Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 23, 1915, Page 2

NORWICH BULLETIN, FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1915 e —— WHAT 15 COING ON TONIGHT Division 6. 1, A. ©. H., Center Street Armory. Radiant Chapt o E 8, No. 11, Magonic Hall. BLOCK PAVING To Begin Akout May 1zt In Main Street—Work May Be Done by City. Accerding to present plans of the street committes of board of =l- dermen, work will be commenced on the in street < paving about May 1st. Supcrintendent Coliins of the scwer department is at weork with @ gang of men laying sewer connec- tions from the drain to the property lines, o that the street will not have to bo torn up for tha: purposc aiter the laving is once down. In addition the imantic Lighting company b requested to do whatever is necessary to its gas mains at this ®ime, o that no tearing up of the strect will be neccessary on their part thereafter. Superintendent Moul- ton of the water department is also busy, changzing the location of a hy- drant and performing other work nec- essary to be done on the stretch from Main and Union streets to the New ven roed crossing, The actual work of laying the block pavement will probab'y be done by the city through its street committee, instead of let out to others, and the granite blocks have already been or- o e e Children C FOR FLETCHER'S - 13 AT VRR SER TR AR IR I FE T T TV O 0 ST * WILILIM | ‘ LI ANT C dered for the wo This is in pur- nce of the authority given at a re- cent meeting of the board to hire men and perform the work if the commit- tee saw fit. Has Not Decided About Chicago Proposition. villiam S. Beard of the First tional church has returned trip_to Chicago, taken to look over an offer made him by some forty or more churek the position being a_district sur Rev. Beard stated he, had a most enjoyeble trip, and thét there was a large field in the ter- ry he veved, for someone. He not, however, mado up his mind vhether or not to accept the offer. rancial ons, ne said, d_not e him at all, but only the questicn as to where he could ne more effect: ork. who know Rev. Mr. Beard are hoping he wili Gecide to stay in Wily limantic, where he has done excelleat X for his church and the commu- Manager Seder Returning to Putnam. A, D. Seder, who for the past sea- son, since the lease of the Loomer Opera house was taken over from Mr. Young, has been the manager of the local playhouse, and who made 2 host of friends in this city by his affability and courteous treatment of all, is leav- ing Willimantic on the first of next month to take up his old duties at the Bradley theatre in Putnam. Mr. Seder stated Thursday that he was most appreciative of the courtesies shown him by the Dublic durin~ his Murray's Boston Store WILLIMANTIC, CONN. 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Outfit No. 4 Complete $103.90 Consists of Columbia Mignonette, ma- hogany finish, $100.00; six double disc records, 12 'selections, (Your own choice), $3.90. Outfit complete $103.90. Easy Terms—$15.00 down and $3.00 a week, THE H. C. MURRAY GO The strictly up-to-date car. The biggest car at the price. ‘The lightest car of its class—less than 2,300 pounds. Luxurious upholstery; five passengers without crowding: steady, easy riding qualities equal if not superior to any high class car. It is necessary to ride behind the Detroiter “Eight” motor to realize fully what o remarkable mechanism tho elght cylinder motor really is. A postal will give any prospective buyer a demonstration in any part of Eastern Connecticut. T. R. SADD & CO Willimantic, Conn. Distributors Incorporated 1842 “WHEREWITHALL” Everybody needs it, of course. Everybody is going to need it more in the future, ton, when the earning capacity is less than dur- ing youth or middle-age. The best to save a litt little often. stay In this city and regretted that business reasons necessitated his re- moval from Willimantic. All who have had _dealings with Mr. Seder will cer- tainly regret the change as much as he. Case of Alleged Fraud Tried. Judge A. J. Bowen and Corporation Counsel Charles A. Capen were in Rockville Thursday, appearing for the plaintiff and defendant respectively in the Marsh-Lampson