Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 17, 1917, Page 5

Saratoga Restaurant TRY OUR : COMBINATION ~_ ~ BREAKFAST We have the best COFFEE with CREAM in this city. REGULAR SPECIAL DINNER TODAY If you feel warm stop at the Sara- toga Restaurant, as it is the largest and coolest place in Norwich to eat in. JOHN D. METROPOLIS, Prop. CALL AND SEE OUR GOODS None better for the price COFFEE . . Ib. 20c, 23c, 28c CEYLOM TEA .. Ib. d44c JAPAN TEA ... Ib. 27c ALL OTHER TEAS Ib. 30c BAKING POWDER ........ Ib. 150 GOCOA .............—.... box 18c SODA .... »se 1B, 6o ONITED TEA IMPORTERS CO. 218 Main Street GEORGE G. GRANT Undertaker and Embalmer 32 Providence St., Taftville Prompt attention to day or night calls Telephone 630 aprisMWFawl FARMERS We are ready to co-operate with you. If sufficient supply can’ be obtained will handle nearby Potatoes exclusively, market price obtained and prompt returns. JAMES E. MOORE COMMISSION MERCHANT FRUITS AND PRODUCE Ernest E. Bullard VIOLIN TEACHER Ail String tnstru ns sold on nts repaired E. BULLARD, BI wich, Conn. THE PLAUT-CADDENCO. i OFFERS TODAY A SPECIAL LOT OF MEN’S MILITARY WRIST WATCHES The most practical gift for the Boys that are going to the front, Special price from $3.25 up. Place, Nore See Window Display ; THE PLAUT-CADDEN CO. : Plaut-Cadden Building, Norwich blished 1872 ©One of the for ove: famous ADAM wi storie places in ce S Norwich s been th TAVERN get tw ¥ou there n—nm' en minutes or tomobile in an a . A. ADAMS Norwich Town JOHN , Qur Saponaceous Tooth Powder, 25¢ Ought to be sprinkled on your tooth brush. It's the Tooth Powder de luxe. Druggist, 50 Main Street Qur Corned Beef includes little Lean Rumps at only 22c a lb. NATIVE FOWL AND CHICKEN FRESH GREEN CORN SHELL BEANS GREEN PEPPERS Peopie’s Market 6 Franklin Street JUSTIN HOLDEN, Proprietor American fHouse Rates to Theatre Troupes, Traveling Men, Etc. Livery Cennection Shetucket Stroet FARREL & SANDERSON, Props. Specis | Higzins, e Paris firm through a New York agency for the sum of $80.000. alien the Western Islands. eally In —_——— Norwich, Fridsy, Aug. 17, 1917.. VARIOUS MATTERS 7.16 this Light vehicle lamps at evening. Thursday was. Saint Joachim’s day in the church calendar. During August the planet Neptune is very near Saturn in Cancer. By tomorrow the day's length will pavo decreased an even hour and a alf, There are fewer cat tails than in or- dinary vears in the swamps below Fort Point. < The Parker Genealogy 1s among books recently acquired by the Otis brary. Dr. Lynes' office will be closed until Sept. 4th.—adv. There were many new arrivals of rummer boarders from the big city vesterday. Wild cherry trees along the country roads are disfigured with nests of the tent caterpillars. Yesterday was a day to the golf- er's taste, and there were many mem- bers at the club house. Vacation tourists yesterday had nothing on_the stay-at-homes Who reveled in Thursday’s fine weather. The 224 annual Fowler family re- union is to be held at the town hall in Middlefield, Conn., Wednesday, Aug. 2. A Saykrook correspondent mentions that Supt. G. G. Rudd_made his last visit at the carbarns Tuesday as an sfiicial of the road. Granges in surrounding towns are neginning to zet interested in the 63d snnual county fair, to be held in Norwich next month. The license fee on all female dogs has been raised from $5 to $10 and certain changes in the law are widen- ing the dog wardens’ power. Charles E. Pennimag of Middletown caught a seven and a half pound black fish_recently off Griswold's Island, be- tween South Lyme and Crescent Beach. Former Norwich residents, Rev. and Mrs. C. B. Bromley, now of the Meth- »dist church at Wiisonville, will reach their golden wedding anniversary Nov. 14th next. Dr. until A Hartford paper noted Thursday that Mrs. Edwin W. Higgins of Nor- wich, wife of former Congressman was a_ visitor at the state capitol Wednesday. At Pomfret this (Friday) evening Mrs. Bela P. Learned of Norwich, who Is spending the season at the inn, is to «ive a public reading at Pomfret Neighborhood house. Richards' office will be closed Sept. 4th.—adv. An Ellington resident. Mrs. Maud Pomeroy Kimball, started Thursday for North Bethel, Me., for a two weeks' tramping (rip with the Appa- iachian Club of Boston. 