Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 27, 1915, Page 5

SATURD, NORWICH BU 5 a5 N 5 LLETIN, FEBRUARY 1! New Beets, Pears, Spinach, Oranges, Olives, Kings, _ New Carrots, Tangerines, Egg Plant, Grape Frults, Bermuda Onions, Kunguarts, Cauliflower, Apple: Celery, Bananas, Onions, Maple Sugar, Peppers, Strawberries, Tomatoes, Pineapples, Sweet Potatoes, Lime: Parsnips, Lemons, Lettuce, Mushroems. New Cabbage, Cranberries. SPECIALS! 12 Oranges ...........19¢ ' Ernest E. Bullard VIOLIN TEACHER ATl String Instruments repaired Viofins sold on easy terms For appointments address E. E. BULLARD, Bliss Place, Ner- wich, Conn. AUTOMOBILE SEASON is at hand Individuals considering the | purchase of a car, will find it to their advantage to thor-| oughly acquaint thenuelvec‘ ‘with the qualities and per- formance of the BUICK VALVE in head motor car. PETER CECCARELLI Eve: :n FERYEL | Don’t Waste Your Time Experimenting Come to us and get the benefit of our experience. When you set Glasses fitted you want them fitted right. We give you ‘the benefit of years of experience and use the most approved ap- pliances and methods in fitting to insure accuracy. THE PLAUT-CADDENCO. Opticians and Lense Grinders STEPHEN W. HALL, Registered Optometrist Plaut-Cadden Building HIGH WATER IN THE DEERFIELD RIVER. Piles Ice on Tracks of Fitchburg Di- vision of B. & M. Shelburne - Fa Mass., Feb. 28— The high water in the Deerfield river subsided today, leaving immense quan- tities of ice piled on the tracks of the Fitchburg division of the Boston and Maine railroad for a distance of two miles west of here. The railroad was able to clear one track so train ser- vice was resumed during the after- noon, after a 36 hours’ tieup, but the other track may-not-be ready for use before Sunday, or later, An immense jam stili fills the river west of here, but unless another heavy yain comes no trouble is expected from it. Has His Place in the Sun. Colonel Roosevelt may make ex- plorations in Central Asia. The,Colo- nel can always be interesting if he can’t serve his country.—St. Louis Globs-Democrat. Not Statesmanship. 1'be President says that he is going to stand pat on the Ship Purchase Bill. This may be magnificent,- but it §s not statesmanship. —Philadelphia Ledger. Clinton—At the recent clay pigeon shoot of the Gun club, a gold watch was put up as a prize. The first round it was won by John Peck, who put it up a second time when it was wen by T. James. The latter in turn put it up and Peck won it again and again put it up, when it was won by Hanison ‘helps, who'put it up ang it"was won by Fred Parker. As the shoot ended at this point, Fred Parker has the walch Saturday, Feb. 27, 1815. ‘Norwich, VARIOUS MATTERS ‘Welsh « residents are preparing to note St. David’s day on Monday next. Choice Long Clams today at Powers Bros—adv. Some of the Sunday schools will uge’ hymns by Fanny Crosby im to- morrow’s services. ‘The Niantic Mfg. Co. will work overtime next week, having 2 great deal to do for a while, Let Wedgwood serve you.—adv. Creamery Butter The Lenten sermon at St. Patrick’s church Sunday evening will be preach- ed by a Passionist missionary from Boston, Extra good Butter for sale by Jobn Greuel, R. D. No. 3.—adv At East Lyme, the night school which was to have been held this week, has been postpened until next Monday night The special Lenten sermon at Cal- vary church, Stonington, was delivered Friday evening by Rev. M. McLean Goldie, of Yantic. Absolutely Fresh Crab Meat. A new arrival today at Powers Bros—adv. An anniversary requiem high mass for Michael Burns was ng in St Patrick’s church at § o'clock Friday by Rev. J. H. Broderick. TLast moons month micons. month and th there will there were two month none. again full Next be two full Live Fish received today from our car in Noank, at Powers Bros.—adv. Mrs. Sarah Jackson, colored, widow of John Jackson. died Thursday at New London. Mrs, Jackson was well along in years. ller husband was a coachman. Never ate such good Butter before —Wedgwood—All grocers have it—adv, The Advent convention held at Plainville this week has been largely attended and very encouraging. Sev eral from- Eastern Connecticut were at the meetings. A party of has completed Pratt’s big tract the former Music other property. ew London the survey of ‘iand Vale surveyors of Bela L. in Salem, farm and Others have used it for years—Why don’t You? Wedgwood Creamery But- ter.