Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 28, 1918, Page 5

@ For deverdl weeks past Lee & YOUR PIMPLES Norwich, Wednesddy, Aug. 28, 1918 j008 Co. has done a big business in \/ OU‘ - selling Hokara, the skin healer that| You mustn't say you won't to Uncle has won, so many frie in Norwich. | Sam. @ It has been found to heal not only | “rye four-minute speech is & good all miger skin troubles, such as pime ples, blackheads, herpes, acme, scaly feet, piles, etc., but also the wor: seres, ulcers, or even chronic eczema and salf theum. There is vet to be teand amy form of wound or disease mem- help, and its action is so quick that those who affecting the skin or mucous brane that Hokara does ndt complexion . blemishes, itching war reform. 2 . Light motor vehicle lamps at 8:01 this evening. What has become of the army of tramps and hoboes? Naval intelligence officers are busy here and hereabouts. New London is Dlanning for a big parade on Labor Day. st 8 ighted with it it/ tu!r:: tfsl;n l:]tirge] * The old-time reperter has been sup- spite of - its unusual curative | planted by the newspaperman. powers, the price ig trifilng. Te con- vinee every one of its merits, Lee Osgood Co. will sell a liberal-sized jar for 35c. And “remember that if you de not think it does what it t'lli;ma, ou ¥ou can get your money back. oertainly can afford to try it onm thi plan The time has come when rich men’s sons are doing their full duty. It is not alwavs the fastest talker tiat makes the quickest progress by the telephone route. The labor organizations of the state will parade in New London on Labor Day, through regularly appointed re- & is NOTICE All persons having bills against Town of Norwich present them on or before September 1st. * Board of Selectmen. WHEN YOUR BOY Goes to Camp he Should ve a WRIST WATCH - Our Assortment is Complete PRICES $4.50 to $35.00 OTHER SUGGESTIONS Comfort Kits, Razors, Trench Mirrors, Devotion Kits, Fountain Pens, Locket Rings. The Planl-Cadden Cu. Established 1872 NORWICH, CONN. Jewelers GEORGE G. GRANT Undertaker and Embalmer 32 Providence St., Taftville Prompt attentior tc day or night calls Telephone €30 ’priéM WFawl Office Closed Until September 4th OUT OF TOWN DR. A. J. SENAY ALICE BLDG, L ENTHUSIASTIC SEND-OFF AS CONYTUGENT LEAVES Norwich gave an enthuslastic send. off on Tuesday morning to the 69 men who left here to’go to Camp Green leaf at Lytle, Georgia, where they wi arrive on rsday. Escorted b, Tubbs’ band,.the men marched to th New Haven depot in time to get th, 10.23 southbound train. The whol section arpund the depot wa: pac! solid with people to see the bovs o and the train drew out amid a bhabel of cheers and the honking of automo bile horns, - mption board supplied e man wiith five meal tickets befor For the first time the board unable to fill the quota. having but §9 men to send to meet the call for 7. Class 1 men. Wiersic Cimafiel, weaver, failed to put in an appear: ance. He difl hot report at the roll call on Monday afternoon either. John B. Gleason Who 4id not report at the roll call, it was found ghouid not have been called as he was physically dis gualified,” but"the medical ‘board ha through error failed to notify th draft board. One draftee’s bride of a few days fainted dead away at the station a. the train pulled out and there wer three or four other relatives of th soidiers-to-be who had fainting spells and had to be cared for by friends. NOTICE My wife, Laura Knabe, fermerl: Laura Welland, of Lisbon, has left m: home of her own free will and will not be résponsible for any of her debts. RICHARD C. KNABE, 92 Summer St,, Worcester, Mass, FRISWELL The Jeweler MILITARY WRIST WATCHES and COMFORT KITS For the Soldiers and Sailors The W Friswell Co. 25 Frankln Street. AMERICAN HOUSE First-class Garage Service Connected D. MORRISSEY, Prop. Phone = "PROTECT YOUR FEET" A. C. THOMPSON, F. S. FOOT SPECIALIST LICENSED. GHIROPODIST Get Rid of Your . Buits 7-8, Alice Building, Norwich farmerly of Waterbury Phone 1366-4 | chester. MAIN STREET: Shetuckst Street presentatives. The late Sam Fessenden’s, “God Almighty hates a quitter” is applic- able to some men who sell their Li- berty bonds. The burning of soft coal in some households in the country, assures the decorator that next spring should be a busy season. Tears of sorrow and joy almost commingleq when the Norwich boys 18t for Camp Greenleaf, Away Down South in Georgia. President Wilson has asked the Boy Scouts of commence to put forth their utmost efforts to make the fourth Li- berty loan a success. The Connecticut Humane has sold its farm of acres in Bloomfield - to Alderman of that town. If pleasant this afternoon there will be peaches on sale at the Witch Hazel Mill corner, on w London road,also ‘sold at A. T. Otis’.