Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 2, 1917, Page 7

THE WEATHER. The winds along the north Atlantic XND u.’iBALMERS LADY ASSISTANT coast will be fresh northeast; middle Atlantic moderate to fresh north- All Ca'ls Answerea Promptly west. Conditions. Say end Night The weather has been exceptlol\!lly free fron. rain during the last 24 heurs and the temperature has been mederately cool, - The weather in the east will be fair Tuesday and Wednesday in temperature. Somewhat temperature probable Thurs- 38 Main Street” JOSEPH BRADFORD BOOKBINDER @lank Books Made and Ruled to Order 108 BROADWAY CAVE WELDING & MFG. CO. Automobile and Machine Parts Welded, e Garage work a Speclalty. Work Guaraniced. 31 Chestuut St $1.00 HERE 18 THE Fountain Pen You HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR Non-Leakable Self-Filling Onl» \wE DOLLAR but as good as any 1at sells for FIVE DOLLARS. AUSOLUTELY GUARANTEED Try one and be convinced. JOHN & GEO . H. BLISS JEWELERS 2 Forecast ' New England: Fair and continued cool Tuesday and Wednesday. Eastern New York: Fair, continued :cnl Tuesday and prebably Wednes- ay. Observations in Norwich.' The following records reported from Sevin's p! cy, show the changes In temperature 'and” the baromptric changes Monday: / Ther. el. 314 € p om. .. Highest 66, lowes Compa Predictions for Monday: tinued cool Fair, con- T High High || Moon Il Water. ||_ Rises. Siakestem Tow Six hours after high water it fs h tide. | tide, whic! followed by flood Funeral of Miss Mary Cloutier—Yals " Club Meets—Personals. | The tuneral or Miss Mary_ Cloutier was held Monday morning from her late home at 189 North Main etreet. Services were held in St. Mary's church at 9 o'clock. Friends acted as bearers. There was a zood attend- ance including several out of town atives. Burial was dertakers Shea and charge of the funeral arrangements. Yale Club Mests. Cverhaulin$ and Repair Work OF ALL KINDS ON AUTOMOBHES, CARRIAGES, WAGONS, TRUCKS and CARTS, their regular meeting in their rooms on North Main street. The treasurer's report showed that the ireasury was ost empty. Plans for winter ac- ‘tivities were discussed. There was a good attendance. Person Thomas H. Ashe of Fourteenth street has returned to his.home after < . |a few @ays in New York. Mechanical Repairs, Painting, Trim- g o ming, Upholstering and Wood Work.| Friends in the village have received | ithing ir all i hes. | word that Edmund _Coughlin has | Lol Sl e started twe vear at Catholic Univer- sity in Washington. George A, Ladd of Hartford spent Saturday and Sunday friends and after voting on returned to Hartford after friends" in Willimantic. ANNUAL REPORT OF OTIS LIBRARY ‘TREASURER Scott & Clark Corp. 507 to 515 North Main St. DR. A. J. SINAY Dentist Rooms 18-19 Alice Building, Monda: visiting Yearly Statement Shows Receipts "of $25,073.38 and Expenditures of $24,- 265.06. Norwich The annual report of Treasurer John C. Averill of the Otis lbrary for the e ARG past vear is s fol ; Miscellancoys investments $72,661.47, ‘real estate (library building, etc.) 333 1647. 