Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 28, 1918, Page 5

It's amazing how much pretty hair does towards producing the appear- ance of youth and beauty so much de- sired by women of all ages. It's really a simple matter any woman to merit this praise sincé beautiful hair is only a matter of care. . ‘When your hair becomes faded, dry, streaked and scraggly, when it falls out badly and new hair cannot grow, the, roots must be vitalized and prop- erly nourished. ‘To do this quickly, safely ang at little expense, there is nothing so efféctive as Parisian sage (liquid form) which you can get at any drug store or toilet counter. It's guaranteed to abolish dandruff, stop scalp itch and falling hair, and promote a new growth or money re- funded. It's in great d by dis-| ¢ eriminating women bom::lt makes the hair so soft, flufty, lustrous, easy to arrange attractively, and appear heavier than it really is * A massage with Parisian sage is a real delight—easy to use, not sticky or greasy, and daintily perfumed—an antiseptic liquid free from dangerous ingredients, and, guaranteed not to color the hair or scalp. If you want good looking hair and plenty of it use Parisian sage. Don't delay—begin to- night—a little attention now insures beautiful hair for years to come. The Lee & Osgood Co. will supply you. - Military Wrist Watches FOR THE SOLDIER BOYS LARGEST AND FINEST SELECTION IN NCRWICH FERGUSON'S WHERE ALL CARS STOP * ¥ " [ The Biaso Tanen, GEER 122 e Ermest E. Bullard VIOLIN TEACHER Ail String !nstruments repaired * Viotins sold on easy terms For appointmsnts address B €. BULLARD, Bliss Plase, Nore w-ch, Conn. PLUMBING AND GASFITTING d e S Bt CALL UP 734 With or Without Gas Attech. ments but Always EFFICIENT and ECONOMICAL~ MODEL RANGES We furnish Repairy for il makey of Ranges A. J. Wholey & Co. 12 FERRY STREET T. F. BURNS HEATING AND PLUMBING 92 Franklin Strect ROBERT J. COCHRANE GAS FITTING, PLUMBING, BTEAM FITTING W'n ington 8q., Washington Building Norwich, Conn. Agent for N. B. O. Shest Packing IRON CASTINGS FURNISHED PROMPTLY 8Y THE VAUGN FOUNDRY CO Nos. 11 to 25 Ferry. Strest Phone 581 MODERN PLUMBING fs as essential in modern houses as elecwricity s to lighting. We guaran- tce the very best PLUMBING WORK by expert workmen at the fairest prices. 67 West Main Street d THERE !s no advertsing me@um in to The Bal- Vo ———— A Light vehicle lamps at 6.06 o'clock tiis evening. T Tuesday's wind did much to ary wp the mud on the country roads. February goes out with a day eleven hours and eleven "“""'a' in length. Small girls were playing Hop Scotch yesterday, and skipping rope has be- gun. 2 3 " Possible_city buyers are the suburbs, in search of larms, o Late Wednesday afternoon the river was entirely clear, except for anenor lce in the harbor. - | The sale of Smileage Books for sol- diers is in progress in twenty-five communities in' Connecticut. ‘War gtamps figure as prizes at sone of the informal card meets in the quiet social calendar during Lent. 7 nfi.n(gm to Phck Library, Sla- ter Adams’ Memories ton. . While passenger’ service' on the Aszady in | monthiy Police . Rockville this mmml?!ed to the fa Farm.” RAILROAD PARTY-AT J THE SPIRITUAL ACADEMY il Unique Entertainment Held at Regu® far Monthly Social.- It wag the social of the Helping' soclety and in this case assumed the definate form of a Railroad : The excursion, a conduct- ed one, left the Park station at 8 o'clock and at every station as far as New London representative char- MI&W ttne train. A Motion Pict manager and troope, represent- ing the more famous movie conspicuous lunch count interrupted by the arrival of a wed- ding party from Waterford. Onpoe laboard they were the targét for criti- cism and comment and the trip is James Truslow |’ of Old Bridgehamp- | and Shore Line trolley system is curtailed, | | the express freight business ‘is briske than ever. Plenty of Blue Points. Round Clams and a nice variety of fresh caught fish at Powers Bros.