Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 17, 1916, Page 5

Entertain TURKEYS, ......n DUCK, bb. ... PHILA. CHICKEN, b. . 32¢c BROILERS, Ib. GUINEAS, - King Oranges Tangerd Peate Egg Plant Pineapples, Cleumbars Oranges Tomatoe: Florida’ Navats | Lottuce itz les icory Rome Appies Celers Oyster Plant Greening Apples et Delicious Apples Wine Sap Apples. | New Potatoes Strawberries Sweet_Onions Spinach New Beets AND EVERYTHING THAT IS GOOD TO EAT SOMERS Ernest E. Bullard VIOLIN TEACHER All String Instruments Violi For appointments address E. E£. BULLARD, Bliss Place, Nor- wich, Conn. ed P s sold on easy terms DR.SHAHAN, Specialist on Diseases of the BLOOD AND STOMACH. Rheumatism (including Neuritis), Skin Troubles, Bloody Sputum, Run: down Conditions, Premature ~Aging, Hardening of the Arteries. Culture treatment only for Blood diseas Simple and reliable prevention of Ty- phoid, Rabies and Lockjaw. Hotrs: 10-11 a. m.; 2-4 and 7-8 p. m. No outside visits, after § p. m. After a thorough ex- amination of your eyes— so that we know their exact needs—we make you a pair of Glasses ex- actly adopted to those re- quirements. We select the most becoming styles for you and guarantee satisfaction. THEPLAUT-CADDENCO. Opticians and Lense Grinders 144 Main Street NO CATALOG We consider every order for a Monu- ment as a special problem to be solved only after considering the lot and its surroundings, so we do not offer the usual line of “standard” designs. Our Booklet shows a number of Monuments we have erected and will give you an idea of the quality of our work. It is free upon request. The Charles A. Kuebler Co. Established in 1884 At 39-41 'Franklin Street Frederick T. Bunce Expert Piano and Player Piano Tuning and Repairing Scratched (:rc:{;"‘:dfi"' .l restored 38 FRANKLIN STREET. Phone 1214-3. Nerwich. Conn. DR. ALFRED RICHARDS DENTIST Thayer Building, Room 305 Telerhone 488-2 Corns, Bunions and Ingrowin Toe Nails treated without paim: Comfort assured. Shampooing, Manicuring, Sealp Treatment and Facial Massage, Switches made from your comb- 5. KATHERINE LANZ Room 22, Shannon Buflding Tel. 743-3. (Take Elevator) 'MRS. RAYMOND OSBURN SOPRANO Teacher of Singing Pupil of Henschel, oraterioi Giraudet, opera; Floridia, Néw York's greatest exponent of the ItaMan method, ~ Avail- able for Conceris, Recitals, Musicals and Oratotio. Norwich Studle, 821 Main St., Thursdays. Residence, 358 Mohegan Ave., New London, Conn. Phone 1270. DR.R.J.COLLINS DENTIST - 42¢ —— Norwich, Thursday, Feb. 17, 1916. —_ VARIOUS MATTERS Light motor vehicle lamps at 5.52 today. Comtort Circle of the King's augh- ters will celebrate the eighteenth an- niversary of its organization today. It is noted that at the New London Charity ball, Miss Blizabeth -Lane of Norwich wore pink chiffon and lace. The_annual meeting of the Connec- ticut Daughters of Founders and Pa- triots is to be held in Bridgeport Feb. 26. A member of out-door - :mrka;’: are laining o -bitten fingers nd cars, as the Tesult of Tuesdsy's cold. ‘Wednesday afternoon the Farther Lights of the Central Baptist church met with Ethel P. Adams of Gardner Court. The tax collector will be at the drug store of George M. Rathbone, West Side, today, from 11 a. m. to 1 p. m. to recefve personal taxes.—adv. Wednesday morning’s temperature was 8 degrees higher than that on Tuesday morning, when it was 16 de- grees below zero at Trading Cove. The flag at Buckingham Memorial is at half mast since the announce- ment of the death of Joseph C. Worth, who was a member of the Citizens’ Corps. At Niantic Miss Della Tribble died Tuesday morning at the home of Mrs. Nehemiah Gates on Pennsylyania ave- nue. She had been ill for several months. Historical clippings are being con- stantly added to the useful and prac- tical scrapbook presented the Society of the Founders of Norwich by Wil- liam C. Gilman. Local members of the Putnam Pha- lanx have been notified that the 58th annual banquet of the battalion will be held at the Hartford club Tuesday evening, Feb. 22. A former Norwich artist, Gustave Adolph Hoffmen of Rockville, gave a lecture on Etching at the meeting of the Hartford Arts and Crafts Club, Wednesday evening. A petition has been presented in congress from the W. C. T. U. of Moodus, South Coventry, Naugatuck, Thomaston and New Britain favoring federal censorship of films. Senator George P. McLean has pre- sented petitions of the United Work- ers of Norwich and citizens of Mid- dletown and Norwich, favoring the #*Keating-Owen child labor bill. Among _the _thirteen hearings held before Secretary of State Burnes at Hartford Tuesday was that of William Yares, Rockville, who obtained a license when under age, automobile Under fhe provisions of a law passed by the last general assembly, which became effective on Jan. 1 of this year, nearly all of the schools in Connecticut have begun teaching citi- zenship. About 200 women, members of the State Federation of Women's clubs, assembled in