Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 15, 1913, Page 6

The winter reunion of the Seventh Rhode Island Veteran association was held in Providence Saturday in Olive Branch hall. Westerly’s representa- tives in this regiment in the civil war weére: ' Willlam ¥ay, Walter Fitsger- ald, Henry Gardiner, Warren Gavitt, John +Glavin, John Gorman, George S, Hull, William Ken- neth, Jeremiah Leary, Thomas Mc- Clunie, Patrick McKenna and John T. Murphy, Those who enlisted from the adjoin- ing town of Hopkinton, were: Edwin R. Allen, Benjamin K. Austin, James W. Austin, Wanton O. Austin, Amos P. Barber, Charles W. Barber, Israel A. Barber, John N. Barber, William of Mrs. James Bflghtmm—SettlementWflker Super- s Dr. DéValin's report recounts in de- tail how he traveled on steamer Ro- ‘and made chester its entire course , investigations of water taken on at various points. It also describes how he finally discovered that the diseased meat cooked had been aboard at the time the Rhode Island people were passengers. He found the cook in the city of Rochester and was able to trace the cause of the typhoid epidemic to him. It is considered a remarkable instance of sanitation detective work. Congressman Peter Goelet Gerry, representative of this Second district in pongress, will be host to the poor children of Providence on Christmas A. Barber, John N. Barber, William A. Barber, John F. Bitgood, Thomas S. Borden, George T. Browning, Joseph ‘W. Burdick, Welcome C. Burdick, Ste- phen A. Clark, Gideon F. Collins, Isaac Cundall, Nathan P. Edwards, George W. Gardner, Henry C. Gardner, Jede- diah Greene, John R. Greene, Charles H. Holdredge, Abel B. Kenyon, Thomas R. Kenyon, George A. Langworthy, Lucius C. Langworthy, Lewis Leavens, George H. Lewis, John D. Lewis, Joel day. He has secured Infantry hall where turkey dinners will be served to twelve hundred children at a sit- timg. Both Congressman and Mrs. Gerry will be at the dinnewprovided Mr. Gerry suffers no setback to his convalescence from the effects of the operation he recently underwent for appendicitis. Mr,_ Gerry has asked the following to distribute the dinner tick- ets: The Providence District Nurse asso- Maxon, Joseph W. Morton, Isaac N. | jation, Rhode Island Society for the Saunders, William A. Sunderland, | prevention of Cruelty to Children, Par- George A, Thomas, George C. Wells, Judge Nathan B. Lewis of Kingston and Westerly, presided at the reunion, Thirty-two members answered the roll call and there were several guests in attendance. Adjutant General Charles W. Abbott, Jr, and Colonel Daniel R. Ballou spoke on incidents connected with the Civil war, of which all pres- ent were familiar from personal ex- perience. President Lewis also intro- duced Francis Gallagher, an honorary member, who advocated marking in a suitable manner the recruiting places of the Seventh Rhode Island infantry. ticular Council of St, Vincent de Paul society, Providence Children’s Friend society, Sprague Nurse association, Montifori Benevolent society and Rev, Father Antonio Bove, Colonel Tillinghast, commanding z‘lflt Artillery district, has ordered a esting of the board of examiners of the district for the evenings of Dec. 17 and 22 for the examination of can- didates for first and second gunners, The board is composed of Maj. Arthur N, Nash, Major Bourdon A. Babcock, Captain Robert G. Thackeray of Wes- terly, and Captain Franklin E. Edge- comb, First company, Captain Henry B. Congdon and Lieutenant C. W. Stowell staff, Passed Assistant Surgeon Hugh De- Valin, of the United States public health service, who has been investi- gating the typhoid fever epidemic which developed as a result of the visit of Rhode Island citizens to the | The third annual show of the South County Poultry and Pet Stock associa- Perry centennial celebration at Put- |G 3 in-Bay, iast summer and which result. | tion ended Saturday night. These ed in several deaths, including Charles | special premiums were awarded: Greatest number of points in any