Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 24, 1916, Page 2

"' What ls QGoing on Tonight. up, the N lodge, No. 22, K. of P, Jocaan D A DESPONDENT, TRIES SUICIDE. John Cronley Shoots Himself in the Head—At the Hospital — i John Cronley, 22, is at St. Joseph’s hospital in this city in a serious con- dition as the result of an attempt to away with himself ing & talk with members of the fam- ily, in which they tried to cheer him and May means of ‘Windham in New York. the Bcclesiastical Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days. Drugglists refund money or NT fails to cure lich or Protruding PI application gives relief. 50c. Every Woman Would Like A Parlor Desk, a Cedar Chest, a Floor Rug or a Parlor Mirror. Every Man Would Like A Roll Top Desk, a Morris Chair, | Missionary soclety. a Smoking Set or a Kitchen Clock. Every Girl Would Like Picture or a Fancy Lamp. A Card Table, a Cellarette, a Book Case or a Cuspidor. Every Baby Would Like A Go-Cart, a Crib, a High Chair | camp grounds. B. or a Rocking Horse. Now these things are all necessary | and the people should have them. Bet- ter look them up at if PAZO|on the resignation. ing, Blind, X Piles. First Many Cases of Gr this city. don and Danielson, about his duties today. By brought to St. Joseph's er to the institution. ill_with grip. LINCOLN'S Phone 285-3 being shunted down the tracks west- bound. An express truck was stand- Main md Union Stl'égtl, ing near the tracks, and Shepard did WINDHAM GARAGE. Under New Management. g Auto Repaliring a Specialty. Satis- faction guaranteed. 196 Valley St. % JOHNSTON BROS., Prop: JAY M. SHEPARD - Succeeding Elmoro & Shepard FuneralDirectorandEmbalmer 60.62 North St., Willimantic | Lady Assistant Phone 356. | hurt by the train. for- completion. HIRAM N. FENN UNDERTAKER and EMBALMER, 62 Church St. Willimantic, Ct. cinity. Lady Assistant | telephone Will Leave Congregational Church to Be Assistant Secretary of Missions At the meeting of the congregation of the First Congregational church of | To Be Decided at Spec this city at the regular service Sun- day morning, a letter of resignation society the The action of Mr. Beard was ex- pected, following the announcement of | ent year. the offer made him this week, to be- come assistant secretary of the Con- gregational society, with headquarters in New York. The work was of a congenial nature, and it was known that the proposal was recelving fa- vorable consideration from the pastor. At Sunday’s services Rev. g Sargent of Putnam officiated, as Rev. Mr. Beard ‘was in New York city af tending the marriage of his brother, and conferring with the officers of the Grip is still claiming sufferers in The S. N. E. company has been hit hard the past week and has been obliged to import A Music Rack, a Tabourette, a|operators from Norwich, New Lon- wherever could be spared, to take the place of local girls who were ill. % o Rev. J. J. Papillon of St. Mary's Every Boy Would Like C. church is at St. Joseph's hospital, ill with the grip, and Supt. Walter B. Knight of the Quidnick-Windham |eficial effect on his condition. company was confined to his home Sunday” with grip, but expected be Telephone they Among the cases in the city is that of the Starr family, former residents of New London, now living at the a short time ago, and last week both his daughters, Mrs. Annie Adams and Miss Annie Starr, followed their fath- All three are Physicians say they do not recall B a winter when there were so many cases of this disease in Willimantic. BRAKEMAN BADLY BRUISED. Henry Shepard, of East Bumps Into Express Truck. Henry Shepard of East Hartford, L employed on the day switching crew in the local New Haven yards, Saturday morning. He was hanging on the side of a freight car which was met not see it or know it was there. struck the truck and was knocked to the ground. .Those who saw the ac- cident thought the train must surely pass over him, but on returning to the spot Frank St. John, conductor of the train, found Shepard had not been He was taken to a local physician’s office, where it was found that no bones were broken, al- though he wag painfully bruised. Shepard was taken to his home in East Hartford on the 6.50 train. He Three Years’ Contract for Ahern Co.