Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 25, 1917, Page 7

/MERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS LADY ASSISTANT Cails Answered Promptly and Night 33 Main Street an THE BEST PLACE IS THE CHEAP- EST PLACE TO BUY FUR COATS anchurian Dog Black Coler’ anchurian Dog Wombat =lccoon anga. Russian Horse Russian Calf FUR LINED COATS NATURAL MUSK RAT, MARMOT, NUTRIA THE L. L. CHAPMAN CO. JOSEPH BRADFORD BOOKBINDER Blank Books Made and Ruled to Order 108 BROADWAY (N( (¢ CAVE WELDING & MFG. CO. Automobile and Machime Parts Welded. Garage work a Specialty. Work Guaranteed. ¥ 81 Chestuut St Tel 4. TEAMING AND TRUCKING DONE VERY PROMPTLY AND AT REASONABLE PRICES A, D. LATHROP ~hone 175 Cverhauling and Repair Work OF ALL KINDQ'ON AUTOMOBULES, CARRIAGES, WAGONS, TRUCKS and CARTS, Mechanical Rep: Painting, Trim- ming, Uphoistering and Waed Work. Blacksmithing in all its branches Scott & Clark Corp. 507 to 515 North Main St. WREATHS . FOR XMAS OR CEMETERY FLOWERS Nursery Co. T. H. Peabody. Tel, 986, “DR. A. J. SINAY Dentist Regms 18-10 Alics Building, Nemwich Phone_ 11773 DEL-HOFF HOTEL EUROPEAN PLAN HAYES BROS., Props. Telephone 1227 26-28 Broadway THE PALACE 78 Franklin Street P. SHEA American House 8pecial Rates to Theatre Troupes Traveling Men, Ete. Livery Connecticn Shotucket Street FARREL & SANDERSON, Props % Phone 734. “PROTECT YOUR FEET” G. Thompson, F. S. FOOT SPECIALIST LICENSED CHIROPODIST Mfr. Cummings’ Spring Arch Su, Buite 7.8, Alice Building, Nerwich Formerly of Waterkury thnm 1366-4 50 West Main St 1647 ©One of the historic plages in Norwich for over two centuries bas been the “"ADAMS TAVERN The trolley will get you there frem the eity la about fifteen minutes or Yoy ‘can run there in an automobile . DR.E.J. JONES Suite 46 Shannon Take elevator Shetucket Street entrance. Shone I3 no aavertl pE LI T business Norwich, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 1917. THE WEATHER. The depression that was in the up- per Mississippi valley Sunday evening has now reached the mouth of the St. lawrence. It has been attended by light rains and much warmer weather in the Ohio valley, the lake region, the middle Atlantic and' New England states. This depression is being fol- lowed closely by an anti-cyclone and s marked depression:in the tempera- ture which now_exiends tthfoughout the Dakotas, Montana, Minnesota, nerthern Wyoming and the Lake Su- perior region. ¥reezing temperatures extend southward to Oklahema and the Texas Panhaldle. Except for light local rains in the east gulf states and Tennessee and-local snows _along the Great Lakes and northern New Eng- land, the weather will be generally fair Tuesday and Wednesday In all parts of the Washington forecast district. It will be decidedly colder in the lower lake region, the Ohio valley and west- ern Tennessee and the cold weather somewhat modified will reach Atlantic coast districts by Tuesday night. Cold wave warnings have bee issued for the Ohio valley, Tennessee, Mississippi and the imterior of the west gulf states. Forecast. Southern New cloudy and much Wednesday fair. Observations in Nerwich. The fellowing records, reported from Sevin's pharmacy, ehow the changes in temperature and the barometric changes Monday: land: - Partly colder Tuésday; 7a. m 6 p. m ‘Higest 44, lowest Compari: Predictions for Monday: rain and warmer. Monday's weather: with showers; warmer; Snow or, ‘Threatening, southwest Moon and Tides. High || Moon Water. || Set: SEIARESy Six hours after hizh water it 1s 1 tide, which_is followed by flood tide. s 1= Eeliowed by ! GREENEVILLE Red Cross fWork Makes Gain—Fu- neral of George E. Brooks—Per- sonals. - The workers for the Red Cross were on their job at Pitcher & Service's on Monday. The number . of new subseriptions was large, and it is ex- pected that Greeneyille, when the