Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 22, 1918, Page 3

. . mailroads ehould cover. only : normal Ffir\nboa?mlfllhm?mckmmdflm metondl Bolton' 550 16‘2’3 The boxing exhibition stazed by h the Pastime Athletic club for this ev- ening promises to be one of the first. magniture as both boys are in the pink of condition and are at their, best. Young Goula reports that he will be. on hand to give the fans one of the best runs for their money that they 088 | dcould hope for. The young Rouma- nian is anxious for a chance at Pow- ers and will put up one of the best 12!— 286 -90— 260 89— 201 114—277 86— 256 302 1379 Clncinnlu, 0., N ing in the individual ‘and -two’ gvents at the eighteenth annual umr nament of the Amerh.n Bowling eyn- E ntion 1B Tavy lof Comnpatl one ‘exception, . vy o inna place in the’indi AFTER the fire you will ‘appre- cfate being' insured in a GOOD com- PANY that' will settle . the PROMPTLY and FAIRLY. '~ Vw’l‘uundmngAfccm o Team No. 4. fights of his ring rolling into third vid- P . .'g_l[ go 111-— 292 paniss When you insure through us.| “Powers, on the other hand, is wenl|\PS IR L Lol e e beate Al o4 ISMCS.JONES aware that he will have to do Some jority on the alleys in m five men Seuliin . s 004, 1168 265 tall stepping to_get more than & Araw |3gua4s tonight. Up to-this time the s i 108 188 251 in the fight. -Powers is in first class ST (ORERE B 10 K0 e o o Hag Snsurance and Real Estats, Agent | ;. gition and has been doing much [OY Outsiders to bo el 4 T AT Richards’ Building 81 Main 8t tnlulnglnthonnootmadworkandm d the N Mfihcmu £ N P bag ‘punching’ along with taking on|; I?.‘NMJ o °: it ear k) GRS Team No. 7. - - some of Boston's best boxers for [rL s th WO 818 "_m"':‘ ':,""’;‘m Woodmansee ....102 95 104— 301 usrm The Big Harp is one of T No mnmmmu Jdoores Clouthier :104. 92 111— 302 Burns Connell Callahan ing and it is thought that he will de- pend on his ability to stand up and wear down his opponent. 250 miflion dollars ‘werth of property was burned in t country; -bout 21 million a month, about 700 thousand a day, about 29 thousand an hour. 500 C ‘Wagner, Newark, N. J., led with a score of 880 and .in the five men event the Neuberth Colts were neeond with a total of 3.7!0. £ dollars worth is b ngwhnyou fight Z U0 o, 2. s urnil is. trouble for his ns. - Rankin is S R. Meller .. ....109 %9 read this advertisement. bontident. ot mtflngp:]ne over on the “BILLY" MADDEN- DEAD. Amburn Llsr 1ee erty Ki d taking . the. winner’s share.|was Manager of*John L. Sullivan|Xline . .82 118 SR peoe ey Clgh‘lgu bm{lnlng.some good work Lepold (116 108 B.P. LEARNED & CO; |with the sloves and iis:a fast, shity| When He' Won the Heavyweight|puny . 120 114 little scrapper, with a punch in either | Champjonship. hand. Young -Rocco of Norwaik, who goes up- against ‘Hammering Howie, the Roumnnun nshtweight. is one of ths ;' Agency Established May, “Team No. 5. 846, New_ York, Feb. 21.—“Billy” Mad- den, sporting man and manager of the late John L. Sullivan when he won the heavyweight pugilistic champion-|Busk .. .. ship, died .suddenly in the White [Smith lains hospital fromt acute indigestion. | Anderson He was 65 vears old. Murphy ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Brown & Perkins, Over Uncas Nat. Bank, Shetucket St. Entrunce Neison 1103 115 11— 314 dyi -attacks, which we- repulsed.. but not wit.hout heayy losk on our side. They also . n&md severly from, our. shell and ‘machine gun fire. The ground, and., spotted , wim meir idead. and The next - day what quieter, but: to_bury the dea. * ‘We :lived ate and - ‘slept \m that trench with the unburied dead for six days. It was:awful to watch- their t.lzingl were. snme- faces become swollen and discolored. | ¢ Toward the lakt the stench was fxerce. not . quiet. enough| -’~. AN AMERI@AN ‘DLMER WHO SERVED AS A 'MACHINE ' GUNNER IN FRANGE AND WENT. killed .. nnd rty-one that little: local affair of ghtening “the, line,” ~wh¥le the other 'conpfist clicked ‘it worse than we dig: ( “After-the attack 'we went ‘into re- serve: billets for-'six ‘days, and on’ the seventh -once unin we® were in-rest t;meu - at everything in general for twenty-one days from the vantage wlnt of a lim- ber wheel. Next comes “C: B:” meaning “Con- fined to Barracks.”” This consists of staying in billets or - barracks for twenty-four hours to seven days. You also get an occasional Defaulters’ Pa- rade and -dirty jobs around the quar- ters. The sergeant-major "keeps what is known. as the Crime Sheet. When a man commits an offence, he is “Crimed” that is, his name, mumber and offence is entered on the Crime Sheet. Next day at 9 a. m.-he goes ta the “Orderly Room” before the cap- n ot e CHAPTER XX1I., PUN!SH'ME‘\’T AND ' MACHINE 2 : .GUN‘STYNTS* - -7 iSoon after my arrival inFrance! in act from my eniistment, I' had found that in the British ‘Army dicipline is ‘What got on my nerves most wa: that foot ‘sticking out of the dirt. - t seemed' to me, at night, in .the moon- light, to be ‘trying to twist around. Several times this impressfon was so strong that I went to it and. grasped it in both hands, to see if 1.could feel a movement. .1 told ‘this to the mu\ who _had used it for.a. hatrdck ‘just before 1 lay down for a. little nap, as things:were quiet and I needed a rest pretty bad- ly. When'I woke up the .foot was gone. He had cut it off with our chajn saw out.of the spare parts’ box, and had plastered the stump over with ‘mud. During: the next o or three days, ~ | before we were relieved, I missed foot deadfully, it seemed as if I ha I think the worst thing of all was’) suddenly lost . a chum. to watch-the rats, at night, and some- times in the day, run over and play about among the dead. . Near our gun..right across the para- pet, could' be seen- the body of a Ger- man lietenant, the hedd and. arms of which were hanging. into our trench. The 'man who had'cut off the foot used to' sit and carry on a one: sided conversation with' this officer, used to argue'and point out why Ger- many was in . the wrong. During all of this monologue, I never heard him say anything out of the way, anything very strict. - One has to be very care- ful in - order to stay on ‘the narrow part of. government virtue.. |There are about seven million ways to breaking the King’s Regulations; to keep one you have to break anothel The worst punishment is death by flrmg squad or “up against the wal Tommy calls it. This is for de- sertion, ‘ cowardice, mutiny, giving in formation -to- the .enemy, . destroying or willfully wasting, amunition loot- ing, rape, rohbbing the dead, forcmg a safeguard, striking a superior, Then comes the punishment ul Six- ty-four days in the front line trench ‘without' relief. During this’ time you have to engage in all raids working parties .in No Man's Land, and every hazardous undertaking that comes alo; If you live through the sixty- four days you .are indeed lucky. This punishment' is awarded where there is a doubt as to the wilful guilt of a man who has committed an of- fence punishable by death. Then comes the famous Field Pun- ishment No. 1. Tommy has nicknamed it “crucifixion.” It means that a man is spread eagled on a limber wheel, two hours a day for twenty-one days, During this time he oniy gets water, bully beef, and biscuits for his chow. You get “crucified” for repeated minor offences. * tain, who either punishes him with “C. B” or sends him before the 0. C. (Officer Commanding Battalion) The captain of the Company can only award “C. B Tommy many a time has thanked the King for making that provision in his regulations. To gain the title of a “smart sol- dier,” Tommy - has* to.keep clear of the Crime Sheet, and' you have to be darned smart to do it. I have been on it a few times, most- Iy for “Yankee impudence.” During. our stay of two weeks in rest billets our captain put us through a course of machiné gun'drills try- ing out new stunts and theories. After parades were over, our gun crews got together and also tried out some theories of their own in