Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 27, 1915, Page 5

VOTES With Every Purchase New Beets .. 12¢ New Cault .. 100 Shoulder Steak . 16c Ducks 85c New Spinach 15¢ Capons 38c New Peppers Fowl 28c New Parsley . 5c Chicken . 30c Pot Mint . Squabs ..... 45c Cucumbers Broilers $1.00 Celery . B Rt ss 355 String_ Beans 125 se 35¢ ril ;iov;:.i: v 32c New Cabbage 6c Red Bananas. 5c As 17ec Gi Fruit 10c Corned Beef 120 New Potatoes 10c New Peas .. 100 SOMERS Ernest E. Bullard VIOLIN TEACHER All String Instruments repaired Violins sold on easy terms For appointments address E. E. BULLARD, Bliss Place, Nor- wich, Conn. FRENCH Accordion—Fancy Plaiting Werk 'NEW LONDON-NORWICH DYE WORKS 33 B'd’y, Norwich, Ct. Phone Con. Our Auto at your servic We advertise exactly asitis Young Men especially like the new Varsity Fifty-five models we show in this Spring line of clothes, we have here in this store. They're young men’s styles, and you can be sure of best quality, best tailoring, best style, best fit. Suits at $12. to $25. and all prices between. Straw Hats $1.50 to $3.00. Panama Hats $3.95, $4.95, $5.95. Murphy & McGarry 207 MAIN STREET AUSCO CAMERAS A very complete line of Cameras for your selection, Buy now and enjoy your first summer holiday, Memoérial Day, by tak- ing pictures of your friends or the places of interest where you THEPLAUT-CADDEN CO. Jewelers and Opticians Established 1872 PLAUT-CADDEN BUILDING . NOTICE Bstimates will be received for the placing of Slate Blackboards in the various school buildings of the Town. Specifications and details can be se- sured from B. P. BISHOP at 189 Broadway or 45 Water Street, Nor- wich, Conn. IT'S OLD FASHIONED! Kenyon’s Johnny Cake Meal at RALLION’S 18141914 Jokrn A. Morgan & Son COAL LEHIGH VALLEY Neo.2 Nut £6.00 per-ton Office and Yard Central Whart ‘Telephone 884 TAFTVILLE MAN IS PRISONER IN GERMANY. Bugler Jack Campbell Writes That He Has Been Wounded in the Arm. Albert Hulme of Taftville has recetved word from Bugler Jack Campbell that he {s now a prisoner in the hands of the having een captured a ago. Bugler Campbell has also been boarding house last Sep- tember and joined the Royal High. landers of Canada. The wild cherry trees, favorite nest- Ing. pohca-ot the tent-catervillars, are | bloom. Bo | $16. Thie Bulletin. — Norwich, Thursday, May 27, 1915. —— e VARIOUS MATTERS The May su evening at the pper given Saturday Haile club netted about Lobsters have started runnin, in Mystic waters and the fishermei‘x are bringing in fair catches. A number of the gardeners had to replant their tomatoes the frost kill- ing all they had Ph.n’ted. The social season at the Pequot casino will be opened With an inform. al dance Saturday evening. encampmert, United Spanish War Veterlhs,pis to ?29 beld in New Haven, June 11 and The steel frame is being put into position on the east and west abut- ments of the new Lieutenant river bridge. The tenth annual convention of the Luther league of Connecticut ‘was held Wednesday at the Immanuel Lu- theran church, Meriden. Under the supervision of Selectman Charles N, Brown, North Stonington, the Cossaduck hill road has been re- paid_and is now in fine condition for travel. The_supervisor of diocesan schools, Rev. William J. Fitzgerald, S. T. L., of Hartford, Is examining 'the pupils of the parochial schools in Norwich this weelk. Important meeting of the fourth de- gree members of the K. of C. this evening at 8.15 in the K, of C. rooms to make final arrangements for Sun- day.—Adv. Major' M. J. Wise, of Hartford has been at the state camp grounds in Niantic to ship the camp equipage to Hartford to be used in Kast.Haven this summer. The cottage at Eastern Point owned by the late George W. Kies, of Nor- wich, has been bought by E. L. Cush- man of Hartford, who will remodel and improve the property. Mrs. Philip Hoffman of New York will arrive at her summer home at Goshen this ‘month, servants having already arrived to put the place in readiness for her coming. __Smelts struck on in New London in great numbers early in the week. Scores of people flshed from wharves along the river front for the little fish. The{e ‘were several big catch- es. pon't forget to see the operetta “Market Day,” given by the pupils of St. Mary’s school in Pulaski hall to- night. Dancing will follow the same. laDdreW's orchestra. Tickets 35 cents.