Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 9, 1914, Page 6

~ TALKED ABDUT IN WES Mansfield—Aunt Betsy Slocum, 97, Entertains at Supper ~Visitation of L. O. O. F. Grand Officers. ¢ { Magjor Bourdon A. Babcock, electsd ‘fl republican representative from the {own of Stonington In the Connecticut Jogislature, is chairman of an exam- ng board of the Rhode Island Na- ftional Guard which convenes in Provi- dence..this eveningg, his assoclates eing Captains C. L. D. Wells-and W. McIntyre. They will have charge of the examination for officers of the Joustc, range and communication and fbattery commanders = courses. ' The jsecond board composed Lisutenant- iColonel ‘A, H. Johnson and of Cap- jtains. Hunter C. White and Walter L. Mntdony, Will conduct the examina- |Hons or. commissioned officers in thé: coest artillery corps t searchligh icourse. The board for the examina~ of “of enlisted men in the rated posi- on@ourse will be composed of Cap- iins “W. L. Sweetman, C. H. Devine and H. F. Connors. The examinations will be conducted ng to government regulations \d" Lieutenant-Colonel George G. fchell, U. S. A, will represent the iment at the examinations. DeVere Palmer, nine years old, son sof Clary W, Palmer of Woodville, had fa close” call at the railway station in Fope:, Valley, Friday afternoon. The Palmer boy with other children mekes [the trip daily by train from Wood- iville to Hope Valley to attend school. 'They have been in the habit of play- fng ot the rallway station while await- & train time, and have been caution- jed repeatedly about the danger of Igetting too near to moving trains. {When the train was belng backed in- ‘to-m station Palmer and another boy, ‘Gordon Harrinzton, who were at play, Fbacked: oft the platform and in the {rear of the train Which was moving j#lowly, getting into position to start fon the run to the main line. Har- Prington fell outside the rails and es- “6aped injury, but Paimer fell between {the rails and was severely injured. mman Richmond saw the boys and brake from the 2 4 =t boy was taken into the istation ond' Dr_ \William T. Veal was smamoned. A iavr rip of flesh was {torn from his.left leg below the knee and the boy recelved a deep scalp dwvkound and other cuts _and bruises. He was taken to the Rhode Island bospital, accompanied by Dr. Veal. Locar Laconics. L “Robert L. F. Barr, of the Industrial PPrust company, commenees his two Wweeks® vacation today. It ie understood that all the licensed Miquor dealers of Westerly will ask tor remewal of licenses at 3750 aplece. The twin villages nf Pawcatuck and The General says: ’s a reason for the big demand for our roofing in ite of the European war. It because we combine in our oducts the two great essen- jals that guide consumers in e choice of their goods— ainteed &% Roofing is ‘our leader; it represents the last word in the thanufacture of mod- ern, scientific roofing; its quality is "the ‘ véry “highest that can be ‘mdde anywhere in the world, and it is sold at a reasonable price. 1f you have to be shown, remember we back up our statements by a regular tee in writing that 1-ply will last (S, 231y, 10 years, a0d’3ply 15 and that we stand behind this ntee with the biggest roofing and ‘paper mills in the world. Durability Guaran-teed LITTLE MEN IN BIG JOBS. One of, the great criticisms of the American Government is that jolitical offices are too frequent- F2 filea by ‘interior men, whose character and capacity 'do_mot properly fit them for ‘the busi ness “of passing just and wise we. These men creep Into Dnrens and the State Leglisias tures by “playing to the gallery” for votes and popularity, and in- stead of helping to pass good _Jaws for the greatest good of the J éreatest number of people, seck imerely to advance their personal wer and prestige by advocat- Pog laws that ignore fundamental principles of business and are economically unsound and de- structive in their effect on every- Body. Class legislation is given 30 neturn for political debts, and fispecial laws areiurged favoring political henchmen or “pork bar- Tel” contractors at home. Such ain some temporar: ut are always dis. above this type. Economic conditions adjust themselves under most any kind of laws, and in. the long run, the order of things 1s bound . to | Squalize.in some form of a square § deal Class legislation always re- acts on the people Who are sup- Posed to. benedlt by. it .