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- telotte Migh to Play K. For Army Overcwating Qlven Day- ville Mifi—dindian Name Given For Motk : Clarence Kles Miss Rache e i wpon for asbeaticitie upon son. Mr. and Mrs. Charies S. Binl “bend. Thanksgiving with relati wvidence. Y. 7 Dunn will have her sos, John and Frank, both of Bridgeport, a3 Thanksgiving visitors. il Return to Borough, Mrs. Matthew Dumn of Worcester is to refurn to Danielson to make her home. : Lester - Craig are. ves ) of Brown university Mr. and Mrs, W, J. Craig. Miss May Balley of Roston uni. versity and Miss Helen Bailey of ‘Winthrop will spend Thanksgiving with their mother, Mrs, Haftle Bailey of School “Etreet. Mrs. T. Thayer apd Miss Mar- garet Aylward were visitors in Norwich Tyesday. “Fhere will be a special Thankssiving mass at St. James' church Thursday morning. _ 15 Degrees Tuesday Morning. ‘Tuesday morning, with a mimimum tempe: nre of 16 degrees, was the coldest of the season. Harry Ismon of Day street has dis- posed of his season's crop of pota- toes—1,200. bushels. Work For State Palics, Tt is understood that state police are atwork on the Moosup ayd Plain- field church cases, River Frozen Over. The AfWwaga river is frozen over from to barik, but the ice. is ugh parents, will spenq Thazksgiving here with his 5 Ci for skating. Alfred Witter Thanksgi: Brooklyn. of be vin will spend the holiday recess with fiis parents, Mr. and Mrs. A, F. Wood. An_accident to the heating botler fn Woodward's_ bullding came near causing serious damage Tuesday. Tourtelotte to Play K. H. S. Tourtelotte High school’s basket- ball team wil come here from North Grosvenordale Thursday evening to play the. opening game of the season with the K. H. §. team True Charity. Without ostentation, much is being done by philanthropic persons in Dan- ielson to make the holiday happler for ~familfes that are in need of assistance. Start On New House. The foundation for another dwelling has been put in at the cormer of North and Mechanic streets, the fast- est growing section of Danielson, and a new ingustrial center. Deer Could Not Break Ice. Passengers on a northbound car on Tuesday morning watched with inter- est the efforts of a big deer to break the ice on the Quinebaug river above the power house of the Shore L. Electric company during the course its attempt to swim to the west bank. Tired out with the strenuous work, the buck turned around when about in the middle of the river and swam back. Big Army Order For Dayville The Assawaga Woolen' company at Dayville has an order for woolens said o be intended for overcoating for the a8 —{dnrdclifhdul,amfingmg dolls ‘for 16 cents in stamps nd 4 package tops from I JEmMAs —the different flour that makes better pancakes. 1dollfor1 pa —-up-d 'p:b otamps, H. 8,~Order | Mr. ang Mre. F. B, Kies sro enter- | ——— Uncle from Bay Stats Married Niece —Fault in Marriage Licenso Form ~=—Red Cross Branch to Be Organized —Reformatory and Jail Sentences for Burglaries—Case of Hill vs. New Haven Road Begun, Johm tmild:run Jx-.uwi;}r-pmd the holitay . Mr. and Mrs, John A. Morse. B ‘William J. Bresnan. of. this city is z‘o stage a big minstrel show n Dan- Mall Not Claimed. Letiers addressed to Willlam Gilson, M. 3 Cranston Mrs. Anna Te- and tremnlt are unclaimed at the local post office. er QGeorgs C, Willls, of Newark, N. J., was a cisitor with Putnam friends Dr. W. V. Adams of Moosup was a wiajtor with Putnam friends Tuesday. Given Month in Jail. son re- in jail yhen presented in the city court Tues- morning. First Year of Sentence. 2 Frank A. Howarth and Lindley Cain this week complete the first year of their sentence on arson charges. How- arth is in the state the state refortaatory at Cheshire. The kiiling of deer, {llegally, is said to be something of a common prectice wns In this vi. et Officials are investigating the Killing of the deer st Putnam Heights last Saturday. Attendad Funsral of Lucien A. Taylor, war in.which he gerved as a member of the Bighteenth Connecticut volunteers enlisting for the war at the age of . UNCLE MARRIED NIECE. Inquiry of Town Glerk Flagg Regard- ing Massachusetts Couple—Fault in License Form. ' Town Clerk Pavid Flagg is in re- celpt of a letter from the pastor of a church at Northbridge, Mass., in ‘which_inquiry is made by the writer relative to the marriage in