Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 17, 1915, Page 5

NORWICH BULLETIN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, QUALITY GRAPEFRUIT and ORANGES From Fiorida SPECIAL PRICE BY THE BOX NEW LOT OF CHRISTMAS TREES TCRAY GOMERS We advertise exactly as 1t is Christmas Gifts that are practical gifts for Men and Boys ——mem Neckwear .....25c to $1.00 Gloves .......50c to $3.00 Hats .......$2.00 to $3.00 Caps ........50c to $1.50 Shirts ........50c to $3.00 Hosiery ........25¢c to 50c Men’s Suits and Over- coats ...$12.00 to $30.00 .50c to $1.00 Pajamas ....$1.00 to $2.00 House Coats..$4.00 to $5.00 Umbrellas ...$1.00 to $5.00 Sweaters ....$2.00 to $8.00 Handkerchiefs .10c to $1.00 Night Robes . Boys’ Suits and Over- coats .....$5.00 to $8.00 Suspenders . ...25c to $1.00 Mufflers ......50c to $2.00 . .Belts, Collars, Garters, Armlets, Combination Sets. Buy now while the stocks are complete. We will make any exchanges you desire after | Christmas. Murphy & McGarry 207 MAIN STREET A FANCY BASKET OF “PREMIER GCODIES” Makes an ideal present for the whole family RALLIGHN Sells Them BT, Lasting Legibility MultiKopy gives copies that are beautifully neat and that are really permanent. In blue or black, Multi- Kopy never fades. MultiKopy coplesoften rival the original in cleanliness and legi- bility. MultiKopy is surprisingly_durable and cconomical. Write for FREE Sample Sheet For Sale by JEWETT SHORTHAND SCHOOL 283 Main St. Norwich Conn. "R.R. AGNEW, M. D. Physician and Surgeon Room 214 Thayer Building Norwich, Conn. Greeneville office: Office Hours: 12-2 2-f p.m 7-8 Wednesday and Satur- and day evenings, and by Saturday appointment 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. 7-8 except Wednesday DR. SHAHAN Marion Block, 326 Main Street SPECIALIST on Diseases of the Stomach and Rheumatism 2-4 and 7-8 p. m. Tel. 821 WHEN YOU WANT o put your bus- ness Defore (he DuDIC, tnere 1s no modiu: better than through the ad- yertising columns of The Bulletin. Norwich, Friday, Dec. 17, 1915. Many of the granges will have spe- cial Christmas programs. Chestnut street hill was the favorite coasting place last evening. Fifty printed cailing cards for 25 cents at The Bulletin office.—adv. Today will end the fall term for the public schools in a number of towns. Norwich Free Academy closes toda: and the 570 pupils will have two weeks’ vacation. The snow is said to be driving the deer into barnyards and near houses for food. The factory of the Thames Dyeing and Bleaching company at Niantic shut down owing to coal shortage on account of the freight service. William Warren of Eastford is en- gaged on a lumber contract for George Bowen and it is expected that the lumber will pan out 150,000 feet. Mr. and Mrs. James Mitchell, living in Black Hal, died recently within a week of each other. Mrs. Mitchell was 11 was old- 79 years old and Mr. Mite er, gift of $50 toward the erection zymnasium at Connecticut col- lege was received Wedn iay from Miss Mary 1. Corning of Bast Hart- ford. Clinton L. Ladd. an elderly resident | of Fairview Odd Fellows' home, slip- ped on the ice on Fairview avenuc Wednesday afterncen, seriously injur- ing his hip. The walps about the city are, in the! main, free from ice and this fact did much Thursday to bring out the shop- | ping crowd ecially from the sub- | urban places. The_exhibition at the 1 club, New York, this m ually strong and conta Figure in White, by J the Windham artist Dealers s _claim Christmas trade in silks is extra many women buyir w, in pation of a rise in prices if dves should grow scarcer. Trumbull lodge, Knights of Pythias, | of New London, at its v tion Wednesday evening, arra fraternal visit to Norwich Tuesday evening, December 2§ rsday at § ok, in at- church, at f the Name societ 1. Brod- sang a month gh mass of requiem for John Comerfc Writing from Hamburs a ¢ dent says: Leonard E. Otis bro bride to town last we Y| was formerly Lillian 7T c City. They were ma The Febrn meetin gof the Con- necticut_Congregational club is to be Leld in South church, New Britain, it is_expected that Hamiltc Woodstock summer resident, the address. aval orders issued