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Murray's Boston Store WILLIMANTIC, CONN. The Infants’ and Children’s Corner IS ONE OF THE MOST ATTRACTIVE PLACES IN THE STORE. EVERYTHING NEEDED FOR THEIR COM- FORT WILL BE FOUND HERE AT PRICES TO MEET THE INCOME OF EVERY ONE. BEARSKIN COATS Children’s Bearskin Coats in white, and gray, and white corduroy, made|er WOOL ROMPERS Children’s Two-piece Wool Romp- ts consisting of Drawer Legging and Sweater, in brown, sray and red, $1.89 set OLO SETS wepy plain. but attractive $3.50 and 3$3.89 KNITTED SACQUES $2. 0, $3.00, ‘ P | I " Children’s Three-p Polo Sets, infants Enitted Sacques. whi © | con of Drawer Legging Sweater with fancy pink or biue borders, 23c,|und Cap. brown, gray and red, &b, Tic, $1.00 end $1.39 Inn set BONNETS. POKES AND SWEATERS Baby Bonnets, in silk bearskin, ‘navy blue white, trimmed with fancy d fur he ’5¢ to $1.89 Children's Pokes, trimmed ribbons, $1.50, $2.50, $2.89 and 5359 Children's Sweaters, in red, gray, CHILDREN’S WARM ‘NEW STYLE DRESSES COATS | Two pretty new in Chil- s Dress: rrived, and Good Warm Coats that are sure to | attractive otand the wear and tear of school |1 garments we have had for some- dQuroy and ibb with brown and r and fan and wh $1.00 to '$2.50 tie ehlidren, made of Whipcord, Kersey One is a Velvet Corduroy, with Cioth, Black and White Checks | pretty Plaid Sash ang Lace Coliar and tripes and Wide W Diagonal in | Cu to match, at $7.50, the other is cutaway, straight front or Balkan| Wear Scrge Dress, in Navy effect. $ to 12 years old, at $5.00, | w ollar and Cuff to match $7.50,7310.00 and $12.50 |and wide girdie of plaid ribbon, 35.00 EXTRA SIZE COATS FOR LARGE WOMEN The woman looking for an extra coat will well to visit our Coat Section. We have just received made in Boucle, Persiana. Serge, Diagonal and W, Every one well-made and neatly b frogs or buttons, from 39 to 49, at $15.00, $17.50, $25.00. Other Coais ar sizes from $10.00 up to $30.00 0 and up to $30.00 MERODE HAND-FINISHED UNDERWEAR The manufacturers of Merode Un derwear have aside this week to @isplay and sbow the new lines of Merode Underwear, comprising gar- ments in seasonable weights and shapes, cularly adapted (o the pres- eat mode of dress. and for this event the follow ecials are offered | Merode Vests, value 50c for 35¢ Merode Drawers and Tights, value 5oc for 33c Merode Extra Size Drawers and Tights, value T5c for 50c Merode Union Suits, value $1.00 for Merode Extra Size Union Suits, value $1.35 for $1.00 THESE COLD NIGHTS ARE REAL BLANKET NIGHTS. WE HAVE SOME THAT ARE SURE TO KEEP YOU WARM AT VERY SMALL PRICES Cotton Blankets Beacon Blankets Cotton Blankets. 45x72, white with| Beacon Blankets, colored borders, 5% pair | colored border Cotton Blankets. 55x75, good size, faney $2.00 and $2.50 pair all whit gray or tan, with colored borders, Toc| Beacon Blankets, extra large | pair in white, gray and tan, $3.00 and $3. Cotton Blankets, 84x76, white or|Pair #7ay, fancy borders, $1.00 pair Seiios Buokels parter Cotton Blakets, 66x76, white and | very fine and soft, part wool, i sTay, with colored borders. $1 pair| or gray, $3.95 and $4.50 pair Our November Sale of Kitchenware OFFERS SOCME UNUSUAL BARGAINS FOR THOSE IN NEED OF GOOD KITCHEN UTENSILS Lalance and Grosjean Turquoise Enamelware, made to | sell at 65c and 95c are offered in this sale at 49¢ { i The lot consists of 3 and 4-quart Double Boilers, 6-quart Covered- | Berlin Kettle, § and 12-quart Lipped Prese Kettle, 6 and T-quart Tea Kettie. 10 and 1 Seamless Water Pails, 14 and 17 Deep Dish Pans, 16-inch Oblong Hoasiing 6-quart Beriin Sauce Pan, 4-quart Pitcher, 3-quart Milk Can, 2-quart Tea and Coffee Pots, 6 and § Convex Pots, 3 and 4-pint Tea Pots, ALL AT 49c EACH NICKEL-PLATED WARE | | | GALVANIZED WARE 3-Piat Copper. Nickel Plated Tea| : ... on and Coffee Pots— Sale price 75c | 5-gallon Oil Can, with faucet, value 4-pint Copper, Nickel Plated Tea | ¢~ Sale price 59 | and Coftee Pois—Sale price 85c | 10-quart Water Pail, value 20c— | No. 7 Nickel Plated Tea Kettles,— | Sale price 150 . Rgggiens . l4-quart Water Pail, value 30e— No. 8 Nickel Plated Tea Kettles—| ¥ . Sale price $105 | Sale price 21c Welghted Cuspidors—Sale price 2lc| Medium e Garbage Can, with | 3- kel Plated Towel | cover—Sale price 39¢ | | WOODEN WARE } . copper | _ Little Jewel Floor Broom, 6 sewed— | Bottoms, value $1.25—Sale price 98c Sale price 27¢ No. 8 Ix Tin Wash Boiler, copper | I5-inch Round