Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 29, 1919, Page 7

Tk Ueary Allen& SonCo. FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS LADY ASBISTANTY Calis Answered Promptiy An Day and Night 88 Main Street JOSEPH BRADFORD BOOKBINDER Slank Secks Made and Ruled to Ordsr 108 BROADWAY WELDING WILL FIX IT vlinders, Castinge of all kinds, Agri- Implements, Transmissions Steel ural Crankcases, Housings, and SOUND witk our WELDING. expert work that is guaras. Cave Welding and Mig, Co 31 Chestnut Street Phone 214 | Teacher of Violin and Mandolin ERNEST E. BULLARD| Bliss Place TELEPHONE 127-4 Chiropodist. Foot Specialist (PROTECT YOUR FEET), Cummings’ Spring Arch Suppert 7-8 Alice Building, 3! Main 8t te 7 Norwich, Conn. Phone 13664 e, De! Hoff Hote! | EUROPEAN PLAN | HAYES BROS., Proos Telephone 1222 28-28 Broadway | DR. F. C. JACKSON DR. D. J. COYLE DENTISTS 203 Main 5t., Norwich, Ct. Offics Hours: 8a m todo m Telephone John & Geo. H. Bliss Largest Assortment of DIAMOND JEWELRY BROOCHES SCARF P RINGS PENDANTS BRACELET WAYLHES RADIOLITE STRAP WATCHES, ETC. John & Geo. H. Bliss OVERRAGLING AND RiPais WOR CARRIAGES, WAGONS, TRUCKS and CARTS Meznanical Repaire, Painting, Trim- miug, Uphelstering and Wood Work Slackemithing in all ite brances. | Scoti & Clark l‘.urp.‘ 507 to 515 North Main St DENTIST DR. EDWARD KIRBY Poom 107, Thayer Building Phone 619 1.30-5 and 7 to 8 P. M AMERICAN HOUSE First-class Garage Service®Connccted D. MORRISSEY, Prop. Phere Shetucket Street The Max Gordon Corporation 1820 W. MAIN STREET Have Good Buming Coal Steve, Nut and Egg, also Bituminous et Mours 8- 12 & Son W YOU WANT to put 1 EION he yubfl&’!h ¢ is no | jum Detler thap through the ad- ing columns of The Bulletin. . e A. G. THOMPSON, F. §.|: | efit I mates | Wednesday | having been kept from spreading from HOLMES ON STAN - Ro; 3 imes of this city, whe is uncul?:li Gln%afls on trigl in New Lon- don in the superior court on the g charge of making a murderous as- the Rocky Mountains. sault ynon Captain James Lennen .of. “ The outlook is for continued fgiri4) Boswell avemue last December 5, and mederately warm weather Thurs-|was on the stand in court almost the day and Friday in the middle Atlan- ire day Wednesday. He was the tic and New Laglfnd states. | Al e ) The Builetin, Nerwich, Thursday, May 29, 1819, ————————————r THE WEATHER. Pressure is rising generally east of first_witness the defense put on in Winds for Thursday and Friday. ' |opening that side of the case and was North Atlantic-Middle Atlantio— | Sl under cross exumination svhen court adjoyrned for the day. Judge Willlam S. Case of Hartford. who fs presiding, is deing all he can to 4 the-trial along and frequent Iy cuts in on the attorneys to “get 9n with the testimony” or to suggest “we've been zll over that before,” when the examination starts to go over old ground. Tuesday afterneon, when it had been arranged that court should adjourn Gentle veriable winds umd fair wegr ther. » Forecast, New England: Fair Thursday and Friday, somewhat warmer. 7 Observations in Norwich. The following records reported from The Bulletin's cbservations, show the changes in temperature and the bares metric changes Wednesday: at ‘4 o'clock, Major Hull finished uj 7a m Ther. Bak | win one of the witnesses about il 2 mo. & 301219 minutes before the closing time. The $p 0 Sl .g-'? major inquired if it were worth while Highest = 8 50331 call another witness then. “Use the . S minutes, use the minutes,” responded Comparisons. the judge, “and perhaps well get Predi through before real summer gete here.” ions for Wednesday:\ Fair, Wednesday's weather: Fair, warm, | He changed his mind a few minutes west wind. {later, however, and decided to adjourn A ——————— court then. Moon and Tides. Seyeral sharp ‘wrangles between the opposing counsel Wednesday were High T Moon| brought to an end by the clear cut 1s. | Water. || Rises.