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Whtl.‘th-ln'fm Ulh m-.zmu.x.o.o. = The Ring at the Scenic, Bank PUNCTUAL PUPILS. Good Parsentage at Natehaug Schoel ' Mhudm Porfect i % N-mu‘ flmmu' school d: 'mn number | M mo m in ntund.neo for the spring term was 89 or twenty per cent. of the average attendance’ n t.ha school for’the term. Nineteen ls were pm in -,nend-nu tor he nu. Otis Berard, Susie Beebe, Moriarty and Ruth.Basterb: perfect in attendance for Bawin Hlncklay o Cthe sixth gmde has been perfect in attendance for four years. The highest registration in the school for the term was 485. The average attendance was 440. Dlnu at Mansfleld. dance was held in Flll- l ln Mansfield, Wednesday ev- . _The affair was arranged by Misses Effie Ross, Ella and Ruth Mc- Cullom and Mrs. Samuel Austin. Sev- eral from this city attended the dance. Steeple Tom at Work. Steeple Tom Fitzgerald is engaged this week in painting the front wall of the house block. He has several mr jobs in this section, o of them being the slating of the pin- nacle of the tower of the Normal school. were A side. PO To Camp at Lake. The younger boys of St. Andrew’s Gufld of St. John's Episcopal church, ‘East Hartford, will come to camp at Lake Wangumbaug Monday, July 10, The party numbering about twenty will remain at the lake ten days. The week following their return the girls of the parish will come. Daniel Levin Able to Go Home. Daniel Levin, who was injured in the automobile accident in New Lon- don on Memorial day, has nearly re- covered and will leave for his home in Weehawken, N. J,, today (Thurs- day). Thursday Half Holiday. At a meeting of the Mercantile branch of the Business Men's associa- tion held Tuesday evening in the Board of Trade rooms, it was voted to close the stores on Thursday after- noons during July and August, begin- ning July 13, WEDDINGS. Gibson—Dawson. ‘William E. Gibson:and Miss Lillian <. Dawson of New Bedford, Mass., ‘were married Tuesday ewvening at 7.30 o'clock at the Baptist parsonage in Looklng Darken ay Hair ‘You cannot be young and attractive Iouklnl. 1t our hair is gray. faded. dull and and lifeless. walt unll you ave entirely gray— Keep mhdr dark, glossyand lustrous with ) Itdoes it n: nnrl-l‘li Keeps acalp clean. hellbbfi free from dandruff. 1t's not a d: 0 one will know you are using anything. dealers or directu) nreoomnlpnue o gond o booklet Bnumul h.uo Hay, Nzwu-k N.J. JAY M. SHEPARD Succeeding Elmoro & Shepard FuneraiDirectorandEmbalmer 60-62 North St., Willimantic ley Assistant Tel. connection HlRAMN FENN UNDERTAKER and EMBALMER, 62 ChurchiSt., Willimantic, Ct. ise Me. The bride wore vmit. de chine and wore a vefl ca lilies of the.wvalley. She uquet of bridal roses. The brides- wore white marquisette trimmed with oriental lace and match. She carried pink roses. Fol- lowing the ceremony a reception was held and a breakfast was served at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Plerre at which forty guests were present. Mr. and Mrs. Robarge left on their honeymoon on the n will reside at 47 Mountain stree P FUNERAL. Mrs. Horace A. Adams. The body of Mary B. Adams, wife of Horace A. Adams, who died in the Roosevelt hospital, New ¥ork, .June 22, was brought to this ¢ity onthe 1214 train Tuesday _and taken in charge by Funeral Director Jay M. Shepard. A committal service was held at the grave in the Willimantic cemetery, Rev. Robert S. Moore of the Methodist church, officiating. ‘wore a hat to Fire in Yard Causes Commotion. Wednesday afternoon about 3 .0'- clock in the yard in the rear of the Turner building, some of the tenants of the building started a brush fire near .a heap of empty boxes and other refuse and the blaze got beyond con- trol. The tenants extinguished the blaze with fire extinguishers and pails of water. Before it was put out the front of a good sized shed used for storage was badly scorched, The matter was reported to Chief Foley, of the fire department. Fifteen Join Gun Cluh. At the meeting of the Willimantic Gun club held Tuesday night fifteen new members were taken in. It was voted to build a club house on the grounds just off the South Windham road, 12x20 feet and all members of the club are to assemble at the grounds on the morning of Fourth of July and hold a building bee and put up