Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 23, 1913, Page 6

George Symons, His Wife and Five Children are All Con. fined in Rhode Island Institutions—Westerly Club Stirs Up Delinquent Members—Dr. Sarah M. Dinn Fell from Automobile—Four Men Voted 60 Years Ago and Still on Lists e ey George Symons, his wife Edith Sy- mons, and their five children, are now confined in Rhode Island institutions and a cause of annoyance to the Wes- terly police removed, at least tem- porarily. Geo: wag recently com- mitted to the vidence county jail for eleven months and to work out a fine of $260 and costs for brutally beating his wife. He is the chief wit- ness in the case against Wilfred Col- lins, who was found gullty by the Third distriet court for committing adultery wm?z Mrs. Symons. Three of the children, who are over four vears of age, were committed to the state home and school during their minority, soon after the father com- menced his term of imprisonment. In the Third district court Friday appeared Mrs. Edith Symons, accom- panied by her two children under four vears of age. She was charged with being a lewd and wanton person and wae found guilty of the charge. Judge Oliver H. Wilkams sent her to the state farm for a term of one year. The two children were committed ta the state home for infants. The Westerly club, which has had ups and downs in the social life Westerly is not in a flourishing - ancial condition at the present time as some of the members have not been over-prompt in the payment of dues. Now drastic measures are threatened to urge delinquents to come to the front and center and settle or legal steps will be taken to collect the dues. The rules of the club specify that three months in arrears bars member- ship, vet those who did not settle with- in the specified time are among those threatened with legal action. This _self-explanatory letter, issued By F. S. Ople and A. H. Langworthy has been received by some of the al- leged delinquents who court the threat- ened lawsuit. “You are indebted to the Westerly elub to the amount of We can- Bot quite understand how any man could allow his dues to a club to run thig length of time without making some offer of settlement. Perhaps you are not aware of the fact thag the club ig badly in debt and that “just you and some few other members who are delinquents are the only reason for We have decided to give you one mere chance to make a settlement, but i v do not hear from you within a short while we have made arrange- ments with an attorney to make col- Jections and shall start suit against You and as he will take it for a_small percentage, we feel that maybe it would_be the best way to do at pres- But rather than hurt your feel- ings in the matter, we have decided to give vou another chance to make a settlement.” Mr. Opie is president of the Wes- terly club and Mr. Langworthy is pres jdent of the Westerly town council, both men of excellent standing and representatives of the business and Fo0d citizemship of Westerly. Among the discarded debris in front of the old town hall, Eugene B. Pen dleton found an old book which co tained the names of the persons en- ent. titled to vote in Westerly in 1853. The list was written by James M. Pen- dleton, town cl and approved by Paul Babcoc president of the town council. As this list was prepared 63 vears ago and as the voter must be at least 21 years of age, those who were registered at that time must be at least past $2 at-the present time. Four of the names registered in 1853 are on the voting list of the town of Westerly today. They are Stanton Clark, Samuel P. Lawton, William Clark Rathbun and Alfred G. Vars, Two others are living just over the river in Pawcatuck, Charles B. Law- ton and William D. Moss. These six are the only men living who voted in Westerly sixty vears ago. The oldest of these is Stanton Clark, who is in his 234 yvear, erect as the traditional Tndian, and as active as the average man at 60, ig seen on the streets al- most daily. He has a luxuriant growth of white flowing hair and is a reminder of the pictures seen of the Washington tvpe and therefora dacidedly “attrde- tive in appearance. He is easily the Grand Old Man of Westerly. Dr. Sarah M. Dunn_of Boston, who is summering at the Dunn homestead, Haversham, was injured Friday after- noon by being thrown from the run- ning board of an automobile, which ghe was about to enter. The car was standing on an incline, when Charles Webb cranked the car. The brake slipped and the car started down the incline. Dr. Dunn reached for the ®drake and in some way lost her bal- ance and fell backwards from the car; She was slightly bruised and her left side was severely wrenched. In the meantime, Mr. Webster got into the car from the oppesite side, applied the NOTICE The New York Furniture and Clothing Company will furnish your home and clothe you at your request. For in- formation write or call The New York Furniture and Clothing Company, Inc., 236 State St., New London, Ct.’ Jul3ows brake and had the car at a standstill before it had moved twenty feet. Dr, Dunn has been brought into prominence twice during the summer by firing shots at persons whom she believed were attempting to enter the Dunn_ homestead and who were loiter- ing about the place in the night sea- son. William M. Owen, olerk of the su- perior court for Kent county, says First National bank of Norwich did not flle a petition Thursday for the appointment of a receiver for the Continental Finishing company, and Attorney Gardner makes like denial. The attorney with counsel for the com- pany did discuss the affairs of the company before Judge John W. Sweeney of Westerly, but no petition for a receiver was filed and no citation was issued for any gourt hearing in the matter. Mr. Gardner further states that the chances were very remote that any petition for receivership would be filed. Judge John W. Sweeney, at a ses- sion of the superior court, heard ar- uments on the application of James alker of Newport, the naval officer who recently figured in a divorce suit, for the custody of his children. Judge Sweeney granted the application and gave the custody of two of the chil- dren, now at Jamestown with the mother, to the father from August 25 to Sept. 1, and two others from Sept. 1 to Sept. 8. The court gave strict orders that the children were not to be taken from the state. John J. Dunn, of Westerly, secretary of the state board of agriculture, has mailed letters calling attenfion of farmers of Rhode Island to the laws requiring that a report of all diseased caftle be made to the board of agri- culture. Some laxity in this matter has been noted of late and Secretary Dunn wishes to impress upon cattle owners the necessity for reporting all cases that come under their observa- tion. Local Laconics. Jack Tweed is not'the only fly man at Atlantic beach. The Watch Hill hotels will not close until late in September. Herbert M. Gaffey of New London was in Westerly on Friday. Col. E. A. Dick has renewed a five vear's lease of the Watch Hill house. Third district court and Judge Wil- liams committed Mr. Pendleton to the state hospital for the insane, Edgar B, Pendleton, age 70, was*de- clared to be insane by two physicians who made examination by order of the Next Wednesday will be Daisy day, a new name for the annual tag day for the benefit of the Westerly Visiting Nurse association. Chief Engineer Samuel received a still aiarm for a chimney fire in Canal street Friday ,morning. He responded with fire extinguishers. No damage. v There was a large attendance at a dance given Friday evening at the Pleasant View casino under the aus- pices of the Pleasant View Chapel assoclation. William Orrin York, 77, died Thurs- day in North Stonington. He is sur- vived Ts. York, a son, Clayton York of Westerly, and a brother, Hor- ace, of North Stonington. G .Cottrell The lawvers of Westerly met in the assembly room of the Memorial build- ing Friday evening and adopted reso- lutions in memoriam to Walter P. Dixon and arranged to attend the fun- eral, Morton Booth’s appeal from the judgment of the Third district court, wherein he was found guilty and fined $10 and costs for assaylting Park Po- liceman John Reardon, has been with- drawn and the penalty paid. A touring car of California registry witp Japanese chauffeur, was in Wes terly ay with Boston as des- tination, the trip being made overland the entire distance. The car is own- ed by Chauncey Clark, a distiller, of Los Angeles. tion of Westerly elected these officers for the ensuing vear: E. E. Palmiter, Westerly, preeident: Edward White, North Stonington, vics president; Court. Bentley, Westerly, secretas treasurer; amphear of Mys- tic and Charles F. Berry and James Murphy of Westerly, committee of ar- Tangements NOANK Success Greets Efforts of the Firemen —Local Party Had Pleasant Tour to Mt. Tom—Notes of Village Activ- ities. The Frida social given in the town hall vening was one of the pleas- antesi, as