Hartford Tuesday for the annual luncheon of the federation. Mrs. James R. Bolton of New Haven presided. Mrs. George R. Atha, wife of the pastor of the Groton Heights Baptist church, who fractured her arm sev- eral days ago when she slipped on the icy pavement, has the injured arm in a plaster cast. The interstate commerce commis- sion will conduct a hearing on all questions relating to interstate trol- ley rates on the Groton and Stoning- ton trolley road March 10 at Mystic, commencing at 10.30 a. m, The Old Lyme Country club will lo- cate its grounds on a tract of land not far from the Lyme and Black Hall railroad station, partly on what is known as Johnny Cake Hill and partly on the level plain below the hill, Members of Broadway Church Mis- sionary society are returning pieces of finished work to Red Cross head- quarters and Wednesday the Misses Sayles brought in a number of T. bandages which they had completed. Tuesday was prompt day for goods bought at New Yori’s first auction sale of furs, conducted by the New York Fur Auction Sales Corporation and which has greatly helped the de- mand for pelts throughout the coun- try. Mrs. Katherine A. Tripp, 59, wife of Nehemiah A. Tripp of Essex, who died at a private hospital in Hartford on Monday, is survived by her husband, two sons and four sisters, one of the sisters being Mrs. Jerome Palmer of Stoninston. Wednesday morning Mrs. Eben Learned was in charge of the Red Cross room, Miss Mazie V. Caruthers having charge during the afternoon. More money for material is needed, as the many willing workers have noth- ing much to cut or sew. Fifteen attended Trinity Methodist Ladies’ Aid soclety tea, held Wed- nesday at the home of Mrs. Frank H. Allen, Williams street. After sew- ing and planning for conference, Mrs. John E. Warner setved tea, Mrs. Clark C. Homwell assisting Mrs, sAllen in serving. The sixth annual exhibition of the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts is attracting a large number of art lov- ers to Hartford. . Among the land- scapes admired is The Hay Wain, by Matilda Brown, and among marines, A Blow From the Northwest, by Guy C. Wigglns, both of the Lyme artists’ colony. SPECIAL DISPENSATION FOR LOCAL MOOSE LODGE. Will Hold Big Class Initiation on Sun~ day, April 9th. Norwich, Conn., lodge, No. 950, L. O. O. M., has had s0 many inquirles since the closing of the charter as to when it would be opened again, that the lodge officials have applied for a spe- cial dispensation to initiate for one day only, and the date has been set for Sunday, April 9th. Present indications point to a large class of candidates. Academy Bible Class Social. The members of the Academy Bible class of the Y. M. C. A. with their young lady friends held a social at the association building on Wednesday evening. After enjoying a brief mu- sical programme in the lobby, the young people went to' thé gym, where various games were played. Moving pictures in -the hall followed, and at the close of the evening refreshments were served in the lobby. During the evening there were“selections by Reg- inald Ashby, Cornet, Gale Noyes, pi- ano, and George Mullen, violin. There was also selections on an Edison dia- mond disc phonograph. Boys' Secre- tary J. Harold Ely was in general Ross MoGrath has been in New York on a business trip. Edwin B. Miner of Norwich was a business. caller in Mystic Tuesday. T. H. Galligan of Norwich has been on a brief business trip to New York. Miss Mt Chapman of Pendleton Hill has besn the Euest of triends in Norwich. F. 1. Rogers of Norwich attended the charity ball in New London Tues- day evening. Mrs, Everett Howitt, of Lebanon spent Wednesday with Miss Bila V. Davoll of Norwich. Bdwin Pedee of Norwich is spend- ing the winter at the home of Miss Bessle Wilbur at Pendleton Hill County Agent F. C. Warner of the New London County Improvement league attended a county agents’ con= ference in Hartford on Monday. Mr. August Vallin of Boswell ave- nue, left Wednesday morning for Springfield, Mass., where he has ac- cepted a position’ with the Westing- house Arms Co. James L. Case, president of the local Y. M. C. A, and Mrs. Case and Edwin Hil, generai secretary of the local as- sociation, attended the dedication of the new Y. M. C. A. building in New London Wednesday evening. Dr. John Aldrich of New York is visiting_his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James M. Aldrich, of Westerly, having gone down from Norwich after at- tending the funeral of his wife, who was Mary Perkins of Norwich. TWO NORWICH MEN IN PATENT LIST Lawrence Benson Invents Cranking Device and Bernard Hausheer a Cap Soldering Machine. The list of patents issued to Con- necticut inventors, réported by Frank H. Allen, follows: Andersen, Lauritz W., Waterbury, reflector connection; Lawrence Benson, Norwich, cranking Qevice; Thomas F. Dexter, New Pres- ton, automatic relief device for steam radiators: George W. Donning, Stam- ford, engine; George W. Donning, Stamford, machine for treating trees; Maxmilian Fuchs, Stamford, metal re- ducing machine; Hugo E. Griehaber, New London, submarine boat; Freder- ick A.