Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 20, 1916, Page 6

~ NORWICH BULLETIN. FRIDAY,” OCTOBER 20, 1916 REMOVAL The Norwich Fur Co. are now located at their new store at 45-47 Main Street, next to Shea & Burke’s Furniture Store. We are open for business now with a new line of Furs, Coats, Skins, and all kinds of Trim- ' mings for Fall and Winter. All Remodeling and Repairing at reasonable prices. Norwich Fur Co. 18 years in Norwich M. BRUCKNER, Proprietor PHONE 708-12 BALTIC Missing 38-year OIld Mule Found— Concrete Mixer Arrives for Work on New Theatre—October Devotions The thirty-eight year oid mule, found in the lower section of High street by Peter Hussey one morning recently and placed in the High stveet stable, was claimed by Scotland men Thursday. The animal was brought from Long Island and had strayed away from the pasture. The mule at- tracted much attention in town du ing its stay, although well advanced in_year it rescrables a pony in height. William Cooney of Bridgeport, for- merly of Baltic, is the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joan Cooney of High street. i James McGuirs was the guest of Willimantic friends Wednesda; D. Walden of Scotland called on Jocal friends Thursday. October Devotions. At St. Mary’s church Wednesday evening at 7.15 there was October de- votions and benediction. ; John Chadwick is on a motor trip in the White Mountains. Joseph Paul was in Plainfield on Thursd: J. Brown of Worcester spent Thur: day with Thomas J. Burke of Hig street. Miss Irene Roy visitor Wednesday. was a Worcester Will Paint Mill. M. H. Donaboe has awarded the contract to V. H. Anderson and Ar- thur Lucier to paint the exterior of No. 1 mill Joseph Stone of Willimantic was a business caller in town Thursd: James Cody was in Providence on business Wednesday. Concrete Mixer Arrives. A large concrete mixer was brought from Willimantic Thursday to be used at _the new theatre. John C. Stevens was in Providence on business Thursday. F. C. Holdridge of Holyoke was a Baltic called on Thursday Clayton Merriman of Central is in town for a few d. PLAINFIELD Fire Damages House of Albert Gordon ~—Good Work by Volunteer Fire Fight- ers—Frank Congdon and Party Get Fifteenth Coon. Falls A fire broke out in the home of Al- bert Gordon, on Plainfleld street, Thursday afternoon and did consider- able damage to the interior of the house. Elmer Green, who lives oppo- site the Gordon home, saw smoke pouring out from the house and noti- fled the Lawton Mills Corporation. The machine shop force, under Thomas Flynn, hurried to the house and found that the fire had gained considerable headway. The prompt work of the volunteers saved the house from total destruction. The cause of the fire could not be ascertained but when the blaze was discovered there was no one in the house. It is thought however that the fire started from a derective chimney. Shot 16 3-4 Pound Coon. Frank Congdon, Frank Lynch, Gus Coffrey, Thomas Cantwell accompa by Drummer, Frank Congdon’s tru Jog, starteq lay’ evening and succeeded in landing 2 coon weighing 16 3-4 pounds. The party hunted in the Canterbury region and they had hardly started out when Drummer got on the trial of a coon and put him up in a high tree. Frank Lynoh was assigned the task of climbing the tree and shooting the coon. He carried out his mission first rate. The party did not stay out long, considering the capture of a coon in so short a time pretty good work. The coon was exhibited in F. I Racine's store window on Railroad avenue, With the capture of Wednesday night's coon, the total number of coons captured so far this ‘season reaches the high mark of fiftcen. Frank Congdon intends to have his picture taken with his dog and the season’s catch of coons. The coon hunters in this vi- cinity seem to leave waose of other towns away behind. On Shore Leave, Joseph IDésauluiers, who is assigned to the U. S. S. Delaware is spending > furlough with relatives here. Mr. Desauluiers formerly resided in Plain- feld. George Inglis left on a visit to West Warren and Northampton, Mass., rel- atives. Fi ) on a coon hunt Wedne: Goes to Norwich. David_ Desrosier has resigned at Walter Kingsley and Sons’ store and will be succeeded by Wilfred Allard. Mr. Desrosler will reside in Norwich, wvhere he will be employed with the A. and P. store of that city. East Berlin—Mrs. F. Cobey picked riolets Monday. Not a Woman in Plainfield Should Miss Seeing The Unborn IT DEALS WITH A MUCH DIS- CUSSED SUBJECT, BIRTH CON- TROL, AND POINTS A VITAL MORAL. LilyTheatre