refer- ence to handling gns. These courses had nothing to do with the advance- ment of the war, consisted mostly of causing tricky jams in the ‘gun, and | then the rest of the crew would en- ! deavor to locate as quickly as pos- sible the cause of the stoppage. This amused them for a few days and then things came to a standstill. One of the boys on my gun claimed | that he could play a tune while the gun was actually firing and demon- strated this fact one day on the tar- get range. We were very enthusiastic National Bank. n‘“’i"eh}fifluo 38-3 Eaaaaaee—— ——— SENATE VOTING ON THE . RAILROAD ‘BILL AMENDMENTS | Champions of Government Ownership. Madden was_one of the best known orting men ‘in the country. l ! 43 450 13 Team No. 2. | reach but all in-all they appear to be] well metched. Metchmaker Jack Sullivan and Mxnager - Hastead - have done wonders Penn Wins at Swimming. New York, Feb. 21.—The s ming and water polo teams of ‘the Univer- |3 sity of Pemnsylvania tonight scored z |¢ double victory over the teams of the College of the City of New York in the local tank. Tn the swimming events the Penn boys took every first place, winning by a score of 48 to’'5. In the wattr polo game Pcnn defeated ves right with P e boxing public from the start and to- ‘Washinston, Feb. 21.—Champlons of | night's _exhibition should be largely government ownership lost by , anlattended: overwhelming vote Dave Fitzgerald, who did good work 8 vote in the senate today |, “iyo ast exhibition as referee wil Shegodo their fight for indefinite federal con-|he the arbitrator of ‘tonight's fray.|he lecal team 3§ to 15. i trol of the railroads after the wur. An|Jack Shugrue will be on hand to do F 3 Ramsi w to the administration rail-|the arnouncing and Jackie Wiison will Burns Too Clever For Sharkey Jones road bill;‘offered by Senator Johnson |take care of the gong. -Scranton, Pa., Feb. . 21.—Frankie of South Dakota, ‘and providing that|” New London and Willimantic fans| Burns of Jersey City outpotnted. Jack Sharkey of New York in ten rounds here tonight.’ No knockouts- were scored.. Burns was too clever for 463" 1437 WALKER GETS FOURTH CHANCE IN MAJORS Pitched Few Games and’ Lost Job After Beating Up Flock of Bell- boys. bill today in both houses of gongress,: but the senate disposed of all mpor- 7 tant amendments and will reach finat vote tomorrow. ion continued | in the house, where under an ‘agree- ment to close general. debate at 6 o’clock tomorrow night the leaders ex- pectmpuuthsmwlynext~ ‘week. {Senate debate was limited after 2 o'clock today to ten miputes and to- morrow it proceeds under a‘'five min- ute rule. The first ‘test of ‘stresgth upon the efforts of the so-called rad- to amend the compromise draft —_— New Haven baseball fans are keen- 1y interested in the recent announce- ment that Fred Walker, former Mur- lin twirler, and later Williams and Dartmouth coach, is to don the big 9% | leagye - spangles 'during the coming season. While Walker ran into a | Whole lot of hard luck during his sojourn here ‘there .are:many fans ;vhaka:; nfirm in their belisf that his % reak delivery will prove puzzling to ko o - i;. | the National League sluggers. Walker Ved. Min 24, A is well over the draft age, but appears Few. M % to possess just as much stuff as he did a. half dozen years ago. Walker was signed by the St. Louis Cards.up- on the .recommendation of Scout Charles Helsdiner = who witnessed nfany games at the Rock last season. This will be Walker’s fourth iime in fast company. He made.a brief ap- pearance with the Giants about six vears ago, and later was 2 thember of the Cleveland Americans and the Brooklyn Federals. During the intervals between these engagements he performed in various minor leagues, his last engagement being with the Murlins. Walker has had a checkered career as A professional athlete. Te was a strong man and football player at the University of Chicago before he came east and secured a trial with the Giants. Walker’s National League experience was brief. He pitched a few exhibition gaes, but his engage- ment was abruptly terminated one day when he thifshed a flock of bell boys in a Harlem hotel and decided {.