Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 24, 1918, Page 10

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v . DANIELSON: AND DANIELSGN Who = Converted ding House' Chairs Into" Fuel, Sent to Jail—Reception Planned for Rev. and Mrs. E. A. Legg—D. E. Jette Buys Shumway Block—Over Thirty Pupils. in Night ‘Sohool — Work of Brookiyn War Relief Adso- iation—Prizes Offered for Pig-Rais- This is indéed a cold, sad winter. George Derosier realizes it. The sea- son has brought him many troubles. And the,cold—and other things—have been the means of landing him in jail, until such time as the weather man is more kindly disposed. George went over to Brooklyn Wednesday mornip; to remain with Jailer Albert Ficlds fo 120 days. . In :oylslrt George was charged with having broken up chairs at his board- ing house for the purpose of supply- ing fuel for the stove in his room. La- ter he jumped out.a window. As things seemed to be, it was either too hot inside or too cold outside, or vice versa, or some other way, all of which, with other incidents and de- tails, led to George getting locked up and decorated, by Judge Woodward .on Wednesday morning, with leave of absence from winter and its worries ‘ and Mfion and. overcomes | Fimala: congeati. o if taken in | ugh tonie. Its use in colds, digestive [ ; weakened systems has met with wonder- its-vegular administration bas in thou- | Counci! Crican®™ SOUTH WINDHAM Local Branch of New England ‘Milk Association Elects Officers—Smith- Winchester Plant Closes as Ordered. Persons ill with grip are Mrs. Mary Larkham, Mrs. Mathewson, Fred Ta- bor, Florence and Helen Avery and Mrs. James Maine. . Mrs. Austin Wade, who has been ill at_her heme, is improving. Mail service was rather inadequate in the village Thursday and net enly that day but other days, the morning mail arriving at night, Timothy Watts was .in Providence on a business trip recently. £ The village has been pretty well ice- bound for the last three weeks. Milk Association Meeting. The local branch of the New Eng- land Milk association held its annual meeting Thursday evening in the South Windham firehouse! Regular business was transacted and officers were elected for the coming year as follows: President, Willlam F. Spokesfield of Windham; secretary and treasurer, George Cook, also of ‘Windham. The local branch has mefhbers. 3 Robert Watts spent Friday in Nor- wich. Miss Florence Colbert was in New London over Sunday visiting friends. ‘The Christian Endeavor meets at 7.30. Topic, Young Christians Reach- ing Outward. 4 Mrs. Willlam Green of Columbia spent a day last week With her niece, Mrs. Myron Hadfield. Charles Palmer spent Friday with relatives and friends in New London. Fred Richmond was in New London Friday on_business. ‘Walter Backus is again attending to hie duties at the office cf the lo plant. Obeyed Orders, The Smith-Winchester Co. shut down the plant Thursday night for five days. Pearl Chamberlin is visiting his brother, Prescott Chamberlin, of Dub- lin, N. 5 / SOUTH KILLINGLY Gifferd Family Moving to Wauregan— Stephen Williams Injured by Fall. Merton Gifferd has given up the contract for the transportation of school children in the West district and A. E. Hall has taken it for-the remainder of th: ar. Mrs. R. C. es and Myrta Doane er, suffering Mrs. Henry Spaulding from an attack of erysipelas. Edmond Gendreau, who has been ill for several weeks, is better. Owing to the fuel order, which af- fected the Connecticut Mills eompany in Danielson. Edith Martin has been} at her home for a few days. i Moving to Wauregan, Merton Gifferd has entered the em- ploy of W. S. Brown in Wauregan and will move there this week. All are sorry to have Mr. Gifferd leave the olace. The children will be greatly sed in school and Sunday school. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Barlow were { { STRIGKEN IN THE e Gompletely Resfored To Health By “Fruit-a-fives” ~ 882 St. VALIER St., MONTREAL. “In 1912, I was taken suddenly ill with Acute Stomack Trouble and dropped in the street. I was treated ! by several physicians for nearly two | ‘ears, and my weight dropped from 225 ‘ pounds fc 160 pounds. Then several of my friends advised me to try “Fruit- a-tives”. I began to improve almost wilh the first dose, and by using them, I recovered from the distressing Stomach Trouble—and all pain and Constipation were cured. Now I weigh 208 pounds. I cannot praise “Fruit. a-tives” enough”.” H. WHITMAN. 50c. a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size, 250, Atall dealers or sent postpaid by Fruits #-tives Limited, Ogdensburg, N.Y, Lsmall attendance. in Putnam Satuorday. “What.is man that thou art mindful of him?” was the subject of Miss Har- tig’s discourse Sunday morning. The address was interesting and helpful. To Meet at Parsonage. The Willing Workers will meet Wed- nesday afternoon at the parsonage. Had Bad Fall, Stephen Williams got a bad fall on the ice, striking on his head and put- ting one eye temporarily out of com- mission. He is improving and will soon be all right. Mr. and Mrs. George Phillips have taken a little girl from the children’s home in Putnam. P Hard Work Teaming. People who have tried to do team- ing the past week bave had no cinch. It has been no uncommon thing to see loads of ‘wood in the gutter on Spaul- ding Hill, others have slid around and one of a pair of horses belonging .to A. A. Tillinghast fell on the hill and was dragged to the fopt ‘before the load could be stopped. | WESTMINSTER Sunday Services—Annual Business Meeting of Church—David A. Curry Comes from California. Christ’s answer to the question of the human race in all ages and circum- stances, “What must I do to be saved?” in his words giving the three steps— “If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me,” was the pastor’s sub- Jject Sunday morniig. “The victory that overcometh the world,” Rom. §: 31-39, was the topic for the home prayer circles Wednes- day evening. Y Church Business Meeting. The annual business meeting of Westminster church was held Mon- day, Jan. 14, at the parsonage. Re- ports were given by the church clerk, the C. E., church school, guild- and Ladies’ Aid, showing progress. Espe- cial gain in this year of especial need has beén made in sacrificial giving, denominational gifts being more than double@ and gifts in direct connection with 'the war, undenominational, amourting to $98.08. At the close of the formal meeting there was a socia® hour with a, collation of salad, hot drinks and. war buns. Guest from Golden State. David A. Curry of Palo Alto and Camp Curry, Cal, was a guest at the barsonage thie past week. Camp Curry is in Yosemite Valley and last year entertained over 1,100 guests. The Red Cross association had a last Wednesday - Mrs. Barstow’s, Ry NORTH STOUNINGTON Wheeler School Opens — Death of Eleazer B. Partelo—Union Services Held, The Wheeler schenl opened Monday after a vacation of four weeks, a nex- tension of time having been neces- sary on account of a damaged water system. Union Sunday Services. Union Sunday services have heen cstablished for the remainder of the winter in the assembly hall of the hecler school. = Rev. C.- A. Burdick i|' Westerly was thé speaker last Sun- dav. B. Beckett is visiti i Providence. B Mrs. G A. Pendletcn has returned from a visit in Norwich. Death of Eleazer B, Partelo. Flieazer B. Partelo, 78, a resident of the Shunoc district, died January 15, ~fter a long illness. He is survived - his wife, who was Miss Phebe 2iley of Rhode Island, and by five hildren, Minnie, widow of James E. Sheffleld, Lillie, William H., Anna, wife of Herbert B. Vincent, and ¥. Mason, all residents of this town. He leaves two grandchildren, Misses Phehe and Grace Sheffield. On Business Trip. George H. Stone, accompznied by I. Carroll Peabody, has been on 2 business trip to New York, also visit- ing friends in -Fast Orange, N. J, The Center school which began the winter term as a one room school, now has two rooms, the teachers being Willard ‘Eccleston and Miss Ruth B. Main. The first batch of Bulgarian prison- ers captured by the Green troops on the Macedonian front has arrived at