| order of the judge to “get through with Talml.. .. that, gentlemen; proceed with the evidence.” Several touches of dry humor from the bench relieved the tension of the day. When Attorney Desmond was | conducting an examination a noisy §{group of sehool children outside the 4| building made it almost impossible to = - — hear him. “T don't like to 1o com- igh water It is low{ peie with those children, your honor. lowed by ficod ed the attorney Youw'd come s cond best if vou did, Mr. Des the rejoinder from do the best you can.” It was the same neisy children at ay that brought adjournment of the ie Peterson when| court 4.39 when the state’s attor- marriage to Archi was examining a witness and the The marriage cere-|noise outside grew to a boisterous performed by Rev. C. H.|stage. The bridesmaid was a sister| “You the GREENEVILLE was united in R. Furbush. bald ony cKe don to be seem doing any ride, Selma Peterson, and the! better than Mr. Desmond against best man was a friend of the groom.! those children.” remarked the judge {P. F. Harme Th b and ¢ ed that court would adjourn whits geeraette for i aught ith o blossoms. T Wednesday was the first time the bridesmaid dressed in pale green crepe de chine and she carried a bou- New London nublic howed any inter- est in tho case. In the afternoon the quet of rose The bris is the daugh-{ spectators’ seats re almost all oc- ter of Mr. Mrs. Peter Peterson,! cupied. who reside Twelfth street. She! hen court opel in_the has been in the employ of the Marlin- | William E. Jackson of Will Rockweli plant. The sroom is the son| vestigator for (he state of }\'Ir u,!'u'] Mrs. William A. FY London a Windham | of Rochester, N. H., and is an overseer testificd to taking the overcoat and n the Winchester woolen mill. The' the pair of gloves on Dec. 9 and de- house was beautifully decorated for!livering them to Dr. Scarborough in the occasion amd wedding supper| New Ifaven. was served he « left by au i |10 take 10 srelock train on fheie] Photographs as Exhibits heneymoon trip to New Vork. Al Civil Engineer George E. P friends and tives wish them|recalled by State's Attorney Hu all the happiness and joy iu tneir new| pointed out on a photograph of the |life, They reeelved many useful pres- | ennen house the walk along thé side el {eol the house and on another photo- T An-| graph of the d rocm the position ng ln the of the artic! vening.' photozraphs + arill, and 20, fter drill they enjoyed t 1rniture went selves hy playing many different e ireturned after| in t it was 1iing Tuesday with friends Another photograph stairway from the kitche floor, showing the tion of ropes and other articles tter | th g - s Jigls, The Biood Marks en Table Cloth. . and then it was fixed P Scurbooug 5 Many local voung people .attended, 51 e dance m Wednes even., St #. The was given for the ben- | TOUL team 'to purchase suit Case or the Judge eounsel open Defense Begins. Kern is epending s trip in New few days on’ g brepared TAFTVILLE Thes court sesion had 1 i il 5 minutes when the a Among the new signs posted at thelter -u ten-mi Tocal postoffice is one that is vattorneys for open: est {0 all who have served in the seuned, It r Al men who have se 1 who vernment in wi urance, family compensation, naval reserv- ner bonds and work on the feders of voca- ociat- tional training, write to the navy re -in-la ard L. uiting station, 1044 Chapel street, e tirm of N New Haven, Conn. § Miss Violet Andre was pleasantly sur- i at h ™ home on M hing by rraduating T Main Capt. nue af the school for 1919 in homer of clags of the' |, W equonoc ving Dbusin her 15th birthda ot. Lennen recelved his mail in t The hostess was presented with a yéar ai the Tarrant office Tanscu pe ddace by Mise Caro his Jetters there. Last Novem- line Varley, and ooyquet of ca Lennen brought some secu tions by her nenhew Ambroise, She! ities from tHo Industril Tonel Co also u 85 xold plece from her|\ Tn the past five ix sther, Julian Andre. iy e witness said he -had ited A ing piano solos were! ¢} L.ennen house ome: W AMies Darothy Woods I e T e Som) Dian. Refreshments w s the safe on a slip "o by the, hostess and_ the parts] of Japt " SRE