Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 23, 1916, Page 2

Articles For Christmas Giving That You Can Select At The Last Moment Perhaps there is a dear little one you tave forgotten in the rush, or perhaps a second thought came to you to give some- thing different than what you case may be, come to this store will find many good suggestiofis. DOMESTIC All Linen Hemstitched Table Cloths and Napkins to match, $8.00 to $12.00 a set. All Linen Round Scalloped Tabls Cloths and Napkins to match, $7.50 a set. Bath Robe Blankets, complete with Cords and Tassels, $2.78 and $3.29. MEN’S FURNISHING SECTION Combination Box of Tie and Socks, $1.00. Combination Box of Tie, Socks arnd HandKkerchief, $1.00. Combination Box of Arm Bands, Garter and Belt, $1.25. Combination Box of Arm and Garters, 50c and €9:. LEATHER GOODS A pretty Hand Bag. or Pocket Hook would make an ideal gift. Our as- #ortment offers you a wide choice at the last moment. Leather Hand Bags, $1.00 to $5.9%. Leather Pocket Books, 50c to $2.50. RIEBONS Ribbons for every purpose can be found here. Ribbons for fancy work, Ribbons for hair bows, Ribhons for sashes and Ribbons to tie up Christ- mas packages. Fancy Floral Ribbons, Plain Color Ribbons, Narrow Dresden Ribbons, Holly and Baby Ribbons rom 2c ap to 69c a yard. Bands UMBRELLAS ALWAYS ACGEPTABLE FOR CHRISTHMA An Umbrella for gift is one of the most practical gifts one can give, and one that will be appreciated the whole year for A good selection of fancy and plain handles and good covering is waiting forsyou to make your last chox;e its usefulness. at $1.00 up to $5.00. CREPE-DE-CHINE AND PUSSY WILLOW UNDERWEAR For Gifts from One Woman to Another Can be Chosen at the Last Moment CAMISOLES Crepe-de-Chine and China Silk Camisoles in pink or white, trimmed with German or shadow lace, finished Niurray's Boston Store L WILLIMARTIC, GONN. a good line ail Silk Night Gowns Suitable had planned. Whatever the to solve the problem, and you SECTION All Linen Guest Towels with space for monogram, 596 each. All Linen Tray Cloths, $1.25. All Linen Bureau Scarfs, boxed, §5c. Turkish Bath Room Sets, pink, blus or_yellow border, $1.25 a Tlgured Walst Patterns, boxed, 95c. 3 in a box, Combination Box of Garters and Belt, $1.00. Christmas ¥Ties, boxed, Christmas_Silk Scarfs, white, black and colors, $1.00 to Christmas Suspende and a pair. Leather Belts, 59¢ and $1.00. Garters, all colors, 25¢ HANDKERCHIEFS Handkerchiefs f&r men. women and children can always be choosen at the last moment. Plenty here for the belated gift seekers. Plain, hemstitched, scailoped or lace edges, embroidersd corners _with or without initial, 12%4¢ up to_75¢ each. e . X e X SILK STOCKINGS When in doubt what to give, re- member Silk Hosiery for women and girls is always welcome. We have made of pure silk 292 and e, £0c thread with lisle he¢l and toe and double soles. They come in black and colors, and are priced at 75¢ up to $2.25 a pair. - S GIVING NIGHT GOWNS Crepe-de-Chine and Pussy Willow in pink or white with ecru or shadow iace sleeves, finished with pretty ribbons, $3.50 to with fancy ribbons are priced at $1.00 | §7.50, to $1.50. CHEMISES Crepe-de-Chiine and Pussy Willow Silk Chemises in white or pink, trim- med with laces, incertions and em- broideries and finished with fancy ribbons, $2.50 to $3.98. GLASS AND CHINA WARE HAND-PAINTED NIPPON CHINA Hand-painted Cheese Dishes with or without cover, $1.69, $1.75, $1.98 and $2.98. a Cut Glass Cruets, OTHER UNDER- GARMENTS FOR GIFTS Pretty Night Gowns, Long Petti- coats, Corset Covers and Combina- tions, all daintily trimmed and finished with fancy ribbons, neatly boxed, 79c¢ and up to $4.98. FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS CUT GLASS $1.89, “’ 98 and Cut Glass Water Sets, conqisnng of 6 Glasses and Water Pitcher, $13.98. Hand-painted Cracker Jars with Cut Glass Cracked Ic» Bowls, $4.50. cover, $1.69, $1.98 and $2.25. Cut Glass Large Salad Bowls, $3.98% H.xnd palnted Butter Dlshes T5¢ to | to $7.98. Cut Glass Fern Dishes with inside Hand decorated Toa:t Dishes with | tin, $3.98. cover, $1.69, $1.75 and $1.59. b Hand-painted 7-Piece Celery Sets,|¢,Clt, Glass Cpeam and Sugar Sets, $2.98 and $2.5 Hand-painted 7-Piece Berry Sets,| Cut Glass Bon-bon Dishes, $1.69 tc $1.98 to $4.98. i s $3.50. Hand-painted 7-Piece ke ets, ~ = 5 $2.48 to $4.98. 