case, heard be- fore the superior court. The claim of the plaintiff was that one of the defendant's transferred property to the other, his fiancee, to defraud his creditors.” Decision in the case was reserved by the court, , Club Entertained. The Jolly Six Embroidery club was entertained Thursday afternoon by rs, George Easterbrooke, of Lewiston avenue, Miner—Metivier. Edward Miner and Miss Anna Met- r were married Tuesday by Re: W. O. Nuzum of the Methodist church. The ceremony was performed at the parsonage. Woodland Fire at South Windham. A brush fire was burning Thursday about a mile south of the Central Vermont station at South Windham, in the neighborhood of Fort Hill. A score or moro men were engaged in fighting it back. Electric Lighting Service. Flectric lighting facjlities in South Windham will be increased in a short time. Men in the employ of the light ing company have put in the necessary feed wire, and have been rushing the wires to the houses for the past week or two. A few of the lights have already been tried out, and the rest will be ready for use soon. Up to the present the village has been without light_except the facilities furnished by the Smith & Winchester plant, Consul Daniels Improving, Nelson A. Daniels, who was called to Sherbrooke, Canada, Monday, on account of the illness of his father, Charles N. Daniels, U. S. consul at that place, returned to his home in ‘Willimantic Thursday. Mr. Daniels reported that his father suffered a slight shock last Friday, but was now much improved, and it was hoped he would recover his health and be as well as usual in a short time. Return from California. Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Kenyon of Bos- ton were in town Thursday calling on friends, on their way home from the California exposition and the Mexi- can border. Mr, Kenyon was formerly engineer on the miik train running between Willimantic and Providence. Tuneful Robin Hood at Opera House. The Loomer Opera house was well filled Thursday night at the presenta- tion of Robin Hood, by the De Koven Opera company. The opera was elab- orately staged and costumed, and en- joyed to the utmost by the large au- dience. Although the opera was first presented over twenty vears ago, it has lost none of its charm, and was excellently interprefed by the De Ko- ven company, comprising Harold Blake, James Stevens, Cora Tracy, Lorena_Carmen, Sol _Solomon, Ivy Scott, Phil Branson, F. J. McCarthy, George Shields, Tillie Salinger and an excellent chorus. OBITUARY, Joseph B. Jennings. Josenh B. Jennings, 74, died late Wednesday night at his home, 179 Walnut street, after a long illness. He was a native of Nova Scotia, born August 11, 1840, the son of Edward and Rachel (Henr) Jennings. The family moved to this state some 46 vears ago, and had lived in various parts of the state, including South Windham and Fast Norwalk, coming to this city two years ago. There survive the deceased his wife, Ellen Herbert Jennings; five children, Mrs. Elizabeth Colbert of South Wind- ham, Robert S. Jennings of East Nor- walk, Josiah H. Jennings of Stamford, Mrs.'Laura Nickerson and Mrs, Char- lotte Johnson of this cit Rev. Elijah F. Smith, Rev. Elijah F. Smith, 75, a_retired Methodist clergyman, died Wednes- day evening at his home in Gurley- Spring Cleaning is the all important question for the housewife just now, and many changes are neces- sary — a new Carpet, some Curtains, a Chair, some Bed- room Furniture or a room to be Papered. Take a list of the things you need to improve the home " LINCOLN'S Furniture Store Main and Union Streets, Willimantic, Conn. DR. F. C. JACKSON, Dentist Painless Extracting JAY M. SHEPARD Phone 285-3 to be sure to have some THEN is NOW-—a iittle at a time, but that The Willimantic Savings Institute H. . MURRAY, Prasident Ni: D. WEBSTER, Treasurer Succeeding Elmore & Shepard FuneralDirectorandEmbalmer 60-62 North St,, Willimantic Lady Assistant ‘Tel. connection HIRAM N. FENN UNDERTAKER and EMBALMER 62 Church St. Wiliimantle, Ct. Telephons Lady Asaistant G ecoeescuescas oo varieties of candy. your favorite kind. 60000000000 o0ass We make sixteen hundred different Among them youn are bound te find Our