Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 1, 1917, Page 5

on diseases] pf. Culture, yl Fitis. Tul Kianey troubles. scription. treatment Eesy" prevention ot Ty 10-11 & P 24 and 73 §21. No' Gutside calls 2 P. 1o My wife. ‘havl board onithe 28th of February; - ROASTING CHICKENS 35¢ 35¢ s, Neu S giin and 3 i or pre- v Seomach. %o Hours e ot Tade after T ‘my ‘bed and 1916, I will not ‘be responsible for any bills contracted’ by her after.this’date. Norwich,, Conn,, Dec. 30th, 1016. O&éfhinhflaf fvresd s A and Repair Work OF ALL KINDS ON | AUTOMOBILES, 82 Providence St., Prompt attention to day or n Felephone 630: - apr: The Great S re2r Taftville “calls, ecret DENTIST DR. E. }. JO Suite 46 Shannon Take elevator Shetuciet Phone. NES Building Street en- by securing one LADIES! Finish the Old Year Right of our 5 ot . mu? CADDEN BUILDIN: ‘| Fali New St-fss Millinery " MRS, G. P. STANTON' 62 Frankiin' Street Ceylon' ... ... Peanut Butter -. . i & e . 25¢ rad? Vielins sold on easy terms Thone I‘AV PROGRESS CONTINUE IN NORWICH FOR 1917 —Mayor Allyn L. Brown. VARIOUS MATTERS It is daybreak today at 5.35. this evening: A Happy New Year 'to all the read- | ers of The Balletin! % ; i i 35 The best moonlight 'nights * during January will be from the 7th to the 11th. H oF: it § The hotels. and. s will en- | restaurants v tertain numerous holiday dinner par- ties today. A very few persons will continue the old-fashioned custom of New Year's calls today. Yesterday was a day of stinging cold, the mercury el to the 26 degree al - newed spirit of co-operation and willingness on the part of our cits izens to pay for those things which insure further commerclal and civic progress., May this progress tinue in Noswich for 1917 and may all of the municipalities of ern Connecticut, realizing more and || more their inter-dependence, .de- velop an ever stronger spirit plan of co-operation to. a similar end. Mayor of Norwich. CONGRATULATIONS ON THE PROSPEROUS CONDITIONS NOW “EXISTING IN THIS LOCALITY 2 —Mayor Ernest E. Regers. The people of Eastern Connecti- cut have my congratulations upon | the many prosperous conditions now existing in this locality. The solution of the problems leading to these conditions has been greatly aided by the public spirit &nd co- operation exhibited. ERNEST E.-ROGERS; Mayor of New London. 73 mark even at noon. Postmen will be burdened today with bills for the first of the, year, .the first of the quartér.and the first of the month. i PERSONALS Mrs. James W. Baker of Sterling Mrs. Sabin Carpenter of Worcester, 3 formerly living in Putriam; has pre- |"s & recent Norwich visitor. 3 sented the school at Woodstock Valley | John Johnson of Hartford is the @ new orgam. Todav (New Year's day), Feast of the Cirgumcision. there will-be the cel= ebs n of the holy communion in the es. guest of friends and relatives in town over the holiday. . Miss Hazel Lamb, a student at the Norwich Free Academy, spent the holi- days at Old Mystic. Miss Alice Tyler of Norwich was a holiday week visitor at William H. Devolve's in Plainfield. Miss Evelyn G. Blackburn of West- erly is visiting at the home of Miss Jennie Loomis in Amston. Tpiscopal churéh The masses in St. Patrick's church today, the Feast of the Circumcision | of Our Divine Lord, will'be'at 5. 7-and 8§ o'clock, the last a high mass. In the portrait section of the Na- tional Academy exhibition _in New York there are portraits by Dewitt M, Lockman, the Windham artist. It is noted by the Middletown Press that the Shore Line electric cars have been giving excellent service the past month in the shore towns and vicinity. The pastor at Tolland, Rev: 'William Barber, has been called to Bridgton, Me., on account Of the seriois illness of his father, Rev. George Barber. State Tax Commissioner Corbin has just issued his statement of the value of the capital stoek of hanks and simi- lar organizations for purposes of taxa- jon. The officers of St. Agnes' Tierrey Temperance league of Mystic Were in- stalled Sunday afternoon by County Director William H. McGuinness of Norwich. A former Norwich . city- missionary, t_Rt;lv Am;rew J. Hetrick,, ol"‘l:éltgflmryi ell on the ice and: injur back. Bie Rend, recuitine that