Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 19, 1913, Page 2

urray's Boston $ WILLIMANTIC, CONN. Has the July Sale Helped You? It has helped many who have taken advantage of the low prices on good staple articles you need every day. If you have not already visited this store during this money-saving event, come today. Below are listed items selected from all parts of the store, and are only a few of the many attractive money-saving items that should interest you. DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT $6-inch Fruit-of-the-Loom Cotton—Sale price 9¢ a yard. #-inch Unbleached Cotton—Sale price Sc a yard. $1-inch Brown Sheeting—Sale price 18c a vard. $1-inch good quality Bleached Sheeting—Sale price 26¢c a yard, $1x90 Hemmed Sheet , 39c. g £1x90 Hemmed Sheets, S5c x38 Pillow Cases—Sale price 11c. 45x36 Best Quality Pillow Cases, hemstitct ed—Sale price 27c. SPECIAL! Pmbroidered Pillow C regular $1.50 quality asc, Hemstitched Table Cloths, 2% yards long—Sale price $2.69 Good Quality Napkins—Sale prices from $1.10 and up to $3.00 per dozen. Unhemmed, All Linen Tray Cloths, size 16x24—Sale price 21c each Half Bleached Linen Damask, good guality—Sale prices 44c, 64c, Sic.and $1.10 a yard. 17; ached Huck Towels—Sale price 9c each, 17x36 Fine Huck Towels—Sale price 11c each. All Linen Huck Towels, good size, 33c each Long Cloth, 12-vard cut for $1 $1.50 and $1.75 a cut. Tmported Irish Corduroy, 36-inch wide, value 50c—Sale price 42¢ a yard. 36-inch Corduroy, value 25c—Sale vrice 18c a yard. Corduroy Remnants—Special 12%c a vard. DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT nch Ratin suitable for summer frocks, blue, navy, tan, laven- der, brown and white, Zic a yard. 38-inch wide Poplin, all colors—Sale price 15c a vard. | Printed Lawn Challies- le price ic a vard. Apron Gingham, ohecks and striped—Sale price 6c and 7c a vard. Fast Color American Prints, light or dark—Sale price ic a vard. Best Quality Percale, in stripe or check—Sale price 10c a yard. Pest Quality Dress Gingham, fancy checks, plaids and stripes—Sale price 9 a yard. Best Quality Galatea—Sale price 14c a yard, nch wide Figured Cheney Silk, value 50c—Sale price 36c a yard. » Cheney Tub Silk k Taffeta, value ck Peau-de-Soie, value Sale price 50c a yard. Sale price 64c a vard. value $1.00—Sale price S4c a yvard. c HOSIERY GLOVES Women's Black Cotton Hose, double | Women's Two-button Silk Lisle s = ey Te ", & Gloves, white, black and colors—Sale | heel and toe—Sale price Sc a pair. DFiGR: 100 5.\ pair: Women's e Full-fashioned | Women Three-quarter Length Hose. high iced heel and heavy |White Lisie Gloves—Sale price 21c a garter top—Sale price 21c a pair el Women's Two-clasp Chamolsette M e Ribbed Hosey black and [Gloves, white and natural—Sale price | e i b 42c a pair. A Kayser Silk Gloves, double tipped Heavy Ribbed Hose, black and |fingers, all colors—Sale prices 44c, §9c e price 1lc a pair. and 98c a pair. LACES AND EMBROIDERIES inch wide Heavy and Deep Embroidered Voile Flouncing, value $1.00 a price a vard inch wide Nainsook 0c—Sale price 39¢ Corset Cover Embroideries yard. with top beading, vard pieces of Lace and Insertions—Sale price 13c a piece. TOILET GOODS DEPARTMENT Babeock's Corylopsis Talcum Pow ders—Sale price 13c Peroxide Cream e price 17c a jar. Dioxogen, large size 33¢; small size 17c. £-ounce bottle Hydrox Peroxide-—Sale price 9c. 16-ounce Hydrox Peroxide—Sale price 1sc, Unscented Soap—Sale price 12¢ a cake. sticura Soap—Sale price 20c a cake. Best Quality Toilet Paper, 500 sheet package—Sale price 6 for 25c. Kard Linen Envelopes—Sale price Sc a package. Men's White Linen Handkerchiefs—Sale price 1lc each. Men's Initial Handkerchiefs, mercerized—Sale price Tc each. Lawn Handkerchiefs—Sale price 26c¢ a dozen. bott Pear's | KITCHENWARE DEPARTMENT Nickel Plated Tea Kettles, value $1.10—Sale price 95c. Nickel Plated Tea Kettles, vaiue $1.25—Sale price $1.10, 9 “Seke! Plated Tea Kettles, value $1.50—Sale price $1.39. P . 