—adv. The Forei, Missionary meeting of Park chufeh is to be held this week at the home of Mrs. A, N. H. Vaughn, 3 Rockwell terrace. i \ There was a meeting of the North Stonington’ war savings committee of the war burtau Wednesday In . the Wheeler school at 4 p. m. B. 8, Fowler has been clected pres- Ident of the Epworth League of Trin- ity Methodist- church, with Avery Stanton first vice president. It is announced that the Lenten rreacher at the Episcopal church in Willimantic Friday, Mdrch 22, will be Archdeacon J. Eldred Brown of 'Trin- ity church, Norwich, . There was a meeting Wednesday ev- ening at Tolland at the home of Rev. B. F. Case for the purpose of start- ing a thrift stamp club among tHe men and women cf the town. The weatherwise are meditating on the fact that it is not quite four weeks since Candlemas Day, when the groundhog was popujarly supposed to have dealt out six weeks more of win- ter weather. The tax eollector’s office will be open Thursday and Friday evenings until 8 o'clock to receive personal toxes.— adv. There’ was a good attendance Wed- nesday at, St. Patrick’s church, when the rector, Rev. J. H. Broderick, sang the annual requiem high mass request- ed by the Holy Name society for de- ceased members. / About ‘twenty-five captains in the Merchant Marine arrived Tuesday to take a course at the submarine base in how to steer the zigzag course so necessary on the Atlantic these days «f submarine peril. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Taylor of New London announce the engagement of jtheir daughter, Miss Myrdell Shep- herd, tq Alden Elman Finley of Ev- erett, Mass, a graduate of Norwich, Vermont, university. The heartening news was telephoned to The Bulletin Wednesday that snow- drops are gn bloom in the grounds of a Perkins avenue residence. These dainty sureties of approaching. spring usually appear late in January. Relatives from other cities will join Wwith those in Norwich this morning, to ‘assist at 3 month's mind high mass of requiem in St. Patrick’s church for Dr. Patrick J. Cassidy, a popular phy- sician whose death has besn widely mourned. o Lester G. Coles, formerly of the 35th company, Fort Terry, who has been there for several months, has been transferred to the ordnance corps, $6th regiment, C. A, and is now sta- tioned at Fort Wri His heme is in Norwalk. ‘Mrs. Jerpie Robizsan of Kast Wood- stock recently roceived a cablegram from Japan $aving her nisce, i Mary B. Sherman, whe had bsen a missionary there for many years, was | dead. . The cauge of her death was heart trouble There is Jocal intersst in the sn- nouncement that Mrs. Elizabeth Nich- ols Peck, 98, widow of Rev. John L Peck, anrd mother of the late John W. Peck, superintendent of schoois at Derby for 30 years, died at her home there Monday. e Several motortruck loads of fyrni- ture arrived Wednesday at the ly red boarding house of the Win- ter Woolen company, West street, the former Mitchell place. The remodeled stable will be utilized as a dining hall. The National W. C. T. U. commit- tee on patriotic service is urging local unions to co-operate with the Wo- wan's Committee in its efforts to, se- cure the appointment of policewomen and fo assist in geiting desirable wo- men for l.ueh' appointments. The new Hartford High school was Efinflw night and about $50 in war savings ‘stamps, postage stamps and money was taken from the desks of the teachers. Principal Ed- win L. Robinson, a former Lebanon man, jost considerable money and stamps. Allen Latham of Norwich, one of the most noted bee men in the coun- try, will talk Saturday afternoon and evening at the Rnode Island Bee- convention in Providence. His subject at the afternoon meeting will be y and in the eve- ning Bee-kpeping. The former witch hazel mill at Un- ‘casville has been leased from Charles 8. Johnson of Norwich by two men from Maine, who will continue general shoddy manufacturing, under the man- agement of Daniel L. Cummings, of We , Mass.,, employing 10 or 12, adding new machinery, etc. \ The 250 odd Waterford children who yere turned out of school and study ‘Train, where charge, show- points in and about New Enzland. rtrude Tootil, president of the soclety, was ably assisted by Drs. Capron train = announcer, Crarlez Dowsett and a wonderful cotorle of curious characters. The lunch cmmter! was in charge of Mrs. W. O. and able assistants and e this exceptionally novel affair. PLENTY. SUGAR FOR THIS YEAR'S CANNING s ke Official Assurance Given Fnr‘-(c and . Housewives in Thie State. An ample supply of sugar for this year's canning season is the official assurance to Connecticui farmers and housewives through ' the Connecticut] State Council of Defense. Chajrman George M. Landers of the Council's