Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 30, 1919, Page 2

increase in power rates as follows: First 300 kw. hours per month 8c per kw. hour. month 5c per kw. hour. month 2.7c 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. 1st, 1920, and for bills rendered commencing Feb. 1st, 1920, The City of Norwich Gas and Electrical Department OVERHAULING AND REPAR WORK oF a.L KINDS Automobiles, Carriages, Wagons, Trucks and Carts Mechanical Repairs, Painting, Trim. ming, Upholstering and Wood Wark. Blacksmithing in all its branches Scott & Clark Corp. 607 TO 515 NORTH MAIN STREET - John & Geo. H. Bliss Largest Assortment of DIAMOND JEWELRY BROOCHES | ther remained fair SCARF PINS RINGS PENDANTS BRACELET WATCHES RADICLITE STRAP WATCHES, ETC John & Geo. H. Bliss Nickel Plating KINDRED FINISHES at UNITED METAL MFG. CO.,, Inc. Thamesville Norwich, Conn. Prompt and Satisfactory Work Flowers and Trees FOR ALL OCCASIONE Orders Deliversd MAPLEWGOD NURSERY CO. T. H. PEABODY Phone 986 Your OM SOFT AND STIFF HATS Made to look as good as new at the BROADWAY SHOE SHINE AND SHOE REPAIR SHOP 52 3BROADWAY " A. G. THOMPSON, F. S. (PROTECT YOUR FEET) Mfr. Cummings’ Spring Arch Support. Buite 7-8 Alice Building, 321 Main St. Norwich, Conn. Phone 1366-4 Why Throw Your Old th Away, when you can have them made lgvghood as new if you bring them to the City Shoe and Hat Cleaning|| We also dye all kinds of Shoes, in black or brown. 33 BROADWAY L o - e WEEN YU WANT to pdt your bus. iness before the public, ;mrx-, is. o medium Letter than through ‘the ad- wertising columns ef The Bulletin, > THE WEATHER. During the last 24 hours the wea- in. the north Af-- ti cstates, The weather'was colg- ‘Monday throughout the = Atlantic temperatures below zero in extreme northwest and the interior north of New England. There will be snow. and fair weather Wed- hesday In the middle Atlantic and New Engiland states. . The temperature will rise through the :Atlantic states Tuesday .and it will :fall in the north Atlantic states Storn warnings are displayed on the Atlantic coast at and north of ‘Délaware Breakwater. 'Winds off Atlantic Coast. orth of Sandy Hook—Increasing h winds reaching gale force on T“sm -mkmt:"mnms—lncmas-, ing, south and southwest winds, prob- ably reaching gale force with snow or rain Tuesday. Forecast. New England: Snow and _warmer 'Tuegday; Wednesday fair ‘and -colder. . Observations in Norwich. - The following records, reported from The Bulletin’s observations, show the changes in temperature and the baro- metric changes Monday: > ¥ Ther. Bar. 22 30.00 34 30.00 27 29.95 6 » m, . High 3%, low 22. Comparisons. Predictions for Monday: cloudy and colder. 3 Menday's weather: er. Partly Fair and cold- Sun. Moon nad Tides. " Sun High I Moon I Rises. | Water. || Sets. 1 Sets. || i BBR353 PN totaroroiotaes | Six hours after high-wa is water, which is followed by flood GREENEVILLE Rév. William A. Keeéfe' the redtor of St. Mary’s church was in Thomp- sonvilié on Sunday evening where he was one of the speakers, along with Rt. Rev. Bishop Nilan aft:the Home- coming. reception of William J. Mulli- gan by the national officers, fourth de- gree knights and ‘K. of C..men from western Massachusetts and Connecti- cut. s In the course of thé diamohd jubilee events of St. Mary’s parish, the par- ishioners and their friénds throughout the city aré to be-thegunest of Father Keefe in Pulaski hall #his. {Tuesday). evening. Tt is to be an"informal, af- fair, more on the plan of a big fam- ily gathering. P F E Thursday, New Year's day, is a holy day of obligation' and masses will be offered-at 5. 