Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 6, 1916, Page 5

EW BEET GREENS .. {NEW LETTUCE ;NEW STRING BEANS |VINELAND SWEETS . 10“‘“ MELONS PERSIMMONS ... qn eat call 84 or 85. SOMERS VIOLIN . TEACHER All String Instruments repaired Violins sold on easy terms For appointments address E. E. BULLARD, Bliss Place, Nfir- ‘wich, Conn. hlld .YI.II (. Wbmul Auxil- A. extend their DR. SHAHAN Marion Block; 326 Main Street SPECIALIST Eancy Prunes BALLION’S sels them o ‘Most Cigars are Good— h ‘THESE ARE BETTER TOM’S 1-2-3 5¢c CIGAR . GOOD FELLOW 10cCIGAR Try them and see, .-THOS. M. SHEA, Prop. Franklin St Next to Palace Cafe R. R. AGNEW, M. D. Physician and Surgeon Room 214 Thayer Building .Norwich, Conn. Greeneville office: o} Bulu'l -2; 2~ 7-8 except Wed.ne-dly 7-8 Wi nalday and Satur- | day evenings, and by appointment an Saturday 'FOR THE HOLIDAYS TURKEYS, CHICKENS, ' DUCKS and GEESE, CRANBERRIES, ; CELERY, LETTUCE, GRAPE FRUIT, ORANGES, TABLE APPLES, NUTS, . MINCE MEAT, HUBBARD SQUASH, | DRAKE'S CAKE, BERWICK CAKE, and many other good things. 'People’s Market|: 6 Franklin Street JUSTIN HOLDEN, Propristor DR. PECK ' Practice confined to Eye, Ear, * Nose, Throat.. Glasses. Hours 9:30 to 4:30 Fridays 10:30 to 4:30 Saturday evenings 7 toc 8 Mr, Mrs. Parker les have re- turned to their home in Spring Hill. new residence of George H. North Stonington, will = be the finest residences in that !?l%l:l chapter, No. 4, R A. M, put master and M. E. mas- tonight at Masonic tmpln -x 74 xo —adv. . ‘The road which leads from the Nor- wick turnpike to Best View is being repaired. - A layer of gravel is being put on, the work being done by Taylor Jackson. At the meeting of Andover grange this week, Mrs, T. Lewis, Mrs. and Mrs. Charles L. Wright and Herbert Thompson took the third and fourth degrees. At Old Saybrook the rallroad bridge lift was raised 2,277 times during the year 1915 to permit the larger class of crafts to pass through, 135 times more than in 1914, At the midweek meeting of the Sec- ond Ccngregational church this even- ing, for praise, prayer and conference, the topic will be Why Join the Church? ‘Ephesians 8-21. Taxable property in the town of Groton, as reported by the board of assessors, which has just completed its work, amounts to $5,046,114, or a gain of $42,300 over the assessment of last year. The local chapter of Daughters of American Revolution will meet Tues- day, Jan. 11, with Mrs. Will L. Stearns, 17 Huntington place.—adv. ‘The department of institutes recent- 1y "adopted by the state W. C. T. U. 1s- considered one of the most impor- tant divisions of that organization, as the werk of every department can be taught. Eastern Connecticut members of the Past Exalted Rulers’ ‘association of the ‘B. P. O. E, are planning to at- tend . the annual meeting to be held in Masonic. hall, Stamford, Tuesday, January 11. A Dbook recently added to the Otis Library shelves is Eldredge's The Hen- Iy Genealogy; the descendants of Samuel Henry of Hadley and Amherst, Mass., 17841799, and: Lurana (Cady) Henry, his wife ‘There was an attendance of relatives and friends in St. Patrick’s church at 8 o'clock Wednesday morning, ;when an anniversary high mass of requiem for Mrs. Maria Clabby was sung by Rev. J. H. ‘Broderick. ‘The 'ment has been announc- ed of Miss Edith Cutler, daughter of Judge and Mrs. Willard W. Cutler, to Charles Phelps, both of Morristown, N. J. Mr. Phelps was graduated from Pomfret school, of Pomfret. Supt. E. J. Graham's troubles are increased by the illness among the teachers in the town schools, there being 10 confined to- their homes from °| this cause. It required considerable of an effort to secure substitutes for all. A Norwich business man who was in New York yesterday states that the hotels are crowded as never before. There is much advance buying of stock and supplies, and on every side are eviderces of the country’s prosperity. In preparation for the