— v. Civil war guns, canteens, knapsacks, ete.. loaned by Quartermaster Sergeant Phillp Spelman of Buckingham Me- morial, are featured with the U. S. flag in D. S. Marsh's window, in the Sunlight building. At Wellesley direct contradiction to the assertion that Wellesley girls are slow to wed, twelve members of the senior class Tuesday announced their engagements, including Miss Leora Mitchell, of Norwich. The first quarterly conference of the Noank Methodist church will be held in the church parlors Friday aft- ernoon at 3 o'clock. District Su- perintendent Rev. G. G. Scrivener of Norwich will preside. In a meeting at Hartford Tuesday, the state board of control approved a number of matters ,including print- ing the Connecticut Agricultural Col- lege catalogue and the automobile laws by the state comptroller, A wholesale dealer stated Wednes- day that the daily average of straw- berries being brought to Norwich is 4,000 to 5,000 quarts. The berries come from North and South Carolina, Vir- ginia, Maryland and Delaware, ‘W. Frank Fay, who died at the Elks’ home in Bedford City, Va., on Saturday night, suddenly, the resuit of a paraletic shock was for many years prosecuting agent for Tolland county with an office in Rockville, Notice has been given that the an- nual retreat for Catholic women of the diocest, Mt St. Joseph seminary, Hamilton, Heights, Hartford, is to open Thursday evening, June 24, and tz:gn'um}e ‘until Monday morning, June Bickwell Young, C. S, B, of Chi- cago, is to lecture on Christian Science in New London next Sunday afternoon. Mr. Young is a member of the board of lectureship of the First ahurc.h of Christ, Scientist, of Bos- n. At Salem, Forest Washburn of New London - has purchased the Raymond Douglas farm, and with Mrs. Wash- burn will arrive next week to occupy the place. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas will make their home in Norwich for the present. One _of the boys to be graduated from Yale next month is Hampton Lynch, born in Yonkers, N, Y., March 10, 1892, He prepared in the Pomfret school. He intends to enter business. He Hves at 17 South Williams street, Ridgefield, It is noted in Deep River news that . and Mrs. Byron U. Hatfleld, formerly of Mystic and Danielson, have gone to their former home in Nova Scotia, where they will remain several days on a Dpleasure trip. to be absent 10 days. . Norwich and Taftville friends, who noted in The Bulletin Wednesday ref- “m]f; tz:.ha m of Leander Barber, stic, ex sympathy for his daughter, Mrs. Lloyd Horsfal, now of Manila, formerly Mrs. Nellie Barber Raymond, of Norwich, Miss Adah I. Chadwick of New London and Arthur M. Card of Gro- ton were married at the home of the groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles H, Card of Baker avenue, Tuesday evan!nf by Rev. George R. Atha, pas- tor of the Groton Heights Baptist church. At the of the Colonial Dames Tuesday, Mrs. Elford P, Trow- bridge, chairman of the committee on old houses ,announced that her com- mittee is to secure the services of an tect to make drawing and sur- veys of the historic houses now stand- ing in this state. ‘The first deposit of lobster fry, propogated ertificially at the state hatchery in Noank was made this week, when about 200,000 were liber- ated in Fishers Isiand sound. Egg- b lobsters will be received at the ery from the lobstermen from now until July 1, Invitations have been sent out for the wedding of Miss Eunice, eldest damghter of Mr. and Mrs. William Park and Lincoln Grover Luce on Thursday evening, June 15, at« 7.30 o'clock, at the Congregatlonal church at Springs. Miss Park was a former member of Park Church cholr,- Norwich. Charles Young of Norwich was in Stonington . Tuesday. Miss Ruth Harding of Norwich has been at her home in Hamburg. George R. Havens and son, Carleton, of Norwich, called on friends in Ham- burg early in the week. Mrs. James Quinn of Norwich has returned to her home, after spending a week with her father, James Man- ning of New London. George Chase was'a visitor in Hart- ford Wednesday, attending the quar- terly meeting of the New England Mu- tual Insurance company. Mrs. Herbert L. Beebe from Toledo, O., is meking an extended visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Moore, of 433 Main street. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Caswell and daughter, Lucie, have returned to their home in Mansfield after spend- ing a few days with Mr, Caldwell's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Cas- well, of North Stonington, Elsie and Alma Bauck left Wednes- day for Meriden for the state conven- tion of the Young People’s society of the German Lutheran congregations of Connecticut. From there they will go to Naugatuck to spend the balance of the week. FIVE NEW MEMBERS ON CRADLE ROLL Church— the Little At Park - Congregational Pretty Programme by Ones. About forty little ones with their mothers and friends gathered at the Osgood Memorial parish house of Park Congregational church on Wednesday afternoon from 3.30 to 5.30 o'clock, when the annual meeting of the cradle roll was held. The rainy day had no effect on the festivities of the after- noon, for it was a right merry gather- ing, and the nicely arranged pro- gramme was enjoyed by the mothers fully as much as by the little ones themselves. Five babies were received into the fold as follows: Patience Wheeler Norman, Wi]liam B. Robbins, Ruth Brewer Norton, Patricia Howe and Beatrice E. Babcock. The programme was rendered as fol- lows: Welcome, Marion Gallaudet; Welcome to the Five New Babies, Learned Ely; Why We Have a Cradle Roll, Alice Sayles and Anita Babcock; A Thoughtful Little Bo¥, Grosvenor Ely; What Can We Do for Jesus? Francis Colt; What Makes the World So Pleasant? Elliot Graham: The Good News, Allen Latham and Cora Cas- recitation, John Fellows; mi story (illustrated), Mrs. Dana Coit; mite box offeri Gallaudet and “Helen Tirrell. With Mrs. Ely at the piano, the children then marched with flags to thei several tables, where dainty re- freshments were served, and the moth- ers and their friends were served tea. The committee in charge comprised Mrs. L. O. Smith, Mrs. Henry T. Ar- nold, Miss Alice Cogswell, Miss Amy Cogswell and Miss M. C. Crowell. Mrs. Oliver L. Johnson was in general charge of the arrangements. OBITUARY. Alexander E. Fournier. Alexander E. Fournier died early Wednesday morning at his home, 1i Tilley street, New London. Mr. Four- nier had been sick for a long time. A few years ago high blood pressure developed and Mr. Fournier was un- der treatment much of the time since then. Recently hardening of the ar- teries and other ailments complicated the condftion and his sickness became critical. J. Denise The deceased was born at Mon- treal, Can., in October, 1857. He was in business in Springfield, Mass., in his early career, coming in 1888 from that city to New London. There he founded the Troy laundry, in which his son, Leo, was associated with him at_the time of his death. Mr, Fournier had few interests out- side of his business. He took no ac- tive part in politics and was never a candidate for public office. He was an enthusiastic member of New Lon- don lodge of Elks. He was also a member of the St. John's Literary as- sociation. He was an ardent automobilist and was one of the first New London own- ers. Mr. Fournier was married _threo times. His first wife was Delia Cham- berlain of Springfield, Mass. There was one child by this marriage. The second wife was Miss Elizabeth Roache, of Glens Falls, N. Y., who died in New London a few years ago. About two years ago Mr, Fournier was mar- ried ‘to ‘Miss Louise Peltier, wWho sur- vives. Other surviving relatives are a son, Leo Fournier, of New London; a brother, Albert, proprietor of the Troy laundry,” Norwich; a brother, John Fournier of Springfleld; a brother, Dr. Noe Fournier of Montreal: a sister, who is a nun in a Montreal convent; and a sister, Mrs. Ernest Beltone, of Brussels, Beigium. Colan O. Wilson. Colan O, Wilson of Windsor Locks died at the Hartford hospital at 3.30 o'clock Wednesday morning following an illness of several months. He was operated on Saturday but on Tuesday grew worse and rapidly failed until death overtook him. Mr. Wilson was a brother of Peter S. Wilson, David S. Wilson and Mrs. 1'yler D. Guy of this city. In addition to these broth- ers and sisters, he leaves two daughters, Mrs. Swindle and Miss Jeanpette Wilson an da son, Theodore ‘Wilson of Windsor Locks. Mr. Wil- son was a retired dyer. Bradford Hayes Brown, Bradford