Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 10, 1918, Page 5

( - Norwich, Friday, May 10, 1918, VARIOUS MATTERS Light vehicle lamps at 8.28 o'clock this evening, Special mesting of K. of C. tonight. First degree—adv. fodbidioie Farmers rain is needed at once, unnme?ump:mdm ‘A new halt walk has been laid LR i QUALITY SHOE SHOP CHARBONNEAU & ANDREWS, 159 Main St Norwich, Ot - nin e § Ernest E. Bullard VIOLIN TEACHER All String Instruments Repaired Violins sold on easy terms For appointment address E. E. BULLARD, Bliss Place, Nor- wich, Conn. DR.A.J.SINAY DENTIST Reoms 18-19 Alice Building Phone_1177-3 JOHN A. MORGAN & SON COAL ORDERS TAKEN ONLY ON ARRIVAL OF BARGE ALONGSIDE DOCK. Norwich WE CAN ONLY STICK YOU ONCE All it takes is a trial. You may be stuck when you buy a man’s products, but you don’t need to be stuck but once. A loaf of our appetizing, first- class, cleanly baked and wholesome bread upon your table prove to you whether ours is or is not just the bread you want. ANDREWS" BAKERY SUNMIT STREET FASHION CHANGES EVEN IN WEDDINC RINGS. ONE OF THE NEWEST I8 BEAUTIFULLY CARVED WITH BRIDAL WREATH DE- SIGN. OTHERS IN PERFECT- LY PLAIN STYLES. LET US SHOW THEM TO YoOu. The Plaut-Cadden Co. Established 1872 Main Street, Norwich, Conn, THE PALACE 78 Franklin P. SHEA DENTIST DR. E. 'J. JONES Take elevator Shetucket Street entrance. Phone THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF NORWICH. The regular Semi-Annu: has been Geclared at the rate ot § g geat. a year from the caraings of Pio pust six months, will be on_and after May 15, 191 b FRANK L WOODARD, Treasurer. apraid Mothers’ Day 'ORDER YOUR FLOWERS FROM THE Maplewood Nursery Co. T. H. PEABODY Phene 986 GEORGE G. GRANT Undertaker and Embalmer 32 Providence St., Taftville Prompt attention to day or night calls Balephone 630 The town of Coventry subscribed $3850 in Liberty bonds and has re- ceived an honor flag. A deelgation from the P auxiliary worked at the Nm Cross room, afternoon. The parochial schools were closed Thursday, Ascension day. This (Friday) evening, a novena, or o-dgzr devotion in honor of thi Bl;ely(} ost will begin in St. Patrick’s The Liberty loan posters have, in the main, disap] d from the win- dows and have replaced by war savings advertisements. At the Thursday eveping mid-week service of prayes and praise in the Central Baptist church the lesscn was on Hebrews, chapter three. 2 The White Ribbon Banner reports contributions toward the Ayer White Ribbon House Fund, including from Litchfield county, $10; New London county, $10. Lodge Osear whist in Foresters' h:ll tonight, 8 o’clock. Tickets 2 adv.. - A branch of the Connectiout Junior mg rmy, composed of the, school children of Tolland, was formed dn Tuesday afternoon at the Hicks Me- morial school. An effort is being made about the state to have proprietors of markets and grocery stores put screens over articles of food at once, since the fly season is nearing. 5 Socleties in the state are electing delegates to the convention of the Jewish people’s relief eommittee, hich is to be held at Cleveland, Ohio, May 30, 31 and June 1 and 2. Sunday echool social at Broadway church, which was to have been held tonight, has been postponed.—adv. Congressman Schuyler Merritt of Stamford has accepted the invitation of Bishop E. Campion Acheson to speak in Hartford on May 21, before the Episcopal diocesan convention. Since the iron fence on the Frank- lin gtreet side of Boswell avenue park has been removed, an ugly path has been made by those who take a cross- cut from the avenue to the street. Alumni Activities in War Time will be the general topic of the 1918 con- ference of the Association of Alumni Secretaries to be held today and to- morrow, May 10 and 11 at Yale uni- versity. A correspondent mentions that the Norfolk Inn will be opened to_the public the fourth Sunday in May. Henry Sweet, the proprietor, with his family having arrived at Norfolk from Lebanon for the summer months. TLocal Bpiscopaifans have been no- tified that the semi-annual meeting of the Girls’ Friendly club of the Djo- cesan council is to be held Saturday morning at Hartford in Christ church parish house, beginning at 10 o'clock. James E. Tyler, a relative of the Norwich Tyler family and a promi- nent resident of Baltimore and East- ern Point, died in Baltimore, Tues- day. His father was a pioneer among the summer. residents at Eastern Point. At the annual meeting of the Burn- side Epworth Leagué in the church Sunday night, when officers will be in- #talled, Rev. W. H.