Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 19, 1917, Page 6

GIFTS. Diamondr Make Royal Chiisimas Giff - Ferguson’ s . YOU GIVE A DIAMCND YOU CAN COUNT UPON YOUGIV e A e ———, — — IT'AS BEING THE MOST VALUED OF CHRISTMAS HAS B e ‘When you buy a D!AMOND from this store our repu- tation for reliability and square dealing assures you that you will get the utmost value for your money and get just what we represent the Diamond to be. By all means give a DIAMOND if you can. Call and let us show you our stock of DIAMOND RINGS DIAMOND LA VALLIERES DIAMOND SCARF PINS DIAMOND BRCOCHES DIAMOND CUFF LI'NKS,\Etc. Ferguson’s #7here all cars stop MR. AND MRS. CHESTER W. BARNES CELEBRATED COLDEN WEDDING Mr. and Mrs. Chester W. Barnes of Hamilten: Avenue Have Been Married Fifty Years—Received -Congratulations and Gifts From Many Friends. i B e, Saturday evening the golden wed- ding anniversary of Mr. and Mra. Chester Witter Barnes was celebrated at their home at 79 Hamilton avenue. The couple were married in Greene- ville, December 15, 1867, by Rev. Sam- wel Windsor. 3ir. Barnes was born in Norwich, March 16, 1841, and has Spent practically all of his life here. He was ent.ged in the grocery busi- ness on th: East Side for thirty years. He repre crted the town of Preston in the ' gislatore in 1830 and was in the st e senate in 1383. He has held sever—. ‘own offices. His wife was Mis- Ermly Dean Lemore. She was bo e in Norwich, April 3, 1846, and I spent all her lifs in this city. “lere were six children, four of whom ' are lving. They are’ ~Charles H, Philo F., Miss Lena I Barnes, and Mrs. F. A Pike, Therc are also three grandchildren: A reception was tendered Mr. and Mrs. Barnes by about 100 of their fricnds at their home Saturday even- ing with Davenport catering. Mr. 2nd Mrs. Barnes and their four chil- dren received. The reception was held from 6 to 10 and during that time an orchestra composed of Mrs. Elizabeth Danihy, piano, Miss Elizabeth Lane, vionin' ‘and Frederick _Bunce cello, rend#ed sejections ' The feature of the ovening was the duet by Chester nd Bertrand Pike, grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. Barnes. The couple re- ceived many gifts includi; alsot $200 in gold. i PUBLIC WATERING TROUGHS TO BE DISINFECTED Precautionary Means to Prevent the Spread of Epidemic of Glanders. Tuesday Commissioner of Cattle Whittlesey was in communication with City Health Officer Brophy and ex- pressed himself satigfied with the action taken to stamp out the epi- demic of glanders but suggested that uil the watering troughs in the -city be disconnected and thoroushly disin- fected. The disease is spread through discharges from the eves, nose and mouth and under such conditions the atering troughs become a menace to the uninfected horses. Dr. Brophy rotified First, Selectman Caspar K. Bafley, who in turn notified Street cliowws anl Superine of the w resuit thi nine roughs in city and the two in che town will be disconnected and aged this morning. Th= eight hogges of A. D. Lath hot Tuzsday ni ment with as plan- be secured to hovses will be ves can be propired. No : 5 ported Tuesd t> have the disease and recover. Two ven men, however, have diea 1o diseacs, Which thev cortraet- tresting borzes within the CHECK OF $310 SENT TO HALIFAX SUFFERERS. Sum of $65 Raised on Tuesday, Bring- ing Total Up to $701.85. The Halifax relief fund continues to grow and has now passed tne 3700 mark. Tuesday's total amounted to $701.85, of which sum $65 was raiced during the day. W. R. Creighton, who was _the originator -of the fund, re- ceived a check for $10 through the mails from one gonerous lady yester- day. A check for $310 has already been sent to the Red Cross headquar- ters in New York for use in the Hali- fax relief. Among those who contributed; Tues- day were: Mrs. G, Lord, Ring & Sisk, Friedberg & Son, A. Bon_rdman, C. M. Zahn, A. Goldblatt. . J. Fagan, William Trach- tenberg, J. A. George, A. E. Story, H. W. Cranska, Sidney R. Morrall, Charles H. Phelps, W. Manley East- wood, J. M. Sabourin, R. C. Jones, Brooklyn Outfitters, Marshall's, Austra L. Crie, Dr. John W. Callahan; Lee Clegs, Mrs. L. Herskell, M. J. Hedden, L. Weltin. Mrs. Charles S. Johnston, J. Doyall, Mrs. G. R. Ra.ndall. Friend, Miss Ruth Burton. ‘The contributors at the Thl.me!