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WESTERLY SYRP US| ™™ ¢ Ho Drinks ing a matter of more than ordinary importance for consideraticn will be . . 7 the proposition to abolish the Wester- Give Him TESCUM | f Iy fire district system and organize a POWDERS Secretly | fire department to cover the whole town, rather than prescribed district 2 ics g within the town. This measure would |, A™Y mfith};rvb‘:ifefor sister can stop LCOK AT TONGUE! REMOVE|include the actual fire protection fea- | the Drink Habit, if she wants to do PUISONS FROM STOMACH, |ture of the Watch Hill fire so. Thousands of women are happy | VER Al LOWE also, which is in the town of Wester- | today, because they gave their hus-| LIVER AND BOWELS . At the annual meeting of the | bands, sons or brothers “Tescum Pow- Wosterly Fire district it was voted to | ers.” The powders are tasteless and bring the matter to the attention of |harmless and can be given in either the financial town meeting, but with- | liquid or solid food. out recommendation and simply to| You take no risk as Tescum Pow- pave the way for action. At pr ders are sold under a steel-bound the firemen do duty when necessit money-refund guarantee by the Lee | quires beyond the district limi & Osgood Co. and other druggists. | the parties in such instances benefited | —=— = — get the lre service at the expense of e : 5 ‘m. tax pavers of the fire dist: FM The Dm._ed ‘:Crfinresldan ohn A. Shea new plan would mean that the fire de- |F6Cording secretary illiam O weefe, | partment expenses would b met by |SCiSeant-at-arms; ~Patrick Burke, | the taxpayers of the whole town ana |irustee for three years; Michael Shea, | not be confined to fire district tax pay- \7{""’“‘ Donohue, Kenyon A. Doyle, s illiam O'Keefe, relief committee: Mi- i 78 Connell, John H. Lynch, M. The proposed memorial auditorium, John Whalen, John Keegan, n honor of the Rhode Island soldiers g committee; John A. Shea, and eailors, planned to be erected by |William O'Keefe, John M. Donohue, city of Providence, will probably | auditing committee. ome a statewide instead of a ci i morial. A legislative committee has Local Laconics. b been asked to jo niwith the city com- ar Admiral Herbert Omar Dunn, New Telephone Toll Rates Effective January 21, 1919 - In accordance with the order of the Postmaster General, dated December 13, 1918, new schedules of rates for telephone toll calls under which all toll calls througout the United States are placed on a uni- form basis, become effective 12:01 a. m., January 21, 1919. Under the new plan several classes of service, at varying rates, are offered, briefly described as follows: ook Accer Syrup of Figs| or forpia on | jmittee and every city and town in the | L e moml o 3 Bl e om s oy e, A o “STATION TO STATION” “PERSON TO PERSON” ' ok hfid 4 vodeh | 155 i be “various | rele’ Cored | craft on the trips across the At- ; r the|myris hody would make definite pl ntic bowels. Chil- | for e whole object, and deter ergeant Stanley Livingstone, son of ‘ fruity taste.what part of the expense should be |Mr. and Mrs. Hobart T. Livingstone, When a person makes a toll call with- When a person makes a toll call, ¥ J @'s dose onm|porne by public appropriations and |recently returned from France, has each t W out fear. r out specifying that conversation is de- sired with a given person, and the con- nection is established and conversation held, the ‘“station to station” rate ap- plies. what by public and priv ti ate subscrip- | een honorably discharged aacd return- n. Through its executive and s jed home Saturday. committees it would carry on the Miss Luey P. Dunn, 43, formeriy of ual work of building. rly and Block Island, died Sat- At a mecting held in the capital > it was suggested that in the