S 1Ane e -oke un at a late hour, all wishing| oo fPer 1t times at the re- Misc Violei many more hanpy biria- | g ; The house was prettily decorat- t 10me N - ¢ the occasion In pink and white| il rewed ahout i 1o, & tin box tain Lennen Nutional whick took to to the effac the villaze key of the the only key nk AT VERSAILLES MILL QUICKLY SQELCHED to be a serious fire FIRE | box | keepin quest of the The witn B he note for $1,500 he had given to nitary | Capt. Lenn nbte was paid a the di- | little ove en pay Green, | ments time : sswher ot ¥ aid he large wooden | Wa - ullding occunied William Quinn, Receipt For Note. a general store, and a post office| Atiornoy Desinond, who was con- own stairs and a< a tsnement on the | gy, amination of op_floor. Holn The fire £ discovered t as an exhibit hittle of the fibre mill, Conn., April {1, afternoon, and he imme- | diately gave orders to have the whis- | —— tie of the factory-sounded. The me formed a bucket brigade and after a hard fight the blaze was conquered ONLY TREATHENT THAT GAVE RELIEF the roof of the upstairs tenement where it had seemed to have origi- nated. The real eause for the blaze is not nown but it thought that rats had ind loose matches, and in gnawing em had started the fi The dam- S aee done by the e s nor encet) SUffered Thiee Years Before volunteer firemen. Tt isw't pride that makes the zallery | gods look down upon the rest of the audienee. Finding “Frut-a-tives” Cestasr, Waary, Bostox, Mase, “Tor three years, T was troubled with Constipation, accompanied by Dizziness and Violent Headaches. 1 iook medicines and laxafives, but without parmanent relief. Last October, I heard of “Fruit-a- tives’? or Fruit Liver Tablets, 1 used one box and the results were so pronounced that I bought two dozen boxes. 1 continued using “Fruita-tives” until the twenty four boxes were finished, when my physical condition was perfect”?, JAS.J.ROYALL, Z0¢. abox, 6 for $2.50, trial size ic. At dealers or from FRUIT-A-TIVE Limited, OGDENSBURG, N, T. GAGER Funeral Director and Embalmer Promptserviceday or night i{ wag beeause he didn't. NORWIGHv BULLETIN, THURSDAY D NEARLY ALL DAY Royel G. Holmes 31815, being in full for mote dated Feb. 11, 1816, and in- terest. James Lennen, This was the receint Capt. Lennen lestified to the interest endorsements on the back of the yote. In November 1918, Holmes said he saw the note in the tin hox @f the bapk. This was ‘when he Was making the list of se- chrities for the captuin, The witness puz i @n hour or gn hour and a baif for about ten days in makisg the list. The note was found in an envelope vith & $1,000 Liberty bond. He put ithe note in his coat pocket where it stayed. At the time the note was paid, the captain seid the note was mislald. S i | 7 od.copy of Mrs. Hannsh Lennen’s will whith went in gs defendent’s exhipit E. The sccused and Jesse M. Wilcox Were co-executors of the will, The witness testified to transfers of securities In this estate to Capt. Lenxien 2nd to going to the cap- tain’s hoyse about 5.45 on the night hefore the assaylt to tell him the last transfer had been secured. He want- ol (0 let the captain know prompuly, ile saw Mr. Boiand at this time, At this point Attormey Desmond read a brief statement from the will of Mrs. Lennen which showed thal it did not provide for division of the es- tate between Holmes and Wileox in the event of Capt. Lenmen’s death. Movements on Night of Assauit. Coming down to his own movements after supper on the night of the gs- sault on Capt. Lennen, the witness related a story that did not materially differ from what the police offieers have aiready testified he told them. | This covered leaying his house about | 7 o'cleck, Jeaving his office at 8.30, and | going to 165 Negth Main street te col- | i |lect vent. " fe went up the outside stairway two or three steps, saw Do light in’ the front tenement but a light in the rear—Quinn—tenement, Geing then' to the lobby of Pulasii ball, he saw three men in the Jobby, and ask- cd three men in the ticket pfiice