-Dunnock, the gas- tor, formerly of the Mystic Methodist %lvmrlih, will speak on Epworth League ork. The shortage of Pullman day cars makes it almost impossible to get reservations at any station between Boston and New York, with the result that local ticket agents have to hear many complaints from the patrons of the road. Connecticut people who have sailing or power boats on Long Island sound are interested in a decree just issued by the federal goyernment that every craft on the Sound, with the excépticn of rowboats, must be licensed and un- dergo rigid scrutiny. Arthur Woodworth, after spending several months at his home in No- ank, has returned to Fisher's Island, where he will assume his former place as engineer of the electric'light and power company, where he has been for twelve years, During April there were about the usual humber of rainy days, fourteen The total precipitation, 3.36 inches, was about & fifth of an inch below the normal, though nearly an inch more than the amount measured within the month f its name in 1917. Miss Helen Bolan of Waterbury, who is now assistant state leader and club organizer sent out by Storrs Asricul- tural college in connection with its food conservation propaganda, pre- gided Monday at a meeting of the Burnside Economic club in Burnside. Chairmen of the different commit- tees of the state council of defense have received & communication from Howell Cheney, state director of the Connecticut War Savings committee, in which he discourages chain letters in conneetion with the sale of thrift stamps. The first Chinaman to be commit- ted to an insane asylum from dinfield, and perhaps the first from the state of 'Comnecticut, is _Yep Kwong, 19 year old son of Yep Kwong, a Thompsonville laundryman, who wi bronght to the Norwich state hospital this week. L. C, Merrill of Rockville, a mem- ber of the senior class at Dartmouth college, hag been chosen, with eleven others, by Lieutenant J. S. Pickett. head of the military department of the college, for Dartmouth's quota in the Fourth Reserve Officers’ Training Camp this summer. There is a call in Connecticut for a timber eruiser to report at once for duty at Washington barracks, Wash- ington. D. C. A timber cruiser is a man skilled in woodcraft, and who can find his way through dense for- ests “spotting” the sort of Jumber that may be desired. Officers of the grand commandery of Connecticut, United Order of the Golden Cross, will visit Blaine. com- mandery of Danbury this (Friday) evening and will present the cam- mandery an American. flaz. Members who have accepted invitations include g Treasurer C. D. Sharpe of ui and Grand Trustee Cyr V- e " ¥Eus A ness to his shome at 319 Washington street. street is visiting friends in Bellows Falls, X n:twflmlm il- l‘fllfi in Tariffville. P this ci ve as their guests MNirs. John 'M"m”."m son of Waterbury. daughters, Cora and ,Edna May, of Norwich, are visiting Mr. and . Homer Kinnie at Pendleton Hill. Miss Catheri Summit street was so extensively burned all over her body early Thursday afternoon that grave fears ate felt for her recovery. Her clothing caught fire as she was in the yard at the ;hcn she was burning grass and rub- sh. ed had the ambulance summoned and the suffering woman was removed to h sister, a school death Monday of Mrs. Elizabeth Clark g\ds, 95, at her home in East Marion, I daughter of James and Grace Potter. She was twice married and Jeaves two sons, James P, Clark of Niantic, Ct. and, Joseph Clark of East Marion, two sisters, Mrs. Sallle Williamson of Sag Harbor, L. I, and Mrs. Lucretia John- son of Noank, and a brother, Captain Charles T. Potter of Norwich. There are two nieces in Noank, Mrs. T. L. Rathbun and Mrs. Walter and burial was in East Marion. morning, Montville. He was a painter apd dec- orator and worked at his trade in New. London. He wife and two daughters, Margaret, also of Montville. Kinney of Preston, dered by Arthur Saisberry on Monday, was held Thursday afternoon the home of his father, Conrad Kin- ney, friends There forms. the chureh, ler and of Ages. Copp, Frank and Henry Mell, Web- ster James Mahoney, the Poquetanuck ' cemetery committal service was conducted at the grave by Rev. Mr. Ricketts. Un- dertaken Hourigan had charg® of the ltuner;l arrangements. laide Sauer was held Thursday after- noon from the home of her parents in Poquetanuck. There was a large at- tendance of relatives many of whom came places. were arranged about the casket, Rev. William E. Hooker of Portland, as- sisted by Rev. L. C. Sherbourne, con- ducted the services. ers, Clarence and Henry Woodmansee, Clinton Simpson, John Crowe, John Lucas, Jr, and Theodore Church, Jr. Burial took place in the family Iot in the Poquetanuck cemetery where a committal grave by Rev. Mr. Sherbourne. Under- takers Church and Allen had charge of the funeral -arrangements. were held from the undertaking rooms of George G. Grant at 2 o'clock Thurs- day afternoon, Deing ‘were conducted by Rev. Charles Smith, pastor of Baltic M, E. church. There were geveral acted as bearers. Burial was in the Ray and Yerrington cemetery, where a committal service was read by