Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 5, 1913, Page 5

Davely Sweet Corn, Lima Beans, Bartlett Pears and-Peaches, Broiling Chckens ' —AT— SOMERS Any Ul Straw flat B IN OUR STORE N NOW 1 00 ¢ Were $2, $2.50 and $3. Stock comprises High Grade Hats in the Season’ s most favor- ed braids and siyles, All slzes. PANAMAS 9 % Reduced from $5.00 $6.00 $7.50 THE MANHATTAN 121-123 Main St. el O X 15 Horses For Sale ALSO ONE MARE IN FOAL. MUST BE SOLD AT ONCE. SAM ZELINSKY, BAZRAH, CONN. 4 17-jewel thin model 12- size WATCH in 20 years’ gold filled case for $15.00 Thoroughly guaranteed. Best value in the market. John & Gea. H.° Bliss, All the best makes of WATCHES in stock. i R . Delivered to any part of Norwich the Ale that Is ackuowledged to be the best on the market—HANLEY’S | PEERLESS, A telephone order will| receive prompf attention, D. J. McCORMICK, 30 Franklin St. A DELIGHTFUL EXPERIENCE Summer cooking with a new model Clark Jewel Gas Range is a delightful experience wholly free from discom- | fort The oven burner flame reflec- tors and glass oven doors insure a perfection in baking never before re- | alized. Porcelain burner handles and {and Mrs. Israel J. Josephson of New- | port, R. I, to the marriage of their| daughter, lIda Ruth, and Herman Alof- | Norwich, Tuesday, Aug: B, 1913, VARIOUS MATTERS Aug. 5 is the Canadian feast day of Our Lady of the Snows. Since the nights grew cooler but few sx;luce moths have been noticed flying about. At present ‘Supt, Chapman has 50 men, 25 women and.7 children at the almshouse. Because of the drouth some of the corn at Gales Ferry. farms is being cut up for fodder. Warnings are’ being issued against | carelessness in setting woodland fires | during’ the dry weather. At Fisher's Island and Watch Hill the life saving crews have begun ser- vice after two months’ vacation. ’ The house and property of Mrs. So- phie E. Marx on Fox Hill has been !sold to B. E. Mclatyre il LN . - his parents, Mr. of Westerly, | nard. of McKin The postmaster at Uncasville has ! been notified that during the month of August he must renew his bond for | four years. So pleased were Waterbury | with Thursda_\'s' excursion to on steamer City of Lowell | want another. people Newport that they The anniversary of the birth of Dr. Theodore Herz the famous Zion was celebrated Sunday by the . congregativn& A former Norwich pastor, B. Bromley preached at Rev, C. both services | at the Free Baptist church, Norwood, [R. 1. | | ‘L Sunday. ] Best $3.50 glasses for $1.95, properly | fitted. Burnham’s, 227 Main strect.— | Adv. b Mondayv in St. Patrick’s church an anniversary requiem high mass for Dennis O’Brier was celebratea by Rev, J. H. Broderick. The funeral of Mrs. Rockville, who died held Saturday afternoon from No. Pleasant street, Rockville. At Block Island. Rev. Eldred | { Brown of Norwich, will take ,charge | ;of the services in St. Ann’s Sunday | | for the rest of the season. ( | A government food circular advises less eating of starchy foods and meat during hot weather and recommends | buttermiik as an ideal drink. | Fidelia Ellis, of ! in Norwich, was J The Connecticut meetings in Southington w { ed the latter part will continue well Adventi Camp- | ill be open- of this month and | into September. Those who dread August's heat find { consolation in the shortening hours of | sunlight. By tomorrow the day's length will have decreased an even hour. It was stated last evening that Mr: Morton F. Plant’ temperature had dropped to 104, and the family was| much encouraged thereby—New Lon- don Globe. | The Crescent Beach Tennis club has recently opened two new tennis courts, wh are being used and en- oyed a great deal by the young people at the beach. About 100 of the members attended | the annual outing of the Connecticut | Sons of the American. Rev- olution, at the Momauguin, ven Saturday afternoon. cast Ha- The ladies of the Fitchville Baptist church will give a venison supper on the lawn in front of Palmer hall Tues- day evening. Cake and ice cream.