Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 24, 1915, Page 5

" NORWICH BULLETIN, SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1915 SPECIALS Native Dandelions, pk. . 22¢c Fresh Spinach, pk. 6 Grapefruit .... 3 Celery .... 3 Lettuce ..... Endive ...... New Beets.......... 9-12¢c Extra Fine Roast Beef . 24c Qur Indiana Roast Beef has no equal in Norwich SOMERS The Frank A. Bill Co. Car Fares Rebated to Out- of-Town Patrons The reorganization and incorpera jon of our business give us better facilities than ever for giving you the most satisfactory shoe store service. Our Merchants’ Week Attractions in the StylishSpring and Summer Footwear are of special interest. In fashion, fit, comfort and service, our lines in all grades touch the high-water mark of elegant economy. 104 MAIN STREET, NORWICH The First Five Girls . from each school in the city, calling at our store today will be given absolutely FREE A Friendship Bracelet Link A velvet ribbon with a sterling silver link attached -and en- graved with your own initials. Established 1872 THE PLAUT-CADDEN€0. Jewelers Plaut-Cadden Bldg., Norwich, Ct. VIOLIN TEACHER All String Instruments repaired Viclins sold on easy terms For appointments addr E. BULLARD, B} wich, Conn. E. Place, Nor- PENDANTS BROOCHES ' BAR PINS BRACELETS Newest designs in Platinum and green gold. DIAMOND JEWELRY a specialty. Prices the Lowest. VOTES FOR LIBRARY CON- TEST GIVEN HERE. John & Geo. H. Bliss ASPARAGUS PIE PLANT LETTUCE CELERY OWER SEEDS * VEGETABLE SEEDS Peopie’s Market 6 Franklin Street The Bulletin. Norwich, Saturday, April 24, 1915. VARIOUS MATTERS Cherry blooms are showing. Societies in suburban churches are preparing for May breakfasts. ‘Some of the literature classes noted Friday as the $5lst anniversary of the birth of Shakespeare. Friday in St. Patrick’s church there was a month’s mind high mass of re- quiem for Mrs. Mary Donahoe, which was sung by Rev. J. H. Broderick. The Woman's auxiliary of Christ ®piscopal church had the final meeting of the season in the Sunday school room of the church Friday afternoon. There was a big forest fire on Bolton mountain Wednesday, when 200 men were engaged in fighting the flames which burned over 300 acres of land. Join the. New Home Sewing Machine club at Schwartz Bros.’ Best proposi- tion_ever offered. Investigate it today. —adv. There are 10 or more applications on the waiting list at the Norwich tuber- culosis sanatorium. Of the $0 pa- tlents there now, 46 are men and 34 ‘women. A Methodist preacher known to many here through his temperance ad: dresses, Rev. J. H. James, of Rocl ville, has just celebrated his 80th birthday. Miss Amanda Allen, principal of the Groton Heights school for 22 years, has been presented a silver lov- ing cup by the graduates of the Groton Heights school. Join the New Home Sewing Machine club at Schwartz Bros’ Best proposi- tion ever offered. Investigate it today. —adv. The vice president of the newly or- ganized St. Vincent De Paul Charitable society of St Patrick’s_parish, Wa- terbury, is Dr. William M. Good, for- merly of Norwich, b Right Rev. J. J. Nilan will observe the anniversary of his espiscopal con- secration Tuesday, April 27th. Pont fical mass will be celebrated at St. Jo- seph's Cathedral, Hartford, Conrad J. Surbeck, physical direc- tor of the New London Y. M. C. A, is at South Coventry, for a rest. Mrs. Surbeck is with him. Mr. Surbeck has been ill following a strenuous season. The Connecticut Churchman states that St. Mark’s, Mystic, has been pre- sented & Litany desk of San Domingo mahogany, beautifully made. The donors were F. G. King and Alexis Taylor. The promoters of Merchants' week have not made a direct appeal to Nor- wich women to help this year as last, but feel confident that every woman will o her part toward the syccess of the week. Separatjon 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. A case to be tried at Rockville in the superior court next Tuesday is that of Louis B. Whitcomb against the Central Vermont railway, a suit over railroad ties, damages of $700 being sought. ' Contracts for the construction of sidewalks from the Mystic railroad station to the velvet mill in Green- manville have been awarded to Fred D. Miller of Norwich. Work is to be commenced May 1. At_Andover, Miss Dorothy .Mitchell, and her companion, Miss Barnes, both of Hartford, are occupying ex-Senator Sprague’s Elm cottage, for the season. A pair of saddle and driving horses are adding much to their enjoyment. In the old-fashioned garden at the residence of Miss Louisa J. Brewer on ‘Washington street the quaint bluebells planted by her mother nearly 100 years ago are now in bloom, but are not as thrifty as usual, owing to the drouth. ‘While John Smith. of Groton Long Point was lobstering at Plum Island ‘Wednesday the fish wardens appeared and on examination of the lobster pots requested him to take them ashore, as they were not constructed as required