Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 16, 1918, Page 5

me mmd.o hw at 6.51 nc]ock Solaie k& i % “The § sign hn show w!nflo'l about wwn Reduced | of ¢ a.na 8 ply lmu yarns at the Yarn Shop today—adv. Hotels and restaurants, which ‘a good business' barometers, hnd patronage. Friday. The offering-In the Catliclie tJ!urLll- A Goud Tlme § The men of the fown of Lllm:tmt are greatly interested in organizing a Home Guard company there. The Palmer ‘oalroq (;c‘;s ’bldryn{,g % large " qulnflly WO and abou Montville for use at thair New Lon- don mill. wmnut margarine. 2> TImporting Co., Fran. —adv. The Peck Library, Slater Memorial, has among recent aceessions Ambas-’ sador James W. Genx'd‘u “My Four Years in Germany.” In the suburbs Friday, the farmers Bath Room Fittings - Flat Irons Weed Tire Chains '- Many' Dollar Day Specials Electrical Contractors 5 have been, housed ‘week after week, during the intense cold. The steamers of the Norwich Line to New York have had some strenudus trips ‘'up and down:the Sound : this week, battling against the floating ice. Marshall Phillips, for many years an assistant at the New London alms. house, died ‘in 'the Memorial hospital Thursday u‘tcmoon after a short ill-| ness. Men, hear the Iu.“nn, “Tony” Car- levale at Y. M. C. A: tomorrow at 3.30. —adv. The Savings Bank of Rockville has Zone on a 5 per cent. basis and is now cne of the five banks in- the state pay- ing this amount of interest to its de- positors. o Plans are being completed for a big patriotic rally of the Polish people of Rockville. Rev. Leon Wieryzuski, pas- tor of St. Joseph's church, has clqu-se of the arrangements. Superinteridents of Conneeticut schools will attend the convention of suxaarlnlendenta of the National Edu- 129 Main Street., Norwich ional association, to be held in At- e u.nflc City next week. THE WAUREGAN HOTEL | e somes ers vos on. o $1.00 SUNDAY DINNER Fort Terry in express money orders Served from 12—8 P. M. $13,976.53. This a.gmmt was sent through the Y. Oysters on the Half Shell Queen Olives New yarns of the most exquisite. col- oring and texture at the Yarn Shop- Chicken Broth. Family Style of 3 Consomme Julierine * adv.. ¥ Mrs. .. Camp of Norwich who '_“et, ;:mizls?‘;:;:}:m"*f'w underwent an aperation for appendiéi- Roast Vermont Turkey tis at the Lawrence hospital in New Cranberry Sauce London, has recovered and is expect- MasHed Potatoes String Beans ed to return to her home on Broadway Apple Tapioca Pudding—Vanilla Saucs | t°32Y- or Country Club Ice Cream Petit Fours Demi Tasse . A la Carte Service Also [EATOR CHASE €. ‘Bastern Connecticut senators and representatives to the general assem- bly have received summons notifying them of the convening of the legisla- ture in special session, March 19, at 11 o’clock. ‘That wonderfully effici fZOWERS Blooming Plants, Vm ent er its charge at.the’ "of fimhoml H{N-hz“"" Rock Nook Home 26 children. In the! D for funerals, organiza- Sheltering Arms household there are jons. Visitors welcome. 16 adults. P. VER STEEG, Florist 57 Lafayette Street Telephone 760 LADIES! You can-buy ‘a fme-15- JEWEL GOLD-FILLED BRACELET ' ‘'WATCH, A NWorwich resident saw a cater-! pillar crawling on the walk, Friday afternoon. A letter mcelved this week by Mr and Mrs. Joseph Aldi‘,of Chestnut street, from their scn, Private Michael | Aldi, one of the first of the local draft- ed men to go to France, mpormd him well and happy. From Norwich, State A: . Buchanan, went to Westerly Friday, to issue working to children i applying for them: Thursday, Mr. Buchanan gave out siz ! lb‘olutely gumnteed, on or seven transfer certificates. Isabel Bradley,-noted ballot medium: our easy terms of one dol- || spiritaar Acadens, Sunday, 230 and| 7.30 p. m~—adv. A new dark blue silk bmtt white letters, reading “ lar per week. THEPLAUT-CADDEN CO. Established 1872 Main Street, Norwich, Conn. ’\’:fl is to be kept in the sc):onl room that bears the cleanest appearance. Men, hear J. W. (Tgny) Carlevale at Y. M. C. A" tomorrow at 3:80. Good mausic.