Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 21, 1915, Page 5

NORWICH BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1915 QUALITY MEAT CHEAP Leg Roast Veal . ....5= 25¢ Loin Veal Chop ....+« 24¢c Loin Veal Roast ...... 22c Broilers $1.00 Capons 38c Roasters .. 30c Fowl .. 25¢ 4X Roast Beef ......v. 24c 4X Porter House Steak .. 35¢ 4X Sirloin Steak ...... 30c 4X Shoulder Roast ... 14c 4X Shoulder Steak ..... 16¢c 4X Shoulder Potting .. STRAWBERRIES ASPARAGUS . NEW POTATOES . DANDELIONS ....ccceeenarvnn MUSHROOMS ROMAIN . BPINACH . PIE PLANT BER. ONIONS . NEW BEETS . NEW CARROTTS . EGG PLANT SWEET POTATOES ... RARE RIPES ..... ... CAULIFLOWER CELERY MINT . TOMATOES NEW TURNIPS SOMERS Everything as advertised VIOLIN TEACHER ANl String Instruments repaired Violine sold on easy terms For appointments address E. E. BULLARD, Bliss Place, Nor- wich, Conn. GEO. A. DAVIS Eastman’s Kodaks AND ALL Photographic Supplies There is nothing that gives as much pleasure on your little trips about the country or around home as a Kodak.. The No. 0 Brownie is a splendid little instrument and costs but $1.25. No. 2 Brownie for $2.00 No. 2A Brownie for $3.00. Vest Pocket Cameras and all the Folding Pocket Kodaks Films, Paper, Post Cards, Film Packs for the Premo Cameras, Chemicals for de- veloping and all supplies for Amateur Photography. Get your Cameras and Supplies here. Developing and Printing done here to your entire sat- safacti GEO. A. DAVIS, 25 Broadway They've Gone To Seed Most of the ‘beautiful blossoms of jast summer faded away, leaving only the seed to recreate them for the de- light and service of mankind. Our peedmen were busy last fall ¥ and collecting this seed. the past winter they were oc. cupled in sorting, cleaning, packing and Jabeling each and every variety. Now it is your pleasure and profit to take an assortment from our counter plant them ?‘ in the rich soil of Old jorwich. The EATON.CHASE Company 129 Main St., Norwich, Ct. SHERWIN-WILLIAMS PAINTS, The Bulletin. Vel edrel i e Norwich, Wednesday, April 21, 1916. VARIOUS MATTERS Spectal baked bean supper at Spirit- ual Academy tonight, 20 cents.—adv. The woods on elther side of the river are beautiful now, as the red buds of the maples appear, The Belelan relief fund now amounts to $1,021,568.42. Subscriptions received include from Pomfret Neighborhood, 314, The Stamford Advocate says: The boys at the Y, M. C. A. will go into eamp in July at the usual place Norwich, near J Tuesday In St. Patrick’s church, an anniversary high mass of requiem for Timothy Twomey was sung by Rev. Francis J. Kuster. New London papers mentfon that Commodore and Mrs. Morton F, Plant motored up from New York Monday and are at the Mohican for several days, That a jitney bus line will be start- ed at Niantic about the first of May is practically assured. It is said that a New London man will make the venture. Separation of town has not gcne In- to effect yet, and the place to license your dogs, is the Town Clerk’s office, City Hall. One dollar extra after May 1st—adv. Several from here will attend the fellowship meeting of the Congrega- tional churches of southeastern Con- necticut at North Stonington today (Wednesday). At Tuesday’s meeting of the Benevo- lent union of ‘the Central Baptist church Mrs. Willlam W, Beckwith pre- sided i nthe absence of the president, Mrs. Frank A. Mitchell. It was on April 20th, in 1775, that General Putnam, who was later killed at Bunker Hill, joined the patriots at Concord, having ridden 100 miles from <Connecticut in 18 hours, Much benevolent work has been done quietly this winter by the various cir- cles of the King's Daughters. Poor families have been supplied with food, c:tothing and fuel, rent has been paid, etc. During the winter a Norwich florist has been caring for the decorative evergreens from David Hale Fanning park, Jewett City. They are in good condition and wiil soon be taken up to the park. Capt. Philip H. Worcester, now_sta- tioned at Fort H. G. Wright, N. Y. has been ordered to proceed to Wes Point, where he will report to the su- .perintendent at the United States Military academy. A Saybrook correspondent writes: Mr. and Mrs. William F. Converse of Norwich and New York city are send- ing their goods here daily and are expected to occupy their cottage in Maple avenue this week. The Episcopal Sunday school com- mission and the Hartford Sunday school union have arranged for a con- vention ahd conference to be held in Christ church, Hartford, Tuesday, May 1ith, all day and evening. The country in the nelghborhood of Flanders, seriously damaged in the heavy forest fire of Sunday, has al- ways been known as a good hunting country, but it is feared the fire will have the result of driving most of the game out of there, ‘Women's club members have been notified that the annual convention of the Connecticut Federation of Women'’s Clubs is to be held at Enfield from noon of May 20 to noon of May 22. Delegates will be entertained by mem- bers of thé Enfleld clubs. A gift of 700 volumes from the pri- vate library of the late Chief Justice Henry R. Brown has been received at Ellington by_the Hall Memorial li- brary. Mr. Brown was a student at the