8, extra heavy, Nickel Plated Tea Kettles, value $§ Sale price 148 2-quart White Mountain Ice Cream Freezers, were $: , now $1.89, 4-quart White Mountain Ice Cream Freezers, were $2.75, now $2.49, 1-quart North Pole Ice Cream Freezers, value $1.25, now $1.10, | Rayo Lamp, nickel plated, complete—Sale price $1 Little Jewel Floor Brooms, value 39c—Sale price 27c. Dust Absorbing Mops, value 69c—Sale price 39¢. Straw Mattings Small Size Rugs Japanese Straw Matting, value 28c 36x72-inch Extra Heav: Wilton —Sale price 29c a yard R_n;{s, soft shade, value $9.50, now Japanese Straw Malting, better qual- & ty, value 45c—Sale price 330 a yard, B st nusk yanis 2 i p s ale price $1.89. | <":“m1 Straw A\la(l"lnf‘ value 45c— 4-inch Wilton Rugs, value $5.25 | SSs geite S & 3 Sale price $4.69, | China Matting, 28c quality for 29¢: 30x80-inch Smyrna Rugs, floral and | 2 quality for 19¢ and 19¢ quality for |all over patterns, value $1.50-—Sale | 15c a yard. price $1.29, CURTAIN MATERIALS Open-work Bordered Scrim—Sale prices 21c to 88c a yard. Plain and Fancy Silkoline—Sale price 11c a yard. Curtain Muslin—Sale price 1lc a yard. Plain Denims—Sale price 2lc a yard. Colored Scrims—Sale prices 123%c and 15¢ a vard. Plaln Net, 45-inch wide—Sale price 35c a yard. EAERRNERAERAREERSERSEREREGRNARERR RN, ‘_'W,"_illima TO START FOR CAMP, Hatch Cadets Ready for Eight Days at Columbia Lake, The Hatch Cadets of St. Paul's Episcopal church were inspected af- ter drill, by Capt. Raymond Gedtes, Thursday evening, preparatory (o leaving for their eight day camp at Columbia lake early Sunday morning. The equipment comprises a haver- sack, one tin plate, one tin cup, one knife. one fork and one spoon. Each member carries one blanket, a change of underwear, two pairs of socks, two towels, one cake of soap, clean’ shirts and comb and brush, which “will be packed in the. squad boxes. The first call will be at 6 a. m., as- eligxlr;hly at 6.10 a. m.,, Sunday, July 20, Pastor from Ithaca to Preach. Rev. Mr. George, of Ithaca, N. Y. a former pastor of the First Congre- gational church in this city, is te | preach at the morning service at the local Congregational church Sunda) He will be heard with much interest by his former parishioners and friends and while in Willimantic will be en- tertained at the home of George S. Elliott. Thread Mill League Games. Today’s Thread Mill league baseball games at_the fair grounds are sched- uled as follows: Dye House and No, 6 Mill teams at 3.30 p. m. on the old diamond. Mr. Driscoll will umpire. The other game on the new diamond at 2.30 is bet- tween No. '3 mill, the league leaders, and the Office and Mechanical team, the only team to date who has taken the No. 3 team into camp, and the Pulpites are out to reverse the de- cision. Thinks His Wife Is Sane Again. Lawyer P. J. Danahey, representing Albert Kapinos, has asked Judge Shea of the probate court to order the re- lease of Kapinos' wife from the XNor- wich State hospital. Mrs. Kapinos caused a disturbance in the Stone Row June 25 and at that time was com- mitted to this institution for the in- sane. The husband’s claim is that his wife has regained her reason and should be discharged. Attended Diamond Medal Contest. Mrs, J. M. Gager, who has charge of the W. C. T. U. medal contests in this state, was at the Plainville camp meet- 5 grounds Friday. attending the di- mond medal contest. She gave a brief talk outlining the value of the contests, Mrs. Lewis, of this city, was one of the contestants for the dia- mond medal and her selection was ad- mirably executed. Mrs. Gager left be- fore the winner of the diamond prize was announced. Bad Weather Hurt Attendance. The Willimantic W. C. T. U., aid no business at the appointed meeting and ing weather. HEARING BEFORE COMMISSION. Relocating Windham Road Discussed —No Opposition Developed. The public utilities commiission gave a hearing at its office in the capitol Thursday afternoon, on a petition of State Highway Commissioner Charles J. Bennett, in which he asks to re~ | locate a certain section of the high- | way in Windiham which will d6 away | with iwo grade crossings, Twe hear- |ings were recently held on the matter | before the highway commissioner, one at the capitoi and ene at