7 anfl '%-0'clock; the’ last mass a high mass. Friday, the first Friday 'of the month, m s for the Leagne of the Sacred Heart members will be offered at 5 and 7 o'clock with serfvices in the evening at 7.30. - Thecaptains and variolis committees for the: Liberty hond drive in'the in- terest of a new church wi'l be appoint- ed this week and plaps discusged for the dpening of the two weeks' drive which enens the last week in January Rev. Fr. Keefe was in Waterbury Mon@ay attending the funeral of the tate R Huzh Treanor, formerly of this city at the Sacred Heart church. Dayid T. Campion, the leading news- dealer in New Rochelle, N. Y., and his wife and child came to Norwich by auto and nassed the great festival in the home of the father of Mr. Cam- pion on. Golden street. The visitors left for hpme on Saturday. Leo Rarum of Hickory street has returned to his home after spending hfndf!hflstma.! vacation” inNew Bed- ford, i Miss ‘Margaret Purdon of New Rochelle, is spending her vacation with her parents on Prospect street. TAFTVILLE Within the past two or three dafs there has come to the notice of the lo- low tide |} cal people that there are a great many tcakes of measles in the village which have not yet heen reported -to thedo- cal health atithorities. These.cases it is said are in families of foreign birth and who are igngrant of the law are regards contagious diseases. The fam-— ilies where these cases. .occur . are treating the patient with. home. pre- pared remedies ad fave not called .in the services of a physician. Where these cases of measies break out in families it is advisable for the head of the family tb fmmediately notify the health officer-or eall in a physi- cian and not.trust to home made rem- edies to work a ‘cure. Since the mild weather of Saturs day and Sunday spoiled the coasting in the village the younger generation has gone back’ to. the recreation of skating and as the ponds have hard- ened sufficiently to permit of this sport’ it is being enjoyed to the full. Miss Helen Crane of Westfield, Mass,, is visiting “Miss Madéline Me- Cann at her home on ° Providence street. Edwin Pollard who has been spend- ing the Christmas holiday and week end at his ‘home on Front street has returned to Boston. Thomas Greenwood has returned to Springfield, Mass., after passing the holidays with lis parents on Front street. The Knights: of ‘Calumbus held a special meeting. for, determining on different details relating to .the ap- Machine Company Telephone; Providence, R; 1. Union' 963 Union. 1857 | Engineerd Founders. .. Machipist Manutacturere. ot HARRIS Con: LISS ENGINES, : Brown . Valve Gear Epplied to afl makes'of Coc- liss Engines, Engine ' Repairs, Shafting, Hangers, Pulleys, ings, Couplings, Clutch Large stock always on hand. General Mill Repairs. Special machinery of all kinds. Bear- Funeral Director wnd | weeks. Bach numerator has been' as- .wounds, is agaln suffering from the .These will have relation to the his-|the public is not so familiar. _be ° replete with iduring the .. The programs ate |person’ now producing alcohol shali, to be an work of -the same | within thirty davs after the In addition to othe i | the banner event of the season. The enumerators appointed to take the census in the city of Norwich will commence work. Friday . morning, ac- cording to directions recéived by them from Thomas J. Smith, of New Bri- tain, supervisor for the first district in Connecticut. It is expected that the work will be completed within two duested by the director of the census, or hy any supervisor, enumerator, special agent, or other em%l;)y'e of the census office, acting tinder the instruc- tions of the said director, to answer correctly, to the best of “their knowl- edge all questions- on the census . schedule applying to themselves and to the families to which they belong or are related, ‘and to the farm _or farms of which they or their families are the occupants; and any person ever 18 years of age, who, under the conditions hereinbefore stated, shall refuse or willfully neglect to answer any of these questions, or shall will- give answers that are false, shall’be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not exceeding $100. signed a section of the city. The questions, and there are many, which will be asked by the enumer- ators must be answered truthfully. A penalty is provided for refusal to answer or for false information. Sec-- tion of the census act of March 3, 1919, says: That it shall be the duty of all per- sons over 18 years of age when re- o STATE TELEPHONE BUSINESS LEGAL QUESTIONS CONFRONT