committee on food supply has reported to the state council that the federal food -administration has guaranteed the sugar supply for the canning season. Three great produc- tive groups of the country, the glass jar manufaeturers the farmers and the housewives have thus been relieved of anxiety regarding sugar shortage at time, . . § Manufacturers' of glass jars have been advised by the federal food ad- ministration to proceed with their production on the basis ef a supply of sugal to meet canning demands. ‘With the promise of a pientiful supply of sugar, farmers can go ahead with plans for increased food production, OBITUARY John C. dangmve. John 'C. Ce: ve, formerly of this city died in Chicago ai the age of seventy-six years. He formerly fived in Massachusetts, He was born in Dubln and went with his family to |5 785. Mendon, Mass, when a youth. He learned the shoe manufactufing trade in Milford. During: the Civil war he made cavairy boots for the Union army, shipping them to New Orleans. In 1869 he moved to Marlbaoro and ‘be- came foreman of the old Boyd-Corey Shoe company, at that time one of the largest in the United States, and lat- er he was made superintendent. He afterward was connected with the Dadmun Company. He established the Cosgrove shoe stores in Norwich and New Haven. In 1831 he moved to Chicago and became a reai estate op- erator. Besides his widow, Mr. Cos- grove is survived by two sons and three brgthers. Charles Eugene Bitgood. Charles Eugene Bitgood, whose death from pneumonia took place in France Feb. 3, as reported by General Pershing, Was born in Webster, Mass., October 18, 1896, the only child of Eugene W. and Martha Bitgood. His father died when he was about one year old and he passed his early life with his grandmother, Mrs. Rebecca Bitgood, of Voluntown, Conn. When about J§ years of age he became a member of the family of Johp Chese- breugh. of Stonington, Conn. He grad- uated at,the Stonington High school and later attended a business school at Westerly, R, I. Last June he went to Derry, N, H.. to work and on Aug. 14 enlisted in the service of his coun- itry at Manchester, N. H. He was in |training at Camp Pine, Watertown, N. Y., and Camp Merritt, Tenafly, N. and in November sailed for France with Battery B, 18th Field Artillery, American Expeditionary Force, arriv- ing there Dec. 30. In the only letter he had written home, dated December 381, he stated that he was well. " He leaves a mother who resides in Putnam. and a grandmother, Mrs. Re- becea Bitgood, who resides in Moosup. Mrs. Elizabsth Gracey, of Mystic, Rob- ert and Doane Bitgood, of New Lon- don, Mrs. Mary Benson and Miss Tacy Bitgood, of Moosup, Elmer and Jesse Bitgood, of Plainfield, are his uncles and aunts. Miss Mafy A. Miller. Miss A. Miller, daughter of the late iam W.. and Margaret Miller, dieq at her home i on Wed: after .a_brief fliness. She had forelady - for the Schwarzenback/Huber Compsny, silk manufacturers, for a numbe:" of years. She was a member of the Proston City Congregational church. Miller leaves to mourn her loss, two sisters, Mrs. George E. DeWolfe and Miss Jen- nie W, Miller, two bro Robert C. Miller and William P. Miller and a host of friends. n Preston PONERAL Mrs. Annie E, Day. The funeral of Mrs. Annie E. Day, widow of Frank Day of Brooklyn, Ct. was held Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs, George Day, 27 Marshall street, Hartford. Rev. Ernest deF. Miel, rector of Trinity chureh co: ducted the services. ~ Burial was in Cedar Hill cometery. Mail For Russia Regulations. by tie fire late Sunday night which | "OU destroyed the new school building will resume lessons Monday, plans being made to partition off the upper floor of the Baptist church at Jordan cen- ter, thereby arranging for two school- rooms. Capt. F. B. McCoy and the two members of his crew rowed ashore at Block Island Tuesday after the barge Berkely, loaded with coal, was wreck- ed on the west breakwater. The tug|pai from which the barge broke loose dur- ing a storm Monday was anchored unable to ren- —————— ey In the City Court, Itn mggtqu uwumsq':zf'tiw., automobile owners wers fined i hu;n of the metor vehicle law. 