Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 27, 1918, Page 2

g i Murray’s Boston WILLIMANTIC, : . CONN. Special Reduction Sale of Ihuh-matnéllmtoppoflufli!yforw&mtom oflhemntmrprhingqving& 4 SPRING GOODS AT A GOOD SAVING ‘These Suits are made of exuflgp!‘mteridi in the season’s dylumdofiu-extrurdimrynvmg;t G $20.00 and $22.50 Suits—Today $15.98 $25.00 and $27.50 Stits—Today $19.50 $30.00 and $32.50 Suits—Today $26.98 $35.00 and $39.00 Suits—Today $29,50, e e—— T ——— BARGAINS IN SPRING COATS FOR TODAY ONLY Our collection of Spring Coats represents a wide choice of selection, practical coets in striking styles, developed in the following materials; homespun, wool poplin, wool serge, tri- cotine, velour and poiret twill, priced as follows: $20.00 and $25.00 Spring Coats—Now $17.50 - $25.00 and $30.00 Spring Coats—Now: $22.50 SILK DRESSES REDUCED FOR TODAY ONLY Grouped in three separate: lots ta Dresses, Messaline D»».s¢s and Charmeuse Dressés marked at worth-while savings for today only. ) ilk Poplin Dresses, Taffe- LY $10.98 Silk Poplin Dresses—Today $8.50 $15.00, $17.50 and $20.00 Silk Dresses—Today $12.98 $30.00 Silk Dresses—Teday $24.50 HOUSE DRESSES Special One lot of House Dresscs, in percale and chambray, regular and extra sizes, regular $3.00 quality—Special for to- day $2.99. ey - VOILE WAISTS Special One lot of Voile Waists, good pat- terns, regular $1.00 and $1.50 values— H Special for today 89c. SPECIALS iN SILK PETTICOATS TODAY ONLY Heatherbloom Tep Petticoats, silk flounces, value $2,98 —Speciel $2.39. Silk Petticoats, plain and changeable collars, value $4.50 —Special $2.98. Silk Petticoats, in sofid colors and changeable effects, value $5.00—Special $3.98. SEPARATE SKIRTS SPECIALLY PRICED FORTODAY Separate Dress Silk Skirts, in a wide value—Special for today $4.98. ENVELOPE CHEMISES Special One_lot of Envelope Chem and ribbon trimmed, value 7 ial for today 53c. ty—Special for today $639. . 4 BUNGALOW APRONS Special Bungalow Aprons, made of value—Special for Today 79c. REMEMBER THE THIRD LIBERTY LOAN DO YOUR BIT—BUY A BOND AND HELP PROTECT YOUR BOY OVER THERE OUR TOILET GOODS SALE CLOSES TONIGHT Have you taken advantage of the special low prices? If not, come in today and provide yourself with all the needed Toilet Requisities. ’ TOILET CREAMS 15¢ Peerless Peroxide Cream, 8c. 25c Pond’s Extract ishing Cream, 1 25c Williams’ Cold Cream, 19c. $c Pompeian Night Creaim, 27, 75 Pompeian Massage Croam, 47c. 305 Ingram's Milk Weed Croam, 42c. S0c Greme Elcays, 30c. FACE POWDERS 25¢ Woodbury's Facial Powde: 50¢ LaBlache Face Powder, 35c. 50c Imogine Faus Powdér, 42c, s5¢ Djerkiss’ Face Powder, 48c. 25 Superior Face Powder, 17c. 15¢ Jergen's Rice Powder, 11c, DENTIFRICES 25¢ Dr. Lyons’ Dental Powder, 18c. 25¢ Galex Dental Powder, 19c. 30c Kolynos’ Dental Powder, 20c. } 50c Pebecco Dental Powder, 38c. 25¢ Rubifoam, 20c. Colgate’s Ribbon Dental Paste, 20c| THE H. C. MURRAY CO. JAY M. SHEPARD Succesding Elmore & Shepard Funeral Director & Embalmer a n Lady Assistan: Tel. connection LOTIONS % Jergen's Begzion and Almend, |72 Froshilla, 18c. s Honey Cream, 37c. 50c Cuticura_ Ointmisnt, 42c. 0c Resinel Ointment, 39, 2S¢ Eversweet, 186, Taleum Powder, 12¢c, 17c Mennen's Talcum Powder, 14c. 5c Entaska Taleum Powder, 13c. 25¢ Mavis’ Talcum Powdet, 18c. TOILET SOAPS 8c a cake. oc cake.' 30c Resinol Modrmated” Sonp, 2oe cake. %50 Cutioura Soap, 19 & cake. %o Woodbury's Soap, 18c a cake. DR. F. C. JACKSON DENTIST Removed to 715 Main St, Willimantio Hours—da. m 9 55 m Fhons 44 AMERICAN HOUSE Special Rates to Theatre Troupes, Traveling Men, Etc. Livery connection Shetucket Street FARREL & SAND! , Py 36 e & mou rops, DANIEL F. / FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EM- Separate Dress Silk Skirts, in pretty “choice of attractive styles, regular $6.00 | plaids and stripes, regular $8.00 quali- o0d quality percale and print, regular $125 and Almend £ " i e e e TALCUM POWDERS Williams* Carnation and Ross tod and Violet jgieroen's Cut Rose' Talcum Powder, 10c Jergen’s Violet Glycerine Soap, 17c a cake. throwing flowers on THOMAS H, | TEORnE for AUTO-MOTORCYCLE - COLLISION FRIDAY NOON. Adelard Marrotte Right Leg Broken in Two Places. Adelard Marrotte of this city, driving 4 motorcycle, and Harry E. Winches: ter of Hartford, driving a public ‘ser+ vice automobile, collidsd at the cor- ner of Main and Bridge street Friddy noon. l&.mné;qu_‘rlsh& leg was blrzkan in two plades. 