( Na- tional bank were: Dr. W. Tyler Browne, ‘the Misses Norton; Mrs. George W; Lane, Kather- ime A. Kent, F. J. Leavens, home de- partment Ledy. rnday school et al. Mrs Joseplr M. Burdick, Eil M. Whit. sey. ANNUAL MEETING OF £T. JAMES' LODGE. COfficers Elected and lnshlled for En- | suing Year—Ciarence 'A. Ranger | Suecceeds J. H. McNeeley as Master. At the annual meeting of St. James' lodge, No. 23, F. and A. M., held Tues- evening at Masonic tempie, re- of the officers which were ap- wed the organization to Se Hourishing -~ condition. - T2ose for the ensuing yvear Master, Clarence A. Ranger: seniof| \varden, Charles C. .Smith:. junior warden, leone "I, LaPierre: urer, Albert S. Comstock Walter M. BucKingham: senior deacon, James A. Bidwell: junior deacon. Lee |R. Robbins: semior steward, W. J. { Honeyman; junior steward, Herman J. {Glbbs: chaplain, Rev. J Areson’, P. M. Walter E. Gilbert; ty- {ler. James C. Fitzpatrick: trustees, Past Masters Henry. L. Bennett, S. | Alpheus Gilbert. Giibert 1. Hewit: e on dves, C. A. Ranger Buckingham, A. ance committee, thur G. Jenkins, Julian L. Williams, John H. McNeeley. The officers were installed in an im- pressive. manner by Past Master Al- bert S. Comstock,’ act as grand master, and Past Master George E. Parsons, as grand marshal. During' the vear there were ten raised as follows: Don A. Houghton, Otis B. Dorsey, Jrank H. Malloy, The- odore Levitsky. Clarence E. Carpenter, Willlam E. Manning. Walter S. Tarbox, Julian LaPierre, Fred Robinson. Bdwin W. Moore. There was one affiliation, Rev. J. W. Areson and one reinstate- ment. 5 The deaths during the year were Charles B. Chapman, Dec. 27, 1916; Willilam McCord, Feb. 7, 1917; Simon C. Gates, May 31; Henry. W. Tibbits, July ,22;" Samuel E. Bliven, ‘Aug. 11; Frank H, Smith, Sept: 25: Julian R. Dillaby, Nov. 10. There was one who demitted, leaving the total member- ship 233 a net gain iof two for the year. The lodge has had a successful year under Master J. H. McNeelev and there is every prospect for a continu- ance of the same under the direction of his successor. NINE PACKING CASES SENT BY RED CROSS. Special Order for 1,000 Cotton Pads Filled by Norwich Chapter—Gener- ous Helpers, Nine large packing cases were ship- ped by the Norwich Red Cross Monday n_response to the special order for 1,000 cotton pads. ~ The' non-abéorbent cotton for these was generously provided by John.T. v, Samuel Goldberg, Philip T. Welles and Frederick T. Sayles. The generosity, of these donors great- ly lessened the expense to the local chapter of filling this big order. A Get-Together Meeting. Thursday evening at 6.30 there will be held one of the series of get- together suppers which have been held during -the fall by the senior sym ciass. ‘All members wishing to attend are requested to hand in their names to Director Crosby or leave them at the Y. M. C. A office today. Tke topics which will be discussed in the informal talk after the supper will' be The Coming Conventio® nat Hartford and Activities in the Gymnasium. Un- der the latter, head,- basketball, track and other s’vmnnlum ml‘u will be discussed. Questionnaires Being Returned. The local exemption board is now sending out the government question- naires daily, the first 160 baving been mailed Saturday. ‘A board.of legal advisers with assistants has been ar- ranged so that no man need make any mistakes in filling out (hs sixteen pages of information required through not understan some_of the points. Twn of the ‘qu: ionnaires, those of J. Desmond ana Charles V.. James, 2 office of the board