Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 15, 1917, Page 5

[ 3 : i ] . H H : H ¢ H H ' " breasted in new colorings. ! to $25.00. e advertise exactly an 1t 1s Young Clethes, For Older‘Men The snap and spirit of youth in most men is just as fresh today as forty years ago. These men want young looking clothes of the very finest of all-wool quality. We sell them and guarantee them too. ¢ Fine tweeds and worsteds. Double-breasted or single- Unusual values at $20.00 Don’t miss seeing them. Murphy & McGarry 207 Main Street See‘ the New Swan MILITARY FOUNTAIN PEN .at... The Cranston Co. The fact that the soldier cannot carry a supply of ink greatly enhances the value of this new pen, as it carries its own supply of ink in tablet form. - We will be glad to show you this pen. COMFORT KITS, MILI- TARY MIRRORS, ARMY AND NAVY NOTE PAPER, SOLDIERS’ BIBLES AND TESTAMENTS, and - many| other items which you can send to your soldier friends. You will find just the BOOK you like in our POP- ULAR 60c FICTION. The Cranston Co. A FEW MORE ROCKFORD WATCHES 17 JEWEL ADJUSTED IN 20 YEAR GOLD FILLED CASES. VALUE $30.00. Special Price $19.90 Easy-terms to suit purchaser. THE PLAUT-CADDEN CO. JEWELERS Established 1872 144-146 Main St.,, Norwich, Copn. It is not daybreak now until 3.36. Light vehicle lamps -at 629 this evening. Harbor tug Louisa to No: Cargo. To Inguirer: The Great Barrington {ur"wi;ll be held this yoar Sept. 26, 26, 27, 1 Boston, Paris, Ivory and guaran- teed garters, 19c today at the FEagle Clothing Co.—adv. A change in the law relating to the hunting of coons extends the closed season until Oct. 15. The evenings are growing notice- ably: ehorter. .Friday the sun set at 2 minute past 6 o'clock. - One man near Ehst Lyme reports & toss of $300 on late strinx beans be- cause of Monday night's frost. Work is being rushed on farms to get the frosted corn cut for silage be- fore a rain comes to rot the stalis. The Lerd’'s Point inn has closed af- ‘ter a very successful season. Manager Fitch will go away for soveral weeks' vacation. " Last chance to buy Arrow Collars at 10c each today at the le Cloth- ing Co.'s Alteration Sale.—adv. Briggs has towed scow rwich to dhehl-!".' her Among winners of many first and second premiums for appies at Berlin fair this week were Gully & Son of Rockville. It is claimed that therc have lmen 29 thunder storms so far this Wsasen, the grea:est number in any one season for years. E. H. Wilkins of the federal reserve bank of Springfield: was in attendance at a meeting of the state park commis- sion in Pomfret Thursday. All the local drug stores will close at 9 o'clock Sunday evenings until further notice.—adv. At $ o'clock Friday, in St. Patrick’s church, a month’s mind requiem high mass for Mrs. Norah Xearney was surg by Rev. J H. Broderick. The state highway department has a force of men at work cutting off the humps and leveling up the state road through the main street of the village of Niant'c. Cheapeux defferents. New milinary store, up __stairs. Smart hats. Low prices, 39 Main street. Madame Four- nier.—adv. The Connecticut division of the woman’s cominittee of the council of national defense is to hold a meeting in.Hartford in the state capitol Thurs- day, Seot. 20. Norwich deiegates from the Young People’s Christian union of the Uni- vergalist churches in this state were in Danbury Friday for the 27th an- nual state convention of the organiza- tion. Judge A. F. Hewitt, for over .20 years first selectman .of -Groton, has consented to run’again, thus taking the vacancy on the democratic ticket which G. R. Hempstead ieft by his resignation. The FEagle Clothing Co.'s Altera- tion Sale will be at its best today for real-live bargains in men's, and young men’s suits.