6 moto! ‘wag re- duced to junk. The jitney was slight- ly damaged, but none of the oceupants were injured. Marrotte was pm?efllng up. Bridge streeét, was to turn én to Main street, westward, while the jitney was.eom- ing towards the eity. The automobile driver says that Marrotte had nearly stopped his motorcycle, so he kept going, and steereq ards the cemter of 'the roa#l, and wasfin the center of the_trolley when _ the accident ‘happened, tte started ahead again. The automobile ran into the motorcycle broadside and pushed it along the ground 50 feet, bending the frame in several places. Marrotte was pinted under his motorcycle and was taken from under it by some men and rushed to St. Joseph's hospital in an ambulance, where, it was found that he had a compound fracture of the right leg_and bruises. g ‘Winchester, who was formerly a regident of this city, went to the police station immediately after the accident, and after a short investigation wWas notified by Chief Killourey to appear in the police court Saturday morning, charged with violating the traffic rules. There were four passengers in the car, including Mrs. J. B. Wallen of T4 Spring street, this city, and Fred Mall of 38 Broadway, Norwich: AUXILIARY MEETS. Mrs. Fayette Goss' Elected President. The annual meeting of the Ladies' auxiliary to the local Y. M. C. A. was held at the Y. M. C. A. parlors Friday afternoon. The reports of the differ- ent officers were read for the ‘year, after which the following officers were elected: President, Mrs. Fayette Goss; vice presidents, Mrs. Charles D. Stone, Mrs. Edward Kramer, Mrs. John' H. Bentley; secretary, Mrs. George Moon; treasurer, Mrs. Fred L, Avety; com- mittee of arrangements, Mrs. L. A, Arnold and Miss /Gertzags Crene; board of managemeft, Mrs. . Frank Jackson and Mrs. O.. E._Sumner; chairmen of committees: Ways and means, Mrs. William Bowen; men’s, Mrs. Fred Jordan:; rooms, Mrs. F. B. Read; flowers, Mrs. E. B. Crane; en- tertainment, Mrs. George E. Hinman; boys, Mrs. John Reiley, Mail Unclaimed, * Letters unclaimed at the Williman- tic postoffice for the week ending ¥ri- day. April 26 are addressed to the following: Mr. d, Mrs. Ida Brown, Mis§ Dora DeJardy, Mrs. Anna Murbert, Miss Agnes Spring,/ Mr. Schuals. Brush Fire. The Engine company was called out Friday afternoon at 2.45 for a brush fire near Dr. Mason’s hospital. While fighting that fire, another blaze was discovered on the Hickey property in Lincoln park. “Three Original Stories, The April issue of The Wyndonian, the high school paper, was issued on Thursday. The paper contains - three original ‘stories by Alice Hickey '19, WMay Congdon, ’18, and Emerson Burr, 8. and ‘a poem’ by Estella Decker, Smileage Book Sales Slow. Cyril Lamoureux, who has charge of the sale of smileage Books in this city, reports that they are not selling very fast, Ten local stores have them for sale. The books cost $1 apd con- tain tickets for soldiers for yfie var ous Liberty theatres eres at th different training camps. Christian Science Service. The subject for the lesson-sermon for the Chrigtian Science service on Sunday will Probation After Death. Golden text, Hosea 13: 14, “I will ran- som them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death.” Services at 10.45 every Sunday morn- ing in the Willimantic Women's club rooms, Main street. Liberty Cottage Project. There is’a possibility that Willi- i mantic may have a Liberty cottage. | The project was suggested by a state jofficial of the Liberty Joan and if the i building is erected it