'rh:y Two men were before cahrged with intoxication. fined and sent to jail, while the other had his case nolled. & 4 F On Wednesday- evening' & hearing was held by the committee appoint- ed to e damage due property lders affected by the South Street ayout, the hearing being heid for the ‘purpose of giving the property holders ‘an opportunity to intrudce téstimony $ne Gatmages they will samtal throDEh 1l ges they waetain the fayout. The.h held :t the office of the Lee s, one of the members of the committec, the other two members ‘Joséph D. Haviland and Gilbert 8, Raymond. Pgul Peloquin is the prinéipal vrop- erty holder and others at imtersst are the Chelsea Savings Bank, Addison M. Rockwood of Franklin and the Win- ‘were | chester Woolen company. Joseph T. Fanning who represents VISITORS PRESENT AT NORWICH GRANGE MEETING o Routine. Business Transacted and Regular. Reports Heard. The régular meeting of Norwich grange, No. 172, P. of ‘H, was held|paign wu(lT;)Ie lnaul)uru!ed in Norwich |z, Wednesday evening at the in the Chamber of Commerce e hall uilding Lon Main strest. There were visitors|ralse at least $1,000 for the fun ! present from Preston City - grange, Franklin grange and BEllington nge. ‘Worthy ¢ Ambrose Ellm presided ant roniine business was transacted. Reports were rpad and a. cepted. | At the lecturer’s hour, in charge of Mrs. John O. Peckham, there was a veryone | 80lo by Miss Mirlam Bliss and a read- {$1000, Danbury testified to the pleasure derived from |ing by Mrs. Charles A. Hagberg. Each |over of the gentlemen present gave a port of a day's work on a dairy farm, Refreshments were served by thel committee in charge. ? Tt was decided that at the next mesting the entertainment of the evening would be provided by the single memMers of the grange and that on the following meeting night the entertainment will be furnished by the married members. Judges will be ap- pointed to decide which gives the best entertainment, the married members or the single. The following committee was ap- pointed to have charge of the enter- tainment for the next meeting: John R. Lyman, chairman, Miss Nellie An- derson, Miss Lillian Bliss, Fred Lef- fingwell and William C. Noyes. 2 i J. JORDAN TAKES LEAD IN PJNOCHLE TOURNEY, Underwood Displaced as Resuit of Play Wednesday Night. In the second night's play in the fourth series of the West Side Pino- chle club tournament J. Jordan with a score of 7,805 swung Into the lead, displacing Underwood. Pendleton took a tumble from third place into tenth. Pettis with a score of 7,770 jumped up three places into third bert! ‘Wednesday night’s scores: J. Jordan, 7.805; Pettis 7,7%; A. Jordan, 7.300; Underwood, 17,385; Hallisey, 7,300; Parker, 7,240; C. Hahn, 6820; A. Hahn,. 6,440; Reeves §,43 Bailey, 5,995; C. Peckham, 5490; Pendleton, ‘The scores for the series are as follows: J. Jordan 15,240; Underwood, 14,935; Pettis, 14,485; A. Jordan. 1 815; C. Hahn, 13,85%; Hallisey, 13,685; Parker, 13,575; Reeves. 13,110; Balley, 12,845; Pendleton 12.820; C. Peckham, 12,475; A. Hahn, 11,220, NO COMMUNITY COUNCILS FOR THIS STATE Plan Is Not Felt Necessary in Con- . necticut. ; It was announced by the Connecticut State Council of Defense Wednesday that the plan for erganizing commu- nity councils in all school disirets had been considered for this state, but had not been adopted. The plan was ad- vanyed by the Council of National De- fenge, which proposed that, under the direction of the State Councils of De- fense, community eouncils should be formed in school districts throughout the country. Correspondence with the that this plan was not felt necessary in Connecticat. WILL GIVE EACH ' EMPLOYE THRIFT STAMP. Marlin- Rockwell Com; erous Offer to | ‘The Marlin-Rockwell Co. have post- 64 notices in their factory stating that the company will give. to each and every one of its operatives a book with one thrift stamp in it, provided the operatives make application to the officigls. There ate, about 2,300 oper- atives at the plant and this offer if en advantage of means nearly $600. Marlin-Roclowsall is the first man- facturing concern in the city to do this for its employes but it is expected that many of the other concerns in the city will do likewise. DEFE,NGE INTRODUCED _TESTIMONY ON WEDNESDAY Trial of Case Against Griswold Eatate Resumed in Superior Court. When the superior court came in at New London on Wednesday the trial of the case of A. Ray Button of Gris- wold against Lucins Brown of this ity, administrator ‘of the estate of Mrs. Lucy Abby Lewis of Griswold for $3,500 for services repdered, was re- sumed. The defense introduced tes- timony on Wednesday to show that the plaintiff had no claim for services against the estate. 