Thursday in- cluded: The MacD: ug ind Worden will remain at the Charleston vard un- til the target practice of the flotilla, which will be eld eit r at New Lon- don or Pensacoia Miss Harriet K. Bishop, 81, aunt of M Sidney H. Miner, Miss Nettie hop and Isaac Lon- don, died Wednes Smith Memorial home, New Mis Bishop was born in (¢ A large number of and Mrs. Charles Ri at the Woodstock Swedis] other eveninz to help observe their silver wedding, it being 25 vears ago that they were wedded in Swec iends of Mr The Christmas was_strongly felt in the stores Thursday. This ye there will be no day-after-Christmas price reductio since that day will be Sunday, so there is little holdins- | off for “bargains” as is usually the case. A Voluntown man in Norwich Tues- day claimed that a neighbor had dis- covered a sure cure for frostbites and |, chilblains—one tablespoon of mustard and two tablespoons of lard, simmered the ointment to be rubbed in for 20 minutes, The mial route between Tolland and Rockville is run by Frederick Luce, who finds that his horse is of much more practical value now than t tomobile. In summer the car covers much more ground, but in winter a horse covers more snow The movements of the submarine flotilla will be as follows: The Fu is detailed as station ship at the sub. marine base at the Thames naval sta- tion; the Tonopah will remain at the submarine base: the D, E and G boats. upon completion of repairs, will oper- ate from the same yard This (Friday) evening the Epworth League of the Portland Methodist church will entertain the group of Epworth leagues at the church. Dis- trict Superintendent G. G. Scrivener of Norwich will be present to give an address and a social time will be en- her home in Willian summer resident, who h: cally ill at her apartent at the Mohican hotel, is much improved. it arrest ca & Allen gt Joyed later in the evening. quarters. PERSONALS T. E. McClenathan has been in New York on a business trip this week. Alexander M. MoNickle has returned from a visit of several days in the western part of the state. Miss Maud Chapman who teaches In Stafford Springs comes tp her home this week for the fortnight vacation. Dr. Josephine Bernard left Wednes- day for California, where she will spend the winter with her husband's relatives. Miss Mabel Savage of Norwich, has been v ing her cousin, Mrs. Samuel Hearn, of Ashaway, R. L, during the past week Miss Susie Simmons has returned to lle, after spena- ks with relatives ing the past few we at Norwich. David Shea of Colchester has been a isitor in Norwich for the past two weeks he has been unable to work ow- ing to a broken arm. Miss Bertha Linicus, a Neptune Park John A. Holland has resumed his duties at the Majestic theatre, East Hampton, after spending several days 1t his home in Norwich. Francis T. Diggins has been called to Charlestown, N. H.; by word of the very critical condition of Mrs. Dig- ging' father, who has been in failing health for over a year. Dr. S. R. Klein left on Tt for Worcester, where he will some lectures on biology. He will also visit Holy Cross college and the grave late Rev. M. R. McCarth; 35 vice president of Fordham niversity, where Dr. Klein was at one time a professor. OBITUARY. Dr. Abram Alexander Smith. A. Alexander Smith, M. D., LL. D, lied suddendy Monday at his re de ‘ork. Dr. Smith, who was in his 69th vear, was horn in Susset county, New Jersey, and for thirty-five vears was a professor at Bellevue Hospital Medi- 1l college. He has been long prom- nent as en's diseases. Du he was rdyee T hiic vear ng many associated_with the late rker, of ¥ew York. t ing Dr. Barker's practice after the er's death. He was prominent medic: anizations in distinguished as a teacher ical medicine, a man revered 1is students and esteemed by his olleagues Pr wich ¢ in h had visited Nor. oceasions i cases Oemion was required was known to the leading physi- ns here as an authority in his pro- where his expel a cousin of James Lew Smith Tiroad street a short time since, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Norwich, received word from Pro- fessor Smith that he and his wife were to come to Norwich