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STANTON’S No. 62 Shetucket Street caees 102 i+ the m at & Advent camp %:nd in A EENES BRI of the Nor- about 35 went > Newport ex- brilllant mou’u- star was noticed ?:n‘hr:q avanlna I: left :vlu.:; ll.kk ay the tall bf & comet. 5 5 @ annual meeting of the Connecti- m{hwrm-_n’c mmel.oa: be held "at the Connecticut Agricultural college, 1 to supply at the ey George B Seronse of 1hs Baptist chureh, Norwich, g There is to be a meeting of the committee of the Norwich Endeayor local union, Satur- m at 8 p m, in Y. M. C. A, At Groton, Willlam Jones, employed by the New Haven road as telegraph operator has and has been stucceeded by ‘Wil dence. McCarthy, 4 Provi 2 le members and friends of thodist church will hold a i v ercnm at the hnm& otcur. -.;g . chard Eaun on e ‘ovent road Saturday. The Thames Dye and Bleaching X t at tic, our at 530 p. m. and Revent visitors at the Bungalow, Mt. Union, included Mrs. P. J. sses Jane M. and Patrices and Mrs. Courtland The Aquidneck has towed the two masted schooner Cross from Norwich, ;v;m IIIQ“ 0 fl{iflffl dl;- cargo 0 mid- stream g the New London harbor. It is mentioned the White Moun- tain News that a fo: Norwich res- ident, Mrs. Fordyce Barker of New ;:rk has joined her sisters, the Misses beock, at their cottage at Profile. The quarterly meeting of the rs and other employes of the dges and. nt. of 6 New Haven road was held Wed- » when at the pavillion at Ocean Invitations have been issued to Weds of Miss Grace L. Holland Hooker at Kings' chapel, 2. Miss Holland formerly taught in. the east district gchodl at Union. Thursday , in St. Patrick’'s church, a month's mind requiem h for John F. Kelley was sung by . J. H. Broderick, at the-request of the Holy Name society of which Mr. Kelley was a member. At Cornish. N. H., Wednesday, when President ‘Wilson received - meémbers and Author col- and The State Civil Service commission will hold tests at ] o'clock Tuesday, A 17, at the te Capitol, Hart- ford, to fill eligible lists from which to certify for new appointments to be made to positions at the State Prison. The American School Board Journal devotes considerable space to an illus- | trated description of the fine new high school in Bennington, Vt, of which Prof. Fred D. Mabrey of Norwich. has beén elected principal for the fourth year. New London, by the Smith. Mr. Spence is S from New York George Vergason, an old Groton fish- erman who lives on the river bank m‘_‘gn out an existence from sales caught in his nets. When he in his nets Wednesday found one had been ahead of him, had practically stripped the nets Mr. d Mrs. J. H. Hoffman, and s:rl: Lorna, -are spending the at Grove beach. mmnmuw; hmmumwmufl.m“ 3 oy B A e ot 3 neighbors in Ledyard. x Miss Helen Bu.l;zetbqnldnnh the guest of Miss Mildred Fillmore at her home, 23 Spring street. Daniel Griswold and Mrs. Bentley are the guests of Mr. and James Fillmore, 23 Spring street. Miss Hazel Anderson of Norwich was a recent guest of Mr. and Mrs. ‘William Brackett in South Willing- ton. = Misses Mae and Eleanor J. John- son of Hartford are spending th month at Norwich, Watch Hill an Block Island. Misses Kittie Lee and Miss Mary Conroy of Chestnut street, leave next week for a visit to Miss Conroy’s home in Plattsburg, N. Y. lngtx"' -G 3'; 1 pendl.nxd b~ 0 . s s a few we&:wlmh&umm A H. ‘Williams of Poquetauck. Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. Williams and son called on Mr. Willlams’ pa- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Willlams of Poquetanuck this week. Miss Ruth Lucas of Norwich Town, Miss Edna Willlams and Miss Olive McKalvey.of Poquetanuck and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Swan of Nor- folk, Va., spent a day at Watch Hill this week. — SPEEDERS LEFT ROAD AT MOSSBROKER'S CORNER. g J. K, Edwards of New York Has Con- cussion ¢f Brain and Other In- Juries. Two New York autolsts, speeding to the limit of their Ford 8, failed to see the turn at