Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 28, 1916, Page 2

_ NORWICH BULLETIN, F RIDAY, JULY 28, 1916 Murrays’ Boston Store WiILLIMANTIC, OUR PREPAREDNESS SAL Will Close Saturday Night CONN. E RIBBONS |4-INCH-TAFFETA RIBBON, plain and heavy, all-colors, regular 20c quality —Sale price 17c a yard. 16-INCH TAFFETA RIBBON, regular 26c-quality—Sale price 22¢ a yard. FANCY DRESDEN AND PLAID RIB- BON, 4 ang & inches wide, all colors, regular 29¢ quality—Sale price 25c a yard. a close. chandise. Saturday night the season’s greatest money-saving event will come to Have you taken advantage of this Sale? If not, this is an invitation for you to come and share in the savings offered on all kinds of Seasonable Mer- No matter what you require, our Preparedness Sale has clipped prices so that it will afford you a good substantial saving on all your Summer needs. GLOVES KAYSER SILK GLOVES, double tipped fingers, all colors— Two-button length—Sale price 50c a pair. 12-button length, were 98c—Sale price 69¢c a pair. 16-button length, were $1,25—Sale price %8¢ a pair. WOMEN’'S TWO-CLASP TAN KID GLOVES, regular $1.25 quality—Sale price 95¢ a pair. OFFERINGS IN THE DOMESTIC SECTION DURING THE CLOSING OF OUR PREPAREDNESS SALE COTTONS 40-INCH WIDE UNBLEACHED COT- TON—Sale price 85c a_ vard 40-INCH_ WIDE BETTER QUALITY UNBLEACHED COTTO N — Sale price 10c & yard. 36-INCH WIDE FRUIT-OF-THE- LOOM COTTON—Sale price 10c a yar? ; TOWELS HONEY COMBED TOWELS, zo0d size —=Sale price 5¢c each. 17x36 BLEACHED HUCK TOWELS— Sale price 11¢ each. BLEACHED TURKISH TOWELS, #00d quality—Sale price 14c each BED SHEETS FULL _SIZE BLEACHED BED SHEETS—Sale prices 42c and 59c. EXTRA_ GOOD QUALITY HEMMED | BED SHEETS, $1x90—; price 83c. SHEETINGS 81.INCH BROWN SHEETING—Sale price 29¢ a yard. 81-INCH GOOD QUALITY BROWN SHEETING—Sale price 34c a vard. 81-INCH BEST QUALITY BLEACHED SHEETING—Sale price 35c a vard. TOWELING WIDE BLEACHED CRASH price 11c a vard. BROWN LINEN CRASH—Sale prices 12¢ and 14c a yard. BLEACHED LINEN CRASH —Sale prices 14c, 17c and 19¢ a yard. PILLCW CASES 45x36 PILLOW CASES—sale price 11c, 45x36 BETTER QUALITY PILLOW CASES—sale prices 19¢ and 25c. GOOD QUALITY HEMSTITCHED 17-INCH GOOD _QUALITY HEMMED_BED| PILLOW CASES, size 45 SHEETS, 72x90 price 79. TABLE LINENS MERCERIZED COTTON DAMASK— Sale prices 29c and 42c a yard BLEACHED LINEN DAMASK—sale prices 69c, 98¢, $1.10, $1.29, $148 up to $2.19 2 yard MERCERIZED NAPKINS, 15-inch, 85¢ | 5\ | | NEN NAPKINS_Sale prices @ dozen; 20-inch, $1.39 a doz $1.39, $1.69, $2.00, $2.69, $3.50 and inch, $148 a dozen. $4.39 WHITE GGODS ENGLISH LONG CLOTH, 12-yardi45-INCH WIDE PALM BEACH cuts—Sale prices $150, $1.75, $200| CLOTH—Sale price 25¢ a yard. and §2.25. vards in a 40-INCH NAINSOOK, box—Sale price $1.95 a b NOTION HEMINGWAY’'S SEWING SILK, 100- yard spool—Sale price 8¢ a spool. MERRICK'S DARNING COTTON, black and colors—Sale price 2 for 5e. SILKATEEN, all colors—Sale price 6 spools for 28c. CALMAC HOOKS AND EYES, two dozen on a card—Sale price 4c ¢ card. AUNT LYDIA LINEN-FINISH THREAD, black and white—Sale price 5¢ a spool. BARBOUR’S LINEN THREAD—Salc orice 10c a spool 36-INCH WIDE LINEN SUITING— € rice 44c a yard S WILLIMANTIC SPOOL _COTTON— le price 6 spools for 2Bc. IDE WAIST BELTING, black and ite, all widths—Sale price 7c a 10-YARD ROLL ENGLISH TWILL TAPE—Sale price 7c a roll. WARREN'S FEATHERBONE AND COLLARBONE—s: price 9% a vard: 95¢ for 12 yards. CLINTON SAFETY PINS—Sale price DELONG SNAP FASTENERS—sale price 7¢ a dozen. WILDFIRE CORSET STEELS, white—Sale price 7c a pair. hook, HOSIERY AT CLOSING SALE PRICES FINE MISSES’ FINE RIBBED LISLE| HOSE, black only, regular 25c qual- ity—Sale price 17c a pal WOMEN'S BLACK COTTON HOSE, double sole—Saie price 10c a pair. WOMEN'S SEAMLESS LISLE HOSE, bl