w most successful from a financial andpoint, that the fire- men have givent this It was well aitended by villagers and many from out of town. Mystic Island be- ing especially well represented. The music by Grinnell’s orchestra was de- lightfal. It is possible that the affair will be repeated. Mrs. Augusta Weeks of the east side, who has been in Lawrence hospital in New London for a serious surgicai operation, has recovered sufficiently to ' to her home in the village. Visiting Clergymen in the Churches. Services in the Baptist church will be held at the usual hours on Sund. and in the absence of the pastor, R W, T. Aiken, the pulpit will be fi by Rev, Mr. Covell of Nantucket. In M. 20 YEARS FROM NOW- will your famiiy monument be crumbl- ing to dust? Let us show you specl- mens of our work erected more than 20 YEARS AGO. Ths polish is bright, letterine ciear, edges sharp and general appearance as good as wheh erected, The Chas, I, Kuebler Co, ' 3841 Franklin St. Grace Bpiscopal church Rev. C. S. Stewart of Groton will speak. Fred Fitzpatrick tion from his duties in New and is spending it on this vicinity. Several have heen already self and friends. Friday evening the Liberty council, Daughters of America, attended the lawn party given in Mystic by the Bet- sey Ross council of that place. A Jolly time was enjoyed. Bdward Howard and R. M. Crandall of Westerly have each purchased lots recently on Groten Leng Point and will build in the immediate future, By Auto to Mt. Tom. Charles Smith, Willlam Smith, &, I, Andrews, George Porter and Howar Durfee have been on an autemobile trip to Mount Tem in Mr. Smith's Tondon the water in fishing trips enjoyed by him- car; Friends from Montauk Po iting at the home of 2 W, G, Fldredge of High strect, Trolley Road Repairs. New ties are being laid on the track of the Grseton and Stonington line n Greten Leng Point and cpairs al going on at the bridgs. Mies ‘Grace Inapp of is entertaining friends Peari from street out of whe moved from o Central Vil- £, Peard street js the care of Dr. Budreau of auite il and under W, M, Hill . Jamies Samith of Groten Lomg | The Rhode Tsland Fat Men's assocla- Rev, | lled is having a vaca- | | | | of Mra. Clark Brown on Pearl street- | on Friday evening and was largely attended. Squadrito Bros. furnished Asthma and Hay-Fever Cured to o Stay Cured. Don’t be skeptical about AS- MOON the modern enemy of = Feyer, Hay-Asth: Cold, and Asthma. A trial ‘of our remedy will prove in the worst cases, miti- gation at oace and eventuslly & Sure. AS-MOON Is the only thing that ever gave me any relief. I suf- fered so I could not open my eye the third dose relieved m cured before finishing th tre. M. Stony Hill, 'N. L.. Conn. Order ggist. TWo prescriptions. s through your d i ireat- ment, $1.50. gl ru; Ope week’; 13 as Point is visiting relatives in Glen N, T R Nrah Palmer has returned from a visit with friends in New London. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Palmer of Stam- ford are visiting Capt. William Palmer in_the village. Mrs. Wallace Brown, who has been ite ill, is better. ¢ 2 br. E. P. Fitch of Prospect hill is having his annual vacation. Miss Maizelle Aiken has returned from a trip_to Newport. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Woodmansee have returned to their Wome in Nor- wich after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Story at West View. Mrs. Henry White, who has been visiting Mrs, Anna Fitch, has returned to_her home in New. Britain. Miss Emma Calvert has returned to Brooklyn after a visit in the village. Miss Margaret Morrison has returned to her home in New London after a visit to her parents on Main street. Mrs. Fred Kenyon has returned from spending a few days at her New York home. : Mrs. Edwin Davis of Cove street is entertaining friends from Brooklyn. Mrs. Davis is planning a trip to Maine a little later in the season. 