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: 2{0. 85, Woodman | MNo.I).G.A. ‘An Advertisement About 'STOVES telling all about the Sterling Quaker and Richmond . Ranges and Heaters, but found we did not have room in this space, and beudes had : Me,wb-‘ewe can show-fl;e different stoves and explam' flwn' good qualities. . Come in and let us show LINCOLN’S Fumlture Store Phone 285-3 Main and Union Streets, PR A S AR JAY M. SHEPARD Succeeding Elmore & Shepard . FgeralDirectorandEmbalmer :60-62 North St., Willimantic . Lady Assistant Tel. connection ‘DR F. C. JACKSON, Dentis Painless Extracting . and Filling a Specialty 752 Main Street, Willimantic Telephone a, ‘phhn_ Cumn n, Rw l‘ 1 and Helen nl- ela 18, Reyv. 20-~Charles. . dary B. Perreau sux. 20_John Casoy 54 ed Annte Clifford 42, Bannon. Paj 29—Daniel H. shu 34 (Roxbury, mu) and Agnes M. ‘uorm 34, Rev, . F. Bannon. Queer Character in Boston Claim Willimantic Residence. A recent Boston paper contained the tollowing: A man, whose identity is a mystery, created a sensation_ on School street Saturday _afternoon when he ran through that section, screaming and gesticylating in a manner that fright- ened persons on the street and in thelr homes. His screams, which could.be heard balf a mile away, attracted & crowd from all directions. The man was subdued and taken into custody by Special Officer Nelson Girard, who turned hini over to Dep- uty Sheriff Haven A. Roberts. On"the way to the police station the stranger talked wildly about bus iness affairs, declaring he had a con- tract to build and ship 1,000 automo- biles next week. He told the sheriff he had $1,000,000 in the bank-and was looking for 1,000 men and women to work in_his fagtories. He refused to give his name to. the sheriff, but at the station told the newspaper correspondent his name was_Joseph Mercer-and that formerly he lived in_ Berlin, N. H. Later he said he had not been in Berlin for two years and had come there from Willimantic, Conn. Later: he_ offered‘a .piece. of blank paper _to Deputy Sheriff George F. Wiggin, insisting that it was a check for$1,000. - - ‘The ‘man is about 35, five feet eight inches tall, of dark complexion, and smooth - shaven.* His conversation points to a good education and some knowledge of business. He claims to kno; many _people in Berlin. . He D Dboth English and French flu- ently and persists that he is not in- sane_or foolish. Nothing could be found in his cloth- Let Your Light Shine A Dletz Lantern is what you neéd 40c and upward o B 2B R T et o UNDERTAKER an 62 Church St. Telephone EMBALMER, imantic, Ct. Lady Assistant LOuIS E. KENNEDY DANIELSON Undertaker and Embalmer Special Attention to Every Detail. ,urray’s Boston Store WILLIMANTH}; cuuu.; ok ' Brapénes Cretonnes in the Most Wmled Color Effects— MGum,Yeuwmdo:hucodcommeon"“’“ 34-inch-wide Eureka Cretonnes, 17¢c u-m wide Madras in Arablan, 3 um wide-Colored Madras, 29 a 42-inch wide Madras in Arablan, Zh-«-n -u.v 34-inch wide better quality .Cr tonues, 25¢,a yard. 36-inch wide Cretonnes “in“ pretty floral and vine. patterns, 3%¢c a- yard.. 36-inch wide Plain s«n-u'n'or Maz- e B TS SR, Boo; 360, %0 fl or eeru, < an 45 a yard. 38-In¢h” “wide Mercerized” nmxm» -m,mvhluormvmnorwlm bflflfl' lfic, 35c and 45c a yurd. ! Wble ‘Tapestry, flnxfl.m so::nyut u-mcu.yud. Nch.llnlnmlnyln. ‘will ¥ lu:?mt ver: tor 5 of uuuon ‘Willlam B, fl a'.hllnlty.'lthlml‘kull“mld October Sth. one of the M’mwn bm.nm thll!ltyl).:‘: is receiving congratulations on of the cup. In the Clty Court. Deputy Judge Frank P. Fenton oc- cupled the berch in the police court Monday_ morning in the absence of Judge James A. Shea. Willlam ~Chamberlin, Who pleaded not. guilty to a charge of intoxi tion Saturday morning, changed mind Monday, and entered a plea’of ilty. | In the meantime, another harge, of violation of the ic_or- dinance by leaving his horse standing within the fire limits for more than two hours, had been entered against him, and he pleaded guilty to that also, recetving a total of $14.20 in fines and costs for the two misde- meanors. Amedee Courtemanche, a baker em- Ployed by Blanchetis and. Hofmen, charged with breach of the peace, hl.: wife making the complaint. He received a sentence of 30 days in jail, with execution of sentence suspended. He was placed on probation for three ionths, Joseph Chasse Able to Leave Hospital. Joseph Chasse of Temple street, who was injured Saturday evening When the motorcycle he was riding struck a dog on upber Main st and skid- |ded, throwing Chasse to the ground, has been released from St. Joseph's hospital, ‘where he was taken when it was thought his Injuries were more serious than at first supposed. He has a scalp wound and bruises on one arm.