Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 1, 1918, Page 5

Blackheads, Etc. #Life to Me Now Is § Beautsous Thing for | Have Made All Skin Troubles a Thing of the Past.” You mast not belieye that drugs and salves will stop facial blemishes. The cause is impure blood filled with all manner of refuse matter. Stuart’s Calcium Wafers cleanse and clear the blood. driving out all polsons and impurities. And you'll Dever have a good complexion until the blood is clean. No matter how bad yuur complex- fon is, Stuart's Caiclum Wafers will | You con get | Nttle wonder-workera at ycuriclose of prayer meeting work wonders with it these drugr 's Tor 50 cents a pacxage Fres Trial Coupon F. A. Stuart Co, 607 Stuart Bidg., Marshall, Mich. Send me at once, by return mall, a free trial pack- ago of Stuart’s Calclum Wafers. Name... QUALITY SHOE SHOP CHARBONNEAU & ANDREWS, 159 Main St ey | Norwich, Ct. muav.nmhm.w-u-n ‘elsh residents. mnmh-imnt t 8 calock; mmmotn.mmomu the spring season! o b Ay - R oy Fishermen have e ameptiomaly g ickerel o Gard: % Kannw lafln.z. Thursdey was the last day for mwommmamuhn- r-nmobmu “registration cards, of Knights of Co- lmbu. wnllht.-—cav. Licenses for motor opérators lxp!nd at midnight Thursday. Put your 1918 cards in your pocket today! an ex- change advises. A mesting of the executive com- mittee of the Connecticut Pharmaceu- tical association was held at New Haven Wednesday. .‘m unmhxv-udmnn;wtmgh. Daiey, Yo remain for a time. v GOVERNOR ASKS BOARDS FOR DATA Wants to KnowHow Many Have Com- pleted Classification of Question- [cmpl naires. | Fol the -of a eommu- aw m s ‘questionnaires, .Go on, Thursday requemd every board in Connectieut to inform him by telep- hone o rtelo;nph if classification was ors of states is fl\le time hmfld that upon careful _comput was - sl Tor the completion of the classification. John Chamberlain s to move £rom | Gan the Pdwards farm, Stone Acres, at stoninnon, to the Ripley Parks place in North Stonington. For over 100 years the old grist, good work. After March 1 it will not be used for the public. March Victor records on sale today. The Plaut-Cadden Co.—ad In general the health of Norwich schodl pupils is good just now, the proportion of cases of ‘children’s dis- eases being very small. A month’s mind maas for Dr. P. J. Cassidy was sung in St. Patrick’s church Thursday at 8 o'clock by the I rector, Rev. John H. Broderick. A dedcons’ meeting was held at the Thursday jevening at the Central Baptist church, vhen several persons desirous of join. {ing the church were present. The International Silver company, which has a factory at Thamesville, is to do away with its Factory in Wallingford, moving machinery and men to its Factory L in that borough. March Victor records on sale today. The Plaut-Cadden Co.—adv. Grocers and marketmen/ claim that the number of Norwich housewives who go to market regularly, inspecting what they buy, ifistead of ordering by ]te{e'nhone has greatly increased of late. A number of milk producers of Amston (formerly Turneryille) met at Mr. Ams' home last Thursday and it is rumored that the assaciation will ‘build a creamery on the Ams property wear the track. Samuel P, Willard of Colchester, of the state board of edication, held a session in the selectmen’s rooms at Middletown Wednesday, examining children and issuing working certifi- cates to those qualiiied. Connecticut fishermen are aendmg their applications to-‘Washington daily o get their license to operate this gea- son. The shad fishermen are looking for twine to make their nets, which twine has been ordered some time. March Victor records on sale today. The Plaut-Cadden Co.—adv. The Waterbury store of the Reid & Hughes company has started a Thrift Stamp chub for-the public generally, hoping to secure 50,000 members, who will pledge to buy stamps l‘EE\llfirly during the continuance of the war. Heavy trains of coal, oil and lumber bound east on the New Haven,road bordering the sourld are growing more numerous daily and will continue so as long as clear weather holds out. ’rhe rolling stock and power has greatly improved. Men in the naval service have begun getting the New London almshouse in readiness for use as a hospital. The men are cleaning and renovating the building, which although new and never vet ‘occupled, has become some- what untidy. Military Wrist Watches FOR THE SOLDIER BOYS LARGEST AND FINEST SELECTION IN NORWICH FERGUSON'S Franklin Square WHERE ALL CARS STOP The tax collector’s office will be open this evening until 8 o'clock to receive