this_ city on May 17, 1813, of Miss Celia May- nard, 22 and Ovilda Boyer, 23, and represeniation made that Boyer is the “natural uncle of his wife.” The writer states that such alliances are not permitted under the laws of Mass- achusetts and inquires if the marriage of blaod relatives is alloweq under the laws of Connecticut, with® which, he writes, he is not familiar. " Town Clerk Flagg has on file a marriage license issued to the parties troops Bf one of the powers at war in Europe. Worlk on the order was com- ienced this week and is being rush- ed. Many bales of wool for use in making the cloth has been shipped to Dayville by express, Predict Increase in Town Debt. Taxpavers who have been enxious t6 get Killingly’s tax rate sufficiently high to produce revenue enough to meet the town’s expenditures as. laid out for the coming vear, said Tues- day that they are through with the effort to secure a higher tax rate. They look for a decided increase in the debtedness of the town this financial year, but will not feel respopsiblc therefore. Officials are exercising ev- ery possible economy, but their best efforts will not prevent the town’s debt from taking another upward Jump. Motoreycle races to be held at the Riverside Trotting park Thanksgivin= morning will be held at 9 o'clock, in- stead of 10, as previously announced, hecause of track conditions, as surface hoeg;‘ns to. thaw and act slippery by 10.30.—adv, RENAMED WABBAQUASSET INN. Indian Origin For New Appelation of Local Hotel. §. Pender Humphrey, landlord, has announced the change of the name of the Central howse to the Wabbaquas- set inn. The signs on the hotel were been. invits "to the Order being changed- Tuesday. The new name is of historic origin and recalls something of Indlan days in this sec- tion of Windham county, From a history of Windham county the following relative to the name is token: The tract of land west of the Quinebaug river from the junction of that river and the Assawauga was Wabbaquasset—the next producing country—so-called from some marsh and meadow land that furnished reeds for nests and baskets. (These reeds can be found to this day, growing along the banks of the river.) The Inkabitants of this section were known as Wabtaquassets, Some 20 or 80 Years before the settlement of Con- necticut by white men a band of Pe- guois—of the same race as the Mo- hecans—invaded the territory ecast of O Just light one PERF SMOKELE room. few minutes. The House Without a Cold Spot N chilly fall mornings when you feel the need of a little heat, don’t start the furnace or stove. That’s too much heat besides being a nuisance and an expense. Carry it wherever you need it— bedroom, bathroom, or nmns It lights instantly an warms any ordinary Smokeless’ and cdorless. ' at all hardware and Look for the Triangle trademark. STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEW YORK t-Cylinder Cadiltac negotiates bad roads * Wm«cg‘l easily, with ,lag attention from the- operator and' witfl greater comfort to the pas- the Eight-Cylinder Cadillac dBes things with Because . greater ease and with the expenditure with the Eight-Cylinder Cadillac the motorist mental effort and less physical effort experiences less fatigue on long journeys. part of the driver, -~ . the Eight-Cylinder Cadiifac does more of the things which a motorist wants his car do do. of less on the Because 5 - Because - with the Eight-Cylinder Cadillac every enjoys the Eight-Cylinder Cadillac does these things - ment of motoring is intensified. without intruding its mechanical self upon Baks 5 . fithves W plecaEy, the Eight-Cylinder V-type principle, with the absence of vibration and steady afphcahou of Because power, coupled with Cadillac ideals and Cadil- - the Eight-Cylinder Cadillac possesses an abund- Iac methods of execution, lends itself to long 2 ance of reserve power, instantly available. life and enduring service. Bocan Because % of the handy . Ser 3 as we said at the outset, the Eight-Cylinder the Eight-Cylinder Cadillac will run more slow- Cadillac does more of the things which a motor- ']"] ON 1y on direct drive in crowded streets and con- zis‘ watgzs his car to glo; it go_czs dthemt }&ette_r, .: nd will do it without expert ma- oes them more easily and it does them in HEATERS fif s:::fi.t;?