Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 16, 1915, Page 5

NORWICH BULLETIN, WEDNESD‘Y; JUNE 16, 191.5.v Eat CAPONS, BROILERS ROASTING CHICKENS, SPRING LAMB Drink GRAY ROCK BEVERAGES Ginger Ale, Sarsaparilla, Birch At 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. Krowledge and Scientific Instru- ments make our Eye Examinations re- liable. Glasses guaranteed. Consult us. We examine eyes, design, make and fit glasses under a method which insures the satisfaction we guarantee. J. F. MARCH, Optometrist, 10 Broadway, Norwich, Conn. Phone. 1312 For a Short Time We Will Sell Peanut Butter at... 10c Ceylon Tea at..... 30c All other Teas at..., 25¢c Baking Powder, Ib. can 12¢ Good Coffee at.... 23c Cocoa, 1, Ib. can.. 16¢ United Tea Importers Co. 218 Main Street UNBECOMING Scowling is not a habit. It is very frequently an indication of imperfect sight—the result ofp forcing the eyves to do their work in spite of defects. In cases of this kind prop- erly fitted glasses will smooth out the scowl and add beauty to the expression. Consult our specialist about your eyes. THEPLAUT-CADDEN CO. Opticians and Lense Grinders, PLAUT-CADDEN BUILDING 182nd DIVIDEND Office of The Norwich Savings Society Norwich, Conn., June 12, 1915, The Directors of this Society have declared out of the earnings of the current six months a semi-annual dividend at the rate of FOUR PER CENT. per annum, payable to de- positors entitled thereto'on and after July 15, 1915. COSTELLO LIPPITT, Treasurer Incidents in Society Mrs. William P. Lyman and daugh- ter, Miss Virginia Lyman who have been in New York city and Bingham-~ ton, N. Y., for the past few months, returned Tuesday and are at . their home on Washington street. Dr, Flint Chosen President of Cornell. Mount Vernon, Iowa, June 16.—Dr. Charles Wesley Flint, of Brooklyn, N. Y., was today chosen president of Cor- nell college by the board of trustees. Dr, Flint has held prominent positions in educational circles in New York and Connecticut. The presidency of Cornell has been vacant since the death of Dr, W. F. King,-about.a year ago Norwich, Wednesday, June 16, 1915. —_— VARIOUS MATTERS Tomorrow, the 17th 1s Bunker Hill day. Farmers state that two or three days of rain are needed to save the grow- ing crops. Many growers of roses are bothered by a pest of rosebugs within the past two days. Many summer boarders from New York are arriving daily at the farms In Chesterfield. A new engine for the Bank mill at Montville has arrived and machinists are installing it, Several eastern Connecticut young ladies will be graduated from the Normal school in New Haven June 24. This year the Fourth of July comes on Sunday, glving another double hol- %dlgS'. since it will be celebrated on the At Montville, Alex Kiupywska and Mary Zacievo were married at St. John’s church Monday morning by Rev. J. P, Quinn. Lawns and fields have already begun to look brown. Last night's light showers were welcomed as a promise of heavier rainfall later. Tuesday at 8 o'clock, in St. Pat- rick’s church, Rev. J. H. Broderick sang a month’s mind high mass of re- quiem for Mary Murphy. The planet Jupiter will be morning star until June 19th, then both eten- ing and morning star till December 4th; then evening star again. At the Catholic university, in Wash- ington, D. C., where Rev. P. J. Mc- Cormick of Norwich is a professor, a big class is to be graduated today (Wednesday). The new residence of Mr. and Mrs. Will L. Stearns, the former A D. Smith house, in Huntington place, being renovated ang remodeled for oc- cupancy soon. We all know when the native straw- berry season opens in Norwich, fue Silas Whipple of Leffingwell, The Farmer, brings in fruit that measures 4 1-2 by 43-4 inches in girth. Thomas F. Foran of New London has purchased from F. J. Farley the cottage in Neptune park which the Farley family has occupied for several seasons. Mr, Foran will live in the cottage this summer. Steamer Success and barge Sea King have arrived from Mauchunk, Pa.,, at New London, with a biz load of sand, which is being put on cars and shipped to Montreal via the Cén- tral Vermont railroad. There were two baptisms at Sts John’s Roman Catholic_church, Mont- ville, Sunday, Donald Thomas, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hyland, and Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. LaFlam. About 30 members of Anna Warner Bailey chapter, D. A. R, of Groton and Stonington, were entertained at the Noyes B. Allen farm at Gales Fer- ry by Mrs. Delphine Fish, Monday aft- ernoon, at Flag day exercises. Friends here learn that Miss Helen B. Moore left California Tuesday for Yellowstone Park and is expecting to reach Norwich Saturday, July 3rd, re- suming her duties as bookkeeper in the