Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 24, 1917, Page 6

NORWICH™ BULLETIN, SATURDAY, NOVEWBER 23, (917 TALKED ABOUT Bradford Burglar, Robert Farrall, Captured in Providence Pawn Shop—Trial of Sargant Manslaughter Case Con- tinued Friday—High School Football Team Claims Championship—Policeman Donald Ferguson Critically . —_——— Sherift John R. Wilcox of Washing- ton county, Who commenced sleuth work last Saturday on the burglary cases in Bradford, when the Vars store and post office and the irrasine sa- loon were entered,” yith the aid of the Providence police ° department has ianded the offender. Pawn shops in Providence were visited and watches, razors, and fountal pens taken -from the Vars store were found at the store f Max Hyman in South Main street. Here a zood description of the. fellow who brought the articlés to the store was obtained. with the clincher tRat the thumb and third finger of the right hand had been amputated. While Sheriff Wiicox was at headquarters in Providence. Mr. Hyman telephoned that the man wanted was then in the store with a coat e wanted to sell. Inspector Godfrey and the sheriff went the store and made the arrest. The arrested man is Robert Farrall, 1ge 27, of Providence. He was taken to Kingston and refused to make any statement. Wilcox then decided to return with him te Vrovidence and turn him over to the government au- thorities on the charge of breaking and entering the post office in Bradford. In the superior court for Washington county, in session at Kingston, the trial was resumed Jriday in the case of against Miss Alice Sargept, arzed with man- slaughter .in_running Jown with her itomobile Cornelius A. Shea, and ng injuries which resufted in . The accident occurred last summer on the Watch Hill road near the entrance to the golf reunds, just after the Shea boy alighted from a trolley car. Following the evidencs introduced Thursday, the first day of the trial, several other witnesses were called to the pand and told the story of the mishap substantiolly as has heen related in the newspapers since the occurrence. The trial will not be ~oncluded before late Monday after- noon Nicholas Gasher, a junk dealer. was the only onposing bidder of the Union Trust company, #t the auction sale of the New Mathewson hotel, at Nar- ragansett Pier. The hotel property was bid in bv the trust companv. the pres- ent holder and trustee trust | paid “taxes Gasher piaced 2 bid of The New Mathewson is the and best located hotel at the pier original cost was $250,000, exclnsive of cost of the land, when it was erected in 1895-6. Tt was built near the site of the oid Mathewson home erected in 1865, which whs rebuilt and now is a part of the present structure, In the building there are 270 guest rooms. private bath rooms and eight public bathrooms. The small number of men wha col- lect to see the road building in Broad street indicates that therc are com- paratively few unemploved in Wester- iv. In a group of four, Frida noon. one submitted the query much does that road rolier weigh a short time there were offers of wag- ers on the welght, which resulted inj the four men putting up a _ dollar apiece, the one guessing nearest to the weight to take the roll. The guessers were ten tops, twelve tons, eight tons, and fourteen tons. It was agreed that the point be decided by the opemator of the roller, and it was settled when he zave the weight as eighteen tonms, This machine is owned by the town of Westerly and is fullv equipped for modern road work: a big improvement over any other ever owmed by _the town. FEnough work has been done by thik roiler, with its up to date meth- od o picking the road, to save its cost to the town in what would have been paid out for laber with the ordinary pick-axe method. This machine not only tears up the road, but puts it back into shape again. Local Laconics. ‘Westerly High School Kill That Cold and Save Health SN CAS(ARA‘ QUININE in tablet form—vele, sure. eaey z- nn. No opiates—ao Curescoldsin 24 hw; ns3 days. Moscy backifitfsils. E Top and Mr. Hall's ¢ on 24 Tablets for 25c. At Any Drug Stere The girls, {work of mi IN WESTERLY from down the line, were in the sugar line, Friday noon. Danie] Carey, formerly of Westerly died Thursday in Providence. Miss Alice Maxson, of New Britain is the guest of