Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 16, 1917, Page 9

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B 2 ARE YOU GOING TO 'NEW FALL AND WINTER WE ARE THE “STYLE PRICE. o s YOU WON'T IF YOU COME. TO OUR STORE AND SEE THE LOVELY GARMENTS WE HAVE FOR YOU. WEPUT “UP” QUALITY MATERIALS INTO OUR SELL YOU FOR THE “DOWN” PUT OFF BUYING YOUR CLOTHES ANY LGNGER? CENTER” Department Store | CONN. Pata Buresu and Home !eonamju e A Auxiliary— !. Fameral of ‘Charles E. Wheeler.. > mma comimittee - G. Dart, "held was given: Food _Pledge Cara. Miss M. B. Spemgue, Hartford; Organisatio nand . P. C‘Ow:t< | nez, county el agen or ey t Fiac, Monan aad ] gounty agent: ar. a8 an: w bome demopstration agent: and Girls" Club Woric, Miss Ber- tha A. Hallock, county leader. o aent he oo ond wiih Tend spent the week en lends i $own ‘and Mrs. Bugene-Bonville enter- ! tainedl Howard Brown of Willimantic “recently. Returns With Bride. i: 8 . who nt- =, A oSrens e Yo e od his bride to his new home an 2o : Fullerton Hag sold off /his cows at his farm and Wwill fow.go fato blooded stock this village, is able to be out after weeks' iliness following ap- Minnie Avwood and daughter, Auwood, have returned Addressed by Mrs. Cha: afternoon the Red Cross i its meeting in its head- Two new names were added list. Gilbert Coats and: Mrs. Ella ,Chapel. Mrs. A. H Chase of Norwich an interesting talk on the work must be taken up and accomplish the women of this country. Mem- bars of the soclety were out soliciting. Christmas presents Mrs Letitla Comstock has been tak- L Memorial 1 New erysipelas. McGauphy has moved his goods and family into one Johmson tenements near the gmoscos C. Dart and daughter, have returned weeks spent visiting rel- Paterson, N. J, and Shamo- To Economize on Fuel. Thursday Afternoon club's held all day at the home of gresidant of the Ladies' Ald socts- Cora Botham, was well at- 2nd much work was accom- on es for the coming sale. voted that to economize on club meetings would tike the home of some one of the instead of at the chapel. The mesting. at the homé of Mrs. th Thursday_afterncon to preparing blocks for ‘which wilt be included in the sale. Mrs. Noble presented soclsty enough blocks for another The collection was_donated to Cross gociety. for Sons, Frank Mousley re- @ party of young ©of their sons, Frank, Lewis and Mousley. The evening was #pent playing games. Funera! of Charles E. Whecler. The body ot Charles . Emerson WWheeler, whose death occurred at a tal, New London, was Place Satyrday. after- > s for burial in the family plot in oometocic's oemetery. Mr. " Wheeler wes - Nathaniel Wheeler and r Baker Wheoler and was Born n yillage Dec. 13, 1825, He ‘maost In town of about 30 ? | WITH OUR STEAM OUTFIT WE DO FIRST CLASS WORK ‘worn tires to us and we %IB WORK o the result of an fliness contracted dur- ing, the excessive heat of last summer. #ir. Wheeler married Miss Lucy Stan dish, a_descendant of Miles Standish, Dec. 23, 1849, the birthday of both bride and groom. Four children were born to the couple, Charles A. Wheeler of Seattie. Wash. Bawin C. Wheeler of Fitchville, Lubin- B, Wheeler atd Mrs. Nannie' Dunbar of New London. Three of them suryive him. Lubin, who went to Virginia, died many Yyears Mr. Wheeler was a member of He was a car. penter by trade and owned a building opposits the church which he used as a shop. Mr. and Mes. William Rathbone of Noank and Miss Arlene Coober _ of Providence have been spending a few days at the home of Jarvis Street. Mr. and Mrs. Moses_ Hart- were at their former home gn.the Nack.road Friday attends o “sen: " thets household goods. by autotruck to Na- tick, Mass., where Mr. Hart has been employed for about four weeks. Mason Dantels, Herbert Prentiss and JFames Dewire;spent Wednesday hunt- ing. with foul partridges, three quails and two woodcock as the result. _ The Keyeg Product Co. is arranging to have a siding from the C, V. spur track, which runs up to the Robertson Co’s Rockland mill frogx the station in this village, run up to their min for convenlence in ‘shippii. N Hoover Refreshments Served. Friday afternoon the Ladies’ Ald so- clety of the Baptist