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6 KIDNEYS, QUIT MEAT Mrs. Abbie Brown. - 5 From the undertaking parlors .of | Jay M. Shepard Thursday afternoon the funeral of Mrs. Abbie Brown was held at 2 o'clock. Rev. Vernon. W. Cooke officiated at the services. John Flush the Kidneys at once when Back hurts or Bladder' bothers— Meat forms uric’ acid. . . WILLIMANTIC OFFICE, Chureh St ‘Telephone 210-2. | 887 | ? | SWINDLER ‘MARKS-LEWIS- % RUSSELL GETS SIX MONTHS ‘Only Charged With One Count, Al- _though . Three Persons Appeared ~Against. Him. ~The one case to come before the ‘eours: Thifeday morning was of Benjamiin Marks, alias Benja- LeWis, alias C.'B. Russell, who Wwas charged with obtaining money |un@ér false pretences. When thes| It was read the accused entered of gullty and he was given the 1 séntence, six months in jai “arrésted 'Wednesday afte upot’ the complaint of Mrs. ugh of Jackson strest,s who ve the man eleven dollars ardl af- ‘found out that he was not £ he elaimed to be. court ‘the accused stated that * |Russell was his stepfather's name and fowis was his middle name. There another woman in court besides ithe one that issued the complaint to Jack Frost Is Here J [ Better get ready for the 4 winter The Quaker - and Glenwood Ranges and Heating Stoves . are standard goods. iThe Electric Oil Heaters are! | safe and reliable. Come in and let us show you. ~ LINCOLN'S Furniture Store Telephone 2853 Mfi and Union Streets Conn. DR. F. C. JACKSON ¢ DENTIST 752 Main Street, Willimantic Hours—9 a. m. to 8 p. m. Phone 44 JAY M. SHEPARD Bucceeding Elmoro & Shepard ‘FumeralDirectorandEmbalmer 60-62 North St., Willimantic Lady Assistant Tel. connection HIRAM N. FENN > U'lg“““ and EMBALMER, Church 8t. Willimantic, Ct. Telephone - Lady Assistant testify against the accused but this Wwas not necessary. She was also swindled out of séme money Wednes- day morning when Marks appeared at her house and seid that he was a doc. tor prescribing some eyewash, Thom. as M. Sterry of High street was al in court and identiffed the man a the one who had swindled him out of a sum of money about two vears ago. Marks agreed to pay back the money he had obtained the two who appeared in court, consequently he was only charged with one count while three could have been brought. against him. Coroner Still Investigating. In carrying out his investigation in- to the explosion that caused the death of one person and of injuring several, Coroner Arthur G. Bill of Danielson has consulted with an expert in dy- namiting in ordre to get the views of the latter on the subject in connection with the dynamiting of the rear wall of the Jordan block. What the coro- ner learned from his interview with the expert is not disclosed, but it is known that more interviews will be held on the matter. Repairing Windham Road. Men have been at work on tfe lower end of Windham road fixing up the road by filling in the holes with tar- via and sand, making a great deal smoother service for traffic. The road had been getting rough for some time and the filling in of the holes will be appreciated Dby those who use the road. Entertained Grand Officers. Many members attended the regu- lar meeting of Obwebetuck lodge, No. 16, I. O. O. F., Thursday evening. The Euests of the lodze for the evening were the grand officers, including F. enry Monroe of New Haven, Grand George M. Chapman of Wa- grand_warden; W. S. Hutchi- New Haven, grand secretary; ney W. Challenger of Bridge- port, grand tréasurer. For the benefit of theAgrand officers the local lodge worked the third desree on a class. er the working of the desree the Violet Rebakah Lodge, No. 57, served refreshments in the banquet hall of the lodge rooms. Clearing Up Jordan Block Ruins. The work of removing the wreckage of the Jordan fire is progressing rap- idly as about forty men are now at work in removing the wreckage. While at work the men are watching for all things that do not seem.to-be much the worse for the fire and these are put to one side, so that they may be used if found suitable. All copper and other valuable meta] is being placed by itself so that its value may not be wasted. Although the front wall has been ordered down by Saturday it now looks as if this would not be possible as there is still a great deal of rub- bish to be cleared away before this wall can be razed. FUNERALS Mrs. Elizabeth Carrol. Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Carroll were held from her home at 9 West Park street, Thursday morn- ing at 830 o'clock. ~Requiem high mass was celebrated in St. Joseph's Shurch a+ 9 o'clock, Re 3. Moo- ney officiating. John n, George Timmin and Daniel KMOGRey of this city and Timothy 402 New Lon- don were bearers. rfal was in St. Joseph's cemetery. Mrs. Lydia F. Card. At 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon the funeral of Mrs. Lydia F. Card was held from her home in South Wind- ham. Rev. M. R. Plumb of Windham officlated at the services. Harold Mafné, Arthur Clark, Herbert and Al- fred were bearers. Rurial was in the Windham Center cemetery, under the Bank Official Recommends Them. T. . Norrell, V. P. Bank of Cotton- wood, Tex., writes: “Bevond doubt I have’ received great relief and take great pleasure in recommending Foley Kidney Pills. Kidney trouble makes one worried @nd hoDeless, by aches, pains, soreness, stiffng ickache, rheumatism. These symj as well as sleep disturbing b rders, yleld quickly to Foley*Kidney Pills. They cast out poisons and purify the blood: The Lee & Osgood Co. WILLIMANT Store Spreads Thousands of | preciate it. There 4| same things as low Murray's Boston_Store The Leather and Novelty More beautiful than ever before are the pretty things for gifts in the Novelty Section. to overflowing with pretty “gifts for men, women and children; and for every member of | the family, young and old, We cannot begin to | describe them—you must pay it a visit to ap- IC, CONN. Out Useful Gifts Full are prices for every purse, as 25c, other things accord- Kramer, Frank Stimpson, Lewis Chap- pell and Roderick Lucia were bear- ers. Burial was in the Willimantic cemetery. OBITUARY. Mrs. Patrick Fitzgerald, The death of Mrs. Catherine Fit: gerald occurred at her home on Wal nut street about 1 o'clock Thursday morning. Mrs. Fitzgerald, who was the widow of Patrick Fitzgerald, had been ill for some time. She was born in Ireland but had passed most of her life in this city. being_one of the old- est Irish residents of Willimantic. She is survived by two daughters, Mary and Katherine F¥itzgerald, and two sons, James of Providence and Ed- ward of Hartford. roa L 2l Ordered to Leave Theatre. At 9.39 Thursday evening two men who were at Scenic theatre made themselves objectionable and _they were ordered to leave. They did so, but shortly afterwards returned. When they did they held the owner of the theatre, Orland Patrick P. Smith, and they stayed the police were notified and. very quickly appeared on. the scene but were unable to capture the two men. At a late hour Thursday the police were still working on the case. The possibilities are that.both men will be arrested within a few hours. BURNED ABOUT FACE AND CHEST Mrs. Fred Thompson May Lose Her Sight as Result of Acid Throwing Shortly after 6 o'clock Thursday evening ‘\Mrs. Fred Thompson of Ash street heard a knock at the door which she answered. Upon going to the door some unknown person threw acid in her face, burning her face and chest to a great extent. Dr. Je: kins was at once called to the scene and had the woman removed to St. Joseph's hospital where she is res: as comfortably as can. be expected. The doctor stated that he did not know just what kind of acid had been used hut it was his ovinion that it must have been cither sulphuric or hydrochloric acid. It is not known whether Mrs. Thompson's sight can be saved or not. Chief Richmond received a com- plaint of the affair and immediate started out to look for the guiity pe son. There dre no clues for the po- lice' to work on as the person who did the throwing ran away had done the damage. Safe Being Removed. ‘The work of removing the safe of the Willimantie Trust company from the ruins of the_fire started Thurs- day and progressed very fac This Is a slow task as the safs large one and the front wall, through which it is being removed, has been condemned by the