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NORWICH, BULLETIN, SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1919. One Day Special — On Sale This Saturday Camp Chairs €9¢ ONE TO A CUSTCMER “At the Big Store With the Little Prices” SCHWARTZ BROS., Inc. 9-11-13 WATER STREET } Triday marked the tourteenfl'g Me- | morial Day public exercises held by | the townspeople of Franklin in honor {of the soldier and sailor dead. The hundred school children on _either | side of the broad steps of the Frank- {lin Congregational church formed open ! ranks between which the thirteen kha- ki clad soldiers of the World War{ marched into the edifice—one cause of ‘rr‘joiclng, as Franklin was fortunate to thave all its sons return. Charles ion, was flag bearer and First Liou- tenant Ralph Armstrong, son of F. | Armstrong, who recently returned _(rnm six months’ service overseas, | was in command. They were followed by the veterans and sons and daughters of veterans of past wars, and then the school chil- | dren closed ranks and marched in, fol- |10“€'d by the general public. A salute to the flag was given, after which the Star Spangled Danner was sung by all The chairman of the day, F. S. Arm- strong, made a brief address of greet- ing. Prayer was invoked by Rev. Mr. Hanna of Bozrah Congregational church. Then following a song, Bon- ny Flag, by pupils of school 7; re tations, A Free Land and a Free Flag, William Rodman; Loyalty to My Country, Ruth Hanson; Good News i From Overseas, Lola Ladd; Revol | tion, Tirnest Starkweather; song, Ci the Gem of the Ocean, school; ations, The Sons of the Flag, Del- Miner; My Country, Arnold Man- : song, ican Army Hymn, 3 ecitations, My Patriotic Creed, | John Kahn; ar of Geld—Hal- lowed, Rachael Mitehell; song, Battle Hymn of the Republic, schools; reci- IPRINCIPAI. TIRRELL SPEAKS AT FRANKLIN I'rink, a member of the Lost Battal-|schools, and criginal the Sodom Model school were taken to the hill in his autotruck. tations, Deloration Day, six girls from| District 6; Aliens, laura Howard; Flag exercise, three girls from District 5: Our Country’s Colors, Marella Monoson; song, Rally Round the Flag, schools; recitations, An Appro- priate Ode, Catherine Miller; Some- body’s Darling, Vivian Miner; Cover Them Over With Beautiful Flowers, four boys from District 8; A Monu- ment for the Soldiers, Viola Banning; song, Keep the Home Fires Burning, The address of the day was by Principal Henry A. Tirrell of Norwich Free Academy whose marked oratori- cal ability was thoroughly appreciated by the audience. He spoke of the ef- forts ‘made by the founders of our beautiful country which could not be estimated and left the thought with all that nothing should be undertaken that cannot be well finished. He was followed by Private Charles Frink, a member of Whittlesey’s Lost Battalion, who gave the school chil dren an idea of the sacrifices made by the American boys in_order to make the World Safe for Democracy. His talk was greatly appreciated by the townspeople. As Private Frink had been speaking throughout New Eng- land during the past Victory Loan drive his remarks were informing and interesting. America was sung by the audience the assembly marched out in the formation. A lunch of randwiches, cakes, ice cream, coffce and milk was served by the patriotic women’s committee, Through the courtesy of George Ay- ery of Simth’'s Corne: the pupils of WINDOW SEALS FROM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE On Thursday afternoon over six hundred seals of the Chamber of Commeren were mailed hy Secretary L. M. chamber. These seals or stickers are to be placed on the windows of the members and on their store windows and a large number ®have already | made their appearance on the various show windows in the city. The seal is oval shaped and at the top is the word “Welcome” and underneath “Chamber of Commerce of Norwich.” Tn the center of the seal is a large red rose representing the Rose of New England. Will Address Graduating Nurses. thur 1" Purkiss, pastor of the Unclaimed Letters. The lis of unclaimed Jetters in th Central Baptist chur 18 to make the' Norwich post office for the week e address at the graduation exercises of'ing May 31, 1019, is as follows: Laura . Desmond has appointed the class of 1919 of the William ‘W.