will be used as | headquarters for future drives and campaizns for war work. previous drives the Chamber of Com- merce have donated the 7.se of their parlors for this purpose. it is planned to locate it west of the National bank on Main street. Cited for Bravery, Several men of the 102d regiment, of which Company L of this city is a part, have been cited for -bravery. ong them is David Griggs of €ast ampton, well known in this city. No ‘Willimantic men Have .been ‘included in this groun, mor have any local names appeared on the casualty lists, although men from Companies I, K and M bave been mentioned on the casualty lists. It will be remembered that Company L, with these three companies, formed the well .known Milk battalion, so the Willimantic men from the National guard must be seeing service at the front. New Sergeant Major. Alban M. Potyin, who left this city with Company L as a private, and was later transferred to headquarters a3 an interpreter, has been appointed a sergeant major.’ This. information was_contained in a letter received by T, E. Sullivan from his cousin, who is stationed in the same building in France with Sergeant Major Potvin. At 17, a Vagrant. Martin Jacobs, 17, was before the police court ¥riday morning, charged with vagrancy. W. C. Lyman was appointed guardian ad litem, and at his request th& case was continued until this, morning, Bonds were fixed at $50. He was found sleeping in a barn near the Willimantic river. Halyards Replaced. 5 By nailing several long poles to- gether, the broken end of the rope on flagpole at the high scheol was brought to earth Friday. | News from Harold Robinson. iends of Harold 'W. Robinson of Norwich, formerly The Bulletin cor- respondent in this city, have received letters telling of his arrival in a cer- in Atlantic port. He' states that company received a royal welcome from ' the French children, the girls them. ‘while they \ Ohildren Cry 4 lA‘-ME'iw . FOR FLETCHER'S frm s ey s CASTORIA In mogt| " LIBERTY BOND DRIVE. Prospects of Success Now Most E ~ . couraging. With continued pushing next weel Windham will go over the top in th third Liberty loan drive. Over $200,000 has been subscribeq for at the local banks, but part of this amount will to the credit of other towns or ci Rallies were .held"n Wind Thursday and ‘subscriptions were res ceived during the -day totaling $2,000, Mr. Lynch of Hartford, the federal reserve the drive/ was in this city for a short time Friday and left for Boston, where he: will report on this district. A meeting of 3l the canvassers will be held Sunday afternoon. The exact status of the campaign will be de- termined: then, as it is now impossible to determine the sum pledged but not yet paid for. ‘OBITUARY. Mrs. Prudent Guilmette, The death of Mrs. Prudent Guilmette, 84, occurred at her home at 111' Milk street Frid: morning from asthma. She was bofn in St. Berthier, P. Q. and came to this city 14 years ago. She Was a member of St. Mary’s parish and several of the societies connected with the church. She is survived by her Jusband, three sons, Francois of Moo sup, Albert of Millbrooke, N. Y., and Joseph of this city, two daughters, s. Pierre Marcoux and Miss Jose- phine Guilmette of this city, and a brother, Joseph Hebert, of Levis, P. Q. FUNERALS, Mrs. Celia A, Rood. ; The funeral of Mrs. Celia A..Rood was held at Shepard’s mortuary chapel on Nprth street Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. J. M. Plumb of Windham officiating. Burial was in the Wind= ham cemetery, in charge of J. M. Shepard. Herbert E. White. Theé funeral of Herbert E. White was held from his home in Franklin Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. Mr. Childs of§ciating. Interment was in the Windham cemetery, in charge of Funeral Director J. M. Shepard. FAILED TO SHOW UP. George B. Latham Not With Men Who Left Friday. [ George B. Latham of this city did not show up Friday morning when the drafted men left for Camp Uton at 7.05. Twenty-six men left in the