Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 27, 1916, Page 5

Norwich, Wednesday, Dec. 27, 1916. VARIOUS MATTERS Light vehicle lamps at 455 this ev- ening. Fifty printed calling cards for 35 cents at The Bulletin office.—adv. Take Notice! “Owing to the scarcity of fresh killed poultry, order now your turkey, duck, chicken or fowl, that you may have a sumptuous New Year’s dinner on NORWICH BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, Ecm 27, 1916 PERSONALS ‘William Lane of Brooklyn, N. Y., is the guest of relatives in this city. John McNamara of New York is the gueltaot relatives here over the holi- days. Mr. and Mrs. L. Mason of Niantic, were Christmas guests of relatives in Norwich. John Sample of Somerville, Mass,, is spending the Christmas holidays at his Ice of considerable thickness had|home here. Monday next. formed along the river banks Tuesday. The first week of the New Year will be observed as the annual week of Horace Coyle of Wilmington, Del, is the guest of relatives here for over the holidays. so M ERs o Thomas McGuinniss of Bridgeport is Departing and returning holiday | Spending a jew days at his home on trippers fjlled trains and trolleys on | Beech street. Tuesday. Thirteen new books in foreign lan- guages have been added to the Otis library recently. Miss on_diseases of the Blsod and Stomach. |since Saturday. Culturg therapy for Rheumati: u- Mrs. Appletog Main and daughter, Mills and factories started up yes- | Gertrude Idelle, are spending the hol- DR. SHAHAN, Specialist| ..y moming, atter a shut-down |idays in New York city. < May Babcock of New York is the guest of her sister, Mrs. John Eil- dred, of Church street. sm, Ne: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marquis of ritis, Tuberculosis, Anemia, Skin and Next Sunday is the communion Sun- | Brooklyn, N. Y., are visiting Mrs. Mar- | Nathan, organizer for the Amalgamat- Kidney troubles. Conventional or pre-| gay of the Senior Holy Name society | quis’ parents on Washington street. scriptior treatment for the Stomach. 0 Hasy prevention of Typhoid. Hours:|©f St Patrick’s parish. 10-11 a, m., 2-4 and 7-8§ p. m. Phong 321, No GCutside calls madp after 7 Christmas presents Tuesday. .o . Belated parcels post matter was | holiday Finish the Old Year Right }| cieanca up at the post office Tuesday | nue. and the holiday business is now prac- Jewelel PLAUT-CADDEN BUILDING more than her whole state debt, ac- tics. . At Coventry, the Etude club, a mu- rise above 38 degrees, but the air was|George E. Draper. clear and invigorating and everybody THEPLAUT‘CAD”ENCO eppreciated the bright day. Mrs. John Lawson and daughter, . & tiout in four years has spent | LSS Laura M. have returned to Prov- ‘onnecticut in four as spent | jdence after spending Christmas with Established 1872. [l over $12,000,000 on her highways, or | reiatives fn town. - cording to recently published statis- Dr. and Mrs. F. M. Dunn have re- turned to their home in New London, after spending Christmas with rela- tives in Norwich. John McGrory of North Adams,|situation of the strike in New York The stores had the usual number of | Mass., is the guest of relatives on|where strikers in groups of twenty are p. m. instances of persons out to exchange | Washington street for a few days. 3 Thomas MeGrory, who is employed There will be the celebration of holy | in Bridgeport, is spending the holidays communion in the Episcopal churches | with relatives on Washington street. , the feast day of St. John the LADIES! = R John McCormick of New Tork ieaves today for Boston after spending the at his home on Perkins ave- by securing one of our Y| ticany ended. Mr. and Mrs. Norman L. Kimball, b Mrs, Frank L. Kimball and Ronald M. JITNEY Diamond Rings. Motorists criving over the state road | Kimball are spending a few days in | from Columbia to Willimantic are | New York. 5c secures this beauti- e o fipl‘&'éff.nkmg e el Doy ful Ring and you pay for The Progresive Missionary club: of | itl hor. mothor, Mis Charies Goros This is the best value 125 Laurel Hill avenue. sgm}g‘.