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' Other Women Keep Up Strength 2y maband weak rundown' no languid and no tion. After dog- twring for a and getting no better I tried Vinol and to my sur- prise it -built me up and etrength- ened my whole system.”—Mrs., Wm. D. De ¥ m':&t we_ guarantee Vinol s hecause it is a constitutional remedy containing beef and cod liver pep- tones, iron and manganese peptonates and glycerophosphates, the most suc- cessful tonice known. Broadway Pharmacy; o Willimantie: A, W. Williams Pharmacy, Danieison; J. F. Donahue, Putnam; and. Druggists Everywhere. N. 5. GILBERT & SONS MATTRESSES We copy an advertise- ment recently published in France, “Over There:” in Billets When from the trench the doughboy drags his weary feet, he never lags, but hurries on as best he can—a single hope spurs ofi the man. For billets, ‘though they’re pretty- mean, and often not so very clean, af least afford the tired lad a chance to sleep—for which he’s glad. He hustles, with a happy gtin, to find some siraw to snuggle in. At first a bed of down it seems, but scon discomforts mar his dreams. So, having passed some sleepless nights, the drowsy doughboy homeward writes: “I wish an OSTER- MOOR could be shipped here by Parcel Post to me.” We Are Agents for Norwich and Vicinity Ostermoor Mattresses that soldiers dream of. Perfectly sanitary, durable and the best for the price that can be bought. Call and see them at the new store, Shetucket Street, opposite Laurel Hill Bridge. ; Wilson Drug Ernest E. Builard VIOLIN TEACHER All String Instruments Repaired Violins sold on easy terms For appointment address E, E. BULLARD, Bliss Place, Nor- wich, Conn. GEORGE G. GRANT Undertaker and Embalmer 32 Providence St., Taftville Prompt attention to day or night calls Teicphone $30 apri¢MWFawl 188th Dividend Office of The Norwich Savings Society Norwich, Conn., June 15, 1918, The Directors of th declared out of the raings of the current six ronths a semi-annual dividend at the rate of FOUR PER CENT. per annum, payable to deposi- tors entitied thereto on and after July 15, 1918, COSTELLO-LIPPITT, Tr Society have urer, DENTIST DR. E. J. JONES Suite 46 Shannon Building Take elevator Shetucket Street entrance. Phone AMERICAN HOUSE Special Rates to Theatre Troupes, Traveling Mon, Ete. Livery connection Shetucket Street FARREL & SANDERSON, Props. Phone 75-4 FREDERICK T. BUNCE Piano Tuner Phone 838-2 £ Clairmount Ave keep house for t into & Fitrength, Norwich, Monday, July 1, 1918, VARIOUS MATTERS Half of 1918 is gone! It is daybreak now at 3.06. Light vehicle lamps at 8.55 o’clock this evening. Danz, Jazz band dance at Pulaski hall, Wednesday, July 3rd—adv. Vines about town are laden with grapes, indicating a big yield. day, after weeks of dull weather. The Dbest moonlight nights in July will be from the 23rd to the 26th. The Peck lLbrary, Slater Memorial, has received recently a gift of thirty books. Weighing of the rural mail begins today, July 1st, and continues Guring the month. Forty stars have been added to the TU. 8. Finishing Co's service flag at Sterling, making a total of 107 stars. Improvements, repairing, painting, etc, are in progress at the residence of Walter H, Rogers, on Union street. | A few Ttalian citizens have been ais- plaving flags, since the encouraging news of war successes have come from Ttaly. Sunday morning Rev. E. P. Aver of Mansfield Center preached in South Coventry in exchange with Rev. H. C. Beebe. The First Division, A. O. H, has requested a mass for deceased mem- bers of the division at St. Patfick’s church, Wednesday. Rev. Gny Wingard of Chaplin preached in the Congregational church at Windham, Sunday, in exchange with Rev. M. R. Plumb. Norwich bakers, while out of the re- quired printed wrappers for bread, e_certifying by small siips that each is the legal 16 ounces. 1o Supervisors from Connectlcut have left for Evanston, IIL, to attend the summer session for mnsic supervisors being held at Northwestern universi- ty. This state will be represented at the convention of the National Education association at the summer meeting | to be held June 30 to July 6 in Pitts- buagh, Pa. Among teachers enrolled for mer ecourses at Dartmouth colleg s Principal Frederick D, Mabrey, of the Benninzion, Vt, high school, formerly of Norwich. Major W. A. Mercer, commanding the® Connenticut recruiting district, siates that twenty more men are needed at on~~ for the army general hospita] at West Haven. Bixty-one persons visited the Otis library reading room Sunday after- noon, when Miss Sadie J. Dawson was in charge. The library will be closed. Sundays during the summer. It is pleasiyg to the many friends of Judge Luc'us Brown to see him out and about, and to know that his sight is greatly improved, since he under- went a surgical operation in Boston