Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 27, 1917, Page 6

Mercerized Cotton Damask | USURPS THE PLACE OF LINE A FINE DISPLAY OF THIS BEAUTIFUL MERCERIZED DAMASK NOW READY FOR YOU. The very finest long staple cotton is put through a special process for the creation of this handsome damask. The wearing qualities are thereby greatly improved, and the texturetakeomtheulkyglosswhchlscharn?temhcof the best Linen Damask. The highest skill of experienced weavers has produced in this mercerized fabric patterns of the same great beauty as will be found only in the linen damask—and it would take the close scrutiny of a skilled observer to detect the difference. | Owing to the almost prohibitive price placed upon the bet- ter 2ll linen damasks, these of fine cotton will be in great demand. We cordially invite your inspection of our large showing. 59¢ A YARD 75c A YARD $1.00 A YARD most expensive grades of all $1.25 A YARD MYSTIC Mrs. John S. Rathbone Entertains For New York Guest—Methodist Pastor to Seek Charge Away From Salt Water—E. M. Stoddard Addresses Men’s Club—Red Cross Rally. Those who are tesing the military nsus of Mystic tor the town of Stonington are: Selectmen Herbert H. Gledhill, James Cooper, John Tub- bance James Galvin, Wilfred Lam- phere, William Mullaney, Joseph G. Tyler, Alexander Barr, George H. ley, Fred J. Moll, John J. Jeffrey, James R. Reilley, Edward McKone, Fred Gledhill, Vernon D. Clark, Chas. Gilbert, James E. Lord. Entertained For Guest. Mrs. John S. Rathbone entertained (the members of the Cranford club at jer home in Park place, Saturday ev- :ning, in honor of her guest, Miss Hel- 'n Curtis, of New York. Leave For New Orleans. Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Morgan eft Friday for New York and expect o spend March in New Orleans. Their son, Richard Morgan, who has been siting them has left for Montana. Methodist Pastor Seeks Change. At the Sunday evening service of he Methodist church the pastor. Rev. ¥. H, Dunnack gave a very interesting eport of his work during _ his_ two rears’ stay in Mystic, and informed )is parishioners that it would be im- sossible for him to return to Mystic s pastor. The congregation were urprised as it had only been a few veeks before when the church had in- ‘ited the pastor to return. Tl health ind the desire to seek a change of limate what Mr. Dunnack éxplains 9 the main cause if his decision and tateq that he regretted leaving Mys- ic. Just where Mr. Dunna as not been decided vet rrobably be away k will go but it will from the sait wa- " Heard New Haven Speaker. : > met Monday even- Hall, Connecticut Agricul- tural station, at New Haven, spoke on Plant Fungi and their Economic im- portance. The lecture was illustrated with steriopticon views. Later re- freshments were served and a smoke talk enjoyed. Red Cross Rally. There was a large attendence at the Masonic temple Monday evening at the public rally to start a branch of the Red Cross society. Rev. J. R. Dan- forth of New London and Mrs G. Maynarq Miner of Westerly gave very interestinz talks on the subject and impressed those present with the Sreat work that is to be done. Miss Gladys C. MacGown sang some patriotic songs. Social and Personal Iterhs. Frank Kuppers of Hartford spent Tuesday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Kuppers. Moses Craig and Aaughter, Mrs. Ed- gar ‘Willlams and Mrs. Charles Crom- well spent Monday in Boston. Norris N. Ryleye has returned_ to Norwich after a visit with his grind- parents, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Keigwin. Miss Ida Kelgwin has returned to Hartford after a visit with her uncle, George W. Keigwin. Miss Marguerite Foley and _ Miss Genevieve Champlin are spéfiding a few davs in New York. Mrs. M. L. Smail has returned from a visit in Brattleboro, Vt. Stanton Foote has returned to Bal- timore, after a visit tp his mother, Mrs. Julia Foote. Edward Schofleld of Hartford and Everett Schofleld of