building inspector and it is the object of the contractor to remove Mhe safe without shaking the wall any more than possible. Ropes were fastened about a stone post which is located in front of Lin- coln’s store and by means of this the safe was gradually pulled to the froht of the building. Parish Catnival Clscs With Divert: ing Mock Trial—Methodist Ladies Aid | Society Has Supper. Successful, Sale and The parish carnival which was con- ducted in Sprague hall for a period of eight nights was brought to a close by the following young people who presented a finely rendered mock trial to a capacity audience in Gem thea. tre Wednesday evening: Judge, Alcl das Clocher; “officer, Wilfred Bouche- min; lawyer Marks, Charles W. Cha. ron; Attorney Skin, Arthur Roy, J applicants for a license, Sarah Brown, Albina Lacroix; = newsboy, Howar: Brown: -Mn_Johnson, Leo Lacroix Jess Willard, . George Lacroix, and Wilfred Cardin; jury and spectators: Irene Roy, lda Charon, Anna Rill; An- na Sivigny, ‘Rose Charon, William .J. Donnelly Wiliiam Furnier, Joseph Cre- tin. Napoleon Duff acted as stage manager. ~ The different characters were well interpreted and were en- thusiastical?y greeted by the audi- ence.. Rev. Thomas Lynch was direc- tor. Sale and Supper. A successfu] fancy work sale and supper was held by the members of the Ladies' Aid society of: the Baltic Methodist _Episcopal . church in Sprague hall Wednesday evening. The supper consisted of cold’ mea's, White bread, brown bread, salads, cake and coffee, Brief Mention. Joseph Michaud entertained twelve friends at his home on Church Hill recently. Cornelius Healey of High street was in_Providence on business Wednesday. Sigurd Swanson has returned from a business trip in Boston. This @Friday) morning the feast of the Immaculate Conception there-will be mass and communion ot 5.15 and at 8 o'clock in St. Mary's church. David McKenna and son ‘of New London are doing the marbleizing at Jodoin's theatr He Ought to Know. General Goethals says that the Pan- aman Canal is a success, and he ought to know better, than any critic who has devoted three days to going over the work—Chicago News. Mere Sigh of Pain. Ordinarily money talks. but in this era of high prices it merely emits a faint squeak—Des Moines Register. after he{ Cligga No man or woman who eats meat regularly can make a mistake by flush~ ing the kidneys occasionally, says & well-known authority. Meat forms uric wcid which clogs the kidney pores S0 they siuggishly filter or strain only part of the waste and poisons from the blocd, then you get sick. Neariy ble, nervousness, Constipation, dizzi- ness, slcepiessness, bladder disorders come from siuggish kidacys. The moment you feel a dull ache in the kidneys or your back hurts, or if | the uring is cloudy, offensive, full of Laedlment, irregular 'of passage or. at- ended by a sensation of scalding, get about four ounces of Jad Salts from any reliable pharmacy and take a tablespoonful in a glass of water be- fore breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This fa- mous saits is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with tions to flush clogged kidneys and stimulate them to activity, also to neu- tralize the acids in urine so it no longer causes irritation, thus ending bladder_disorders. Jad Salts is inexpensive and can- not injure; makes a delightful effer- vescent lithia-water drink which all regular meat eaters should take now and then to keep the kidneys clean and the blood pure, thereby avoiding serious kidney complication: JEWETT CITY Methodist Ladies’ Aid Socisty Holds Christmas Bazaar—Thomas Past Noble Grand Asscciation Meets i and Mrs. L. H. Hoimes— Smith of Norwich Elected President. The Ladies’ society of the Methodist church held & Christma aar in the try Thursday ning. A very Se crowd atts i the sup) The bocths w ha mely decorated, the candy booth g aespeclally pret- ty with its Christmas trees and fancy ornament: The arrangements were of the president, Mr: in charge Robert Robert- son and the vice president, Mrs. L. D. Howe. The fancy article booth was in charge of Mrs. Samuel That- cher, Mrs. Annie Soule, Mrs. W. R. Burdick; parcel rs. Minnie ‘arpenter and class; candy booth, w. Eifzabeth Harris, Miss age, Mif Maude Barrett and Miss Julictte Rich- mond® The ice cream was in charge of Rev. Samuel Thatcher and Mr: C. Burdick. The suni = nf eseallop oysters, meat, escallopal potatoes, cake, pickles and_coffec was the direction of M W. Harrls, 3Mrs. W. C. Jef- G. H. Thornton, Mrs. L. D. , Mrs. A. P. Wobster, Mrs. W. J. Robertson, Jr., Mrs. Alex. McClug=age, Mrs. Clarence Jeffers, Hoppér, Mrs. Frec g § Bromley, Mrs. Edmund Wood, Edmund Wood, Mrs. Edward Cragin and Mrs. A. J. Tinker. Aprons were sold by Mrs. G. W. Bromley. Past Noble Grands Meet. The Thames Past Noble Grand As- socfation met at the home of Dr. and Mrs. S. H. Holmes, #6th of whom are members o fthe association. Thirty- seven_were present. coming from Gro- ton. New London, Norwic and Plain- eld. The annual election of officers oc- curred. Mrs. Elizabeth Smith of Nor- wich was elected president, Mrs. Paul- berg of New London. first vice presi- dent, Mrs. Louise Holmes of Jewett City, second vice president; Mrs. Ber- tha 'Burrows of Poquonnoc Bridge, secretary and Mrs. Celia Burrows of New London, treasurer. Holy Day Services. The feast of the Immaculate’ Con- ception, a holy day of obligation, will be observed today at St. Aary’s with masses at 5 and at 7.30. Mrs, Jewett Collins entertained her aunt, Mrs. A. J. Potter of Danielson, Thursday. Massachusetts in 1915 used 15,786,- 630,000 cubic feet of gas. JUDGE HOOK CALLED UPON TO RENDER DECISION IN EIGHT HOUR-LAW CASE |a fast game is looked for. all rheumatism, headaches, liver .trou- | lithia and has been used for genera- |* || ing to your selection. Duffy's Pare M Q1£Whiskey Gapital $100,000 " profitable. Surplus and Profits $175,000 Established 1832 ‘Accuracy in accounting, courteous service, romptness and liberality in dealing, and a ound business policy m_administering i wn affairs, characierize THE WINDHAM ATIONAL BANK, which aims thereby tablish with "Customers relations that shall jove reciprocally permanent, pleasaft and its ta The federal - government . forces sprang a surprise in Kansas City When they urged baste in the injunc- tion proceedings against the eight hour law brought by the receivers of $he Missouri, Oklahoma_ and Gulf railroad before Judge W. C. Hook, circuit judge of the United States for the Eighth g:- cuit. In Kansas it was believed that this would be the test case on which il iiigh I 7 il The Kodak catalogue, free at your dealer’s, or by mail, tells in detail about the various Kodak and Brownie cameras—from $1.25 upward. Photography is really very simple and inexpensive. has made it so. KODAK The gift that adds to the good times moment; that indoors and out gives zest to the merry making end then—preserves the happy picture story of all that goes to make the day a merry one. EASTMAN KODAK CO., S A at the Kodak ROCHESTER, N. Y. THE CRANSTON CO. The Leading Camrera and Photographic Supply House of Norwich Carry the Eastman Kodak, and the other members of the Kodak family, the Brownie and the Prémo. The gift of a Camera will please anyone, young or old, and we have them at all prices, from the 75¢c Premo, to the big 3A F. olding Kodak with the autographic back. CRANSTON’S, 25-27-29 Broadway The Plainfield Soccer football team meets a Stiff opponent Saturday when they line up against the Manchester team, chaimpions of the Hartford Soc- cer league. The local team is in ex= lent condition for the game and pro- 1ding we weather conditions are good Plainfield will line up as follos for Saturday's same: McCluggage, goali Bunning, 1 £ b; Potts, r f b; J. Walker,( 1 h b; Pulisser ¢ h b; Alexander, r h b; Platt o, 1; J. Greenhalgh, i 1; Greenhalgh c: Booth i r; Boyle o r; reserve, S. Walker. Mail Unclaimed. Unclaimed letters at the local poct office for the week ending November 25 are addressed to Henry Adamsons, ros, Mrs. Ernest Girere, Rev. George M. 