Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 16, 1918, Page 6

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Buy War Savings PHONE 965 these Heaters in use. popular. These prices are gss than you will pay hereafter. a Number 530—a Qery neat Heater, nickel trimmed, an ornaiient in your roofn, Stamps. SPECIAL NUMBER 1 Numfier 525—'A11“ Black Finished—warranted to give perfect satisfaction, L} Sale Price $4.98 SPECIAL NUMBER 2 will produce a great deal of heat at a low cost. Sale Price $5.98 Number 630—the choice of the three—a combination of nickel trimmed » SPECIAL NUMBER 3 Blue Vitreous Enamel. Easy to handle, safe. Sale Price $7.95 Phone and mail orders will receive prompt attention. SCHWARTZ BROS,, Inc. “The Big Store with the Little Prices” 9-11-13 Water Street, Norwich, Conn. Save. For the Fourth I.ib_érty Loay SALE OF Perfection Heaters A Carload of Perfection Heaters The biggest shipfiwnt made to this city at one time. to prepare with one of these Heaters. tell how much coal you will get. We advise every housekeeper You might have some coal, but no one can fore- You are helping to relieve otheérs when you place Like most things when needed for an emergency, they become We realized the very importance to have these Heaters placed on sale early, therefore you will have the opportunity to get a Heater less than regularly price. PHONE 965 and ROAD SOCIETY Miss Isabella Fish of Providence is F,'-",dmz her vacation with her aunt, M P. Noyes. ‘Grace D, Wheeler has returned trom Plymouth. Mrs. William Sherman of Rhode Island has been the guest of her sis- Mrs. F. C. Dixon, this week Mrs. Byron Billings entertained a party of relatives at tea Saturday, the Tth Mre. Noyes Palmer and daughter, y, were visiling in Boston Mrs. who has been number of weeks, has returned home. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Palmer and Abel Simmons of Provicence, at her sister’s for a Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J. Chatilicn of New York were guests on labor day of Rev, and Mrs. George Spalding of Quonaduc, returning by automobile the eame day. Mr. and Mrs. Spalding ac- companied them as far as New Haven. At the fumeral of Mrs. Fernando Wheeler Tuesday afternoon , at her home, a large number of friends and relatives were in attendance from this locality, also Norwich, Preston and Bradford. Rev. J. L. Peacock spoke both at the house and at the burial, which took place in Eim Grove ceme- tery, Mystic. Many flowers were sent by friends and the church and soc ties. Her mother and brother have died here since them came. One sister survives here, and- a number of nephews and nieces, VOLUNTOWN George Lacnapelle of the U. S. na was at his home on furlough recent! Mrs. Esther Lewis is visiting Hope Valley, R. L, relatives. Miss Ida Jordan of Phoenix, R. L, recently spent several days at her home here. Rev, A, L. Townsend of Boston, a formeg pastor here, has been visiting| friends in town Miss Thusa Dewhurst and Miss Mary Marion of Boston have been visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John N. Lewis. Corporal Albert Dupont and Fred Gravelin of Camp Upton, L. L, spent the week end at their homes. The Ladies' society of the Baptist church served a variety supper in the chapel Tuesday evening which well attended. The Center school opened last Tues-| day. A number of local people attended Kingston fair. The American Thread company ilasgo are using a new motor for the transportation of their em- ployes who reside here, the former means ha\'m\: been done away with. COLCHESTER Thomas P. Kinney, David B. Murray, James Johnson, Marshall J. Porter and I. Baker attended the institution of the new was of truck lodze, B. P. 0. E, in Rockville Thursday evening Miss Rose Levine left Friday for Niantic, where she will teach the com- ing year. Two hundred and thirty-seven men registered on Registration day, 236 white and one negro. Flags were dis- played throughout the ‘ilage and the Old Guard band played several selec- the evening. . Brown of New York is at his summer residence on Broadway for two weeks' vacation, A special communication of 'Wooster lodge, F. M., was held in Ma- sonic hall