3.?(9‘;[ Glass Celery Dishes, $3.25 to Hand-painted 7-Piece Chocoplate # Sets, $3.98 and $5.89. Cut Glass Larze Flower Vases, $5.69 THE H. C. MURRAY GC. VESSEL SOLD FOR 200 TIMES HER FORMER VALUE Bought for 1,500 Pounds While 8tranded on South Amsbican Ccast — London, Dec. 22.—A vessel has just been sold for 200 times her value se eral vears ago. As a shipping inves ment the deal reoresents the ].1rgf_stl profit made during the A few years ago a British steamer which had strandeda on the South American coast was mold, as she iay, to meutrals for 1,500 pounds. The pur- chasers had her refloated and repaired and employed her in trade. She has now been resold for 9,690 pounds, being 200 times the price paid for her a wreck. ) This price takes no asesunt of the cost of salving and repairing the ship, but presumably these cxpenses would have been amply covered by her carn- ings since she was salved, including two years of extremely high freights. The present price meraly rcpresents the current value of tonnage. Koochiching is the name of one of Minnesota’s counties. Children C Ty FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA FRANCE TO ESTABLISH A COMMERCIAL REGISTER To Provide Standing Records of Every Foreign Mercantile House, Paris, Dec. 22.—The government has proposed a law establishing a com- mercial register to provide standing records of the origin, character = nd . nationality of every foreign merchaat or corporation, or every French house located abroad and doing business .n France. It is proposed that a rezster be kept by the clerk of every comamer- cial court. Firms and joint stock companies must declare ‘the nationality of e: member, with details of naturaliz: B, if any. Corporations having brinzies o ragencies in France must register the nationality of their French muna- gers. In addition to this general in- formation particular details will he required as to marriage contracts in cases where such documents enter into the basis of a merchant’s credit, anl as t? previous liquidations, bankrup-éies, ete One of the -effects of the law, nl- though such is not declared by the government to be its object, will ba (o prevent subjects of countries now at war with France doing business heae after hostilities cease under a firm name that would conceal their real origin, - [ WILL WILLIMANTIC OFFT( 67 cnfin\n. LEON GILMAN’S CONDITION, [nvestigated at Private Hearing on Friday=Dr. T. F. Erdman, of Nor- wich Hospital, Present. At the office of Prosecuting Attor- ney E. Frank Bugbee Friday after- noon th as a hearing or an in- Vestigation of the affairs ot Leon Gil- man up to the time he shot his éou- sin and grandfather. Charles - E. Searls, state attorney, conducted the investigation and the state’s affairs are being looked out for by Attorney Bugbee Attorney P. J. Danahey, Dr. . Erdman of the Norwich State Hospita.l for the Insane, and Dr. A. R. Diéfendorf of New Haven are look- ing out for the young man's interests in_ the ease. Leon Gilman was: ex- amined by Attorney Danahey and Dr. Diefendorf at the Brooklyn jail some time ago. Iriday’s hearing was for the purpose, if possible, of getting some idea as to the menfal and phy- sical state of the boy at the time of the - shooting. -The hearing was pri- vate and the findings