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" CHORAL 'cLuB EVENTS Annual Installation, With Banquet 3 wmflmn Inn. ' The: ifichwclub M Ev.‘w%flfi ot SR e«- of tho club m pany L, Cnnnecucut Gmrd and Albeft Piche, is in the navy. e menu hr the banquet follows: p the U. 8. who is in National treasurer, Grape Fruit Oysters on Half Shell Crackers Salted Almonds Olives Celery Tomato Bouilion. Roast Chicken, Cranberry Sauce Cabbage Salad, Muonmuse Dressing Muhn ughud Squnh o Cold Ham Southern Corn Bread Apple Pie Mince Pie Frozen Pudding s ¢ Crackers Cheese ; Cate Noir i Private Joseph Gaudreau was. toast- ! moster and there were brief addresses by the members during the evening. The following were present: Josep Gaudreau, Albert Piche. Joseph Mul- Ien, Nazere Routhier, Valmore Monast, Hehry Boucher, John Mansfle Menast, Bugene Millett, Emile etie, Harry Volle, Walter Carron, Al- bert Bryan and president €Comrad Dubeis, vice president: Vale more Monast, secretary: }km Piche, treasurer. Thé installation was under the direction of Joseph Mullen. Cold Delays Trains: Nearly all the trains running through this city were late, Néw Year's day, not because of the traffic, as the num- her of passengers was unusually smail, but because of the cold, as the power needed to pull a ecar increases with the temperature and it was hard, work to keep steam up. The 3 o'clodk trains from New Haven and Hartford were sbout an hour late each. Celebrated Holiday, Arrested. New Year’s centributeq its usual tol] t6 the police station. as three men were arrested up te 6 o'clock. Pirrie Cote was arrested by Chief - Killourey at 8 o'clock, New Years < morning as he was drunk and creating n disturbance and drove his wife out , of the house. He was charged with drunkenness and breach of the peace, - but was not brought before the court y because af his condition. Several Russians were celebratifig of - DRUG FIENDS th Mr. and of Sterling Hill. Many local people rfi‘ At m f ,; Pnuml at Honplhl ¥ toes and apples, sto: ee’flm were = hecpamaiace egistased 16 tp- 11 e Houmhea) Thot Thoreday to v : > the % “Razoux !m mmee RY. Haos RN E:?:ME:“L e m £ %gn Bos! w m&hm -cel)m hm‘qg 9 d'k'::od ?fl?,fix ‘w‘, /' punched him in the Ll et enee 3 faise ¢ - there y. OOI:LH at the “nfl 1d ngh’s buketblll !quqa % m A small ; i Babuisiiey Sunday 8choof Exercises Held Christ- Arthur Dn%mn, who reee:{.g ‘:n!x:: ras Eve—@ver 200 New M"“‘W'l were charged mfl:firg" %% ng| J6in Red Cross. will be befors the police court Wed- went sy 8t hIENOME. | wne Samday schodl hei its a‘{mm uesday morning. pd exercises at Grange hall Christmas. %, — = Misses Beattiee E. Wenl of Auburn, | Eve. Oranges and popcorn halls were| Danced the Cleck Round. g'"fi“ac"w «mmtom BEch member of the The Town hall was the amusement Have rethrned o resumé | priviary class received a_gift from center, New Year's Pay, beginning at "‘r“ " teachers a: Plainfleld Uhiristaias i the High scl . Year's| three & . : ‘{in Belanger's saloon New Year's morning and three pr them got into Coldest We: ki _.cally—~Waodlot op the Ezra Mn Farm to.Be Clsared O. n using morphine, w; i lé‘év"fiy cusnlfetence in Ng don lurflay lffl' hemln or soms other opiate derived from the same. base, “cough syrup” or ‘“cold cure” which flepended for its effect upon the nem- fe the that the narcotic drugs nonmned in such nostrums shall be on the label, it is none the less a :hat haila.rffe number of them degend jynday | for their effect upon opium, mo! y heroin, codeine, chloroform s:nrmo(%‘:r deadly drugs because of their power to give/an mww}: effect by deaden. ing the nerves. en this o!leet “has ‘worn off you are worse off than before because the nerves have beem weak- 'DootonSodemhg —_— hefore rave. decaten ree, Louis H. Walden, an instructor at| Howard Nygm, a member of the U. | Wentworth Innitute, Boston, spent the navy, who is at the Newport Train-" ml re” Wil parents, rn smmu. spent the at hisla % ‘%’.3'.. Nettie Bsmtow and son Rich- g To Receive Tax Rnurm ard have been in Beston recently. “Ur‘ed States al;e\'enue Officer win| Frank W spent Christias. with in: tewn- from Jan. -2 to 5, inclusivé, & the Lfly theatre b\xuplin; wl\ere &3#“3' h"" completed harvesting |- he will ‘out | heir jncome tax ret: ns He wu be| Winslow Gallup spent the holiday | b b th}n&efira from ® & m. to .30 .