Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 4, 1917, Page 6

CLOSED TODAY Independence Day MYSTIC Double Wedding at Home of Mr. and | Mrs. George H. Taylor—Avery-|.: Stafford Marriage. At noon Tuesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Taylor on Eld- redge street a dauble wedding cere- mony was performed by Rey. Arthur H. Withee, pastor of the Method! Bpiscopal church, in the presence of about 50 guests. The house was dec- from out of Da and Mrs. of the Methodist church v friends in the village. beautiful ornaments, town were Mr. Patterson, Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs Montgo: sifts s were of dark biue, with hats to ete. cut Moses Maine, all erated under the supervision of Mrs,| Thursday evening, June 28, Miss Sohn Spacis, the cotor scheme being | Hester Mae Stafford was united in biue and white. As the Lohenerin | s with Joseph Edward Avery wedding mavch was plaved by Miss | me of Mr. and Mrs, George H. Aiwilda Holly, the bridal couples de- Denison avenue. The cere- performed by Rev. Arthur ecended the stairs to the parlor. through an afsle made of blue and white streamers. The attendant was given away by their fathe Sannette Tavlor and Hugh Lesli Montgomery of Ware, Mass, were first married, and Miss Grace Mae Taylor and Nathan Palmer Murphy of Hope Valley, R. 1., were married later. The brides were gowned aiike, wear- ing gray taffeta trimmed with geor- gette crepe. Both wore gold pins as ornaments, and each carried a shower bouquet of Killarney roses. The double ring service was used. After the ceremony a reception was held and a lunch was served. On the | diging room table were two large wed- ding cakes. | Mr. and Mrs. Murphy and Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery left on 2 _week's wedding trip. On their return Mr. and | Mrs. Murphy will reside in Mystic aad | Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery will go to | Ware, Mass. The brides’ traveling |vis About West ar W. W. CLAIMS SUPPORT ception, Mr. for New Haven to re- s employed company in_the ew Ha- OF FARM LABORERS 2000 Throughout the Being Counted Upon. headquarters of kers of the World here Middle the e received telegrams agricultural division i Workers of the upport to the strike, © the 2,000 farm ia- | the middle west rted upon to assist est, are in the di- NOTICE The RICHMOND LACE WORKS, Alton, Rhode Island, will start operation on an “OPEN SHOP” basis on Monday, luly 2nd, 1817 Any person wishing employment may apply at the office. year contracts will be cffered to a few competent lace makers, guaranteeing a mi: imum rate of wages. The full rate of wages paid by this company heretofore, lo.gethfl' with the advances already offered, will be main- RICHMOND LACE WORKS Mersick Domestic Water Supply Systems This is a complete home electric pump- ing outfit shipped completely assem- bled as shown and is ready to operate as s00n as connections are made. All that is necessary ,is to attach the pire to the well, and screw the plug into an electric light socket. Furnished with 1.6, 1-4, 1-2 or 3-4 H. P. motors and h tanks with working capacity of 43 or 62 gallons. A very popular outfit for suburban homes where elect service is obtain- able, as the cost of operating is very small. Write for Cataleg 17-W -THE- (. 5. MERSICK % (0. NEW HAVEN, CONN. Don’t You Want Good Teeth? Does the dread of the dental chair cause you to negiect them? need have no fears. By our method you can have your crowned or extracted ABSOLUTELY WITHGUT PAIN. CCNSIDER THESE OTHER FEATURES STRICTLY SANITARY OFFICE STERILIZED INSTRUMINTS CLEAN LINEN ASEPTIC DRINKING CUPS LOWEST PRICES CONSISTENT WITH BEST WORK If these appeal to you, call for examination charge for consultation. DR. F. C. JACKSON and OR. D. DENTISTS (Successors to the ihing Deatal Cz.) NORWICH. CONN. 202 MAIN ST. 8A. M. t03P. M Lady Acistant estimats, B Y teeth filed, covis Telephons Tudge George T. Brown presided at a_session of the superior court at Kingston, hearing the case of the State azainst the Frank W. Coy Real Estate | company, of Westerly, on a