Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 18, 1913, Page 2

b WILLIMANTIC Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Beckwith of South £ a E | Windham, it bein# the birthday of l‘fl'fl I; Going angnnlwhh" oy | their daughter, Mrs. Robert 7. Me- jla! e vngregational | Clure of Greeneville, and also the Ehureh, Rev. X. R."Ayer of Mansield | fourteenth wedding anniversary of Mr. Special Service, Baptist Church, Rev. |and Mrs. Eugene Hanna of Williman- W_F. Rowiey preacher. x tic. Games of various Kinds _were played and dancing for which Frank Bvening Prayer and Address to Con- Beckwith of Windham prompted, was firmation Class, St. Paul's Chureh. Woman's Foreign Missionary Soclety, | greatly enjoyed. ~During the inter- Methodise Parsonage. . oi G 5 Willimantic Woman's Club at Clup |Jssion a buffet lunch was served. ROAhn AT ECr oo Those present Included people from | Willlmantic' Camp, No. 85, W. 0. W., [ Willimantic, Windham, Hanover, K. of P. Hall, Greeneville, Norwich and South Wind- Francis 8. Long Post, Ne. 36, G. A. [ham. R. Hall. e s Opposition to Natchaug School Ap- CITIZENS’ TICKET FAVORED. rapriatiot Non-Partisan Movement Appears to | Supporters of the new Natchaug school building project, stated openly Be Gaining Strength. Interest in the citizens' non-partisan movement te place a_municipal ticket |Monday that an attempt was being organized to defeat at next Saturday’s |Special town meeting, the ratification i gy 2 ace a, mpnicipal Cieket lof the town's vote to erect & Iew B e Ao e lending vitizens 360,000 Natchaug school building. This Qiscussed « possible candidates for |oPPosition, say both republican and mayor and the name of H. R. Chappell |democratic supporters of the measure, was mentioned as an excellent man ‘“f“;u'\n:‘.‘x‘ffld u“x[n f‘,"’c,ix”;“",‘,'fi pa::]sex?? Tords T wax siaied that 4 monpar. [after the town meeting March 10, who tisan city council would make an ex- |Were .aggrieved because one of their cellent choice if it elected Attorney |RUmber was not placed on the build- §. B. Harvey counsel. |ing committee. Tt is stated that whilg N jthey will take = friendly attitude to- s i ward the new building, they will claim rt! Weddi nniversary. | . they Birthday and Wedding .Anniversary. |g55055,/2it (o be appropriated and A most enjoyable gathering was held |5l this measure to kill the project. Leading citizens are a unit in believing that a handsome, substantial and ade- > p— quate new building can be erected and = LW B | 0000000 ithin the 360,000 apt ropri .4 < ke ation under the supervision —of the [ @ufl"‘[‘ . dl |building committee appointed. They PAZ AL ACP\S RO NP M |ire organizing 1o get every vote out at the special town meeting next Sat- which will insure a ratification of the vote that was overwheimingly passed at the last town meeting. Cit- izens say that if an additional appro- priation should be necessary to com- plete the building another special town urday Soma Growing Children are under size—under weight. B arow tall and thin: otherss ll | ceitng coviu’ e tatlen torwoteiic are backward in studies—pale and Mrs. Daniels Improves. frail—improper assimilation is Nelson Daniels, son of Mrs. Charles |~ Daniels, returned from-Southbridge “‘"l“”-" the ‘:"“' = |Monday. - Mrs Daniels, whose condi- f your children are not rugged ] Ition was critical Saturdav ana Sun- y g b da, is reported to have improved dur. £ and ru y and rosy ul ing ing vesterday and hopes are enter- tained for her recovery. with energy and vim at all times, you owe them SCOTT'S EMULSION —nature’s ! Candidates for Police Judge. Friends of Judge Arnold and Attor- concentated nourishment to ney S. B. Harvey, both candidates for | build body, bone, muscle | the appointment of judge of the po- and brain lice court, will request Chairman Thoms of the judiciary committeé to CHILDREN NEED notify them of the date of the hear- SCOTT'S EMULSION on the Willimantic police court - TO PROGRESS. |judgeship matter. This plan, it is re- ore & ponen momtua x 1 msn || [POTted, was agsreea to Dby supporters s {of both the candidates to_head off a | possible effort to railroad the mat- ter through the legislature before the MAIL itizens of Willimantic could be heard |relative to the appointment, as was |done in the case of the amendment to YOUR BROKEN GLASSES TO | GEO.C.MOON,Optician| 1o cure 1 cotn 1x one pav | Take LAXATIVE BROMO Qui 728 Main St., Willimantic, Conn. | rypiats. Druggists refund money if it SCIENTIFIC EYE EXAMINATION. | fails to cure, E. ROVE'S' signature GLASSES FITTED and REPAIRED. | 2 %0 % Oculists’ Prescriptions Accurately | Filled. Any Lens Duplicated. Telephone. WJAY M. SHEPARD | . succeed ng.ELMORE & SHEPARD | A s Funeral Director and Embalmer | avmfls 60-62 North St., Willimantic | Auto Truck Moving Anchors a young man to “ONG DISTANCE WORK good habits. It is an in- A SPECIALTY i Addrestt P. 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Pry sident D, STER, Treasurer Murray's Boston Store WILLIMANTIC, CONN, Soft Woolen Dress Goods and New Silks FOR SPRING Some of them sheer 1 spider’s web, others sturdy enough for the skirts'of a mountain climber, but about every bolt, weather of the finest fabric for the dance or reception dress, or the suiting for travel wear, there hovers a pristine beauty that will appeal directly to your* love of fine dress materials. | Every wanted shade and weight in Woolen Dress Goods are here, and beside the novelties that fashion favors now are the old standbys that weather all the whims of the fickle Jade. 50c¢, 75¢, $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50 yard _ as ¢ Cheney Silk Shower Proof Foulards, 75¢ yard. Fine quality Messaline, in all the wanted colors; inchud- ing Nell Rose and orange. $1.00 yard. THE H. 6. MURRAY GO. elsona r nd the charter creating the office of a city engineer with a life tenure of office. Prominent members of both parties stated Monday that the citizens of Willimantic would be satisfied with efther the appointment of Judge Ar- nold, republican, or Lawyer Harvey, democrat. |LADIES’ AUXILIARY ENTERTAINS. |Large Audience Delighted with Play Presented on St. Patriok’s Night. | One word, “great” expresses the ap- proval of large audiences who enjoyed and laughed at the amusing dramatic production Just for Fun, at Loomer {Opera house, St. Patrick’s afternoon and evening, given by the Ladies’ auxiliany of the A. O. H. So well did the local amateurs acauit themselves lin every instance that it was dificult |to_discover where the dividing line separated their dramatic_ability from | professional standards. The piot and |situations were funny in the extreme. {The piece was well staged and all the gowns. were stunning, a veritable style |show, the stately presence and elab- |orate gowns worn by Miss Agrie O'Neill being a notable feature of the costuming of ihe play. In act one the udience learns how, for reasons of her lown. Miss Morton persuade: her friend, “Miss West, to change places jwith her, and Lord Chelsea, and Mr. Earl decide to borrow each cthers name and position for a month. In act two, one week later, Miss West plays eavesdropper. Mr. Earl learns |a ereat secret, and Jane makes a rev- elation to Mrs. de Smythe. Act three, two weeks later, the complications are all straightened out to the satisfaction of all concerned. Specialties were in- troduced during the action of the play. Miss Agnes O'Neill rendered a solo. Come Back to Erin, was sung by Messrs. John Fitzgerald, John Mc- Clary, William Hussey and John Mc- Quillan. TIrish reels were danced by Misses Julia Shea, Jane Ashton, James Moriarty and Patrick Monihan, John O'Neill ‘and Chauncey Olcott also ren- dered solos. The cast follows: |_Mrs. Fitzgerald Mandeville de |Smythe, Miss May Sugrue: Miss Edith | Morton, Miss Mary Moriarty: Miss |Mabel ‘West, Miss Agne R. O'Nelll: |Jane McCarthy, Miss Julia Shea; Lord |Chelsea, Edmund Hurley: Jack Earl, Frank Cunningham. Five Defeated. illimantic basket- to Baltic Monday evening to play with the Baltic guin- tette that were