Plainfield FRIDAY, OCT. 20. | 730 P. M. Admission 15 and 25 cents. No Children under 16 years ad- mitted with or without parents. MYSTIC Austin-Searl Marriage on August Sth Just Announced—Soldier's Burial for Clarence Holdredge—Change in Mail Schedule. The announcement of the marriage of Mrs. Carrie M. Searl and Stephen J. Austin, both of this village has been made? the ceremony taking place Au- gust 8, 1896 at the Methodist Parson- age by Rev. William Dunmack. Buried With Military Honors. The body of Clarence Holdredge, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Holdredge who died in New London Monday, was Drought to this village Thursday. Buriai took ‘place in Iower ~Mystic cemtery with full military honors, he being a member of the First Company, Coast Artillery Corps of New London. Change In Mail Schedule. Postmaster George H. Foley has been notified by. the chief mail clerk of the neces of change in the mail schedule at the Mystic office Commnecing today ( 20, the last outgoing mail will close at 5:20 p. m., instead ow 7:10 p. m. The mail will be taken to Westerly on the local train at 6:40 p. m. Box Social. At the regular session of Mystic Re- bekah Lodge, No. 56, L 0. O. F. held in Masonic temple Thursday even day) October after the regular meeting a box so- s held. The proceeds will be the new Odd Fellows' build- one of tr Welcome lage who has spent the last ten in Canada, has joined one of the Bri Mrs, has also given her services as a se .and both are at the fr Noted Here and There. Mrs. Abbie Rice of Boston is spend- ing a few days at her summer home at Cedar Cre Mrs. John K. Bucklin seriously M the Mrs of vear: regiments of the Bate nur who has been ill is improving. Julia E. Brener of Norwich is guest of her parents, Judge and ick Brewer. Miss Edna L. Wheeler is vis New York. Patrolman Thomas H. Fox was in Groton Thursday to attend the fun- cral of Harris Hynin. Albert” Dibble has returned to South Windsor after a visit to his daughter, Msr. John T. Brooks. 7 ting in FORMING TWO GREAT POLITICAL PARTIES IN JAPAN. Movement is Being Antagonized by the Bureaucratic Elements. Tokio, Oct. A movement which has as its goal the foundation of two great political parties is quietly taking place in Japan, and leading Japanese believe it a significant and his- torical bearing on the future political development of the Japanese empire. The inspirer and leader of the move- ment is Marquis Okuma (recently suc- ceeded as premier by Count Terauchi), who has from the beginning of his long career championed the cause of representative government. The ques- tion is absorbing leaders of thought throughout the realm, for the evolu- tion of government by political groups 1to one of two great parties as in Great Britain or the United States is recognized as a step of great moment and fraught with many diffcultics, For one thir ureaucratic ele- ments, repres measure by the house o y the power- ful cla Satsuma, will not easily favor the birth of a regime which threatens to revolutionize the form of government. One of the stout- est opponents of the idea is Count Terauchi, whose avowed political slo- gan “a no-party form of govern- ment” ‘He represents directly the power of Choshu, which is the ancient clan from which the power of the Japanese army sprung. On the other hand, the Satsuma, or naval infinence, is desirous of keeping its friends to- gether under the flag of the navy. When the naval cabinet of Count Yamamoto fell a few years ago be- cause of the navy bribery scandal it passively permitted e ming of Okuma as one means of preventing the advent of a military ministry. Internal complications and jealousfes tend to act against the formation of two big part which would wield a sreat influence, as against the influ- ence of numerous small groups and clans who have no broad political platform and_who struggle for the coming into office of men, or represent- atives of clans, rather than of men as representing policies. Middletown—J. W. Turrentine, at one time assistant to Professor Bradley at Wesleyan University, and now sci- entist of the United States department of agriculture, is in San Francisco superintending the establishment of a plant, either at Long Branch or San {\)iezo for manufacturing potash from celp. Ne. 22 NORWICH MOTOR SALES CO. x Thimu Bqufir‘, o Bates of | ing Election. Although sfgnal and railroad experts had testified in the Mansfield man- slaughter case that it was a physical and electrical impossibility, to sccure an unlock of the distant signal by a “Kick” of the gravity