Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 6, 1913, Page 2

‘What ls Going On Tonight. ley Street Armory. nstallation of Otfigers, Natchau i No. 22, XK. of ‘Hall,” Jordan ing St Jean Baptiste Club . Center Street. SENATE DOORKEEPER. ‘ Appointment Comes to James Haggerty. Merritt Welch of the 29th . has named James Haggerty & city as one of the doorkeepers the senate. The appointment of Haggerty came unsolicited. Mr. iaggerty is a native of Hartford and {280 yeams of age but bas diver in fllimantic nearly all his life. He enlisted in the Civil war in Norwich Jan. 5, 1864 with Company H, Eigh- teenth Conn. Volunteers and has the honor_of being. one of the youngest men from this state who shouldered | 4 mueket during the Rebellion. He was wounded at the batte of New Market, Va, and was taken prisoper _ and sent to Andersonville. After be- | ing exchanged he served with his reg- iment pntil mustered out at the close of the &ar. Other military service was {n the Twelfth and Twenty-fitst in- fantry in various Indian engagements. Mr. Haggerty’s honorable discharge includes epecial mention for bravery dated Augrnst, 1869 at San Pedro, Ari- zona. The appointee has been prominent tn the civil life of this city, having served three terms as burgess when Willimantic. was a horough and three terms as alderman from ward three, one year as president of the board. For eight years Mr. Hagsgerty was re; istrar of voters and ‘is now truant of- ficer of the town of Windham. For fifteen years he was a member of | Montgomery Hose Co., and is a past commander of Francis S. Long post, | . A. R. Mr. Haggerty is one of the | trustees of St. Joseph's: church. The | incoming doorkeeper, who was active 2 securing Senator Welch's nomina- tien and election; is receiving many yongratulations on his appcintment. | Clover Temple Installation. At their last meeting Mrs. Guile, of llimantic, |rendered the plaintiff, | Omcer Grady lup call and’ arrested Kosina Dubina eAeNaSAANSSASESAREAREREAREEEESEEESSESSSEEARSNESAREASARSSENIARSRSARRUARNE) S s s advantage of such a change would be |right of access to-the county law li- the possibility of longer retaining the aervi of a’ chief who gives the city en able ang discreet administration. Edward H. Warner to Speak. The meeting of _the Willimantic board of trade and Business Men's as- soclation, Inc., tomorrow (Tuesday) evening, is of more than usual interest. The benefits of inland waterways to Willimantic is to be _discussed by Chairman Edward H. Warner of the Connecticut rivers harbors and bridges commission. Rood Auto Case Continued. At the session of the police court Saturday forenoon, Judge Arnold con- tinued until Jon. 18, the case of state vs. Clinton C. Rood of the Jordan Auto Co., for violation of the auto- mobile laws. This case is the out- growth of the accident to_ Alfred He- din and Armand Hurteau, Dec. 16. One of the boys, Hurteau, had not suffi- clently recovered to appear in court. Robinson-Thompson Marriage. Fred Robinson of Springfield, fore- man for a telephone company and Miss Lillian M. Thompson of Chuplin, were married in_this city the evening of Jan. 3 by Judge A. J. Bowen. Defendant Ordered to Pay Rent. The recovery of one montR's rent for an Ash street bake shop was the issue brought before Justice C. A. Capen to decide Saturday morning. Judgment for the full amount due was llelana Klosin- ski. Adam Smeadeski was the defend- ant. Quarreled Over Money. Dispute about some small money matters instigated a row at the cor- ner of Chapman and Eim streets Sat- urday afternoon. Chief Richmond and answered to a hurry- for assaulting Nicholis Kisel. Dubina later secured bail. His case comes up before Judge Arnold this morning. Returned from Putnam. Godfrey Chabut visited_relatives in Putnam over Sunday. He returned Sunday evening with his wife and children, who have been visiting Put- Clover Temple, Norwich, installed the following newly elected officers of Pur- lmoéx temple, No. 2, Pythian Sister: p 2 Eva Adams; M. E. C., Lizzi Rea E. S, Lottie Gilman; B. J. Sedie Peacock; manager, Lena Gate: M. of R. and