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_WILLIMANTIC || ———— ] Band Concert. - band cdncert will be _held N evening, instead of Tues- FATHER LEMIEUX ENLISTS. Th Curate at St. Mary's Church to Be = Thursday evening, Chaplain in U. S. Army—Farewell |day evening as is_customary. Gifts From Parishioners, ovi Al Rev. C. J. Lemieux, curate of St.| The American Thread Ci M il e et O D | matatalning . &n_sntomoblic delvery lainin the U. S.'Army and s at the |betwsen their Willimentic Mills end Tectory aiting d . The young |the 2 e ls. peopie \nut‘:he l‘l"x‘";;'r :flrg‘ved their ap- |similar to the large Pierce-Arfow car used in this city. Founded Girl Pioneers, preciation of Father Lemieux's work in this eity, Sunday evening, when he was presented a purse of zold from the parish, and several articles which are used by chaplai the Sacred Heart Le: cises were held in St charge of A. R. Handfleld. Mr. Chag- ron told those present of tie enlist- ment of Rev. Lemieux and n the army by city and his two cousins Were visit- ing with Mrs. E. H. Young dn Wind- ham Road, Saturday morning. The Misses Beard are tie founders off the Girl Pioneers, of Omerica. They Fave a su © he has done {2 in this c : Lemieux = re. g e e bie o 270 YRATS | Judge Sheridan and Party in Town. J. Papillon als a com- | Judge Micheal S. Sheridan, his wite Mendation of Father Lemieux’s devo- [and two sons and Miss Dorothy Jack tion to his hish calins as a priest of [of Milwaukee, are passing a few days the Catholic c As musical |at the Hotel Hooker. Mr. and Mrs. program followed Sheridan_are visiting friends and rel- — atives. Mr. Sheridan s & native of vs $5 South Coventry while his wife was B fovs & Jliss Mary Fox of South Windham. Charged With Running Gambling|Mr. Sheridan also has ends in h it | South Windham as he was emploved Joint—Nine Frequenters Forfeit| %, 1, chinist at the Smith-Winches- Bonds. ter plant previous to his departure for orore the FEHE WSt Raymond Comins was before the, ‘The party will leave Wednesday for police court Monday on the charge of | panbury to visit Mrs. Sheridan's opersting a gambling Nine lcousins ‘and will return home by way other young me heard | of New York, New Jersey and Penn- gn_the charge £ syivania. The trip will be made in their automobile. The trip ‘to Willi- Cémins pleaded about 1300 miles was made $50 and costs, mantic, which was paid in six days. n uenters S o Fosind, Attended Brown Reunion. ns $25 The Brown family held their an- + eollected | nual reunion at the home of Frank- lin Brown, Pleasant Valley, Saturday. Lunicheon was served at ons o'clock. Those present from this city wére of ¢ the Mrs. Thomas Willett, Mr. and Mr: rested as were Tranklin Brown, Howard Brown, Mrs. Mabel Brown Rood, and son, Lester and daughter, Gladys. is known mantic out of towr that several oy Exemption Board at Work. GOES TO JAIL, The local exemption board is raj .. |1aly nearing the completion of the Fred Brown, South Coventry, Guilty |listing of names of the men in this of Lascivious Carriage. district. They expect to have com- pleted the list. which includes 2327, Fred Br today (Tuesday) so that the notices founa gui will be mailed either Wednesday or Justice of Thursday. drews, in s morning. Many Articles for Red Cross. B viden: The, Willimantic branch of the Réd Crot have turned out 2,643 pieces in the six weeks. Somie of the steadlest workers were the Surgical Dressing Class, members of the W. C. 9 T. U, the Woman's Gymnasium Aux- B iliary, and American Thread Com- Tolland jai pany 'volunteers. ROCKIES DISAPPOINTING. Mrs. W, E. Dunstan, Wri Idaho, Describes Experiences Bridgeport Automobile Tourists. Here’s a Real Hair Grower That Shows Resuits In Few Days of S. M. Dustan, at the Williman- mp Ground, received a very in- letter, a few davs ago, from her son’s wife, Mrs, W. E. Dunstan, jwho, with her husband and two chil- dren, and another man and his wife as passenszers started some weeks ago rom Bridgeport in a five-passenger Flanders automobile for Portland. Orezon. The letter was writtén and mailed from Boise, Idaho, wheré they