Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 6, 1918, Page 2

b 9 erseaaresanaisrrantersint fsadesroren frrrersiatas i s, [ whether he was ill or had been in-| Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Greig were in|of the Red Cros : of | jured in a railroad wreck, Boston Friday and Saturd~. Surgical dressings, 67 (4x4) gauze “ IN EVERY is Critically Il Mr. and Mrs, Harold Field were vis- | compressers, 25 gauze strips, 190 (8x9) H 4 ¥ % . |itors with reiatives in Foster. R. L,|gauze comprosses, 737 gauze sponges, : Miss Minnie AVelch has received in- | gynday, 25 slings, 22 T binders. Sbwing, 12 : 3 Danielson. automo- {formation that William Murray of | W. D, Cogswell visited his _sister, | pairs hospital lesginds, 1 pair bed : DEPARTMENT ) in this city Tues. | Pawtucket is critically il He is her | Misy Bernice S. Cogswell,vat St. Vin- |socks, 9 ice bag covers, 12 hospital : « « = applied for driv- ’.'g’{e:"\;;'; ;;“’(-), pis ;"‘fm“e“",::f‘_ wuf_f cent’s hospital, Worcester, “Sunday. |shirts, 6 pairs pajamas, 8 bed jackets, : i AR e N o I Pl My Tir- | Miss Cogswell's condition continues o |16 conyalescent robes. Knitting, 7 muf- s WILLIKANTIC - . L~ e e sator | Cross rooms last Friduy, the lnrgest $0-62 North St., Willimantic| Ruth Frances and Beatrice Coffey | Monday. Regular business wae.trans. | CATP Devens on Friday .and- Satur- | WOCF, "etins tase JOas, the ATEest d motored to North Scituate Wednes: i g A day owing to the iilness of his grand- | 3¢ e Jady Assistant BB o | uate Wednes- |acted, including the following reelec- Mrs, S 1 Barri i who'sewed made seven dresses for Bei- B L dav afternoon. tion of officers: President, Rev. E. M, | mother, Mrs. Samuel Berriman. gian women, R, e T Mrs. Herman Barlow has. been a vis- | Anthony; vice president, Dr. G Fdgar Matthieu was at home from k I EARLE E. GILBERT, itor with Danielson relatives. Jennings; -secretary, J. E. Phillips; | Camp Devens over the week en. 7 ; FUNERAL DIRECTOR !"1:\‘";‘\" the only sign of spring in this | trustes. . F. Jennings. E. A. Fau Communion Sunday Services, COLUMBIA iity R — b aaaion , At the Congregational church Sun- : " Phone 126-5.... wete City. | 'AOUES RIGes. day mosning. the pastor Fave an in.|Mesting of W, 8, 8. E. With Mrs J, — - o Hae e .;'",'\'f*,d . |structive sevmon ‘upoy the meaning | A. Isham — Willimantic Amateurs ¥ rles Palmer, ). § hag recent- | of the Sacrament of the Lord's Sup-| Present Minstre! Show, 2"“"““ promoted to the rank of petty |per, whick was observed following’the sy P cer. | discourse. Word has been received fyom “over ) 9 p B Myott of Boston and Miss| At the evening service W. Irving|there,” that Henry A Brown has been rances Colesworthy of Worcestir|Byllard of Danielson save an illus- |appointed sergeant.. He is now with Nere necent Buests of Mr. and Mrs.|frated lecture on Jamaica, that -was |the 10ist Machine Gun Battalior. B B Lt greatly appreciated. Andrew Lathrop of Norwich and .50 wood choppers are wanted to| " The mid-week prayer meeting will|Arthur Lathrop of * Hartford, = spent Chop wood 3-4 mile from hprough. Ap- Ihe held at the home of Mr. and Mrs C. MURRAY RETIRES o V] * FROM ACTIVE BUSINESS LIFE Buccessful Dry Goods Merchant and a Prominent Capitalist to Rest, After Busy Career. : Hugh C. Murray, president of the H. C. Murray Company, Been actively concerned in: mearly all of the business projects-in this city for many years, 1as retired from ac- tive business life on aeccount of poor heaith. He handed in his resignation as president of the H. C. Murray Co., Monday evening. The buliness will be continued under the same name. Mr. Murray was the pleneer Willi- _mantic dry goodsmerchant, opening his Btore March 15, 1879, nearly 30 years 250, in the rd block, under the name of Murray & MeCracken.. The name of