defeated by the Tafts {in this city Jast week. Among the {number were Gates, Harroun, Kelley {and Wallen. Local players went ! City Pay Roll. The city’s pay roll for last iwas $332.35 divided as follows |Tice, $142:40: streets, $106.95 $30.89; water, $72.1 | St Globe Trotters Strike Town. Mr. ang Mrs. H. G. A. Hessler, who |are conjucting a walking contest and |claim 16 be on a five-year honeymoon |arrived in this city Monday afternoon, | walking here from South Manchester, | They attracted considerable notice in pedestrians’ costumes, Mr. Hess- ler having his traveling = suil case strapped to his back. They say they started from New York city Feb. 28, {1913, without a cent, that they camt {beg ‘or sell anything but they receive |donations. Hessler states his diet to {be vegetarian, while his better half's week Po- sewers, the®r {is meat. They say W. H. Brinkler, Best Known Cough Remedy. For forty-three vears Dr. King's New Discovery has been known throughout the world as the most reliable cough | remedy. Over three millicn bottles | were used last year. Isn’t this proof? It | will get rid of your cough, or we will | refund your money. J. J. Owens, of Allendale, S. C., writes the way hun- | dreds of others have done: “After | twenty years, I find that Dr. King's New Discovery is the best remedy for coughs and colds that I have ever used.” For coughs or colds and all throat and lung troubles it has no equal. 50c and $1.00 at The Lee & Os- good Co. The Cause of Rheumatism. Stomach trouble, lazy liver and de- rangeq kidneys are the cause of rheu- matism. Get your stomach, iiver, kid- neys and bowels in healthy condition by taking Electric Bitters, and you will not be troubled with the pains of rheumatism, Charles B. Allen. a school prineipal. of S: ed indescribable torture from rheumat- ism, liver and stomach trouble and dis- eased kidneys, writes: “All remedies failed until I used Electric Bitters, but four bottles of this wonderful remedy cured me completely.” Maybe rheumalic pains come from stomach, liver and kidney troubles. Elactric Bit- ters will give vou prompt relief. 50c and $1.00. Recommended by The Les & Osgooa Co. RUN DOWN? Neglected condition, irregular hours, imprudent eating, exposure, etc., ‘weaken the whole system, and those most impertant organs, liver, stomach and bowel | SCHENCKS MANDRAKE PILLS act directly and positively on liver, | ll stomach and bowels, toning, com- | forting, stimulating. correcting, | B until anormal condition is reached —and giving resistant strength. Wholly vegetable: absolutely harmiess. | | Sold everywhere. plain or sugar coated, | B %cabox. Send forourfree medical book | Dr. J. H. Schenck & Son, Philadelphia HalfPrice Sale in our Kitchen Department of LAFAYETTE | ENAMELED WARE { The Highest of High-grade Goods. Blue and White with Pure White Porcelain Lining Triple-plated. ATTEND THIS SALE | i | | | | ania, Ga., who suffer- | your | I"Sutnam esEEsssassansEnesanERaRanRRREn U. S. food expert, has ordered their diet and {hat they propose in their Journey by foot to visit_all the state capitals in the United States. OBITUARY. Mrs. Henry E. Antheny. Laura B. Anthony, 44. died early Monday morning at her home, 136 Oak street. Mrs. Anthony had not been in good health for som. time, but it was not until last Friday that her " last illness, pneumonia, Was thought to be serious and her death was sudden and unexpected. Mrs. An- thony was the wife of Henry ¥. An- thony. She was a native of ‘Eastford, the daughter of John and Ellene (Sherman) Bullard. She is survived by her husband, a daughter and one son, Mrs. Marion Larkins of South Windham and Everett Anthony of this city, also_a mother, Mrs. Ellene Bul- llard of Norwich and a sister and a {brother, Mrs. Clarence Smith and Olin Bullard, both of Norwich. Mrs. An- thony was a prominent member of the Methodist church, a teacher of one of the'Sunday schicol classes and her faithful activities in the church life will be keenly missed. Mrs, Selectmen Want Personal Taxes Paid. The