Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 17, 1916, Page 2

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uinine.” js on box, 26c. il‘ or a Parlor Mirror. an Would Like i Top Desk, a Morris Chair, Set or & Kitchen Clock. Girl Would Like fusie Rack. & Tabourette, or a Fancy Lamp. | Go-Cart, a Crib, & High Chatr ‘& Rocking Horse. p these things are all necessaly should have them. Bet- “them up at iture Store Phone 285-3 WINDHAM GARAGE. Ry S et fo teed, Phone 356. ing Elmore & Shepard andEmbalm Direc . HIRAM N. FENN Satis- St., Willimantic Tel. connection | made me feel like a new woman. “Mr. Sears married Clarissa A. Combs ¥, in 1869, Mrs. Sears One child, now Mrs. Florence Viola Cummings, of -Staten Island, New York, was born to the couple. In March, 1908, Mr. Sears married Mrs. Nellis A. Cummings, Whose death took place about a year ago. Mr. Sears was a Mason, a member of Uriel lodge of Merrow, Trinity ‘chapter, No. 9, and St. John's com- mandery, K. T., of this city, and Mystic Shriners of Hartford. ides his daughter he is survived-by a half sister, Mrs, Wil- liam Beckwith of Norwich. “Rabbits” Arrested with Difficulty. A Pole known to his associates as “Rabbits” jumped over the traces Sat- urday afternoon and was taken into custody by the police on the of intoxication. Some effort was re- quired to bring the prisoner to the station house, three men and a truck finally accomplishing the feat. He will appear before the court this morning. BECK-ROY COLLISION. Hearing on Three Cases in City Court —One Case Settled, Two Continued. The three cases brought Charles Beck of this city as a result of a collision between the automobile which his son was driving, and a team driven by Mr. Roy, which occurred Christmas night, came up before Ju: tice Charles A. Capen Saturday after- noon at 2 o'clock. The case of Henry Roy, who owned the wagon, was set- tled by the parties, and the other two cases were adjourned two weeks to enable the defense time to get an_im- portant witness here from New Hampshire. NORWICH MAN WEDS. Marriage of Benjamin Mellor with Walker, of Taftvill Benjamin Mellor of Norwich and Miss Edith Walker of Taftville were married at the home of Rey. William S. Beard in this city Saturday. morn- ing at 10 o'clock, Natchaug Game Club’s Annual Meet- g. The annual meeting of the Natchaug Game club, which controls consider- WHAT WEAK WOMEN NEED | We Have it In a Remedy Containing the Three Oldest and Most Famous Tonics Known. Vinol contains the three oldest and most famous tonics known to medi- cine, viz—the medicinal extractives of fresh cod livers, without oil, pepton- ate of iron and beef peptone. ‘That is why Vinol is such a won- derful remedy for weak, run-down persons, feeble old people, delicate children, and to restore strength after sickness. Read this testimony: ‘Savanah, Ga. “I was weak, nervor run-down, had no appetite, and coul not sleep.” I had tried medicines with- out any benefit, and one day the nurse asked me to try Vinol. I did eo and it It has restored my strength and I can do all my own housework. 1 would mot take anything for the good Vinol has done me.” Sarah White, 'AKER and EMBALMER,| We return your money in every such Church 8t., Willimantic, Ct. ! case where Vinol falls to benefit the Lady Assistant |Durchaser. G .G. Engler, Broadway Out On Pharmacy, Norwich. Children’s Dresses Two lots of Children’s Dresses in chambray and i fancy stripes, checks and plaid, with cu:;s and collar of contrasting colors, that formerly sold for $1.50 and $1.89. CHOICE AT 84c _ Children’s White six years, regular CHOICE AT 98¢ AND $1.39 Poplin Dresses, age four to $1.89 to $2.89 value. EACH Children’s Dresses in serges, corduroy and vel- vet, trimmed with were $3.00, $3.98 and $5.98. R CHOICE AT $1.98, $2.98 AND $3.98 piping, fancy collar and cuffs, 2 Surplus and Profits $175,000 y-in accounting, courteous service, and liberality in dealing, and a _policy i _administering its erize THE WIND] which aims thereby to Chief Hiked with Scouts. . Chief Rain-in-the-Face, the Chero- kee chieftain who bas been in. this city for a few days, took & hike with some of the Boy Scouts Saturday, an explained some of the mysteries of woodcraft to them on thie way. In the © Sunday he appeared in native costume at the Baptist church and spoke of the needs of his people, and the life and customs of the Indians. Mrs. Vanderbilt Addresses Spiritual- Ists. At the Spiritualist soclety meetings Sunday, held as usual at 11 in the moming and_ 13 the eventng, the er and ‘message T Was Rev. Mary §. Vanderbilt of Brooklyn, New York.” This was the first time In two months Mrs, Vanderbilt has been ablé to come to this city, as she has been il with grip. Hartford Singers at Congregational Church. At the Congregational church, Rev. ‘Willlam S. Beard's subject at the morning service was The Responsi- billty of Being an American. There was a special musical service at & in the afternoon, in place of the usual evening service. The music was in charge of the guartette from the First Baptist church of Hartford, Miss Grace M. Goddard, Miss Ruth B. Lloyd, Maurice E. 