Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 13, 1918, Page 6

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read by the secretary, Miss Satterlea Chapter 5, entitled Mission Trails. from the book Northern Lights, was read by Mrs, Fanny A. Molthrop. The amount of the opening of the mite boxes sum of $40.45. Home After Winter Visit. to her home in the village. Occupying Cottage. then announced and wes the p)euinc“ P. H. Lee, radio instructor at the submarine base has taken possession of the cottage of Miss Laura A, Per: kins at Perkins place. Mrs. Lee and children will arrive from the Tuth in a few days. War Stamps Sales $57.26. The total receipts for the past month at the village post office were in the sale of filne war savings cer- tificates and eighty thrift stamps, $57.26 Deputy Fire Wardems. The newly appointed forest _fire MoGuire, has as -deputies, R. Hurlbutt fo rthe Gales Ferry section; and Billigzs F. 8. Crandall for the Stoddard Wharf and Allyns Point sec- tion, covering the western part of the town. warden of the town of Ledyard, John Irving Move From Norwich. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Altyn, thelr e daughter. Ruth, from Norwick, ce boys were registerPed at the vil- age school here last Monday. Percy Norman, an engineer .onthe repairs at Newport, ¥ at his home at Allyns Point. Mrs. Joab Rogers Returns. Joab Rogers who has speiit the wi n Hartford returned to her cottage in the villaze Monday. Percy Stiff of Mt. Cocono, Penn. a student at the naval radis school, at Boston, who has been ill for some reeks past, spent the week end in the lage, on a visit to his sister, Mrs. Miller, Bkefore - resuming his nx class of the book, The e of Africa, et at the home of Delphine Fish, Wednesday even- Mrs ted moihér, the past week. her Mr: Remodeling Brown Cottage. force of carpenters began work River View place. the property of hi unele, Charle¥ M. Brown of that ¢i cottaze modation”ef tenants from the sub- ne hise. Mrs. Amos Main. Addition to Country Club. Work was begun Thursday on new addition to the -Gales T Country Club house. The excavating for the foundation posts was done last fall. Start on Norwich-Base Road. Work on the néw state road to be built between Norwich and the sub base began this week near Allyns Point. It is said some of the stone walls in that locality bordering the highway will be used to supply. the crushed stone for the foundation of the road bed. OBITUARY, Amos Bolles. Mrs. Delphine Fish has received no- tice of the death of her uncle, Amos Bolles at Oaklawn, California, March 2 in the 90th year of his age. Mr 1‘,‘?}1:3 was a former resident of Mont- ville. BRIEF STATE NEWS South Windham—A census is being taken of the different crops and num- ber of acres that are to be raised the coming season, under the direction of the council of defenee. Y Simsbury.—~In the reports of thrigt Simsbury is fifth in Hartford county and eleventh in the state. The total amount of the sales is $11,793.42 and the amount per capita is $3.29. Portland.—Salvatore Tassone of East Hampton has bought from the -estate of Amelia and Bdward Anderson, minors, a plot of land containing about 65 acres, situated near the line between Portland and Glastonbury. New Haven. — Houston Woodward, 1819 S, of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, has been reported missing in France. Woodward left on a seouting expedi- tion on April 1 and has not returned. There is nothing to indicate whether he fell into German hands as a prison- er or was killed. Old Saybrook. — Lieut, Ralph N. Clark, son of Mr. and Mrs, ry Ives Clark, with three 1, Minn,, to re- organize the Overland factory taken over by the government into a signal corps, aviation and mechanics’ train- ing school. i Hartford —Members of the Knights of Columbus teams engaged in the drive to secure 1,000 new members in Hartford voted to instruct General Chairman Charles Dillon to auatherize the committee in charge of the Liberty loan drive in this city that the Knights of Columbus would aid in every way possible in the work. s, Richard, Harry and Robert, and |} moved to Allyns Point last weel. The | amer Richard Peck, which is un-! spent ¢ Winifred Stoddurd of Pogion- | Tllen | € Carl W. Brown of Nerwick with a!Town Soliciter Agard anno it the: state was ready to procosd last week. The homestead on the place | 5 to he chunged onte & two family |not gullty. 