pox in a tower, Attorney Fitzgerald counsel for the de- fense, contended that this t had been done, presumably at Bradford tower and could be done day morning, Mr. Fitzgerald went the Bradford tower, kicked the grav box and secured an unlock, not one but twice. He made the operation in eain. Thurs- to the presence of the towerman and an expert signal.maintainer, who is in the testimony was the sensational hit of employ of the railroad c . This the trial. Locomotive Engineer Ryard, who was under cross-examrnation by At- torney General Phillips when court ad- journed on Wedne recalled to the &tand when court morning. In response to que Mr. Phillips, Mr. Ryare said occasion his engine had s | skidded with the lLrakes on, flattering the whee He ex the wheels at the first opportunity though he could tell by ri gine. He saw a bright roughed up. If one wheel slides all wheels slide, and any rough spot could be detected. At that sime the se vice brake was used but no sand. He could not, tell whether the ding the en- | but not Mansfield’s engine on his, but Mr. Mansfleld's was the heaviest. The train c ness v a heavy freight. Howard Diedrick, was recafled and testified that at request of Mr. Fitz- gerald, he went to the rower at Wood River 2 adford and examined the | gravity and they we as in use in the, Hartfo where he is employed a They are the me there is no differenci whether on horizo chines mech ruction inter- | box, whic 1 is bolted ravity box, radford, tock and By Mr. Phillips—He understood that the company had granted him the| privilege to enter the tower alone. i did not give Mr. T to go into the tawer. | asked the towerman to give hi permissio He is an officer ¢ signal men's union, but w not He looked 2t ihe = did nothing else 10 one perm box- He sion to do anything 1nd had nothing ro @o with what Travity there. done there. Mr. Fitzgerald asked the operator at Wood River for permission to kick the gravity box, but v When the Bradic gerald k the g perm f the towerman. did not g to he avity box ths would permit . gerald to work it with a kick. did his ex- aminatic with knowledge of the towe see what he was doing, the comp#ny to know just w in the tower. locked and the cov kicked v bolted. itzze the e wanted at he did > v box was r was on, when Mr. the box.. The box He did not know 1ld was going to do. what Mr. So far as he could see, by exami- nation, the gravity box at Bradford was in proper working order, before it was kicked, said Mr. Dietrick, in re- sponse to a query from Mr. Fitzger- ald. ‘When -the lever was pulled and the box ki o ML 1d was v from tl buttons floor. Wood River Mr. asked for ission to Kkic avity box, By Mr. Phillips—It was not a part of the job for a towerman to kno the m ical construction of B: gravit; X The second examination was made at the request of the tower man. He did nothing to interfer with the proper working of the grav- ity box He did not suppose that his visit to the towers would result in the action tha s taken by Mr. Fitzgerald. He 2 “itzgerald get down on the floor to examine the security of the bolts that held the gravity box, and they were all se- cure, Mr. Diedrick said he had been a signal _maintainer for ten years, and with New Haven road three years, and was familiar with the style of gravity boxes in use, and he told of their operation, which was worked by electricity and grav James Shaughnessy, of New Haven, for twolve years a locomotive engi- and neer on the New Haven road, nine years in the passenger ser and had operated the best and f: trains of the system. His ast from Boston and New Haven two days &go, and in May year he was on the run be aven and Boston. The distant nal governs the indication of the other signals in the block. If at yellow re- duce speed and proceed with caution to the other signals. In clear weather, with distant signal at caution, a train is kept in position ready to stop. If distant signal is at clear, it eans for the train to proceed. FHe had no instructions in regard to fogey wea- ther, unle. he got special orders No. 19, which reports fog in specified places and not make up time. Other- wise when distant signal is at clear the train proceeds. By Mr, Phillips—All Signals are ob- served, and after passing the distant at clear, it would be very difficult to stop at home. There is a rule that says not to pass a home signal at red, unless by signal from the tower- man. If trains were to stop to ob- serve the home signals there would be no schedule time. If distant signal is at clear, train is allowed to proceed at