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R A of tion 1100 s Swill of 1918 the increment will not exceed available in Class furnishing national army men, under present condit! small quotas ‘State Division, No. 1, are William Ed- ~ GERMAN SUSPECT AT ———— WESTERLY _Prove to Be a Loyal Mohegan Indian Descendant and Her " Daughters and Boy Friend — Mrs. Ada Peckham and . Family Have Been in Norwich — Junk License Refused Non-Resident—Lobster 16 1-2 Pounds, Caught at Watch Hill—Valentine Yaeger, Formerly of Norwich, 89. e e 1917 registrants depleted com- of 275 volunteers from registrants There are only 840 men 1, 1917, and this participation in men. end the state's ions, except for such can be filled from ward Holloway of Peacedale .:\nd ! Charles Wiltinm Rounds, of Wick- ford. Class 1 of new registrants. who| employ do n not know the name of the boy that State Division No. 1, to go to Camp| ficer. took the watch and handed it over to ¢ Upton next Tuesday are: Mrs. Peckham safd that the two el- |, it Tie JMEIEH and, handed it aver to R John Monti, Peter Zeakas Omar| der girls had'not lived with her much was of opinion that Tuity himself ¢ Prouix, Johp C. Jordan. Frederick H.| of late years, the elder being married. | ;1 hiiteq the thett and he finally con- % _Cahoone. Joseph Brucker. Earl D.|and the next eldest she nlaced in the | s.gad his guilt. The boy will be given i 7Frazier. Samuel Ferraro. of Westerly. | House of the Good/ Shepherd in | *j & S L o 08 PO¥ Wi be given 4 Albert Kenyon, Thomas J. Gavi-| Hartford. temporarily, as =she had|i,wcourt of Stonington % gan of Wyoming. barely enough fo support the young- | = b niy ? Theodore M. Reynolds of Davisville. | est daughter and herself. 3 Cocaltiremicey : Stephen R. Smith, of Wickford. Mrs. Peckham said she is a direct| -\ o0 o0 RO I _ Frmest F. Fyederickson, Charles N.| descendent of ine Mohezan tribe of [ 4 o Lpiaton; Aass., i & 0N, ; L 2 5 T has been selected superyisor of recre- $ “Wannock. oward Rockford, Carl E.]Indians, is thoroughly and lovally an ation for' the ety of- Newport . He * Johnson. of East Greenwich. American, and no tifigs of Germanism | 31OR Tor the city of ‘Newport. ~He : John- Neary, of Newport. in her make-up. She =aid the only | JSCReqs Barty F. Cook, formerly Lo J. Palmer. Clinton Jordan, | possible ground for suspicion on the s Y: g g recently. Fred Pendleton, John Kigler of Hope | part of Mrs. Smith was the assertion| Valentine Yueger of Pawcatuck, of Ro IEESSEE————— LSRR N from room actio Adang! companving them being German plain sples est was Mrs. Mrs. in Hi froninz durng the winter, managed|and carting away junk, some of which | NCTement from State Division No. 1. ’ ; at to support herself and family. Her|mizght have been stolen, thus barring T p— The Pritish-American war re!fef husband is dead. She sald that the| police inspection and the detection of STOA’\!\ ION fund weekly report is as follo“v eldest daughter had been married | crime. The local dealers are re- e | Amount previously acknowledged. $2 twice, first o Fred Bromardus. now | fiested to keep recorw of all trans-|Town W. S. S Pladges Total 3320, 0440; collected July 13, ~Plaintield dead, later. to George W. Reynolds, 52| actions and the books, and jtnk in| Amounting to $34,548—Personal | 31580, Jewett City $4; total amount, now of parts unknown. Revnolds said | stock are always onen to police in-|. |, ! Eaennatis 20, The treasurer, Zeck Tm.‘m\, his home was in White Plai N. V.| spection. The Chelsea man said he = has\:jem %“:hlfflinfiksr\:; 1: !;(e):\;llql‘l;ners e learned that he had a wife| Was called here Ly letter to purchase . 4 in New York, making a ;’::1 ?