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for next winter, and are of MUSSED MUSLIN UNDERWEAR WehveonhndahlomelinUan soiled from handling, but otherwise in perfect which will be sold at greatly nducad prices to make room for our fresh, new spring In Children’s Hats and Coats Hats, Lot 1--50c¢ Hats, Lot 2--75¢ Hats, Lot 3--$1.00 Value $1.00 to $3.50 These Hats are this winter's models, are in fine shape, but we have not the room to carry anything over. CHILDREN’S COATS “ 2tc 14 years Value $2:98 to $13.50 Safe Price $2.00, $2.50, $3.98 fo $9.98 Fine values. You will find these Coats perfectly exceptionally CALL IN AND SEE OUR BARGAINS. YOU WILL FIND IT VERY MUCH WORTH WHILE. : Telephone 1230 plaint without the officer having groof in support of the complaint. mwmhhuw of Beilliant Dr. |, mflmawhwmm%‘"‘“ wm—mmwnn s RmchMAMD.LR. 3 tems Mr. Dodge has vited to give a talk to the boys at the Memorial building on the general sub- ject of ships and shipping, explaining h or hand. - Try this simple home treatment few and improvement will o ‘d‘: t] continue ?.ul veins are 0 ms-nc' Postoffice Does Big Business During December—Installation Time in the 3 Lodges—Fire District Committes Z N The ‘m&«m . ahows done_af e Mystic t fl Goorn H. Foley, postmaster, December, 1914, $1,286.80; December, 1916, $1.469.60; C. ) os insured ‘week, 3,000; domes. tic money orders issued, 1,075, $7,! 533.- 81; fees, $64.40; international money un;dn:;- us-d ,&om.“. fees, $4.50; er mest mone; ordcn m. 280, $2,323.51; number z 1 cent 17,830, 2 cent 22,971, eent m good ues, tly Even were a plea of guilty entered, the court was not disposed to impose sentence at this time. The doctor “If you are going wrong, you know -yourself, and you know the injury that is resulting to you.rulf and your family. ‘There ma) b time when there is a true ma.um- tion of your condition, and the time may come when you may do better if there is any manhood in you. There is sald to be a turning point in the life of every man, perhaps this is vour time, and a little leniency may be of some benefit. The judge sald he did not believe in kicking a man when he is down, just because he happens to be down. Dr. Senior then told the court that on the 3rd day of January, 1915, he went to Charles D. Chapman’s saloon ‘for a drink and it was refused him. Mr. Chapman took him aside and told him that Chief Tom Brown had given warning not to serve him. Since then the doctor said he had not been in a saioon in Westerly; that since then he had led a sober life. .and therefore theres was not a word of truth in the complaint. The doctor next stated what he termed the facts, in connection with the construction of the Horace P Dodge. The Federal Express tnln rnuiid between Washington and Bost when east bound is due to I -v. N.w London at 7.16 a. m. with shops at Mystic, Stonington, Westerly, Brad- ford, Kingston, Wickford Junction, Back Bay and Boston, is to be discon- ftinued after Saturday of the present week. ough not officially an- nounced it is said that the local train between New London and Prov- idence, leaving New London at 7.40 a. m, and on the return west bound trip leaving 'Westerly at 3.45 p. m, which was taken off over a year ago is to be restored. For local #raffic this train would be preferable to the Federal Expres?, as ordinarily would run on schedule time, being made-up at New London, while it is rarity for the Federal to be on time. In rounding the curve at High and Canal streets, Thursday morning, a work car of the Norwich and West- erly Traction company left the rails and bounded over the pavement and went head-on to the sidewalk oppo- 4 cent 1073,'5 cent 1,230, 6 cent 563, 7 cent 348, 8 Cent 386, 9 cent 259, 10 cent 386, 11 cent 119, 12 cent 226; spectal delivery 10 cent, 156; 15 cent, 11 cent 176, 30 cent 31, 50. cent 12; ma 5,189;. postal cards, -2,38 worth stamp books; . $299.28 worth stamped envelopes. This is the largest month’s business ever