Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 2, 1915, Page 5

NORWICH BULLETIN, TUESDAY, MARCH 2 FRUITS Pears, Oranges, Kings, Tangerines, Grape Fruits, Kunquarts, Apples, Bananas, Maple Sugar, Strawberries, Pineapples, Limes, Lemons, | Lettuce, Mushrooms. | New Cabbage, Cranberries. SPECIALS! !12 Oranges ...........19¢c Emmest E. Bullard VIOLIN TEACHER All String Instruments repaired Violins sold on easy terms For appointments address E. E. BULLARD, Bliss Place, Nor- wich, Conn. He Couldn’t See A Thing if you placed it under his nose.” Fanfiliar saying:— ’ If your sight is that defective, get glasses. Get them from us—and with them the service that makes our glasses Dbetter. ThePlaut-Cadden Co. Opticians and Lense Grinders. Registered Optometrist. Plaut-Cadden B: i Shurr-on. \FGLASSESJ right OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, Executive Department. CITY OF NORWICH, Connecticut. Feb. 27, 1915. To Whom It May Concern:— This is to certify that I have granted permission to the following gentlemen to solicit aid for the relief of their fellow countrymen who are suffering in the European war: STANLEY PLONA, PITER PIANKO, JOSEPH BARSZCREWICK, JOSEPH PA LUDWICK PAWLOSKTI, ANTON LASKOWSKI, {KOISEPH BRONBJKO, mmmcnwg% JACOB JANUSRENWICK, MARY DYDO, C. MURPHY, Mayor. The Supreme Cowrt of the State has defmitely decided that employers of -less than five employes do come under the Compensation Act. GET YOUR INSURANGE —IN THE— TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY REPRESENTED BY B. P. Learned & Co. Agency Established May, 1846 ar2d MISS M. C. ADLES Hair, Scalp and Face Specialist NOTICE THE SMALL HATS! Then ses how conspicuous the hair is, especially §f it is thin, faded, or not stylishly arranged. How is your hair golng to look under a small spring hat? Better build it out with some first quality, imported hair. Ask Miss Adles about it. Telephone 652-4 806 Main Street, next to Chelsea Bank Order a can of English Channel Mackerel Very Fine at RALLION’S MAHONEY BROS. Hack, Livery and Boarding Stable FALLS AVENUE ‘We guarantee our service to be the best gt ths most reasonable prices. Ca';n‘.:flcut equal '0- Tha flllt Pt e pustaces. rosaite. Norwich, Tuesday, March 2, 1915. —_— VARIOUS MATTERS Men are scraping and repairing ‘the roadbed below Hempstead’s. Auto livery and all trains. Tel. 9 press to and from —adv. The moon was fuli Monday-evening. Another full moon comes on-the 31st. Pxtra good butter for sale by John Greuel, R. D. No. 3.—Adv. The King's Daughters realized over $22 from their recent food sale in the new Thayer building. The best moonlight nights in March are from the 1st to the 3d and from the 29th to the 31st. Plans have been drawn for .another handsome cottage to be erected at Neptune Park by Jacob Linicus. Tt is said there is so little frost in the ground that state road work will be resumed unusually early this sea- son, At Ballouville, Miss Grace Swift has resigned as teacher in the school, be- ing succeeded by Miss Mary McCon- nell. B. Y. P. U. entertainment tonight,| 7.45, Central Baptist church. Admis- slon 25c.—Adv. ‘The funeral of Albert Gallup was held at a Hartford undertaker's Mon- day at 10 a. m. Burial was in Scot- land. An interesting programme is to be given in Tolland grange this (Tues- day) evening. The subject will be Birds. St. James' lodge, No. 23, F. and A. M., will work the Master Mason's de- gree this evening at 7.30.—adv. Supt. Roswell S. Edgcomb of the Groton postoffice is seriously ill with pneumonia at his home on Beckwith place. A Potter Hill correspondent states that Rupert Pendleton has returned from Hanover, where he had been vis- iting relatives. The start on the piers for the big bridge is a matter of curiosity and in- terest to train passengers entering and leaving New London. Boxes for the K. of C. ball Baster Monday night at the armory will be on sale Wednesday morning at George A. Davis’' store—Adv. The planet Mercury reaches its greatest elongation west of the sun March 20, and will then be a morning star, rising about two hours before the sun. The girls of the Haile club are greatly enjoying their new rooms in the Chapman block on Broadway and are planning several informal social affairs. Alpha Sigma soelety of the Second Congregationai _church, Miss Mollie Kampf president, held a well attended meeting Monday evening in the rooms over the Otis library. A Lenten suggestion for an act of self denial for the members of the Woman's Home Missionary society of Trinity Methodist church is a contri- bution of 10 cents per week. The regular monthly meeting of the Queen Esther circle of Trinity Meth- odist church was held Monday evening with Miss Edith Maynard at her home at No. 211 West Thames street. Hartford papers mention that Hunt- ington P. Meech gave an address be- fore the Men’s class in the