| Doucett, . C. Shalkowski, Mrs.) I ‘,‘”\I {.;::na:l':\os':bvr (::)the nonu{ Backus hospital nurses’ training school | Mary . Spajding, Mes. Jennie N. Tur-, 3, B ® py CGEC SHOCST 120 (2oi on | Tuesday cvening at the Osgood Memo- | NeF an rah e board for Saverel veats, bul ‘Has) rial parish house. ! — {,now nted on the gas and — s Redding—The date of commence- i ko Tubadesd Geuinu Proficient. | ment at Sanford school is the sixth Ene ""“0‘: ‘:::"\![a_ i, cried ' the “antonifled | ot e i 1ady, “what on earth are vou doing!__ standing before the mirror making those dreadful faces® “Well, my| Genr" replied her hushgnd, “1 am o -Back Home To Try For receive a presentation "at ‘ur elub | Championship meeting tonight n not sup- | posed to know thing about it, I'm praeticing n look of intense surprise|” | as KIDNEY TROUBLE DISAPPEARED After One Month's Treatment With | “FRUIT-A-TIVES”. MR. HENRY DATE| i From the tip of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, to the Golden Gate in California, has come endless praise for the wonderful healing powers of ‘Fruit-a-tives’, or Fruit Liver Tablets, the medicine maa': JSrom frtul]uzca | and valuable tonics. | Right here at home, we have the ‘ testimonial of Mr. Henry Dater of 658 First Avenue, Troy, New York, who wrote under date of April | 29th, last, | “I have been a great sufferer for | years with Kidney Trouble and | Constipation. 1 tried ‘Fruit-a-tives® ebout a month ago, and with almost | immediate results, The Kidney | Trouble has disappeared and the | Constipation is fast leaving me”. B0c. 2 box, 6 for $2.50, trial sizo 256, | At all dealers or sent on receipt of price, by FRUIT-A-TIVES Lumt.od‘ OGDENSBURG, N, Y. SENTRAL KEWS, FiioTO LERVICE, NEW YORN, Scrgeant First *Leavitt, who ha o with heavy w il in the €t | tournament, | far ike iitle w! i{th his unit. He anxlous te grapple w Lowis or Ca photo shows Leavitt todav in wrestling fnz Dor’t buy a Phonograph or Talkin Machine until you have heard our wonderful offer. Qur prices and terms will surprise you. Our Gffer Will Appear In Next Weck’s Newspapers. The Talking Machine Shap 46 FRANKLIN SFREET VICTROLAS — SONORAS — ERUNSWICXS about d HARRY M. LAND ON THE PARK COMMISSION ho & Son corporation. :nm'\“d with several other bu. rprises. i and con- BADLY CRUSHED FINGER HAD TO BE AMPUTATED s of age, met at her home | L.xlm strect, which caused | of one of her fingers. The child was swinging in chair swing and caught her fingers frame and the swi crushing them. Dr. Pa attended the child and had to amputate one af them. between the OBITUARY. Mrs. Michael Donovan. The des Jane Donovan, widow Donov occurred at her late home at 8 W treet on 5 morning at , follow- 1 lingering p'(nfl . Donovan \ln‘lmel Donovan. Of this uni lun Mfz’vt children were born, four of whom survive, Miss Mary Donovan and Miss Anna Dono who reside at home, Mrs. Timothy Foley of New London | and Micha clerk at the local post- office. Mrs. Donovan was a devoted mem- s church, an ever mother, finding the delight in her home and children, who made the s=h of her| long life as comfortable sible. | °The passing away of Mrs. Donovan removes from a happy home c ideal mother from the community true friend, and those !'will have the friends. Mrs. Charles J. Fox. nice Lord ¥ox, widow of Dr. fox and house secretary of | the Hartford Young Women's Chris- tian association, died suddenly Wed- nesday at the Hartford hospital of | i She was taken ill on Sun / and removed to the hospital Tue evening. She was 353 years old.| an| y al left to mourn sympathy of their many day Her husband, who died two years was mantic prominent ph Mrs: Fox had been house of the Y. W. C. A. for more than r and was well known to thel voung women who came in con- | act with her. She leaves a sister, Mrs. William . Ball, of Eristol. Round Table Elects Officers. At the recent annual business meet- 0 ch Round Table, the cers were elected for the Crandall to the members of the Mhearing r is | a 1i\ i the Ba | paid by the farmers hiring the pris- NO MORE PETIT JUFRY CASES IN COURT ROOM What happened to the carpet in the common pleas court room a& New London at the time the petit juri [ ntly before a justice of | the peace in the case of Mahan vs.