Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 24, 1913, Page 7

FIRE ESGAPES FOR THE s’cunms Mazes of Compensation Act. For three hours and three-quarters The board had a !general discuss- on Tuesday evening, from 8 o'clock till | fon concerning the readjustment of in- 11.45, the entire board of education |surance rates, and this was left to the gave its time and attention to discess- | committee in care of the property. ing plans for meeting the needs of the | There was some attention paid to the schools of the town. It was a meeting | distinction drawn by the underwriters adjourned from last Friday night. between buildings and equipment, and Representatives of flre escape con- | it seemed necessary that there be some cerns appeared before the board with |line of demarcation between the two. Statements in regard to their respective The contract, in the sum of $84, for a goods, and on’ the merits of the case|new fence at the Broadway school was the contract was awarded to the Hart- (let to Peck, McWilliams & Co. H. ford Iron Works. The price for the | Blackledge & Co. entered & bid of $90. work bhad not been totalled up exactly The iniricacies of the workmen’s on Tuesday night, and for that reason | compensation act gave the members of the board decided that the figures|the board a pause. After a period of would not be given out to the public discussion of some of the main ques- until later. The fire escapes are to con- | tions in regard to insuring teachers form to the law which went into effect | and janitors under the terms of the last summer, and will necessitate es- | new state law, Chairman Shepard B. capes on nin school buildings. The | Palmer and Secretary Thomas J. Kelly board has been considering the matter | were made a committtee to confer with of escapes for some time, and In bring- | the selectmen of the town and with the ing attention to the matter have had [town counsel. the co-operation of Fire Marshal How- Besides these more important mat- ard L. Stanton. The work on the fire | ters, the boa discussed others intd escapes will be started by the Hartford | mately connected with the weifare ot | firm at once. the schools. ABO RED CROSS STAMP SALE ABOUT 65.000‘ 486 MAIL SACKS THROUGH NORWICH OFFICE. Incoming Matter Outnumbered Outgo- | District Total Expected to Come Up | ing by Eight Bags on Tuesday. to Last Year's High Mark of 82,000. Tuesday was one of the biggest days| From present indications it ap in the history of the Norwich post-| that the sale of Red Cross stamp office, 488 sacks of mail being handled | at least equal the record of last ve X in the course of the day. Clerks were| when 82,000 were disposed of through | forced to worw overtime and substi- i the local branch of the Americ: ed ! tute clerks and carriers were required | Cross society. President F. Leavens Extra teams| has general supervision of the work rriers. Ev- | with M Robert W. Perkins in charge but when|of factory and ou f town dis closed for the night alll tion and Miss Mary DeCelles in charge outgoing mail had been put out andlof the sale of stamps in the h,.-ul‘ all the local matter distributed or ar- | stores and postoffic Putnam, Daniel- ranged ready for distribution in the {'son, Willimantic¢ Jewett City are morning. lincluded in this distr Every department felt the unusual| Mrs. Perkins has already disposed amount of business, and sales at the|of 37,000 stamps personally and has stamp window amounted to between | placed a large number in the hands W aists TODAY IS THE LAST DAY Second Anniversary Sale to select from, sizes from 16 to 40, ] SPECIAL COUNTERS AT SPECIAL PRlCES Today Onf‘y For Ghristmas Presenis A Petticoats §s.00 g $3.05 . MUFFS at $2.95 and up Fu I'S SETS at $6.95 and up Furs at 13 0?1 Regu ar Przces - TODAY AND THIS EVENING— THEN CHRISTMAS Here we are on the Last Shoppmg Day Before. Christmas in excellent condition to serve you. Stocks replen- ished, fixed up, assorted, filled in and ready for the big rush.- Here are four floors filled with complete stocks of mer- chandise suitable for gift purposes, all at the most’ moderate prices—made possible by our establnbed mer- al chandising policy. UT 1 00 co ATS I For the convenience of Holiday Shoppers all .Holiday —OF OUR— Goeds will be placed on values up to $18.50 i 10.00 dicral assorbnents of everything up to the hst minute. What you can’t find elsewhere you can find here-—and bear in mind, THAT OUR PRICES ARE POSITIVELY THE {..hOWBT TO BE HAD ANYWHERE We guanntee at. READY FOR BUSINESS AT 8. 