SHOWS BIG INCREASE, ENFORCEMENT OFFICER The new telephone directories were Enforcement of the national prohi- distributed in Norwich Monday. There | bition amendment to the constitution is now onme_telephene for every eight|is not a task to be taken lightly, & people.in. Connecticut. In 'some of the|fact most strikingly evident upon larger centers of population the ratio|close perusal of the law’s text. is one to seven. Julius Stremlau, labor leader and Facts obtained from the telephone|prohibition director for’ the state of company show conclusively that the|Conmecticut, has received his official eight people are using their one tele- | a; pointment to the latter office, it was phone to a wonderful extent, for more | learned today. He will go to Wash- than 222,000,000 telephone calls were|ington Monday for a conference as to handled at the. central offices of the|the future policy of the department company -during the year. he is to organize. > Included in the 222,000,000 calls are| The appointment arrived on Christ- 8,000,000 toll line calls, which shows|mas Eve, and Mr. Stremlau imrmedi- that a tremendous amount of inter-{gtely left his home in Meriden for state and infrastate business is being| New Haven ,where the oath :of office transacted among manufacturers and@| was administered. He said today that merchants. About 160,000 telephones|{he diq not believe the new depart- were used.in passing. this gigantic{ment would be large, as his duties mass of conversa¥ion. would not necessitate a complicated To carry these millions of conver-lg,. oxtensive force. sation, the ‘Southern New England|’ My, Stremlau was appointed in Telephone company uses about 500,000 September, 1918, as superintendent of miles of outside telephone wire. If the| 1o New London office of the United mileage of wire in the central offices| Siates employment service by State was included the figure would be much | g barinfendent Leo A. Korper. ~ When greater. Traversing the hichwaysand|ipis ofice was discontinued he ‘was the byways and reaching Into everv|rnsterred to the office in the capitol. nook and corner of every town, Vil-|..q remained there until the failurs lage and hamlet, the half million miles : e ithin | °f congress to pass the necessary av- of copper strand is all located within propriation caused a dissolution of the 4800 square miles of Connecticut. | {poP L 00 ph‘:“’e“;‘fl‘;‘s“;{f‘s‘;;‘&“e“r‘nfl;:“ IE‘::; He represented Meriden in the gon- land Telephone company has as he|Cr2l assembly of 1913. During.. the war he was a member of the Conmng>- travels on' the TLrains. e WOUM BIeD | .0 5 otd “lcotmeil “for - deferive. * and long and many times before the job £~ was finished, for there are 250,000 of | has Deen president of the state fed- eration of labor, them. There are more than 250,000 miles-of the company's wire in cables There is a clause in that part of the winding their coppery way throughact having to do with enforcement of conduits beneath city streetsand state| wartime prohibition which <pecifie: highways and above them on poles.|that “the commissioner of internal About 85 per cent. of the company’s|revenue, his assistants, agents "and inspectors, shall investigate and re- wires are in cables, aerial and under- ground, so that the company is not,|Dport violations of the war prohibition i eluttering up the skyline with|act to the United States aiturney for its wires. the district in which committed, who To serve shall be charged with (he duty of pany . has prosecuting, subject to the . di ion wh of the attorney general .the offeaders as in the case of other offenses against the laws of the United States.” * * * > The same specifications are repeat- converted into homelike business|ed with regard to the national proai- structures. If the reader has ever seen| bition act. the central offices in Newtown, Lyme,| One of the most formidable' of Mr. Trumbull or some towns he will know | Stremlau’s duties will be the legal de- what is meant by homelike buildings. | finition, in compliance with law, The accounting department of the|the term “intoxicating liquor.” :%{ephone E }rvould be some-|act defines it thus: ing more than a human organiza-| 94 B - tion if an occasional error did not ab- | yneoraro oo, OF the phrase pear in a ‘batch of 1.000,000 bills. The | jot S e AR Wonder is mot that . mistake doeg|to include alcohol, brandy, —whiskey, occur now and then, but that more of | 5if, TUM, bee}-' it oo s them domotovour. | and in addition thereto any. spirit~ 2 3 uous, vinous, malt, or fermentel li- Present active business conditions H 2 M .