Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 4, 1918, Page 2

[§ | Frank D. Browning Enlists—Ice Forms at Rate of . Two. Inches Every 24 Hours—Alarm Over Possible Failure of Power Service. [ in this city, as the train crew could Ly \ 3 accordi; to law.| Frank D. Browning of Griswold, a D AT MANSFIELD DEPOT | 00K 10 Lo e Taen. in this | student at Tutts dental college, Bos- i w was made up at|ton,is at his homefor the holiday re- 5:30 Thursday Morning Dis- | 5000, 0 S°% Ves hare on - tho | oesk, His regular course will bo fin - al ol 3 - By & Patient—Probably Due|13:25 and the train left this city ':t mfl Jfi;“fifi‘{ffi,l s e: )l::- B::- Flue—Loes m :30, another engine lacing e >SeT Ve ¥ A gl Taking three In. il with | ton.- Should he be called before his _ One of the .fl%fin State | only nine cars in the train Some rail- g‘:zm eréd:it?e‘ lA:ollete will confer his Pra school at Mans- | road men thought there would be more | degree a! ime. R Hillside Hall| trouble after leaving this city as the lce Too Thick. over by the hospital, was | engines were st ly and they g gl b et g Fishermen who went to the apper College spent the college recess &t her ”fl’& o .':l‘ "h"mu;pui- ars OWners - displaying the new ::‘ll ‘markers on their cars. > Miss Florence Brown of Hartford is Mr. and Mrs. Private Henry-Rabotaille . Fort Terry is spending a furiough. with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rabotaille. mDu: Holmes was in Providence ursday on w-%-. W Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Biiteau | visited Westerly friends Wednesday. Gus_Swanson has returned after spending a few days with Webster friends. " PUTNAM, CONN. ¥ BUILDING " DANIELSGN Threatened Removal of Two Passen: ger . Trains Angers Publio—Coal Shortage Grows More Death of John Gartland—Methodist Church Official Board—Funeral of Mrs, Joseph Labonte—Rscent Acces- sions to Library. Hammopd-Knowiton Silk Interests of Putnam and New London Merged With Hemingway Interests of Wa- tertown—Dissatisfaction Over News . of Train. Curtaiiment—Latest Classi fications—Waste of City Water. — A Stylish Winter Suit, in a large va- Ladies’ Muslin Underwear, mede from riety of styles 'made from -this sea-| Batiste, Nainsook, and Crepe de son’s newest materials. " |Chine, all daintily trimmed with $13.50 to $48.00 lace and embroidery. L Ladies’ Warm Comfortable Coats, | CORSET COVERS ....... 29¢ fo $1.50 made from all the newest materials in | DRAWERS . Fevens 8¢ to $1.00 Business Change. purchased 5 gTos, has Announcement is made of the mer-|, Jarge variety of styles. ROBES ..%. . 83 to $5.00 a8 & placs |\ inook for a day's sport ioce ASRIng | (o Loor Legros, Jr. has purch %o feel on Thursday |Eer of the Hammond, Knowiton & 1250 to $40.00 % about $15,000. | near Hampton is the highest place 0| Thursday wero obliged to give it up | Jioeph Mecsete Bugens Gaucher hAs |that 1 mad. aadt. svrived st the do- | Company silk intorests of this cliy : i A e b B el Saed by &|the state and it would be same pull | oy & bad job. It was impossible to cut | Seen retained as m Y e e et beriod of the war. Af.|with the -interests of M. Hemingtway | Ladies’ Serge Dresses, made in a ki iR Gyes sty 0 (o S1T0 near '-hz rl':fm.“‘ ras mym ‘m“r }::e other tralns Were | ine pecessary holes. In Johnson's and | Miss Frances C ,of Troy. N.|ier fighting Arctic weather, for a weel | & Sons company :: gw;lmil,f@; variety of styles .... $10.00 to $22.50 PETTJCOATS $1.00 to $3.00 | 5 t-n—w:r.v Srortive, _h,"“"”"t 50 v 2 ;:AmBet:get't’:'t cove the ice measures aly, é?u "pqnd]n‘ a week With relatives |ang listening to tales of Ehortages in g;:;;;n 1&» name e H, e s P \ were 20 patients and Taken Back to Devens. ? in, Baltic, this line and- shortages in that line and of only a little hard coal to be had and wood scarce, the people woke up Thursday to be told aM in one day that it is going to have two of its few passenger trains’ taken away, next week, that its trolley service is likely to be cut in half, also during the com< ing week, and cars run only once in 'H. C. Webster counted a flock of six employes, but all Private Joseph Ricquor was taken|over 200 English starlings in-the trees bullding without in- | pacic to Camp Devens Thursday after- | in the rear of his home on the East or fur- | noon. He overstayed his leave of ab- | Main street heights. saved, |sence, on account of iliness. Rapid fce Forming. Slated for Officers Training School. It 1s a fact almost beyond precedent that where Shea Bros, harvested 10- Howard Morse of this city, & Pri-}inch ice last week there was 10-inc Ladies’ Outing Flannel Robes and Pa- jamas, a large assortment, both with collars and collarless, wiite and colors. Each 89c to $2.00 l’ Ladies' Extra Size Robes $1.25 to $1.50 | Silk Petticoats, made of good quality The new. concern, incorporated under the ldws of the state of Connecticut, is ‘capitalized for $2,000,000, and at once becomes one of the greatest silk con- derns in a. Both the Ham- mond, Knowlton company and the M. Hemingway & Sons concerns have for years been among the best known in season’s newest styles .. $10 to $25 Ladies’ Separate Skirts, in all the new- est styles, made from serge poplin, | velour and silk ........ $6.98 to $10 Ladies’ Voile Waists, dantily trimmed and made in the new high stock —— SOUTH WINDHAM | Church Roll Call—8choo! -Pupils Earn $750 to Help Red. Cross—Cantata Nets $11 More—~The Weeks Visitors. silk plain and changeable colors 4 i t Camp 1 L Dinlevs ‘ two hours; and that if coal doesn’t{ihe.silk trade and the firm names are| givjos ... ....... $1.00 to $350 several fire extinguishers | Vate in the depot brigade af 1M |ice again Thursday afternoom, and| Miss Nellie L. Danlevy of Port|*Wo 3 A g $2.98 to $550 D L e araing hoheal, | making two inches in 24 hours. o, e L D A5 Bort | axrive before next Tuesday the Dan¢|houséhold-words throughout the coun located on e infield Gas and Eleetri¢ try, thelr produc¢ts always maintain- unable to operate its{. Crepe de Chine and Georgette Crepe ‘the enviable reputation they have el d Pl All suecessful candidates will be made AT power plant to anywhere ncar capac: levy of East Orange, N. J, and John Paul Dunlevy of Providence, R. 1, are spending the holidaye at their home. Heating Problem at Creamery.’ gl B. C. Bliss, superintendent and but- Extra Size Silk Petticoats ...... $5M a’ place of | second lieutenants. Silk Waists, made in all the new|l,gies Sweaters, in plain and fancy for many, many years. .98 . .50 5 War;Time Coal Pi e th&n’fwet&caanyy SIeRMmery: " The church roll call will be held |ity, which means that the Connectiout| 1In this city thers wil be no ) Hisible telicsed flzle; ;--~;-;t:59: ;:1 : stitch alEa ;zv.'.:z:t:o s:ifi ar;Time Coal Prices. is having a ni and. Job. these | p .. 32 BN Mills company and the Goodyear Cot- | change ~ | Ladies’ Dark Colore: ipes feta | Japanese k 3 1 al delivered in this | times to keep his complex steam heat- % 3 = 14 any, chiefly dependent upon |tion that Bas been brought about. The olored Waists, all Elocves $1.28 Rtaining wotosl for the | city. named by the. Stato Facl Com- ing and oream tempering system in op- | Earn Money for:Red Crass, | Giceiciclly for power, will have to close | blg. Hammond:Knowlion plant “here| 274 Colered Wash Silkc Fals lidated. mission of the State Council of Be- | eration. @ is unable to accomplis! without sleeves .. $2%8 Ladies’ Knitted Vests and Cardigan The pupils of tfe local school have become very interested in -the work of South Windbam auxiliary of the and also the FEureka Silk Manufactur- ing company of Putnam and the New down their plants, either partly or new designs ..... ..$5 to $6.75 a whole. = Also, that, if soft coal is Ladies' House Dresses, in a large as- it except by the use of two large oil ‘consol living in the building | fense are: B eoiactated, a¢ other bulldings | Ome. ton, $10.5; half ton, $5.40; | neaters, . By * “ not hurried through within a few days | London Wash 8ilk company of New Pt dieradl sl Sackotal . $1.75 to $250 llege, ~ althor t- | quarter ton $2.75; pea coal; $9.00 A Serious Contingency. Willimantic Red Cross chapter. They | other big plants will be obliged to cur- | London all go into the new company % gy . Several nr:p‘:wt l!I]:J\f.\!lld- ?mskets. 60 cents per hundred. If car-| Jewett City people are beginning to| have saved $7.50 which ‘they have/tail opagrauons or close down com-|as the Hammond, Knowlton & com- $1.25 to $2.50 | Ladies’ Silk Kimonas ...... $5 to $6.98 erected at the college |ried into houses, 40 cents a ton extra, | sit up and take notice after reading in ziven to be used for supplies to All sailors’ comfort kits. The local auxil- fary is' the only department in this Tocality making- these kits. : pletely. And a few other stories of prospective hardships fully as encour- aging as the foregoing. A man may take his pick of the ca- pany and all go in as concerns in the Hammond - Knowlton combination. These combine with the Hemingway interests to make what wiil be known are being these will not be ready for occu- until next summer. o amy 25 cents a half ton, and 15 cents a quarter ton. Previous to this order, coal was selling at $10 b ton. ‘Wednesday’s Bulletin of the low supply of coal at the Plainfield Power com- pany’s plant. Jewett City's street e —— The fol- est souvenir sender extant. city, recently ordained at Hartford, ™ ] lowing relative to his generous trait is pdas been assigned to a church at Mer- B —— lighth ral lamities that are hereby threatened |as H. 2 company of|from a Hartford paper: 3 iden. 20 | No More Leasing of Town Hall. | o botioner Gets Extra Jail Sentonce. |of hotse i ara oy ro cousands o Eidiz s and get what comfort he can out of | Watertown, Conn, William H, better known in Con- Waste of Water, ' Thursday morning, First Selectman| y,.s Sokolowsky pleaded guilty to | Plinfield: gantata, was gjven also the churches, opera in Guilfora holise and public buildings. The man his selection, but to the average man Smith hall by the Bchool for their | iy oo The officers of the new company are: the whole programme looks “pretty necticut and_ elsewhere in the United| The water commissioners and super- intoxication in the Thursday _police BESS % & changs in the weath - e aTna B oks pr President, C. C. Knowlton, who has States, etc. &s “Souvenir” Taylor, is,| iendents are ursing the people of the - o s grt. He was rol with with the oil promises to be in dem: oo, UVer was real-| rotten” to use a descriptive phrase|{been president and treasurer of ©land has been for the past week or 80, ( city to cease the practi Jetting IS coul Supply, the town hall will :gspe'ndede iz thnce of g%fl.io:ys and he | unless the sifuation is relieved. 