Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 9, 1913, Page 5

ROCKY FORD MUSKMELONS GREEN CORN . BROILING 'CHIOKENS NATIVE DRESSED FOWL —AT— SOMERS THE PLACE TO LEARN BUSINESS, BOOKKEEPING and SHORTHAND. NORWICH BUSINESS COLLEGE Hundreds of our graduates are filling most profitable posi- tions. A few months with us means years of business acti- vity under the best conditions. Would You, Too, Become An Independent and Prosperous Worker? If so, Call, Write, or ’Phone. We will gladly give you our best advice and information. Fall Term, Tuesday, Sept. 2d. W. E. CANFIELD, Prop. 20 YEARS FROM NOW will your famiiy monument be erumbl- ing to dust? Let us show you speci- mens of our work erected more than 20 YEARS AGO. The polish is brisht, lettering clear, edges sharp and general appearance as good as when erected, Ihe Chas. K. Kuebler T, 39-41 Franklin St. A 17-jewel thin model 12 size WATCH in 20 years gold filled case for $15.00 Thoroughly guaranteed. Best value in the market. dohn & Ge A Bliss, All the best makes of WATCHES in stock. 2> Iy i A I @" uttill ———— You can save money en your walks by letting us do the work, Orders taken® at Hadges stable. Phone' 10. Westerly Concreie Co. of Westerly and Norwich, Have You a Kodak? If so this will interest you. We have taken the local agency for the C. S. Bush Co. of Providence, R, I, who make a specialty of developing, p nting and emiarging. AH work fin- ed within 48 hoqfl after delivery at our store. Quality of the work we are sure wil sauisfy you, and prices so low that you can afford to bave tms work done by a specialist. ; LERDU, Bz Opp. Chelsea m& 289 Main Street N want to put your bus “15:.,,-: “he pinic: drer t:y'r’.“ ':‘ a tter o adver u}}‘eom o Bé?mn- Norwich, SI(urdl‘y, Av- 9, 1913, VARIOUS MA’ITE.RS St. Agnes' homo building fi W $109,668.34, & fund is no Friday was Sylvia Swedish, residents. . day among At St. John's church, Montyille, the 40 hours’ devotion will open Sunday. Best $3.50 glas: e glasses for $1.95, Adv. Examinations for state teachers’ certificates are being held in the vari- ous cities. properly Burnham's,” 227 Main strect.— Goldenrod and the crickets tell of fall's nearness, but the sun was pretty hot Friday. In the Ellington schools the coming Year Josephine Hollowell of Norwich will teach grade 6. An evidence of the passing of the summer is the fact that Labor day is a little over three weeks away. Thursday was the 49th birth Miss Ellen Fitz Pendleton, president of Wellesley college, who is a native of Westerly. The foundation for the schoolhouse at Poguonoc has been completed and the carpenters commenced work Thursday on the frame. Tomorrow is St. Lawrence day. Several huckleberry parties from Lebanon road have been on Bear Hill, finding the best berries in years. According to the latest recore necticut now has something over automobiles in commission under licenses and about erator Mr. Mrs, G. hn. attended the venison supper Franklin residents, and chville Tuesday evening. There s a good crowd, the supper being finely served. It is noted in Bar Harbor society | news that Mrs. Henry ¥. Dimock open- ! ed Elsinore Thursday morning for a | talk on aviation by Mrs. Elizabeth Hitt Gregory The personal ~belonging of Col.| Char W. Gale being removed from his former residence on Broad- | way d as the Central | Baptist parsonage. Central Pomona grange No. 1 held a field meeting at Lake Compounce Fri- | day. tional Master Oliver Wils National Overs H. Healy State Master J. A. Sherwood present. Otto TLaw: 68, a resident Quaker Hill, died at his home Thurs- day. Mr. Lawson is survived by his wife and three children, Mrs. Alexander, Mrs. Ezra J. uempszu and Miss Ruth Lawson, Rt. Rev. Mgr. Thomas Joseph Sha- han, rector of the Catholic university at Washington, D. C., is in Rome and will leave for home Sept. 10. Mgr. Shahan was chancellor of the diocese of Hartford from 