| Parker is said in New London to be§ the reason for an order issued by the county commissioners refusing the use of the room for any more hearings be. fore a justice of the pegce and a pe- | B . The court roo as locked | st another petit jury case that| s to have been held there th‘ week and when the attorneys arrive at the court room they found they| could not h‘\e the use of it for this hearing. At the time of the Mahan vs. Par- ker case, it id, that an adjoining | f8 street was just had a coating of tar| put on it and the crowd that attended the hearing made a mess of the carpe: in the common pleas court by track-| ing the tar all over it. Hence the new order. CONDIT[ON IS CRITICAL FROM SFVERE SCALDING Warren Barber of Westerly, R hospital in this cit as the result of being seriously scald ed Friday afternoon while at work at} the Eastern Connecticut Power com- pany at Uncasville. Mr. Barber was} at work near a sicam pipe at ih: plant when the pipe broke, emitting| a cloud of live steam which enveloped | Tie was badly scalded Mr. Barber. about the f: chest and Dr. Louis T. Cassidy attended the jured man and calied the ambular hich took him to the hospital, wher his conditfon is consiaered critical. BRIEF STATE NEWS Middletown. made Wedn Kirby Toy Manufacturing John M. Davis, Edwin M. E Minn S. Cornell, Jr. Essex.—The grange met at the town|§ hall ‘Thursday night. There was a machinery programme. Announcement sale of plar sday of the is and| L. |5 Forestville—Connecticut boys who have passed the West Point examina- tions are Frederick T. Manross, I le: Rich, Lut Hartford,.. Al- estv Clyde K. ton; Edward Eiford ford; Louis P. Leone, fred C. Baldwin, Derby. Hartford—John Spencer Camnp, told Judge Haines in the superior court that prior to May, 1918, he wa organist at the Center church, was divorced from Susie Healy Camp, who is charged with having deserted him on July 20. New Haven.—At the conference be- tween the county commissioners and the New Haven County Farm Bureau over the farming out of prisoners for agricultural work in the vicinity * of! New Haven it was decided that a fair price to pay for the prisoner's labor is $1 per day. Transportation must be who | B ongrs. Milford—The 11th annual meeting | i the Lauralton Hall Aluranae asso-! ation was held Memorial Day at the| Academy of Our Lady of Mercy in Mil- | ioid. Mass and benediction were cele-! cClean, | fig rated by the Rev. P. H. onorary presid in’ the academ chapel. The business meeting wz opened at 11 o'clock and luncheon was | served at 1 o'clock. Stamford.—An army aerial ferry been established between Stamford Mineola to convey recruits for the a service who desire to t All recruits in this di sire to make the trip by air are sei here. Herbert Oeser, a Stamford re-| cruit with previous military experience | was the first one to make it. He went sident, Edwin A.|gyer i S L . HL Golliner | per i a plane piloted by Lieutenant | § easurer, Mrs. Mary G. T 1. The membership committee for the Daily Thought. | re the officers and Thought is the wind, hnowlndge the ',‘i ning and Rev. J. F. safl and mankind the vessel—J. G |H amme ccmmittee — Mrs I\ i I R. Blackledge, Miss Amanda M = ® Fischer, Rev. Ernest A. Legg. Mrs. = = b John McWilliams and Larold D. Stev e i1 Mrs. he Sewing Circle meets with s pre- Martin, @n amucing farce, w nted by the members to the delight- ed audience that filled the Sunday Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S school room of the Universalist church CASTORIA Special—one 25¢ Bulletin Building 0"CEDAR MOPS $1.00 — §1. Polish with each Mop. The Household Telephone 531-4 25 — $1.50 bottle of O’Cadar 74 Franklin Street | dise in every department of the sto: HE PORTEOUS & JMITCHELL Co ’ ‘We Are Going to Make Saturday | An Unusually Active Shopping Day| At This Store In addition to a complete showing of seasonable merchan- e are offering a number of special values for today. d this advertise- ment carefully, then make up your mind to visit this store today and share in these very special offerings. SPRING SALE OF NOTIONS AMD VJ A\-—n—l Our Men’s Store Everything In Men’s Wear—Outilitteu to Man and Boy Clothing, Hats, Shirts, Neckwear Hosiery, Efz. H ¢ i i - S e Men’s Straw Hats at $2.00 Our showing of Men's Straw Hats includes all the newest shapes in Stiff and Straw Hats. wrhile Re- ay is the last day of e need pecially Men's Sailors, in Split Straw and Sennit, with Cable and Saw-Tooth ly priced. Edge, prices are $2.00, 5.2.50 $3.00 and $3.50. at $2.00. Extra good vaiue Straw Ha Men’s Genuine Panamas, in all the accented models of the season—at $5.00 each, the best possible value to be had at the price. 