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‘anyone until she had re- < ‘back from the laun- . £ the clothes were re- the young lady stayed out of to learn whether she had lost ney or not but to her surprise on upon examination she '$10 in the toe of the stock- il - AUTO OWNER SUED ctign for $10,000 Against Robert J. ~Johnstone Started by Administrator of Estate of Man He Fatally In- Sikoloskl, administrator of the of Mike Sokoloski, has brought against Robert J. Johnstone of B inancm for she sum of 310,000 The ‘Suit is the result of an accident in Sokoloski was struck and_fa- 7 injured on the cvening of Jan- uary 11 as he was going to his home ‘\! Piles Curcd in 6 to 14 Days. 18 refund money if < PAZO falls to cure Itching, Blind, or_Protruding Files. First gives relief. 5oc. A Clean-up Sal OF ODD PATTERNS a little shop worn iy —at— CLEAN-UP PRICES Our only excuse is to change them for new ones—as we have to pay more for new spring goods—below are some e Btives: ‘A 8x12 Fibre Rug was §il—now $3.95 4 $10.50 Iron Bed-down to $7.50 A& $10.00 Iron Bed down to $6.75. A $9.00 Trom Bed down to $6.50 A $5.00 Tron Bed down to $3.95, A 35.50 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. DR. F. C. JACKSON DENTIST Removed to 715 Main St,, Willimantic (Hours—S a. m. to 8 p. m. Phone 44 JAY M. SHEPARD Eucreeding Elmore & Shepzrd Funera!DirectorandEmbalmer 60-62 Nort: St. Willimantic Lady Assistant Tel. connection Barstow as president of the Woman's Relief Corps has been accepted by the members of the corps with re- gret. The roason for the resigmation is the peor heaith of Mrs. Barstow. Pays Fine and Costs of $0.60. James Donohue was fined two dol- lars and costs for intoxication before Judge Frank H. Foss in the police court Thursday morning. The ac- cused was taken to the station house Wednesday night in an automobile. Donohue was arrested last August and sentenced to thirty davs in Jjail for ;l,m” same charge. He paid a bl of Surprised on Birthday. In honor of his birthday, Carl Pick- nell of Turner street was Ziven a sur- prise party by his friends Tuesday evening. During the evening a musi. cal program was enjoyed and refresh. ments were served. Mr. Picknell re- celved a number of birthday gifts.. Pythian Sisters’ Anniversary. The twenty-third anniversary of Puritan temple, No. 2, Pythian Sisters will be observed in Odd Fellows’ hall next Tuesday evening. Besides a sup- per a very pleasing program is plan- ned. As the guests of the temple. the members of Natchaug lodge, No. 28, Knights of Pythias, and their families will be present. Road Poor at Bolton. Persons having cause to use the road between this city and Hartford state that the road is in fairly good condition for this time of year. The only place that cauSed anything like complaint was the piece of road at Holton which is always rutty, making it bad going for autoists. OBITUARY Lewis G. Fitts. 5 The death of Lewis G. Fitts occur- red at the home of his father, George I Fus in Hampton, Thursday ternoon after a.long ‘{lines® with ta- herculosis. He was born in Hampton September 18, 1888, the son of Georse E. and Addie M. Ide Fitts. Besides his paremts he leav: a brother, Ar- thur E. Fitts, Accused of Theft While in Saloon. Wozyk Dzwouzyk was placed under arrest Thursday evening by Chief E. H. Richmond and Officer Hurley and Iodged in a cell at the station house. A warrant had been taken out for the man, who is charged with taking the money ($6) from another man in a lo- cal saloon Saturday night. Dzwouzyk was apprehended in a saloon on Main street shortly after 6 o'clock. He will face Jydge Foss at this mornina’s ses- sion of the police court. A number of witnesses will be on hand to testify. Brief Mention. Harry Kelley of this city was a vis- itor in Hartford Thursday. Thomas Collins is in St. Joseph's hospital, being treated for a severe attack of pneumonia. James F. Twomey and daushter, Mrs. Harold C. Mastern, have return- ed to_ their homes in this city after attending a funeral in Providence. The enlistments for the home guard are still coming in _to the local re- cruiting officers and at tha present time there are thirty-three names re- corded. Danbury—Miss Alice Deacon, house- keeper