Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 12, 1917, Page 9

Corps_at Funeral Dixon—=Near-Zero Writing té The Bulletin from Some- where in France, Adellard Barbeau, swhose home is on Dyer street, sends some comfort and the girls repil in which “which he is attached is located On Active American Expeditionary Force, i A few lines to let you know that “we are now in our training camp and that I am feeling fine. gered fn A guaint old town, the name ich I cannot tell you. of bi in the home: and the house in which I live was years ago, The people in.this village mre fine fo” know and their homes are com- fortable, but very old-fashioned. There built Many, many ire Do stoves in the ourselves. _(Mr. Freneh, so finds no difficulty in carry- ing on’ conversation people hére aré strange in their customs and they Wear wooden shoes, DANIELSON Adelard Barbeau Writes From France That Girls at Home Need Fear No Rivale—Big Liberty Chorus ned 6+ War Rally—Women's Relief back home as well as tell- jing of the quaint section of the sister Pi of Mrs. Horace Temperature. carries, stop, every one encouragement to in_the Yo the regiment to en shoes while Bervice, November 17. We are quar~ to us. We_are | Tell ali the boys s of country folks Year. houses, just great in_the gossip y af about the United States and France while we smoke and otherwise enjoy erty. chorus hall, Barbeau speaks | that he is Invitin over there). jein in the musical of u t a part gramme and that he wanl LIBERTY cKORUl Call For at Least 200 Singers For organist. War Rally Thursday Evening. B. 0. Wood, 'hblslol.flthemb somhe £« the i t he sound: old horn he |and Hon. Charles E. Searls, one of the < imstaze b ot the animals | most_eminent lawyers In Gornectiout, \ou can tell the giris back home that there is no danger of losing their | ance and the home guu« compeny soldier sweethearts over girls here are not as pretty as those U. 8. A would fmetimes to sat them, wearing wood- streets, and holding un b thelt Skirts 5 | the attendance thac fs wanted 8 little so the garments will not touch | fill the hall to overflowing. in the muddy streets. Most of girlies have square legs lllfl 1 don’\ believe they Know wha But they are fine girls and nfy kooa The | hds been invited. the back nome to write | wae nerd Taesd to me and say to all that I wish them | home of her son, a Merry Christmaa and a Happy New | services _:r: 1.30 .x mq the of the Saany | and will repory in ers, men~ woinen, to respond te this call to nmr— a tic duty. As many as %00 singers wanted. Mr. Wood expects them to meet him at 'the Town hall Thursday eveninz at 7.15, so as to have a few minutes in which to 80 over the numbers to be sung at the raly. will be the speakers. St. James' band will be in attend- #lson tauyi meet the all of the Dani laugh | state eouncil of defence to show in- terest ifi its war rally, as evefy town the [ and city in Connecticut is doing and should ¥ FUNERAL Mre.. Horscs Dixen. The funeral of \IH Horace Dhmn from -lter L. Dlxnn. wnh Ret. J. Winslow, with Miss Members W. R. C, attended. May Go to Texad. B. Frankiin and William corps, at the war rally ih ToWn ~ i - Thursday evening, said Tuesday &“‘t‘h"‘ o el Mol oy the members choirs of the cvhurches and other mingers in and -about town, to o~ all sifig- e | Texas, the aviation section, U. 8. A, Boston Friday. They from Boston to Fort Suits ‘Suits Fur Trimmed Coats “Pmtzess Coats . Dresses $10.75 Dresses $719.50 AND WAISTS WERE TO $27.50 WERE TO $29.50 WERE TO $45.00 Important December Sales WOMEN'S AND MISSES’ COATS DRESSES SUITS 51850 . $25.00 now $15.00 now $25.00 The suits are fur trimmed and tailored models, made of the finest materials, all interfined, wonderful values. SHIRTWAISTS FOR XMAS MVI‘“O.