will in all prob- ebility be given out at the trial. Gifts for Instructors. iss Edith Paschall and Miss Ada Littlefield, instructor and assistant in- structor of the classes of the men’; Gymnasium club, were pleasantly s prised Thursday evening, when after the regular ciasswork ti ‘were pre- sented handsome Chr; J.mas gifts by the members of the class. Eastman-Raymond Wedding Tonight. ~ Raymond Parker, a teacher of math. ematics in_Windham High school and Miss Laira stman of Milton, Mass., will be married at the or's home at 250 Elliott street in tha at 7.30 p. m. tonight, Following the ceremon: a reception from 8§ to Packer is a mme ‘of Graften, Mass., near Worcester and a gradudte of Worcester Polytech@tic _Institute. Miss Eastman is a native of Miiton. They will spend their honevmoon at Templeton, Mass., at the home of the home of the om’s relatives, and will reside in this city at 304 Pleasant street after Jan. 2. thcxe will be Christian Science Services. The Sunday morning service will be M. C. A. building on The subject will be, services, evening, Shetucket Park, No. 1, South Windham Road. All services are pub- lic. O. E. S. Installation. Many members attended the instal- lation ceremonies of Radiant Chapter, No. 11, O. E. 1d in the Masonic hall Frigay All of the offi- cers were The following installed. is a lisf of the elected officers: W. M., Q. H. ¥ patron, J. P. Cari- M., Miss Lillian Whiton; sec- retary, Miss Cartright; treasurer, Mrs. Ellen Carlson: commander, Mrs. A. E. . C., MissgBaker. The five appointed members 0f tha Star were also installed at this time. Fifty-seven to Receive Bonusas. It was stated by A. L. Weatherhead, manager of the local telephone ex change, that 57 employes of the com- pany in this district would be ben fited by the bonuses distributed by the company Friday from their main office. FUNERAL. Mrs. Catherine D. Cryne. At 8.30 Friday morning the funeral of Mrs. Catherine Duffy Cryne was held from her home on the corner of Chapman and Elm streets. Requiem high mass was celebrated in St. Jo- seph’s church at 9 o’clock, Rew. T. Bannon efficiating. Special music was sung at the services. The _bearers were James Tighe, James Donohue, Bernard Davi and William Flynn. Burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. ORITUARY. Henry B. Ormsby. The death of Henry Browh Ormsby occurred at St. Joseph’s hospital on Friday noon after an illness of several months. He had been a patient at the hospital a little over a week. Mr. Ormsby was born in this city in Au- gust, 1836, the son of Ralph and Ma- rie Wilbur Ormsby. He was a car- e — To Curc a Cold in One Day take LAXATIVE BROMO Tablets. Druggists Tefund meney if it fails to cure. E. W. GROVE'S signa- ture is on each box. 23c. s Christmas and the Hardware Store Did you ever stop and think what an endless number of | useful Xmas presents can be found at a Hardware Store? Gifts for Everybody. You will find us at 22 CHURCH STREET. Come in and see what we 3 have to offer. .;.1 ARDVAR] ¥ 10! © b Ha DR. F. C. JACKSON DENTIST 752 Main Street, Willimantic Hours—9 a. m. to 8 p. m. Phone 44 JAY M. SHEPARD Euceeeding Elmore & Shepard FuneralDirectorandEmbalmer 60-62 North St., Willimantic Lady Assistant Tel. connection HIRAM N. FENN UNDERTAKER and EMBALMER, 62 Church St, Willimantie, Ct. Teiephone Wednesday | Lady Asststant penter by trade and he had worked In mfi Lebanon when a young fi’ 1862 he enlls-ed in Co. C fl( the ighteenth Conn. Volun- teers. He receivi his discharge | from the army In 1563 and since that time Has been a resident of South Windham., o e ive vy daughters. Mys. William Norman Niantic and George F. Temnerd of South Windham, one son, William of Poquonoek PBridie, mine grandchil- dren, a great-grandchild, and a broth- er, Willlam of North Portland, Me. SCHOOLS HOLD