'Wallen and F. A. Shipman, with H. B. Bonander at the organ. Evangelist at Methodist Church. At the Methodist cburch the ser- vices were led by Miss Frances Adams, the evangelist who is at present as- sisting at the church, and whose ser- vices are proving a source of inspira- tion to many. Cutting Municipal lce. Supervintendent Henderson S. Moul- ton of the city water department, had about 15 men at work Saturday cut- ting and_harvesting ice at the city's plant in Mansfield. The ice was mark- ed out Friday. It is of good quality, and from 11 inches to a foot in thick- ness. Grand List About as Last Year's. The work of the assessors for this year is nearly completed, but the lists have not yet been totalled. It is ex- pected that the amount of the grand list of the town will be about the same as last year, for although there are losses, due to the fact that some hold- ers of bonds prefer to escape town taxation by paying the state under the new law, this loss will be made up by additional property owned in town, FUNERALS. John Grady. The funeral of John Grady was held Saturday morning from local under- [ taking parlors. The requiem high mass at St. Joseph's church at 9 o'clock was sung by Rev. T. F. Ban- Tion. Burial was in St. Joseph's cem- etery. The bearers were John M. Sul- livan, Daniel Sullivan, James Sullivan and Timothy Shea. John Cawlik. ‘The funeral of John Cawlik was held Saturday afternoon, at 1.45, with ser- vices at St. Joseph’s church at 2 oclock at which Rev. T. F. Bannon officiated. The bearers were members of the Polish society. Burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Edward J. Fletcher. The funeral of Edward J. Fletcher were held at 1 o'clock Friday after- noon from the home of J. C. Aver in South Coventry. Rev. R. H. Sher- man officiated. The service at the grave was in charge of the Odd Fel- lows. The bearers were Fred N. Flagg, George A. Holt, J. N. Nichols and Fred H. Williams." Burial was in Nathan Hale cemetery in charge of Undertaker Hiram N. Fenn. With Evelyn Madley. Edith Evelyn, the four-year-old daughter of John and Emma Dyke Madley, died at the home of her par. ents in Lebanon early Sunday morn- ing. The funeral was held at 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon, Rev. Hollls J. Campbell officlating. Burial was in the new cemetery, Lebanon, in charge n’f! Undertaker Hiram N. Fenn of this city. Brief Mention. A. W. Buchanan spent Saturday in Baltie. Miss Helen Hunt is in Putnam for a few days. Henry Belanger of Boston Sundey with relatives here. Mrs. Myra Reed of Boston is visit- ing her father, O. B Seasions of tis city. Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Slate are guests of friends in Waterbury this weel. D. F. Clifford returned Saturday aft- er & stay of several days in Middle- town. - Walter Stanton of Hartford was en- tertained by friends in this city over Sunday. Miss R. E. Taylor was the guest of her parents at Middle Haddam over Sunday. Willlam Norton left Saturéay for Waterbury.after & brief visit with hi mother 1n this city, T John Fahey of New London is the Buest of his mother, Mrs. Bridget Fahey of Jackson strect. Mr. and Mrs. Robert King of this city ‘are entertaining thelr daughte: Mrs. tford. spent The following people went to Hart- Saturday: Miss Marion Larrabee, “An Appeal To Wives You know the terrible affiiotion that 35 3 e “y:‘:m‘ or &; n;ul‘: Ko oF the money Waktsh on Drik is needod in the home to pur- chase food and clothing. ORRINE saved thousands of drinki: Fyded M Moty was a i it o . May ‘was formerly located in this city. Miss Lillan Corrigan left Saturday for Bridgeport after three weeks' visit with her sister, Mrs, John Fitagerald. Mrs. F. Archambault, of Arctic, R. I, is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hormisdas Dion, of Ash street. - Miss Marion Lincoln of the Wind- ham “High school faculty has as her guest her mother, Mrs. Allen B, Lin- Coln of New Haven. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stearns of Seattle, Wash., are visiting friends in this city. Mr. Stearns formerly con- ducted a restaurant on Railroad street. PLAINFIELD Sunday in the Churches — Moosup Lodge to Visit Loyal Livingstone Lodge—Frank Flavie® Case Contin- ued to This ‘Afternoon. At St. John’s church the topic of Rev. W. -A. Keefe's sermons Sunday was Prayer. There was benediction of the blessed sacrament and a meet- ing of e Children of Mary Sunday afternos Ovilas Chabott, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Chabott, of Lawton Heights, was baptized by Rev. Fr. Keefe in the aft n. Rev. Charles Peck at Congregational * Church. Rey. Mr. Peck of Petersham, Mass., preached at the Congregational church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. The topic of his sermon was The Rock of Hope. Sunday school was held from 12.15 to 1 o'clock under the super- vision of Frederick Lyons. There was a meeting of the Christian Endeavor at 6.15. The subject was How to Work ‘With Others. At 7 o'clock Rev. Mr. Peck, formerly of Hanover, and well known among the neighboring towns, gave an interesting sermon. Lay Reader at’St. Paul’s. Sunday morning at St. Paul's church Sidney Bard officlated at morning prayer and litany combined. The Sun- day school hour was devoted to exer- cises for the evening. The Girls' Friendly soclety will meet this (Monday) evening. The Ladies’ auxiliary will meet Wed- nesday afternoon. The 26th assembly of the Knights of St. Paul will be held Friday evening. There will be installation at this meet- ng. Moosup Lodge Coming. Loyal Rose lodge, I C. O.'F., of Moosup, will visit Loyal Livingsione lodge of the Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows this. (Monday) evening in Rid- ing’s hall, when the final round of the first series in the card league Wil be Dlayed off. Automobile Runs Into Power Truck. An automobile belonging to E. Du- puls of Moosup and driven by Dona St. Jean ran into an autotruck owned by Derosier of Jewett City Saturday evening. The truck was standing on the second row in the old village at the bridge crossing and the automo- bile was coming towards the truck. The driver wanted to turn at the bridge crossing, and in getting out of the way of the truck he struck a large stone, causing him to run into the truck. He was unable to see the stone at the Intersection of the two roads because of the strong lights on the tfuck. The automobile was dam- aged, but the tryck got off without any damage. Flavis’ Case Again Continued. The case of Frank Flavis, which was called Saturday morning in the Cen- tral Village court before Justice Ben- jamin R. Briggs, was postponed to this (Monday) afternoon at 2 o'clock, as the etate’s witnesses failed to put in an appearance. The postponement was suggested by Grand Juror King and was agreed to by Mr. Murray, Flavis' attorney, in order to look up the wit-| nesses. Visited Norwich Saturday. Local people in Norwich Saturday included Mr. and Mrs. James Palisser and daughter Jennie, Mrs, George In- galls .and daughters Ruth and_Ma garet, Mrs. Joseph Levesque, Joseph Walker and daughter Amy, Miss Alma | Barry, Miss Ruth Higginbottom, Miss Evelyn Greenwood, Miss Jennie Rhodes, Severe Beaulac, Charles Pal- isser, James Seddon, Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Peterson, Miss Mary Felican, Henry Martin, James Royle, Wilfred Royle, James Greenhalgh, James Mc- Nulty, Zeck Tetlow, Arthur_ Royle, James Walker, and Willlam McClug- gage. Planning Concert and Dance. The 1916.club is planning to hold a social and dance. Cutting Eight-inch lce. Men_ started cutting ice on Dodge's pond Saturday. The ice is elght inches thick, clear ang solid. Heard and Seen. The meeting of the Plainfeld His- torical soclety which was to have been held Saturday evening in Central Vil- lage was postponed. because of the ill- ness of a large number of its members, Mrs, Joseph Stubbs was in Baltic Saturday. Among visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Plerre Allard Sunday were Mr. and Mra, Damase Boulals, Mr. and Mrs, Breault, Mr, Mrs, Plerre Rondeau and Joseph Dragon, all of Danlelson, ‘Whipple was in Danlelson Norman Saturday. and. Mrs, ‘Joseph Willlams of Baltle were_guests at the home of Mrs, Mella Vanase Sunday. sul:"maay":flhynu‘lfiu?