are staying for a week or two before [taking the last lap of their journey. Jr. Dunstan, at one time, livéd in this Mrs. tie C: terest dand; xtracts from the letter are as fol- caused by lows: diseovery Parisian saz this germ hatr ana t "7 e (1 July 18, 1917. Dear 1 We _ari ago Monda: ed at Boise, Idaho, a week , and soon hope to re- sume our journer to the coast, either to Portiand or Seattle. both places are said to have plenty of work at 7ood pay. 1 am sorry that I couldn’t write to vou oftener but it was aimost im- ; We rose sometimes as early as 4 oclock and hurried to bredk camp so as to get an early start, and at night, it was work until dark, mak- in mp. We sometimes washed dishes or clothes by the light of the campfire. 1 couldn't write when the car was in motion, s0 you {see how it was. The thermometer here reads over a hundred in the sade every fa 2nd I was never so hot in all my life. Crossed Desert: From the time we left Cheyenne, where 1 mailed you a card, we had a miserable time crossing what is lnown as the “desserts of Wyoming and Idaho” The mountains looked beautiful from Cheyenne and I was clated at the sight but I soon became very much depressed. Try to imagine the worst thing in roads that you can think of, then think of something worse and you will have sorne idea of what we had to travel over in Wyo- ming, not mud, mind you! We had that 'in Ohio. 2 The Lineoln Highway is a big joke in the western states as far as good roads are concerned. One man we met said that he would like to take ible. JAY M. SHEPARD " { FuneralDirectorandEmbalmer | 60-62 Neorth St., Willimantic| e Lady Assistant connection { DR. F. C. JACKSON DENTIST Removed to 715 Main St Hours—9 &. m. t0 2 5. m. more & Shepard illimantic | FPhone 44 down every sign and substitute some- HIRAM N. FENN thing different, he didn't mention UNDERTAKER a nd EMBALMER |Wwhat! We travelea thess horrible iy i g P J{BALMER | oads for milea and miles, over drv - rantic, Ct. Lot pains, where nothing Erows ex- Telephone Lad cept saze brush. Nothing else in i /'s Boston Store LLIMANTIC, CONN. Vacation Luggage One of the important items of the vacation is a good, strong Trunk and Suit Case, one that will stand all the rough hand- ling that luggage is heir to when it is put on railroad trains. This week we are showing an extra good line of Trunks and Suit Cases, the kind that will stand rough handling and hard knocks. SUIT CASES AND BAGS Full size Trunks, ong protected | Straw Suit Cases without straps, $1.50. {oTmers Jrith straps, are priced at|straw Sult Cases with outside strap 7.00 and up to $13.50. $1.75, $2.19, $2.98 and $3.39. Wardrobe Trunk cxceptionally | Straw Bags without lock, 69c. strong and well made, $1 Straw Bags with logk, $1.19 and $1. ced at $7.50 | Cowhide Suit Cases, $4.69 and $5.50. Leatherette Suit Cases, $1.50, $2.98 and $3.98. Barrel Top Trunks, The H. C. _Mul-l-ay Co. $7.50 to $10.50. | is|we saw hundreds of dead sheep, also Rev. W. S. Beard, formerly of this|Ajso Rawlins was the same as des- are now at the Girl Pioneers’ camp at | Wyoming, we entered a long winding épt- the bare brown moun- ‘'we ‘couldn’t even " Straggly Towns. ere and there we came to small le towns set in the glaring where they have to dig thousands of feet for water, and sometimes it is sulphurous water at that. It tastes awtul! Thesc towns exist chiefly as watering stations for the Uiion trad- ing posts for the sheep-herders. Lmst winter was a hard winter and a number of other dead animals. In these desert towns, when an animal dies, they just throw it outside the town and leave it there. In Med- icine Bow (See “The»s Virginian”), L saw several dead animals, almost at the back doors of the houses. Some town! Just as described in the book. cribed. In fact, everything in" the West is exactly as describgd, but one gets an entirely different "impression at_close range. When we left the Red Dessert in trafl; high cliffs on either side and lLttle streams by the side to keep us company as we descended into what appeared -to be the bowels of the earth. Suddenly the trail came out on