C. Grace Sweet; M. of F. Mary Snow; P. of T. Etta Feiner; | G. of O. T, Ada Parmenter Rpfresh- ments followed the installation. Week of Prayer Services. Special services are to bs held dur- ing this week of prayer at the Meth- wodist church. beginning thic (Monday) evening. ‘The pastor, Rev. L. M. Flocken, will be assisted by Rev. G, N. Bmith of Baltic, Rev. Duncan Dodd of South Coventry and probably other neighboring pastors. To Advance Age Limit. It is believed there will be an ef- fort made at the coming seesion of | the legislature to revise the present | provisions of the law that retires the ' ohief of police from further service in the department jafter the present age iimit of sixty years. The recommen- dation is to be made that sixty-five years may be the amendment. The ROLLER SKATING at Valley Street Armory, Tuesdsy and Saturday Afternoons and Evenings. Music at all sessions. Courteous attention to all patrons | HIRAM N. FENN VOERTAKER and EMBALMER 65 Church St. Willlmantle, Ct Telephone Lady Assi=- E. B. SPRING, Piano Tume s5-4 Waillimantie. JAY Vi. SHEPARD succeeding ELMORE & SHEPARD funeral Director and Embalmer 60-62 North St., Willimantic Lzdy Assistant Tel. Connection DR. F. C. JACKSON. Dentist Painless Extracting and Filling a Specialty "5Z Main Stroet, Willhimantic Telephons B Conn e vartare AT Fresn Fisn .o2e. Oysters and Clams. at ST EON6'S FISH MARKET, 28 Norta St Auto Truck Moving LONG DISTANCE WORK A SPECIALTY Addresn P. A, WEEKS, or ‘Phons 250-2, 338-12 or 254-5. Willimantic Ct debating, nam relatives for the past two weeks. Speculated as to New District Super- intendent. Rev. John H. Newlands of Norwich retires as district superintendent at the close of the present conference year in April, after six years’ term, he time-limit of that officc under the Methodist rules. He was formerly pas- tor of the Willimantic chvrch and at the recent sub-district meeting interest was expressed in Rev. probable successor by pastors attend- ing the conference, some of whom were mentioned in connection with that of- ice. TWO RIBS BROKEN. Eugene A. L. Burdick Injured While Switching Freight Cars. Eugene A. L. $urdick. 9 Godfrey street. was injured Saturday morning while switching freight cars a ehort distance from the freight house. A stake broke and pinned Burdick be- tween the broken stake and the cyl- inder of the engine. The injured man was taken to St. Joseph's. hospital wheresatwo ribs on the left side were found to be broken. OBITUARY. Mrs. Anna E. Rowley. Mrs. Anna E. Rowley of New Bri- taln, who died suddenly Saturday morning at her son’s home in New- i ington was the sister of Mrs. Arneld Potter and Mrs. O. B. Barrows of this eity. STEPS OVERBOARD. Fireman Burdick Falls 25 Feet. from Bridge Into Willimantic River. C. Burdick, a fireman on engine 5335, coupled to freight train 138, bound from FEast Hartford "to Summit, while on the bridge east of the passenger station at Willimantic, stepped from the engine Sunday morning about 3 o'clock and fell a distance of about 25 feet into the Willimantic river. He swam and was assisted ashore by the engineer and a brakeman and took shelter in the caboose. STEEPLE DAMAGED. Trustees of M. E. Church Discuss Matter of Repairs. The trustees of the Methodist church were called together Sunday to dis- cuss the matter of repairing the church spire damaged by the gale Friday. Bulilding Inspector Foley made an examination of the steeple Satur- day and thougt there was no immed. iate danger of the collapse of the spire in an_ ordinary wind and no orders from him have yet been given. The church officials are considering either taking down the spire to the belfry, or strengthening it with guy ropes. Lawyers vs. Town Authoritie: The rights of the lawyers to remove the Connecticut reports and other law books from the assessors’ room to the county law library in the town building is a point which the legal fraternity and the town authorities are The town officials claim a Murray's Boston Store WILLIMANTIC. CONN. Sale of W. B. Corsets THIS WEEK ONLY Celebrating W.B. Corse ts’ Silver Anniversary The