recently. The July mass for the spiritual and temporal welfare of ,the parish hoys in the national service will be offered in St. Patrick’s church this morning by the rector, Rev. John H. Broderick. | News has been received that Chris- topher G. Allen, Naval Reserves, younger son of Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Al- len, of Church street, has been trans- ferred from the U. S. 8. }fassachusetts to the Virginia. John C. Mathier was before the police court at New London Friday morning charged with leaving his au- tomobile near the. hvdrant in front of the Winthrop hotel in_ State street. He claimed ignorance of the lawsand was fined $1 and costs. George Woodward of Westerly, who is to be master in the Wheeler school, North Stonineton, for the coming vear, holds both the bachelor degree and masters degree from Dartmouth and has had over twenty vears' experience in public and private schools. The Catholic Women's Benevolent legion throughout the country, which has a Norwich branch, has decided to contrbute an ambulance to the agen- cies in France working with the wounded. The quota of each local council has not vet been determined. Following the action of branches of the A. O. H. threughout the coun- try which, on a referendum, voted |to abandon the annual national con- vention this year, State President John F. Leeney of New PEritain has announced that no Connecticut con- vention will be held. Colonel J. Moss Ives has been ap- pointed camp adjutant for the officers’ camp of instruction to be held for the State Guard at Niantic, July 6 to August T Durinz this perfod four different camps will be held with offi- cerz and men on the eligible list for’ commissions attending. The ten Sisters of Mercy who are teachers In St. Patrick’s school, Sister Loyola, superior, leave Norwich Fri- day for a month's study in summer schools, those of Grades 6, 7 and 8 at Laurelton Hall, Milford, and the in- termediate and primary teachers at Hamilton Heights, Hartford. Enthusiastic home gardenars at Dan- bury learned last week how to bat- tle with the blight, the potato bug, and aphis by means of spraying, when Prof. Codding, of the State Agricui- tural college, demonstrated the how and why of the Sprayer and spraying solutions. Whon My America club of 15 little girls gave n Red Cross fair Satu day afternoon on the lawn at the res dence of Mrs. Alfred H. Chappell on Huntington street, New London, one of the children in charge was Harriet Chapelle, little granddaughter of Mrs, Frederick 8. Camp of Norwich. GIVEN GOLD WATCH AND MEERSCHAUM PIPE Street Department Employes Make Gifts to Retiring Street Commissidner. George E. Fellows, retiring street commissioner, was presented on Sat- urday a gold watch and meerschaum pipe by the employes of the street de- partment as a token of esteem. Rich- ard Marx made the presentation in behalf of the employes and Mr. Fel- lows responded, expressing his appre- clation of the gifts. Miss Jane E. Dearing, who has been clerk of the office during the past two years, was presented a box of candy. 1 Absent Without Leave. |, Private Ernest Whitford of this city is absent without leave from Camp | Upton, according to word that has been sent to the local police. d June went out with a veal summer Miss Alice Bassette of Moosup has been visiting friends in Baltic. 3 Carl Sorensen of this city was the week-end guest of friends at Ocean Beach, : ; Danfels Wells of Ashaway, R. I, is spending a few days in this cit as the guest of friends. Miss Lillian Stetson of Norwich is visiting at the home of her brother, Mortimer Stetson, in Central Village. William J. Stanley of 43 Washing- ton street has aocepted a position in the rea] estate office of N, Tarrant & Co. Miss Alice Murphy of Chelmsford, Mass., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Thomas F. Kelly, of 18 Sturtevant avenue. Westerly Italian Society Votes to Come—Red Cross Workers Invited to Parade—Committee Working to Secure De- tachment of Blucjackets and Soldiers in the Line. Quite a considerable addition to the Italian section of the Fourth of July parade is promised by the participation of Italian societies from Westerly which have sent their acceptance to the invitation to take part in the pa- rade. This was reported at the spe- cial meeting of the executive commit- tee which was held on Saturday eve- ning at the Chamber of Commerce rooms with Chairman Royal G. Holmes presiding. Soldiers and Sailors. “The committee has also taken up the possibility of having a detachment of bluejockets added to the. parade and 2lso a detachment of soldiers from Fort Wright on Fishers Island. The first contribution made by any society has been a voluntary offer from ‘the Giuseppi Garibaldi society and it is hoped by the finance com- mittee that other societies will see fit to follow