an open plain and such a glorious sight met our eyves that we were all held spellbound. How we gazed at the beautiful Bear Lake, Wyoming and Idaho! It must have been twenty miles long and such a beautiful and intense blue, surround- ed by green trees, and having for a background, grey and purple moun- tain! How we reveled im the sight! \Beautiful Lake. We bought provisions at Lake Town and_camped that night on the shore of the lake. ‘We bathed in it, slept by it and started out retreshed in the morning; thinking our desert troubles were over. Here the roads were not s0 bad and we found the ranches and towns closer togéther. Idaho has a very rich soil but nothing will grow (except sagebrush) without irriga We have seen no natural srow shade trees since we left the middlc.| west. A real tree is a thing of b ty that I hope to sce again, There are plenty of popla valley but all man planted. Pebbles and Sagebrush. I am very much aisappointed the Rockies. I thought that would be rociy of trees, whereas they are covered for the most part with pebbles and sagebrush. Perhaps my hopes will b realized farther West where the c mate is not fo ar I think the roundup and_rattie- snakes are the only (ypical Western things we have not seen on this trip. We could have seen the roundup if we in they and covered with lots hadn’t_waited a few days in Nebras ka. We have seen Indians, cowhoys, sheepherders, covotes, prairie Chinése pheasants, cacti, all ranches and stock, even cow; ich flowers, évery color of (n bow. We have camped in, every of place, including an Indian tion, a swa a barn, and a d ed mining camp. We've bee; dandy brick roads (Ohio), been st in the mud (also Ohio) so that we had to be pried out with boar We have skidded on slippery ro (ir Nebraska, wliere we had three terri ble thunder storms, th nights 1 succession), circled mountain_roads where we couldn’t have passed another auto or and it would make us hold c th to look down; we have shi and baked and mearly died of homesick ness but not one of us has had a cold on the trip. I have not entered a| house in four weeks. We were not | n fact, eve: kind molested in any Wé met was mosi have been so cold that I haven't ha a decent night's sleép on account of cold but 1 oniy lost four poumds. lost twelve pounds but he workea harder than I did and he drcve eve féot of the way while the two men the other car ‘“spelled” each ot Don't be alarmed ahaut heait however, as he feels perfectly well and is_gaining weight. Richard has gain- ed six pounds since we arrived at place. Mrs. W. E. Dunstan. General Deliver . Idaho. Accident Near Putnam. Sunday afternoon, about 2 o'clock. 4 large touring car which was goirs ) of a edzed up & hill en the road between | and Pomfret, jumped three foe of the road and landed boulder with t t wh between two No hu num Too Hot to Print. 1l and printing compa Monday afterncon. too hot to do any T ing. The extra holiday was very mucl enjoved by the forty people affected | by_the shut down. | Misses Maud and Mary Lynch of | Windham wili spend the month of | August in Danbury, assisting in_the | lecturing at the summer school there. | COMMON COUNCIL TAKES UP SIDEWALK QUESTION. | Adopted That Contract Resolution With Moran Be Terminated. [ A special meeting of the common | council was held in the council cham- | ber Monday evening. Aldermen Ja- | cobs, Graves and Caisse were absent. | Sidewalk construction was the an‘ topic. The concern bonding Contractor | Moran has been notified of his actions | by a letter containing the report of the street committee which made an | o ohect. 