personal taxes—adv. Out of town customers of the Por- teous & Mitehell stores rarely fail to find interest in ‘the big framed case displaying beautiful moths from the Anuuw Mitchell collection, which case hangs above the landing on the main staircase. Flour must not be sold and cannot be beught legally hereafter in quanti- fies greater than 24 1-2 pounds. The new ruling supersedes the former one which permitted sales of 93 pound sacks to rural dwellers and 49 pound sacks to city residents. A Saybrook correspondent writes: Supt. J, ’fl Hope has resigned an the Bhore Line electrics and left for his former place-in Syracuse, N. Y. He came here from the New York Central cirenit to try the job for six months, and it was not to his liking. No service flag in Norwich is quite like that which Supt. James C. Fitz- patrick is fiying at the Masonic terd. ple on Broadway, small stars forming the numerals 288, representing ths total Masons from the various bodies of the Norwich temple now in the fed- eral service. An_ Ivoryton correspondent notes that Miss Mary F. Potter entertained a party of eight young ladies at the li- brary Friday evening in honor of her sister, Miss Winifred Potter, a high school teacher from Colchester. The party attended the moving pictures as Miss Potter's guests. A special to a New York mper say: Male folks of the little Union churc at South Killingly are puzzling them- gelves as to what wu meant when Rey. Miss L; , their pastor, chose the Bible qunh l)n “What fis Man That Thou Art Mindful of Him," as the uub’ecl ol her discourse. Nm From Honeymoon, On February 17, Bennie Smithling of Palmertown and Miss Minnie Cohen of New York city were united in mar- riage at the bride’s home in New York. After. a short heneymoon trip Mr. Mrs. Smithline arrived in Painfer- town wn:e?‘!ll;“! lldna h’ in busi- mess, Al ind a nicely fur- nished apartment. To Resume Bible Classes. ea nt mill at North Sterling has been doing | L2® _£¢ ¢{dius. At the local and district boatds is complete. neral says it is the purpose of his office to bulletinize the names ot those boards which make the best showing, and he asks governors to “please urge upon all local and dis- trict boards the necessity for complet- ing. their classification with the great- est expedition consistent with just and proper determination of the claim pendipg before them. No stats has yet reported its work complete, and we are eagerly awaillng news from the first stat Major -~ John Buckley, executive secretary to the. governor, has asked from all the state's local poards estimates as to the number needed of the bronze buttons ‘provided by the government for all local board members who serve without pa: New regulations for the guidance of medical advisory boards in mak- ing physical examinations have been received. They do not greatly differ from the recently promulgated regu- lations for local board physiclans. To date medical advisory boards have fol- lowed the latter regulations. The war department announces that regulations specifically definin the. term “special and limited mil! tary service” are soon to be issued. OBITUARY Mrs. Dennis Henson, The death of Emeline Goft, widow of Dennis Henson, occurred at her home, 50 Fountsin street, Thursday after- noon. Mrs, Henson had been an in- yalid for mehrly five years and was tenderly cared for by her granddugh- ter, Miss Olive Pauline Geer with whom she lived. Mrs, Henson was born in Bulthnore‘ the daughter of Mrs. Eliza Goff, and for the past fifty vears has made her home in this city where she is well known. For thirty-six vears she has lived in the house where she died. She was a devoted member of the A. M E. Zion church and a regular atten: ant up to the time of her iliness. She leaves two sons, Amaga of Chi- cago and Schuyler of Springfield, Mass, She also lewves one granddaughter, Miss Olive Pauline Geer. Mrs, Henson was of a kindly and loving disposition and a firm beljever in Gog and it was this faith that kept her cheery and enabled hir to bear her suffering patiently. She made a large number of friends in this city who will be grieved to learn of her death. Mrs. Sarah A. Dunbar. Mrs. Sarah Anna Dunbar, widow of the late Winthrop W. Dunbar, who wis a prominent spring manufacturer of Bristol, died Wednesday at her home, following a short iliness. She was born in Jewett City 77 yvears ago. the daughter of Almira Butfon Whee- ler. She has lived in Bristol praetic- ally all her life. She leaves one son Charles E. Dunbar, secretary and treasurer of the Dunbar Brothers com- pany, and