Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 21, 1917, Page 6

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The Nation’s Needs First The illustration shows a military officer hurrying to the telephone for im- - portant military business and a civilian cheerfully according him the right of way. titude of the Bell System. The nation is at war and it is necessary that private interests shall be subordinate to the Government’s need for telephone service. This typifies the attitude of the nation and it also typifies the at- ‘When war was declared the whole Bell System was immediately placed at the dis- posal of the Government. During these weeks of military preparedness the Government has had the service of the most comprehensive and efficient telephone system in the world. As our military strength grows, and we become larger participants in the war, the demands of the Government upon our service will continue to increase, and must always be met. An extraordinary increase in telephone traffic, due to the unprecedent- ed commercial and industrial activity incident to the war, must be ade- quately provided for. We ask you to co-operate in this patriotic service, and to bear cheer- fully any unavoidable inconvenience or delay in your telephone service. The Southern New England Telephone Co. 2 ORWICH TOWN Woman’s Improvement League Elects ers—Miss Addie Heath Secre- tary and Treasurer—Collections of V/aste Paper Postponed. Ryan of ting her son West Town in Putnam. B. Foster of New Jersey sister, Mrs. F. M, Eim avenue. vine of Mrs. William the Scotland Road Ya loom for the second time this sea- Miss Gertrude Manning of South am is_visiting her sister, Mrs. B. Whaley of Mediterranean aseldon, who has been visit- Albert Miner of Huntington has returned to her home in Miner of Mrs venue and Mrs Albert Huntington Hazeldon of Hart- friends in East Norwich s Frazier of West Town William Haseldon of Mrs. Albert Minor of nue spent Wednesday Leona Grzywaez. a teacher at , who has been vis- Mrs. F. M. has gone to Elm_avenu in Hartford. diss Gertrude Manning of South Windham, Miss Martha Manning of street and Philip B. haley and_three chi'dren, Ethel, Bessie and Luther of Mediterranean ane, spent the day Wednesday at antic Beach. Thomas Murray, Charles Clark and sley. former asso- Noiz E. Chase at Windham Co. of Willi- s racently at thelSecond Congregational churches. home of Mr. Chase of Otrobando ave- nue. Improvement Society Elects. The Woman’s Improvement Society of the First Congregational church, Norwich Town, held a business meet- ing Friday at the chapel. Miss Addie Heath was elected secretary and treasurer to take the place of the late Miss Fannie Williams, who held the office for many vears. The question of a canning demonstration at Nor- wich Town was voted down and sev- eral minor’ matters were discussed. Mail Carrier on Vacation. Frank Sterry of Lee avenue, who is mall carrier for Norwich Town, is now on a two weeks’' vacation and Mr. Henry Frazier of East Town street is taking his place. Collections of Paper Postponed. There will be no more collections of waste paper by the Women's Ser- vice League during Auszust but c lections will commence again in Sep- tember. SUNDAY SUBJECTS At the Taftville Congregational church the morning topic will be The Glory of the Christian Life. At the Church of the Good Shepherd, Universalist, Rev. Joseph F. Cobb will preach on the subject, The Conquering Christ. At Trinity Episcopal church there will be Holy Communion at 9.30 o'clock and morning prayer and sermon at 10.30 o'clock. The service will be as follows Grace Memorial church: morning and evening by Sunday school at noon. at Preaching the pastor. Rev. Charles H. Ricketts, pastor of the Greeneville Congregational church. will preach the sermon at the Union Service of Park, Broadway and the held at church. union service will b the Second Congregatiol At the Greeneville Congregational church, Sunday morning, Secretary Edwin Hill of the Y. M. C. A. will speak. ~The Sunday school will meet at noon. The The Associated Bible Students ield servias in Buckingham Memorial hall, 307 Main streét. There will be Bible Study at 3 p. m. The subject will Le Daniel’s Vision of Earth’s Empires. At Trinity Methodist Episcopal church the subject will be Gospel