'The ‘concem Corporation Counsel Kelly them the particulars. ‘A resclution was introduced by Al- Cerman Holbrook that the with the city and Contractor loran be terminated. The resolution was vnanimeliély adopted. The board debated the idea of the city constructing the sidewalks or to advertise for bids for contractors to do the work. It was voted to have Torporation Counsel Kelly draw up a resolution that the city advertisé for bids to complete the work of con- struction It was also voted to send the bond- ing company a copy of the resolution relative to terminating the contract With Mr. Moran. & The resolution drawn up by Mr! Kelly said in detail that the street committee may advertise for bids for the construction. ircus Draws Larae Crowd. The R. T. Richards circus played before a full house Monday ev g on Windham field. Although show was small the quality was good, re- sembling the Ringling shows, which, it is rumored, is backing this show ae an experiment on overiand shows. The chief attraction was the six day old lion cubs. The circus left late in the :ight for Andover. OBITUARY. Patrick C'Connor. The death of Patrick O’Connor oc- currea ‘at his home, 58 Elm street, Monday mornin, He is survived by one daugk two sons and two grand- children. Brief Mention. Joseph Dr n was in Ncrwich Mon- day afterno Lester ] William Moria Sunday visitin JEWETT CiTY Campers Home From Beach Pond— Lecal Orqanizations Largely Rspre- sented at al of Maurice Shea. composed of Mrs, Nelbert May Tlake, Margaret Myott, of this plae 2 v _of Wo Arnold P, own of B Myott, of Boston, A from outing at 1, wher have been t on Briges’ cot- It Was a Hot Day! was a record bréaker in It was out and of th Maurice church requiem Rev. J. re Tim- John Hen- were ociet these or- cazod was a prom- riends and relatves 1 New London, (“en- D Plai mn rangements were al director J. was ciosad during OBITUARY. car’s un e died a Shea Leahy. Wilicox and Sunday night East Orange, were the CHARGED WITH INDUCING MEN TO QUIT THE SERVICE ander Rosenbors, a Hungarian, Under Arrest at Canton, O, man givin Rosenberz, Hungarian at- < action rzed that Rumanian Guit the States The men over to the he has bee! lungarian gov- ited se who coffee flaver, byt wish to avoid its harmfol effects. Postom sztisfies! “There’s a Reason” appeals especially to crave the neit age is its guarantee. For more than ‘been in constant use for the relief of on, ‘Wind Colic and Diarrhoea; allaying Feverishness arising Mm:afl by regulating the Stomach and Bowels, the on of Food; hmzh; and natural sleep. “The Children’s Panace: other’s GeNUINE CASTORIA ALwayvs Bears the Signature of * In Use For Over 30 Years The Kind You Have Always Bought FHE CENTAUR COMPANY. NEW YORK CITY. double play, Lazinsk and Cummings 2; Friedm: The locals have won five games from strong teams and are doing good work. Pickling Season Opens. MOCOSUP 3 Providence Independents Defeat Local | Team 6 to 4—Game With Putnam Planned—Nsws in General. The Royal Pickling works have Moosup Sunday afternoon and s Rire adaitignal nelp in DIcKIng, The ceeded in trimming the local téam 6| nelds are at the Wallls farm, on tpper to 4. The batteries were: IFor Moosup. | Broadway Landi p, Solomon c¢; Providence In- "’ Heard and Seen. B . Gils dependents, Barlow on c Adams of Willimantic covered fi Georg> B. Baker and family and fase for the local team amd swill prob- | Albert Huclk and family of New Brit- ably b seen At that position the re- | 2in were guests Sunday of Mr. Baker's mainder of the season. Mr. Sawyer ard avenue. was a visitor in s been ciected the new ground man- and was kept busy Sunday chas- foul b: Next Funday Moosup w: third game of the series with i age Niantic § Mrs. from a tford | Lon Mather of N raturned Saturday with relatives in t 1 play ne m wich was calling Sunday at the home of his Main street. of Mt Calvary Baptist et bR onis 6t Piiie s Conducts Sheltering Arms ailors, spent Saturday and Sunday at s home in Union Village. A large truck loaded with Wiliimon- Master tic people went throuzh Moosup = yurnaale, ummer ht W day on the way to Rocky Point. Supplied at Methedist Church. The Sunday morning service in M. E. church was conducted by he M ARMS SERVICE. McLénnan. The Sunday evening ser- | SHELTERING vice was omitted. as the pastor is| - —- away on his vacation Pastor of Mt, Calvary Baptist Church Visited Camp. Preaches on CGod’s Wondrous Love. Benjamin Dawson and Miss Helen| Rev. ¥ D St ¢ son camp at Battonwoo | Aucten ine regilar Eundiy GICEHIOOH Dawson will keep camp ervice at the Sheltering Arms. = He day. i read for the seripture