Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 5, 1917, Page 6

The Dusisess Center of o arsena s vl - JThe STO fthe 'NEV?/dndT%\EE”GOOOD - — George ] | Utter of Weaterly, Aram J. | . HHHAHIIN | . Waiter R Collander, Chasles > 3 i HHH L Hitel of N 't Pier, ’ | il M Kend of Woommeker rvon S. Watson, Willlam P. Sheffield of Newport, Malcolm G. Chase, John O. Ames, Jesse Metcalf of Providence, George H. Emmett of Woonsocket, Rear Admiral W. 8. Sims of Newport, Walter E. Ranger and Kenneth ‘ood of Pawtucket. ed %]fl'. governor. . At the twenty-second annual meet- |23 follows: of ‘the Weaterly Gycle club these| Resolved, Tlhigt the ; | elected: Tavid 8. Myers, | Coast- Artillery corps, of the Rhod . secretary. cSparren, captain. | with Alan A Palmiter, and Henry C. Crandall, constitutes the board of di- rectors. "The social committee is com- posed of John W. Brophy, Everett E. Taylor, Daniel C. Crandali, John Sut- cliffe, Frank Friend, Charles Opie and Moses Payne. The annual banquet will be held next Thursday night. Sooner or later the best people will surely discover, smoke and rec- ommend the best cigarette. Murad holds First Place in Popularity and Sales, of all high-grade cigarettes in America. What does this mean? C s i e Silk or Wool for the Sport Costume chapter 394 of the Public Laws. 277 Don't be alarmed. The colorings look a trifle vivid, the pattsrns sor what= impressionistic, but the general effect is stunming and the varic chbmbinations most charming. The Silk and Wosl Poplins with their wh _Chartreuse, rose or tan §roundwork sprinkled with odd colorful figu will_combine wonderfully with the plain color satins for the clever c tume. The Pongees and Shantungs with colored sport stripes look o and smart. The Satin Stripe Taffetas in wonderful color combinations some of them very daring, will make beautiful skirts or blouses. One the most siriking’ is a combination of rich gold and & cold green-blue broad st with a smaller stripe of purple. It sounds rather but it is ly beautiful. These sport silks are a o™ e $1.59 TO $2.00 A YARD Wool Jersey Cloth for Coats, Suits and Skirts This new and fashionable fabric is in great demand for sport garments kinds, and is extremely good form this Spring. Wears well, does and gives warmth without weight. The colors are Bagdad yelle lime, rose and the new green shadow lawn. 52 INCHES WIDE, $3.00 A YARD Local Laconics. Dr. and Mrs. John Champlin havé returned from a southern trip. The highway budget to be presented at the financial town meeting, Tues- day, is for $51,800. Judge Barrows succeeds Judge Sweeney at the session of the su court in Westerly, which reconvenes today. I Representative Davis presented im the house the petition of the Washing- ton County Bar association, favoring the act for an alternate session of the superior court in Westerly. At the regular meeting of _ Phebe Greene Ward chapter, D. A. R, Mrs La Clede. Woodmansee read an inter- esting paper on Old China. Mrs. Elisha Burdick, = Mrs. William D. Chritchener and Miss Loulse Ayers were selected a committee to _take charge of the Red Cross work of the chapter. mobile well to the right of the road and, on investigation, found Taft dead on the seat. The New Britain police | were notified and made an investiga- tion. Before the removal of the body ‘gthe police noted that he had been shot n the right side of the skull a short distance from the neck. His hands i { had dropped to his lap_and his head : | €rooped on his breast. Except for the: : Lfrozen blood, the wound was clean. ! His hair was not singed and the flesh about the wound was clear, a proot i that the shot was not fired at short : range, not by any passenger who | might have been in the car, although | the police maintain that the shot | might possibly have been by some per- son on the rear seat. The rear door on the left side of the car was found open which would indicate that there were passenzers in the car at the time of shooting. Albert Taft, a brother of the de- | ceased, believes that robbers was the The superior court for Washington county has devoted much time to the case of David Symes, a New York con- ductor, against Archie McNeil, a ‘wealthy resident of Bridgeport, for- merly prominent in democratic poli- tics, and his wife, Gean McNeill. The largest and handsomest cottage at Mu- sicolony was built for the McNeiils, by Mr. Symes, undeér the direction of a New York architect. There were sev- eral changes made in the plans, which carried considerable additional ex- pense to the contractor, and action was brought to recover the amount al- lezed to be due. The