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ADAMS EXPRESS EMPLOYES Granted Annual Vacations With Pay —Agents and Clerks a Week, Drivers : Five Days. * Notice has been received by the lo- cal office of the Adams Express Co. from_the Boston office that a ruling has bean made whereby all employes, agents, clerks and drivers are to re- ceive in the future annual vacations with pay. The agents and clerks will _receive. one week vacation and the arivers:five days. Attachment for Breaking Contract of Lease. Constable Thomas J. Killourey placed an attachment on the fixtures and goods in the store of Frank Specials in the new Dion block on High sreet Tuesday afternoon. The owner of the building, Dina Dion seeks to recover damages of $800 due to the breaking of the contract of lease. The papers of attachmer set forth that on De- cember 1, 1915, a written lease was taken by Specials for the store for three years at the rate of $ per month. This week Specials was pre- paring to vacate the store when tie owner interfere It is stated in the writ that the removing of Specials from the occupancy of the store broke the contrac The case is returnable before the September term of the Su- perior court for Windham county. Windham Encampment Installation. At the regular meeting of Windham Encampment, No. 10, 1. O. O. F.,, the installation took place. After the ex- ercises a collation was served. WEDDING Purdie-Dike. The Providence Journal of July 8, contained the following notic > wedding of Miss Alice May Dike and David James Purdie of Montclair, N. J., formerly of this city, took at the Adorpmdacl Ba « : Lake Placid, N Wednesday noon. Rev. Otis A. Dike, fath 1e bride, performed the ceremony, and the wedding music was played by Mrs. E. Clark. T > matron of honor was Mrs. Je Halsey of C 2 of Graniteville, R. 1., a cl the groom, was best man. The maids we thre college friends of the bride—M elen Knott of Colum- der of and Spa and a veil of JAY M. SHEPARD | Eucceedin Imore & FuneraiDirectorandEmbalmer | 60-62 North St., Willimantic Lady Assistant Tel. connection HIRAM N. FENN UNDERTAKER and EMBALMER, 62 Church St. Willimantic, Ct. 1 Mrs. James Purdie of Windham Road, this city. Mr, Purdle and his bride are visiting his parents in this city and ‘Wednesday evening a_reception was held at their home on Windham Road. Battersby—Richards. Miss Helen Richards, daughter Arthur J. Richards, superintendent the American Thread company, Holyoke and Georze A. Battersby of Providence were married Tuesday at noon at the home of the bride’s fa- ther ‘on Chestnut street, Holyoke, Mass. The bridesmaid was Miss Vio- let Snow of Willimantic. Mrs. Bat- tersby is well known in this city. Guests from this city were present at the wedding. of of at Given Another Chance. Jeremiah Lyons was before the po- lice court charged with intoxication. Lyons was arrested Tuesd: He said that he had a job and would like to have another chance. He was sen- tenced to thirty days in jail and judg- ment was suspended and he was placed on probation for three months, with costs of the case to be paid. Band Concert Tonight. The second band concert of th son will_be given the band at Rec day) evenin people enjoy: A program of seven numbe: arranged as follows: March, X, Hippodrome, Sousa; overture lac! Queen, White: £ ywland, Popula Caprice, Golden Adele, Briqu ional, Fanelll. Hits Wel- marck ick n of with Connec The fror at 8.4 ive in W tin tern da, from in de room xpect to a mobiles he Bc m. and t r al i { Firemen Vote $25 o Soldiers’ Fund. il At a meeting of the company of the Wil partment, held T voted to donate § Hose de- fire an fund. A check for that amount is t be forwarded to the camp treas Nogales shortly. The compa voted to hold their annual outing at Rocky Po: 0, the trip Accident to Mayor Dunn’s CI 3 1 J. acc We about to a to serve tomer le from it on the 11l directions Dennehey on t a deep To Form Sons of Veterans’ Camp. eting held s of ganized. In : Sons of Vete Board of Trade ani This Store Will Close Thursday Afterncons During July and August Offerings in the Dress Goods Section! During Our Pr e extra good quali 3 ble for walsting and shirting, fancy stripes and figures in deat patterns, regular 25c quality— Sale price 21c a yard. 30-inch wide >r neat juality—Sale price 21c a yard. n colors lar 25c Nagatsu S Jummer costume, regular yard. fine and sheer for 1 colors included, ¢ quality—Sale price 21c a SPECIAL PRICES ON WINDHAM SILKS During This Sale paredness Saie Gingham, good pat- 1 light ric colors, regular lity—Sale price 19c a yard. am and Cham- , biue and , Tegu- quality—Special 12zc a yard. Crepe in new and attractive patterns, s in light or dark colors, quality—Special 12%ec a yard. THE H. C. MURRAY CO. Dor’t You Wa Does the dread of the dental chair