Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 31, 1916, Page 9

“Local People Enjoy Outings on the Holiday—Guests _Entertained —Sur- vey of “New Theatre Site—Brief Mention. An autgmobile party composed of Joseph Simond, Stillman Donnelly, E. i Brickson, Edward St. Armour and Herbert Barnett left early Tuesday morning for Boston where they at- tended the Washington-Red Sox game. “On the return trip they visited friends in I'rovidence and Worcester. Jiudoiph Swanson, Willlam Magill, Willlam Jones, Nelson Adams and Laurance Authier metored to Rocky Point Memorial Day in Mr. Authier's new touring car. Mr. and ® Mrs. - Robert Love and daughter Ella, and Miss Athol Cullen spent Memorial Day at Groton Long Point, making the.trip in Mr. Lovels car, Twenty young ladies, employes of the Baltic Mills company, left Baltic Monday evening in an autotruck for Taftville where they attended the minstrels and dance given by the ‘Willimantic Choral club. Miss Anna W. Cahill of New York formerly of Baltic is the guest of her @unt, Mrs. Thomas iMley. Miss Bertha Buteau of New York, formerly of Baltic is visiting local ‘relatives. 3 Miss Josie Brement was a Memorial Day visitor with Stafford Springs rel- atives. 4 ‘Warren Himes of Hartford spent the holiday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Himes. John and Michael Clabby spent Tuesday at thei ome in Providence. Misses Jennett Auger and Bstelle Authier of Putnam are guests of Miss ris Holmes. ~ Mr. and Mrs, Adolph Friese enter- tained Tuesday Mrs. Hein and son Charles, Mr. and Mrs. Gore of Hart- ford and Mr. and Mrs. William Net- tleton of Central Village. ‘Arthur Roy, Jr., was a Webster vis- itor Memorial Day. Survey Theatre Site. Surveyors from Hartford were in town Tuesday surveying the land up- on which the new theatre will be lo- cated. Napoleon Charon of Willimantic was the guest of Wilfred Lacroix Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Charon, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ditson, and Mrs. Her- bert Barnett motored to Rocky Point Tuesday in Mr. Charon's car. Miss Gunfleld Swanson was a Willl- mantic visitors over the holiday. \ A new electric light ‘has been in- stalled on L. G. Drescher's curb Al ing tank. P. D. O’Connell of Willimantic was & Tuesday visitors. The meeting of St. Teresa's T. A. B. soelety which was to have been held Monday evening, was postponed ow- to the absence of members. illiam Morrisette, Peter Cardin, Fred Charon and Arthur Billings, were in Providence Tuesday. making the trip by automobile. Camile Simone was a New London visitor Tuesday. Thomas Donabve passed Memorial Day with Willimantic relatives. St. John’s band of Baltic will pre- gede the Odd Fellows' line of march Sunday mornuing. ‘Theophile Fontaine has entered the employ of John H. Brown. Miss Bertha Jones spent Tuesday ‘with New London friends. ‘William Lasch passed the holiday ‘with friends in New London. George N. B. Rocheleau of Hartford, i8 the guest of his brother, Willlam eleau, Jr. John Hussey, Sr. spent Tuesday in Providence. V. Princely of Waterville, Me., was a Tuesday visitor. Miss Mollie Sweet of New York is Maple Leaf C‘a‘mp Enjoys Whist at Home of Mrs. Varnum Tucker—Nel- son Brown to Assist His Father. Mrs, Varnum Tucker entertained at ‘whist Tuesday evening, her guests be- associate members of Maple Leaf camp, Royal Neighbors, and their friends. Refreshments were served at the close of lglay Mr. and Mrs. Hugh MacLeod and child of Providence and Mr. and Mrs. Angus MacDeod of New Haven are visiting Mrs. Angus MacLeod of Pros- pect Hill Frank Fowler of New York is vis- iting his father, Cornelius Fowler. Student’ Goes Into Business. Nelson Brown has returned from the Connecticut Literary Institute at Suffield. He will go into the lobster fishing business with his father, James P. Brown. Miss Esther Carroll has returned from Monson where she spent the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Worden Brooklyn are visiting here. Mrs. Richard Weeks and son of Providence are local visitors. Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Morgan have been visiting in Springfield. Mrs. Amanda Fish is ill at the home of her sister, Mrs. Hattie Ashbey. Miss Blizabeth Fish is visiting in Springfield. Mrs. B. W. Latham and Miss Ethel Latham have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Brooks in Moodus. Holiday Visitors. Mr., and Mrs. W. H. H. Myers of Brooklyn were at the Johngon cot- tage over Memorial day. Mr. and Mrs. John M. McDonald and children of Newport are guests of Mrs. M. B. McDonald. Frank McDonald has gone to New York where he'is employed. John Fitzpatrick of Stamford is vis- iting his famfly here. Mrs. Harold Ashbey is visiting at ker old home in Detroji, Mich. Recovering fror. Injuries. Mrs. Augusta Potter who has been laid wp from injuries received in_ a fall, is much better. ~Mr. and Mrs. George Severn of Au- burn are at their summer home on Mouse Island. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin_Carson have beeri entertaining their daughter, Mrs. Walter Lewis of Uxbridge. Everett Fitch of New Haven has been visiting here for a few days. Miss Annie Strauss of Worcester is the guest of Mrs. Frank Home. Potter of Strong for Preparedness. T. R, says he is not seeking the Re- Publican nomination. All he has done is give it his home address and telephone number.—Detroit Free Press. Waterbury~—Many of the foremen and executives of the Scovill Manufac- turing compary are going to study the science of personal efficiency under the Harrington Emerson method, and John H. Goss, general superintendent of the company, will recommend that he finm pay, two-thirds the cost of the course and in addition pay the other third of the cost if the men receive a diploma. with a general average of 75 per cent. the guest of her sister, Mrs. William ‘E. Young. Clayton Rood and Henry Lacroiv were Niantic visitors Tuesday. Club at Colchester. The members of the B. G. H. club spent Tuesday in Colchester. Mrs. Mary Ward and daughter Rose of Fitchville, were guests of Mrs. P. J. Donnelly Memorial Day. Joseph Turcotte of Putnam is vis- iting local friends. bottle _ thatit Say, this is Ginder Alel Clicquot Club has a character. You no more than start to pour it from the /into’the glass-than you realize is-a- quality beverage. Motored to Beach. OMr. and Mrs. R. C. Young and fam- ily motored to Oakland Beach for the holiday. Acceptable Gift of Flowers. Agent F. E. Cunneen of the Daniel- son Cotton company presented the G. A. R, a great quantity of beautiful glacs for the Memorial day ons. ‘Wilfred ‘Wells has purchased on Riverview and this week will begin excavating for the foundations for a ‘bungalow. Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Woodworth mo- tored to Providence and Rocky Point Memorial dey. Dorcas Rebekah lodge will initiate candidates at the meeéting on June 9. Electricians are hurrying as fast as possible the wiring of houses for elec- tricity in the Attawaugan company’s villages. S xecutor of Father's Estate. (harles H. Prince of Franklin, , is executor of the estate of his fathdr, Francis A. Prince. iools throughout the town will re- open this morning after the Memorial day recess. The threatening weather during Me- morial day caused the canceHation of some athletic events scheduled for this [ section -and reduced - the number vis- iting pleasure resorts, Wage Advance for Trolley Employes. Manager Samuel Anderson, Norwich, of the Shore! Line Electric Rallway company, fas addressed a communica. tion to car station, sub-station and power house employes announcing an advance of approximately 10 per cent, above the present rate of their pay, effective tomorrow, Jume 1. This af- fects workers at the stations in Dan- ielson, Plainfield and Putnam. Busy Day for Veteran Soldiers. As a sidelight on Memorial day ac- tivities it was especially interesting to note the vitality®and vigor of the veterans wko participated in the quite strenuous, for them, programme of the day. Some of them were up with the birds, went to Brooklyn and took part in the programme there and then, re- turned to Danielson and spent /the whole afternoon participating in ibe local excreises. Seniors’ Picnic June 17. June “17 has been- sclected as the date for a picnic for the senior class of Killingly High school at Roseland park, in Woodstock. A pignic and out- ing is an innovation and is to replace a banquet, of which ithere has been some discussion. The idea is to make the outing at Roseland something of an affair. The ushers who are to assist at the graduation exercises are to be guests of the class, as also are the teachers of the school. The trip to Roseland is to be made in automo- biles. Principal Ernest Ross Warren has kindly offered to defray half the expense of the outing. COVERED MILK WAGON STRUCK BY TROLLEY CAR. Peter Chabot and Son Eli Escape With Slight Injuries—Th: Horse Killed. Peter Chabot and his son El, aged 13, had a narrow escape from death about 7.25 Tuesday morning when the closed milk delivery wagon in which ! they were riding was struck by a | southbound trolley car opposite the borough farm of which Mr. Chabot is the lessee. Chabot's horse, a splendid gray animal, was killed and the vehi- cle smashed to kindling wood. Mr. Chabot .was buried beneath