Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 7, 1918, Page 5

When you.wash y:r; hair, be cue; tul what . use. St soaps an prawofl'fimwn conta{n teo much alkali, which Js, very injurious, as it dries the ecalp and makes the hair brittle. - The best thing to use is just plain musified cocoanut oil, for this is pure and entirely greaseless. It's very cheap, and beats ‘the most expensive 50aDs OF - ing eise all to pieces. You ean get this at any drug store, and a few’ oumces will last the whole family for months: Simply moisten the bair with water and yub it in, about a teaspaonful is that = i§ required. It makes an abundance of rich, creamy lather, cleanpes thoroughly, and rinseg eut . ‘The. bajr ~dries qu!cklly k‘and evennly. a ‘soft, fresh looking, brizht, fluffy, wwy’! and easy fo handle. Besides, it loosens and takes out every Norwich, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 1918. VARIOUS MATTERS Light vehicle lamrs at 6.30 o'clock this evening. The day's length has decreased an even hour. The almanacs predict that it will eontinue to grow dry for the rest of the week. Gardeners in some parts of the town of East Lyme report tomatoes entirely ruined by potato bugs. During last Sunday over 1,700 au- tos crossed the state bridge at Lyme to 2,000 the previous Sunday, Milliners are while dogday temperature ° prevails, getting tips on the new fall styles. particle ow dust; dirt and dandruff. T CUMMINGS & RING F@eml Directors and Embalmers 322 Main Street Chamber of Commerce Building Phone-238-2 - - Lady Assistant T U R ST ~ arm Clocks e~ ALL PRICES The Wm. Friswell Co. 25-27 Franklin Street NO DRUGS ! “NO SURGERY ! ; NOT OSTEOPATHY! ‘You need not be sick: w Adjustment ! ingures health quickly and permanently. \ BOYNTON & BOYNTON || | DOCTORS OF CHIROPRACTIC 283 Main Street, Jewett Building D¢ THE BLUE STAR in the service flag means that a member of your family is in the military - serviee of Uncie 8am. To show your pride in that spector and Tel. Co., left for Detroit Sunday eve- aing, courage the lady birds daily from 59 to damaging patato vines, High temperatures and heat eomfort were the rule yesterday, al- though there was less humidity than during Monday., Fresh apples are in market and stay-at-homes are enjoying the de- lights of new apple pies, gooed, even with a war erust! Although there is no particular rush of vacation travel, dealers are selling the usual number of trunks and traveling bags. The first tennis tournament of the season at Weekapaug Inn started en Tuesday, and was a mixed doubles event, with handicaps. Many suburban buyers come to Norwich daily, securing most advan- tageous barzains in the August clear- ance sales in the stores. At the Danbury state summer school Monday morning forty elemen- tary school teachers took examina- tions for state teachers' certificates, Tuesday, the Feast of the Trans- figuration, Rev. J. Eldred Brown offi- ciated at the celsbration of the hely communion in Trinity Episcopal cnurch. The Connecticut food and dairy commission has inaugurated a state- wide crusade to Jetect and punish milk dealers who water or otherwise adulterate milk, Principal J. R, Perkins stated Mon- day at the state summer school for teachers at Danbury Normal school, that the registration to date at the summer session is 282, Visitors to the shere find the eut- lcok good for the balance of the sea- son. Cottages at ail the beaches haye rented well for August, altheugh July was a bit dull and s Some persons forset that mail sent by eciviliang to soldiers must have stamps the same as any other mail. Letters sent by the sold m the front do not require stamps. The first week’s spiritual retreat of Catholic priests of this diocese will open Aug. 19th at Manresa In- titute, Kaiser Island, South Norwalk. 