EXERCISES TO MARK CLOSE OF TERM Interesting Program Carried Out by Lower Grades nt N!I!chsug Buil, The heavy rain a.nd bad going of Friday morning did not kesp away about eighty mothers and friends of the pupils of the lower grades of the Natchaug school from going to the Christmas excrcises held in the as- sembly hall. The exercises were pret- tily carried out and_follow Song Christmas Time hristmas Acrostic, Jeanne Elliot Southward, Burton Austin Grady, Hazel Jones, Lillian Lussier, Elizabeth Mcintosh, Mabel Saba, Alice Cyr,- Selina Cohen, Ed- mund Berard, Thomas Lonerr:a.n, Ca oline Gerrick, Edward D'Ziomba; reci- exercises. Martin, Dawson, ‘What Makes Christnihs, Louise | v: dialozue, The Stockings, Harry Jomes, Marzaret Haiey, Avis | Kenfield, Alice Marrotte, Halsey Foss, Dow Ahern; recitations, A Possibility, Ralph Willimas; recitation, Tomm: Christmas Trouble, Jam=s imon e ercise, Christmas Dolls, Beatrice ¢ ers, Martha Gluskin, H 2 P Harl hy Oldford, Helen Skoglund, Gertrude Dondero, Eleancr Lockwood; recitation, Robert’s Stock Robert Duffy; sonz, A Telepho: _recitation, The ~ Spelling song, 58, McKintey recitation, Tonaent Day, Laura Lew Come Again, ta Eddie Shinman, Me! ncoln, He ry Spencer, Arthur Brousseau; A Thought for Christmas Lve tation, A Christmas Mi tem; Original compositior s Wish, Bessie Brad Walter Jordan; recitations,. the ilouse, Nellie Dainton, Doris Al- len, Blanche Thompson, Jessica Ien- ton; The American Stocking, Ruth Co- nant; s Up on the Housetop; dia logue, Looking for Santa Claus, Claude Mathewson, Francis Ahern. At the Model School. Many of those interested in the work of the pupils of the Model school were present at the exerci: held in the town hall Friday afternoon. These exert given by upper grades of the school ar re finely carried out. The exercise: the form of a play, A Chri With Dickens. Affer the was a distribution of gifts which high- 1y pleased the children. was as follows in the pageant: Dudley Ro: rles Gifford: ton; "Ivy, Harry Bird: Reade, “llham Bernstei Joe Pano, Mike D mond Weldon, Le Holland, Richard Dow; ing of Bsypt, Fioyd Da mas, Cha Gates; Carold doctor, Sabra, Mildred Di ert Rafferty; Nathan ; zabeth Case, Mildred John beth Clark, Doris Noyes node, Ruth Weatherhead, A’ Helen Thompson, Elizabeth Burr ry Brown, Richard Shea, Earl Clifford, Christopher Case. William Willard, Bennie Axelrod, Howard Knight, Wil- lard Shea, Francis Ryan; carols, by the school (director, Mi; Brown); time—1 place—Dickens’ lodging in Lant street, Day Borough, London. and Welcome, Dear Ct Tree, Grieg; The First Noel, tional; Silent Night, Gruber: reth, Gounod; Come to the traditional. Normal Scheool Play a Success. Dickens® Christmas Carol was pre- sented by the Junior Englis 1 the Normal school under the direction of Miss Frances Cowles, in the as- sembly room Friday morning at 9.15 oclock. The commercial department of the school and the sixth, seventh anad eighth grades of the Model school were invited to witness the play, and the enthusiastic applause h greet- ed each scene showed their apprecia- tion of the clever work of the stu- dents. The play was given in five with 11 scenes which were <le arranged. Miss Cowles zave a short h scene before it Vk-ls plescnti‘d iss TFuriong as Scrooge made a decided hit. One. of the features of the play was the danc- ing of the Virginia reel by five voung ladies and gentlemen (?) in olden cos- acts, tume.” Miss E. Sullivan was the fid- dler. Between acts the, children from the Model school sane Christmas songs very sweetly. under the direction of Miss May Davidson. The play: Act. 1. Scene 1. Scrooge’s counting house; scene 2, Scrooge’s sitting room. Act 2, scene 1, Scrooge's bedroom; scene 2, Fezziwig's ware- house room. Act 3. Scene 1, Scrooge’ bedroom. Scene 2. A street. Scene 3. The