‘etxgd ;an' Q’m«:.e r]:,. g;z;&i:n :; that can be had anywhere At no time Tuesday did the mercury |guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. slcal club, has decided to discontinue Mt e meetings for two months in order to| Harold Counihan, with the Colts Fire give people a chance to get over the | Arms company, of Hartford, has re- PANCAKE FLOUR A former Congregational pastor at &Tip. turned, having spent the holiday with his aunt, Mrs. E. A. Jaim. MAPLE SYRUP Franklin, Rev. H. A. Beadle, now of| ciifford Longuiel of Everett, Mass., Pomfret, officiated at the Smith-Bar- who has been the guest of Mr. and LA TOURAINE COFFEE | rows wedding in Mansfield Centre on|\frs. Jonn T. Broadhurst of Lafayette Christmas day. Teachers from Connecticut will at-| p All Seasonable Good Things at #.reet, over Christmas, has returned. R. Leviek with the General People’s Market|ix, > sonvention of the Na- | micetric Lighting, company, of Wind: sor, Conn., has returned, having spent ment of Science to be held in New , the' holiday vacation with his parents, 6 Franklin Street York this weel, Mr. and Mrs. Emil A. Jahn, of the East Following the Christmas rush and |Side- JUSTIN HOLDEN, Propristor the volume of big business the stores settled down to normal conditions yes. terday, some of the merchants making a start on the annual inventory tak- street, Enen Cockrell received the rite of bap- Best Coffee . Good Eolfeo'=vioo B 23¢ :.ngyannue.l meeting to be held in Jan- Peanut Butter . Ib. 14¢ . Ib. 28c ]| eresational church are preparing to Thieves entered the‘home of Mrs. Ella W. Leeds of 647 Ocean avenue, failed to make away with anything in and Miss Katharine Winchester en- Christmas tea party at their apart- ment at the Mohican hotel. Man Who Gave His Place of Re: as Norwich Found Prowling in the Magic Yeast ...... pkg. 4c New London, sometime Saturday but| Plant Building. Mrs. C. Henry Smith _of Church street and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Doyle and children, Henry and Ailuie and Mr. Frank B. Smith, Jr, of Franklin spent Christmas with Mrs. 'I' Our 'l'eas A: the Christmas service Sunday|Anrés Smith of Church street. ry moraing at Broadway church, the in- ; Harry W. House, an instructor in fant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry |, F machinery depariment at Peatt . | Institute, Brooklyn, N. Y., who spent Ceylon Ib. 35c |l bein& given the name of Pau-|Christmas with his mother, Mrs. Effie oottt - S = Y B. House, of Church street, has left The secretaries of all departments|for Providence to pass several days All Other Teas . ... ib. 25c}| THo seuretaries of all deparbments | C0f, JSCUCEHC present reports of the year's work at | PATRICK MATAVEY ARRESTED IN NEW LONDON. ence spite of the fact that they ransacked | Patrick McAtavey, who gives his some of the rooms. place of residence as Norwich, was ar- f 4 % rested in the Plant building, New Lon- Former South Windham _residents, | don, by Patrolman Charles Hammond, niie ea po el‘s Arthur S. and E. Clinton Winchester | Tuesday afternoon on complaint of thd piss Katharine Winchester ens|John Hogan, superintendent of the 3 a | building. 218 Main Street oA, McAtavey, it is claimed, had designs on money in the offices, and when court Ninety-six paintings are hung in comes in this morning he will have a chance the south gallery at the Fine Arts to tell the judge what he was . building, New York, including can- | SoiE in the various offices in the Plant sPEGIAL vases by Gifford Beal, Frank A. Bick- = nell, Guy C. Wiggins and Carleton on Ladies' and Gents' Diamond Rings, | 5 St221ey Trail, little son of Mr. and BA“GA."s Wiggins of the Lyme artists’ colony. |EP/SON PHONOGRAPH PRESENTED TO NURSES Searf Pins and Watches. Also on | Ars- Marcus L. Trail of Poquonock | Gift of Friends lInterested in W. W. - bas returned from the Children's Hos- gfé‘:flofl}:gfi"a Gold-filled Stone and | pita1, Boston, where he has been un- A large assortmente of the finest dergoing special treatment for infan- French Ivory at the lowest prices. All heavy stock. Heavy Sterling Plated Three-piece Carving Sets, $2.45. A beautiful Calendar to each custo- mer. Backus Hospital. e pvbIvate: T Ho Ts muta o "| Through the generosity of a gentle- geray ch improved. | ;05 interested in the Backus hospi- The United States civil service com- | tal