Mon- day moraiag ‘and it s o . that bring in more to be for Nasw Trial—Probate Cross Tuesday. Five of the twenty-one vouns men ordered to report Monddy in Fast Greenwich at the: office of. state di- vision No. 1, under the selective ser- vice law for military duty. failed’to appear,‘and it is probable that justi- fiable cause will be given. The seven- teen twho did report left for Saunders- town at 9.30 by trolley en route to Fort Adams in charge of the secretary of the board, George A. Loomis. Those who reported ar dric Delmar Blanchard. Peace Edward C. Thornley. Arcadla Earl B. Harrington, Washington; Adel- bart Leonard, Wakefield: Edvard Grant Kettelle, Bast Greenwich: Rich- ard Toombs, Alton: Gideon Louis Al- Ien. Goulds: Georse Douglass Havens, Westerly: Robin E. Dawley, Wood ville; Joseph F. Lynch, Wosterly; Ar- thur E. Clarke, Wakefield:, John_ Ed ward Casey, Peacedale; John A. Rdge, Siocum: Edward M. Erennan, Peace- : J. Aibert Burton, Bast’' Green : Fobert J. Donelly, West Kings. John H. Farnsworth, Leon G. T of Westerly. Those who did not report are Thom- as Francis McGrath, Manhattan state nospital, Ward's Island, New York Joseph H.. Main, Plattsburg :barreck New York; Coiby H. Crandall, Strat- ford shoal lightship; address Bridge- port: Richard-J. Butler, Jr., Westerly Mr. Butler is a clerk in the Wester- Iy postoffice and is not permitted un- der. the recent ruling to leave that Gepartment until Jan. 15. Messrs, Mc- Grath and .Crandall are out.of the state and - evidently did not receive their notices in time to report:as or- dered. Mr. Main has filed certificate for commission, is now at Plattsburg barracks, is exempt and the division has been given due credit. Juet prior to the departure of the seventcen men. for Fort Adams, tne Bast Greenwich auxiliary of the Amer- ican Red Cross presented each with a package containing a -sweater and a pair_of-flannel pajamas, Mrs.- Maurice K. Washburn acting for. the organizh- tion. Mrs. Willam Hadyman pre- sented to each man a New Testameni. cate Hadla Dahood,: dissatisfied with -the finding of the. jury in. the superior court at Westerly. in. reudering a. ver- dict, against her appeal from the de- cree,of the Westerly probate. court in the ‘appointment -of _Job .Thorpe .as Suardian of the person and estate of fier daughter, Mary Dahood, has. peti- tioned._to_Judge Barrows, who. presided at the triai, for a mew trial, on the sraund’that the yerdjct. was against the and evidence. Hearing -on the motion will be heard by Judge Barrows in Providence at.an early dat 2 A )ahood was placed by her mother in the Rock Nook home. Nor- wich, when she was 5 years of age. and. it is’alleged. was practically aban- doned: Atithe'age of 12 she was given over-to Mr.-4nd. Mrs. Job Thorpe, with, whom .she has resided as a member of the family-for seven years. Mary vas graduated fromthe Wasterly Eish school, class of 1915.- teachinz school in . Tomaquag about eight miles from Wester! lder the Rhode Island law -3¢ Ithe. right .to petition to the .probate court for appointment of a guardiun of her person and estgte and such a guardian. This Mary did, nominated Job Thorpe and the probaie {court. confirmed_ the nomination. The only. question Lefore the superior. court was whether. Mr. Thorpe is.a sultable were of opinion that he is and so rendered verdict for. defendant. There is a criminal case pending in the superior court against Mrs. Da- hood, in.which she is charged with dseaulting Mary while she was teach- ’ |ing in the Tomaquag school and with breaking up the school session. There- was a-regular session of the Westerly probate court Tuesday after- noon, Judge Edward M. Burke. In the estate of Amelia A. Hall, petition was received from Samual M. Cafthcart, executor under the will, setting ferth that there were six shares of the New York Reclamation company valued at 31,000 a share and a legacy of $100 for Hilda Belle Howes,. daughter of