Mossb: below New London Thursday night They ) into the culvert, their = ma- chine Wwas overturned, both Were thrown out and one of them was hurled twenty feet through the air. He alan't land on a with concussion of the brain, mh“}ep badly lacerated, sprained shoulder and other injuries. % The car was owned and driven by Reginald A, Fletcher. It was eight o'clock at night and he was anxious w0 ie! into the ¢ity ahead of him. The road turns to the left at Mossbroker's corned, which is a mile beyond the New London line, and between the cemetery there and the city on the road to Flanders. The headlights were dim amd Fletcher kept straight on. He was going too fast to stop when he left the road. He was be- hind the wheel not as easily dis- placed as his traveling companion, J. K. Bdwards, who ig_ connected with the A. G. Spalding Company in New YoyX. The latter was thrown into the air and sustained the injuries. Fletcher was thrown out but _was badly shaken up. The car was badly wrecked, but_it was towed into a New London garage and can be fixed up. At that turn in thé road, three acci- dents have occurred in the month past. OBITUARY, William P, Danahy. At his home, No. 86 Berkeley street, Providence, the death of Wiillam .P. Danahy occurred on 'Wednesday at the age of 27 years. He is survived by his parents, Katherine McGillicuddy and Patrick Danahy, to whom he was born in this city, and several brothers and sisters. He was w Danahy are uncles, and Mrs. Mary Ockrey of 262 Franklin street is an aunt. Burial is to be in Norwich. Mrs, George W. Frink. After a long and beautiful life, Cor- . at 10.30 o'clock Wednesday night. For a year Mrs. Frink had been in declining health, but she had been seriously ill for only four weéks. In Franklin, on Dec. 5 1831, she born, the daughter of Caroline parents moved to Norwich while she was still a young woman and at their home in street she was united in with George W. Frink. Mr. and Mrs. Frink made their home in Preston until his v | death 23 years ago and shortly after in da. His his widow and a daughter survive Horse Turned Back Somersault. Scared by an ytic automobile that was pass! rough Bath street about 4 o’clock Th white h that she returned to this city to make her home with her daughter, Miss Charlotte I. Frink Miss Frink gave £ | her mother devoted and loving care hroughout her 3 Mrs. Frink found the absorbing in- terests of her life in church and homé of the Preston City Baptist church, hers was an active force in the spirit and in the activi- ties of that body. 8ince she came to live in Norwich once more, her in- terest in the Central Baptist church had been deep and strong. She show- eddher Christianity in 'S COTDer, | py - | H. tcher 'ew Lopdon Independents. Holmes started pitching for the Y. team. Wednesday night all the campers en- Joyed roller skating at the . Golden COLUMBIAN COMMANDERY PARTICIPATED IN OUTING Over 80 Sir Knights Spent the Day at Crescent Beach Crescent Beach and the White Beach hotel, conducted by Sir Knight ttenden, were found to be just the place for a summer outing le more than 80 members of Co- Commandery, No. 4, Knights » Who went there from here luml gramme of sports and a baseball game between the single and married men in the morning. A large proportion of those. tending went on a special trolley car which left hére at 9:45 in the morn- ing and went all the way to the beach. Others in good numbers made the trip in automobiles. In the base- mg‘ the mayried men were led ‘bert M. Lerou and the single men by Alfred €. Bliven. At 2:30 the shore dinmer was the order of the day. For the menu the following was en- Joyed: Clam Chowder ‘Tomatoes Cucumbers Black Point Clams Fish French Fried Potatoes Clam Fritters Soft Shell Crabs on Toast ‘Whole Cold Boiled Lobster Half B Bpring Chicken Roquefort Cheese Crackers Tea or Coffee All Bread, Rolls and Pastry Lettuce Among those on the outing were: Comimander George E. Parsons, Her- bert R, Kind, Pete S. Wilson, Guy B. Dolbeare, J. Oliver