2 ADDITIONAL GIFTS Miss Dorethy Loeffler and H. Martin Present Phonograph Records to the Norwich Boys at Fort Wright. * Two more ziffs of phonograph rec- ords have been made through The Bulletin to the Supply Company at Fort H. G. Wright. The latest gifts come from Miss Dorothy Loeffler an H. Martin, The records were left' at the Bulletin office on Wednesday. They will be forwarded to the Supply Com- grmy which is composed mostly of Norwich boys. - The boys will take the cords with them when they go to nce in the near future. Need Additiona!l Buildings. Mayor Ernest E. Rogers New London received a commandant at the experimental ion, request- ing a conference of matters pertaining to the ex- tension of the aff: at! the station and at the almshi cenfly been I navy department The conference was hi v afternoon at two o'clock and the may- or states that the mnavy department already wants additional facilities at the hospital, and wants to know how best {0 nrovide them. v - most Mr. Peloquin introduced four iwitness- es Wha testified in Mr. Peloquin’s in- terests. wil juin’s property il will sustain layout. - Corporation Counsel Herman Alof- sin, 2nd, represented the city and S. B. Palmer testified for the city. Ch: V. James appeared for the Winches! er Woolen Company on whose petition the layout of the street has been fa- vorably acted upon by the common couneil. - ¢ After hearing the testimony offered Elheumnmm“ adjourned until a later late. SA LVATIOI: ARMY CAMPAIGN STARTS TODAY Workers Hope to Raise at Least $1,000 Within a Week. The Salvation Army wu" fund cam- today and within a week the cam) paign workers hope to d. It bad been planned to start the cam- paign on Wednesday morning but it was decided to change the opening day to THursday. In Putnam the workers raised $400, in Mijddletown $800 (this in six and a halt hours), in Hartford over $20,000, in Ansonia $1500, New Loundon $1500, and in South Manches- $2000, ter, over C&tfln and Mrs. Jewell are in gen- era] charge of the local campaizn and they are being assisted by Command- ant John Slater of Hartford, Captain Charles Olley and Mrs. Olley of Mid- dletown and Captain Wilbur of New Londen. Col. Charles W, Gal# has been made treasurer of the fund. ¢ The Salvation Army has been iden. tified with war work in the present conflict for over three years—since Germany smashed Belgium and Eng- land took to the field. They have 45,- 000 men under arms in the trenches. There are 700 Salvation Army uni- formed men and women serving troo behind the lines. There are 163 Sal- vation Army huts, where clothes are mended, fot lunches served, .2 comforts provided and the teachingh of Christ, which alone can assure morale, eagerly taught. The 'Salvation Army has_ siven 46| ambulances to the allies and the am- bulances are manned by Salvationists. The Salvation Army is fighting camp followers in America. Nailing source of disease. They are still help- ing the poor everywhere, Fifty per cent. of the money to be raised goes to niorale work, 25 per cent. for huts at U. 8. camps, and 25 per -cent. for material, such as yarn, 80 tha¢ 6,000 Salvation Army women can continue to knit for the Red C'ross, |y NORWICH MEN JOIN THOUSAND DOLLAR CLUB ’|Enroliments Due to Personal Letters From William H Taft. William H. Taft, chairman of the Taft War Bavings, or as it is also known, The Thousand Dollar Club, | has written personal letters to a num- ber of prominent Norwich men, urg- ing them to become members and as a result several have joined the club. The pledge card which is signed by each member reads: I hereby enroll as a member of the Taft War Savings Club and agree to purchase one hundred dollars face value of War Savings Stamps on the . day of each month begin- schools is meeting with much better results here than in many other cities of the state, considering the popula- tion. Sixty per cent. of the children in the Norwich schools have become holders of stamps. EDWARD ASKINS IS HELD AS SLACKER/| Council of National Defense discloses|Arrested by Federal Officer on Charge of Evading the Draft. Edward Askins, a brakeman, el ployed by the New Haven railro: was taken from a locomotiv: of the umion station in