Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 7, 1915, Page 5

NORWICH BULLETIN. THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1915 Our New Market is @ dandy and the prices quoted have won back s fot of trade. Ths quality remains the very best. The only thing high we have are the tights and the quality. The price and the meats everybody can reach. Grape Fruit and Oranges are cheap. Get our price on 1-2 box. FANCY CELERY Sc SOMERS Two private wires. phones 84 or 85 Ernest E. Bullard VIOLIN TEACHER In Willimantic two days sach week. For appointments address E. E. BULLARD, Bliss Place, Nor- wich, Conn. DR. F. W. HOLMS, Dentist Shannon Building Annex, Room A Telepnone 523 It Is Right | that you should share our confl- dence and acquaint yourself with the steps necessary to make per- fect eyeglass: The higher quality of our eve- is not the resuit of secret the more skillful wn_principles grinding and adjusting of lenses. Before the for your lenses is given determined what kind, e and shape lenses are b iited to your individ- val needs, the ntour of your face, the outline of vour nose, the distance your eves are apart, whether your e: deepseated or reverse, vou have long or s 2 jashes, in fact all_details that make for befter Ilooking and more efficient eyeglasses are considered. Our Optical depart- ment on the ground ficor, pear the front door. Call and see about vour eves. Established 1872 THEPLAUT-CADDEN CO. Optomestrists and Lense Grinders 144-146 Main St, Norwich, Ct. :fr; Hotel Astor Quick Cooking Rice at RALLION'S NOTICE he annual meeting of gregational Ecclesiastical Society of Norwich, Connecticut. will be held on Wednesday Fvening, January 13th, 3315, at eight oiclock, i restry of Church, to hear the Treasurer's re- port, elect officers for the ensuing year, «nd do any other business proper to ve done at eaid meeting. Per Committee Second order Society DWIGHT L. ALLEN FRANK A. BILL n H. MONTGOMERY January 6th, 1915. orld Almanacs NOW ON SALE THE CRANSTON CO. D EIN T LS DR. E. j. JONES Suite 46 Shannon Building 'ake elevator Shetucket Street en- trance. Phone. Norwich, Conn 22, Thames National Bank fhe ’:nnudl meeting of the Stock- Dec. 1914, lglders of this Bank, for the election of Directors and the transaction of fuch other business as may legally before them. is hereby called to 13 at their Banking House on esday, Jen. 12, 1915, at 11 o'cleck & m Cashier. tlost Cigars are Gooa— THESE ARE BETTER TOM’S 1-2-3 5c CIGAR GOOD FELLOW 10c CIGAR Try them and sse. THOS, M. SHEA, Prop. Frahkiin St Next to Palace Cafe FRANK’S INN Cor. Green and Golden Sts. Follow the srowd to the only place in New London where genuine chop busix made by an Oclental chef,. dhe Bulletin Norwich, Thursday, Jan, 7, 1915. VARIOUS MATTERS Weather lite that of Wednesday malkes the dilatory iceman feel Dblue. A Buckland young lady, Miss May Healy is teaching at South Coventry for the winter. Ice hervester all about the State de- clare that the ice this season is the clearest that has been cut In many years. Franklin chapter. No. 4 R. A. M, meets on Thursday evening et 7.30. Work in the P, M, and M. HE. M. de- grees.—Adv. On Wednesday_ former Mayor F. L. Osgood was in New London, super- ing arrangements for the burial of William H. Law today. Documents filed in the office of the state secretary include articles of as- sociation of the Norwich. Connecticut, lodge, Loyal Order of Moose. A meeting of the state fisheries and game commission was held at the Cap- itol this week. Routine business occu- pied the attention of the commission- ers. of Fort time at before where and Mrs. Lyons Terry are spending a. short Mrs. Lyons’ home in Mystic leaving for Fortress Monroe, Lieuit. Lyons is to be stationed. Lieut Trouble caused by the high winds and swaying wires early this morn- i nseq ail the electric street ty to go out about two trousle was soon fond o'cloc] : and remedied. The New London County Dental as- sociation held its meeting and dinner at the Mohican hotel Tuesday night. Dinner was served at 6:80 in one of the private dining rooms, the business session following. A Woodstock summer resident, Mrs. Clarence Winthrop Bowen, of New York, with her debutante daughter, Miss Doxana Wentworth Bowen, will be at home at their New York resi- dence Thursady afternoon. Notices have been posted in the rail- road stations to the effect that trans- portation purchased