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Rack of Dresses $1 The July Clearance R s i BARGAINS GALORE N SILK AND COTTON DRESSES | _ SILK AND COTTON SKIRTS 1-4 OFF Suits and Coats—a Few at SIO._OO CHOICE OF THE HOUSE IN SMOCKS 98 Were to $3.98 Garments Tagged With Sale Price oJanpl . } Regular Prices Were to $31.50 at $13.00 Sy Wauregan Block MYSTIC Sunday School Claes of Rev, A. F, Earnshaw Given Outing—Local Boys in Thursday’'s Draft Quota. Flavius Cheney leaves today (Sat urday) for Greenboro, Vt., for u visit to_his daughter. Mrs, Charles H. Briggs Is entértain- ing Mrs. Allan Stevenson of Boston, and Mrs. Annie Peabody of Bridge- port. Armin 8. Hoffman of Brooklyn is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bur- A.lhar! Duchaime of Narragansett 51" is spending a few days in Mys- e Outing Given Clase. Rev. A. F. Earnshaw entertained his Sunday school clase at Ocean Peach Thursday. Rev, Arthur H. Withee was in Wes- terly Friday to attend the funeral of Leander A. Sweet, father of Mrs. Wil- \lam A, Wilcox. Left For Camp. The local boys who left for Camp Devens Thursday were Lewis Greene, William Haupt, Robert Edwards Leon Dickinson, Charles Smith. Thaodore Johnson, Charles Sebastian, Charles A. Beauvale. Mies Ella Wolcott of New York is the guest of Mrs. Louise Donovan. Long Furhugh Ends. Merton Searle, U. 8. has left for New York to report for d\ny atter 11 weeks’ furlough to recover from the effects of an operation in the naval Lospital. Lieut. Carl Bradley of the Avia- tion Corps, from Ohio, is spencing a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert D, Bradley. _George Griswold, letter cartier of the Mystic post office i3 having a fif- teen days' vacation. and Mrs. rthur Robin¢on of ngton street are entertaining Mr. and Mrs. T. Robinson of Pater- sun, N. J. STONINGTON Newly Organized Baseball Open Season Thi Team Afternoon. to The baseball team of the Ship Con- struction ahd Trading company, has organized with theee officers: George MacLellan, president; Richard Her- man, vice president; Otto Seidner, re- cording secretary; George Lamb, fi- nancial secretary; Paul Crowley, treas- urer. As an opener a game is sched- uied with a téam from the submarine base on the Stanton field this after- noon. Stonington Pbinters. John Wheeler and son Reynold are in_Princeton, Mass. Dr. Clarence B. Ussher. will preach in the Second Congregationat church Sunday morning. Rev. Henry Clark, D. D, of Racine, Wis, a former pastor, will preach on Sunday morning in the First Baptist church, A variety of fish came to the net of Captain Fred Ostman Thursday, in- ciuding a 14-pound salmon, A 10- pound bluefish, a 15-pound striped bass, a salmon trout, chequet and flounders, BOLTON NOTCH Miss Mabel Barnett. from Newark. Is visiting Mrs. M. E. Howard. Miss Conners is wsiting in Hartford for a few daya. Mrs. E. M. Howard was in South Coventry Tuesday to attend her grandfather’s funeral - Mr. and Mrs. Hodge and two chil- ing a couple of weeks at the lake. M. W. Howard was a Hartford vis- itor, Wednesday. Waterbury, — Former Poslmfl.s!er Charles C. Commerford, or “C. C. C.” as he is known to hundreds of Water- burians, has been admitted to the Masonic home at Wallingford. PANS KETTLES EVERYTHING FOR PRESERVING FRUIT JARS WIRE FRAMES FOR PANS OR BOILER All shapes and sizes “CONSERVO” STEAM Cook a whole meal COOKER AND CANNER or cook 14 quart iars of preserves at one time BLUE FLAME OIL STOVES Two or three burner, wick or wickless The Household Bulletin Building, 74 Franklin Street Telephone 531.4 dren frem East Hartford, are spend- | N e A M . . e s S ice—Poor Debtor’a Case To help complete the Rhode Island increment of 1751 men 1200 of which went to Camp Upton, last Tuesday, more than 300 registrants of 1918. who voluntéefed and reclossified, will be added next Tuesday. The scelective boards are engaged in filling the