Hayes Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. rown, died at the Coney Hill hospital, Brookline, Mass., ‘Wednesday evening at 10 minutes past 6. Death was caused by an acute at- tack of diabetes and followed an ill- ness of about three weeks. He was the second child and was born March 3, 1913. The first son died in infancy. FUNERALS. Charles S. er. Funeral services for Charles S. Mill- er were held at his late home on Prospect street, Moosup, Tuesday aft- ernoon at 1 o'clock, Rev. A. H. Withee, pastor of the Methodist church, of- ficiating. Two duets were sung by Mrs. W. W. and Mrs. Ervie Whitehead. The bearers were John Barber of Westcott, R. L, M. Kennedy, William Heywood and W. Franklin Sheldon of Mosup. Burial was at Yantic cemetery in this city. The service was largely attended by relatives and friends and among the floral tributes was one from the,Ma~ sonic lodge of Moosup, of which' Mr. Miller was a member. _— Mike Gibbons Defeats Leo Houck. New York, May 26.—Mike Gibbons of St. Paul defeated Leo Houck of Lancaster, Pa., in a ten round bout here tonight, atking the honors in every round. The men had agreed to meet at 158 pounds. Houck weighed 165% pounds, 10% more than Gibbons, but the latter refused to claim the weight forfeit. Throughout the con- test Gibbons sent in left and rifint hooks to head and body. Houck's blows had little effect. Danbury.—Clean-up days began' on Wednesday and continue today (Thursday) under the direction of the health committee of the Civic Burean of thes=Chamber=of=Commerce: NORWICH BULLETIN, THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1918 THIEVES Bl}_SY_W_ITH‘IE’IlUGEHEI.PlESS Burglar Discovered in A. & P. Tea Store Makes Clean Es- cape With $395—Out Front Door While Policeman Went to Telephone for Help—Attempt at Two Clair- mont Avenue Residences—Corned Beef Snatched From Cart on Ferry Street. One more burglary was added on Tuesday night to the list recently per- petrated in this city, when an un- known man found a vulnerable spot in the police protection afforded to the business houses, got into the store of the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea company at the rear on Water street and then out again with $395.22 by way of the front door, although he had been discovered in the store and a number of officers was hurrying there to make the capture. The money was taken from a small safe which was opened by turning the one-number combination. The _safe stands against a partition which forms the cashier's office at the rear of the Main store. In passing the Water street door of the store about half an hour after midnight, Policeman Henry Fenton hard a noise inside the store, which the manager, Robert Williams, thinks was probably made by the intruder falling over some cleats naile§ to the floor and knocking up against a hand truck which stood on the floor. The policeman at once went off to telephone for help, going down Water street to the Auditorium hotel and keeping his eye on the back door to sec that no one came out that way. When he had notified Captain D. J. Twomy at police headquarters and the captain was telephoning and directing all the men within reach to get down there in a hurry, Policeman Fenton made a second trip to the Water street end of the store.where he dis- covered the cleats off a window and part of a broken pane of glass re- moved, leaving a space big enough to admit a man's body. The officers who arrived went into the store through this space and made a search without finding anyone, as the burglar had _evidently gone out the front door, on Main street while the telephoning was going on. Manager Robert Williams was_sum- moned from his boarding place in the center of the city and when he ar- rived a further investigation was made. When the manager tried the door of the safe, it swung open without un- locking and the money was found to be gone. It was also found that the burglar had made an attempt to get into the store by way of the cellar, having broken a cellar door window and un- locked the door by reaching in with his arm. But he was balked from get- ting up into the store by way of e trap door because a 300 pound barrel of sugar was on the door, which is a precautionary measure against burg- lars getting in that way which has been adopted. There