Sub- stitutions, and the sermon will be by the pastor. In the evening the service will be held at 6.30 and the Epworth League will conduct the service. a There will be preaching at the Mt Calvary Baptist church by the pastor, at all services. There will be Sunday school at noon and a meeting of the B. . P. U. at 7 in the evening. At the evening service the subject will be Woman Clothed With The Sun. McKinley Avenue A. M. E. Zion church, Rev. Edward F. Barrow, min- ister; Sunday services, July 22: morn- ing service, 10.45 o’clock; subject, Out Into the Deep; Sunday school at 12.15 o'clock; evening service, 7.45 o'clock, subject, How to Interest Others in Churchgeing. At the First Baptist church, George Henry Strouse, minister, the morning theme will be Man’s Dream of Uni- versal Empire. There will be Sunday school at_noon and a meeting of the B. Y. P. U. at 6.30 o'clock. The topic will be The Bible’s Message For the Present Hour. At the Federated church, Rev. Ar- thur W. Burdon, pastor, there will be morning service, with sermon_by the pastor. The subject will be The In- dissoluble Bond. There will be Sunday school at noon, a meeting of the Junior C. E. at 3 p. m., and a meeting of the C. E. at 6.30 p. m. There will be an evening service at the usual hour, with praise service, and short ser- mon on Part of the Price. The * Mount Ftna in violent eruption. Help to fight the soldier’s worst enemy-- homesiclkness--by sending in your letters Kodak Pictures from Home THE CRANSTON CO. 25, 27, 29 Broadway Named For Tag Day. Of the 26 mep drafted for the new war army from Division No. 1, of Rhode Island, which includes the towns of Charlestown, East Green- wich, Exeter, Hopkinton, Narragan- sett, North Kingstown, Richmond, South Kingstown, West Greenwich and Westerly, Westerly will have to furnish 13 men. Of the 52 names drawn for the First District. 27 of them were from Westerly, but is es- timated that 50 per cent. of the total number drawn will _be exempted. The men drafted from Westerly and_their serfal number follows: 1436, FErnest Sharpe, 40 Oak street; 854, Michael Luzzi, 69 Oak street; 1894 D. J. ley, 76 Cross street; 1878, Rocco done, 7 Dayton street; 2022, Peter F. 170 Granite street: 1455, Anto- nio Gurrino, 4 Pearl street; 1813, Gio- sus Palazzo, 54 Pierce street; 1858, Jo- seph Savona, 117 _Canal street: 1752, Charles. W. Opie, R. F. D. No. 1; 1572, John F. Farnsworth. 96 High stree: 1748, Carl V. Bruckner, 208 _ Canal street; 2195, John A. Enos. Weeka- paug: 2036, John F. M. Keighley, 43 Broad street: 2166, Stanley S Iiving- stone, 35_School street: 2148, George A Maggs, Post Road: 1485, Savato Mo roso, 49 Pierce street; 1679. James Bearnasconi, 37 Oak street: 1732, Frank A. 'Terranova, 6 Haswell street; 1546, Cosino Feraco, 4_ Pearl street: 1563, Angelo Gachino, 71 Oak street: 2099, John Kennedy, 58 Cross stree 373, Walter T. Lewis, Ashaway; 1676, James Deale, 6 Haswell street: 1891, Harold Q. Moore, Beach street: 1986, Frank Barbieri, Bradford: 1339, Will- iam A. Broadfoot, 18 West street; 1,- 882, Angelo Rizzo, 168 Central Par. Of the 27 men drafted in W. of them reside in the First Represen- tative District of the town and of the total number from Westerly 12 are of Italian parentag - —. The greater part of _the regular weekly session of the Third District court held Friday morning, Judge Will- iams presiding, was taken up by the trial of persons who had not abided by th, antomobile laws, On complaint of Thomas E. Brown, T. F. Staley Hope Valley was arraigned, charged with operating an automobile on Rail- road avenue without displaying a rear lighe. Staley pleaded guilty and in makinz an explanation to the court €aid that his light was burning when he left Hope Vallev for Westerly. He Chief of Police was arrested by Officer Michael Curtin. He was sentenced the costs ng to $2.80. Ferraro was hefore the court o na complaint sworn out by Chief Brown charging him with reckless ariving on Proad street on July 18. He pleaded guilty and was fined $ casts. ro was arrested by Officer E. E. West. Ferraro was arraigned on another charge of passing to the left of the traffic sign at the junction of Broad and Union streets. In this case to pay he was sentenced to pay the costs, amounting to $2.80. Asa Miner of inderstown was charged with operating an