15 THIS MORNING 5 | AND OPEN TONIGHT UNTIL EVERYONE'S' WANTS 1|1 ARE SATISFIED. s 55 hiffon, Crepe de Chines, Meszalines, Etc., at Voile, Marquisette, Crepe, 95¢ and up. A Rainbow of Shades, at $1.79, DEMONSTRATION AND SALE In Music Department, Thnrd Floor, i of the ! Edlson New Diamond Disc Phono PRICED $60.00 AND UPWARDS - ‘ SOLD ON EASY PAYMENTS $700 and $300 during the day. There|of others for distribution. The man- were 240 sacks of mail sent away dur- | ufacturers and large stores through | | with a i low races. On the night ing Tuesday and 248 s ks of incom- | the te ory covered have taken large ing mail were handled, Postm numbers of the stamps. Caruthers is handling the busi About 20.000 stamps have been sold systematically, and his policy of get- | through Miss DeCelles. At the Bos- ting all the work done before quitting | ton store and Porteous & time each night prevents overwhelm- | store about 4,000 each have been ~.\1d ing congestion while the 1 at the postofice ha S sold 6.000. Mis: DeCelles PRESENTED THERMOS BOTTLESA | sold & “}U persor Though — | impossible to tell Subscribers to the Fund Remembered | is probable that Red by the American Thermos Bottle | Stamps have been 80id up to the pres- Cattipiy ent time. ithout stern, giving a signal of her whistle and light aft to show all zon. The piiot % Haven. HEROIC BALLADS OF .SERVIA. LAMBTOW Gifts of Thermos bottles were pre- | mented as Christmas presents to the s & ot to 12 | Translation by George R.:Noyes Son'of | Tuesday by the company, each being Rev| Charles Noyes at Otis Library. done up in a neat kage and bearing —— the following card: “Heroic ballads of Servia,” lately is-! school closed I ay sued, is translated by George Rapall at 7 < aj Thermos-on-Thames. Noyes, son of Rev. Charles Noyes of | mas Christmas, 1913. Carroll avenue and versified by | gramme The accompanying gift is a new | Leonard Bacon, formerly of Park | under model of Thermos in design and con- | church in this city. struction, produced for the first time This book will be of interest to lo- Exercises and Tree The fall term of tle Lord Jes the up-to-date factory building on | cal readers because of the authors'! nine children; P‘..\( daurel "ill. This was made possible | connection with prominent citizens of | Lamb; by your co-operation as a subscriber | our town and the intrinsic value of the | Lee; Ch to the Thermos fund. book itself. | Jes' for Christmas, The American Thermos Bottle com- ¥ request you to accept this typical | 1ads of Servia occupy a high position, | for Santa; When Sa Norwich product with the compliments | perhaps the highest position, in the | Maybelle Lee; Chris of the season and best wishes for the | hallad literature of Europe. ler; The Marriage prosperity of your good self and the| The Otis library has placed this| Rachel Watrpus; Rose of New England. volume on its shelves, Stephen Watrous WILLIAM B. WALKER, Emasae R Lucile .Watrous; President. | LICENSE SUSPENDED. O e e Claus and His Fairi 8 YEARS A PRIEST. son | Santa Claus, Carl logue, Just Like Paj ‘Whipple Nic Crouch; His Vow, Al Again, Santa. Christmas Address (Enoch Montgome Captain Whitney Backed Steamer Into Ferryboat at Yale-Harvard Race Time. Rev. Hugh Treanor Observed the Anni- versary in Waterbury Sunday. Capt. Frank R. Whitney, who was in charge of the small passengzer steamer Myra on June 19, when she backed into ferryboat Governor Winthrop, as the latter was leaving her slip, has been dpprxtr-d of h license for 90 days by the | Withey and Stewart The inspectors room was artistice found that 41pl'lln Whitney, licensed laurel and evergri tor and navigator, violated | toons of red and f the pilot ruies. Christmas bells The Myra of New Haven was in port Thirty-five years ago vesterday, said | Monday evenin Waterbury Demo- crat, Rev. Hugh Treanor, pastor of the Church of the Sacred Heart, was or- dained to the priesthood. This event was observed in a quiet manner yes terday, although a score of his numer. ous friends called and tendered their econgratuiations It will be 35 years' ago Christmas day that Father Trea-! mnor, who was ordained by Cardinal | © Gibbons, at that time sz bishop of Ba re, celebrated his first solemn | hiech mass In St. Peter's'church, Hart- ford. Sinece that time Father Treanor has been stationed at Norwalk, Nor- | h, and has fourteen | 2 f ry Rev. 1. Hugh Treanor was burn in !’ru\lden(‘ev R I, and received his primar tion in the public schools of that c He ahonll >d the Sulpician college,Mon- | E8 Charles college, Ellicott City, | later St. Mary’s semina T On December 21, 1878, i was ordained a , and following | the celebration of his first mass he wasw appointed assistant at St Mary's| church, Norwalk, where he rema_med y ) Several selections Seasonable Everything for Your Christmas Table. First See Our Display and Compare OQur 5800 5 it was announced ini I ¥ that a new parish would be formed, and in January of that year Father Treanor was selected by Right, Rev. Bishop MecMahon to supervise the wor of orga ing several hun- @red parishioners of the Immaculate! Conception church and in founding the | Bacred Heart parish. Father Treanor; preached his first sermon in this city | on February 22. The members of the! mew congregation March 1, 1285, In ‘en East Main street. The basement of the present church was completed in| 1886, After laboring here for 13 years| Father Treanor removed to Norwich, | ‘where he remained for 15 years, and the same falthfulness which character- #wed his work in this city was in evi- f#ence and noted by the members of his new church., A year ago, however, # wae announced that Father Treanor rwwould return, and although Norwich jwritnessed his departure with resret, fthe Catholics of ‘Waterbury were| t1y pleased when he assumed his uties as pastor of the church he founded. The growth of the Sacred Heart -zc.rish has heen one of the many feat- | T Choice York State Fancy Long Island DUCKS Ib. 25¢ Choice Long Island GEESE Ib, 25¢ Fresh Lide rie PORK LOINS, Ib. 155¢ Small - ored HAMS b. 15%¢ Ih. 16¢ VEAL CHOPS Malaga Grapes, Ib.12c| cran SWEET, JUICY ORAN Cheese, Ib. 20|~ e - The Great Atlantic 135 Main Street es which has marked the progress of -this city and the Catholic churches ¥ throughout the state. At present Fath- er Treanor is capably assisted by Rev. Award T. Walsh and Rev. Andrew rrel, Ph.D. | Twe C. V. Trains Go OF. ‘Beginning Sunday, January 4 Cen- #ral Vermont Raflway Co. will dis- » gontinue two trains between New Lon- jon and Willimantia one each way. The trains to bo dlscontinued are the | .ope leawing here for Willimantic at .40 in the morning and the same train| ving Willimantic in the evening and , arriving in New London at 7.20. The .trains will probably be returned to lce after the winter months, Wild Geese Going North, A flock of wild geese was seen going @over the city in a northerly direction ®bout 7.30 o'clock Tuesday riorning. here were nine all told, and as they were fiying low it was noticed that they were of large size. From the #gzag course they were flying they ap- peared to be lost. Mrs. Merrill Lawton has come from heme m Chapiin, Conn., says the d, vs, to pass sev- menths w-ith ‘her son and his wife, apnd Mrs. Frank Lawton, of rowd of Waterbury Odd Fel- | by a large crowd, 82 being present. aboard to see the Yale-Harv 3 | the little steamer left Central wh: itioning a lookout at the | ney lives at 139 W SCHOOL ranged by Miss Gray. weet Christmas Bells, Oscar stmas Bells, Fannie Wydler; The introduction notes that the bal- | a play in one act entitled Sitting Up The Chris The Birth of Christ a dialogue, Santa Clarence Wydler; A by Mabel Lee; song, Americ by the school in honor of Unc 1 the phonograph throughout the pro- decision of Inspectorsi gramme by Emil Wydler The evening was immensely enjoyed | m‘he Give Royal Gold Trading Stamps. We Have the Largest Variety and Great- est Display of Poultry in Eastern Connecticut. You Cannot Buy Right Unless You ibs. Fancy Ghristmas Turkeys Fancy Northern Turkeys - 1b. 24¢ Select Vermont Turkeys CRANBERRIES, Ib. No.1'Can . ... ... .23¢c No. 2 Can ... ... 43¢ Curranis - - Free Delivery ; Wa{&wgmgdnmum Ask For Them — | We extend a general invitation to call and hear these wonderful instruments demonstrated d | The exer s | tion clesed with the distribu- Santa Claus and before the l'm- le Sam. by one-long blast without a white! The Connecticut around the hori- { tion has issued a bulletin | with refe to steamer and | ¢ onnecticut and a > Witn "t of the station on fer ytain Whit- 1913 street, New ~ i At Danbury Normal School. | Tcys. Toys Toys All Toys are arranged on Special Counters and price ticketed. Don’t fail to visit our Toy Department for the best assortment and greatest values in Toys to be had in Norwich. Books Books Books All Books are arranged on Special Price Tables and tick- eted. See our special values in Christmas Calendars, Games Games Games ALL ON SPECIAL COUNTERS AT SPECIAL PRICES Games of all kinds—some new and novel as well ‘as many of the old-time favorites. Games are located in the Mill- inery section. ate: catalogue of the state normal | v has been for Pupils Ar- Lynch of - the Lambtown romp or Groton. i evening, Dec. 19, | | ppropriate Chris = f:n]lu\\lu" SEVERE SKIN AFFECTION. Cured by Our Reliable Skin Remedy, Saxo Salve. 