Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 20, 1912, Page 6

NORWICH BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 20, 1912 $9000 DAMAGE IN WESTERLY FIRE About $7,000 on Automobiles, $1,000 on Building and $1,000 on Machinery and Stock—Fire well Handled—Funeral of “Pinkey” Turner, Noted in Probate Court. The Westerly eoiive service at an early Tuesday sning fire in the automobile garage f the Kenvon Machine and Auto Re- e Clo.. at the corner of Main and Unjon streets. The alarm was from )ox 2, located at that corner. The fire was first seen by some vours; mer who attended a dance in Hibernian’hall, which i8 in the imme- diate vicinity and there was no de- lay. in sounding the fire alarm or in the response of ihe firemen, The pyonerty includes a wooden building floor, with one-story ell in the office and a large ell in the rear for, the machine shop. The fire started frong some unknown cause in the rear of tne main building and in the room where there were five automobiles. This room was a mass of flame when » firemen arrived and they fought the fire in the most effective wa) der direction of Chief Cottrell though the building was practicali storehouse of inflammabale material, the firemen succeeded in keeping the flames confined to the interior of the building, and the only exterior evi- dence of fire is the window panes that wete cracked and broken by the ex- cessive heat 16 interior of the fwo-story duilding is considerably burned, es- pecially in the rear, and the rest is badly scorched and damaged. A car owned by B. Court Bentley & a total loss, and another car owned by Mr. Bentley is also considerably damage Dr, I'rank I. Payne's runabout is damaged-to the extent of $300, and a gunabout owned by Martin H. Spell- man is probably damaged to a like amount. The car that was in tion before the fire, and the most most valuable of the five that were in the garage, is a late model owned by Miss M. Louise Sullivan of New York. The car is burned consid by ut it is believed that the en gine and underbody work can be read {ly repaired. the best condi- 1e estimated loss’ on automobiles is | $7,000, partially insured. The bui ing. owned by Hattie N. Woodw: extent of $1,000 of the Keny is damaged to the and the estimated los company in machine and st placed at $1,000, thus making a estimated loss of $9,000. total At thg rei ular meeting of Hancock post, g Department of Connec- ticut, Grand Army of the Republic, held in the post rooms in the Memo- rial buiiding, Tuesdayr evening, Abel Babcotk, senior - vice ¢ ommanxl“z‘. made an appreciated gift to the post, a representation of Andersonville pris- on, although but one present member (?’}"WS: J. F. Farnsworth, president; of the post, Michael Farley, _ | BEthan Wz}l(ux, vice president; ‘Alex-‘ enced the sufferings of that military | ander Smith, guperintendent; George prison. He was a member of Compan ‘)gs?en, assistant superintendent; Mrs, @, Eighth Conn., and captured at Dru- | J: ¥. Farnsworth, treasurer; Adelalde | rv's Bluff March 16, 1364, after merf Smith, secretary; Alexander Smith, | two years of active service, and was | COITesponding secretary, paroled afier three monthe’ confine- Seth Johnson, who has been em- ment. He was returned to his home | ployed in the west, and Mr: Johnson | in Pawcatuck, emaciated and in such|left Tuesday night for North Dakota.! s weakened condition that it was not| They were accompanied by Neil Mc- | thoukilt . pessible for Kenzie, Jr, Dudley Stewart and John He was honorably d Datson, who are to engage in agri- cultural pursuits on the ra owned in the south. | by Mr. - Hewitt, who occasionally | » Vice Commander Babcock | comes to Westerly with sale horses. merved in a New York regi dur- | . The store building in West Broad | ing the civil war, and in making the | sireet next the school building, has presentation spoke oriefly of the hor-| heen sold to be moved away and a| rors of prison life, e the pic-| site was selected in Canal street, The ture is 5 1-2 by 3 & , and gives| pyjlding w placed on a low gear a comprehensive view of Anderson-|ang started. It was too high to go villy prison, Camp Sumter, Ga. 88 it| ynger the railroad bridge. Then it | appeared August 1, 1 when it €on- | wag carted through Stillman aven m{ tained 35,000 prison war, drawn | ang it was found to be too wide to| from memory by Thomas O'Dea, iate| he taicen on the bridge. So the build- | private in Compan Sixteenth regi- | jng on wheels was rolled to a tem- | ment, Maine infa \nnn"u‘r#r\‘ porary resting place in the circus lot. | “.s,v'J"r?w,:(;], : “”,w“ g:;‘nt\u;‘z :; In connection with the local raiiroad | SR Aneidenty gl e improvements, the railroad company oy has come to a mutual agreement for Rev. Clayton A. Burdick conducted | amage to the Martin house property the funeral services Tuesday after- neon of Charles G. Turner at his late home in Beach street. which wa tended by many friends, delegation f 1€ of Flks beautiful floral here was a profusion of tribu Burial at River ‘Bend, and the bearers were