are no clews to work on, it is stated, and Manager Williams scouts the theory that anyone well acquainted with the premises should have tried the job, for they would have known about the barrel of sugar on the cellar door. Business men who had been breath- ing easier since the capture of William Dombrofski, who confessed to the se- ries of other burglaries, were about decided again on Wednesday that the safest place to leave their money was anywhere but in their safes at their places of business, and the speculation was revived on the improbability of Dombroski doing ‘his jobs alone and that his partner might now be at work and could be expected to show further proofs of his cunning. Attempts on Clairemont Avenue. About 2.30 o'clock Tuesday morning attempted breaks were made at the residences of Aubrey W. Jarvis, su- perintendent of Yantic cemetery, No. 15 Clairemont _avenue, and Policeman Henry B. Fenton, No. 9 Clairemont avenue, but the burglar was undoubt- edly frightened away before he could gain entrance to the houses. The oc- cupants were awakened by a peculiar sound about 230 o'clock, and when they arose to investizate, the would-be intruder slipped off under cover of the darkness. Later in the morning it was discovered that the burglar bad at- tempted to enter Mr. Jarvie' house through a window on the ground floor. Putty around one of the window panes had been partly removed and there were scratches on the side of _the house. Footprints were discovered on the ground near the window and flow- er beds had been trampled on. Marks were also discovered on the side of Policeman Fenton’s residence and his flower beds were also trampled on. It is said that there is dissatisfaction over the police service in that locality, as that section is without police pro- tection the greater part of the night. Police headquar‘ers have been mnotified about the attempted burglaries. Snatched Corned Beef and Ran. Close to .6 o'clock on Wednesday morning an unknown man was seen to snatch a nine-pound piece of corned beef from the wagon of William Bres- nahan which was standing at the cor- ner of Main and Ferry streets, and dash away down Ferry street with his booty. He had calculated his chances right, as he looked around carefully to see that no policemen were in sight, and he escaped down Ferry street and around the rear of Vaughn’s foundry. CITY BEAUTIFUL IDEAL BEFORE THE CHILDREN To be Presented in Schools on Friday —Flags to Fly That Day. Mrs. Henry D. Johnson, chairman of the school committee of the City Beautiful committee of the Board of Trade has sent out the following notice: It is the purpose of the committee on the schools this year to have visitors go to all the schools on Fri- day, May 28th, and speak upon the following points: Appreciation of the children’s work in the past along the clean-up lines. Commendation of the instruction of the teachers in plant and bird life, neatness, care of yards, streets, etc. Calling attention to the fact that the children and youth of today are our young citizens. In a few years they will be men and women, residents of Norwich, doing the work in and mak- ing the laws of our city and our town. If this is to remain the ‘“Rose of New England,” the “City Beautiful” we must begin now and work for this end not one week but fifty-two weeks every year. It is desirable that these talks be made as concise and emphatic as pos- sible, not occupying more than five mniutes in a room. Assignments to the different schools are as follows: Mrs. William B. Birge, Miss Fan- ning, St. Patrick’s, St. Mary’s and St. Joseph’s Polish; ‘Mrs. Henry M. Pollock, Broadway and Bridge; Mrs. Edson F. Gallaudet, West Thames and East Great Plain; Mrs. Elisha E. Rog- ers, Boswell Avenue and Hobart A: nue, (latter now closed;) Miss N. E. Lucas, Sachem Street; Mrs. Chan- ning M. Huntington and Mrs. George Guard, Greeneville and Laurel Hill; Mrs. G. W. Lane, Town Street; Mrs. John D. Hall and Mrs. Ebenezer Learned, West Town Street and Yan- tic; Miss Henrietta Bidwell, County Home and Long Society; Mrs. J. Dana Coit, Franklin.Suck’s Private School; Mrs. H. O. Johnson, Mrs. John Kuk- la, Pearl and High Street. Scotland Road, Wequonnoc and Sacred Heart at Taftville and Occum schools. L. O. Smith will visit the Norwich Free Academy at 8:30 Friday