What time it was. One of them looked at his wrist wateh. He was a sailor. Coming out into the street to wait for the trolley ear. the withess ssid he saw the Ijtzgerald girl gcross the street, He took th got off there and walked up Otis stree wih M7. Madden snd up through the parochial school lane to Broadway and fo his home at 25 Slater avenye. The witnoss said thet Tire Chief Stanton sat opposite him in the trolley car. hen Holmes reached home he said wife at the telephone. she said she had a tclcphone message from Mr. Eoland that two men had assaylted Capt. Lennen and Holmes was wanted to come to the Lennen | house at once. He went at once after {taking o drink of water. Arriving at the house, he went v the baeck door and the he saw in the i dining room s Mr. Whitney ne the kitchen door. The witness saw Officer Carvoll, ¥ir. and Mrs. Boland in dining room. M way to did. 1 the e “hen, but no one else put his right hand nuen’s shoulder und said, dow't talk, Do just what the doctor tells you.” Then he siood up he noticed blood on his hands and put his hapds into his pockets, wiping (them off. Ie went past Mr. Whitney a cigar- for one hen sat Then he w here M Soland_wer man belght of t Tater he talked nd went with he weuld about C: Lennen’s affairs day of the assault d been troubled with eves and had been who told him he | from 1 i of wood i for chopp this way had bought th Tn 1917 because of n collect y ovan, the t firm with- After that M Donovan ne the witnes I resnonse to ong, th the Lenn night of Attorney tion De: after hav nd rested his exam- had the witn for an hour and forty minute 1te’s Attorney Hull began amination at 12. crogs- Begins Cross-Examination. Holmes hadn't teld he way he wiped his his glove: on_that 1-didn’ The withess admi in the former trial tified be had one coat. The ied how it wa right hand o hen put th attorney then . he Withése put his Captain Len: nd Rand inio the glove there. now it was th got on to the other glove, ness sajd this was because thi came from the cantain’s knee, where he put his other hand. The attorney asked why Mr. Holmes hadn't made this explanation to the police when they: were séavehing him. The answ The witness said he couldn’t tell why he said the spot on his coat was red paint. He couldn’t tell whether he touched Cap- tain Lennen with the breast of his coat. He had no idea how the blood got on the left elbow of the coat nor on the spots around the pockets mor on the skirt of the coat. Afternoen Session. After the noon recess, resumed the cross-examinaf Holmes. The witness said he could recall no one whom he saw nor who saw him at the time he was going from his ofiice to 165 North Main stréet. The witness denied that he knew there was a light ning at this house from § to 10 He didn’t look at the windows which weuld show wiether there was a light in the tenement. Taking up the receipt for the note, 1 of Mr. wasn't weitten after this assault was made, was it? Major Hull pressed the witness as to why he answered this way, and got the answer that it was just because he did, after the witness said he certainly did not write the receipe then. The witness said he could mot re- member his testimony in the previous trial as to the seven various amounts paid on the note. He didu't endorse the payments ou the note béecause he didn't have it and was told by Cap- in Lennen that the note was mislaid. in the latter part of Mareh, the payments was from the cash box-of the office; ess said be never made any charge against himself when i gave him. Holmes said. The witness|body Attorner Desmond offered a eértifi- ar to Otis street,! Boland intercepted him on thef oke to or recognized L W et o wipe it off on or Full| the attorney asked the witness: “That| “I dom’t think s0,” was the answer.!| MAY 29, 1919 he took money from the cash box. couldn’'t remember whether he gnything to his partaer anout it. i Judge Case Asks 2 Question. | “Ingge Case asked the witness if all the payments were made hetween the, #th of March and the 11th of April T witness said they were. 8 Major Huyll psked the witness if any- v ever saw this rg:leim before the date of ihe assault. The witness said; he helieved not. The réceipt was in) P2 e f March and the! Between the Sth of March an ! 