Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 15, 1918, Page 9

-eolored sundog, the most ‘-flu:-mtmueunntm t by innutherable crystals of ice snowflakes. Thése crystals, settling down very slowly through the still air, were sufficiently numerous to reflect énough sunlight to produce the rgeous effects. '“On. ancient webfoot resident cast a ‘weather eye ekyward and then remark- | ed: “That's ome of them air sundogs; T've seen ‘em time and time again; seen them in the arctic and southern ocean, | but never before saw one as putty as that pup. When I was a young feHer afioat, the sundog was a sure sign of }a cold storm; but as I grow older I Dbegin to belleve there's less sartinty in weather signs than there used to be. +Guess I'll take another squint at the sundog. It sure is a beauty.” At the conclusion of the bus session of the Westerly Ministe sociation in the vestry of the First Baptist church Monday an able and instructive address was made by Rev. Bdward Holyoke, D. D, of Calvary tist church, Providence, which has s«:fu Natshod Jona 3. a1 ohnt J. lice Chief Thomas B, Brown or Sergeant H P. Clark, of will be required to register man_enemies in 'w-ur% will be done between Feb. Police Inspecter Ahern S vi a ;:?nvn T;i"ihe railway station” day. e Goddard B. his wite. At the annual meel Hopkinton Seventh Day C. Burdick was electéd presi- ?e"b'"xlbtfl B. Crandall, clerk; Wil- liam H. Burdick, suditor, and Lo K canant, Thomas: T. Laskin, Wi liam A. Burdick, John V. Weodmansee | and Albert B. CrandaH, t;m Wil- lam L. Clarke, after 23 years’ ser- vlcT. declined re-election. STONINGTON Baloonmen of Town Agree: to Shorten Business Hours—Mesting of Royal Arcanum. e In compliance with the request of & membership of more than 1,000. Mr. Holyoke is not only among the fore- most but is also a leading citizen of Rhode Island. He spoke of the German mania for greed on the ground that the strong had the in- Berent right to take over weaker na- ‘tions, and showed the policy of Ger- many to be the opposite of the demo- crstic polioy of the United States. In addition to the members of the Ministerial association, about 50 others accepted invitation 15 be present, and all enjoyed the admirable address. Dr. Holyoke has been pastor of the Calvary church for 30 years and all his public talks, outside the pulpit, are devotedd 0 Matters in connection with the war ' and und in sentiment of true patri- The minutes of the Rhode Island Baptist anniversaries for 1917 has just been issued and in the Sunday school section complimentary reference is made to the retirement of 14 superin- ftendents, some of whom have served emceptionally long and faithful terms. Bthan Wilcox of the First Baptist chureh, Westerly, heads the list, his being Arthur E. Riley. First Baptist church, Westerly, affiliated with the Narragansett asso- total membership of during the year, and n benevolence, The has a mem- k‘ig of 39. The Hope V: hag 21 ey church ‘members, the Charlestown 203, the Hopkinton Narragapsett Pier 100. The total membership bf the as- soelation, 27 churches is 3,1 inf ‘Westerly have been est the Stonington town oouticil of defense composed of Selectman Frederick Boulter of Paweatuck, Dr. James H. ‘Weeks and Judge Elias B. Hinckley of Stonington and C. C. Potter of Mys- tie, the saloonmen of these places have agreed to change their business hours to aid in the general conse plan. The saloons will ,open at 6.30 a. m. instead of 5 and close at 10 p. m. in- stead of 11. On Saturday nights the saloons will be open until 11 o'clock. The saloonmen &ppointed the com- mittee to consult With the town coun- cil of defense on matters of this nature in the future, Hem% Walton of Paw- catuck, Charles H. Foley of Mystic and Cornelius J. Vaughn of Stonington. The Workingmen’s club of Pawcatuck will observe the same hours adopted by the saloons and it is expected the other licensed liquor clubs in the town will do likewise. The saloon keepers .asked to fall in line and do their bit in this patriotic endeavor, L Firemen Fraternize. Thé Stonington Steam Fire Engine company