Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 29, 1916, Page 6

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WITH THE AUTOGRAPHIC BASK uty |WILL AFFORD YOU THE BEST train New _London for the accommodation of the Bastern Connecticut business men. A large number from the borough have already signified their inteation of attending. Big Game Expected Friday. The Red Men will close their season Pflh'é. expecting to’defeat the Alum- ni team. Manager Marland an- nounced a strong lineup for his Mum- ni_team. For, Killingly, Captaln Norton _and Reeves will serve up the slants ana from their record of the present sea- son there won’t be anything for the old timers but a walx to the plate, strikes, and a little journey to the bench again. ASHFORD ASSOCIATION. ~ M Seventy-Ninth Anniversary Meeting at Brooklyn Baptist Church. The Ashford Baptist Sunday School association met on Wednesday in the Brooklyn - Baptist church in obsery- ance of the seventy-ninth anniversary of that organization. There were two sessions afd in both interesting pro- grammes were arranged. At 12.30 p- m. luncheon was served: The programme follows: Morning séssion at 10.30—Song ser- vice, scripture reading and prayer, Rev. Albert B. Stone; welcome, Irving W. Chapman; response, president of convention; address: What is the Real Power in the Sunday School as it Ex- ists? Rev. H. D. Baker; music;_ ad. dress, Ts Our Belief in the nging? Rev. Charles A. address, The Sunday School Mission- ary, Rev. W. D. Swaffield; business: dinner, 12.30. ‘ Afternoon session—Devotional, Rev E. A. Blake; roll call and reading let- ters, George A. Bowen; music; report of nominating committee; ' address, Rev. A. B. Coats; music; address, Rev. Joel B. closing. The officers are as follow: President. Charles E. Pierce, Put- nam; vice president, Willis V. Wildes, Spring Hill; secretary and treasurer, George A. Bowen, Willlmantic. Borough Topics. James Pray of Norwalk is spending a few davs in Ballouville, visiting his rents. The following comprises '}he officers for the ensuing term of the I. O. O. F.: Winthrop E. Short, noble grand; John Moran, vice grand; Ciifford Stark- weather, secretary; Alfred A. Emnis. treasurer. Several other officers will be appointed at the installation next weel. Hicks Prize For Earl F. Wood. Earl F. Wood, who was graduated trom Brown last week, received yes- terday a check for $40, the prize to the person in the graduating class who showed the most marked ex- cellence in English Language and Literature. Mr. Wood won final hon- ors in English and was appointed re- cently by Presidence Faunce assist ant instructor in the English Depart ment at Brown. Personal Items. Raymond A. Preston was in Provi- denee yesterday. Miss Muriel Clark of Providence will be the guest of Miss Alma Keech for e few days. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Marsh of Upton, Mass., and Mrs. Harold Foss of North- boro, are spending a few days with Helen S. Dowe of Main street. Ernest Tetreault of.Washington, D. C., is visiting his parents. . Double Header for the Fourth. Great preparation is being made on the part of the nielson baseball management for the Independence Day games. The Hartford Colonials, classed among the best of semi-pro- fessional teams in Connecticut, will twice display their wares to the sport-loving publie. The games will be played morning and afternoon. Captain Rock will face them with essentially the same lineup as opposed Putnam last Saturday. In the morning game Lefty Gearin, of strike-out fame, will toss them over and in the afternoon Adams will pitch Monahan will be on the receiving end in_both games. Saturday the boys will journey to Southbridge to play the American Op- tieal nine. rd About Town. JOut of town guests at the com- mencement exercises at Killingly High school included: Mrs, Ida M. Newell and Mrs. Caldwell of Salem, Mass., Miss Esther Ives of Providence is the guest of Miss OlivesKent. Miss Olive Robinson of Swansboro, ‘Hicks,| will on T S i in Sher- r court room at Putnam May 16 of this year, and lasted sev- eral 8. FW»W 5!