24 | ized. "This was aiso given for tho employed by one man who talked on ond-Knowlton interests; first | sending out cards of greetings to his ‘Bot be used for any purpose ex- ice of other )l 1 Red C: k. water run out of faucets to prevent for what it was originally was given 30 local Red Cross work. i Thursday _afternoon. vice president, George Driggs, Water- | friends, which may account for the|pites from freczing. The practice has cept in- b it Loss $175. e G Dl crvaros Tt becores apparent at once, how- |bury, of the Hemingway company: | fact that postofice Teceipts in Harte | b m o e th o trems fanded, namely, town and city meet- Brief Mention Fragk Terry, a farmer in the south - s ever, that the coal situation is to most|second vice president, Theodore|ford for the past month have been part of the town, lost a fine sow Tues- | . Christmas was observed in the local | Ciridus with which this town has to| Thompson, of the Bureka Silk com- | greater than in any month in the his- | eiy's wates SUpBIY. > order was given because the| All the local schools have a large|gday night valued at $100. Pig breed- { church by exercises Christmas ever, a contend. - Strenuous effort has been made to get coal in here and F. E. Cunneen, member of the state council of “defense, has been hammering away at the state fuel administration try- ing to get some relief for the gas and electric company, which is on a veri- e supply of coal on hand So that ses- L O 4 i, 12 | Sions will not have to be shortened be- o on 5% coal it 1s ap. | cause of any shortage of fuel. new order means quite| “Count” Albert Benoit, a well known In addition to the stopping | local pool shot employed in pool rooms the Liberty Chorus will not | in this city, has resigned and _will for the present. have charge of the pool tables of the pany; treasurer, H. Morton Merriman, ‘Watertown, of the Hemingway com- pany; assistant treasurer, C. A. Ham- mond-Knowlton; secretary, F. W. Shaw, of the Hammond-Knowiton company., The consolidation of the interests of cold weather and is threatening the \ ers and others were called to see and give expert advice. There was no help. F. D. Browning was sent for and shot the animal. Death was in- stantaneous. Upon investigation it was found that there were 12 other little large number being present. Ernest Johnson and family have re- turned from ‘Lynrn, Mass.” where they spent a number of day¥s at-the home of Mrs. Johnson's brother. James Larkham cut his hand badly with a knife in the shop. tory of the office. Christmas cards, New Year's cards, birthday cards for those who have birthday, congratula- tions for those who have been married or divorced or anything, sympathy for those who are sick or expect to be, and just ordinary happy greetings for those STAFFORD SPRINGS Low Temperature, - Frozen Water Pipes, Plumbers in Demand—Search Worcester Bowling Alleys. ENEMY ALIENS s s S ‘VOLUNTOWN Yo be Registered at Police Headquart- ek ers. Edwin Larkin Expecting to » Mayor Charles A. Gates has received ~ & communication from Attorney-Gen- eral Gregory asking that the regis- tration of enemy aliens be started #oon in this city. The police depart- “ment will have charge of the registra- tion as the enemy aliens will fill out station. Go pair—Extra Week of Vacation. field were holiday visitors in town. Christmas holidays here, Miss s of themselves and finger will be taken. The alien will fequired to give all the data about business. and habits, and among provisions is one that requires Newington a at_their hom COLD DELAYS TRAINS Mard Trip From New York for State of Maine Express—All Night Run The State of Mainc exp due in this city at 11 evening. arrived at 1 morning and left at 1:30. @ train left New York city at %:30 p. m. Wednesday for Portland, and did not arrive at New Haven until 11:10 Wednesday evening, two hours late. Between New and Middletown, one of the engines, two of which were add- at New Haven went dead. The left Middletown at 6:30 Thurs- , arriving here at 11:20, about four hours to travel 54 More trouble faced the des- passengers when they arrived | Britain, Several ahout town are pneumonia. Going to France. in at Fort Wright, soon. vacation at her home here. Tanner. School Furnace Gi Out. Centre school being-out of unexpected week's vacation. day. week. Home From Thomaston, to France—School Furhace Out of Re- Merrill Herbert and family of Plain- Miss Grace Lockwood agd Joseph Lockwood of Phoenix, R. I, spent the Christina Briggs of Lasalle Seminary and Miss Marion Briggs of i e spending the vacations Mr. and Mrs. John N. Lewls enter- g‘ned Christmas Miss Estella and notfy the istrars s Nellic Harbison of Willimantic x Violations are punianable e |and Mrs. Mary Palmer and two ::r‘:mem for the duration