on daughter, Mrs. Carlos V. Mason, both of Bristol: John Wilderman. John Wilderman of Tolland died at the Hartford hospital Thursday of cancer. He was a farmer, 66 years old and unmarried. Willimantic Man Stands High in Ex- ! aminations. The result of the recent test for guards at the state prison,. conducted by the civil service commission is as follows: Byron C. Fisk, of Willimantic Barrows, Yalesville, 86.00. There were five candidates examined and all but one secured ratings. Connecticut Patents. List of patents issued by the United States patent office o citizens of Con- necticut, as contained in the Official Gazette, dated Tuesday, Feb. 12, 1918: Ellsworth A. Hawthorne, Bridgeport, window or lens retainer for lamps and the like; Carl H. Hemming, New Ha- ven, knife handling polishing ma- chine; Wincenty iel, Norwalk, fan; Charleg & Krause and A. s Hartford, nut-lock; Samuel J. New- man, assignor to I. Newman & Sons, New Haven, front-lace corset; Victor Olson, Naugatuck, autgmatic head- lizht dimmer for automobiles. Designs: Henry D'Oher, Jr., Bridgeport, lamp New Haven, panic bolt. Trade marks: Jemmings & Griffin Manufacturing Co., Tracy, Conn., certain named tools and parts thereof. Not Soley For the Farmer. efit of the farmer. of the farm al food programme in Connecticut, To.Enlarge Camp Devens. That Camp Devens is to be one of thé biggest training and concentration in the country was aled on Th‘l!‘!fll’ ‘when it waa learned that it camps is to be enlarged to such an tent that 70,000 men can be q‘mdet":r'z arrangements It is known that missigner James -” o the claim of V. nu.n&f 93,00. George E. Moran, Jr, Clark's|dropping bombs on his home city. Corners, Han Hampton, 90.25. George | What it means to be blockaded when R. Thorne, Milford 87.10. Arthur C.|the success of that blockade means socket hood; Henry G. Voight, New FEritain, assignor to Sargent & Co., of 1. G. Davis. state leader of county agents, has emphatically denied, that the county farm bureau is an organ- ization which exists eolely for the ben- He pointed out that the entire production and con- servation programme for the state has #:en placed in the hands of the coun- ty farm bureaus by the Council of De- fense and the U. S. Food Administra- tion and that a breakdown on the part bureaus would mean a hreakdown in the state and the nation= In a decision nmw on 'mm-.- day afternoon, g}“fig ‘West 140th street, New oity, the United Metal Manu- facturing Company of this city. The “"m‘"‘m‘“” finds m:n“:.:e evidence injuries Gidlmant arose.in_tho gourse. of cmployment, but they d&d notarise out of the empioymn «The finding say: *From the mmnmv of the claimant it is found that he is employed as a traveling salesman by the respondent company; that his contract of employ- ment was made in New York oity; and thot he has been i the said company continuousip | last twelve years; and that his duties take him through all the states of the Uniteq States, At the hearing the claimant testi- ' |fied that on May 11, 1917, he was passing a_schoolhouse on Lafayette street, in New York city, and that one of the pupils ran out and ran into him causing him to fall on his right elbow and resalting in a Mur‘ f the ra- time in qu the claimant states that he was going from one customer to another, selling goods for the respondent company and that the injury was received abdut 2 o'clock in the afternoon. As a result of said injury claimant states he was disabled until July 13th, 1917, and that he paid out for medical urvieu the sum of $20. Upon recovering from said injury claimant reentered the em- ploy of the United Metal Mfg. Co. Sustained Second Injury. From the evidence it is found that on Nov. 1, 1917, while traveling in Cin- cinnati, Ohio, for the respondent com- pany, he sustained another injury, consisting of a fracture- of the left forearm, caused by his stubbing his toe against a gas cap, the injury oc- curring at a time when he was on his | of way to see a customer. As a result of this second injury claimant states thut he was disabled up to January 3, and that he paid out for medical {refl!