Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 15, 1919, Page 5

customers we have put on a SPECIAL NORWICH AUTOMOBILE, which will call for and deliver all goods on short notice, prompt ser- vice being given to all. Call up and give us a trial. Telephone 743-2, Norwich. SHALETT Cleaning and Dyeing IN : 150 MAIN STREET Postal elegraph Office Works, ilew London Branches, Mystic and Bristol. .SCHOOL Special Classes Now Forming Phene 1431 Near Post Office The Connecticut State Board of Examination and Registra- tion of Nurses. will hold its annual meeting on Wed- January 7th, 1920, at 11 A. M., at the State Library, Hartford, Conn. Examinations for registration will be held in Hartford and New Haven, Jan- wary 21st and 22nd. Applications must be sent to the Secretary before January WINIFRED A. HART, R. N,, Secretary. Hartford, Conn. State Library, Cover Yourself By Covering Your Steam Pipes With ASBESTOS SECTIONAL STEAM PIPE COVERING Save the price of covering by saving the coal in your bin. Now is the time to apply this covering, and you can find all sizes in stock at THE PECK McWILLIAMS CO. Central Wharf.' CUMMINGS &RING Fuaneral Directors and Embalmerf 322 Main Street Phone 238.2 Lady Assistant. NOTICE The Doctor of Automobiles WILL OPEN A GARAGE AND PUB- LIC WASH STAND ON PARK ST. A NEW PLACE BUT AN OLD HAND AT THE BUSINESS, WITH GooD| WORK AND SMALL COST TO YouU.| CALL AND LET ME PRESCRIBE ON YOUR CASE. Notice of Opening Hereafter Before you place orders for COAL look at ours, especially our No. 2 Nut—large, clean and lasting. Prompt Delivery Several thousand second: band Brick for sale. John A. Morgan & Son BEAPLANE COULD NOT MAKE FLIGHT HERE On account of the' rain Sunday morning, the seaplane that was to bave flown here from New. Haven did not arrive. Low visibjlity on a count of the weather conditions made the trip too dangerous to attempt. Saturday morning while the piane was trying to fly up the Conneeticut river, the gllot ran into a fog and came within ten feet of hlmn‘ a church steepl Charged With Gambling. Charged with shooting crap on Wa. fer street in an alleyway nedr the Maj- estic building, Floyd E. Armstrong, Bamuel Swartzburg, and Samuel Grab- lefski were arrested Saturday night, end all gave bonds for their appearance in court, The policemen making the arrest were Officers Fenton, Morgan and McFadden. Don’t judge a man hy the character Bousn him by his next doer neighbor. effect”” commission announces for J: Norwich, Monday, Dec. 15. 1919 VARIOUS MATTERS Light vehicle lamps at 4.48 o’clock this evening. Christinas wreaths and greens are being offered for sale. Indications point t6 an unusually heayy Christmas mai| this vear, The Norwich public schools clos Friday next, the 19th, for two week: vacation. Fifty printed calling cards for 50 cents at The Bulletin Office.—ad The grass on the city parks fresh and green Sunday as it might be during September: Joseph S. Stokes of Amston, has had his canaries, which numbered over 100, shipped away to New York. Many of the Norwich stores did bus- iness with open doors Saturday, some- thing unusual for December 13th. Huumane society officers are looking aftér young stock, left out in barn- yards and pastures these cold nights. Tourists Jfrom Norwich who are at Miami, Florida, for the winter, write home that the weather there is almdit perfect. A small addition is being built to the garage of Daniel T. Shea, on the Otis street grounds ef his Broadway residence. ‘Wednesday, Friday and Saturday of this week, being Ember days in the Catholei church, are fasting days of obligation. 1 Seme of the local grocers refer fa- cetiously to sugar as gold dust. They hear that a shipment of some 50,000, 000 pounds is headed east. Christmas sale, Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 17-18, at 58 Church street, Mrs. M. Jewett.