Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 12, 1919, Page 5

S ?.wl NORWICH BULLETIN, ' W———_——_M EEALS NG SRS ey GOING OUT OF ORDERS NEW TRIAL:IN DR. JOHNSON WILL CASE | The supreme court of errors hand- | ed down a decision Wednesday after- noon in New Haven finding error and granting a new trial in the case of Charles A. Gager of -Norwich and was a visitor in Norwich Wednesday. Lawrence J. Gremley of Mystic was in Norwich on business Wednesday, making the trip by automobile. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Beebe and friends Norwich, Thursday, June 12, 1919 e VARIOUS MATTERS (Special to The Bulletin.) mance of the first wedding in town East Lyme, June 10.—The descend- Aiso Stops ‘tching of Eczema in Few when John Winthrop of Massachusetts ts of the original settl t " the | performed. the marriage ceremony for | oy Ss,aonnson of Colchester against Days. - of New London comprised an automo- | 2nts of the original settlers o Earl Mathewson, executar, Whic Strawberries are unusually “scarce | BT, NV HOnCEN COE e rich To- R S e 90 Bradd and his bride on the shores| the celebrated Dr. Nathan Johnson this year. il tone church burial ground today e e o1 feel it my duty to write ved & ht vehicle lamps at 8.51 o'clock | N1 to ceiebrate the bi-centennial anni-[ He zave a challenge to any of the! ™ mnc®ih car was heard by the su-|Naothi &5 lstter of thanks for your wonderful| Light vehicle lamp: b Mrs, Jonas Herbert, her daughter, i e i icencbmm Pl s S Mo s was the su-' Nothing more than your visit Ueterson’s Ointment. I had a running | this evening. Miss Edna and son Liloyd Herbert, of | "y c o ipreme court sitting recently in this The changes which the centuries bring is borne in upon our thoughts at our arrival, for where but a half cen- tury since the thriving farms and families of Bush, Avery, Tubbs, Gris- wold, Smith, Harding, Webb were to} be seen, these families have largel)" been replaced by other names. When everybody rode to church in the ecarryall with their whole family jony at Lyme to gain added laurels by; putting their inspiration on canvas of the “Performing of the Marriage Cere- mony of John Rudd by John Winthrop | on the Shores of Bride's Lake, East Lyme.” Mr. Bacon gave as a_text for the basis of his address Micah 5th chapter, {2d verse, “But thou, Bethlehem- | Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee | Situations were secured for 3,534 applicants by the state bureau of la- bor during the menth of May. Men interested in the balloon corps of the U. 8. army may be accepted for voluntary enlistment in the air service. Regular assembly of Franklin coun- cil at Masonic Temple tonight at 7.30, for ballot only.—adv. wore on my left leg fo- one year. I to nse Fetersou's Ointment three weeks ago and now it is healed.” —-A. C. Gilbrath, 703 Recd Street, Erie, Griswold were callers in Norwich on city and was taken by Mr. Gager and Tuesday. Mr. Johnson, contestants of the will jof Dr. Johnson, the rich Bozrah phy- sician who left an estate of $216,198.} These tweo appellants tock am ap-} peal from the probate court ta the superior court and upon tx‘fa! flf this {case in the superior eourt, the jury | gave a verdict for them, that !he with] submitted was not the last will and[ will convince you that we are selling goods below cost today. Read these items carefully — .something here to interest you. WEDDINGS Kennedy—Gilmore Miss Margaret Ruth Gilmore, daugh- ter of Mrs. Jennie Gilmore of New London was married to James J. Ken- nedy, son of Mrs. Mary Kennedy of Fa. T'd rather ret a letter like that, says Peterson of Buffalo, than have John D. Rockefelier give me a thousand dellars. It does me a lot of good to One Dining Room Suite, be able to be of use to miy fellow man. 9-pieees, B ; i ideal from its central : testament of Dr. Nathan Johnson. |12cobcan finish, solid quartered eak For years T have been selling|f® 16 8 OFFTRN ¢ desr. |the same city in St. Joseph's church {-“;‘{:"i‘:lflmwf;e S ) i natren, ;1:\" l)\- come—forth unto me that is 10| “The executor, Mr, Mathewson, moved | throughout, sold reguhrty for $298.00. iote 8 Ulage - box ot knda f Me stana. |3t 9 o'clock by Rev. William C. FItz_| jovelops with -changing years fhe| Poroer I Israel z {to have this verdict set aside on the N 168.00 OINTMENT for 35)8ble garden orops e quantiy of |Simons Wednesday b end of the tewn grew to the |, rom the “granite grained” Pilgrims| iounds that it was against the evie ow ecats, The liealing powsr io this