West Hart- ford library Sunday noon on The Value of a Wise National Leader. Monday evening the March meeting of Queen Esther circle of Trinity Methodist church was held at the home of Miss Edith Maynard, 211 West Thames street, with a good attend- ance. General Secretary Hill of the Nor- wich M. C. A. addressed a meet- ing of the Groton Bank Temperance union at its monthly session in the Groton Heights Baptist church Sunday evening. Among the plans of the National W. . T. U. for this years campaign is one providing for sending press para- graphs free to each editor. The state presidents are sending lists of editors to the publicity bureau. The fourth quarterly conference of the Vernon Methodist church was held at the church Saturday evening at 7.30 o’clock. District Superintendent G. G. Scrivener presided. Rev. Mr. Scrivener also preached in the Vernon Methodist church Sunday morning. Rev. Dr. Flavel S. Luther, president of Trinity college, and a native of Brooklyn, Conn.,, is expected to return this week from his tour of the middle west. During the past three weeks he has addressed a large number of pre- parate school students in high schools and private institutions. St. Mary’s Total Abstinence society of New London held a regular meet- ing in Temperance hall Sunday even- ing, electing seven members. County Director Willam H. McGuinness of Norwich, John S. Hickey, ex-county director, and Luke Phillips, a former president, addressed the society. FERRACO HELD FOR SUPERIOR COURT TRIAL. Implicated in the Shooting of Raffena Covello in the Charge. In the city court on Monday, with Judge T. J. Kelly presiding, the con- tinued case of the state vs. Frank Ferraco was called up. He was ac- cused of assault with intent to kill in ‘being implicated with Angelo Ritarco of Worcester in the shooting of Miss Raffena Covello here on the night of February 17, One of those to testify in the case was Dr. Rush W. Kimball who said that the young woman is far from be- ing out of danger from her wounds al- though her condition at present gives some reason to hope that she will re- cover. Ritarco was the man who shot the Covello girl. After hearing the testi- mony of a number of witnesses Judge Kelly bound Ferraco over to the su- perior court and fixed the bonds at $300 ‘which Ferraco could not secure and went to jail. The accused claimed he was in a saloon with Ritarco on the night of the shooting and later they went out at the request of Ritarco. They walked to the postoffice and then crossed the street and passed the Covello girl and her brother. Then the two men turned around and walked to the Bailey sta- ble after the couple, where the men separated. Ferraco said he crossed the Preston bridge and Ritarco went up North Main street. Ferraco sald he went along Talman street and back to the saloon and did not hear of the shooting until after 11 o'clock on the Preston bridge. Young Covello testified he saw the accused on North Main street just be- fore the shooting. The highest waterfall in the world is the Cholock cascade, in the Yosem- ite, which is 2,364 feet high. PERSONALS Miss Nellle Nichols is in Taunton for a short visit. James Nixon was a visitor in New Haven on Sunday. Miss Annie Fielder of Montville has been visiting her parents in Mystic. Henry E. Congdon was the guest of friends in Branford on Sunday and Monday. The many friends of Charles Holt of Hartford will be glad to learn trat he is slowly recovering from typhoid fever. Ciarence M. Agard of Bridgeport formerly of Norwich, began work on Monday on The Manchester Evening Herald as city editor. Miss Sadie Schulman of Newark, N. J., who was a guest at the Levine weddings Sunday, is remaining till the end of the week as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Levine of Elizabeth street. Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Buzzell of Flanders and Miss_ Helen Starr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Starr _of New London, sailed from New York at noon Saturday for San Francisco, vie the Panama canal. HOME FROM ATTENDING CINCINNATI CONVENTION. School Superintendent Graham Had a Delightful and Instructive Trip. After a week in Cincinnati attending the 45th annual meeting of the Na- tional Education association, depart- ment of superintendence, School Su- perintendent E. J. Graham returned Saturday evening to his home here, having experienced a delightful trip in a social way and one full of valuable suggestions along school lines. The trip out to Cincinnati was made in a special train of about 14 care that took all the school principals from New ‘England, New York and New Jersey. But four of the school superintendents of Connecticut did not go. There were between 3,000 and 4,000 people attend- ing the convention. One of the important questions that came up for discussion was the matter of introducing