of the)daushters, of Pendleton Hill War. | Mrs. E. E. Clarke has returned home jafter a visit with her parénts at New with Bdwin Larkin of the coast artillery was at his_home for a few davs on a furlough last week. Mr. Larkin expects to leave for France Mrs. Annie B. Andrews has return- ed to Rocky Hili, after spending the Miss Ola Tanner of Hop River is spending the vacation at the home of Fer parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. On account of the furnace at the Tepair, caused by the extreme cold weather, the teachers and pupils were given an It is ex- pected that school will begin next Mon- Miss Cleo Herbert, a nurse at Wil- liams Memorial hospital, New London, was at her home for a brief visit last l,lves. Mr. Terry figures his loss at 175, Memorial Mass. Rev. J. J. McCabe celebrated a month’s mind requiem high mass- at St. Mary’s church Thursday morning for the repose of the soul of Victor L’'Heureux. On Saturday he will cele- brate an anniversary mass for Victor L'Heureux, Jr. PLAINFIELD Power Plant May Have to Close Unless Coal Supply Arrives—Is Now on the Way—Personal Items. Letters remaining unclaimed for the week ending Dec. 22, 1917, are address- ed to C. G, Carty, James B. Cole, Mrs. Nellie L. Dawley, Alice Harris, Mrs. Doris Hall, Richard Foley, Thommey 'Harrows, Mrs. N. Pearson, Mrs, C, A. Peet, Mrs. Clessan Saunders, Archie Vein, Mrs. Fred Weston, Mr. and Mrs. ‘Whiton, Mrs. Pomeroy, Mr, Wilcox, A. C. Wilington. Urgent Need of Coal. Unless coal is received at the local power plant before the week is out, it looks as if the village will have to be lighted by the old kerosene lamps which were thrown into the discard years ago. It was thought that a suf- ficient supply was at hand to last for over a week, but the poor quality of the coal now on hand makes it neces- sary that deuble the amount be used to keep up steam, and thus the supply is quickly diminishing. It looks as though the plant will have to close at the end of this week. A carload is expected soon, however, as the conditions at the plant have been reported to the fuel administra- tion, who have replied that coal is coming. Personal Mention. Corporal Peter Kagan and Private Fred Vincent, 3§th company, have re- turned to Fort Terry after spending & few days at their homes here, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Kinney and little daughter of Hartford spent the boliday with Mr. Kinney's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Kinney. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Clinton enter- tained over the holiday Mr,land Mrs. Charles Bradley of Windham road. Miss Rachel Keller of Hartford is spending the holidays with her aunt, Mrs. H. E. Card, 7 o Mrs. Florence Ennis of New Lon- don was a recent visitor at the home Of her parents, Mr, and Mrs. L. Edwin | Backus. ° William Oman is entertaining his cousin from Washington, D. home of his parents, Carl Oman. Miss Marian Polly of New London attended the Red Cross meeting in Guilford Smith hall Thursday. Left for New York. Mrs. Willard Fitch, with her daugh- ter Florence, returned to their Kome in New York on the evening of the hol- iday. Her niece, Miss Sarah Abbe, ac- companied them home for a visit until Tuesday evening, when she returned. STAFFORD Girls’ Club Dance Nets $36.75 for Red Cross—Christmas Party. ‘Miss Annie Findersen spent Christ- mas with her mother at Concord, Mass. Seaman Fred French of the U. S, S Tllinois was home for the Christmas Tecess. At the meeting of Stafford grange Tuesday evening therz was work in the third and fourth degrees. Benefit Dance. The Girls’ club dance nttted $26.75, which was turned over to the Red Cross. Angus Park visited his brother Raymond Park, at Camp Gordon, At- lanta, Ga., over Christmas. Corporal Fred Rabideau of Camp "Devenq was home on a four days’ fur- lough, reaching here last Saturday table hand-fo-mouth basis, so far as its fuel supply .is concerned. This company needs 33 tons of coal a day for its Plainfield plant, and if it doesn’t get it, and get it quick, the results will be felt by more than 1000 mill o eratives and thousands of others de pendent upon them. The Quinebaug have some at once, though this econ- cern is doing everything possible to utilize its water power to best advan- tage, but this power alone is not suf- ient to keep the plant going at full capacity. Most of the mills that are threatened by the coal shortage are working on government orders. The Train Situation. As to train service, Danielson also will be hard hit. The removal of the trains due here at 3.05 p. m. and 355 p. m. wiil leave the borough without one passenger train, morth or soutn; between 10 a. m. and 542 p. m. It is held that these trains do not pay the railroad company for the part of thé run between Norwich and Putnam, and that they haven't paid for years. This is not generally disputed by those who know something of the facts, but It is maintained that orphan asylums show no dividends either, yet are considered necessary institutions, ‘What may be done about the train situation was not definitely outlined Thursday, but there certainly is going to be a howl all along the