count is made will have sone “over the . & The girls in charge of the work on Monday were Miss Retta Sheehy and Miss Teresa Leonard. FUNERAL p George Edward Brooks. Monday afterneon at 2 o'clock the funeral of George Henry Brooks took place from the henie of his nephew, William J. Hastings,' of 73 Prospect street, Many relatives and friends attended. “Among the many flowers was a pillow from the shopmates of Mr. Brooks. Rev. Charles H. Ricketts offigiated and made a short address. The bearers were John W. McKin- lay, Louis H. Geer, Joseph H. Hender- sen and William Kramer. The bur- fal was in_the .Yantic cemeterv and Rev. Mr, Ricketts read a committal service at the grave. Mr. Brooks was a_capable and faith- ful workman and was in ail ways a gooq citizen and favorably known by the people of the section of the city whepe he lived. His death was caused by a shock, from which he suffered for 15 days, Undertakers Church & Allen had charge of the funeral. Personals. Miss Goldie Kaplan of New York city is spending -the holidays with friends in town. Martin Peterson is home on Hickory street for over the Christmas holidays. He is a student at Boston Tech. Miss Margaret Leonard. a nurse in St. Mary's_hospital of Waterbury, is home on Hickery street for over Christmas. — Edmund Coughlin, who is a stu- dent at the Catheolic University, is spending the helidays with his par- ents on-Prospect street. Charles Yeung is at the home of his parents on Fourth street for Christ- mas vacation. He is attending Cath- olic universjty. Corporal Kirk Rieketts is spending Christmas at the home of his par- ents, the Rev. Charles H. and Mrs. Ricketts of Prospect street. Miss Mary McCarfhy is_epending Christmas at her home on North Cliff She is a nurse in the St. Thomas hospital of Hartford. Mrs. M. J. Soloman and her two daughters, Mildred and Lillian. town Monday to spend the heildays Wwith her -parents of Chesterfield. RED CROSS GETS 364 MEMBERS IN CHURCHES. Thought That Over 6,000 New Mem- bers Were Enrolled During Local .Campaign. Saturday the -membanm £ th of o Red Cross reached 4,459 ‘udpthe collec- tions totaled $5,687.73. Of this ameunt received Sat bers, 3 but the final returns will r;‘t'mnm until the last part of the week. —————— Ten thoeusand war substl - fludlns ;l.fioéi food -ubutltutefl::: n’n':v n use insGermany, according to of- fictal statistios. . \ Agan:ls, and Operators Get Increase . Central Vermont Railroad Grants Employes $5 to $10 Per Month—Will be Paid for for Sunday Work Also—Will be Paid New Rate From Oct. 1. It has been announced to the agents and operators of the Cemtral Vermont railway that the committee repre- senting them in securing an increase in wages has been successful and tiht they will receive an increase of &e- tween $5 and $10 per monmthy, The committes which has W Mor ‘the increase is comprosed in H. J. Gibbs of Yantic, chairman, L. J. Mannie of St._Alexandria, Quebec and 1. J. Coughlin cf St. Albans, Vt. ~ The committes alse announces that it has secyred extra pay for Sunday work, a condition that - exists only along the Maine C 1 and the Ver- mont Central Railrogds. There is much Sunday work necessary and it was thought that there should be seme extra racompemse. -There are about 180 employes that will he effected by r.hgi‘ last K&M RS ny -other improvements in work- ing conditions- were secured and the increase coming as it does now amounts in the agsregate better than 20_per cenmt. 