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“TODAY is the last day of this remarkably -day of supreme value-giving. Madnnh ‘We*monoubh,holunmlnve been reduced to a clean-up level, making values that you simply cannot afford to over- look. Come today if you expect to procure ap- parel and make the largest saving of the Every Tag marked “Merchants’ Week special” has been RE-MARKED for a quick ol nce. To make .room for our Summer stocks. THE PLACE THAT SAVES AND SERVES YOUR PATRONAGE DESERVES 194 Main Street COLCHESTER Frank Blacker returned Thursday to his home in Stamford, having been called here by the death of Michael McNamara, to whom he was related. Harry Groobert and L. Rattner were visitors in Norwich Thursday. Eugene Bleau, who has had a con- tract for the past year hauling wood to the railroad station, has completed the job and has moved his family to Bertin, where he has another large contract. Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Lewis of New Britajn were visitors in town the past week. Arthur M. Edgart was calling on triends in Norwich Thursday. Michael Blacker and son Harry of 1efMngwelltown were ih town Wednes- day “attending “the funerat of Michael McNamara. G. E. Harrington of Willithantic was a Colchester caller Friday. Alb'rt B. Clark of Mariboro was in town Friday. David Carver of Hebron was a visi- tor here Friday. Asa B. Taylor was calling on friends in Norwich Thursday. Clinton and Hamilton Waters have returned from a few days' stay in Orange, N. J, where they attended the funeral of a relative. ‘Wooster lodge, F. & A. M., held a regular meeting Friday evening in Masonic hall. A Jarge crowd attended the moving picture show Friday evenins. Miss Ruth Snow is acting clerk in the post office during the illness of Miss Florence Carew, the regular clerk To Clean Paint Brushes. No matter how hard a paint brush has become, it can be made as soft and clean as new, says R. A. Galliher, in Farm and Home, by simply boiling in water into which has been put a little lye. A little washing powder or soap will do, but it will take longer. The brush should be placed on end and the boiling water should be no deeper than the lenstir of bristles, as the boiling suds will injure the handle, Turpentine will clean paint brushes, E‘nflrm' after they have become real ard. Fixing the Blame. It is a safe guess. that next time anything happens to a merchantman at sea it will be the fault of a Turkish or Bulgarian wasp commander.—Indi- anapolis Star. June Brides Should Investigate “Our Stock of ome Furnishings We have again this year a stock of House Furnishings that are unequalled;in quality and price in the city. Every prudent JUNE BRIDE will profit by calling at our store and investigating for herself. up the We can fit PARLOR, DINING ROOM, BED ROOM, "LIVING ROOM OR KITCHEN M. HOURIGAN 62-66 MAIN STREET, FINN’S BLOCK, Jewett City ned—K. H. 8. Team Has I‘wr Hitters—Clara Ducharme ~ Strikers Go Back . at Mfl.. Lesg s s of the members Methodist szmurdmmu at the Mothodist chureh: on i morning. W. D. Swaffleld spoke on City. Miselons at & mesting of e, WOMAN'S missionary. socleties of the Baptist churel, at Mrs. Dantel Spalding’s Fri- Epworth League Instaliation. Rev. B, A. Legz is to”install the officers of the r‘n’g'm-ul league at the Methodist church Sunday_evening. Dr. Pierre Bergeron of Manchester, N. H, has been spending a few days with Dr. J. N. Perreault. Four 300 Hitters. Killingly High school team has four ‘three hundred” hitters, a fact that is being counted as worth much in the games to come. The first application for a loan from i the Danielson Building and Loan ‘as- soclation came in from a Dayville man. James Monohan is to construct a cottage at his place on Riverview. The | preliminary work is under way. Henry V. Burdick of Fall River was 12 visitor, with friends in Danielson Friday. Librarian Henry M. Danielsoh an- nounces 2 mew list of volumes added to the public library. Relief Corps Accepts Invitation McGregor, Woman's Relief corps, has accepted an invitation to attend