Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 1, 1916, Page 6

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blis- Trees Make Way for ts—Recent So- londay Club to Hear Methodist Bpiscopal church Rev. W. H. Dunnack, took text Sunday morning The Mul- _and in the evening Men Do Not Attend Church, s Congregational church the or KA. ¥. Barnshaw, preached e Known by Its Fruits. The n topic was Possessing All Mark's Bpiscopal church the Rev. A. H. Barrington, preach- n the subject Gift of Peace. His ng theme was After the Mission— ‘ Trees Cut Down. trees that were posted recently Herbert Gledhill on street and Cottrell street cut down to make the neces- posted a notice on the front of the house of Dr. Wil- Gray is a horse chestnut lied during the winter. Farewell Party, Burrows entertained a miake her home With her par- were played and a social X and lunch was number of fans went to New S d afternoon to witness of the baseball season in Birthday Supper. ‘Ward entertained a few evening at her home on the date being Mrs. . Supper was served * Opens—Death of George E. Stillman—Michael Donohue * Hattle Dailey and Nellie Follette, owners of the canal boat Fimer D. ‘Walling, having brought suit against the steamer Westerly, the case Was heard Saturday in the United States district court, Providence, _ before Judge Arthur L Brown. The Westerly Was towing the Walling loaded wil granite paving blocks from Westerly to Stonington, on Nov. 22, 1913, when the Walling ran afoul bmerged The claim of rock and was the libellants is that the tugboat took h a dangerous chan- nel, and at the time of the accident This claim is made by the libellants, yet it is conced®d that Captain Frank H. Robinson, of the Westerly, is the most experienced navigator of the Pawcatuck river, and therefore would not likely to pilot his own boat and his tow in a course known to be strewn_with rocks. The Westerly Towing company’s an- swer to the suit is that the barge was being towed in the regular channel which had been dredged -in 1913, and that the rock which the Walling struck was an uncharted and unknown one. It is also claimed that the draught of the Walling. was misstated to Captain Robinson. _The libellenis are repre- sented by Macklin, Brown and Purdy at 8 o'clock and a very pleasant even- ing was passed. News in General. St. Agatha’s_chapter of St. Mark's church held a New Bngland supper in the parish house on Pearl street Sat- urday evening which proved a big suc- cess, Miss Emily North Murphy of Provi- dence is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Murphy. Her mother, who has been ill for a long time, does not improve very rapidly. A graduate nurse is in attendance. Ira F. Noyes of New Haven spent Sunday with his son, John F. Noyes, and family. Miss Helen Wilbur will entertain the Monday club at her home this after- noon. Prof. A. L. Pitcher will talk about_Alexandre Dumas and will read from his works. George Taylor of New Haven spent Saturday with his mother, Mrs. Mary Taylor, at the home of Mrs. Carrie ch. Leaves for Michigan. Leonard Clift, who has been in the employ of, the George F. Emmons com- pany for a year, has resigned and left Saturday night for Pontiac, Mich, where he will enter the employ of Ed- gar Rathbun, Earl Walbridge, Who has resigned from the W. T. Fish com- pany store, will succeed Mr. Clift. Miss Helen Clarke of East Lyme is the guest of Mrs. John B. Lewis. Miss = Gladys Wilcox has returned from a visit in Providence with Miss Norma G. Marshall. Miss Rosamund Holmes has returned from a Providence visit. Miss Mabel Potter has returned af- ter a week’s visit in Providence. Home from Florida. A Judge and Mrs. Lemuel Clift have returned from Florida after five months’ stay. of New York, and the Westerly Tow- ing com] by and Matteson, also of New York. There will be an- other hearing on