Athens, where those who are fitted for the work are employed in a large mili- tary vegetable garden'on. the out- skirts of the town. OH! THAT AWFUL BACKACHE IT’S YOUR KIDNEYS An unhealthy body, and the unhap- piness and misery which follow, may be pievented by ordinary judgment and care. Keep your stomach and kidneys in shape and you will have good health. The kidneys' work is to throw off the poisonous matters which enter the body. If they perform this work regularly and automatically the other organs will take care of them- selves. Diseased conditioris of the bladder or kidneys are indicated by nervous- ness, sleeplessness, that tired, worn- out feeling, dizziness. nausea, back- ache, lumbago, rheumatism, pain in the lower abdomen, many so-called ‘female troubles,” severe pain and!In . discomfort when urinating, bloody, cloudy and stringy urine, too frequent or suppressed passages. All these are nature's signals to warn you of dis- eased kldneys or bladder, which may lead to fatal Bright's disease . Don’t wait until the danger is upon you. Go to .your druggist at once. Get a trial box of GOLD MEDAL Haarle'n Oll Capsules. They are made of the pure, original, imported Haar- lem Ofl, the kind your great-grand- father used. About two capsules each day will keep you toned up and feel- Ing flne. Money refunded if they do not help you. But remember to ask for the imported GOLD MEDAL brand. sealed packages. for a period of four months, by which time it may ‘be warmer. 3 ng in Georgia. Danielson soldiers who are at Camp Gordon, Ga., write of good sleighing in_the “sunny south:” Mrs. George Kent, who has been se- riously ill for the past five weeks, was taken to a Worcester hospital Wed- resday for treatment. Industriés in town that have been closed since last. Thursday night re- sumed operations “Wednesday morn- ing. Liberty Loan Chairman. Charles A. Tillinghasf has been ramed as the southern section county. Mr. Tillinghast has been chairman of the Killingly Liberty loan committee during the last two cam- paign: ¢ The second series of six games in the Bohemian club’s pinochle tourna- ment is to be played this evening. Farewell Reception. Friday evening,at the Methodist church tHere is to be a reception in honor of Rev. and Mrs. Ernest A. Legg’ who are to leave for Waterville, Me., soon. Judge W. F, Woodward. had a_class of six prisoners before him at Wed- nesday morning’s session of thé town ceurt., Buys Shumway Block. D. E. Jette, owner of the Shumway Clothing company, has purchased the Shumway block, Main street, in which his business from Judge M. Al Shumway. Mr. Jette has been very successfully engaged in business here -for himself for the past ten years. ’ Coal' Arriving. During - the. past 24 hours some coal has come through for the use of man- ufacturing. concerns in this sectign of the county and more cars consigned to plants.hereabouts are expected at once. Don’t . forget the Firemen’s Ball in Jewett City,Friday eve, Jan. 25. The famous . Pickett orchestra.of Williman- tic of ten pieces, will furnish music. Proceeds of the ball go to the soldiers. Come and.help the. boys--adv. Over Thirty at Night School. Men and women anxious to know more of the language of.this country and thereby fit themselves for greater participation in its affairs, through fuller understanding of the principles upon which jts government is erected, are attending the night school being conducted at the graded school build- ing on' School street. As many as 32 have been in attend- ance at one time and much interest is being shown. A beginners’ class is learning to speak English, a more ad- vanced class is taking arithmetic and English readings and a third class is duing more difficult arithmetic and more advanced reading. The teachers are encouraged by the progress that is being made with the work. Most of the students are 20 vears of age or over and a . majority |u" (tihem are natives of Greece or Po- land. BROOKLYN WAR RELIEF Much Work Accomplished by Associa- tion of Which Miss Dyer is Secretary. The Brooklyn War Relief associa- tion continues the