Baitic have re- turned to' their homes, after a visit to their father, E. A. Schofield. Prof. Willlam G. Park returned on Monday to Washington, Conn., after a visit to his niece, Mrs. Bergen L Greene. George F. Emmons is spending 2 week in Montpeiler, Vermont. Miss Annle McDonald has returned to Providence after a few days’ visit in_town. Mrs. Frank Edwards of Westerly is the guest of Mrs. John T. Brooks. Mrs. Mabel Moser has returned from a visit in Hartford. Mrs. Millard W. Kelgwin is enter- ’[rytln s easy way to dear your slcm with Resinot Soap Bathe your face for several minates with Resinol Soap ard warm water, working - the _creamy lather into the skin gently with the finger-tips. Then wash off with more Resinol Soap and ‘warm water, finishing with a dash of clear cold water to close the pores. Do this once or twice a day, and you will be astonished how quickly the healing, antiseptic Resinolmedication soothesandcleansesthepores, lessens the tendency to pimples, and leaves the “ complexion clear, fresh and velvety. 1fthe skinisin bad condition through neglect or an unwise use of cosmetics, apply a little Resinol Oint- ment* and let it remain on ten min- utes before the final washing with Resinol Soap. Resinol Soap contains no harsh, injurious alkall, —dhn—ts:finyed:u.iufld:bmhdu entirely due to the Resinol balsams init. Sold by all druggistsand dealers in toilet goods. *Physicians have prescribed Resinol Ointment for over twenty years in the treatment of skin and scalp affections. | 1 Miss Harrjet Ware Stillman, the last member of the ancient Stiman Tan- ner of Westerly, died Monday in Attleboro, Mass., at the home of C. Cliffora Bradford, where she had re- sided for the past 14 years- Miss Still- man was born in Ashaway Jan. 1. 1833, the only daughter and eidest child of the family of Bphraim and Hannah Tanner Stillman. She sur- vived her five brothers, Charles Ed- wnni, Albert, Horatio Berry, Blias An- lon and Orsemus Horatio Stillman. She possessed unusual natural talent «nd was among the first to _own a i plano in Westerly, which was first In- troduced in the fown in .1830. ; Stiliman’s talents were diverslfled. as { vene | John | session of the court for the first time' |in his old home town. Musicolony { Westerly j tion i | sl mastered several languages, taught l.hosl and music, wrote poetry and iprese for publication, wes the author jof test books for schools and was & ! painter of considerable merit. She re- tained all her faculties to the last. She never worc eveglasses, kept posted up te th nuic on_crrent events, and ntho?‘in her #5th year, operated a typewrite Miss Stilinan was admitted to mem- bership ir the Pawcatuck Seventh Day Baptist church Nov. 23, 1846, over 70_years ago. She had a half-sister, Mary Adelaids Stillman, wife of William Buffington, who died in North Stonington in 1855, and a half-brother, who died in VWester father married Mary Tanner, and after i her death her sister, Hannah Tanner, the mother of Miss Harriet Ware Still- man and her five brothers. An adjourned session of the superior { court for Washingten county will con- n Westerly today, when Judge W. Sweene; will ide pres at a When the courthouse was formally opened a few years ago he sat on the bench with Judge Brown @uring the interesting i ceremony. These cases are on the trial docket: John C. Tucker, Martha S. Cross, rank H. Kenyon, Louis G. Tucker, T. Barber, Alfred J. Richards, “harlotte J. Andrews. Ezra B. Rogers and George H. Clarke, all separate suits, against the New York, New tford Railroad con damage cases caused by forest eged to have been caused by locomotive €parks S. M. Sosner against Abram Leibowitz: Bessie M. Fancher against Frank C. Nichols; Edgar W. Sisson against Walter S. Mills, action to recover for death of son killed by an automobile; David Syme against Archibald McNeil of Bridgeport, for amount alleged to be due in the construction of a cottage at Sebastian Manero against ngelo Gulino; Frank