oint. | point of producing a large quantity of |~ jlowing an extended honeymoon |1OFh end of the town ex that James of England threatened to S & t is marvelous. Eezsma goes in a|food on a small area. village of Flanders and the scutn teo dence, and Judge Warner, before whom | ment is marve! . ma trip to New York and Washington, Mr. | Jriss : fts “‘several|make “conform or he would harry |y lCC " t0- One Dining Room Suite, Trar aayar Old soves heat IlKe magic: | The Hartford War Bureau has voted | and Mra. Kenneay will reside in New | bt each with. its = severalithem from the lund,” he traced their | (e, Gi=c Was e gvancegpine mo-| 00 ars, B0 ndsome piece. ot p'les that other remedies dc not seem|to appropriate $1,000 to the general |London. changes of location but fastness of 5 2 w years of dered a new trial. furniture, was $375.00 P even relieva are speetiiy conquered. | Fourth of July committee, to help de- In consequence after a fe faith and the strain of character that| % Cole—Morris .- -- disuse the fine example of eariy nine-|y ;5.4 i, The contetsants of the will appealed N o selt down through their chil- | " _ ow X sSo——— tray expenses of the celebration inl . o 0 Madeiine Mor. | teenth century architecture, which had | drans ehildren evon ome of wham | (0. the supreme court against Judge $150.00 Hasttona. is, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil-|been built on ihe site of the earlier|paq peen lain to rest in this halowed| | ATT€rs action and now the supreme Wesleyan is sending a larger dele- ;-_15, \T‘gris to Louis Cole, son of Mr.|Crich was take. down, so that te ground, g court orders a new trial. One Beautiful Walnut Dining n-r. gation to the Students’ Conference [l12M Mori : ol-lhere remains L an appropria‘e . i Suite, regularly and Mrs. Joseph Cole, all of New London, took place at St. Mary's Star of the Sea church there at 7 o'clock ‘Wednesday morning, Rev. Father T. M. Crowley officiating. Following the ceremony at the church a wedding breakfast was serv_ ed at the home of the bride’s parents. Mr. Cole recently returned from over- seas duty with the 161st Sunset di- vision. It were well to have had such an- fpiseen, sl cestry, it made a high mark for the objective of the present generation and a greater responsibility for us who are setting the example and forming the precepts for the generations to come. With this brief hint of a grand and carefully prepared patriotic address, after the singing of Roosevelt's favor- ite hymn, How Firm a Foundation Ye Saints of the Lord, Dr. George Clinton Fairchild Williams of. Hartford, repre ‘which meets at East Northfield, Mass., from June 20 to 30, than in any pre- vious year. A Maypole was wound hy girls of the school department of the Connec- ticut Inostitute for the -Blind, before a gathering of visitors on the lawn Tuesday afternoon. Sheppard yarns for sweaters at Wo- man's Exchange. Hand-made ice cream served in tea room.—adv. CLOTH!NG WQRKERS HOLD ‘53.)0 00. THEIR ANNUAL ELECTION A special meeting of the Amalga- | mated Clothing Workers of America, No. 221, was held in Carpenters’ hall on Wednesday ovening. President Samuel Eth presided at the meeting and the minutes of the previous meet- ing were read and approved. The election of officers of the union for the narker for the sie curted on a soi-dly built o b stands tr: el that for so mony years sent out <alls and '\n'nu'ne ments 10 the st 1curding sed Its ringing and the caring for the church and burying, ground was al- ways performed by those nearest the location and the Tubbs family in the farmhouse across the road furnished thé necessary manpower on all cus- Now $175.00 One Handsome Burl Walnut Dining Room Suite, 10-pieces, sold@ regularly | for $425.00 Now $315.00 2-piece Cane Suite; One Matthews—Palmer. ensuing year resulted as follows ; mEtolstared i 4 tomary occasions, ringing out the;senting the Society of Colonial War | president, L i with a high. grade velour, mulberry A plan is being perfected by the| rThe marriage of Lieut. Rudy Dole|calls for congregational gatherings |of Connecticut, gave a bricf address. | Bemity Momor ‘aun vice Deeretary, |color, pillow to match, was 3250.08 2 Boy Scouts of America in co-operation | yratthews, 18th Field Artillery, A. E.land tolling the age of each member| Dr. Wiiliams was recently elected [ Ephraim Budnick; recording secretary Now $137.00 “The Best Your Money | with the American Red Cross for an|p "anq Miss Gertrude Buckingham |at death. president of the Connecticut