3 Next Sunday 1s the communion Sun- day of the Rosary and Scapular so- of St. Patrick’s church, which most of the ety numbers particularly married women of the parish. A correspondent advises: After you have gathered the garden vegetables, Eive the hens an open season on the bugs and insects, the denizens of the ©ld vines and other waste vegetation. That money may be sent to the American_expeditionary forces in Eu- Tope at the same rate by postoffice money mestically bulletin of the postal department. it may be sent do- in the daily order as is announced Those who are exempted from the military conscription by the district boards” will be given a bronze button lssued by the government which may b5 worn in the coat lapel. The bu tons are being received in Connecti- sut towns. The schooner Clara Davis, which is Leghorn, Italy, has been sold to a She cost about 340,000. This is the last boat of the Atlantic Shipping company of Stoning- ton to be disposed of. The pine trees at Poquonnoc which were set out by Groton borough abofit ten years ago are not doing well. bavi wi eatalpa trees planted at the same time ere not large but seem healthy. They an insect for The been attacked by ch nobody can find a cure. ixteen Portuguese men, all friendly left Stonington Tuesday for va- Dparts in an effort to get back to A few go with ihe intention of entering service in riou: their native land and others hope to escape the draft if they are called. There are now in use in the Norwich itv water system about 1,300 meters which are read quarterly, and four months of the vear (March, June, September and December) are practi- consumed in these readings and cial calls by Inepector Frederick Tyler. warning against the unlawful wearing of the uniform of the United States army, navy or marine corps has been issued from Washington. The penalty for violation of the law quoted is a fine not exceeding $300 and im- briconment not exceeding six months, >r both. Announcement is made of the en- gagement of Miss Bessie T. Wilcox, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Wilcox, of Stonington, to John Stewart, for- a New London newspaper re- porter. who enlisted in the navy short- Iy after the U. S. declaration of war as a first class eeaman. It s brought out at the state firemen’s convention in Hartford o Wednesday that during tae last three months there have been sixty-five n_grain elevators in this state. 1t an average of $80,000 each, in spite of th® high degree of efficlency of the state fire fighting organization. To Tnquirer about Rockville collegi- ate balloon school: During their pre- liminary study, collere aviators and balloon pilots are paid $33 per month, Wwith shelter, clothing, etc.. after two months they are sent to training camps and pail $100 while training: then 32,000 while in service as first lieuten- ants. Sauerkraut for Winter Use. Many people are wondering wh: they are going to do with this vear's crop of cabbage. A part of it certain- ly can be used for making sauerkraut, which is a product much relished by many, and one which is very eastly made, On account of Increase In price of to- the Whitastone Ciy ©s it 1,000 viiieals S and four gangd _. 11 Franklin St. |injured. —— e ; Heavy rains have caused railway lines to be washed away in western Australia. Two trains were persons were killed and 18 PERSONALS Charles Noyes of Poquonnoc spent ‘Wednesday in Norwich. Joseph Murphy of North Attleboro is the guest of J. C. Bland for a few days. Mrs. Mary Presby of Norwich is visiting her riece,. Mrs. Charles V. Chase, at Thompson. Miss Abby Gallup of Norwich is spending the week end with Miss Louise Avery of Groton. Harry Markoff has returned after passing_his annual vacation at the Ocean View, Block Island. Miss Mazie Stamm of Ann street is entertaining for a few days Miss Florence Beebe of Hadlyme. Charles Tingley is to move from Norwich to the home of his father, George W. Tingley in Mystic, Dr. and Mrs. P. J. Cassidy of Nor- wich were at The Oaks, Ashford, for a brief stay early in the week. Mrs. John S. Hartie of Boswell ave: nue has returned from a two weeks’ visit at ker home in Naugatuck. Miss Betty La_Pierre has returned lo her home in Norwich after spend- ing several weeks at Lord’s Point. The Misses Stanley of Washington street have returned fronr a visit with Frank J. Stanley of Bradley Point. - Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Wood of Ches- ter, Pa. are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Shaw, 56 Oak etreet. Miss Adelaide Murphy of Central avenue is visiting her aunt, Mrs. John L. Sullivan, of Riverview avenue, New London. Mrs. J. A. Giard and son, Henry, of Ware, Mass., are spending the week with Mrs. Giard’s father, William Kel- iey of Yantic street. "Miss Marguerite Farrow of Poquon- noc is entertaining her cousins, Mis Ella McCollum and Miss Ruth Me- Colium, of Mansfield. Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Kinne, who have been_the guests of their niece, Dr. Lil- tfan M. es, for the past two months, nave returned to their home in Bo: ton. Dr. Lillian M. Lynes has left for a two weeks' stay at Indian Lake in the Adirondack mountains. On her return she will be accompanied by her mother who has been spending the summen| there. Mrs. H. Olimehardt of Main street’ and Miss May Corcoran and Miss Helen Corcoran have returned to this city after a few davs' visit with relatives in Wonsocket and Providence, R. T. M. Lawrence Perkins and Herbert E. Lawrence of Norwich, who epent Sunday with the former's sister, Mrs. L. N. Stevens, of Westbrook, have re- turned home. Miss Mary Stevens ac- companied them to visit her grand- mother, Mrs. James Perkins. CAMP DEWEY CADETS ARE SOMEWHAT UNRULY Poguonnoc Will Long Remember Their Visit and Will be Ready for Them When They Come Back. There have been a number of com- plaints about the depredations of the Camp Dewey Cadets at’ Kitemaug. The majority of these complaints come from the Kitemaus and Gales Ferry scctions. This week when some three hundred of the naval _cadets marched through Groton and Poquon- noc, enroute to Providence and Bos- ton, they left behind them a trail of destruction that will long be remem- small matter, just the same. Another house was visited where the milk was hanzing down the well to keep cool. This was taken. One of the women remonstrated with them about the destruction of her propertyy but they laughed at her. About haif an onion bed was torn up and that in they shook them down spite of the fact that when they a%e their lunch in Groton horough they each had a sandwich and an onion. Poquonoc will long remember the vis. it of the Camp Dewev cadets and will be ready for them when they come back from their hike. Suffrage Board Meets. poard of the Connecticut Woman Suf- frage association yesterday at which ‘he chief business was patriotic ser- vice. The meetink was held at_the home of Mrs. George H. Day at Fen- wick and was attended by members from all over the state, including Mrs. Ernest Thompson Seton and Miss Ruutz-Rees from Greenwich. Miss Katharine Ludington of Lume, who is rhairman of the central war work com- mittee of the C. W. S. A, was unfor- lunately not sble to be nresent. She was in attendance at Storrs Agricul- fural college on a conference held in pehalf of the movement for food con- servation. take par: in a discussion to be held on this subject, she was oblized to send & deputy to the board meeting. New Flag for Y. M. C. A. On Thursday a new American flag was given to the local Y. M. C. A. by friends of the Association to replace the old one which is badly torn. The fiag is 6x10 and was flown from the fig staff_on the Ascociation building for the first time Thursday. "OUR As she had been asked to | Hill | morning_didn’t arrive until WILL TAKE OVE Church on September tion of His Acceptance Thursday Night.. REV. ARTHUR F. PURKISS At the midweek praver meeting at Rev. Arthur F. Purkiss to Occupy Pulpit ‘at Central Baptist R PASTORATE SOON 16th ag Pastor—Formal Notifica- Announced at Mid-Week Meeting the history of the Jamestown chur: Many new members have been T ceived and there has been substantial progress in all the departments of the church nnd Sunday echool. Mr. Purkiss has also taken a promi- nent part in civi¢ work in Jamestown since going there three years ago. ie Wwas one of the leaders in the movement that resulted in thg orsanization of a committee of one hiindred and took an active interest in the meetings of the committee last winter when the com- mission-manager charter was drafted. Rev. Arthur F. Purkiss was born at Lexington, Mich., on Dec. 4, 1872, but spent his boyhood at Port Huron, Mich, After completing his preliminary edu- cation, he entered Kalamazoo college, from which he was graduated. He then took a course In the Divinity school of the Chicago university. His first charge was at Green Bay,gWis. Ile was married in that city and remained only a snort time, when he was called to the First Baptist church at Sharon, Pa. He remained at Sharon for four years and was then called to the First Baptist church at Elgin, 1il. where he had heea for six years before going to Tamestown. 2 Regarding the resignation of Rev. Mr. Purkiss as pastor of the James- town church, the Jamestown Morning Post says editorially There will be surprise ang regret in and out of the First Baptist church at the Central Baptist church c, Thurs- |8l 1 5 éay evening formal announcement was | the resivnation of its pastor, Rev. A made that Rey. Arthur . Purkiss, | I° F. Purkiss, who has moGeplol & Who has accepted a unanimous call ex- | 21l 10 the Central Baptist ‘,.1""{0'.'