of the Hotel Green since its HIRAM N. FENN £NDERTAKER and EMBALMER, 62 Church St. Willimant erection ten years ago has_resigned, ang gone to New York city where sho is a housekeeper at the Hotel Mc- Alpin. Murray's Boston Store WILLIMAKTIC, CONN. | Popular Columbia Hits of the Month In the New March Records Some of the singing and best music in the entire list of the month will be found in “Silver Bay” sung by : :, the Knickerbocker Quartette, and “Somewhere in Dixie,” rendered by the Empire Trio. The fame of California and the South-is being spread abroad by two thoroughly tuneful and splendidly sung rs: “I'm Coming Back te California,” composed Ernest Ball, and “The Whole World Comes from trouble. 3 ington March 9, 1! the daughter 863, %. ‘has lived in Mystic most of She leaves her husband, daughter, Mrs. Mabel Noyes, and sisters, Mrs. Lucy Eberhardt of ) York, ' Mrs. Lillian McCracken of Memphis, Tenn., Miss Susie Bentley of Chicago and Mrs. Edgar ColWngton of Mystic, and one brother, Robert Bent-. ley, of New York. Short Paragraphs.. firned from thelr wedding thp and returne m thelr we ip | 0 5t thelhome of Mra WibGES par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. John W: Chapman, Jr. 3 Mrs. Lucy Eberhardt of Brookiyn, N. Y., is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Ed- gar_Collington. Miss Dorothy Johnson is ill with typhoid fever at her home at 5 Park place. Mrs. Lizzie Berry of Providence is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Sarah ‘Wheeler. BALTIC Trolleymen Rescue From Dogs Deer Struck by Car—Birthday Party—R. J. Jodoin Lets Contract For New Bowling Alleys. 5 ‘Wednesday evening the trolley ear due to arrive in Baltic at 10.30, hit and injured a deer at a point south of the Cnaron house on lower Main street. The animal escaped after be- ing struck by the car. Thursday afternoon the crew on the trolley ex- press due in town at 2.45 discovered dogs tearing to pleces the exhausted deer in Lear: meadow, off of South Main street. The work crew went to the animals assistance and found its hing legs had been broken. They put it out of misery and took it aboard the car and carried it to the town hall to _ await . instructions from the Serasye, officials as. te. . how ... T ®otla dispose of the animal. The deer was game to the end and did all in its power to fight off the dogs. Celebrated Birthday. Wednesday ~vening seven little friends of Master George Bell, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Bell, gathered at his home to help celbrate his tenth birthday. A lunch of sandwiches, cake, ccokies, cocoa, and ice cream vas served by Mrs. Bell. A large rthday cake proved a feature. There ere selections on the Victrola and mes were enjoyved. Master Bell re- ceived numerous handsome sifts. His guests were: Fenton Ridgeway, Har- old Cargent, dward Ellison, Con- ance Ridgew: Mary Brieley, Swyl- a Johnson, Alma Phillips, Phyliss Bell. Person: Louls Edward Nolan was a Willi- mant] visitor Thursda Mrs. Charles Beckwith of New London and Mrs. Joseph Boda-of Dan- felson, were guests Wednesday of their sister, Miss Josephine St. Onge. John Roy of Willimantic was iIn town on business Thursday. Contract For Alleys Let. R. J. Jodoin has awarded a contract to James L. Field of Providence to builg in the rear of the Baltic inn, four bowling alleys of the latest type. Ground will be broken at once and the’ contract will be rushed. Charles Joss of Quincy, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Charon Thursday. 5 Robert Hines was in New London ‘Wednesday. - Arthur Bissonette of Fall spent Thursday in town. Men from the Baltic [§11: mmp‘n; 12,000,000 River, 10c ArYow the messy ‘What a contrast with the up- to-date housewife who uses ceart 2 dt in o:::a! She sp 2 moment 3 i , and presto! Sweet ity flivored cocomut, al g:ted,hrutlyfm-huimme- i “""«'oo,.nn-'mmm‘of it may used il dessert n ‘ealling for milk oF in batter. 4 i | e e e callea Thursday. > in town. Corn, muprintendent of the Shetucket W mills in is Phila- delphia on business. A In St. Mary's church, ' Wednesday evening, Rev: Thomas Lynch delivered a Lenten sermon in Franch. ning o fow. dys with Mia Guemte, spen: a wi ter, Mrs. Leonard Firth. Moxie Lillfbridge of Central Village was in town Thursday. 