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STORE CLOSED TODAY Until 5 P. M. ~ (The flanhaltan 121-125 Main Street UNCASVILLE The lawn social and sale held at the, Methodist church under the direction of Miss Vera Bartlett, Tugsday aft- errioon, cleared about twenty-eight dollars. ; Rev. and Mrs. Frank D, Ludding- ton have been entertaining their son- in-law and their daughter, Mr. and Mrs, Merton Lyon and thetr son, Merton Lyon of New Haven. Miss Minerva Comstock has been| spending a few days with the Misses | Strickland of New London. James W. McGorty, a former prin- cipal of the Palmertown Memorial school, now of Wallingford. was a re- cent guest of friends in town. Miss Ruth Shaffer after spending 2 week with relatives returned Tues- | day to her home in Westerly, accom- panied by her grandmother, Mrs. Chas. Brsgess and her aunt, Miss Vera Bur- | gess, who will spend a vacation of | two weeks in Westerly and Provi- dence. Fred B | Tooker, mail carrier from th?' is having his v During his absence Fred is takinz the route. h Clarence W, office In this village cation. Avery and | rlauri”lvrs ¥ Helen and Florence | Avery, of Bbutt Windhain, Mra Hen- | rv Avery dys Morgan of| Lyme, Finnegan of Pom- | fret and Mrs. Bdward Avery of South | Windham, were recent guests of Mr. and Mre. Albert Avery of Hill Top. | At the meeting of the board of the local branch of the Red | Cross society It was voted to hold | their meetings the first Monday in the |2 Miss Mary O'Connell has been | spending two weeks with relatives m\ Stafford _Springs. i Miss Mildred Watts has returned from spendinz a few weeks With her | sister near Poston Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Dart have as| their guest Miss Florence Shafer, of | Norwich The public schools ed Wednesday. in town open- Food Sale. The food sale sale held by the| Goed Cheer Sunday society Satur-| day night was largely patronized. The committee n charge W Mrs. Au- gustus C. Stearns, Mrs. Charles T. Peebe, Mrs. Herbert Dart and Mrs Frederick E. Comstock, The society held its anrual pienic meeting at the almshouse, Thursday. Entertained For Guest. | | Successful | | | Miss Mae Sullivan entertalned in | honor of her guest, Miss Anna Siat- terly of Boston, Friday evening. The guests were Misses Klla Mahon Mahoney, Theresa and Slattery. Helen Shea, n, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Messrs. Rheume Powers, Harrington Music was furnished by , Ma- | Agnes Patten, Kiel the Coast Guard orchestra and danc- ing was enj . Lunch was served. hae resumed work at| the Thames Specialty Co.'s mill after| recovering from a recent illness. | Robert Burchard, accompanied by | his chauffeur, Walter Burgess, has| been spending his vacation on an au-| When you feel that your ¥ stomach, liver or blood is out of order, renew their health by taking BEECHAMS Sale of Ay Medicine in the World. verywhera. In bozes. 10c.. 25-. b =1 | returned ! str Louis Kaplan has returned home af- visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Poli- tomobile trin thrgugh New Jersey. Mrs. William ives in Willimantic. Mr. and Mrs, Louis Jerome of Prov- Albert Jerome and daughter of Plainfield and | Mr, and Mrs. Frank Jerome, of Orange, were entertained over the holiday by idence, R. 1, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jerome. Beckwith has return- ed fromi a few days spent with rela- Mrs. ceived a letter. frem‘ ‘Fraace, bearing the information brother, Lisutenant David A. Seventy-fifth company, Sixth regi- ment, United States: Marine corps, was killed on the ‘19th of July, and grave was marked by a wooden cross, bearing the name and designation of the young hero. Lieutenant Redford and a brother officer were in a shell hole at the battlefront, when a shell landed very near them. The other of- ficer was killed outright, and Lieuten- ant Redford suffered severe shell shock. While being borne on a stretcher to the field hospital he was struck by a piece of shrapnel and in- stantly killed. The letter came from an officer who was a schoolmate of young Redford in Pawcatuck and therefore is considered 2s authentic. On August 19, the very day that Lieutenant Redford wag killed, hte was reported in the casualty list as being wounded to an undetermined degree. On Thursday - of ' the present week Lieutenant Redford’s