Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 11, 1917, Page 6

is tomorrow’s price. French percales and madras. pass by STRICTLY A MAN’'S COLUMN With Our $1.15 Shirts Given First Place We give them first place because they deserve it—we know it, and you will say so too after you have once seen them. these shirts at this minute, and afiord to sell them for less than $1.50 ——and here's something to remember—that in these days, today’s value We could not buy THESE ARE THE WELL KNOWN “YORKE” AND “DE LUXE” SHIRTS We can offer you sither those with laundered or with the soft French cuffs so much used in the warmer weather, and the materi Buy now—the values are too good to are good Onily $1.1S MYSTIC ©dd Fellows Designate June as Memorial Day—Children’s Day at Congregational Church — Academy Graduation Friday Evening Next. 17 Sun 3 Memo: a No. o bela Oad tarnoon and a good heard Stonington lod; Aystic Encampment to particip: = graves of all depa Elm Grove cemete peaker will be has invited niic B was ob- Mystic school ting exercises held in the a from Harold Heath of New of Mr. Heath's par- »ndon road. ©of Pennsylvania Den- he home of entertaining Allyn and his ass. Boston is the eorve F. Emmons. mson ‘has_re- in South Man- chester. Ceorge Greens of Waterbury is the guest of Herry H. Anderson. Flavius is _visiting his aau; alter T. Fish. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTO | MOGsur Methodist Sunday School Children’s Day Set for the 17th—Rain Compels Postporiment of Game With Webster Team. dren’s day at the Methodist Epis- church will be observed June concert will be given by 1aren. Rev. Frank A. Junkins of Wauregan preached in exchange with Rev. C. S. Nigatingale, at the Union Plainfield Baptist chureh, Sunday morning. Missionary Meeting. The last regular meeting of the sea- n of the Baptist Woman's Missionary eld Friday afternoon with Martin a lake. R Kk freshments ived after a delightful program. A wh arty and dance planned to be held by L'Union Choral ‘or the benefit ot the Red Cross work. boss carder n the Amer- len’ Company mills, spent the with relatives in Worcester. Mrs. Burns visited relatives onsocket over the week-end. lired Baulac of Spen- siting at the home of Jehn Sulltvan og Pros- amon Leperle is visiting Fall nds, atrice Laperle New Bedford. No Game—Rain. The game to be piayed Sunday be- the Webster baseball team and is visiting the Moosup team was postponed on count of rain. COLCHESTER A. F. Roper have re- itinsville, Mass. athan arb, who is _ wiring es in town for electric lights was his home in Norwich over Sun- _The Red Cross society met in the 2in library building Friday after- noon to sew, ete. William H. Van Horn of Williman- tic was the zuest of friends in town over Sunday. S. J. Stow of New Haven was a week-end visitor in town, FRANKLIN K. LANE TO REPRESENT GOVERNMENT At National Security League’s Meeting at Chautauqua, N. Y. New York, June 10.—Franklin K. Lane, secretary of the interior, will represent the government at the Na- tional Security ileague's ‘“oratorical Plattsburgh” at Chautauqua, N. Y., July 2 to 7, it was announced here to- night. Others who will address this gathering, known as the speakers' training camp for education in patri- otic service, will include 1da M. Tar- bell, Dr. Harry E. Fosdick of Unlon Theological seminary, Dr. Ira D. Landrith of Boston, Mrs. Percy C. Pennypacker of Texas, Henry J. Allen of Wichita, Kas.,, and Prof. Albert Sushnell Hart of Harvard. RIA TUBBS’ BAND erty Loan Mass Mesting and Patriofic Rally Tuesday Evening, June 12th 8 P. M. Speekers: PROF. ALBERT BUSHNELL HART, PROF. HENRY W. FARNUM. PATRIOTIC SONGS EVERYONE URGED TO ATTEND ner home near were is being i DANIELSON Hope That Thirteenth Company May Be Recruited to Full Strength To- night—Foresters’ Memorial Sunday —Bond Buying Made Easy—Special Services for Juniors on Day Desig- nated as Children’s Sunday. Warden F. E. Cunneen has been ap- pointed a member of the Connecticut council of defense for Windham county. Received June Box. Friends® hung