done at the Mystic office. Met in New Quarters. The regular meeting of the Mystic fire district officers was held Thursday evening, John Luthame, Conrad Kret- zer and Willlam Maine being present. This was the first meeting held In their new quarters of the B. F, Hoxie Engine company rooms on . Cottrell street. Considerable business was transacted. The committee accepted an invitation to attend the banquet given in their rooms by the company Saturday night. Stonington Lodge Installation. Stonington lodge, No. 26, I. O. O. F., met in Masonic temple Wednesday evening, when the initiatory degree was conferred on a class of six, after which District Deputy Grand Master Herbert P. White and suite of Fairview which men will buy for their own use—real Men’s Shirts. markably substantial and there is a wide range of choice. much lower than any other store can offer you. * BUY YOUR SHIRTS NOW AND HERE (MEN’S FURNISHINGS DEPARTMENT—NEAR SUB‘STA'NON) SHIRTS FOR MEN AND BOYS Shirts of good quality and good appearancs, which would sell 3’0“ ordinarily for 50c, have been reduced to this low' price. Negligee Shirts in the coat style, with attached, fqundmd ouffs. lodge, N 101, installed the following officers: Noble grand, Frank Kupper: vice grand. Fred Giedhill; recording secretary, Jesse B. Stinson; financial secretary, C. <C. Potter; treasurer, George D. Johnson; trustee for three years, Willlam Armstrong; warden, O. W. Perry; conductor, Willlam Mc- Causland; right supporter noble grand, Leonard J. Hermes; left supporter no- ble grand, Willlam Van Pelt; right scene, supporter, George H. Griswold, Jr.; 1éft scene supporter, Charles Ra. cliffe; right supporter vice grand, Wil- liam 'Ward; left supporter vice grand, Frank Collins; inside guardian, Charles Craig; outside guardian, E. G. Cam- eron chaplain, Charies Sweet; ~past grand, Charles Glldersleeve; finance committee, Harry B. MacKenzle, El- more Brown, Henry Laukes; entertain. ment committee, O. W. Perry, Charles Craig, John W. Beebe, Willlam Ward, Herbert Brooks: relief committee, James Cooper, Fred Ward, William Armstrong; sick committee, Mystic, Fred Gledhill, Willard Kelgwin, George H. Griswold, Jr.; Stonington, Carl Krelb, William Robinson: Noank, Hi- ram Latham, Bertls Rathbun, George Carpenter; Olg Mystic, A. A. Haley, Stonington lodge is very prosperou: site the John H. Murphy store, right angle to the main line. The rear end of the car covered the track and the Roland Hill, Walter Ellis and Franklin Rathbun to Suffield, after vacation vis- its at home. Personal Note and Comment. Howard Hunter has returned to his duties in the New York Dental college after a visit here. ‘Worden Potter has Brooklyn. Samuel Fish is attending the New York automobile show. Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Morgan have re- turnedq from Ansonia, where they vis- ited Rev. and Mrs. E. E. Gates. Mrs. Mary Holaday and her daughter Helen are ill with grip. ‘Mrs, William Patterson is confined to her home by a severe cold. Rev. H. Van Horn of Ashaway has returned home after visiting here, ‘Mrs. Lida Ashbey has been visiting on Fisher’s Island. Owen A. Willlams has secured em- ployment in an undertaker’s establish- ment in Boston, and leaves soon. Mrs. Marion Kenyon of Chicago has been visiting Mrs. G. E. Andrews. Reyv. A. J. Potter is ill. Saturday Night Socials. ‘The Saturday night socials of the fire company have commenced. his arrest on Wednesday which re- sulted n the issuance of the complaint under consideration. That morning|traffic schedule was disturbed for an he went to Stonington. While there [pour and a half. Aside from the de- he went into the Brayton drug store|agy and inconvenience, there was no and, to relieve a pain he took one-isx- [ gamage. teenth of a grain of arsenic, and upon to| invitation of the drug clerk took a drink of frozen mint. He arrived in Westerly on the 1110 trolley car and went_direct to the Mohican store, bought some meat and