Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 20, 1916, Page 10

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Christmas Present If you are in doubt as to what to buy that will please any man who smokes get a box of Himes’ Cigars Himes on the box is a guarantee of quality. The Himes’ Cigar has Leen sold in Eastern Connecticut for years. They are sold by all dealers WHOLESALE DEALERS—J, A. H. Johnson & Co., Willimantic; E. F. Himes & Co. Proprie- ok Connor & Sons, Norwich; tors, Providence, R. HOW THE REVOLUTION IN PORTUGAL WAS PUT DOWN DECISIVE DEMOCRATIC VICTORY IN MERIDEN | By Suspension of Constitutional Guar- | City Coundel is Democratie For First| antees and the Arrest of Thousands —(By Wirele: A despatch from Madrid to the Frankfurter Zeitung according tc the advi from: Lisbon the recent r Portugal was put down by the sus-| pension of the constitutional guaran- and the afrest of thousands of won a decisive vi off year city election. Be- sides electing elected four imen in the five wards. > only republicans to be elected were | . councilmen. emocratic for the first Paris news agency despatches from Lisbon on December 16 reported revo- lutionary outbreaks #a various parts of Portugal which an official note de- clared had been en‘irely quelled. A. F. WOOD “The Local Undertaker” DANIELSON, CONN. s & Mechanic Strest WHY NOT GIVE YOUR BOY OR GIRL erk on both_tickets | and the other city ocers are: Wil ! H. Russell, treasurer; Robert F. Ryan, The majority republicans. r 100 active and a "SAVINGS BANK BOOK FOR A CHRISTMAS PRESENT The Chelsea Savings Bank Franklin Square, Norwich, Connecticut Don’t You Want Good Teeth? Does the dread of tr need have no fears. crowned or extracted e dental chair cause you to neglect them? our method you can have BSOLUTELY WITHOUT P CONSIDER THESE OTHER FEATURES STRICTLY SANITARY OFFICE TERILIZED our teeth filled, INSTRUM ZNTS CLEAN LINEN ASEPTIC DRINKING CUPS WITH BEST WORK LOWEST PrICES CONSISTENT If these appeal to you, call for examination eharge for consultation. DR. F. C. JACKSON DR. D. J. COYLER DENTISTS (Successors to the King Dental Ce.) 203 MAIN ST. NORWICH, CONN. 95, Mto8P. M. Lady Asictant . OUR BUSINEESS IS TO PROTECT YOUR SECURITIES AND VALUABLES Inspect Our Safe Doposit Vault (Street Floor) The Thames National Bank 16 SHETUCKET STREET § DANIELSON M. J. Grimshaw Recovering ily—Sale of Cattle—Funeral of Edward Harris—Miss Marietta Pray Chief. Michael J. Grimshaw, who is a patient in a Worcester hospital, is reported as making a splendid recov- ery after an operation for appendi- citis. 2 Mrs. C. W. Flagg of Southbridge was a visitor in Danielson Tuesday. THe banks here are having a de- mand for gold pieces for Christmas gifts. Henry C. Johnson of Newport visit- ed Danielson friends Tuesday. John C. Denton of Fall River was a visitor with friends in Danielson Tues- day Attended Henry Patenaude’s Funeral. Paul Dubuc was in Manville, R. L, Tuesday attending the funeral of Henry Patenaude, who died in Mon- treal and who was formerly at the mill of the Darlelson Cotton company- A freight car that slipped off the rails at Attawaugan crossing Tuesday delayed traffic for about an hour. Bets on Boston Election. A few bets were placed here on the outcome of Boston's vote on the Ii- cense question Tuesday. Factories in town will close Batur- day noon, to remain so until Tuesday morning. ‘thus giving the employes an opportunity for what is known as a double holiday. Before the schools close for the holiday recess on Friday of this week there will be Christmas exercises and trees in some of the grades. The postoffice will be closed from 11 a. m. to 6.30 p. m. Christmas day. The rural carrier will make his trip and the city carriers the morning trip ov their I routes. The money order and postal savir closed for the day W. H. S. to Play Bartlett. h__school’s basketball an Annoyance at Postoffice. team of that place. This serve to give a line on where the real strength o fthe league lies and may t herds in this - institut : remembrance FUNERAL. ard F Confer About New Plant. Representatives _of Goodye: struction wor diately, but th! ly decided. has not been definite- OBITUARY. Miss Marictta Pray. Marietta Pray, who died in bridze, Mass, Monday, was a of the first wife of the late s B. Wheatley and for many was a resident of Wauregan. s the last of her family and had she lived until tomorrow would have been 81 years of age. The body is to be brought here from North- bridge and will Le taken to