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Check Your Baggage Direct to CHICAGO 6 Minutes from the Heart of Business Sreprocf iewest fopurance rate of any hotel in_the i RN e ey e e Seck your friends where you are most likely to meet them—at The Lexington —enjoy every comfort and convenience known to modern hotel methods—save one- half the cost of the same accommodations in “the down town hotels. The Lexington is the leading hotel in Automobile Row — its accommodations are perfect and it is the mecca of motor tourists. Residents of your city, respondingto wide advertising, have helped to make The Lexirgton one of the most successful hotels in Chicago and for this we ‘thank them. You are invited to write for reservations, or to wire at our expense, with every assurance of service, hospitality and moderation in charges. Building Owned and Operated by Interstate Hotel Company HERMAN MACK, Vice-President law who has been visiting at his bome here have returned to Port Chester. Boarders who have been af . Mrs. Frummer's have returned to New ork. Mrs. F. H. Bennette taining Ner sister and, t son from Boston. ASHFORD Arthur Baker, who has been spend- ing 2 few davs in Hantford and Dan- bug, home Greene returned Frank called recently sister. who is in the state hos- pital at Norwich. been enter- latter's little The annual Bible meeting was held ' Miss Theora Hennette has gone to in Warrenvilie. A good number from |Boston for a short visit this vicinity attended. The Ashford| Word had been received that Helen The | Bleumingshirt is to be married to voung man from New York Sept. 7 Shaw and daughter Dorls, of are visiting at Arthur Tan- Bghcoek band furnished music. addresses by a number of good speak- ers was enjoyed by all. Mrs. Dennison Packer who has been spending a few days in Mystic, Is at h’l! lllh?‘. " X x ne ef Filllam Poole’s horses was badly cut Inst week. While goin STAFFORD down. hill one of the breast chains let dhakte iBa tmachine run onto the horse, cut- atnt, Mra Rods ting him so meverely that it required 1 Vg i & Vet#rinary 1o close the wound. Miss Dorothy Satterlee of Needham Mise Loise Bocke boen enter-| Heights, Mass. is visiting at th taining two of her o Fotae sk ey TRl Eaats " Mr. and Mrs. Lamphear were llkl Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Glover are tak- Whllmantic to attend camp meoting. [ ing an automobile trip, visiting with Mike Chehra, daughter and son-in- [friends in Old Mystic, Providence and returning by the way ‘of Cape Cod. 3 Phe Pheenix Liberty band furni A. F. WwGJD o lnr-un- canoe carnival at Or tal_Lake The body of Miss Mamie Lord, 51, #The Local Undertaker” |,.['550, °f Miop, Mamie, Lord, ! AN ELS GONN sidl s ¥ Machanic su]m cemetery last week Tuesduy. She was a resident of this place up, to ~= | some eight years ago when she with her sister, Mrs. ra_Beard. bought a place in Aswort he had b Maxwell Agency |7 » Asoren g some tme, but her Maxweli and Chalgrers Cars and Max. |dcath came suddenly at the end, She well Trucks. Used Cars. leaves her sisier, Mrs. Beard, a broth~ H. E. ANDERSON s George H. Lord of this place, and 2, ephew, G. H. Beard of Bastport, Me. 21 Maple St., Danislson, Conn. The schools open -Monday, Sept. 8. BUY YOUR SILO FILLING OUTFITS NOW—BE READY FOR WORK WHEN FALL COMES We sell PAPEC ENSILAGE CUTTERS and FOOS ENGINES—all, of rigs, The best cutting equipment made. ¥ The PAPEC is Jurable and easy to operate and will elevate silage to height, at six hunired to eight hundred revolutions pe- minuts, -fifth less power than any other blower-cutter. “It throws and FO28 GASOLIN.C memical and serviceable. THE C. S. MERSICK CO. NGINES are best for all power—re.iable, eco- A. V. Woodworth and J. Carl Wit- ‘motored to Norwich Tuesday. - | Mrs. Herbert Barnett has entered e el )y of F. E. Cunneen. at the and later- Mr. Cunneen's stere in Put- Mr. and Mrs. John MoGoewan, of Westerly, - are ng a few days with relatives in Danielson. The striking trolleymen have ning. Speakers will set | striicers” side of the controversy. James C. Hemderson af Pawtucket was a visitor with friends in Daniel- son. on Taesday. * Up.to Tuesday no attempt to restore trolley service between Danielson and East Killingly bad been made. Mean- ‘| while the dear public is paying 40 cents, each way. to ride between t two pbints in this town. - Killingly’'s schoels Tuesday morning for the fall An increase in the number of pupils i at- tendance is expected. £ Leon Shippee has purchased’ the Chase cottage, on the west shore of| Old Killingly pond. No program has been announced for the observance of Labor day in Dan- jelson, and the, promise is for a very quiet holiday here. Rev. George C. S. MacKay, pastor of the Baptist church at Putnam, will preach at the Baptist church here on Sunday. Rose of Lima council, K. of C. is preparing another class of about 20 members to receive the degrees of the order. The council is now the fastest growing fraternal orgamigation in Danielson. Harold Baldwin is to enter Cornell university this fall Production by Killingly mills is continuihg to go forward at top speed, | though some concerns are meeting with difficulties in transportation of | Suppiies. 