and the nurses, the physicians on mission announces for Jan. 3-4 an ex- | the Staff and their friends have pre- amination for junior mechanical engi- |Sented the nurses of the hospital wth uneer, for men only, to fill a vacancy in |an Edison diamond disc phonograph the ordnance department at large, | Which was unveiled during the Christ- J. OGULNICK & CO. Springfield armory, Mass,, at $1,000 a |mas festivitiss by the superintendent 82 Franklin St. Phone 714-12 | Y°%% of nurses. This acquisition has been desired good attendance prizes: Leslie Hark- Emest E. Bulhrd ness, Charles David Geer, Jr., George Geer, Marion Geer, Bernice .Church, Marguerite Miller. Ail String For appointments address E. The for a long time by the nurses The following members of St.|and is especially appreciated on ac- James’ Epjscopal Sunday school at|count of it being the gift of friends of Poquetanuck, were recent winners of | the institution. OBITUARY. 5 Patrick H. Neilan. V Iol IN An appeal in behalf of the Rumani-| Fatrick H. Neilan died at 4 o'clock @ns, signed by Mme. H. H. Orghidan, | Christmas morning at his home, 632 has been issued in behalf of Mme. Org. | Bank street, New London, after an ill- TEACHER hidan through the Red Cross. The|Ress of about four weeks. His death Norwich branch of the Red Cross will | 18 sincerely mourned by all who knew y meet in the Thayer building store to- | bim and there are many. Though pos- nstruments repaired day, and has urgent need of volunteer |5essed of a home-loving disposition, he Violins sold on easy terms workers. bad ‘a wide circle of friends. He was A 5 afiliated with the T. 4. B. society and n nominations of the following | Was also a member of St. John's Lit- E, BULLARD, Bliss Plage, Ner« Connecticut postmasters have beefi erary society. wich, Conn. sent to the senate at Washington: | Mr. Neilan was born in Dublin, Ire- John S. Champlin, to be postmaster at |land, in 1834, and came to America Bouth Coventry: Durand E. Grannis, | When he was scarcely 16 years ol view reservoirs, which are now down Office of The Norwfch Savings Seciety |about 7 feet, while Bog Meadow, in Norwich, Conn., Dee. 9, 1916, reserve, is nearly full. Superintendent The Directors of this Society have|l8 using about 3,000,000 gallons daily, to be postmaster at New Preston, and | After marrying, Mr. Neilan settled in Edward F. Schmidt, to be postmaster | New London and has lived there ever 185th DIVIDEND |“.cie : E v madt Galns Have sbusA. and an expert in that kind of work, He had lived in New London for antly helped Stony Brook and Fair-|more than 50 years and took a great interest in affairs of the community. There are nine of a family of 14 sur- vivi . Mrs. E, L. Burnep estimates that Norwich | yeare agnr Thorms ave o Ced, 2 foW He was a sailmaker by trade There are six_sons, John J., Edward S. James P. Francis W., declared out of the earnings of the|the Water belng unusually pure and | Joseph current six months a semi-annual div- gty o %:}liim:_"' Martha %0, idend at the rate of FOUR PER CENT. per annum, payabie to deposi~ tors entitled thereto on and after January 15, 1917, ” COSTELLO LIPPITT, Treasurer. SECRETARY HILL TO ATTEND CONVENTION of Y. M, C. A. Will be Held in New | Py Haven. S, Ambrose L. and_ three Mary E. and Arrested Driver. Robertson Sharreck who drives a First Statg Meeting of Paid Officials |team for the Atlantic and Pacific Tea the complaint of John Almro of Wauregan was arrested on Tuesday night for not having a light on his Sharreck is only a recent ar- wagon. The Thames National Bank | At the first convention of the paid |¥ivel In tonn sud stavied et e o officers of the Y. M. C. A. in this state |ett Cit; h Norwich, Conn. Dec. 25, 1916, | which will be held ‘in New Haven fo- | the ook e teain syl misiudesd The annual meeting of e Bto holders TOf this Hark for the a';.v lg:‘-u Secretary Edwin Hill of | back before dark and therefore did not of Directors and the transaction o ot e ther b ss as Prof. Henry B. Wright of Yale will 2ome before tg‘.:x:,' T Nereny Yoaltmai i | preside at the devotional period. Be held at their Banking Houss eon|Among the speakers at the convention| Accepted Position in New Haven. will be Secretary Van Dis of the| Edwin Vergason who has been man- Tuesday, Jan. 9. 