—adv. A certificate of incorporation of the Norwich Coal Company of Norwich has heen filed at the state secretary’s { office. The capital stock authorized is | $15,000. | The Hungarian Social Club of Hart- | ford held mass meeting Tuesday eve ining to consider plans for a m ment to Americanize the Hungarians of that city. The Connecticut Vegetable Grow- ers’ Association held its annual meet- ing en Tuesday at Fairview Farm in Wethersfield, the homé of President i W. G. Griswold. The government has ordered a miniature tablet and the star of David to be worn hy Jewish chaplains in the { Unitea States army and navy as the society Nathan G. Insiznia of their rank. A report that German was bar- red over. the lines of the Southern | New ‘Enzland Telephone company's lines in conversation is not confirm- ed by telephone officials. With the exception of last Sunday and Monday, it has been many moons since Allvns Point was minus at least ene coal barge. One arrived on Tues- day and the second was broken. Lefingwell Baptist church will hold a lawn social at the home of John Rathbone this afternoon and eveningz. Supper served from 6 to 9. Succotash i included.—adv. Congreseman Augustine Lonergan has taken up with the war department the ma sideratidn for some time, of taking over ‘Trinity college. for war purposes. There 'is strong resemblance be- tween Brigadier General Manus Mc- Closkey, U.°S. A, and Charles C. Per- kins of New London,” well known in masonic, eircles throughout the state. The motor-hus fare to New London, fourteen miles, is ferty cents. What will be the proportionate charge to the fair grounds next week? The fair grounds are about three miles from Franklin square. Tollowing the example of Norwich, New Lohdon aid give the draftees a big send off, the hand of the New Lon- don Ship and Engine company fur- nished the musil a patriotic speech. i The Smith colleze alumnae office ihas received a cablegram from the ith college relief unit, saying that the un't h&s heen transferred from Beauvais to Chateav Thierry to do emergency relief work, Hartford will continue to protect ,-ts water supply with a full force of armed guards apd all trespassers will be kept away from the reservoirs, as during the past year and a half, ac- cording to a vote taken by the water commission. Musical entertainments are likely to ‘be limited in number the coming win- ter. in the event that congress adopts the proposed war revenue bill with its provision for a 20 per cent. tax on all admission prices to amusements and entertainments. More than 40,000 deadweight tons of shipping were added to the Ameri- can merchant marine in the week ending last Thursday, by the comple- tion of eight more vessels in Ameri- can shipyards. Seven .of the ehips | were of steel and one of wood. Ralph and Raymond Pride, lbrolhers, sons of Mr. and Mrs. liam Pride, formerly of Bridzeport, ow New Haven, left Tuesday for Greenleaf. Ga. The boys have ! just.vecehed 21 yvears of age and were lre[‘:istered in the registration on June ast. The number of typhoid. cases in the state has increased more rapily in the last ten days than the officials of the state board of health expec ed. Already the number is sixty, while last year the total for the e tire month of August was only sev- enty-four. ~ The completion of a_plan whereby colleze men will be enlisted and en- rolled in the Students’ Army Training Corps and, in cases where men show promise along some line of study es- | sential to the war, continued in col- {lege to go on with college work, has | been announced. | The new 31 and $2 federal reserve ibank notes, issued under the Pittman {aect, passed last April, have made their | appearancel They are secured by United States certificates of indebted- ness or ited States one-year gold | notes. dgposited with the treasurer of | the United States. All wounded marines, returning from France, by' common wish of comrades {and without official oppesition, will i be saluted by all other marines, re- Zarless of the rank of the wounded men. The wounded men will not be required to return the salute, 2 nod of the head, a smile, will be suffice. Captain George Tait. camp pex- sonnel offifer at Camp Devens. ~has telegraphed State Secretary Trederick L. Perry to send 1,000 more. spldier 1 v 3 e ¢ a 3 “ 4 g s e e 3 twin Wil- y ¥ ballots to Camp Devens as the num- ber already sent to the camp, upon j information received from town vot- ing officials by the state secretary, has proved insufficient. Willlam A. Segar, 83, who died on Saturday at the home of his davgh- ter, Mrs.’G. H. Simonds in Hartford will be buried in Stafford Springs to- day. He leaves two daughters, Mrs. George H. Simonds of Hartford, and Mrs. A. J. Tilden of Waterbury, and three sons, Charles 1. and J. Herbert of Westerly, and E. E. Segar of Man- er, which has been under con- | Mayor Rogers made ! sixty-eight | { Fellow circles in the state as he holds Miss Myrtle K Lumis is visiting re- latives in Springfield, Mass. b e ey mun g jon 8] e week- Waterbury. E e R e g0 o spending the wi at Ocean Beach. y T Willlam M. Wyman, Alfred St and'Floyd May are tenting ‘31: z‘;v ?Br; camp, Quaker Hill. MissgAbbie Hanlon and Miss Helen Hanlon of Hartford are .spending a few weeks at Eastern Point. Miss Margaret Welsh has returned home after spending the summer with Mrs. M. P. King of Morristown, N. J. Miss May Geary has returned after spending a two weeks' vacation with relatives in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. ! A. Graig Taylor leaves today for a short vaeation which he will spend in Pawtucket, Bristol, New Bedford and Darthmouth. Misses Lois and Esther Kinney have returned to their home on the Hast Side after spending their vacation at Weekavaug, R. I, and Ocean beach. Cerporal Howard W. Holmes, Bat- tery B, Tlst Regiment, C. A. C., Bos- ton Mass., has arrived safcly over- seas, Corporal Holmes left Fort Strong July 31st. Mrs. James Perkins, spent Sunday with her daugkter, Mrs. L. N, Stevens, at Westbrook. Miss Mary Stevens, who has been spending three weeks with her grandmother in Norwich, re- turned Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Clark of the Clark homestead, Saybrook, entertain- ed over the week end Mrs. Clark's twd sisters and their hasbands, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Shank. of Mystic. and Mr. and Mre. Frank A. Krugg of Norwich, Mrs. Clark’s niece, Miss Alice Krug, Mr. Clark's brother-in- law, Halstead Post, and Mr. Clark’s nephew, Raymond C. Pc\t, all of Deep River. WEDDINGS. Porach-Deshefy. A pretty wedding took place at the Sacred Heart church, Norwich Town, at nine o'clock Menday morning, Au- gust 26th, when Robert G. Porach a chief petty officer of the U. S. S. 1lli- nois was united in marriage to Pauline M. Deshefy. The witnesses were the brides brother, Eugene Deshefy and the groom's sister, Miss Adaline Po- rach. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Charles Brennan. The bride’s trosseau was made up of white silk ‘georgette crepe and the bride’s shower consisted of lilies of the valley and white roses. The brides- maid wore a dress of pink silk geor- gette and she carried a bouquet of pink rose: The bridesmaid presented the bride a diamond brooch and the best man presented the groom a gold piece. The bride's gift to the bridesmaid was a pearl necklace, and the groom gave the best man a gold watch. The couple received many some gifts of silver cut gl money. They left on an trip by automobile. i Those at the John Miller and ~ family of Norwieh, Mr .and Mrs. Ernest Deshefev New London, Mr. and Mrs. Porach and family of Yonkers, N. Y and Mrs. Joseph Schouleben New York city, Mr. and Mrs. Jaczko and family of Bayonne, N. J.; Mp. and Mrs. Gilbert Raniels and family of Franklin, Miss I\ se Schleif- in of New York cif Miss Elsie Wall- oger of Yonkers, Miss Ester Ericson of Norwich, Miss® Helen' Ursneske of Norwich, Nat Stapleton of Yonkers. The bride was born at Tickahoe, N. Y.. and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emel Deshefy. The groom, who was born in Yonkers, is the son of Mr. and Mrs, Stephen Porach and is an electrician in the navy. Hirsch—Starin, Harry Hirsch of New London, rmeriy of this city, and Miss May of New Haven were married on Tuesday evening at the Taft hotel, in New Haven. The wedding was a quiet because of the death of the egroom’s brother recently, and was attended only by relatives of the couple, Mr, Hirsch resided in 'this ecity for many years. up to a few' years ago, and was associated with his father in the clothing business here. He is in the same business in New London and | is one of the prominent business men of that city. He is well known in Odd one of the prominent offices in the Con- necticut grand lodge. ELECTRICAL EN FOR EASTERN POWER CO. To fill the vacancy made by the res- ignation of Ralph W. Eaton, electrical engineer of the Eastern Power com- pany H. H. Murray has been apoint-! ed. Mr. Murray is well quatified for the position having been six years in Spain in charge of the electrical con- struction werk at Barcelona and for many years was employed by the Gen. eral Electri§ cotapany. Send Records of Physically Unfit. Local draft boards have been in- structed to send copies of Form 1,010, of the city, which, it {8 has told Xm TREEY COMMSSONER FOX RESGNS = ST % 2 7 T e Sick and disgugteq With the taskjwhich are greatly needed for street of administering t.hea&netfl::eymmm'wcn now. Ha!g as it has been to on his_nefves, Street Commissivner (ly hard to get the shipments unloaded James P, Fo: on the first o resignation to Mayor. J. the September meeting of ing who took up the offics July has presented hi: . J. Desmond and this will come un for action at he com- mon touncil on next .Monday even- the date for it to go into ef- fect the first of Septemiber. - An aggravating the street department, hour for common laborers, street commissionér ‘never has a-sufficient fdrce to carry somewhere else. nearby here, ploy on common laboring fob: ing oftentimes to touch some certain class of work which they de not like, and balking if they