selectmen held their regular meeting Monday afternoon. A matter that is receiving their special atten- tion is the unpaid personal taxes for the past two years. They discussed needed repairs at the town farm and also the matter of awarding the con- tract for Jighting the town building by electricity. The appointment of a col- lector of the pérsonal taxes was con- sidered. Action on these matters will be taken at a later meeting. , i i i Heard About Town. Mrs. Vera McDonald is ill home on Church street. St. Joseph's parochial school is clos- ed for the Eastor recess. A. L. Weatherhead, manager of the local telephone exchange and Joseph Garvey, ‘one of the linemen, were in Colchester on business Monday. Miss Mary Larrabee, a teacher in St. Margaret's school, at Waterbury, is to spend her Baster vacation at her home on Prospect street in this city. Miss Mabel McCabe, of St Paul, Minn., is the guest of Miss Marion Niles, Prospect street. Both are stu- dents of the Damrosch Conservatory at her of Music, New York and friends in this city ‘have been given rare musi- cal treats by their artistic plaving. Personals. Arthur P. Dorman attended the Bos- ton anto show. D. F. Shea of New Haven was a Willimantic visitor Saturday Peter Hardman made a business trip to New Bedford, Mass. last week. Mrs. F. L. Vaughan of Worcester is the guest of Judge A. J. Bowen and family Mrs. D. P. Dunn attended the A. O. H. ball at South Manchester Monday evenfng. Mrs. F. E. Harris, of Woonsocket, R. 1. called on Willimagtic friends Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Bacon were vis- itors at Boston last week at the au- tomobile show. is ill with typhoid fever, has taken to St. Joseph’s hospital. ‘William J. Burke, Maple avenue, is to be employed at Crompton, R, L, with a_velvet weaving concern. Ms. Flizabeth Smith of Lebanon has beeu allowed $5 by an insurance com- pany to cover a small loss from a re- cent chimney fire. | Joseph Lefebre, of New York, who |has been the guest of his nephew. P. D. Moreau, left Saturday to atives in Woonsocket, R. I Mrs. O. B. Robinson, Lewiston ave- nue, entertained the Monday afternoon club yesterday. Whist was enjoyed and the hostess served refershments. Miss Cornelia Trowbridge and party of Brooklyn, N. Y., friends. are spending the Easter holiday season at the Trowbridge summer home at East- ford, known as The Castle. been| | visit rel- | a (Additional Willimantic News on Page Eight COLCHESTER | Death of Michael Kinney—Union Fast Day Service—Easter Concert Plan- ned. Michael {nome on ill for some time. Kinnie died Sunday at his orwich avenue after being He leaves his wife and one son, | Cecil Bigelow returned to Boston | Monday morning after spending his | vacation at home. Union Service. There will be a fast day infon ser- Slmer Morse of Jackson street, who | vice in the chapel Friday afternoon at 8 p. m. Thursday of this week the Rev. H. | |A. Blake will again meet the voung | in the chapel for a half hour | Easter Next Sunday aster service in the Congrega |church. An Easter concert by Sunday school will be held in the af- ternoon. Observance. there will onal be special | the | Schools close Thursday for the Eas- | | ter vacation Palm Sunday was obserbed at St | Andrew’s church. | Miss Martha Reynolds of Norwich | who spent Sunday with her grand- |parents, Mr. and Mrs. William | Strong. returned to Wiilimantic |mal school Monday morning. | Borough Briefs. | ¥rank Stark of Millington was in town Mondas Mre. John O'Brien was a caller in | Willimantic Mondax. | Louie Schlaich is home from Bristol for a few days. William H. Van Horn of Willimantic spent Sunday with friends in town H. Mintz was in Willimantic Mon- day. Nathaniel Bigelow returned to Bos- ton Monday morning after a brief visit with his father, G. M. Bigelow. J. F. Alee has just remarried in Kansas City the woman from wkom he was divorced 28 years ago. USE ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE. the antiseptic powder to be shaken intc the shoes. If you want rest and