Rev. Mr. Smith. attendance at the funeral of .Charlss L. Lucas, held at the home of his mother, Mrs. Benjamin Lucas, in Po- quetanuck, Wednesday afternoon. Rev. L. C. Sherbourne, pastor of St. James Episcopal church, officiated and read 2 committal service at the grave. The bearers were Charles Harkness. ver Church, George Bogue and George W. Mansfield. Burial was in the fam- ily Jot in the Poquetanuck cemetery. Undertakers Church & Allen had charge of the funeral arrangements. tural college now bears 190 stars, five of these representing faculty soldiers and the remainder representing stu- dents who are now in the service. least one-fourth of these are officers. The military camp which is ordinarily a part of the spring program for the boys will be omitted this year, due to the earliness of closing and the im- perative need of men in agricultural and allieq pursuits. members of the dancing class taught last year by Raymond B. Sherman, enjoyed a dance in T. A. B. hall on Thursday evening the music being fu- nished by an orchestra under the di- rection of Mrs. Elizabeth J. Danihy, The arrangement was in Louis M. Young. Ice cream ard punch were served. 35 | city, who is with the G56th Artillery regiment somewhere in France is evi- dently acting as official censor of the soldiers’ mail in his regiment. letter received at The Bulletin office this week had on it the O. K. of the lieuterant. street has been in Boston for several weeks. of Washington have been guests of Mrs. Worth's mother, Mrs, Channing M. Hyntington. Lasell - seminary, Auburndale, ‘was at her heme on Sachem street for a brief stay early in the week. ‘bad wm more elnth,’-. Walter F. Lester is confined by ill- Mre, Willlam Cranston of Summer , Vermont. | Mrs. Frank Taylor of Norwich was ’ Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lamphere of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Button and CLOTHING CAUGHT FIRE. McCloud of Summit Street is Seriously Burned. Miss Catherine McCloud, 58, of 98 sly and and ring Summit street. house | fall She was alone at the time. Dr, Louis T. Cassidy who was call- Backus hospitgl. e injured woman lived with her Miss Agnes McCloud, who is teacher. pasncmal AN OBITUARY the Relatives have received word of the She was born in Noank, the for thbun, The funeral was_ held dnesday the Florence T. Sullivan. Florence T. Sullivan died Thursday May 9, 1918, at his home in fore is survived by his Mae and William, Kinney. The funeral of Constable Willlam who was mur< German god- of vietory already consummated. ought to mean the consecration ourselves to this Twentieth Century crusade, the purpose of which will not be achieved until our arms and the arms of our.allies are Former miserable leading to failure but this crusade be- —_—— _.nd_."i'ohrmce For All —— ‘An scension Day-service commem- orating the fall Holy ‘City, into Christian hands, was held at Christ Episcopal church ‘on Thursday evening by Columbian Com- mandery, No. 4, Knights Templar, and Norwich Chapter of Rose Croix. Rev. of Jerusalem, The Sir Richard R. Graham delivered a most interesting address on the history of Jerusalem and made a stir- appeal to the Knights to enlist in the present great crusade for the defense of America. In: the history speaker noted the fact that after the of Jerusalem the of the city from the Jews, God’s chosen people, many nations and re- ligions had held possession of it. Some were willing that Christianity should progress but the Turks who held it from 1244 until the recent capture of it by the British forces, under Gen- eral Allenby, on Dec. 8th, have tried to stamp out the Christian faith and marks of the works may be seen in trightful massacres of the Sy- rians and Armenians. The question arises, continued Rev. Mr. Graham, what does the British capture signify? It may We are certain, however, the Jew, Christian and Moslem. This toleration is in full aceord with Masonic principles. All ‘this depends on _the victory of the allias. German vietory means Jerusalem and Palestine in the hands of the Turk with the kaiser oc- cupying some Speciacular position as ultimate chosen representative of God—the in the Holy city. There- our service is not the celebration It of re victorious. crusades “were marred by selfishness and discord Jerusalem does not | C appeal to us as it did to the Crusader or to the Russian of today. ean the restoration of the Holy City 0 the Jews _and the fulfillment of the prophecy. that it means justice and tolerance Calls Templars to 20th ‘centnry Crusade Rev. R. R. Graham Addresses Columbian Commandery at Ascension Day Service—Capture of Jerusalem by British Furnishes Theme—Victory of Allies Will Mean Justice ing a. war of democracy against aii- tocracy may, prevent personal jealous- fes_and ambitions ruining the cause. .. In quoting R. Douglas Pinkerton in “Ladies from 'Hell,” that