| quor, liquids, and compounds, wheth~}| in Comneeticyt indicate an extremely er medicated, proprietary, patented heavy” demand fortelephone sérvibe o o o ever arne cariod. i 2 Auring HI containing one-half of 1 per centum NOONDAY MEETING or more of alcohol by volume which 5. are fit for use for beverage purpoises.” AT SILK MILLL" Tne -act further provides howaver, A large number of the employes at- | “that the foregoing definition shall tended the noonday meeting under Y.|not extend to dealcoholized wine mor M. C. A. auspices at the West Side silk | to any beverage or liquid proiuced by | mill Monday noon. Several sopgs and | the process by which beer, ale, portet| hymns were sung heartily by the em-|or wine is produced, if it cont ployes and. the little Billhorn wrgun|than one-half of 1 per cent was played by Miss Bergstresser. conol by volume, and is maide Several —stereopticon slides were | geribed in section 37 of this tic shown and these grea#ly interested the|is otnerwise denominated than udience. The slides illustrated life|bevr. ale or porter ,and is cent. and customs:in the Holy TLand,.and},-¢ sold in, or from, such se Secretary Hill explained the - pictures| |abeied bottles, casks or concir:ars ns and dvew hepfGl lessons from them.|ti( commissioner may by regulatioh When the beautifdl picture of ah east-{ precribe.” 3 ern shepherd with his sheen was!" NMr. Strembau is chargsd with the shown, the speaker efiphasized the| follqwing duties of his office prov.draz faet that Jesus Christ. the Good Shiep-io¢ course he aceepts the delavéd an- herd, had a great love for his sheen, pointment: He shall see that no .per- and it is-the privilege of evervéné to|gon, “on or after the date when the become members of the fold of Christ{sighteenth amendment to the comsti- ‘v)r‘t b(;h(_:n:;\:.’i};n Him and followiie | tution of the Unitenl States goes into im faithtully. ' As the icture of the fose of Shiron | o 4y oanuiactire, bartet. sell, was shown; 3t Wwas stited that Jesus|nicn or possess any intoxicating M- was the Rose of Sharon. the hright and morning star and the chiefest Efl:;f;:fiflbfiu:“;fi”“fl gt among ten thousand. A very sugges- its subscribers the com- 79 central. offices, through ‘h the millions of calls referred to of these central offices in medern and intensely telephone Dbuildings, while practical others were once fine residences, now of The tive picture of Christ in the Garden of | There are exceptions, of course. Cethsemene was nput unon the screen| Wine for sacramental purposes is and at this point the speaker stressed | bermitted: also liquor for non-bever- the thought that Jesus went through the agony of the sarden and. finally died on the cross for every person. and that we should all live worthy of such a CF In closing, the speak- ar wished all a Happy New Year, urs- ng them to he true to Almizhty God to see to it that in_their every and thought and word they show they have the true American age purposes. And the act does mot prohibit the purchase or sale of ware- house receipts covering distilled spir- its on deposit in government bonded warehouses. Other exceptions are denatured ai- oho6l or denatureq rum, produced and used in conformity "with the law: medicinal preparations unfit for bev- petent and proprie- toilet. medicinal and antiseptic preparations and solutions unfit for beverage purposes: flayoring extracts and sirups unfit for beverage purposes: vinegar and preserved sweet cider. The penalty, which Mr. Siremlau is authorized under the law to impose on violators, is heavy. A fine of not more than $1000: imprisonment