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certs, 2 — ; the observance of the T Simnale was ke = na eata at R letic sports, band concerts, and was a number in attend. et farse shafe of Dop~ r a @ sl v tically uhflu-uvuflldm the jortly after eleven. nlfi £ athletic events took place be- tween the morning and the aftermoon games, and created cont-xd:r‘:bh in- terest, especialy the race for greas- ed pig, in which about fifty participat- ed ond Derosier capturing the wbm twenty minutes of excite- ment. The Winners. The in the other events were as follows: sack race, Peter La- valle; broad jump Robert Higgins; 17 feet, 5 inches, Uriah Linder- second, 16 feet, 8 inches; paper | bm blowing, James Casey; peanut T toot] .loyl.rdlwiththealdnfl’ Peter Lavalle; pie-eating contest, John Abare; throwing base- bell, Elt Blanchard and Joe Hamil, 858 feet; runping the bases, Blinn of CASTORIA DR F. C. JACKSON, Dentist Painless Extracting and Filling a Specialty 752 Main Stregt, - - Willimantic Telephone Auto Truck Moving I-O.NG DISTANCE WCRK A SPECIALTY Address P. A, WEEKS, or "phone €50-2, 338-12 ar 264-8. Willimantio, Ct. JAY M. SHEPARD Bucceeding Elmore & Shepard Funeral DirectorandEmbalmer 60-62 North St Willimantic Tel. comnection Lady Assistant HIRAM N. FENN UNDERTAKER and EMBALMER 62 Chureh St, Willimantio, Ct. Telepnohe Lac, Assisiant Murray's Boston Store WILLIMANTIC, CONN. ‘DO YOUR SHOPPING EARLY This Store Will Close at 5 p. m. Economies In Wash Fabrics Sheer and Cool Fabrics That Are Much Under Priced ; During the July Sale APRON GINGHAMS—Sale prices 6¢|27-INCH COLORED LAWN OR- and 7¢ a yard. FAST COLOR AMERICAN PRINTS, ligbt and dark—Sale price 6c. INDIGO PRINTS—Sale price 6c a yard, Slkvlfl GRAY PRINTS—Sale price a yard. Best quality PERCALE, yard wide— Bale price 10¢ a yard. Best quality DRESS GINGHAMS— Bale price 9% a yard. Best quality GALATEA—Sale price 140 a yard. 20-INC 8iL| CREPE-DE-CHINE, black and colors, value 75c—Sale price 64c a yard. 24-INCH WIDE COLORED POPLINS, value §0c—Sale price 36¢ a yard. - : e on was - touch: , but tightened up o of the game was the batting of 11l 1) form re singles ani same number. Twelve-inning Struggle In the afternoon game the Pioheers of New Britain defeated the Emeralds four to one in a twelve inning strug- { K. gle, which might have locals but for an unfortunate muff of a: The visitors ;gnwn ~.‘d» . late; - Ryan making: Alxflnc:x.n“.pbo::d, z‘gf d a sacrifice hit out of ! ‘8 number of automobiles agnd i pacsss from the centre of the a e city to tthe athletic feld, where the game was played, begin- ;. gone . to the pop fly by Killourey. tied the score, and won out in th when Killourey weakened. Ahearn of the visitors pitched a No- hit game until the second man was out in the final inning. The Emeralds’ only run came as the result of errors in the first inning. The scores of the two games were | moewsasomme nescsar 8| uSomoSunl ¥2 | onmse Bu (g7l wosansnaan ] ol Double plays, Shepaum 1o Cochrane. Bases on balls, off Absmn 4 of Riowres ¢, Boruck o Willimantic 1ndependents . @ ro oo IR 8t vonanany 2] mmwonnnann o R e T i 900000 Three base hits, Adams, Calms, Beniz, Ham- ; 3 plage, Hamel to A Nichols to Hamel Bases on balls, off Stratton &: Hit by plicher, Bentz. hours. Umpire Driseoll. Railroad Men Do a Little Celebrating. There was more noise in this city the night before the Fourth than in some recent years, the celebration of the day was quiet, and in line with safe and sane agita- The loudest nolse was the ex- plosion of twenty-flve railroad torpe- does by a passing freight about two- thirty Saturday morning. pedoes were said to have beew placed on-the track by men in the employ of oone or-the other ‘of the two roads, and ainly made themselves heard i!x the downtown section of the city. but on the whole Mary Jane Morey. Mary Jane Morey, 77, a lifelong res- ident of South Coventry and Mansfield, died Saturday morning at the private hospital here after a long iilness. 