\«- ‘(»:mlyin in(l\ssiniflm N. Y. | half a tcn of rags and rubhers from a u;fi‘:“; '“_“I’]“”_‘R(fm can be depended 350 sent by the local fund to date, | %18 shé resolved to investignte and|small Gealer and stated that ft-was isx ‘tt orla] _mll; of a patriotic nature | thanks to the loyal Britishers of the Started for there with her family,|pare indeed that strlen Stuff was of- attested in the official bulletin of | village and Jewett City, who are mak- They “August 5 ot volunteer, will remain to fill the levy. Those selected from Due to lack of material with Class| ford, she said, by doing odd jobs at cooking and washing en route, living pletely, it will be impossidble for Rhode | in places for weeks at a time. At Sag Island to furnish its full quota of 1,- 1751 men for entrainment to Camp Up- ton next Tuesday. Even with the addi- Harbor she met the boy who is with them, and who is engaged to marry one of the girls. They stopped in New London and then went to Norwich, the girls securing Marlin-R She says® she could find no lodging place for the party. She then came to Westerly ex- pecting to get employment Watch Hill hotel, but failed. She wen! to Mrs. Smith’s home Tuesday, was accommodated there. - Thursday employment in she went to Stonington in search of ment and while she was away Mrs. Smith had the girls and the boy taken into custody by the police of- the ockwell plant as did the boy. 3 she did not like Norwich as St in some and to purchase the stock he came to| ‘Westerly .for, but no_ rmit _ was granted. Chief Brown said the West- erly dealer had not renewed his li- cense and therefore could not sell to the Chelsea dealer, even if license was granted to the would-be purchas- er. There is to be a general investiga- Lioln of the junk business in West- erly. 3 . Master Herbert Dawley, cornet solo- ist, was given a number on the concert program of the Westerly band in Wil- cox park Thursday evening. The se- lections ‘were as follows: National air, America; march, Unittd States Field Artiillery, Sousa; overture, Morning, Noon and Night, Suppe; popular air, 'N Everything, Kahn; waltz, In the Spotlizht, Lodge; cornet solo, New England Polka, Willis, by Master Her- bert Dawley; grand selection, Bohe- mian Girl, Balfe; popular air, Just Like Washington Crossed the Dela- ware, Meyer; patrol, America, Meach- am; Gems from Jack o' Lantern, O'Hara; camp song, Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Own Kit Bag, Pow- ell; march, The Periscope; finale, Star Spangled Banner. Patrolman Wheeler of Pawcatuck has succeeded not only in recovering the watch stolen from Howard Mac- Farland while at work in the Central theatre, but has also arrested the chap who stole the watch, Tuity Sanque- dolce, age 13, who was employed at the theatre. This is the boy who said he could recover the watch on the day it was stolen, and who said he did A SPECIAL PURCHASE OF 300 WAISTS ON SALE TOMORROW. AT VERY SPECIAL PRICES. ASSORTMENT COMPRISES VERY FIN. EST COTTON VOILES IN WHITE AND DAINTY CROSS BAR CHECKS IN PINK, BLUE AND LAVENDER — WHITE AND COL- Porto Rico. hael Mrs. Paweatuck, becs daughter alley. ery H. W! zo from Sta hert Burk Garvey. State Divi eler, ing house in ns of Mr: hters, 22, 20 and 13 y ie: W t the party and the only being ill-treated by Smith. Peckham artford stopped on cities visiting relatives. 3 years. start e ed to work her ws: E. A. Smith who Lincoln's Lawrence M. Babeock, San Juan, had but little money and ox of North King-| ters Peter Benjamin, Sharpville. Pa. H i of New Londen | Divislon No. 4. 1 William R. Chisholm of ‘Fast Greenwich n No, 2 keeps Patrol it anv mothe: eaid’ her home was that she was a spiritual- fst and professional palm-reader, prior to the anti-forturne-teller law in Connecticut, she told fortunes at sum- mer resorts. and by doing washing and the way in_several At Ossining she found that what she had heard of Revnolds was true and that Wife No. had not heard from him for seven a avenue, picions of the da Peckhgm. three = of age and a voung man, Victor Trintin ac- suspectinz them of Tpon her com- s held by man Wheeler for investigation. was soon satisfled that they were not offense was based on the storv of the vounsz- who claimed that shé | her ““Rna sicter< and wanted to remait with He and she back to Hart- of the Sag Harbor