thece stiiches aken. i B & Son, Norwich, visited relatives and. friends in Plainfield during the week. Miss Irene Kenficld of Smith avenue is spending the week end as the guest of Miss Evon Broadhurst, of Lafayette street. J. E. Hart of 326 Main street, who has been confined to the bed since December 8, is able to sit.up a_ short time each day. George H. Amburn' is spending the week end in Watertown, Mass. Sun- day_he attended a meeting conducted ty Billy Sunday. Miss Minnie Hazler and Miss Nettie Karoli spent the week end in Gardner, Mass., the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ar- thur E. Robinson, Miss Minnte Longueil of Bverett,| Mass., and George Longueil of Tnih- burg, Va. have returned-after spend- ing a week with their cousin, Mrs. John T. Broadhurst of Lafayette Street. ¥ T After spending:a week at his home Lafayette street, ur G. Broad- Burst, will leave today for New York wheré he is employed-in. tlie sales. de- partment of the American Thermos Bottle company. POST OFFICE HOURS ON NEW YEAR'S DAY Two Deliveries Will Be Made—Money Order, Postal Savings and City Car- riers’ Windows Will Be Closed. * The office will be open from 7 a. m. to 12 m. The money order, postal sav- ings and city carriers’ windows will'be closed all day. Two deliveries will be e D e ity = wanlan S new morning delivery and a delivery at 2 p. m. Outgoing mails will close as usual, the last mail for New York and Boston will close at 9.15 p. m. Greeneville, Norwich - Town and Preston stations the hours will be the same as at the main office. Stations 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 There are no. eastern Connecticut cases to come.up before the. secretary of state tomorrow.. ay) the 15 cases of alle Intions to be Because of smallpox in Waterbury, over 300 children were vaccinated Fri- day at the Sacred Heart school in the parish of which Rev. Hugh Treanor, formerly of Norwick, s rector. A thoughtfui poem, The Year's Round—and Mine, from the facile pen of the minister, Rev. H. J. Wyckoff, is a feature of this week's calendar of the Second Congregational church. At Andover—Sunday—Rev.~ Jonn I Lockett, who has. Agcented @ aall-to the Greenfleld, Mass., First Congrégational church, preached his last sermon as pastor of the Andover church, which he has served since May, 1911, Eurasia Ravenelle of Baltic has moved to the Leonard Wilson place on the Freen Hollow road, which he re- cently bought. There ‘are nine chil- daré#-in the family, the four younger bel’g in school—Moosup Journal. acted. Deliveries will be made by the par- cel past carriers. _No deliveries will be made by the rural carriers, patrons on rural routes starting from the main office may call for their mail between 3 and 10 a. m. 25TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. George E. DeWolfe En- tertained at Supper. The central committee for the relief of Jews suffering through the war, subscriptions to which are addressed to Harry Fischel, New York, reports ecent contributions to that fund, In- ©luding, from Norwich, Conn. At the funeral of James Carrigan, {father of Rev. Andrew Carrisant o Faik Haven, Rev. John A. Dooley of South Coventry Was master of cero- monies in the. solemn -hish mass ‘of Satec™ ‘the Catholic ..Trgnscribt| | 'sr. ana Mrs. George E. De Wolte * 4 celebrated the twenty-fth anniver- A ti sary of their marriage on Saturday { o ety e IR G | X el T, Lovunt Dares tchurch ‘parish house ‘Wednesday, Jan. | In Preston. Four generations were 5 at 340 p. m. 45 to be addressed Ly |TePresented in the gathering and ev- irs. William 1. Adam, who originatey | Tyone present congratulated the bride th and groom of twenty-five vears ago. that “Sapgmet olles, and will speak on [ 7h0 Sehing was a most enoyable one £AER . for all. Forty-ve sat down to an old At Miadlbury; a a: fashioned turkey supper. ere were Bchool will pe. Held Son. o T aon | 2 umber of excellently Tendered vo- with the following conrses by Siorrgdcal selections and an orchestra, led by college ‘professors: Soils and . Fertil.JJames P. Service provided muslc for izers, by Prof. Southwick; Dairy Hus. dancing. Musser; ¢ Poultry Hus.)