| The Ahern Construction company of this city has just taken a biz contract in Manchester, N. H,, which it is an- Tel. connection | ticipated will require about three years The firm has considerable road building in that vi- Undergo Minor Operations. 'Two of the employes of the local exchange were :/Capital $100,000 Murray's Boston Store WILLIMARTIC, CONN. THE LAST WEEK OF OUR January Clearance Sale - Saturday night will bring our January Clearance Sale to a close, and this means you have only a few days left to share in the savings offered in this annual event. A good time to provide your- self with all kinds of warm winter ap- parel as well ag everything else needed for the home while the January Clear- . ance has clipped one-third off from the regular prices. e e e ————i—— ~ THE H. C. MURRAY C0. Established 1832 Accuracy in accounting, courteous service, promptness and liberality in dealing,;and a its sound- business policy i administerin, own affairs, characierize THE WIND] NATIONAL BANK, which aims thereby to establish with customers relations that shall prove reciprocally perm: profitable. The Windham National Bank - WILLIMANTIC, CONN. Surplus and Profits $175,000 anent, pleasant and 5 i POSTOFFICE GAIN annual report of the money or- savings A?Armn! of for 191 't‘:gnuh has he ington, big over year previous, and in “ gy evening that the young man was rest- [ New TLondon, a . 1 fae more comfortably, and = had & g tic, by $17,046.10. by chance of recovery, although the out- The attempted suicide |come would be in doubt for several took place at the home of his mother, | days yet. Mrs. John J. Cronley of street, shortly. before 7 o'clock Satur- , . who has not been living with his people here for several years, has been away working in hotels in various parts of the country, came home Friday for a short visit, and showed signs of despondency. He left again that night, but returned on Sat- urday ulx_llexpcctedll‘y,l u:g we:{ totm: home. He was, s thought, out of. - | was read from the pastor, Rev. Wil- work and in need of money. Follow b S Benrd te talte offect the third CHARITIES APPROPR’I‘ATIOI\! ing—Sum of $950 Required, This action was taken a year ago, when the association was organized, and it is believed that the work of the association has more than saved that amount of money to the town during the year. At the meeting fig- ures tending to show this fact will undoubtedly be presented by President M. E. Lincoln of the organization, or some other of the directors. There has been some opposition to the granting of town money to this purpose, and undoubtedly the argu- ments pro and con will be heard at the special meeting next week, but it is_not anticipated that the appropri- ation will be defeated. Boy Undergoes Operation. Antonio Tresko, a 12-year-old boy living in Willington, was. operated on at noon Saturday at St. Josephs hos- pital, for tuberculosis of the bone o one leg. He has been a sufferer from this disease for some time and the operation, it is hoped, will have a ben- Board of Relief to Meet. The first meeting of the board of relief for the town of Windham will be held Tuesday, Feb. 1, to consider appeals from the lists made up by the assessors. These latter are about per- fected, and their final figures will be made public within a few days. OBITUARY. Mrs. George W. Main. FUNERALS. Frederick T. Bump. grave, vector Jay M. Shepard. Jeremiah B. Carey. James Shea. bearers were William J. O'Neill George Potter. $ post, No. William F. Gates. grandsons of the _deceased, Brief Mention. Sunday here with FOUR WEEKS IN HOSPITAL Health by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. had the same pains. land, Ohio. ‘Why not take Mrs. Brown’s advice? Write for free and helpful savings department, the number of depositors aJn. 1, 1916, was 828, a galn of 46 over 1915, while the gain in deposits