military training in the schools. It was thoroughly discussed. The general trend of opinion was shown to be against it. Vocational deucation was another subject that occupled much attention, and the problem of introducing pre- vocational education into the grades and high schools was considered at length. United States Commissioner P, P. Claxton of Washington, D. C., spoke upon the Six-Six plan and advised that wherever communities are erect- ing new school buildings an attempt be made to arrange for such a plan. This is a plan by which grammar school would consist of six grades, while the high school would consist also of six grades, in a junior and sen- ior division, the junior three taking in some of the subjects now included in the seventh and eighth grammar school grades. On the subject of vocational educa- tion, the schools at Gary, Ind., were held up as models, as they have more different lines of vocational training in the grades than any other system in the country. Efficiency tests were another moderr development of school training that were considered. They are carried out by a number of schools putting the same tests before their pupils and the results obtained from these form a unit of measure by which the school can know how its pupils are doing as compared with the general average or with any particular school. Efficiency tests have now been completed for handwriting, spelling and English composition, and one is being prepared in_reading. Last fall the Norwich schools par- ticipated in an efficiency test upon the subject of arithmetic in which the work in 29 schools formed the basis of comparison, and the Norwich marks were very satisfactory. One of those on the programme at the Cincinnati convention was Mrs. Ellor Carlisle Ripley, who was former- ly in_charge of the normal school at the Slater Memorial and is now as- sistant superintendent of schools in Boston. She spoke upon the topic “Should eseentials of a course of study vary to satisfy social demands in dif- ferent school districts? Within the same district?” JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT IN COMMON PLEAS in Suit Over Sale of New London Restaurant. Entered In the common pleas court at New London on Tuesday morning judgment by default for the plaintiff was entered in the case of A. M. Bonitz of New London against William Dwyer for $14¢ balance on sale of a restaurant in Bank street. Bonitz testified that he sold the restaurant in Bank street which he formerly conducted to the defendant last June for $140. Dwyer paid $1,000, but refused to pay the bal- ance. The defendant did not contest the case Monday morning and Judge Waller directed that judgment for the plaintiff be entered. The case of Peter Woviotis of New London against Deputy Sheriff J. H. Tubbs, a suit to recover an automo- bile, which was assigned for trial, was withdrawn. The suit arose over Dep- uty Sheriff Tubbs attaching an auto- mobile for creditors of Mallach Bros., who formerly conducted an ice cream and candy establishment in Bank street, New London. Court adjourned until Monday, March 8, in this city. FUNERALS. Mrs. James Troland. Monday afternoon at 12.80 o’clock the funeral of Augusta Shafer, widow of James Troland, was held from the home of her daughter, Mrs. Augusta C. Chapman, No. 24 Mountain avenue, Rev. Herbert J. Wyckoff, pastor of the Second Congregational church, officiat- ing. The bearers were four sons, Henry, Grant, Charles and Daniel Tro- land and burial took place in Yantic cemetery. A committal service was read at the grave by Rev. Mr. Wyckoff. Relatives and friends were present and there were a number of floral remem- brances. Undertakers Church & Al- len had charge of the funeral ar- rangements. Rev, Asher Henry Wilcox. Funeral services for Rev. Asher Hen- ry Wilcox were held from his home, No. 45 Willlams street, Monday after- noon, at 2.30 o'clock with a large at- tendance, including people from Plain- field, Preston City and other places. The service was cond: by Rev. Samuel H. Howe, D. D., pastor of Park Congregational church. Rev. Henry T. Arnold offered prayer and the eulogy was pronounced by Rev. Edward S. ‘Worcester, pastor of the Broadway Congregational church. The honorary bearers were J. H. Meyers, Willlam Herrick, Walter Kingsley and Amos A. Browning and burial took place in the family lot in Yantic cemetéry. There were a number of handsome fioral tributes of esteem. e Undertakers Church & Allen had charge of the funeral arrangements. Rebuttal in Western Raiiroad Case. Chicago, March 1—Direct evidence for the rallroads in the western wage arbitration was completed today_ and rebuttal was begun when W. J. Lauck, a statistician, took the stand for the men to compare the productive ef- ficiency of western and eastern rail- HIS OPINION OF BILLY SUNDAY Given by Rev. P. C. Wright, Who is