—edv. News was received in Norwich Fri- day that the movement for -the for- mation in New Engiand of Junior aux- iliaries ,of the American Red Cross has resulted thus far in the enrcil- ment of 143,472 children of public, pa- rochial and privats schools. Among rectors announced to: preach at the Union Lenten services of Hart- ford Episcopal churches are March 4-6, Rev. E, E. Schmitt of Christ ehnrch,‘ Ansonia, formerly of Trinity churc Norwich, and Mareh #1-23, Eev, Ed- wfi;lrd T. Mathison of St John's, Rock- ville, As the fishermen in the shore towns interpret their new licemse privileges, which went into effect Friday, the fif-; teenth, under federal authority, they ‘will be allowed to fish in any waters, irrespective of state boundary lines. They are well pleased with the pros- pect. Personal taxes will be recetved to- day at The People’s Store, Taftville, tmmlzm.touop.m.—ndv ‘The Waterford ‘town mmimqf the National Council of Defense has askeq the Waterford Liberty chorus % arrange a programme to be used at the unveiling of . the honor-roit board at an early date. The commit- tee desires a chorus of at least 100 voices. A ‘special meeting of the town of Groton is to be held Feb, 20th to act on the resotution to discontinue the [l -Ermest E. Bullard VIOLIN TEACHER E. BULLARD, Bliss Place, Ners wich, Conn. John & Geo, H. Bliss Largest Assortment DIAMOND JEWELRY BROOCHES SCARF PINS RINGS PENDANTS BRACELET WATCHES RADIOLITE STRAP WATCHES, ETC. John & Geo. H. Bliss THE PAEACE; required by the government for a site on which to bufld a wharf. This pent- to the river. At Niantic, most of the iee has drift- ed out of the bay during the past two warm days and was so thick that it has taken with it the left of the McCook pler and all the trap stakes that were left in over the winter by the fishermen. Bighteen bers of the Home Missionary Society of ‘Park shurch met Friday afternoon af, the home of the president, Mrs. George D. Coit. In- teresting reports from missionaries in {25001y Dakota and Colorado who are aided by the: soclaty were read and plans| t%r the season's work were discuss- ed. P. SHEA, WHEN YOU WANT io put your bus- Iness befure th 1 here 1 bes Shaiar ‘;m‘( ;” - .2 Scotland’s whiskey. trade has bad a columns of e Bnnmn. most profitable year. R e Tt - T e T ~2HD lemml in all: the b ! little son Cari Vernon, b2y 80 were letting -Out their cattle, ‘which kwn, the Narw;gh United Wazk-n;, has4Arnold street in this cfty | pentway. at the, navy. yard. which is | Henry way extends from the navy yard road | tomia Ritaco, “in the irrigatior bottles. f £ A"enhnry 10 your assumption,” -{smedical men-dg not aftire themselves summer, when the 8, not ewhere be- ite mrfleu Capt. m n-‘m- ut m; 1 Ly;:; thmfi— IlonofSumeoufl. . Five divorces were gnmted on ¥ri- day by Judge Gardiner Greene of this Pierce at Allyns Poini city at the short calendar session of Mrs. George Howard and '3"”' the. superior. court in New London. of Norwich are guests of Mr, and Mrs. | Four ‘were granted on grounde of de- | Cliffora Clark of “Niantie, sertion lndotlu #th o nt e thfl “{ Misses Evelyn Eastland and Emily | aduRtery. One case went o e _list ili have been visiting their aunt, Mrs. | X and Judge Greene took the papers in Charles Williams of Lnnnl Hill “ave- Jmouph Wit ot Tonoen S e wmtedm ‘ehdmmmmmr dmeinzum Sydney Morrail of Norwlzm has been on’ the grou: of speidingy this week at the home .of | They were married Dec. 24, 1909, and. Mr.gand Mrs. B. P.