this lead. Red Cross Workers Invited. Participation by the Red Cross in the parade in creditable numbers was indicated by the following general in- vitation to Red Cross Workers that was made publiz on Sunday night: All the workers of the Norwich Chapter of the Red Cross are cordial- Iy invited and earnestly urged to join in the big Fourth of July parade on| Thursday afternoon of this week. It is hoped at least three hundred of the ‘workers will appear in the parade and equal the splendid showing made here in the Red Cross parade last May. Each worker in the parade will be re- quired to furnish her own cap and apron. No postal card notlces will be sent out but each Red Cross worker is asked to feel free to join the parade. All persons intending to parade in the Red Cross section may report their in- tention to Mrs. W. Tyler Olcott. All paraders should report to the Red Cross rooms in the Thayer building on Thursday afternoon at half past one. Col. Gale, the marshal, announces tha the parade will start promptly at 2.05 o'clock, and that there will be at least two rest periods during the time of march of five minutes each, Elks Vote Against Parading. _Norwich Lodge of Elks held a spe- cial meeting Sunday afternoon which had a small attendance and.at which the question of accepting the invita- don to parade was the business to be considered. It was voted not to pa- rade, The executive committee in charge of the parade-plans adjourned Sat- Miss Esteila Brown motored from Baltic to Sterling the other day and took her graduating class of 1918 of the Center school to Rocky Point, Mrs, Jonathan Lathrop and Mrss. C. Arthur Lathrop and children of the West Side were in Hanover over Sun- Gay, guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. S, Lee, Lieut. Walter A. Simpson has left town after a short stay at his home here. Licut. Simpson zoes to Van- couver Barracks in the state of Wash- ington. Alfred E. Kearney, a trumpet player is at Hotel Preston, Beach Bluff, Mass,, for the season s a member of the orchestra which is composed of Boston Symphony members. and con- ducted by Carl Penfield. " TOBITUARY. meeting this (Monday) evening at the town hall, when other essential details will be discussed dnd decided upon, Franeis Clish has been added to the finance committee and will aid Chair- man William F. Hill in the work of sr;('urmg the funds that will be need- ed. Eleanor Frances Stapleton. The death of Eleanor Frances, y’nngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs, ‘harles H. Stapleton, occurred Sunday at the home of her parents on Spring Garden avenue. The child was only 4 years of age. Mrs. T. Henry Rix. Emily Rowena Chapma, widow of T. Henry Rix, died at _her home at 38 Hamilton avenue Sunday morning, following an illness of six months, which she bore patiently and uncom- plainingly. Mrs. Rix was born CAPT. CARUTHERS BEATS ALL BUILDING RECORDS In Construction of March Aviation Field at Riverside, Cal. REGISTERED 287 BABIES + AT FOUR SCHOOLS Norwich’s Part in Baby Conservation Is to Save Lives of 49. The baby registration camp for the town was continued on Saturday at The aviatiol number of the River- i rprise, just issued, in- Preston. on|5ide, Cal, Enterp § X & bears “on its first page an excellent|the High street, Broadway. Norwich f{ept x 11;‘;:] }115" “B!“!hg}f of “‘”‘i:‘“ picture of Capt. William H. Caruthers, | Town and Greeneville schobls, where . an( y Stanton apman. n under whose super-|287 babies a Norwich boy rision the March aviation fleld has been constructed. The Enterprise says in part: To Captain W. H. Caruthers, com- manding officer at March field through- out its entire construction period, was assigned the task of completing th contract within 60 days, and the con- struction work was completed on Wed- nesday, May 15th, a head of schedule April 12, 1869, she was united in mar- riage with T. Henry Rix, and has al- ways made her home in this cit where she has a large circle of friend: She was a_member of Trinity Meth odist church. Mrs. Rix is the last of her immediate family, but there are several more distant relatives surviv- ing. D to five y brought to be exami resistered. ‘There were 40 at High street, 76 at Broad 6 at Norwich Town and 5_at Greeneville. Better health for the babies of Nor- h is the object of the child con- servation campaign being conducted here as p of the national move ment to save s of 100,000 chil- rs old were ed and Mrs. Henry Peale. The death of Mrs. Henry Peale oc- time, breaking all records that had|dren this second ek curred at her home at 65 Asylum|heen established for similar work in|is estimated that that number of 1 street Sunday morning, following an|cantonment and other camp construc- |tie ones die of preventable {llness each illness of. long duration n for the army throughout the Unit- |vear