fol- lowing current calls in the state: 100 limited service men, to go to Syra- cuse, N. Y, on Monday; 98 volunteers in special calls who go-to Camp For- est, Ga., also on Monday; 217 colored men to go to Camp Devens, August 1; 100 new registrants to go to Fort Slo- cum, August 7; and all physicians in Class p % Hmited service, who will be 8ent to Fort Slocum on August 11. Enough new registrants have volun- August 7. Although orders issued last Wed- nesday withdrew from all registrants who are in Class 1 the privilege of voluntary enlistment in the navy, Captain Webb, director of the draft for the state, ruled on Friday that men held for limited service in Class 1, who are within current quotas, may be given pernmits {o enter the navy. The navy will accept limited service; men provided they have certain me- chanical training and ability. Dr. Samuel C. Webster, superintend- ont of health for the town of Westerly attended the annual meeting of the health ofticers of Rhode Island, Thurs- day afternoon at the Warwick club, and took active part in the debate suggesting changes in the present health rules, The lax thethods in which some diseases are reported to the state board of health were assail- ed. Dr. Byron W. Richards, secretary of the state board, emphasized the: need of reporting every case of ty-| phoid fever as much suffering and| damage has resulted through the de- lay or fallure of physicians' to report such cases. He said it was equally important that prompt reports . be | made of all cases in which a report is | required. | Dr. Harry Kimball of Providence, di- | | rector of n communicable and ! | contageous ases, under joint sane- tion of the American Public Health | association and the State Board of | Health, spoke of the work under hxx; charge and appeajed to the health of- ficers and p] icians generally to co- operate n this branch of work which was one of the most important of war measures, H. Houghton, of the Amer- ic Health' association, and ian of Providence, told of the work which comes under his juris- diction, and of the increase during the past year by reason of war. this vear in Rhode lsland amounts to $2 814 958.21, distributed as follows: sett Pier, $1 Sold through post offices, $2. federal reserve capita sales, $4.46. Arthur G, Pavette of Willimantic. was committed to the Providence county jail, Thursday evening by Thomas E. Brown chief of police of ‘Westerly, to commence his term of three months’ sentence for the larcen- ¢y of §9 from the Andrews Coal Co Payette declared: to the chief that he would rather go to jail than. into the army, he did not believe the selective board of Willimantic had the power to take him ont of a Rhode Island prison and Induct him into the armv, and he would see to it that when he got away ‘rom prison he would get heyond the reach of the draft board. He was bitter against the head of the Andrews company for having him ar- rested for the theft of $9, which he did not steal, but simply forgot tu turn in the amount paid him for coal. He said that an employer- in Willimantic did not have him arrested when he lost $30 through a hole in his pockets, il- lustrative between his employers in Westerly and Willimanfic. Friday of last week, Judge Oliver H. Williams in the Third District court,| in paseing upon the petition of Anna 8. Burdick to be admitted to take the poor debtor's oath, declared he could see no reason why the petition should not be granted. The case was contin- ued to Friday of t week to give op- portunity to any party In interest to interpose objection. There was no op- jon in court and Jud~e Will'ams| d for the statute req:{ements in ment of property ction of an assignee, Mr. Burdick ha’l not heeded the instruc- tion of his council in thig particular, and .did not have the requirements on paper. However, he nominated Deputy Sheriff Trederick T. Mitchell, as as- signe. Mr. Mitchell