- ment the sum of §$50. Following this second injury the claimant re-entered the employ of the respondent on Jan. 3, 181 ARRESTED FOR ATTACK ON GOVERNMENT Stanley Obareze Said to Have Made Scurrilous Remarks in Saloon. Stanley Obareze, an Austrian, was arrested late Thursday night by the local police on complaint that he had made scurrilous remarks concerning the United States government and the United States atmy. He s charged on the police biotter with breach of the peace. The scurrilous remarks are sald’ to have been made in a West Side sa- loon. A report was made to the po- lice who set out to hunt for the of- fender and he was-found in Greene- ville. Obareze was drafted by the lo- cal board and sent to Camp Devens some time ago. He was discharged from the army because he wes con- sidered an alien enemy. SENATOR M'LAEN OPPOSES THE WOMAN'S BALLOT. Says Those Who Have Received Vote Often Regret Priiviége. In a letter addressed to Edward P. Clarke, superintendent of the state free employment bureau, United States Senator George 2. McLean states with- out equivocation his attitude on the suffrage question. He is frankly in opposition to the federal amendment extending the franchise to women but jadmits he fs open to conversion. The letter to Mr. Clarke was in reply to a request from the latter that the senator should support the amend- ment. Mr. Clarke turned it over to Mrs. Annie G. Porritt, press secretary jof the Connecticut branch of the na- tional woman's party, and she has un- dertaken to rebut the senator's state- ments. Senator McLean declares that wom- en who have received the vote often vegret the privileeg. LONDON MAN TO LECTURE IN STATE Edward Brown to Tell of Many Phas- es of the War. How a man feels when he laoks from his office window. and sees asroplanes starvation. What thé food situation met some of its food prohlems. These and many other phases of the war will be brought home very clearly by Ed- ward Brown. of London, England, who has been secured for eight lectsres in this state through the joint cfisits of the Pcultry Department of the Com- mittee of Food Supply, Connecticut State Council of Defense and the Con- necticut Agricultural college. POLICE MADE 138 ARRESTS !N FEBRUARY Seventy of Tho Arrested Were Charged With Intoxication. During the month of February the local police made a tytal of 133 ar- rests. Seventy of the prisorers were charged with intoxieation. During the month 393 lodgers were miven shel- ter over night at the police station. Thirteen store doors were found oper. and made secure. Charged With Larceny. s:dney Parker, 23 vears old, ‘wanied by the police of Woreetter, Mass., for the larcency of $700 was apprehended in New London Wed: y night by Sl the employ of | also I ! thoroughfare. e SR ST NI A T L L R R B e s AT 5 in England really is and how it has|hue: ‘The employe in question claims that it was necessary for ;flm to travel ever m h‘l",l in l‘m respondent company and that both ot the Injuries reveived by him | Were receiveg during the regular hours s the only gquestion in was whether the injuries received 1 fl;e claimant on the dates mentioned arase out of and in the course of his employment. raised the question of jurisdiction. Nu Qut of Employment. From the evidence tie commissioner finde that the injuries reccived by the claimant on the dates mentioned arose in the course of his employment, but they did not arise out of the employ- ment and his claiy for compensation is fore dismissed. n's memorandum o decision whidh is made a part of the finding the com- missioner says. m the evidence there is no doubt but what the injuries in question were received in the course of the employ- ment of the claimant by the respond- ent company, but more than that is essential to make valid his claim for compensation. To be compensatable an injury must be one which was not enly received in e course of employment, but it must arise out of employment. In other words there must be some con- tributing cause traceable to the em- ployment, and not an injury which any individual might be liable to re- ceive under circumstances, such as exist in the present cases, Where the ‘claimant was_traveling upon the pub- lic highway. There was né hazard Wwhich he was subjected to; as a result ig employment, which the Zeneral Public was not also subjected to when traveling on the same sireets as was, the claimant when hoth these injnrlas were received. In other ‘words, he was subjected to no greater risk in trav- eiing on the streets than was any other pede!trhn traveling the same SHORE LINE TO INCREASE SERVICE SATURDAY: Best Schedule Run Since’Coal Short- age Hit Norwich. On Saturday the Shore Line Electric company will put into effect for that day only an increased schedule and if the coal supply of the company is maintained this schedule will be run every Saturday. The.schedule is the best that has been run since Norwich was struck by the coal shortage and should be appreciated by the patrons of the road. Tho increased