Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 1, 1918, Page 2

R ——_—— ; examiriations for some "u‘&'— A 1men for the mm ‘men ly meet for the first of next Mhere will be more examinations Jzt- but they, will be few in number, 2 Class L mer have been examined those whose cases are before board in Hartford. ' cBrierty of Pomfret was in Pottsville, N. H. and re- & = i The result of the examinations on 1§ Thursday follow: {i, Accepted: Daniel Levin, James W Titterick, Max Rotblatt, Joseph E ! Bnrico Gury, Samuel Couture, R Longo, Everett E. Perkins, L. Gormley, Lionél F. Tes- Charles G. Chappell, Sary Cal- Jombar, Albert J. Hoffmn, Joseph ) , Joseph Sanc, Felix Bodo. Referred to medical advosory board: | Rober W. Moran, Leo A. Toucheite, Prederick Langeyin, Percy T, Baker, Jeftrey J Peloquin, Harry E. Erick- \son, Heory J. Fung:k. Wilfred La- !Blocs, Alphonse J. Bergeron. i Ao Witinm R Lambert, and {Themas T. Morna. In service: Joseph Gosselin Transterred. Harold McDonald ADDRESSED CLUB. Representative of French Army and Navy Heard Wednesday Evening. Pwo Frenchmen who have seen ser- yice in the present war were in this gity Wednesday evening and speke at a meeting of the Franco-American These Are lhventory Days SAND BARGAV % ARE FOURD Lincoln’s Furniture Store £ Main and Unicn Streets Phone 285-3 SlLLII‘AHTIC = RE . JACKSON £ DENTIST to 715 Main St., Willimantio oa.m ot Fhone 44 PINHENIER = . [l MNIEL F. THOMAS H. KILEOUREY . BROS. INERAL ¢DIRECTORS AND EM- .BALMERS Unign St Willimantic, Conn. Phone 290 (Lady Assistant) JAY M. SHEPARD SyéceedingtElmoze & Shepard ‘uneral Director& Embalmer North. St.,, Willimantic Assistant Tel. connection;) a BARLE E. GILBERT, L« DIRECTOR AND EMBALMER. Jewett City. the ‘He has been um ‘and ‘war, Gi predicting ing drive woukl be towards e men are on furlongh now and will soon f&?‘l to_their mother country with a fleet of submarine chasers being made in this country. Special Town Meeting. A special town meeting will be held Monday evening, March 1ith, to lay 2 tax on the grand list for the town of Windham. In Sharge of Manual Training. Archibald B. Sharpe, a well known draughtsman and arohitect in this city is to have charge of the manual trajning courses in the lecal public schools and in the schools at Man- chester, Conn. He will take the place of Sherwood B. Doolittle, who has re- signed to take a similar placg in Hart- ford. Waterbury Draftee Leaves Hospital. Domini¢ DeGreave, the Waterbury drafted man injured whils coming to this city on the special train, Wed- nesday, was discharged from St.-Jo- sepl’s hospital, Thursday morning and left for camp by the noon express. Another western Connecticut draf- tee had a close escape from death herc Thursday. He was said to be from Hartford, and was going to thi mac. on the train due here at 3.15. / Whils the train stopped here. he got off the train and did not try to board it until it was leaving the station. When he did get aboard he was thrown on his face and within'a few inches from the wheels of the car. He tried again, and was thrown this time on his back, nar- rowly escaping the raptdly ~moving wheels, He was taken into the sta- tion and waited for a later traim to camp. BYRON FISKE LEADS. Stood 93 Per Cent. in Test For Stats Prison Guard. | Five men took the examinations for the prison guards at Wetnersfield re- cently, and the results made public on Wadngsday showed that four pass- ed. Two of the men, the two high- est standing, were from this vicinity, Byron Fiske of Willinantic leading with a mark of 33 per cent., while Geo. E. Maron of Clark's Corners cams sec- ond with 90.26. March Beats of Patrolmen. The beats of the patrolmen in this city for Margh beginning tl (Fri- day) morning are as follows: Officer Hurley, Sodom: Officer Cartier; Jack- son street: Officer Grady, upper Main street; Officer Paulhus, Center, and Officer