— ar tended by the church, will on Septem. S ines fisin thece e e Potice ber 16th take over the pastorate h © has already resigned N. Y. At present Rev. Mr. Purkis: at Grindstone, N. Y., where he epending a few weeks rest. In the absence of Hon. Allvn rown, clerk of the Central bay church, Judge Lucius Brown present- €d the letter at the meeting pastor the First Baptisy/church in Jamestown, ere. of | 725 not only won for himself the re- pect and affgction of his own church but has become one of the leaders in the civic affairs of this community. He s is 1 . an earnest and forceful preacher and 1..| 2as had large congregations. whether Jtict | the services were held in a downtown heatre or in the new church which took the place of the one that burned eve- | | 3 just before he came here. He is active ast e ring. The letter follows: n his pastoral work and has impressed Grindstone, N. Y., Aug. 13, 19 1l who knew him as a rezl man, con- To the Central Baptist Church, Nor- | secrated to his work and free of any wich, Conr.: #ham or pretense. T accept the invitation miven by you| Rev. Mr. Purkiss early identified him- to_become your pastor, and hope to| 'f w ;": r"“f‘ |' »'l:;:;:i{l;: oree: uf' m;q e ind for a more efficient city govern- This Sept. 16, 191 p is taken with went as a_member of the committee of the profound conviction that your r o otion wen the oAt o " God "0 Yo | ne hundred. . His volce was raised Relying upon that call, T Jook forward | }Sainst the oifenses of the common with joy and gladness to our new rela- | *0urcil iast year and he has courase- tionship. sly advocated candidates for public . Yours in Christ, »Mfice who would carry ont real re ARTHUR F. PURKISS., | orms. His advice has been sought in many public movements and he can Rev. Mr. Purkiss began his past islwavs be depended upon to take the in the First Baptist church of J side ‘of the people agains: any of the town on the first Sunday in Nove 1914, succeeding Rev. Dr. George Cale mfluences that so easily swerve weaker men from the accomplishment of high Moor, who went to the Baptist Temple | »ivic purposes. Such a man is a loss in Brooklyn. The church building had | :0 any city, and especially to James. | been destroyed by flre the previous| own In this period of transition winter and when Mr. Purkiss took up | The church to which he goes is said his work there the congregation was|:0 be a stronz one, with its men well holding services in the Winter Gar- | >rganized for work. Smh (hurehes are den theatre. The handsome new edi- | sreat agencies for good in the world |fice that now replaces the burned | and such pastors as Arthur F. Purki structurs was dedicated on the follow- | ire towers of etmmath hocaise ng Easter Sunday sre true to the Master. exemplifying The pastorate of Rev. Mr. Purkiss| he democracy of His teachings and has been one of the most successful in | ‘he purity of His life. HAS DELIVERED SUNDAY PAPERS THIRTY YEARS Sred F. Sunday in All That Time. ‘he West Side. He carried his papers in a Jarge duck strap over his shoulder they in-[ The attendance at the plavgrounds is creased so fast that he had to carry | still keeping up 1o the standorg as ths | « bundle In either hand. Later he got|davgo by. The mrounds will be ppen | a push cart and starting out ‘at 7.30 | until'Labor Day, when they will close. in the morning (Sundays) arrived back | after a most successful season under home at 5 in the afterncon. He aft- | the supervision of Miss Mary McKay. erward secured a wagon and now livers by auto. In 1890 his father started a back of the fence where the Sh Building now stands. His fathe erwards had a store in the Shan Building. From there he moved 162 Main street and then to the station on the square and when chanzes were made in that build st n There was a meeting of the execigive | s5ome months ago he moved across the street, where he is now located. Twenty vears ago the New Sunday papers didn’t arrived here Nowatsky Hasn't Missed a aft- York GRACE MEMORIAL BAPTIST Children Taken to Ocean Beach by Special Trolley. bered by the residents of that section| Frederick F. Nowatsky will today| The Grace Memorial Baptist church e R ey moard i athis N~ | observe the 30th anniversary bf his|Sunday school gave its annual outing New London Day savs: antrance into business as a newsdealer. | Thursday at Ocean Beach. The school | | Residents of the bLorough were [ Mr. Nowatsky has cstabiished a rec- | Went by special trolley from Norwich («AV:«:;'-‘: .Z’lI:A-""‘:f.