regular 15c value pair. WOMEN'S FULL FASHIONED BLACK LISLE HOSE, light weig] regular 3sc quality—Sale pri pair. HOUSE DRESSES ONE-PIECE HOUSE DRESSES, madc of good quality gingham, pri nd percale, trimmed with centrasting colors—Sale prices 75c, 84c,i$1.29 and 1$.89. | WAISTS Pretty creatlons of EMBROIDERY, NOILE or LAWN, in a larz. variet of styles,Jow neck and three-quarter sleeves, trimmed with pretty laces, regular $1.09 to $5.00—Sale prices | 59¢ and up ito+$4.39. | SILK WAISTS, in_mes: de-chine and Jap. white, pink,' sand prices $1.89 o $5.95, CHILDREN’S DRESSES CHILDREN'S WHITE DRESSES, made of lawn) and o ing all of theseason'c most models, age 6 to 14 years, repr ing values from $2.30 up to $7. Sale prices\$1.10-and up to $6.50. lineror crepe- n silk, in pl and 3 putty— CHILDREN'S W'HITE DRESSES, age 2 to 6—Sale prices $1.29, $1.49, $1.98 and $2.98. Unionville—An_ orchestra of 25 pieces, composed/ of musicians from Hartford, Collinsville, Winsted and this village, will ,give a.concert at the Greenwoods inn, New Hartford, thi (Friday) evening. The orchestra is ander the direction of H. B. Miller of MiSS HCS s’ RIBBED LISLE white and tan, siz price 11¢ a pair. RIBBED MERCER- HOSE, in black, white price 21c a pair. S’ HEAVY RIBBED BLACK AND AN COTTON HOSE—Sale price pair AVY SCHOOL HOSE, linen ind knee—Sale price 20c a pair. INFANTS' FINE RIBBED SILK HOSE—Sale price. 2lc a pair. INFANTS' PLAIN AND FANCY 80CKS, 15c quality at 11c a pair 20c a pai SILK PETTICOATS t quality, in biaclk, changeable, were $5.89—Sale 89" and $4.89. INFANTS’ BONNETS INFANTS' BONNETS, .in_ muclin, trimmed with lace and Hamburg, finished with pretty ribbon rosettes Sale prices 21c, 44c, 64c and 84c. GINGHAM DRESSES CHILDREN'S GINGHAM DRESSES, good patterns in checks and stripes, § to 14 years—Sale prices 68c 1a 98c. CHILDREN'S GINGHAM DRESSES, age 2 to G years—Sale prices 36c, 48c and 68c. MEN’S FURNISHINGS UNDERWEAR MEN'S BALBRIGGAN SHIRTS AND DRAWERS, double seat and re-en- forced seams, all sizes, regular 50c quality—Sale price 39c each. MEN'S BALBRIGGAN SHIRTS AND DRAWERS, 25c quality—Sale price 21c each. MEDIUM WEIGHT MERINO SHIRTS AND DRAWERS, 50c quality for 42¢ each. LIGHT WEIGHT JERSEY RIBBED UNION SUITS, $1.00 value, now 79c. MEN'S ROCKFORD UNI!ON SUITS, knee length and sleeveless, regulat $1.00 value—Sale price 79c. ROXFORD DIMITY SHIRTS AND DRAWERS, were 50c—Sale price 3%, SHIRTS MEN'S NEGLIGEE DRESS SHIRTS, made of good quality T ny Pe cale, regular $1.0 e price 79c. MEN’S WORKING SHIRTS, in Khaki, Madras and Sateen, black ar regular 50c quality— FOR BOYS BOYS' WHITE AND_ COLORED MADRAS AND PER BLOUSES, militry 50c—Sale price 42c. BOYS’ NEGLIGEE PERCALE SHIRTS, sizes 12% to 14, were 50c Sale price 44c. BOYS' MUSLIN NIGHTSHIRTS, low ncck and trimmed—Sale price 44c. LACE DEPARTMENT 40-INCH WIDE EMBROIDERED FLOUNCING, on Law a Voile, regular $1.25 va price 79¢ a yard. REAL LINEN CLUNY LACE EDGE, 3 to § inches wide, Woi = Sale price 19c a vard. REAL LINEN CLUNY LACE EDGE, 1 to 2 inches wide, worth 10c—Sale price 6c a yard INDIGO AND SILVER GREY PRINTS—Sale price 7c a yard 3-INCH WIDE SWISS AND CAM- BRIC, embroidered « and 15c—Sale price CHIFFON VEILS, all colors—Sale pr 10c 1%x1% var e 85c each. MATTING F y Fibre ing, regular 49c quality—Sale price 38 a yard. F Fibre atti £ 38e quality—Sale price 29¢ a yard. Green Crex 50¢ quality—Sale pri Red Crex Matti ity—Sale price 33c CONGOLIUM RUGS 18x37 Cong m value 26x54 Congolium Sale price 79c. 36x72_Con —Sale price $2.98 9x12 feet Con $8.00—Sale price $6.50. MATTRESSES Cotton Mattress, r § ity—Sale price $3.19. gular §3.75 qual- Combination Cotton Top Mattress, two parts, regular $5.50 quality—Sale price $4.39. Cane and Jute Combination Mat- tress, regular $6. $5.29. Cotton Felt Mattre: quality—Sale price $7.98. Silk Floss Mattre: regular $16.00 quality—Sale price $13.98. 