114 of Aprjl the witness k?id the e said Q—Have you yourseif made any fn-' vestigation to see whether you had $1,800 (hat vou could have paid on this, The witness said Mr, Tayrant has made several inv- tigations since the fast trigl. He « ( ln't give any |of when this wa, done, mor what he did himself to help. The attorney in-| quired about a 31,000 checi for an in- {surance premium from 2 man named Greenberger. The witness said he took some money of his own, possthly $200 from a prilte cgmm?om in the safe. He could net tell where this money came from. He did not know how much :} the meney used to pay Capt, Lennen was his own and how muyelf wes from the firm, He kept no memarendym. He had @ power of attorney from his brother-in-law gnd the right te take any money he wanted. The witness said he gidn’t have his gloves on when he came inte the Len. nen hoyse and he didn't know how th bloody finger-prints got en the iable cloth. He thought no ome else byt himsele and Capt. Lennen knew the combiration of the safe. ile made the pavments on the note beczuse the ©Captain gsked hjm to 3 short time after coming from the South in 191§. Judge Seeks Information. Judge Case said he wanted to ask question for his own information. Q-—Tjow lopg before the first pa: ment- on the nete did Capt. Lennmen ash you to make = payment? 9 -About a week before. Q—And wien you made the pay- ment he s3id the note was mislaid? A—Yes. Major Hull teok up again the qyes- tion of how muel of Richard Tarrant's personal mener there was in the of- fice gafe, Mr, Holmes said he couldn’t tell.” He made out the receipt for Capt. Lennen on the typewriter. The steno_ grapher might have been in the offie when some of the payments were made but she wouldn't know what the trans- actions were, The witness was suyre he did not wash his hands at his home before starting for the Lennen house. The eross examination was conelyd- ed at-the end of an hour and a half. when a short recess was taken. Fire Chief Testifies. Tire Chief Howard L. Stanton of Norwieh was called to the stand by the atto; for the defense. To at- torney Desm chief said he saw H i 1 i a Holmes on the troliey car on wi Holmes he rode from I'ranklin !square on tme night of the assault. |He sat about § feet ced diagnolly across notning unysual ng or appearance. bright red biood ITolmes coat, the t he would have t te atterney the he didn't pay any particular n to Holmes, just passed the! i Dr. I the A sidy was called by questioned by s pockets out into| d that night Mr. Hi couldn’t Lnowledge. olmes was recalled by attorne Desmnnd as a ey trom’Richard L. | It was dated 3. Ti v ghowad Mr. Ho ch the wities: had before he found his | brought [overcoat ; The wi Lennen’s de- | books on which he had blank ! o Tn the tin box there were cou- {pon bends and other securities and 1326000 worth of government bonds able to bearer. H ook up the éross ex- | { amination n when attorney D mond his re-direct exami { tion, | + d go in o and make no tbe Way you er we wanted brother-in- was | i i | ume he was. ! | ale's attorney g~ the witness| {to teli of the Len f ‘ings banks| which he had in his poc others which he W about. At 4:30 court adjourned tili the next| | morning. ‘SERGEANT TUTTLE CALLS 1 ON NORWICH FRIENDS! | Mess Sergeant M. Tuttle, who served {with Company I C. N. G., Captain | Uriswold, of New Britain, and who was| ce, visitor In Norwich this t of friends. He left W afternoon for his home i in. zeant Tx was any 1 when it was on guard duty the | aa; | Bry F | = AT N 1 d a class of about 50 candidutes to; No. 3 Hinkl this city an en through ali) Sen : i t e Bt tlas i e e T OUER k| Harttord, which will be the lurgest| (Repub 3 ER i {peri-in France. During the company’s| foup of applicants that will go from| BUTTS—1n New Y d P | Stay in this zeunt Tuttle be.