1" A well known'local man tells of an incident at Eastford, where goods were being rushed out of a stere threatened by a recent fire and of how. after the danger had passed. a clergyman was pssisting in roturning the goods tod their proper places. The clergyman was struggling with a case of consid- erable size when a fellow citizen di- rected his attention to the marking on its side “Jamaica Ginger’ in large let- ters and consternation followed. Brooklyn has a baseball team that has Leen doing weH with its games this_season. Sunday the team went to Pomfret Center and defeated the team there by a score of & to 3. Page pitching .for the visitors, held- ¢ Pomiret team safe after the second inning. A party of over 30 rooters ac- companied the Brooklyn team on its trip to Pomfret. No trace has been found of thé au- tomobile. -which was held under at- tachment, and which was -stolen from a local garage dfter the place had been broken into some time during the early hours of last Saturday mornl The manufacturers’ number and t engine number are known, however. and it may be possible, eyentually, trace the machine. Henry Battey, 87, & resident . at Moosup Valley, died Tuesday morn- ing at his home in that place, where ‘m had Jived for a great many years He leaves his wife and nine one of whom is Arneia-Bate) ville, . The body of Ovila LaPrade. 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. Regis LaPradg of I place, was brought home here from where the vouth died previousl worked as platform men on the local trolley line. before the strike, have re turned to the Shore Line and are o) erating cars. Jt was stated here Tues- day that a number of applications from local men who wamt positions on the road have been received by tht company -at the carhouse in Dayville. Next Sunday will be observed’ as Labor Sunday the Westfield Con- gregational church. The sermon at the morning ser: will deal with the relations of Labor and Democracy and phases of this great Tquestion will be discussed. While much is being sald about the . one might con- ‘0; P of shoes $7.60. wholesale, Order- {igg another pair, identically like the first pair, they came billed to him at | $5.50, an mdvance of 50 cents a pair in less than u week Judge W. oner Woodward has been appointed *administrator of the estate of Ernest’ Hamilton Fresman, who was in busifiess on Furnace street and whose death gccurred on the éve- ning of Awgust 16. With the call for the party caucuses 16" neminate candidates for town of- lices only ug short distance ahead there s practically no indicated ipter- st here insofar as the election goes in the annual town meeting scheduled for ‘the first Monday in October. Many reasons for this apathy are advanced, Charles Woodward and a party of relatives and friends are spending this week at Camp Chaubaumaug, af Oul Killingly pond. Miss / Margaret Sullivan will leave tomorréw (Thursday) for a. visit with friends in Hartford. The, motor "bus lines continue to get a good share of the patronage of the traveling public and all of these lines are being maintained to points north, south and east of Daniel Pro John J. Davis, of the United States department of agricul- ture, was in Danlelson Tuesday to in- spect the methods and system of re Last week special order a pair of the state department of entomology in it unceasing battle st the gypsy. and_browntail mof It s Frofessor Davis' intent to apply the ‘cystem in use here, in sb far as may be practicable, to the b being | formulated for_the fight that is_to be 1 made in New Jersey. inst the rav- | ages of the JapAnese le, an_im- d insect that 1= attacking flow- | ers_and the leaves of fruit trees, feéding much the same as does the m beetle here in Connecticut. The fight against this new pest Im New Jersey be undertaken by that state in conjunction with the federal government. While here Prof. Davis was the guest of Deputy State Ento- | mologist Irving W. Davis, who ex plained the methods In use here. es- pecially spraying, and the svstem of records, which are kept with scrupu- lous care. UNION Mr. and Mrs. R. Tefft of Westford called on their cousin, Mrs, W. Rich- ) ards, Friday last. Mrs. Henry. Lowe of Holvoke was P-mng on former neighbors last week | Mrs. Mattie Marey and son Mor-| ris of Southbridge, called. on relatives on Marcy Hill Friday. | George Cook of Worcester -spent the \ relatives in rs. Cl s. - Bdith Bogue one day -last week. - - Miss Mary Scranton of Southbridge | spént the week-end with in end with' relatives whi reopen next| have | raf bunting and_ business section. which this will home its brave sons will fia all parts of the business /mad along the line of march in the residen- tial districts, and it is already indicat- ed that the ‘decorating will be on a more