—adv, A dull and damp Saturday meant the loss of much trade to Norwich merchants, although the holiday crowds in the stores were surprisingly large. Bverybedy at Old Lyme who is in- cined to trap for furs is in the ring. One map gave up a three dollar job to devote his time to capture of fur-bear- ing animals. The reading room at the Otis li- brary proved a cozy refuge for a large nupmber of adults and children, Sun- | day aftérnoon. Miss Harriet G. was in charge. All dentists in this ¢ who served in either the army ¥ or marine corps are to be paid by the government for all derftal work mpon War Risk insurance claimants: The Young People met Sunday night | at the Community House for the Sun- ! day evening home-time. Congressman Edwin W. Higgins gave | a talk on “The Call.of tWe Law.’ Relatives and friends of the fami- Iy attended a month’s mind high mass Cross of requiem for John Looby, sung in 8t. Patrick’s church Saturday at 8| o'clock, by the rector, Rev. John H. Broderick. L At the exhibition of the National Academy in New York, oné of the| Eyme artis wins the Carnegie Prize which is given to il Carlsen’s “Surf at Skagen,” a remarkable .piece of eraftsmanship. Durand's, Park & Tilford's and Page & Shaw's Chocolates in 1, 2, 3 and § pounds boxes. The Lee & .Osgood Co.—adv. Passengers on the last car from Norwich te New, London. Saturday nlahvs, ve reason to note the good ngtiohal - prohibition, and contrast present orderliness with the riotous jaze trips of Auld Lang Syne. The TUnited States Civil Service an examingtion for aid, Divi Reptiles. A vacancy in the Museum, Washington, D. C.. at $1,200 a year, will be filled from this ex- amination. The populataion of the town of Som- ers, aceording to the report of Mr. and Mrs. Miner, who have. recetly com- pleted a religious census is 1729, or 411 families of sixteern nationalities. As total of eléven different denominations is reported. The American Library Association strongly urges all governing or legis- lative bodies, federa), ‘state, county, city, town or village to increase the appropriations for library sala order to retain the library service of experienced workers. Ot late, Rev. Charles H. . Ricketts from Norwich has been at Reynolds Bridge: solieiting in the interest of flw memorial fund for the Congregations Ekllrenas OF Kristican: the sdols. thaca | being $180. Pledges amounting to $400 or more, were made. A native of Norwich and a.recent visitor here, Bishon D. T. Huntington, of Anking, China. was present at the morning service in St. Thomas’ chirch, Bethel, Sunday morning, and spoke on his work in the country where he is stationed. Thousands of dollars have been sent to European countries as Christ- mas presents, and much more is expected to be sent through the local post office, within the next few days. The money order windows have heen kept busy during the past few weeks. Dr. John T. Black, state commis- sjoner; has ruled that the state de- partment of health cannot revoke a midwife’s license or restore a licensc. The midwife may apply for a ne license but that must be passed on by the state board of examiners of mid- wives. It is mentioned in Winchester, Conn., news that Rev. Arthur Goode- nough preached Sunday, the Tth, an anniversary sermon, it being 49 years since he went to Winchester. - The clergyman is father of Rev. Giles F. Goodenough, pastor of Ledward Con- gregational church. Some of the districts have decided to continue the neizhborhood praver services. The following prayer meet- ings will be held this week: Tuesday, at 10 3. m. at the home of Mrs. D. B. Allen, Penobscot street. Friday, at 10 a. m, at the Home of Mrs. Eugene Boyens, Hedge avenue. Partial returns of the $42,000.000 drive of the Episconal naation-wide campaign show a majority of the quo- either subecribed or oversubscrib- ed, according to an _announcement made at New York headquarters. Ad- vance reports of the canvass reveal the ptrongest showing i the south. FUNERALS. George A. Jencks. The funeral of George Jencks was held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from his home on the Oliver Bentley place, near Fox Hill. Relatives