Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 31, 1916, Page 6

WON DERFULLYA 3 GREAT: CIGARETTE MILDEST Cigarette outwe a | | ALCOHOL 3 PER CE The QUALITY of the tab ANegetable Preparali - similating chel"b%dan[g%flfa ting the Stomachs and Bowels of Promotes Digestion Cheerft ness. ardPeslgf:ntahu neither Opium.Morphice nor Mineral NOT NARC OTIC. Mothers Know That Genuine Castoria Always Bears the Signature of For Infants and Children. In Use For Over Thirty Years ——CASTORIA THE CENTAUN COMPANY, NEW YORK OITY. Off This Year. Wednesday was the 44th anniversary of tho wieck of steamer Metls Off Watch Hill, which occurred in the early morning of Aug. 80, 1872. The Metis was owned by the Providence and New York Steamship pany and was bound for New. York from Providence, There were about 165 persons aboard the Metls and between 50 and 70 were drowred, the exact number was never known. 'The steamer collided with the schoner Nettle Cushing, tearing away the bowsprit and headgéar. The Metis proceeded. Close in her wake was the stcamer Nervs. Hasty examination was made of the Metis and the Nerus stond by until the “all- right” signal was received and then proceeded. Soon after and when the Nerus had gone beyond call the Metis began to sink and lifeboats were manned and lowered. Thoso left behind huddled on the hurricane deck. As the Metis was going down the water surged in and freed the hurricane deck from the rest of the vessel. The deck raised to the height of the smokestack and was left | aficat, the noat serving as a sort of | baltast. ~ B: means a number of lves were The, wind was blow- ng a gale, and there were 150 persons fcboats, on the hurricane deck, and ing to floating material about off shore. and the tide making { towards cast beach at Watch Hill ‘hen the h anc deck struck near ashed to a it was cces and iercon pitched into the sea. o at Watch Hill twere went to the rescue, hoats from the life saving | Ma and others. Daniel F. Larkin in command of the sovernment and among the re Jared S D. Harvey, C Euzene bert Crandall . of these men zold niedals from congress for kia, ron Green Gavirt, Edw and | iheir conspicuous bravery and heroic action rescued 22 persons and l ired s bodies. The United ates ccasin, that happened {to bo at Stoninston, aided the rescu- fers took .t rvivors from the | v church of Wi -terly the First Sept. § 11 be tionsed v Salary In- | ‘azwav Horse Dashes Ints | ~peecers in itscher did_not hip o tne Ston- by reason of any him. or nst for his reap- for fnancial at Stoningfon ana he i of the Nortn Grov- to receive Probable. Jext Tuesday evening the anr meetine of the horough fire depart- ment will be held for the nomination chief en: ind _ assistant. There is no opposition to the contin- nation of Chief 1 P. Teed and Aszistant Cf D. Main. and thew will be the cholea of | the firemen, As nswal the nomtnatiors ~ill be confirmed by the warcten and | hurgesses and the two experlenced firemen declared reelected. Organization Attended Funeral. The funeral of Manuel De Costa was held Tuesday with a mass of requiem Re: E. O'Brien, celebrant in St. Mary's church. The members of the Holv Gho society attended in a body. Horse Dashes Into Traln. A horse owned by George Wheeler and hnrneseed to a Concord wagon, with Mr. Wheeler and three boys as eccupants. ran away and dashed through the covered gate at the Elm street crossing and against a pass- ine freight train. The wagon was wrecked but the occupants escaped infury. The horse received only minor cuts and bruises. The lack of fatall- ties borders on the miraculous. Farm Sold. The Copp farm, conprising ritnety- five acres and bordering on the Dean's mills stream, which belonged to the estate of Mary E. Holmes, has been sold by the executor, James E. Lord, to Mrs. Clara C. McClunley, of St. Louis. * The property is to bDe im- proved and several bungalows erected thereon. Five Speeders Rounded Up. State Policeman Brooks is not get- ting all the excessive speel motorists on the concrote state highway, but he is getting some of them..Friday morning, ha ‘haled . five -before Judsge Frank.H. ckley, in_the Stonimgton town _court. Louis erman, of New York, was fined a total of $15.16; Gilbert JoMnson, of 1 feited his bond of $25. man, of New York glso forfeited a Ry S o a’ total. .24 Darrow was flx’r'efl'— 4% mnd: costs, amounting to $1548, fom operating.an automobile without a ‘Micemse. He had obtaiped a license by misrepre- sentation