Ne da, e in fronj Thomas €. McKone on a charge of evading the draft by failing to fill out @ questionnaire. Askins registered. at Springfield, Mass. Last week Askins preferred a charge of assault against Special Agent Phlllp Miller of the New Haven road, and the case was presented before Judge Coit in -the New London police court last Saturday, at which time Askins and other witnesses testified for the state. Thursday morning Miller will give his testimeny to the court. JAMES M'FALL NAMED FEDERAL FIRE MARSHAL Roanoke Man, Known to Norwich People, Gets Appointment. James McFall, -chief of the Roan- cke fire department, Roanoke, Va., and who is quite well known to a number of Norwich people, has resigned to ac- cept an. appointment as general fire marshal of the U. S. Emergency Fleet Corporation. Mr. McFall has been charged with the responsible task of organizing and supervising fire depart- ments$ of all shipyards now owned or being operated by the U. S. Fleet Co: poration, approximately 120 in num- ber, scattered from Seattle to New Orleans. He will have eleven assist- 2nts and has been authorized to make his ow nappointments, Mr. McFall is a personal friend of Chief Howard L. Stanton of the local fire department. B NATURAL CLUB Members Entertained at Home of Ruth Potter. / The B Natural club was entertained d | Tuesday afternoon by Miss Ruth Pot- | supervision for ter at her home at Norwich Town. A e number of members responded at the short business meeting at which Miss Potter, the vice president, pre- sided in the absence of the president. After adjournment the following programme Was pleasingly rendered: Violin solo; Spanish Dance, Moskow- gki, Mrs. Charles Dowsett; vocal solo, Thy Redeemer Liveth, Manner, Miss of New |Ruth Potter: Miss Potter was accom- |town and eity in the state. Gave in- by Miss Florine Schofield, with violin obligato by Miss Elizabeth a number|Lane; violin solo, Qrientale, Miss Eli- | sand! zabeth Lan an interesting paper on The Violin, read by Miss Marguerite puse, which has re- ['Wulf; violin solo, Just Awearing for | Connecticut in the autumn. Gave per- eased ‘in bebalf of the|You, Mrs. Norbert Schutz; violin solo, |sonal instruction in methads of food by tl;:fl l%yernmnnh Serenade, Pierne, Miss Elizabeth Lane. | conservation to 6,238 womeh at Miss Florine Schofield was accom- anist for the several musical num- TS, ‘he hostess, Miss Ruth Potter, essisted by Mrs. Albert Bailey, in serv- ing. dainty refreshments, closing a enjoyable meeting. P ¥ o q Thorpe, Stonington; Sl T Shortly ‘before: noen Wedmseda 8%k | Thompson of Melrose; Windham coun- n‘IM-ku Gen- | placed under arrest by Federal Officer { Y- tives. FIFTEEN NORWICH MEN LEAVE FOR DEVENS Sixteenth | Failed to Report Through a Misunderstanding of Orders. - —_— 3 The last fifteen per cent. of Nor- wich’s quota of the first draft left this city Wednesday morning amid the 800d wishes of friends and relatives | - who crowded the New York, New-He« ven' and Hartford railroad station to see the boys leave on.the first stage of i their journey to Berlin. The men reported at the local ex- emption board rooms at 10,30 o'clock and then went to the statiol to await and a half late which gave the boys a short time longer with their rela- tives and friends. The train which arrived shortly before 1 o'clock, was crowded with Jads from ecities along the ronte and all seemed happy. ~ All the drafted men appeared at the appointed time with the exception of John J. Mallett of North Main street. Te could not be*loeated. It is said that Mr. Mallett did not repert through 18 misunderstanding of orders.. Mr. Bejleveu, the first alternate, was not sent to the eamp. . Many gifts from friends were receiv- ed by the deafted men and of thém will be extremely useful during training. The canteen division of the Women's Service League gave each man dix packages of sweet chocolate, a:: packs of cigarettes;and one pack- of chewing gum in place of the lunches which they have given to the previous drafted men. The following were those to leave 'or Camp Devens on Wednesday: Do- nas Semino, 2 Fourth street: T. J. | see———— Cosgrove, 103 Smith avenue; H. C. 5 Mor: )4 Prospe : @~ | these centers in Connecticut. Gawve et oupeet. slxpets George T, demonstrations in department etores Bliss, Rockville, Conn.; Benedict C. e Punen,Bs! Lincoin avenue; Harold D,|30d markets; conducted training Campbell, 12 Hedge avente: Richard |SChools for leaders in various centers; it b hryane: Riehard | o veloped teams of giris fot. Gubsen. wne, 52 Roath street; J. Henry |Strating at Tairs; eonducjed county Shannen, 242 Washington street; | {004 exhibit in . conjunction with the Thomas J. Bnright,. 