entertained the members of the other companies of the department at their fire house, Saturday night. A chowder supper was enjoyed and there were speeches, singing and cards. The France's orchestra furnished music. This is the first in a series of enter- |/ tainments among the local firemen. Stoninaton Pointers. Homer Miter is‘ exhibiting bronze tutkels, and geese, at Boston Poultry and Pet Stack show, in Mechanics hali, Boston. ‘The Calvary Baptisi church of West- erly is connected with the Warren association and reports a membership of 207, a gam of § in the year. The total expenditure in benevolence was $480.33. This association is composed of 34 churches, with a total member- ship of 7234. Director John M. Donohue of Division No, 1, A O. H.: Rev. Laurence J. Kelledy, e&puh;b';vum Fitzgerald, president: Kenyon Doyle, viee president; Martin Devine, 1 secretary; John A. Bbea, secretary; William sergeant. ms; James Donohue, sentinel: Martin Devine, Mi- chast O'Connell, John 1l Lynch, John Shea, Willlam Smith. stanfling com- -m-x Km !:‘oylle James Donohue, John ick visiting commit- tee; William Smith. John A. . Shed, John H. Lynch, auditors; Walter Fitz- gerald, trustee for three years, Robert Arthur Irvine, a foreman at the Westerly Branch of the Lorraine company for the past 13 years, has re- signed to become overseer of the La: caster Manufacturing company at Cli: Four vessels of the coast patrol har- bored at Stonington, Sunday night. Mrs. Dwight C. Stone atterided the monthly meeting of the executive com= mittee of the County Sunday School association, in New Lond onday. Rev. Dwight C. Stone, or of the Second Congregational church is in New York. Next Sunday the pulpit will be supplied by Rev. Allen Shaw Buck, of Gales Ferry, His topic will be Religious Education in Relation to the Church and Sunday School Work. Pequot council, Royal Afcanum, held a business session in Brayton's hall, Monday night. NORTH STFRLINC Contents of Cellars Ruined by Freez- ing—Death of Homer R. Hoadley ~-Rural Carrier, Compelfed to Cut His Way With an Axe. Mrs. Lucy Randall ts visiting with friends in Rice City. The Woods School opened this term with a new teacher, : ‘Will Burchard filled McDonough's i ton, Mass. In behalf of the employes, Miss Beatrice Barker presented him a ®old ring. His associate foremen, through Fred Holdsworth. gave him a walrus hide traveling bag. More than 6,000 loome are operated in the Lan- caster mill and 10,000 spindles are in operation. Local Laconics. Majog Hanter C. White has been or dered to duty at coast defenses of Long Island sound. ‘Tug 'Westerly is at Stonington await- -ing favorable conditions to proceed ts zn Michie with a barge load of lum- Mre. 3. m' t: Chaplain, wife of the DT)" o e Ocean house, Watch Hi gied Monday of pneumonia at The y St. Augustine, Fla. _Samuel G. Cottreli now devotes prac- tically all of his time to the duties of chief of the fire department, which in- the care of the fire alarm sys- There is scarcity of coal at the Colo- nial club, and the board of governors is considering the substitution of wood or closing the club for the balance of the winter. ’ Dr. John Champlin of Westerly is eone of the 38 physicians protesting to man against the reap- polntment of Dr. William L. Harris as & member of the state board of health, Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon in the Methodist church, Bast Greenwich, for Joseph H. Car- ] f W 4 ] | while many g i £ a E 111 ! z ! r';;i it i H: gii 4 fce house the past week. This place has been ice-bound and the roads hardly passable owing to trees loaded with ice bending across the road. Sportsmen will feed the birds, now the ice s on. Many possibly frozen, while partridges come to the famm house for food. Little Baft Burchard who s In Providence hospital is much better. ‘Walter Young lost everything that was stored in his cellar the past week by freezing, as he was i1l and not able to do anything to save his vegetables, ete. Death of Former Resident. The many friends of Homer R. Hoadley made while living here, grieve to learn of his death