automobile on Railroad avenue, July 19, without a rear light. He pleaded guilty was sentenced to pay the costs amounting to $2.80. He said his light was burning when he left Wakefield. He was arrested by Officer Curtin. Walter Seeley was arraigned on a charge of passing a trolley car on Railroad_avenue, while it was stand- ing on tbe siding. He pleaded guilty and was fined $5 and costs, amounting to $2.80. In the case of Thomas E. Brown complainant vs. J. W. Little. the de- fendant did not respond to his name when called in court. Chief Brown stated that Little had informed him that he would enter a plea of not guil- ty and that he was to employ an at- torney. One writ was entered. John R. Wil- cox vs. James D. Blassi, which was answered by Attorney John J. Dunn two week: and continued for Monday, July 23. will be Tag Day for the Westerly Visiting Nurse asso- ciation and_the committee in_charge, of which Mrs. Charles E. Sherman is chairman, has been busily engaged in making arrangements for the oc- casion. Five teams have been chosen wtih leaders, who will be stationed about town to do the tagsing. Supposed to have been held up by three masked men while repairing a punctured tire on the Carolitown fair grounds, three miles east of Carroll- town, Pa., Edmund 1. Humphries, gen- eral manager of tlhie Newborn Coal company, his wife and their fifteen- year-old son, Edmund 1. Humphries, Jr. ,were shot and killed. George C. Tompkins of Philadelphia, treasurer of tha Newborn Coal company, a wealthy ;E.l;tdehupeFird to Be Drafted in This District—Violators of Automobile Laws Appear Before Court of | 5 and | and! IIU/‘/P/VRIES FAMILY A/YD PLACE WHERE THEY WHERES/!OT — Districts The work done by the District Nurse association is worthy of the support of the community and it is expectdd that everyone will contrib- ute freely to the fund, that this work may be continued as in past vears. The teams to do the tagging on Monday and their stations follow: High Street Bridge: Misses Esther Dodge and Elizabeth Buffum, leaders, Miss Margaret Pagan, Miss Ruth Tay- lor, Miss Elizabeth Frankenstein and Miss Rachel Baxber. Railroad Station: Mrs. C. Palmer Chapman, Mrs. Lewis Stanton and Mrs. Clifford W. Campbell, leaders, Miss Florence Jennings, Miss Esther Turner, Miss Louise Payne and Miss Mildred Barber. Eim and Beach Streets: Mrs. Henry L. Burdick and_Mrs. Harry R. Miner, leaders, Miss Dorothy Ward, Miss Aileen 'Fowler, Miss Kate Virginia Cottrell, Mjss Ellen Randall and Miss Elizabeth Welch. West Broad and Mechanic Streets: Mrs. George Benjamin Utter and Mrs. Calvert Cottrell, leaders, Miss Kath- erine Foster, Miss Ruth Davis, Miss Edna Niblock and Miss Charlotte Maxson. Franklin Street and Bast Avenue: Mrs. Jean Bryson, Mrs. Frank Hagwell and Mrs. Charles Butler, leaders, Miss DJMary Scanion, Miss Gladys Mclaren, Miss Amy Anderson and Miss Madeline Higgins. Grove Avenue and Granite Street: Miss Grace Carmichael, leader, Mrs. Frank L. Furness, Mrs. Ernest Saund- ers. Mrs. Fred Lena, Miss Marion Ken- yon, Miss lsabel McKenzie and Miss Glenna Ennis. The extra helpers are Miss Ruth Edwards, Miss izabeth Damere,] Miss Hannah Benson, Miss Dorothy Bailey, Miss Amy Eaton, Miss Doro- thy Langwort iss Ruth Wilcox, Miss Mary W Mary Dam- erel and Miss Inez T In the case of John Hammachus of Mystic against Herman Wilheim of the same place, Judze Lorenzo D. Fairbrother of the town court of Ston ington, has handed down a memoran- dum of decision in which he denies the motion of Mr. Hammachus to set de the verdict rendered a number ecks ago, by the jury which heard the case. Judge Fairbrother says, “The ver- dict is not against the evidence, nor against the weight of the evidence Motion for new trial is denied and it is ordered that judgment be entered on Kidney has mining interests and Mrs. Willi ford, ana Mis: m F. Heseltine of Brad- Ada Winnifred String- er, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stringer of Auburn, were ma Wednesday evening at the the bride’s parents. 