the Boston. Store was als takon at this time. In the early part of 1830 Mr. Mur- ray bousht cut his partner. and Avhen the Loomer Opera House blogk was compieted a month later his store oc- cupled the place where the Bay State Drug Store is. His bnsiness was well tmanaged, and h store expanded. un- ti he was using the whole lower floor with the exception of one room. In 1893 he purchased -the property be had it incorporated, young men in as stockhoiders. There @re at present seven clerk the store who have been with Mr. Murray for more than fourteen years, and he yemembered them Monday with a let- ter containing a check Mr. Murray was.director in many Jocal concerns, which he later gave up because of i These include the W' Windham Silk Company, the V man Manufacturing _Company, Windham National Bank, the Q nick-Windham Manufacturing Com pany, the Rockville-Willimantci Light ing Company of many of-these don- These Are other occup: n death the| Frank McCarthy received a tele-|in Mystic in attendance on the March [and turned the blacksmith shop one- | comniiinity loses an honorable and re-|gram Tuesday morning from the Wor- | session of 'the New London Associa- (half way around. A family liyjng it | spected o j cester, city hospital that his|tion of* Congregational Ministers. the mill house lost all their Thanks- Days AND BARGA''" ARE FOUNT Lincoln’s Furniture - Store Main and Union Sivests Phone 285-3 DR. F. C. JACKSON DENTIST Removed to 7' and 'who bhas imantic Savings Institute, The | St, Willimantie corns he was one of was one of the.prom limantic Industrial Company. At present Mr. Murray is in Orange City, Flori Pd will stay there un- til JuneX He'lis 8 years of age, and balf of his life was spent in bu: : ‘The ‘board of Giu for the new coneern is as follows: P. Bath, Joseph B. Riordan and 'Robert M. Bath. Mr. Murray will not selt the Murray block; ths new company will Jease the building: High School to Flay Putnam, Windham High School will play their next to the’ last basketball game of this season at the high school gym this (Wedhesday) afternoon when they will line up against the team from the Putnam Sciool. ' They have one more gamie scheduled, for Saturday afternoon. - Aftér the game dancing will be enjoyed. BRAKEMAN FINED |Fred H, Baker Admits Theft of Rail- road Property. founders. He rs of the Wil- Fred H. Baker of this city, employ- #d as a brakemgn on the New Ha: ven railroad, :plended guilty to theft of railroad property valued at $14, in jond costs, amournt to 325, which { he paid. s | S o i OBITUARY | Mrs. Maryett Blakeley. Mrs. Maryett Blakeley, 87, one of the oldest residents of Wiliington Hill, Gied at her home in that place Mon- |day evening from senilit s born_in Hampton, August 1830, but had: lived at Willington She fe survived Blakeiey of East W Charles W. Kenyon. (Contributed.) 2 A e death of Charles W, Kenyon oc- cutred at his home in Scatland, Conn, Thursday evening. He had been in poor health for' several yvears, espec- ! during the past three or four ang for two weeks previous to s death had suffered from grip and an attack of muscular rheumatism. He was born in Canterbury, June 7, 1572, and spent most of his life there, During his career in Scotland, he was assessor for several years, town treas- urer, and was town clerk at the time of his death. Mr. Kenyon was held {in high esteem by all who knew him. | He devoted the greater part of his life to the cultivation of the soil, as kis poor health would not permit an: ting- He surv L Anthony Kenyon, two sons, Harl Harold Kenyon. a brother-in-law, id & nephew, Henry Larkham. Willimantic Gitl on Committee. iss Myrtle V. Jordan of Williman- tic is a member of the student com- mittee in charge of the second inter- conference on vocational op- es for college women Thurs- ! Frid Wheaton College, under the auspices of that afternoon a deer ran down Walnut street f [ivg’ the: street, et paer th6 sty where it had fallen on the | Sergeant Leon W. Blanchard of Bat- L et ok dped Sver the L% | jog which covers the Ashland and As- |tery D, Fort Terry, was at home for |Tious there and that she has suffered appeared into the weo “ Tt was | Pinook ponds told the story of the ex- |a brief furlough Friday, returning to|from it personally. 