mother in Paw- catuck received information from the head of the marine corps in Wash- ington that her son was in a hospi- tal in London and the address was given. Lieutenant Redford was born in Paweatuck, Conn., and with hig par- erts removed to Pawtucket, R. L, when quite young. He attended the Kingston college and was captain of a military company thers.. Uvyer .a vear ago he was commissioned a lieu- tenant in the marine corps and, after a brief training at Quantino, Va., went overseas. He was son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Redford, and while Lieu- terant Redford -was serving his coun- try in France his father died Paw- tucket: He was 2j years of age and is survived by his mother, two brath- Miss Jennie Linegan is spending the | | week with her sister, Johnson at Crotor-on-the-Hudson and with Miss Helen Barnes at Yonkers, Ne X, " Burial of Mrs. Frank The body was for burial in Comstock c ville, was the only and Addie Darrow survived by teddard Springfie Ma: , of California. “The September mee of selectmen was held count of the holida Rev. and Mfs. Frank from spending vacation. the month o trip in Maine. nd Frank Mr: Beckwith, of Mrs. Frank Beckwith brought to this village Monday Mrs. Deckwith who was a natlve of Mont- daughter of James Stoddard. She three brothers, Lafayette Stoddard and James Stod- emete; ing of the board Tuesday on ac coming Monday have Clark's Clark Mr. ugust, on SOUTH WINDHAM The secretary’s report of the Red shows the following executive i ijs; of work finished during August: housewives omfort kits 25, supporting arm slings boy month in place of the last Monday. ]naw kits 4, women's ekirts 60, pina- supporting arm slings : Knitted—Socks Cross auxiliary Elbow traction 36 boys' drawers 13 fores 2, total, 285. socks 1 total wristlets 1, grand total 32 is _improving slowly. Mrs. Norwich have Mar: Miss Martha Manning has returned home after been gu ning. Tuesda; tertaining her sister, Mrs Jacob cently Crane. Mrs. Budd t the home of re! Mr. and Mrs. Char: had 3 their guest: their cousin and his Mrs. w! heen visiting Card. Mr. and Mrs, her aunt, ay. Mrs. Walker of Willi has been assisting Mrs. returned home. shirts 25, Mrs. Edna Hatch. who has been ill, McNeil and daughter Ruth of te of M Crane and Mrs. Clarence Noel. of a vi Norwi Miss Lydia A. Card was in Norwich Miss Josephine Palmer has been en- May Palmer Lavaliee of Worcester, for a week. of Danbur; Mrs. Carrie J. Backus of Hartford rned to, her home Saturday. Chamber] over Labor day ife, Mr. a Bansgs Lyon, of Boston. Miss Rachel Keller of Hartford has Mrs. H. Louie Putoz of Hart- ford spent Labor day with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis W, Putoz. Miss E. S. Bahcock was a New Lon- i don visitor Frid. mantic, wl Barstow, has CHESTERFIELD Miss Anna Powers has returned af- v ter ting Mr. and enski of Lyme. ter koff in New York Isadore Goldstein of New here spending a few days before leav- ine for camp. The young peorle of this place vis- ed the Devil's Hopyard Misses Hazel and turned to Hartford M Mrs, Jac York Sunday. Lula Powers re- after spending the week end with Mr. and onday Edwin| Charies H. Steadman, bed cap 1, sweaters 7; t with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Man- called re- Mary ers and a sister. one of the | best known textile men in this section, jdied late Thursday afternoon, afte two weeks of serious illness, at his home in Dixon street. When sixteen vears of age he became overseer of spinning in the steam mill in Me- street, which was operated He was engaged in section, and for 3 ears he was in chirze of I3|the ‘spinning department of the mill at { Potter Hill. He retired about fifteen years ago. from active work. not given much to bli» affairs and spent most of his at home, rut malking almost daily visits to the bag- sage room at the rai'road station where he was always a most welcome visitor. Mr. Steadman was born in the town of Hopkinton, March 15, 1337, the son of Maigr General John B, Steadmar, of Dorr war fame. He is survived by his wife, who was Ann Elizabeth iark, daughter of the late John L. Clark, president of the Clark Manu- facturing compa of Providence: al- 0 by two sons and a daughter, Chas, E. and Arthur M. Steadman, and Ann Louise, wife of John R. New York city. He lonz line of colonial representatives