by law. E. H. Wendell paid $300 in New York Thursday for an original edition of Major John Mason's Pequot War, published in Boston in 1736, one of the Trarest of Connecticut colonial tracts. John Mason was one of the founders of Norwich. A Norwich woman was surprised Thursday to Teceive from the post- man a birthday card from a friend who lives about 20 minutes’ walk from her home. Investigation proved that the card was dated 1918. How it came to be so belated will never be known. Connecticut nurses have been noti- fled that May 12, at the New York custom house there will be a compet- itive examination for chief of the training school, for women only, at the government Hospital for the In- sane, Washington, D. C., at $1,200 a year. with maintenance in the institu- tion.’ FUNERAL. Mrs. Hylton H. Colley. The funeral of Mrs. Annie W. (Bel- den) Colley, wife of Hyiton H. Colley, who died on April 17 at Douglas, Ariz., was held Friday afternoon at 2.30 af the residence of her brother, Richard E. Belden, in New London. Rev. J. Romeyn Danforth officiated. The com- mittal was at Cedar Grove. Many friends of Mrs. Colley, who was the daughter of the late Capt. Samuel Bel- den, U. S. N., and Mrs. Mary C, Bel- den, attended the services. Mr. Colley and an infant son survive. 3 OBITUARY. Mrs, Daniel F. Counihan. Mrs. Mary Ellen (O'Neill) Counihan, wife of Daniel F. Counihan, died on Thursday afternoon at her home, No. 12 Home street, New London. Mrs, Counihan was 36 years old. She had been a sufferer for a long time from a chronic disease of the heart. Mr. Counihan, a son, of Staten Island, N. Y., and a sister, Miss Agnes O'Neili, of Norwich, survive Mrs. Counihan. JUSTIN HOLDEN. Proprietor The Dime Savings Bank OF NORWICH DIVIDEND The regular semi-annual dividend has been declared at the rate of 4 per cent. a year and will be payable on end after May 15. FRANK L. WOODARD, Treasurer. J. FIELDS, 39 Ward Street Carnations, Special Forms and T Felephone 65% Florist Laughter. An old writer, John Bulwer, in his “Pathomyotomia” (1649), says: “But true laughter hath both the effects of the intellectual part as the principle upon which the dilatation of the heart and conmtraction of the countenance ensue, it being not only an affection of the body, but totius conjuncti of the whole man.” Modern Living. According to a New York physical expert, modern lving 'is destroying the human body. That is one of the serious phases of the high cost of liv- PERSONALS Carl C.-M. Welte of Norwich is in New York on a business trip. Capt. Charles T. Potter of Norwich was at his bungalow in Noank Thurs-. day. Miss Grace Rathbone of Norwich has been the guest of relatives in Central Village. Mrs. Ray Jewell and two children of Talcottville are visiting in Norwich for a few days. Miss Velma Darling of Salem is the guest of her aunt, Miss Liad Darling, ot New London. Miss Alice Revell has accepted a po- sition with the Versailles Sanitary Fibre Mills company. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Brittin of 46 Geer avenue have been called to Madi- son, N. J,, by the sudden death of Mr. Brittin's oldest brother, William . Brittin. Ralph Rogers of New London, who was a patient at the Norwich sanato- rium, is now in excellent health and is employed in a clerical capacity at the sanatorium. EMPLOYERS OF FEWER THAN FIVE EXEMPT. Under Revised Workmen’s Compensa- tion Act—Office in Norwich. In the proposed amendment the workmen's compensation bill, favorably reported in the house on Friday by the judiciary committee, the principal change in the present law is to exempt beyond all question em- ployers of less than five regularly employed persons. It was ambiguity on this point that several .months ago sent the law to the supreme court for judicial interpretation, and that tribunal decided that although the legislature of 1913 probably in- tended otherwise, it would be neces- sary to construe the language liber- ally and include small _ employers. This defect in the law, which caused surprise among the farmers of the state, was remedied in the first por- tion of the amendment offered to- day and which was tabled for the calendar and printing, In a revision of Section 10 relating to offices of the commissioners it is provided that the second district com- missioner have his’ office in_Norwich. Tt was_formerly located in Williman- tic. Section 11 provides the $4,000 annual salary for the commissioners, and gives each $3,000 expenses a year. to DEBATE AND CONCERT BY UNITY CLUB. Judges Gave The Unity club conducted an inter- esting_evening in Unity hall on Fri- day with a concert and debate on the programme, The debate followed a number of musical numbers and recitations and was upon the question, Which is the most_destructive, water or fire? J. A. Hitchener argued on the side of water and William A. Fields upon the side of fire. The decision by the judges was that Mr. Fields had won by 10 points to 7. 