Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 1, 1917, Page 2

s ‘transaction which will many in Wiilimantic Boston Saturday after- ‘Samuel Chesbro of this business on the e 5 Norus ana ain strects 1o iy_State Drug company. k. Chesbro stated that he has al- the business over to the Murray's oston Store tore Closed Today YOUR SHOPPING EARLY Pick out your presents while the picking is good and have ‘them delivered later. Our warerooms are full of suitable Call and look over our store > LINCOLN'S Furniture Store " - Telephone 285-3 - Main and Union Streets Willimantic, Conn. ~ DR. F. C. JACKSON . DENTIST Willimantic Phone 44 - JAY M. SHEPARD Succeeding Flmore & Shepera B eaiDiectoraniEmbaimer 082 N 5. Wil 5 HIRAM N. 3 FENN NDERTAKER and EMBALMER, 62 Church St Willimantic, Ct. Lady Assistan: FHERE 1s no advertising medium in tern Conpecticut equal to The Bul fcr Susiness results. ItlsO In every transaction it is L CHESERO SELLS o :5!“‘ STATE COMPANY’ in it ions“for | of -the. business have been for some time ang Mr. the trip to Boston wil e idea of closing. the-deal. s For_a number of years Mr. Chesbro ba been intercating himibelf in spec- ialties and it is with these that his in- terest will be concerned in future, It is his intention to travel a great deal and he may start for the south someiime soon. Mr. Chesbro has been connected with the drug busi- ness in_this ecity for a aumber of yoars. He was at frst with Dr. Fred- erick Rogers, but about twenty yvears ago went into business for himself in the Opera House block. Since that time he has attended strictly to the business which he has built up to one ©f_especial prosperity. It is expected that the present em- ployes of the store, Miss Alice-Eaker, Dwight Jordan and John T. Baker, wiil be_retained. The Bay State company has three stores in Massachusetts, one at Fox- borough, ora at Fitchburg and the other Palmer. The store in this city is the rrst that the com con- trols in this state. The chief stock- holder of the company is a Boston man. ro made Watch Night Services. The watch service at the local Meth- odist church was largely attended on Sunday evening. lce Eight Inches Thick. The icemen of the city are starting |Drepzrauons for their annual harvest. On a number of the ponds about the city the ice is about ten inches thick. At the pumping station pond where the city harvests® their crop, the ice is eight inches thick. PLUMBERS’ UNION FEASTS Twenty anquet Saturday Even- ing—Fine Gift Presented President H. J. Hall. Local Plumbers' Union, No. 345, held a banquet at the Johnson House Saturday evening at 9 o'clock. About 20 were present, including a few guests. The menu consisted of to- mato soup, turkey and dressing, cran- berry sauce, mashed potatoes, turnip, peas, 'scalloped oysters, lobster salad, crackers and cheese, ice cream and cake. Before the banquet W. Dineen, assisted by Harry Cotter took a flash light photograph of the party. After the banquet President H. J. Hall was presented a fine meerschaum pipe by W. Ladd in behalf of the mmebers, and after Mr. Hall had re- covered from the surprise, he re sponded with a short speech. Other speakers of the evening were J. French and W. E. Gray. Wheelmen to Dance Tonight. The annual dance of the Thread City Cyclers will be held this even- ing. It has been the rule of the club to hold this annual affair on New Year's eve but as that nisht would make the dance' come on Sunday the rule had to be broken for the first e. Probate Judge Shea to Retire. Judge James A. Shea, for the past ten years judge of the probate court, will step out of the office Wednesday when the recently elected judge will take possession. Owing to ill health which he has suffered for the past few years, Judge Shea declined the unanimous nomination for the office which was tendered him shortly be- fore the last election. Judge Shea is now in South Carolina for his health and he has written his friends in Wil- limantic that he is getting along well in the southern state. Team and Delivery Auto Collide. The delivery auto of A, N. Vaughn and a horse and