com- fort for tired, ‘aching, swollen, sweat- ing reet, use Alien's Fool-Hase. Tt re- licves corns and bunions of all pain and prevents blisters, sores and callous spots. Just the thing for Dancing Tarties, ‘Patent Leather Shoes, and for Breaking in New Shoes. It s the reatest comfort discovery of the age. Ty it today. Sold everywhere, 35 o Dow't aceept any substitule. For FREE grial packdge aadress Alien s Olmsted, le ROY, It 1 Haa Eczema with that rescription ¥ Btep tiat o tile wiil not absolutely guarantes & cure time but we do say this. If the regular size $1.00 bottls doss not do exactly as we say It will not cost vou a cernt. Better try a bottle at oncs an onr personal suarantee. Ia simply wash it awa sining iauid, D.D.D. T very frst arops instant awtul fteh. A 80 cent Prove i W ¢ every frat | for a DANIELSON Another Holdup Man—Martin Whalen Resigns—Death &f Mrs. Henry La- throp—Williamsville Plant of Geod- year Company—To Turn Out 1,000, 000Yards of Tire Duck Annually. Dr. H. W. F. Newton, who is suffer- ing from a severe attack of rheumat- ism, has heen removed te his parents’ home in Thornten, R. Chased by Holdup Man. Theobald Bonneau, walking along Broad street, near Carter, late at night, reports being chased by a supposed holdup man. Gaston Maindon and Walter Murphy were visitors in Providence Monday. Sarah Willlams Daniclson chapter, D. A. R, is to meet on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. George Sweet, who have vacated their old home place at the corner of Mech%nic and Hutchins streets, are visiting relatives in North Steriing. The schools in Killingly will be clos- ed Good Friday, a day thal usually comes during the spring vacation pe- | riod. Henry A. Richirdson of Worcester was a visitor with friends in Danielson Monday. Broken Arm. Joseph Beauvais of Moosup, formerly | of the West Side, is at the Day Kim- | ball hospital with a broken arm, the result of an accident that happened at Moosup. | Petition to S. N. E. Telephone Co. | Louis Ingalls has a petition with about 250 names that is tc be forward- ed to the S, N. E. Telephone compan headquarters at New Haven, asking more liberal rate arrangement between the Danielson and Moosup di- visions on toll line charges. George O. Brown of Furnace street was resting more comfortably Monday, | after having undergone a s ht opera- tion. Mr. Brown has been ill for sev- eral weeks. Theater Dark During Holy Week. Manager W. S. Brown of the Orphe- | um theater announced Monday thats the house is to be closed dur holy week. so there will be very fow enter tainments of any kind in town during the most important of the penitential weeks of the vear. Shell from Field Gun. John Jacgar has ascertained that a nickeled missile, about five inches long, that had the appearance of heing for use in a small field gun, contained a cartridge of an unfamiliar kind. The shell, as it might be termed, was pick- | ed up in the lane in the rear of the Central house, but how it came to be | thtre is very much of a mystery.- No | one hereabouts has a field gun as far as is known. With Mil| Since 1870 Martin Whalen resigned his place as loom fixer in the plant of the Quine- baug company Monday With the ex- eption of six years, when he was em- plored in the mill at W: n, Mr. ‘Whalen has been with the Quinebaug company since May 24, 1870, and was therefore one of their oldes emploves and one of the most faithful, having lost very few days of service during all the years that his name was on the payroll. Mr. Whalen's plans for the future are not definitely made, for he intends to have a well deserved tion before engaging in any business. | OBITUARY. Mrs. Henry Lathrop. Word was received here Monday morning of the death Sunday evening at Gardner, Mass., of Mrs. Mary La- throp, widow of Henry Lathrop, whe died in the same town a few weeks ago. Mre, Lathrop had been in poor health for about a year, but her death was very sudden and unexpected. A physiclan had just pald a visit to her and had left the Lathrop home only