sessions of the Southern New England conference to begin at Trinity Methodist church, Norwich, March 29, Bishop Quayle pre- xld!.n:. Rev. F. W. Coleman has al- secured promises of entertain- ment for 75 TS. Notic has been sent out that Swed- ish or other Scandinavian, _subjects who desire to visit their relatives and friends across the big pond will be obliged to carry a passport or certifi- cate signed by the Swedish consul of thelr respective country. The resignation of A. C. Steadman as superintendent of the Vernon town farm and Mrs. Steadman as matron will take effect Feb. 1. Mr. and Mrs. Steadman tendered their resignations is mln"& Willlams has !w his 5"&' S Sanslie st rela- - Maurice Peck of Hamburg has ol tained mloymtnt in Nm-wleh at un electrical works. Ilyrflo"x_ t;‘.:h‘“ h: ur;mnud to Moosup paren - and Mrs. J. H. Buteau, after the :mmmr montha’ with lln.mnnnrym‘ BuMuM Mr. and Mrs. David Cudworth and daughters, Ruth and Mary, of Old Mystic, were recent guests of Mrs. Cudworth’s mother, Rider, of Norwich. Miss Bessie C. Biddle, eldest gaugh- ter of Rev. E. George Biddle, pastor of the McKinley avenue A. M. E. Zion church, Norwich, intends to leave soon for a vllll to relatives in Newburg and Tro; ARMS CO. PRESIDENT WILL BE A SPEAKER. At Big Public Meeting in Town Hail on Friday Evening Over Housing Problem. Since the announcement by the Nor- wich Housing company of the big public meeting that is to be held on Friday evening in the town hall, the officers of the company have found that the Norwich public have evinced a constantly growing interest on what ‘will- be presented at the meeting re- garding the housing situation that is facing the city because of the work- men that will come here to be in the employ of the Hopkins and Allen Arms company. J. A. McGREGOR The Housing company is able to an- nounce that President J. A. McGregor of the Hopkins and Allen company will be a speaker at the meeting and it is evident that what he will tell of the extension of the company’s busi- ness and the actual progress that is being myde in preparation for its big ‘work that is on hand will be enlight- ening and cenvincing on many points. The meeting is to be under the auspices of the Norwich Housing Co., and its president, Walter F. Lester, will be the chairman at the meeting. Besides President McGregor, _there will he several of the prominent bus- iness men of the city who will speak upon different phases of the subject so that every aspect of the import- ance of action at the present time will be_brought into prominence. In response tc the notices of the meeting sent to the Board of Trade and the Chamber of Commerce both these bodies have expressed their concurrence in giving every aid that they can to the Housing company and towards securing a-representative at- tendance at the meeting. A meeting of the executive committee of the Board of Trade was held on Wednes- day afternoon at which this action was taken and postal cards giving no- tice and invitation to the meeting are to be sent to all the members. WEDDING. Fallon—Earle. James J. Fallon of New York city and Mrs. Alice B. Earle of Norwich were united in marriage in St. John's church in Stamford Saturday, Jan. 1, by Rev. J. C. O'Brien. ,The places of honor were filled by Mrs. Thomas Mc- Kenna ¢f New London, a personal friend of the bride, and Harold Gor- man of New York city. After the cere- money a breakfast was served at the Davenporc bawol. Guests were present 183rd DIVIDEND | Office of The Norwich Savings Society Norwich, Conn,, Dec. 11th, 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 NT. per annum, .payable to de- ; itors entitied thereto on and after | January 15th, 1916, ' COSTELLO LIPPITT, Treasurer. ' City of Norwich Water Works BolM of Wfil‘ Commlnlomfl Norwich, Conn., Jan. 1, ater rates for the quarter en}ln‘ 33 1915, are due end payebie &o sk . o‘flc. Spen 5 . _-Ad tluu wiil ‘e mads to all bills £ wfl after