wagon belonging to L. N. Dondero participated in an ac- cident on Jackson street near the cor- ner of Valley street Saturday noon. The wagon was being driven out of Valley street Saturday noon. The wagon was being driven out of Valley street while the other was coming down Jackson street. Neither driver saw the other until too lafe, conse- quently the accident could not be avoided. The wagon was not dam- aged to any extent but the automobile was not so fortunate, suffering a broken windshield and the front was damaged. Ledoux and Worth Still at Hespital. Frank Ledoux and Warren S. Worth who were injured when the rear wall of the Jordan building was dynamited, are still in the hospital where they were taken after the accident. The other men who were taken to the hos- pital have been discharged and have returned to their homes. Mr. Worth had his leg crushed so badly that it was first thought that amputation was necessary but by a number of operations the leg bas been seved. It will be weeks before he will be able to et on his feet. Hip Fractured by Fall. Fr. Thornberg. a tailor of this city, slipped and fell while on his way home from work Friday evening. At the corner of Oak and Carey streets, Mr. Thornberg stepped on a piece of fce and was thrown to the ground. He was essisted to his home by one of his sons and a doctor found that the leit hip had been fractured. OBITUARY Mrs. Mary V. Demar. The death of Mrs Mary Victoria Demar occarred at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Jane Neff, at 19 High strect Saturday morning. Mrs. Demar was born in France fifty-two years ago but she has resided in this city for several years. Besides her daughter there afe two sisters, Mrs, C. Cote and Mrs. Rose Farralle of ur Aim ing on| l‘hmer cold. the aim of the officers of s Institution to serve its depositors in a distinctive matters to transact are cor- welcomed. surt L. T. L. Meeting. Many members af the Loval Tem- gennu Legion attended the meeting eld in the W. C. T. U. hall Sunday afternoon at 3.15 o'clock. Speecial ex- orcises suitable to the holiday seasdn were held. Every Member Canvass. Ten men of the Congregational church of Windham Center called at the home of every family in the par- ish Sunday afternoon beiween 2 and 5 o'clock, in the Bvery Member can- vass. The men met with the hearty cooperation of those visited. Staebner—Lane. Frederick E. Staebner, this city, married Miss Florenes M. Lane at her home in Dorchester, Mass, Wednesday evening. Mr. Staeb- ner was graduated from the Windham High school in.the class of 1304 and trom Harvard in 1908. After a wed- ding trip he and his bride will reside in southern Florida where the sroom is doing engineering work for the gov- ernment. Recovering Slowly. Mrs. Fred Thempson, who was se- verely burned by acid which was thrown at her by some unknown per- son about six weeks ago, is resiing very comfortably at St. Joseph’s hos- pital where she was taken the night of the acid-throwing. OBITUARY. Thomas Clark Chandler. The death of Thomas Clark Chand- ler occurred at his home in Flanders district, - South Coventry, Saturday morning, shortly before /11 o'clock. Last Wednesday he was Stricken with a shock. He had been in ill health for the past three years and his last lilness, which came upon him about five weeks ago, forced him to give up work. Mr. Chandler, formerly of this city, was born in West Woodstock in 1835, the son of Moses and Marcia Lilli- bridge Chandler. He spent his boy- hood in that town and after receiving his education in the schools of that place he went to Webster, Mass, to learn the cotton busines: In 1877 he came to this city and acted as the agent of the Windham Cotton com- pany. He held this office until 1899 when he retired from active life and took up his residence on a farm in South Coventry. He married in Millville, N. J, Miss Helena Stites, who survives hifn, with five daughters, Misses Lucy, Jennie and Anna Chandler of this city, Mrs. €. S. Merrill of Middletown and Mr: Fred P. Hamilton of East Orange, N. FA Mr. Chandler became a very active worker