speed, as the distant is for the pur- pose of giving warning of the posi- tion of the other signals. Engineer Shaughnessy resumed his testimony in cross-examination at the afternooh session. He was cuiestion- ed at length in regard to the book of rules, by Mr. Phillips. Witness was familiar with the railroad conditions at Bradford. With distant signal at green, or clear, a train could not be stopped quickly at a first home sig- nal, if it were flashed at red. If there ‘was_anything svrong. - after. snass) MANSFIELD TESTIFIES AT WESTERLY Engineer of Gilt Edge Tells Story of Conditions at Time of Bradford Wreck—Attorney Fitzgerald Proves by Re- peated Experiments That Distant Signal May be Unlock- ed by Kicking Gravity Box—List of Candidates for Com- the engineer would expect a flag on the track and at the tower. George H. Kilburne, of New Lon- don, a locomotive engineer since 1893, and now in the New Haven road ser- vice for the past twelve years. The distant signal is to indicate the posi- tion of the signals through a_block, and it is for that purnpose. - If there is anything wrong in the block the distant signal is to give notification so that preparatory caution can be taken. Charles H. Mansfield, the accused, testified that he resided in New Ha- ven, and had been a locomotive engi- neer for nearly thirty-eight years, and most of the time a passenger engi- neer, and had run all through trains of the road. He had been selected for special runs and had received com- plimentary letters from superior offi- cers of the company. April 17, of the present vear he operated train 25, the Giit dge, with locomotive 1338. Be- fore leaving Boston he inspected the ocomotive as to eduipment. That the engine was inspected in Bos- in the yard, and later the air ton }n‘ra!\us were tested at a stanistill and hey registered all right. The train Boston at 5 on time. There a delay of a few minutes Between on and Providence. On the run before reaching Providence there was a yellow ball signal and he called it to his firemen, but before it was reach- nal went to clear. Westerly st stop from Providence. He 1 the signals- and at Bradford at green and the home The train was due at Kingston 13, and he ran at usual speed ;_the route. Due at Shannock Wood River 7.22 and Bradford There was fog along the route and picked up the distant signals and called them to his firemen. He received no notice that any other train was on his time. At Bradford | the distant signal was green. and he called “high ball” and the fireman re- sponded “high ball,”’ which means a c ignal. If witness should call wrong the fireman would c m, and in the event .of dan- the fireman could - apply the brakes. When he first saw the home signal it wa red, and he was close to it. He was the lookout for ignais and for a “surprise test,” ch is done in various ways, by wrong . by removal of signal bl He had never been called in for se test.” After signal he saw no ht until he got the red light over him. He immediately ap- plied the emergency brakes and sand. des, He saw the flag signals later, and did all he could to stop the train. e saw the rear end of train 633 but he did not think his train was going to strike. There was nothing that could be done that he did not do to stop his train. After the collision he got off his train, but made no examinatior of his engine. Ife to the 7 right after the collis The engine not backed out at first as it would put the lights out. He aided in res- e work. WWhile on the engine Mr. Evans came up and asked how the signals were and the witness did not remember that he told him at that time. The towerman came “You missed the block.” plied, “No, I had a know better than up and said Witness r clear siznal that. : you The engine s not backed out of the wreck for aps half an hour. > and he used The cab took i the injector hose to put out the fire. TRe brakes were re- leased and he backed out. While he was in the cab it was so hot that it melted the glass in the cab window. He was about all in for a time just after the wreck. When the iraln was backed, the engine was near the cross. ing. It was then he got down from the engine and Mr. Evans helped him off. No one came up to him and said: “Old man, vou ought to set a gold medal” or anvthing like it. He never said to anybody that he did not scc the distant signal, and he nevergsaid that night or at any other time®hat the weather conditions had changed from the time of the collision to the time he got off the enzine. There was no danger of any bulilding catching fire from the engine. It