Frederick Howes. and asked that thers be transferred and used for the edu- cation, maintenance and support of the beneficiary. who is.a minor. In_the same estate the etecutor filed petition setting forth that $100.was due Ruth Prentis, a minor, and asked that the sum be paid into the savings depart- ment of the Washington Trust com- pany in her name, and subject. to her order when she reaches the age of 2 years. These petitions were continued to the next court session, the first| Wednesday in January. The Inventors-of the estate of Alice Conant was received and ordered re- corded. Judge ' Burke announced “that com- munication had been - recelved from Zeres W. 'Bliss, chairman of the state iboard of ‘tax,commissioners; calling at- tention to_ the-fact that under the in- heritgrice tax law no final accounts of executors, admjnistrators or trustees will be allowed ' by probate courts without the groduction of a certificate showing that the: inheritancetax and other: taxes have been paid, -or that theee: are no taxes. to par.- .- While the: probate court was in sus- pension of business on the part of. the legal advisory commiittee engaged-in assisting registrants to fill out-the new Guestionnaires, with Attorneys - Led. widge and Agard in attendance, as the on -was held- in the town: council cbamber. which 1s also the probate cofire room, .- As soon s the probate court journed Mr. Agard. retired 'and.Judge Lurke took his place. In, company -with Mr: Ledwidge, The first case was that o a votng man who declared he’was an alien and claimed exemption ,and filled out the ‘questionnaire accor ingly. He .said his.next io kin was a married: sister who-lives in Westerly. Tie knew she married a fellow named Jim about.a year ggo, but he did not know the, rest of the:name. Mr. Jed- widge pored: over' the. statistical’rec- crds. in. the ‘town clefi's office amd finally the .registrant. selected the. name of his married sister from. the Iist. More tbu\:n hour was consumed i filling out that questionnaire. An other registrant had not read over the questionnaire. as is expected before appiying to the legal advisory board for assistance. . .In both tliese cases the gervices of an Italan interpreter ; Was suuires A Westerly ~store ~and._. six days ‘away. The Monday . cilib fo_the Weaterly branc éafi Ted Cross. - Mére than 500 membm ‘were en- d_in the Red“Cross i the nqt s *donated ot ‘::‘A...W = Five Young Men Out of Twenty-five Did ‘Not- Get Off for Fort Adams Monday—Dahood 'Girls’s: Mother Petitions person to serve as such zuardian. The | Busi ity Christ: mas Tree Sectrad—Over 500 New Members Join Red been . placed . in _the Headquarters of he’ Westerly' branch of the American ed, Cross. The Laurel Glen Line company, is now operating 136 braiding machines in the manufacture of shoestrings. Bounties were offcred for _enlist- merits_in the "Civil war, and prior to the draft, ang there Was a small army of ‘bounty jumpers: The local committee. for the Armen- ian ‘Relief Fund has collected $2734 of the 32800 allotment, and the bal- ance-is:near at hand. Miss Katherine Gilehrist and Alfred H. Chapman of- New Haven, both for- mer residents of Westerly, were mar- ried December 5, in New Haven. Miss Mary Damarel was operated upon for appendicitis at .the J. W. Keefe “Surgery, .in. Providence, Mon- day, and with satisfactory result. Tce harvesting at"Wood River Jume- tion,- the source of Westerly’s ‘main sapply, was commenced Monday with inches thick. Chesebro, _of gton is harvesting ice 11 inches in”thickness. The snow scraper did £00d_service in the business centre of Westerly. This with the carting away of the snow from the gutters made the streets in fairly good " condition for velicular. trafic McNeil, of Leominster, has accepted the pastorate of he Pawcatuck Consregational church for a term of one vear. This s the cation period given.to'Rev. Freder- A. MacDonald; who is: engaged in Y. M. C. A. work in