good work upon which it has been patriotically engaged for many months. The latest report.of the associotion’s secretary, Miss Mabel Dyer, shows a package of knitted goods ' was for- warded to the Army and Navy League in New York, for distributien among our soldiers and sailors. A large box of hospita] supplies was sent to' Mrs. Duryea, in Paris. Three full sets of knitted articles were given tc Brooklyn men who are going to the front. . Mrs. W. H. Danielson recently ad- dressed the children of the public schools in Brooklyn on the subject of Red Cross ‘work and war relief, to arouse among the young people an in- terest in this great world-wide work. The Brooklyn association has ac- complished the following list of work during the month covered by the new report: Triangular bandages, 180 roll- ed bandages, 420; gauze compresses, 432; pillow cases, 48; fracture pillows, 15; hospital socks, 4 pair: hospital shirts, 15; ambulance pillows, 2; sccks, 3 pairs; bed quilts, 2; scrub cloths, 17; sweaters, 17: wristers, 18; socks, § pairs; helmets, 2; mufflers, 2. The rooms of the association are kept open Tuesday, Thursday and Sat- urday of each week from 2 to 5. There is work there for evervone willing to do a bit. Those who cannot give their time and work can help the great work the association is doing by contribu- tions of money or materials. PRIZES OFFERED County Farmers’ Association to En- courage Boys and Girls to Raise Pigs The' Windham County Farmers’ as- sociation is proving its worth in many ways and during this unrelenting win- ter County Agent B. W. Ellis and his assistants are doing ,a_wonderful’ lot of work that will pay dividends in an increased food supply next fall, in bet- ter herds and more profitable flocks of poultry. One aim is to interest the boys and girls of the county in agricultural and stock raising pursuits and to that end some special prizes have been offered. The importance of the boys and girls of Windhat county taking an interest in growing' pork’ this 'season has been brought to the attention of the asso- ciation, and it was voted to. appropri- ate fifteen doliars to be awarded in vrizes for boys ‘and girls under 18 years of age raising’ plgs in 'Windham coun- ty under the supervision of the Farm- ers’ Association. The money will be divided into ‘five prizes, and the-awards will be based on most economical gains made. Pne hundred doNars was appropri- ated for the premium list for the 1918 berty loan-chairman for of - Windham is located, acquiring it PUTNAM NEWS ! PUTNAM ~ Over 500 Tickets Sold For Elks' Ball Public Heaith = Nurse . Wanted— Smith Street Pupils Entertain— Three Churches to Unite. For: Ser- vices—High School News. Miss Katherine- Byrne is distribut- ing another consignment-of, yarn that has been received here for'the use of Red Cross workers. Successful Bail. P More than 500 tickets were sold for the charity ball recently .given by Putnam lodge of Elks. o P. H. S. to Play Woonsacket. The Putnam High School basketball team goes to Woonsocket this evening ::t play the High' School team of that . ¥ The Putnam regular drill at the High School on ‘Wednesday evening. Special Meeting. meeting Wednesday evening to consid- 'er matfers pertaining to the fire de- partment. Deputy Automobile Inspector R. C. Young was.in Putnam Wednesday in ;onnecuon with the duties of his of- ce. ) Mail Unclaimed. Lefters addressed as- follows unclaimed at the post office: W. ling, B. J. Mann, Mrs, 1. Derous- seau, Mrs. J. B. Ledoux, Miss Lena LeBau, Mrs. Nickels, Miss Mary Pick- ard, Miss Clara S. Todd. - To Call Accountants. The local exemption board received orders Wednesday to call such men of Class No: 1 as are certified ac- countants or special accountants. for induction into the service, as members of the finance department of the avia- tion " service. are PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE. Favored by Parent-Teachérs’ Associ- ation—Pupils Give Entertainment For Organization. The Parent-Teachers’ association is to devote much of its ener: to arousing sentiment in favor of hav- ing a public health nurse in Putnam. The association- already has received promise of financial support from one of the big insurance companies. doing business here and also pro; port from other quarters, Pupils of the Smith Street school who presented a little entertainment at the meeting of the association.ac- quitted themselves in a very pleading manner, indicating good training by the teachers of the school.