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HOLMS, Dentist Shannon Building Annex, Room A Telsphone 533 @‘:fifimfiflw Arthur M. Cottrell. Judge Fdward M. Burke held regu- lar session of the Westerly probate court Tuesday. _Judge Nathan B. Lewis executor of the estate of Chas. D. Chapman was present to be heard in the matter of fixing an allowance for Mrs. Chapman, pending the final settlement of the estate. ~Former Governor James H. Higgins, ~counsel for the widow was not present, and the hearing was deferred to the next regu- lar session of the court. Judge Lewis stated that a liberal allowance was recommended in July, 1913, made under the supposition that the estate was valueq at $30,000 or more, but inven. tory showed personal property of about $17,000 and real estate at perhaps $15,- 000. Mr. Higeins had suggested set- tlement by agreement, but Judge Lew- is preferred that the court fix the al- lowance after hearing both sides. He did not want to quarrel with the widow nor put the allowance down to the lowest possible cent, but as executor he desired to be fair to all the heirs. Claudia_A. Pozzi, guardian of Ed- ward B. Pozzl, was authorized to sell the continzent and dower and courte- died in Westerly, January 15. 1916, was admitted to probate and William S. Nichols confirmed as exector. in bond of $600. Thomas Perry was appointed appraised. The sum of $100 each is hequeathed to a daughter, Jenme S. Nichols, and two grandchildren. The t and residue of the estate, real and rsonal, is to be divided equally be- tween five children of deceased. The will of Willlam Howard Doane, s formally admitted to probate. to- sether with the codicil. The delay was caused by the time consumated in zetting the testimony of witnesses to the will and codicil. six in number and for removal from Westerly. There re 1o public bequests. Margaret J. Gavit and John E. Gav- beneficiaries under the wills of ohn_Gavitt and Margaret G. Gavitt, 1nd_Margaret H. Gavitt, gave release ) John H. Gavitt, executer, to all ims against the estate. The re- ses were ordered recorded with the inventory of the estate of Eliza showing the value og personal to be $2,150, was orderea rded. s It will and testament of John Sayles. of Uxbridge, Mass,, leaving property 'in Westerly, s admitted to probate in Uxbridee, A copy was recorded for record in the esterly probate court. z Thomas J. Allen. of Westerly, alias < *is one of the trio on_trial v t with atterapt to kill. Depu- She onnection s Ti wit ghast and Colvin, in the escape of a van ‘oan of prisoners that were being es- orted from the court house to the prison. Allen is now serving »nd half of a four vear sen- burglary in Westerly. At n of this term there will more for him to serve for Fing jail. Even then there will cedom for him, for he will then or upon another term of two years’ iwriconment for breaking and enter norary freedom. ult of the present trial, investment bond Coffin and Burr, ¥ Art brother of company Poston, Ut Perry, formerly of West- | of ot | Charles Perry. was the has been dissolved, co-partnership formed un- 'm name of Arthur Perry & | the members being Arthur r Perry, Jr. and Henry < sons. Associated with rdner F. Wells. expert ap- of puhblic service properties and o many vea St and Web- r. Trancis W. Mitchell, lons with Tabrock & Company, Joseph A, r. former denutv savings bank sioner of Rhode T<land and re- with Perry, Cofin and_Burr, and »s N. Breed and Frederick N. formerly with Perry, Coffin and | | 55 Mechanic street, which board- near the railroad track. a spark m a locomotive starting the fire. Tt ained much headway before dis- nd the Vose residence and ngs were threatened. B ors and other friends of co fought the flames with brooms | 21 shovels and subdued the fire he > much damage resulted. Mr. Vo that his property is about te a block