for the welfare of Williman- tic while a resident of this city and It was thought his untiring efforts that the State Normal school was lo- cated in Willimantic. He also took a great interest in the erection of the town hall when that matter was up before the citizens of the town for discussion. Recent Arrests. The police have made a number of arrests during the week mostly of in- toxicant persons. One under arrest, Iver Johnson, is charged with as- sault in addition to the charge of in- toxication. He got into a fight in a saloon and during the .affair struck snother man who caused the arrest. Brief Mention. A. B. Kingsbury of Norwich was a visitor in Willimantic Sunday. Lester Rood of this city is spendinz some time with relatives in Holyoke, James M. Young, Jr. of Norwich, was the guest of friends in this city Sunday. Miss Alice Harper of Fitchburg is visiting “her sister, Mrs. W. Webster of Willimantic. A. Ernest Cherry of Norwich spent Sunday as the guest of friends in South Windham. . C. S. Curtis of Boston is spending New Year's at the home of W. A. Slate in South Windham. ‘Wales Thompson of Danbury is spending the holidays with his par- ents, at 68 Prospect street. Holden Arnold of Hartford is spend- ing New Year's day with his mother, who resides on South street. Miss Margaret Kelley of Boston was the guest of the Misses Johnson of Windham Center over the week-end. Miss Edith Willet, who is teaching in South Manchester, is spending the boliday vacation with her parents, at 89 Lewiston avenue. Mrs. George Easterbrooks and her daughter are spending the New Year's holidays with the former sister, Mrs. Mae Hank of Tyler avenue, Norwich. Many members of the Choral club of this city went to Norwich on the 10.25 trolley Sunday night and had their annual banquet at the Waure- gan_hotel. William Allard, who has bgen con- fined to his homé at 1155 Main street for some time with an attack of grip, is improving daily and expects to be able to get out this week. Many of the residents of Windham Center. gathered at the home of Miss Dorothy Brown of that place Satur- day evening. A very enjoyable even- Ing was spent with cards und danc- ng. A large number improved the op- portunity to get in some fine skating on the artificial pond at Recreation Park Sunday. The pond was crowded throughout the day and at night there was a large crowd out, in spite of the Increase in Quicksilver Pro- duction. The domestic output of quicksilver 1916, according to preliminary es- of H, D. McCaskey, of th United States Geological Survey, De- rtment of the Interior, was 28,942 lasks, valued at the estimated San Franclsco average price of $125.90 a flask, at $3,643,800. This was the, sreatest output'in quantity since 1904 and not only the greatest in value since 1875 but, excepting the value of $4,228,538 for that year, was the greatest in the history of the indus- try, which dates back to 1850. The figures for 1918 show an increase over 1915 of 38 per cent in quantity and 99 Per_cent In value. The more detailed New Year's state- ment of the quicksilver production in 1916, which will be given out by the Geological Survey, indicates notable activity in mining in California, Tex- as, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, due to the highest prices for the metal ever offered and the best market in many years. Heavy in ima ’ How often we hear it said of 2 maa ‘or woman that “they were rundown in health” whichaccountsfortheirpresent sickness. For that reason it is impor- tant that when you find you tire easily, formerly of| S —— Death of William H. Tift, Prominent zen and Brave Soldier—Annual Elections in the Sunday School— Briefs and Personal: Willlam H. Tift, 75, of Griswold, died Saturday morning after a. brief illness. Mr. Tift was born in- Grls- wold Feb. 21, 1341, a son of Nathan and Almira Sabins Tift. Early in life he was apprenticed to A. Leroy Pren- tice as a carpenter. When the Civil war broke out, in response to Lin- coln’s call for voluhteers, he enlisted, only two men in .town entering the army earlier than he. He became a member