Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 3, 1916, Page 6

Y MAN'S PETITION GRANTED|CROSS, FEVERISH ward Sisson—New Motor ‘Walter FH. ¥is, captalr of the coast guard station at ‘Watch Hill, /Who has been in the United States life iving service for over 80 years, flled & petition for retirement, with pay, several months ago, and 'the petition hms been granted. Captain Davis has Tendered faitaful service and has been officially praised for his meritorious \work and for his daring and bravery risking his own life to save the of others. He certainly is de- ing of the retirement and all that's that goes with it.' He will be by Captain Howard Wilcox of the Quonocontaug station, who is to the Wateh Hill station.” During Captain Davis' long term of @ervice his official record is unblem- ished, and he was ranked among the highest in the coast guard branch of the government service. The jury case against’ s of East Providence, 'who was arrested in ‘Westerly at the instance of the Provi- dence police, on the charge of receiv- ing two automobiles that he knew had hunv!’ahn Hawkins had in his pos- session a touring car stolen from John H. Brannigan of Pawtucket and a coupelet from Frank N. McLeod of Providence. Hawiins testified that he bought both machines in Boston from an Italian, and did not know that they had been stolen. After a most searching inqulry into the responsibility for the death of Willia son, the 7 vear old son of Bdward Sisson, of Ashaway, Coroner Bverett A. Kingsley exonerates Walter Mills from any crimina! neglect, hold- ing that death was a result of an un- avoidable accident. The hoy ran out of the grist mill and on to the Ash- away bridge and was struck by the automobile operated by Mr. Mills and instantly killed. A standing wagon obscured the vision of Mr. Mills 'lndi he did not apprehe; any danger until the automobile struck the boy. It hap- pened mo quickly that thers was no time to blow the horn, although Mr. Mills claims he was not traveling more than ten miles just at the time of the accident. The new motor truck for the Alert| Hook, iand _Ladder company of the Westerly™ firo _ district irrived in esterly . Thursday afternoon _dircct from the builders’ nt in Middle- boro, Mass.. muking the trip under its own power. new apparatus is an evenly Dbal: , go0d 10>k chine, and will undoubtedly the requirements of the The ladders are the eame the old api s is complet truck s nicel: same Maxim ccuipment | ruck. The ! of the ction are the two paratus wiich have been over two year With the department fully i2ed, it is probabie that a d to a retotore | answers: to s, as aid tic the Celone #ldes these, n be utilized i made | Bamuel ¢ on th> o dietrict, aft the new machine will go’ into fon. i ‘The cost of the new truck will be &bout $5,000, more than the cost of the two other motor driven apparatus of the same make now in service in the | department, which is cvidence that it 48 not only more powerful but of su- perier construction in all details to the othefaachines. Tho.ladder equipment is the game as were in. use, with the | old horse-drawn truck, but having been' but little used are perhaps -as §o0d for service as new ladders. There are not many fire districis ' better equipped with apparatus and with experienced fire fighters than is the Wester]y district. Local Laconics. The Thira district court will convene in Westerly today. It is rumored tnat the purchase price of the Briggs building is $21,000. Former Alderman Thomas W. Casey of New London was in Westerly on Thursday. Nafragansett council, K. of C., will have open house to the public Tues- day night, when complete election re- turns will be received. Mrs. Calvin B. Cottrell fell down stairs at her home in Chestnut strect Thursday morning and sustained “<acture of the collarbone. . At .ue¢ parsonage of the First Bap- tist church Wedresday evening Rev. F. Stewart Kinley officiated at the marriage of Miss Addle Isabelle Whipple of Groton ,and Reuben Eddy Lester of Westerly. Charles F, Hammond, for years ublisher of Seaside Topics at Watch il and other snore resorts, has rooms in the Otis Chapman uilding. It is said he is planning to ,. rives—Town May Have Weekly Paper. B o o e s e, | CHILDASSIEROUS tired by Request—Coroner Exonerates Walter Mills From Blame in Automobile Accident Which Killed Ed- Truck for Fire District Ar- political boomerangs in Westerly. A most scurrilous political document is in circulation as a part of the local campaign in favor of no-license. The document is so rank that it is de nounced by some of the mo-licen: leaders. Major Bdward 4. Roche, Thirty- sixth infantry, U. 8- A, Who has spent part of his leave of absence at his former home in Westerly, left Wed- nesday afternoon for ~Washington, where he wili remain a few days. He will report back to his regiment, on the Rio Grande, on the 12th inst. Deacon Cyrus H. Brown will present a paper before the Westerly Historical society next Thursday evening on Days and Recollections of North Ston- ington. At the December meeting Everett Barns will read a paper on Early Steamboat Navigation in the Pawcatuck River and Long Island. Sound. ‘With the national and state election