2nd improvements made on!ledsidge, coumsel there for the ae-|ij «h Lewis has returned to!ing at Allyns Point, after spend- | Ledwidge hzd notifi ing the wintef at the home of Mr. anc ) ahsolutely the | erry triet eourt at the same time, Such] notifieation was. entitled to condi-} tions, of the facts warranted. Three complaints have heen filed {eagainst ~ Willis, and Sheriff Wilcox substantiate statements made as to his financial condition and he. alleged BEEF BEEF BEEF Lean Pot Roast, Ib....20c Fresh Hamburg, Ib. . ..22¢ Fresh Cut Beef Liver 1b 16¢ LEAN PLATE BEEF = ALL CHOICE CUTS - CORNED BEEF, bb. . .20c YELLOW GLOBE ONIONS, 8 Ibs. ......10c COURT CASES tenced to Eleven Moniths Jewett City. Everett W, Willis, of South King-| | ston. arrested by Sherifi- John R. Wil-| cox for a long string of thefts of ar-'| | ticles - inchiding- o elock, -sheep, pigs; a heifer. ‘grind Stone, automobile | tipmfent, and alwost anything mov-; {able, was brought from Kingston jail! jinto the third district court, Friday. {Judge Oliver- H. T i | ia sases brought by. - Sk against | Willis, and to w cused had previcy e -ac- 22 please of | Mr. Ag that Mr.: 1t e, had no-| in court at| ) Providence, and zuve notification but! made mert ae to the hear-| ms. stated that Mr.} him that it was{ ry that be should ! he_in.the higher court at Providence, jand therefore could not be in the d Judge lodged another, charging Willis “with the theft of a heifer, valued at $25, from the farm of Jeannette Brown, in | Richmond. The heifer had been re- covered, as were also many other ar- ticles and animals aleged to have been' stolen by “Willis: * To "this com- plaint he pleaded, not guilty and the case was continued for one week, Ammos: G. Burdick in response ‘to a citatior. was-in court, and asked to ex- plain why he ignored a previous cita- tion and failed to comply with a mod- ified order of the court to pay an al- lotted sum weekly to the Clark-Bent- ley company, until his debt to that company. was paid. - Mr. Burdiek ex- plained. that after being cited into court he called on his creditors. made a payment, stated that he would con- tinue to make weekly payments, and make good the deferred payments. That was satisfactory to the creditors and he supposed ‘that ended th& mat- ter. = Judge Williams expl seriousness -of ignoring an orde: ed -the of the court and the case was eontinued for a week to give Mr. Br)dick time to inability to ‘comply with the order of the court, - In the case of Everett Glassey, who was charged with breaking and enter- ‘ng and committing larceny at the ticket office in Westerly, the ccmplaint was amended and the charge was lar- ceny alone. Glassey entered a plea of nolo. Attorney Thomas W. Gra- ham, of Auburn, counsel for Glassey, stated to the court that he had known the accussed personally for more than fifteen years, knew. his mother, his wife and other members of the family in Auburn, and all have excellent rep- utations, as did the accused before the present transacticn. This was his first offense and he asked the court to glve him a chance, to place him on (probation. If the railroad company had been at a loss, restitution would be made. The.young man is charged with, larceny of some mileage books, and of these he sold one for $3 and another for $5. This was all the actual 16ss to the railroad company, save the printing, the rest of the stolen proper- ty having been destroyed, and 325 vauul more than cover the railroad l08s, Town Solicitor Agard said that heg would eoncur with the raquest for| probation, with the belisf that the ends | of justice would be satisfled. Attorney Graham