Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 4, 1918, Page 2

WILLIMANTIC, CONN. * Specials In- Suits and K7 Silk Dresses For Today $30.00 AND $32.50 SUITS FOR $26.98 To pay $25.00 or $30.00 for a Spring Suit on the part of many requires thought and the getting of the best the market produces at the price. : We welcome persons who have to give thought to the price and quality and to that end we have planned to give very special values today. The Suits in this collection are thoroughly tailored, real quality lining and the best of ma- terials. Each one presents style and character and priced as follows for today’s selling. $25.00 and $27.50 SPRING SUITS—Today $19.50 $30.00 and $32.50 SPRING SUITS—Today $26.98 SPECIAL IN SILK DRESSES Grouped together for today’s selling are a number of Silk Dresses in a wide choice of colors and smart models repre- senting values from $15.00 and up to $20.00. YOUR CHOICE OF ANY FOR TODAY ONLY $12.98 Of course we have other Dresses developed in silk poplin, taffeta, messaline, charmeuse in the latest model priced as SEPARATE SKIRTS FOR SPRING AND SUMMER THAT ARE VERY INTERESTING Here are Skirts that will show up real stylishly with pretty waists, embodied in their making are the most recent style ideas, stamped with the seal of feminine approval. * Wool plaids, striped silk, plain colors and foulards are among the collection. Jaunty pockets and narrow belts add a finish. Priced as low as $5.98 and up to $16.50. 800T SILK STOCKINGS FOR LOW SHOE SEASON Boot Silk Fibre Hose, double top,| Boot Silk Hose in black and white, spliced heels and toes, black only—39c | double top, spliced heels and toes— 1 pair. |69 a pair. CHILDREN’S PLAY SUITS, MIDDIES AND ROMPERS CHILDREN’S MIDDY | CHILDREN’S ROMPERS BLOUSES Children's Rompers, made of sturdy Children’s Middy Blouses, made of blue | chambray, tan and white, trimméd chambray, with contrasti RS S5ms, <abar, oot oot helt.‘ Yy contrasting collars and cuffs, 69c and up to $1.25. CHILDREN’S WASH SUITS Children's Wash Suits, solid color chambray and gingham, some others plain—priced at 89c and up to $1.69, —————————————————— et e e, DRAPERIES AND CURTAINS FOR THE SUMMER HOME The difference made by a few well selected Curtains or ¥ Draperies in the Summer home is surprising and it can be made at very little expenditure. With the approach of warm days, housewives are taking down the heavy draperies and hangings and replacing them with simple styles that may be easily laundered. DRAPERIES belted, v CURTAIN AND For the Home Decorations CURTAIN MATERIALS Tie Drapery Section is full of pretty | OUr stock of Summer Curtains and and attractive cretonnes that will |CUrtain Materals abounds wjth splen- harmonizs with almost any color|%id values. Here are dainty Curtains scheme and furnishings of the home, |°f Scrim and Marquisette or Net i e | white or ecru with neat hemstitched ne of Sunfast|edge or narrow lace insertions i " ol 2 Draperies in the most wanted colors. | ular length, S NEW SPRING VOILES ARE ATTRACTIVE' One of the most attractive and interesting line of Summer Fabrics is the new Voiles. Voiles were never more interesting than this Spring. and their Pretty texture and colorings have created an unusual demand. There are all kinds of patterns, both light and dark—al2o Plaids and Fancy Stripes and Checks at 39 and 50c. New Silic Striped Voiles at $1.00 a yard. BUTTONS FOR TRIMMING AND OTHER PURPOSES While we have not mentidned our Button Department as frequently as other departments, it is undoubtedly a fact that more buttons are being Bought than at any other time of the year. We have an unusually large choice of vari s for every need and every garment—also for Ppurposes. WHITE GOODS FOR SPRING AND SUMMER APPAREL 27-inch wide Dixie Poplin, 45¢ a trimming Murray’s Boston Store| yard. _ Z-inch wide Plain Fine Poplin, 29¢ a yard. 38-inch wide Burton Mercerized 480 up to 76c a yard. 27-inch Wjde Wale Pique, 35¢ a yard. Fancy White Skirting, striped ef- fect, good, strong weave, 75c a yard. 36-inch wide new Gabardine, extra quality, 50c and 750 wide Beach Cloth, suitable or suit, 33 a yard. "THE H. C R \ 40-inch wide Fine and Sh Voile, 300, 466 and