for not more than six months, is provided; for second or subsequent offenses, there is a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $2,000, with imprison- ment of not less than one month, nor more than two years. Mr. Stremlau must go further than merely satisfying himself that liquor spirit. Joseph "Adams onerated the lantern. DAMAGE SUIT IS FILED A $10,000 damage suit has been hrought sgainst James A. Watrous of 01d Saybrook by Catherine Claffey of New London. The suit, the papers of which were.filed on Monday, is brought as the. result of a collision between a bicycle which the plaintiff was riding and an automobile owned by the defendant. The accident happened August 11, 1919, on Main street, Lyme. The pldintiff claims she was thrown down both "arms broken and that she suf- 'IT'S SURPRISING That So Many Norwich People Fail To Recognize Kidriey Weakness, e Are’you a bad back vietim? Suffer twinges, headaches, spells? Go to bed tired—get up tired? 1t's surprising how few suspect the kidneys. It’s surprising how few know what to do. Kidney trouble needs kidney -treat- ment. Doan’s Kidney Pills are for the kid- neys only. Have comvinced Norwich people of their merit. Here's a Norwich testimony. Kidney sufferers Hereabouts should tead it. C. S. Bennett, motorman, 46 Palmer Street, says:- “I know Doan's Kidney Pills- are good, for they helped me & lot. when I used them several years| ago. Ibhaven's needed a kidney remedy since Doan’s cured me.” Price 60c, at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Kidney- Pills the same that Mr, Bennett had. Foster-Milburn Co., Mfgrs,, Buffalo, N. Y. dizzy case; Norwich] distribution- of alcohol to be used ex- clusively for other than beverage pur- poses may be established upon filing of application and. bond. “Alcohol produced at any registered| Industrial -alcohol plant or'stored i any bonded warehouse may be trans- ferred under regulations to any other registered industrial alcohol plant or bonded warehouse for any lawful pur- se. “Any’ distilleq spirits produced and fit for beverage purposes remaining in any bonded warehouse on, or before the date when the eighteenth amend- | ment to the constitution of the I'nited; States goes into effect may, under regulations, be withdrawn therefrom either for denaturation at any bond- od denaturing plant or for deposit in a bonded warehouse establisheq un- der this aet. “Alcohol may be produced at any indusirial alcohol plant established under, the provisions of this title, from any raw materigls or by any pro- cesses suitable® for the production of alcohol ,and, under regulations, may be used at any industrial alcohol plant or bonded warehouse or sold or disposed of for any lawful pur- pose, as in this act provided.” The penalty for operation of an in- dustrial alcohol plant in violation of! the law is a fine of not exceeding $1.- 000, or imprisonment of not exceeding thirty days or both, and for a second or cognate offense, refusal to issue a permit for -a period of one vear for the manufacture of industrial aleohol, in compflan! with the law. GIVEN COLCHESTER FARM AS CHRISTMAS PRESENT Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Truman of Col- chester gave a delightful Christmas party at their home, the large tree being decorated by their little adopt- ed daughter. Elizabeth Chabaud, as-| sisted by Mrs. C. Staples, their near- est’ neighbor. % N Gifts were pregented to all, the most important being the presenta- tion of Hillside farm, by Mr. and Mrs, Treuman to their older daughter and husband. Mr. and Mrs. Emile Geof- frey, Mr. Treuman to complete the house, which will have all modern improvements, Mr. Treuman is 80 vears old, but ac- tive for his years. He has been ali large and successful onion raiser. Ev- ery building on his farm was erected | by him including a large stone barn| built ten years ago. An interesting feature of Mr. Treuman’s buildings is| that he has made alk the shingles with which they are roofed. Mr. Geoffrey conducts a poultry business. Present at the Christmas gathering was Mr. and Mrs. Treuman’s youns daughter, Mrs. R. Hilt