—-&’MHQ]‘- wmm.........vh,lmb‘lw Assortment includes handsome Beaded Waists _in smart suit shades, white and flesh, made of fine Georgettes and Crepe-de-Chine. These values can- not be duaplicated. rid:lylhdm‘wumly Andthér Young Patriot. Albert Mailhot, clerk in the Church company’s® st ‘will offer himself at Boston this week for enlistment in the United States Medical corps. Newsy Nm F James C. Nearing of Lowell wu a '\'fllor with friends in Danieleon people who have made irips to Fort Terry this weel tell of the frightfully rough water in the Sound and of practically all of the | reportea as from 6 to 10 above zero. !} Menry C. Fabér of Worcester Visite ea_friends here Tucsday. Thoy conducted the faneral, theit tualistic service folowing the regu- || iar church service. The bearers were Prank T. Preston, H. Hammett, ent A. Darbie and W. J. Crais. Buz? was in Westfield cemetery. TWood was the funeral difector. ADOPTS FRENCH CHILD ise Rose Seguin, Centrai doins (Other Beoston j™ Announcement was made in Hokton ihet Miss Rose Seguin, a student at Néw England Cohsercatory ‘of sic, i8 one of the 10 young Women s ai the institution wWho Maye adopted a little Fremch child each, Aies Seguin's parental home {4 {n Cen- Village, and sh= is well knowh in n and vicin! ies Secuin. with the _other ch Marshal Joftre is president ani irough which “the children it "5 cared for, The children are for the most part from Drome, and their mothers, who sre obliged since the @éath of the fa- hers, 10 toll as “‘domestique” OF s ‘cultivatrice” would find the task of cping their little ones at Home too #reat but for the splendid work of this soctety, Mies Seguin was one of coveral girls at the conservatore to riect for adoption children _whose es correspond with those of little ters or brothers who are In their own home. PUTNAM Only Three Out of Ninsteeh Volunteers Accepted by Naval Reeruiting Party ~=County Farmers' Meetings Planned —Funeral of Jean Baptiste Benoit— Waodstock Drafted Man & Blacker— Red Cross Branch at High School. Out of 19 applicants at the rodms of the Chamber of Commerce up to Ties- day night for enlistment in the Unifed 2nd were accepted by the party, Made up of G.- V. blacksmith second class. and Nichols, pharmacists mate. street, n; Covell, Abington and ward Pratt Allen, Pomfret, & medical liudenl at |- Pennsylvania utlvenitr Prati has not vet -migned his eniistthent *"‘%‘ however. 'he sixtoen wlh‘nm who wore ted wen - ering from defe utlvn . on which the navy tests are vere, or were unaervnnum et some other way not up to (Lhe standard of thgavy's réquireents, recruiting officers were Dot dis- couraged, however. Sng. hope o get goodly number of men Dul ot t.hll 4nd Yioinity during the week. w! early m-\hy afternoon. for the men who enlist must e fe %0 as to arrive at New H‘ar‘eu ®omre. time early, Saturday night. ing of the naval service, M. said T navy today offers fine opportun! {for young men and there is no et 3o ‘The navy wants only ing men and men that ocan good, whis he must do. Drunkenness is not tolerated in - the service and a man who i§ guflty of it more than once will Ard himsei? i| charged and #st ashors where he will | not contaminate the men who ho are do- ing Uncle ‘Bam’s work =t The navy is on a mn tandars ‘today and “rmlu that mares 3ol as & member o ' Jta personnei cun make good CWNT\‘ e l'flNQ Deputy A’nt Ee Arvanges for Ad. on Subjocts F-m-n. County Mont B. W. BElis of the indhom County Farmers' mo tion tor the - | Henry of France -ecne!y: u; Lol Boturany svents, dis- [ Here are the desirable presents to send to the boys who are on the fighting front. Let them have all the things they need. If there are any to be forgot- ten let it be among those who The | are stéying at home Sweaters——the proper kind, made ring neck or