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cases were put to pl Dupins, a mlmr of ?N‘mb‘y' with a breach of the charged peace firing Chinese bombs in a public place, lower tie, court and gave notice of an appeal. was fined $3 and costs in the = | ‘ HOOSIER KITCHEN CABINET “SAVES MILES OF STEPS” CLUB SALE THIS WEEK $1.00 down and $1.00 each week AT LINCOLN'S . Furniture Store Telephone 285-3 Main and Union Streets WILLIMANTIC JAY M. SHEPARD Succeeding Elmoro & Shepard FuneralDirectorandEmbalmer 60-62 North St., Willimantic Tel. connection Lady Assistant HIRAM N. FENN UNDERTAKER and EMBALMER, 62 Church St., ‘Willimantic, Ct. Lady Assistant Telephone Cantérbury Boy on Probation. Nicolo Cavoli of this city, charged the peace, pleaded not furnishings - and all personal filed a Dill of sale of all the furniture, used in any way in mrylu; on house. hold lfe in her home in Windham to the convent of Our l‘d¥ She retained a life use o and furnishings, but now at her articles from the store of mell of that place:to the value of about $30. It was decided to give him another chance and he was given a jail sentence and placed in charge of Rev. A. J. Hetrick as special probation officer for a year, convent of St. Joseph’s 000 and $40,000. Call, Final Papers for Eight. Naturalization was then taken up by the court and final papers were grant- ed to eight petitioners and the cases of four others were continued for further study. Papers were granted to Rev. Charles Lemieux, Allan Smyth, Esdras Cyr, John Marcoux, George C. Flam- mand, Abraham Sussman, Theophille Gallipeau, Jr., and Michael Giordano. The continued cases were Omer Blain. Barthelemi Chartier, John Reo and Frank Strycharz. Court was ordered adjourned until this morning at 9 o'clock in Putnam. Court will meet here Thursday. Beebe will take up Coventry about tho‘ first of June, Regimental Reunion. local G. A. R. rooms Tuesday, May 16. o'clock, followed by a din: by the Woman’s Relief corps. ‘Labor Payroll. INFANTS’ MILK STATION. United Charities Association Hopes to Have Station Opened by May 15. At the regular meeting of .the di- rectors of the United Charities asso- ciation it was stated that the chair- man of the infants’ milk station de- partment was to have an interview with a prospective nurse for the sta- tion some time this week and it was hoped to start the station about the 15th of the present month. A location for the day nursery has not yet been decided upon. The report of the sec- retary, Miss Nancy Austin, was as follows: New cases reported from the town, 3; new cases from individuals, 10; calls made at the office of the as- scciation, 126; calls made outside, 189: letters sent out, 70; amount of gro- ceries from the town delivered through the United Charities, $100.87; shoes| given by the usodntion, $27.25; amount expended by United Chaflues $36.85; loan, $5. PUBLIC BEQUESTS OF WIDOW OF CHARLES PAGE. Sum of $6,000 to St. Joseph's Hospital for Free Beds—Episcopal and Cath- olic Churches and Sisters of Charity Remembered. $142.4¢ Street department, maintaining sewers, $13.5 tion of sewers, $163; water $96.41, making a total of $718.29, OBITUARY. Edwin B. Gager. ing Dispatch of May 3 says: & Co. steel ceilings and fireprof doors. vived by two daughters, Mrs. John Q. Brown of Oakland, Cal, and Mrs. W. ter a student at Cornell. survived by sisters living avenue, Columbus. ‘The wfl}fil Mrs. Margaret Page, wife of the lafe Charles Page, of Windham Center, was filed Tuesday morning in the probate court. It contains a num- ber of bequests to Willimantic and ‘Windham institutions, among them be- ing St. Joseph's hospital, which re- celves $6,000. . This amount is-to be used by the hospital for the establish- owner of much real estate. degree Mason. DANIEL J. COFFEE APPEALS. Murray's Boston Store WILLIMANTIC, CONN. Showing of New White Goods FOR SPRING AND SUMMER The warm days will soon require the busy scissors to get into action, and the pretty collection of fine, sheer, white fabrics is an indication we are ready to supply yourneeds in both Domestic and Imported White Goods. 