Enander day duty. ' ARMY CHAPLAIN TELLS OF LIFE IN FRANCE. Dr. Ernest De F. Miel Tells of Routine of Connecticut Men Over There, at Meeting Under Auspices of Red Crass The big drill shed at the Pleasant street armory was crowded with peo- ple at the meeting held there Thurs- day evening under the auspices of the American Red Cross. Dr. Ernest De Miel of Hartford was the speaker the evening. He was an army of chaplain on the front in France and what he told was first hand knowledge. The armory was 'patrolied by mem- ; Grandma Never Let Her Hair Gct\ Gray, She Kept Her Locke Dark and Glossy, with Sage Tea - and Sutphur. DU S TSRV SCAPRIBE | When vou darkén vour hair with Sage Tea and Sulphur, no one ean tell, because it's done so naturally sq evenly. Preparing this mixture | though, at home is mussy and trouble- some. At little cost vou can buy at any drug store the ready-to-use pre- paration, improved by the addition of other ingredients, called “Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound. You just dampen a sponge or soft brush with it and draw this through yeur hair, taking one small strand at a time. By morning all gray hair disappears, and, after another application or two, your hair becomes beautifully darkened, glossy and luxuriant. Gray, faded hair, though no disgrace, all desire a vouthful and attractivve appearance, get busy at omce wWith Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound and look years younger. This ready- to-use preparatidn is a_delightful toilet requisite and not a medicine. It is not jntended for the cure, mitigation or prevention of disease. f you have fitted your dress along the same line, so URRAY'S BOSTON STORE Willimantic, Conn. - Will You Fit Your New Dress Over a New or Old Corset? all the new dresses are on lines conforming with the fashions and consequently you must have a corset 2 at the same time each figure most often requires In our Corset Department you can select a Corset in correct shaps and the correct size. e e ] THE H. C. MURRAY €O. l;ae!oimyouknow just the fit it over an old corset. First as to bring out the true style ie a sign of old age, and as we: told of mmm\r Fenton | troduced Dr. H the feel- ing when the Connecticut lande France second s o language, Tobacco is much appreciated. - socks and sweaters are really needed, for he never witnessed the saunny skies of France, and one man from Nortvich expressed his one big desire to get his feet warm when he arrived home. . After the men arrive in France th g0 into wooden barraeks for save days, and then thew are transported in freight cars to the interior. This takes several days, and along the Toute there are rest stations, so if a l?l‘fln is taken sick he is taken care of. The only trouBle is to keep the Amerjeans back. as they have too much “pep.” The grub is fine. The daily routine is as follows: First thing in the morning, medical inspection, then mess. Then drill for ~several buildl;!l‘ «:ugwed by dinner. In the middle of the day they spend eome of 4their time in the Y. M. C. A, hut or at range, and some of their evenings at the hut. The men are behaving fine and are well liked by the French. He advised the American people to keep the stream of suvplies going to France, and he said that he thought something igreat would be accomplish- ed this summer. William A. King Corporation Counsel. At the special meeting of the bodrd of aldermen Thursday evening Atter- ney William A, King was appointed corporation counsel. Nothing eke of importande was done except to vote on the purchase of supplies for the call, men's quarters at the fire houses. Brief Mention. Harry Tobin of the U. S. navy !s home on a furlough, The work of thawing out the frozen city service pipes was completed oi Thursday. One of the machines thaw- ed out the pipes at the Ridges. Willam O'Clair wno was fined $14.60 for intoxication