Do & yard, T Lo 27-inch wide Dotted Swiss, 25c a yard. 38-inch wide Striped Voil g Bl pe ile, fine and Silk Striped Crepe, suitabl waisting, good wuig)’::, 50c :'ynr:. o 38-inch wide Plain Batiste, 3% a yard. 30-inch Persian Lawn, % and 42c a yard. 40-inch wide Organdie, 59¢ a yard. 27 to 30-inch wide Checked Striped Lawn, 15 to 390 8 ari A . MURRAY CO. | DR. F. M. SMITH CALLED. Will Make the Eighth Local Physician Who Goes to Join the Colors. Dr. Fred M. Smith has: received or- ders to report at Washington, D. C., as he has enlisted in the officers’ med- ical reserve corps amd heen given a first lieutenant'’s commission. Lieutenant Smith took the army ex- aminations last fall and has. been at his home in this city waiting for his call. He is a practicing physician. A week ago he read his name in a med- ical journal which contained a list of | those called into the service. This was the first that he knew of his call, so he telegraphed to Washington and was told to report for duty. He will prob- ably leave today. Lieutenant Smith has lived in this city for over four years. At present Me is the town and school physician and acting health officer, a member of the staff of St. Joseph's hospital and the Willimantic Medical society. With the calling of Dr. Smith, eight Willi mantic doctors-will be in the service: Major L. I Mason, Lieuts. W. P. S. Keating, C. A. Jenkins, Owen O'Neil, all -of whom enlisted from this city, and Drs. Lawrence Frost, Arthur . Bugbee and Arthur Casey, Willimantic men who enlisted from other cities. JURY DRAWN For Criminal Superior Court—Short Calendar Session Held Frida; Two cases were assigned at the short calendar session of the Windham county superior court which met at the court room at the town hall Fri- day afternoon at 1 o'clock, Judge Wil- liam M. Maltbie presiding. At present Judge Maltbie is engaged in government law work and has been requested to continue it until it is finished: so he notified the court that he could be unable to hold court until after May 17, The case of John Conley et al. vs. ‘Horatio T. Hunt et al, administrators, was assigned to May 28, as witnesses will have to be summoned from Rhode Island and New York,:and possibly across the continent, from California. The case of Lawrence V. Sweeney vs. August Lindholm will he heard May 17, as the plaintiff is in the service, and may soon leave for overseas ser- vice. The criminal term of the superior court will open next Tuesday. A grand jury was chosen and will meet that day to decide whether to indict Sarah L. Lussier of Moosup on a charge of murder in the first degree. Criminals held at the jail, numbering four, will be put to plea next Tues- day. 3 Thé jury for the criminal term was drawn ‘and is as follows: Putnam, W. S. Bates, Alfred Bonnville; Windham, E. E. Fox, G. R. Tripp; Killingly, A. S Young, August Manard; Woodstock, L. J. Leavitt; Thompson, C. A. Han- son; Scotland, L. O. Haskins; Canter- bury, E. L. Moulton; Eastford, R. E. Latham; Pomiret, N. Badgér; Ster- ling, C. H. Rounds; Ashford, O.. D. Chapman; Brooklyn, H. M. Evans; Hampton, Frank A. Phillips. Case Continued. John Mandura pleaded not guilty to charges of intoxication and breach of the peace preferred against him in the police court Friday morning. The case was-continued until Saturday morning, as the plaintiff and chief witness was not present. Bonds of $50 were fur- nishied. Girls’ Club Delegates. At the meeting of the Windham Girls' club Thursday_ evening it was voted to send Miss Myra Smith and Miss Alice Alford to the convention of tht National League of Women Work- ers at Wellesley college in June. Miss E. Grace Ottenheimer was elected al- ternate. Mrs. J. M. Gager and Mrs. Florence L. Kitchelt spoke before the club. It was planned to give an es- hibition military. drill at the armory and a pageant at Recreation park in the future. Think Foot Can Be Saved. Adelard Marotte, who was injured in an automobile-motorcycle collision at the corner of Main and Bridge streets last week, is recovering at St. Josep] hospital. It is thought that the docto; will be able to save his foot, which was néarly cut off in the collision, FUNERAL. Miss Johanna Keating. The