trom other cities were among those present, and there were a number of floral re- membrances. The services were con- ducted by Rev. Arthur F. Purkiss, pas- tor of the Central Baptist church. George. L. Hildebrand, Frank Schofield, Clarence Sholes and Daniel Lynch were the bearers, and burial took place in the Bentley cemeiery in Preston. A committal service was read at the grave by Rev. Mr. Purkiss. Undertakers Church & Allen had charge of the funeral, An attachment to eject the burned end of"a cigarette features a new ci- er. Epreiis 1 Former{ & PERSONALS ville. home on Pendleton Hill, Railway company. visit with her daughter, Mrs. Ringland. days, Ida Merritt of Fort Hill, Noank, erly. be pleased to learn that ing fast progress towards suffered ever since last August. F case. has been ST. MARY'S FORMER PASTOR tor of St. ville, Mary's church to_build a new church. Fr. Patrick’s church, Waterburv, following message to Fr. Keefe: “Ceneratulations on d celebration, the church that he will oiganize t parish immediately the new church uary and the first week in February, olis busine: man of the APPROVED LIG GHTS FOR “This department has of anproved devices. f enforcement The hrmz the condi up Yo as good » standard as pos ind to direct the action of all den ments.to .the elimination of casés ¥ with only one ted or without a tail without any dev will be many cases where or dimmed headlichts w cient for all practical of course each. ch limit his instruetio to in any way he believes relative to these matters. “In a. seneral icceeded in of the law should he = ight side ligh 1 be his squ Chestnut and Fr. Keegan, closed St, Mary’s church Sunday held when the mission blessed the babies of the par | CONNECTICUT BANKS SHOWING BIG GAINS of Connecticut National banks is shown by compara- sued in Washington. Ac- The recent growth tive figures cording to these figures, on Aug. 1918, there were deposit aceotnts in banks.to the number of 138,15, on which no interest is allowed. were time deposit allowed. On Sept. 12, 1[\‘9 Natlonal ban number of 171,45 Of these, were demand deposit accounts which interest is allowed, 66 interest is allowed, and 16765 time W deposit accounts ich no interest is allowed. STATE EMPLOYMENT BUREAUS employment offices plications for heln were applicatigns for employment. of 4,302 positions were among the work. the month Jf Cctober. cent. Ocober. total® number anply were furnished with 82.4 per cent. during Octeber. RURAL SCHOOLS SHOW ng, * Late reports on thrift and war ings stamp activities in the ry schools, compiled by the state board “dueation, scho interest in the thrift movement. board of education reports. and the November sales will even greater. ehowed the greatest actual progress, during October. gained 28 per cent. savings investment: Sprague $217.10. g A. R. Sharpe of Willimantic is archi- tect of the new power house at Lees- Ars. Susie Chapman of Jewett City has heen spending.a few days at her Charles. Wilkinson recently resigned as night watchman at the Lockwood (mill in Bethel and is working as mo- torman for the Shore Lime Electric Mrs. Bdwin L. Burnap is returning to Washington, D. C., after a month's John Mrs. Ringland will' return with her for over the Christmas holi- Mrs. .Herman Wirz, formerly Miss has tarted for her home in Los Angeles, “al., after five months' visit with rela- tives ang, friends, including her sisters, Mrs. Frank Wheeler of North Stoning- ton and Mrs. George Geldie of West- Friends of Mrs. J. B. Shannon will he is mak- recovery from a_serious .illhess with which she the last four weeks a Norwich doctor has been in daily consultataion on the For some time Mrs. Shannon living with her daughter, Mrs. John C. Foran in New London. SENDS CONGRATULATIONS Rev. J. H. Fitzmaurice, former pas- in Greene- s sent his congratulations Rev. W. A. Keefe, the nastor, unon the encouraging success fhat has marked the incention of the d‘amond jubjlee Liberty Loan drive for the fund itzmaurice, who is now at St. sent