50 quality—Sale price regular $10.00 The H. C. Murra DRESS GOODS SECTICN WASH GOODS PRINTED LAWN CHALLIES—Sale price 5¢c a yard. BEST APRON GINGHAM, fancy checks—Sale prices 7c and 8¢ a yard. FAST COLOR AMERICAN PRINTS, light or dark colors—Sale price 6o a vard. DRESS GINGHAMS in a large variety of good patterns—Sale price 11c a vard. BEST QUALITY PERCALES, neat stripes and figures, 36-inch wide— Sale price 11c a yard. BEST QUALITY GALATEA — Sale price 14c a yard. 36-INCH WIDE MERRIMACK PER- CALES, resular 12%c quality—Sale price 7Vs¢ a yard. 28-INCH FIGURED MUSLIN, regular 15¢ quality—Sale price 11c a yard. BATES' CREPE, fancy stripes and chec! regular 25c quality—Sale price 12V4c a yard. BATES’ GINGHAM, regular 15c qual- ity—Sale price 12z¢c a yard. WOMEN’S VESTS, 11c each. WOMEN'S EXTRA SIZE STRAIGHT VESTS, short sleeves or_sleevel FANCY STRAIGHT trimmed—Sale price = plain or lace trimmed—Sale price 11c each. |WOMEN'S SUMMER WEIGHT SHAPED VESTS, round neck and sleeveless, sizes 86 to 35—Sale pric 1ic each. WOMEN'S LISLE THREAD STRAIGHT VESTS, plain or lace trimmed, regular and extr: wing and sleeveless, Z5c to 33¢ qua ity—Sale price 21c each. WOMEN’S LIGHT WEIGHT SHAPED VESTS, long or short sleeves, high or low necks—Sale price 2ic. WOMEN'S SILK LISLE VESTS, sleeves, regular quali rice 42c. no 50c ale FLOOR COVERING SECTION RAG RUGS or bungalow or c ge of patterns to Rag Rug, value 3%c—Sale price 25c. 24x36 Rag Rug, value 69c—Sale price 49c. 54 Rag value price 98c. 30x60 Rag value $1.35—Sale price $1.10. 36x72 Rag value $1.75—Sale price $1.59. 4x7 feet Rag Rusg, value price $2.69. 6x9 feet Rag Rug, value $5.50—Sale price $4.29. 7-6x10-6 Rag Rug, value $7.50—Sale price $6.19. FELTOLIUM RUGS Itolium Rugs, 2 yards wide, a good sortment of patterns to choose from, regular $1.00 value—Sale price 79 a running yard. BED PILLOWS 22x28 Fancy Feather Pilfows, $1.59—Sale price $1.49. T value r Pillows, value 28 Fancy Feather —Sale price $3.69. $ Iancy Feather Sale price $4.29. 28 Fancy Feather Sale price $4.69. y Go. Pillows, value Pillows, value Pillows, value Mrs, Carrie Bigelow Fitch, of Bdwin Austin Fitch, dled at Sunday and her funeral was held Tuesday afternoon from the Tompkins avenue Congregational church parlors 4n Brooklyn, N. Y. She this place. was the daushter of Henry and Ella Wheeler. Capital:$100,000 Surplus and Profits $175,000 Established 1832 7 g sound business policy Accuracy in accounting, courteous service, promptness and liberality in dealing, and a in_administering its own affairs, characierize THE WINDHAM NATIONAL BANK, which aims thereby to establish with custome: rs relations that shall ‘ prove reciprocally permanent, pleasant and profitable. The Windham National Bank WILLIMANTIC, CONN. professional consuls.to travel far mors “~ettensively. 2 HOLLAND PREPARING FOR ECONOMIC WORLD STRUGGLE I Envoy Has Been The Hague, Netherlands, July 28.— Holland 1s anticipating and preparing for a great economic world struggle after the war. It is publicly urged that she must be on her guard against an overwhelming foreign invasion, par- ticularly from Ger before the war, wield dominant influence in sever spheres of Dutch life. At the same time, the commercial and industrial princes of the Netherlands cherish the hope that in some respects peace may bring thm specially favorabe opportunities in new and valuable markets. From either point of view it is de- manded that Holland shall economical- ly arm herself while there is yet time, particularly emphasizing the import- ance of an improved foreign intelli- gence service. The result is that a special commercial envoy has already been charged with investigation in Russla, and a bill has not been intro- duced