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Norwich Bulletin Willimantic Office, S 23 Church 8t. Telephone 1l What Is Going On Tonight. Obwebetuck Lodge, No. 16, 1. 0. O, P, meets in Odd Fellows' hall. Orders in connection with the ob- mervance of Memorial Day in this ci issued_Wednesday by Comman- jer George Thomas of Francis S. Long Post, No. 30, G. A. R, In the morning the cemeterie® at Windham Center and North Windham will be visited by thé Civil War Veterans for the pur- pose of decorating the soldiers’ gray and on their return to the city, St. Jo- seph's cemetery will be visited. Af- } ter the exercises at the latter ceme- & tery, a dinner will be served in the s of the post by the Women's Re- Corps. he afternoon exercises will include the parade and decorating of graves in Willimantic cemetery. Irank P. Fenton has,been chosen as marsnal of the parade, which will form on High Main streets and is scheduled to : :- TARJAN rt at 2 o'clock. The line of march| up Main street to the cemetery and its return the line will disband téwn building. A new feature s year in connection with the pa- e ‘will be the appearance of e 44 war soldiers of th town of ihdhaim, having been requested 1o Memorial Day excrcises. They 1 be in command of Oapt. J. B. Ful on. Marshal Frank P. Fenton has pleted his plans for the parade feh will be as follows: T'latoon of lice in command of Chief Danicl ;!lnnrr Thread City Drum Corps; DR. F. C. JACKSON DENTIST to 715 Main 3i, Willimantie am®mism Phone &4 JAY M. SHEPARD Suecesding Eimore & Shepard _Faseral Director & Embalmer North St, Willimantic Asmtstant Tel comnection KILLOUREY BROS. :'\JN'ML DIRECTORS AND EM. BALMERS Willimantie, Cenn. ‘Lady Assistant) ;%h with the other organizations in 88 Union St Phoene 200 Company B, Third Infantry, C in command of Lieut. Jerem: Carthy; World War Veterans: Span- ish War Veterans: Sons of Veteran: and Civil War Veterans, The foflow- ing have been appointed aides for the day: Wofld War Veterans, Thomas Shea, James B, Fogarty and Law- rence Marrotte; Spanish War Vet- erans, John J. Hoey; Civil War vot- erans, Thomas Ashion. Word was _received Wednesray of the death of Jehn Edwin Rollinson, 13, which occurred Tuesday at his home in Naugatuck. He is well remem- bered by the older citizens of Willi- mantic as he lived here during his carly life. He was a successful busi- ness man and a member of several fraternal organizations. He is sur- vived by his wife, four daughters. a son, a sister and three brothers, one brother being Joseph W. Rollinson of this city. The funeral of Mrs. Bridget Norton Shea was held Wednesday morning from the home of her mother at 8.45. The requiem high mass at' St. Joseph's church at 9§ o'clock was sung by Rev. John E. Clark, The services were at- tended ‘by a delégation from the La- dies' Auxiliary to the A. 0. H, of which Mrs. Shea was a member. The bearers were Joun Conmell, Thoma Daley, Andrew McGuire and John Da ley. Burial was in St. Joseph's ceme- e Killourey~ Bros. had charge of the funeral arrangements. At the session of the superior court held in this city Wednesday, the il cage of Emeline Haddad vs. Arthur Girouard was heéard. Damages werd claimed by the plaintiff fot the death of her dog, which was run over by an automobile driven by the defendant, on Main street, mear theé Johnson House, one evemng last February. The dog was a Boston bull pup aboat six months’ old and considered val- uable by the owner. Atlorméy S. B. Harvey répresented the plaintiff and Attorney Thomas J. Kelley appeared for the defen@ant. After the testi- mony by a number of witnessés Judge Gireene requested the attornevs to file briefs not later than next Wednesday, Jefore this case was heard a number of ses were dropped from the list and in a number of others time was allowed for their settlement. The casé of Morin vs. Moon, Which arose ovér a dispute while trees were being cut in front of the defendant's residence, preparatory to la; 2 a new sidewalk, was announced as having been settled out of court Judge Greene granted a diverce to Mary B. C. Lavighe frém Mitchell La- vigne, The testimony in this case was taken and completed last Friday. At 1 o'clock, ceurt adjourned until next Tuesday morning at 10.13, A number of students of the Wil- limantic State Normal School made a Murray’s Boston Store WILLIMANTIC, CONN. DO YOUR SHOPPING TODAY—STORE CLOSED ALL DAY TOMORROW-—MEMORIAL DAY THINGS YOU NEED FOR - DECORATION DAY “This store is prepared for Decoration Day with all the things you will need for the holiday—and