the mond jubilee Suceess 1o vour Liberty Bond drive for new church fund. God for the drive for fund so that it will be condncted in the last week in Jan- | « The amount contributed so far has alreadv reached $10.000, including one $500 gift from a prominent non- Cath- in_Connecticut front light In cities there suffi- prienoses, and 1 of police will reasonable way this office has getting the whole mat- terof lighting on a satisfactory basis evening preachers were demand deposit ac- counts, on which interest is allowed, 93899 were demand dcposit accounts, 24,683 accounts, on which interest is allowed, and 14,177 time de- posit accounts, on which no interest 1s Connecticut ehowed deposits to tnhe 17,131 100.999 de~ mand deposit accounts on which n) 36.562 time deposit account# ons which interest is allowed, HAD MUCH BUSINESS The monthly report of the state free issued Saturday shows that during November in all five offices 5280 .men and women sought employment, while a total of 5,610 ap- recetved, showing there werc more jobs than A total filled from .280 persons looking for Of the male applicants for employ- ment. 76.1 per cent. were supplied with positions against 74.9 per cent. during Of the female applicants for employment, 92.6 per were given work as compared with 90.4 ner cent. during the month of Of all applicants for employ- ment, 81.4 per cent. were supplied with gainst $0.3 per cent. during us month, and out of the 76.6 per cent. h help as compared SAVINGS STAMPS PURCHASES show that the litile country are still maintaining a_strong One hundred small towns are includ- ed in. the list uvon which the state These howed a_ gain in October of $18534.36 prove The little town of Avon in of 21 per cent. from .0034 per cent, Newington increased from 23 to 33 per cent., and Rocky Hill The following fig- ures give an idea of what the small towns are doing in the way of war Berlin $205.91, | the Newington $202.72, Madlson $224.63 and | Neither he nor any of the svpsies in THRONGS ANSWER EVANGELIT' APPEAL —_— someone who re?: the s‘tary toi them. And it made a impression on the evangelist's rrn.gx#nan. Some time later on-'a road worker inyited him to a Methodist meeting, telling him that what he needed was to be converted. And so he went to the meeting; was converted and re- turned home to his children with a new and bright outlook on life. The eyangelist then went on to tell of his own father's’conversion shortly after. His father at the time was a mere boy of 16 or 17 and upon his con- version, at the invitation of Mr, Booth, who afterward became General Boeth of the Salvatiom Army, he decided to study for the ministry, He was taken into the Booth home and in due course of time became an evangelis! He afterward was made a lieutenant in.the SBalvation Army, being the thi ty-sixth officer made in that sreat or- ganization. Later he left the Salvation Army and traveled thronghout manv parts of the globe, prcach(ng wherever hefwent. Dr. Howe Pays Tribute. During ‘the Saturday evening service at the Central Bantist church Rery, Samuel H. Howe, D. D,,.pastor of Park Congregational church. snoke a few words of apnreciation of the wonderful preaching of Gvpsy Smith: Jr., and of the great results. that.have been uy~ tained through bis campaign in this ©i Rev. Dr. Howe, in the course of his remarks, said that in his opinion no such series of evangelistic sermans have been delivered in Norwich in a generation. Rev, Df, Howe snoke yerv highly of the evan=elist’ wich, which he said bas made a deen impression on the clergymen of the city and given them new food for thoughi. or. GYPSY SMITH, JR. Two remarkable meetings with con- gregations of 1,500, filling the Central Baptist church, Sunday afternoon and evening, brought to an end the series of union evangelistic meetings held in this city since Nov. 16, under Gypsy Smith, Jr. Ivery available seat in the church auditorium, in the prayer meeting room and in Bushnell chapel was filleq at each service and a line of people stoed at the rear on the malin floor and in the gallery. In the evening the service began at 7 o'clock and Mr. Smith's sermon was to PRIZES COME TO TWO d from the text, “He went away.” It ,CONNECT‘CUT ARTISTS hless priests and people of dear old | gas' o special plea for decisions for| A Painting by Frank W. Benson of St. Mary’s. May vou always vrosper.”