‘d,‘,;s‘f(,',l'.?’ ':-:;rr‘g‘:d ord that will be hard to equal for he|and with the frlr‘nd.\‘v who Jolned the throush here 300 strong and the in- | has delivered Sunday papers for thirty | Darty at the beach there were ne: terest has not died ont vet as In. |vears without missing a & wo hundred who enjoved the plea stances of the depredations along the | Affer passing a oo s outtus. . The mosling Wesan with: line come frequently. on the Block Isl. Nowatsky on |lowering clouds which resul At one place in Poquonoe the gar- |August 17, 1887 rted in business | copious, showers as the excu den is said to be practically ruined.|With nineteen pape soliciting cus- | Were comfortably seating the It is reported that one of the officers | fomers from his father's barber shop | in the cars and proceeded toward went to the door and asked the wo- |@t 162 Main street over the Ciculating | 1-0ndon, but the cheerful voices of the man of the house for some water, | Library. John Porteous of the Porte- | Lappy throng in both national and re- Having an outside well and plenty of | ®us and Mitchell Company was one of | ligious songs seemed to have sung the g00d drinking water she gave him a [his first customers today is still | Storm away. The sun shone forth, and pail and permission to take all the|™eing supplied pers by Mr. Nowat- | cnly clouds enough remained to make water the boys required. They did | sky. ¥ r My owats start- |2 beautiful da Seven hours were and they extended the invitation to|edg daily ronte. spent at the heach and all returned cover everything else in sight. They Nowatsky built up the route|home with pleasant memories and very overran the zarden. tore up about [and soon had the agency for the pa-|much refreshed. one-third of the stuff and trampled: pers, supplying the other newsdeale: e =j=) down another third. They .‘v\‘a,;ynsd with them. First he had a route on|PLAYGROUND ATTENDANCE into the apple trees dnd shook down |the West Side, Washinzton street, and what apples there were. Many of | Franklin street, but later he exciani- STILL KEEPING UP| them w: unfit to eat at this time | *d with his father, Ferdi nd Nowat- B. et o = but the boys did not heed such a|sky and fook the addition to | Baseball Teams are Playing Two Games a Day at Lake Strect. @e-| On Thursday at the Mt. Pleasa street grounds the sewing class m and worked and today the c me=t at the Lake street grounds. The baseball teams are now plaving two zames a day at the Lake street rounds in order to finish up before the season closes. At Hobart Avenue ‘a reading Fas heen organized and the girl doing knitting for the army. The assignments” for _the weels are as follows: Mt street, Miss Mae Graham; Lake street, ore non hon tol car the | ing un- til noon time and then Mr. Nowatsky | Miss = Teresa Leonard; the other senior went to Hartford for them every | grounds will be in charge of the same week-end. He had to make three|teachers that arve in charge this week. changes of teams and arrived in Nor- wich with the papers about noon. The Sunday papers then sold for ten ces Later they went down to five, then to seven and today sell for eight. Now@tsky junior has run his route for fifteen vears and he has Jargest Sunday route in the cit During the winter of 1888, Mr. watsky had a Bulletin route over the out of town daily papers should have reached here on a Mon: the lowing Friday night at 9 o'clock. Farm Value of Seaweed and Marine Mud, cultural Station at s just issved an No. 194, on this The A Haven builetin, subj which is of special interest to farm- ers in the short towns. Attention formerly rine growth was much used and hi; Iy valued as manure. time, when commercial fertilizers very expensive and some of the gredients used in their manufact are in great demand for the making of munitions, farmers who are vorably situated are urged to consider using these sea manures to increase the humus in their soils and incids tally to supply moderate amounts nitrogen and mineral plant food. Home From Auto Trip. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Lerou Peari street have returned from automobile trip whicl luded Berkshire Mountains, trail and several side trips. At the time of the great blizzard New illustrated is called to the fact that rock-weed and other ma- At the present the Mohawk Home From Camp. nts. Most of the New London young UP imen who have Dbeen attending vari- Ar.