many that perhaps have not been given a thought, but which nevertheless serve very useful purposes. Garments of all kinds, and all such attire as is required for more formal wear as well as the incidentals of dress are offered in styles of unquestioned correctness and are most reasonably priced Dainty Undergarments IN SILK OR The dainty trimmed. choose from SHEER COTTON FABRICS. Undermuslines we are now showing would not be half as appealing were they not so carefully fashioned or artistically There are a number of fresh, new styles to and each garment wjether it is a Night Gown, Petticoat, Chemise, Com- bination, or Bloomer, maintains the high £ standard of quality. Wash Skirts These handsome Wash Waists prove that there is more than aone way to be attractive for they are very smartly fashion- ed of practicable materials, in ,a pleasing variety of late styles and are priced as low as $2.98 and up to $6.98. Summer Waists A splendid variety of New Waists have arrived and they are just as trim and smart as you wish for wear with your Wash Skirt, made of sheer Voile, Organdie, Georgette Crepe and Silk. Ideal for vacation wegr because they are so cool; many styles to choose from at these prices: Wash Waists, $1.25 to, $3.98. Silk Waists, $3.98 to $12.50. SILK HOSIERY Low Shoes mean more Silk Hosiery, and if you demand a stug fit, perfect quality, you will be more than delighted with our Silk Hosiery. They come in black and colors, at 79c, $1.10, $1.25, $1.50, $1.75 and up to $3.00 a pair. THE H. C. MURRAY CO. New Britain.—One of the biggest i realty projeets in the city is being or- ganized and will probably result in the visit to the town building Wednesdas for the purpose of visiting the various departments and also to watch the procecdings in the superior court room. Unfortunately court had ad- journed just previous to their arriva Marold C. Lincoln and Eugene I Hickey of this city figured in a pecu- liar accident Tuesday night about il o'clock as they were on their way to this city from Windham Center in the former's autofmobile. As they ap- proached the top of Bricktop Hill, a horse dame out from sthe side of the road and stepped directly In fromt of | the car and as & result of the collls ion, ‘which was unavoidable, the ani- mal's neck and front right leg were Dbroken. The radiator and lights of the ar were badly damaged. The horse lived for a short time but was found dead upon their return to the scene With an 6fficer, after having notified the local police authorities. The own- er of the horse, David Tiehurski, was also notified of the accident and the body of the hofse was removed. Another accident happened shortly after 7 o'clock Wednesday —morning. fear the cornér of Main and High streets, when the South Coventry teolley car collided with the rear end of a Buick car. But litte damage was done and after a few words hotween the motorman and driver of the car, the latter drove away. The local po- lice received no report of the accident. Among the certificates of incorpora- tion filed at the office of the secretary of state this week is that of Willard H. Smith, Inc. of Windham. The au- thorized capital stock fs $20,000 di- vided into 200 shares of $100 each. A general fruit business will be engaged in, etarting with 2 ¢ of the authorized capi ators are Willard H. Smith, State Armory, evening, May Slsi. Pickett's orches- tra, ten pieces—ady. At the meeting of Windham en- campment, No. 10, I. 0. O. F,, Wed- nesday evening, the Goiden Rule de- gree was conferred on & class of four candidates. Eastern Star Lodge, and A. M, held a Past Masters at its meeting Wednesday evening in Masonic Temple. One of the most prominent men of this city w candidate. A number of delegat from out of town lodges were present. A fine musical programme was ren- Qered. Members of Company B, State Guard, and their captain, IFrank P. Fenton, were highly complimented upon their appearance, equipment and quarters by Major Harry I Walker of the Third Military district of the Connecticut State Guard, Tuesday night, after the latter had given the company a thorough inspection. Major Walker told the boys that the com- Willimant pany was right up to snuff in every particular and that in all his experi- ence in the military serviee he had never seen or took part in a finer in- spection of a military company than that which was held Tuesday night. The company has its full quota of 67 men and in addition has six men on its waiting list. James Defoe, 14, son Mrs. Michael Defoe of Stafford Springs was arraigned fore the