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Speolal Closing Exercises Being Held This Week—Treea in Some Grades. Christmas trade has mot been very heavy yet, but the usual rush is ex- -pected In the last two days. The rush at the postoffice, however, is as great , IN THE SCHOOLS. | This CHRISTMAS IN THE $CH &s neual. The number of parcels taken | VOtSS Flom out in some routes is greater than |, ever before, according to the carriers. Some ©of the schools have already held their Christmas exercises. At St. Joseph's parochial school the kin- and first uruleogld @ tree programme The school will close today until Jan, 4. At St. Mary’s school, the sixth grade | celebrated Tuesday, and of Chanee to Buy Red Cross Stamps. | the location of the offite of the Postal| "\ .~ o The Iacst places in which Red Cross | T¢IegTaph company after Jan. 1, at | i 08t SR SnC S0 n-n'gs I!a!:‘v; b-:.i:n fmag t&r sale are "M““g::_m:o Jm ?r.‘f:!"t;: in Willimantic. exercises |at the ool and the NOrmAl| Western Unlop The Postal company’s that both students . and | Western Union Tho, S v several . the other grades will hold exercises|work in this city. today. The school will be closed un- til January 4. The kindergarten at the Natchaug school will have a tree and exercises |ing both for tont'gmn - :!r‘\u‘euw. and the blacksmiths were| Samuel Chappell, 77, a residént of| Air. and Mrs. C. E. Carpenter and sharpening up.-the latter. |this section for a number .of years, |children will spend Christmas at New en i {i employ of Lge city were|died Tuesday morning at his home in | Hartford. to eld Hollow. He had been {ll | Colchester. * ‘this morning, and the first and sec- The other | kept b grade ing. The school will clese that day jout sanding the , and until Jan. & cover most of those in the city Hmit: The exercises at the Windham street school will not be held until Thurs- day morning. At the Oaks the lower Christmas tree, this year, as those who fathered the project last year, when the North street tree was.vis- a neighborhood tree. Attorney Hinman Led on State Ticket. No Neighborhood Tree. pointment of Rev. There will be no neighborhood |their guardian ", Effects. of Storm.. The storm of Monday Pastor Appointed Guardian. SEiriatt born July 26, 1838, the son of Ben- Sexen il celebruto this ALernoon | swans 1o oy C31e pamang, and John | jamin and Alphea (Neff) Chappell. He | (ot 50 the upper grades Thursday MOTD- | Huety 1n rabard to which & hesrig |18 survived by a_ widow and eight ing. wag held in the probate court Satur- | children, Herbert G.. Mrs. Jennie Ca- - | hill and’ Mrs. Trving Collins of Mans- day. was uetlled Tuesday by ihe 8- |fela Hollow: Mrs. Garfleld Hayden. b . oo hn.k.shin the tp!pes n‘!ommunkn('{wn i 7 move thax SBfteen hun causes have put one of tho boilers| zansfield Ho:low: a brother, Frank |father-in-law, Frederick S Case who people, thought this = bad year to|in the Congregational church out of | w "Chappell.:of Chaplin; two_sisters, | died at his home in Andover, Mon- start any expense, when there was 50 | commission for a few days. The break | arie Charles Perry of New Bedford, | day. much suffering, and felt as well that joccurred Sunday, when the basement |\age “and Mrs. Josephine Phillips of The following local “people _ spent e, T anAeobiany The cObTe: | See was Bone oxcebt 1o ", oty ¥ n , for w - |age was done, except to the boiler, < ; ) flon would be more elaborate than last | which iz being repaired under the. di- | Srondchildren. Busoee, Miss Alice Holden, Mrs, W. P. year's. which started out to be just |rectl ion of H. H, Lyman. The local plant of the America According to. the official returns of | Thread company will close Thursday | Flaherty, of South Coventry. Heart|cWmhe, FHSSMS B, T GRESS sHT c disease was the cause of death. She the state