3. Smith of Springfield, Mass., was a Baltic caller Thursday, JEWETT CITY Dorcas Circle Appoints Sale Commit- tees—Death of Mrs. Daniel Morgan, After Two Weeks’ liiness. The social committee of Dorcas Cir- cle of the King’s Daughter has of an Easter sale which will on the several days of the week. The committees are for Monday and Tues- day, Mrs. Robert Robertson, Mrs. Frank Ray, Miss Bessie McCluggage, Mrs. L. V. Whitford. For Wednesday, Mrs. E. H. Hiscox, Miss Lucile Stet son, Mrs. John Stewart and Mrs. An- nie Krost. For Thursday, Mrs. W .O. Seuie, Miss Mabel Scott, Mrs. C. E. Spicer, Miss Mary Tinker. For Fri- day, Miss S. K. Adams, Mrs. George Robinson, Mrs. L. D. Howe, Miss Ma- bel Wilcox, Mrs. Harry Davis, Miss M. A. Burdick. For Saturday, Mrs. W. C. Jeffers, Mrs. J. H. Tracy, Mrs. E. B. Cheney, Mrs. A. C. Burdick, Mrs. W. R. Burdick has charge of the hot cross buns. OBITUARY Mrg. Da Morgan. Mrs. Daniel Morgan, 38, died at her home a half mile south of the borough at ai early hour Thursday morning. Mrs. Morgan had been under the doc- tor’s care for about two weeks. Meas. less was the first trouble, other diseases arose, and her decline was rapid until her death. She was a woman of exceptionally lovable character, was devoted to the duties of her home life and made a friend of everyone she met. She was Miss Carrie Sillian Priest, the daugh- ter of Benjamin S. and Sarah C. Priest and was born at Harvard, Mass. Jan. 2, 1879. Mrs. Morgan came here to teach in the Woodward district 19 years ago. She .married Daniel Morgan June 28, 1899. Her husband and six children survive her, Martha P., Ethel T.. Dan- iel Jr. Fanny Fay. Benjamin T. and Lois E. Morgan. She also leaves her father and mother, a sister, Miss Flor ence Esther Priest and a_brother, Je seph R. Priest, all of Harvard. MEASURES TO SPEED UP CONSTRUCTION OF AEROPLANES Disgussed by Manufacturers and Na- tional Advisory Committee, ‘Washington, March 22. s P i Members Rifle Club Have lam Supper, Folldwing Shoot—Petition for Extension of Trolley From Moo- Cantwell Leads Again. At the Plainfield Rifie and Gun club ‘weekly conmtest Tuesday evening Wm. H. Cantwell took the shooting honors scoring 226 out of a possible 250. After the contest a clam supper was enjoyed. , Want Trolley Extension. A petition is being circulated in the town of Moosup asking the Shore Linc ‘Electric Car_company to extend its tracks from Moosup to Almyville. Newsy Notes. Brune Barre, lately injured at North Oxford, Mass., is well enough to be out. J. H. Woods of Chestnut Crest farm, South Canterbury road, left for New York Thursday_ night. Mrs. Charles Waters and children of Plainfield spent Thursday at River- view farm, Rockville, The Ladfes’ Aid society meeting at Mrs. Herbert” Gallup's Thursday af- ternoon was largely attended. Mrs. Stubbert and Miss Stubbert of Meshanticut, R. 1., are spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Higgins. Team Joads of railroad ties are be- ing hauled from Canterbury to their shipping point at Plainfield. W. B Croufu locul telesraph opera tor, mt Thursday with Baltic friends. Miss Mary Jane Nolan of Taftville spent Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Nolan on Lawton Heights. Social and Dance Planned. Court Plainfield 1837, L. O. O. .F, is planning a basket social and dance the second week of April. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gallup have re- turned from their honeymoon. The ladies of the Congregational church are arranging for their annual English tea part: BRIEF STATE NEWS Rockville—Rev. Francis E. Mav of St. Thomas' Seminary of Hartford, preached the Lenten sermon at St. Bernard's church ~Wednesday evou- ng. Bristol.—Palos council, K. of C., will send a large delegation to Thomaston on Sunday afternoon, when the second degree will be conferred upon a class of candidates at the meeting of Atlan- tic council. . Hartford.