Jan. 20. A BURTON, Casshier. ‘fania . i | ‘. Dfin sCathartic K“P Liver Pills _Ini the house at all times. Their a i tlen s gentle but positive, insuring ,af lom from headache and heavy feeling caused by a torpid liver. They’re 150 a bottle at ; Dunn s Pharmacy 60 MAIN STREET some weeks ago on account of the poor health of Mrs. Steadman. Many textile manufacturers of this vicinity are planning to attend the annual mid-winter meeting of the Southern New England Textile club, Saturday. Feb. 5, in Providence. Former President Willlam H. Taft is to be the principal speaker. ‘Writing from Gales Ferry, a corre- spondent says: Frank N. Ranger of Norwich was in the village Sunday to see his sister, Mrs. Bruce, lom he found so much better that her nurse, Miss Jessie McMillan, went to her lamm.e in Greeneville for a part of the ay. During the revent wind storms over 500 feet of the high board fence at the state camp grounds at Niantic was blown down and demolished. The fence around the whole tract about two miles in all, needs repairing and unless tended to shortly the entire fence will be blown down. The railroad company has trans ferred about 200 Portuguese and Rus- .hian laborers from Midway to Old ‘Saybrook to work on the extension of ‘the malin line.tracks. The men will re- there In llvln‘ cars in the pit near the river, where a well to supply them with water. ‘When Comfort Circle of the King’s Daughters met Wednesday with Mrs. Leone R. Branche, of Laurel Hill avent Mrs. Willlam H. Baker pre- sided’ In the absence of the leader and vice leader and elght members ‘were present. ~Refreshments were served and the meeting passed very enjoyable. Girls Will See Indian Demonstration. Through remarks dropped by a num. ber of boys who were present at the Indian demonstration in the Y, M. C. A. hall on Wednesday afternoon it has come to light that the 1s as well as the bon are interested in the demonst glven by Chief Rain-in- the-Face. In view of this fact it has been to hold another meet- nlmdlyltlo'cloekln the Y. M. C. A. hall for girls only, any young ladies who wish to w‘tnell the carry- out of the Indian ceremonies and other customs are welcome to be have dug | mai from New York, New London and Glenbrcoii. Mr. Fallon is a gymna- sium !nstructor in New York city and Mrs. Fallon was formerly Alice Bren- nan of this city, a graduate of the New Hampshire State Hospital at Concord. Mr. and Mrs. Fallon will reside_in a newly furnished flat in New York city and will be at home atter Feb. 1. Hastings- Emory. On Jan. 4th at Plainville, Rev. S. G. Hastings of Suffleld, Conn., was united in marriage with Mrs. Julia A. Emory of Antrim, N. H. The cer- emony. was performed. st {ne Baptist parsonage by Rev. J. G. Ward. Rév. Mr. Hastings — formerly pastor of the Baptist church at Jewett City and later at the Montville Union Baptist church. ‘Wood-Wilbur. On Dec. 20 Miss Carrie Viola Wil- bur, daughter of Ensign and Mrs. E. W. Wilbur, formerly heads of the Salvation Army here, was married at Rowayton, Conn., to Walton Luther Wood of Darien. The ceremony was pehformed at the Rowayton Baptist church by Rev. Dr. James of Brook- lyn and Rev. Anderson Jackson. En- sign Wilbur gave the bride away and her brother Arthur acted as best man. Miss Myrtle Wood was the brides- d. The bride. wore white crepe de meteor trimmed in satin with silk tulle veil and carried bride roses. The bridesmaid wore Nile green silk. Un- til late in March Mr. and Mrs. Wood will reside in New Canaan with Mr. ‘Wood's mother. Visiting Her Son, Al Craig Taylor. Mrs. John Taylor of Montreal is| visiting her son, Manager Al Craig Taylor of the Davis theater, having recently returned from a visit'in Seot. land. She went over shortly after the Lusitania was sunk and has just re- turned. Mrs. Taylor was at Falkirk with rel- atives and she speaks of the universal gxy utm he war has on the p%onil: iere for iere is hardly a famil the place but what has some mem- ber killed or wounded at the front. She herself had had six nephews in the one of whom lost his life in the battle of Mons. _Another them is an i sloners—Regeiving Bids For Retorts. * morning, Bogue of New London was sentenced to_six months in jail by Judge Ben- nett on the charge of theft. Bogue was accused of stealing some brass worth $84 from a freight car of the Central Vermorit railroad last fall. 