5 Robert Johnson was chairman for the evening and the judges were George Thompson, Henry Reeves and David King. While the judges had retired to prepare their decision, John H. Harris, president of the club; spoke briefly of its objects and progress since its organization last January. Piano solos were given during the evening by Miss Hattie Spivery and Miss Margery. Fields and recifations by Daniel Harris, Robert Johnson, Lincoln Harris, F. 'W. Johnson, Hen- ry Harris, Miss Frances Fields and ing.~Xagssa City Jonrast Thomas Spivery. TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION WILL MEET HERE. Morning and Afterncon Sessions Next Friday at Broadway Church. The 39th annual meeting of the Eastern Connecticut Teachers’ associa- tion will be held Friday, April 30, with sessions at Norwich and Putnam. At the Norwich /meetings, which will be held in the Broadway Congregational church, the programme will be as fol- lows: Morning Session. 10—Business meeting. 10.15—Address, The Human Side in Teaching, Bertha M. McConkey, as- sistant superintendent of schools, Springfield, Mass. 11—Address, Geography as an Inter- pretation of Current Events, Robert M. Brown, State Normal school, Provi- dence, R. I, Afternoon Session. 2.30—Address, The Changing Ideals of Education, H. O. Clough, inspector of state supervision, Deep River. 3.15—Address, Social Co-operation in Education, Charles F. Towne, assistant superintendent of schools, Providence, Rally for Men. At the men’s rally at the Y. M. C. A. hall on Sunday afternoon at 3.30, to which all men’ are cordially welcome, the practical address will be by Rev. Henry T. Arnold. In addition to the address, there will be music by the or- chestra and the singing of popular hymns. This rally will be of one hour’s duration and it will be an hour of pleasure and profit. Shipped Cattle by Auto. J. B, Palmer sold a Guernsey cow and a bull for long prices to go to State Line, four miles above Stafford. The railroad would not take them on account of the foot and mouth dis- east, but rather than loose the sale Mr. Palmer hired an auto truck to take them up in. They made the 43 miles in three hours and ten minutes a.nflltl\e stock enjoyed the ride very much, Surely Something Wrong. The following was in the personal advertisement column of the London Times recently: “I contemplate with complaisant and reciprocal equanim- ity your ultimatum of renunciation. The antepenultimate disruption syn- chronising with the psychological con- glomeration of conflicting tempera- mental emotions prognosticated pre- destined finality.” Hagd she jilted him, or what? = Nimroa. It 1s impossible, at this late date, to say very much about Nimrod, either as to when he lived or what he did. The “mighty hunter before the Lord” may have been O historical charac- ter, but at any rate we know very lit- tle of him. All that we know of him is found in the tenth chapter of Gene- sis. Well of Refined OIl. There is an oil well near Calgary, in western Canada, that yields an ex- traordinary ofl, as clear as water, cor- taining 72 per cent of benzine and capable of being used crude in the en- giue of a motor car. JAMES H. FLAHBRTY. Supreme Knight, For the first time since its institu- tion in 1886, White Cross council, No. 18, Knights of Columbus, had the hon- or of entertaining a supreme knight of the order, in the person of James H. Flaherty of Philadelphia, who was the guest of the council Friday eve- ning at its rooms in the Sunlight building. To say that the knights were ap- preciative would be expressing it mild- ly—they were enthusiastic over the opportunity to meet and hear Supreme Knight Flaherty and their great in- terest in_ his visit was evidenced by a record-breaking attendance of mem- bers of the order from all sections of New London and Windham counties. Another feature that added to the pleasure of the occasion was the pres- ence of State Deputy Mulligan, The state deputy is no stranger in Nor- wich, as he has visited the local coun- cil several times during his term of office and he is always assured of a warm greeting from Norwich knights. Visitors from Nearby Councils. The evening’s programme was be- gun with a short business session at 7.30, with Grand Knight J. Edward Driscoll - presiding, during which a number of applications for member- ship were received and several candi- dates were elected to membership. Promptly at 8 o'clock the members were convened in special session. At that time the commodious council chamber was filled to capacity and the audience overflowed into the bil- liard and reading rooms. In addition to the members of the local council, there were many visitors from nearby councils, Taftville, Montville, Moosup, New London and Willimantic, all of whom were in attendance, influenced by a desire to do honor to the supreme knight of the order. The special session was- incharge of the worthy lecturer, M: J. Coscoran, who in his opening remarks, express- ed the great