church was enter- tained at the home of Mrs. Thomas Watt. The afternoon was spent on Red Cross work. A short business session was held during which plans were arranged for the society’s annual sale. Mrs. Watt served refreshments prepared after the - home = economics and the Hoover pledge which consisted of fruit. sandwiches made of atmeal bread, raisin brown bread, olives, oat- meal ‘and Indian meal cookies and coffee. Rev. Frank S. and Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Fred 1. Phillips were in New Haven at- tending the Sunday school convention, making the trip in Mr. Clark's auto- mobile. Mrs. Pauline Luebel of New York is the guest for a week of Mrs. Cora Botham. MONTVILLE Mayor Allyn L. Brown Speaks at the Baptist Church—Play to Be Given— Surprise Party on Wedding -Anni versary. Mayor Allyn L. Brown of Norwich zave a pleasing address in the Union Daptist church Sunday eve 3 The Ladies’ Aid society of ‘the Unlon Baptist church met with Mra. Thomas Watt Friday afternce. - Rev. and Mrs. Frank Clazk and Mra. Fred Phillips spent Wednesday and Thursday in New Haven attending the Sunday school convention. A community supper and entertain- ment will be held in the Union Baptist church this. week, - A play entitled The Country Doc- tor is to De given for the" benefit of the Red Cross societs. Mrs. Wiizabeth Burchard has pur- chased a new car from the Swan e Sneeter Comatoci Mrs. “hester 'omst , who has been. & patient at the Memorial hos- pital for three ‘weeks, has returned home much improved i heaith. Anniiversary Party. In honor of the 26th anniversary of their marri a pleasant surprise visit was glven Mr. and Mrs. Ray Woodmansee by the members of the choir of the Union Baptist church. A delighiful evening was-spent. A bou- quet of c ums was present- ed Mr. and Mrs. Wo n-no‘.’ OCCUM AND VERSAILLES New Water Service—Y. M. C. A. Can- vass Encouraging—Readjustment of Wages Announce: e 8 Representatives of Norwich Tdence frme have bess bass dum Pt hundrads of milea of additign. | Hongy . - DANIELSON Harry W. Ciarke Knocked Down by Automobile—Gir1 of 17 Prefers Sa- rious Ghange Ageinst Cherles Ga- lene—Witeless Meweagés From Camps to be Read—Sudden Death of Mrs. Jessphine Berwier—Town Appropriations fer Fistal Vear. After having wtepped down from s, vehiclo upon which he ‘was riding Thursday morning, Harry W. Clarke was struck by an automebile and knocked down, at the junction of Oak and Mechanic street. Mr. Clarke's baci was injured and after being treated by Dr. George M. he, upon recommendation of the sician, went to the Day Kimbail ho: Phal for further examination, return- ing here later in the day. Charge Preferred by Giel of 7. After a hearing in Which he faced a charge preferved against him by ampane, 17, who is in thiy wm Charles Yalene was heid under of $800 by Judge W. F. Woodward in the town court Thursday _mOFBIAg. Yalene is empioyed in a loocal mill. was represented in oourt by Atterney Charles L. Torrey of Putnam. Look who's here! Old Mr. Mam- moth Cheese, at Bodo's store, Main street. He weighs 437 pounds M a rich mellow cheese with a rich me low flavor and he's going to be cut teday. - If you want cheese that Is cheese, get a cut of him.—adv. WIRELESS MESSAGES To Be Read at Orpheum Theatre To- night—From Local Beys in Camp At the Orpheum theatre this eve- ning W. I. Builard is to read & num- ber of wireless m from _local hoys who are at the Naval Training station at Newport, at Allentown, Pa., at Fort Terry, at Camp Devens and {ribbon hatband at points “over there.” 'These wire- less messages will be in the nature of pleas for local contributions to the Y. M. C. A. fund, mow being cam- paigned for in_ Killingly. » Overcoats For Home Guards Blue overcoats, with capes, are to be issued to the members gt the Dan- ielson Heme Guard compahy. In or- ders received here a change is di- rected for Home Guard officers in the matter of the arranging of braid, designating rank, worn on their sleeves. Instead of using the 700p arrangement that is regulation fbr the regular,and national armies and national guard officers. the braid will be put on in straight bars around the cuff. Home guard officers