One of the Philadelphia Committee—Former Norwich Pastor Speaks From His Old Pulpit—Gives the Famous Evangelist Credit for Being Great Influence for Good in the Lives of Men. REV. P. C. WRIGHT. The characteristics of Billy Sunday. the great evangelist who is stirring thousands upon thousands of people and whole cities into religious activity, were vividly dscribed by Rev. Peter C. Wright, formerly of this city and now pastor of a large church in Philadel- phia, at a meeting held in the Central Baptist church on Monday evening un- der the auspices of the Young Men's Christian association. Rev. Mr. ‘Wright, who was for 11 years pastor of the Central Baptist church, and who is en route to Providence, had been in- vited to stop over in Norwich and bring to the people of this city the im- sresslons made upon him by Billy Sun- ay. Rev. Mr. Wright spoke from the viewpoint of a Philadelphia pastor, and had first hand information upon his subject, as he is a member of one of tho committees in charge of the Billy Sunday meetings now in progress in Philadelphia. He described Mr. Sun- day as a most remarkable man, one of the most brilliant of men, and said he believed that he was raised up by God especially for the revival work which he is carrying on with such marked success. Edwin Hill, general secretary of the Y. M. C. A, opened the meeting and after the singing of the hymns How Firm a Foundation and Throw Out the Lite Line, Rev. Joel B. Slocum, D. D., the pastor of the church, read as the scripture selection a part of the first chapter of First Corinthians. The church choir then sang Brighten the Corner Where You Are, one of Billy Sunday’s favorite hymns, and a fervent prayer was offered by Rev. Charles H. Ricketts, pastor of the Greeneville Congregational church. Another of Sunday’s hymns was sung by the choir ang the hymn Trust and Obey was sung by the congregation led by the choir. Rev. Dr. Slocum spoke briefly and then introduced Rev. Mr. Wright. As Rev. Mr. Wright arose from his seat and advanced on the platform he was greeted with a hearty burst of ap- plause. He said he was delighted to be back with his Norwich friends and it gave him great pleasure to speak once again from the Central Baptist church platform. “Two years ago, when I went to Philadelphia,” said Rev. Mr. Wright, “I did not find conditions that a Chris- tion would expect to find.” In the hope that something would occur to change these conditions, he with several other pastors of the city met Saturday af- ternoons all last winter to pray. “And, said the speaker, “I believe now that God heard our prayers and sent Billy Sunday to us.” Demands Unity Among Pastors. Rev. Mr. Wright said the first dif- ficulty encountered was securing unity among the city pastors, for Billy Sun- day demands absolute unity among the ministers before he will conduct meet- ings in their cities. “Out of the 750 churches in the city, 450 avowed their co-operation in the Sunday campaign, and that was tke situation that brought Mr. Sunday to Philadelphia,” said the speaker. The only real problem in Philadelphia, he continued, is the problem of handling the immense crowds. In the tabernacle where Billy Sunday speaks there are accommoda- tions for about 20,000 people. On Sun- day the evangelist concluded his eighth week in Philadelphia, and at every meeting the tabernacle has been crowded, especially so in the evenings, when every foot of standing space is taken. Rev. Mr. Wright said he was in the tabernacle when it was crowded to its utmost and there were thosands outside waliting for a chance to enter. Often reservations are made for those who wish to attend and at one single time 150,000 applications for seats were received. Most Remarkable Man. Billy Sunday is a most remarkable man; one of the most brilliant of men. Although he never had a college edu- cation, he is preaching day after day. thus evidencing the fact that he has completely swept the field. He knows human nature, and he understands what is in man. He is an actor and a wit. The first few days of his cam- paign he keeps his audiences in a roar of laughter. He is a man who has an extra- ordinary use of language. He can say anything and everything. He can speak with scathing scorn or he can speak with the tenderness of a mother. He knows how to deal with people and there is no situation he cannot meet. He is an extremely nervous man and can’t Bear the slight- est Interruption. Inspires Men With Determination to Live Right. You have heard about his slang, the speaker said and you have an utter misunderstanding of him. He is a man the newspapers misrepresent more ofter than they represent. When you personally hear him, his slang is a very minor thing. Mr. Sunday lives through, actually lives out, the message he is giving and the scenes he is describing. He is.a perfect tor- rent of