30-INCH FLAXON, with a linen fin- value 15c—Sale price 12%%¢c a FIGURED CREPE, floral patterns, value 18c—Sale price 12126 a yard, 27-INCH COSTUME CREPE AND VOILE, value 25c—Sale price 18 a 36-INCH RATINE, all colors, slc—Sale price 36c a yard. PRINTED LAWN CHALLIES—Sale price 5c a yard. SUMMER SILKS AT A GOOD SAVING H WIDE FIGURED CHENEY 18-INCH WIDE_CO! - K, value s0c—Sale price 36c a LonRD N, LINE, value 50c—Sale price 44c a yard. 19-INCH WIDE COLORED TAFFE- TA, value 50c—Sale price 44c a yard. 26-INCH WIDE STRIPED SILK, value 75c—Sale price 59¢ a yard. - THE H. C. MURRRY CO. Everybody needs it, of course. Everybody is geing to need it more in the futues, too, when the earning capagity is less than during youtn or middle-age The best way to be sure to have| some THEN s fo save a little 11OW —a fittle at a time, but that litte often, % ings Institute - D, WEBSTER, Treas Local ting account of %‘ early history of Mansfield by A. . Buchanan of Mansfield Center, and an address by Lucius 8. Bigelow on needed village improvements, The marker was le; unveiled by A. E. Anthony, master of Echo Grange. Other exerciges followed at the Mansfleld Center church, where there was music, and the reading of the ‘olony Rights, as vot- ed at a town Weeting in Mansfield, in October, 1774, two years prior to the signing of the Declaration of Inde- pendence. There were also brief pap- ers on the history of Mansfleld lo- cal school children, and an ' address by Rev. E. P. Ayer, under whose di- rection the exercises were held. Leslie M. Nichols was in charge of the in- strumental music, and the vocal music was directed ‘by Joseph L. Dunstan, organist of the church. Many Visit the Lake. South Coventry lake was the Mec- ca of many during Saturday afternoon and evening, where dancing, boating and other sports were enjoyed. The Swedish people of the city according to their custom held a picnic in the grove at the head of Carey street. Most of the stores in the city were closed all day. No accidents of im- portance were reported. Thé day it- self, was all that could be desired, and was greatly appreciatad, coming after so much disagreeable weather. Woman Shopped Unwisely — Gpts In Court. Five cases of intoxication were be- fore the police court on the morning of the Fourth, four of the guilty being men, and one a woman, who came in to town to shop, and bought the wrong package. Judgment was suspended In her case. Another of the prisoners had a hard name—to pronounce—Jul- ian Sramfsisziszym, and was charged with resistance as well as well as in- tn‘mation. Mayor Extinguishes Blaze. A firecracker thrown on to the awn- ing in front of the store of John Dem- ers on Main street Saturday noon caused a blaze, which gave Mayor Dunn a chance to show his training as a fireman, when he was a member of the Monties some years ago. The Mayor saw the blaze from his store, and hurried up with an extiguisher, which had the dgsired result. Equal Franchise Workers Arrive. The Votes for Women campaign in ‘Windham coynty, which has been in progress for several weeks moved for- ward to Willimantic Saturday. An open air meeting was held at the corner of Main and North streets about eight o’clock "that evening, at which Miss Emily Pierson and others were the speakers. The campaigners expect to put the week in here, getting in touch with the mill giris and all women who are interested, and holding a mass meeting in the town hall Thursday ev- ening. Colchester.