“ i - unma“me&- Sullivan @ b -‘nemn';ruu of his p&un ffe. Jeremian Bullivan, on Mra, Annle sundw the t Bundi My, atreet, m“na Miss Blla in Montville home of Rov, Willlam Misn Mamis MeCariny haa retarned to” her Rame n Tativills atver visiing e iutor Da tage . illness. Mr. and Mrs. Barl Dixon have re- turned from their, wedding trip. - Heney 5. GenSen of Providence spent Sunday with friends in Daniel- son. Allen Rounds, charged with evading payment of & board bill and with theft of an _overcoat, was sent to jail for 60 days from the town court. Treated for Blood Poisoning. John' C.. Phillips, superintendent of the mills at Wauregan, went to Wor- cester to recélve treatment for bl poisoning. * Luther C. Ricketts of Valley Falls, R. I, visited friends in Danielson over unday. Charles N. Sears of Chester, Pa., re- cently visited Danielson friends. Thomas J. Aylward has recovered from an iliness with grip which forced him to abandon his duties for a few days. An orchestra assisted in t¥e evening service at the Baptist church Sunday. Eight Degrees Below Zera. Temperatures as low as 8 degrees below zero were reported in Danielson Saturday morning. Thomas J. Tasker, who died recently in Glocester, R. 1., was at one time a resident of Danieison. Miss Olive Mesivier of Woonsocket was a_visitor with friends in Danlelson over Sunday. Fred Dubuc, who was injured by b ing thrown from a team a week ago, is recovering at his home on Reynolds street. Ice Nine or Ten Inches Thick. Ice on the Hygela reservolr, where the Consumers’ Ice company gets its supply, is between nine and ten inches. Cutting is expected to begin this week. W. I Bullard, John H. Perry and James N. Tucker, members of Killing- iy’s board of relief, this year reduced to three members, have given notice relative to the beginning of this year's meetings. If present indications amount to anything, Killingly is in for another lively series of political campaigns this fall, a state and presidential election time, with three party tickets in the field here. Liguor Dealers Have Blacklist. It is understood that liquor dealers In Danfelson have a blacklist of their own—a list of men to whom they will not sell, on account of excessive indul- gence and for other good reasoms. g Big Bank Deposits. Deposits in comriercial banks in Danielson are now far and away the highest in the history of the town, an indication of Danielson’s growth in im- portance as a financial center and the prosperity of this section. K. H. 8. Climbing Steadily, Killingly added another victory to its string in the Quinebaug Valley Basketball league by defeating Tour- tellotte High school of North Grosven- ordale, Killingly, in second place, is one game behind Putnam, undefeated leaders of the race. Fourth Quarterly Conference Wednes- day Evening. District Superintendent G. G. Scriv- ener, Norwich, is to be at the Meth- odist church Wednesday evening _for the fourth quarterly conference. Tues- day Miss Grace Roraback is to address the meeting of the Queen Esther circle. OBITUARY. Mrs. Lucretia Daly. Mrs. Lucretia Daly, $2, dled at her home on Potter street Saturday morn- Ing. She had been a resident of this section for a long time. William Daly, employed by Young Brothers company, is a son of the deceased. There were a great many skaters out Saturday afternoon to try the resur- faced ice on the Assawaga river. They found the ekating good, though the ice was rough in spots. Some ice is to be token from this river this week for storage purposes. Chance for Co-operative Building As- sociation. There continues to be much talk that may eventually lead to the forming of a co-operative building soclety or some such organization in Danielson to meet the building needs of the borough. One concern stands ready to guarantee the rent of at least 50 new dwellings for a period of one year. Goodyear Heights Incorporated. Press despatches from Akron, O,, tell of the incorporation with that city of Goodyear Heights, the big suburban section that has geveloped around the monster plants of the Goodyear _Tire and Rubber company, which controls the plant of the Kllllnfly ‘Manufactul ing company at Willlamsville. The Goodyear company is developing Wil. Mamsville in a eubstantial way and now has a splendid organization there, an incentive to builders to jmprove opportunities such as has brought rich results to those who constructed homes in the Goodyear Helghts section at Akron. FUNERAL. Mrs, Mary A. Wiloox, Funeral services for Mrs. Mary A, Wilcox were held at her home near Killingly Center Sunday at 2 o'clock, Rey, E, A, Legg offic! t!nfi.. Burlal was In ‘Westflold cematery, The bear- ers wore Willlam Lew{s, ilam Mar. tin, James Nash and Fredorick Oats. A.'F. Wood wes the funeral dirodtor, OBITUARY. Francls A, 8and: Francls A, Bands, 74, a native of London, England, died at his home in the oastarn section of the town Satur. day night, He leaves his wife, Mr, Bands han been a resldent here for several yoars, The body s to be taken to New wick for burlal, Mfa, James P. Palmer. Mrs, Catherine Ferium Palmer, 13, [rife of-James P Falmer, aled at thelr heme in yn Sunday merning af- ter an {linora with pneumonia, $he was the daughter of Celby ana Flora Farnum Cleyeland and was born In Brooklyn, #he leaves her husband and Congregational church her home for a meeting Tuesday afternoon. Expects Transfer to the Nevada. Charles Belair, who has been on the U. 8. 