passion, vet he does not ap- peal to the emotions of his audiences. This may be evidenced from the fact that of the 30,000 who came down the aisles to grasp his hand, very few came with tears, but with a grim de- termination to live for Jesus. Mr. Sunday has to his honor a list of more than 500,000 souls who have pledged themselves to the cause of Jesus Christ. When Rev. Mr. Wright visited Scranton where Billy Sunday was preaching he asked -a number of| the business men of the city what their opinions of the preacher were. A clerk sald in reply to his question, “He is doing the city a lot of good.” ~Another, said, “I haven’t heard him, but I no- tice the people who knock him are the people who have never heard him.” “To a traffic man Rev. Mr. Wright put the question and the answer was “He tells themm the truth and he tells it red hot” That is the attitude of the men of Scranton. War Naws Secondary to Sunday. The speaker told of the wonderful transformations in the liquor traffic in Philadelphia since Sunday has been there and these trgnsformations are taking place all over the city, all the time. The chatrman of the Y. M. C. A. shop meetings has been unable to sup- ply the demands for preachers to talk to the men of the shops. In Philadal- phia the war news ls secondary with the newspapers and the black head- lines concern Billy Sunday’s cam- paign. It Is practically impossible to secure even one extra copy of the dailies in that city. Rev. Mr. Wright said that Billy Sun- day firmly believes the Bible to be the word of God. He takes his text from the word of God and backs it up with other texts. When the people of the world see a man who has a message out of God's took they want that mes- sage. Billy Sunday believes in tne deity of Jesus Christ. He believes in sin and believes in the devil. He preach- es sin as it is. Rev. Mr. Wright defended Mr. Sun- day_regarding the charges of grafting made against him, saying that peo- ple call him him a grafter for the same reason that we are always knocking the fellow who is doing things and who is blessed for doing them. The meeting closed with the singing of the hymn, In the Cross of Christ I Glory and the berediction was pro- nounced by Rev. Dr. Slocum. The at- tendance at the meeting numbered about 500 and everyone manifested geep interest in Rev, Mr. Wright's ad- ress. When the meeting had concluded a remarkable demonstration of affection for this former Norwich pastor was witnessed as practically three quarters of the congregation formed in line and passed around in front of the platform to exchange a hand shake and a word of greeting with Rev. Mr. Wright. While ir the city he was the guest of Deacon and Mrs. Sheperd B. Pal- mer at whose hcme on Warren street many members of the church gathered to meet Mr. Wright in an informal way after he returned from the meet- ing at the church. He is to go to Providence today to speak at a Y. M. C. A. meeting. WRITING EXPERT COMMENDS NORWICH SCHOOL WORK Progress Shown by Monthly Test Plan in All the Grades. In his office in the town hall build- ing School Superintendent E. J. Gra- ham has handwriting specimens of all the pupils of the sixth grade in all the schools. which were taken in Sep- tember and in February, and which show the general very satisfactory ad- vancement made in penmanship in that time. The same sort of penman- ship tests were taken in the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades, but the sixth grade work was taken for comparison. On the 16th of February one of the special instructors of the A. N. Palmer company was in this city, where she examined the papers of the sixth grade from the various schools and had the following to say of what these showed: “I congratulate the schools of Nor- wich upon thelr excellent success in penmanship. It is particularly grat- ifying to note that 108 out of the 120 teachers are themselves qualified ex- perts in the Palmer method of pen- manship. It is not surprising that such excellent results are obtaingd and that you are pleased.” The tests by which such satisfactory results were obtained were made under general directions regarding penman- ship issued to all the schools by which the pupils were to write on Sept. 16th for three minutes on a certain selec- tion from the spelling book, and fol- low this up with making a similar copy on the fifteenth of each month. All the coples were to be kept for comparison. The last copy was made about the 15th of February, the same selection being written each time. In measuring the handwriting of pu- pils there were three essential char- acteristics to be considered: (a) The position of the pupil; (b) Whether or not muscular movement is employed in the writing. Evidences of move- ment are smooth, light and clear cut lines. (c) Form; characteristics of form are: writing should be small, Uniformity