and men here are_also ordered that their Méntana peak hats shall have an infantry blue an inch and a half wide worn under the hat cords des- ignating the branch of the service. Jitney Cars Must be Lighted. In the carrying out of the autom bile' idepartment’s regulations it drivers_here are being ordered to equip the tonneaus of their cars with a suitable light, so that the interior of ‘the car will be adequatsly lighted while the vehicle is in service. Some of the jitney men already have in stalied the lights, which are required under the provisions of the state au- tomobile law enacted at the 1917 ses sion of the legisiature. Warning Track-Walkers.. Trespacsers along the right of way of the New Haven road who are met by trainmen are -now- being handed cards upon which is printed matter calling attention of the track. waik- the danger they are Jnourring 'he ‘following 18 an excerpt from W] Eu—r- on the cars: In the states u} which our railroad companiés’ oper- ate, there aré 2,549,000 acres of land, of ‘which approximately 8914 acres of about one-third of one per cent. are occupled by the tracks of our com- panies. With all the rest of these States, with their thousands of miles of fins streets and good roads to walk upen, many people prefer to use the tracks as a highway, even in -violation of the law, and of those doing so in the year 1916, 190 were killed and 189 in- jured. ‘Won's you assist us in reducing the number of accidents by keeping off the track and {nducing others to do the same? MRS. JOSEPHINE BERNIER " DIES SUDDENLY THURSDAY. Busy About Household Duties When Stri o Mrs. Josephine Bernier, a widow, died suddenly Thursday morning in what is known as the 16-family biock in the Quinebaug village on the West Side. Mrs. Barnier was e with household dutles, at about 7.15, when she fell to the floor, unconscious. A hoy who saw Mrs. Bermier collapse gave information as to what had happened and a message was sent fof Dr. e M. Burroughs, who ar- rived within a few minutes. In the meantime Mrs. Bernier had died. D; Burroughs notified Dr. H. Tan- nér, medical examiner for the town of Ercoklyn, who came . to ~view, the body. N\ Mrs. Bernier, who_was a mative of Canada, made’ her home with her son-in-law and daughter. ' Mr. and Mrs. Amadee Lemieux, who were at work when Mre. Bernier was stricken. Magic Development at Camp Devens. Surprising_im ents have been made at Camp Devens during the past month, it was reported Thursday by Captain A. P. Woodward, ., who has returned from a little visit to the great ‘tantonment. Throughout the monster camp the macadam ways which the soldlers are bufiding are growing in a surpriaing way, Captain ‘Woodward says, and what were fields of stumps when he saw the camp in October are ‘now cleared and make fine drill grounds, Companies of sol- diers engaged in mlilitary drill are to be seen on every hand.. ‘A band is rehearsing here and a field battery working there. Thousands of infan- trymen are going, intensive Gaining in every nook sad cormer of the great tract t the camp covers. The men are Prog- Tess and are splendid > et it oy nid ; on that. some day be heard of -“over there.” TOWN APPROPRIATIONS — f the Budget Approved for the . Coming Year's Expenses Here is a list, of ,-.gan' jations ap- wved by ' use- i - on i) *‘?’.“4.* B i l . R el du i Gactane Barbato, Found Guilty of Mur- der, Tries to Dash Out Brains—Dr. J. M. Kent Writes From France— Mirs. Bartiett to Speak at Theatre— Watter Weillen Dies Suddenly-—~Cob- Ten, Father of Beven, Pledges 3100 to Y. M. &. A.