Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 7, 1914, Page 7

NORWICH BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 7. 1914 L4 4 rRANKLIN SISSON. MRS, FRANKLIN SISSON: MARRIED FIFTY AND EIGHT YEARS Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Sisson of New London Quietly Cel- ebrate Their Wedding Anniversary—Next to the Oldest han’s Secretary. Married Couple in the City—Mr. Sisson is Mayor Ma- Franklin Sisson, secretary to Mayor Mahan, of New London, and Mrs. Sis- son quietly observed on Tuesday the §8th aenniversary of their marriage. Many friends called at their howe to extend congratulations. In the after- mnoon Mr. Mrs. Sisson went to the moving ures, a diversion of whica they, are extremely fond. The omly persons in’ the city whom Or. Sisson can recall who have been ted as long as he are Mr. gnd fl:f)!my C. Weaver, who were wed- ded four menths before his marriage. ' M. Sisson became secretary to May- B vens os hia 4o he wie in the earl; ears of s life he was jor ear me . Soasting schooners which made port at New London with cargoes of coal and other andise. He retired from the grocery business in 1885. Two of bis brothers, Willlam and Oliver, were whaling captains out of New London. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Sisson on Oct. 6, 1836, tqok place in the old Universalist church at New London by the pastor, Rev. Josiah Waldo. For both Mr. and Mrs. Sisson New London has been their. lifetime resi- dence, the former never having lived anywhere else, and the latter residing there all but In her early childhovd; which was passed in Cleveland, O., the city of her birth. Mrs. Sisson’s maiden name was Ives. To Norwich Mr, Sisson is best known through the interest that he took for a number of years in the game of roque, playing in 28 national championship tournaments. He formally withdrew from tournament play nine years ago, but has never ceased to retain his in- terest in the game, in which in tne tournament of 1898 he achieved sec- ond place in the first division, his highest standing in any of the nation- al tournaments. WEEKLY GOMPENSATION WILL AMOUNT TO $1,560 in Case of tho Death of Henry J. Kil- roy, Jr~Finding by Commia- " sioner. A finding and award in the case of the death of Henry J. Kilroy, Jr, of this city has been made by Dr. J. s. : jue, compensation commissioner, &nu a workmen's compensation agree - ment in accordance therewith has been placed on file with the clerk of the su- x:rhr court. By the terms of the the beneficiary of the young man to-receive $1,660 in weekly payments of $5, and $100 for burial expenses, and also any medical ex- penses that may have been incurred. The finding follows: In the case of Henry J. Kilroy, of this city, father of Harry Kilroy, de- ceased, claimant, vs. John O. Johnson, s " crwich, by Ocean Accident and Guarantee corporation, insurer, re- By imvess, tug CiSamant appeared in person, and James L. Case appearcd for the respondent. Kilroy met his death by falling from the roof of the ¢ity barn on to a live wire on Aug. 19 &t about 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The finding and award follow: Both said Harry Kilroy and the re- spondent had accepted the visions of Part B of Chapter 138 of the public acts of 1913, the respondent having ven solvency-by insuring his liabil- ity in the Ocean Accident and Guaran- tee corporation. It was agreed by both parties that the average weekly' wages of the de- ceased, for a period of 26 weeks next previous to his death, was $9. ‘The hearing on this matter was held by agreement of the respeciive parties ‘without the ordinary 10-day notice Prescribed by the statute, and for the express purpose of having a definite Judgment, ascertaining who was the dependent of the deceased, and for the Fn“rwn of saving the expense incident the appointing of an admi; of the deceased. Both parties agreed upon the facts and the law to be ap- plled in the case, and united in a re- Quest that the award be made in ac- cordance with the terms herein state.. On the above fs , thus agreed up- =x m,uwx found, the following award e: That the respondent pay to/ the c!nlmm the sum of $5, weekly, on Thuradays, beginning on Aug. 19, 1914 (being date of death of deceased) for a period of three hundred and twelve (312) weeks; together with one hunu- dred dollars ($100) for burial expenses, and any medical, surgical and hospital :;::a'.’ Which may have been in- House and $8,000 to Mystic Woman, Henry L. Immich and Benjamin Page, appraisers of the estate of the late Charles A. King of Meriden, a native of Franklin have filed ther report with the probate court, showiag the estate to inventory $86,698.69, ' Of this amount about $15,000 is in real estate. By the térms of the will, the widow s given the property on King streel, Mer.den, absolutely, and the life use of most of the rest of the property. A daughter, Mrs. Minnie F. Gaskell, wife of Charles Gaskell, of Mystic, formerly of Norwich, is given a house in Mystio &nd an $3,000 legacy. The four chil- dren, Mrs, Gaskell, Charles W., Walter A. and Raymond E. King, divide the property after the widow’s death. Mr. King was superintendent of the Parker z:n aho;; in l»ierma‘?h for many Years and one of the best Khown gun- makers in the country. Workmen’s Compensation Agreements, These two compensation agreements bave been filed with the clerk of the superior court by Dr. J. J. Donohus, compensation commissioner: Ashland -Cotton Co. of Jewett City, employer, and the estate of Mary Ko- walska for the death of Sylvester Kowalska of Jewett City, employe,who ‘was crushed to death between an ele- vator floor and stone arch Aug. 10. Agreement was $5 weekly for a perlod of 312 weeks beginning Aug. 10, Ponemah mills of Taftville, employer, and Joseph Chenette of Taftville, em- plove, for a jammed first finger on right hand received by the latter Sept. . Asreement was $5 weekly during disability commencing Sept. 27. Will Explain Improvement League. The Montville grange and those who attend its open meeting tonight are to hear something of the work of the New London County Improvement League, which will be expelained by County Agent Murray D. Lincoln, who is also to speak particularly upon the subject of fertilizers Falmouth is belleved to be the oldest wort In England, HAS TWICE.CELEBRATED HIS SIXTH BIRTHDAY, Once in New Brunswick and Once at His Home Here. " Master Harry Waters, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Waters, has been a mosat fortunate boy, having celebrated h's sixth birthday twice this year. This, the important day of all boys, coming while visiting his grandmother in St. Johns, N, B, he celebrated the day by entertaining five little friends at a theatre party. A large birthday cake and ta,vgrs of candy made the days a very happy one. Friday Master Waters entertained eight of his home friensd at his home on Pearl street. Mrs. Waters, assisted by her mother, Mrs., Frank Hampson, and Miss Josephine Smith, entertain- ed the young people with games of all s. “A peanut hunt made much fun as did trying to pin the tail to the donkey. Herbert Smith won the prize in the peanut game, a pretty favor, and Helen Swain received the consolation prize. The prizes, also favors, for the donkey game. were won by Howard Keegan; Angeline Gosse received the consola- tion prize. Many pretty gifts were received. Cake, cookies and ice cream closed a birthday -party at which Harry made an admirable host. Each guest re- ceived a souvenir of the party, the :lréu receiving prettily dressed dolls g a mechanical toy was given to the VS, The guests were Angeline Gosse, Helen Tourtellotte, Elizabeth Johnson, Wendell and Lincoln Gosse, Helen Swain. Herbert Smith and Howard Keegan. STATE BUSINESS MEN. Will Hold Their .16th Annual Conven- tion in Waterbury. The sixteenth annual convention of the State Business Men's assoclation of Connecticut will be held in Leav- enworth hall, Waterbury, in hursday, October 15, at 10:30 a. m. President Johnston of the state assoclation is anxious that every one of the forty as. sociations in the state be represented by the full number of delegates. The banquet will be at Hotel Elton at 6 p. m. and the names of all delegates who will attend the banquet should be sent to Miles F. McNiff, secretary of the Waterbury chamber of com- merce as promptly as possible. The “No Alum” must be the watchword when the housewife buys baking powder. Alum is well known to be a powerful astringent, and should never be used in food. Prof: Geo. F. Barker, M. D., of the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania, says: ““I consider the use of alum baking powder highly injurious to health.”’ Food economy now, more than ever, demands the purchase and use of those food articles of known high quality and absolute purity an Perfectly leavens, leaves no makes the food mdre deli d healthfulness. OYAL Is a Pure, Cream of Tartar BAKING POWDER Contains No Alum unhealthful residues, jous and wholesome, speakers will be Senator Frank B, Brandegee; the Hon A. S. Thompson, secretary of the national rivers and harbors congress Washington, D. C., Frank H. Johnston, president of the state association and the Rev. Willard | Scott, DAD., of Brookline, Mass. The toastmaster will be Charles A. Colley, president of the Waterbury chamber | of commerce. ‘There will be morning and afternoon sessions o fthe convention and uncheon, | will be served at the Hotel Elton. The| delegate will be guests of the Water- bury chamber of commerce. BROADWAY SODALITAS PROGRAMME FOR THE YEAR business such as saloons, grocery stores, etc., for business reasons. Under the old system anyone couid use a telephone with the consent of the party on whose premises it hap- péned to_be. to_telephone, The profit for the company in this change is at once apparent, so is the inconvenience of the friend of the tele- phone subscriber. HAD CONTRIBUTFD LARGELY TO MISSION FIELDS. Under the new system he must first feed it with a nickel or a dime or a quarter, all depending upon | the place to which the person wishos Delivered to New Jersey Authorities. John B. Fauiice, charged with con- spiracy in defrauding the Rockville ‘rust company, of Newark, N, J, of $30,000 was remanded to the cus.uy of New Jersey officials Tuesday morn- !ing in New London and taken back for trial after a writ of habaes corpus was dismissed by Judge Charles B. ‘Waller of the court of common please. A brief hearing was held after which Judge Waller dismissed the writ, refused to admit Faunce to bail and the accused was given Into the cus- tody of Detective Sergcaut .ouiel Godfrey” and Assistant District At~ torney Mott of New Jersey. Faunce, in the custody of the officials went to Newark Tuesday morning on the 11:06 oreous & Women’s New Fall Suits New arrivals, new ideas, new style features, Suits which embody the very latest developments of Fashion every- where. Nothing freakish, nothing gaudily conspicuous— every Suit sufficiently conservative to appeal to the most refined tastes of well dressed women. YOU SHOULD SEE OUR SUITS AT $25.00 There are a great many women who desire to pay $25.00 for a Suit— therefore we have assembled an exceptionally strong line at that price. There’s a distinctiveness In the style of our Suits and in the cloths. Broadcloths lead with a sprinkling of Serges, Poplins and Gaberdines, al richly lined and neatly trimmed—Suits that will give satisfaction in wear and appearance. Amongst these Suits at $25.00 you will find a number of manufacturers’ samples—just one Suit of a kind—that are easily worth one-third more, Other good values in Tailored Suits at $12.50, $15.00, $17.50, $22.50 and up to $57.50. Reports Made at Annual Meeting of Central Baptist Vineyard Workers. express Faunce was arrested nearly & month ago at his summer cottage at Niantic by Deputy Sheriff J. H. Tubbs. Adopted | at Annual Meeting—Varied Lines of Interesting Endeavor, Y The annual meeting of the Vineyard ‘Workers of the Central Baptist church was held on Monday evening in the church vestry with the presMent, Miss Alice M. Dean, calling the meet- ing to order at 8 o’clock. The annual reports were given that showed the soclety now has a membership of 46 and had given over $100 to foreign missions and $75 to home missions in the past year. Officers were elected as follows, President, Mrs. C. C. Gildersleeve; vice president, Miss Alice M. Dean; secre- tary, Miss