Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 14, 1912, Page 6

BUI.I. MOOSE IN WESTERLY- R umncm Reasons fafipFfithfluthinfiem— .~ Committees and Districts for Tag Day—New Patrolman Assigned to Beat—Horace Taft at Watch Hill. PR, has_been_no - public demon- of Bun nmemwmbfl but this does not slgnify a scarcity of them in the tosvn, nor does it signify Ei that are N So far as can be the most clearly defin- ed Rull Moose in Westerly, &n un- qualified admirer of Roosevelt, is Rev. John M. Collins. He says he feel: confident that the next Mr, Collins says be admives Roosevelt for the courage of his eonvictions, be they right or wromng, but that he believes in of the peinciples advocated by the Progressives. . Isaac Jones, the night engineer at the pumping station, is another Bull i Arthar McClellan Weeden, assistant at the Memorial and Public ry building, is also an ardent ad- ot Roosevelt and is proud of the Bull Moose distinction. Maurice W, Sullivan, a civil war weteran, and one of the most valued MM of the New England Grant'e ‘works, maies open declaration of his gwopounced political leaning in favov of Roosevelt for the presidency. 88 a closs student of public men a.nd o affairs, and is @onvinced that all candidates named, Roosevelt is one best entitled to the support of .the people. 'There are other Bull Moose in the wiids of the town, but these are the only ones thus far who have had the ocourage to come out in the open and declare allegiance to the principles of the progressive party. Nome of the men named are among those termed ctical politictans, but are rather of ependent action, who consider themselves competent to do their own thinking and arrive at conclusions that ane self-satisfying in regard to what I-*.bust for the country and its peo- bl will be Tag Day of the Westerty Visiting Nurse association sad arrangements to aid in its suc- cess are being made by the ways and means committee of the association The committee is composed of Mrs, Arthur M. Cottrell, Mrs. Frank B. an, Mrs. Harry Perry, ) Bmma Langwoithy, Miss Agnes:Nes- tor, Miss Helen Segar, Miss Bessia Tevlor, Mrs. Willlam D. Hoxie, Dr. Alexander Ferguson, Capt. Robert G. Thackeray, Frank F. Dodge and = Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA B, Utter. Collécting stations will located in Dixon square, cor- ner West Broad and M c streets, Cross and Elm,, railroad sta- tion, High street and Grove avenue and Main and School streets. Collec- tors will visit Watch Hill, the quar- ries and industrial establishments. Local Laconics. Miss Alice Teft is visiting Mrs. Rob- ert Sherman in Exeter. John F. Vose was the guest of John H. Ryan in Stoningten Tuesday. Austin Matthews has secured a place in the office of the Bradford Dyeing association. ‘There were an unusually large num- ber of visitors to Watch Hill . and Pleasant View Tuesday. Clarence ‘H. Maxson of Porterdale, Ga., formerly of Westerly, is here vis- iting relatives and friends. Mrs. Willlam Hoxsey is fiow located in San Francisco, where she will re- |< main for an indefinite period. The enterprising burglar’s still a- burglaring at Narragansett Pier apd|{. makes occasional visits to Westerly, Jesse Stillman entertained a party of young people at a marshmellow toast at Pleasant View Tuesday even- ing. James Murphy, Mason family chauffeur for the of Tuxedo and New York, is home on two Weeks' vaca- tion, Charles W. Willard and daughter, Mrs. Grace P. Robinson, are in camp at Watchung pond, the guests of Fish Commissioner W. H. Boardman. Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Clark return- ed Tuesday from a two months’ auto- mobile trip, mostly in the mountain- ous sections of New Hampshire and Vermont. The laboring foree excavating for the post office bullding is composed of four colored men. The original force was dissatisfied with the pay and quit work. Ex-Policeman Thomas L. Chapman remains a police constable and will act in that capacity when necessary in ad- difion to his regular duties at the Westerly shirt factory. - Capt. Timothy J. Clifford the Springfleld fire department, who has been spending his vacation at the Hig- gins cottage, Pleasant View, returned Tuesday to his home in Indian Or- chard, Mass. It is said that there will be deter- mined opposition to some of the mat- ters that are to be considered