Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 13, 1914, Page 2

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-~ GUILFORD SMITH DONOR. Qives New Enginshouse For South ‘Windham Fire Department. 'fl ing fl.r: :‘a‘::ne ::‘u- of the| city for the amp-m_;_‘;:. at Niantie, 'g;:’.;w““‘:: W un-| Saturday morn Company L Leaves for Niantio. - A considerable number left the armory Guitfora Smith is the donor of be erected witnessed the ‘departure of Company L of this S0 boys at 7.20 and marched across .the footbridge to the station, on the 1.4;’ O ow rived shipshape at the camp, and the ~ story| first day found things going smooth- with no ‘boys soon found fril moments. State Business Men’s Outing Thurs- day. About ‘'a dozen of the forty business have responded to the invitation sent out for the annual outing of the East. ern Connecticut Business men, Thurs- i day, at the Connecticut Agricultural college at Storrs. ! Paid Hard Earned Money For Fine. Joseph La Page, a woodchopper of Andover, paid e fine of one dollar and costs in the police court Saturday | morning, pleading guilty to the jof intoxication. That was the only business before the court. - Weather Wants for the Housekeeper are things to keep cool with, save work, save fuel, save ice, etc. ; Our SUMMER FURNI- TURE stock is complete and is the kind you are looking for. The kitchen, veranda, parlor, pantry or living room might Come in and give us a look. LINCOLN'S FURNITURE STORE MAIN and UNION STREETS, Phons 285-3 Willimantie Buys Ash Avenue Property. ] Harriet Walker of Oak strest has ! purchased from William J. Hastings { the property at 27 Ash avenue, form- i erly owned by James F. Twomey. Issued First and Second Papers. Clerk Edgar M. Warner of the su- erior court for Windham county, was {in town Saturday, and issued first and | second papers to aliens desiring to be- | come citizens of this ‘tountry. Old Natchaug Scheol Building Razed. The last of the woodwork of the old Natchaug school was taken down on Saturday by men on the employ of ! Contractor Joseph A. Martin, Who | bought the bullding at auction a month or more ago. Only the cellar walls and the foundation stones re- | main of the puilding which sheltered ! s0 many of the present residents of Willimantic in their younger days. \ In Charge of Niantic Exchange. Lester Blish of this city, assisted by ! his cousin, Gordan Merry of Hartford, | are ,in charge of the telephone ex- charige at the camp grounds at Niantic during the National Guard encamp- ment. HAVE ADDRESSED 10,000. Windham County Campaign of Suf- frage Workers Has Proved Most Successful. The campaign of the Conpecticut Woman Suffrage association through Windham county, just completing, was tated Saturday by Miss Emily Pier- son, state organizer, and Miss Lee Rankin, press agent, to have been produetive of a great deal of good for the cause which they représent. In the neighborhood of ‘ten thou- sand have heard the speeches of the earnest young women who have been touring the county by automobile, and the percentage of those who signed their circulated petitions was very en- eouraging. Everywhere the speakers talked to crowded hall§ and their 1 teners’ interest was shown by fre- quent questions. The factory smeetings were espe- cially successful and the attention paid the speakers by the girls of the mills CASTORIA For Infants and Children Buccesdin Funeral Director and Embalmer :90-62 Nortb St., Willimantic Jady Assisians Tel. comnaction HIRAM N. FENN UNDERTAKER and EMIALME: , 82 Chursh $t, Wilimantic, Gt Lal, Assiztant DR F. . JACKSON, Deatist | Willimant:: Auto Truck Movingl LONG DISTANGE WC3IK Qver ears S e InUse For 30Ye Always bsars Address P. A. WEEKS, or ‘phens the 880-2, 838-12 ar 254.5 Willimantic, . | Signsture of Murray's Boston Store WILLIMANTIC, CONN. " Special Prices on Odd Curtains This July le offers some splendid harga in each lot, and in some cases the prices are cut just half. _This is an exceptionally good shance for any one who can use a few pairs u'mhm and as there are only a limited qu.z ty we cannot promise you w long they will last at the following prices, . LOT No. 1—85c White Curtains, twa pairs in the lot, now 