Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 14, 1914, Page 8

PLANS FOR MERCHANTS' WEEK | Norwich Business Houses Enlist in Effort to Demonstrate the City as Trading Center For This Section of the State— From April 18th to 25th. Thirty merchants of Norwich, with more to follow, &t a meeting in the own hall on Friday afternoon enlisted n a plan to hold what is to be called merchants’ week here from April 18th to 25th, inclusive, in which the primary object is to demonstrate this city as the natural trading center of his section of the state. The plan is one that has been carried out with great success in other cities from which reports have been received by the local committee that has been con. ,])ln?}‘il\g less than five, 25 at $5 each, $125. The advertising plan proposed was to advert 'or two weeks in advance in the newspapers within a radius of | Norwich. The local newspapers have | agreed to give the movement gvery i support, The Bulletin gettng out g spe- cial supplement. A booklet in an Issue of 20,000 is also proposed which ean | be used for advertising features of the | week, and would contain the names of ! subs: ers to the plan and would ser sidering the matter for two weeks,mak- | as a receipt and voucher | ing & Teport on Friday that was ac- | ing house fpr the purchases made by cepted and its recommeidations adopt- | customn 8 ed. | 1t has also been proposed that special The pumber already enlisted is ex- | features be prepared for the weelk, pos pected to be considerably increased as | sibly a food fair that has been under the result of further work by the com- | consideration might be brought here mittee appointed. The thirty to sign | for that week already are: Branche Bros vreal of the fifty business men vou, The Porteous & Mitchell Co. ®_ Combes, J. E. Marshall, W Friswell, Grover & Caron Co., Maurice Sample ‘Shop, Schwartz Bros., Brook- iyn_Outfitters, The Reid & Hughes Co #. W. Woolworth Co., City Luneh, Dis- | o Bros., The Eaton Chase Co., William Trachtenberg, Breckenridge & Flem- ming, Cranston & Co., Shea & Burke; nt commented upon the es of the plan, and Mr. Al > of the idea, which was 1l good and for the ben- rticular individual m motion of H. M. Lerou, nded ‘rank A. Bill, the committee report s accepted by a unanimous vote. W. C. Bode, H. R. Woodward, Frank 2 A Bfll, George A. Smith, Murphy & Committees Named. MeGarry, N, S, Gilbert & So; Signatures were then taken on a pa- ¥ W. A. Somers, R. F. ¢ Mr. Lee for those who james C. Macpherson. cribe to the plan, and 3 to appoint committees Originated With Norwich Woman. - nominated as follows = Qe John M. Lee, ch called to orde The meeting was called to order o W gos] ol 3 o'clock by James C. Macphersor he was elected permanent chairman. He explained that the origin of the movement had been with a Norwich woman who proposed a plan for a mu- nicipal bargain week, which, however, did not meet with the approval of ommittee, but nevertheless this wom- chairman. S Cruickshanks, Will William P. McGarry Rough, A. . Schwartz, an had started something, and the re- | Gec L Nelson ¢ sult was a plan which would be pro-{ Municipal atiractions—W. posed for e “merchants’ week” fromj|chairman, D. T. Shea, Saturday, Apsil I8 to Saturday, April(D. Hav s Alph thereby providing for two Satur- [ Woodward A. N : days in the period | " Executive committee t th He called for Secretary Terbert B. eral chairman and the ehairmen of ary to read the minutes of several|ihe sub-committees meecings of {he special committes on Food Fair: R | In re to the food fair spoken of, Explained the Plan. [ M. Macpherson said he understoos WMr. Cary was elected secretary of | this wu ething t had bee the meeting and John M. Lee, chairman | posed f the of the special committee of eleven, ex- | €d Commer plained the plan for merchants’ week |lieved ihe in which is intended to demonstrate Nor- | there was eve wich as a trading center and to show | Would De Lled here. the mercantile advantages of the city. | —_——— He