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MURRAY’S BOSTON STORE Willimantic, Conn. OUR FEBRUARY SALE OF Muslin Underwear Begins Friday Morning, February 6th, 1914 At no time in alkthe many White Sales have we offered so many beautiful things in White Muslin Underwear. But ihis Saie is much more than beauty—it has an economy side also. The women who pay a certain price for underclothes ten months in the year will find during this White Sale much better material and trimming, more variety of styles and better workmanship for less money. GOWNS, CORSET COVERS, COMBINATIONS AND DRAWERS AT ONLY 98c EACH NIGHT GOWN! made of main-| C ®ook, low neck i short sleeves, Hamburg and d, hand embroide: a Salo price 98c. | NIGHT GOW made of crepe, | Hamburg and lace trimmed, « scalloped neck and sleeves in Dblue—Sale price 98c. | LONG SKIRTS, made with deep flounce of Hamburg and lace—Spe- |2 cial for this sale 98c. = CHILDREN'S | WHITE DRESSES 1 UOINING ‘ THE WHITE SALE 3 One lot of Children's White| Dresses have Deen adsembled to- | gether and priced at almost half the| Tegular prices. Finished with lace Hamburg and fancy ribbons. Sizes are from 2 to 14 ye: old, and Téc up to $5.00. | 86¢c, $1.36, $2.39, $2.89 and $3.89. | Sale prices 36c, 64c, Your choice of the following at 48c each e quality NAINSOOK DRAW-| COMBINATION CORSET COVER trimmed with dainty embroidery,| AND DRAWERS, made of nainsook, rge assortment to choose from |finished with embroidery and ribbon, | —48c. | regular 69c and 73c grade—48c. | gt RSET COVERS, trimmed with| CHEMISES, daintily finished witn | : Hamburg emb ;. | ruffle, neck and sleeves trimmed with | 1d Hambure embroidery, | emproidery and ribbon, well worth | ) fancy ribbon—48c. Toe—48c. | | o in.| IONG WHITE SKIRTS, trimmed GHT GOWNS, made of nain-| gy~ yige Hamburg flounce, good your choice of trimming, either | quality material, regular 76c and 31 lace or embroidery—48c. value—48c. worth from 50c to $2.00, _— T PRINCESS SLIPS, DAINTY CORSET COVERS, AND COMBINATIONS, SALE PRICES 23c to $1.48 DRAWERS with "good quality lace and |g00d quality lace and Hamburg, fin- | quality nsook, trimmings are of mb finished with pretty rib-]ished with ribbon—a bargain at 23c.|lace, H,uubuls'g‘dnd -u.;.é.u\ regular S Ao asE & $1.25 value—Sale price 98c. Sale price 98c. CORSET COVERS, made of fine |* ppiNCiss SLIDS, better quality, o COVERS, made of fine |}finsook, trimmings are of lace and|,ainsook and cambric, lace and Ham- ind Berkely cotton, lace and | BoyePUlE, tibbon run, value 30¢ —|purg trimmed, Gnished with pretty trimmed, hand embroidery | Sale Price 3%c. ribbon, a good value at $1.89—Sale fancy ribbon—Sale price 98c. DRAWER COMBINATIONS, trim- | price $1.48. med with extra good quabty lace,| DRAWWRS, trimmed and finished DRAWERS, made of good material | Hamburg and embroidery, fancy rib-|with exira good Hamburg, an unus- fini-hed with lace and iiam- regular $1.00 value—Sale price|ual good value at 3Sc — Sale e price 98c, price 23c. IN THE ‘“"”E SALE Cotton Crepe Waisis in the White W e o R T eabTiC | Sale, trimmed with laces and voile Tin fency pink or vie sibhor and fancy embroidery designs, otbers el $1.89, 3239 and UP| ;.\ pretty striped effect—Sale prices Princess Slips, daintily trimmed [$1.00 and $1.50. with lace and Hamburg—| 3 : . Sale prices $1.89, $239 and up to| Tallored Walsts in the White Sale $3.89, ne lot, regular $1.00 and $1.25 Combinations of Drawers and Cov-|yalue—Sale price 50a. ers and Skirts and Covers, made ot | V*lue—Sale price 50a. 1insook, elaborately trimmed with | Lawn Waists in the White Saie— lace Hamburg, finished with | e ¢ : 5 ey ribbons —Sals prices $1.39 te |OPen back and front, regular $1.50 $2.89. value—Sale price 75c. plain or fancy lace and| : H: C. M. Cors e Sale . prices $199| ©One lot of H. C. M. Corsets—Sale prices 98c and $148 pair. Opportunt | BRIEF STATE NEWS | | 1912, | You’'ll never get a