—adv. Word has been received of the mar- riage June 27 in Los Angeles, Cal., of | Howard Christie of Groton borough | | and Miss Vera Layman of New Lon- don. Thev will make their home in Newhall, Cal The Grand Army veterans will be | welcomed, admission free, at Breed | hall on Wednesday and Thur this week to witness the mo tures of the great Peace Meeting the blue and the gray at Gettysburg. Mr. day of pic- | of ng Invitations have been ued by in, 2d, of Norwich, Tuesday evening. Aug. 19, at 7 o'clock, at Touro syna- gogue, Newport. A reception will fal- low at Masonic hall. This will be census week, for sign- | ing petitions requesting the selectmen | to make preparations for the taking of | a vote on the question of license at | the October election. It requires one- | tenth of the total names on the reg- istry list of 1913 to legalize such ac- tion, not 25 names as formerly. Rev. Barber riage of their daughter, and Mrs. William Herbert of Tolland announce the mar- Gladys Mary Barber and Elias Willlams of No. 314 Commerce street, Wilmerding Pa., on Friday, the ceremony being per- formed at the bride’'s home by Rev. . N. Geisler, pastor of the Methodist church. OBITUARY. Mrs. John O. Peckham. Anna E. Avery, wife of John O.| Peckham. aged 47 ye died at her home in Preston Monday forenoon at 9 o’'clock, following an illnes of sev- eral months. Three months ago she enameled drip and broili underwent an operation for liver trou- | attractive sanitary. foatobos amobiog { ble. On July 31 her condition became without - additional charge on thege | Critical and she failed to rally superlatively superior stoves. New | She was born in Ledyard March 16 shipment just received. Call and make | 1566, and was the daughter of Theophi- your selection before the assortment is | 1US_2nd Mary Corning Avery. e broken. Replace that worn out gas | Was married to Mr. Peckham 26 years | range with a stove that will do the | 280 She was a member of the Pres- | work better than it has ever been | (on City Baptist church and | done before. All the hot water )ou\‘ ely interest in its welfare. By her| want and just when you want it, by | placing a gas tank heater on your | water boiler. Ask your neighbor who uses one or consult us about it. Gias & Electrical Department Alice Building, 321 Main Strest. Have You a Kodak? : If 8o this will interest you. We aave taken the local agency for the C. 8. Bush Co. of Providence, R. I, who make a specialty of developing, printing and eniarging. All work fin- ished within 48 hours after delivery at our store. Quality of the work we are sure wiil satisfy you, and prices so low that you can afford to have tais work done by a specialist. LER 0 The Progressive y Druggist, Opp. Chelsea Bank 289 Main Street WHEN you want to put your bua ess before the public, there {s no me- :lum better than through the advertis- columns of The Bulletin kind and agreeable disposition she was endeared to all who knew her, and the members of the hereaved family have the sympathy of a wide circle of friends in their sorrow. She leaves her husband, two children, Florence B. and Howard C. Peckham, both of whom reside at home, two | brothers, Billings T. Avery of Led- vard and Irving Avery of Hartford, | and a sister, Mrs. Henry Norman, of this city. Mr. Peckham a well | known farmer of Preston. * Cyrus Kellogg. Cyrus Kellogg, who for over 26 3 W grocer in N London, | died at the Memorial Hospital | Saturday evening Mr. Kellogg un- | derwent an operation for gall stones on July 25 and fatal complications ensued. He leaves a wife, two so Albert C. of Montville, and David a chemist in thé bureau of mines 3 sco, a daughter, \«ms Ethel E. Kellogg, her in the Saltonstall school; E, and Lucy A., of New Willlam W. Kellogg of Mys Kellogg was a member of the ist church is Mystic’ and was many years identified with the prohi- bition party of New London. two Mary London and George W. Stanton Resigns. George W Stanton has severed his connection with Cranston & company after six years’ service with the con- cern. With menls and between meals, Wil. llams’ Root Beer is the ideal beverage auart costs but 2c.—adv i ot s s Ve WH L want i put your busi ness beroro- the public. there is no mae. dium letter than through the adverus- L ne of The Bulletin | superior court after | gins i , | 1], s | Norwich have spent a week . 