Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 8, 1915, Page 5

i Asparagus | Fancy Pines ..<....... 25¢c | Small Pines . cns e i Roasting Chicken ..... 30c | Extra Fancy Roast Beef .. 26¢ fRed Banma‘ esees reTeiee 5c = Norwich, Saturday, May 8, 1915. [ e —____1 VARIOUS MATTERS . At present there are about 80 pa- tents at the tuberculosis sanitarium. Extra choice long clams today at Powers Bros.—Adv. Florists say more pansies have been it about town this spring than ever before. Some of the Sunday schools are al- ready making plans for Children’s day rvance. 13 Fancy Sprouts . ... .~ .. 25¢ | obse 1915 Spring Lambs SOMERS Ernest E. Bullard VIOLIN . TEACHER All String Instruments repaired Viclins sold on easy terms For appointments address E. E. BULLARD, Bliss Place, Nor- wich, Conn. Native Asparagus And a full stock of Nice Fresh Vegetables at RALLION’S We advertise exaotly asitis Anywhere you go you'll look “Right” in a Suit you buy here. Qurs are the kind you can put on and forget because you know they are correct. They -have plenty of style; but not extreme, The best suit for ordinary wear is Varsity 55, it's the most popular suit in America for young men; all men can wear it. Splendid values at $15.00 to $20.00. Drop in and try them. Murphy & McGarry 207 MAIN STREET GEO. A. DAVIS - To make room for my Hammocks and Croquet which have already arrived I want to close out the balance of my . Solid Qak Vertical Filing Cabinets and to do this I have made prices which should move them quickly. The two drawer Cabinet, $6.00. Three drawer $8.00. Four $10.00. Thess: Cihitteh ate: soiil oak, nicely finished. If you are using Vertical Filing Cabinets you had bet- ter get another. If you are not using them you had better buy one and then wonder why you hadn’t done it before. These prices wouldn’t cover freight. GEO. A. DAVIS, 25 Broadway Cabinet, drawer Cabinet, DR. F. W. HOLMS, Dentist Shannon Building Annex, Room A Telephone 522 i ;. A commission has been in. North Stonington investigating damage = to sheep by dogs. Funeral eervices for Alfred W. Ha- vens were neld Friday afternoon at Niantic at 2 o’clock, Rev. Duncan Dodd officiating. The household ‘beach equipment of the -family of T. A. Utley was re- moved to Neptune park this week by an auto truck. The 3,500 peach trees at Frank W. Browning’s Kitamaug orchard have been in full bloom all week and were 2 beautiful sight. All fresh stock, no cheap left-overs at Powers Bros.—Adv. At his recital in Plant hall, New London, Friday night, by Frederick Weld, the atcompaniments were play- ed by Miss Ella M. Potter of Norwich. A book recently received at the Peck library which is of practical walue from an art standpoint is Cousins’ Co- lonial Architecture; Fifty Salem Door- ways. Judge John H. Perry of Southport ‘has been elected president of the Metebetchouan club of Canada, which is made up largely of Connecticut people. Union service, Second Church, Sun- day evening. Sermon by Mr. Coleman. —Adv. Committees are busily preparing for the annual meeting of the Army and Navy club of Connecticut to be held at The Griswold, Eastern Point, Wednes- day, June 23d. From Tolland Miss Priscilla A. Bill- ings, teacher in the grammar grade of the Hick Memorial school, has been called to her home in Stonington, by the illness of her parents. Lobsters cheap again today at Pow- ers Bros. We give votes for the li- brary—Adv, The Rockville Journal states that Dr. J. Ralph Morin returns to that city after several weeks of inspection of cattle for the hoof and mouth disegse, for the government in Norwich. The governoy has approved a bill from commissioner Jeffrey O. Phelps, Jr, for $1,793.03 for the eradication of the cattle disease, and the monthly bill of $128.25 from the same source. John H. Wilson, who went to Hart- ford on Tuesday end underwent an operation for appendicitis on Wednes- day in St. Francis' hospital, was re- ported as resting comfortably on Thursday. Conn. river shad, direct from Deep River, at Powers Bros. Remember, the value of fish is its freshness.—Adv. The Catholic pastors of the diocese will announce tomorrow a novena in honor of the Holy Ghost to be held in all the churches of the diocese, on May 14, to Saturday, the Eve of Pen- tecost, May 22. Louis- Busker of Newton, local agent for the Jewish Agricultural and Industrial Aid society, otherwise known as the Baron de Hirch Fund, is now busy with placing of men with farmers all over this state. ‘William H. Cone, night engineer of the Thames river bridge, of the New Haven railroad, for 25 years, has been pensioned by the railroad and hes been succeeded by Joseph Nichols, formerly at the engine house at Midway. The school savings system in New London is rapidly growing and is pop- ular 1 the public schools. During April $106 was deposited by the chil- dren of the Bartlett school, many of whom have their own accounts. The tax collector's office will be open this evening, Saturday and Mon- day eveniggs until 8 o’clock. Inter- est will be added after Monday, the 10th.