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the Spani terans, . /ed by Senlor Vies forius. xm‘em O Richaras:t Irumfi;u!:uny " bras Hrst Infantry, C. N. G., and the Amr- h llce. of Police B. H. ican band made the annual i at the call of dnty st to the Windham - Center » o padly | e 9,3%“ %&. Tirst Tn Tnc ‘wanting. North Windham cemetery and to Si ‘with mfl with admi) in nlon su_ T 7 . ks flllw'h cemet: of | our hearts strew of our eun. L g < 7 g t 14 Mm'el-"hm arke quin, Boy gmu of the Con;-regn the th 3 E o Civnts 2t ” b 4 T emeriea” with | remembrance. over thelr graves ana > : o @ . % EELFRIISE R B RN i S i e B Buy a Magee Range for the Wonderful Magee Oven i - . for thetr lives tomobiles th N M.;{h. trip tnis year moh; ;\lg. o Hmhouun."koborst‘:lr. Tenton fli y h'ed Shw er, luder. Ow’l Patrol— Don’t you want an Oven that is heated on five sides including the back of 1 starting at 8 o'clock in the morning the town building |2ll they had jon their country’s altar. :‘t“il R’gmfi'&w" o rua:d lP‘ Following the address ebster, leadér: Wolf Patrol preciation of this Taethod. of travel. | sounded by Bugler G. E. Richards of | —Bray Rafferty, ln.der. S PatrsiBeter the oven instead of thr three or four sides? G carried Brown with other soldiers. D. F. Finn, Jr., carried soldiers in the next left this city at 8 o'clock | Company L. —Wlillam Barber aday norniag and want Arst 40 Nocth “Windham : Elcroiies Carclo, leader; 'Wllllmnntlc Camp, e South Windham, where 'the band Sens of Vatmnu Muym- Daniel marched a short distance and gave a cml’m{hfflmeg :_1:; ‘{;}g gmm . Tyler Camp manding; concert in front of the South Wind- [FEIT United Ep-nlah ‘War Veterans, bnl places in the busses and pro- bam House. ceeded towards North Windham. At | & gacl Srontn, At Windham Center. the Windham Inn a short stop was They then continued to the Wina- |made and the band plaved several bers. ham Center cemetery. There they | " formed in line, and escortea by the |, THe “in to North Winaham séme- ry was made in quick time. They rode unttl within a short distance of the cemetery and marched the re- 111 mainder of the way. At the cemetery flowers were placed on the graves and “SAVES MILES OF STEPS” CLUB SALE THIS WEEK who also mai a brief addreu ‘This $1.00 down and $1.00 each service which we render today is a service not only of sadness, he said, week LINCOLN'S Furniture Store ‘'ul recognition of their sacrifice rd toil we strew their graves with Telephone 285-3 Main and{Union Streets flowers to the eternal memory of the nings carried “e cler.y of the town in his aute. “Warden H. McCarthy, Borough Clerk and Tl'enmr W T Crumb, Burgess Leuis Masse and Se- lectman John Potter came nxt and’ then came the orderlol Reliance No. 29, L O. O, Undaunted lod;u. No. 34, K. of P, Colln Griswold, N 101, F. of A., St. Jean de Baptist l.nd the Men's Polish organization, num- bering 136. One hundred and fifty- six school children led by mehmnfl Gardner with a drum and Alfred Ron. | deau as their flag bearer. rincipal ¢ G. W. Emerson and five aldes were in ' charge of the children. The aides were | Thomas Barnett, Theodore and Homer | Bouley, Oscar vre and Chester Stafford. The Jewett City cemetery: ‘was visited first, where RevV. Albe\'(l Donnell offered prayer. Then St | s, Rev. J. J”McCabe offering | prayer. At the Baptist cemetery Rev.! Samuel Thatcher made the commander; iages containing Woman's Rellef Corps, old and infirm veterans, flowers. Address by Capt, Fenton. On arriving at the cémetery Com- pany L, and the civilian organizations formed in line and the Spl.n!ah ‘War Veterans escorted Francis S. Long Post, G. A. R, to the head of the line. Company L wa$ assigned to assist the veterans in D flowers on the soldiers’ graves. Taps were sounded by Bugler Richards. Captain Frank P. Fenton of Spanish War Veterans delivered a splendid add'e!!, paying a glowing tribute to living and dead heroes. The wado’ then formed in line and marched to the town build- ing where Company L, and the other organizations stood at attention while the veterans passed by. The parade ismissed. All along the line of march flags were displayed and crowds gathered. While