pleasure which the mem- bers of the order in this section felt, in having an opportunity to meet the executive head of the Knights of Co- lumbus. With these few remarks the lecturer introduced Supreme Knight Flaherty, who received an ovation as he arose to speak. Supreme Knight Flaherty. The supreme knight prefaced his remarks by a brief reference to the part which Connecticut had taken in the organization of the order of the Knights of Columbus, which from a small besinning in the city of New Haven, a little more than thirty years ago, had grown to a present member- ship of approximately 338,000, with councils instituted in every section of the union as well as in parts of Can- ada, Mexico, Cuba and the Philippine Islands. He paid a splendid tribute to the founders of the order and to those members who in the early days of its existence had the courage, amidst dif- ficulties and discouragements, to la- bor for the promotion of the high ideals which the order stands for. A Force for Better Citizenship. The speaker then proceeded to give an account of the great work which the Knights of Columbus is doing everywhere that it is organized, along educational and charitable linés and in promoting among its members a love of country and a respect for its law. asserting proudly that wherever a Knights of Columbus council is in ex- istence it is always a strong contrib- utory force in elevating the standards of citizenship in that community. He explained that his duties as the executive head of the order made it necessary for him to be.active at all WILLIAM J. MULLIGAN. State Deputy. of this country and other lands where the order is established, and he dwelt upon the great work that was being done by loyal knights, wherever a council exists, becoming eloquent in his commendation of the wonderful achievements of this great fraternal organization, The supréme knight proved t6 be an eloquent and forceful speaker, fully sustaining the reputation which he en- joys -as being one of the foremost ex- ponents of Columbianism that _this great order has numbered among its membership. Frequently, during the course of his address, he was applaud- ed and when he had concluded he was given a rising vote of thanks. State Deputy Mulligan, The next speaker introduced was State Deputy Willlam J. Mulligan and the splendid reception that was given -was ample proof of the.high-res times in visiting the various sections'| HAD SUPREME KNIGHT AS GUEST White Cross Council, K. of C., Honored by Visit From James H. Flaherty, Head of the Order—Speakers Give Elo- quent Exposition of Columbianism—Words of Praise for Local Council—State Deputy Mulligan and Rev. W. A. Keefe, State Lecturer, Were Heard With Pleasure. gard in which he is held by the knights of this section. In his opening re- marks the state deputy referred to the notable growth of the council during the past few vears and congratulated the members upon the attractive as- sembly rooms which they now oc- cupy. Greatest Year in Connecticut. Proceeding, he told of the work of the order in Connecticut, and said in part: “As we stand almost upon the threshold of a new year, it is most gratifying to your state officers to be able to say that the results accom- plished this year, when they are all summed up, will be the greatest in the history of the order in Connecticut and in this great forward movement it is_a pleasure for me to know that the Norwich council has done its full share. Insurance System Safe and Sound. The Knights of Columbus may be said to have a dual existence—insur- ance and fraternal—and while we have no desire to minimize the importance of the fraternal or social side of the order, vet it is as a fraternal insur- ance ‘organization that the order ap- peals most strongly to the Catholic man whom it seeks to interest as a prospective member. 1n these days when so many fraternal insurance so- cieties have been wrecked because of inadequate rates, or have been obliged to readjust their votes on a more scientific basis, it is a satisfaction to know, as we do, that the Knight: of Columbus system of insurance i absolutely safe and sound and pros- pective members are urged to com- pare our system with that of any other fraternal insurance organization. There is cheaper insurance, but none better, sa that it is a duty incumbent upon all of us to enlighten every ap- plicant who seeks to enter our order upon the advantages of our insurance system. Social .Side Attractive. As regards the social side of the order, that also serves a useful pur- pose. There are many men in every community who would make desirable members of the order but who, for some good reason,” could not be ad- miited as insurance members. To all such men the fraternal side of the order appeals, with its standards of fraternity, patriotism and devotion to REV.