W. Coy Real Cstate company against James M. Pendleton, treasurer of the town of in regard to breach of agree- ment on the part of the town in re- placing embankment wall in connec- with the improvement of the Shore r¢ George J. Booka- taub against Dr. Henry L. Johnson, action for damaze by reason of being run down by a ile: Laura Gal- lucio against Louis Gentile; Hattie E. Steffield against ‘Washington Trust v, administrator: Emma J. against her divorced husband, . Frank Davis, relative to repairs on dwelling house: Louis Deutsch against Charles Goldberg, in cdénnection with an assault committed M the Jewish synagogus; Jacob Catto against Mi- el Panciera: Josiah F. Broadfoot against Albert E. Wilkinson; Authur Drubelle against Alvin Rodman. claim for alleged damage to automobile taken without leave: Charles Goldberg against Louis Deutsch, counter claim for assault; R. A. Sherman Sons com- pany against Emilias De _ Pietro; Gardner T. Kenyon against Louis L. Hart et al.; Charles D. Chapman estate against New York, New Haven and Fartford Railroad company, to recover for burning of an automobile, allezed to have origin in a spark from a lo- comotive. It is evident that the jurors drawn for the session at Kingston are not all qualified for the Westerly session, as the town clerk was called upon to sup- ply six more jurors from Westerly. These were selected and summoned to appear in court this morning by Town Serceant Herbert B Cark: Jaimes Reale, William H. Briges, John Smith, Abraham L. Olmstead, James Catto and Frederick L. Champion. s Maxson Stillman, years ago erly, Milton. 3 Westerly Monday afternoon for burial died last week at his home Wi The _body arrived in in First Hopkinton cemetery, Ash- away. He was born in Alfred, N. Y., Feb. 20, 1834, son of Maxson Stillman and Lydia Chapman Stillman. On Dec. 8, 1868, he married Julia Potter and taining her parents, Mr. and Willinm Dutcher, of Danbury. Dr. Gecrge E., T. Ward has return- ed to Schenectady, N. Y., after a visit to his mother, Mrs. Lucy Spicer Ward. Carlton_Brown and _ Miss Grace Agalace Brown of Boston have been spending a few days in the village. George 1_Wilcox is spending a few weeks in Worida. Mrs. Gesrge Leonard is visiting her mother. Mrs. R. R. Reed, in Morris- town, N. J. Holly B. Dyer of Boston is spending a few days in the village. Miss Harriet R. Gray of New Ha- ven is the guest of Miss Nellie Brooks. Mrs. A. N. George is in Albany, N. Y., called there by the critical fllness of her mother. the uulformly good Oranges. Sunkist teacher in Ashaway and West- | in Mrs. | with relatives at Broad Brook. Hermon J. Gibbs has been in Boston | g:rflcx. l(flmln., -owd t} Wis. les the d&mllr,hnlllumvedbylhmfllc. Chester Benton Stillman, and a sister, )&-mumsummn.vmos ‘Willam Clark. Jarius Stiliman resid- ed in Ashaway for many years and many of the older residents of that, place and Westerly were members of the Stillman singing classes of 50 yoars ago.. = Lucy MOI“II- Crand: widow of Charles Henry Crandall, died Monday ltherhmlnsmmlnhurl!th year. She was born in Ashaway, tie daughter of William Mather Hillard and Lucy Morella Dewey Hillard, and spent 80 years of her life in Stonington. Besides her son, Warden Cornelius D. Crandall, she is survived by a daugh- ter, Mrs. Charles * P. Trumbull, of Hartford, and three sicters, Mrs. Mar- garet H. Sisson of Jamestown. N. Y., Mrs. Eliza A. Hewitt of North Stoning- ton and Mrs. A. B. Main of Norwich, she died March 1, 187! Their daugh- Lena, and a brother, Luke Hillard, of Bos- i ton. She was an aunt to Dr. William A. Hillard of Pawcatuck and sister of the late Paul H. Hillard, a Civil war veteran and prominent in Grand Army of the Republic matters in Westerly. Loecal Laconi:l. James Crandall of Mystic was pen- alized in the town court of Stonington Monday for lnt.oxlclllon. Mrs. James L. Moss has returned to her home in Chicago after a visit to Mrs. Wililam D. Moss in West Broad street. Gov. C. S. Whitman