|the Christian life while God's spirit | Salem, Mas < prize in the J. H. FITZMAURICE, Wa§ moving upom the people. As on |Seventh biennia exhibition of con- St. Patrick's Waterbury. |{ihe other eveniz~h when the invitation | temporary American oil paintings Fr. Keefe announced on Sunday at ol the Corcoran g: iven in latter days of has been giv W Lo 3 i e the campaign, scoreas sacwered the evangelist’s appeal, pressing their way up the aisles to grasp Mr. Smith’s hand as the pledge of their purpose. The big chorus choir of 100 voices un- lery of art. Jt w he shington Iri v Benson received $2,000 in cash and the Mr Corcoran gold medal. Charles H. Davis of Mystic. Edward F. Ro Conn,, : of Old Lyme, Conn. der the leadership of Charles I*. Allen |2nd William Robinson of New Sang verse after verse of Where e |York York City, received second, ads Me, changing to Just As T Am | third and fourth prizes, respectively. and then shifting to Jesus Is Tender- The cash prizes agsregated $5,000. Iy Calling, and with cach new appeal by Mr. Smith other scores kept push- OBITUARY. AUTOMOBILES TO USE|lg (o the £ro8t Gintil over 200 had Henry M. Phillips. Motor Vehicle Commissioner Stoes- |Made their pledge.. : y_ M. Phillips of 17 Wightman kel has sent fo the police a circular | A8 the closing hymn of the cam-|greot, New London, died at the Law- relating to the enforcement of 'the | PRiEM, Mr. ~’(‘\! a "1'), 9". “'._“.'Ea‘f)f;“' rence Memorial hospital there Frida: lichting laws throughout the state. {4oN to sing Why Do You Wait. Dear evening at the age of T Born in Jewett City, he spent most of his life in New London. He was a member of the old Third Regiment band, a Civill ¢ r veteran and a member - of the d Army of the Republic. Previ- ous to his illness Mr. Phillips was em- ployed at the D. B. Whiton company. Besides his widow, be leaves two Charles Phillips of Towa ana Wil- jinm Follips of New London: twe daughters, Mrs. Silas Bailey of New Brother, and there again re- sponsgs so that the rvice continued for another fifteen minutes. Rev. Dr. §. H. Howe of Park Con- gregational church made the closing prayer, which was followed by the Doxology before Gypsy Smith pro- nounced the benediction that brought the service and the series of meetings to -a close. For half an hour after the miceting Wi s Tt nossible to take up the mat- of to of or closed, men and women were filing in front of the pul to shake hands whth Mr. Smith in farewell and wish him God speed in his work, as he goes to his next series of meetings at the University of North Carolina for two ‘weeks. Mr. Smith, Mr. Allen, the chorister, and Miss Hoagland, the accompanist, were taken to New London shortly af- ter the meetlng in automobiles by London and Mrs. Robert H. Archer of Fort Terry. N. Y.: one granddaughter, Mrs. George McCloskey. Rev. Abraham G. Levitt. (Contributed.) ? Rev. Abraham G. Levitt, who died in this city Dec. 8th, was born in Rus- sia in 1839. He was a student in a ian rabbinical school and at the age of 20 he received diplomas from ts, ad sume of the best known rabbis in wu- so that we feel that we can go to]|James L. Case and Allyn L. Brown so | rope, the limit with any contested case.” that they might catch a ‘train for the In 1879 he was united in marriage solilth.u S e ¥ wimblga Pearl Levine, daughter of At the services on Sunday a free|Jjacob Levine. After his marriage he SUGEERSEUL MISSION-FHAS .o | Will offering was -taken dn en- | settled in Kovrna, Russia, where he CLOSED AT ST. MARY'S | velopes, that had been distrib- | was recognized by the chief rabbi, J. The very successful mission con-|uted last Thursda and Fridgy. | E. Spector, known by the Hebrews as dncted by the two Vincentians, Fr.