as to slant, height and spacing. Due consideration was also to be given to position, movement and form. CLERICUS MEETING. Rev. C. J, Harriman Was Essayist at March Meeting. The monthly meeting of the Cler- icus of the New London Archdeaconry was held Monday at the Wauregan house. An interesting essay on the Preacher and the War was read by Rev. C. J. Harriman of Putnam and Rev. Charles S, Stesart of Groton was the book reviewer. Previous to the meeting dinner was enjoyed. Those present were: Archdeacon J. Eldred Brown, Rev. R. R. Graham and Rev. F. J. Bohanan of Norwich, Rev. Charles L. Adams of Willimantic, Rev. Charles S. M. Stewart of Groton, Rev. J. H. George, Jr., of Danlelson, Rev, P S. Irwin of Pomfret, Rev A. P Knell of Brooklyn; Rev C. J. Harriman of Put- nam, Rev. A. H. Barrington of Mys- tic, Rev. P, M. Kerridge. = S OBITUARY. Henry A. Champion. Henry ‘A. Champion, a farmer, died Sunday at his home in South Lyme. He was 49 years of age. Mrs. Cham- pion, a son and a daughter survive. Mrs. Edward J. Fuller. Mrs. Nettie M. Fuller, wife of Ed- ward J. Fuller, of Thorndike, died Sun- day in Springfleld hospital after a long illness. Besides her husband, she leaves one son, Philip E. Fuller, of Boston: two eisters, Mrs. Everett Kendall of Willimantic, Conn., and Mrs. Henry Fuller of Ludlow, and a brother, F. K. Rood, of Springfield. The funeral will be held in Thorndike. Discussed Barbers’ ‘Examinations At the monthly meeting of the state barbers’ commission, Monday, in the | capitol, busimess in relation to the holding of examinations of candidates for barbers’ certificates was transact- ed. The three members of the com- mission discussed in an informal way the operation of the law in the state. Facts which they have collected show about 2,300 in Connecticut. There are in the neighborhood of 200 new licenses each year. The records of the commisston show that during the fourteen years of the existence of the commission over 5,000 licenses have been issued. Bach license is for one year and if the holder wishes to con- tinwe at the trade he must renew it. The license retains the old number. STEVENSON’'S SPIRIT OF ROMANCE AND COURAGE Was His Big Gift to the World, Dr. Sykes Tells Audience at Slater Hall. There was a good attendance at Slater Hall on Monday evening at the illustrated lecture on Robert Louis Stevenson given by Dr. Frederick H. Sykes of New London, president of Connecticut College for Women. The lecture was under the auspices of the Norwich College club. Principal H. A. Tirrell introduced the speaker, who gave an excellent ad- dress upon Stevenson’s life and works, followed by pictures illustrating these. Fortunate in Birthplace. Stevenson had the good fortune to be born in Scotland, said Dr. Sykes. Every child’s birthplace is a fairyland, and his was Edinburgh, where he was born in 1850. His grandfather's manse at Colinton, three miles away, and his father’s summer home at Swanston ave him advantage of the ideal union of city and country. Not far away w: the seaport of Leith with its many ships. His father was a builder of lighthouses and came of an engineer- ing family. His son inherited his gift in conversation and his touch of Cal- vinism. From his mother Stevenson got his gayety of heart. Romance began for him in the nursery, where his nurse gave full play to his imag- ination. He has given a picture of this life in the Child’s Garden of Verses, which others have lived as well, but left for him to paint. Spirit of Romance. The spirit of romance shows most in the poem of The Lamplighter. This world for him did not die out, but rather increased as he grew older. Places seemed to be calling out to him to tell their story—like Hawes Inn. The imate of Edinburgh, however, was very bad for him, and because of ill- heglth the university did not do much for him. He had a talent for friend- ship. Though an_idler in_ college, in engineering and in law, he was no idler in his pursuit of language and of nature. Like Rip Van Winkle, he could work hard for something there was no money in. He had an ideal of lorging for the thrill of things and for expression and was always busy at this private end. In this way he learned to write. Perfect Command of Language. He gained a perfect command of lan- guage which could put thrills into a prosy landscape, catch the rythm of action, or give fiavor and aroma to his words, His style is graceful, strenu- ous, supple, alert, musical. He has his own philosophy of life which he preaches in his books. He believed in 1ife and his doctrine is_one of happi- ness, of gentleness and cheerfulness. Someone defined him as a_combination of Puck, Ariel and the Shorter Cate- chism. His love for thrills in his nov- els brought back romance into English fictlon. Treasure Island is the most perfect example. Romance consists in thrilling ccenes and