her brother, James Kennedy and family in Newton a enue. Av" Bridgeport, last week, Katherine Gilehrist Murphy was sranted absolute divorce from Harold l. Murphy. Both formerly resided in Waesterly. Dr. Henry L. Johnybn, first leuten- ent, Medical Reserve corps, has been ordered to sall soon witl, the Rhode Isiand Hospital unit for service abroad. Sergeant Chapman, here on recruit- ing service for the Westerly company, now at Fort Getty, was not very busy signing up recrufits Friday. The naval reeruiting officer will open up in ‘in Westerly, Tuesday. The Rhode Isiand Anti-Tuberculosis association with branch in Westerly, of which Mrs. Edward B. Coy Is chai man; held. its annual meeting in Pro idemce, Thursday afternoon. Thare was re-election of the officers. There was no civil or_eriminal busi- ness ready for Judge Williams in the Third_Distriet court sessfon at West- erlv, Friday. In fact, thare is no crim- inal docket. During the session of three minutes’ duration three cases wers continued nisi and four for one weelk. Policeman Donald Fersuson was taken seriously ill with stomach ai ment, Thursday. He went to Provi- dence on the 9§ o'clock train at night and fl\nn to an hospital where he was ipon at 11 6'clock He was urg chap, resident of Pawca- recéntly took a. pair of horses consent from the owner’s and worked the horses with a dump cart for two days. The horses) were found abandoned off Cegswell sireet, but the young chap has not becn lecated. The Neighborhood Woman's Home Missio Associa- tion of Massachusetts and Rhode I land met Thursd Provi )l'l"“(‘r‘ ports were tuck, withot barn. uxiliaries to the the Schaufler Training Schoo! for Aliens, in Clevelar.d. was presented. Tn- creased effort among the foreign born peoples was urged. The automobile owned and operated by Dr. Henry E. Utter, formerlw of Westerlv, was in a mixup in Provi- dence. with an_ automobile owned 1 United Siates Senator Gerry and or erated by his chauffeu Dr. Utter's car was jammed against a fence and one wheel was broke: The accident fccurred at Waterma Prospect streets. No one was igjured. The Westerly High 00! now lavs claim to the championship in football or Rhode Isldnd and Eastern Connec- ticut with a record of 302 roints against | six. only one opposinz team scoring and the Warwick and Technical School teams and the Norwich Free Academv tsam have declined challeng So it is a case of Westerlv claiming cham- pionshin and no school team with cour age sufficient to compete for the t tle. Friday noon a young woman called for sugar in a local grocery store, and. much to her surprise, she was enabled to purchase two pounds. She told of her gond fartune to a friend, and with- in half an hour there was a sugar run on at tkat store. The price was nine and one-half cents a pound, fgvo for nineteen, and twp pounds to a chistom- er. When the crowd inéreased, it was one pound to a éustomer for ten cents. e MYsTIC 's Club Arranges Public Lecture on Aviation—Mrs. Charles Tingley In- jured in Peculiar Manner—Benefit Musicale Well Patronized. and - i The Men's club meetinz will be held Monday evening in Community hall. The =peaker will be *G. Douglas Nar- drop, managing editor of The Aerial Age ‘of New York, “hu will tell: the latest about aviation ard will show pictures. The mveung i1l be public. Mrs. Charles Tingley Injured. Mrs. Charles Tingley met with a painful accident éWednesday. She was Sitting in her /autamobile in the garage where some men were lifting n piece of timber, which fell out of their hands, hittihg Mrs. Tingley’s. feet, breaking two er more of the bones in her foot. She was taken to her home on Halle: street and the fracture was reduced. Musicale Well Attended. The musicale_given in the Union Baptist church Friday evening for the benefit of the Red Cross and. Christ. mas presents for the Mystic boys fighting_in France, was well patron- ized. Miss Martha Gallup Williams HOLIDAY BARGAINS Iin Millinery $5.00 and $6.00 Trimm ed Hats, $2.98. $7.00 and $9.00 Trimmed Hats and Velours at $3.98. UandeAhmdlMsmdltylu, b * $2.00 to $3.98 value, reduced to 98¢ _ SPECIAL - . A LARGE VARIETY OF CHILDREN’S FURS, prices ranging from $1.98 to0 $5.98 4 We are out of the high rent district which means big values to you Madame H. Schwartz 10 MAIN STREET Breed Building _ | Federal |Company