| &Ny city in the state with the excep-| q sen_ e 4 _urc 5 en i | came acouainted with many Norwich|tion of Hartford. where the exempli-| Georze C. Butts. H ' people and was popular with the fire- | fication is to be held, | BUTTS New i jmen ot the Central fire station. Sefore | he left for home Wednesday, Sergeant “Cattle paid a visit at the Central sta- tion. | LiEUT. YounG Now LOCATED NEAR PARIS Lieutenant Ricllard W. Young of the 128th Iingineers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred S. Young of this city, is now lo- cated at Joinville-le-Pont, Seine, ¥rance. This place is near Paris. He i charge of that part of the stéel | construction work now being dome by I his battalion on the Pershing stadium | now being built for the interallied ath- letic meet. He expects to veturn to the United States some time during the coming summer. | Some men try to make light of their troudles by burning their unreceipted bills, W N ey 5 staie's attorney that he took $1,815 out! of the firm’s office ang made no charge| Steady Nerves. of it against himself. Seme money i | was kept in the cash book and never Jadxug frem the coinigsu Ppreparar 2ot into the cash bex. |tons and treatmenis which gre contin- Q-—Haven't yoy found out that Cap-|ually being advertised for 05e tain Lennen never deposited a dollar|of Walkling thin peo g"{lf:gg.,dm = S e topned 6 At {ogly Hellows and angiéa by, He scrt oy urved lines of health are evidently mnu-?; Women who keeniy fee Thinness and weakness ore usually | acasunt?. due to starved nerves. Our % A—T bave; at the time Mr. Tmn!nned more Phosphate than e contaligd wes looking. (P in" modern foods. Physiclans eiaim Q—Dién't you testify former|ihere is nothing that wiil supply” this triz] that the investigation was mageldeticiency so weil 2s the ‘phos- without your knewledge? phate kiown among druf S as Bitre- i et phosphate. which is irexhepsive an | Cavanagh, Meriden, electric Tiolmes stepped | tuled to BITRO-PHOSPHATE BEST THING FOR " THIN PEOPLE d beauty, there of men gnd r 3 ey thgir excessive Sold by Lee & Oszood T Normich and most all dfuggists under a guarantee of satisfaction or money back. By feeding the nerves directly and by sup. plying the body cells with the neces. sary phosphoric fesd elements bitro. phosphate quickly produces a welcome' transformation in the appearance: the mi:e in weight frequentiy heing sstonishing. This Increase in weight also carries | ith It & senersl (m;{pv;lg\:nt \n taey iealth. Nervousness. sleeplessness lack of ene: which nearly aiways accompany excessive thinness, soon disappear, dull eyes hecome bright gnd pale cheeks glow with the bloom of Dperfect healts. CAUTION: -— Although bitro- phate is Tor relieving | nervousness, sleepiessness and general weaknesg, uld not, owing to its remarkable flesh-growing properties, be used by anyone who does not desire to put on flesn. BALTIC MAN GETS SPRING PATENT The latest list of patents fssued to Connecticut_inventors is as follows: Charles H. Angus, East Haven, ad- justible roli-curtain fixture; Jonn F. switeh; John K. Cavanagh, Meriden, spark- coil; Paul F. Fatum, Hartferd, win- dow-shade bracket; Albert C. Gilbert, New Haven, toy ‘building comstruc- tion Arthur G. Goodspeed, Hadlyme, internal-combustion engine; Karl W. Hallden, Waterbury, catting-off ma- chine; Bengt. M. W. Hanson, Hart- ford, ‘method of and apparatus for gencrating formers for milling ma- chines; Bengt. M. W. Hanson, Hart-| ford, contour-cutter milling machine; | Harry E. Harris, Bridgeport, nigle and | lead-testing machine; Otto L. Hem- ming, New Haven, knife-blade hard- ening device; Sidney C. Hills, Ter- rington, agitating machine; Clarence W. Marsh, Greenwich, slectrolytie cell; ‘Arthur H. Parent, Baltic, spring wheel; Willlam Pfleeges, Nerwalk, supplemental helding device for mo- tor vehicles; Alphonso C. Pratt, Deep River, windshield; Alexander G. Ray- mond, Riverside, container; Frederiel: S. Sargeant, Naugatuck, fastening de- vice; James P. Scartsarls, Waterbyry, track