for four lx:ene’rations are buried on Block Isl- and. General Steadman, father of the de- ceased, was prominent in ress affairs of Westerl one of the first citizens, troductory of a 25, 1, In an in- to an account of the Dorr i sterly and Its Witness has ch no military call :-assed over the land till the re- markable ferment broke out in Rhode Island in 1842, This, from the name of the instigator of the movement, was dominated the Dorr Rebellion. Through somewhat serious, it was a brief affair, in which, on the part o the insurgents, discretion superseded the necessity of valor. The vicinity of Arsenal, Federa] Hill, Chepachet and Ascots Hill, where the hero prom- ised to ‘lay his bones,’ were the only memorable fields, except the line of defeat, haiting places of exiles, the court house and the state prison. To meet the uprising of the party, Wash- ington county sent forward 1100 men, nder command of 'lener:\] John B. ‘teadman, of Westerl; At Friday's session of the Third | district court, held in Westerly, Judge Oliver H. Williams, presiding, Clar- ence Farrell, of Pawtucket, and EI- mer Matteson, of Phenix, pleaded not lin nd E. ho | guilty to theft of sugar, flour and cigarettes, to the value of $1L70, the property of the New York, New Ha- ven and Hartford Railroad company, and taken a: the Carolina = station. lienry E. Babcock, station .agent at Carolina, testified as to the loss of the property and learned a part of i was ob |at the home of James Wright. This Wright had begn previously arraigned before the court at Hope Valley, and pleaded ilty, was adjulged proba- bly guilty and held for trial beffre the superior court. Martin Kane, of New London, spe- cial railroad agent, testified that he investigated the case and found part of . the stolen property in Wright's house. Wright said he took the stuff from a car and that Farrell -had car- ried it to the hous: Farreil helped is Mrs. J. E. Powers. himself to the tobacco and cigarettes, Many from here attended the falr|accordinz to Wright. Witness then at Norwich Monday and Tuesday. went: to Riverpoint and recovered Thomas Abramson ang friends from and Mrs. A. Boston are visiting Mr. Miller. Schools in this vicinity opened Wed- nesday for the fall term. High Grade Furniture READY FOR YOU CHOOSING Now that Fall is approaching the housewife is busily en- gaged getting the home ready for the colder weather. preparing a list of New Furniture desired every woman should not fail to look at our large and varied display of DINING ROOM SUITES BED ROOM SUITES LIVING ROOM SUITES PARLOR SUITES AND IN.FACT ANY PIECE OF FURNITURE FOR THE HOME Our Furniture is guaranteed as to quality and work- manship, and our prices are as low as.possible, consider- ing quality. HOURIGAN BROS. 1 COMPLETE HOME FURNISHERS 62-66 Main Street E2EUT R some of the stolen tobacco and cigar- ettes in Matteson’s possession. The arrests were made under the direction of Sheriff JohnR. Wilcox, Deputy Sheriff and Jailer Phillips testified that ‘when Farrell was arrest- ed he said he had met Wright who asked to help carry some goods he had back of a pile of railroad ties to home, and he did. Farrell told where the sugar and flour was hidden in the Wright house, but did not say whether he helped himself to the to- bacco and cigarettas. James Wright, who has pleaded guilty to the theft as alleged in the complaint, and is being held for trial in the superior court, testified that Farrell and Matteson had been at his home several days before the theft was committed and that Farrell had been employed in the .railroad case shed. According to Wright, Farrell asked witness to go over to the pile of ties and help bring some stuff to the house, and together they carried the flour, sugar, tobacco and cigarettes to jthe house. Tarrell told witness to use as much of the sugar and flour and tobacco as he wanfed, and that he (Farrell) would come. for it with an | automobile. Matteson was at tlte house, but in no way helped to handle the goods. When Matteson a few days That Uneasy Feeling ‘That dull depression, that dragged out spiritless condition—it’s bilious- ness. Why be out of sorts with yourself and everybody else when one dose of Schenck’s Mandrake Pills will do wonders for you. 80 years reputation for biliousness, constipation and bilious headache, etc. Schenck’s Mandrake Pills are purely vegetable and for persons using calo- mel, one trial will convince them that Schenck’s Mandrake Pills are superior. 