on rains will cost 10 cents extra instead of five cents. redeemable for 10 cents ¢ railroad ticket office. At an open meeting of the Norwich Suffragists' league to be held at the Norwich club Iriday afterncon, Frank Edward Johnson has accepted an in- vitation to speak on war conditions abroad, especially as affecting women. { It is mentioned by an Ashaway, | I, correspondent that Walter Brearly has left for his_home in Dayville, after a few days visit with his father, John | Brearly, of Ashaway, who is failing steadily and considered beyond recov- ery. | The committee on New Britain {schooi sccommodations has invited con- tractors to bid on the new vocational high scheol. including the Connecticut Engineering & Construction Company, Norwich. The bids are to be in Jan- uary 20. Among_the - contributions received Tuesday by J. P. Morgan & Co. for the American Ambulance Hospital in Paris was one of $1,100 for the purchase of automobile ambulances from Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Sherrill, (George Barker Gibbs.) | French societies honored on Jan. 6th | the Dirth in 1402 of Joan of Arc born at Domremy, Lorraine, the world’s world’s greatest woman warrior, who {Ted French to victory over the English, { who burnt her at the stake for a witch |at Rouen in 1431. That Highway Commissioner Charles | J. Bennett should be re-appointed to office, if the best interests of the state lare to be regarded, was the kevnote | of the annual meeting of the Connecti- t Good Roads association held in New Haven Tuesday. Rev. Edward M. Chapman, pastor | of the Congregational church at Old Lyme, has resigned to take up his res- idence in New London during the com- ing spring. He will make his home in his fine new dwelling at the corner of Glen %0ood and Ocean avenue. E. J. Guthrle has been appointed superintendent of the southern division of the Central Vermont railroad, vice John McGraw, who is assigned to other duties. Mr. Guthie’s jurisdiction extends over the hoat lines operatifig between New London and New York. Rev. Walter E. Lanphear formerly of Mansfield, secretary of the Connec- ticut Temperance Union, spoke in the Congregational church at Stamford, Sunday evening making the prophesy that in prohibition of the liqour trade will be an established legal fact Although the local Red Cross has al- v sent over 300 articles for the 's abroad, ethers would be made re were money to supply ma- Mrs. Robert W. Perkins, the president,, has used up the $34 donated for the urgent cause, and nceds furth- er contributions. 2 membership of 75, St. Mary's v cadets of New London cele- d th third anniversary Tues- v evening. Brief addresses were made by Rev. Alexander C. Woll- chlager, chaplain of the cadets, Coun- Director ‘William H. McGuinness of Norwich and others. Referring to William H. Law, a na- tive of Norwich, who will be buried in New London today, a2 New Yorlk paper states that he was a classmate at Yale of President Taft. Mr. Law was a member of Wolf’s Head, Union, University and Yale Clubs of New York and the Quinnipiack Club of New Haven. Dr. N. B. Lewls, the city health of- ficer, requests that, on account of the several cases of scarlet fever in the vi- cinity of Elm, CHff and Hill streets, parents prevent their children as much as possible from playing with other children and keep them at home on the town premises for the next three weeks.—adv. Sovernor-elect Marcus H. Holcomb will have numerous important posi- tions to fill during his two years’ term. The terms of John M. Thaver of Nor- wich and of Alberta T. Roraback, as- sociate justices of the supreme court of errors will expire, Judge Thayers in 1915 and Judge Roraback's in 1916. The salary is $7,500. MASQUERADE SCCIAL BY LOYAL CIRCLE Social Evening Enjoyed at Home of Mrs. L. A. Wheeler, TLoyal circle of King's Daughters held a masquerade social at the home of Mrs. L. A. Wheeler on Wednesday eveniug. There were twenty-one pres- ent and fantastic_costumes, including an infant, Red Cross nurée, clowns, coon, Red Riding Hood, pajamas, Japs, Spanissh and Sis Hopkins were in evidence. Three women masqueraded R.| PERSONALS Charles Davis has returneli to North Stonington from a brief visit with friends in Norwich. Mrs.' Charles Rider of Norwich is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. David Cudworth of Old Mystic. William A. Lucas, of Poquetanuc w hos has been in Boston since De 30th for special medical treatment, no- tifies Norwich friends that he i sim- | proving in health. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Caswell and daughter Lucie of Mansfield have been spending several days with Mr. Caswell’'s parents, Mr. ~and Mrs. Charles B. Caswell. At Hartford on Wednesday, in addi tion_to the local legisiators were H. Reeves, J. D, Hall, G. W. Rouse, F. H. Smith, John Donovan, Arthur C. Del Carlo Crowell, G, B. Pitcher, and W. A. Chappell. After being kept at his home for period of three months by blood poi ing, the many friends of David Cush- man are pleased to welcome him again. He resumed his work on the mail wagon this week. N. Waldo Kennedy, national director of the Loyal Order of Moose, former: ly of Putnam, who has been very suc- cessful in Boston the past year, goes to Portland, Me., to prepare for the New England field day and conven- tion which will be held in that city June 15, 16, 17. FUNERALS. Alpheus B. Starr, Funeral services for Alpheus Starr, watchman for several vears at the mill of the Brainard and Arm strong company in New London, who was found dead in the mill Sunday morning_ of heart disease were held Wednesday afternoon at 2_o'clock the residence of Charles E. East Great Plain, Norwich. Harley Smith of New London officia ed. Burial was in Maplewood ceme- tery A prayer was conducted at i former home of Mr. Starr, at N Jay street, New London, Tue night at which Rev. C. Harley Smith officiated. Chester Smith Standish. At 2 o'clock aednesday afternoon the funeral of Clester Smith Stand- ish was held from the funeral par- lors of Undertakers Henry Allen and Son, with Archedeacon Eldred Brown officiating at the services. The bearers were Giles, John and Frank Stanton, Lyman Chapman, Franik| Medbury and Donald Gore, and burial took place in the cemetery on Ham- ilton ave.ue. Mr. Standish died in Stafford Spring on Monday of this week. He was formerly a resident here and had al so resided in Preston 2 WEDDINGS Greiner-Couillard, At 8 oclock Wednesday evening William Greiner of Stonington road! ang Miss Laura Couillard of this city were united in marriage by Rev. Her- bert J. Wyckoff, pastor of the Second Congregational church, at_his r dence on Church street. Mr, Greiner is the son of John and Wilhelmina Grodotzke Greiner and is a native of| Preston. He is a plumber by trade. His bride is_the daughter of Mrs. An nie Couillard_ Thibauit of No. 53 Se ond street, Greeneville. Dailey-Gallup. Miss_Bertha Gallup, daughter Dr. 1. B. Gallup of Willimantic, form- erly school teacher at antic and| later a substitute teacher in the Har-| bor school in New London, was mar- | ried_Sunday in Stamford to Daniel M. Dailey 2 locomotive engineer, who was formerly a resident or New Lon-| don. | of Congressman Mahan's tion, On Wednesday Congressman Mahar recommended the appointment of Wil liam C. Fish of New London as spec ial agent of the census bureau in Con- necticut, with the ceusus of manu- facturers, which is to begin February 13 Mr. Mahan also presented house the. pefition of Lucretia chapter, of New London, Recommenda- in the erection in the city of Was ton, District of Columbia. of a. | able monument to commemorate the patriotic sevices of Nathan Hale,.. Connecticuts most distin- guisied Revolutionary hero. petition was referred {o the mittee on library Universalist Mission Circle, The regular monthly meeting of the Universalist Mission circle was held at the Church of The Good Shepherd Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Maud B. Cobb, the president, in the chair. The secretary, Mrs, Marietta Wright, read the minutes of the last meeting, After the business meseting chapter 3 of the book The Child in the Midst was taken up under the subject, The Child at 'Play and et Work The state pharmacy board cenducted | examination at the capitol for the appointment of licensed pharmac Seventeen young men took the tes The Meat of Wheat The average yearly con- sumption of wheat in the United States is nearly six bushels for every man, woman and child. But— Much of the nutriment of the wheat is lost because the vital mineral salts stored by Nature under the bran- coat are thrown out to make flour white. J In making Grape-Nuts FOO! D of choice wheat and malted barley, all the nutriment of the grains, including the mineral values necessary for building sturdy brain, nerve and