Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 28, 1914, Page 5

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Pie Plant .... Rare Ripes . Hpt House Spinach . Green String Beans, Bermuda Onion ... Delicisus Pineapples. . STRAWBERRIES We lead the first of everything. SOMER For the June Bride ‘We have a splendid collection of suitable gifts. Attractive gifts for the bride’s dining room buf- fet in shape of new and exclu- | sive designs in C#hit Glass, Silver | Ware and Silver Plated Ware, at moderate the higher priced pieces. ltwillbenphuumtoihw you our line. The Plaut-Caddea Ce., Established 1872 Plaut-Cadden Bldg., Norwich, Ct. Ernest E. Bullard ~ VIOLIN TEACHER . In Willimantio two diys eagh week. ‘For appointments address E, E. BULLARD, Bliss Place, Nor- GEO. A. DAVIS You surely. will want a, For Memorial Day. If you already have a “Kodak,” a “Premo” or a “Plate Camera” you will need Films, Film Packs or Dry . We have a large stock ‘of these and can supply your needs at once. After you have taken the pictures bring them to us and we will develop and print them for you. All work guaranteed .and prices reasonable. FLAGS GET A FLAG FOR MEMO- RIAL DAY GEO. A. DAVIS, 25 Broddway Patterson - Sargent B.P.5. PAIRT THE BEST is the cheapest. [ for years has sold this superior Paint, and there are no re- grets to record. a repeater. FREDggOWEu Open Saturday evenings until 8 o'clock “We give Royal Gold Trading Stamps — R This store It's always Workmen have finished 5\1&# g tal. finials on the copper ++ 80c | Central Baptist church. wveen 2 gts 25¢ X ial meeting of Somerset lodge - B e owiac degree—Adv. | Rl Mr. and ‘Mrs. George Severn of N.nrq%h arrived at their Noank - tage Tuesday for the season. ‘T‘ Those who keep such records claim uesday and that T ‘Were the hottest May days since 1910. Special lunch for business men tents.—adv. There was much trolley and. auto- Wednesday, following humidity of the day. mobile riding during the long twilight | Das the heat and liams Memorial institute, New JLon- don, visited' the Slater memorial at Norwich Free Acadeniy -Tuesday to ires: > 4 inspect the art treasw St the state with fire wardens, railroad Bection mien and others interested in ways to ‘fight woodland fires. A bad forest fire on the farms of Frank Bergman and Albert Rosenlund of Palmertown this' week was subdued after a hard fight by Fire Wagden ‘Willis Sawyer artd his helpers. examinations at New Haven Wednes- day was Edison Troland, son of Mr. and Mrs, Thomas H. Troland of New | London, former Norwich re‘lldantl. At 8 o'clock Tuesday morning in St. Patrick’s church an anniversary mass for Miss Julia Crapeau was sung by Rev. J. H. Broderick, a good number of friends in being in attendance. Programmes of the. 45th - annual shooting tournament of the Southern New England = Schuetzenbund® have been received by iocal workmen. The shoot will be held July 26, 27, 28, in New Britain. By request of the Holy Name so- ciety, a month’s mind requiem high mass for William T. Ward was sung at 8 o'clock Wednesday morning in St. Patrick’s _church by the rector, Rev. John H. Broderick. “The members of the fraternity of Sigma Psi at Trinty colege moved Wednesday into their new home at No. 74 Vernon street. The members include Robert E. Cross of Norwich and H. D. Williamson of Montville. The programme at the prize speak- ing at the Academy on Wednesday evening was over so much sooner than expected that the trolley company was caught napping and had no extra cars on hand to take oare of the crowd. Concerning'tHe geatiof tbhtitaterpll- lars, which are aiready feasting on the young leaves of the fruit trees, a sub- schiber writes: In the early evening after they have returned to the nest it is an easy matter to destroy them. ‘White opening Mid Summer Hats, trimmed and untrimmed, shown at Col- | lins' Millinery, today. 