25¢ per box — uncoated or sugar coated — from your druggist or by mail. Dr. J. H. Schenck & Son, Philadelphia. was ‘buried near Vierz, and that the| Lowe, Sndav afternoon. qu dénied" :::jngh -erghtth to. he * toflc ’ af - the carry the goods an en he saw thern in the house he believed: they had |&lders, Sunday morning. A good ntm- been stolen. Wright, he said, gave both | ber’ was present at all the services. him and Matteson the cigarettes’ and | Rally Day. tobaceo. e { Matteson testified that Wright gave sc&oo‘ln:igfl;y d‘yi 1:1 . him the tobacco and cigarettes and ro- that's all he knew about the matter. | ©2llOWIng took special part 15 tbe pro ;erg;n h"““t r;ta'““ sad they had| o, "Seima Hoffman, Florence -Jones, ound the stuff, o 2 An- Both Farrell and Matteson were ;;“gagf;me“ Viola Bennett, found probably guilty, and were order- ‘Do we, today, treat’ God with the ed held for n-_ia] by the superior-court respect pTlid carthly rulers?’ is the inihonfs of RS topic for the home prayer circle this There has not been recovery of the| week. bodies of Miss Elizabetn Gayton and Mrs. Mary Annie c,flmu., and Mrs. C. Harry Rix, of Providence, who were | mar] Youngs of New Haven, with .| drowned off Indian rock,. Narragan-| g Bitgood of Danielson. were recent sett Pier. It is believed they Were | visitors in the Home of Willam Med- carried far out by the undertow and | perry. will not be.found neay-the place of the \* \; and ifrs. S. A. Clark of Central drownings. - Miss Gayton was washed | Vijiage were. visitors Sunday at Ed- from the rock by a -huge breaker and |'ward Bakers. : Mr. Rix wag drowned after plunging | "“Ruth Cleiand has into the surf in an attempt to rescue| T ehanon.’ her. Miss Gayton was at the pier on Ralph “Doeoflinger. of Brooklyn, N. vacation and went with Mr. Rix on a |y, spent Labor Day with his mother fishing trip. Mr. Rix was 50 years old and sisters. . and Migs Gayton 38. “Mrs_C. Cleland ‘and sor, Walter, of Walter Thorpe, with ‘the " American \ew York and John Kinnatra of Leb- army in France, writes that he is in a|anon were recent visitors st W. D. hospital, recovering fromt a gas at-|Cleland's tack and expected to be \n condition| Oswald to return to the front in a short time. | Baitimore. ‘When war was declared Thorpe was a| Mrs. Anderson. Ruth and Hannah sergeant in the Kifth Company, West- | Anderson, have returned » Brook- erly Coast Artillery, ana was rejected | Ilyn after iwo months' at Rest-a- by reason of defective teeth when he| While, f was about to be mustered into the fed- | Miss Jacobson -of Norwreh and Mrs eral service. He subsequently made | Lena Bentzen of New York are the two attempts to enlist in:the regular| guests of the Olsen's. army but was rejected. He waS| Miss Dorothy B. Nutting of New finally draftéd, accepted and sent t0| York and Mr. MacSmith or St. Louis, Camp Deven: He was there but a)were wuests last week and this, at the few weeks when sent overseas in the | parsonage. infantryv. H» made application for the| Mrs. Tavior and Mrs. Stelner of restoration of his rank, but this had| New York are spending a few weeks not beern granted when he left this!|at Brookside, country. The W. C. T. U. of Canterbury, Mrs, ‘Elnathan Burdick received of- | Buell union, hold the September meet- ficial information Friday, that her son, [ inz with Mrs. Martin Bushnell next Harry Elathan Burdick of Lower Paw-| week Wednesday afternoon. catuck, was dead in :\‘afince. ‘He s Urge National Prohibition. Salten Sigk Wwhen [On fhe fsing line fan A number of local men and women died in Base Hospital No. 23. ~The| wrots personal letters to the United date of death was not given. He was|gi,tf; Senate and House of Represen- In the national army at Camp Devens|i;iives in care of this distriet’s repre- before beinz sent overseas. He was . iiadice years of agze, born n Pawcatuck, | connecticut's 17, & senators land- prior to his entry into the milis [ ypon®0 R0 oy S 8 tary service was employed at elastic 3 web weaving. He is survived by his mother and a ‘brother. ’ Local Laconics. The services of men bevond the draft | age are very much needed in the com- | returned from Olsen has retirned from power to