—adv. _ At Salem, William Clifford, who has lived on the Tilotson farm for the past few months, will move to Col- chester. The farm will be occupied by Allen Way of Fast Haddam. A¢ new counterfeit $20 gold ceértifi- cate has been discovered by the secret service. It is of the series of 1906 and bears the portrait of Washington, the werkmanshin of which is saig to be poor. Have yolr groceryman bring you a pound of that Wedgwood Creamery Butter.—adv. District Superintendent G. G. S ened of Norwich held the fourth qu. terly conference this week at Gurley ville Methodist church after a very interesting stercopticon lecture -on church statistics by Rev. J. B. Ackley. rt The lower Quaker Hill school held an evening session. Friday from 6.30 until 8.30, to give an opportunity to parents to visit the school and to ok fain some knowledge of the conditions under which the children are taught. carnations, tulips, yellow . funeral orders artisticaily ar- Hunt's greenhouses, Tel 1130. There is interest in today’s weath- er, yesterday and today being counted observation days for March. Friday furnished rain, clouds, wind, sunshine, and after some hesitation the moon appeared uring the early eve- ning. The executive and finance commit- tee of the Connecticut College for Wo- men will hold a meeting Tuesday afternoon at the college office in the Mohican hotel, for the purpose of de- termining the budget for the first col- lege year The collector’s office will be open tonight and Monday evening un- til § o'clock. Monday, March 1, is the last day of the month of collection of| the perscnal tax.—adv. P The Putnam moth scouts, John Os- £00d and Ray Sherma who worked in and about Norwich, have been mak- ing 2 survey for the state for brown tail moths for the past nine weeks in Hartford and Middlesex counties and report that the pests were not very numerous. Information was lodged with the cattle commissioner Wednesday of suspected cage of foot and mouth. dis- ease in a small herd of cows on the Kibbe farm in Somers. B. O. Minge, federal inspector, and Dr. J. R. Morin for the state, e sent there to make a diagnosi SUES FOR STORE RENT FOR NEARLY SIX YEARS. Administrators in Two Montville Es- tates Are Litigants in Superier Court. Before the superior urt in New London on Friday morning the case on- trial was a suit brought for rent of a hall in Montville with Washington I./Gadbois of East Lyme, administrator © fthe estate of his sister, Mrs. Ardella Walden of Montville, as the plaintiff agalnst John H. Barnes of this. city administrator o fthe estate of Are. Walden’s husband, the late William B. Walden. The plaintiff alleges that Mrs, Wal- den, who died intestate, rented her: husband, William B. Walden, who also-died intestate, a store and build- ing in Uncasville in which he con- ducted a grocery store for $200 a year and that no rent was ever paid. The claim is from May 8 1908, to Jan. 1, 1914. The evidence was completed and the court took the papers. Wrestling Promoter Bound Over. Fall River, Mass., Feb. .—Charies R. Rogers, a promoter of wrestling matches, who is charged with the lar- ceny of $1,200 from James Lougeitos of New London, Conn., was held in bonds of $2,000 for the grand jury to- day. Lougoitos alleges that he ad- vanced the money to Rogers to arrange a wrestling contest, but that the match did not take place and his money was, not returned. Lecture Before Stationary Engineers. An_ illustrated lecture on Switch- boards ‘and_Electric Transformers was given by Peter Vanderwaart at the meeting of Norwich Stationary ngi- neers’ association, No. 6, on_Frida: evening in the Bili block. On Safurday evenjng, March 6th, the engineers will be favored by a visit from the state officers. PERSONALS Mrs. James LaPoint was the guest of. friends in Willimantic Friday. Mrs. J. T. McNamara of Portland, Me., is the guest of Norwich friends for two weeks. - Mrs. W. W. Vaughn and Miss 3M. I. Moore of Sterling were in Norwi this week, old of Plainville has her sister, Miss Anna ic Attorney G. Curtis Morgan of New London who has been on trial in the superior court here since Monday on charges of adultery and indecent. as sault upon Mrs. Myrtle Blake Bailey, also of New London, was found not Prentice of Norwich was the guest Thursday of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore W, Hyde of Stonington. AMiss Barbara N.