36-inch wide White Voile, raised stripes, 25¢ a yard. 38-inch “ wide White Voile, quality, 29¢, 39¢ and 50c a yard. 30-inch ,wide Persian Lawn, 25c a yard. 38-inch wide White Batiste, 30c and §0c a yard. 40-inch wide Plain ‘White Organdie, 3¢, 39¢ and 50c a yard. 27 to 30-inch wide Plain White In- dfa Lawn, 10c, 12%c, 16c, 20c and 25c a yard. 27-inch wide Plain Whife Crepe, 19¢ and 26c a yard. 27-inch wide Splash Crepe, yard. 36-inch wide New Cloth, 26c a yard. 27-inch wide White Lace Cloth, 25c a yard. tancy better 25c a 27-inch wide White Poplin, 25c a yd. THE H. C. MURRAY GO. Over Right of Wa: Tuesday morning. to which they meaded not guilty. Chief Richmond, and found the sidewalk cro people. Coffce was just goi right of way. men was disarranged and dirty. trouble was over when he arrived. a sort of hugging match. Mrs. Hughes, mother 36-inch wide White Handkerchiet| Hughes, said th Linen, 85c, $1.10 and $1.25 a yard. 36-inch wide White Imported French Crepe, good weight for Summer suits, skirts, waists or dresses—Special 50c a yard. 36-inch wide Sorento Suiting, gcod Summer weight, will launder well, 50c a yard. . 36-inch wide Clipper Suiting, 50c a vard. alley, more. himself. She was afraid that officer. Nainsook, fine and soft for unde wear, etc—38-inch wide, 2lc a yard 12-yard cut for $2.60. Better quality Nainsook, 25c to 42c a yard. 5 3 English Long Cloths, 12%c to 26c a yard; 12-yard cuts, $1.35 to $2.50. 31-inch wide Cotton Corduroy, soft finish, suitable for suits, coats and skirts, 59c a yard. He said that he called him a coward. Capital $100,000 soun W Established 1832 Accum: in accounting, tness and h’berahty in dealing, and a business policy m administering its . .. own affairs, characterizz THE WINDfIAM NATIONAL BANK, which aims thereby to Surplus and Profits 3175,000 ‘Hughes stopped him. courteous semce, and _costs. ‘bond was fixed at $50. ([ BOARD OF TRADE HOLDS .+ establish with customers relations that shall prove gamptocally permanent, pleasant and pmfi Tooms | noon, - The pmldmt, Mrs. Charles B, g Vernon Pastor Accepts South Coventry ‘The 47th annual reunion of the 21st regiment, Connecticut Volunteers’ Vet- ition, will be held at the A business meeting will be held at 11 r ‘served The city labor payroll for the past week is as follows: Police department, $302.98; strue Edwin B. Gager, a brother of John M. Gager, of Windham road, died sud- denly at his home in Columbus, O., on Tuesday, May 2. The Columbus Even- Mr. Gager had lived in Columbus for 50 years and was very well known. He came here at the close of the Civil war and was employed as a clerk in the hardware store of McCune, Mithoff Later he was assoclated for years with W. R. Kinnear & Co., the predecessor to the company of which he was president at the time of his death. The company’s products are Besides his wife, Mr. Gagef is sur- D. L. Starbuck, and two sons, John B. Gager and Howard W. Gager, the. lat- He is also three brothers and two in Connecticut and a brother, W. C. Gager, of 76 Huffman He was a director in the First National bank and the ‘He was a member of the Columbus club and the ‘Columbus ‘Country club and was a 32d Will Not Pay Fine of $3 and Costs for Quarrel With Carleton E. Hughes Carleton E. Hughes and Danlel J. Coffee, who created a disturbance over a right of way between their respective places of business, were given a chance to tell their stories in the police court Both were charged with breach of the peace and assault, the first witness, told of receiving a telephone message to the effect that there was a fight in progress near Axelrod's tailor shop. He_started for the place immediately with into his store when the chief arrived and ‘Hughes was standing by a corner of the building, hardly able to speak. He found the trouble had started over the ‘The clothing of both Officer Grady was the next witness and testified to being informed of the fight by the motorman on the 2.10 trolley and came up at once, but the Axlerod, the tailor, Thomas Maskery and Louis Ethier were witnesses of the row and testified as to what happened. From their stories it appeared there were no blows struck, but rather it was of Carleton e trouble started when Coffee, who has no right to use the undertook to bring a box from the rear of his store through the alley. Her son objected. saving that he had tol@ Coffee not to use the alley any She sald no blows were struck and that her son only tried to defend they might come t» blows and hurt ea¢™ other, so had someone telephone foy an Hughes took the stand and said that when he saw Coffee coming up the steps with the box he told him to keep out of the alley. He said that he had warned Coffee on previous occasions to keep out. Coffee had no right to use that right of way, as the alley be- tween the Kimball building and the Y. M. C. A, was intended for the use of the people. in-the Kimball building. didn’t want to fizht and just held Coffee. ~After the trouble was " over and Chief Richmond had gone Coffee came out, he