Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 1, 1916, Page 5

bard Squash. _SPINACH ‘. KING ORANGES : | CASABA' MELONS 4 FANCY .GRAPE FRUIT 250 FTABLE RAISINS - APPLES | PINEAPPLES ORANGES CIDER IN BOTTLES SOMERS R THE HOLIDAYS b TURKEYS, CHICKENS, ~DUCKS and GEESE, CRANBERRIES, S CELERY, LETTUCE, GRAPE ‘FRUIT, ORANGES, . TABLE APPLES, NUTS, ‘MINGE MEAT, HUBBARD SQUASH, “DRAKE’S CAKE, BERWICK CAKE, 4" and many other good things. People’s Market -6 Franklin Street ', JUSTIN HOLDEN, Proprietor { 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. Some of the best coasting- was on Cliff Street hill. Colonial Theatre today.—adyv. he ‘best moonlight Ja’lrxhiary *will de from 22nd. 5 o s ooy Most of the out of at their homes. mated at $100,000. ‘With the thermometer Fifty prin cents at The Lord's Point came in for a the terrific gale S: Al -out to sea. January 6th. At Waterford, Wolf Slotroft chased the property known the horns which they blew far on the frosty air. Among those who watched year out at tables reserved shipments ‘merchandise are of being at East New London. Harriet Webber Noyes, Sprritual Academy Sunday, 11 —adv. DR. SHAHAN Marion Block, 326 Main Street SPECIALIST on: Diseases of the Stomach and Rheumatism 2-4 and 7-8 p. m. Wednesday and . the ready to take care of them. Tel. 821 London were all § sun rise Most Cigarsare Good— fined Thursday in the Groton A THESE ARE BETTER .- TOM'S 1-2-3 5c CIGAR !GOOD FELLOW 10cCIGAR 5 Try them and see, THOS. M. SHEA, Prop. Franklin St. Next to Palace Cafe "R.R. AGNEW, M. D. Physician and Surgeon news of the critical iliness of Milner., caused by pneumo: ‘son John where Mr. and Mrs. Milner spend Christmas. “The Ivory Snuff Box,” thali, Colonial today.—adv, In the sensational divorce Concert_orchestra of ten pleces at nights during The 15th to the town will return today after holiday The storm of Sunday caused a loss to Connecticut tobacco growers esti- readings be- low 15 degrees yesterday, prospects are g!:wlng encouraging for the icemen. ted calllng cards for 25 Bulletin office.—adv. sunday. on the Pond Colony beach was carried Tse season for the solemnization of marriages in the Catholle church re- opens after the Feast of the Epiphany, Several strawride parties were out Friday night to enjoy the sleighing, Plaza, New York, were Mr. an Morton F, Plant, of Eastern Point. freight transported over the Central Vermont railway and forwarded to New York city by the company’'s steamers from the whart The - duck hurters have made out well about Saybrook Point this week, in the coves pear the. sound. storm drove the birds in for shelder gunners were Albert Hewitt, Arthur Tuthill ‘Groton and John Atchales of found \ gulilty hunting duck between sun down and on December 23 and 24, and Moosup people are concerned at the heart complication, at the home of his F. at Newton Center, Mass., “Dsughters of Eve,” with Henry Wal- Friday o ne of Baltio has been Miss M. Kinney of New York has returned home after a yisit with Mrs. teachers visits L, 1s M, H. Donahue of Main street. Jobn ¥, Holland and his son, John A. Hollas - East ‘have returned to 2 Hampton from a visit at their home in .New county’s share of | Norwich. L In 1914 it was 3408418838, a loss enad| Mrs. Pannle .Camwell ;ana: dasighter, in 1915. The- jobbing Caroline, of Plainfield, visited with Mr. Nt ex: e and Mrs. Carlos Caswell of Norwich, 0% early in the week. , Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Gadle and 1if ;m h;vekret‘:;m&t to. their home ow York ci er spending holidays with relatives. Mrs. Annie Smith of Franklin street left Monday to spend several weeks with Mrs. Richard Taylor of Church street, South Manchester. P, *in the In Windham county the gain that ‘has pg- transactions $47,569,660 in' 1915. Bank - in tanhope has returned otz iday . visit William M, Per- the old at the a Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Sullivan and children of Norwich have been visitors ‘with ‘the Sullivan of ' Moosup during the roliday period. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bushel and little son, of New Haven were holiday visitors with Mrs. Bushell's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. McMillan, of Smith avenue. 