| and both legs. Judge Greene to Preside in Superior Court. This morning Judge Gardiner Greene of Norwich will occupy the bench for a short time in the preliminary work of the criminal term of the superior court. It is not expected that the ses- sion will be long, although this week will be devoted to criminal business, according to the plans made at last Friday’s short calendar session. City Labar Payroll. The city Jabor payroll for the week ending Oct. 16, 1915, totalled 374144, divided as follows: Police department, $153.40; street department, $68.68; new streets, $121.66; sidewalks, $84.67; ofl- ing, streets, $46.53; West Main street special, $18.35; maintaining sewers, $44.25: waterworks, $40.61; laying pipe in Fairview street, $154.26. Delegates to Bridgeport Conyention. Tho delegates from this city to the Baptist state convention in Middle- town are Rev. Mrs. Wiliam Franklin Rowley, Mrs.- E. B, Crane, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fryer and Miss Ada Bowen. Tellier-Couture Marriage. Henry Tellier of Tattyille, formerly of this city, and Miss Mary A. Cou- ture of Taftville were married Mon- day morning at the Sacred Heart church in Taftville by the pastor, Rev. U. O. Bellerose. The couple came to Infant's Death. Eazl, the 4 months old son ot Albert and Lilllan (Brown) Squires of Coven- {7, died at the home of his pareats Sunday eveniag of bronchial pneumo- i L Brief Mention, Wllllm K. Bath is in Boston this o :’Lmnwun is in Providence for & ew Prlnk Smith is in New York for a few days. Willam Cotter was in Spi ld Monday on business, pehe! Miss Alice Carey spent Monday with New London e Rev. 4 Mrs. L. Adams are spending a tprtul:m in New York. The Providence train due-in this city at 4.05 p. m. was 20 minutes late Mon- day. John Murphy of Holyoke is visiting his sister, Miss Alice Murphy, of John street. Miss Lucy Murphy has returned to Hartford after ten days' visit at her home here. Mr. and Mrs. James Shea have been attending the funeral of a relative In Providence. Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Regan have been entertaining Mr. and Mrs. William Donovan of Fitchburg. The officials of the New Haven rail road were fn_this city Monday, arriv- ing here on their private car. Misses Jane Ashton and Elizabeth Wingerstman have been in East Mampton for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. W. Storrs are enter- taining the latter's parents, Rev. and Mre. H. M. Bartlett, of Boston. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Wiggins have been entertaining Mrs. Wiggins' broth- er, H. N. Nell, of New Britain. The following people spent Monday in Hartford: Edward Robinson, Miss Mary Teevans, Miss Helen Harrington, C. E. Gates, Mrs, Frank Larrabee, R. T. Jones, L. Hickey, Mrs. Thomas Shea, G. R. Watrous. Personals Homer N. Neil is in New York, R. R. Jodoin was a Putnam visitor Monday. Miss Bertha Johnson Is spending a week in Midgletown. Mr. and Mrs. J. Spencer are In New York for a few day Miss Mary T. Sullivan is the guest of relatives in Waterbury. Mrs. John Haran and children are in. Providence for the week. Rev. Leonard® Smith of Mansfield visited friends here Monday on his way to Middletown for a fow dayea. ‘Michael Day of Boston spent Sunday and Monday with relatives in this oity. Mrs. Ann Murphy of Maple avenue is entertalning Miss Rose Wlemming of Derby. Mrs. Bridget Moynahan a fow days with relatives Manchester. Mrs. J. F. Ahorn, with Francls and Dow Ahern, spent Sunday with rela- tives in New London. Miss Amella Lemelein, who has been here for the past ten flx}- returned