business office of The Iulletin July 5th. Edgar M. Thompson of Manchester and Miss May E. Hobby, daughtcr of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hobby of Mans- fleld, were married at 4 o'clocg Sat- urday afternoon by Rev. W. H_ Bath at the parsonage of the South Man- chester Methodist church, Three Russians were brought be- fore Justice of the Peace Smiddy, at Montville, Monday morning, Peter Snow, John Clement and Max Feredor, who pleaded guilty to breach of the peace and were fined $1 and costs PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs, W, B. McKinlock, for- merly of Norwich, have spent the en- tire year at their cottage at Neptune park. William G. Gardiner, private secre- tary to Senator F. B. Brandegee, is back from Washington to spend the summer in Norwich. Mrs. John O. Peckham of = West Thames street entertained at luncheon Tuesday, Misses Rebecca and Sophia Hollowell, of Preston City., Mr. and Mrs, Frederick W, Otis, of New -Haven have returned home, hav- ing spent the week end with Mr. and rs. John O. Peckham of West Thames street. Mr. and Mrs. Solon A. Moxley of Broadway are spending a few days at Mystic, atending the 143 aniversary of tie Stonington Union association, as the guests of Mrs. S. S, Thresher at her Summer home. POLLOCK WILL ACCEPT POSITION. Going to Homeopathic Hospital in Boston as Superintendent—Will Not Leave Here Until February. DR. Condifions which Dr. H. M. Pollock named in case he were to accept an in- vitation to become superintendent of the Massachusetts Homeopathic hos- pital at Boston were met by the trus- tees of that hospital at a meeting they held on Tuesday afternoon, and Dr. Pollock is to leave the Norwich state hospital next February to take the new position in Boston. Having had the invitation to take the Boston position under consideration, Dr. Pollock had told the Homeopathic hospital trustees that he would accept if he were allowed to remain at the Norwich state hogpital until February. This the trustees in Boston have agreed to. The invitation to the mnew place, which will be at the head of the largest institution of its kind in the country, with a salary considerably more than the one he is now getting, came to Dr Pollock at a time when he particularly desired to stay here to see certain plans in which he is interested worked out. Among these is the inauguration of the state farm for inebriates which is to be given its initial trial in connection with the state hospital under the guid- ing eye of Dr. Pollock. That he would be available to put the experiment into operation was ome of the factors that operated in deciding the state authori- ties to make the experiment, and he has been anxious to carry on the work. There are also other developments at the state hospital that he wants to see carried well along before he gives up the guiding hand. Not alone in Norwich but through- out the state where Dr. Pollock’s record at the Norwich state hospital is known will there be'regret that he is to go elsewhere. From the first the Nor- wich state hospital has grown up un- der his administration as superintend- ent, where he has been called upon to display administrative qualities that have marked him as one of the ablest men in the country in such a position and he is recognized as one of the leading alienists. In practically every detail that has contributed to the fine record that the Norwich state hospital has throughout the state, the ability of Dr. Pollock is reflected, and such confidence has often been displayed in his advice before legislative committees that it was only necessary to tell them what appropria- tions he considered as particularly necessary to have these amounts voted. Dr. Pollock came here in April, 1904, from the Fergus Falls (Minn.) state hospital for the insane. He had been appointed a: b cian there in February, 183 assistant superin- tendent in November of the same year. He was born at Lyons Farm, N. J., 40 years ago, but when he was 8 his par- ents moved to Minnesota in 1380 and he attended the Minnesota common schools, graduated from Fergus Falls High school, attended Macalester col- lege and University of Michigan and graduated from the medical depart- ment of the University of Michigan. For four summer vacations he was employed at the Fergus Falls state hospital and he practiced medicine in 1897 and 1898 at Newark, N. J. DENIED A MOTION each, amounting to $11.04, which they paid. A son of Postmaster B. F., Mahan, Alfred Mahan, of the Bulkeley soph- omore class, New London, whose ankle was reported to be sprained, is more badly injured than was thought. By means of an X-ray examination it was found that one of the small bones in the ankle was split. Connecticut members of the W. C. T. U, have