started for his home in Main street by way of Union street. By a wound recefved in the Boer war, the doctor said he NOANK Liberty Councils Installation—Fu- neral of Mrs. Mary A. Corrin— Firemen’s Saturd Night Socials. Liberty council, Daughters of Amer- ica, installed officers Wednesday even- ing, the work being in charge of Dep- uty Mrs. Sarah Freuh of New London. ‘The national councillor, Mrs. Elizabeth Howe, was present, as were guests from Mystic and Westerly. A salad supper was served by the good of the order committee, composed of Miss ‘Abble Fish, Miss Bertha Thompson and Miss Carolyn Sistare. ‘The Wednesday evening social at the rooms of the fire company was attended by the usual good sized number. Mrs. Corrin’s Funeral. ‘The funeral of Mrs. Mary A. Corrin, widow of John Corrin, was held at her home Thursday at 2.30. Services were conducted by Rev. H. S. Foster. Burial was in Valley cemetery. Mrs. Corrin ‘was T1 years of age and was born in this village. She leaves two brothers, urnellus and Sylvester Fowler. are generous in size and the colors are fast. All sizes from 12 to l7. NEGLIGEE SHIRTS FOR IEN Percale has been useed in these Shirts—good stuff, inat tractive patterns and colorings. They are all cuf in ths ‘coat 350 style, with attached, laundered cuffs, and’ are rare bargains at the prics, 65c. ' If you wear any size from 14 to 17 we can fit you please you. MEN’S DOLLAR SHIRTS Two distinct lines are ofilnd at this price. First, Shirts y made of fine French porcale, in coat styls, which are matohed 79¢c and_hand-turned. The second lot are of handsome corded percale, which’ is excellent for service. All are coat style and finished with soft, French, double ouffs. These lendid Shirts, made of 100-square percs! is, there are.ane hundred threads to the. inch, e 980 additional wearing qualities. These are valued at $1.25, and have all the details of the highest grade shirts. Made with attached, laundered ouffs. MEN’S NEGLIGEE SHIRTS We have taken all 6f our $1.50.Neg! them at this one low price for this sale only. They ars all from makers of ropute. All are in the coat style and. all have attached, e aped Chief Engineer Samuel G. Cottrell has been urging the school committee for several yvears to provide fire es- capes for the Westerly High school building. Now the committee is plan- ning for the escapes which will prob- ably be constructed in the rear of the building. Fire drills at this school are e B e and s mes mad it | carefully maintainea and the pupils by the old town hall buflding, a gust |2TS {aught just what to do in the of wind blew away his eye glasses, A and in an effort to catch them, his feet shot out and he fell. Without his glu:es he :uaprutl;‘nnga :“d?td and with a weakened leg, he - flculty in regaining his feet. Someons | tin president; Charles M. Kebbe, vice aided him, and he was being assisted | President; Samuel Girven, secretary; o e | Riarsn hn dvein. Shencer. e ;xil::.: and took him to the: police sta- et :‘t:rse ya?n' Tre 1““’3.}" 'ngopt- The Coctor here made oath that he|ed for the ensuing year is "“To Know had partaken of no intoxicating drink.|2nd To Do God's Will' At the an- The case was continued to Friday,|Dual roll call 110 members of 5 At the annual meeting of the Broad Street Christian church, officers were elected as follows:. Willlam B. Aus- Silyer Link club Thursday afternoon. Baptist church. entertaining guests from Westerly, Ashaway and New London. cester academy; Angus McQuarrie to Colgate; Lester Smith to Kingston; Miss Hilda Wilbur and Helen Maln to Northfield; Dana Hall; Miss Adelaide Smith _college; and Esther Mass.; ton; Alert Patferson, Nelson Brown, Mrs. L. E. Peterson entertained the This is the week of prayer in the Rev. and Mrs. A. J. Potter have been Students Resume Studies. Elthu Spicer has returned to Wor- Mijss Elizabeth Spicer to Libby to Misses Laura Durfee MacLeod to Medford, Miss Florence Wilcox to Brock- swollen feet, tender