signal, where trains A up and he gets all the incidental and an abundance of smoke isance from the soft coal burinz lo- He claims_the nuisance abated, and fire risks it to be lessened. ORERE fo e t the annual meeting of Palmer No. 28 Royal Arch Masons, e elected and appointed as lows: Charles M. Kebbe, high priest, vert Hazard, king; Howard D. Mc- AGHILDDOESN'T LAUGH ANDPLAY IFGONSTIPATED i FEVERISH, BILIOUS, CONSTI- PATED, GIVE FRUIT LAXATIVE AT ONCE Don't _scold your fretful, peevish child. See if tongue is coated; this s a sure sign its little stomach, liver dnd bowels are clogged with sour waste. When listless, pale, feverish, full of cold, breath bad, throat sore, doesn't eat, sleep or act naturally, has stom- ache-ache, indigestion, diarrhoea, give a_teaspoonful of “California Syrup of Figs,” and in a few hours all the foul waste, the sour bile and fermenting food passes out of the bowels and you have a well and playful child again. Children love this harmless “fruit laxative,” and mothers can rest easy after giving it because it never fails to make thelr little “insides” clean and sweet. Keep it handy, Mother! A little given today saves a sick child tomor- Tow, but get the genuine. Ask your druggist for a 50-cent nottle of *Cal- ifornia Syrup of Figs” which has di- rections for babies, children of all ages WESTERLY PROBATE COURT SESSION Widow of Charles D. Chapman Seeks Allowance—Will of William H. Doane Probated—Skete Allen on Trial— Funeral Services for Joseph H. Jewett—Death of Mrs. | which an appropria Farland, scribe; Walter C. Hiscox, treasurer; Thomas McKenzie, secre- tary; Carl E. Burdick, captain of host; Paul Jennings, principal sojourner; Daniel A. Lowry, royal arch captain: John Smith, master third vail; Edwin D. Hawke, master second vail; David Robertson, Jr., master first vail; James McKenzle, Jr., tyler. Ex. George Bellamy, Ex. Denison C. Hinckley, Ex. Charles R. Berry, finance committee. Ex. Thomas McKenzle 1917, Ex. Archie C. Thompson 1918, and Ex. 'Arthur N. Nash 1919, trustees. The officers were installed by Excel- lent Companion Arthur N. Nash, grand steward of Most Eminent Grand Chap- ter of Royal Arch Masons of Connec- teut. Past high priest jewels were pre- sented to Excellent Companion Charles F. Berry, who was high priest in 1884, and to the retiring high priest, Excel- lent Companion Clarence E. Roche. At the conclusion of the installation cere- mony there was a soclal session and a collation. Rev. Fi rick A. McDonald of the Congregational church conducted the funeral services of Joseph H. Jewett Tuesday at his home in Newton ave- nue. There was a large attendance of relatives and friends, including & num- ber of Civil war comrades of the Grand Army of the Rephblic. Willam H. Browning sang Face to Face and When the Toil Is Over. The body will_be taken to Norwich this (Wed- nesday) morning, leaving Westerly on the 10.29 train. Services will be held in the afternoon by Sedgwick post, G. A. R. The beautiful floral tributes included BE SURE AND SEE THE METZ TOURING ND COMMERCIAL CAR New London Auto Show April 5th to 8th, State Armory, Washington St. Catalogue or demonstration by request. Manufacturers Representative for New London County Telephone New London Divi at the C. H. BROOKS ion 622-3 or Mystic Di P. O. Address, Waterford, Conn. W) )8 ) W)AT) 8 8) \§)\8) 9 \T) ¥ \Y) ivision 23. a gates ajar of white carnations with the word Beloved, a pillow of white and Mrs. Herbert Saunders, ot white roses and violets 3.l C. Kellogg of Norwich, and many oth- ers. lel w in: R m: due to a complication of diseases, and her hushand was with her in her finzl hours; Mrs. Cottrell was born in Ga- lena, TIl, Dec. 21, 1871, After the death of her father, she moved with hcr mother to Chicago, and_while a res dent of that city attended Miss Por. ter's school in