|This' will be Mr. Smith’s compensa- Hagon H1godole Yitchok Alchonon, as cantor and surgeon mohel, He came to America at|tion for his services in the evangelis- tic campaign. What the amount was 1900 and in with a service that filled the church|could not be learned Sunday night.|spent most of his time in Norwich, with 1,200 men to whom Fr. Chestnut|The expenses of the campaign, | where he was recognized as head ot preached an inspiring sermon. The |amounting to about $1,600 ' had previ- | the Brothers of Josebh synagogue, He mission closed impressively when the |ously been secured by coilections tak- | performed the circumci on of over one entire congregati/n stood with light-|en atsthe meetings and pledges. thousand children, both in Europe and ed candles, rencsing their baptismal| The seven churche which have|in America. vows. united in the campaign—Central Bap-| His home was a haven for the poor In the afterroon at 3 o'clock at the | fist, Congregational, Trinity | a0d needy and he was always ready church anothe impressive servic: Tirst Baptist. 1edor,upd to give a helning hand to those who were in trouble. rst Congregation: 3 Encouraged and assisted by his eral hundred babies in- arms w Smith charitable wife, ther were constant blessed and a large number of little | father of t t who has con- | Visitors of public institutions and hos- children attended the service. ducted this campaign, to come here | Pitals. where were confined patients At the' 5 o'clock mass this (Mon- | for a scries of meefings a vear from | Who have no relatives, He leaves two day) morning ¥r. Chestnut will cele- | now. A committee from the Norwich |$0rs and four daughters. brate high mass for the repose of the | churches is expecting to 20 to v He performed the wedding ceremo- souls of the deceased men and women | York on Wednesday to see Gypsy|Ties of his three daughers in the of the parish, their relatives and|Smith, Sr. about ihe date when he | Brothers of Joseph synazogu friends, can come hers nest year, On Sunday morning, Dac. 7, he left his home at No. and went tn 159 West Main farm in Jewett treet Story of His Father’s Life. City to At 3.30 Sunday afternoon the evan-{perform religions duties. At 2 n. m. gelist told the story of his father's life | of that day he was stricken with a from his childhocd days, the' events|shock and fell unconsciou His which led to his cenversion and his | vounger son, who was spending a vs preparation for the ministry. The con- { cation at his heme. was snmmoned. He 31, | gregation was one of the largest of the | was removed to the Backvs hoespital, 67 | entire campaign, numbering fully 1500. | where he received medical attention by Of | The church auditorium and gallery | Dr. W. K. Tingley. His elder son was were wded to capac as were aso the vrayer meeting room and Sunday heol room, which were thrown open to accommodate the overflow. Some 50 or 75 people, ynable to find seats, stood throughout thé -service. People came from many of the surrounding towns and villages to hear from the lips of his son the life story of Gypsy Smith. Sr, who has won in England the title of “Our Own Gypsy.” A count showed betwéen £0 and 70 automobiles parked in front of the church, city hall building and Otis library Hardsh misery and vrivation were vividly deMicted by the evangelist, who spoke in an interesting vein for a full hour and a half. His talk was liberal- sprinkled with dry humor and wit- sms and so intense was the interest on the nart of the large congregation that hardly a person stirred throngh- ot the entire recital. Pathetic indeed | was the picture of five motherless chil- dren depending upori the unskilled fin- zers of a grief-stricken father who through <dire necessity was forced to cut and sew clothes for his young family. The evangelist hegan with the chfld- hood days of his father, born in a aypsy tent in Tingland and Teading the life of a