was perhap: three-quarters of an hour after the before tr was coupled up By that e there were a number of people at the scene. Dr. Scanlon called on him and Chief Brown was with Dr. Scanlon and witness spoke to Dr. Scanlon about the signals. No one said to him at any time _ anything about a gold medal, nor did he say anything about the signals to any- body, nor did he say anything of wea- ther changes. Mr. Mansfield was notified by Su- perintendent Oriott to go to Kingston and be prepared to furnish a hond. Up to that time he was not under bonds and was at his home in New Haven. He supposed that his train would avoid the collision, as he believed it would stop before 633 was reached. The im- pact did not derail a single car of cither train. He was familiar wth the signals along the line and gave their location. On the night of the wreck tha dis- tant signal was at clear and witness did not see the red home -until he reached it. The rules do not require that after passing the clear ‘distant, that a train should be stopped and a man sent out to investigate. When weather conditions are not of the best, cven, the train proceeds at speed when the dstant signal is clear. Upon cross-examination by Attorney General Phillips, Mr. Mansfield testi- fied that so far as he knew the brakes and equipment worked all right. When applied the brakes seemed to hold all right, and the engine sild some, as was expected. He could not tell whether the sand worked, but he ap- plied the sand valve. There was sand on’ the rails after the wyreck, but he could not tell whether the sand was from his locomotive, or one that pre- ceded. On the night of the wreck there were fogs and haze at inter- vals. He saw the signals all the way down from Boston, but did not pick them up as close as on a perfectly clear night. The weather was not such that he had to slow down, as he picked up the distant signals that gave him a clear way from one to the other. He saw the first home signal, and just as soon as it was flashed, he applied the emergency brokes, just after he passed the first home. Then Mr. Mansfield saw a flagman moving a lantern and then he knew there was something wrong ahead. He was not positive whther he blew the whistle or rang the bell, although the law re- quires. He always did, but perhaps not just at that time. He was on straight view when he first saw the t:qignal-at:Bradfor sthe-nigh $17.50 $22.50 $24.50 $28.50 $12.50 $17.50 $ 3.39 5.98 3.50 1.98 7.50 5.00 1.50 69¢c 69c¢ 69¢ W W W and $18.50 LADIES’ and MISSES’ and $23.50 LADIES’ and MISSES’ and $25.00 LADIES’ and MISSES’ and $30.00 LADIES’ and MISSES’ EADIES? and MISSES COATS...c..cou0vvsnes LADIES’ and MISSES’ COATS. . LADIES’ ALL WOOL SERGE SKIRTS .. and $6.50 LADIES’ ALL WOOL POPLIN LION SILK VELVET SHAPES. -0« -v0:-. 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Merchants’ Week $15.60 Week $19.50 Week $22.50 Week $25.00 Week $10.00 Week $15.00 Week $ 2.85 Week $ 4.95 Week $ 1.98 98¢ .. Merchants’ .. Merchants’ . Merchants’ . Merchants’ 48c 48c 48c S —————SSEE of the wreck. He had not read a copy of the record of his testimony before the coroner and commissions. e was a few minutes late at Wood River and s permitted to run at the rate of E miles an hour, and he might have been at that speea wnen he pick- ed up the distant signal at Bradford. He was going as fast at the first home as at the distant signat, and between those points he did not slacken the speed, as the distant gave him a clear block. He saw the blage and light of the distant and the first home signals. He watched the signals close and looked for “them,” lights and arms, as he had been so scheduled, and was ever on the alert for “surprise” tests. Ovdinarily first class trains have the right vof " w On the night of the wreck he expected a clear block, when he got the green distant signal at Bradford. The distant signal s a fast sifnal and signifies to continue at speed, but the other signals must be carefully observed and if anything is wrong, a stop must be made. He did not see the first home signal until he was practically under it, and could not stop his train in time to avoid the crash. “If vou had slowed down between the distant and home signals, would this wreck have occured?”’ asked Mr. Phillips. Mr. Fitzgerald objected on the ground that the questton was ab- solutiy unfair. The court sustained the objection and exception noted. Mr. Mansfield said he could not answer what migh have happened, but he was not expected to slow down, but to ob- serve what the distant signal indi- cated. If vou had reduced the speed so you could have stopped at the first home signal would this-wreck have oc- asked Mr. Phillips. Objection : in the impropriety of the question and sustained. “If the train stopped at first thome, there would have been no wreck, would there?’ asked Mr. Phillips. Objection sus- tained. 2 The court was in continuous session until 7 o'clock in the evening when 1 short recess was taken. He had no doubt in his mind as to how the signal was set on that night. Mr. Mansfield said in reply to a ques- tion from Mr. Fitzgerara at the eve- ning session of court. He saw the dis. tance blade and the home blade just as he got under them. At no stop on the run from Boston was he required to make any such stops as that at Brad- ford. If he got the distant signal just after he reached it, and he was at danger, he could have stopped the irain easily before it came up to the first hom® signal. With the signal clear distance it surely means a cleatr track. The defense rested. Conductor George H. Franch and fireman Ross of train 633, the New London local, testified in rebutal with special reference to weather conditions on the night of the wreck. At 8.35 the court adjourned until 8 o'clock Friday morning. The time limit for filing nomin ions with the secretary of state ex- d at midnight Wednesday. All re- publican nominations were in the sec- retary’s office Wednesday morning, with the exception of the Second dis- trict in Westerly, which was before the supreme court. Following the de- cision of the s@preme court denying the petition of Samuel H. Davis to compel the caucus officials to certify his nomination as representative from the Second district, he filed nomina- tion papers. He will run against Mau- rice W. Flynn, his opponent in the caucus, and who has since received the democratic nomination, and is al- so running on the citizens’ party nom- ination papers. -It is believed this is the first time a republican caucug in republican Westerly has failed = to nominate a candidate for the legisla- ture. The secretary of state has is- sued a complete list of candidates, and Westerly'’s are as follows: Republica Senator, Albert H. Langworthy; representative district 1, Francis G. Haswell; represen- e district No. 2, vacant. Democratic: Senator, Tristam _D. Babcock; representative, district No. 1, Frederick B. Cottreli; representa- tive, district No. 2, Maurice W. Flynn. People’s party nomination papers: Ssenlnlor. Tristam _D. * beock. .husband died Representative, district No. 2, Mau- rice W, Flynn. Independent nomination papers: Representative, district No. 2, Samuel H. Davis. STAFFORD SPRINGS Thirty-six Names of Voters To. Be Made—New Worsted Mill Completed —Difficulty in Getting Help. E. L. Burr is In New York on a business trip. Mrs. Charles Evans and Mrs. Wil- liam Shuman of New York are guests of Paul Ginhold at Orcuttville. W. 1. Tuthill, who has been working in Brattleboro, Vt, has returned to town and is employed at the local freight office. Miss Dorothy Margeson and Mrs. Thomas Story with the latters two children of Providence are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Yare on High street. Thirty-six To Be Made. There are thirty-six names on the list of those to be made voters in the Springs district and three in the Hol- low district. John Hancock of the local electric light station has been confined to the housc by illness for several days. C. B. Gary has gone to New York on a business trip. Apply for License Renewals. All the present holders of liquor li- censes have applied for renewals. Miss Helen Preston of West Stafford is visiting her sister, Mrs. Victor Max- ham in Winchendon, Mass. F. H. Spellman substituted at the Faton drug store the first of the week, during the absence of William . Mills. Mrs. Charles H, Meyers is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Jerome Orcutt in Bridgeport. Mill Completed. The Stafford Worsted company has its new mill completed and has al- ready begun “the manufacture of worsted yarns. All departments of the: mill will be started just as soon as help can be secured. All the local mills are busy and it is difficult to get help at present. BRIEF STATE NEWS Canaan—John Rodemeyer has been nominated by the democrats of Ca- naan for representative in the general assembly. New Britain—Frederick Turton, 43, a watchman at the Town Home, is suffering from infantile paralysis, it was learned yesterday. Derby—The 75th anniversary of the institution of Ousatonic lodge, I. O. O. F. was observed Thursday night in their hall 6n Main street. Hartford.