8. Connecticut expects to be transferred as quartermaster to the Revada, now st Boston. 2 Henry B. Loomis of Malden was a visitor with friends here over Sun- day. Hyde Smith spent Sunday at his his home fn Woreester. 3 Dr. B. L. Simpson has beei cons fined to his home with the grip. Defeated Woodstock. Putnam High school defeated 'Wood- stock academy at basketball 61 to 21. Mrs. Ellen M. Bugbee - riously 11l at her apartments here Sat- w irday. It is sald that an unusually amount of business of a civil nature is being made ready for the March term of the, superior court to be held here. Captain Fee Speaks. Captaln Fee of the Salvation Army gave an account at the meeting of the Christian Endeavor soclety at the Congregational church Sunday as to how the Christmas fund of thearmy was spent in this city. January 25 has been set as the date for' the installation of the officers of the Woman's Rellef corps. Rumors are heard here that the Adams expresses are to be taken off the runs through this city, but these storles are not thought to be authori- tative. £ W. H. 8. Wins From Girls’ Team. The_giris’ basketball team of Put- nam High school met defeat at the hands of the girlsy team representing Windham High school of Willimantic. Putnam Country club expects & con- siderable gain in membership when the gilf meason opens in the spring. Golf has been taken up in earnest here by a large group of players. Grange Against Liguor Traffic. Scnexet grange of Woodstock adopted resolutions favoring the aboli- tion of the liquor traffic in the state of Connecticut and throughout the na- tion. Similar action is expected to be taken by other county granges. Food and other sales to be heid Sat- urday afterncons are to be conducted as a means of raising a fund to defray the expenses of a slelegation to be sent to the Summer School of Methods by the Sunday Teacher Training class. Given good weather this week, it is expeoted that the ice harvesting for the season will be complete, or nearly 0, by next Saturday night. The cold weather at the week end put the ice in such good condition as to make it weady for cutting on ponds where this has not heretofore been possible this winter, ‘although some harvesting has been done before now. FUNERAL. Alexander W. Macdonald. Private funeral services for Alex- ander W. Macdonald, veteran editor of [*the Patriot. were held at his home on Oak Hill Saturday morning _at 10 o'clock, Rev. F. D. Sargent officiating. Burial was in the family lot at New Bokton in the town of Thompson. Cost of Schools Increases. A comparative cost in schools Putnam as compiled for the town school committee shows the following totals for the periods indicated: 1913- 1914 (July 15-Jan. 1) $11,260.92; 1914- 15, $14,102.50; 1916-16 $14,278.03. Congregational Bible School Classes Organize. The classes of the Bible school ot the Congregational church are organ- ized as follows: Welcome class, pres- ident, George E. Shaw: Hold -Fast, Mrs, Lizzle Howell; Drop In, Mrs. Charlotte Champlin; Alpha Delta, Miss Christabel Gifford; The Antl Cants Miss Bertha Sargent; Delpha Alta, Mies Marlon Carpenter: Teacher train- ing, Gilhert Perry; We Sisters, Julia Alston: Sigma Beta, Anna Arnold; Mrs. Beards, Maud ' Carpenter; Mr. Cargent's, Joseph Flags. Ssturday Coldest Morning of Season. The ture dropped below zero in Putnam Saturday morning, the reports varying several degrees as to how low mark, but 6 to 8 was the ay- orage, though it was probably 10 be- low In some places making the morn- ing the coldest of the winter, Outalde of the.olty and through the country district there is still a great deal of in §|nmm|mmmmmnmumu||||u||mmm§ = The Flavour Is There See that you get it! of the Tk durg- e wor is now 3 publicity matter, Tho objact of the organization i b e object of the organization is to in- terest. who are anxious to see Putnam take of its present epportunity “ctn “.t:omn Tintheds s means very resul A building fund will be created and money it is expected to con- struct houses that aré so badly needed to_supply homes for the additional mill operatives and other families com- ing here in the spring as the result of the increase in the number of em- ployes at “local mills. STAFFORD SPRINGS Henry Pownall, Borough's First Rural ne—Presented Gold . Linwood B. Curtis—Teachers’ Institute. Hatry Pownall resigned as rural carrier on route No. 1 Saturday after a term of service covering about eleven years.. He was the