5 0 It went into effect Oct. lst, and back time will be paid to the em- pioyes before the first of January. This will amount to from $15 to $30 on each 3 position, a distribution of perhaps between $4,000 and $5,000. During the present year the increase oiven in salaries, including the ip- Crease given June 1st, amounts to 38 per cent., and is in no small measurethe results of the interest taken by the president of the Central Vermont rail- way. E. C. Smith, formerly governor of Vermont ,a man who was always favorably' dispoged to treat labor fair- ly while in office and who has been able to show the results of his inter- est while dealing with the, real prob- lem. A local man who is a member of the committee, H. J. Gibbs, when Guestioned in regard to the statement issued, said that the very-best of feeling existed between employes and cfficials of the road and also said that this branch of the service has always co-operated with the officiais in order to give the very best service possible. . ~ All of the men are standing loyally by the company in these trying times of hard, incessant labor and are trying to do their bit on this side of the water in order to keep things moving in the best possible way. NEW Y. M. C. A. BUILDING DEDICATED AT FORT WRIGHT. Appropriate Services Were Held on Sunday Afternocon. At Fort H. G. Wright Sunday oec- rred the dedication of the new army Y. M. C. A. building. This event marks anethep. step forward in the program of the army ¥. M. C. A. in this dis- trict, buildings already in use at the submarine base and Fort Terry, spe- cial quarters in gevernment buildings at Fort Trumbull, Fort Michie'and the state pier. The dedication service took place at 2.30 p. m. with the following hymn, responsive reading. ¥ The Act of Dedication. TLeader—To the worship of Almighty God and in the service of humanity. Congregation — We 'dedicate this ‘house. Teader—¥For all our soldiers and sailors. - Congregation — We dedicate . this house. Teader—As an inspiration to patriet- ism and as a pledge of loyalty. Congresation — We dedicate this Louse. Jeader—In the nmame of the Father, Son and Holy Spint. 2 Congregation — Wé dedicate this house. . o Dedicatory prayer, hymn. /- - Greetings from the ~Army—Coloneél Henry S. Dorsey. Selection—Orehestra. 4 v The Y. M.'C. A in the War—Joha €. Church, general secretary. The Y. M. C. A. and the Army gm‘phln-—flarry C. Meserve, C. A, N. Hymn, benediction. Colonel Burgess, the officer in charge of the coast defense in this district, presided. The dedication ceremany was condueted by Chaplain H. C. Meserve. ‘The buildings at Fort Wright and the submarine base are the same type, The central part’ of the building con- sists of a large ‘social room with a Greplace, stage at one end with dress- ing rooms on the ather. In the other end are offices and in one corner a ladies’ retiring room for the use of the local secretary. At Fort Terry the building is 120 feet long and contains the social fea. In the course of the cere- mony Colonel Burgess deseribed his contact with the army Y, M. C, A first at West Point, then the Philippines. and again in this country. Colonel Burgess said that when he entered the army the forces copsisted of two branches, the army ahd navy, to which have since been added the aviation and subsea forces. Indispensable have become two other main arms, ot the Red Cross and the army Y. M. C. A. Colonel Henry S. Dersey added his cordial commendation to that. of Colonel Burgess. COMMON PLEAS COURT MET IN NEW LONDON. Motien List Matters Disposed of and Assignments Made. The court of eommen pleas sat in New London Monday mornig to try the case of Mary Antonatos against Chios & Antonatos of New London for $360 for services ih a restaurant com- ducted by the defendants in that city. The judge took the papers. At a seasion of thes court in the af- ternoon the following motion list mat- ters were disposed: The cases of Solomon vs. Spitz, bond for prosecution; Norwich Woodwork ordered in the case Jone: 5 Answer or other pleadings in ten daye were ordered in the cases of Golden vs. Vars. Kaplan vs. Smith, Palmer Motor Sales Co. vs. Hewitt. The following cases were assigned: Dee, 29, at Norwich—Peck, McWii- . 