| Hart, Hartford, clutch; De nard Hausheer, Norwich, cap solder- ing machive; Walter W. Holmes, W terbury, educational dev H. Legate, Hartford, mai tors; David N. Marwicj, New Britain, scrap bunding machine; Mettler, par, New Haven, drinking cup; David Petri, Bridgeport, _typographic ma- chine; Clarence D. Bridzeport, in- closed switch construction; George E. Prentice, New Britain, hose supporter, stud and joop:; Joseph Saachs, Hart- ford, carbureter; Henry L. Smith, Wa- terbury, blank holding spindle; Henry L. Smith, Waterbury, lead mechan- ism for wood screw machines; Wil- liam S. Thomson, Plantsville, screw driver and similar tool; Arthur M. Waitt, Sharon, car door. APPOINTED TO NEW LONDON Ensign and Mrs. E. W. Wilbur, For- merly of Norwich, Get New Assign- ment. Ensign and Mrs. Wilbur, formerly of Norwich, haye received orders from headquarters to proceed to New Lon- don by Feb. 23. During 1906 as Capt. Wilbur and wife, they were in charge of the lacal work of the Salvation Army at New London, and during three years' stay in Norwich, Ensign and Mrs. Wilbur_assisted Capt. Al- bert Wilbur_at New London. The coming to New London affords the ensien and family great pleasure be- cause of the homelike association of Norwich and the possible privilege of meeting cld friends. Mrs. Walton Luther Wood (Carrie Viola Wilbur) expects to visit her parents at New London early in March before taking up spring ap- pointments preaching and will assist her father, Ensign Wilbur, during her brief stay. County League Meeting Two county league meetings have been arranged for Saturday, and at both meetings F. C. Warner, agent of the New London County Improvement league, is to be the speaker, At 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon there is to be a meeting in Scotland road hall. The subject is to be Co-operative ‘Buying. This meeting has been ar- ranged by C. P. Bushnell, a director of the league, and A. W. Lillibridge, an assistant director. At 8 o'clock Saturday evening there ‘will be a meeting in Grange hall, Pres- ton City. The talk to be given by Mr. ‘Warner will be on the same topic. The latter meeting has been arranged by Director E. P. Barnes. Shop Talk at Cutlery. Hev. Joel B. Slocum, D.D., Tuesday noon addressed the men of the In- ternational Silver company at the Y. M. C. A. shop meeting. Rev. Dr. Slo- cum gave a forcible discourse on the Price of a Man. Among some of the things he sald were: Every man has a price. Some men go cheap—dirt cheap, and occasionally you will find a man who can’t be bought. I am inclined to think that there are a larger number of such men than we realize. There were about 50 men in attend- ance and Mrs. George T. Lord and Dr. Slocum sang duets. Mrs. Lord was also heard in an excellently rendered solo. Met With Accident. On Sunday evening Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Jacobsen of Norwich Town met with an accident which luckily did not result seriously. They were returning from Willington in their au- tomobile’ and in_turning out for an- other car rear Yantic the machine in Which they were riding turned over. Mr. and Mrs. Jacobsen were badly shaken up but received no serious in- juries. The car was not badly dam- aged. —_— Committed to State Hospital. Hilliard Bruce of this city, well known in newspaper circles, was com- mitted to the Norwich state hospital by Jddge Nelson J. Ayling in the pro- bate court Wednesday morning. Mr. Bruce was committed on the applica- tion of his mother. He admitted at the hearing that he had often felt like making away with himself. Mr. Bruce has been under temporary restraint at the hospital for the past week. Lumber Dealers’ Annual Discussion of trade conditlons, means for increasing the usefulness of the as- sociation, presentation of reports and election of officers were on the pro- gramme for the 24th annual conven- tion held in New Haven Tuesday of the Lumber Dealers’ association of Connecticut. Delegatés were present from all parts of the state. The an- nual dinner concluded the gathering. Helping Hands’ Supper. The Helping Hands held a successful baked bean supper at the Spiritual academy on Park street Wednesday from 5 to 7 p. m. There were pretty valentine favors for the diners. Mrs. Gertrude Tootill was in of the subpper. % general charge | MUNIGIPAL LIGHT How Those in watt Hour. In Norwich and in several other places where the news is served by ‘The Bulletin there is intense interest in regard to the rates and conditions in regard to the rates d for electricity for light and power, to- gether with the cost of produetion. The Bulletin sent a representative to Boston to get statistics concerning the municipal owned electrical plants in the sister state of Massachusetts, and some interesting statistics were obtained, in the main through the board