|ous officers’ training camps have ar- daily | rived at their homes, the majority the | retwirning Wednesday nizht, whie .. |others did not arrive until Thursday. No- | Among those who have returned are Jall| Capt. "C. Hadlai Hull, Capt. Frank Hamilton, Lieut. George C. Park- that | hurst, Lieut. T. Edison Troland and day | Lieut. Edward R. Kecfe. fol-| Truman Chipman has also returned vut he has been recommended to re- turn to Plattsburg for the next camp when it is expected he will receive a commission at the expiration of a short traiging period. Need $3,500 for Playgrounds. Much interest was taken in the re- port of the committee on activities made by Actlng Chairman J. Wil- liam Clarke at the meeting of the New London Plavground association Wednesday evening in the council ect, igh- are | chamber. It was stated that for the in- [coming year $3.500 or more will be ure | needed to conduct the playground systqm in the right way. A commit- tee was chosen by the president to confer with the council finance com- mittee regarding an_adequate apnro- priation. Thomas E. Donohue was chosen chairman and definite steps will be taken immediatel: Not Twenty-three: Only Three. Through an error the size of the chemical tanks on Chief Stanton’s new auto was given as two twenty-three gallon tanks. It should have read two three-galloy tanks. fa- en- of of an the the financial standing. ITe started year ago with $154.41 and the col- jection was $7. and interest $6.06 and the total was $167.72. Expenses amounted to $2: and the balance was §144.82. The monument fund is §338.06 and it earned Interest of £14.30. ‘orresponding secretary Beriah B, mplin of New Haven who is 88 s 0ld said that he sent out invi tions to 96 comrades and only two were returned and those had heen ma to Comrade Coleman of Com- {pany H and Edwin York in Keller, Mich. id that since the last mather- ine there have been five deaths as follows: { W. Cone, Company T, Jan. 16, mphere, Company ased 78 vears. Rev. Henrv G. Gay, Company F, April 13, 1917, agea 81 vears Orville e, Company H. May 16, 1917, years. Thomas Sizer, Company 1. Sept. 16, Champlin also read some ex- from letters from comrades who were unable to he present owing to one reason or another. The follow- ing were heard from: Willlam F. Eccleston of company H wrote from Cleveland that he would t be able to attend on mccount of Bis health but he sent his regards to he hovs and his thofights would be with them at dinner time. Terry Williams of company A sent | ereetings from Jacksonvele and ex- rressed the wish thay the reunion would be a_joyous one. John C. Smith of Norwich, a_mem= ber of company A said he is crippled to su extent t he could not take in the gathe The wife of John A. Conkling of sex wrote that he husband ts too ame to attend and both he and his wife were disappointed in not being able to be at the reunica but they want a paper with an account of the doinzs SUNDAY SCOOL FICNIC [fnember ss will are | coming | Pleasant | | Still_he Le with h old com- o ier wrote from Wit- chita, ¥ that he would like to | meet” with comrades, He told of latt ) 1l given troops in § K and it reminded him of the davs of '61. Thera were §000 Deopie present. He was a member of Company F. | _ William H. Chester, a member of ! Company 1 wrote in a religious vein and sald h 2 g for the final summons ear He spoke of o in amp and its many pleas- ant features and he hoped that times had made the bovs into ood mon, He s=aid he would e to be at the ceunion and meet his comrades face 1o face Maud_Gay- Munroe wrote from Ari- fngton, Mass., that Rey. Henry G. Gay dicd on April 13, aged S1. He enlist- ed from Lebanon as nt and Was made a second fe was a pleasing talker and had been prominent at many reunions, Ofiver Nason of New London sent word he could not ttend as he is 125 Robert 1f, Douglass wrote from Pasadena, Cal, that he would like to with the boys but he is getting . He referred to life in camp and ‘he present zreat war. Jon Packer of Mystic sent word ie could not attend and he enclosed $1 for expense: The report of Mr. Champlin was applauded. ollowing Mr. Champlain’ rep8rt sever of the veteran: gave hrief taiks, some relating war experiences and others telling of the work of the 1G. A. R b following were some i the speakers Rohert Gordon of Lyme reported that the former president, Mr. Conk- in is hardly able to get about as he is in p¢ ealth but has a nice home i Am was also stated that William Bogue in the same town finds it difficult to move about. Resolu- of regret were passed for the BURDICK- CHOSEN PRESIDENT By 26th North Stonington Man Elected at