with mili- tary collar, $5 to $7 Mufflers of heavy wool $3.00 Waterproof Tobacco Pouch 25¢. Comb and Brush Sets . $2.50 Good Warm Underwear, 50c, $1.00, $1.50, $2.50. Heavy Arctics $3.25, $3.38 Comfy Felt Slippers .. $1.52 [, The Church Co. DANIELSON. CONN. John Labeile, Ballouville. Dairy feeds and feeding will be the subject at ahd Karl B. Musser will er. All of these meetings are to be open to persons interested in the subyem to be discussed. Questionnaire From M. anhu‘cttm A questionnaire submitted by a Massachusetts man was received at the Wl;a of the local exemption board ay. As no orders have been is- ;r“ag by the governdient for the use by ted men of these forms, the ques- tionnaire was réturned to the sender. Injured by Fall. - Mrs. John Waldo, who was injured at Danielson by fu_lllng and who was brought to the Day Kimball hospital, was reported Tuesday- as resting bty FUNERAL Jean Baptiste Benoit. Funeral services for Jean Baptisté Benoit were held at St. Mary's church Tuésdayy morning. Burial was in St. Mary’s cemetery. No Word From Halifax. Dr. J B. Kent said Tuesday after- noon that up to tHat time he was without Information ae to the fate of his nieces who were in and near Hali- fax at the time of last week's dis aster. Five More Join Birdmen. Of aight more Putnam young - men Wwho went to New London to enlist in various auxillary branches of the avi- atlon service five were accepted, mak- ng‘l total of ten from this city to go inte the aviation corps within th days. Goes Into !orvle- Llunm.ne J. 8. Healey, North Woodstock, who was commissioned at tes! has left his home to go He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Healey of Echo Farm. Slacker at Woodstook. Ellsworth Back, drafted man who failed to report for duty when called Swo ionths ag0, remains at his home Sesks Chapiain’s Appointment. _ Rev. Albert E. Stone of the Baptist Shurch is expected to return here today from Washington, D. C. where he went relative to ncunu an appoint- | ment a8 army chap Nérth Grosvenordale Wnnlor Matched. At New Britatn, Alex Lundstrum of North vapnordale is in training for matoh, scheduled for a powerful Greek, who was here with a carnical company last summer. The match js t6 be for a purse of $500, and'| the championship of New Englarif. Short Paragraphs. Meny nickeis'and dimes are being droped into boxes that have been plac- €d in atores about the city to secure smioke funds for the soldiers over there.” A eam.;nmant of overcoats for Lhe Putnomn h company 8 ex- pected here within & short Home.® e coats. which are of army blue cloth, have arrived in Hartford and are about to be distributed to commands throughout the state. The war bureau that is to be organ- 1ze@ here later will compile a roster of Putnam young men who have gone into the service and will endeavor to keep in uneh wllh each throughout the period of the war. HIGH IOHOOI. NEwWS Red Cross “Sub-Committess Named— Address by Plattsburg Lisutenant— Debate. & The committee appo lm(n&ed for form- ing the Red . Cross has started - its work and has wmnhd nuwr commit- Co:mlt&se 1 lhectic i or col on_magazines, 'f landy, Perey Richi Chariea Maher. W‘I(-r go‘::(:: Cliffora ‘Hogan, n dinsky, Omer Durand, ! Hawkins. Flag Committee — mu + Osborne, to appoint her own W\'kh& Today,—8 out of 10 merchants need ‘motor trucks and don’t realize xt°—that s why their business 8 times out of 10 is alhng behind their competitors,—for. want of motor trucks. When you on’t make the mistake of a truck, don’t buy a 3 "o-day ld-\nllOlp er one-ton h&h:fm.