- Fox, a graduate nurse who has been at the home of Charlese VMiller. in 'Moosup, has return- Vot guilty on both counts by the jury om Gtk i Friday afternoon. The verdict was re- W. C..C, Hill of Moosup has been | turned after the jury had the case in in Norwich' to visit his brother, Al.|its hands for an hour. and a half. Robert Stott of Norwich was the fore- bert, a. patient at the Backus hosp: . 5 man who announced the verdict, an- al, where he is gaining. swering “Not Guilty” -each time as Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Buzzell of Flan- | Clerk George E. Parsons inquired ders, frequent visitors In. Norwich, {what was the verdict upon each count leave today for a trip to Panama, |separately. where they will spend two months Attorney Morgan received the ver- dict with signs of emotion, sinking in- to his seat as he heard the answer to the second count given, his chin quiv- Mre. Frank Bromley and son Hugh of Norwich are visiting Alrs. Brom- ley’s mother, Mrs. Elsie Bliven and ng as he controlled himself with Miss Edna Bliven at Canterbury |great difficulty. HIs counsel, = Abel Plains. P. Tanner and Allyn L. Brown, hur- ried from their seats at the first op- portunity to congratulate him and.he was a warmly —congratulated by many in the court room. Mr. and Mre. Abner son, Abner, Jr., of Mystic, were guests of Mr. Patridge’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gecrge H. Patridge, of Brewster's Neck . Patridge and et Judge Greene gave the jury. to SE e | understand that they were not re- Are. TobnNEowmiant Mo Pat. |auired to attend any further .at this Seris 3enn Dor o ‘figa\,;nd Mo 152 I term of the court and at the sugges- ence Riley have ratoad s Mo |tion of State'’s ‘Attorney Hull, - the son. Mase. where they atteaded ihe |court was adjourned until Saturday at noon. | _When court came in at 10 o'clock on Friday morning Attorney Abel P. funeral of Mrs . Patrick Shea. Aiss Lena S. Caswell of North Ston- ington and Jesse Richmond of Hopkin- ton, R. I, were guests early in the veek of Miss Caswell's sister, Mrs. “harles Patridge, at the drawbridge. ADDRESS ON EDUCATION IN NEW MEXICO Rev mer! who tion Army ting local friends. located at Lyndon. near Greenfield, Mass., having charge of two Methodist urches. ADDRESS BEFORE MEN OF CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH. was for- Given Before Congregational Women by Mrs. N. W. Hankermeyer. on Education in New given in the parlors of the Congregational church Fri- - afternoon at 3.15 o'clock by Mrs. W. Hapkermever, a representitive the Congregational Education socie- ty, under the auspices of the Woman's Home Missionary union of the chnurch. There were about 80 present, including a number of ladies from other ‘churches Dr. P. H. J. Lerrigo Speaks to Teams in Every-Member Canvass. JURY FINDS MORGAN NOT GUILTY On Both Counts Brought Against Him—Had the Case Under Consideration 90 Minutes—The New London Attorney Much Moved as He Hears the Verdict Given. Tanner made his argument for the de- fensefspeaking about an hour, and he was followed by State’s Attorney Hull who occupied the same time in ‘the fingl argument for the state. Judge Greene: gave a very complete review. of the evidence in his charge to the jury which occupied 50 minutes. He made it plain to them that they were-called to render a verdict upon both counts and ‘that this should be made upon the evidence and not with the sentence -in -view the sentence wouid be determined by the court. The jury took: the case at 2:20 and was closeted in the jury room until 3.40 when they rapped to give motice that they were ready to come out Judge Greene had left the building about 5:15 and had not returned by the time the jury was. ready to report, but word was sent to him and the jury was kept in-the jury room until could get back to take his seat which was at 3:55. Then they brought in and their verdict was en. 