F! ening. Mrs. Jennie Holbrook of St. who is visiting in Lebanon, w: ing on friends in town Thursd Thomas P. Kinney was in New Lon- don Friday. Mrs. Emma Hall of Hartford is the | guest of Mrs. C. E. Staples. Frederick A. Bock of New York is at his summer residence on Broadway for a few days. Miss Marion Sullivan has returned {after several weeks’ visit with Mr. and Louis, call- THESE CHILDREN RE GAINED HEALTH THROUGH FATHER JOHN'S MEDICINE Grateful Mothers Says “There Is Nothing Like It As A Body-Builder” Guaranteed Free From Alcohol and Dangerous Drugs in Any Form Writing from Oakland, Nebraska, Mrs. Swan Pearson says: “My three babies, Flor- am sending you strength from ther John's Medici: think there is nothing like it. up and helped them through B dan fllness.” have Harold and Glenwood. whose pictures I regained health and It built them ne. I gerous Thousands of mothers depend upon Father John's Medicine as their family remedy whenever the children become or cough thin, weak and run down or have a cold Thousands of grateful letters have been written telling of the benefits peceived from this old-fashioned, pure and wholesome food tonic, which gives new health and strength because tains. It is guaranteed absolutely free form. of the rich food elements which it con- from alcoh® or dangerous drugs in any Mrs. George V. Cavanaugh in Good- vear and Miss Potter in Putnam. Merton Al Taintor post, G. A. R., held a meeting Friday afternoon at tht home of Rev. B. D. Remington. c;veml comrades from Moodus attend- | ed. Miss Addie May Wick York is the guest of South Main _streef Mr. ang Mrs W Hebron were cailing town Friday. Mrs. Gertrude Church of Westches- ter was the guest of friends in town vire of New | her mother on| am O. Seyms of | on friends in| Frederick J. Hudson was a Norwich | visitor Saturgay. | On accountsof the holidays, the Jew- | ish places of business were closed Sat- | urday. 1= WILLINGTON Miss Coleman has returned from a| visit in Massachusetts. G. V. Smith has been in Springfield a few days, lecturing. A dance held at Knowlton's West Ashford, Friday was furnished by Miss Church. hall, evening. Music John Whitford and | Several from here attend- | ed. Mrs. Hans Hansen, who has seriously ili for several weeks slightly improved. : Mrs. Edwin Cafpenter and chil- dren were recent visitors in Norfolk guests of Mrs. George Brown i Mr. and Mys. Marble, who former- been | is| ly lived here, and sold their home to Dr. Converse, are in a serious condi- | tion. . Mr. Marble had a shock and| his wife is quite feeble. They now live at West Stafford. Miss Amy Gardner of New Haven | has heen visiting her gr/dmother, Mrs Emily Gardner. All the schobls in town opened last | week Mcnday with the exception of the Hollow and Hill schools, for which no teachers have yet been secured. | A party recently drove twepty miles to see Editor G. V. Smith and lunch- cd on the lawn at his home. He is widely known from his lectures and because of the farm paper which he edits, Mrs. Charles Nichols died Sunday, the 8th, having been ill some - time. | The funeral was held Wedresday. She leaves a daughter, with whom she liv- cd. a son who owns a farm here, and a daughter, whose home is in Elling- | ton Her husband died several years' ago. i Mrs. Herman Cushman of Franklin was a recent guest of Mrs. Merrill| Cushman. ! Mr. Henerson of FEast Hartford stayed over night at the Ryder house, en route from Warrenville to Willi- | mantic. Miss Ellis, who has been spending A month with Misses Palmer and Dunning, has returned to New York to her duties a ssuperintendent of a Settlement house. J. L. Reed and family his father, Chauncey Rced. Mrs. Charles Cobi, da ter of Dr. and Mrsfl. F. B. Converse has been engaged to teach in the commercial department of the Derby high school. Mrs. G. B. Robbins' nephew. John Fuller of Marlboro, has enlisted in the nav; —m({ has been sent to I’elham are visiting | Howard Dlight ury, Mass., parents left Tuesday for where he will yisit! a few days. Miss Kath- to cousin Peabody, ton. where t to Proc he mr t her Mass. s Crossing, The thoroughbred fox terrier that belonged to the late Adelbert Need- ham. of Stafford