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Have You Tasted But it” things—all ready to serve. | Thumm’s Delicatessan Store 40 FRANKLIN STREET This is a delicious German specialty you will enjoy. prepare that are so appetizing. COLD MEATS, SALADS, DOMESTIC and FANCY CHEESES, CANNED GOODS, and a ‘ Ever of Wurst? The general appropriation act: was | passed, with wnendments, in the state Renate, but not until many objections were interposed, most of them for the | purpose of securing information. Sen- ator Louis W. Arnold, chairman of the sepate finance committee, defended the board of conirol and supply, of which he s & member. He invited the sen- ate to Investigate all matters pertain- ing to the board. Senator Monroo of Providence said the house had sent up tie appropria- tions for the state institutions and the | amount had been raised by the finance ‘comumitt of the senate, while the ‘board state charities and correc- tions, which does not seem to be in good favor, was cut several thousand dollars., He sald this was an {llustra~ tion of having a pald state omicial on the finance committee of the senate. host of other good and Valenta Trial—Death of Mrs. Robert A. Sherman— Town’s meon'lpfiveg in the Navy. - X 5. Local Laconics. The Dock rotary pump s still s-pumping In its 100 hours’ endurance test. No new cases of-scarlet fever were reported Wednesday and all cases are carefully quarantined. Selectman Henry A. Stahle, Who re- cently purchased a bakery, has now bought out the business of B. G. Rich- mond. 5 George Benjamin Utter was chosen a member of the advisory boura of the castern divislon of the American Press association at the annual meeting held Monday in New York. connection with the construction of e Morton ¥, Pleat buliding 18 New London is furnished by the New Eng- land Granite company of Westerly. Tle said that in ¢ of rumors, if he were a member of the state b of | control and supply, he would démand | an investigation of these rumors. He | | considered the prison contract labor | | the greatest disgrace in the state; He | | was given to understand that the con- | | tractors pay 50 cents a day for a labor | | wage and that the state furnishes, heat, light, power and cartage. The | senator - declared that the board of | control and supply was easy on this | Photo by American P Federal Building at Vera Cruz, Mexico »ss Asseciation. shirt contract. The contractors - set $92,000 and the state $40,000. If the | state is to continue shirt making, he suggested installation of a plant and et all there is in the product. The senator also declared that unfit food | was forced upon the Inmates of the in- | stitution. i Senator Arnold replied that $410,- 000, as recommended by the house, | would not meet the expenses of state institutions, but that at least $417,000 | would be required. He refuted the | statement that the food served was | Dot proper, pure and wholesome food. Senator Arnold declared he - would | gladly welcome thorough investigation of the board of control and suppiy. He sald the shirt contract was open to Investigation and would stand up bet- ter than previous_ehirt contracts. Sen- ator Arnold stated that it had been said that he was unfit to be a member of the board in conjunction Wwith his duties as senator, and added: “I tell ou (hat if a man is honest he can 01d any number of jobs; if dishonest, he is uniit for any Before Judge Doran and a jury in the superior court for Washington county \vednesaay the trial of Pas- quale Sulimeno, indicted on the charge ©Of assault with intent to kill, was con- tinued to Thursday. The offense was committed in the saloon of Natale! Benvenut, Canal street, Westerly, and attempt was made to take the iife of | Charies Brown, known as “Sandy,” | |and who has the reputation of being |a bad man when under the influence | of liguor. In this instance it is said | | that Brown was in no way responsible | for the attack. Salimeno and Brown HIS is the new {-dcrl building at Vera Crus. Tt gives a good iden of | were hoth ander the Influence of | the many m:« ne< which this old Mexican seaport boa At | liquor, but no companionship existed | the same ti any cabins standing side by side these mod. | between the men: on the contra ern buile | there was a coolness Dbordering on end of old and new. | hatred, especially on the part of Sali- FAREWELL RECEPTION. and, Vt., for C. W. Durfee and Family. Given at Rutl; Putnam, April 22—About 250 per- sons attended a farewell reception g3 en at_the Baptist church in Rutland, ¥t, Friday