boy who said he harminz her. She said she had cuffed the chil1 at times to check her obstinancy, hut never did her harm. and that there were no marks to in- et her with the consent ofSthe moth- er. e did not believe there was an¢ to prevent her s and herself fran travelinz as thev pleased, pro- vided trey kent within the law and did not become a public charge. Patroiman Wheeler, after consult- ing with Prosenutor Peniamin H. Hewitt: of the Stonington town court i released all that were 'n custodv. ex- cept Charlotte. the vounzest girl. It was arranged that she be taken to the Stonins Thursday evening. uld be reached as to s w A Chelsea jurkman who was aiven a license to do business in Westerly a - | verr azo the license exnirtng June 1| . with al' other 'ke i ses made annliration for ite repewal to Police Chief Themas E. Brown, Thursday. and was refnesd license. The chief told him that lirense was granted to the applicant, and another to a New London junkman, wh had not been renewed. Chief Brown has decided to issue no more junk licen: residents. He intended (o & custom of outsiders coming to town | fered to the little dealer, but was sold to the lig fellows. He sald the little! fellows wera at the mercy of the bg dealers and were not getting a fair price for their stuff. He paid regular market rates, and that was the reason why the little fellows wanted tn can to him. He asked for special permit! i 3 il 7 A= ly, who consi though Miss Mary treal, noon father, C. street, Wes Davis officiated, were brothers, now 549.53, for war John P. Camp Devens. Miss Britain McCaffe T m:mmumw = Mrs. Frank Foster Dodge is in Bos- ton. J. R. Muse and family have moved to Westerly. id to be the larg: at the home in business in New will g0 to Camp Devens from that city | Tormey t A hagd h shrapnel [ Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Frechette t o savings s naval Marzaret Hallahan is the guest of Miss Marie son service the the m in Samue In a letter received from the 1Me in Fran rthur I 8] He is liam Quinlan anqg Harley Cha former carriers from postoffice, Wwho were called to the col ors May 25, going to Camp Upten, tamps.* e: reserve, home on short liberty from Cape Cod. Otto Williams is home on pass from of ELLINGTON Junior Camp Fire Girls at Union Holds Barn Social. The Junior Camp Fire Girls, chaper- oned by Miss Angie Elliott, are spend- ing two weeks at the Brigham cottage at Crystal lake. Wester the musical family of that name for- e ilton. 2 vork in a munition | merly resident in Norwich, obgerved e S e B L L e L SRl BT Bl e O L 8 Mrs. Peckham declared that she haq | daily employed at the C. B. Cottrell & Whitford. Jr. of Exeter. | never ill-treated her younger datgh-|Sons’ plant and in addition cares for Neso, of Hanesford, Pa. ter and had no knowledge of the sis- | Dis war garden. George Demos, formerly of Wester- Owen Patrick Lee, Roy L. Clarke, | dicate that she had been brutally|[July 25. Five years ago he entered Henry Rogers Chappell of Wakefie beaten. The child’s mind is not nor- | the Greek army, going from Westeriy ! Frank S. Roper, Jr., of Thornton. mally develoned. but she has the fac-|and at the en dof-the Bulzari | Charles M. Tafreniere, of Lafavette | ulty of meking untrue statements. | returned to Westerly. | Siihuel A. Feiner of Caroi & She mav havs told to Mps. Smithl The Burdick Brothers of Avondale | Willard R. Crandall. of Arden, Del | things that were not so but the girl{engaged in the fisheries Basiness, ! Willlam Crossman, of New London, | is not responsible. Mrs. Peckham savs | brought in a lobster weighing 16 1 Cais the child belongs to her, that Mrs.|pounds a: Watch Hill Thutsday morn- | Pcter P. King, Bridgeport, Conn. Smith wants the child, but can never | in, st landed nd, therefore the Some cash Hargraves i Montreai and Harry Wescote Maxson, | ssistant manager of the United .