'Those on the jury were: Re iv- ert Stotf, Norwich; Walter H. Lee, North Stonington: _James M. Huntington, Franklin; . Benjamin Galiup, Sprague;- Charles S. Salem; Da iel: L. Jones, Philip Spel- H. Pendleto ohnson, Griswold | Christopher Brennan, Sprague, ‘Ter- rence.Coughlin, Sprague, Elias er, Voluntown. M. C. A. MEMBERS' COURSE Apollo Male. Quartette and Miss Parks Delighted Their Audience. | FIRST IN Y. The first enter C.” A. member. day evening in the was attended by:-an a 1y four humdred who were pleased with the fine programme by the Apollo male quartette and Miss Hazel Chandler Parks, reader. Gen- eral Secretary Edwin Hill welcomed those attending and 3 siven the § i 5 3 programme In anticipation of the every-member| who attended upon special invitation. - |'was rendered as follows canvass to be carried out on Sunday| Mrs. Hankermeyer gave a brief sum- | Quartette, Blue Danube Waltz by seventy men of the church there was| mary of the work of the Congregation- | Sfranes: reading. & Stars a supper on Friday evening in Bush-|al Education soclety. speakinz of 'its | qnartette, Annie Laurie. (Hebel: nell chapel at the Central Baptist| instrumentality in the founding of | On the Shore: Neldlinger, Mr. Loga church at which time those who muny of our leading school d col-| quartette, In Pacasdee, Osgood: rea to- participate in the canvass lezes. Mrs. Hankermeyer also spoke of H ’ e present and an address was made by Dr. P. H. J. Lertigo of Boston, who the New England district secretary for the Home Baptist Misionary : eign Missionary and the Educational{and Radcliffe, D. clety. in the main, Mrs. Hankermeyer's At the conciusion of the supper which | 2ddr concerned the day and indus- was served at 6.15 o'clock by the ladfes| trial schools in Utah and New Mexico, of the church Edward Y- Meamger who | Several of which are supported by has general direction of the canvassf Connecticut women. In_speaking of briefly explaired something of the > size of New Mexico, Mrs. Hanker plan by which the seven teams of ten said it was the fourth largest men .each are to visit the entire resi- and was large enough to include three colleges wi the Congregational Education sos ciely at present. These colleges are Fairmount, Kas.; Kingfisher, Okla, h are supported by ¥ 1te dent membership of the church on|3ll of New Englang, York and Sunday afternoon. The membership| % Jersey, with enough left over to list has been portioned out so that|!ake in Rhode Island. Some call New Gath D o s e e ek s ico the land of sunshine, because of abundance of sunlight; others tlie of silence, because one can walk without hearing a sound or see- vone. New Mexico is the old: , vet it lized than the other parts. names to call upcn out of the 520 r¢ dent members of the church. The men will start out by twos r a short meeting at the church at o'clock in the afternoon, and everyv person called upon will be asked to become a con A cowboy tributor to the church benovelences.| SN P0Y once summed up conditions in Reports by the seven captains will be| jucy "‘fffl‘r"°mi;f?f)‘\"’_‘:‘ip o i made to. Mr, Messinger before the day| = R AL thad is over. - The captains of the teams| To ew Mesico thoce are Frank L. Arnold, C. C. Treat, Fred th i ‘l' 'i‘; L. Newton, J. Palmer Post, C. Edward i inction of = a of the peo- Smith, N. el Eugene Smith and James L.{ j; Case. e who lived in these ruined cities. Rev. Dr. J. B. Slocum, the pastor in- Speaker referred to the Sphing.| « At s testing troduced tie speaker, who has heen a e Rt the Dehink |1 At N nisating medical missicnary in Alaska and in 1d the two lions carved on rocks.| o n. h, Sig the Philippines. .~ M., he spoke of the natural wonder: He gave a stirring talk along mis-|the high mountains, the deep canyons siona lines, stating three fundamer nd the brilliant coloring of the val- tal propositions upon which he said|levs, mountains and skies. he considered the missionary prope In speaking of the mixed races, In- tion rests. The first was that this old dians and Spanis} . Mrs. Hankerm world in which we live is desperately | said they comprised 60 per cent, of the in need of Jesus Christ, the second that| population of New ¥ o. They are the peoples of the world are well worth|living a medieval life and have mad: saving and the third that God is able| no adv whatever. There to take very iradequate means and do| of public ools and what few s wonderful things in his service. He| there