Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 17, 1917, Page 2

pnnl JONE HUNDRED AND EIGHT MEN jEast Brooki¥h . 1 1 | CERTIFIED FOR DRAFT ARMY/| Pinston . £ s i 108 100 JUp to Present Time in the Seven- Pl it e i | toonth District—Board to Meet at| The izt follow | Central Village Today. Henry T. Sayles, Moosup; Edouard 1 4 Cassault, Plainfleld; James B. Fog- One hundred and eight men have |arty, Willimantic; Edward P. Rose, Jbeen certifiea for the national drafe| Wilimantic; Alden I Whitmore. of | . ; illimantic; floward W. Morse, Wil- fermy up to the present time in_the | NIRRT UET Qrottieon, - Wi |seventeenth district, which has Wil- | mantic; Leon Renard, Brookl: Ar- Jimantic as its headquarters. Most |chibald R Sharpe, Willimantic; Eli- 4 4 sha A, Sherman, Pomfret; Florimond of the men are those who passed the | ha, A Sherman, Pomirets Florimo emption, .but the list includes alsq “‘.m"'““c‘ Elwyn; . f=oqnes | Hase, those to whom exemption has been |Vt Willlam F. Green, Central Vil odod by the board wnd those claim |1age? Ralph J. Lussier, Willimantic; Cemption on grounds other thas the | lienty E. Butler, Moosip: Arthur K. Socal hoard can decite. suen as eae | Noft Willimantid: Vincenso Insalaco; 3 e Villimantic; - George H. Dawley, 0 gmption on the ground of being a (NI RATIG GOt L Dapiey, o There will be as the board think tha thirty-three men who ed to fill up the quo cent. in addition require by the: are still law take the place of those who may be It is probable that at least listed will go, since there are a number of exemp- exempted. jthree-fifths of these tions to be decided yet. Fourteen of the sixteen who were their case: at were to be di the Town told that e Thursday o more examinations, can get need- and the five per ugsed halt and who were ziven a chance to sup- tic; Arthur T. McQuillan, Williman- tic. Raymond 'O. Brown, Willimantic, Pearl Chamberlain, South Windham: John Bradley, Pomfret: Eugene Dion, Willimantic; Artaur J. Grenier, Moo- sup; Arthur D, AMarsh, Hampton; Ak vin B. Swanwén, Wiliimantic- Clyde W. Kenyou, Canterbury; James Greenhalgh, 'Plainfield; Napoleon J. Peltier, Beainfield. Eugene T. Campbell, Willimantic; Earl E/Davis, North Windham: Rich- ard A. Dovle, Plainfield; William A. Waeks, Hampton: Timothy A. Casey, VAllimantic; Harry J. Cotter, to Willi- ort their cia for ex: on, ap- D et Bat Th cichins Weee mot/ - mantic; Cliftord P. Allard, Plainfield D Tho honrd il mect tnCoaf) Melvin' I Bickford, Eiliot: John W. Bt Village today (Friday> Hnizdo, Willimantié; Victor Perrault, . . Ee i Brooklyn; Willilam P. Gaffney, *Wau- pportionment by Towns. resan; George Flammond, Williman- The way the men are divided over ftic; Felix Zajackowski, Willimantic; the Sewenteenth district is as follows:/| Charles T. Regan, Wiilimantic: Jo- Percent Willimantic; Olie Rock, Men of Whate Edward Plankey, Wau- Willimanstic . 81 47 |regan. Howard B. Lincoln, Williman- Moosup ... a3 i1 | tie: Frederick S. Stevens, Plainfield; Plainficld . Fi 5 |James Harni, Fast Brooklyn; = Gui- | g 5| seppe Nardi, Chaplin. o8 4| Romeo Cote, Willimantlo; Robert a4 4 | Coulburn, Chaplin; Edward Bilodeau, 3 3 | Moosup; 'Eugene Lemire, Willimantic; . 8 '} 3|James Casey, Willimantic; Deus J. : 2 2 | Frenette, Moosup; Ernest F. Hunker, 2 2 2 [ South Windham: Vittor Brunell, Wil- Chapiin siid 2 | jimantic: Eiof N. Selin, Pomfret! Ovi Sterling . 2 2|la N. Chalifoux, Willimantic; Willlam {Winaham .00 [l 1 1/G. Weinish, Wilimantic; Charles A. .. 1 1| Cangevin, Wauregan: Frank Pisz, of [Canterbury a3 1 1| Moosup: William H. Robbins, Pomfret {North Winaham ... 