3 Charles O. Treat of South ‘Man- chester, a summer cottager at Pleas- ant View, and fathe rof C. C. Treat, of Norwich, who has been seriously ill with ptomaine poisoning, is on ~ the road to recovery. THE BURNED STEAMER CITY OF NEW LONDON Picture of Vessel As It Appeared in the Early Foggy Morning of Nov. 22, 1871 Below Poguetanuck Cove Reproduced - on -Bulletin ‘Calendar. As is customary with its New Year's edition The Bulletin this morning pre- sents its readers with a three tone calendar” from its job room pressesr, the view this year depicting the burn- ing of the steamor City of New Lon- don in the Thames and bursed the Year Following in Norwich, a n of the local turn of good- business conditions -in ‘wages put into distribution was it was $3,754,064. In 1915 it was $3,! At the same time there was gain in to $15,058,586. medium, and 7.30. The of New of employes number 359. court. ‘was $1,443,400 in the year before. g Among the silk and velvet mills nia and went to ployes are engaged. Tron working plan 1914 this was $138,060. ‘was somewhat reduced, $209,000 before. ' They employ on the 5 acts; was one of the- freight boats of the Norwich & New York tation company and was_on its way to Nor- average suit of On the other hand a normal gain figures from $60,790,552 in 1914 to $64,210,873 trade showed a gain from WINDHAM COUNTY. iness 1 ‘was from $200,057,5698 in 1914 to $200,383,654 in 1015. Its total manufacturing went from $36,636,732 in 1914 to trapsactions changed 866 in 1014 to $138,725,694 in 1915, and the jok X $14,088,500 in 1915, where theéy had $13,876,000 in 1914, NORWICH WAGES FROM MANUFACTURING PLANTS REACHED 93,808,007 In the Past Year—Was Increase of $144,033 Over What Was Dis- the slack year of 1014 in' manufacturing lines industries larger than a year ago. In 1014 Onen:maunnnwmmmmmmmmumm ‘was the cotton mills. Their total wage as against $1,314,000 in 1914 and product was 34,675,000 to $4,300,- 358. These Norwich industries employ 3,300 hands. In the woolen mills a gaining year ngure was $325,000 as compared with $269,741 in 1914 and pro- duction of $1,323,333 as compared with $1,010,184 in 1914. The paper and leather making plants had a good year. Thejr ‘wages figure for 1915 was $241,080 where it' was $244,035 in 1914, and their manufactured product n;msl.m,uc last year where it 3 gratifyingly increasing ness was showh for their wage account in 1915 was $$32,617. and their production $3,161,189 last year as compared with $394,050 in ‘wages and $2,538.475 in production. In these industries 685 em- ts - disbursed a In 1915 it was $140,200, Product value for 1915, and f’l‘ll.fl in the year London and Windham counties as compared 1914, a loss of $4,078,870, ;'where in 1914 of 328,582,372 from what 1913 had shown. bt s business total for 1916 was $894,011,908, of $4,404,926. $18,960,000 to the figure of $328,- ”iz 5 | tation. ‘We have reached a point in the germ - b.-o' ‘Wwhere nwh p:r‘;dm GRAB BAG PARTY FOR NURSES. New Year's Eve Pleasantly Passed at Backus Hospital. Observing her yearly custom, Mrs. H. H. Osgood, who is one of the mem- bers of the ladies’ advisory board of the Backus hospital, gave her annual grab bag party for the nurses Friday evening. It was held at the nurses’ home and was the source of much en- tertainment to the 21 nurses and three officers who participated in the pleas- ures ow the evening. ‘When Mrs. Osgood began this cystom about 21 years ago, within a year of the establishment of the nurses’ school, there were four nurses at the first par-. ty, but the growth of the nurses’ school has brought the number to 21 1 was recorded in total bus- themselves germ ard these germ distributors, itke “Ty- pheid Mary,” must become obarges and be of the. germ from $149,642,- erty. The system now calls for the physi oal examination of girls and acter for medical skill or personal hon- or; this is properly regarded as ng immodesty and invading the rights of the family and the office of the family physician. IL"is strange that we should need #0 many inefficient mortals to correct the blunders of Almighty God. If the Creator of all things is leaving man to the mercy of uncountable billions of ch minute enemies that he cannot them, and destroying the lives of e, where are we to look for a con- firnation of God's love and mercy so earnestly preached to us? The Saviour rebuked a bold doctor of his time with