said that the effort was <o be 10| WAS ONE OF THE bring out of town people to the city and for those that come in merch | OLDER TAFTVILLE RESIDENTS week it was proposed to made & re- | 3 - j Beke of thelr vallroad fares. Tiiis would | Death of John Sharples at His Daugh be arranged on a sliding scale, de- ter's Home in Fall River. pending upon the distance they mad to | — : ; travel and the amount of the par-| harples at_the ! Mrs, Joseph chames. For instaoce, a person com- g from New Loudon by trolley,where the fare both ways would be 40 cents, would be entitied to hiz fare on pur- chases of $8, and if he came on the raflroad, where the fare is 60 cents, his purchase to entitie him to a fare re bate would have to be $12. Purchases ocoudd be made at any business house subscribing to the plan and the aggre- gatea mount would be reckoned in al- although in prolonged him Dy his Mrs. Sharple. fall of 1876 & only came 1d lived I 1904 jowing the rebate of fares. The fare - rter membe. rebates would be made through a cen- | 9f the Amin 0dd_Fellows iral clearing house. Rvarrem R La tec The place where this would be has | SEFVICS 1t Warr not been decided, bu t was under- =tood the Thames National bank stood ready to offer facilities. Mesting Expenses. The periminary expenses of the plan # was estimated would be between $400 and $500 and would be borne by assessments upon the business houses, Joseph ded. Th and one well with whom he T eleven grandchildren grandchild. great- Weon Yale Honors. Sl at the clear- | her without any provocation. She had | ROYAL Baking Powder Saves Health and Saves Money and Makes Better Food Al irolieys Lead To February LINGERIE BLOUSES (Main and Second Floors) We have just received some of the Spring Waists—dainty waists display- ing the little differences in design which makes all the difference in the world. They're very chic, and priced exceptionally low for this sale. At 98¢ At this price some charming Blouses of fine lawn or voile in a goodly va- riety of pattern and design. Some tucked fronts, some plain with dainty embroidered effects, some {rimmed with pleated frills of the same ma- 181,000 FOR THE THAMES, DIVORCES WERE GRANTED TO TWO PETITIONERS. | Intemperance, Intolerable Cruelty and | In Rivers and Harbors Bill—Connecti- Desertion the Causes. | cut River DFedging. Two divorces were granted in the| Washington, Feb. 13—The river and | superior court short calendar session | harbor bill contains a provision insert- olt of the five that were on the docket | ed through the efforts of Representa- ¥ morning at New London.§ The | tive Treadway of Massachusetts $6,000 FOR STONINGTON. mak- terial, some with dainty laces at neck and throat. You'll find many at 98c which will please you. At $1.48 Fine Voile and Crepe Blouses with turnover collar, the style which has proven so popular and which will be cases went off or were - | ing the $25,000 appropriated two years Targel i | ago for the Connectocut river above’ § |279° :ndw""b f:' Faimmacy, Protty Daniels Bump of New London | Hartford available for dredging. Under embroideries add their deli- vis given divorce from Edward G.|the appropriz first worded the [| cate charms to the already pleasing 3ump of New Army engin the money || designs, which include the new yokes, B e g certain | > cruelty. Th obstructions wing dam. | f:" 'I‘"'g, sShosicer and Raplen slesves. Dec. 11, 1898, the It fs now planned to utilize the | selection at this price will bring you = being Julia money for dredging near the entrance pleasure. tified th hus- | of the Farmington river into the Con- 1y and that| pecticut river, with a view to obtain- 3 For several |ing g somewhat better channel pend- $l 98 $2 50 $2 98 st “lu‘]hha:l \l\n'x‘(l»;ek:m\'“l"‘!