spe- cial car, as three were to leave from different places, and cne did not show up. A large crowd was at the station to give the boys a rousing send-off. Trolley Express Derailed. | The Norwich trolley car due hete at | 6.05 Friday evening was half an hout | late, due to the trolley express leav. ing the rails. BOY SCOUTS SECURE $1450 IN LIBERTY BONDS. One Scout Gets Subscription for $5,000 —Sixteen Have Sold Ten Bonds, ‘Willimantic certainly has a _live bunch of Boy Scouts, for they hay already: solicited $1,460 worth of Lib: erty. bonds. The official Boy Scout drive will not start in this city until Saturday morning because of standing orders, but many of the scouts had their neighbérs promise to buy their bonds from them, consequently when the applications were given out at the scout meeting Friday evening the re- turns totajed $1,450. , One Willimantic man notified one of the scoutthaster$ that a subscription of $5,000 awaited a scout who would call at his home. After some soliciting, Benjamin Rosen landed him. The local Boy Scouts have 1§ mem- bers who have’ badges for selling at least 10 honds. Of these 16, four have two badges. . Local Officers Go to Camp, Lieuts. James P. Cochrane and How- ard 'W. Morse left this city Friday to report at a distant traiping camp: They were both drafted 'from this city but ‘attended the officers’ training school at Camp Devens, where they were commissioned second lieutenants. Senicr Reception. The senior reception was given by the senior,students at the Willimantic | State Normal school at the town hall | Friday evening. There was a good | sizeq_crowd present and dance music was furnished by Pickett's orchestra. The following received: Principal H. Burr, Miss Miriam S. Skidmore, Miss Katherine Nuity and Frederick W. Staebmer of the faculty and the Misses Olive Cook and Honor Garity of the two classes, Brief Mention. Private N. R. Serveny of the ma- chine gun battalion, Camp Devens, was a visitor in this city F s Eugene Bacon, U. S. , is spending a seven day furlough with his mother, Mrs. Napoleon Bacon, of Moulton court. N Watering of Main street and other cross streets was started Friday af- ternoon, as clouds of- dust were raised by the Avind from the dry streets. Burton Carpenter, one of the con- ductors on the South Coventry trol- ley line, is off duty on sick leave. A conductor from the Greeneville car- barn is taking his place. COLCHESTER !Auction at ths John BaMue Place— Five Young Patriots Leave For Camp Upton—Red Cross Meeting. There was a large attendance at the auction Thursday at the home of the late John Backus en South Miin street. Charles F. Brown was auc- tioneer, James F. Purcell was in New Britain Wednesday. Earie Holmes and party motored to Norwich Thursday evening to attend the theatre, Repairing Roads. The town teams ‘are at work on the Amston and North Westchester roads for a few days, they being condition. % 7 Mr. and’ Mrs, ¥. E. Baker were c¢all- ing on friends in Norwich Thigsday. Schools in town closed Friday al- lowirg the teacliers to attend the con- vention held in i Young Patriots Answer Call. Jobn Treadway, Benjamin Neleber, George M. Case,” Nathan ' Gould -‘and James O'Brien left Friday morning for New London, being the quota from this place to go to Camp Upton on the present call. At the Baptist church Sunday, at 1045 a, m. and 7.30 p, m. the pastor, Rev. B. IN Remington, will preach. Red Cross Meeting. The meeting of Colchester branch of the Red Cross, society will be held in the Assembly hail in Bacon Academy this (Saturday) afternoon at 4.30. Louis . Baldwin of Middletown was Mrs. Clayton, Miller. Hiting +intioee i e k agent for this district in |~ *| Connecticut, called on F. E. Bak in' Tad | leave 60 cants of theic weekly pay st Services will be held-in the Bpisco- pal mul:’!unauy“ afternoon at ‘3.30 Rev. Sherwood Roosevelt offi- are vis- Chorus to'Sings ' - ¥ a to sing at the Liberty Loan rally, but it ‘wéather permits they will go to- morrow (Sunday). Attorney Arthur Libby of Norwich was in town Wednesday. John J. 