of Rifle company A, Second regiment, V. L, and when his three months’ term of enlistment expired he re-cnlisted, being assigned to Company H, Eleventh regiment, V. I _He par- ti¢ipated in the battles of Bull Run, Newberne and South Mountain, escap- ing injury, but at Antietam Sept. 17, 1862, he received a wound in the right leg which disabled him from further service, and he was honorably dis- charged Aug. 17, 1563. From this seri- ous wound he never fully recovered, and for a long time was incapacitated. After a time he was a_wagon maker and then for ten years had charge of M, E. Lincoln's coal and lumber yard in’ Jewett City. Recognizing his fit- ness fo fill official positions, he was often engaged ot fill town offices. He was town clerk and treasurer for sev- eral years, twice being the nominee on both ™ tickets. He was clerk for one year and treasurer for two vears of the borough. He also served on the board of selectmen and was the first on the board at one time. In politics he was a staunch republican. Feb. 21, 1866, he married FEmily Mitchell, who died Oct. 8, 1903. Of this union there survive two children, Mrs. Fred B. Owen of Fort Wayne, Ind. and Herbert H. Tift, paymaster at the American Thread company mills in Giasgo. There are two srandchildren. Oct. 17, 1904, he married Mrs. Alice Olin Lyon, who survives him. He was'a member of the Hopeville Methodist church. He was also a member of Reliance lodge, No. 29, I. O. O. F. He always took part in the Memorial day exercises and decorating some of the soldiers’ graves in the outside cemeteries as long as he was able. He was well versed in town his- tory, having an excellent memory, and was often consulted on such matters. The older residents of the town. who realize his worth, and knew his kindly heart, feel the loss of another loyal citizen _and soldier. Mr. Tift is survivel by a sister, Mrs. Martin Obeneau of Waterville, Conn. Official Board of Bantist Sunday School The officers elected to serve the Baptist Sunday school for a year are Superintendent, A. M. Brown; secre tary, Miss May Blake: treasurer, E. M. Gray; collector, Miss Alice Gilbert: assistant collector, Miss Ellen Will- cox: librarian, Arthur Frink; assistant librarian, George Davis; chairman concert committee, Miss Ida I. Foster; finance committee, Deacon D. L. Phil- hips and Nelbert Myott: superintend- ent home department, Mrs. M. E. Wil- son: superintendent ‘primary depart- ment, Mrs. E. M. Swift; superintend- ent cradle roll, Mrs. A M. Clarke; chorister, Rev. J. A. Spideli; pianist, Miss Alide A. Brown: recorder, Lemuel, Green; assistant recorder, Herbert Gray; missionary committee, Mrs. S. F. Brown. Rev. J. A. Spidell and J. B. Palmer, Jr. Congregational Sunday School Officers. The Congregational Sunday school officers are: —Superintendent, F. E. Robinson: assistant superintendent, T. A. Robinson; secretary, Earl S. His- Ccox: assistant secretary. E. H. Hiscox, treasurer, Andrew McNicol; libra- rian, Stanley Wheelock: assistant li- brarian, Miss Ethel Thompson. Heard About the Berough. Miss Nellie Franklin has been_the guest of Mrs. Frank B. ton. Mrs. J. T. Stewart and daughter Irene were in Norwich Sunday at the home of Samuel Carden. who has been very il Clovis Casavant has been in Man- chester, N. H., on a business trip. He was accompanie@ by Alfred ILeClaire. Mrs. Fred Condie has had as her guest Miss Etta Walcott of Provi- dence. Mr. and Mrs. M. family are spending New Haven. Miss Emma Hull of Willimantic is at_her uncle's, J. C. Hawkins'. Miss Esther Harris was in charge of W. Alling New Year's and in LAWMAIKER WANTS CONGRESS TO INVESTIGATE CONNECTION OF PEACE MOVE AND STOCKS the reading room at Slater library Sunday afternoon. WAGES INCREASED. Royal Worcester Employes Receive Notice of 10 Per Cent. Raise from President Fanning. The Worcester Gazette had the fol- lowing notice of local interest: All Worcester employes of the Royal ‘Worcester Corset company will receive mn their pay envelopes today an an- nouncement of a 10 per cent. increase in their wages. The Increase is pre- sented with the best wishes of the president, David Hale Fanning, to every one of his employes for a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. The wage increase will aggregate about $75,000 a year. WEDDING., Hewlitt—Gray. Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Gray, their old- est daughter, Ruth T.. became the wife of Linius J. Hewlitt. The bride entered the room with Her father. They were preceded by the brides- maid, Miss Esther Gray, a sister of the bride, and were met by the grocm and his best man. Herbert Gray. a brother of the bride. The wedding march was played by Miss Helen Gray, another sister of the bride, who also played softly during the cere- mony, which was performed by Rev. J. W. Payne, who married the bride's] parents. = ¥ The bride wore whife satin with an | overskirt of silk embroidered Geor-: gette crepe, with pearl trimmings. She i wore a_vell, canght in place with pearl ornamehts. Her bouguet was white { earrations and sweet allysium. The bridesmaid alsoe wore white. ‘The ; green and carnations. After a_ short wedding trip Mr. and Mrs. Hewlitt will reside at their newly furnished home on School street. 1 With Grip. Mrs. E. M. Gray is ill at her home with an aftack of gript COLCHESTER Eurial of Mrs. Henry Fettee—New Year’s Prayer Mecting at Congrega tional Church This Morning—Wil- H. Baker Taken to Backus The body of“Mrs. Henry Fettes, who sed at her home In Hartford Thurs- day, was brought here Saturday on the ‘noon train for burial In the family plot in Linwood cemetery. \She was a former resident of this place and is survived by two daughters and one son. Fred Coates of Hebron was a visitor in_town Friday. Joseph O'Bricn returned to Worces- ter Friday after a weeK's visit at his home on_School street. Henry Maynerd of Westchester was ® week end caller in town. New Year's Prayer Meeting. At the Congregational church Sun- day morning at 10.45 the_pastor, Rev. F. A. Blake, gave his sermon for the Reports in circulation, mainly in New York, that an advance tip on the pres- ident’s peace move had been obtained by stock speculators and that some of them had profited heavily, crystallized in the introduction of a resolution in the house by Representative W. R. Wood, an Indiana Republican, provid- ing for an investigation By a commit- tee of five representatives. When Sec- retarw Lansing told of the Wood res- olution he laughted and said that he would be very glad to have an investi- gation. Other officials said the gossip was ridiculous. - By the terms of the resolution the committee is to investigate “whether any one high in the administration of tal affairs in the United tates profited financiallly, either di- end of the year. A New Year's praver meeting is to be held this (Monday) morning at 9 o'clock. At Baptist Church. At the praise and worship service Sunday evening the pastor, Rev. B, D. Remington, took as his subject Our Past, Present and Future, or What We Were, What We Are, and What We Shall’ Be. Special services were held ut 10.45 a. m. V. 1. S. Meeting. The quarterly meeting of the Village Improvement society is to be held in Academy hall Tuesday evening. The R. F. D. carriers will not go out today (Monday) and the postoffice will close from 10.30 a. m. until § p. m., Thé board of selectmen held a meet- HAIR GAAY? THEN "~ APRLY -Bi I Darkens Gray Hair Evealy | If your hair is gray, streaked with gray, prematurely or just turning gray, THE FIRST SAVINGS BANK : y In a Cottage, which still stands in Ruthwell, Scotland, Henry Duncan organized, on May 10, 1810, a savings bank, - the first one on a plan suitable for the world at large. In the United States there were, in 1914, 2,100 savings banks, over 11 million depositors, about 5 billion dollars of deposits, and an average of $444 35 per depositor. When you put money in the savings bank you are put- ting it in a fried and trusted institution. It is the safest place in the worid. Eleven million pzople say so by their action. “THE WILLIMANTIC SAVINGS INSTITUTE Incorporated 1842 FRANK LARRABEE, President ing Saturday in their room in Buell's block. Taken