it is the un- romantic, toil laboring man at home that will be the |by a fall and I -stained, oil-bespattered oundation of an allied victory, Mr. Graham said, if the employer of labor is looking chiefy for his profits; working man himself is ready to_strike any moment when he thinks he can | o at if the gain an .advantage for himself, then Wwe have reproduced those conditions which led to the failure of the Cru- saders. ‘We_ are fighting and holy cause; in a just, righteous not for any selfish purpose but for the good of mankind. Therefore, Sir Knights, your can citizenship; gations; your knightly Christian _calling all unite to enlist|good places to go cheap and about eri- your Masonic obli- Vows; your you in this great crusade for the de- fense of your country; the distressed, the triumph the relief of of the right and the rulership of Christ, your risen and ascended Lord. In closiny strong a feal for the American Red|Rémember, Ma, th: hink Toss, which has taken as their em- 8 and would Hica €0 bg with Sou; Mr. Graham made a blem the Red Cross of the Knight, and the collection which was taken |he done and I am one of the parts of up was for the benefit of i Cross. chapter, A male chorus of 20 voices sangthe|know that I am where I should be evening choral service. the Red 'Those in the ‘chorus were Eben Learned, Arthur R. Blackledge, Louis A. Wheeler, Bep- tram Ralph, Fred G. Prothero, John H. MecNeely, James J. Moore, J. Frank Corey, Charles S. Eaton, Archibald MacDougald, Wiillam B, Young, Jr., Walter B, Crooks, John H. Vaughn, James B. Jackson White, and Henry W, The soloists were Mr, Black: ledge, Mr. McNeely and Mr. Jackson. Frederick W. Lester was organist and director, the service having been ar- ranged by J. Frank Corey. The Knights Templar and the Rose Croix mhrched from % Temple to the church, where the mid- dle section of the church was reserved for them. Over a hundred of the Ma- sons attended the service, including & number of soldiers and ‘sailors, the Masonic from in Ledyard, with relativés and from out of town attending. were many _beautiful, floral Rev. C. H. Ricketts, pastor of Greeneville Congregational officiated and Mrs. Fred Mil- Mrs. L. Smith rendered Rock The bearers were Frederick | v, Copp, Charles Maynard and Burial took place in where, a th tate She Miss Florence A. Sauer. The funeral of Miss Florence Ade- and friends, from other Many beautiful floral -forms |is The following relatives were bear- |now that service was read at the Bl FUNERAL. Henry G. Ray. Funeral services for Henry G. Ray relatives apd friends in attendance. The services |© ing floral and forms. Friends now Charles L. Lucas, It Many relatives and friends were in Oli- Has Storrs Flag With 190 Stars. The service flag of ‘Storrs Agricul- day Mr. At | adv ary has Danced in T. A. B, Hall. About twenty couples, formerly charge of the Lieut. Ishister Is Censor. Lieutenant James T. Isbister of this was One the. INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY for Miss Minnie Palmer of Washington Mr. and- Mrs. Joseph C. Worth, Jr., Miss Mildred J. Cary, a student at Mess,, | and aklbopus There may be-room at the top. of & R youngest daughter of the Leonard Wools girls, $100 to Dr. L. W. Bacon nothing te her sisters. Said a prominent on Thursday night when came to his attention, there are not Norwich who would do as much for the Backus hospital school What a remarkable opportunity there here to perpetuate some old and honored family name through an endowment that would be of such inealculable benefit to nurses at the Backus hospital school hospitals nurses possible, added patriotic Bift would render at the present time.” Retail Stores Found Ci School Superintendent Jennings, who for 52 yvears has been connected with London, presented his resignation at a school board meeting there on Thurs- Principal Walter Hanson Nameaug school was appointed school superintendent. During the time that Mr. Jenninge Much ‘which have. been during the past few weeks and as time goes on it is expdeted that these drills will ‘become a Bxtyre in scont worlk. John Halligan Bound Over by U. §. SETS EXAMPLE FOR HELPING NURSES' 8CHOOL Norwich Citizen Points to Bequest by Miss Bacon to Virginia School. Through the filing in the New Haven probate court on Wednesday of the of the late Miss Alice M. Bacon, late Dr. y Bacon, formerly of city, it became known that Miss Bacon had left the residue of her es- as a trust fund for the benefit of the school for Nurses at Hampton, Va. left $5,000 each to two Japanese and Norwich citizen the item “I wonder if men and women in for murses. in Norwch the and in the future. And now the government is calling upon to supply all the trained there wou$l be the service that such a SALES SHOWN ON THRIFT STAMP DAY izens Ready to “Do Their Bit” This Way. Big sales of thrift stamps