Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 26, 1918, Page 10

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Curtis, who for the past 15 seasons has successfully con- ucted our millinery department. We are displaying an extensive ar- ray of hats and findings. Let us show you how individually stylish and inex- pensive your Spring Hats can be made. New Spring Wash Goods PACIFIC FOULARD; 32 inches wice, all new patterns. Yd...... PACIFIC FCULARD, 3§ wide, all new patterns. Y WOVEN PLAID TISSUE, 27 IHCLMK wide, in ali this season’s newest inches plaides o Yd: <000 He g e 39c PACIFIC PONGEE, 32 inches wide, all new sport patterns. Yd..... 39¢c POPLIN PLAIDS, 27 inches yide, a new printed material. Yd. JAPANESE CREPE, 30 lnches wide, in plain colors. Yd....... WINDSOR COSTUME PLISSE, 30 inches wide, new dainty patterrs. Yd .. 40 IN. FANCY VOILEQ. in a hand- some assortment of newsst rai- terns. Yd e ............. 29c and 35c sSUIT o OLGA BATISTE, 30 inches wids, in Petticoats at $3.98 plain colors for underwear. Yd. 29 SPLASH VOILE, in white, 36 Durable All Silk Taffeta and Wash| inches wide. Yd ............... 29z Silk Petticoats, tucked znd ruffled] PLAIN V‘\),H-E& in full range of flounces. Elastic fitted belt in new|_ "% Yd............. Bcandiaec s 5 P ble|FULL MERCERIZED POPLIN, in Spring colorings and changeable} ;j; }je s.apla and fa“v‘y shades. effects. Y. 5 SRS 3% Watch Our Show Windows BYRON D. BUGBEE DANIELZON Red Cross Tag Day Saturday— Patriotic Mill Employes Buy Bonds— Committee Investigates Matter of Teachers’ Salaries — Difficulties in Forming Baseball League. Juni Junior Red Cross workers will have tag day here Saturday, selling for the benefit of the school fund, so that school may hecome a member of the Junior Red Cross auxiliary. I'll have a short one this time” is gated to the days of used to be. vers are getting them now asking for them. Service * improves! To Report Today. ity of the Danielson boys leaving for camp today re- over night by special >m the exemption board. v will report at Putnam early this el is being used to fill little holes that have state highway be-| n Danielson and Etmville, i S@ler of Putnam visited ends in Daniclson on Thurs-| in th “harles Addition to Storehouse. 1 the additien to the stock- he Connecticut Mills com- advanced. The st mctur Work s well mm ! '=0'~ Thurs- | d weaiher creates nd prevents ucxt winter’s fuel. rictic Employes Buy Bonds. m!'f‘ns continue to come 3 in Some of these plants will | ns by em- [ 8 their records firet and second loans. More Stars for Fiag, e leaving today of a comtin- » men from this district for mp Upton and the leaving of men the Willimantic district, . which iudes Bast PBrooklyn, several stars will he made ready to add to the ser- vice flag at St. James’ church. Struck by Basebail. Arthur Williams, son of Mr and A W. Wl!lxams, of Broad street, in will surpas, esult of being struck behind the ear o baseball while playing in a game h som= boys on Wednesday even- He was at bat and a pitched ball ‘him. He remained in & semi-con- ous condition throughout the night, was stated Thursday that no bu serious permanent effects are looked | for from the accident. Investigating Matter of Teachers’ Sal- aries. Tmmun AND PUTNAM NEWS | 5] any foreign la be prohibit- ed when the tember, ®|eign la hig texiile plants| ™ teachsrs for more money, to meet the increased costs of ii that falls upon them as upon persons in other occupations. It is understood that the special committee upon the completion | of its investigation will make a report | to the town school committee. Governor's Proclamation of Interest. Governor Holcomb’s proclamatio: that the teaching Of foreign lawgu'\"cs shall cease in i private schools in July 1 proved of special interest Tnurkcay in many towns in vilia, necticut, particularl; in Danieison, \\auregax Moosup, Futnam and the Gr ‘enu‘lla!\% In all of these commu are heavy percen s there ges of the popula- {tion who ians or of Canadian descent urally the French lan- Bu is in common use and, in the parochial schools, more or less used, f not included in the course of stu Under proc'ah.