1 “I suffered frcm a severe skin af- fection so I could not sleep ni was almost crazy with itchin would scratch and almost tear ;myself ! to pi I tried a great many reme- | dies without relief. When I saw Sax) | Salve advertised I decided to try it and one fube entirely cured me. I| recommend it w. ver I :go."— Morgan, Endicott, N. Y. ! Many pe: around here suffer s> much from e cannot | sleep at night. stops the ble itc and heals eruptions. ' In all kinds of on Earth, Annie Philip Watrous; nta Claus Comes, tmas, Fred Wyd- of anta Claus, mas_Ride, I | | | { | | 12, school, Chime | An Up-to-Date Whipple; a d ba; Winter, Doris is _Nigh, John ice Wydler; Come Pictures Pictures Pictures Hundreds of Framed Pictures that would make very accept- able Christmas gifts, including three very special lots—at 29c, $1.19 and $1.39. Japanese Chinaware at Special Prices See our Special Tables of Japanese Ware—Vases, Cake Plates, Cracker Ju-‘, Chocolate Sets, Etc—Very Special values at $1.00, $1.19 and $2.19. Bath Robe Patterns and Fine Blankets for Gifts 50 Bath Robe Patterns in a varisty of handsome designs and s1 98 colorings—very 8pecial VAIUS E.......w.ssssossassornsedsss High Grade, All Wool Blankets, in solid colors, regular $15.00 Blankets at 4 $8.95 Extrsl fine Califotnis-Doiible | Bfankets, ‘all in individusl Bekybstury Wi cial vaiues at $10.00 and $1250 a pair The Universal HANDKERCHIEFS christmas Gite If you are considering: Handkerchiefs as a gift you will find here the * most comprehensive stock and GREATEST VALUES to be hhd any- where. There are Handkerchiefs for Men, for Women, for Childrep— ranging in price from an inexpensive Chlld‘l Handkerchief at 3¢ up.to a Woman's Fine Lace Handkerchief at $1.50. FOR QUICK SERVICE HANDKE RCHIEFS ARE ARRANGED ON SPECIAL COUNTERS SEE our splendid showing of Children’s Handkerchiefs in bexes, cluding Initials—at %5: a box. SEE our immense showing of Men's Handkerchiefs, - both plain and salt rheum, Saxo s,me\ ser because | and de- | the germs at the very seat of | Uncle Sam nd a response | sung Sam. were rendered on by back your money if Sax not )y vou Broadw 2 y The school f’h;n’ma Y. G G Engler, I\'un\ic.\,‘ Eczema and other, skin affec- | often 11t from thin mproverished yd. We arante Vinol as the best blood tonic we | know | Ask For Themg Specialties Prices. initialed. SEE our spacial showing of Women'’s Embroidered Handkerchiefs ‘at 12%c and 25s. SEE our attractive line of Women's FINE Handkerchiefs, embroidered, Armenian, Princess Lace, Etc., at 50c, 75¢ and $1.00. Women’s Silk Hosiery Every Woman See our comprehensive showing of Women's 8ilk Hosloryqnvory good kind—at’ 50¢, 75¢, $1.00, $1.50, &OO and $2.50 a pair. SEE OUR SPECIAL VALUE SILK HOSIERY AT $1b0 A PAIR Gifts for Men In Hen’s Departm&nt Visit our Men’s Department for gifts for mun—~Hm.se Coats, Bath -Ro! Shirts, Pajamas, Neckwear, Suspend vss, Swaaters, »iasiory, Useful Gifis In Boys' Department - Visit_our Boys' Departmant far ucefui gidts—Rsa, Missed and Wem- en’s Sweatsrs—Aviation Caps, Waists, B'ousa., bowu.y and Indian Chisf Outfits, 2 Turkeys 1b. 28¢ ey 1b. 28¢ PLUMP NATIVE CHICKENS and FOWL, 1. 23¢ Lo pig SHOULDERS - b. 133¢ Legs of Native VEAL, Ib. 12ic VEAL CETS b. Zc 10c|Mixed NUTS, Ib. 15¢ dozen 15¢ PUDDING Raisins 2 il 2 k Women's and Children’s Neckwear, . Be sure and visit our Neckwear Dejartment en Main, ‘Asoz’ whm you will find all the iatest novsitias in eur 1mrease showing of Mavkwsar. Gifts of Service On Gur Second Floor Women’s Aprons, Musiin Undsrwear, Wraggers, Kimones, Bath 'Robes, Petticoats, Etc. All the newest styles in Womsn's Waists in.individual boxes. Depend Upon Our Infants’ Depariment. for gifts for Infants — M|ttnns, Baotees B'rmets, Sa flh Sweaters, Bath Aobes, Ets. i Qfi“-g}g i P '-m.ts.-n Al the choicest and pumt confections will be found at eur Q.ndy B'- partment and at reasonable prices. Buy your Christmas Candy here and be assured of complete satisfaction. & Pacific Tea Go. "Phone 29 4 sk G