se- received personal replies. Tn response to request the Star Spangled Banner was sung in homes in Westminster, num=- ber.ng more than forty people, on mefeial life of Westerly. August 27, and doubt not by many oth- Congressman George F. O'Shaun-|ers. , nessy will deliver a patriotic address The town schao's bezin next Mon- on Congress and the War, in Bliven dav. September 9th, Opera house, Sunday even ning. STONINGTON Judge* L. D. Fairbrother, presiding, Edmund Jones was arraigned in tae Stonington town court and pleaded guilts to the charge of vagrancy. { was found zuilty and sentenced to ten |days in jail. James said he belonged i Norwich. Judgment was suspended for twenty-four hours to give him op- portunity to get under tna petals of the rose. Loui# Santos-Poate was ad- judged guilty of the charge of breach of the peace. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail and to pay costs of $12.02 The numbers of all pleasure cars op- erating Sunday onington are to be taken for publication. home for her vacation. Rev. W, E. Lanphear of the Connec- at the Westminster parsonage Sun- North Societv school house and FErooklyn. Edward Baker and Mrs. Minnie Davis -were among his hear- ers at Canterbury Green. Several Fresh Air contingent in charge of Al- ma Newton at present. The. Ladies’ Aid societv had a good parsonage. WILLINGTON Second Lieutenant Rouse B. Wil-| Mrs, Samuel Bartlett died Monday cox has been assignea to the 151st|at the Johnson .hospital, Stafford Tield Artillery. He is Springs. Although an invalid for sev- a son of Mr | and Mrs. E. F. Wileox. i Rev. A. H. Clark of Ahnedweyer India, will zive an address in the Sec. ond Congregational “church.. Sunday evening, in the interest of ths Armeni- an Board of Foreign Missions. ill - until death, when she was taken to the hos- She was a woman of many lov- able qualities Baptist church. She leaves her hus- band, one son, John, and % daughter, Stella, emploved at Robertson’s store, Stafford Springs. Maurice - Cushman was _home from ATTAWAUGAN Mrs. Mary Caffery tives in Springfield. Mrs. Charles Moore, with her two children, is visiting her parents in New Bedford. is visiting rela- - Camp Devens for the week end, hav- ing a furlough of 60 hours. John Hemmeler and son , Osear, who went to Camp Devens Sunday, Mrs. William Welch is entertaining|met few automobiles on the way. relatives from Canada. Miss = MeclIntosh, who has been Mrs. Laura Redding and two chil-|Spending several weeks ‘with. Miss dren and Walter Pope are spending a few days at C!d Killingly pond. Mrs. Joseph Glenor and her daugh- ter, Miss Pearl Glenor spent a week at Ocean Beach recently. The school opened Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs Oliver Tatreault and Mersereau, returned Wednesday to her home in New Jersey. Ed Lyon of Springfield has been visiting His . sister, Mrs. Korner. Mr, and Mrs. James Carpenter have been spending several days with her mother, Mrs. Taylor, at Mansfield Cen- Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Tatreault at- |ter. tended Norwich fair Monday, Joel N. Eno, who has been at the Mrs. Louis Mongoe, Mr. and Mrs, | Ryder house for the summer, went Frank Pechie, Julius Nason and Ed- ward Nason spent Monday at Keach's pond. Mr. and Mrs. Gagnon of Hayth Park visited friends here over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. William Harvey and children of Pawtucket visited over the veek end and Labor day with Charles Weeks, Sr., and family. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blackmar vis- ited at East Hampton over Labor day with Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Sweeney. | Miss Grace Wheelden of Clinton is visiting Mr. and Mrs, Albert Rollin- son. Miss Dorothy Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Mitchell were at Central Village Monday. Misses Doris and Florence Marsden of Providence visited last week with Mr, and Mrs. Albert Rollinson. Chester Brown and ‘two children of Danielson were guests of John Rus-| sell and family Sunday. Eva and George Cregon of Jewett "City visited relatives and friends here Sunday and Monda: LEDYARD Edwin Avery, Rev. G. F. Good- enough and S. E. Holdredge exhibited fruit and vegetables at the county fair in Norwich. Miss Anna Elatherwick and Miss Barbara Goodencugh exhib- ited canned