Chopping Bowls— | bottom, value $1.50—Sale price $1.15 | Sale price 250 Ding Bawiad | Ne. 8 12 oz Al Copper Boiler, | value $i.50—Sale price $2.69 Double Zinc Wash Boards—Sale | No. § 12 oz. All Copper Wash Botler, | price 35¢ v 33.75—Sale price $2.98 3 ! -quart Liske Dairy Pail—Sale| clding Ironing Table, value $1 price 23¢ Sale price 98¢ THE H. C. MURRAY CO. DAYTON FARMHOUSE LIGHTING OUTFIT winter evenings are almost OUTFIT_installed in your country home it will turn the darkness into daylight. You can light your home and barn st a cost so shght as to be within the reach of anyone | Write T catalog “E” on Electric Lighting Outfits. Sole Agents for Conneoticut 274-202 State St., New Haven, Conn. MERSICK & CO0., RE WHIN oy want to put vour busi- %8s befors he nublic. there i1s no mes lium better than through the ~dvertise 05 columns of The Bulletin. WILLIMANTIC Mrs. Abbott to Speak. Services under auspices of ~First Spiritualist society of Willimantic will be held in Woman's club hall Sunday, Nov, 8, with Mrs. Nellie E. Abbett of Andover, Mass,, as speaker, who comes to this society for the first time. Mrs, Abbott is an excellent platform mes- sage medium, besides being a pleasing speaker, The hours,for service are at 11 & m. and 7.30 p. m. October Mortality, There were 12 deaths reported in the town of Windham during October from the following causes: Scarlet fever 4 pneumonia 2, and meningitis, apoplexy, nephritis, heart disease, diphtheria and | gastric ulcer, 1 each. THREE STRAIGHT STRINGS. Pirates Win from Cubs Tournament. * Duckpin On Thursday night the Pirates took three ‘straight strings ‘from the Cubs in the Willimantic duckpin tourna- ment. Schneider and Aspinwall, with 104 single and 286 total, wefe high for the night | The scores | Pirates. Schneider .. 91 104 Beaudoin i91 o Dumas 01 T4 Aspinwall .. ... 89 Mathewson .. 85 92 67 ke 86 Bdwards Hill ... 15 | derteker J. M. Shepard was in charge. | Friday. road property: Bray’s mother present from Marlbero, ~Mass., Judge Shea allowed both boys to o with her, cautioning them to remem- ber their experience here. The boys had saved up their money until they had enough, as they thought, to g0 away with, but were arrested on reaching this city. Both had borne good reputations up to the present af- falrs ' Evangelistic Services. Evangelist Phelps' subject at the Friday night gathering was Will a Moral Man Be Saved? % OBITUARY. John Cahoun. i John Cahoun. 56, a resident of An- dover and a farmer by occupation, dled at the Hartford hospital Thurs- day. He leaves two sons and two daughters, Elmer of Springfield, John of Providence, Mrs. John Kramer . of this city and a daughter in Rockville. FUNERAL. Arnold B. Harrington. The funeral of Arnold B. Harrington was held from Shepard’s undertaking establishment Friday afternoon, fol- lowed by services at the South Cov- entry Congregational _church, where Rev. W. I Eaton officiated. Burial was in the Nathan Hale cemetery. Un- Brief Mention. F. E. Blackmar has gone to Putnam for ‘a short stay. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Porter, who have been visiting here, returned to Andover Mrs. A. Peckham, accompanied by her mother and Mrs. A, T. Trowbridge, has gone to Chaplin. Miss Maude Gardiner and the as- sistant teacher in the kindergarten at | | Avery Strong Company Pleases Public. Driftwood was presented in the af- ternoon and A - Texas, Ranger in the | evening Iriday at the Loomer opera | house. The Avery Strong company is | pi with its productions. ! sing many W. C. T. U. Rest and Workroom to Open. The W. C. T. U.'rest and workrooms at 144 Valley street will be open to the public this afternoon and light refresh- ments will be served. It is hoped thus to st many the work this or- ganization is doing for the young women of the city REPRIMANDED AND RELEASED. Wandering Boys from Marlboro Per- mitted to Go Home. C 16 ing 17, and Walter Lane, e court Friday morn- h trespass on the rail- | srdon_Bray, were in pol charged w Ouly One “Bromo Qi ative Bromo signature of ires a cold in in two days one én §a§isfa¢tory Heating Stove A stove that suiis you, that’s | what you want. | Then buy the genuine “MAGEE” Stove, the stove that has made good — that always malkes good. l | | | ! 