1 1| Center: ®mile Gaudrault, Brooklyn: N 1 1}"Alvin 'Nelson, Willimantie; Vincent Ferrizno, Wiflimant Christopher Krauss, 'Plainfield; Walter Cham- | pazne, ‘Abington: Pierre Gagnon, Wil- |limantic; Lawrence J. Marrotte, Wil- mantic: Arthur B. Cotter, Wiiliman- tic; Henry J. Kelley, limantic; ferminegilde Lariviere, Willimantic: The AEOLIAN VOCQL!ON Our statistics show that nine out of ten like the Vocalion tar better than any other Bt e S ear it yourself. You, 00, will be won by thdbrich Vocalion tone — the refined elegance of the cabinets and the fine new privilege of play- ing each record as you wish | By means of the Graduola ex- pression device. H z FOR SALE BY THE d. C. LINCOLN CO. WILLIMANTIC JAY M. SHEPARD Succeeding Imore & Shepard FuneraiDirectorand Embalmer ! art M. Ellsworth, Central Village: irown, Windham; Ovila De- els,” Wauregan; Maxime Bertrand, ) ntic; Raymond Jodoin, Pom- Arthur Ansine, Pomfret Center; s P. Lehoux, Moosup. mes P. Cochrane, Willimantic; wur F. Sweet, Willimantic: Phillip Gagnon, Moosup: Willlam Stygar, of Willimantic: Carl W. Oman, Willi- tic; Thomas E. Leahy, Plainfield; Charles E. Tyler, Moosup: Anthony McKenna, Willimantic; Clarence E. Babcock, Sterling; .Cornelius V. Shea, Willimantic; Joseph A. Messier, Moo~ sup; Merril C. Smith, Brooklyn: Ed- wara J. Connoughton, Willimanti, Walter F. Eaton, Pomfret Cente: Theopile Houle, Willimantic: Anthony Pratt, Wauregan: Octave L. Couture, | Moosup: Waiter Deviney, Brooklyn; | Louts J. Champagne, Moosup: Thom: !as E. Stantsiand, Hampton; Joseph Riquor, Willimantic; George B. Cong- | don, Willimantic: Charles Hart, Wil- limantic; Fred Bethiune, _Brooklyn; Angelo Prospero Lanave, Sterling. INFANT'S SKULL FRACTURED WHEN AUTO OVERTURNED | verman Gitlen, Driver of Car, Bad- { ly Bruised—Lost Control of Ma- chine, -— ulius Kaplan, a baby, and Herman Gitlen, both of Spring Hill, are at, St Joseph's hospital as the resuit of an }automebile accident at Spring Hill, afternoon, about 5 o'clock. the baby, is seriously in- having sustained a fracture skull and his recovery is considercd ubtful. Gitlen has bad body car was golng north, up the . when the driver, Gitlen, lost con- rol of the machine. The car veered icross the road and landed in the iitch at the roadside, where it over- ~| turned, pinning the infant beneath it in such a way that it was neces sary to turn ths car over to get the i ous The automoblle was wrecked Both the injured were rushed to Joseph's hospital and attended by = . | Dr. TO'Neil. Tt 'was founa that the 60-62 North St., Willimantic | ariver, Herman Gitlen, was injured B e Tel. connection | 10 the, extent of siight bruises. while DR. F. C. JACKSON DENTIST Removed to 715 Main St., Wil Hours—9 & m. to 2 5. m. HIRAM N. FENN UNDERTAKER and €2 Church St. Willimantic, Gt. Telephone imantic Phone 44 EMBALMER the infant was suffering with a frac- tured skull, WILL SUPPORT FAMILY | William T. Matthews, of South Wind- ham, Had Left Home After Argu- | ment With Wife. William T. Mathews of South Wind- ham, who was arrested at New Lon- don ‘Thursdav afternoon by State Po- William Jackson, pleaded harge of non-support which was preferred against him by iis wife. The nccused left his farm South Windham, following an ar- ment with wife. She made sev- Murray's Bosion Store WILLIMANTIC, CONN. just now when the entire not pay when you can buy $1.39, $1.48, $1.98, Children’s White Dresses MARKED DOWN A good time to buy a White Dress for the young girl is . Dresses have been marked at clearance prices. Mothers ~who have made it a practice in the past years to buy ma- terial and make their dresses at home will find that it does such littie prices as these— Iot of our Children’s White one as pretty and attractive at $2.98; $4.39 and $5.39 THEH. C. MURRAY CO. eral complaints to the police and the- case was placed in the hands of the state police. Matthews went back to his farm and promised to SUppOrt nis family so the sentence of thirty days In jail was suspended and he was placed on probation for three months. The costs of the case were paid. Fined on Two Counts George Cantora appeared before the court, charged with two _counts. breach of the peace and intoxication. He and John St. Lawrence were in the saloon of the firm of Coutu and Robitaille on Jackson street when they got into an arsument. They went out on the stréet and had a fight and were separated. Later Can- tora came into the saloon and de- manded