borough court of that town Wednesday morn® jng and found guilty of being incor- rigible. Jie was sentenced to the State School for Boys at Meriden for an indefinite stay A. W. Buchanan, agent of the stata board of education, will be at the Na- than Hale Grammar School in New London to examine applicants for em- ployment certificates on Saturday of this week, rather than on Iriday, his regular day, as that is Memorial Day. Up to Wednesday night the sum of 2200 had been obtained in the cam- paign for the Salvation Army Home of Mr. and Service Fund. As this campaign closes tonight (Thursday) at least $200 must be subscribed to the fund to keep up the record which the town of Windham has made in going over the top in ail the recent campaigns. Those who have not yet subscribed | are urged to do so promptly this (Thursday) morning. _Subscriptions, large and smail, may be left at thel stores of Daniel P. Dunn or Frank Lombardo or at the Liberty cottage. Plans havs been comploted for the proposed_trip of ‘the local lodge of Elks to Wallingford for the coming in- stallation of a lodge in that town. A special train and the American bani of this city have been engaged. It is expected that at least 200 members of the focal lodge will take in the fes tivities at Wallingford. Between 75 and 100 employes of the Atwood Machine Co., the IFoster Stew- art Co, and the Quidnick-Windham . were present at the entertainment | given them at the Y. M. C. A. Wed- | nesday night. The affair was held un. der the auspices of the industrial d partment and - proved interesting. Teams made up of employes repre- senting the thrée plants engaged in matches at howling, pool, billiards, ete. During the evening refreshmen were served and music was enjoyed. BRIEF STATE NEWS Bristol.—In one of the pleasant old of Edgewood, Bristol, Tuesday. Franklin Steele celebrated in a quiet way his 90th birthday. . i Elmwood.—The W. R. Bennett Fur- nace company has leased a factory in Detroit, Mich., for a demonstrating and assembling plant, Hartford.—An urgent appeal for workers to sew on the 1300 treasure| bags now being ma chapter, Red Cro from headquarters. by has e Hartford been issued erection of 30 new houses. Durham.—The Durham Pig club and the Durham Seed Corn club met this week at the Durham Center school. Portland.—Portland went over the top in the Salvation Army drive for funds for home servive. The quota for the town was §400 and more than 3628 was raised. Hartford.—Articles of associ: were filed by colored residents Monday fn the office of the secretary of state| by The House of God, Which is the| Church of the Living God, the Pillar and Ground of Truth. { tion Winsted.—The body of Frederick M. Cooke, a prominent resident of Win- sted for many years, who died at the home of his daughter. Mrs. F. W. Black of LeGrand, 1l night, was| brought to Win: day. Southington. — An been reached bety of the Lown whereby remain open for b . evening instead of Trida is the custom. and for the day Friday. Bridgeport.—Golf enthusiasts are in- terested in the commg metropolitan amateur championship tournament at the Brooklawn Country ciub, Bridge- port, June 4 to 7, under the auspices of the Metropolitan Golf association. Manchester.—All the medals which were given the soldiers and sailor: the town of Manchester in connection| with the Welcome Home celebration to be returned to the war b the name of the individual o be inscribed thereon. agreement has! n the storekeepers] 1l the stores w Thur: evening, as tney will be closed | way The Austrian Pos After a frightened glance at Germen peacc terms, tho are wondering if th appearance wouldn't rid them of some of their responsibility—Los Angeles .| one hears many tales about town of ! to at his home here from overseas, had one of the remarkablé escapes from | serious injury or probably death. He | was onme of Danielson’s letter carriers when he left 1o enter the service, has!® the coal from the cars, { DANIELSON The Salyation Afmy drive that has| been under way in Danielson the pas two days was making considerable; progress Wednesday, but more pep ix Zoing to-be put inio the campaign in order that Danielson may not fail io| meet its apportionment in this particu- lar instance. Danielson has not faiied on any drive in any way associated; with the war €6 faf, and the committee | in charge of this campaign wants to keep the record elear. 