standard W. B. Elastine-Reduso, No. 786, low bust or No. 789, medium bust, made of wear-resisting contil, lace trimmed, always sold for $3.00—this week only $2.00, after which regular prices will prevail. W. B. ELASTINE-REDUSO CORSETS Guaranteed to reduce hips and abdomen, 1 to 5 inches, combine perfect shape with perfect fit and show any figure to splendid advantage, sizes 19 to 36, allow equal fit to large or average figures, guaranteed not to rust, tear or break—Special for this week, only $2.00. -this regular $3.00 Corset for é THE H. C. MURRAY CO. Mr. Newlands' | brary at all times. ¥ CONGREGATIONAL- VESPERS. String Orchestra from Hartford— ' The special vesper service at the Congregational church Sunday after- noon was in charge of <he er- hood and was attended by an audience that filled the large auditorium. A cholce musical program was finely ren- dered by the Rebman string quartette and Mrs. Charles H. Caswell, the or- ganist. Rev. W. F. Rowley, pastor of the Baptist churcn, particij in the devotional service, offering ! praver. The Untrodden Country was the theme of the New Year's address | by Rev. W. S. Beard, pastor of the | ahurch. In inspiring sentences that | were a helpful and hopeful call to be- | lleve, progress.and uplft, the pastor | led his hearers to cross the threshold | of the untrodden territory of the new : year with high ideals in their relation | to personal, soclal and civic respon- sibilities. Following was the musi- cal program: i Organ Preludes—Andante Religioso, Evensong . Nevin | Anthem—Now the Day is Over, Marks Church Quartet, ........... ... Johann Sch. Bach. String Quartet. Andante from the Kaiserquartet Joseph Hayden String Quartet. Hymn Offertory—Andante Cantabile from the String quartet Op. II, Tschaikowsky String Quartet To a Wild Rose MacDowell Coronation march from The Prophet | Meyerbeer | String Quartet and Organ. Country. i Child’s Death from Diphtheria. William, the 7-year-old son of Mr. | and Mrs. Herbert Dawson, 55 High street, died Sunday afternoon from diphtheria. To Speak on Evangelism. Rev. L. M. Flocken, pastor of the Methodist church, goes to South Man- | chester today- (Monday) to address a | sub-district meeting on Evangelism. | He speaks at New London Tuesday | and at Putnam next Monday on_the same subject, these being in the chain of meetings similar to the conference held here Friday. ! C. E. Union President to Preach. v. M. B. Plumb, president of the mantic C. E. union, is to speak ;GBapllst church 3unday evening, } Jan. Weil Pleased Audiences at Theatre. The Pullman Tourists furnished | amusement to good audiences who | enjoy attractions of a light musical or- Ger, at Loomer Opera house Saturday aftérnoon and evening. Planning a Banguet. The normal class connected with the Baptist church meets this (Mon- | day) evening. The class is_ planning for ‘a banquet to be given later. News in General. Rev. C. L. Adams, of Pittsfleld, Mass,, officiated at the services at S Paul’s Episcopal church Sunday. Hector Fournier, of Sun Bres.’ cir- cus band, is expected to return from | White Springs. Florida, to his home in this city next week. Thatcher Wilbur, formerly of this city, now a member of the engineer- ing corps of the Great Northern rail- way in Montana, has resigned to take a civil engineering cruise in Angola, nd. The next meeting of the local branch of the United Textile Workers of America is to be held Jan. 13. The meeting of the Willimantic union Fri- day evening was addressed by Or- ganizer Regan. DANIELSCN Prof. H. W. Farnham to Address High School Students—Damage by Gale— New Building for Connecticu’ Mills Company—188 Pupils at High School This Term. Mrs. Peter Boulaine, Mrs. Paul Ber- nier, Mrs. Joseph Bodo and Miss Anna Robarge won honors at the weekly meeting of the Bijou Whist club. Inspected Homestead Remodeling. Willlam A, Gaston and William A. Gaston, Jr., of Boston, with a friend, hHave been at South Killingly, inspect- ing the progress made in restoring the old Gaston homestead. Prof. Farnham to Address Students. Henry W. Furnham of the faculty of Yale university is to