case was first brought before Judge Barrows and a jury over a year ago, and the case was non-suited to the plaintiff as he did not have the testimony of the architect. Last Ma: the case was partially heard by Judge Stearns and a jury and continued. The case came up before Judge Sweeney d a jury at the present term of the urt. Althoush duly notified, the de- fendants failed to appear and the case was def:ulted. Judge Sweeney render- inz judgment for $3950 in favor of the plaintiff. John W. Dunn and Her- bert W. Rathbun were counsel for the plaintiff and Leonard W. Horton of Providence for defendants. moderately p motive for the murder as Charles al- | ways carriea considerable money, but when found dead there was not a cent on his person. The revolver and ten cartridges were found in a lot about £00 feet north of the sceme of the murder. Charles A. Taft was twice married, his first wife dving eleven years ago, leaving a daughter now 14 vears old. He is survived by his wife, a daugh- ter, and mother who resides in Fast Hartford, a_sister in Hartford, two brothers 'in Hartford, and one in East Hartford. COLCHESTER Engineer Keenan Bids in Rur. on the Branch Road—Work -of Tearing Down Episcopal Church Beg Mr. Lazinsk is the ownel of a new automobile. Daniel Sullivan of Beacon Falls spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Mrs. Jeremiah O'Connor. Mr. DeWolf of Spencer, Mass., was in town Satyrday. He recently soid As soon as Superintendent of Health Stanton learned of local health condi- tions. he acquainted the state board of §enith, and. o Seturday, Dr. H. W. BReD TS & A Comsoration i fmbail of the state board yms sent|a large woodlot in Salem to Louis In- c to Westerly and with Superintendent | galls. e gy o Stanton made an investigation. and ns | James O'Brien, Who is working on a Tarkish and Egyptian Cige- steam sawmill in Bozrah, was I town vettes in the World. Saturday. Roger Foote of Lebanon is the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Arthur Chapman. James O’Brien w: home from New Tondon over Sunday. Willilam Clark of Yantic spent Sun- day at John G. Clark's. - Wililam CHrgenven is having the Morgan house on South Main street wired for electric lights. Engineer Keenan has bid in the job on the Colchester branch to succeed Gilbert O. Hall, who recently died. John Purcell of Salem, now select- man of that town, was calling here Friday. Mr. Purcell expects to move soon to a nearby farm and will soon be a resident of this town, a.though he will move but a half mile from his_present farm. Fred Marks has been homc from Willimantic for a few days, visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joh» Marks. To Tear Down Churck. Work has begun tearing ou: the in- terior of - Calvary Bpiscopal church, and as soon as the weather permits the church will be taken down and a new brick chapel erected on the site. William Cavanaugh of Beacon Falls spent Sunday with hls parents Mr.and Mrs. P. F. Cavanaugh. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kelly and daughter of Deep River spent Sunday with Mr. and.Mrs. Charles H. Dawley on South Main street. C. F. McIntosh, R. F. D. carrier, No. 3, resumed his duties this (Monday morning on his route after a few wecks" illness. Edward Driscoll was in New Haven over the week end. Flags were displayed Sundciy B honor of the inauguration of President ‘Wilson. STAFFORD SPRINGS Lighting Match @ result there are in all, actual and suspect, about fifteen cases in_the vil- lage of Westerly. Most of these are suspicious cases and are now under surveillance. the actual cases havinz been quarantined. Vaccination h been so general, that should more cases come thoy will be of the milder form, and some will not go above the chicken-pox decgree. Dr. Kimball has diagnosed five dis- tinct cases of small-pox, three of which are in the family of Louis R. Wilcox. of Main street. Mrs. Wil- cox, her son, Louis. Jr. and Mrs. Ed- wards, mother of Mrs. Wilcox. When Dr. Kimball called, Saturday, it was learned that Mr. Wilcox was out with the Ellis truck delivering a load of fur- niture at River Point. When he re- turned he was found to have a skin eruption and was placed under quar- antine with the rest of the family. Mrs. Clare M. 