\; 'l;;‘ljle‘; | ing the construction of the new DY = ’ o ] . uld work a short time er | nav oject cente: at Wind- | 5 : money with which he would | Jay Fatlon Project centering [§ A trio of prices which will prove hard et drunk, and when under | *°q & also authorizes a number || to beat. We will not say that they are tie Irflus ‘_rufvh on ~l,;?jfme of waterway surveys of Connecticut, (} the styles which are being worn, for the Quinnipiac | among them bein | nxis Island. T he would knock her down and abuse | 3o COCE P, 3 been forced to seck refuge’ at th the e o band of late years had not worked at | tol and from Norwich s all during the winter and in the sum e reported that the committee will au- | provided by Representatives Lonergan they are the styles which are GOING TO BE WORN—in other words, they are in advance of the season. The materials are sheer lawns, voiles and crepes in plain and fancy weaves, all shown in the very cleverest of ths new i el Lt e S \‘h“h”"d New Haven harbor gets $70,000, designs. B she had | 1) . mes river $1,000, Stonington Ha been compelled to leave him two years | Thames river $LOCG, Stonington Far: e _ | river below Hartford $15,000. Iltems o e I miS om: | for New London, Greenwich and Mil- P es e o e s Fiven | ford harbors have already been an- . >ree from Chris Swenson. They | nourced. | e ewear a e re married in ry, 1910, in | | Providence. They lived together only - " | four or five weeks, at the end of which | Chimney Fire on Warren Street. | IS A GOOD TIME TO me she left him and went to Sweden. | An alarm from box 38, at the corner He has six children by a former mar- | of McKinley avenue and Broad street, STOCK THE LINEN riage. i as rung in on Friday evening a few | The suit of William Brown vs. | minutes after 6 o'clock for a chimney Annie Brown went off the list, and | fire at the residence of Gilbert S.Ray- | CLOSET ose postponed Charle, mond, at No. 23 Warren street. A s vs. Mariett and young man who saw the sparks from We mean the household linen closet— acconding to the number of employes A Avery | o e The fir the Cotton-L & = SO jamin re | the « ey rung in the box. The fire inens—the Sheets, the they had. It Sfty business houses were ndre. | was put out by the use of chemical Pillow Cases and Towel in the pian it was fizured that $4 { wels. They all La : =0l g P | and there was no damage. It was in appear during this Wh might be raised by the following ap- i ‘ To Speak in Baltic. | the kitchen chimney. The auto chem- | PP! uring this ite Sale at re- portionment: Class A—Emploving over | nounceme made Friday | Captain Wilbur of the Salvation . aerial truck, steamer and Chem- | Markable prices. Remember that this F,mfi"“n‘; ”‘;nfit:"“‘fr e 0 T {Army of i city 1 speak at the|ical Co. No. 3 from the Falls statlon || merchandise is staple and the same ploying f e at $ Haven. the others in hodist Episcopal church in Baltic | responded to the box. The 1s com- |} high-grade we carr emch, $100. Class—Employing from five | wi s John A ¥ afternoon at 4 o'clock on From | pany just got there as Chief Stanton || duy 1o th st Mgt 4 to ten. $10 each, $100. Class D—Em- Ring to the Pulpit. = ringing in the recall. lay in the year at higher prices. — The Ladies” Specialty Store WE OFFER A FEW MORE BARGAIN DAYS Commencing today, Saturday, February 14th, the re- mainder of our Winter Stock will be soid at a sacrifice as we have no room to store away merchandise for next winter. - This will be 2 money-saving opportunity for those who need a winter garment. Ladies’ and Misses’ Winter Coats, worth $10.00 to $18.50—Now $5.00. Children’s Winter Coats, Now $2.98. Ladies’ and Misses’ Fall Suits, worth $12.50 10 $20.00— Now $8.98. Ladies’ and Misses’ Street $10.00—Now $3.98. Children’s Serge Dresses, worth $4.00 {0 $6.00—Now $2.98. Women’s Dress Skirts, worth $5.00 t0 $6.98—Now $3.98.. Beautiful Flanneleite Kimonos, worth s Now $1.39. Fine Grade Sweaters, $3.98. Pexcale Heuse Dresses, worth $4.00 to $1.25—Now 78c. Wiiite Liagerie Shirt Waists, worth $1.00 to Now 89c. Colowed Peecale Shiet Waists, worth 56c—Now 39c. Hanaelette Petticoats, worth 50c—Now 39c. New Model Corsets, worth 50c to 75¢c—Neow 38c. New Madel Corseis, worth $1.00 to $1.25—Neow 89c. Rew Model Corsets, worth $1.50 {0 $2.00—Now $1.39. New Model Corsets, worth $2.50 (0 $3.50—Now $2.39. worth $3.00 to $10.00— Diesses, worth $3.00. to 1.50 t0.