State|Fielen Goldblatt; treasursr ; w G intensive swimming and life-caving | pgimer, daughter of Charles H. Pal- Jacob ‘Weisman; executive board, Annie Sol- omon, Molly Rutchick, Ida Goldblatt, E. Budnick, Morris Silverman, Joseph €Cooper, Toney Rutchick and Jacob Karashick. The shopchairmen made their re- port at the meeting which showed that all the garment factories were work: ing with the exception of the Con- necticut Pants and Knee Pants Com- pany. - This shop was the only one that held out against the union when | they demanded a 44 hour week and an increase in Historical society. Ex-Mayor Ernest E. Rogers of New London, representing the New London County Historical society, referred in opening his remarks to the opinion of world famed men on the legacies left to mankind at the close of the earthly life- To relieve the strain of mind when the bateaux was dropping down the St. Lawrence at night to attack Quebec, the commander recited Gray’s Elegy in a Country Churchyard, stat- ing at the close that he would rather have written those lines than conquer programme for scouts. The Long Island sound fishermen are taking a rest these days. The catches shipped last week brought but small returns, as the market was flooded with the goods. Roper Hounslow, who served dur- ing the Civil war for nearly four years as private in Company D, Sixth Con- necticut Volunteers, Infantry, is dead at the Soldiers’ Home, Noroton. At Camp Devens headquarters is dismayed at the serious situation on Can Buy” The Thames And the sexton must be up in t'hel belfry at funeral day as well and with! untiring eye ‘watch for the funeral| procession to come over the hill a half mile to the south when the toll- ing must start and continue with ev- ery recurring minute, by ne means stopping until the hearse was exactly in front of the burying ground gates. The commencement of the com- memorative exercises occurred around the bell at the site of the church on Meeting House hill in the opening prayer of Rev. Warren S. Archibald mer of Milwaukee, and granddaughter of Gen. and Mrs. William A. Aiken of this city, took place Tuesday after- noon, June 10, at 5 o'clock at the home of the bride, 302 Juneau avenue, Mil- waukee. The marriage service was read by Dr. Paul B. Jenkims, chaplain A. E. F., pastor of Immanuel Presby- terian church. The maid of honor, Miss Dorothy Snyder, of Brooklyn, was a schooimate of the bride at Dobbs Ferry. The bridesmaids were Miss Mary Harper, a cousin, and Miss Margaret Norris, both of Milwaukee. One 2-piece Tapestry Suite, cushion — set worth $10000 Now $50.00 One 6-piece Walnut Bed Room Suite, Huppelwhite design, was $350.00 Now $240.00 One Colonial Mahogany Bed Reem Suite of 6 pieces; a very handsome set, was §250.00 loose romptly at 1.30 o’clock. The Liberty | great battles. I Wages. The other its hands. More than 16,000 over-|pjeiicnant Harvey L. Harris, Chica- | ohorus led in a hymn, Our Pllrim Fa- | Mr. Rogers clatmed a half interest in | SNOPS are working 44 hours a week. Now $150.09 seas troops are billeted in the canton- |z who served with the Tank Brigade|thers, and the procession, Dr.| these gatherings because his wife was v SnEE T e ment and transportation facilities are | through the St. Mihiel and Argonne|RBenjamin Bacon of Yale Divinity|a descendant of some who are here| YNIVERSALIST LADIES WILL One Bird’s Eye ' Maple Bed Reem inadequate. offensives was best man. The ushers|sehcol, and Master of Ceremonies Ma- | buried. GIVE $200 TO CHURCH | Siic of § pieces: A%‘ms e Although the Boy Scouts of Westerly | were Capt. Francis T. Ward, 19th In-|jor George Simon Smith of Niantic,| After singing of an original hymn! The last baked bean supper given|great bargain. was $200.00 sign; 2 L[] found the 17-year locusts in their | fantry, U. S. A, and Sergeant Edward | proceeded to the “Burial Ground. Iset to the tune of Auld Lang Syne the < has secured the services of Timothy Gallivan, as foreman, who formerly was connected with the A. L. Potter Coal Co. for 23 years, Our coal is selling fast and we are now taking orders on the second cargo for later de- livery. spring hike last March, the authqri- ties do not seem to think that south- ern Rhode Island is to be, bothered much with them. Today, Osgood’s wharf, tons of fresh fish, only a few hours from the water, 5c 1b. Watch Friday's adv-—adv. Rhode sIsland's corporate tax re- turns for this year will total $1.434,- 050.28, an increase of $115,793.2 more than last year, according to announce- ment made by the state tax commis- sioner of that state. A new thread mill is to be erected in Poquonnoc. A force of men are felling trees at the old Trail ice house on the Poquonnoc road, making ready to lay the foundation for the mill| which it reported will be soon erected. After having fought since the summer of 1917 the names ‘Scout,” “Scouting,” etc., the Boy Scouts of America finally has been granted by the supreme court of the state of New York all for which it fought. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Palmer of North Coventry celebrated the seven- teenth anniversary of their marriage is in courts to protect P. Allis, 111st A. E. F. Owing to the death in France of Lieutenant Richard Matthews of the Aviation Corps, a brother of the groom, who was shot down over the German lines last Au- gust, near St. Mihiel, the wedding was a quiet one, the invited guests beingr the relatives and a few in:4.ate friends onl FUNERALS. William J. O'Neil. The funeral of Wiliam J. O'Nefl, who died early Sunday morning as a result of being stabbed by a sailor on Saturday night, was held from his late home at 21 John street on Wednesday ; morning. Included in the large ;\ttcn<| dance were relatives and friends from Boston, New London and Westerly, and a delegation from White Cross council, K. of C. At the services in| St. Patric church Rev. J. H. Broder- ick was celebrant of a requiem mass and Prof- F. L. Farrell was at the or- gan. The bearers were George Dris- coll, Stephen Jackson, Timothy and Sullivan, John Murphy and Carroll. Burial was in * St Mary's cemetery. Undertaker Hourigan had charge Of The fnitiation of this part of the|benediction was pronounced by Dr.|Good Shepherd teok place on Wed- exercises was given when Mrs. Frank | Bacon. nesday evening with 11 tables being set Russell read the memorial tablet re-} The original record read by MiSS|anq nearly one hundred in attendance. | cently set into the masonry of the wall Celeste Bush, the secretary, from|mpoce in charge were Mrs. Arthur at the left of the iron gates of the!which this 200th anniversary was held | Growery, e M e main entrance. fThis tablet records|is on page 243, vol. iil. of Lyme rec- i Mrs. Clarence E. that Mrs. Smith has given the boun: dary wall around the entire cemetery in memory of her husband, Charles Henry Smith of Hartford. After the seating of the audience of}hundred acres for the =upp’)u of ye between one and two hundred in the| central section of the grounds the| main address of the day was given by Dr. Bacon. He paid a fitting trib- ute to the secretary of the historical society, Miss Celeste Bush, when he gave to her the eredit of causing him to discover that he was a descendant of some of the earliest families, John Alden of 'Massachusetts and Lee of Lyme from which this East Society was an offspring. He told the ro- ords: Janawra ye 28, 1719-20. Then Ilai out for Nehantick Querter one acre of land for a burying place....also on ministry. .. . preserving rods wide hetwee Samuel Marvin, Thomas a layers. There were in attendance from London at the anniversa and Mrs- Ernest E. Rogers, Miss Luc Gorton and Joseph Smith, Norwich, Gen. John C. Averill, Mrs. Mrs. Abbie M. Scholfield, Mi Emma Smith and Charles L. Smith. TO EXHIBIT COLONIAL SILVER IN HARTFORD A deep interest in-the beautiful old silver of the state has lonz been taken by the Colonial Dames of Con- necticut. Ior ten years they have had ATHLETIC EVENTS MAKE LEDYARD GRADUATION FEATUR The graduating exercises of town of Ledyard took place at Center church Wednesday- lent weather, highway 25! Year were read and Lee, lott! ew ex-Mayor v William A. Aiken, Mrs. Lockie Avery, zhe'\u'e along with them. the | The excel- together with the inter-| by the Ladies Aid of he Church of the Barber, Mrs. John H. Bell, Mrs. Myron Ladd and Miss Agnes Woodruff Tollowing the supper there was a| business meeting of the society at | which reports of a mest successful approved. A |nominating committee to name officers for the next year was appointed. It | was voted to contribute $200 to the expenses of the church. Routine bus- ness occupied the remainder of the wmeeting. CAME HERE LOOKING FOR HIS AUTO AND WIFE A Central Village man, a foreigner, appeared at the police headquarters on Wednesday evening and complained that while at his work on Wednesday {some one had stolen his automobile. Not only that but they had taken his The man in mentioning the incident in every case mentioned the car before he did| d e E is wife. 1 5390.00 