board of canvassers of elec- | Night for the balance of the week and | { %3 r Ve by ‘o sister, Mrs. Ann | Murbhy, Augus Farks, Dr. and $rs. ¥. man of this city had the greatest |week, eight hours a day, making ] ; tam A. Fla- —_— arality of amvone on the state tick- | thirty-two hour week. To information | Sons. Thomas P. and Wil R eratitying to Mr. Hinman. | can be obtained as to the proximity of | herty of South Coventry. JEWETT CITY a “Just Say”’ full schedule once more . Officials Visit Plant, Several of the directors and other mantic and section foreman on tho| o ., officials of the American Thread com- ( New Haven road fur 45 years, died e 50- horses | Thread Mill ‘on 32-Hour Schedule. |died at thc age of 78 Monday night ‘W. 8.Beard, John Dunleavy, Mjss Nel- barie; piano solo, e deeans : SERIRAR AN New Leeation and Manager, hx:"hu"m'"'{“mm" at o8 ‘home Arrangements have been made for in this city. nd Louls; Helm mh ‘- Mrs. C. C. Case is in Andover to that date, will be attend the funeral of her brother-in- in Courtney’s: drug - store, nngn the | law, I. S. Case.. management of Mr. Futliss of Eliza- Mrs. Lucille Martin of Hartford, beth, N. J. e «| formerly this city is spending a % few days here with friends. OBITUARY. Mrs, Mary Ford of New _ York 2 p o . formerly of this eity. is spendi a fac the 1600 i Samuel Chappell. - fow aya ittt “triends here In fact, in 1 different Linds af candies made and guaranteed by s |for some time with kidoey trowble| ar. Marion Lasrabes, a student at and -complications. R £ Ho was a native of Rhode Island, | pvellcsley college is at thet home of Larrabee for the Christmas vaca- Mrs. Alma Bill Bullock and family | of Boston arrived in this city Tuesday to be the guest of Mrs, Bullock’s par-, Mrs, Alvah Miller and Samuel A., of | e0ts, Mr. and Mrs. John G. Bill, until{ indham: Mrs, Charles E. Franklin | after the holidays. of Mansfield Center, and Mrs. Albert A. W, Colgrove of Waterbury, form- Cadwell of Orange, Mass.; one daugh- | erly of Willimantic arrived here on ter-in-law, Mrs. Grant Chappell, of | Tuesday to attend the funeral of his P00 000000000CENO0OGIOAGRO T 0'0‘."_0 9 00006y GO0000 Chester. Penn., besides a mumber of | Tuesday in Hartford: Mrs, E. Mrs. Dennis Flaherty, Joraan, E. T. Taylor, Mrs. W. A, Mary, widow of Dennis Flaherty, | Weeks, W. A. King, A. J, Bowen, Rev. t the h 8 son, Thomas P.|lie Dunleavy, Mrs, Lunette Clune, B e I Samuel Chesbro, D, W. Higgins, Mrs. . | Feeney. of Providence, R. I, and two | B. Guild. Michael C. Brennan. Michael C. Brennan 83. a former | Christmas Festivals and Trees for the resident of Colchester and of Willi- | Borough Sunday Scheols—Holiday —= arations for the Christmas tree to|VICTORIA CROSSES AWARDED NO PROBABILITIES OF pany arrived in town Tuesday f« Tuesday morning at the home of his . b v H o RI lc K’s v'lsitbta The sl phemk | A the]sin D:.nltal p Bz;enmn_ ‘:d Washing- :h:‘hesacpa;“é-fia:m%m:::ttgndbewe;-fi ';‘,3331 ‘35.,,‘}‘.?,“"‘{,‘3“;'3“.‘,':.‘7.,,”":,‘“ FOR BRAVE DEEDS. FILIPINO UPRISING number were F. H. Roby and C. E.|[ton, R. L. . He survive y three s & N Ern Ros- : It Kieans Benton of Manchester, ngiand, Gen- | sons and one daughter, Daniel J.. of | thursday evening at 7 oclock. =The e McKone. e, | On® Goes to Commander of Submarine | Governor ~ General Ha Says eral F. E. Kaley, R, C. Kerr, C. M.|Washington, R. L, John ~of Provi- | SonSTesationat Sunday School e | Grores Foley, Mrs. Peter Flynn, Mrs.| Which Torpedoed Turkish' Battle-| There Waa No Foundation for the Original ana Genuine - R, Phillippi and the purchasing agent, L. Van Dyke, of New York city. dence, R, I, and Annle of Providence, - B James Galvin, Mrs. Willlam Inder- hi R . R I, Ak same night at 7.30 o'clock. The tree = b g iy R, L Burial will be in this city. and consert at ihe Moethodist church |dohnen, Mrs. Geprge Foley, Mrs. John —_— 7 0 Rossie, Miss Mary Foley, Mrs, Wil London, Dee. 22, 7.20 p. m.