4 rly struck by an automobiie while sing” Main street. | SOUTH KILLINGLY i |Oscar Bernier Injured Whils Cutting | Wood—Meeting at Parsonage. | Ovila Bernier Camp Devens. Mrs. Ravmond Gates has been wvisit- ing Jewett City friends. left Wednesday for Y Alice Smith- has refurned to Dan-|Wheel draft of the mill makes it and . Samuel Berriman is_seriously ament | Hours—$ . m. to 35 m Phone # |ieicin agter a visit with local rela.|in Aspinook there is the wheel draft |ill. _THer gjanddaughter, Miss Jennle|of COMmunion was observed at the ————— | tives. and the continual flow of the Quine- |G. Berrimas, commercial -teacher at|P% OF the sermon. There wera ahout | Raymond Packard was in Putnam on |Paus. Ice, no matter How thick, will | Dedham, Muss., High School, has been ] . : DAMIEL F. THOMAS H. UM O | it out underreath at an astonishing Zheron Balmpr And ean. Who bave KILLOUREY BROS. FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EM- BALMERS ’ A : . Larrabee Tuesday. #6 Union St, Willimantie, Conn.| A Foll Bas fodehed . st weight of a man, Rev. William Swainson officiated at s ¥ < Phone 290 (Lidy Kasistant) o Gallup lot and hag, moved his| Alpha Campheil broke through and |the funeral of Mrs, Masia E. Franklin, | Albert Brown of the cruiser Minfe- | Sy Rhsistany et S oAy was drowned in the Ashland pond |at Hopkins Mills, R. L, last Wednes- “P,;’,;“v TRk AL O, oves BuRYL ol L e 4 i reral of the ladies met at the par-|When the ice “was six inches thick, |day.. Mrs. Hopkins was the mother e C. E. saciety is to hold an in- Succeeding Elmore & Shepard Funeral Director & Embalmer AND EMBALWER. | saturday. { Mrs. R. C. Kies was a visitor at The | Oakes, Thursa. | While ciitting wood Wednesday, Os- car Bernier cut his foot so badly as o require the Services of the doctor. | e Wednesday afternoon |Red Cross work. 10 do These meetings are heid ‘each week and all who can arg urged to come and do their bit as there is plenty of work for all, s A, A. Jacques with his seed YOU WILL NEED FOR Y The guality-of a garment is Willimantic,_ Conn. LININGS OUR SPRING GARMENTS generally known by its lining, is never used in a good quality the potice court Tuesday morning. As | &t the corner of Church and Main|his was Baker's first offense and he | Chan i ged Trolley Schadule. .mrdu andl b'x:\“tv_thv present Murray | bad also made a ciean breast of thq > The mew tioliey schednle wiith has g‘:’l B In 1905 the fair, he was let off with a fino of 35 s weel> and" will be fn eflect { | v one | troop trains were going through, bound { I 1 | ‘commissioners had | house $1669; J. A. Hourigan, insurance ain and after cross- | Efectrio Light Not to Resign—Ti _ Thirty-five Cars Go Through, Carry- ing Troops—Annual: Meeting of Li- brary Trustees. TG g The March meeting of &he board of horough officials was. held Monday evening. ' The report of the clerk, H. C. Webster, was ac bd -as~ read. Burgess .McBroome re) that the proposeq resignations of G. J. Moeller and L, G. Buckingham &s eleetric light been withdrawn and that they would remain on the board, Frank Minski was elected a third member of the commission. Dennis Grifiin and John Driscoll, 'a committee from the A. A, Young, Jr. Hose and Ladder Co., No. 1, laid the matter of the fire house b closed for lack of coal before the d, The boara heard the report from' the fire committee and arrangel