are obliged to do return for a day’s work in the opinion of the street what would make a fair' commissioner. One of the other trying bed of roses heen the difi ial and subplies. it This /accumulation difficulties in carrying on the work of chiefy among which is the ungatisfactory condition as regards labor, has:-been ths mov- Ing cause which has-brought him to this determination, it is understood. The city is paying but 45 cents per and the knows from one day to the next \vhelhert;;e e on common lzborers getting from $5 to $6 a day by work- ing overtime, and men on the ciiy work will not stay whenever anything happens that doeg not suit them for they know where they can g0 and get more money. Added to this, it i& un- derstood, is the independent attitude assumed by those in the city's em. 23ty cireum- stances which has made the job no is understood has ulty of getting mater- applies crushed stone and tarvia, boti of to of Wwhen they finally did gt here. In one instance, a carload of eérushed stone was in the city eight day, where it couid be unloaded. t an- other time thers were cars of stotie and tarvia hoth in the city and want- ed for immediate use, but it was days before they were set for unioadini by the condition of the eity crusher on Roath street which was in process of being moved 3 a betle location in the ledge of rock. When this was finally aceomplished, the fext thing that hanpened was to only power used cut off entirsly by the compressed air company going out of business. In the atlsmpt to rem- edy this an electric *motor wag se- cured and has been set up at the plant, ready to work for the past month. But there s a scarcity of transformers and the city elscteic light office has been unabie to furnish a transformer so that the electric mo- tor is standing there idie. v It is understood alse that Mr. Fox forsees that the appropriations made for street work for this year will prove inadequate, principally, it is said, because they were hased upon cld prices for materials ang work that has now advanced muck bevend what they were figured at. The conse- quence is that Mr, Fox has come A the conclusion that he cannot do the work in a satisfactory way and ne Is conscientiously opposad %o being tied ‘up to a job which he canhot do to Ris own satisfaction and probably not to the satistaction of the citizens for reagons which are beyona his control, STATE BIRD LAW IS NULLIFIED BY NATIONAL Attorney General George E. Hinman of Willimantic has given an opinion to John M. Crampton, superintendent commission, in which be advises that the federal migratory bird treaty law, passed this year by congress, and the regulations made un nullify the state law as to open season, manmner | work and determifjation. of taking birds and baz limits which of fish and gas der it, if constitutional, are inconsistent with it. The attorney geneéral calls attention to the protection to mirgratory birds by the international convention refer- red to, and on which the federa! sta- tute is predicated. The attorney general quotes the fed- in effect states that the open season in Con- are as follows: (except wood duck, eral statute which is necticut under it “For waterfowl and JUDGE HAINES TO SUPERIOR COURT BENCH Judge Frank D. Haines of Port- }:!')n‘., a native of Colchestar, takes his piace on the superior court ben Aug. 30, an arpointment he wa. carly last year by Governor H. Holcomb. Judze Haines has won place in hig brofession : honorable rough hard ie comes of country stock. Born in Colchester, January 16, 1886, his hovhood was rassed upon his father's farm. IHis early education was secured at ine old Bacon Academy in tnat town. It ‘h‘;u only ter he had married and d served in an office in Mliddletown that he decided to study iaw. It is interesting to note that Judge Haines is not a college man, His de- ision to study law coming 2t a time in his life when most young men bave extended wedding breakfast were Mr. and Mrs. Bmil Deshefey ang family of Norwich Town. Mr. and Mrs. of Stephen ; of f Julius older ducks, and swans), coot. galli ules* and Wilson snipe or jacksnipe from October 1, to January : for gora and other rails (except coot and gallinuies), from September 1 to Nov- ember 30: for black-bellied and gol- den plovers and greater and lesser vel- lowlezs, from August 14 to November 0; for woodcock, from October 1 to November 30. “The migratory birds above speeci- fied may be teken during-the open season with a gun only, not larger than number ten gauge, fired from the shoulder, and may be so taken or floating device (other than an air- vears of academic work. ing law for a few mont; fiddletown. he entered t! at B there in that that 1893. | issolved, i _ During more than a | Mr. Haines has serve county -as its has acquired an enviab steady Yale and was granted his L. It was soon he formed a th Attorney Culver which wag later prosecuting officer ompleted their coliege education na- rally preciuded the thought