—adv, A sign of increasing business throughcut the country is seen in the railroad yards when heavily loaded freight trains go through daily where- as not many weeks ago the trains were smaller and were fewer in number. Local Total Abstinence society mem- bers have been notified that the Cath- olic Prohibition League is to hold its next annual convention in the Greek theatre, on the Million Dollar pier, At- lantic City, N. J., from July 6 to 9 in- clusive, Miss Mary F. Crofton, instructor in science at the Williams Memorial in- stitute, New London, had her class in botany on a woodland trip ebout Co- chegan' rock at Montville Friday, go- ing by special trolley car and having a box luncheon. Governor Marcus H. Holcomb has reaprointed Michael Cratty of Rock- ville, John C. Healy of Naugatuck and Fred W. Neumann of New Haven as barber commissioners to serve for a term of two years from July 1, 1915, and signed their commissions. The Misses Gregoire announce a sale on all their trimmed hats from 98c to $5.98, for one day only, Saturday, May 8th. They will occupy the first cor- ner store of the Thayer building, Franklin square, Norwigh, Conn., for the sale—Adv. The current Catheolic - Transecript states that Rev. E. M. Hayes, recently of Jewett City, celebrated mass at Bristol last Sunday. Father Hayes is acting as assistant to the Rev. John H. Stapleton at St. Aloystus’ church, at New Canaan, and is regaining ~his health. The planet Mars is in the eastern morning sky near Venus throughout this month but is too distant from the earth to be well seen. There will be a very close conjunction between Mars and Venus on the morning of May 14, Venus being south of Mars only 56 minutes, May 31st, at 9.30 there will be an ordination of six priests at St. Joseph’s cathedral, Hartford, among whom are Rev. Francis O’Shea, of Deep River, and Harry Coleman of Norwich. Norwigh Stationary Engineers, The members of the Norwich Sta- tionary Engineers’ association held a regular business session in the Bill block on Friday evening with a good sized attendance. The members are looking forward to another lecture in the near future, . The polar regions embrace 6,970,268 square miles inhal and have 300,000 b~ ” i = PERSONALS Richard Bradford s now employed in New Haven. . D. R. Wolft has been in New York on a business trip this week. Miss Louise Avery of Groton is the n“tt‘c't Miss Florence Smith of Broad streef Mrs. John McKenzie of Hartfrd was the guest of Mrs. Carrie E. Park of Pearl street Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Johnson of Norwich, formerly residents of Rock- ville, were recent visitors in that c 5 2,000 VOLUMES OF HARLAND MEMORIAL LIBRARY. Gift to Woman’s College Announced— $1000 From David Fanning and $100 From H. Wales Lines. At the 4th annual meeting of the trustees of the Connecticut College for Women held in the Mohican hotel, in New London on Friday, President Sykes made announcement of the gift of the Thomas Harland Memorial Y- brary of 2000 volumes, history, biogra- phy and fiction, made by Mrs. Thomas Harland of this city. Other gifts an- reunced were a gift of $1000 from Davii1 Fanning of Worcester and $100 from H. Wales Lines of Meriden. Much of the session of the building committee was devoted to a discus- sion of furnishing and equipping the first group of buildings. Many sug- gestions were offered along this line, involving a considerable varidnce in expenditure. Tentative recommenda- tions were formulated to be present- ed ‘to the ‘trustees at the afternoon session. ‘The architect was authorized to go the refectory, the construction of whick includes the remodeling of the Lec and Prentis dwellings on the col- lege site and connecting them with a large structure to be used as a dining hall. . The houses and the upper story will be utilized as apartments for members of the faculty and others. The architect wa sauthorized to go ahead with the construction of the refectory. Over 80 applications for admission have been received 61 of which are for this vear, and the balance for 1916. President Sykes placed his en- tering class at 150 while other trus- tees are not so