Springs, since Mrs. Needham’s death, has found a good heme with Charles Miller. There was a heavy frost Tuesday night in some sections of the Glass Factory pond, where ice formed one- quarter of an inch thick, 'ralization | Foreign Mission Society: lered avery itary ‘An interesting analysis of the regis- tration figures of State Division No. 1l"‘reven‘«!ls‘“;. study of the male poni\;; ation o ‘ashingtan county, and and West Greenwich in Kent county. The prevailing age in thadlvinion is 34 by a slight margin. Only two towns, Westerly and Chulenown. kave the same pi 34 There are no men in the divlsflon of the ages of 23, 24, 27, 28, 29 or 30, as none of these ages registered. In West Greenwich the prevailing age is 18, in South Kingstown 435, Exeter 36 and 45, Hopkinton 19 to 57, North Kingston 41 to 43,"East Greenwich 40, Narragansett Pler 20, and Richmond 33. Of the total of 3347 registered in the division 2438 are native borm, 273 naturalized citizens, and 78 are citi- zens by reason of their father’s natu- prior to their majority, making a total of 2780 citizens. There are 273 declarant aliens and 285 non- declarant aliens, a total of 563. Of the total there are 3289 white persons, 86 negroes, eight Orientals, 13 Indian citizens, and one Indian not a citizen. The regxstraflon by ages shows in Westerly: 18 695 20, 52; 21, 87 35, 70; 36 '39, '12; 40, 53; 41, Gu 42, 70‘ 43, 66; 44, 56 " 45,'62 total 1107, The annual conference of the Nar- ragansett Baptist Association, - with which the First Baptist church of Westerly is connected, will be held in East Greenwich Thursday and Friday, and Rev. W. A. Tatty will preside. The programme follows: Phursday morning, 9,30, devotions led by Rev. T. C. Gleason;' greeting by pastor; response by moderator; adoption of programme; appointment ! of committee on nominations; of prayer; annual sermon, Rev. S. B. Chapman; report of nominating com- mittee; reading of the rules: appoint- ment of committee on place and preacher for next year and all other committees that report this year; reading of letters from the churches; reports; discussions: 12, dinner. Thursday afternoon, 2—Devotions, led by Rev. A. H. Adams, Jr.; ad- dresses, The Work of the State Con- vention, Rev. B. F. Livingstone, su- perintendent State Missions, and his associates; address, The Ministry and the Education of Ministers, Rev. Rob- ert L, Webb, secretary Newton Theo- logical Instl\utmn address, In His period Name; or the Believer’s Social Mis- sion, Rev, F. L. Wilkins, D. D.; ad- dress, The War and .\fiss!ons, Rev. W. A. Hill, secretary American Baptist Home and Foreign Misson and Pub- lication Societies; 5.30, supper. Thursday e\emm:, 7.15—Service of song; devotions, led by Rev. W. Eone: address, "The Church at Work in the Training Camp: Matters Deal- ing With the Y. M. C, A. and the Church Relation Thereto, Rev. George F. Harvey. Friday morning, 9.30—Devotions by Rev. F. Stewart Kinley, of Westerly; report of treasurer of the association: reports of committees; appointing of standing committees; election of trus- tees of Anti-Saloon League; calling of roll and list of delegates; 12.30, din- ner. Friday afternoon, 2—The Woman's Mrs. M. E. W. Peck presiding:; address, . Mrs. Frank Briggs of Japan; the Woman's Home Mission Society, Mrs. E. E. Jones presiding; address, Miss May Huston, general secretary, V..H. M. Society, Boston; final adjournment. The September term of the super- ior court for Washington county wil open today at West Kingston, Judge, Elmer E. Rathbun presidirg, and large criminal docket. The grand ju will sit on the ovening day and will rass upon the largest number of cases iu several years. This will be the first session of court where the jurors nave been selected by the jury commis- sioner under the new law. There are 18 new actions at law to assigned, 22 new divorce cases, ven new complaints and one appeal other than criminal. This is consid- docket and the ses- last five weel be sion will more. As the majority of the case are from the town of Westerly, 1t is | expected that the court will come here, as soon as the criminal caien- arranged. Ninetsen of ithe twenty-seven lim- ed service men