May 8. A two weeks’ mission to be con- ducted by two Franciscan missionary fathers began at the high mass in St. Michael’s church, Sunday. The first week will be for the women and the second week for the men. The Fran- ciscans “recently conducted a mission in St. Mary's Star of the se‘ parish in New London, and at the"closing ceremony 1,200 men marched to the church in a body and everyone of them attended the morning and even- ing services for the entire week. Rev. John J. Fitzgerald, pastor of St. Mi- chael’s, wants it known that all women are welcome to the sedvices this week, and all men next week. Charles H. Mansfield, engineer of he Gilt Edge express that collided with the locaj train at Bradford, and who was indicted by the special grand jury on the charge of manslaughter, alleging that he caused the death of Miss Janet Clark of Westerly, Mrs. Olivia Martell of Southbridge, Mass. will be arraigned before Judge Stearn: in the superior court at West Kings- ton, today. He will plead not guilty, and furnish a bond of $5,000 for ap- pearance at the next term of the su- perior court for Washington county, the sum of $2,500 being required in each case. Engineer Mansfield, accompanied by Mr. Priect, was in ‘Westerly, Friday evening, on business in connection with the cases. He said that he ex- pects to convince the jury that his story of the disaster is absolutely true, and that he is not responsible for the awful_occurrence. It is_understood that Mr. Mansfield will be defended by Attorneys John J. Fitzgerald of Pawtucket and Jchn J. Dunn of West- erly. George Edward Stillman, 66, died in Plainfield, N. J., Saturday morning af. tor three' weeks’ iliness. He is sur- vived by Dirs. Stillman, a sister, Mrs. James C. Hempill and a brother, Her- man Stillman, of Westerly, and his mother. He ‘was born in Westerly March 10, 1850, son of Charles A. and Esther Babcock Stillman. He was for a time employed in the pattern office of the C. B. Cottrell & Sons company, and left Westerly thirty-five vears ago and entered the employ of the Potter Press Works, where he has been in steady service since. The two-masted schooner Beatrice L. Corkum, Captain Joseph Evans, from Liverpool, N. S., for New York, lumber-laden, that struck on Catumb reef, Friday afternoon, and the mas- ter and crew rescued by Captain Wal- ter H. Davis, and his coast guard crew, is still on the reef. The cargo is being lightered by the T. A. Scott company, of New TLondon. It is be- lieved that twenty feet of the ves- sel's keel has been ripped away, but she will probably be floated and tow- ed into New London harbor. The Corkum is 14 years old, is owned by McClearan & ‘Co., of Liverpool, and was formerly engaged in the sealing business. Mrs. Ruth Geary Wildes, formerly /LIBERTY comes only in long, silky shreds, because only long, unbroken leaf is used in making it. iThat means LIBERTY is a real Jong cut. ‘And LIBERTY is absolutely free from loose, hard (stems—they’re picked out by hand. That LIBERTY is real fobacco. ~LIBERTY packs right down into your pipe for a cool, @lqw—buming smoke. Or rolls into a wad of juicy sweet- ness for a husky, lasting, man-size chew. LIBERTY is made of fuil-bodied, full- flavored Kentucky tobacco. And the age- ing we give this rich leaf—up to five years {—puts a satisfying relish into LIBERTY that just suits hearty chewers and smokers from the ground up. ‘When a man who knows a man’s to- bacco ngea LIBERTY the once over he sticks to it for keeps. So will you. hue “tutant and three We Friday, ar- rived in Westerly on the 4.40 train on Sunday afternoon. There has been an increase of ten per cent. in the wages of the opera- tives of the Clark Thread Mill, which is in effect May 1. Albin _W. Cooper, organist at St. James Episcopal church, New Lon- don, is to give an organ recital in the First Baptist church. ‘Miss