14, at Norwich—Janette Manu- facturing Co. vs. Jackel. 5 CITY COURT. il o Twenty-two Cases Were Disposed of |liam at Monday’s Session. There were 22 cases in the eity court Monday morning and they were dis- Dpesed of in the following manner: There were five cases of drunkenness. One man was sent to jail for 30 days, while the others wese fined. charges were al- lldmlea to go after getting Some good vice. g Charles F. Williams paid $3 for run- ning a motorcycle without a Duff Harper was given 1 jait and costs for taking cl the Falls mill In tl-euc:;e of ;ha Mr» hit were _mi up in a stabbing .affray Saturday night, the services of Ralph Diveto -as interpreter were . Four of them were fined *and their :flld amounted to $51.24, which ~was days in loth from Lieut. John M. King Home on Fur- lough. g | | Dr. John M. King; the Norwigh-den- t, now a junior-grade lieutenant g:ainsg, “n:’a.nnod nt’!’flh- D:. BROWN UNIVERSITY TO HAVE SUMMER SCHOOL In‘Response to Government’s Call for More Trained Men. Brown university is to have a sum- school, Faunce of Brown university, address- ing the undergraduates in the morn- ing ehapel service, anfiounced that courses of study would be offered at mer President W. H. P. the university for a period of twelve weeks in the summer of 1918—at least enough courses so that a student can secure one semester’s creflit one summer's work. Tuition will be at the regular rates, according to the number of courses the student takes. Most students will not take over three courses at once, and some courses will oceupy six periods a week. This innovation comes in response to tife government’s demand for train- ed men. Engineering students npw in_their junior year will be able te complete tbeir work and graduate about six months in advance of the regular time. Pre-medical students will be allowéd ‘to cover their prepara- tory work in the shortest pessible time. The new summer school will offer all undergraduates an opportu- nity for greater efficienc: Faunce safd: *“It that our great plant, grounds and buildings, laboratories ana libraries, wshould lie idle for four months of the year 1918. We are not, content to see eur machine shops. closed when every wheel in the nation shoyld be turn= ing. eur chemical lahoratory idle: when the nation absolutely depends on applied chemistry, our engineering building useless when the government is calling for five engineers for every one that we cap furnish, or our blo=. logical laboratory deserted when bac- teriology is absolutely essential to the success of every camp and trench as well as every city. “Our students fall into twg classes: those who ought to go to werk next summer on tie farms, ip the munis tion plants, in_seientific laboratories or engineers’ offices: and those whe. ought to go deeper into study by re- maining at eollege. Students who are above the draft age will gladly await the call of their country: those who' are under that age must next summer either work er study with a devo- tion weorthy of the national ecrisis.’ Dr. is not right every MANY CONCERNS GIVE EMPLOYES THRIFT STAMPS Over 40,000 to Receive Their First Savings Start Christmas. More than 40,000 employes of the va- rious manufacturing establishments in this state will receive thrift stamps and thrift cards from their employ- ers ‘before Christmas. This action on the part of the manufacturers has been taken in response to an appeal sent by Howell Cheney, state director’ of the Natiomal War Savings commit- tee. Recently Mr. Cheney sent out & uest asking those ir charge of the valious industrial concerns in Con- nectieut to take suitable recognition’ of the new thrift movement by giving thrift stamps to their employes. The response to date has been highly grat- ifying to Mr. Cheney, who expects that- within the next few weeks every one of the 250,000 factory employes