declined and Judge Williams d’d not think he would &p- prove the nomination of an officer of the cotrt anyway. In order to give the petitioner opportunity to meet the Yaw renuiregnents in connection with the petition the case was further contin- ued to next Friday. Thomas Buell Card, son of Cantain Henry C. Card, of Woonsocket, former- ly of Westerly, has received a com- mission as second lieutenart in the United States Aviation corps, and Has been appointed as instructor in flying at Ebeit field Lonoke, Arkansas, where he received his training in prac- | tical aviation. Out of Lieutenant; Card’s class that went from TIthaca to Loncke only four have thus far been commissioned. Oniy seven out of sev- enty men commissioned at Lonoke have been chosen as instructors and Lieutenant Card is the youngest. He will be twenty-two years of age in September and was craduated as an honor pupil from the Woonsocket High school, class of 1916, He entered the Worgester Polvtecnic “school in the class of 1920 and left last fall while in his sophomore vear to train for 4| commission in the aviators’ corps. He attended the government school of aeronautics of the Massachuscgs In- stitute of Techno'ogy, and later at- tended a similar sehool at Cornell uni- versity. From there he went to @imp k. Dallas, Texas, and then to Londke. Captain Card, Lieutenant Card's father, commanded a volunteer com- pany in the Span'sh war. His grand- fathers both served in the Clvil war one of them Captain Thomas = A Buell, is at his summer home at Sa- komet Point. The other, Colone: Henry . Card, of Westerly, died sev- eral years ago. Thursday, just beforz midnight, an attempt was made to have a noisy celebration of allied victory, a repeti- tion of a week ago, in which the whole population of Westerly participated, but the effort was nipped. A report came in the early evening that the al- lies had captured 509,000 Germaps, in- cluding the crown prince and staff, and real enthusiasm was bottled up. in waiting for 'rmcafion fiut did WESIERLY D VENTY Arthur J. Payette, tl)f Willimantic, Prefers Jail to hy Serv- + Premature Victory Celebration in Pawcatuck Sup- pressed——Dye Works Machinery Shlpped to Danielson. teered to fiil the Fort Slocum call for| The sale of savings stamps thus far | . rovidence $1.182,288.04; > Pawtucke 418,029.90; Westerl $143,826.53; Newport, $179,473.3 Woontncker I $200,225.68: Bristol, $38,5 Wa fleld $13420.31; East Greefy 325.51; Warren, $28,702.01; Narragan- Again Continued—Attempt at not come. Young fellows declded to start something. . One more venturesome than the rest pulled in an alarm from the fire- box in Pawcatuck and got out the fire department of that village, and a crowd assembled in expectation of a repetition of' the demonstration a week ago. But when Chief Engineer Henry A. Stahle ordered the fire ap- paratus back to quarters, and offered a reward of $50 for the detection of the chap who sent in the false alarm for fire, there was dampening of the ardor that prevailed a short time be- fore, Just about this time Patrolman Mc- Knight interposed and dispersed a crowd that was forming for a parade and 'threatened to-arrest any lerson who made noise that would be Lable to disturb the public peace. Local Laconics. The employes of the Ashaway Line and Twine company were at Atlantic beach Friday. The machinery of the Westerly Dye works is being shipped to the plant of the Danielson Cotton company, in Danielson. John Henry Jones, colored, of East Greenwich, who failed to file a ques- tionnaire, was taken under guard to Camp Devens Friday. The old Langworthy farm house, in Tomaquag, owned and occupled bv Edgar Babtock, and family, was to- tally destroyed by fire Thursda\' aft- ternoon. The funeral of Miss Catherine Har- vey was held Friday with a mass of requiem, Rev. John J. Fitzgerald, cele brant, i Mi l1al was = bearers e Edward