Armstrong, Joseph Hall, Dy, E. J. Jones, T. E. Lee, Edwin H. Chapman, Thomas J. ley, Amtoine M , Fred Bentley, Joseph Campbell, William S. Elliott, James W. Sémple, R. B. ‘Washburn, C. W. Comstock, Charles E. Lamb, G. T. Helmboldt, Henry Ensling, Julian L. Williams, Robert McBurney, W. H. Putnam, William A. Burdick, J. F. Tompkins, Edwin Bennett, John N. Lewis, C. V. Pendleton, A. J. Fril well, Willlam S. Young, Vine S. Stet- son. W. J. Woodmansee, B. P. Davis, F. R. Wilson, Charles N. Hulburt, Ed- win E. Clarke, Mr. Bixby, Willlam A. Pitcher, W. K. Litch, Otto Musch, H. . Peck, W. Franklin Sheldon, T. W. John F. Parker, George A. Keppler, J. C. Fitzpatrick, Harry B. Ford, Gilbert L. Hewitt, H. M. Lerou, John Kukla, J. C, Macpherson, Frank W. Brewster, A. S. Spalding, J. Herbert George, A. B. Kingsbury, W. Cardwell, F. BE. treet | Beckwith, Alfred G. Bliven, A. D. La- throp, Edwin Spalding, C. H. Hurl- burt, Paul Zahn, Alfred undson, William Bnrgess, Andrew H. Breed, Elmer R. Pierson, Herbert E, Law- rence, William A. Wells, Robert Coch- ran, Walter B. Crooks, A. W. Smith, Fred E. Colvin. WILL REACH DECISION ON PEARL ST. GROUNDS. Town School Board is to Discuss Com- plaint Tonight. ‘At a meeting tonight the town school board will come to a decision over the protest made against the use of the Pearl street schoolyard for a summer playgrounds. A public hear- ing that was held Tuesday night on this matter will give the members of the board material upon which to base the decision they will arrive at. Besides the decision about the play- grounds, the board has some contracts to award on some repair work to be done in the schools. AUTOMOBILE HEARING. Joseph P. Durgin of Saybrook to Come Before Secretary of State. Among cases of alleged violation of the automobile law assigned by Secre- tary of State Charles D. Burnes for EBuiein ot Saybrook. operating a ca 3 opera a car while intoxicated, May 14, 1915; license is::mnd«l. ‘but restored pending hear- - AT THE AUDITORIUM. The Crucible, RAILROAD VETERANS COMING TO. THE BEACH New England "Association Will Hold Special Meeting. The special meeting of the New England association of Raflroad Vet- erans at Ocean Beach on Sunday,|{adj August $th, promises to the most notable gat! history of the railroad movement in New England. Conductor George L. Spafford, the Central Vermont, who is chairman of the committee of arrangements, announces that everything will be in readiness to accord the veterans a rousing welcome on their arrival, Members from Boston and adjacent Boston be points will leave the South station on the 10 a. m. train, arriv- ing in New London at 12:35 p. m. ‘where they will be met by Spafford and his committee and es- LA, p about the Ocean Beach. mayor ‘welcome the speakers will 1 B. D. Steele, president of the of Commerce; Rev. J. . If it can be arranged it is hoped to hold the business meeting in the Casino, otherwise the associ- ation has been accorded O. R. C. hall. The remainder of the day after the business session will be spent in ASSESSORS MUST MAIL LISTS TO NON-RESIDENTS New Law Puts Additional Work Upon the Board. One of the new laws passed by the last legislature will oblige the Nor- wich assessors to mall to non-resi- dent property owners dbout 400 blank forms for the flling of tax lists. There are about 352 non-resident property owners, but some require two or more lists. The new state law on this sub- Ject is as follows: All owners of real estate of tangi- ble personal property located in any town more than seven months dur- ing the year, who are non-residents of such town, shall file lists of such real estate and personal with the assessors of the town in which the same is located under the same provisions as apply to residents, except that the lists of non-residents may be made out and filed either by such non-residents er by their attor- neys or agents, and such personal property shall not be liable to taxa- tion in any other town in this state. The assessors