cause you to neglect them? You need have no fears. By my filled, crowned or extracted ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT PAIN. Consider These STRICTLY SANITARY OFFICE STERILIZED INSTRUMENTS, CLEAN LOWEST PRICES CONSISTENT WITH BEST WORK If these appeal to you, call for examination and estimate. charge for consultation. DR. F. C. JACKSON, Dentist 752 MAIN.ST.,, WIL| 9 a.m. to8p. m Lady Assistant nt Good Teeth? method you can have your teeth Other Features parish will take their vacation in a body and will spend the first two weeks in August at Crystal Lake. The Agoga club of the First Bap- tist church enjoyed a motorboat trip up the Willimantic river 'Wednesday evening. Willimantic Camp Ground Wednesday the 91st Birthday of Mrs. B. F. Barker, for Fifty.one Conse- cutive Years a Visitor to the Grove —Somers Cottager Taken lII. It was only to a tent, 10x12, that, about fifty years ago, Mr. and Mrs, B. F. Barker, with six children, a sister of Mrs. Barker, and her niece came for their first camp meeting. Mrs. Barker has come to camp meet- ing ever since, although death has robbed the family of many dear ones. Wednesday Mrs. Barker reached her ninety-first birthday and was in very good health. She has had the pleas- ure of watching the growth of the camp ground from a small group of scattered tents to a colony of sub- stantial cottages. Many friends on the camp ground wished her many happy returns of the day. - This will make her fifty-first successive summer. Ends Week’s Visit. Mr. and Mrs. Chatfield Kip left on Monday after spending a week at Mrs. Sumner’s cottage, onCartwright ave- nue. Mrs. Hulburt Taken Home. A, S. Hulburt, John Hulburt, Mrs. John Kibbe of Somers, and Fred Brad- ley of Rockville, came Monday to take S. P. Hulburt home. The latter s taken ill Saturday night and her Albert and John, her daughter, John Kibbee, and her nephew, Fred Bradley, were called. Mrs. Hul- burt was conveyed to her home in an ambulance from Rockville. Grove Notes. Mrs. W. Carter and daughters, Lau- E Ruth, and son, Lawrence, came onday for the season to Home Sweet’s Home on Simpson avenue, Mrs. Frank Reed from Omaha, Ne- , is a guest of her mother-in- M. Reed on_Wesley avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar_Benton and their two children arrived Monday on Wes- ley circle. Barrows and Miss Almira Per- rrived Tuesday for the season Perkins' cottage, Haven ave- Corbet, who has been visiting Reed at the Gem cottage, circle, left Monday for Wor- Ma; Norwich Guest Leaves. Mitchell of Norwich left Miss Livia who_is at the on Janes ave- W, Homan and daughter Lois ntic were callers the e on Simpson avenue. D. Abell of Norwich a Aliss Helen Dyson at the Dy- on Foster avenue. nd Mrs. Frank Chamberlain Thompson, are here to ope: on Simp avenue. They occupy cottage later meetings Icott arrived Tuesday few days at the Talcott Haven avenue. Sweetland is a Benjamin, at Mrs. ze on Haven avenue saw a baby thrush unting for ferns the other day. mother bird called and encour 1 the little bird to fly. come to it M. Reed, at the Gem circle. uest Sen- Mary Wolcott started Mon- ew Haven after visiting her nts, Mr. and M Costello Pinchurst cottage, Haven T. Crandall ay with called of Norwich friends on the on nk B 1 Wedn. and 1oo , Woodland rk day from New Mrs. B. F came to see y, Mr. with e recent guests of t her cottage on Ha- venue. and ze on at their vstic avenue, Attended Outing. Marguerite Wolcott left Tu a week with Miss Riley mesville. Wednesday Miss Wol- nded the picnic of the Meth- church of Norwich, at Watch Wights twright were at their cottage venue Wednesday. Tennis Court Popular. 1e tennis court is often used by e of the camp who play the game. s ras the hottest day on season. A ight up about 5 o'clock and COLCHESTER Branch of RezTCrnssh?Drganized, Af- ter Address by Dr. E. B. Cragin— Orrin Rudd Dies at Norwich. A meeting W held in Grange hall Mond, ening to form a branch of the Red Cross soclety in this place. There was a large attendance. Dr. E. Cragin of New York on_ the organization and mount of help the society was in > of war, etc. A large number of thosc t joined. Miss Loretta Sullivan of is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Fred J Hudson for a few weeks. Game With Lebanon. Colchester the, club on. The play letic tern, M d Mrs. Arthur Elgart were in Norwich Tuesday i ntheir automo- bile. Orrin Rudd’s Death. Word was received here Tuesday of the death of Orrin Rudd in Mr. Rudd was 75 vears of s a resident of this place 1 years. He is survived by 8 ighter, Mrs. George H. Chapman of Norwich, and a scn, Charles O. Rudd of Savannah, Ga. Miss Susan Day and Miss Alice Kemp were callers in Hartford Tues- day. Eugene Purcell and Charles Russell of New Britain were fishing at Gard- ner Lake Monday and returned with a good string of bass and pickerel. James Purcell, James Purcell, Jr, and Francis Shea were callers in Nor- wich Tuesday in Mr. Purcell’s car. G. A. Chappell and F. E. Baker were visitors in New Britain Wednesday in Mr., Chappell's automobile. baseball the park team will .ebanon Ath- Saturday af- of the team on Talking Through His Whiskers. We wonder if Carranza isn't tell- ing the Mexicans that theirs is the cause of humanity.