\ 1 teaching in =poken in any publ in thi art Such ¢ S 1 N‘(ux, then, un- der t! overnor's order will am)ly on e ¥Fren language. not t: so far as could be ascertai: nod Y, With any | degree he French- | speakin, towns he: ahoul, il being recognizeq as one of! { the change 0 war, \'e‘i'he‘ ded as directed | speaking people b amply men year, re the most a race, of hat have gone Connecticut to\\'ns. mation of the state. LEAGUE FORMS SLOWLY. Joseph Labelle Delayed in Crganizing Six-Team Ball Circuit. Joseph Lahello who suggesteqd some time ago that a baseball league—be formed here is ing his troubles in creating enougzh ent! asm to get an organization perfected Jewett City has come forward with an 1 at his home Thursday as the | offer to join, Danielson will put in a team, and there has been another offer of a team from cne of the villages of the town of Plainfield. Six teams are required, however, to make any kind of a circuit, and Mr. Labelle is calling upon the baseball players and fans, if all have not gone into the army or navy, to awaken to the call of the season and communi- cate with him to the end mentioned. Baseball need not be abandoned be- Miss Emma F. Pilling, N. Lorne Greig and Sidney P. Marland, members cause of the war; on the other hand, it furnishes just the right kind of clean outdoor diversion that is needed of the town echool commiittee, ore|to relax the tension of constantly talk- making a special investigation as- to the salary matter for teachers em- ployed within the town of Killingly. Here, as elsewhere in Connecticut, there is more or less demand ing and reading about the great strug- gle. If the league is formed, something must be done right away, for May— for |and the playing season—is just ahead. ——————————————— | R€SPONSES are wanted from villages in DON'T LET IT LINGER A cough that follows la grippe or any, other cough that “hangs on” from' winter to syring wears down the suf- e. Jos. Gilla.rd 148 Fillmore St., le, Tenn., writes: “I was suffer- i with a dry hacking cough and a ))v’n n my chest, but plnce taking Fo- 5 Honey and Tar I have been re- ed.” Tt soothes, heals coughs, colds and croup. v u.nd curea Good the town of Killingly and from the town of Plainfield. Last year there were some good mill teams in villages hereabouts and there must be material left, notwithstanding the heavy calls ferer, leaving him or her in a weaiened | fOr young men for the army and navy, tate, unable to ward off sickness and|to build good playing teams for this year. ROGER W. 'WILLIAMS WOUNDED IN FRANCE. whooping cough. The Lee & Osgood Co Dayville Boy on List of Seriously In- LOUIS E. KENNEDY DANIELSON Undertaker and Embalmer Special Attestion to Every Detail. jured. A war department telegram Thurs- day announced that Roger W. Wil- liams, son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Williams, of Dayville, was severely es in eastern Con-! | the Methodist church at the morning Alvin R. Dillaber Appointed to Texas Radio School—Thirty Men Leaving For Camp Upton ' Today—Henry N.| Benoit Writes From Holland—Vie- tory Conference For Next Week. Alvin_ Russel Dfilaber ‘registered man, North Grosvenordale, has re- ceived an appointment to the signal corps radio school at the University of Texas at Austin, and will leave Lere Friday of next week to take up his course of study there. Dillaber is one of the' class of 25 men who took up the study of ra- dio work at the State Trade school here in January last. He has applied himself so diligently that he now is able to take 20 words a minute on test and this helps him a great deal in -the course he is- to pursue in Texas. HIGH SHOES Of the 25 young men who took up | $1.85 radio work when the class was| - started eight remain. Clifford Janes b £t of Dayville is another member of this |} LADIES’ class who. has recleived an appoint- b t and he is to t g £ ment and he is eave tomorrow for DONGOLA OXFORDS Black with Rubber Heel Fort Leavenworth, Kan. $2.45 Camp Upton this morning bezan to LADIES’ assemble, here Thursday afternoon, o (8 o considerdble number of them rencrt- : “SOLEASE ing 1 ex ti 1 B e CUSHION SOLE SHOES instructions relative to theirymo- b $3.95 LEAVE FOR UPTON Thirty Men Going Today Captained by John F. Reardon, Jr—Outfitted Ey Red Cross, Members of the contingent of young | & men who are to leave this city for | & ation. But one man of the 30 reguiars and alternates ordered in failed to report and acticn immedi- ately was taken to get him here in time to get the.train this morning. The men here over night “vere fu nished rooms at a local hotel. They were provided with a good breakfast this morning and supplied with sweaters, socks and other comforts by Red Cross organizations before |8 leaving today. 