3 Mrs. Elmer Davis is visiting friends in_Worcester, Mass. Miss Sadie Weaver of Dodgeville is_visiting relatives in the village. Miss Maud Carson and Miss Elea- nor Lamb have been visiting at Ocean Beach. Miss Etta Burdick is spending a few days with friends at Pleasant View. Miss Effie Lamb has been visiting in Groton, ; Paul Chesebro, who has been visit- ing relatives here, has returned to his home in Groton. Miss Florence Morrison will spend the week-end with relatives here. Mrs, David Anderson has returned to her home in Jersey City after a visit of several weeks here. MYSTIC Death of James Baker Sutton, 82 Years of Age, Well Known Spar- maker—Had Yards in Norwich and New London.. Many Tall Masts and Flag Poles Were His Work. James Baker Sutton died at his home on Jackson avenue on Thurs- day morning at 1 o'clock after a long and painful illness, at the advanced age of 82 years. Mr. Sutton was born in Highland Ferry on the Hudson ri ver opposite the city of Poughkeepsie, Ul- ster county, Y., Dec. 19, 1831, and wag the son of David and Phebe Ba- ker. Sutton, when a young boy was left an orphan, and at the age of 15 he went to New York to learn a trade and apprenticed himself to the well known firm of George King & Co., sparmakers, of Water street, where he worked until he went to Hoboken, N. J. and worked until he wasg 20 years of age, when he was taken sick and had to give up work for more than a year. Afterwards he went to work for J. and W. Batty of Norwich. Af- ter ten years he left the Battys and struck out for himself in 1863. He bought out a yard in Norwich and later in New London and finally came to Mystic, where he was associated with Gurdon Allyn and J. E. Williams and Charles Slattery in 1890 purchas- ing the business which he has con- ducted ever since. He built spars for the steam yacht at the Eastern Ship- buiiding Co., which were 126 feet long, also he built for the Elvira Ball which built by the Gilbert Transporta- tion Co. one 94 feet and was built in 32 pie He worked out flagpoles for schools in New Haven, the Soldiers’ home in Noroton and a flagpole of feet for New London. He bought all from the Pacific coast_for vears of one man. Mr. Sut- ton never held any poiitical office but always had the interest of the town at heart. He wWwas a member of the Congregational church and was al- ways a eat worker for all good. He was twice married, but leaves no near relatives besidegs his widow. Daughters of America Have Party. Betsey Ross council, Daughters of | America, held a lawn party at the home the music and a good sum was real- ized for the council, Grand Officers at Encampment. There was a large attendance at the meeting of the Mystic Encampment, I 0. O. F., on Friday evening. There were present some of the grand offi- cers and the third degree was worked on a class of candidates, Refresh- ments were served. Personal. Mr. and Mrs. Dan B. Gray of Led- yard spent Friday with their aunt, Mrs.7 Charles Stoddard. nett of New York is in town fof a few days. Miss Oril Hymon of Groton iting at Willo William T. Brand of New js home in Willow Point days. at for a few STONINGTON { Rev. D. C. Stone Will Preach to Ash- | away Adventists—Reports of a Frost —Borough Brevities. Rev. Dwight C. Stone of the Congre- gational church here will preach today at the Seventh Day chureh in Ash- away in the absence of the pastor. The regular Saturday evening pra: er service will be held in the Baptist church this evening. To Elect Delegates to Moosup, The officers and teachers of the Bap. | tist church Bible school will meet in the church Monday night to hear Ahe | reports of the committee and to elect delegates to be sent io the convention ! at Moosup next Wednesday Junior B. Y. P. U. Picnic. Members of the Junior B. Y. P. U. of the Baptist church held a picnic at Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Crandall's home Friday afternoon. All enjoyed themselves in the beautiful grounds. Fish Not Running Strong. Poor catches of fish have been made lately; only 19 barrels have been sent out from this pert recently, but the smack Franeces Belle went te New York Wednesday with 30 barrels of floun- | The tug lmer A, Keeler has left the arbor, taking the three coal duden | ReT daughter in New York. barges’ (hat have hoen here. in i | Mru. Charles Spencer of ITartford is harbor for a few days, esstward, ;1“‘“"“‘,“; "h".‘_"“"?’g';x' the sunmet £ home of C, P, rumbull, . $22 From Cake Sale. Misser Gertrude Palmer and cousin | ’r‘.ls ladies of the Baptist ehu i | Anna Culbert, are visiting in Norfolk, realized the sum of $22 by their cake | Com sale Thursday, g Mry. R, B, Littls of Providence is The flames of the leuseboat that |visiting with Mr, and Mrs, Itichard burned in Mystie were plainly seen | Wilkingon, here the other evening, Mr, and Mrs, gone Cenn., 73 Karl A, Reiche have te their mew home in Bristel, after a visit with Judge and D, Fairbrether, George Healey has. returned Employers .obiect to turning their offices into a training school for poorly trained seeckers of em- ployment. That is why a prominent business