of his age and ghe matter will be settled .at the 2of the Brag- AND ABOUT ~WESTERLY Wreck of the Metris Recalled—Firemen Leaving by Special Car for Big Meet in Providence—All Ready for Wilcox Family Reunion—North Stonington Grange Fair Called v The Efficient Church: (a) The Devo- tional Ldfe of. the Church, Rev. F. J Caterer, Perryville; (b) The Financial Life of the Church, Rev. F. Stewart Kinley, Westerly; (c) The Evangelistic Life_of the Church, Rev. F. M. Mitch- ell, Wickford: business; adjournment. Thursday mornipg, 9.30—Devotional service, Rev. J. William Carpenter, Nooseneck; reports, treasurer, C. C. Gleason, East Greenwich; treasurer of relief fund, Deacon C. B. Reynolds, Wickford; committee on place andl preacher; committee _on resolutiops, Rev. T. C. Gleason, East Greenwich; committee on obituaries, Rev. George W. Kinney, Bast Providence; commit. tee on permanent council, trustees of Rhode Island Anti-Saloon league, Rev. T. C. Gleason; business; adjournment. Thursday afternoon, 1.30—Devotional service, Rev. C. H. Palmer, Usque- paugh:” Woman’s Home Missions, Mrs. W. G. Thomus, director; addresses, Mrs. G. W. Rigler, Pawtucket, Mrs, J. L. Peacock, Westerly; Woman's For- eign Missions, Mrs. John B. Peck, di- rector; address, Mrs. Henderson, Bur- ma; reading minutes: closing exercises by the moderator; final adjourntaent. The replica of the Columbus flagship Santa Maria, that wintered in the glw. catuck river, and was towed down the river and out to the vicinity of Bart- lett’s reef. several weeks ago, has startcd on the first lap of the trip to Chicazo. ‘Tt was planred to add the #hip to a tow bound from New York to | Chatham in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, | missed and ‘he Santa towed There she v morning, whe: added to the tow of tug Aries of London, where she was Gropped | the tow at the Cape Cod canal | morning. From there the San 2 will be towed on the sec- ond Iap_to Portland, Me., thence into the St. Lawrence river and on throush the sreat lakes to Chicago. n New | ed until | the vessel | to a wharf rem: was Ne from | The Westerly Veteran Firemen's as- For ltching Eczema, ‘ 0id Sores and Piles i Il “I guarantee my ointment,” says| Poterson, “to cure eczema; to stop the | itching at once and any reliable drug- gist will cheerfully refund your money || if PETERSON’S OINTMENT doesn't ||| do everything I say it will do.” i ‘William A. Carley of Franklin, is surely a wise man. He writes: i used PETERSON’S OINTMENT on a | little - boy suffering terribly Wwith eczema. It did the work.” Then there is Alcx. Louttel, a brave | fireman of Buffale, who is glad to| write as follows: had an old sore ||| on my leg for m cars. The best doctors failed. P<LERSON'S OTN MENT entirely healed the sore quick- ly” And from over in Canada co a letter from A. Blockeby, stati “The best thing I ever hit for itching piles is PETERSON'S OINTMENT A big box for 25 cents. Peterson’s Ointment takes the burn | out of sunburn in 10 minutes. Mail|| orders filled, charges prepaid by Peter- son Bros., Buffalo, N. Y. | | i WATCH BRACELETS, PENDANTS, BROOCHES, BRACELETS, RINGS {| of every description, newest models in every finish. & | John & Geo. H. Bliss American fouse Special Rates to Theatre Trounes, Traveling Men, Ete. Livery Cennsction, Shetuckot Street, FARREL & BANDEKSON, Props | sociation will leave for Providence th | (Thursday) morning in a- special |attached to the 7.5 acco in the parade the annual [ gland State in hand Star, and of the Their ma v purchased £00d water th entered ing rocord | and the ALES, WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS plete stock. MURPHY i1 Bath Straet Fresh, < Best Service. 0 R | o get a place in the al- rake ice pumps good showing, ctice were the n half manned. To get the results there ouzht to be a work ore 49 men, which has than the Westerly veis a nore = beam | cou In the contest today it that a full crew will man the | the lceals bring augmented Dby | on firemen who desire to have| | their cla machine a prize winner in the | contests. | far N | The fourth annual reunion of the ! Wiicox Family and Allied Families | wili_be held in V/esterly, Bap! wurch, comm continuing through Fri x. m. {ception and cor 12.00 m. to 1.00 p. 1.00 p. m. t072.00 p 60 p. m—DMecting cailed to order. | nging by assembly. Invocation, Rev. Jones, pastor Calvary Baptist church, of Weste: ress or Wel Pendleton, presi- Vesterly Board of Trade and