‘l;at the effete east was no place for m. He .slext turned up on the Pacific coast, wheie he was a sensation for one season as “Mysterious Mitchell” The newspapers made much of the unknown pitcher, who won most of Com Pr Ret pf Crultio St ble sl ot Cuban Aac Sugar Cuben Cane. Sugar Cuba C “Sugar pf Delawaro & Hudson Distil Sceur ADV‘A"CCE IN LIBERTY BONDS Was the Most Noteworthy Feature & of the Stock Market. New York, Feb. 21.—A spirited ad- vance in Liberty bonds, predicted o the belief that the next issue Is 10 be on a 4.1-2 per cent. basis, was the most noteworthy - feature of today's session of the stock e}fiti:hfinge Liberty second 4's; which were most active, -made an extreme advance of [ &t Nowr, 1.16 per cent. to 97.26, first 4's rising |Gt North'n pr from 96.56 to 97.50 and the 3 1-2's, al-{ Greene Can'nen ways the most stable issue, from 98} Guf Movlle pf to 98.14, ; Trading in stocks-was of the un- usual ante-holiday character. Except for shippings, tobaccos and a few|] other specialties, selling pressure was in the active list. Ki Rails' were most reactionary, albeit Keunceott the latest programme of the authori- ties at Washington met with general approval. This was largely nullified, however, by further “government own- | ership” ‘debates in the senate. St. Paul commo; and preferred yielded over two points each and oth- er grangers as well as trans-conti- | ¥ nentals and coalers lost an average of |, a point, while New York Central fea- | Miami tured the heavy trunk lines. Practically all the ‘steels -and rail- road equipments registereq ‘losses of one to almost three points, U. S. Steel closing at 95 5-8; & net loss of 1 1-4 points. Coppers and allled metals forfeited one to two'points wlth mo- tors and utilities. Marine common recorded an fex- treme rise of 3 1-4 points, the prefert red gaining two, but Atlantic-Gulf and Pacific’ Mail cancelled early advances out by the senate interstate committee - came on . an Amendment by Senator Cummins of gl Jowa designed to reduce by about| Gasion, W & W 3!"!.009 0 compensation to be paid! General Electric the railroads. It was beaten, 52 to 23. n eflect, Senator Cummins proposed that govérnment compensation to the dividends paid during “the ‘last three years and that earnings above divi- dends should be retained. The ten senators supporting -the proposal to re-insert the original ad- ministration provision for jindefinite government operation were:. Democrats: Ashurst, Johnson, South Dakosa. Kirby and Phelan. Mnh!;um %oa::?, Johnson, Cali- fornia, Jones, ngton, Kenyon, Norris and Poindexter. The vote was accepted as decisive. Senator Johnson of California, who led advocates of government ownership, said tonight that he did not expect to renew his effort. Senators supporting the Gummine mdman:. we;c:! % g : urst, re, Hard- wick, Henderson, Hitchcock. Hollls, Johnsan, South leou Kendrick, King, Kirby, Reed, Thomas, Trammell Gronna, and Vardaman. Republicans: Cummins, Johnson, California; Jones, ‘Waghing- ton; Kenwn, McNu-y. Norris, Suther- land and Townse! An lmendment by Senator Robin Louiyille & Manbattan - £ g Y gk i £ L] that would have hurt the officer’s feel- ings had he been- alive. He was square; all. right; ‘wouldn’t’ even ' take advantage of a dead man.in'an ar- ans this must seem dread- ful” but out here, one gets so used.to 3| awtul sights that it makes no impres- sion: In-passinga butcher shop. you are not-shocked by seeing a dead tur- key hanging from a heok; well, in France. -a "deag body is ‘ldoked upon from the same angle. But, nevertheless, when our days were up. we were tickled death to be relieved. Our machine gun six to company. lost and decided to: become musicians. After constant practice I became quite expert in the tune entitled “All Conductors, Have Big Feet.” ‘When I had mastered this tune, our two weeks’ rest came to an end, and once ag: Next in order is Field Punishment No. ‘2. This 'is confinement in’ the “Clink,” ‘without blankets, getting water, bully ‘beef and biscuits for rations and doing' ‘all the dirty work .that: can be found. This may be. for twenty-four hours or twenty days, according to the gravity of the offence. > . Then ‘comes .