—Mystic Regrets Prin- cipat Hammond’s Resignation. In the superior court in Worcest Geetano Harl was found Euilty of| murder in the frst degree for hav. ing caused the death, by shooting, of Btefane Cerquo, who was living in Putnam at the time of the crime, on May 2 of last vear. A number of withesses, Who were acquaintances of Cerquo and Barbato were called from this city and Dan- ielson to testify at the triai, whish had a sensational climax. Bicorning hysterical after a sen- tence of life imprisonment for mur- Soc bag buen impossd upon him by Judge Webster Thayer, Barbato tried to beéat out his brains on the bench in the rear of the court room. Four deputy sheriffs jumped into the cage and afier some difficulty succeed. ed in quieting Barbato. who kicked, @nashed his teeth and fried to throw hin head against the steel netting of the rear of the Barbato, still ol , was taken to Summer street jail. heavily hand- cuffed by two deputy sheriffs. He was taken 1o the state prison at Charles- town at 4.50 o'clock Wednesday aft- ernoon by Deputy -Bheriffs Daniel H. Rice and George H. er, to was handouffed in the dosc to Bperos Zourides, who had been sentenced to 15 to 18 on on a maaslaughter charge. en the jury which heard the case of Bar- bato reported a verdict of guilty to the indfctment which charged murder in the second degree_in the killing of 8tafano Cherquo, Judge Thayer ex- plaineg that under the law there is only Spe sentepce he can impose. The verdict of the court was trans- lated to Barbato by Constable Joseph Aromando, who acted as interpreter during the trial. At first Barbato moaned and cried. Then he held his head in both hands. Suddeniy he became bysterical and notwithatanding he wae linked to Zourides, he threw himself upon the bench on which he was sitting. His head beat a tatto on the bench and he shouted in Italian. Deputy_sher- iffs qnickly were at his side and they held him until he had become calm. Barbato later asked Constable Aro- mando to request the court to sen- tence him on a first degree charge. want to end it all now.” said Rarbato, according- to Aromando. “T will never live through this. I may as well die now.” Aromando sppreciating the condi- tion of the man urged him to remain qulet and behave himself, explaining it would be better for him to do so. Barbato was tried on an indictment ich eharwed him with having ehot and killed Stefano Cerquo at Union station, May 20. There was evedence ‘Barbato fired two shots, one of which gtruck and killed Cerquo. The defenpe, - which was ablv conducted by Attorneys Meabher & Zaeder, sought to prove that Barbato acted in self de- fense and that if he had not _shot Cerquo as a matter of self-defense, Cerguo vould have shot him. Wi nesses for the defense said they saw Cerquo that dav with a revolver and that hey heard Cerouo ask for the whereabouts of Barbato. District. Attorney . Raward T. Esty conducted. the_case for. the - govern- ment. 1 { OR. JAMES M. KENT WRITES FROM FRANCE Attends Memorial 8ervices in Cathed- ral For Captain Georges Gunemeye! Famed Flyer. Dr. James M. Kent, a captain in the United States Medical corp a_letter to his parents, Dr. Bryden Kent, of this' eity, Mling them of being present at an impressive memorial service for Cap- tain Georges Gunemever, the premier avigtor of France, who met his death a few weeks ago after a desperate aerial enzagement that took place be- hind the (1srman lincs, where the great ace of the French aviation service lies buried. Dr, Kent writes of the-impressive- ness of the mémorjal service that was held for Captain Gunemever in one of the sreat cathedrals in the city near which Dr. Kent is stationfd. Captain Gunemeyver became world famous for his marvelous exvloits in the air. Having been rejected for the army by reason of the fact that he was inclined to be tubercular,-he final- 1y pleaded for an opportunity to sive the remaining tfme of his life to the service of his country. He was flaally accented in the avia- tion eorps and became the best known of all the allled fiyers and made the remarkable record of sending whirling down from the skies 53 enemy ma. chines that had engaged him in com bat. He had, for hi~ brilliant ser- vices, received ali of /e French war decorations and other such _coveted honors from the British empire, from the former Russian emovire and the kingdoms of Belgium and Rumania. . Kent js well France and actively engaged in hospital work. HOWARD FORTIN CONSCRIPTED. Lecal Man, Impressed For ™ Service in Canada, Sssks R The attention of members of the lo- cal ex board has been directed to the case of Howard Fortin, who has been impress=d into military service in , and who is trying to secure his veloase on. the ground that he is ary se. an_AmericAn citisen and that ks is| Istered