50c a pair. . EOT No. 2—§1.00 White Curtains, two pairs in the lot, now 65¢ a pair. - LOT No. 3—3$1.00 White Curtaing, three pairs in the lot, now 75c a pair. = Ne. 4—$1.19 White Curtains, three pairs in the lot, now 7sc a pair. B nl‘oa fi"“ 'I;‘l—v.u.so Heru Curtains, two different patterns, three in each lot, n Odd Curtains, two to four LOT No. 6—$2.00 White Curtains, eight pairs in the Jot, now §1.00 a pair. LOT No. 7—§2.60 White Curtains, two pairs in the lot, now §1.50 a pair. LOT No. $—33.00 Keru Curtains, foyr pairs in the lot, now $1.75 a pair. LOT Na. 9—$3.25 Beru Gurtains, three pairs in, the lot, now $2.00 pair. LDT No. 10—$3.25 White Curtains, two pairs in the Jot, now §2.00 pair THE H. C. MURRRY CO. Everybedy neads it, of course. Everybody is going to need it more in the future, too, when thes earning capacity is less than during youtn The begt way t be surs te have " seme THEN is to save a little HOW Willimantic Savings Institute mishaps. ¥ {1 lllimantic people at Niantic, and the ends for their spare|. men'’s association throughout the state; MISS BEMILY PIRRSON many of the ideas they have used have been copled in other states, not- ably New York. Miss Plerson has been the heart and soul of the move- ment, connected with every progres- sive measure promulgated, and 1s a pleasing, logical speaker. Reasons for Rapid Growth. Some of the reasons. for the rapid Browth of the membership of the as- Sociatipn are sald to be, apart from the efforts of the workers, the fact that statistics show that 3,300 chil- dren dle each year in the state from preventable causes, which has aroused the women's Interest; the factory meetings, talking to people who are up against the actual conditions and realize the need of a change, ‘and the influence of other suffrage states. The work has borne fruit in this section, its advocates claim, and Miss Pierson and Miss Rankin, who were doing advance work in Middlesex <ounty Saturday, report that many halls have been donated, and the peo- ple seem anxlious to hear the speak- ers who have aroused so much in- terest in Windham and Tolland coun- ties, OBITUARY. Irving Kend: Irving Kendall, 64, dieq Saturday morning at his_home in. South Ash- ford, heart trouble being the cause of his demise. Mr. Kendall was a farm- er by occupation, but had not .peen very active at the work 'for some time, due to chronic rheumatism, He is survived by his wife, Bilen, one daughter, Mrs, Harry Jenny of Burn- side, a sister, ‘Mrs "John Gaylord of Pasadena, Cal, and a brother, Clay- ton Kendall of Ashford Fernand Marti Fernand, the fourteen months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse Mar- tineau of Bingham Bridge, died Sat- urday noon. the cause of death being acute gastritis. A brother and a sis- ter survive him, besides his parents, FUNERALS, George Shriar. The funeral of George Shriar, who was struck and Instantly killed by the Providence train Thursday night, au. afternoon. Rev. William F. Rowley of the Baptist church officiated, and friends of the deceased acted as bear- ers. Burial was in the old cemetery in Lebanon. Mrs, Julia Meriarty, The funeral of Mrs. Julia Motiarty was held Saturday morning at £.30 from her home on Carey street, fol- lowed by a requiem high mass at St. Joseph's church at 9 o'cloek, Rev. F. Bannon officiating. Mrs., Henry Mathieu and William Hussey sang several hymns during the services. The bearers were John Moriarty, Thomas Moriarty, Bdward J, Moriarty, John Moriarty, Thomas Shea and John Shea. Burial was-in St. Joseph's cem- etery. X Pérsonads. Willlam Miller left Sunday evening for a business trip to New York. Mr. and Mrs, Joseph Garvey and daughter spent the week gnd in Man- chester. William Foran, the actor, has ar- rived in town for a shert visit with friends here. Miss Hepsy Boden, assistant to the town clerk, spent the week end at Pine Grove, Niantie. Miss Jessie Green-of this city is en- tertaining Mrs, Augusta Ray and Mrs. M. E. Wilson of Jewett City. Mrs Elmer L. Dean of Springfleld, Mass., is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Willlam A. Wright of South street. My. and Mrs. Robert MeKean -and daughter Marion have returned to Bal- Rev. James B, King of Fastford ex- changed pulpits with Rev.Wiliam S. Beard of the Congregational church in this city Sunday. Dr. C. BE. Simonds and family left Saturday for a ten days' trip to Pleas- ant View and Newport, B. I, making the journey in their automobile, Mr. and Mrs. George Baldwin have returned from an exten. visit at ‘Warehouse Point, where they were the guests of their daughter, Mrs, Eliza- beth Mason. PLAINFIELD from ' Providemce have been at S, Carter's the past week. Section Foreman J. Sullivan was In ‘Willimantic recently to visit his fa- ther, who is seriously ill, s . Mrs. Arthur Tillinghast and danga- ter, Miss Dorothy, Francis Sullivan and sister, Miss Th and Albect Phillips took a trip to Wildwood park ‘Thursday night in A. C. Tillinghast's new touring car. : bert Burns Street. who d a eall to becom Providence. °| flowers Blossom, was held from the Mortuary chapel of | Hiram N. Fenn at 2 o'clock Saturday . timore after a.visit with friends here. | Edward Carter and his father-in-luw ! son over Sunday. Mrs. Daniel Larkin has been enter- taining Mr. and Mrs. Albert Larkin of On Tour of Inspection. J. W. Ladd, New Haven, superfn- tendent of the plant department of ‘iie S. N. E. T. company, has been making a tour of inspection throughout this, the eastern, district. Meetings at the Douglas camp meet- ing grounds open Friday. A number of Danielson people will be at the camp for the week end. A meeting of directors of the Dan- ieleon Trust company was held Satur- day afternoon to consider details of equipment of the banking rooms, to be located in the Bradley building. No More 1914 Circuses. No more circuses for Danielson this summer. The Robertson shows that were to have come here during August have passed this town up in faver of New London. % New Fire Alarm Boxes. Three new fire alarm boxes, author- ized purchased In April, have arriv i here. The numbers and locations are as follows: 18, Riverview: 31, Spring; street; 56, corner Broad and Frank- lin streets. The boxes will be placed in position this week. FUNERAL. Mrs. Marie Dragon. Rev. M. J. Ginet, M. B, was cele- brant of a requiem mass at the funeral of Mrs, Marie Dragon at St. James’ church at 9 o'clock Saturday morning. The bearers were Peter Labonte, Jo- seph Labonte, Leon Labonte and Eu- gene Gagne. Burial was in St. James' cemetery. L. E. Kennedy was the fu- neral director. Nearly Stepped on a Rattlesnake. ‘While on a hunt for two prisoners who escaped from Brooklyn jail and were later recaptured, Sheriff John O. Fox of Putnam and Deputy Sheriff Michael Grimshaw of Attawaugan found a rattlesnake in Elliott. Sheriff| Fox nearly stepped on the reptile, which escaped after giving the usual warning rattle. The officers did not get an opportunity to kill the reptile. ' Few rattlesnakes have been seen in| this section In recent years, though quite numerous hereabouts years ago. Accessions to Library, The following new books have been added to the flles at the public libra- ry: Silent Sam, From an Isiand Out= post, Playing With Fire, When May- Felicidad, Hoosier Volunteer, Sandy, Son of the Ages, ‘Ariadne of Allen Water, Vandover and | the Brute, Fortunate Youth, It Hap- pened in Egypt. Sunrise Valley, Bar- nabetta, Blue Buckle, Women Wo| Marry, Marriage of Cecilia, Unto Caesar, What a Man Wants, Opal Pin, | Pillar_of Sand, Milky Way, North of | Fifty-three, Dream Doctor. Wulfling W. Grant of Southbridge, Mass., is now working in Danielson. He is in charge,of an express agency for a month, during the absence of the regular man, Woman Preacher at Gospel Meeting. A gospel meeting was held at the; Sparks district =chool Sund; noon at 3 o'clock. An address was de- livered by Miss Eva Ware. A num- ber from the territory surrounding ihe | Sparks district are attending the Sun- day meetings at the school. Old Home Day. Arrangements are being made to hold the annual Old Home day and| picnic at South Killingly, where one of the oldest Congregational chureies in this part of the state stands. | A small amount of the income from | | the Evans fund is to be used to meot ' the cost of having additional water | and gas connections put in one of tie, laboratories on the second