—Mrs, Harry Wright and | family of Springfield, Mass., have been entertaining Mrs. Milton D, Wood of Colchester. NURSE SAYS COMFORT POWDER KEEPS BABY’S SKIN -HEALTHY Miss M. E. Joyce Trained Nurse, Fall River Mass, says: “Comfort Powder keeps baby’s skin clean and healthy, with no sickening odors to suffocate the child as you get from perfumed powders. I would not be without Comfort Powder in the nursery on account of its antiseptic, soothing and healing qualities. Every mother should use it.” is as homely as Abraham Lin- coln—and as” beautiful, It style—BLBERT HU. Hidl Furni .Y ! next Sunday are: to be sgme who would have liked to slept. a walkover for the D. C. team did not note with a fusilade of Fourth of July e b saa ki William H. Adams, 68, Walking frem | end of the trip. He is not due in To- ronto until Sept. 21, but is so far ahead | * < o noliday. = ~ George Bullard of Boston was a vis- itor with relatives in Danielson for the | James A. ¢ Pawtucket spent S ;mr - 2 in Danielson. us‘w nis Cortage at-OM m ona ,"fl-e-a on Probation. Only one prizonér was presented in g‘.,.f{’;'" e;t{‘rl on t&e morning of the 01 , and e on - S was wh-n-d\ pro- Mrs. Charles T. Thayer of Putnam visited friends here on the Fourth. 4 Unien Services. The union services Eh.‘:.lld‘ lt:l'. Baptist church, > del! Mothers’ Club Outi The Mothers’ club and families are fo be at Alexander’s lake for an outing ‘Wednesday. = It is expected that officers will lected at a meeting of i Trust com thi M after- nopn. iy Fbagosd o Ject of his evening address. A Tion Patriotic Gatheri; it Putn WILLIAMSVILLE SCHOOL, At t.no“qulnt u:‘d',.;umu- .n':'n-. To Be Completed in Time for Opening | 12 e of Scheol Year, ' - thl.')unua Bou%ht-h hes the contract 0 erection o new school of prom! zens. ing at Willlamsville, a frame structure, ~ i d:‘l e.k.tn::in“ -tif: O, S e e S | Tl B e s o o o e school year leptember. bullding is to have four class rooms P OV e and modern conve: nces, e o the school, located on the highway o e - e e e ey n the northwestern on village, is to be 50 by 30 feet. As soon | . EuSene Maxine, 38, died at the Daye as the cellar, on -which work is pro- | Fimbal o8 (She morming O grossing, s ready, constructiom wiil | the Fourth. His bsdy was taken in Degin. An approgriation of $6,000 for| Charge by Undertaker L. B. Kennedy erection of the structure was made at | 2nd taken to the home of the deceased a special town meeting last fall. The|in Ballouvills Mr. Maxime leaves his site for the school has been given by | Wife and five children. the Killingly Manufacturing company, Royal A. Copeland. the mill company of the village. Z M:-L.lh. a‘:,.m at lu,. o?.uy:—x!l':*.t;: 10! on mornin; L] uri GROWNUPS ARE CUTUPS. '.'.N.Mgm :f Royal lAFcogel“fi‘r'nd”'; Trered of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Copel of Boys from 30 to 50 Do Crazy Stunts| Brooklyn. The young man, seriously for Fourth of July Fun. i1, was brought to the hospital on Friday. He leaves his father _and m!g—-&diwma?.‘m o "‘W A fow dollars a AI‘::DN' IRE EXTINGUISHER will your home. a flame-choking stream forty feet or more. ‘Delivered to any address in Connecticut an recaipt of §750 THE C. S. MERSICK & CO. 272-292 STATE STREET, - -NEW HAVEN, CONN. By usin; his cele- | Oporto was in the lead for the favor of of i :'!F.Ourm‘uu-b':ot u?:-l-llhe beautiful Mrs. Van Volkenburgh. most effective | In fact, there were rumors that a wed- 2’&; according io the police, was a|ding had actually taken ted one that resulted in break o 'l;"x; ;l: plate glass window in the | Metternich's castie* Mrs. Van Volken- place. “It is true I am to vieit Prince Wolfl The break is a | bursh told a reporter, “but it is had | Pecullar ome—a circular crack with a | mature to talk of mar) The princs diameter of a little more than 6 in- |i8 an extremely nice bachelor, but it i ches, apparently. Across the street | & Mistake to assume we are engag Capfain Murray found & small plece| “What do you think of the Duke € chipped out Of the sidewalk near the | ODOFto?” she was asked bank building, indicating that the man | ~EYer since last winter, when ¥ who did the shooting n.