evening for Deacon and Mrs. Carl W, Durfee, who are soon to move to Putnam. The affair was under the auspices of the People’s Bi- ble class. Mr, and Mrs. Durfee were nted by Rev. F. W. Irvin, on of the church people, a hand- cture, “Back to the Fold.” nday school orchestra played reception. Coffee, sand- and cake were served in the s of King Arthur room. Easter d other potted plants were used for decoration, some The ¢ during wiches | meno. It is claimed that’ Brown was | remarkably quiet for him and that | when Salimeno ordered him to beat it he made no response. But when Sali- | meno said he would put Brown out the | latter intimated that if he undertook that job he would find that he had bitten off more than he could chew. Brown’s record as a powerful man was known to Salimeno and he also had knowledge that he was dangerous when aroused to action. Noticing that | Brown was about to become &sgres- sive, the accused whipped out a re- volver and fired at Brown at short range. The bullet went through Brown’s thick’ hunting coat, heavy vest, sweater and shirts, and struck a glancing blow just over Brown’s heart. The bullet did not enter the pody and caused only slight injury Pasquale Salimenc was arr oon after the shooting. While a {'ing arraignment in the Third district court, Salimeno suddenly developed Self-Made Premiers. Australia is, to .an _extraordinary ex'h\nl, the home of self-made men. 3 The present Prime Minister of the Commonwealth, Mr. Joseph Cook, be- gan life as a finer. The ex-Prime Minister, Mr. Fisher, worked as a boy in the coal mines of Scotland. Mr. Holman, the Premier of New South Wales, who is now only in early mid- | die life, served his apprenticeship in {a furniture factory in Tottenham Court road. Mr. Scaddan, the Pre- mier of We Tn Australla, was a few | vears agzo, a locomotive engine-driver. | The Jate Sir Henry Parkes, who had so muci to do with the bringing about of federation, began in England as a farm laborer. Shanghal in 1911 imported $14,000 worth of American typewriters. Round STEAK S . 16 Sucaz=d_ 3 Ibs. 17¢ SALT PORK Smoked BACON CORNED BEEF Choice Cuts—Ib... 12Vc Native SMELTS Ib. 16> ow ONIONS ancy ASPARAGUS Sishiteiala s S5.ew sraimigies; BAC & 12Y%c p Extra E Heav, . ka SAIMON B OB s ik oo 2BE iL X CRACKERS ~sisas cavips 10 Dinner Blend COFFEE i TR Cooking COMPOUND Pure Food Specials FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY 9to 11 a. m. HOUR SALE Both Days symptoms of insanity, sufficient to| | cause delay of arraignment. The po lice were convinced that he was sham. ming. He pleaded not guilty and he was_held in ‘bonds of $5000 for ap- pearance in court. The bond was fur- nished and since Salimeno’s release he presided at the shoe shining cahir in the railway station. The present was the first serious offense chargeable to | Saiimeno. He was a former constable of Westerly, a court interpreter and a | general intérpreter for s feliow | | Countrymen, and something of a po-! Iitical worker, Brown a few years ago came near beine tried on a charge as serious as that now charged against | Salimeno. _The_late Chief f Police Cornellus Hransfield was called upon to arrest Brown and went to the Brown house to perform that duty. The chief was attacked with @ base- | ball hat and received a severe wound | in the he Brown served a Jail sen- | tence for tho offense, being charged with assaulting a police officer. i The trial of Peter Rimo and Charles | Valenta, charged with assault attempt_to rob Jacob and Cecil Berin- ger in Westerly on the night «f Jan. 5, was commenced. represented in the United States mavy by Captain Herbert O.1 | Dunn, Lieutepant Conant Tavior Lieutenant elson Pickering _and Jumes Kirk, Trederick _Tillinghast, Harry Stillman, Bdward Ahearn, Farl Barker, Thomas McCarthy, Joserh Geary and Simeon Shortman. Pure LARD, bb. 12}¢ Mosly Cocling nock 23¢ POTATOES Fresh HADDOCK e 00 HALIBUT STEAK [ her home i Granite sirest Wednesday Ib. ................ 10cf afier an iliness of four weeks. She e _ | Was the widow of Robert A. Sherman, BLUEFISH STEAK | @ leading contractor and builder, the business being continued by their sons, F T 10c § | Charles E. and Frank A. Sherman, un- SALMON STEAK . ........ 