~ “What we need .in our.legisla- tive halls is 2 class of men who M do not seek to advance special interests or who do not seek too much personal restige, men Who are level-headed, honest and sinprefudioed on any Social, pollt i or economic guestion, famil with the fundamental princi | ples of businss and industry and Sre willing to work for favors foward mone and a square deal for all Roofing is sold by dealers rywhere at mwmbleyfi.:ll. Bo roofings are made guar- aiecd by s, ‘Westerly have three movie houses, only one less than has the city of New London. Mrs, Eliza Pollock, widow of Joseph Pollock, who died Tuesday at Stony Brook, was buried Sunday afternoon at River Bend. John D. Enright of Danville, Ve, who,_has been in Westerly visiting his daughter, Mrs. Harold Dean, left for his home Sunday night. Mrs, Byron Cottrell of Westerly was selected a member of the work com- mittee of the British Reléf Society of Rhode Island, which was organized in Providence Friday. Louts Babcock, first officer of steam- er Zacapa, of the United Fruit com- pany, spent Sunday at his home in Avondale. He arrived in New York Thursday from Cartagina, Frank Knight, expressman, is con- fined to his home in Rallroad avenue. While handling a barrel of oil, the barrel slipped and fell on Mr. Knight's right foot and crushed three toes. The body of Howard York Stillman arrived in Westerly on the Federal express from Baltimore, Saturday morning. Burfal was in che First Hopkinton cemetery, Saturday after- noon. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Bromfleld, of Long Island, have returned to their bungalow near the Seventh-day Bap- tist meeting house, at Potter Hil, where they will remain during the winter. The quartermaster-general of the army in his annual report says that the storm on March 1, last, damaged bulkheads, roads, walks and grounds at Fort Mansfield, Nappatree Point, to the extent of $10,000, and buildings there to the extent of $1,000. Carl Smith, a painter, while at work on a new house on Liberty street on Saturday, slipped and fell from a stag" ing and recelved severe injury to his back and sprained his left foot. He was attended by Dr. F. C. Pagan and removed to his home in Hope Valley. The grz3d officers of the Independ- ent Ordd™ of Odd Fellows of Rhode Island, were entertained in Westerly, Saturday night, by Narragansett lodge. Next Tuesday evening the local lodge will visit Shetucket lodge of Norwich, making the trip by epecial troliey car. The hauling apart of a splice in the trolley wire, which carried with it sev- eral of the iron overhang arms on Toles, delayed the scheduled time of the Norwich and Westerly Traction company, Saturday. The accident happened near the Wheeler station, in North Stonington. it has been practically demonstrated {that a retail grocery business, on a | credit basis cannot succeed in the vil- {lage of Bradford, upon a reasonable {amount of capital. Five trials within itwo vears have proven failures. The | cash grocer will be the mext. to make a try at Bradford. | “Aunt Betsey” Slocum, aged 97, { treated a number of her friends to & i skunk supper at her home Saturday i evening, , “Aunt Betsey” gained a rep- utation /as an excellent cook: many vears ago and she has had more ex- verience than any other person Mving in Westerly. “She sure do know how |to cook a skunk” is the way one of | ber guests puts’it. ! STONINGTON | J. W. Cushman has deen on e hunt- | ing’ trip in Stafford Springs. Mrs. George Haley s visiting in Providence. A. C. Pendleton of Brookiyn is the guest of borough friends. Mr. and Mrs, J. J. Young are visit- ing in Coventry. J. B. Sylvia and family have moved into the Chesebro house on the Wes- terly road. COLCHESTER Twenty-four-hour Electric Light Ser- vice Soon—Date of Clean-up Day Nov, 11—Local Guests at Gardner Lake Dance. Work on the electric light com- pany’s high tension line, which will come here from Leesville, is progress- ing finely and when completed day and night service will be furnished. The line will be arranged so that if ‘he power at Leesville fails it can re switehed on the Middletown wires which connects with the Leesville. A ‘ransformer house is to be built near gart’s place. A number of manu- facturers are looking the ground over with the idea of starting shops here when the day and night service is es- ablished. Miss Cora Buell was. the guest of her parents in Marlboro over Sunday. The board of selectmen held a meet- ing_Saturday. William P. Adams and Julius W. Phelps of Westchester were in town Saturday. Florens O"Conner who is teaching in Salem was at his home on Norwich avenue over Sunday. Nathan Gould of Bull Hill was call- ing on friends in town Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. David S. Day of Bridgeport were guests of Mr. Day's father and sisters on Norwich avenue over Sunday.. Mr. and Mrs. A. ¥. Roper were in st g urday's Bulletin, = " Attended Danoe. A number of the young people from town went to Gardner Sing “to-aitend & wocisl Junce. Ih Henry Maynard of Westchester was calliog on riends in town Saturdey. Colchester visitor Saturday: Mr. and Mrs. Dantel W. Williams of New Britain were guests of Mr. Wil llams’ parents at the homestead on Broadway over Sunday, ‘William Cone_of Millington was in Colchester calling Saturday.’ Harry A. Wickwire of Norwich .was the guest of hig mother in Hayward avenue Saturday and Sunday. STAFFORD SPRINGS Commissioners Grant Liquor ~—Meeting of Ministerial Association —Plans for New Theatre. The county commissioners were in session at the Springs house Satur- day afternoon and issued liguor. I censes to the following applicants: Adelbert Needham, James Sullivan, Timothy Grady, Pagain & Neri, Adolph Roberts, Alford D. . Bernarda, Frank E. Mogle, George Panciera, Luigl Boldracchi, John B, Peirola. Drus- gists’ licenses were issued to Noel M. Pease of the Eaton pharmacy and Francis H. Speliman of the Jacobsen pharmacy, isterss’ Meeting. The Stafford Ministerial asseciation will meet this (Monday) afternoon with Rev. John W, Ballantine. New Movie Theatre. Domenico Torcon is making prepa- rations to build a moving picture the- atre between the Stafford house and the store of B, L. Burr. Alvin Smith was home from Hart- ford over Sunday. The adjourned meeting of the Staf- ford club will be held at the club rooms this (Monday) evening. JEWETT CITY Methodist Men's Class Entertained at Lewls Howe's—Serves Oyster Sup- per—Rubin-Berko: Wedding at Lis- bon, The Men's class of the Methodist church met at Lewis Howe's Friday evening, there being a large attend- ance. An orchestra consisting of Miss Alice Brown, Erme Myott, Miss So- phia Thurber, Miss Iia Brown and Lemuel Green played during the even- ing. A quartette, Clarence Jeffers, Harold _Jeffers, William Robertson, Jr. and Forrest Thatcher sang and Charles MacKay and Clarence Joffers sang several solos. A most interesting debate on Whether the United States should form en alliance with England was led in the afirmative by L: F. Kinney, Geo. Thornton and Robert Robertson, and in the negative by A. C. Burdick. Walter Fields and Rev. Samuel Thatcher. The question was finally? left to the ladies to decide. Thelr opinion was that the United States had better keep its fingers out of the ple or they would be burned. Mrs. Howe served refreshments and was assisted by her sister, Mrs. Rob- 1nson. ; Hopevills Services. Services have been conducted dur- ing the summer on Sunday afterncons by Rev. Francis Chiid at the Hope- ville schoolhouse. On ‘Sunday Rev. Mr. Davies of Newent and his gguest, Rev. Dr. Richards, of Pittsburg, Pa. conducted the service, Mrs. William C. Jeffers was very ill' Sunday with acute indigestion. Miss Ma Tinker was in charge of the reading room at Slater library, Sunday afternoon. T. . Lee spent Sunday in_ Web- ster the guest of his nephew, Homer L. Lee. Served Oyster Supper. The Men's class of the Methodist church served an oyster supper in the vestry Saturday evening, thirty dol- lars being added to the treasury as a result. The social committee, Peter MeArthur, Robert Robertson, Willlam Robertson, Jr., and Clarence Jeffers conducted the affair. Dr. H. T. Thur- ber concocted the stew which was just to_the queen’s taste. Dorcas Circle of The King's Daugh- ters holds its thanks offering meeting Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Charlos Woodmansee. Edward end Lawrence Collins of Norwich spent Sunday at John Stew- art's. Mrs. Hermon Gager of North Frank- lin spent the week end with Miss S. Nettie Johnson in Lisbon, WEDDING. Rubin—Berko. A wedding of borough interest taok place in Newent Saturday evening, ‘when Miss Rose Rebko of New York and Simon Rubin of Lisbon were mar- ried by the Jewish rabbi from Nor- wich. The ceremony was performed at 10 o'clock at night, under a canopy erected near the groom’s home. The bride wore a handsome gown of white silk, trimmed with lace, and wore a veil. The youne couple are to live at the groom’s home in Lisbon. Mr. Rubin is employed at Aspinook bleach- ery at present. - Tolland.—The report of Health Of- ficer Charles S. Hurlbut shows that thére has been no serious epidemic of disease in Tolland during the year. One case of diphtheria, four of scarlet fever, three of measles, one of typhoid with a mild form of whooping cough in some parts of the town. ‘war or not is the uncertain. | As -w'hwufir. ‘Wobuck will ap- the ice court this morn- charged with assault, and Dapula is nureing a cut head. Ofcer Enan- der_arrested the former on complaint of Dubula, who says he was hit'in the head with a stone. PINCHED CONDUCTOR'S BOX. But Chicopes Falls Russian Was Soon Found With His Lost, ‘When 6.17 Bopton express in the lo-lmmd- Saturd: :;‘ Fives. the name of Bedor Seboth, PIok ed up the conductor's box and disap- peared. Conductor R- L. Jewell stopped the train and communicated the loss to the station agent, who notified the local police. Officer MacArthur found the man on Main street with the box in his pos- sessioh. He will appear in court this -mfiw the charge of lar- ceny. claims the affair 14 all a mistake. New Haven—Tor the theft of a bag of ocats from the barn of Frank Saw- ;!:‘1;, Joseph Carl was given 30 daye in Hartford—The paper house of P. Garvan, incorporated, of this city, is half a century old. The business was faunded by Patrick Garvan, who died in 191 New Britain—The municipal ice committee will meet tonight (Monday), when arrangements will be made for cutting ice at Lake Shuttle Meadow this winter. East Hampton.