of electric and gas commission. ers of the state, who have jurisdic- tion over municipally owned as well as privately owned electric plants. Bastd on the latest annual returns made to the commissioners and published in 1915, The Bul- letin presents a table showing the cost per kilowatt at the several munici- pal plants, of which there are 37 in Massachusetts and 18 of them pur- chase all the current from private corporatiors. This table follows: Massachusetts Are Run With Rates for Light and Power—Half of Them Purchase Current From Pri- vate Corporations—Amount Produced and Cost of Pro- duction in Comparison With Norwich—Qosh Per Kilo- PLANT METHODS counts as for lighting except when the consumption is 100 or more k. w. a month, when the rate is 10 cents net. Total length of wire 637,718 feet. Boylston—For light: 12 cents a k. w. h. Minimum monthly charge $1. No_wiring or free renewals. For Power: 8 cents net, if on sep- arate meter from lighting. Total length of wire 167,380 feet. Braintree—For _Light: Minimum charge $9 a year. ing or _freo renewals. For Power: § cents net to 5 cents net, according to quantity used. For cooking: 4 cents a k. w. h. in daytime only. Total length of wire 792,710 feet. Chicopee—For Light: 12 cents gross to 4 cents net, according to monthly consumption, and discount of 20 per cent, if pald within 30 days. Mun- mum charge of 50 cents a month. No wiring. Free renewal of carbon lamp; Mazda lamps at cost. Total 10__ cents. No wir- for of its & k. w. hourly use 1.3 cents for e hourly use. Min- of 50 cents with discount of § cents for payment by 9th of month. Contract: From $2.50 a month for 2-10 ampere to $13.50 for 1 3-4 am- pere for 16 hour power. Total length of wire, 1,619,271 Hudson—F3r light: 13 1-2 cents gross, less discount of 25 per cent. for Payment within 16 days, and 15 per cent. for payment within 25 days. For power: 3.8 cents gross to 2.40 Eross, less discount of 10 per cent. for prompt payment, according to h. p. Insgallation and monthly consumption, or cooking and heating: 5 cents gross and discount 3f 20 per cent. for payment by 15th of month. Total length of wire, 780,687. Hull—For light: 20 cents met. To yearly customers a discount of 25 per cent. For a gross bill of $50 or more a month a discount of 20 per cent. Any customer using electricity the entire year at a voltage of 2,200 to 2,300, metered at this voltage, and the de: partment not furnishing any apparatus h. p. average 750 h. p. ave imum monthly TELLS CHARACTER OF WOMEN BY HAIR Novel Method Adopted by Enthusiast on Hair Culture Causes Discussion Show me a woman with fascinating. hair, an immaculate scalp free from dandruff and an abundance of her own hair, -and I can usually show you & careful woman with a home spotiessly clean and a husband whose life is one of comfort and contentment. On the other hand—, well, the less said the better. Of course, there are exceptions that prove the rule, sald the speaker, who by the way is a man that conceived the idea of producing a beneficlal preparation for women' e combining ingredients that| not only make it radiantly beautiful | and fi-chlu:lnl[‘,.‘l;ut l'efreu shes and in- Vigorates the roots so as to pro- ' mote an abundant growth of healthy hair and at the same time banishes every trace of dandruff. So_uniformly successful is this de- lightful preparation now known as Parisian Sage, that there is probably not one druggist in the United States that does not guarantee it to give the fullest measure of satisfaction or money back, Lee & Osgood have scores of women they supply regularly | with Parisian Sage, and the cost is trifiing. FAREWELL BANQUET FOR HERMAN SEARS Leaves Employment of Plaut-Cadden Co. to Become Part Owner in Lahn Furniture Ce. s The employes of the Plaut-Cadden Co., tendered a banquet to Herman Sears in the Wauregan house, Wed- nesday evening. Mr. Sears, who has left the employ of the company after 13 years of faithful service, has en- tered the Lahn Furniture Co. becom- ing a part owner, He at one time was employed in the job room of The Bulletin, soing with Plaut-Cadden Co., when they conducted their cld store on Main street. At 9.30 o'clock twenty in all sat down at the dining tabie with R. C. by e 1 Kimbatt, Adelards ltwh:‘;: y G. im) elarde - nest Spross, Abraham Curland = end Stephen Hall. The menu: Delicious Buzzard Bay Oysters With some Crisp Celery Onion Soup, au_Gratinee Shining Trout from Willow Brook With _Fine Herbs a la_Mariniere Spaghettl, Special Sauce With ' Vegetables An English Pheasant in a Cocotte Roasted to perfection, with _some Winekraut steeped in Moselle Wine Sweet Potatoes from the Sunny South Solid Discs of Sweetness Tender Green Peas au Beurre A little Fruit, Blended with Spices and Nuts aaintily served upon Crisj Lettuce “Auf Wiedersehn™ Massachusetts *Ashburnham *Belmont .. *Boylston Braintree .. Chicopee .. Concord Danvers ... *Georzetown *Groton *Groveland *Hingham *Holden Holyoke . Hudson Hull . Ipswich *Littleton Mansfield Marblehead Merrimac Middleborough North Attleboro *Norwood . *Princeton Readin Sterling Taunton *Templeton Wakefield Wellesley *West Boy *Westfield Middleton Total - *—Current bought. Interest ... Total .... 