Willimantie, |t these hearings no oppesition to the proposed changes developed, | " Thomas J, Kelley corporation eoun- | sel for this city. appeared for the town |of Windham, He said that both the | town and the eity desired the propesed velocation and desired the preposed relocation and were willing to join with | the highway commissioner "in__ its | achievement, Mayer Dunm eof Willi- | mantie said the ~propesed chamges | were agreeable te the city and Select~ | man Backus of Windham held a sim- | ilar view in behalf of the town. OBITUARY. Edmond A. Parent. Edmond A. Parent, mailing clerk at the Wiilimantic post office and the oldest employer in the local postal staff in number of years of service died early Friday morning at his home 49 Ash street, after a long illness. Mail Clerk Parent was for over a quarter of a century connected with the Willi- mantic_post office, and served under time was a substitute in the rauway mail service. Mr. Parent was a na- tive of Wauregan, Conn., the of Honore and Clemence (Bourque) Parent. He would have been 49 years old Sept. 3. At one time he conducted a tea stone at the corner of Jackson and Union streets. Mr. Parent entered the Henry Wales’ administration. When Harrison was elected president and Charles N. Daniels became postmaster Mr. Parent remained as malling clerk for a time. There being no civil serv- ice law in effect in those days, an- ent's place. When Cleveland was re- elected and Joel Webb became post- master Mr. Parent was reappointed. He took the clvil service examinations then and remained in constant service from that Uime on serving through the administrations of Mr, Webb, M. Bu- gene Lincoln and Charles H. Dim- mick. For years Mr. Parent was local secretary of the Civil Service com- mission and secretary of the _local branch of the United Postoffice Clerks' | association and a member of the Post- office Employes’ club of this city. Mr. Parent was efficlent and gaithful in the performance of his duties as mail- ing clerk. On account of ill health he left his work sixty days ago when he broke down. Mr, Parent was a charter member of San Jose council, No. 14, Knights of Columbus and had social qualities made him popular and he was a prominent leader in the of this city being active in the work of the French Naturalization club. He was a democrat in politics and was Lapital §160,600. Establish prompiness and libera profitable. THE H. C. MURRAY GO, | picnic at the camp ground, Friday aft- | erngon, on account of the small at- tendance, attributed to the threaten- five different postmasters, and at one post office service under Postmaster other man was appointed in Ma. Par- | held various offices in the soclety. His | counsels of the French constituency | B L s B R S S S R san v Surp.as and Praiits $160,660. Accuracy in accounting, courteous service, sound business policy own affairs, characier NATIONAL BANK, which aims thereby to establish with customers relations that shall prove reciprocally permanent, pleasant and B L LT LT L nt the city’s first' councilman from Ward three. ~Mr. Parent’s wife died a few years ago and he is survived by these children: Arthur of Waterbury, Mrs. Hellodore Loiselle, Isabel, Alida, Hs- ther, Irene and Louise, all of this city. He also leaves a brother, Frank of this city, and a sister, Mrs. Charles Philbrick of Worcester, Mass. Mentioned Miss Elsie Lincoln entertained a party of friends at South Coventry Lake, Friday afternoon and evening. The shower given to Miss Helen Larrabee at Windham, Wednesday, took place at the summer home of Mr. and Mrs. Aallen B. Lincoln at Wind- ham Center and was also in honor of Miss Lillian Hibberd. The Y. M. C. A, through the liber- ality of Guilford Smith, one of Wind- ham’s leading citizens, has purchased a right of way between the Y. M. C. A. building and the Kimball proper the owners of both’ properties sharing i nthig privilege. Miss Emeline A. Dunn, president of the American Arts club of Morningside Heights, New York city was formerly teacher of drawing at the state nor- mal school in this city and is referred to as “an artist of