by Dr. John London, the Min- Ister of Forelgn Affairs, to vote money for an extension of the Dutch econo- mic intelligence service abroad. Dr. London proposes to make the service more mobile by enabling the WINDHAM SILKS 20-INCH WIDE BLACK LOUISINE, regular $1.50 value—Sale price 50 a yard. 22-INCH WIDE BLACK SURAH, res- ular $1.50 value—Sale price 60c a | vard. |30-INCH WIDE BLACK OR NAVY SURAH, regular $2.00 value—Sale price $1.00 a yard. |22-INCH WIDE BLACK SATIN | DUTCHESS, regular $2.00 value— Sale price $1.25 a yard. 36-INCH WIDE QUAKER SATIN, black and colors, regular $2.00 value Sale price $1.25 a yard. 36-INCH WIDE BLACK AND NAVY LOUISINE, r lar $2.00 value—Sale price $1.25 a yard, SPECIALS 20-iNCH WIDE FIGURED CREPE, neat patterns in cool designs, Teg- ular 1Sc quality—Sale price 16¢ & ANDERSON SCOTCH GINGHAM, inches wide, regular 25c quality— Sale price 19 a yard. FANCY MADRAS, for shirting and waisting, reguls > quality—Sale price 21 a yard. AWNING STRIPE SKIRTING, suita- ble for sport s e and white, pink and w ck and white i ard. le SUMMER WEIGHT -UNDERWEAR TORCHON lar sizes, TRIMMED were 250— WOMEN’S EXTRA SIZES LACE TRIMMED PANTS, value 29c—Sale price 23c. WOMEN’S PANTS, price s WOMEN’S LISLE UNION SUITS, ai styles, regular 50c value—Sale price “MERODE” regular 50c VESTS AN D quali le 42c. MISSES’ STRAIGHT VESTS, with or with sleeves, 12%c value—Sale price MISSES’ LISLE THREAD LACE TRIMMED UNION SUITS, sizes 4 to 14 years, were ale price 42c. BOYS' BALBRIGGAN SHIRTS AND DRAWERS, knece and ankle length, 25¢ value—Sale price 21c. KITCHENWARE DEPARTMENT OIL STOVES Oil New Perfection or Cook Stoves— 98—Sale ce-burn , were $10.98— Sale price $9.98 SMALL OIL STOVES One-burner, Florence—Sale price ree-burner, TFlorence—Sale price One-burner, American—Sale price burner, American—Sale price Reliance Wickless Blue ove—Sale price $3.19. NICKEL PLATED WARE He: Copper Nickel Plated Tea § size, were $1.50—Sale price 9 size, were $1.75—Sale price Potts’ Sad Irons, full nickel 3 in a set with handle and ar $1.25 value—Sale price IN WARE vith copper bottom— —Sale price $1.69. lue $2.69—Sale price $1.89. Heavy All Copper Wash Boilers— ight size, value $4.00—Sale price $3.2 o size, value $4.50—Sale price $3.50. ICE CREAM FREEZERS Thres-euart size, value $2.50—Sale price $2.19. Four-quart size, value $2.75—Sale price $2.49. and establish personal relations with the honorary consuls and vice-con- suls with whom they have to coop- ate. Special measures are also to be taken to enable them to hecome better acquanted with the Dutch col- onies. A number of consular officials in seneral service are also to be hLeld at the disposal of the Foreign Oifice for special missions and charges of a temporary nature, with the object of keeping Dutch _agriculture, industry and_commerce well informed. And finally experts will be employed to report and advise on technical mat- ters, some of them joining the per- manent staff. A sum of $20,000 is asked for to cover the estlmated ex- penditure in the remaining months of the current year. LATEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF DENTAL SURGICAL SCIENCE Transplanting New Bone to Jaws to Replace Portions Eaten Away. Loufsville, Ky, July 28—Trans- planting new-bone to the jaws to re- place structure,eaten away by disease is one of thelatest accomplshments of dental surgical science. How pyor- rhea victims who have lost part of the bony structure of their mouths through the ravages of the disease can have new bone deposited fn their jiws, so that loose, teeth may be:supported and Paul R. Stillman, of before the National tion. The operation is said to be highly efficient and satis- factory and its sponsors regard it as a triumph in modern dental surgery, be said. evening by New York Cj Dental