Farmington, Conn. Mr: Cottrell was interested in all w that tended to te betterment of We: erly and was a member of Christ Epis- copal church. Besides her husband. Mrs. Cottrell is survived by four young | I children, Kate, Vivennia, Arthur Max- | ho son, Jr., and Trowbridge Whitman Cottrell, and Philip W The Westerly town council met in| special session Tuesday afternocon to open the bids received for the re- building of the Watch Hill road, for tion of $65,000 has Thirteen contractors sub but there were fully forty tri been made. mitted bids, ackensack Meriden Therby Eaward Warren Simpson 3. Fd, L. B Vito Con. Co.,” Thompson T. 1. Gill Co.. Binghamton u @) Conn.” & .1 Co. John C. Bentley = D'Onfro Bros. Pitisburgh 83,814.00 ) R H. Newell, Co. Ux- bridge 10.168.50 Tnion Paring Co.,” Sehince- tad 4.011.50 1) Warrentte pavem (2) Fasam pavement. () Amitite pavement. () Error In’ estimate for Mtuminous. Local Laconi Judge Herbert W. Rathbun and daughter Constance, and sister, Mise Edith Rathbun, are visiting in New York city. The King’s Highway will be the subject of the day at the annual meet- ing of the Woman’s Ameican Baptist Foreign Missionary Socicty of Rhode Island, to be held in Providence to- day. At the second triennial meeting of the Rhode Tsland Assoclation of Con- gregational Ministers in Providenca Monday, Rev. Frederick A. MacDorald of Westerly, spoke on The Living Sac- rifice. District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler Martin H. Spellman, of Westerly, ac- companied by his suite, initiated the officers of Pawtucket Lodge. Benevo- lent and Protective Order of Hlks, on Monday evening. A social session fol. lowed the installation and refresh- ments were served, vocal and instru- mental selections rendered, and re- marks by the visiting Elks. STONINGTON Death of Mrs. Frank Sylvia—Henry Robinson Palmer to Address Men's Club, Mrs. Theodora A. Sylvia, 76, wife of Frank Sylvia, died Tuesday morning and for grown-ups plainly on the bot- tle. Remember there are counterfeits sold here, so_surely look and see that yours is made by the “California Fig Syrup Company.” Hand back with m&fig}sm_h_fl at her home In Trumbull street. was born in the Azore Island daughter of Antone and Mary and has been a resident of St on borough for many years. Besidcs her fusband, she is survived by a daugh- She the day and ter and two sons, The Ladies' Ald society of the Sec- chairman executive committee office it having been decided to hold annua meetings in January s will hold ft Tuesda here they Z a ibbons playing. nager of the Mystic for two vears and the village faithfully with good games Moving to New Haven. The household goods of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Ryley were shipped Tue: Haven left on Tuesday evening to-make her Their son, and daughter, Miss Blanche Ryley to remain with their grandparents, Mr. George W. to New ome_there. Mrs. eek. ict held in the rooms on Cottrell street Monday even- ing the following officers were elected committee, ecutive fternoon for Bridgepx witne: game of ba: © District Officers. At a meeting of the Mystic Gre di Mrs. John Holland | nated at the caucus i and Frank and Arthur Sylvia. and Rudolph Donath for assistant carnations and vellow roses and the| “pregident Henry Robinson Palmer | chief. The independent ticket had word Pa. a cross of pink carnations| win give an address on The New Re- | the name of Rudolph Donath for chief and white roses from A Friend, a|puplic at a meeting of the Stonington |and Wilfred Lamphere for assistant h and bar of pink roses and car-| Mep's club_Thursday evening. chief. When the balloting closed, Ru- 1 from Hancock Memorial Re-|" "y gnq Mrs. Edwin S, Stanton and | dolph Donath beat Mason Manning lief corps, a spray of white roses frof | gaughters, Fannie and Wilhelmina, [a vote of 42 to 32 and