1883 to 1888, The freight business, past months has been beginning to pick up. brakeman who were board owing to the gradually being taken which for the rather dull, is The numerous | taken off the| light flic are back again. Local visitors write home that Fred Foskett, ‘whose fire tésts and unusual tricks have created much interest in late yea will give an exhibition of | his tests at the Spiritualistic meeting | at Lake Pleasant tomorrow (Sunday). A former Norwich.resident, J. Olin | Howe, has made formal complaint to the Waterbury board of public safety against the traffic officer of that' city | for starting cars without regard to the convenience and accommodation of Wwould-be. passengers. Arihur Robbins of Canterbury Plains received word last week that his broth- er Elmer, who has been working for A. L. Potter of Norwich. was sick in a | hospital in Long Island. Mr. Robbins | left Friday for Long Island and found | his brother suffering with typhoid | fever. You have money idle in banks at 4 per cent. when shore loss are increasing 20 per cent. vearly in value. Investigate Groton Long Poinr, the new beach with new opportunities, Clubhouse and 21 new cottages. Plots | lon your own terms. Jas. Jay Smith | | Co., New London.—adv savings | INABILITY OF FORTS TO | DEFEND NEW YORK. i That is the Result, Viewed by Seme | Ofticers, as Shown by Manoeuvres. Newport, R. L, Aug. 8.—The inabili- | Amhe: Mrs. Gilbert D. Lamb is Vlsi!in‘.her parents in Woodstock, N, H. M. J. McGuire of Blackstone, Mm.. has secured work in Norwich, Miss Alice Fish of Norwich was a visitor in NBW London Thursw Miss Abbie Gallup of Ncrwlch is the "guest of Miss Eleanor Beckwith of Franklin, Mrs, George - Laniphere, who has been visiting in ‘\Iol’mch has returned to Mystic. Mr, and Mrs. Joseph Pray of Ballou- ville « have Deen entertaining Mrs. Nichols of Norwich. Mis: . Josephine Mdwards has re- turned after spending afiree weeks at Oakland Beach, R. L~ Miss Evelyn Maine of North Ston- ington is the guest of Miss Mabel Tracy of Lebanon road. Miss Blanche V. Smith of ‘Blue Hill Franklin, has been visiting in Massa- chusetts for several weeks, Miss Julia Donovan of Norwich is the guest of Mrs. Ellen Sullivan.of 38 Summer street, New London. P. Hanks and niece, Mrs. Edward Rice, of Norwich, are at the Hanks homestead in Mystic. Mrs. John C. Qiinlan of Chestnut treet is at the New National hotel, Block Island, for two weeks. William R. Stevens has Teturned from a visit with his daughter, Mrs. Louis Taber, in Cleveland. O. Miss Grace Sheffield of North Ston- ington is -Spending a few days with Miss Mabel Tracy of Franklin. M Ruth V. Maynard of Middle- town is visiting her cousin, Miss Mil- dred hampion, of School street. Mrs, Jennie R. Wilson of 846 Frank- lin street is spending the month of August with her sister at Wells Beach, Me. The Murphy A m and Isabelle are stopping at Misses Miri of Norwich {the Bryn Mawr cottage for a few days. Willa Jucas of Poquetanuck who has been il} for several weeks, improving and was in Norwich Fri- day. Mr. and Mre. John P. Murphy, 2d, have returned from a ten days’ vaca- i tion at the Pleasant View hotel, Pleas- ant View, R. L Miss Julia Peace of this city and Harold Patric of Ellington are guests at the home of H. B. Swift of North Mass. The Misses Margaret Twomey, Ma Ryan, Anna Halllahan and Mary Rio dan are spending their vaeation on Block Island, R. L Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Pierce of Winnebago. Minn., are ‘guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Kahn of Spring Val- ley farm, Franklin, Miss Mary G. avenue and M Washington weeks in the B Henderson of Central Anna M. Curtis of e,spending two Charles and George Johnson have re- turned to their home in North Wood- stock after spending a few days with heir sister, A. Benson, and family of Un Rev. i of Manches was _in Norwich Fridav on his v where