{m there ana | the duke at Monte Cario,” she sl pointed his revolver at the walk. Dur- | ‘B¢ has paig me flaitering attentions ing a search of the vicinity Captain|and always behaved with royal gal- Murray picked up three bullets of the | 1antry. But then lately T've also met calibre noted, so there is 5o guess|bonaparte and Bourbdn princes, and 1 would not say the duke is more c ok e o what Kind ot amemutilien | LTl hah They dhs Bourbena. Ilm‘ instance, are a delightful family, with e from this incident there was Warm feelings for all American wom- 1 en.” 4 In whith th Fourh was - obeerved | o Vhile Mrs. Van Volkenburgn de- hore T he ay 1ot with the ecap. | Clined to”say where she liked to ber tion of the sarly morning hours, was | Sow her hand among this galaxy of very quiet and free from the oid line PIRCES SUE conveved The TMPIRETOS of accldents that mearly always &c- |G Metiornich, but that in the whirl companied such celebrations. There s ¢ was sporedic firing of revolvers and |Jf Soclety events last week she hadn't frecrackers during the day, but very | P2d time to make up her mind. Tl of . Mrs. Van Volkenburgh secured her mf":_;“"”;"w';‘“:;‘ufifi"‘gmom divorce in the superior court at Pute night befors. Evidently there are|P%® @ fow months ago many who do not subscribe to the safe and sane proposition on the eve of the BALTIC e Fourth, for they turned loose with a vengence here and gave the old town | —— e Rerie s Tta “the midnignt | Strests Untidy After the Fourth— hour, when they quit by common con-| John Delaney, Hotel Proprietor, Se- sent. Moat of the participants demon- | riously III, strated themselves entitled to the de. gree of Master of Noises. No dam-i The Fourth of July passed off With- ;:fi of tgmp;ny ‘a":n ;:’w:efi !t‘g :r:. ou'( nc;ldenu, ;l(lhoulh fireworks wer ough. an - | set off c: tly all ai D o Taedars Oy ous WaD WS | Ring The erasc Jook o A a prale:ned l\; lhh: eity .fi:::;‘ ‘E:wb:;y cle-;.-;p week would be the next move morning an was - | nees ) fit of being arrested on @ holiday for| Rockwell Hojcomb of Bast Granby, Some new atrocities were perpetrat- | mother, his wife, who was Miss Edith imbibing too freely and was turned[Conn. is spending the week with his ed in Danlelson in connection with the & son three years of age & ;m.e;lv:nc’a. ormtha Fourth this year. e e Lo 4 nsanity still rampant, if in lesser | The young man was degree than In former years, so far ase xuunyny ‘High school, the \deas of some pecple uAgo;row The body was taken in charg celebrati>n is concerned. 80me | dertaker A. F. Wood of Danielson. °§| m-&rl-uv 'fl"’u noticed this year, & e —_— chargeable against children of ages NONYMOUS DONOR. varying from 30 to 50 years, was the i —— s ;l;r::;l:glzli'flmt c‘l;srccu:.ln t:. D'{'-h Provides For Needs of Dr. Kinnear's ng mof ycles and auto- mobiles, discharging revolvers of 31 Posshuw: Ninvien, and . Te at paseing machines, sum throwing lighted firecrackers from sec- | Tt 18 announced that a sum of monsy ond story windows into the crowds on el bl - ey o e the sidewalks in the business section, ! ¢ Mhest JESEROr SO0 (OO0 )\ O0SH O and tossing torpedoes into the crowds | (] hands of Rev. F. D, Sargent of the without producing a list of injured, but | €4 to Dr. F. N. Kinnear, medical mis- through good luck rather than good sionary. The name of the donor is Judgment, withheld and the gift is to be credit- On the other hand, many celebrators | ©d to the local church. It is a source !in Danielson had a good time without | °f Sratification to the members of Leing dangerous. There was plenty of . Mr, Sargent's conmflcn. that Clean fun some clever parade stuff| Dr. Kinnear's sequest for the *chair and a lot of noise that did mo more | And stretcher has been met so quick- damage than to int t thy Iy 4K nterrup e sleep of Holiday Outings. Putmnhwura pr;cflulrly a amfl: COTTON COMP. city on