muscle, is retained. Everywhere Grape-Nuts food has proven a wonder- ful energizer of brain and brawn, and you may be sure. as men. There were selections by the circle orchestra and refreshments were e FIVE.YEARS IN STATE ROSPITAL Sentence Given for Edward Jackson, North Stonington Ne- gro—Acquitted on Criminal Charge on Grounds of In- sanity—Trial of Walter Sakoski Begun in Superior Court—Charged With Theft of $57 at Occum Last Oc- tober. Sentences in several cases were given in tke superior court here on ‘Wednesday h Judge Gardiner Greene presiding, the trial of one case was begun and finished, and the trial of another case was started before a jury was underway when court ad- journed at 4.30 till the next morning colored, of North Stoninzton acquitted of _ the charge of assault and breach of the peace on a family by the name of Thompson 1 North Stonington several wecks ago with a shotgun. The ac- quittal was ba the accused was insane. Jackson, who i= a mnesro, was as- sisting the Thompson family to move under the direction of ev. George IH. Chambers. The next day Mr. Cham- bers met Jackson, who told him that T Harrington and Mar. Miner of h Stonington caused him to lose and he ‘w: going after a shot- nd shoot them. Later Jackson Vent t the Trompson home, flourish- ing a gun with which he drive the children into the house and frightened them badly. Wednesday morning when Jackson presented he was found to be very deaf and the information _was not read to him. Attorney V. P. A. Quinn _was essigned and entered a plea of not gullty for Jauckson. Rev. Mr. Chambers testified as to the eir- cumstanc urrounding the actions of w the sed, after which Dr. H. M. Pollock, superintendent of the Nor- wich State pital and Dr. Harring- ton testified thatithet the accused was insane, This was all the testimony that was intrcduced. There were no argu- ments and the jury retired, returning within a few minuies with the verdict of not zuilty. 3 Jackson’s committment to the Nor- wich State hospital for five years was then made. Put to Plea. ion the follow- ing put Joseph Gallipo of Montville pleaded not zuilty to the charze of ssault with intent to kill Grand Juror Fred encer Montville several weeks Gallipe, whose attorney is E. T. is alleged to have struck with a crowbar when the nd jurfr went to him to remon- strate against iilegal sale of liquor. Grand Juror Spencer is facing a counter charge of assault with intent i to kill ard his case is pending in the criminal court. William by olas of Norwich aded uilty to breaking and stcre of Charles F. Fair- rwich on the night of ictolas was arrested in The accused made his h irterpreter M. Malinows o M. Douglass was s counsel. t Peter J. Carberry charged with non-support of his fam- ily was continued as the state’s attor- 1 Le wanted to give the as- chance to support his wife ldren. Ralph Ric s James Peter to forging a check Clothing Co., of Maghattan Norwich Arson Charges Nolled. The cases against Marshall Riu and J. P. C. Von Carlsburz of Waesterly re nolled on motion of the state a They were charged with ar- Burt R. Clark and a companion named Carter of Salem, |charged with assault with intent to kili, was nolied. State Attorney Hull ated to the court t he found upon intestigation that the alleged assault se ov that the T the nossession of a gun and complair was aggressive and as much if not more to blame than accy d. Ex-Soldier to Jail. -soldier, for the and near Ocean London, was sent to jail months. He entered the Dr. Kail of St. Louis on Ocean avenue, Mrs. Dobson of New itain avenue and Neptune park, F. Taylor of Springfield at Neptune and Pequot avenues Kit Carson Dral ted at Fo ree houses of a soldier who was ress Monroe by State e_Officer Downing after he left Vright. was charged with rape Florence McDonald, an East He is to mai the girl trouble he has caused. and to allow him to do that the case was nolled. Benjamin F. Judd of Groton, who Tuesday pleaded not guilty to the rge of non-support of his wife, change his plea to guilty Wednesday Judge Greene sentenced him to six month: jail, in lieu of which he could furnish a bond to give his wife $3 a week. He furnished the bond. _The case of Ulysses * S. Rundell, charged with bigamy in having mar- ried May Tyler Barnes in New London, was continued to the next term of court. Rundell was emploved in New London at work laying tiling and there he met ‘the woman