France. Andrew W. Fisher has received in- formation of the death on the battle- ficld of France, of two of his neph- ews, one a lieutenant in'a New Zea- land regiment and the other in an Finglish regiment. ‘They were not brothers, but each was a son of Mr. Fisher's two sisters. Tree Warden Gavitt brouzht into Westerly Tuesday a large trec se~ lected by him from a wood land with- in the town. It will_be erected. on the ljawn in' Wilcox park, botween the post office and the Memorial and_ Li- brary buiding and’serve as a Christ- mas’ cominunity - tree. STONINGTON Edward E. Bradley Sued for $5,000 Damages. by Ethel A. Main of Led- yard, Following- Automiobile Acci- dent—Big ‘Ice Crop Harvested. Edward E. Bradley *is defendant in a $5,000 suit for damages brought by Fithel A: Main® of Tiedyard, for ali>ged injuries received, by being struck with fan automobile owned by Mr. Bradie The accident “happened at the_ Ston- inglon. end.of the Pawcatuck bridge, as d8fendant was walking from one side of the. bridge .to- the other, prac- tically .crossing the-street. This ac- cident occurred more than a vear ago, and as no scttlement could be reach- ed the suit was instituted. Stonington Pointers. Daniel ‘Sullivan, . railroad section boss. whose right leg was crushed by belnz run over bv a' freight car at Stonirigton, and taken to . Lawrence hospital, New London, was reported tobe in an improved, condition Tues- Mr. and Mrs. William Fairbrother have as guests Mrs. J. Howard Pen- diston. and ddughter Dorls, of Brook- yh, N. Mr. and ‘Mrs. ‘H. J. Charlwood, who ave’ been guests of ‘Judge and Mrs. Wurtum A. Breed. have returned to their home in Hollis. N. Y. Joseph' A, Vargas' has harvested 2. tons ef,ice.from his lower pond, na has commenced cutfinz ice on the upper -pond. Mrs. W. Fred .Wilcox entertained the Auction Bridge ciub at her home in ETm" streét Tuesday evening. _-YANTIC Thirteen Names Secured for Red Cross Monday—Principal - Henry A. Tirrell Addresses ~ Educational Meeting— Other Speakers Heard. = - It was George Broming, not Brown- ing. who' was one of the first of the Hfl.lz “people- in the village to purchase rift stamp. leighing and coasting .ar> great in the village and automobiles are finding |going good. Ome juvenile sport who jconsidered time-saving _was . noticed riding a bicycle and towing two flexi- ble fiyers“en route to Schoolhouse lot I, where' eléctricity was ©a H. 3. Gibbs' Tawn Ralph Gibbs has a- miniature Fort Wright. Bom- bardments-are frequent. Red Gross Booth. A Red'Cross booth:was erected 'in W. E. Manning's store 'Monday and will be there until ‘Christmas. ,: Mr: Willlam E. :Manning” is. ih_charge of the booth.and had:as assistants Mon- |, day - Miss - Weeks “and Miss Marsorie 2, JThirteen - names were. subacribed”, toward the a1 membership fund.. .. - -. -~ T/, " Weomen's' Work .Abroad. W. -V He:has jon_his six trips e ocsan and taiks very. inter- estirigly. terviews with = Harry ‘Lauder; and “other musical and .invent- ive'geniuses. - On-one of his visits to England ‘King George pajd a_tribute to the: work- of %the \members of his ~the, electric . street r-nvn-. vm in the ammunition taétories and“are’ replacing men in any -lines of’ labor.- Frivate Willlam Hansen, U. S, A. of Fort Weight, mnm;d-h s T s’ visit Istand. sund-y after a few day ¥ Tirreli. r of Nor schools,” held o 2n inter- esting in _ the town hall :ef Frankiin l'hur-dhy'msenln' at ‘which ‘most of ;the 1. cliildren were pres- infil.nd.s—u'lmu Henry A. Tir- {eltoe: Norwien Fyes sDeaker and took.for his sub- rou.cHDo to HeJd Win Slp” axasoples of selt- \ learn-in order | d to - feed ~"a’ tor- in, 55 0 ts to UH ftft == MOTHER. T I HIWIIIIHHIII T " THE KIES COMPANY greatest wants in a small town with rural schools and explained how a £200 library. fund might be obtained London Vocational school are spending their vacation at their homes. ‘Walter J. Moran recently purchased in Providence was at her home