he lw.d hioners who are | home from Watch Hill, been the guest of p cottage owners there. William Carney, Jr., of Exeter is visiting his brother, John Carn Mrs. Harry *Pollock and son, Mrs. Godfrey and Miss Gedfrey leave to- day for a visit with friends in Florida, GREEK SOLD|ERS WRITE HOME. Norwich Men Went Back at Native Country's Call. Pa., Many Norwich Greeks are getting’inter | ing letters at intervals from thei low countrymen who left th about 18 months ago and at city various times later to heip fight the battles of their country. In all there are over 425 who went out from the little Greek colony in this city, two score of them in the well known regiment, the Les- bian phalanx, and the others scattered around in various of the Greek army. The la received here gave details of followed y a truce, but the Norwich s were not included in the c There are adbout 250 Gre: wich now. Two Women Go to Ja In the city court Frida; Judge Kelly heard the cas: Jennie Gorman and Mrs. charged with engaging in Thursday evening. Mrs. Gorman wa sentenced to ten days in jail and Mrs. Taft was fined $2 and costs and also | tv of the forts in Narragansett bay | and Long Islana sound to defend New | | York city from a hostile fleet's attack | by way of the sound has been demon- strated, according to unofficial views expressed by army and naval officials tonight, by the'joint manoeuvres of | the “past week. ~ Capt. William S.| | Sims, commanding the Atlantic tor- | | pedo” flotilla. declared that army offi- | cers agreed with the navy as to the | neakness of t t defense l | . “Thé& id, “showed that destroyers and did runl | through the Race,-in the dark, repeat- edly and without being séen by the | to Captain Sims, fort l Today, according the Black fleet, representing the ene- my, preceded by the first division. of | four dreadnoughts, convoyed five troop | “hips through the race, The adva 1 | guard, composed of the Arka Delaware, North Dakota and Ut nh passed through the north side of xhs’ | Race at full speed, The rest (,\mev | slowly after, As they passed the fort on Fishers| Isiand the battleships npened fire, To | protect the troop ships the fleet of de= | | strovers ran into the south side of the | Race and sen: up a ‘smoke screen,” | | The dense pail from the crude oil bu; } ers effectually screened the ships from | the gunners ot the foris, aliowing them | to pass in safety, ] “This,” added Captain Sims, “jroved the weakness of the coast defense. Furthermore, it was demonstrated that | at night the destrovers were able, un- | observed, to find positions behind Plum and Fishers islands, from which, with- | out detection, they could destroy the forts' searchfights, Boat crews, toe,| were able to get within one-pounder | range of the searchlights at Plum and Guil islands and in such a position as to be practically safe from return| fire.” { JAPANESE WILL WAIT No Intention of Making Test Case on Alien Landownerships. London, Aug. 8—The Japanese gov- ernment has no intention to ini immediately a test case on the Cali- fornia alien landownership legislation, says a dispatch to the Times from Tokio, but rather will w: for some special opportunity (o dispute the act| solely on the basis of treaty rights. The correspondent adds that it is not purposed by Japan to appeal to The Hazue court of arbitration or to de- mand paturalization rights for her sub- jects. o Massachusetts now has nearly 000 registered automoblies, | sent to jail. Ocean Beach Day Date Changed. John Tweed of Madison has been engaged to make several plane flights on Ocean Beach day, the date for which has been changed for Aug. 20. The lead and zinc mines of the mid- dle west are adopting electric power. THE WORLD IS MY SPY and I pay the highest price for information” said James Keene, the Wizard of Wall Street when asked why he succeeded where others met disaster, Keene bought and soid en the