Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 19, 1919, Page 12

FIFTY The chief topic of discussion in*Norwicth lie 50 years ago, and-at a_me: £ the Preston voters it ‘was deci s a new bridge. Am:order. police ‘closed _the 88 o'clock each night: hence they are closed: Extracts from The B fi iy T2 1365—The -na-r t. July 12, —The - J.0f. seinding the votel ‘of -‘the fitown. of Preston instructing the:: sefectmen’ to build a new bridge i placeiof ‘thee toll bridge over the Shetucket 3 e z before another town meeting on -Sat-| resigpatio urda; Both factions “out | City but when the ‘votes were coun ed there was a majority of 37 against rescinding the vote -and the select- men will proceed to-have: a ' new bridge erected. . At the recent I blican” con- | vention Chlrag%ch;fl' MeCloud - of this city wm?&q} ‘@ e -f ber of the na lexecutive - com: mittee. 5 E s ‘ear i3 unusual- | Lnedmow busy e hay crop ti It is claimed. that' they wh: Fips e, Loa¥ usual. nts of that locality ' not have to leave dows. of Norwich. is _allowed 9 fred “Sierling, five lten cents to- twos hundred dollars. . while ;playing on the, - the race. way. . O he v yesterddy morning fell ter ‘apd<was: takes: rapid- re stream. - He would un- have gonme into the wheel- been drowned had not Martin bley as soon as the alarm had sounded jumped into the water rescued him. meeting of the city govern- was announced that the price to the city would be $3 per all night and. $18 per ose burned juntil midnight year. This is a decrease vear. It was also voted at ing to change the location or ance to Yantic ceme- 2 near Williams street to the Williams street. , 1869—The last of the “pay- for labor on the water presented Monday even- and water debts, issued assembly have béen taken as follows: January 1, 1868, Noj ciety, $100,000, an: Ly cent., ter debt at seven per debt at seven per cent. The contract with the Water and Gas Pipe company the first of July., has ter commissioners will take the mat- ter into. their own hands. July 16, 1869—The police have no- tified the hackmen to procure I censes, and intend to enforce the by law for the regulation of hacks. hackmen ‘of this city are, ‘as a whole, subject to monthly spasms Service ~for All M-akes of . Batteries e = - " "Battery Inspection Day suce.asmonth is marked on the calendars of many wise motorists. They know that an ounce of prevention is cheqper than a battery repair-bill. 3 Mwhy they visit us regularly. i rétharge and repair any make of ‘battery. Our service is eficient—our charges | modest—our work guaranteed. OLSEN & MORSE Z1 Willow Street Telephone 1057-2 e R SERVICE STATION U, S LIGHT & HEAT CORPORATION Big Shoe Sale NOW ON OFFERING TREMENDOUS STOCK 4 Of : MEN’S and WOMEN’S SHOES At the Lowest Mark-Down Prices Forced to make this Btg $;le because of strike and factory shut-down. ‘Ladies’ Black, White and Brown Pumps, Oxfords and High Shoes Men’s Black and Brown Oxfords and High Shoes at very low prices. Preston toft'brided ' Was the on seeing tHese bills will now be re- m.a%?ee _yesterday ‘in ndition of High street t, the west side of :g(h and the east side immediately. After ple . who eat in the ‘be conducted upon 1€ ~as ‘other. savings the state except that it “t0..receive deposits frem All" the city:bonds; for.the floating in accord- ance with special acts of the general ich Savings So- Chelsea Savings Society, $100,000 wa- and Chelsea Savings Society $30,000, city American for laying service pipes, which expired on been extended to August first, after which the wa- The we think, a better class of men than in any other city in the state but they e common council. All- the { sometimes overstep the bounds of ve been discharged, including|both law and propriety in their ef- Fanni Taxpayers who |forts to secure customer: The saloons in the city have been i army to. n,sgpe c{g‘,ml!tt B ordered to close at 11 o’clock ‘each night and as far as is. kndwn they are complying "with the law. Two sudden deaths occurred in the cify Thursday. They were Mrs. Sam- uel Hopley and Mrs. Charles H. lings. Both women had been ill for a few days but it was not thought seri- ous until a few hours before their death. July 17, 1869—Yesterday was the hottest day of the season, the mer- cury reaching $8 degrees in the shade. There was but little business trans- acted, everyone laying around and do- ing their best to keep cool. There were three cases: of sunstroke. One man was stricken on a mowing lot where he was working and a man was sent for medicine but he was