the club house and get ready for a shoot, After the club house is in shape there will be a shoot among the local club members. It was de- cided that after the club house and grounds are ready a shoot will be held one afternoon for members. The club now has fifty members. Brief Mention. The girls of the Sodalitas Society held a supper in the church house of the Congregational church at 6.30 o'clock. The weekly cottage prayer meeting of Calvary Baptist Mission was held Tuesday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Peters. A number of members of the local Baptist church attended the Ashford Baptist Sunday school convention held in Brooklyn Wednesday. The Ladies Society of the First Congregational church held an after- noon tea in their parlors in the church house Wednesday at 8 o'clock. There was a good attendance. ‘Willimantic once more has a jltney service between here and Hartford, a Hartford car taking the old stand at the corner of Railroad and Main streets Wednesday morning. The choir from the First Methodist church and guests enjoyed a social evening in the vestry Wednesday ev- ening. A delightful informal program of music was given, everyone taking part. Ice cream and cake were served after the program. Wednesday evening was observed by the Columbia grange as children’s night. A very interesting program of music and readings was given by the children. A brass quartet from the Columbia band assisted with several prod: matic situations and a Tuns through It On the intensely :,nmnn’. and oon express and on t.hol.r mflu‘n h Edison diamond disc phonograj Mr, Bdisont is shown as-he is his laboratory:in the famous inventor ever - moving picture screen. i Fol'lnw on the vhlln. Canto 'Amoreso, by G. and the Minuet, by She was accompanied by MMiss Olive Riley, also of Norwid). MMiss Lane in her se- lections showed a mastery of the vio- lin, and her playing was thoreughly enjoved by the large audience, ‘Then followed a number of yocal se- lections on the Edison diamond disc phonograph, all being records mad by singers of note. During these se- lections there was shown on the screen either the picture of thé artist whose singing was being re-created or some. thing suggestive of the piece that was being sung. One of the most pleasing numbers cn the programme was e _solo, Carita, by Miss Sadie Driscoll of Norwich, ac- companied by Miss Margaret Driscoll of Jewett City. Miss Driscoll sang One Fleeting Hou: Miss Driscoll is well known in Plain fleld and was given an enthuslastic reception. She sang in good voice and the audience s‘wwed its appreciation of her singing by generous epplause. Tollowing is the programme dered: Voice of the Violin, in three reels; a Canto Amoroso, G. tini; b_Minuet, Beethoven, El!zlheth Lane; I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen, voice re-creation of Walter Van Brunt; Charmant Olseau, ] izabeth Spencer, Emery Randolph; Pro Peccatls, Rossini, voice re-creation of Arthur Middleton; Pleurez, pleurez, Massenet, voice re-creation of Julia Heinrichi; Somewhere a Voice is Call- ing, Tate, voice re-creation of Vernon Archibald; Durch Die Walder, Weber, voice re-creation of Jacques Urlus; Caro Nome, Verdi, voice re-creation of Alice Verlet; My Laddie, Thayer, voice re-creation of Anna Case; My Sun- shine, Di Capua, voice re-creation of Charles Harrison; Ave Maria, Bach- Gounod, voica re-creatlon - of Marle violin re-creation of Albert a Carita, Winne; b One Fleeting Hour, Lee, Sadie Driscoll; ‘Bond, re-creation The entertainment as a ‘whole was a great success and was undoubtedly one of the most attractive ever given in Plainfield. The evident apprecia- tion of the phonographic selections by the audience was a great tribute to As a second selection ! the inventive genius of Bdison, who emong his many inventions places the Edison diamond disc phonograph in the front rank. FELL DEAD. Ernest Knabe, While Giving Medicine to a Sick Man, Expires Suddenly. ‘The sudden death of Ernest Knabe, 64, occurred Tuesday morn!ng at about 330 o'clock. Mr. appar- Knabe ently in good health t'he night before and arose Tuesday morning to admin- ister medicine to one of his sons who is ill. Suddenly Mr. Knabe fell to the floor dead, due to heart failure. Mr. Knabe was born in Germany, but spent much of his life