67 Broadway. —adv. E Miss May E. Oelze of Garden Ci L. I, formerly of Norwich, writes friends here asking them to have col to Charles Anderson of Mineola, L. I, which was published on March 12. She says it was not true. An anniversary requiem high mass for the repose of the soul of Mrs. Humphrey Gallivan, sung in St. Pat- rick’s church Tuesday at 9 o'clock Rev. P. J. O'Reilly of Montville, was attended by many relatives and fam- ily friends. The state board of control, at its meeting Wednesday, voted to approve the publication of the tax commission- er's annual bulletin, -containing in- formation relating to the assessment and collection of taxes, which will be published soon. A general court martial is In_ at Fort Terry. It opened We gre: nesday. What men are on trial and the charges against them were not made‘public, but it was said that there Wwere nip matters of great importance ‘before the court. The fish- and game <o devoted Tuesdaye to inspecting the game preserve at East Lyme which ‘was given to it a fow months ago by Morton F. Plant of Groton, and to begin making ‘actual use of the proper- it as soon as possible. of Connecticut, which will be held un- der the auspices of the T. A. & B. so- ciety of Middletown, at Middletown on largest Saturday, June 20 will be the in the history of the state union. At 3 meeting of the governors of the Connecticut Fleld Trial club, held in Hjriford, L. R. Liby of Hartford was chosen secretary-treasurer to succeed the late C. H. Gillette. It was voted to hold the annual meeting at Hamp- ton, Oct. 26 and the trials on the two days following. NATURALIZATION INQUIRIES. Made Here by A. F. Church of Bosten, U. 8. ‘Official. A. F. Church, U. 8. Naturalization examiner, was here Wednesday at the superior court clerk’'s room, question- ing applicants for naturalization pap- ers as to technicalities ‘which may arise at the naturalization session on June 30 The printed list shows that at that time there are 132 to be nat- urali: of per cent, each from Great Britain, Austria and I AN the remainder scattsring. T, o 87 le to see here Wed- 8% New % 'uesday. Engagement Announced. London on Bverett of Montville. Mr, Bverett is Frank the son of Mr. and Mrs. ore étt. The wedding 1i take place June 10, gaily at the Wauregan house for 50| MY BOYS SPEAK FOR NEWTON PERKINS PRIZES. s Eight Contestants Do Waell Befors _ Large Audisnce—Decision to Be An- The class in ancient history, Wil- nesday the members of the teams in the financial campaign at the Y. M. C. A. struggled on and secured for the day an amaunt that was very en- couraging considering the weather. State Forester W./O. Filley of New Tiovee - te. BT il abom| The Newton Perkins prize opeaking at Siater hall ‘ednesday evening. The large number in attend- ance filled the auditorium of the ERN and much interest was manifested e WENTLprERE their orations were of a varied nature, | Will Be Accepted if They Can Be The Girls' Glee club, directed by Miss M. Kelly, Iltdnfid. One of those taking the state bar. R.'H. Davie Loue Eugene Stockwell, '15. True Americanism (extract), land Douglas jurder of Joseph Dani Ronald Macdonald Kimball, '14. The Fiddle Told, - Fo Frank| opl Resc Lygia commission was attended by thc entire e e o L Stankiowicn | Co iy, Bristdent W. K Mpllan of Bridgeport, Vice president E. Hart Fenn of Wethersfleld, Secretary C. H. Keyes of Canaan, Admiral €. F. Good- rich of Pomfret, Dr. Leonard C. San- ford of New Haven, Philip Q. Arnold if Haddam, William McMullen of Somerville, Dr. J. Harry McLanghlin of Jewett City and Superintendent of Fisheries and Game John M. Cramp- ton. ‘Wednesday morning the commission companied Com. Morton F. Plant, At- torney Michael Kenealy and Civil En- Louis ‘Mighty Lak'a Rose, The decision of the judges, Rev. F. W. Coleman, B. P. Bishop and Shepard B. Palmer, will be made public today ‘Thursday), and the winner will be WEATHER FREAKS MADE WEDNESDAY FEATURE DAY eat, Whirlwind and Rain- bow All Noted. The hottest day of the season s0 far, with the thermometer records of 118 in the sun reported, a small whirl- wind that filled the streets with blind- ing dust about 5 o'clock, and a rainbow theast about 7 o'clock, were some of ¢he weathér features of Wed- s esday. Limbs were torn from trees by wind and at Baltic and try the