four from the lodge of Klks and two nting employes of the Pawca- Valley street railway, Turner was formerly one of the known rushes in the game of polo, having plaved on pennant win- cams of the National Polo All through New F New York, and in the was known to those pelo as Pinkey irner of his fast play and gentlemanly ner was a general favorite. Although only 39 years of age Mr. Turner had pla on many polo teams, luding Hartford, New Brit- ain, Low Providence, Portland and Worcester, ;jand was a player on the Westerly feam that won champion- ship honors. est, he ed in man- During the surimer season it was the custom of Mr. Turner to work as mdtorman for the Pawcatuck Valley street railway company, and last sum- mer he"was motorman of the Pleasant View car. When not engaged in the x trolley service, Mr, rner found em- plovment at Bliven o a house, as an operator of the moving picture machine. Hp hag been confined to his home since Christmas and died Sat- urday of tubergulosis. There was regular session of West- erly probate court. Judge Edward M. M. Burke, Tuesday afternoon. The|one by Mrs. Sadie Mattison and the | will of . Emma Krebbs was admitted| other by Mrs, H. Hobart Babcock of | to probate. All her personal | } Westerly erty and effects and her inter A. Weinpfheimer of New York| the Krebbs real estate in Main st was a caller at the American Velvet| is glven to her sister, Mary whom she named as her c ecutor, Mary V as executor. and the matter continued to the next regular sesslon of court for fyrther consideration The .will of Ellen Richards was ad- mittéd to probate and Benjamin Dow- er and Richard Dower confirmed as executors in bonds of $1,000. The will | is -a voluminous document and after disposing of many personal ef- fects to relatives, names Benjamin and Richard Dower as residuary legatees. The witnesses to the will were Jos seph C.. Moore and John A, Moore, V. Krebb oice as ex- ““‘-M 18¢. 3 for 28c. Makers, Troy, Established 1901, Hasold 1. Wells, O. D., Optemetrist. quefll e Visidn cerrecied by tha pi'op- ent of lenses. Room 9, Pot- iy, Bleck, Westéch, R, h fire department did | wilh garage on first | front for | 1gland and | Krebbs was confirmed | Polo Player—$100,000 Estate hoth now deceased. The signatures of these witnesses and that of the lega- tee were identified by Postmaster Uh"‘s: J. Butler and Arthur L, Perry, treasurer of the Washington Trust company. The court appointed as appraisers Arthur J. Perry, Charles J. Butler and John Parker. An exemplified copy of the will of | Louis E. York, who died in Boston, and with property interests in West- erly, was recelved and ordered filed and recorded. The first and final account of Alice A, Bliven, executrix of the estate of George H. Bliven, was examined, ap- proved and ordered recorded. Inventory of the estate of Elizabeth Smith, showing valuatien of $100,740.27 | was received and ordered recorded. The inventory of the estate of Court- land G. Stanton, $6,666.33, was received and ordered recorded. In the estate of James Gourley, re- lease was givep the executor of the estate by Jessie M, Gourlay, and the release was ordered filed with the es- tate. Releases were also received from heirs of Joseph Hepworth, to David Hepworth, as executor, and or- dered 'filed with the estate. ¢ Local Laconics. Local Hebrews contemplate the erec- tion of a synagogue in West Broad street. Mr. and Mrs, Alexander Marr have returned to Westerly from a visit to Scotland. Thomas Barkelgy, age 80, died Tues- .y at his home on Vine street, in Pawcatuck, Alzade Saunders has soid a cottage site at Pleasant View to Peter B. and Jennie L. Smith of Stonington. | Herbert Babeock of Westerly and | his brother, Albert S., of Rockville, have returned from a trip to Ber- muda, Prospects are favorable for the ex- tension of the trolley system from Pleasant View to Weekapaug, a dis- tance of three miles, during the com- ing summer. William McGregor Clark, student t St. George school, Newport, is at his home in Elm street for the spring vacation. He has as guest Herbert Ballantine of Newark, N. J. { Irving J. Miller, who was struck by the Colonial express when near the | Westerly station, last Wednesday, is still at the Memorial hospital in New "LUTLdUXL Aside from a slight con- tusion of the brain he has recovered from the injuries received. At the annual meeting of the Peo- ple’s Mission, officers were elected as | | | 1 | \ | | | i | | by reason of change in grade of street | to eliminate the Canal street grade croseing. There will be a drop of several feet in front of the hotel |pr perty, and Mrs. Martin, the owner has agrpad that $9,000 is ample recom- Charles D. Haven will re- 1,000 for damages to his prop- in Canal llrept | e | : STONINGTON | | The Week's Soehl AH-:n—-Plponj Read Before Travel Club—Grand | Regent /to Visit Pequot Council. | | Mondax evening Bridge waist | clud was ente. v Mrs. Oscar Pendleton at h me on Main street. | M Lonise Fend eton had the high ¢ Refreshments were served and | the evening was greatiy enjoyved. Te Cive Lenten