—adv. - After spending part of the summer *wvith her sister, Mrs. Edward Welch, at Souti Lyme, Miss 4illian Budlong has returned to her home and dities ©s_a teacher in the Ashaway, R. I, public school. While this week’s frost nipped some of the corn at the summer farm of r. and Mrs. John E. Farning of Nor- wich, at Mathewson's Mills. several hundred muskmelons on the place es- caped damage. New orders on the cars of the Gro- ton and Stonington line make the pas- =engers leave the cars by the forward door. At present it ls necessary to lock the rear door until everybody gets Leaded n the right directfon. Dealers in renovated butter have not yet complied with the provision of the law requiring them tv put up a sign reading “Renovated Butter 'Sold Here,” Dairy and Fopd Commisgioner Frazlm‘k, . Stedtmueller rtated this week. Katherine G. Lambert, manufacturer of humar hair goods, 57 Federal street, New London. Mondays in Norwich, 116 Main street. ‘Phone 822-5.—adv. Friday afternoon at the Red Cross room G-ace circle of - she King's Daughters, Mrs. Frank J. King, leada., spent a number of hours preparing surgical dressings. An increased num- ber of workers was at the room dur- ing the day. : The work is increasing daily at' the room of the Woman's league in the Thayer building. Mises Olive Hunting- ton, wh> was in charge Friday after- noon, gave out much khaki wool for army knitting and received a number of completed sets. Former Corgressman Bryan F. Ma- han of New London figurd in an au- tomobile accident at Waterford a day or two ago, as a result cf wMich he suffered two broken ribs. His ma- chine skidded on a slippery road and collided with a pole. At Rockville, ‘he America 1I, the large bailoon belonging to the .govern- ment sctool of wkich Everard Thomp- son, formerly of Norwich. is manage® is a mu.h larger balloon than the one 1647 One of the historic places in Norwich for over two centuries has been the famous ADAMS TAVERN The trolley will get you thera from the city ia about fifteen minutes or ¥ou can run there in an automobile in less time. A. A. ADAMS Norwich Town Phone 519 American House Special Rates to Theatre Troupes, Traveling Men, Ete. . Livery Connection Shetucket Street FARREL & SANDERSON, Props. FREDERICK T. BUNCE . Piano Tuner Phone 838-2 22 Clairmount Ave. THERE 1s no aavertising medium In Eastern Connecticut equal to The Bul- letin for business results & used earlier in the season and has a capacity of four passengers. Partridges and Dheaanntlhl Tolland county zre unusually numerous this year, according to a letter received by the stat: fish and game commissioner from Ernest W. Avery, game warden of the rounty. The open season will start Oct. 8 and close Nov. 23. At_the Berlin falr on State day, in <he 2.17 pace class_ purs: $400, Roda Ashbourne, b m, C. H. Michael of Danielson, ran 7, 6 38, 2, and in the 2.14 trot, purse $500, Joserhine Watts, » m, Clay Cotton Stables. South Wil- lington (Gillis), came in 4 2, 3. Niantic is continuing *o shower its hospitality on the boys of the 10let machine gun battalion. ~ There are dances for the soldiers every Saturday evening and under the airection of <uitable chaperones every opportunity is given to meet the village girls. That -he conditior of the Home #uard of Connecticut is excellent is shown by the monthly reports of drills Feld du-ng August. Although required to hold only one drill each week, a number of the companies are partici- pating in from eight to twelve drills monthly. TO RENEW THE APPETITE Take Horsford’s Acid Bate Renews healthy activity af the stom- ach, promotes. digesticn and gives an appetite for féod. Buy a botlle. —_—————————|ner homs in Norwich after & week at Norwich, Saturday, Sept. 15, 1917. — ey “|moving into the house of Capt. W. A. l ——— Mrs. David Kinney has returned to Lord’s Point. Miss . Minda Tanner of BEkonk is teaching the Goshen district school, Lebanon. J. J. Met of Philadelphia spent a few days wil friends in Fitchvilie Tecently. Miss Bertha L. Mafitt of Cliff street has returnsd to her home after a week’s ‘stay In New Haven. o Mrs. A. J. Chandler of Norwich is Frazier in Thames street, Groton. Mrs. J. Burdick of West Main street has returned home after a few weks’ stay at her cottage at Best View. Miss Ella Coughlin of New Haven is spending a short vacation at the fi:ln. ©of her mother, Mrs. Jane Cough- Carl A. Geib, who underwent an op- eration in the Backus hospttal, is im- proving rapidly and is able to be at his home egain. Edwin Lynch of Bristol R. I, has been spending a few we atthe ‘home of his grandmother, Mrs. Eliza- beth Foley, of Fitchville. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Vetter of Platt avenue are entertaining ' Mrs. John Vetter and her sister, Mrs. W. W. Mahany, of Savennah, Ga. Charlas B. ‘Ware, formerly of Nor- wich, and his family, who have been at Ocean Beach since June, left Thurs- day for rtheir home in Hartford. Miss Jeannette Browne, who has been seriously {ll with preumonia at her homie in Quaker Hill, is making rapid p.ogress towards recovery. J. Harold Ely 6f the local Y. M. C. A. left Friday night for New York and other points; he will be absent from the city for a week, this will conclude his vacation. Mrs. Jane Coughlin and Miss Adel*ne Coughlin of Fitchville have returned after spending a short vacation at Short Beach, Conn., at the home of Dr. and Mrs. H. S."Reynolds. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hill and the Misses Gladys and Evelyn Hill motor- ed to Hartford on Friday and spent the day with L. Edwin Hill who is assistant physical director of the Hart- ford Y. M. C. A. Ralph Brown of Bloomfield, . &nd Mrs. Nelile Hyde of Williman were recent callers at- the Grant farm, Stoningon, wnere the former spent his childhood days. His father, Charles Brown, owned the farm for several years. Private Harry ‘W. House, who is stationel at Fort Warren, Boston har- bor, ‘spent a_brief_furlough this week with his_mother, Mrs. Effie B. Hous. of Church street, Norwich on his wa to Pratt institute, Brooklvn, N. attend a meeting of the faculty. I to He is an iastructor in that school, which is holding his place for him while he :s in Uncle Sam’s service, WOMAN JUMPED ° FROM ATTIC WINDOW Mrs, Gedrge Leroy Dashed Her Life Out Early This Morning. Mrs. George Leroy, about 32 years of age, jumped to her; death from the attic window of a three-story dwelling house at 29 Second street shortly after 1 o'clock this ‘ (Saturday) morning. George Leroy, her husband, is under arrest pending an investigation by the local police. = There had been trouble in the house late’ Friday night and about 1 o'clock this morning -Mrs. Leroy's mother rushed out of the house and down the street to a police officer, asking him to go immediately to the house. He did ‘so and was just entering when Mrs. Leroy rushed up stairs to the attic and_ thpew herself out of fhe window, landing in an alleyway be- tween the house and dn adjoining house. Police headquarters was immediate- iy notified 6f the woman’s rash act and ‘aptain D. J. Twomey at oncé called Dr. W. T. Driscoll by 'phone and at the same time sEmmoned the ambu- lance from the Backus hospital. Dr. Driscoll got there first, but the woman had died. Medical Examiner C. C. Gildersleeve. was notified aad after viewing the body and making an in- vestigation gave Undertaker Hourigan permission to remove the body. It is eald that both the woman and her husband with others in the family had been drinking. The dead wom- an’s husband told the police that she had jumped from a second story win- dow of the house abeut two weeks ago, landing on her back. At that time hé&r attempt at self destruction was unsuccessful, as she wae only slightly injured. NO-LICENSE CAMPAIGN WILL OPEN TONIGHT Waiter E. Lanphere ‘to Address Mass Meeting at Union Square. That the no-license campaign will be opened this (Saturday) eevning with a mass meeting held at Union _ square was announced by Campaign Manager O. E. Ryther at a meeting of the com- mittee held Friday evening. The speaker of the evening will be Walter' Lanphere of Hartford who is one of the foremost speakers on the no-li- cense question in_the state. It was declded to have Mr. Lanphere speak at the Second Congregational church on Sunday morning and at 1.30 he will speak at ‘Occum and at 3.30 he will ad- dress a mieeting in Taftville. Among the speakers which have been secured by the committee to address mass meetings and speak at the dif- ferent factories and shops in the city are C. F. Taylor of Greenwich, who has been with the soldiers and sailors for sometime. Mr. Wortendyke of Califor- nia, one of the leading prohibition speakers of the Pacific coast. T. Alexis Cairns-of New Jersey, S. H. Davis of viVesurly and G. E. Richter of Da- rien. Plans for literature which will be distributed _were made by the