'Newman, of Reach street. and a boy, David O. Pendleton, son of Hugh Pendleton, living in the same house, are also i'l with the dis- ease, but have reached the convales- cent state. Dr. Kimball on his first visit was unable to trace the origin of the dis- ease. He will come to Westerly again within a few days and make farther Inspection and investigation. troduced in the Rhode Island house. Friday, becomes law. The act carries with it an appropriation of $7,500, fixes the rate to be charged, and to - be distributed to these daily and week- iy newspapers: The Providence Jour- nal. Bulietin, Tribune, News, Visitor, ’Ecco del Rhode Island, the Anzieger, Newport Herald, News and Mercury, Pawtuxet Valley Times, Rhode Isl- and Pendelum, Bristol Phenix, Crans- ton Times, Pascoag Herald, Pawtuxet « Times, Hope Valley Advertiser, Paw- tucket Times, Warren Gazette, West- erly Sun, Woonsocket Call and La Tribune. 'Mr. White has evidently for- gotten the Westerly Times and the Westerly News. It was the custom years ago to have all laws passed in_general assembly commencing soon after adjournment published in the newspapers, and as a rule the contract would just about be completed within { the year, or just prior to a new as- | sembly. = These laws were used as | spare copy and served as convenient | space fillers during dull periods. Should this act pass, no other publi- cation of the laws would be author- ized in book form. has never lived here. operative Club to Meet. 5 * The Currént Events club will meet this (Monday) evening with. Mrs, Oreutt, Mrs. C. E: Butterfleld and Mi: M. T. Russeil in charge. The hostess will be Mrs. M. A. Harris and Mrs. H. Reed. ~The' subject will be Development and - Resources «2 and Romantic Acguirements of Suppor and Social Mrs. R. ‘W Smith, Mrs. W. O. Judd He was a mill [and Mrs. Enos E hostesses at the be given in:the Cong this week Alas] = Another Alaska. Test. test of iteFacy. politicians out phia Ledger might polit !!35"" il Harry Chippendale, who has crim appearance here caused some com- | nal record in Eastern Connecticut, ment. His stay in town was short and | still in the court floodlight. Mary E. collection was in proportion. Moulton, of Providence - has _entered Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Jones and | suit in the superior couft against Har- Miss Ellen Racine of ayville were | ry A. Chippendale and bel R. Chip- week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred- | pendale, alleging that ‘she became erick I. Racine. surety in a bail bond at the request Alfred Chaput of New Bedford spent | of Mabel R. Chippendale, whereby the week-end at his home here. Harry A. Chippendale was released e e from custody. The plaintiff says that MOOSUP Harry was arrested on a charge of obtaining $75_from a man named Cof- T8 fey under a false token in connection Committees for Methodist Church | with a jitney bond and held in the Bazaar—William H. Heywood May | Sixth district court, Providence, for Lose Finger Ji t—Lenten Services at All Hallows’ Church. ‘The committees for the M. E. church trial under a bond of $2,000. She be- bazaar include: Committee of arrange- PLAINFIELD Nearly 300 Members of Holy Name ociety Receive Holy Communion— Crowd at Station to Cheer Train Bearing 13th Company—Two Coach- s of Regulars Go Through! A Holy Name demonstration, un- surpassed in the history of St. John's church, a manifestation of religious fervor, was given Sunday morning at the 8 o'clock mass when Rev. William A. Keefe administered holy commun- fon to a body of nearly 300. Rev. Father Keefe, who is organ- izer of the Holy Name society for New London, _Middlesex and Windham eounties, has been active in a revival Name Society, for the boys of the parish which has proven as success- tul as his work for the adult society. Rooms have been furnished for the boys, with a well equipped gymna- sium also an instructor to assist them in their work. Station Crowd Cheers Guardsmen. The platform of the Plainfield sta- tion was crowded Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock to greet the 13th com- pany, C. N. G., of which many local lads 'are members, an- their way through Plainfield from Danielson bound for Bridgeport. The company was provided with a special train and came through Plainfield at 8 o'clock. When it became known that the 13th wag to pass through, Frederick I. Ra- cine with a few young boys motored At the annual meeting of the Rhode Island k Producers’ i held Saturday in _Olneyville, were elected as follows: Henry S. Tur- ner, president: John J. Dunn, secr tary; George Henrys, treasurer. Thes: officers and N. L. Vaughn, Edward W _Theinhert, Sidney A. Sherman, D. O. Cargill and Philip A. Monev, from the executive committee. This assocla- tion is now affiiliated with the New England Milk Producers’ association, and no longer fixes the price to be chargeq for milk. Fach of the units throughout the New England states will send its board of directors to a €S EveryClock Tick Last year the Western Union transmitted one hun- came surety on the bond December 16, 1916, and the case was thereafter continuéd from time to time because Chippendaie failed to appear in court in Garage Causes . and answer the charge. The bail was | conference to be held this month and| Damage to Two Cars—Dr. J. W. of the Holy Name societies of the| through the villages and notified the | ments, Rev. A. H. Withee, T. E. Main, | finally defaulted and she sues to re-q|then the board of five men will fix the| Daween Loses Kit. Simon l':_bh dred million messages. 