's case came up Tuesday aft- ernoon but was passed until his at- torney lhonldlh;pmpflrin eomw Wed- nq-dny n pre- and he pleaded guilty to the cha.r:a against him. State Attorney Hull showed that Bogue had spent short time in ‘jail for a previous of- tense. State Prison for Mather. Bzra Mather, who pleaded gullty Tuesday afternoon to burglarizing Percy Daniels’ place in East Lyme on Sept. 12 was sentenced to from one to three years in state prison. It was stated that the authorities were' un- able to do anything with Mather Pro- bation had been tried without .effect 'wmmmwmmmmou- cused. Eflh.\l.whnhldbothhh witness. He was cook for the gang of railroad men at Stonington. He wm his story of the assault, relating how a man called “Scotty,” whose name is David Allen, was trying-to get into the bunk house and was pushed and kicked out by the two accused and he told how he was struck and his arms broken. He had been treated by a Stonington doctor and also in the hos- pital at New London and he later went to_his home in Springfield. Dr. Herman C. Little of Stonington described the injuries of Mir. Hall and of the treatment he gave the injured man very shortly after he had had his arms broken. Frank Staplin -of Stoninstnn testi- fled to going to the bunk house wien he noticed the crowd and knew there was some trouble. Later he found the axe under a bunk. Emanuel Elfenbein, 24, in the liquor year, as fel The value of manure is lost by let- ting the urine drain away by leaching Mr. sald the best care of eans, first, saving every bit of the liquid as well as the solid ma- nure by using plenty of bedding; sec- ond, storing under cover where the drip from eaves cannot touch fit; third, making a compact pile to keep out the air and retard rotting; fourth, keeping the manure pile damp for dry manure PUNERA!.I. William H. Pal Palmer. ‘Wednesday afternoon at 2.45 o’ n!od: Willlam H. Palmer, at Mt.{ Palmer’s residence, No. 385 Washing- ton street. At 3.30 o'clock the funeral service, was held at Christ Ep! church, Rev. Mr. Graham officiating. Peace, Perfect Peace, and Hark, Hark, My Soul, were chanted by the choir. At the close of the service Rev. Mr. Graham read the hymn, Now the,La- borer's Task' Is Over. The hondrary and he had been sentenced to jail. Earl May and Truman Brown, ac- cused of breaking into a freight car in this city, pleaded not guilty. The former, who has been in jail, was re- turned to the pen and the latter is out on bonds. Thomas Green, 23, charged with statutory buiglary of two stores in Mystic, pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced to the reformatory. Boys Go to Reformatory. Frank McGee and Frank Hogan, both about 18 years old, were pre- sented on the charge of hreaking into a frejght car in Stonington on Dec. 13. ‘The boys told a story about leaving their homes in New York and starting for Boston. At Midway it was rain- ing and they got into a freight car to get under cover. While they were in the car the traln started and they were taken to Providence and Attle- boro. They were both sentenced to the reformatery. Attorney Lawless made a plea for the boys. Adam Dombroski pleaded guilty to maliclous mischief by breaking win- dows at a building of the Uncasville Manufacturing. Co. in Montville and he was fined $100 and costs. In de- fault of payment he went to jail. The act was committed the day be- fore Christmas. Attorney Edward T. Burke made a plea for Dombroski, but the state attorney said this was not the man’s first offense and he had also