Saturday to Plainfield, N. Mr. and Mrs. John ucxaon of Broad street have been entertaining their gon, Ernest McKeon, of Hartford. Mr. ana Mrs. Francis Palmer of Hartford are entertaining William Palmer and Miss Veronica Palmer of this city. Mrs. An. Allen, who has_been ting Mr. &nd Mis, Frank Herelck of ‘Windham road, returned Saturday to her home in Providence. is spending in South GlRLS! MOISTEN A 1| CLOTH ANDDRAY ITTHROUGH HATR iT BECOMES BEAUTIFULLV SOFT, WAVY, ABUNDANT AND GLOSSY AT ONCE. SAVE YOUR HAIR! ALL DAND- RUFF GOES AND HAIR STOPS COMING OUT. @urely try a “Danderine = Hair leanse” if you wish to immediately double the beauty of your hair. Just moisten a cloth with Danderine _and draw it carefully through your hair, taking one small strand at a time;.this ‘will cleanse the hair of dust, dirt or any excessive oil—in_a few minutes | e you will be amazed. - Your hair will be War and Politics. The Berlin dispatches say that the British made a gas attack against the Germans at Lens. War has sunk to the level of nouucn —Loutsville Courler-Journal. New Haven—Cards are out for tho wedding of Miss Helen York Jordan, daughter of Henry Isaac Judson of New York. and George Elton Parks, Yale, '04, Which will take place at the Church of the Heavenly Rest in New York Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 26, at .4.30 o'clock. The ceremony will be followed by a small reception at the home of the bride. British Columbia reports the dis- covery of extensive gypsum deposits. A 'nicely-dressed swoman groman eat beside wavy, fluffy and abundant and pos- |‘asked: sess_an-incomparable softness, lustre and luxuriance. Besides beautifying the hair, one application of Danderine gissolves ev- ery particle of dandruff; invigorates the Scalp. stopping itching and falling Danderine is.to the hair what fresh | 40 showers of rain and sunshine are to Vegetation. It goes right invigorates and strengthens them. exhilarating, stimulating and life-pro ducing properties ‘ cause the ‘hair to gTow long. strong and beautitul, You can ‘surely have pretty, soft, lustrous hair, and lots of it if you will Just get a 25-cént bottle of Knowlto: ne from any drug store or t let counter and try it as directed. Save your hair!' Keep it looking charming and beautiful. You will say this. vasithe best 25 cents you ever spen to the roots, | Phis nis Ats |1t nent, a Hne in’your face, and your cheeks are quite peach-like. How do. you do meties I use only pure mercolized wax, at any drugel o eate ain” or aucomfort thus re. fresh, clear underskin. ry wommn has s beautiful comiplex- {an updernenth, You know. - THen, to use a face bath 1 wdered saxolite one-! finu nt i witch astringent wonderfuily. I thoyght ‘so. T'm Tying her plan and llke it im- Sy liise Brown tn The Story s simple, isme 1tr" now Surplus and Profits $175,000 Established 1832 'Accuracy in accounting, courteous service, fm and liberality in dealing, and a soun 7 own, business policy in administering its THE WINDfiAM affairs, characterize NATIONAL BANK, which aims thereby to establish with customers relations that shall _prove reciprocally permanent, pleasant and afihble which were EVEN WHEN FIGHTING IN TREN CHES Photo by American Press Association. Even In the trenches the Irishman must have his joke. In. the Dar- danelles campalgn, where the scehe in the picture took place, he has been trying some of his tricks on the Turk- ish enemy by raising his. helmet on s gun. Sometimes he succeeds in IRISHMAN MUST HAVE HIS JOKE. drawing the fire of the enemy and making him waste his ammunition. In this case the Irishman was trying to locate a troublesome sniper. The report that came with the picture said the Turk wil: found and shot, but the Turkish side of the incident has not been told. CORONER'S INQUEST IN CHARLESTON SHOOTING n Attendance at Charleston, §. C., Oct, 18—Ten wit- nesses had been examined before ad- journment tonight of the coroner's in- Qquest into the death of Sidney J. Co- hen, a.newspaper reporter, who was shot and kilied here last Friday at a moeting of the city democratic execu- tive committee. The meeting, which Yoo to decide the result of & Bitter primary