| TCeEs at his home here. lup’s which reguired the efforts of a i ; 10f and son Fred of Braok- | NUmber of men befere it cmfi@. be sub- I¥n, .. were at their home here over Christmas. 1‘ \Yfllfll ‘Mrs. C. F. Woodmansee of Preston been the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Ruth @eer, for the past few days. Jain Red Gross. +Over two hundred new members ha.\ra been gained for the Red Cross duvlns the recent campaign. 4y morning, Dec. 30, was the ccldsqx morning here this winter, the mereury runnhw as low as 15 degrees below xfiu some Dplaces. Mrs. th Geer spent several days family have mov- |recently with her daughter, Mrs. M. ed into Braest Rogert’ hemnse for the|D. Barstow, at Basten. winter. M. J. Stark and Gerald Bisson, who e Dhcatny Lrt sppiments, rothy Lynn n, a Neville Syme of Deep River, visited their mother, Mrs. F. Purvis,” over Christmas. Misses Jenni¢ and Charlotte Stark. ld and Luelus Stark, were %\;;tm guests at J. H. Bly's in East At Summer Home. dances were run at the The Elks' s&l:h.l and duqc; ‘lauz:d ntil well in, the marn 4 e :fmnmm the Fi-Fi club heid a dance from 2 to 6, dance. A were well Ekonk-is having the cqu.n weather ogical-way. It ever known he in_th Cyclers heid of these dapces attended, many, of the dances coming from suirounding towns. —_— Little Doing Tuesday. There were few storeés epen Year's day with the excention of dri ang candy -stoves and saleens. e exemption board did not meet, altho there were several persons who called at the town building for the purpese of seeing about the questionnaires. —_— Camp Devens Man in Custody. Monday at Camp Devens, 31 men were sentenced to some form af pun- ishment for being absent from’ the company without leave. Alth all of the men were from Connec none of them were from thi§ eity, but at the new ccnm ial, which will Frobably be hel T the New Year's ’nolldl\ rush, hB!’ anteed. Bull-Harding Stark Writes From ‘France—Brief Notes. ' e Misses Marion, Olive and Jenni Starils are -fianflng the holidays at J. W. Starif’s. Leslie Rogers antl’ family of New Lonflpn spent Christmas-at Erwin Rog- Erwha Rogers == - = — = f i flned wifl; fln: mel“s.:. e -Will. Claar 0% Woodiot. A weddiot on tke Enn fia% appointment in 1873, his father pre- viously held the office frem July 23, 1841 to that time. He is survived by his wife' who was Miss Graee Greenwood of Haddam, whom ha married Febryary 22, 1881 George Bdward in this place on Thursday and called on his sister. Mrs. Marin Partlew. Sunday merning the thermometers tered fourteem below zero, the coldest thic winter, Clifford Burtch spent the week end tlwith relatives in Westorly. Mr. and Mrs. George Hill spent Sun- day at tie home of their daughter, Mrs. Victor Rusict. Gilbert Main of Noank spent the week end with his grandparents, Mr | has been sold and €con, be located on 1L T ner and EdwhArd Gallyp wift cm fln logs. John Byren Gall i vacation .“';l m up is sstadms his OLD SAYBRC SAYDROOK —_— Death of Galen BDowd, For' Many Years Fumnkr. Galen Dowd, 73 “died at his dence Saybrook Peint, Saturday 2.30 p. m. He was hora in brook, May Sth, 1844, the son tain Galen Dowd, and land Dowd. -Both parents came of Co- lenial steck; who we!‘e eng the fi’rpt cut in many districts. were suspended by m man ¢ will be rep- resented, for Joseph Ricquor was ar- résted Monday in this city for being absent from the camp without leave. He s lodged at jhe polige -mion and” will be en back to Camp ens later. In the last cow inartia] some of the eulprits were sentenced to three months at harg: labor and no pay, so Private Rlcquqr will b& up rector general mlv Ba i Gaorgp B. B;heoak 4s il with grip. b ind Mrs. Norman Arnold spent Chrlstmu day with Mr. and Mrs, Tsaac Belknsp of Walkefleld, R. I. m ahel Moore is visiting her fa- settlers of the Conneetl: : against it. Mr. V. wha Is spending the . ogre at Maunt Hope. many vears he has lived in the heuss|200 NS Nathan ",‘,‘3‘;,,‘",’;“ i winter in New York, was at his sum- fl‘u. AP entworth and daugh- | built his grandfather, Bushnel: b3 4 mer home here Christraas, ter. Ruth, who have been visiting Mr. ?:z‘ Mrs. éu:a Anédeut;!n for a week, urned gy to their home in afllimi