are, 2 ¢ poor quality. In many illustrated each point with instances|towns not eligious service is held from his experiences in the missionary| from one year's end to the other. Mr field, Hankermeyer told of the work that The results of an every-member can- | being done by the schools of the Con- said would be commensurate ucation society and -told enthus and con-| of ement work done by the as put into it ang he| tea 10 are required to serve in gave examples of what had been done|a ties. This winter in three of in such an effort in a number of New|the towns the teach had fight England churches. carlet fever di ria alone, as ot P ot there are no there. There FUNERALS. no place in the world where physi- are needed more than in New Mrs. Benjamin Levine. New Mexico is a country of The funeral of Alice Alhes, wife of ¥ . but of the Benjamin Levine, who died suddenly | POOTest citizenship, because it is und at her home, No. 43.Spring sireet, on | lobed. It is a part of the work Thursday evening, as the result of a egational Tducation society shock, was held from her home Friday | &9 #1¢ the upbuilding of this great afternoon. Rabbi Stamm officiated at uBion. 1 the schools the the funeral ser and burial took taught trades and are place in the cemetery at Browster's| e of the gr Neck, friends acting as bea R . ‘The mission tives and friends were present. hools is the training of the Alrs, Levine, who had suffered with neration for good citizenship and the asthma for vear: shock on Thursds rapidly grew wors ursday evening. Russian Polang 53 ago and was the d: was stricken with a morning and she | death claiming her | he was 1 in | rs and § months sregational Education abolishing of the eo and Cubero. In society ie loons in San the first town the @ Mre. Asia Alhes. She had ome) il woisl loTxaiath e g En el e Tl , and that one man was an Amem. t n can.’ In the latter town only four out are “er husband, ik Ay owioaly four il Sl £a hundred voters were in favor o salo and one of these four was can. Hankermeyer's taik proved eresting and she held the close Mrs. Charlotte B. Grahame. 2 Funeral services for Mrs. Charlotte | Grahame, widow of Capt A My B. Hugh R. | vers ir Grahame, formerly of the revenue cut- | attention of all present ter sarvice, were held at her residence | A collation was served after the in New London Thursday, Rev. J. Ro- | talk and a social Tiour was enjoyed. meyn Danforth, pastor of the First| Mrs. E. D. Fuller and Mre. F. J Church of Christ, officiating. Hymns were sung by the quartet of the ond Congregational church. Burial was in the family plot at Cedar Grove | cemetery. Leavens poured, while Mrs. W. H. Oat, Lucy Greenmar 3 and Mrs. A 8 isted in the serving. Mrs, . . Camp and Mrs. J. C. Averill were in general charge of the arrangements, Before United States Court. On the charge of feloniously ing claim of the los the contents of malk- of a portion of a registered letter, Henry Gorman, 20, whose home is GAMES PLAYED IN SODALITY TOURNAMENT. in = Norwich Town, was before Judge 1. | Results in Latest Contests by Whist S. Thomas in the United States court | Teams. at Hartford on Friday. Bonds in the| Sum of $400 were furnished by his{ Iy the whist tournament at the So- in | dality rooms the latest games between the father for his appearance in court Hartford on March 17th teams re: nlted as follows: Harring- and Healey 31, Kelly and Donovan Supper For Sunday School Workers. Sheridan and Leahy 31 .Cathety Friday evening at 6.30 o'clock the|and Donovan 27: Mullen and Walsh 31, regular monthly supper and business| Malone and Riordan 2 Mullen and meeting for the. Sunday school offi- Valsh 31, Driscoll and anley . 27: cers and teachers of the Second Con- gregational church was held in the church parlors. Tswenty-six were serv- od and after the supper church and Sunday schooi problems were disct ed. ongdon and McGrory 31, Malone and Riordan 23: Stanley and Driscoll ‘31, Congdon and McGrory 27: Beckley and Desmond 31, Driscoli and_Staniey 13 Congdon and McGrory 31, Sheridan and Teahy 15; Congdon and McGrory 31, heridan and_ Leahy 19 Corkery and onovan 31, Malone and Riordan 11; Alalone and Riordan 31, Congdon and McGrory 14; McGrory. and Brennan 31, Driscoll and Stanley 19; Sheridan and Leahy 31, Desmond and Beckley 17; Fraud Money Orders. The postoffice department has noti- fied the Norwich with other offices of the existence of fraud money orders and the inténtion to return to the pro- 3 - 5 Horrington and Healey 31, Corkery tective printing device used on money 2 ey . (48 y i e ions ks Disiat e~ |and Donovan 2; Corkery and Donovan 31, Harrington and Heaiey Bringing Divorce Suit, Observed Mer Third Birthday. In celebration of the third hirthday of_Dorothy, danghter of.Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Normand, of Ripley place, a pretty party was given on Friday af- Mildred Parkinson, has brought suit for divorce from her husband, Charles terncon for a Yew of her little friends. | E. Tracy, of Hartford, ‘ Mildred L. Tracy of Norwich, born | s; quartette, Magnolia of Te nessee, Bray: solo, selected, Mr. He enw reading, Something Worth Wt Miss Parks: quartette, Kter- nity, Brackett. The numbers were well received and were heartily encored. The zentlemen in the quartette were William W taker, tenor; Lyman, Hemenway, ten- or: John Smallman, Jr., baritone, and Alex. Logan, bass, The quartette met with de proval and the ensemble s beyond expectation blended pert the harmony ed ap- was NORWICH MOOSE WIiLL i | Have Begun Plans for Big Time Third Week in June. Aoose home on Laurel ided that the lodge celenr anniversary during the third June. ts were on with the Greater ws company, h will bring th performers to hat week. Jt tlegrounds. O the n the celebration there will be parade and it is planned- to least 00 men in line. All hin a radius of 30 mi to participate in eworks will form 2 elebration. and prizes will b the various izations loving cup is to be awarded aving the largest i line; another prize the ‘lodge ha the men, and a third prize the best drilied body of m. A committee of five was follows to make arrangem anniversary celebrat vited ¥ led ory e men awarded appes owr its g age of six months, homg at the edr RECEPTION GIVEN FOR HON. L. K. ZABRISKIE. Preston. Friends Wers Present in Large deputy consul at Callao. About his townspeople were present as in ‘spite of the blustery @nd evening. The Prest provided m: it fcal selections and the fol Willis; soprano soio, Mrs. Allen ‘Tedford; vocal.- duet, 2 nd M P: Barnes:. chorus, -Auld Lang ensemble: manies.. Mr. Zabriskie .expects at home another week yet but it is possible_that he_may he called away 10 Washington Ly .elegraph at any timde. Two Arrested :at Bean Hill. Archie ‘Brown::and .Edward Burke were arregted ' on: Prida; ing. at Bean Hill by. Censtable Fields and are charged with- intoxication. and breach of the peace,’ A complaint was made that' carousing had been going on at a blacksmith sho) Arrested ‘'on East Side. A man named Hayes was arrested Friday evening on the East Side by Sergeant A. C. Matthews and Police- man Matthew Delaney. . Residents of the neighboricod ~had complained of his indecent actiogs. Russian women are now empioyed as road repeirers were | Palm- | & ing in the Parks gave her r a most unaffected and vei = manner., win- | ning her entire from the | committe charge. of the course comprises M rs. R. H. Gray, J. €. Darby. and Arthur F. Wyman CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY. | { in 13 daughter . Har- | Numbers onFriday Evening. | i Wilcox survive him.~. | e i Mrs. James McQui | Friday etening Dr. and Mrs of Franeing:’ “eidow: of White and Mr, and Mrs. A. D " odcurréd Gl Frid t kie held a reception at: their Nowth . HeatNa st oni ‘ape Highland Retreat, Preston, i 2. nat of X ¥ Mr. Zabriskis's son, ‘Hon. Lu T2 o i Zabriskie, lately returmed from -Peru, S i South America, where he was vice and b | night and all passed a very enjovable ' hestra | lowing programme was finely cairied out: Jefferson Address: of ‘weicome, D ¥ Francis' White, piano, selection, 1l fternoon Richardson; response; Rev, Tedford: vocal solo, Miss Joser 3 o Hollowell; .Tecifation, ~ Miss Helen| son. Ravmond 1 | Starkweathier: - mandolin 1 piano| Mrs. .A. A .Stanton Sterling duet, Miss Sophia, Hollowell and Hon.| Miss Amy Gallup of Voluntownu | William _ AL Mite remark Hon.