one variety, $10, went to Allen N, Hoxie of Bast Greenwich, in his exhibit of single comb white Leghorns;; the sec- ond prize, $6, to Nat Nazard of West- erly, and third, $4, to Mrs. E. Kinder of Alton, President’s special, $5, to Nat Hazard, for making the largest entry and winning the greatest number of points on any one variety. The West- erly Grange silver cup went to William | F. Saunders, the member winning the largest number of points in the show. Welleing Clarke, son of William L. Clarke for several years president of the Westerly town council, has sub- mitted report to the department. The | cause is summed up in this paragraph of the detailed report: < “Taking into consideration the va- rious faets developed during the inves- | tigation T am of the opinion that the factors that may be considered as op- erative in causing the typhoid out- break are sewage polluted waters taken on board steamer Rochester at some point on the trip and furnished to pas- sengers and crew for drinking pur- poses, and the presence of a meat cook with profuse diapora in the febrile state of tyvphoid in. the galley where food was handled during the major portion of the trip.” Westerly Conclave of Improved Or- der of Heptasophs elected these offi- cers in annual meeting: Howard C. Lewis, archon; W. Sherman Eaton,pro- vost; John L Bentley, prelate; Archie | tot Aol to z P Bristing, Antoni ‘s?mfi Toiei Sato, Antonio i and Domenico Da Dalt, executive comi- mittee. ( > A Mrs. Henrietta Avery of Bloomfield, Conn., who has been visiting in West- erly, died Saturday at the home of Mrs. Courtland M. Chase in Main street. She is survived by her husband, two sons and two daughters. Mrs. Avery has been in failing’ health for several meoenghs. Burial will be in North Ston- ington. i Local Laconics, The Spink case will be resumed in the superior court for Washington county today. ‘William Wells, BEdwin Hawkes, Rob- ert Smith and John Smith took a walk to Norwich Sunday and returned to Westerly by trolley line. The funeral of George H. Carpenter was held Saturday afternoon. Burial was in St. Michael's cemetery and the committal service was by Rev. Willlam Krause. Policeman Donald Ferguson, who has been off duty for nearly a week on account of sickness, went to the Rhode Island hospital Saturday for treatment for intestinal trouble. Bdward Bliven was taken suddenly sick when in High street Sunday morn- ing. He became unconsclous and was attended by Dr. Scanlon. His condition is not considered serious. A Christmas tree was the feature of the Westerly Teachers club social in Elks’ hall Saturday evening. Principal Bacon distributed the presents and acted as master of ceremonies. Ellen H., wife of James M. Bright- man, died in Providence Saturday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. 8. B. Whitaker, in her seventy-fourth year. The funeral will he from the residence of her son, Walter P. Brightman, in Hopkinton. » Several small children trooped up to Miss McCall, the social settlement worker, and asked to be supplied with clothing, stating that they had been sent to her from the people’s mis- sion. The settlement worker has as- sumed supervision of the work being done by the mission. The Westerly Public library, which I'has for a long time had a collection of books in Italian, has just added one hundred volumes in French and Span- ish, which were bound in France. Books in other languages will be added in order to accommodate all patrons and make the library complete, The annual banquet of the Rhode Island branches of the Association of Post Office Clerks and Carriers will Some Can: And Some Cannot Drink Coffee Without Dangerous Resultsm— But if you intend to win out in life you will need a nerves than the coffee drinker usually has. Coffee contains caffeine, a subtle, poisonous drug, an clearer head and steadier d its use as a daily routine beverage causes more or less disturbance of nerves, heart, stomach, liver or some other organ. This may not show for a time, but the coffee