who now aceu im. Suspension of Sentence. Robert E. Youns. colored, changed his plea of not guilty to guilty of breaking into the home of L. F. M in oningion on the 18th of last September, and he ‘Was sentenced to jail for six months, and sentence was suspended and the accused was Put on probation. The cases against Antony Sadowski and another boy from Jewett City were noiled at the suggestion of Major Hull, They broke into a store in Jewett City. Lawyer Murray appeared for the boys and Prosecutor Brown of the Griswold town court did not oppose the matter. Clifford Clark, aged 20, of New Lon- don, was sent to the reformatory for breaking info a Montville building owned by Edward Curtin. H. H. Pettis appeared for the accused. Forger Chapin Sentenced. _ Frank L. Chapin, who was arrested in Vermont, pleaded guilty to forzery on three counts. He got money from two Norwich banks on two forged chedits in the name of Wallace S, Al- lis and about 3400 on a bank book before he fozged the checks. La : Smith made a plea for the accused. He elso committed a forger vin New Eritain, Judge Greene sentenced Chapin to prison from two to three years on the first count and to one year on ecach of the other two counts. The man who looks like a farmhapd bas com- mitted six forgeries in this state and six burglaries in Vermont. On Serious Charge. Thomas F. Morton of New London. a reporter in New London and Nor- wich for the Waterbury Herald, was brought into court on a bench war- rant, following his arrest in New Lon- don Tuesday night charged with in- decent assault, the complainant being Frances Fraser, but more famillarly knownwas Frances Lyon, of New Lon- don. s When arraigned Morton pleaded not suilty. A bond of 32,500 was ordered sed on the ground that) | story by Judge Greene for his appearance in_court for trial. Joseph Soltz of New London, presi- dent of the Soltz company, was in court and tendered the corporation’s bond for the bail, demanded by the court, but because the bond was a corporation one and not Mr. Soltz's personal surety, the court refused to accept it. Mr. Morton had for attorneys G. Curtis Morgan and Clavton B. Smith. He made continued effort all the af- ternoon to secure a bondsman, but w not successful and he went to the Nor- wich jail with the other prisoners af- ter court adjourned. It is understood that he expects to secure bail from Bridgeport parties today, The crime which Morton is aileged to have committed occurred in Frank's inn, New London, two weeks ago. Morton, it is alleged, cntered the re: aurant and going to rooms on the floor above the eating place, met the Fraser girl and a companion, Lottie Usher Wilson. Morton it is said, approached T girl ang informed her that as to appear in The Herald y following, that would| the girl's mode living. The| Fraser girl pleaded with Morton not to print anything about her, Afterwards, ateged told of what occurred how of it is had herself and Morton to Mrs. J the girl between es, wife ce, with| ejected related the ng authorities and the state igned offi = the story the L of the proprietor of the pia the result that Morton w from the building. Jon to the prosecu a few days afterwards police department to the case thy what happened of etti and other witn, . The Fraser girl returned to New London from Phila- delphia Moncay night and Tuesday States Attorney - Hull sought from Judge Greene a bench warrant for| Morton’s arrest. _The warra wa placed in State Policeman Downing's hands to serve and he arr M ton. Morton was not compelled to spend the night 1 the county jail but was allowed to occupy 2 room at a hotel in the custody of the officer until Wednesday morning. The maximum penalty for the of- fense charged is ten years in state's prison Morton .its understood to deny the truth of the allegiation made and to declare it to be a “frame-up.” Trial on Theft Charge, At about 3 o'clock a jury was se- lected for the trial of Walter Sakoski of Occum, charged with the theft of $57 from John Mersek of Monday, Oct, 19th. Herman th g is the jury: athan S. Bushnell, Abraham C mer, Narwich: William C. Colchester- Samuel F. wold; Rowland 3 Roger Foote, Lebanon; Nathaniel ver and Walter H. Lee, North S ington: Forst C. Leffingwel Frederick Babbitt, S Ray, Salem: Benjamin S. 1 untown, The testimony was en through Interpreter Malinowski. ob Marsek of Occum was the first witne: Heo testified that he