a June box to Miss Catherine T. Thayer at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. NV oorge L. Furbish of Providence 1 rhish of epent Sunday with friends in Daniel- son. Mrs. Waltér F. Jacobs and daugh- ters are to spend the summer With Rev. and Mrs. Roy B. Chamberlin at Saranac Lake. Mrs. Charles M. Smith of Hawkins street will have the members of the Ladles' Reading circle at her home for a meeting this afternoon. May Reach Full Strength. The Thirteenth company may be re- cruited up to full strength, 109 men, at tonight's drfl, and that is the hope of the officers. The Fortnightly club is to_meet to- morrow with Miss Susan Youns of North Main street. Civic Federation Meeting. There was a special meeting of members of the Civic federation at the home of Mrs. James M. Paine, Broad street, Saturday afterncon. ‘Many from Danielson attended the baseball game between the Putnam team and the Athletics of South Man- chester at Putnam Saturday afternoon. Lists of Registered Men. Town officlals have prepared type- written lists of the men who register- ed in the military enrollment in Kil- lingly last Tuesday. Louis Lague !s to spend the sum- mer at his cottage at Oakland Beach, | where it is expected that his health | wiil be benefited. William A. Keach of the West Side caught a trout that weighed nearly a pound and a half. Rev. D. J. Neily Preaches. Rev. Denton J. Neily of Gloucester, Mass., preached at the services at the Baptist church Sunday, returning here to preach for the first time since leav- inE the local church as pastor five years ago. Rev. H. N. Brown conducted services at the Pentecostal church in Putpam Sunday afternoon. Attorney Harry E. Back addressed the members of the Men's class on World Happenings at the Conzrega- tional church Sunday morning during the Sumday school hour. Canvass for Bond Sales. A canvass for liberty bonds is being rgade at the mili of the Goodvear Cot- ton company Members of the Epworth leazue of the Jethodist church met with Mrs. Emma Oates of Palmer street Sun- day afternoon. Commencement Speaker. Rev. Edward Holyoke, D. D.. Provi- dence, is to be the speaKer at the com- mencement exercises to be held in the town hall on the evening of Thursday, June 21. | Foresters’ Memorial. Members of Court Oak Grove, F. pf A. held their annual Memorial sér- vices for deceased members Sunday afternoon, marching from their hall on Main street to St. James' cemetery, where the graves of members who have passed bevond were decorated and the usual ceremonials held. There were delegations present representing courts of the order in surrounding towns. The procession was escorted by St. James' bana. Easy Way to Buy Bonds. Active canvassing for liberty ioan subscriptions will continue this week and by Friday the work here will have been completed. Many subscriptions, mostly for small amounts, were re- ceived Saturday. It seems that in some quarters it is not understood that these | bonds may be purchased through local banks on easy payment plans—as iow as a dollar a_week, after the savings club idea. Workers in local manu- facturing plants have subscribed for thousands of dollars’ worth of the bonds on the weekly payment plan. CHILDREN’S DAY. Special voted Given. Programs Mark Sunday De- to the Juniors—Programs Children’s day was observed with a special children’s service at the West- fileld Congregational church Sunday. The church choir was assisted by the Sunday school choir, conducted by Ar- thur Leach. The program was arranged as fol- lows: Children of the Pilgrims; pro- cessional, cholr, beginners and primary children; song, For Freedom and Faith: invocation: responsive reading, Pilgrim Psams: hymn, O, God, Be- neath Thy Guiding Hand: hymn, The Landing of the Pilgrims; little chil- dren’s worship; Psalm, The Lord to Me a Shepherd Ts; primary, verses and songs: hymn, We Are Little Pil- grims; offering; address by the pastor: baptism of children; hymn, Day by Day With Songs of Gladness; presen- tation of plants; prayer and benedic- tion: recessional