Lecture, This (Wednesday) evening Rev. v B. Bryan of East Downingtown, rake the address at the| service at Calvary Episcopal I Enjoyable Sccial. day evening in the of the Baptis lecture room pice e th there an emoye social a on exnbitici, many post- card being u and the af- | fair well peatrorized. | Travel Club ileets. | Tuesday afternoon the public en- { joved the session of the Travel club | | held at the reading room of the free| Interesting papers were read, company’s mill Tuesday. News from the Wharves. The steamer Rowland H. Wilcox was tied up here at the steamboat { wharf Monday night. She had a car- go of rhosphate for an eastern port | and sailed out Tuesday morning. A | shipment of five barrels of cod was| made by the owners of the smack: Frances Belle, so far this week being | sent to New York markets, Visit of Grand Regent. Grand Regent Aibert H. Barclay of New Haven must make an official visit to Pequot council, No. 442, R. A,, | next Monday evening. It will be the | time for the regular meeting and a social hour with refreshments will fol- low. The men who are engaged in dig- ging the trench for the sewer have found plenty of stones. Some of the | boulders will have to be blasted, but the work will be pushed without de- lay. Anna Hill, the 5 year old dau[hteri of Mr. and Mrs, W. W. Hfll of Will- lams street celebrated her birthday by | giving a party. i Alexander P. Loper is in in New Hampshire on a business trip. { Cept. 8. B. Pendléton has returned to Providence. Stalled Auto Delayed Car. On Monday as the 5,12 p. m. trolley from Westerly to Groton was round- ing the curve\just above the Casino, | the motorman sighted an auto that had broke dowm amnd stuck on the track. The car was slopped and an hour's delay was caused. A Stoming- ton garage was telephoned, and sent reliaf to the auto party. The Stoning- topdtes walked f» town 8th Anniversary - and Sale We are 68 years young Tomorrow, Thursday t's another anniversary, and we want you to help us celebrate. To that end we have prepared many 68th Anniversary Souvenirs consisting of Fulle; Greene Chocolates, Park & Tilford Chocolates, Hudnut’s Toilet Water, Soap, Cold Cream and Bronchial Tablets, Etc. These will be given out to all our customers. We must insist, how- ever, that all children must be accompanied by their parents or other Grown Persons. Special One Cent Sale To introduce and have our customers become better u:qu\linted with The Lee & Osgood preparations, we will TOMORROW wse this novel One Cent Sale Benzoin and Almond Cream—one bottle 25¢.—Two bottles, one cent more. ...\ .........26¢c Liver Granules—one bottle 20c—Two bottles, one cent more ... ... ..: o shuites Ehresani@RG, ! Witch Hazel Jelly—one hottle 10c—Two bottles, one cent more ... .. ..... 11c White Pine and Menthol—one bottle 25c—Two bottles, one cent more .-.........ovvvov. .. 26¢ Blood Food—one bottle 75¢c—Two bottles, one cent more .................... o DG Kink Qil (for sprains—one bottle 25¢c—Two bottles, one cent more -.. .. veo 26c Anti-Tarvitt (cleaning fluid)—one bottle 25c—Two bottles, one cent more ................. 26c Zip (the bug killer)—one bottle 25c—~Two bottles, one cent more . .- TR b Uh s Kidney*Pills—one bottle 25c—Two bottles, one cent more ... .. .o, .ve. oo emieinn e avins . 26 Tooth Powder—one box vi s 0T ' O | RS+ [ e 188 Headache Wafers—one box 25c—Two boxes, onecentmore ...........c.civssueennsss .. 26C s s eee Fr op 25¢—Two boxes, one cent more .., .- o0 Cold Cream—one jar 15c—Two jars, one Cent MOPE . ..... . ve.uemeeeimsaimes asrescesavs & o0 Laxative Cold Tablets—one box 20c—Two boxes, one cent more =-... oo Charcoal Lozenges—one box 10c—Two boxes, one cent more ...............amea. o Toothache Wax—one box 10c—Two boxes, onecent more ....... . .cv.oovevasme ssn oeies s 11€ @) 8 Op 0. O. 0. 0): ). L. &0, (B 6 O. 0. ©. 0. O. Bronkeys=—one box 10c—Two boxes, one cent more .....c.v..vieeiveeiieneeneraanss. 1l O. Loz e Bl S0 o0 . & O. Sulphur and Cream Tartar Lozenges—one box 10c—Two boxes, one cent more ............. 1llc EXTRA SPECIAL ONE BOX (3 cakes) LA VOGUE SOAP 25c—2 BOXES (6 cakes) ........cucvneennneouvn s s 26¢ These preparations you are bound to use sooner or later, so avail yourselves of this opportunity Tomorrow Other Anniversary Specials ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL 2 Quart Hot Water Bottle regular price $1.00 ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL The Grey Imperial Hair Brush one dollar value 2 Quart Fountain Syringe regular price $1.00 Tomorrow's price Tomorrow’s price Tomorrow’s price 79c 79c S50c Remember now is house cleaning time and the household drugs will need replenishing. Ammonia Water, Insecticides, Moth Balls, Camphor Gum, Borax and others. needs. Look your bottles over and tell us your We want to see 3,000 TO- Be sure and come ecarly as the best souvenirs are apt to go first. The Lee & Osgood Co. RETAIL DEPARTMENT At our last Anniversary we had the pleasure of seeing over 2,000 people. MORROW. The more the better. Nowiwish; Gpon. Nurses’ Reigstry.