273,954 telegrams was an counties and Sunday at St. John's| People and an enormous crowd assem- | Dana Potter, Benjamin F. Dawson, | cover the amount of the bond. price. It is believed there will be an b average day’s business, 11,415 an hour’s work, 190 y s zealous efforts | sendoff. A = . . » for the religlous welfars of the men | Were displayed, showing true spIrit Of | Misy Lo Mt Doy T brson: | hayoronty-nine cltt of prominence Suddenly. Miss' L. Millett, Benjamin F. Dawson: March 24, choir; fancy table, Mrs. M. Connealy, Miss Winifred Eyers, Miss Ethel Parkhurst, Miss Cora Johnson, have sccepted positions”in the State Council of Rhode ind Boy Scouts They are: President Willlam H. P. Faunce of Brown university, Bishop The honor society, Phi Ki Phi, of the Rhode Island !t.:;. col- lege has _announced the election patriotism. Regulars Go Through. Two coaches of regulars were at- of the parish were not in vals Be- ticked 3 messages.were received and delivered by cause of this demonstration, the mem- bership of the society will be increased Lighting a match in the Hudson garage Friday night was responsible and a greater interest in the work of the society has been aroused. Father Keefe's stirring sermon at the mass was of a patriotic as well as re- ligious nature, and_was followed by the renewal of the Holy Name pledge by the members. Another noticeable work of the rec- tor is the orzanization of the St. John's Cadets, a branch of the Holy tached to the 9.58 train going South Saturday evening. It was T that the regulars were on their way to Washington to participate in the inaugural exercises. Greek Priest in Town. A man claiming to be & Greek priest was in town Friday, seeking contri- butions for Greek sufferers and his UPSON BOARD AND TILE The Most Dependable Wall Board SOLD IN NORWICH ONLY BY THE EDWARD CHAPPELL CO. Wholesale and Retail Distributors ALSO Bt e Biick 'Time s0d: Coment Miss Helen Fair, Miss Grace Sheldon, the Misses Grace and Allura Cheney; bundle sale competition between Miss Winifred Eyers' class and Miss Helen Fair's class; the committec on candy March 23, Miss Marion Tuckerman, Miss Gladys HIll Miss Jenrie Wil llams, Miss Doris Potter, Miss Gladys Tuckerman; March 24, Miss Jennie WilHams, Miss Doris Potter and Miss Bthel Parkhurst's class; popcorn, Miss Grace Sheldon’s class; supper and food counter, In charge of Ladies’ Aid; soda and ice cream commitiee, - the pastor’s class;' committee on advertis- ing, pastor’s class; sale of tickets, children of Sunday school. May Lose Part of Finger. ‘Willlath H. Heywood, who recently injured his finger while workirg about an automobile, will probably have to have it taken off at the first joint. Blood poison set in and made the in- jury a dangerous one. ‘Saturday afternoon the probationers” class met in the M. E. church. - This ‘was the last meeting for toat class. At the Methodist church Sunday morning the pastor baptized two can- didates for church membership. Temperance Address. Rev. W. E. Lanphear of Hartford ive a very interesting talk in the ptist church Sunday evening, repre- senting the interests of the Connecti- cut Temperance union. A good sized audience attended. Lenten Services. The weekday services during Lent at All Hallows' church are- Sermon and benediction of the blessed sacra- ment every Wednesday evening at 7.30; Friday evenings, stations of the cross and benediction. Automobile Breaks Show Window. One of Tuckerman's large store win- dows was broken late Friday after- noon. An automobile ran’ past the block at slow. speed and in some way James De Wolf Perry, —_— threw a small stone from the road throush the window. Although only a small hole was made the window was cracked badly and =a new _glass is necessary. It will be replaced as soon as possible. 