the Wheat- ley home on Broad street tomorrow. S$IX ARTILLERYMEN QUALIFY. Pass Examinations for Second Class Gunners, Announcement was made by Lieu- tenant Withee, commanding the Thir- teenth company, C. A. C., Tuesday morning, that the following members of the command, having successfully passed an examination conducted by a board of officers composed of Major New London, and Lieutenants w London, and Smith, Nor- qualified as second class gunners: Ray Hamilton, William Pike, Anthony Michon, Arthur Wells, Frank Monty, Edgar Baker. Six members of the company have received service medals, as follows: Cook C. A, Hamilton, 15 years; Lieu- tenant Ira’ A. Warren, a 10 years' bronze medal from the state and a 10 years' silver medal from the officers’ association; Sergeant A. W. Logee, 10 years' medal from the officers’ associa- tion; Bergeants John Casey, Brown and Hamilton and Private Gagnon, 6 1-2 years' medals from the officers essociation. Pleased at Announcement of Bonus. One long distance call that came (via wireless) to the ears of the emn- ployes of the Southern New England Telephone company in the Daniclson district Tuesday was of surpassing in- terest to them, for it was direct from Santa Claus,"and the good old saint himself had a message of exceptional Interest. It was to the effect, as ap- plied to employes in this n, that each of them of more than a year's record of service with the comp: to recelve three weeks' pay as a Christmas bonus. Calling for Mail Unnecessary. The good people who each day re- ceive their mail at their homes and business places in the borough will confer a real Christmas favor upon the postoffice force by refraining from the growing practice of calling at the office for their mail. In the height of the holiday rush, which is now taxing every energy of the postoffice work- ers, it is regarded as adding unneces- sarily to their hurdens by requesting them to perform a service that Is rightly and exclusively delegated to Tn accordance with regulations, those who mail delivered to them are not for it. voiced zai practice, as it interferes with the promipt despatch and distribu- tion of the mountains of mail the carriers. post service have Dead—Six Artillerymen Qualify as Second Class Gunners—Calling for departments will be | for a | gh echool | ame will | dications are PUTNAM Rev. J. R. Stubbert Seriously Iii—| Eighty Children at County Home to Have Merry Christmas—Funeral of |. Charles A. Fenner—St. Philip’s Men’s Club to Disouss Prohibition— Sunday School Festival the 28th. Rev. J. B. Stubbert, pastor emeri- tus of the Baptist church, was report- ed Tuesday as being seriously ill at his Rhode Island home. ;) Attorneys M. H. Geissler and How- ard C. Bradford are visitors in Bos- ton today. Lake Frozen Over. Alexander’s lake is frozen over for the first time this winter, promising €ood ice fishing for the near future. Thirty head of cattle were sold for . M. Wheaton at an auction conduct- ed by J. C. Witter at the David Clarke farm, east of here, Tuesday. Record High Payroll Under the new wage scale, it 1s es- timated that payrolls of a number of vlants in Putnam and the immediate vicinity total In excess of $50,000, and mare at the highest level in history. St. Mary’s Parochial _school _will close at the week end for the holiday Tecess, which will extend over the opening of the new year. White Gifts Service. The White Gifts service at the Con- gregational church is planied for next Sunday evening. The object Is to give the Bible school members an op- Dortunity to express their love and loyalty for the King. Not hecause any of Putnam’s citizens depend upor: Boston as an oasis, but— there was a surprising lot of interest here Tuésday as to the result of the Yote on the license question. Christmas at County Home. Children at the county home are to have a merry Christmas this' year. There are more than 80 children at the home and plans.are already com- vleted for giving them a good time. A. 0. H. Joint Installation. On the third Sunday of January thero is to be a joint Installation here the officers-elect of the Putnam, mantic, Pomfret and Dayville di- visions of the A. O. H. State officers o2 the organization are to bo here. Geod Christmas Trade. Christmas_shoppers put in_another big day in Putnam on Tucsday. In- that the holiday shop- 1 be the best on rec- n of the business Projected expan < duck in of to bring this| the fron industries, Woman a Good Inves‘or. A Polish woman has set an excel- | exampl ism