motion for an injunction restraining the ob- structing the state highway on the Shore road. The court ordered a de- icree for an injunction restraining the | respondents from placing any obstruc- { tion on that portion of the road that | has been worked by the state, and also | dered the removal of any signs pro- biting trespassing over this road. The trial of the case will be heard i ~idence county. This case arises from the act of re- spondents In placing ropes across the ichway, which they claim as private as' well as the placing of signs warning the traveling public not to tres. pass under penalty of the law, and setting forth that the road was pr Vate property., The ropes were re- moved bv a summer resident and he was promptly arrested and like actian was taken against the highway com- missioner of the town of Westerly. This action wes taken after the Frank Coy Real Estate company had brought suit against the town for vi- | olation of agreement in fallure 1o re- build walls and do grading. and in which judement was given for des fendant, on the ground that the com- mittee appointed for the purpose bs the town council had no such author- it Tn 1912, of Frank entered erly whereby according to the testimony an agreement was the town of West- certain strip of land company would be jused for the widening and straighten- of the Shore road, if certain pro- ons were carried out. The road was 1t by the state, but the prov of the agreement were ignored: i fore, having repeatedly tried to get the | town as well as the state board of pub- | iic roads to ccelemn the land. and| both refusing to make satisfactory re- plv, he gave public notice that the road would be closed, and placed ropes across at either end, with warning signs not to trespass under penalty of the law, as the d was private prop- | erty. a helonginz to the Mr. Cov stated that he wanted the state and town to fulfil their agree- ment or else keep off the land. At- torner General Herbert A. Rice ai peared for the st and Lewis Waterman In the case of Dorothy Drew. of Westerly, against J. Samuel Brothers, Incorporated. of Providence, a peti- tion for change of revenue was de- nied and the case was assigned as the first for trial at the September session probably at Westerly. Mrs. Drew was arrested on suspicion of theft in the store of defendant. and subjected to search and humiliation which affected her nervous svstem. She seeks $10,- 000 in damages The e of David Syme. tor. azainst Archibald Mo e and John J. Du for respondent contrac- and wife of Bridgeport. was reinstated after de- fault had been removed and the . de- fendant ordered fo nay $30 for coun: sel fees ‘and cost of levy under ex- ecution within seven davs, The case | is a_claim in damages of about $4090 | for balance alleged to be due in con- | nection with the construction of - & summer residence at Musicolonv. The case was called in Westerly and judg- ment ziven for plaintiff. Defendants claim Ihat the default was due to the neelizence of attorneve. Drinn | Rathbun for plainti®t, ana Wk | and Fallen for defendant The case of Mary Arcongele agal R assigned for t eptember | session + an | which claim is made e ved. Ledwedze for plaintiff, | | Olney and Rathbun for de- | i | Convict labor on state highways is | ito be introduced in Rhode Island, un- | der the law passea recent ses- | sién of the general a the | | experiment will be fi the | | town of Cumberland. Prisoners from the state institutions wifl be under suard who will work from directions | siven by the state engineers. The | | work has been commenced of erect- | ing tents, and shacks for the prisone: | to sleep and also a cook shed and | kitchen. The state will pay for this class of labor at the rate of $1.30 a day, and about thirty men will be em | ploved on this job. If the plan is suc- cessful other groups will be put to work in other sections of the state. George Benjamin Utter. before the Westerly town council urged legisia- tive action, that would prevent prop- erty owners from erecting buildings on tieir own land, that would tend to de- preciate