the memorial service at Dayville Sun- day, May 28. A’ great many rooters are expected to accompany the -~Putnam baseball team here today, when the first town team game between teams represent- ing Putnam and Danielson in years is to be played. Death of Clara Ducharme. Clara Ducharme, aged 17, died at her home on the West Side after a long illness. Testimonial for Ray Smith. A testimonial fund is being raised among his friends, in Ballouville for Ray Smith, who hdd his ankle broken while playing baseball with the team of that place a week ago. Dr. L. J. Sylvester has purchased a building lot at the cornef cf Harry and 'Maple streets on Riverview and is_to erect a residence there. MMrs. Annie E. Barber and John Man- son have purchased building lots at Riverview during the present week. Young Pines -Protected. Hundreds of young pines on J. A. Atwood's property have been protect- ed from forest res by plowing around the area in which they were set out several years ago. Fishermen here who make a prac- tice of going out on Narragansett bay hear ‘with interest that the spring run of tatoug has set in, as usual, in ap- ple_biossom time. Though this section has been thor- oughly advertised for men for the United States army no _enlistments been received from any town-in this immediate section. Tocal friends are indebted to WiI- liam Curran for souvenirs of his place of business at Stafford Springs. Mr. Curran was formerly in business here. » Ma t Sulliv to Union lingly. ptist chureh in susi Addition Closed In. The addition to the northerly at Industrial place is practically closed in. The new section will be ready for the installation of machinery with: in a few weeks ai his machinery | when in operation will give emplo: |ment to many udditional workers. - NO SETTLEMENT REACHED | A Few Employes of Connecticut Mills Company Go Back, But Majority Continue Out. A number of employes went back at the plant of the Connec- ut Mills company Friday, after hav- ing been out on a strike since last Tuesday morning. The majority of the workers remained out, however. There was no attempt to interfere with those who went back to their machines and all was quiet and or- deriy about the plant during the day. The special officers on duty had noth- ing in the way of special incident to occupy their attention. It was understood from strikers Fri- day that they and the company were not far apart as to a basis of settle- ment, but none was roached during the day, With the exception of the weavers and a very few workers in other departments the employes are not asking for special concessions. The strikers’ committee was busy dur- L LJ Digestive Troubles cause headache; biliousness, constipation,’ impure blood and other unpleasant symp- toms. If these troubles are lected they weaken the gggy and open the way for seriousillness.Manychronic diseases may be traced back to mdlgeshon that could have been immediately relieved by Beecham’s Pills. * This well- known home remedy has at the Memorial day exercises at tho' min | size nly to the teopathic ‘convention. James H. Cutler, who has been in Florida and W was a visitor m n’ldndl " Put, Friday after- Bl| fl-m Expected Today. ager Forni of the Putnam base: ball team is to take a umn}lflry | gation_to Danielson for the game. to ‘e played in that town this afternoon and the game is expectéd to-be - a crackerjack, L. O. Wiliams was in Norwich on Friday attending the meeting of the |lesS Eastern committee. Invitations to M.mornl Service. Rev. George D. Stanley has invited the members of the G. A. R. and of Connecticut ~ Development | other patriotic societies in the city to attend service at the Methodist church, Sunday, May 28, when a mem- orial sermon will be preu:hsd. Miss Alice Morse is visiting friends in Wolliston, Mass. % An understanding of the times— Prophetic Light, will be Rev. George Stone’s subject at the services at the Advent church on Sunday. Compnittecs of Mizpah lodge of this city and Quinnatisset grange of Thompson, hi§;e drawn resolutions of condolence relative to the deaths