made the following con- tributions since the last report, to the Stevens’ fund: Deep River and Mystic, $2 each, and $30.49 for this fund for national and state work from Hartford, as a result of the meeting arranged for Mary Harris Armor, CARNIVAL HAD CROWDS. Attractions Furnished by the Moose Drew People to the Battleground. Showers, cloudy weather and chilly winds made but little impression on the staying qualities of the ‘crowds at the Moose carnival at the battle- grounds on Tuesday, the second night, for many of them raised umbrellas and kept on their tour of the show tents. The Ferris wheel provided an unusual sight during one of the showers when several young ladies were noticed pro- tecting their headgear and wearing apparel from the rain with umbrellas ‘while enjoying the ride on the wheel The Xrauss military band gave concerts during both the afternoon and evening in the center of the city and also played at stated intervals in front of the various tent attractions at the carnival grounds. The only incident that marred the evening was the arrest of the pro- prietor of a gaming table, together with several men who were gathered around the table, but this was an in- dependent attraction, for Secretary F. B. Hazarq of the local Moose said that the proprietor of the table had no con- nection either with the lodge or the Krauss show company. . That he was an unknown fakir and was taking ad- vantage of the use of the grounds for his personal gains was unfortunate for the officials of the carnival Election Expenses. The following statements of election TO DIRECT VERDICT. In Case of Roma vs. Thames Specialties Co. Judge Gardiner Greene denied a motion to direct the verdict for the defendant in the case of Loreto Roma of Montville against the TDhames River Specialties Co., in the superior court here Tuesday afternoon. Roma is suing for $15,000 for the loss of a leg in an elevator accident in a build- ing in Montville about three years ago. When court came in at 10 o'clock in the morning the court and jury heard the testimony of Foreman Boucher, who was Roma’s boss, Reu- ben Bolles, William Corcoran and Irving W. Melcher, witness for the defense. The _defense then rested and the plaintiff and a_brother testi- fied in rebuttal and both sides rested at 12.08. The jury was then excused and At- torney "Christopher L. Avery made a motion to direct the verdict. The mo- tion was argued and when court came after the noon recess, Judge Greene denied the motion after which the arguments were started. Attorney C. W, Comstock made his first argu- ment ' for the plaintiff and Attorney C. L. Avery made the first argument for the defendant. The arguments are to be continued today. CHARGED WITH RUNNING GAMBLING WHEEL River Arrest Made at Battlegrounds at Car- nival. David Carroll, an owner of a gambling device, and Benjamin Lahn, Joseph McMahon. Stanley Andrusc: vich, Charles Combies, Fred Priotkow- ski and John Tower as patronizers of it, were arrested on the battlegrounds on Tuesday evening by Sergeant Kane and Policemen Edwin Maloney, Pat- rick. Murphy, Ma%hew Delaney and taken to police headquarters, Twentl cents was also_received as evidence and the wheel that was be- in goperated was brought in. There was a big crowd around the wheel which\was also run on Monday night. All the men secured bonds of $100 during the evening and were released to appear in court. The Moose varnival is being carried on at the Battlegrounds but it is expenses have béen filed with the town clerk: ‘Walter F. Lester, republican candi- date for councilman, gave $5 to town committee for general expenses, also contributed the use of automobile one day. Telly E. Babcock, republican candi- date for councilman, gave $10 to re- publican town committee and use of automobile for part of the day. Graduating at Brown. Among the members of the gradu- ating class of the Women’s college in Brown university, which holds its commencement exercises this morn- ing are Miss Ruth M. Henderson of Norwich, Miss Marion K. Horton and Miss Lucy A. Young of Danielson, Miss F. M. Richardson of Putnam. SR A o e Drink Williams' Root Beer—You will like it. It is cooling, refreshing and delicious.