s, Bertha Dom are Wit Mes, Bishop's brothe GOVERNMENT IS RUSHIN EOAL TRAINS FOR Gongestion Rather Than Responsible for the Fuel Famine. —Coal trains for compensation Kirtland, over one hundred years age ummflou which has As a young man he was assocfated wi‘tih hnhfiather in the wholesale shoe and leather business ia this tewn, aad A. Bishop and daugh- | later succeaded him in e pqsiness spending the holidays ! He retired about 30 vears from aw and kactive business. He was stxnaster Bull—Harding. Miss a Harding who has taught the sa.fi"m this_district for save‘i:. years was married to E?u & Bull, of Hartford. They.wi reside in FHartford. The zood wishes of Mrs. Bnil's many friends go with them. Miss. Josephina Daniels will sh teaching the school year in this ct. Ervin Rogers is out with a new touring car, Writes From France. ‘Friends of William Stark have re- yARD. after his addres Enemy subjec iday—High School Opening Today— Frost Nips Fruit and Vegetables. Corporal 'Peter Kagan and Private Fred Vincent, stationed at Fort Terry, are home on a few days' furloiigh. Walter Clark, first class - private, 3Sth Co., has returned to Fort Terry after spending a few days' furlough at_his heme here. Washington, Jan. PANIEL F. THOMAS H, KILLOGREY BROS. FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EM- BALMERS - “ 36 Union St, Willimantic, Conn. Phone 290 (Lady Assistant) JAY M. SHEPARD Sycceeding Flmnre & Shepard - FuneralDirectorandEmbalmer 60-62 North St., Willimantic M Anhum Tel. ‘connectior DR. F. C. JACKSON DENTISY Removed to 715 M-In st., Willimantic Hours—9e m to $ Fhope #4 Miss Gertrude Hq.ndy of Cotuit, | deived letters from him frem ‘“‘some > Mass., a teacher- at the local high|where in France” that Re is 'dll and school, has returned, after spending Mansr bec¢oming accustomed to the the holiday vaeatioy at her home. ug marchres and hard work requir- Miss. Agnes Peltier, 2 member of ed of the men there. H the training class at Franeis' hos- Miss Gladvs Miner was home from pital, Hartford, spent the helidays at | Lyme, Sunday. her home here. Miss Mae Keefe, of Waterbury, is snpeudmg a few days with her brother, ev, Herbert Hoimes is spendmg the hol- idays at his home here, — o ot~ One Hundred and Nineteen Members!] _ 8écured During Ded Cross Drive-~ ‘Guests at Silver Wedding. The. R¢d Cress drive in this Joe\ui- ty resulted in 119 nmiembers, 47 o whem are fram testone Worsted company and 16 from the Killingly Wersted mill. Mrs George W. Kent ig ill at of her parents in Damtlsnn Mr, and Mrs. Arthur A, Mill and daushter, Louise, of Waurenn were Christmas guests at J. H.+ Milli- gan's. Mrs. H. §. Call spent the holidaw. in Danielson, with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Call. William ‘A. Keefe. Lawton Mills Start Ugp. The Lawton Mills Corporation re- sumes work this morning at its large piant, after being closed since Satyr- day noon. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Peltier and fam- ily motored to Taftville Tu spent the day with Mr. and ne Lambert. ' JANUARY SALE OF Men’s and Boys’ Clothing ay and |- rs. En- Fred Racine drove the and Mrs. Wilfred Allard have ed home after spending a few s with Mrs. Allard’s parents at Ba’tic. Amos Gamache and son Joseph were 'ullda\ visitors in Woonsockef, R. I. Pearl Lewis, who for several years has fnade daily trips to Central Vil- lage and Moosup, is ill at his home. PLAINFIELD' \Lomn Mills !urt Upy Following Hel- I the MURRAY'S BOSTON STORE Willimantic, Conn. . Plam and Fancy Knit Scarf Sets Miss Lanra Chase of Canton Center has been with her parents here during the holiday seasen. Maurice Conklin was In last week for a few days. At Webster Celsbratian. Mr. and Mrs. James Kent ond Miss Olive L. Kent attended the snver wed ding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. A \ fred Todd af Webster, Saturday. et Frank C. Florence, who has been at the Hill Crest house for the past three months, is a patient 4t the Rhode Is- land hospltal. Mrs. John F. Purvis Is asststaing at. a store in Danielson -during the Irrespective of the advances made in Woolens during the past year and holding to !;Ia:tfo{d our annual custom to clear our stocks for inventory, we announce our ANUARY SALE OF CLOTHING FOR THE OUTDOOR GIRL