schedule is as follows: Norwich and New London—5, 6.15, 6.45,.7.15, 7.45, 8.15, 8.45 a. s gnd then hourly until 1.45 p. m.,, and then half hourly unfil 7.45 p. m. After 7.45 p. m. trolleys will be run hourly until 1045 p. m. Norwich and Willimantic—The Nor- wich and Willimantic trolleys will leave Franklin square on the quarter of the hour throughout the day, for Willimantic and from Willimantic to Norwich hourly, 25 minutes past each hour. Norwich and Taftville — Trolleys from Franklin square to Taftville will leave the square quarter before the Lour until 1.45 p. m., after which they will run half hourly until 9.43 p. m. The last car for Taftville will be at 10.45 p._m. this ear running only as far as Baltie. Yantic inLe—The Yantic line will Teceive a half hourly service through- out the day, the cars leaving Franklin square at quarter before and quarter after the hour, Falls Line—The Falls line will be run as follows—7, 7.30, 8, £.30, 11.30, 12 m,, 12.30, 1. 1.20, 430, 5, 5.30, 6, 6.30, 7 ang 7.30 p. m. Greeneville and West Side — Half hourly on_the even and half hours. | Laurel Hill and Boswell Avenue— | Half hourly throuzhout the day. ! Norwich and Central Village—6. 745 @, m., then every two hours uni 545 p. m., then hourly until 745 p. m.. 9.45 p.'m. being last car, ‘Westerly Line — Hourly throughout the day! ' COMPENSATION AGREEMENTS Two Are Approved By Commissioner For Filing in Superior Court. The following compensation agree- ments have been approved by Com- Densation Commissioner J. J. Dona- The J. N, Lapointe Co., New Lon- don, employer, and M. O'Mara, Gro- ton, employe, $11.45 for 45 1-3 weeks for:the loss of two-thirds of first and second fingers. V[arlln-RD"kwe“ Corporation, wich, employer, and Harola Blais, Taftville, employe, foot. The)’ have been filed in the superior court, Nor- of fracture of right IN THE CITY COURT Three Men Went to Jail on Intoxica- tion Charges. In the city court on Thursday thres men went to jail for intoxication and three paid their fines for the same of- fense. Grenfel Lincoln was before _the court charged with attempted Pape and he was held for the higher court under bonds of $750. Fe was unable to secure bonds and went to jafl to 2wait his trial. Ono citizen paid $2 for violation of the light law, \ AT THE DAVIS THEATRE: Patrolman Samuel Hic! assigned to the case information had " been recsived at headquarters that Parker was supposed to haye come to New London. More Records For Supply Company, | On Thursday three more gifts of phonograph records were made by Plaut, Pearson IM oy hle e The donor of flm glected to waite his um “"'fl"‘u o | age. He wrote merely v. Mllnr’uc-ufiufiv-r The case bvthaflwnxv-”u’ accused of » of Philip Miller, employed| Vaudeville and Moving Pictures. It is a bill of exceptional me which the Dayis theatre management | In his brief the insurer|; o you.. busy just at present that we h.ve .n we can do right on the jab ‘without going very far to look for mxmln in other places. For my part; say, that-the pentle art of ml.klll! war is, at best, a2 lIaborlous task and we 'lll all be perfectly satisfled to {0 Back to our respective jobs, and pu ovr Khaki in moth balls. One of nY duties is to censor the Nudm ‘mail and now, whenever 1 a_soldier writing a Tetler 1 feel llke drawing my Colt and shooting him on the spot. I always thought the picture of the boys writing heme was a beautiful lit- tle thing but now all that sentiment has left me, and T find myself noth-| ing more nor less than an eagle-eyed killjoy—prying into the love affairs of a crowd of men. everyone of which seems to have a sweetheart in every town in their own home states. Tt day, so you can see it ig no little ta: France is as romantic as it has been pictured—and the pictures ean never| convey its real beauty. It is old-fash- oned and far behind the States in the ‘tll’ of conveniences but its beauty is fascinating. My one hope is that 1 can sse France in a time of peace and tlenty. Now there is @ sadness in evi- dence everywhere—in the number of ‘women working at all occupations, in the striking absence of men, in the ‘work being done by young boys and old mu; -ml in the predominance of mourning. very on of France has done fla bit in the war and every section is still doing it in & manner Wwe ean never sense back home. They are doing it cheerfully, too, which makes their sacrifices all the more beautitul. I can say nothing about the military 80 you will havs to satisfy yourself with the papers. They can probably give you-more than 1 anyway and in a much