employed in the cotton mill at Occum and that his brother John lives with him and tha Walter Sakoski occupied bedroom at the Marsek house that was the one occupied by the Mar: ers. The money that w: a vest pocket, the the wall in the brothers’ bedroom. Sakoski left the Marsek house on Mon day, October 19th and the money was missed the next day. On Waedne: on the advice of Constable L they went to Willimantic and a limantic policeman went with th a saloon .and arrested Sakoski ing was said at the time rest. John Marsek, who said he bhad counted it it was missing_and lay msert, /- | t the he day hefo was all | paper money. Ho tc e trip to | make the est and at after | the police court trial wich hx’ got back $9.50 from table Lam- bert. On cross examination he changed somewhat as 1 the a the s testimony what the denominations He said that w ski was made > just bills rloon at Willimantic, Sakoski dropped some money. which wa cked up en to the officer. These two witnesses their tes timeny throguh Interpreter Malinow- TUG-OF-WARVFINA’LS. | Pulled at Y. M. C, A—T. A. B, Team Undefeated—Third Co. Protests, The finai events in the Wi contest at the Y. M A. were pull- ed off in the Y. AL C. vm on Wed nesday night with a. good sized attend ance. The first contest took tween ghe Y. M. C the | Third Company. the latter winning by a margin of five inches. The next event was pulled A B. team and the Brainerd : strong_team, the victory T. A. B. by 7.1-2 inch by the T d Arm going to t As the Fifth company . were short two men they forfeited to the Riverview club, but in an exhibition pull,.the Fifth com- pany, taking two of the Third com- pany inches. The silver loving « Plaut Cadden company be award- ed the champicns of the league later. team has not been de- v pull vet, but their vi tory ‘over the Third company team Iy been protested -byv iha m on fI ground that there w about _the time. Physical Director O. Nickerson h been asked to form a new le: a, silver cup will be provided th men won by a margin of 1 1-2 p offered by the 10 mistake a, ners by the Y. M. C. A. Five te have alrady signified their of entering the league. ptains of | teams who would like to compete for the cup should notify Director Nic erson at once as it is planned to start the league as soon as possibi The meeting with Mrs. of Broad street on Wednesday after- noon at which the bed socks for the Anti-Suffrage league held a Horatio Bigelow Belgians were finished. The tre: urer's and secretar reports were heard. Mrs, Eben Learned, the pre: ident, conducted the business meeting. Will of Lucius Tuttle Allowed. | The. will of Lucius Tuttle was al-| lowed Wednesday ir: the probate court 2t Dedham, Mass. The Old Conlony Trust company is named executor and furnished @ bcnd of $700,000. The estate is valued at $500,600 personal and $12,000 real property. Channing P. Huntington and Russell ‘Hunt are in New York, where they will attend the automobile show. Ljus members of Ladies’ auxiliar Division No. 18, A. O. H., held a whi {on Mondar evening in Foresters’ hal there be: thirty tables in all. The | tobacco ja HOBART AVE. SCHOOL CLOSED TILL JAN. 25. New Case of Scarlet rever Was Found on Eim Street. Owing to the fact that another case of scarlet fever was reported on Wed- nesday in a family on Elm street, it has been decided to keep the Hobart avenue school closed until Jan. 25th. i in _the family of Tony Bruso 24 Elm street. his 9 year old son being taken with the disease. The boy was removed to the Backus hos- pital. This child had not been attending the Hobart avenue school, but went to the parochial school, but he had not been at school so as to expose any pupils theére. The town school board had been in- tending with the authoriyt of the health_officer, to exclude all children from the Hobart avenue school who had been in any possible danger of infection from the Roulean boy and to open the school on Jan. 11th, but owing to this new case and the considerable number of children who have been ex- posed to possible infection through this ana other cases, it has been necessary to continue the closiig of the school until Jan. 25th, unless provision may be made with the co-operation of the parents to exclude such children of the vicinity as may have been ex- posed. This closing of the school until Jan. ill mean that the school will b 1ly closed for three months as necessitated by the frequent