com- mittee. This literature will be on the same gereral plan as that being d's- tributed in New London where a no- license fight is being carrfed on with marked success. Several of the local heads of shops and factories have given permission for members of the no-license committee to address the employes on the liquor traffic. This is a plan which has met with a great success in othre clties where the ques- tion of license has come to vote and in many cases has done a great deal to winning the cities to the dry side. Civil Service Co-operation. At an adjourned meeting of the state civil service commission which began in the capitol at Hartford Friday af- ternoon at 2.80 the matter of co-oper- ating with the national civil service copnmission wias dkscussed. It Is hoped that by a eystem of co-opera- tion a greater degree of importance will be attached to the eligible lists of the state c lon.. The moon is new tomorrow, the 16th, at 527 a'm. . Season’s.Activities'to be Inaugurated on October Ninth— World-Wide War; Russia’s Recent - Revolution and the World’s Commerce Among the Topics for Dilclusion—_— The Norwich Round Teble will open its season’s activities on the 9th of October this year, when the members will meet with Mrs. Aurelia B. Lyon of 44 Perkins avenue. The world-wide war, the world’s commerce and Rus- sia’s recent revolution ‘are included in_the topics for discussion. Oct. 9—Hostess, Mrs. Aurella B. Lyon, 44 Perkins avenue. Roll call: Since last we met. Address by the president. Intermission. Music. Pa- triotic songs. Our By-Laws, Mres. John E. Fanning. Oct. 23—Hostess, Mrs. Samuel S. Lathrop, 449 Boswell avenue. Roll call: An ‘experience in domestic econ- omy. Some Effects of the Present World Struggle on Conservation, John E. Fanning. Intermission. Sketch of Herbert C. Hoover, S. Howard Mead. Discusetan. Nov. 13—Hostesses, Mrs. George L. Carey, Miss Amanda M. Fisher, 99 Sachem street. Roll call: A limerick. On_Literature, Willlam H. Collins. In- termission. Readings from present- day writers. Music. Nov. 27—Hostesses, Mrs. John _E. Vaughn, Mrs. A. C. Hatch, 62 Wil- liams street. Roll call: Name some- thing you would like invented. . On Science, Fred L. Newton. Intermis- sion. On_Medicine and Surgery, Dr. Charles Child Gildersleeve. Music. Dec. 11—Hostess, Mrs.. Joseph Haviland, 27 Greene avenue. _ Roll call: A sea yarn. On__the World's Commerce, Joseph D. Havfland. In- termission. Music. Discussion, Ships that pass in the night. Jan. 3—Hostess, Miss Mary A. C. Avery, 44 Oneco street. Roll call: A New Year's resolution or. prophecy. Russia’s Past, Rev. Joseph F. Cobb. Intermission. ~ Music, Miss Carolyn B. Freeman. Discussio Jan. 22—Hostess, Mrs. Edwin A. Tracy, 33 Spalding street. Roll call: A suffragette story. Ruseia's Recent Revolution, Rev. Herbert J. Wyckoff. Intermission. Sketch, Russia’s Little Mother, Mrs. Herbert A. Bixby. Music, Russian national hymn. Teb. 12—Hostess, Mrs. William H. Collins, 62 McKinley avenue. A social evening. Box lunch. Roll call: Sing a ballad. _Recollections of _Local Celebrities, Miss Amanda M. Fisher. Music. Feb. Roll call: D. 26—Hostess, _— Great eords on great occa- sions. On Poland, Mrs. Arthur R. Blackledge. Music, Miss Susie C. Whittlesey. Intermission. Five-min- ute character sketches: Lloyd George, Miss Ellen G. McCloud; General Joffre, Mrs. Joseph D. Havilar General Pershing, Miss L. Angie Stanton; Pre- mier Venizelos, John E. Vaughn. March - 12—Hostess, Mrs. Fred L. f I sie Stanton, ens, Miss Edna A. Stuart, Mrs. S. Thresher, Mr. agd Mrs. Edwin Mrs. Aurelia B. Lyon to Entertain on Opening Night. — Newton, 9 Sfater avenue. Roll call: A Spanish proverb. On Latin America, Mrs. John H. Newland. Intermiesion. Music. Discussion. ¢y . March 26—The Play. Roll call: an anecdote of the stage. The Playwright, Miss Edna A. Stuart, April S—Hostess, Mrs. Herbert A. Bixby, 20 Bliss Place; rol] call, A “cuplét”; On Temperance, Mrs. 5. Howard Mead: intermission; On Can- ada, Mrs. John E. Vaughn; discussion. April 28—Hostesses, Mrs. Elizabeth B. Davis, Miss Edna A. Stuart, 105 ‘Williams ‘street; roll call, Bring a car- toon or poster; On Art, Mrs. Harriet S. Blackm : Review, Mrs. S. May *14—Hostess, Mrs. Webster, 27 Union street; roll call: Some uplifting sentiment; On Reli us Thought, Rev. John H. Newlan termission; debate, participants, Miss Jennie L. Congdon, Mrs. Charles Child Gildersleeve, Miss..Carolyn B. Freeman, Miss Mary E. Wattles. May 28—Hostesses: Mrs. Charles Child Gildersleeve, Miss Caroline A. Stevens, 29 Lincoln avenue; roll. call “How did you come by it?’ Red Cross Work, Mrs. Joseph F. Cobb; intermis- sion; ‘music; annual business meeting. The organization follows: «President, Eawin A. Tracy: vice president, Fred T. Newton:; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Mary G. Webster. Membership Committee—The officers and S. Howard Mead, Mrs. John E. Fanning. Program Committee—Miss Mary A. C. Avery, Mrs. Arthur R. Blackledge, Mrs. Elizabeth B. Davis, Miss Ama: da M. Fisher, Miss Caroline A. Stev- ens. Members 1917-1917—Miss Mary A. C. Avery, Mrs, Harriet S. Blackmar, Mrs. Arthur R. Blackledge, Mrs. Her- bert A. Bixby, Charles H. Brown, Mrs. George L. Carey, Rev. and Mrs. Jo- seph_F. Cobb, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Collins, Miss Jennie L. Congdon, Mrs. Elizabeth'B. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Fanning, Miss Florence E. Fellows, Miss_Amanda M. Fisher, Miss Carolyn B. Freeman, Dr. and Mrs. Charles Child Gildersieeve, Mrs, A. C. Ilatch, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Havi- land, Miss Mary G. Henderson, Mr: Samuel S. Lathrop, Mrs. Aurelia B, Lyon, Miss Ellen G. McCloud, Mr. and Mrs. 'S. Howard Mead, Rev. and Mrs. John H. Newland, Mr. and -Mrs. Fred L. Newton, Mrs. John McWilliams, Miss_Jennie L. Spencer, Miss L. An- Miss Caroline_A. Stev- A Tracy. Miss Sarah L. Tyler, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Vaughn, Miss Mary. E. Wattles, Mrs. Mary G. Webster, Miss Susie C._ Whittlesey, Herbert J. Wyckoff. Rev. and Mrs. ARE WAITING FOR CERTIFIED LIST Until It Arrives Local Board Cannot Provide 48 Men For Camp. The - local exemption board has but 25 men certified and ready.to go to camp next Thursday. The local offi- cials are expecting the next certified list from Waterbury daily and it is possible that it will arrive this (Sat- urday) morning. Until this certified list arrives it will be impossible to fill the quota of 48 men by Thursday next. ‘The men will leave Norwich on the 2.07 Worcester train next Thursday afternoon and will connect at Put- ram with a special train carrying oth- er drafted men from this state. An- other 438 men will go to camp on Oct. 4 and the remainder of the 120 men will go at a date not yet announced. The local board has received the following communication sent-to Gov- ernor Marcus H. Holcomb from head- quarters in Washington: Governor of Connecticut: Please communicate_to all local and @istrict boards and give the widest possible newspaper publicity to the following: First—By the regulations of the president governing appeals from the action of the district boards, any claim of appeal must be flled with the district board and cannot be re- ceived if sent direct to the president, the provost marshal general, members of congress or to any other places than to the district board itself. Second—Papers, evidence, and af- fidavits not considered by the district board cannot be considered on appeal from the district board. Third—The only cases in which there is an appeal to the president are cases in which a claim for discharge on the ground of engagement in agri- culture or. industry has been made in the- district board. There is no appeal to the president from the ac- tion of the local board in dependen- cy¥ or other cases whose determina- tion is within the jurisdiction of the local board. - Fourth—All attempts to appeal cases other than those involving the decision of the district board on agri- culture or industrial exemptions from whatever source received; all affi- davits, letters, ‘arguments,” evidence, papers or other matter not considered by the district board; all appeals made to the president direct or sent to any other offictal or person in Washington. will have to be return- ed to the sender. EARL AVERY FINED FOR RECKLESS DRIVING —— : Bozrah Man Assessed $50 and Costs by Judge H. H. Pettis. Earl