Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 24, 1918, Page 2

GASSED AND WOUNDED But Lieut. Charles A. Jenkine is Alive to Tell of Experiences in Front Line Trench. Lieut. Charles A. Jenkins of this city, who was gassed and then blown up by a high explosive shell which struck close behind him in a front line trench April 5, arrived in this city Tuesday noon on a 60 day furlough. Lieutenant Jenkins was one of the U. S. physicians who were loaned to the British government, and he was injyred while with the British. He says that his accident occurred in a front line, trench during the second battle of the Somme. He was un- conscious for 48 hours and did not come to until he had been carried 92 miles to a hospital. Later he was transferred to a hospital in England, then to one in New York, and finally received the 80 day furlough, starting the 20th of July. He has practically recovered from his injuries and is able to walk about the streets. He dis- plays two gold bars, the one on the left arm standing for six months' ser- vive at the front, while the one on the right arm shows that he was wound- ed. Town Has No Honor Roll Board. Willimantic needs an honor roll. At present there is no complete list of men in the service, except the one of Willimantic voters in the war. CENTRAL VILLAGE MAN Will Be Included in Thursday’s Quota —Louis N. Beaudry Gets By on Height. Louis N. Beaudry of Central Village will be included in this quota for Camp Devens which is to leave Thursday morning at 9, His order number is Refrigerators Refrigerators A gaod Refrigerator will| more than pay its way these‘l days, but care should be used in the selection. of one. We carry THE BOHN SYPHON, THE EDDY, THE SANITOR AND THE | BERKSHIRE all well known makes and| great food savers. A box tha will save food, will also save! ice. Call and see them at the J.C.Lincoln Co. Furniture — Undertaking 705 — Phones — 705-2 DR. F. C. JACKSON DENTIST Removed to 715 Main St, Willimantic Hours—9 a. m. 0 8 3. o Fhone 44 JAY M. SHEPARD Succeeding Elmore & Shepard Funeral Director & Embalmer 60-62 North St., Willimantic Lady Assistant Tel. cpnnection DANIEL F. THOMAS H, KILLOUREY BROS. FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EM- BALMERS Willimantie, Conn. “Lady Assistant) 26 Union St, Phone 29 of nLis friends, Tuesday Mr. ‘gfln 1s to leave Thursday mra. l:g‘:vrcl!m!)i:vmmmuthpl“- vice. i Mr. Dion has been connected - Wwith the hotel in the capacity of clerk for some tithe and is well liked by the many patrons and employes in the building. A supper was served during which musical selections were given on the Victrola. During the evening Mr. Dion wee presented with a wrist watch by Harrw Sullivan on behalf of those present. Mr. Dion m¥ie a noble but short response thanking those pres- ent. - 1958 and ha had been previously re- jected for being under height, but-the new regulations just cover him, as he is 61 inches tall. He wants to go, and his request will be granted. new regulation decreasing the minimum hetilght from 63 to 60 inches went into effect after the board had picked the present quota, and they were told by r Buckley that they FUNERAL. need not cl e the list because of men between these heights, but most S8amuel E. Ellis. of the men who are in that class have r The funera! of Samuel Kimball El- applied to go. lis, who @ied in Mansfield v‘zuhhelg : o at the Union Congregational churc] To Receive Special Training. | chapel at Rockville, Tuesday after- Henry Boucher of this city claims|noon at two o'clock, Rev. P. E. Thom- the distinction of being the first Wil- | as officiating. Interment was in the limantic 1918 registrant who will soon | Grove Hill cemess: Arrangements enter the service via the exemption|were in charge of Funeral Director J. board. ’ M. Shepard of this city. A short while ago the board re- Zm oo, Brief Mention. ceived notice that men could enter the University of Maine to study for spe- Carriers George Arnold and Dwight cial lines at the expense of the O¥-|14e and Clerk George Gurley of Fhe ernment, and Boucher was one of the | ;ostoffice staff are on their vacations, which last 15 days. men to apply. Four other Willimantic Automobile Inspector Ralph Youngs men applied and all five were accepted and will leave about the middie of