morn- ing. The committee on schools wishes to express appreciation for the hearty cooperation of school officials, teachers and visitors who are so generously as- sisting. ‘We regret the absence from town of five helpful members of this cocm- mittee, Miss Mary Aiken, Mrs. James L. Case, Mrs. William A. Norton, 1(‘}(;‘]5. ‘W. T. Olcott, Mrs. Charles W. e. The assistance of every citizen who owns a flag is solicited for Friday. K’:‘Y{ldw fly the flag for the children’s sake. LINEN SHOWER Given for Miss Beatrice H. Eldred With Her Sister as Hostess. In a private dining room at the ‘Wauregan house on Wednesday even- ing Mrs. Thomas M. Shields was the hostess at a pretty linen shower for her sister, Miss Beatrice Hinckley El- dred, whose marriage to Norman L. Kimball is soon to take place. The evening began with a supper at 8.30 for the 20 guests, at which the color scheme of pink and white was carried out in the menu. At the ap- propriate time the shower was reveal- ed in a novel way that was the cause of much merriment and the evening wae a particularly enjoyable one for all present. The guests included Miss Clementine Jordan, Miss Marie Gallup, Miss Hen- rietta Gallup, Miss Barbara Latham, Miss Gladys Beebe, Miss Marian Kim- ball, Miss Jennie Hitchon, Miss Elaine Hitchon, Miss Lucille Lord, Miss Ruth Kimball, Miss Loretta Hig- gins, Miss Agnes Leahy, Miss May Ansell, Miss Jessica Eldred, Miss Jes- sie Gifford, Mrs. J. H. Hildred, Mrs. Frank L. Kimball, Miss Josephine Mil- ler of Jewett City and Mrs. Frank Bentley of New London. Mr, and Mrs. Morton F. Plant have arrived from New York for the sum- mer-at. Branford -house, Fastern -Point. SEVEN PARTICIPATE IN PRIZE READING At Slater Memorial—M by Acade- my Girls' Glee fub. Seven N. F. A. girls took part in the annual Williams prize reading contest at Slater hall on Wednesday evening, and the variety of subjects chosen by the contestants provided a very pleas- ant evening for the large sized audi- ence. The programme was opened with two selections by the Girls’ Glee club, and after the readings there was sight reading by each of the contest- ants. The programme follows: Wake Miss Lindy, Warner, Little Orphan Annie, Thomas, the Girls' Glee club: The Prompter, Sarah Winter Kellogg, Miss Agnes Berkeley Leahy, Rebecca Mary’'s Bereavement, Annie Hamilton Donnell, Miss Helen Barrows Avery, '18; The Signal Man, Charles Dickens, Miss Dora Matilda Schwartz, ’16: Toomeai of the FElephants, Rudyard Kipling, Miss Helen Earle Gilbert, '15; The Little Match_Girl, Hans Christian Andersen, Miss Beatrice Anna Boyd, ’15; Cap'n Daddy’s Last Cruise, R. V. Meyers, Miss Ruth Esther Bogue, '16; Prayer of Columbus, Walt Whitman, Miss Kathryn Hulbert, '16. In preparation for the speaking the contestants have been coached by Miss Katherine M. Moore, and each one did particularly creditable work. The judges, Mrs. B. P. Bishop, Miss Nancy Lucas and Miss Almira Frink, held a conference after the programme, and their decision will be announced at te Academy this (Thursday) morn- ing. CHURCH IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY ELECTS ITS OFFICERS. Time for Annual Meeting is Changed— Mrs. D. S. Haviland President. Officers were re-elected at the an- nual meeting of the Church Improve- ment society of the Second Congrega- tional church held Wednesday after- noon at 4.15 o'clock in the rooms over the Otis library. The officers follow: President, Mrs. D. S. Haviland; first vice president, Mrs. Herbert J. Wyck- off; second vice president, Mrs. Frank A. Bill; third vice president, Mrs. Ed- win W. Higgins: secretary, Mrs. C. Arthur Lathrop; treasurer, Mrs. H. D. Johnson. The annual reports of the various officials showed the past year to have been a very successful one and the so- ciety is looking forward to an even better year. The members voted fa- vorably on an amendment to the con- stitution regarding the time of holding the annual meeting. In the past it has been customary to hold the annual meeting the last Wednesday in May, but hereafter the meeting may be held at any time during the month of May. The various committees were appoint- ed for the coming year. TAXICAB TOTALLY DESTROYED Andrew Jacobson’s Vehicle Was Burn- ed on Hamilton Avenue. A taxicab owned by Andrew Jacob- son of Daniel avenue took fire while