who went to Camp Devens from Rhode Island a week ago for induction as typists giaphers have returned ¢ to state draft headquartars signed to draft boards as cle; bam L. Carberry, of Pro signed to State Division .4 Phe remaining eight men are still at camp. One was rejected entirely, while the others were taken for general military service, when camp physicians pro- nounced them ph: ally qualified. As medical advisory beards classed the: men as fitted only limited service. and as they had been carefully examined, Captain George H. Webb, director of the draft, will com- plain to the provost marshal genera! The camp doctors’ action not only deprives the state of some expert draft assistants, says Captain Webb, but it is unfair to several of the men, who had repeatedly tried to enlist and were rejected as being physically un- fit for active service. Friday. i Russell Diquid, who is charged joint- ly with Harold ) . as being a fugi- tive from justice in connection with the theft of an automobile in Rich- niond, Va,, nine months ago, surren- dered himself to Police Chief Thomas Brown. He pleaded not gullty in the Third distri court, and furnish- ed a bond of $1000 for appearance in court September 27. This is the same date set for hearing in the Miner case, who is under like bond. ‘The accused parties have settled with the automobiid insurance com- pany and supposed that would end the case, the injured party being satisfied. The Richmond police department how ever insisted upon their arrest. and it is expected that an officer from the southern city will be here, prepared to take the accused into custody armed with ‘the required extradition papers. The name of John Turano, of West- erly is in General Pershing’s list of seventeen officers and men awarded the Distinguished Honor Cross. Fif- teen of the awards, including Private Turano, were made posthumously, and of these every man was killed in ac- tion or died of wounds, while three were killed in attempting to rescue their commanding officer. Thomas Turano was only 21 years of age, and before entering the mili- service was engaged as a cpr- penter. He enlisted in_Company™I, Twenty-third Infantry, last Septem- ber, and went to France soon thereaf- ter. He was reported as missing in action on July 27. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Santa Turanc, and be- sides hiz parents, he is survived by two brothers. one being in the navy and three sisters. Howard Broadfoot, a Westerly Boy Scout, with two brothers in service, figured in the children’s events in the ngston race track. He took first prize in the boys’ race, first in the po- tato race, with Walter Dower of Wes- terly third. He was second in the sack race; first in the eggz racs: for hovs and girls under sixteen, and fir® in the shoe-lace race for boys under fif- teen. None from Westerly participated |'i in the prize spelling match. John Ni- cholas Brown, of Newport. “the rich- est boy in America,” was awarded the blue ribbon for the best exhibit of corn. He was also awarded the blue ribbon for the best dozen ears of Rhode Island white cap flint corn, the famous jonny cake variety. The one hundred and _fifty-second annual meeting of the Warren Bap- tist association, with which Calvary CONGOLEUM GOLD SEAL RUGS, al designs and colorings. in many sizes. Size 3 by 8Y> feet....... S large 9 by 12 carpet size. size. Special ....$4250 SANFORD AXMINSTER RUGS—9 by 12 size, s Special . . $45.00 SANFORD WILTON VELVET RUGS—9 by 12 feet. Special ...... SEusiiesd i S n e $37.50 Wash them with soap and water and they look as good as new. Size 9 by 12 feet—value $15.00. Special X LOG CABIN COLONIAL RUGS FROM 9c UPWARD. For bedroom they have no equal, being counterparts of the old-fashioned rag rugs of colonial times. a large stock, from the 24 by 48 inch rugs at 90c. to the _ TIME FOR REPLENISHING o Home Furnishings o Highest Character Great Beauty Harvest time has been from time immemorial, the period of the year in which new Home Furnishings were bought, and the house made ready for the winter. Our stocks of Floor Coverings and Draperies are now at their best and we have ‘en- deavored to keep the prices at a level