the Fourth as far as crow —A'i_v_\_llc'romous. in the streets were concerned. The ab- Both Holiday Games Won from Con- | Sence of any attractions to keep the necticut Mills Team, crowd at home let many hundreds —_— . drlh‘ou! of lowndlcvv v.?.x‘a-volo::k park Nearly 1,000 gathered at the morn-| Roseland park, an er e al ing game On the Fourth between the| to points further away, ““‘"“" ‘“:; Danielson Cotton and Cotton Mills | tated. More Putnam peopie were teams and another big crowd at the | Wildwood park than at any other one afternoon 'game hetw‘:;n the mnlel’ place. Cars to and from the resort son Cottoh team and the Quinebaug|Were craowded all day, notwithstand- Mills team furnished nmpl? demonf ing that the trolley peopls put many stration that this town I8 in favor of | extra cars into service and maintained baseball, that the sentiment for the|them on a frequent schedule. —Th luded the national game has not been resurrected | 8ttractions at the lake incl from the dead, but was only sleeping. | theatre performances, dancing, The fact that the morning game was | ball, boating, etc. :eem hto abn:’ the interest one whit, FOOL-KILLER NEGLIGENT. or the crowd stayed, cheer r———— e Tiberally ‘as opportunics affercs. | Overlooked One Candidate Who Was and celebrated each diamond play of Riotiously Celebratingi revolver shots that made the other| All the fools are not dead yet. One forms of applause seem as timid as | was loose in Putnam on the morni the sweet girl graduate's “I thank of the Fourth. He had a revolver wi you.” DN AR, LR e % Danielson Cotton had no trouble in : disposing of Connecticut Mills, winning | Mr., Adams salled from Yarmouth for a long drawn out game by the score of | Boston, the only papt of the route hi 9 to 1. Marland, pitching for the losers, ' has not walked, a few days ago, and to Pro got poor support, while that accorded ' rrom Boston walked Kelley, who was in the box for the D.| thence to Daniglson. Q. team, was movre finished and en-|a list of newspa) clippings- and let- couraging. terg from officials to show the cities | through which he has L He receives $2 & day for his ex- penses and will receive $3,500 at the NEARLY 5,000 MILE HIKE. Vancouver to Torento, of his schedule that he will arrive Willtam H. Adams of Vancouver, B, | there, if nothing happens, several C., nearing the end of a walk of nearly | weeks before the date set. Nothing 5,000 miles, arrived in Danielson Sat- | happened in Danielgon; that is, noth- urday morning in time to celebrate the | ing 0f very special interest. But Mr. Fourth. Mr. Adams is one of e | Adams had a fairly fair time here. school of venerable long distance and Syt transcontinental hikers Geveloped sl SUMMER HOUSE UNDISTURBED. Bdward Payson Weston Sot nis naine P p—— ;n the newspapers, and some other | Why Young Celebrators Falled to 'orms of encouragement, ‘walkl Prope f Sidney H. Perry. across the country after heuhyld reu‘!:! Wove ol ed the age of 70. Mr. Adams gives his| Young men who selected Riverview e the site for their night before cele- There is, of course, a story as toi;:.u:n had things stirred up consid- why he is on the long hike from his ! erably over that way at the time when | home in Vancouver, B. C, to Toronto, : they decided to remove from its loca- | Ont., over a route that is also, of course, roundabout in degree sufficient | to run the mileage for the proposed | walk up to 4,890 miles, more or less. His walk is on a wager the terms of which require that he visit all parts of the Dominion of Canada. The ‘wager, it is rel was made between two residents of Vancouver on a day was for $3,500 a side (not ), the discussion ‘that resulted in Dbet being as to whether an old man could outwalk a younger man. nice The bettor .who espoused the cause in addition to sev of the old men selected Mr. Adams a8 belonging to the party, in the