é-&m"'uxuu et et S premium in a few Maxwell Tmch Costs Less To Operate Besides this lowest first cost, a Maxwell Trud(b-thwm“ddmnd truck, even lower than horses. it uses very much less gusoline per mile, wflhw-fln-th-d. it weighs hundreds of poands less than any other one-ton truck, : -—h&.flfm-flhu&nfi-wm mm&. ealize what tor truck will do for your busi- o - o of tal on the burdenyof too big and don’t wait too long to buy. gl " wmsks just a8 strong and enduring as tie heavi est oneton truck mdu. Maxwell Truck Immediately Lowers Delivery Costs has power encugh and the a bigger, heavier truck, . , sturdy chassis, from its resstves One-Ton, Worm-Drive Track The Maxwell o-. motor te its enbreakable rear axle, is endability. built for endurance and dep It has the speed and ability to get there and mmpmhahummonh !Iupmpweu!mfiula. —and it will increase d wl.w«m your delivery costs at l-ntfifiypeveent. The MAXWELI;fONE-TON WORM-DRIVE TRUCK is the only truck f“mr costs g Body, ors, j . . Express mdurlnee, low first-cost, and low operating cost ourlelf the figures on Maxwell t are the wonder of the trans- e and ¥. 0. B. THE FRISBIE-McCORMICK CO. Glmn Truy. oh a Buvrard. Ma: Carpenter, Anm Arnold, Eisie Gallant, Irene enshaw, Beafrice Morton: Wheelo Hélen Byrnes Jeanette Gllbert, Helen Thompson, Ruth Alarich. - Serap Book Commistee-Miss Kent, chairman; Ines wer, _ Elizabeth Ranson, Dommy. Honon. Bdith Gee- son, Gertrua- Christmas B, wment—ur Han- fl}'» Miss Kelth, Miss Troy, . Eleanor tet. Sylvia W'healoek Lorena 'r.n. ‘of Platteburgh Life. Lieutenant Harold G. Elrod who re- cently received his commission From. Plattsburgh Training Camp spoke to the school Monday morning tegnrdmx \n.‘ Ernestine Davis. M o'clock, telling of the purpose of_ the other work and of its administration. Miss Caroline B. Freeman, temporary chair- fuan, was elected permanent chalrman for the town .of Ledyard. Mes. Chase, wh: saiared hers accompanied by Mrs. Winla Aaten, ale 80 of Norwich, a member of M Chase's exceutive committee At the close of thia meelmg the La- dies’ Aid society off the church Serv- ed a supper at which there was a fair attendance, Sunday Sermen. At _the Sunday morning service in the M. E. church Rev. James 3. Pot- ter's theme was The abbath Was Made ¥or Man, Mark 2:37-28, A petition for National consmuuon- al Prohibition to be sent to Congress. man Richard P. Freeman, was 8. commit - | tio: tee — Miss | vi rea, by Rev. Mr. Potter, who asked for sig- natures at the dlose of the service. The offering in the M. E. Sunday school, $4; was for Missions. The Epworth League evening ser- vice ‘wha led by the pastor with the topic, Epworth Herald Light. Guests From Maine. John G. Pottor, 3. D, ‘and Mre. Potter of Houlton, Maine, were IIH!B of Rev. James 3, . [Eotter and family at_the parsonage over Sunday. Dr. Potter is the brother of Rev. Mr. Potter and recelved his W. 8. commissi for service some weeks ago. He has been called to report for duty at Fort Oglethrope, Georgia, om December 13. Mrs, Potter will accom- pany hiny as far south as Washington, D. C, where the wiil meet, another brother who s ‘in service there. She will then_return to Houlton, Maine, Earle Mathewson of Norwich was the guest Sunday of his aunts, the Mizses Mathewson. Sergeant Samuel Lester of Fort Wright was a recent visitor at _the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Plattsburgh training and life. Negative Won. The Debating Club of Putnam High school held a meeting Thursdiy. After the wsecretary read the report of tl last meeting Charles Maher took the chalr. The debate was on the subject, Resolved, that !