R TR L WHICH OPENS THURSDAY, MORNING , JANUARY 3¢ - This is the month when ice-skating is at its height, and : : wherever you go you see groups of girls and women and men and boys with ice skates . ing or going for a brisk skate. And while there is ever so much fun in ice-skating you must be warmly clad, not only with a Sweater but one of these warm, comfortable Knit : Scarf and Tam Sets may be had in solid, striking colors, such as red, pink, lavender, white " Scarfs are finished with little frizzy balls or fringing.. : at $1.25, $1.39, $1.89, $2.50, $3.25 and $3.50°a set, NOTICE THE SAVINGS OF THESE COATS ' Women’s Warm Winter Coats in the i following wanted materials—Velour, anm Pom, Broadeloth and Wool Mix- + tures: . $1250 and $15.00 Coats are now ‘ marked at $9.89. $25.00 and 32450 Coats are now marked at $16.50. $35.00 Coats are now marked at 150, SUITS AT LESS THAN HALF PRICE Women’s Colored Suits from our reg- ! ular stock. $17.50 and $20.00 Suits, now $9.98. : zgoo, $29.00 and $85.00 Suits, now Mark Down of Coats, Suits e and Skirts IS STILL IN PROGRESS AND AFFORDS EXCEPTIONAL ! SAVINGS “W CREPE- BE ‘CHINE WAISTS FOR $3.19 i One lot of Crepe-de-Chine Waists in white or pink. regular $5.00 Waist— ! your choice during our after Christm as sale at $3,19. ¥ 4 ¥ THE H. C. MURRAY CO HOPKINTON Hon. B. R. Allen has returnied home after a few weeks.in Beston, Charles I. Blake and Mrs. Sarah F. B. Hogd, spent Christmas with Mr. :nfl Waiter D. Blake in New Lon- on. Seryices were not held in the The values we are offering will not be seen again for several seasons. Every popular and wanted style is waiting for you and the fabries represent the finest tucked under their arms, com- loomings. We have whittled our stock of Suits and Overcoats into four prices, namely: . $9.75, $11.75, $14.75, $19.75 They're a bigger money’s worth than you'll be able to find again for some time, GET THE PRICES—THEN COME IN READY TOMORROW MORNING ey bl on inging. P Christmas and New Years are the days that everybedy wants to make everybody else a present, but don’t know just what they will want. i Choice is easy at our store for we have a large Variety of useful articles to pick from. EumiMH, Carpets, Rugc,l Bedding, Stoves, Lamps, PLUSH COATS SPECIALLY PRICED Plush Coats that have style and that will give you extra good service are priced as follows: 325.00 quality are now marked at ‘”‘100 and $30.00 quality. are now marked at $19.50. $35.00 quality are now marked at CHURCH, REED CONPANY Crockery, Trunks and Bags, : ¢ : SEPARATE SKIRTS AT A GOOD SAVING $ 2.50 quality $ 5.00 quality $ 6.50 quality _$ 7.50 quality $10.00 quality’ are are are are are now $1.98 now $3.69 now $4.98 now $5.98 now $7.98 Willimantic,. ‘|and every line complete at .[FROM US!NG“C()UGH CURES” New_York Mbt Reveals a Danger Which Theeatens The Entire Public; m.qnlnd.omnueoldnnn. et v o e teed not to contain any dangerous, a | parcotic drugs im any form nor any aleohal, it is a safe family medicine for yoyng and oild. in the eothorai heats the mucous }lnj.ng of the throat and new flesh and strength and its gentle laxative effect helps to drive out im- purities and restore normal he-.lkh. Rewsmhu, Father John' plten'. me '::f: more than 60 years. of uuuesl Guar- for many years, Having reeeived thelmt forward tofay under mew gov- ernment orders based om the belief of Director General McAded that railway congestion father than. aetual short- age is responsible for the fuel famine Upon receipt of reperts th%t hun- dreds of loaded ecoal cars were stalled on siglng: behind leng strings of cars containing shipments of ential ratms than cuc! prigrity orders fnr the entire country priority director of the war +indus beard, on recommendation This is expected to result in quicker movement of the en- tire mass of congested . sluggishness has been caused largely by a multiplieity of prierity orders. President Wilson, it was learned to- night, will go before congress Friday to present his recommendations ake government op- ective ;nfl to provide a( the carriers, and as alre: drawn will be introduced xmzedntely liberty further curtailed. Father guaran- It treats colds nourishing, Y build up n’im nad prefer- all existing Robert 8. Loveit, tiop of the , Whose for