1')'he second retreat cpens August 26. An 0ld Saybrook correspondent notes that Miss Cecilia Coulter, in- ingtrucior far S. N. E. on a business trip of a week. Farmers are beinx advised to _en- or lady bugs, s they are calied, which are so help- 1ul at present, since each devours 0 of the lice now According to an article in the cur- vent issue of Zion's Herald, Rev. Juli S. Wadsworth of Fitchburg, former pastor in the Norwich dis of the Methodist church, has gone te France for war service. Word has beun received in Montville frem George Allen, now in rance, who has served almost a year in the brave lad wear one of the ser- vice pins shawn in our window display. L i Some of them show the in- signia of the branch in which he serves. From a werthy of the boy you wear it fle Plaui-Cadden Co. Jawelers Established 1872 NORWICH, CONN. DENTIST DR. E. J. JONES Suite 46 Shannon Building Take elevator Shetucket Street entrance. Phone | | | | PROTECT YOUR FEET® A. G. THOMFSON, F. s. FOOT SPECIALIST & LICENSED CHIRORQPIST Mfr. Cummings’ Spring Arch Support | Suite 7-8, Alice Building, Narwich Farmerly of Waterbury Phone 1366-4 New York & Norwich Line Hart Transportation Corp. Telephone 1450 Leaves Chelsea Dack, Tyesda at 5 p.m. Leaves New York, Pier 46, East River, Mondays, Wednasdays and Fri- Norwich, Thursdays and Sundays » Agent ERICK T, BUNCE Piano Tuner " 2 Clajrmount 4ya. | e g jand expects | cut, uality standpoint—- fiAug. 13 i of the birth of Lucy | well in spite of the heat. trenches. He is in the best of health to be home on a three months' turlough before long. Suffrage organizations in Connecti- as throughout the country, are arranging for a suitable celebration of the centennial anniversary Stone Blackwell, pioneer woman’s rights advocate. The Gales Ferry Auxiliary, througsh Miss Susan Mathewson purchased $12 worth of sock woal, at the room of t heWoman's League in the Thayer building, Tuesday. This is one of the most helpful auxiliaries to the Nor- wich Red Cross. At the Norwich State Tuberculosis Sanitarium Tuesday morning at 7.30 the August mass for the consolation of the Catholic p: Rev. Peter J. Cun Holy Communion to twenty of the ratients at that model institution. Sister Benadict Joseph of New Ha- ven died Friday in a convent on Staten Isiand, N. Y. She was a sister of Rey. David O’'Donnell of Waterville, formerly of Coichester,” Sister Joseph had -heen in the convent for many years and had been ill for some time. The White Ribbon Banner, state or- gan of the W. C. T, U, informs its members: The latest national call for money for field kitchens for army use £broad has not yet been met by us according to our apportionment of $40, as only $24.50 so far has been paid. The B8haron, Penn, Herald of Aug. 1 tellg of an euting of the girls of the P. V. office foree at Camp Big Eats, when a service flag was un- furled for 10 members of the camp, one star representing Horace Coyl, of 29 Division street, Norwich, now at the State Pier. /The Old Lyme soldier, Lieutenant| James Montfort Schley, who has been siightiy wounded in the lez and is in| a French hospital, is the sen of Dr. James Montfort Schley of New York, a graduate of Columbia, class of 1899, and has been a resident of Old Lyme about six years. Charles Johnson, owner of the Bay- side Inn, formerly the Palmer House, Noank, gxpects to cpen the Inn this week. A®man from out of town will manage the inn for lodging purposes enly, so that tho officers of the new guardg for the shipyard, who are ex- pected daily, will make their quar- ters there. The quota for Cannecticut in the Aygust draft contingent is 2,500 men, according to advices received from Hariford. It is expected that this will make it recessary to call about 1,000 of the men who registered for service on June 5 of this year, as there are not enough men in the 1917 registration. The evening classes at the Norwich Red Cross room keep up their work The Tues- day evening class is in charge of Mrs. J. J. Casey and that Wednesday even- ing is directed by Mrs. John Town- gend of Montville in the absence of Miss Mary G. Osgood, who is at the share. « Mr. and Mrs Charles Hill. ton Beach, R, L. Miss Bertha Dart. Everett, in Essex. Groton Long Point. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Palmer of Vol- untown were visitors on West Tewn street the past week. Frederick Tuttle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Burton L. Tuttle of New Haven, in New York even|is spending a fertnight at Eastford. Miss Beatrice Houston of Central avenue hag received word that James dis- | A. Carberry has arrived safely aver- seas. Mrs. Emil A. Jahn of Nerwich was the guest of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ira Levick of Glastonbury on Sunday and Monday of last week. Mrs Florence Douglass and daugh- ter, Miss Mildred Douglass, of East Maijn street are epending twe weeks with friends in Berlin, Rocky Hill and Hartford. ‘. nttord. phy © panied her. William D. Tilson Mass, of a vacation outing. Mrs. Catherine Fouston, Catherine Carberry, at her mother-in-law’s, Mrs. Houston of 361 Centra] avenye. Mrs. Eric I. Bolton and daughter of are visiting Mrs. Bolton's sister, Mrs. O. E. Lowell of Bolten is the I Bolten of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces. Greenwich, Conn., Laurel Hill avenue. Mr; wife of Lieutenant Eri Attorney and Mrs. Charles L. Stew- art and Z‘aughters, Dorothy and Mary, Mrs. Melissa Stewart, Dr. and Mrs La Pierre and two children have returned h after spend- ing two weeks at the sm\idan} cottage t otheir homes n Nor at Lord’'s Point. OBITUARY George William Waite, Many in this city who had enjoyed | the general spirit and personality of George William Waite, a Boston oil had made his regular drummer who es family were Sunday visitors at Quaker Miss Agnes Crosset of Elmville is visiting Mrs. A. R, Eddy at Charles- Miss Ruth Parkinson of Narwich has been in Talcottville, the guest of John Everett of Mystic is visiting at the home of his grandfather, James Dr. and Mrs. F. T. Fitch and shil- dre nof East Hampton are staying at A. Jahn of the East Side “ame from a visit of a Miss Mary Mur- ethersfield avenue aceom- Greenfleld, a former prineipal of Broadway school. has been spending several days in. Norwich, on his way to Maire for formerly ig visiting with her two children, Anna and Dorethy May Room at Broadway servation By Canning. A group of Norwich girls, with Miss Alice Browning as local Jeader, have organized a Co-operative Canning club, as ‘the result of plans developed by Miss MeKay, superviser of the Nor- wich Playgrounds -~ association and ‘Miss Bertha Hallock, County Club Leader, in co-operation with Super- intendent E. J. Graham and the sehool board who furpish the Domestic Sci- ence room at the Breadway sehool for the eclub meetings. Every Thursday, the club members bring jars and fresh product to the Broadway seheol where they prepare and can it co-eperative- ly for use in their own homes. When the organization is cempleted, this preject should develop -inte ene of the best pieces of food conservation work carried out in Norwich this sum- mer, Canning Club in Veluntown. A Junior Canning club is to be or- j8anized in Voluntown by Miss Bertha Hallock of the New Lopdon County Farm Bureau. This was decided at a meeting held in the town hall, Mon- day afternoan, July 29th, when fifteen women and twelve boys and giris saw Miss Halloek can peas, beans and rhubarb by the cold-pack pro- cess, Jewett City Girls Canning. Eleven Jewett City girls under the leadership of Miss Flerette Grenier, have organized a canning club and plan to meet every Friday aftermoon. The first meeting was held Thursday afternoon at the St. John Baptist hall, at which time Miss Bertha Hallock, County Club leader, demonstrated the canning of Swiss ehard, peaches and beans. Poguetanuck Club Organized, On Friday, August 2d, the girls of Poquetanuck and Geer Hill, Ledyard, got together and organized for home { canning work. It is planned te meet at the home of the local leader, Mrs. A. C. Smith every two weeks for can- ning instructions and other help which will enable each member to can the fifty quarts which is expeet- ed of her as her share in winning the war. STAFFORD SPRINGS BOY IN WOUNDED LIST Private John F. Zollett of Co. K, 102nd Infantry. *(Speelal to The Bullstin.) business trips to this city for the past Staford Springs, Aug. 6.—Private 20 or 30 years were saddened on Tues—| John V. Zollet has been seriously day to learn of his death whieh oc-|wounded according to notification re- curred in Cambridge last Thursday.