—For the second time ir twenty months twin ‘ovs were Larn Measureds Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. W. F. At- to speed up the comstruction' of aero-skins of No. 26 Cabot street. The fir: planes were discussed here today at a_meeting of leading manufacturers with the executive committee of the National advisory committee for ae- ronautics. The conference namoad four members of the national advisory committee and three representatives of the Aircraft Manufacturerse Asso- ciation to consult further on hurrying construction and standardizing types. The probable needs of the army and navy for the next two or three years were gone over carefully together with the question of appartioning orders to those factories best equipped for quantity production and of mobilizing the materials necessary in alrcraft construction. About 4,000 airplanes annually would be needed to put and keep the United States on proper military foot-, ing, in the opinion of the committe: Of this number 1,000 would be attach- ed to army of one million men:-2,000 to the fleet: 500 would be for harbor and seacoast defense and 2,000 for training pilots. In a statement issued today the committee does not give the number of airplanes owned by the government, but says that its esti- mate could'be made an accomplished fact by 1919. 5 Why, Indeed? A semaphore was used at a New York banquet to stop speakers when their time was up. That’s all right, but why should the after-dinner twins were born in July, 19: are well and healthy. Derby.~In the new building of the Elks' Tuesday night an interesting meeting of Derby lodge. B. P. O. E. was held at which a class of twenty prominent Derby and Shelton men was present for initiation. Norwalk-~The local Christian Sei- entists have taken the center offico in the Regent theatre building for a study ang lecture room. It will be in charge of one of the Scientists and open during regular hours. Danbury—That the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company has commenced operations relative to the construction of a large freight yard near the Danbury Fair grounds Iast week of three pleces of land in the vicinity of the Fair grounds. New Haven—Peter Trenchi angd Henry W. Stowell were named Tues- , and both s hereby given tn tion o presents. R, Councl! o ts “adjourns ounei] reh, 19 of be grade, coure of ‘the sids ot Prapiciin orwich Stea iand of Mary Cr side of McKinie i portherly side of th ghe southeriy line of Eventis o the sasier of Lotina AL ¥or fisFly wide of Otis ktreet Uime of Mck the iy line of ¢ 4t Dowline: ant Bereinatter nam: buildings adjoln eKintoy “averie " | ane Jghioe avénue shoula F and censtruct al “ bzov its respect fon ot at his, b Stick to the “half and halP” brands if you like near pipe tobacco. But if you belong in the ranks of true pij patriots; Old English Curve the pass word! s ‘Pipe Tobacco Rich, ripe Kentucky Burley—the cream of the Blue Grass crop—with all the flavor and fragrance, the snap and smoothness of this delicious- leaf left in—that's Old English Curve Cut Pipe Tobacco. Time you enjoyed the satisfaction of a slow-burning, long-lasting pipe tobacco that you can smoke steadily without 2 * ome back. Sliced For Your Pipe . Packed in a curved red fin that just fits the pocket 1 0 cents L R o Bein ganization of the California Ripe Olive company of Connecticut, In Britain, was flied Tuesday at the of- fice of the secretary of the state. The authorized capital is $18,500, divided into 370 shares at $50 each. Wallingford.—John G. Phelan has in his possession a copy (f a newspaper wei. over a century old, published the year Abraham Lincoln was born, and bearing the date Aug. 3,_1509. It is a copy of the Connecticyt Journal, print. ed by Eli Hudson, and ‘he edition con- sists of four small pages. Meriden—Two Inheritance taxes will be collected at Meriden of Gliber! Rogers, a retired silverware fac- turer, who died recently of pneumo- nfa, and whose death was followed by that of Mrs. Rogers who had been iil with the same disease. The inventory of the estate gives a total value of $224,884. West Haven.