9.85, furniture $300: cash in banl, 2; total $91,169.64. e above is made up principally the following funds: Joseph Otis Coit Fund Charles Bgswell Fund $1, C ns' Subscription Fund (used for fhe addition to the Library build- One of the historic piaces in Norwich for over two centuries has been the famous ADAMS TAVERN of Fund $11,500, Daniel Tyler ing) 1;18.369.38, William W. Backus Y. 5 , fund $15,000, Charles P. Huntinzton The trolley will get you there from|jynq 519,000, Elizabeth B. Woodhull the city ia about fifteen minutes or | Fund §3.000, Martha Prince Foster you ecan run there in an automobile | }Jund $1,940, Emily Serena Gilman taiihis i Fnd $1,000, Mary L. Huntingtor Fund 5 $2,000, Henry E. Bowers I'und $9,000; A. A. ADAMS total, $94,862.60. { Phone 519 Wakaritts Tie | o TR0 TR L ase: sptigmey ol Receipts—Balance on hand Sept. 1, 1416, $671.27, from Town of Norwich $4,500, from books $53,39, from fines , from fees from non-residents, , from income from invested s $2,282.84, from rent of Thames- DRS. L. F. and A. J. LaPIERRE 287 Main Street, Norwich, Conn. Office Hours: ville property $210, from Henry E. 10 a m. to 3 p. m. by appaintment |iowers legacy $9,000, from sale of the Sundays excepted Thamesville _property _$7,000, from — . |transfer of insurance $36, f#om sun- es $33.55, $24,402.11; total credits, DENTIST Exj enaiciresPald ! | saiariol. end g wagés fuel $10.50, water $14.- DR. E. J. JONES 7. light $30. insurance $118, other » e . $663.64, $5,067.0. Suite 46 Shannon Building -38, expenses and re- 5 pairs Ravmond property $200.30, re- Take elevator Shetucket Stree’ $353,08: new books entrance. Shone £2,092.70, periodicals $303.62, hinding $104.14, 32.800.46: investments $16,044.- $24,265.06: cash on deposit with the JOHN A DUNN Thames National Bank $808.32; total . debits $25,073.38 T Visited George A. Hagberg. Our Corn and Wart Solvent— | _George A. Hagberg, younger son of Major and Mrs. John Hagberg, of Trading Cove, who is now located at Camp Devens, Ayer, Mass., was visited Sunday by ten of his friends. They found him well and in good spirits. for a quarter — has placed many hands and feet on easy street. Pharmacist, 50 Main Street Asbestos has been discoveréd in nsurveyea portion of Quebec, ab 5 miles north-east of Ville Marie, . the shores of Mackenzie lake. A num- ber of veins, which are said to, aver- age about 4 feet in width have beer traced for a considerable distance. DEL-HOFF HOTEL = EUROPEAN PLAN ¥ ASK FOR and GET ’ HAYES BROS., Props. Telephone 1227 zs-zsplrudw-y H o r l i gak Malted Milk | Sllbltlht.l Cfl YOU Same Pl'la. GAGER THE PALACE 78 Franklin Street P. SHEA with small | in_Montville. | Burke had | Monday evening the Yale club heid i with folks and | NMH GUES LICENSE BY' 1096 sam'c‘..x. Bailey and C. P. Bushnell Re-dlected—Town |1 Went chubhcan With Exception of Assessor, M. J Cub ran Defentmg Joseph C. Marsan by.92 Majority. — \ the second Joseph C. Marsan, republi- n candidate, had a majority of 18, in the fourth a majority of 21 and in his lome district, the Afth, a majority of sixteen votes. The fight for agents of the town de- posit fund was close the majority be- ing about fifty. -The republican ma- Jority for constables was somewhat iarger, being in the neighborhood of eighty It. was a close vote for ‘the school comittee, the majority being 4. . Polls Closed at.Twe. The polls in all districts but the first | & closed at 2 o'cleck in the afternoon bLut' it was after five o'clock before 1he final d‘trh:t had reported at head- quarters town hail. Promptly at three the, palls in thejfirst Bhattiee wote decund closed by /Mod- erator Martin K. Jensen,” Moderator Jensen then appointed 2% counters for the license ballots, Rev. E. Wi cester, Arthur ¥. Libby, Herman Alof- sin, 2nd, William H. Callahan, I P. Hagyes and John F. Craney. Th&® counters after being sworn: in jimmediately went to work on the hal- took the readings from the three ma- chines in the districs. Several Ballots Thrown Out. Several license ballots were thrown out as marked or multilated, one or two envelopes ‘were found empty, and one or two had double ballots. counting