construction; John II. Shaw, ef New iiaven, lock; Charles Wales, New Haven, caleulating machine: George L. Whitney, Bridgeport, press; How- ard C. Woglem, Hartford, _collet chyck; William Achtmeyer, Middle- town, covering; Joseph 1. Andersom, Coscob, train-control system; John T. Joseph O. Cadleux, Meriden, push-button switeh:; William J. Gag- non, Bridgeport, chain; Celestin m: B i uilt- Emery G. La controt; cluten; , Got Greenwich F. Schnuck, ice: aeroplane nsonfs, w Haven, automo- Andrew J. Stone, of | New London, projectils for use agajust submatine ubmarine mines; Gustave New Lritain, stock for spir APRIL W. S. S. SALES IN STAT $142,489.83 ut, gnnounges the savings Stamps in the Connecticut, $142,- April, $907,736.80; 1 to April 30, 1819, %4, 489,35, from Ja 1yar: 62,960.41, 2 per capita average of 69 nts. The apparent falling off in the sale ps in April was due largely to ion of effort because of | oan. Mrs. sses satisfaction with Bissell ex-| the move- a clear field! feeis assured that the end of the year| will show actory result. Following_the closing of the s for secretaries which been ng the past month at Bost and the placing in the fi iderable number of a marked gain will be ected. POST OFFICE HOURS ; FOR DECORATION DAY | On Memorial Day the local post of-| fice will be open from 7 2. m. (o 12 m.| The money order, postal savings a carriers’ windows will be cioved dar. The morning delivers ected o Sundays, box: usiness section w 1 the lzst time at 6. m. Outgoing | mails will e dispatehed as usual, the| last mail for Boston wnd New York will closo at 9 p, m. rwich Town, Preston station the main office. 8§ and 8—No money eld | the| in i1l be collected for| Greenexi and| Hours same Stations 1, ord: rons receiving mail from the m: call between the hours of m. One full delivery w the parcel post carrie | NORWICH TO SEND FIFTY CANDIDATES Many Norwich Lnights are looking forward with leen interest to an ex-! emplification of the fourth degree,| Knights of Columbus, which is sched- take place at Hartford, next| n S direction of John i. Lee, of this city, master, of the| degree. district of Uonnecti-| It is expected that Norwich will| cut. The fourth is a pairiotic degree and, is only exemplified on National holi- days, such as Washington's Birthday Memorial Dey. Fourts of July ~and X Columbus Day, but by a special dis-|WI 1’ pénsation, it faay be given on the Sun Gay nearest these day. ted out of consideration for the con- venience of the cundidates who cdme frém all over the state. It is the most brilliant and inapira- tional degree of the Knights of Célum- bus and it is exnected that upwards of 300 candidates will be presented at Hartford, Sunday for advancement to this degrée, this being the largest class in the history of this section of the order in Connecticut. f The programme for Suilday is as fol- | lows: Members and candidates meet at the Knights of Columbus home. Prospect street on Sunday morning at 10 e'clock, and from there: will march in a body to the Cathedral| savings G- | 3 |closed with a choir, will conduct t Sur after- J Lo o conduey e Sessy 2018 and Embalmers Tor s (Thursday) the fegsi of the This is permit- | The Porreous & Mimoneus Co. DO YOUR TRABING TODAY — STORE CLOSED ALL DAY FRIDAY IN OBSERVANCE OF MEMORIAL DAY. THE DAY EEFORE MEMORIAL DAY There will be many needs for Memorial Day—New ap- parel and Accessories to the toilet. We want you to re- member our zbility and desire to help you supply those needs. YOU MAY NEED A FLAG Every American citizen should display a flag on Memorial Day. We show Flags in all sizes and grades. Printed Muslin Flags, from size 412 x 7% to 18 x 27% inches~prices are 2¢, 3¢, 5c and 12%c. Imitation Bunting Flags, fast colors, mounted on sticks, with spear heads—two sizes, at 10c and 33c. Sewed Cotton Flags—Stars and Stripes, sewed through in the same manner as the All-Wool Flags, three sizes from 3 x 5 feet to 5 x 8 feet—at $2.25, $3.00 and $4.50. Printed Cotton Flags of Soft Muslin, sizes 4 x 6 feet and 5 x 8 feet—at $1.30 and $2.50. Defiance Bunting Flags These are very dependable Flags, well sewed throughout, all seams double-stitched, guaranteed fast color, and are moth-preof. Size 2 x 3 feet, af. . $1.50 Size 3 x 5 feet, at $2.50 Size 4 x 6 feet, at. $3.50 Size 5 x 8 feet, at. . o~ $5.00 Size 6 x 10 feet, at..... $7.50 Sterling All-Wool FI These are made of best quality, All-Wool Bunting, double warp and well sewed throughout. 