in this city on Thursday which was special thrift stamp day were reported by Will chairmar of the local committee in_the retail stores, 1. Stearns, av- special charge of this worl Small cards to hang in the stores buttons to be worn by the clerks have been distributed in all of the 95 retail stores of the city which are enlisted in the work. The but- tons have the words on them, “I Sell Thrift Stamps—Ask Me.” is expected that shortly thrift stamp clubs will be formed of any ten persons agreeing to buy one stamp per week. Those who associate them- selves together in this way will re- ceive a special club cert be entitled to choose a name. SUPT. JENNINGS RESIGNS cate and will IN NEW LONDON. Been for 52 Years Connected With Schools of That City. Charles B. the schools of New afternoon. 1t was accepted and Jennings was at once appointed adviser to the school board at a sal- of $1,000 yearly. of _the been connected with the New London schools he has seen them grow from 784 to to 130 teachers. cipal, acting school visitor, supervising principal and superintendent. 48 pupils and from 38 He has been prin- SCOUTS DRILL Whole City Troop in Marching Ex- ercises at Academy Campus. interest has been shown troop drills of the Goy in Scouts inaugurated here On Wednesday evening a drill held on the Academy campus with a large repredentation of the troops present. best showing as practically all of their members were present. in charge of Lieut. B. F, Brewster of Troops 12 and 3 made the The drill was RUMORS KEEP OFFICERS LOOKING FOR SALSBERRY. None Resulted in Any Clue to Where- abouts of Preston Murderer. Reports' from various sources that Arthur Salsberry, murderer of Con- stable William Kinney in Preston last Monday, had been seen kept the offi- cers on the alert on Thursday to run these rumors down, but no trace was found of the man they want. Towards evening State’s Attorney H. A. Hull and County Sheriff Sidney A. Brown from New London visited the Salsberry house on the Shewville road; accompanied by other officers. County Detective W. . Jackson and Constable H. E. Draper and George H. Stanton of this city are putting in much time on the checked up Salsberry’s record pretty completely. years old, is a shoemaker by trade, and was born in Ohio. eleq all over the United States, has lived in Santa Barbara, C Col, Liverpool, 0., Wells City, Ind.,, and Parkersburg, Va. TFrom the Bridgeport, where he worked at thel Bryant Electric company. From there he went. to ployed at Wi Haven he came here about a vear age. He 'married his wife at East Live His leg was_amputated at St. Luke’s hospital in Denver, According to the police description, | pool. O, Salsberry pounds, 5 feet 4 to 5 feet 6 inches, heavy head of light brown hair, me- dium size light mustache, dark gray eyes. His left leg is gone below the knee and he wears a cork leg and walks a little lame. _ When he went awa: ing plain dark brown cap, black suit, low tan shoes. white coilar, blue four- in-hand ti stripes, no jewelry. HOPEFUL FOR Wounded Man is Holding His Own Well—Bullet , Removed. The condition of Herman Chapman, the Preston man who Was shot last Monday afternoon by Arthur Salsber- ry, was reported at the Backus hos- Thursday show no unfavorable complications so pital on far. The bullet has been removed, but there are still a number of pieces of the copper jacket which it has been impossible to cause no new complications there i reason Chapman will recover. The bullets fired from the rifle that|by the people of the whole country Salsberry used were of the dum-dum every variety which mushrooms when it strikes. There is always possibility of infection developing from these small particles of copper jacket of the bullet, but if tHis can_be avoided there is little to fear Chapman’s case. AT DAVIS THEATRE Motion Pictures Are Shown g Another of Thomas T, Ince's pro- uctions, featuring attractive Dorethy | e 7 . Baltny. i Thaye Mo wwes shows b ey Lo Lhaye sald ey thisifloguiha Davis theatre Thursday afternoon and evening and will continue the last half of the week, Miss Dalton is seen in a role which is different from her or- dinary character par the less charming. The story Is a so- ciety drama, deallng with a we girl who wins her way into the hearts of her husband's Others appearing In_the cast are Jack William Conklin, Dorcas thews and Elinor Hancock. “The second chapter of the Son of was shown entitied The Holt, Democracy Call to Arms. Abraham Lincoln calling for men to Home Guards. The meetings of the Scoutmaster's Round Table will be resumed, the first theeting to be held on important matters will be eonsidered among which will be the campaign May 14 when leaders. FOR U. 8. COURT Commsisioner Mathewson. John THalligan was presented be- fore Commissioner Earl Mathewson on- Thursday afternoon at the commis- sioner’s office in the Thayer byilding, was bound over to the U. S, dis- trict court on the charge of procuring liquor for men in_uniform. Halligan was.arrested here last Saturday night. Bonds were placed at $300, in Gefault| of which he went to Jail! defend the nation and there striking resemplance Wilson's situation. , Another feature on the bill is The Lure, Hart in a stirring drama of the north- A Current Events film con- cludes the bill. 5,000 Shipwork Voluhteers, The passing of the 5000 mark in the Primal west. Connecticut workers for the United States ship-|democracy by forcing their way into is e, [« t case and have They find that he 4s 40 He has trav- ., Denver, e, 0., Gas last place he came to ew Haven and was em- chester’s. .