at the special financial town meeting. None but real estate taxpayers can partici- pate in the doings, Tha only exhibitor of Westerly gran- ite at the Wayne pavillon, Detroit, is the Lillle Granite company. The an- nual convention of the Retail Monu- of How Do Thes DOUBLE TIPPED e Strike You? MATCHES BOXES Best Creamery BUTTER 31c 1b. TOMATOES, No. 3— a can SARDINES— Domestic. a can......... KETCHUP— A&P Brand, a bottle. .. . .. Prupes (6§ to the Ib.) [b: Fly ‘Paper, 3 double sheeta. Lime. Juice, a bottle A&P Grape Juice, a bottle 10¢-20c FRESH EGGS, o odpiasenns “10c 3c 16¢c Asparagus, a can Pumpkin, a can Ice Cream Salt, 10 Ib. bag. Gold Dust, a pke. Apricots, Evap., 2 lbs. . per dozen 28c¢ What Do You Pay For Fresh Eggs ? Royal Stamps Free STAMPS with Baking Powder 80 20 Queen Olives STAMPS with 1 bottle A&P 1 can A&P 50¢ 25¢ 10 ROYAL STAMPS WITH 1 bottle. A&P Ofive-Oil... ... 1 hottle Cider Vinegar 1 can Dus-troy .... 1 box Shaker Sait. . e 220 1 pkg. Grandmother’s Prepared... pkg. Fluffy Ruffles Starch.... pkgs. A&P Gelatine, each. can Sultana Baked Beans..., jar. Honey bottle Mustard Relish can Sauerkraut .,.. box Electro Silicon cakes Faiy Soap jar Peanut Butter Visit Our Meat Department Ch?icut Meats and Prompt Delivery ent Dealers’ e there August 28, 29 and 3 Donald McL. Fw:mnn. the newly appointed policeman, en assignt ed to regular duty. Hi# nm assign- ment is the tour of duty from 10 o'- clock at night until 8 o'clock in the {nurnh:x in Dixon square and vicin- ty. An entire stranger in Westerly, re- marked “on Tuesday: “This is called the Granite City; where's the granite buildings and monuments?” He was directed to the town hall and court house and theén to take a car for Riv- er Bend cemetery. TUnitl the change in grade of Rafl- Toad avenue and High street is com- pleted, there will be transfer of pas- sengers of the Norwich nnd Wester- ly and Ashaway and Westerly trol- ley lines. The work is being done in connection with the railroad improve- ments, The spoiling of a section of one of the granite columns in the cutting and dressing has delayed the exterior work on the construction of the new town hall and court house. There will be further delay caused by the work on the Hghting and heating appliances, the contract for which has not yet been awarded. Horace Taft, brother of the presi- dent, and prinecipal of the Taft Pre- paratory School for boys at Water- town, Conn, is the guest of George A. Driggs of Waterbury, at his Beach- meadow cottage, Watch Hill. Mr. Taft arrived Tuesday and there were over one hundred letters awaiting his arrival, which caused Mr. Driggs to remark that perhaps Horace was mis- taken for the candidate for re-election to the presidency. More politics and less religion is the slogan of the prohibition party in Rhode Island. Local representatives of the party have received circular let- ters from Elisha T. Read, chairman of the state control committee, stat- ing that the party needs more political gatherings and fewer prayer meetings. He directs that caucuses be not called in private houses and turn them into Protestant prayer meetings. He says prohibitionists must depend for suec- cess upon support from Catholics, He- brews and non-Prctestant voters. STONINGTON. George A, Bliss Cloberates 50th Birth- day—Samuel Chesebro Declines Re- election as' Library's President— Succeeded by Henry R. Palmer— Year’s Circulation 11,136, Tuesday, August 13, George A. Bliss celebrated the b0th anniversary of his birth in a quiet manner. He re- received a shower of postcards and good wishes. Library Has Successful Year. Monday evening the annual meet- ing of the Stonington Free Library as- sociation was held. The annual re- port of the officers were read. 