38,683 b—(Gas-Electric Co’s 1-2 of total Norwich k. w. h. 2,707,185 being available. report TABLE SHOWING AMO! UNT PRODUCED AND COST OF PRODUCTION Total k. w. h. Cost per Interest Cost per Gen. and bsht. Oper.Ex. k. w. h. and Dep. Total Ex. k. w. h. 33,390 34,987 3997 $5,984 412319 2,203 28,697 < 17,630 676 4 570,341 5,038 & 15,895 - 11,899 - 8,489 0586 20680 0469 0519 0340 0142 4 64,640 14,115,400 5,622 1,083 20,136 31,885 © 39172 —Holyoke depreciation $20,333 (3 per cent. on $677,782) ¥ = T 18,350 (Estimates 1-2 of total gas and electricity. interest and depreciation used) Manufac. Cost per Total Expense k. w. h. Expenses $37,539.98 0138 $69,204.15 NORWICH FOR NINE MONTHS ENDING APRIL 30, 1915. Total Ex. Cost per ine. dep. k. w.h. 586,380 .0319) The cost per kllowatt hour in the Massachusetts table is based on total expenses, no detail reports te. “Fhe figures n the Norwich plant are for nine months only, the perlod covered In the commis- sioners’ report and show the actual cost for that period; and also the cost as figured from the Massachusetts in comparison—Massachusetts for a full year and Norwich for 9 months, THE MASSACHUSETTS METHOD OF MUNICIPAL PLANTS What#ls the City Getting for the Money Raised for the Plant by Tax- ation?. The statutes of Massachusetts relat- ing_to municipal light plants pre- scribes that the excess of the estl- mated annual expenses, including the gross expense of operatiom, mainte- nance and repair, interest on the debt created to pay for the plant, depre- ciation, sinking fund or debt require- ments, and_loss in the operation of the plant during the preceding year over the estimated income from sales to private consumers shall be included in _the annual _appropriations for maintenance and in the tax levy. For this excess, which it must thus raise by taxation, the city or town receives the street, and in some cases, the public_building lighting. In some instances eiectricity fur- nished public buildings is metered charged at the same rate as to gri- vate consumers, and paid out of other appropriations in the same man- ner as though the plants were pri- vately owned. In other instances also specific appropriations are made for street lighting presumably with the number and type of lamps to be supplied in view. For these reasons, it iy desirable to know from the standpoint of the city or town, as a municipal corporation, what it is getting for the money raised for the plant by taxation, and on a Dbasis comparable with the cost to it of lishting its buildings and streets if served by a privately owned plant. Such information can only be obtain- ed by estimating the electricity used in public buildings when not meas- ured, and computing the cost per street lamp based on the average number of lights used per day and apportioned between the different types of lamps according to the eper- £y theoretically necessary to supply them. For all its_expenditure the muni- cipality (in Massachusetts) receives only its street lighting and the in- come from its commercial business, and the cost of the former to the city or town is the difference between such income and the entire cost of carrying on the business. Obviously such cost is effected by the profit or loss in the cost commercial lighting. With the exception of Middleborough, all other municipal plants producing their own current are operated by steam, while Middleborough utilizes water as well as steam power. THE RATES CHARGE AND DISCOUNTS ALLOWED And Other Interesting Details of Mu- nicipally Owned Plants. Here are given the rates, the dis- counts and general conditions for light, power, heat and cooking, with some speciai contracts of the muni- cipally owned electric plants of Mas- sachusetts: Ashburnham—For light: 10 cents net a k. w. h. for first 300 k. w. h. a month, 9 cents net for 301 to 500 k. w. h. a _month, and § cents for all over 300 k. w. h. a month. Minimum monthly charge $1. No wiring. No free renewals. For Powel 9 cents net. Minimum charge 50 cents a horsepower. Total lensth of wire 190,500 feet. Belmont—For light, 14 cents gross, with discount of 20 per cent. if paid before 15th of month, or within 10 Tays of date of bill. 