5 ; . Men’s Suits and Raincoats Young Men'’s Suits of blue and gray flannel, single or double-breaste half-lined with silk—these are special values at $27.50. Men’s and Youths’ Raincoats, of douhle texture, all seams strapped and cemented, guaranteed rain-procf—these. are special valuwes st §$7.95. Special Values In Men’s Shirts Two very special groups of Men's Soft Cuff Shirts, of fancy striped Madras and Percale, all now patterns and a complete size assortment, 14 to 164 GROUP 1,—AT $1.15—Reguiar Value $1.50 GROUP 2—AT $1.65—Regular Valye $2.00 In the $1.65 range are some “Candy Stripe” Shirts, in pink, blue and green. New Four-In-Hand Ties 65¢ New arrivals—Men’s Neckwear for Spring and Summer wear, in black and white and blue and white polka dots—Four-In-Hands at 65¢, Bow Ti "™ Men’s Silk Hosiery at 85¢ Our line of Men's Silk Hosiery at 85c a pair, is unsurpassed and includes all the wanted shades in Onyx, Everwear, Not-a-seam and Shawknit— all at 85c a pair, would be considered good values at $1.00. BOYS® WEAR E It’s time to think of getting the b o ‘{:'2:*/:. ready for Children's Day. §§# i Let these special prices help you. Boys’ Caps, Navy Serge mixtures—at $1.00 and $1.25. 4 Boys’ Straw Hats § —at §1.25, $1.5 L A T R A T X A2 5T nev and $2. 1 Boys’ White Blouses, ‘sizes 6 to 16—at 95¢c and $1 Boys’ E | | Washable Suits, colored white sizes 3 to 8, value $1.95. Washable Suits, colored e, sizes 3 to 8, value Suits of Navy Blue and mixtures sizes 3 to 8, value $8.00 ' Navy value Remarkable Values in Women’s Suits and Cambypic Women’s Spring Suits_in all the newest models, plain tailored and hand- popini2ite 105 ardilcnathe some Novelty Suits, principally Navy Blue Serge, sizes 16 to 46—Prica i‘ —at 12Y%c a yard, value 22c. now $19.95, former prices up to $32.50. T B Pk g X i 45¢c Middy Twill, 25¢ g $45.00 SUITS AT $26.95 i Tt These are this season’s most stylich Suits_ including many exclusive models, only one of a style, many with the very popular vestee effects, sizes 16 to 42—Prices now $26.95 former prices up to $45.00. ] ] ; { WOMEN’S SUMMER DRESSES A spiendid showing of Women's Summer Dresses, materials are Prmtcd'{ Voiles, Linens, Printed Batiste Woven Corded Lorraine, Plain Ginghams | and Organdie—Prices range $7.50 to $22.20. WOMEN’S WASH SKIRTS Many Chic styles in Women’s Wash Skirts, some prettily trimmed wit pearl buttons many have belts and the new novelty pockets. The ma- torials are Gabardine, Ramie Linen, Ottoman, Russian Cord Tricotine an Wash Satin_ Waist Bands 24 to 33 inches—Pricts range $3.98 to $8.95. 4 o ————— Wa Rompers, Etc.—iengths s | Bed Sp'caus. in fine tin, plain and scailoped cor —at $5.00 each, 7.50 and $7.98. 29¢c Dress Ginghams, 19¢ One case of 27-inch Dress Ging- “Phoenix” Silk Hosiery $1.35 SLIGHTLY IMPERFECT & % s e e e R hamronl These are the finest grade, full-fashioned Phoenix Si hams, in plaids_ stripes and Hosiery, liable to slight manufacturer’s imperfections— j § Plain colors—at 1% a pardialye in black and some of the most fashionable shades, includ-{ 49 Pones at 33 ing, browns, grays, etc. On sale at $1.35 a pair, usual] { ., . '\ ponges shirt n;. in pregty striped quc(a on white grounds—at 33c 49c. prices $1.80 and $2.00. value § Trimmed Panama Hats $3.98 These are in a variety of shapes, and make ideal Summer Hats—Women'’s Trimmed Panamas at $3.98. Untrimmed Panama Hats, Women's, Misses’ and Children’s, all the newast shapes, at $1.39, $1.69 and $1.98. Chlidren’s Trimmed Hats, a very attractive showing, including the new white Milan Hats for Summer wear—prices are $1.98, $2.98 and up to $5.00. SAMPLE HATS—FINE FLOWERS A small lot of Women's Untrimmed | Fine Flowers in the varieties and Hats — Manufacturer's Samples — | colorings that are so popular this Special price 95c¢ each, value up to | season—Special price 4Sc a bunch, 33.98. value up to $1.98. WOMEN’S DRESS HATS REDUCED ALL OUR WOMEN'S FINE DRESS HATS REDUCED. DIVIDED INTO TWO GROUPS AS FOLLOWS: Group 1—At $5.95 In this group arc all our pattern and model Hats that have been’ selling up to $10.00. MEN'S HANDXERCHIEFS t to slight imperfections. White Hemstitched SILK GLOVES Women's Silk Gloves, in not quite pricc a lack Al.d white, . 58¢c iagara Maid” ' Silk Gloves, in and _colors—prices ul\, Soc, $1.00, $1.25 and 515q Group 2—At $9.95 This group includes all our pattern and models Hats, that sold up to $15.00.