—The| Washington, -DecA M)\LTED M I LK TO PLAY- PUTNAM. Brief Mention. e e Ty g e of st | lam Joyce, Mrs. Harry C. Allya. w'infienuéms: ‘5as” been, canterred up: b 377 vt et - ' “ on utenan mmander orman The Faod-drink for A AZSS: | Giris® Baskethali Toam of High School | ving. - Y0t SPent Tuesday tn Rock: | Mary s o e e il In, el W. C.'T. U. Mesting. Hotbrook, commander of the subma-|-no foundation whatever was Known More healthfl thun Tea or Coffee. Out to Win Championship. Martin Mullen was in Norwich on About the Borough. The regular meetiig of the Wo-|rine B-1l for topedoing the Turkish!in Manila for published reports of a man’s Christian Temperance union | battleship Messudieh in the Darda-|threatened Filipino uprising. The go Thiv pidin PAARSIDAR e ot DAEEA John R. Tracy returns to New York|was held in their rooms on Bank | nelles on December 13. ernor-general’s despatch was In and nutritious, | Windham High school is out after H. B. Church returned to Harford| today after a visit at his home in the|square Tuesday afternoon. The prés- Victoria Crosses have been awarded|sponse to one from Secretary Garri borough. ident, Mrs, Charles E. Newbury, pre-|also to Second Lieutenant James|son, who called attentionf to reports ny : championship honors agai vear, | Tuesday. . Rich milk; maltod grain, powder forma | i gph'ls of DMise Hall?gn;nn;’?}ia};;}. L. A. Kingsley is in New York on|_ Miss Clara Wood, who has been at|sided.. The Christmas work being|Leach and Sergeant John Hogan of|that two companies of _Philippine 2 % o business. Haverhill, Mass,, is at her sister's, Mrs. | one by the union was carried on. the Second battallon of the Manchest-|scouts on Corregidor Island had been A quick lunch pwepared in a minate, | 213" a0 £ooched last vears winners, | Do @ Simmons s in Boston on| Willam C. Jeffers: for a week. Sheé|‘ 2 er regiment for “conspicuous bravery|disarmed and that a plot had been for HORLICK'S, | roctor Bickel of the Y. 3. C. A, and | business 5 will go to Concord to take charge of a F. and A. M. Election. near Festubert on the 29th of October, | discovered to free prisoners and start Take no substitute, Ask are fast rounding into form. Their g J ... | hespital on her return, At a recent meeting held of Char-|Wwhen after their trench had been}an uprising. 9 Others imitati first game will be played this after. | oClgtence Bowen spent Tuesday’in| Mrs. Winthrop Ballard and son Le- ity and Relief lodge, No. 72, F. and |taken Dy the Germans and after two S e " are fions. Colchester. roy of Thompson and Miss Florence| A~ 3, the following officers were | attempts to recapture it had failed,|100 TINS OF OPIUM ——e— f msray’s Joston Store "4l LIMAATIC, CONY. Lei Us Help You To Decide What To Give CHRISTMAS TIME IS THE TIME You can please anyome, from a little tot to grandparent, by the gift of a good book. Each book from here will be sure to give pleasure through the long winter evenings-to come. We have a large selection of the most popular books suitable for gifts, and can be chosen at the very last minute. Linens That Will Delight Any Housewife There are mighty few women who do not ad- mire pretty linens. Good linens are attractive and so serviceable in any home that there is no question about them as “worth while” gifts. Qur Christmas linen stocks offer every facility for selection of an acceptable gift, Umbrellas can be Chosen at the last Moment Umbrellas. always make appropriate and accept- able gifts for men and women. We have a splendid stock of them and there is a wide range of prices to pick from for men and women. $1.00 to $5.00. too, when the earning ing youth or mi little often. H. C. MURRAY, Prasident THE H. C. MURRAY CO. Incorporated 1842° “WHEREWITHALL” Everybody needs it, of course. Everybody is going to need it more in the future, capacity is less than dur- - ‘ The best way to be sure to have some THEN is to save a little NOW-—a little at a time, but that . The Willimantic Savings Institute _ N.D. WEBSTER, Treasurer David Mathewson spent Tuesday in| Thatcher of Hanover are at Rev. Sam- | tlacted: Worshipfyl master, Benjamin | they - voluntarily Geclded jon the aft- Worcester. uel Thatcher's. B T eenior warden, Jease B.