in the Mna.u will be the possessor of a- thrift In Bridgepert alone, more than 20,- 000 industrial workers in the factories have been given thrift stamps, and al- ready a campaign of service and’ sav- ing -has started which promises to have a beneficial effect on the rest of, the state. Z In South Manchester, the 4,600 em- ployes of Cheney Brothers have been vresented with thrift stamps, and in New Haven the 2,700 workmen of Sargeant & Co., have also been given ihrift stamps and thrift cards. In Unionville the workers of the Upson Nut company and other concerns have received gimilar gifts. 5,120 employes of the Travelers In- surance Company of Hartford, In- cluding both those in the home office and in the field, have received thrift' stamps. 3 UNION LYCEUM Meeting at Grace Me- I Church Is Led by Mrs. Wil- liam Fields. Unijon Lyceum met at Grace| orial Baptist church, Mrs. Wil- Fields presiding as president. The opening hymn sang was Blessed Assurance. The Scripture lesson was read from the 20th chapter of St. John .by Harrison Payne. A prayer was offered by Mr. Payne and a hymn was sung, Oh, How I Love Jesus. The of last-Sunday’s minutes took their usual gourse and were approved. A hymn was sung, I Must Tell Jesu: The programme was arranged b: Miss May Bell Lacey as follows: Selo, Miss Elizabeth Lacey; reading, Mrs. ueenie Gush: splo, Miss Luecik lackson; reading, Miss Lottie Sylvia: solo, Miss Pearl Smith. - Short ad- dresses were made by Rev. Dr. Dick- enson of Stonington, Conn., and Har- rvison Payne. . P . A collection was ‘liffed by Miss | Franeis Fields and Miss < laros. The meeting.came to a close by singing God Be: With You Till We eet Again and . Dickinson: Donated Service Flag to Y. M. C. A. DECEMBER MEETING WIiLL BE HELD IN DANIELSON President J. E. Vaughn Sends Out Notice to Members of Eastern Con- necticut Chamber of Commerce. The December meeting of the East- ern’ Connecticut Chamber of Com- merce will be held in Dantelson, on Thursday, Deé.’ 27, at 12.15 o'clock (noon). ~TLunchebn _will be served at the Danfelson Inn. “After the luncheon there will be discussion. The business meeting will convene- and the follow- ing order of business taken up: Report of committee representing business men of eastern Connecticut on equitable adjystment-of- fares on the Shore Line Hlectric Railway. Er- nest C. Morse, chairman, Putnam: F. E. Bitgood, Danielson: George F. Tay- lor, Willimantic; Otto E. Wulf, Nor- wich; A. T. Miner, New London; re- port of: the Mohegan Trail commit- tee® ' Honry G. Peck (ehairman) Nor- wich; F. C. Chidsey, New Londo George. H... Bradford, Montville; * Dr. C. H. Jennings, Jewett City; Rev. W. A. Kesfe, Plainfield; F. E. Bitgood, Danielson; E. C. Hogers, Putnam; Jesse Prescott, Webster. A discus- sion by J. E. Vanghn of the advisa- bility of recommending to the cham- bers of commerce of eastern Connec- ticut. the great need of centralization of freight deliveries will be heard. A full representation of the adjust- ment of fares and the Mohegan Trail committees is' expected. BACKUS HOSPITAL REC‘WEB NEY UTENSIL STERILIZER Haspital is in Holiday Garb and Ev- erything Suggests the Yuletide Sea- son. ; “ The 'W. W. Backus hospital has re- ceived a modern utensll sterilizer from a Jocal man wha has always had a deep interest in the institution. The new plece of apparatus will be installed in the sterilizing room near_ the operat- ing room. e is attractively decor- ated in Fhristmas colors of red and green, the coridor and reception room being decorsted by a committee from the Central Baptist church which in- cluded Mrs. ¥. Messinger, Ehfle— Ruth Foster and Ruth and ‘The employes of the ‘hespital will have a Christmas tree in the service building and all the tables of the nurses’ Hiome have bouquets of flowers. provided by & Miami ladv. The Alumn! Assocfation