which would prove attractive to you. We think that we have succeeded. Visit our third floor this week. i QUAKER LACES AND QUAKER LACE CURTAINS The name “Quaker” has come to stand for the best and the most charming of American window hangings. We feature these and our stock is very large and comprehensive. LACES AS LOW AS 30c A YARD CURTAINS AS LOW AS $2.25 A PAIR il SCRIMS AND MARQUISETTES CURTAINS AND YARD GOODS Scrim and Marquisette are the two most used materials for window draperies. Their crisp, fresh appearance after repeated wash- ings, and the variety and beauty of the pat- terns make them suitable for almost any room, in almost any home. AS LOW AS 15¢ A YARD CURTAINS FROM $1.50 A PAIR in handsome Orient- We have them We carry STYLE, QUALITY AND MODERATE PRICES IN FLOOR COVERINGS We have assembled a good showing of the more desirable Floor Coverings, which * we are prepared to sell at prices which are uniformly low. - You may rest assured that we send out from The Eoston Store only such Floor Coverings as we are willing _and ready to back up in every way. A LIST OF SPECIAL VALUES RINGWALT LINOLEUM—the water-proof kind. Regular price of this is $1.25 a square yard. ....... 756 BI!GELOW BODY BRUSSEL’S RUG—9 by 12 =3 3 1 church, of Westerly, is affiliat- ed, will be held Wedn v \"\t_]| ti the South Baptist church Provi- | t dence. The morning will be devoted to|t the session of the state convention and | I annual sermon. The afternoon will open dresses on ‘Woman's A Liquor's Last Trench, and My E: ence in Newport. After dinne: workers in the Laymen’s Ch listment . campai evening service will consist of mus reading and on Billy, Sund = with e £y o held in Westerly sun- | day with nearly e or-is & ed labor in the epres;at ed. Saturday eveni va open meeting in th here was t esses were made by Jam first vice president of the Amer- Federation of Labor and presi- I r can, ican i pre dent of the International Granite Cut- | pri | dorsement, the Westerly B and a resident town election the democrats had no icket in th2 field, perhaps the reason that democrats enough could be found o accept the nominations for office. t is self-ewiden however, that the few of tge faithrul in Westerly have oscived to make a showing in the e election, and it wolud rot be sur- ing if republican nominees were ndorsed. This has been done in ormer elections, and the republican has not vet come to the political sur- ace who s declined democratic en- nomination. announced that Maurice dent of the town coun- sement of Central Labor Union, as ndidate for the state senate in op- to Senator Albert ‘H. Lang- . It is understood also. that Mr. , although a republican, will re- eive the endorsemgnt of the demo- rats. William is openl Campbell Posey, A. B.. M. a summer resident at Avondale, of Philadelphia, ha ters’ union, and by Joseph T. Stem-t . .c.nteq an autograph copy of h leau, former president of the Con-|4, 1" " Hyciene of the Eye, to the necticut State Federation of Labor | yyesiorly Memorial and Library asso- and now a member of the federal 1a- | vi5ti0n "1t is a review of the more bor committee. Both.addresses teemed with patriotic sentiment and the duty of the workingmen who are serv: the country at home was freely dis- cussed. The slogan was work, work to win the war, and there should be nothing done by men of labor to impede or in any way delay thé successful termina- tion of the war for humanity and de- mocracy. Labor is largely repre- sented on the battlefield and the men of labor ought to continue their la- bor to its fullest efficiency in sup- port of their brethren who are dv or risking their lives for their count The Westerly band furnished musie. Other speakers at the opening rreet- ing were William Standcumber, of Roston, president of the label adver- | r ng of the Cigar Makers’ union of New England and Thomas McMahon, of Providence. first vice esident of the TUnited Textile Workers of Amer- jca. At the business session the fol- lowing loyalty reselution was adopt- ed: e s a B u v t t T t “The wovernment and the people of the Mills and Howard hospital: Philadelnhia gist of the department of physical ed- Baptist church, Sunday