Cratchits Home. Scene 4. The nephew’s house. Scene 5. Scrooge’s sitting room. Act 4. Scene 1. A street at i2 o'clock. Scene 2. A room in his nephew’s home. Scene 3. Scrooge’s counting house. Act 5. Scrooge’s bedroom. Scene 2. The Cratchit home. The cast follows: Scrooge, Miss An- na Furiong; Marley’s Ghost, Miss Del- jla Davis; nephew, Miss Agznes Gra- ham two gentlemen, Miss Mary Can- ty, l\rllss Cybil Jennings; Bob Crat- ATripto Flerida “Land of Suashine and Flowers” affordsanenviablechange from the rigors of winter in the North. One may play Goif under perfect climatic conditions, batheinthe surfofsemi-tropical waters, motor over the finest beaches to be found anywhere— in a word, enjoy sumnier pleas- | ures throughout winter in the society ofcor&enlal ople. The “East’ and “West” Coastsalike z::,ld out their varied attrac- ns. For Booklet“TronkalTrips,”ssa Laformation, apply AflantlcCoastheRR. Standard Railroad of the South:. , 1 that county by State P Ty R zii Mr. Henry \po.. of Trq, N MR, HENRY DATER Mr.Dater is a firm friend of “Fruit-a- | tives”, He believes in the healing and | restoring powers of these wonderful tablets made from fruit juices. He | knows—becausehe tried “‘Fruit-a-tives™ | when he was ill and suffering, and isin i & position to speak with authority. 638 First AvE., Troy, N.Y, Argis 26th, 1916 tion. peared and the Constipation is fast leaving me” HENRY. DATER. “Fruit- TRemedy in the world, and is equally effective in relieving Constipation. | by | BURG, NEW YORE, chit, Ch: Miss Ruth Beckwith; stmas, Past, Miss Anna it of Christma uerite Foley; Spiri et to come, M e Spirit Mulcal ; nephe Top Otuer ladies OB Frances Silverman, Ada Lewis, Cary and Holto; (outside) Miss M Cratchit, Mi: Eob, Miss Ruth Mary PBrad- Miss Ethel Martha Tiny Tim, Mi: boy (sent for turkey) three Miss F Katherine Hunt ckwith; Peter, M two youns Cratc! Brown, Miss ie Hatfield \mm Mo Younw men, celia Phelan and er -dancers, th& ) Lil Christense r, Miss_Ei- leen Suliivan manager, Miss Mildred Willi stage mmanager, Mi Alice Barnett, Anmie Driscoll; bell ringers, Miss Mildred Beebe. Peter ro Brought to This City. Friday fiernoon Plac“d him in a cell at the stati house. Pedro is wanted in South Co entry .on the cha Wbducting a 16 ear old girl of that place to New He will face ti 1 and he w county ing, who will Jackson, who will another case today. act in plage of Offiter be in Boston on Captain Tiesing in the South: Capt. H. B, F. Tiesing of this city has gone south for a ten days vaca- i It is understood that Captain Tiesing will resign as captain of I Company L in the near James B. Fullerton will of the drills of the company absence of Captain Tiesing. It has been learned that in order to fill out the company the officers arc taking in men who have been dis- qualified from the government ser- vice. Two men that were disqualified at Nogales have been taken in and are attending the drilis of the company, which are attended by only a few of the “veterans” who went to the border. Delayed by Limb on the Track. The 10.25 trolley out of this city was delayed to some extent near Dug- Friday night by the limb of aj tree which had fallen across the track. The ong winds which prevailed I'ri- day evening tore the limbs off of sev- eral trees about the city. rge in tne Brief Mention. The ann Christmas exerci St. Joseph’s school took place afternoon and an interesting program of sor instrumental numbers and recitations, was carried out. In keeping with the yearly cnu: the lccal lodge of Elks a _committee to ar: tribution of Christmas dinner the needy families of the city. E. Frank Bugbee, vice president of the Wiilimantic Trust -company, has received notice that he has been ap- pointed a member of the lezislative committee of the Connecticut Asso- ciation of Banks and Trust