for the fu- of opti; conraze A joan of 0 for the construc- nt dwelling in > the Building | rnl of the City pvered from a has been ¢ Kim t the ho- vice of the cor- ar are to . There ne Putnam i their good ty of the com- FUNERAL. Charles A. Fenner. Funeral services for Charles M. Fenner, who died in a hospital in New Yorlk ,were held at his home hers | rnoon and w: ded by fves and frien The ser- e ‘was conducted by Rev. Albert E. Sfone, pastor of the Baptist church. The culogy was pronounced by Rev, A. . Withee, pastor of the Methodist urch at Moosup, formerly in charge the Salvation Army work in this ty. The bearers were Frederick Fenner, William _Carter, Worcester. C. Byron Morse, George 'A. Vaughn, Albert B. Luke and George Vaughn, Jr. Burial was In Grove Street cemotery. Chimney Fire At Woodstock. A call for assistonce in extinguish- ing a chimney fire at South Woodstock was received here Tuesday. The fire was _extinguished without any great damage having been done. 8t. Philip's Church Activities. The Men’s club will meet this (Wed- nesday) evening at 8 o'clock In the zulld Toom. Following the business there will be a discussion of prohi- bition, led by the president. Harold W. Files. Light refreshments will be crved. Thursday, December 21, St. Thomas' day, there will be a celebration of the Hely Communion, prayer will be said on Fri- 0, as usual. the fourth in Advent and Christmas eve, service wiil be held at 8, 10.45 and 7, with Sunday school at noon. . Monday, Christmas day morning prayed and communion will be at 9 a. m., the usual hour for holy days. There il be no services on St. Stephen’s, t. John’s, or Holy Tnnocents’ days, but the Christmas festival will be held on the last named day, Thursday, the 28, at 7 olock, in the guild room. Thi: will be in Charge of a committee of the Woman's auxiliary, ana will pro- vide features for the children of the Sunday school, and for adults as well. The offering on Christmas day will be for war rellef, the fund for which the money will be contributed to be decided by the executive committee at the next meeting, January Sth. atten Persian farming depends on irriga- tion. handled this week. It is, n fact, ask- ing the government for double service. Postmaster Pilling and his force are anxious to be as accommodating and courteous as possible to everyone, but they have urgent and many duties to erform this week, and in what may e termed self-defense they are forced to suggest that those who have car- rier service should depend upon it, and not the office, for mail and parcel post deliveries. Attended Funeral of Alphonse Galli- chant. Among the out of town people who came here for the funeral of Alphonse lichant were Hugene Bernier and s Anna Bernier, Fall River; Mr. and Mrs. Armand Fournier, dence; William A. Blanchard, Central Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gendreau, Putnam; Mrs, L. M. Pratte, Mopsup. Mrs. Joseph Bauvais, Mrs. Stanisiaus Provi- | Bauvais. Moosup; Mr. and Mrs. Mi- chael Caffery, Brooklyn; Adelard’ Da- being .genias, Central Village. Displacement : i NewYork to Galveston, Texas Dt connections for the Southwest and Pacic Cous, Sun Asknie nd Noionsl Gond daions and cuiinn. T oy SIRCLE TOURS 5 ; whhl‘i’bz-l-q;::'pi.&,'.-m""_] Otber atractive B ; Qg rgine Malry Line s t Floie For rates, reseveatione and literature ask any railroad ticket office or write A. W. Pye, Passenger Traffic Man- ager, Clyde Mallos Ling Pier North River, New York, or call upon G. W. Adams, Depot Tk. Agt, Norwich PLAINFIELD Philip Goyette's Leg Broken When Run Over By His Father's Auatotruck— Rifle Club Arranges For Prize Shoots —British Relief Fund Over $823— Farmers’ Institute Today. Philip Govette, the six year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Goyette was run over by his father’s delivery auto- truck Tuesday noon, sustaining a broken leg. The boy was riding in the autotruck and was going to step upon the running board when his 00} slip- ped and he fell to the ground, the truck passing over his leg. He was taken to the office of Dr. Sweet in Jewett City where the fracture was reduced. Had Practice Shoot. The reorganized Plainfleld Rifle club held a meeting in Krauss hall Tuesday evening, rPesident Frederick King, presiding. Followine iness the smbers participated in shooting at a 50-foot target, under the airection of Shooting Masier Lorenz Krauss. Plans are bein made by officers of the club to hold a shoot once a montk: among the members, the winners to be awarded