|ceived here Monday eveming. He was Mr. Waite, Elks. The funeral w: grave. mill wholesaler and jobber. eral years last of his family. He w No. 23, F later and A. M. acquaintance. It was his as an entertainer and a anecdotes and stories. Though an ardent relater Union man the time of the Civil war, he yet was a member for a time of the Confede- rate army and his experience in thag! line made one of the thrilling ehapters' in an interesting-life as he related it. | | Being in the south at the time men- | tioned he found himself drafted into| time brought face to face with a Union force in the first battle in which the | command was engaged. Mr. Waite al- he fired was into the air and it was with no little pleasure that he found him- self captured with a large part of the! When the Union officer in charge of the prisoners asked if there | who wanted to step for- ward and swear allegiance to the Stars and Stripes, Mr. Waite stepped to the front and was astonished tb find that about half of the prisoners were with him for they were lkewise northern the Confederate army amd in ways maintained that every shot company. were any men who had been compelled shoulder a conferedate musket for their own safety and were only waiting for the chanee to get into the Union lines. Mrs. Hyman Glicksman. The death of Anna Felldar, wite of Hyman Glicksman, occurred here on Monday night after about a week's She was years ago and was the daughter of Mr. and She and her hus- band make their heme in New York, iilness with heart trouble. born in Austria twenty-eight Mrs, Harry Felldar, who was between 32 @nd 83 years old had been taken sick last week and had been sent to the Holy Ghest Hospital in Cambridge on Tues- day through arrangements made by the He died during Thursday night. s held on Sunday af- ternoon with a simple service at the| Mr. Waite was of seuthern birth but | since the war had made his home in| New England and was known all gver the territory among manufacturers and men to whom he sold oil as a His wife died x or eight months ago and the death of a son and a daughter occurred sev- ago, so that he was the raised in St. James lodge, in this eity, buti took demit to a Boston masonic lodge. During the long period of 25| or 30 years that he had been coming here he had established an extensive invariable habit to stop at the Wauregan house. He was a member of the Tuckerbung club and a favorite with all his ac- quainianges, a number of whom speak of his genial, kindly nature and enjoy- ment of sociability and his rare gift wounded on July 20. Private Zollet is yvears old. He enlisted at New Ha- ven in July, 1917, jeining Company K 102nd Infantry, seme of the members of that company being stationed in Staf- ford at that time, He sailed for France with the expeditionary forces and has been at the front moere - than six months. A few months after his ar- rival at_the front he was slightly wounded but recovered sufficiently to he sent baek to the firing line. Private Zollet's father and three-brothers and sister live here while his oldest brother, Ernest, aged 19, is stationed at Camp Upton, having enlisted two months ago. This is the third Stafford boy to be wounded. Privates Albert Hewitt and Norman B. Phillips are the other two. Hewitt writes that he has been gass- ed and net wounded as reported. He same hespital and deing fine. GOVERNOR I8 TO REVIEW PARADE When 68th Coast Artillery Has Field Day in New London Today. of Gov, Marcus H. Holcomb, Mavor Ernest E. Rogers, Gen. Lucien F, Bur- pee of Hartferd, Majer H. H. Walker 2nd officers of the Connecticut State guard, together with other men prem- inent in military and civic eircles, will review the 1,800 men of the 68th regi- ment, coast artillery, during the parade this (Wednescay) afternoon in New Londen at 1.30, whicn will precede a military festival to be stagea at Plant field. at CALL FOR MEN FOR CAMP IN GECRGIA Received by Draft Board—Go in Week of Aug. 2th. | On Tuesday the local exemption board was notified that there would be another call for men to leave during the week of Aug. for Camp Green- leaf, Ga. The hoard will be notified by the state adjutant as te how many men they will be expected to send. This is tne sezond call the local board has had this'month, as six men have Iready been sent to Fort Slecum to XENS PLAN PICNIC But Conservation Measures Will Introduced This Year. Be A special meeting of the Xens so- ciety was held Monday evening at which there was