%Only costs 2¢ a-quart—adv. stated that this wheel was a private enterprise not conrected with the car- nival. $364.05 FROM PINAFORE. Net Proceeds Reported at Meeting of Y. M. C. A. Auxiliary Managers, The board of managers of the Wo- man’s auxiliary of the Young Men's Christian association met on Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’'clock with Mrs, H. M. Pollock at the State Hospital. A fi- nancial report on Pinafore was _pre- sented by the secretary, Mrs. E. W. Higgins, showing that $364.05 _ had been turned in by Mrs. C. D. Sevin, who was in charge of the receipts. This sum represents the profit from the opera Pinafore, recentiy staged at the Davis theatre by the auxiliary. Plans.were ‘made for the second Pro- fessional vs. Business Men's, baseball game to be held in September. CITY TAX OF 34 MILLS Voted by 500 Citizens in Annual Meeting—$9,000 for Com- bination Pumping and Chemical Engine Voted—$500 for Band Concert and $500 for Playgrounds Were the Only Other Exiras—Recommended Appropriations Went Through at Amounts Asked for. The adjourned annual city meeting, held in the town hall on Tuesday even- ing with an attendance of about 500 men, voted the appropriations that had been recommended by the finance com- mittee of the common council and add- ed thereto three items from the so- called extras that were included in the call for the meeting. These three items, $500 each for band concerts and the Playgrounds associa- tion and $9,000 for a combination pumping and chemical engine for the fire department, were the only ones of the $52,030 of extras that were voted. All the rest were indefinitely post- poned. The total estimated amounts voted were $528,003.39, making a city tax of 11 3-4 mills on the grand list of $13,- 329,284 necessary, as there are estimat- ed receipts of $371,381.27, leaving $156,- 622.12 to be raised by tax Mayor Gives Financial Status. Mayor T. C. Murphy called the meet- ing to order at 8 o'clock with City Clerk Arthur G. Crowell keeping the minutes and City Sheriff Charles W. Burton on hand in charge of the ballot box. Mayor Murphy said that before tak- ing up the business he wanted to give a financial statement of the city. He spoke as follows: Gentlemen: Before acting on the es- timates that are before you tonight, I deem it my duty as mayor to present to you the financial condition of the city. The finance committee in making up the estimates have carefully con- sidered each item you are to approve or disapprove tonight, and they could not recommend for your approval a 10 mill tax, which w: and has been recommended for several years past. I want it distinctly understood that in making these remarks before your action on the estimates that I per- sonally have no intentiom of interfer- ing in any way on any of the estimates presented to you to act upon. This matter rests with you, and you alone. In looking over past records, I find that in seven’years from May 16, 1907, to May 15, 1914, the city made and failed to pay temporary loans euthor- ized at city meetings ~amounting to $68,000, thereby increasing the floating debt of the city thdt amount. A desire to avoid increasing the floating debt by another $20,000 is the sole reason for asking that the $20,000 of Jast year's unpaid loans be paid this year, as recommended in the estimates. The mayor’s explanation of tempora- ry loans, current ang arrears, and the proposed payment of them was as fol- lows: During last year, ending May 15, 1915, temporary loans authorized for that year and unpaid at the end of that year amounted to... During the same year loans for the present vear ending May 15, 1916, made and un- paid amounted to . 14,500.00 $20,000.00 Total tempora loans made in 1914-1915 and un- paid at the end of that year On account of the shortage last year in the gas and electrical ~department re- ceipts, there was not enough money in the city treasur to pay the $20,000 temporar loans. Furthermore, to carr on the city business it w necessary to borrow last y: $14,500 on account of th year’s temporary loans. It is proposed to pay the $20,000 of unpaid loans made on account of last year through the specific finance department expense item for this purpose, amounting to.. Another specific finance department expense item calls for $90,000 to be used for the payment of tempora- ry loans made only for this current year. The $90,000 just referred to will pay the following loans: Loans made last year for this year's account Loans still to be made this year $34,500.00 $20,000.00 14,500.00 00.00 Total ...... $90,000.00 Skirmish Over Garbage and Ashes. After Clerk Crowell had read the warning for the meeting, the items ‘Wwere taken up. In the department of public works the amount was $32,000 for ordinary re- pairs. Frank T. Comstock asked why $4,000 could not be saved this year on the side streets. Alderman Henry Gebrath replied that there was $1,200 in this item for the widening of Sa chem street. The $32,000 was voted; and $3,000 for outside work. ‘When the item of $7,000 for garbage and ashes came up, W. W. Beckwith asked if this included the cost of teams and if the cost of garbage and ashes collection were not really $11,000. He read from the printed copy of the journal and asked Alderman Gebrath, Who had made an answer to his other