® ‘ment follows: Piano solo, Ella. Parker: songs, Christmas Fanfare and Carol; In the Apple Tree, dialogue, The Play of the Weathe Jupiter, Roy Thompson, Merry R port, Jsaac Blatt; The Gentleman, Hyman Holland: the Merchant, Al- fred Beaupre: the Wind-Mille: dore Blatt: the Gentlewoman, Wilson: the Boy, - Nathan song, Beautiful Red Drum, Primar; la Lavaliee; recitations,, three Prim- ary boys, John Kenyon, Hyman Blatt, and Edward Authier; song, LuHaby, Primary girls: dialogue, ‘Train To Mauro, Grammar, Mrs. Buttermilk, El- la Parker: Johnny Buttermilk, Ja- cob Kesten; Station Agent, Wesley Sheldon: song, Santa Lucia, Interme- diate; recitations, three Primary girls, Jda Kesten, Rachel Hurlbut, Mabel Thompson; .songs, Grammar. depart- ment, Going .a. Nutting and -+ Good Night Song of the River; flag exer- cise, 62 children from dierent grades: chief speakers, Mildred Perry, Francis Curran, Christina Murray;. flags of different nations and salute, Maude Greene, Tannie Oblitz, Bessie Ob! Sadie Zaltas, Jennie Oblitz, Bella Si- mon, Annie Levin, Tillie Kaminsky, ®lizabeth Authier: the flag bearers were Jesse Lyon, Fred Lapoint, Phi Tharrio, Louis Lairviere, assisted by twelve smaller children. The Red Cross Nurses, left in uniform. soldier boys, nine in number, with caps and guns. Between the nurses and soldier boys were children rep- resenting nine of the important na- tions, each having a flag. At either side stood Uncle Sam'’s representatives and also two girls who gave statisties of and reason for joining the Red Cross. There were son; for the Red Cross and Soldier Boys and The Star Spangled Banuer was sung at the close. BITUMINOUS COAL. Arrives For Use of The Railroad— Supply Below Normal., A heavy shipment of ituminous coal for use of the railroad in keeping its locomotives. properly supplied with fuel reached this city, which is _ a coaling point for trains operating be- tween Boston and Hartford and Wor- tester and New London. The quanti- ty of coal now on hand hgre while am- ple for all immediate needs is not nearly as liberal as the amount kept on hand here during normal times: Too Much lce—Too Little Water. This is a strangé winter. At Day- ville and at Attawaugan the filling of ice houses is held up because the ice is so heavy that there is not sufficient water remaining under it to -allow floating in through the chanmels lead- ing to the ice houses. For this reason' the work of com- pleting the filling of the Gillette and Walker houses at Dayville 1s held up. Tce on the pond Where the cufting has been going on is 23 inches thick, and there is but 18 inches of water under it. The big cakes continually ground while being pushed through the chan- nels to the storage points, so the work bhas been temporarily abandoned. The same condition is said to prevail at Attawaugan. LOTUS MALE QUARTET Gives Concert of Special Merit at the Congregational Church. The Lotus Male quartet, of Boston, always a@ attraction here, gave .one of their splendid conceyts at'the Con- Corn Show, and plans were outlined to hold a meeting in each town. in the county for the purpose of bringing to the attention of farmers -the premium list for this vear’s show and creating a general interest throughout the county in the show. A committee con- sisting of C. 8. Hyde of Brooklyn, Geo. S. Bowen of Eastford, L. H. Healey of Woodstock, B. G. Southwick of the Connecticut Agricultural College, and the county agent, was appointed to make up the premium list and have charge of the arrangements. Plans were also made for a meeting of the Farmers’ Association to. be held at Plainfield in connection with the Extension School to be held - there -the/ week of