vrizes. Mails Growing Heavy. Postmaster John A. Leahy reported i se Tuesday in the ar- ure of mails from the Up to that time the utgoing mail had been ! but the regular Christ- hecame pronounced with 1 and dep field office. h of the British und_issued the the past week: ¢ acknowledged, buticn, $27.80; total treasurer of the local nt a check of $25 to office of the fund, thus total of $820 to that cause nfield residents. s colic s will be John bottom and Zeck Tetlow. butions to this cause may be . Oldham, Box 321, Plain- s’ Institute Tomorrow. am County hold a demonstration in v temorrow (Wednesday). This demonstration has been arranged to enabie local peole to obtain t class information and facts rol- itive to their work. The meeting will public. The following prosramme has been drawn up: 11 a. m, Apple Grading and Pack- ing, by County Agent B. W. Ellis; 12 (noon), lunch; 1 p. m., The Babcock Test, R. B. Musser, of the Dairy de- partment at Connecsicut Agricultural college; 2 p. m, Judging and Scoring Butter, H. F. Judkins, dairy de- rtment of Connecticut Agricultural ~ollege. Chirstmas Services and Music. Christmas day at St. John's Catho- fic church, Rev. Willlam A. Keefe, pastor, three masses will be celebrat- ed. High masses will be sung at 6 and 9 o'clock and a low mass will be read at 7.30 o'clock. The special Christmas musical pro- gramme has been arranged as follows Six and 9 o'clock masses: Ashmall's Mass in honor of St. Columbia, Kyrie Eleison, full choir. Glorla in_ Ex- elsis Deo, cholr. Bass solo, Ful Jollis, James Belanger: alto solo Agnes No- lan; Quoniam Tu Salus, full _choir: Credo, full choir; Sanctus, soprano so- lo. Mary Moreland; Benedictus, duet, alto, Agnes Peltier, soprano, Mary Moreland; Hosanna, full choir; Agnus Dei. soprano solo, Teresa Sullivan; Offertory, Adeste Fideles, chorus. Benediction after the 9 o'clock maas: O Salutarus, Tantum Ergo, and Lau date by chorus choir. The choir has been directed by Professor Hugh Kinder of Norwich, assisted by the organist, Miss Teresa Sullivan, Noted Here and There. T. E. Johnson of Riverpoint, R. I, and F. Garreaux of Webster, Mass., were busipess callers here yesterday. Ovilas Doucet of Central Falls, R. L, is spending a few days in town. Mrs. D. Eno and children have re- turned to Plainfleld after a few days’ stay with Danielson relatives. An unclaimed letter at the Plainfleld post office for the week ending Decem- is addressed to Alfred Des- . Napoleon Moreau, Mrs. Fidele Pitre and Mrs. Theophile Racine have returned to Dayville after a visit with Mrs. Racine's son, Frederick Ra- cine. Plainfield_merchants are well pre- pared for the Christmas season and are kept busy filling early orders. A large number of local people were tn Norwich yesterday, doing Christmas shoppins. William Chamberlain is employed at the Dearnley & Clark store. Lawrence Burby and Morris Stark- weather are making preparations for rasing pigs by scientific methods. STAFFORD SPRINGS Herbert Glazier Recovers — Grace Church Plans Christmas Service— Young Men's Club Rooms Open for the Season. The public schools will close Friday for_the holiday vacation of two weeks Herbert Glazier of West Btafford, who has been ill for several monchs, was in Stafford Springs Monday after- noon. His condition is very much lin- proved. Stafford council, K. of C, held a meeting in Society hail Tuesday evon- ing. AMiss Olive Rabitton visited friends in Hartford Tuesday. Adelbert Needham, Jr, of Boston has been called home by the death of his rther, Christmas Service. Grace church 1s making preparaticns he Christmas service to be held evening. Local stores are keeping epen ova:y Your Xmas N can be filled to your entire satisfaction by taking advantage of the many suggestions offered in the display of choice Men’s Goods at the 1 Eagle A man appreciates useful and practical articles such as priced at this up-to-date MEN’S STORE. JUST A FEW SUGGESTIONS FROM OUR BIG STOCK THAT WILL PLEASE | THE MOST PARTICULAR MAN OR BOY: NOBBY NECKWEAR, DRESS SCARFS, )y | you will find most moderately: An Overcoat or Suit of Clothes is surely an appropriate gift in the family circle and we guarantee to save you from $3.50 to $6.00 on your purchase this week. “THE STORE OF BIG VALUES AT ALL TIMES” Eagle Clothing Co. 152-154 Main Street NORWICH, CONN. . bility of attempting to collect $500,- 000,000 more in new taxes. “How are you golng to raise 1t?” he asked, “restore the Payne-Aldrich bill? That is the proposal some of you make, yot to