Avery of Bozrah was before Justice H. H. Pettis Friday morning to answer the charge of operating an au- tomobile recklessly. He pleaded guil- ty and was fined $50 and costs which amounted to $83.11. Charles S. Stew- art appeared for the state and Thomas M. Shields for the defendant. The case grew out of a smashup near the pavilion at Gardner Lake on the night of Aug. 31 when he hit a team in which were Frank Miner of East Haddam and Miss Ethel Champ- 1in of Oxoboxo. Miner received a slight concussion of the brain and was in the Backus hospital for two days. Miss Champlin received a severely wrenched wrist and ankle. Avery told tate Policeman W. E. Jackson of illimantic who made the arrest that he was in no auto accident, but fin- ally admitted that he was the driver of the car, but said that he had not stop- ped after hitting the team in order that he might shield the names of some voung ladies who were with him. Sanders-Lathrop Engagement. Mr. and Mrs. Blijah W. Lathrop of Gardner Lake announce the engage- ment of their daughter, Grace Seig- fried Lathrop, to William Russell San- ders of Norwich. Mr. Sanders 1s a postoffice clerk at the local office. ZIT gt b The Norwich C. B. unlon goes to Lisbon Newent church. | ! l RS RN o H. L. LATHROP HONORED' BY BOZRAH FRIENDS Celebrated Birthday With Auto Parade and Reception. Thursday was the thirtieth birthday of Harry L. Lathrop of Bozrah and as he is among those who will go to Camp Devens Sept.'21 about 60 of his friends celebrated the occasion with an auto parade of about 25 cars and a party at his home in Bozrah. Patriotic songs were sung and refreshments in the shape of sandwiches cake, ice cream and coffee were served. A large birthday cake jlluminated with thirty candles formed the centerpiece. During the evening Rev. James C. Young pre- sented Mr. Lathrop with a purse of $28 in behalf of the company. In mak- the presentation Mr. Young said that the purse was a mark of appreciation from the auto owners of the village of Mr. Lathrop’s unfailing courtesy in their business relations. . The affair was organized by Miss Alice Bishop of Bozrah. MOOSUP MAN IS ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE Six Willimantic Men Are Also Post- ed by Army Officials. Four Willimantic men and a Moo- sSup man are absent without leave from their regiment. Col. Ernest L. Isbell, 102nd U. S. Infantry, has an- nounced the following as absent with- out leave: Ralph Elmore, Willimantic: Joseph J. Grimes, 122 Bellevue street. Willimantic: Victor Hamel, 25 High street, Willimantic; Corporal Stanis- low Ziemba, Willimantic; Raymond W. Gambeian, 628 Main street, Willi- mantic; _ Joseph Dion, Willimantjc; Charles Tepack, 11 Union street, Moo- sup. COMMON PLEAS COURT COMES IN SEPT. 24TH Total of 18 Jury Cases on the Docket This Year. The court of common pleas will come in for the August term on the 24th of this month. There are 18 jury cases on the docket. There are about 230 continued court cases and 43 new cases. One new case was withdrawn on August 25. Motion days will be teld at Norwich on the second Mon- day and at New London on the fourth Monday of each month. FUNERAL Matilda Weisinger. The funeral of Matilda Welsinger took place Friday afternoon from the funeral parlors of Undertaker Gager with a number of relatives and friends in aStendance. The _bearers were members of Norwich Lodge, No. 309, 1. O. B. A. The burial took place in the cemetery at Greeneville. The deceased was 64 years old and died in this city on Sept. 13 after an iliness of only two days. She was the wife of Charles Weisinger of Leba- non and was 'born in Austria. INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY Mrs. William C. Lanman of New York is the guest of Mrs. Frank L. Farrell of Washington street. Mies C. T. Gilman of Washington street has been passing a few days in Stonington, the guest of Mrs. Bab- cock. 4 Miss Elizabeth Luther and . Philip Luther returned Thursday evening from a_visit with relatives. in St John, New Brunswick. Misses Ellodie and Valerie Hyde of New Orleans left town Friday morn- ing after two weeks’ visit with Mr: ‘Thomas Hdrland on Sentry Hill. Th ioday for the fali outing at;Misses Hyde are