Assoc ,” said Dr. Stillman, “is & tive proc: , due to impov- alveolus—or bony er erishment of the socket of the tooth—thus making it more susceptible to infection. The disease is not of inflammatory origin, as has been supposed; consequently, we should stimulate nutrition to the supporting structures of the teeth the lymphatic and blood _supply—so that these structures will develop greater resistance to subsequent 2t- tacks of pyorrhea.” Dr. Stillman gave it as his opinion that, by united efforts of the dental profession in adopting proper opera- tlons and treatment and by educating the public concerning its cause and prevention, pyorrhea could be largely climinated. He urged a campaign to educate both the profession and the public concerning the proper treat- ment of pyorrhea. with a view to con- trolling the ravages of this disease, which is said to be claiming thousands of victims annually. Hartford.—L. O. Tirrell will begin his duties as chief clerk and assistant manager of The Heublein about Aug. 1, OIr. Tirrell has been with the Hotei | Bond _com) pany_eince the opening of| The, trolley that this £ the ~Flotel -Bond, - <t leave yWi QYPSY PICKED FOCKET, READING CLAUDE JAMES’ HAND South Windham Bad Fortune Comes in Loss of X. The band of gypsies that has been operating through the _Connecticut valley, got the icy mitt from the lo- cal authorities Thursday. During the morning Mayor Dunn noticed them panhandling about town and had Chief Richmond see them out of Wil- limantio, which he did. The band, of which_there were three wagon loads, headed toward South Windham. The next heard from them was a complaint from Claude James of that place, say- ing that he had had his pockets picked while he was having his fortune told by one of the women. Chief Rich- mond hurried to South Windham and caught up with the band south of Wil- liams’ Crossing and demanded the ten dollars which had been stolen. The money was at once handed over and the band was permitted to pro- ceed on its way. Body of Drowned Student Arri: Undertaker Finn took charge of the body of Trevor Buckingham, which arrived in Willlmantic Thursday morning. WOMAN CLEANING UP PAPERS BURNS $500 MONEY ORDER John Wirch Put to Much Trouble in Binding Bargain for Hampton Farm. John Wirch, who has purchased the farm in Hampton formerly owned by Joseph Wagner, had some difficulty in raising the necessary funds to com- plete the deal, Thursday morning. Wirch had been located somewhere in Wisconsin where he had deposited $500 In the postal savings and when the persent deal was brought up he wrote for his savings out west and had them sent to a friend’s home in this_vicinity. When the money order arrived, it was signed for by this friend who laid it upon a table with other pa- Ders to await the arrival of Wirch. When the latter called for his mail it was found that the woman of the house in doizg her Fousecleaning had thrown the papers into the fire, money order included. This caused a great deal of trouble to Wirch, who upon arriving in _town Thursday morning had to hurry among his friends and raise the nec- essary money to complete the deal or lose his chance of purchasing the farm. Ran Up Bill of $30, Disappeared. Sometime last winter, a young wom- an came to this city to work and hired a room of a well known local family. She had been here just about long enough to run up a bill of $30 for Toom rent when she disappeared quite mysteriously, the local people losing all trace of her. It has now come to light, however, that the young woman is working in a hotel in a nearby city and papers will be gotten for her arrest and return to this city. Want Margaret Page Will Set Aside. The superior court of Windham county has been petitioned by the at- torneys for the heirs of the Margaret e