Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 22, 1914, Page 8

30 Years Ago, Percy Coc Egy aayaosnmofrmnqmuu&y— JANUARY PRICES OVERCOATS and MACKINAWS Exclusive Patterns in Christmas Neckwear X @ Mrs. Nelson D. Robjnson, Mrs, Bur- ril W. Hyde, Mrs. Bdward J. Hunt, Miss Eliza W. Avery and Miss Phebe H. Brewster were among the 33 guests at the luncheon gven by the May- flower soclety at the Mohican hotel, on Monday. Mrs. Wil- e T ten or 'this Gty ana Miss Tflunghl“ of Jewett City were also at the mi This lpech-l “meeting 15 held each year in honor of Forefathers’ day. Af- ter the luncheon, for which a si service was" in the Dutch room, with pretty table decorations in the society colors, a short programme of music and addresses was conducted by Mrs. Nelson M. Keeney. Music was furnished by Mrs. Francis Palm- er, who gdve four well rendered piano selections. A lower Poem, Writ- ten by Miss Grace Wheeler, was read by Mrs. Charles B. Graves. Percy C. Eggleston, the chief speaker, called at- tention to the absolutely incorrect statement made recently in a Connec- ticut paper that the Pilgrims, after coming here for religious . freedom, persecuted those' of other religious belief. Anyone who knows their his- tory knows that the Pilgrims never perseeuted anybody and that their in- fluence softened the stern ways of their neighbors who did. Too many people confuse Pilgrims with - Puri- tans. The htt:r moghl:rch of Eng- land le who u- utt&pe?l?ha Pllgrims were the little band of Separatists who .came from The F. A. Wells Co. ALEXANDER’S Holiday Greetings Chnslmas Shoppers is the Year for USEFUL GIFTS. Our Splendid Values In UP-TO-DATE FOOTWEAR for Men, Women and Children Are Not Equalled in Norwich. STOP AND CONSIDER Our Low Rent and Moderate Expenses Save You a Third. Look In Our Windows and Compare Values. iLadies’ Special We're offering an unusually fine line from $2 to $4 a Pair that you can't duplicate ehewhere for $2.50 to $4.50. A beautiful Christmas Present will be given with each purchase REMEMBER THE PLACE ALEXANDER'S BOOT SHOP Cor. MAIN and MARKET ST5., NORWICH |\weeks from Oct. Norwich Members Alund. showing how it had been . changed through the advent of the summer boarder. The affair was arranged by a com- mittee oend-tm‘bgtm Frederick 3, Smith, lln. Herl L. Crandall, Mrs. Charles Jennings, Mrs. Nelson M. Kaeney ud Miss E‘Hm.bet.h Stark. gl REAL ESTATE OHANGES IN LAST FOUR WEEKS. Seventy-nine Pisces Were Recorded at \tho Office of _th‘ Town Clerk. Seventy-nine pleces of Norwich real estate changed hands in the four 22 to Dec. 19, the records at the office of Town Clerk Holbrook show: Felix Prokop to A. L. and Frank Potter, land Potter Manor. George Maynard Hattle Maynard, land and buildings place. Patrick G. Tighe to Thomas Bran- nan, land and buildings Norwich and Sprague. Joseph and .Ros. Schwenk to C. W. Edminston, land and buildings West Town street, tA.a.miB.S Case to H. N. Ifl?d. land and buildings Robbins courl. Estate Amanda Benoit to Napoleon Benoit, la.nd and buildings Taftville. Mary B. Stanton to_Charles Serling, land and buildings 5 Maple street. Est,. H. R. Bond to Mary P. Bond e: n.l? land and buildings Washington stree Heirs of H. R. Bond to Patrick J. Morley, land and buildings Washing- ton street. Frances D. Coit to-J. Dana Coit, land and buildings 34 Rockwell street. Z. R. Robbins to Margaret A Case, land Robbins court. A. H. Sadler and others to Emil Johnson, land Norwich terrace, A. H. Sadler and others to Celia M. Johnson, land:Norwich terrace. Est. Rosa . Bendett to Charles Slos- berg, land and buildings street, Est. Catherine MoCoy to Norwich Savines society, land and buildings McClellan avenue. Keva Rablnowitz to Isaac Rabino- witz, land and buildings Norwieh and Sprague. 