—At the last meeting of the Ladies’ society of the Congrega- tional church the members made ar- rangements to sew for the Red Cross nurses who are in the war zone. Yalesville—The Connecticut Orch- ards company of the village of Yales- ville, in the town of Wallingford, has incorporated and filed a certificate to that effect with the secretary of the state Bridgeport. — Preparation for the construction of the new almshouse is under way and the county has been saved a considerable sum on excava- tion by Superintendent MacDonald, who has had a force of 25 men from the Lakeview home at work leveling a small hill on the proposed site. Mar- ried men out of employment are givan employment on the job and are paid $1.50 a day. PLEASURE TRIP BASIS OF FEDERAL INDICTMENTS Alleged That Edward Mdrris,- Meat Packer, Was Favored by Railread. Chicago, Nov. 8—A trip taken by the late Bdward Morris, the. packer, and seven members of his. family to Hot Springs, Ark, January 26, 1912, in a private car, was made the basis today of federai indictments Hgainst the Chicago and Alton railroad and W. L. Ross, its former vice president, now president of the Toledo, St. Louls and Western railway. It is charged that six full fares and two half fares were paid by Mr.. Mor- ris, while the statutes require . the payment of eighteen full fares for the use of a private car. The indictments charge that when Mr. Morris made known_his desire to go to Hot Springs Mr. Ross arranged for _the assignment of a private car to B. C. Stevenson, the assistant gen- Bake bread EEmmm—m— prices are higher—but flour is not “dear” * = —the finest kind of biscuit, cake, pastry. with —the low cost will surprise you. Heclgels' Flour means real economy. —more loaves of better bread. At AUl Good Grocers MECKERS' CREAM FARINA—DELICIOUS FOR BREAKFASY eral freight agent. The car then pro- ceeded with Mr. Morris and his fam- ily and Mr. Stevenson although he was on the same train, occupied’ a berth in another car, The rallroad company is liable to a maximum penalty of $20,000 while the offense said to have been committed by Mr. Ross carries a maximum pen- alty of two years imprisonment and a fine of 35000. Mr. Stevenson is now vice president of the Toledo, St. Louis and ' Western, CHANCE TO GET FACULTY OF LOUVAIN UNIVERSITY College Presidents and Deans so in- formed in Meeting at Princeton Princeton, N. J., Nov. §—That Am- erican unlversities have an opportunity to secare the faculty of the University of Louvain, Belgium, was the stat ment of Dr. Samuel P. Capen, of the National Bureau of Education, here to- flay. . He was addressing the 16th an- nual meeting of the Association of Am- erican universities, which has attract- ed some of the most prominent educ: tors from the east to the Pacific coast. Dr. Capen stated that he has been informed by professors at Cambridge university, ‘England, that the faculty of the University of Louvain are now at Cambridge in the hope of -finding work. The English professors, he d clared, say the attendance at the col- leges of Great Britain does not war- rant an addition to the faculty at thi: time and that there is really no work for the Louvain professars. Dr. Cuym. said there is no doubt taat Americrs colleges can secure the services of these men if they will only make the move. ‘This statement was received with considerablo enthusiasm by the host of college presidents and deans assem- bled in th faculty room of Nassau hall Among those who are in attendance are A. Lawrence Lowell, president of Harvard University; Arthur Twining Hadley, president of Yale; David Starr Jordan, chancellor of Leland Stanford, Jr., university; Dr. Henry S. 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He was appointed a university liceman in 1594 and previous to time, as a city policeman, he had trolled the “campus beat” years YALE POLICEMAN IS CRITICALLY iLL. “Jim” Donnelly Has Brights Disease and Heart Trouble. ago, one of the classes ralsed money New Haven, Conn., Nov. 8—Jim Donnelly of the Yale university police, a familiar figure to Yale men for thirty vears, is critically ill ‘at his home and tonight it was sald that death was only & matter of hours. 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