broken windows in tke house of the mill superintendent and insulted the superintendent’s wife. The weeping wife of Dombroski and their four small children were in the court room. ‘The case of Michael Crucheart alias Shulta, of New London, charged with simple assault on George Cox of Nor- wich, was continued and the accused ‘was placed on probation. The accused is 17 and his parents are in Russian Poland. His only relative here is a sister. Trial of Stonington Men. The trial of Julius Fulis, a Por- tuguest, and Luis Pepi, an Italian, both of Stcninston, was begun, both plhading not guilty to the charge of assault with intent to kill Albert E. Hall, ~of *Springfleld, Mass., at &ton- ington on the afternoon of Dec. 9. They were accused of using a pick- axe handle and an axe. In the trial of the case State At- Thomas Troland. Attorney Herbert torney Hull was. assisted by Attorney business at Stonington, testified tnat he knew the man Hall and when the witness got to the place of the ficht he saw Pep! with a pickaxe handle and Fulis with an axe which he was holding over Hall's head in the door- wi With that the witness went’ off elephone for help. Hall and Scot- ty were in the doorway and were be- ing kicked out, and when the witness got back Scotty was lying om the ground and Hall's arms were helpless. The witness saw no blows struck. Deputy Sheriff William F. Brough- ton of Stonington testified that when ®e arrived David Allen, or Scotty, was lying on the ground across the track and Hall was standing near. The dep- uty sheriff arrested the two men, Fulis and Pepi, who said that they had been trying to keep the other two men out because they had no right there. The man Allen, the witness said, was drunk and he had Allen taken into the car barn and later .had Dr. Little look at him. Deputy Sheriff Broughton found the pickaxe handle on the floor and the axe was found in a bunk and handed to him. The state rested after the cross- examination of Deputy Sheriff Brough- ton and Attorney ~Rathbun put on Luis Pepi, one of the accused, as the first witness for the defense. Lonis Dondero acted as Italian interpreter. Pepi said that he had been employed as bookkeeper in a store for the N. Y., N. H. & H. R.-R, Co. in Stonington, selling macaroni and bread in shed. Pepi said that Hall had been in Ston- ington 15 days, coming from New York and was a cook for the men. There was no trouble with Hall before this trouble. Nine days before the fight Hall had been discharged, the witness said and the boss had told him that men not working for the company could not stay in the shanty. \ The first the witness saw of any rots more rapidly. The variation of fertilizing value of different common seeds was also ex- plained by Mr. Southwick. D: Matters. ‘The remainder of the morning was given over to a demonstration of the Babcock butter fat test and- some methods of dairy arithmetic that are often found useful. This was led by B. Musser, extension dairyman of the Connecticut Agricultural college. The record keeping system was dis- cussed and Mr. Musser gave reasons for keeping records in the dairy. Home Makers’ Session. At the morning session of the home makers’ course there was a demonstra- tion of the constructjon and use of a home made fireless cooker, and thi was led by Miss Maud E. Hayes, pro: fessor of home economics at Connecti- cut Agricultural college. Cereal, rice and cocoa were cooked. The demon- stration was continued in the after- noon. Thursday’s programme will be as follows Men’s Department. 9 a. m.—Poultry House Construction, Roy E. Jones. 10 a. m.—Economic Use of Fertiliz- ers,” Benjamin G. Southwick. 1 a. m.—Marketing Poultry Prod- ucts, Mr. Jones. 1 p. m.—Hay and Forage Crops, I\on Legumes, Mr. Southwick. 2 p. m.-3 p. m.—Calculating Nations (each farmer bring one quart of his own grain mixture), Mr. Musser. Woman's Department. 9 a. m.—Milk and Its Care, K. ‘Musser. 10 a. m.