a geed attendance. The meeting was called to perfect tut have been boarding during the|plans for the anuual picpic which Is summer at East .Great Plain. She is|to be held Priddy. X survived by her husband and two In line with the times the Xens have small children. INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY Mrs. Albert Lewis nas returned to Norwich after spendisg July in Cran- ford, N. J. —— Miss Margaretta C. Johnson has left to devote the nexi six weeks to farm- ing in Farmington. Mrs. €. Charles * Richards with Mrs. Charles I.. Richards. Miss Harriet Chappell of New Len- don was a recent guest of her grand- mother, Mrs. Fraderic S. Camp. Of Sugar No sugdaris re- and daughters have left tawn after a visil voted to omit the wmany luxuries which has been the crder of the day— but wiil serve ene of their Al chow- ders with a desert. This is the third vear that the society will held their vienie at Long Pond and if the wea- ther clerk will do kig part, the Xens will score another of their picnic sue- cesses. N WEDDING, Woodwerth—Quinn. In the rectory of St. Patrick’s church at 3.30 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, Bvereett C, Woodworth and Miss Mary Quinn were united in marriage by the Rev. J. H. Broderick. They were at- tended by Mr, and Mrs. Joseph J. Quinn. The bride wore a navy blue dress with a white Georgette crepe hat gnd Mrs. Quinn wore a tan jersey dress ard a terquois blue hat. The groom is the son of Mrs. Nellie E. Woodworth of 224 West Town street, ad-the bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick. Quinn of 14 Hickory street. The groom is a first class elec- trician in the U. S. N. R. Experiment Station in New London. He was form- erly employed by the Norwich Elec- tric company as an electrician. A re- ception was held at the home of the bride after the ceremeony. Mr. and Mrs. Wopdworth left for a ten days’ trin to Hartford and Bogton after which They will reside in this eity. i e LASIRES Automebiles ‘n Smash. There was a collision on Broadway near the Y. M. C.-A. building on Tues- day afternoon abont 2.30 o'clock by tween an automobile belonging to Wil L. Stearns and the car of Dr. W. W, a which was standing at the curb. No one was mrt but the Leons| also mentions that Phililps 1s In the| 4 NORWICH GIRLS IN CANNING On: Cooperative Plan—Do Their Work in Domestic Science ool—Voluntown, Jewett City and Poquetanuck Girls Also Organize For Food Con- 1 B e - e o U 1 | | | not meed a second invitation to take a B Juvenile Dairy Judging Classes. Arrangements have been complet- ed for the animal Juvenile Stock Judging Centest, which for the past three years the New London Couaty Farm Bureau has cenducted in co-op- eration with the New London Cbunty Agricultural Society. This -contest is open fo any New London County boy or girl under 19 years of age. The Ag- ricultural Society offers sevén prizes, the first three being a free trip to the Connecticut State Fair at Berlin, the last of September. No entry fee is required and all whe wish mav study methods of the Jjudeing dairy breeds in a course of four lessons, which have been arrang- ed by the ¥arm Bureau as follows: Tuesday, August 13, at 10 a. m.— Holsteins. at the farm of Myron J, Hoxie, Lebanon. At 1 p. m.—Jerseys, at the farm of Karl Bishop, Lebanan. Tuesday, August 20, at 10 a. m.— Ayshires, at J. D. Avery's, North Stonington: and 2 p. m.—Gurnseys, at C. B. Yorks', Stonington. Tunches should be brought by those attending the classes, a limited num- ber of whom may secure transporta- tion from the Farm Bureau office, in Norwich if arrangements are made in advance. Professor W. A, Rhea, Extension Dajryman of the Connecticut Agri- cultural Coliege has been secured to give these lessons and also te have charge of ihe contest which takes place at 9.30, September 4th, at the New Lendon Ccunty fair, Conference of Farm Bureaus of Con- necticut. Farm Bureau Agricultural Commit- teeman C. J. Abel of Lebanon, Nor- wich Toyn Farm Burgau Director J. A. McCarthy, Assistant County Agent Whitman and County Agent Warner, attended the meeiings and field trips arranged for Farm Bureau Officers and Extension Workers Jlast week. Points of interest were yisited in