'The librarian reported 11,136 books taken out during the year, 10,472 fiction, 664 non-fiction, e book committee re- ported’ 159 b s purchased, 103 books were given, 22 books replaced and 125 rebound. The report of the business showed invested funds of the associa- tion are $22,000. The annual election was held. Samuel Chesebro, who has served many years as president, de- clined to serve longer, much to the regret of the members. The officers chosen were: President, Henry R. Palmer; vice president, W. A. Breed; secretary, Mrs. Kate Hahn; treasur- er, Charles Slates; trustees, Eugene Edwards, Dr. C. E. Brayton, Everett | N. Pendleton; book committee, Mrs. H. K. Palmer, Miss Lizzie Trumbull, Miss Laura Wood, Miss Jean Palmer, | Mrs. Charles Willlams; houses com- | mittee, Miss Louise Trumbull, Miss| Gertrude Palmer, Miss Barbara Mul- ler, Miss Ella Merritt, Mrs. Kate Hahn, Miss Anna Culbert, Mrs. Warren Per- kins, Mrs. Frank Stanton. Railroad Agent in Town. Civil Engineer Nichols of Provi- dence, representing the N. Y. N. H. & H. R. R. Co.,, was in town Monday owing to a call from the Stonington | Improvement association, asking for the Improvement of the plot known as Matthews park, south of the station, also the plots of ground belonging to the raflroad company. Steamer Soon Floated. The steamer Watch Hill ran on the flats to the south of the Folly Mon- day afternoon. She was soon floated, however. Misses Constance and Hope Haley are visiting their grandmother, Mrs. A, F, Dyer, in Providence. NEVADA PRISON WARDEN IN A QUANDARY Wants to Find Five Men Willing to Shoot Condemned Murderer. Reno, Nev.,, five men willing to undertake the task of shooting a man to death, War- den George W. Cowing of the Nevada services. He has made efforts to find the five, but has met with no success, and the date of the execution has been | set for August 29. den is due to the new law which grants the privilege to a man con- demned to death to choose the means whereby he shall be executed—wheth- er by the rope or by shooting. The.man to be executed is Andrigi Mirkovich of Tonopah and he prefers to be shot. SHOT SUITOR WHO INSISTED ON MARRIAGE Nashville Woman Protects Her Honor, She Claims. Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 13.—Shooting, she claims, to protect her honor, Mrs. J. R. Allen, a widow, 22 years of age, today killed Willam Shoffer, a few years her senior, in the hall of her home. Immediately afterward . Mrs. Allen surrendered and was admitted to $10,000 bail. A few days ago Mrs. Allen claims, Shoffer violently assaulted her. Sub- sequently he demanded that they be married. Mrs. Allen says she refused. Today, she says, Shoffer telephoned to her and declared that unless she would consent to a wedding he would kill her, Mrs. Allen armed herself and when Shoffer came into her homd she fired. FEW HITS MADE BY 12-INCH MORTARS But the Major Says Their Efficiency Was Proved. Honolulu, Aug. 13.—Artillery prac- tice with 12-inch mortars beyond Dia- mond Head failed to demonstrate vesterday that it is possible to de- stroy a battleship at long distance by mortars. Firing was at a small ‘tar- get set 4,800 yards off shore. In ten shots fired there was one hit. Certain officers believe that most of the shots were rather too wide of the mark. Major Edward J. Timberlake, in charge of the battery, said, however, fhat while the praciice showed poor percentage of hits, the test had proved the efficiency of the mortars. The small percentage of hits was -partially Aue to high winds, Six Year Old a Suleldo. Cookisville, Tenn, Aug. 13—Ruby | Slagle, & vears old, of Double Springs, spilled acid on her face, A doctor told her she “would never be pretty again.” An hour later the child's lifeless body was found at the bottom of a awell, President Taft Will Take a Party to see the return of the American league team to Washington. The president believes they can win the pennant, will be held Aug. 13.—If there are| state prisom is anxious to obtain their | The situation that confronts the war- | s 3 Important Sales Today That Mark the Passing - iOf the Summer Season In Our Women's Dep't. August 21st we shall display brand new Fall styles, and in order to clean up remaining stocks’ at once we have made the followirtg drastic price reductions. fl fl ] SALE No. Shirtwaists, Now $1.35 Former prices were from $1.95 to $4.00 Assortment comprises remainder of our stock, Tailored and Dressy Waists in fine batistes, lawns, summer silks and handkerchief linens. SALE No. All Summer Dresses, Now $3.00 Former prices were from $5.00 to $12.50 We offer our entire stock of Summer Dresses, without reserve, at this final mark down. Stock comprises ele- gant Tailored: Linen Dresses that sold for $10.00, $12.00 and $15.00. Dainty Batiste Tissue and White Lingerie Dresses that sold from $5.00 to $10.50. | | | | SALE No. S Wash Skirts, Now $1.00 Former prices were $1.95 to $4.00 Cordelene and Pure Linen Skirts in the most favored Only 55 Skirts are all we have left, so come | | | Never before in the history of this or any other store has merchandise of such high character been sold © 2tsuch remarkably low pnces We simply are determ- ined to close out the remaining Summer stocks quickly to make room for new Fall styles already arriving, and the present prices will move stocks speedily. =0=0=0=0==0=0=0 ilhe Manhattanj 121-125 Main Street Women’s and M:ues Fashionable Apparel Modentely 0 Priced. o L0=OI=O =OJ MAINE PEOPLE ARE LAYING UP MONEY Savings Deposits of All Classes $3,000,000 More a Year Ago. lRE(!,‘\LL PETITION WILL RECOIL ON PROMOTERS Scarcely One-Third of Signatures on Rock Island Petition Genuine. Waistg in all the best styles of the season at these prices: At 89c—reduced from $1.26 At 98o—Women's White Cettom Cor- At $129—reduced from $1.59 duroy Skirts, regular price $1.58. At $1.70—reduced from $2.%5 At $1.95 Women's White Linem At $225—reduced from $2.98 Skirts, value 32.5¢ and 5298 Women’s Habutai Silk Shirts and Wflnc‘nl Linen Sufts, besutifully Low Neck Messaline Walsts, sz 98 m that sold from “.“ value $4.50—Clearance price.. $8.98 to $12.50—Clearance price Augusta, Me,, Aug. 13.—Deposits in Maine savings banks were increased almost $1,000,000 the past year, ac- cording to the semi-annual statement of State Bank Commissioner Robert F. Dunton today. They amounted to $89,508,613 on April 27. Savings de- posits in trust and banking companies amounted to 324,034,427 or more than $2,000,000 in excess of one year ago. The federal report on savings deposits in national banks on July 15 shows $22,318,713 in Maine, as against $18,- 670,068 & yepr ago. The savings de- posits in the three classes of banks aggregate $135,356,753 or $183 per cap- ita, as against an aggregate of $129,- 822,863 a year ago, or $174.87 per cap- ita. The loan and building associa- ttons show corresponding prosperity on the part of the people. The New Haven Police arrested Les- lie Fishman, charged with burglariz- ing a pharmacy where he went into the cellar, where he stayed, unnoticed, un- til after the store had closed. He then rifled the safe of $204. Rock Isiand, IIl, Aug. 13.—Petition- ers for the recall of Mayor H. M. Schriver and Commissioner Archie M. Hart today confessed in the superior court the insufficiency of the docu- ments during the first test of that law in Tlinois. Attorneys for the defendants during the four days of the hearing on the petitions showed that barely one-third of the signatures were genuine, It was further proved that the recall was prompted by owners of disorderly sa- loons that had been closed by the mayor. During the hearing founda- tion was laid for the prosecution of several of the recall promoters on charges of forgery and perjury. A Stgeet Corner Flirtation in Balti- more two weeks ago that resuited in the marriage Saturday night of two boys, 156 and 16 years old, respectively, to girls whose ages are 16 and 1T years, had its climax when three of the quartette were arrested and locked up in the police station. is far too sufe to come when your by the poigon of bile. Headaches. too, that your system needs help. bodily condition which invites timely use of Beecham’s Pills, This family remedy will clear liver, tone your nerves. greater vigor und vitality, as well us Serious Costly Sickness mTiaslnt breath, nervousness, and a wish to do nothing are all signs of bi lcmmeu—flgm, Is Prevented By ur system, regulate your bowels, stimulate your vonr digestion will be so improved, your food will to DO aod to resist. You will feel nourish you and you wfll be “mnfi bodily suength has been undermined , sour stomach, Jut um rlght help is given and the famous vegetable, and always efficient uoyant spirits—after you knowand use All Day and This Evening Radunedpmuongoo&mddm ‘Generous savings on lines most in immediate demand. * Many of the articles offered represent broken lines of Summer Goods. On Such items profits are entirely forgotten, our object being to close these out quickly. Of course this is greatly to your advan- tage — the benefits are all yours. COME TODAY and enjoy the shopping economies which Extraordinary Offering of Men’s Shirts The well known “Eagle” brand of Men’s Negligee Shirts at about Half Prices. | Men who nesd Negligee Shirts should