famous Hall School for Boys con- ducted by the late Edward Hall in Ellington. The papers notice that Tuesday was the anniversary of the death in 1835 of Samuel Slater, father of the Amer- ican cotton .manufacturing industry. The first cotton mill. was built by him at Pawtucket, R. L. He was the grand- father of the late John F. Slater. of Norwich. On the New Haven railroad, P. Wil- cox of Old Lyme and Robert Morgan of Westbrook, tower operators, who ‘were left when the railroad closed the towers in these respective towns, have joined the signal construction gang until a vacancy occurs along the line that they can fill Three of the senlor class will re- main at Wesleyan, one as assistant in the department of psychology, another as Squire Fellow in Greek, and the third as Rich Fellow in economics. H. A. Richmond, '15, of Norwich, has re- ceived the first appointment. The two o!h;r appointments have not yet been made. METHODIST CONFERNCE ' HERE NEXT YEAR. Annual Meeting to Be Held With Trinity Church Entertaining. Rev. F. W. Coleman, pastor of Trin- ity Methodist Bpiscopal church, who was continued in that charge for an- other year by the New England South- ern conference which met at Brockton, returned on Tuesday from the confer- ence. He was_very much pleased to_say that the officia] board had extended the conference an_invitation to meet next year in Norwich and that the confer- ence would come here with Trinity church as the entertaining church. It will be the first time In over 30 years that the conference has met here. It will mean the coming of about 200 ministers from the churches in a part of Massachusetts, all of Rhode Island and all of Connecticut east of the Con- necticut river, besides all the visiting bishops and other leaders in the church. Winners in Tango Contest. In a_tango contest conducted by James F. Drew at T. A. B. hall on Tuesday evening, in which the $10 prize was awarded for the most grace- ful dancing couple in the fox trot, hesi- tation waltz and -one-step, the judge, Raymond B. Sherman, awarded the prize to George Garvey and Miss Nel- lie Shea. Those competing against them were Lewis Hull and Miss Irene Byerett, Joseph Burke and Miss Annle oy. Each couple danced ‘all of the num- bers and when the three dances had been finished the judge awarded the prize and the dancers were applauded by the good sized crowd of onlookers, Who participated in the general danc. ing during the evening’s programme. F. L. Gallup Improving. The latest reports about Frederick L. Gallup, who was injured on April 8th, dre that he is steadily gaining and that most of the conditions are favor- able for his recovery, although he Is still seriously ill and not entirely out of danger, ; PERSONALS Alexander Sharpe has been in New York on a business trip. Dr. Alfred J. Richards attended the state dental association meeting in Hartford on Tuesday. Dr. Vernon Hiscox is in Hartford for the annual meeting of the Connecti- cut State Dental soclety. Mrs. Charles Hagberg of Norwich has been in Old Mystic, the guest of her sister, Mrs, Calvin H. Hoxle. Earl Mathewson of Norwich spent Sunday at the home of his mother, Mrs, Ellen M. Mathewson, in Durham. Ivan Coulter of Norwich has been spending a short time with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Coulter of Nian- tie, Bli Adams of Pawtucket, R. I, spent Sunday with his brother George and nephews, G. H. and L, B. Adams, of Central Village. Mrs. Benjamin E. Welles and son Thomas Phillp Welles, of Old Mystic, Were guests last week of Mr, and Mrs. Antone Leemis of Norwich. Mrs. A. A. Guile has returned to her home in Norwich after spending a week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Goodale, in Newington. Mrs. Maud Gallup and daughters, Henrietta and Maria, of Norwich, were the guests Monday of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Gallup of the Mohican ho- tel, New London. Newport, R. 1, news to a New York paper states that Dr. Harry J. Knapp has returned from France. Dr. Knapp, who is a successful physician in New port society, is a Norwich boy. Mr, and Mrs. Arthur E. Robinson, formérly of Philadelphia, leave today for a trip to the Pacific coast, leaving New York by steamer for New Or- leans, thence by rail to San Francisco, returning by way of Seattle, Yellow stone Park, Salt Lake City and Chi- cago. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson expect to be gone about two months. NORWIGH BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, INC. Has 40 Subscribers Alreadv—First Se- ries of Certificates to Start in July. An enthustastic meeting of the Nor- wich Building and Loan association, Inc, was held,on Tuesday evening in the rooms of the Chamber of Com- merce in the transportation building, at which the election of officers previous- ly made was approved, and the follow- ing are thus confirmed as officers of the new organization: Frank H. Smith, president; William H. Cruickshank, vice president; H. R. Branche, treas- urer; A. Ernest Cherry, secretary; Charles I. Smith, assistant secretar E. C. Jewett, second vice president; board of managers, C. S. Holbrook, W. F. Lester, D. T. Shea, T. C. Murphy, Gilbert L. Hewitt, Robert McNeely, Otto