4 | Handsomer than ever with the quality kept up to Magee standard. We handle it and shall be! glad to explain why it leads | all others in sales and popu-| larity. " HIRAM N. FENN UNDERTAKER a nd EMBALMER 62 Church St., Willimantic, Ct. Telephone Lady Assistant DR. F. C. JACKSON, Deatist Painless Extracting and Filling a Speciaity 752 Main Streot, Willimantio Telephone JAY M. SHEPARD Succeeding Elmore & Shepard Funeral Directorand Embalmer 60-62 North St., Willimantic Lady Assistant Tel. connection - Haven, where a convention | turned to their home in Bristol, R. . Natchaug school are spending Sunday at their respective homes in Manches- ter and New Britain. Mrs. €. L. Adams and Mrs. C. E. Lovett accompanied-a number of the Girle® Friendly society to New is being is connected Paul's Episcopal church of held. The local society with St. this city. Several Willimantic teachers em- ployed elsewhere in the state are at their respective homes for the week end. among them Miss Ann Britton. Miss Susan Cosgrove, Miss M. Corri- Zan, Miss Nellie Collins, Mi: real, Miss Gladys Bradl Morrison and Miss Martha Cur Personal: Rev. T. I, Bannon went to Boston Friday. W. C. Norris is in Hartford for a few davs. David Ahearn is on a business trip Boston. A. Axelrod business trip. Leander Smith is in Providence for a short stay. Miss M. Donahue of Norwich was in this city Friday. William E. Jackson was a New Lon- don visitor Frida: George Siswick of Stafford was in town Friday. Miss Nellie Cleveland of Hampton was in town Friday. Dr. and Mrs. R. C. White are spend- | € o few days in Boston. i Mr. and Mrs. Frank Whaley are in Norwich for the week end. 1 to is in New York on a Springs | in Mrs. P. Keenan of West Main street | Puilding is hardly adequate to the needs is spending a tew days in Providence. | Guy Richmond. Edward Picketé and Harold Mott are at home for dver Sun- ay. Miss Elizabeth Gilman is the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. Bantamn, in| Worcester. Willimantic people in Hartford Fri- day were Miss C, Kelley, Mrs. George Wilcox and son, Miss Alice. Carey, D. F. Clifford, A. C. Richards, John Mec- Donough, Mrs. James Harries, Chaun- cey MacFarlane, James H. Johnson, Mrs. E. Plaisted, L. B. Lincoln. | ADDITIONAL FRANKLIN ITEMS. Mrs. Homer Gager of Norwich and Miss Btta York of Jewett City were | recent guests of Mrs. George Kahn of Franklin. Mrs. William Weaver of Lebanon road spent Monday in South Covent Captain Crandall and wife have r Myron Smith of Blue Hill is doing jury <uty at Norwich this week. Miss Mabel Tracy of Stonington is spending the week end at her home on Lebanon road. More Men for Road Work. The R. G. Miller company had thirty men come from New York this week to work on the state road. Mr, and Mrs. Louis Smith, Mr. aand Mrs. George Kahn, Mrs. Grace K. Peck- ham, Mrs. Mrs. George Av Ella Smith attended the state Sunday school convention at Norwich. Myron Manning is boarding at C. C. Clark’s and working on the state road. Fred Weaver of Lyme, formerly a resident of Lebanon and well known here, was in town the past week. Miss Eleanor Beckwith visited rela- tives in Norwich this week and attend- ed_the Sunday school convention. Mrs, Grace Peckham and Mrs. Han- nah Kingsley attended church in Fitch- ville last Sunday. Big Yield of Buckwheat. Gilbert Lamb of Beech Spring farm Aulo Truck Moving LONG DISTANCE WORK A SPECIALTY Address P. A, WEEKS, or 850-2, 338-12 or 254-5, Willimant I ATENTS Protect your ideas. Handsome 60-page % Guide Book Free. HARRY E. BACK, Attorney-at-Law, Windhar Gounty Savings Bank Bidg. Danielson, Conn. ectiTuThS scund business policy profitable. Surp:us and Protits $160,000 Established 1832 Accuracy in accounting, courteous service, promptness and liberality in dealing, and a own affairs, characterize THE WINDHAM NATIONAL BANK, which aims thereby to prove reciprocally permanent, pleasant and ColdinHead lleved In one minute, loney back T e ™ 20 WS o 500" ot KONDON’S Catarrhal Jelly Use it quick. For chronic nasal ca- tarrh, dry catarrh, sore nose, cOughs, sneezing, nose bleed, ete. Write fot free sample. The first dropused will dogood.” Ask druggists. Kondon Mig. Co., Minneapolis, Minn. in administering its rs relations that shall establish with custome: A, raised 175 bushels of buckwheat this year, on what was a bush pasture a Year ago. Mr, and Mrs. Myron Smith, Miss Grace Peckham and Mrs. Hannah Kingsley attended the funeral of Hen- xa‘i\htiey Thursday at East Great 3 0 DANIELSON. George Nash Able to Leave Backus Hospital—Fines for Violating Game Laws—Plainfield After a Town Hall —Probably No More Arrests in Moosup Affair, The Woman's Misslonary socletles of the Baptist