man recently called upon us twice for Norwich Commercial School graduates to fill important business positions. He gave one of our graduates $16.00 a week to start, with a promise of a raise later on. Years ago a mere knowledge of Shérthand, Typewriting-and Bookkeeping was considered train- ing enough for a beginner, but times change, and the Norwich Commercial School has expended thousands of dollars in equipment to train its stu- dents not only in Shorthand, Touch Typewriting, Bookkeeping and the usual subjects taught, but also in Modern Business Methods and the use of Book- keeping Cash Registers, Adding and Listing Ma- chines, Dictaphones, Business Phonographs, Mime- ographs, Neostyles, Hectographs, Letter Presses, Roller Copiers, Check Protectors, Multigraphs, Card Indexes, Filing and Loose Leaf Systems. It takes more push than pull to get and hold pleasant and profitable employment now than it did years ago, and the difference between a thorough up-to-date Business Course as offered by Norwich Commercial School and the antiquated methods of years ago may mean the difference between Success and Failure for you. By our efficient modern methods, we add our Special Course in Office Training and Business Efficiency and get you through in the same length of time it formerly took with less thorough and complete courses. Our Special 20th Century Bookkeeping Meth- ods, Electrical Dictating Machines, Special System of Shorthand, Expert, Individual Instruction, enable us to give you more for your money than you are likely to get elsewhere. First, second and third places in the Fifth Inter- national Shorthand Speed Contest at Washington, were won by writers of the system taught by this echool. . There were eighteen contestants — fourteen writers of other systems and four writers of the sys- tem taught by the Norwich Commercial School. All the writers of the system taught by us qual ified, ten of the writers of other systems failed to do sc on account of not being able to read their notes accurately. The winner of first place, writing the system taught by the Norwich Commercial School, exceed- ed the best previous record on solid non-court mat- ter made in the Miner Medal Contests by twenty- three words per minute. Another writer of the system taught by us, a boy of seventeen, now personal stenographer to President Wilson, won second place and exceeded by fifteen words per minute the best previous record or. solid matter made in the Miner Medal Contests. The writer, of the system taught by this school, who won third place, a girl of seventeen—made the highest accuracy record ever established, up to the time of the contest, on solid non-legal matter. It was this record that led to the offering of the Adams Trophy 7 ' These remarkable records clearly show that the system we teach is the easiest to learn, the easiest | to write, the most legible and fast8st system now in use. . . Briefly the above illustrates what has been done by writers of the system taught by the Norwich Commercial School. : For years we have been teaching and advocating this system of Shorthand and Typewriting, while some of the teachers in Eastern Connecticut have held to the old time systems or have experimented cn their students with systems not so well known. The best is none too good for our students. Believing that the better tools the workman has the better work may be expected of him, led the Norwich Commercial School to purchase over $2,000.00 worth of new office appliances, one of these alone costing over $500.00, and another one over $350.00. This is an age of progress and it is not a ques- tion of how ancient the institution, but how mod- ern. = NORWICH COMMERCIAL SCHOOL is a school of today. It is old enough to be reliable and have the support of preminent business men. It is new enough to be out of the rut and up-to- date in all of its departments. The spirit is that of progress. Its courses of study are so revised that it has for many years been able to furnish well trained office workers to some of the largest corporations of New England, and its students have done credit to the school by filling these high grade and exacting positions to the satis- faction of their employers. Some thoughtful parents in the years past have entrusted the duty of educating as many as three of their young folks to the Norwich Commercial School. What stronger testimonial of the high re- gard which thoughtful parents have of the Norwich Commercial School could we have? Many business men, some of them employing several of our graduates, have been so well pleased with workers we have recommended that they have said that they would always call on us first when in need of assistants. 