Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 8, 1914, Page 2

What Is Going On Tonight Willimantic Commandery, No. 256, U. G. K. of P. Hall. Windham Encampment, No, 10, L. O. F. 807 Main Street. Officers’ School at Armory. Town School Committee Meeunz BIG POST OFFICE BUSINESS. fhat During Past Quarter Exceeded Returns in Any Previous Corre- sponding Quarter. The quarterly report of the post- master, Charles H. Dimmick, has been forwarded to the department at Wash- ington. The statistics are for the quarter ending March 31, 1914, and the local office did the most business in this period than in any other cor- responding quarter in its history. The receipts were: For stamps, stamped paper, wrappers, etc, § = 06; box E 70; a total and carriers expended, for s cancelling machine, , surplus funds sent to de- 085.43. 607 special all made from the office during the quar- deliveries were ter, quite a good record for the local office. Indeor Rifle Match. From orders received by the officers ot Co. L, First C. N. G, it is learned | that an indoor rifle match for otgl.n— izations of the C. N, G., Tequ to take gallery practice will be held 20 to ing the two weeks from April May 2, inclusive, each organization shooting on its own range, slow fire, at s distance of fifty feet, five shots sitting, fine Lneeling and ten proge. | The camp of instruction for infan- try officers will be held June 15-19, and will include selection of and lay- ing out of camp sites. problems in firing, tactical walks, location of in-'| trenchments, etc., and discussion of | hyvgienic problems. ! One day’s rifle and pistol practice at some time in April or May hal aiso been ordered for all organizations of the Guard A néw booklet of regulations gov- ing the examination of applicants the eligible list, for commission, , has also been received and placed on file, Steeple Tom in Florida. The following from the Jac ‘nion, is of interest to of Steeple Tom Fitz- ¢, who has been en- down south since Steeple Tom ¥ well known steeplejack of Conn., has finished his nville, the Willimantic, Prevenis Grip—Cures LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE re- There is_only one Look for signa- 25c. Alteration Sale Lincoln’s Furniture Store Big reductions in all depart- ments because we want the oom. Below will quote just a few of the many bargains: PARLOR SETS $50.00 Sale Price $38.00 36.50 Slae Price $28.00 PARLOR ROCKERS $11.00 Sale Price $8.50 5.00 Sale Price $3.90 DRESSERS $33.00 Value Now $27.00 10.00 Value Now $8.00 CHIFFONIERS 5.00 Down to $12.00 $4.75 $1 €50 Dowa to IRON BEDS $16.50 Down to $12.00 880 Down to $6.75 CARPETS, FLOQR RUGS CROCKERY, STOVES, Everything Included in the Sale, LINCOLN'S FURNITURE STORE MAIN and UNION STREETS, Phone 285-3 Willimantic JAY M. SHEPARD Succeeding Elmore & Shepara Funeral DirectorandEmbalmer 60-62 Nerth St., Willimantic Lady Assistant Tel. connection DR. F. C. JACKSON, Dentist Painless Extracting and Filling a Specuity 752 Main Street, Wiliimantic Telephone Auto Truck Moving LONG DISTANCE WCRK A SPECIALTY Address P. A. WEEKS, or 'phone 850-2, 338-12 or 264-8 Willimantic, Ct. HIRAM N. FENN UNDERTAKER and EMBALMEF 82 Church St, Wiliimantie, Ct. Telephone Assistant L were work in placing the great electric sign, First Presbyterian Church, on the tow- er of the First Presbyterian church at the southeast corner of Monroe and Ocean streets. The sign has been light- ed and makes a splendid showing.” OBITUARY, Mre. Arthur Beiair. Beatrice Holden, wife of Arthur Be- lair, died at St. Joseph's hospital early Tuesday morning after an illness of several days. She was born in Wor- cester, Mass., May 13, 1880. the daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Holden, now of South Windham. Two sisters and one brother survive the deceased, besides her husband and parents. They are: Mrs. James Daley of Stafford Springs, Alice Hoiden of Hartford and John of South Windham. Mrs, Melvin Atwood. Lucinda Cooley, widow of Melvin Atwood, died at the age of S8, Tues- day afternoon at the private hospital where she was taken for treatment a weei or more ago. The deceased was born in Ashford, Sept. 15, 1825. For the past five years she had been liv- ing wih the family of Marshall Frost of Prospect street earest surv ing relatives are Henry Potter ' of Flora Jones of ngeles, Eugene Tilden of ‘Washington, D. Myron and Gladys Tiiden of Los Angeles. FUNERALS, Joseph Lacombe. Funeral services for Joseph Lacombe who died Sunday in Norwich, wers held Tuesday morning from the home of his mother, Mrs. Emilie Lacombe of 21 Mayo street. A requiem high mass was celebrated at St. Mary's church at 8 o'clock by Rev, J. J. Papillon. There was large attendance and many beautiful floral offerings includ- ing a remembrance from associate workers at the Amer Thread Co. The bearers were G. O. Cartier, poleon Bacon, Edmund Routhier and Edmund Bacon. Burial was in St. Joseph's cemetery. Mrs, Harrist Learned. eral of Mrs. Harriet Learned d from her home in Mansfield Tuesday noon at two o'clock. Rev. E Ayer officiated. The services were largely attended, and there was special music by a male quartette. The bearers were A W. Buchanan, chie Buchanan, Henry Dunham, Dr. Marsh, Robert Stearns and W. H. Burial was in the new cemetery ‘at Mansfield Center, in charge of Funeral Directors Jay M Mrs. Mary Ann Weeks. Funeral services for Mary Ann Weeks was held T afternoon chapel of Undertaker Rev. W. O. Nuzum officiating. only n ance. ] Weeks, Eu he services were private, reiatives being in attend- bearers were William R. = Weeks, Ellory P, Weeks ial, was in e er and Myron Herendeen F the Willimantic cemeter: PROPOSED HIGHWAY QUASHED. Town Meeting Votes to Take No Ac- tion on Proposition. The proposition before the special town ing Tuesday evening for tion and maintenance of a highway from a point on the high- from the South Windham road to Camp Station crossing, east along Sylvester street to the new road to and the proposition of the drainage in the same fate that previous town meet- propositions were killed vote, lasted motion action Windham Center, for the disposal on, met s at a when th a no ac The meeti minutes: Vanderman the first clau Henry Duprez and A. C. Blanchette heard on the affirmative side of proposed construction, the former t it was ole to get land trespassing operty of someone eise, while Mr. Blanchette said some a have to be taken on this seemed to him the way Mr. Vanderman also made the mo- no ing, by g less than of George taken five A. on On no s the action be taken upon o ngcong clause, and it so voted, Adjournment then taken, There v present at the meet- re about fifty NEW HAVEN DISMEMBERMENT. Willimantic Business Men Protest—To Hold Ladies’ Night. r monthly meeting of the of Trade and Bus- Men's ation was held rooms Tuesday e ng and w d to order by President William Arnold about 240 minutes of had been accep! oplications received . & communication was Premier Printiug Co. fleld. in explanation of their inability to complete .the work of printing a booklet at ized to be printed nnn*l\ for which summer, 1 the constitution Voice a The re Willimant iness the a previ and of Spring- PringReld Tast is to conta and by-laws of the asscciation, and a list of the members. ommit- | tee in charge of the work was con- tinued by vote and instructed to secure new bids for printing the book _In answer to a request from the New Haven Chamber of Commerce, resolutions were adopted, those adopted in Meriden, protesting against any action by the government 1o to the dismembership of the allied "interests of the New Haver road from that corporation will be sent to the attorney and also to the senators