funeral of Miss Johanna Keat- ing was held at her home at 23 Jacl son place Friday morning at 8.45. The requiem hich mass at St. Joseph's church at 9 o'clock was sung by Rev. J. A. Sullivan. The bearers were Mi- | chael F. Sullivan, Daniel O’Brien, John | O™Neil ana_Theodore Levalley. Burial | was in St. Joseph’s cemetery, in charge | of Killourey Brother: Mail Unclaimed. Tetters at the Willimantic postoffice which were unclaimed for the weck ending Friday, May 3, are addressed S S T S $100 REWARD $100 The readers of th paper will bhe pleaged fo learn that s at least one dreaded disease t fence ‘has able to cure in a tages, and arrh, Catarrh belng greativ by constitutional conditions requires constitutional treatment. Hail's Catarrh Medicine i8 taken inter. nally and acts through the blood on the wmucous surfaces of the system, destroying the foundation of ase, giving the patient strength lding up the constitut g nature in doing its work. The tors have so much faith in the curative powers of Ha''s Catarrh Medicine Hundred JAY M. SHEPARD Succeeding Elmore & Shepard Funeral Director & Embalmer 60-62 North St., Willimantic Lady Assistan: Tel. connertion AMERICAN HOUSE Special Rates to Theatre Troupes, Traveling Men, Etc. Livery connection Shetucket Street FARREL & SANDERSON, Props. Phone 75-4 DR. F. C. JACKSON DENTIST Removed to 715 Main St, Willimantio Hours—) a. m. to 8 3. Di. Fhone 44 DANIEL F. THOMAS H. KILLOUREY BROS. FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EM- BALMERS Willimantic, Conn. {lady. Assistant) _ 26 Union St, Pbm»m » | chapter. to the following: Miss Sadie Ashworth, Miss Rosalie Boulois, Mrs. Eugene Bellvare, Mre William &Fox, Mary Perry, Miss Katheritle MeCabe, Miss A. Murphy, Mgs. - % RI:Binson, ose James Heald, James Murphy, William Prescott, - Louis Pomeroy eph Rosenthal (3). Sy 8 ; LIBERTY LOAN. Willimantic Has Secured $513,700 from 4,234 Subscribers. Subscriptions for Friday for the third Liberty loan totaled $41,000,which is next to the highest record for any day since the starting of the campaign for the loan. The total ig‘now_ 3513, 700 anq is divided among 4,23 sub- scribers, Chairman H. C. Lathrop received a telegram of congratulations from N. Penrose Hallowell, chairman of _the New England Liberty loan committee, congratulating him on the large amount of subscriptions received in this_city. Work on the Liberty cottage was commenced Friday morning by Con- tractor Valentine Murphy, and at 5 o'clock Friday evening the complete floor. was in place and the whole framework up. Yardmaster Joseph Broderick of the New Haven railroad yard has com- pleted his canvass in_the Willimantic|' vard. He received 3) subscriptions, which amounted to $2,400. Farewell |Party for Local Doctor. Twelve local doctors held a fare- well party for Dr. Fred M. Smith, who is to leave Saturday for Washington to enter the officers’ medical reserve, at the Mary Anna soda shop on Main street Friday evening. Boy Scout Canvass. In one week of canvassing the Wil- imantic troop of Boy Scouts sold 0 worth of third Liberty loan bonds. Ten of the bovs sold ten or more bonds, which will entitle them to a war medal. The scouts have taken an active part in both previous loans and 16 of them secured medals. Arthur Slate, who canvassed in South Windham, made the local record, selling 40 honds, amounting to $3,650. The individual records of those who will receive medals are as follow: Russell Webster . 14 Eugene Joliy .. 2 Robert C. Rose .. Allyn Rose .. Walter Flynn Raymond Flynn . Benjamin Rosen . Howard Knight Arthur Slate Lloyd Wilcox . Rest of troop $750 600 20 3650 600 1100 Had Painful Accident. John Herbert, who is employed at the Kirby jewelry plant at Mansfield Hollow, had an accident late Thursday evening which resulted in the amputa- tion of the thumb. on his left hand. He was carrying an iron table, weighing about 150 pounds, in _the plant in the evening and slipped on the flocr, which is oiled. His left hand was caught between some machinery and the iron table. His thumb'was crushed so badly that it had to be amputated, while the forefinger w: badly bruised. - He was treated at St. Joseph's hospital at 11 _o'clock