best information he could get— he won where others failed, A true rule for siock and bongs is equally good for every day’ life—for buying clothing, furnishings, or for every need, Infermaiien is net high. The world comes to you through the advertising columas of The Bulletin, 1t tells you where goods had and what they are selling for, It gives true information for the merchants know they are Jjudged by what they say in their advertising. Read the advertising in the Bulletin today. This is the bai gain, month of the y it is particularly so this year, because merchants and manufacturers anticipating tariff changes an be are by lessening stocks. /Fhe man or woman who makes ihe dollars count is the one who buys on the best obtainable in- formation. There is ny dbetter “WHO'S WHO” or “WHAT'S WHAT? than the advertising columns of The Bulletin. WHEN you wami ig QU your hum» ness befdre Ui pubiic. there is no m difum better than through the advertis- ing columns of e Bulletin. hydro-aero- | . Sidewa to Owners ’ In response to the suggestions in re- gard to improving the condition of the sidewalks of Norwich made by Mayor Timothy C. Murphy at the July meet- ing of the court of common council, and to the notices subsequently sent out to several hundred property owners, no- been and are being made about the city, and between one and a half and two! been n’ acceptable condition. While strenuous objections have been received by the mayor from some ag grieved property owners, in the main the owners. see that the desired im- progress of Norwich, and the majority are expected to co-operate with the city authorities by getting into line in the three weeks that remain before the time limit expiras. Walks are belng repaired both by and by others who have not, and there is a decided change for the better on many streets. On CLff stret, for in- stance, on the laft hand side from the Chélden banic buflding up as far as Oak street a noticeable belterment has been seen in the last few days, and on the western end of ‘Sachem street, which has been a bad spot, improvements are in progress. Thése are examples of what is being done ot other streets. k Owners Are Fesponding Nurly Twe Mflu of the City’s Foot Thoroughfares ane Been Put In Good Condition F ollowmg Mayor Murphy’s Action in July—About Three Miles Left to be Fuod Before September 8—City Engineer Will Give Grades ticeable - changes -for rhe better have ! miles’ of walks have up to the present | provements are for the betterment and | people who have received notifications | To facilitate the work of relaying sidewalks and making 1 good job, May- | or Murphy stated Friday night that on almost all streets a grade has been es- { tablished by the city, and that by ap- plication to City Engineer Pitcher any property owner can obtain his grade free of charge, and jt 1s his suggestion that owners do so in order to obtain an accurate grade. Approximately three miles of walks remain to be fixed around the city be- | fore Sept. 1. One of the places that | will be given atiention is the walk {along the Washington street side ot Chelsea . Parade, about 500 feet in lengih, which has for a long time been | in need of improvement. In addition to fixing " the sidewalls, it is importam that attention be paid to the curbing as well. Some of the sone walks about ' the city, which apparently are excellent | in good weather, need beiterment near- | ly as much as others, for in the win-' { ter the snow and ice and thaws make trouble, and if the flagging is uneven it should be brought up to grade. | On the whole, Mayor Murphy and { the ecity authorities are encouraged { with the response that has been mads by the sidewalk gwners, and it is their hope thate there will not be a grPaL} number for whom the -ity will be forc- ed to do the work after the first of | next month. | 1 | INDUCED LAFAYETTE TO COME TO AMERICA. Mrs. Isabglla, Graham