has ‘given Christ- mas ‘stockings te the children's ward, nhonograph cords t¢ the nurses’ home and rotted plants to the hospital A grateful patjent. bas provided a turkey dinner for the nurses and C. L. !?;l’éb-td has gurmished them with candy, MANY WAR BUREAUS ORGANIZED IN STATE Norwich is Ameng the First to Come to the Front New Pilan. The work of eotganizing war hbu- reans in eifties and townse of the state, one -of - thé mast -imnortant steps yet authorized by thg Conneeticut State Council of “Defense, has progressed to the poifnt where at least eleven such bureaus are alrcady organized and “progressed /o the point where at least 11 such bireaus already are organized and e/ght others i cess ‘of organization. Those so far organized cre in the following cities and towns . Bristol, Bast Hartford, KXillingly, Manchester, Meriden, Norwich, New Britain, _Portland, West .Hartford, ‘Wethersfield and Windsor.. ‘War bureaus that are partly form- ed hut have yet to complete . their organization are located in the fol- Jowing places: Hartford, Middletown, New London, Putnam, Simsbury, Torrington. 5 As soon as they are definitely o ganized the -war bureaus receive no- tices that they. are thereafter con- sidered twe official, authorized repre- sentatives in-their districts of the state of Conmecticut for-all war work, The- bureaus are 'd d and em- powered to .superyise and direct all war activities in their towns or cities, except. of such organizations-as the Red Cross, which are national in seope and with which the bureaus will make every effort to co-operate. The bureaus will also be closely ailied to the local governments of the places in which they are located. , The general plan. of erganization calls for war bureails compoged of a chairman and an” active executive committee consisting of carefully se- lected representatives of government, the Red Cross, the Cham ber of Commerce, the War Savings di- rector, the chairman-of the committee on Woman's Activitiss of the council and representatives of other organi- zations engaged -in war or public ser- vice work. _The bureaus would also have a number of committees which would take charge of various special duties, such as relief for the depend- ent families of soldlers and raising money for various war funds. The chief advantage of the war bureau plan is that it centralizes in one place and under the supervision of one committee, all the war work of a community instead of allowing the energies of the community to be dis- sipated ‘g tralized and over- lapping’ efforts. With the co-pperation of the state council, war bureaus are rapidly being organized in every part of the state and it is expected that in a short time-they will be estab: lishéd In every community of consid- erable wize hetween the Massachu- setts horder and the .sound. .CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS Will be Given Out on Christmas Morn- ing teo All the Shut-ins. There will be Christmas trees in all the “wards at the State Tuberculosis Sanitarium this morning and the gifts which have been provided by generous friends will be distributed to the pa- tients. The following menu will be served at noonm: Censomme Queen Olives Stuffed Turkey Jelly Erowned Sweets - Mashed White Petatoes Creamed Onions Minee Pie Nuts Coffee New Haven, Rockville, Celery R Compensation Agreements. Four compensation agreements have \been approved by Commissioner J..J. Donahue. ey are: i . Charles J. Ducy, New London, em- ' bloyer, and Willis R. Dart, New Lon- | don, employe, badly sprained and wrenched wrist. The Reed r = ice_Co., New Lon= ?n. ‘emp] | New nman"‘ J d_Joseph Cordaski, _benediction by Rev. | Mbnday evening the Norwich Y. M. flag'} C. A. received a large service per from Mrs. ‘Harry E. Higgins. The flag which will be hung on the Tront of the association building- within