\'l:ims‘: Steel company, incorporated, at Mon- married Thursday af of sroom'd’ Ma AR R and bers of the | to volunteer for{ Y., and then to Camp Meade, have sent notification of their arrival in France, Twenty-five others left East Greenwich with them, the the Connecticut state council of de- fepse,nm which Stonington is credite with 3,320 pledges, amounting to $34 - The sales continue daily at the postoffice. Stonington Pointers. Lopez, New Lake— Community Song Service — Men's for is in } The retail price for loh- of in | sl ~ i PLAINFIELD d., et X safo | British Relief Fund Totals $2,582— Talk of Giving Drafted Men a For- mal Sendoff. the wounded Tommies who have fought so bravely in the trenches. The collectors for next Saturday are: Plainfield, Tom Parkinson. W. Collins; Jewett City, Joe Wharton William Hogue of the Western Union telegraph crew was a visitor in Willi- i mantic Thursday. Byron Provost has discontinued working with the Central Worsted mill. He is nocw in the employ of thé Western Union Telegraph company. William Ryan spent Thursday even- ing in Norwich Israel Rosenweig of this town has enlisted in the marines at New Lon- don. He is waiting eagerly to be call- ed for duty. Sendoff Proposed. It 1s being proposed fo have a gathering July 25 when the drafted { men will go to Camp Devens. When the first drafted men went to Camp Devens about a thousand people gath- ered around the station and the Plain- field Military band played many patri- otic songs. Byron Haskell was a business. caller in Norwich Thursday evening. - $3.95 Values to $8. i | ing sacrifices week after week to help sufficient. It must be sterilize shiny and sanitary with It will cut off dirt and sosp E:IIQ instantly, without scrub- 4. And its antiseptic properties sterilize and cleanse Aygienically, 20 Mule Team Borax will keep all metal parts bright; and poured down drsins and pipes cuts away dirt and de disease germs. Eadorsed byall healthauthorities, AT ALL DEALERS Sond for Magic Crystal booklet, It de oribes 100 bouscheld uses for 20 Mule T; PACIFIC COAST BORAX CO. | NEW YORK 3 CHICAGO Keeps Bathtub Hygienically Clean Merely cleaning the bathtub with soap is not torid it of the poisons which bathing removes from the body. You can easily keep youribathtub both d—made sanitary — MULE TEAM BORAX Mrs. G. P. Wood and Miss Dorothy Sprague have returned from Milford, where they spent a week. Mrs. M. Kibbe has been enter- ‘| taining Mr. and Mrs. Beers and Mrs. Mosier of Chicopee Falls. Mrs. Lorenzo Bentley of Manchester was the guest of Mrs. A. D. Hale on Tuesday and Wednesday. Outdoor Song Service._ An open air community song ser- vice was held on the park Sunday evening which .was much enjoyed by those present. Miss Mary Kimball is at , for a stay of Ocean a few yde Cordtsen, Mrs. Cordtsen and Miss Christine Cordtsen have returned from where they spent a week. Mrs. H. L. Hayden is entertaining her mother, Mrs. Reynolds, of Essex, for several weeks. Barn Social. The Men’s union held.a barn social in A. D, Hale's tobacco shed Monday evening. There were songs and stories by the members, and ice cream. cake d lemonade were served by the | committee in charge. The Y. P. S, C. E. held a business meeting and social at the home of Miss Jennie Holton Monday evening. Miss Nora Brophy of Boston is vi iting Miss Carrie Noble for a week. Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Westcott and two children, who have heen spending a month with Mrs. George Bancroft, )}g{ave returned this week to Newport, S MT. HOPE Miss Mabel I. Moore has returned to Sterling after spending the Fourth and a week’s vacation at home. Mrs, Estella Shumway has gone to Chaplin to make a visit with Mrs. Nettie Church and other friends. Mrs. Frank- Larrow of Woodland, place at auction to a Warrenville pur- chaser. ' Ice cream may be unhealthy, but to his girl friends is apt to be mis- Thursd | spent Jewett City, Conn., was here Tuesday and sold her | Joseph Dayon was in Scotland Mrs. Wilfred Provost and son Byron Wednesday with relatives in COLCHESTER - Preparing Streets For Oil—Driil and Home Guard. of the