‘ of the ovlde:;: submitted ‘was document - was in Reno getting a divoree, with the. un- derstanding that as soon as he was free he was to marry Mrs. Naylor. ‘While Brewer was still in_ Reno, Mrs. Naylor died, Feb. 1, 1815, in a hospital in Springfield, Mass. At the time she was en route to .Sherbroke, Canada, from Reno, where she had been visiting Brewer. Mrs. Neylor had a residence in Pomfret although most of her time' was spent in travel, much of which was on the continent. - After her death it was found that she had made a will in 1914, in which she left to Brewer, with the exception of a few pieces of jewelry, her entire estate, cutting off her daughter with the re- mainder after a life estate in Brewer. The hearing on the admittance to probate was held in Putnam for the accommodation of counsel and wit- nesses. On the bench with Judge Thompson sat an associate, Sabin S. Russell~of Danielson. Miss Naylor retained ‘the law firm of Evarts, Choate and Sherman, of New York ,to represent her in oppos- ing the probate of the will, and Charles E. Searles of Putnam was re- tained as local counsel. Brewer ‘was represented by Attorney John Fred Carpenter of Putnam. In opposing the probate of the will Miss Naylor's attorneys attempted to North Carolina, are the guests of Mrs. George W. Stone. ‘Mrs. Ada Spinney of Leominster is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W, F. Daw- n. Allen Remington of Central Falls is spending a few days with his aunt, Mrs. F. T. Bitgood. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reynolds and son, Maurice of Springfield, Mass., are guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. D, Smith of East Killingly. 2 Mrs. Edward E. Goff and daughter, Dorothy of Central Falls, Miss Doro- thy Mondor of Chartley, and George (Newbury of Pawtucket are guests of local friends at commence- ment. ® G. L. Cundall of Hudson, Mass., the guest of his son, Edward Cundall. Guest from Norwich. Montcalm Ethier of Norwich is spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Reeves. Mrs. Clarence Lindsey and Mrs. John Heneault of New London are visiting local friends. Visitor from Indi. George B. Ferguson of Calcutta, In- dia, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Marland Wednesday. The class day issue of the Killonian will make its appearance this after- noon. L Fred E. Colvin was in Boston Wed- nesday on a business trip. 2 1l at Backus Hecspital. s Clarence Cundall of the West Side is dangerously ill at the Backus hos- pital in Norwich with a complication of diseases. Blood Poisoning From Cranking Auto. Abe Van Eouten, an employe at Franklin & Crosby’s, is being treated for a severe case of bloodpoisoning which has developed from a slight bruise he received while craaking an automobile. H. H. Starkweather and E. A. Mich- ael were at Hillsgrove, R. L, ‘Wed- nesday attending the races. Mrs. John P. Kennedy of Academy street was the guest of friends in|° Putnam Wednesday. John 8. Horton motored to Wor- cester yesterday. East Brookiyn Man Fined. Peter Sault was arrested early on Wednesday morning in Bast Brooklyn | S by Deputy Sheriff C. A. Andrews. He was arraigned before Justice of the Peace Frank Bedard and Grand Juror William E. Keach on the charge of drunkenness and breach of the peace, He plead guilty and was fined $2 and costs, amounting to $1L75. Miss Beatrice ns of Ballou- ville, who is in the nurses' training class at the McLean hospital, Waver- ly, Mass,, is at home for a few days. . W. H.-Knowles motored to Hartford Wednesday. e e T M S PRIZE RECIPE for Sardine Biscuits sardines PR ber 00 dine oil. to MEANS OBTAINABLE FOR.MAK- ING A Rm OF ANY !VEfiT‘l e ""‘tfi. & YOU WISH, ALWAYS TO BE ABLE| TO IDENTIFY. - THIS 18 AN EXCLUSIVE FEAT- URE OF THE - KODAK CRANSTON'S show that in making the will favoring Brewer, the latter had used undue in- fluence. Some 75 letters were read in court that had been written by Brew- er to Mrs. Naylor. After all the evi- dence had been introduced, court 2d- Jjourned for fwo weeks to permit coun- el to prepare briefs. At the end of that time there was a re-adjustment. Arguments were heard in the su- perior court room a week ago last Wednesday, June 21. -~Building and Loan Auditors. At a meeting of the Putnam Build- ing & Loan association held Tuesday evening Daniel J. Byrne, Arthur Keith and Joseph Lapalme were appointed auditors. A dividend of 5 per cent. was declared. It was also voted tosis- sue a new series of shares, starting in July. There were 46 shareholders who failed to pay their assessments yesterday and the fines from these amount to $3.14. Last month 61 rail- ed to pay. Leaves for West Indies. Theodore Harris, Putnam Helghts, left Putnam Wednesday, for a trip to the West Indies. Miss Margaret Frasier, of -Worces- ter, is visiting her grandparents, Mr: and Mrs. Richard Gibney, Wilkinson street. Everett S. Davis and Henry C. Far- ley, graduates this year