~New York Eve- ning Sun. Hartford—Charles Ryan, before he was a clerk in the post he left for camp, office, where “Squire”. his appreciation‘at -getting e change from the post office work. Even army was known LINEN, ASEPTIC DRINKING CUPS No LIMANTIC, CONN. Sunday, 10 to 2 Phone 43 | work was better: for a change, They got the Squire down to Niantic and they made him Camp Postmaster, ‘Wednesday he started for Mexico as a Postal Department attache of the First Regiment* DISCRIMINATING AND The blending 1s exceptional HIGHEST JKERS OF THE "AKgc-wnAN GIGARE STONINGTON Apgusta L. Wilcox Sues Texas Oil Company for Damage to Automobi —Truck and Oil Attached—Hearing on Crossing Watchman. which n owned fest Broad The autc > to the curb, as struc with hrake the v and drawn for sever the automobile out of commn doing much damage. The turnable to the town court c ton the first Tues: Deputy Sherift attached the big of the compan with the lons of ga: kerosene. e sheriff serv his intention to attach on and the Boston office of the was notified no repr appeared to glve b attachment w Casey took pc attached. Petition for Night Watchman. Soon after Contrac Dot wa ing tomo! train, equipm and r session of the property or at the the electmen of remedy to prev 1 the peti- n Chesbro on. . On ceived publi that there would be a notice ality Mrs. Mary Lewis and Miss Neale of armington and Miss Neale of New Vor! guests e Jones summer residence in_the borough. After a visit at the Odell residence Rev. George burn and daughter R and Re mond have returned to their home in Scranton. In the Stonington town court Wed- nesday afternoon Jennie Farmer, age 17, was committed to the Ilome of the Good Shepherd in Hartford. This vas the girl’s third appearance in the court. Curtis Smith w costs for abusing hi PLAINFIELD Miss Fanny Lynch Died Wednesday Morning Congregational Church , Glee Club Met—Notes of Interest. The death of Fanny Lynch, age 8, the daughter of Mr. and Mn ed Lynch, occurred Wednesday morn- ing at about 11 o'clock, at her home on Lawton Heights. Little Miss Lynch had been ill only two w having a severe attack of tonsilit She was a lovable young child and took an active part in church affairs, assisting at practically every ente tainment given by the children at the Congregational *church. Mr. and Mrs, Lynch have the sympathy of all in their sorrow. Miss Lynch leaves be- sides her parents, two sisters, Thelma and Nine. and two brothers, Ruyben and Sanford. Glee Club Meets, The Congregational Glee club held a business meeting and soclal in_the club rooms Tuesday evening. Rev. Arthur Barwick, president of the club presided at the meeting. Following the routine of business, refroshments consisting of sandwiches, cake and lemonade, were served. Games were later played. The social end of the meeting was in charge of the banquet committee ‘composed of the following: Cecll Bradford, Chris- topher Lathrop and Philip Peterson. afternoon arted to leave town by foot. walked nea; eight , Tewching this side of Jewett before they were iaken by local Personals and Notes. Link of New York is visit- is spend- Point home spending a few her who seriously icycle and favorably be expecte f| TWO DUPONT DIRECTORS REMOVED FROM COMPANY. For Differences in Midst of Big War Contracts. Nc Time ‘Wilmington, Del, iy t details of the di members cof the Dupont family the ownership of se ies of the ont Powder company were receiv- day on the witne stand by Dupont, president of th2 v, one of the derendants in the the stock sale of the company that the offered for cemplainants all involved in the to the company y T. Coleman Du- pont should have been purchased hy the company instead of by defendanta are rged with having bo it their own personal benefit. wio it fer er cross examination today Pres- Dupont said that Alfred I Du- and William Dupont had been deposed as directo: ana officers of the company because he “felt for a loniz time that their actions were not ‘open and above board.” ” They had made charges against of- ers and employes, I nt Du- nt testified that he had not been ained and that they showed lack cooperation. President Dupont tes ificd_that he had informed Alfred and William Dupont that the com- pany was in the midst of the largest work of its career, that it had im- se contracts to carry out, that body must work together and in quence they ‘must either mend c ways or get out. ¥ & t WALDO HEADS 69TH. Former New York Police Commis- .sioner Saw Service in Philippines. New York, July _12.