church met with Mrs. F, P, Warren Friday afternoon. Mrs. F. T, Preston was leader, Leaves Backus Hospital. George Nash, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Nash of Furnace street, who has been a patient at the Backus hos- pital since early in August, has re- turned to his home here. At the regular meeting of the select- men only routine business was trans- acted, Bdward Conant, leader of the Apos- tolic mission at New London, is to be leader of a religlous meeting at the home of Charles Green, Broad street, this evening. Tomorrow will be observed World’s Temperance Sunday Baptist church. Buys Johnson Farm. H. J. Tsmon has purchased the Dea- con Johnson farm on Day street, ad- Joining the Lillibridge farm, which he Dought some time since. Two night operators aré now on duty in the telephone offices in Windham county ‘towns. Violated Hunting Law. County Game Warden John A. Gil- bert has reports of the proseeution and fining of three violators of the game laws in the town of Ashford. The charge was Sunday hunting and hunt- ing without a license. Howarth Expects to Testify. Attorney Frank E. Howarth, defend- ant in the important case at Willi- mantic, said Thursday that he expects | to go on the witness stand and that his testimony may occupy two days. Twenty-five officers and teachers the Bapiist Sufday school | supper at the parsonage. Committees for the Christmas concerts were ap- | pointed and- plans discussed for the ensuing year. A delegation of Danielson music lov- ers went to Putnam Friday night to hear the concert by the Boston Opera house stars at the Bradley theatre, During the lecturer’s hour next Mon- day evening friends of Killingly grange are to be welcomed to hear the ad- dresses that are to be made by local patrons. Work on Electric Line, About 300 men are now at work constructing the electric line from Centerdale, R. 1, to Chepachet. The road is completed as far as Green- ville and is expected to be in opera- | tion January 1. This is the road that it is planned ultimately to extend to Putnam, giving that city a direct line to Providence. as at the ot attended a is { hip last Sunday when she fell to the | Greeted by Ladge and Delighted Audi- Plainfield Wants Town Hall, The offer of Harold Lawton of the Lawton Mills company to give $5.000 toward a fund for a town hall build- ing in Plainfleld has created much en- thusiasm for having such a new struc- ture in that town. The present town ball is in Central Village and since Plainfield has grown so rapidly the old | | | of the town. . Lively Musical Show. In They're After Me, J. W. Gorman | sent another lively musical show to the | Orpheum tiieatre Friday evening. With Bessie Poole and otler well known | members of the German casts the show | is one with a bright and evenly | balanced cast, one capable of present- | ing a highly pleasing entertainment. | School attendance figures, which | have reached an exceptionally low | average during the past three weeks | owing to illness of children or en- forced absences are expected to be almost normal again with the begin- | ning of the school week next Monday. | This will be pleasing not only to the children, but to the teachers as well. To Florida for the Winter. Halleck Welles, a former proprietor of the Putnam hotel at Brooklyn, is | at § Petersburg, Fla, where, with Mrs. Welles, he' is to spend the win- | ter. H. W. Babson sails from Boston { today, en route to the same place. He will remain until spring. Begins Brooklyn Pastorate, Rev. Albert Edward Kinmouth, for several years pastor at Ledyard, and who_ since relinquishing his pastorate at Friendship, N. Y., in 1912, has been | regaining his health in the New Lon. don county town, has come to Brook- lyn as pastor of the Congregational church. ~Rev. Mr. Kinmouth, a native of England, received his education for the ministry in that country, but he of this’ country has been a resident for 40 years. Repairs to Mission Church Completed. 