from the high school, were in Lynn Tuesday taking examinations for admission to the General Electric company school. Sewing Session. The Hold Fast class of the Consgre- gational church held an all day sew- ing session at the church parlor .on Wednesdey. A basket lunch was en- joyed at noon. Mrs. Walter J. Bartlett and daugh- ters, Ruth and Dorcas, will leave Put- nam Thursday morning for Rockville where Mrs. Bartlett will complete ar- rangements for the Tolland County Suffrage Conference of which she is chairman. WEDDING. Driggs- Ratcliffe. Herman F. Driges, principal of Is- rael Putnam school, married Wednes-, day afternoon Ethel. F. Ratcliffe, the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Rat- CHff. Thks ceremony was performed in Norton, Mass., where the bride’s father is pastor of the Congregational church. Mr. Drigegs is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Driggs of New Hartford. Mr. and Mrs. Driggs will motor through New York ‘state and to Niagara Falls for their wedding trip. Classes to Conduct Sunday School Through the summer months, comy- mencing next Sunday, the Congrega- tional Sunday school will meet at 9.15 Instead of noon. The opening exer- es each Sunday will be in charge of the different classes in turn. The We Sisters class, in gharge of Miss Florence Sargent, will conduct the g exercises the coming Sunday. Odd Fellows’ Election. At a meeting of Israel Putnam lodge, No. 33, I O. O. F., held in Odg Fel. lows’ hall "‘nesday night, these offi- cers were elected: Noble grand, Alvin Martin; vice grand, Irwin W. Tour- tellotte; recording secretary,” Herbert A. Johnson; financial secretary, Lu- clus H. Fuller; treasurer, Leon T. Wilson. The installation’ will - take place July 11 when District Deputy sttrlsweather. Danielson, will be pres- en B Sends Report to Research Association Mrs. Walter J. Bartlett, as repre- sentative in Windham county, Wed- nesday sent to the Connecticut Re- search Assoclation, Bureau of Public Heath,! Greenwich, her report of 60 schools that she has investigated. The Comnecticut Research Association has jasked the cooperation of the granges j throughout the state in their health inveéstigations and it is in this way that Mrs. Bartlett has become inter- ested in the work. For the best and most detalled re. port sent in the association glves a prize the services of a trained nurse for three months, the nurse to work for the public in the district from which the report is sent. Mijss Louise Cushman, a former commercial teacher at Putnam High school, is visiting friends in Putnam. TRI-STATE POMONA MEETING About 400 Grangers -Assemble at Thompsen Wednesday. Randolph H. Chandler entertained at 'hwwe in Thompson, Wednes- day,- grangers representing cester South-West Pomona, Quine- ; Keep a Kodak Story ~ of the Children. Let your films make fast for you the impressions of childhood days that are S0 soon outgrown. There is 2 new delight in every moment of the story making—and a lasting pleasure in the pictures themselves. lawn of Mr. Chandler’s home for a basket lunch. Mr. Chandler served coffee and lemonade. The lawn was decorated with American flags and the entrance to grange hall, which is on the Chandler estate, was draped with the Thompson Republican flag. The meeting was called together at 115 in charge of the Providence County pomona. After a solo by F. O. Sweet, ex-Master Henry 8. Tu ner spoke. Then followed a piano s lo by Mrs, F. G. Newton, an address by Rhode Island State Lecturer Sayles B. Steers and a lecture by ex-State Lecturer of Rhode Island, - Men of Rhode Island, Charles P. Cornell. All the grangers then sang Little Rhoda, led by F. C. Sweet and with Edith Howard as accompanist. Mrs. Benjamin Martin then spoke on La- dies_of Rhode Island and after a talk by Rev. Charles D. Crane, Rhode Is- Capron, the county officers gave their places to the officers of 'Worcester South-West pomona. Members of this grange then enter- tained. They opened the program with a piano solo by Mrs. William BEc- cleston. Past Master G. S. Ladd then spoke and was followed by a yocal solo by Viola Eccleston. The Trials of a Farmer, a paper by Harry C. Shepard was read by him after which Mrs. F. E. Webster, Sturbridge, read a paper, How Newspapers Are Made. A selection by the orchestrg closed the meeting. Cargill orchestra of Putnam fur- nished by Mr. Chandler, played selec- tions at intervals throughout the day. Fell From Hay Wagon. ‘While loading hay Tuesday, Arthur Botham, Pomfret Center, fell