—Rheinlander Waldo, former New York police com- missioner, is to succeed Colonel Con- ley as colonel of the Sixty-ninth In- fantry, by special appointment of Governor Whitman, it was reported at the headquarters of the department of_the east this afternoon. Waldo saw six years of service in the Philippines as junior and senior lieutenant of the Seventeenth Infan- try, U. S. A, and as a captain of the Philippine Scouts. He resigned from the army Sept. 10, 1905. The 63th is now on its way to the Mexican border. 200,000 “SUMMER SNEEZERS” Hay Fever is Very Prevalent in the United States. New York, July 12,—There are 200, 000 “summer sneezers” in the United States and oply sixty places in the country where chronic hay fever suf- ferers may find rellef, accordlgg“ta cs the annual rt of the United Young Pedestrians, & Hay Fever gociation made public ‘Two small girls, who recently moved | here today. It was announced that here from Long Island, must not|the regular yearly meeting will be have obtained very fayorable im-|held beginning Aug. § at Bethlehem, pression, of | P! old, for Wednesday | N. H., 5 TURKISH CIGARETTES ARE MADE ESPECIALLY FOR THE ‘ ' _ EXPERIENCED SMOKER OF HIGH GRADE TURKISH CIGARETIES ‘GRADE TTES INTHE suit involving about $56,000,000 of powder stock The action _wasj brought in the federal court by Philip 3 :d 1. Dupont and President Dupont and REMEMBER — Turkish to- bacco is the world’s most " famous tobacco for ¢ igarettes. BRIEF STATE NEWS Clinton—Miss Anna Bliss, of South rica, is visiting her brother, and family. Manchester—The barber shops ed Monday night their new dule of closing at 8 o'clock. Branchville—A large of New York children ave the annual sojourn at “Life orman and Henry Bond to spend 2 month at the Waterbury—Mrs. William Palmer of Colchester, the guest of Mrs. M. O. Rieder at the Rieder cottage on the cast &hore of Hitchcock’s iake. Norwalk—Mrs. Thomas Martin of ‘Winfleld street, has complained to the police about the killing of chickens owned by her by East Side cats. Hartford—Prof. Malancthon Jacobs, of the Hartford Theolo: seminary, Mrs. Jacobus and family have left to spend the summer at Gloucester. Imer A. Zly, has been secretary of the Manufacturer ployment associatiqn Litchfield—Forty- appointed Em- of New Britain, three sudden and untimely deaths were reported to Coroner Samuel A. Herman of Tor- rington, for the first six months of the vear 1916, Wallingford—The summer sciiool opened its sessions Monday morning in the North Colony Sitreet school un- New Britain—Gordon J. Ely, son of | der the supervision of Principal James L. McCabe. Waterbury—Rev. J. Herman Olsson, pastor of the Swedish Lutheran Zion church, rece a call yesterday from the Svea Swedish Lutheran church at Svea, Minn. b Plymouth—The the Ar annual meeting of leaconry of Litchfield county held with St. Peter's parish, Rev. Henry Swift, opened Tuesday after- noon for a two day ses: mn. Wallingford—At 11.30 o'clock Tues- day evening, less than 48 hours after twins had been born to her sister, Mrs, John Sass. twins were born to Mrs. Margaret Cassidy of 91 Prince street. Torrington—The ment at Was treasury depart- shington, D. C. approved the increase in capital stock of the Torrington National bank from $100,- 000 to $200,000 and of the surplus from $50,000 to $100,000. Torrington—The pastor of St. Fran- cis’ church, Rev. Arthur O'Keefe in recognition of the fact that he will shortly be here five vears, has donated the sum of $500 to the church im- provements which have been going on for some time past. Danbury—Professional _trap shoot- ers in large numbers wil be in Dane sual state shoot of the Connecticut rap Shooters’ association will be held here under the auspices of the Pahquioque Gun club, of this city. Doesn’t Look Human. It is none of our business, but if we ever see a man who looks like the things in the clothing advertisements we are going to stick a pin in him and see if he is human.—Cincinnati En- quirer. Sweeter grains as in with old and young. Gtrape-Nuts ular diet counts better health. Than Wheat— That’s the happy combination of whole wheat and malted barley, nowhere so skilfully blended to bring out all the rich nourishment and delicious flavor of the Grape-Nuts This famous pure food has a rich, nut-like flavor, entirely impossible with any food made of wheat alone, and comes ready to eat, crisp and sweet, a favorite dish is scientifically processed for easy digestion, and a ration at meal-time as part of the reg- wonderfully for pleasure and “There’s a Reason” Sold by Grocers everywhere. Friday and Saturday, when the B