stated that Glas- sey did notlive ‘in -Westerly - at the present time and was satisfied that his crimipal career had.its start and finish, that the disgrace of his arrest whs s severe punishment. to Glassey and his people. He was never arrest- ed hefore and the attorney believed he ought to have a chance-to-redeem his good name, and not face an added dis- grace of fine or prison Sentenge. Again the attorney asked -that Glassdqy be blaced -on probation. p ot Judge Williams sentenced Glassey to a term of ‘eleven mionths in the Prov- i@ence county jail and to pay the ccits. Attorney Graham gave notice of prob- Hearing in Everett McWillis’ Case Continued—Glassey Sen- Takes State College For Drafted Men’s Trade School— . Act Favorably Reporied Compelling All Able-bodied Men " to Work—Death of William H. Sandferd, Formerly of i There tafter a long il'ness. :fle appeal and.the bond was fixed at Dr. Joseph A. Higging, son of Mrs, 0“1@5' n-25¢ NATIVE VEAL Loin Roast, Ib........ S SPRING LAMB, bb. ... .26c CHAMBERLAIN'S DRIED BEEF, b.....48¢ Pickled PIGS' FEET Ib 10c PICKLED TRIPE, Ib.... 10 SALTRIBS, b.......10¢ N. Y. STATE CELERY HEARTS, 3 bunches...29¢ LARGE JUMBO BANANAS, dozen.....28¢ PORK LOINS, Ib. ... . .28¢ Fresh Dressed CHICKEN and FOWL, bb........39% SALT MACKEREL, Ib. 20c .COD BITS, bb........20c CHICKEN COD, lb. ..20c" HERRING, b.........35c SWEET POTATOES 25¢ all flavors, Ib.........50c MOHICAN SPECIAL COFFEE, bb.........35 BEST YELLOW CORNMEAL, 3 Ib. bag 23¢ HEAVY PORTO RICO GRAPE FRUIT, 4 for 23¢ LARGE CALIFORNIA PRUNES, 2 Ibs.... 21c SEE OUR FRESH VEGETABLE DISPLAY. ALL THAT YOU COULD WISH FOR. PARSLEY, LEEKS, CAULIFLOWER, RADISHES, RED We Have on Hand a Large Dhfidy of N. B. C, Fancy Cookies at a Low Price e e e ARGO CORNSTARCH 4 packages I ROYAL SEAL WAX BEANS, can . 18 | SWIFT’S OLEOMAR.- CABBAGE, MUSHROOMS JUICY PORTO RICO ORANGES, dozen......37c ! CALIFORNIA SUNKIST \’ 20bs................50 COMPOUND, 2 Ibs. . 49¢ M- andvsass . 12 220 GARINE, Ib. .31¢, 33c, 35¢ BRICK 1. . .37 PEANUT BUTTER, Ib. 25¢' e R BOSTON HEAD LETTUCE, head. .....12c - AT "WESTERL{ i i i | i i in Jail—Federal Government | Mary A. Higgine,- of West Broad | street, who was practicing in Man- « _Conn., when he volunteered military service and was cominis- ned first lieutenant. has bgen pro- cted to be captain. Soon after being missioned he was sent overseas| snd assigned to the Armerican Medical corps, connected with the British forces. He commands one of the teams in the first casualty dlvision. are ten such teams in the sec- in which-he is connected, seven rking during the mnight and three during the day. i The federal government is to take cver the Rhode Island, State collége at Kingston, for use as a trade school for drafted men, according to a tele- | gram received from Washington byt President. Howard Edwards. No de- tails weer given. Tt is said thaf train- ing courses for army machinists will x rs will be sent to the institute before the end of the cotlege year. The act compelling all male persons to be engaged in useful occupations Rhode Island house of representa- tives. The act provides that every able-hodied male resident, from 18 to 50 years, be engaged at work, and such t employved at least thirty- a week -is held guilty of a misdemeanor. The commissioner of industrial statistics is given power to enforce the law. Strikers are exempt- ed under the proposed act. William H, Sandford died Friday morning at his home in Stanton street, He was born in New London, .December 14, 1842, and when quite a voung man commenced work in the mills at Jewett City. Aft- er a short while he was given work in the mill office by the late John F. Slat- er. He became pavmaster and head bookkeeper at the mills and remained in the service for forty-five years, and then retired. He came with his family to West- erly in 1905. Besides his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Natalie, and three ‘sons, Orrin H. and Colby J., of Westerly, and William H. Sanford, Jr., of Woonsocket. Mr. Sanford