has appointed EBugene B. Pendleton eommissioner of deeds of the state of New York for ‘Washington county. Dr. Percy A. Senior, formerly of Westerly, was before the Stonington towp court Saturday and his case was continued for one week. Rev. Joseph L. Peacock of Westerly wil tell of Oom Paul's People at the meeting of the Stonington Travel club this afternoon. Miss Bessie Loper will talk on Barbary. To clear the title, the house and lot formerly owned by William Holli- day in Granite street was sold at mortgage sale by Eugene B. Pendleton, auctioneer, to Rose Hollid;\y for $1,520. Ruth Harvev ~f Plainfield, Conn., undergradun!a at Brown Wom en’s college, nus ocen piaced on the honor list of the department of mathe- matics, because of the excellence of work during the past semester. The ational Association of Fish- eries Commissioners, of which Brayton A. Rounds of East Providence is treas- urer, succeeding ‘the late Charles W. Willard of Westerly, will hold its an- nual convention in Providence May 17, 18 and 19. Guy Phillips of New London, well known in Westerly as a piano tuner and salesman, has been stricken with paralysis and is now seriously ill at the Memorial hospital. He is a brother-in-law‘ of Mrs. George W. Williams of Franklin street, Westerly. | The smallpox suspect was examined by Dr. John T. Black, secretary of the Connecticut state board of health and its executive officer, and by Dr. Cong- don, health officer of the town of Stonington, at the home of the suspect in Pawecatuck, with Westerly physi- cians present.” Dr. Black decided not to announce the resuit of the exami- nation but to await developments until Thursday. He ordered that in the meantime a strict quarantine be ob- served. According to the secretary of the Rhode Island Anti-Tuberculosis asso- ation, is probable that Rhode Island will again win the national pen- nant awarded to the state realizing the greatest amount from the sale of Red Cross stamps during the Christmas season. In 1914 the amount received was $13,826.99 and took the nation: pennant. Last Christmas the result of the sales was $14,93: ‘With’ a per ;?p)ta sale of 3.8 Westerly contributed nant to all cities and towns in which per capita sale reaches five seals or over, and this honor roll will be pub! Baptism at Grace Episcopal Church— Personal Items. John H. Williams spent the week end in Boston, the guest of Willard Cummings. James Lyons of Worcester spent the week end in town with his sister, Mrs. Frank H. Tracy. Willlam Crofts was at his home in Hanover for the week end. James Morton spent the wecek end for a brief stay. Mrs. Gedrge Clark and daughter June of Shelton spent the week end here at the home of the former’s par. ents, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Taylor. George W. Taylor has returned from a short stay in Boston. Mrs. William Pendleton has return- ‘ed to New Haven after a brief stay xth Mr. and Mrs. Claude V. Pendle. n Louis Bogue of Rahway, N. J., was a unti] the last few minutes of play. The lineups follow: Seniors. Freshmen. Collonan .......e..oecoe..... J. Smith Nightingale Couture Dean . Field baskets, Freshmen, J. Smith 2, foul baskets, J. Smith 1, Allen 1; Sen- iors, field baskets, Colonan 4, Night- ingale 2, Seguin 1, Dean 1; foul bas- kets, Collonan 3. Juniors. Potter Sophomores. Right guard zett 5, Phillips 4, Burby 3: Sophomores Smith 2, Dawley 1, Salisbury 1; baskets, Smith 3. Club Meeting. The Thursday club will meet this week at the home Mrs. W. Wi Adams. Edwin Main of Hartford spent the week-end at his home in Almyville, Mrs. James Reynolds is ill at her home in Almyville. foul of GERMAN SUBMARINE SUNK AT CAPE DE VERDE ISLANDS By Two Portugu se Torpedo Boats— Was Trying to Cut Cable to England. Boston. Feb. 26—The sinking of a Ger:pan submarine in the harbor of St. Vincent, Cape de Verde Islands, by two Portuguese torpedo boats on_the night of January 1 was described here today by Arthur J. Jeffs of New