more interésting ‘way, The business of war loses its glamour when one is actually engaged in it and for my part i'q rether hear about and talk of other things. I must admit, any kind to write, A word about myself, or my health. I'm so ‘healthy that I actually hang fy head in shame whenever I pass a hospital. I guess, ¥m immune from all disease. I catch eolds as easily as anybedy I know but I lose them just as easily so I'm even on tnat score. I've been inoculated with every kind of 2 serum S0 my oniy chance of heing sent home s to get shot—and I think I'm immune from that also. Now for your part. You people at home ean write just as often as you nlease, in spite of the fact that there may be times when letters from me will be 2 long time coming to you. Re- member always that ne gews is good news is good news no matter how long there may be no news. Mail is a big problem over here, due to the censo¥- lhlp and other rezulations, so some of my letters will be delayed. But Keep ‘me supplied with the news from home. And every once in a while senq me a are keeps me busy fully five hours of averiy J though, that I have very little news of b You are safe when you take| Father John's Medicine t\for _your cold and tc; build new flesh and strength, because it is free from morphine, chloro- form, codeine, heroin, or other dangerous drugs. __Take it Today. 1500 men. There is something going on all the time, We have moving pic- tures, basketball, band concerts, iec- tures and stage “shows and other | g amusements. We also have real Amer- ican girls 'waiting on us in the can- teen, which makes us feel pretty much at home. Anytning can be bought there and they sell a great deal. We are not always cverfed. It sotinds here a little like a lively Fourth that Wwe used to have vears ago. The wea- ther is getting better now, I picked a few daizsies whiic out walking a few days ago. We seem to have fozsy days more or less. Quite merent from New England. It must be commenc- ing to look like war back home with coal at $10.50 a ton but you should have a look at things over here. T have only told you fotks about the good things over here. You know there are two sides always. We are alout to start on an expedition, such as we came over for. The mext time I write I will tell you how things are up areund No Man's Land. We came over for a cause and must accomplish something in the near future. All the oys are.in perfect condition and are ready. to confront most anvthing. Hop- ing to heay from you soon. - HENRY. fi Sub Chaser Piled Upon Rocks. John A. Prior, who has bsen on & swomarine chaser off the coast ot France since last Ausust, wriss his tather, Judge John E. Prior, of Mocs- up. under date of Febrnary 2nd: “Since my last letter 1 have s over into the hotel navy. talian up_ our' residen French _hotel, meals, sleeping in T to work in the mornin in the afternoon like How long this happy state of affairs wil last is uncertain. . It is all a re- ault of the more or less sad ending of our ship. She piled up about a wes ago, ané all tuz boats have so far been remove her, although is high and dry at Iqw tide. T can't tell you many details at present but ma Ne seven and vilized beings. times—they ate_ dlow “Pape’s Diapepsi neutralizing the acldlt)' o the mis- ery won't come back very quickly, fer any stomach. disorder due to Weid fermentation. ugh 15 oftimes all that is necessary. should be the first treatment given fn sickness. see that it is made by the Fig Syrup Company.” I ONCE! STBPS"- “PAPE’S DIAPEPSIN”. MAKES- IGK. SOUR, GASSY STOMACHS FELL FINE Do some foods you eat hit back — taste good, but work badly; into acids and cauee a aick, stomach? Now, Mr. or l(!s Bassy Dyspeptic, “jot this down; Pape's pepsin_helps neutralize the acids in the stomach so your won't sour and upset you. never was anything go safely’ 50 _certain how badly your stomach is upset usually get happy relief in five utes, but what pleases you that it helps to regulate your ach so you can eat your fa foods without ‘fear. ly eflechve. No Most remedies give you relief but not You feel different as soon . “Pape’s Diapepsin” comes in G)DM with the stomach—distress just van- ishes—your stomach gets sweet, l“ gases. no_belching, no eructations undigested food, your head clears you feel fine. s e Go now, make the best kxmt]mut».