of four After read- s in the of- fice of Attorney M. Eugene Culver, of he law scheol L. after “artnership dozen Years Middiasex he le reputation d from the land and water, from a blind | for accuracy and thoroughness. plane, powerhoat, sallboat, or any boat under sail), with the aid of a dog, and the use of decoys. “‘A pefson may take in any one day during the open Season not to cxceed migratory game birds: Ducks (except wood duck twenty-five in the aggregate of all kinds; geese, eight in brant, eight, rails, coot, and gallinules. twen- | ty-five in the aggregate of all kinds: |tion. black-bellied and golden plovers and | university honbred hi lesser yellowlegs, fifteen in the aggregate of all kind; Wilsen the following number of and eider ducks), the aggregate of all kinds; greater and snipe or jacksnipe, twenty-five 44700 TONS OF ANTHRACITE FOR NORWICH {1 dark pool where there are Connecticut’s allotment of anthra” | bilities in the way of trout. cite coal for the coming twelve months!he is in the Maine woods with Dr. J. to{T. Mitchell. is 2,476,700 gross tons, according an arncuncement made Tuesday States fuel administration. wich will zet 44,700 toms. The announcement, which was made | from the committee’'s headguarters in anhtracite producers and distributors are notified that they must ship hard ceal onlyI the list and conform to the exact figures By so doing it is believed that the fuel needs and it is suggested that the/using of bitumin- ous and wood, wherever possible will both aid and husband the anthracite Philadelphia reads: “All in’b the communities named as outlined hy the commitiee. of Connecticut -will be met supply. “Among the principal cities that are supplied with anthracite are New Ha- of on by men and the anthracite committee of the United has made this | rod. tonnage, which is 26 per cent. ahove! the amount of hard coal received by the state during the year 191§-17, Nor- { The gain of recognition which was started with his appoint- ment as executive secretary in Clov- einor Coffin's term has been kept up through the years, He has been) a member of the examining committee of the state bar and is now serving on the statute revision commission He has been liguor prosecuting. at- torney for the countv and has served the city as its corporation counse! and as president of the boarl of educa- Several vyears ago Wesleyan with a m: ter's degree in recognition of his ser- vices to the community and the state, While Judge Haines is not a man whose likes and dislikes stand out conspicuously, he is known tn have icne hobby. He likes to drap a fly into pOsSi- Just now Both are ardent fisher- their liking for the sport them companions of the iSAILOR FOUND DEAD NEAR RICHARDS GROVE Wecsley Kline, a chief petty pfficer, stationed at the submarine hase, was found dead Saturday afterncon in a clump of bushes acrass the troll from Richards grove, he ha ing died from a weakened condition of the heart, due it is understood to overindulgence in drink. The hody was taken in charge by a guar® from the hase and burial took place in New London Tuescday. With the discovery of the hody Medical Examiner G, M. Minor of Waterford was not notified and as a result the medical examdner was in New London on Tuesday investigating ven, which receives the highest | the matter. amount, 815,444 gross toms; Bridge»' There were reports that it was a port, 300,000 tons; Hartford. 291867 | case of suicide or foul play hut these, tons: Waterbury, 280,000 tons: New |it is understood have not been substan- London, 102,500 tons, New Britain. 90,- tiated. That Kline,died frem excessive hysica ina_ | 000 tons: Ansonia, £0,000 tons; Stam-|use of alcohol there is ne doubt. e T O e i | ford. 75,000 tons; = Torrington, 61,000 ine was observed . by Irederick have been put in Class 5G as physi- | tons: Norwalk, 55,200 tons: Norwich, | Wight, a well known New London mu- cally unfit. Major John Buckley of |44.700 tons; Greenwich, 43320 tons: | sician last Thursday when the latter Frartford, head of the draft organiza- | Meriden. 58000 tons: Bristol, 40.000 | was passing the spot. Kline was lying tion in this state, makes the an-|tons; Middletown, 38,545 tons; Dan-|face down and coatless and hatless. as nouncement that hereafter local|bury, 36345 tons. if asleep Saturday when Wight pass- boards will send copies of the form containing the physieal record of all rejected men to his office every month. The reason for this action is that the surgeon generay's office now requires a monthly report on all men in Class G from state executives. Litt'la Mackerel Are Arriving. he little mackerel have put in ap- New pearance in and just outside Londen harbor, in limited quantities this week, but, according to reports from the fishermen, the fish are head-} ed this way in vast schools and in a week or two, at the latest, it will be time to prepare the stosh, the usual mackerel bait; look over the stock} of hooks and lines, the ‘engine in the power boat and plan for the trips to Fishers Osland sound, off Bartletts reef, or in the vicinity of New Lon- don light. e Bicycle Record From New York, Sidney Heller arrived at his father's home in Uncasville one day last week, making the trip from New York on his bicvele in 16 hours wheh is some- thing of a record. SEIBERT WILL MANAGE DYE MILL FOR U. S. (Special to The Bulletin. 