1t was stated Wednesday that dur-| ing Tuesday, reports show, $104 was obtained in the business section. More subscriptions were obtained Wednes- day fo add to this fund. For tomorrow there is a plan on foot to take up a collection in public praces and on Sat-| urday there will be a Tag day, so that| ail will have a chance to giv Danielson’s quota is $586.20, and the| committee in charge is bound to raise it. Incidental to the campaigning here in the interest of the Salvation Army! it will probably be of special interest to others to know that the returned soldiers give without exception to this fund. They know what the Salvation| Army did for them overseas, and they have not forgotten. Nightly raids on the horned pout! that are to be found by the thousand| in the pretty bodies of water about East Killingly are in full swing, and| 50 and 100 and even larger strings be- | ing caughtsby parties from Danielson and other parts of the town. The pout is a delicious fish, a fact that is wel]| known in many homes hereabouts. A&‘ retail they are werth from 50 to 60 cents a pound this season, so a good catch means some money for the man Who cares to sell them. And if he doesn’t want to sell, he figures he has saved the price of a dinmer, anyway, even if it cost him more than a dinner| ‘would to go out and get the fish. At the Methodist parsonage Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock Miss Dorothy Mae Adams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Adams of Dyer street, and Ar- Wilde, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Wilde of the West Side, were united in marriage by Rev. M. S. Stocking. The attendants were Miss Ruth Adams, sister of the bride, and Miss Jacquelyn Stocking, dauphter of Rev. and Mrs. Stoeking. The bride wore a handsome gown of bisque georzette crepe. Her hat was a pihture model trimmed with a pink ostrich plume. -~ The bride's bouquet} was of daisi nd ferns. The attend- ing young ladies wore gowns of white and carried bouquets of daisies. The| groom, who is in the naval service, was in uniform. Mr. and Mrs. Wilde left after the ceremony for a trip that will take them to Worcester and other New England states. The bride for sevefal years has been a_stenographer at the office of the | Kennedy corporation. Barly in the war Mr. Wilde entered the naval service and has been stationed at Newport. Members of the Girls’ club were well pleased Wednesday over the success of the social dance which they ar- ranzed in Phoenix hall and which brought out more than §0 young wom- | en and a large number, more than half a hundred young men. Music was by the Good. The affair, which was a wholly en- jovable one, was_arranged under the direction of Mre. L. k. Kennedy. cha tee on Doro- entertainments, a: thy Paine, Miss e, Herbert J. Barnett and Mrs. Carroll Allen. The refreshment committee was comrosed of Miss Mary Peters and Miss Yvonne Goulet. Mrs. Katherine MeCormack and Miss Mariam Boom- hower were patronesses. Four boys who claimed Worcester as their home city left Danielson Wed- nesday after having for a time faced the possibility of being dea!t with as| many boys are who run away from| home to sce the world, which world| oftentimes doesn’t seem much interest- | ed in them. The quartette arrived in tie loeal freight yard on a train that was made up exclusively of sidedoor Pullmans. The fact that they were loitering about the yard wa Chief John McFarland, who went up { been liberal contribe: Singing orchestra. L fhaled Mrs. | told to| PUTNAM Alexander Gilman s chairman of a ill_direet 2 difv District N Postmaster een named mittee that funds for ation of t 3 start next Monday, fort of the campaizn new membe; idas Sunday and Monds minate rpeakers will address ( ter audiences here, fhis being in the Jine of creating inierest in whit is to be done. A great desl in the Way of ¥ be said by the speakers ng what been done by fon during the pe viod of its activities, but {00 much cannot he said to a‘ bury public ahot a wonderful work that is being carric on cvery day without getting m to than a bit of publicity from time time. The record-made by the asso- ciation is so excdlleni that those who are familiar with it are bound to bend every effort to'see that a work t ha n so successiull establis here continued and expa As announced Wednesday, Pres B. F. Marshall of Connecticut colles will be the speaker at the graduatin exercises of Putnam high school. His topic will be The Assets of Youth Fronting the New Age. The exe ciees are scheduled Thursday June 1%, At his home here Wednesday after- Orlo C. for noon, a_ funeral service for Bosworth, member of the firm of Bos- Worth Brothers, was conducted by Rev. John II. Potter of the