|. M. and Mrs. DeWolfe were married bandry, Prof. Jones. by Rev. Asher H. Wilcox and have made their home in Preston since their marriage. Present_at the gathering were guests from Norwich, New Lon- don, Waterbury, Conn., Newark, N. J., and New York city. Mr. and Mrs. DeWolfe were remem- bered by many beautiful tokens of esteem. At the close of the evening the guests again extended congratu- lations and hoped that all would be present at Mr. and _Mrs. DeWolfe's golden anniversary, 25 years hence. A New York: Sunday. paper -in. its picture supplemient featured the wed-. ding party of Miss Vera M. Kreger and Lieut. J. Hdntington Hills, U. S. A., at West Point, the groom being the son of Mrs. Tilllan Huntington Glade, formerly ‘of. Norwich, Amateur astronomers . here - ledrn that four eclipses of the sin and three ult’bl‘he moon, the greatest.-number pos- sible in a single year, swill oocur-in 1917. “The last ‘year in which seven no money order business wiil be trans- | BAN PUT ON FRUIT SELLING A ban:was placed on the selling of fruit in local stores and frult stands Sunday by the city fathers, and {rom now_on no more fruit will be salable on_Sunday. This was the result of a mieeting of the police commissioners, Alderman Emery Card, a clerk for N. D. Sevin | William H. Allen and Councilmen Wi liam S. Murray and John E. Vaughn, which was held on Saturday afternoon. The commissioners decided that it would be permissible to sell soda wa- ter. ice cream, newspapers, candy and cigars. The action taken was through complaints received from local mier- chants who claim that many of the GERMAN SOCIETIES HELD CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL. Entertainment and Play Held Sunday Night. A joint Christmas social and enter- tainment wa$ given by members of Germania. lodge, No. 11, and: Immer- gruen lodge in Gedmania hall Sunday evening. : = -On -the stage there was a Christmas trec which was prettily decorated, and each’ child, received candy and fruit. ‘Under the direction of Miss Bertha Hahn a play entitled The Tree Tri- umphant was masterly given by 25 children. - Miss Louise Heibel presided at_the piano. 3 “The committee in charge consisted C-:l Spanker and ot Henry Miller, Charles Spanker- NO MORE GAMBLING AT CONNECTICUT FAIRS Strict Measures Taken by Board of | Agriculture. o Secretary Leonard H. Healey of the. state board of agriculture has signed the death warrant of all gambiin; Zames. gperafed .in connectian wWith state fairs, according to the annual report of the board which he has just Dprepared for presentation to Governor. Marcus H. Holcomb. THhe report, which is practically completed, deals strongly with games of chance and in- | dicates that all such games will be wiped out at Connecticut fairs during the coming year. No longer will the three-shell man hold sway with the roulette wheel operator, when _the fairs are thrown open next summer, according to the recommendations of the report. The rule against gambl- ing will be enforced to the limit. Liquor selling at fairs will also be barred and this time will be barred effectively, the feport says. Some | time ago the board voted to prohibit all games of chance at fairs, but last fall it found that four or five of the fairs were being preyed upon by gam- blers. Since that time effective measures have been taken to wipe out all gambling zames at fairs and next year it is believed .that every fair in the state will be without this so-called institution. According to the report the board will also enforce the rule to prevent shows for “men only”-at state fairs. There were a number of these shows at_the fairs last fall The rules of the board regarding these violations read: When a member of the board, act- ing as ‘a delegate to any fair, or when a member of the board is a vi: itor to any fair, and shall call the af tention of any of the officials of said fair to the fact that such a game or games are being conducted upon said fair's grounds, said official or officlals shall immediately thereupon cause to be arrested, temporarily confined, as per Section 4404, the person or per- sons engaged in such game or games of chance. When the attention. of the fair official or officials shall be called to the fact that such games are be- ing