for a before the end of the year. Smith married Miss Sue of a preminent Easton, Penn., His wife survives him, with twin sons, ons residing in ver, Col, the other in New York. fessor Smith and family for vears had itiful summer home at , Greenwich al services are to be held at Avenue Presbyterian church Penn. James Keane. James Keane, 39 years of age, of Danbury, died Thursday in Preston after an illness of some duration. He was the son of Daniel and Margaret Craig Keane and was born in Ds bury Martin Van Buren Chapman. Martin Van Buren Chapman, a f mer resident of East Lyme, died We nesday night at the home of his son, Warren G. Chapman of Monument street oton. He was 76 vears of age Mr. Chapman resided in East Lyme many vears, but following the death his wife, some time ago, he demoved to the horough of Groton, taking up home on Monument street. He suffered a shock several weeks ago. He zradually failed and for a number of ays his recovery was despaired of. Bert P. Beckwith, P. Beckwith died sudden day morning at his home in c, the direct cause being tuber- s and a hemorrhage, proving fa- T her Mrs. Stella Bu 2 noise in_Mr. Beckwith’s room and going there discovered that he had en to the floor dead® with a hem thaze. He was born in Niantie 38 vears ago. For the past ten years he has conducted a cigar store and news stand near the car line. He was a member of the N. E. O. P., of Niantic lodge of Odd Fellows and Bay View lodge of Masons. He leaves a mother, Mrs. Stella Bush, and one sister, Mrs. Samuel Rogzers, Jr. Intoxication and Resistance. Christopher Hansen of Franklin was 1 on Thursday afternoon at the ner of Franklin and Willow_streef by Supernumerary Thomas Murph; nd Luke Riley, two of the Hopkir rds. He was locked up charged with intoxication and also with_resisting an officer as he made considerable trouble for the two men before he was landed at police head- PUMPER PERFORMS SATISFACTGRILY New Auto Fire Apparatus Given Preliminary Te;t—Arrivec Ready for Instant Service—Official Test Probably Next Week—Located at Central Fire Station. The new Seagrave triple combination ehaicatinna accommodating The seat and dash are pro- mounting handles. besides the driver and the man in the seat beside him ride on the running boards, as the body of the car is occupied with hose and other equip- is carried. 750 Gallons Per Minute. hose carrier, vided with br commissioner $9,000 appropriated at the annual eity meeting, wa: oaded here on Thurs- Rumsey, who had | MRt that Columbus, for instant come from it arrived ready trifugal pump at normal speed without skids from the box freight car on the With 120 pounds net pressure at pump | Groton had a death rate of 17 track in the rear of the gallons per minute; line into the | s been criti- | tank and a little water the pumper sed in number b; preliminary draughting equipment con- sists of two 10 foot sections of 5-inch performed | length of 4-inch flexible cotton rubber lined suctign hos all that was expected of i = 1% with coupling oward L. 1 hvdrant connection and redu 1nd pressure v preliminary with three tips and two spanners, Equipment. equipment would probably fire department extinguishers, ppurtenances. places here Fire Equipment. the fire equipment are a trussed ce, No. 18 West 51st street, New folder hooks, two pickaxes one crow- locomotive | gong set of speedomet ) be kept a pecialist, particularly in | ch revolving sear sbard has been transferred from | dash two 10-inch 1 wito pumper, ¢ the department \pparatus of 1 be held in reserve at the centrai At the station the | sths of 2 1-2 In incorporated in the t 1 Underwriters > of extras Norwich. Only | nd rails, body | everything contracted Seagrave peo- lly Valuable particular improvements people for all s is a special device by adopted by - ladder brackets locomotive n been emptied will be possible to pump wate! » tank and out through the ) and burial is to be at| This connection is near equipment measurably, as it is often the ¢ that the chemical danger out to have a line of water » follow up the work INTEREST SHOWN IN SHEEP RAISING In This State—J. London County Director. pumper weighs B Palmer