S Congregational church. The s was_attended by o relatives and frien Gtrove ctreet cemetery. beautiful floral form: In the city court Wednesday, | M. H. Geissler fined Josenh §5 and costs, a total of §14.08, for he ing violated the regulations pertaini to overcrow vehicles e gaged in p <e) J The specific charge against Slomi was carrying 21 p i hicle that has a 14, of eating capacity over which number he is I He denied knowledge of the law ty to 16, el = limiting his carrying_cay must be very careful in tl Slomiak, operates a vel plies between Put ville and, o Danielson and Putnam. ors be done if the money w raised and not break Put of doing all that has been its people in a finan the war. The committees in work feel that if o little the Sa i millions of friel v by its work overse will get its ful quota out of this district. Warnings are again being that persons who have no driver ses must stop oper motor v s or stand the quences that they m into court. Investigation shown that the sons i 1t is ®onceded nt in_th practi territory that persof who so violat what they they should ‘not ook when they find themselves fa court. A driver's two dollars, and the s the public is at least ¢ protection which they _feel (hey the course in preparation for the morial day matches, which are s uled to start at 9 a ware of of march will be for Friday morning and will Mary's cemetery, where ary exercises are to be he Bedard will speak reises. At 1 o' investigate. When the boys saw him they ran, but, not knowing their territory, were cornered on the river-| bank near the James Reynolds place, so-called, off Raflroad street. The tried to throw the officer off the tra by hiding in the brusn and high zras: but were all hauled out and interview ed. One of the boys claimed to be 17 years of age, another 14, the other pair| each 10 vears old. They were given some friendly advice and told to get out of town and back to their homes. At the Methodist Episcopal church this evening the pastor will meet the members of the preparatory class at T o'clock. The praver meeting will be at 7.30. A card thrown off a troop train northward bound through Danielson brought the information to Moses Bes- sette that his brother Pierre, who has been overseas for more than a was aboard and on his way to Devens to be mustered out of the s service was a registered pharma- A telegram received by his relatives here announced the arrival in New York from overseas of Arthur Chou- Quette, whose people are resident in the Mashentuck distriet. Sergt. Harold Greene, C company,| 307th engineers, who recently arrived was engaged one day in office work in a small building that was within range of the enemy zuns when he seemed to have a presentment that it would be best for him to go out of doors, so out he went and walked up a little hill. He had left the building not more than three minutes when it was struck and wrecked by shell. In the disaster he lost practically all of | his equipment. But the strange cir- cumstance of the affair is that when he came back to saivage what he could | of his beiongings he found that two| pieces of shrapnel had ripped through his overcoat that had been left hang- ing on the wall and had buried them- selves in a Bible, a present from his| mother when he was leaving for camp. that he had carried constantly in one| of the pockets. Serzeant Greens, who the scarred Bible and shrapnel as sou- venirs of an affair that he will not soon | forget. At Dayville Louis Wolfe has in- talled @ coal discharging machine| with 2 capacity of 50 tons an hour. The clevator is power-operated and was given a successful trvout on Wed- nesday. This modern piece of appa- ratus will permit of his quiekiy han-| dling his arrangement to transport| great guantities of coal from the rail- road at Dayville to the plant of thej Goodyear Mills, Inc.. two miles to the west. The apparatus that has been in. stalled will distribute to any plac near the nremises as well as unload; At North Sterling. at the home of} her daughter, Mrs. Gilbert Brown, fu- neral services for Mrs. Susan H. ight were conducted by Rev. Gilbert tler of the Free Baptist church| h Scituate. Burial was in the .