at the cemetery a large num- ber witnessed the ‘exercises. Captain Frank P. Fenton was marshal for the day, with Captain Tiesing of Com- pany L and Private Bacon of” Garde Florimond aides. CITY COURT This is a Magee feature which heats evenly—every part of the wonderful Magee Oven : Heating on five sides of the . oven.requires less fuel dead. Taps was sounded by Bugler Richards, Following the exercises coffee and doughnuts were served through the kindness of William Sibley. Mr. Sib- ley has done this for a number of years and it is greatly appreciated by the veterans. St. Joseph's Cemetery. The journey was then resumed and the next stop was at St. Joseph's cem- etery. Here the largest crowd of the morning was assembled. The party headed by the band marched into the cemetery and assembled around the fountain in the center of the grounds. Flowers were placed on all soldiers’ . The exercises were held at! Fanning park. The band played a se- lection. Fourteen girls, who are ail Y soldiers’ descendants, and decorated | - . the monument at its dedication, were . grouped on the steps, and at Mxnhal, /. R. M. Brown's command to decorat ‘ placed the bouquets of flowers about| the base of the monument, Miss Mar- graves, After a solection by the band | Four Offenders Disciotined st Tues- Suerite Youns laying a lirge wreath atriotic Instructor ‘homas shton 2, - Sooks brley. - HE wath R e day’s Session. showing her to be a descendant of the trying times, our memories bring back, of that struggle we participated in fifty $ears ago. The loaving of home, of our fathers, mothers and wives and children. Those were trying times, comrades, and they can not be real- ized by any one today who did not take part in the troudle and strike. The weary marches, the sickness, and death, and starvation, al these we re- alize who- participated. ~Today we commemorate our fallen comrades in battle. Comrades. who took part in the great Civil War, who helped to make possible what we enjoy today, the blessings of a country united, with the best government in the world. I trust that our rulers may have srength to keep our country in peace. forbid that we may ever see any more ‘war! Rev. P. J. Mooney’s Tribute. * Rev. P. J. Mooney ecffered prayer, after which he paid a glowing and eloquent tribute to the living and dead French and Indian war in 1692, the Charles Young and David White | Revolutionary war of 1775/ the war of were before the police court charged |1812, and the Civil war of 1861, with intoxication 'and breach of thel” The other girls were Ethel Morgan, peace. Both pleaded guilty and were| Grace Sharkey, Alice Smith, Ellen 2 z * o ¥ > FeE 5 ¥ fined amounting to $10 each. Prior, Kathleen McCarthy, Vera Me- A pFannie Shinman sharged _With | Broomo, Bdna Sharkey, Mildred Olsen, 3 e peace and her case was | Doris Pariseau, Rose Crumb, Vivian 3 7 Otrobandc contimied until Sonday moming - | HeTaugin: Bdith Bioknell and Rupy| NORWICH TOWN |of Qtrobando avenue the frst of tho Patrick Donohue, charged with in-|Gray. The hband accompanied the s toxication, pleaded guilty and Was|schiool children, who, led by Miss Eliz- | School Children Collect Many Flowe: Specimens—Visitors for the Holi- day—Those Who Were Away. cess baggage overbalancing the equilib- rium of the Stonington school system. Now that a housecleaning has actually begun, people, why not make a thor- ough job of it? If there is to be a town bigh school for Stonington in the borough, the people of Stonington have 8ot to elect a school committee who understands that the first requisite is to find a real superintendent, hire him to superintend, and then mind their business until convinced that they have secured the wrong man. Experience of the last two years should teach some lessons. 