fght, was broken up by usiilade of shots which killed Conen and wounded four other men. No witness la!d the blime for Co- en's death upon any particular per- sons, though various witnesses named men’ whom they sald fired pistols. Ac~ cording to most of them the disorder started outside the committee room, a crowd surged into the room-and the firing began. Military guards at the inqueat which was begun today, will be Kept up to- morrow, {t was announced. The day and night passed quietly. CONTRACT AWARD BY NAVY DEPARTMENT. (Continued from Page One.) main in accordance with the depart- ment's designs, except in the case of one boat to Works, which will be according to the bidders' designs of mgchinery which that company guarantoes re- sults In speed and cruising radius somewhat in excess of those required by _the depariment, “The ordor for the ‘construction of one of ‘these vessels at each of the Mare Island and Norfolk yards is in ursuance of the department's policy of equipping and dzveloping our navy yerds tothe highest point of efficien- ey In times cf peace, so that they v be prep\red for the greater strains which would be thrown on these organizations in time of war, First to Be Constructed on the P cific Coast. “The award of contr sel to the Seattle Con Drydock company, ning of the first vessel of this cl to be bullt on the Pacific coast, by erp_since the completion of the Jones, Perry and Preble, in for one ves- uction and Hoth of the submarines to be built at the navy yards will be on the de- sign of the Electric Boat company. The designs and_spepifications, which were submitted by the bidders meet, in all essential réspects, the rigid re- Quirements for this class of vessel, Jald down by the navy department. In general features and chaActeristics, they represent a small advance in size, but @ much greater advance in efficiency. ' Both designs propose improved engines of the heavy oil type and greatly improved storage: PASSING OF AMERICAN SHIPS ON THE PACIFIC United States Will Have to Rely Upon Japanese .M'fln Carry Mail. Washington, Oct. 18—Within two weeks the United States will obliged to rely upon Japanese Veeds to carry all {ts mall and official com- munications between the Pacific coast and ita own possessions in the Phil- ippines, Every Amorican ship will have llmnd-m\.d the Pacific ocean trade '-erlhlvul China and the Philippines. foar” that the abandonment of American lines of the Pacifle trade is due solely to tho burde by the La Follette geamen's law. He @lves the following ahalysis of the sit- uation: All the Mail steamers en- gaged in Ih. Oriental e have been sold. The Manchuria, .Qongolia, Ko- rea, Siberia and China have been sold to ‘the Atlantic Transport compafly; all have been delivered except the Mongolia. She is on her way home and will bo delivered on arrival here. They will all Joad cargoes for Europe, two having already sailed. The Persia is also sold and is on her way to Hongkong and will be delivered on ar- rival to the Tokio Kisen Kaisha. The Pncmc Mail office in Hongkong has also been sold to them. The Minnesota is discharging her last Oriental cargo in Seattle. She will load a full cargo In Seattie and San cisco for London by arrange- ment with Balfour, Guthrie & Co. he Dollar steamers will make Van. couver, B. C., their temporary ter- minus ‘until some modification is made in the act 5o as to permit them to call at_American ports again. So the status is this: That in a cou- A SIMPLE FROCK FOR THE SMALL GIRL'S DANCING CLASS. batteries, these advances having been ! made possible by general develop- 1|ments ‘In enginecring science and by | extended expense in previous subma- rines of the United States navy. “As in the case of the destroyers, the bidders for these submarines show their ability to bulld more rap- idly than ‘heretofore, as the guar- anteed dates of delivery are in_all cases well within the twenty-four months which was the best period of construction for any. boats of this class' previously lald down.” Characteristics of New Vessels. The principal characteristics of: the new vessels will be: Destroyers—Length 315 and one halt feet, -beam 30 feet and