a few days, will have 41 stars: This is, one of the it 3 of: THE PORTEOUS & MITCHELL CO. Merry Christmas " To All STORE CLOSED TODAY IN OBSERVANCE OF CHRISTMAS DAY THE PORTEOUS & MITCHELL Co. TAFTVILLE Christmas Rush. at Lbc.ll Postoffice— Hours for Christmas Day—Basket- ball Game—Personals. The local postofiice was very busy Monday, getting all the incoming mail sorted and keeping the extra heavy outgoing mail in order. packages have been sent by local peo- ple to their friends and relatives at the front or at the various camps. | The postmaster gives notiee to. the public as to whed the office will be clesed or opened on Chrstmas day. The hours given are: Cloged from 8.15 until 11 in the morning, and from 13.45 umtil 7 in_the afterhoon. Office will be open frem 7 until § in’the evening. Christmas Exercises ~at the Occum Scheol. ] The closing exercises of the term were held in the Océum school Fri- day. The entire school took part. The teachers of the grades who had charge o farranging the pregrams were Miss Julia A. McKay, grade 1. Miss Mary E. Shields, grades 2 and 3, Miss Rena B. Murdock, grade 4, Miss Alice . Kilroy, grades 5 and 6, Miss Anna L. Welsh' (principal), grade 7. The program was .as follows in grades 1, 2,3 and 4: Song, Star Span- gled Banner, class; recitation, Christ- mas Bells, Fred Champagne; Song. Santa’s Land, class; reeitation, Santa Claus,” Stefa Chrzan: sons, Away in a Manger, clags; recitation, A Brave Child, James Currier; violin solo, -Holy, Holy, Holy, Aldora Paquette, accom- panied by Yvonne Paquette: recita- tion, Christmas Secrets, eclass: song, Jolly'01d Santa Claus, Gertha Koziola, Vivian Tebo, Stefa Chrzan, Aldora Pa- quette; recitation, A ‘Beautiful Story, Aldora Paquette; Peace, Valeryia Konicki; Hope, Delia Paquette; - Joy; Lucille Carter; Good Works, Yvonne Paquette: Love, Eva.La’Roche; song, Jolly Old St. Nicholas., class: repit: tion, O Santa Claus. Ethel Richards song, Dear Old Santa Claus, = class; recitation, Why Do Bells at. Christmas Ring? class; song. Come, ‘All Ye Faith- fal, class: recitation, Sing a Song.of Santa Claus, Irene Lavallie; recitation, Santa Claus, class; song, Christmas Song (69), class; recitation, Christmas Joy, Vivian Tebo: song, America, class; Salute to the Flag. a5 In grades.5, 6 and 7: Star Spangled Bannef, school; Conmecticut Hymn of the Flag, srade 7; song, O Come. All Ye Faithful, school; Christmas Belis John Coffey; reading, The Origin of Christmas, Fmma _Filligar; piano dvet, Purple Pansies, Blanche and Eugene Fountain: quotation, December, Astrid Benson; gong, Hark. the Herald Angels Sing, school; Christmas Carol,_ grades 5 and 6; A Christmas Wish, Herman Czrkowsky; Sings of Christmas Time, Annie Coffey; The Story of the Christ Child, Helen Mell; Tripping Through Daisies, piano, Blanch® Fountain; The Tiptoe Man, _ Oberline Lambert; Christmas, Everywhere, William _ Sei- fert; viplin solo, Passpied, Mabel Lam- bert;. Quotation at Christmas, Edwa; Beyond, piano. Fugéne ountain;. The Bethléhem Babe, Hen- riette Green: Why the Bells of Christ- mas Ring, Leola Le Garey; Iris, piano duet. Blanche and Eugene Fountain; A Christmas Visit. Eva Rainville; Merry Christmas, Blanche Fountain; Salute to. the Flag; America, school; march, King bf the Air, Eugene Foun- tain. \ Anthony .J. Haspod Honorably Dis- charged from Navy. Anthony James Haspod of South A street, who was formerly stationed on the U. S. S. South Carolina, is home. He was badly injured in an accident aboard that ship when she was at dry- dock and has been given an honorablé discharge. Basketball Game. This (Tuesday) afternoon .at Par- ish hall, the Blue Ribbon team of flimantic willl play against the Demofi Five of Taftville. The game is expected. to be: a hard one but -the local boys feel sure that they will come out with the long emd of the score. Take