1) Packerville, Aug. 28 —Charles A. ed again he was surprised to find that the sailor was in the same position as bn Thnrsday. Wight immediately suin- moned sailors and an investigation re- sulted in the body being identifled as that of Kline. Seibert. a citizen and property owner of the town of Plainfield, this morning received word from the United States alien property custodian confirming his appointment as general manager of the William Connell Co. Dye Works Tt is understood that his Kline had drank alcohol from torpedo tubes in desire to obtain strong drink. It is also understood that Kline was ob- served a short time ago to be in a here. Mr. Seipert is an ed great knowledge and expert dye maker, very efficient in chemistry and in the first two years of the war gain- experience abroad that adds to his vale for the government in handling what bids fair ito hecome one of the largest manufac. ! turing plants for dvestuffs tn America. condition of oxtreme weakness, pre- sumably from his indulgence in drink. SEEKS DIVORCE ON GROUNDS OF DESERTION Eli J. Rocheuean of Sprague sues in the superior court here for a_divorce from Eva Racine Rocheleau of Woon- The plant starts up day ard night next week. A new engine has been put in and several new bakeries are to be huilt besides other improvements. An en- ormous output of dve is expected soon for the United States government’s use socket. on the grounds of desertion |Soldiers, have played an since Februarv, 1808, They were mar- ried on July 15, 1884. Susie Foss whose maiden name was Johnson and whose residence Is Norwich alleges desertion in a suit for divorce she brings in against John exclusively. Wrist Watch and Other Gifts. Foss of Grolon. They were married on Nevember 23, 1804 and she claims she was deserted in July, 1813. She About fifteen friends gathered.at the home of John Caron on Central ave- nue, Monday evening and gave him a farewell reception in honor of his leaving for_Camp Greenleaf. He was presented a wrist watch by his moth- er, a fountain pen by his son and handsome comfort kit by ‘his friends. He had been employed as a chauffeur at Narragansett Pier and his employ- maiden name. FOR CA this city bright and morning, September firs wants to We allowed to rpsnme her LEAVE EARLY SUNDAY MP DEVENS The quota of colored men for Nor- wich which numbers threa will loave early Sunday t, and will ers sent him a check for $50 dollars. Recitations and musical selections were enjoyed. Refreshments were served. Out of town gucsts included friends from Patterson, N. J. Automabile Collision. There was af unavoidable collision between Deputy Fire Chier Comnell's automobile snd that of H. A. Wulf near the Laurel Hill bridge Tuesday night. damaged The Wulf car was somewhat but_the fih‘hn:m; escaped injury. spend Tabor Day at Camp Devens rather than at the New London Coun- ty Fair. The men will leave on the 5.54 train for Aver, Mass. Questionnaires Sent. Qnesctionnaires for those who regis- tered on Saturday have been mailed by the local exemption board and several have been returned to the local office. Physical examinations will start im- med s tely so that Norwich will be able to supply any call for men in Septem- ber or Ogtober. BINGING NATIONAL ANTHEM Just afte rthe Park church clock had compieted - striking the hour of ::_:5 pl.’ Afln"!fi mm&nhfih- people assem] at elsea parade, united their voices in singing understood, he | get shipments to the city from out of | the National anthem, The Star Spay- been getting | town points, it has been almost equai- led Banner, as was done all the coufitry at the stroke of nine. Just previous to the img\ng of the National anthem, which is t one hundred years old, having been made be- A Tore it was finally set by the fajicoad |the DAtiohal air by Condress in tfie 1818, F. W. Cary, the Norwich Chamber of Commerce made 4 short address. Mr. Cary in his address spoke of the siznificance of the gathering referred to the Am- resident of Right at the start of his adminis- | erican spirit of love for the flag say- 5 o ing that on July 15 the American Mar- tration he found himseif handi: a!rine: iHes Wote Ariven back by & v rush and when the order came to rest p|efore fighting again the commander said that there would be no rest un- til the flag was back where it was haye the |before ang they put it back and then compressed air which had been the |Some. Mr. Cary also paid tribute to the boys Wwho left earlier in the for Camp Greenieaf, Georgia, saying that these hoys were going out to defend that flag with their lives. Mr. Cary. then