An- « nual Reunion of Regiment. HORACE Horace Burdick of North Stonington was unanimously chosen president of the 26th Regiment, C. V., at their 54th reunion held in Buckingham Memorial Thursday. Many of the veterans and their wives and daughters attended and all enjoyed a most delightful time. The business session of the reunion was called to order by Secretary N. Douglas Sevin, who in the absence of John A. Conklin, president, asked Stephen A. Congdon of Westerly, who is second vice president, to presfde. Mr. Congdon took the chair but asked to be excused owing to ill health. George Brayton of Stonington, third vice president then took the chair. L. O. Smith of Norwich, G. A. Ha: kell of Jewett City and Chaunce; Morse of Putnam were named as a rominating committee and then re- tired for consultation. The nominating committee present- ed the following names who were unanimously egcted: President—Horace Burdick, North Stonington. Vice ~Presidents—Stephen A. Cong- don. Westerly: George Brayton, Ston- ingfon; and George A. Haskell, Jewett City. Secretary and Treasurer — N. Doug- Sevin, Norwich. i Corresponding_Sccretary—Beflah B. Champlin, New Haven. eorge 'A. Haskell took up the col- jon and it amounted to $12:58. ecretary and Treasurer N. Douglas Sevin read the reports of the last mesting and also gave a_statement of 1 Havens, a Company 1, Oct. 1, Ar E and a of could not_hes finds it hard to read so uscless to go to union. is 90 vears ox age. loresome but he finds solace in Providence, mpany ¢ living he has act who saic would keep to husband srmances. home i him i | his_reso of Windsor Locks who has a summer home in Franklin and who belongs to Company B, gave a short and interesting talk as to his experience in the war. Francis B. Allen of Hartford and who, the summer at Watch Hill! proved interesting. He served in fhe navy anl is the president of the Sccretary’s Association of the G. A. R, stands for the home, school and chureh. George N. Fuller of San Franclsco who attended a reunion after 24 years of absence, gave a long talk and spoke of wars In a general way and was applauded. Jacob C. Benjamin was at the re- union as the guest of Secretary Champlin _and Mr. Benjamin met many of the old soldiers whom he knew well. ‘He went to the war as the servant of Captain Bentley of New TLondon who was in command of Company 1. He had a breezy. whole- soyled personality and Mr. Fenjamin made a capable servant for the pop- ular officer who for years was ron- spicuous at- the reunions. Mr. Ben- jamin can talic interesting of his a my lite. After the business session all the soldiers and guests sat down to a CLOSE RACE IN 8TORRS EGG CONTEST. Redding Ridge Pen Laid 50 Eggs and Won First Place. In the 41st week of the laying con- test at Storrs he hens produced a total of 3,379 eggs, or a drop of less than a dozen eggs as compared with the yield for the preceding week. The race for weekly honors was closer last week than it has been for more than a month, Windsweep Farm's Leg- horns, Redding Ridge, Conn. laid 50 eggs and won first place by the narrow margin of one egg. George A. Stan-; nard’s Leghorns from Ottawa, Kas., and_Merritt M. Clark’s Barred Rocks from Brookfield Center, Conn., tied for second piace with 49 eggs each. Frank E. Turner's Rhode Island Reds from Attleboro, Mass., and three pens of Leghorns entered by F. M. Peasley, Cheshire, Conn., Clifford 1 Stoddard, Woodbridge, Conn., and W. H. Cocking, Vineland, N. J. all tied for third place with 48 eggs each. Two Connecticut pens, one White Leghorns and the other Silver Campines, tied for next place with 47 eggs each In spite of thé exceedingly unusual and unsettled conditions, th eoutlook for the next layine competition is ex- cellent. Up to this time only eight breeders have signified their intention to withdraw at the close of the current contest on Oct. 30. To offaet these wihdrawals, the management now has ‘n hand applications from more than 10 breeders who wish to take their places. One of these, a New York state breeder, has applied for the third suc- cessive vear. The three hest pens In each of the principal varieties are as follows Barred Plymouth Rocks. Pen., 6 Fairfields Poultry Farms, Short Falls, N. H. ... <o 38 1 Merritt M. Clark, ' Brookfeld Center, Conn - 1508 2 Michigan Poultry Farm, Lan- sing, Mich b 1450 White Wyandotte 16 Merrythought Farm, Columbia COnN: 1 o0yt 1541 20 Obed G. Knight, Briageton R. 1 : 103 19 Joseph Moreau, Wallum Lake AT RO et 1288 20 Jay . Ernisse, Webster, N ¥ S 1388 Rhode Island Reds. 47 Allan's Hard to Beat Reds | ewport, R. T s 1618 37 Hillview Poultry Farm, £t. Al bans, Vt. .... 