vegetables. Rev. G. F, Goodenough took first prize on white scallop squash. Edwin Avery took prizes on carrois and onions. S. E. Holdredge took seven first prizes and three seconds on his exhi first on strawberries, first on collection of beans, first on collection of squash, first on turnips, first on cukes, first on peaches and first on pears,and three seconds on pears. Mrs. Ernest Smith of Franklin with her infant daughter has been the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac G. Geer for the past two weeks. All the schools in Ledyard will re- open for the fall term Tuesday, Sept. Monday to visit his sister. Mrs. Jennie Brooks, in Mansfield Center. From there he will zo to Brooklyn, N. Y., t spend the winter. Charlie Cowles has been, visiting Mr. and Mrys. Herbert Bosworth at Staf- fordville. John Richardson of Norwich called on friends last week and has left for camp in New York state. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bosworth, Miss Julia Bosworth and Mr. Harrington went ,to Broad Brook Saturday and were zuests of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Whitehouse. Miss Nichols motored to: Willimantic Tuesday with a party which included Miss Phyllis Ryder, Misses Mamie and Annie Eldredge and Miss Church. The public schools will open next Monday. There is a scarcity of teach- ers, and at this time no teacher has been found for the” Hollow and Hill schools. Miss Nichols will teach at Daleville anq Miss Fenton at Moose Meadow. George Knight cut his hand badly while sawing wood with his wood- sawing outfit. The Tolland county farm bureau held ‘a culling demonstration' at the poultry farm of Anton Zemina at the Glass Factory Saturday afternoon. Prof. Jones of Storrs conducted the demonstration and delivered an- ad- dress on the subject of selecting high producing hens. Rev, Earl Darrow of Hartford preached with his old time enthusi- asm Sunday, there being an unusually large attendance to welcome him to his former parish. Mrs. Darrow and her mother accompanied him. ROAD SOCIETY Miss Mary Starr Wheeler is having er vacation ‘from business in New York, returning here - Friday. She spent Monday with relatives in Nor- wich. Miss Ethel Noyes of Milford, Pa., arrived at Maple Lawn Tuesday for a few days, going with Miss Grace D. Wheeler and -Mrs. Bessie Ludwig to Plymouth, Mass, for the Mayvflower meeting which is held there on Friday and Saturday, Miss Dorothy Throw, who has been with Mrs. Horace Miner for a num- ber of years, left Monday to reside with her sister in New Haven. Mrs. Eugene Palmer and: daughter, Miss Jean, have gone to:Providence for some weeks. The schools have begun, Miss Muriel Langworthy teaching at’' Tauswonk, Miss Merritt at the Road, as.she has done for several Jears, and Miss Pris- cilla ‘Billings at the Wheeler district, which was opened: this vear. The sec- ond'and third grade room at Old Mys tic, which was to have been taken by Miss PBillings, has been given to Miss Louise Noyes of Lord’s Point and New York. Mrs, Fannie Williams “has gone to Vermont to join her daughter, Miss Martha, who has been spending her vacation there with friends. They will return this week. Mrs. Anne Butterworth of Tampa, Fla. is visiting Mrs. ‘Horace Frink for several weeks. |, Miss® Mol!y Palmier has Beep enteh ’\lr§ Ruth Wilcox and two children of Washington, D. C, were recent guests of Mrs, Charles A. Bray. The regular meeting of the town schéol committee will be held at Led- vard Center Tuesday afternoon. The Christian Endeavor meeung on Sunday evening was led by Miss Ger- trude Blatherwick. There were & zood number- present. Geer Hill Road Improved. James B. Gray has been working on Geer Hill road during the past week. This hill has been put in fine shape and is in the best condition that f{t hag been in the last ten years. SOUTH WOODSTOCK Bernice Sanger has returned to the business college at Worcester to con- tinue her study. Miss Annie Shippee of Hartforq is spending her vacation with her par- ents here. Martin Nelson - was home from Camp Devens Sunday and Monday. Rev. Mr. Tedford, a former -pastor, was here over> Sunday. He baptized two young men, Roland and Andrew R. P. Freeman and one of urging cure ~war-time prohibition, and have Governor Holcomb's Miss Signie Olsen of Norwich is at ticut Temperance Unlon was a guest day on his way to speak at the Green, at boys, with the mothers of two of them. represent the New York time at the monthly gathering at the ral years, she had not been critically two weeks previous to her taxt. : _pastor’s | talk, & sermon for children and their| United States Food Administration ‘License Numbers G-08535—B-9118 THE MOHICAN COMPANY lUnusual Values for Saturday _— . 