of Burt Pettis and Miss Sibyl Pettis, murdered by John Elliott. A meeting of the W. C. T. U held with Miss Helen Scammell Church street Friday afternoon. To Pay Secretary $400. The Putnam Chamber of Commerce has voted to pay its secretary, Rev. C. J. Harriman, a salary of $400 a year. Rev. C. J. Harriman has proved to be one of the most successful and active secretaries that any such prganiza- tion {n the state can claim. Epworth League Officers. The following are the newly install- ed officers of the Epworth leagie of the Methodist church: President, Staniey Shaw; vice presidents, Addi- son Seekins, Helen Deyine, D. B. 1Gl- bert, Florence Gilbert; secretary, Ha- zel Perry; treasurer, Clarence Shaw: junior l!ague supgrm(endent Mrs. G. D. Stanley. was of Foresters’ Memurul Sunday. Members of the courts of Foresters in Putnam are arranging for the an- nual -Mémorial - services for the de- ceased members of the order. The services are to be held on the first Sunday in June, when the cemeteries will be visited and members’ graves decorated. Patriotic Night at Grange. Rev. Fosdick Harrison of Wood- stock is to be the speaker at the Pa- triotic night meeting = of Putnam grange, Monday evening. All of the patritic societies of the city have been invited. "A special programme of en- tertainment has been arranged and refreshments are to be served. At the high school when the students. were asked to volunteer in furnishing mu sic for the entertainment nearly half a hundred responded so anxious were they to show their appreclation of the rvices rendered the country by the in blue, back in the days of '61- CANS FOR PAPER, ETC. Four Secured Through Efforts of Ju- nior Chautaugua Members. Four large cans that are fo be plac- ed at busy parts in the city to receive waste paper will be on exhibition to- day at Bugbee's corner. The cans were purchased by members of the Junior Chautauqua town with money raised through the sale of chocolate. The cans are inscribed with the name of the active little organization and a slogan intended to drive home_the idea of keeping the city clean. It is expectled that the public wil catch the idea and—be careful in disposing of waste paper and refuse and place such material in the cans, the care of which will be in the hands of the city street department. Playground Committees Named. There was another meeting of ‘the promoters of the public piaysround on Friday afternoon. Plans were dis- cussed at length and _consideration given to arrangements for an enter- tainment that is to be given. The following committees have beén nam- ed and others are being formed General Playground committe Cortland D. ‘Arnold, chairman; Mrs. Herbert L. Pease, secretary; Mrs. Daniel B. Gilbert, Mrs. Charles . Dean, Mrs. John P. Sabin, Mrs. Wil iam F. Rafferty, Mayor John J. Me- Garry, Dr. H. L. Pease, G. Harold Gil- patric, Chester E. Child, Frank 'W. Barber, Harold W, Files, Anson B. Handy, Herman F. Driggs. Special play committee: Mrs. Thom- as J. Corcoran, Jr., Mrs. A. V. Frost, Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Meinken, Rev. C. J. Harriman. General chairman of entertainment: Mrs. Silas M. Wheelock. Talent committee: Mrs. Cortland D. Arnold, Mrs. William F. Rafferty, Miss Elizabeth Gyrne, Mrs. Daniel B. Gilbert, Miss Etta Whiting, Mrs. An- drew V. Frost, Harold W. Files, An- son B. Handy. “Finance committee: Harry C. Mein- ken,Rev. C. J. Harriman, G. Harold Gilpatric. ‘Federal Building Site’s Effect. As happened in many other cities, it is possible_ that ‘the locating of the post office on_the government's site at the corner of South Main and Grove streets may result in a gradual growth of the business section toward that vicinity, Already there is o very fair prospect of one business block betig erected in the vicinity of where the Ppost office is to stand. Superior Court to Open Wednesday Clerk B. M. Warner of the superior court announced Friday afternoon that the superior court has been_adjourn- ed from next Tuesday, at Wiliiman- tic, unti] Wednesday, May 31, on ac- count of Judge Gager's inabllity to be present. When court comes in on May 31, at Willimantic, Judge M. A. Mrs, ing Nflly with conferences and ‘matters having to do with the de I- flfihfi\efl forces as near intact i8 _seen of the strikers about !uny of them remain at their engaged with -spring work mtmmmurnuuummw Shumway may preside, not been definitely decided, Seniors Give _Play. The members/of the senior class of the high schobl Friday evening pre- sented a.play, Uniforms for Women, the proceeds to be used for the grad- uation fund. The seniors taking part were Miss Marion L. 