give an address before the students of Klillingly High school on Jan. 24 on the subject of Civil Service Reform. Albert Fournier of Norwich has been called here on account of the {llness of Mrs. John Fournier of the West Side. Rev. W. D. Swaffield is entertaining his brother, pastor of - church at Claremont, N. H. Attorney Sabin Sayles Russell, can- didate for re-election as clerk of thé Connecticut house of representatives, | leaves for Hartford today-. Representative-elect Amos H. Arm- ington and Willlam P. Kelley of Kil- iingly and John M. Bessette of Brook- Iyn will be in Hartford this week for the opening of the legislative session of 1913. Mason—Curtis. Miss Mary E. Curtis and James M. Mason, both of Danlelson, Were re- Sently married by James H. George, T. British Corporation at East Killingly. The Winterbottom Cloth Board com- pany, Ltd, a British corporatio- has taken the name of the Whitestone Art Leather company. The concern Is to do business at Bast Killingly and will give the town a fine industry. FUNERAL. Mrs. Mary O'Brien. The body of Mrs. Mary O’'Brien of Manchester, sister of Mrs. Augustus Higgins of Furnace street, was brought here Saturday for burial in St. James’ cemetery. Louis E. Kennedy was the funeral director in chgrge of the ar- rangements. Passing of the White Way. Saturday the work of removine the lights and wires used in the making of Danielson's White Way during the holiday season was commenced. Whether or not it is finally decided to have an improved lighting system in Main street, those lights would have had to come down, as they ‘were put up_for temporary use only. Miss Dorcas Gallup, who has been an appendicitis patient at a Worcester hospital for the past two weeks, re- turned to her home here Saturday af- ternoon in comvany with her mother, { Mrs. . W. Gallup, The operation was | very suceesatully merformed and. the {recovery of Miss Gallup was rapid. | An effort was made ~~turday In the interest of Jimmie Azzaromo, who was | sent o jail for seven months Thursday morning, to seeure his release on bond, No eupeal was taken when Deputy | { Juage Tucker sentenced Azzareno fo | werva the long term in jafl and he was taken aver te that institution Fury of the Gale. Nearly all of the wire lines that were put out of service during the big gale were hack in workine order by neon of Saturday. The blow, which com- ! Grosvenordales as successor to C. S. of her sister, Mrs. Herbert S. Morse. N 2 Pastor Preaches on The Untrodden | betw {in the working force at the laundry, | membership estead . Franklin street, ot the old cemetery, wayville thers in various wire line poles snr--ed off, win- | dows broken out and a variety of otlier damage done. { = CONNECTICUT. MILLS 3 COMPA i v EXPAI Starte Wark on 250 Foot Storehouse and Freight Shed. Work has commenced at the plant of the Connecticut Mills company. on the construction of a storehouse and frelght shed which is tn be located n the railroad track and the No. 1 mill. The building is to be 250 feet in length. 30 feet in width and 12 high| in the clear. It is to be built of wood. | covered with brick-pattern metal | sheathing, and will have what is| known as a gravel roof. ! Only about two weeks will be re- ! quired to complete the building by | Contractor Damase Boulias. The store- | house is to be used for storing yarns ! and finished products of the -~'ant. Its| censtruction will ‘make available in the No. 1 mill more room for ma- clinery, which means an increase in the product of the plant. Business Increased Tenfold. Mr. and Mrs. Ira D. Martin, who| have had such fine success with the Palace Steam laundry, are to increase | the possibilities of the plant by equip- | ping the bowling alley building next to | the laundry building with new ma-| chinery. This will mean an increase | which now has a payroll of about $800 2 month, just ten times what it was when the business was first established a few years ago. Don Fulano in New Role. Don Fulano, the trained horse ex- hibited here at the Orpheum theater last vear, was seen by -atrons of the house in motion pictures