—The first poultry club organized here among the school children was started in the town court room Wednesday night when Rev. Herbert Dietz of the County Farm Bureau met the ‘children from the local schools who wanted to take up the poultry raising and become members -of the club, Twenty-one students from the Washington school registered and seventeen ' from the Union school. Saybrook-—A. R. Doe, state highway| ‘bridge superintendsnt and Dbis men, from East Haddam, are making great headway on laying the mew planking roadway on the state bridge at the river. Bridgeport—Beginning on Monday next the internal revenue office in Bridgeport will be made first class and the varicus kinds of revenue stamps will then be placed on salc for the first time. Hartford—Tae infliz of negro trom the south has caused the office; of the Unfon Baptist church to make plans for ths enlargement of _their Mather street place of worship. With- in the last ¢’ght moriths the church membership has been increased ~ by about 100 men and women who have come from the. south. Brid§eport.—All plans for the start of the Barnum & Bailey circus from the winter quarters have been pre- pared. The big show will leave this city between 7 and 8 o'clock Saturday night for New York. Rehearsals will held in Madison Square Garden un- til the 27th when the performance will open. Danbury~Representatives of the boss carpenters and the officers of the carpenters’ union have held several conferences with the view to settling the wage scale for the carpenters for one year beginning April 1, The present scale expires on that date. The carpenters have asked a wage increase of about twenty-five per cent. The present minimum wage of the car- penters is $3.20 a day. . _granolith SR of without granoi /i by asphal ‘il‘! or cover ex! walks with asphalf; ither or any of 81l be deeme the sald Court o weconding to the grade an the sidewalk fixed as abo for or as heretgfore estab to be done jons_and workmanship satls the Street Commissione larwich, and ha id letéd on or before the ist A, D. 1917, Frankiin Street—Faster] . M, and J. A, Hiscox Chsries A. Keubler, Erues ba, Thomas F. Burps, Baran B. Munoney, Trip poration, Bmil M. Vox. eph Plaut, John and incording t. v’ Cotny and H. B. Wilso; Arms Company Michasl Levin John L. and Augy: Hiihy Cagne Holme: Wiliam K. George & cisea_Colletti, Marin Ao Tramontonsl, atat Vars, Richard W. Tobin Hubbel, Mver and Faihe Marla Devito, Thamis Co MoKinley Avenue—Wester! A M. B. Church, Wi nings. EHzabeth McCaffer Wikliams, Hanpah 8. Lew Carrnll. Allca M. Garaner rar Tracy, Francis A of Thomas Morrly, Sir: Austin Perkine. James , Digeo, Hilde R. Han framil, Bmeline ¥. Nor F. Rrewnter, Alds. P_C: seckham, Lanise T. Jone wricing, “Walte Gilbe Chandler, McKinley Avenns—Eas Henjamin C. Hannis Fragces Fitch, Wiilia Doubille, Rdward ¥, Price, I Antonio Collettl, Margnret ham. Willlam L. Crulck andér Bharp, Harriet B. Ta H. Bidwell, 'Estate of 3 Géorgo O. Stead, Lissi Otfs Btroet—Souther! Lotina A, Fester, Otis Btreet—Northei Danisl T. Shen Ohiitoh, Henry ¥. Paimer. Church_ Corporation, Adams Jane C. Phompwon, J John D. Hall, Alice M Perking Avenue—Souther Philin ‘and Margaret e nie L. Combies, Adeila D. T Q. Congdon. Perkina Avenue 3.3, Desmond, Jo Bilen T, Dowling an 1T WAS ORDHRED, T tion, application and hen sames he postponed and #aid_ Court nf Common reguiar mesting at the Co bor {n sald Citv on the 24 1917, at ¥ o'clock In the o that' notice thereof be & manner required hy law (o t and parties named In sald npplication and all othe the constvuction. repal establishing of the & walks, to appear If they be_hewrd in relation tne The persons an t the ahove petin or and all ot ronatuction, repair tablishine of the er walks will take ARTHI City Clork and C1 Commen Co Norwich, PLUMBING AND GAS F Robert J. Cochra GAS FITTING, PLUMBING, STEAM FITT Washington 8q, Washington Nerwich, Conn. Agent tor N. B. O, Shoet ¥ Phone 581 MODERN PLUMBIN is as ecssential electrioty s to lighting. toe the very best PLUMBING in ‘modern We by expert workmen at the wrices. Ask us for plans and price J. F. TOMPKI 67 West Main Stree T. F. BURNS Heating and Plumbj 92 Franklin Street IRON CASTING FURNISHED PROMPTLY BY THE VAUGHN FOUNDRY ¢ speaker be started?—Louisville Cou- rie.-Journal. DR. A. J. SINA Dentist Rooms 18-19 Alise Building, Nor Phene 1177-3 amcavnse TR BT Dixie,” sung by Irving Kaufman, have an appealing orchestral accompaniment. Come in and hear these new records. You will enjoy them. ) Bk Itaiy lead -in appiication, from r Lew. eleven that country FRANKLIN BAKER COMPANY next Dept. NP Lt