Compan- ies. Many of the Christmas shoppers were seen running after their hats on Main strect Fridey. The wind blew z. gale down the street and some of those who were fortunate enough to hold their hats on found a great deal of amusement laughing at those not so fortunate. Friday afternoon wgen were at work shoveling crosswalks throush the slush so that the Christmas shoppers would find clean places to cross the street. These same men were mak- ing small canals through the hard snow from the middle of the road to the gutter so that the water from the streets could find a place to run off. among l BRIEF STATE NEWS Danbury—On an average four car-! loads of ice are being shipped into Danbury each week. As each car will carry about twenty-five or thirty tons it is seen that there are about 199 tons being brought in here each week. New Britain.—Mrs. Charles A. Mel- len, acting for her 9-years-old daugh- ter, Irmo, has applied to the officials in charge of the Carnegle Hero IFund for acknowledgement of a brave act of her husband last August 13, . at Short Beach, when he jumped from a motor boat and tried to rescue a baby losing his own life in the attempt. Bristol.—The committee of 25 eit- izens chosen to select a site for the "HONEY IR%BlE “I have been 8 sufferer for years ; with Kidncy Trouble and Constipa- | 1 tried “Fruit-a-tives” about & ' . month ago, and with almost immediate results. The Kidaey Trouble has disap- ! ives” is the greatest Kidney . 50c a box, 6 for $2.50; trial size 25¢. A€ | all dealers or sent on receipt of price Fruit-a-tives Limited, OGDENS- | roadster. comfort and convenience have also afford ample head room. Entrance . and exit is facilitated by doors which open easily and wide. Perfect ventilation sengers’ command by a simple ad-' * justment of the door glasses with clear vision on all sides. The winter top is built on lines that harmonize completely with the grace- ful design of the car, and they are fitied individually at the factory. In the Spring they may be quickly changed to an cpen touring car or at the pas.’ It will pay you to visit us and examine this car “he gasoline consumption is unusually low The tire mileage is unusually high The price of the Touring Car or Roadster, complets, is $785 (f. o. b. Detroit) The price of the Winter Touring Car or Roadster complete including regular mohair top is $950 (f. o. b. Detroit) Willimantic THE JORDAN AUTO CO. Phone 353 proposed new recreation building for the boys and girls and young people of Bristol and which is to cost $200,- 000 have decided upon the Torrington - land Pearson property, the latter owned my Oscar Anderson. Both properties front on Main strect, next to the Pub- lic library. Deep River.—Although she will save $2.50 on the judgment as _originally rendered against her, Itta V. Jones of Deep River will be the loser of $75 as a result of the appeal which she took from the decision of Justice Ed- ward G. Burke ast summer. Mrs. Jones was sued by her niece, Rose L. Jones to recover for services rendered as a nurse. Hartford—Dr. William T. Owens, who recently resigned as captain of the Ambulance company, First Con- necticut Infantry, has-a place as su- pervisor at the hospital corps of the Cerro de Pasco Mining company in Cerro_de Pasco, Peru, Soutk Ameri- ca. Dr. Owens left Hartford last week to sail from New York on the steam- ship Tenadores. New Haven. — Delinquent personal tax payers will be forced to pay costs when they are brought before the city court accordi: ruling that hich _was made by the city attorney's officé re- cently. Costs for serving the warrants that are being issued amount to $3.85 bringing the total expense to delin- quents up to $5.8 Bridgeport—This city has the brightest boy in the state according to school authorities. He is Morris|, J. Stotnick, 16, of 