elaborate scale , than _anything this city has far years. The Elks’ block one of the first to be dressed im its rations, ‘which include emblems ° pertaining fo this Joyal society. Decorators whe came here with a host of orders for work were besieged by many Tuesday who wished to_ ar- range for decorations. The new work offered these men inciudes decorating many of the floats that aré to appear the big parade. Many new flags and much new bunt- ing is being used by the decorators, 8o that the wark they do in /Putnam| should prove especially. satisfying and attractive. State Attorney Charles E. Searls said at his office Tuesday -afternoon that the prospect is for a lean docket at the October term of the Windham county superior court when persons charged with criminal offenses will be brought to trial. “The jail at Brooklyn is nearly empty,” Mr. Searls said, “and the prospect seems to be for 1ittlé bus- iness for the court at the October ses- sion. Of course, things may_ happen before’ October. but therd fs not much business in 'sight There are seven continued. casés and’ ten new cases, ®o it is not likely that there will ‘be more than“twenty cases in all” | 1t was annsunced Tuésday aftérncon that the golf match scheduled to be played at the links here Sept. 6 be- tween the Franklin Country club and Putnam Country Club . members has been postponed until Oct. 4. The| change in date has been made, it is stated, because Sept. § is to be Old Home day at Franklin. When the match is played it will be on the Put- nam links. % Supt. William L. Macdonald of Put- nam's schools stated Tuesday that it is anticipated that the lower grades of Tsrael Putnath school will be seriously overcrowded When sessions are re- sumed Tuesday next. There-are to he two sessions of the kindergarten dur- ing the coming school vear and two first grades in this buflding, so that part of the aitendance should prove well provided for. The difficulty is ex- pected in_the second, third and fourth Brades. Thix was forecasted early this vear. Anticipating the condltion, -iite | town school committee arranged for | the equipping of an additional school room at the Smith street school, in the north end of the city. and this room is now ready for oceupancy. Pupils from the overcrowded lower grades of the Israel Putmam school will be trans- ferred to the Smith street school, care being made in making the distribution to take into consideration the selection pupils who live on streets In the jcinity of the Smith street school. By quipping an additional room in she Smith street school at comparatively small cost, the town school committee has avoided what otherwise would | have been the necessary act of order-| ing an extension buflt at the Israel Putnam school a projeg that would De very expensive at nrésent, so sev- eral thousands of dollars are saved the taxpayers through the arrangement | that has been pertected for providing | adequate quarters for the puplls by using to better advantage the school buildings now available. Mrs. Louisa Buffon Flynn, 83, widow of Fradcis W. ynn, i€ dead at herl home on Woodstock Hill, where she iong has been a resident. Because of lack of through trolley service to the Grosvenordales, most people who are coming into the city from villages to the north continue to There is a break the service between West Thompson Grosvenordale, whilet the "buses run right through. ; City Tax Collector Alfred Bonneville said Tuesday afternoon that he has collected the great bulk of the money due the city for ‘taxes on the list last completed. The collector said that, as usual, there are some delinquents, but that these are slowly coming forward and paying what they owe the city. Mr. and Mrs. Hyde Smith, who were married on the 19th at Springfield, are expected to return to Put- nam teday (Wednesday) from their wedding trip. | Peck and I Séotland are visiting their daughter, s Tuesday were that thers I my of huckn’en»us 2 for tha WelLome Home coidbration; The announcement there is to ‘be_open air dancing in Union square next Monday eve Tas made a bis hit with the young.people. Putnam High school cadets will hav a place in the big patade of next Mon- day_ afternoon. . There will be plenty of music in next Monday” afternoon’s parade, the committee in ¢harge of the arrange- ments has secured a number of bands. Anselym Mayotte post, American Legion, held a meeting In Eltl&:’ hall Tuesday ng. This post. made up of former inen, will be seerr on parade for the first time as a body next Monday afternoon, and the boys. are assured a tremendous welcome. Prosper Velgard contlnues to im- prove at a Norwich hospital where he has been receiving treatment for some time. He is expected at hix home he for a visit within a few days. The eatipment of the _commercial department of the high school at th opening of the school year in Septem ber will include 25 -typewrite: new machines have been added. A voung woman driving a new light touring car caused it to plunge through the fence bordering the state highway near the homie of David Clark on Kil- lingly avenue when she took her eyes off the foad. while the machine was rounding a curve. to read an an- nouncement on a big advertising board of a-tire company. The machine was slightly damaged. The pesple in the car escaped injury of any importance. Several grangers from this place attended Pomona fitld day at Golden Spur. Saturday. Aus. 16. Mrs. H. M Peck. C. M. Geer and family motored to Martford Saturday. Miss Ella Péck returned with them to spend a week of her vacation with her sister, Mrs. M. Geer. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hoxie spent Sunday, the 1Tth, in Moosup with their son, A. C. Hoxle. Mrs. Mary Williems, Mrs. Ida Abel, Mrs. Anma Abel. Mr. ande Mrs. E. P Abel and Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Goodwin took an automebile trip to Westerly and Weekapaug Sunday, the 17th. Miss Lena Fuller of Ridgefield has been visiting at the home of her un- cle, Ceorge Briges. Mrs. John Bell and Miss Laura Har- rison of Oswego, N. Y., are visiting Mrs. Carl Hallen. Mrs. Herbert Geodwin and children, Mildred and Clinton, of New Britain, are visiting at C. . Goodwin's. Mr. and Mrs, Harold Mason of Wil- limantic are spendihg their vacation with relatives in “town. M., Geer and famil s FElla Peck spent o Thursday in South Killingly. guests of daughter, Milan Mrs. Peck's Whitalker. Mrs. 0. B. Clark of Willimantic has returned home. after spending several weeks with Mrs. William C. Blan- chard. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Kimball of Taylor: > . B. Church of Hart-| night as guests of Mrs. F. Mr. and Mrs. ford spent Fri Mr. ‘and Mrs. O. L. Pultz. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gibbs of East Orange, N. are passing part of their vacation at their summer home here. ‘Théy have spent some.time at the Thougand Islands. 5 Mrs. Williams of New Haven, Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Main and son Theodore of Willimantic, were re- cent callers at W. C. Blanchard’ Clifton and Charles Sweet of New Britain spent the week-end at their homes. About forty attended the grange picnic at Giants Neck, Thursday. YANTIC The Thames Coal Co. are now ac- ecepting orders for delivering coal in Yantic, having extended their Aeliv- ery system.—ad Rockville.—Attorney BE. A. Aborn of Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. C. Walton Aborn and daughter Lora of New York city are spending some time with their sister, Mrs. W. H. Skinner, in Roek- t the Aborn homestead The new organ that has heen prom- ords kept by the local headquarters |* sides of past Lfifl younz ge the bottle: be termed counterfeits, for medicinal prepar ‘but worse yet, for children's medicines, It therefore devolves on the mother ini o;wiym she gives her child. Adults can do that for themselves [ has t0 rely on the mother’s wafchfulness, DU Yoo can't put old choulders uhder a| WM&' ia 40 00 that the wrapper boars his signaturs in m' mwmmdmnfi arsinrgzonboth need no warning nfim‘ to call the attention of the y spurions medicines into their families. It is to be re ”, . s ht. ublio ‘nnouncement g ria thet has ‘supervision of Chas., tehér for over ‘respeotfully call the attemtion of fathers and have nsed ‘Oastoria for their little ones 1n the connterfeits and imitations, but our present or generation to the great danger of intro- that there are putting up and selling o who are mow engaged in the all sorts of substitutes, or what should ations not only for Your Friend, the Physician, The history of all medicines carries with it the against populas beliefs: fights against prejudice : even & of batties onoccs of opinion amongscientists and men devoting their lives to research work; laboring always for the betterment of mankind. This information i# at the hand of all physicians. He is with you at a moments call be the trouble trifting or great. He is your friend, your honsehold counselor. He is the.or¢ to whom you can always ivok for advice even though it mig® not be a case of sickness. He is mot just & doctor. ¢ is a student to his last and finel call. His patients are his family and tp lose, one is little less than losing one of his ewh flesh and blood. £ Believe him when he telis you—as he will—that Flescher's Castoria has never harmed the littlest babe, and that it is 4 goed thing to keep in the house. He knows. MOTHERS SHOULD READ THE BOOKLET THAT 1S AROUND EVERY BOTTLE OF FLETCHER'S BASTOMA ceNVINE CASTORIA awwars Bears the Signature of Lots of men would rather woman - dispest | fricrid _than a dollar. lose a| Man proposes and —of his propositions. OME men spend months in selecting a car and minutes in decidine onits tire equipment. And yet the best car in the world is ultimately no better than its tires. With Firestone Gray Sidewall Tires.between you and the road you can rést assured of getting every dolar’s worth of satisfaction out of your car that the makers put into it