Phyllis Clapp, a graduate nurse in New London, is at the home of her Mr. and Mrs. Harry Clapp in Westerly, for a few days. Saturday afternoon the Westerly High school baseball team defeated the Bast Providence team at East Provi- dence by a score of 17 to 8. Michael Donohue, son of Mrs. Mary Donohue, of 'Westerly, was fatally in- jured in Brooklyn Saturday. No par- ticulars have been received here. The Peleg S. Barber EHose company of Pawcatuck, held annual Ladies’ night, Friday, in Hibernian hall near- ly three hundred being present who enjoyed-the ‘mausic, the dance and re- freshments. The steam fire engine of the Cy- clones was satisfactorily tested onl Friday evening at Stillmanville, taking water from the Pawcatuck river. The steamer was tower by the motor ap- paratus of the Cyclones. 4 Dr. Henry Lawrence Southwick gave a reading of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, under the auspices of the West- erly Teachers' club, in High school hall Friday evening. It was a fine interpretation and given to an appre- ciative audience. i The A. Vito Construction company, which was awarded the contract Fr day night, to rebnuild the highway between Westerly and Watch Hill, commenced the transportation of their equipment from Stonington, Saturday morning and will begin work om the contract this morning. Rev. Austin J. O'Toole, a former curate at the Church of the Immacu- late Conception, in Westerly, has been appointed by Rt Rev. Bishop Har- kins, to be rector of the Cathedral in Providence. Father O'Toole is brother of Mrs. Joseph T. Murphy and Miss Frances O'Toole of Westerly. " BALTIC Old-Fashioned Dance and Social—Lo- cal Amateurs Entertain Large Au ence at Scotland—Birthday Party— inen Shower — Wedding — Sunday Institute to Be Held at Methodist Church. A successful old-fashioned dance and social was given in Club hall Saturday evening by the Baltic Social and Ath- letic club. About 80 couples enjoyed the music by Greenman’'s orchestra, with Prof. E. L. Tinkham prompting. Ice cream and soft drinks were served. Guests were present from Groton, Taft- ville, Greeneville, Willimantic, Plain- fleld, Norwich and Plain Hill . PLAY AT SCOTLAND. Dramatic Club and Choral Society Present Successful Drama. The Baltic Dramatic club and Choral society members were conveyed Friday evening in five large autotrucks to Scotland, where they presented in Grange hall the four act drama A | Debt of Honor to a capacity house. The characters were well interpreted under direction of Rev. Thomas Lynch and Mrs. James P. Brown. Others who assisted were Timothy Connerton, Peter J. Donnelly, William J. Donnelly and the St. Marie guard, who aoted as ushers. Folowing is the cast: Sally Glen, Rena. Smith; Ebenezer Alexander Johnson, Alcidas Clocher: Olive Glenn, Emilla Caron; Gilbert Hall, M. D., Odila. Arpin; G Grimes, Francis Kelly; Robert Glenn, Wall _street broker, Paul Brennan; Gen. Mark Les- ter, Patrick Connell: Pedro Mendez, Mark’s half brother, James Brown. Jr.; Doctor Garcia of The Madeline, Leo Lacroix; Maria Mendes, Pedro's Wite, Ethel Brown. Opening chorus by the Baltlc Choral society under direction of Miss N. V. Milner. Between first and second act, recitation by Diana Coulombe. During the evening Maine Maid Sweets were s0ld by the four Original Maine Maids. Refreshments were served and danc. ing enjoyed. Music was furnished by | Miss N. V. Milners orchestra. The musical programme was in charge of Miss Milner. A good sum was real- ized. Entertained on Birthday. Miss Bthel MacKay entertained at her home Friday evening a number of to celebrate her birthday. Miss Kay recelved a number of hand- scme presents. Games and music were erjoyed, followed by a lunch of eand- wiches, cake, ice cream, coffee, served by Mrs. Kay. present were Ada Ashworth, Tis Bill, gifi:’h Ellison, Emily Roder and Violet e. Local Small Notes. Charles Charon of Willimantic was a Sunday visitor. and CATERING Arthur Davenport of Chicago was a business visitor here Saturday. Mrs. Joseph Dupuis of Jewett City has moved her household goods to the Shannon block. Arthur Turcotte of Meriden is spend- ing a few days at his home on High street. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Baker of West- erly were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. James P. Brown. Miss Albina Dion, who underwent an operation for licitis in St. Jo- seph’s hospital, Willimantic, has re- turned, much improved in health. John Kelley has returned to his du- ties in the Shetucket worsted mills after a few days spent with friends in Philadelphia. Miss Florence Brown has returned to Hartford after a_ vacation ‘with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Brown.|gaturday with friends on Rallroad street. Academy Opens Today. H'll!\e students at the Academy of the oly this (Monday) morning after spending the Easter vacation at their homes. A number of young ladles were out on a hike al;;ub to be known as the B. G. H. C. club. Anthony Wood of Willimantic was a | cousin, Miss Helen Moran, of Willi- mantic. Misses Victoria and Eyva LaRose of Moosup spent Sunday with Miss Albina |on business Friday. Sunday visitor at his home. John Chedwick was & Hartford vis itor recently. George Wood, Ragwar Swanson and London. Ofiss ‘Carrle. Douglas of Willimantic was the guest of Miss Bernice Day Sunday. ~ of New London Mrs, Jacob Sauter has returned after ly will resume thelr studies | visiting friends in Providence. ey was a Sunday visitor in Willimantic. John Clabby spent Sunday and will soon form | g {008 1o Hartford, Miss Mary Cronin is entertaining her | the Easter vacation at his home. Harell. spent Saturday in New| Arthur Amquist is working in Wor- cester. May Devotions. 7 This (Monday) evening there will AND DYEING First-class work at right prices 'S DYE WORKS 157 Franklin St. Tel. 1217-4 You'll Ses C. A. SPEAR Optometrist Franklin Square up stairs Somers Bldg. 1s He Going? Why ta the WAUREGAN HOTEL of course T. ETHIER 18 Bath_ .‘- g 1l and ses Us. our prices. G. E. FELLOWS & Co. Ford Bldg. 36 Lake St. e Devoe Ready Mixed _ Paint Varnishes, Oils and Brushes and Mstals Preston Bros. Inc. g METAL CEILINGS John O. Johnson 18 Central Ave. Tel. 719 and 719-3 Second-hand Autos Auto Tires D. J. Handleman 13 N. High St Everything Furnished MABREY 67 Broadway o e and High Grade GROCERIES A. T. Otis & Son 72 Franklin St. Bulletin Bldg. HAIR \ DRESSING FINE Harper Method MILLINERY Also . ‘ Nora T. Dunleavy 32 Main. St. Manicu MISS FARNHAM Thayer Block Te 578 Soda Water STORER FARM and Bottling Incorporated ‘Works Quality Milk for C. \E. WRIGHT ren. ist. prizes 8 Cove St. and highest scores Tel. 425-2 everywhere. 2 9c and 10c per Griswold, Ct. “FEraUsoNE . Betsh —Tel. 382 High Grade HARDWARE and PLUMBING Murphy Hardware Co. . 16 Thi st. Franklin Square 765.5 —_— HIGH GRADE MEMORIALS THE C. A. KUEBLER CO. 39 Franklin St Tel. 561 e THE CURTIS “EASY PULL" MANURE SPREADER “THE BEST” Drop me a post: W. P. HOLMS G. W. HAMILTON FINE FOOTWEAR 130 Main- St. THE THAMES NATIONAL BANK 18 Shetucket St. RING & sSISK'S 239 Main Street Druggists REO CARS Are Good Cars REO GARAGE in the New Majestic Building Shetucket Street VICTROLA H. C. LANE BLACKSMITH 5 Durkee Lane GEO. E. Tel. 731 ZIMMERMAN 33 Warren St. Tel. 1254 WASSERMANN JAMES L. CASE 37 Shetucket St. A share of Insurance Business of all kinds solicitt The The Plaut-Cadden Co. Plaut-Cadden Co. DR. Estab. 