sentatives in congress f The mater of having modeled on ¥ dizgnes: 2ud proscribs the ok, Incorporated 1842 Every Every! in th “Wherewithall” | «'m The bl often. capasity body needs it, of courss. body is going te need it more e future, too, when the earning is less than during yeutn ddie-age. best way to be sure to have THEN is to save a little 1 HOW ittle at a time, but that litt's The Willimantic Savings Institute . MURRAY, President. D. WEBSTER, Troasure The | | Celebrated by | ning tioned above. Value $25.00 NOW UNTIL JULY 1. Useful Household Furnishings Ready For Your Inspection Here The Following Low Prices Speak For Themselves SPECIAL PRICE Quarter Sawed Oak Suits value $37.50, SPECIAL Price Fumed Oak or Mission Suits value $50, SPECIAL PRICE Rockers For the Porch, Liv- ing Room and Parlors. We have them in all woods Price range and finishes. ORWICH BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 18i4 A GIFT PRESENTED ) mlng']eoomfinrmture Dining Room Suits In Golden Oak $17.00 $22.50 $33.00 Refrigerators The FROST and the e g Northern. Two spring offering ing from $4.50 Value $ 4.00, Iron Bed—Special Price ... Value $ 7.50, Iron Bed—Special Price ... Value $10.00, Iron Bed—Special Price . .. Value $15.00, Brass Bed—Special Price . Value $25.00, Brass Bed—Special Price .... Value $40.00, Square Post Brass Bed—. Special Price $22.50 Value $ 3.25—Special Price Value$ 5.00—Special Price Value $ 7.50—Special Price Value $10.00—Special Price In differeat artistic Ticks. just received. Special to $35 Every Newly Married Couple Or Prospective Bride BETWEEN NOW AND JULY Ist AS AN INDUCEMENT to all young people of Norwich and vicinity to commence a life of happiness we will present every young couple married between now and July 1st, the choice of a handsome and valuable gift of any useful piece of merchandise in our large stock. You need not buy~—-umply come into our store and prove to us that you have been or are going to be married within the time men- This is a strictly bona fide gift and does not bind you to any purchase whatever. It will be worth your while to investigate. Remember the time limit—FROM s in lron and Brass $ 275 .$ 5.50 $ 6.50 ce... $10.00 ..... $15.00 Mattresses ve.s $2.25 PILLOWS Special prices ranging from $1.00 a pair and up Fioor Goverings Linoleums in artis- tic designs. Special price of 45¢c and 50c a makes hard to beat. In por- celain and white en- Fes et amel. Two carloads STRAW MAT"NGS Your choice at a special price of 25¢ a square yard. rang- ODD SQUARES in different sizes and grades. 300 patterns to choose from. Prices the Lowest SCHWARTZ BROS,, 9-11 WATER STREET “THE BIG STORE WITH THE LITTLE PRICES” TELEPHONE 965 ertainment committee, of which Rev. m S Beard is chairman. It probable that jhe event will be held in the month of’ May. Adjournment w then taken, short session of a half hour. the er after Country Sweethearts at the Loomer. The Edward Doyle company in the second night of their return engage- ment of one week the Loomer Opera house, sented Country Sweethearts, Tuesday, with louise Brown and the same capable cast who were with the company on their for- mer appearance. The taged t weel are diff those shown on the previous v will no doubt draw the crowded houses which characterized thai occasion. Mysterious Wanda is as hard to fathom as ever. and the vaudeville “stunts” are well chosen. ‘TWENTY FOURTH ANNIVERSARY Wemen's Club—Open Mestings to Be Given. At thelr club rooms on Tuesday eve- the Willimantic Women's club commemorated the twenty-fourth an- niversary of the founding of the ciub by holding a reception for members and their friends. The president of the club, Mrs. H. L. Hunt received, as- sisted by the vice president, Mrs. W. A. Arnold_and by the second vice president, Mrs. W. A, Hunt. Mrs, Charrie A. Chapin, one of the foundeérs of the