York, formerly third engineer on the British steamer Eddie, who claims to have witnessed the attack. Jeffs arrived to- day on the Norweglan steamer Fager- ness, which stopped at the islands on its way from Calcutta. He sald the submarine was attempting to cut the cable to England when it was attack- ek by torpedo boats and sunk by shellfire. HARRY WOOD FIGURED IN MYSTERY IN DENMARK Man Arrested at Cartagena For Al- leged Pro-German Plot. Copenhagen, via London, Feb. 26, 4.00 p. m—According to the Ber- linske Tidende, the alleged American, Harry Wood, arrested at Cartagena, Spain, with the discovery of a pro- German plot, also figured in a career of mystery in Denmark, during the first vear of the war. ‘Wood's departure from _Denmark, says the newspaper, was mot volun- tary, but police request. Wood, who lived at o Copenhagen hotel,’ pussed for an American and cuitivatel an American appearance, but his muc- guaintances were aware that he spoke German better than he did English. $2,071,00c. WORTH OF RAILS FOR BOSTON & MAINE ROAD Temporary Receiver Authorized to Make Contract for 1918.° Roston, Feb. 26.—James I. Hustis, temporary receiver of the Boston and Maine railroad, was authorized by Judge Morton in the United States district court today to cortract for $2.071,000 worth of rails for 1918, Counsel for the road told the court it was ne ry to make contracts a Year in ad¥anee in order to insure de livery and that the average yearsly purchase for the past decade was 20,- 000 tons. A larger order, it was stat- ed, was necessary to put the road in good conditio PERMANENT RECEIVERSHIP FOR BOSTON & MAINE n Rendered by Judge Morton n Federal Court at Boston. Boston, Feb. 26.—The receivership of the Boston and Maine Railroad was made permanent by the federal dis- trict court today. Judge Morton in announcing his decision which followed hearings that lasted several weeks, |stated that there was not the slightest foundation for the carges of fraud | made against the present board of di- | rectors by minority stockholders. Deci: Waterbury.—Timothy F. Barry, who resigns in a few days as _managing ditor of the Waterbury Republican and enters upon his 'w duties as sec- retary of the Waterbury Chamber of Commerce, was given a complimentary banquet by the members of the Re- publican’s staff. Editor Willlam J. Pape presented Mr. Barry a gold watch and chain and a box filled with gold pieces, the gifts of employers and em- ployes. Field baskets, Juniors, Potter 7, Dq;’ .GENUINE CAST ORIA AI.WAYS ZBearl the Signature of ot Use For Over 30 Years Kind You Have Alwayl Bought canTAUR cOM ™ vomK SITY. BRIEF FILED BY NORTH GERMAN LLOYD STEAMSHIP CO. In Answer to Suit For Failure to De- liver Shipment of Gold. i Boston, Feb. 26—The North German | Lloyd Steamship company filed a brief | in the United States district court to- day in, which it claims that the Guar- anty Trust Company and the \anon'fll City Dank of New York, which brought suit to recover $2.240,106 , damages for falure of the steamship Kronprinzessin Cecilie to deliver a shipment of gold to European bankers | at the outbreak of the war, were en- titled to only $61,662. The steamship company contends that a bond of. $75,- 000 would be sufficient to cover all claims for damages by the banks and asks that it be fixed at that amount. The court will hear the matter on Saturday. The Cecille is now in the possession of the United States mar- phal. 42,000 MILES OF MOTION PICTURE FILMS EXPORTED During 1916—Mainly Plays, Travel Pictures and News Photograph: New York, Feb. 26.