question, to explain how it was that 10 men working 30 days in June were paid $599 and the same number of men working the same number of days were paid $484 in August, according to the street commissioner’s report. He said that the same discrepancies occur in other places in 1913-1914, and he moved that the appropriation be made $5,600. Alderman Gebrath stated that you couldn’t take care of the garbage for that amount, because of long hauls through the abolishing of dumping grounds. Mr. Beckwith’s next statement was applauded when he said that the teams return to the barn at 11 o'clock and stay until 1_o'clock and team after team comes back at 4 o'clock. What we need in this city is an economist. He had been informed, he said, by a man who was familiar with the situa- tion that the work could be dome for $5,500, if the men went to their work on time and were kept at their work. Felix Callahan was also loudly ap- plauded when he said he challenged the truth of any statement about the work of the men on the ash carts and said that if we wanted economy let's get after the high salaried officials and not the hardest working gang in Norwich, and Alderman Gebrath also defended the department. %vfi&?n Lester said he believed the work could not be done for $5,500, and it would be poor policy to economize at the risk of health of the city. Al- derman Casper K. Bailey spoke of men getting out ashes at 6.30 in the morn- ing, and former Councilman John Bar- ry sald he had seen ashmen dumping ashes at 5.30°in the evening. Timothy Gallivan said 1t was 4.30 when they got out his ashes, and another man said it was 5 o'clock at his house. The vote for $5500 was lost and $7,000 was voted. Voted as Recommended. The. following items were voted as recommended: Sewers and catch ba- sins, $2,700; macadam repairs, $7,500; oiling and sprinkling streets, $7.000; parks and trees, $2,000; widening Wa- ter and Shetucket streets (unexpended balance),»$462.20 | Main | and North High streets $8,000; The sum of $465 was voted for the Elmwood avenue sewer, and these amounts were voted: Cemetery de- partment, §7,500; fire department, $36,- 000; police ‘department, salaries and general expense, $27.945; city court, $3,800; street lighting, 320,000, which is $1,000 more than last year; new lights, $1,000; health department. $1,500; gas and electric department, operating and general expenses, $133,- 000, which is $10,000 less than interest c©n $400,000 bond last year, $20,000; park department, $5,000. For Finance Department, The items for the finance depart- ment were voted as follows: General sinking fund, $6,664.64; sal- aries, $4,750; court house, $6,000; in- surance, $200: tempcgary loan of year, 1914-1915, $20,000; interest, $60,700; election 'expenses, $1,000; temporary loans, $90,000; milk inspector, $1,000; contingent, $9,816.55, Mayor Murphy explained that the $20,000 asked for temporary loan was occasioned by the smaller receipts of the gas and electric department last year. This was in response to a ques- tion from Frank H. Smith. _Corporation Counsel Joseph T. Fan- ning explained that one reason for the temporary loans being $90,000 this year was the change in interest dates on the - bonds, making it necessary to borrow more in advance of the col- lection of the tax. Action on Extras. The first of the extras was $1,000 for the municipal dock on Rose place and Henry G. Peck asked for an ex- planation if this was a necessary ex- penditure. After a brief explanation by Mayor Murphy the matter was in- definitely postponed. The $3,533 for Thames square and Thames street paving was laid on the table on a viva voca vote, which the mayor called for three times before he could decide that the “ayes” had it. John H. Barnes spoke for the sum of §f7100 for wideniag Main street be- tween land of M. Hourigan and land of Dr. P. Cassidy. Alderman Bailey spoke against it, and Charles D, Noyes advocated the expenditure on the ground that this was a very desirable public improvement that could be done for a nominal sum. He instanced the recent improvement of Franklin street, which could have been done for $3,500 ten years ago, but cost more when finally accomplished. Ashley T. Boon inquired what was to be done with the Trinity church and the Dime Savings bank property. Mr. Boon advocated economy to keep the tax down. The appropriation was indefinitely postponed, and the same was done with $500 for a wall at Mt. Pleasant and Spring streets. C. D. Noyes asked what the condi- tions were, whether the wall was tumbling down and dangerous. If that were not so it had better be passed over. Alderman Gebrath said he did not know and nobody else volunteered any information. Indefinitely Postponed. Other appropriations that were