2 John F. Reardon, Jr.. Fall River, formerly of North*Grosvenordale, wiil 2o with the contingent as captain and wili have charge of the men during the trip to Yaphank, via New York. At New Haven the men will hoard a special troop' train that will have aboard hundreds of men from various parts of Connecticut. Next Tuesday morning four colored men of this district will go to Camp Devens and next Wednesday morning twelve more men 1 be sent out for TFort Slocum, N. Throurh the calline of the men in- to service in such pimhers mav seem v it is not so much so as was the conference. Mrs. Hayward, who has 2 son in France, will speak upon the subject, Woman’s Part in the War, Mrs. Hayward formerly was' a resi- dent in Danielson. For the past few months she has done excellent ser- vice in boosting war enthusiasm throughout Connecticut. Case Goes Over. e last fall, when more .than 100 went out of this distriet within At an adjourned hearing of the ks. This year's calls f Union Block-Terzis case Thursday s district to date is 81 me .| morning Justice Georze Potvin over- and all of these will be in camp by ruled the demurrer and motion to ex- next Wednresday night. punge that was filed at Tuesday's Matter of Uncertainty. hearing by the defendant’s attorney As indicating the degree of uncer.| TOrrey and Geissler. The case was then adjourned until this morning. Women Selling Bonds. Putnam women are continumg to work hard in the Liberty loan cam- paign and were out Thursday getting more subscriptions in house to house work. The appeal of the Red Cross for workers to help fill a big emergency order for hospital supplies has met Wwith a good response here. As many as 75 workers have gathered of an evening this week to do work for the soldiers. ainty that exists for registered men as to whether or not they go to camp when called to report here to do so, n instance that ‘develoved here on Thursday is characteristic. The list of men to go to Camp U ton was completed when Philip Foi- sey of this city presented himself at the office of the local bpard and ask- 1ed to have his order number ad- vanced so that he could go to camp today. His request was granted. This puts his name, at the head of the list 2nd moves all the other men down one place. Consequently the 25th man in the list, who seemed certain to go to camp, becomes the first alternate. But before the train leaves today jomeone else may volunteer for ser- ice or somecne of the men may be- come ill or not appear, leaving doubt up to the last minute as to just how the quota will be made up. Governor’s Proclamation. Tt was stated here Thursday that the governor’s proclamation relative to abolishing the use of foreign lan- zuages in public aund private schools in Connecticut will not materially change things from their present or- i der, for the French language is used | Lut little in either public or private schools here 4 German or other foreign lang s is not used at al % Brush Fires. Brush fires have been ke the re depariment sy the past few the men of the chemical com- gelting several calls to vari- places around the town. Letters :\durened to Levi Bousquet, OBITUARY. Gilbert Tracy. Gilbert Tracy, 83, died at his home, south of this at 12.30° Thursday morning. He was born in Lisbon Sept. 6, 1835, He has been engaged as a farmer at his place near the Putnam- Killingly line for many years. Mr. Tracy gained considerable distinction as a compiler of Lincoln papers, this work being only recently compieted. Some of President Lincoln’s letters which he obtained never before have been published. Mr. Tracy leaves two daughters, Ellen, who is a teacher and lives at home, and Mary, who tesches at Passaic, N. J., and a son, Ralph. Before Court for Letting Dogs Run Loose. by Howard Elliott. deputy commissioner of domestic animals, will have four Putnam men in court this morning be- cause the dogs they own were found ‘;(’,l"" ?;:fg";‘s“?v running at large on Thursday. The Pitnam cooinney men are Henry J. Appley of the Saw- Hia