Rudolph Do- ;;l‘:ku;\gsegl rm;‘- ‘»‘“S: 0‘;‘;7"{"“ Bt | have returned from a long visit in nath was clected chief engineer for spray of white roses from Mr. and | BRooklyn. the Mystic fire district and Wilfred Lamphere assistant . el F 2 chief. Fred ixnlucl]‘. ‘s‘nn\\“j"‘f’,"“"“ ond Congregational church. elected e o M m M im0 |these oMiceny) Sra. Tra W, Pamer, Py e e e T, By o vnate | president; Miss Caroline Smith, vice A i O TS olla Chapman. | president; Miss M. B. Trumbull, sec- = These office until Januar: The funeral Crouch, widow of died on Saturday at ard, was held Tue instead of in ed Tuesday ketball, the Blu Mr. Bliven has b ketball team has served FOR INTERN. To Spread a Wider York, April United and Mrs. Ryley fo students in their courses on internat American dij 4 Latin-Ame irnegie endowmen the American Asso Roger R: Keigwin for a 5 in stock I . W national conviliation, will supply ths | tivenees. shesial complots outfts at medecs B. F. Hoxie Engine :n;rxlr ctors or grant allotment to pay PRICES FROM $350 TO $8.98 prices. part of their salaries. | The object of the John Tribbance, | @ Wider reoa s eont fhore were fully Torty | Conraa Kretzer, Willlam L. Main; |of internation polity and international Terested in the bids, and made note of | clerk, Courtland C Potter; treasurer, | relatlons the details as announced. The bids|$eorge A. Perkins; collector, Albcrt received, opened publicly and an.|Dennison: assessors, Amos ~Hewitt,| Mt. Carmel — Rev. Edward R. o e Clinton Kellogg; board of relief, :.|Downes, who cken With apo- SopncRd = Henry Hill, Ernest A. Bliven, Charles | plexy while s s in St. Mary's E._Gaskell. church in Mt Carmel several weeks When it came to the vote on chief|ago, has So far recovered that he left | engineer there was another candidate, | St. Raphael's hospital, New Haven, Mason Manning having been nomi- | Monday. of Mrs. Julla CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT ternational Polity. colleges or normal schools in States will summer with the Carne international peace b; nd more accurate knowledge for chief engineer Almira ilas Crouch, who her home in Led- day afternoon at ATIONAL PEACE ! Knowledge of In- BABY WILL NEED 4. — Eighty uni- cooperate this o endowment offering to summer schools fonal law and re- | plomacy and Span. rican affairs. The | t acting through | ciation for inter- | trimming or dainty collar and cuff work is to spread | L T S AMERICAN NAVY'S DIRIGIBLE How they do grow !'! Clever Coats MANY NEW MODELS JUST RECEIVED PRICES FROM $450 TO $1298 Infants’ Long Coats RIGHT WEIGHT They are deliciously dainty, these lit- tle White Coats with their silk braid of thém even having little hand-made s of great attrac- Spring Time For The Kiddies, Too OUR NURSERY CORNER A BUSY PLACE It's almost a perpetual Spring Time with the little ones—you just get them outfitted, when, without = warning, they shoot right out of the carefully conceived gar- ments and are clearly ready for more. supplying them with more, and supplying them with the right kind at the righ time and at the right price. Corner is a fascinating place to visit if there is a baby or a growing child close to you. Come in and see the new Spring things—they’re mighty pretty and so reasonable in price. - Pretty, New Hats FOR LITTLE PEOPLE Hats for boys—handsome Hats which - A h Pueada . are distinctly boyish—try them on the Sl o'clock from her late home and They are babyish or childish accord- n . i i 3 3 The First Baptist church in annual | was largely attended. Interment took v : o Sl . Swie e e Sitie Ao Many relatives and friends fron. | session elected officers follows: | place in Quakertown cemetery. ing to size, but there’s still a well- which are sweet and dainty and just Knvestgrly,panqd:ome fm: %mmng:(o:. Moses A. Pendleton, clerk; Horace ) risene P PR T what little girls' hats ehould be. ystic, Providence and Pawtucket, | Pendleton, Nathaniel P. Noyes, Harry Some of them aro designed to match ‘5 were on Block Island, Sunday, and at- | P. Lee, church committee: Charles G.