in- definitely postponed were the follow- ing: Continuing culvert from Lake street playgrounds to Turner’s pond, includ- ing land damages, $11,377; Laurel Hill avenue sewer, $3,350; widening West street hetween North Thames com- pleting Sachem street paving $1,820 storehouse for city supplies $2,500; po- lice patrol wagon $2,500. $1,000 Voted. $500 for band concerts and $500 for playgrounds association were voted. W. W. Beckwith spoke briefly advo- cating the band concerts, For Auto Pumping Engine. When the item of $9,000 for a com- bination autochemical pumping and chemical engine was reached, former Mayor F. L. Osgood was on his feet, but before the mayor had seen him William H. Murphy had moved to lay the matter on the table. The mayor said that he thought the meeting ought in fairness to give a hearing to any one who wanted a chance to speak, although this motion were note debateable, but \r. Mur- phy gaid no debate had been allowed in_other cases. When the motion to lay on the ta- ble was put it was lost, while the cit- izens applauded. Then Mayor Osgood stated that for four years he had been in the mayor's position and that stood for economy, but he felt that the combin- ation pumping and chemical engine was a thing we needed. Not every- one in the city had his house or prop- erty located where there is a suffl- cient water pressure. Many live on the hills and we ought to give them all possible protection, He moved the appropriation. Former Alderman Joseph D, Havi- land spoke in favor of the appropria- tion, mentioning ar xperience that had been made on Hill with a pumping engine which raised a 25 pound pressure to 40 pounds in two minutes. He asked for the pumping engine as a matter of protection to the hill dwellers and inquired how long it would take to see $9,000 worth of houses burn on some of the Nor- wich hills because of lack of water pressure, Ex-Mayor Osgood spoke again and Walter F. Lester presented the point that the business district might also be jeopardized by a loss in pressure through big draughts of water at the time of a fire and the pumping engine would be an instant and valuable aid there at such a time. He said he Dbelieved that the fire boards were now in a position to give the city credit for any improvements that would be made in_water supply and fire appar- atus and he hoped the motion would prevail. These remarks also brought out ap- plause. Ashley T. Boon also advocated the pumping engine, Alderman _ Casper K. Bailey spoke with appreciation of what the fire de- partment did at the fire recently ad- Jjoining his building and advocated the purchase of the pumping engine. The motion was carried amid applause. Tax of 11 3-4 Mills Laid. The city tax of 11 3-4 mills, which was 4-3 of a mil] more than the finance committeé of the common council had recommended, was laid, and the tax collector’s compensation was fixed at 1 per cent. of the amount collected. A list of tax ebatements was voted without the names baing read, and the méeting adjourned at 9.30 o’'clock. In the items in the finance depart- ment the mayor explained at the time the votes were taken that $6,000 for courthouse was $900 less than last year, $200 for insurance was $2,000 less than last year, $60,700 for interest was $700 more than last year, $1,000 for election expenses was $200 more than last year, and $90,000 for temporary loans was‘$25000-more than last year: WEDDINGS. Luce—Park. At the Stafford Springs Congrega- tional church, Tuesday evening, Miss Eunice W. Park, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Park, and Lincoln G. Luce, were unifed in Mrs. Fred K. Holt, organist of the Union Congregational church of e gave an organ recital for half an hour preceding the ceremony. At 7.30 the bridal party entered the church as the organist played the wedding march from Lohengrin. The bride was given away by her father. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Levi Rees, pas- tor of the Congregational church. Miss Mabel Campbell Park, of Staf- ford, sister of the.bride, was maid of honor. The bridesmaids were Miss Camilla Smith of Waterford, Miss Frances of Luce of Niantic, Miss Lil- lian Eunice Park of East Glastonbury and Miss Blanche E. Soule of Staf- ford. Clarence J. Luce of Niantic, a brother of the groom, was best man. The ushers were Angus C. Park and Raymond Park of Stafford, Arthur E. Storey of Norwich, Francis C_ Luce of Niantic, Alfred Thompson of New Britain and Dr. Claude B. T. Schummi of Stafford Springs. Miss Elizabeth Way, a cousin of the bride, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Way of Glastonbury, was flower girl, Herbert Maercklen, tenor soloist of the Farmington Avenue Congrega- tional church, Hartford, sang effective- ly, Entreat