horsepower sure plenty of association Hartford on in this city. 5 the stroke 6 : Torrington, treas- transmission < ars were elected as follows b The two side chains are driven by s 1 as follows by terchangeable ies : Hartford, F. Stadtmueller, the transm rential gears bevel drive are expan- Middlefield: treasurer’s automatically emergency interest in sheep growing in Connecti- Base 172 Inches. was not so la and the wheels are of wor o oh Over 300 Wedding Presents Lost struction which loosen under zht when three residenc The car has electric self starti lighting system and a ed steering = and nut type, w belongings ca This is_of the worm h extra large be The steering mast on an angle and pre inch steering wheel. Seats havin Miss Ruth Revn and is the c NORWICH HEALTH WAS GOOD IN NOVEMBER. Death Rate About Equal to the State Average. In Norwich for the month of Novem- ber the death rate was about on an average with the rest of the state. Here it was 13.5, while in the whole state it was 130, for the large towns 13.1. New London had the unusually high death rate of 225 on a total of 46 deaths. In Norwich there were 36 deaths. The Norwich deaths included four from cancer, three from tuberculosis of the lungs and lobar and broncho- pneumonia, two from accidents, one each from scarlet fever, diphtheria and croup, grip, diarrhoea’ under 5 and suicide. The 46 deaths in New London in- cluded four each from tuberculosis of the lungs and diarrhoea under 5, three from cancer, two from typhoid and diphtheria and croup, lobar and bron- cho-pneumonia and accidents, and 18 from other diseases. for ten deat including one each from cancer and diarrhoea and two from lobar and broncho-pnenumonia. The death rate for nine deaths, which included one each from tuberculo of the lungs and cancer and seven from other diseases. There were 18 cases of scarlet fever in Norwich, seven cases of diphtheria and three cases of tuberculosis. Preston and Sprague each had one case of diphtheria. New London had six cases of ty- id fever, two cases of scarlet fever, es of diphther re seven cases of t fever in Groton town and one in Gro- ton borough, ope case of measles in there were four cases of diphtheria one of antile paraly nin of whooping’ cough | = PROF. FARRELL'S RECITAL. ward’s Church, Stafford Springs. afford Press says: This week's | The ores ward's et Prof. F small o os little to displ In ssibilities, and the: ter than the conzregation st 1 instrument possessed | the prozramme follows l F tal prelu | Tohnston: Idve, Sellars: tier: Toccata, Frysen choir: O Salutaris, Mrs. | March, Gourod. | E o | WEDDINGS. | McGee-Weeks. benediction, of thi ¢ ay afterroon in Hi London. The hour w dz Woo. mar_ar 7 ondon tied_the nupt of New Haven was the d Miss Grace We sister of the bride, wi traveling ception at the bride’s home : Mrs. McGee left on a which they will reside at 22 Manhat tan avenue, New York. The bride reet Mr. M ploved as linotype operator on new: sers, wor st fall, and is now i | Porter-Lane. Th | was the scene o urday evenis Philip Samuel a pretty wedd g at 6 o Porter of Goshen M and Miss Bessie May Lane Williamsburg, Mass., and Salem, Conn were united in marriage by Rev. H A F e of Colchester. The double ri and was witnessed F composed of intimate_fi bride. The Wedding M Londen and Previdence Mr. Marie Neotolitano. The funeral of Marie, infant da ter of Mr. and Mrs. James )f Thames street, was hel onington was 11.3 for , three cases of Groton, whooping cough was epidemic, of tuberculosis and one case | Pleased Large Congregation at St. Ed- . rell drew a e audience f delighted hearers. gan in a small church pro- unity for a real art- full power of ex- ase Prof. Farrell | t of the organ all its inherent were far ght . Silver; Evensong, acolle, Of- | fen bach: sermon, Rev Edward rh”"HANDKERCH}EFS v Boxés F. L. Farrell; Harrv J McGee of New York. form- d Miss Lilllan of New London. were msrried llam chapel James’ Episcopal church, at v as 4 o'clock Tha rector, Rev. Philip M. Ker- al knot. Joseph est of New s the bridesmaid. The bride was attired in \fter the ceremony there was a re- nd a weddinz supper was served. Mr. and