Dressing Inspection of Superintendent Kramer had a larre sweeper at work on the state ads in the borough Wednesday getting em ready for the car load of oil, which is expected to arrtve soon. Mrz. John Riley and daughter of Hartford are guests of Mrs. Riley’s mogher, Mrs. Etta Lombard, on Nor- wich avenue. Z Miss Florence Brake and Miss Florence Croswell of Brooklvn, N. Y., are guests of Mrs. Julia Smith. The Colchester ball team expects to play the Lebanon team on the park Saturday afternoonm. T.ouis Alexander of Willington yas a Colchester caller Thursday. Drill and Inspection. The July drill and inspection of the Tenth Separate Company. C. 8. G, was held in the armory. Thursday ev- enine. First Lieutenant Van Cleve comfnanding the company was the in- spection office and Second Lieutenant Klein drilled the company for a half hour. The commissioned officers will go to Camp Locke, Niantic. the last of the month to attend the camp of instruction. Personal Briefs. Mrs. Katie Talcott and Mrs. Ella Palmer were visitors in Norwich and New London, Thursday. George Rosen of the U. S. Marine corps, stationed at Port Royal. 8. C, is at his home for a few days’ fur- lough. Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Brainerd of Westchester were in town Wednes- day. . Charles Clark of Marlboro was a visitor in town Thursday. Paul Clifford is the guest of his the young man who tries to prove it| brother in Norwich for a few days. F. H. Bartlett of New Haven was $2.95 50 Values to $6.50 e IPunhatlan 121-125 Main Strest nfields to quite an extent. 1l in this vicinity saw aero- | GLASGO ail accom- cal panying the storms damaging gardens $18, pended March 31, 19i8, ‘was 403. i ORED GEORGETTES, CREPE-DE-CHINES AND NOVELTY SILKS— CHARMING MODELS THAT ARE DISTINCTLY NEW AND BECOM- ING. ALL ARE EXCELLENTLY MADE AND NOT WAISTS THAT ARE USUALLY FOUND AT SALES. GROUPED FOR QUICK WAISTS WAISTS WAISTS:: $1.95 Values to $3.50 ON SALE TOMORROW — NONE EXCHANGED OR CREDITED PPN 2 ROAD ‘SOCIETY e s pass over a few (ia_ s ago. It Thread Company’s Motor Truck Takes|was headed toward New York, Mrs, Byron Biliings returned. Mon- Party to Shore—Sale of Eccleston Farm Purchased, day from Mystic where she had been Farm. Parties from Long Island, N. Y| Vi$iting ber parents'a few days. | have bought the B. F. Eecleston farm| Little Miss Louise Whecler has been The 'A. T. Co.s {in_the south part of the town. Nieng her aunt, Mrs. Charles Hil- party to the shore SR S el R, SR lasr‘afl?fgmwt'.r}ns;:fl-nfi;' Mies Grace 5 ,,. X = naying for 2 s Ps r at Stoning- R > 2 . H. Tift and family spent Sun-|o7iné for Joves Palmer at StOMNE- | gryecior dttended the fineral of Ahen day at Atlantic Bea. nz the Ladies' Aid society was most, vieeler of North Stonington on Sat- trip in their new auto: Mr. and | pleasantly entertained by Mrs. Harriet | WIga¥: . Sl Mrs. Tift were.also callers of friends|Talmer Wednesday afternoon. Misa Moty Riaa e aaenten JE P Moving Back from Willimantic. | Ana apod g 2050 Mrs. Harrr - Palmer {in Westerly. it o o and Mrs. George Scott, .motored to Mrs. Sauter and family are soon to| Daniel Kenyon, manager of the A.| Griswoldville and atténded the fu- move from the village T _srocery store expects soon | peral of Mrs. Lorenzo Griswold. < hinist made | to move his family from Willimantic{ Mrs, Fernando Mheeler is iil and v into the tenement hé formerly.occupied | has a nurse in attendance., Henry Weseman and family are soon | When in business for himseif. ; Mrs. Francis: Dixon Mas been enter- to_move to Taftville. e = taining ber son jand his family. from .Several from the village attended The value of the exports through the | Wickford, R.7k '+ < T Chautauqua at Jewett City port of Prescott, Ontario, Canada Miss Grace Wheeler was in New Heavy thunder storms ssed over | both local and transit, for the fis- | London over Sunday. ;7 . this section Sunday. the h : -aboc Mrs. Eilist Peabody of Woreester is . 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