1917, at 11 o'clock a. m. CHARLES W. G. tion ~will = attend.|take his light with him. ALE, Cashler, | boys' work and Secretary J. J. McKim, | ager of the local store of Reuter, the 12 friends Mutual Assurance Ci The Skating is Good. glym:! Norwich will be tl.il :{ g: 9 - . % Many took advantage of the good T e ry ey gg e Son. 0t Monday, Jan. | giating at Mohegan Park on Tuesday both of New Haven. There will be |florist, has gone to New Haven where both morning and afternoon sessions.|he has accepted another position and |J. Fitzgerald, president of the C. T. A. The 123rd Annual M‘ with bis pleasing manner is winning in New Haven. Will Name Secretary. Demands for a forty-eight hour week or an eight-hour day will be made this week to the local clothing manufact- urers by the clothing workers employ- ed by them. Also it has been an- nounced that no work will be done by the local workers on work in New York during the strike of the clothing workers in that city. The foregoing matters were discuss- ed and decided’upon at a largely at- tended mass meeting of the clothing workers of the city held in Carpenters’ hall Tuesday evening. Willlam I ed Clothing Workers of America, ad- dressed the meeting and told of th doing mass meeting speaking. Nathan stated that irrespective of reports the strike in New London is e ——— L LOCAL MAN FELL - !PHI ALPHA MU SIGMA FROM TROLLEY CAR.| oski Takensto New I.Gl'-; don Hospital. l Harman Poinoski of:Norwich is at Harman P suffering from concussion of the brain end possibly a fracture of the skull as the result of falling off the rear end of a Norwich bound trolley car at Quaker Hill late Saturday night. He is semi- conscious and his condition is quite serious. - Poinoski was a passenger on the 10.45 trolley from New London. He remained on the rear platform of the car instead of going inside. As the car was going around a curve near Quaker Hill Poinoski lost his balance and fell out, landing on his head in the highway. £ A telephone message was sent for an ambulance and accompanied by Dr. F. .M Dunn the injured man:‘ was rushed to the Lawrence hospital. He was semi-consclous when he arrived et the hospital and he has remained in that condition ever since. JOHN CRAWFORD GIVEN A GOLD PIECE. WILL DEMAND EIGHT HOUR DAY ——— 5 % Union Workers Refuse to Touch Work Begun by Non Union Employes in New York—William L. Nathan Addresses Large Mass Meeting in Carpenters’ Hall—Plan to Strike if Demands Are Not Granted. : the Lawrence hospital, New London, {Phi Alphu Mu Sigma was held Tues- Tierney Cadets Show Appreciation of His Valuable Services. At the regular meeting of the Tier- ney cadets John Crawford was pre- sented with a $2.50 gold piece in ap- preciation of his services as drill mas- ter of the cadets. Mr. Crawford has been drill master of the organization for a number of years and the cadets took this time to show their apprecita- tion of his work. Plans were discussed for the winter and it was decided that a hockey team would be just the thing to keep up the interest of the society during the win- ter. The following committee of two was appointéd to formulate plans for the season and organize a team: Aus- tin Furlong and Ernest Gagnon. The regular business was transacted. NORWICH MAN TO / RECEIVE COMPENSATION. Lawrence McGrory Will Get $6 Weekly During Disability Period. Compensation Commissioner James J. Donohue has approved and signed the following agreements: New London Ship and Engine Co. of Groton and Walter F. Parker of New London, who on Nov. 27 injured his little finger, which resulted in blood poison. During the period of disability he will receive compensation at the rate of $8.04 weekly- A, C. Swan Co. of this city and Lawrence McGrory, also of this city. McGrory injured a finger on July 28, which became infected. He will re- ceive compensation during the period of disability at the rate of $6 per week. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HELD SPECIAL MEETING. First Degree Wols on a Class of Eight Candidates. ‘White Cross council, No. 13, K. of C., held a well attended meeting Tues- day evening with Grand Knight J. A. Desmond in the chair. The first de- gree was worked on a class of eight candidates. Two more applicants were elected to membership and several ap- plications were received. One member was renewed by transfer. COMPENSATION HEARING. Westerly Woman Injured in Laundry— Will Receive $5 Weekly for 38 Weeks. On Saturday morning at 10 o’clock there was a compensation hearing at the office of Compensation Commis- sioner James J. Donohue. Elizabeth Rhodes of Westerly vs. Victor Laundry Co., of Westerly, Charles E. Stewart, proprietor. The claimant on Oct. 6th received .an abrasion of the right thumb which became _infected and blood poison set in. Eventually she lost the use of her right thumb, Compensation was awarded for 33 weeks at the rate of $5 a week, with expenses for all medical services ren- dered. George R. McKenna of Westerly was the claimant’s lawyer and E. J. Jones of Providence, representing the Manu- facturers’ Liability Insurance company of New Jersey, appeared for the de- fendant. ST. ANNE’S SOCIETY MET. Transacted Regular Business — Plans Being Made for Valentine Social. The regular meeting of St. Anne’s T. A, and B. society was held Tues- day evening with a large number in attendance. Miss Mary Swanton pre- sided and one name was proposed for ‘membership. Plans were discussed for the holding of a valentine social in February, and a committee was ap- pointed to make the arrangements. An invitation from St. Xavier's society of New London to attend a leap -year dance was read, and a large delega- tion from the local society will attend. The Y. M T. A. and B. of New Britain have extended an invitation to the local soclety to attend their dance for the benefit of the Church of St. John the Evangelist, of which Rev. J. U., is rector. A large number have expressed their intention of attending. Two Cases of Diphtheria. 8. m. At the board of directors’ meetis Dr. Edward J. Brophy, city health + " Woriém To POLIOYHOLDERs, |sfternoon and evening The ice is|,r"is"Cnamner ‘of ‘Cammerce. wich | officer reporie that there ars two cases lw be d of excellent quality. S wulb.-heldln%Chmh';nt Com- olmmhcrhhtbg.-. (h.‘.n g _ — | Seesepghe Sap it o= T 15 R ~ progressing favorably for the strikers and the factory in that city is well tied up.» The charter and by-laws of the organiatzion have been received here and the local body is well organized with a large membership. The minor details of the proposed plan of proced- ure if the factories do not grant the demands of the union have not been fully completed but it is the intention of the workers to go on a strike. Of- ficers have been installed and chairmen which will be located in the different shops have been appointed. Organizer Nathan was appointed business agent for the local crganization until a local mn can be chosen. The union will hold nother meeting Saturdgy night in the hall at which time matters con- cerning the policy of striking will be considered. HELD ANNUAL BANQUET Forty Gathered Around Festal Board —Guests From New London. The twelfth annual banquet of the day evening at the Wauregan hotel. Covers were laid for forty of wich a. large number were from Beta chapter of New London. The following menu was served: Chicken Gumbo Soup Flake Wafers L Fried Filet of Sole, Tartar Sause Risole Potatoes Braised Sirloin of Beef, Bordelaise Mashed Potatoes String Beans French Bread Neapolitan Ice Cream Asorted Cake Demi Tasse Harold Slattery proved himself an able toastmaster and the following toasts were responded to: Our Fraternity, Raymond J. Burke; Beta Chapter, Walter May of New London; College Life, John L. Walsh; Athletics, Ralph Graham; Alpha Al- umni, Edward G. McKay; Beta Alum- ni, Joseph St. John, of New London. ‘The committee in charge of the ban. quet was Lawrence Stanley, tRaymond Burke and Ralph Graham. 