distinction” by the New York Sun. Miss Dunn is also | members of the Woman's Press club. Personals. Mrs. Julia A. Bill and Miss Carrie M. Bill left Friday for several weeks' vacation at Londonderry, Vt. Harry Branch and wife and Miss Elizabéth Branch are enjoying a_visit with relatives at Springfield, N. Y. JEWETT CITY. Crossing Main Street a Serious Mat- ter Just Now—Librarian’s Vacation ital Statistics Reported—Picnic at The Eims. Main sfreet from the railroad cross- ing to the Baptist church is filled from gutter to gutier with coarse trap rock and it is the innocent cause of many funny stunts. Finn’s block contains the post office and several stores and shops, which are visited by hundreds each day, 90 per cent, of whom come up or down Main street on the op- posite side. The rough shod mere man, in crossing it, muttering things under his breath and scowling mean- while, the young miss with white high heeled slippers makes quite another job of getting over, and the Oh, my's the Oh, dears and the Horrid | | | | | | | | | | | things, are little sort of heartrending. The barefoot boy does the nicest lit- tle soft pedal job onme can imagine, but with arms stuck out at all sorts of angles, he keeps smiling all the time. Automobiles get staled, and in some ,cases more sorts of gas man the commercial kind are freely applied. Thursday everybody was interested in the passing of two yoke of oxen at- tached to a heavy load of grain. They were unshod and the mincing, the kicking and side stepping was laugh- able. Horses pay little if any at- tention to it Grandfathers on Opposite Sides. One day recently T. B. Keen took a few friends from the Aspinook bleach- ery on a trip to Lexington and Con- cord in his automobile. In the party were Lewis D. Howe and A. H. Mc- Cluggage. They visited the old bat- tle grounds and many points of his- | toric note in which all were much in- | terested ,especially Mr. Howe to whom any old war relics or stories has a | Peculiar Interest. While the party we | were talking and meditating, over some of the Incidents of the Revclutlen thls very eculiar colncidence was __ discovared, Mr, | Howe's greatgrandfather fought for { America and Mr, McCluggage's great- grandparent, who was a Scotchman, fought in an English regiment for Eng- land. These two deseendants of the Revelutien are the best of friends and have given notice that there will be ne resumptien of hestilities. Heard and 8ecen. Mrs_Laura Burdiek and Miss Ade- lade Burdick are visiting in Previ- dence and Weonsocket, The Baptist Sunday school picnic will be held at “The Elms” the Whit- ing home today (Saturday). | Charles Carden of Fox Hill | guest of his aunt, Mrs. | of Mechanic street. Chapman and Tripp have purchased the plot of ground of the estate of the late I F. Lewis which joins thelr jcoal and lumber yard property on Mathewson street. Abraham Zegeer has received word trom his brother in Ohio who lives in the district which was flooded last week. He reports himself on deck, and O. K, but says it was a terrible time and he with many others had narrow escap Beginning Monday the Slater H- |brary will be closed for two weeks. { The librarien, Miss Martha Church | will be absent on her vacation. In speaking of the supply ih Sylvandale, Friday |tin, by reason of a typographical er- ror spoke of the Burleson meter tem. It should have been Burleson ‘Water system. is the John Stuart i John Hennon fs spending the week end in New Hampshire. Miss Faye Olds of Ware, Mass, is visiting relatives in town. VITAL STATISTICS. Deaths, Marriages and Births Re- perted to Town Clerk Welsh. The vital statistics of the Town of Groswold as,filed by Town Clerk John Welsh follow: Deaths—John Koski, measles; Adoline Richard, disbetes; Jennie Eccleston, gastro entritis; Ma- bel Pellett, stritis. Marriage Napoleon Jarvis Dorilda Lacro Lida Mecteau. A son to Govette and Eliz- atanite Marinelli; a daughter to Paul and Helen Yorske, ghter Garonfafa to Aleck and Caroline H eck, a son Thaddeus to Trank and Antonia Grondolski, a son Joseph Freder and ckk Pelle to Frederic Menard, a daughter m and Lillian