Hartford, Litchfield, and Fairfield counties. OFFICIAL RECORD WAS 85 IN THE SHADE. Tuesday Was Hotter But Not So Humid a Day as Monday. While Tuesday was not as humid as Monday, the thermometer went higher. the official reccrd placing the highest point, reached by the mercury at 95. This equals the record made at amy time during the past ten vears In the weather forecast sent out Tues- day night, Washington gave no -prom- ise of relief for at least two days. In spite of the intense heat there were no prostrations reported here, although no one on the streets appeared to be n & great hurry to get anywhere, New London was sot as fortunate, as they had two rostrations, Mrs. Sarah E. McAdams of Stamford and Edgar Champlin of Pequonec Bridge. Neither case had a serious results ‘The cars on the Jcean Beach line were crowded to capacity all day and the carmen reported that the crowd was a yeeord breaker for a week day. Section hands and shovelers in the employ of the New Haven road were ordered to take it easy during the ex- treme heat Tu-sday, and the men did rest in the shade. While at 'werk in the morning orders went te the fore- at the men receive some sideration and in addition they were supplied with oatmeal water. ALLYN’S POINT BUSY - WITH COAL SHIPMENTS. Handling Strange Routings to Relieve Gongestion at Cther Points. Coal that ordinarily would not be handled at Allyn's Point is now being taken care of there in order to facili- tate deliveries and -relieve congestio; at other unlcading points. An ex- ample recently was coal for the Hart- ferd Rupber work which ordinarily would have bheen shipped through New Hayen, coal for the American Thread company at Willimantic and coal for Harrisville, R. 1. Recently also some American Thread company coal has | been diverted to other industries by order of the fue! administration be- cause of the guantity of coal that the company had coming to it. DROVE AWAY AFTER HITTING NORWICH AUTO New York Car Did Not Stop to See What Damage Was Dene. Tuesday evening about half past nine a New York car bearinz the li- cense number 637 764 whils headed to wards Willimantic struck the Buick car driven by Fred Petroski near the Norwich Town Green. The New York car was traveling at a high rate of speed and did not stop. Later it was seen to go hack towards Norwich, Mr. | Petroski, who is a blacksmith was not injured but his car was rather badly smashed up. Petroski made eomplaint te the police. DRAFTED MEN TAKE PREL!MINARY TRAINING Drill Some Were at Armory to Tuesday Night. on Tuyesday evening the first of the men eligible to be called in the draft in the future took advantage of the instrue- tien at the armory offered by the state guardsmen apd were drilled in the facings by Sergeant E. F. Skipner of Company K. There were about a| dozen men present. Next week it is! hoped that there will be more pres- ent. Captain C. A. Hagberg who is now at Camp Locke will be in charge of the instruetion next week. BOSSEY MADE SERGEANT. At Recruit Camp at Syracuse—Nor- wich Boys All Inoculated. Sergeant Allen S. Barbour, caretak- er of the state armory, has received a card from Ernest J. Bossey now at the recruit eamp at Syracuse. Mr. Bos- sey who was second duty sergeant in the old Third Company, ‘has success- fully passed his examinationy for ser- gent and has received his appointment. He writes that the days are hot and the nights are cool. Sinee the first Norwich queta reached the camp there have heen 15000 more recruits arrive. The Norwich men have all regeived their first igoculatign. And Unpepular, Yes, Sir. “Heels will be low, and the curves which grace the heels of present styies will he missing,” is the latest fashion dictum on ladies’ shoes. To put it an. other wa., ladies' shoes-are te be more Do . GIVES APPROVAL TO amputation of first joint of first finger, A DOZEN AGREEMENTS. Marlin-Rockwall Gors, and J. B. Mar- tin Ce, in the List. Twelve workmen's compensation zgreements as follows have been proved by Commissioner J. J. Donohue and filed with the clerk of the superior court: .10dd Fellows' Home, Groton, em- ployer, and F. O. Woodward, employe, at rate of $6.25. Marlin-Rockwell Corp., Norwich, em- plover, and Mrs. Alice