Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 30, 1919, Page 6

Commercial and Pll make nts to day or night classes NOW.” Fall Term Starts Tues., Sept. 2 Near the Post Office NOANK D. E. Doyle is removing the trées ‘was cut down Thursday and two was felled down Thursday and two more remain to be cut. Painters are tinting the walls and the wainscotting is being put in. The furnace for the new rooms has not arrived. It is ‘ga:)ed to have school open September Miss Angie Ashbey entertained the True Blue society Friday afternoon. A quilt was tied. The picnic of the Baptist Mission: ary society proved a very pleasant one on Friday afternoon on _the lawn at the home of Mrs. Ada Fitch. Many friends of the members also attended. A fine chowder was served at noon time. Mr. and Mrs. George Smith are now in Providence and their household OISON OAK Wash with weak solu- I tion of biue stone or B lime ' water, dry thor- - oughly, follow with light appli= cation of— Men’s High and Ladice’ and Mistés’ Boys’ amd Youths’ ‘ Children’s High and Low)Tennis ....... always look pleasan SPECIAL TENNIS SALE - 2,500 PAIRS Tennis, high and low 1 Tennis, high and low ... SPECIAL .Ladies’ White Pumps _ POSITIVELY NO EXCHANGES b3 zaods will go there sNortly as Mr. Smith has secured employment there. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. King are to move from the Doughty house in Terrace l\‘:nue to the house the Smith's va- vate. Mr. and Mrs. Moses Wiibur are to go to Mystic the first of September|Steamer” stopped and and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Howard are to move from the Ashcraft house in Cedar street to the Wilbur house In|d Pearl street. Little Thomas Macgowan, visiting _his parents, Mr. George Macgowan, in Norwich. Louie Antonio has appendicitis and is in Lawrence hospital. Mr. Miller of Groton Iron Works, surgical patient in Lawrence hospital, expects to return Sunday. Mrs. Lawrence Ashcroft is able to take short walks, A barge is discharging coal for the local company.\ New sills are being put in the Shaf- fer building in Sylvan street, by Max use. - .‘\. R. Meister is driving 2 new ma- in nno . Albany Smith has a2 new speed- Mrs. Lillian Lamb is spending week with relatives in Maine. The wite of a photographer doesn't t, 95¢ morning. Hi \ Nfll‘?‘{ mlllel\ '| & o’elock this floating deck drifted on | pverseas forces: ayne, John Saw- James: Donohue cluded a standing wreath asters. “dcln'“ and gladioli from tht the Westerly Textile com- pany; standing wreath, of asters, Co- lumbian roses and’ , from ::-a'?{a whité Crysani h.:mums t':ci'mk o mill; . croased cannon, of and cycas 'y . of asters,. white ladioli, from the family: agel, of asters and red s ‘Westerly Textile company: ‘wreath on easel, of asters, Maryland roses and cycas leaves, - former of United States Torpedo large wreath of k asters from the of Battery A. In respect to the memory of Sergt. McGowgn the plants of the Westerly Textile company and Ninigret com- pany, suspended operation on Friday employed ' at the time of his death. Friday, Aug. 29, 1872, ' just forty- seven years ago to a day, the wreck of the Metis eccurred, at a point between the lighthouses at Montauk point-and ‘Watch Hill and near the latter. The propeller Metis was bound from New York for Providence, with 145 persons aboard, and a cargo of freight.y At about 4 o'clock in- the morning ’md during the prevalence of a gale, the steamer stopped and’'the mates went Cushing, nearly abreast . the pilot house. Just after the collision the water went below and reported that no water was coming aboard.. L was considered the was slight the Metis. pro- ceed After _a . few minutes = the steamer befan to fill rapidly and she was headed for Watch Hill. Half an hour after “the change in course the vessel sunk. The lifeboats were lowered and fill- ed and one of the boats was swamped. The upper deck and pilot house, that held about fifty persons broke away and drifted with the gale. At about the beach about half a mile from the Watch Hill lighthouse. i The surf was very high and the danger was It ed. A large num- ber of persons assembled on the beach but could render no assistance. In a few minutes the raft broke up and