feet tired feet. and raw spots. No more shoe tight- ness, no more limping with pain or drawing up your face in agony. is magical, acts right off. out all the poisonous exudations which puff up the feet. smaller shoes. your foot misery. Ah! able your feet will feel. any druggist or department store. Don’t suffer. feet, feet that never smell, mever hurt never get tired. guaranteed or money refunded. noc. “TIZ"-AJOYTO USE “Ti1Z” FOR ACHING, BURNING, PUFFED-UP FEET AND CORNS OR CALLOUSES. Good-bye, sore feet, burning feet, Good-bye,” corns, callouses, bunions pig | he “Tiz* araws Use “Tiz" and wear Use “Tiz” and forget how comfort- Get a 25-cent box of “Tiz’ now at Have good feet, glad A year’s foot comfort NOXS Fraser. ‘Mrs. Charles T. Chester has returned to her home in New London after a visit here. Mr. and Mrs. John Smith are soon to move to their new home in Poquon- ‘The kindergarten school has com- menced the winter term. TOTAL COST OF WAR TO ITALY MORE THAN $561,000,000 SORE, TIRED FEET | ... s i s v by War Loans and New Taxes. Durham.—The ice on the mill pond is now about eight inches thick. would like it to be 11 or 12 inches thick before commencing to harvest it. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Willlams have gone to Florida for the remainder of the winter. Harry Coulter has returned to New Haven. ‘G. R. Wagner has gone to Buzzards Bay for the winter. Gilbert Pendleton of Bath, Me, has been here on- business. Mrs. Willlam Cunningham has been called to Boston by the illness of her daughter, Mrs. W. O"Brien. Mrs. E. L. Howe of Willilamsburg, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. A. ‘Rome, Jan. 5, 815 p. m—The sum of $441,500,000 is, according to statis- tics just made public, the expense sus- tained by Italy for her army and navy from June 1 to November 30. $120,000,000 spent in May and Decem- ber, the total cost of the war to Italy is more than $561,000,000, without in- clud'ng the expenses of the military preparations before the ilities. These expenses have been covered by war loans and new taxes. ccanomies have been introduced in ali Cepartments except that of instruc- tion, which in the last five months spent more than $3,000,000 more thar. in the tame period last year. Adding opening of Besides, Icemen nd’lhaP.M. MISS M. C. ADLES Hair, Face and Scalp Specialist so well-known, not only in New York City and Eastern Connecticut, but through the United States, as the head of her profession, has decided to open a class to teach to learn the greatest profession in the world. Each town can afford to support three or four who under- stand this profession thoroughly, small towns one. The course includes Hair Dreesing, Sc-.lp-ndl'-'we Treat- 'lunt.MnhrhguldChhcpody Ofiuehumfmmhle.M.,fiomZtoGP.M. January 14, and Dr. Senior recognized | hurch responded. in a bond of $300 for appearance in court at 9 o'clock in the morning of that day, and to keep the peace during the Interim. ‘Walter Opie, made.}is first appear- ance in court and was charged with being a common drunkard. Judge Willlams gave the accused advice and warning, and Opie promised to re- form. His case was continued and he was placed on probation. The four-masted schooner Horace P. Dodge of Westerly, designed and built by the man for whom the ves- sel is named, has been presented by Mr. Dodge to the Westerly Memorial and Library association. ‘The crage| has been given a place on the mantel in the juvenile department of the li- brary The Dodge is four feet in length with breadth of one foot and depth of one foot, and is as completely STONINGTON Second Congregational Church Elects Officers—Burning of Wheeler Home- stead, Near North Stonington. The Second Congregational church in annual session, elected officers ns follows: August O. Muller, clerk; Eu- gene P. Edwards, trustee for three ; Harry W. Babcock, treasurer; Harry H. Doty, collector; Miss Lulu M. Brayton, treasurer of benevolences; Frank Trumbull, auditor; Frank