drug, caffeine (about 214 grains to the cup) is a cumulative poison and, for most persons, a day of reck- oning will surely come. But why wait until Nature drives home her arguments against coffee? this easy test—quit coffee 10 days and try POSTUM. Try After a few days the habit-forming drug, caffeine, will be eliminated from the : system, and the gradual return of old-time comfort will coffee was “getting you.” be the best evidence that There’s no headache or p;'iins of any kind in Pestum. It is a pure food-drink, made only of choice wheat and a little New Orleans molasses, and is absolutely free from caffeine or any other drug. Postum now comes in two forms. Regular Postum—must be well boiled to bring out its value. ‘ Instant Postum—(the new form) is a soluble powd delicious flavour and food er. A spoonful stirred in a cup of hot water, with sugar and cream added, makes'a perfect cup, instantly. The person who has to bother with coffee aches an capped, but it’s easy to shift to d pains is badly handi- And the change works wonders — “There’s a Reason” | lineup of the two teams: Cho this to New Xork. 'l\ls,n"‘; iew of t! rb Vi | and waterfront o leaves Bracelot Watches $6.00 up = Pendants Cut Glass Gents' Watches $5.00 up % Lockets Sterling Silver’ Boys’ Watches $2.00 up ? Neck Chains Jewel Boxes - Signet- Rings $1.50 up Fobs - Cuff Links Stone Rings $2.00 up Toilet Sets Watch Chains Diamond Rings $10.00 up Manicure Sets Scarf Pins HULL DETACHABLE UMBRELLAS PARKER AND WATERMAN FOUMTAIN PENS Ferguson & Charbonneau ! FRANKLIN SQUARE Sisters has been placed in winter quarters. This boat has a record of making the trip from Montauk to Ston- ington in the most severe weather. Little Oystering Done. | Many of the fishermen are doing well | at clamming, as the tides are low, but little is being done in the way of oys- tering. The natural oyster beds pro- duce considerable, although it has been demonstrated by Lancraft Brothers that oyster cultivation in local waters be held in Pawtucket, Feb, 21. An- drew W. Kee, champion of the move- ment to provide for the retirement of, clvil service employes, will deliver an address, and Congressman O’Shaughnessy, Gerry and Kennedy have been invited. The banquet will be held in Masonic hall. STAr s URLE SPRINGS Repairs to Boys’ Club Rooms—Inde- p. m. !ork,d‘n’ Pier 40, North River, morning. New Hampshire roule NeXL Liu: you Ko Xou'il bave a delightiul ng 4 Souna and w wonderiul skyiine Manhattan island. p New London at 11 (except Sunday), due New 70, Bast River, at 6.30, and 7 o'clock mnext 1.80 - a la Carte statsrooms from ticken on Lo} NORWICH — O ' Tickets an agent railroad station. NEW ENGLAND STEAMSHIP CoO. Norwich to New York CHELSEA LINE Fare, $1. Staterooms, $1 All outside rooms, Excellent’ Dinlng Service, Leaves, Norwich, Tuesdayi Thursdays - and *Sundays, 5.1 p. m. * Leaves New York, Brooklyn Bridge Pler, Mondays, Wednea- days' and’ Fridays, p. m. Freight received until 5 p. m. F. V. KNOUSE, Agent does not pay. Funds Needed. Contributions are -required for the| fund for 'the centenary celebration. The | programme committee at present can- not tell just what can be done by way of celebrating until it knows just how | much money it will have to use. ' Going to Europe. 'I Mrd. Charles P, Willlams will leave | the first of this week for New York, and will sail for Burope, taking an auto- mobile along. The Williams summer pendents Next to Clerks in Bowling Tournament. The public schools will close Friday for a vacation of two weeks, John T. Melbourne has been spend- ing a few days with relatives in Derby, Joseph Gilbert who was injured by being kicked by a horse several days ago, is rapidly-recovering from his in- Juries, Raymond Hall of Saybrook has been visiting his aunts, Mrs. Cummings and Mrs, Wadsworth in the Hollow, i residence will be closed until next = Re;?au-s to Club Room. | spring, The repairs on the beys’ club reoms Local Notes. H which were necessitated by the recent B gE i { fire, are about complieted and