hymn, Hark, Hark, My Soul. At Baptist Church. Children’'s day exercises were held at the Baptist church on Sunday, the program being as follows: Singing by school; recitation, Our Greeting, Cora Brown; recitation, The Word Needs Little ‘Children, Gertrude and Helen Schroll; prayer; singing, school;_ reci- | tation, ‘Children’s Day, Bthelvn Leons; recltations, The Spring Pageant, Doris Card; The Boys, Edwin Davis; sing- ing, school; recitations, If T Were a Sunbeam, Dorcas Lindner; Are You! “Trying? <Hadys Cook: The Month of Roses, Bernice iBurdick; singing, school; recitations, Children’s Day Message, Robert Princeton; Just Once a Year, Florence Moran; notices: col- lection; address by Rev. D. J. Neilly; reports; singing, America, school. Called to Baptist Church. Rev. James T. Edwards, who 1s a member of the class to be graduated from Newton Theological seminary this week, has been called to the pas- torate of the Baptist church here, to fill the vacancy created a few weeks ago by the resignation of Rev. W. D. Swaffleld. Whether Mr. Edwards will accept the call will not be known for = few days. His home is in Virsinia | chapte: | The address was jodist church, [ Woman’s Follow-Up Committee For Liberty Loan Subscriptions — Mills Get Big Government Order—Chapter of Daughters of bella Organized— Odd Fellow: emorial Sunday— Bar Harbor Expresses Run via Mid- dletown. Under the direction of Miss Ellen Wheelock, named as local chairman, repredentatives of Woman's Clubs of the city have been appoirted to make a follow-up campaign for subscriptions to the Liberty loan, and the hope is to reach practically all of the women of the city. The members that make up the com- mittee that will be busy this week are Mrs. Charles M. Letters, Miss Bessie Champlin, Mrs. A. A. erry, MrsP. Wil iam H. Richardson, Mrs. Lewis T. Champlin, Mrs. E. B. Kent, Mrs. Mary Medbury, Miss Gertrude Perry, Mrs. J. C. Bates, Mrs. William E. Richardson Mrs. A. D.” McIgtyre, Mrs. Harry C. Meinken, Mrs. E. C. Morse, Mrs. Wall- ace Whiteny, Mrs. Adfer M. Towne, Miss Anna Leavitt, Mrs. Helen Wiley, Mrs. George Vaughn, “Miss Sarah Welch, Mrs. Alexander Gilman, Mrs. Joseph Gagne, Mrs. Eugene Durocher, Mrs. Joseph Lapalme, ‘Mrs. Timothy Tetreault. Going to France. Edmund Gustav Eric Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Anderson, who live on Rural route No. 3, has enlisted as a member of ¢he Clark university Lospital urit and is going to France. Young Anderson is a graduate of Woodstock academy and a sophomore n!:!c:ark. He has many friends In this ity s Get Govarnment Orders. Thousands upon thousands of vards offabric for the United States govern- ment are to be manufactured fn th city during the next few months. Or- ders obtained by manufacturers call for the production of overcoating. shirting, and uniform dhaterial as weli as great quantities of khaki colored tent canvas. At some of the plants here preparations are already under- | way. for making the changes that must prec the menufacturing of the cloths that ars wanted. Colored Strikers Leave. The scors of colored _construction workers who went on strike in Daniel- son, where they were emploved with the work train, one dey last waek, hav, left the clty and it is understood havi Fone to Providence, where somds of them expect to find work around the docks and others hove for an ompor- tunity 10 work their wav back by boat to southern ports pear the homes from which thev came fo work In ghe north White workers have filled tHe#r places on the work trefn, which works regu- larly out of this eity and I3 busy at various places along the line. DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA. New Auxiliary To K. of C. to Be Or- ganized About June 25. Misses Bernice Cahan, eault, Rita Champeau, and Yvonne Dion, the North Grosvenordale, succes: Diane Bib- Dorles Dupre last named of report splendid in their efforts to organize a of the Daughters of Isabella, the ladies’ auxiliary of the Knights Columbus, in this city. Names of prospective members have been se- cured. It §s now expected that the chapter will be grganized about June 5, when Carsdll council will observe the silver anniversary of lts organi- zation. REMEMBER DEAD. Odd Fellows Decorate Graves of Mem- bers Gone Before—Address By Rev. George L. Stamley. Israel Putnam lodge, I O. O. F., held its annual memorial exercises for de- ceased members of the organization | Sunday aftermoon. The lodge menibers marched from their hall o Grove street cemetery. Graves of the deceased brothers were decorated with flowers and the usual ceremony carried out. delivered by _Rev. George D. Stanley, pastor of the Math- The necrology list of the lodze fol- Jows: Georze Bolles, Edward Wright, Edward _Uesner, Frederick Moffitt, Abram Svkes, Jésse Wilcox. Reuben Sykes, Walter Shippee. Charles A, Broadhurst, George L. Prentice, Her bert A. Mowry. Durl Marble. Will- iam Manson, L. I. Wiaslow. E. N. Jos- lin, W. Kendall David. William B. Bar- ber, E. C. Bean, Charles Nuttall Arrested In Old Barn. Eugene Herbert and James Davern were before Judge L. H. Fuller in the city court Saturday morning. They were arrested Friday nfght in a raid Mmade at the old barn on the Cutler place, near the little Dam tavern. They were charged with vagrancy and hav ing been imtoxicated. ‘Herbers was given 50 days in fall, Davérn 60 days in jail, and ordered ¥o pay costs amount- ing to $9.09 In each case. Thev were taken to fali by Deputy Sheriff Geerge F. Holbrook. ELKS SUBSCRIBE $1.000. d Fraternal Organizations As Lib- erty Bond Takers—House Canvass Successful. Members of Putnam's Liberty loan committee continued their house to house canvass Saturday and with fine results. A large number of subsérip- tions were secured by the workers, who were well pleased with the resul With sogne reports missing, the sub- seriptions for Putnam Saturday eve- ning were believed to total more than $160,000. Amout $10.000 must be ob- talned every day this week to bring Putnam’s subscriptions up to its ap- portionment, which it is hoped to reach. The house to house canvass is not yet completed. Fraternal organizations in the cltye are buying bonds from thelr surnlge the largest subscription of this kind $1.000, coming from Putnam lodge of Elks. Corpus Christi Celebration. The feast of Corpus Christi, memorating the institution of the Holy Bugharisi observed in the usual solemn mardr at St. Mary's chureh Sunday, the different organiza- tions of the parish partlctpating. Commencement at Tourtelotts. Rev. Frederick M. Brown, D. D, Providence, preached the baccalaureate sermon at Tourtellotte” Memortal high school in the assembly hall, at the com- Rid of a Lingering Cough. Cnld_weather persisted so late this year that many more persons have colds than ever before at this seasop. You can get rellef from racking, hacking coughs, from wheezy, sneezy breathing, from rgsv, sore throat and tight chest. W. G. lazigr. Benton- ville, Ark., writes: “I can recommen Foley's foney and Tay Compound. used it for a ccugh that I had for years and was sail to have consump- 0, but it cured me” Contains no ‘opiates. Children like it. Lee & Os- 800 Co. school which was weil filled, Sunday evening. The, class day exercises are to be held at the school Thursday afternoon of this week. The members of the senfor class are William Johnson, president; _ Miss ith Buell, vice ' president; Minnie Jones, sec ry; Gladys Munyan, reasurer;: Aghes Corbett, Anna Bi- beault, Willlam Chicott, Knut Johnson. inches. One vear ago it was 38.2 de- grees and 12.04 inches respectively. The record for the month of May in detail was as follows: Highest | temperature, 80 ~degrees, on the 20th; lowest, 27 degrees, on the 16ih. Highest daily mean, 6.15 degrees, on rings but once for a call. 5 To Report at New London. Young men here who have made ‘ap- plication for enlistment in the quarter- master’s reserve and whose applica- tions have been accepted will report at New London today for their physical examination. ; Run Via Middletown. Under the New Haven's new_time- table, now effective, the Bar Harbor expresses