'Won't you profit by them? "Whether C. A. Woodworth ‘is a good superintendent of schools for Stoning- Miss “Anna Squires has returnea to Springfield, Mass., after several weeks' visit with friends uptown. fined $1 and costs. abeth Hodgkinson, sang the Btar Span- gled Banner and America. Hon. A, 0L Brown introduced the speakers. Rev. F. S. Child of Pachaug offered praye: Rev. Albert Donnell and Rev. J. J. Me- Cabe made patriotic addresses. Rev. Mr, Child read a fine original poem and later presented it to Mra. Fas- ell. The soldiers, out of town visitors, speakers and band were served a din- Spanish War Veterans' Graves Deco- rated. Tuesday noon the Spanish War Vet- erans went by automobile to South Coventry where the grave of Comrade Bump was decorated and then to Mansfleld where flowers were placed on the grave of Anson Fenten. Different specimens of flowers, to the number of 67, have been brought to_the senior room of the Town Street school this spring. The list for May was: adderstongue, low cudweed, five- finger, spicebush, bloodroot, marsh- marigold, gt;ldetn uvillmge,ufilm. com- nion blue violet, purple trillium, ane- T of baked bedns, potato salad, rolls, | mone, sweet white violet, arrowieaved pickles, doughnuts, cheese and 'coffes | Holer. Durehimans & Dradenes . sovie in the vestry of the Congregational|yia " columbine. ~ shadtueh. choee Mrs. Fanny East Lyms street and Darrow of Flanders, in is visiting on Tanner ‘ergason avenue. Mrs. Senay of Norwich is substi- tuting this week in the intermediate department of the Town Street school. Choral Club Visits Taftville. The Choral Club of ‘St. Mary's church gave @ very successful min- Thursday, Ascension Day, a holy 'JAY M. SHEPARD Suce oro & Shepard heroes, saying: Soldiers ang citizens, on this day our nation desirés to hon- or its dead soldiers and offer much of praise to its lving soldiers who have so renewed sentiment and patriotism in our hearts. 'We honor the dead soldiers, their names will never be Fmerall)ir forgotten., Their example will shine as 1nngLa.“s the e > e g— above. et us then offer to them our . 60-62 Nofl.h:;St. Willimantic | gratitude and praise. Today we honor Lady Assistaht Tel. connection | the living soldiers who defended our HIRAM: N. FENN country. When soldiers were sent out, Connecticut sent its regiment to ‘Washington fully armed and equip- If New New York and Penn- ped. UNDERTAKER and EMBALMER,|sylvania did as much for the Union 62 ChurchSt., Willimantic, Ct. Telepbone Lady Assistan as this state, then Sherman would ¢ |have had five times as many men in " and comfort. 4 ] *erately. A good time to Murray's Boston Store WILLIMARTIC, CONN. 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They made the trip by trolley and autos and were accompanied by 3 band of twelve piees and Hickey's orchestra of eight piezes. 'rhe con- cert was very well attended, about 500 people being present. Before the concert in the square the band ren- dered a_short but very plesing pro- gram. The show was put on in fine manner, the stage settings being very effective. The songs were bright and catchy and the jokes up to the min- ute. The chorus was well balanced and the dancing and drills were well done. After the show dancing was enjoyed, the orchestra furnishing mu- sic. The Wwhole affair was very suc- cessful and showed the careful work of Mr. Joseph Gaudreau, director of the club, Carnival May Clear $3,600. A meeting of the federation of French societies was held Sunday night in their rooms at which time a i report of the recent carnival was read, showing_that $1,100 had been taken in at the door and amusements indoors. This does not include books of tickets which were sold outside and it is ex- peeted that the whole amount realized by the carnival will total $3.000. Able to Play With Band. Friends of Joseph Bishop, who was injured some time ago while at his work in the Thread Compeny, los- ing his right thumb, were pleased to see him playing with the American band Memorial day. Mr. Bishop has made the trip with the veterans for the past twenty-five years. Buys Comtnercfal Building. Peter Yonclas, pfoprietor of a can- dy kitchen in this city, has purchased the three story Commercial building in which he conducts business. This property has a frontage of forty feef with a ‘depth of 100 feet. 7his in- cludes a right of way from Church street to the rear of the property. The property was sold by Mrs. J. 2. ard, and her brother, Keig- Ty e two stores on the first floor, snd two stories of apartments above. Syrians Want Supply Ships Safe- guardad. Local