better || chance to buy odds and §| ends of Housekeeping Goods for your home. || We are about to take stock, and had rather have otal of the new list is $12,- compared to $10,580,281 in etta ce, Waterbury. daughter, asiey, of 18 B i money than Chairs, g | Tables, Beds, Et¢., and your money will go a §! long way now. Don’t wait because we §| can’t wait, we want the Lincoln’s | Furniture Store | MAIN- and ‘UNION STREETS, Phone 285-3 Willimantic JAY M. SHEPARD Succeeding Elmore & Shepard Funeral Directorand Embalmer 60-62 North St.,, Willimantic Lady Assistant Tel. connection DR. F. C. JACKSON, Dentist Painless Extracting and Filling a Specialty 752 Main Strest, Willimantio Telephone UNDERTAKER: a nd EMBALMER 62 Church St, Willimantic, Ct. Telephone Lacy Assistant 3 THERE 1 avertising mediu Hoastern Gonneotians sqsal s Fhe letin-farenusiness c ONTAINS NO HOG FAT vz LESS Here is what Marion Harland said in 1906 about Cottolene =" «Many years ago, I discontinued the use of lard in my kitchen i and substituted for it, as an experiment, Cottolene, then com- paratively a new product. Since my first trial of it I can truly say that it has given complete satisfaction. I honestly believe it to be the very best thing of its kind ever offered to the American housekeeper.” good shortening. Won’t you follow theexample of famous cooks and make Cottolene THE fat for all your cooking ? Order a pail from your grocer; also send to us for the valuable FREE Cook Book, HOME HELPS. Try it yourself. ¥ MARION HARLAND. Cottolene makes biscuits that are tender when they are cold—that is a sure test of a Make the biscuits like this: BAKING POWDER BISCUITS 2 cups flour, 3 teaspoon3 baking powder, 11easpoon salt, 4 table- spoons Cottolene, 3-4 cup milk. Sift flour, salt and baking powder wgether; rubin Cqutolene; mix lightly and quickly; mixture not be dr to wil fifteen minutes in hot oven. th cream. Whole wheat, made in the same way.— Edith L. Clift. [ERE FAIRBANK &2on] CHICAGO e (ould rall otit on board, cut into small biscuits, bake ten To muke bisouits richer, mix graham or rye biscuit may be Wi What Is Qoing On Tenlght Purinton T,':T.' N.o 2, Pythlan Sis- g tors, in K. o é indiem b at Armory. NAVIN BARN BURNED, Mysterious Fire. at Clark's Oorners— Nine Cows, Three Sheep and a Horse. Burned. A barn on the farm of John Navin at Clark’s Corners was destroyed by fire Wednesday ni shortly before twelve, from an unkpown cause. erything was all right when the family retired at haif past nine. About mid- night Mrs. Navin was awakened by the reflection of the fire through her bed- room window. The roof of the barn was all ablaze at that time. Beveral of the nelghbors rushed to help and succeeded in keeping the house, & short distance from the barm, from catching fire, but it was too late to make the attempt to get the stack out of the burning structure. Nine cows, three sheep and a five year old horse were burned, together with all the implements, carriages and hay in the barn, The loss was over a thousand dol- lars. Insurance of 3500 was carried on the barn and contents in a local agency, New Postoffice Ruling. According to a ruling received from Washington by Postmaster Charles H. Dimmick, miscellaneous third class matter of the weight of four pounds or more can now be sent by the par- cel post. Under four pounds it goes at the old rate. This does not in- clude books, but advertising matter, Dproof sheets, music, posters, etc. Books are to come under the parcel post about the middle of arch, Minstrel Boys at Columbia, The Minstrel Boys, the aggregation of local amateurs which presented their show in the Loomer Opera house Thanksgiving day, played in the town of Columbia Thursday night, making the trip by autobus, and carrying part of their audience with them, as sev- eral Willimantic people went along to give the boys a band. Michael L. Falvey in Town. , clerk of the local ate court during