Feb. 5, in order that Farmers’ Association members might become ac- quainted with the extension school work, and also consider an amend- ment to the constitution. —P. H. 8. to Play at Woonsocket—|. ' Home Guard held al" The common council held a social]. " The programme of thelr entertain-| Grammar* department; | nine in. number, at the| t the right were the; ... x1 tosend : , ~ Molasses. like it. Those Who Appreciate Real | . New Orleans Molasses! s : RE'S cheering ne{vs! Tt's no longer necessary g : I{E to the South to get original Brer Rabbit Arrangements have been made so that all first- S 4SS grocers —your own—can supply you. Just say " ““Brer Rabbit’’ to your grocer. : : ! If you prefer good molasses, and want to be cer- - tain you’re getting Brer Rabbit—just remember this: * * Don’t take molasses drawn from barrels thinking ' it “might” be Brer Rabbit. It’s never * barrels under any circumstances. : st " While all Brer Rabbit Molasses is canned mo- - tlasses—all canned molasses is not Brer Rabbit. .. + certain that the can you buy * Rabbit’’ with the rabbits on the label. Sy { Brer Rabbit is packed in clean, air-tight cans— . small, medium and large sizes. The size needed for your family is at your grocer. g Do You Know the F'dal'Valfie\ 4 packed in . Be is plainly marked “Brer of Brer Rabbit Molasses? —Serve it! A Recipe Book of Good Things made with Breb: Rabbit Molasses sent on request. Write today. |- Not all our present day housewives and mothers know i this—but, undoubtedly, all grandmothers do: The fuel value of molcsses, shows the U. S. culture in Farmers’ Builetin No. 142, is greater, Jish, steak, soup, chicken, bread or milk. . To many that is surprising. Everybody likes Brer Rabbit — whether it’s served with pancakes, hot biscuits, muffins,. waffles or made into Boston brown bread, ginger : 5 molasses candy. But to learn of its food value, suggests a’ means of cutting the high cost of living. ¢ " Get a can of Brer Rabbi: Department of Agri- .. Dber pound, {i read or See how the folks .PENICK ® FORD, Ltd., New Orieans, Lal The World’s Largest Canners of Molasses gregational ‘church Wednesday even- ink. Union Church Services. For nine Sundays, beginning 'with the coming Sunday, members of the Congregational, Baptist and Methodist churches: of "this city are to unite for services, thus saving the heating each Sunday of ‘iwo churches. ' The first three Sundays services are to be held at the Baptist church, the next three Sundays at the Methodist church and the final three' Sundays at the Con- gregational church. s Advert Pastor Resigns. Rev. G..J1. Stone has resigned.as paltor of the Advent church of this city, his resignation fo become. effec- tive on the last Sunday in March. Annual reports of the church show that nearly. $1,200 was raised for church work during the past year: that all debts of the church had been paid and that a sinall balance remain- ed in the treasury. HIGH SCHOOL INTERESTS. Honor List Announced Inciuding High Stand - Pupils in Eighth Grade. Seniors. 96-100-—Ada Bosworth, . Pauline Chapdeiaine. 5-90—Howard Baker, Eleanor Car- penter, Lorena Gallant, Elizabeth rd. Thomas Howath, Arthur e Evelyn_Stites, Sylvia Wheel- ock, Dorothy Wright .. and Martha Euvrard. - 80-85—Kenneth Andem, Celia Kel- ley, Stephen Ryan, Charles Mahet, Juniors. 90-100—Ernestine Davis, Horton, Gladys Robbin 85-90—Alice Fiolmes, Aanna Arnold, Dorcas Bartlett, Ruth Bartlett, Mary Carpenter, Helen Carver, Fisie Gal- lant, Edith Gilson, Elsie Lewis, Pau- line Perrault, Estelle Stites and Hazel Converse. Darothy 80-85—TTazel Gifford, Jessic Mac- Donald, Ralph Pierce, Hazel Storm, and Frances Platt. Sophomores. 80-85—Gladys. Covell.- Thomas Dob- son, Margaret Fraser, Wilber = Lown, Tecsa Magnant, Eleanor Murphy. Pe- ter Murphy, Ruth Pratt, Stuart Pease, Hazel Perry, Florence Smith, James Waodson,. Elizabeth Wheelock, Edgar Shead, Iver Nelson. % '85-90—Stanton Ballard, Lillian De- lisle. ;John Hogan, EBeatrice Morton, Louis Redinsky, Walter Arnold. 0 Freshmen. 90-100—Robert Arnold, ~Gertrude Bantit, Samuel Bintit, Frank Stanley, and Helen Thompson. 