floor of the | high_school building. Arched top window frames in the frant of the Windham Ceunty National bank building and the heavy columns that are to rise from street level to cornice will give the building a mod- ernized colonial appearance, The work of remodeling St. James' ! school is under way and will be hur- ried along so that all changes contem- plated at this time will have been made by the time school epens in Sep- tember. SECOND STORY WINDOW JUMP For Moosup Youth Who Stole Frank Kennedy's Motoreycle—Eluded OFi- cers Who Recovered Machine. The motorcycle stolen from Frank! Kennedy of the Kennedy Coal cor-| oration while the mackine was stand- ing outside the company’s office - on | Cottage street Friday afterncon was returned to the owner Saturday morm- g. Deputy Sheriff George Bliven recas | ered the machine in Moosup, where it had been taken by the young man who stole it, and for whom the pelice are looking. Late Friday night it was learned that the machine had been taken by the thief to a garage in Moosup, that he might have some ad- justments made to It, as he had early | succeeded in getting’ the motor so it would not run. 'sha garage people supplied Mr. Ken- nedy with the information as to who had the machine and, getting Sheriff Bliven, the owner went to Moosup. In the Prospect street section, where the voung man lived, so much nelse was made in arousing the sieeping house- held that the young man who stole the machine sensed that he was in for trouble and escaped by jumping out a second story window. Saturday morning the machine was | recovered in the woodshed of a neigh- bor, where the fellow who had taken it stored it for the night. It was some- what damaged, one pedal being broken off. The carburetor was out of ad-| justment and it was for this reasonm | that the thief, who is not familiar with | the operatien of the machine, could not start the motor. WEAVER SUICIDES IN CELL. Was Arrested During Raid on Tramps' Camp in Outskirts of Town. weavep, committed. waicide: by henes eRV icide - ing in his cell at the loeal po¥lce sta. t Sunday. He was 45 years old. e was arrested when the police made |a raig during the night on a tramps’ camp on the outskirts of the town. Five others were captured with him, No one of the others of the m- | ers at the time were of the fact :an L:em:e)nd taken his life. though len i ed | the body will be buried by | has been received, but not ail of it. | rear of the town hall building, where | was given in charge of L. member of| WILLIMANTIC CAMP GROUNDS Anne. — parish and a il o First of Seasor’s lce Cream Saies a R - s Chmminpaes Wadlk Jonirid. Success—Week .End. Visitors to the Grove, A .week of Chautayqua meetings is assured The Ladies’ Improvement soclety to Putnam, beginning A 1. The mecessary support has g - = held its first iee eremm sale Saturday. A neat profit was realized. W through the of Rev, Ir- win eCurdy, D. D., %’L in SIS of he sramole ne: | " Bunday sohot was beld in thel Ni= antic house at 3 p. m. A service was also held at § p. m. 80 only the completing of the arrange- :Anu remains. Putnam gets the .zurllu meetings originally scheduled i A - Gvnk end. visitors: l-duv‘v. ;a“ée“" rout of Providence, Dr. 'W. B. Bean of Rockville, E. M. Whedler and E. G Spencer, Mass., but that town on account of the industrial Cleveland of Providence, H. M. Ran- dall of Brooklyn, N. Y. Mrs. Samuel home in Thompson over 4 Thursday of this week is the date set for the Congregational Bible School outi at Roseland K. Henry A. ron of Fall River was :‘;mmr with friends in town Satur- Inconvenionce For City Employes. Owing to a temporary shortage of funds, an occasional occurence, city ;mploynl‘ pay has beea held up = few lays. John Riley, whz was injured by fall- ing down the subway stairs on the Fourth, is sald to be showing improve- ment from the serious condition in which he was In after the acci- dent. Suicide’s Body Uhclaimed. The body of John Donnelley, the suicide, was unclaimed here Saturday. Uniess it is claimed today (Mongay) au- dppression there. It means the bring- {nc to this dty“ol u,-um- of mg Lindsey of De; ror Thatcher of:Jewett City was a recent visitor on the