‘fiic it on s manner which permits one to enjoy to the ut- " AP dit .1'] ok il Gk Al rEREAE Wit . n':ost, the things which contribute to motoring’s nd it will “pick up” from slow runn pleasures. % out hesitation or tremor. o Finally . Because 5 your first ride will compel you to dismiss from the Eight-Cylinder Cadillac surmounts hills bet- your mind completely, fhe QUE_Stmm | ter and with less apparent effort. “Why an Eight-Cylinder Cadillac?” room in a For sale eneral stores. Standard Seven passenger and Five passenger cars, Four passenger Salon and Roadster, $1975. Landaulet Coupe, $2500. Five passenger Sedan, §2800. Seven passenger Standard Limeusine, $3450, Prices F. O, B, Detroit. L et named, which license shows that they were married here on the date given, In discussing the case, Mr. Flagg called attention to the fact that the marriage license form contalns no provision for inquiring of applicants for marriage licenses whether or not they are blood relations. This he, with many others, regards as a _serious oversight and one that should be rem- edied. If the forms contained a ques- tion relative to applicants being blood relatives, such cases as the one un- der discussion could not develop un- Jess the person taking out the license committed perjury. 1t is belleved from the letter of the Massachusetts pastor in question that the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Boyer is to be annuled, for marrage of such relations as they are alleged to be is forbidden in_this state as well as in etfs, SEVEN D, A. R. MEMBERS Going o New Haven for State Meet. ing—To Be Specially Entertained. A party of seven members of Eliza- ‘beth Porter Putnam chapter will be in New Haven next woek to attend the state meeting of the Dausghters of tho Connecticut river. established their cadquartors at the mouth of the great river, now known as the Thames, drove away the Narragansetts, conquered the Quinebaugs - Wabbaquassets and assumed jurisdiction over all the land now pertaining to Windham count After the overthrow of the Pequots their iands, by Indlan laws, lnpsed to the conquerers. TUncas, restless chief of a’small band of Mohegans, who had revolted from tho great Pequot chisttaln, Sassnous, nd fought with Drglish sgainst him, now claimed his land. = e The mild ané timid Wablbaquassets readily acknowledged him as their master and paid him homasge and year- ly tribute -f white deerskins, bear ng and welf skins. About 1670, mis. glonaries eame to ing chem the gospel and bavi eat nfluence over them. A They now becams know as the They observed tho praying Indlans. Sabbath; they eultivated their land: they gathered iInto villuges. The larg. est village, comprising some 30 fam. fiies, was Wabbaquassett and was in the vicinity of what is now Woodstock HmM. elr country teach- |- the American Revolution — Mrs, George A. Vaughan. regent; Miss Ei. len Wheslock, vice-regent: Mrs, George H. Nichols, Mrs. George K. Shaw, Mre. S, M. Wheelock, Mrs, M. H. Medbury and Mrs, E. B. Kent Next Monday evening they will be enter- tained at dirmer by Mrs, H. M. Sykes and will be over-night guests of Mrs, A. A, Thompson, also of New Haven, Several hundred members of the order from various chapters in the state will be present for the congress, which is to be henored by the presence of Governor Simeon E. aldwin. RED CROSS BRANCH, To Be Organized Under Auspices of Businees Men’s Asscciation, On the evening of Tuesday, Decem- ber 1, there is to be a mass meeting under the auspices of the Putnam Business Men's assoclation, in Union or the purpese of organizing a Red Cross association here. The idea is to interest every man, woman and child in Putnam in doing something for the reiief of the Euro- pean War sufferers. Putnam bas al- ANDERSON CAMP, S. of V. Arranges Special Program for Meet- ing Friday Evening. The next meeting of Col. Bdw. An- derson Camp, No. 30, Sons of Veterans wiil be held Nov. 27th at eight p. m., at which the following program will be rendered: and drums; a, Yankee Doodle, b, Spirit ing Thru Georgia; Williem Keech; violin solo, William ." J. O, Cook; address ‘oday,” DeForest Wells; of the G. A. R. and the members of the Sons of Veterans have ed to be present. Eligibles are:aieo-welcome. of "61, March- old time dances, ready done a great deal in war relief work, notably through the D. A, R.