1117 Kossuth street who will graduate from the local night school in the spring., The doing of eight grammar school grades in one year and the shortening of his high school course by a year are hig achievements. He came to this coun- try only three years ago. Waterbury—Dr. James J. Walsh, the noted lecturer, who spoke at Notre Dame academy last week on Shakes- peare, Then and Now, at the request of the senior class has sent to the school five autographed volumes of his lec- tures. The members of the senior class and of the first, second, and third year of the high school department will compete for the books by Writing es- says on Dr. Walsh’s lecture. The stu- dents plan for another address by him early in the ne wyear. Chester.—Raids recently made by State Policeman R, W. Bridgeman of Chester, Essex and Deep River, show- ed that for several months children in |the higher grades in the schools in those towns have been stealing small amounts of money from their pargnts and that this money was being used in stores where gambling devices were running. Some of the children were spending from $2 to $5 weekly on these devices. The parents missing money led to the children being sus- pected, and after they had been watch- ed, the raids resulted. Supply Exhausted. The Allies have been feeding small countries to the Germans with re- markable facility, but the supply is New A e ews. STONINGTON Towr’s Grand List $6,398,582—Increase of $154,000 Over 1915—Appointments in Beckwith Bankrupt Estate. The assessors of the town of Ston- ington have completed the 1916 rate book and filed same with Town Clerk Elias B. Hinckley. The grand total of taxable property is $6,398,582, an in- crease over 1915 of $154,000. ‘The largest taxpayers are: C. B. Cottrall & Sons company, $322,125; William Clark thread mills, $394,250; Lorraine Manufacturing company, $211,500; wood Machine company, 8118 William L. Main is the largest individ- ual taxpayer, $69,185. There has been increase of $27,000 in automobiles, $6,000 in cattle and $30,000 in new dwellings. Breakwater Spray. John H. Ryan has been appoin: turstee of the bankrupt estate of W liam D, Beckwith, with Thomas IL Troland of New London. William ii. Casey of Pawcatuck and Theodore W. Hyde of Stonington, appraisers. Russell D. Noyes, student at Norwi (Vt.) university, is spending Chri mas recess at the home of Rig parents in the horough Boer Shorhg. in Berlin, Berlin, Dec. 22.—If the beer shortage gets any worse Berlin may decidz to adopt the plan already in force in & number of Saxon and Thuringian cities where only a small percentage of the peacetime quantum now gets to the civilian drinkers. The Saxon plan is to serve beer only ‘to so-called “Stamm” guests, gunrs's who always eat—and always drink-—at one restaurant. / h Ample Warning. We might as well warn those Fiji Islanders now that if they try to eat . R. he'll disagree with them.—De- troit Free Press. He Remocved the Danger Signal Frank W. Sherman, laconia, N. writes: “I siffered with kidney ‘trouble, had a tired feeling n my baz have any ambition and out. I used Foley Kidney lll and ln s few days began to feel better, and now I have eantirely recovered and have h“ no_return of my painful ‘mptoms.” One cannot help becoming nervous and leellng tired and worn out wher the kidneys fail to filter and throw out of the system the poisonous waste mat- ter that causes kidney troubles and bladder ailments. Backache is one of Nature's danger signals that the Kidneys ars clogged up and Inactive. It is often followed by rheumatism. annoying bladder or urinary disorders, puffy swellings un- ger the eyes, swollen ankles and pain- ul_joints. Foley Kidney Pills get zight at the erly perform funetions the poisonous waste matier is eliminated '"89‘ the. system. Lee & Osgood et o e Bult lllold W"