evening ommon diseases of the eve with a de- cription of the manner in which the eye is affected by the general health, nd also how the latter may be in- fluenced by eye strain. Dr. Posey is opthalmic surgeon to pro- essor of diseases of the eve in the Polychnic: onthalmolo- cation of the University of Pennsyl- raria and chairman of the Conserva- ion of n of Pennsylvania. A large congregation in the First at he memorial service to Harrv E. Bur-{ dick. of Pawcatuck, died in France as a result of wound the soldier who eceived while in the battle front. Addresses were made by Rev. F. Stew- art Kinley. pastor of the church and v Judge Herbert W. Rathbun. The choir rendered special hymns. It was he first service of the kind held in Westerly for a soldier who died and is_buried in foreign land. The senior class of the Westerly the United States of America are at| High school has elected these officer: war with the m arist, autocratic and | 'T. Gearyv. president: B. Williams, vice imperialist government of Germany | president; L. Kenneth, treasurer: T and Aust In that conflict the prin-| McTLaren, secretary. The junior class ciples of fresdom, justice and democ-!elerted these officers: M. Kenvon contending against tyranny,|president: Mary Hope, vice presi- brutality and autocracy. ident;: Gladys Saunders, secretary; T. the Rhode Island State{Saunders. treasurer. Miss Hart was Federation of Labor, declare our un-| reserved, wholehearted endorsement | and support of our republic, our gov-: ernment, our people and our allies in the prosecution of the war to thei triumphant conclusion.” The eall for a caucus of Westerly | s democrats indicates there is life, per- haps only a spark, left in the demo- cratic party in the town. In tke last lected class advisor. Local Laconics. Tocal ics are sizzling hot and ne for the first time in many years organ- ized labor is taking interest in the tate senatorial contest. It is purely a republican. affair as there are but few democrats in Westerly. Mrs. Noyes Pajlmer and daughter, G Al T i et week. has enlisted in the S dnd is awaiting call. Plam are almost completed for the erection of a roll of honor in West- erly. lev. Frederick A. McDonuld, pastor of Pawcatuck ional church, home on leave fr . C. A, work in France, told an.interesting story "']arence F:: who died in hi ) d at St M hurch, Pawcatuck, with a mass of requiem. Rev. Walter J. Lyddy was celebrant. Burial was in St. M; I's cemetery. The bearers were Richard Lenihan Joseph Shea, James Keane, Joseph Donohue and Hodge Metiveer. 7 STONINGTON Byron J. presided at and Dr. O. J. Denneay, served clerk, Peckham of Pawcatuck, the dewmocratic caucus, of the borough, when neminations were made as follow essors, Wil- fred E, n; boar re! Joseph B, selectmen, Joseph W. Chesebro, s _ McKnight; . town ! treasurer, F B. Hinckl agent town deposit fund. Joseph W. Chese- Robinson; ector of taxe:., to be filled by the town committee; constables, Christo- pher J. L. edwith, ‘John T. Palmer, Charles E Donath, William H. ughan; registrars of voters, First trict, William C. Robinson; Second | Joseph k- 4 McGuinness; district, George A. Wheeler; Fourth district, Fred A. Wiison; Fifth district, William J. William: town . school committee, William 8. Wal-‘ bridge. The following were chosen town committee: _Christopper.J. Ledwith, Thomas L. Donohue, Charles H. Fo- ley, George A. Wheeler, William S.! \\'albridge. Joseph W. Buck, of Pawcatuck. was tefore Judge Hinckley in the Ston- ington town court, charged with a breach of the peace, while intoxicated. He pleaded not guilty after statementg by Prosecutor Wilcox and Mrs, Buck the accused was adjudged guilty and was sentenced to 30 days in jail. Sen- ) tence was suspended and Buck was | placed on probation and to pay the costs. Stonington Pointers. Annual town meeting tonight. There were 28 -births, 4 marriages and 13 ceaths inm Stoningion in Aug- ust. Frederick Zellar and William Cush- man addressed the high: school stu- | dents in the needs .of baseball nnd) football and athletic association, and, urged the cooperation of the student ‘body ot f.he school.

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