| which_will arrive on the car. Wreaths and houqu received at the town ha on will visit the Bessctte before he entered | pro | highway departme | strect of which it will bo will be formed and will Grove street cemetery, | dress will be delive Rook of thé Methos I Sons of Veterans will motor cemeterics at Putnam Hei Jast Putnam Memorial da to t these services R and Rev. G. j city will be the s James C. Lennon of 3 e {a_visitor friends in Put | Wednesday. Irida June 13, will be ol Flag day in the school JEWETT CITY The line of march Memorial {will form at § m. at the 'l | Hall. The p: | Plainfielé band of twenty St. Mary’s and Baptist where the graves will be decora ¥'rom the Baptist cemetery the march claimed at the Ruth Sterling, getting when Danielson Richard Li they ki tors of cars are qualifi Dance, Milner Hall, Morey % Band Tomorrow (Fricay) will ¢ in Putnam and 3 a: triotic 50- doing_honor to U who have passed away fought in the Civil war. Army men are mot as YOUNg @ used to be, so the feeling here to_be that it is incumbent upon e r manner m Tying out in the observance of Engineers of the state highway vey partment -began a street, near the ce sday. 1t is statc precedes the undc on Grove W me: improvement of this oughfare, the main on this eity from the south. e has been in bad condition f veral vears, but there is now a ve good prospect for Puinam gettin: proud pro ably a high grade will wear for years 1 surface Ashland is the team that is booked to appear here ball game of (i Thomas McLD which will be a cracke The Ashland team, of been going great thi fans nere are lookin ope b son with Ma Puinam team, K this year. | ewett C: season, for a real ball game, Miss Alice Sherman, chief op t the Putnam exch of the by 13, Tetephone company, will be New London tod: ending @ conierence of chief tol op In respect to Orlo €. Bosworth, one of Putnam’s oidest business me many business places were closed on Wednesday afterncon between the Wood' family cemetery, near the Line| tore. A, 1% Wood.was in charge of tha| fureral arcangements l Letters addressed as follows are un- hours of £ and 3 p Atjthe Putnam Count Wednasday afiernoon there was a cor ideeable number of goliers going over . In observing Memorial day here the permitted to carry two extra passen- | but was warned by the court that he| future. | | z | h perg in nation | who ig l | This The Salvation Army drive has n netted the results in Putnam that| were looked for, though many money has been raized. Putnam’s que- ta of 0 has not been raiscd. how- | ever, and some mighty bustling : STYLE SUIT | IN OUR STOCK $23.50, $25, $30 and $35 | Thera’s-Good Value | In Straw Hats, Too THEF. A. WELLS CO. “G0OD CLOTHES STORE” Closed Memorial Day erc at the ome C. Day of the U'. S. navy Mrs. Florence Leeds is rom New York L. Alice wood were Ne: ends of E. S. Bly a to have them hom the winter in Cal Ulrith turned to their a few r Keefe officiati and family home in Chi weeks at the have r fart s was home from Nbw ing her niece, SPRING HILL Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hull of N r, of N spent Sunday with Mr. ar the t church S Harry sh i PLAINFIELD well Willi il iy Kindly Wish. tertained 30 (cut| Now that Irene Castle, Vernon's 1 to 11) of the hoys who a !Q!h"ul‘ widow. become ene bfide of Cap- ores that day | tain Tremen. non-dancing and o moved Iast| drinking Methodist though he be h the Treme: —Houston LL YOU HELP? $25,000 to be given by the State provided we raise $25,000 $13,500 Already raised : $12,000 Needed. The Day Kimball Hospital, Putnam, Needs Help, May Seme Day. use to Mont- | s a delirium of o If you were suddenly taken ill and required surgical treatment wouid you go to Worcester, Providence or Hart- your or wouid you go to The Day ail Hospital at Putnam, where you would receive careful treatment? f more wards, the State recognizes its needs and will give 50 per | cent. of the necessary funds if you will help to give the H other 50 per cent. Day Himball Hospital Extension Fund PUTNAM. CONN. This worthy institution finds itself in need o SQUEEGEE TREAD Tires £00 Tivesto Chosse from ~You Must selectOne Obviously you 8 can’t compare the prices and relative merits of them all, Only a corporation, operating scores of cars, can afford to pay a man to do that. But there’s your “tip”l If you can’t study, and they can, reap the benefit of their investigation. If you learn that scores of companies in- Chicago, New" York, Pitisburgh, Atlanta and San Francisco, use only Diamonds—that taxi companies in New York, Philadelphia, Pitisburgh, Washing. ton and Portland, Ore., average over 5,000 miles on Diamonds steadily— Then you have positive proof that these business men are convinced that Diamonds are the most economical tires they can buy— That you can “Cat Your Tire Upkeep with a Diamond,” ALLING RUBBER COMPANY 1 Main Street i < - TS S S big7

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