2ND CONGREGATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL HELD ENTERTAINMENT Enjoyable Evening Spent in Music and The annual Christrnas entertainment of the Second Congregational Sundya school was held Tuesday evening in the Sunday school room. The room was prettily decorated with evergreens and fir-trees and ladrels. The affair was in the nature of a giving enter- tainment and was in charge of Miss Mary Gibbs’ class. An attractive pro- gramme which consisted of recitations by the members of the school was giv- en. Miss Louise Ernst gave a reading entitled A Christmas Story. Rev. H. J. ‘Wyckoff gave a short address on the Christmas Spirit Which Should Prevail at This BSeason of the Season. A collection was taken up from the classes as their part toward the giving fund. Mrs. H. E. Church and Miss Lucille Lord rendered a duet which was warmlly applauded. Songs were sung by the school during the évening. The school orchestra furnish- ed th emusic during the evening under the direction of J. H. Perkins TWO CASES WITHDRAWN FROM SUPERIOR COURT New Divorce Case Filed With Court Clerk. One new case has been added and two withdrawn from the superior court. The case of Mary Graham vs. New London Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of this city has been withdrawn without costs. The plaintiff owned a house on the road from Voluntown to Pen- dleton Hill which was totally destroy- ed by fire and which was insured by the defendant. Both parties were un- able to agree on the amount of loss. The case of Catherine Burroughs of Voluntown vs. the New London Coun- ty Fire Insurance Co., claiming $3,000 damages was withdrawn without costs. Hannah Rachel Noyes has applied for a divorce from James B. Noyes of North Stonington. They were mar- ried on Sept. 14, 1896, and Noyes left his wife. The plaintiff seeks the cus- tody of the two minor children and -alimony. CHRISTMAS BIRTHDAY PARTY Five Brothers and a Sister Met for First Time Altogether. A very happy birthday party took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Turner on Hamilton ave- nue on Christmas day when five brothers and a sister who had never met before altogether sat down to a turkey dinner. The occasion was cel- ebrated in the old Ensglish custom and at dinners covers were laid for 12 and it was followed by an illuminated English plum pudding. Santa Claus, impersonated by a member of the family, arrived in the evening and distributed gifts to the children present. Old English melo- dies and Christmas carols were sung with Miss Dorothy Turner and Alfred Bruksch presiding at the piano. The party broke up at a late hour, wishing their eldest brother, George A. Turner, many happy returns of the day. Mr. Turner received many hand- some gifts. The out of town relatives present were Miss Bessie Turner, New Ha- ven, Conn.; Mr. and Mrs. John Turner . ‘haries H. Tur- r, N. H.; Fred Turner, Voluntown, Conn., and Albert J. Tur- ner of this city. . EDWIN 8. ROSS HOST. A very pleasant Christmas was spent at the home of Edwin S. Ross of 48 Hinckley street when eighteen sat ‘down to an excellent turkey dinmer with all the fixings. In the evening games were played and a fruit supper was served &t 8 o'clock. Included among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Woodmansee and Mr. and Mrs. John C. Davis of Milford, Mass. Mr. Woodmansee is nearing his 86th as Day Gathering. FORMIDABLE ALLIED FLEET Héavily Armed and Disguised—Known able fleet of allied- warships was indi- o omially as Sommercs protee and Embalmers exact dispositis the arrival recently in American waters of this newest unit of the British and French edmiralities £rom a source that hardly can be mis- taken, l;.nucb:‘nl;i m‘t‘“’b’:‘ ;:;o:lm.? have cen ing to New and reports of strange appearing craft that were | -OSS IN NORWICH making their way €westward. They SCHOOL ENUMERATION made no reply to signalg and could not be approached. They steered a vagrant | But There is a Gain of 164 in the ON THIS SIDE OF ATLANTIC. CUMMINGS & RING as Commerce Protectors. —_— o . wEosien Deg, Bothe presence on|§ Funeral Directors a for = *337 MAIN STREET Opposite Post Office 'Phone 238-2 Lady Assistant lon is not revealed, but ‘was made known For some days skippers of transat- course and were described variously County. t‘r‘a of !t;a lz;‘tmm Iot merchantmen, nsports, cruisers and even of | The enumeration of children in th submarines. Pieced together, these re- | srate of school anse (between 4 4 ports fitted in with the suspicion, now [ 15 years), this year is practically ful- apparently confirmed, of shipping men. |}y reported. The total for each town It is €aid that the fleet arrived safe- | 1} Ay ham coun 1y at Halifax, Nova Scotia, a few days ,‘,‘i.h°ge“;’.:‘,".