3 Under the direction of Rev. M. Ginet, pastor of St, James’ church, pairs have been completed at the mi slon church of Our Lady of Lourd | Hampton, a church which was built by | Father Princen, one of the early pas- tors of St. James' parish and still held in loving remembrance by old parish- ioners. Two new windows have been added to the sanctuary. The interior has been very artisticaily redecorated the sidewalls and pillars in terra cotta, the arches and top in light blue, with brown trimmings. A statue of Our Lady of Lourdes has been added to the church furnishings. Outside of the church the walks and grounds have beent given attention and the people of Hampton now have another little church to be proud of. May Mean No More Arrests. The disagreement of the jury in the superior court at Willimantic this week in the Valllant and Greemier cases is taken by some as a basis for the theory that there will be no fur- ther arrests in_connection with the Moosup affair. It has been understood that there were to have been more ar- (11 7” A hard stubborn Cold that hangs on, is broken up by Humphreys” ‘“‘Seventy-seven” COLDS The economy of the Dollar Flask, holding more than six ewenty-five cent vials may ‘appeal to your pocket But the real economy in using “Seventy-seven” is the saving of time, because you can keep about your bu iness while your:Cold is being broken up. “Seventy-seven” is for Grip, Coughs, Sore Throat, in fact far every kind of a Cold. Small vial 25 cts.—flask $1.00—All Drug Stores or mailed. Humphreys' Homeo, Medicine O 156 Willlam Street, New’York—Adver tisemen this was never glven out PUTNAM 8. club Tn the ev Jeck will be. B Mrs. lay afternoon. Fall Results in Death of Mrs, Daniet | - Riehmond P. Gardner is in New Ha- Howlett—North Grosvenordale Man and Weman Given Jail Sentence— Boston Grand Opera Singers at the Bradley Theatre. W. B. Davison was in Hartford Fri- day evening httending a state meeting of the Royal Arcanum. Dr. 8. B. ‘Overlock, who has been 1l for months, is stéadily improving at his home in Pomfret. Fine for Man from Neal Dow's Stat Chester Baker of Dexter, Me., was fined $3 when presented in the city court on an intoxication charge Fri- day morning. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Howard C. Bradford presided in the absence of Prosecuting Attorney Arthur 8, Macdonald. Selig Goldman of Worcester was the guest of George. M. Fine Friday. Frank P. Randolph of Claremont, N. H., was a visitor in Putnam Friday. Rev. E. W..Belcher to Preach. Rev. B. W. Belcher of Easthampton, formerly pastor in Putnam, will occupy the pulpit at the Methodist church Sunday morning in exchange with Rev. G. D. Stanley. Winter Schedule. Beginning Sunday, the winter sched- ule of masses will become effective at St. Mary's church. The masses are to be at 8 9.1, and 10.16. Putnam’s noted arson case drove the Mexican war scare off the front pages of some of the state papers Friday, and in this city there was little less than & clamor for the papers that carried stories of the trial. Fall Proves Fatal. Lucretia Cunningham Howlett, 87, died at the Day Kimball hospital Thursday. Mrs, Howlett broke her floor while trying to sit in a chair. Tuesday morning she was taken to the hospital. Mrs. Howlet widow of Danlel Howlett, formerl ived in Ab- ington, but has been making her home here with her daughter, Mrs. George H. Blackmar. : North Grosvenordale Pair Sent to Jail. Officer Nerre Coderre, the new night officer at North Grosvenordale, took two prisoners from that place to the Jjail at Brooklyn Friday to serve sen- tences of 30 days each and to work out fines of about 324 each. One of the prisoners was a young woman, the other a young man, the latter a resi- dent of Webster. They are Russlan | Poles. They were arrested Thursday night by Officer Coderre while they were occupying a room in a house’in North - Grosvenordale.« Friday they were tried before Justice Randolph H. Chandler. Elks’ Charity Ball Committee. John B. Byrne, chairman, William B. ‘Wilson, Prosper’ Vegiard, Oscar Rich and Charles E. Dean have been named as a committee of Putnam lodge of Elks to arrange for the annual charity ball in December, the entire proceeds to be devoted to Christmas charity among the needy of the city GRAND OPERA SINGERS ence at the Bradley Theatre, Not a seat was left unsold Friday evening when the hour came for be- ginning the concert and the presenta- tion at the Bradley theatre of Caval- leria Rusticana by the grand opera singers from the Boston opera hou Without exception the offering consti- tuted the greatest musical attraction that has ever come to Putnam, and that the efforts of Manager George M. Fine in securing the company were appreciated was attested by the man- ner in which the public responded to the opportunity to hear in Putnam | singers of world-wide fame. Every | town In this section of the county was represented, many of them sending large delegations. Standing room