|érnoon of the same day to recover the SEIZED AT NEW YORK 5 % An anniversary mass for Martin | g P trench themselves and workh from ST , s John Collins is in Boston £ aliads was aid ot St Slary's church | 20 e, AT | Verse to traverse at close guarters,| Storekeeper of Adriatic Charged with tesday morning. % Seamon; | With great bravery, succeeded in re- Attempti to S A Miss Helen Dimmock a Wellesley| " Nrs. William T, Crumbd and daugh- | ooide Devia graining possession of the trench. FIptae; S0 Juogpe Deeg e — ter Rose go to Springfield today to|genior steward, B E They killed eight of the enemy,| New York, Dec. 22-~Customs offi~ spend Christmas with relatives. junior steward, John W. Chapman,|Wounded two and made sixteen pris-|cers seized today aboard the White CA STO R lA M— YSTIC Jr.; chaplains, 'W. W, Kellogg, Wil- | oners’ Star line steamship Adriatic 100 tins 1 racy arshal, William E. b A e e g of oplum said to have come from Lone P shire Sr: trustees W W. Kal- | THAW SENDS $500 TO dom, and arrested James Murphy, & For Infants and Children Christmas, Tree for Campfire Girls— {1088, Frank W. Batty, George W. Hey- GATEMAN AT MATTEAWAN, | Siorekeeper on the abip, on o i ra: of attempting to smuggle the forbid- Miss Maud Prescott Resigns as Whe Lost His Position When Thaw ?:: ggg;m;rrg&c%x::;y.sa&u\; InUse For Acadersy Principal—Miss Park 8e+| p, . Camp was here from 3id Escaped Japa the same ch! a " . B d . e ! 71 cured to Fill Vacaficy, dletown Saturday, the guest of Frank g s fl:u{le?e‘ueox‘?enty ume Sz“égfuif f:::.l A.hu{s bears . % s W. Batty and adjusted the loss on Y., Dec. 23—Harry K. |j hty-fi artments. Signature of Pequot Campfire Girls held a Christ- | tne house owned by Charles Q. El- & Troet Manchiester. SH6 | s oy A o me L mas tree Monday evening in the parish’greqge at Old Mystic recently des- | gateman Matteawan whenlO.DYP |the entire amount, $3,500 worth, co house of the Congregational church. A tro; i b yed by fire, The total loas of $1,000 | to Howard Barnum, who was the|stituted one of the largest seizures large number of the girls were pres-|wag paid. gateman atMatteawan when Thaw es-|of the tdrueg ever mnd-gi: this city in spite of the wet weather. A so- Brevities, caped. He says he understands Bar- Wi oms ard 3 % My 3 h th it fiicers boarded giai timo was enjoved and then the| . FEWESR ;| num is the victim of prejudice throuh | (na Adriatic, which arrived here late c stmas treec was unladened and| DMiss Phebe Arc ul i1 no fault of his own and he would like | yesterday, they caught one of Mur- each one present received a gift. Re- |dence is the guest of Miss Mary '{' to_assist him. Phy’s assistanis they say, in the act " haes: (JiOf her parents, Mr. And Mrs, | Barnum 10st his position when Thaw |of throwing the oplum overboard Miss Park to Fill Vacancy, John Ripple. escaped. y - |Murphy and the Japanese were heid ° : & Mys. Maud Prescott, who has been| Miss Gladys MacGown of Cushing o S & in $15,000 bail each. Bab Smlle principal of the Mystic academy” for a | academy is the guest of her parents, | Acquitted of Murder Committed 21 year and a half, has resigned, (o take | Dr. and Mrs. P. T. McGown. Years Ago. Real White Hope. effect the end of this term, on account g e g Pittsburgh, Dec. 22.