‘ you ever made, by geiting a large. fifty-cent case of Pape's Diapepsin . from any drug store. You ‘realize i ve minutes how needless it is to suf- froma indigestion, dyspepsia or Eggleston—Peck Engagement. Mr. and Mrs. S. Curtis Eggléston of orth Stonington announce the en-| gagement of their daughter, Gladys: May Eggleston, to Maurice Hall Peck, of Lord Hill, The Thames Loan Lyme. {htakkc. It momst havs vioh s s who first discovercd the comfort of a cigarette and it must have been an American who invented Camels. So Fave George Madden wrap them up well and send them over. A little pipe tobaceo is also welcome but T have a pretty good supply of that on hand just at present. Tell all who may inquire for me that 1 am well and happy and enjoying' my- self immensely, but very busy and hence have little time for correspond- ence—not near as much as I would like. However, Ill try to get a lotter home at least once a week but I can't promise that you shall receive them as often as that, So much for the present. Give my love to all and for heaven's sakc don‘t let Ma worry abogt me. sou realize Worry is a shameful waste of energy but I kope Mo will not be 50 foolish as to bother her peor head sbout me. I'm safer right here than it T were back in New York with all tiaat noise and bustle in the subways. War is nothing compdred to a trip on Mr. Shonts' Interboroufh. With my Dest love to all, I am, Your loving son, JOHN. Gas Masks and Steel Heimets. The following letter has been re- ceived by Herman Pukallus of 460 West Main strest, from his brother, Henry Pukallus, 1016t U, 8. Engmeere A EF, in Fr: Thuudu, Jan. 31, 1918: Dear Herman: I received your letter Jan. 19 and /was glad to hear from you and that you emjoyed Christmas. enjoyed Christmas as well as coyld be expected in the army. We had turkey 2nd all the fixings as well as nuts. The surroundings were not so pleasant as back home, hut I must tell you we have gome pretty good times even thn\lih in the army. 'Fhere is a very fine Iot of boys in this resiment .na I woulds’t ke to be *anywh than where I am. We have I last town where I wrof I know that | later. - As for oft with more or-less of our < sions. - 1 did not lost much of vahe, outside of a safety razor excent mv uniform cutfit. which the i posed to replace” and p when they zet around to it. covered g peacoat and dre the next day, a containing my Talk about piece of jewel a o cl CARL W. BROWN Presented Handsome Gift—Illuminated: Wrist Watch from Associates at Norwich Savings Saciety: Carl W. Brown. whose resignation from the Norwich ~Savings society takes effect today, March 1ist, was pre- sented Thursday by his assoclates in the bank a beautiful Elgin illuminated wrist watch. o Thrift Stamps Exempt from Taxation. In order to clear up misunderstand- ings which have been «n eyidente in various parte of Connecticut in regard ‘to the taxation of war savings certifi- cates, the state director’s office has is- sued the following statement: “The stamps are exempt, both as to prinei- pal and interest,- from all taxation, except estate or inheritance taxes, graduated additional income taxes and excess profits and war profits taxes.” “FIRST CALL” A New Book by Empey, AUTHOR OF “OVER THE TOP,” On Sale Friday, March 1st PUBLICATION DAY. deyille /and moving pictures as could ho seen from the unstinted ‘applause long- ‘I’l"ll'l find & gbout the nnnlt have the big time attraction. There is J" a comedy skit worthy of more tham hm It'is entitled “The Kill an Koupl “Killed Kare" a ters present a- aarmony singing act and got a big hand their efforts. The Honeymoon ll by |mame of the feature photcplay, a ‘wou THE CRANSTON 0. Emnest E. Bullard VIOLIN TEACHER Ail String !nstruments repaired Vielins sold on easy terms For ‘lndntm;nh address & LLARD, Bliss Placa % ByeAn Ners. BY ORDER OF ’THE HON nd Savings Departments of sald f ELEVEN AND ONE- (112-3)) PER CENT. re- | laims, will be ready for:delivery en and after £ MONDAY, FEBRUARY'26th, 1918, AT THE COMPANY'S OFFICE, 42/SHE- TUCKET STREET, NORWICH, upon_presentation of Receiver)s cer~{: % tificates. ALSO BY THE SAME RDER, Depositors _are +COURT 0! THIRTY (30) DAYS from the date this notice to call for their divi- dends; thereafter, .as soon asipossible. | the uncalled for amounts and the names of persons ‘entitled thereto are to be sent to the Treasurer of State. the JOHN D..HALL, Recelver. Narwicb Feb. 25, 1918, 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. The Plaut-Cadden Co. E,hblilhud 1872 Main Street, Norwich, Conm DIVIDEND NOTICE By @»‘ REE . & b £ 'ORABLE SUPERIOR COURT notice is, hereby \ given to Depositors in theCommerial b Company that cheques for the amount TENTH | (111-10) and ELEVEN AND TWO-| *’ THIRDS | spectively, of their provensand allowed m 5 I3 o ub \fl