New $125.00 Five Library Tables, in oak, maheg- jany and fumed oak At Almost Half Price Duffets, Extension Tables, Dining Room Cha.rs, jlockers, China Closets At 75 Per Cent. Savings One Ivory Bed Room Suite, 6-pieces. The highest type of furniture that ean be had for double the price, was Now $250.00 The balance of our Refrigerators st Cost Prices. Come and Get Your Bargain. Going Qut of Business, this week at their home. Mr. Pal mer and Miss Lillian Emma Wads worth were married June 10, 1902 by the Rev. Karl Reiland. He said he thought it was a Saybrook man who had stolen ‘both | his car and wife. He was told by the police that they could do noth for the funeral arrangements. Among the beautiful floral trlbutes were the following forms: A cre<~ent; a standing committee on old _silver, through wlhose effor! a card cata- logue of the domestic silver of the Co- esting program provided, drew out the largest crowd in years. Over 90 chil-| dren with parents and friends gathered SR s Lahz Furniture Co. E66 - §10.75 STOVE §10.90 NUT - §11.00 This coal is the highest grade! Anthracite, The Thames Coal Co. THAMES SQUARE PHONE 190 1,163 pairs of ladies’ stockings and 1,526 pairs of men’s stocks were sold in one recent week by the Pasnik Co. in 3 stores, Norwich, Danielson and Willi- mantic.—adv. Under an opinion rendered by Attor- ney General Frank E. He: Comp- troller Morris C. Webster is not au- thorized to pay the salaries of numer- ous state employes in departments which failed to secure exemption from civil service requirements this year. The Connecticut branch of the na- tional woman's party will “demand” that Governor Marcus H Holcomb call special session of the legislature for the immediate ratification of the suftrage amendment, granting what the Connecticut legislators do ratify Crops in the home garden plots have made exceptionally good progress during the last few days, owing to the warm weather and rain. In many sections the potatoes in particular have made considerable growth, as well as the peas and the tomato plants. A large barn and connecting tool shed on the former Matson farm, now owned by Charles Terry, in Old Lyme, was burned to the ground on Tuesday evening. A fine Jersey heifer and calf were burned. A quantity of hay, rye. straw, and corn on the car were consumed. Mortimer E. Rohleder, a salesman, who lives in New London, has filed a petition in bankruptcy. He lists many creditors, but does not disclose the amounts due them. He lists a claim of $10,000, arising out of his co-en- dorsement on a note with W. F. Smith of Richmond, Va. Directors of state trade schools in nine Connecticut cities and Frederic J. Trinder, director of state trade ed- ucation, held a conference at the cap- itol Tuesday with William H. Whit- ney and William Wadsworth, repre- sentatives of the federal board for vo- cational education. The annual meeting of the Connec- ticut State Board of Examination and Registration of Nurses was held Wed- nesday at the state library. The of- ficers elected were: Miss Martha J. ‘Wilkinson, R. N, of Hartford, presi- dent, and Mrs. Winifred A. Hart, R. must dividual is allowed a deduction not ex- come, A ations cannot deduct charitable con- marked Son, from his father; pillow from brother: Mary Sullivan and family of W of peonies, Mr. Knight of Westerl: 5 Sullivan; cross, Frank A. Smith, James Carroll and Jeremiak Barry; standing wreath, employes Brainerd & Arm- strong Co-; wreath, telephone opera- tors; standing crescent from subma- rine base; pillow, friends of K. of « carnations, George T. Driscol of daffodils, Stephen Jackson of carnations, Mr. and Mr: < Knight, Mrs. Coleman, Mrs. Walker, W. J. Shugrue, Miss Mary Shea, Miss Helen Weeder: large bouquet from brothers: standing cross marked Nephew, from aunts; wreath marked Friend. from Hannah McVey, Freda Blinderman nad Helen Flynn. Contributions In Gross Incomes Corporations, uniike individuals, include all charitable contribu- tions in their gross incomes. An in- ceeding fifteen per cent of his net in- for contributions he has made. corporation is allowed no deduc- tion whatsoever for similar contribu- tions, according to the opinion sus- tained by the attorney general on Ar- ticle 561 of the income tax regulations, vhich states very clearly that corpor- tributions. Accordingly, all claims for abate- ment in such cases, will be automati- cally rejected, and a penalty of five per cent. of the deficiency imposed. A corporation knowingly deducting contributions in of