line from Norwich to Putnam. The trains that it is said are to be taken off, now supply connections for Providence, Boston, Willimantic, Hartford, New Haven and New York and their re- moval will certainly impose what are seemingly unnecessary difficulties on the traveling public, it was being held here Thursday by members of the Business Men’s association. If the trolley service is to be cut to a car once in two hours, as is being talked,. Danielson will be almost as isolateq as is the Ukaraine, and there is the outside chance that the war may be over before the people hereabouts bave a chance to hear about company also needs coal and must the two big silk concerns is in the interest of economy in manufacturing and distributing products. Mills that are especially adapted to doing certain kindg of manufacturing that comes ‘'within the field of operations of the company will be almost exclusively de- voted to that kind of work, this rule appiying throughout the chain of plants, * © At the present time the H. K. H. ‘company’s mills are busy with impor- tant government contracts and amp turning out products needed for many purposes in building up Uncle Sam’s war machine. The mills here and at Watertown and New London are busi- ly enpgaged on important orders and this condition will continue, it seems very certain, for a long time to come. Train Curtailment News Displeasin Forecasts of cuts in trains and trol- ley service, probably effective next week, gave Putnam people something else’in the way of war restrictions to think about Thursday, when press re- ports and other information concerning the proposed changes began to come out. Verily, this is some winter, and it is coming home to the people hereabouts that the country is really at war, though the battlefields are far, far away. Indications are that Putnam is go- ing to lose four local trains, all on the ‘Worcester-New London line, and some night expresses, in which there is not 50 _much local interest. ‘The trains that it is said are to de taken off are the one due in this city at 3.20 p. m. from New London, one due here at 3.10 p. m. from Worcester, one leaving here at 3.35 p. m. for New London and one leaving here at 4.20 p. m. for Worcester. ‘Though the coal situation is seriou: this cut is a deep onme into what is al- ready a very much restricted service on the Worcester-New London line. Just what action may be taken b¥ business interests was not clear here Thursday. wWho are just ordinarily happy in the ordinary way. Souvenir has & stock of cards to cover them all, a multitude of sins or a multitude of Virtues, Some- thing to add a little bit of cheer to "|Gustav Lombardi, Putnam, 1 life no matter how cheerful it may be.| And, as he doesn't keep a private sec-| retary, Souvenir is a mighty busy man these days addressing and sending out his mail. One who heard from him to- day is Constible James R. Graham, sick at the Har#af'd hospital. D LATEST CLASSIFICATIONS. List Given Out Thursday Evening by Local Exemption Board. v a Another list of classifications made by the local board: Leonide Lamoreux, Ballouville, 4; James L. Knight, Xil- lingly, 1; George C. Culley, Eimviil 1; Charles M. Davis, Mechanicsville, 4 ‘W. H. Fuller, Putnam, 5; Eric N. John- C. M. Lewis, Put- B. Hargraves, Danie! son, 4; Harmidas Dutrembie, Putnam, 2; Eismere Back. Woodstoc] Ed- ward J. Durand, Putnam, 1; Russell fi. Neal, Danielson, 4. Arthur Lavigne, Putnam, 1; E. J. Laporte, Putnam, 1; Wilfred Poirier, Grosvenordale, 4; Albert Gwyn, Dan- jelson, 2; Felix E. Gosselin, Putnam, 1; Frank E. Smith, Thompson, Thomas N. Leavens, Mechaniesville, Leo J. Brousseau, Putnam, 4; L. M. Ream, Thompson, 5; Harry H. Schmidt, 4; Milton J. Bentley, Put- Clifford Hibbard, Woodstock, board; Louis L. Gobin, Wood- (lmck, 4; Fred D. Bernard, Putnam, Adrian St. Germain, Danielson, §; Nicholas Pryezycgure, Goodyear, 1. Henry Gagne, North Grosvenordale, 1; Zetique Martel. North Grosve;:ol dale, John J. Mack, Thompson, 1; A. G. Maloney, Putnam, 5; Alfizio Jan- dreau, Danielson, 1; Joseph Montigny, Putnam, 4; Harry P. Keach, Putnam, district board; Jan Student, Webster, 1; Eugene A. Laparle, Putnam, 4; Henry N. Withey, Jr., Thoempson, Albert S th b 1 evening after with a knife on Edward Sanger, who is now in the Johnson Memorial hos- pital. where Lacey and. his wife were em- ployed had put grease on the handle of Mrs. Lacey’ Mail Carrler Fred M. young man was reported resting com- fortably at the hospital last night and will probably recover. For Simeon Lacey, Who Stabbed Edward Sanger Wih Pocket Knife, “While at Riverside Mill. For thepast four days the mercury has ranged from 10 to 25 degrees be- low zero, according to location and depending somewhat no doubt on thé kind of thermometer. water pipes have been frozen and the More than 190 lumbers are kept very busy. On ac- count of so many people letting the water run to avoid freezing, the reser- oir has become very low and if there should be a bad fire, results might be isastrous. The water company has therefore forbidden all persons to al- low faucets to run for the purposs of keeping pipes from freezing. SEARCH FOR SIMON LACEY Who