‘Coffey, in Stafford | the fl-.wmm took place April 9, 1915, Springs. | /Bva 'G. Green was orced s Thomas P. Green on the ground of de- Mrs. Wallace V. Norcross, with her |sertion. They Nov. 283, ng in rubber-boots i§ not a rarity § nnd« ‘anything that will Keep you warm ‘is<agceptable, either: in operating room or-on ward. The nurses wear gloves on. the wards and overshoes, and still Is\{fler from chi bul T am free them '\l‘s x suit for failure to comply with of the Ccourt, was postponed; Edgar vs. Morgan et al., disclosure of de- fense Judgment. Was pmpvged Mercer, receiver, vs. 'Brnckett di closure’ of defense: or. -judgment, was poutyoned Butts, agent, etc., v&. JoNes, amount 6f special bail, $3,000 in. three ‘weeks; Yurman vs. vSochl. bond for prosecution, $75 in.two weeks; that Dplaintiff be ordered to-answer counter-| claim, ‘pleagdings’ or non-suit in. two weeks; Howard, admr., vs. Redden ét al, -judgment on *demurrer sustained, . Maynard vs. Redd Mrs. J. H. Davia ¢ been the guest of llr.l. Chu'hl & assistant a number o7 wound closures = in . the murnlng and did plasfer work in' the ~On ‘Thursday when 1 gave ethers, Lhe stoff: froze on-my mask and ML Ink froze. in_fountain . pens ut it has b beautifully at Yemrilny T réceived quife a eonsid- rdble amotrit of mail- a”dozen lotters tied ; Wfllumon RedKefi et al.,“judgment on demuru the | .4 Wauregin Block ‘Norwich,Ct. Corset Covers, lace and em- broidered tnmmed \ regular 50c-quality, 3 for 31.00 Brassieres,’ embroidered and lace trimmed, * regular 50c quality, 3 for $l 00, Fancy -Round Aprons, em- | sustained, © was ~ postponed; ' Mortis | Bokoff vs. l“mnfe Bokoff, appointment- of guardian ad lifem for defendant,|: ‘ana | Hadlai A. Hull appdinted; Douglas.vs. 5| H. R. Douglas, Inc.. order to continug business, granted foR four months; Teceiver’s. report will be accepted un- less: objection is' made - within. one week!. Commonwedlth Trust Co., trus- tae, ‘et al, vs. Norwich Compreuefi Wer Co that judgment be open- ed “judgment’ ‘was, opened and. case ' was ‘then “wi by stipulation;" McNally et al. "Mystic and District Co-operativé assvciation, TInc., con- firmation "of ‘témporary’ as permaneirt receiver, granted; | tion of time for presentation of claims, granted; | Frederics 8. Bdrbeér vs: Bthel Chm‘p]ln @ Barber; secend ‘order of nou ‘were married 1900, and he left her Nov. 20, 1910. Albert W. Huntley of Norwich 1 granted a divorce decree §mflcy of and they separated Lucy Billi of New London was di- vorced from Olinto Billi of parts un- 'known, on the ground of desertion. They were married on Aug. 18, 1908, and he Qeserted her Jan. 1, hy was allowed to resume her maiden name of Turina. * Mary E. Metcalf Blake of New Lon- don was granted a divorce from Wil- liam J. Blakq on the grounds of adul- tery. | They married March 21. 1903. She was given the custody. of three children. Judge Greene heard the divoree case of Mrs. Clara F. Prentis Armstrong against J. P. Taylor Armstrong of New London. The case, which “is uncon- tested, is on' the grounds of desertion. Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong were married Sept. 6, 1905, and the desertion by Mr. Armstrong is alleged to have taken place Aug. 28, 1914. After hearing the testimony Judge Greenme continued the case for a.further hearing. Short Calendar. Matters. The short calendar matters were dis- vosed of as follows Butts, agent, etc, vs. Jones, that Lealand C. Belcher, bail, be made a party defendant in the case, judge took the papers; that an exception be al- iowed for said Belcher and Jones !o the decision. refusing the motion to he dismissed from bail and for leave to plead, was withdrawn; Donahue .vs. | Marsh et al, argument of demurrer and motion of defendant Cady, was postponed;” Armstrong et al. vs. Moran et al, hearing on plea in abatement, was postponed: Burick ve. Sandgll, hearing on plea in abatement, judge took the papers: Gelino vs. city of Norwich, judgment on demurrer sus- ‘Thursday, Feb. 21 — O'Leary vsi/ tained, went off the list; Gelino vs. city'{ Connecticiit ' 'Co,; Bialstock of Norwich, leave to amend complaint, | man;" Sullivan v, Wheeler; W%ito vs. went off the list; Chesbro vs. Chesbm City of Norwich; BEllis vs. Main et al. custody of children pendente lite, Tuesday, Feb. 26 (special)—A. R.