his jdate for the walk. The man slon of Mr. Perfy, who bears no who' had the other end of the bet— eeling over the episode—in fact, ia nd—picked out ene|very much amused—and 1s willing to dams and deliver up the property as soon as it is called for. James O'Neil. James O'Neil, 45, who has been ili for seyeral weeks at his heme in Day- ville, died Friday night. Hg leaves his wife and four children, Mr, O'Neil was a native of Ire haste they left a very Charles t the h |t S e loose. daughter, Mrs. Burr, wife of Dr. James ety G, Burr, of High street. FRACTURED SKULL. Hotel Man HI. i John Riley Gets Bad Friends of John Delaney of Han- 1 F‘::::“l: u:- nlub\::y i over, formerly of the Baltic hotel, learn o that he is seriously {ll at his par- bt urth | ents’ home in Hanover. A o e ™ ot the vail. | Mr. and Mra. Peter Conturs and son T eation, Jonn Riley. s section |of New London are guests of Mr. and foreman for the raliroed company | MFS. Antony Godue. Dora Reeves of Danielson is a guest missing his footing while descending fhe Might of atone steps on the cast ;lf he'rnn:m!unnu. Mr, and Mrs sido and near track four and tumbling ;:n 1-'1. eth o & Feudi headlong to the cement floor of the TS. imothy nnerton of TOVi- subway bottom, His scalp was part- | denCe was the guest of Jocal rélatives ly ripped off, blood spurting from the | OVer the Fourth. wound and cevering a considerable Cottage Guests. space en the cement floor. Mr. Riley| .. _ 4 . a big, heavy man, so the fall hurt George ;t'im sevarely. He was hurried to the | tortained & party for local friends on the Fourth at their cottage at Groton hospital and given treatment. He was | ["° ng Point. found to have a fracture of the skull| “Guests of Mr. and Mre Joseph H. SRS Was SRMRISS Upa Buteau over the Fourth of July were Topics and Leaders. Miss Pearl Walldin and John Free- er en- The following is a list of the topics | man, of Whitman, M and leaders at the mid-week meet-| Mr and Mrs. James J. McGuire and ings at the Congregational church for | daughter, Agnes, passed the last few the month: 9th, report of Sunday days in Voluntown. School convention in Chicazo, Chester! William Donnelly is spending the 16th, Good Health: Its Re- | week in Worcester. licious Relation, Dr. E. F. Perry; July!| Edward Nolan of Hartford was the 23rd, Our Brother's Keeper. D. | guest of his parents over Sunday. Sharpe: July 30, Saying Thank You t0| Frank Love spent the Fourth at his God, Mrs. C. M. Elliott. home in Pascoag, R. I. Warren Hines of Hartford was home 10,000.000 WIDOW for the holidays. B hgies comacnih Mrs. Thomas Sullivan and son, who Now Creating Amusement for Society '.n at the Backus hospital, are improv- e i i ng rapidly. in Parie—8ecured Her Diverce in | "%, Cheiiiam E. Rocheleau, Jr., spent Putnam. several days last week in Washington g R. I visiting relatives. e g :"fi:’m‘ ,‘,}‘:,‘M"rf“'.;‘"{;’n“* ‘Beatrice Authier of Putnam is vis- with a king's . = h Holmes passioned foil against the alvlom-_uelg'é“,‘_“"’g_;::"" Mgs.. Joseoh: - Holuy dagger of an Austrian noble, is being 3 Baik Take i ot i Joseph Rocheleau, of Sait Z fought for the hand and heart of Mrs. | (;iap, “jg visiting his brother, William e v B bl of New York, | 3 "Rocheleau ' of North Franklin. The rivals are the Portuguese Duke < rother of the slain Carl Hartford.—The United Jewish char and uncle of deposed Manuel, and | itles has engaged George W. Rabbinoff, Prince Wolff Metternich of Austria. | formerly of the United Hebrew chari. kin of the great statesman who often ' ties of New York and a graduate ol baffied Napoleon. the New York Schosl of Philanthro- Paris has watched the battle of love. | phy, to direct its energies. The society Both of the suitors are past 50. It expects to broaden its scope consider- seemed until a little while ago that ably. 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