Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 3, 1918, Page 6

DELAY IN WESTERLY DECISION District Court Judge Not Satisfied at First With Assignee and Imperfect Statement in Burdick Poor Debtor's Oath Case—State Receivers Call For 4,815 Unskilled Men— Rev. Peter McOscar in Town from Atlanta—Beach Meeting of D. A. R. Chapter. The application of Amos S. Burdick to be admitted to take the poor debtor's oath, Is the first of its kinad brought to the Third District court, and according to the rulings of Judge Oliver H. Williams, the travel is over a road of legal obstruction, and has not yet been decided. When the appli- cation first came to the court a month ago, and after a week's consideration, e Williams declared that he could | no reason why Burdiek should not be permitted to take the poor debtor's signee ought to be a man familiar with the business in which Burdick is engaged, but ought not to be a man who has close business connection with Burdick. He said it was a sirange situation, difficult to parallel, where a mafl possessed and operated abolit 182000 worth of property and owns nothing therein. Judge Williams said he would not gite a decision but would give opper- unity to counsel for Burdick to file an assignment along the line indicated, and to name somé other person than oath h a1 ve final | Mr. Champlin as assignee. Judge Rath- ‘:rlm for d; }:g:;'(‘”;; r?he:‘w 1‘,2,1 bun d these requirements could be " might bé ocomplied twith, |met within an hour. To this Judge Wiiliams replied there was no need for such rapidity, and that he would be ready for the receipt of the papers at ~lany time, apd that he could act upon | them without an open session of the t held in reservation his to change his opinion if circum- in the meantime wa hen Judge Herbert W. counsel for Durdick, appeared in | themm court i hal; he application, he ® o o e itone” (hor aplication | Subsenuently Judge Rathbun filed an granted formal assignment 3Ssignment as required by the court, made and an assignee nam- |in Which John T. Edmond was nam- the sel was of impression | €d as assignee. "This was satisfactory things were o be done after |t0 Judze Williams, who will probds on was taken on the ap- | DIV render his decision at next Fri- | day’'s session of the court. the hearing evidence was intro-| The application was brought as a to show that Burdick, who is airesult of a judgment severai months and jitnev driver. held n# 80 ven' in a suit of Lida Thomas the property he possessed as |against Durdick, to recover $500 in ortmaged for considerably |damages for injuries received by be- 1o, Deputy Sherift |ing struck with an automobile operat- hell was named as|ed by Burdick. When writ was about znee. but the conrt objected to the {t0 be served upon him Burdick made ntment of a court official, and the [the application in which Le zet forth ff ohjected personally. The case |that he had no property, could not pay vied {for his board in jail or pay the iail v's session of expenses. Shquld decision b2 against ing of the rederick T. Mite court, the Al application then be made while R e il mirlan, | prisoned. In that event, and with| Toiks Ratibiua written |judgment again a t him, he would astieniment, in w assign- | lave to pay the a d, or go to jail Nis Brobiety personal, | @nd stay there at the expense of the oike Chamibiin:. as ctened, | Dlaintiff. Williams stated t ment | S ng as the proper not| Director €. A. Burlingame has re- i Tudge Rat de-lceived an order to raise for war work e assignment was crawn in|in Rhod e of the statute, and that, Mr. Buriingame says that the com- ad no property to finumflrv‘m'lni( iabor boards would have the probiem of raising quotas in their re- e Island 4,815 unskilled men. Tudge W ms declared that Bur- |spective districts {from the non-essen- dmitted that he T property | tial industries, and that boards are to sa8lon. and {be established throughout the state. presented was not The order is as follows: cted and required ‘Orders on hand show unskilled la- sld come into court with T needs in war work for August and that Woila sthte ptember 451,000 men. Rhode Isi- and's quota on thjs basis is 4,815. Sup- h plemental quotas will be sént when all 5| the orders are in. Estimates indicate he possessed. This he has not | nd is not aeting in f; athbun sa bh. e Wnder vonsideration i that the present total figures will be conearned his client had acted 1t least doubled. 