in America so Connectiout hos Mrs. Peale was born in this city onjed States. From the moment he heen assigned the task of saving 1,065 High street Jan. 19, 1362, the daugh- |reached Riverside and came in con-|children under five years of age and ter of Capt. Henry and Eliza Fargo,|tact with the Chamber of Commerce, | Norwich’s quota s 49, : and had always made her home here. | Captain Caruthers gave every moment| The nation-wide campaign to give On Dec. 14, 1874, she was upited inlof his available time to the carryinZlthe little folks of pre-school age a marriage with Henry Peale. She was out of the construction details of the camp. He worked night and day. In the early days of the work he was known on many occasions to be busily cupied _at his headquarters in the enwood Mission irn (where he mad: office prior to the onening of the! square deal” and chance to live had a member of the Won and an attendant of the First Baptist church. During her long residencesin Norwich Mrs, Peale has made a large number of friends by her kindly di position and will be greatly missed by those who knew her. She leaves her s Relief corps | of the United States Department of Labor. With France jealously ealth of child I G of war time, Ame- rifa has awakened io the issue and its 3 until the small hours of the|womanhood has shouldered the re. husband and a number of other rela- ing, only to start at daybreaksponsil The woman's committee tives. again for the site of the proposed|of the national and state couneils of S el = car defense are conducting the campaign FUNERALS, I o liowing a custom observed since!with the woman's committee of cach the war taroughout our country, March community responsible for any de- George Piades. field is named in honor and to the |zree of s achieved. : The funeral of George Piades was|memory of a fearless young aviator,| Miss Susan D. Huntinzton Is sen- held Sunday afterncon at the mortu- | Peyton C. March, Jr. son of Majorleral chairman of the Norwich Child ary parlors of Shea & Burke at 1.30 | General Peyton C. March, chief of stafl, | Welfare Campaign, with the follow o'clock with many in _attendance.|U. S. A, who was kilied in practice | organization: There were many beautiful flowers, At | flight.at Fort e "he field | Canvassers Gernon, the Greek Orthodox ch services mije of ground and from 1,500 | chairman, Mrs. . Mrs. were held at 2 o'clock, being conduct- | to 2,000 mep- WeLw .., ., .« GUrNg its | Zebulon R. Robbins, ) N L ed by Rev. George Constantincs.|construction period. it has been a a Wm. Leon: iends acted as bearers. Burial took | place in St, las’ cemetery at East Great Plain, where Rev. Mr. Constan- tinos read a committal service at the grave, Mr. Piades died on TFriday as the result or inju received in a cav at e Saxton woolen, mills in Nor- wich Town. The man was iaken to the Backus hospital, but failed to re- gizantic task every way; the problem of feeding the workmen alone was a staggering_one, as the following list of foodstuffs, the principal rations con- sumed in one day, will show: 1500 pounds beef, 300 pounds ham, 1,500 pounds potatoes, 64 gallons vegetables 125 pounds butter. 300 gallons mil 0 loaves bread, 400 pies, 6000 cook- 5, 3,000 doughnuts, 30 feet layer rence George Ever Miss A ss Amanda Fi Miliea Mrs. John W {ton. Mrs. Top urses in char Miss Marshall, Annie . | Bucklev, Miss Sullivan, cover. ‘He is survived by his wife. | cakes, 125 pounds beans, 50 pounds of | Miss Gertrude Johnson, Miss Kathryn one sister in New York and his mother | coffee, 80 gallons soup, 200 pounds|RBrown Mrs. Patrick . Irs. in Greece. sugar, 40 gallons pudding, 100 pounds | John Andrews, Mrs, i Mpe.Jobn F. Hewitt. onions, § “cases oranges, 30 pounds| Physicians attending: I J. Bro- cheese, 23 gallons tomatoes, 50 pounds The funeral of Mrs. John F. Hewitt rolled oats. phy, Dr. W. K. Tinzley Sohe : new, Dr. Louis Cassilly, Dr. ol 1] hhnrlndn flurlulia‘ih:stztrrt\oon o her| There are to be accommodations for | Fresman, Dr. H. B. Campbell, Dr. Sul- i i A fim ““‘ ‘drfl“fi‘ 2,000 aviators who will be thoroughly |{livan, George Thompson, Dr. W. T T Paabidy s tag B 1° Conani | trained to do battle in the air with the | T, Browne. fndiho bl e LD EDnS 2 = Statistics Committee—Misses Mar- i ALy e Riverside. regarding the acquisition |ion Reebe, Delia. Teavens, Anna Cur- L e of the aviation field as the biggest ac- | tis, Elizaboth Haves, Liliian Stetson, Bl imanitn Praston Oty eoicte complishment of the year, realizes its|Gertrude Browni Jennie Congdon, where 4 committal eervics was reoq | Ereat responsibility and is anxi | Katherine Conghlin, Claire Coughlin, 3t the srave by Mr. Gonat oo |do whatever it can for the {Mary Daly, 1da Adams, Ansie Stan- Pezbody. Undertakers Church & Allen had charge of the funeral arrangements. iers, some 500 of