| granted ' to .plaintiff: Becker vs. San-|Button ve. Brown: Ferrigini vs. Keas- ders, foreclosure of mort.ga e.went off | bey et al; T. A. Scott Co. vs. Keasbey et al. Tuesday, March 5 (special)—Stone vs. Bailey, adm. There will be a short calendar ses- sion on March 1. returned n the Backus - Hnmi':.t Norwich, to her home at Allyns Po " Thomas Goff has resigned at the C. M. Robertson Co.’s box factory in Palmertown and is working as mill- wright’s helper in the mn-Rock- well factory in Norwich. OBITUARY. Louis H. Brunelle. At 215 o'clock Friday morning the death of Louis H. Brunelle occurred, fulluwing an illness of & week's dura- qm deceased was born u&mm;r ville, Mass., 4 years ago, the. son Mrs. Aurelia Hufiert.meudtho at wnrk with the ;" a” Very: excel- , having to do not A0* With' seeing that ptope hoard goods, ete. etel” - We are sending many men back to- day. ‘to:evacuation - hospitals, farther in. .the rear, so that ‘our-beds will e | free . for . .fresh . cases. ~What means you can guess as well as I—a Irive on our front—by the allies, but when and’ where we do not know for certain. As I'went‘to mess, there was 2/ long chain-'of Ford ‘ambulances wufing for: their loads. 5 Afairly comfortable and very through:the holidays mice- d.comgerts on January 1 V. LESLIE. Uncontested Dnvmu ‘Uncoritested ‘Funiak vs. Herbert R. De Funiak, case went ‘off the list:" Joseph - Wolf * vs. Elizabeth Wolf, ‘granted on grounds | of desertion' and: custody of children allowed: Eva G. Green vs. Thomas P. Green, granted on grounds of ‘deser- tion, change of name alowed; Albert W. Huntley vs. Rose Huntley; granted on grounds . of desertion: Lucy Billi vs.‘Olinto Billi, ‘granted on grounds-of desertion and chanxe of name allowed; Mary -E. Blake vs. William J, Blake, granted on grounds of adultery and custody-of children allowed: Clara F. Prentis’ Armstrong ve. John P..T. Armstrong, judge took the papers. > Cases Are Assigned. Assignments were made as follows: Tueeday, Feb.. 19—Morris, - adm., vs. Patch et al; Hess, adm., vs., Harris; . Hewitt, adm., vs. Shore Line. Electric. Railway Co. Wednesday, Feb, "20 — Hickey vs. Miller; ' Brown ys. Hoffman; Hulhol- land 'vs: Carter et a g o J-y Ricketts ' Now ' Quartermaster. " The following letter has just been reealvcd from Jay 8. Ricketts by his parents UA /8."8. Yamaeraw, Jan. 21, 1918. Dear Ones at Home: Arriving back - port - yesterday, aftéer a strenuous fifteen days on the deep blue, was 'overwhelmed “with to ressive two Tetters “from home "dated Déc.’ 17, ‘and ‘Dec.- §1,° containing “the.four pictures of the boys. ' In"the saime mail were pards from Geerge Nolan and the drug store; also a long letter from the quar- termaster of the Onondaja, wbom l knew at the N. F. A, also a card fros Dave -Campbell, and - three other let- ter Last, bat not least, a box of -fudge mm the young 1adies of Tray Hills. You know th hest over. here is_to- ’s mail and look- ing !orwanfw it, wiile the s-e. nm- ning’ 30 and 50 feet high, is ell over'theé' ship, while ynu raee“e your'-rations “with 'oné“arm and one leg wrapped -artumd @) stanchion. Af- ter-fivent0.15 days ofit;: wet, tired and hungry,-nerves all on.edge for sudden alarms and_eye straining; -then with he. red. dawn you drep your old star- board mud-hook in the vory mud, the sun being warm, the day clear and the sea smooth, you take off your boots, oil-skins, - sou-wester, off with the greasy blues and black underwear, overboard: into the clear blue - warm Jvater, a rubdown, clean clothes, ed food and a pipe of dry tobacco. Next thing -the question: has any mail come ? Then to hear your name “éalled” 10" times iz experience I never betore If you