this challenge: “Phy- sician, heal thyself!” From that day to this the bold physician of the ages has failed to meet this challenge and make good. Isn’t it just as well to depend more upen God and less upon the doctor? OBSERVER. Norwich, Dec. 31, 1915. NEW YEAR'S CALL AT SANATORIUM Norwich Ladies Brought Gifts and Arranged Musical Programme. The following ladies from the city made a New Year's call at the Nor- wich sanatorium Friday afternoo Mrs. T. C. Murphy, Mrs. M. H. Do Before, at Trinity M. E. Church Members of Trinity Methodist Epis- copal church held a watch service in the church pariors New Year's eve. The service was led by the pastor,, Rev. Frederick W. Coleman and Miss Mary Gray presided at the piano. Re- freshments were served. experienced a ree 1915 so that the total of 898,097, a gain of $144,038. production from $13,704,7! distribution was 31,453,000 ‘was shown as the wages Start the New Year Their eir employes number 434. busi- little more in wages. In 187 han was shown in the business £y o ahue, Mrs. A. J. Wholey, Mrs, J. B. - Room 214 Thayer Building Mr. and Mrs. Justus Sheffield the New | which from New York, when fire was of the manufacturers of brass and bright metal goods, ‘whom h Norwich, Conn. Greeneville office: | York papers Triday had the testimony | discovered in the kitchen partitions in 1515, $110,800 was distributed in wages 10 the 300 erapi lg Office Hours: 12-2; OF Shefeld as to his wife's atleged im- | ag the steamer lay fogbound off Mont- these industries and the output was $353,000. In 1914 these items p.m.: 17-3 ekcept Wednesday | Proprieties when she and their_two |ville &t four o'ciock i the Mmorning. PRy S 7-8 Wednesday and Satur- and. . |dblldren were staying at the Hotel raking the fires preparatory to "nnm""o: ) and $400,000, ol £l S Aot aatads day evenings, and by Saturday | Mohican, New London. getting breakfast the cook left a red © makers of firearms, cutlery and files did a business in harat, Mrs, E. R McNamara, Mea .| Put behind you all the drawba appointment 1 The ‘Catholic T i = hot. poker whers it set fire to the 1315 which did not quite come up to the Year before that, as C. Keegan, Mrs. J. Fleming, M. that have previously hindered your that Bishop Nilan will pracide Mondsy A I ety s thelr payrolls totalled $585,000 for the past year and their pro- Harriman, Mrs. George success, and resolve that the new year at the profession and reception at Mt.|of 300 bales Of Gottos. After —moase ductlon was $947,750 as compared with $821,512 in wages and fleld, Mrs. F. T. Sylvia, Mrs. shall be a progressive one for you. St. Joseph’s convent, one of -{ to be professed S THerese (Hannah Lentz), of New York, formerly of Norwich. Fridays 10330 to 4:30 At the state convention of Saturday evenings 7 to 8 183rd DIVIDEND | Office of The Norwich Savings’Society Norwich, Conn., Dec. 11th, 1915, The Directors ‘of this Socisty have declared out of the earnings of the current six months semi-annual dividend at the ‘rate of FOUR PER :CENT. per annum, payable to de- positors entitled thereto on and after January 15th, 1916. COSTELLO LIPPITT, Treasurer. uary 15 and 1 inspection matter has I state legislature at its last se: be spection. 2.—adv. Owing to the cluding all children 15 years of diphtheria, the annual omitted. - & ® £ L ] : Mi i OINTHERT iss Florence Thurbe Miss Florence Thurber, a : “The Healer of Skin Diseases” of Taftville up to a year ago, | Relieves and quigkly heals cold sores, chapped skin, frest bites, chilblains, ete. Price 25c, every box guaranteed. All druggists. : City; of Norwich Water Works hospital in Thurber Brown, at No. was held on Wednesday Thurber- 20 years ago, Fred and Sallie Thurber. mill of the Ponemah company well known and popular among a wide circle of friends. She is tion. bers of the ai be guests. At Mt. Calvaj ry Baptist ch ‘u:mul Ve " THE CRANSTON C0. ; : ACT WISELY ! Keep Dunn’s Cathartic Liver Pills in the houee ‘at all times. Their ac- tlon s ‘gentle but positive, insuring '@ freedom from headache and -heavy feellng ceused by a torpid liver. _ They're ‘16c a bottle at Mrs. Bal Masque at Norwioh ‘The_bal masgq: New Year's eve couples which will be held in Willimantic, Jan- the subject, of plumbing reopened. ‘' The n ‘dormant since the fused to pass a bill for plumbing in- The next