for military service in this ?lifl:t. he claiming Putnam ax his of officials, 3175;, Memorial ation, $400; wu ing. expanses, 33 t dent’s and _the teachers’ 400: text books and_school fuel and supplies, m}y‘ $1015 “f-fih- to buildings, uxm%' Tas tai, BTR0A0; milany tax. 013,01, : 'HIGH SCHOOL PLEDGES cisani 32400, ‘e years in pris-|. ALWAYS THE SAME- Every gallon of SOCONY is like every. other gal- lon, no matter where you buy it. : In addition to purity an power, SOCO bustion. It pays to be particular what goes into your tank. e best==SOCONY Motor Gasoline. The Red, White and Blue So-CO-ny Get Sign points the way to refi?ibqe dealer. Standard Oil Co. of New York brings to the motvorist the un- changing uniformity so necessary to perfect com- The Sign of a Reliable Dealer and the World’s Best Gasoline d DEALERS WHO SELL SOCONY MOTOR GASOLINE HQUARE GARAQGE, ¥. G . Prop., Norich TIC GARAGE, & J. Bottomiy, Norwich S 8. PECKHAM, Norwich & CLARK CORP. Norwich v. PENDLETON, Jit, Notrwich . H. ETHIER, Norwich LEE & 0SGOOD CO, Norwieh ' FELIX BURZYCKI, Norwich M. B. RING AUTO CO., Norwich L. W. CARROLL & BON, Norwic JONATHAN SMITH, Norwieh Towa W. E. BALDWIN, Taftville GEORGE DRESCHER, Baltie PEOPLES' STORE, Taftville H. A. RICHARDS, Versailles \ ROBERT R.'SOUTER, Hanover MAX RICHLAND, Norwich Towa AL NG, Yantic V. Yantie >SON. Preston Clty GEORGE W. MANSFIELD, Potue- tannuck CHARLES D. WOLF, Jewett City F. H. GILBERT, Jewett City JOHN H. TRACY, Jewett City BLAKE & MORGAN, Jewett City L. HERBERT & SONS, Voluntown ZRA D. N, Glasgo FALLS GARAGE, Norwich. J. FRANK HEALBY, Jewett Clty. a LML AT Lan SEISET 1) Kl EDELIAT ik (LGt ORGSR Basbts) L home. Representations been nade to the lotal board include the statement that he registered last summer, a8 required - by Stdtes draft law, at . the consulate in Montreal, wl then ‘located. His case vestigated by the local board. = ighted. Cars Must By AN jitney. drivers here quired” to equip the tonneaus of their cars with electric or other lights so that the interior will be brightly illuminated while they This is in accordance are in service. with the new automobile regulation will be enforced by the au- tomobile inspectors who working in this district. Mrs. Bartlett to Speak Mrs. Dorothy J. Bartleti public for the first time evening of her experiences during the €0 days that she was confined in the workhause at Occoquan, Virginia, and at_the district jail. Mrs. Bartlett h day her arrival here from Was week Mrs., Bartiett promised that she would tell & thrilling tale to the peo- ple of Putnam and néxt Friday night is| ke is to tell in de- tail of -the price in punishment that had to pay for "obstruct- ing traffic” in Washington streets and has promised that some of .the to be the time. the pickets she story will make rany ashamed that women can d in this- country. Prometions at Camp Promotions have been thin district's men at Camp Devens this week and amonz. those who got non-commissioned officers’ Rosario Beausolisl, James J. Harold S. Corbin and Leeman C. Huff. Mr. Beausolle] is advanced to be duty sergeant. in_which capacity he been acting for some time past Charron is advanced to serzeant, in which office been_actin issuing of to the company. continue doing - _speeial wiil lead. to further advancement. Their ratings as non-coms date from ‘Wedneaday of this . week. WALTER WALLEN DEAD. Taken Suddenly 11l White In the Ml i Wednesday. Walter Wallen, 5§, esuddenly and se work In a local milf ernoon, died a home in this city. 'w hours He poor health for mglong t) FATHER OF SEVEN - day in the war fund in_this ed during the. day. s Saturday, when { Temohars and Students Make Liberal close, there will Subecriptions te Y. M. C. A. : totating 36 g.:z"{i-"i ' lay o tha. e rieggie C. A. war fund acceptéd an invi- tation of Managtr Smith to speak at the Bradley theatre after i evening’s entertainment. and he hascharge of the ‘lothing and other si-.lies - Mesurs. Corbin and Huff get corporals’ stripes and will ho was taken (Ing the past week ednesday aft- GIVES Y. M. C. A. $100 alaries, Charles Bove, - Gobbler, Shews ‘the Way For Many Rish Tighwada. " : Splendid progress was made