only was the rule soon after the opening numbers of the concert had been sung. The programme was magnificently given. Real grand opera singers were a novelty to the great majority of persons in the audience and there is every reason to believe that the object of bringing them here—"to spread the} gospel of grand opera’—brought re- ts that will in the future attract many to Boston to hear the singers. The programme follows Prologue, I Pagliaccl, | Leoncavallo M. Nikola Oulouchanoft. Trio (Duel Scene), Faust, Gounod MM, Sacchetti, Littleton, Malpica. Aria, Samson et Deli Saint-Saens Mile. Ecker. Aria, Simon Boceanegra, M. Edgar Littleton. Verdi Sextette, Lucia. Donizettl Mmes. Boas and Evier. MM. Sacchetti, Littleton, Malpica, Ouléuchanoif. Toreador Song, Carmen, Bizet M. Romero Malpica. Ah! fors' e lui, La Traviata, Werdi Mme. Marguerita Boas. y Quartette, Rigoletto, Veerai | Mmes, Boas and Eck M. Sacchetti, Malpica. % Celeste Afda, Aida, Verdi M. Umberto Sacchetti, by Mascagni N Cavallerja Rusticana, \ by Mascagni. A Cas! ) Santuzza Mme. Digabbi Tiola: & ook Mme. Ecker | Mama Lucia .. Miie. Rondera | Turiddu . ..... M. Gatti Alfio . M. Oulouchanoft JEWETT CITY George Wood Accidentally Killed at Home in Griswold—Harmony Club Entertained—Invitations for Potter- Hutchings Wedding. George N. Wood, aged 64, who has | lived the life of a hermit for years near Pachaug reservoir, three miles from here, was Kkilled yesterday after- | noon by the accidental discharge of his | shotgun. The medical examiner so re- ported. Wood, it is understood, was hunting for hawks that had destroyed his chickens. The evidence indicated | that he slipped under a tree, ana fell in such a manner that the gun was discharged, the shot piercing his heart. Death was probably instantaneou: Wood leaves a son and a daughter re siding on Cape Cod. Mr. Wcod was the son of Almira Green and Jason Wood, and was born May 15, 1849, in the house now occu- pied by F. C, Whiting. When a young man he the proprietor of a store in Jewett City, was a member of the Jew- ett City band and of several lodges.| For years he was second hand in the | carding room of the Grosvenordale mil. | Tater he went to Bryantsville, Mas: where he owned considerable propert For many vears he had owned a farm on the banks of the Pachaug river, where he had lived the life of a recluse. Those who knew him best found him a genial companion. People who often spent the day on his property received the most courteous treatment, and hold him in the kindest rememberance. He is survived by a daughter, Miss Nellle Wood of Bryantsville, Mass, a son and one sister, Mrs. Charles Mor gan of Pachaug, to whose home his body was taken Friday. Sunday Subjects. Sunday morning _at the Congrega- tional church Rev. W. H. Gane's sub- ject will be The Divine Process of Test- ing, and in the evening Shibboleth. Hev. Samuel Thatcher's morning.top- ic- at the Methodist church is Over- comers; in the evening, The Power ot the Gospel. y Rev, B. W. Potter of New Haven, a former pastpr of the Baptist chureh, will deliver a_temperance uddress at the Baptist church Sunday morning. l | speed and when near the residencs ven, the guest of his uncle, Payne. While there he will attend Yale-Princeton foetball game. Wedding Invitations. Mr. and Mrs, §. B. Littleficld gnd family have received invitations to the marriage of Mrs. Littlefleld’s niece, Miss Livonnie Evelyn Potter of Gar- diner, Me, who is to marry Dr. Leroy Augustus Hutchings. The ceremony takes place Nov. 12. The bride-elect is the daughter of At one time the fam- | rt the Adebert Potter. 1y resided in Jewett City. il STONINGTON. Carl A. Koelb's First Vacation In Twenty Years—Junk Deaiers Must Take Out Licenses—Need of New, Town Building. Carl A. Koelb, cashier at the Amer- ican Velvet company, is taking a va- cation of two weeks. the frst that he has had since coming here over twenty years.ago. He and Mrs. Koelb are at present at Newport, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hammond, They Will make an auto trip to Ashburnham, Mass., where they will visit fhe Misses Koelb and MacGowan at (ushing academy. They will be accomyanied by Ralph Koelb' and Dr, .and Mas. P. T. MacGowan. Junk Dealers’ Licenses. Junk dealers who come here from: ing e try on what has been done with dyna- ! mite and how to use it. His lecture was well illusttrated with stereopti- con yiews. H ‘Notes. i Frederick Glover. son of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Glover, of