his_watch which he said he left there. This time the senior mem- ber of the concern called Qfficer Car- tier and he took him to the police sta- tion. Cantora remembered the fizht and drinking 2 little but did not think that he was guilty of cither of the counts but the court thought differ- ent and fined him $1 and costs for the intoxication charge and $2 and costs for the hreach of the peace charge, amounting to $10.60. Thursday afternoon Jobn 3t. Law- rence was atrested on a breach of the peace charge for his part in the fight. He was released under a bond and will appear at Friday's session of the police court. Strengthening Battery for Coming Game. At the game between South Wind- bam and Willimantic to be plaved at Molbrook field next Sunday the Thigad rompany will have one of the best vatteries that has played in_this city for a long time. Benjamin Van Dyke, formerly with the Worcester State Yeague, will pitch, and Mickey Noonan will be on the receiving end. Blacksmiths’ The outing of the local branch of the National Horseshoers' Protective sssociation will be held at Shoreham hotel, Lighthouse Point, New ilaven, mext Saturday. All of the black thops in the city and vicinity will be elosed that day. Holiday. OBITUARY. Edward T. Abernathy. The death of Edward T. Abernathy occurred at the home of his sister at 1 Cottage place. Death was due to appendical abscess, with which the deceased has suffered for the last eight months. Mr. Abernathy was a vesident of Hartford up to three months ago. Burial will be in Hart- tord. Walter Briggs ‘Walter Briggs, 73, died suddenly Wednesday night of aporlexy at his %ome in South Covent The body was discovered by his wife Thur morning. He was born in Stoke- Trent, England, May 28, 1844. He survived by his wife and a sister, Mi Clizabeth Briggs, of New York. Carnival Committees Chesen. The open air carnival which %e given at Recreation park is to be some affair, according to plans made o at the second meeting of the commit tee at the American Thread compan offices Thursday nisht._ Several com- mittees were named. Robert Higzins is the chairman of the music and Bancing committee, Harry Noel is the chairman of the purchasing committee, Walter Johnson will have charge of the gate and the tickets, the advertis- and McQuillan, and Cliffor® Smith is in charge of the booth committee. The committee is planning o have about 12 booths. Clerks’ Half Holiday. Thursday, Clerks’ day, the stieets of Wiliimantic looked as if it was Sun- day, only a little more so, as only the drug stores and fruit stores were open Many of the clerks spent the day beach, and others visited Cove: take. WEDDING. Johnson—Eltison. Samuel E. Johnson, the well known theatrical manager in this city, and Mrs. Lucy E. Elileon of Guilford were married at the home of Guiiford Thursday a o'clock. They left for s Boston and returncd Thursday evening at 8 They are =ta: asihe house while making arran housekeeping. Mrs. Johnson is well known being a member of t She camo here abo Johnson is the Hooker ements for Mr. Loomer cpera house A special mee: the Metropolitan Life com- pany of the Willimant ict was held at the office on Main street. The meeting came to order at 2 o'clock. Michael E. Sullivan ided. The following were present: Willlam E, Dobbins_of York, superiniendent of the nd’ agencies, John Murray York, supervisor of uperintendent Vie- hd_Agent Wilfred Bar- rette, of North Grosvenord P. A Reeves of Danielson; Patrick Murray of Stafford Sprines; Joseph Lemire and Samuel Goldman of Moo: Pat- rick Reed of Wauresan: I Roy, James Davis, Michael Shea, H. Morrison, Edmund Portelance and Heliodore Trudeau The outing for the Willimantic and Norwich districts of the company will be held at Wildwood Park tomorrow (Saturday), Aug. 18, and will include a clambake, Brief Mention. Harry Tobin has entered the employ of a life insurance company in this vity. Judge Frank H. Foss and family have returned from a stay at Pleas- ure Beach. Dr. Arthur W. H. ines of Cleveland, Ohio, 1s visiting