go back in service and run through this city, but via Middletown instead of New London and Norwich. Brevif Plaicde Benoit, who has been in Cal- ifornia for the past twelve years, is expected here this week for a Visit with relatives. C. Dwight Sharpe is the new super- intendent of the Congregational Bible school, succeeding Lester E. Child, re- cently’ deceased. Putnam defeated the Athletics of Manchester on the Fair grounds Satur- day afternoon by the score of 7 to 2. Big_Bill Martin of Dayville did the pitching for Putnam. CONGRESS RES!GNED TO HOT WEATHER SESSION. New Legislation Promises at Least a Month or Six Weeks More of Work. Washington, June 10.—Resigned to another hot weather session, congress plans this week .to dispose finally of important war measures and to begin consideration of new legislation prom- ising at least a month or six weeks more of work. [Before the week ends it is hoped to send the delaved war budget and espionage bills to President Wilson. In the meantime the senate finance com- mittee will continue revising the war ax bill, expedking to have it ready for ebate in the senate the first of next week. On the house side, discuesion of the river and harbor bill wil: be re- sumed tomorrow and the agmcu'ture committee will complete its d of the food control bill, to be submitted about the middle of the week. , glyine the presi- authority to orMer preferential Ing of food and other necessaries, W mceting opposition from a few sen. ators, but its passage without delay is generally expected. If it is disposed 35, recess | 8r_the war tax bill. Publishers’ e: profits dnd’income taxes are the bling blocks facing || the senate war tax revisionists when they resume work tomorrow. Senators are predicting radical change - in, the re-araft after it gets into th. senate, where a_debate of two or three weeks is. looked for. - An_early opportunity will be taken this week for an executive session of the semate to consider the many im- portant army promotions presented to the president for the new army. While considerdble criticism of some of the promotions is volced privatey, it is expected that all of the nominations will go through without seriéus oppo- sition. The three billion’ dollar war budget bill, providing funds usgently needed fop military purposes, as well as $750, 008.080.for the new #erchant marine, which was returned to conference by the house because of an alleged ex- cessive appropriation for purchase of the Jaméstown exposition site for a naval basd, awaits final action. Passage of the f0od contro. bill wigh- out the proposed maximum price fixing authority is predioted, as Herbert C. Hoover and the administration gre represented as areeing to elimination of such a provision, though in favor of minimum price fixing power. Both house and senate have passed the first fo0d bill, providing for a food: census and measures to stimulate production. Prohibitih questions - are loonking into prominence as te food and reve- nue legislation newrs committee com- pletion. Prohibition measures during the war are involved in both. The senate judiciary committee meets to- morrow to consider resolutions of Sen- ators Shephard. Curtis, Thompson, Jones of IWashington, Shafroth and many others proposing national prohi- bition. The committee is understood to gavor reporting but one of the reso- lutions for submitting a constitutionél prohibition amendment. while waiting | chairman of the joint committee of the British Red Cross and Order of St. John, Lord Monson, head of the British Red Cross services in Ttaly, and Sir Courtauld Thomson. ckief commissionar of the British Red Cross for Mgjta and the near east, have visitéd ®he British Red Cross units on the Italian front. Arthur Stanley, Well as Men—Results of Men Nearly Drowned. The military census of Rhode Island will begin today and it is expected to end with Wednesday of the present week. In Westerly the work will be carried -on under the direction of Mrs. Thomas$ Perry, who has been ap- pointed captain of the census, assisied by lieutenants and abour forty enum- erators. The census dufers from laat taken in Connecucut a rew rgouths| since, as the women are included. 