the Hollow, is: recovering from an attack of acute’in- digestion. The bungalow being built for Rich- ard Valentine on Maple street is near- ing_completion: { Dwight Glazier, ‘Who sustained & fractured rib by falling from a scaf- fold one day last week, is showing considerable improvement. COLCHESTER Arrangemients for Basketball Games— Meeting of Library Trustee Mr. and Mrs. David Clark of Newr London were guests at the Homesteadt out of town and who for some time |inn on Bromdway the past week. have been allowed to do business here without payment of the usual license fee, are now being brought to book and the borough fs getiing the ben- efit. Travel Club to Meet. The Travel club will hold its first winter session Tugsday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the reading room of the Free library. Miss Anne Atwood will have as her subject, The Spaniards; (a) Pre-Roman Civilization; (b) Vis- ilems; (c) Arabs and Moors; (d) Mos- lems.” Miss Asa Wilcox will have a paper on Granada and the Alhambra. Quarters for Boy Scouts. The Boy Scout movement in the bor- ough is well advanced through the efforts of C, H. Simmons, 'a summer resident, who. raised the funds neces- sary to carry on the work and James H. Stivers who has been ap- pointed scoutmaster by the National association of New York. Rooms have been secured in the Potter block for’ the meetings of the Scouts who will sogn be organized. Mr, Stivers has been assured of the aid of W. F. Broughton, Jr,, Theodore Déwhurst and J. Edward Fairbrother. Already a large number of the boys here have signified their desire to be enmrolled, but before this is done every boy must have the consent of his parents, who fill out the printed form for this purpose. Baptist Services, Sunday morning Rev. G. B, Marston will preach at the morning service in the Baptist church at 10.45 and at the evening service at 7.30 m. e morning subject will be The Soul's Anchor, and the evening subject, The Grasshopper Standards. The Young People’s society will meet at 6.45 Sun_ day evening, the subject being, The Christian Home Life. New Building Needed. The need of a building in the town of Stonington in which to locate the offices of the judge of probate, the town clerk and various other offices has long been felt, and the time is at hand when something must be done either by the people or by the town itself. There is no longer room ip the present location and in space pro- vided for the preservation of books and documents of value to the town. Forty Hours' Devotion, The Forty Hours Devotion will open at St. Mary’s church Sunday at the 10_o'clock mass. Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Mills of Wor- cester are at the home of Mr. and Mrs_Patrick Fitzpatrick, accompanied by Miss Margaret Fitzpatrick, who has been their guest for the past two months. Thursday evening Ruth chapter, O. E. S, met in Masonic hall, in regular session. At the next meeting several candidates will be initiated. Mrs, E. M. Crocker and Mrs, Hannah Floyd ars spending the winter in the borough. James R. Chesebro of Jersey City, who has been visiting his aunt, Miss Fannie Chesebro, returns home today (Saturday). James K. Chesebro and Elias Chese- bro of Jersey City have purchased the 3oseph Chesebro place at Wequete- quock. Mrs. F ed Chesebro, who has_been visiting and Mrs. Gilbert Chese- bro, is' now a guest of Mr, and Mrs. George D. Bradley. Officers of Historical Society. The officers chosen at the meeting of the Stonington Historical and Genea- logical society were: President, J. H. Weeks: ce president, E. B. Hinckley secretary, Miss Gertrude Palmei treasurer, Dr. Charles M. William: board of managers, Mrs. Nellie P. Trumbull and John S, Palmer. The offer -of the lighthouse department of a lease of the old Mghthouse was con- sidered and a committee appointed to Jook into the matter. STAFFORD SPRINGS Fied S. Bird Killed When Automobile Upset—George M. Parsons and Hen- ry Paterson Badly Injured—Dyna- mite Demonstration and Lecture. Fred S. Bird, aged 36, of Hartford, was killed, and George M. Parsons and Henry Peterson, also of Hartford, were injured in_an automobile accident in West Stafford Friday forenoon. The three mem. were riding in an autotruck coming down the macadam road from Somers winen the machine turned tur- tle and the men were pinned beneath the car. rd was the chauffeur and in some way he lost control of the ma- chine. Peaple who saw it