claifns; and On_taking the stand Coffee denied e dldn't want to fight. but Hughes bed him and to defend himself he \ Bath the combatants was fined 3% Coffee appealed and the _ LADIES’ NIGHT of Lourdes. the property death the property and furnishings go $o usa estate is pmbnbly worth between 830 - Rev. H. E. Beebe, pastor of the Ver- non Center Congregational church for the past four years, has accepted.a call to the pastorate of the Congregational thureh at South Coventry. Rev. Mr. the work in South Shea @ Burke, C. 0. Murphy, was enjoved from 8 till 9. Miss Grace Jacobs sang My Laddie, by Thayer, which was enthusiastically received. Tables were set in the east room for those who wished to play.-cards. In the billiard and pool room a large number watched “Count” Benoit dem- onstrate his wonderful skill with the cue. While in the large hall dancing was in order. There was something doing all the time for the entertain- ment of the ladies. One of the fea- jtures of the evening was the playing of several exhibition games of pool by Fred Sanderson and Counti Bénoit. At 10 o’clock an excellent lunch was served by the students of thre House- hold Arts Course of the Normal School, MYSTIC Visiting Nurse Association Holds An- nual Meeting—Election of Monday Club—Governmént Purchases Site for Federal Building. The annual meeting of the Village Nurse Association was held Monday evenjng in the Parish house of the Congregational church, and/ was large- Iy attended. The reports of the offi- cers shows thc association to be in good financial standing. The _report of the treasurers showed that after all bills had been paid there was $165 on hand May 1st. The following officers were elected: President, Mrs. F. A. Crates; vice president, Mrs. Charles E. ‘Wheeler: second vice president, Mrs. Henry B. Noves; secretary and treas-; urer, Miss May G. Gray; directors for three years, Charles E. Wheeler, B. F. Williams and A. L. Pitcher. Monday Club Election. The annual meeting of the Monday club was held at the home of Mrs. D, B. Dennison on Pearl street. _The following officers were elected: Pres- ident, Mrs. L. P. Allyn; vice prestdent, Mrs. George Miner; secretary,» Mrs. George C. Lane; subject czmmittee, Mre. A. O. Colby, chairman, Mrs. D. B Dennison, Miss Mary Crates, Miss Geneva Rathbun, Mrs G. M. Thomp- son; social committee, Miss Helen Wilbur, Miss Harriett Fish, Mrs. Edgar Rathbun, Mrs. A. L. Pitcher. The subject chosen for the work for an- ther fall and winter was Shakespeare. Site for Federal Building Purchased. Postmaster George H. Foley received Tuesday morning from the postomice department in Washington, a letter notifying him that the department had accepted the land on East Main street and Willow street for a site- for the new Federal building. The land con- sists of the lot and ten feet off the lot of Miss Eleanor Fish. The land belongs to Wiliam B. Dudley, Har- riett Dudley and Eleanor Fish. The price to be paid for the lglt is $4,000. It is not expected that a building will ‘be put up right away but knowing that the site has been purchased, the peo- ple of Mystic can look forward to a fine post office building in due time. L News in General. Charity. chapter, Ordér of Eastern Star, met Tuesday evening in Masonic temple. It was the eleventh anniver- sary of the order. Matron Mrs. Abbie Noyes ' presided. After the regular business session a musical and literary program was carried out. - Each mem- ber present presented the lodge eleven cents. After which all went to the banquet room - where refreshments were served and a social hour was en- A meeting of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union was held in their rooms on Bank square Tuesday after- Newbu: g % sw&uvmmm in the Plain Cabinet Glenwood. It’ made in _natural black iron finish—so smooth and easy to -applied to a range. A room saverteofi;e the 259 Central Ave., Norwich ’ |the Democratic ticket. ion Idea” upnght piano. o It is smd to be the most of machinery dewsed to make house- {eepmg drudgeless. Burns either coal, wood or a‘ns and you can get just < k‘e right size to fit your itchen. Call and Took them over and will understand more a why Glenwood — , for its equipment. 