1500 48 Peq Pouitry Farm, South porz, Conn. 3 1476 White Leghorns. 73 A._P. Robinson, Calverton TR 1553 60 3. 0. TeFevre, New P X 80 Hilitsp Poultry Yards, Conn, 25 Miscellaneou: 31 Cloyes & Sullivan (Buff Wy dottes), Hartford, Conn 1520 10 Holliston Hill _ Poultry Farm | (White Rocks), Holliston Hill, Mass. .. 34 Obed 'G. Knight (White Orp ingtons), Bridgeton, R. 1. HIS FOOT CRUSHED UNDER FREIGHT TRAIN Sixteen Year Old New London Boy Found Beside Tracks. George Sullivan of 40 Warren reet, New London, 15 years old, had Tis right foot crushed under a freizht frain in the rear of the custom house in New London shortly arter & o'clock Tuesday night. He was removed t the La ce hospital, where his foot was amputated Ratiroad offic dla_not know the exact circumstances of the accident It is thou that Sul was at tempting to board the freight when he was thrown to the track and train passed over his right foot, crushing it A member of the trai crew near the rear of the train saw boy lying beside the track ar ave the signal for the train to stop Employes of the custom house sum moned the ambulance The injured boy was rushed to the Lawrence hospital, where it was found that it would be impossible to save | the foot and jater it was taken of just above the ankle. The freight hich injured Sullivan was an extra west_bound train. 5 Sullivan is a_son of John Sulliva yard foreman for the F. H. & H Chappell Co., and_wns employed af the New London Ship and FEngine (o ROQUE COURTS NEARLY READY FOR TOURNEYY All That Remains to Be Done is In stallation of Lights. Everything at the local roque courts is in readiness for the opening of the | tournament next Monday with the ex ception of installing the lights at the grounds. The work of putting the lights in commission will be done 1o any. The courts have been put ir <t class shape and will be the fest- they have dver been f est that INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY Miss Helen R. Buckingham of New York arrives in town this week to spend her vacation with Norwich rela- \ives Mr, and Mrs. Frank Hempstead are epending a few days near Fairlee, V't visiting their daughter ¥atherine, who is a member of the Wyckoff camp for irls. Mrs, Irancis Galvin of Kellogg, fdaho, who has been the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Frank A. Mitchell, at Pleas- ant View, leaves this coming week for er home in the west. Lieut. Leroy Stearns of the Seventh cegiment, N. Y. has gone with his company’ to Spartansburg, S. C., where shey will receive additional {raining yreparatory to work in France, bulance and hospital work as done by the Columbia unit which was r cently sent to France. The college has sent a fully equipped service with a capacity of 300 beds, which are dis- tributed in portable buildings. There are 26 beds to each building. Every bullding is equipped with a kitchen, a fireless cooker and other modern devices, including elevators and elec- tric_apparatus Another service was all reage to jeave for the front when it #is in- spected and recommended to the gc ernment which has taken it over and will enlarge it to a eapacity of beds, Mrs. Hicks' talk was very inte ing and greatly appreciated by the veterans. ‘The remainder of the day was spent in renewing old acquaintances and talking over the days of '61 Among those present at fon were: Joseph Smith, Fuller, Joseph Peabody, Alvah Mor- an, C. A. Awmstrong, Ezra B. Bai- ey, Francis Beckwith, Charles A. Thrall, Henry C, Wright, E. G. Wil- ley, Henry LaPierre, Stephen A.Con Robert B. Gordon, N. Douglass the reun- George H most_delightful menu served, by the W. R. C. George A. Haskell, Chauncey Mrs. Hicks, wife of Prof. Hicks of C. H. Minson, James W, Tour- 13 no advertising um i Columbia college, after the repast |jee, Henry Tyler, O. Smfth and inecticut squai to The Huls &ave a most interestinz talk on am- | Horace Clift and manv ladies 5 Lar DusinESs FAFuIlE u—a GEER CUMMINGS & RING Funeral Directors and Embalmer 322 Main Street i Chamber of Commerse VEREADY I/ 6Ly Dry Cells, Flash Light and Automobile Supy rors, Lenses, Rowlocks, Anchor 129 Main St., Norwicl Thermos Bo Garden Hose, Fruit Wire Frames for Fr I Ice Cream Freeze NOTICE PRESTON BRIDG ED FOR REPA ER NOT Lamp cE Dr. J. M. KIN( DENTIS] May Building Chelsea Savings Ban} The boa a FRANK HEMPSTE TEAMING AND TRUCKI? DONE VERY PROMPT REASONABLE PF A. D. LATHROP Ph B DRS. L. F. and A. J. LaPIERR 287 Main Stroet, Nor om to 3 p. Sunda, 10 & m. 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