adjoining property and were objectionable to the owners of adjoin- ing_land. The matter was refe to President Maurice W. Flyan, cilmen Thomas E. Robinson and cis G. Haswell, and Town Solicitor Harry B. Agard, as a legislative com- mittee. Highway Commissioner Orlando R Smith asked the council to consider the advisability of the removal of bill | boards from private property, that in- terfered with a general view of the highway. Aid had been temporarily suspended from a woman and eight children in Bradford. and the W. C. T. U. of that village asked that the aid be con- tinued. The matter was referred to the overseer of the poor. Chief of Police Thomas E. Brown reported that during June, there were thirteen arrests for intoxication, three for automobile law violatlon, two for theft and ome for violent assault, a total of eizhteen. In the event of a special police officer being appointed for the summer, William Culley pe- titioned for the place. John W. Ber- ry was appointed a police constable hout pay. Druggists’ liquor licenses were grant- ed C. Leo Higgins for the Rhode I land vharmacy and Willlam J. Ban- non for the Main Street store. A club liquor license was granted the Mis- quamicut Golf club. _ Three milk li- censes were issued. Bowling licenses were issued to Charles H. Cowan, Jr. d Henry C. Wood, for Watch Hill, and victualing licenses to_Harry A. Littlefield and Frank S. Ware for Watch Hill. Tavern licenses were were granted to Johnson-Jones for Plimpton _house. Charles B. Kingsley for the Columbia house, Anne E. Nash for Narragansett house at Watch Hill, Catherine M. McWeeney for the Pleas- ant View house and Edward H. Lang- worthy for the Rocklawn, Weekapaus. The liquer license of John Catto. at Bradford. was transferred to Angelo J. Parnigont. In the condemna against land owned Sweeney. in connection with the con- struction of the sewerage ° system, Frank Larkin, Everett A. Kingslcy and Walter S. Price were appointed the n proceedings Judge John W. Norwich Interest in Westerly Estate Probate Releases in- Settling Big Bequests of William H. Doane, Cincinnati Millionaire, Native of East Norwich— Superior Court Cases—Town Council Grants Licenses— Clyde F. Champlin, Compelled tc Register, Gut Under $500 Bonds—Jurors Drawn. | ments by drawn_as follows: George L. Still- man, George U. Kemp, Isaac H. Har- vey, William J. Hutt, Peter Pancera, Thomas L. Breen, Richard J. Butler, Wilfred C. Barber, William J. Battey, Daniel C. Hall, John D. Roche, Gil- bert V. Sisson, Richard Opie, Samuel V. Maggs, and George Lardoni, srand jurcrs. William H. Rose, Herbert T. Kenyon, Sidney E. Chapman, James Brown, Lyman Hall, William St. Onge, John E. Ho'liday, Edgar J. Slocum, Robert T. Bonner, Allen L. Thompson, Cataldo Santora, Harry J. Nichols, John Girven, James E. Coleman, Will- jam E. Steadman, Walter Rogers, F. Stewart Greene, John A. Keenan, Fred H. Kenvon, Henry S. James, Thomas M. Holliday, Lvdon Taylor, Cornelius Healey, Farguhar Smith, William Williams, Ferdinand Read, Joseph F. Matthews, William A. ~ Ciark, F. Samion Nardone, Albert F. Will- jams, John W. Kenna, William Miner, and D. Wayland Larkin, petit jurors. At a _session of the Westerly probate court Tuesday afterncon, Judge Ed- ward M. Burke presiding, Christina Falcone was appointed administratrix of the estate of John Falcone, in bonds of 3200, with Dr. M. H. Slanlon as surety. Eugene B. Pendicton was ap- pointed appraiser. Mr. Falcone was ki'led May last while on duty as trackwalker at Westerly in the employ of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company. Claim gent Cunningham was in court as epresentative of the widow. Harry 'B. Agard, as counsel for Tda F. Barber, administratrix of the estate of William A. Barber, presented the first and final account, which was ap- proved for record. Mr. Barber was a victim of the Bradford railroad wreck and settlement was made with the raiiroad company for $6.000, which was the bulk of the personal estate. The report showed a balance of S Of this sum the wi ives 789.30, one-third, and the four chidren each receive $550.47 In the estate of Dr. Russell B. Smith his widow, Mabel L. Smith, gave release to herself as an individual to herself as executrix of the will. The release was ordered filed with the es- tate. L. Anna Clark, execut: of Wiliam B. Greene. davit that she could find no personal estate to be administered. The affi- davit was ordered filed with the estate. In the estate of William H. Doane Cincinnati, a native of East Nor- h, formerly a wealthy Watch Hill resident, Margaret T. Doane gave re- lease to Georze W. Doane, executor, that she had been paid $100.000 as her share of the estate. Like release for a like sum was received from lda F. Doane, and also a release for $25.000 from Wiliam H. Lyon. A release also received from Fanny F. Doane showing that all claims against the estate were satisfied. The amount she eceived is not stated, but it is be- ved to be a very large amount, more than was paid to other heirs. x of the will sented affi- of = The inventories of the estates of Osborne W. Marriott and Dwight ¢ Brown were received and ordered re- corded William Bell Wait, Jr., of New York, executor of the estate of William Bell Wait. presented a copy of the wil to be filed in the Westerly probate court as there was property valued at $1 to be administered in Westerly ed for letters of administration. The copy of s received and con- tinued with order of no- to As an outcome of the strike and subsequent lockout at the Richmond Lace works in Alton, the strikers were ordered to vacate the company tene- July 1, notice being served the company June 12. The houses were not vacated and the tenants were ejected with their household effects on Monda John O. Walls and seven other special officers of the Sherman agency of Boston. Henry Potter. a ormer employc at the mill, on the sround that the notice to quit and ejectment were not W the law. has brought for $50,000 damages against the Richmond Lace works and suits for $5,000 each against four men who actually did the ejectment. Potter represented by Attornevs John J James H. Higgins and John Eleven tenants were ejected The writs against the alieged offenders were served Tuesday bv Sheriff John R. Wilcox and Deputy Sheriff Fred T Mitchell. by Fitzgerald I Dunn. Local Laconics. A d sane Fourth for The safe a is scheduled esterly. Westerly playgrounds opened Monday for the season Steamer Westerly will make an ex- cursion to New London today. George Dolan landed a pound white bass off the rocks at Weekapaug Point. Uniforms Wester'y constabulary guard design. A special police officer is guarding the firehouse ever since the volunteert have been withdrawn from that duty As usual, Fisher furnished fish horns to a muititude of children Tuesday in commemoration of the Glorious Fourth. Otho Fivnn of Stonington has gone to Brooklyn to enlist in the navy. His brother recently enlisted in the reguiar army. were for the home have been selected of the Dr. A. B. Briggs of Ashaway, a for- mer president of the Riode Island Medical society, has been selected as chairman of the state board of opody At the patriotic shoot on the grounds of the South County Rod and Gun club the entire proceeds will be added to the national fund for Red Cross ambulances. The weavers at the American Velvet mill_in Stonington are out on strike sain. The superintendent refused to recognize the shop committee of the newly organized union. The Paweatuck company of Connec- ticut Home guard is in Major Charles P. Williams' battalion. Just compare that battalion with any other in the bir parade at New London July 4. The fine saddle horse owned by Ma- jor Charles P. Williams of Stonington will be ridden in New London by Lt. Col. Percy A. Morgan of Mystic, an aide on the sLaff of the grand marsHal. The Westerly Veteran Firemen’s as- sociation will participate in the fire- men’s muster at Wickford July 4 and expect to be c'assed among the prize winners. They be accompanied by the Stoningten Fife and Drum corps. Louis J. Reuter of Westerly was high chir- man with a score of 45 of a possible 50 at the Nooseneck Hill trap_shoot of the