club and chairman of the meeting, stated that, in accordance with the policy of the club, open meet- ings were to be held through the year { that would be of interest to the com- munity. At the first of these meetings Dr. Laura Hills is to lecture for the bemefit of the voung mothers of the cig wn “Hetter Babies. uring the evening Miss Harriet of time and arrangements were left to | Marple of New York ci ! her vy, substituting , who wes indisposed, ellent and varied mu- accomparied by Miss for Miss Stur rendered an e sical program, Helen Risedorf. Miss songs into four groups. First, German and French songs sung in the original (a) Willet du dien Herz Mir Schen- ken, Bach: (b) Der Nussbaum, Schu- mann; (c¢) nnes Iilleties, Wecker- A’ Toi, Bernberg. Indian songs, of which Miss Marple sang The Lullaby in both the original and the tr lation. In this group were: Invocation to the Sun | God, Vroyer: Lullaby, Theodore Bur- ton; The Blanket Song, Vrover; Far O 1 Hear My Lover's Lute; From the Land of the Sky Blue Wat man. Third: , Cad- (a) Elysium, Oley Speaks; (b) Ferry Me Across the Water, Ho- mer; (c) IUs Morning, Vaushn} (d) Pierrot, De C. Rijbner. Fourth: (a) Songs My Mother Taught Me, Srorak: (b) My Lovely Celia, Monro: (c) Flow Gently Bweet Afton, Spilman. Miss Marple has a charming per- sonality anG a voice of rare sweetness and opwer. The program was thor- oughly enjoved by the large number of members and guests present. At the close of the entertainment refresh- ments were served and a social hour enjoyed, Stores to Keep Open Friday. Contrary to the usual custom in this city, Good Friday will not be observed as a holiday this year, The stores will be open all day. In the past a half hollday has been the rule Girls’ Team to Play New Britain. The girls' basketball team of the Windham High school journeys to New Britain today to play the girls of the Naugatuck high school in the deciding game for the championship of the state, and seme game is expected. T | Both Marple divided | contestants have lost one game) this season, and the Windham girls have won and lost one game with the champions of Massachusetts, Emeralds Looking for Diamond. Plans are making for the baseball season of the Emeralds, if suitable . The first Saturday at be held soon balls, bats, be played social will to raise funds for suits, etc, Wrist Broken by Fall. Mrs, Morris Kelley of Windham ;oad fell at her home and broke her 'left wrist. Dr. Owen O'Neil reduced the fracture. Miss Helen Kelley was call- ed to her home from Hartford and is caring for her mother at present. Brief Mention. | L, .8 Carey spent Tuesday in Nor- wich. Mrs. John McCarthy spent Tuesday in - Boston. Addison Kingsbury is spending o few days in Boston. New seats are being installed at the local railroad station. Miss Helen Corcoran is spending a few days in New Haven. Henry Bostwick of New Haven was the guest of relatives here Tuesday. Mrs, A. P. Dudley and Mrs. Valentine Wood of New York were local visitors Tuesday, Herman T. Bacen is in Middletewn in the interest of the Willimantic ma- chine shep, Miss Mathilda Benson, whe has heen substituting at the private hespital for several weeks, left Tuesday for her home in New Haven. Miss Susie J. Holt, who has been a nurse in a private sanatorium in this city for several vears. leaves Friday Murray's Boston Store WILLIMARTIC, CONN. EW WAISTS To Go With Your Easter Sults The New Spring Waists to go with your Easter Suit are here better and preitier than ever before, with their pretty friils, fancy buttons, cords and frogs, which add a great deal to their_ prettiness. They are made of crepe de chine, taffeta, messaline, tub and Jap. silk, dark or light color, plain or striped effect, and all priced within reach of every one. $2.98 to $7.50 THE H. C. MURRAY CO. to take a place in a large pharmacy in ‘Waltham