regula- tions, may thereby incur penalty of fifty per cent. of the tax filing false or fraudulent returns. Has Delusions He Is Being Pursued. James Leary of 47 Thames street, who was taken into custody Tuesday night because he had delusions about two men ti g to do him bodily harin was again taken in charge by the po- lice Wednesday night when he came running out of his heuse saying that an Italian with a big carving knife was after him. Leary was kept at police headquarters for the rest of the night. {deposited at the state librar: lonial period has been compiled and During the past year, at the suggestion ef Professor Woolsey of Yale and | ven the society turned its attention to early church silver of which many fine specimens are owned in Connecticut. Oddly enough they had never been ex- hibited in this state though a number of them had been shown in Boston. At the instigation of Mrs. James P.| Andrews of the Colonial Dames and| Mrs. Berger, another of the Morgan Memorial in Hartford, it was decided to have an exhibition of Connecticut church_silver of Colonial times and|Dora Main, of Unionville school. the following committee of Colonial{ Following the graduating exercises Charles M. Winchester. Dames was appointed by Mrs. An-lin the church, all present went to the| Charles M. Winchester, a prosperous drews to take charge of the wo outside, whi the several schools “hairman, Mrs, Oliver L. Johnson, Norwich; Mrs. John Laidlaw Buel, of |a Litchfield; Mrs. John Ostrom Enders, Hartford; Miss Florence T. Say, Far- Mrs. Gardiner Greene, Nor-! Miss FEdith Davies Kingsbury, Waterbury; Miss Annie Burr Jennings of Fairfield and Mrs. Fred L Kings- bury of Norwich. Members of this committee inter- viewed church officials all over Con- necticut, and as a result of their la- bors 40 churches loaned over 300 pieces of silver. These include flagons, cups, beakers, chalices, patens and haptismal basins. With the co-opera- tion of Mrs. Berger, the curator, this| collection was arranged for exhibition| TFifty yard dash—Won by Willlam| pogwell 1. Bailey, $9 years and six at the Morgan Memorial, where it will { Gray, Church Hill; Timothy Crouch,|months of age, died at his hume in remain through the month of June|Unionville, second; Ired Wydler,| Fast Haddam on Monday night. - He is and untf! the middle of July. It may |Lambton, third. survived by four sons and t be seen on week days from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m., and on Sunday from 2 to § p. m. ECONOMY CHANGE IN WIDOWS’ PENSION RULES Tt is the intention of State Treasurer G. Harold Gilpatric and Col. Robert O. Eaton, the latter in charge of the ad- ministration of the widows' pension law, to make a change in the regula- tions governing the administration of the law so far as it relates to the car- rying of insurance on the lives of the beneficiaries to provide for the ex- penses of burial when a beneficiary dies. Instead of carrying an insurance | the expenses will be paid out of the fund at the disposal of the officials. Tt is believed that this change will make an interesting sented diploma: dances, games and phy all aimed to show that the schools are to listen to the program. The regular exercise of graduatio began at 1 The schodl childre! rendered severa the Unionville and Geer F. E. Harrington of Putnam spoke i tion of parents and school officials i promoting education of the children. committee, Samuel Holdridge Hilda Holmberg, bridge school; Timothy Crouch an work in organized pla training. rve special eredit upo the program a succes: This portio of the program con ted of foi trying to take care of the physical sid of the (hildren'a welfare as well as the phy: . The thizd portion of was given over between schools and a contest betwee adults present whose efforts made the The results of the contest a success. school contest were as follows Fifty yard dash for girls—Won b; Alice Langevin, Cider Hill; Plopa, Church Hill, second. Relay race for boys—Won by Geer Hill school; Church Hill, second; Lon; Cove schoel, third. Relay race for giris—Won by Church third, Union- Hill; second, Cider Hill; ville. Running broad jump—Won by Fre Wydler, Lambtown. second, William Gra feet, 8 inches; Geer Hill, 10 feet 4 inches. Baseball throw—Won Levene, Church Hill, second, Fred Wydler, feet: third, William Gray, Church Hil 127 feet. Church Hill, 1 by Girls’ baseball throw—Florence Gray, endc selections of chorus | George Dudley Seymour of New Ha-|singinz and music was furnished by Hill schools. manner