Sales Agent in Norwich is adway Pharmacy Huyler’s Cocoa, like Huyler’s Candy, is supreme T 6 ccooses oo e s HOUR boe00es 00000806000 00880es 0000 o = ville. He was_born in Staffordshire, En~land, July 14, 1839. His last pas- torate was at Hill's Grove, R. L, and he was a member of the Southern New England Conference of the M. E. church. There survive two sons, Hen- ry T. and Frederick Smith of New York citr and two_ daughters, Mrs. William Harvey of New London and Ida Louise Smith of Gurleyville. FUNERALS, Joseph Edward Dainton. The funeral of Joseph Edward Dain- ton was held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon from the mortuary chapel of Hiram N. Fenn, 62 Church street. Rev. W. O. Nuzum of the Methodist church officiated. Burlal was in the Willimantic cemetery. The bearers were Clayton Fasterbrooke, Harry ‘Way. George Congdon, David Lincoln, Francis Ashton and John Lutton. Sarah E. Field, The funeral of Sarah E. Field was held from St. Paul's P. E. church at 2.30 Thursday afternoon. In the ab- sence of the rector, Rev. J. H. Fitz- gerald of the Hebron church officiated. The bearers were George H. Bissman, Duncan Peacock, Herbert H. Chappell and Walter McGaughan. Burial was in the Willimantic cemetery in charge of Funeral Director Jay M. Shepard. Brief Mention. J. W. Hillhouse was in New Lon- don Thursday. 1 Miss Bridget Connor spent Thurs- day in Norwich. George_F. Taylor spent Thursday in New London, Mrs. Mary Palmer is spending a few days in Stafford Springs. Miss Marion Jordan of Hartford is spending a few days here. E. A. Armour of Providence was in this city Thursday on business, Herman Simmons is in New York on business for the remainder of the week. Mrs. B. C. Buell has returned to East Hampton after a visit here with friends. Miss Renilda Hevrin, who has been visiting Mr. and_Mrs. Anthony Hev- rin, returned to Bridgeport Thursday. Mrs, Fred Loomis and son Lester of East Hartford have been visiting relatives in Willimantic and South Covent; The following spent Thursday in Hartford: A. J. Bonney, Miss Mary R, Blanchette, Miss Bertha Johnson, 1. B. Brick, A. W. Allen, Fred Taylor, Loyde Macfarlane, A. §. Peckham, Mrs. T, J. Little, Mrs. Joseph Pease, W. A. Buck, Mrs. George Levine, Mrs. M. P. Donahue and_ daughter, Miss Afice Holden, E. A. Storey. Personals. Frank Parker spent Thursday Boston. P_S. Hills spent Thursday in East Hampton. Miss Grace Randall is in New Haven for a few days, Mrs. Annie Merchant is in Boston for a few days. Rev, Paul Keating of New London Duffy’s Helps Him Bear His Age in = ’CHRISTIAN THORSETH was_the guest Thursday of his broth- er, Dr. W, P. eating. M. L. Nichol, Sr, is in New York for a few days, C. E. Macfarlane was a Norwich visitor Thursday. W, P. Martin of Hartford is in this city ‘on business. J. T. Murphy of Rockville was in this city Thursday. Mrs. Noah Webster is the guest of relatives in Franklin. Miss_Elizabeth Keating has return- ed to South Manchester. J. C. Lincoln is in Providence for the remainder of the week. Miss Bertha Moriarty attended the funeral of her aunt, Sister Mary Au- gustine, who died at Mt, St. Joseph's fonvent in Hartford. ~ PLAINFIELD Child Nearly Chokes to Death—Dan- gerous Woodland Fires—Many At- tend Concert at Congregational Church. “Cute,” the pretty little brown and white spaniel belonging to Mrs. Sam- uel Whitford, died Tuesday. The little dog became suddenly paralyzed a few days ago. She was a great pet. Foot Injured. Henry Carpenter injured his foot badly Tuesday while unloading a car- load of coal from the car into William Roode's team. A train was switching and he jumped to move his team, struck on a rolling piece of coal, and turned his foot. It is very painful and he is having to walk with crutches. Mrs. Burr Smith of South Canter- bury spent Tuesday with her sister, Mrs. William Roode. Nearly Choked. The youngest child of Baggagemas- ter and Mrs. Henry S. Starkweather came near being choked to death Wed- nesday, getting several small pieces of candy in his throat. He was trying to eat three pieces at once and but for the timely presence and vigorous treatment of Edw. Winsor his experi- ment would have resulted fatally. Serious