trolley tracks were bl branches of trees blown down upon tradicted the report of her marriage | th C. V. Pendleton FUNERALS. Relatives from Hartford, Williman- tic, New London and Bondaville, Mass., Wwere among the large attendance at by | the funeral of Michael M. Moore held ‘Wednesday mo;‘-:n‘ at 8 o'clock from ), t Pleasant street. Rev. T. A. Grumbly officiated at the mass BSt. Patrick’s church at 9 o'clock, and at the close of the mass Mrs. F. L. Farrell rendered two hymns. Th bearers were John N. Kelly, Thomas Kelly, John Ahearn and Thomas C. Connors and burial took place in St. Mary's cemetery. There were a num- ber of handsome floral offerings. Undertaker Hourigan had charge of the funeral arrangements. Body of Unknown Man Found. The body of an unknown man was found in the waters of the Thames river near the New London public opposite the Union station o'clock Tuesday o marks or indications were found and death was probably due to acidental drowing. There wag 1o clue to as to the ident- ity of the man. The body is abos five feet six inches tall, weighs 170 pounds and the man was about 6 years of age. The hair and mustache are morning. of vielence The state parade and fleld day of the Catholic Total Abstinence union ‘There are no men known to be miss- ing from the city as far as can be as- certained. Busy Bed’s May Padty. Bee society of the Mount urch gave a May party at the residence of the Misses Maude and Ethel Lacy of Laurel Hill Mon- day evening. Games were played and plano solos were rendered by Edward Boons of wmm;.nuc an dothers. Prof. from Shakespear, consisting of Juleit and othe went quickly by about 35 belng present. Ice cream and served. Colinty Agent Lincoln to Speak. y In, of the New London County Improve New London this The meeting is under the the New London Business pearance in New 8Surprise Partl. Alnrfinm Anton! chville uhynl:n: Tnuu fifteen it as follows: Hazel dan, Ceclla Be- , John O'Rlen, Mat- John Murray, Tom Sherry and John Sherry. Al E CHERRY, Captain of Team D. In spite of the hot weather Wed- reported as usual at 6.30 ELK TO THIS 'ITATE. Taken Care Of. The Connecticut Fish and Game before finally ac- ission, 1 cepting the herd, will consult munici- pal.governments to see how many of the animals may be received and taken care of in public parks. The elk are s | now in Wyoming, where their slaught- }er 1s prohibited and they are increas- ing In unmbers so rapidly that the federal movernment finds it necessary to distribute them among the different states. The meeting of the fish and game neer George K. Crandall, to the t game preserves at Lyme, use of which been tendered to t! state by their owner. They looked over the preserves and _expressed themselves as highly pleased. As soon as the perfection of the lease can be accomplished the preserves will be turned over to the state, Commodore Plant reserving agricultural rights and fishing privileges. Returning to the city the commis- sloners were guests of Mr. Plant at Branferd farms, at Eastern Point. $100 VERDICT FOR MOTORCYCLE OWNER iven Damages by Jury in Common Pleas. Late Wednesday afternoon the jury in the common .pleas court at New London returned a verdict of $100 for Claude V. Pendleton of this city ‘in the syit he brought against George Flavak. This was the amount he sued for. The jury was out 25 minutes. ‘When court came in'in the morn- ing the trial of the case of Claudius V. Pendleton against George Flavak, to recover $100 damages to a motor- cycle as a result of a collision last ‘November, was resumed before Judge Waller and the jury. Achille Norman, who was riding the motorcycle at the time of the col- lision, was recalled and wmave brief testimony about stopping the machine. Herbert Burdick, who was riding a motorcycle and was behind Norman, ‘was the last witness called by the plaintiff after which Attorney Bailey introduced short rebuttal testimony. ‘The defense then began its side of the case Introducing several witnesses, The most important witness was the defendant, Flavak, who gave his ver- sion of the collision. CLOSE