Judge Hunter's administration, now traveling collector for a Massachusetts publishing house, is at his home in this city for a few days, Fire at Dr. Parker's, Chief Yoley was called to the resi- ce of Dr. T. R. Parker late Wed- day night to extinguish a small fire caused by soot and ashes in the back part of the furnace. Little dam- age was done by the fire, New Bonds Arrive from Hartford. The bonds, 150 in number, issued by the town for the construction of the new high school and the Natchaug school, and made by a Hartford con- cern, have arrived at the town clerk's office. - Numbers one to seventy-five are the high school bonds, and num- Dbers seventy-six to one hundred and fitty are those for the Natchaug school. The bonds have already been placed and are ready for delivery, Wires Out of Commission. The manhole at the corner of Val- ley_and North streets, owned by the N. E. Telephone company, Was par- tiaily friled with water Thursday morn- ing, and about fifty pairs of wires were put out of commission, necessi- tating immediate work by a gang of men to straighten out the trouble. Martford Independents Tonight. The Hartford Independents, one of the strongest, if not the champlon bas- ketball team In the state, will be matched against the Bmeralds tonight and a battle royal is expected. The Emeralde are playlng some game late- 1y, too. lce Harvesting Thursday, Willimantic was lucky in getting the colder weather of Thursday, as far as the ice plant was conmeerned, and Superintendent Henderson S, Moulton was quick to take advantage of it The men were golng all day, and as a result over 5,000 cakes were put in the houses, the largest number yet in any one day. The ice was firm and did not break much on the runs, averaging from ten and g half to eleven inches . : in thickness th continued cold, the | Norfolk—Forty-four volumes were Hartford. nominating commit- | work of fillng the houses wiil not |added to the Norfolk library during |tee of the Hartford Golf club has rec- | take so very long now. j the past month. | ommended the promotion of Vice Pres- Ansonia—The increase in the 1913 | 5 {{dent Edward B, Morris to the pres- |——————————— Tuesday evening. | Lakevill e DT Yo At Flr:! ;l'lmlt in N‘m zrr:flry'—o;hnfn!- T N b B e e | Goddard, who is a trustec of the Con-|. d by Inspector General Shulze. r “Plotruding Piles. First | appeared in favor of the New Britain | {andont of the Institution, Dr. Charles|C. N. G. was held at the armory application gives relief. 5 fopdtiddistown BaTgp (cRnal T. LaMoure, avho came from a similar | Thure@ay evening at 7.45 p. m. This AR Norwalk _Practically ail the locas | 2ot UG larger intitution ut Gard- | ws the frst inspestion in the mew e == —Practically ocal | ner, Mass. mory. £ women's organizations bave Jjoined | Mo M The visiting officers were: Colonel A“to Truck M vin hands in favor of the employment of | Bridgeport—The Rev. Stephen F.|Edward A. Shultze, inspector general; \) |« murse to look after the needs of | Sherman. canon of the Cathedral of | Lieutenant Colonel Richard A Good- LONG DISTANCE WORK }(he school children. All Saints, Albany, New York, has|man and Inspector Instructor Major *| been recommended to the parish of St. | Edward Shuttleworth, on speciad de- A SPECIALTY Waterbury—No will was left by Dr. | John's Eplscopal church for Its rec- m'll‘ from the war \lslpnr;‘m‘gm 3 P Garwood H, Attwood, who dled early |ior by & unanimous vote of the ves- he company was in fleld rig, an Address: P. A, WEEKS, or ‘phone | 5unaly noiming, aud the entire e | try. Rev. Mr. Sherman prenched De. | their equipment whe thoroughiy: In- 850-2, 338-12 or 254-5. Willimantic, Ct. | tate, according to relatives of the de- | cember 14 in Bridgeport, spected and checked up by the visttors, in addition to the regular drill. Many spectators attended the interesting ex- ercises which Were open to the pub- e, Previous to the arfll