all were thrown into the surf. Some clutehed to Jam of the wreckage and ; were dash about at the mercy of the sea, while out beyond were per- sons supported by bales of cotton and other floating. freight. The people at Watch, Hill gave ev- ery possible aid and comfort to the rescued and in recovering the bodies of the dead. Just how many were drowned has never been given, but seventeen dead bodies were picked up. and taken to Stonington by the rey- enue cutter Moccasin. Before the raft struck bottom and parted, five men volunteered to risk their lives in the hope of saving the lives of those on, the raft, and they made the start in ‘a-lifeboat owned by t, which had been at used. Frank Larkin was the ard. He was followed by Jared, Crandall, “Albert Crandall, By- | is a claim of $300 for alleged | trip. ron Green and Danjel F. Larkin. An hour later John D. Harvey, Courtland Gavitt, Edwin M. Nash, Willlam H. Nash and Eugene Nash went out in a fishing boat. Before either boat could reach the raft. it struck off it Beach. The lifeboat crew picked up venteen persons alive, while the r beat rescued fifteen persons and picked up six dead bodies. These were put aboard the Moceasin. In addition, the Moccasin fescued two. and gath- ered eléven dead bodies, making a to- . N. Y. to visit The trip cost Mr. Widener $140 the rail is $90, Williams 5 iday’s-ses- sion of the Third district court. This damage done linen and wearing apparel of plaintiffs by reason of the running of colors fr colored goods. The defeudant, through Attorne; Herbert 'W. Rathbun, did not * don’y that the goods were damaged, but put up the defense that it is the custom of all laundries to take colored goods at the owners' risk. _In this particular casge notice is given by tays attached to receptacles and by bills rendered, thaf the daundry is not regponsible for celors that run or for the fastness of colors. A. T. L. Ledwidge is counsel for_plaintifts. Charles H. Sherman, accused in six separate counts of illegal trapping. one for using a steel trap with a spread of six inches, and the other five for set- ting traps accessible to domestic ani- mals. The defendant, through Attor- ney John J. Dunn, adimtted sufficient evidence .to convict, which is equiva- lent to nolo. On the first count he was fined $100 and costs and on the other five $20 and costs each. Appeal was taken and a bond of $100 in each case furnished. Jacob Paul Yuray of Allenton has brought suit through his attorn %udfe Herbert W. Rathbun, against avid R. James of Providence, an ac- tion of tr ss. About six weeks ago automobiles driven by the parties named were in collision and the Yura car damaged to the extent of $500. The plaintiff claims James was entirely at fault. The automobiles came together when near Arcadia. Local Laconics. Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Segar have returned from a two weeks' automobile RevJohn Groton, who 'has been visiting relatives in Westerly, will ‘leave today (Saturday) for his pas- torate at:Jenkinsville, Pa., absence of two years. He has been chaplain in overseas service, recently returning; he spent the balance of his leave, which expires Sept. 1, with rel- atives in Westerly. With services omitted fin churches Sunday mnrnlns prospects favor a largq audience in Bliven opera house ‘to hear the gifted 'Willlam Jen- nings Bryan talk in favor of prohibl- tion and abolition of the saloon. Major Harcld Baker and a delega- tion from Battery A, 103d field artil- lery, of Providence, attended the fu- neral of Sergeant Willlam Irving Mec- Gowan Friday. The Westerly public scheols open next Wednesday. Henry D. gBarrows of New Londen was in Westerly Friday. Tag day netted $12.30 for the West- erly Visiting Nurses’ association. The strike of pinboys in Watch Hill bowling alleys has been called off. Mrs. Fanning. wife of Carporation Counsel Joseph T. Fanning of Nor- wich, whe with her sons has been spending two weeks at the Pleasant View cottage of her parents, Mr. and ! Mrs. James B. Mullin of Norwich, has returned to her home. . " 2 " o STONINCTON Marshall W. Taylor of Newpert is on_vacation in the borough. Mrs. Raymond Bryant and two chil- dren, who have been guests at the home of Otto F. Ide, have returned to Marion, Conn. » Mrs. Robert Sylvester of West Ha- ven is ill at the home of her mother, Mrs. F. F, Schofield. in Main street. Dr. and Mrs. James H. Weeks had as guests Thursday Mrs. James H. Weeks of Corova, Mrs. Bdward H. Genning of Flushing and Miss Jennette Weeks of ‘Woodhaven, N. Y, Rev. Minot 8. Morgan of Detroit will preach in the Second Congregational church Sunday morning. Prof. and Mrs.