F. McKeon_ of Harrison, N. J.,, Edward J. Montague, James McKenra and Joseph Mo tague. Frederick Cahoon, who wer' to Camp_ Upton Tuesday with the West- erly quota of the Rhode Island incre- ment, has returned home, having been honorably discharged by reascn of physical disability. He said 43 from the state were turned back. i from State Divi GALES FERRY FERRY Norwich Speakers at Knitting Bee Given by Mrs. Frank A. Aplin—Mr ant Mrs. N. A, Gibbs and Daughter Return from Automobile Trip—Ben- nett Cottage Leased. Aplin of Mt. Vernon, tting bee on the wide summer home here in ay afterncon from 3 of the local Red Crnss wool fund. e bee was largely attended by residents and summer Mrs. Robert W. Perkins and Louise B. Meech of Norwich were | présent and gave informal talks on Red Cross werk, Prives were given for knitting in the follow!ng order st knitting Mrs. Harmon L. Per- kunittlng bag; most knit- Veed. prize, a. book ent: the Earth least k ing, . O. Smith, a bouquet; Marjorie Bayles, four lin and Miss Hetty and cake were sold. lars was realized for the wool fund. Home from Automobile Trip. Mr. and Mrs, Nathan A. Gibbs and| daughter, Mrs. Carleton Browning returned Thurs: automobile trip to New Bedford. Mr. and Mrs. Charles W with Mrs, Hooker of 1 were s of their son, Otis Winchester, iternoon at the bung of Providence week at the farm of relative 3 E‘l7d D. M Mr. and 3 Ir. West Hartfor day guests of Mrs. Delphine B ' mother, are now v in e with relatives of Mr. Brooks le on their vacation. C. Fuller and Mrs, Wil- Best View were anny A. Molthrop on | “nl.dm H. Brooks cf who were o ) it guests of Thursday, Lease Cottage. . Mrs, Harriet Wood and_daughters, | Mrs. H. Bigelow and Miss Nellie! Wood, arrived from Webster, Mass., Thursd.fl and have taken the cottage of Mre.“Emma Bennett for six weeks. Mrs. Bennett and littie granddaughter, tt. went to Nor h and by automobile to Anthony, R. L, riday to spend that pgriod at the | home of relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Byron | A. Maynard. Mrs. Curtis F. Gates of New London, who is at Lord’s Point for the sum- mer visited relatives in this place Wednesday. F Em-Beth Benn George E. Quayle of Brooklyn is spending a vacation of two weeks at the Fer LEDYARD Sum of $30 Netted from “The District | Schoof”—Grange Picnic the 31st— Miss Bertha Hallock Gives Canning Demonstration, The younz people of the Christian Endeavor society gave an entertain- ment entitled The District School in the vestry of the Congregational church Friday evening. About 100 were present. Mrs. Bertha L. Avery was teacher and her pupils sang, recited end went through their lessons in a way that pleased the audience. Each | was loudly applauded. The Dietrict School was a success from start to finish. After the entertainment ice cream, lemonade, cake and sandwiches were £0ld. The society netted over $30. James Lemb of Philadelphia has been the guest for a few days of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Clark. Jsaac G. Geer was a week end and Sunday visitor with Mr. and Mrs. Er- nest Smith of Franklin, Worked for Red Cross. The Ledyard Thimble club met with Miss Nellie Geer Tuesday afternoon. Red Cross work was done. Refresh- jments were served. The next meeting ‘will be held with Mrs. Charles A. Gray. Big Turtles Found. Two large snapping turtles were caught in Holdridge's pond this week. Ope of them weighed 13 pounds. Bible for C. E. Society. Archie Holdridge, president of the Christian Endeavor society, had charge of the Sunday evening meeting. Miss Frieda Goodenough will be the leader Sunday evening. Irving May- nard was present at the Sunday even- ing meeting and presented a handsome new Bible to the society. Arthur Mass, D. Barrett of Worcester, visited his family over Sunday. -of jof Mrs. SWIFT’S vSPRING LAMB GENUINE SPRINGERS Short Cut Legs, 1b....38¢c Forequarters, Ib. . Loin