proceeded smoothly and was completed about five o'clock. ‘When the final figures had been ar- ranged on the tally sheet Aloderator Jensen called the town meeting togeth- er and read the results. The meet- ing adjourned until Monday October 9th, The Election Officials. The election officials in the various districts were as follows: First district: Moderator, Martin E. Jensen. Doorkeepers, Philip Spellman, Noyes D. T.amb: checkers, Thomas Al Shields and Alfred P. Allen: hox tend- er, James E. Hart: challengers, James F. Drew, Lester Greenman, William E. Wilson, Carlton Havens: ticket booths. James P. Hayes, Herman Alofsin, 2nd: booth.ténders, john Geoghegan. Alex- ander Ferguson: machine tenders, Gustave D. Andrews, William H. Me- Guinness, William H. Bresnaban, Al- bert A. Clark, Harvey L. Muzzey and Louis Mabrey. % Second district.” Moderator, P. Coffee; John O'Connell 'and Stetson. door Saul A)olsln. boxtender: challengers, M. F. Murphy. Joseph F. Cobk, S. J. O'Brien and ITerbert G. Pi checkers, Reuben Heiman _and G. Rawson: envelope booth, Timotey Sullivan and _Otto Crumb: machine tenders, John Will- iams, George W. Stanton, John Con- : booth tend- J. B. Oat. CASPER K. BAILEY (Selectman) The town of NarwicH went license on Monday by a majority of 1096 and with the exception of the office of as- sessor the republicans made a,clean sweep in the election, with a major- ty of 117, l The vote on the license question in the six districts of the town was a heavy one and the large majority ex- ceeded all expectations of the liquor interests. Just before the polls closed in the Central district at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon the more optimistic of the license advocates estimated a pessible majority of five hundred for the town. When the count was completed in the Central district it showed a ma- S teph en ers. John Earry, Thy\d District—Moderatsr, Albert C. Green! doorkeeper, James Lumsdem; box tender, Joseph Mclsaac: challeng- ers, J. C. Atterbury and Joseph Mec- Mahon: checkers, Earl H, Christman and Thomas Driscoll: envelope booth, Laurence Nolan and A. E. Blackledge; booth tenders, Walter A. Armstrong and Themas H. Smith: machine tend- ers, Fred (. Geer and John F. Malone. Fourth District-—Moderator, William 1%, Wilcox, John Hoolihan and Frank 3. Lathrop. checkers; Joh Dawsoén and John Casey. challenger: machine tenders, John Blacker and Noyes D. Chase: Henry Brown,: box tender; Jehn W .Murphy, doorkeeper: Henry J. Brown, box tender: cnvelope booths, W. S. Case and_ Arthur A. Benneft: booth tenders, Theodore Geritz and John Gorman. CHARLES P. BUSHNELL (Selectman) jority of 493 for license in that district alone. The license vote for the entire town gave license a total of 2646 votes and no-license 1550 votes. The vote in the Central, or First district, g: license 1072 vcotes and .no-license 579. The nextlargest license vote was cast|” Jairth District—Moderator — Bryan in the Second district, the count show- | fanlon: challengers, Henry Fontaine ing 474 ves ballots 9 the ma- | and Adolph Larow: Byron Tarbo jority for_the district bein By re-election, Casper ailey, is continued in office as first selectman for another term. He defeated Henry Gebrath, democratic nomince for the office by 117 votes, the total votes cast for Mr. Balley being 2154 and for Mr. Gebrath, 20 box tender; machine tenders, Harr) seph C, Marsan, - Taftville, repub- lican nominee for the office of as- sessor, lost the election to Michael J. nominee for re- Marsan polled a total of 2048 votes and Mr. Curran 2140, the majority being $2 votes. > Carried Two