24 Francis avenue. Auburn. Rev. Wi the People’s chur Miss Edith A ed h officiated. Stringer, a sador to France. coal operator, witnessed the shooting. The pictures show the Humphries family and th escene of the shooting. After an investigation Tompkins was placed under arrest. Following an in- quest by the coroner, the jury recom- mended that Tompkins be held, and he was committed to the county jail at Ebensburg. It is sald that there are William Austin Heseltine, son of Mr. Walter on | | N. S. Gilbert & Sons home of | iam O. Kierstead of sister of $2.00 and $2.50 HATS $3.00 and $3.50 HATS $5.00 PANAMA HATS. Bates-Str $1.50 SHIRTS _____. $2.00 SHIRTS _____. $2.50 SHIRTS _____. $3.50 SHIRTS_____. $5.00 SHIRTS_____. The Live Shop Straw Hats COOL SUMMER UNION SUITS_$1.00 and $1.50 <cac-----NOW $1.00 <e-veseo-NOW $1.50 _-loo..NOW $3.75 eet Shirts -NOW $1.15 -NOW $1.59 _-NOW $1.95 t...-NOW $2.85 -_NOW §$3.95 157 Main St. PEACH EXPERIMENTS RESULTS. BRING The Wilbraham-Hampden peach ex- ent, conducted cooperatively by achusetts experiment station Tampden county improvement through four sub temperature stations located in Hampden and five Wilbraham, are beginning to show n some definite conclusions. Dr. J. K. Shaw has written the league the fol- lowing: “You may be interested to know that on comparing my notes that I took on blossoming of peach trees with the topographical man, I find that on the Wibraham side the line between biossoms and no blos- soms runs very closely along the line of 350 feet elevation. Over in the Hampden valley It is about 400 feet. I was somewhat surprised to discover that all the orchards in bloom which B aerel ik I saw up the back road were over 450 : s " feet leva N ¥ s C id b The marriage of William Augustiue | {00 1" LSIRERM OO0 S SONREE NG Kinney to Miss Elizabeth Campbell| ut it has been rather remarkable ilgour, was solemnjzed at the lat-|poih years how closely it has followed ter's home, 19 Spring street. at 8} n elevation through the whole o'clock last evening. The bride is a eIt DIRINE we Wil get | daughter of Peter Kilgour of this interesting facts if we keep {town. Rev. J. L. Peacock performed| oo with this work” the ceremony, at which only the im- o R il s mediate families of the contracting c id It Unfai parties were present. The young couple onsiders It Unfair, will live in Salt Lake City, where Mr.| Of course. Germany considers it un- ir of the United States to stop sup- plying her with food thro of the neutrals who are afr: let her have it if they c themselves.—Macon Telegrar Might Come to This. 'She wastes food'' may the accusation whispered breath in our best. c wished to express r tion.—Johnstown Demo 1gh The First Essential The cable says shing's eoldiers That's the stuff. the fitst essent him.—Houston Helps Some. knaming the United States dier in France Sammies lieves the tension er fear that they woul —Indianapolis News. the boy al Post Children Cry { FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA T wHES YOU WANT o D iness betore the pubfic, t medium petter th vertising evlumns New Majes tic Building Opposite Laurel Hill Bridge IF IN NEED OF ITURE take advantage of our present offer- ings which cannot be duplicated: the bride vas maid of honor, and Luke Freethy of Providence. was best | man. After the wedding trip Mr. .’\ndi Mrs. Heseltine will live at Springfield Mass. An Unfortunate Incident. The process of making the world safe for democracy seems to involve making it high unsafe temporarily | for the little neutrals. — Chicago Herald = May Deter Future Kaisers. Anyhow, the present war will serve a long time i the future as a warn- ng that world domination cannot be acquired in three mont -—— Marion Star. - - . s e maiimoes 1o- (1 DININE ROOM. Séts ral politician, is aza being men- tioned in Petrograd as likely to suc- | ceed M. Isvolsky as Ru an Ambas- | Parlor and Library Sets Metal Beds Mattresses Window Shades Upholstering OPPOSITE LAUREL HILL BRIDCE FOR YO COVERS THE ROAD Intensifies the Light But Legalite Lenses UR CAR COVERS THE LAW Throws the Light Down Universal Aluminum Sets Another lot of Universal Sets Probably the last as they are advancing in cost. and cover give seven different combinations—Pudding Pan, Casserole, Colander, Double Boiler, Steaming Kettle, Roaster and large Boiling Pot. BULLETIN BUILDING, Auto Delivery serious discrepancies in his story of the shooting. Auto delivery every Monday for at the same old pri e.. Three pieces The Household 74 FRANKLIN STREET Telephone 531-4 Taftville, Occum and Balta

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