say that it ame down the hill at a terrific rate of e of th Henry McKinney swerved _into diteh and turned completely upside down. Bird was emplayed by the George E. Dewey company, truckmen, of Hart- ford, and was on his way to Stafford Hollow to get a kad of furniture. He is a widower and bas a brother living in Hartford, Medical Examiner C. B. Newton and Coromer Fisk were called and permission was given for the re- moval of the body to a local under- taker's. Peterson left the hospital Friday Friday afternoon and it is said that Parsons, although' badly injured, will recover. His leg was broken and he Was considerably bruised. Bird lived a few minutes after he was taken from under the car. His identity was first learned through pay envelopes in_his pocket which bore the name Fred Bird, Later Mr. Dewey canas out from Hart- ford and jdentified the body. It was taken batk to Hartfonl Friday after- noon. At the hospitél Mr. Parsons gave his address us 9\ Grand street, Hartford. Dynamite Demonstration. Tho weather was just right for the dynamite demonstration «t the farm of Frank H. Plumb Thursday afternoon and there was a large crowd present. The demonstration was conducted by Leonard . Healey, secretary of the state board of agriculture, and O. E. Wilkes . of East Hampton, Rocks, stumps and tough swamp turf were biasted. A drainage ditch and holes] for trees wers dug and therey was sub-2| soiling, all by the use of dyramite. In! the evening Mr. Wilkes delivered a free| lecture at the Methodist church vess Basketball Plans, The basketball teams of the Boys" club meet in, Tip Top hall afternoons. for practice. Manager Wood is ar- ranging for several good games (mz season. The Brst game is to be playe with the Portfand High school team. Instructive Lecture. "Rhere was a large attendance at the Boye' club Friday evening when Mg, Tuholskl gave his interesting experi- ences on A Trip Through the West. Mi Eugene Saunders of Norwich was the guest Thursday of her grand= mogher, Mrs. Joseph Crocker. Bugene Chaftee and party of Moodus were M town Thursday in Mr. Chaf- fee's cer. Wooster lodge, F. and A. M., held & meeting Friday evening in Masonie hall. Mrs. Etta Rathbone and son Edward of New Haven were visiting friends in: town Thursday, Thomas S. Clark and M. D. Wood were in East Maddam Friday. { Charles Danidls was a visitor in Norwich and Wolantown Thursday Wwith his touring car. Mrs. J. J. Tynan returned Thursday from a few days’ viskt with her pars ents, Mr. and Mrs. R .J. Sisk, of New London. Closes Summer home. Mrs. Bessle Kingsbury, who has been at her summer hcwmeé on Broad- way for the season, returmed to her home in New York this (Saturday) morning. i Charles Johnson was insWillimantie Thursday. Trustees Meet. The trustees of Cragin Miemorial li- brary held their meeting in the library building Wednesday evening. ~The board of directors of the .Boys' clud held theif meeting after the. trustees’ meeting. MYSTIC New Jersey Man Buys Luther Morgan Place—Briefs and Personals. Harry C. Cornwail of Short Hills, J., a summer resident, has purchase of Mrs. Margaret Burns of Sanger Cal., the house now oocupied by Henry ‘Wilson and family and formerly owned by the late Luther Morgan. M. Austin is caretaker of the Cornwall plage. Brief Local Note: Mr. and Mrs. George V. Grinnell and daughter, Miss Isabel Grinnell, are vis- iting in_New York. Mrs. James Brown is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Bindloss. Mrs. Clarence Brainard is enjoying her vacation. Miss Fahnie Douglas is substituting for her. Robert Chapman and family have leased the house just vacated by Rev. C. T. Hatch and family. Amos Colby is lll at his home on Church street. Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Kretzer were visitors in New London Friday. Enos M. Gray of Ledyard was in town Frida; Mrs. Dan K. Gray and son Hadley of Ledyard spent Friday with their aunt, Mrs. Charles Stoddard. | Mr. and Mrs. John Ripple-are in Bos- ton visiting their daughters, Mrs. Bd- win Dorr and Mrs. Baward Harris. Mrs. Mary E. Gray has returned to her home in New London affter caring for, Mrs. Isabella MacKenzie for thres | weeks. Mrs. Luella Gager is now with her. Frank N. Gillfillian of New Britain is spending a few days with his fam- ily st Main street. Ira F. Nowes of New Haven is with his family on Willow Street. the The proper distance between eyes Is the width of ene eye. 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