his uncie, D. A. Griggs of 42 Mountain street Horace J. Fenton, a mathematics teacher at the Naval academy at mapolis, is visiting _with Tharles Fenton, of Church s Miss Lucille Dineen of Road fell against a chair home, Wednesday afternoon ana re- ceived a bad cut in corner of her Up. Dr. Owen O'Neil was summoned and the cut required four stitches to close. . Sunday Scheol Picnic. The Sunday school of the Metho- dist church, Montville, went erside park Tuesday for a { fine time was had by all were played, bathing indultc a picnic dinner with ice c bananas for dessert was rerved at noon. busy The little folks had a ve and pleasant day. Portland—The second In the series of food conservation meetings in this town was held in the St. Mary's au- ditorjum, Thursday afternoon. Miss Foote, the county demonstrator, zave instructions in ;7dl1iilrfd.'.ren Cry “Bread Making. FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA ing committee is composed of Berard | Third Day of Chautauqua—Iinterest- ing Program for Their Elders—Mr. and Mrs. George A. Haskell at Nor- wich Reunion. The third day of Chautauqua opened with the Juniors in the morning. The Juniors elected as clean-up com- missioners, Ellen Faust, Beatrice Al- len and Everett McCluggage. Health commissioners, Yvonne Hourigan, Clar- ence Haskell and Theodore Lalibert: Miss Gladys Jeffers: assistants, Miss Duneau: and Miss Alice Gilbelt plays the piano. Superintendent Dunaway's lecture in the afternoon was on Community Ed- ucation. Miss McDonough and Miss Baird gave a_program of songs and recitetions. Miss Baird sang” southern songs and emphasized the mannerisms . the southern darkies. Miss McDon- ough was an elocutionist and read se- lections from Peg O' My Hearf, as well as giving a humorous selection. Dr. Paul M. Pearson- was the speaker of the evening. His subject was The Jov of Living. Dr. Pearson _is the founder and director of the Pennsyl- vania Chautauqua and was the first man to bring it Bast six vears ago. The aud#nce were asked to think up some favorite song to be played this afternoon. The children are to be al- lowed to occupy the front seats. Attended Reunion. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Haskell were in Norwich, Thursday, to attend the re- union of the 26th regiment. - Mr. and_Mrs. Alex McNicol return- end Thursday from their wedding trip. Mrs. John Blake and son, Willlam, went to New York Thursday night. Transferred to Newport. Herbert Thompson left this week to join the navy at New York. He was sent from there to Newport, Thurs- day. Mrs. B. H. Palmer and daughter, Marian, of Norwich, have been guests at Mrs. M. Swift's. Mrs. Reynolds and Miss Emma Hull of_Willimantic are at J. C. Hawkin's. Mrs. J. T. Stewart returned from Providence Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan McKay, and their nicce, Miss McKenzle, bave re- turned from an _automobile trip through the Berkshires visiting Lenox, Scheriectady, Saratoga and other points of interest. ~MysTic Baptist Sunday School Outing—New Firm to Occupy Former Site of Holmes Motor Company’s Plant. The Tnion Baptist Sunday school enjoyed their annual outing Thursday at’ Atlantic Beach, leaving here by special car. New Plant for Village. Tt is expected that within a few weeks the plant of Wood & McClure, which will be located at the old Holmes Motor company works, will be in full operation and that a large number of vachts will be hauled out there for repairs #nd to be taken care of for the winter. Local Jottings. Mrs. Frank Dickinson spent Thurs- day in New London the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Shay. George Stafford is spending several y& with relatives in New Haven and tafford Springs. Charity chapter, O. E. £, will hold [their anrual picnfe today at Atlantic Beach Mr. entert and Mrs. Willard Keigwin are ining Mrs. Willlam Dutcher of Danbur Rev. und Mrs. Wilfred Phelps and child of Brooklyn are guests of Mr. and_Mrs, Clinton Patterson. Wylie Whipple has returned from a few weel:s' visit with