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Williams, Mr, and Mrs. Joseph Noyes, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wheeler, Byron Billings and two daughters and Mrs. Joseph Smith and fami Mrs. Prentice Wil- liams and John Williams. -SOUTH WILLINGTON Mrs. E. J. Mathews and children, George and Sarah. returned -home on Saturday from Staffordvilla where they visited Mrs. Edith Mathews. ‘Wednesd: night, September 11, at Memorial church, ‘E. L. G. Hohe;\thal chairman of the State Frohibition committee wili speak under the aus- pices ‘of the Christian Endeavor so- ciety. The Camp Fire Girls enioved an au- tomobile trip to Qcean beach Thurs- day of last week. While at the beach they were the guests at the sum- mer home of Mrs. W, H. Hail. Homer Neal, Jr., left last week for a business trip through the south. He expects to be home about the middle of October. Mrs., David Anderson and Agnes Blackburn of Norwich, and Mrs. Geo. Phillips, of - Palmer, visited Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Brackett, the past week. Rev. Farl W. Darrow of West Hart- ford, preached last Sunday at Memo- rial church. * While here Mr. and Mrs. Darrow were zuests of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Brackett. School opens Monday, is expected that a teacher from It mar department. Arthur Bushnell is back on his old job at the Gairy farm of the G. Hall, Jr., Co. BRIEF STATE NEWS Manchester.—George H. Waddell is to be chief registrar in Manchester next Thursday. Litchfield.—Tuesa: Sept. 3d, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Merriman celebrated the 62d anniversary of their wedding. Wapping.—Morris = D. Sullivan of Wapping, while working i a tobacco field, fell from a wagon, dislocating his shoulder. Hartford.—Mrs. ‘Edward ‘W. Hooker and Roland Hooker have returned from Eastern Point, where they spent the summer, Norfolk.—Miss Marie von Essen, who has sung in Norfolk several times, has discarded her German name and_wi hereafter be known as Miss Mary Kent. Branford.—Miss - Frances Bradley will leave the latter part of the month for Montgomery, Ala.. for the’Calhoun school for colored people. She will teach household economics. Waterbury. — William A. Cunning- ham, who was Waterbury manager for Armour & Co. until three years suddenly Tuesday in the latter city. Granby.—Mrs. Woodruff Case of West Granby. who has been lookinz after the Red Cross knitting in that socks since last April. Washington.—The animals auctioned at the Washingtonfair Friday for the benefit of the food for France fund were given by various people in the neighborhood. "By way of _showing September 9. | Maine will take charge of the Gram~‘ ago, wher he went to Pittsburgh. died | section of the town, reports they have | completed 40 sweaters and 45 pairs of | their keen interest in this good cause the ‘Trumbull ¢hildren gave their fine Airedale pup. Naugatuck.—Rev. Michael J. Hig- gins, curate at St. Francis’ church, Naugatuck, has been appointed pastor of Holy Angels’' church, South Meriden, t ofill the vacancy caused by the death of Rev. L, A. Guinan. Father Higgins will have St Bridget's parish in Cheshire ' in charge. , Father Higgins is a native -of Danbury &nd ‘was or- dained to the‘priesthood in Bavaria 17 years ago. Manchester.—The Christopher Co- lumbus society, an organization of Italian residents. is planning on a big observance of Columbus day in town on Oct, 12. NERVOUS SICK HEADACHES - FRUTI' A-TIVES ? Brought Relief The FirstDay He Tried Them. MR. C. E. BESWICK 160 Caroline'Ave., Ogdensburg, N. ¥, T suffered 2 great deal for throe or four years with Nervoss Sick Head- ache cnd Dyspepsia. Had to take two to four’ "cxdht" powders cvery other day. Tried doetors—ate bran zems— took cll -Linds” of remedies — buf nothing did me good until I used “Fruit-a-tives’, or Fruit Liver Tablets. T was relieved the first day I used them. 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