waant to keep me hanpy )ez the mail keep . coming.. . never come mmwnmu Jemum LAYOW O 92y jnrel { I.am.now guartermaster of tha ship; ln. petty officer. Duties are aSsisting the navigating officer and. doing - the mmmng a Job I never expm:ted and ‘am *miuch pleased. with it. We make runs.from here lasting from. five-to 15 days at sea, sometimes in sight of these 1 shores, and again not even seeing the screaming {gulls, only mountains of salt water— first time I ever “thought you could ever get a nose full without going in !swimming. Then we return: to port, {eeal up; -heve a cquple of irips ashore, and:do the same thing t.wu; or. back to our base. The work Is_very !rymg and hard, not. mo; -as Vea, eRRYT repedt nous! ‘We sure have plenty of excite- . jmenty wish T could teil you that part, but T can’t. You will read it though jin my diary soon, QOn.. wcaunt&t the twlns work they are planning to refieve the ships every six months, but whether they now have ships to do it is a question. If the plan works we will return March 1, T will” write Jots of cards as you can get my location. from them, as youy can't from my letters. We visit somg fine places and see-the greatest sight! iraginable. The war. sum&hn‘h&heze and all predict that, be struck this ¥ p a big fajling off in_our line. They have coal and sugar. here but. some places re in a'bad way. I'couidn’t express on._ paper ‘the ¢onditions in'‘Italy and I'm. near there. 1 say this from per- sonal observations and all sympathy here: is' with- Italy. Some people get the idea that 1;;‘1- loé‘ ;ertngl’e becl;mfi more men are kil il ey shoul the_couple and bonds of. $300 each were demanded and upon, failure to.secure Fe the condition of the, other sex in the bonds_they both ,went to jail.to await their trial before the U. §. dis- trict court which sxf.u in New Haven Feb.: 26 LA H. mzmmucmsmr Filiei tan of St. Joseph’s convent in Daniel son. His father died in this city June 6. 1914, aged 59 years, and a sister, Mies Rose Alma. Bruneue. passed away suddenly on Nov. 23, 1905, aged years. Mrs. Levi R, Wheeler. == The death of Mrs. Levi R. Wheeler occurred on Friday following a short illness at her home on Talman stree’ She was born in Lebanon, the daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Robinson. At one time she was empjoyed on the steamer Ella that plied between this eity and Watch Hiil. William - Howard Pike. «William ‘Howarq Pike of Brooklyn, this state, a private in .one of the ar- tillery companies stationed-.-at ‘Fort Terry, died at -the fort Wednesday from -measles, and the body arrived in Brooklyn Friday. 5 Private Pike was the son of Mr. and -Mrs, Zelotus: Pike. . Besides his par- ents, .Private Pike is survived by a brother, Private Ernest H. Pike, Fort Terry. and by three sisters, who are resident in Brooklym. * Soldiers from. Fort Terry accempan- ied the body to Brooklyn. FUNERALS. Dennis H. Driscoll. The funeral of Dennis H. Driseoll took place froem hie late !mhn';e at 18 Friday "mofai - Wi >from out oft town'in attend- ance. . There were . many .beautiful lflmm i ‘ At the requiem: high-mass in St. Patrick’s chrreh Rev. J. H. Broderick ‘was celsbrant, Rev. W. H. Kennedy iwas deacon and Rev. Peter J. Cuny | was sub-deacon; Rev, Myles P. Galvin was master of ceremonies, ‘Mrs. F. L. Fa sang tws hymns. Prof. Far- {rell presided at the organ. The bear- ers were Yohn J. Q’Neil, John J. Con- nelly, Cecrzs P. Madden, Joaeph Shan- non, Timothy J. Driscoll’ and Patrick Fo-Bray. Burial wasiin St. Joseph's cemstery. where Re Fr. ~Kennedy read a cormmittal service at the grave. ‘Undert= urigan had chargé of ithe arrangaments, part of belng wich, demurrer and motion to strike out, briefs to be filed by counsel per arrangement with court; Collins vs. Loyal Protective Insurance Co., non- ALLOW SHORE LINE TO FURNISH POWER Groton Borough Would Not Rescind Previous