upon Co-opera- the best interests of the; In the ab- sence of Chairman Avery of the school pre- the foliowing with the town’ of Draw- Each teacher in making this part of sical exercises, | the program | to an athletic contest Bridget 11 feet 3 inches: third, Leslie Holdridge, Samuel 161 feet 8 inches; Lambtown, 132 him as it was a case for either the Central Village authorties or the Say- brook authoritie: WATERFORD MAN KILLED WHEN JITNEY TURNS TURTLE Frank Wicks, about 25 years old, of | Waterford was killed late Wednesd: when a jitney which he was drivir turned turtle about half way between New London and Ocean Beac! head was crushed. He leaves a mother and sister. OBITUARY. n n | n n 8 d farmer and long time resident of the | ¥ | Gardner Lake section of the town of Salem, died abouf 5.30 Wednesday af- | n ; ternoon at his home there, having suf- 1 shock while in his yard about n ago, and failed gradually | k | since then. Mr. Winchester was born in the town of Montville on Mareh 21, 1851, the son of Lodowick W. Winchester of Rhode Island and Sally Lamb of Led- yard. He had lived the larger part of hig life in Salem- He is survived by hid wife, two sons, Frederick and Adel- bert, a sister, Mrs. Fred Ladd, and a brother, David L. Winchester, all of Salem. e n Roswell L. Bailey. 4 There is a sister, in Jowa, a nephe ley of Yantic, and a ni be I. Pendleton of N ceased was a brother of t liam F. Bailey. in East Haddam. Clarke Whitford. Clarke Whitford died Wednesday merning at his home in Oneco, in his | T1st year. He is survived by his wife, | a son and a daughter, two brothers, and as sister. Mr. Whitford moved to Oneco from Quidnick, R. I, a number of yjears ago and had since conducted a general store there. Boy Sent to State School. Charles Novadsadki, Mrs. Phoe- . The de- e late Wil- Burial will take placa 4 d 0 1, 74 Main Street to be absent from the city and could not attend. SUPREME COURT SUSTAINS VERDICT FOR MRS. LUCY In a decision handed down Wednes- day by the supreme court no errer is found in the case of Mary Lucy against the City of Norwich. The case had been appealed to the supreme court by the city. On a suit for $6,000 damages, which was tried in the superior court for this | county, the plaintiff was given a ver- dict for $2,500. From this the city appealed. Mrs. Lucy, who died after the suit had been brought, sued the city for in- juries rececived walk on Dec. 248 Main thigh w. other still in a fall on the side- 20, 1916, in front of No. street, by which her right s broken and she sustained injuries. While the suit was n the court she died on March 8, and the case was tried after her | SUPREME COURT DECIDES THREE NEW LONDON CASES | In supreme court decisons handed down Wednesday were the following, all mi ew lLondon cases: Irene E. Be- vs. Morton F. Plant. No errer. a Case vs. Austin J. Bush.. Ne ! 1. Richards and others the; No error. | We advertise exaeth it is ONCE IN A WHILE you see a man who says — -—_— - &t an 11 year 1 Church Hill, 95 feet: Marion Geer, : 5 e €41 1 X, of Stratford, secretary. INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY |for cconomy. The state already makes | Geor Fill, § Teet; Katherine Cuban- | 013, Po¥,, whose home is in the ubper 1 have to have my clothes Arthur Hammerstein, theatrical pro- provision for the burial of indigent| o Geer Hill, 72 feet. P The Monday Sewing club motored to 2 A AR e lice court on Wednesday morning on s T e e soldiers and this provision it is said | *'Ppa’Contest for the schools was won v g made; very hard to fit, you { i lerstein | willimantic on Tuesday to have tea|suggests a precedent for the burial of| 1" Chureh Hill with 10 points, Geer|the charge of being incorrigible. The | | :’e:‘;:ds'n'f“ = ")’:‘t‘:d\"“é matrimonial | (here at a well known tea shop. widow dependents. B e e boints. Lambtown | boy Was found Tuesday night by Po- Gt B ist-line,” rapidly closing the gap. Monday he | Miss Theodora McCurdy has re- e Rl third with 6 points, Unionville 3 points, | licéman _ Henry Fenton sneaking | Know; too much waist-line, took unto himeelf & third bride, Mi. | turned to her home in Norwich Town,|JUDGE THAYER IS YA Long Cove 1, Cider Hill 5. around bebind Bromley's trucking of_ after spending GRAD OF 50 YEARS AGO Carrie Nagle, who is appearing in the ton. the winter in Washing_ fice on Shetucket street, and had Hammerstein production, Tumble In. The tug of war between boys In the 5 t tools with him that might have been east part of the town and those in the