he was driving it shortly after midnight Wednesday on Hamikon av- ente near the Corning road corner and was completely destroyed. The autochemical was summoned by telephone and responded promptly but the fire had gained too much head- way before the call was sent In to make their services of much use, WEDDING. Crandall-Duncan. At tHe home of Mr. and Mrs, Wiil- iam Crandall of Groton, their son, Harry W. Campbell, was united in marriage on Wi evening with Miss Mary J. can of North Caro- Arrested For Train Riding. Four N«gwj'gzflwlarfy men were ;.fi rested earl Ines evening when they arrived here:riding a freight train fro DEFENSE REACHED IN $10,000 DAMAGE SUIT Non-8uit Was Made but Denied, i In the superior court on 'Wednesday, Dr, Louis T. Cassidy wis on the stand much of the morning Wednesday, giv- ing medical testimony in the suit for $10,000 brought against Jacob Gordon by C. A. Gager, Jr., administrator of the estate of Arthur Desmarais, for- merly of this city. Desmarais died on Sept. 3 last, after injuries which he received when struck by an automo- ‘bile driven by Mr. Gordon. After Mr, Gordon was recalled to the stand, a motion for a non-suit was argued, but was denied. The defense began with Police Chief George Linton as its first witness. He was asked about Lindsay Smith tell- ing him he was going to Hartford to testify about the case. Civil Engineer George E. Pitcher was the next wit- ness, explaining a plan of the street adnd seven photographs which he had tdken, ‘George M. Rathbone, proprietor of the drug store at the corner of West Main and North Thames street, into which the two injured people were taken after the accident, followed Mr. Pitcher on the stand, testifying that he was standing at the frogt of his store and first saw the auto when it ‘was about at the car tracks in West Main street. The auto was coming straight ahead and struck the store building by the time he had stepped out of the store door. He testified to what was done after the accident towards taking care of the two injured men. Mr. Brown walked into the store, but Mr. Desmarais was carried in through the side door and laid on the floor. Mr. Rathbone didn't know him and had never seen him before, On cross-examination by Attorney Desmond, Mr. Rathbone said that when he saw the auto it looked as if the machine couldn’t make the turn at the corner, but would hit the tele- graph pole there. He described how the auto hit the building, smashing the plate glass window and the win- dow frame. Mr. Rathbone said he couldn’t tell how fast the auto was traveling, Court adjourned at 4.30 to continue the case the next da: Scouts Hiked in Woods. In place of the regular meeting Wednesday evening last week, Troop No. 4 took a hike through the woods to Mohegan park, where an hour and a half was spent in games, etc. Max Heinrich was enrolled in the troop, making thirteen scouts in all. The tenderfoot investment was held in the park. n for Incidents in Society Mrs. Charles Lewis is in Gloucester, Mass, The sewing club met this week on Monday afternoon with Miss Dorothy Hall. Dr. and Mrs. Willlam W, Leonard of Washington street, are spending a month in the Litchfield hills. Mrs, Edward E. Sprague, her moth- % o, Hanks, and her daughter line, all of Flushing, L. L, are at the summer home of Mrs. Spragu® on Mediterranean lane to remain through une. HANDWRITING EXPERT ABSOLVES LEO M. FRANK. Of Having Anything to Do With “Murder Notes,” in Report te Gov- ernor. Atlanta, Ga., May 26.—Albert S.Os- born, a handwriting expert, submit- ted a report to Governor Slaton today, expressing Dbelief that Leo M. Frank had nothing to do with the “murder notes” which played an important part in his trial. In his original re- port Osborn has stated the notes might have been written at the sug- gestion of or with the collusion of Frank. After subsequent study, however, Osborn declared his conviction that James Cogiley, the negro who testified he wrote the notes at Frank’s dicta- tion, did not have “intelligent assist- ance” in preparing them. BRIEF _STATE NEWS Windsor—Cook Neflson, class of 1912 of the Windsor High school has been elected to the board of the “Harvard Advocate” at Harvard uni- versity. Waterbury—The _thirteenth annual convention of the New Haven District ‘Women’s Home Missionary society was held in First Methodist Episcopal church Wednesday. Portland.