outbreak of new cases in the neighborhood. All of the es that have developed so far 1ve been practically’ confined to tiee area bounded by Park street on the north and including Cliff street, Elm and Hill streets. It should be hoped that the parents of children who have been exposed will take precautions to avold expbsure of other children to infection in case their own children show ne; signs of ill- Children who show sore throats g omiting should be removed from ontact with other children. The school has been closed, it is ted. not so much on account of the infection spread from the school as to save the extraordinary expense of con- tinued and repeated fumigations. The last case of iliness of an infec- tious type in the school was that of a derzarten child who was sent home previous to Than WAR TAX STAMPS ON REAL ESTATE CONVEYANCES Regulations lssued by the Commis- sioner of Internal Revenue. Regulations to govern the placing of stmps on conveyances of real prop. erty in payment of the war tax were issued at Washington Wednesday night by Commissioner of Internal venue Osborn. The tax is 50 cents | on needs that amount to over $100 and less tk 00 with 50 cents additional for each $500 or fraction over $500 The regulations make it plainthat where the consideration is nominal of 31, the tax must be computed upon the actual value of the property con- veved, llens deducted and the executor becomes llable for the penalty :f the proper amount of stamps is not af- fixed. The commissioner announced that while er of deeds is not ex- pected investigate where he sus- |pects violation of the law he should In such case notify the proper revenue collector. A quit claim deed is not ject io the tax, nor are oil leases d mining leases which convey no i in a family municipality to a PECKHAM TOOK LEAD IN PINOCHLE CLUB. Made Score of 8260 on First Night of Second Series. meeting of its second was held on Wednesday evening the West Side Pinochle club with a attendance. Peckham walked off a good lead on the opening ni ding the next nearest by over There are to be fourteen nights serie g e following were the score: Peck- 8260, Larsen 8040, Pettis 7610, A.| J. Jordan 6960, Lew 6540, Hallis Pendleton AUXILIARY WHIST. | | Division No. 18, A, 0. H., Had Many | Present For Social Evening. awarded as follows. First, Patrick Downin; econd, Mr. Leary, com- third, Christopher Barr fourth, Michael Down- Gentlemen izabeth Bowe: second, Mi Margaret Reynolds. fa apron; third Mrs. Thomas Dodd, sandwich fourth, Catherine Mullaney, br: comb t e committee in charge of th cessful affair was as follows Moriarty, chairman, Mr Brown, Mrs, M. V. Murphy, beth McCormick, Mrs. Ellen Down- , Mrs. Charles Fox, Mrs. Helen Ba- Miss May Downing. The prizes were provided Kker, 2 by the committes. The officers of the ceived an _invitation iety have re- 20 to New to London and participate in the installa- tion exercises of Division No. 2 ch will be on the afternoon of Jan- 17th. In the evening there will a_turkey supper and banquet. N and county officers will BURNS BANQUET SPEAKERS. Committee Making Good Progress with the Plans for the Observance, Progress that. is very gratifying to the committee has been made already in the plans for the banquet as the three principal speakers bave ail been secured and the committee feels that it is fortunate in securing the gentle- men who will make the addresses, The response to the principal toast of the evening. The Immortal Mem- ory of Robert Burns. will be made by Andrew McLean, editor of the Brook- Iyn Citizen, who is described as one of the best-liked Scotch orafors in New York. Rev. George W. Christie of th Coventry, who. was heard with so much- favor at the Burns ban- quet a_vear ago, will respond to the toast, The Land We Left, and Prin- cipal Henry A. Tirrell of the Norwich Free Academy, who is always listen- ed to with pleasure, will respond to the toast, The Land Were In. This | ast_will be proposed by Judge Nel- son J. Avling. - Mayor T. C. guest and Will have something to say nd there will he the expected pro- gramme of Scotch music with the bag- pipes and dancing. Murphy Y. M. C. A, NOTSS, Reception For Young Peoples Societies —Shop Talk Speakers. On January 19 the second annual reception to the young people’s so- cjeties of the churches in the city will TONIGHT! WHEN HEADACHY TAKE CASCARETS FORTHE BOWELS CLEAN YOUR BOW- ELS AND END