Crumb. a davsl frania Albert and | Agatha L a daughter Adelia to John and 1fa Golska. a daughter Vauda to Willlam and Helen Kailo. Sunday Subjects. The Methodist Fpiscopal pulpit will ed 1832 lity in dealing, and a in administering its . ize THE WINDHAM aRSSREEEESEEEESEREENA) ic, Daniel s Bulle- | , Louis M. Gingras and\ Daisy | sonan anssnura; be occupied Sunday by the pastor, the Rev. Samuel Thatcher. His subject will be, morning, The Artificial and the Real; evening, The Challenge. At the Baptist church the pastor, the Rev. Allan Spidell will preach a special sermon to the children,.sub- ject, A Little Captive Maid; evening service as usual. The Rev. Frederick S. Bamford of Plainfield will preach in the Congre- gational church Sunday morning in ex- change with the pastor, supject, Rea- son and Revelation. In the evening Dr. Gane will give an_address _on Stories of Favorite Hymns. The hymns will be sung by the choir. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Lindell and sons, Arthur, Albert and Harold of Moosup are guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Lindell on_School street. Rev. and Mrs. E. M. Anthony this place and Mr. and Mrs. A. H. An- thony of Worcester are at the An- thory cottage on the Camp grounds. DANIELSON Road Work Near Clark’s Corners— Funeral of Mark P. Hannan—Orms- bee-Burns Marriage—Flat Rate of $1.60 for Gas Service—W. R. C. Picnic. C. S. Francis and A. V. Woodworth were at New London Friday to at- tend the gathering of committees rep- resenting Business Men’s associations in surrounding towns and cities. Sheriff Preston B. Sibley was in Willimantic on a business trip Fri- da, Mrs. John Young and daughter Blsa have gone to Vineyard Haven for a stay. Mrs. W. K. Logee of Providence is visiting her sister, Mrs. Peneul Sprague. Surprise Party. A number of friends recently gave a surprise party for Miss Vinnie E. Shaw at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William _Barton, near Dayville, Miss Clara Hamilton of Norwich has been caring for Mrs. J. B. Carver, ill at Williamsville. . Mortimer Thomas of Northampton is visiting with Mrs. C. H. N. Thomas and George O. Thomas. Extension of Gas Service. Tn connection with the new price reduction the company announces the extension of its gas mains in streets in the southern part of the borough— through Dyer street, up Franklin to a point opposite the home of William Ross, through Carter to Broad and through Broad southward from Car- ter to Franklin street. Bad Stretch en Clark’s Corner Road. Automobilists who travel from Dan- felson to Willimantic: by the Clark's Corner route find it in poor shape from near the western part of Brooklyn to a distance beyond Clark's Corners. A large force i# engaged in road build- ing along the route. At the raflroad crossing at Clark's Corners, close to the station, a big fill is being made each side of the .track for the erec- tion of a bridge over the railroad and for the purpose of eliminating the srade crossing. ~ The fill will amount to 40,000 yards of dirt. To the west of ClaMs Corners another force of road bullders {5 at work improving a stretch of highway that is several miles in length. This part of the work is well advanced, The grading is prac- tically completed and the road is open for vehicles, but the surfacing of the improved section has not as vet been done. The remainder of the summer will be required to complete the work being done. FUNERAL, Mark P. Hannam, Funeral services were held at Past Killingly Friday afternoon for Mark P, Hannan, who died at the age of 34 years at Rutland, Mass., after a long iliness. The services were held at the home of Mrs. Samuel Smith. Buriel was in BEast Killingly ceme- tery. Danlelson and other towns in this vieinity are well represented at the thirty-seventh annual Douglas camp meeting, which opened Friday. A number of other Danlelson people will spend Sunday at the camp ground. WEDDING. Ormsbee—Burns. | _Miss Elsie Burns of Eimville and | William §. Ormsbee of Dayville were married at Dayville Friday morning by Rev. Charles Downs, pastor of the Congregational church