—Frank Pratt has an un- usually fine bed of strawberries. Some of the berries are nearly as big 28 a walnut already. _Mr. Pratt has peas two and a half feet high. Saybrook—John Beckwith, night foreman at Saybrook Point, will work at the Middletown round house for a few weeks, releiving the foreman there who is off on a leave of absence. Meriden—As usual the baby’s milk station will be opened on July 1 for the third season. Miss Strauss, who so efficiently conducted the station last year, will be in charge again this summer. Meriden.—Prof. William Johnson of the University of Kansas, a former resident of Meriden, has been given a year'’s leave of absence and it is expected that he will spend a large part of that time in this city. New Haven—During the recent con- vention held here by the Comnnecticut Valley Presbytery that o tion drew up a letter relating to the 25th anniversary of Rev. F. A, M. Brown in the pastorate of the Benedict Mem- orial Presbyterian church in this city. New Haven—The Westerly men employed at the Winchester works in New Haven, nearly 100 in number, have arranged to have two special coaches on the 10.20 train out of New Haven Saturday morning in order that they may spend the holidays with friends at home. Waterbury.—The Memorial exercis- es in Hamilton park will open Mon~ day at 10.30 with Willlam F. Hilton of Haftford, department chaplain of the G. A. R, as the orator of the day. Others who will speak include Mayor Martin Scully, Charles A. Colley, ex- Mayor William E. Thoms, the Rev. John A. Sullivan, the Rev. H. B. Sloat and the Rev. Charles E. Bene- dict. Greenwich—John Sargent has leas- ed his country .x;hce lntlfl.udou:s mnew Greenwich, coni suné o stone dwelling of nial architec- ture, garage and about eight Clement A. Griscom. This fords an interesting example of the restriction of Buro®ean travel due to the war, as Mr. and Mrs. Griscom have passed only one summer-in this country in- the last dec FOR NERVOUS PEOPLE I r Nerves are Shattered by 4 'y Ovor-lndu.l’.mn in Stimulants or by Excesses of Any Klnd& Begy’s Nerve Aid Tablets Are ‘What you Need Right Away. Mr. Begy, the well-known chemist who discovered - Mustarine, the won- dm:lnulm.mmtmtex- wve wrecked your nerves. He Begy’s Nerve Aid Tablets your confidence; alert, to change your sluggish dispo- sition for a vigorous active one in two ‘weeks, or money back. 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Washington, May 26.—Satisfled that Justice finally will be accorded them by Great Britain, representatives of Chicago packers today resolved for the- present to leave their interests in de-: tained cargoes of meat products in the. hands of British embassy officials here.] They left tomight for the west. 3 A tentative basis of settlement for. shipments held up by the British fleet, valued in_all at more than $15,000,000,: has been framed and cabled to London. Word as to whether the arrangement is-, approved by the British government is expected soon, and in the meantime the terms will not be made public. One of the difficulties of the packers ‘was temporarily cleared up today when, Ambassador Page at London cabled the state department that Sir Edward Grey had given assurances that the cases of four ships and cargoes held up since last fall, before the issuance of the order-in-council, would go to trial in the prize court June 7, without. further delay. TAFT SEVERELY CRITICIZES THE CLAYTON ACT., Says It is Detrimental to the Business Interests of the Country. New York, May 26.—Former Presi- dent William H. Taft in an address tonight at the annual banquet of the. National Association of Manufactur- ers severely criticized the Clayton act and the federal trade commission act as “detrimental to the business inter- ests of the country,” and denounced the leaders of the American Federa- tion of Labor for exercising a_“power that has become excessive and detri- mental to the public weal and the good of society.” Profesor Taft was co-speaker with Senator Warren G, Harding of Ohio. who declared that “the greatest menace of American progress is the professional baiting of big enterpris- es.” Quiet Prevails at Barre, Vt., Quarries. Barre, Vt. 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