3 the advice of his attorney. and intention t oact in bad| court. ms Local Laconics. | __The town council will be in session Monday. declared tha he wo ot allow Bu oF an=Ane b+ rifie with Gracé P. Saunders of East Or- 1 Wun -attem; N.J, is a visitor in Westerly. ifterrnte Rev. Joseph L. Peacock will preach ney for Burdi “unday evening in the Advent church. W King of Holyoke, N used | formeriy of. Westerly, is here on and did al- | visit, g, AMiss Phyllis Clapp of Westerly. sraduate of Lawrence hospital, New Tl.ondon, nurse, Atlanta. now serving as a Red Cross stationed at Camp Geordon, meeting of Phebe Greene ster, D. A. R., held Thursday t the Pleasant View cot- 88 1 RSod Faith lenry C. Greene, a paper i Tadie Mabel agg of igorge Champlin 4 by Mrs. Elisha WA & Qamibots ) for the | C. Durdick Fitle: England, Her was closely connected in a|AWakening, and Llopd George. way with Burdick. The as-| Rev. Peter McOscar, for. the past ' %, We have'just received 50 of these beautiful Cab- inet Sonora Phonographs which we ordeted some- time ago‘at the old price of $90.00. Are you'going to be one of the fifty to save some money. The new price is $120.00. Save Give us a deposit of $5.00 and we will deliver this Sonora to your home now or later. Pay the balance at the rate of $1.00 per week. No ex- . tras or interest of any kind. Your choice of finiches—English Brown, Mahog- any, English Oak or Genuine Quartered Golden Oak. 5 * OTHER SONORAS $50.00 to,$300.00 VICTROLAS $22.50 to $275.00 ° We are Licensed Sonora and Victrola Dealers he Talking Machine Shep, i. 46 FRANKLIN STREET August Records on sale August 1st [ ——— 'E New Victor and | him he would have to go to jail and| | O | .{ Morgan, Chaplain (Rev.). A. F. Eatn- DAVGER LURKS I — FUERY ONE OF LS We Are As Full of Deadly Poisons As A Germ 2 Laboratory. AUTO- INTOXICATION OR SELF- POISONING “FRUIT-A-TIVES” Absolutely Pre- vents This Dangerous Condition. The chicf cause of poor heglth is our neglect of the bowels. Waste maiter, instead of passing from the lower intestine regularly every day, isallowed to remain there, generating | poisons which are absorbed by the blvod. | In other words, a person who is habitually constipated, is poisoning himself.” We know now that Auéo- inloxication, due fo non-action of the Yowels, is directly responsible for | serious Kidney and BladderTroubles; | {hat it upsets the Stomach, causes |’ Indigestion, Loss of Appetite and | Sleeplessness; that chroni¢ Rheum- | atism, Gout, Pain In The Back, are relieved as soon as the bowels become regular; and that Pimples, Rashes, Iczema and other Skin Affections disappear when “Fruit-a-tives” are taken to correct Constipation. “Fruit-a-tives” (or Fruit Liver Tablets) will profect you againsg Auto-intoxication. e 50¢. a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size 236. | At 21l dealers or sent on receipt of price, by FRUIT-A-TIVES Limited, OGDENSBURG, N. Y, four vears pastor of Saecred Hearll church at Atlanta, Ga., is the-guest of Rev. Laurence J. Keiledy, s the Church of the Immaculate Concep- | tion. Befere going to Atlanta, Father | McOscar was pastor of the Church of the* Immaculate Conception for ten vears. and was succeeded by Father Kelledy. = GALES FERRY i Busy Session of Red Cross Workers— | | Juniors Meet at Schoolhouse—The ! Week’s Arrivals. £ £ afterncon the Red Cross met at the home of Mrs. M. Buckingham. The work | Thursday auxiliary Walter Waists was the making of hospital