who Wwith her husband own several houses in Bos- ton. HELD FAREWELL PARTY FOR WILLIAM B. COVEY ‘William ‘Benjamin Covey of 42 Frees man avenue was-given a farewell par ty Monday night hyv -the -Boy Scout troop of the Central Baptist church at the Huntington place residence of Rev. C. L. Kenagq, assistant pastor of the church. Young Mr. Covey is to leave this (Tuesday) morning for a course of stury at Mt. Hermon school, North- field, Mass.. where he will be for four vears in fitting himself for a mission- ary phy i He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Covey, Jr., and is a ‘gradpate of Broadwav grammar school and attended the Norwich Free Academy for a year. For the last two years he has been employed in The! Bulletin job room. Tha good wishes of his associates there gn with him in new field of study. EVANGELISTIC SERMONS AT TRINITY M, E. CHURCH At Trinity Methodist church, Re A, E. Legg’s midwinter announce ments for Sunday evening services in- clude a series of evangelistic ser- mons based on the Parable of the Prodigal Son: Dec. 28—The Prodigal Gets a Start in Life. Jan. 4—The Prodigal Makes a Great Discovery. Jan. 11—The Prodigal Gets Some is not being sold or consumed in .de- fiance of the. law. For the “drys” have included in their devastating legislation a clause covering the pri- vate still, made, say, out of the fam- ily teakettle and a length of rubber hose. The still itself may . flonrish and quench a desert of thirst, but the products thereof may not be svid to anyone, Physicians, who may issue permits for the consumption ang sale of liquor for medicinal purposes, must have permits themselves. And no person fered cuts and brulses upon her head, limbs and body. CLAIMS HE WAS DESERTED BY WIFE ‘Robesrt Ebell of East Lyme has brought action against _Annie Ebell, formerly of. East Lyme .but now of Glenfield, N. Y. The couple were mar- ried in 1913. Mr. Ebell claims desertion | since October 22, 1916. o " Wounds Troubling Him. Walter E. Cheever, nephew of Mgs,|can procure liquors for this purpose | thefr wives, Mr, and Mrs, . F. Andrews of Dotier HIll, R. 1, whe | without a permit from the collector of{ Boyfiton, ME. and Mrs. fought through the werld war France, -receiving ~ four shrapnel | lau when he is appointed. The act specifies that “nothing shall effects of his wounds. It has been|prevent the storage in the United discovered that numerous minute par- | States bonded warehouses of all li- ticles of steel and iron from thé burst- | quor manufactured prior to the ‘tak- ing shrapnel still remain in his body, | ing effect of the law, or prevent the causing much trouble. Blood poigon- sportatioh of such lquof to such ing is feared, -He.is also suffering | waréhouses or to any wholesale drug- from an injured thumb. .Mr. Cheever | gist for sale to such druggist for pur- is now a resident of Norwich. poses not prohibited when the tax is . - |paid ,and permits may be f1ssued therefor.” proaching ball. The foflowing potnts| So much for beverage aleohol. There were voted upon. The hall iz to belis another side to the law, which con- decorated with emblematic - designs.|cerns Mr. Stremlau, but with which This torical voyage of Columbus and will| has to do with the industrial phase of incidents occuring |-production: It is specified that—"any nature, ha 2 A : v, the., yrogress. . All \ , r W it is expeeted mtm% il er as practicable, -the 'prem- ises shall bended. and - it may issue for the operation of such plant “Warehouses for the stora « in | internal revenue, probabiy Mr. Strem-| Boynton and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. New Clothes. Jan. 18—The Insecurity of the Elder Brother. Jan. 25—The Mother of the Prodi- gal Son. There 1is :special music each night. Miss Elizabeth Lane is violinist. C. D. BOYNTON OBSERVES HIS 60TTH ANNIVERSARY Clarence D. Boynton,of No. 49 Clift street celebrated his sixieth birthday at his home Saturday evening. His wife invited his. three brothers and Olin F. letcher E. Boynton. The feature of the refresh- ments was 4 latge birthdav cake with candles. A very