to Backus Hospital. ‘William H. Button, who is seriously 1l with pneumonia, was taken to the Fackus hospital, Norwich, Saturday afternoon [n' 8. H. Kellogs's automor ile- Leonard Siebert of East Hampton was in town Saturday. James F. Purcell was a Norwich vis- itor Friday, motoring down. BALTIC Christmas Music Repcated at Catholic Church—New Ye: a Holiday for Mill Employes—Business Sold. Misses Katheryn Phelan of Bridge- port and Regina O’Connor of Spring- field, Mass,, are guests of Miss Imalda Gaucher. Leo Lavallie, a student in St. Hya- cinth seminary, Canada, is the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph La- vallie. The masses in St. Mary's church to- day (Monday) will be at 6 o'clock, 8 o'clock, and high mass will be cele- brated at 10 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Morrissett of Plainfield, formerly of Baltic, are Suests of Mr. Morrissett's mother, Mrs. Joseph Morrissett. Miss Medora Caron of Waterbury is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Noel Caron. Miss Doris Holmes is the guest of Putnam friends over the holiday. A number of local young people at- tended a dance in Willimantic Satur- day evening. Stephen Kurikosky. a promising young cartoonist residing in Williman- tic, had on display in one of the win- dows of a local store a number of car- Davis in Bos- | house was decorated with Christmas |toons, the subjects ships, trains and field artillery. Christmas Music Repeated. The 8 o'clock mass in St. Mary's ckurch Sunday was read by Rev. J. V. E. Belanger, who aiso celebratcd the 10 o'clock high mass, which was fol- lowed by a sermon in French. Music of the mass Christmas day was repeat- ed. Solos were sung by Mrs. R. J. Jodoin, Mrs. Alexander Dupont, Jr., Misses' M. J. Milner, Anna Donahoe, Fidelis Donahoe, Irene Roy, Caroline Buteau, Madeline Gallagher, also by Arthur Roy, Jr., and J. Pion. In the afternoon at 4 o'clock vespers were sing by Rev. Tho; Music was by the musical Milner was organist. William Caron, a_student at St Hyacinth seminary, Canada. is spend- ing the vacation at his home on Baltic Heights. Leo Billy, a student in Canada. is at ris home on Main street for the col- lege recess. Misses Eva Russell of Central Vil- lage and Mary Russell of Hallville were N. D. WEBSTER, Treasurer guests of Mrs. Sunday. P. J. Donnelly over Business Sale. The business recently conducted by Falmeaude & Rill has been purchased by Joseph Dumas. Trolly Trafiic Heavy. Trolley cars traveling to points north and south were filled to capacity Saturday afternoon and evening. tro cars were put on but could not accommodate the traveling public and many patrons of the road were com- pelled %o stand in the aisles in order to reach their destinations. A number of local young people spent. Sunday afternoon skating on one of the ponds in Montville. Holiday for Employ The Baltic Mills company and the Shetucket worsted mills will give their employes a day off today (Monday) and will resume operations Tuesday morning. Postmaster Thomas J. Sullivan has posted notive of the following hours for today and 6 to Unfortunate Man Arrested. Friday afternoon about 4 p'eloc | ficer John McGuire four intoxicated conditiva lying in at the extreme end of Main street, T man helpless and had to be r moved to the police station in & Wagc | He had been employed in town a {was on his way home when he | control of his feet. Perfectly Harmles Garrett Droppers are not some bolical new aerial devices, as doubtless supposed. Instead, the —Kansas City Star. *C'hiidren Crryfi FOR FLETCHER'S CASTQRIA are the Amierican minister to Greece. Deposits, - - $1,268,947.42 Surplus and Protits, $30,575.16 DIVIDENDS PAID APRIL 1st AND OCTOBER 1st DEPOSITS DRAW INTEREST FROM THE FIRST 'OF EACH MONTH JEWETT CITY SAVINGS BANK JEWETT CITY, CONN. | Aluminum Universal Combination Cooking Set 3 quart Cake Dish 3 quart Collander or Strainer 2Y, quart Double Boiler SEVEN COMBINATIONS WITH THREE PIECES AND COVERS 6 quart Berlin Kettle with Cover 6 quart Roaster 6 quart Steamer 3 quart Casserole ALL FOR 92.50 SR PSS S R e o SR e