a short time when Mrs. Lathrop sui- fered a sinking spell, and soon passed away. She had undergone an opera- tion about a year ago 1 had never fully recovered her health Mre. Lathrop was born in Wauregan vears ago, the daughter of De William Johnson, who fc 60 and Mrs number of vears lived on Day s near Danfeisen. After her mar and until about 15 years zgo Lathrop lived in Danielson.: then- ihe family removed to Gardner, Mass., | where they have since lived. Mrs. La- throp was a member of the Baptist church here, and was engaged in va- rious activities for the uplift of hu- manity, being an especially active worker in the local branch of the W. el Nirs. Lathrop leaves three children Frank, who is manager of the Waure- gan company’s boarding house at Wau- regan; Mrs. Claribel Brown and Miss Jane Elizabeth Lathrop, both of Gard- ner: two sisters, Mrs. John D. son | of Pomfret Landing and Mrs. Annie A. Reed of Framincham, Mass, and two brothers, William Johnson oi l.eroy Kansas, and H. S. Johnson of , tucket, R. I. The body is to be brought to Danielson for 1 1,000,000 YARDS OF TIRE DUCK To Be Turned Out Yearly at Williams- ville When Goodyear Machinery is All In. ‘W. I. Bullard. assistant treasurer of the Killingly Manufactu g com announced on his return here from Akron, Oblo, that the officials of Killingly Manufacturing compan trolled by the Goodyea e and ber company, with headquarters ron. have placed an order equipment of the plant at W ville with such machinery as will be required in the operation of a comp! unit for the manufacture of automobile tire duck. The order was placed with representatives of machinery compan- ies during the time that Warden Bul- lard was in Akron. | Deliveries of this machinery are to | be at once, are scheduied t commence completed within ten weeks, and pr ent anticipatiors of the miil compar are that the plent will be manufactur- ing fabries by July 1. | Special care was exercised in the se- | lection of the machinery. which is of | the various kinds required in mann facturing such a product as is to he | produced. While the purchase involv- | e represents the expenditure of many | tens of thousands of dollars it rep- | resents an investment only sufficfent to establish what is termed a unit: | that is. equipment of all kinds, cards, epinning frames. (wisters, spoolers. looms, etc., that will make possible the manufacture of tire duck ffom the first process with the raw cotton through the varius stages up to the finishing of the product. The machinery orde: ed can all be operated with the pres- ent power plant at the mill. When this first unit is fully in operation the plans that have been determined upon for expansion will be gradually developed and the promise that the full re- alization of these plans will give Kill- ingly the greatest textile plant within its confines. The Goodyear Tire company 5,000,000 vards of tire duck every The machinery ordered for the plant o Williamsville will have a cipaciiy of | only 1,000,000 vards a year. so what may be anticipated in the way of 1n crease in production as the business develops miay. readily be seen Mr, Bullard said Mouday thal (he company's plans for the creation of o | Witligsyille fncludes model village st as needed changes #nd impProvemenis in the 106 teuements and the révamp it the plant of the Williamsyville ater compuny, which was recently acquired by the Killingly Manufactur- ing company { Defeated Jewett City Playsrs. representing Porfer and Trahan, the Lafayette club of Danielson, and Le claire and Kahn of Jewett City played & matgh game of pool in the rooms of the Lafayette club here. the local men winning by a score of 100 to 75. Messrs. Porier and Trahan are very successful players. They are willing to accept challenges for match games from ama- teur players in any part of easterm Connecticut. Wauregan Pastor to Preach. Rev. J. S. Gove of Wauregan is to preach at the first of the holy week union services to be held this (Tues- day) evening in the Baplist church here. Henry