conducted, and they do not imme- diately take the necessary steps to comply with the last mentioned stat- ute, it shal] be prime facle evidence that such game or games are being conducted with their knowledge and consent, and such fair assoctation will not be entitled to its state appropria- eclipses came was early in the last century, and the next will be 1935. | Incidents In Society ' Mrs. Frederick T. Sayles and sons, Thomas and Richard, are in Washing- ton, D C., for a brief stay. Mrs. Edward Whiting Johnson re- cently entertained a party at auction bridge at her home on Washington street. Norwich collectors’ of _coins have been informed that‘at the fourth even- ing meeting of the Ameritan Numis- matic society next Thursday in New York there will be an exhibition of the gomplete’ series of the new coinage of 1916, and discussion by members re- garding it. A Saybrook correspondent writes: The telegraph operators and .agents along the railroad system have fiot re- ceived their annual passes yet. The other employes have, which leads them to think the wage question invalved where they are polling to strike mnext week, may be the cause of holding them’ back. ICE GOING UP., P4 L 2y Local Dealers Raise Prices Owing to High Cost of " Living. By agreement of local ice dealers, the price of ice has been advanced and will stay at the quoted price un- ti] further notice. Reasons for the ad- vancement are attributed to the high cost of living. Owing to ralsé In the price of grain, and the high cost of labor, ihe dealers deem. it wise to make the -advancement. E The new prices are published in an- other column. . Mr. and Mrs. Horatio Bigelow and sons. Horatio and Ripley, left town last week for Georgetown, S. C., for a Lvnting trip. A masquerade was given at the Nor-, pucs ciub_ Batwrdoy Cveptng Yty Momi | Winifred Welles, Philip T. Welles and Russell Welles. Louis J. Richards has returned to Elizabeth, N. J.. after a visit of sev- eral days with his mother, Mrs. Charles L, Richard: Mr. and Mrs. Clarence P. Roath and children, Marjorie 3 gone to Florida to spend the winte feking St Petersburg their. headquar- rs. Mrs. Charles R. Butts of Washing- ton street entertained the Wednesday | Afternoon club last week. The' paper, Glimpses of American Magazines, was iven by Mrs. Butts. - . L. Blis Police 1:::: Arrests. Because they wefe damcing after 12 o'clock, 25 members of. fgevha'l(a A Benefit Society were arrested early’) Bunday morning and «bro to the, A amell Leids. of fhe. Falls 3 1 assell Leida. e Falls yas ar- S SRe g v e Biktimen, pole-by-the name 3 tion. All indecent shows and shows for “men only” will not be countenanced by the board, and all fairs permittine such shows upon their grounds will not be complyving with the regulations of the board. as to the conduct of ag- ricultural fairs, as by statute law re- Qquired. Fairs which do not comply with the above rules will not be entitied to their state appropriations. The report of the board will bring out the fact that the epidemic of in- fantile paralysis lowered the attend- ance of state fairs last summer. It is recommended that fairs be encour- aged and that fai- boards be made up of a general sprinkling of real far- mers. The report devotes considerable space to the work of the board of agriculture in connection with help- ing fhe milk industry and says that the abolishmeént of the leased car sys- tem was due almost wholly to the ef. forts of the state board, the Connec- ticut Dairymen’s Association and the | Connecticut grange. According to the report, the National Dairy Show recently heid in Spring- field, Mass. was the greatest asri- cultural exhibition held this vear in the east. Tt savs the show will un- doubtedly become a permanent ex-| hibit and recommends that a suitab) building be furnished for tha Cornee- ticut ‘exhibits. This matter, the re- port says, should come before the leg- fslature for action. p ‘As.an act of grace upon takiag up . duties as ' Governor General Cs Duke of D ‘&' capable mann G AT § >} ol » Putnam extends to her sister cities and towns of Eastern Con- necticut a hearty New Year’s greet- ing. Our wish is that all shall en- Joy a year of unprecedented, pros- perity during 1917; that we shall continue to grow and to develop all our resources with that emergy ana enterprise that is becoming characteristic of this section of Connecticut, and that health and happiness shall abound, bringing good cheer to each and every one. Let progress be our watchword. J. J. McGARRY, Mayor of Putnam. | coun! with the majority during the year 1917.We of the Thread _ City d_the glad hand of good wship to oud sister cities and towns. May health, happi- on. the banners of good old East- "ern Connecticut. DANIEL P. DUNN, Mayor of Willimantic 1 sk G | ErEe [ECUTT 'DESIRES CONTINUING AND. ENLARGING GOOD FORTUNE % fi AND CONTENTMENT ~~Warden Harry E. Back. The Borough of Danfelson ac- knowledges and is grateful for the spiendid_ service rendered her- by e Bulletin and Its staff. She wishes The Bulletla unbounded success during 1917. Through this Journal she sends New Year's greetings to her sister municipali- ties. She congratulates them upon the material prosperity that has blessed them during the year past, and she desires for them continu- ing and enlarging good fortune and contentment during. the coming seasons. She also bespeaks for them abundant increase in knowl- edge and virtue. HARRY E. BACK, . Warden of Danielson. l CHARLES P. BUSHNELL ELECTED PRESIDENT. Milkmen of New London County Form Organization. Charles P. Bushnell of Norwich was clected president of the New London County ~ Milk Producers _assoclation which was organized in this city on Saturday at 11 o'clock in the town hall The meeting was well represented by the milkmen of the county and was called to order by Charles P. Bush- nell, president of the New London County Improvement league. ‘Warren Jewett of Worcester, Mass., representing the New England MUK Producers’ association. gave an address and stated that he had 40 cows and daily milked a number of them, having milked 10 that morning before he left his_home to come to Norwich. He sald he had been in the business 40 years and that only two days in the 40 years had his route been missed, and he is interested in all lines of dairying. “I fcel the time has come for the furmers to organize to get a suitable price for their milk,” he said. “The price today and the profit is not what it should be” Continuing he said he could remember when $12 was paid for a ton of meal, and now it is $40. Then the qmatter of securing suitable help is a difficult one now that bet- ter jobs ar eto be had and shorter hours of employment are offered than by farmers, who sometimes find they re forced to. labor from 12 to 15 hours a day. Organization controls the price of coal and other products in Worcester, and I presume it does in Norwich. I 'do not know of any or- zanization that is better able to han- | dle the miik proposition than the New England Milk Producers’ association. County Agent Warner stated to the meeting that in view of the contra- dictory instructions received by Mr. Jewett and himself he could not rac- ommend the joining of the New Eng- land association unless those who paid their $1 each should attend the annual meeting referred to and look well af- ter the by-laws and constitution to be adopted to se ethat they met all the lccal requirements. He feit that the association had more to do than to set the price of milk. He believed that the matter of standardizing the milk and dairies should be taken up through an organization rather than by an individual effort. There was a discussion between Mr. Jewett and Mr. ‘Warner over the merits of the organ- ization, but it was brought out in this that membership in the New England organization was considered best. Mr. Warner argued that he felt that it was better for the organization to provide for representation of local and county essoclation by delegates rather than by proxies on the pro rata plan of their membership. Others expressed their opinion on the matter. It was voted to form a county assoclation and to send delegates to the New England Mi Producers’ association meeting in Ieb- ruary and also to form a local organ- ization. The officers elected are as follows: so-called_fruit stores sell other arti- cles beside fruit, such as bread, canned goods, bags Of coal and that these stores are, open both day and inght, while they (the merchants) are com- plying with the law_in not keeping open on Sunday. Chief of Police Linton was given instructions to sec that this law 1z compiled with and the chief instructed every officer to watch such stores on his beat. p There will be no leeway and if sat- isfactory results ~cannot be obtained the stores will’ be closed entirely on Sundays. JOHN STEINER CELEBRATES 82ND BIRTHDAY TODAY Has Been a Resident of This City Since 1836. ! Today, New Year's Day, is inter- esting to John, Steiner, of 77 Church street, Norwich, for although he doesn’t look it, it is his 82nd birthday a fact certain to bring him many con- gratulatory messages from friends. Mr. Steiner beging 1917 in excellent health, active and busy. The 'youngest of seven children and the last to survive, Mr. Steiner was born in Mottenberg, Germany, Jan. 1, 11835." He came to this country in 1854 and two years later located in Nor- -wich. He first entered the hotel bus- iness, opening the United States hotel & President, Charles P. Bushnell; vice president, J. Kellogg Hall, Preston: JOHN STEINER second vice president, G. H. Morgan, Salem; secretary and treasurer, C. J. Abel, Lebanon. Secretary and Treasurer Abel was authorized to secure subscriptions to membership in the organization. Secretary Abel reported that 52 had joined the organization. The delegates elected to attend the Boston meeting are Charles P. Bush- nell, Charles J. Abel and Elisha Wa- terman. The suggestion that a membership | committee be appointed from each town was adopted after electing the following nine persons from their re- spective towns, the chair was author- ized to appoint the remaining 12: T. H. Haney, Waterford; Elisha Water- man, Lebanon: Henry J. Kendall, Lis- Lon; D. .J McCarthy, Norwich; A. P. Bennett. Preston; J. F. Brown, Stonington: Lloyd Aver, Terrance Coughlin, Balti Lebanon. Y. M. H. A. HELD REGULAR MEETING Twelve New Members Have Been Re- ceived. In 1853, ‘Then he opened the Germa- nia_hotel ‘ang later took over the hotel In - Young’s block on Franklin square. He retired from this life in 1882 and some vears later conducted a cigar store on lower Broadway for a time. Mr:. Steiner has served In the court of common council and when there was a member of the fire committee. He was one of the early members of the old Wauregan Hook and Ladder company and in November, 1877, he went with the company from this city to_the big Boston fire. Fraternally Mr. Steiner is a member of Shetucket lodge, No. 27, I. O. O. F. He is also a member of Palmyra en- campment and of Canton Oneco. He joined the ‘uniform rank and was aide- de-camp on the staff of former Gen- eral Underwood, commander-in-chief of the United States uniformed branch of the order of I. O. O. F. ‘Mr. Steiner has lived a retired life since 1908 and ha devoted his time o the care of his property and his wife and daughter, Miss Teresa Stein- er, occupy the handsome residence once known as the Captain Coit piace, overlooking the harbor. His two, John J. and Major Henry J. Steiner are in Rosita, Colorado. For the past 34 years Mr. Steiner has been agent for several steamship lines. AGENT BROWN TENDERED BANQUET TO OVERSEERS Bosses Gathered Board. The regular meeting of the Y. M. H. A. was held Sunday afternoon in their rooms in the Cook block with a large number in attendance. The meeting was presided over by B. Weinstein in the absence of the pres- ident, Nathan Blumenthal. The re- ports of the committee in charze of the membership campaisn reportea 12 new members had been secured, thus bringing the total membership up to 90. It was voted to have lectures in the rooms every Friday _evening. These lectures will be delivered by Rabbi Rosenberg and Rabbi Silver- man. The athletic committec report the organizing of a basketball team and a bowling team. The plans for an_entertainment were discussed and it was decided to have the assistance of the Y. M. H. A. dramatic club. The director of the club reported that in order to make the dramatics a suc- cess he must have the cooperation of the young ladies’ branch of the or- ganization. It was voted to ask the young ladies to participate in the dra- matics. The entertainment committee will have charge of the arrangements for the cntertainment. New Year’s Reception at Y. M. C. A. All the adult memnbers of the local Y. M. C. A. and the members of the Woman's auxiliary with their friends are expected to attend the annual New Year's reception this evening from 3 to_10 o'clock. The program will open promptly at 8 p. m. with a basketball game in the symnasium, and this will be followed by the entertainment in the Y. M. C-. A. auditorium, consisting of orchestra music, soprano solos by Mrs. Charles T. Bard, and three reels of moving pictures, after which the ladies of the avxiliary will serve refreshments. Greek Army Demobilizing Falls Company Around Festal The overseers of the Falls company were given a banquet at the Waure- gan House, Saturday evening, by the agent of the company, Arthur Ches- ter Brown. p Those in attendance were William H. Martin, Frank St. Lawrence, Aus- tin Furlong, G. M. Warwick, Henry Labrie, Willlam H. Kingsley, Fred Bentley, Robert McBurney and A. C. ® rown. The following menu was served: Oyster Cocktail Cream of Chicken a la Reine Flake Wafers Roast Turkey, Sage Dressing Cranberry Sauce Mashed Potatoes Green Peas French Bread Neapolitan Ice Cream Assorted Cake Demi Tasse _ Cigars and Clgarettes Following the menu spseches were made and William H. Martin, who has been with the company for the past 25 years acted as toastmaster in ¥ Agent Brown has been with the company for 21 years, starting in as an office boy. It is now a IcENTaAL BAPTIST SCHOOL EQUALS ITS RECORD. Average 400 in Attendance During ecember—Largest Since 1878. During the latter part of November it was decided by ofcials of the Cen- tral Baptist Sunday school to keep an exact account of the attendance during the month of December and try to du- plicate the record which was estab- lished in 1878 under the direction of Supt. John L. Denison of averaging an attendance of 400 for a period. In summing up the attendance of the five Sundays in December it was found that the record was duplicated, as they had an average attendance of 400, and the exact aggresate total of 2,000 for the month of December. The Contest was not only for the purpo=e of securing new members, but an at- tempt to get the lod members back in ine. For four Sundays during the month just closed ‘the attendances at the Men's class follow: 103, 106, and 101. OBITUARY. Harold Lawton. Harold Lawton, organizer of the mills at Plainfield and several others and one of the most prominent men in the textile business in New England, died on Saturday afternoon in a New York hospital where he underwent an operation. Harold Lawton was born in Moos- ley, England, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lawton, about 65 years ago. When only a boy of nine years he started on his life work and enter- ed a mill and has since been con- nected with many mills. He came over to this country about 40 years ago and located in Boston and vicinity. He has been connected with mills in New- ton, Mass, Woonsocket, R. I, North Grosvenordale, Centerville, Montreal, Canada. Moosup, Baltic, Plainfield and other places. At_one time he was In charge of the Gladding mills at Moosup and for nearly four years he was superintend- ent and manager of the Baltic mills. In the year 1905 he went to Plainfield and bullt the Lawton Mills. At the time the mills were put in operation thez had 30,000 spindles while now they have 130000, Mr. Lawton has done much towards the growth of Plainfleld and of other places where he resid- ed. The ed v company when first organiz- capitalized at $250 while at the present time their capital is $2,- 000,000. Desides being deeply inter- ested in the manufacturing business, Mr. Lawton was very instrumental in the welfare of the places where he re- sided. He was president of the Flain- fleld ‘bank and!also president of the Central Worsted Co, of Central Vil- lage. His extensive experience and mark- ed ability is acknowledged in the man- ufacturing. Fraternally son and he was 4 member of the Hal- tic Methodist church. _ Mr. Lawton married Georgianna Pettigrew of Plainfield, who survives him with brothers and sisters in England. 7.» was a kind, generous man with a lovable disposition and gained the respect of all who knew him. He will long be remembered by not only the citizens of Plainfield and other places where he resided but by all who knew him. Miss Eliza W. Geer. On Sunday morning about 11 o'clock Miss Eliza Witter Geer entered into rest at her home in Poguetanuck after @ short illness. She spent Christmas day and her 95th birthday, the day be- fore, quietly in her usual health. She was born Dec, 24, 1821, on Rose Hill, Ledyard, daughter of Joseph Geer and Laura Witter Geer. She spent her life on the home farm until after the death of her youngést sister, when she purchased a house in the village, which has since been her home. She was a faithful member of the Ledyard Congregational church and always in- terested in its welfare, as her frequent gifts to the society have testified. She was also a benefactor of the Bill Library association. Her father, Joseph Geer, served in the war of 1812. He was a descendant of George Gecr, who eettled at the Geer homestead in 1659, in the imme- diate neishborhood. Her grandfather, Jonah Witter, was a soldier in the war of the American Revolution She was the last of her immediate family but is survived by nephews and nieces in western New York, Ohio, Michigan and California. Fers has been a quiet, useful Iire, and she leaves many warm friends who have enjoyed her cordial hospi- tality, and her cheerful and kind dis- position. Henry J. Andrews. Norwich friends have just learned of the death in Waterbury on Christ- mas day of Henry J. Andrews, father of Mrs. F. H. Merrill, formerly of this city. Mr. Andrews was sick in hed but about five days iliness with grip. de- veloping into secondary ‘prsumonia He was 76 vears old and his death occurred on his wedding anniver: The funeral was held in Water on Thursday with a church service at the First Baptist church and the service at the grave conducted by the 0dd_Feliow Mr. and_Mrs .Mer re- siding in Flatbush, L. are now A Safe Statement. £ Washington announces that the American government has not in any way altered its etand on the subma- rine question. Tt seems entirely safe to make the same statement for the German government. Savannah News. _— Worth Attention of Women When you feel too tired to work, when dark puffs appear under your eyes, when you wake up weary, with backache or pains in sides and loins, when muscles and bones ache, wher you suffer rheumatic . twinges, when lumbago puts you down, then you know the kidneys are weakened or disordered. Mrs. T. J. Bucknell, Route % “T am’ erl; the v LT IR 14 08 AT and Embalmers | 337 MAIN STREET Oppesite Post Offies 'Phone 238-2 Lady Assistant FUNERAL. Charles B, Chapman. The funeral of Charlés 51 Chapman was held from his late on Sachem terrmce Saturda noon, with many relatives and £ attending, some coming from A other York, Needham, M3 Mass, New London ard Rev. J. Eldred Brown, rect ity Episcopal church, read the pr service. At the service in th ity Episcopal church 2.30 t ket rested in front of the grouped about it were many be floral forms. The services were ducted by Right Rev. & v Acheson, agan bishop of town, & by Archde dred Brown,-the rector of Rev. Richard Grahar church, Rev W Riverside and bone of Amesbury the deceased. Tt the reading of the In attendance wére employes of the Che delegations from the which Mr. Chapman Grand Lodge of Masox was represented b; zle of Pawcatuck, tin Holden, past A. Kies « a master and d se il grand lod past gr s ¢ na m The besrers : bert and Henry " Trinity church, Char Phe Nathan A nkers and Freder I Allen Bidwell repre B0, Burial was in the Maplewood cemetery mittal service was conducted J. Fldred Brow sisted Eoyalton ar Mr. family wh Spain is believed to have 000 tons of coal in deposits sca over nine provinces: The World's Greatest External Remedy. Backache, | Rheumatism, Lumbago, & —Any Local Pain. Insist on Havin ALLCOC BASKETBALL ST. JOHNS OF HARTFORD vs. 1% TAFTVILLE IR IN PARISH HALL AT 3 P. M. Jam. ist, untll further nofice, price of Ice will he— Markets g per 1 Stores and Saloons pe PaalTion . 2.5 5 hasediss 50¢ per J. H. FORD, KRAMER BROS., H. B. BATES, AVERY BROS. 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