surer of town of Westerly. Music, s Ruth Wilcox fano, singing sembly. Pr ation of Capt. Howard cox, great Eaward Wilcox, Lieutenant of Rhode Isiand, 1817 to 1 from which the gavel was come from s Sdward Wiicox. Re: ial Library, Island,” Wilcor, representing Im: tors and contemporaries, arran directed by C. G. F. Wilcox. i Local Laconics. The West and Watch Hill Ice company is taxed for $3,500 in the town of Richmond. No North Stonington fair this year, as a precaution against the spread of infan paralysis. Miss Jennie Clark, of Ashaway, was tendered a shower Tuesday evening, {at the home of Miss Bessie Archie, High streect. Miss Mary Coughlin, of New York, and her miece, Miss Ruth Scanion, of Westerly, are in Bethlehem, N. H., for a few weeks. Chief Engineer Samue] G. Cottrell is in Providence attending the annual convention of the International Fire Chiefs’ association. Denis Keefe died in Worcester, Sun- day. age 93. He was born in Ireland and had lived in this country since his youth. He was fath- er of Dr. John W. Keefe, of Provi- dence, the eminent surgeon, who is well-known in Westerly. Another son is Dr. Patrick H. Keefe of Worces- ter. The operator of a furniture-laden auto truck, with Connecticut registry, miscalculated the overhang of the load, in passing a moving trolley car # High street, and in consequence therp was contact with the awnings in front of the Opie store. The main damage was'the bending of the irons and tearingof the awnings. Miss Lyra Brown Nicherson, said to be the possessor of $6,000,000, and the richest woman in_Rhode Island, died of typhoid fever, Wednesday morning at her summer home, Kantora Green, Narragapsett Pier. The announce- ment wab made August 1st of her en- gagement to Henry G. Clark, of Shan- nock, a graduate of ‘the Westerly high school. in _ The Big Noise. If somé of thoge hathers with the Jour bathiug suits could only be in- duced to ga into the water, It would be a strange shark that wouldn't be frightened away~—Buifalo Express. B Rockville—The Rockville Drum and Bugle corps, Who went to .Worcester Saturday 1o attend: the(Massachusetts | Fiat state fifers' and drummers’ convem- tion, are proudly showing . two hand- some prizes won by their nimber. The most_valuable prize is a costly silver cup presented them for beiug the third best anclent fifing corps. -The :other o -1s . a | first, won ' b Biiickotdor thom tmaiiaus orios. - ot D | > | The Real E: te and Insurance Busi ness formerly con the A. A. Beckwith will be conti d at 52 Broadway by NDREW M. AVERY. Walker Too Engagem lenges—Cleri challen, I to me The s supportors | t still can I You Have More Leisure Now Than You Will Have Later Teosnsnee MAKE THE SCHOOL CLOTHES NOW We Give Below a List of the Wash Goods Which Will Be Favored |: This Fall for School Wear and for Children Generally EATES’ DRESS GINGHAMS, 12Y%c a Yard We have re: many pretty stripe, check and plaid designs for your choice are fast and the material is 27 inches wide. These Zeph ings, designs and general adaptability. plete Fall assortment. This materi; colors are woven, not printed. that is the dye is right in the yarn. The new styles It isn't quit 27 inohes wide costs only 17c a yard. oheoks and RIPPLETTE, the Genuine 15c a Yard This is the genuine Bllss, Fabyan & Ocoe Ripplette—the cloth which washes perfectly and requires mo Ironing. It is 27 Inches wide and we show a splendid assortment of the newer designs and colors. caived our completo Fall line of this standard fabric and have The colors ZEPHYR GINGHAMS, 15¢ a Yard ul, soft finish and excel all others in color- We are now showing the com- The width is 32 inches and the colors are fast. yrs have a beaut KIDDIE CLOTH, 18c a Yard al has given universal satisfaction for children’s wear as the KINDERGARTEN CLOTH 25c a Yard One of the very best materiale for children’s wear, as it is one of the most serviceable. Pretty ocolorings and designs, and colors which are fast will commend this to every mother. It is 29 inches wide. and colorings are very attractlve. It is 29 inches wide. GALATEA, 17c a Yard o indestructible, but comes close to that mark, and although We display many pretty stripes, plaids in both light and dark effects. with relatives in the village, JEWETT CITY 4 3 the trip by automobile. Mr. s. Palmer Jeft this place years T = Men from Aspinock Going to Bristol— went to Cleveland and on their o much piesead with the| Borough People Attend Volunitown have decided to bu: Convention. they W which and srend a| Frme Raney, a chemist at the Aspi- T i i | nook bleachery, will go to Bristol the place a whil Thew were | Conn. Thomas Hogg takes his place. accompanied on their trip by Mrs. B.