—Mor® than 42,- 000 miles of motion_picture films were exported from the United States dur- ing 1916, according to figures issued here today by the foreign trade de- partment of the Natioral City bank. Of this 30,000 miles wwure “exposed” films, ready to be used, containing mainly plays, travel pictures and news photographs. The balance were unexposed films, to be used in taking scene= abroad. ~ The total value of the exported films w:os estimated at $10,000,000, Great Britain being the chief purchaser. “The United States is by far the world’s largest manufacturer of mo- tion picture films,” the bank’s state- ment says, “estimating the entire do- mestic production at one billion feet with a value of approximately $40,- 000,000, SCHOOI.;EACH'ER WROTE AN ANTI-ENLISTMENT MOTTO Matter to be Brought to Attention of Kan City School Board. Kansas City, Feb. 26.—Miss Leonora ‘Warneson, a school teacher, today ad mitted to the board of education offl cials that she recently wrote an anti- enlistment miotto on the blackboard of her schoeci. She said it expressed her bellefs. President Cook said he would bring the matier before the board meeting Thursday. A substitute taught in Miss 'Warne- son’s place today. FEDERAL RELIEF FOR Promised in Resolution Introduced Congr ‘Washington, the present ‘eb. 26 in food situation W PRESENT FOOD SITUATION in s by Senator Borak'of Idahos —Federal relief promised in congress today by Senatol Borah of Tdaho, who Introduced a res§ olution to appropriate $6,000,000 to bé xpended by the president in local authorities to furnish.food aldin, an; clothing to persons now- actually suff fering. The resolution for am also would I“‘Jfl\'d‘ investigation of wising pricess their cause and methods of p*Arketing and distributing necessitfes with view to betering thees con/Alons and to determine whether laws have been violated. Continued improvement in shortage and congestion at raflroad yards was reported the Interstate Commerce and the car service commission the American Railway Association. the today PRACTICAL COURSES Education Associ Kansas City, Mo., Feb. tical courses in thrift to be given connection with the study of tic, history and domestic sc'qice, the public schoels, were outlined day by the thrift committee of the tional Education association, here with the superintendency sion of the asociatior banks and the study of the Americans who founded on the small savings of their were advocated to enchlate of frugdhlity in school children. n. lives BILL TO REGULATE SALE lslature by Speaker Cox. Boston, Feb. 26.—A bill provid the appointment of a state to regulate the .sale and of food was presented to the ture today by Spedker Channing Cox, who announced t the request of officils of branch of the American F Labor. the 2,000,000 Pounds of Flour For Pitts- burgh. Duluth, Minn., Feb. flour train of 46 cars 000 pounds of flour, left here Pittsburgh, Pa. anti-trusfy the cafl ensterty tg Commissios of IN THRIFT PROPOSED By Thrift Committee of !h- National 26.—Prac- arithme. in tow Na meeting aivi- School savings of large estates youth, habits AND DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD Was Presented to Massachusstts Leg- for commission Aistrion tiome jegisla- H at he acted at wtateg ederation of § “Contractor Works Outdoors In, All Kinds of Weather = MR. P. VINCIGUERRA _D_lflLs Pure “ Get Dufly'llnllKnpm Soldlnmmm'l.?. Beware of imitations, Exposure to the elements has no terror for Mr. Vinci- guerra who keeps his system in condition to resist and throw off discase germs by the use of Duffy’s Pare Malt *1 have occasion to use Duffy’s Pure "Malt Whiskey many times during rainy and slushy weather and consider it the best preventative from catching cold, or more serious ailments. - I am a general contractor of mason and cement work, superyising my men in heavy down pours of rain to complete out door work. On these occasions, ‘when one is cbld and wet, the taking of Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey as di- rected is a preventative of disease.”— Patsey Vinciguerra (Contractor) Rocke away Road, Jamaica, N. Y. Malt Whiskey doses in.equal amounts of water or milk before me-hnndonufldn‘ gives the system power to throw off and resist coughs, bronchitis and I h'cuhlel. lt the body in it ae et of the l resistance is great assistance in destroying the FU"IIGIIV it at this season. i