Aubrey. em- loye, cut left hand at base of little gnger_ at rate of $8.82. J. B. Martin Co., Norwich, employer, and Heprietta Ladd, Norwich, em- ployve, jammed and sprained hand and wrist, at rate of $5.44. New Londen Ship and Engine Co., Groton, employer, and F. E. Pearson, New London, employe, received a shock, compensation at rate of $14. Brnst & Son. New London, em- ployer, and John Gadloeki, New Lon- don, emrloye, left hand badly crushed, at rate of $11. Connecticut Engineering and Con- tracting Ceo., Norwich, employer, and Omer La Port, Norwich, employe, lac- crated middle finger of left hand, com- pensation at rate of $7.83. Groton Iron Works, Groton, em- ployers, and Henry Corey, Groton, em- ploye, bruised eyeball compensation at the rate of $13,45. Groton Iron Works, Croton, em- ployers, and Edward Baston, Groton, employe, shattered bone on side of ;ilg’ht lef, compensation at the rate of Groton Tron Works, Groton, employ- ers, and Aldert Tansey, Groton, em- ploye, punctured wound of left foot, compensation at the rate of $14. Groton Iron Works, Groton, em- loyers, and Austin Simpkins, New London, employe, 'acerated and con- tysion of the hip, the rate of $14. Standard Brass and Copper Tube Co., New London, emplovers, and Charles Mills, New London, employe, cut on right side of e¢lbow, compensa- tion at the rate of $8.25. James F. O'Leary, New Lenden, employer and Emil Seifert, New Lon- don. employe, rigint hernia, compen- sation at the rate of $14. SHOW CARAVAN HAD WESTERLY ROAD BLOCKED That Marlin-Rockwell Could Not Get By. compensation at So Workers Sixteen or seventeen men who come here every evening in aa auto bus from Westerly to work on the night shift at the Marlin-Rockwell corpora- ‘tion plant were two I late in get- ting on Tuesday ev because the road was completely >4 up at a certain point by the caravan of the Washburn Mighty Miéway shows and the bus with the workmen could not get past. The workers made compioint at the police station upon their arriyal with the result it was learned ¢ the show was using trailers 1 tires, which it is claimed ation of the law. Policeman Keenan was stationed on the East Side tJ watch for the arrival of the show and three drivers who arrived with trailers were notified to appear in the police court this morni LABORERS STRIKE AT COMPRESSED AIR PLANT Forty Leave Work With Demand For Fifty Cents an Hour. Shertly after midnight Monday about forty laborers emploved by the F. T. Lev Censtruction eompany at the Compressed Aijr plant in Taftville went out on strike. The men had heen get- ting twenty-five cents an hour and they demanded fifty cents per hour. The eompany refused their Tequest and the strike followed. The men are emploved in the work of changing the plant from a compressedair to a hy- dro-electric plant. SAILORS GET SCREECH OWL FOR MASCOT Captured Bird That Flew Against Windshield of Automobile. Two sailors who came inte the city from Willimantic in a jitney at an early hour Teusday morning has col- lected a strange mascot on the wav when they made captive a 1 sereeech owl that had flown agai the windehield of the machine. With true sailor generosity the first thing that they did when they arrived here was to set out for a restaurant where they gave their little pet a “feed.” but found it hard work to in- duce it to drink coffee. ERECT GUARD HOUSES. Three Are Placed at the Marlin-Rock- well Shop—Duty Hours Changed. Tuesday three small houses were put up at the Marlin-Rockweil plant to shelter the guards. One house is loeated on Franklin street, one on Willow street and one in the yard. The schedule for the guards has been changed from threc eight hour shifis during the day to two twel hour shifts. The men get time off for meals and there is an extra guard on duty all the time. GETTING COURTS READY. For Rogue Tournament—S3ix Out Seven Are in Shape. of Six of the seven courts at the roque cjub have been put in condition for the tourngment and the last one will be ready by the last of the week. The men are busy at present sprucipg up the grounds and getting evervthing in shape for the tournament. The fen: courts at the club are being well pat- ronized. e TO FORT SLOCUM b & oo Eleventh Division Drafts