was x’\ngy ufls,‘ REV. WILLIAM 8. BEARD RESIGNS | 200, The amount handled in bots & 552.52, and the. amount of deposits in banks to_the credit of the postals sav- ings in Willimantic is now $81,819.02, Town Meet- The selectmen of Windham have is- sued a call for a special town meet- Sunday in February. A meeting of |ing, to_be held one week from to- night, January 31, to see if the town church has been called for next Fri- | will vote to appropriate the sum of day evening, Jan. 28th, to take action |$950 to be paid to the United Char- ities ossociation for the needs of the outside poor of the town for the pres- Lucy Brown Miner, widow of George ‘W. Main, died at the home -of her daughter, Mrs. Pearl Griggs, in Hop River, Saturday night. Ske was a na- tive of North Stonington, born Oct. 26,41838, the daughter of Palmer N. and Martha P. (York) Miner. She had resided in Hop River for over half a century and was universally liked. Be- sides Mrs. Griggs, she is survived by one other daughter, Mrs. Mary J. Col- lins, and by two sisters, Mrs. Lovica Maine and Mrs. Nellie W. Richardson. The funeral of Frederick T. Bump was held from his home on Ripley Hill South Coventry, at 1 o’clock Sunday afternoon, Rev. Mr. Barber officiating. The Spanish War Veterans’ ¢amp of this city, of which the deceased was a member attended the services in a body and conducted the service at the Burial was in Nathan Hale cemetery in charge of Funeral Di- The funeral of Jeremiah P. Carey was held from his home on Park street at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon. The service was read at St. Joseph's church at 3.30 by Rev. T. F. Bannon. Burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. The funeral of James Shea was held from St. Joseph’s church at 9 o'clock Saturday morning, Rev. T. F. Bannon singing the requiem high mass. Burial was in St. Joseph's cemetery. The Sweeney, James Tighe, John O’Rourke and John struction 1, accidental The funeral of ‘George Potter was held from his home in Windham at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon, Rev. M. R. Plumb officiating. Francis S. Long 30, G. A. R, of this city, was represented at the services by Post Commander J. B. Baldwin and The bearers were John, George, William and Adelbert Potter. Burial was in Windham cemetery in charge of Undertaker Hiram N. Fenn. Guy Richmond of Hartford spent his parents, Mr. Mrs. Brown Finally Restored to ‘Elizabeth Whiting, Cleveland, Ohio.—*‘For years I suf- fered so sometimes it seemed as though I could not stand it any longer. It was all in my lower organs. At times I could hardly walk, forif I steppedon a little stone I would almost faint. One day 1 did faint and my husband was || sent for and the doc- tor came. Iwas ta- #88l ken to the hospital and stayed four weeks but when I came home I would faint just the same and A friend who is a nurse said for me to try Lydia E.Pinkham’s Vegetable Com- I began taking it that very day r I was suffering a great deal. It has already done me more good than the hospital. To anyone who is suffering as I was my adviee is to stop in the first drug-store and get a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com~- pound before you go home.”’—Mrs. W.. C..BrOWN, 1109 Auburn Avenue,Cleve- Romarkable for Past Year—Postal [ to Savings Exceed Those of New Lon- don. » Miss Dorothy Larrabee is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Lar- rabee of Prospect street. Mr. and Mrs, Alonzo Moses of Cov- entry road have as their guest, Miss Carrie Moses of New Britain. Miss Mary Hevrin of Hartford is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Hevrin, of Jackson street. Miss M. Fox is visiting her aunt, who resides on Oak street. Miss Fox is employed in the office of the State Board of Eduecation at Hartford. Miss L Louise Cheney of South Manchester was entertained in this city over Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Cheney of Valley street. Hartford visitors Saturday included E. O. Smith, Miss Julia Dnnlevy.CMlZl ullivan, Miss Maud Chappell, Miss