be- f, from influenza. She w ning private subscriptions to the n on Block Island, the daughter of project be limited to $1000 to prevent |Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Dunn. She l:aves oversubscription and give every citizen | WO Mrs. Fred Pollett Au- an opportunity to contribute. Tt was |burn, and Miss Azetta Dunn of Shelter the bellef that the raising of the |Islan 3 money would be an e matter. It . Bdwin Whitford, and the ather was suggested that the building be ers of the Sabbath school ot the called Liberty hall or Victory hall. The | Seventh Day Baptist church, were re- desire is to commemorate the part to |elected Saturday. coi with the desire to serve the future. According to Richard W. Jennings, } STONINGTON state (reasurer of Rhode Island, the state will lose $150,000 a year in reve- nue from liquor lices specifying that conversation is desired with a given person and the connection is established and conversation held with that person, the “person to person” rate applies. ottage hi in C pital, Sarca F =~ “REPORT CH ARGE” This charge is to cover compensation for the o operating work performed. £08 E g is the designation given a by the In connection with all toll calls other than thcse made on a “station to station” basis where the es and [ and officered g 5 g % 2 RS = o | 165 and towns $150,000 more v non Duke, patrol connection s established but conversation is not heid, because of any reason beyond the control of " 1 - cre by the illness of | tional prohibition becomes operati assistan A 2 . % cul c « . a . e illness ¢ ;\ynxu»f:ho loss of revenue would be : the telephone company a “report charge” is made equivalent to about one-fourth of the “station to R : - wrence hos. | FiOUS for mary of the cities ar . - o it would not so affect station” day rate. In no case is the “report charge” less than 10c. nor more than $2.00. B $150,000 is only a chservance of scout an . the annnal budge ich comes next mol A towns now collect the rn: : h conditi angi e nse fee and turn one-quarter of the Dect ot i) crl;::‘rg ik 13 23 s amount over to the state treasurer. conditions in material ani labor, there N RA In the state of Rhode lsland, thirty- |1 hove in Stc & oot five out of thirty-nine of the cities and | n¢ 2 huilding “promise: S et be Tho unber of wotes | DY & e en, but whech has When a pe t e hec i 7 3 Miihing Wordhs was Yeld st sleven | [0 oLAe stals the number of votes | 1Y, 8 meslihy dlizen (i Enachilas person, in placing a toll call, appoints a definite specified time at which he will talk and the P, 17, at|exceeded th e majority for et-ba conversation is held at a specified time, the “appointment rate”” applies. The ““xt\po.mmem mate” &5 | | war and its man borough and alc 2 as to be convenie: Pawcatuck ~rough re: i T o N wn meeting of ; - g i L % S bone Relation and nearby tow L about one-half greater than the “station to station” rate. (minimum “appointment” rate 25c.) - formiarey b \:f v quired in e S it No “appointment” call is accepted where the “station to station” rate is less than 15c. Y - ‘de lm‘ trolley line, sse Rogers fingwell potatoes, for the people ic as well as| 1e Line of the has never been of , but it is genera he really puolic b cene Atwood and that |f§ t will b2 presented the | - When a call is made on a “person to person” basis and a me enger is required to secure attendance hone at the distant point, the “messenger call” rate the “appointment rate.” An additional charge |the deed of i I Legislators are s : e mber of qualified xpress their prefe of the designated person at the nearest available tele ep! applies. The rate tor the telephone call is the same is made for the messenger service. gton Pointers, Hook and Lalde vited 1 h as 1 be ority of vo 1m 1 ‘es 673 N No “messenger call” is accepted where the “station to station” rate is less than 15c. “MESSENGER CALL RATE” E of military 3 Town | §ides connection w fovk STANDARD EVENING AND NIGHT TOLL RATES 8:30 P. M. to 12 Midnight 12:00 Midnight to 4:30 A. M. WOODSs CCK 26 was | tion to the ount | United 8 eived gradual promo- | nk of major. When the | | manc L2 sess o o Ovm oot R : P ; The rates are about one-half of the The rates are about one-quarter of the r | comm2a ed at . . L N . . T the armistice s = “station to station” day rates and are “station to station” day rates and are | mand o he Fi: h . ") - i met with | Train, fully § § known as “Evening Rates.’ known as “Night Rates.” ol r e Where the “station to station” day rate or , no reduction is made for ;T | was sent from Narragans oxford, M. evening and night calls. o For the purpos o B at which a messag but in disappointed, the governi T T . 7 2 - 3 . ————————— | ciding that e coud b ¢ of applying “evening” and “night” rates, the time of day at the point countr i prep: o ~ad 3 §5 fhie uraganiaii Ba e pwintel ge originates, is used. His ambit service abroad was & lcd when the fighting end came, o th: home of Pai- “Evening” and “nnght toll rates apply only on “station to station” calls and the minimum reduced rate for such calls is 25c. T | | ere was a union service in tr | Paweatu, Seventh Da Bap |ehurch Sunday ev in ratifi in poor luck of nation-wide pro n 2 large attendance and an 173 IT) choir rendered special mus ‘ OLLE‘ ALL The speakers were Re 5 Davis, and wth P \H e George anley Methodist Frederick A, M Pawcatuck Congre: been engaged in abroad and at home. A gold star has been added to the| service f he Wo 1 opal “Collect calls” are calls for which the charges are reversed and are allowed only in connection with calls rated on the “person to person” basis. } ' A rate chart, showing actual rates between all Connecticut Exchanges and including information with regard to initial talking periods, overtime charges and other features will soon be available for dis- Cushma of the bor been elected president of reshmen class at Colby coilege. memoriali and who died i and the school f mast. PHOENIXVILLE E Several from here attended a C. E. apel in Eastford distance from the office. and the tribution; meanwhile, specitic rates to given points will be furnished upon request. THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE COMPANY Arthur (‘r: of Rockville was at his 1 to hear'of the re- | Ie Ahe supe,;,, court ‘Saturday at|torn from et Edmund J. Peck- Providence, dccision was given for the | ham, who : ved at Fort Terry Sat- Aefendant in the lo rday. of State of Rhode I | Tke Four Minu Ihank W. Coy Real E , | Eastford Monday land others, of Weste: [ struetive was entered dismissing complaint brought to res contest held at iing was both in- | d interesting. 'There were | Gladys Far- | @ s Irench be- | of in the Coy company from obstructin section A of the Shore road that p y_North Ashford land of the company Miss I1da Barlh‘t!‘i leaves conditions as they were be- jan @ys Weeks played piano solos. | fore the Shore roa improvements | Supervisor had charge. The: were made. speaker of the evening was J. Laurence | This case originated In a case|Meader of the State Board of Educa- ford eed, Mrs. Joslyn and Miss cekis were Putnam visitors | in Hampton Tues- | - ‘,‘,m‘n”q called on Willimantie | intendent, Mre. F. W. Kiein: treasurer, | from an attack of influenza. VOLUNTOWN school; Greatest Need Now, Jonn .