THE SCHOOLS FOR CIRCUS DAY Town Board Votes in 8pecial Meeting —Fills Greeneville Teacher Vacancy. —_— There was a special mmlnm. town school committée on y afternoon at 6 o'clock in the school superintendent's room, at which Pres- ident Shepard B. Palmer was in the chair and n"r:'l matters of business were disposed of. The board voted to close the schools on circus day and also filled the va- cancy in fifth grade at Greeneville by appointing Miss BElizabeth Madden as the teacher. She bas had from four to five vears’ experience teaching and is both a N, F. A. and normal school sraduate. For the past year she has been an assistant pripcipal in a school in Waterbury. Mrs. Edson F. Gallaudet appeared before the board, speaking in_ behalf of the Norwich playgrounds. She ex- plained a plan for raising money through the school children, but the board took no action onit. The board is to- hold & meeting in about two weeks, at which the bids for repairs will be gone over. Norwich Forsign City. Charles H. is telling his friends some interesting stories of his return trip from Furope on the Vaterland. Mr. Brown spent a ‘week each in Berlin, Paris and London, but declares the rhost foreign city he has ever been in is Norwich, Connecti- cut, where people of so many different Tesidents. - nationalities are no Inspected Manual Training School. The town school committes of Nor- 'wich, with School Superintendent E. J. Grsxhnn, ¢ “Wedhesday " aftarnoon ufln visiting the New Lon- h'luml Training ‘sohool ® which operation. a— saw in full Guest on Motor Trip. Miss Mary H. Rogers of School street has returned from . where ¢ n, Mrs. ‘Tuesday. Wed. Total 8)%.” $1,395.00 .50 . 90.00 59250 86.00 666.50 e 82, £ S $1,286.50 $786.60 $3,490.00 Through the hard work of Captain Cherry of Team D his team ranked second in the high amount for Wed- . His team holds fourth place in the total and was the only team ‘Wednesday that did not drop much. The system -used in this campaign is worked out in_the most systematic "l{ possible. The names of sub- scribers are placed on lists according to the amount subscribed in former years and are pinned on long tables under the name of the team that is booked for susscribers of that amount, starting with F, the smallest, up to A, e largest. mOu of the encouraging facts of the campaign .is that one large concern in the ecity which has been giving & small amount, raised its subscription this year to $100. There have been several others who have been giving mall amounts but have raised them this year, realizing the good that the local institution does.’ Though confined to small amounts, the boys on team F are working just as hard as the members of thé other o'clock, when they sat down to & sup- | teams, BODY FOUND ON TOP OF FREIGHT TRAIN. Unkown Man Killed Passing UnUder West Side Bridge. Some men at the Falls Wednesday about noon noticed the form of A man tretched out on top of a freight car of the 12.25 express freight out of New London for Brattleboro and cried to the train crew as they were passing. When the train arrived at Yantic, they stopped and found the man and remov- ed his body to the station. The station agent called medical examiner Rush W. Kimball and Coroner Franklin H. Brown and they assembled facts rel- ative to the man’s death. It is thought that the man was hit by the West Main street bridge while either standing or sitting on top of the car. The man’'s head was smashed and his skull fractured and he bled prefusely. Church and Allen were given per- mission to remove the body and will hold the body in their morgue for a few days. There was nothing in the man's pocket to identify him by and he was well dressed. He wore blue trousers, biack alpaca coat over a white coat such as barbers and stewards wear He has light hair and grey eyes, welghs about 170 pounds and is 5 reet and 9% inches tall. Wde i ABLE CHAMPION IN CAUSE O FSUFFRAGE. i Unique Record of Mrs. Helen Hoy Groeley Who Will Speak Here. In connection with the coming of Mrs. Helen Hoy Greeley of New York to speak at the Suffrag dinner here