nomad. He went on to tell of the death of his father’s mother in little English village. When appeal was made for nermission to bury her in the village churchyard, the clergy- man refnsed to allow her to be laid at rest in his chuerhyard because she was a’ gynsv.” Bnt when informed of the fact that Enelish law nrohibited, nrivate burial he reluctantly consented to allow the body to be buried in a corner of the churchvard where, as summoned from New Yerk and his wite and sops were at his bedside when he died at 18.35 o’clock Monday morning, ATl of his children were at the fn- neral, which took vlace »t 11 a. m. Wednesday from the Brothers of Jo- seph synngozue. (‘nmmimn eoryices were ronducted hv Hon. Lovis Chazen. Dorations were made to variens char- itable institutiors b “nllow: M €amuel H, Filler of Jersev Citr. Mra. Fva Birkin, Josenh C. Tevitt. Mrs, Sonhia Hanflig. torether with her hins- hand, Abraham Hanflie. Miss Hattie Tevitt and Morris Levitt. all of New York citv, All stores in the neizhbor- hood were closed durin~ the funeral services. A great number of neohle crowded the srnazogue and followed the hearse for a rreat distance. Mrs. Leavitt C. Sherburne. ‘Word has been received in this city of the death an Friday, Dec. 12. in Crystal City, Mo, Mrs. Phoebe Sher- hurne, wife of Re: Leavitt C. Sherburne, former pastor of St. James® Episcopal chureh, in ~Poonetanuck, and sister-iz-law of Miss Eva Sher- | burne of this city. Besides her hus- band she leaves @ little daughter, 11 years old. 4 Mrs. William J. Fauids, Mrs. "H, Cora _(Crocker) Faulds widow ‘of William J. Faulds, died Fri- day morning at her home, No. 138 Capen street, Hartford, of pneumonia. She was 53 vears old, She leaves a son, Robert E. Faulds, a daughter, Mrs. Lillian Chadwick, her mother, Mrs. Orrin Maples Crocker of Nor- on 91 wich; three brothers, Howard Crock- Gvpsy, Smith nnt it, the sexton threw o Athert N. Crocker and Fben O, his rubbish. The burial took place at | oy Crocker, an dtwo_sisters. Mrs. C. V, Marsh and Mrs, E. Vining. Rev, Herbert Judson “!ito. pastor the First Bantist church will ofliciate at the funeral and burial’ will be in Zion Hill cemetery. midnight, accordire to the gynsv cus- iam and Gvpsv Smith’s crandfather, following the cart and carrying @ lan- te=n. was the onlv monrner, The death Iaft 1he evaneellsts grandfather stricken with grief and with five young children to care for alone. From the dav of his wife's funeral e was a changed man, not in a reliz- ious sense, however, for he knaw noth- Jesus Christ nar the Bible, hut eclded out of revarence for his a better lifé. The there seemed to be something lackine in his life, and he determined to find out what jt was. One dav in a barroom he told the bar- maid of his troubles and asked her if she could help him. She renlied that she couldn't help him but that ghe had umstairs a book which she thourht might aid him. And she handed over:| bar a cepy- of Pilzrim's Prozres: ral of Fatally Burned. Dorothy, the four-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Floyd A. Randall of Mansfield Four, Corners. was left alone in the houise Wednesday morn- ing while the others were out in the barn doing chores. The mother heard a scream and rushing back ,found tife child in flames, which she extinguish- ed. But the little girl had been fatally burned and died in the afternoon. Playing with matches started the fire. SHORE LINE OIL CAR SHIPPED TO NEW JERSEY - The -0il car that came from Sonth Coventry, and it was rumored was tQ the band could read, but they founddrun on the Shore Line Electric rvaa a ekt anldalsi Jennie Filler. wile of BUY 1T HERE; 'YOU'LL GET YOUR MONEY’S WORTH, ™ - If you're going to buy him an Overcoat for Christmas and want to get as much for your money as possible —buy it you here. / Our Overcoats Are Priced at §27.50 to $50 | and every one of them is guar- anteed to give satisfaction. Aoy RRIRNIRRLL CHAPPELL CO. Telephone 24 s 104 Main Street or Central Wharf Murphy & McGarry, 