« nst the town of Westerly 4 highwa < ourt ruled that the town "had no delegate its power to a comm: 1t nade xhn agreement. r ) o ol % NPt Smiih, and secrstory, Miss| Mrs. Josena Noyes has heen enter- Rail) etk 2 s " ghaniile g gy asdl = {Wenty m - ored fo Aling. | Aususta Tilden, re-clectel. taining her sister, Mrs. Hurris of New | Miss Winifred Moriarty of Williman- |peq é’:m ,)‘orei";gf :’:;:‘;F::h. - ought 1 atiena d Prof, L» Vurtoe dane. | - Amone recent departures O ) 0| ™5 on Billings now makes his b tic was a week end visitor at the home | paycational Neds of Voluntown, @t ng actically Jazs ‘n Sntactw ev- ;“fjerr‘;";e‘{"’fa’;:hj‘fle ness trips abeut the state ir his auto- | 0f Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Clarke. Loyell, super: report of judge: of ok Lo U The new nssistant of Chaf Kochler [ mobile, 3 Miss Marion Driggs of New Britain ‘:cri‘t}:‘mo;l: Sm{;mirn: Hymn; Mrs. Ida F. Starkey, 42, died Sat-| r. Meade Falmer and Mrs. | shent the week end at her home here. |10 the Flag, Voluntown school; Star were ai the Com- = 4 .. 1 Spangled Banner, all;. ¢ tea given by ths D. A, R. in| The Ladies’ society of the Baptist| The winner in the contest was Flo- church served a variety supper in the|reda Reil; second Delia Dupont and as been |Chapel Tuesday evening vhizk was|honorable mention Marjorle = Grahan. L attended. .. _|The winner will represent Voluntown J s Matilda Boucher is visiting!g home i lat the state institution is ' ‘\IA‘\QFIELD DEPOT of Springfield. Mr. Mesde's family / his wife and two children will make Gk their home in the McCollum tenement Jast occupied by Mrs. Maria Bowers. Mrs. Vivian Austin has recently been | s wrday from pheumonia at fer uv“' b-vf‘\ well noumhed N 3 sur blood pureand ml..l.,uu‘lngh. 1 SW"@“TS et Agnes 1(‘1’*10(1\ for several Durkee of Willimantic : s = iy 3 & = district contest to be held in : with friends in Norwich. She cfme|friends about here, has ol ; ) S e from| " this village Thursday and is the|her home in Worcester. Saltic poay % | Norwich the latter part of this month. guest of Mr. and Mrs. Martin M| [ar) Wheoter is expectea home any |11 Patriotic speaking contest of the | The judges were John N. Leys, Wal- e annual meeting of Dunham | Famcen. St Voluntown grammar school, held in{er C. Tanner and Thomas McDonald. v afternos r Elai PN e ) . ion hall last Wednesday evening |The ‘speakers were rated 60 per tent. ortn gy Sitemoonily Rev. . W, Klein Sonices e ires| Those whu remember Miss Lillian| (0o “Atiended. The program |on composition and 40 per cent. o A Loige g oD =i By A0 g Main who visited at Mapls 1awn Sev- | gor the evening follows: presentation. E‘ : i Al Chese" Vi v mu | pon Sundasiatietnonn: eral winfers ago will be grieved o} “yrugio” America, the Beautiful, Vol ) i__', pee “-'i 3 ", = R Do - ———— learn of the death of her brotker, Dr el R e A 1seit nonrishes pneumo: \,\hole system. ROAD SOCIETY Clinton Main, of Wisconsin. Lo *é';'l’j‘;‘n :,,“a‘de rg',:f;."%{-@;‘fd: p g Ralph 3 iendship, Aurore Magrey, grade sev- | A Raph Whaeler was a recent guest|where he e 3 o) n flcs , Homeward Bound, Volun- | of his sister, Miss Mavitn Wheeler | appendicitis f a hospital, mmar school; Shall We Not | For Infants and Children t of Dunham | who is in a business coiloge in Pough-| Edwin Palmer, brother of Stephen |IFeed L:exm'\ny Delia Dupont, grade 2 offi- and John in Ciebe- | ~folk dancing, primary grades; an- | InUse ForOver30Years kkeepsie, g ; ! 5 ini meeting: 5 ‘ land the fi 2 He has | im in the War, Dorothy Dupont, ntend- | Miss Ma lizabeth Brown of Mys-|yeen in business there ru. Tmany vears, | zrade five; Need of Support of the| Always bears Dimo:i. tecretary; |tic is spending the winter with her|He I wife, now i ve feeble | Fift: Liberty Loan, Norman McFall, the £ Tilden surer. The | nicce, Mrs, Cecket. health, a son and danghter-in-law and ' grade six; music, Set Aside Your Tears = Signatuse of sion department has 2 new super- Miss Lenis Wheeler has recovered one grandson, .= e - for Lau;hur, Voluntown grammar . &