to have coal Dut in at oncesof it can be procured. Warden Mailhotte was obiigated to confer with the Jewett City Water Co. with regard to extending the wa- ter line on North Main street to .the borough line, The folowing bills wers votsd paid: I E. Lecnard & Son, insurance $21,58; F. H. ect, wood for hese hause, 3850, ¥, H. Burdick, repairs at hose $12.30; ¥rancie McLaughlin - terding silent’ police and ofl, $5.25; Martin Wolf, police duty, §7; I. C." Eiectric light’ plant streete $28i23, library 120; hose house $29.83; Jehn H. , $42.15, until further notice restores te Jewett City the running of a few weeks ago, with a few changes. The southbound ; trolleys now will be: 6.20, 8.09, 9.08, 11.09, 1.09, 3.09, 5.1, 6:09, 5.?3, Trocps Go Through in Three Trains. The tip was given from Xew London at 3 p. m. Tuesday that three big The word was passed along considerable’ crowd was at the to wave handkerchiefs and to The first train of 11 cars cross- e 2.09 trolley here, the next of passed at 404, the_third of 13 cars went through at 443, in all 35 cars.” There were 2200 troops. It is 2id they were from a southern can- nment and were bound for France' Canada. The last train iere all viators, the cars were so marked in ig chalk letters along the sides. 1t was remarked by'a!l what fine hardy looking young men the troops wer Jewett City sellom has seen such a sight. The crowd cheered as the trains moyed on, but the seriousness in the tone of the conversation afterwards was not to be mistaken. Charles McCarthy in Hospital. station chee; eq brother, Charles, was there, seriougly ill, and to come at once. Charles McCarthy is well known in Jewett City where he spends a part of every summer. He will be remem- bered by many as a warm friend of the late J. H. nn. He is a conduc- tor on the Boston and Maine, running an express freight between Bostonand Nashua. Frank McCarthy and his brother-in- law, Dennis Sullivan, left at 9.30 for ‘Worcester. The telegram did nof state n of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Murrayr lce-Grossing Hazardous. About 9 o'clock . Monday. evening there cams a light fall of smow not nch forenoor the footprints in tent to which the frozen surfaces of these ponds are being used by pedes- trians as cut-offs. The ponds have been frozen all winter and have to some extent Beeome thoroughfares. Hardly in the memory of the present generation has the ice been as thick. Monday was warm and Tugsday was the warmest day since Jast fall the mercury climbed at noon to above 60. Ice. does two things Qquickly where there is a current as is the case in both these ponds. In Ashland the rate, with no external sign. And with the mercury at 60 it will honey-comb in a single day, so that six-inch ice, which if new, would bear up a team of horses, will slump through with the Ibut it had honev-combed that warm @ay in the bend back of the Textile. Annual Meeting rary Trustees. The annual ineeting of the trustees of the Slater Library was held on J. F. Phiilips; librapian, Miss Mabel BV to Wm. McNicol—adw Alex_Desjardine was at ‘home’ from New Britain Sunday and latqe. left for Fort Slocum, N. Y., where he has enlisted in the aviation corps. To Wed Southern Girl. A letter from Private J. H. Rjcknell |at Camp McClellan, Amiston, Alaba- ——— IVER TROUBLE S taic ul es, poor jon, heartbarn, flatulency, sour risings, _pain or uneasiness after eating, yellow skin, mean liver trouble—and *| daughter, Miss Ruth, have been ma, announces his engagement to Miss Cleo Lones of Tennessee, coming marriage in May. is known Private Bicknell is the. first | soldier from this section of the coun- try to win a southern war bride. for knitted articles and comofrt bags have been receiveq by the local Red Cross chapter from Herbert Wyatt, Henry Cadieux and Erne Raney have