and assauwlt, in the police court. Wednesday morning, p:id his fine Thursday and was releas- e Smilage books will be soon for sale In this city, as & committee is to be soon appointed. o The books contain tickets for theatres in the military camps where an admission is charg- ed. JEWETT CiTY oA Feast of Purim Observed By Jew- ish Residents—Gypsy Moth Scoats Find Traces of Pests, At th® home of Solomon Wechsler Purim . serigoes were hOIQ Mondsy ev- ening and the roll, the Story of Esth- er, was recjl. Donations to the amount of five dollars were made for the war sufferers in Europe. The services weve attended by the Hebrews of Jew- ett City and vicinity. Government Moth- Scduts Abaut. Six\gypsy moth scouts of the ' de- partment of agriculture, bureau = of entomology, are in town for several weeks and have already found trages of the pests on the farms of G. E. Tanner, Horace Perkine,and Mrs., Ma- son Gray. The general foreman is F. W. Graves. The foreman is R, C, Rich ‘and the members: of thie ‘scout crew are E. L. Byles, A. W, Bradley, D. E. Labelle and G. B, Newton. Committee Named. _ Mrs, H. E. Paul, Mrs. E. H. Hiscox; Mrs. T. B. Keen, Mrs. F. L. 'ipton, Mrs Frank Wilcox and Mrs S. R, Wa- ters are a cor ee from.the Congre- eapional Ladigs' soclety making ar- rangemerts for a sale of home canned goods, aprons and food School Children to Give Entertainment An entertainment for the purpose of raising the required quota for the Junior Red Cross is to be held in the assembly hall of the Riverside Gram- mar school. The programme will con- sist of numbers from every room in the building including the- kindergar- ten, Died at Norwich State Hospital. Undertaker E. E. Gilbert. brought the body of Mary Lynch from the Norwich State, Hospital Thursday. She was about 86 years of age Private Joseph E: Driscoll of Fort Standish was a recent guest of his un- cle, Dennis Griffin. "PLAINFIELD British-American War Relief Fund Reaches $2,199,50—Letfer of Appre- ciation Received From New Yorlk Headquarters. ! The weekly feport of ‘the British- American War | Relief Fund follows: Amount previously acknowledged $2,- 179; amount collected in Plainfield, to week ending Feb. 23, $14.50, in Jewett City $6; total amount collected up #o date- $2,199.50. This is the 12nd weekly report of the local organization and the’ com- mittee feels proud of the fact that the British familiey in Plainfield and Jawett City have chawn =0 much self sacrificed in backing up the bra: Tommies who are’ nghting for world freedom. The willingness of the local people in centributing. regularly every week has made it possible for many camforts to 'be bought for the Tom- mies. The committee has received a letter of thanks from the secretary at head- quarters in New York acknowledging the donations sent from this village. The Jetter follows: g New York, N. Y., Feb. 23, 1918, W. E. Oldham. Secretaryt Dear, Sir:—We cannot _sufficiently thank you for. the' splendid donations, from the people of Plainfield and Jew- ett City, which we most deeply’ and sincerely appreciate. It is simply.won- derful to know that your, enthusiasm and spirit of self sacrifice, contigues with unabated zeal and certainiy the help is beyond words. | Your- always ‘srateful. + CAROLINE L. MORGAN, Honorary Secretary. Personals. A W. Dougherty was a visitor § Providence Wednesday, 5 Cecil Bradford, empioyed at the Fore River, Mass, navy vard, is home for a few days. Mrs, ‘Leon Merci and sons Rich- ard and Enius age in Providence, R, I, for several USQUEPAUGH = \ Mrs. Annie E. Webster and daugh- ter, are visiting at Dr. Kenyon's, William Potter of Providence spent [by G Saturday night and Sunday with B. C. Leach; Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Crandall and Mrs. I. M. Kenyon attended the fnod con- servation meeting at Kingston, Sat- urday evening. Dr. Webster of Westarly was a call- er