E. Wulf, C. W. Pearson, John E. Vaughn, with' officers as members ex- officio. H. R. Branche made the report showing that the organization was now regularly incorporated. The by-laws were adopted following the model of those in New London, with modifications to suit local condi- tions. It was voted to_start the first issue of certificates in July, 1915, with pay ments upon the shares due on the third Tuesday in June at the regular meet- ing of the association at that time. There are about 40 subscribers al- ready to the first series, of whom a number paid their entrance fee of 50 cents per share on Tuesday night. H. R Branche, W. F. Lester and Mayor T. C. Murphy were appointed a committee to recommend the bank to Do used for deposit. of the funds, and the bonds of the treasurer were fixed at $3,000 and of the secretary at $1,000, to be increased as deemed advisable at any time by the board of directors. C. 8. Holbrook, D. T. Shea and A. Ernest Cherry wee made a committee to report with a recommendation for an attorney of the association. From now on a subscription paper is to be in circulation by the board of managers and members to receive fur- ther subscribers. It is the intention to cover all sections of the city. Several thousand copies of the constitution and by-laws are to be ready for distribu- tion, and it is also the intention to have descriptive literature for distri- bution. Already there have been nu- merous inquiries for those who want to Jjoin and apply for loans. FUNERALS. Mrs. Albert W. Beebe. At 2 o'clock Tuesday afterncon the funeral of Isabelle Davidson, wife of Albert W. Beebe, was held from the home of Henry H. Coit, No. 40 Hedge avenue, the large attendance including relatives from Providence, East Green- wich and other places. The service was conducted by Rev. Albert P. Blinn. Home of the Soul and Face to Face were rendered by Mrs. Eugene Boy- ens. The bearers were friends, and burial took place in the Beebe plot in Yantic cemetery. A committal service was read at the grave by Rev. Mr. Blinn. Included in the many handsome floral forms were a wreath of white roses from Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Lincoln, wreath formed of lilies from the Help- ing Hands, and another from _the Woman's Relief corps, pinks from neighbors, spray of _pinks from a cousin, Miss Myra Vose, of East Greenwich, R. L, wreath of galax leaves and roses from Mrs. H. S, Case and Mrs. Blackburn, flowers from hus- band, spray of red end white flowers from' the Pythian Sisters, wreath of pink and white flowers from Mr. and Mrs. Baird, Mrs. Cleworth, Mr. Moul- ton and Miss Squire. Undertaker C. A. Gager, Jr, had charge of the funeral arrangements. WEDDING. Dennis—Barry. In St Patrick’s church Tuesday morning at § o'clock James Dennis and Miss Mary Barry were united in mar- riage by Rev. J, H. Broderick, rector of the ‘church. ~The bridesmaid was Miss Elizabeth Barry, a sister of the ‘bride, and the best man was Daniel McCarthy, 2 personal friend of the groom. The bride was charmingly gowned in white crepe meteor with lace trimmings, wore a white hat trim- ed with white ostrich plumes and car- ried a prayer book. The bridesmaid was gowned in blue and wore a black hat. Prof. F. L. Farrell presided at the organ, and during_the offertory Mrs. Farrell rendered Rosewig’s Ave Maria. i A wedding breakfast was served at the Wauregan and a short reception followed at the home of the bride’s aunt, Mrs. Charles Sullivan, of No. 89 Chestnut street. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis left by train for a wedding tour and on their return they will reside at No. 157 Hickory street. Many guests were present and the bride received numer- ous handsome and useful wedding gifts. Mr. Dennis is the son of James and Anna Driscoll Dennis and is employed in the plant of the United States Fin- ishing company as a fireman. The bride 1s the daughter of Thomas and Katherine Barnett Barry and has re- sided at No. 157 Washington street. Optimistic Thought. Better poor with honor than mich Wwith shame, | FIRE PROTECTION FOR THE HILLS Discussed at Board 6f. Trade District. Fire protection for property on the hills of Norwich was one of the im- portant topics discussed Tuesday night at the April meeting of the Norwich Board of Trade, held in the rooms in the Thayer building. President Frank J. King called the meeting to order at § o'clock, and after the acceptance of Secretary Henry W. Tibbits' minutes of the last meeting the following names were presented and voted into membership: Edwin Hill, J. W. Mallett, Fred R. Smith Rev. R. R. Graham, White Star Cloth- ing Co, Martin E. Jensen, S. E. Machette, Frank W. Guild, Fred E. Rogers, N. Eugene Smith and W. C. Perrigo. Cleanup Week Coming. Report from the City Beautiful com- mittee chairman, Walter F. Lester, was made by Secretary Tibbits, who said that a cleanup week was in prospect for the week ending with Decoration day and_that the treasury now had about $150 balance on hand. President King spoke with satisfac- tion of the get-together spirit which had been shown in the opposition to the division of the town of Norwich and the gratifying result in defeating the measure. Mr. King