B, Connecticut Home slat at the piano, Miss Gladys Clayton MacGown, soprano, ' William Noyes, violin, accympanied by Miss Ella M. Potter of ‘Norwich, rendered a fine programme. Mrs. Waldo Oliver is a patient Memorial hospital, New London. Entertains Sewing Society. Mrs. Seymonr Stoddard entertained the Sewing society of Charity chapter Order of Eastern Star at_her home on the New London road, Friday after- noon. at Breviti Frank D. Ward, Jr.. has from a visit in New York. Leslie Cook has returned to - his studies in Colby university. Maine, aft- er a visit to his paremts, Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Cook. J. Henry Schaffer is driving a new antemobile. STONINGTO! Government Now Controls Shipyard—Patriotic Rally Mond: Evening—Bishop Acheson _to Calvary Parish., returned The cheering report came to the borough Friday that the feleral gov- ernment is now in full control of the shipyvard. and that the immense quan- tily of timber held up for financial causes has been released, and that the proposed shipbuilding wouid soon be commenced and be continued for some long period. According to the report Captain M. A. Gilbert is to be mana- <er of the plant. A large fumber of men is employed and the number will be materially inereased. Patriotic Rally Monda Plans .ara complete for the fhtrio- tic rally to be held in Borough ball Monday evening. one in the saries of be held throushout e state under the auspices of the Connecticut State Council of Defence. Representative Richard P. Frreeman will be the speak er. There will be singing by the Li crty Chorus under Mrs. Joseph H. Hammond. Prier to the rally there wili be a parade by rard, and the Bov Scouts, headed Traperial band. Mistuxets Win. In the bridge whist contest hetween | teams of the Mistuxet and dawan- nuck clubs, the fermer won by score of 1413 1o 1080. The result in dptai Mistuxet, Crandall, tSanton, Bindlos=s, Kolb, 327; Tra Ches- Hineckley, Wilcox, 246: total Wudflmnucl—flu’pe ) 180: Carlson, 5 Hammond. . _In the first game of ries the Mistuxets lead b» a score of 1511 te 1130, which gl\es a total lead of 804. Stonington Pointers. . Rev. John G. Dutton, pastor of the Broad Street Christian church, West- erly. will preac Wednesda: evining the or Thanksgiving service the Baptist churen. Two automobiles, one from > London and the other owred by P. Lee, were in collision Thursda: ternoon near Water and Chureh streets. Both machines were dam- azed. Rt. Rev. E. C. Acheson, suffragan bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Connecticut, will preach Sunday morn- ing in Calvary church. The Carter-Barrell recital, ough hall, Friday evening, unfler the direction of the Stonington High School Glee club, was a pronounced success. Many of the Best Prizes at Putnam Corn Show Won by Local Wemen and Men—Conference on Sheep Rais- ing—Harry Holloway Enlists. in Bor- The corn show held by the Wind- ham County Farmers' Association, in Putnam. Thursday was attended by local people. In the contest for the best ten ears of yeliow flint corn the first prize was awarded S. Dorrance: second prize wemt to Harry Green. competitors were tied for first place for the amounat of shelled from 35 pounds of ears: and a half pounds of e being sl ed. Samuel L. Dorrance was among those tied for first place. Two com- petitors were tied for third plaee inj the same contest, one of them being athan Exley of ‘this town. Plainfield women also carried off prizes in the wood exhibit of dishes made from corn meal. Mrs. Henry Dorrance won first prize for date pudding, and two second prizes for spoon bread and corn meal gems. Deaconess Sanford won first prize for corn meal drop cakes; Mrs, J. D. Hull carried off first honors in cora Lathrop -won second brown bread. ; There were forty-nine emtries in the food exhibit which indicates the competition local women had in work- inz for the prizes. Dances Bijou, Jewett City, tonight, Pickett's orchestfa, Willimantic.—adv Dog Ordinance. Posters have been put up warninz dog owners to keep them chained after }\ov 281h. A. Skinner. a sheep specialist from Storrl college. accompanied by Samuel Dorrance, visited local sheep raisers Friday, getting in.touch witn them, pertaining to conditions fav- orable for the raising of sheep. Mail Not Claimed. Letters remaining unclaimed at the post office for week ending Nov. 19, 1917: Mrs. Howard Carles, Georzs Corey. 