Forest Fires. Tuesday night and all day Wedne: day fires raged in the south part of the village—one between the Pat: Downing farm and Jason Lathrop’s and the other on the much burned over Fitch place. There was also a large one in Canterbury near the sawmill at which Elmer Greene is working with two valuable teams; one broke out at Black Hill Wednesday, and the border towns of Griswold, Lisbon and Killing- ly are mixing their smoke with that of Plainfield. Concert Greatly Enjoyed. The concert in the Congregational church Wednesday evening was well attended and very enjoyable. The programme follows: Part I—The Sabbath Day; introduc- tion; recit, contralto, In Six Days; chorus with solo, contralto, O Day of Rest; quartette and solo, soprano, The Hallowed Morn; chorus, Awake! Ye Saints; Hark! The Bells. Part II—The Sabbath Day and the Sanctuary; processional march; recit. bass, And Solomon Built a House; duet, soprano and contralto, O How Amiable; chorus, How Pleasant, How Divinely Fair; quartette, As the Heart Panteth; solo, bass, and chorus, Stand Up and Bless the Lord. Part III—The Heavenly Day of Rest; solo and chorus, The Better Land; solo, tenor, and chorus, There is a Land; Hark! Hark! My Soul; choral march, Brightly Gleams Our Banner. Programme—Planoforte solo, Dorothy Tillinghast; reading, Miss Briggs; song, A. Hilton; song, Mr. Bailey; The Morning Invitation, choir; song, Mrs. Frost; song, Honor Bids Me Speed Away, Mr. Royle; reading, Miss Briggs; part song, Comrades’ Song of Hope, choir. NOANK Last Masked Social of the Season— Coroner F. H. Brown's Boat to Be Put in Commission Soon. Miss ‘The masked social at the rooms of the fire company Wednesday evening deserved all the good things sald about it. Many were present from out of town, New London, Norwich and Mys~ tic being well represented. The music was excellent. There were numerous fancy costumes and identification in many cases was impossible till the time for unmasking. This is the last mask- ed affair of the season, but the socials will be held as usual. Sewing Class Suspended. The sewing class has been discon- tinued during the warm months, but ‘will be resumed in_the fall. Mrs. Willlam Johnson entertained the Woman’s guild of Grace church Thursday afternoon. Charles Hersey -and Edgar Ashbey have gone to California, - Miss Bertha Thompson has returned from Waterbury, where she attended the Rebekah assembly. Mrs. F. I. Rathbun, Mrs. W. M. Hill and Mrs. C. L Libby have been visiting in Norwich this week. Mrs, L, E. Peterson was hostess\to the soclety of Silver Links Wednesday 0on. e True Blue soclety met Thursda: at the home of Mrs, Anna Thompaox{ ln& t!eg)a quilt. rs. Duncan McDonald has returne from Memorial-hospital. e Coroner Brown to Put Craft Overboard Coroner F. H. Brown of Norwich has been in the village to arrange about putting hls pleasure craft in o fon. The craft has been here through_the winter. Mrs. William Patterson is recover- ing from a few daye’ iliness. Mrs. A, L. Woodworth has returned from a visit in Spring Hill. Fred Dingle and a friend of Malden, | Mass., have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Allen Ashbey. Branford—Mrs, Ella Wheeler Wil- cox, of Short Beach, read one of her g s opp i s Seme Fork Thursday g Socner or Later wood The Range that Makes Cooking Easy A Woman Can’t Help wanting a new Plain Cabinet. Glenwood; it is so smooth and easy to clean, no fili- gree or fussy ornamentation, just the natural black iron finish.—‘‘The Mission Idea” applied to a range. 1 ) | The improved bakipg dam- r, heat indicator! revolv- ing'grate and roller bear- ing ash pan make it the most_wonderful Cooking Machine ever devised to ‘make housekeeping drudgless. This Range is also made with Elevated Gas Oven instead of End Style as shown. If gas is not desired, itcan be had with large copper reservoir on the end oppo- site fire box. Itcan be furnished with fire box at either right or left of ov- en, as ordered. SHEA & BURKE, NORWICH C. 0. MURPHY, GREENVILLE the house at &9 Elm street owned by Harry Lee and occupied by Mr, and Mrs. Henry Adams and George Brad- ley and wife. The fire started in al small closet near the stove in t kitchen, presumably