shirts and slings. Browns Crossing Guests. Miss 12 M. Johnson and Miss R. B. , L. L. are guests of A. Cock at Applecroft \'ITOFSII’\Z sford Collins and v have been re- rs with relatives at Allyn's Point. Mr. and Mrs. Frank ren of Atiantic, Mase., are beihg the home of Mr and . V. Brewer at Brown's Cross- lenefee and | ¥ ek end Mr. Patterson’s mother, Mrs, Patierson, of Middletown. Mr. Patterson is one of the Y. M. C. A. secretaries at the submarine base. Visiting in Franklin. Mrs. Eilen' Stoddard of the village has gone to Franklin to spend some at the fome of Mr. and Mrs. | Everet: Smith. i Harriet F. Ctandall was enter- ined Saturddy at the home of Mrs. . 8. Camp of Norwicit. Juniors Mest. The Tuesday afternoon meetifig of’ the Junior Red Cross was held at the | schoolhouse with Miss Grace A. Chap- | man directress. STONINGTON Name of Big Shipyard Company to Be Changed—Westerly Preacher to De- | termine Kaiser's Future State. e __The shipyard with a long name, the Stonington Ship Construction and Trading company, is soon to be the Fulton Shipbuilding corporation. 4s #oon as legal oObstacles are removed and the name formally changed thers | is to be a flag raising and general| celebration. Stonington Pointers. Dr. and Mrs. Frank L. Henderson ofi St. Louis are guests of Rev, and Mrs. | Mrs. Woodmansee; Arguments from Colorado, Mrs. Stinson: An American Soldier in France, Mrs. Chapman; poem, The Prayer, Mrs. Lamb: Med- ical Tempeérance, Mrs, Earnshaw; The Battle in the Sagebrysh State, ¥ Mrs. Georgef§p. Spaulding at Quanaduck. Newbury; One Boy Convict Story, Mrs, Mr. and Mrs}. Albert G. Randall and | Cutler. After the program refresh- daughter of New Rochelle are at the |ments were served by the hostess' home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Mul- ler. Rev. W. R. Uchtman of Westerly will give an address in Borough hail Sunday evening on the subject If the Kaiser should Die Today, Where Wouid He Be Tomorrow? daughter, Mrs. C. Standish Patterson, « To Supply Pulpit. Mrs. Walter Knight and Miss Goldie Hancox were in New Tondon Thurs- day to attend the funeral of Miss Baye Benjamin. S Miss Margaret Reed, who has been Q taking' a special training couirse in a MYleC hospital in New York, is the guest of ' her sister, Mrs. Ernest A. Bliven. Village to Have New Christian Science d Rev,flfldward f{r’:‘wma}:“nfo;\':: %on- s f on will occupy the pul e Con- Church—S8tate _,.Guardsman Going to gregational church Sunday morning in Camp Locke Today—W. C. T. U.|the absence of the pastor, Rev. A. F. Meeting—News in General. Earnshaw, who will be in camp at e Nianti¢ Sunday. Social and Personal. Mrs. T. F. Cooney of Flatbush is the guest of Mrs. D. H. Gillighan. Lieut. \Carl Bradley left for Dayton Aviation camp after spending ten days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Bradley. Mrs. George Sherburne has received word of the safe arrival of her hus- band in France. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clift of Port A Christian Science church i te be established in the village and when completed will be one of the mest at- tractive buildings here. The location is in Gravel street, between the Ma- sonic temple and Max Bendett’s house. A very old house is to be rembdeled and the work was begun Friday by Contractor Eccleston. There will be .many changes on the grounds. There are many Scientists in Mystic, Ston- town. Outing Ends. All the fresh air children returned to their homes Monday morning after two weeks' outing. Netted $25, The entertainment given by the Jun- ior Food army in Highland hall was a SPeat; success. —About 150 was) ington and Noank. # s, N. Y3 are ests of Mr. and Home from Vacation, e Charies Do Rev. ard Mrs. A. H. Barrington have John Fendettito, UU. 8. N, of New- returned from a month’s vacation | port, is spending a few days in town. spent in- Boston and vicinity. Mr. Barrington wili efficiate at St. Marks Episcopal church Sunday. COVENTRY - At Methedist Church. e AR . There will be services at the Meth: [ Funeral of Miss Eunice J. Wright— odist church on Sunday morning but| Fresh Air Children Return to the no Sunday school or evening services City—Junior Entertainment Nets $25 will be held. Going to Camp Locke, Miss Runice J. Wkight, 75, fd;:ed The men cailed into camp from the | Sunday morning at the home of her ic nephew, John E. Wright. ‘The funeral State guard of Mystic are .Col. Percy $aa. hod ’rfl“d‘fi afk!