'Arc lamps $75 a month on moonlight schedule. Mini- mum monthly charge $1. Free renew- als of carbon lamps. For Power: Same rates and dis- length of wire 1,033,710 feet. Concord—For light: 9 cents net. Minimum charge 75 cents a month. An additional charge of 1 cent a k. W. h. made on all lighting bills in ex- cess of the minimum rate, and 10 ‘per cent. on all lighting bills at the min- imum rate if not paid on or before the 15th of the month. For power: 5 cents net. An addi- tional charge of 10 per cent. on_bills not pa?id by 15th of month. Mini- mumh charge $1 a month for 1 h. p. or less, and 20 cents a month for each added h. p. For cooking and heating: 2 cents net a k. w. h., 10 per cent. ad- dition on_ bills not paid by 15th of month. Minimum charge 75 cents a month, No wiring. Carbon lamps renewed free; Mazda lamps at cost. Lensth of wire 1,142,150 feet. Danvers—For light: cents gross a k. w. h, with discount of 1 cent a k. w. h. if paid in 10 days. Minimum charge 50 cents a month. Lamp re- newals free. For power: 10 cents net. for motors of less than 5 h. p. For motors of 5 h. p. or more, § cents net to $1.65 net, according to h. p. of motor and monthly consumption. Minimum charge $2 a month. Total length of wire 1,142,150. Georgetown—For 1light: 18 cents gross, less discount of 6 cents for payment within 10 days. Minimum, charge $9 a year. No wiring or lamp' renewals. For power: 12 cents gross a k. w. h., less discount of § cents a k. w. h. for payment within 10 days. Minimum charge $7.20 a year for horse power. Assets $24,189.74. Liabilities, $21,- 30481 Total length of wire, 266,967 eet. Groton—For light: 15 cents gross for first 40 k. w. h.,, 14 cents for 50 to 99, 13 cents for all over 100, net dis- count of 10 per cent. for payment within 10 days. Minimum charge 75 cents. a month. No wiring or lamp renewals. Total length of wire 255,- 367 feet. Groveland—TFor light: 12 Minimum charge $9 a year. ing, no free lamp renewal For power: 13 cents gross for first 10 k. w. h, and 6 cents for all over 10, with discount of 1 cent a k. w. h. for payment by 15th of month. Total length” of wire 296,730 feet. Hingham—For light: 10 cents net to yearly customers, 14 cents net to sum- mer residents. AMinimum charge of 50 cents a month. No wiring or free renewals. For power: 10 cents a k. w. h. in 24 hour service. To users of motors of less than 5 h. p. power not to be used between hours of 6 and 9 p. m., 7 cents a k. w. h, to users of 5 h. p. motors and over, power not to be used be- tween § and 9 p. m., 5 1-2 cents a k. w. h. Charging electric vehicles, cur- rent not to be used between 6 and 9 p. m., 7 cents. Minimum charge for motor and charging service $1 a month. To customers having a load of 8 h. p. or over, taking current direct from the high tension side of line and erect- ing their own installation, 2 1-2 cents a k w. h. Load may include a lim- ited number of lights, total load not to exceed 100 watts. Minimum charge for this service $10 a month. For cooking: 4 cents net. Mintmum charge $1 a month. Total length of wire, 1,082,753 feet. Holden—For light: 12 cents for first 100 k. w. h. and § cents for all over 100. Minfmum charge $1 a month. No wiring and no free lamp renewais. For power: 6 cents net. Total length of wire, 306,565 feet. Holyoke—For light: § cents gross, less discount of 2 cents for payment on or_before 10th of month. Flaming arcs, 5 cents extra a k. w. h. for main- tenance. Minimum charge 50 cents & cents net. No wir- beyond meter, with amount of capacity required in either July or August not exceeding the capacity required in any of the other ten months of the calen- dar year, and with a yearly consump- tion of 48,000 k. w. h., or more, will receive a discount of 68 3-4 per cent. Minimum charge of $5 a_meter year. Lamp renewals at cost. No wiring. For power: 6 cents net for current consumed in addition to a service charge of $30 a eeason or year for each k. w. of capacity required; this rate allows use at any time. Customers not using electricity from 7 a. m. to 12 midnight may use it at other times at 6 cents, witha minimum requirement of $5 a season or year. For cooking: 3 cents net, with a minimum charge of $5 a meter for season or year. Total length of wire, 825,734 feet. Ipswich—For lights: 12 cents gross, with discount of 10 per cent. Minimum monthly charge 50 cents. Wiring at cost plus 10 per cent. Lamp renewals free. Total length of wire, 450,331 Littleton—For light: 15 cents gross, with discount of 10 per cent. Minimum monthly charge 75 cents. Wiring at cost plus 10 per cent. No free lamp renewals. For power: 5.5 cents net for first 100 k. w. h. per k. w. of demand, and 4.5 cents a k. w. h. for all additional. This is on five year cantract with not less than 15 k. w. h. maximum demand. Minimum monthly charge $75. Total length of wire, 216,360 feet. Mansfield—For light: 13 cents gross to 8 cents a k. w. h, according to monthly consumption, less discount of 10_per cent. By comtract: 50 cents a month for each 16 c. p. lamp or its equivalent. Minimum monthly charge $1. No wir- ing or free renewal of lamps. For power: 7 cents gross to 2.6 cents according to quantity used, less dis- count of 10 per cent. in 15 days. Min- imum monthly charge of $i a, h. p. installed. Total lensth of wire, 418, 980 feet. Marblehead — For light: 13 cents gross, less 2 cents discount a k. w. h. Minimum monthly charge 50 cents, For power: 6 cents net to 3.1 cents, according to quantity used. Minimum monthly charge $2. For heating: 5 cents net. length of wire, 825,837 feet. Merrimac—For light: 20 cents gross, with discount of 25 per cent. on bills of $20 or less to 50 per cent. on bills of from $100 to $250 a year; on bills of over 3250 special rate. Minimum monthly charge $1. For power: To yearly consumers $21 a year for 250 k. . h. or less, for more than 250 a year § 1-3 cents gross to 4 cents, according to consumption. Dis- count of 10 per cent. to all customers for prompt payment. Total length of wire, 283,733 feet. Middl.b.mn?