'Hanley, Gordon M. Hopkins. F. A. Kellogg, Augusta Pirre da Silva. MOOSUP Annual Sale and Entertainment - of Ladies' Aid Society .of Methodist Church Clears $110. The Ladies’ Aid society of the Meth- odist church gave their annual novelty sale and entertainment in tne vestry | Wednesday 3 The sale was held from 4 o'clack on and supper was served between 5 and 8 o'clock. The room was prettily de orated with evergreens and crepe pa- per. A Christmas tre¢ in one corner heavily laden with mystery packages had great attraction for the children. The -bdoths were in charge of the fol- the faw will get before the supreme court. The interest of the government and the railronds in getting a quick deci- sion from the supreme court was shawn by a conference at the department of in Washington, in which the ipants were ‘General and tatives of the New York Cen- | 4 b 9 I mittee: Apron booth, M; Thotngs 5. Main, e, iliam John: son; fancy work booth, Mrs, W. F. Sheldon, Mrs. B. W. Denisisons/ mys: packages, Mrs, W. C. rague; ;l?ayy' Hill, ue.x.. ra 3. W Dacls bRy ‘cream, ,m Mrs. 2 sRetch entitled The Society. Sprague; school teacher, man; Mrs. hurst. There was a large attendance and the affair netted the society the grati- Miss fying sum of $110. Modern Sewins |lions of years ago, when it was wideiy The cast of characters was :spread from the Arctic regions over as follows: The president, Mrs. W. C.[most of the globe, but since tha: time Miss Small, the new high it has been gradually dwind ing until Miss Marian Tuck Mrs. Johns, Maud Connealy: Miss Grace Sheldon; Mrs. B. W. Danielson; and nine mem- bers of the sawing society. solo, The Fountain, Miss Ethel Park- the lawyer's wife, Miss Flutter, Chatter, Piano PLAINFIELD programme was carried out: Duet, | more wondertal than that of any other | by talking about “my” throne and First Regiment March, Miss Ethei tree now living. This strange trec Las [army and things. As Huck Finn said: S Parkhurst and Miss Doris Potter; ! come down to us practically unchang- | 'V much alike."— Soccer Football Team to Play Man-|solo, Mother Machree by Miss Lillie ;ed from earliest Mesozoic time, It ap- | Kansss City “Fimes chester Team Saturday—Big Game | Daggett. Members of the Ladies’ Aid parently saw its heyday during what % i Expected. society presented a _one-act comedy is known as the Jurassic period, mil One Guess. The explanation of Carranza’s order ebolishing bull fighting may be that the Mexicans bave grown so vsed to rifiles they do not care to take advan- tage cven of an animal at with a knife—Mi - it is now represented by a single liv- ing species in Japan and China. In the Far East it is regarded as a sacred tree, and as such is planted about the temples and sanctuaries, but there is great doubt as to its existence in a ru- Iy wild state. gt is not likely to be- come extinct, liowever, for its fasci ating history and curioxs fernlike fol. age have made it so interesting that i bas been extensively planted in many Remorse Vote Might Help. We fear that the Prohibition candi- date will ‘never receive a majority vote in this country until election day is shoved -up to January 1.—Boston Transcript. Charles H. Distler, Rodrignes de Bar- |] afternoon and _evening,, Miss er- | parts of the world, notably in souihern Europe and in the eastern part of the United States. ' It is a_familiar shade tree on the streets of Washington, D. C—U. S. Geological Survey. In General. ‘William Bellivance went Wednes- day evening to Providence where he enjoyed a fine play at the opera house. He made the trip in his automobile. The Plainfleld High school boys play basketball tonight (Friday) with Killingly High school in Danielson. This is the opening game for both teams and th Cabbages and Kings, The new Austrian Emperor starts in Expert Testimony Needed. The part played by the farmer vote was so conspicuous that it might sk most call for a bulletin from the De. partment of Agriculture. — Washing- ton Star. Every square mile of sea is esti- mated to contain abcut 120,000,000 fish. Ancestor of the Gingko Tree. Among the foasils found in Ncrth Dakota is what appears to havo been the immediate ancestor of the cele- brated gingko or maiden-halr tree of China and Japan. The geologic his- tory of the gingko is in many ways Sy Also direct sarviss vis Koy West 0 oll A. W. Rys, Passenger North River, New York—or oall upon G. W. Adama, Depot Th. Agt, Mummnmummay Floida East aod West Const Reserts