1t/ is expected that every male person 16 | years and over, and every woman lrorn“ 16 to 60 years, inciusive, will be reg- istered. The questions lo be answe; ered are as follows: 1—Name in full. 2—Mome address. 3—Date of birth, 1—Color or race. 5—Are you a native born citizen of the United State: 6—If not a native born citizen, what | is your country or birth? i 7—I1f foreign born are you naturaliz- ed? §—What is your present trade, occu- pation or profession in whicn you are now actually engaged? 9—By whom employed? 10—Have you experience in any other trade, occupation or profession. 1i—State exact relationship of per- | sons sdlely dependent upon you for support. 1z—Married, single or widowe: 13—Have you done any military or naval service gg this or any couniry. Where? How long? 14—What languages do you speak? Women are required to answer all of the first ten questions. Questions 11 and 12 are different for women. These questions are substituted: 11—Are you a graduate of school, college, technical, business? r2—Give number of children. ! 1 | Age| of oldest. Age of youngest. The penaity for false testimony or failure to answer questions is a fine of $50, or six months' imprisonment, or both. According to the weather records of Nathaniel Helme, of Kingston, it is shown that the mean temperature was nearly ten degrees below the normal, | and therefore 1t was the coldest May dufing th past twenty-eight vears. The towl precipitation was above the normal, and the largest for May since 1908. There was not much sunshine during the past twenty-eight years. ciear days at the end of the month, the season being very backward. The mean temperature of the three spring months ending with May was 37.5 de- grees, and the total precipitation 14.71 the 20th; lowest, 32 degrees, on the 5th. Mean temperature of the month, 44.7 degrees. Average for the month for 28 ars, 54.4 degrees. Greatest precip- itation in any 24 consecutive hours, 248 inches, on the 2Sth. Total pre- cipitation, '5.48 inches. ~Average for the month for 29 vears, 4.12 inches. Prevailing wind direction, west. Nu@- ber of clear days, 4; partiy cloudy, 15; cloudy, 12; on which .01 inch or mpre recipitation fell, 13. Thunder shower n the 28th. — With almost perfect weather condi tions good scores were made Saturday, by * professionals and amateurs at the second and final day of the tournament of trapshooters on the grounds of the South County Rod and Gun club in Westerly. The day’s program included 175 taf¥et at the traps, and the results in_gegeral were as follow: W. J. Weaver of Providence retained his title of Rhode Island State ama- teur champion, scoring 97 targets and defeating V. T. Bowler of Newport by one bird. Weaver won the champion- ship last year with a score of 95, de- feating A. T. Sisson by one target, L. F. Curtiss of Newton Highlands, Mass., was the high amateur shooter for both days. He tied J. J. Clark, Jr, of ‘Worcester with a total of 314 out of 325 apd won _the shoot-off, 24 to 23. L. S. German of Aberdéen, Mass., profesgional, made the best total for WESTERLY TOWERMAN NEAR DEATH S. M. Brown, Overcome by Deadly Gas While Telephoning, Found Unconscious—Military Census for Women as I W. W. Making Trouble at Stonington—Danielson |ed for the high gun average for both |iated with the Rhode Rod and Gun Club’s Shoot— and G. L. Osborn of Boston tied for second with 170. The Governor Beeckman cup, offer- days, t0-a member of any club affil- Island Trap- shooters’. Association, was won by E. C. Griffith of Pagcoag with a score of 311. A. H. Chapman of Westerly cap- tured the Retail Merchants' Associa- tion trophy for the club member cap- turing the highest average for both days. He alo took the $5 in gold, offered for the highest Westerly Road and Gun Club member of the State hampionship event and the I R. heldon trophy. Of the 40 shooters on Saturday's programge, 25 were members of the