meeting of Rev. Daniel Mullen assembly, K. of C., will be held Jan. 9, 1916, at 4.p. m., instead of Jan. regulations of the New London health department younger, from public or semi-public gatherings because of the prevalence Christmas tree celebration of the Bradley Street Mission, Friday afternoon had to be Christmas . day at the Rhode Island Providence. after an opera- tion on her head.” The body was taken to the home of her mother, Mrs. Sallie 167 Dexter street, Pawtucket, where the funeral morning, service being conducted by Rev. ] n, formerly of this city. - 'was born at Atlanta, the daughter of While she lived in Taftville with her parents was employed ‘as 'a weaver in No. ‘Auxiliary Members Expected at Recep- ‘Although no invitations were issued | be to the members of the Woman’s auxil- | will iary to attend the New Year's recep- tion at the Y. M. C. A, all the mem- are expected to Mt. Calvary Church Officers. meeting Thursday ited in the ell‘\‘olee of these officers: at the N z0 ot tho Normich ciub the nuns o hard work on the part of the crew the fire was supposed to have been put out and the boat way for this city. At six o'clock when the steamer was a quarter of a mile above Poguetanuck cove the fire broke out again in some bales ‘of cotton near the way and at once the p flames and quickly beyond control. In fifteen minutes the engineer was driven from his post and with the engines stopped the bDoat _drifted helplessly in the stream off Poquetanuck cove. The steamer grounded once on a shoal near Walden's island but swung off tream. ister ‘was not working a full force all the in the past year In the was gotten under- plumbers ssion re- ‘was an increase'in the N There TRt 1 $11,164,000 1n had no headway and would not an- swer her helm. Driven to desperation by the flames a number lowered them- selves over the side or plunged heed- long from the rail, all leaving the ship in one way or another, 17 lives being lost, while 24 were saved by swimming or the assistance given by boats from the schooner Chief anchored nearby. The steamer was carried down by the tide till it grounded on the east bank " just ‘below the cove where ‘burned ex- old, or IN WA Generall ‘ Willimantic resulted in a total wage r. resident , died on uction was 1914, ¢ Some lesser business than last though. the increases ‘in others sengers who lost their lives were Caleb B. M“N R. Aldrich and William T. Norton. POST-OFFICE HOURS ON NEW YEAR'S DAY. Two Deliveries by City Carriers and Parcels Post Service. The post office will be open from 7 a . m. to 12'm. The money " order, savings and city carriers’ win- dows will .be closed all day, riers. The regular morning delivery and a delivery at two p. m. and which will include the last collection from the M S produced In the miscellaneous class; e with $1,194,750 and $6,367,000 in 1014. Wages were $143,327 and product $43: and $475,000. 1. _In the jobbing business there was $9,702,000 tn 1914 to $9,942,000 in 1915. starting from xfigy call for their mail . 're was an average ¢! us classification of which are included wood workers and wagon malkers, ufacturers, makers of mattresses, pants and shirt ‘waists, bottle factory, United States Finishing company, and envelope machine makers the total volume of business was somewhat less than a year ago. In these concerns.there was an average of 1,076 “employes and the total wages paid $619,500 in ‘1915 compared with $675,447 in 1814, in 1915 was $2,700,000 as compared with $2,1 In the Norwich industries that have been enumerated thers was a total of 7,156 employes on the average in the past year. 1914 to:$11,271,000 in the past year. WILLIMANTIC'S INDUSTRIES PUT $1,875,663 In Past Year—Was Over $50,000 More Than in 1914—Value of f Product $8,938,022. better business in the manufacturing industries of 1918 in comparison with '$1,823,760 in 1914 though the value in $8,938,022 in 1915 as compared with $8,962,000 in year were shown in some lines, more decreases. The cotton mill lines distributed $175,336 in wages and turned out $425,589 ‘in 1915 as against $182,000 and $730,000 respectively in 1914, The silk and’ yelvet mills as well recorded totals as they paid out $252,500 in 1915 as against $1,385,000- as against $1,390,000. however, which included wood- ‘working, box works, and- jewel recorded