Me Not to Leave Thee. The bride was attired in white char- meuse and chiffon, trimmed with nov- elty lace and pearls. She wore a veil of tulle with chaplet of orange blos- soms. She wore a diamond and plat- inum pendant, the gift of the groom, and carried a large shower bouquet of lilies of the valley and orchids. The maid of honor wore white lace and embroidered net over pink chiffon and carried an arm bouquet of Helen Taft roses. The bridesmaids’ gowns were pink taffeta and chiffon and each car- ried an_arm bouquet of Killarney roses. The flower girl was in white voile over pink chiffon and carried a basket of pink rose petals. At the conclusion of the ceremony Mendelssohn’'s wedding march was played. The church was beautifully deco- rated with laurel, peonies and roses, with large pink peony and white birch torches in the alsles. After the ceremony there was a Te- ception_at the home of the bride in Stafford Hollow. The lawn and large verandas were decorated with Jap- anese lanterns, lighted by electricity, which gave a very brilliant effect. Here and there were inviting bowers of white peonies, white birches and laurel. Pink peonies and roses pre- Funeral Directors and Embalmers 337 MAIN STREET Oppasits Post Offica ‘Phone 321-2 Lady Assistant Breault was best man. The bride wort a dress of satin messaline, and shadow lace, and carried a shower bouquet. A number of guests were preseni from Scotland, Willimantic, ~ Soutk Manchester, Worcester and _other clities. The groom is a well knowr builder and_contractor. Mr. and Mrs, Breault will reside South Coventry. Weston-Chase. : Cards are out announcing the mar- riage of Dr. Arthur A. Chase .01 Plainfield to Miss Amy Anne Westo: of the same place. 2 The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Stephen R. Carter on June four- teenth. The married couple imnie- diately left for New York and W make an extended tour of the Atlan tic coast resorts. Dr. Chase is widely known throughout Eastern Connecti- cut and has the heartiest congratula tions of his many frien 2 INSURANCE COMPANIES WANT ACT REPEALED R Connecticut Companies Say They Al- ready Pay Taxes Enough. Insurance companies througholit Connecticut are up in arms o the additional tax imposed upon them, together with other corporati add public utili by an act of the last legislature, which under section 21 of the act exacts an added of ong- half of one per cent. on the market value of each share of the capital stock of all insurance companies in th state, (S 4 In view of alleged heavy taxes al ready paid by insurance corporations, they declare the new demands amount practically to extortion and are enm- tering upon a statewide campaign to have that part of the act affecting them repealed threugh the act of the stockholders and interested pub- dominated in the house decorations. The flowers and decorations were fur- nished by Springfleld florists and a firm from Hartford catered. Hatch's orchestra of Hartford furnished music for the reception and dancing. The bride's gift to the groom was a diamond and moonstone scarfpin, to the maid of honor a gold bar pin with sipphire and pearls, and to the brides- maids and flower girl, gold bar pins set with pearls. The groom's gift to the bride was a diamond and platinum pendant. To the best man and ushers he gave gold scarfpins with pearls. The bride received many tlegant and beautiful gifts. A house in process of construction on East street, was the gift of her father. Mr, and Mrs. Luce left town after the reception. The wedding journey will include a trip to Niagara Falls, Canada and the Thousand Islands. They will be at home after Dec. 1st. The groom is a card cothing man- ufacturer and is secretary and treas- urer of the Standard Card Clothing company. The bride is a daughter of a prominent woolen manufacturer here. About 300 guests attended the wed- ding. Among the out of town guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Angus Park and Mrs. George Park of Norwich, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Birch, New York; Mr. and Mrs. James Paton, Raymond Paton and Miss Paton, Newtonville, Mass.; Miss Alice Paton, Dover, N. H.. Mr. and Mrs. George Keeney and Miss Mildred Keeney, Waterford; Ira Joel, Wesleyan; Mr, and Mrs. M. R. Davis, Nlantic; O. P, Warwick, Dudley Warwick, Miss Warwick, Miss Cur- tis, Mr. and Mrs. Maercklein, Hart- ford; Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Storey, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Almy, and W. Humphrey Almy, Norwich; Mr. and Mrs, James Park, Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Way, Miss Elizabeth Way, Mrs. Charles Talcott, Miss Arline Talcott, Glastonbury; W, J. Barnett, Chicago; Alfred Allen and Miss Barbara Allen, Norwich; Mrs. Charles J. Luce, Miss Frances Luce, John Luce and Francis Luce, of Niantic: Miss Frances B. ‘Wright, Samuel Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. E. Proctor, Mr. and Mrs, Willlam Proctor, Miss Louise Beckwith, Fred Beckwith, John Beckwith and Miss Louise Smith, Niantic: Mr. and Mrs C. W. Langford, Providence, R. I Dr. Albert C. Thomas, Foxboro, Mass. Miss Mabel Boohn, Wilmington; Mr. and Mrs._ W. J. Bartlett, Putnam; Mrs. Philip_Barton, Willsboro, N. Y.: Eu- gene Seaman, Mystic: Aufred Thomp- son, New Britain; Mrs. F. M. Page, Springfield; Mr. and Mrs. George Gor- don, Mr. and Mrs. George Gordon, Jr., Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Gordon, Mr, and ‘Mrs. Andrew Gordon, Hazardville; Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Pinney and Miss Ruth Pinney, Springfield The bride was for several vears a popular member of the quartet choir at Park Congregational church, Nor- wich. Steinway-Edwards. On Saturday evening, June 12th, at 6 o'clock, the wedding of Marie Evelyn, vounger daughter of Mrs. Mary E. Ed- wards of No. 35 1-2 Lincoln_ avenue, this city and Richard Arthur Steinway of New York city, took place in St. es R. C. rectory at 141 East 43rd Street, the ceremony being performed by the Rt. Rev. Mgr. Henry A. Baun. The bride was attenged by Miss Lucile Austin, the best man being _ Dr. Charles S. Cardes, both of New York. The bride was most attractively at- tired in a gown of steel gray taffeta of eatly Victorian design with hat to correspond. A corsage bouquet of white roses and llies of the valley completed her costume. Miss Austin was charmingly gowned in violet hab- atni silk and carried sweet peas. After the ceremony a wedding sup- per was served at the Hotel Knicker- bocker, about 25 relatives and friends being present. ) The groom's gift to the bride was a platinum dinner ring set with dia- monds. The bride, formerly a. Norwich young lady, was most popular and held in high' esteem here by her many friends who regret losing her, but join in wishing her a most happy weded life. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs, P. J. Stelnway of New York city. and is private secretary to an official of the Standard Oil company of New York. Mr. and Mrs. Steinway left for a wedding tour on the midnight train for Washington and later will visit Baltimore and Old Point Com- fort. ‘The bride’s traveling gown was of navy blue gabardine with hat to match. On thelr return the young couple will reside In_the Bedford Park sec- tion of New York city. Breault-Taylor, On Sunday, May 30th, at the home of the bride, in South Coventry, Lily ‘Woodward Taylor, and Philip Breauit were married by Rev. W. O. Nuzum, pastor of the Methodist church, Willi- mantic. The ceremony was performed at three o’clock. The room was trim- med with swamp apple, laurel and potter plants. The bridesmaid was Julia Taylor, who wore a dress of blue trimmed with shadow lace. Arthur { dic, urging that in the end the real burden of the tax must almost nnev- itably be shared by the public The very sudden demise of at least seven insurance companies under way of organization, three of which re- ceived their charters at the recent ses- sion of the legislature, is attributed solely to the additional tax which it is declared amounts in effect to an increase of 50 per cent. or more over the present heavy impost in the state. The insurance men urge that in- surance interests have brought more fame and money to the state of Con- necticut than any other branch of bus- iness, and they have contributed more liberally to its maintenance in the way of taxes, besides having each year left in the state among its citizeds many millions of dollars more than have been received from sources with in the state. They bring forward fig- ures to show that the fire insurance companies are generally now pay taxes imposed by law which amount to over $63.80 on every $1,000 of pre- miums after deducting losses oniy, and their underwriting profits have been reduced to less than $6.10 per $1,000. This means that without counting the added tax, the present percentage of profit is only .0061 per cent. In larger figures, as against $7,266,- 813.47 received from all state sources by all of the insurance companies in- corporated in Connecticut in 1914, the aggregate for the same year were $1,515,523.21 or just 20.85 per cent. of the total Connecticut income of the companies, and at the rate of 31 per cent, of the Connecticut premium in- come. The federal emergency tax it is claimed, which on many _insurance companies imposes a tax burden of approximately $50,000, makes the ad- ditional tax by the sState particularly unfortunate just at this time. 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