McDermott of Waoonsocket spent Sunday at his home in Daniel- son. G. O. Benson, who is staying with Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Flagg, Is nearly recovered from a severe allack of ‘heumatism. Miss Sullivan Taken 11l in New York— Death of James Botham—Baseball Schedule for High School—Capt. Murray Appears When Worsted Weavers Get Unruly. Miss Annie M. Suilivan, in business |here, was taken suddenly ill while in New York and was removed to a hospital. Miss Bdith M. Kent, principal of the mith street school, Miss Clara A. Burrill, teacher in the samec school, Miss Sarah J. Burneit, teacher in the Israel Putnam school, and Misy Mubel D. Kent, bookkeeper in the office of Judge L. H. Fuller, are spending this week in Washington, D. C. Death of James Botham. James Botham, 7S, for many years a resident of the town of Pomfret, died at home there Sunday morn- ing. He is survived by his wif: Superintendent of Streeis Frederick Dumas is making arrangements (o commence spring work on the sireets within the limits of the ecity. At the regular meeting of the select- men Monday afternoon only routine business was transacted Superior Court Today. Judge Joel Reed will preside at the gession of the superior court to be held here today. Theater patrons were disappointed | Monday afternoon because no show could be given on account of the fail- re of the films to arrive from Bos- ton. E. N. Joslin has arrangements prac- tically ‘completed for the restoration of the railroad trestle destroyed by fire at the plant of the Putnam Coal and Wood company last November. Resign from County Home. Mr. ang Mrs. Job Thatcher, who have been respectively superintendent and matron of the children’s home near this city. have filed their resigna tions with tHe county commissioner Who will succeed theém is not known. Mr. and Mrs. Thatc will go to Dud- ley hill to make their home on a farn which they have owned for severa ve Their administration the »me has been very successfu P. H. S. Baseball Schedule. Manager Gilbert Perry of the Put- nam high school baseball team an- nounces the following schedule of games for the season that opens next month. April 4, Clerks' team of Pu m, at Putnam: April 11, Woonsock hool, at Woonsocket; April 18, Kiliingly high school, at Putnam; Aprii Pomfret_school, at Putnam; April Norwich Free academy, at Nor- wich: Ma date: May 7. Nor- wich Fre at Putnam’ Ma 10, Winah school, at Willi- mantic; M i at Killingly F iness Post, at P Pom- | fret school. at Pomi t John's high schoo June 7, Windham Piitnam June 10, Woonsocket high school, at Putnam. Albert Pratt is the assistant man- ager of the local school team an Ralph Boissoneau is the captain. Dissatisfied Operatives Will Return to Work. tain John Murray was c. the plant of the worsted compan Pomfret street Monday afternoon to disperse a small gathering of em- es who h: r It d igh principally th ch differences as existed were adj 1 during the afternoon and that nearly all of the operatives woul turn to_work this (Tuesday) mor Some of the men who were in the nt al n the captai them made some tal hut the officer that he wol ing. to mit Forty Years in the Same House. any tri Mr. and Mrs. Foster Child recently the golden anniversars ing at Corners, nearly fort ears in the stead, where now live Mr. Child was born, the i originally having been the prop- erty of Daniel Child, who built Heard About Towr An adjourned meeting of Elizabeth Porter Putnam chapter, D. A. R., was held in Odd Fellows’ hall Monday af- ternoon. & commo cil, which met last weex Tuesday and adjourned without transacting iness, is scheduled to hold a meet hi$ (Tuesday) eve- ning utnam mad s making that ieputy when a ar- on the evening of March 25, spe- cial program will be given. There is considerable activity at this time among the men hereabouts who sell farm properties. This xind of real estate is selling freely this spring and several transfers have been made since the frst of the month in surrounding towns to persons who are to come