Irene Griswold, T. J. Watts, Mrs. Frank Smith, Miss Frances Smith, Mrs. B. E. Smith, Mrs. F. E. Personals Miss Selina Olson spent Sunday in Norwich. Mrs. Annle Way is spending-a week in Hartford. a patient in a d%w‘wmw-a- rector and vice president of the United Zine companies at a meeting recently Beld in Portlanda, Me. Paid $1,000 on Church Debt. Rev. M. J. Gi M. S, pastor of St. James’ chi announced the payiment of $1.000 on the debt of the parish. A W. L B J. N. Tucker and John H. Perry, meml of the board of re- lief, begin their sessions next week. William McDermott returne” to New York Sunday after spending a few days at his home in Danielson. : Auxiliary Meeting. Mrs. J. Q. A. Stome will have the members of the Ladles’ Missionary auxiliary of the Congregational church at her home for a meeting Tuesday afternoon. Paul N, Swaffleld of the high school taculty visited in- Boston over Sunday. Will Attend Military Ball. Officers of the Coast Artillery corps have accepted invitations to come to Danlelson for the concert and ball of the Thirteenth company. Amusement That is Worth While was_the subject of Rev. C. H. Barber at the Sunday evening service at the Congregational church. Dr. L. J. Morin was a visitor in Worcester Sunday. 3 P. A. Pendleton of Attleboro was a Fitts Jones of Hebron spent Satur- day in this city. Clarence Foster was in Colchester Saturday on business. Patrick Dunlevy of this city is a vatient in a Hartford hospital. William Cotter of Boston is spend- Ing a few days here with relatives. H. N. Nefl of New Britain is_visit- l;"\gflhl! parents, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Veil. Albert Richards of Hartford spent Saturday and Sunday here with friends. John B. Love of Webster, Mass., spent Sunday at the home of James McGlone, of Park street. Ashley D. Barrows of Hartford is visiting' his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Barrows of Church street. John Fahey of New London has been the guest of his mother, Mrs. Bridget Fahey, of Jackson street. Timothy McNamara and daughter of Palmer, Mass, arq spending a few days here with Mr. McNamara's sis- ters. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Cotter of Boston are guests of Mr. Cotter’s par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cotter of Park street. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Comstock of Norwigh are entertaining Mr. Com- stock’ sister, Miss Martha Mathieu of Union street. JEWETT CITY Town Had 118 Birthe, 44 Marriages and 65 Deaths During 1915—Tracy-John- ston Epgagement Annpunced—Other Social Affairs. ' ‘The vital statistics fof 1915 as filed with Town Clerk Welsh show 118 births ——63 males and 59 females. The largest number of births was in October, when there were 16. There were 44 mar- riages registered, 39 in town and § out- side, the certificates being returnable to this town. There were 55 deaths. From chronic endocarditis 1, tubercular meningitis 2, cerebral hemorrbage 2, chronic cancer of liver 1, cirrohsis of liver 3, tuberculosis 4, capillary bron- critis 4, scarlet fever 1, nephritis 1, burns 1, bronchitis 3, tubercular hip Joint disease 1, arthritis deformans 1, convulsion 1, pernicious anemia 1, pulmonary edema 1, uraenmic disease of brains, meningitis 1, fracture of skull 1, pneumonia 8, intestinal ob- drowning 5, diarrhoea and enteritis 1, arterio sclerosis 1, heart disease 1, rickets 1, accidental morphine poisoning 1, dla- betes 1, injury to hand 1, uraemic coma {. glandular sarcoma of neck 1, tetanus Tracy-Johnston Engagement An- nounced. Mrs. J. H. Tracy entertained a party of young ladies at her home from 3 to 6 Saturday afternoon, announcing_the engagement of her daughter, Mias Marian Knight Tracy, to John Robert Johnston of Hartford. After a social time spent in sewing and playing games, the guests were invited to the dining room. The color scheme was red, a large bowl of dark red carna- tions and maidenhair ferns being the table centerpiece. At each place was a spray of carnations and maidenhair ferns, and a diminutive red