Friday, evening, there are a number of interesting fact which iIndicate her ability and fitness to discuss the suf- frage question. She is a Vassar college graduate with a Phi Beta Kappa key and a graduate from the New York graduate from the N. Y.fl U, law scheol at the head of a class of 99 men and 11 women. For seven years she has been in the active practice of law. She has done a large amount of or- ganization work in suffrage lines in New York, Brooklyn, Pennsylvania, and has had actual political experi- ence at the polls. Northern California, Oregon, and New York have heard her voice in po- litical campaigns and she has the unique record of having made 61 street speeches on 51 consecutive nights on one corner in New York city. ACADEMY SENIORS PREPARE FOR GRADUATION. —— Seclect Class Colors—Will Make $50 Gift—Invitation List. The senior class at the Academy held o meeting after school Wednesday and selected their colors, which will be coral and pearl. It was voted this year for a class gift to give 350 towards Tepairs in the athletic building. The following names were voted on from the three other classes and elected to be invited to attend the class supper and dance: Juniors—Fergason, Murphy, Hop- kine, Miss Wulf, Miss Fletcher, Miss McGarry. _ower Middle—Desmond, Peckham, Jackson, Fillmore, Miss Altom, Miss Isbister, Miss Coleman. Upper Middle—Brickley, Murtha, Wardswort! Miss Sheehy, Miss O'Brien, Miss Gregson. MADE GIFT. Surprised M"._ln;_M!". Richard Ray- mond of East Great Plain. In following out one of its customs, Hope Rebekah lodge, No. 21, 1. O. O. F., gave Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ray mond & delightful evening Wednesday, when they surprised them at their home at East Great Plain and pre- sented them a handsome set of solid silver spoons, comprising a sugar ©poon and half a dozen teaspoons. On behalf of the lodge, Mrs. Eva O. ‘Wilson, noble grand, made the presén- tation to Mrs. Raymond, a recent bride and4 member of the lodge. In the social time during the even- ing humorous readings were given by ‘Mrs. Avery E. Park. Ice cream and cake were served. Mrs. Ada M. Revell and Mrs. Lena R. Christman made the arrangements for the evening which furnished such a pleasant social occa- sion for all who attended. ALL-NATION NIGHT. Elks Will Hold Notable Specia Social Session, ‘The members of Norwich lodge, No. 430, B. P. O. E,, received their invita- tions ‘Wednesday for what is called 1-Nation nl&h'. to be given at the Blks' home is evening, which the committee promises will be e big- gest In a serles of big nights. Music, ‘banquet and vaudeville are the attrac- tions promised, and it is expected that m&unm« will break all records, the committee in charge, as they be- lieve no one w-ll!l want to miss the Aged Veterans who are Incapaéits ‘ Mayor and Members of Court of Sedgwick Camp, 4, Commander, Arthur L. Bedgwick Post_ No. 1 G. A. | Cltizens' Corps = in Carriages mon Council Town Qfficials The line of march will be through Main street, through Washington street to Williams avenue to a point in front of the residence of Rev. S.|ZTema H. Howe D. D, where a turn to the| toum d¥ps left and approach will be made on 0| you are willing t Chelsea parade. The militla com- | more, for it s a panies will open ranks and the veter- ans wil pass through the stand in front of the Soldiers’ monument where the exercises will be conducted. Programmes will be along general lines. of former years., Rev. Joel B.|dit -y Slocum, D. D.. pastor-of the Central | Waste. Baptist church, will deliver the Me- fl“fllflr:“:;"fi':‘_':' o:"“ of morial oration and the Gettysburg ad- dress will again be delivered by Prof. lections by the band but like last year the children will take no part in the exercises The line will reform and march down Broadway to Main street and 1o, the place of starting. In Buckingham Memorial the Women's ‘Relief eorps will serve refreshments to the mem- | bers- of the post and the invited guests. OBITUARY. 