Muller, director of ushers; Paul Kirschsieper, Fred Graham, William P. Bindloss, Raymond Scheller, ushers; Henry A. Muller,. deacon for three years; Miss Maria B. Trumbull, Harry H. Doty, Mrs. Henry B. Noyes, stand- ing committee. The farmhouse known as the Wheel- er homestead, about a mile south of North Stonington village, owned by Miss Hattie Wheeler, -of Stonington, and occupied by Walter Gilman and family, was totally destroyed by ‘Wednesday evening, due to a defec- tive chimney. Mrs. Harkness, a daugh- ter of Mr. Gilman, and her child only a day old, were taken to the home of George A. Pendleton. Mr. Gilman and his family succeeded in saving con- siderable of their belongings and also some valuable antiques owned by Miss ‘Wheeler. Stonington Pointers. The basketball team of the Ston- Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Coffey in the borough. John Smith, state highway inspec- tor, is engaged in a survey of the ce- ment highway constructed by the. Vito company. John Lewis and family have returned to the borough from New Haven. M ‘| the Colonial cl W] served after s A turkey supper accompanied by festivities charlchrlttle of the volun- teer fire department, followed the business session of the annual meet- ing of the Alert Hook and Ladder company, Thursday night. Officers were' elected as follows; Foreman, George P. Capron; assistant, John _Sutcliffe; assistant, George D. Page; secretary, George Williams; treasurer, Herbert Hoadley; steward, Willlam O. Hill; flagbearer, J. B. Caron, Jr., delegates to State league, J. H. Potter; pool committee, J. 1. Bentley, Arthur Saunders, William O. HilL first second Local Laconics. The officers of Budlong Post, G. A. R., were inducted into office Thurs- day evening. Officers Bowen lodge, Knights of Pythias, were installed at the regular mcetirg Thursday evening. Senator Arnold, ¢f Wes*erly, intro- duced a bill amending the charter cf the Watch Hill Chapel society. Mrs. Hamblin of Carolina, district deputy, installed the officers of Hope Rebekah lodge, Tnursday evening. Thomas Mathewson, an experienced Maine guide, told interesting stories of woodcraft to the Westerly Boy Scouts, Thursday evening. Chairman Charles W. Willard of Westerly attended a meeting of the Inland Fish Commission, held Thurs- R. |day. afternoon, in the state capitol. Governor Beckman has nominated Malford W. Thewlis, of Wakefleld, medical exjaminer of the town of Nar- ragansett, to succeed George R. Irv- g, resigned. The Colonial Club Ladies’ night was an early season social even, dinner be- ing served at the club and three sketches, impersonations and a dance in the town hall providing entertain- ment. The monthly meeting of the Wester- ly association was held Thursday ev- ening in the high school building. A feature of the session was Dr. F. J. Farrell's illustrated paper on Some Interesting Finds by X-rays. Senators Clarke, Burdick, West and Dixon and Representatives Peck, Reilly, Sutton and Hughes, have been appointed as the official representatives of the Rhode Island general assembly at the funeral of Bishop Doran today. Phebe Greene Ward Chapter, Daughters of the American leudfln. met Tus afternoon in the Memor- ial. bullding and with a large attend- ance of members. Mrs. Elisha E. Rogers of Norwich read an_interest- ing paper on “The Old Polt Road.” Everett A. Kingsley of Westerly is a epecial commissioner on the Rhode Island and Connecticut boundary line, the report of hwich was submit- ordered communicated to the house. The new bank building of tho In- dustrial Trust company will not -be in line with the Brown Stillman build. ings on eitker side. “ne portivn of the front oy oo d‘ the -buflding and er will be well insiGe the froat of the Still- mun building. At a of the Wi Biealent soctery. Thieedsyy at dinner was laundered cuffs. Many staple and novelty patterns are ready f-r your and has a membership of 358, with selection at $1.19. considerable work