mave your lives you cannot frame a tariff bill which will yleld over $350,000,000 a year.” 215, Talney also amserted that the t 1 nrevenue had been reac m 8 Income taxes, the present rate being BinY,® interests here in the Corn the highest in the world and that na- tion-wide prohibition soon would make it necessary to raise $267,000,000 from omo new source. Republican Leader Mann favored higher salories for employos, declaring they should share in the gerioral pros- rity which the country ia experienc- g a4 @ result of the Buropean war, Fihe bill earried appropriations for all of the nine sub-treasuries in the eountry, evening this week in order to accom- modate holiday shoppers, The Odd Fellows held a meeting in their hall Tuesday evening, There will be a meeting of the Weni~ an’s Rellef corps this (Wednesday) af- ternoon, The Btafford Yeung Men's elub opened its rooms Tuesday afternoon for the soason, There was a good at- tendance, TO S8UBMIT COMPROMISE FLOOD CONTROL BILL Which Calle for $50,000,000 for Contrel of the Lower Missippl and Californla Rivers. ‘Washington, Deo, 19.—~A compromise flood control bill Will be submitted to the menate commerce ocommittee by Senator Newlands tomorrow in an ef- fort to bring together advocates of the Newlands general water conservation and flood oentrol scheme and cham- plons the pending heuse bill which would appropriate $50,000,000 for con- Trol of ‘the lgwer Mississippi and Sac- ramento (California) Rivers, Senator Newlands proposed _before the committee today to compromise differences on this subject by agree- ment to a measurs which would retain the proposed appropriations for Missis- sippi and Sacramento Rivers, if ad- vocates of that measure would agree to include in it the machinery of his bill providing for a general gyatem of control of waterways for the whele United States and to appropriate at least $1,000,000 to begin necessary surveys for inauguration of his plan, Chairman Fletcher asked that the compromise bill be drafted and sub- mitted. ; Senator Newlands heads an informal organization of northwestern sengtors who have agreed to fight any flood control measure limited to specified profects. WAGE INCREASES FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYES SCHWAB BUYS CORNWALL ORE MINES AND FURNAOE.UJ' He Will Own Outright the Americs Iron and Steel Plants. Lebanon, Pa., Dec. 19.—Charles Schwab, it became known today, He will own outright the American iron and steel plants, including the $2,000,000 steal mill, the twin Lebanon furnaces and concentratoF plant and the twin Cole-1 brook furnaces and will direct, under lease, the twin Bird Coleman furnaces, at Cornwall, the North Cornwall fur- nace, the Cornwall railroad and th Fresman interests in the Cornwall mines, SUPERIOR AKING POWDER ‘The choice of the most particular cooks Made from Cream of Tartar n time of need heuld the comfert, and experi- E:ee:yfla“elmr:fi': ‘ef u. iable yemedy that can be de- assed i [t} right eonditions which cause head- Fmvl-'ai':nh\;n?»'\.ua( .I RPoc:.r.d Vot o m ;‘u, mhor, nausea and constipation. At ‘Washington, Dec, 19—falary er such times, nothing is so safe, so sure and speedy as 2 wage increases from 5 to 10 per cent. to 1,600 government employes who are recelving less than $1,800 a year and of $500 & year for each representative's secrdetary were provided for in the legislative, executive and judieial ap- propriation bill passed today by the house wthout & record vote. The seo- retaries now get $1,600 a year, An at- tempt to provide each representative with_an extra stenographer at $76 a month during the session failed, Discussion of the measure, which carries appropriations aggregating l!mlnflb- t sixty years, millions of women have found them most hey in taning and stren; stem, and for regu- e e ol et S, T vegetable and ce -tain ne harmful er It '3 Use them with entise eonfidexce for it after-effects, and will not fail you Directions of Women ‘with Box. P g o Ay e Teer, T00s 380, about $30,000,000, was productive of much debate over the financial eondi- tion of the country, Chairman Fitz- gerald, of the appropriations commti- tee, and Representative Rainey, of {i way§ and means committee, protested against the proposd increases on the ground that the government aiready faced a huge. deficit. Representative Rainey declared the next budget would | exceed $1,600,000,000 and that the country was confronted With the possic «cause no

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