Syrians, numbering about %0, held a meeting -in Labor Urion hall Sunday night and voted to send a pe- R tition to the government at ‘Washing- ton asking that the government con- fer with the Turkish government and arrange for the safety of supply ships in Turkish waters, and that supplies for the Syrian people be distributed to the Syrian people. B Mention. John McCormack and family of Pawtucket, R. I, speat Memvurial Day in this cily. Purinton Temple, No. 2, Pythian Sisters, will inff a class of 11 on Friday evening. David Yorke and family cf South Manchester. spent Sunday with Mr. George Lewis of 311 Main street. Rev. 'W. S. Beard of New York, for- mfly pastor of the local Congrepa- e tional church, was in town 2demorial y. Harry ‘Avery of Ser.\fl: Windhiam, m““h‘l l?mna. pent the waek- end at his home in South V\"lndhnm. ‘This nornlnt he leaves for wheru a natlonal con- en of the com- vendm fll pany will m Chfld:en Ory BllEl'S cherry, | 42y _of obligation, there will be masses at 5 and 7 o'clock at Sacred Heart church. ton, or for any other place, is not for us to decide. Why we mention the mat. ter at all is because we admire the stand the man has taken in what he considers his duty as a.¢itizen of the ‘town, as a father who has children in the schoo! he condemns. So far as his (letter to the people is concerned, a man would be a triple-expansion ass who lays himself liable to damages un}en he is pretty sure of the statement: makes over his own signature. w. believe that the school committee acted wisely in deferring action on reap- pointment of teachers until certain of Mr. Woodworth’s charges are investi- gated. The people want to know, you know; and the school commiittee is astute enough, even the densest among them, to realize that, after all, the peo- ple do the electing—Mystic Times. church. The vestry was decorated with | anagbari nut, . Jgek-tn-the-pulpit, flowers and a large flag by Miss Carol | high huckleberry, birdfoot violet, bulb- Bliss, Floyd Fiske and Everett His-|out buttercup, yellow currant, pear, cox, Jr. yellow violet, vellow rocket, wild pink, The school children who marched |gheep sorrel, red clover, showy orchids, were served doughnuts and bananas by | wood betony, dwarf dandelion, field ‘Mrs. H. C. Webster, Mrs. F. L. Kana-| mousear chickweed, fringed polygala. ban, Miss Agnes Olsen and Miss Alice | swamp saxifrage, robin’s plantain, Brennan. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Haskell|thyme leaved speedwell, baneberry, ‘were in charge of all the arrangements | fiowering dogwood, nodding trillium, end were exceedingly grateful for the|wild geranium, garden celandine, wild aid so willingly given to make the day | parsnip, mustard, batberry, swamp such a success. apple, moss pink, lad 's slipper, star of Bethlehem, golden ragwort, choke cherry, blue flag and horse radish. Military Band Plays at Norwich— Webster Wins Opening Game Tues- day. —4dohn and Joseph Schwenk from New York city came Monday evening to spend the holiday at their home on the New. London turnpike. Mr. and Mrs. Harry ‘Wright and daughter Janet of Tufts College, Mas: are 'spending the week at M Wright's former home on West Town street. Daoor-hd Ancestors’ Graves. Mrs. Thurston B. Barber of Peck's Corner with her cousins, Re o g French and family of Montville, mo- tored to Pachaug cemetery Monday to @decorate the family lots for Memorial day, OMrs. ber also placed roses and carnations on the tombs of her Revolutionary and Colonial ancestors. Michael Connell from Hartford, Fred Brown of Springfield, Mass.,, and Jo- seph Deminski were at their homes on West Town street for cver Memor- fal Day. ‘The Plainfleld Military band directed by Lawrence Krauss played at Nor- wich Memorial day. Robert Dodge, who is employed in Hartford, is visiting at his home here. The Memorial day exercises in the town of Plainfield were conducted un- der the auspices of James Kilburn post, R. ’)flss Victoria \Derosier is visiting friends at Boston. Court_Plainfield, 1837, Order of For- esters, held their regular meeting in Riding’s hall Monday evening, at which the entertainment committee read their reports, which were very