Helen B. Moore; treasurer, Mrs. J. H. Davis. The soclety made plans to participate with the Sunday school in the observance of Missionary Sunday, marching into the auditorium of the church in a body for the mis- sionary Sunday programme. The first meeting of the season of the - Broadway church Scdalitas was held at the church parlors Monday evening. The meeting was called to order by the president, Miss Ida Adams. The minutes of the last meet- ing were read and approved and the treasurer’s report was given, showing a good balance in the treasury. The fo'lowing officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Miss Eliza- beth Wilson vice president, Miss Mar- guerite Wul secretary, Miss Lillian Lyer; treasurer, Miss Theresa Hilde- brand; reporter, Miss Maisie Rider; councillors, Mrs. John E. Fanning, Mrs. Willlam Baker and Miss Ella Lester, being wreelected from last year. The following committees were ap- pointed by the president: Flower com- mittee, Margaret Gifford, Helen Spa'd- ing and Gladys Francis membership ecommittee, Ruth Blair, Gertrude Gal- lup and Minnie Freeman. This con- for the past 30 years. cluded the election for the ensuing year. it i wrni | MOTHER! GIVE CRO3S, SICK CHILD of the programme committee, Miss = ‘Child Struck by Auto. The five year old daughter of David Fishkin, of No. 12 High street was knocked down by an automobile in Thames square Tuesday evening about six o'clock. The name of the owner of the automobile was not learned. The child was attended by Dr. Louis T. Cassidy, but was only silghtly injured. Somers Bros’ Wagons Red Now. Because of the oil on the streets Somers Bros. have had their delivery wagons- painted dark red with white and gold letters. The fagons have been painted a standard color, white, for the work of the year. The club rroposes to spend a portion of its time in the study of parliamentary law, eti- quette and Bible characters, besides Coats at $17.50 The styles in Coats were neve more pleasing than they are thi season. We make a special show- ing of Women's Coats at $17.50. The style and materials .should appeai to women who desire something aistinctive, Other good values in Coats at $5.98, $6.50, $12,50 and up to $25.00. £ “hildren’s Department ‘others should visit our Children’s department on second floor and s ur splendid showing of Children's Vear—Knit Goods. Children's Coats, Furs, Wash Dresses, Wool Dresses, Flannel Gowns, Bte. See our Children's Wash Dresses at 98c—and Beacon Blanket Bath Robes at 93¢, - MILLINER' A Great Assemblage of All The Latest Style Ideas Each day sees some new beauyty and freshness in our Millinery Depart- ment. Each day adds novelty to the showing. This week we are ready with a fine assemblage of Hats that are just from the designers’ hands. All our Hats—even the least priced—have something called INDIVID. UALITY, which puts them in a class by themselves. Why Not Make Use of Our Order Department? Our Order Department is organized for prompt and satisfactory service. You can select a shape, or the makings for your new Fall Hat, from a complete line of the newest material and our designers will create for you a hat which embodies your own ideas—and for this service, our charges are very reasonable. Every Woman Should See Our Ready-to-wear Hats Our Ready-to-wear Department includes everything that is new and stylish in Street Wear Hat and in Dress Hats for Women, Misses’ and Children. ‘We ;ponl-"n in Women’s Dress Hats at $1.98, $2.98, $3.98 and $5.00 We recommend our Hats at these prices as being unusually good value. A splendid showing of Untrimmed Hats for' Women, Misses and Children —also the latest ideas in Hat Trimmings. The Art Department ANNOUNCES A SPECIAL SALE Beginning Today we will place on sale a large purchase of Pillow Shams, Bureau Scarfs, Sideboard Covers, Runners, Centers, Doylies, Etc. — ALL AT AN AVERAGE OF NEARLY ONE-HALF REGULAR PRICES. 