1872 C. B. ELDRED 43 Broadway g 144-146 Main St. Tel. 341-3 Norwich, Ct. Norwich, Ct. Expert Willard Storage TIRE and TUBE Repairing W. R. BAIRD LET ME PAINT IT FOR YOU! GEO. F. ADAMS 17 Town St. Tel. 1343-4 SUPPLIES and ACCESSORIES C. E. LANE 8hop tel. 731 House tel. 1123-2 Things Electrical Walter P. Moran Shetucket St. 107 Franklin St. elephone PURE DRUGS Compounded Accurately by GEORGE M. RATHBONE 133 West Main St. Tel. 182-3 Wrm. Smith & Co. Fresh and Salt CHOICE MEATS Photographic Goods? Why The CRANSTON coO. of course 158 Main Street Need a Plumber? Tel. 897 J. P. BARSTOW & co. 23 Water Street »8pecialist In Things Photographio DON HOUGHTON e — 8hannon Bldg. FREDERICK TALCOTT Violin Maker and Repaire: Drive Him $o the GREENEVILLI GRAIN CO. Everything Pure, Clean and Good at the \ PROVIDENCE BAKERY 56 Franklin St. Tel. 1133-3 ns 85 Town St. Norwich Town Tel. 34-12 AUTO LIVERY and LUMBER EXPRESS HIGH GRADE of all Day and Night ; + COAL descriptions T. ;. Fitzgerald CHAPPELL coO. CHAPPELL CO. 'hone 977 Telephone Tel. 24 2 e IF HE'S 8ICK send for DR. COLES 135 Franklin® St. Tel. 1095 THE BEST 25¢c DINNER in town Home Cooking The New Lenox 200 Main St. GOOD ROOFING in all its branches Tea and Spices $2.00 SKIRTS e i Made to Measure el Guaranteed to Fit Tea Store 164 Main Street MILLSTEIN 106 Main St. J. H. MYERS —_— Get Our Cash —— rice “for Second-hand THUMM'S Haberdashers Goods. i = “Head to Foot” We buy and sell 2 Delicatessan | Outfitters to Men A. BRUCKNER 40 Franklin St. EAGLE 55 Franklin st. CLOTHING CO. 152-1564 Main St. Ch. 81 Water St. £ Fy I = H ] | POCHBOTHECHOCOTHOOITOLSTHOTHOOBTORCCHTOROTHCOHOOCSTBEONOSBTTHSOOTCOHOONOHO0K Artistic Funeral Designs descriptions REUTER’'S it TR The Shoe Doctor Specialist on’any m $1800 SUITS Cripple Work TYPEWRITERS for this month GOODYEAR Are_th only RonhES ¢ ring Co. H. R. LOUIS NELKIN r 114 Franidin_ 8t 30| - | Tery iy oarest HOME FURNISHERS Everythin, For the Home Come and See M New Line of 7 Li::fl l:h:(p-:—ing al s at the MENDING SHOP 227 Main St. REMINGTON Franklin Square over Norwich, Conn. Trolley Station BICYCLES MOTOR-CYCLES and all the Supplies and Accessories. C. V. PENDLETON, J PENDLETON 33-35 B'dway x 3 Wdwi FARMING IMPLEMENTS — EAST SIDE WET WASH Ernest Freeman S11 W . 15 Ripley Place - ater Tel. 965 Tel. 1112-4 Athletic and Motor Cycles, Bicycles and BETTING’S CIGAR STORE Ons of the Best Stocks of Smokers’ Goods in the State. Quality and Service the Best. SPECIAL—Imported Briar Pipes 39¢ 56 Broadway, Norwich and MECHANICS’ TOOLS of all kinds THE HOUSEHOLD Bulletin Building, 74 Franklin Street guest for a few days of Mr .and Mrs. |s: : Bernard Caffery. ey e Miss Evon Cardin spewt Sunday with| . Joseph H. Buteau of Moosup was the friends in Willimantic, guest of his mother Sunday. Miss Josie Brennan spent the week| The Baltic P. T. Tennis club mem: end with Dayville friends. bers spent Sunday at their John Donahoe has returned to St.|court. John's college, Danvers, Mass, after| 1 3 proc oo sl nrocarthy {were Willimantic visitors Sunday. on Railroad| visitor Sunday. shower at her hi Sunday with some gifts. An o ntonia Bernard Smydth was a Providence Visitor Sunday. W rendered b L. G. Drescher was in New Haven |Pusiness Saturday. aci ¥ Shetinte, ix, Antonia an Baltic; Miss lunch of eandwi fruit, candy ndon. Motored to Game. Additions to Population. An automobile party consisting of| A number of families are moving| A Robert Love, Raymond Love, Charles|into town, having secured work in the Garrett, Jonn Ray, Baward Carter, | factories, William _Magill, Ernest Erickson and | Peter Varrier of Pawtucket Is the e Nelson Swanson attended the Worces- | guest of Louis St. E:’-Naw I?ndcm ball game at New| . A number of ndon. % ut Mary’s church. rel ‘Mr. Poyerd, Oliver Buddington, and Al ) Louis Trudeau spent Sunday in New | pACer and Mae MeHale of lle was t Linen Shower Given Miss Lusiers Miss Flora Lucier was given a on Main tennis | Thursday evening. She received “played o Adams 3. Jodoin was in Providence on|& number of selections ¥ocal solos | served by Mrs, Lucier. Those p nt [isses M.

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