August. They are John Sutton, Max |0f Danielson examined about a dozen A T Bonhen Ol e | applicants for driving licenses at the Longo and Roger Moran. police station Tuesday. Men will also be inducted into the service for another school at Newton, Mass., mechanics, auto repairing, car- pentering, radio operating and weld- ing. Two hundréd and eighty-eight men were called for in the state. and 9 more are necded. Volunt@ers should apply to members of the local hoard. Pipe Lona Ordered Fails-to Show Up. Sewer pipe which was ordered from a Boston concern Jume 25 to repair the broken pipe under the Windham road bridge has not yet arrived in this city, but steps will soon be taken to make temporary repairs. Under this bridse the pipe was sus- pended by achain, and in the middle of June 137 feet of the pipe fell into Claude O. Washburn of the 301st, Boston’s Own, has arrived in France. His father, Arthur D. Washburn, has received the official notice. . Willimantic stores will be little af- fected by the new lightless night or- ders which are to go into effect tonight (Wednesday). Since the orders last year few local stores have their win- dows lighted up evenings except when open. Fred Fenton, brother of Frank P. Fenton, who is to leave in the mnext quota, arrived in this city recently. Previous to being called for the army he was working in the Michigan pine woods for the government, trying to eradicate the white pine blight. the river. N i vas ordered at onee.but onlv o part of it has ar-| STAFFORD SPRINGS rived, the rest having been on the road for one month. Mayor Gates had the city civil engineer, Robert Mitchell, investigate temporary repairs, and un- less the pipe arrives soon an auto- truck will be sent to Palmer, Mass..; for some corrugated pipe to be used until the pipe arrives. Obituary Notes—Cases in Borough Court—Twenty-two Seek - Appoint- ment of School Superintendent and High Schoel Principal. k s. The sewage i Jennie L. Smith, 28, dled at the pipe now’ enters into the river, bui hnson Memorial hospital Sun- has not caused any disturbance yet, day afternoon. The body was taken to Goshen for burial. Wants Volunteers for Student Nurse| The body of Mrs. Timothy Biright, Reserve, 62, was brought here from West The woman's committee of the local efield. Monday, for burial in St. war bureau of the state council of de- | Fdward's cemetery. She was a for- fense and the United States employ-{mer resident of Stafford Springs and ment agency in this city are endeavor- |13 survived by two sisters, Mrs. Thos. ing to get young women between the | ard and Mrs. J. Connelly, 2nd a son. ages of 19 and 33 to enter the U. §,|Jerry Enright and a daughter, Miss student nurse reserve. The only re- | Mennie Enright. ’ quirement is a good education. and| Miss Beatrice Hassett of Greenwich the students are to he @aught nursing, | is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Michael h their living and tuition expenses | ©'Hollora paid by the government, and will take | Arthur J. Melbourne has returned the places of nurses who have entered |{rom a brief visit with relatives in service with the army and navy. They | Midway, Mass. - may be enrolled for a special hospital | Ceorge O. Lanphere, of East Hart- to study in if they desire. The train-|ford, was in town on business Tues- inz lasts two to three vears, after|day. which they are capable of earning sev- Borough Court Cases. eral hundred dollars a month. All! John Bailey was sent to jail for 30 {interested should communicate with|days after pleadinz guilty in the bos N John Keilly or the employment |ough court Tuesday morning to in- agency. toxication. Louis Vandall was com- st mitted for ten davs for assault Sun- Examinations This Week. day on Henry Crane. The 16 men who were recently re-| Want to Be Superintendent. classified by the local exemption board ang placed in Class 1 wiil be examined at the town building Thursday. Frj- ¥ the first of the 1918 registrants, 32 n number, will be examined. The town schoo! committee has applications for the appointment superintendent of schools school principal, NORTH LYME Howard Reynolds Dies Suddenly at Roslyn, Pa. of and high Red Cross in Urgent Need of Workers. Willimantic district of the American Red Cross has a quota of 3,668 knitted garments, 600 