at Brooklyn and left soon afterwards for their wedding trip. Mrs. Ormsbee, who |came here a few months ago from Hartford, has been emploved as an operator at the Putnam telephone exchange. Mr. Ormsbee is night start- er for the Connecticut company on its Putnam lines, being located in the | company’s office at the car house in Dayville, GAS NOW $1.60. Company Annsunces Flat Rate for All Classes of Service. Following its reduction of charges for electricity made a few months ago, the Danfelzon and_Plainfleld Gas and | Blectrle compeny has now announced |a reduction in the price of gas. Here- | tofora the rate for gas has been $2.00 | per thousand cubic feet for | purposes, $1.60 when used for fuel. | The new rate is a flat rate—s$1.60 a | thousand feet for all classes of ser- | vice. . Heard About the Borough. W. I. Bullard, B. C. Hopkins and | Damase Boulias have named the date |they will be in session as members | of the borough board of relief. H. A. Stewart of New London was {a visitor with friends in Danielson | Priday. August 6 is the date for the picnic | of McGregor corps, W. R. C,, at Alex- 1der’s lake. The corps will A. R. and other patriotic or- ations in Denielsen to joi them. nployes of the A. T. and tavinz in Danielson a putting in the 3 erground cable, Automobili who return here from in Massachusatta are being re- sted to inspect their machineg for tail moths, apt to fall into cars 1 trees. | Fridav, the first real rainy day of {the month, wag hailed with delight in this section by farmers and other | growers of. garden truck. | Funeral of Infant Son. Funeral services for the infant son lof Mr. and Mrs. Fred ILong were held iat their home Friday afternoon. Burial was in Putnam. I. E. Kennedy was {in charge of the funeral arrangements. | arters wnii oston und g HEARING IN WILLIMANTIC. Judge Tuttle, at Hartford Friday, Sets Aug. 29th as Date for Considering Opposition to Receiver for Daniel- son Savings Bank, Judge Tuttle at ession of the su- { took under advisement the request |of Judge Harry B, Backs of Danfel- son and Judge Henney, of Hartford, |to have the state bank commission- ers filo a statement of why the pub. |lle would be defrauded If a receiver Wwas not appointed for the Windham County Bavings bank at Danfelson, a movement that is being strenuously opposed bp the officlals and depositors of the bank, who clal mthe institution is molvent, The matter will come up for hearing at a session of the su- perior court to be held In this citv Aug. 29. s 2 ‘Willimantic | lighting | invite | | perfor court, held at Hartford, Friday, | d 'Utna‘ eSsEREsAIINREsRERRE R SRS aRRRRRRA RN PUTNAM William H. Noonan Takes Possession of City Hotel Today—Local Men at Business Men’s Meeting—Headstones Were Blown Down by Gale—Con- fotti Not Wi d, Joseph Flage. John Wright and Ed- ward Fisher are camping at the Chase reservoir near East Killingly for two weeks, The B. L L. club of Putnam has se- lected ‘August 3 as the date for its annual outing to be held this year at Phillips’ grove, Alexander's lake. Mr. end Mrs. Stanton Wicks, recent- ly married at Pomfret, have returned from their wedding trip and are at the home of the groom, Doane hall. Foster A. Gllman, of Palmer, Mass., was a visitor with friends in Putnam Friday. Mrs. John Fallon, who has been vis- { iting here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. -D, C. Parks, has returned to | Boston, Takes Possession Today. William H. Noonan, purchaser of the City hotel business, is to take pos- session today (Saturday). 