Vote. NORWICH GIRL SOLOIST AT GLEE CLUB CONCERT Norwich * Girl V. aiwo erfal linist = Appears ollege. Event. Ko spaetat Hieeting of thé borough of Groton held in the second district hall Thursday evening it was voted to allow the Shore Line Electric Rail- way Co. to furgish power to the Gro- ton Iron Works. The meeting was called to order at 7.20 hy Warden C. T. Landphdre and Clerk Leo Brogan read the call which in effect was to descind “the vote taken' at a previous geefing of the borough to permit the ore Line Co. to supply, the elec- tricity needed by the new plant. ird annual concert in the college gymnasium on Thursday evening at.8 o'clock. Miss Clementine Jordan of Norwich. was the soloist of the evening, assisting the Glee Club and the College Quartette. Miss Jor- dan is well known in rwich and New London -as a violinist 'of great |promise and macked wm] With high technical quali Jordan com- bined ' a v-emarkable ihterp: which gave {o her plflvm- mu vidual Q AN THE CITY COURT Auto Owner Fired For Violation of Motor Vehicie Law. - }linisf:. Miss. Anna (‘herch»flkv London, vialinist, .ana Miss ose, Watertowrn Con) Coerne, bead of sic and 2 mau: the ciub on. the oc¢casion of the con- cert. + The programme of the concert was divided into five groups of representa- tive music of American, Old French, Modern French, Oid mghsh and Mod- ern: English aumors In the city eodrt on Friday several matters were heard before Judge H. - H. Pettis. There were five c: intoxication. - Three of the offsnders went to jail, one was discharged and the-fifth paid his hill. Two automobile owners were- pre- sented for violation of the motor ve- bicle law and one was fined and the T other had his case continued. c"'mk gEiend Joseph Freeman, colored, was pre- _ |sented before the court, charged yith |!!ene L Wells and 3 ) iy at- . getting his living from a prostitute, {£iref in 8 euit of midnieht. blue with | Eetting Phillips, colored, of this city. | 1St to matct. They left in the early | S2F Phillips girl claimed that she was jPext of the ewening for.an. siended s cei to, give her: money t. Brseman:| fouss Judge Pettis found probable cause to .hold Freeman for the higher court. ”m-n——!lukhurn. idey evening at 7 o'clock Wil- Jokn Honsyman and | Edith “luknum wers uvited in marriage by Eev Ho-r‘hut J. Wyckoff .at the par- of the Secord Cengrezztional TWO HELD FOR © " U.S. DISTRICT COURT John Mack dnd Kate Hiibbard Charged With Selling Liguor_to Men in Uni form, AR I L R Have Not Decided G'nlievlhu. Couaty Cemmissioner - Charles * H. Smith of MNoank constituted the entire board 1 Bonds were fixed at $500 and Freeman went to jail. The Phillips girl was held, charged iwifih prostitution and she also went to ail. John Mack and Kate, Hubbard were presenteq before United States Com- missioner Earl Mathewson on Friday for selling liquor to-men in uniform. Evidence was found sufficient to hold Hartford on business ‘and Commis- sioner- Fred T. Brown of Lebanon is confined to hirbed by illness. Mr. Smith said that the commissioners have not yet arrived at a -decision on the remonstrance against the Gaelic j club. license, Chilean Cruiser May Leave. ‘The Chilean cruiser Chacabuco con- voying the Chilean submarines that yere constructed at the yards of the Fore River Shippuilding Co. at Quine fey, Mass, wili probably leave New London for Chile within the next three ‘weeks, This is according to a state- ment made Friday by, one ‘of the offi- cers of one of -the Chilean ‘Which are lying at the state pier. ‘ Petition to ‘Public ' Utilities, The petition of New London citizens Wwho request a hearing before the pub- fic utilities commission in relation to the Connecticut Power Company’s 1n- crease in the price of gas went to that body Friday. The petition contains just 10 na.mes which is the number required by law. b Unelmmed Lnbu. The list of unciaimed