for few days recently. Mrs. Fernando Wheeler and from the state for one. He also spoke |a horse and carriage so as to drive|Harold Flood were in New L. of other improvements. back' and forth to his work. Friday. Rev. Francis Child offered-the teach-| Mr. and Mrs. Rowland of Blackhall| A number from hers ait ors and others full use of the Pettis|were week end visitors of their niece,|auction at the Gardnmer p library now-stationed in the.parsonage | Mrs. W. J. Moran. quonoc. as well as his persoanl:library ‘clopedia and reference bool Mr. Child ‘has. had much ex along educational lines and his! of references-is valuable. Demonstration Lessons. Four of the:town's teachers were present ‘and -gave demonstration les- sons as carried on in the scheols, in ijanguage, story reproduction, history, chart drill, physical training and folk dancing and civil government. An exhibit of the progress made of pupily’ work was shown and consisted of language, arithmetic, writing, geog- raphy, history. and drawing papers, wood- carving, sewing, embroidery and crocheting. erience [ en upply thy Sunuday night after spending the week the cold weather and snow continues. again until Januarl 3; 1918, when they will for the Red Cross. guest of ner aunt, Mrs. Calvin Cutton Tugene Palmer is his recent illness. Mrs. Marcia’ Stanton entertaine sister, Mrs. Phebe Ford of Mysti D. A..Johnson returned to. Hartford recover d with his. wife. May Omit Service. 1| Mr. apd Mrs. Stanton Gates There - will not be.any services in| M~ 384 Mrs. Stanton Cates the Consregational church Sunday, If | hgs Prans Tor New Fock 1o be o for the winter, traveling in Cal Mrs. Harold Wilcox and so: spending the holiday season w parents, Mr. and Mrs. Byr The *Ladies” Union will not - meet start the new year by sewing ROAD SOCTIETY Mrs. Agnes Peabody has been, the London on Wednesday companied the piano teacher necticut college in his 1 Ali of Harvard’s regular 1915 ball team are in the service. e past week. Miss Jean Palmer who is at school “moosur Meeting of L. S. C—Edwin Lyon, of Naval Reserves Home on Brief Fur- fough. The L. S. C. met at the Eome of Mrs. William Gardiner . Monday _afternoon. After a short business session two chapters were read in “Hepsy Burke.” The next meeting will be with Mrs. John Midgley, December 3 Plainfield High Scheol second team has scheduled -a game of basketbail with the Moosup Stars to be plaved here Friday-evening. Betweep the halves. . In the High School hasketball prac- tice Tuesday afternoon-a new form of signals were - practicad. ~ The latter part of, the afterncon was spent in scrimmasge. * Edwin Lyon of the Naval Reserve and stationedat New -London, spent | Monday and Tueedly at his home on ‘Main street. " MONTVILLE it :Dress Rehearsal For Play—Sale’ and Supper_Planned. A aress renearsal was held in.thel chapel. Monday. night -for. the play,i /Aunt Hanpah's Quilting- Party, which | will be given this weex, The "Ladies’4 ‘Union will“also.hold g Christmas sale| {'ang ‘supper. the same night. | l. Chester “and’ Hope Camstdck,” ana " CHRISTMAS SHOPPING Timely W-mmgon Sonu of | 3 Its Dangers During the. season of Christmas shopping, great. care:should: be taken not .to unneceskaritly Sxposs; ypur: sclf to: colls -that are likely to result in grip_and :pneumonia.. The excite- ment -of- the time,- the ‘sudden \chanze from the close and'suffocating air of the big .stores to the street, are all | Doctors pianation ' for the’ annual-increase of sickness at this - Mn. Whllq this ill be of vaitie to.you-and may save our 1ife.if it causes you to.be care- i to avold'the dangers we Have pointed out. dangers. And ‘if - we u\n‘e You to avoid the aines, many of which ufl':&nt and poison- cus . drugs,” by ' again warning you agalpst them. it will be the means of Suitable for Christmas Giving in all depart- ... ments of our W;)men’sA and Misses’ a_nd Men’s and Youths’ Stocks. ll Manhattin | 121-125 MAIN STREET