conservative and place the number at a higher figure. Owing to the more or less strained financial situation of the past year, the prozress of the endowment fund has not been notable. - Shall dona- tions #”ve been received from time to time but no large gifts have been an- nounced. With the return of pros- perity and the actual establishmept of the college, it is believed that the likelihood of contributions of a sub- stantial character will be greatly in- creased. It was expected that the appoint- mers.of the members of the faculty would be made during the afternoon session but this matter was deferred. ) e BROODER HOUSE AND.. 250 CHICKENS BURNED At. A..A. Mitchell's Place—Fire Start- ed from Brooder Lamp, A brooder house, §0x14 feet, owned by Arthur A. Mitchell of the Canter- bury turnpike, was totally destroyed by fire shortly after ten o'clock Fri- day evening. The fire started from a brooder lamp and spread so rapidly that nothing could be done to save either the house itself or the 250 chickens quartered there. The ma- jrity of the chickens were about § weeks old. The sudden downpour of rain probably prevented the flames from spreading to other smaller build- ings where 250 more chicks were quartered. The fire was brightly re- flected in the sky and could be seen for several miles in all directions. FOUR MORE SMALLPOX CASES IN NEW LONDON Freight Brakeman Found to Be the Original Cause. Four new cases of smallpox were discovemed in New London on Friday and the origina] cause of the exposures was also found in a Central Vermont freight conductor, who has had a light case of smallpox and has hgd no doc- tor, but has been about his work all the time. He was at work on Friday and it is said has been in this city, where it is possible he may have ex- posed some persons, The New London health officer, Dr. J. T. Black, passed an order on Fri- day that all children not submitting to vaccination should be excluded from the schools for €0 days. OBITUARY. H. Ernest Getchell. H. Ernest Getchell, of Groton, died Friday morning at the Norwich State hospital where he had been under treatment about three months. Mr. Getchell was about 48 years of age and is survived by his mother, Mrs. Lucy A. Getchell, three brothers, Will- iam and George, of Groton, and Al- bert, of Mt. Vernon, N. Y., and a sis- ter, Mrs. Lula Bunker of New York. Mr. Getchell formerly was employed on the Thames river bridge, of which his father, the late John B. Getchell, was in charge of many years. In later years Mr. Getchell was employed as clothing salesman and it was while in that capacity that he experienced mental_trouble. FUNERAL, Mrs. George C. Pollock, Rev. Samuel H. Howe, D, D., pastor of Park Congregational church, and Rev.. Edward S. Worcester, pastor of Broadway Congregational church, con- ducted the service at the funeral of Mrs. Martha Baldwin Pollock, wife of Rev. George C. Pollock, D. D., held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of her son, Dr. H. M. Pollock. Many relatives and friends were pres- ent. The body will be sent to Newark, N. J., this (Saturday) morning by. Un- dertakers Church & Allen for inter- ment in the family plot in Evergreen cemetery. AT THE AUDITORIUM. Vaudeville and Motion Pictures. At the Auditorium on Friday the musical comedy company was seen in a new musical revue that was the change of bill and met with decided favor in the eyes of ‘the good sized houses both afternoon and evening. One of the girls made a hit as a toe dancer and others of the company did themselves credit in up-to-date song numbers. The' Hidden City, in two reels, and featuring Grace Cunard and Francis Ford was the featurs photo- play. Foot Scalded by Hot Water. Miss Della H, Whitehead is acting &as secretary to School Superintendent Graham while her sister, Miss Evelyn ‘Whitehead, is confined to her home on Rogers avenue by a badly scalded foot and ankle. Early in the week a pan of hot water was accidentally tip- ped over from the stove onto her foot. Only One Who Knows It. Joepiffleous. Daniels is secretary of the nax e e An audience of over 3(0 at Slater hall on Friday evening enjoyed to the full the clever production of Mice and Men given by the Academy Dramatic club, whose members showed thelir ap- reciative grasp of stage craft in the Sdmirable way in which they carried out all the opportunities given them in_the four acts of the play. For each act there was a different stage set, the scenery having all been made by the state committee, whose effective work, was recognized by. ap- plauge at two particular points, when the curtain ‘'went up for the masquer- ade ball scene for the third act and the garden sceme for the last act. “The persons of the play,” as the programme designated them, were the following: Mark Embury, a scholar, scientist, and philosopher John E. Hughes, '15 Roger Goodlake, his friend . and «.neighbor, Francis C. Luce '15 Captain George Lovell, his nephew, Howard L. Peckham, "14 Sir Harry Trimblestone, Joanna's cousin C. Harold Gildersleeve,'16 Kit Baringer, a fiddler and a pro- fessor of deportment, Loue E. Stockwell, "15 Peter, Embury’s servant George W. Weller, '15 Joanna Goodlake, wife of Good- lake Kittie M, Sloan, '16 Deborah, Embury’s house- keeper Irma Hutzler, '14 Peggy, “Little Britain” Christine Gregson, '15 Matron, of The Foundling Hospital !‘Alice V. Coleman, '16 '16 Mrs. Beadle, of The Foundling Hospital Hollis M, French, Foundlings. Bevis Marks ....Dorothy E. Alton, Stephney Green....Mary Isbister, Clare Market....Alice B. Osborn, ’1§ Highway Barn....Ruth F. Avery, '16 Charing Cross .Helen E. Gilbert, '15 Ivy Lane .... rence S. Thatcher, '15 Great Turnstile, Dortohy A. Jones, '16 Leicester Fields..Mildred J. Cary, Little Britain..Christine Gregson, Amen Corner....Ruth A. Barber, In one of the leading roles, Mr. Hughes was well cast, giving the part well balanced emphasis and enunciat- ing with clearness and_ vigor, while Mr, Perkins put admirable dash and spirit into the delineation of the voung officer in love with Peggy, but sorely perplexed at the perverse turns that fate seemed to give to his for- tures in wooing. As Peggy, Miss Gregson was sweet and engaging and pretty with a nicely realizeq sense of proportion in the sprightly spirit with which she invest- ed her characterization of the part. She was presented a handsome basket of red roses. Miss Sloan and Miss MOOSE WILL TAKE TRAIL TOWARDS NORWICH Members of Adjacent Lodges Coming Here For Class Initiation. A special car will bring 100 Moose from New London to this city Sunday to attend the celebration of the first anniversary of Norwich, Conn., lodge, No. 950. From Willimantic an egual number is expected, while 50-brothers will probably come from Westerly and Putnam. On_Friday evening Michael Sadusky was Jbusily engaged in decorating the Moose home on Laurel hill g honor of the event. The various committees are an- nounced as follows: Reception: F, B. Hazard, L. M. Crandall, A. Morin, J. C. Caswell, J. Ringland, L. Lamphere and A. Lud- wig, Refreshments: _ J. A. George, H. Coonz, Martin Waldson. Decorations: F. C. Sterry, Philip Viens, J. Pierson, H. A. Paulson, Na- than_Blyemthal, H. Allen A. Oulett and M. Sadusky. Entertainment: M. Waldron, N. Bluementhal, George Moles, A. Oulett, A. Juneau. Special guests of the day will be National Dictator W. J. Bennett _of Newark, and District Dep. Sup. Dic. W. P. Burke of New Haven, and also George Westerman, agent for the Krauss shows. The initiation cere- mony will be worked on a class of 69 and _will be carried out by the New London degree team. The initation will take place in Olympic hall and afterwards there will be a chowder at the Moose home. The new hall has been given a coat of paint and a large American flag will float on the breeze in front of the home. The flag pole has been converted from a tree that has out- lived its usefulness. MAY SOCIAL. Delightful Social Event Conducted by St. Anne’s T. A. Society, A_very successful May social was conducted by the young ladies of St. Anne's society in T. A. B. hall on Fri- day evening. Drew's orchestra fur- nished music for the dancing, which lasted until 11.80, The soda counfer was in charge of Fred Geer and Willlam Dougherty and John Dougherty had charge of the cloak room. John Looby took tickets at the door and M. Kelly was In the box office. The committee in charge of the general arrangements com- prised Misses Margaret McCaffrey, Elizabeth Riley, Isabelle Finnegan, Mary Swantom and Mildred Wilbur. Pt i S AT DAVIS THEATRE. Vaudeville and Photoplays. Behind the Lights was the change of bill that the Homan Musical Revue put on at the Davis theatre on Friday, a sketch full of comedy that was handled in capital style by Miss Far- rington and Prince Ellwood, and was followed by the big singing and danc- ing revue of which this company is capable, with a complete change of programme from anything that it had given before. The big houses helped to keep up the record business that the company has mede for the theatre in the two different times it has been here this season. The pictures combined a pleasing se- lection of drama and comedy. Broadway Philathea. The Broadway