comfort kits, and 2,300 refugee garments to be completed by the first of September. The Red Cross rooms at the Windham High school are open every Monday and Wednesday afternoon. Miss Lois Rogers was home from New London Sunday Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Jewett attenfled the funeral and burial of Howard Rey- nolds at New Britain Monday. Mr. Reynolds was the son of Giles L. Rey- nolds of New London and lived in Roslyn, Pa., where he died very sud- denly last Thursday. Mrs. G." H. Strong returned home Sunday from a- week's visit with Mrs, L. B. Lute in Madison. Fred Miner of Camp Devens was home over the week end. S. Strong and family were Sunday. Inspects Children’s Gardens. The childre; home gardens this city and Windham Center were inspected by the committee in charge of the worlk, Supervisor K. W. Rey- nolds, and Supervisor Bradley of the American Thread Company children’s sardens, All of the plots containing more than one garden were visited, and also the Thread company children’s gar- dens, although the town has nothing to do with these gardens. The com- mittee was very enthusiastic over the in . in Madison H. A. Gates and Will Porter of Lit- tle River visited friends here Sunday results of the zardens, as the crops R are growing finely and damage by in- EAST KILLI_NGLY sect pests has been reduced to a min- et {mum, Mr. and Mrs. William Mathewson jhave been entertaining relatives from Y. M. C. A. to Enlarge Membership.|New York for a few days. The Y. M. C. A. lobby contained | Iienry Soule has been ill for sev- many people Tuesday evening when |©Tal davs. members land their friends assem- | Joseph Dumas Jr, of Grosvenor- bled to discuss plans for the coming winter. All took part in an informal discussion, and the talk of the even- ing was_given by Rev. C. Harley Smith. Mr. Smith (alked on The War and Its Interpretation. Included in the discussion of the evening were plans to enlarge the - - membership and also o enlasge the More LRI of Norsond B scope of the Red Triangie war work |l i$ spending a few days with her ot At e el brother, Arnold P. Rich and his fam- ——— ily. dale spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dumas, Sr. Miss Nellie M. Chase, who has been ill for several days, has returned to her work. Clarence Chandler and family of game]son vigited relatives here Sun- = Farswell Party: polrs. Hagnsh Smith has heen the Afivewell party wge-given to Wod- | ooy ‘on & foW, Weeks of her sam, erick G. Dion in the private Frank Smith and family at Putnam dining room s Hotel Hooker by about fifteen | ¢S ¢S WE URGE YOU tice thrift, and we urge you word. MURRAY’S BOSTON STORE Willimantic, Conn. FloorCovering NOW WHILE THE JULY CLEARANCE SALE IS GOING ON AND ECONOMIZE You are asked by the Government to economize and prac- do it, and by taking advantage of our July Clearance Sale prices you are practicing economy in every sense of the The July Clearance offers you every advantage, the prices in many instances are below market quotations, and the choice is wide no matter what your needs are, whether you need a small size Rug or a 9x12, you will find them here at prices that suggest economy. THE H. C. MURRAY CO. SPRING HILL Mr. Powell preached at Gardner, Mass,, last Sunday. Rev. William M. Brown of Windham occupied the pui- pit in the Baptist church here. Miss Bertha Smith of Franklin is ing at C. C. Davis'. Mrs. T. Arthur Barrows and small daughter of Windham are at the home of LeRoy, Smith for a few days. Mrs. Byron S. Hawkins and two children of Middletown are visiting at the Flaherty home. Misp Annie C. Leadbetter of Newark, N. J., is at Alanweld for the summer vacation. The tax coliector has recently sent out statements reminding those who are in arrears that all taxes must be paid on or before September Ist, 1918, RUB OUT WRINKLES KEEP SKIN CLEAR The most delicate skin will quickly respond to the soothing and tonic ef- fects of Hokara when this pure skin cream is used. As a maseage cream or after shav- ing it is unequaled, removing all irri- tations, and making the skin soft and velvety. Apply a little to the hands or face after washing and surprise yourself with the dead skin that comes off. Hokara is the only antiseptic mas- sage cream, and ail skin blemishes soon disappear when it is used. Although far superior to the ordi- tary massage creams and sold on a guarantee of “best you ever used or neney back,” yet the price is a trifle, ::cly 35c for a liberal jar; larger size i TO BUY YOUR again. Now is the time to Sold on a guarantee by Lee & Os- good Co. —— Funeral of Pierre Auclair Held Tues- day—Gardi For Mrs. Hi nning Demon- stration This Afternoon: Funeral services for Pierre Auclair were held at St. Mary's chureh on Tuesday morning. In the solemn re- quiem high mass Rev. J, J. McCabe was celebrant, Rey. D. D. Masse of Hartford, was deacon, and Rev. J. I Conway of New Haven sub-deacon. Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery. The' bearers were Louis sse, F. X, Casavant, T. Pepin, Noe Pugas, P. J. Goyette and J. E. Rousseau. Rela- tives were present from Putnam, New London and Taftville, Rev. J. J. Mec- Cabe read the committal service at the grave. The arrangements were in charge of Undertsker Hourigan. Showered by Class. The Gardiner class gave Mrs. Mary Tinker Howes a shower at her home on_Anthony street, Monday evening. _Mrs. Sarah Prentice of Norwich and Miss Beatrice Prentice of Newark, N. J., are at Mrs, John McBroome's. 'Mrs., Mary Wood and Mrs. Harriet Bromley are at the Willimantic camp- ground. Mrs. Perle Whitford and _children of Warren, R. 1, are at L. V. Whit- ford’s. . 3 Canning Demonstration. Miss Case of Norwich gives a can- ning demenstration in the stry of the Congregational church this after- neon at 2 o'cloc: ® A Grilling Day. 110 dégrees and 120 degrees imside several piaces were reported Tuesday and at half past in the after- noon it was 190 outs infant’s Dsath Follews That of Mothar. Walulyslaw Suner, the two months’ old child of LuX:vr Super, died Tues, day. The mother was buried in Ma, The name Mavia Oena VFearl Bevard s'iould read Marie ©Oena Pearl \ie nard, as one of the birtns during June. Its COLCHESTER Mr. and Mrs, Timothy Sullivan Move to Providence—Former Was . 3t. Andrew’s Sexion Twenty Years— New Band May Play Labor Day. Timothy Sullivan ha: kousehold goods to Pre moved his dence where ke has secursd cmployment. Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan left Monday for the new home. They have resided in th place for maa: was sexton of St about 20 vear: Miss Isabe r8. Sulli n W's chureh fer ‘An Hayward was calling on friends in Norwich Monday. Mrs. B. Muaiops and children Mrs. Samue] Geilert were at ward's Lake Monday for an outi and 1g. Timothy O’Connell of East Haddam wag in town Monday. May Play Labor Day. The band held a rehearsal in the parlor of the Ensine house Monday evening, eighteen members being present. The band is making rapid progress under the leadershin of John Condren, who is in hop2s that they will be able to make their first pearance in a concert Labor D: Harry Klgart and Samuel were in Norwich Monday. F". H. Bartlett of New Haven was a Colchester visitor Tuesday. Charles DeWolf of Gardner Lake was in town Monday. Colchester Grange met ball Tuesday evening. At Amston Lecture. Several from the village went to Amston Tuesday G'.gnng to attend in Amston hall the fourth in the course of lectures on birds. Ciayton D. Barton of East Hampton was calling on friends in town Tues- day. George Lyman was the guest h Tuesday. Gellert in Grange of Harry Torry to Leave Thursday For Camp Devens—T. J. Killian in New Home. Frank Florence of Providence was a week house. A. H. Battey and family spent Sun- at Buttonwoods, R. I. AMrs. James Kent is vislting rela- tives in Providence. . George H. Call, who is spending th summer at Cedar Tree Point, called on Mrs. H. S. Call, Wednesday. J. W. Dawson has moved from Dan- ielson to the house vacated last week by Edwin Belshaw. Harry Torrey and Miss Minnie Com- miskey motored to Crescent Park Sat- urday and to Worcester, Sunday. Mr. Torrey leaves Thursday for Camp Devens. . and Mrs. Albert Disilets are en- tertaining friends from Woonsecket, L i Miss Laurd Chase, who is home from Canton Center for the summer va tion, has gone to Hartford for week: visit. John Osborne has been spending ten days in East Killingly at rs. Miller's. Mr. Brooks and daughter. Helen, of the Hill Crest house, spent the week end in Providence. T. J. Killian has moved to the Pot- ter house, which he bought some time ago and has had remodeled W. K. Litch nz a house on Stearns street, son. da Mr. and Mrs. Merri daughter Mary Elizabeth and Fayette H. Soule of Minneapol {inn., and Mrs. Elizabetk Pratt of Vermont are visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Butterfield at Oak Tree farm. Miss Ethel Champlin has returned home after spending 4 few weeks with Hartford friends. Mr. anqg Mrs. Arthur C. Brown are spenfiing a few weeks at Lakeside. Frank Hall of Norwich was a guest at Lakeside Sunday. Camp Richards opened at Oxoboxo last week. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan daughter of Lee, Mass. days at Lakeside recently. Mr, and Mrs. V. Peterson of Water- ford and R. M. Turner of New London have returnéd to their homes after camping at Lake View for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. The Losen of Brook- lyn are at the Gardner Lake house. Miss Barbara Beil of Brookline, Mass., is visiting Miss Martha Pollock at_Chestnut Grove farm. Mr. anq Mrs. Knouse, Mr. and Mrs, Harry Hill and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Oat returned home Sunday from a few days stay at Mona Bena. MOOSUP ; Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Main, Miss Ethel Parkhurst and Floyd Main motored to Worcester Saturday. Mrs. El beth Babcock and’Miss Anna Babcock returned - wit hthem and are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Main. Misses Ella and Lila Millett are spending a few weeks at the summer home of Mrs. John C. Gallup, near Stonington. James Jouret and family motored to Ocean Beach Sunday. T. E. Main, James Parkhurst. Miss Ethel Parkhurst, Carl Main, Miss An- na Babcock and Miss Rachel Carr mo- tored to Ocean Beach Sunday. Floyd Main drove the car. = Coe and pent a few end visitor at th® Hill Crest! Class Gives Shower| - ST - wherein lies the reason and children ? for the use of vegetable preparations for infants Why are any but vegetable preparations unsafe for infants and chfidm? Why are Syrups, Cordials most laymen ? Why has the Government placed a han on all préparations _mlmmdmflbydlmsidmmd containing, among other poisonous drugs, Opium in its variously prepared forths and pleasing tastes, and under its innumerable These are questions that every Mother will do well to inquire about. Any Physician will recommend the keeping of Fletcher’s Castoria in the house for the common ailments of infants and children. €en1s 35DosEs 235 Exact Copy of Wrapper. ‘Children N 773\ AN NN DN Castoria in our three stores for the its virtues, household rémedy.” STAF! FbRD Nerman B. Phillips Writes of Trench and Gas Experiences—Wounded and Getting Fine Care in Mospital— Anxious to Get Back to the Front. Mrs. Sarah Black is spending two months with her daughter®Miss Mar- garet Black in Bréoklyn, N. Y. To Enter the Service. Matthew Keefe, Jr. has resigned as carder in a mill in Petersboro, N. H., and is spending a few days at his home here before joining the colors, He mae the trip from Petersboro in a recently purchased car. Wounded, But Anxious to Get Back to the Front. The following letter was recently re- ceived from Norman Phillips: Dear Mother and Dad: Just got out of the trenches after being In eight days. There was nothing doing, the trenches were half filled with water. We had rubber boots, so It was not so bad, the nizhts seemed very long. One night rain poured and lightping lit up No Man's Land. Got a gold service stripe, will sew it when I get my new sult. Received a lot of mail up here. Out of the trenches again after be- ing in fourteen days, the moon light nights were beautiful. We .were wish- ing the Boches would come over, but they didw't. I was in the ambush party at night in No Man’s. Land, waiting for them to come to a cer- tain point. We had to lie still for many hours. When we got up T was cold. While we were up there the artil lery on both sides fired all nizht, when e got put they shelled®us all the time. They sent over a few gas shells, the fas made my nose run. The masks are uncomfortahle, so did not put mine om. 1 have been through the section where the drive was. Have just finished breakfast and am policing our little tent, where Dan, Ben and 1 live. This little flower I am sending is out of a trench. 