Thurs- day evening and was discharged from the hospital Friday afterncou. Junior-Senior Prom.! The annual junior-senior prom of the Windham High school .was held at the town hall Friday evening. Before the dance a concert was given by Pickett’s orchestra. There were about 5 couples present. Many of the young men wore white flannels, making it the first sport dance of the season. The following received: Principal and Mrs. Egbert Case ang the Misses Linnoll, ver, Pairidge, Lemay, Granger, Staebner of the faculty: The commit- tee of juniors in charge was as_fol- lows: s Josephine Congdon. Rus- sell Norton and William Wheeler, PLAINFIELD Local People Attend Moosup K. of C. Play—Faithful and Devoted Red Cross Workers—Rev. W. A. Keefe Attends Hartford Convention. A number of local people attended the performance Friday evening of Mrs, Temple's Telegram, at People’s theatre, Moosup, given under the aus- pices of All Hallows' Council, K of ‘C. Kept Over Here by Measles Joseph Raille, from Fort Tefry, has been spending 2 few days here on a furlough. He was a member of the jold Thirteenth company of Danielson and when the majority of the mem- s of that comipany left for France month he was under quarantine for the measles. Red Cross Work. Members of the local chapter are working faithfully alously, making surgical pajamas, ete. and also knitting f the boys in the trenches. The wome are working three evenings a d’ a great deal of interest is being shown. The village people are proud of the local rooms, which are fitted up with all necessary articles for carry- ing on the work and which are conveniently located in the Lily the- atre building directly in the center of the village. At Red Cross Convention. Rev. William A. Keefe attended the Red Cross convention, held in Hart- ford, at Iootguard hall, Tuesday, representative of the local Red Cro: Many well known nation speakers addressed the assembly, among_them Governor Marcus B. Hol- comb, Rev. Father Murray.:Chancellor of the diocese, and Mrs. Perry BDel- mont of New York, they making stir- ring appeals to the assembl§ which was made up of representatives of the Red s from towns and cities all over ate, nambering two thou- sand. for in the Preliminary steps were taken and week the They considered methods carrying_on Red Cross work state. in forming plans for the coming spring drive for funds that the sociéty can further its work on the battlefields of France and the western front. Rev. Keefe brought back -a very inspiring report of the meeting. Before retir- ing, use with warm water and insure a restfulnight. It Refreshes Containg 803 Pure Sulphur. Hilt’s Halr & Whisker Dye, Biack or Brown, 580 Red_Cross | dressings, Town’ Schodls May Be Consolidated— May Baskets Hung to Teacher— owett City's Loan Subscriptions $127,750—Corporations’ Liberal Fig- ures—War Stamp Sales. A meeting o‘t the board of school visitors ‘was held Wednesday evening which Harold Geer was elected sec- retary and treasurer of the Woodward rict, to succeed his father, de- coased. Superintendent of Schools G. C. Swift, A. M Clarke and Arba Browning were appninled a committee 1o arrange plans and dstermire the time and place to take action, ag to whether the matter of abolishing the district committee system for control of the schools shall be brought before the next annual meeting of .the town in October. If the town should vote in favor of this measure as it will be presented, the schools of Griswold would then be under a consolidated system of town government. The change would not take ‘effect until June 1919, Juniors to. Sing. At the movies this (Sdturday) eve- ning the Junior Liberty Chorus of the Riverside Grammar®school, under the direction of Mrs. A. M. Brown, will sing their latest success, Canning the Raiser, It will be the climax to the grand successful Liberty loan drive of Jewett City. There are fifty voices in the chorus and their singing is worth hearing. May Basket for Teacher. Miss Alice A, Brown, a teacher at the Riverside Grammar school, was surprised . Thursday evening at her homé on the East Main street hig! lunds. Her pupils are very.enthusi- astic in the p hase of thrift stamps and have over $109 -to their credit. Thursday evening they hung their teacher a beautiful May basket. Each girl was attired as a Red Cross nurse and each boy carried a gun or a pis- tol. The evening proved a pleasant one to teacher and pupils. Plans For Big Parade. Jacob Wechsler, chaiyman of the committee of arrangements for the big celebration Mond evening, has ap- pointed H. C. Webster, chairman of the local loan drive and Superinterd- ent L. M. Carpenter of the Ashland Cotton Vo. members of the commit- tee. Work is being done and plans perfected for a parade at 7 p. m. and speechmaking from the veranda of the Rioux block. COMMITTEE ADJOURNS Patriotic Workers More Than Satis- fied With Liberfy Loan Results. The ‘Jewett City Liberty loan com- mittee held what is probably its last meeting Thursday evening and ad- {Journed ithout date. ~ Chairman {Webster thanked his committee for villing and effective work durlng the ampaign which will close tomorrow night, at which time it is believed Jewett City will have subscribed over Gouble. its allotment. The meeting by a_rising vote extended to Chairman Webster an expression of hearty ap: preciation of his able efforts to go over the top. Quota Nearly Doubled. At the close of business Friday eve- ning Chairman H. C. Websti reports the figures $127,750 only $2,250 short of doubling the quota for Jewett City. To date there have been 863 sub- scribers, which is-25 per cent. of the population of the borough. Liberality of Corporations. For the first time the corporation subscriptions have been given to The Pulletin and are: W. A. Slater Mills, for Jewett City, $40,000, for Lisbon, $10,000; Aspi Co., for Jewett City, ' $10,000, v $10 000: Ashland Cotton Co., for Jewett City $5,000, for Norwich $2.500: Jewett City Savings Bank, $10,000: Jewett City Textile Noveity Co., $1,000. War Stamps Sales. H, C. Webster, chairman of the Gri wold War Savings committee, gives the rej t of w: £ amps and thrift stamps sold in the whole town during April:_Postoffices, including Jewett Cit sgo and Griswold: Var savin stamps sold and ex- changed 928, value $3851.20; thrift stamps 1179, value §294.75; deduct thrift cards taken in _exchange 6 }value § net total 3364 Jew ott City War_savings e , value $145. taken in ex total $261.45; 11.40. Previously reported 1. Grand total $9,2€0.41. This town also has four membe: the Taft $1,000 Limit War Savings ciub. | School Pupils Patriotic. The amount-of thrift stamps sold in | the Riverside Grammar school is $941, as reported by Principal F. H. P. Cle: |ment on I OBITUARY Mrs. Lydia Barber. Mrs, Lydia Barber, who died Thur: f Phebe he greater part of been spent in the town having lived on a farm for ’S. “or thir years she has ed in Jewett City. She was mar- ed when twenty vears of age imucl Bar Been She wa harch, uni ¥ ! He n |about twenty-five year | member of the Baptist letter fre ch in Rhode Tsl- |and. Shs is survived by granddaugh- Mrs. Lero etealf, and_great- | ardndson, Leroy Metealf, Jr., of North | Attiebora, Mass & niece, Mrs. Lucien Conn.,, and her rs. Laura Barber, ived for years. ert Accountant. Willcox, son of Mr, and Willcox, now in New York, been rated by the sovernment as an expert accountant and has been appointed to_the signal corps. . He will be connected with the New York of- fice, and expects to be sent where ae- ropiane factories are located. Enters Worcester Hospital. Miss Helen Rix Horton, grand- daughter of Mrs. Orrin Rix of Volun- towni left April 30 for the Worcester City hospi , where she is to take the training for three years. She was graduated lost June from Wakefield High school. She is thc voungest pro- bationer ever received in that hospi- tal, as sh2 is ouly seventeen Personal Mention, Marian Robinson, not Miss An- va st of Captain Hen- . Soule at Jam town. and dined on the U. S. S. Massa- chuget M 2 Charlotte Cady of Oxford Is visiting Mrs. G. W. Robinson. Mrs. Asher N. Read and Ernest Read Rockville are guests at Hénry Guy’s. Sermon Themes For Tomorrow. Rev. Albert Donnell's Sunday morn- ing subject at the Congregational church is Lamps and Paths. The communion service wil be celebrated with the reception of several mem- bers. In the evening at 7.30 there will e an illustrated iecture by tbe Rev. sherrod Soule of Hartford, on Connec- ticut’s Contribution o the Revolu- tionary War. At the morning service at the Meth- cdist church on Sunday, communion and the reception ef new members will take place. A. H. Anthony will lead the Epwoith laasua at 6. The We Have the to $3.00—at ............ Hundreds of CHILDREN’S —at ..iieciiiiiiinnnen Opposite Woolworth’s 5 Grow As We Go! ~ Goods and Sell It For Less WHY PAY MORE? Loads of LADIES’ NEW TRIMMED and UNTRIMMED HATS, worth up - WHY PAY MORE? Loads of LADIES' NEW SILK DRESSES, worth $15.00 and riC T TR R WHY PAY Loads of LADIES' NEW COATS, worth $15.00 and $18 WHY PAY MORE? Hundreds of LADIES’ SAMPLE COLORED and BLACK PETTICOATS, LADIES’ SILK HOSE, the famous Ipswitch seconds, worth 50c WHY PAY MORE? BOYS’ WASH SUITS, sizes 3 years up to 8 years, worth $17.00, The BEST BOYS’ WASH SUITS, worth $2.50 C.B ALASPIRITE CORSETS, white or flesh They Can’t Touch Our Values In Ladies’ Waists LADIES’ COTTON VOILES and LAWNS, 97c and $1.24—none higher LADIES’ SILK WAISTS, $1.97 and $2.97—none higher WHY PAY MORE? THEPASNIK CO.SellforLess NORWICH STCRE e Reason Why ~ 97 $9.97 and $1097 MORE? $9.97 and $1297 $1.47 $147 29¢ COLORED SAMPLE DRESSES, worth $2.50 . 69 141 . $1.00 WILLIMANTIC STORE and 10c Store Next to Woolworth’s 5 and 10c Store text for Rev. J. B. Aldrich’'s evenmg sermon is Phil. 2-8. Apple Blossom Sunday services at the Baptist church will be next Sun- y morning. Johnny Appleseed is the subject of the Junior sermon. The ‘Worth of the Man is the topic of the senior sermon. Royal Babcock leads the Young People’s service. Subject of the evening service by the pastor, Rev. M. D. Fuller, Abraham and His Undecided Nephew There will ke a veecal duet by Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Prior and solo by Richmond Gardner, Just For Today. May Basket Social. Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Spicer, Mr. and Mrs. Frank E: Wilcox and Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Hoelck were in charge of a patriotic benefit May basket so- cial in_Rioux hall Thursday evening. The hall was elaborately decorated, the ceiling with red, white and blue bunt- ing, the doors and windows curtained with the same, The walls and chan- delier were adorned with flags. The platform had a_border of laurel in which were small American flags with draperies of fancy crepe paper and flags. An immense flag formed the background. On either side of the stage was a service flag and Reg Cross | flags with the American flag.” Each lady brought a May basket in which was a lunch for two. These were ar- ranged on an inclined table on the stage and were a beattiful feature. These baskets were auctioned by Mr. Spicer and brought good prices. The dance programs were postcards patri- otic in character. Driscoll's orchestra played ‘and F. H. Gilbert prompted. The closing number was The Star Spangled Banner, sung by the 100 peo- ple present. The net proceeds are to be given to the local Red Cross chap- ter. FITCHVILLE Local Men Safe Oversea—Field Secre- tary Bochman Speaks at the Bap- tist Church. Word has been received by Willihm Cummings announcing safe arrival of her husband in i Mrs. Thomas Craney of was the guest of her sister, Mi Lynch Friday. ss Essey' Popham was a recent itor in Jewett Cit A card received by Mrs. Marsaret Sweeney from her son, Jeremiah Sweeney, announcing his safe arrival overseas. Baptist Church Interests. At the Fitchville Baptist church, Rev. W. D. Hetherington, pastor, on 5, 11 a.m., communion m., Bible school; - 7.80 p._m., gospel sermon. Thirsday, May 9, at 8 p. m., prayer meeting. Last Sunday evening a large crowd listened to'a powerful address of G. T. Bochman, field secretary of the Connecticut ' Anti-Saloon League, $73.20 was taken in cash and pledges. April 30 Rev. W. D. Hetherington attended a Sunday school conference Uncasville. Mrs, her v May 2 Mrs. Hetherington attended the Baptist missionary meeting in Norwich. WORKED CHOPPING WOOD So Putnam Pastor Put Him: in Trim for Army Physical Test. A Winsted correspondent writes:' Rev. Albert E. Stone, pastor of the well repatd. Baptist church in