Philathta class met on Friday with Miss Mildred Rogers of Division street. In the business part of the meeting plans were made for a supper at the Y. M. C. A. at which they are to serve. A social hour with refreshments followed the bus- iness meeting. Would Be More Interesting No doubt the interest of the pro- ceedingd, at Syracuse would be en- a great| hanced if Mr. Platt could be on hand if he does say |to say count. on. his own AMATEURS GAVE CLEVER PRODUCTION The Academy Dramatic Club Showed Ability in Stagecraft in “Mice and Men"”—Leading Parts Capably Handled by John E. Hughes, Howard L. Peckham and Miss Christine Gregson—Play Given With Complete Costuming and Stage Set for Four Scenes. ¢ Pl Hutzler also earned applause for their effective delineations and conscien- tious work was shown by those in the minor parts that made the pro- duction a creditable one from curtain to _curtain. 4 The play was beautifully costumed silks and satins of the periods which t represented, about 1786. It was pro- duced under the supervision of Miss Eunice H. Gulliver, Miss Helen B. de Long and Miss Myra G. Frink, whose cameful and capable direction was seen in the results attained. During the evening the following programme was given by the orches- tra: Hupgarian Dance No. 5, Brahms In Holland, Kriens Morning on the Zuider Zee, Evening Sounds. Tesoro Mio, Becucci The Lady Picking Mulberries, Kelley Valge—Berceuse, Ferrares A Red, Red Rose, ‘Hastings The members of the orchestra were: Clementine E. Jordan, violin; Irene A. "Wholey, violin; Dorothy Gregson, violin; Mary Lester, violin; William A, Ricker, cello; Benjamin H. Palmer, flute; G. Reginald Ashbey, cornet; Robert Gale Noyes, piano. ‘The officers of the Dramatic club are: Francis C. Luce, '15, president; Loue’ E. Stockwell, '15, Miss Chris- tine Gregson, 15, vice presidents; Miss Irma Hutzler, '14, secretary; Lorimer B. Slocum, ’16, treasurer. The executive staff consisted of Francis C. Luce, '15, manager; Lori- mer B. Sloum,’ 16, Howard L. Peck- ham, ’14, assistants; and the stage committee was: William Isbister, '14, ‘manager; Charles Crowe, ‘14, De Witt H. Brake, '16, William C. Osgood, ’1 Lincoln Wadsworth, '15, assistant: Oliver H, Peckham, '16, property man: Lorimer B. Slocum, °’16, Paul A. Schwartz, '15, assistants. The play is to be repeated again to- night. New Lobster Pot Law. Shore town lobstermen have at last received official instruction as to how their lobster pots should be construct- ed during the coming season in order to conform with New York state laws, in which state's waters the major part of the lobsters are obtained. The law says that the bottom lath on the side of the lobster pot shall be one and one-half inches from the bottom frame and outside of this tne rest of the pot can be constructed as in_previous years, Many of the fishermen at Noank and other places have built their gear, and in order to be on the safe side placed each lath one and one-half inches apart, not knowing just how effective the new law would be. This meant nearly double the amount of labor in- volved over the old manner of build- ing them. VOTED MONEY FOR MEXICAN RELIEF WORK. White Cross Council Contributes $25 to Catholic Church Extension Society. White Cross councel, No. 13, K. of C., held one of the largest attended meetings of the season Friday evening in the council chamber in the Sunlight building. A great deal of routine busi- ness was transacted, including a_con- tribution of $25 to the work of the Catholic Church Extension society of the United States of America. At the present time this society is aiding the exiled members of the church in Mex- ico who have been forced to flee % this country, and to carry on this work they have appealed to the various councils of the Knights of Columbus in this country and elsewhere for financial aid. This appeal has the sanction of the supreme directors. of the order. The meeting was then taken in charge by the W, L of the council, Rev. William H. kennedy, who proceeded to exemplify the second degree in all its impressiveness upon a class of twenty candidates. Foilowing the exemplification, the committee appointed to arrange for an exemplification of the third or major degree announced that it would be held on Sunday, May 23. The committee is composed of the following members: C. V. James, John H. Carney, F. P. McNamara, H. D. Buckley and Dr. T. A. Crowley. The announcement of the date of the exemplification called forth a great deal of discussion as to the form of degree that would be given on this occasion, but as that matter rests with the