~ From New 40 yvears old, 140-145! He. can ride a bicycle. he was wear- light shirt with blue RECOVERY § F HERMAN CHAPMAN. night as having locate, and if these to anticipate that Mr. from the in Mr. in Dou- ble Bill. and she is none a’ western exclusive family. Ma- The picture shows is a to President featuring William 8. enrollment of ekilled yard volunteers was announced yes- terday by Leo A. Korper, state director | petter go home and knit bandages for the public service reserve. Water for Drinking Fountain. ‘Water was turned on for the first|pieces in the trenches abroad. time this season on Thursday at the grinking Little nion stre et. fountain in the park at the|‘over there, standing all night in two lain between Broadway and SOLDIERS AND SAILORS What Eastern Connecticut Boys Are Doing In Vari &.“lmfl n Various Branches of Bad For Washing Hair Most soaps and prepared shampoos contain too much alkali, which is.very injurious, as it dries\the scalp and makes the hair brittle.\ The' best thing to use is just plain mulsified cocoanut ofl, for-this is pure and entirely greaseless. It's very cheap, and beats the most expensive soaps or anything else all to pieces. You can get this at-any drug store and a few ounces will last the whole family for months. Simply moisten the hair with water and rub it in, about a teaspoonful is all that is required. It makes an abundance of rich, creamy lather, | cleanses thoroughly and rinses out easily: The hafr dries quickly and and evenly, and is soft, fresh looking, bright, fluffy, wavy and easy to handle. Besides, it loosens and takes out every particle of dust, dirt and dandruff. ¥ Met Former Norwich Man. Merely dating his letter “Some- where” on board the U, S. S. Mu- naires, Waldo Oat has written a re- cent letter to his mother, Mrs. John B. Oat of 115 West Thames street, telling a little of his most recent ex- periences. He says in- par Dear Mothér:—I am trying to en- Joy myself as much as possible while here. I spent pretty nearly all the coin I could get my mitts on going around and seeing what of the coun- try I could and I saw quite a bit of . As usual I had to hurt myselt while over here. I ruptured myself may have to g0 to a hospital here, though I am going to try to last it out until I arrive home when I will be among jgriends. I made some good friends while ver here among the army officers. 1 met Capt. George A. Barton here. He comes from. Norwich, but lately has been living in New Haven. He was pleased to meet Someone from Nor- wich. T met him by accident and in- vited him to dinner on board before he recognized me as your son. After that we were like two peas and I en- joyed my stay in that port more af- ter meeting him for he knew all the Telephone 1450 Leaves Chelsea . Dock, Tuesdays, Thursdays and at 5 p. m, s L Leaves New York. Pier 46, East River, Mondays, Wednesdays and days at 5 p. m. F. V. KNOUSE, Agest. CALLED TO SERVICE FOR UNCLE SAM ; All must be sold at . omequu\llasy of cost. BIG SALE Now Going On MAURICE FREIBERG'S Clothing and Furnishing Store 81 Franklin Street ‘Do You Want _ We ndvertise exactly as 1t The Boys “Over Here” If our boys “over there” are going to win, the boys “over here” in the business army must make it possible. that time I was as I always am, or nearly so. Don't worry about me as there is nothing to worry about and the navy] department will notifysyou if anything happens to put me out of the running. always and would like to be with you, but at present this is a man’s job to the machine that is doing it. Give my best to everyone and let them and not a slacker. Love, WALDO. Expects to Be Home Christmas. Mrs, Lena Brdyman has received a letter from her son, Jesse L. Bray man, wagongr with the supply com- pany, of the 56th regiment somewhere in_Trande. He write: Dear Mother: This is"some courtry over here. There are no wooden hous- es, but all stone. It's hard to talk to’ the people but while they all-swant to learn English so while they are teaching us French we are teaching them English. This is an awful coun- try for rain. It rains all the time and when it doesn’t rain it is cloudy. You never see the sun. It was a very pleasant trip over, Hardly anybody was seasick. Every one was as hap- Py as if they were coming home. The band was playing all the tunes. The time over here is five hours different. They must produce more and save more. When you buy clothes, the way to save the most in money, materials and labor is to buy good ones; the kind that last the longest. We Sell on Easy @4 Terme. Mail This Coupon Now to STILLMAN’S 324 MAIN ST, NORWICH B Please send catalog, prices and terms regarding your easy payment You'll find them here, all- wool, at $22.50, $25., ,$27.50,‘ $30. When we are eating dinner you are plan, eating breakfast. One good thing Name. ot same about this country we get all we want to eat. T will tell you everything when Street . zseBhassbard 1 get back and will eat my Christmas dinner at home. Murphy & McGarry 207 Main Street Town o+« «ovees R CUMMINGS & RING Fuaneral Directors and Embalmers Your son, ‘WAG. JESSE L. BRYANT. From the First Line. In' a letter to his mother, Mrs, Thomas Delaney of 284 Central av- enue, Private Thomas H. Delaney of Company D, 102nd Machine Gun bat- talion. writes in part as follows: poison gas, i addition to frozen feet! Dear Mother: I received your box|And they sdv they are going to fill and was very glad to get it. Your cake:each man’s belly full of ice water be- was fine and the cigarettes sure do|fore he starts as a moral stimulus to gray dawn, in a chilly fog, to put their unprotected bodies up against shot and shrapnel and machine guns and come in handy, for they arc hard to|him. It is perfectly absurd! Every get vight here. " This is Sunday but I|army abroad gives its men a drink of s n't have a chance to go to mass|something to expanW the cockles of Main Street today for T am in the first line trench- | the heart beforo they go up asainst 322 es, but domt think it will be very long | the cold blue steel, and it may be the i before we will be out-again, The last |last one the poor devils will ever get, ||| Chamber of Commerce Building time T went to mass was er.{ Yet you would think that this war is 238-2 Lady A There were about 500 soldiers thers | going to be won by such fads and fan. | F o™ i and pretty near all of them went to and frills as that. cies communion. It sure would do the folks| at home 2ood to see such a sight and | w let us get down to brass tacks and win this war. Let us find out the after the soldiers had been to mass| 1 let us investigate all the French people had theirs. We had ties in a rtisan way | a priest that came from Fall River! report to the esentatives of and he sure is there. He goes right!|the people, let the peop out in the first line trenches with the boys and he sure tells them a thing or two once in a while. My company has been changed in- pronounce tk GENTLEMEN OF LEISURE ; S5 GIVEN THREE GUESSES to another battalion and it is now Co. % ] 2 D. 102nd M. G, Battalion, and the rest | s i | The watermelon requires ~con- of the battalion’are from around Bos- |0 to Werk, Go to War, Go to Jail— | siderable room, and unless there i ton and a fine bunch of fellows. Your loving son, PRIVATE Campaign Against Loafing. on abundance of space available it should mot be planted in the garden. 'HOMAS DELANEY. Men who have been loa in poo! Tt is % heat-loving plant and TE THOMAS DELANET | rooms or around cor or ka7 ceds should not be' planted in_the the benche 2rks when |open until the ground is warm. ‘This BRANDEGEE LASHES AT “DRYS” AND SUFFRAGISTS | will be about one month after the last hard frost. They do best in a sandy soil, and require plenty of well-rotted manure for their best development. The usual method is to plant them in hills made up with plenty of well- rctted manure, about 10 feet apart each Some eight or ten seeds should be placed in each hill, and hen the plants are well established they should be thinned to four plants in a hill. For full directions as to'the control of insects and diseases affect- ing the watermelon, see Farmers' Bulletin 856, entitled “Control of Dis- | ease and Insect Enemies of the Home Vegetable ‘Garden.”—U. S, Department of Agriculture. T A o ECKAAS alcerb It taken in time this Calcium compound entlemen of lessens the risk of chronic throat or I S Up and given the choice? Go| trouble. ANl the ‘remedial and tomio 1 gl = ! ities are combined in this Calcium com- g0 to war, or go to jail pound. No harmful drugs. Try them to= = = day, Bond Interest to Buy Stamps. | 50 cents a box, including war tax An appeal has bee by e | For sale by all 5 drugy Connecticut war savings committee to Eckman Laboratory, mflfl,.,. . every town and city in this state ask- oL hr permit gone onounce must soon find this | Can’t Win War Gy Talking About These Two Matters. Discussion this week in the senate |27 of the aircraft programie brought out | th2 from Senator Frank