|h 00, and through orzaniza. tions of women who have knitted many scarfs and wristers and made number. less comfortable things for the goldiers to wear. What is sought as the result | ;‘ the n.cfl!lllmlo biflmheld is ‘::le :“’"p- cation all e wi ‘workers int S LR TR TR work will count for Putnam as a unit. ler | If the plans are approved at the meet- ing, a result which seems wholly prob- able, a list of of an associa- tion’ to_be formed will be elected ana a number ef committees to take up various branehes of the work. In aid of the plan some manufac- turers here have already pledged do- nationg gf cloth and others have sig- nified their support of the plan for re- Hef worl and are to lend much aid-toward making it the great suc- cess it deserves to be. THE A. C. SWAN CO. Norwich REFORMATORY FOR HOWART! George, Brother of Frank, Sent to Cheshire—Jail for Potvin for a Year —nNine Months for Phipps. New London In the superior court here Tuesday the cases of .three persons held on criminal charges were disposed of and the trial of George E. Hill of the town of Plainfield vs. the N. Y. N. H, & H, R, commenced. Perkins and Brown are counsel for the plaintiff, Barnett for the defendant company. Before the so-called railroad case was taken up, the cases of the three prisoners were given attentlon by the court. George Howarth, brother of Frank Howarth, now serving asen- tence of 11 to' 14 years for arson, pleaded guflty to burglary in breaking and entering the Maheu restaurant in Pomfret street a few weeks ago and was sentenced indeterminately to the state reformatory at Cheshire, whern Lindley Caip, co-worker with Howarth's brother in the drson cases, is confined. At the restaurant Howw arth stole a coln-operating gas meter, which some time later was recovered from the Quinebaug river at Wil liamsviile. > Joseph Potvin, Jr, of this city, who has heen held at Erooklyn jall ‘since pleading suflty in the city court te breaking and entering a barn here and Various witnesses for plaintie testified during the sy, The not com| ‘when - faent was taken untl this (Wednes- day) morning, Migh Scheol Notes. Putnam High school basketball tsam o S g gl house. ster Alumn! was defeated by the Speed Boys of Nerth Grosvenordale, 27-14. Lineup and summary of the high stealing clothing from the Kaminsky peddler's cart, was sentenced to serxe one year in jail. Louis Phipps, charged with stealing a watch from a man asleep in a sa. ioon here, was given 2 sentence of nin months {n jail. By direction of Stai Attorney Searls he had submitted to an cxamination by o physician to des termine his state of health. He was found to be a sufferer from ncipient tuberculosis and on this occount his sentence was made less severe than it_might otherwise have When the time came for taking up Leti Guard, " Baskets from the fioor by T, M. 8. Prince 1, Ericson 7, Chase 2; by P. S, Luster 4, Heath 3, Maynard 1, Davig 2. Goals from fouls, or, Ridh, the Hill ease it was found that omly thirteen jurors were present, Three of these were excused from serving, 8o it was necessary for the eourt to or= der Sheriff John O. Fox to go out and summon in talesmen for duty. He secured County Commissioner E. Smith and Peter Gardner, who were acceptable to both sides, completed the jury and the case proceeded. Showed Toeless Foot to Court. Mr, Hill sucs the n.ll;oul Semoeny for §10,000 damages on account injuries he received when the team e was driving was struck by a train at o grade crossinf in Moosup on April 6, and Mr, Hill seériously As a result of the aceident he a broken left leg and the loss of from the right foot, He was severely cut about the head and otherwise in- fured. One of the h?no- he was driv- ng_ was so badly injured it had De killed and his team was dem Mr. Hill was a patient in the hospi in thig city for a number of bl he-alleges. to remain in at his home for three Weeks after ‘Wwas removed there and thereafter go on crutches for some time, will stop that itch 1 your skin itches and burns with , antiseptic Resinol medica- - E AR T oo | 3 and mlhdm il-:nfl:zlmy'mmng' i ittzki;wl g instantly, RrET i TR PRRCTS cost. Avoid sp-called “substitutes.” _ ‘Resinol Resinol Ointment also speedily druf, sorss and piles. Prescribed by doctors for the| wi tand Xr, Hill took s-.-u-. avery. bey' Bie hos. and siawed 5. the the i ome s Dos i, Resinas foot from which he lost the 'H1ll testified that the