the wreck of the wagon while the son was thrown clear. The father received a severe cut on the left hand, an injury to his right arm, and had his back twisted so that it was giving him muck pain later in the day, while the boy escaped with a bruised face and general shak- ing up. Conductor Henry Brooks and Motor- man Munroe. Mr. Chabot says he did not hear the approaching car. His low-down, cov- ered milk wagon made considerable uoise when in motion. He also was proceading southward after having made his morning round to customers and had just turned the horse on to the track to cross over to his farm, which :uns right down to the street, when he first heard the whistle of the car, he says, and an instant later came the crash. At the car house in Dayville it was sald that Motorman Munroe had sounded his whistle while coming d;vw-n the grade, well above the Chabot place. ‘The horse was instantly killed, the crossbar from the wagon piercing it Mr. Chabot belleves that there was no more than two chances in a hundred of himself and son escap- ing alive, and he is deeply thankful that their injuries are no worse. ‘The car came to a stop, Mr. Chabot says, about 200 Teet from the place on the track where the collision occurred, The passengers on the car escaped without injury. _ Mr. Chabot was taken soon after the crash to the office of Dr. F. P. Todd, v:heu his injuries were given -atten- tion A great many visited the location of the wreck during he day. The horse remained where it had been killed. Out of 11 dozen milk bottles that were in the wagon when it was struck, anly 24 remained unbroken. Rev. H. B. Goodsell Orator Tuesday, Memorial day was obsgerved in Dan- felson Tuesday as it has been for many years, and in accordance with the pro- gramme announced. “With the mem- bers of the Thirteenth company, head- ed by St. James’ band, acting as es- cort, and other organizations repre- sented in the line, the veterans of the Civil war left their fiall in the Key- stone block about 1.30 and marched to the the exercises were iress being delivered by 4 . pastor of the Con- gregational church at South Kill At the conclusion of the 3 ard taps sounded. where At 1 o'clock the line again formed in Union square.and moved to Grove_ street cemetery, where prayer was offered by Rev. C. J. Harriman and the graves of soldiers were decorated. The address of the day was delivered here by Rev. Willlam F. Hilton, department A R, 2nd it was pronounted one of the finest Memorial day addresses heard in this city. ‘Woman's Relief corps. While Memeorial exercises were being held in ihe city in the moming simflar functions were being conducted else- where in the vicinity, notably in the towns of Thompson K and Where the exercises were attended by a large number of people. Traffic Officer Needed Tuesday. Supernumerary John McGuire was on duty at Bugbee’s corner Memorial day as traffic of id he had a busy time of it. There of course, a host of machines b about, many of them in charge of drivers not accustomed to being regulated as to their methods of proceeding through the city streets. In keeping ihiese straight at the Four Points. Officer MeGuire needed to be watching four ways at once, but he handled his job in an able manner and demonstrated in an impressive way that a traffic officer for the place where he was sta- tioned is just the thing. TRere were some drivers who had to be spoken to about following the routes pointed out to them and many had to be broken of their habit of run- ning by stamiing trolley cars. During the day, along with his many other duties, Officer McGuire found time to pass out a large number of copies of the common council auto- mobile traffic regulations, adopted last summer. WEDDING. Bousquet—Kenyon, The car was in charge of Ernest A. Bousquet of 45 Bridge street, this city, and Miss Mary E. Kenyon of 275 Providence street were married at Worcester by Charles S. Webster, a justice of the peace. The groom is a weaver, 21 years of age, the bride a seamstress of 19. Mr, and Mrs, Bousquet are to make their home in this city. A Quiet Holiday. Putnam hed a real quiet Memorifal day. Many who remained in the city found pleasure in attending the ball games, of whichy there were three dur. ing the day, and during the afternoon, ‘which was slightly showery, the thea. tres were a popular attraction. Thy police found the holiday very free fi all kinds of disturbance. The streets in the business section were almost g:ser(ed during a greater part of the y. L. O. Willams was a visitor in Ni- antic Memorial day. Raymond Gilpatric of New Britain b or with relatives here Tues- ay. Special Officers Welch and