the BO”Z;;(‘“ Fendiston apent Sunday: in | ston, rooms will be occupied again this week. There will be a meeting of the Hos- piNI Aid society at the hospitar Tues- day afternoon, INDEPENDENTS IN 2ND PLACE. Crowding - Clerks Who Still Lead Candlepin League. A, W, Wilbur and family have mov ed from Water street to his new home | in CIiff street, near Grand. i This (Tuesday) evening Miss Flor-| ence Quintard will enntertain- the A. D. Whist club at Mrs. C. T, Eaton’s. George W. Bmith has a broken arm, The accident occurred on the road work east of the borough. Mr. and Mirs, Thomas Mathison have ‘returned from several monthg’ stay in in . The Independenis have been stead- ily creeping up in the Stafford Candle- pin_league and are now in second Maine. ) place. The Clerks are still leading, Christmas Festival Plans. { but the Independents bid falr to catch | them at their present pace, The record for high single string is now held by Harold Pinney with a score of 129. He is also high man in The Christmas festival of the Sec- ond Congregational Sunday school will be held in the ,parlor of the church Friday evening, Dec. 26. The several committees in charge of the arrange- ments were appointed at the meeting of the teachers held this week. Miss Barbara Mullen was chosen secretary for the teachers’ meetings of the school. The cradle roll Christmas soclal will be held Saturday afternoon, Dec. 27. The Stonington High school orches- tra will play at the picture exhibit to! be held at the school next Thursday and Friday. 2 Privilege for Scouts. Herbert West has- giv permission to the Boy Scouts to travel on a por- tion of hig land north of Stonington. ! The boys can camp there and build a| hut if they desire. This place is about a mile and a half north of the bor-| the three string record with 314 points ‘o his credit. The standing: Won Lost. Manufacturer ‘Warrens High Team Total High Team String—Independents, | ough, 510, High Three Strings—H. Pinney, 314. O¥izars ofifnylons Lodas. High Single String—H 129, Asylum lodge, No. 57, F. and M, | o asen S Teades i1 Pinney og. | has elected the following officers for | Ramsey 94, Buckley 94, Fisk 93, Mul- | the ensuing ycar: Master, Willlam R.| ins 92, Fontanella 91, Hansen 91, Tufts | Fatterson; _senior =~ warden, W. F.| e ey ! Broughton, Jr.; junior warden, Theo:| Games ¥ 2 dore Dewhurst; senior deacon, W. C. B S Thompson; junior deacon, Paul Bro- | | Warrens vs, Merchants: Thursday, In- A Sofke; secretary, Benjamin F. Cutler; | | Fepomdenia v, Glos treasurer, } R, /Trs chaplain, | : George D. I : Harry F. Chesebro; tyler, John C: ; organ- COLCHESTER ist, Charles H. Cowar A RR Louis_E. Hammond; junior East Hampton Team Defeated, 35 to 8 Carl B. Seamon; trustees, W. R Pat, —Dance Follows Picture Show. finance committee, G. D. Bradley, W. o ¥. Broughton, G. H. Robinson. The The first game of basketball for the season was played in Tip Top hall Fri- day evening between the Coichester 1d East Hampton teams. The game! : R s one ,of the best and cleanest ever | = An almanac printed in Newport, R. ved here. The following was the|I.. in 1781, sold for $525 in Boston the | other day. i officers were installed by Past Master James H. Stivers. pla Hamptons—Cone rf, Purple If, ¢, Metealf 1g, O’'Conneil rg. Colchester—Brown ¢, H. Friedman rf, Elgart If, Shea lg, S. Friedman rg . Joseph Lazinsk was referee and FE. . Carrier timekeeper. The score was 35 to 8. 