Rhode Island State Club. All partici- pated in a championship for Rhode Island, at 100 targets. They finished as follows: First, W. J, Weaver,| Providence, 97; second, W. T. Bowler, Newport, 96; third, E. C. Griffiith, Pas- coag, 95; fourth, W. A. Dring, New- port, and C L. Tallman, Newport, tled at 92; sixth, N. P. Reiner, Providence. {and 1. R. Sheldon tied at 91; Reiner ! won the shoot-off. In the team mce, the Providence club defeated members of the South | County Rod and Gun Club by a score of 231 3. The scores follow: Westerly—Reuter, 45; Robinson, 36; Chapgean, 47; Booth, 42; Palmer, 43. Providence—Griflith, 48; ~ Sisson, = 45; Stainton, 47; Weaver, 45; Dillon, 43. S. M. Brown, night operator at the Westerly signal tower of the New York, New Haven & Hartford rail- road, had a narrow escape from death by asphyxiation, early Saturday morn- ing. A leak in a storage battery caus- ed gnition with the eleetric current and created a powerful and deadly gas. Mr. Brown was found unconscious, taken to his boarding place nearby and treated by Dr. John L. May. His condition is semious but there is a be- lief he will recover. Mr. Brown was talking by telephone with the operator at Bradford, when the latter noticed the weak voice of Mr. Brown and then the conversation came to a sudden end. The Bradford operator was unable to communicate with Mr. Brown a few minutes later, could not secure an un- lock and he felephoned the condition to the night baggageman at Westerly. In the meantime a report came from some other source that all was not right at the Westerly tower and Po- icemen Mitchell and Ferguson hur- ried there, but before their arrival, the bagghgem m and a signal main- tainer were there and the doctor was called. Station Agent Sroith was no- tified and took charge of the situation and soon had another operator on duty. Local Laconics. 4 The summer residents of Stonngton are arriving Haily. The Atwood Machine company, of Stonington, has invested $100,000 in Liberty Bonds. Steamer Watch Hill will commence regular trips hetween Watch Hill and Stanington this week. Rev. Frank A. MacDonald is to de- liver the baccalaureate sermon at Hope High school, June 17. The Stonington and Pawcatuck com- ies, #s well as the company in Mys- are anxiously awaiting a call to duty. (Items sent to The Bulletin for this column must be signed by the sender, or they will not be used—Corre- spondence Editor.) Miss Mary L. Vose, who has been taking advance plano study at the New York Institute. of Applied Music, has returned to Westerly. ‘Bhe Old Mystic baseball team de- feated the Stonington team In a game in Stonington Saturday by a score of § to 5 in ten innings. The npvelty of Elks’ Flag Day exer- clses in’ the open promises to be & feature of the week’s doings in the thriving vilge of Westerly. Town Clerk Elias B. Hinckley and his assistants, has completed the list of all who registered in Stonington under the elective service law. Grand Patriarch ‘Willam H. Dobson the two days in_his class, scoring 318 targets. A E. Sibley of Bostan, gnd W. @ Hill of Portland, Me., tfed Yor onq place with scores of 314. In turday's shoot L. S. German was the Operator Rimgs But Once. In the interest of efficiency and en- ergy saving, the telephone company has instituted a new rule in the Put- bigh professional with a score of 170 out of 175 targets. L. F. Curtiss was the high amateur shooter of the day with a total 8¢ 171 and J. Clark , Jr. ik and_suite will make an &ffcial visit tg Massatuxet Encampment, 1. O. O. F. Westerly, next Tuesday night. State Deputy William J. Keenan has granted permission to the Knights of Columbus councils of Rhode Island te hold third degree exemplifications on Supday afternoons. % The names of the Pawcatuck young TO GET YOUR erty Bonds AND DO YOUR DUTY Subscription Closes June 15th Remember your government needs your help to WIN THE WAR You &re not asked to give—you are asked to lend to your 2 vernment and you get The Safest Bond On Earth Paying 3 per cent interest and can be sold at any time $50 $100 $500 $1000 bonds or more Pay instalments if you wish GO TO ANY BANK—GO TODAY The time is short and it must be done Every Buyer gets a’Liberty Bond Button LIBERTY LOAN COMMITTEE OF NEW BANKRUPT SALE ALL DAY MONDAY AND TUESDAY Entire Stock of Plants and Flowers of John Moore, Florist 38 FOUNTAIN STREET OTTO F. ERNST Rezziver ENGLAND men who registered under the select- ive service law, 370 of them, have been posted on the legal signboard on the Pawcatuck river bridge. The Liberty Bond allotment for Westerly is $300,000 and the amount subscribed to date Is $149,899. The Boy Scouts are to canvass the town for applications for bonds. The weavers' strike for an increase of fifteen per cent. in pay and reduc- tion in time to eight hours a day, re survived one dau Wster! men’s Mem without regard The firemen ma headed 1 e eount of thk held In the ghe Appropriate vem sulted in the closing down the mill of| W. I Loge 1 the American Velvet company in|who spend Stonington. The strikers are not org- |taug. had a na X r anized, buf an effort is being_made to|drowning T'r . make them a part of the I W. W. '|fishing from n smal The Liberty of Watchemocket, Fire|feet from re, w . King of Pawtucket, Warchemocket of |capsized h " East Providence, Nonastum of Prov-|men tossec idence, Volunteer of East Greenwich, | the Quonoce a and Washington of Wickford, have «l- | their rescue and ready entered the muster to be heid at | where thes ed nee Wickford, July 4 Several other com- | John Andres, bett panies, Including the Westerly will| Ann. fecen e take action this week. | charge of th Jesse Wilkes, 72, who was a mem- |town court, was calle ber of the town council of Westerly, | Pat-giman Thomas (C many years ago, died Saturd: {in Sfoninmton borous hqme in George' street. He wa | stek unto deatt in Stratford, England. For forty-two |its suffering, and the | > years_he worked as a stone-cutter at|desirc to dn the 5 p the New England Granite works and | its immediate precedecessor. He v | Don’t You Want Good Teeth? d of the dental chair them? seed have no fears. By our method you can have your toc crowned or extracted ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT PAIN CC™'SIDER THESE OTHER FEATURES STRICTLY SANITARY OFFICE STERILIZED INSTRUM INTS CLEAN LINEN ASEPTIC DRI LOWEST PRICES CONSISTENT WITH BEST WORK Does the dre: cause you to negioct Yoy appeal to you, call for examinatior. and timats. Ne eharge for consultation. DR. F. C. JACKSON OR. D. J. COYLSE DENTISTS (Buccessors to the Ring Deatal Cz.) 203 MAIN ST. NORW/ICH DA M.toBP. M Lady Asictant Telephone Norwich, Conn., June 1st, 1917. In view of the material increase which has alr=ady taken place in the cost of fuel and supplies, the Commissioners have found‘\il imperative to increase the eleetric and gas rates as follows: ELECTRIC LIGHTING First 450 KWH per month 10c per KWH. All over 450 KWH por month 5¢ per KWH. Monthly minimum charge 80c. There will be a charge of $2.00 for replacing a meter wh discontinued for any cause. ELECTRIC POWER RATES: Thero will be no change at present in the clectric power rates wit exception that the monthly minimum will bs $2.00 for the first ho power connected and $1.00 for each additional horss power 1 tion thereof connected. GAS RATES: Up to 30,000 cu. ft. per month $1.25 per 1,000 cu. ft. 30,000 to 150,000 cu. ft: per month $1.15 per 1,000 cu. amount used. All over 150,000 amount used. No bills will be lated for the maximum amount at the rate of the preceding bluck Monthly minimum charge 50c. has beon ft entire for cu. ft. per month $1.05 per 1,000 cu. ft. f. rendered at a less amount than that which is There be a charge of $2.00 for replacing a meter which discontinued for any cause. The above rates will be effective fer electric energy and gas esmsume commencing with July 1st, 1917, and for bills rendered August 1st, 1917. The City of Norwich Gas & Electrical Dep't. CHARLES E. WHITAKER, DANIEL T. SHEA, , JAMES L. CASE, > DAVID 8, GILMOUR, JOHN T. 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