1 am sitting on a bench under an apple tree writing this and a French family. mostly women. are hayving. The field has a lot of barbed wire, far as T can see there is barbed wire, and T wonder what wiil be done with it when * is over. We had a good laugh, he going to stay in d nd get rich by keeplng a herd of goats and feedinz them on barbed wire, ha, ha, how is that for Yankee Wity Don't worry about me, T got wound- ed. but didn’t get it very bad, T am all sewed up and expect to be out with the boys again in a few weeks. We are having good service in the hospital. They are, all so good and kind to uf. I tell vou it is great to talk to an American girl again. The nurses sure work hard. but they always have a kind answer for us. Remember me to the people of Stat- ford and don’t worry, we have the best of care. From your soldier son, NORMAN B. PHILLIPS, SOUTH WINDHAM Byron Baker Watchman at Groton— Dance For Red Cross Benefit. John Jennings had as his guest re- cently his sons. Frank Jennings of Groton and Charles Jennings of New Jersey, and the latter’s Clarence Avery and Burrieil Baker went on_a fishing trip recently to Crystal Lake, Eastford, having fine luck. Mr. and Mrs. Bangs Lyon, of Bostof, called on the former's cousin, Mrs. Charles Chamberlin, Sunda) Byron Barstow with his little son of Engiewoed, N. J., spént Sunddy and Monday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Barstow. Byron Baker is employed as night watchman at Broton. Mrs. Thomas MeKenna ¢f New Lon- don has been visiting het parents, Mr. and Mrs. Timothy. Colbert. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Green and ¢hil- dren spent Sunday with Mrs. Green's parents, Mr. and Mrs, Combes, of An- dover. Miss Eliza Hatch is \‘iaitinfi ter, Mrs. Eugene Kinne and iam Backus. Employed in Norwich. T. J. Watts and sons, Alfred and Robert, are employed in Norwich. Pearl Chamiverlin is émployed at her sis- rs. Will- {the American Thread Co. Willindan- de. Benefit Dance. A dance was held in Guilford Smith hall, Saturday evéning for the benefit of the Red Cross. Austin Wade is employed at the pow- ér house for the Shore Line Electric “o. r. and Mrs. Spencer Montgomery and son of Suffield, spent the week end and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A, C. Sweet. PLAINFIELD Big Mill Stops, So That Over 1,000 Employes Can Hear Address by Capt. A. Price Simmons — Village May Have Gymnasium and Swim- ming Pool, A miliyard rally was held by the Lawton Mills corporation Tuesday af- ternoon on the bowling sreen. More than one thousand gathered to hear a patriotic speech given by Capt. A. Price Simmons of the war depart- ment. Declaring that the Germans are yel- low to the backbone when it comes to a showdown in fighting, and that they have been taught to fight, work and play unfair, he made a vigorous plea to the American people for a general awakening ¢5 the imminence of their danger and to the fact that victory can only be won by bringing quickly into action by America of év- ery ounce of her strength. In empha- sizing the all impottant factor of time, he urged that each patriot en- gaged in government orders subordi- nate ewerything to the duty of dojng his best, The meeting which was oné of a se- ries being carried on by the war de- partmeént at textile plants engaged in manufacture of government needs was a great success. The mill was shut down at 4.30 and all who were able attending the address Music was given by Fairmen's band of 20 nisces, and Mrs. Bertha Kimball of New York sang two salos. Charles B. Mack of the war depart- ment presided at the meeting. The meeting closéd by the audfénce sing- ing The Star Spangled Banner. Capt. Simfnons said that the Ger. mans’ gwn, . fre due to ovérwheélm- ing numbers but also that now thé tides were turning, when forces are evenly matched. Visiting in Canterbury. Joseph Matory, Pierre Piquot, Jas. Reilly _and Harold McGlee of New- port, R. I, are spending a few days at the home of Mr, and Mrs. John Cambric of Canterbury, Superintendént S. i. Paine of the Lawton Mills corporation was a bus- inéss caller in New Bedford, Mass, Tuesday evening. A large number of local people have beeén bathers at Babcock's grove, in Canterbury, since the hot wave be- gan. Gymnasium and Swimming Pool. To go bathing in Plainfield they have to g6 at least three miles. The Law- ton Mill Corporation held a fheéting