600-Pair Cable. A 800-pair cable. run underground, 18 to carry the lines into the new telephone building here. Miss Elsie Burns, operator at_the local telephone exchange, and Wil- liam S. Ormsbee of Dayvile were married Friday, at Dayville. Will Teach at Normal School. Miss Esmeralda Macdonald of this city is to be a teacher at the Normal ! school in Willimantic this fall. Miss Macdonald is a graduate of the school. Miss Lillian Diagle has been spend- ing a few days with relatives in Prov- idence and Pawtucket. Ask for License Transfer. Application has been made to the county commissioners for transfer of the license of the City hotel from the old to the new proprietor. Dr. J. W. Ingalls, of Brookiyn, Y., is spending a few days with A. Hammond, Wooddstock Valley. Rev. Mr. Reed has resigned as pas- tor of the church at Abington, his res- ignatlon to become effective August 1 Telephone Dance. Employes of the N. E. T. company in the Putnam division have arranged for another of the series of telephone dances for next Friday evening, to be held at the pavilion at Wildwood park. Repairing Belfry Wheel. In a repair shop in this city is a wheel that has been connected with the bell in the belfry of the Congre- | gational church at East Woodstock. The wheel was broken on the night before the Fourth, The wheel had been in the belfry of the church since the structure was erected in 1832, Attended Business Men's Conference. The following members of the Put- ram Business Men's association at- tended the Get-Together meeting of Fastern Connecticut business men at New London Friday, making the trip in Mr. Andem’s car: C. S. Andem, E. . Wheaton, Richard Gorman, William { Wheaton, E. L. Kelley, John G. Jjohn- son, Isaac Champean. Clerks’ Thursday Outing. The second of the clerks' Thurs- day half-holidays at Roseland rk was a complete success, 55 taking part. Bathing, boating, running races | and a baseball game made the after- noon pass very quickly. The ball game was between the Fast Side and the West Bide clerks and the East Siders won by a score of 5 to 8. A feature of the swimming events was the div- ing by one of the cashiers. As a close to the day the clerke returned to Putnam and attended the show at the Bradley theatre. Gale Blew Down Headstones. The police have decided that the throwing down of a nurnber of grave- stones in St. Ma cerastery weas not a plece of vandaliem, but due to the | gale that blew during one of the | nights this week. A careful inspec- | tion of the cemetery in the section | where the stones are down shows no footprints or -other Indications that persons had been there. Also taking into consideration that a fence and a Iine of shrubbery that has acted as a in Linwood cemetery. | Fitch, The picnic of the Sunday school of the Congregational ¢hurch will be held Wednesday, July 23, at Gardnér Lake. John Bradshaw of Willimantic was in’ town Friday. Will Preach in Fitchville. Rey. B, D. Remington, pastor of the Baptist church will excmange with the Rev. C. B. Lamphere of the Fitchville Baptist church Sunday morning. Eve- ining service at 7.30 at which the pas- tor will preach. Mrs. J. E. Leffingwell and son Les- lie, Edward T, Bunyan and J. S. Case, { were in Norwich Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. George B. A. Baker are {guests of Mr, Baker's parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Baker, on Hayward avenue for a week's vacation. Harry RElgart returned Thursday evening from New Haven. Abraham Flgart left Thursday for New York, where he is connected with the Elgart Specialty Co. Isaac Nelibar was in Hartford this week. Harry Groobert was im Lebanon and Bozrah Friday. NOANK Sunday Services—Rain Compels Poste Ponement of Lawn Party—Boy Fall Off Dock. Sunday morning at the Noank Bap# ist church the services will be specia ly for the home department of t Sunday school of which there is abo 60 members. Most of these are shut- ins and carriages will be sent for ther that they may attend the service The Sunday school exercises will b abbreviated consisting chiefly of a_rolf call. In the evening the pastor, Rev. W. T. Aiken, will speak on the sub- ject, “The Other Fellow’s Lord. In the Methodist church the pulpit will be occupied by Rev. C. T. Hatch of tic. Rev. C. S. M. Stewart of Groton will officiate at the Episcopal church. Lawn Party Postponed. The party which the Farther Lights were to have given on the grounds at the home of Mrs. W. I Spicer Fri- day evening was postponed on ac- count of the rain. The voung ladies who are most largely concerned in the matter are: Mrs. C. M. Chester, Miss Irma Doughty, Miss Hilda Wilbur, Misg Marion Crossmen, Miss Maude Miss Lois Ashcraft,Miss