lesson the Mr. and Mrs. Brvie Whiteh, nty-third pealm, the lase part of daughter Mildred of Philadelphia have ireicth chapter of Isiah and part moved into one of the Central Village [ of the eig hapter of Romans be- tenements. ginning with the twenty-Afth verse Defeated Ekonk. The theme of his address is con- The Moosup Giants went to Ekonk |'2ined in the words, “Nothing Sunday afternoon and defeated the | '21es us from the love of God. “konk team 10 to 3. Tohideau and |ness does not : us, or any White were the Moodup batierv. For | other trouble love ln ever- Ekonk two twirlers were used. ~Love | [2ting, rich = mighty, it fnds pitched the first three innings and |3hiclc Somforts unft _protects tus. Gallup the last six. Bushe was the (005 especially manifested Miss Annie Townley of Pawtucket sl thought that the Shel- iz Visiting at the home of her brother, | (oring Arme was rizhtly named, be. George Townley, on Catholic Hill cause’ it sheltered those that llived Mary Parazin is visiting friends in |{DeTe. [0 aleo is & sheltering arm R T Go shapherd WHO oW T ©. . Fortar spent Bunday at the|Cod is a sheoherd 'WHoTEndW§ Py Nome of Mr. and Mre. Campbell in|SUSSP by mume and is mtevested In Jewett City. t we live in Jesus Chri ve v A large number of local people at-|[LNE JXC [0, 1088, CRTIS, e throw tended_ the dance given at Wildwood [Way our bodies but we live on. park Saturday evening. Two_parties ot At e e o ok D, from Moosup motored to Sterling, | nin will malke us strone. where a dance was attended. e ; 3 Delegates Address School. COLCHESTER Miss Esther B. Heath and Miss e v argaret’ Ewinz, delegates from the d ¥ Congregational chureh to Borough Team Defeats Lebanon Giants | 2051 Congresational church to the 19 to 12—Pickling Season Starts|conference in Northfield, gave reports With a Rush. of the conference hefore the Sunday — school, Sunday morning. Miss Heath The Colchester basebail team played | #ave the schedule for a dav in North- the Lebanon Giants on the park Sat- |field at Camp. Aloha, She mlso re- irday afternoon and defeated them, 18| horted some of the ihings that she Targe. A larse crowd attended. The [report on the Missidnary Study class batting order follows . Fave a short review of the book en- Lebanon—R, Cummings p, N. Pultz |Eave a short review of the book en 3b, Jones 1b, M. Pultz ¢, Hoxie ss, O.|!itled Moffats,” which she had studied. Pultz rf, Hewitt 1f, C. Cummings 2D, Driscoll of. Colchester—Mulligan rf, Lewis ss, Reports From Northfield. Frieaman 1b, Taylor c, Clark 3b, Mc- | A ndeavor prayer meet- Donald p, Lazinsk 2b, Dember cf, |ino of special interest was held Sun- Kravetsiy If. [ dax “event the First Congrega- The score by inning: tional church, when the members of Lebanon . 10020161 0-12the soc ‘Who recenti: went to Colchester ..28 123203 *—19]Northfield to nttend Misslonary Umpire, Levine: fwo basc hits, M. crence and while there wera Pultz, Mulligan, Dember: three base |mempers of Camp Aloha, gave their hits, Lewis. Frieaman, Taylor, Clark; |reports. The hymns of Camp_Aloha etruck out, by McDonald 6, Cummings | were sung. Miss Margaret Ewing, 4; base on balls, of McDonald 7, Miss Esther Heath, and Miss Helen at Putnam. Manager Cantara mear to bring the third game back t in town Saturdsy. __ Moosup. as each team has won one 215 apd elifftord C. Eing of game and lost one. The Moosup line e visitors here Saturday. up will be strengthened. The Moosup- il of Dridgeport and Ed- Putnam, first agreed upon to be the 11 of New Haven were at best two out of three games, s been home on Windham avenue over changed to the best th, out of five| day 2 sames. | ~James O'Brien of Willimantic_w RGEet Eliie wiks Thimios the guest of his aunt, Miss Mar Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ashton of Putnam | Ronald K. Brown returned to New were Moosup cailers Sunday. ork Monday after & few days at his Mr. Wilkerson, boss weaver nmer residence on Broadway. Aldrich Pros. mill, Union V) and Mrs, A. B. Lyman of Co- purchased a new automobile 2 were s in town Saturday aul Devignean, one of the dril Hunt hter