Narragansett Gun ciub. Merton A. Chapman of Westerly was second wi 43, ‘and Albert H. Chapman, also of Westerly, was thjrd with 42. Civda F._Chamniin, employed at TABLE- Was Was Was TFFET— Was OAK CHI Was Was B TABLE— B Was COUCH— Was ELECTRIC Leaded Glas Wa Complete K DINE A high-class A SAWED special desig: of highe sterpiece Was (Only ship. HOGANY and 00 REFRIC $25.50 3-door Bend cemetery, ted in Westerly failing to register under the selectiv ice law arraigned before ioner Healey in | Providence. He was held for the grand |jury in o bond of $500. Later he was |taken to the resistration booth and | enrolled. He was then released on his | own recognizance. | During the earliest hours of Monday thieves entered the postoffice “ocated Park. Fla. and Rhode Is] Changes in Car Mrs. Inn, James Grot week. on the this fect the 6.20 int Allen and Davis the 7.20 freignt. John A he Old Mystic da ver motorman; have Harry xins from Wester Jeremiah Davis for another New York and wi work as soon as der way are out Forty-eight shipped from the markets Monday. Washington Ci Tnited American meeting Tuesda Contractor Wil erecting a Point. Move Capt. and Mrs. moved to Captai Lora's Hill, Photographs wh n recently men Gerald tor Ches Mrs. Jos Teachers mother, Miss, rows, Miss Prue Hewitt and Miss one at this A large showing in WAL, in the Vars store in Bradford and took away $1.94 in pennies, 14 watches val- |ued "at 33 each and several pocket As an automobile « was rin garage i it is believed it w used in on with the | Bradfora burgiary automobile | was found desertedwith registry plates removed, not far from the village of Bradford. Rev. Joseph L. Peacock officiated at the marriage of Miss Sarah lola Wil- son, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Wilson, and John Bentey Munson |of Windham, X. Y., at the summer | home of the bride’s parents, Pieasant View, Monday afterncon. The bride is a graduate of Rollins college, Winter n is a graduate of Syracuse ved as expert rater by a Hart- university as an e | is emp! ford indemnity company. NOANK Shipments to New York—Capt. and Sistare Move to New A number of chanzes went tridge and Motorman C Landphere and Motorman John Per- Gets Another Boat Contract. power boat barrel cottage at recently spending the summer with his erand- Eloise Ross, Miss £19.50—NOW $25.00—NOW $14.50 $19.50 OAK BUFFET— $30.00—-NOW $19.00 QUARTERED OAK $28.00 $40.00--NOW CLOSET — $35.00—NOW $20.00—NOW $25.00 $20.00 MAHOGANY LIBRARY $25.00—NOW $18.00 $30.00-—NOW AMP with 5 312.00—NOW $7.50 $18.00 DINING ROOM FURNITURE CE_FUMED ITE. Adam beautiful, well RTERED UITE, of ned workman- order. Truly $300.00—NOW $175.00 price) SUT. MA- JACOBEAN SUITES REFRIGERATORS WERE NEVER SOLD SO LOW SERATOR $14.00 REFRIGERATORS- Was $30.00—NOW’ $65.00 NOW $ 9.00 $24.00 REFRIGERATORS— NOW $16.00 REFRIGERATORS - NOW $17.50 See Our Big Display e from tudied for two vomrs land Normal school. lectrical engineer. He Crews' Runs—Fish into ef- Stonington or Abner vde Batty Groton, Conductor Motorman Denison John Branch _the n going from it to route with W. Oli- Conductor_ Clarence and Conduc ton o y to Watch Hill has taken a contract for men in ill commence on the the several now un- ©of the shop. fish were village to New York Order of held a uncil, Jr.. Mechanics, evening. liam Patterson ds Wamphassett to Inn. James Sistare have n_Jimmie's Inn at compieted. ich the firemen had onwains 26 of of New London is ephine Chester. Appointed. Aznes Bur- he Per- | HERMAN S. SEARS, Four days ago we made the this necessary Dissolution Sale. house so low that in many insta so quickly realize and appreciate tunity that may never cccur again At Decidedly Attractive Prices— But Come Early. Nowhere in our entire stock is the opportunity to buy high grade furniture at ridicu- lously low prices more marked than in our Summer Furniture. FOR FIBRE REED ROCKERS— Were from $15.00 to $25.00 NOW from $1C.00 to $18.00 | EXTRA SPECIAL TAPESTRY or CRETONNE COVERINGS, brown and na! aral finishes— Were $3.50—NOW $5.75 SUMMER RUGS of ali the FI prominent possible in order that