‘Pack Drill” or faulters’ ' Parade. This consists din we went up the line and took over the sector in front of G— At this point the German trenches ran around the base of g hill, on the De- | top of which was a dense wood. Thi: s of | wood was infested with machine guns drilling mostly at the double, for two | which used. to traverse our lines at hours with full equipment. Tommy | wili, and sweep the streets of a little hates this, because it is hard work.| village, when we were billeted while Sometimes he fills his pack with stray | in reserve. to lighten it, and sometimes he gets caught.: It he gets caught, he grouses To Bo Continued Tomorrow. There's a reason. He's a race horse in all the name implies. Two _Springfield owned steppers have algo . track 'records ‘credited to them. in: the' year book just out. B. M. and Lady Gamage, both owned by Frank D.. Whitcomb .of the up-river city, have accounted for five best ever op as many - diffcrent tracks.- B. M owns records at’ Rockville, Greenfield, Great . Barrington and ' Balston, N. Y., while Lady Gamage has a mark at PFryeburg, Me.. which .is. still stand- ing. X E SPORTING. NOTES The Pastime A. C. will hold o box- ing carnival on Washington's birth- day. o Tommy Shea of New Haven will do battle with Benny Valgar, of New York, at the Commercial A, C.in Boston on Washington's birahday.” Truck Hannah. the new ' Yankee, worked in 185 games in the: Coast league, last season, catching in 101 consecutive . contents.. The coast rec- ord is 180 zames made by littie Tom Leahy, in 19802. Jim Coffee, the Irish heaviTeight, hasn't done any fighting since he was knocked out by Bartley Madden some months ago. Coffey is in the draft and expects to be called to the colors soon. / Phil Douglas, ‘who. was separated from his appendix, a few days a recovering slowly, and his p! say he will not be abble to six months. Thus do Chatle man’s - calculations receive setback. Lew Tendler, who despite his awk- [by ward right foot forward pose. . is be- ing touted in Philly as the logical op- his games, for Walker, alive to the value . of publicity, played his part well. He wel:;éo the ball game each %% |day in a taxicab, and after taking off o7y | bis uniform mystericusly disappear- ed until he was due to pitch again. mon of Arkansas to eliminate a pro- vislon granting carriers an additional aflowance. aggregating about. $6,! soo,- 600 annually. for money spent on im mmenu last year, was adopted, “ On a viva voce vote the senate re- Jected Senator Cummins’ amendment to place government control after the war in a board of five men. Mr, Cum. ming said he would seek a noord vete on the proposal tomorrow. An amendment offered by Senator inghuysen of New Jersey end g: o with United Fruit Total sales amounted to 616,000 shares. Bonds were irresular, Anglo-French §’s making a further gain. Total sales’ ar value, aggregated $5950,000, " of which the Liberty group’ furnished a large proportion. - U. S. old ' two's advanced 3-8 on call, with minor ‘gains in ‘others -on nominal transactions. i g7F 1 i3 i £ i ; §RETER _gggé% pitcher in‘ disguise, ”“mflmmyneouuwnttomhlm, hoping to identify him. that one big season Walker remained - in comparative obsecurity rg! ] { STOCKS. <TG 6 adopted provides that the new. law '!:n;gfl—- on the dew o¥rk Stock Exchange ta. Cer = ;fiz i?fi% until the mkgrgummgm th; :-’-“n ;o‘ 1nterfere with states’ taxa- uau Figh. Low. Closs. s 5 and Brooklyn clubs, but was nct re- Late today Semm- Potndexter in- |Alssks Jueau Gold o e 215 ] garded ' as a headlner, though he could ‘stand a lot of work. When he attended the University ), Walker was a member of 1 team that featured now 2% ety 261, uuhun an P e 1% troduced an amendment provid! that the commission’s authority d!