17 North Cove street, Monday af- ternoon at 2 o there was a large attendance, The {conducted by Rev. J. | Burial in Yantic cem where | a committal service was read at the| grave by Rev. Mr. Dennis. Funeral | Director C. A. Gager, Jr., was in charg of the arrangeme { previous Pt-:nsomti Edwnrd Brodeur 18 spending a week's vaeation at Poquetanuck Cove. 1 ‘Mrs. Elias Chapman and son How-! ard of Groton are visiting relatives in Uncasville: James Lovell of Norwich Town has accepted a pesition as night watchman ‘en Steamer Chelsea. Assistant Postmaster Arthur L. Peale left Monday to spend ten days at Pleasant View, R. I. Prentice Chase of Westerly who is employed at the state hospital at Norwich spent Sunday with relatives in Westerly, W, D. Keep of RBrooklyn, 2 who has been spending the week at The Roxmont, Lord’s Point has left ‘or Norwich. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford W. Caswell of North Stonington, who were mar- ried in April housekeeping are about in Norwich. to begin Leslie Maynard of Worcester, Mass., is enjoying a ten days' vacation, with and Mrs. Frank May=- nard, of McKinley avenue, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Southwick and family of Norwich are at Ocean beach and will spend . the remainder of the summer at the Sunset cottage. Augustus Dahl employed at the Norwich State hospital has returned to his duties after a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Dahl of New London. Hibberd B. Norman has returned to his duties as assistant clerk of the passing his vaca- tion at his old home in Niantic and elsewhere in New London county. John and Williamg daughters of Towa City are v ng relatives in this city Mr. Williams went West ! 43 vears ago and this his first turn. - He finds himself a stranger his native heath. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Higgins and lLucille S. Higgins Toronto, Canda, are guests at Atlantic hou Watch Hill. Mr. is financial manager of American Radiator company. Mrs, Billings Payne, now , called on former neighbors Monday. She came here by automobile with her son, Dr. Frank | Payne, who was at Backus hospi- | for an operation on a Westerly Patient. After spending a delightful week at The Homestead, the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Etheridge, in Massapeag. Mrs. A. M. Schall of Lincoln road, Miss Bertha Ernst and Miss JKatherine Boss have returned to their home in Brook- lyn, N, Y. on Warner of the Hig- the Higgins, of West- in Peter B. McKelvey and son James of vacation and Utica. Mrs. daughters, Ellen and | Mrs. Frank E. Smith, left Norwich Friday night to meet Mr. McKelvey | and spend the remainder of the week in New York and Coney lsland in Buffalo, McKelvey Niagara and FUNERAL. Mrs. Joshua Eldred Fellows. The funeral of Mrs. Eunice H. Fel- lows, widow of Joshua Eldred Fellows, | was held from the home of her son, eorge No. 343 Franklin street, at 1.30 ock Monday after- noon. There g a large attendance of relatives and friends and the pro- fusion of beautiful floral forms bore testimony the eSteem in whigh the Fellows, 0'¢ | | | | | | to deceased was held. The services were conducted by Rev. W. S. Maclntire of New Bedford. The body was taken on the 2.45 train to New London, where burial took place in the family plot in’| the Cedar Grove cemetery. A com- | mittal service was read at the grave | by Rev. Mr. Macintire. The bearers | were C. Leslie Hopk Guy B. Dol- beare, James McKee and Ernest M. | Newbury *h & Allen had charge | of the arrangements. Gertrude Tracy Austin. The funeral of Gertrude Tr tin, infant daughter of William F. and | Delia Ruley .Austin, was held from the | home of her grandmother, Mrs. Rule New London Thief in Chicago. Edward Harding gave himself up to the Chicago police on Saturday, saving he was a fugitive from justice in New London. According to telegraphic communication Harding confessed to the theft of $110 from Aman Abraham on July 28 Harding, a waiter, and Abraham, a cook, were fellow employes at the Knickerbocker restaurant in New London. On July 28 at night Abraham hung up his thousers and worked in overalls because it was hot. He was known by other emploves al- ways to have money, and several | might have .been suspected had not | Harding disappeared during the night to discovery of the theft. Touring Southern New England. Mr. and Mrs, E. L. Burnap, Miss| Ruth Burnap and and Mrs. John | Ringland are spending their vacation motoring through Connecticut and Rhode Island, after which they will spend the remainder of the season at | their cottage, Margavet, Long Cove, | Gales Ferry. PITY THE MAN | “SOT” IN HIS WAYS “Preserve us from the man who becomes so ‘so’ in his ways— that he cannot be told anything.” says a