whom are already in training there. Captain Caruthers’' new orders have taken him to Arcadia, a city near Los Angeles. where a balloon school is to ton, Julia Pease, Agnes McClond, Ha nderson_Mollie Kampf, Margue- etter, Kathryn Casey, Agnes Looby, Daisy Morrison, Rose Beckley, Anna Curran, Helen Hamilton, Mary be constructed, though he still has an{Haun, Anna Sadinsk Jennie Crowe, | INCIDENTS IN SOCI eve on the March fleld, fiying to River- | Miriam Wheeler, Nellis O Conneil ICIETY ||side for that purpose twice a week. |Mars Callahan. Abbic TR I T T | Browning, Mrs. L. © MRS. LANDERS GIVEN ;Ame McKnight, Florence ~Rennott, Anna Welch, Rena Murdock, Tda De- Marais, Mathilde Stapfer, Ida Lilli- ridge, Elizabeth _Weller, Fillmore, Tracy, Corcoran, Driscoll. Assistants—Mrs. J. Dana Coit, Mrs. J. H. Selden, Mrs. Jeremiah J. Des- Amos A. Browning, Mrs. Mrs. Georze Comeau, C. R. Chamberlain, DIVORCE SHE ASKED After a week in Pittsfield, Mass., o Mrs. John P. Huntington and daughter Evelyn are at their home on Harland road. Special Commission Finds 'Allegations She Makes Against Husband True Miss C. C. Bacheler of East Town street leaves today (Monday) to pass July and August in Woodstock, On- In accordance with a report made by Charles Phelps of Rockville, as a committee, Judge Lucien F. Burpee in Edward Fu Mrs, Powers ‘s Mrs. ert Chase 'y, M i ZV - tari the superior court at Hartford on ekl dre. Mopimely. ares "o ol i1, | Friday, directed that a divorce be en- | Mrs. Misses Richards, Eli After passing part Wi . i ington street, Mrs. Kugene Bristol has|ford Landers of New London from |1 o'°g ProvninzMiriam Campbel, Ma- left town. George M. Landers, an ex-mayor of | Riackiedze, Mre Pedace, Miee Detoy : New Britain, with manufacturing in- on Y . SerDaat Miss _Elizabeth Trambull 0 Miss Edith Younsz, Mrs. Kin; v, Mrs. terests in that city and now promi- o L &3 Brockline public library is spending a |nent in the food administration. The |yfps’ D M Rl ik month's vacation at her kome on Per-|report filed in court by Mr. Phelps T L Srapanne e onth's bull, Miss Bessie Trumbull. kins place. Questionnaires that have an impor- tant bearinz on the campaizn have bean sent here, asking ahout condi- ter sup- sewage. garbage, inspec- tions and other cond! As all these conditfons have a direct rela- tion to the health of the children of the community, the state committee is prepared with® data which will form the basis for recommendations to each lceal community. It is felt that there is room for improvement. healthwise. in_every community, alike. finds that Mr. Landers _committed misconduct with Belle M. Beatty, who st the time of the acts found against Landers, lived at 184 Seymour street, in Hartford. Miss Beatty livéd in New Britain at the time Mr. Landers was mayor. Lucius F. Robinson and Francls W. Cole appeared for Mrs. Landers and Alvan Waldo Hyde was lawyer for Mr. Landers. Though an answer had been filed by Landers in which he made denial of the material allega- tion in his wife’s complaint, the re- port finds that the matter contained in the complaint’ is true, and no ob- jection was made to the acceptance of the report when it was submitted for approval to Judze Burpee in the session of the court Friday morning. Mrs. Landers had been marrfed twice previous to her marriage to Mr. Tanders. While Mr. Landers is rec- ognized to be a man of wealth, Mrs, Landers has weaith in her own right, and she and Mr. Landers were mar- ried by a justice of the peace, at Sea Acre, the summer home of Mrs. T.an- ders, which is one of the show places on Pequot avenue, New London. She made no claim for alimony in con- nection with the divorce actfon, nei- ther did she ask that her name be changed from Landers. John C. Averill of Norwich is the guest of his sisters, Misses Maria W. and Harriet E. Averill, of Terrace place, Danbury. Lieut. and Mrs. Franklyn P. Lord arrived here on Sunday from Camp Brady at Sault St. Marie, Mich,, on a ten day furiough. Miss Myra Van Evera of Oneida, N. Y., is spending the summer with her cousin, Mrs. lward J. Graham, of Washington street. ARRESTS IN MONTH OF JUNE WERE 167 75 For Intoxication Made the High- est Number From One Cause. Having made a vieit with her brother, ¥. C. Butts, in Newton Center, Mass., Miss Adelaide L. Butts is at her home on Washington street. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Parker and daughters and Miss Matilda Randall leave town today to spend several months at Pleasant View, where they have taken a cottage. Arrests in the city for the month that closed at midnight on Sunday numbered 1*7, of which 75 were for intoxication, the highest number for any one cause. The following was the record: Intoxication 75, breach of peace 2, theft 7, violatiqn'of motor vehicle law 17, trespassé, 'fornication 4, selking liguor to sailors 8, gambling, ' deserter, harboring female for prostitution, and Miss F. R. Whitney of the offico staff of Walnut Hill school, Natick, Mass., is spending a_week of her v: cation at her home here before going to Prout’s Neek on the coast of Maine for three weeks Miss Gertrude S. Hyde, professor in ‘Three Pairs of Socks in Week. giving false fire alarm, 2 each; and the art department at Mt. Holycke col-| The knitting branch of the Red|theft of mail, keeping disorderly lege, is at her home on Washington |Cross has received from a patriotic | bouse, resisting officer, non-support, street for a brief stay before return- ing to South Hadley. Mass, where she plans to spend the larger part of her vacation. Norwich woman three pairs of socks, the outcome of one week’s work on a knitting machine. This is a record- breaker for one week's . work _and bakes a good beginning towards the 3200 pairs of eocks which will be ;.l::ded for the local troops by Sept. violating liquor law, common prosti- tute, adultery, reckless driving, pawnbroking without license, employ- ing child under 16, failing to send child to school, personal tax, lascivious car- riage, abetting theft, neglected walf, begging, and escaping from Jjail, 1 eacl LB The last str;w that put the camel down and out had a mint julep at the other end af it. ZET = - RS urday night to hold another important | its origin with the children’s bureau | rural and urban JAMES F. FOX 18 _ STREET COMMISSIONER Begins in Service of the City on the First of July. This (Monday morning George I. Fellows drops the reins as street com- missioner and James P. Fox, the new this position, takes them up. Street Commissionér Fox has not previously been in the line of political appointments, but he is well known in this city where his home has Ueen i i i 1 JAMES P. FOX, New Street Commissioner. practically all his life. He was born | in Greeneville on Nov. 13, 1874, and learned the trade of a brick mason | which he followed in this vicinity and at one time traveled extensively for a_few vears, following his trade. He has just resigned his position as construction foreman with a New Londen building company which had the contract on the Meicer school at| Montville, He has heen foreman of construction for the enton Construc- tion company, Doyle & Murphy, chibald Torrance and the Connecticut Engineering & Construction Co. From is long and varied experience in con- struction work, his friends are satls- fied that he will show himself w qualified for the duties of street come and feit coafident that the this fmportant part of the 1 be in good hands. NAVY DEPARTMENT TAKES FERRY AND GROVE To Be Used For Man at the Subma- rine Bage. The navy department has . taken over and is now operatinz the ferry {boat, Vincent, which was put on about the middle of June by the Shore Lire Electric Railway company to run be- tween, the cove at Waterford and the {submarine hase. The boat will hence- jforth be used only for navy purposes it Is understood, except that civilian employes at work at the submarine |base may travel Ly the boat if they {tave their usual workmen's badzes but will use the hoat only at the regu- lar times of going to and return from employmert, Presiden: Ralert W. Perkins_of the Shore Line rond declined on Sunda {right to dixcuss upon what terms the imvv department had taken over the hards erove, the park, along this cove. the mavy department vill be used, it is understood, as a recreation ground for the officers and men at the submarina base. Some | considerable ch and improve- ments are to he made. well EXPRESS DRIVERS STRIKE Five Adams Men Present Demands | For Higher Rate of Pap. Five d comba fon Saturc ivers of the Adams Express i y quit their teams when their de- v m {mar for an nedizte increase inj i was refused. Manager Keach bat the drivers demanded $20 a weelc and an increase in overtima pay. Mr, Xeach also stated tnat thae: drivers at present draw $13 per week and as hizh as §90 a month with their overtima. When the drivers quit work on Sat-| urday there large amount of zoCas the office which 1t to be Gellvered on the =sme da; nager Keach took one of the teams self and delivered the good: and tm ks to assist in the wark ad completed the delivery of the per- ble artidles t loss. When the ¢ demandel the % states | | | | | hich oes ino effect today 1y there would be a substantial increase n pay and better working conditions, but the men refused to wait. “WORK OR FIGHT.” This Is the Day That Regulations Hit Men of Draft Age. The new “Work or Fight” regula- tions became effective at midnight on Sunday night and from now on all those persons who are found to be engaged in a non-essential occupa- ticn will be given notice to get into a position essential to winning the war | or get out and fight. This rule ap- plies only to those