district deputy no conclusion was reached. It is expected that the coming ex- emplification will be one of the largest ever held by the council, as there is a class of forty candidates eligible for advancement to this degree. It was_ announced that the lady friends of the council were to give a subscription whist in the council rooms next week. The committee in charge of the affair is Mrs. H. D. Buckley, Mrs. J. E. Driscoll, Mrs. J. J. Corkery, Mrs. M. C. Higgins and Mrs. J. M. Lee. It is expected that it will be largely attended by the lady friends of the council. A number of applicants were elected to membership and several new applications were received. GUN USER WAS PRESENTED BEFORE JUSTICE Case Against William Tilly, Jr, “of Packer Continued for a Week. ‘The case of William Tilly, Jr., pro- prietor of the Edgewood Poultry farm at Packer and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, was con- tinued for one week by Justice Ben- jamin R. Briggs of Plainfield, at a hearing held Friday at the home of Grand Juror Herbert Williams of Can- terbury Green. Tilly was arrested on Thursday night by Sheriff Bliven on a complaint made out by Grand Juror ‘Williams. Tilly shot Franz Mager in the neck on Wednesday evening because he ob- Jected to Mager talking with a Miss Campbell, Tilly's sister-in-law. Ma- ger is now at the Backus hospital where a bullet was removed on Thurs- day. The wound is not a dangerous one and he is expected to be out in a short time. Has Seven Witnesses Summoned. The continued case of John Dono- von, former siyeet commissioner, against Attorney Roderick M. Doug- las whom he has charged with breach of the peace is to come wup in the city court this morning. Mr. Dono- can has seven witnesses summoned. Instructing Autochemical Drivers The autochemical was out on Fri- day afternoon for a short time while two new drivers were given, instruc- tion. They were Archibald Cochrane and Lloyd Thompson. Since the abolition of the vodka the savings of the Russian bi £ (2o e e intin AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF CITY OF NORWICH. Act s Before Legisluture — Containe Right to Sell Water to State Hos- pital. The following act amending the _charter of the city of Norwich is be- fore the legislature: s - Section 1. Section 86 of an act to revise and amend the charter of the clty of Norwich, approved July 5, 1871, as amended by section 1 an act amending the charter of the city of Norwic, approved April 19, 1893, Is hereby amended to read as follows: The board of water commissioners of the city of Norwich shall keep a reg- ister of all persons who use the water and prices paid by them ble there- for, and shall apply the av: of water rents to the payment of the ordinary and current expenses of such water works, such as repair,s the hire of clerks and agents, and of extending pipes into new localities, under. the directions of said court of common council, and shall pay any excess of such avails over the sum requisite for' such purposes to the city treasurer, quarterly. on the third Monday of Jan- uary, April, July and October, on ac- count of the water rents received and expended during the preceding quarter, the accounts of such rents having first been audited and approved by the au- diting committee of said court of com- mon council. Said board may, at any earlier time or times which it may determine upon, pay to said treasurer any excess of receipts in its possession over the sum requisite for such ex- penses and purposes. All statements presented by said board accounting for its receipts and expenditures shall be attested by the ‘oath or affirmation of at least one member of saild board or of its cashier or superintendent. Sec. 2. Said board, in addition to such reports and eccounting, shall, not later than the 20th day of May in every year, render to the city clerk or to the mayor, for the use of the court of common council, the following written or prinied statements: First, cash re- ceipts and disbursements for the year ending May 15th, and balance on hand on said day; second, income and ex- pense and profit of operation for the year ending April 30th third, the amount of depreciation, if any, charged for the year ending April 30th; fourth, accounts payable and accounts receiv- able on said April 30th. Sec. 3. Said board may make con- tracts with the trustees of the Norwich hospital for the insane, for selling and supplying water to said hospital locat- ed .n the town of Preston, and may lay mains and pipes and establish hy- drants for said purpose in any high- way, street or private way or place, and may contract to supply any per- son with water at any place along the lines of such mains; but such water shall not be so supplied to the detri- ment of the inhabilants of said city, nor at lower rates than are charged to persons within said city. Sectl. 