—An endowment fund of $50,000 given by Mrs. Appleton R. Hill- yer has been accepted by the Windsor avenue Congregational church. Branford—Mr, and Mrs. A. ®. Ham- mer and Mr. and Mrs. V. T. Hammer are enjoying a motor trip through the western part of Massachusetts, Hartford—Rev. Dr. Joseph H. Twi- chell, pastor emeritus of the Asylum Hill Congregational church, has re- turned from Keene Valley, N. Y. Bristol—The New York, New Haven and Hariford Railroad company has not yet appointed a freight agent to succeed Harry A. Reynolds, resigned. Cashier ‘Claude Terrell has been act- ing as agent. Hartford—At an address Wednesday at the noon hour before shiopworkers -at Capitol avenue and Park terrace, Dudley Fleld Malone, collector of the port of New York, spoke on the Adam- son eight-hour law. New Haven—Her friends of this city and society in general are interested in the coming.marriage of Mre. Cath- erine Quincy Trowbridge, widow of E, Hayes Trowbridge, with Mr. Rice of Boston and Brookline to take place early in November. Mrs. Trowbridge's years ago, leav. I “of-almost 34,000,000, the -vescentslithia-water:drink: largest estate inventoried in the ! probate court. Mr. Rece i possessor of a large fortune, a handsome residence in I as well as in Boston. Litchfield—A meeting of the tific Association wili be held Library this (Thursday) even cot Curtiss of Avalon FFarms w. on Growing Good Appies. Wallingford—R; > E Portsmouth, H., will delive ries of historic and prophetic lectt at the Advent church from Sunday, October 22 to Sunday, october 29, rnes of Higganum—About fourteen of prisoners at Haddam have been em ployed by Cyron Usher and A. L. Brainard laying new pipes from the spring_to convey the water supply to their homes. West Avon—Wednesday was potato day in the local schools. Last June a “Snow Quesn” potato was given each child with instructions to plant it and see how many potatoes each one would produce. Hartford—Eighteen florists of I ford were present at the Cit, Tuesday evening, when the first meet- ing of the Florists’ Club was held. It was voted to make the club a per- manent organization. Hartford—Francis L. Finley, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Finley of Sigour- ney street, Hartford, who is a zrad- uate of the Hartford public hish school, has been elected president of the senior class at Georgetown Den- tal college, Washington, D. C. Branford—The engagement of Miss Alcy Elizabeth Hall, Qaughter of Mrs. Helen Nichols Hall to Samuel Gor- don Gaillard, Yale ’16, of Philadelphia, was announced at a luncheon given at the Lawn club Monday by Miss Betty Hall complimentary to her sister. Manchester—Officials of the Man- chester evening schools have decided that in view of the fact that the mills close at 5 instead of 6 o'ciock it will be possible to open the schools at 7 instead of 7.30 p. m. This will cause the schools to close at 9 instead of 9.30. Waterbury—The increase In water only large consumers those whose daily consumption ex- ceeds 500 gallons. For such consum- ers the rate hereafter will be 1 1-3 cents per 109 gallons for all quantities in excess of 500 gallons consumed daily. —_— URIC ACID IN MEAT CLOGS THE KIDNEYS rates affects Take a glass of Salts if your Back hurts or Bladder bothers you —Drink more water. If you must have your meat every day, eat it, but flush your kidneys with salts occasionally, says a noted au- thority who tells us that meat forms uric acid which almost paralyzes the kidneys in their efforts to expel it from the blood. They become slug- gish and weaken, then you suffer with a dull misery in the Kkidney resion, sharp pains in the back or sick head- ache, dizziness, your stomach sours, tongue is coated, and when the weather is bad you have rheumatic twinges. The urine gets cloudy, full of sediment, the channels often get sore and irritated, obliging you to seek rellef two or three times during the night. To neutralize these irritating acids, to cleanse the kidneys and iflush off the. body’s urinous waste, get four ounces_of Jad Salts from any pharm- acy heM; ‘take a fablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast—for a- few days and.your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon uice, combined with lithia, and has een used for generations to flush and astimulate sluggish kidneys, also to neutralize the acids in urine, so it no ' longer irritates, thus ending bladder ‘weakness. . Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot in- jure, and makes a delightful onu-.j i il