take advantage of this epportunity nd lay in a supply at most positive savings. SALE WILL BEGIN TODAY AND CONTINUE UNTIL SOLD. £ 169c Men's fine NEGLIGEE SHIRTS, made coat style, materials ‘L” are fine quality Percales, Madras and Boisetts, In MEN'S NEGLIGEE SHIRTS, MADE COAT STYLE IN A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF PATTHEBR THESE ARE WITH OR WITHOUT COLLAR OR SEPARATE COLLAR TO MATCH SHIRTS AT 69c. sty valus fancy stripes and plain colors—made with or without eol- | $1.50 lar or with separate collar to match — regular $1.50 and :m $2.00 Shirts at $1.29. THREE SPECIAL OFFERINGS IN BOYS' SHIRTS 39c | Boys' Negligee Shirts with 42 | Boys’ Colored Negligee value | plaited fronts—these are reg- | value | Shirts n a aplendid assort- 50c | ular 50c Shirts at 3% each. 50c | ment—at 43, reg. prive e 79 Boys' fine quality Colored Negliges Shirts in a splen- 7% value | did showing of handsome designs. and colortngs — value $1.00 | regular $1.00 Shirts at 79 each. 00 Local views, put up in packages of Post Cards ' dmme—% oS e At Final WOMEN'S WEA Women's and Misses’ Wash Dresses, this season’s newest styles — regular $3.98 and $4.50 values reduced to.. $1.98 O there ste roguias 08 o 150 veives e B398 and Tailored | At 78c—Women's White Linene Skirts, regular price $1.00. Clearance Prices Women’s Lingerie The Aungust Sale of Blankets is now in sure and visit our Blanket department today and splendid values we are offering. Upon pavment reasonable deposit Blankets bought during this ssie will be stored until wanted. BLANKETS BLANKETS Millinery at Final Clearance $3.98 183,98 Many other special values in Millinery—Untrimmed Hats, Trimmed Out- ing Hats, Flowers, Ostrich Feathers, Fancy Feathers, Ornaments, Btc. At this prices we offer a chofce of omr entire line of Women’s Fine Dress Hats including Hats that sold up to m.u —all reduced t0 ...coneironnsn A Manufacturer’s Sample Line of Embroideries This lot includes short sample pieces of Bands, Galloons, Al-owers and Flouncings. The materials are muslin, volles linen and net—all wer; fine goods and & number of pieces of the same style and pattern. These sample pieces can be put to & number of different uses, namely- Collar and Cuff Sets, Jabots, Bands, Shirt Waist Fronts, Yokes, Ete 1! bought in the regular way these goods would sell up to $10.00 a yard On o e 5¢c, 10c, 15¢ and 25¢ a Piece We advise an early selection, as there are some great values in this lot. About 50 Parasols for women and children, comprising our entire stock on hand—all at 50c each, former price $1.00. Parasols at Clearance Price Women’s Hosiery and Underwear , WOMEN'S 250 VESTS NOMERY ar 15¢ AT 3 for 50c OR EACH ‘170 Vests, soms About 300 pairs of Women's Hos-| Women's fine Lisle lery, comprising lisle, z:nkn tn:l{;fl:sfl with pretty lace yokes, in a great va« lace lisle in & ‘big variety riety of styles and shapes—all at 17c] these are ular 25c Hoslery at 15¢ a pafr, s each, 3 for 50c, regular price 2bc. At 160—Infants’ and Children's Socks, black, white, tan, sky and pink, value 25¢. At 18c—Children’s Black Ribbed Lisle Hosiery, sizes 6 to 9%, value 25c. At 250—Women's fine Black Lisle Hos- jery, “Burson” make, regular 35¢ quality. At 29c—Women's Black,~ Full-fash- joned SILK Hosiery — second quality of 50c Hosiery. At 39¢—Our entire line of Women’'s Black 50c Hosiery reduced to 89¢ a pair. At 8c—Children's Ribbed Vests, low neck styles, with lace yoke, reg- ular price 12%c. At 39c—Children's Union Sults, neck, low| lace trimmed, value 50c. At 11e—Women's Vests in a variety o styles, regular price 15c. At 14c—Women's fine Ribbed Vests, assorted styles, regular price 19c. At 15¢—An odd lot of Women's Union Suits, lace trimmed, valne 25c. Wash Goods at Clearance Prices At 40—Good quality Dress Prints, in|At 14%4e—40-inch Batiste,| lght and medium colorings, ‘pretty color combinations, wal: 1 value Tc. o At Bto—Batiste and Muslin, newest At 15c—Imported Irish . Dimities, inches wide, good patterns, designs and colorings, value Sc. 26c. At 19¢—0dd lot of fine quality W Goods, Scotch Ginghams, Volles, Bte, value 25c, At 8%c—Dress Ginghams, the season's newest patterns and colorings, value 12%c. t 12%c—Wash Goods, Including Swiss Muslin, Lisle Tissues, Kte., value 25c. At 33¢c—Johin and David Anderson' Genuhie Rcoteh Ginghams, val 49¢, 4 .