of draft age, al- though ‘many states have made the law apply to those between the of 20 and 0. Since the issuing of the order many local people who have been engaged in non-essential occu- pations have given np their positions and many- have gone into the muni tion plants in the city. FENTON AND LAMPHERE Predicted They Wili Receive Nomina- tions From the Democrats. Predictions were made in democra- tic circles on Sunday that the nomi- nation for congressman from the Sec- rict wouid be given to Frank on of Willimantic by the con- vention to be held here today and that A. L. Landphere of Waterford would receive the party’s nomination for county sheriff. ROOF GARDEN OPENS Majestic Has Throng to Enjey At. tractions of First Night. The Majestic Roof Garden was open- ed for the season on Saturday even. ing by Managers Conpelly and Schwartz of the Auditorinm theatre. There was a large attendance at the opening and Tubbs' band furnished the music for dancing. The band gave a concert on Franklin square previous to going Black Bass Fishing Allowed Now. Fishermen who delight in tackling the gamy black bass will be able to enjoy their favorite sport now as the law goes off on July 1. Many of the best known bass fishermen of the city were planning to be out today on their favorite fishing grounds. SHERIFF BROWN HAS noon on Saturda: g present from all the towns but county. iff and in doing so will carry out the known | 1, has_also been|service of morning praver at 8 o'- FIELD TO HIMSELF Unanimously Renominated For Office By Republican Gounty Gonventien County SHeriff Sidney A. Brown of New London was renominated for that position and unanimously mede the appointee of theJ common counefl to|choice of the republican cof con- vention held here in the town at Delegates were “New Judge Daniel M. Cromin of London made the nominating spesch, = after Alfred H. Poliock of the same city bad heen nominated for chairman by Attorney Andrew 1. Davies, and Attorney Davies had been made the convention clerk upun nomination Attorney Perry J. Hollandersky of New London. of In making the nomination Judgs Crenin said that the nomination would make would add strength to the whole ticket and is equivalent to an election and he predicted a victory for the whole rspublican state ticket this fall. The candidate of this con- tion will sweep all the fowns in ‘We are here to name a sher shes of all the people of the county without wegard to party. He closed by naming Sidney A. Brown for the renomination for sheriff and there was loud applause, The nomination was promptly sec- onded and was made unanimously. The chairman named Frank W. Bat- ty and lames E, F. Brown of Mystic and Edward P. Hollowell of Preston to_notify the candidate. ‘When Sheriff Brown had been es- corted in amid applause he accepted the nomination as folie: Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the convention: I appreciate fully the hon- or you have conferred on me, renomi- nating me as your candidate for sher- iff of this county by a unanimous vote. Your action shows that I have vour confidence. I will only say thi that in the past 1 have tried fo per- form my duties faithfully and without prejudice, always mindful of my ob- lirations as heider of this high office. entlemen, I thank you for this nom- ination. There was more applause and the {chairman invited all the delezates to dine with the sheriff at the Wauregan house and ‘hen the candidate was congratulated by all in the hail. Andrew B. Davies of Norwich, Al- fred M. Poilock of New Iondon and Julius E. Rogers of East Lvme were named as a county committee witich closed the business of the convention. ARREST-FOLLOWS HIS SMASH INTO WALL Hormidas Germain of Taftville Ar- rested For Driving Auto While iIn- toxicated. Constable W. G..Grant of Taftville placed under arrest on Saturday nisht Hormidas Germain of Taftville on the charge of driving an automobile while intoxicated. The arrest followed an accident that Germzin had on the road wett City running into a stone d injuring a man who was in the machine with him but not getting hurt bimself. Germain was brought here and lork- ed up at the police station. On Sunday he secured his rele: on bail. MORNING PRAYER ON FOURTH OF JULY Spacial Service Is to Be Held—Follow Englard’s Example. rescopal church Sunday tev. R. H. Graham an would be a special At Chr! rector, inced that th clock, Thursday morning, Fourth of July. In making the announcement Vr. Graham ssid that Encland was this vear ce'ebratine July Fourth as a national helidav with praver and fast- ing 2nd we could do no better than to follow the exzamnle of her, our de- feated enemy of 6. He said that he honed that U+ parish would unite in praver for owr boys at this hour and urged those whe did not attend the service to worship in their own homes. CAMP FIRE