—Joseph Ganett,| Wall Street Comes Back—headline. of the illness of her mother, who lives | WIRELESS DESPATCH TO arrested in lus Chicago home last|But the lamb is the real “white hope" 31 H in Lisbon Falls, Me. Committeeman . | September in connection with the | it T ipt. Tuck him into one of those i, ti*%on folis M. Committeeman SAYVILLE FROM BRALIN:, | September in_countction with .. the | —Beston Transcrip i nopls s S Miss Harriett Park, Mystic, for some T their home here 22 years 0, was| New Haven.—A charity ball is to be WILLOW CARRIAGES and | vears principal of the broadway iigh|Says the Offensive Movement of the| (00T, (03"C, "0 hared “of murder in | given in the ballroom of the Hotel Taf: school, to fill the vacancy. Allies ‘Has Been Checked. ;q»}mmu cqurtt her;x late to’g;y. ‘g:‘m Tuesday evening, Jan. l’.’,Bur:’c:er the 1 H et eft at once for Chitago. e ct- | auspi of the San Soucl Bridge club see his eyes take in the fine Rebekah Election. Berlin, Dec, 22, by Wireless to Say-| ment rofurned against him in 1892|for the benefit of the Italian day murs- o At a recent meeting of Mystic Ree L-—Among the items given out| was found thiz summer when a desk|eries. Mrs. S. Z. Poli is chairman of covering and the wheels and Soe s gl 3 bekah lodge, No. 56, I. O. O. F., the distri e 's office fell|t] 1ty d Mrs. Alexands following officers were elected: Noble|for publication today by the offieiaiin the By mmenaye i Bh b pectutitYe o it ¥ - grand, Miss Bertha Thompsol vice | press bureau were the followink: parasol, or put him on one of Erund, Mrs, Ettabelle Griswold; roo | “The order of Gemeral Joftre for an S s ROl sotitary anarase OPer; | oirensive movement has confirmed the Z TRICY financial secretary, Mrs. Ida Palmer: | OTen® those CLES, he can freasurer.” Mg,":no,f:me Johnsen: | beliet held hu;: for some days :h$ .. . . trustee, Mrs. Catherine Gilbert. the allies in the west were abou run it the first time he tries. o e attempt an advance. Thus far, how- : ever, their attempts everywhere have We have lots of other items |, lis® Marsuerite King of Providence Tailed and the situation seems little ol l}; th;}g\ée&t fi{ her parents, Mr. and | changed. e = 5 rs. . King. “An army headquarters report con- for him like Chairs, Doll Car.| Prof. Walter Wilcox of New York is o . yisiting hie parents, Mr. and Mrs. 2 3 George W. x. riages, Rocking Horses, Etc. | Gisr: inernardt of New York is the | & guest of his mother, Mrs. Lucy Eber- Come in and let him or her|barat Stated decker. Fire Loss Adjusted, freshments were served. Mrs, Edwin Dow of _Mrs. James P. Miner has returned to| ‘“The on in P. k it out. Norwich after a visit with Mr. and cgc‘:‘,r;j, dt;::l Russians Mrs. George Griswold. holding the east bank of the Dunajec PO Mrs. Estelle Northam has returned | river to Tuchow and another line ex- to Hartford after a visit with her|tends southeastword past Krosmo. 9 M and Bire! Touos AL Gray of Tag- | e reniLE I oS Soan COLN S gord spent Sundey with Mrs. Tsabella | pace i v 3 enzie, Mr. and Mrs. Flavius Cheney will spend the holidays with thelr da: - Austrians aré e ter and her husband, Rev. and Mrs. Herbert Gessner, . e ore Miss Green of New Haven is the guest of Miss Frances Nye. g m::ze:]ter Ch-&m.n of Bo:f.uimm Den- B ollege is est of hi ents, Main and Union Streets, M- ‘and Mrs, John W. Chapman. Phone 285-3 Willimantic, Conn. Assisting at Postoffice. ng at A Gt JAY M. SHEPARD Mr. and Mre. Elmer Hewitt have ve- X g g ; Succeeding Elmore & Shepard turned to Lyme after a visit with Mr. Flmu‘almredm‘aflflnhhl B g o e Bl T have returned from New York. 60-62 North imantic | . Mise Grace Burrows of Brooklyn, N. Y., is the guest of her co Lady Assistant Tel cos near nnection | Edi with thé state- anrwered HIRAM N, FENN e .i;m‘: UNDERTAKER & nd EMBALMER after a six utterly the battalion 62 Ghurch $t. Willimantio, Ct, chasseurs.”