$2.50—= worth $35.00 to $6.30—Now $1.2 Don’t forget to visit the store of big values during The Ladies’ Specialty Store 248 Maia Steeet, Fraamkdia Sguare, Norwich, Conn. Branch Store, Cantwell’s Block, Plainfield, Conn. BARGAINS THAT ARE BARGAINS—not old stock with new price tickets on. Every article in the store is marked down to cost or near cost. This great annual sale helps us to clear the goods which we have over stocked, and brings down stock to the right propor- tions. Many of the goods have just come in and all the latest styles and best makes. The only way te cenvince yourself of the value of these great bargains is to come into this store today and inspect them for yourself. You need not buy unless yeu want to. Get Here Early--Have First Cheice SOME SPECIAL BARGAINS $28.00 DRESSERS—reduced to. . . .. $24.06 DRESSERS—reduced to. . ........... $22.00 DRESSERS—reduced to. . .......... $18.00 DRESSERS—reduced to. ......... M. HOURI Branch, Jewett City .$20.00 .$18.00 .$16.00 .$15.60 .$14.00 62-66 Main Street o S $1 by 99 inches, hvflm'nml I} ana ready for use. Regularly ] sroo SALE PRICE 79c of good cotton, Cases sold reg- SALE PRICE 19¢c BED SPREADS —the so-called atin bed spreads in pretty pat- terns hbrotdered edge and cut for use on brass or metal beds. Slightly soiled. Regular price $4.00— SALE PRICE $239 HEMMED IN QUILTS in the full bed s Quilts which we or- dinarily sell for $2.50 SALE PRICE $1.85 TURKISH TOWELS value = vvvvv 12Vae | 150 {} 3¢ value 19¢ i value =z 25¢ ZED COTTON DAM SALE PRICE 29c MER| SK— ERIZEL ) COTTON DAM- SALE PRICE 45¢ MERCERIZ KINS COTTON 18-inch SALE PRICE 5¢ NAP- ~hemmed MERCERIZED COTTON NAP- KINS—hemmed—26-inch \ SALE PRICE 8¢ MERCERIL ) COPTON TRAY CLOTHS—hemmed— SALE PRICE 9 MERCER! hemstitched. COTTON SALE PRICE 17¢ SCARFS 15¢ WHITE WAISTINGS SALE PRICE 11¢ 25c WHITE WAISTINGS SALE PRICE 19¢ The Business Centar cf Norwicy Muslin Underwear and White Sale TIME TO BUY Now’s the time to buy the dainty garments for Summer Now while we have this tremendous assortment of high grade, standard Muslin Underwear to sell at re- ductions of from 15 to 50 per cent. from regular prices. Only the co-operation of the manufacturers who get the majority of our business could make it possible to give such values. I e Buy Your Undermuslins Now CEORSEECOVERS . 5 ... ..ovovinieis 12Y,c to $2.75 DRAWERS ceesess 12V5c to $2.98 COMBINATIONS ... 50c to $4.98 GOWNS . S et o a3 e Ay e L e REAGE LONGSKIRTS ..... ve...25cto $4.98 CHEMISES .. s 2 SBc TSSO ‘wear. WHILE THEY LAST $20.00 Coats for $10.00 10.00 The last of our large stock of stylish Coats which have sold as high as $20.00 during the season. There’s more cold weather coming, so buy your coat now and be comfortable. Several Different Styles in the Lot and Principally One or Two Only of a Kind. All Fine Garments Lined and Unlined (NONE APPROVALL) oN CHILDREN'S COATS $5.00 Coats for Children from 4 to 14 years of age Coats which were made with as much attention to style and appearance as those of their elders. Good, warm Coats which were intended for cold weather and hard wear. We sold them formerly for $7.98 and $9.98. SATURDAY YOUR CHOICE FOR $5.00 Special Values for Saturday $3.00 FLANNELETTE || WOMEN'S SWEATERS KIMONOS [ REDUCED Now $1.98 Now $1.98 and $3.75 | i ] ! Fine Kimonos, long, com- || For Sweaters which sold fortable and good style. 1 for $298 and $4.50. | | - . The design of the Fancy weaves, high roll ments, and the handsome or turn down collars. A colorings, make them good variety for your most desirable. choice. Misses’ Angora and Kniited Caps at Closing Prices Two different grades—Caps which were 50c and Caps which were $2.50, in all the season’s prevailing colors. Seme are prettily trimmed with bows or rosettes in vel- vet. A variety of models are offered. SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY 25c and $1.69