Districts. Henry Gebrath, democratic nominee for first selectman, carried his home district, East Side, by twenty majority. The voters in that district gave him a total of 158 while Bailey zot but 138. Mr. Gebrath also carried the third district. _ifis majority in that district districts Curran, democratic eiection. Mr. was 75. The remaining four. were carried by Mr. Bailey. Charles P. Bushnell, 1epublican nom- ince for second seleetman, defeated his opponent, Patrick T. Connell in the first, second, .fourth, fifth and sixth. In the thirad d the majority vote heid by Connell, who polled Bushnell's total for that dis- Marsan Led in Fourth and Fifth. Michael J. Curran, democratic can- didate for re-clection as assessor, led MICHAEL J. CURRAN the first, third and sixth di: (Assessor) - DISTRICTS Selectmen— 3 4 Casper K. Bailey, rep. 269 229 Charles P. Bushpell. 269 210 Henry Gebrath. dem 344 165 Patrick T. Connell, dem. 245 136 Assessor— 7 Joseph C. Marsan, rep. Michael J. Curran, dem. Board of Relief— ed G. Prothero, rep. Fitzpatrick. dem. — James C. James Murphy Jeremiah J. Donovan, de Town Clerk— Charl Hplbrook, rep. Charles Holbrook, dem. Town Treasurer— Charles Holbrook, rep. Charles S. Holbrook, dem. Collector of Taxes— on A. Robinson, rep. omas A. Robinson,” dem. Agents Town Deposit Fund— lots while the moderator and checkers eveningy ”. — B 1 A Charles Roddsn: Luther "a«k nd Themas Pagdon; cheekers, enyelope booths, Rebert Pilling and Liuis Prato boeth tenders, Aubert RivArd apd C. H. Muellei Sixth D t—Moderato dogrikeeper, l.ataye Robgrt Casweil wnd challengers: _checker: icholas Lathrop and Elmeér il; Bdwin Spalding and George A. eman; doorkeeper, Eiias H. Chap- Joseph G. Rainey and Stephen . Mocre: hox tenders; booth tenders, Carl Geib and Joseph Silvgrman. Hindrances to Usefulness. The great hindrances to usefulness in those who think they wish to be use- ful, yet have never really tried to be, are pusillanimousness and ambition. They are twin sisters. To put it oth- erwise, there is the faylt of not think- fng it worth while to do a little be- cause it is lttle, and of not caring to do something because it may not lead to mpch.—Bishop Thorold. ‘Th ellhlll‘ OI currency Been suspended in the Straits. Snu er ments for three months. EE————— BORN. LEIABSEUR—]n Taftville, a daughter to Mr. n Lebasseur of Hunter’s MARRIED. R — In Halifax, 7, Rev. A. = Seépt. 30, and Mrs. enu 2 3 City, Conn., jand Miss Gladys E. Trider ot Haltia. h!"m—KA!E——ln Jewett City, Qet. 1, 1917, by Rev. J. MecCabe, Prosper Grenier and Miss Delia ane. LEMOIN. QORE—In this_ city. 1. 1917, by Rev. Peter J. Cuny, garet Irema Moore of Alfred E. LeMoine of Taftville. CAPLES—In Norwich, Oct. Patrick J. Caples, Funeral from his late home, No. School_street, Wednesday morning at 8.15. TRequiem mass at St. Patrick hurch at 9 o'clock. RYAN_n Norwloh, Oct 1. 1917, Sarah Mallon, widow' of John T. Ry Funeral fram her ome, No. 300 Franklin street, Wednesday morning at 9.15. Requiem mass at St. Pai- rick’'s ¢hurch at 10 o'clock. ngton. Sept. 191 1he o D Smitn: aged 69 year: ROCHE—In Westerly, R. T pt. 1917, James E. Roche, aged 66 vears. Church & Allen 15 Main Street FUNERAL DIRECTORS EMBAI.MERS Lady Aseistant Telephone 328-3' HENRY E. CHURCH WM, SMITH ALLEN Oc e 1 On account of Increase In price of to- bacce, the Whitestone Cigar \~I|I B sold from now on at $3% per 1 J. F. CONANT san2d 11 Frankiin St Shea & Burke . 