certain editor. “And yet | he serve useful purpose in life. His friends can use him to laugh when the cheerful stories run out.” a at Men the they learn. and women e who know those who admit have always something to most a One of the most interesting and helping channels of informa- tion is modern advertising, It is written by bright men and wo- men who have a message to de- liver, It is Intimate information, concerns our dally needs, It helpful, It is useful, Turn to the advertising eol- umns in today's Bulletin, 1t is They refleet the werld’s aeti- vities—and nine times eut of ten they give vou just the inferma- tlon yeu. want, At all events they-tell a mighty human interest stery. j'was . Common Council’ tional Gas Holder D CHIEF HOWARD L. STANTON The reappointment of Howard L. Stanton as chief of the fire depart- ment, the appropriation of $40,000 from the reserve and depreciation fund for | the construction of an additional gas holder at the municipal gas plant, the announcement that cars would be run- ning on Boswell avenue in 90 days and the appropriation of $300 for band concerts were features of the meeting of the court of common coun- cil held Monday evening in the couneil chamber. On account of a dis ion of various affai it was not until 9 o’clock that Mayor T. C. urphy call- ed the meeting to orde: The reading of the minutes of the previous meeting omitted and Clerk Stephen D. Moore read the roll, showing Council- ! men Kramer and Bailey to be the only absentees. Unanimous Vote for Chief Stanton. Alderman Thomas H. Beckley the report of the fire. commi recommending for the position of of the fire department, fire mar superintendent of the fire alarm tele- graph the present incumbent, Howard Stanton. The report was accepted nd Mr. Stanton was continued in of- fice by the unanimous vote of the council. Reporting for the ers, Councilman Ellsworth E. B: recommended the tran r. of the light on Third street to A half way between Alice and Newton streets and the establishing of an arc light on Third street to replace the bug bug ylum street light. Councilman Baker also reported for the police commissioners on the petition for a police officer on the West Side after 7 o'clock in the evening, stating that it was not practical ‘to nd an officer to the section mention- ed before 9 o'clock in the evening. The report was accepted and the matter was tabled. Protest Against Smoke Nuisance. A petition signed by A. T. Gardner 1d other residents of Oa treét, pro- ting against the soft coal smoke from the Norwich Steam laundry on Franklin street, was received and the matter was referred to the corporation counsel. A petition from Robert McBurney, asking for a sewer in Monroe street, 1d by the clerk. and the matter erred to the finance committee, to be next year. Suggestion for Street Naming. A communication was read from City Engineer George E. Pitcher calling at- tention to th elikeness of the names of various streets and avenues in city and town, with the recommenda- tion that they be changed so that there be no two highways within the town be: g the same name. The w referred to the public works com- mittee. $100 to Fight Browntail Moth. A letter from the City Beautiful as- soc on, placing the sum of $100 at the disposal of the city for use in ex- Kermm‘nmg the browntail moth here, as read and Mayor Murphy said that ho had referred the matter to the tree warden, who has the matter under consideration. It was voted to accept the gift and to leave the matter hands of the tree warden. Boswell Avenue' Trolleys Months. placed in the estimates for in Three Mayor Murphy gave an encouraging | report on the proposed Boswell avenue S. Aver 16, 1 City Treasurer Charles summary of receipts from May to July 15, 1913, follows Bal. on hand May 16, 1913 Outside account .. s Street dept. Contingent .. City court .. Police dept. G. & E. dept... Dept. cemeterie Sewe, ass'ments . $8 ;722.86 194.60 40.000.00 Toxes Sprinklin Court house 2,365.66 August | hal and | police commission- | the { matter | n tne | trolley line, predicting that within three months cars would be running on | this line. The mayor said: After many years of petitioning on the part of residents of Boswell aye- nue and intersecting streets, I am able to report to you that Robert W. Per- kins of the Plant trolley system of this section of the state assured me this