°;’,.‘;“§,‘;;',“}?,um? e ago, but nothing then became known o et G generally about it because of the strict o L oncom Conoty: censorship of all telegraphic matter » 1916 1915 originating in the provinces,” and of | New London 5.384 5.105 such mail matter as is suspected of | Norwich 5.996 6.051 containing intelligence of value to en- |Bozrah .... 185 204 emies of the allies. Colchester 668 686 The commerce protectors are de-|East Lyme ~ 356 352 scribed as large and powerful, but |Franklin .. 125 146 capable of fair speed. Griswold .... 895 900 — - Griswold 900 FUNERALS. Groton 1,500 _— Lebanon 347 C. D. Gallaher. chyard 2%; Funeral services for Charles D, Gal- | Lisbon . 2! laher, who died at his home in Water- | Montville .. 569 604 ford "Saturday, wehe held Tuesday|N. Stonington 243 269 morning at 8 o'clock at his late|Lvme . 156 5 residence. There was requiem high |0ld Lyme 248+ 248 mass at St. Joseph’s church, New Lon- | Preston a1z on, at which Rev. William C. Fita- |Salem . 120 simons was celebrant. Delegations at. [ Sprague .... 627 639 tended from New London lodge, No.|Sionington .2,355 2,247 360, B. P. O. E, and Pequot Hose Co., | Voluntown . 173 163 of Which’ organizations he had been a | Waterford .. 803 = member. There were numerous floral e W15 tributes, and many attended the sor-| 21 towns 21333 21160 475 311 vices. The bearers were John Tansey, | --Gain in county 164, 22 ggmatmhcm;e‘y,c Timothy Sheehan, Windham County. ristopher McCormack of Pequot in Loss Hose Co, and J. E. Fitzgerald and e > Jsss 4n3 Thomas M. Donohue of the Elks. R R S e Frank M. Hilton. Canterbury . 22¢% 200 The funeral of Frank Marshall Hil- [Chaplin .. ~ 92 100 ton was held Tuesday afternoon from | Eastford .. 116* 116 his late home on Union street with a | Hampton ... 113 95 large number of relatives and friends |Killingly ..1,402 1,340 in attendance. Many floral forms |Flainfleld ..1,783 1,789 were grouped about the casket. Rev.|Pomfret ... 375 377 H. J. Wyckoff officiated. The bearers | Putnam 1,623 were: Edwin P. Pratt, James C. Fitz- | Scotland 109 patrick, William W. Ives and George |Sterling 287 Bailey. Thompson™ ~ .1212 1241 Burial was in the family lot in the | Windham ..2,923 2784 Yantic cemetery where Rev. Mr.|Woodstock . 395 406 Wyckoff read a_ committal service at g the grave. Undertakers Church and| 15 towns 11,261 11,110 Allen had charge of the funeral ar- | Gain in_county 151. rangements. ® (*) indiates an estimate. Seigal—Bloom. At 7 o'clock Tuesday evening a very pretty wedding took place when Miss Sarah H. Bloom, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jobn Blo?md of 179 West Main = street, was united in. marriage with Miss Fien of Terryville has been the Paul Seigal of Malden, Mass. guest of Mrs. Francis A. Bidwell. The ceremony was performed by — , Rev. Nathaniel Sobol, assisted by Rev.| FTaward Jewett of East Town street Joseph Rosenberg in the Brothers of | has been in Boston for the past few Joseph synagogue on West Main street | days. which was elaborately decorated with St —_— Palms, evergreen and plants. During| Mrs. Charles W. Vaughn of Warren the ceremony music w@s rendered by 5 . i Chi = an orchestra, ;;ryeet ,gave a dinner party Christma: Missm Anna %woxtn, h:ister of the bride, was the maid of honor and, Joseph| paniel L. Brown of the Harmon Law Tuller of Malden, Mass., was the best | school is at his home for the Christ- man. The bridesmaids were Gussic | pas yacation. Seigal, Anna Seigal, Gertrude Atl i Sarah Bloom, Lillian Bloom and the ushers were Nathan Borenstein, Charles Glasser, Sol Puguch, Oscar and Isadore Bloom. Sigmund Seigal Wwas the head usher. Miss Leah Sei-| "y ana Mrs. Frank F. Potter of N. gal was the flower girl. = St Al After the ceremony a wedding sup- | o, 2Te, Enung relatives n per and reception was held in the i Brothers of Joseph hall, which was| p.o Tatham from the State Agri- decorated for the occasion by Jacob cultural college, in Amherst, Mass,, 18 Bloom, brother of the bride. In attend- at his home uptown this week. ance were about 150 relatives and friends. Dancing followed the recep- tion with Saul Alofsin acting as the prompter for the square dances. }';I;he bride was charmingly dressed in white satin, trimmed with tulle and " carried a large bouquet of roses and | Franklin T. Lord, of Philadelphia, 1s the maid of honor wore vellow net |the guest of his e over gold cloth and she carried a large | 0f Broad street during “ bouquet of roses. Tro sroom s in the dry goods busi- | Miss Frances R. Whitney, of the ness in Malden, Mass., and is well | Walnut Hill school, Natick, Mass, is known there. 