first rural carrier appointed from the Stafford Springs postoffice. His route took him over about 25 miles every day. The post- office force of the Springs office invited him to lunch at the Springs house Sat- urday evening and presented him a gold ring. Bernard Hanley will tem- poraril; t ag carrler on the route until the place is filled by competitive examination. Funeral of Rev. L. B. Curtis. The funeral of Rev. Linwood B. Cur- tis took place from the Baptist church in Stafford Hollow Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. The body was then taken to Winthrop, Ct., where another ervice was held in bis old home church. Burial was in Winthrop cem- etery. - Teachers’ Institute. A _teachers’ institute for teachers in Stafford and vicinity will be held at the high school building Saturday, the 20th. A number of educators of prom- inence will .address the teachers. The cold weather of the past few days has assured the icemen of a good crop and the harvest has already be- gun. It is from 12 to 14 inches thick, according to. location. COLCHESTER Death of Former Representative and Selectman William Porter Adame— Lebanon to Have Electric Lights. Pi i Bathe and sock the hands or hot Cuticura. soapsuds. ‘The result is wonderful. Sample Each hubiux : With 32-p. Siin, Book on I-E # &-" lddw‘ h AN UNUSUAL PLAN TO SECURE CHURCH FUND& ccery and Meat Market to Be Open- ed in Basement of a Waterbury Edifice. Waterbury, Conn.,. Jan. 16.—An- nouncement ‘was made yesterday by Rev. C. E. Benedict of St. Paul's Meth~ odist church of an unusual plan for ge- curing funds for the financing of & new church building. A grocery store and meht market will be opened in the basement of St. Paul's church, and B0 per cent, of the net profits will g0 to the building fund. The- other 50 per cent. will be divided among the mem~ bers of the co-operative sssociation which will conduct the business. Mr. Benedict has been a grocer himesif and has had experience in wholesale buying as the manager of a camp for boys. The cement blocks for the new church building will be made by the young men and boys of his parish. An order of December 27 prohibits the exportation of butter from France to allied countries and to the United States. < GARDNER WANTS OUR NAVY EQUAL TO ANY. ‘Willlam Porter Adams, 71, a resi- dent of Westchester society, dled at the Middlesex hospital Friday morning | 10 o'clock. He went to the hospital some time ago for a surgical opera- tion, which was followed by heart trouble, causing his death. He was & staunch regublican and was first se- lectman of the town at one time and also represented the town in the legis- lature. He was a prominent member of the Westchester Congregational church, in which society he will be greatly missed. He is suryived by a son, Willlam . Adams, who resides in Westchester; also a daughter, Mrs. Fred H. Wetherby, of South Farms, Middletown. Mr. Adams has been in the insurance business for a number of years. 3 Arthur Chepman is moving his eaw- mill from a woodlot in Salem to the McDonald lot_near the village. Dr. James Sullivan has returned to his home in Bridgeport after a few days’ visit with relatives in town. Albert H. Foote returned Friday from Norwich, where he- is attending court as juror. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kraft have re- turned from Newark, N. J., where they were called by the death of Mr. Kraft'’s tather. Electric Lights for Lebanon. As the result of the meeting in Leb- anon held recently relatlve to the in- stalling of electric ligats, Superintend. ent Sherlock reports that Lebanon will soon be enjoying electric lights on the streets and in the houses. Henry Maynerd of Westchester was in town Saturday. ‘Waterbury—There are some sections of the city that are practically helpless in the face of a fire and if a big conflagration in some of the Soa maacauate water, Giaiributing 1 tor distributing is such that all the fire ap- paratus all the firemen in 0 ‘world would be unable to gtop the fire Congressman Augustus P. Gardner of Massachusetts in the course of speech to members of the N tonal Security league ow | otk - R e for the presen so it would stand second in the he thought that ultimately it necessary t oput it on a footing - any other power. Answering tions from the audience, Mr. sald he favored military not m(unrfy -:wluhlzyu% th eme nof the col would be the greatest thing that until it reached a piace where the water supply was s lent to combat the flames, b to the country. In the o;pv;:-::, ho_sald, he “Teared that scription of some form of have to be regorted to.

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