satis- factory. Foilowing the meeting, danc- ing was enjoyed. Music was furnished by Hebert's orchestra. ‘Webster Won. The Plainfield baseball team opened the 1916 season on the Lawton Heights grounds with Webster on Memorial day. The latter team won, 6 to 5. The game wes slow and was marked by ragged felding by both teams. F. Vin- cent played fine ball for Plainfield, re- lleving Ballard in e box in the fifth and holding Webster to one hit and no runs. Miss - Kathryn McCarthy of Man- chester and her brother, John McCar- thy from Hartford have been spend- ing the week-end and holiday with friends in town. Middletown. — Wesleyan university bas taken over the property in Mid- dletown of the A. M. E. Zion church for about $5,000. It is understood the church people will build a new church in another location. ROAD TO HEALTH IS THROUGH THE KIDNEYS No person alive is stronger than his kidneys. The minute the iidneys be- come = disarranged or clogged waste the warning is flashed throu, fi,. The e out the entire system. part of all sickness todndyn fvoided by keeping the kidneys worl ng_ prol 'y &p()lgaod the pnYular druggists, can tell you of many well known people in this city whom Solvax, the standa kidney remedy, has restored to heaith, often after they have tried many other meth; ot Beltment with Mttla or 8o bene fit. This remerksble kidney r-nuey !- unnteed to help ti orst Cottage Meeting. ‘The cottage prayer meeting con- ducted by members of the First Meth- odist church, will be held Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Day on Otrobando avenut. | Mr. and Mrs. George A. Frink of Otrobando avenue have been enter- taining their nephew and niece, Mr. and Mrs. Merrill C. Coon and daugh- ters, Misses Mabel and Louise Coon of Plainvillt, during the past few days. AS MYSTIC VIEWS THE HIGH SCHOOL TROUBLE. ‘This is what they are saying about the Stonington High school trouble in the Mystic section: How many people of . Stonington somewhat interested in their schools Lave ever wondered if any mistake was made in throwing James Cooper and Alverti Stillman into the discard? Again, how many of this same people are real proud of the present schivol board as a.whole? Aren’t most of their two ears pretty close to the ground? ‘The Stonington High school problem is one of the most interesting of all time, It is still in a formative state; its delicacy and intricacies defy solution so long as novices, pettifoggers, politi- cal jack rabbits and incompetents as- sume themselves qualified to judge of its requirements, and presume to act as its executors. Such are simply ex- Finishing Spraying. On the Scotland road farmers are spraying for the coddling moth, for the last time this season. Heard and Seen. Mrs. Harry Beebe of Otrobando avenue is visiting relatives in East Haddam. OMiss Florence Thacher and = Miss Louise Gorman spent Memorial day in Westerly. Mrs. May Joslin of Vergason ave- nue has been spending the past few days in Providence. Lawrence Crocker from Hartford was at his home on Huntington ave- ntue for over Tuesday. ‘Walter Gillan of North Stonin:‘on visited his mother, Mrs. Thomas Day MOOSUP Long and Busy Day Spent by Vet- erans apd Their Aides—Memoridl Address by Rev. A. H. Withee— Mass for Knights of Columbus. Memorial Day was observed under the d‘l,ma.lon of Kilborn Post, G. A. 1 Tt is so large, 3288"‘”. perramirgs.te in standing ready to refund the price to any -:ns- tomer whom it does not help. “ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS OF MEN" And Women these days are interested in having correct time. To insure this you must necessarily have a good Watch. WespecinllyreeommmdtheHAMlLTONWATCHmdmeullm;mka oanu:hweunmtgnmnhe Our prices are the lowest Central Vnuge, at 8 o'clock, and pro- ceeded to Bwergreen cemetery, thence president of the day, Nightingle; marahal, * G We can save you money and The floral committes %'v"n"ha will at any time allow the pur- ?}"’m}%“"vxi'mb G chase price towards a stone. Plainfleld; . T. Packer; C. C. Hill, oomv. Mrs. G. Annle Ben nett, Green Hollow. Mass for K. of C: At Al Hallows - church sung by The Wm. F riswell Co. 25-27 FRANKLIN STREET NORWICH, CONN.