was very much inter- ested in matters Masonic, and: serv- ed for a timeias chaplain of Frank- lin lodge, No. 20, of Westerly. He held membership in these Masonic bodies: Morning Star lodge, No., 13, F. and A. M, nion chapteg, No. 5, R. A. M., Woonsocket council, No, 4, R. and S. M. Woonsocket commandery, No. 24, K. T, Woonsocket chapter, No. 8, O. E. 8., and was an honorary mem- tal church, Stonington. ‘has been favorably reported to- the} ber of Naragansett commandery, K. T., of Westerly. Local Laconics. A Westerly Child Welfare committee s being orfanized. The production of The Wishing Ring netted $527.04 for the Red Cross. James M. Main died Friday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Reuben Cook, in North Stonington. Mr. and Mrs. George C. Moore have been advised of the safe arrival.over- sea of their son, Lieutenant Harold G Moore. Westerly’s investment in Liberty bonds Thursday was $41,300, which brought the total amount then up to $81,500. Dr. Fremont S. Nye, presideent, entertained at dinner Thursday night, at the Colonial club, the members of the: Westerly Dental society. Maurice W. Flynn, superintendent f vehicles, has revoked the jitney li- cens2 of Joseph Ferraro, for operating an antomobile while intoxicated. Rhode Island has been asked to con- tribute $3,000 towards the $12.000 fund for the maintenance, for a year. the at 10 o'clock. a High School Pupils The Ladies’ society met Wednesday Ready Helpers Meet. The meeting of the Ready Helpers was held Thursday evening in the chapel. Mrs, Mabel Lee, with her daughter, Mary. of Chaplin, visited her son, J. R. Lee for seveéral days this week. Mrs. D. C. Long has returned from t with her mother and sister in ew Bedford, Mass. Mrs. W. B. Hawkins returned home Thursday after spending four week: with her daughter at Short Beach. STONINGTON Give Minstrel Show Which Entertains Large Au- Sunday an informal meeting was, hellend, Wild Women, by William Cush- to ascertain the preference as to the last three candidates. - man; We Have a Service Flag Flying at Our House, by Charles G. Cush- man; Somebody’s Done Me Wrong, by Henry J. Doilbaum; selo, by Rob- ert Bradley; mied quartette, Marjorig Gledhill, Ruth Bindloss, John Inderoh- ren and Willlam Ryon; solo. Just a Baby’s Prayer at Night, by Miss Miss “Arine Graham;. song and dance, Wait 'Till the Cows Come Home, by Mar- jorie Gledhill, Molly Palmer, Dorothy Massey and_ Ruth. Bindloss; dance, by Eleanor Davis, assisted by Ethel Wilson, Fanny Sutcliffe,” Molly Pal- mer and Dorothy Massey; male quar- tette, Charles G. Cushman, Theodore Dewhurst, Robert Bradley and Wil- liam B, Noyes; finale, Leaving Us As You Found Us. Stonington Pointers. Mrs. John Thomas, of Westerly, will substitute a week for Miss Flor- ence B. Quintard, as instructor of the kindergarten department of the bor- was a recent visitor at the home of Mrs. George G. Palmer. Isaac Roberts is helping’ Edwin Smith burning charcoal. Charles Harvey and family of Wake- field were callers at George L. James’ Sunday. g . Everett Moore made a business trip to Crompten, Riverpoint and Auburn lately. Harry Brown has purchased a pair of* valuable hot'ses. Eber Sherman is gaining in health. WHITE ROCK Ms and Mrs. Willard Bennett spent Saturday in Riverpoint, R. L Miss Thelma Segar has l;)een spfintd- the past few days in Pawtucket. mfi(rs. Irving Maine_of North Ston- ington spent Tuesday with Mrs. Da- vid Nason. Henry Murray and family have mov- ed into the house with Walter Wilken- ps ¥ 2 # strels entertained a large and pleased audience in Borough hall Friday eve; ring, when all participants, including dience—Good Progress With Bond ough school. Miss Quintard wilj visit Sales. relatives in Poughkeepsit. Miss Bsther Bindloss 4s substituting for Mrs. C. T. Eaton in the first and second -grades of the borough school for the rest of the school year. Headed by the Imperial band, Com- The Stonington High school min- TRY THEM The next time you suffer witly S~ i S the well-trained chorus, scored