nieces of the late Gen. Edward Harland. A8 PRINCIPAL OF HEBREW INSTITNTE Joseph Silver to Be Succeeded by _ Eliazar Rabinovitz. I_BO'IGNS Joseph Silver, who came here two years ago as teacher and principal for the Norwich Hebrew Institute and who a year ago organized the Sons of Israel ‘ Congregation, ' when he began his activities as rabbl and teacher of the association has now resigned his position to take up the insurance bus- iness. Mr, Silver has been a rabbi and a teacher for the last twelve years in various. institutions in the United States. He has.made a good record wherever he has a/n located. In spite of the fact that he has resighed he will still remain at the head of the school and will ‘conduct the Sunday school as usual without any . reim- bursement. - He has brought from . Worcester, Elazar Rabinovits, the well known teacher who will _ from on take the place of Mr. and will also officiate this coming holi- day, New Years, whicth will begin on Sunday evening, September 17th and continue for two days. = The ceremo- nies will take place at Carroll's hall Mr. Silver appointed chair- man over the holday festivities. Mr. Silver before coming to Nor- wich has made many friends and ail wish him success in his new under- taking. . The Sons of Israel are ar- ranging a banquet in his honor. DID NOT REGISTER; MAY FACE COURT. Walter Turner Unable to Provide Bond in New London Court. Willlam Turner of Midway was be- fore Judge Coit in'New London Fri- day morning for an evasion of a fed- eral act in not registering for the draft on June 5. Under the circumstances he could not be held in that- court on that charge, so a complaint of vagran- cy was entered against him_and his case was continued until Saturday. Not being able to furnish the $230 bond called for, he was committed. Turner went to New London Friday morning and applied at_the navy re- cruiting station in the Neptune build- ing for an opportunity to enlist in the nacy as an assistant mess attendant. He told = Chief Quartermaster John Harold, who is in charge of the naval recruiting there, that he is 22 vears old. Upon being further questioned by . Mr. Harold, the fact was learned that Turner had failed to register and as an excuse said that he was ill at the time, Being asked as to the nature of his illness, he said that he had trouble with his jaw and for that reason was confined io his bed for two weeks. He did not sem to know that provisions had been made for the registering of persons who through illness were un- able to present themselves to the reg- istration boards in person. Tha naval officer turned him over to the police. Prosecuting Attorney Cronin com- municated with the office of the U. S. district attorney at Hartford regard- ing Turner and was instructed to hold him for a federal investigation. INTERGRAMMER SCHOOL SERIES 1S PLANNED Broadway, Greeneville and Mt. Pleas- ant Street School Will Complete. The local Y. M. C. A. is planping an intergrammar school series of tehitics to be held on September 25, 26 and 27 in which Broadway, Greeneville and Mt. Pleasant schools ‘will compete. The events of the meet will be run accord- ing to the rules laid down by the ath- letic_committee. ., The events. avill be standing broad jump, twg lap relay race, battle ball_ and the ‘obstacle re- iay race. There will be two classcs, T and B, the A class will be for bo Gver 14 years and B class for those un- der 14. ” After the events have been run oft the best men from each school will be picied out to compete for a silver cup given by the Y. M. C. A. The meet for the cup will take place on the fol- lowing day after the events take place. On_ Friday ‘committecs representing the three schogls were supposed to meet at the association building to decide on the meet but only the com- mittees from Broadway and Mt. Pleasant street were present, that of Greeneville failed to — appear. The committee from Broadway was Vernon Randall, Everett Gee and Roland Har- ris and from Mt. Pleasant _Street, Thomas Spivery, Ellsworth Allen and Joseph Alexander. The formal opening of the Boys' de- partment of the Y. M. C. A. will take place on Saturday, September 29, and the reguiar gym work will start on