estate to set aside the will which admitted to probate May 10, 1916, he heirs of the estate, of which there are thirteen in various parts of the hive been sent notices of the Those in this city who are e will have _been by Sheriff C. A. W case come up at the fall term of the superior cou FUNERAL. Daniel C. Ticknor. At 3.30 o'clock Thursday afternoon funeral services for Daniel C. Ticknor were held at his home at 123 Church street. Rev. Vernon W. Cooke of the Coneregational church conducted the services at the house, the committal rvice at the grave In the Williman- > cemetery being conducted the members of Willimantic Council, No. 723, of the Royal Arcanum, of which the deceased was a membe: The bearers were members of the council, which atfended in a body. neral arrangements were Funeral Director Jay N OBITUARY. Mrs. Viola King Ellis. Thursda on the death of Mrs. Viola King Eilis occurred at her home on Fal w street, after an illness of three weeks. She was born in Leba- non but moved to this city when quite vou Eesides her busband and two children, Ellis is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph King, thr sters, Lena, Agnes and Cecella King, and four brothers, Louis, Leon, Arthur and Georze. Liquor Gets Mansfield Youths Court. Two young men from Mansfield Hol- Joseph Bolduck and Roy Thomp- Into 10 son, were arrested late Wednesday night for being intoxicated. The unzg men were making a _disturb- ce, in the Park Spring section. The police being notified rounded up the pair and brought them to police sta- tion where they waited for court to convene Thursday morning. As it was the first time either had been before the court they were allowed to de- part upon paying a fine of $1. Caught in Unexpected Shower. Many took advantage of the brief sunshine and went to the lake on Thursday afternoon, only to get caught in a severe electrical storm later in the afternoon. LIGHTNING STRIKES STEEPLE Damage Done to Baptist Church Dur- ing Thursday’s Storm. The severe thunder storm that start- ed in about 4.30 Thursday afternoon did_considerable damage in this city. A number of electric lishts were put out of commission, soon after the storm started. The sharpest flash of lghtning struck the steeple of the Baptist church which is located In the center of the city. The bolt struck on the north side of the steeple near the top and came out the south side, near the base, ripping off a good deal of wood which fell to the street. The interior of the church- was unharmed except for the electric lights service which was disabled. It was stated that the damage done fo the steeple will about equal that done to it iw the same way four or five vears ago, when a new steeple was put on in place of the one struck. After the shower, many went to see what the lightning did to the steeple, and many snapshots were taken of it. Two Calves Killed. James Wilson of Windham Teport- ed that two of his calves had been struck by lightning and had been kill- ed. His barn was also struck but did not take fire. The damage to the barn was slight. Tracks Covered—Cars Delayed. is _scheduled, to 8t3 525, ., m., as far as the railroad bridge where it was held up owing to the large amount of dirt which had washed over the ralls. The crew was obliged to get out and shovel their way out. The car from Norwich which is due here at 6.10 met with the same obstruction and also had to dig out. WINDHAM BARN STRUCK Lightning Zigzags About Old Moulton Property on Zion Hill—Cattle and Horses Saved. Although Thursday's storm was very severe in this city Windham seems to have borne the brunt of it. The lightning struck in two or three places in that locality. Where the most damage was done was the old Moulton property, situated on Zion Hill, now owned by Willlam Higgen- son