Thomas is the Great-Granddaughter of Silas Deane. Informing the New York Herald in regard to the man who induced Lafay ette to go to America, Mrs. ham Thomas has written as fol- Nabeul, Tunisia, May 30, 1913. To the Editor of the Herald: Sir: In_your issue of May 5 You have an article entitled France Ameri- quie which states'that the department of education of the city of New York has taken the'fead in endeavoring to teach the youlh of America what : sistance ‘Krance gave in the hour of it w Deane, the first man ever sent out by congress to a foreign court, that La- | fayette and De Kalb were induced to g0 to Americ Deane was sent to France six weeks before Franklin and Lee. The,treaty for Lafayette and De was made can of Kalb to serve in our army with Silas Deane, and that raeity be seen now in the historical rooms the Wadsworth Athenaeum at Hart- ford, Conn. 1t was Deane who “fitted up the ship” and wio bought arms, ammuni tion and clothing for men, im- poverishing himself the Congress after many vears repaid the descend- ants of Deane, paying to them the principal_sum, but not the interest. ISABELLA GRAHAM THOMAS, Great-Granddaughter of Silas Deane. Mrs, Thomas, formerly a resident of Norw Town and mother of Mrs, Edwin W. of Frank HEdward Johnson, time 'pa: 1gaged in North the gi anddaughter Deane. BOTTLE MYSTERY REVEALED. Johnson and grandmother some is for Afric of ‘It Was Merely a Joke Against Two New ‘Haven Salesmen. have | aw- The New Haven detectiv dropped their investigation of th ful bottle mystery wrich told of tl capture of Irene Stern on a desert is- land off Newport, thoush Freddy Man- ville, a cigar salesman, who lives in the New Haven Houss, discovered aft- by his friends, that there really was such a person.as Iren= Stern. and in somu R. way hearg of hims Laughlin, his friend, who tioned as one of the captor Both Manville and McLaughlin are wel known in this city, which they fre- quently visit on busines 1, during the summer was men SEWER JOsS COMFLETED. 800 Feet Has B.en Laid Street and 400 Feet in Street. in Yantic Sherman The new sewers in Yantic and Sher- man streefs have been completed this week by the emploves of the water de- partment, and th jobs, with the Broad street job already done, end the new sewer work this season. Four hundred feet of 8-inch pipe were laid in Shérman street and of 10-inch.pipe in Yantic street were Jaid within the appropriation ¢f $450, extending from the Falls mill dffice to the manhole, just around the curve at the top of tog hill, AT THE DAVIS, Photoplays and Sengs. ‘With the end of this week the Davis theatre completes its first year in Norwich, For the first time the thea- tre has heen kept open all summer with success gratifying to the manage- Walter 8, i ment. and when Owner Davis returns next week from his summer home at Melvin Hill, N, H., plans will be seon made for tne be- ginnin~ of anpther season of high clags vaudeville, interspersed, last season, by road shows On Jriday at the Davis the change of bill featured the thrilling photo- play The Man in the White Cloak, which abeunds in unusual situatians and a startling demouement. A laugh- able comedy is provided b as of A Japanese Courtship, f ring an | actor whe has been seen in some of the mest humorous pla of the yvear, | Manager Al Craig sings a new and | Shannon Flows On. . Unclaimed Letters. Unciaimed letters at the Nerwich | postoffice for the week ending Aug, 9 |are as follows: R. B, Armour, Liliza, Blamgren,, Mrs, Anthony €ran- dal, John Collins, Miss Mabel Converse, Miss Kaidy Duda, Mrs. Durochee, Pat: fwicic Foley, Mrs, Phebe E. Gallu Miinaie Gfay, Alpheus M/ Hilhous Mrs, Alice Herrick, Henry irish, Miss | Genevie Jacoby, A. C. Lamson, Gerrhe Lynch, Hugh Maynard, James Me- ‘Namata, Phams Oddo, Chas, M. Rhine- berger, Pridie Saunder Mrs. Sam Wil- son. Elijah Williams, Robert William | Finance Committee of