Board Starts Off 28 Men From District, The Fleventh divigion draft board sent 28 men to Fort, Slocum from New London Tuesday morning on the 11.1 train via New York city. Relatives o the voung men were present at the New London station to zive them a send-off ag well as members of the bpard. They were in charge of Wil- liam Kitchen of Westerly. West Side Girls Sew for Belgians. West Side giris working under the direction of Mrs. W. R. Maxwell of Elizabeth street have made a valued donation te the Red Cross of garments for Belgian refugees. The following girls were members of the sewing lass: A Cobb. Steila Andersen, Anna Anderson, Blanche Wilbur Mad- eline Way, Dorothy Benton, Eleanor O'Neil, Elizabeth Durie, Isabelle O'Neil, Katherine Sullivan, Violet Didrickson, Evelyn Rankin, Blois Warren, Pauline Burton, l.illian Murphy Hurley Donates to Red Crass. John Hurley of the Pleasant Day news stand has turned over to the Red Cross a good sum from his Red Cross week, when he contributed 10 per cent. of his sales. He had generous patronage from the public which in- creased the peccentage and for which he iy very gratetul. The Red Cross signs which decorated his &tand and FIRE SALE to be continued until our stock is closed out. Owing to the recent fire, which damaged our Grain Elevator, we are forced to sell regardless of cost, our entire stock of grain at prices far below cost. Corn 31:50 per 100 lbs., Oats $1,50 per bag. Other grains have big reduction in prices. Remem- ber thousands of bushels of corn and oats must be sold. Charles Slosberg & SON | GRAIN AND FEED WEST SIDE ing could not fail to see, wer: pared for him by Morgan Croni were a great help. SOUTH WINDHAM Picnic in the Grove—Red Cross Re- clects Officers at Annual Meeting— Drive For Fall Coming. C. Card and Miss Te invited by their . Alfred Card to ide through Hampton, Brooklyn Danielscon, Put- num and Pomfret, Sunday. The Sunday school had their an- nual picnic the Grove near the Shetucket Friday. one and lemonade and ice ere furnished. r to is emploved at the At- e Co.’s plant. Neliie Fluet of Norwich has guest of Miss Nellie Connor. Farcwell Party. J. Watis gave a little par- 3 en McCloud, who expects to move to New Jersey soon. Games played and refreshments were served Miss Lizzie Elwin of the Card Home for the Aged, Will'mantie, spent Sat- urday with Mrs. Leslie A, Clark. RED CROSS HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING Officers Re-clected—Has 94 Members. fie annual meetin Red Cross auxiliary of the local was held Thurs- day afternoon. Reports were read by he secretary, treasurer and super- visor. Officers were re-elected for an- nther vear as follows: Mrs. Mary Tarkham. chairman; Mre. Grace Mrs. Helen Card, Miss Mary Hatch super- visor. Mrs. Arthur Sweet was ap- ted chairman of the house com- A wvote of thanks was given Smith for the nse of the Gufl- h hall. Charles Hunting Huntington presented the auxjliary an electric flatiron. The treasurer's report showed that $916.72 had been received durine the year, $604.37 had been expe; leaving a dbalance on hand of 3 The number of made pieces num- bered 1 and knitted garments 434 contributed €8. making a total of 2 - 060 pieces turned in this year. No gauze work is done here. The auxil- iary has met every week during the yvear w four exceptions. The av- erage attendance being twenty. The auxiliary startad with 39 members and now has 94. The committee of Food Supply, Con- necticnt State Council of Defense. has nad cards distributed to be =signed by the housekeepers for the purpose of taking an inventory of the stock on hand of canned goods for the com- ing winter. This work is very neces- sary for war-time calculation. An es- timate should be made and the cards signed and returned that the towsg's quota of canned goods may be as- sured. IMPORTANT! A Memo- Book is a very im- portant thing. Leave it in the wrong pocket sometime and see. We sell everything in Memo. Books, from 2c ones to Genuine Morocco Loose | Leaf Books. Our Memo. Book Sale is on, and you can secure the one you like in a jiffy, from 2¢ up. THE CRANSTON CO. 25-27-29 Broadway WHEN YOU WANT tc put your P¥s- iness before the public, there is medls better than thro the