Saturday evening, playing the nart of the equine spy. The picture was more than ordinarily interesting on account of the fact that the animal had been exhibited here. 188 PUPILS REGISTERED. B8 Come to High School from Outlving Districts. One hindred and eighty-eight ~vnils are registered at the Killingly High school for the winter term. Of this number, less than two-fifths live in the borough: there are 58 bovs and #irls who come here from other towns. The different districts which send pu- pils to this school are represented as follows: Danielson 73 pupils, Brooklyn (Center) 22, Dayville 21, town of Fos- ter 13, East Killine'-- 12, East Brooklyn 8, Elmville 8, Attawaugan 7, Sterling 4 Willlamsville 4, Wauregan 3, town of Pomfret 3, South Killingly 3, Bal- louville 3, Canterbury 1, Moosup 1, Lebanon i, Voluntown 1. PUINAM Day Kimball Hospital Doing Big Work John F. Reardon, Formerly of Nor- wich, Made Agent of Grosvenodale Mills—Promotion for Thompson Boy Three Minute Marriage Ceremony | With Farcical Features. The body of Eliza Coutermanche, who died in Webster, was brought here Saturday for burial in St. Mary's cem- etery. The deceased was formerly a resident of Putnam. The common sch®ols throughout the town of Putnam are to open today (Monday) for the winter term. The newly elected officers of Court City of Putnam, F. of A, are to be publicly installed in Foresters’ hall to- morrow evening. Patrclman Benjamin Chaffee, who has been doing night duty in the north end of the city for the past six months, has been relieved from reguiar work. Mrs. C. H. Brown will have the members of the Woman’s Missionary society of the Congregational church at her home for a meeting Tuesday afternoon. China’s New Day will be the subject discussed. Lindley Cain, who has been a pa- tient at the hospital for several weeks, is improving. John C. Redmond of Worcester was a visitor with friends in Putnam over Sunday. Joined Congregational Church. Mrs. W. L. Beard, Phoebe, Geraldine and Gould Beard were received into| in the Congregational; church here Sunday on recommenda- | tion from the First Congregational| church at Mt. Vernon, N. Y. Representative-elect Mayor Archi- bald Macdonald and Joseph Plessis go| to Hartford this week for the opening| of the legislative session. Aid for Fire Sufferers. ‘The committee in charge of the col-' lection and distribution of the fund for | the fire sufferers has made a careful investigation and distribution of the moneys and proyerties given by char- ! itable people, A report of the com- mittee wil be forthcoming in a few days. % Hartford Headquarters. The Heubleln hotel at Hartford will be the headquarters for the Windham county delegation in the legislature, when the new crop of lawmakers get together for the first time in the cap- ital city tomorrow (Tuesday) evening. Among those who will be present from this city will be Hon. George A. Ham- mond,retiring senator for the 28th dis- trict, and G. Harold Gilpatric, state central committeeman for the district. HOSPITAL APPRECIATED. Annual Report Demonstrates Its Im- portance to the County. ‘What a valuable institution the Day Kimball hospital is for Putnam and all of the surrounding towns will be indicated in the annual reports of the institution, to be issued in a few days. Killingly, Thompson, Pomfret, Wood- stock, Brooklyn, Plainfield and other nearby towns are shown to have sent a large number of patients here during 1912. The hospital is doing a constant- Iy increasing work and doing it well. Congregational C. E. Officers. The following are the newly elected officers of the C. E. society of the. Congregational ~ church: President. Lindley Cain; vice president, Alvin Martin; secretary, Geraldine Beard; ! treasurer, Gould Beard; corresponding secretary, Miss Marjorie Burgess; prayer _meeting committec Phoebe Beard, Ruth Murfey, Marjorie Bur-, gess, Bertha Sargent, Clare Maertens, Ethel Dingwall; lookout committee,| Gertrude Perry, Annle Cogan, Howard | Bradford, John Johnson, Minnie Kel- ler; social committee, Marjorie Bur-| gess, Mary Wheaton, John Inman, Gil-| bert Perry, Arthur