they ma: making selections from the present large assortment. The Lahn Furniture Go. 74 MAIN STREET ; OPPOSITE THE PORTEOUS & MITCHELL CO. Store Open Evenings than the present day wholesale cost. What we were not sure of was that the public would furnishings at these Bargain Prices. i INSTANCE— ERE TAPESTRY COVERIN hoice designs and plain colorings—Were $15.0 We urge everyone to atiend this sale as early as THE SALE OF 1000 BARGAINS : Three Days Old--and Already a Pronounced Success--The Money-Saving Dissolution Sale-=The Entire Stock of EXTRA SPECIAL QUARTERED OAK DIN- T Successor to ECIAL NOW $18.0¢ ARF AGF NOW first arnouncement of | We knew furniture values; we knew that we had priced every article in the |, nces it representsd less MOW $1 this wonderful oppor- Now § L to buy high grade home e hBil New 358 ARY FURNITURE NOW from $ €50 o EXTRA SPECIAL o 320,00 NOW $13.00 to $16. y share the benefit of s been secured to teach school the coming vear. Miss Mary Senger has heen vis relatives in Middletown Miss Helen Robbins immer Lord’s Hill Angus Morrison has returned Lawrence hospital Joseph McDouszal after a ation will resume his duties in Ship & Engine Co. next week STRIKE in the Noank ing To ill spend comil | short va the | 0 | IN BIG SHIPYARDS t AROUND NEW YORK | Shipbuilding Offic Than 2,000 Men Is Claim That Less | Have Quit Werk. has New York, July 3. leaders said tonight t t 600 and 7,000 men in five big. shipyards and in are | ot out on strike asserted that less than 2,000 men have | quit. In Brooklyn three large vards |mor are affected and in Hoboken two fie Demands of the men have been met |- in one Brooklyn yard, according to th business agent _of ' the machinists’| union, who claimed thdt six yards are now on_strike. After a_conference of marine trades council officials it was said a cam- paign is planned for the immediate calling out of more workers in vards where the demands of the men are not met. These demands are now be- ing presented to the different officials in forty-two vards. Strike activities, however, will be suspended tomorrow owing to the holiday, it was said Answering the accusation of lack of patriotism on the part of the strikers, E. J. Dearing, business agent of the machinists’ unfon, said: “Our men are willing to meet ship- vard officials on a fair and unblased ground. If they are willing to listen to reason, augmented by the spirit of patriotism. they cannot help but see the fairness of our demands. We wel- come anv conference with the ernment officials or anybods realize the work is beinz_delay several smaller concerns shipbuildinz a ian N, H we are ready to do our bit to facili- tate it. FOUND A PACKAGE OF DYNAMITE IN COAL Laborers Were Unloading Danish | Steamship at Havana. Havana, July 3.—In unloa g _coal from the Danish steamship Newa, | which arrived from Newport News yesterday, dock laborers this morning found a small package of dynamite, with a fuse attached. On examination the dynamite was found to have been made up in the form of a cartridge such as is used in coal mines. A few weeks ago an explosion in coal which was beinz unloaded from the Ameri- can steamer Lackawanna caused two deaths. Hartford.—Judge Edwin B. Gaser held a session in the superior court Monday for the purpose of disposinz of uncontested divorce cases. Ten cases had been assigned, but there were only six appearances. Tne ses- | sion was the last for hearing uncon- tested divorce cases until October, as Davis, Miss Jennie Cassie Hewitt have the court is expected to adjourn thie waek for the summer vacation. BIG ofcial 1 home firm ogether usual Bay, HINDENBURG'S A - HOPE FOR SUC “1F" IN Hold Ground While Win the the War ographe same knowledg 1 marsha ndon their nt este from conviction that w Prof. and Mrs. W ew Haven Taft a spend Canada AUTOMATIC SCREW MACHINE SET UP MEN WANTED ON CLEVELAND AND HARTFORD MACHINES For permanent and steady employment with good pay and agreeable working conditions, write or come and see us THE SINGER MANUFACTURING (0. BRIDGEPORT,, CONN, T T N A P B LI FVR TR e o TR T TS B M AN AT PR Sk