Hazel Ashcraft. Miss Gertrude Brown, Misa Funice Brown, Miss Charlotte’ Mor- gan, Miss Maizelle Aiken, Miss Flora MeQuarrie. Local Jottings. Mrs, Cora Crossman is entertaining' her sister, Mrs. John Latham of Prov- idence. Captain P. Avery Wilcox of Fishers Island has been the guest of his mother, Mrs. Rachel Wilcox of Spring street. Mrs. Harry O'Brien of High street has returned from a visit to Westerly triends. Calyin Rathbun has been Visiting at Atlantic beach. Fell O# Dock. Samuel Fish of Front street, while riding_his bicvcle on the town dock Thursday, fell off and struck his_head on the rocks below. He fell in water up to his waist and though badly in- jured had presence of mind enough to keep his head above water till rescued. He was attended by a physician and no dangerous results are feared. A Chicago artist has discovered that he can satisfactorily mix paints at night by wearing violet-tinted spectacles. wind-break for the ctones, many of which have been set for vears, been recently removed and the stones all lay in one direction and in a row, the officials are convinced that the storm is respongible for the damage. The stones are to be put back into po- sition. NO SEWER CONFECT!ONS. So Three Property Owners in No.fih- ern Part of the City Are Complained Of. The first complaint under the clause in the city’s charter wherein it is pro- vided that property owners shall con- nect buildings owned by them with a sewer when one has been built through a_street, if sewage to be disposed of, has been received by Prosecuting Attorney Arthur Macdouvald. Three | places In the northern part of the city | are complained of by residents living in the neighborhoed. County Health Officer Georze D. Hinman of Willi- mantic came hers Friday in connec- tion with the matter and made an in- spection of the premises in gpestion. SHOWERED 7WITH CONFETTIL. Richmond, Va., Man and His Bride | Got Attentions Meant for Another | Couple. The opinion may spread that Put- nam, which has been a Gretna Green | for Massachusetts and Rhode. Island ! couples for more than a year, has | appointed an official committee to see that visiting newlyweds receive proper attention and a fitting send off when they leave the city, but this is not the case. although John H. Johnson. 21, of Richmond, Va, and Elsie Nos- | trum, .21, Medford, Mass., who were | married here Friday by Rev. K% Sargent may have reason to thin This couple came to Putnam Fri- day morning and carried out their intention of being married. In Day- ville at the same time another couple were doing the same thing and it hap- pened that Putnam friends of the Dayville man knew about it and pre- pared to give him and his bride an unexpected reception when they ar- rived here at 12.30 on the trolley e press. The Dayville couple must have changed_their plans, for they did not appear here at the expected time, so there was deep disappointment for the Putnam young men until someone gaveé them the tip that they might expend their energles in making life a sen- sation for Mr. and Mrs. Johnson; wait. ing at the station to take a train for Boston. The suggestion was not much soon- er made than it was adopted and Mr. and Mrs, Johnson were showered with confetti and otherwise made to realize that some people here had discovered that they had been married—just mar- ried. | COLCY=STER Congregational Sunday 8ohool Pionic to Be Held at Gardner Lake—Fun- oral of John W. Bauires. Charles Daniels and T. 8. Clark were in Nerwich Thursday. The funeral of John W. Squires was held at his homé on Broadway Thurs- day_afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. B. D. Remington officiated. Burial was have | Our Greatest 10c Enamelware Sale A saving of from 10 to 25c on every article FOR ONE WEEK ONLY —wGE C.MOON OPTICIAN SHEA BLOCK 728 MAIN ST WILLIMANTIC, CONN. JAY M.SHEPARD cseding EL° ORE & SHEPARD Tuneral Diveclor and Emhahmg w2 Nonth St., Willimantic Lzdy Assistant Tel. Connectior. HIRAM N, FENN NDERTAKER end EMBALMER® 6 Caurch St. Willimastic, Ct cznone Lady Assisien bR. F. C. 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