letters in the Norwich, Conn., postoffice for the weak m 16, 1918, is_as follows: AT THE DAVIS THEATRE Capacity House Greets Oh Boy. eceived’ Christmas bax 0. K. and sure v enjoyed it. Don’'t worry about my needs Am amply supplied with everything except tobacco. Send that. I':can~hear ymr'uv “What 2 foolish boy!" 2 Will write every time .in port and gend cards from all the places Trust- ing this finds vou al! as well and hap- py as I am. Will say zood night, with lotg of 'live from Yoar’ afleefionnte 'son, Once more the management of the Davis theatre made good its promises, for the Ney York hit, Oh, Boy, easily came up to the expectations’ of the | cdpacity house which greeted the pro- duction “on Friday evening: - As in most musical comedies the play’ was & mere incidental, but sufficient to al- low the introduction of pretty song, dance and specialty ‘numbers. ‘With reference to the cast, the parts ‘were -well placed and each performer acted and sang as well as could be desired. While there were no remark- able voices among the members :of the company there were a number of sweet, pleasing voices and the song wumbers were especially well sung. We of special mention '{s the work of Helen Shipman, who in the part of Jackie Sampson, made a very favorable impression on the audienc B.sr unique dancing and song ' num. bers fairly brought down the house and she was forced to respond to in- sistent encores every time she appear- ed before the footlights. The comediah’s part tell to the lot of Joseph Allen who as Constable Simms caused continual laughter all the time he was on the stage. Irene Haisman as Lou Ellen Carter, made a very winsome bride and her sweet yoice captured the hearts of her sadience, _Among the musical numbers were You Never Knew About Me, An Old Fashioned Wife, A Pal Like You, TN the Clouds Roll By, O Daddy, Please, the| Nesting Time and Flubby Dub, ‘the SOLDIERS AND SAILORS _WHat ~ Eastern ‘Connecticut: Boys- ‘Are Doing In Various Branches of the Service. JAY. ' _Have ‘Splendid ‘New Building. - The foilowing interesting letter <has been received by Mrs: Lqeua Gager of Stonington ,from her son, Leslie Tracy Gager, tnrmerly of Norwich, now with the A, _E. F., in France:. ‘Dear Mother: Sunday . morning—no gperations, too cold to make dressings unti] things get warmer this .after- noon, and so I :sn.over. in the new >." A. hut, \here morning ser- Vi€ has just ended, the chaplain’ of | a regiment of Massachusetts’ En- \gineers having been . the speaker. We have s splendid new building here now with a big assembly room and a read- ing and writing room, snd a Y. W. C."A. room for the nurses of our hos- pital and those of a new'unit that we are expecting to take the hospital built next to us in the last. three months It has been a fairly quiet ‘week, rather cold but with beautiful bflnt ‘weather to usher in ‘the New Year, and also to provide suitable conditions for Boche ‘air raids—for on two even- ings the lights blinked three times— |. thé signal—and then left us in dark- ness. The thing to do is such circum- stanges is to go to bed, which is not simple, and get additional sleep. Yes- terday: a squadron of our planes came overhead about noon, and with their translucent wings, white with frost were.a beautiful sight. - One day we could see twenty-one in the air at one time. -In surgical service my ward happens to be Major Baer’s.fracture ward, -and we have every ‘kingd..of »bruks—isp, shoulders, rigs, .arms, a_.jaw case, a heria have assumed a. broader field. |numbersaf gun-shot.wounds, some ac- Members..are..given thé most expert |cidental and others caused:by German advice on agricultural questions. Con- ehells, -all ‘of Which "are doing very _under: the Cerret;Dakin, d Knee Deep Again: "Robinson received the follow- ing Xefler from his son on Feb. ii: Stvmevhm in mnc;“ 13- Dear People at Home It is