here ‘Sunday. Mr. and Mxs. C.'C. Kenyon, Mrs. C caller in this village Sunday. Edward C. - Kenyon of -Wast Kingston, spent Sunday with his grandparents here. Mrs. C. Kenyon entertained friends from Mystic last week Mrs, C. H, Palmer, one of the West erly teachers, fs at her home this week., . MANSFIELD DEPOT Popular Station® Agent Leaves—Social Evening for Teachers and ' Pupils— Church and Personal Items. Last week's condition of roads was grievous for auto trucks. The Spring Manor farm milk truck was badly smashed between this village and Bagleville in o head-on collision with the tank ‘truck of the Gulf Oil com- pany from Willipantic, and Beebe's delivery truck from Storrs gave out near the Dunham Memorial church. Station Agent Leaves. Many regrets are expressed by all who learn of the near departure of the rallroad station agent, €. C, Randall, who has entered_the employ of the New York, New Haven and Hartford: rallroad in his home town, Brockton, Mass. Mr. Randall's family left town last week: and he will follow them probably about March 1. - “The best agent we ever had at our station,” is one of many, similar comments. The tenement soon to be- vacated \ C. Bandall’ has been engaged by A.'D, Darling of the state training school. . Misses Ruth and Elld McColln were at home from Thursday to Mon~ day last. Together with Mrs. Me- Collum, they visited their father at the Johnson Memorial hospital, Staf- ford ‘Springs, Friday. Joseph Hernberg visited his = son D. Kenyon nnd Mrs. L.-Sutton atten ed the funeral of Mrs. Anna Weglls at Shannoek, Friday T.°C. Grinnell" of - Kingston #as a Willia in St. Joseph’s hospital, Wili- mantie, Saturday. The patient is re- coxering steadily. 4 George Nelson “visited his ‘home in Woodstock, Saturday. Social Evening. A number of local young people, in- oluding high school and college stu- dents and two school teachers, had a jollification Saturday evening at the home of Miss Maud Brigham. Mild weather and improved walking greatly favored last Sunday's services at Dunham Memorial church, the in- creased attendamce being ‘marked. Miss Mildred Perkins of Mystic made a helpful visit at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Cor- bitt, from Monday of last week to Monday ‘last. & Mrs. G. M. Deane of the state hos- pital visited her” friend; Mrs. ' John Kenna,’in Willithantic last Morday. Monthly church meeting and mid- week devotional service combined will be held this (Thursday) afternoon at 2 o'clock at ‘the home of the Misses Tilden. he monthly business meeting and social of the C. E. society will be held in' the chapel Friday evening. At the close of next Sunday's preaching service the ordinance of the Lord's supper will be observed, said he would add a box of cigars. HAMBURG National Song ‘Sheet Program at Grange—Bad Washout on Crook's Hill, Miss Marjorie Lord triends in New. York. - Julian Ely and - sister Marguerite spefit Sunday with their parents, Dr. and. Mrs. J. G. Bly. _A national song’ sheet program was given at Lyme .wrange last week Thursday evening. Miss Flora Brooks of Tong Island is visiting Mrs. Janies-Lord. Mr. and Mrs. Eghert Bull of Hart- ford spent Sunday with Mrs. Bull's parents, Mr. and Mrs, L. D. Harding. Washout Hard to Repair. The rain of last wesl: Tuesday night is visiting caused a washout on Crook's Hill There has been 30 loads of stone cart- ed in, and it is not completed yet. Mrs. Robert Sawyer gave a Red Cross whist last week Wednesday af- ternoon and Miss Esther Olson gave one on Lord Hill in the evening. Miss Katie Jewett was a week end visitor in New London. Miss Gladys Beeleston of Mystic' was the guest of Mrs. C. M. Peck last week. « Mr. and Mrs. to Hartford Sunda Wood Cutter Injured—Private William Wochomurka ~Writes of Meeting Home Boys in France. Mrs, Thomas Moriarty of New Ha- ven spent a few days in town the past week, visiting