Thurs. vass for the ¥. M. C. A. Adistrict The menu will be a model of war-time efficiency, as to sconomy and conservation and it will be a good Supper, 100, it s promised. . Mrs. Herbert Hoover, wife of the food ad- ministrator, was a visitor in Pomfret during the Past summer. Stop For Rer S A flaring red nignal ahead of you in the highway these nights, Mr. Au- tanobile Driver, means that a state automobile inspector wants to have conversation with you and it will be well to stop. - Running past such a signal means that you lay yourself lin~ Dble to considerable penaity. Autemobiles Coilide. While driving through Maln street in Danielson Thursday afternoon Frederick W..Seward’s car was in col- lision ‘with an automobile driven by Ovila Berner, a Danfelson jitney owner. Neither car was damaged to any extent. Mr Sewnrd was going north along the Main strect when Mr. Bernier. drove out of Center street. Both drivers applied the brakes on the machines, 80 that the impact of the collision was greatly reduced, Regrets Principal Hammend! tion. Concerning the newly elected princi- pal of Israel Putnam school, logker in the Stoningtén Mirror say The resignation of Walter E. Ham- mond as principal of Mystic aeademy is cause for general régret on the west side of the village. He makes & fine school principal, and school principals are hard to get; one reason for that being, perhaps, that just now un- skilled labor can make twice or three times as much in a machine shop or a shipyard. Mr. Hammond ovidently intende to stick to the school teach- ing and probebly bevause he likes it. It 1s doubtful whether he would do so well at it if he didn’t like it. And the pupile like him, puplls and teacher: & that have| tion. the. United American| here he was is being in- will be re- suitable of such cars laws and the are now at Theatr t will tell In next Friday next Tri Upon shington last Americans be 50 treat- Deven: made among stripes ar Charron, has Mr. |1y’ ystic wants to keep - teachers it'll have to pay for them. There's no -other way. Mr. Ham- mond wtarted the Boy Scouts going here in Mystic. The thing had been previously " attempted a half dozen times and more and was a fafure. Sure enough we'll miss Mr. Hammond. DAYVILL] o waniy he also hns studies that Society—Pleases Large Audience— Brush Fire Threatens lee House: Mre, C. H. Mitchell haa been spend- in Doylestown, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. James Michle of Hing- sey Falls, Quebec, are e ding the winter hers with Mr. and Mrs. George 8. Michie Aid Soslety’s Committes. les’ Aid_society committee ;:‘ar N nlr.;neu blor are. Gt.rr. arry rs. N, Lorne Greis, Mrs. Fred W. Burneit, Mrs. W. F. La Belle, Mra. I R. Bowan and Jifs. Fari il while at later at his had been in The on duty at Pomfret for a fey ‘weel returned home on Sunday, ill with & o <iyn_friends. day Brooi] 3 Fne Mon's ohit of the Congregation: fl,“‘“m have rented Columbia hall a '3 . 3175, Busan Dexter of Vally Fatle, R. I, has been spending o few days with"F. W. Bennett and family. Delegates st Boston. | Mrs. W. L. Greig is in Boston this week _attending the Goiden Jubiles of the Woman's Board of Forelgn Ns- #ions. Bhe will serve us delegate for the ‘local w:‘-aw. Missionary sociéty. to|_ Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Lathrep and e e L a “| 3. Lathrop on Sunday. 3 < Men's Club to Meet. “The Man's m.nbnn‘_‘ médting and some Mise Helen Glileaple, Who las been | There were fourteen present. es and m aftor cial Wednesday evening in the office of the Atsawaga Woolen Ci in_the ned the| The church night servi Ladies' Ald woclety Tuesday afternoon. [held in the chapel F n. Among visitors to Camp Davens on,[study of Pilgrim d Sundny, were- Mr. and - Mre. Otto [ which i proving very inter: Dr. be continued. to Lehrer, Cliftora Janes and Lila C. Miss' Carrie B. Franklin was at Fort Terry on Sunday. Mrs, Fannie §. Benneit arrived home Sunday from a five weeks' visit with her sons at Lakewood, Centra] Falls, and Providence, R. I Her son, Ocorge, and family of Lakewood, accompanied her home for the day. Mrs, Charles Vincont of Groton has members of spealk the club. Mrs, H. C. Golden Anniversary B. F. M. in Boston this TELMVILLE Chafing Dish Supper for Girls’ Clu been spendine a few day with her sister, Miss Marv I~ Hlanchard. Gift for Mrs. George W. Ken Mr. and Mrs, Roland Bennett of - Bridgeport ara the of Mrs.