41 Main Street Funeral Directors LEGAL NOTICE! Assessors’ Notice! All persons lable to pay Taxes in the Town of Norwich are hereby notified to return to the Assessors on or before the first day of Noveber, 1917, a writ- ten or printed list, properly signed and sworn to. of all taxable property owned by them on the First day of October, 1917. Those failing to make a list will be charged a penalty of Ten Pey Cent additional, according to law. At the same time and place all those having in charge Exempt Property will make a return of same according to law. Blanks may be obtained at the As: sessors’ Office in City Hall, or will be sent by mail upon application. Office Hours: 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Lists will be received beginning Tuesday, October 2nd, 1917. Dated at Norwich, Conn., Sept. 27th, 1917, FRANK H, WOODWORTH ALBIE L. HALE MICHAEL J. CURRAN Assessors DISTRICT OF \Nnovm ss., Probate Court. Sept. 1917, Estate of Mason D. Squier, late of Columbia. in sald District, deceased The Administrator. William B. Sprague. having exhibited his admin- istration account with sald_estate to this Court for allowance, it is Ordered: That the 6th day of Octo- ber. A. D. 1917, at_11 o'clock In the forenoon, at the Probate Office In Columbia. be, and the same is, as- signed for a hearing on the allowance of sald administration account. and this Court divects the Administrator to cite all persons interested therein to appear at said time and place, by pub- lishing this order once in some news- paper having a circulation in sald District. and by posting a copy on the public signpost in the Town of Co- lumbia, where the deceased last dwélt. at least threg davs before sald time assigned. Certified from Record. J. WHITE SUMNER, oct2d Jud; Funeral Director NOTICE DEAD HORSES AND COWS Removed Free of Charge Call 163 New Londen. Ask for Chas. Late~. Reverse charge. WEST SIDE HIDE co. P. 0. Box 379, New London FREDERICK T. BUNCE Piano Tuner ana 228.2 and Embalmer Prompt serviceday or night 642-2. Lady Assistant THERE 1 22 Clalemanns e | B2 c“"“.. 3 no aavertisl medium in it squai to The Bul: Charles W, ale, rep. . - 267 213 Frank L. \‘Voodflrd rep. . 264 213 William H. - Allen. 264 213 Louis P. Roath. dem. 347 182 William H. Shields, 350 182 George A. Sydleman, dem. 349 182 Constables— Yuhn Reeves, rep. 267 214 . Rouse. rep, . 264 215 Lambert, ren. 265 214 Frederick Durr, rep. ... 264 209 Meyer Blumenthal dem. 346 182 Dennis A. Donovan, dem. 349 181 249 182 349 185 Registrar of Voters— Tyler D. Guy, rep. ....... 390 214 Cornellus 3. Dow hes, der, . 361 182 Auditor— Daniel ¥. MeNeil, rep. ... 288 263 214 Daniel J. Donovan, dem. 362 351 182 Town School Compmittee— Robért McNeely, ) , rep. 4 387 263 218 Herbert Lero 18, rep. 4 290 266 219 Thomas J. '(E]‘\' 1911 den!_ 9 362 349 182 Charles O. \lurph!. 1918, dem. 1 358 348 181 License— 3 YES 474 374 221 314 1912646 NO =89 235, 175 173 99—1550 The Best Place is the Che-pest AUTO ROBES HARNESSES STEAMER RUGS CARRIAGES Place to Buy WAGONS RUBBER BOOTS SOME SECOND-HAND TEAM HARNESS IN STOCK THE L. L. CHAPMAN (0. 14 BRATH ATAKET. NORWICH. CT. Tm Ponanus /&.M'i_l_tM cg._ OUR: FORTY-FIFTH ANNUAL FALL OPENING WILL CONTINUE ALL THIS WEEK ™ In order that every customer may have a personal and individual reason for visiting this store during Fall Opening Week — all this week — we have selected a number of items in new and dependable Fall Merchandise and offer them at extraordinary low prices—and there are plenty of each item for everyane. . COME TODAY OR ANY DAY THIS WEEK Do not for a moment dream of missing this import- ant event—equal values will probably not be offered on such a wide range of goods this season. So be sure and come this week. KITCHENWARE Wooden Coat Hangers, with Payts Ba FALL OPENING PRICE 20 Mule-Team Borax Soap, value 6c a bar— FALL OPENING SPECIALS value 10c— ZGEGFALL OPENING PRICE, 6 for .......... et 2be (Only 25c worth to a customer) Cups and Saucers, all white, just a few at this » price— FALL OPENING PRICE . 