Roasts, Ib. ... Loin Chops, Ib.......50c Stewing Pieces, Ib. . ... .22¢ LARGE JUMBO BANANAS, dozen. ....33c Nutritrous, Healthful JUICY SUNKIST ORANGES, dozen. Today Only —— MEADOW BROOK CREAMERY BUTTER .39% SWIFT’S NUT OLEO,, b Sugar Cured] MIXED Smoked SALT Shoulders .PORK Ib. 25¢ Ib. 26¢ SARDINES in ‘Oil .25¢ SUNBRITE CLEANSER VALUE CONDENSED SKIM MILK, 2 cans. ..25¢ MCHICAN SWEET | CORN,can ..........19¢ LAUNDRY SOAP Gbars oo .isoo s o0 26€ EC’()NOMIZE’ WHITE WHOLE MILK CHEESE, Ib. .27c SWIFT’S PREMIUM OLEO., Ib. All Kinds—Wonderful Values MONEY-SAVIN Native Milk-Fed Veal FROM PRESTON CITY FARMS Short Cut Legs, Ib. ... .35¢ Loin Roasts, Ib.......38c Rump Roasts, Ib. .....35¢ Shoulder Roasts, Ib. . . .30c Stewing Pieces, Ib. .. ..25¢ Native, Fresh Picked Daily SWEET CORN, dezen 33c STRING BEANS 3 qts. 25¢ | CABBAGE, bb.......... 4c TOMATOES, Ib......19¢ SQUASH, each. ......10c BEETS, 2 bunches. ...13¢c APPLES, 4 quarts. .. .25¢ 33c .31 iICKLED PIG’S L] PICKLED TRIPE FEET Teday Ib. 10c Ib. 10c MOHICAN COCOA 25c value—can ......17c Er s B e A e RED STAR TUNA No. 1 can. i i TOILET PAPER drolls ........ SUNBEAM GRAPE JUICE, bottle........21c RED ALASKA SALMON tallcan ... vioiin 0 s 228 33c .15¢ G CROWDS OF REGUL: AND BE CONVINCED. CHOICE STEER-BEEF PRIME CORN-FED STGCK Rib Roast, Ib. . ..28 Chuck Roast, lb......25c Lean Pot Roast, Ib. .. .23c Lean Hamburg, Ib. ... .30c Fresh Sliced Liver, 1b. .16¢ Sound, Freestone GEORGIA, ELBFRTA PEACHES, 2 quaits. . Bu et 85¢ - LARGE JUICY - MESSINA LEMONS - Value 55¢ dozen 39¢ CRISCO, large can.... 95¢ Medium 47¢ QUEENOl..lVES,pint.............zoc DOMESTIC SWISS CHEESE, Ib. . SILVERLANE PICKLES assorted, 2 bottles. , . . .25¢ MOHICAN PURE EXTRACTS, 504 size = —n et OIC PREMIUM STRAINED HONEY, large bottle..41c MOHICAN SOUPS assor:ed—S cans. .....25¢c MOHICAN TEAS|MOHICAN COFFEES Fresh Ground—To Suit Customers : : 18: 25c, 35c¢ | 30c to 45c elsewhere—Ib. . . 19¢, 28c, 35¢ > - v Fe ek Motorists Run Into Fallen Wires. VOLUNTOWN. Walter Parmelee, for- e, will goon move . Parmelee is em- arlin-Rockwell com- to Poqueianuck. ployed by the of Norw. 4 xa:ra will hold their an- picnic r the Lambtown schiol- ay, July 31 i nual { house Wedn Canning Demonstratien. Miss cannin Hallock of Norwich gave a| g demonstration at the residence George Blaherwick, Wednesday afternos FITCHVILLE The Week's Visitors—Baptist Pastor to Spend Month's Vacation in Maine. Miss Margaret Gilbert of Blackstone, I, is visiting her cousin, Miss Emily . and Providence a Mrs. Joseph McGuire of visiting at the home of parenl:, Mr. and Mrs. t Fitchburg, ting her CO\ASH’\S, the Miss- es Su Miss .\laud Adams of Norwich has been the guest of Miss Mary Gribbin, Mrs. Margaret McManus and daugh- ter, Miss Tergsa McManus, of Norwich have been visiting Mrs, McManus’ daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John Fields, Mrs Olive Sargent of Preston was a recent guest of Mrs, Ethel Eastland. Baptist Church Notes. At the Baptist church, Rev. W. D. Hetherington, pastor, Sunday, July 28, 11" a. m., sermon by the pastor; text, Who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this; 11.15 p. m., Bible school; 3 p. m., ser- i the Scott Hill Baptist meeting house; subject, Temperance; 8 p. m, sérmon by the pastor; subject, Moses. Thursday, Aug. 1, 8 p. m. church covenant and C. E. meeting. Monday, Aug. the pastor goes to Maine to visit his children and spend his holidays. He will be in his own puipit on the first Sunday in Septem- ber. ROAD SOCIETY Grange Picnic—Automobile Runs Into Fallen Telephone Pole and Wires. Rev. and Mrs. G. B. Spalding of Cocoanut Grove, Fla., who are staying at the latter's ol@ home on Quonaduc were at church Sunday. Mrs. Eyron Billings and daughter Emmetine attended the picnic of the W. C. T. U. of Mystic and Westerly held Tuesday at Atlantic Eeach. The new owner of the Jonathan Wheeler homestead is renovating