stricken also before he returned. An East Great Plain man fell from his wagon, overcome by the excessive heat. Some scoundrel cut the wires of both telegraph lines between this city and New London Thursday night. PLAINFIELD Miss Agnes Peltier, a student nurse at St. Francis’ hospital. Hartford, is spending a vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Peltier, of Babcock avenue. Miss Peltier, the second year of her training, was gracuated fro Plainfield High scnool in 1917. Albert Phillins, who is in the employ of Arthur C. Tillinghast at the store, is enjoving a week vacation. Benjamin Bertwistle, who returned from overseas last spring after having been gassed in action, has been ap- pointed to a zovernment school of epecial instruction and has taken up h corrse as a student in Hartford. Woird has béen received that Sergt. Claicrce W. Kingsley, overseas, is on I2ute in Ostend, Belgium, and will re. turn with the regular army division when they leave the Rhine for Amer- ica medical corps, speedily won his. rai as sergeant. Letters from him hav. been received while 'at Coblenz, also at Ehrenbreitstein, . the _famous merican flag_now floats proudl. Burtch S. Hebert, brother of L. S. Heberd, resident engineer for Lock- wood, Greene & Co. at.the Lawton mills, has been spending a few days here. After having spent. 18 months overseas as corporal with the 161st regiment of infantry. attached to the 41st (Sunset) division, he returned to this country a week ago Wednesday. an instructor for replacements in grenade throwing and in operating trench mortars. - After spending a short recess with his_brother he will start out on the remainder of his trip to his home in Seattle, Wash. Miss Helen Curran of Norwich ie spending the vacation with her sister; Mrs. J. M. Sullivan. Miss Anna Connell has been spending a few days with Mrs. Thomas King. Joseph Raftree, well known among | the young people of the town, visited friends. here Thursday. Mr. Raftree is now living in Malden, Mass. Frederick Marriott of the U. S. S. Chester, which saw active service overseas during the war, has been -on' furlough at home the past few days. Harold Burke, another sailor boy, has. just returned from Norfolk, Va., from which port he will join the new . Pa- ' }cific fleet under Admiral Rodman, who |assumed command at New York a few . days ago when Admiral Mayo relin- | quished his command of the fleet. i Henry 1. Dodge. who recently en- listed in the merchant marine, has been assigned to the Willimantic, which will go to sea this week. Norman Whipple, who has been in the transport service, making. several : trips to France. is expected home af- ter roturning from his present trip, which is expected to be the last. At a recent meeting of the alumni: association of Plainfield High school a roll of honor was presented Princi- pal John L. Chapman. The roll in- cludes 66 young men who were in service during the war and whose rec- ords show that they honored - their {alma mater. Among the names on the | Iroll are three graduates who were: commissioned officers, a captain, & first lieutenant and a second lieuten- | ant. All three are graduates of Yale university. Captain Howard T. Byles won his commission as captain after having finished his course in field ar- tillery at Plattsburg barracks, New York, in the summer of 1917. Captain Byles. was then assigned. to _Camp, Devens and later was detailed -to the firing school at Fort Sill, Okla. . On account of army orders the _captain was detained in this country until a few weeks before the final drive i the Argonne and arrived.overseas too late to get into action. He is. still in France and is expected home soon. ~ The next officer is First Lieutenant John F. Sullivan, who returned from overseas three weeks:: ago after . 18 | months in service, six months with the. of occupation on the Rhine. Lieutenant Sullivan after having seen service during the summer of 1916 with the Yale battery during the Mex- ican crisis, was recommended for. a commission, which & recommendation was of great value to him after com pleting his studies at Yale. He en- fered the second . training camp . at Plattsburg, from which he was grad- uated as provisional ant, being one of 40 chosen for regu- lar army artillery. Immediately upon arrival overseas January, Lieutenant American artillery school 'at Sapmur, where he attained a splendid record. ! being an honored graduate in hi in TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE MONEY BECAUSE PRICES ADVANCE DAILY, AND CALL AND SEE US. A The Bmtékton Sample Shoe Store 138 MAIN STREET Ki-M0oIDS after meals, dissolvea on the tongue—keep stomach sweet—try Ki aid to o first lieutenant Bil- | who is now int Sergeant Kingsley. who is in the | fortress on the Rhine over which the! While in France Corporal Heberd was | of Providence. 