- W. A. KEEFE. State Lecturer. the Catholic church and Catholic in- terests. And while we in Connecticut have been doing our part as best we could, in promoting the principle of Columbianism, it is opportune that to- night, while e are honored by the presence of the supreme knight of the order, we should express our ap- preciation of ‘the work that is being done by the supreme officers. Their efforts to have excluded from the mails the libelous publications whose attacks are aimed principally at the Knights of Columbus, their work along educa- tional lines, such as cooperating in the publication’ of meritorious books, in- cluding the Knights of Columbus’ edi- tion of The Catholic Encyclopedia. and the sending out of lecturers to combat the insidious socialistic propaganda, has the hearty support of the Con- necticut knights. Commended State Lecturer. And while on this subject, I feel that we should recognize the good work that has been accomplished in Connecticut_by the state_ lecturer of the Fourth Degree section, and a mem- ber of your ,own council, Rev. W. A, Keefe, whos€ work on the lecture plat- form has carried him into every sec- tion of the state, wherever a council is_established. The state deputy dwelt upon the splendid work that is being done throughout the state by the district deputies and stated that a great many third degrees are being exemplified at this time. At the conclusion of his remarks he was enthusiastically ap- plauded, State Lecturer Keefe. The next and last speaker of the evening was the state lecturer, . Rev. W. A Keefe, of Plainfield. Father Keefe was greeted with enthusiastic applause as he arose to speak. Before proceeding to his address, he expressed in behalf of White Cross council, of which he is a member, the apprecia- tion which the members had for the kind expressions of the supreme knight and district deputy. He then spoke of the great educational work which the order was promoting and the man- ner in which Connecticut was doing its share in the undertaking. He said in part: In the olden days Peter the Hermit, Godfrey de Bouillon, Tancred of Nor- mandy, Richard the Lion Hearted, Louis of France and thousands of other marvelous heroes led great armies of heroic knights to do and die for the honor of God and church and country, In our day 300,000 of the best men of the greatest republic an earth are in- spired and led to battle for the same noble ideals under the banner of Co- lumbianism by Hon. James Flaherty, whom we now have the great honor of welcoming with. “a hundred thousand welcomes” to our truly beloved city of Norwich. _Supreme Knight Flaherty and State Deputy Mulligan need no as- surance of our admiration of their magnificent success and our loyalty in promoting. the wonderfully progressive policies of thelr exceptionally success- ful administration. Actlons speak loud- er than words; Norwich, like every other city and town of Connecticut, stands shoulder to shoulder and heart to heart with those nobled minded men ‘who are leading hundreds of thousands of America’s Catholic crusaders to la- bor and fight and sacrifice for the glo- rious jdeals of true Catholic American patriotism. As the crusaders in the agesrof faith built up chools-and-colleges andsunt- FIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE IDEAL TEACHER. Defined by 8chool 8Superintendent Edward Hayward of Cohoes, N. Y. At 4 o'clock on Friday afternoon at the Broadway school the final number of the teachers' lecture course was given by Edward Hayward, superin- tendent of schools in Cohoes, N. Y. Mr, Hayward spoke on the Ideal Teacher and his talk proved very in- structive to the large number present. Mr, Hayward was introduced by Su- pertendent Edward J. Graham. In his opening remarks Mr. Hay- ward explained clearly the difference between concept and ideal. A con- cept he defined as a group of objects put together by the mind. To make a concept is the work of the scientist. The artist picks out all the beautiful charactoristics of the lily and then points to the ideal lily on the can- vass. The speaker gave five istics of the ideal teacher. was liberal education. education involves a certain amount of schooling and also travel. By travel Mr. Hayward said he did no\ mean being rushed through space on a fast train, but rather glimpsing the world in a receptive mood. The second ideal he gave was spedi- fied training. This is a day of the division of labor. We must do one thing to_do it well. Expression was the third ideal. Every teacher should have the power of inplanting his per- sonality in_his school. The fourth ideal M Hayward said was sym- pathy. There are teachers who are cold blooded machines. What most of the children need, said the speak- er, is the sympathy of a great hearted teacher. Mr. Hayward gave as the fifth ideal, interest. Don’t teach un- less you have a living interest in the work, he said. Teachers ought to rise to a high appreciation of the work entrusted to them, character- The first Liperal FIRST RIFLE MATCH BY NEW NORWICH CLUB Some Good Scores Made in Shoot at Armory, The rifle teams of the Norwich Rifle club held their first shoot at the ar- mory range on Friday evening. Frank D. Davis of team No. 1 and Charles Palmer of team No. 3 made two pos- sible scores and two scores of 48 and six of 47 were made during the eve- ning. Twenty-four men competed, there being six on a team, and the team totals follow: Team No. 1 ... Team No, Team Team 282 270 Y68 No. 2-. . 