only four days distant, local interest still centers as to whether Maurice W. Flynn or Samuel H. Davis, both repub- licans, will represent the Second West- erly district in the next general as- sembly. There is no candidate for this office on the rogular republican tieket. There was a large attendance at the funeral of Michael Shea, held Thurs- day, with a high mass of requiem, in St. Michael's church, Rev, Walter Leddy celebrant. Burial was in St. Michael's new cemetery. The bearers were James Donohue, Cornelius Shea, John Dononue, Timothy Shea, Thomas Leary and Bartnolomew Shea. mong the jurors drawn for the United States district court for Rhode Island are E. Court Bentley of Westerly as a grand juror. and Na- t Perey of Westerly, Edward H. Blackler of Westerly, Samuel L. Tuc we Peacedal Wekefield. Bdward Waldo Pitcker, head bag- gagen r at the Westerly station the New York, New Haven and Hart- ford railroad, and Lillian May Clark were married Wednes the parsonage of the t church by Rev. F. Stewart After a_short wedding trip they wi reside in their furnished home at 1 Dixon stree of Kingston, Charles H. Has- of Wakefield, Edmund Lisle of and Walter H. Perry of NOANK Members of Tierney League Enter- tained—Mrs. Nellie Pratt Arrives| irom Prince Edward Island—Sewing | ina Luslk entertained the St Joseph's Tierney home at Groton Long ning. Hallowe'en ved, and the house was ly decorated. Amcng those cre dlisses Pri Catierine Dev e Thomas, , Virginia McDonald. A sup- served at the close of the fes- es. Home from Wedding Journey. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Doyle have re- from their wedding trip and t the residence of Mrs. ald. | s Ciapp of Boston has 2 here for a short time. Mrs. Addie Rogers and Mrs. W. J Porter have returned from a Visit to Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Wheaton in Gro- ton. The sewing socicty of Charity chap- ter, 0. will ‘meet with Mrs, ivers ihis (Friday) afiernoon. Mrs.—Georze Douglas of Flusifing, A T Potte L. D. hey and daughter have moved to the Charles W. Davis house in Sylvan street. Comes from Prince Edward Island. Mrs. Nellie Pratt of Prinee Edward Island has moved to the village and is maning her lLomec with her father, Stephen McDonald, Mr. and Mrs, Ciiarles Johnson have returned to Worcester, Mass., after a short stay here. Miss Hieanor Lamb has returned from a visit_in Norwich. Owen A. Willlams of New Haven has been a guest at Rambler cottage. Mrs. G- E. Andrews has been visit- ing in New York for a few aays. Mrs. Marion Kenvon has gone to Chicago_to remain for a time. * Mrs. W. F. Elmore, a recently re- turned missionary from Burmah, has been in the village this week. Mrs. Abner Partridge is confined to fher home by illness. Walter Lamb returns this week to his duties in Texas. Fall Painting-Up. 5\ The buildings of the Haley farm are being painted. The station of the New Haven road is also undergoing a transformation, being painted yallow. The new boat recently purchased by Capt. James Sistare has been named Slats. A big boat will be built for lesue a weekly newspaper in West- erly. Political roorbacks usually eerve as the captain before another year. Miss Dorothy White is to sing at the fair in Mystic this (Friday) evening. * need have no fears. By our methol &TRICTLY SANITARY OFRFICE i “.Il‘-'”.lhy,:u,-lfor for eonsul D#. F. C. JACKSON Suagessors to the AA Mo m Mn’t You Want Good Teeth? Does the dread of the dental chair i-uu you to neglect them? You ~ erowned or extracted l!OLUT!I.VyWITHOUT PAIN. . CONSIDER THESE OTHER FEATURES ’ 3 STERILIZED INSTRUNZNTS CLEAN LINEN ' LOWEST PRICES CONSISTENT WITH BEST WORK DENTISTS Dressed in Tndian costume, she Wil sing the recent success of Walter J. Pond of Lord's Point, Put Your Moc- casins in My Tent. George 'W. Packer Dies While on a tic, the son W. Packer, and has always residec here. He was a carpenter and con- tractor by t moving buildi; Island. caused sorrow in Mystic, bis deatl having taken place Wednesdzy aft noon_at 419 Grand avenue, Brookl spent his summers here. where his Jos ber of Charity and Relief lodge, No. 72, F. and A. M, and of the Mystic Hook and ladder ccmpany, in whosc rooms he spert much of his time while in the village. out to the The pleasing program included a pieno solo, Miss Jova Bur- dick; recitation, Miss Anna Wilcox; piano duet. Mrs. Harry O'Brien and Mrs. Charlotte Edgcomb; vocal duet Mrs. Charles Gildersleeve and M Thomas Travena; recitation, Mrs. Col. ver; vocal solo, Miss Margaret Reed of New London. son of Mt. Vernon, N. Y., are guests and Mrs. Waiter Patterson went to Patterson’ automobile and. wers ., has been visiting Rev, and Mrs. | eon, ou can have ur testh filled, ASEPTIC DRINKING CUPS examination and ~estimats. Ne OR. D. J. COYLE King Dental Ca)) 42 NORWICH, CONN. Telephane outing in Maine. ing farmers harvest pleasing to the ORCONSTIPATED LOOK MOTHER! IF YdNflUl . COATED GIVE “CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF FIGS.” BEvery mother reall after giving her children “Califol Syrup: of Figs,” that this is their ideal laxative, because they love its pleasant taste and it thoroughly cleanses the tender little stomach, liver and