the buildings and putting up a silo. Earl Wheeler has returned to camp in the seuth. A _Grange picnic was held Tuesday at Dean's Mills in honor of Theodore Johnson and Warren Wheelery who left Thursday for Camp Devens. Frank G. Maynard, with her vton, nsned Providence Frmay Mrs. Liance Cottrell 18 s',aymg with =1 S Mr, and Mrs. Maurice Main, who were returning Saturday evening {#.m Westerly, came in contact with a falien telephone pole and wires, but escaped us injur as the winds] heir mito s up and the wires s their strer 1 on that, breaking it"into B king the top nearly clear of the car. Mrs. Main's as taken off and her head was | badly CJL ] aped injury. ROCKV!LLE Trap Cat.he«- «unk \th:h Killed Over Forty Chicks—Promotion Fer Marcus Whitford. Byron L, Kenyon had over forty chickens killed in one night recent!; Traps were set the next night aroun the dead chickens, and a large skun was caught. Marcus Whitford of the U. 8. mavy s home on a furiough. He has been recently promoted to quartermaster. Miss Ethel Kenyen of Hope Valley was a recent guest of relatives here. Edward Charnley has moved to Hope Valley, where he has been em- Lloyed for several months. Blisha C. Burdick and family of Westerly were in this place last Sun- day. Visited at Pleasant Orchards. Miss Maida Burdick of Stamford, Conn., who is spending the summer at Quonocontaug beach, was a guest over Sunday of Miss Marion Pendle- ton of Pleasant Orchards. CHESTERFIELD Summer Hotels Filling Up—Soidiers from lsland Forts Have Dance at Social Club. Mrs. Lucy Alling, Hazel Powers, Mary Tinker, Lula Powers and William Frace spent a day at Gardner Lake recently. i The hctels in this vicinity are re- ceiving many boarders. Miss Florence Powers spent Friday in New London. Military Hop. Soldiers from Fort Wright and Fort Terry had a dance in the Fureka So- cial club Saturday. A large crowd at- tended and the event was_enjoyed by all. The band from Fort Wright fur- nished music. A crowd from here went to Giant's Neck Sunday. Mrs. Lucy Alling, Florence Powers and William Cluff were in New London Sunday. John Dayton of New London was a caller here on Monday. A large number from here went to Gardner Lake Monday on a picnic and enjoyed the bathin; . Ready for Any Sacrifice. We shall not only cheerfully ac- cept the card system of obtaining food if it will help win the war, but we will loan our eggplant and par- snip cards to anybody six days each Week.-Gran:l Rapids Press. Moenlight Carnival a Success—Half Holiday For Employes During. Tues- day’s Heat — Cook-Wangelin' Mar- riage. Miss Anastasia Ryan of Waterbury ting friends in town. The Moonlight Carnival held by the Girls’ club Wedneseday evéning was largely attended and was 4 great sue- cess. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Morris Anderson and Miss Emma Maine spent several days at Quon- ochon!aLg Beach, R. 1, recently. esse Jordan of . the [ S. navy vis- ited at his home here . while on an 11 day furlough. Adelore Dupont and Elmer Graves have enlisted in the U. S.N. R. F. William McGufre, ‘George McGuire, and Royal Scranton are spending their vacation at Beach ‘Pond. Humane Employers. Owing to the excessive heat Tues- day the Briggs Mfg. Co., closed their mills during the afterneon. Miss Emma_Maine bhas returned to Hope Valley, R. I, after a visit with relatives. Cook—Wangelin. Charles Russell Cook of Westerly. R. 1, and Miss" Pauline Charlotts ‘Wangelin of Westerly, ‘were united in marriage by Rev. J. B. Knowles on Sunday last at the parsonage. is Anderson, * Resinol Oirtment help to make it possible for every woman to have a_ clear, soft, h:xlthy skin, the first and in- dispensable “requisite of beauty and attractiveness.. Blotches, ronghness, ‘pimples, red- _dened. patches, itching. and burping of the skin can relieved and usually remeved by Resinol Oiritment aided by Resinol Seap, Seid-ly aZl doniers,