heart as the place card. From the cards ex- tended red ribbons to a large red bell suspended over the center of the table. The guests drew from the bell favors which proved to be betrothal cards. Red streamers-extended to the sides of the room, where the lights were con- cealed by colored shades. Supper was served, Mrs. Tracy being assisted by Mrs. Ida B. Ladd, Mrs. Charles E. Spicer and Mrs. E. H. Hiscox. The guests were Dr. Norman Boston, Misses Mae Chandler of New Bedford, Florine Scofield of Norwich, Marian Johnson, Marguerite Bliss, Nellle Franklin, Lucile Stetson, Mary McNicol, Florence Thatcher and Mrs. H. C. Webster. Given Surprise Party. Miss Pearl Rock was given a surprise party Friday evening by Misses Alice Gilbert, Blanche Jodoin, Josie Cotter, Agnes Brickley, Sadie Thompson, Alice Moore and James Dolan, Leslie Hyde, Andrew 'McNicol, Everett Hiscox, Jr., Henry Bottomley and Robert Olsen. Her friends gave her a handsome brooch and served refreshments. Miss Robertson Entertains on Birthday Isabella M. Robertson gave a party to a few of her friends on her 14th birthday Saturday afternoon from 2 to 5. The following were present: Edith . Howe, Ruth E. Robertson, Edna A. Sharkey, Venna L. Robertson, Grace A. Sharkey, Fornettia M. Robertson, Irene L. Stewart, George E. Robertson, Ruth M. Cathcart, Irene M. Robertson, Bea- trice L. Cathcart, Isabella M. Robert- son, Samuel P. Cathcart, Margaret L. Jordan, Hattie B. Fields, Nellie E. Fields, Raymond J. Thatcher, Ellen R. Prior, Kathleen G. McCarthy. Miss Robertson received numerous gifts. Heard and Seen. John Jacobs is to be employed In Cranston, R. L, and will move his fam- ily there in the spring. Mr. Jacobs has been the pilanist for the moving pic- tures at Finn's Opera house for two years. The Misses Moore of 'Webster spent Sunday in_town. Miss S. K. Adams was in charge of the md:r room at Slater library Sunday afternoon. John Blake, Jr., closed his labors at the Jewett City greenhouses Sunday and enters the employ of Finn Bros. Tracy of visitor with friends in town Saturday. This is the day on which hundreds of cotton mill operatives in factories here and hereabouts begin to work for an advanced scale of wages. Assisting at Willimantic Exchange. Miss Elizabeth Dunn of the force of operators at the local telephone ex- change is assisting the force at Willi- mantic this week. Ninety-eight Marriages. Ninety-eight marriages in Kiliingly during 1915 are shown by the records at the town clerk’s office. Game and fish protectors are keep- ing close tabs on ice fishermen to see that they do not take short length pickerel. The protectors are especially vigilant in the East Killingly section. For the first time in a month Dan- felson's streets are practically free of ice, and there is now some safety in walking. The heavy rain of Saturday night made the clean-up. Norwich Man to Instruct Choir. It is practically arranged that Hugh Kinder of Norwich will give a course of instruction in -singing to the mem- bers of the choir of St. James' church. ‘There was special music by the choir at the Sunday evening service at the Methodist church, the sermon being by the pastor, Rev. E. A. Legg. By again defeating Tourtellotte High school at North Grosvenordale, Killing- ly High school's basketball team clings closely to the Putnam team, league leaders, and as yet undefeated. Sunday witnessed a stiffening up of the ice on bodies of water hereabouts from which the ice supply Danielson is to use next summer was being har- vested. Saturday’'s thaw put an end to operations for a time. It is hoped to ®et the remainder of the crop this week. Changes in Patrol Arrangement. On account of the illness of Chief Michael Grimshaw, it has been neces- sary to make changes in the patrol ar- rangement, and Patrolman John Me- }"firl&nd was on duty Saturday even- ng. Danielson chapter of the O. E. S. gave a supper in the hall of Moriah lodge, A. F. and A. M, Saturday even- ing that was attended by a consider- able number and was very much of a success. Bishop Suffragan E. Campion