his gister, Mrs. Nettie Brown, in Danelson. Mrs. Jesse Crary and,daughter Cyn- thia have returned to their home in Preston after a visit with Mrs. George Stinson on Denison avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Buckley are on an automobile trip through Pennsyl- vz Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wilcox and son Alfred of Oneco are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Charles Newbury Mrg Manning Miner is seriously ill ut_her home on Clift stree: Mrs. John Dougherty of Providence is_visiting relatives In town. Mrs. Gustave Brunke and daughter Elsie are spending a few weeks with relatives in Philadelphia. Mrs. Bessie Dougherty and daughter have' left for a few days visit with relatives in South Norwall ey e NORWICH BULLETIN, FRIDAY, AUGUST Junior Committess Appointed During| 17, 1917 gas” not. miles GETS U. S. CONTRACT FOR six sHiPs Morse Shipyard to Construct 8800 Ton Steel Steamers. The success of the Charles W. Morse pbuilding project on the Groton bank of the Thames river'is now assured in the _announcement that the company has received a con- tract from the United States govern- ment for the construction of six steel ships, built for ocean travel and hav ing a net tonnaga of 8800 tons. Charles W. Morse is in New York, but his son, who has charge of the work at Noank vard, said that the work would be rushed along and probably after a year and one-half had elapsed the first ship would be ready for ocean travel, The' ships are to be larger than the Willehad, the German-American liner which acted as a mother ship for the submarine merchantman Deutschland when the submersible was in this port. The Willehad was but 2,012 tons, consequently it can be readily SR DA The federal grand jury in New York began an investization of the charges against Louis I Cherey the druggist, who was chairman and Dr. Samuel J. Bernfield, who was one of the medical members of local exemption board 99. They are accused of conspiracy “to make false statements and certifica- tions as to the fitness and liability of those who came before them"” for ex- amination. Kalman Gruher. who ad- mits he “distributed exemption blanks to various men in district 99" is also heing investigated. Several men, all of the New York east side section over which the ac- cused board members had jurisdiction, were bxamined by the grand jury. It was admitted that “more than two” of these witnesses stated that. they had purchased their exemption in istrict Cherey, Bernfield and Gruher, after two nights and a_day in the Tombs, “were released in $5.000 bail each. No. 1—Gruher trying to evade cam- ~ra_lens. No. 2.—Mrs. Cherey, who is fighting hard for her husband. No. 3—Dr. Berafiald. Know What You Are Buying The man who says motor fuel=—and he may The reason so many thou- sands of motorists are say- and Blue sign is because the man who buys Socony knows what he is getting ——plire power. 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It 18 about opposite 'V = the ships and have them engage inyapout Gne mile north of the Grisw t the ocean travel as a blow at the U- | abod irisw ; boat menace. | Into Fence. l Mr. Morse further stated that the - company has alreadv placed orders itney Smashed for new machinery which totals over On Wednesday afternoon L& one-half a million dollars and work | Carlton, who s in the jitney I ft is to be rushed at the site of the yard |in Palmertown, left his Ford to to make ready for the arrival of the |front of the Montville post office and | e machinery Already the houses on |while he was away it started ¥ the property are being removed and |coasted down the incline headed for | the operations now in progress show | Palmer Bros, Co.'s pond. When it zot |} firs Don’t you want to own a Kodak? We can show you the one th taste and your pocketbook. The prices are $6.00 and up for $1.00 and up for Brownies—75¢ and up for Premos. The Film you bring here will recsive the highest grade of work. 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