short trip after the daughter of Mr. nd Mrs. Harry Weeks of Pleasant| e was formerly em- - ing for The Bulletin here | the empioy of a New York book publishing house. Salem Congregational church 1z last bck. when g service was used small party nds of the rch from Lo- henzrin was rendered by Mrs. James H. Reehe the couple entered the church. After a short honeymoon in New and Mrs. Porter will begin housekeeping in Goshen. The bride is a native of New London and lived in that city many FUNERALS. - eotolitano, d from the undertaking rooms of Cummings & Ring on Wednesday afternoon, and by th iends and relatives. M Reyno Wednesday, went on to WV SEA_(_';_!_I._D_.XE TRIPLE COMBINATION MOTOR PUMPING ENGINE, CHEMICAL OSE CARRIER Xk s NatE % w0 B o a3 o fts to Mrs. Barry, were destroyed flames. A number of the wed- ding presents were gifts from Norwich who has been visiting in Norwich and who intended to return to Newton on aterbury as as she learned of her daughter's BUY YOUR MEN'S Christmas itts IN A MEN'S STORE The F. A. Wells Co. SUGGESTIONS SUITS OVERCOATS TROUSERS {HATS GLOVES -pnoia | NECKWEAR in boxes. GARTERS in boxes. ARM BANDS in boxes. {HOSIERY—Silk Wool, Silk zton had one case of typhoid| | icle Fiber Silk. ¢ sy 28 cases of measles and 10 cases “BLACK CAT” HOSE for the boy. “BLACK CAT” HOSE for | men. “BLACK CAT” HOSE for women. | UNDERWEAR. MACKINAWS — men and boys. |SUIT CASES. [SHIRTS, Fine Silk at $3.00. SHIRTS at 50c, 75¢, $1.00, $1.50. and packages. BELTS. CHILDREN’S SUITS. All in good assortment now The F. A. Wells Co. “Good Clothes Store” CUMMINGS & RING Funeral Directors | znd Embalmers 337 MAIN STREET Oppsvite Post Office "Phone 321-2 Lady As | burial took place in St. Mary's ceme- {tery. The child was one of twins and | died on Dec. 13 at the age of S days. Miss Helen Lorraine Smith. The body of Miss Helen Lorraine | | Smith, formerly of this city, who died |at o Rivers, Wis., on Dec. 11, was { buried in the Page lot in Yantic ceme- ery on Thursday afternoon. Relatives and friends were present and there ere a number of floral remem- brances. The body arrived here on Wednes- | day and was taken in charge by Un- lertakers Henry Allen & Son. The deceased was 63 years of age. In Society | Mrs. Rollin C. Jones of Broad street entertained nine guests at a luncheon Thursday complimentary to Mrs. Hen- M. Pollock, who is leaving for Bos- n next month. lowing the lunch auction bridge was played, the priz being won by Mrs. Archibald Mitchell, Jr. HOSPITALS IN WINE CELLARS OF RHEIMS. Wife of Italian Consul Tells of Her Experiences. Boston, Dec. fter ten months’ service as a nurse in makeshift hos- pitais in wine cellars of Rheims and more recent_service on the Italian front, Mrs. Daisy Mazzucchi, wife of the Italian comsul at Rheims, arrived today on the Cretic from Naples. Her daughter Rita, 9 years of age, accom- panied her during her period of ser- vice as nurse in Rheims while the German bombardment was in progress and afterwards, when she cared for approximately 2.300 wounded soldiers. Two other nurses and her daughter, whom she still s ‘Eab were her only assistants. Another passenger d the liner was Edward Morlae of Los Angeles, who served with the French foreign legion for more than a year and was awarded the military cross for con- spicuous bravery. it had been re- ported that he, with Alan Seeger, the poet, and other Americans in the for- eign’ legion had been killed. Seeger when Morlae last saw him on October 16 was alive and well. Others report- ed killed and who Morlae says were living when he left France include D. W. King of New York, Dennis Dowd o2’ Columbia & auto racer: J. J. C: a_newspaper artist; Bob Scanlon and F. Wilhe Sinn of Battle Creek, Mich. The lat- ter had two ribs shell. Among the new electrical de & small camera for photographin; ter readings. This will tend an end to tie disputes that come up regarding monthly current consumption. A _print _ from the negative attached to the bill will serve to bring the consumer, bill clerk, meter reader, and meter to- gether just as effectively as if.they were grouped in the cellar or attic at the time the reading was taken.