shall mail to each non- resident or his attorney or agent having the custody of his taxable property, at least 15 days before the expiration of the time for f lists, blank forms for filing lists: such estate or property. —_—— TABLED RESOLUTION DEALING WITH WAR Connecticut Chamber of Commerce Leaves War Subject to Diplomats, ——— A resolution pl support to the attitude of President Wilscn and ‘his cabinet in dealing with the Buropean belligerents was tabled indefinitely Thursday at the annual mid-summer meeting and dinner of the Connecticut chamber of commerce at Cosy Beach on the east shore near New Haven. This action was preceded by some de- bate, during which F. H, Colley, who favored the resolution, sald he was ‘“Mighty sorry” that there was not shown more of the spirit-of Decatur, 8o that the resolution could have been In explaining the action of the meet- ing Secretary F. 8. Valentine of Shel- ton said that as they were business men it seemed better not to attempt to g0 into the fleld of the diplomats. A resolution was adopted pledging the support of the chamber to the state | 9 b | militia and to it in every way, as the members according to the mr“oluun, that many men w.:t serv. their state and coun great personal inconvenience, §54 R.| Worthy Lecturer very Interesting started by Miss Fern ! }g i b i s il | : i 57 i il i of ! T £ g : i § 1 i s2d Efg g i EEEoEEF PErae Ex £ sumptuous and more costly thap the t Plant house at the southeast house site, since it was known to be in the market for sale . without any iction against a mul- - erection of the mew house will round out as a section of beautiful : Stretch of Fifth avenue -fifth street to Eighty- seventh On the cormer of Eighty-0fth street is the home of J. B. Clews and at Bighty-sixth street is - fine new home of Willlam Starr : Miller. James Speyer’s residence oc- the south corner of Eighty-sev- street and dlnetlym:lonb is the : marble heme of Henry pps. s Mr. Plant's present home, though ° in a section where residences are like- : to _be &ounfl for many is ted by business Just across Fifty-second stréet is & 12 story commercial build- erected on m‘d the site of the ‘3& Langham That property wag the centre of a fight waged for by the Vanderbilts and the of Mansfleld Sloanes against the trade invasion. solo, Evening Chimes, 'Mg ‘fl“‘“m tial shall be ded: amount to be paid to claimiant $9.71L" —_——— PRACTICAL TOPICS AT GRANGE MEETING Discussed by Preston City Membsrs-— Visitors from Several Places, A very enjoyable m was heid in Preston ity evening with an a ‘midsummer attendance nwbl-n-nm by gu‘m from Mansfield, Hamburg and - ton grangee. TMER Ve was Richardson piano Only when it was found that nobody the audiencé so much that otild take the property for residen- did they surrender and t the erection of the business O NS, VA T AT DAVIS THEATRE Vaudeville and Photeplays scenery and costumes with and sentiment seemed to incline quite act at the Davis theatre was eptibly in favor of the advantage ::".:)wn'r‘s’hln. This was followed by a well rendered solo by Helen K, Hall, while the girls did some dancing that leased and gave sprightly and tune- ul renditions of the popular music of the day. The comedian also was giv- fowed 1n & shart talic by W. B en a good hand for his dances. Hallowell, o property | S ty Aj t ¥. C c:nnu‘::nd::mnmuon in Preston at " early e. Informration concern- ::g the picnic is obtainable from W. D, Copp, committes for the grange. < —————— RAINFALL HIGHER THAN JULY AVERAGE. Total for Month So Far is 448 Inches While Normal is 3.65. NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND 01.':: If you have been paying too much for your Feed and perhaps not getting 3 FUNERAL. Edwin Franklin Yerrington. "CHAS. SLOSBERG 3 Cove Street OLIVES ARE IN GREAT FAVOR AT THIL TIME OF THE YEAR. Wae have a good supply In good varlety Buy your OLIVES here, People’s Market 6 Franklin Street JUSTIN HOLDEN, Proprietor BASKETS KETS, FAVOR BASKETS. MRS, EDWIN FAY Franklin Saquare.