caused by somd matches igniting among paper. The) Steam Fire Engine and Hook and Lad der Co. responded to the call, but Frank Lee, who was nearby, was call ed in and the fire was put out by him with a fire extinguisher. Th walls of the kitchen were burned and] the room will have to be donme ove Death of Charles Mosher. The death of Charles Mosher oc curred at_the home of his sister, Mrs Susan Cassidy, on Water _street) Thursday afternoon at 1.30 after an) illness of several weeks with heart| trouble. The deceased was a native of Stonington and followed fishing all his days, at one time owning the sloop| Frances Belle. He leaves one broth-| er, John Mosher and a sister, Mrs) Susan Cassidy, both of the borough. ington hopes soon to have added to its plant a_storehouse of brick where the finished product of the mill can STONINGTON Baptist Church to Note 140th Anni- versary—Death of Charles Mosher— Fire on Elm Street—A. O. U. W. Delegate’s Report Heard, the Stonington high school base team will play the S. A. A. team of the borough. Miss Anna Gifford of New London is the guest of Mrs. E. W. Northrup. Mrs, Pendleton of Brooklyn, iting Mrs. Her- man Atwood. The Nocn Hour club will hold a so- cial in Golden Cross hall on May 1st. This will be a ladies’ night. A mission will be opened Sunday night in St. Mary's church and continue for three days for the ben- the Portuguese residents. A iguese priest will give the mis- April 29th, the members and friends of the First Baptist church will ob- serve the one hundred and fortieth anniversary of the organization of the church and a birthday party will be held at 7.30 p, m. on that date and a birthday free will offering will be re- ceived for the benefit of the insurance fund. The evening’s program will consist of addresses, music, refresh- ments and a social hour. Sand for State Road. A barge with a cargo of 1,100 tons of sea sand is being unloaded at the raflroad wharf coming from the shore at Huntington, L. I, which is to be used on the state road. The residents of North Water street have just been notified by the selectmen that owing to the new highway it will be neces- sary to chop down a number of shade trees in that part of the town. The old shade tree at the Denison place is situated on the curb line of the new layout and this with the others will have to be removed. The trolley tracks at Elm and Cutler streets must also be moved about a foot south and the hydrant about 20 feet east. The first big catch of cunners was shipped Thursday to the markets at Fall_River and Boston, about 600 Ibs. in all. The A. P. Loper Fire Alarm Co has just closed a deal for the instal- lation of alarm systems at Alton and Alton Bay, N. H. A. O. U. W. Meetina. Thursda~_evening Stonington lodge, Order of United Workmen, held a meeting. _An interesting report of the grand lodge session held at New Ha- ven was given by the delegate, Charles H. Cushman. The initiatory degree was conferred on a class of candi- dates and a smoker was held. To Address Mystic Club. Saturday evening ‘the members of the <Country club at Mystic will be entertained by a lecture by Edward E. Bradley of Stonington. To Build Storehouse. The American Velvet Co. of Ston- crew of the fishing steamer James M. Gifford are busy getting the craft into commission for the spring and summer fishing. Harley P. Morton and J. Edward Fairbrother are in South Manchester in the interest of the Atwood Machine company. Fire on Elm Street. New Britain—The 7-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Coop. er of Lawlor street fractured her skul At 8 o'clock Thursday morning an | Sunday. She was in a baby carriagq alarm was rung in from box 4 on|and it rolled off the veranda and thre Elm street. Fire was discovered in|her out. 7 Attractive Short Sea Trips for Spring Vacations NEW YORK TO OLD POINT COMFORT, NORFOLK & RICHMOND, VA. Special 4-Day, All Water Tour 888 miles of all 51 8-“ Historic James water travel River Route Including ell expenses afloat and ashore Every woek M., from Fler B3 Rier River, New Yok Send for illustrated pamphlet No. 68 . BROWR, Gea'l Pass. Ast. L.WOODROW, Traf. Mgr. 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