4. The board of gas and elec- trical commissioners of the city of Norwich, in addition to the reports and accounting which 1t is already required to maice, shall, not later than the 20th day of May in every year, render to the city clerk, or to the mayor, for the use of the court of common council, the following written or printed state ments: First, cash receipts and dis- burzements for the year ending May and balance on hand on said day, ive of sums already invested by or set aside to be invested for the gas and electrical sinking fund and the gas and electrical reserve funi: second, income and expense and profit of operation for the year ending April 30th; third, the amount of de- preciation charged for the year ending April 30th, such depreciation to be computed only on the balance of the citys’ equity in its plants and proper- tyl belonging to sald gas and electrical department; fourth, accounts payable ;nd accounts receivable on said April 0th. POQUETANUCK NOTES. Sunshine Girls Elect Officers—Re- hearsal of Play—Village Has Jitney Service. The Sunshine Girls met with Mrs. Sharles Geer Tuesday evening and elected the following officers for the next six months: President, Irene Baer: secretary, Hulda McKelvey; treasurer, Lillian Lucy; directresses, Mrs. Charles Geer and Mrs. William Mitchell. Thursday evening they gave a sociai at the parish house. Howard Fuller is clerk for George Mansfield. Herry J. Gallup is ill at his home. The Good Fellowship club is rehears- ing a play to be given at the parish house. Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Weeder were in Somerville this week to attend the funeral of Mr. Weeder’s sister, Mrs. C. W. Cook. The jitney” has made its eppearance in_the village. Mrs. Leander Hill of Preston City is visiting Mrs. Ernest Baer. The Ladies’ guild met with Mrs. John Cousins Thursday afternoon. Unclaimed Letters. Unclaimed letters in the Norwich, Conn., postoffice for the week ending May §, 1915, follow: Mies E. W. Davis, Bernard German, B. Goldsein, Joseph Gioson, Miss Olga Haubt, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jackson, Mrs. James Kershaw, Ayor Lapoint, Miss Maybelle Lee, Miss Leo Magill, Miss Kitty Mc- Gugan. I Incidents in Society I Mrs. Harriet Learned Howland is in New York for the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Chase are occupying their new home on Otis street. The Sewing club met this week on Monday afternoon with Miss Ethel Worth. Mrs. Frederick D. Mabrey and son John of Bennington, Vt, are visiting in town for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Dennison Gallaudet have taken the Higgins farm at Mas- sapeag-on-the-Thames for the summer and will occupy it about the middle of May. Mrs. Burrill W. Hyde returned Fri- day from Hartford, where she has been a guest for several days at the home of James Pratt on Farmington ave- nue. Mrs. Bdward H. Linnell entertained Thursday afternoon at auction bridge at her home on Broadway. Six tables were played. Afterwards other guests came in for affernoon tea. Miss Crow- ell and Miss Jane Bill presided at the tea tabies. The Ladies’ auxiliary of the Y. M. C. A. met thic week Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Edward Fuller on Broadway. Refreshments were served. Mrs. Frank A. Mitchell and Mrs, Ed- ward S. Worcester assisting the hostess at the tea table. Mr. and Mrs. Squire Gregson have sent out invitations to the marriage of their daughter Irene and Weston Car- penter Pullen on Friday evening, May 28th, at 7.30 o'clock, at the Central Baptist church. The at home cards are after the first of October at 59 Sachem street, Norwich, 2 Funeral Directors and Embalmers 337 MAIN STREET, ‘Oppssite Post Office. 