at his home in Gilford. He leaves his wife and two little children, Calf Froze. Tyron Place lost a calf by freezing the past week. . Will Burchard lost the wogu-hun of potatoes in his cellar by ing the past week. Cut Way With Axe. George Wood, rural earrier, had te carry an axe with him the past week to cut the trees out of the road which aré Joaded with fce. Start For Arizona. Jared Hall and femily will start this week for Arizona to spend one or two vears in . Miss Annie n has been vis- iting her sister in Danielson. : TRAIN RACED WILD DOWN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS, Piled Up on a Cyrve, Killing the En- gineer—Fireman and Brakeman In. jured. Bemis, N. H, Jan. 14, —After racing uncontroiled at the rate of sixty miles an hour for nine miles down the steep grade of the famous Crawford NottA in the White mountains, & v and thirty frelght cars piled up on a curve just below this station late to- day, killing the engineer and 4 injuring the fireman and a brakeman. The train was running over the mountain division of the Maine Cen- tral railroad from Lancaster, N. Portland, Me. At Crawford station, near the gateway of the notc] brakes refused to work and the hand brakes could not hold the heavy train on the icy rails. The grade at point is called ohe of the steepest standard grades in the east, and the runaway quickly gathered speed. At the sharp curve a few station here dred feet below the engine jumped the tracks and went over an embankment into a meadow bordering Nancy brook, dragsging half a dozen of the heavy care with it. All but a few of the remaining enrs of the train piled up on either side of the roadbed. SRR T TR TR T T T T AL ARRANERSLEN ERRARSRERRELDRNTEEIEOERS! lll;;l—l W This Chiffonier will add tone to any bedroom. Mnished in golden oak. It is fitted with a genuine plate mirror. Six roomy drawers give ample space for storing per- sonal articles. The Modern Chiffonette These new and practical Chiffon- ettes are proving very popular be- | cause of their neat appearance and commodious drawer space. They are sightly in appearance and con- tribute greatly in completing the furnishing of the room. In an styles of wood. As low as $22. dur- jne the Sale. %2 49 This tastefully designed Buffet in Queen Anne style has all the room for linen, silver, etc., of the more masstve ‘'models without their heavy appearance. A bevel plate mirror, and beautiful curved draw- ers. The lines of this exquisite Buffet are beautiful. Other styles as low as $14.25 Suite. 20 per cent. to 33 -3 cent. off HEN a sale of this kind is advertised you want to be an active partici- pant not just a bystander. There is every reason why you should enjoy the benefit of having profit- ed in a sale of this kind offering fumiture of every type at very substantial listed a number of articles takenat savings. . Neglected opportunities reflect upon your good judgment. Mooy 3252 Four Poster Here is a bargain you cannot over- look. Genuine mahogany panels, sides and foot boards, this bed has an antique mahogany finish, the most popular of all shades of ma- ‘hogany. We have a limited num- ber to close out— in endless variety some exactly as illustrated, massive construction, dull lacquered finish, easy to keep clean. Prices are low because we bought early. Excellent Dining Table We are showing a splendid line of fine Dining Room Tables made of selected quartered golden oak, in two inch plank tags on all styles of pedestals. Thoroughly reliable in construction and beautifal in appearance. You can select a fine Dining Room Table dutng the sale as low as $11.685. Other styles re< ducéd 20 to 33.1-8 per cent. y This 4-Piece William & Mary Bedroom Suite o ~ Our First. " Real Opportunities That Are Too Rare These Days | to Let Them Slip Through Your Fingers IFyoul;vgtbeWmed of fisrnitire, you will want to tage lanuary Sale pieces sale offers you. Save Monéey on Rugs Now! Every rug in our stock without exception is included in this sale at reducgions of from 20 per cent to 30 per cent. Now is the time to put a new rug in your home, for the ‘rug