3 Sige 3 x 5feet, ab .o . $4.50 Size 4 x 6 feet, at. ... . $6.00 Size 5 x 8 feet, ati o . $9.50 Size 6.x 10 feet, at. .. $13.50 A complete showing of Flag Poles, Brackets and Bracket Holders, in all the wanted sizes. where they will assist at & sol. mass celebrated at 1030 o special musical programme ¥ rendered. They will be attired in fuil morning dress. In the afternoon at 2 o'clock members and candid: assemble in Foot Guard Armo: the fourth degree will be ex The doors of the hall will be clo prompily at 3 o'clock and no ene w Le wdmitted aiter that hour. = At the close of the degree, about 6 o'clock, a short street parade will be held. Boih the new and the old members form in line at Foot Cuard Armory and ompanied de over some of the principal Har ford strests, disbanding at tie Knights of iZolumbus home. The exercises of the day be a month’s mind mass of requiem this week for the repose of the soul of Patrick Sullivan. eorge Etzold of East Glastonbury is visiting for several days at the home of his brother-in-law and si: ter, Mr. and Mrs. Stanton Brown of ‘Wightman avenue, Tuesday Frank Perkins street caught fifteen . fine good sized ones, in the Bozrah. Louis Fiore, formerly of Brooklyn, N. Y, lately purchased the Edward Rogers farm on Wauwecus Hill, nd has moved there. His sons, Louis and Tony Fiore and their families aiso from Brooklyn, will reside with him. Rev. James B. Lee, D.D., pastor of! the Second Congregational church of New London, and Mrs. Lee were the guests Saturday of Misses Sarah and Margaret -awford, and Rev. William H. Crawford, at the Methodist parson- age on West Town strect. 'l Mr. and Mrs. James ¥. Thurston of i Town street, leave today (Thursday) to spend several days in Dalten, Mass., with their-son, Henry Thurston and his family. Before returning home they will also visit their daugh- ter, Miss Martha Thurston of Spring: fiel of Town trout, all vicinity of quet to the newly in the Hartford club at ers will be & fi ers will be have !l been taken. banquet there prominent speal: Besides the fift 2o from Norwich, a great m: members are planning upen attending - Miss Bernice Beebe of New London et 5 S > sl SRS et Moecas| was_the guest over Wednesday night S0 T e R OF this g of Aiss Edna Herbert at the house of cotion of the Dr. and Mrs. C, H. Lemb of Town ‘| street. Today (Thursday) M Bee- be roturns to her home in New Lon- don and Miss Herbert to her home in iriswold, to spend the holiday and e week-end. tiennon Rev. William A. Jéseph C. Bland of th chairman of tlie banquet com: DEMON STRATING USE OF VOTING MACHINEY Today (The ¥) from 12 noon uns til 9 p. m. and on Saturday from 12 neon unmtil 9 p. m.. kegistrars of Voi- ers Tyler D. Guy and Cornelius .J. Downes will be al the court house to demonstrate the use of tie voting ma- chine for the election next Monday. One of the voting machines has been et Up In the corridor near the superior caurt office. NORWICH TOWN First Congregational to be held this (Thur the chapel. The > . Blake, pastor of Mt Baptist church, and that chur SHEA & BURKE 41 Main Street FuneralDirectors CUMMINGS & RING Funeral Directors vary Asccasion of our Lord, and of obligation. there Sacred Heart ch Chamber of Commerce Building Phone 228-2 Lady Assistant reh at VARS—On May Ceer, to Mr. 4 daughter, Dorot NS Georee O 15 Main Sireet DIRECTORS -AND— EMBALMERS Lady Assistant FOX—In Hartfosd Bunlce Ot Christian Assac ) 230 1. RICHTER—In L: Marguerita Ric Teloshons 8288 i m Funerai < the ho €. GHURGH 2 17 YEr Mrs, “Mithuel HENRY E. CHURCH lasy, $iay 30, at 230, Burial in WL BMTTR ALLEN family lot in Ames cemetery. Lisbon. ‘