grounds. tSage Improvements. nver. . Mrs. Bertha Smith Titus is to be the gnmmu mt in charge, with - ning as captal Elizabeth Roberts Miss Gertrude Jacobs of Williman< tic opened/and cleaned her cottage on Thursday. She has made many ime n of tent crew provements on the place. as Junior Chaut- auqua leader. ‘The meetings are to open Saturday, Mrs. Mary Gree: ":*,‘r:-.pln, of Bos< ton, “dnd” Mrs = Eva Latham of Nore August 1 and continue through Fri- & of the followinz week. Meet- wich have been recent guests of Mrs, uth Wells ster. are scheduled for affernoons and Jennle Congdon and her moth« evenings. er- '@ returned to Norwich. DELEGATE REPORTS. T et ; i Miss Lydia Talcott returned Satur« Chestér E. Child Reviews Experiences 4 Jevillp, at Chicage Sunday Scheol Cenven- ‘Arthur Root of Boston returned tien. G Mrs Sarah L. Sumner is visiting The following is an extract from the | friends in Black Hall report of Chester E. Child who was| Miss Julia-Adams went to her homs recently from this city at Ch as | in Colchester Saturday. a delegate from the Congregational Miss Barber of Central Vil« lage arrived urday at her cottage on. Haven avenue for the season. Mrs. Ruth Wells Brewster was = visitor in New Yerk city om Thurs- day. Rérs, Juliua Hills bas returned from & vigit to Glastonbury, A Miss of Willimantic Fannie Bishep and Miss Helen 1. Page of Mystic werg callers at Waldhetm Sunday. of East Hampton vis< ited his sister over Sunday. Returns from Norwich. 4 Mre. Frank Devis of Norwich i o Thursday m Wi thorities. There was a large crowd at Wild- wood park Saturday evening' for the dancing and other attractions that- the resort afforda. Benefit Concert at Bradley. As the result of the benefit concert given in the Bradley theatre Sunday evening a considerable sum was netted to be added to the Putnam fund fog the relief of the Salem Fire sufferers James Tatem, Jr., is in Denver this week, representing Putnam lodge of Elks at the Grand Lodge session. It is not known that any of the plant department employes of the 8. N. E T. company in towns in this section have signified their intention to join the union that is belng of in other eastern parts of the state. The Putnam Business Men's assoel- ation will be represented Thursday at Storrs at the annual outing of the Eastern Connecticut Business Men's association. Will Remain in Putnam. Rev. C. A. Goodjng, formerly pas- tor of the A. M. E. Zion church in this city, is to remain in Putnam. He is making his home in Wilkinson street and is engaged in a business enterprise. 3 North Grosvenordale Salem. At North Grosvenerdale Sunday aft- ern under the auspices of St. J seph’s parish, ‘a motion picture enter: tainment was given for the benefit of the Salem fire sufferers. Joseph McKachntfe, city tax collector, has completed his session days for re- celving the taxes due the city, as he gave official notice of doing. A la percentage of the morfey due the. el church to the International Sunday School convention in Chicagoe: There were 2515 registered del es at the 14th annua! In ational Sun- day School convention July 23-39. The p 187 sessions with 400 partipants. Medipah Temple was used as the Con- vention hall for the evening addresses. Durl fourteen churches. There are 1004 Sun- day schools in Chicago with an enroll- mernt of 213,000 members. Dr. H. M. Hamill of Nashville, Tenn., was chos- en president. He is a veteran of the Civil war, having served in the Con- Catholica Aid day before a in favor of t use ce lessone four times each , and in favor of Natlonal Profi West Virginia became a prohibition state on July 1st and th are now n'lnoomlm%m\- havis a midu ion ,029,750. The organ- ized Sunday School class is the best s A e s well e age . men =nd worien, Everyone in his ‘| place at his best all the time. Every- thing fn the weligious lfe depends up- £ i : E 1 i 1 | i i . ~“Jt-is more important that ONIRIanY, o e ihe” tight apirit than that |Uoas, to the great terror talth-i Mrs. Cyril Remillard. everything §o just as we had pianned | ful, who believe malbalv_s The Mrs. Marie (Touchetts) 'Remillard, . priests dwell in Nouses of wood, as the| wife of Cyril Rc.m‘l,lal'yrd. s-r.