market is so uncertain that we consider our- selves fortunate to be able to offer such a large selection, 257 Off Draperies Everything in this department has been slashed. All cutrains, drap- eries, etc, without exception have been placed on sale. If you intend buying ahything new in this de- partment next spring it will pay you to buy now instead. Here are pillows made from speci- ally cleaned fluffy feathers, No dust and nothing but the finest grade of art ticking. They are ‘worth $6.50 but we' are seling them special at this sale for $5.00 pair, Some as low as $1.5 per pair, 125 1 Daring This Sale It will not be necessary for you to miss thespien- did advantages of low prices we uote because of the fact that you will not be able to pay all cash. We are arrang- ing terms that will make it easy for you to buy all Genuine American Walnut Only Selected Lumber Goes Into These Suites If you could see the great care that is exercised in selecting the lum~ ber that enters into this type of furniture, and could see the way in assem! and finished, you would marvel at furniture of this kind being sold at this remarkably low price. Knowing its construction, we -can guarantee this furniture ‘which it is dried and then cut, from every angle. the ~ things that you need at the Present low prices and -ll':!w you to pay a lit- 3o’ “each” wweok. Better investi- gate the “Plaut- Cadden” way furnishing better homes. Sale Offers - this sale, and you should do so at once. Not later have been picked ; Every departinent in this great store is included in this sal Some January Sale Specials in Rugs —ALL FIRST QUALITY RUGS— READ THESE el PRICES ‘:'E Eé Remember — No “Sec- $» 5& onds” — No “Imper- Ef __:_1 » § & fects! g & 8-3 x 10-6 Tapestry Rug, choice deslgns ..... $25.00 $18.85 9 x 12 Tapestry Rug, choice designs .......’ 27.50 . 19.85 8-3 x 106 Brussel Rugs, c.e. 3300 2650 8 x 12 Brussel R 35.00 2800 .8-3 x 10-6 Axminster Rugs, beautiful designs 38.30 2850 9 x 12 Axminster Rugs, beautiful designs 45.00 3500 % x 12 Axminster Rugs, beautiful designs .... 3250 2250 8-3 x 10-6 Wilton Rugs 50.00 37.50 9 x 12 Bigelow-Hartford Wilton Rug ......... 8000 6350 8-3 x 10-6 l';enc!t\ Wil- ton Rug, finest rugs made in America .... 145.00 8250 9 x 12 French Wilton Rug, extra special .. 168.00 9250 8-3 x 10-8 Velvet Rugs, choice assortment 30,00 18.96 9 x 12 Velvet Rugs, choice assortment . 32.50 19.95 $4.00 Bath Room Rugs .. $245 $1.15 Hit or Miss Rag T T A £9 Tables Beautiful period design, has a shelf at the base for books and magazines, a large drawer with brass pull. Neatly designed and sturdily built this table should last a life time. This special price is for the January sale only. Other Tables from $3.50. Cabinet Exactly as ilustrated, this fine China net in the graceful Queen Anno *36Z design is a remarkeble value. Your china and glassware would look en- trancing in this beautiful piece of dining room furniture. Other styles as low as $12.00. Sale Opens This Morning The Plaut-Cadden Co. Established 1872 135 to 143 Main St., Norwich, Conn. “The Store of Service Supreme” Green Trading Stamps On All Cash Purchases AR ‘IEEHll'llllll!!Il||l(lllIIIIm|Ilm?l\lllllllIIIlllIlIIlmIIIIIlilfllflll!l!mllmlfllllullIIHIII HIV AR S & 2 ‘. ’ e random, to show what great savings this S| I d| - i F advan- the bes Below are 1 N 9 Don't overlook this fine piece of bedroom furniture. It has a beat- tiful French plate mirtor, extra fine design, three cdpacious draw- ers and comes finished in goiden oak. You must see this dresser to appreciate its value. Genuine Tennessee Cedar and Utility Chests | From $2.75 ~ Others 20 to 33 1-8 per-cent. Here is an article of furniture that will allow you to put away ecloth- ing with assurance that it will be protected from dust-and moths. A large assortment. , . _ . Willamand $30)50 Mary Dressers i Finished #n either Mahogany or American ‘Wailnut. Large full-sized mirror with carved posts. Dust- proof drawers which slide easily at the slightest touch. Every detail of this fine dresser is a careful re- production of the best of this period.