‘:l‘l :nm‘h :t‘dhu.nlztsl;fered with except that the necessary., may supersede the commission’s orders. ‘ALL UNSOLD SALMON Is REQUISITIONED FOR ARMY Salmen Administrator of Washington Has Been Notified. ' good omcoe) R je% 551 5% | Durk nis cemwmt;mfisa reekis Bellinghéih, Washn.. Feb, 21.—¥. B | Foundry oo 66 5 g his iants he Deming, salmon administrator for the | An. Ser R i ! 1% 3% |roomed witn Traffic’ Manager Eadie federnl government, announced today g 8 %y | Brannidk, 'hd o ;hu- now h: that by order of the food administra- big .w“ew:mum ar %by tion,. all of the unsold stock in .the g“ oun room United States would be requisitioned % % | ROAN HAL A WONDER for the American army. Telegraphic |4 DOUBLE CIRCUIT HORSE arders to withhold disposal of all un- sold salmon have been sent to the ffifferent packers. Has An Enviable Record in and About the State. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA 7 ALLEYS Phone Conn. 6 TABLES Majestic Building, Shetucket St Norwich, Conn, Bowl and play Billiards for exercise and recreation B 1 Bethlehcm Ngpcl (B) oot i1 M New York, Febl .21—-4'3:.!1 m weak; high 6; low 3; -rate i‘.lossng bid 2 1.2; ufl&tfiml‘k 3 mt 1 | loan el o0 ,..“E_ New York, Feb. 21—~Cotton qulct, middling 3215, Futures Calitomia . Petroleum . Californla Pet pf Canadian Pac o Central Leather Cermo_de: Pasco ex-div " oovos. w‘ _Motor — Whitestone Cigars will be $3.90 a 10 from Oct. 1st, .\117 $2 for &‘but :1‘5{ e D?‘ s Uol!ngl'l‘ vy bt ponent for Benny Leonard, has.a fairly tough bird on his hands when he swaps punches with Joe Welling on March 4 in Philadelphia. Konetchy who used to draw down 7,000 from the Feds has turned back his contract, 'calling for $4,800, “to the Praves, and says he will quit, unless the ante is raised. Koneichy's Fed contract was taken over by the Boston club, but has now expired. Baseball on ice is a new innovation, introduced in Cleveland to break up the monotony of heatless Mondays. A team composed of experienced skat- ers defeated an aggregation of major and minor league players ‘in’ two. games. Paskert of the Cubs, -and ‘Wambsgauss, -of the Indians, ph.yed with the losing team. Jimmie Wakely, ance fgunm as a wealthy backer. and manager of John L. Sullivan; is reportéd fo be broke in New York Wakely' was a_huge plunger, and his cafe .in-the White Light district was the ' mecca for sporting men -of his time. ,The other day ‘he exhibited a big pile of checks, calling for $35,000, all cashed for some of his fine friends, but which came back N. G. Tex Rickard, the famous promoter, has gone to South America where he is going to devote all his time to the rafsing of live stock. Rickard said before sailing for his ranch in Par- aguay that he was through promeoting fights. Still if the McCue bill passes, it is likely that again rer the call of his “first love”. alwoys played square and the fm liked him. Service Flag at Parks, » Among other decorations at Amleri- can ' Association parks next season Wwill be two service flags, one for the league .and ' the other in honor of local players who “have joined the colors. Thomas J. Hickey, president has begun any short | cireuit extant. The rank and file’of A. A, players are younger t’h_u.n the average ' big leaguer, quently m not so gréatiy hamperta by family ties NORWICH TOWN Death of Mrs. Henry : Skinner—Daw- son: Family ‘Moves From Auburn, N. Y~—Prof.. 'S. P." Hollistor, From Storrs, Inspects’ Wheeler Orchards— Dr. W. W. Leonard Leases New House. | Sunday afternoon service. Move From Auburn. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Dawson and fam- fly of Auburn, N. Y., haye moved ta D. Fleming’s apartment on Bliss vlace, Schools in Session. Contrary to the custom of pastyears tne schools will' be in session today, Washington's birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Wiliiam Burke moved Saturday from, the city to Sturtevant street. e Mr. and Mrs. William Denker are moving from Otrobando avenue to Sturtevant street. A recent guest of C. 1. Rathbun. of Plain Hill was Austin Rdthblln from East Great Plain. Samuel Bliven of D\ersburg, Ten- nessee, has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. 