a big | pany B. C. H. G, will make a short | headache, .indigestion, bilious- “",’““_“ »(:”"“_d hospltal, U. 8. A 4 G e The fnterlocutor was Chas,|street parade from the armory to ness or loss ‘of appetite, try—, Ia the interest of moving victure| syllivan, and the end men were Wil- | Muller hall where they will observe houses, - Senator ~ O'Shannessey, of|jiam T. Cushman, Fred Zeller and |their first anniversary with a supper, Rhode Island, has introduced a bill to provide for the coinage of 15-cent pieces, With sales amounting to $40,828.63, the Westerly post office stands third in the state in the sale of -war sav- ing stamps. Providence is first and| Pawtucket second. “The act increasing the salary of the governor of Rhode Island from $3,- 000 to $10,000 a vear, and abolishing the “civil” fund of $3000, has been passed by tne house. Rev. John G. Dutton, of the Broad Street Christian church, Westerly, will exchange pulpits Sunddy with Rev Dwight C. Stone, of the Congregation- Edwin Hill, secretarv of the Nor- wich Y. M. C. A, will address the Westerly Laymen's League in the First Baptist church, next Tuesday evening. His subject will be The Man of Vision. » An act was passed in the senate to increase the pay of deputy sheriffs in attendance in the supreme and supe- | rior courts and the First, Sixth, Tenth | and Twelfth district courts, from $3 to $5 a day. Thomas M. Holden, of Riverpoint, has been chosen secretary of the Rhode Island State Board of Soldiers’ Relief to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Captain Gideon Spencer. Mr. Holden is a past department com- mander of the Grand Army of the Re- public. Major Howard A. Giddings, of Hart- ford, just returned from a visit to the battle front, as representative of the Conuecticut Council of Defense, by reason of illness, cancelled his en- gagement to speak at a rally in West- erly, funday night. There will be no patriotic rally on that night. COVENTR_Y- Pawtucket Preacher Heard as a €an- didate—~Meeting of Ready Helpers. Rev. John Rossnagle of Pawtucket, R. I, preached in the Congregational ghv:rcb Sunday morning as a candi- ate. At the close of the morning service The Dime Savings Bank OF NORWICH will be open today from 6 A M. to 9 P. M., for the conve who wish to subscribe for bonds of the Third Liberty Loan nience of customers Earl Leomard as tambes, and Henry J. Doillbaum, Joseph Bray and Robert pianist. \ speeches and songs. ¥ Stonington people are making ear- mest endeavor to take up thé allot- ment of $78,800 in Liberty bonds. RICHMOND George Laselle was a recent caller at the Moore homestead. Gardiner Barber of Noose Neck Hill Gremley. Miss Anne Graham was The programme follows: Opening chorus, Minstrels’ Delight; Darktown Strutters’™ Ball, by Robert Gremley; I'm Afraid of the Beautiful Girl, by Fred Zeller; Hush a Bye My Bal by Earl Leonard; Whenever I Think of You, by Miss Marjorie Gled- nbill; Long Boy, by Joseph Bray; The CHAMS PILLS: of Any Medicine in the Werld. Srlnoheres "Ta bozen, 10c. 25 g We Don’t Have to Talk Impressively About the Sale of WOMEN'S SUITS $25. That They Are Capable of Talking for Themselves Every Suit was taken from higher priced groups in regular stock and marked down for the occasion. Those who know our higher priced suits will know what to ex- pect, those who have not yet made their acquaintance will find this an advantageous opportunity to do so. RACK of COATS SPECIALLY PRICED §19:2 Heretofore priced to $25.00 DRESSES $15% Reduced from $17.50-§25.00 NO MEMORANDUMS MILLINERY DEPARTMENT A SALE OF 5 Trimmed Hats SLIGHT CHARGE FOR ALTERATION :a:-‘ Usual prices : Usual prices $4.98, 95,50, 35.98, s Z§. §4.98, §5.50, $5.98, $96.50, $6.98 TR $6.50, $6.98 \ The styles include all the latest thoughts in Millinery for dr:ss; semi-aress and tailored wear. They are deftly made, the straws and trimmings are-of commendable quali- ties, the styles are smart and becoming. BUY, BUY LIBERTY BONDS OR BYE, BYE LIBERTY

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