17e 2-quart Gray Enameled Pail, tin cover, value 3%c— FALL OPENING PRICE .... folds up, value Qe— Wall Dry Rack, wooden arms, FALL OPENING PRICE “Hylo” Lanterns, complete, ready to fill and light, value 60c —FALL OPENING PRICE “Ruby Gloss” Cedar Furniture Polish at these speci At 17c, regular price 25c—At 32c, regular price 50c—At 53c, large size, regular price $1.00. prices: 18-inch 59¢, value 75c—24-inch 72c, value 85c. Electric Flat Irons, complete with cord, value $3.00— FALL OPENING PRICE ....... $2.49 Towels, Table Linéns, Etc. One case.of “Initial” Huck Towels, good size, all letters— SPECIAL PRICE EACH ..... 12ze 25 dozen Hemmed Huck Towels, slightly ,imperfect, size ,19x38, value 29c—SPECIAL PRICE EACH............ 19¢° heavy 25 dozen Extra Size Bleached Turkish Towels, weight, value 50c—SPECIAL PRICE EACH.. Linen Crash Toweling, value 20c— SPECIAL PRICE A YARD Linen Crash Toweling, gecd weight, valus 30— SPECIAL PRICE A YAR 58-inch Merce d Table Damask, value 39c— SPECIAL PRICE A YARD . e 20¢ o 70"inch Fine Satin Table Damask, in a good range of pat- | terns, value 75c—SPECIAL PRICE A YARD.......... Soc 72-inch Extra Heavy Quality Irish Satin Damask, $1.35—SPECIAL PRICE A YARD. Sheeting, Sheets, Bed Spreads 42 and 45-inch Continental Pillow Tubing, short value 30c and 32c—SPECIAL PRICE A YARD 31-inch Bleached Sheeting, wonderful lengths, value, parfect in every way, value 48c—SPECIAL PRICE A YARD...... (Only 11 yards to a customer) 50 dozen Pillow C. 3, size 45x38'%, similar grade to quun(. value 40c—SPECIAL PRICE » 25c Bleached Sheets, size 72x90, good qual SPECIAL PRICE Bleached Seamless Sheets, size 81x90, SPECIAL PRICE . . One case of Hemmed Crochet Bed Spread: size, value $2.00—SPECIAL PRICE .... R1.65 25 Extra High Grade, Hemmed Satin Bed Spreads, subjoct to slight imperfections, value $7.50—SPECIAL PRICE $4.45 y, value 79¢— value 31.25- extra Opening Specials In Blankets 100 pairs of Woolnap Blanket: ions, value $3.00 and $3.50— subject to slight mill imper- + SPECIAL PRICE A PAIR......... et Serleet $2.29 One lot of High Grade California Wool Blankets, ll:ghtly mussed, value $10.00—SPECIAL PRICE A PAIR N1 P Opening Specials In Dress Good Yard-wide Silk and Cotton PI new Fall combinations, for skirts and children’s d value FALL OPENING PRICE A YARD.......... Neereas 3¢ Plaids and Checks 8 and skirts, value 69¢c— FALL OPENING PRICE A YARD.. Black and White Checked Suiting, 54 $1.50—FALL OPENING PRICE A YARD.... in twelve patterns, for All Wool Storm Serge, 42 inches wide, newest Fall colorings, for dresses and skirts, value $1.50— FALL OPENING PRICE A YARD 54-inch Broadcloth Suiting, in navy and brown, with hair- line stripe—48-inch All Wool Skirting Plaids of French Serge—54-inch Tweed Mixture Suiting in gray and tan, - value $2.25—FALL OPENING PRICE . #1.89 . $1.25 b Special Offerings of Silks and Velvets $1.00 Black Satin Messaline, 27 inches wide, our regular quality—FALL OPENING PRICE A YARD..... Satin Messaline, yard wi full range of new Fall col- orings, for waists and dresses, value $1.50— . FALL OPENING PRICE A YARD. S9c¢ Crepe-de-Chine, all silk and 40 inches wide, for waists and dresses, all the new Fall shades for street and evening wear, value $2.00— FALL OPENING PRICE-A YARD........... ... $1.89 Black Costume Velvet, 27 inches wide, for coats and dres: value $1.79—FALL OPENING PRICE A YARD... \ l! 50