- William E. Gillis have several | moved from Kingston to the borough, A g, 50, Jonn B. Phillips. fin- ening, o . s fin- ished his fiftieth year in the employ of the -Slater Mills. When Mr. Phil- lips* returned to his desk Friday, af- ter the noon hour, F. D, Ballou, the agent of the William A. Slater Mills Inc., speaking for the whole office force, presented him a beautiful etch< ing r by three feet, framed in oak entitled The Golden Hour. by Hart. The donors had cpused to be engraved and attached to'the picture a Ge: ham bronze plate bearing this legend: JOHN E. PHILLIPS, In recognition of 50 years’ service with the Slater Mills. 1869—August 29th—1919. Sufficient to say that Mr. Philll reply to Mr. Ballou was chagacteristic of the man. Mr. Phillips is the pay- master .at the mills in_Jewett City. During the fifty years he has served in many capacities to all of which his best - efforts have been given, If the word Faithfdl is to be applied to any man in its fullest and best meaning; it will not fail as relative to the half a century record of John E.. Phillips, which stands an open book with evi- dence upon every page. Herace Maithotte, .warden of the borough of Jewett City and first se- lectman of the town of Griswold, has a valuable souvenir of a past age adorning his desk, af his home an East Main street. ' Thursday.. while driv- ing down the state road, when near Reade's gate, he “noticed something shining in the grass beside the way,. after an! LEAD PENCILS from 2 0 reoveciiecciaianio... 5c amch PEN AND PENCIL COMBI- NATIONS . .uvvenenstocsieen CLUTCH PENCILS, nickel plated .. -+ 10¢ and 17¢ each PENHOLDERS ......... 1c and 5¢ INDELIBLE PENCILS .. 10c SCHOOL CRAYONS in assort- ed colors oo B and 100 FOUNTAIN PENS, self fillers ; $1.00 and $1.50 ARKER FOUNTAIN PENS with filler ........ $1.50 and $2.00 PARKER JACK KNIFE. self fillers .............. $2.50 tp $5.00 PEN CLIPS .. ..5¢ and 25¢ PEN WIPERS . sonis adsta PEN AND PENCIL ERASERS 5c and 10c CARTER'S KOAL _BLACK INK and WRITING FLUID .. 10¢ and enjoy to the utmost. some fallen automobile part. He jam- med on his emergency and returned with every%ing in high. Nobody had been along and there it was—a bright new metal flask with half mo- rocco botiom and patent screw 'top, value enough of itself, but worthless nz_compared to its contents. Just a waif was evidence of that. Warden Mailhotte declared he might be in- duced to part with the flask for love and possibly for a sufcient quantity of money, but the contents, Never! rs. 8arah A. Hiscox passed her ninetieth birthday Friday, = She was remembered by many friends with calls, cards, flowers, caKe, candy and fruit. Mrs, Hiscox wes born in Can- terbury, but has spent nearly all her life in Jewett. City, and is the pldest person in town. She has one son Ev- erett H. Hiscox of the Rallway Mail Service, and two grandsons in the U. S. navy. The right man Is in tse right place, F. I Ray., with a gang of men h; undertaken the repairs of East Main street. Every winter there is 1000 feet on the highlands that for more than two months is a veritable slough of despond. All the heavy teaming of the textile company bpasses over this plece of borouNy highway and hub deep is the answer, More than 500 loads of gravel will be used from St. Mary’'s church to Brown avenue, all of which. William McNicol will give to the berough from the big banks on his farm. Many complaints have ‘been lodged with the bérough officials; the matter was referred to the street commission which is now acting. Mr. Ray gives his opinion that a curb and gutters is the solution of keeping this troublesome piece of the borough hizhway in repair. Dr. and Mrs. G. H. Jennings of this place and Captain and Mrs. John G. Jennings of ‘Boston enjoyed a motor trip to New Haven Friday. Not -one of the least of crops that are making a good showing in bor- ough gardens is tbaceco. A few small plots have been harvested for drying. A visit to =aml Geist's cornfield shows a nes variety: " stalks, sheaves. husks and Lob.are deep red. The corn jtself is white. The color is not fast but discolors the hands in husking. Mrs: M.