61 Seventh street; | COunty corn show in each county; as- Harold B. Hotchkiss, 280 West Thames | Sisted in food fairs throughout the street; James E. Riding, 14 North A [State. . Developed —an _organization street; Felix B. McMahon, 6 Durfey [ Which Will make. it possible to reach street; Frank A. Wilcox, R. F. D. Nor- |in demonstrations_100,000 women mext wich Town; Thomas C. Chase, 124 |Year and to reach 100,000 more in other MeKinle: ave 3 . maye 5 Trom the Eleventh division, Shos-| In bovs and girle work: Started and string district, the following 39 men | developed pig club work in most coun- left New London Wednesday morning: | ties of the state. There were 550 boy James Daniel Dugan, Jewett City;|2nd &irl pig club members last year. John B. Charen, Baltic; Fred Raill, |At least 3,000 are expesfed this year. Jewett City: Frederick William Egan, | Provided organization, supervision and Stonington: Ernnie. Raneyy Jewett | instruction for 13,175 club members, ©ity; Frank Stewa:f 'Feeney, Mystic; | Producing approximately $2,0,000 worth Lewis Joseph La Bounty, Montville; [Df product. D-vgloped an organiza- Harold Francis 'Shea, ~ Stonington; | tion which will make possible a junior Maurice Hall Peck, Lyme; Wallace|f00d army this year which” expecfs to Harper Payne, Jewett City; John An- |enroll and supervise 50,000 boys and drew /Burns, Stonington: Alfred Le-|girls for producing and . conserving moine, Baltic; Matthew Thomas Lea- | f00d. Stonington; ‘Walter Francis Joseph Octave Bessette, Baltic; Niles Francis Cun- ningham, Lyme; Albert 8. Cullen, Bail- tic; Harry Elnathan Burdick, Pawca- - f no matter how long or how bdad—gn te your druggist todey and get a §0 cent box of Pyramid Pile Treatment. It will give quick relief, and a singie box often cures. A trial package mailed free in plain wrapper if you, send us coupon below. FREE SAMPLE COUPON PYRAMID DRUG COMPANY, 554 Pyramid Bldg., Marshall, Mich. Kindly send me a Free sample of Pyramid Pile Treatment, in plain wrapper. Name . Street . City. SUPERIOR COURT ASSIGNMENTS. Jury Cases Are To Be Tried Before Judge Greene Next Month. ey, There was a bar meeting at’ the courthouse at New London Wednesday morning at which * Judge Gardiner Greene -assigned cases for jury trial The following cases were assigned: Tuesday, March 5—Button vs. Brown (on trial); Ferrigini vs. Keasby et al.; T. A. Scott vs. Keasby et al. ‘Wednesday, March 6—Nahass vs. Starr; Ferrin vs. Chiappone; Concklin vs. Shore Line Electric Railway Co.; Colchester Farm Produce Co. vs. Gold- stein et al. > Thurkday, March 7—AMlorris, adm., vs. Patch et al.; Davidson ve. Savings Bark of New London; Levis vs. Mass- achusetts Fire and Marine Insurance Co.; Slade vs. Hendel. Tuesday, March 12 — Stone vs. Bailey, adm., appeal from probate; Huber et al. ¥s. H. R. Douglas, Inc. Tuesday, March 19 — Avery v Hyder: D'Atriyvs. American Straw- board Co.; Attoni vs. Avery; Hyder vs. Avery. r k, Yantic; Herbert Wyatt, Jewett City; Jeremiah McMahon, Stonington; Charles Meyer, Taftville; Philamon Gimllotte, Jewett City; Nicholas Lerello, Ston- ington; George Yuhas, East Lyme; Milton M. Parker, East Lyme; John R. Monsees, Glasgo; George Everett Lu- Zar, Stonington; Daniel M. O'Brien. Colchester; Harold A. Bump, Old Lyme; George Schutter, North Frank- lin; “John William Miller, Old Lym Harold Worthington, East Lym Dominick Marinello. Jewett City; Wil- liam Bindloss, Mystic. Both delegations left on a train at 11.55 a. m. via Norwich and Worces- ~|ter. None of the boys received gifts of sweaters or gold pieces as way the case of the previous delegations, and some of the boys of the Eieventh di- vision left}, town without overcoats. The New London chapter of the Red Cross will send. sweaters, wristlets and other articles to the Ninth di\'isiun] al While awafting removal to the Nor- wich State Insane Hospital, Charles Carroll, 60. hanged himself in his cell in the Wallingford lockup Monday ev- ening by using his belt. Several grown- up children survive him. The 'I:hames Loan & Trust