introduced Mayor J. J. Des- mond, who also made a short address. Mayor Desmond said: This ghther- ing is in the epirit of American free- dom and dempcracy and it is the same spirit that iS taking Oid Glory onto the battitfields of Hurope to fight against that nation that would tram- ple this flag of curs in the dust if possible. Mayor Desmond paid tri- bute to the bovs over there who have gone to fight for right and to make the supfeme sacrifice if necessar: Ae we stand in the shadow of tho: granite shaft which stands as a monu- ment to those who fought to preserve this country it is fitting that we should sing National anthem and the angels in heaven will unite their voices with Stripes stand for freedom and equal- it We pray god that this flag may wave forever over the land of the free and the home of the .brave. At the opening ang closing of the exercises George N. Chappell sound Colors and Taps on the bugle. The singing was lead by Frederick W. Les- ter, assisted by Mrs. Grace Aldrich Crowell, Mrs. Curtis Berpard, M . W. Prentice, Mrs. A. N. E. Vaughn, Mrs. Frank L. Farrell, the Beckley. Mrs. Frederic W. Ca 3 Amanda Fisher, Mrs. A, H. hrop, Miss Ruth Petter, Miss Maud Buck Ingham. Mrs. A. Chester Brown, Mrs. John S. Blackmar, James J. Moore, John F. Vaughn, George A. Clune, Eben lLeonard and William A. Lund. The boy scouts were out in uniform durlng the esercises, At Davis Theatre the audience ied by A. Craiz Taylor. sang the Star Spangled arner., In many of the homes ang in the stores the National anthem was sung. At the Auditorium Theatre the large audience was led in singing by Man- ager Edward Connel Just to show that he had notlest his high notes, Manager Conneily took the high C., at the fin of the anthem. OBITUARY Robert Adley Smith. At 715 Tuesday morning Adiey Smith passed away at Robert at 85 -Sachem street. During the past seven years during which time Mr. Smith has made his home here he b taken a deep interest in the ci fairs and has been prominent movements for the betterment of the civic life. Mr. Smith was born in Maplegrove, Quebec, Canada, October 20, i8iJ. the son of Geovge and Mary Adley Smith. When a young man Mr. Smith tock up the study of cotton manufacturing and previous to his coming f» Nor- wich on March 4, 1911, e was perintendent of the Massachusetts Cotton Mills at Lowell, Mass. Mr. Smith came to Norwich to accept the position of agent for the Falls and Shetucket mills which he held up five years ago when the twn mill separated and’Mr. Smith weat to Falls Company. Tor th2 past three vears Mr. Smith has neen treasurer and_general manager of the company. While in Lowell 22 years ago, Mr. Smith was united in marriage to Ed- na L. Bowen of that city. Fraternally Mr. Smith was a mem- ber of the Masonic hodies, taking his Blue lodge degrees i a member of Frank E K. A. M, and Frank , R. and S. X. of this city president of the Norwich member of the Arcanum ector of the Chelsea nd a director of the commerce, He is survived by his wife, two si terk, Mrs. A. H. Abbitt and Miss M rie Smith, two hrothers. W. Thomas and George A. Smith, three nephews and one niece, ail of Lowell. avi ngs bank mber of is- FUNERAL. Mrs. Wiliiam Keniston. The body of Mrs. William Keniston was sent to Lowell, . for burisl or. Tuesday morning Undertakers Church & Allen. Relatives acconi- panied the body. The funeral of Mrs. Keniston was held at the home of her daughte 4 Garfield avenue witn relatives friends attending. Rev. i Crawford, pastor of the Norwich Town Methodist church. officiate: Made Gifts to Fireman Armstrong. Another of Norwich's fire fighters left for sezv in the U. 8. army on Tuesday morning. He was Henry Arm- strong, hoseman of Engine Co. No. 1. nnd the firemen with the fire appara- tus turned out to bid him fareweil. On Monday evening he was presented a wrist watch, a safety razor outfit, a trench mirror and a comfort kit. John Hurley gave him a Viclor selection. Candidate for Economic Demonstrator. The county farm bureau has not yet filled the vacancy left in the office of home economics demonstrator by the departure of Miss Catherine Case to take a position in a western college, but the state agricultural college at Storrs has been furnishing a demon- strator as needed. place is to be interviewed on Saturday. | British Sandbags. Pritish sandbags, as well as Pritish important part in the recent fighting in Italy. Since last fall, more than three million sandbazs have been sent to Italy from this country, Parts of the Italian line, owing to the nature of the soil. had to he above ground, and were built up complétely of sandbags, the reason being that near the river, trenches and dugouts could not be eonstructed, as the water lay within a foot of the ground level. = Another Success for Woman. A number of back vestibules patrons have noticed that the new conductor- ettes can close the car doors on one's elbow just as hard as the old conm- ductors ever could, — Kansas City Star. ours for the Stars and| . A candidate for the | Faneral Directors and Embalmers . 