morning and gave permission for me to report to the council that the rails and ties have all been ordered and will be here in a very short time. Work | of laying the tracks will commence just as soon as the rails and ties arrive. There is nothing further to be done by | the city, as all rights and privileges have been granted, and no doubt you will see cars running on Boswell ave- nue in 90 days. I wish also to state that the exten- sion ‘of the trolley .line to Maplewood cemetery is still under their considera- tion and I hope that it will meet with their approval. The report of the mayor was accept- ed and ordered placed on file. $40,000 for Gas'Holder. Clerk Moore read a communication from the gas and electrical commis- sioners requesting an order on the re- serve and depreciation fund.for $40, ooo' for the erection of an additional gas | holder at the city plant in Greeneville. | The holder which the commissioners propose to purchase has a capacity ‘of 500,000, cubic feet and will be a big as- sistance 'in caring for the city's de- mands. An accompanying resolution, appropriating the sum, wag pagsad on motion of Alderman Gebrath. i Appointments by Mayor. H | The following appointments by the mayor iwere ratified by vote of the council: Charcoal ln#pe(‘lur Chief George Linton; haywards, C. H. Tal- cott, Williara F. Hill; weighers, Wil- harn A. Norton, John A. Morgan. M. . Pie: n, Willlam rs, Timothy Gallivan. John A. ‘\\ al( T. C. Coughlin, M. C. Higgins; measurers, F. E. Beckwith, Frank- H. Smith, John H. Powelson, Charles O. Murph C. F. Francis, William H. Dawley. Report of Gas and Electrical ment. Depart- of the gas and electrical | ‘prepared by Auditor Ar-| thur Grimes, was accepted and or- | dered printed in the journal. The re- | port will be found on Page 9 of this| paper. The annual report of Fire Chief! Howard L. Stanton was accepted and ! ordered printed in the appendix of the ! journal. It was also voted that 55 copies be printed for distribution. The ' monthly report of City - Treasurer | Charles S. Avery was accepted. as was The report department, the monthly report of the street com- missioner, showing expenditures of $3,774.96 during the month | } Band Concerts to Start. ! On motion of Je Williams an appropriation of $300 s voted for band concerts and the matter was | which many { The | timbers s Unanimous Choice for Head of That BIISII\QSS ccllegc Department—Boswell Avenue Trolley will be Running in Ninety Days—Appropriation of $40,000 for Addi- SEE FOR YOURSELF Don’t choese your school on any- one’s “Say-so”—it's too important a matter. We repeat— * {SEE THIS SCHOOL Note its extent, its superior equip- ment, the record of its graduates, its ‘fine faculty <f commercial ex- perts. LOOK AHEAD and you will realize that this school can do more than get you a “job.” It gives a business education So thorough that it acts as a con- tinual impetus in your climb toward business SUCCESS. Attractive and enlightening litera- ture for both parents and young people for the asking. FALL TERM TUESDAY, SEPT. 2d. Write, 'phone or Call. W. E. CANFIELD, Propristor. —— e Dr. Wilson at Ocean Beach. Dr. ¥. E. Wilson of Montville who had a rib fractured last Tuesday evening when the Cadillac automobile of George H. Pratt of this city. of which he was a passenger and whieh was driven by Augustus Skelley, over- turned in Neptune park, was dismiss- ed from Lawrence hospital Saturday and went to his cottage at Ocean beach. Dr. Wilson was able to sit up when he left the hospital, but he wag suffering considerably from lame- ness and it will be several days be- fore he will be able to be about. Complaint About Occnh B ch Walks, Owners and agents of Ocean beach property are being deluged with com- plaints every time they appear at the beach and their tenants see them, be- cause of the bad state of repair in walks are to be fonnd. board walks are especially dan- gerous, planks protruding and rotting providing an endless supply of splinters for bathers’ feet Chil- dren especially have been vietims of wounds of rusty nail heads and splint- ters. Appeals have been made to the park commission in vain » Leased Bungalow at Fort Point. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Himes and family of 17 Asylum street and Mr. and Mrs. Ira M. Himes of 35 Wash- 0 | ington street have leased for the sea- son the bungalow of Mrs. Amanda B. Spalding at Fort Point in the Pines. Best for the Skin To keep the complexion { placed in the hands of the amusement committee with power. will start this week, it is planned. The foliowing current monthly bills were approved: Finance department, $1,729.12: cemeteries, $691.40; gas and electrical department, $15,41 parks, $634.6 publi vor’ 39, department, water ment, $2.697.04: T ., $2.437 police department bills were the shuffie without having approved just as the members of | were leaving the room the mayor dis- covered the omission. The members were called back and another session |was held long enough to approve the {bills of this department, when the : meeting adjourned for the evening. depart- The 08t them, ICE PLANT FOR NEW LONDON. Intention to Conduct a Business for the People at Cost. | Mayor Mahan announced morning that at the coming New Lon- don city meeting n appropriation | would be ked for the erection of a municipal ice plant. under the author- ity conferred upon the city at the last session of the general assembly. It is the intentioh of the city authorities on the appropriation to embark ice business on an extensive The business will not be con- ducted. for profit whose means are | at the exact cost of harvesting or pro- duction. ! Tt is also possible that the council will take more immediate action in re- gard to the ice problem. Under the { amendment to the city charter which was passed by the general assembly the city empowered to “purchase’” harvest, manufacture, house and sell | ice harvested on any reservoir of the| city of New London or from any other : source, as it may deem advisable, and to do all other acts reiating to the har- vesting, manufacture and sale ‘of ice as herein authorized. This clearly gives the city to purchase ice in iarge securing in the the right quanfiities ! from the north or elsewhere, ship the| same to the city and dispose of it in| | any it sees fit. The idea is| ng considered of ordering big | shipments and placing ice on the mar-. | ket at cost for the benefit of the com- City Treasurer Avery's summary to July 15,1913, i§ as follows: Appropriations. DPisbursements. Balancea Dept. of .Public Werks. Ordinary repairs (:aru "c and Asl'e Macadam rep Oiling and s Parks and trees. Widening Water ‘u\vl \hm ucket streets Dept. of Cemeteries Fire Dept. .. Water Works— improvement, Stony Brook Police Dept. laries ... City court Street Lighting Health Officer Gas and Electrieal Dept. Operating and general expenses.... Interest on bonds ,. Park Finance Dept. General sinking fund. Sualaries .., Court heuse ,,., S commission .. Sinking fund, Gas and’ hleLlnu. Reserve fund, Gas and llec Interest , ... slection expenses’ . Temporaty loans Milk inspector One-third Water lean ... Contingent ulhl Shetu l{r laying X.Hl(u_ stres L sewer Sherman street sewe improvement Lake sireet pi Cleaning out Loomi yground, Widening and macadamizing of Sach- em street Total balance. . of disbursements from May 16, 1912 Unexpended $32,000.00 6,000.00 ,500.00 1,946.92 5,553.08 32,000.00 5,888.87 26,116.13 627.06 627.06 23,761.73 8,234.50 16,729.51 1,056.14 i 119,157.38 20,000.00 10,000.00 4,500.00 6,563.04 4,750.00 604.17 8,14 1,263.13 61,000.00 The concerts | fire | in| and the meeting adjourned | when | the council } Monday | but to enable people limited to obtain ice | clear of blemishes, the head free from dandruff and the hands white, use Glenn’s ‘ Sulphur Soap Contains 30% Pure : Sulphur $ Best for pimples, itch, blackheads, and hives. ‘i It’s a fine toilet soap. ISold by all drugglsts. M oidedislios o 0 Hill’s Hais {1 oy L i 1 I | I GEO. A. DAVIS i Closing out our entire stock of Couch Hammocks At Cost Now is your chance to get a good HAMMOCK at a very low price. We have eight Hammocks left and will have no more this year. GEO. A. DAVIS, 25 Broadway Take a Camera with you. It is just the thing to enjoy vacation, you can bring back pictures of your va- and the places Souvenirs you will your cation friends, you visit. prize in after years. See our line of Ansco Cam- eras. All guaranteed to do good work. Prices $2.00 to $20.00 and up. Tte Plaui-Cadden Co., Established 1872 JEWELERS 800.00 65,000.00 ‘ctl)0.0U .6 2,484.85 400.60 450.60 i 450 \)0 400.00 400.00 400.00 400.00 750.00 750.00 771 505,448.18 $423,318.98 PLAUT - CADDEeN SUILDIND TRY- MILK : CHOCOLATES From RALLION’S )