ahead for thc rest of the winter, Rebekahs Confer Degree. Mystic Rebekah lodge, No. 56, 1. O. O. F., met in Masonic temple Thursday evening when the degreé was con- ferred on a class of three, after which there was a social time. The newly elected officers will be installed at the next meeting, Thursday evening, Jan. 20, at which time the district deputy, Mrs. Lena Wilbur, and staff of Osprey lodge, New ‘London, will be present. Hooks Elect Officers. At the Mystic Hook and Ladder company Wednesday avfinin‘ the fol- lowing officers were elected:. Foreman, Frank Mabbett; assistant foreman, Charles Cral, treasurer, Geal‘lo E. Tingley; aecuu.ry Charles Cran- dall; steward, J. Holl. “finance committee, George E. Tingley, Ira C. Noyes, George.J. Heydecker; pipemen, Harry Meyers, Lawrence Gremley, Herman Anderson. - Jesse B, St Henry Crogan, Willlam Van Pelt, Car- roll Keeler, Orville Lewis, Alexander ‘Wilkinson. Local Brevities. George Wallace is in St. John, N. B, called there by the death of his mother. Mr. ‘and - Mrs. George ‘B. Manning have returned to Providence after several daye' stay in town. Miss Belle Kellogg entertained the Helen Starkey chapter of St. Mark's Episcopal church at her home on|in excess. An inheritance tax is sug- Thursday afternoon. rested. Y Mr. and Mrs. William Barber have — returned from Hope Valley, R. I, where they attended the - funeral _of lantg‘h“‘,?. Biofnd 6 - éoetve Mrs. Barber’s uncle, Willlam Chipman, ALES, WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS Fresh, o:nplete stock.” Best Service. DAN MURPHY 11 Bath Street | PRICE OF NIGH GRADE A COPPER I8 24 1-4 GINTI. Socarcity- of Supply -is-the Main Rea- son for Steady Increase’in Prlou. CHANGE IN REVENUE FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMSBIA Plan to Assess Citizens of Washing- . ton Similar to Other Cities. ‘Washington, Jln. l.—mmm.ndl- IltVn that the foriy-year-old plan of the annual expenses of Wash- xnmn be abandoned was made today by a point committee of congress. Cit- izens of the District of Columbia now y one-half the expenses and the nited States pays the . other. ' The committee will -nbltmns a plan -to assess citizens the District ; taxes comparable to '.hou levied in other citles of a similar size, the national government to pay any money needed tance of the 25 cent predi .y . trade .at weeks uo. A mun ot cents was made for lake or el co%pg.‘ to delivered in a ¥ Steadlty Tisii acaie and the. demand -how- ‘a among the Bridgeport—A. mnz-un of 1,500 crowded the Chufieh the Sacred NO ACTS OF.VIOLENCE BY MERIDEN SILVER WORKERS According to Testimony Given at In- Jjunction Proceedings Yesterday. New Haven, Conn., Jan. 8.—All the n., testimony for the petitioners in the in- of Blessed . ‘Waterbury, who died “in that junction proceedings brought by the International Silver company of Mer- Sunday. The clty of Bflm the home town of Father. . iden against its former striking em-- ployes had been presented whln the . 3 hearing before Judge Webb adjourned late today. As the judge has to at- Complete Stock—All Sizes tend court in Waterbury tomorrow, ho decided to adjourn the hearing until Monday morning, January 10, when evidence on behalf of the respondents will be offered. v During the afternoon session Attor- ney Ralph Wells of Hartford, for the petitioners, called many witnesses, each of whom was on the stand for a few minutes and who told of inconveni ences due to the strike. Several said they were ordered out of their board- ing places because they did not strike None of the witnesses testified to any personal violence or threats. They said they knew, in one way or.another, that the strikers were not particular ly friendly towards them. Stvera‘ strikers were called but none admi ted that they knew of any acts of vinience in Wallingford or threats to intimidate _anyone. W. A. Pelton, superintendent N. told of fiu Mk., but thfi CHAIN REPAIRING W. R. BAIRD " “The Tire Shbp 'Phone 652-4