Gagnon were on duty at the ball grounds on Tuesday. Another Ball Team Promised. Tt was announced here Tuesday that Putnam is to have another ball composed mostly of Putnam players. Fred L'Heureux is promoting the team, DMany from this city were at Wild wood park Memorial day. P. J. Sheri- dan is again manager of the park for the 1916 season. e freight trains were run through this city Tuesday, but the number was much reduced from the normal total. Golf at Country Club. Many rounds of golf were played by members of the Putnam Country club Memorial day, morning and afternoon, and refreshments were served at the clubhouse by a special committee. New Members Campaign, Alexander Gilman, Harry C. Mein- ken, Omer J. Milot and William E. Davison, as a special committee of the organization, are soon to start their campaign for new members of the Put- nam Chamber of Commerce. Not discouraged by the defeat suf- fered by the Putnam team at the morn- ing game in this city, many fans fol- lowed the team for the afternoon game at Webster Memorfal day. Mills in this section continue to seek for more operatives. To attract them to this section advertising 1s being done in big city dailies that have a circulation in woolen and worsted mill territory. chusetts registration, “threw” it swung into Front street E Street Tuesday afternoon, but the car ‘was not running fast, a fact that en- abled the driver to stop the car before anything more serious d. Cans lmpnpurlm. they recently located in the business section ing filled with reé was then to Westfleld and St. James' | into, flowers were placed cemeteries, on soldlers’ graves. New Haven—The oclass of 1906 Xhlh. of which Thomas Shevlin, one of -athletes, was | A big touring car, bearing a. Massa- | Windso a t as has been =48 N .5“. LT PN N AT (! oyt I am a Major in the Army. I want to tell you that “Helmar” is the Army officer’s cigarette. : « In Mexico, in the Philippines, at every Army post—“Helmar” makes hard dufy easier, it tastes like Home. “Helmar?” Turkish a military medal. ,The mildest tobacco for cigarettes is_Turkish cigarettes ought to have staft of employes numbers 50. Miss|of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Farrell, of Edythe G. Sharpe is the superinten- Brooklyn, N. Y., and Joseph Bradley dent. will ednesday, South Murray take place = June 14, in St. Joseph's church, Winsted—The possible candidacy of | Norwalk, and will be followed by a Justice Charles E. Hughes of the|jarge reception at Rock the United States supreme court for presi- | country place of the bride’'s parents. dent is interesting to this community, as his wife, Mrs. Antoinette Carter Rockville—~Wednesday, June 7. will Hughes, is a daughter of the late Wal- | be Woman’s Relief corps day at a lo- ter Carter of Pleasant Valley and|cal theatre, arrangements have been granddaughter of the late John Cotton |made with the manager to present Smith of New Hartford. the picture, “Home, Sweet Home,” for the benefit of Burpee Woman's Relief corps. New Haven—Grand Knight Hon% formerly_a member of the class K the 1916 at Yale has been awarded Croix de Guerre by the French go ernment. This honor was awarded for distinguished war services in the Harjes ambulance corps of Verdun, — e The American tomato crop is worth $140,000,000 a year. BRIEF STATE NEWS Ansonia—The estate of Charles H. Pine s inventoried at $458,844.32, New Britain—Some 40 employes in hotels, restaurants and cafes are ::- rmati n . 'fi'fi{.fi“a’{}‘h‘ ta' iy 0t .e o .Haddam.—The national ,Committee on prisons, whose agent recently vis- ited the county jail at Had has reported to the county commissioners that conditions are not as they should be at the jail, saying that there is a constant struggle to keep out the ver- min, and that the dampness in summer is injurious to the prisoners’ health. South Norwalk—The marriage of Miss Mary Theresa Farrell, daughter ‘New Haven.—About 160 employes of the National Pipe Bending company received an Increase of 10 per cent. in wages Saturday. ‘Cromwell.—Bishop John J. Nilan will vieit St. John's church, Cromwell, Sun- day morning, June 4, and will confirm about 60 children. Windsor.—The e_tobacco planta- tion of Oliver N. N. Pelton in South about 117 acres, to the American Su- tra Tobaceo . The princi- ) S0t the o h?dmm ompany is in New York. Middletown—Tive Middlesex hospital has just ite 12th anniversary. | During the Bret, year of existence ba me:m ‘while the s of sithet Dr. Lyon's Cream or MN.' L W. Lyon & Soms, Inc., S11'W. 27th St, N. Y. City Don’t pay ten cents for anybody’s i* have tried ““Hel *? a f: :;n: Ew’ % onm:,. a am 2 Makers of the ‘ o Epin oy s i : | i