State Hespitai, At_the reguiar monthly meeting of the finance commitice held at the! Norwich state hospital ¥riday Messts. Burr of Middletown, Watrous of New London and Costello Lippitt of this city present, and Dr. C. E. Stark and Dr. J. J. Dohohue of this city alse in attendince, bills for the month past were gone pver and approved and rou- tine matters tansacted. St Louis taxable wealth aggrogates $564,981,730, for 1911 Isabella ! her need, and then tells of the great things Lafayette.did. But the article | fails to give honor to whom honor is | due—as it does not state the fact that | s owing to the influence of Silas | | i B | the | er subjecting himself to a lot of joking | He found that she lives in Newport, | If and also of Me- | about $00 feet | | catehy sone this fime, As Long us the | Miss | Miss | - (for him, with | NO RESPECT FOR YEARS OF ANCIENT RUNABOUT. “One Lunger” Puffs Under Load of Seven Passengers. Follow jmany ¢ & discussion as to how ngers could be carried by the ancient one lung Cadillac owned | Iby Howard L. Kinney, the latter | proved that there was stili some steam | to the delapitated vehicle by carrying | seven passengers up and down Main treet several times, Thursday even- ng to the general edification of the | jgrowd, ' Tne seven pesserigers: wers | not all small ones by any means. | Bert ‘ana_Bill Barrows, who hold some records for weight were located on jeither running board, Joe Sisson and Winifred Robinson were located in ! the seat beside the driver, while Aime | Rozaski and Joe Ring clung to the | back of the seat. To add to the in- ! terest created a large sign bearing the | | number, 101, covered the hood, as on | & racing car. SLATER ALLEN WEDDING. Society Interested in Coremony at York Harbor, Me., Today. cof the summer colony of s 400 at York Harbor, Me., will attend there Saturday the wedding | of William A. Slater, Jjr., of Washing- ton, D. C., and Miss Madeleine Howe J., said Fri- | day ew York World. Theé prospect- ive bridegroom, who is not quite 23, is a grandson of the late John F. Slater, who was head of the Slater cotton m tt City, and he is a great- | grand of Samuel Slater, a_pioneer ' American cotton goods manufacturer. s parents divide their time between | Washington, where they occupy the | former home of the late William C.| | Whitney at No. 1731 I street, and Biarritz, France, where they have an estate. Young Slater in December, 1911, left | Harvard university to learn cotton manufacturing. He put on overalls and | went to work every morning in a mo- | |tor car from the er homestead at | Norwich to the mills at Jewett City. | | His pay was $§ a week. Afater sever- al months he quit the mills. His « Allen of Seuth Orange, N. lIs at Jew on ter, Miss nor Slater, was married | in '1909 to Boris de Sturve of _ St Perersburg, formerly on the staff of | the Russian Embassy at "Washington. | Slater's mother was Miss Bl- Pecks, a niece of Louis Tiffany eventeen, is a ter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Howe Their winter home in at No. 206 Montrose avenue, South Orange. Her sister, Miss Grace Evelyn Howe | Allen, was married in October, 1911, to George Peabody of this city, a son of Stephen Peabody. One of her ances- tors was the first Colonial Governor {of Nova Scotia. The Allens have a summer home at York Beach, Me., After the honeymoon the couple will Allen. settle, it is said, on an estate at | Pinehurst, C.. where young Mr. Slater plans to farm on a large scale. MYSTIC PEACE MEET|NGS Vice President and Treasurar of Union is There to Look Over Field. 