0. ..., 15cf Corditions of Westerly and active in fchurch work of the Broad ireet der the name of Robert A. Sherman Bermuda ONIONS | Chtistian_church. She possessed an Westerly i Mrs, Martha A. Sherman died at Sons’ company. Mrs. Sherman { terested in the several local { tions engaged in bettering t { amiable disposition and had the pec: of everybody who had the of ler acquaintance, sin- ere ve: pleasure Messina LEMONS dozen L A0C Clean Head RICE | Silbel. DL ke Mohican MILK e 2 Mohican TEA e S e S Process BUTTER | | Unsightly 3 onger Necessary | 1 !. adway This is proved conclasively by the fact that wans Physicidiy e the migredicars o 1 Rado 127 Sxactly the cume purpuse. : Rale - remioving. fon diope, u simple applicatio, &nd kay g0 aRher You sas ey the. dkin smoath m Yelvety, even whiter tha before, because of 1 Tootbing. aaseptic ngredicats in the preparatios. Get.u S0 or $1.00 size bottle Loxday. " Teat Your arm. Prove for yonrsall it i thing claimed. ¥ Fob e SRl b a0 e am sent 07 ~ T this Ci 1 anl e - o Pharn Mitehell ¥, Lew & Osgovd, Caucus for the nomination of candi- dates for town council membership and for town officers will be held with- in one month., For some of the offices there are many candidates, but few will be chosen. Rev. Johr G. Dutton officiated at the funeral service of Wiliam H. Thorp at the home of his daughter, Mrs, Merman E. Miner, in the Anguiila dis- trict, Wednesday afternoon. Burlal was 'at River Bend. Six carloads of iron pipe to be used in extending the town water service | from Pleasant View to Weekapaug have arrived at the Westerly freight yard. The pipe is being transferred to Weekapaug over the trolley road. There was liberal patronage at the annual girls’ supper served in the par- lors of the Seventh-day Baptist church Wednesday evening. ~After supper the comedy sketch entitled The Seventh- day Baptist Church Coup was pre- sented and vocal selecticns rendered under the direction of Mrs. Carey A. Main. Nowadays dealers th new ideas in fire fighting rush to fires in automo- biles and give exhibition of the quali- | ties of tho fire extinguishers they have for sale. At the chimney fire in ummer street demonstrations were given before the arrival of regular fire apparatus, and it was up to the fire- men to extinguish the fire by the usual | method. The annual financial town meeting will be held next month and indica- tions just now are that many citizens will take advantage of the obportunity | for a free discussion of the proposi- | tions inserted in the call, but wil Teserve their real strength for discus- slon of matters that wiil come under the head “or any business proper to be done at said meeting.” JEWETT CITY Clover Leaf Club Meets—Season Ends for Wednesday Whist Club. The Clover Leaf club met at Miss Rosa Ritchie's home this week. Par- chesi was the zame which occupied the evening, which was enlivened by phonograph ' selections by Miss Smith. Refreshments were served by the pres- ident of the club. A large crowd was at the New Park theater on Wednesday evening to see the six reel picture of Paul J. Rainey’s African hunt, Fi. Brown entertains the Ladies' Aid society of the Baptist church this afternoon. Season’s Prizes Awarded. The last meeting for this season of the Wednesday Afternoon Whist club was held at the home of Mrs. H. B. Paul, Wednesday afternoon. The sub- stitutes were invited and there were twenty-four ladies present, There were two first and two second prizes. Mrs. E. Williams received a brass jar- ere tied with yellow chiffon and with marguerites. The other vase filled with purple stock, by Mrs, Paul. The two second s went to Mrs. E. E. Gilbert, who received a brass candlestick with can- dle and to Miss Martha Brewster, who received an arts’ crafts jardiniere con- aining marguerites. = Refreshments were served by Misses Jean Burleson, Dorothy Paul, Faye Olds and Rebecca Hewitt. Mrs. Ora_Brown and Amos Phil- iips go to Westerly today to attend the funeral of their brother, John Phillips. WILL ADDRESS SUNDAY SCHOOLS Special Speakers for Sunday Next— Union Meeting in the Evening. filled was a At the Methodist church Sunday morning S. B, Doolittle of Willimantic and Bdwin Hill of Norwich will speak. | There will be brief talks at the Sunday schooiz s follows:' Joseph H. Ely, of Norwich, at the Methodist, S, B. Doolittle of Willimantic at the Bap- tist, and Edwin Hill of Norwich at the’ Congregational. A monster mass meeting for men and boys will be held at Finn’s Opéra house at 3.15 o'clock at which address- es will be made by James L. Case and Edwin Hill of Norwich. ecial musfc by a double male quartet and orchestra will be & feature of this ser- viee. At the evening hour, 7.30, there will e a union meeting of all the churches at Finn'’s Opera house. At this ser- vice attractive music will be a feature and brief addresses Wwill be made by