\;‘vemmens ewnership of railways, telephones and telegraphs should be desired. - The afftrmative team consisted of Ruth Bartlett, Mar- tha Euvrard and Lucy Pickett. The Martha But rmative and Sylvia Wheelock for \hu ncsnlve The es Were Miss Ci Red Cross Making Comfort Kits For Boys in Service—Petition Favoring Prohibition Bigned—Ex N-rwhj Corn lbov'. [ trict. CGorn Foods Exhibits. Miss Caroline B. Freeman, chatr- man of Home Economiocs of the vil- lage has solicited exhibits of Corn show of this, weel EAST WOODSTOCK ‘for | Dinner in Honor of Miss Harrist Hib. barc’s 85th Birthday—Patrictic Ser- mon. Mr. ana Mes. M. M. Giftofd have closed “hetr mome and 1ot Satu to Spend ‘the winter with thelr daugh- 5| ter. Mrs. Cliffosa Jordan, in Webster. Birthday Dinner. - Miss Earriet Hibbard celebrated her al meeting was cafied dor Ionumornnon to make comfort flll to send for Chris Address by Mre. Chase. Mrs. Albert H. . = Edward ¥. Lestér, of the Lester dis- ! corn foods to be taken to \nrwleh for the|3azs ..u"i.f?\- .\Ilm Phone 212 52 Shétucket St,, Norwich, Ct. 85th birthd Satirday, Sunday her niece, Mrs. L. H. Linderman enter- tainéd at dinner {n her honor relatives including Mrs, Chandler Tibbard ana son, Clifford, N. P, Hibbard and son, Bugene, all of North Woodatock. Engaged Fer a Month. Rev. Harry Lawson of Unlon preach- ed a patriotic sermon Sunday and was entertajned at dinner by C. H. Kil- lam and family. He-has been engaged to occupy the pulpit for this month. Cactus in Bloom. Mrs, Frank Foskett has & Christmas cactus with 65 blossoms. It is a beautiful plant and “greatly admired. A missionary meeting will be hela Wednesday aftérnoon with Mrs. Paul Gifford in Guinebaug. SOUTH KILLINGLY Gertrude Hall of the Oakes is North Groasvenordale for n ‘time: Mrs. Wiillam- Slater was in Dantel- son Friday. Sir. and. Mrs. Byron Place and-son, spent Bunday. with G. W. Barlow. <Mise Hartig was in Masheéntuck on in Thursday. Dexter, who i: employed in Providence ir oon to move his fami- iy there. A. E. Phillips was in Providence on Sunday. Thsre was a mooting. of the Wil ing Workers in Grangs hall Wednes- day afterncoh. A mieeting was held at the parson- age Friday evening to discuss plans for the yeas work in the church. Phebe Barber of Central Viilage hgs begh visiting at The Oakes. rman Barjow visited . her father in Dantelson Saturday. e READY NOW AT OLD PRICES ‘eceived) of Foley's selling at before- prices, This puts a well known Tagdioine, ready 1o tse. | Eon n homes at less than it costs to bus’ and mix dients yourself, and saves Bother Mre. ‘Mary Kishy .. Bpokane, Wash, write in bed with la Eripe: ed very badly. I took ley’s Honey and Tar. I; stopped my. Sougl and 1 got bel So_now I Am around the house again.” “The Leo & Osgood Co. A, F. WOOD “The Local Undertaker” DANIELSON, CONN Parlore ¥ Mechanic Street or easy terms while our allotment lasts. One mll, Chassis with Cab and Windehi BE ”: ‘,. o M"‘g'i‘&%wa"’# indahicld, $1080; take Ga wit) ab an ( ie s Canopy Body, Detr . S Combination Box Windshield, MOSTMI!IS m ~0ST MII.ES ONCTIRES' WOODSTOCK VALLEY Mrs, Sturgls 6f Brookiyh, N: Y. been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Crittenton. Herman J. Fensenheine and returned to their home in the Va Thursday. There will be a Red Cross meetin at Mrs. Eldredge’'s Thuriiay. Mrs. H, P. Leonard and daughter Thursda bride Maude, returned their home in Brooklyn. Miss Harriet Slingsby was In town Thu: and M of Putnas T A B pont of Bast Farms left severni ago for their brange plantation Orange City, Ma., to spend the w Waterbury—; Do you ever have the“blues”? That discou feeling oftén comes from a disordered stom- ach, or an inactive liver. Get your digestion in shape and the bile actmfi gmperly——thv the “blues” will disappear. mllsoonbecheerful,x{yout_a e BEECHAM'S ILLS the people’s remedy for 1ifi common ailments. act _thoroughly on the stomach, Mliver and bowels, and soon reg- ulate and strengthen these im- gcrtant organs. Purely vege- ble—contain no, harmiful drugs. henever- you feel despondent .a few doses will Make Things look Brighier JTHERE 12 no advers: 1um o Bul Ao resul g St M e o