seven inches; draft 8 feet; displacement 1,125 tons; speed 30 knots. Each will have = a ‘battery of four i-inch rapid fire rifles, two anto-aircraft guns, four triple torpedo._tubes to axnhm the. heaviest and longest torpedoes. now hullt. They will be pmpclha hry steam turbines, ofl fuel fire ‘water tube bollers. bmarines—Speed 14 rurface and 10 submerged: mont 580 tons. addition to the torpedotubesa three- inch disappearing rifle, foi fighting They will have o for crjsing on he wurfage and bat- teries for propulsion when submerg- displace- Each will carry in apar wl | ish the on appropriations in case R znun John J. of lected to by some of the members of the from the north. It looks as If & lasue might be raised. The ition developing is mof against e Kentucky member as a man, but is based on the showing thatthe south- cy already bas about all the 000 charmanahips within - its By right of semiority he will be to the place if a vacascy oceur. In equity, the objectors say, he will not be eniitled to it. Under the rules, the ways and means committee, sitting as a com- mittee on committees, proposes, but the caucus disposes in the matter of committee assignments. If the caucus bucks the ways and means committee, and can muster the votes, it can over- throw any committee assignment, as all assignments must be ratified by the caucus. As a matter of fact, the south- erners are in control in the caucus, just 82 ¢hay are in the house. and ean wus- tain the ways and means comm Democratic members from the north are insisting that southern domination in the congress must be checked. It is pointed out that in hard foughf states, like Indiana, Obio and Iilinols, for instance, the argument which dem. ocratiq candidates for congress have to combat continually and asserted by ‘republican speakers on every stump is that the south is in the saddle in -on- gress and that, democratic members from the north cannot accomplish any- thing because they are hopelessly bound and_overweighed by- southern majcrity. Northern democratic politi- cians say they have felt the force of this argument keenly and that it has hampered them at every turn. "CONTINENTAL!" EXEMP‘Y FROM STRIKE DUTY Not Be Called On in Civil Di turbances, According to Plan. will ‘Washington, Oct. 18.—The prcposed continental army will not be called on to do strike duty, if an idea approved by high officials of the war department is adopted by the administration and accepted by congress. The object of this limitation is partly to encourage workingmen to enlist and partly to in he future the state hibited from_ partipating ance of law and order in sthtes where the leca) pokics forces are ible to han- real “oe"Be it izes that many of the shortcomings of the Natiooal Guard are to-be frated to the opposition of the labor unions. dppositicn” cwibed directly by the use of w Guard in strikes. OBITUARY. ' Edward Teare Taubman. Washington. Oct 13—Edwasd Teare Taubman of Aberdeen, §. D., sqyereign grand inspector general of the south- ern jurisdiction of Scottish Rite Free Masonry, died in a hospital here today after a stroke of paralysis. He was here to attend the dedication. of the new Masonic temple he eadquarters of ihis order. He was stricken Saturday | night. . Regular Hercules. Whenever there is & street Epat nearly every woman bas the idea that her busband would De & very flend for carnage*if she didn't Lisld him back—Louisville W’A\- His Guess. Bill—"Whst do you European soldiers do w! the trenches filled with water' “Why, they fish, I reckon.” e — The F1res1de That Comes With. You w OU needn’t have a cold' room, a cold corner in your house, or a chilly moment in the day—if you havcaPERFECTIONSMOKE- LEss OiL HEATER." Just take it wherever the extra heat needed. In five minutes it chills to cheery warmth. It's no trouble and it's very little expense—ten hours of comfort on a single gallon of kerosene. "Why startabngcoa.l firewhenahttle cil heater will do? The Perfection is smokeless, odor- less and absolutely safe. STANDARD OIL CO. OF NEW YORK (Principal Seatioms) 3 Albany Bostoa Look for the Triangle Trademark. 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