out-of-town men. PLAINFIELD Mrs. Mary Avery Poisoned by Cactus Thorn—The Late Deacon Leavens’ Philanthropy. Mr. were, | and Mrs. Edward Belisle, who m: rried at Taftville Monday expect to make their home here, where Mr, Belisle 1s employed in the Lawton mill. Poisoned by Cactus. Mrs, Mary Avery, who has been hav- ng a scriolls time from a €actus pric on her tinger followed by blood pois- ing, is imprgving slowly, but is not o use hef band yet. Pearl Piace of Providence [uesday with her mother, san Parkhurst, of Lawton He he old telephone and electric iight poles a being removed from Main street and larger ‘new poles put th pla > Tre Hopkins family. who have in one of Merman Chapman's tene- | menis during the winter, have moved {back to their farm on the old Lock in road in Stone HIll district, War Preparation in 61, The war with Mexico is the chief topic of conversation. This talk calls up stories of the stirring times of 1861-66 when it is said the late De con Leavens of Norwich, who at that ttme run the two mills at Packer, fur- nished all the woolen yarn thaf his help would knit mto socks and mit- tens (ihe latter with ene finger) for the soldiers and that the weavers were allowed to knit in the mill while “wait- ing for warps”” A story is also told lof two iadies of Flat Rock (one who {kept the Sabbath from sumset Sai- { urgay until sunset unday” and the {other who began the Sabbath Sundas ln\brnlngi who joined forces and knit both s when_the severe celd weather icame before’ the needed mit- tens were finished, In those days The dressed granite fo be used in! | Merchants’ Week Sirt Sale LOTNo. 1 Yowll say when you see theni that they are the best shirts for the money to be foynd in the city. All $1.00 and $1.50 Outing Shirts, coat style with attached French double cuffs. Advance Summer styles in crepes and mercerized shirtings, We wili sell 4 Shirts for 58700 LOT No. 2 High-grade Shirts_usually sold for $1.50 and $2.00. Soft Shirts, coat style with the soft French double cuffs. The weaves are Russian cords, Oxford cleth and silk and cotton mixtures. Sizes 134 to 18 I $1.10° i SILK POPLIN FOUR-IN-HANDS, | 17c each; 3 for 50c All open-end Ties, full 45 inches long with slip-easy bands. A big purchase makes this ridiculously low price possible. Twenty staple and up-to-date colors for your cholce. 50c TUBULAR SILK TIES for 29c each; 3 for 80c Some migh'y clever shadow stripe designs hite edging and handsome two-tone effects. Ties are woven tubular and seamless and may worn either side out. with The be | CHESTER W. CHAPIN bandages were made at home and sent | 0ld map with reference to streets and | sion Study class ‘in rolls from old soft white cloth and | buildings, exposures, construction and | afternoon in the lint (in place of the cotton of today) | risks, and bringing it thoroughly up Activity at Maso was scraped from old linen. WILLIMANTIC GOOD PRICES FQR ANTIQUES. | to aalte, Meson’s Island B portant factor in th the vicinity. Israel ef Mention. spent Wednesday W. E. in Colches: promised hotel will this summer, there Wi rd Russ is in Boston on a short New oYrk Man Loaded Auto With | business trip. z $500 Worth. | Dr. C. H. Colgrove is In New Lon- | don for a few d . | Mies orgianna Flint was in Mid- dletown Wednesday Mrs. P k Keenan of West Main treet visiting in Moosup. T Mrs, Denis McCarthy of Providence who is visiting at the home of Mrs. J. Hickey, is in Hartford with rela- tives for the remainder of the week, In Hartford Wednesday were: Mrs, C. C. Edgarton, Mrs. Charles Healey, Rev. T. J. Bannon, Mr. and Mrs, Louis Arnold, C. Gates, Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Donahue, Dr. Charles Royce, Mrs. A. Calhouette, Miss May Wardsworth, Miss Hepsey Boden. NOANK D. of A. Members Going to Mystic Whist—Yillage Interests. begun. - M, The auction jon the John and Eli H Fitch property at Mansfleld Four Cor- | ners Wednesday was largely attended, | The place was fllled with antiques. | and collectors were drawn to the scene | able_ba from New York, Boston, Hartford, ‘Waterbury, Norwich, New Haven and other places. Fully 200 were present and many of the articles brought large sums, A pair of bronze lustre vases went for 399, a bundle of revolutionary pe- riod letters brought $53, books were | old for $25 apiece, and the prices ob- talned were in proportion throughout. This was the first day of the sale. One man from New York kept an auto walting all day at the sale, and went away with over $500 worth of antiques. ‘Another man from this vicinity spent $200 or more