here from the city to take places. At St. Mary's church Sunday the o der of services for Holy week contained in the announcemen s services for the nights of the [ Holy Th yod da ngements Has Young People’s Society. The A. M. E. Zion mission, now es tablished in quarters in {he Tatem biock, Front street, is doing work con stantly increasing in value. under the direction of Rev B. Wallace. One of the new things in connection with the mission's work is the Young Peo ple’s C. E. society The choirs of the churches of the city swill have the final rehearsals this week of the programs arranged for Raster Sunday. In some of the churches Eas- ter concerts will also be given Among the varieties of weather that came to Putnam on St. Patrick’s day was one now, that brought a briet storm, . PERFECT ATTENDANCE REPORT. Pupils on Honor Roll at Israel Put- nam Scheol for Winter Term. Report of the winter term of the Putnam school ending March Grade 7, Merrill P. Paine, teacher— Total numiber rogisiéred, 31: average aticndance, 28 Jer cent. of attendanc 96.2. Roll of honor, nefther ubsent nor taray: Randolph Josliu, Robert Black mar, Frauk Gifford, Bartley Giraca Durham Hall, Louis Lombardo, Eleanor Carpenter, livelyn Siites, [.yford Smith Alice Linehun, Blizabeth Hayward, Phomax Howarth, Marguerite O'Brien Grade 6, Etta M. Whiting, teacher Reglistered, 37 nvarance attendunce, 32 per cent. of attendance, 94: Ruth Rart- lett, Helen Carver, Milton Drucker, Clifford Gleason, Delmer Hazen, Hal- BAKING POWDER Absolutely Pure Economizes Butier, Flour, Eggs; makes the icod more appetizing and wholesome The only Baking Powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar ford Lettcrs, Margaret Wright, Alice [ning he found the dog's Wilson, Hallrand itk S | ‘Grade 5, Mrs. Carrie B. run over bv a tra X « teacher—Registered, 40; average i a r : | tendance, 24; per cent. of - w h 92: Angelina Bove, Orea Mic Roy Robare, Gertrude Strout & Woodson. Grade 4, Emma J. Du te: spe ered. 42; average attendance, 3 the Passion Sermon on 1 of ‘attendance, . Clara Blackmar ney, Antonio Girard, Allen Keith, on the sene Loiselle, Ruby Morse, Dona St S s | beault wur Grade 2a, Bisie Baiber, h . . | stered, $4: averag Py = | per’ cent. of _at Crabtree, Richard Wignot 3 Alice Wright, Gerald Allard, Arth Kilborn, Ruth McCoy | " Grade 3b—Sara Burnette, teacher | Registered, 32: average attendance, 25: | New Steamer Launched—V . | per”cent. of avendance, 90 Jerome | Begin Thursday—Good F Andrews. Bennie Drucker, Gustave Lio. i harsoay Emmet O'Brien, Albert Thibeaut, Wal- | Vice at St. Joseph's Chure | ter Wilcox. : . ke o o ade 2, Gertrude Hall, teacher— | The me en_ n Marie Lombardo, Vielet McAndrew, Jo- | fore & Seph ew Donovan, Victor | W I McCoy,Steven Stom- be | Grac APoint, teache attendance, 86.20 Frank- Ethel Florence Webb, 45; average cent of atiendance | Luey Ellott Dean, Harr lin, Vi Alorin, Adrian Re Kindergaren, Flora Ellis nson, teachers—Regist attendance, 25.8 1 Registered, [ 35.68; per Bove, her's Jo eraze atiendance Gladys Chaffee Faster Ma At cent, of Andrews, | where Mr. oymer JEWETT CITY. | Fast Day Service to Be Replaced by | i Sl : Missionary Meeting—Lively Contents | e hala ks of the Steam Stovel—Rev. Father | r. and Mrs. H rris Healy Holy Week Preacher. ‘Iivp““p?;‘flflz to go to ho The usual Fast day service will be| John Roarke of Provider omitted this year, on account of a |Week el?v} with his grandm missionary meeiing under the auspites | Carrie McDonald. of Spring of the Stonington Union association Mrs. Judson Shirle: wr is to be held in the Baptis is been visiting re church Friday evening. street for the week end i D. D. S. Club Meeting OBITUARY. = A meeting of the D. I Charles H. Johnsom. L Charles H. Johnson, who has been | secured employment in New in failing healih fo some time, @ VIVt N akie Do Monda. evenin ag 53 years. a en his m rs. his home in Lisbon. His daughters, s . Miss S. Nettie Johnson of Lisbon and £ . P. 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