37-47 Main St., Norwich turned from an automobile trip to New Haven. Albert Dibble has returned to South ‘Windsor, after a visit to his daughter, Mrs. John T. Brooks. Mrs. Lioyd Horsfall has returned to | Fort Scett, Cal, after a visit to her sister, Mrs. John F. Noyes. Isadore Feidler has returned from a visit in New York, where he went with his son Harry Feidler. The latter has entered Mount Siniai Hospital, and will undergo an operation. Mrs. Alonzo B. Colliss is visiting in Rockville. Mrs. Henry Wilbur *has left for a visit in Norwich. Mrs. M. Alice Wermes arrived in Miystic Tuesday to spend the summer with her sister, Mrs. William H. Bar- The camping place will not be far from New Haven. BRIEF STATE NEWS New Britain — The New Britain Branch of the Machinists' Union will hold a mass meeting Thursday even- ing. Orgznizer Wickham expects to enroll 5,000 members by July 1. Hartford—The county commissioners Monday received $10,000 in liquor li- cense fees. Manchester—Because of the high cost of building material it is doubtful whether the members of the Swedish “Lutheran Church on Church _street, will complete their church building this year. Meriden—The Central association of Congregational churches will meet at the First Congregational church Tues- day, May 16. _Waterbury—Nearly a full squad has already been recruited from Waterbury to attend the military training camp at Meriden—At the high school audi- torium Tuesday evening Edward F. Bigelow of Sound beach, vice presi- ber. Plattsburgh this year. dent of cheBAmaiz associatign, '1;;- Edward Gilroy of Kingston spent tured on “Birds and Flowert. ° 7 Stamford—Dr. A. G. Givens, of Stam- | lecture was illustrated. Tuesday with' his sisters on High | i added 300 shares to his holdimgs ’ t in New Haven Road stock during the vear. He is now credited with 1,693 shares. A barge of trap rock for the A. Vito Construction company to'be used on the new concrete road from the tele- phone exchange to the drawbridge has arrived at B. L. Holmes dock. Four two-horse wagons and a dozen men are carting the rock to different parts of the streets. The work on the road is to be started at once. Lieut. Bates in Town. Lieut. Harry Bates now with a com- mission in the Canadian army, re- cruited in Montreal, is at the home of his parents, Rev. and Mrs. Wel- come E. Bates for a few days before sailing for the war in Europe. Lieut. Bates is in the artillery branch. of the service and after arriving in England his regiment will go into training for a short time and will then see ser- vice on the western front. Guest From Nebraska. Judge W. L. Clark of Aurora, Neb., a former Mystic boy, born in the vil- lage, is the guest of his sister, Mrs. ‘William E. Wheeler of the New Lon- don road. Judge Stark has represent- ed his district in congress three terms and is a candidate for re-election on This is Mr. Stark’s first visit here in many years and he finds manry changes. Social ‘and, Personal. Mr. and Mrs. Osgood A. Gilbert of Boston are spending a few days in the village. Mrs. Ralph Passamore and child of Boston have arrived in the village for the summer. Col. Percy Morgan left Monday for Bridgeport for a month where he will do_military duty. Clyde Burrows of Bridgeport spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. George 1. Wilcox. Harry Feidler has left for New York where he will enter Mount Sinai hos- pital for-treatment. He has been iil for several weeks. Stanton King of Boston is the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. King, for a few days. Bridgeport—One of the largest real estate deals recorded at Bridgeport in recent years was the purchase of the Birdseye-Somers company plant on Barnum avenue by the American Graphophone company for about $200,- Hartford—Miss Esther _ Fanning, dasughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willlam B Fanning of Edgewood street, who is a member of the class of 1018 at Smith College, was elected to membership in the Clef Club of the collegé at a meet- ing held recently. ‘Waterbury—Capt. Thomas Dodds of the detective bureau, celebrated Tues- day, the thirty-fourth anniversary ot his enrollment as a member of the Wa terbury police department. New Haven — The general Boy Scouts camp will be held June 24 to July 1, for all troops who are not go- ing by themselves. It will cost about $4 per boy. Each troop is responsible Arthur Douglas has returned from a visit in New Haven. Mrs. Amanda Fish of New London is the guest of her son and his wife, 3&1'. and Mrs. Erastus Fish for a few ays, Mrs. Albert B. Cole and son Rich- ard are visiting in Providence, ilip Harris left Monday for Mer- iden where he has men sec: employ- t. - Eli Gledhill has returned from a visit in Naw York. d Stuart Crary have re- urned T New. Yorkk atter 2 few days’ stay in the village. 5 He Ssidom Sleeps. We suppose Colonel Roosevelt does not snore of it now: he -lm&l: