Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 19, 1917, Page 2

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What Is Going On ToRight. Natchaug . Lodge, No.- 22, K. of P, Main street. Francis-S. Long Post, No. 39, G. A. R., Town building. A Day of Thaw and Slush The roads on the outskirts of the city were made disagreeable Sunday by the melting of the smow which caused small sized rivers and lakes. People walking were in danger of cetting splashed by the passing au- tomobiles. The streets in the city were not-so bad as the water run into the gutters and down the sewers. The hills about the city save the appear- ance of torrents, the water running down the gutters to a depth of about four inches and about two or three feet-in width. Stork Only Mede 23 Visits. According to the records on file in the office of the town clerk there were twenty-three births in the town of Windham during the past month. Out of the twenty-three fifteen were girls and the remainder were of the male sex. OBITUARY Mrs. Lillian 1. Dore. The death of Mrs. Lillian L occurred at the private hospital Fri- day. She was born in Newton Upper Falls, Mass., in 1359, the daughter of Thomas and Ann Newton Lowe. She OUR SPLENDID VINOL Quickly Stopped Mr. Clark’s Hang-on 4 Cough We have seen right here in Norwich such wonderful results from the use of Vinol in such cases, that we agree to return the money to anyone who tries it and does not get the same re- t Mr. Clark did. He says:— “I used Vinol for a chronic cough and hard cold which it seemed im- possible to get rid of. At nights I would cough violently so I couldn’t sleep. 1 learned about Vinol through a friend who had used it at the house where I am living, and the result of its use in my cgse was that the hard cold was soon well and the chronic disappeared in very short J. Clark, 9 Pearl St, Am- T cough order.” sterdam, It's the beef and cod liver peptones, iron and manganese peptonates and glycerophosphates contained in Vinol that makes it such a successful reme- dy for chronic coughs, colds and bron- chitis. Try it on our guarantee. Broadway Pharmacy, G. G. Engler, Proprietor, Norwich. Vinol is sold in Willimantic by the Wilson Drug Co., Williams in Danielson by the A. W. Pharmacy, and in Putnam by J. F. Donahue. Also at the leading drug stores in all Connecticut towns. Salve REMOVES SKIN AFFECTIONS Osne package proves it. Sold and 'm:,-b-nmm A Clean-up Sale OF ODD PATTERNS a little shop worn CLEAN-UP PRICES Qur only excuse is to change them for new ones—as we have to pay more for new spring goods—below are some prices: A 9x12 Fibre Rug was $11—now $8.95 A $10.50 Iron Bed down to $7.50 A $10.00 Tron Bed down to $6.75, A $9.00 Iron Bed down to $6.50 A $5.00 Iron Bed down to $3.95, A $5.50 Florence Oil Heater now $4.85. Use your own judgment in the mat- " LINCOLN'S | Furniture Store Telephone 285-3 Main and Union Streets Willimantic, Conn. leaves two Prentiss of. s Storrs, two siste: e e - e et [ WILLIMANTIC ] S 7 Dore_ of Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson and of * Mrs.' Amanda Gulley of # L, and three brothers, David C. Lowe of Ashaway, R. I, John of California and Ernest Lowe of Dedham, Mass. Mrs. Johanna Haaly. e ot She_was one of the oldest resi- th e e o " noe Hite sed e greaf of T Phere, although born in Ireland. _She leaves one daughter, Mrs. F. L. Har- vey of Windsor Locks, and three sons, of South Healy of ham Friday night from infirmities Age. dents -of Michael and Jeremiah C. Windham and Thomas Cleveland, Ohio. James The death of James E. Ferguson occurred at his home on Bellevue street Saturday afternoon after a long illness with diabetes. Mr. Ferguson was employed by the Jordan company as a window. decorator for many years and had many friends in Willimantic who will mourn his loss. Besides his widow, he is survived by his father, James’ Ferguson. 5 FUNERALS Stafin Zimboi. The funeral of Stafin Zimboi, the one month old child of Mr .and Mrs. S. Zimbol of 11 Ives street, who died at the home of his parents, Saturday noon, was held from the house Sun- dey afternoon. Burial was iff St. Jo- seph’s cemetery. George T. Cunningham. Funeral services for George T. Cun- ningham were held in the undertak- ing parlors of Jay M. Shepard on North street Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev: Vernon W. Cooke offi- ciated. The body was placed in a receiving vault in the ~ Willimantic cemetery for burial later. Fenguson. Hiustrated Lecture. ; At_the Congregational church _'in ‘Windham Cente; junday evening Rev. M. R. Plumb gave an illustrated lec- ture on Billy Sunday. Many attend- ed the lecture which proved very in- teresting. Special City Meeting. The special city meeting called for the purpose of appropriating $3,500 additional to the appropriation for the rewiring of the fire alarm system has been called for one week from tonight. The purchase of a new mo- tor is also in this new appropriation, which will just double the first amount called for by the committee that investigated the meeds of the de- partment. Fifteen Marriages Last Month. During the past month there were fifteen marriages performed in the town of Windham. Rev. J. A. Sulli- van of St. Joseph's church took the lead in performing marriages for that month, marrying four couples while Rev. J. J. Papillon of St Mary's church performed three of the fifteen marriages. CARPENTERS REJECT $20. Members of Local Union Holding Out for $22 From Builders, Members of the local carpenters’ union state that there has been no settlement of the difficulties between the carpentess and buiiders of the city. Some time ago the carpenters put in a notice that after April 1 they would expect $22 a week for their work. The builders tried to com- promise, offering the men $20 but this has not been accepted by the union. MILITARY CEUSUS WORK Start Tuesday—Rooms Open From 9 a. m. to 10 [ Sl Mayor Daniel P. Dunn, and P. Chesbro and A. L. Weatherhead, aides of the executive committee which is taking the census of the town of Windham, were hard at work in the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce Saturday, getting things ready for the real work which will begin soon. To make the work go along more rapid- ly the committee has had a private telephone No. 279, installed in the rooms which will be the headquarters during the campaign. It is now thought that if the application blanks arrive in town the work can be start- ed by Tuweday ahd it is hoped that it can be finished by the end of the week. Rooms will be open cvery day with the exception of Sundays from 9 in the morning until 10 at night giving every one of the workers an opportunity to get his list in at the end of a da B ARRESTED ON PLATFORM Fred L’Heureaux Charged With Theft of Tools and Overshoes. May As he alighted from the 4 o'clock express at the local station Saturday afternoon, Officer Palhus placed Fred I’Heureux under arrest, charged with theft of some tools from St. Laurant. Roland Healy was before the court last week as the result of the same theft and at that time L'Heureux was mentioned in the deal. In addition to this there is another charge of theft against the man, the theft of a pair of overshoes from a local shoe deal- Murray's Boston Store WILLIMARTIC, CONN. ~ THIS IS THE LAST WEEK OF OUR FEBRUARY WHITE SALE Saturday night of this week will bring our Sale of White to a close. This is your last opportunity to share in these splendid values and replenish your Muslin Underwear wardrobe for Spring, because one must have plenty of cleverly trimmed Night Gowns, Combinations, Corset Covers, Chemises, Etc., to be quite correct in style these days, and this szle offers you every opportunity to provide your- self with all the up-to-date undermuslins and save on every garment. THE H. C. MURRAY C0. As th&:e‘lllt of a stabbing affair | whieh - place om Main street mfldmty&;{heAmnn comipany’s three men were toxication and breach of peace. and result of one of the party flo a knife after an argument. Dr. F. M. Smith, who was cailed to the station that the wound indicated that a sharp knife had been used. Officers MGAr- thur and Enander made thé arrests. Main Street Saloon Attached. Saturday night the saloon of Stan- ley Rubyeski at 820 Main street was closed and an attachment of $800 for a claim which George F. Heublien & Bros. Inc., of Hartford holds against ‘Rubyeski. The claim for - goads furnished. The plaintiffs are repre- sented by Lawyer Wiiliam J. Mulll gan of- Hartford. The case is made returnable to the court of common pleas for Hartford county on the first Tuesday in March. The papers in the case were served by Sherisr C. A. Gates of this county. Brief Mention. Everett W. Ladd of this city spent the week-end with friends in Cam- bridge, Mass. Frank E. Hart left Sunday for Der- by, where -he has a position in the Derby high school- Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Healy and children of Cleveland, Ohio, are spend- ing some time with Mr. Healy's rela- tives in South Windham. The ladies of the German Lutheran church met at the home of Mrs. Kir- chner of South Windham Thursday afternoon for Kaffec Kiatch. There were nine ladies present. The minister Rev. A. F. Bobsin, attended also. PLAINFIELD Bupper Served to 550 by Children -of Mary Society—Flowers and Gifts for Rev. William A. Keefe an 40th Birth- day—A. C. A. Installation. A most successful supper for the benefit of St. John's parish was held in Krauss' hail Saturday evening, when members of the Children of Mary, as- sisted by the Rosary society, served supper to more than 550, eclipsing all previous suppers served by about 100. The hall was beautifully decorated and the six tables set were handsomely ar- rayed with flowers. Supper was served trom 5 to 8 o'clock: : Following the supper, a carnival was held, a number competing for prizes offered "for the most comically attired man and woman. The winners were Joseph Morrisette and Miss Diana Bonnin. The judges were Joseph Bel- anger, Julian Martin and Frank Bel- isle. During the evening musoeal se- lections were rendered by Krauss' or- chestra. It is estimated that $150 will be realized by the efforts of the follow- Ing committee: Antenia Hebert, presi- dent, Blanche Guertin, Agnes Nolan, Miss Lambert, Rose Grenier, Diana Bonnin, Lena, Catherine and Selina Mitchell, Lillian Coffey. Aldenia Bed- ard, Annie Dayon, Teresa Rayno, Henrietta Berube, Miss Dumaine, Miss Levesque, Teresa Sullivan, Miss Houle, Albina Vincent, Evelyn Crooks, Florida Baril, Marie L. Bernier, Mary Burke, Amelia Pichie, Mary and Laura .Du charme, Miss Audette, Miss Guilmette, Blanche Marcaurelle, Omalda Buliard, Victoria Derosier, Valida Martin, Miss Lee, Rose Brodeur, Miss Auger, Lily Marshall, Pauline Peltier, Yvonne Gauthier, Miss Fournier and Miss Raymond. Gift Presented Pastor. At the close of the supper Rev. William A. Keefe, the beloved pastor of the church, was surprised when presented 40 American Beauty roscs| with a dollar bill attached to each rosc | and a substantial gold purse by the | parishioners, in honor of his 40th birth- day, which occurred Saturday night. The bouquet was presented by Miss Annie Dayon. and Miss Antonia He- bert, president of the Children of Mary, presented the zold purse, while Miss Lena Mitchell delivered the following nddress: Presentation Address. “Reverend and Dear Father: Jt is an extreme pleasure to me to be chosen to expréss in the name of our society of the Children of Mary and of your grateful parishioners our respec®ul and sincere good wishes and congratu- lations on the oceasion of your birth- ay. “We avail ourselves of the oppor- tunity, dear Father, to assure vou of our deep appreciation of your zeal for our spiritual and temporal welfare, for which we: begto offer you in our name, and in that of the parishioners, who helped’ us to organize this cele- bration, our heartfelt gratitude, and as & token of which we ask you to accept this small gift which our society wish- es to present you tonight. We ask you to consider the feeling which prompted this little token rather than its value, and we pray that it may be given us to celebrate many happy re- turns of such an occasion as- this. “May God leave you long to continue the good vou have so well begun. We renew our cordial good wishes for a most happy birthday and many happy returns.” Acknowledged Gift. Although completely surprised, Rev. Fr. Keefe responded in his usual elo- quent manner, thanking the Children of Mary and his parishioners for their generous gift and gratitude. He said that he was pleased that the parishion- ers were satisfied with his religious efforts and asked them to pray that God might help continue to satisfy his worthy parishioners.~ A burst of applause followed Father Keefe’s words. A bouquet and a gold piece were also | the following members: JAY M. SHEPARD Suceeeding Elmore & Sheperd FuneralDirectorandEmbalmer 60-62 Nortk St., Willimantic Lady Assistant Tel connection DR. F. C. JACKSON DENTIST 752 Main Street, Willimantie Hours—9 a. m. to 8§ p. m. Phone 44 N. FENN and EMBALMER, “Willimantie, Ct. UNDERTAKI 62 Church It’'s tzo for ome tomor- row and as long as the supply holds out—two cakes of your favorite Palmolive for the price of one. Just tear out the coupon that appears below. It’s “Jegal tender” at anystore where the soap is sold— —will buy you one cake 'Palmolive oliveevenonceyouknozo, - : and will be the first to . oil soap. of Palmolive Soap if you buyanother. You get two cakes for only 10 cents by presenting this free 10-cent coupon. It isn’t necessary, bere, to dwell upon the excel- he will honor it. lence of Palmolive and the qualities which make it the great and favorite presented Rev. Fr. Keefe by Miss Isa. belle Flynn. toilet soap. _The solicitors were Victoria Dero- sier,-Annie Dayon, Lillian Coffey, Se'- ma Mitchell, Noia Pichie. Teresa Sullivan, Exina Gamache and Amelia Agnes A. C. A. INSTALLATION. General Organizer Francoeur of Man- chester, N. H., Visits Order. Plainfleld order of A. C. A. held a meeting in Krauss' hall Sunday after- noon at which Joseph Francoeur of Manchester, N. H., general organizer of the order, installed the following of- ficers: President, George Vosper; vice president,” Ubal Coderie; secretary, Joseph Meteviere; treasurer, Napoleon Goyette, and a standing committee of Pierre rd, Joseph Bernier, George Russell, Rosa- beile Russell, Blanche Goyette and Meteviere. then rendered a vocal selection; Joseph Francoeur followed, speaking on the beneficiaries of the order, and there was a short address by Gregoire of last A representation of the Moosup A. C. A. was present at the installation exercises. whist of tonight. Wel .—adv. Rev. 'W. A. Keefe spoke at Arctic, R. 1, Sunday evening, taking as his subject refathers. Our Fo: was held in honor Gardner at her grand- parents’ home in Bkonk Saturday night. Basketball and dance at Jewett City Ideal Singing Orchestra of Following _the ~ exercises, refresh- ments were served, and concluded by a Birthday Party. A birthday party Miss Bdla New Foes for Gussie. F Congressman _Gardn qudrrel” with Switzerland, er must now Norway, as well as with 1 the If you haven’t, this is your chance to prove the truth of all you have heard about Palmolive.% To’ make the acquaintance of this great Palm and Olive Take the coupon to any dealer that sells scap and Selp . - If You Will Present Coupon Scouts Attend Church—H. & A. As sociates Present Farewell Gift to Herbert Barnett, Going to Daniel- l:rhMill(lry Canvassers Instruct- ed. Troop No. 1, Boy Scouts, hiked to South Windham Saturday afternoon. They also attended services at the Baltic Methodist church Sunday in a body. Assistant Scoutmaster Ander- son is planning a series of hikes for the scouts. he troop is planning drills and “entertainments. Presented Farewell Gift. Friday evening at the conclusion of the day’s business the employes in the inspecting department of the Hopkins and Allen plant at Norwich essembled in one of the departments and presented a handsome Masonic ring to Herbert Barnett, overseer of inspectors, who tendered his resigna- tion to enter the automobile business in Danielson. In response Mr. Bar- nett spoke of the friendly feeling which existed at ail times and con- cluded by thanking his employes for the handsome gift and for the