1 Man people in Mystic are wonder- {ing if there are to be peace meetings |this vear as two of the prominent officials have arrived there to spend a few days at the peace grounds perusing papers and literature in re- gard to the work that is being done in this line all over the country. The men are Francis Gallagher of Provi- dence, who is vice president of the Universal union, and Charles T, Hast ings of Philadelphia, who is treas- urer. They took active part in the different sessionse held at the peace grounds jeach year, Perhaps one reason why the peace advocates do not continue these meet- ings is because the principal anr most influencial man, Alfred Love, presi- dent, has been taken from their eircles. {His ‘death has been a great loss to the union as a worker and to the pub- lic\as a speaker, The two visitors are in Mystie for the purpose of sceing anyone interest- ed in the promotion of the worl they represent, A meeting will probably be held the last week of August, | PLANTED BLOODY STICK, Made In Trial Murder Case. Charge In Atlanta Atlanta, Ga, Aug, 8—In the trial of J.eo M, Frank, for the murder of Mary Phagan, the factory girl, Salicitor Gen- eral Dorsey late today startled his lauditors when he charged E. F. Hollo- way, a witness for the defense, with “planting a bloody stick” in the bas- ment where the girl's body was found. Dorsey said this stick was found later by detectives and mccused Holloway with attempting to implicate the negro Conley, in the hepe of obtaining a re- |ward. It developed late ' today that George Epps, a newshoy friend of Mary Phagar, whose testimony is desired by both sides, had disappeared, Tonight {police and court officers were searching New Haven Eagles Came Third, Baltimore, Aug, §—The degree team he Worcester, Mass, Aerie wan £ $1,000 givea for the best ex- on of the ritual at the su- preme aerie; Tiffin, Ohio, secend, $75( |New Haven third, $500 and Aerie No. of | placed at jcompared with 86.9 per cent. | per cent. | chila, | trial {a warrant [where he was sent to |months for abusing a horse. Hamilion Watches RAILRGAD TIMEKEEPERS OF AMERICA —FOR SALE BY— FE. W. GUILD, Jeweler TRY POWDERED ‘CHOCOLATE From RALLION’S Ancidents in Society.- Miss Ethel Millard of Rockwell street leaves today to spend several weeks in the Berkshires. Judge and Mrs. Lucius Brown of Warren street are at Sharon Springs, . Y., for a few weeks. Mrs. William Avery of Perkins ave- nue has returned from a three weeks’ visit in Sherdune and Whitestone, N. 3 Mrs. Dwight H. Hough of Warren street entertained at cards Thursday afternoon in honor of her daughter-in- law, Mrs. Leonard Hough of New York. CORN CROP SHORT BUT WHEAT A BUMPER. Kansas Corn Hardest Hit by Drougth —Oklahoma Next. Washington, Aug. 8—A loss of 300.- 000,000 bushels of corn, the nation's greatest farm crop, has resulted from the great damage wrought by drouth and other conditions since July 1, the governments agricultural experts esti- { mated teday in their August crop re- port. A total production of 2,672,000.- 000 bushels of corn was predicted. This is 452,000.000 bushels less than last year's crop. The general condition of corn was 75.8 per cent., as mnormal, on July 1. Kansas was hit the hardest, the condi- tion there having been reduced from 81 in July to 30 pr cent. on Aug- ust 1. Oklahoma came next with a condition of 44 against 87 in July, and Nebraska reported 67 against 91 July 1. These three states have almost 19 per cent. of the total area planted to !corn this year. A bright spot in the monthly grain report however, was the | preliminary statistics showing a pro- *duction of 11,000,000 bushels of win- ter wheat. This is the gretest harvest of wheat ever gathered in the United States exceeding the record crop of 1902 by 19,000,000 bushels. Today's figures, exceeded by 28,000,000 bushels the estimate made by the department in Julyp. FORCED SHARON PARENTS TO CARE FOR CHILDREN Stats Humane Society Active In Corrective Work. Hartford, Conn., Aug. 8—The Con- necticut Humane society has recently been taking action to ameliorate con- ditions of neglect and abuse about the state. At Sharon the society succed- ed in bringing Alexander and Bmma Purdy before the justice of