GIRLS BACK FROM OUTING Had Joliy Week at Groton Long Point ’ —Gave Birthday Supper. The Pequot Camp Fire Girls zave a surprise supper in honor of Miss Gladvs Rathbone's sixteenth birthdav Friday evening at Groton Long Point. The with the natio 1¢ room was decorated 1 colors. A dellcious brthday cake was cut by Miss Rath- bone. Besides the girls of the Camp Fire Circle, Miss Grace Rogers of Nor- Attention! UNCAS LODGE, No. 11, I 0. O. F. Every Member Requested te be Present on Monday Evening, July 1st, 1918, of - Officers and Banquet. Per Order of the N. G. JOHN F. AMBURN, Secretary is Intallation PLUMBING AND GASFITTING Phone 581 Modern Plumbing is as essential in modern house: clectricity is to lighting. We guaran- tee the very best PLUMBING WORK by expert workmen at the fairest prices. Ask us for plans and prices. J. T. TOMPKINS 67 West Main Street T. F. BURNS HEATING AND PLUMBING 92 Franklin Strest ROBERT J. COCHRANE GAS FITTING, PLUMPING, STEAM FITTING Washingion Sq., Washington Building Nozwich, Conn. Agent for N. B. O. Sheet Packing IRON CASTINGS FURNISHED PROMPTLY BY A girl never truly loves a man if she admits he has faults. THE VAUGHN FOUNDRY CO. Nos. 13 to 25 Ferry Street e | assistant for the week at the ‘and Embalmers 322 Main Street Chamber of Commerce Building Phone 233-2 Lady Assistant wich, who was Mrs. Freeman's l-bl: and Miss Dorothy Crane of New Were present. Later in the the monthly ceremonial meeting held and Miss Lucile Tracy was initi: ated as a Woodgatherer. On _Saturday afternoon the girls I the Point feeling more than ful to the friends who made this trip possible. Much credit is due to Mrs. A. C. Freeman, the guardian of the Camp Fire, for her splendid plans for the week and to Miss' Rogers who as« sisted her. ¢ CALL FOR SIXTY MEN In Quota That is to Be Sent from Here for Areay.in July. Orders have been received by the local draft board that Norwich's quota in the July call for drafted men will be 60, which is by far the lgrgest quota yet sent from this ecity. e men will g0 te Camp Devens on or about July 22. This will leave only a trifle over” 3) men remaining in Claes I and un- less tha reclassified men and the new registrants are examined before an- other call it will be necessary to call orn _men of other classes. The board also received another or- der stating that no registrant of 1817 would be allowed to enlist in the navy until further noti ANNUAL OUTING. Rev. Daniel Mullen Asssmbly Goes to Webster Lake For Day. Sunday the Rev. Daniel Mullen as- sembly, Fourtn Degree, K. of C., held their annual outing at Webster Lake. about fifty members leaving here at 10 o'clock in the morning and returning about 9 in teh evening, making the trip in machines. The assembly had as its guests, two of its members: Richard Corman and M. J. Dewire of Putnam. Dinner was served at Point Preeze on the lake shore. All the members reporte dthe trip-to be the best ever. Walter Moran Out of Hospital. In a letter to friends in this city Private Walter A. Moran, the first Norwich boy to be wounded in actiom, writes that he is able to leave the hospital after undergoing his third op- eration as a result of his wound, Cn Bootlegging Charge. Joseph Bannon of Lexinston, Mass,, was arrested here on Saturday mnight Policeman D. J. O'Neill, accused Red'Cross Auxiliary Formed. A Red Cross auxiliary to work on garments has been formed at the Cen- t=al Bapiist church and is to elect its officers this week. The auxiliary will work at the church and not at the Red Cross room: Returned From Wedding Tour. Lieut. W. T, Driscoll. M. R. C., and | Mrs. Driscoll have returned from their wedding tour and are staying at the Eroadway residence of Mrs. Driscoll's father, Hon. T. C. Murphy. Displays Postal From France. Displayed in a prominent place at the Pleasent Day Newsstand is 1 pos- tal card from France to John Hurley from Corporal John Ludwig, ome of his service flag “boys.” Nature is the only artist capable of producing a perfect picture of health. City of Norwich Water Works.» Otfice of Board of Water Commissioners. Norwich, Conn,, July 1, 1918. Water rates for the quarter ending June 30, 1918, are due and payable at the office July 1, 1318. Office open from $.30 a. m. t0 5 p. m. Adaitions will be made to all bills remaining unpaid after July 20. WILLIAM H, M'GUINNISS, Cashler. AGENCY FOR Columbia Bicycles The Best Made. Prices no more than other bicycles. The Plamden Co. Established 1872 Main Street, Norwich, Copn. New York & Norwich " Line Hart Transportation Corp. Telephone 1450 | Leaves Chelsea Dock, Norwich, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays_ at 5 p. m. Leaves New York, Pier 46, East River Mondays, Wednesdays and F days at 5 p. m. F. V. KNOUSE, Agent THEPALACE 78 Franklin Street P. SHEA

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