1 I 1918, | a | i b v vi h b | | { i i for tractors PI this special lot. ¥, WASH DRESSES AS LOW AS $4.75 ing styles and varied—good materials, including pretty Plaid Ging- sms, Ramie Cloth, together with some dainty White Dresses make up A chance to save quite a bit. CRISP VCILE DRESSES FOR $10.00 Voiles in medium and dark ‘colorings prevail in this ‘assortment, but there arc a few of the best quality Ginghams included. All are of the better class and the values run as high as $15.00. ‘DAINTY WHITE FROCKS FOR $17.50 Like Summertime itself are these charming White Frocks, and as aried in style as summer is in its many moods. They are highly indi- idual, there being only one of a kind, and the prices were originally as igh as $25.00. TAFFETA SUITS MARKED DOWN TO $19.50 For the tailored effects during the warmer weather nothing is more attractive than good Silk Taffeta. These distinctively Dressy Suits in black and attractive colorings are great bargains, the average value eing $32.50. $5.00 HERE GO THE SUMMER HATS ——Any Hat You May Select Out with a rush—a regular cyclone of selling for Saturday, and Saturday only. We have totally disregarded costs. Many of the Hats were models and should have gore at $12.00 and $14.00, and they were fully worth the original pricecs. There - are Leghorns with sweeping lines. There are dainty, summery Georgettes. pretty Crepes-and Milans, and Japs—all in the very best and most attractive summer colorings. : EVERY ONE A BARGAIN—AND YOURS FOR ONLY FIVE DOLLARS A FEW HATS WHICH WERE FORMERLY $5.00 TO $8.50 ....... ONLY $3.98 DAINTY SUMMER CLOTHES Dresses, Blouses, Skirts, Suits and Sweaters Such a variety and at such attractive prices that there is a double inducement to buy right now. We do not intend to lay special stress upon the lowness of the prices, al- though they are down to the limit, but we do want you to see the pretty garments we are now offering.’ SPECIAL WHITE SKIRTS Only $3.50 . high as $6.00 in these gabardine Skirts. All red in a variety of e fective designs. HANDSOME SILK BLOUSES Only $3.69 Georgette is_ still favorite, and these pretty Blouses are all in that protty weave. White and flesh color are both shown, various color combinations being sesn in the way they are trimmed. SLIP-ON WOOL SWEATERS Only $5.98 Intended for sale at $8.00, but we are able to offer them for only $5.98. All the leading colors are shown. 35.00 There are Saturday - Specials Drapery Depariment 30c. SCOTCH MADRAS A _splendid drapery material in a natural color ground with dainty floral designs in color. "SATURDAY SPECIAL 35¢ WATER COLOR WINDOW SHADES These are slightly imperfect, but the imperfections are so slight that they do no particular damags. The perfect shades sell for 75c. SATURDAY SPECIAL 4% SUNFAST MADRAS An_ absolutely fast color material for overdrapes. Costs a little more than others, but wears and looks better. Sold regularly for $1:00. SATURDAY SPECIAL 7% Toilet ‘Goods Departm -nt $1.40 WORTH OF TOILET GOODS For Only 89 4 Cakes Palmolive Soap 1 Jar Palmolive Cold Cream. 1 Tube P almolive Vanishing Cream. ALL FOR 89¢c $1.00 WAMPOLE'S EXTRACT OF COD LIVER Sold everywhere for $1.00 or $1.28 SATURDAY SPECIAL 82¢ KLEINERT'S GEM DRESS” SHIELDS Double covered Shields in size 4. . Sell regularly for 43¢ a pair. SATURDAY SPECIAL 37¢ A PAIR 3 for $1.05 WAYNE MOTH PROOF BAGS All the Year Round Protection for Your Clothing. Put your clothes in Wayne Cedar Bags and the moths wil give you no trouble. BUY NOW AND SAVE SIZE No. 2—Value $1.00 SPECIAL 75¢ Will hold a business: suit, or jackets, waists, etc. SIZE No. 3—Value $1.25 SPCIAL $1.00 For dresses and suits which re- quire more room. Will hold" dress suit or frock coat. SIZE No. 7—Value $1.75 SPCIAL $1.50 Big enough for fur coat or over- coat, or any dress requiring room. SIZE No. 8—Value 60¢ SPECIAL 45¢ For blankets, bedding, robes, ete. motor SIZE No. 9—Value $1.00 SPECIAL 75¢ specially for furs, muffs, etc. Very convenient. Built scarfs, SIZE No. 16—Value $1.75 SPECIAL $150 Opens in front and easy to get at. Big enough for fur coat or any smaller garment. Neckwear Department. VESTEES, COLLARS AND CUFF SETS, made of Organdy. Filmy, vet érisp and stylish in every line. Were