two sons in the servide, and one son Percival is Somewhere in France. and men called to Camp Devens last week, were sent back to their homes as they have families .to support. rus are to be discontinued until some cvent at which the chorus may be called upon to_sing. has returned home after a visit with her cousin, Miss ) Second Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank W gain, but slowly. and his As far as Gifts Acknowledged. Letters of thanks and appreeciation Mr. and Mrs, Eii_Harris of thi Have Families to Support. Dominick Martinello of Jewett City Phillip Boucher of Voluntown, The rehearsals of the Liberty Cho- Rey. Albert Donnell spent Tuesday Mrs. Emma Kendall of Danielson . A, Burdick. Bennett Going Across Soon—3ervice Flag to Be Dedicated at Congrega- tional Church. Mr, and Mrs. Edgar Franklin of Tor- rington were guests of Mrs. Frank Field and family, Tuesday and Wed- nesday of last week. Mrs. Fred W. Burnett entertained the Ladies' Aid society Tuesday afternoon. duty Saturday morning. Second Son Going Across. Mr. and Mre. Frank W. Bennett ay!d in New York the past fow days to see Wayland W. Bennett of the Seventh Regiment of Engineers. who came to Camp Merritt, N. J., from Fort Leav- enworth, Kansas, and is to go over- seas. Mr. Bennett is the older son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Bennett. Their yafi:fier son is already overseas. home the past two weeks, caring for her. " Mrs. Benjamin Martin is the guest of Worcester raatives. Funeral of Mrs. Franklin. of Charles H. Franklin of this village. Miss Doris E. Hope spent Saturdav snd Sunday with Miss Edith Pease at Putnam. Elijah_Berriman was at home from Fred W. Burnett, Thureday evening Mrs, Arthur J. Lathrop spent Mon- day with friends in Breoklyn. J To Dedicate Flag. Next Sunday morning at the Con- zregational church the service fag will be dedicated with patriotic ser- vices. EAST WOODSTOCK Grange to Display Service Cover Lowlands. Allan Upham of Boston and Ethel Flag— Dams Give Way—Big Cakes of lce spoke briefly. A social hour follow- ed. . D Windsor White, who is at Vanoouv- er, Wash,, has been iil. . Mr. and Mrs, F. B. Comming attend- ed the funeral of George Marsh at English Neighborheod iast Friday. Dams Gave Way. The damage caused by ths dams giving way last Tuesday morning ean- not be estimgted. but will run up in- to the thousands. ‘The land below the bridge for more than a mile is cov- ered with cakes of ice. One large cake which came over the road is about 20 feet square and 48 inches thick, and landed on a stone wall some rods be- low the bridge. It is a sight well worth going to see. 'Two_bridges on the land of Nathaniel Child, were washed away. Last Freshet in 1834, The last big freshet oceurred in 1834, November, the year the upper darmn wi built, and at tha! time carried away the bridge, tipped over the grist mill, | giving pies. WINDHAM Busy Red Cross Workers Accomplish Much During February—Miss Hattic | Abbe Finds Foed Conditions“Serious | in Paris. The following articles were fnished during February by the local branch flers, 10 pairs socks, 7 helmets, 11 sweaters, 21 pairs wristers, total 1,234 separate articles. Food Scarce in Paris. Miss Hattie Abbe who is doing Y. M, C. A. work among the soldiers in Par- is, writes that food conditions are se- Mrs M. R. Plumb ‘went to Bridge- port Tuesday and will ‘represent the Woman’s Missionary society at _the meeting of the W. H. M. U. in New Haven today (Wednesday). Miss 8. Elizabeth Clark of Putnam has been the guest of her sister, Mrs, F. E. Guild. Communion Sunday. After holding services in the chapel for several weeks, the services were re- | sumed in the CTongregational church! last Sunday morming. The sacrament | been living in the west for several years are with