—Demonstration of milk and cheese dishes, Miss Hayes. 1 p. m.—The Feeding of Children, B. WILLIAM H. PALMER bearers were Winslow T. Williams, Arthur H. Brewer, Charles D. White, Charles R. Butts, 2. H. Linnell, M. D,, and Charles S. Johnson. Burial is to be private and will take place in Comstock cemetery, Uncas- ville, on Thursday. Beautiful floral tributes bore ~testi- mony to the esteem in which Mr. Pal- mer was held. Included were a wreath of lilies of the valley and white roses from the state board of education; an anchor of carnations from the United Workmen of New London; a large flat magnolia wreath with Killarney roses and stevia from the Norwich Savings soclety; square and compasses from Somerset lodge, No. 34, A, F. and ‘A. M.; wreath of pink roses and lilies from the members of Christ church vestry; cross of lilies from the Vaughn trouble on Dec. 9 was when he came into the shanty and saw Julius Fulis on the floor with Scotty and Allen on top of him beating Fulis with their fists. They hit him in the face and tore his clothes.. Fulis had no axe then. The witness pulled Allen, whom he called the “cook man” off of Fulis, and then a fight started between the witness and the “cook man.” The “cook man” hit himn once, then Pepi got a stick and parried Hall's blows four or five times. The witness sald he wasn’t hitting Hall to kill him, but to parry the blows. Court adjourned for the day at 4.30. Us S. FINISHING CO. TO SELL PASSAIC PLANT. No Further Use For It—Business All Consolidated Into Connecticut and Rhode Island Plants. Having consolidated all its business into the five plants located in Provi- dence, Pawcatucket, Norwich and Sterling, the United States Finishing company is to sell its Passaic plant, located at Passaic, N. J.,, on the Pas- saic river. The sale is to take place on Jan. 20 npen or. near the. respective prem- ises. The New Jersey possessions of the company comprise three substan- tial, convenient and clean manufac- turing properties in the middle of the so-called Dundee section of Passaic, with leaseholds controlling water power rights and wager _privileges, and a tide water river dock and rail- road spur track. They are adaptable to a wide variety of uses. The recent consolidation of the bus- iness into the five plants in Connecti- cut and Rhode Island has effected a gain in efficiency and economy in the conduct of the company’s business. NO NEW CONTRACT WITH UNCAB POWER CO. and Eloc(flc Commis- Made By G The gas an delectrical commission- ers with President James J. Donohue presiding, held a meeting on Wednes- day evening at the office in the Alice building, which was attended by President H. A. Sweet of the Uncas Power company and Attorney Charles W. Comstock, representing the com- pany and it was stated after the meet- ing that the matter of a new contract with the Uncas Power company for furnishing electricity had been umder consideration but that nothing had been done. It is understood from an authorita- tive source that it will not be con- sidered advisable just now to enter in- to a new contract but that the com- missioners and the company will con~ tinue along as they have been for the past year since the term of the last contract made expired. Arother matter under consideration was the reception of bids for putting in three new retorts at the gas works for which the common council has voted an appropriation of $2,000. CATHOLIC WOMAN’S CLUB ELECTS ITS OFflCERS. Mrs. F. T. Sylvia President—Gratify- ing Reports From Last Year. The annual meeting of the Catholic Woman's club was held on Wednes- day evening at the Buckingham | Memorial with the ?rellfll'nt, Mrs. M. H. Donohue, presid! re- ports that were mde of the work of the past year showed that this period while Mrs. Donohue has been presi- dent, has been an active one and very mfl-fylns financial returns had been 'l‘he election of officers for the new follows. President, Mirs, thk Sylvia; vice president, Mrs, Nellie