23 Cove " Lillibridge to A. W. Lilli- land and buildings Scotland Wiiliam E, Shanley to W. H. Shields, Jr., land and buildings Hedge avenue extension. ‘W. H, Shields. Jr. to Edna W. Stan— ley. land and buildings Hedge avenue extension. Frederick Lane to John H. Bs.rrls {land and buildings Myers avenue. Clarence Sholes to Vita Pedace, land and buildings 426 Main street. Est. S. L. Peck to Louis Cuprak, land and buildings 25 Peck street, Freda Feinherg to J. R. Howe, land and buildings, 76 Washington street. E. A. Tracy to Adelia D. Tracy, land, + Broadway. Edward J. Broderlck to T. and J. Ksiazek, land and buildings, Prospect park annex. J. O. Shea to G. H. Selcer, land. Happy and Division streets. Joseph Martorino to Salvatore Sel- vidio, land. and . buildings, Golden Heights, J. B. Hartley and others to C. D. Noyes and W. H. Oat, land, !fi'ank!in -u-eeL Est. V. A. Tefft to A. S. Tefft, land and buildings 337 Prospect street. Est. G. G. Powers to Clarissa E. Powers, land and buildings 558 Bos- ‘well avenue. Julia A. Murphy to Rosa Bass. land and buildings 279 W. Thames street. Harry Kern to Pauline Kern, land and buildings 483 Boswell avenue. Anna M. Sinclair to Duncan Sin- clair, land and buildings Baltic, Or- chard, East Broad and Lake streets. N. G. and C, E. Stark to J. H. Barnes land and_ buildings 31 Slater avenue. John H. Barnes to Grace L. M. Boardman, land and Duildings 31 Slater avenue. John and Joseph Reeves to Dieu- donne Donais, land and buildings, Taftville. Plainfleld Id. and Bld. Co, to H. FLOWERS— The Ideal Gift REUTER’S Leading Florists FLOWERS— See them at their best with us. “A Shop Full of Christmas Cheer” Our line of Seasonable Gifts is unsurpassed. We mention a few of our leaders: OUR BIG SPECIAL Gift Boxes filled with' Roses and Carnations, tied with Christmas Red Tape. The Ideal Gift $1.00 and $2.00 per box POTTED PLANTS dressed up for the Hol- CARNATIONS | J. R, R. L. . m.e'oa,aplud (and Broad H.leMnefto!"umA.Aflo- glcglwl:;:hndm buildings on u T SR e o mw n - street. Henry G. PecklnCln’lGB.m ‘ward wmdn?:et.m Lincoln avenue and Sachem G.wCarrollmW.WnndL Beckwith, lots 13 and 15 N.rflow John T. 1add to Henry N. Bond, land Yantic village Ford. Robert Mahoney and others to James O. Mahoney land and i West A. S. Sadler and others to. BE. J. Boyntnn, lots 19 and 20 Norwich ter- Fat:ta F. W. Medbury to Thomas F. Moriarty land on Talman street. John Man'ia.ms to Lucy M. Stone, Eliza R. Higgins to Andrew Deneff land and buildings 42 Bol- well avenue. Andrew W. Dmaflwu.q.flln!nl» land and buildings 42 Boswell avenue. Isabel E. Richmond to Ellen J. Boynton, land Norwich terrace. Estate Margaret M, Hedge to Jennie H. McDowell, land and buildings on Hamilton and Hedge avenue. John D. Hall to Philip Baumgartner land Potter manor. Thurston B. Lillibridge to E. C. Lil- libridge, land and buildings Scotland road. 8. A. Gulliver to Fdward R. Smith, !adn(a and buildings Canterbury turn- pike. Giuseppe and An. Longo to R. and A, M. Lovello land and buildings Ot robando road. A. D. Lathrop to Wilfred J. Pardy land Laurel HIill-avenue. Joseph A. Cloran to Andrew Sulli- van land Central park. Mary Walsh to Daniel J. Maher land Boswell avenue. Gilbert and Leona Bowers to J. C. Hafner land Plain Hill 8. A. Carr to Annie H, Buckley land and bui'dings 12 Peck street. Alice M. Case to J. D. and C. M. Flemiming land and buildings 18 Bliss place. Thurston B. Lillibridge to Annie M. Underwood land and buildings 6 and 8 West Town street, Estate Lutina S. Walker to Lester E. Walker land and buildings on oBs- well avenue and sfon street. Estate’ G. W. Kies to Norwich Im- provement Co., land and. buildings 10 Laurel Hill avenue. Margaret Boudreau to Jas. Slosberg land and buildings 104 North street. A. L. and F. Potter to Felix Prokop land Potter manor. N. C. Disco to Bessie M. Dooley land and uildings 471 Main street. G. and L. Bowers to Ros. J. P. and A. V. Browh 99 Oneco street. George Adams to Michael Jacob land and- buildings Occum village. Estate James Maher to Anna Mur- phy Tr. land and buildings Spruce street. ~ NORWICH EMPLOYES HAVE BEEN COMPENSATED. Ten Agreements Filed by Commmis- sioner Donohue in the Superior Court. For an infacted thumb from a scratch received on October '19th, John Grant of New London has agreed on a