'Phone 321-2 Lady Assistant * VANADIUM AND ITS USES. Silver Whits Metal Which Readily Oxidizes—Found In Several Coun; tries. If an irresistible force strike an immovable object, what will happen?” That may be an ancient trap for the youthful logieian and philosopher, but the developments of modern warfare have almost made it a practical ques- tion. The efforts to produce an ir- resistible steel projectile have, at least until very recently, been pretty well counterbalanced by those seeking to praduce an indestructible armor to re- sist them. Out of this situation first grew the importance of what a few years ago was a comparatively little known substance. This = substance is the metallic element known as vana- dium. In 1596 vanadium steel was used in the production of some armor plates in France. Tests of these plates demonstrated that they were much tougher and more highly resis- tant than like plates made without the use of vanadium. At once the element became inportant and the demand for it grew, further uses for it were dis- covered and now vanadium steel is one of the most important products of the iron industry. According to an_ instructive article in the.March number of the Montaly Bulletin of the Pan American Union, ‘Washington, D. C., vanadium is not such a recent discovery as many per- sons think. - It seems that had he not himself repudiated his own discovery, the honor of finding the new element would have been accorded to Andres Manuel Del Rio, a professor of miner- alogy in the Royael School of Mines of the City of Mexico. In 1801 the pro- fessor, in examining some brown lead ores from the mines of Zimapan, in what is now known as ‘the State of Hidalgo, believed that he had discov- ered a new element different from chromium and uranium, and this he named eritronium. It was in reality what we now know as vanadium. The discovery was a genuine one, but un- fortunately the Mexican professor was a little too much under the glamour of the French school, and when Collet Descostils published an - article in which he stated that Del Rio's eritro- nium was nothing more than impure chromium Del Rio accepted the French professor’s judgment and in 1804 dis- avowed his claim of discovery end ad- mitted that the substance was a lead chromdite. ~Subsequent events showed that Del Rio had originally been right and that the element does not even belong in the chromium group. It was not until 1830 that the Swedish scien- tist, N. G. Sefstrom, rediscovered the element among the slags of the Taberg iron ores and gave it the name vana- dium, a name probably derived from what might be termed a family name in Norse “mythology, Vanir or Vana, to which group Freyja, the Norse Venus, belonged. Vanadium is a silver white metal which ‘readily oxidizes; ' it has an atomic weight of 51.2, is non-magnetic, has a very high electrical resistivity, and melts at about 1680 degrees. As an alloy of iron, however, its melting point is about 300 degrees lower. It is one of the most widely disseminated elements, although commercially avail- able deposits are comparatively rare. It has been found in several of the western states of the United States, in Sweden, Australia, Spain, England, Argentina, Chile, and in Peru. It is upon the last named country, however, that the world’s commercial supply de- pends. The asphaltite deposits from which the Peruvian vanadium is ob- tained are located at Yauli, Matucen, Casalapca, Huari, Huanca; and last and largest, at Minas Ragra. The ore from the Ragra mines, which looks like a' hard slaty coal, contains about 40 per cent vanadium sulphide, 30 per cent free sulphur, 14 per cent silicia, 4 per cent iron sulphide, etc., and af- ter burning out the free sulphur the ore contains about 52 per cent vana- dium oxide. Until the recent development of van- adium in the steel industry its com- mercia] use was largely confined to ink making end coloring fabrics and leather. The ink is made of a mix- ture of a neutral solution of amonium vanadate, gum water, and a solution of gallic acid. Neither acids nor alcalies can destroy it, nor can it be bleached out with chloride. About 1905 the supply of venadium, owing to the de- velopment of ‘the Minas Ragra and other mines in Peru, began to increase. From having been a rare metal, it be- came available in quantities claimed to be unlimited as a steel making metal. The claims of its users are that it has accomplished wonders in crucible and in open hearth steel, that it gives cast iron greater strength and endurance, and that copper and aluminum are remarkably improved for certain purposes by its addition. It is used in steel for engine axles and frames, in transmission shafts and gears, in wire springs, piston rods, hy- draulic cylinders, tires, tools, boiler plates, gun shields, projectiles, armor plates, gun barrels, watch springs, and in castings and forgings generally. One of the great advantages of the use of vanadium steel in the future will no doubt be in enabling the steel factors to reduce weight in such con- structions as locomotives, cars, ma- chinery, etc., its greater durability be- . ing another important feature. 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