'Shea returned Wednesday to Camp Devens, after a few days' furlough at hjs home on Lebanon av- nue, Mrs' Ella Robbins has feturned aft- er two wecks' stay with her son in New Britain. i Mr..and Mrs. Arthur P, Baker of Boston were guests the past week of Mr. Baker's parents, Mr. and Mrs, A. A. Paker on South Main street. Hon. James E. McGann-of New Ha- ven, U..S. Explosive _instructor for er, on Wednesday. James Horowitz was a Norwich call- Joseph Lazinsk of Passalc, N. J.. is the griest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Lazinsk. Automobile Official in Borough. John Wightman of Stafford Springs was in town Wednesday examining.ap- plicants for auto drivers’ licenses, ke e * JEWETT CITY Harry T. Sayles Writes From France —Liberty Loan Subscriptions Reach Total of $45,700—Pulpit Themes For Sunday. Mrs. Andrew Cheseboro has re- ceived a letter from her nephew, Harry T. Sayles, who is the son of Allen Sayles of Sterling. The younyg man went across last February. His} letter says: No doubt you have heard I'am safely across the big pond and I will write to let you know I am well' and hope you are all the same. The climate is quite a bit warmer here than in Connecticut, and we have been having fine weather most of the time since I've been here.| Peach and other fruit trees are in bloom and daffodils, violets and dan- Gelions. 1 have seen cowsiips in’ bloom also, people here all have their vine- 1 guess, and wine appears to me to be plenty. Most of the carts and carriages have only two wheels. Plowing is usually® done with one horse, but there arem't any large stones to bother. Most of the land is cleared but there is some woodland here. The trees are pine, oak, chest- poplar and others. = Tley . are i out. Haven'f seen ing grown yet. Rye or wheat (I don’t know .which, or both) is grown, and I've seen lettuce growing. It is cold and frosty in the morning, but it gets. to be unusually warm by night. Have been located in - three different places since I've been here. At preseht my address is Fourth Co., Ist Infantry, Training Battalion, A. E. F.. France, via N, Y. I cannot understand the ng‘ lan- guage yet but I can get along pretty &ood if T happen to want to buy some- thing . The houses here look to e very old, bullt of cefhent Blooks or stone, usual- 1y with slate or tile roofing, sometimes all covered with moss. Rose bushes and lilacs are common and lilacs will soon be in bloom. There are some very high walls over here, built of stone and mortar. The iand all ap- pears to be free from stomes and mostly quite level, but of course there are hills here. & haven’t seen a plg since I was home Christmas, but I have seen all other kinds of livestock over here. Best wishes, sincerely, as ever, HARRY. WATCH IT GROW. Liberty Loan Subscription Boosted $2,300 Friday. The third Liberty loan gained 37 subscribers Friday, amounting to $2,- 300. Total 570 subscribers and the amount, 345700. Ashland_Cotton Co. has 181 subscribers, total $10,350; As- pinook Bleachery has 181 subscribers, total $11.450. 2 Miss_Elizabeth Dealy is in Boston for a few days. : Red Cross Fee Due. Those who joined the local Red Cross chapter in_ April of last year are being reminded that their dues should be paid now. This does not refer to those who joined in the Christmas drive, thus giving the re- mainder of their dues to the_cause, Such persons pay their dues next De- cember. - Total Sunday Subjects. Rev. Albert Donnell’s Sunday morn- ing subject at the Congregational church is Moral Devolution. During the morning service an—honor _roll containing\the ngmes of those from the ciurch\familils who have entered the military and naval service during the war will be presented to the church by the Christian Endeavor so- ciety, through Miss Alice Blair, chai man of the patristic service commit- tee. The Christian Endeavor meet- ing will be led by Mrs. F. E. Robin- son. 3 Rev, M. D. Fuller's morning ‘topic at the Baptist