Keith: flower com-/ mittee, Gertrude Hall, Josephine Gif- ford, REdith Dingwall, Louise Adams, Ednae Manr; music commitiee, Mrs. ‘Walter Bartlett, Louise Weatherhead, | Wallace Smith, Xatherine Seward,, Marjorie Baker. JOHN F. REARDON'S RISE. Former Suporintsndent of Falls Mills, | Norwich, New Agent for Big Gros- | venordala Company With 1,800 Op-| eratives. Jehn F. Reardon, who comes to the | advanced salary. | Mr. Flagg was Many years ago a great Railroad President engaged 2 noted lawyer to prepare 2 crossing warning for the public. The lawyer finally evolved the well-known warning Listen and charged an enor- mous fee for the service. It was worth the fee because it covered the point. King’s Puremalt is worth a great deal more than it costs because it does its work quickly and thoroughly. It guards against acci- dents of HEALTH. Malt and hops furnish its food value and Hypopfios- phites of Iron and Lime furnish a special tonic value. Anybody can take it to great advantage. Collier’s W. 9 ly, In its issue of September 2, 1911, published ani srticle entitled, “Here Are Foods That Are Pure” by Margaret Wagner. There was printed in this article- “A . List From Which or Hesitancy.” This list Housewlives May Choose Without Doubt ‘was the result of several years. an alytical work by the pupils of the State Normal School at Westfield, Massachusetts, under_the direc- tion of Professor Lewis B, Allyn. KING’S PUREMALT tioned among the food products of absolute pure quality. is men- KING'S PUREMALT is sold at all drug stores and in strict conformity with the Pure Food and Drug Act of June 30, 1906. Send for prices to your druggist or to us. King's Puremait Department, 36-38 Hawiey St Boston Andem, as agent for the Grosvenordale company, beginning his active work this week, is a mill man of wide ex- perience. Mr. Reardon comes to his mnew place from Millville, N. J., where he| has been agent for the Millville Manu facturing company, a concern doing a prosperous busine: The rise of Mr. Reardon is an example of what may be accomplished by personal effort and energy. He was born in Manchester, N. H, in 1867, and while a mere boy began to work as a mill hand for the Amoskeap Manufacturing company,one | of th> largest textile concerns in the| world. 1t Union Service at Baptist Church— ducted the morning service at 10.45. |At 7 p. m. there was a union service |in the church. i day, spending the holidays at her home in Norwich. Edward Parkhurst has returned to his home in Providence. Speedboys Win Two. [ COLCHESTER Week of Prayer to Be Observed. At the Baptist church Sunday the | Saturday evening the Taftyille o e P S Remington, con. |Speedboys defeated the Jewett City ; basketball team 3 to 2 1-2 in a fast and_interesting game at Jewett City. Wednesday evening the Speedboys . H. A. Blake of o8 i $ won from the Raltic five at Balt church preached he Congregational | the sermon. This week being the week |13 1-2 to 10. They would like a re- of prayer services will be held Tues- |turn game with the Baltic five at Wednesday and Thursday eve- |Taftville. Answer through the Bulle- nings. n. 2 Mrs. M. D. Wood and Miss Flor- Taftville vs. Grex Club. lence Cann left Saturday for a few | Tuesday evening the Taftville bas— In a short time, by reason of faith-:g,ve Jisit with Mrs. Wood's mother |ketball team lines up against the fast ful and efficient service, he was ad- i, Springfield. 1Grex club five from Willimantic at vanced to be second hand of the card- | "M G IS0 o 40 4 & | Taftville and an Interesting contest ing department of the concern, and later, Feb. 9, 1903, he went to Millville as overseer of the carding department. In September, 1896, he was promoted to be superintendent of the mill. In 1889 he left Millville to become super: intendent of the Falls company’s mil in Norwich, succeeding Marcellus held a meeting in Masonic hall _day evening. |Haddam were recent guests of Mrs, Beebe's mother on Norwich avenue. as promised. On next week Tuesday Taftville will have as opponents the Danielson team of giants. .M Fri- Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Beebe