and points to it and laughs. CUMMINGS & RING Faneral Directors and Embalmers 322 Main Street Chamber of Commerce Building Phene 233-2 - Lady Assistant WWEN YoU “\‘1‘ to put your bus iness befors th bl ad- Imnnco in the city Residents of Norwich in common with the citizens of the entire country, are urged to unfurl the Stars and Stripes at dawn on Saturday, June 14, by the National Flag Day associa- tion, which is making elaborate plans for.the anniversary of the adoption of the colors by Continental Congress of 1771, The state board of control, at a meeting Tuesday transferred $10,- 000 from the temporary chemical lab- oratory account of the Connecticut Agricultural college to the dining hall account, and $90,000 of the state high- | way department appropriation from to the trunk line highway account. On Breach of Peace Charge. Omar Malfroot, a Belgian, who has been_selling books in this city for | the past few months, was arrested on ‘Wednesday evening on complaint of ‘a Laurel Hill family that he had caused trouble at their home. Mal_ froot is charged with breach of peace and secured bonds of $100 for his ap- court this good here returned from a’visit with Miss Nellie Day at Scituate, chusetts. Miss Osgood and Mss Martha Os_ Massa- Mrs. William H. Palmer, whose roses are now at the height of their beauty gave a very delightful garden party on ‘Wednesday afternoon. |V | Prof. Henry A. Beers Among the Yale men who have been out of college 50 years and who are ex- pected to get back on the campus this vear to be present at “Yale's greatest ever” are Alexander Cameron of New | York, who shares the honor of being the legal light of the class with Allen W. Evarts, also of New York, nnd‘ Judge John M. Thayer of Norwich.! Then there is John M. Holcombe Of' Hartford, Thomas Hooker of New Ha- | ven, Eli Whitney of New Haven, wha | retires this year as a_member of the e corporation, and two faculty members, Prof. Bernadotte Perrin and Army-Navy Club Electric Sign. A fine new electric sign for the Army | and Navy club, which is to be kept:'- burning all night, was in use for the} first time Wednesdav night on the: building on Broadway. It is placed on stitution of a new lodge in Wallingford | R d W h i B o i or e secrnd story. | Wenmemer st ot et | Reduce Weight ! Besides the name of the club and the ! were P. E. R. Jams . E.R. official insignia it bears the word “Welcome.” Tt can be readily seen in either direction along the street. You can” never make a woman be- lieve that she isn’t saving money when she spends 10 cents in car fare in order to obtain a dollar article for 98 l\“’llham R. west part was won by the east. Th in the west won in the girls' tu es for men and hoys were mad: during the afternoon- vard run was won by Harold Schafer, and Elmer Avery third. Archi The running broad jump was won by Archie Holdridze, 13 feet 6 inch Zlmer Avery, second, 12 feet § inches; Leon Colver. third, 11 feet 7 inches. The day ended with a tizhtly con tested tug of war bhetween men repre- senting the east and west sections of | the town. This was a highly interest ing entry and was won by the eastern section, At Elks’ Wallingford Institution. Norwich Elks who attended the in: P. Hayes, Danie h, George P. Malone, Arthur ¢ 1m|\ Dennis J. Mor: phy, Martin Keo den, William J l)ell k3 Mc(or ick, sbie. P. E. R. Hayes took part in the in . and City Clerl stitution ceremonies conducted by th second, J. Fitzzerald, Louis Gotthelt, | e g used for burglary. He admitted he had broken into the J. C. Worth store ! several night ago. Nothing was taken. | e The court decided to commit him to | the Connecticut school for boys and he | el vas taken there by Sheriff George W. Rouse. Postpone Directors’ Meeting. The directors’ meeting of the Cham- ber of Commerce which is regularly held on the second Wednesday even- | 1ing of the month was postponed last ! night to next week because a num- | ber of the directors found they were | ;Eat Candy & If you wish to reduce stea eat candy, vet} , et small - [ box of oil of ker - druggist’s. | I"ollow the directions. Absolutely sife, | guaranteed method of becoming thin! No self-starving; vou become slender k A lot of those fellows are | gra&ually seeing their mistake. l We can fit them correctly in | clothes ready made, at about half the price they pay. SUITS $27.50 to 45.00 Murphy & MeGarry 207 MAIN STREET - | sracefully, vivacious, mentally and e | physically alert—glad you're ~ alive! 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