4 Miss Nancy Raymond. Miss Nancy Raymond, colored, died in the almshouse Tuesday, night. She had been in the_institution for over 40 years. Miss Raymond when young was employed by Rev. Samuel Nott, D. D., of Frankiin, who was a prominent clergyman in his day. Dr. Nott was at one time a trustee of Yale college. Following his death, Miss Raymo was employed by various people, & cluding the father of Burrell W. Hyd She later became blind and was sub- sequertly committed to the aimshouse. During the almshouse fire about 30 years ago Miss Raymond jumped from a window to the ground below, break- ing her legs. At that time it was thought she could not live, but she rallied and recovered. As far as known there are no surviving relatives. Rufus Hathaway. The death of Rufus H. Hathaway occurred, at a late hour Wednesday night at his home, No. 157 McKinley avenue. He had been in failing health shockt for somfe time and on Monday night had & ck. Since then his condition had been precarious. I Incidents In Society l Dr. B. F. Gallaudet of Huntington Place is in New York, Mrs. Ralph Melcer entertained a par- ty of friends at auction Tuesday afler- noon. Mrs. George T. Howland is at Wau- winnett on the island of Nantucket, for a week's stay. The Misses Osgood are spending & week in Atlantic City with their sister, Mrs, J. Theodore Webb. Rev. Richard R. Graham and Mrs. Graham have returned from a visit to ‘Washington and Annapolis. Mrs, Eben Learned of Huntington Place was in Chester Tuesday, where she attended a luncheon given the Colonial Dames, by Mrs. D. A. Mark- ham, of Hartford. Mrs. Mabel Smith Thomas and son Donald, of Lynn, Mass., have been spending a few ddys at her former home on Huntington avenue. She re- turned with Mr. and Mrs. Evan Thom- as of Philadelphia, who were motor- ing to Boston. Mrs. C. C. Bacheler of East Town street a member of the faculty of Miss Masters' School at Dobbs-¥erry-on- the-Hudson, will sail Thursday with a party from Hoboken, N. J., on Steam- ship Bremen North German Lloyd summer will be spent touring the con- tinent. Colns of Small Value. Doubtless the smallest coin in the world circulates in the Malay penin- sula, simply a thin wafer made from the resinous juice of a tree, and has current value of about 1-10,000th of a cent. . In the southern perts of Rus- sia the peasants use a coin of such small value that a quarter of a mil- lion of them are worth no more than $1.26. The old Japanese mouseng was worth 1-112th of an American cent. In Portugal the reis is the lowest pleces are coined. A 3reis piece is equivalent to 6-100ths of a cent. W R SRR, Regular Health Exercises. Men and women of sedentary habit as a rule do not take sufficient exer- cise, especially in the open, nor do they practice deep breathing, both of which have a direct effect upon the blood and its course through the body. Morning exercises should be taken reg- ularly, including deep breathing. They should also be repeated at noon hour and on going home and again on retir ing. o Marks End of Childhood. Children pass owt of a stage—open, beautiful, exquisitely simple—into si- lences and discretions beneath an imposed and artificial life. And they are lost. Out of the finished, careful, watchful, restrained man and womaa no child emerges again—“The Pas- sionate Friends.” Trivial Consideration. EF e Improve your ver tried,” says C. E. Hatfleld of J. Herbert George. There will be se- | St ufd'zse, TS Sols Sevaiet CUMMINGS & RING and Embalmers 337 MAIN STREET Opposite Pest Office. Lady Assistant PRESTON BROS "Phone 1082-2 DO YOU NEED A NEW REFRIGERATOR? Our stock is composed of the BERKSHIRE REFRIGERATORS of handsome hardwood cases, up-to-date in construction in regard to ice keeping and food S lits Prices $9.50 to $18.00 THE EDDY REFRIGERATOR Known for 75 years as the WHITE MOUNTAIN REFRIGERATORS One of the highest grade re- frigerators made. We have Line for Plymouth, England. The|and stone interiors. Be sure We Are Headquarters for % Seresis il Seroln Come here for WIRE standard of value, but no 1res{C L O TH for m PRESTON BROS., Inc. TRY THOSE Broths for Invalids at RALLION’S

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