5 Harry Holloway Enlists. Harry Holloway. a local musician, left Friday for Charlestown., Mass., having enlisted in the U. S. merchant marine as assistant engineer. H- was ordered to report at 9 a. m. to- (Saturday), and is expected to soon. Mr. Holloway is a middle aged man and decided to enlist, pre- ferring living on the salt water. His son, Raymond, is a member of the naval reserves stationed at New Lon- don. He leaves here, his '!!a and two children, Anona and Armand. MOOSUP Thursday Club Members Entertained by Farce—Pomona Grange Meeting December t—Memoria! Mass Plan- ned by K. of C.—Baptist Christmas Concert Committee. The Thursday club helé a _ social meeting at the home of Mrs. Thomas Day, Thursday afternoon. The enter- tainment consisted of a farce, entitled Long and Short Distanee Telephoning. The THlowing Seok GRS M X0, Mrs. Thomas Dsy Mrs. J. C. G-llun, Mrs. Howard M Mrs. C. D. Salisbury, Mrs. B. D: felson, Mrs William Johnson, Jr. Refreshments were served by the hostess. The aft- errioon was enjoyed by all. Pomona Meeti: The meeting of Qutnebmw Pomona grange, No. 2, P. of H. will be held with Plainfield grange, No. 140, Satur- day, December lst Dance, Bijou, Jewstt City, tonight, Pickett's orchestra, Willimantic—adv. Memorial Mass. the direction of | by the al Main, | LET THE GOOD WORK GO ON WE RESPECTFULLY REITERATE THAT IT SEEMS FAIR THAT ALI: PRODUCERS ANP DISTRIBUTORS OF GOODS SHOULD TAKE LESS PROFITS UNTIL THE WAR SETTLES. WE SHALL PRACTICE WHAT WE PREACH. CONTENT OURSELVES WITH SMALLER PROFITS—CUT DOWN PRICES TO UNDER ORDI- NARY CHARGES—SAVE FOR OUR PATRONS ALL THE MONEY WE CAN. IN SERVING OUR CUSTOMERS WE ARE NEVER SATISFIED TO GIVE THEM LESS THAN OUR BEST. SPECIAL FROM 7 TO 11 A. M. Squire’s Eastern Cut Fresh Shoulders, = 23¢ NATIVE VEAL VEAL VEAL RUMP ROAST, from Nearby Farms SHORT CUT LEGS, Ib. LOINS TO ROAST, Ib. . SHOULDER ROAST, Ib. ... .. VEAL FOR STEW, b. ... VEAL VEAL CUTLETS, Ib. LOIN OR RIB CHOPS, Ib. ARMOUR’S SUGAR CURED SMOKED SHOULDERS, Ih. 24¢ ALLCHOICECUTSCORNEDBEEF,lb..........18:: fiHAMBERLAIN’S SLICED DRIED BEEF RED KIDNEY BEANS, Ib....!....... MOHICAN COCOA, %4 Ib. PRINCESS COFFEE, Ib. ........... MOHICAN AMMONIA, large bottle. . CRASHLIN TOILET PAPER, 6 for . MOHICAN MINCE MEAT, package. c CARNATION EVAPORATED MILK, baby size...... 7c POMPEIAN OLIVE OIL SALAD DRESSING, bottle 23¢ Fresh Uncas Creamery BUTTER = 45¢ SWIFT’S OLEOMARGARINE, b. . . . . ...27¢c, 29¢, 32c OYSTERS! Solid Meat Oysters, quart. OYSTERS! FROM 2 TO 6 P. M. ROUND STEAK, Ib. 20c Cut from Steer Beef BEEF BEEF Lean Pot Roast, Ib. . . . . 18¢ Chuck Roast, b. ......20c Rib Roast, Ib. ........22¢ Boneless Rolled Roast 1b 22¢ Fresh Cut Hamburg, Ib 18¢c Fresh Beef Liver, Ib...16c Sirloin, Porterhouse, Round Eastern Cut PORK LOINS 1b. 28¢ WHOLE OR HALF PORK SAUSAGE, Ib. .35c . POULTRY POULTRY NATIVE FOWL, Ib. o8 NATIVE CHICKENS, Ib. .. .....................30c NATIVE TURKEYS, Ib. . . . .. .45c DIRECT FROM MR. FOOTE’'S LEBANON FARM PICKLED PIGS FEET, . ... () 'PICKLED TRIPE, Ib. W e L[ Aunt Jemima Pancake Flour or Aunt Jemima Buckwheat 2 packages 25c MOHICAN FANCY DRIED PURE COCOA U lb.tin. ....17c WHOLE MILK CHEESE LA ROLLED COMPOUND Ib. . . ...25c| JAM, MUENSTER MEALY COOKING POTATOES RED STAR SWEET POTATOES L T e R | ETTT RO T FANCY CAPE COD CRANBERRIES, 2 qts. 25¢ HEALTHFUL and NUTRITIOUS BANANAS SAEE BRI each ........25¢c | dozen .......15¢c | dozen .......20c NATIVE CELERY YELLOW ONIONS FANCY P. R. GRAPE FRUIT, 7 for. ... ........ .25 LARGE SUNKIST ORANGES, dozén......%.....35¢ RIGHT FROM OUR OWN OVENS Hot Brown Bread and Baked Beans Watch For Our Poultry News Several Cars of Handsome Birds Now on the Tracks to Be S_old at Lowest Price Possible. hearsed their play in the People's theatre Friday evening. Supt. Johr L. Chapman attended the basketball practice held Friday aft ernonn at Milner hall under the di- rections of Coach Collins. The Thanksgiving barrel packed by the Epworth League will be sent to the Deacones: Home in Providence this (Saturday) morning. Christmas Concert Comm The committee to arrange for the Christmas concert at _ the Baptist chureh will consist of William C. Hill. Rev. C. S. Nightingale, Mrs. Frank Martin, Mrs. Thomas Day, Mrs. H. A. Roberts, Mrs. Evelyn