here. resided on Pleasant street and was employed in the Lawton mills as a weaver. He is survived by his wife and nine children. five boys, Fred of Adams, Mass., Ernest, Richard, Henry and ‘Walter of Plainfleld, .and four girls, Mrs. Raymond Longfellow of Newfane, , Mrs. Fred Schofield of Pawtucket, , and_Misses Emma and Edith Kna’be of Plainfield. Collections for War Relief Acknow- pleasing selections. Following the ex- ercises refreshments were served, Murray's Boston Store WILLIMAKTIC, CONN. Infants’ White Dresses | ===~ =~ FOR SUMMER of the sh-American war relief fund are still continuing very satis- This: week we are showing a line of Children’s and factorily. The collectors last week re- ceived $17.75, making a total of $291.22, Infants’*White:Dresses that will interest mothers as well . as the little folks, Acknowledgment was made to Treas- urer Zeck Tetiow for the $50 eent to Most mothers dread the making of children’s dresses. We assure you after a visit to our store you will not headquarters in New York. Accom- panying the acknowledgment was a need to worry about making the little one’s dresses for - Summer. letter from the honorary secretary, thanking the peopie of Plainfield for the excellent nad generous werk which We have a very interesting line of White Dresses for infants, age six months to two years, at 25¢ and up to $2.39; three years to six years, at 50c and up to $3.50. they have carried on for the relief of Telephone Lady Assistant the fighting soldiers. ‘Any contributions to this fund may be sent to Secretary W E Oldham, Plainfield. Committee- men of ‘this fund explain that the clambake was not served for them on Sunday at Packer, which was the gen- eral belief, but that a number of the members were invited to attend the bake. Short Paragraphs. Harry West of Willlamsville was a visitor here Wednesday. Mr. West formerly resided here. L. S. Silversteln of Brooklyn, N. Y., was in Plainfield yesterday. "When it was proposed to have Sun- Teamster’s Life Saved WRITES LETTER THAT I8 WORTH READING VERY CAREFULLY. Peterson Bros.: I was afflicted with nverymomonmyl‘?m thout success. I Surpllu and Profih 5115,000 Accuracy in accounting, courteous - service, pron?tness and liberality in dealing, and a sound business policy’ in administering its own_affairs, characterize . THE WINI NATIONAL:BANK, ‘which aimsthereby to establish¥withtcustomers relations that shall prove reciprocally- permanent pleasant and prufiuhle, RUSARINIS maeny nights from said I umx.\d not. Tive tor more-than two years, Peterson’s Ointment Turklsh Tobacco is tl'xe world’s most famous ‘tobacco fo agarettes. Murad is made of 17 varieties of That is why Murad is the world’s most famous cigarette. FIFYEEN CENTS A Corporation Makers of the Highest Grade Trkish and Tee retles in the Warld. day baseball some objected to it ve- hemently while others favored it with enthusiasm. Now that Plainfleld has obtained Sunday ball it is seen that the majority favors it by the way in which they turned out to witness the games. ‘E. Garreaux of Webster, Mass., was a business caller here yesterday, ‘Wednesday was the hottest day so far this year. NORWICH TOWN Class Circle Closes Season With Pic- nic—Pupils’ Outing to Hartford— New Yorkers to Ooccupy the Denm- Sullivan Place. The last gathering of Class circle of The King’s Daughters for the sea- , fson is usually a picnic and this year it was held Wednesday afternoon on the picturesque lawn at the Johnson Home. Fifteen members of the circle were in attendance and the house were most pleasantly spent. A ‘vote of thanks given the matron and ladles of the home was voiced by the leader. Miss Lucy Geer. In return a like vote was passed to Class circle, thanking them for the pleasant af- ternoon. A delicious supper of dif- ferent kinds of sandwiches, potato chips, pickles, eggs, strawberries and cake and coffee was served. This cir- cle wag formed in 1892 and tliis is only one of many pleasant picnics. Social Time at Home. A party of 25 Tuesday evening en- tered heartily into a good time at the Johnson Home planned by Ever Ready circle of The King’s Daughters. Games of emergencies and remedies were played. Humorous readings indluded May and the Auto, The Christening of the Baby and Grandma’s Conversion. The vocal and instrumental