that more than counterbalanced the smaller figures in other lines. These industries disbursed $1,304,500 in wages and turned out $6,704,000 in product in 1915 as compared respectively ing was also at a slightly smaller figure in 1915 than in 1914, PUTNAM'S INDUSTRIES DID BIGGER : BUSINESS IN 1915 THAN IN 1914, Disbursed About- $901,000 iA Wages ‘Mere Than Preceding Year. livan, Mrs. C. nJo; 1l ‘Wright. An enjoyable programme was given. Aim high and then set about it to year. In their employment Vot am McMahon = and Mss | each the.summit of your ambition in af 905 hands. dered several solos and piano selec-{@ practicel way. You can never fill a Norwich industrles, in tions. . Miss Ruth and Miss Dorothy Kingsley also entertaingd with several songs and were obliged to respond to a number of encores. Walter Gibbons of New Haven rendered several selec- tions on the piano. . The patients, doctors and nurses re- good position without the necessary training. High executives who draw large salaries are recruited from the ranks of those in minor positions. paint man- Thermos If you want to earn more money you SEEregsted about ceived gifts and fruits and jelly. The | must learn more. Let us start you on while the output afternoon was greatly appreciated by ,962 in 1914, o resene potE otly apvreciated bY |a career of business. Our practical courses will make you competent to fill a good position in a business of- fice, and with this foundation to stand on, your advancement should be con- stant until you reach the goal of your hopes. A few minutes’ talk with us will convince you that our training is just what you need. If you cannot call, write or ’phone. FIFTH CO. WINNERS. Won Indoor Baseball Game from T. A. B, 14 to 8. The Fifth company defeated the T. A. B. boys at indoor baseball at the armory Friday evening by the score of 14 to 8. Huntley made a home run in the fourth and Driscoll made & Spectacular one hand catch with two own and three on bases. Two dou- orwich jobbing trade from GES INTO CIRCULATION ble plays were made by the Fifth distribution of 4147668 in | company, w5 io ib OUR WINTER TERM it C?.b—lglclu-f( ¢, Kilendeinst p OPENS MONDAY, ¥ [luntley ), mpso; , 1 2b, lucel lss, Vara 3b, Houston If, JANUARY 3d Brongo cf, Gevers rf. T. A. B—R. McCarty ¢, C. Ludwig p, Driscoll 1b, Riley rs, J. Murphy 2b, J. Ludwig 3b, Dingevan lss, Counihan rf, E. Murphy cf, Bellefleur If. Score by innings: Fifth Co. 2 2 T A B . o0 Putouts—Kleindeinst 11, Ludwig 3. Sergt. Britton of Fort H. G. ‘Wright gave the Fifth company members val- uable instructions in second class gun- nery. An examination on second class gunnery is to be held at the ar- mory next Tuesday evening. Lieut. Walter Simpson and FEarl Herrick have been appointed a com- mittee to confer with the Chelsea Boat club committee regarding the ball they are to hold in the near future. than offset the if you enter then, by next summer you can begin earning money for your- self. ACT NOW. You will start the New Year right if you start as a stud- Business College 99-105 Main Street W. E. CANFIELD, Proprietor ‘”I,?fl) in 1914 ry there was a gain Machinery and iron work- 8,483 in contrast to $153,000 a gain to be recorded from — Musicale at Backus Hospital. Patients at the Backus hospital were an ll:znmm “ul ea.x}loy:’:ent on throt a mu; fl{g Jamleson, soloist, l(ehs v‘l‘:fl;’e’l Yol plano, and Archibald Mitchell, Which Was Over $140.000 CUMMINGS & RING ‘ et v 8. m. In- ~with the pronomaced. upward trend of business ~Their music was a rare treat for Greeneville, Norwich Town and Prs- Win oount uring past year, manufacturing in- those at th ehospital and there wi ' S hiatis hOuts’itis/ssmu, N et the. s o] &m%ma&%u gl expressions of appreciation of Funeral Directors urch the | stations 1,°2,3, 4,5, 6, 7 and 8 no ‘wages and out in product in 1016 that in 191¢. In ) money order business will be transact- © 1914 thelr ‘was §789,000 and product $8,958,000, R T 2 e e ed. SRR R m«enummnflmmnmmm ‘.‘ 3 Deliveries made e parcel s s - p “‘l-fl' post carriers. ¥ x In the cotton mills there was an increase in wages from ———l NEW LONDON GOUNTY MAN! Club, -« Herewlth Is Qiven the Summary of the Manufasturing Business of New 23 (Continued On Page Seven) UPACTORIE® IN 1015, 337 MAIN STREET . \ Oppasite Post Office, i Total Wages and Value