Down Old - Pole. Several weeks ago- the ‘Shore Line Electric Co. put up a new pole across from the postoffice. The old one which had been left standing was chopped ?om by workmen on ‘Monday morn- ng. . % Personals. Carl Kloss has actepted a pesition in the office of a Norwich printer. Harold Heap will start working at the People's Store on Wednesday. Eugene Mercier from Fort Terry is at his home on South B street for Christmas. - . Michael and John Murphy are. at their home on South A street for over the holidays. John Sullivan, who is stationed at Fort Terry .is at his home on South B street for ;the holidays.. . Robert Brierly .of - New - Bedford is' Many large | spending the holidays with friends who live on Providence street. Fred Roessler is heme from Camp Devens for over Christmas. He will ;| visit with his parents in Lisbon. ‘Thomas Sears, who is‘in the Naval Reserve camp at Hampton, Va. wa ;3. vigitor in Taftville Monday even- ng. Robert Pilling is home on_ Provi: dence street for Christmas. He is in the Naval Training Station at New- port. in town for the He is in the 34th stationed at Fort Harvey Benoit is Christmas holidays. Co, L. I S, and is Terry. Delphis Pubrenil,’ who ‘is working at the aviation field ‘at Hampton, Ba as a_carpenter, is visiting with friends In “Taftville. William' McGarrigle .is at his home for the Christmas holidays.’ He is in the Naval Reserve and is stationed at New Lendon. RIVER BARGES RELIEVING . CONGESTION OF FREIGHT. Thousands of Tons Are Being Taken from Burden of Railroads. ‘Washington, Dec. 24—Thousands of tons of freight are beins taken from th: wartime burden of the railrosds by river barges, according -to information made. public today by the department of commerce. To cope with- the in- creased traffic, new terminals are un- der comstriction at Memphis, Nash- ville, St. Louis, Peoria, St. Paul and Minneapolis, and improvements gre be- ing made at New Orleans, Montgomery and Mobile. Government barges are being used on the Mississippi, supplemented by steamers under the-jurisdietion of the department of commerce., The United States Steel corporation ‘has under construction’ a flect of 70 bargeg-for use on the upper. Ohio _and Mononsa- hela rivers. A fleet of 24 barges of 2,000 tons’ capacity and four towbaats are heing-built for use from. St: Louis to St. Paul, and the secretary of state of New ,York has asked Secretars Redfield . where he can haye built a fleet of barses for the New Yori: state canal. i Foodstuffs are being moved, in large: quantities’ on_southern streams, par- ticularly the ~Alabama. rivers, which are being utilized to float corn to the; gulf. = — e = DIED 2 GORTON—Entered into rest, in. this city, Dec. 23, 1917, Sarah J. Gerton, aged 80 years. 2 Funeral _services at the Huntington' home Wednesday . afternoon, Dec. 26, at 2 o'clock. < COBB—In New Londoun, Dec. 22, 1917, Ezra &Lortimer Cobb, aged 53 years. SMITH—In New London, Dec. 23, 191 ‘Ada Emma Smith, daughter of Mary Emma_ Comstock -and-the late Ralph S. Smith, aged 49 yvears. ABEL—In Norwichy Dec. 23, 1971’ ward Leroy. Abel, aged 57 years. Funeral at 240 West Main street Wed- nesday, Dec. 26, at 2 o'clock. Inter- ment in Willimantic. CALLAHAN—In this city, 1917, Bridget A, Callahan. Funeral from the home of J. ‘Me- Namara, 132 Broadway, Wednesday morning -at $.30. St. Patrick’s church at 9 o'clock. Ed- Dec. 24, CARD 'OF THANKS We wizl: to ~thank all friends for their kindness duripg the iliness add since the death of George E. Brooks: also those who sent flowers. MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM S. HAST-{ INGS AND FAMILY. Church & Allen 15 Main Street _ FUNERAL - DIRECTORS EMBALMERS Lady Assistant * & ; Telephone 328-3 <7/7 HENRY E. CHURCH W, SMITH ALLEN © TBYRON A- WIGHTMAN ' Piano: Tuner ° Phone 595-3 3 _Eairmount. Street Requiem mass at