1 at her home in town for the holiday , The bride has been employed for | recess. the past three years in Porteous & T Mitchell Co., and has.a wide circle of |, Henry W. Kent of New York is vis- friends. dtinz his sister, Miss Katharine A. Telegrams of congratulations were | Kent at her home on Washington received from many cities and the | Street. bride received many handsome gifts = including cut glass, silverware, china,| Mr. and Mrs. R. N. C. Monahon ltgd furniture and gold pieces. of Pawtucket, R. I, spent the The out of town guests were: Mr. | Week end with Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Mav- and Mrs. Phillip Glasser and daugh- | iland of Green avenue. ter, Bessie and Gertrude, Mrs. Meyer = Glasser, Joe Tuller, Gertrude Atlas,| Mrs. W. H. Fitch of East Town Nathan Dorinstein, Charles Glasser, |street is spending Christmas in New Sol Bugach, all of Malden, Mass. ' | Haven with her son and daughter-in- C. H. Wender, Mr. and Mrs. J. law, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Fitch. ] 1 3 il , al Now Yopw Mr. A Silverbers, all of| 5,0 Ambert R. Chandler a member Saknus—Kingsbury of the faculty of the Ohio State Uni- Miss Josephine Kingsbury, daugh- |Versity in Columbus, is spending the o e ey OS5 | vacation at his home on McKinley av. antic, and Quartermaster Serseant | "V Henry Saknus of Fort Wright, Iishers | Cheshire—Following _thelr _custom S N Mooy imited in marriage | the members of Lady Femwick chap- ristmas day, at the home of the|ier, D. A. R, sent Christmas gifts to bride’s mother here by Rev. 3 . e Fuller, pastor of the Baptist chitrch,|the inmates of the Town 2 The newly married couple left Fishers Island, where they will make DIED their home. Smith—Barrows. BEANKER—In Occum, Dec. 26, 1917, . Banker, aged 84 years, At the home of Mr. and Mrs, Thom- | Georse W. Ban » as Waliter Barrows in Mansfield Cen- | =———————————————————=————— ter, at 11 o’clock Christmas day, Le Roy Irving Smith and Miss Esther Winifred Barrows were united in mar- riage by Rev. Harry A. Beadle, of For : Pomfret Center. Mr. Smith is the eld- Infants and Children i est son of Mr. and Mrs. Horace L| InUse ForOver30 Years ' Smith of East Lyme. After a short orOver30Y. trip Mr. and Mrs. Smith will make | Always bears ' their home at Spring Hill the i Only members of the two families| Signature of 4 attended the wedding Monday. Hill—Tibbetts. On Christmas afternoon at 2 o’clock i the “wedding of Mise Netie C. Tibb;&s GEORGE G. GRANT ! and Herbert N. piace at the parsonage of the Central Baptist Undertaker flfl W church with, relatives and friends in attendance. Rev. Joel B. Slocum, D.| 32 Providence St., Taftville ' D., performed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs— Hill left for a short| Prompt attention to day or night calls, ‘ wedding tour after which they will Telephone 630. Apri4MWFawl | reside at their newly ufrnished home on Main street. The bride is the only daughter of Mrs. Nellie E. Tibbetts BEAUT[FUL, USEFUL and the late Elmer G. Tibbetts of Cliff i street. ‘The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Hill of Division street } and is a member of the firm of C. W. Hill and Son. New Haven.—M. Gardner Tewksmury |at prices that will pay you to l:nd'pesg.&lzoxi the holidays in New York come h!fl 'lh me .l'n is of the highest standard. | F. W. GULD, Jeweler WEDDINGS. ‘———————— Incidents !n Society Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coxeter of Lin- coln avenue spent the Christmas hol- idays in New Haven. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Elwell, Jr., have been spending Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Chase. i