Cranska and M. C. Mott. YANTIC Local Employes of Admore Woolen Company Attend National Meeting and Bib: Banquet at Worcester—Dr. Charles May nt at Hospital. Herman Steltzner, Forest Adams and Eugene T. O'Conncr were em- ployes of the Admore Woolen company who attended the thirty-fifth sémi- nnual meeting of the National As- sociation of Woolen and Worsted Overseers of America at the Hotel Baneroft, Worzester, Mass, Saturday. Much business was transacted. Robert Harrington of Dalton, Mass., was elect- ed president. A banquet was held at phich $350 was subscribed for the Y. A. War fund. Eugene T. O'Connor has returned from » weel end stay in Huntington with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Connor. Private Thomas Murphy of Camp Devens spent Sunday here with his mother, Mrs. M. D. Murphy. William Hansen of Fort Wright spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Hansen. Undergoes Operation. Dr. Charles May of Yantic Flats is a patient at the Backus hospital where he underwent an operation last week. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kenne and two children of Canterbury were recent guests of Mr. and Mys. Dlias Stockett. Returns From New Jersey. Miss Cynthia Mu.cmn ‘has returned to her home in Patterso: ., after 2 tew weeks stay with relatives in town. Mrs. George Schlough of Meriden was a recent guest of her mother, Mrs. M, J. Bogue: Mr. and Mrs. James _Morton _and guests, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Will- iams and Henry Counterman, motored to_ Mystic Sunday. Mr. und Mrs. Benjamin Davis. and daughter have returned from a stay in New York. ‘Miss Veni® Bogue is spen‘in‘ some time in Patterson, N. J., with her aunt, Miss Cynthia BOLTON NOTCH Mrs. Marion Scott from Great Rar- t_nzlon bas_been vd\m her Meoe. Howard and W. E._Rice were Man- chester visitors Wednesday. ] T. N. Skinner, who has been con- fined to the house by a lame back. is able to be out. "Hara from Andover visited Mr! "ld4a Davidson Sunday. Miss .Brown eof Hartford visited her sister at ‘M. W. Howard's Sunday. Mrs. Estelle Reed is visiting her tce in Boston. STORRS College Dramatic Club Rehearsing Sheridan’s “The Rivals”—Probable Last Appearance of Thompson and Dilion. The Dramatic club of the Connecti- cut Agricuitural college wil! present “The Rivais,” a comedy in five acts, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, in_the Huwley Armory at Storrs early in De- preceeds to go either to the Rea Crote or . to the = Student Friendship War fund. The cast follgws: Capt. Jack Absolute J. R. Dillon Sir Anthony Absotute .F. B. Thompson Bob_Acres S. B. Morse S‘l‘r Lucius O'Trigger . ‘B. A Callahan : L. Mrs. Malaprop ..Miss Gladys Daggett Lydia Languish ....Loretto Guilfaije Miss Helen Clark Mies Edith Anderson This will be the last appearance of Francis B. Thompson of Worcester. the American has learned e instalments on his Liberty with cheerfulness, though not with the look on his face of one who could think of nothing else he would rather do.—Toledo Blade. and Joseph R. Dillon, of Hartford, in the College Dramatic club casts, as they will probadly be included in the quota from the institution that will at- tend the winter Reserve Officers’ Training camp at Plattsburg. It is Rather Painful at Times. By a judicidus application of self- NOTICE Owing to the continued increase in the cost of pro- duction, we are compelled to advance our Electric Power rates. Commencing December 1, 1917, our interim Elec- tric Power rates will be as follows: o First 500 kw. .............. 6 cents per ks Next 1,500 kw. ............ 3l cents per kw.' All over 2,000 kw. .......... 214 cents per kw. These rates are for electric energy used in any one month. | ; Minimum charge per month $2.00 for the first horse- power connected and $1.00 for each additional horse- power x THE BOARD OF GAS & ELECTRICAL COMMIS- SIONERS OF THE CITY OF NORWICH, CONN. discipline h Italy has limited the supply of bread to half pound a day a person.. As a meansof home defense WESTINGHOUSE MAZDA LAMPS will do much toward pro- firearms. hnh.flfifltn&ewfidhtfifwgmvfleywwiflln most economical form of insurance. Fchuzed‘n.uwdlufotbme&feue,mfixmdtwflflbe equipped with Westinghouse Mazdas. We carry all sizes and styles in stock. ¥ THE NORWICH ELECTRIC CO >42 FRANKLIN STREET