[ A number of es from Frank Tield and famil snd Flmville were in Brookl Honsy B. Durnett of fFort Terry was | mii cqav for an all-day mes at_home for the weck e bekgiton i Bt Mr. and Mrs. Harold d visitea | the Corner Club at th t relatives at Ioster, R. I, Sunday Sidney Bard. 3 y M Mrs, Charles Hy Enjoyable. Entertainment. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Trowman The entertainment given by the La- [ rovidence have been gu dies’ Ald society last week hrousht|ard Mre Henry V. Hasw i W ore well| Jdohn urvis, * engir out a large eudience. who were well| John I Purvis, engincer pleased with the followina programm m Swanson:.|on_a short furlough Baritone sa'o, Rev. Willl L SHOEE o L o soprano solo” Mrw | Timer Mofwe: | . C. Coniiln spent last w reading, Arthur Bruton: contralto_so- tfor % 10, Mrs. Kenneth Mic duet, Mr: n“\r‘- Bt Q{I‘MQQ‘ e nin S < Bernice S, |in_Moos y S y ‘William Swanson and Miss Bern g L S Cogswell: the playlet, The ‘Mo Sewing_Society. presented by four Tadies was hizhly amusing and the especial feature of the evenin, Coffes and cake was served and a so- cial hour enjoyved. Rev. William Swanson hearers an excellent sermon Sunday mornine from the theme, “The coming of the Prince of this world.” from the text John 14:30. The beautiful day called ouf a large attendance. Brush Fire. The fire warden and helpers -were enlled 6ut Triday night to subdve a brush firo in Bacon's lot. it was near the ice houses but by valiant fighting, they were saved. WINDHAM Loeal Paster Pro ver Department at New Haven Convention — Red Mildred Tillinghast of Daniel urday. Ggorge who b Crest hous Irons, the Jr., Hill s e gave s |ihe week-end 3 I~. Purvis spent Providence. alph L. Kenyon visited nam friends Wednesday Mrs Phoebe A. Potter of Wat and Mr. and Mrs. Silas Danielson were guests last Charles D. Mowry's Mrs. George W. Kent ente: the Wichita Girls at her home nesday evening. Following the ness meeting a deliclous chi ing dish supper was Kent was presented bouillon spoons_from in the Waterbury— nor announced the appolntment of ert A. Cairns, of Waterbury ber of the state public health to succeed to the vacancy cau the resignation of J. Kred Jack of Hamden, who has been named itary engineer of the coumeil Cairns' term tuns to July 1, 19 spent last week with his parents in Bri port. : Mrs. John M. Noves of Mystic has been the guest of her sister, Miss Mary Packer. Presided Over Department. Rev. M. R. Plumb présided over the depaftment of Mission at the State is & water works engineer of w pute. e e ————————— Sunday School convention in New a-| Beautiful veoh Wednesday, Thursday and Friday e, of last week. 2 Mra. Leets and Miss Irma Heath of Thick Pasadena. Cal. were recent guests of Miss Johnson. . Glossy . She Women's Missionary uocjety met uesday with Mrs. James Lathrop. : - e Hair chapter from The Lure of Africa was 2 read by Mrs. ¥. E. Guild and Mrs. H. O. Lathtop. Mrs. Bixbv and Miss Margaret Rix- by of New York are at the Inn for the ‘wintor, ra. Andrew Metager of Willimantic 1s viafting friends in town. In New Quarters. The Red Cross met in the riew head- quarters in the Library, Fridav. There ere twenty-five present and much ;vh:' was accomplished. Mrs. George Hoxsle of T.ebanon has been the muest of her mother, Mrs. Lucian Bass, who recertly returned from a visit in Providence. that glistens with life and lustre—hais that makes you look so much younge: thatevery one admires is within the resch . of nearly every woman. Doa’t envy ‘woman that haa it, just thy & few sh Poos with The anly Lind that will natural oils llustrated Lecture. often uead. and sen Bawe mmeh heavier: An illustrated lecture on Africa was | Ge: q b h ki 58, Sk ati’e ball ey 3 yau axe ot sSthed gtven in thé Céngregational chuch on unday evening. In the absence of | with it the pastor the lecture was read by Mzs. Rabért Pestum. An informal sa-

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