the police and having the couple put on proba- tion for three months to take better care of their six children. The oldest Bertha, aged sixteen, eloped with a man named Robert Lane, but ne- glected the formality of marriage. The girl has been committed to the Indus- School for Girls at Middletown, and Lane is keeping out of the way of for his arrest Everett Tefft of Providence was ar- rested in Putnam by an agent of the society and returned to Rhode Island jail for three The society is preparing prosecution of John Vegtely, of Madison charged with beating a cow and a heifer and leaving them exhausted in some bushes. C. M. WILLIAMS CONTRACTOR and BUILDER Estimates Cheerfully Given Tel. 370 216 MAIN ST. A full line of WEDDING and ENGAGEMENT RINGS at WM. FRISWELL’S, 25 AND 27 FRANKLIN STREET WHITE ELEPHANT CAFE DAN MURPHY & CO. Wines, Liguers and Cigars Ales, Corner of Watar and Market Sta Motorcycles One 1912 twin 7 h. p. Emblem V' belt drive, one 1912 twin Embiem 8 h, p. chain drive, one 1913 & h. p. twin M-M V' belt drive. All are in first-class rzonditicn, Cash or Insialments. It you want a powerful twin at a very low figure it is to your advantage to mee us. . WILSON BROS,, 58 Elizabeth Street, Norwich, Conn. SUMMER TOYS Steam, Mechanical and 8ail Boats, Sand Toys, Pails and Shevels, Wag- ons, Cellu-... Dolls and Toys, Baskets, Parssols, Fans, Pennants, Kites, Paper Napkins, Lunch Sets, Eto. {211 of Indianapolis fourth, $250, it is estimated that mere than two and a half billion dellars are invested in the electrical supply stations in this country, MRS. EDWIN FAY Franklin Squuo —climbing up to success or sliding down to failure— don’t dodge the question, but get into the harhess and do something for yourself, Trained brains and will-. ing hands are in demand and it is your fault if you do not get your share of the world’s good things. Delays are dangerous— let the Norwich Commercial 8chool train you for and as- sist you in securing pleasant and profitable employment— Enter either day or night classes now. NORWICH COMMERCIAL SCHOOL SHANNON BUILDING L. M. CRANDALL, Pres. Phone, 721 or 1281.2 “The School with a Reputation.” FARM WAGONS 9 feet and 12 feet (Extension Hounds.) Balance of Carriages at '“Reduced Prices.” The L. L. Chapman Co. 14 Bath St., Norwich, Ct. Dr. Tingley’s office will be closed Thursday’s during August. 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 prompt attention. D. J. McCORMICK, 30 Franklin 8t WE SERVE THE BEST ICE CREAM N THE CITY Have you tried it? If not drop in and try an order of any of the following flavorss Neapolitan Vanilla Maple-Nut Strawberry Cherry-Bisque Pistachio or Chocolate THE WAUREGAN HOUSE The Parker-Davenport Co, Droprietors. PLUMBING AND STEAM FITTING. 0o IT Now Plumbing as it should be done i8 the kind we do. Open, every joint tight, sanitary and latest style plumb- ing. Best of bath tubs, latest devices in water closets, sinks, and everything you can think of in the plumbing line Call us up on the 'phone, write or see us. We will fix you up in good shape at a moderate price. A. J. WHOLEY & CO., Telephone 734 12 Ferry Street T. F. BURNS, Heating and Flumbing, 92 Franklin Streat C. E. WHITAKER Successor to $. F. GIBSON. Tin and Sheet Metal Worl Asphalt and Gravel Roofs, Drivewaya. aprsd 55 West Main St ROBERT J.COCHRANE GAS FITTING, PLUMBING, STEAM FITTING 10 West Main Street, Norviich, Conns Agent for B, O, Sheet Packing Sanitary Plumbing A peep into an up-to-date bathroom is oniy less refreshing than the bai itself. During the summer you Wi the more look to the bath for bod comfort. I will show you ples plans of the porvelain :.nd other ti and give you estimates for the work of putting them in in the best manne:* from a sanitary standpoint—and guar- entee the entire job. J. F. TOMPKINS, 67 West Main Street WHEN you wanc to R e e m besier o coiumns of The Bul [T X gm Teur busis 0 me~