Ache- son of the Episcopal diocese of Con- necticut showed himself interested in one of the newest of fields of endaevor in this section on his recent visit, when he accompanied Reyv. James H. George, J., into the farming district of Fash entuck to attend an afternoon service at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Willis H. Shippee. Deep Mud on Roads. The mud of Saturday put many an automobile in this section temporarily out of business. Off the state high- ways there were few cars that could do better than ge tstalled in the heavy going, the worst of the winter. OBITUARY. Miss Jane Barstow. Saturday night at the home in East Killingly where she was born 78 years ago, and has since lived, Miss Jane Barstow dled, the last of the older generation of a family that has lived in Killingly for more than a century. Louis Barstow of East Killingly is a nephew of the deceased. FUNERALS. Mrs. Cora D. Strang. Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the undertaking rooms of A. F. Wood on Mechanic street funeral services for Mrs, Cora D. Strang were_ conducted by Rev. H. N. Brown of the Pentecostal church, which Mrs. Strang attended before leaving Danielson nine years ago. Mrs. Strang died at the Norwich state hospital, where she had been a patient for a number of years. Burial was in Westfleld cemetery. Members of her family acted as bearers. Mrs. James Copeland. At Brooklyn Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock funeral services for Mrs. James Copeland were conducted at her home by Rev. George F. Genung, D. D., of the Brooklyn Baptist church. Mrs. Cope- land died suddenly in Brooklyn. Burial was in_the South cemetery at Brook- lyn. The bearers were E. E. Allen, Oscar F. Atwood, C. G. Lawton and Irving Chapman. A. F. Wood was the funeral director. . James J. Caffery. Rev. M. J. Ginet, M. 8., was cele- brant at St. James’ church Saturday morning of a requiem high mass at the funeral services for James J. Caf- fery, auxiliary clerk at the postoffice for- the past , the funeral being held from his home in Elmville. Many relatives and friends attended the ser- vice. The bearers were Louis Woisard and Barl Winslow, clerks at the post- office, George Kent, John Dwyer, James Caffery and Daniel J. Dwyer. Burial was in St. James’ cemetery. There were many beautiful Ppleces. Louis E. Kennedy was the funeral director. Mrs. Lorenzo M. Kennedy. At the Dayville hotel, of which her son is proprietor, funeral services for Mrs. Mary Jane Kennedy, widow of Lorenzo M. Kennedy, were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock by Rev. Charles A. Downs. The bearers were James Walker, Charles E. Ayer, Fred- erick Miller and W, D. Cogswell. Burial was in Dayville cemetery. L. E. Ken- nedy was funeral director. Thomas Burns. - ‘The funeral of Thomas Burns, § months old son of Mr. and Mrs. John BRIDGEPORT SPEAKERS COMING. J. N. Standish and Paul Chapman Will the bullding and loan committee of the Commerce. bas they will say anything, that they have no griev- Ance against the company. It is known a number of the men belonged to the unions in Boston, but had been for non-payment of fines of a hundred dollars for some in- | fraction of the by-laws. Finding the Pelipse company was running an shop, they sought and received em- ployment. This the unions learned and have offered to remit the fines, rein- state the men in the unions and pay them wages until employment is found f Boston. refuge in one of the pro- prietor’s homes, returned to‘Boston on the evening train Friday. stated that they would a:t' return_to Several work, but it is number expected of them will, probably the majority. Mr. Price, one of the proprietors, says that the factory will open this (Mon- éay) morning and will continue to run and ’lhll he will have help here to run it Explain Merits of Building and Loan Association. Lawyer M. H. Gelasler, chairman of Putnam Chamber of received word from J. N. Standish and Paul Chapman, both of Bridgeport, that they will gladly come to Putnam on the evening of Feb. 3@ to address a