‘erm;{m mJ t;‘xe shaw, Capt. Walter T. . Fish, Capt.|Congregational church, ev. John Palmer Brown, Fred Colby, L. E: Ken- | Rbssnagie officiating. Burial was in ney, Clyde Burrows, Dr. -Kirkland |the family lot in the Center cemetery. Stililman. These men will' report at|Beside her.nephew, che leaves two Camp Locke, Niantic, this (Saturday) | nieces, Mrs. Willlam K. Pike of Dan- afternoon at 4 é’clock. W. C. T. U. Meeting. The W. C. T. U. held a-parlor meet- ing Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. William W. Crandall on Lin- coln avenue. One.new member was taken into the union. The program included: Extracts from our Washing- ton letter, Miss Clara Murphy; Prohi- Georgetts Crepe and Crepe-de-Chine Iriced to $6.50 $3.33: SUMMER DRESSES et ncc STLK DRESSES e c s $13, o SUITS and Coats Reduc;d. to Final Clearance Prices NEW FALL DRESSES sishty resce. ALL GARMENTS TAGGED WITH CLEARANCE PRICE. All Sales Final ielson and Mrs. H. B. Pomeroy of !hlz: Merchandise, which you need NOW, has been re- 3 duced to its lowest possible mark-down, o as to be as- sured of a Yuick clearance, due to incoming Fall Stock. : BUY NOW if you care to save considerable., SKIRTS . The 194 Main Street oyampleafit and $25 was cleared. Miss Rernice Hall spending three weeks' her sister, M; . R..Lee. -~ e Mrs. Andrew Anderson is enter- taining her sister and two children from New Haven. Miss Hattle Hawkins has returned after spending several weeks in Nor- of Ellington is vacation wit! YOUR CHOICE OF ANY IN STOCK . $1.98 Priced to $3.3 of permitting the war to drag on an- other two years, Hindenburg is going to finish it up in a single battle last- ing mot more tain 48 months—~New York Post. UNCLE SAM NEEDS NURSES ENROLL NOW OR BEFORE AUGUST t%th 5 Your Choice - of any White Cotton Skirt in stock, in all the most- wanted materials, smart styles, sizes up to 36 waist band. SE 2o : AR AR None reserved — no memorandums —no 4l- terations—All Seles Final. g Were priced to $6.98 * COTTON VOILE Priced to $2.29 $1.69 BATHING SUITS « srct pices Wauregan House Block Perfectly Simple. perfectly Looking Forward. Somethifiz must be found for the Germdn - propagandist to do after the war, and we imagine the speak- thief industry will be somewhat It's all simply. Instead Journal. overcrowded for a time.—Ohio State walk and Westport. Mrs. Arthur S. Wood with her son from Short Beach is visitinz her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hawkins. Rev. and Mrs. H. M. Bartlett of Salem, Mass, have been visiting the latter’s brother, G. H. Storrs. Mr. and Mrs, T. B. Beach of Ha-t- forq were over Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Walbridge. "~ LISBON Church Closed ®uring Pastor’s Vaoa- tion—Local Boy Goes to Camp Devens. Rev. W. I. Reynolds it to take his vacation the first two Sundays in Au- gust and the church will be closed. Mr, and Mrs. Charles Albonesi and son Charles of New Haven have been visitors_at Mre. Edward Pratt's. Mrs. Eunice Wood of Trenton, N. J., is with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Knight, for a visit. Paul Budeit left last week for Camp Devens. Mrs. Willard Collins of Central lage came Thursday to visit her sister, Mrs. G. A. Kennedy. C. A. Whitaker and Charles Brad- low spent Sunday in Newport, R. L, with Mr and Mrs. Clarence Whita- ker. ¥ Mrs. Harriet Tillinghast is the guest of heg niece, Mrs. C. A. Mell. I Frankiin Providence, R. 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