e e r district, Rav Hurlburt, Moses Writes From Holland. tte and Napoleon Dupre of Wood- | Henry N. Benoit, a clerk in the |stock avenue. Americen legation at The Hagus and formerly a Jetter carrier here. has written to friends in Putnam that ne "HAMBURG | and that 2 qitiet at his station. T the present crisis between and Germany. News From chs Whn Have Gone Overseas—Grange Notes Anniversa- Odd Fellows’ Anniversary. i ol _The 9 anniversary of the 04| Mr. and Mrs. Stiles Bly have re- Fellows is to be ok ere Sun-| tyrned from a fr-\\ weels’ visit to New day by embers of T. Putnam ok lodge who are to attend service -t James Lord went to ngton, Delaware, last Friday for an indefinite time as their son, who is in the service is stationed there at at appeared s v morning indi- v motor t transportation loping as the result of conges- («nn upen the railroad Tines. First Class Must Be Re-enforced, There are just over 1900 regzistered men in this district and just over 25 per cent. of that number are class No. 1 men. How soon the first class will be exhausted as indicated, if the calls keep coming as is now indicated they wili come, by the fact that the men who are going out today have order numbers as high as 860. The first class be re-enforced in the next few weeks by the influx of young men who have become 21 since June 5 of last year but even at that rate not many months will be required to use up the men available in Class L A. O. H, Assessed For War Fund. P. J. O'Brien stated that A. O. H. members in this city, as elsewhere in the United States, have been notified that they are to be assessed $2 each for a war fund. Mr. O’Brien said he was without information as the use to which the war fund was to be put. Victory Conference Speaker. Mrs. 13. W, Hayward of Hartiord «is to speak at Odd Fellows' hall here | Word has been re-sived of the safe arrival of the ship on which Paul Ray - mond crossed, also that of Alfred Up- ham of Waterbury, who spent the summer here last year. Grange Anniversary. Lyme grange observed their twen- tv-second anniversary ~last week Thursday evening. An interesting pro- gramme was presented after which a chicken pie per was served by the refreshment committee, Mrs, Ida Hard- inz, Mrs. Helen Gray and Mrs. Ora Harding. One of the pleasant features of the evening was the first master of the grange, Gilbert H. Strong, occupy- ing the master’s chair. Charles Tiffany went to Hartford on Monday to see his sister, Mrs. George ‘Wood who has been in. the hospital on Washington street for the past winter. Charles_ Wood of Chicago Is at his farm in Brookaway. CANTERBURY ' Local-Made Fishing Rods Always in Demand—Report of Red Cross Made For the Year—Honor Flag Won. tery A of a Rhode Island regiment in Providence on July 12, 1917, and he has been in service in France for sev- eral months. He gave up his course of study at Brown university to enter the service. 'No details are known here as to the nature of his wounds. FUNERALS. Armand Gradeau. The funeraliof Armand Gradeau, 17, wag held from his home Thursday morhing with services at St. James' church, Rev. Fr. Roux officiating. Burial was in Holy Cross cemetery. Louis E. Kennedy was the funeral director. George Smith went :to Putnam, on Saturday, to visit his uncle Orrin, who is $2 years old. Mrs. Hawes attended church in Nor- * | wich Sunday. Nine were present at the Aid society jmeeting Tuesday. The next meeting - Iwill be with Mrs. Beecher Brown, on May 14. Ldith Exley and another teacher from Woodstock were at the church on the Green, Sunday. Bert Tracy and children came from Wondsiock Monday. - Little Edith Lil- lian remained to visit her aunt, Mx! Sager. Fishing Rods in Demand. Whether it be fishing time or not, Hiram Hawes is always making those wonderful light-weight rods:of his. fThey all go to New York, where a George Heald. The funeral of George Heald was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kosmaller, Rev. W. H. Wood- ward officiating. Burial was in Web- ‘wounded in action in France on April 20. Private Willlams enlisted in Bat- ster. Louis E. Kennedy was in charge of the funeral arrangements. wondertul. Few can use thém with trip was made by auto- prite is put upon them that.is also ' MEN'S SHOES GUN METAL CALF BLUCHER $3.29 BOYS’ TAN “BOY SCOUT” SHOES $1.95 and $2.45 THE DISPATCH SHOE FOR BOYS $2.95 LADIES’ CREPE DE CHINE WAISTS | $3.95 LADIES’ - GEORGETTE CREPE WAISTS CORSET covms BRASSIERES All Werth More Than We Ask £ SPECIALS AT 79 cents MUSLIN NIGHT GOWNS & PETTICOATS ENVELOPE CHEM]SF. SIERES ] $2.45 $4.95, $5.95, $6.95 Many Are $100 Vaues collection of cups and other trophies Mr. Hawes has brought home from the meets. Honor Flag Won. One week ago the third Liberty loan drive had well begun. Now it has gone over the top and an honor flag comes lo Canterbury. And sthl the drive is Thad Wilson is exnected home soon, after a successfui season in ecatch- ing muskrats. ‘Members of the Wilson, Graves, and Larkham famil‘es went to Norwich on Tuesday. The Liberty ioan drire made its way into the Grange and captured it with the “Libertv Anthem” and the song “Over Here.” Miss Jones has arrived from the South and Miss Brown from New Bedford. Poth will take up their head- quarters at the parsonage, May 1. Red Cross work reported for the yvear shows: Children’s, 5 night dress- es, 6 gingham aprons, 5 woolen dress- es, 6 waists, 9 pairs drawers, 112 pairs pajamas. 2 dozen T bandages, 1 dozen straight bandages, 29 hospital shirts. 1 surgical shirt, 16 convalescent robes, 10 sets underwear, 4 pairs underdraw- ers, 7 bed covers, 32 sponge cloths, 9 knitted bandages, 3 hottle covers Knitted articles, ¢ sweaters, 17 pairs socks, 7 ecarfs, 12 pairs wristlets, 16 helmets. Mrs. Davies of Westminster spent the day, Wednesday, with Mrs. Rich ardson. = GLASGO Funeral of Napelefln Blanchard—Arhor Day Exercises in School—Postmaster Dayon il With Pneumonia. Funeral services for Napoleon Blan- chard were held Wednesday morning in St. Anne’s church. Burial was in ‘St. Thomas’ cemetery. -Mr. Blanchar& was a member of Court Liberty, I, of A., of Voluntown. The burial of Emily H. Wilcox took place in the family lot in Rixtown cemetery Thursday afternoon. M Wilcox’s home was in Norwich To with her nephew, William B. Wilcox, and family. Arbor Day Exercises. . Arbor day was observed in the Glasgo school with recitations and songs as well as the reading of the governor's proclamation. Elizabeth Shaw in the senior room and Bessie Libertie in thé primary have a part in the speaking ‘contest in Assembly hall, Jewett City, Mon- day evening. R. H. Young and his sister, Mrs. W. G. Burdick, were in Sterling Satur- day. In the absence of the pastor, there were no services at the local church Sunday. Miss Bertha Montgomery entertain- ed several of her friends from Pachaug Wednesday evening at her bparding place, Mrs. Sterry Kinney's. H. D. Pollard and family were re- THE KEYSTONE STORE, Danielson next Tuesday morning at a Vlctnry'greatpr skill, as is shown by the great ihouse on the plains bey cent guests of Mr. and Mrs; bur. * The Ladies’” Aid society was p‘eas» antly: entertained- by ~Mrs. Harriet Palmer Wednes: afternoon. Frank Gardner has purchased a new automobile. Building a House, Basil Vincent LT, Wil- is a new nd the house te. bailding owned by Edwin Whi Postmaster lil. Azarias Dayon, posimaster at Glas- g0, is ill with pneumonja. Napoleon Dayon is running Lne store and pO\L- office during Ar. illness. sisted by Edmund R. H. Young was Tuesday. CLARK'S FALLS Mrs. Charles Marble was in “}Q erly Monday. She expects her hus‘ band home from California soon. Rain fell in torrents on Sunpday— encugh to last t September. Postmaster E. *hapman_.jend James McCullock were in Providence Sunday, going in Mr. Chapman’s-auto- mobile. Mrs. S. F. Palmer was in Westerly Morday Mrs recent] Mrs. Horace F. Frank Palmer were last Fridoy. ss as clerk. Willimantic Richard Maine was in the city Edison and Victrola Club Think what this club offer means to you. . You need not invest a lump sum of money in order to have the NEW EDISON in your home. Start enjoying its exqui- site, Re-created music today. Pay only $§5 down. Have no thought of expense as ¢ you live each day in this newly created atmosphere of music. A small sum, weekly, pays the balance. ONLY $5.00 DOWN This small amount makes you a full fledged member of our Edison Club— (limited to 100 members)—and you own, immediatel y, one of Mr. Edison’s beautiful Sheraton Cabinet Mcdels in Mahogany that retails everywhere for $160. 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