bowels with- out_griping. When cross, irritable, feverish or breath is bad, stomach sour, look at the tongue, mother!, If coated, give a teaspoonful of this harmiess ‘“fruit laxative,” and in a few hours all the foul, constipated waste, mour bile and undigested food passes out of the bow- als, and_you have a well, plavtul child again. When its little system is full of cold, throat sore, has stomach-ache, diarrhoea, indigestion, colic —remem- ber, a good “inside cleansing” should always be the first treatment given. Milllons of mothers keep “California Syrup of Figs” handy; they know a teaspoonful today saves a sick child tomorrow. Ask your drugsist for a 50-cent bottle of “California Syrup. of Figs,” which has directions for babies, children of all ages and grown-ups printed on the bottle, Beware of counterfeits sold here, 5o dom’t be fooled. Get the genuine, made by “California Fig Syrup Company.” " MYSTIC Death of Jesse D. Crary at His Home in Brooklyn, N. Y.— Crowd Attends Fai News was received Thursday of thc death of George W. Packer, $6, at the home of his son, Capt. Lodowick Packer, in Jersey City. where he had one on a visit. He was born in Mys- Capt, and Mrs. George de and was skilled He leaves four so ‘apt. Lodov nd Ernest Packer o Jersey City, Henry Packer of Water- bury and rren Packer of Lons Jesse D. Crary. The death of Je D. Crary has 1s born in_Mystic, th pt. George B. and Cath . and has taken : i or man been connected with thc umber Trade Journal. but has alway: I be keenly felt. He was a mem- two sons . and two s and Mrs Crowd Attends Fair. night a large crowd turned o Newsy Notes. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Patterson and of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Barr, Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Burrows, Mr. Bridgewater, Mass, Thursdey in Mr. ests of Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Patter- Miss Annie Marshall has returned to Providence after two weeks' visit with Mr. and Mrs. George Miss Gladys Wilcox will s week end S shall in Providence. Miss Eula Dunnack spent Thursday in_Brockton, Mass. Howard Best of Fort Wright was a visitor in town Thursday. electmen Conrad Kretzer and Per- cey Siowe were in Groton on business Thursday. Mrs, Bergen I. Green has returned after ten days’ stay with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gates in Providence. Mrs. Sarah Spink is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. William I Allyn in Led- vard. Mrs. Nellie Bailey has gone to New Yorlk, called taere by the death of her brother, Jesse D. Crary. YANTIC Hallowe'sn Celebration — Surprise Party for Miss Whitmarsh— Teachers' Meeting Today. Tuesday evening several members of the entertainment committee of Grace church gave an old-fashioned Hallow- ¢’en party at which a good number was present. There were goblins, spooks, witches and all sorts of bewitched people present who aided in making the evening merry. Different games were played and prizes were awarded. Surprise Party. Miss Estelle Whitmarsh was pleas- antly surprised at her home on Main street Tuesday evening when about 20 friends gathered to have a social time. Games were played, music enjoyed and refreshments were served. Teachers’ Meeting. A teachers' mieeting is scheduled to take place g Sodom school this (Fri- day) after at 2.30 o'clock. Heard and Seen. Walter Balch has returned to his home in Manchester after a stay of several ‘days at Elmwood, the guest of his grandmother, Mrs. Mary Ladd. Mr. Balch recently returnsd from Nogales, Ariz., where he had been do- ing border duty. Miss May Hommitt has returned to Danielson after a few days' stay in town, the guest of Mrs. H. J. Gibbe. Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Leary of Emton ‘were recent guests of relatives ere. F. K. Kingsley, who is spending some time in Willimantic, was e re- cent visitor at his home in Yantic. Austin Smith of Erooklyn, N, Y., s spending some time at The Towers. Outing 'n Maine. ‘W. B. Manning is enjoying a week's Bluejays have arrived and are help- -0orD, in a Way pot — Fairfield.—The Fairfield Red Cross and officers. . st the i . “YOU ask what road I propose to travel? These are the milestones which mark it. “An Executive responsible to the whole nation. “A Cabinet chosen from the ablest Amer- icans. “A foreign policy that stands courteously but firmly for American rights. “A flag that protects the American in his lawful rights wherever his legitimate business may take him. “A preparation for trade competition which shall protect all groups of American workmen. “A government oversight of business which will fear- lessly eliminate abuses, but will act on the assumption that the average business man is honest. “And finally a domestic policy which looks to industrial peace, and to sound and permanent prosperity based upon the development of American trade and the building up of American industries. 2 “We Americans are in one boat. You can- not strike a blow at one group without injury to all. Common justice and fair play will set- tle our difficulties if suspicion and bitterness are let alone. These are the principles by which I propose to be guided.” .