‘h——l"or lght: 15 cents gross, with discount of § to 30 per cent.,’ according to amount of monthly bill. " Minimum charge $12 a year. By contract: 3-4 cents an estimated lamp hour. For power: 10 cents net to 2.5 net, according to monthly consumption, with discount of 5 per cent. on bills of $5 or over. Total length of wire, 457, 267 feet. Middleton—For light: 20 cents gross, with 25 per cent. discount. Minimum charge $1 a month. Total length of wire, 41,430 feet. North Attleboro—For light: 15 cents gross, with discount of 20 per cent. Minimum yearly charge for breakdown service, $6 a k. w. connected trans- former capacity, less current consumed or meter rental of G0 cents net a month. For power: 10 cents gross a k. w. h. or 7 1-2 cents gross a h. p, h, with dueounun!m:mito’lowmta according 2o monthly consumption, an Total LIFE AT BALBOA. Described by Second Lieutenant Hor- ace H. Allen—Wonderful Trip| Through Panama Canal. CUMMINGS & RING | Funeral Directors ‘ and Embalmers 337 MAIN STREET Oppevite Post Offica "Phone 321-2 Interesting letters contifue to come home to friends from Second Lienten- ant Horace H. Allen, now with the U. S. mine-planter, Gen. John M. Scho- field, which has reached Balboa, on the Pacific side of the Isthmus, Writing under date of Jan. : Have just arrived at Balboa, after a very interesting trip through the Panama canal. It is the most wonderful piece of work that can be imagined, and T am lucky to have the chance to see it—and get paid for it, too! A zovernment tug and three subma- rines went through the locks with us, so we had company all the way. The islands, of which there are hundreds, were ©0 thick with ferns, palms, ban- ana trees, etc, that one cannot look into it all, and it seemed as though one could walk right along on th¢ solid green. There were mountains _ all around us and they did look beautiful. We went into the first Gatum lock about 7.30, were ralsed about 25 feet at the rate of 5 feet per minute and went in Lock No. 2 and went up at the same rate to Lock No. 3 and went up arain, coming out in Gatun lake. There was a nice little breeze blowing up on the lake, so it was quite comfortable. When we were in the last lock, it seemed strange to look 'way off and see Cristobal—which we had left—the trees and the sca, far below us, and we afioat above them! A Made Lake. Before teday, 1 dld not know_that Gatun Lake was made by the Unit- ed te: There is a whele village under wa/r; and the top story of one of the hotels can be seen, just out of water. We were sailing right along over forts, tco, and the big tree tops in places were very near us. The most wonderful sight was Cul- ebra Cut, and the great landslide there. It ,ems as though that great mass of rock and dirt were going to topple right over on us. It does not seem as though human beings were able to cut a great mountain in two like that one was. The pictures do not do justice to the great height of 3 When we got to the Pedro Magueil T.ock, thero was a moving picture man takinz the pictur of our fleet com- ing throuch the canal. Hope the pic- ture is shown in the states. They are talking of having us in the war manouevres with the subma- rines, so if they do, we'll have some sport. We are now in Pacific waters and it's my first time there. I am getting acclimated and feel O. K. e-Planting. In a letter dated Jan. 27 Mr. Allen writes: We planted 21 mines vester- day in groups of seven each, and planted 14 today, in two groups of seven. It is much warmer over here on this side than it was on the other side. Lady Assistant 25 he managed to scale. After we got to| the top, we found a little plateau, fol- | lowed this down to the sea and came| to a flight of stone steps, which we descended; finding a little railway track leading right to the edge of the | cliff, and about 15 feet below the top' " of the cliff. It was a trail, about 100 feot long, built right in between the| rocks 1ike a letter S. There we found | the blg searchlisht, § or 9 feet in dia- | meter, used for defense in time Of war. When not in use, it is kept in! a shed at the inner end of the track; | when they want it, they just haul the| car it is on to the edge of the cliff,| and the light can command the sea| for miles around. The track was built S-shape so that it could not be seen, even with the strongest glasses, from a ship. : OBITUARY. Justin Holden, Jr. After an illness of about four weeks. with the grip, followed by complica= tions, Justin Holden, Jr., died at 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Last week Mr. Holden suffered a severe at- tack of grip. { Mr. Holden was born in Packervill in 1881, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Justin! Holden, and he spent most of his life! in this city. He secured his education in the schools here, and after his grad- uation he entered the employ of his # father, who conducts a market on Franklin square. For a short time he was employed in Springfield. 