of the Methodist church and was highly esteemed. by his many friends. LUCK meems to favor gomse people, but the greater number only acquire independence through habits of thrift, Get into the habit of saving something every month; the results l | pneumonia 5, | erysipelas, diarrhoea 1 each, all others | The Best Watch in the Werld. always on hand and fresh Ferguson & Charbonneau FRANKLIN SQUARE VISITING OFFICIALS AT ENGINEERS MEETING Past National President Stons and Stae Deputy Hastings Speak. For a public meeting which it had on evening i fooms in the BIll Stationary Engineers assaciation, 6, bad a visit from past national pres- iden Herbert B. Stone of Boston fhte deputy F. Hastings of - den, the presence of these two meking an instructive and espscisily interesting evening for the steam eng!- neers, but because of the storm, the at- tendance of those not members of the on was small. President Harry Leonard of the local introduced the two visitors, Pust President Stone speaking first. Incidents in Sogiety Mrs, Will L. Stearns is spending 2 few days in Westerly. Mre, ®dmund D. Fuller is visiting friends in Washington. ‘Mre. Zebulon R. Rebbins entertained at bridge on Friday afternoon. Dr. and Mrs. H. l_l. Pollock enter- :Ined at dinner on Wednesday ove- ng. ‘Mrs. Emerson P. Turner has rtursad after a visit of several weeks in Notth Carolina. Mra. Zebulon R, Robbins entertatned 4at bridge Friday on. There ‘were six tables. Mrs. Daniel M. Lester has returmed from Troy, and is spending several weeks at her heme in town, Mr. and Mrs. 7. L. Osgood have re- turned to New York, after passing a few days at their home here. The Thursday afterncon Fremch class met with Mre. Bdson F. Gellew- det at her home on ‘Broadway. Miss Gladding, who has been the guest of Mrs. Charles L. Rl Bas returned to her home in . _ _ _ _ __ _ __ ] The Chelsea Savings Bank The semi-annual mesting of the Corporation will be held at ite Banking House, in the City of Norwich, om Wednesday, March 20th, 1912, at 11 o’clock & m, CHARLEE B. CHAPMAN, Norwich, Conn., March ‘14, 1912, We have opened our Gentlemen’s GRILL-ROOM WAUREGAN HOUSE The Parker-Davenport Ce, Proprieters. EGES MTVE EGES We want 50,000 dezen fresh agge. Pay highest cash price. THE ALLEN-BEEMAN CO,, 33-41 Commerce 8t, “A HOOSIER CHRONIGLE” A brand new, bright and exosed- ingly interesting story, in fact the best book published this year, will be on sale SATURDAY, MARCH 16th. THE PUBLICATION DAY, CRANSTON'S Get a copy for your Sunday reading LEGAL NOTICES. Republican Caucus The republican electors of the town of Lisbon are requested to meet in c?m:ul in the Town Hall on March 23, 1312, at .80 o'clock p. m., for the p of lesting delegates to the re ilean state convention and congressionsl dis- trict convention, to be heid in New Ha- ven, A?rfl 16 and 17, 1912, for the alee. tion delegates to the republican ?‘- tional convention, and to appoint a st of electing & eentral committee. Also for the purpose b * town committee for the ensuing two ill Surprise You |™ o~ y order of the Town C“nmmittee JOBN SPENCER atrmen. if you stick to it. Remember 1t| 1gtes at Licvon Gonn, Mares 86 isn’t what you earn but what you | 1912 marigd ] know this but often forget it, [ Court of Probate. 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