| two brothe Gallup of Baltic Luther K. Zabris bass solo, Kel- | and own logg Hall: soprano solo, Miss Marjori I The, de- E. .P."Barhes wuas . master of ‘cere-| to be; 'DRAMATIC' READING BY * MISS BESSIE G. WHITING Given at Entertainment by Ladies’ Aid Society of Methodist Church. Under ‘ the ~auspices of the Ladies’ Add jety of Trinity: Methodist Epis- cepai church, Miss Bessie.G. Whiting of Bosten gave a dramatic reading of “Peg o My Heart” on Friday even- ing in the Sunday school room of the church. ' She won the enthusiastic pldudits of her audience by her ability ih interpret the various characters in the pla: suming each with ease as she carried the. play along in a soroughly entertaining way for the good sized audience present. At the close she was given an enthusiastic curtain-call AL the two intermissions ' musical mbers were given .which. included a piano duet, Benedict's March, by Miss Mary Gray and Miss Hazel Banfield, ard a soprano svlo. Because of You, by William Crowe. OBITUARY. Rev. Asher H. Wilcox. (Contributed.) Henry Wilcox wa. 16, 1887, the s Mary Kenyon Wiicox, home for many ¥ biland road. After pi tudy in the academy at V ham, Mass. iere was at’'t here—ue entered Yale college, r winning various hon- cholarsihip, he duated in 1859 cl: £ whic! Hay banks, T , © . Johns- James Mascarene Hubbard of the staft'of ths Youths Companion, Prof:-T. R. Lounsbury- of New Javen d other men of mark were meinbers ¥ ical studies which he pur- > keen an interest to_the e were begun in the Yale ool, Andover Theological and * upiversities - abroad. e exception of & few years' 1 | 1 | REV. ASHER H. WILCOX. | teaching at different times in_the co | leze from T I duated, he d voted the is active 1ife | to pastor e in chu es in tle neighborhood of orwich, . residing 12 Preston (1365~ Westerly (18 6) Plainfield §-82), and later g other churches in this region ply while making his The maintenance of an h life in the smaller paris and sted hiz peculiar intere: his name continued on the roll of them, Bozrah, to the day of & nearby fiei to remmain ¢ m he was a most cidentally also w: 2 member aciation, tedly of ent ted son, to W, and thought and wider reading t eagues . were nger men - found mpathy nspiration to. t ard thinking mmon at leisure from ek “m | sr hose who bore | hrid assisted, per- it knowledge, Dy his| pid. and ¢ tly away f the deat T mas A June 13, | Parker | 11- | ornier. now of Wolfville, censa thi LITTLE HOPE FOR SHIP PURCHASE BILL.| | Urable to Overcome the Objection of | Senate Republicans. Wishington, Feb. 26.—Despairing of amending the government ship pur- chase bill-to-meet -objections of insur- { zent democratic senators, conferees on the measure tonight. agreed to u re- port which would make permanent the proposed government shipping board anc ship cororation, -subject to the Wil of the resident and :cangress. Senator Fietcher, in charge of the bill, sald later there was nothing te oncourage - the *View that. the _report| wowld overcome the objection of sen- ate republicans, Who have. rejterated their determination’ to hold but against tite measure’ untit it is'killed by ad- thie® iouse, wWitere it -probably CUMMINGS & RING Funeral Direciors and Embalmers 337 - MAIN - STREET ’P}wneo ::1 .zh B’::; :::islam Wil be It cannotreach the day or Wedrresday GOVERNMENT INCREASES MARINE INSURANCE'RATES On Ships and Cargoes Bound for Eng- lish and German Ports. called up Mondax Sendte before Tu Washingtom.* Feb -e6.+~Increases ir ihe fedeyal war risk bureau's insur- ance ‘rates on ships_and cargoes to { and all German port stantly i ipping in European w nounced todag by~ Secre- from Tom- have Deer tes for cargoes fo, iverpsol and G oW ed from three-fourths of one per t. to qne cent. --Premiums "= to apd m thege ports, which therto have beeén quoted, fixed at one and one-half per cent rotnd: voyages or for 90-da Tates on ire i cargoes - of ton " or band from three to fiv eturh qargoes, the rat from two and ore-half 10 one-half "tl eent ARMOR MANUFACTURING PLANT WOULD COST $6,635,000 For 10,000 Tons’ Capacity—Report of Committee to Congress. cost of a plant: wa: larger at report; suggasted Fair Haven— Cheshire will prea this (Friday) evenin Seven Hundred Jack Knives Pocket Knives 50c to $1.00 value SPECIAL SALE PRICE The same value and quality of goods as that offered in per- vious sales, when, of the many hundreds sold, we received no complaints. 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