322 Main Street Chamber of Commerce Beilding Phone 238-2 Lady Assistant —_— SOLDIERS AND SAILORS Stationel in Canal Zone. the following letter to his stsier, Cor. delia: : Canal Zoné, Panama, July 30, 1918, ‘water, not much much as myself. Fred Mongeau of Attawaugan, who is in the army and has been sént to the Panama Canal zone has written Say, sis, how do you like the sall if you ‘like it as’ I wasn't seasick. but I got tired of the-sailing on the old tub. The name of the ship was Kil- patrick, if it killed Patrick. I'll tell you that it tried its hest to kill us,; The trip itself was anytning buf teen miles from nowhere.) Vie have had eighteen days that I'll cver re to get here. I wrote from Porto Ric but I did not put any stamps on' th You will let me know, I'm sure. ond day member, no matter where ¥ go. Ten days from New York to Porte Rico, two days on that island, then six days t a joy ride. Some trip too, just three thousand, thres hundred mites. (Eigh- 0 8 letters =0 perhaps you won't get them. We got twelve hours' leave the sec. in Porto Rico so we visited the city of San Juan. Say, but you would be surprised at that place. There are some great places there. I was expecting a decent ‘place, nothing like that. We investizated “it, and It 1s piece of work all out of cement: a bass hospital, that is cuit structure, a “n one built and not quite finished. The Governor’ Paloce is a vretty place. but can’t =ee how they co all that for the: don’'t seem to work. They declared heliday when we came in, just though it was a great thing. Mot man white people there hut a lot cf colores ones. ve me, I'll be a disappointed bo: tisted to go “over.” @eal about it. I'm here for .quite mp looks good. a gr. Although sorry weaken. them are baclk home I know iots before I last long. Show Fritz How Americans Fight. Mrs, H. J. John F. K Inf.cA. E ndall of Co. F, F. two places. fe. But to my surrounded us and came sneakin: ides and g to me to come ou but I didnt t terribl although I said a vers to myseif and never thought I woul come out alive. voice at them and sent the Americans Hell as Fritz calls i and jumped in amongst th ut out in the trench. If hours we drove Fritz away an he never eral men 1 as I have had. Your loving soi J A wounded surprised him most in the battle zon. tol@ of finding 2 robin’s mest in a: | empty shell cas but Two great forts. some so” a recently, s 1 y a as v d I have just heard that we are here ars, so 1 guess we'll get ted before we get-out of here. But y if I don't get the chance 1o g0 across. Az you know dear sister, that I en- Of course 1 am glad of tha chance of seeing Panama, for I heard a great a fe, it one daes not of ond wish they were home. Well 1 don't want to go get a-chance at the front. Well, I must tell you ihat Tip- perly had to go and get the mumph, 80 we are quarantined. I hops it won't Kendall of Lisbon has received a letter from her son, Private 2nd T. S. which was written from the Base Hospital 18 on Aug. 7. He says in part: I am going back to my company. I've been in the hospita! two menths from a wound where Fritz shot me in There were three of us young chaps in a pillbox firing out of a small window at the advancing col- umng of Boches and the other two men loading dips as fast as possible for me to shoot i my dutomatie ri- surprise Fritz had g upon us, and threw four hand. gre- nades in the box and wounding both oi the bovs in there and there I wéds with six Boches right at the door get- d row some more gre- t, frightened, short prayver d So I put in a fresh dip of 18 shots in the automatic very quickly and velled at the top of my 18 shots of t, the six of m and that is whea I got shot twice after that 1 fought for 40 min- with the help of some of my pals In cne and one- d ined an inch but lost sev- be back after have good luck r asked what had e, n For Infants and Children Always bears the Signsture of CASTORIA InUse For Over 30 Years ottt PEG RACE OXEN RACE ENTRIES FREE L. County Agricultural Society. 6 p. m. REASONABLE PRICES ARTHUR H. 'LATHROP Phone 175 DR. E. j. JONES Take elevator Shetucket Street entrance. Phone NOVELTY RACES AND MULE RACE Enter With Dannie Connelly, Bath 8t., or Gilbert S. Raymond, Sec. N. Entries close Saturday, Aug. 31, at TEAMING and TRUCKING DONE VERY PROMPTLY AND AT DENTIST Suite 46 Shannon Building The Kindly Germans. The propodéd election of a king by the Finns is announced by the Ger- mans, who generously offer a candi- date acceptable te themselves.—New York World. The Zeppelin. We know there are still Zeppelins somewhere, because every little while cne or two of them is destroyed.— New York Evening Post. Telephone 760 57 Lafayetto S PETER VER STEEG FLORIST Cut Flowers, Wedd Funeral Designs, Dccorations. Eastern Conuscucut equal to letin for busimess results. t. THERE !5 no advertising medium ia The Bul: while so it seems, well, I'm willing if