an order was od for an assembly at 1.30 p. m. Saturday to attend the funeral of Post Ordnance Sergeant Cochrane, whose death occurred Wednesday. Madame Lund to Sing. Madame Charlotte Lund, a native of Oswego, of Irish-German parentage who possesses a most prano voice, will sing at Parsons’ the- atre, Hartford next Monday evening, under the auspices of the Hartford Saengerbund. Miss Lund is a direct descendant on the maternal side of the family of O. C. Bull, one of the and has sung in Europe before roy- alty. Among Miss Lund's relatives in this city are Misses Ellen, Mary and Margaret Murphy of Jackson street. Some friends and relatives of the noted singer in this city are planning SAIL —BY THE— Boston Service e e Hamburg-American Line % —TO— LONDON (Plymouth) PARIS (Beulogne) and HAMBURG Assuning Arvival in Paris by Day PALATIAL STEAMERS Fuerst Bismarck, Feb. 27 10 . Rhaetia, March 18 From Commenwealth Pier, South Boston. 667 BOYLSTON STREET Boston, Mass., or lecal agent wonderful_so- | most_famous musicians of the werld, | to attend the cencert Meonday eve- ning: Brlef Mention, A, W. Buchanan spent Thursday in Arcn, G D. A. Igman went to Beston Thurs- day for the day, O, B, Jewett of Hampton was a lo- cal visiter Thursday. Mrs. G, W. May returned to South Manchester Thursday, Mrs, Richard Turner was a Rock- viile visitor Thursday. W. ¥. Day of Hartford was a Wil- lmantic visitor Thursday. J. A. Dady of Putnam spent Thurs- day in Wiilimantic and South Cov- entry. The Air line train dué in this city at 1016 u m. was 30 minutes late Thursday. Mrs. C. B. Winchester left here Thursday for a month's stay in Hart- ford with relatives. Mr. and Mrs, C. L. Beach, who have been in Hartford for the past few days returned Thursday. Addison: Kingsbury returned Thurs- day from the south, where he has spent the past six wecks. Mrs. A. Spaulding and daughter, Mrs. Raymond Fuller of Hampton were Willimantic visitors Thursday. Mrs, Alice Casey and family re- turned Thursday to New Haven hav- ing come to this clty for the burial of William J. Casey, husband of Mrs. Casey. Local people who spent Thursday in Hartford included Mrs. John Webb, Mrs. C. C. Edgarton, Miss A. Bucha- nan, A. I Bell, Miss Lucy Lincoln, J. J. Hickey, Charles Anderson, E. O Smith, Mrs. James Hurley, W. C. Nor- ris, W. U. Webster, Mrs. M. Hayden, A, 'D. Chaffee, Mr. and Mrs. A. Raci- cott, Mias Mary Rose Blancheite, W. B. Buck, J. P, Mustard, A. G. Gully, Mr. and Mrs. A, L. French. Personals. D. J. Coffee was in Danielson Thurs- day. Mrs. Vera McDonai of Church street is in Hartford for a short visit. Mrs, Patrick Keena of West Main street is in Providence for a few days. Mr, and Mrs. Car] Helm and little son are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ru- dolph Prentice of Amston Creamery Made 49,996 Pounds of But- ter During Year—Average Price Paid Patrons 35 1-2 Cents—Many At Clam Chowder Supper. The annual meeting of the stock- holders of the Jewett Clty Creamery company was held in the town hall Wednesday afternoon, the president E. A. Geer presiding. The report of the secretary, B. C. Bliss, shows a most prosperous years business for all_concerned. His report for the vear ending Dec. 31 shows the following items: Amount of butter made 49,996 pounds which was sold for $19,914.8 amount received for cream $1,376.8 amount received for buttermilk, $$339 86. The average price paid patrons per pound for the year for butter fat was 35 1-3 cents. The highest price pald during any one month was 3§ cents. The highest price received for butter during the vear was 40 cents per pound wholesale. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, B. G. Starkweather, secretary and treas urer. B. C. Bliss; directors, G. A. Geist- hardt; W. C. Terry, B. A. Geer, G A. Haskell and A. A. Ada Auditors, E G. Starkweather and D. D. Tracy. Chowder Supper. A clam chowder supper was served during the supper hour tegether with violin and piane duets by Alice and Tyler Gilbert and Miss Dorls Myeott, Borough Interests. Mrs. F. H. Gilbert and Mrs. H. T. Jeffers spent Thursday in Providence. Warden E. BE. M Mt. Vernon Lodge No A M. Clarke master, lodge in Hartford. The Jewett City Press moved Thurs- day to Its new home on Hast street oppesite David Hale park, T. Blake and to the 'LAINFIELD Caleb Tarbox Held In Grateful Memo- ry—Health Officer Sued For Alleg- ed Death Due to Vaccination. Caleb Tarbox, who died Tuesday, February 3 ter, Mrs. Willlam Harvey of Plainfleld, at the age of 92, was for many years a resident of South Canterbury. Mr. Tarbox was a native of Rhode Island, but for several years was employed as a repairer of expensive watches and clocks in. a large jewelry store in New York city. Later he settied in South Canterbury on the old Clark homestead which had been owned by his wife's family for many years, Mrs Tarbox, who was Miss Marion Clarl died a number of years a After her death’ Mr. Tarbox gave up the care of his large farm and lived in his cottage at Canterbury Station most of the time until some two years ago, when he came to make his home with his daughter at Plainfield. Since that umei his health has failed steadily and the end was not unexpected. For many years Mr. and Mrs. Tar- box furnished a pleasant home for the teachers in the South Canterbury | district and all who thus shared their | home have grateful memories of the kindness of this worthy couple who | were loved and respected by a large circle of friends. Mrs. Brown .of Amston is at the home of Dr. G. K. Wilcox for & brief | visit, Senior Warden E. E. Gilbert, Junfor Past Master Qray_were the delegates from 75 F. and A. M., grand Main Fanning at the home of his daugh_ Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Margeaux have received so much benefit Pure Malt Whiskey from Dufiy's that they advise everyone who is run down 1o try it,-for it has given them health and strength when all others failed. “My wife and I have used Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey for some time, trying a number of doctors without very much benefit and we feel others are auflerinz Wi they will ith weak heart or a general run down feelis Duffy’s as directed, they will find much better now able to take her walk before breakfast and do her own washing and sleeps well. I know my back are 66 years of age and Duffy’s Pure Malt is the agent that will of health, energy and sumption, pneumonia, grip, coughs, colds, low stomach ditions. men, and is recos makes the old druggists, grocers and yourself against stronger we feel we cannot say enough in its praise.”—Geo. W. Margeaux, a ‘When men and women pass the age of sixty they need qnicken:hadludafim,bfingresfiulsgeep,invigmteth: Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey uce these happy results, €0 that your old age will be one ppiness, It improves the food and gives tone and vitality to every organ with remarkable results in the prevention and relief of con- and I do not feel as I ‘Whiskey has done us both so rcl:‘union-ndu-im.\hfian&fio the body. It has been used asthma, malaria end troubles and ail wasting and diseased con- is invaluable for overworked men and delicate wo- as a family medicine everywhere. It ‘young and keeps the young strong and vigor- ous. Get Duffy’s today—it’s just what you need. Sold by most e, i b e v bt wi ty, | i The Duliy Malt Whiskey Co,, Rochester, N. ¥ members of the Woman's Grace church Wednesday afternoon. Twenty-seven were present. The busi. ness: session was followed by a socia hour during which refreshments were served. The mext meeting 8 to be Tuesday, Feb. 24, at the home of Mrs. Arad Manning. Aime Woods of Stafford was a Te- cent_visitor here. John R. Parkhurst of Stafford Springs spent Wednesday in the vil- lage. suild Cakes of Ice Float Down. The high tide running in the river has brought down