Sulllvla, finan~ cial secretary, Mrs. M,'V. Murphy; recording mecretary, Mis, J. & Can Broderic MANSFIELD COLONY HAS EXCESS OF INMATES. More Than the Accommodations Are Meant For—Report Made to State Board of Charities. Dr. E. A. Down of Hartford, presi- dent of the state board of charities, presided at a monthly meeting of the board at the capitol Wednesday. The business consisted of reports on visits made by members of the board to in- stitutions receiving state aid. There was a discussion of the plans for placing county home children in homes and the shortcomings of the present system were pointed out. A visit was made to the colony for epileptics at Mansfleld by Mrs. F. A. Mitchell of Norwich, Miss Anna C. ‘Walter of Middletown, Prof. R. H, Fife of Wesleyan and Secretary C. P. Kel- logg of Waterbury. There were 48 ‘women and 49 men in the colony. This number was in excess of the number for which the buildings were planned. The visitors found the place well managed. The accommodations at the disposal of the institution were inade- quate and the visitors were impressed with the necessity of enlarging tte dining hall, providing a larger enter- tainment hall, and obtaining more suitable rooms for -offices. Miss Walter and Justin B. Holman reported a quarterly visit to the Nor- wich state hospital and the farm for inebriates in connection with it. They were satisfled that a successful policy for the treatment of inebriates had been inaugurated. There was a discussion on plans for the placing of county home children in suitable families. At the present time the work was hampered by lack of means Wwhich prevented the employment of the necessary agents to secure the homes and look after the children after they were placed. In the discussion there was a recognition of the difficulty which resulted from the arrangement by which the county authorities have absolute charge of the placing of the children while the state authorities pay the bills. In Massachusetts there was a special department for minor wards which has.charge of the work of placing out children, and the opin- ion was expressed that it would be to the advantage of Connecticut if a similar plan should be adopted in this state. OVER THREE FEET OF RAIN IN PAST YEAR Shown by Records in Norwich—Janu- ary Was the Wettest Month. There was a total rainfall in Nor- wich for December of 4.22 inches, and for the 13 months of 1915 a total of 40.62 inches, or a little more than 3 1-: feet. . January, when the rainfall was 8.48 inches, gave one-fifth of this amount, and the lest phowing was In March, when there was but .24 of an inch. The rainfall by months for the past ear was as follow January 8.48 nches, February §.83, March .24, April 18,6 May 2.20, June 107, July 4.51, otober August 7.8, B 2.81, November . December 4.22. Linzee 8, Hooper Returns. Miss Hayes. 2 p. m—Demonstration of eggs and sample meals for children, Miss Hayes. In connection with the programme the women are to hold a bread scoring contest. Each housewife will bring a loaf of bread of her own making and all the loaves are to be judged by a disinterested person. OBITUARY. Herbert Stanley Young. After an illness of six weeks with Brights’ disease, Herbert Stanley Young died Wednesday morning at 2 o'clock at his home on the Salem turnpike. Until recently Mr. Young was postmaster and general store- keeper at Norwich Town. He was the son of William P. and Laura May Young and was born in terling on Dec. 7, 1853. Mr. Young prepared for college at the N. F. and graduated from Yale in 1876. Up to 1834 he was instructor at Ampton and Columbia schools, New York. He afterwards became principal of the high school in New Milford, this state, where he remained for five years. He later organized and took charge of the Wheeler school, a private pre- paratory school at North Stonington. In 1903 he bought the general store at Norwich Town and was appointed postmaster, serving untll