of New York. Tt was about 4.25 The lightning struck the cupola of the barn unknown to two men who were working on the inside. Some neigh- bors who saw the blaze hastened to the barn and notifled the men, who with the assistance of the several peo- ple that had gathered there, got out all the cattle and horses in the barn. A shed standing near by which con- tained farming implements and wag- ons was the next place to which the men directed their efforts and they were able to save the building. In the meantime they had removed the con- tents of the structure as a precaution- ary measure. The hay which was in the barn was about one-half of this season’s crop and was burning up to a_late hour Thursday evening. Mr. Higgenson was notified by telegraph of his loss. He is expected here seen to adjust his loss. Brief Mention. Mrs. Arthur C. Hill of Willimantic is visiting relatives in Jewett City and Plainfleld. The Jolly Six were guests of one of thelr members, Mrs. Henry Anthony of Manchester, Thursday. The first hearing in the bankruptcy case of Harry Schinman of this city Is to be Tuesday, Aug. 8. The band concert which was to have been given here Thursday evening was postponed owing to the rain. Daniel Sevin has left to take up is new duties with the Willimantic Gas | and Electric company, at Rockville. John Shea has returned to his home in Dorchester, Mass, after spending his vacation with friends and rela- tives in this city. The work of putting out a new city directory for Willimantic has started, with William B. Van De Bogart, of New Haven, in charge. Mrs. Sarah A. Mulkin and her granddaughter, Miss Ella Latham, had as their guest Saturday Mrs. Mul- in’s brother, George L. Yeomans, of Norwich. Miss Florence Howle, Mrs. Charles Thompson, William Thompson and ck Leonard motored to Pleasant lew Wednesday and spent the day with Miss Evelyn Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. George Haggerty of Philadelphia have returned home af- ter spending some time with Mr. Haz- gerty’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jame: Haggerty of Bellevue aventie. MOOSUP Funeral of Manfred Preston—Woolen Company’s Employes to Have Week Vacation—Company Gives $25 to Fire Company. The death of Manfred Préston oc- curred at his home in, Almyville on Monday morning after an illness of several weeks with a complication of diseases which finally developed into paralysis. The funeral was held on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the house, Rev. Arthur H. Withee of- ficfating. * The bearers were Arthur Hill, Willlam Sullivan, Welcome Sayles and Willlam H. Kenyon. A quartette, Mrs. Charles Brage, Mrs. Irvin Whitehead, Mr. Howard and Louls Main sang Jesus Saviour, Pilot Me. In the Hour of Trial, Art Thou Weary. Miss Ethel Parkhurst played the plano accompaniments. The floral tributes were beautiful. Burial was in Moosup cemetery. Guests From Chicago. Mrs. E. A. Ross and' Miss Margaret Barr from Chicago, are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Barr. Teon Bibeau, who is visiting friends In Worcester, is very ill with nervous prostration. Miss Ella Dawley s fll at her home in Moosup. ‘Her sister, Mrs. Fuller, is caring for her. Mrs. Thomas Day and son Robert started Tuesday morming for New Hampshire where they will remain during the summer. Vacation for Employes. The Plainfleld Woolen company is to give the employes a vacation be- ginning Aug. 5 and ending Aug. 12. The Woolen company has given the Central Fire company $25. EX-PRESIDENT OF CHINA HAD SIXTEEN WIVES 35 Trains Were Required to Transport His Family and Possessions. Peking, July 28.