Jabbed Exward Sanger With 'a Pocket Knife. The Stafford police are Jooking for imon Lacey, who escaped Tuesday nflicting a serious wound Some boys in the Riverside mill loom. Lacey thought hat Sanger did it and pulling eut a ig pocket knife ran for him. Sanger fought him for several minutes but Lacey Sanger in the abdomen, cutting a long deep gash, exposing the intestines. La. cey fled after he saw what he had done. He came to Stafford Hollow last sum- mer from Glastonbury and has since finally succeeded in striking ved with his wife and children in the Hollow. He is about 40 years old, six feet and nine inches shaven and wears bowed glasses. tall. smooth Sanger is 18 years oid, the son of Sanger. The \ John Nolan, a freshman ‘at Brown unjversity, has' returned to Providence to resume his studies after spending the holiday vecation at his home. Edgar Supuis and Byron Provost motored to Norwich Thursday. E. J. Greene of New London was a Plainfleld visitor Thursday. Harold Greene, treasurer of the Lawton Mills Corp, of Boston, was a business caller hert Thursday. Still' Cold; Freeze-Ups Increasing. “We have at least 200 orders ahead of yours,” was the way a man whose store piping service is frozen and out of commission had it put up to him Thureday by one of the Putnam con- cerns that is trying to repair the dam- age done by old Jack Frost during the past week. Though the weather bureau has been handing out some very ossy reports night, As a happy New Year, 1918 is start- ing out to make some record. But maybe the worst is yet to come! Mrs. Edwin Maine and_ daughter Emma have returned to their home here, after a few months' stay at Thomaston. Mrs. William Barron and daughter Elizabeth of Boston were holiday guests at the home of Mrs. Barron's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Briggs. Miss Alice Clarke of New York is enjoying the Christmas vacation at wre the days that everybody the home of her sister, Mrs. Marshal Jarvais, Putnam. 5: Wililam Nuttali, Danielson, 5; John Culley, Elmville, Joseph A. Billings, Dayville, 1; R Harriott, P?Bnielsa‘n 5E; W. A. M'W_K;ll- Danielson, 4; Eugene illier, m, 1; Charles Hawes, Putnam, WOODSTOCK VALLEY Ovid Boulay, Putnam, John Bryant, 3 Lynn Haven, Va, 1; Howard Ru. ey~ : ’ $oetis, Doman, T} Harold Holehouse,|Wrs Walter Barvatt Dise- S et nielson, 4; Charles A. Woodward, Hliness. : Killingly, . B. Stevens, North = Schools to Open Monday. All of the public schoole will open Monday morning for the winter term. ‘William Loughheed, Jr., of. Northfield military school is the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Lough- heed. Christmas Party, The ,Christmas party at the Uni- versalist church was well attended and was a pleasant affair for old and young. Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Brown and Mrs. OBITUARY. John Gartland. John Gartland, for many years a resident .of Danielson, died at his home on Mechanic street Thursday morning. Mr. Gartland was born in Brooklyn 59 present, but don’t know just | what they will want. is easy at our store a large variety of | Middiciown Hish his home in Passaic, N. Attended Dance. L American Thread company. school. John W. Buckley spent the holidays J. A number of local young people at- tended a dance at Glasgo, New Year's eve glven by the fire department of the | ret, guard: Justin Andrews is at his home here | Smith, He is a junior at|guards. Game With Moosup. Plainfield High's basketball team will meet the strong Moosup basketball team this (Friday) evening at Milner hall. The probable lineup -will be: ‘High school—Potter ‘and Smith, for- wards; Allen, center; Burby and Jou- Denison, substitute. M. B. B. C—Dupuis and Burns, forwards; center; Coderre and Lafrance, Daggett. Plainfield High's sturdy guard, will be unable to play due to a strained back received while Waterbury—Mayor-elect Willlam H. | Working'in his father's store. J. P. Brown spent Christmas day with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Engley of Wal- lingford. Sang Carols. As has been the custom. in‘ recent years, the young people sang Christ- mas carols Christmas eve before the homes of some of the older residents and shut-ins. Miss Eisie Phillips of Brattleboro and Herbert Phillips of Springfield were guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Phillips, ovér Chi Miss Mabel years ago, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mi- chael Gartland and for many years was a resident of that town. He has been engaged here for years as a carpenter and up to the time- that his health failed to such af ‘extent as to prevent his working he was in the employ of S. S. Stone. Mr. Gartland is sutvived by his wife. He also -Jeaves two- brothers, James and Vincent, both residents in Dan- ieison. v for the past two days relative to more humane weather, gere wasn't any change worth mentioning to be noted here Thursday, and meanwhile the sto- ries of more burst pipes piled up hout after lyur. Tempeartures here Thurs- day morning were from zero to 6 be- low, % Souvenir Tavior Helps Swell Mails. Souvenir ‘W. H. Taylor continues to make sure hig title of being the great- Ashford, 1; Clinton