music was a pleasing part of the entertain- ment, which ended with the serving of ice cream and wafers. Miss Isabel T. Service, principal of the West Town Street school, accom- panied by this year’s graduating class, visited the state capitol and other points of interegt in Hartford Wed- nesday. Memberks of the class are Ar- thur Avery, Grace Beetham, Ellen Burns, Caroline Jones, George Lum- bert, James McNally, Alice Rogers and Henry Shahan. New Yorkers to Move Here. Mr. and Mrs. Langhaar of New York have bought the stock and tools on Mr. and Mrs. Dennis_Sullivan's place on the Scotland road and will soon move there. Mr. and Mrs. Sul- livan will move to their cottage at the foot of the hill, in Whalnn Park. Outing at the Beach. 'Mrs. Walter Potter of Fast Town street with her Sunday school class of boys motored to Ocean Beach on Tuesday for an outing. . . Green Clover for Silos. A farmer on the Scotland road cart- ed green clover to Avery Brothers last week where it was put with rye and used to fill silos. Picnic at the Park. Mrs. C. J. Abell and her class of boys from the First Congregational Sunday .school enjoyed a picnic at Mohegan Park Wednesday. Personal Paragraprs. Mrs. Clarissa Powers of West Town ;fil’leel is visiting friends in Chester- eld. M Emma C. Steele of Chicago is tin Fred Marion .on West dined Tuesday with her mother, Mrs. QE"]NA" Sapies Jbion 6 Mown Rerwet "TROOPE ON THE BORDER.| General Funston Has Sent Telegram Designating Points. . New York, June 28.—A telegram from Major General Funston fixing the destinations of troops from the states in the department of the east was transmitted through the war depart- ment to Major General Leonard Wood late today. The message read: INFECTED MILK BELIEVED TO HAVE CAUSED DEATH. Third One in Milford to Be Attributed to That Cause. Milford, Conn., June 28.—Mrs. W, P. Grippin of Bridgeport avenue and Springfield street, Devon, died at her home last night. The death certificate gives the cause of her death as “septic sores,” belleved to have been caused by infected milk, This death makes the third one'in this town to be attributed to infected milk, Mrs. F. Oscar Perry died Sat- urday and a grandchild died yesterday at Bridgeport hospital Authorities o!“grmeport and this town are conducting a rigid examina- tion into the cause of the alleged in- fection, Dr. E. T. Conn, in charge of the state bacteriolo Dboard at Mid. Mr. and Mrs. Charles LaVarge and children moved Monday from West Town street to Town street. Mrs. A, C. Pike of Malden, Mass., is-the guest of Mrs. Harold Winches- ter, at her home on West Town street. Fred Case and Clarence Woodworth of West Town street have returned after several days’ stay at Fort Terry. Mrs. Charles Buchanan has return- uest. the following militia o to Sturtevant street after a week’s | Eanizations to be sent to the points in- visit with friends in Brattleboro, Vt,|dicated: e — of Maryland to Eagle Pass, Miss Gertrude S. Hyde of Washing= all of Florida to Del Rio, Tex.; ton street left Wednesday to spend Maline and all of New Hampshire the summer at Wellfleet, Mass., on o, Tex. Information as to the Cape Cod. of the Vermont National “be sent later.’ ral Wood announced, however. Tex. all of Mrs. George Waterman and grand-. son Clifford .Carey of Clinton avenue are at home, after a week's visit with friends in" Hartford. Mrs. Louis Frazier, Mrs. Albert Mi- ner, Mrs. Henrletta Tefft, Miss Mary Barnes and Miss Helen Vergason were at Wildwood Park, above Danielson, Tuesday.. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Randall of West Town street motored to Worcester, Mass,, this week for a few days’ visit with Miss Ruth Eillis and her mother, returning Wednesday. Guests ‘Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. An- thony Jacobson of Sturtevant street were Mr. and Mrs. Hansen of West Willington, and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Hatnsen and son from Mansfield De- pot. Mrs., Richard Carter of Sturtevant street entertained this week Mrs. Frank Faulkner and son Willlam of Thamesville, Mrs. Harold Wainwright of Boston and her sister, Mrs. Susie Lillibridge of the Scotland road. TROUBLES OF AMERICAN REAL ESTATE COMPANY Caused by Refusal of a Licende to:De Business in Connecticut. New York, June -28.