com- pensation at the rate of $5 a” week, from November 10 to November 14, from the Mohican company of New London, according to the filings of Compensation Commissioner Donohue with the clerk of the superior court on Monday. = Other agreements filed are: Aspinook company of Jewett City employer, and Napoleon Cyr of Jewett City, employe, who got a large sliver in his foot Nov. 25. Agreement was 53 weekly during disability, beginning Dec, 10. Coast and Lakes Construction Corp., of Gales Ferry, employer, and A Omisolle of Groton, employe, who re- ceived lacerations on his head,.contu- sion and abrasion of his back and side Oce. 29, Agreement was $.25 weekly beginning Nov. 13 and continuing dur- ing disability. James B. Shannon of Norwich ,em- ployer, and Tony Toriska of this city, employe, who received internal injur- ies to upper part of his body Oect, 12. Agreement was $5 weekly during in- capacity, beginning Oct. 27. United Metal Mfg. Co., of Norwich, employer, and Tony Malerba of this city, employé, who cut off the tip of his l‘etl thu‘mb “gov dfi‘a iAxreement was Sweek ‘during bility, begin- nifig Dec..9, ¥ . New London Frufl & Produce Co., employer, and Abraham Goldenfeld of New London, employe, who strained his left' arm N 24. Agreement was $5 weekly during ~ incapacity, mencing Dec. 12. Shore Line Electric Co., of Norwich, employer, and Floyé C. May of this city, employe. who was struck by iron bar while lowerjng running board on open' trolley and-as a resuit an abscess was formed on his left side Sept. 6. Ag'reement was $7:96 weekly during ning Nov. 24 . Mysflc "Auto Station, employer, and Joseph Ravenelle of Mystic, employe, ‘whose wrist was dislocated and a bone cracked Nov. 18. Agreement was $3 ly beginning Dec. 8 and contin- Richmond Radiator Co., of Nor- wich, employer, and Willlam Fitzger- d of this city, employe, whose foot cut Nov. 5. Agreement was $7.03 weekly during Incapdcity, commene- in_Nov. 20, Norwich & Westerly Traction Ca, of Norwich, employer, and Frank Donohue of White Rock, R. I, who fell, breaking two ribs, one of which pen his luing Oct. 24. Agree- men $8.25 Weekly during disa- bility, enmmuclng B MUNIGPAI. CHRISTMAS TREE FRCM NEAR LANTERN MILL Tree Warden Da and Men Brought it in Monday from Sheriff Maine’s com~ ‘ulng during disability, Lantern Wn.rd.anflennD‘— vis and four men from the street de- partment - selected and cut down a Toyland In The Basement flmmhflfie&thflnm&.hTmhuwng&‘ffl to help old Santa supply the big demand. The ingenuity of many of these gifts for the youngsters is really remarkable—they mfwthmmflmweh cational or fun making contrivances of genuine value. TEDDY BEARS OF ALL AGES, from 50c to $2.50 Teddy Bears™of all ages, from baby bears at 50c to the fat, old papa bears for $250 each. They are grotesque toys but children love them and they are perfectly safe toys. MINIATURE CHRISTMAS TREES for 39¢ Toy Christms Trees—particularly good for table decorations or for use where a large tree is an lmpoulbllity. balls and flnur-. Trees complete with glaes We have a Mechanical Toys in all the accepted models, which the boy knows to be necessary. We have Fire Depart- ments, Autos, Trucks, lbv"h..lnll. IRON AND MECHANICAL TOYS 25c to $8.98 big assortment of Iron and Trains, Ete. KID BALLS WITH SOFT FILLING, 12V5c to 35¢c Balls which will not hurt or bruise the child and which will not mar the furniture. Just the thing for the baby. CHILDREN’S DESKS, $1.15 to $5.98 Desks of all kinds for children—well made and well finished. Desks with folding legs—desks with rigid legs—desks with flat tops—desks with rolling tops—all nicely varnished. | SILK WAIST AND SCARF PATTERNS { Silk Department EACH PATTERN IN CHRISTMAS BOX Pretty Silk Crepes, Foulards, Taffetas, in_ various for waists — dors, stripes, plaids and fancy bcrderad Messalines and Jap Sill styles suitable silks. $1.33 to $3.75 Calendars Christmas Cards Christmas Booklets Books for Children Books for Grownups Christmas Paster Stamps Chri Stati AT LITTLE PRICES 25c to $8.98 SLEDS ! “SPEEDAWAY” SELF-STEERING SLEDS Spectal Prices 98¢ and $1.25 From the Third Floor $6.75 FOLDING CARD TABLES for $4.98 To close out we offer these very nice Card Tables at a big reduction. They are 32 inches sguare and 28 inches high with feit tops. Made of solid oak and very strong. CEDAR WARDROBE BOXES REDUCED IN PRICE These are what every woman wants as they provide a perfect place for storing garments, are free of moths .nd are very handsome pieces of . furniture. $ 7.50 CEDAR BOXES ... $ 8.50 CEDAR BOXES . $ 9.75 CEDAR BOXES $12.50 CEDAR BOXES $13.00 CEDAR BOXES ... $ 8.00 MATTING COVERED BOX . ... Special $ 678 -+ Special § 7.50 Special § 8.5 Special $1075 Special $11.00 .. Special § 6.50 $3.50 SEWING SCREENS, Very D;inty, for $2.98 Pretty Screens for the sewing room or. boudoir, colorings, and fitted with al sorts of tonnes in a variety of ments for sewing necessities. o'dalntyen- - compart- OAK TABOURETTES, worth $1.75, for $1.29 Strongly made Tabourettes of solid oak in the mission finl.h. Used for many purposes. tern Hill way, but as they returned in triumph through the city streets and many commented on their fine tree, they must have been repa,ld for their pains and discomfort. This morning the tree will be put up in the square and. then the dec- orators will get to work, with the re- sult that the tree ought to be ready to shine forth by Wednesday -evening, although the first exercises are on Christmas eve, ANOTHER BIG DAY FOR THE MAILMEN 303 Sacks Were Received on Monday and 299 Were Sent Out. \ The Christmas rush kept on un- abated at the post office on Monday and from early morning until under the 'supervision of Postmaster Caru- thers the last mail comprising three wagon loads of sacks and other mat- ter, was sent out on the boat train at 10 o'clock -there was a constant stream of_ people coming to the office and no let up for the clerks and car- riers. The total for Monday was 308 sacks received and 299 sent out, a mass of malil, the handling of which kept the e od hamdicapped. too = they wers e cap) as bny‘the unfortunate weather. But at night the post ‘office was absolutely clean and ready for the next day of the holiday deluge. SIGNS AND SIGNALS ON THE TROLLEY ROADS. Precautions Ordersd by Public Utili- ties Commission WIill Scon Be in Effect. Following an order recently issued by the-public utilities commission, the railway companies of the state are preparing to make certain changes in one inch thick, painted yellow, with alman may proceed ‘in hhck let(erln: notched end bearing in black the worad | “Slow.” Where an absolute stop to be made this sign is followed 'l'.h a red faced board of the bearing the word. “Stop” in black let-! ters. This sign is distinguished at| night from the other by a pointed in- stead of a notched end. For points where a whistle is.to be blown, a large white square is to'be placed on poles with a blatk “W.= ‘Where speed limits are to be observed a diamond shaped yellow surface is to bear the figure at- which the motor- Passenger stops are be substan= umyunmt.a.blndatwhne located five feet above the ground and ‘where placed on unpainted poles must same dimensions | have black bands at the top and bot- !tom of the white surface to make it more distinct. All road crossings, even on private right of way, must be fur- nished wit hthe familiar cross arms, warning drivers that it is a railread crossing. Annmbcn(flnchun:buwfl!fi- = Second-Hand Automobiles Are Being Sold at a Great Sacrifice We invite the buying public to inspect our line of second-hand cars. It has been agreed by Automobile Experts that sec- ond-hand cars were never so cheap as they are being sold at present. We have on hand several medium weight cars which are in great demand, and economical to run, at a sacri- fice. tract to any one to allow more then the purchase price fordn.econdhndmpmdtndmmhldafuc new car in the Spring. dition, mechanically and tire-wise as it -wllunfi. We have already already accepted three contracts of this kind .nauh.pm.apmu.u-.. Whyuuu--'