25c Value at 10c One lot of Muslin Pillow Shams and Bureau Scarfs—Special price 10¢, regular value 25c. Hand-made Battenberg One_lot of Hand-made Batten- berg Work in Squares, Sideboard Covers and Centers, with plain and hand-drawn Linen Centers—round devoting a good part of the time to social affairs. Preparations are being made for a harvest soclal, mothers’ night. an evening entertainment at the Johnson home, a lecture and several! soclal evenings. One month’s meeting will be given up to sewing lessons, A committee was appointed to se- lect club pins for the year. Following the business meeting light refreshments were served by Miss Mildred Rogers, Miss Elizabeth Wil- son and Miss Maisie Rider. Twenty- three members were present, Stopping Free Use of Telephones. In different Connecticut cities the S. N. E. Telephone company is replacing the old styletelephones with a new contrivance in all public places of IF PEEVISH, FEVERISH, TONGUE COATED, GIVE “FRUIT LAX- ATIVE” AT ONCE. No matter what alls your child a laxative should be the first treatment given. Look at the tongue, mother! If coated, it is a sure sign your “little one’s” stomach, liver and bowels need a gentle, thorough cleansing at once. When cross, peevish, listless, pale, doesn’t sleep, eat or act naturally; if breath is bad, stomach sour, System full of cold, throat sore, or if feverish, give a teaspoonful of “California Syrup of Figs” and in Jjust a few hours all the clogged-up, constipated waste, sour bile and undigested food ‘will gently move out of the bowels and you have a well, playful child again. Sick children needn't be coaxed to take this harmless fruit laxative. Mfl- lions of mothers keep it handy because they know its action on the stomach, liver and bowels is prompt and sure. They also know a little given today saves a sick child tomorrow. Ask your druggist for a [0 _cent bottle of “California Syrup of Figs"™ which contains directions for babi children of ull ages and for grown-ups plainly on the bottle. Beware of coun- terfeits sold here. Get the genulne, made by “California Fig Syrup Com- pany.” Refuse any other kind with contempt. APPEARING IN HIGH JINKS AT DAVI&. and square. Size 30x30, value $1.00—at 59 Size 18x64, value $1.00—at 59¢ Size 30x30, value $1.50—at $1.00 Size 20x54, value $1.50—at $1.00 75¢ and $1.00 Values 50c One lot of Hemstitched and Scalloped Edge Bureau Scarfs and Pillow Shams, with blind embroid- and cut-out work—sizes 18x54 and 32x32 inches—Special price &0c, regular value 76c and $1.00. 75¢ Value at 50c One lot of Bureau BScarfs and Pillow Shams, embroidered on cross-bar muslin, with blind em- $1.00 Value at 75¢ One lot of Plain LINEN Bureau Scarfs and Shams—we will stamp and design FREE of charge—Spe- clal price 75c, regular $1.00 value. Cluny Lace Scatfs, Etc. In this sale we will offer a very special lot of Cluny Lace Scarfs, broldery—Special price 50c, regu- | Runners, Squares and Doylies—at lar value 75c. these prices, all sizes to match— 6 lnch—1129%e, Laluog;sa 6 inch—19¢, value c $1.25 Value at $1.00 12 inch—19c, value 39c One lot of Bureau Scarfs and Plllow Shams, made of embroidered muslin, small pattern — Special 30 inch—79¢, value $1.00 price 1$1.00, regular value $1.25. 18x54—$1.00, value $1.50 THESE ARE EXTRA SPECIAL VALUES'! An importer'’s sample line, comprising Bureau Scarfs and Side- board Covers—incjuding Lace Trimmed with Plain and Filet Lace 7 Medallion Center—this work is greatly in demand just now—sizes 59 18x54 and 20x84, regular value $1.00 and $1.50-—Special price...... c 86-inch Hand-drawn Linen Lunch Cloths, with drawn work and 198 embroidered centers, regular value $3.00—Special price.......... (Art Department, Main Floor) 12, inch—50c, value 20 ' inch—42¢, value 75c 24 inch—b60c, value 75c ALL THIS WEEK Our Semi-Annual Sale of Notions These are busy days in our Notion Department. The Sale which was begun yesterday is interesting all women who have home sewing to do as well as all dressmakers. It involves a broad and comprehensive assortment of every day needfuls at sure and substantial savings—and it is offered at a time when these needs are greatest. The sale will continue all this week, up to and including Sat- urday, October 10th. Be sure and attend this sale before it closes and take advantage of this opportunity for sav- ings. COME TODAY ! _— = THE PORTEOUS & MITCHELL CO.