1. Rathbun of Plain Hi]L Harry Spicer of Otrobando avenue was at, Camp Devens this week to vigit his brother, Earl Spicer. Mrs. D, W,:Avery ‘'of West Town Mrs. Jane Grant Skinner ,widow of Henry Skinner, . whose death occur- red Wednesday evening at the home ot her daughter, Mrs. John ‘Kilroy in Yantic, was born in Brooklyn, Cona., Jan. 7, 1843, the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Prentice Grant. A few years after her marrjage with Henry Skinner they came to Norwich Town where'.they '‘resided fér nearly fifty years. Mr. Skinner died Dec. 20, 1913. Not long before. his death the fiftieth enniversary of their marriage was ob- served. Since Mr. Skinner’s death Mrs, Skinner has spent the time with her |children, Mrs. E. G. Northrop in. Ston- ington, Frank Skinner of Norwich |gtreet was the guest of relatives in ngn and Mrs, John Kilroy, of Yan-|Stonington early in the week. C. 3 Mr. and Mrs. John McGarrity and Mr, and Mrs. Henry Farrell have re- turned to Hartford after a few days’ stay uptown. Hermann Karkutt from Fort H. G. Wright haq two days ’furlough this week to spend at his home on Otro- bando avenpe. Miss FEllen Irviag of Sturtevant street has been spending a brief time in Boston and while there visited Camp Devens at Ayer. ‘Mr. ang Mrs. Georze A. Peck and son Crosby of Otrobando avenue were in Leffingwell this week, guests of Mr. end Mrs, Wilfred White. Devoteg to her family, honored and loved by her children, her warm, ten- der heart and sympathy went beyond the home circle outward -to neighbors and mapy friends in many minister- ing deeds of kindness in times of sick- ness and death. - It was then, as al- ways, that the beauty of her Chris- tian character “shone, for her calm, peaceful, “quiet nature fitted her to give of her own comfort and strength ln times of trouble. Friends in turn prized her friendship ang the dark- eneq hours of partial blindness that came in the last years of life were brightened by their thoughtfulness ;nd by the loving care of her chil- ren. Besides her chilren there are five grandchildren, Hzrry Northrop, now in Texas, Anna Gifford of New Lon- don; Evie L. Skinner .of Norwich Town PLUMBING AND GASFITTING T. F. BURNS HEATING AND PLUMBING 92 Franklin Street and Mrs. Sybil Stritch. . The children [of the late C. William Grant, her only rother, are George Grant' and Mrs. William Sharples of Taftvilie, Walter Grant’ and Miss Bessie Grant of Nor- wich Town. Inspected Orchards. sgsrs ot o 5, souser oo ROBERT J. COCHRANE town inspecting the orchards of Frank GAS FITTING, 8, Wheeler on Scotland road. Among those present was F. W. Browning of Kitemaug. It was Mr. Wheeler of Scotland road, not Reservoir road, who secured the New London County prizes for fine fruit in Hartford. Rural Carrier to Quit, R F. D. Carrier Frank Rose of Wau- wecus Hill-is to give up route No. 9 the.first of March. If no carrier is at once secured his substitute, Ernest Taylor, will be in charge of the route for a time. Lease New House. Dr. ang Mrs. W. W. Leonard of Sa- chem. Terrace have leased one of the new houses on Julian street, a contin- uation of Lafayette street, and will move there early in March, Sheltering ‘Arms Service. Rev. J. W. Areson and choir of the Grace Episcopal church, Yantic, will be -at the “Sheltering Arms .for the Keen Kutter AXES Keen Kutter, Jr. Safety Razors Comp.a,s{?:msfm,md,sbhde. The Household BULLETIN BUILDING 74 FRANKLIN STREET PLUMBING, STEAM FITTING Washington. Sqg Washington Buwilding Norwich, Conn. Agent for N. B. O. Sheet Packing Phone 581 MODERN PLUMBING is as essential in modern houses as electricity is to lighting. We guaran- tee the very best PLUMBING WORK by expert workmen at thn fmnlt prices, Ask us for plans and prices. J. . TOMPKINS 67 West Main Street