247 The teams were made up as fol- lows: s Team No. 1-—Charles A. Burdick captain, Frank D. Davis, Benjamin F. Brewster, Walter E, Fuller, John W. Haselden _and R. B. Johnson. Team No. 2—Louis Ortmann cap- tain, J. H. Powers, C. A. Lathrop, Charles A. Thorpe, Allan Brand and Fred Myer. Team No. 3—Frank R. Wilson cap- tain, William Lord, William S. Elliott, Seymour De Rusha, Charles Palmer and William R, Denison, Team No. i—Willis Austin, O. H. Nickerson, William _ Mileski, Hans Bauck, Roy Johnson and Allen Brand. The club has received permission to use the armory range on Monday and Friday evenings. Silver Wedding Anniversary. Their _silver _wedding anniversary was celebrated Friday in New London by Attorney and Mrs. John C. Geary with a reception from 4 to 10 p. m. They were assisted in receiving by the three sisters of Mrs. Geary and two_nieces. They were Mrs. Frederick H. Dayvis, Mrs. John P. Murphy, Mrs. John L. Tarkin, Miss Maud Murphy and Miss Alice Larkin. In addition to the floral tributes Mr. and Mrs. Geary were the recipients of many beautiful and costly gifts of silver. They were married 25 years ago in St. Mary’s Star of the Sea church. The ceremony was performed by the late Father Joynt. They have since resided in New London and Waterford. versities and made education the watchword of their campaigns, so we, the modern crusaders, have made that same watchword. education, our battle cry. In order that the youth of the United States of America may be in- spired to know and love and practice the glorious patriotic ideals of our country, the Knights of Columbus gen- erously donated $50,000 for the estab- lishment of a scholarship in American history at the Catholic university of ‘Washington. Our order has outdone all American patriotic and fraternal organizations by donating the munificent sum of $500,000 ‘for the establishment of 50 scholarships every year at the great Catholic University of America at Washington, D. C. To spread abroad correct principles of citizenship, and to fight one of the world’s greatest political and social evils the K. of C. organized a great free lecture bureau with men like Collins and Goldstein leading the battle against socialism. To overcome the fallacy that our church ever was or ever will be a menace to sclentific_ and educational progress our order financed and dis- tributed an enormous edition of Dr. Walsh’s wonderful works on Catholic zeal for real progress during the “ages of faith.” Our grandest effort now calls every intelligent American to our aid. In order that the sons of toil not favored with opportunities to pursue a uni- versity course of studies may not be denied, our order now brings the “greatest university In the English speaking world” to the very door and homes of even the poor and humble seekers of truth and knowledge. A university that cost over a million dol- lars and eight years of hard labor of over 2,000 of the most zealous and clever and most intelligent workmen from 47 different countries, is the gift of the K. of C. to the people of the U. S. A, ‘when our great order stands sponsorfor the K of C. edition of the “University of ‘the Home,” the Catholic Encyclopedia. In this mar- velous work of 15 volumes and 14,000 pages over 350,000 subjects are dis- cussed in a superior manner by ex- pert teachers. The distribution of this work is now to be pushed in a sys- tematic way in Connecticut and I be- speak the earnest cooperation of all members in-the state in the interests of this great movement. Guests of the Evening. His Honor, Mayor Murphy, was a distinzuished guest of the occasion and occupied a seat on the platform, as did the following clergymen: Rev. John H. Broderick, Rev. J. H. Fitzmaurice, Rev. U. O. Bellerose of Taftville, Rev. J. J. McCabe of Jewett City, Rev. R. P. | Morrisey of Boluntown, Rev. L Macie- jewski, Rev. W. H. Kennedy, Rev. Myles P. Galvin and Rev. F. J, Kuster. Other prominent knights . occupying seats on the platform were: State Ad- vocate J, J. Collins of New London, District Deputy Thomas F. Berth of Willimantic, - District Deputy John F. Hennon of Jewett City, Past District Deputy Michael J. Suilivan of New London, Grand Knight P. F. Day of New London and Grand Knight Danfel McSheffrey of Taftville. Taken as a whole it was a splendid meeting and one that will be long remembered in the higtorw of-tha-order i 5 SUICIDE IN HOTEL IN BRIDGEPORT. ickey” Miner Shot self Head Last Wednesday. Mike Miner of Groton, known to all who knew him at all as “Mickey” Miner, or Minnehan, was found dying in the Hotel