of East White laces should be laid away in blue or yelow paper. Miss Ethel Lewis has returned after Gould. He remained there for three ! years. Jan. 1, 1903, Mr. Reardon returned to Millville and assumed the superin- tendency of the cotton department of the Millville Manufacturing company. In 1904 he was elected a member of, the city council of Millville from the | Third ward and served for six years, making onc of the best councilmen that the city has ever had. At the Millville mills Mr. Reardon had about 530 employes under his di- rection, but In the Grosvenordales he will be at the head of a concern that | has 1,800 employes. ‘Fiis departure from Millville brought forth expressions of regret from public and press, as his value as an energetic, public spirited citizen had long been recognized and appreciated there. | Mr. and Mrs. Reardon and children are now located in the nearby town. They have four children, John, Jr, | Richard, Margaret and Francis. Mr. | and Mrs, Reardon were married at Manchester, N. H, in 1895. TOWN AND CITY Profitably Be Consolidated, | Mayor Macdonald Thinks. Might | Mayor Archibald Macdonald’s sug—’ gestion that the governments of the town and city of Putnam be consoli- dated and that the interests of a_pub- e nature within the limits of Lha' town of Putnam placed in the hands, of a commission, one of whom might | be designated as mayor, finds hearty approval among many of the leading) people of the town and city. The adop- | tion of such a plan would mean a sim-' plification of the matter of dealing with public questions, would result; undoubtedly in fully as satisfactory | results as are obtained at present, and | { Wwould eliminate some features that it| is felt by many might well be alimin- ated. There is a possibility that some- | thing may be done at the present ses- Sionof the legislature to bring about | such a consolidation. i beral Pledges. H Pledges to the Congregational church | amounting to almost $1,800 for thei work of the present year were obtain- | ed in one afternoon recently by those | who were in charge of the canvass. | Talk of Eastern Connecticut Baseball| League. H Another effort will be made next; month to get clubs in towns in this! section to join in an eastern Connecti- | cut baseball league. THOMPSON BOY PROMOTED. Arthur W, Mills Advanced from $10,- | 000 Salary to Manager of Royal Worcester Corset Company. i Announcement was made Saturday | of the appointment of Arthur W. Mills | of Chicago, son of Andrew Miils of | Thompson, where Arthur formerly liv- | ed, as manager of the Royal Worcester | Corset company, at Worcester. Mr. Mills has had a salary of $10,000 as manager of the Chicao headquarters | of the concern. and comes east at an | GET-MARRIED-QUICK TOM. Divorced Appiicants or Any Refugees | from Anywhere “Hitched” While You Wait. i If you want to get married in a hur- | ry, come to Putnam! Late trains may, delay you in getting here, but you will| lose no time in getting the ruptial knot tied once you arrive. This was dem- | | onstrated to_the satisfaction of a cer- | tain couple Saturday afterncon. | From Parish, N, J.,, came (Mrs.) Alice M. Decker, a_divorcee, with Willlam P, Cleaves of Providence. They want- ed to be married without loss of time, | ahd were accommodated. Within three minutes after they had procured thelr marringe license from Town Clerk David Flagg they were wedded. issuing the license When Justica Mahlon H. Gelesler hap- pened into the clerk's office on other, business. He was told what was want- ed by the couple. The ceremony was performed in record time, and Mr, and | ‘Mrs. Cleaves went on their way re- jolcins. Miss Esther Fox of Waterbury, where she teaches, has been the guest Coffee Feel the Cold —for coffee contains caf- feine, a drug that imtates the nerves and weakens the heart. now enjoy Betfer Health, Warmth and Comfort By drinking POSTUM A pure food-drink, much resembling high-grade Java in color, taste and aroma, but a “builder” instead of a nerve destroyer. ““There’s a Reason’’ Postom Cereal Co., Lid., Batile Creek, Michigan