Putnam and former- ly pastor of the First Baptist church in Winsted, was recently called before the draft board and after waiving any claim for exemption sought an ap- pointment as chaplain. His physical examination showed that he did not come up to the requirements for mili- tary service, but determined to do his bit, Rev. Mr. Stone went to North- fieid, where he worked chopping wood for two months.and put himself in fine condition and passed the physical test. He received his commission and is in service at the naval training school at Newport, R. L MOOSUP Basketball Trophy Cups Exhibited — May Basket Hung-to Miss Eleanor Main. RECRUITING IN APRIL BROKE STATE RECORDS. Approximately 500 Volunteers Applied for Service in Army. April broke all records this year for army recruiting in Connecticut, 300 recruits outside the draft having been accepted at the recruiting stations in New Haven, New London, Hartford, Bridgeport and Waterbury in that period. Fifty-five men were rejected, for physical defects. New Haven city led the state with 42 recruits, Hart- ford second with 34, Bridgeport third with 33, Waterbury fourth with 25, New London fifth with 16, Meriden 13, Manchester 12, New Britain 10, Mid- dletown 7, and the rest from 50 other different cities and towns. Approxi- mately 500 volunteers applied. for en- listment, as shown by Major W. A. Mercer, commanding Connecticut dis- Burgess Nightingale of New Hamp- shire State Agricultural college, is Kome on a short vacation. The trophy cups of the Plainfield High school are on exhibition at Bella- vance's store. The cups were won by 1917-18 basketball team. William Bellavance, Jeff Whiteside and Jean Bellavance motored to Wil- limantic Friday. Thursday evening Miss Eleanor Main Was surprised to find on tlie doorstep a prettily decorated. well- filled Maybasket. 'Ehe basket was | pps s ! hung by a group of her school friends, | {Fict, I his montbly report, afi;flg chaperoned by Miss Ethel Parkhurst. el ~ for enlistment during April will leave After a lively chase the party went | pt 7 PerH into the house where games were en- ; Many boys who will be in the mext To3 ; Sl 3 Joved Juring the remainder of the| gratt registration on June 5ti are now EniME: ice cream, fancy cookiespea- |JOIMINE_ the colors instead of waiting to register. All boys under 21 years of age should bring birth certificates to the recruiting stations when apply- - ing for enlistment. It has been found that many boys under 18 years have been getting into the army by over- stating their age. This spirit is to be commended but Uncle Sam has enough | older nephews left to takt cafe of the nuts agd candy were served. The young folks had a very enjoyable cve- hing and even the voung men who carried the basket up the long hill feit Those present were: Pella_Howard, Alice Salisbury, Aliee Southworth, Helen Gardiner, Louisa Maggia, Madeline- Hill, ulia Lyon Eleanor, Arline Main, Marjory Main, James Howard, Harry Walker, Philip Battey, Ernest Mott, Carl Main, Stan- ley Shumway, Itving Tyler. " Personals. Mrs. James Parkhurst was a Dan- ielson caller Frida; Miss Miriam Chapman is ill with pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Douglas, Misses Florence and Blanche Douglas of Sterling Hill were Moosup callers on Friday . From the papers of the Grand D: of Mecklenburg Streli mmitted appears some years azo he secretly married a lady of Hungarian origin, the Baroness von Holzrigh. > O First aid for cuts burns and bruises Every household should have a jar of Resinol Ointment on hand for emier- gencies like these. A touch of Resinol nsually relieves the smarting and barn- ing immediately. lts gentle, harmless ingredients, and its success in healing * eczema and similar troubles, have also madeitastandard treatment prescribed for years by physicians for skin and scalp troubles. Do get a jar today | At 21l Resitol O e ——— THE B. B. AND C. The most ancient and honérabls trivmvirate that ever ruled the carth is the “Butcher, the Baker, and the ' Candlestick Maker,” We don’t offer you meats and candles, ‘but we do claim to maks just as good EREAD as anybody in the worldm. .Try it and ses. ANDREWS' BARERY ° SUMMIT STREET