for books. There were autograph letters from Washington, LaFollette and other: ‘What was probably one of the big- gest sale of antiques in this part of the state for yesterday will be closed today and the valuable souvenirs scat- tered far and wide. Minnie, . Mr. and Mrs, tributed to the courts, and the n ocupation: aie The Daughters of America are plan- ning to attend the whist in Mysti | Friday evening given by Betsey Ros: council, D. of A. New Map for Insurance Agents. A new Sanborn map for the use fire instrance agents in Willimantic and viclnity, is in course of prepara- tion, and a ‘man is in town revising the less. | members of the Daughte degree team of the of America recently. ing meeting of the Mis- ness. For how could being made there and not be\a realil was held Wednesday church vestr: n’s Island. is becoming an im- summer life of Many improvements are though —To— g W YORK STEAMERS [ CDOOSO Llis SVMAE mcai siut Jlu ad 0 New LoTs. Jull Bave & delgatius VOyuge Du sOLK saa < “watertront ot ? teamer lcaves New London at 11 m. daily (except Sunday). dus Nes ork, Pier 70, East River, at 6.30, and Pler 19, North River, 7 o'clock nex: ek O REW YORK T Meals a 1a Carte Tickets ano statsrooms (rom sgent railroad station. NEW ENGLAND STEAMSHIP CO Supesp View i Lhe WumGeFiul iyiimw tickes STEAMER CHELSEA To Rew York FARE $1.00 All Outside Rooms Excellent Dining Service Leaves Norwich r..aa.m Thursdays and Sundays at P m. Leaves New York Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 5 . m. Express service at freight rates. Tel 117 F. V. Knouse, Agent . BOSTON SERVI®E London-Paris-Liverpool Caliing at Quesnstewn-Fishguard CARMANIA the 1 be a boom in Names That Fit A plumber named Leads has con- ty of the e seems to fit th It is frequentely so in the | names that crop up in the papers. A few noted are given in the London Chronicle: A fisherman nameq Scales, | an accountant who figures as Cash, a grave-digger named Mould. But some- times the effect is contrary. A Mrs. New would hardly - be traffic in old clothes, and a police con- stable, of all folk, should not be Law- 'And there was once a physician whose practice dwindled into_nothing- you feel hopes of getting well of & Graveyard? cottage building which has already Tryon of this village | has completed his fifth cottage there and some of these have been already engaged for the season. hing beach is being prepared, a publuic dock is being bullt and a fer- |1¥ to the island from this village is promised for this summer. The members of the different com- | mittees of the Farther Light soclety | held a meeting Wednesday evening with Miss Irma Doughty. the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Roswell Palmer, is very ill with spinal meningitis. William Baker are recovering from the grip. A more suit- \ law expected to any | C ‘and Ba breakfast? “The Ham What Am onitoo Can you think of anything better for The juicy, sweet, ‘‘mild sugar’’ cure flavor, with the tang of smouldering hickory logs given the smoking, wakes up the most jaded and satisfies the healthiest appetite. | open face, adjusted to heat, cold and positions. 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Berths reserved in advance. Book now for spring and summer sailings. ;John A. Dunn Steamship and Tourist Agents 50 Main Street 'Overhauling and Repair Work —OF ALL KINDS ON— 4UTOMORJLES, CARRIAGES. ¥S, TRUCKS and CARTS. Mechanical repalrs. nainting, @ing. zpholstering and weod worx ckemithing in ail its branches. ‘Scott & Clark Corp 507 to 515 Nerth Main SL ras ORDER IT NOW Roplans & Co’s Light Dinner Al f6c_per dozen. Koehlers Pllaner, S0c per desem. Trommer's Svergreen, T5c par oses Free delivery to all parts of the '::.’ JACKEL & CO.Teivphene 136-& 1647 Adam’s Tavern 1861 offer to the PublG (he Huest standar- brands of Beer of Kurope and Americ Bohemian, Pilsuer, Cull:bach Bavariag Beer, Bass, rais and Burion Mueirs Bcotch /Ale, Guinness' Dublin_ Stouk C. & C. impurted Ginger Ale Bunker | Hill P. B. Ale, Frank Jones' Nourish- | ing Ale, Sterling Bitter Ale, Arheuser, | Buaweiser Scalitz and Pabst. A. A. ADAM, Norwich Town Telepaone 47-13 Auto Repairing and Painting | We repair autos of all kinds in the proper manner. Latest imp our shop unexcelled in New England. We bake the paint en, which makes it wear better, keep its gloss longer, and will not crack. Why not have yours done right? | costs no more. Bentley-Clarke Auto Co. 7. 88 Main St. Westerly, R. I l It { | | JOSEPH BRADFORD BOOK BINDER Ciznn Borke Nade sad Ruted 8 Orca- DWAY- e ot -