much of the broken ice and thrown it up on the banks of the meadows. Promoted by Bulletin's Cooking School The Bulletin’s cooking school has | promoted sociability in the village, as there is much exchanging of the re- sulis of culinary skill going on daily. Local Briefs. Supt. G. W. Emerson of Willimantic visited Franklin_schools Monday. Carl Bentley, Jr., has been very ill. Miss Maud Lamoine has been con- fined to the house for the past ten days by lliness. C. K. Sherwood of New Yeork was of! the guest while in town of W. E. Man- ning and H. J. Gibbs. Thomas O'Donnell of spent Sunday in town. At Bozrah Meeting. Many from here attended the open meeting at Bozrah grange Wednesday night. Alpheus Nye has moved from Elisha Fall River | Lathrop’s tenement to the tenement in J. C. Tracy's. Waterfown. — Miss Mabel - Skilton cancelled a contract to return to mis- sionary work in India after getting@s far on the way as London and has re- turned to New York, expecting to mar- ry F. W. Pinneo, a physician of New- ark, 'N. J. to whom she became en< gaged while home on a furlough. PILES tablets — L LI AL CAUSE. The piles are dried up and anently cured. 24 days' trestment, $1.00. | DR. LEONHARDT CO., Buffale, N. Y. (fres book) Sold by N. D. Sevin & Son and all druggista RUB RHEUMATISM FROM JOINTS Get a small trial bottle of old-time, <5 : “St. Jacobs Oil.” Rheumatism is “pain only.” Not one case in fifty requires inter- nal treatment. Stop drugging! Rub soothing, penetrating “St. Jacobs Oil” in the vestry of the church Thursday | directly upon the “tender spot” and evening under the directisn eof the| relief comes instantly. “St. Jacobs flower committee of the Baptist | Oil” conquers pain. It is a harmless church. The Sunday scheel orchestra | rheumatism cure which never disap- » Miss Ila Brown and Erme Myott vi- | points and can not burn or blister el , Bamuel Green cornet. Miss Alice | the skin. A. Broewn pi 0 furnished selections HAIR Limber up! Quit complaining! Get a small trial bottle of “St. Jacobs Oil” from any drug store and in just a moment youwll be free from rheu- matic pain, soreness and stiffness. Don't suffer! Relief and a cure awalts you. “St. Jacobs Oil” is just as good for sciatica. neuralgia, lum- bago, backache, sprains. THE GRAY IMPERIAL BRUSH The Dollar Brush for Health Officer Sued. Suit has been brought against Dr. Arthur Chase, health officer for the town of Plainfield, for the death of a man at Wauregan, said to have been | caused by vaccination. It is claim- | ed by the family, who have sued for | damages, that the man was vaccinated | against the advice of his attending physician. Fred Racine is in New York on a combined business and pleasure trip. John Cleveland Iil. Mrs. William H. Devolve was noti- fled Thursday morning of the serious fliness from heart trouble of her uncle John Cleveland of Veluntown, & man | of 91, Me has enjoved - remurkuble | health for one of his age and his mind | bas remained sctive YANTIC FAPPENINGS Mrs. Luther Austin Enters Backus | Hospital—Mesting of Grace Church Woman's Guild. Mrs. Luther Austin, who was severe- Iy burned on the arm ten days was taken te the Backus hospital We 50c¢c It is an imported hair brush, made with a solid back, filled with natural bristles that have not been weakened by bleach- ing acids. You will pay a dollar any- where else for this brush if you get the same kind. See it in our window this week. THE LEE & 0SGOOD CO. Retail Department nesday Right for treatment Entertained Guild. Mss. Hewaerd Bishep emtertained (ks Incorporated 1842 “Wherewithall” Everybody needs it, of course. Everybody is going to need it mere in the future, too, when the earning capacity is less than during youtn . or middle-age. The best way to be sure to hav some THEN is to save a little HHOW —a little st a time, but that litt'e often. The Willimantic Savings Institute MURRAY, President. N. D. WEBSTER, Treasurs