B. Brandegee of | Connecticut a_gpirited rejoinder to | some of the criticism that had been made of him for what he has said at various times against the' administra- tion, and_he also incorporated witn it a_ brief but vigorous pronouncement | of his views upon the agitation for woman's suffrage and prohibition at this time. Senator Brandegee said: “If there is any virtue in_coordina- tion, let us coordinate. We have three coordinate departments of the government. Now let us coordinate. This war_is not going to be won by | Colonel House. It is not ing to be| won by any pet or favorite of the! president. Tt is only Zoing to be won persons tabor will To also up ¢ rozin; ne to - that ng out W having confidence in this and round to wor government, if the government warrants the confidence which the public places in it. “T have no partisanship in thi war. can the ey taking They can take my propert: take my life. They are lives of the fellows they draft into|ing that holders of Liberty bonds in- the army, and they can have my life. terest coupons which fal] < T have only one life to live, and T have Y 15 in war savings and thrift NOTICE only one death®to die, and T know of thereby allowing the govern- ro better cause in which to sacrifice | ment to retain the interest as well as| SFURTEVANT BRIDGE, NORWICH my life than in standine against this|the principal of their accumulated TOWN 1S CLOSED UNTIL FURTH- ST ER NOTICE, FOR REPAIRS. Old Water Pipe Broke. An old service pipe in Main strect|®Y ORDER OF THE SELECTMEN. that once supplied water for a motor - in the former Bulletin building broke off on Thursday afternoon while em- ployes of the water department were at Commencing June 1, 1918, the price of gas furnished by this department will be as follows: work remodeling it. The excavation s filled with water before the men Up to 30,900 cu. ft. per month $1.60 per 1,000 cu. ft. German brute who is tramnling over civilization. But, my God, I'm a free man! I am not a partisan! No word any say partisan tinge to it “To he syre. when the president presumes, ast think at times ,to be a superman, and to think his judzment is better than that of the ~hundred million people of the country, I make some jokes about it and.some sareas- tie_references to There is mo ill- nature about that, and I am not do- ing it for polities; T am doing it In the hope that, at last, he will somé day realize that there are other peo- ple in this country besides him, who have some brains, and some loyalty, vere able to check the flow and pro- ceed with their work. To Norwich State Hospital. Mrs. Theresa King, who has been an inmate of the New London almshouse for some time, was taken to the from the almshouse. or- 5 and some patriotism. wich state hospital on Thursday. She 3;6000 9 1‘;3&”““ "“-1 ® fF" month . “Fou cannot win this war by talk- |has been acting in an eccentric man- | $1-30- Per 1 cu. ft. for entifle ] ing about woman suffrage and pro-|ner and her condition has become such | amount used. 2 hibitlon. We won every war we ever|that it was advisable to remove her| All over 150,000 cu. ft. per month .. were In without woman suffrage and : $1.15 per 1,000 amount used. No bills will be rendered, however, at a less amount than that which is calculated for the maximum amount at the rate of the preceding blotk. In making tkis increase, your Com- missioners have given the matter careful econsideration and find that, ‘because of the excessive increase of- the cost: of Jabor and all material entering into the manufacturing _ gas, it is impossible to sell the uet at the- present price. It is hoj that this increase, e but ue‘:.‘;’omy, for, soon’ z:lcn will prohibition. We won the war of and 1812 and the Mesicgn war and there were no pink tea parties talk- ing about putting pink chemises on the men and Plymouth pants on the women. The women do not propose to go over in the trenches abroad and do the fighting. Tt is the men who will have to do that. Instead of bleat- ing around here about their saving £ 2lny cu. i o RS ft. for entire - Workmen's Compensation. A workmen's compensation agree- ment between the American Thermos Bottle Co. of this city, employer, and Hattie Chapman, employe, has been approved by Commissioner J. J. Don- chue. She had a finger on her hand sprained. Compensation Is at the rate of $6.53 caucuses and_conventions. they had Perpetual Wai A New York doctor says ‘sweet- hearts must remember they are fighting a million germs, with every |y, kiss. But the war goes on.—Arkan- “And, take the boys in the trenches |sas Gazette. and pick lint, and_get ready to take care of thelr brothers and sons and fathers who are going to be shot to reduced. conditions warrant, the et of ica Water, with orders in their| Character writes its name on a man’s i = ckets to go over the top in the cold ' face in indellible ink. >, 1