85-90—Alfred - Barber, Jeanette Gil- bert, “Everett - Griggs, Raymond Pierce, Dorothy Rouse, Helen Taylor, James Torrey, Eric Wallendar, Annie Zaltas, Margaret Weeks, Francis Scott and Helen Phillips. X 80-35—Henry Brousseau, Waldo Chase, George Child, Olive Clapp, Cla- ra Donalson, Kathyleen Donlon, Omer Durand, Albert. Farrows, Una Fort- ney, Beatrice Gardner, Hazel Geeson, Margaret Geissler, Marie Giraca, Ma- rie Hanmley, Martina Hanley, Sarah Kathyleen Jackson, Herman r Maynard ana Francis Eighth Grade. 90-100-—Elnora Fisher, Ruth McCoy, Merton Ames, Alice Perry, annie Ho- gan. 85-90—Esther Wilson, Teddy Brou- seau, Daniel Williams, Alice Wright, Robert Stanley, Thomas Edson, Esther Rouse. / 80-35—Oreste Bianchi, Willis Vince- lette, John Hannifan, Ruth Maynard, Sidney Hayward, Azareas "St. Oonge, Jerome Andrews, Mary Connell, Ger- ald Allard, Teroy Amos. STAFFORD SPRINGS Funeral of Mrs. Joseph Mullen—School Pupils Buying Thrift Stamps—K. of C. to Purchase Twenty—Four Mills | Exempted from Closing. Heatless Monday was strictly ob- served in Stafford. There scemed to be a general feeling of pal tism on the part of all and there was no desire to violate either fhe letter or spirit of the law. The Comique theatre was open Mon- day evening and closed Tuesday even- ing. There will be no Tuesday per- formances for the next nine weel FUNERAL. Mrs. Josph Mullen. The funeral of Mrs. Catherine Mul- len, 40, widow of eph Muwilen, wa. the Monday clesing order on account of making cloth for the army and pavy. ' WOODSTOCK ‘VALLEY Death of Miss Ida A. Snow, at New Britain. Chester - Hatstat has the contraet to transport the children from West Woodstock to the Stafford District school. Word has been received here of the :death in New Britain of Miss Ida® A. Snow an annual summer visitor at Maplewood Farm. ~Miss Snow had made many friends in the Valley. The Red Cross members meet for sewing Thursday, with Mvs. Ellen M. Greene. 5 ©. A. Hiscox spent several days in Hartford last week. E George Arnold is recovering, follow- ing a surgical operation at a Boston hospital. | Pimples On Face (uticuraHeals Large,Red and Hard, Very Sore | andItched. Scratched and Irsi- ‘ tated. Locked Badly. Troubled One Year. Used One Box Cuticura Ointment and held at: St. Edward’s church Tuesday | b Gk 5 ‘morning at 10 o'ciock. Rev. Ielix J.| ‘hree Soap. ©'Neill celebrated the requ high | it mass. Burial in_ St. Edward's | - 3 - cemetery. Her husband, who died sev-| “Mytroublestarted with i3, o eral .years ago, was the owner of the| part affected being my face, Py Foresty woolen 1 Mrs. Mullen | my forehead and cheek. The pimples . survived by one son, *. Mullen, of | were large, red and hard and always Stafford Spr and a daughter, Mrs;| Ernest D. Royee, of . Somers H. Mrs. Mullen had lived the part of her life in Stafford and was & very estimable woman. Pupils Buy Stamps. The, teachers in the Spring. report a large sale of thrift stamps among the pupils. The teachers in all of the outlying schools as well as thos in. the borough have the stamps on sale at the schoolhouses. K. of C. Stamp Purchase. Stafford council, K. of C to' purchase 20 war sav during the year, Four Mills Exempted. The Cyril Johnson Wooien company, Phoenix Woolen company, Riverside orth, «choo! has voted ings stainps mills and the Rhode Island worsted’ mill have all received exemntion from | scaled ovef. They would be very sore and itch, and I scratched and irritated them. My face looked badly, and I | used to wake up at night with the | pimples. . | ‘“‘Thetrouble lasted about one year. ! when I started using CuticuraSoapand ; Ointment, and after I had used one box | of Cuticura Ointment with two or three | cakes.of Cuticura Soap my fece was | healed,” (Signed) Percy Coombs, 26 Eastern Ave., St. Johnsbury, Vt, October 24, 1917, Cuticura Soap dsily and ‘Cuticura Ointment occasionally prevent pime ples. =) | Semple EachPree ticura, d: everywhere, by Mail. Address post- R, Boston.” Sold P intment 25and 506,

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