207 Main Streei NOTICE 'nr*all; are forbidden to sell amy N merchandise to my on my credit, a Vo deots atter this date Plainfield, Conn, Dec. 10¢ RHODES. at ch broke ationed | last 1wol n shipped | 4 if proved successful and W 1919, down enroute and has been in the car the months, at Saybroo s | P | on a flat car to oW 2 35 4 T where it will undergo the needed | was pairs before being put into service in that eity. THOMAS B, to reports on fire at a barn or house Accident Proyes Fat . Herbert C. Pease of Ellington, em- ployed in the Springfield, _\1 gon ernmern t armory, died SUCCESSOR COMING TO TAKE MISS SPECK’'S PLACE The regular Sunday evening supper at the Community Center for Girls as attended by about twenty sery E e menu xnvludr‘l wound accident: ‘ahy rec;ncd while at (\\-urk. he exhibits at the corn ané at the International Live Ixhibition in Chicago’ s thewne “hn is. to he successor to | nternational oear of corn. 5 leader of. the | (ich s 37 inches long and 30 incher is exnocfed in Norwich Monday | Which 18 3T inehcs long and 35 incher Miss Doll is coming North Carolina to take up the loca from | 1l 5 kernels to 'nr- row, making Helen Marshall La charge of the club until rives. DIAMOND JUBILEE SOCIAL FOR ST. MARY’S PARISH Rev. W. A. Keefe of St. Mary's parish has invited all the parishioners and their friends to be his guests in Pulaski hall on the Tuesday night af- ter Christmas. Everybody will be wel- come and evryething will be free at this Diamond Jubilee social for the parish. HEALTH TALK PLANNED AT LAUREL HILL MEET.NG The Parent-Teacher association of Laurel Hill school is to hold it cember meeting Tyesday aft= the 16th, at 3.30 o’clock, at the school- house. rogram will inciude a health talk by Miss Culver and Py Miss Susie Whittlesey and Kytk Potter. on is in Miss Doll ar- Curland’s { ~Musical Observer- Broke Glass in Door. A groun of young fellows scuffling on the stairway at the Y. M. C. ilding while they were coming out - night broke one of the glass- OMETHING is lacking in the holiday spirit § that does not recognize the value of good music. Make es in the swihging doors at the foot | the ones you love a present of the stairs at the' Broadway en- of a Victrola and you will trance. have supplied the dearest wish of their hearts. You can easily arrange to meet the convenient terms L we offer you. Plan to bring vour fami Iy here for a concert par We will play the records vou have been wanting to hear. Bonfire Starts Conflagration Report. A large bonfire on z hill at Great Plain about five o'€lock urday afternoon threw up a reflectior that could be seen from several sec- | tions of the city. The reflection gave TheTalkingMackine hop 3 46FranklinSt. Curland Service~ —_— § — RUST STAINS Disappear like magic while vou wateh ‘em by vsing IRON RUST SOAP. 2 cents in stamps will bring a tube enough for 500 stains. Absolutely ef- fective and non-iniurious. F. 5. DISTRIBUTING CO. Box 48, Uncasville. Owing to the continued high cost of labor and material, * the Commissioners have found' it necessary to make a slight increase in the electric power-- rates as follows: First 300 kw. hours per month 8¢ per kw. hour. Next 300 kw. hours per month 5¢ per kw. hour. 3 - Next 2400 kw. hours per v mcath 3.75¢ per kw. hour, All over 3000 kw. hours per month 2.7¢ per kw. hour. = Monthly minimum charge’ to remain as at present, i. e., $2.00 for the first HP. or frac- tion thereof installed. $1.00- for each succeeding HP. or fraction thereof installed. The above rates will be ef- - fective commencing Jan. lst,’ 1920, and-for bills rende commcncing Feb. lst, 1920 il Albert Thomas, laber leader of France, who has been’ selected by the govérning body of the Interna- tional Labor Confsrence, as the first director-general of the Imter- national * Labor office under the League of Nations. Upon him wiil rest the respomsibility of carrving put many of the recomimendations made at the conference. $tbp Your cofi_ "’f&,".‘%‘&fm h PISO”S Gas and Electncal