formerly. marked from $1.00 to $1.50 SATURDAY SPECIAL 39 RUFFLING for the dainty lttle frills at neck and cuff. This is two- inch Ruffling, som#& Georgette and some of soft China silk, in a num- ber of the best colors. Value 50e a yard. SATURDAY SPECIAL 29¢ and trucks, when the middle of June heavy artillery was being organized arrived home after having had a won. for the first army. which brigade, which backed up .the. famous fensive, 1024 and other New England regi- second lieuten- | ments when their drive at Chateau ed - r arriving at their objective Sullivan' ‘was <sent to'the ! this drive the brisade went into St. Lieutenant Sulli-, derful career with experiences and ad- in D battery of the. 148th, ventures in the four major engage- with the 146th made up the 66th ‘ments—Marne defensive, Marne of- Mihiel cfferns Meu: Argonne ‘offensive, for which he dis- Americans started ' plays four bronze stars with his cam- | Thiery and paign bars. Immediately | The next officer to honor the school in'"is TLieut. Earl Bragg of Central Vil-| lage, who. like others whose work ] the the tide of war. Mihiel and did wonderful work. The came too late to bring him overseas bt class | campaigns in general orders and Lieu- and gained the first assignment, which | tenant Sullivan’s was the position of mechanical officer special commendation {rom the French general Srbund Chateau Thiery. after being on the front for a period self to his country and attained to the! of three months a regiment was given ' commission of second lieutenant. i a ‘rest; was ordered irto the Argonne and in' school buildin ntral Village. teh thick of heavy fighting the brigade tdtng/ ot Cenyral Villag lost many of its men and there was a great shortage of officers. 11th until Nov. 1ith, the day of th signing of the armistice, . Lieutenan Sullivan commanded his battery in the absence of his captain, who was then | vacation at G. R. Dimock acting battalion commander,; and later home the first of the week. when the troops moved Rhine the 66th moveéll up and from |tic was a week end guest of Mr. and the latter part of December until the [Mrs. E, L. Smith. rly part of June Lieutenant Sullivan spent his time with his regiment in through cataracts. the. army of occupation. ‘perio d X gade had now been cited in two 'into the campaign, was commissioned ! Second lieutenant in the fall of 1918.[goy Lieutenant Bragg was graduated from | poundation That Stands regiment received Yaledn 1915 and was in the employ operations of a .Proivdence. firm when war was Ordinarily | deciared. He llingly offered him- commanding but at this point the brigade = The roll of honor is in the high 'GURLEYVILLE Dwight Beebe and family of Bridge- {port, who have been spending their , returned From Aug. - up to the] s Luey Whitehouse of Williman- David . P. Munyan is quite blind, i He is expecting to During this have an overation on one eye ai an he received his promotion: to early date. e after having been ml Rev. A.-A:-Muir-ef Hanks Hill has in action. About the(sold his cattle and 1is preparing to Lieutenant Sulllvnn;lea\'e about’ Sept. He expects to enter {and finish his medi jgun { where he tool {expects it will Jlst,. going to Ohio some years.ago, in. Pennsyl more where he Is going. i be Gurleyville & about their quota of summer, boarders, WAUREGAN ‘Wauregan Congrega William _Fryling, chureh, pastor: + medical -college Al education, be- a twooyears' course, He take .nearly .two .years nd Chaffeeville seem to usual The . Firm’ While, the Faith of Many Totters and Falls Will be the subject of the sermon a Sunday morning's = service. Church school” at 12. Miss Roxie Berzstrom will lead the | Christian ndeavo meeting at 6.30. Midweek service on Thursday at 7.30. New Haven.—In the opinion of P, F. O'Meara, president of)tlie Connecticuf Federation of Iabor, less than 1,500 people are at present without employ ment in this city, and a’ good percent age of these would be at work today if it were not for the shortage of build- ing materials. PHONE 1311 JEWETT BUSINESS for_ facsimile typewritten letters. stamping, envelopes, and mailing ters, a specialty. Public Stenographers—Office Supplies We ‘simplify work: in your office, gi AND DELIVERY, ON TIME. Business’ Hou: writers to Ren . “THAT REMINDS ME” furnished with efficienit office help free of charge. Type- Business Office, ‘Room SCHOOL, THE MULTIGRAPH S§HOP Folding letters, addressing, sealing, at a-nominal charge. Filling in on let- ve you SATISFACTORY SERVICE, 308 _Norwich, Conn.