24 Telophone Man Injured. Mr. Larkin, one of William Gardi- ner's men, while working for the tele- phone company Friday, dropped an axe on his toe which m‘h hgnl:;:’fily. g}e was working on e ury e vision. He was taken to Dr Adams and two stitches were taken in the toe. Mr. Larkin has worked for the tele- phone company for many years and this is the first accident that has ever happened to him. The Royal Neighbors of America meet tonight (Monday). Food Sale. The ladies of the Baptist church held a food sale in the Salisbury block on Main street Saturday afternoon. Buy- ers were numerous. Scoutmaster May Be Summoned. Troop No. 1, Boy Scouts of America, held a meeting Saturday afternoon at the home of Edwin Lyon, scoutmaster. Recently Mr. Lyon received word from all scoutmasters making preparations for the out- Mathiews hes been off duty at the American woolen mill for the He the forefinger on Henry D. Sharpe, Rush Sturgess of Providence, fo membership of Henry Broadfoot, of Westerly. Lama Chi Alpa fraternity has been awarded the cup for highest scholastic ranking among the fraterni- ties for the year. Former Lieutenant Governor Roswell B. Burchard pre- sented the cup four vears ago, the stipulation being that it should not be- come the property of any fraternity until it had been won three times. Beta Phi has won the cup twice. Hiram C. Matteson, member of the comst guard service at Narrgansett Pler. for the past three years, has re- signed, and will hereafter engage in lobster fisheries off Narragansett Pler and Point Pudith. Matteson has been in the service for ten years, and since last fall has been acting captain in the bsence of Willlam G. Tucker. who bas been off duty on account of disa- ty. By arrangement with the head of the coast guard department, the Boy Scouts, thanks to Scoutmaster Donald North, will be able to get a clear idea of the coast guard patrol duty, es- pecially those boys connected with the Westerly, Narragansett and South Kingstown troops. It is planned to have two scouts accompany each shift of the coast guardsmen from the va- rious stations slong the Rhode Island for setting, two automobiles on fire and causing several hundred dollars’ dam- age to the cars. One of the employes of the garage struck a match to light the tail lamp on a Ford car when an explosion occurred, setting fire to the car. The flames spread rapidiy to an adjoining car, a Buick touring car, owned by Thomas Yare. The two cars were pushed out in the street and con- tintied to burn rapidly until the ar- rival of the hose company. A Stream from the hose put the fire out in a few minutes. Before the fire on the Ford car, which was owned by the Hudson Garage company, was put out, fhe gasoline tank exploded with a terrific noise. The crowd scattered hurriedly, but Simon Kabba, who was standing close to the machine, was badly burn- ed about the face and head. He was taken to the Johnson Memorial hospi- tal, where his wounds were dressed His injuries are not serious and he was reieased from the hospits) Satur- day.” Dr. J. W. Dawson los* all his instruments in the fire. He was about to go out with the Ford and had just put his kit into the machine. He claims his loss will approximate $40. Mr. Yare's car was not insured. The Ford is partly covered by insurance on the garage stock. Leave for Torrington. Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Banks left coast. From Westerly, Watch Hill, and Greed Hill will be covered by mMmembers from the Westerly troop, and from G Hill to Narragansett Pier by the scouts of Narragansett and South Kingston. ’.Tll:“.nu“.'f Rh."dl lIsland armories, r other than military purposes.can oniy be secured by legislative action, and even under this rule the military service of the state is put to serious in- convenience. In consequence a res- olution of protest signed by nearly all the commissioned officers of the Rhode Island National Guard has been hand- Saturday for thelr home in Torring- ton. OBITUARY. Arthur D. Williams, 48, die Thurs- day night at the home of Mrs Sarah Smith in Staffordville, where he board- ed. As he died suddenly, the body was viewed by Medical Examiner G. P. Bard, who gave permission for its re- moval to a local undertaker’s rooms. Death was due to chronic alcoholsm. Little is known of Willams. It is said that he leaves s wife. but sha WESTERN UNION THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO. NOTICE! A 7-Day Sale of Choice Shoes FOR MEN AND WOMEN The very best shoes on the market marked at prices that will save you from $1.00 to $3.00 a pair. Be sure to come and take advantage of this ppportunity as we need the room for stock that is arriving daily. We sell 2 good Men’s Walking Shoe 2t $2.00 and $2.50 a pair. The best for the money. This Sale Will Close Saturday, March 10, at 11 p. m. ‘The Brockton Sample Shoe Store