mass meeting of citizens of building and loan associations. Both are men of many years' experience in building and loan associations members of the state league of aseo- ciations. Mr. Chapman Putnam. His father, Rev. A. P, Chap- man. was at that time rector of St. on the subject once lived in |’ Philip’s Eniscopal church. He was one of the town's most influential citi- zens, was- chairman of the town school | town. board and the founder of the Putnam public library. He left Putnam in 1888 to take a pastorate in the vicinity of Bridgeport. The committee in stirring up enthusiasm over the forthcoming mass meeting and it is hoped that there will be enough pledges for shares to insure the immediate formation of an association in Putnam. - No Surgical Operation Probable. ‘Word is received from Health Officer Dr. Omer LaRue, who was taken to St. Vincent’s hospltal last Wednesday night, that it is thought that an opera- tion will not be neceseary. The doctor will remain at the hospital for treat- ment. Pension for Mrs. John C. Lewis. Mrs. Susan Lewis, 82 years old, of Railroad street, has been granted a widow's pension. Her husband, John C. Lewis, was a member of a Massa- chusetts regiment of heavy artillery during the Civil war. KILLINGLY—PUTNAM Leading in Quinebaug Valley High School League—Finals to Be Played Feb. 19. ‘The Quinebaug Valley High School Basketball league, comprising teams from Webster, North Grosvehordale, Putnam, Killingly and Plainfield, will end its season the 19th of next month. It now seems certain that the finals will be played off between Killingly | and Putnam, as nothing else in the league can touch them. The superiority of Putnam over other teams was dem- | onstrated in the one-eided game which Putnam won from Plainfield Friday night. Putnam has games with Webster and North Grosvenordale on Putnam'’s floor and with Killingly and Plainfield on their floors. Killingly has games with Plainfield and Webster and Putnam on the Killingly floor. Uniess the unexpected happens, Kil- lingly and Putnam will win their games and the showdown will come when the two teams meet for the deciding game Feb. 19th. Both teams have won from every other team, but Putnam won from Killingiy, which gives P. H. S. a lead of one game. If Killingly wins from Putnam on Killingly's floor, it will cause a tie which will have to be played off. The league standing to date follows: Standing. ‘Won. Lost. Putnam .. . w8 [ Killingly e 5 1 Webster 1 3 Piainfeld . - 0 2 North Grosvenordale ° 4 MANY WORKERS— HOMES LACKING. ' With Wage Advance and Industfial Boom, Employes Cannot Find Rents Enough. Beginning this (Monday) morning, every textile manufacturing plant in Putnam will have its wage schedule on a 5 per cent. increase basis. The lants where the increase takes effect gor the firet time this week are the Putnam Manufacturing company, the. Waterman Worsted company and the Putnam Woolen company. idngw-n.‘ ern Connecticut s experi the greatest era of industrial activity in| its_history. ‘The most serious aspect in the sit- uation is as to where the extra help that will be necessary when installed machinery | in the new additions of running night and already day will continue on this 24-hour uho,uh. Burns, was held from their home in unday. .__Burial was at ‘auregan. L. E. Kennedy was in the funeral arrangements. bl s 4 i the guest of her brother, Thomas S. Clark, on South Main street Friday. John H. Shermean of Norwich was in of Waterbury v at street for a by the iliness of his Enoch B. Crandall of New Lo ‘was calling on friends day. ‘William H. Bat Friday. L. Tammenbaum his home on Main days, called here wife. in their rooms Sati cward Siebert of was a caller in Mr. and Mrs. urday. Friday. o Richard guests of relatives in Cheshire Should’'t Be Postponed. Debate on the method by is to be attainea should not mitted to operate as an ashington Star. Bridgeport.—The winter quarters of Barnum & Balley’s circus in Bridge- port has a new baby le, born last girafl week to Mary, a highly prized and is valued at $10,000. ‘baby.