in elementary con- ditions.. Even the advanced present is founded on these deep seated passions of cur ancestors. Every boy lives over the life of the race, and Treasure Isl- and, like Robinson Crusoe, is a boy's book—but not without interest to grownup boys. In Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde, a psy- chological problem which George Eliot might well have worked up, is treated instead from the romantic viewpoint, which gives only the external side, and necessitates two characters. His work shows great structural skill. Just Enough History to Give Color. He is not an historical writer. He gives enough history to give color and setting only. He is not a great novel- ist, but he is skilful and artistic and has a mastery of incident. Not a great character painter, like Dickens, he can at times make the character determine the plot as in the Master of Ballan- trce. In this he has given perhaps the best portrait of a highlander to be found in fiction. As for women in his stories, though absent in Treasure Island and treated as superfluous girls in a boy’'s game in earlier novels, he grows later as shown in Katrina and the poem to his wife. But for him Barrie_would never have given wus SOFT, FLUFFY HARR IS FIRST AID TO BEAUTY Who does not love a head of pretty hair? Some women think it is a gift of nature and envy their more fortun- ate sisters. If your hair is not fiuif: soft and lustrous, is falling ou streaked, faded, brittle, or full of dan- druff, and if the scalp itches, do not think it must always be that way, for pretty hair is only a matter of care and proper nourishment of the hair roots. Hair is something like a plant —if neglected it soon withers and dies, while with a little attention it keeps fresh and beautiful. Parisian Sage is a scientific prepara- tion that supplies just the elements neaded to invigorate the hair roots and stiroulate the hair to grow long, thick, fluffy, soft and lustrous. It removes dandruff with one application and- quickly stops itching head and falling hair. It is the idesl hair tonic and scalp treatment for men, women and children — contains nothing injurious and is delicately perfumed. Lee & Osgood, or any dr-~ or toilet counter, can supply you with Parisian Sage—it is inexpensive. You cannot be disappointed with this delightful and helpful hair tonic, for it surely will give the hair the beauty aad charm of youth. CUMMINGS & RING Funeral Directors and Embalmers 337 MAIN STREET Opposite Poat Offica 'Phone 321-2 Lady Assistant other New London work were used to pay dividends and that for this purpose also went a fund intended o rock bal- last a portion of the Shore Line di- vision. This is one of the things that Chairman Elliott has had to contend with since he took up the reins and toward which he is making good progress these days, PAST HIGH PRIESTS’ NIGHT. Notable Occasion for Franklin Chap- ter, No. 4, R. A. M. The first past high priests’ night ever held by Franklin chapter, No. 4, . A. M., was conducted on Monday night at the Masonic temple at a spe- cial convocation which was largely at- tended. The evening began at 6.30, with the following menu served for the 133 who were seated in the banquet hall. Blue Points Chickeg Pie Mashed Potatoes Mashed Turnips Celery Olives Country Pickles Cold Sliced Ox Tongue Tea Rolls Creamery Butter Coffee with Fresh Cream Neapolitan Ice Cream Cigars This was followed by the conferring of the roval arch degree upon a class of candidates with the following high priests acting as officers: B., James C. Macphersan, high priest, 1908; E.. Charl : man, king, 1893-¢ M., E. Gilbert L. Hewitt, scribe, 1880-81: E., Albert S. Comstock, treasurer, 1890; E. Walter M. Buckingham, secretary, 1911; E., E. Allen Bidwell, captain of the host, 1904; E. James C. Fitzpatrick, prin- cipal sojourner, 1898-9%; E., Emil A. Stevens, royal arch captain, 1909: E. Andrew B. Kingsbury, master third vail, 1903; E. Andrew H. Breed, mas- ter second vail, 1908; E., N. Douglas Sevin, master first vail, 1884 (appoint- excellent B. Chap- Peter Pan. He has set many others going. His masterpiece was not achieved. His death in 1894 left it un- finished. His big gift to the world re- mains his spirit of romance and cour- age. Fine Pictures Shown. Fine pictures were shown of Edin- burgh and the surrounding country and of Scottish scenery from two of his books going across Scotland from Mull and Iona Islands on the west coast, through the Rob Roy country and that of the Lady of the Lake to Douglas Castle on the east shore. Others showed where he wrote Treas- ure Island, where he lived at Saranac and in California, and then his home ed to first vall fifty yvears ago); E. Elmer D. Kinsman, chaplain, 1907; E., Howard L. Stanton, sentinel, 1880. They were assisted by E., Arthur H. Brewer, 1876- E.. George E. Par- sons, 