3 We, POSITIVELY, will not ask you to sign any papers to enter our school. We do not think it at Loty It is a duty you owe yourself to investigate the merit of our instruction—and the desirableness of the positions we secure for our graduates—then use vour own good judgment as to whether our instruc. tion merits your confidence. We have advised some not to take a course— and if we give you the same advice, it will be be- cause we believe you would succeed better in some other line of work. After your investigation we believe you'll say, “I am going to have the best—1I’ll take a course in the Norwich Commercial School and I'll enter now.” Enter “The School of Life and Progress” now —it will pay you—delays will not. NORWICH COMMERCIAL SCHOOL "Phane 721 or 1281-2 L. M. CRANDALL, President Shannon Building -~ | livan, is at his summer home here, Brook- vale. Miss Sarah Graham is the guest of her brother, William Graham, in Wash- ington, D. C. % Dean Fairbrother s visiting in Bris- tol, Conn. Mrs. Mary K. Gorman and daughters have returned to New York after vis- iting relatives here. Mise May Noonan, who has been visiting With Mr. and Mrs. Otho. O'Sul- has gone to Taunton, Mass. H. Fafrbrother is visiting Mrs. W. Mr, and Mrs, John B, Wayland of New York are the guests of Chandler Wayiand of Main street, It was reported that a frest was in the low lands nerth of the bereugh Thursday merning. ew Yerk after taking a ceurse in music and desigaing. Judge Giipert Celitas of Jersey City There are nine square fosl of thousand ‘cefls im-a omp- BALTIC Court Sprague, Foresters, Making Ready for Annual Outing—John Grieshammer Returning from Abread. Thomas Bamford, electrician in the Baltic cotton mills, was engaged Fri- day in wiring the old church for elec- tric lights. About three hundred lights will used in illuminating the old bullding for the coming lawn fete, Miss Kthel Mullen of Rallroad sireet i spending two weeks’ vacation at Fishery Island, Hdward Brown has returned to his home on High street after spending two Weeks' vacation ip New London, Court Bprague, No, 50, I, of A., are making elaborats preparations for thelr annual shore dinmer which will be hsld seon a{ ene of the wamps on the Shetueiet river, 2 Mrs. John Grieshammer and daugn- ter, Maggie, and Mrs, Andrew Heibel and daughter Annie left Thursday eve- ing for New York, te mee( Mr, Gries. be I spending three months in his native land, Germany, ® A requiem high mass s celebrated by Rev. U. O. Bellerose in St. Mary's church, Thursday morning for the re- pose of the soul of the late John Bap- tiste Cardin. 2 Mr. and Mrs. C. Cratty and niece, Leona Cullen, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Cullen of High street. Relay Race This Afternoon. A relay race between a local team and a team from the Wednesday Knights of Taftville will be held this (Saturday) aflernoon. The members | of ‘the Baltic team are all confident of winning and a good ruce s expected. STArrORD SPRINGS Springfield Ball Team Here Labor Day —Mise Whittaker Taken to Hospital —No Services at M. E. Church Sun- day. Miss Ethel Whittaker was taken to the hospital in Springfield for treat- ment again this week. The other children in the Whittaker family are all away on vacation and it is the first {and Mrs. Whittaker, have been witheut some of the children in the house. Miss Josephine Callahan of Boston has been spending several days with ber sister, Mrs. Patrick Murray. The lawn party at the Wushburn homestead in West Stafford Wednes- day night was well patronieed. There was an interesting programme of readings and music. Refreshments were served. The Stafford baseball team will play the Harvards of Springfield on the local grounds Saturday afternoon, Miss May Dwyer of HHartford has been thé guest of Mr. and Mrs. Lot O'Halloran, Bishop Tyler Assembly' Moets. Bishop Tyler susserubly, consisting of the fourth degree members of the nights of Columbus in Toland coun- ty, held s meeting at the store of W. E. Hanley Wednesday evening. Miss Dora Barrett of the Howard store is having hef apnual vacation. Camp Meeting Sunday. There will be no services in the of camp meeting. There are 4.123,00 mules in the ed States and they are each, Unit “aboud returned after time in 24 years that the parents, Mr. §119