Miss Nellis masters at Newport naval train of Col Tuests at Mra, station, has been home on a three-day | illiam F g's for a few days, tfurlough. visiting his mother. Attorne Day of Hartford wa Mijes Lillian Gelinas has returned he guest 1is father, Hon. E. from the Worcester hospital. She was | Dav. over Sund treated for appendicitis AMr. and Mrs. Fred Hefflon and Mes. Zdwin Lyon, a second class machin- | Ralph B. Swan of East Haddam <were ist in the navy, spent Saturday and | zue of Mr. and Mre. A. F. Roper Sunday at the home of his parents, |on Amston avenus over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lyon, on Main| ¥ v B. L'ombard of Hartford was | street. He i& one of the crew on a|at iis home on Norwich avenue over cubmasne chaser now stationed Sunday | New Lbrdon harbor. et Aibert Larose and Fdna Geenier = were Jewett City Sunday NORWICH TOWN town Former Rector at Training Camp — William LaRoche of W Report From Northfield and ask salted peanuts. &lke whole salted peanut. flavor. Try the taste. | ‘Wilkes-Barre, Penna. Plantations in Virginia ‘Trust the sweet tooth of a child to find what’s good to eat. Civa vonr kids a taste of ‘em how PENNANT Peanuts compare with the ordinary Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, the food expert, says peanuts are nutritious and a valuable food. Let your children eat a confection PENNANT whole Salted Peanuts that will give them strength as well as | B satisfy their sweet tooth. PENNANT Peanuts are the original peanuts whole to retain every bit of They're always fresh. method of packing 'em. PENNANT Peanuts are sold only in the distinctive glass- ine bag like the onein thisad. g 5c. at all first-class stores. The Planter's Nut & Chocolste Co. R T R We keep the It's our 5 e Smith gave reports of the mest- ings following them In order, thus Eiving detailed accounts of theif week At Northfield, H Union Pienic, The First Methodist church joined the four churches of Gireeneville Sat- urday in a union picnic. A speclal car was provided for this church, The car was crowded, the number of people being estimated at about one hundred and twenty-five. The total number on the outing was estimated at a thousand. They fillsd nine spec- ial cars. Coon Was Stealing Fruit. Clinton Rogers of Wauwecus Hill was awakened One morning recently by the barking of his dogs. Upon gecking the cause of the barking. he found that it was caused a large foon which was up in the cherry trea eating cherries. Getting his revolver, Mr. Rogers shot the coon, which was found to weigh about ixtaen pounds. Rector at Training Camp. Rev. M. McLean ldle, former rector of Grace Episcopal church Yantie, i in training at Fort Terry and expects to be called to France at any time. Social and Personal. Stanley Gay of Greenwich apent the week-end at his home on Town street Miss Marjorie Barber of Plain Hill is spending a week at Crescent Eeach. Hugh Hart of Brookiynn, N. Y | visiting Mre. Donnel Dowell of Otro- bando Avenu Mrs. Ernest Brown of Rerlin, Conn,, is “the guest of lirs. Stanton Brown of Wightman Avenue. Mrs. John Merrian of Waterford is visiting her father, Thomas Day, of the Otrobando Avenue Browning of Plain Hill the summer school for Collage. Miss Jessie is attending teachers at Stors the Scotland after spend- Long Foint. Miss Gladys Beebe of Road_has returned home, ing two wecks at Groton Mrs. Charles Edgerton and daugh- ter,‘Leola, of Hartford, spent the week-end with Mrs, Edgerton’s par- Mr ente ana Wig Mizsan of New of ‘Miss Avenue. M avard T Apent the Ris sists Town st Mr, and Mrs. J Caughter, E some time at the ing's father i Hartford. the city et shipments well taken ca In New B it $11 ¢ be ol FELT LIKE | PERSO After Taking Only One “Fruit-a-tives East § It Is with great p 1o tell you of the have received from tives” sufferer from Constip aches, and 1 was miserah! Nothing in the way of m to help me. Then I “Fruit-a-tives” and i splendid. After taking like 3 new person, to those sickening Headac Mas. MARTH A 80¢. & box, 6 for $2.59, At all dealers or sent post; a-tives Limited, Ogdensburg, ! years,