-F: Shea of Jewett City and Mr. and Mrs. George Ross of iLsbon were in-Plainfield Thursday to at- tend the Plainfield Academy Alumni reunion. Mrs, Eugene Carroll and soms. Les- PSS Franklin Telephones: jance, R. 1. 963 Union 1857 inists f HARRIS.COR- Valve rown ed to all makes of Cor- i Engine Birs, :lm%m k always on hand. e amaval Wil Repaire: Special machinery of all_kinde. SOME CHARMING, EARLY ADVANCE SHOWING OF THE HATS WHICH WILL BE WORN THIS SEASON These are not the very Dressy Hat: which are associated with thoughts of a formal opening, but the rather clever, and very attractive Hats which you can put on right now FOUNTAIN PEN INK, 12 and 150 INK ERADICATOR .....:.:... 29 INDELIBLE INK ..... 1%¢ and 2% COMPOSITION BOOK 100 MEMO BOOKS ..... 5c to 25¢c each PAPER TABLETS in all sizes 5e to 35¢ eamch PAPER PADS for poncil uss 2¢, 4¢, S0 WRITING PAPER.. 26¢ to 45¢ pkyg. BNVBLOPES .. 12 1-2¢c to 20c pkg. PAINT SETS in Japanned tin DOXES «.voiaiiiiiaiiine WEBBING BOOK STRAPS.. 12%e SCHOOL BAGS 50c to 78¢ RUBBER BANDS 10c and 28¢ pkg, GLASS INK WELLS . .. 290 PASTE <0 15¢ and 35¢ 4" GLUE ir tubes ... MUCILAGE ... ? e to 180 DRAWING COMPASSES ..... WAXED PAPER. for. lunches. ... le and Eugeno~ have been guests of | Mrs. Margarct Wallace, in Norwich. Rev, J. B. Aldrich will take for his morning subject Sunday at the Meth- odist church, Psalm verses 1:-and Miss ®artha Davis leads the worth League and evening service combined, Rev. M. D. Fuller's morning subjeot at the Baptist church To the Juniors is Answer the Telephone. The senlor subject is The Severity of Jesus Christ. Miss Alice Gilbert leads the Young People's service at 6.15. At the evening service the Current Ev- ents_topic is The Red Cross Making the World Better. The subject of the sermon ' is ‘God’s Two Great Regula- tors. Mrs, Sarah Prentice of Norwich and Miss Beatrice Prentice of Newark, N. J., are at Mrs. John McBroome’s. Miss Prentice returns to Newark today (Saturday) and Miss Mabel Mc- Broome will accompany her for a vis- it of several days. best, that is the only way. CHILDREN'S FINS RIBEED HOSE in black only, Sizes ¢ %0 9 12 ceee. 200 and 250 a Pair MISSES' RIBBED COTTON HOSE in black er white. Al 51268 ccvsioes 350 and 390 a Pair MISSES SILK LISLE HOSE in black, white, brown. 50e, S0 88¢ BOYS' IPSWICH HOSE, nens better for wear, sises ¢ to 10...0000. 30¢, 480 and 50c a Pair LION BRAND HOSE for boys and girls. best, and will give Shown liale. service. ton and 1., ‘These are the very the best in both cot- Bizes 6 to 4sssves 08¢ a Pair CADET HOSE, made with linen heel and toe, almost any win other outwear brand, Made ih two welghts 60c and 860 a Pair FALL HATS IT’S TOO LATE FOR SUMMER HATS—COME IN AND SEE THESE PRICED FROM $3.98 TO $7.50 LISBON Capt, and Mrs, bury, formerly of itors Bunday at Albert A Mrs. ¥, ¥, Hyde Armstrong of Water Norwich, wers vis Rist's had aé guests Tues Miner, Mrs. Ge shop of Be Frank Mell with Irving Thornton ef day Mrs, J. Harry Maples and Miss Alice rah, Jewett City spent Willimantic camn the week end at ground The unusually beautiful double rain pows late Tuesday afternoon were o sorved by many in this place The l.adies' Ald soclety was enter tained Thursday afternoon by Mrs Rantom Read at her home in Jewet City ¥veryone is looking forw urday as a great day in Lisbon ed there will be a large me home d to crow and to er the boys joy the program which the committe has arranged. Love of grows less. man for himself never Norwich Dining and Bed Room Sets COMPLETE IN EVERY DETAIL We have a line of Dining and Bed Room Furniture that will be hard to match for quality and workmanship. Remember, that we stand back of every piece of Furniture sold by us and keep the prices as lew as possible, con- sidering the quality you secure here. A careful inspection and compari- son with others is welcomed. HOURIGAN BROS. s COMPLETE HOME FURNISHERS Finn's Bloek, Jewett City