HEADACHES, COLDS, SOUR STOMACH. Get a_10-cent box now. You'ré bilious! You have a throb- bing sensation in your head, a bad taste in your mouth, vour eves burn, vour skin is yellow, with dark rings under your eyes; your lips are parched No wonder vou feel ugly, mean and ill- tempered. Your system is full of bile not properly passed off, and what you need is a cleaning up inside. Don't continue being a billous nuisance to vourself and those who love you, and don’t resort to harsh physics that irri- tate and injure. Remember that most disorders of the stomach, liver and bowels are cured by morning with gentle, thorough Cascarets—they worl while you sleep. A 10-cent box from vour drugeist will keep your liver and bowels ciean: stomach sweet, and your head clear for months. Children love to take Cascarets because they taste good and never gripe or sicken CUMMINGS & RING Funeral Directors and Embalmers 337 MAIN STREET Opposite Post Offica ‘Phone 1052-2 Lady Amsiztant will provide the entemainment Yor the evening. At the Y M. C. A, s held at the Hopkins & at noon today (Thursday) Rev. H. Wyckoff will be the speaker. On Fri- day noon Rev. J. B. Slocum, D. D., wiil speak at the Crescent Fire Arms Co.'s plant. All six teams in the Y. M C. A. Basketball league will play on Sat- urday night ata the Y. M. C. A. gym and a large attendance is expected. OFFICIATED AT ORION ENCAMPMENT INSTALLATION D. D. G. P. James H. Smijth and Suite Did Work in New London, District Deputy Grand Patriarch James H. Smith of this city, assisted by a suite of acting grand officers from Palmyra encampment, No. 3, and an escort from Canton Oneco, Patriarc Militant, installed the officer encampment, 2 . O. F., London, on Tuesd ning. The deputy grand patriarch was ss- sisted by Ja Amburn, deputy grand high F. Kenney, dep- uty, deputy grand senior warden: W. . Mayo, deputy grand junior warden; op talk to be Allen's plant C. H. E. Batting, deputy grand record- ing scrive; G. E. Birmingham, dep- grand financial scribe; F. {Greene, deputy grand escort was composed of in ¥V . Ensign_Mayo, Chevaliers F. stin, J_ W. Spicer. Charles Tread- Willlam _ Thur: Henry Bridges, Clifford Rob Orion ampment has a plan on foot to initiate a class of candidates, .{one of the degrees to be conferred by Mystic encampment of Mystic, an- other by Palmyra of Norwicl Incidents In Society Mr. and Mrs. Grosvenor Ely gave a theatre party Tuesday evening. Miss Jane McG. Aiken I town this week to visit relatives in Pelbam Manor, N Y Miss Matilda B. Randall left towr Wednesday for a trip to Atlantic City and Washington. Miss Katherine A. Kent of Elm av- enue returned this week after spend- ing Christmas and New Year's with relatives in New York The Wednesday auction club met Tuesday afternoon this week with Mrs. John L. Mitchell. The prize was won by Mrs. Ralph Wheeler. After spending part of the vacation in Norwich Town, Miss. C. C. Bacheler returned Tuesday eveni to Dobbs- Ferry-on-the-Hudson, where she is a teacher in Miss Master's school. Former U. S. Senator Francis M Cockrell, who has been spending the nholidays_with his daughter, Mrs. ¥d- win F. Gallaudet of Huntington place left Wednesday evening for Washins- ton. Miss Florence Terrell a member of the Academy faculty who has had a six months’ leave of absence has re- turned to her home on Washington street. The time has been spent part- iy in Evanston, Ill, and at her sum- mer home in Morrissville, Vermont. BREAKS A COLD IN A FEW HOURS WITHOUT QUININE FIRST DOEE OF “PAPE'S COLD COMPOUND” RELIEVES ALL GRIPPE MISERY. Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit blowing and snuffiine! A dose of “Pape’s Cold Compound” taken every two hours until three doses are taken will end grippe misiery and break up a severe cold either in the head, chest, body or limbs. It ‘promptly opens clogged-up naz- trils and air passages; stops nasty discharge or nose running; relieves sick headache, dullness, feverishness, sore throat, sneezing, soreness and stiffness. “Pape’s Cold Compound” is the quickest, surest relief known and costs only 25 cents at drug stores. It acts without assistence, tastes nice, and causes no inconvenience. Don't accept a substifute. be held at the Y. AL C. A, The Christian_Endeavor society of the Norwich Town Congregational church THERE is no advertising meditm in Bastern Connecticut equal to The Buls letin for business resuits. Slresn