from his wagon and will be confined to his bed for several days. Episcopal Parish Picnic. The picnic of St. Philip's church will be at Roseland lake, Jul baug Pomona and Providence County | M Pomo; 2 na. ‘The combined meeting of the Po- from three sta o] N ¥, it | Philip's and not alone for the Sunday school. Salvation Army to Give Pienic. The Salvation Army will give to t 3 bovs and girls Alexanders Take Saturdey Let your dealer show vou hew simple and inexpensive photography has become under the Kodak system. EASTMAN KODAK C regarding it will have to answer for their disrespect. TOLLAND COUNTY CONFERENCE Woman's Suffrage Association to Hold Big Meeting Rockville Friday. A& large gathering of suffragists from every part of the county is ex> pected in Rockville Friday, when the first Tolland County Woman Suf- frage conference meets in Wesleyan hall. Among the distinguished women who have been invited to be present are: Mrs. Thos. H. Hepburn, presi- dent of the Connecticut Woman Suf- frage association, Mrs. Carlos.F. Stod- dard, New Haven; Mrs. M. Toscan Bennett, Hartford; Thompson Seton, Dr. Valeria Parker, Miss Runts-Rees, Greenwich; Mrs. A. F. Scranton Tay- lor, Norfolk; Mrs. J. E. Sheppard, Woodstock; ~ Miss Emily Cromwell; Mrs. George H. Day, Frank Day, Mrs. Bdward Porritt, Mrs. C. M. Gallup, Mrs. Lilllan Ascough and MiWss Katherin Flannigan, Hart.. foraffi; Miss Katherine Ludington, Old e; Mrs. binson, Danlel- son; Mrs. Frederick €. Spencer, Guil- ford; Miss Rosamond Danielson, Put- nam. Many prominent grangers throughout the state have signified their intention of being present. The following program for the con- ference has sent out to people interested in present day Qquestions throughout the county: Gree Tolland County. You are cordiflly in- vited to |attend a Women Suffrage Conference at Wesleyan Hall, Rock- ville, on Friday, June 30th. ‘ The conferente will be opened at 11 o'clock. by Mrs. Walter J. Bartlett, Iacturer of the Putnam Grange. Chas. T, Davis, master of the Connecticut State Grange, has been invited te be present. The speakers include Mrs. Thos. H. Hepburn, president Connecticut 'Wom- an Suffrage Association; Mrs. Edward Porritt, _gr!u secrétary Connecticut Woman ~Suffrage _Association; Mrs. George H. Day, Hartford, who will give a report of the National Republi- can nventjon at Chicago, June, 1916. There will be recitations by Miss Grace Randall of Columbia and Brookiyn, N. Y. Reotor to Officiate.|the Rev. A. W. E. of the \ - COLCHESTER First. School to Be Laid for 1916—Closing Events of Academy Commencement Week. The antfual meeting of the First sdbool ‘district was held in the acade- my building Monday evening. The meeting was called to order by Rev. B. D. Remington, who was_chosen chairman, with Daniel T. Willlams secretary. ~The report of the follow- ing officers were read and accepted: Rev. B. D. Remington, chairman of the committee; Michael F. Shea, treas- urer; John N. Backms, collector of taxes. James F. Purcell and D. T. Williams, auditors, reported on the ex- cellent condition in which they found the books. R 'here will be no school tax laid for the year 1916. < . Alumni Meeting. ‘The alumni of the academy held their meeting in academy hall Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock with a fair at- tendance. John F. O'Connell, presi- dent, opened the meeting. Reports of the officers and various committees were ‘yead and accepted. The same board of officers ‘Was elected for the ensuing year. _ Noted Here and ‘There. George E. Barber of Rockville, a for- mer resident of this place, was calling on friends here Tuesday. gueést of his Henry J. Ball . Charles H. d of Rockville and party were guests at The Home- stead on B Tu Porter and Driscoll of New Haven are at their homes in town for a few days. % Senior Prom and Reception. m,mmm of the OMPANY, ROCHESTER, N. Y. rict Meeting—No Tax | 1 ding ' journey. received beautiful gifts from many friends. Freshman Class Has Wedding — C. V. Road’s Summer Schedule Effective—Rev. Percy V. Norwood Sails For England. smm Tmorh has nmrn:fl .gmn pringfield and again employ: as sexton at St. Edward’s church. Miss Julia Mullins is visiting in Springfield. iting M &’a‘” Mx?:. Christoph: l-“lv:'\ ng Mr. _ er lfl-. Ernest Boyce ang family have gone to Somersworth, N. H., for the s urst is substituting for ercy Parkh: “,ec-v.n‘ e is il at This Married at Bride's Home. Miss Wella Schpel Mrs.. August S fe s g 853iE

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