Harries, Putnam, 6; John Shelder, Goodyear, 1 Frank Pelletier, Grosvenordale, 1; Manfred Young, Putnam, 4: LmligeP. trand_Bosworth, Woodstock, 1 liam Yare, East Killingly, 4; Joseph M. Beaudoin, Putnam, 5; Edward Du- tremble, Putnam, 1; Leon A. Taibof Putnam, 5; Raymond Frankliin, Put- nam, 5; Wilbrud Godreau, Danielson, H liam <Hebert, Ballouville, Frank Rocco, Danielson, 2: Frank H Carpenter. Mr. and Mrs. Crittenten and daugh- 1; _ | spending a few days in town. Worcester. the funeral of her father, Waldo Y. Mrs. Cora Barrett, widow of Walter Barrett, died suddenly Sunday eyen- ing after an iliness of only two days. She ieaves five children. James Fisk of Holden, Mass, Is Miss Inez Carpenter has returned to She came home to attend ter are in New York attending the funeraj of Mrs. Crittenten's mothar. Mies Edith S. Briggs of Pomfret J to pick from. OFFICIAL BOARD Methodist Church Elects Year’s Offi- Obadiah, J. Lincoln; Anne's House of Dreams, L. M. Montgomery: Calvary Alley, A. H. Rice; Heart of the West, Lamondy, Putnam, Frank Leo, Grosvenordale, 4 Louis M. Ream Enlists. Sandland will be sworn into his new Dobson of Springfield was also their office on Monday of next woek. guest Christmas day. House [lluminated. ~ Center has returned to. Pratt Institute after spending the holidays at her home attended the Norwich Art school BALTIC. Fi Carpets, Rugs, & Bedding, Stoves, Lamps, _Crockery, Trunks and Bags, and every line complete at . 2 Lincoln’s Furniture Store WILLIMANTIC Phone 2853 to Work. Finally Cured by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Veg- etable Compound. sut nursing, =~ -DAMIEL F. THOMAS H. KILLOUREY BROS. FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EM. BALMERS NURSE HAD POOR HEALTH Suffered Much Pain, Yet Had ‘would be v in- bt e fra ] Thawing Frozen Pipes the Regular Stunt in the Village, Which Lacks a Plumber—Business Changes Own- ers—Personal Mention. _Thursday moon the mercury in Bal- tic . thermometers moved upward a few degrees. At 12:30 the: thermome- ter at Charon’s showed 15 above. Other readings in different parts of the village ranged from 12 degrees to 16_degrees above the zero mark. Business men and householders have had some experience in the plumbing line since the cold snap arrived. Peo- ple have had to thaw out and repair rozen pipes which were badly damag- ed during the last few days, practical- ly every family having been doing their bit in the thawing of pipes. f} ‘Toledo, Ohio,—*I am a widow This is due to the absence of a plumb- and suffered fi::‘gg: female trouble that caused a great deal of soreness ing establishment in Baltic, as the town has been without a plumber for reveral months. have had as much of a chance of get- ting a norwich plumber up here as they have in purchasing a ton of sugar or of coal. At six o'clock Thursday evening the mercury started downward and registered four above Baltic “people would | g Mr. and Mrs. Geéorge Rhodes, who are living with Mrs. Cyril Johnson, illuminated the house Christmas eve with candles and decorated the win- dows with wreaths. Mrs. Johnson very much enjoyed the singing of Christmas carols by the young people. COLCHESTER Elmer Bigelow Moves to ‘Hartford— Anti-Suffrage Meeting Today—Home Guard Drill. . Elmer Bigelow moved his household g00ds Wednesday from the block on Main street to Hartford, where he has secured employment, A large moving van from Hartford car- ried the goods. et ‘Charles Clark of “Marlboro was a caller in town Thursday. Charles T. Wilson of Worcester was the buest of friends in town Thurs- ay. Frank H. Browning of Lebanon was in Colchester Thursday. . Rev. B. D. Remington was in Nor- wich Thursday attending the funeral o{ »thry Nelson Ford of West Town streef W cers and Committees, The following is the newly electeéd official board of the Methodist_Episco- pal church: §. H. Perry, district stew- ard; Miss Myra Codding, treasurer of benevolences; Nathan D. Prince, treas. urer; S. S. Stone, delegate ‘to’. Willi-: mantic camp meeting and trier of ap- peals; stewards, Henry Truesdell; Ar- nold Wild, N. D. Prince, Luther Pill- ing, A. P. Burns, W. E. Keach, §, H. Perry (district steward); “F. E. Col- William _Martin, Joserh Dyson, S. S. Stone, H. A. McEwen (recording steward); David King, Harold Hole- house, Henry Myers, Miss Emma F. Pilling, Miss Myra Codding, Miss Ma- Dbel Warren, William W. M¢Ewen. Committees: Foreign missions, Mrs. Sarah Morse, Mrs. William Marti home missions, Mrs. E. Keach, Miss Hattie Codding: Sunday school, Arnolg Wild, Joseph Dyson. Mrs. Edith Fiske: tracts, Mrs. S. H: Per- rv: education, Miss Emma F. Pilling, Miss Elizabeth M. Woodworth; Free man’s aid, David King, -John Lus hospital, Mrs. W. H. Judson, Mrs. Wil- liam Martin: records, S.' H. Perry, Harold Holehouse: auditing, F. E. Col- vin, Frank Kennedy, A. F. Wood: -par- sonage and furniture, president and treasurer of the trustees, president and O. Henry: The Voice of the City, O. Henry; The Four Million, O. Henry; Rolling- Stones, O, Henry; The Trim- med Lamp, O. Henry; The Soul of a Bishop; H, G. Wells; Christine, a Fife Fisher-girl, E. Barr; e Witness, G. L. H. Lutz; The Major, R. Conno: flis Last Bow, A. C. Doyle; Red Pep- per's Patients, G. Richmond; Himself, Herself, Itself, R. Sawyer; Temper: mental Henry, S. Merwin. Juvenile Fiction—Camp-fire Girls and Mt. Grey- lock, E. Hornibrook; The Spanish Chest, E. A. Brown: The Jackal P: trol of Troop Five, M. Jenkins; Anne's Wedding, I. M. Mullins; The Boy With the . S. Weather-man, E. Roly- Wheeler; Sylvia Arden Decides, Pi- per. Religious Fiction—The rian Christ, 'A. M. Rihbany. History—The Stars and Stripes, C. Stewart; Political History -of Poland, Lewinski-Corwin. President’s Messages—President Wil- 8on’s War Message. Science—The Story Book of Science, J, H. Fabre; The Life of the Spider, J. H. Fabre. Travel-- The Heart of the Balkans, Demetra Vaka: Days and Ways in Old Boston, Rossiter. Warships—Boy’s Book of Submarines, A. F. Collins. : FUNERAL Mrs. Joseph Labonte. TLouis M. Ream, Thompson, reg&- trant in this district, has enlisted in last year. i the aviation corps. 'Mr. Ream is & €0 nof the late multi-millionaire Nor- man B. Ream. Assigned to Camp Devens. Serjgeant Volney N. Durfee, 302d in- fantry, his home in Bristol, Vt. is as- signed to the officers’ training school opening at Camp Deveryr next Monday. Sergeant Durfee is well known in Put- nam and is reported engaged to a young woman of this city. Stationed at Meriden. Rev. Thomas B. McGarry of this Children Cry i FOR FLETCHER'S ASTORIA LOUIS E. KENNEDY DANIELSON = Undertaker and Embalmer Special Atte=tion to Every Detall —with the season’s offerings of seafood. Preferred every- where with lobster, oysters; clams or fish dishes for its - Anti-Suffrage Mesting, Union appetizing; zestful, healthful R dey’s work. I read Motored to Devens. ¢ officers of the Ladiés’. Ald society: es-| The funeral of Mrs. Emma Labonte, £ st, Willimantic, Conn. about Lydia E..| Miss Edna Alquist and Miss Albina | pie (i Cieeee, leastie will meet | timating and finance. N. D. Prince, H. | wife of Joseph Labonte, was held from propertics. Manufactured Phone 200 (Lady Assiétant) Lacroix_re iday) afternoon at 3 o'clock Pinkham’s Vege- tly visited friends at A. McEwen, Luther Pilling, Miss Myra | their Wome on Railroad street Thurs- from the finest cereals and tabls Camp Devens. The trip was made in | A (1€ home of Mrs, J. A. Young on|Codding: music, Mrs. F. E..Colvin, Dr, |day morning with services at St genuine Saazer Hops. Lo Py deit 'pound | Miss Alquist's automobile. Eondh M‘*: fltmé- by W. H. Judson, Luther Pilling. James church, Rev. John Roux, . S, iR s JAY M. SHEPARD ! has helped Briefs and Personals. ome Gua ill. eing celebrant of the high mdss a St Lous, U.8 - me won- ~ & 80 the soreness is all gone The Tome guard held a drill Thurs, Miss Ethel Mullen is spending sev- eral days with New London friends. A. P. Rocheleau of Jewett City, requiem. Burial was in Holy Cross cometery. The bearers were George Bagzzillion, Napoieon Bazaillion, Alex Lavallee and. George Labonte. Louis LIBRARY ACCESSIONS Baoks Added to the Shelves of Late— day evening in Grange hall at 9 o'clock in charge of First Lieutenant Van [hfl“", ¥y E now. believe L . Pinkham’s Vege- {ot Cleve. Officers’ school was held ai recently ) Succeeding Elmore & Shepard FueralDirectorandEmbalmer table Compound s fust the remedy 8062 Nortn St, Willimantic [Jom R D' No. 4 e Rady Assistant Tel connection m‘fid""‘“‘"‘" DR. F. C. JACKSON most successful rem There are thousands 715 Main Bt, Willimantio | f8% ELIZABETH ’%ohdn, Ohio. iy h?n from nnh'g- roo:a lm; contains no nar harmful | Thursday. !m(l,-ndmd.yllwco:d-&o Mins M or female ills. lun - monials on file i the Plakha Tares tory st Lynn, Mass., to prove - this visited' his parents, Mr. and ‘Mrs. William E. Rocheleau. Sigmund Swanson has ‘returned from a business trip in Boston. Frank J. Nolan was in New Haven Miss Mae Buckley of Connecticut Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA 7.30 o'clock in charge of ,Captain Ma- loney. S ‘William T. Curry and E. A. Jones of Lebanon were in town Thursday. Joseph Bigelow and Harry Blau of Hartford were in town Wednesday. Seth W. Carver is seriously ill at his home on South-'Main street. Charles Eilderkin ~ was: calling on friends in Hebron Wednesday. k Clayton D. Barton of East Hampton a Colchester visitor' Wednesday. illiam -Purcéll of Salem was in todn Wednesday, - ; w: All Departments Represented. The following new books have been dded to the public library: Biography—The Life of Clafa Bar- ton, Epler; Heroines of ‘Service, Park- man, European War—Between St. Denis_and St. George, Huefer; My Four Years in Germany, Gerard; Get- ting Together, Ian Hay; All Tn. It' Ki Carries On, Ian Hay; My “75”, Lin- tier; My Home in_the Field of Mer- cy, Huard; Out of Their Own Mouth Under Fire, Barbusse. ~ Fiction—Ab- bington Abbey, -Marshall; Extricating ' Th E. Kennedy was the funera! director. Borough Briefs. Mrs. A. G. Bill is ill at her home on Maple street. Howard E. Elliott from Hartford was @ visitor here Thursday. George *Haslett has enlisted in the army and is stationed at Fort Slocum, ‘Theobald Bonneau is employed in a munitions plant in Philadeiph Henry C. Stewart of Meriden was a visitor “with: friends in Danielson on ursdas