faithful and efficient service rendered to the company during his period as fore- man. Mr. and Mrs. Barnett left Saturday for their new home. They had been residents of this town for the past 15 years and many friends regret their departure. Mrs, Barnett was a mem- ber of the Baltic Methodist Episcopal church and was active in church af- She was a member o6f shine Dramatic club, the League and the Ladies’ Ald society. Mr. Barnett was a former overseer of the finishing department of the She- tucket Worsted Mills, Short Paragraphs. The clock in the belfry of St. Mary’s church which has been off duty for the past week was repaired Satu: by Thomas Bamford, electrician at the Baltic Mills. Ernest Hartley was in Hartford over the week-end. attended the Oliver Portelance Hartford Automobile show Saturday. of e fay with New London friends. Miss Annie Bryne of Brooklyn, N. Y. is spending several Weeks with Mrs. John A. Brown. the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Bou- chard over the week-end. Joel Swanson and Arthur Amgquist was in Boston aver the week-end. Lenten Services. In St. Mary’s church there will be Lenten devotions Wednesday and Fri- day evenings. Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Donnelly enter- tained Sunday afternoon and_evening Misses Margaret Willy of Webster, Mass.; Anna Wakeley, John Wakely, George Smith, Central Village; Mary Nolan, Susie Nolan, Anna Mueiler, Is- abelle’ Tierney, 'Antoinette Caron, Rose Murphy, Taftville; Mal Holland, Isabelle Holland, Joseph Quinn, Wil- liam Dougherty, John Dougherty, John Dougherty, Willlam Quinn of Norwich. Selections were rendered by Dougherty’s orchestra and there were vocal and instrumental solos by Miss Mae Holland, Rose Mueller, Mary Nolan, William Quinn and There_also_were victrola selections. Miss Mae Holland was pianist. Canvassers Instructed. Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock the volunteer canvassers assembled in the town hall to receive instructions concerning their work. First Select- man R. J. Jodoin distributed the conf- missions issued by Governor Holcomb, also badges for identity. Mr. Jodoin gave the necessary instructions. Rod- erick Jodoin, deputy collector at Hartford, acted as clerk of the meet- ing and laid out the different dis- tricts to be canvassed. Twenty-four commissions were given out Sunday and the census tak- ers began work at once. Owners of automobiles who are assisting in the work have offered the services of their cars. A number of typists in town will assist. Personals. John F. Brown, clerk at the Sprague house, was a Hartford visitor over Bunday. Cammille Simond has entered the principal employ of Joseph Buteau. Miss Florence Thatcher, of the Hanover school, spent Friday in_town. & Miss Frances Kingberger of Fitch- ville was sh: Buest of Miss Renel Seem to Like It. As for most of the 3,000 Americans still in Germany, the problem of get- ting them out is much like the prob- lem of getting the fish out of the sea. They are already in their own ele. ment.—Springfield Republican. s o e e Could Stand It. D. Rockefeller says “money to a man without effort A little of that sort of cussing would not be bad, however, in these days of the high cost of liv- ing.—St. Paul Pioneer Press. California is about to irrigate 1,000,- 000 acres in San Joaquin valley. DARKEN YOUR BRAY AR Have Beantiful, Seft Hair of an Evea Dark Shade. Not even a trace of gray Whows in your hair after ‘a few applications of Q-Ban Color Restorer to hair and scalp. Q-Ban is no dve, is harmies: but makes scalp and hafr healthy and restores the natural color. glands, If your hair is gray, streaked with gray. faded, dry, bleached, m'q or - falling, épply Q-Ban as directed on label. Soon all your gray hair'and entire head of hair gradually turns to an even, beautiful dark shade, leaving all your hair healthy, fluffy, soft, radiant, thick, full of life, fascinating; o even ly dark and handsome no one wil! pect you used Q-Ban, Also stope fon- druff and falling hair.. 8ol on

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