in Kraussyhall a few months ago and agreefl to build a gymnasium and a swiraming pool. At this Meeting théy decided to prohibit thé bathing in res- erveirs. The officials hope that they will be able to start to plan the gym- AR Cry For N Letters from Prominent Druggists addressed to Chas. H. Fletcher. S. J. Briggs & Co., of Prévidence, R. I, say : ‘“We have sold Flstcher’s PAst twenty years and consider it one of the best preparatiens on the market.” ) Mansur Drug Co., of St. Paul, Mian., says: ‘“We are not in the habit of tecommending proprietary medicines, but we néver hesitate to say a good word for Castoria. It is & medical success.”” Hegeman & Co., of New York City, N. Y., say: “We can say for your Castoria that it is one of the Dest selling preparations in our stores. That {8 contlusive evidenes that it is satisfactory to the users.” . H. Chapian, of Montreal, Que., says: ““I have sold Fletcher’s Cas- toria for many yeers and have yet t3 héar of one word other than praise of I look upen yéur préparation as ome of the few so called patent medicines having merit and unhesitatingly recommend it as a safe GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS BEARS nasium and build this fall so that it wiil be ready for this winter and the fellowing summer. John Oates, who for the past few vears has run a store on the main stréet, Plainfield, will retire, Mr. Oates’ health has feiléd during the rast few months so that the doctor ordered him to take a long rest. “ MOTORCYCLE HITS AUTO Deap Parias Gets Broken Leg in to Smash, Danielson, July 30.—While riding his motéreyele Tuesday at noon on the northern part of Miechanic street, Deap Parias ran into an automobile in which Everett O. Wood his daughter, Miss Edith Mood, were riding. Parias was thrown from his achine and his leg broken. Mr. bod and Miss Wood escaped without injury. Mr. Wood later stated that the motorcycle was being driven at a high rate of speed when the accident happened. He claims that his daugh- ter held out her hand to indicate which way the automobile was to turn but notwithstanding this thé motor- cycle crashed into the car. Parais is in the employ of the Connecticut Mills. LEGAL NOTICES. NOTICE All taxpayers of Colchester are here- by notified that I have a ratebill with warrant attached for the collection of a 10 mill tax due and payablée Aug. 1st, 1318, on list of Oct. I wijl' meet the store of apd Aug. 31st. from 3 to m.; at the P chester, Auz. 15th, from 9 a. m. tos12 o'elock ‘noon. All personal taxes must be paid by Aug. 20, 1918, to save being collected by due process of law. All persons neglecting this notice will be dealt with as the law directs. MYRON R. ABELL. Collector of Taxés. Colchester, July 13, 1918 IIIW NOTICE To my old customers or anyone hav- ing grain to thresh: X thresheér, the most %up-to-date® could be bought, designed to thresh all kinds of grain, and save evéry kérmel, &ven the lightest oats; also delivérs the straw to the most remote corner of vour barn, thereby saving from one to ‘three men. Anyone wishing their grain threshed should let me know by telephone or letter, 0 I could eome to them when in that neighborhood. C. E. KEMPTON, jv24d Pomfret Center. REGISTRARS' NOTICE The Registrars of Voters of Town of Ledyard will be in sessién on the first and sécond Fridays Au- gust, 1918, betwéen the haurs of 12 o'clock noon and 9 o'clock in the even- ing, for the purpose of making the enfoliment of the declared political preference of said voters, and for the purpose of such changes in the enroll- ment lists last perfected, in_accordancs with Chapter 285 of the Public Acts of 1903, at the Town Clerk’s Office of said Town of Ledyard. Dat~? ~t Ledyard, this 224 day of July, 1918, GEORGE MONTGOMERY, BILLING! . AVERY, Registrars of Voters of the Town of Ledvard, Conn. ESTATE OF NCY M. STREET, late of Montville, in the Probate Dis- triet of Mentville, deceased. 1 The Executor ‘having exhibitéed e administration account with said estate to the Court of Probate for said Dis- triot for allowance, it is Orderéd. That the 27th day 6f July, 1818, at 10 g'clock in tire foremoon, @t the Probate Office in Montville, be, and the same is, assigned for a héaring on the allowance of said administration account with said estate. — Iv24a DAN D. HOME, Judge.