—Thirty-five trains were required to carry Yuan Shi-kal family and their possessions from De- king to the Yuan Shi-Kai_ home at Changtefu. The late president was known to have sixteen wives and it has been reported that the number was even greater. One paper is responsible for the statement that in addition to his first wife, who is the legal ife under the Chinese laws, the late pres- ident had twenty-six others. Upon the birth of a son to one a few months ago, it was officlally announced that Yuan Sha-Kai was the father of this ty-one children, sixteen sons and fif- teen daughters. Ever since Yuan Shi-Kai's death on | June 6, his family have been sending their offects to thei rsouthern hom which will be their permanent res dence. Train lomds of furniture, trunks and curios of all sorts were moved from the palace grounds in the imperial city. A constant stream of two-wheel Peking carts has been haul- ing these possessions to the railway station. Revolutionists' papers have com- plained bitterly of the manner in which the Yuan family stripped the palace of curios. It has heen charged that the action of the wives and children of Yuan Shi-Kai was uothing short of looting, as many of the curios they took were clearly government property, and should not have been re- moved from the palace. Many reports have been printed con- cerning violent rows in which the ol er sons of Yuan Shi-Kai engaged con- cerning the division of their father's property. Yuan Ko-ting, the cldest son, who is now thirty-eight, and sev- eral of the other grown-up sons had decided differences as to the medical treatment which the late father should have, and are reported to have en- gaged In violent quarrels while ho was Iying at the point of death. Many strange rubors concerning the various wives of the late president have been circulated among the super- sitious and ignorant Chinese since Yu- an-Shi-Kaf's death. One rumor, which gained general, circulation, but !s not credited by forelgners, is thatthe;scc- HARVARD MAN, ARRESTED, MUST ANSWER CHARGE OF STEALING GIRL'S GEM{ Charles W. Simms, twenty-five years old, a society man of Boston and a graduate of Harvard, will be tried on August 6 on a charge of theft. He s arrested by the police of Newton, The police will try to prove Simms courted a wealthy girl of ained the friendship of her- ily and then robbed the Ano Germany wholesome er Pretense Najled. olutely requires for her nomic_life to be a sea factor; otberwigh she would slowly but ly df.dine—Admiral von Tirpitz. It was necessary for Germany to engage in a war with her neighbors in order to become a -sea factor” Be- fore o gun was fired in August, 1914, she dominated the Baltic, and in Ham. burg she had one of the greatest com- 1 ports in the world, Iwith mship lines running to every sea. emerhaven she had another port departure and arrival, serving Weser. She possessed arine second only to that of itain. In the Kiel Canal and its terminal waters and at Wilhelmsh: and Emden she had admirable naval bages, ith Heligoland -as an impregnable ost. the Her export tirade most_extensive and world, and in com- a formidable rival of® eat sea factor was v the war that is now convulsing Furope and ectting back the clock of progress. There weas no sign of decline and no danger of ft— New York ategic out was_one of profitable in merco she wa Ensland. A Germany be re A Mathematical Mystery. The Ardmorite takes an idle moment to reprint this random mathematical mystery from the Dixie Home: Put down the number of your Uving brothers. Double the number. Add three. Multiply result by five. ‘Add number of living sisters. Multiply the result by ten. Add number of dead brothers and sisters. Subtract 150 from result. The right-hand figures will be the number of deaths. The middle figure will be the num- ber of living sisters. The left-hand figures will be the number of living brothers. 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