church is Dying and Livinz. The subject for the Juniswe ' is Remember the Combinations.. Miss Helen Gray leads the Christian En- deavor meeting.at § o'clock. > At tite evening service the pastor begins a series of Sunday evening sermons on The Plan of the Ages. Rev. J. B. Aldrich’s topic for the morning sermon at the Methadist church i The Detective. Barle Hbwe leads the Epworth League at 6§ o'- clock. Evening preaching at 7. Witnessed Norwich Parade, A number of Jewett City people were in Nerwich Friday, and saw the fine parade of the school children. el oy , MysTic Workers at Robinson Silk Mill En- abled to Invest $3500 in Liberty Bonds—Stanton-Gollins Wedding. The 100 workers in the Robinsen silk mill at Industrial place are to In- vest $3,500 in Liberty bonds. They are allowed to pay $1 down and to the office of the y until the $50 is all paid in, ' The buyers are al- lowed to receive back their ‘money with 4 1-4 per cent. interest the same as paid at a bank. This is the second factory in Mystic to make this patri- otic arrangement.= The Rossie velvet miill have purchased $6,000 for the help at_their mill, Anniversary Celebration. i Mystic encampment, 1. 0. O. ¥, eni- tertained Friday eveging in Odd Fel- lows' hall the members of Stoning- ton Lodge, No. 26, I O. O. ., and the Mystic Rebekah Lodge, to help cele- brate the 99th anniversary of -the founding of Oda FeHowship. A very interesting programme was carried out and afterwards the encampment furnished a supper in the hanquet Buys R Estate. . Wilired E. Brown of 0ld Mystic has | N such low prices. ALWAYS mmr:; LEAD WITH LOWEST' well by coming here. Qur store is away from the high Fent ¢ our expenses are small—that's why we can-give you Men’s and Young Men’s Suits WORTH FROM $15.00 TO $30.00 FOR : ' $10.00, 31‘2.30, $15.00, 318.90,3 20.00, $22.00 You men and young men Who need new Suits can save money b 3 i =g AS WELL AS LOW ALLTHE FAMILY $1.50, $2.50, $3.00, $4.00, $5.00 WE'LL PROVE THIS IF YOU'LL COME TO OUR STORE FTOR: WOMEN’S SHOES |- MEN’S SHOES = THAT HAVE STYLE AND QUALITY PRICES WORTH FROM $3.00 TO $8.00 $2.50, $3.00, $4.00, $5.00 266, 268, Y EOR . Brooklyn QOutfitters “The Store That Satisfies” 270 MAIN STREET purchased of Mrs. Samuel S. Brown the two-temement house in Dennison avenue occupied by Miss Sullivan and Mrs, Nathan Dennison. Tooth Causes Trouble. Charles C. Dodge, manager of the Cottrell Lumber Co., underwent a se- rious operation at Manhattan hospi- tal, New York, Wednesday for trouble caused by a tooth in his upper jaw. His mother accompanied him to New York. He will be there seyeral weeks. WEDDING Stanton—Collins. William E. Stanton, son of Frank Stanton and Miss' Jennie G. Collins, dauzhter of Mr. and Mrs. Evereft Collins, both of Myatic, were united in marriage ednesday evening by Rev. Osmer G. Buddington. Miss Stella Colling, sister of the bride, was bridesmaid snd ™ = Qehaton, ‘B ~ther of the groom, was best man. Mrs. Stanlon is « csicuer in the Fishtown school. Mr. Stanton is a carpenter and left Thursday for Bos- ton to begin training in the merchant marine service, being in the draft Heard and Seen. George Payne left Thursday to act as engineer on the hoat E. H. Hamlin. He will be stationed near Tiverton, R. L Capt. Alva R. Chapman of Galves- ton, Texas, is spending a few days with his family on Ashbey street. Mrs. Horace O. Williams is visiting in Providence. Mrs. Charles H. Cottrell of Balti- more has arrived in town for the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence H. Williams are to take rooms at The Clinton while Mr. Williams is regaining his health. Mrs. Clard Beals of Melrose, Mass., is the guest of~Mrs. A. L. Pitcher. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Whitney of New Haven are guests of Miss Karis- ka Gates. Mr, §nd 1\? Harry Corawall of Short Hills, N. J, are at their sum- mer home, Edge-of-the-ledge, for a ‘week. Harold Nash has entered the em- ploy of the Groton and Stonington | freight department. Mrs. - George . Sherburne has: been spending a few days in New York. Capt. C. P. Maxson is home from New York for a visit. - Freewill Offering. ‘The annual free will offering meet- ing of the lpcal W. C. T. U. will be held Sunday evening at the Union Baptist church. The sermon will be preached by Rev. J. G. Osborne, pas- tor of that church, Miss Carrie Sylvia will have tite ‘Woman’s Christian Temperance Union for a parior meeting at her home on High street, Tuesday after- noon, April 30. STAFFORD Mission For ltalian Parishioners of 8t. Edward's Church — Important Meeting of School Board — Ticket Agent Resigns, Joseph Litturay has resigned at the Eaton store and will o to Stmsbury where he will be employed in a store. nce E. Brown has purchased 2 house on Prospect street from Enos E. Penny. Miss Nellie Reidter has entercd the employ of the Hudson Garage com- pany 4s stenographer and bookkeeper. | Mission For Italiams. Rev. Father Palermo, a Jesuit mis- sionary is conducting a mission for the Italian population of the parish, at_St. Edward’s church this week. Mrs. John Sena is in Newark, N. & attending the funeral of her néph- Local Food Director. Charles F. Beckwith has been ap- pointed . local food director by’ the Stafford War Bureau. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Butterfield bave returned to -their home in Poughkcepsie, N. Y., after aybrief visit in_town, -Mrs, Frad Bartlett and two daugh- ters, of New Haven, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Wa#ner. Miss Marion Mulville and Miss O’- Connor of Norfolk have ben visiting friends in town. E & Agent Resigr e Charles A. Powell, ticket agefit &t the Central Vermont station, has;re- on account of ill health. Geo. i P, Hugby has been substituting at-the offict for a few days. 3 A imeeting of the school board $o- held Monday evening is of more than ordinary interest on account of the scarcity of teachers and-the demand for increased salaries for the coming year. - Cleared $37, The recent minstrel show at St! Bd- - ward’s hall netted $37 which yas turned over to the local Red Cross. BE CAREFUL OF CHILLED SEED POTATOES. 5 Last winter's extremely coid weath- er caused the loss of many busheis of potatpes in storage. It ’probebiy serious}y injured the buds ‘of many more, which were not frozen enough to be destroyed as food. At least they have been injured as far as their growing ability js concerned( it wouid be a good plan” beforg planting to tést some of the seed. by cutting them and placing them in a Wwarm, sunny plate. Planting dead stock will mean a serious loss—more this season - than ever before because everything which goes into the growing of a crop of po- tatoes—labor, feriilizer, and machinerys —is higher in price’than ever before. SILAGE SEED CORN. All seed corn to be used for silage purposes should be abtained imme- diately and tested before using. Ths amount of good seed corn of the high- est testing _quality. is ‘small " The leazue is expecting to carry on & cam- paign in festing eeed gorn and. will where asked ~rhake arrangements through Mr. White, who is to have charge of this work, with the achieve- ment clubs.of the various towns te carry on the work of testing. aveg ear to be used for ssed purposes. Never before has this been more essential than at the present time, due to the absolute need of growing every pound of corn that is possible. SAYS HARRY LAUDER, THE FAMOUS VICTOR ARTIST: ‘and the thoughts that it inspires are pleasant thoughts. Voices o’ loved ones always wi’ you; sangs o the homeland, the mountain and glen to inspire you, to’ fill your heart and strengthen your arm.” Truly a message for those who seek the peace and restfulness which-only a g Victrola and Victor Records provide. N \ : Here,inourspuimnmnicrom.,youwfllfind.theV'w- trola to best suit your means, and a Service that takes into con- sideration the customer’s every wish. The Plaut-Cadden Co. 135 TO 143 MAlNgTRFEl’ 1872 ., ~ » NORWICH, CONN Viotroia Xi-a (illustrated)$110.03 vt ey Gl