Astor at Bridgeport last Wednesday forenoon. He dled In a short time after being discovered by a chambermaid. Upon investigation, the coroner returned a verdict of suicide. Miner and a woman known as Nellie Irving, and who has since said that seh lived in New London at one time at the house at No. 41 Bradley street, registered at the Hotel Astor as John Conroy and wife. They were assigned to a room and nothing more was heard from them except that they were served with two glasses of ginger ale. Next morning the woman left the hotel, while Miner remained there. A workman found him sitting on the bed fully dressed when the workman went to the room to fit it with awnings. The workman completed measurements and went away. Soon after the house- malid on going to the room found that Miner was there and that he had been shot in the head over the eve. The revolver that did the work was there also. Men employes in the house hastened to the room and found Miner covered with blood and still alive, but in such a condition that he could not talk intelligently. He was taken to the hospital, where he Cied. Before expiring, Miner made a statement in which he said he lived near Sacred Heart church, on a hill He sald he was sick and had no Lome. Friday the Irving woman was found and she told the police that she made the acquaintance of Miner in New London, some years ago, where he was 2 cabman. Miner left that he was note reads: “Turn me over to a Catholic un- dertaker and see that I pay the un- dertaker. Buy me a grave and bring me to church. I ain’t got home and been sick. 1 got money or check to pay all bills.” The note was written with a pen- cil and was found in the dead man’s pocket. Miner had $160 in cash in his clothes and that was taken charge of by the authorities, Miner was in Groton Saturday last and then had a large sum of money with him. He made some purchases there and told friends t ing to reside with his bro:her, John, on a farm which the latter owns in Ledyard. That was the last seen of Miner in, Groton. “Mickey” Miner went from Norwich to New London a good many years ago, probably 30, and was a lively fel- low then. He had been a ball player and was conspicuous on_the Norwich team and later on the Star team of New London. He was a fighter, who did not run from any man, nor from any party of men. He has, it is understood, been mar- ried twice since he lived in Groton. He worked hard of late years and managed to save some money. Miss Irving is held at Bridgeport as a material witness pending an investi- gation by the coroner, It was also learned Friday that Miner started for New York and that he was to buy horses before he re- turned to Ledyard to the farm of his brother. Investigation has revealed the fact that Nellie Irving was a boarder at the former resorts on Bradley street known as Nos. 41 and 45, and also for a boief time in a Bank street place and at a Water street resort in Norwich. She came to New London from Brooklyn and was known as being possessed of a bad_temper and was commonly known as Brooklyn Nell. in the a note which indicates intending suicide. The The Soap to cleanse and purify. ‘The Ointment to soothe and heal. Samples Free by Mail Cuticura Sosp and Ofntment sold everywhere. Liberal sample of each malled free, with 32.p. book. ‘Address post-card “Cutiouss,”? Dept. 13F, Baston., CUMMINGS & RING Funeral Directors and Embalmers 337 MAIN STREET, Oppssite Post Offica Phone 321-2 Lady Assistant niture and Mr. Armstrong corntinued to occupy a room there for a short time. The witness could not remem- ber that she ever saw Mrs. Armstrong after this Louis Mabrey, a caterer of this city testified that he had known Mr. Arm- strong_about 8 years, and had seen Mrs. Ella Daniels Armstrong with Mr. Armstrong three or four times at the Mabrey restaurant about 4 or 5 years ago. SWalter R. Armstrons of this city, a brother of the petitioner, said” he last saw his brother's wife, Ella Dan- ' jels, about 4 vears ago on Main street. He knew of the desertion because hi brother had told him about it. Incidents in Society Mrs, Calvin H. Frisbie has been the’ guest of Mrs. B. L Taft, of Attawau. gan. o Miss Alice Brewer of Union street i the guest of friends in Middletown foF A. O. H. AUXILIARY’S - WHIST AND DANCE. Social Evening Successfully Conducted by Division No. 54. Under the auspices of Division No. 54, Ladies' auxiliary, A, O. H., an en- joyable evening of whist, followed by dancing, was conducted with 25 tables playing from 8.15 to 9.45. The scores were kept by Miss Mar- garet O'Brien, Miss Mary Hanrahan, Miss Mary Shea and Miss Elizabeth O'Neil, and the successful players were the following: _Gentlemen — First, Thomas Caffrey, 38, an_umbrella do- nated by Murphy & McGarry; second, Thomas Donovan, 35, a pocket knife donated by Driscoll Bros.; _third, James Hynds, 33, a necktie donated by .. J. Morley. = Ladies—Finst, Miss atherine Dwyer, 29, a gold locket do- nated by Ferguson & Charbonneau; second, Miss Downing, lady’s collar do- nated by Reid & Hughes; third, Miss B. Sullivan, a box of candy donated by Miss Theresa O’Neil. Several tables of forty-five were also played and at this the prize winners were James McCaffrey, who received a pipe donated by B. A. Pratt, and Mrs. A. A. Brock, who received a hand- painted dish donated by Patrick Barry. A pair of cuff links donated by the Manhattan was awarded during the evening. The arrangements for the evening were successfully carried out by the committee, which consisted of Miss Julia McCarthy, chairman, Miss Kath- arine Dwyer and Miss Katharine Tracy. Edward A. Pratt was in the ticket office, Patrick Barry at the dvor and Patrick Donohue in charge of the coat-room. The division had two - candidates voted upon at its regular meeting Thursday evening in Eagles' hall and the quarterly reports of the officers were presented and approved. It was decided to make, the next meeting a social evening. Miss Katharine Han- rahan, Miss Bessie Tighe, Miss Mary Swanton, Miss Mary Thompson and Miss Mary Tighe were appointed a committee,of arrangements. 3 SEEKING ANNULMENT ’ OF SECOND MARRIAGE William H. Armstrong Before Supe. ior Court. Williani H. Armstrong of this city, who for a number of years has been employed as a railroad brakeman, was ten days: i Mrs. Isabella Thomas and her daughs ter, Mrs. Edward Whiting Johnson, are at the Windham Inn for several weeks; Miss Catherine Browning, who has been passing several days at her homs in Greene avenue, has returned- to New Yorik. e Miss Bessie Greene and Miss Natalls Gates of New Haven, formerly of Nor= wich, are guests of Miss Muriel Press ton of Broadwa Mrs, W D. Baird, who has been the { guest of her son, W. Russell Baird and Mrs. - Baird of Williams ‘stdeet; has returned to her home in Stamfords Miss Dorothy Doubleday. daughter of Frank N, Doubleday of Oyster Bay, L. I, whose wedding with Frederick Huntington Babcock: of Providence takes place May 19, has chosen for her bridesmaids Misses Florence John: son, Dorothy Baldwin, Ruth Fitch and. Eleanor De Graff and the Baronéss Vera de Ropp. Mr. Babcock is & nephew of Mrs. Oliver L. Johnson of, Norwich, and comes of an old Norwich family. p * 1 | Weather Man. There is no “thoroughly reliables weather man.” The government “fore:! casts” are fairly safe for a certain number of hours, but as for the pre- | dictions that include the entire year,, or any considerable part of it, they, are not worth the paper they are. printed on. They may be all right,’{ they may be all wrong. Nobody/knows* which. * Wasn't Familiar With the Name. “Put your John Hancock down' here,” sald the Neosho county oficer! to the little boy from the country who' had brought in some crow heads. The. boy labored industriously over the. ‘blank with his pen and then innocent-; ly inquired: “How do you spell Han«; cock?”—Kansas City Star. Teakettle In Distress. One day small Sadie was watching’ the 1id of the teakettle rise and fall,’ emitting at the same time tiny puffs of steam. Finally she said: “ Defore the superior court here on Fri- day afternoon, petitioning for an an- nulment of his marriage to Ella Dan- iels, which took place on Nov. 18, 1880, The complaint charges that she de. serted him in April, 1901, He had been married at Sterling, on June 7, 1879 to a woman under the name of Annie M. Arnold, whose real name was Martha Knowls, and they came to Preston to live, arriving at about 7 o'clock in the evening. She left him the same evening and he tes- tified that he had never seen or heard from hr for 20 years. He was given a divorce from her last December After hearing the testimony of Mr. Armstrong and two witnesses on Fri- day, Judge Greene continued the case for a week for Attorney Telley E. Babcock to produce such witnesses as he could to prove that the first wife was actualy living when Mr. Arm- strong married a second time about a year after his first marriage. Mr, Armstrong has a son aged 18 by his second marriage. Mrs. Jennie Hedge MacDowell, who lives on Hedge avenue in this city testified that Mr. Armstrong and his wife, Ella Daniels, lived in her grand- mother’s house here at No. 30 Ham- ilton avenpe about 10 years ago. The Wife_left andtook some, of.the you'd better call in the doctor. teakettle’s got the asthma.” The: AVOID THE KNIFE . 4 ¢ 3] CUTTING WON'T CURE PILES—IN- TERNAL TREATMENT NEEDED i A gardener doesn't kill weeds by cut- ting thelr tops. He attacks the ‘Toot. Just so with piles—the cause is, within, entirely out of reach of surgical instry ments, ointments or suppositories. The only cure for piles is internal, and‘#] only guaranteed internal remedy is Dr: Leonhardt's Hem-Roid. It has L4 thousands of cases, and 24 days' tre ment is sold for $1 at N. D. Se Son, under positive guarantes. -Or ] matied by Dr. Leonhardt Co., Station B, Buffalo, N, Y. Write for booklet, Just Arrived a New Supply of CALIFORNIA APRICOTS -at RALLION