Tuesday, Oct. STATE CHAMBER TO MEET OCT. 18. Annual Convention Will Be Held Hartford This Year. The annual convention of the Con- necticut Chamber of Commerce will be held this yvear Qct. J8 at Hartford. Sessions are schedled at the Hartford club. The convention:goes to Hart- ford by invitation extended at the 1916 meeting in Middletown. Charles A. Pease’is chairman of the committes of the Hartford organiza- tion in charge of the arrangements for entertaining the visitors, of whom there wil be about 256, CLAIM HE WAS ~DESERTED BY WIFE iWilliam Smith of TFhis City Files Action for Divorce. William Smith of this city has brought suit against_his wife, Cora Smith, formerly of Norwich, now of parts unknown, for *divorce. were married December 5, 1906. sertion since 1914 1s" claimed. papers were filed on ‘Friday in the su- perior court office here. SEVEN RUSSIAN REBEL OFFICERS HAVE BEEN KILLED in Several Thousand Soldiers Took Them From Their Guards. London, Sept. 14.—General Orawav- ski, chief of the.fortieth Russian di- vision: General Stefavov, commander of Viborg, Finiand, and five other of- ficezs who joined in the Kirniloff move- ment, have been killed by their sol- diers, says an Exchange Telezraph despatch from 'Viberg. The officers were arrested and taken to the town hall to appear before the council of workmen’s and soldiers’ delegates. Sev- eral thousand soldiers stormed the building, took the officers from their guards and killed them. Captain Jeh- sanov has been appointed to succeed General Orawavsyi. BiG BOMBS OF GERMAN MAKE FOUND IN NORWAY in, a Swedish , Dated August 4, Christiania, Thursday, Sept. 13— (Delayed). Two big bombs of Ger- man manufacture, filled with explo- sive and_with fuses attached, have Wrapped Newspaper been found’at Narvik, rorthern Nor- way. They were wrapped in a Swed- sh newspaper dated -August: 4 and were enclosed. in carrying bags made of canvasgy, L The bonibs ‘are similar t6 {hose sent Something New For Sgldiers ™ The Army Flash Light Costs $1.25 Can be attached to the blouse or hand. Renewable Batteries can be procured in France. All styles Ever Ready Flash Lights (Daylos) Batteries and Bulbs. EATON CHASE CO. 129 Main St., Norwich, Conn. Agents Mazda Lamps Headquarters for Fruit Jars some time ago from Germany to Christiania and there found in pos- session of Aron Rautenfels, a German courier, and which it was said were e be used in Finland. Rautenfels,at one time had helpers operating at Narvik, COUNT LUXBURG IS CALLED TO BERLIN To .Personally Report to the German Foreign Minister. Amsterdam, Sept. 14. Dg. Von Kuelmann, the German foreign minis- ter, has requested the Argentine lega- tion at Berlin to communicate tele sraphically m. reguest to Count TLux burg, the German minister in’ Argen- tina, to come to Berlin, in order per- sonally to report, according to advices received here from Berlin. The Argentine government also has been asked to secure a safe passage for Cont Luxburg. Conne>ticut rabbit- hunters are up in arms over an act passed by the last egislature forbidding the hunting of rabbits 7t any time with ferrets. The wlaim is made ‘that the act was passed without hunters receiving any notice to the effect that such a change was %0 be mads in the law. Connecticut “ON THE WOHEGAN TRAIL" " THE VERNON STILES INN In Beautiful . THOMPSON, CONN. 36 Miles from Norwich Excellent Table, Fine Golf Links, the Ideal Place for Vacations and Rest, or Week Ends, in Finest Country Sur- roundings. Sunday and Holiday Chicken Dinnef: a Specialty Also Steak 'Suppers for Parties Telephone 634-14 Putnam C. B. LYMAN, Proprietor CUMMINGS & RING Funeral Directors anl Embalmers 322 Main Street Chamber of Commerce Building 'Phone 238-2 Lady Assistant Nativé i’éaches Rocky Ford Melons Fresh Green Corn SMALL PICKLING ONIONS SPICES for Pickles and Preserves People’s Market 6 Franklin Street JUSTIN HOLDEN, Proprietor Ernest E. Bullard VIOLIN TEACHER Ail String !netruments repaired Vielins sold on easy terms For appointments addr E .E. BULLARD, Biliss Place, Ner~ wich, Conn. 122 Prospect St., éEfiEfiR Phone 5! 1 WILLIAM YOUNG,R.K. The Piano Tuner,| Massage and General Nursing. Nigi. or.day calls. 38 Hickory §t. Norwich’ s