1895-96; E. Justin Holden, 1900: E., Daniel F. Neil, 1901; E., Louis H. Geer. 1912, Attention was called to the fact that A. H. Brewer’s great grandfather, Rev, . John Tyler, was the first elected high priest of Franklin chapter and that the present high priest, ., Arthur G. Crowell, is the 51st high priest of the chapter. Of the 25 living past high priests of the chapter, 20 were present Mon- day evening. three are out of town and two were unavoidably absent. at Samoa, where he died. Allen Latham assisted with the lan- tern and young ladies of the Academy acted as ushers. p The proceeds of the lecture are to go towards the $3,000 scholarship fund which the Norwich <College club is raising. REVISED PLAN FOR THAMES RIVER BRIDGE. Chairman Elliott Says This is on the Way. For many weeks work in connection with the New Haven road's new bridge over the Thames at New London has ‘been going forward in earnest. In the course of a few months the final plans for the new bridge will be ready and work probably will be pushed right along. Just at present the New Haven is working to complete its new line across Winthrop cove and over the Central Vermont tracks to the riverbank,where it will connect temporarily with the PDresent bridge over the river. In re- gard to the whole job Chairman Elliott states: “Careful investigation and study is being made of the Thames river bridge situation. and it is thought that a final revised plan for the construction of a new bridge will be arrived at during the next few months. Until the re- vised plans are completed a definite statement cannot be made about any work on the piers or the bridge. “So far no work has been done ex- cept that of investigation. The con- struction of a new line from New Lon- dor: across Winthrop cove and over the Central Vermont tracks to a connec- tion with the present bridge is now going on. This work is about 70 per cent, complete, and the new line should be put intc service during the coming summer. This is so construct- ed that it will be a part of the new bridge when that is built. Much of the concrete work is finished, and consid- erable of the steel work is_ already erected over the Central Vermont tracks.” The Winthrop cove and Thames river prublems have worried the New Haven officials for a long time. They were able to solve the Thames river propo- sition .by tieing together the two eec- tions of the old bridge and allowing ;:‘nly one train on the structure at a ime. ‘The Winthrop cove trestle has been in a more serious condition and imme- diate renewal was necessary. So the road started its construction and is rushing it. Other improvements in New London may be postponed when the new Winthrop cove line is com- pleted. It has been generally understood that the New Haven purchased the material for the Thames river bridge under Mr. Mcllen’s administration and has kept it in storage east of New Kaven ever since. It is also understood that funds for the construction of the bridge and Among. the out-of-town visitors were Ex., E L. Darbie of Danlelson, M. E, George A. Kies of Hartford, past high priest, and M. E., George R. Morris' of New .London, past grand high priest. A large delegation from Danielson was also present, WEDDING. Perron-0'Coin. The marriage of Louis Perron of No. 36 Town street, Norwich Town, and Mrs. Hattie O’Coin, a widow, also ot Norwich Town, took place here on Sat- urday, February 13th ,the ceremony being performed by Rev. F. P. Werth, pastor of the German Lutheran church. Both Mr. and Mrs. Perron are natives of Canada. Sodality vs. St. John's. ‘When the members of St. Joseph's Sodality go to New London tonight to play the members of St. John's asso- ciation in the first of a series of social evenings they expect to have over 50 men who will take the special car at 7.15 and return by the special that will leave New London at midnight. Six Sodality members will meet six St. John's men in pool, and there will also be games In pitch and forty-five. Joseph Sheridan is to give an exhibi- tion of pool during the evening and the Sodality men have a lot of songs that they have arranged to enliven the time. e W. R. Burrows, of Belle Plains Kan.,, owns a pitchfork made on the day of George Washington's election to the presidency. THE NEW TREATMENT FOR SOUR STOMACH Cuts out soda mints and chalk so extensively used in the old-time “dyspepsia tablets.” They are too harsh for even strong stomachs, and often do harm if continuously taken. Dys-pep-lets " are made by experts who understand these things and have combined the best stomach remedles known to physicians—pep- , sin, bismuth, mint, rhubarb and other carminatives and correctives—into delicious tablets that not only look good but taste good and do good. They quickly relieve sour stomach, nausea, indigestion, heartburn. 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