|STRIKE AT SOUTHINGTON shown in garmonts designed for s iy eois g gt 70 tended the funeral services of Mat-|Cushman, member of advisory com- OF HARDWARE WORKERS Shly for themselves. Thore's & splenc 13 4 thew S. Barber, which were corducted | mittee; Mrs. Jane L. Gates, Mrs. Oscar mEd s their elders. Many have decided Em- did’ assortment ready for your eslec by Rev. Horace A. Roberts, in the|F. Pendleton, Charles G. Cushman,|Peck, Stow & Wilcox Employes De- g > i tion right now at about twanty differ First Baptist church. Mrs. Melvin R.| music committee; the deacons and Mrs. i re lis with dainty smocking, and g9 'w at about twenty differ- Rose sang When the Mists Have Roll- [ Erastus Smith and Mrs. J. Tillingh: mand [Nine Houe Day fand| 20 Per . enE P ed Away and There's a Wideness it | baptismal committee; Clarence Cu Cent. Wage Increase. e e FROM 50c TO $4.50 | God’s Mercy. The Arnold Trio sanz|man, sexton:; Burrows Perry, Hubert = AR . d-ma 1! Abide With Me. Mr. Barber's request | Zellar, Charles Ryon and Raiph Koelb, | Southington, Conn featured. Hand-made collar and cuff that he be buried on the fsland was | cohors. polishers in the Peck, Stow and Wil- sots relieve the solidity of the color- complied with. The bearers were Al — c Company's plant went on strike " " bert H. Langworthy, C. C. Ball, § MYSTiIC today demanding a nine hour day and i Ing, which displays most of the newer Martin Rose, Edwin A. Dodge and N twenty per cent. Increase In wages.| B RoEe: Superintendent L. E. Fichthorn says desirable shades. We have many —_— Doratt and Lamphere Win Out for | that the number of men on strike is a models in Soiree Taffeta, Silk Poplin, Virginia Hawkins Cottrell, wife of | Chief and Assistant Chief of Fire | ) more than ffty. Sor, ? Arthur M. Cottrell, of the C. B. Cot- | Department_Funcral of Mre Sitng | The Plant. which makes genera) ge, Black-and-White Shepherd trell & Sons Company. died Tuesday - harware, employs about five or stx Choctiss and fa Ot for ShiA morning te hospital in Prov.| Crumb. hundred hands The men claim that | = nd i ides ., where c has been a at t " ey have been working ten hours a i for seversl months S He acamatient| carroll Bliven ana Clarence Wilcox | day. H from two to six years of ag ONE OF THE WE CARRY smocking—some Visi That’s our business— THAT BABY NEEDS our Nursery Corner and see the dainty baby clothes which are carried Our Nursery EVERYTHING YYD YOO Y \(8) /) (OV( AV (OB (BV (BN TAV(1AY OV DS OFFER OF $50,000 FOR FIRST TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT Lord Northcliffe Informs Aero Club of America It s Still Open. New York, April 4—In reply to the cablegram sent by the Aero Club of America to Lord Northcliffe inquiring his ante-bellum offer of a prize of $50,000 for the first trans-Atlantic flight was still open, the club today recelved this answer: “Yes, after the WaL™ This reply, however, Allan R. Haw- ley, president of the club, said will not affect the recently announced plans of Rodman Wanamaker to make a cross-Atlantic flight in a new high powered triplane now under construc- tion, as Mr. Wanamaker had not con- sidered the matter 6f a prize. The fiight probably will be attempted this summer and the war, Mr. Hawley thought, would not interfere. SWISS PAPER WANTS GERMAN REPRESENTATIVES RECALLED As a Means of Expressing Indignation at Recent Aerial Bombardment. Geneva, Switzerland, April 4, 3.30 m.