—Troubles of American real estat company which was thrown into a receivership on April 19, were due largely to Connec- ticut state officials, according to Ed- ward DI. Boynton, president of .the company, who testified today at an inquiry into the affair of the con- cern. Boynton testified that on June 25, 1915, the company was refused a li- cense t6 do business in that state by the Connecticut Building and Loan commissioner, although no ground was given for the refusal. An appeal to the Connecticut banking commission- er brought the same result and. the company then took the case to the courts. A committee was appointed last” December to take testimony /as to the resources of the company. ad: the committee was still engaged in its inquiry when the company went into the hands of a receiver. Soon after these proceedings started in Connecticut the witness declared, stories regarding the insolvency ' of1 the company began to be circulated. Bondholders. he said, then brought pressuze to bear and the company was forced to make sacrifices to meet its obligations. Mr. Boynton said that on January 6, 1913, - -the directors voted to issue] $200,000 in certificates to. pay: deferred salaries to six officers of the company. The hearing was ldjaumed until July 11. NMH mwi::n-ll‘ln‘o! ! on_and . that he would not be able immediately to carry out General Funston’s direc- tions,. The Florida troops are not yet ready to move, and will not be for some time, as more than half of them are raw recruits who are unfit for service. The movement of New Hampshire troops. has been postponed because of their unsatisfactory equipment, physi- cal defects and the refusal of many of the men to take the oath mustering them into federal service, leaving the units below minimum strength, Gen- eral Wood eaid. General Waogd, expected to receive word tonight that a brigade of Penn- sylvania had started for the border. Earlier in the day he was notified the troops were prepared to entrain, With the departure of the Pennsylvania ‘| brigade the number of troops on their Way to the. border will be increased to approximately 10,000. The remain- der of the Pennsylyania division Il:mg be rushed out before Saturday. the plan now to send on at once units which require hm'lu. supp]ying them ‘with animals at the border. General Wood. deell.\'ed he ll cutting “red tape” wherever possible to ex- pedite the movement of troops. arranged ‘cable carryins 15 trunk lines laid from New York to Governor's Island. o — : East ‘Hampton—At ' the meeting of the Litchfield County Farm Bureau, the executive committee voted to en- gage Maurice Cahill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cahill of this town and a member of this year's graduating class ‘at the state agricultural college, as one ‘of the testers of the bureau' cow testing assoclation work. He today to.have a telephone | ‘Hard And Sdn Corns Bunions and “Knob’ m French. Nul Cramp Cal-o-cide Gives Instant gical dletown, sald today that "thorc is but one sure means of preventing infection from the milk sampleés which have been submitted to me for examination, and that means is pasteurization or absolutely stopping.the sale until the cause of the trouble is located. Clinton—The Shore Line Hlectrle railway has begun a half hour sched- \;}: between Dibbell's siding and New ven. i CATARRH CA“M BE CURED with local apph reach-the lent of th Jocal diseas u infly °‘.a§ isa e, uencs i bionas cohfln 4 - and a0 o I to cure it _you must ternal Hall's Cltarrh Cure ll k,a? remedy. internaily and acts through the B the mucous surfaces of the mystem. eocribed by o Hall's Catarrh Cure was one of the best by‘lnllnu ln Ulll coun- try for years. It is compased of som of the bclt tonics kno“ combined wnh some the best blood puflflm perfect C ombination of tha. in dlents in Hall's Catarrh CII" is “ ces such wonds 1- in ca- !lrl'hl.l conditions. -Send & !,e.umonl- T ee. w &100., Props., Todelo, O. Sy Piiis for constipation. Well Children Are Active. I your child is d@ull, pale, fretful and wants to lie aroungd, ‘the chances are Itvl; '“flexgfl:r mmm.‘ Kick- a; orm . & flefian candy eop::ecuen liked by children is what your child needs, You only m one-half to one lozenge at a time and vou get immedjate results. mother should bave a box on 25¢ at all druggists. <