'Warren, Edna Mann, Catherine Russell, Dorcas Bart- iett, Constance Russell, Ruth Bartlett, Sylvia Wheelock, Marion Carpenter, Malcolm M. Willey, G. Stanley Shaw, Donald C. Johnson, Samuel H. Waish, L. Allen Averill, Lawrence E. Backus, Joseph Flagz. The cast was coached by Mrs, Silas M. Wheelock. BALTIC About $25 Cleared as a Result of May Basket Social. A May basket social was given in Sprague hall Wednesday night by the Sunday school of the Baltic Methodist Episcopai church for the benefit of the school. The baskets, containing sand- wiches, cake, candy ‘and fruit, were sold, and supper enjoyed. After sup- games and music provided diver- About $25 was added to the Patrick Curtin of Mill road, who has Dbeen confined to his home by iliness, was able to be out Thursday. Dance given by the T. A. B. girls in Eatltic, tonight—adv. Mi: rtle Bordeau of ‘'Woonsocket spent Friday with local friends. P. J. Donnelly and Miss Cathi- olan visited Willimantic friends Thursday. James Andrews is ill at his home on Fifth avenue: Ton't forget the May day dance in Club hall tonight—adv. SUNDAY SUBJECTS. The Christian Science subject will be Soul and Bod: At the Gospel Mission, 265 Main street, there will be services morn- ing, afternoon and evening. \ Rev. S. H. Howe, D. D, will con- duct the services at the Sheltering Arms at 3.30 o'clock Sunday. At the Broadway church on Sunday morning, Rev. Joseph H. Selden will preach on The Religious Aspect of Business. At Mt Calvary Baptist church there will be preaching Sunday morn- ing and evening by Rev. B. W. Wil- lams, of Milford, Conn. At Trinity Episcopal church there will he holy communion at 9.30 a. m. Morning prayer and sermon at 1.30 a. m., and evening prayer at 7.30. The Associated Bible Students wil hold services in W. C. T. U. hall, No. 35 Shetucket street, Sunday morning. The topic will be, The Divine Plan of the Ages. At Park Congregational church there will be preaching in_the morning by the pastor, Rev. S. H. Howe, D. D. A Noung People’s service will be held infthe evening. At the Greeneville Congregational church, Sunday morning, the pastor will preach on The Shift of Emphasi The session of the Sunday school wal be held at noon. At the First Congregational church Rev. George H. Ewing, pastor. the morning topic will be He That Bring- eth It to Pass. The Y. P. 8. C. E. meeting will be held at 6.30. At the Taftville Congregational church, the mofning subject will be The Influences of Pleiades. TIn_the evening the pastor, Rev. Arthur Var- lev, will preach on Little Foxes That Spoil the Vine: At Grace Episcopal church, Yantic, Rev. J. W. Areson, rector, there will be morning prayer and sermon _ at 10.45 o'clock. Bible class and Sun- day school at 12.15 o'clock and even- ing prayer and sermon at 7.30 o'clock. At Grace Memorial Baptist church there will be preachirg, morning and evening, by the mastor. Sunday school will be held at noon and Union Ly- ceum meeting at 4 o'clock. The pro- gram will be in charge of Mrs. Mat- thew Brown. At the Second - Congregational church there will be morning worship, with sermon for the children. Sunday school at noon; a _ Young People’s meeting at 6.16 and evening service, with sermon. The minister ' will preach morning -and evening. At Trinity Methodist church, F. W. Coleman, pastor, the morning subject will be, Church Government With There s more eatarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together, and 1ot years it was sup- posed to be incurablé. Doctors pre- Ecribed local remedies and by constant- Iy failing to cure with local treatment, ironounced it incurable. Catarrh e & iocal disease, greatly influenced by con- stitutional conditions, and therefote re. quires constitutional treatment. s Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohlo, is & consti- tutional remedy, js taken internally. and acts throughi the blood on th cous surfaces' of the system, dred Dollars reward s offered ‘for any case that Catarrh Cure fails cure. Send for circulars and testim g!" ‘Toledo, “Onlo. BT SRR conmeton i Cobb, -will preach Some Reference to the General Confer- ence now in s .In_the evening the subject will be, Is a man a victim of Circumstances Over Which He Has No Control? The Holiness Mi: vices at 87 Main At the Chure] herd, Universalis! cet. Rev. Joseph F. on ‘the subject, Shakespeare, the Bible and Religion. There will be Sunday school at noon Y. P. C. U. service at 6.15 p. m. The subject will be What’s the Use? The Materialistic Spirit. At the First Baptist church, Rev. George Henry Strouse, minister, the pastor will preach a special sermon to the Sunday school at the morning service.- There will be a session of the Sunday school at noon and meet- ing of the B. Y. P. U. at 6.30 o'clock. The evening theme will be The Worthr of a Man. At the Federated church, Rev. .| W. Burdon, pastor, there will be morning service, subject, The Sure Triumph of the Gospel. Sunday school at noon. Junior C. E. meeting at 3 p. m. Christian Endeavor meeting at 6. p. m. and evening service. The sub- ject of the evening service will be, Your Window on the World. A song service will precede the sermon. GENERAL FEDERATICN OF WOMEN’S CLUES | To Hold a Mammoth Convention in New York This Month. New York, May 13—The club wom- | en of the country, two and a haif mi’ lion of whom are represented in the General Federation of Women's Clubs have perfected a_plan for the gre: ion in the hl ory of lhn > to June 8. Durin s expected that fi senting cl: nion, as wel than 5C0 different con: on its calendar but from all dications none will equal in attenda: thering of women. Special sen- is attached to the women's convention by the fact that although the Federation was founded here years ago, it is the first time since then that the women have met in Ne: York. It was “Jennie June” Croly, on of the founders of the Sorosis, the pio- | neer wo: s club in this country who 1 ted the idea of . a general | convention of women’s clubs in 1889, and the outcome of this was the lapld- ing of the first convention of the Ger= eral Federation in following year when 63 ciubs were Tepresented by 126 delegates and the ion will hold ser- | Sorosis was hostess. < Chicago, Denver, of the Good Shep-:Louis, St. Paul, San Francisco and Chicago again, have been the convention citles in the order named. he thirteenth, will have Sorosis again s its_hostess, in conjunction with the New York State aud City Federations which are working their hardest to make the gathering a notable one in every direction. The main drill hall of the armory of the Seventh regiment of the New Yori National Guard, which will accommo- date upwards of 8,000 women, will be | the principal meeting place. will be turnedgover to the women headquarters. ’The;armory. i5 1 at 66th -u-aat.)oecnpyl.u an block between ’Lexington and avenues. Deliberately’ Unfriendly. - Colonel Roosevelt says he's sure. west is_patriotic. ; How can that When the west' evidently pn Hughes to the Colanel?—FPh Press. New York in the Philadelphia, Loulsville, Milwaukee, Los Angeles, St. Eoston, Cincinnati, The forthcoming conventioa, What We Should See.. President Wilmn'marh that world is seeing red.! All the more son why Americansishould see not] but Red, White and Blue—New York Sun. Dominica has'a bolling lake of un- | The col- | known depth. e Phosphates build up the human tissues RYZON, the Perfect Baking Pow= der, is made with a new and a better phosphate. Foods baked vnth RYZON are wonderfully good —and they are healthful. 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