also spoke of some news- paper comment upon the Groton - to Norwich road and the entrance to the city through Thames street which ad- vocated an Improvement of both of these approaches to Norwich. He sald he hoped that some day there would be some state aid given on this Groton to Norwich road. A vote of thanks to the New Lon- don Telegraph for editorial articles upon both these subjects was passed. Want Fare Limit to Hallville. Mr. King brought up the matter of extending the five cent fare limit on the Norwich and Westerly road as far as Hallville. The limit is now the hospital station. The matter was left with the transportation committee. Unsatisfactory Railroad Connections. There has been complaint about un- satlsfactory railroad connections, Mr. King said, affecting early moraing trains from here both on the Central Vermont road and the New Haven road, as it was impossible to get any farther than Saybrook on the 7 o'clock New Haven train and it was also im- possible to get to Hartford in suitable time by an early Central Vermont train through Willimantic. The return train from Hartford in the late afternoon also made no suitable connections through Willimantic. These matters were turned over to the transportation committee. Secretary Tibbits called attention to a fine large mahogany desk which had been placed in the rooms for the use of the board by one of its charter members, Charles T. Bard. The desk was once used in the Thames National bank by the late E. N. Gibbs and was given to Mr. Bard by Mr. Gibbs. A vote of thanks to Mr. Bard for the use of the desk was passed. Death of George F. Hughe: Mr. King announced the death Tues- day morning at 4 o'clock of George F. Hughes of Waterbury, senior .member of the Reid & Hughes company, who had always been a member of the Nor- wich Board of Trade. 3 William H. Allen and Frederick W. Cary were named a committee to draft suitable resolutions: Sunnyside Sewer Needed. Mr. Cary spoke of the unsatisfactory sewer conditions in the _Sunnyside neighborhood on Laurel Hill, where sewage is discharged into . an open brook. He believed that a sewer ought to be built in the highway there and moved to have this matter referred to the proper committee. This was voted. Mr. Cary referred to a bad washout through surface water which ran un- der the railroad tracks recently and was fortunately discovered just in time to prevent a bad wreck of a passenger traine The matter was referred to the pub- lic improvements committee with the purpose that they shall take some ac- tion before the time for making up the city estimates in May. The committee consists of James L. Case, chairman, James B. Shannon, Frank A. Bill, H. G. Peck, L. M.*Crandall and A. N. H. Vaughn. . Fire Protection on Hills. J. D. Haviland made report for the committee appointed at the last meet- ing to consider the fire protection for property on the hills of Norwich. Mr. Haviland stated that at the present time we had had examples of losses of residences on the hills because of lack of water pressure. There is no critic- ism of either the fire department or the water department in this, for both are giving these places all the protection citizens have voted and empowered them to give. Fire Chief Stanton. Fire Chief Howard L. Stanton was called upon and responded by saying that the conditions on the hills was the same as had been for 40 years. Our gravity system gives us pressure enough in the business sections, but on the hill in the vicinity of Mr. Havil- and’s house there is only a 20 pound pressure. In a recent experiment with 2 motor pump this pressure was raised to 140 pounds and 80 pounds at the nozzle. The motor pumper would be the cheapest thing for any city to have and would not only &olve the hill prob- lem but help very greatly in all situa- tions. It would be the most advisable thing for Norwich to start on the complete motorizing of its fire depart- ment. Chief Stanton pointed out that half the cost of maintenance of the fire de- partment was in the maintenance of the 13 horses and the horse drawn ve- hicles, vet, the annual maintenance cost for the autochemical is about $200 which would not take care of one horse. Yet the autochemical has prac- tically put oGt 90 per cent, of all the fires before the rest of the appar- atus could get there. It would be fool- ishpess to pay more money for horse drawn apparatus, but the best thing for Norwich would be tb start motor- izing i*s department by buying the pumping engine and “follow this up with more autochemicals. The auto pumping engine would not only solve the hill problem but take care of many other situations besides. To a question from President King, Chief Stanton said that such & pump- ing engine would cost from $7.000 to $10,000. Commended the Suggestiors. There. was applause for the words of Chief Stanton and President King | commended what he had said as abso- lutely true, On motion of J. D. Haviland a com- mittee of three, including _President King was named to bring this matter before those having ‘the city appro- priations in_charge. President King named Mr. Haviland and Frederick W. Cary as his asso- ciates on the committee. Mr. Haviland advised that the Board of Trade mem- Meeting—Auto Pumping En- gine Would Solve the City’s Problem—Poor Train Con- nections to be Investigated—Sewer Needed in Sunnyside bers attend the city meeting to sup- port this matter when it was taken up. Mr. Cary asked if something could not be done towards arranging to help out the state hospital in its water sup- ply as we have plenty of water now He said he had seen that the hospital had been granted an appropriation to increase its water supply and he thought the city might sell the hospi- tal water. It was suggested that further light on this subject, might be secured at a subsequent meeting when the water department superintendent, John J. Corkery, were present. Resolutions Presented. Resolutions upon the death of Mr. Hughes were presented by Willlam H. Allen and were accepted by the board They expressed_ the deep regret felt in the death of Mr. Hughes, a member of the board of trade since its in- corporation and resident for many vears in Norwich where his business life was begun. The meeting o'clock. adjourned at 9.05 COUNTY AGENT ACCEPTS BROCKTON BANK POSITION. Murray D. Lincoln Resigns From Of- fice in New London County Im- provement League. After a year's service as county agent for the New London County Im- provement League, Murray D. Lincoln has resigned to accept a more lucra- tive position in the agricultural de- partment in a Brockton bank. The di- rectors of the New London County Im- prgvement League will meet on Sat- urday afternoon at 2 o'clock to dis- cuss the matter of securing a succes- sor. There are several candidates for the rosition, On April 11, 1914, Mr. Lincoln came to Norwich having been engaged by the league for one year: at a salary of $1200. Mr._Lincoln is the son of Mr. and Mrsq Minor D. Lincoln, is 23 years of age ana was born in Raynham, Mass. His grammar school education was se- MURRAY D, NCOLN cured at Raynham and he then attend- ed Olivei Ames High school at North Easton, Mass., graduating from Am- herst college June of last year. Mr. Lincoln has had farming experience as he was brought up on a farm and he also took the agricultural course while in college, thus receiving a good insight into the problems of the farm- er from both practical and theorectical points. Mr. Lincoln came to this city some weeks before he graduated from col- lege in Massachusetts and he return- ed to take his examinations and secure his college diploma. His first work here with the Improvement League was to accept the offer of -Irving E. Crouch of Groton to use his orchards for instructions in prunning anw spray- ing. He later held hay demonstrations and also took up dairy, orchard work, and rotation of crops with the farm- ers in the country, finding his time in great demand. Although he came to Norwich rather late in the spring to undertake any great work the first year, vet he ac- cemplished wonders and he had plan- ned for & busy year during 1915. The ofter of the Brockton bank _carries with it a salary of- $2500, double the salary paid him the past year, and as his work in Brockton will be confined to a narrower field he will have a more advantageous range in which to make a showing. He will ‘have charge of the loans made by the bank to farmers and will also be in charge of other work that will bring him into close touch with the farmer. Mr. Lincoln gave word on January 22 that he would vacate his position this spring. During his residence here he has made his home with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer C, Jewett of Maple Grove avenue. He proved just the man the farmers in this county had been look- ing for and there was no end of the benefits of his instruction and assist- ance. He gave the boys and girls an cpportunity to improve themselves and more than one now has a good sized sum credited to his or her name in local savings banks, which reflects directly the efforts of Mr. Lincoln. His work with the farms, in vegetable gardens, grass plots, orchards, dairy and other lines has proved most prof- itable. Last summer Mr. Lincoln put in much.of his time in a successful effort to exterminate the army worm which invaded the farms in this coun- .ty by the thousands. Mr. Lincoln was Xer readly to respond to the call of assistance from the farmer and his in- structions were closely followed. Mr. Lincoln is a man of excellent character and it is owing to his industry, zez) and fidelity that he has secured his well deserved promotion. The best wishes of the farmers and others with whdm he has become acquainted dur- ing his short stay here go with him to his new field. e Has Real Estate in Willimantio. At Meriden an application was filed Monday afternoon by George S. Clark of Mansfield Center asking that admin- istration be granted on the estate of his father, the late George M. Clark. “The application represents that the es- tate consists of real estate situated in ‘Willimantic, valued at about $4,000, and personal property estimated not to ex- ceed $20,000. Invited by Holyoke T. A. B. St. Mary’s T. A, B. soclety held théir semi-monthly meeting in their rooms Tuesday evening. The invitation from St. Jerome's T. A. B, of Holyoke to at- tend their field day was read. Three new members were initiated. The so- ciety is making preparations to pi first class ball team in the fleld. REPORTS AND ELECTION BY CITY UNION, K. D. Mrs, C. L. Swan Chosen Again For President—Circles Had Busy Year. The annual meeting of the City Union of Kings' Daughters and Sons was held in the Sunday school room of Trinity Episcopal church Tuesday evening at 7.45 o'clock when reports of the various circles were heard, officers elected for the coming year an dother important business matters decided. Archdeacon J. Eldred Brown, the rector of Trinity church, conducted the devotional services after which he heartily welcomed those present. Mrs_Calvin L. Swan, leader of the City Union took charge of the meet- ing which opened with the reading of the minutes of the last meeting by the secretary, Mrs. Arthur Blackledge, Her report was accepted. The roll call folowed the secretary’s report, and the representatives of the various circles answered in unison, quoting scriptural passages. Miss Hattie Carter. the treasurer, read her report which showed receipts during the year of $81.43 and expenses of $41, leaving a balance of $41.83. Mrs, Walter M. Buckingham then favored with an excellently rendered vocal se- lection, accompanied by Miss Dorothy McClenathan. The next business was the hearing of the reports of the various circles Those who presented reports were as follows: Mrs. W. H. Dawley _for Charitable Circles; Miss Lucy Geer for Class Circles; Miss Laura Utley for Comfort Circle; Mrs. Arthur Black- ledge for Euphemian Circle and the City Unfon; Mrs, Bessle Beckley for Everready Circle; Miss Amy Burling- game for Grace Circle; Mrs. L. O. Pot- ter for Home Chapter. All the re- ports showed much activity during the past year an dthere is a bright outlook for the coming year. Home Chapter is among the more ctive departments as that chapter has over 100 members, 85 of whom are active and there is over $1200 in the treasury. Among the more important business matters brought up for discussion was that of dropping two of the four meet- ings held during the yvear. Meetings have been held heretofore quarterly, but as many of the members are away during June and as the weather is often unfavorable in January, the meetings held during these months haVe not been as largely attended as they might have been. The general sentiment is favorable to the dropping of the June and January _meetings, leavong but two meetings during the vear, one being the October meeting and the other the annual meeting held in the spring. The matter will come up for final decision at the next meet- ing which will be held In October ,it being decided to postpone the June meeting until that time. Another mat- ter acted upon was the Sunday after- noon meetings. at the Backus hospi- tal. It was decided to omit the meet- ings heretofore held during July and Auzust and Miss Geer was appointed a committee to arrange for the holding of meetings during the remaining ten months of the year. Mrs, H. F. Palmer, chairman of the nominating committee, then read the committee’s report and it was ac- cepted. The officers were elected by acclamation as follows: TLeader, Mrs. Calvin L. Swan; leader Mrs. Anbrey W. Jarvis; rec- ording secretary, Mrs. = Arthur R Blackledge; corresponding _secretary, Miss Mary E. Wattles; treasurer, Miss Hattie Carter. Mrs. Utley reported for the resolu- tion committee and the meeting closeg wit hthe singing of Blest Be the Tie That Binds vice OBITUARY. George F. Hughes. At 4 o’clock Tuesday morning George F. Hughes of the Reid & Hughes company, died in Waterbury, after a sudden_seizure with angina pectoris Mr. Hughes had been in poor health for three weeks, but was able to at- te-1 to his regular business duties, remaining at the store at Waterbury up to 5 o'clock Monday afternoon, In the evening he complained of fllness and his physician was called to his apartments in the Hotel Elton. He rapidly grew worse and death came Tuesday morning. On May 10, 1847, George Francis Hughes was born in England (county Lancashire) and when 20 years old came to this country, locating in Bos- ton. From that city he went to Wor- cester and thence came to Norwich and established a partnership with the late Adam Reid in August, 1879, under the name of the Reld & Hughes com- pany. They purchased the drygoods store of James Simpson & Company and built up a large and profitable business. The Boston store, as their business was named, has long been known as one of the largest drysoods houses in eastern Connecticut. For 11 years Mr. Hughes resided in this city, occupying the Austin place on Wash- ington street a part of this time, A branch store was established in Waterbury in_ March, 1890, and Mr. Hughes went there to take active man- agement of the new store. The firm became incorporated in 1894 and a year later opened a branch in Law- rence, Mass. Mr. Hughes was presi- dent of the Norwich and Waterbury companies. Mr. Hughes was prominent in Ma. sonry, being a_32d degree Mason and a member of Harmony lodge, ¥. and A. M, and Clark commandery, Knights Templar, of Waterbury, and a member of St. John's Episcopal church of that city. He belonged to the Waterbury club, the Norwich Golf club and the Eastern Point Golf club. His sum- mer home was at Eastern Point. Besides his widow, who was Miss Lucinda Rawson of Worcester, Mr. Hughes leaves a son, John Rawson Hughes, who has for several years Dbeen associated with his father in the business, a granddaughter, Mildred Hughes, a brother, Charles A, Hughes of Brooklyn, N. Y. and a sister, also residing in Brooklyn. Mr. Hughes has made his home at the Hotel Elton ever since it was built and it was in the same hotel that his partner, Adam Red of this city, died on_Feb, 15, 1908, from the effects of a fall Mr. Hughes was a man of strong character and was loyal in friendship. He was a frequent visitar to this city and was well known and highly re- spected here. The news of his death came as a shock to his many friends i this eit; Golden Wedding Anniversary. Instead of Tuesday, the 20th, Mr. and Mrs, Albert Church of Chaplin are to celebrate their golden wedding anni- versary on Wednesday, April 21st. Owing to the impaired health of Church, they will celebrate the event in a quiet and informal way. All the children and grandchildren will be with them on_ thelr anniver- sary day to make the occaslon an enjoyable one for them, and any of thei rneightors and friends who wish to call and extend congratulations to them the ywill be glad to see, Posted as Navy Straggler. William Patrick Grady, first class fireman on the U. S. S. New Jersey, 1s posted by the navy department as a straggler from his ship, from which he has been missing since April 11th. He enlisted at Boston and gave his residence as No. 201 Central avenue, Norwich, Conn. Light's Quick Travel. Light takes eight minutes and thir- teen seconds to travel from the sun to the earth. 3 CERTIFICATE BOOKS FOR FARE REBATES. Provided For Out of Town Purchasers —Aggregate Purchases In Norwich | Stores Will Figure In Allowance of | Fare Rebates i Like a year ago there is provided an issue of 12,000 Purchasers Certificate | Books which are distributed by tI stores enlisted in the Merchants” Week | plan and which are for the use of the out of town customers in having the amount of their shopping purchases entered as they may pass from store to store. The complete list of all the stores in the Merchants’ Week plan is siven in the book with a space opposite each where the amount of purchase may be entered. On the aggregate of pur chases the visitor to the city may se- cure a rebate of his railroad fare, either one or both ways, if the aggregate comes to the figure which entitles him to a rebate. What this purchase figure is for each place in the trading radius of Norwich has all been figured out, whether the travel is by steam road or by trolley and this information can all be found in the Purchasers Certifi- cate Book, which all out of town buy- ers will use from the time they make their first purchase. Forty-three towns are in the list of fare rebate points for travel by trolley and fifty-nine for travel by train. Per- sons coming by the railroad are re- quested to buy a return ticket which they will show as their voucher to en- title them to a Certificate Book a fare rebates. Those who travel by trolley will only be required to tell where they come from. Merchants’ Week Headquarters. Through the courtesy of the Wau- regan house, situated at the corner of Bfoadway and Main streets, the Mer- chants’ Week headquarters will be in the lobby of the hotel where persons will come when they are through shop- ping to present their Purchasers’ Cer- tificate Book and have it figured up to receive their fare rebate if the tot amount of purchases entered in the books shows that they are entitled to a rebate. Rebate Schedule. The following tables show _the amount required to be purchased in order to receive a fare rebate, one or both ways: By Electric Railway. Both Ways. One Way -$ 400§ 2.00 12.00 6.00 32.00 16.00 Beach 15.00 16.00 18.00 30.00 13.00 26.00 BaltIo otiesesss s Central Viilage .. Chester Crescent Danielson Dayville Deep River ... % East Lyme and Niantic. Essex . Franklin Greene .. Groton ... : Hallville & Poquetanuc Jewett City Laysville Lisbon Montville . Moosup ........ Mystic via Westerly Mystic via New London New London North Stonington . [T e ONECHT oosnssivsinn Packer via Plainfield Plainfleld Putnam - Preston Plains .. Saybrook Junction Scotland via Baltic South Canterbury Baltic .. South Lyme . South Windham ..., Stonington via Westerly Sterling ....... Summit ....... Taftville ... Versailles ..... Waterford . ‘Wauregan Westerly . ‘Willimantic Yantic 22,00 6.00 via By Steam Railroad Both Ways. One Way ---$29.20 s 19.20 33.60 40.40 25.20 21.60 25.20 2800 39.60 42,00 28.00 44.40 20.80 36.00 Andover Bolton .. : Central Village Colchester ....... Chester ......:... Chestnut Crescent Beach . Danielson Dayville Deep River Elliots ........ Bagleyille ........... East Haddam & Moodus East Lyme and Niantic Essex ... Franklin Greene Groton, E Gales Ferry Haddam Harrison Hop River . Jewett City Kitemaug ..... d Lyme and Blackhall .. Lebanon ... s Mansfleld .. - Massapeag . 5 10.80 12.60 14.00 19.80 21.00 14.00 2220 10.40 18.00 4.00 1380 6.20 3.80 23.80 6.00 12.80 180 4.00 14.40 6.00 15.00 3.00 16.00 9.60 4.00 9.60 11.60 11.60 6.80 Merrill . Millstone Montville Moosup SRR Mystic via Westerly ... Mystic via New London New London ..... North Windham . Oneco 23.20 23.20 13.60 . 25.20 24.40 Packer via Plainfleld. Plainfield - Pomfret . Putnam e Saybrook Junction . South Coventry .... South Lyme ..... Sound View ...... 18.00 19.20 37.60 32.80 31.60 26.00 24.80 26.00 CUMMINGS & RING Funeral Directors and Embalmers 337 MAIN STREET, Oppsvite Past Office "Phone 321-2 Lady Assistant MAY BASKETS MAY BASKETS from 5c up. LUNCH SETS, NAPKINS, CREPE PAPER, CANDLES, FAVORS GAMES, INVITATIONS and DECORATIONS for May Parties. MRS. EDWIN FAY Franklin Sauare. Our bid for your patronage, EXPERT EXAMINATION, Quality Eyeglasses perfectly fitted. in examining the eyes and making quality eyeglasses has won for us an enviable reputation. By consulting us you will be sure of getting correct glasses. J. F. MARCH, Optometrist, 10 Broadway, Norwich, Conn. Telephone 1312 Incidents in Society Louis R. Porteous has been in New York for several days. Miss Catherine Browning of New York spent the week end at her home on Greene avenue. Mrs. Laura M. Allis of Randolph, Vt., is visiting her son.and daughter- in-law, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Allis, of Elm avenue. Mrs. Neil C. MacKay and son, John Rogers MacKay, of Providence are guests of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Rogers of Warren street. William Lippincott of New York and Harold Hemingway of New Haven were recent guests of Philip A. John- son of Union street. f Mrs, Albert Lewis, who has returned from Jamaica Plain, Mass., is the guest of her cousin, Mrs. William H. Pahmer, of Elm Hill, Washington street. Mr. and Mrs. William C. Reynolds and Miss Georgianna Reynolds of Brookline, Mass.,were week end guests of Judge and Mrs. Gardiner Greene of Sachem terrace. Destructive Forest Fire at Windsor. ‘Windscr, Conn., April 20.—A destruc- tive forest fire that started this after- noon and was not under control late tonight, burned over 400 acres of tim- berland: destroyed 75 cords of wood and burned two tobacco sheds. The loss is estimated at $10,000 and up- wards. The main area burned over is in the “Plains” district, between Po- quonnock and Haydens Station. A volunteer force of fighters is com- batting the flames. —_— DIED STETSON—In_ Montville (Mohegan), April 20, 1915, Amy G. Stetson, aged 75 years. Funeral services will be held at the home of her son, John Fielding, Thursday, April 22, at 2 p. m. IR T When Run Down Hood’s Sarsaparilla, the Reliable Tonie Medicine, Builds Up, The reason why you feel so tired all the time at this season is that your blood is impure and impover- ished. It lacks vitality. It is mnot 34.00 16.00 44.00 5.20 19.60 22.80 30.00 39.60 17.20 20.40 85.20 36.00 20.00 4.00 South Willington South Windham Stafford . Stoddard’s Whart - Stonington via Westerly Sterling 5 Summit Vernon Waterford ‘Wauregan Westchester Willimantic Yantic The Real Cause of Most Bad Complexions It is a stern fact that no truly beau- tiful complexion ever came out of jars or bottles; the longer one uses cosmet. les the worse the complexion becomes, Skin, to be healthy, must breathe. It also ‘must expel, through the pores, its share of the body's effete material. Creams and powders clog the pores, interfering both with elimination and breathing. If more women understood this, there would be fewer self-ruined complexions. 1f they would use ordi- nary mercolized wax fnstead of osmet- ics, they would have natural, healthy complexfons. This remarkable sub- stance actually absorbs a_bad skin, also unclogging the pores. Result: The fresher, younger underskin is permitted to breathe and to show itself. ~An ex- quisite new complexion gradually peeps out, one free from anmy appearance of antificiality. Get an ounce of mercol- Ized wax ai your drugglst’s and try it Apply nightly like cold cream, for a Week or 50, washing it off mornings. To eradicate wrinkles, there's a mar- velously effective treatment which also acts naturally and harmlessly: Dissolve 1 oz. powdered saxolite In % pt. witch hazel and use as & wash Jotion. the Tich red blood that gives life to the whole body, perfects digestion and enables all the organs to per- form their functions as they should. Get Hood's Sarsaparilla from any druggist. It will make you feel Detter, look better, eat and sleep better. It is the old ‘reliable tried and true all-the-year-round blood purifier and enricher, tonic and ap- petizer. It revitalizes the blood, and. is especially useful in_building' up the debilitated and run-down. Hood’s Sarsaparilla is helping thous- ands at this time of year. Let it help you. Get a bottle today and besin tak- ing it at once. Bo sure to get FHoods Nothing else acts like it. — Fifth Annual Smoker MOULDERS’ UNION, Thursday at Froehleihkelt Hall, 28 ROUNDS OF BOXING. * Jack Monty ¥s. Kid Swift, 6 rounds; Saiflor Jack Sullivan of Norwich wvs. Hi Ladd of Worcester, 8 rounds; Homer Monty vs. Jack Harrison of Pawtucket, 6 rounds; Joe Corbett, State Hospital, vs. Tony Dries of Boston, 6 rounds. [; Admission, 75 Cents. Refreshments will be served. Tickets on sale at doop and by q.xumbars. ‘ They ‘Are New and Very Fine ORANGE LAYER CAKE g