‘,‘d‘l.odh‘.,(pl:r ~ He Took the Mouse. r-mmwmmm: h e ust =4 o - - distinguish themselves fro o B oo Tons Tincts. e Rerpy}.o Sittinha(to henaweseati-+-"1 hought | 79 wear thelw: illard, who was 63 years of age and native of St. Jobn Baptiste, P. Q. been a resident in Putnam since her girlhood days and was married here about 42 years ago. The deceased is survived by her husband and the fol- lowing children: Mrs. Edm:vml ‘;. 1'8kid there ‘'wa¥ &' charming view nly houses 40 be seén.” House B i Meunier, St. Paul Metis, C. o win| Mrs. Harry St Onge, Worceater: Al eyes on, and she's always at the et i bert, Gardner, Mass s, Alfr dow. ‘who think brains and ebarac- (;;:\IP, Putnam: Cyril, Jr,, Mary Louise, ter, be sure to seek those with whom Emma and Loretta, all of this eity. Mrs, Remillard was a devout member . Criticism. Criticism is a study by which men grow important and formidable at & very small expense.—Dr. Johnson. o'clock Michael Robarge was in the the police station is located. Peering in through the windows from the out side, he saw the body of a man ul-' pended from one of the cell doors by the neck. He immediately notified Prosecuting Attorney W. F. Woodward and Patrolman John Bassett. When ! Officer Bassett reached the station with Mi. Woodward and others he was with- | out a key to the cell, but he reached through the bars and cut the piece of blanket with which Metthe was sus- pended, and the body fell to the floor with a thud. Chief Pilling and. Dr. J. M. Burroughs, medical examiner, ar- rived soon afterwards. The cell door was unlocked and the physician imme- diately found that Metthe was done for. The body was still warm and tne indications were that the man had been dead about an hour. Dr. Bur- roughs found that the man's neck was Day and Night Truss How many Truss wearers are there whe wear their trusses at night? ; Not many, and yet there is nearly as much danger to go without the truss at night as days. Steel trussas are uncomfortable and get ouf of ce. This DAY AND NIGHT TRUSS fits nicely nd is net unsomfortable. o Man who wear a steel truss-days will find this a broken, the result of the first tug safe article to wear night. It-won't ¢ost anything - of the blanket rope around his neck. 1o lopk st it if you Hon't wantto-buy. After he had pulled his feet up from - CROVOHES. - ELASTI SCKINGS -ARCH the fioor and allowed his whole welght c. E‘ch to pull down on the slipknet en his SUPPORTERS, ETC, can L here very reasone ably, We guarantee every article wé gell ar refund your money if not as guarantesdd.: THE LEE & 0SG0OD 0. RETAIL DEPARTMENT NORWICH, CONN. neck. The man's countenance showed ’ some sign of a etruggle, but hi death wasg very gquiet is indicated by the fact that the men in the adjelning cell were not awgre that their com- panion had killed himself. The body BT SRl The dead man has a sister here an said to have a brother in Norwich and another in Plainfield. Twe Automobile Accidents. Two automobile accidents marked the week end in this vicinity. were without serious consequences. At ' Kelley's corner, Dayville, Saturday af- | ternoon Charles H. Pellett of son, an automablile dealer, driving a brand new touring ear, in which he! was the only passenger, came in con- tact with the trolley express car of the Rhode Island company, which was swinging out of a side street ipto the’ main highway along where Mr. Pellett was going. The automobile was quits badly damaged, but Mr. Pellett ‘was unhurt. The car was towed into Dan- jelson, Sunday juss before noon, at Bimpvilie, a Ford touring car owned and driven by Charles D. Case of Danielson and a motorcycle_ridden by Charles Harrls were in a head-on collision near the Plant building of the Sown HIll Wor- . sted company. The forward axieof the automobile was bent, putting the ma- chine out of commission. arris was thrown from his motorcycle, which was ' quite badly damaged, but he without serious injury. Celebrated Mass in Home Town. Rev, Alfrerie Chartler, ordained in Rome a year ago and reeently returned to this country, was celebrapt of a high solemn mass a{ St. James' church ALUMINUM ~ PRESERVING | | o e THE HOUSEHOLD

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