3 He is survived by his mother and| father, Mr. and Mrs. Justin Holden, of| Clairemount _avenue, two brothers,| Walter of this city and Henry of Mt | Vernon, N. Y. and two_sisters, Mrs. | 1 Charles H. Adams of Worcester and Edith, who lives with her parents. Mr. Holden was always ready to len a helping hand wherever needed, an; was a bright and energetic young man. | His death comes as a shock to his many friends. . FUNERALS. . Mrs. Edward T. Clapp. f The remains of Juliet Rathbone, widow of Edward T. Clapp, arrived | bere on Wednesday morning from East | Orange, N. J., and were taken imn; charge by Henry Allen & Son, under- takers. Interment was in Yantic ceme- tery, where Rev. S. H. Howe, pastor of Park Congregational church, read & committal service. Edmund D. Harbeck. ‘With the house filled with mourning relatives and friends, the funeral of Edmund D. Harbeck took place from ! his late_home, No. 211 West Town street, Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Rev. Samuel Thatcher of Jewett Tity officiated and there were many beautiful flowers. The bearers were Louls Frazier, Charles Vergason, Mr. Green and Willlam Smith. ~Mes. Frederick H. Bushnell rendered im- pressively Jesus, Lover of My Soul, and There Will Be No Dark Vailey. ‘The remains were conveyed to Dan. i€lson in Undertaker Gagers auto- hearse and interment took place in the Westfield cemetery. Relatives ac- companied the remains in autos. Leger Colony. There is a leper colony out quite near where we plant the mines and we see their little shacks every day as_we go by. Three Spaniards came alongside the boat this noon with fruit, bananas and oranges. Wish you could taste some nice fresh oranges right o: the trees. They are going to bring a boatload of pincapples tomorrow. There is a rumor about here that there has been another slide and that it is as bad as the ome of last No- vember. Heat Intense. A letter takes about nine days to get here. Dreamed last night that I was sliding down hill and sleighing; and it seems pretty good. Can'i: sleep here even with the electric fan blowing right on me, full speed, all night. That last landslide was not so bad as at first made out: 0 I guess we will not be detained here much longer then we expected to be. He mentions a call from Mr. Mrs. Lawrence Howard, of and sends “regards t and Policeman Smith. The heat is making all the men lo: flesh, the captain having already lost 27 pounds, he writes later, and tells of losing 12 1-2 pounds himself. In an interestin manner he de- scribes a visit to a fort near Balboa, and to the splendid hospital, one of the best in the world, which cares for government employes free. The heat is intense and he writes that his ship- mates say the sun is making him look like a native. There are lots of jobs for engineers in the canal, he says, but as the thermometer rarely gets be- low 100 in the engine room, few could stand the climate the vear round. Leaving Feb. 25. “The Schofleld is scheduled to start on her retern trip to Cristobal on Feb. with stops at Guantanemo and Sa. Sliding on Broadway Hill. The sliding on Broadway hill was enjoyed by several double ripper par- ties on Wednesday evening. Policeman Myron O. Morgan was stationed near Bath street to see that teams and autos* did not get in the way of the rippers. ana Niantic, hilip Spelman no matter how long or how b: to your a ist today and ..'t‘_fi cent box of Pyramid Pile Treatment. It will give quick relief, and a single box often cures. A frial package mailed free in piain wrapper if you send us coupon below. vannah before running up to Norfolk. In a later letter he writes: The ho pital sergeant and I took a walk up through the palms and along the beach after supper. We had not gone far when we came to a high cliff all covered in undergrowth, which we Free sample of a discount of 10 per cent. for early s Treatment, in plain: payment. Minimum charge $1 a h. p. a month. Continuous eervice: 3.5 to 2.009 cents met a k. w. h., including prompt payment discounts, according to monthly consumption; or $73.92 to $44.32 a h. p. a vear, according to horse power demand. Total length of wire, 873,128 %eet. Norwood: For light: 9 cents net. THESE ARE BETTER yearly rate 15 cents for primary u g i CentaTor secondary nange: Minimum| TOM'S 1-2:3 ¢ CIGAR monthly charge $1. No wiring. Lamp | GOOD FELLOW 10cCIGAR renewals free. AR see. For power: 12 cents net for prim- Try them and ¢ (Gomtinand on Poge 0 | 7108 M THER e Pt Most Cigars are Good—