Mr. Palmer’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Palmer. The Woman's Missionary society held its fortnightly meeting with Mrs. Ada formal public social Friday evening. Mrs. Donald MacDonald and chil* dren of Norwich were recent guests at C. H. Wilson's, Over 23 were present at Sunday with their sister, Mrs. A. K. Lyman. Chester B. Lyman spent Sunday with his daughter, Mrs. Lester Hurlbutt of Gales Ferry. Henry Frink of the Massachueetts Institute of Technology. Cambridge, spent Sunday with His parents, Mr, and Mrs. A. L. Prink. Frank Woodward of Glastonbnry, Herbert Woodward and Miss {partha Finch of Derby, spent Suhday with Mr. and Mrs. Madison Woodward. W. S. 8, E. Meets, The W. 8. S. E. met with Mrs. J. A Isham last Thursday. the Red | i Boys, I must save this box for the Colonel. Makers of the Highest Grade Tarkish and Egyptian Cigarelles in the World James' Lewis of Buckland and Miss Viola Lewis of Norwich, spen: the week end with their Upham of Leivester. Mass., spent the mother, week end with their parents, G. L, Up ham. Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Pike srent last Tuesday in Worcester. Harris 8. May of New London spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T,-S. May. > State Master at Meetidy. The meeting of the Community cluli last Wednesday evening was well at- tended, It was voted to purchase a service flag. Eight of the members haye : enlisted. The programme was announced the chairman of * the committee, .~ Bosworth, and con- sisted of a song, the words original, with, Jordan, Reginald Pike Mrs. You should take, a severe case of chilbiains. The washouts caused by the storm have been partiaily repaired. Oliver O. Young was calling on friends in South Griswold Saturday. Mrs. William Wesemann is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Ecclestone of Natiek, R. I Mrs. Hattie Larkin was the guest Thursday of Mrs. Jane Camphell of Voluntown. Benjamin W. Young returned to Wil- limantic Sunday evening. ELMVILLE P Mrs, N‘:r! A. Poter of Providence s Haven in the office of the ~American Telephone and Telegraph company. Miss Minnie Commisky spent Sun- day in Webster. Mrs. Frank B. Preston and Miss Preston were in Central Viliage to attend the funeral of a (r Mr. and Mrs, George H. Call-of Dan- ielson called on Mrs. H. S. Call Tues- day. Supervisor of Schools W. H. Piiss of Columbia, called at R. C. Rawson's last week. ; Mrs. S, K. Baker of Dayville visited iocal friends Saturday. ; Miss Yvonne Vachon of Dayville and Miss Olive I. Kanet speit the week{spent Sunday with end in Framingham, Mass., stopping. i A on the way to visit Mrs, Georgo W. en* Kent, at Me i 30tham of Moosup hav tors at C. D. Mow: Mary Lewis. 5 Randall Porter of Wesleyan college, Middletown, spent Sunday _ with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Porter. Miss ‘Anne Duryea, teacher at the Center school, was at her home in Scotland over Sunday. : Minstre| Show. The X. Y. Z club of Willimantic gave a minstrel show in the hall Sat- urday ‘night under the auspices of t Foster band. piot Be MOHEGAN /.. ° Edqith and Thelma S. Kenaeth Strickland of New London, called Sun- day on Courtland and Doris.and Bet~ trice Fowler. o Mr. Thompson miet with a jainful ae- cident Spturday, breaking (wo. ribs. There were scrvices heic here Bun. day and a. good attendance, Kenneth Strickland vi New' Li for your Spring Suit or Coat and we are sure the follow- _ 38-inch wide Sateen Lining, 35c - yard, 22-inch wide VeneSian Lining, in & good line of colors, 75 a yard. 36-inch wide 2-season Satin Lin- ing, in @ good range of colors, $125 | 36-inch wide Skinner's Satin, in » yard, 7 a wide choice of colors. ;i = : & 2 54-inch wide Sol-Satin' Lining, black only, $1.50 a yard, 36-inch wide Figured Foulard Lining, several attravtive patterns, $1.59 a yard. morial