Sunday, but-T have-not had time o wash..and shave, and now.it's 8 -o'clock, so I must hurry as there is"little time hefore “taps I have not written for over a week, so will get at it now. béen snowing and raining for past three days. The American 'army now ‘have rubber boots—something- I never heard of be- fore;’ ‘but- belleve “me they come m handy:- One -of -the. boys i& ‘out' ting wood' so we. can ' have ..a fire through the night. When it snows we wake up with our blankets covered with .snow.. We do not- mind .liitle Tomomw . We ‘have e. “We go in’any, and all ‘kinds of Weathér: :: My candie has hmed out: so Wil “wee you h.ter . 16th. Thfee days have gone, aui my let- ter waiting, too. Monday night we were out till 2:a. m..and last might.it was. after midnight, §0:you can think I am some tired. I never saw it rain o Half a Hundred Autos. ] on Friday evening over 50 automo- hiles 'were parked along , Broadway Willow street and on Union aquu-g This -was. due to the hoiding of -Academy prize speaking'in the hall-and .the performance at the Davis theatre, Home Guards Miss Drift. The. Montville company of Home Guards hashad to postpone its drili for the last three weeks in “the Norwich as they oould not secure a special car to transfer the members to' Norwich. 7 the town an, of Ob, Boy!| The production was presented by The Comstock-Elliott Company and the music ‘was by Jerome Kern. —_— The Prussian Programme. indemnity = or annexations”— that'is, no indemnity by Germany ang no annexations by the Allies —Wall 'Smet Journal, Knee deep Mvst Ieave thif"oncé more. County Commissioner Brown III, County Commissioner Fred J. Brown ‘of Lebanon who has been, ith ‘grip ‘bronchitis; is reported: as recov- ering, bat is confined to the homse yet. 4 X e £ %@’ a” change ‘spare’ g Unions™ of farmers in western Si- QL wemther.: i Forotwo:days the wind | trol unions ‘are advocated. is|broidéred and lace trimmed, regular -50c. quality, - 3- for $1.00 Envelope Chemise, $1.235 and $1.50 quality, for Sl 00 Night Robes, $1.25 and $4.50 quality, for Sl 00 White' Skirts, lace and em- broidered tnmmed, $1.50 quality, for $1.00 One lot of Collars, valire 50¢ to $1.50 each, 4 for $1.00 Dollar Day FOR nmcugmm One ot of Boys Wash Suits, 2'to-§ years, value $1.25 and $1.50, for § One lot of Girls’ Dresses, 2 to 12 years, in white and colored, value $1.50 to $2.50, for $1.00 Small lot of Grls’ Colored Dresses, value 65¢ each, 2 for $1.00 Rompers, sizes 2 to 6 years, regular 75c quality, 2 for .00 "1One lot of Children’s Hats, a limited number, actual value $1.50 to $2.98, for 31.00 keep my candle burning here). Your letters of Dec 20th._ came - today. very. slowfor-two weeks. bad time to write to all who have re- membered me with letters. and_cards. 1 think nearly everyome in the Second church sent a card, and I wish they cowld know how mmuch it means to us boys “over here” to- know that we are not forgotten at home. With our letters and cards and boxes we had a merry Christmas. 1 am feeling well. Please do not worry; we are coming out all right. I mmst try to write other letters so will close wikh love and ask you to please notice my new title. SERGT. WINTON A. ROBINSON, Mach. Gun Co.,- 104th U. S, Inf., Brigade, Am. Ex. Forces. EXTRASPECIAL § DOLLAR DAY § ATTRAGTIONS Don’t say, “Good-bye” to your Dollar Bill, until you have seen the bargains we of- fer for Dollar Day. Among the real values you will get for a lone dollar are some very desirable books. A large number of pieces of Fine China. Some very Fancy Brass Ink Stands and other Desk Essen- tials. ; These range in price from $1.50 to $4.00, but will be sold on Dollar Day for 31.00. THE CRANSTON (0. Funeral Directwrs and Embalmers 322 Main Street Chamber ¢f Commerce Building ‘Phone 238-2 Lady Assistant WHEN: YOU: WANT 10 put :w Dus- ess pefore ihe public. thi is um better than -throl ertigng. W.Jln