1 Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA Baskets thrown, TIvers 3. Cone 1, Brown 6 Hlgare o He Brledman™, Sif———————— — Friedman 2, 1 on foul. There was a 5% 2o e | good attendance. After the game a Auto Repamng afld Pamtmg dance was held. Borough Small Notes. Mr. and Mrs. George B. A. Baker and daughter of New Britain were guests of Mr. Baker's parents, Mr. and Mrs, F. E. Baker, over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Clagton Lewis and son of Middletown were guests of Mr. Lew- i’ parents Friday and Saturday, William H. Van Horn of Willimantic was the guest of friends in town over Sunday. Charles DeWolf of Gardner Take was a week end visitor in town. Frank H. Browning of Lebanon was in town Saturday. Wesley Brown and John Purcell of Salem were Coichester visitors Satur- Wae \repair autos of all kinds in the proper manner. Latest Improved Facilities make our shop unexcelled in New England. We bake the paint on, which makes it wear better, keep its gloss longer, and will not crack. Why not have yours done right? It costs no more. Bentley-Clarke Auto Co. 88 M ain St., Westerly, R. I. Edwin Hazen of Middletown was a recent guest of his sister, Mrs. A, L. Stebbins, on Linwood avenue. Frank Stark of Millington was a week end visitor in town. A large crowd attended the movies Saturday evening. The reels were fine. A dance was held after the show. Miss Abby G. Willard left Thursday for New York, where she will be the guest of her sister, Mrs. B. B. Cragin, | for.several weeks. G. A. R. Post’s Election. Morton A. Taintor post, G. A. R, held their meeting in Grange hall Fri- day afternoon. The annual election of officers was held. Several members from Hebron and Moodus were pres- ent. Until Further Notice there will be Music Sun- i day evenings in our Main §| Dining-room between the | hours of 5.30 agd 8.00 o’clock p. m. THE WAUREGAN BOUSE || The Parker-Dayenpon Coy | Dropristors. STONINGTON Boy of 11 Committed to Norwich State Hospital—Celebration Committee in Need of Funds. % paints, muresco and Babies! >coil they will be big boys ind girls, and their faces wil! ¢ only a.memory. Briny the babies and we’ll caich their smiles, LAIGHTON THE FHOTOGRAPHER Cpporlte Naorwieh Savinzs Soclety, WALL PAPERS A full line of the above with new sdditions coming zlong, including those vith cutl out -borders. Moidings and bands to matcn. Mixoed tints; also arg <5 imitaticns. We are in ks marke: for painting, paper-hanging and decorating all the Lme. . P. F. MURTAGH 22 and 94 West Main Street. We have the making of Buckwheat and Wheat Cakes MAPLE SUGAR, MAPLE SYRUP and HONEY Peopie’s Market G Frankiin St. JUSTIN HOLDEN. Prop. ' XMAS and NEW YEAR POST CARDS, BOOKLETS, LETTERS, CALENDARS, COIN CASES, SEALS, TAGS, TINSEL CORD, CREPE PAPER, TREE ORNAMENTS, and FAVORS MRS. EDWIN FAY Franklin Square 'Overhauling and Repair Work —OF ALL KINDS ON— AUTOMOBILES, CARRIAGES, WAu NS, TRUCKS and CARTS, Mochanical repairs. painting, trim ning, upholstering and wood weric acksmithing in ail its branches Sooft & Clark Carp 507 t0 515 North Main SL Bostonians FAMOUS SHOE FOR MEN HIGH CLASS CUSTOM MODELS Exclusive Agency M. J- CUMMINGS 52 Central Avenue, Norwich, Conn. Call 1314 > At a session of the probate court of the town of Stonington held last week Albert Blackwell, Jr.,, son of Mr, and Mrs. Albert Blackwell, who resides be- tween Stonington and Quiambaug, was committed to the state hospital at Nor- wich, upon application of Selectman Joseph Chesebro, The parents are sat- isfied that the boy has not been of sound mind, and it was considered best that the child be placed where he could receive proper <care amd treatment. Constable Christopher J. Ledwith took the boy to Norwich, EE 3 Sent to Jail, John Cary of Pawcatuck was arrest- ed Friday by Constable Shelby Nicho- las and sentenced by Judge Breed in town court to 30 days in jail. Cary pleaded guilty to intoxication. Joseph ¥. Joseph’s power hoat Five ' White Elephant Cafe DAN MURPHY & CO. Ales, Wines, Liquors and Cigars Corner of Water and Market Sts. and A. J. LaPIERRE 287 Main St. PRACTISE' LIMITED TO - EYE, EAR, NOSE and THROAT Hours 10 a. m. to 3 p. Sundayas hiNCtor o‘ excepted, and by npnoll.n"m.n Piano and Harmony J. F. CONANT, 11 Franklin St. Studio now cpun for season of 1913 Whitestone bc and the J. F. C. 16c Room 6. Alice Bidg. Tel. 968 Cisars are the best on tho market Try theElectric Light Treatment for Lheumatism, Troubles of the Cir- ¢:lation or nerves. SCIENTIFIC CHIROPODY JAMES DAWSON Room 26 Central Building Norwich, Conn. | DRS, L. F. MISS ELLA M. POTTER Lady Assistant