friends. Louis S#rvice of the New EBEedford Textiie School was heme for a few days last week. Mrs. James spent Sunday mes Lord motored mith ‘of Palmer, Mass. ith his family here, Cut By Ax. Louis Dimock while out chopping wood one day last weck met with a painful accident when his ax stipped and cut a gash on his left foot which required three stiches to close Meets Friends in France. ‘The following letter was raceived from Private William Woehomurka: Somewhere in France, January 24, 1918, Dear Friend- John: \I received your letter and was very glad to hear from you. I am well and happy. I spent Thanksgiving day with Henry Tober- man and had a fine time and' [ alsa see ous boys from South *‘Willington. I have seen Walter Mather and he was telling mo that he has heard from his wife. 1 have' not seen Gardner Hall vet But Henry Taberman' saM that Gard- iner was over to hee sim twice. I know where Gardiner is, situated but it is about twelve miles from where I am. Henry is about a mile and 2 half from here. 5 & We had a good Thanksgiving and Christmas, dinner, but I miss good old South Willington, just the same. I can't write what part of France I_am in. -When I get back to South Will- ington I will have a history to tell you I am here to'do my bit and 1 am going to do it Cigarettes and tobacco come.in very handy I will be glad to et the pa- pers and I thank you very much I don’t know what a paper looiss like in France. 1t is not very cold here, but it rains quite often and we have about five in- ches in mud. We don't have much time to write, but I will try and an- swer all the.letters that 1 get. - It makes me feel happy to hear from my friends at home. When 1 left South Willington I had a friend named John Goodman; we left Rockville together and we are still together and he is a very nie fellow. He is a friend of Fred Coi- burns. Tell Fred that John is weil and wants him to write. 1t is‘half past eight now and T am sitting on my bunk and will have to 80 to bed, so will closo with best re- gards. Remember me to all my friends. PRIVATE WM. WOCHOMURKA, Co. G, 102nd U. 8. A. Ini American Expeditiona: LIBERTY HILL Missionary Committee Leads C, E. Meeting—Personal Mention. orces. ‘Mrs. Alba Loomis who has been.ill since Friday is more comfortable. Migs Grace Davoll, the local teach- er, had a visiting day Monday. ‘Ward has been received from Hart- ford hospital that J. H, Burrill, who underwent an opefation is yery weak. Committee Led Meeting. The C. B. Missionary meeting Sun- Missionary committee: 3 y John Clarke, Mrs. O. W. Gurley, Mra: Haracs Footé and Mrs. H. L. Stark: wea tion Le sight days’ visit with his eellsln,‘=‘! land* Stronk in Ansonia. > Myron weel M 0. W. Nor The sacrament of the Lord's Su will Liberty Hill churc} Mr. and Mrs. Julius Kaplan are ¥ia: iting relatives in New Londen fer & few D! nard Hill, in Salem. M from New York has spent a few with Mr. and Mrs. Hirsham. Arthur Coffey gho Las been il s able'to be about his werk. The children who attend New X don school returned Sunday after thage vacation. 1y : Roy Palmer of New London was & ' Sunday caller here, - George’ Coleman is ill at the heme . of J. E. Powers. Miss weel She: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Powérs wers weer callers in Fit¢hville -Sunday. Louis Kaplan of New Sunday with friends liere. 3 evening was led by the following 0. W, Gurley. ther. After the meeting a eollée- was taken. lie Clarke ¥ has returned Peckham substituted lsét k for the local mail edrrier, rs. H. [» Starkweather and Garley spent last Thursday in ' svich. ’ 3 be observed next Sunday at the CHESTERFIELD days. wight Holmes is werking on May: iss Ruth Hirshman and a-feleid days Dorothea Lawler speat the k end with her aust, Miss Eva rhurn in New London, L Londen spent CAS ~East letl) Children Ory FOR FLETCHER'S = . TORIA stern Co':ng% he Buie - n for Dusiness iz