November, On Dec. 24, 1884, he was united in marriage with Louise J. ‘Witter, daugh- ter of William T. and Mary F. Witter of Preston. Besides his wife, he leaves two brothers, Ransom and Myron Young of Griswold, and one sister, Mrs. Walter Burdick of Griswold. Mr. Young was a member of the First Congregational church at Nor- wich Town and was a master Mason. Gentle in manner, and ever kind and courteous, Mr. Young made many warm friends who will long cherish his memory. During the time he was postmaster at Norwich Town he made many acquaintances who bear testi- mony to his sterling worth. Mrs. Solomon Perkins. Amanda Crandall, widow of Solomon Perkins, died at her home at Gales Ferry Wednesday morning about § o'clock following a few days’ illness with grip and pneumonia. Mrs. Per- kins was 84 years of age and a life- long resident of Gales Ferry. Her husband, who was a carpenter by trade, died about 25 years ago. She was of the Methodist faith and was much interested in the welfare of her church. There survive two sons, Dudley Per- kins of Gales Ferry and Rowland Per- kins of New London, and three daugh- ters, Mrs. Henry Hurlbutt, Mrs. Lucy Hurlbutt and Miss Laura Perkins of Gales Ferry. ~ Mrs. Nelson Parker of this city is a granddaughter and there are two great-grandchildren, James E. Norman of Gales Ferry and Margaret Hurlbutt Parker of this city. There are 11 grandchildren in iIL Mrs. Perkins was of a cheerful and gracious disposition and had a wide circle of acquaintances. HEADACHE Bick or nervous headaches always result from a torpid liver or a dis- ordered stomach—treat the liver, or sweeten the stomach, and the bead is cured. The surest way is to take ineps_Dafors. the ‘Busia inere. is medium better than Foundry company; wreath of roses and ivy from the Eaton Chase com:- any. Among the many attending were the following out of town people: Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Reynolds. Charles Henry J. Reynolds, Philadeiphia; Reginald Rey- nolds, New York; Frank L. Palmer, George S. Palmer, Mrs. Elisha Palmer and Howard Palmer of New London, Mrs, Mitchell, Mrs. Latimer, Mr. and Mrs, R. H. Melcer of Montville and R. C. Markham of Middletown. Undertakers Henry Allen & Son had charge of the funeral arrangements. SVEA SOCIAL B Party for Members Was Given. The Swedish sick benefit soclety, Svea, gave it annual social for mem- bers and their families at the Buck- ingham Memorial last week where there was a large attendance. Musi- cal numbers were rendered by Frank Benson, violin, Fred C. Geer, piano, and Edna Hanson, piano, with songs by Frank Racine. Included in the evening programme ‘were some Christmas features for the children with Theodore Eliason, aj pearing as Santa Claus to distribute the gifts. Ice cream and cake were served and there was dancing through the Iatter part of the evening. The committee in charge consist- ed of John O. JoJhnson, chairman; Carl Johnson, Ivar Olsson, Valentine Pearson, Charles Hansom, August Valin and Theodore Eliason. LUTHER K. ZABRISKI BACK FROM MOSCOW. American Vice Consul Reached New York on Tuesday. Annual Chirstm and Fami Among the arrivals at New York on Tuesday on the Russian steamer Kurek, sailing from Archangel, was Luther K. Zabriskie, American vice consul at Moscow. Mr. Zabriskie was appointed to this post in March, 1915, and left his home at Preston City shortly afterwards to g0 to Moscow. It is expected that he will go to Washington first upon arrival in this country to report to the consular de partment and will later find oppor tunity to revisit his home here. PERFECT SIGHT cannot come from glasses not correctly fitted. We make and fit them correctly, !-t;b.llund 1872 THEPLAUT-CADDEN CO. Opticians and Lense ‘Grinders STEPHEN W. HALL, Registered Optometrist 444 Main Street 49 E. QIE:".INT M % “The Healer of Skin Diseases” T WHEN YOU WANT to put your bus- | Belioves and quickly -m. Price 25c, every .? All druggista