|Reginald Potts also goes to Bristol. His H. D: went 2 and Miss Grace Mine far as Northampton. o place is to be filled by William Clark. Miss Dorothy Paul is spending a intcre. e L Short Paragraphs, weeld's vacation at Mrs. A. F. Shaw's X th; can pu ShT N Harold Dawson of Pittsfield, Mass. |at Crescent Beach. [ tic on the c : _——— Aok the seua £ and Mrs. James | Christian Walker of Farmingdale, L. | peopte betieve uiker MYSTIC | Cooper. Tis is Dawson's firet |, and Mr. and Mrs. David Jack of | the Bay siate be cet, and will VxS | xip’o Mystic in'15 years and he finds | Bridgeport are guests of Miss Mary s o T il ilia a ives Family | quite a change in the village. avey. e tome hen Le|Prof. William G. Park Gives Family|®; vmond Lrown, who was taken to| Mrs. John P, Cheney of Moosup was will give some s Connec- | Dinner—Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Palmer, 1, rence hospital two weeks ago for [a guest at her sisters, Mrs, H B fifichtpicnatient, ice 10 PIOVe| 45 Have Summer Home at Quaim- |an operation for appendicitis, has been | Paul's, Wednesday. their ability on path Save: to the home of his parents, At dadl Convestion =i and Mrs. Clark Brown. A gradu- 3 g O . A e aamee ATl the time | A mumber from Jewett City attended S0 and Mes i s e hotpital his mother | the Sunday school convention of Ston- spending L Speasie : oon there in constant attendance, | inston Union association at Voluntown Bos s R tie wiee S be ffering 11 fever | Wednesday. oD 5 Mortin was O e T T o operation, Tom & TVl Mrs. Brnest Smith of New York s at W vitle B E 7 | veon-vistting in oo Miss Gladys Randall of Voluntown - e o A large number of people from Mys- | iS_visiting Mrs. S. H. Holmes. el Marhallis daughter, 3 the annual Bill dinner in| E. B. Cheney is spending his vaca- Wy o e Seendiiy S Waaeanhy tion at Groton Long Point. M cher ses Irene Roy su are Island. Daniel Caplet of | Monday w William Moinse: | _ Joseph Lacroix is we ¢ in the Baltic mill. Miss Josie Brennan vacation at Watch Hill B. F. C. Prentice of Long Branch, N. J. was in town over Wednesday. Motor Trip for Clerks. Local clerks will enjo: bile trip to Boston today Camps Well Kept. A number of out of town peop who have spent their vacation in Bal- tic_commented upon the order of the well kept camps along the Shetucket. Social and Personal. Mrs. John McGuire, who recently underwent a surgical operation ir Joseph’s hospital, Willimantic, 1s con- velescing. Leo Lacroix was a recent visitor at | Block Island. | Cy Higham has resigned at the Bal- | tic mills. Miss Francis Kingberger, nurse in | St. Joseph's hospital, Willimantic, | spent Wednesday with Baltic r tives. Francls G. Togan was in Westerly on business Wednesd: ‘George St. Onze, who has been en- joying a few days' vacation, has re- turned to his business. Raymond Love and Henry Lacroix | were in New Haven on business Tues- | day. The trip was made in Mr. Love’s | car, Eugeno Gaucher was in Middletown on_business Wednesday. Mjss Gertrude Swansgp ing a vacation. ‘Willilam H. Buteau and friends from Willimantic spent Wednesday fishing on the Shetucket and returned with a | 80od catch. | hLoc.’fl young people are rehearsing play. John Kay has,moved is enjoy- a from . Little te to a’tenement on Fifth avenue. | Mr. and © Mrs. Grieshammer an> daughters-are visiting frrends in New York. George Bell motored to Wostii: Tuesday. Mrs. West of Niantic passed Wed- nesdayd with ‘Mrs. D. S. Martin. Miss-Yvonne Benoit of Putoam, Mr. Will Have Mr. and Mr: turned to C1 r. and Mrs. Frank Gates, Miss Mil- dred Gates, Mrs, Bergen 1. Greene, Prof. W. G. Park spent Wednesday at Wetch Hil Meriden—A supply of gasoline suffi- cient for two weeks and no shortage is expected in the event of a railroad strike because the gascline is shipped all of Mystic. Srgpity LD U Madison. es are belng made |to New Haven by boat from the refin-| ¥, R. Palmer have re- |for all Country club tournaments,|er: at Bayonne, N. J., and can be land, O.. after a month's | which will end Labor day. easily brought here by motortruck. S ——e—eg = ; Settle the ‘What to eat question’ these warm days with Uneeda Biscuit— the crisp, perfectly baked soda fifflxaqker. Eat thegl at any e,in any way, wi anything. uAfiJ