Co. DIVIDEND NOTICE BY ORDER OF THE HONORABLE: SUPERIOR COURT ‘notice is hereby given to Depositors in the Commercial and Savings Departments of said Company that cheques for the amount of ELEVEN AND ONE-TENTH (111-10) and ELEVEN AND TWO- THIRDS (112-3)) PER CENT. re- spectively, of their proven and allowed claims. will be ready for delivery on and after i MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25th, 1918, AT THE COMPANY’S OFFICE, 42 SHE- TUCKET STREET, NORWICH, upon presentation of Receiver's cer- tificates. ALSO BY THE SAME COURT ORDER, Depositors are allowed THIRTY (30) DAYS from the date of this notice to call for their divi- dends; thereafter, as soon as possible, the uncalled for amounts and the names of persons entitled thereto are to be sent to the Treasurer of the State. men in camp. These are the fin: comtingents of the first quota. LOCAL COMMITTEES ANNOUNCED *BY DAVIS. C. 1. Smith and F. C. Warner in Charge of Big Membership Drive. Joseph W. Alsop of the Connecticut state council of defense has issued a letter to all local - agencies pointing out the importance of the coming campaign to secure adequate financial support for the county farm bureaus of the state. The local committees in charge of the work in each county were an- nounced Wednesday by L. G. Davis, state leader of county agents for Con- necticut. ‘The campaign in New London county will be in charge of C. I. Smith and I". C. Warner of Norwich; Tolland county, J. H. Gifford of Rockville, Mrs. J. H. Benton of Andover and Charles Whitman Danielson of Putnam and I*. B. Harrison of Woodstock. Accomplishments of the county farm bureaus of Connecticut during 1917, appearing in a report just made to the Connecticut state council of defense and other organizations, by I G. Davis, state leader of county agents, represent wide and effective war service for the government. Practical help has been given the farmers by the county farm bureaus through educational and demonstra- tion meetings, campaign for greater food production have heen success- fully conducted and relations between producer and consumer established on a better basis. Thousands of women | were instructed in canning and the interest and co-operation of boys and girls has been secured by the organiza- tion of pig ¢lubs. A summary of the 1917 work of ‘the county farm bureaus is contained in the following report of Mr. Davis: The county_farm bureaus in Con- neoticut accofhplished in 1917 among other things the following: In agriculture and food production: Assisted Connecticut farmers in or-!} ganizing statewide milk selling asso- ciations which have saved the dairy industry in Connecticut. Conducted cost . of milk production survey throughout Connecticut, which has af- forded a basis for fixing a price fair to both producer and consumer. Con- ducted statewide slacker hen cam- paign. A total of 2,500 farmers re- ceived instruction in selecting and re- moving non-productive birds. Assist- ed 602 poultrymen In calculating cheaper rations. Total monthly saving of $2,390. Conducted successful goun- ty corn ghows in each county of the state. A ‘total of 509 entries in 50 and 10-ear classes. Helped towns <and cities provide adequate supplies and 42,802 home gardens. Conducted 1,002 deucational or demon- stration meetings, attended by 46,158 farmers. Through the counily agri- cultural agents rendered assistance to 4,69%farmers in visits made on farms and to 4,655 farmers in calls made at the office. In fodd conservation: Brought into existence a working organization reaching into every section of every JOHN D. HALL, Receiver. Norwich, Feb. 25, 1918. Military Watches We have the finest line of Military Wrist Watches in the City. Call and see them. Ranging in prices from $4.25 to £30.00. T]ie Plaut-Cadden C Established 1872 Main Street, No ich. Conm. CUBMINGS & RING Funeral Directars structions in canning to 23,248 women at 53] demonstration meetings. Thou- of other women were reached directly and indirectly. Reached at least 25,000 women at the 16 fairs of and Embalmers 322 Mizin Street Chamber of Commerce Building ‘Phone 238-2 Lady Assistan® 163 demonstration meetifigs. Assisted very actively in conducting the Hoover pledge campaign. Organized and as- sisted - community canning - centers throughout the state. Over 2,000 wo- mren . received - canning instructions in