—The Journal De Geneve today urges the Swiss government to follow the example of President Wiison in the case of the German military and naval attaches at Washington and re- quest the recall of the German rep- resentatives at Berne as a means of expressing Swiss indignation at the German aerial bombardment of the Swiss village of Porrentruy. The socialist delegation in the fed- eral council teday interpellated the government as to the insufficiency of the Swiss frontier defenses against On April 1 baloon for the use of the United States navy, the D N-1, was delivered to the navy department at Penascola, Fla. The baloon, which is the first of the navy's projected fleet, was constructed the new airigible at New Haven, Conn, and assembled at the big state armory there. 175 feet long, 35 feet in dlameter and German aerial attacks. Litchfield—The road between Litch- fleld and Torrington has improved to It is 50 feet high. The other picture shows | such an extent that it is possible now &,pecent dirigible of the Parseval type, |for autombolles to get through, al- though the stages still go with horses. CHECK FOR SLIGHTLY MORE THAN $70,703,600 Passed Through New York Clearing | House—Largest Ever Drawn. New York, April 4—A check for slightly more than $70,703,600, said to assed use be the largest ever drawn, through the New York clearing h today. & Co. It was made by J. P. Mors nk to the or 200,000 par value five p bonds recently purchased by a cate of bankers. The passage of this check throus! clearing house w an unusual shifting of loans which will be reflected in mext Saturday’s bank statement. OBREGON'S STATEMENT TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Expresses Confidence Wisdom and Patriotism. Mexico City, April 4—General Ob- regon, minister of war, requested the Associated Press today to transmit the following statement: “Please deny categorically all state- ments regarding the international sit- uation which have been printed in the press of the United States as having come from me. This is the first dec- laration of any kind I have made re- garding the Columbus matter and it is to the effect that I have every confi- dence that First Uhief Carranza wili solve this question as he has others, with wisdom and patriotism. Plantsville—A new superintendent has been secured in the Rowe Calk factory to fill the place recently va- cated by Charles Weston. The new. superintendent is Gus F. Liden of Chi- cago, formerly a manufacturer of drive mum. in Sweden, and who later devel- a ve calk in Osh- kosh, CARRANZA TO ISSUE $1,000,000 GOLD MONEY To Redeem Paper Money at the rate of $10 in Paper to $1 in Gold. Mexico City, April 4—General Care ranza published toddy a decree mu- thorizing the secretary of the treas- ury to purchase paper money of the present issue to the value of $1,000,000 #old. Mexican. The paper money is to be_destroyed. The zovernment relterates its deter- mination not to repudiate the paper| ssue and declares it will raise the ex- change rate to $10 paper for $1 afexi- | can gold. The offorts of the govern- ment are meeting with success. Many merchants have voluntarily lowered prices and the exchange rate on New York is improving hourly. \ Danbury—William P. Bailey was re- clected state central committeeman by the 4th district senatorial republican convention. Delegates chosen to the state convention were H. P. Bissell of Ridgefield, and A. ‘A. Gorham of Red- HOW TO PROLONG LIFE By adopting a simple diet men Iike Conaro have lived to be 100 years of age, but with our complex diets of today the vitality of the aged is taxed to its utmost endurance. A simple diet, therefore, is conductve to a long ' life, and if the vitality becomes im- paired and weakness seems apparent, our local druggist. G. G. Engler, Pro- prietor of the Broadway Pharmacy. has in Vinol a reliable, non-secret! remedy which eontains just the ele-| ments needed to_restore strength to weak, feeble old ‘people, and prolong, & healthy, happy life. WILEN YOU W, iness befure the medium Detter than vertising columns of