vleasant evening was spent socjally,, an. interesting feature being the curios brought Here from Mexico City by Mr. Bovnton's daugh- ter, Mrs, Luther K. Zabriskie. LOCAL ICE DEALER STARTS HARVEST TODAY e local ice dealer, H. B. Bates, is to start his “ice harvest today (Tuesday).. He reports that the ice on East Baltic'street is slightly 6ver seven inches in:thickness. J. H. Ford is tincertain as to when: he will begin his harvest. His ice is the same 1l ice. . The date of his. harvest depends in some degree -on- the Weather condi~ -The cgal strike is over, the same ad 18 an earthquake , when it quits shal- ing—the damage is still to be r¢ ~—Bosten pt. hickress but he is waiting for heavier | LINNE: Broadway ;. P at {New .York papers. plesse % OUR DECEMBER SALE OF MUSLIN UNDERWEAR Our Annual December Sale of Women’s Muslin Under- wear will continue today ‘and all this week. In'this sale are _immense new stocks cf high-grade Undermuslins at sub- stantial price concessicns. Following are some of ‘the special Underwear offerings: : Corset Covers Corset. Covers in a complete as- sortment of styles, with lace and hamburg trimming, at these special prices: At 44c—regular price 59 At 69c—regular price 75¢c At 83c—from $1.00 and $1.25 Combination Suits Women's Muslin _Combination Suits, consisting of Corset Covers and Skirts—Corset Cover and Draw- ers: At $1.98—regular price $2.50 - . o e Brassieres . [‘ong slflrts Brassieres trimmed with lace and embroideries, in variety of Women’s Long Skirts of Cam- bric and Muslin, tailor-made, with tucks—also trimmed with edgings and insertings of lace and Hams< burg, at these prices: At 8%c—regular price $1.00 At $1.29—regular price $1.50 At $1.98—regular price $2.50 Better grades in Long Skirts, &lso reduced in price. . Muslin Drawers Women's Drawers and Cambrie, trimmed with-lace and hamburg, a great variety of styles, at these prices: At 65c—regular price T75¢ At 89¢c—regular price $1.00 At $1.29—regular price $1.50 styles, at these prices: At 50c—regular price 65e At 89c—regular price $1.00 At $129—regular price $1.50 At $1.79—regular price $2.00 Extra Size Garments ‘We specialize in extra size gar- ments for short women We show these, extra full garments in many grades and ‘qualities to insure an as- sortment. At these special prices: Extra Size Drawers At 89c—regular price $1.00 At $1.29—regular price $1.5 Extra Size Gowns At $1.49—regular price $175 At $1.89—regular price 32.2 Extra Size Short Skirts At 98c—regular price $§1.25 Extra Size Long Skirts At $128regulan price $1.50 At $1.69—regular price '$2.00 At $1.98—regular price $2.50 of Muslin Envelope Chemise Presenting a big variety of new styles—all dependable qualities: At 65c—regular price T75c At 89%c—regular price $1.0 At 98c—regular price §1.25 At $1.29—regular price $1.50 At $1.79—regular price $2.25 At $1.98—regular price $2.50 Short Skirts At 89c—regular price $1.00 Muslin Gowns Muslin Gowns of fine materials, in high, low and V_neck styles, trim- med with lace and hamburg 'em- broideries at these prices: At 89c—regular price $1.30 At $129—regular price $1.50 At $198—regular price $2.25 At $2.19—regular price $2.50 High and V Neck At $1.29—regular, price $1.50 At $1.70—regular price $2.50 At $2.19—regular price $2.75 Philippine Underwear All our dainty Philippine Under- wear, in Envelope Chemises and Gowns, a splendid assortment of ‘mewest styles—at greatly reduced prices. | Crepe-de-Chine and Wash Satin Underwear All our lines of Crepe-de-Chine and Wash Satin Underwear, in flesh color, assortment includes Envelope Chemises, Camisoles and Gowns— at ‘greatly reduced prices. The Portecus & Mitchell Co. ner was served. This consisted of fresh roast pork, all kinds of vege- tables, pie, cake, fruit, candy, . and everything that goes to round out & good Christmas dinner. There are at present ten inmates at the farm,.eight men and two women, and they enjoyed the festivities of the day that the kind thoughtfulness of Mr. and Mrs. Ruyndell provided. Mr. and Mrs. Rundell took charge BOY SCOUTS GET ;i LIBERTY LOAN FLAG The regular meeting of Troop No. 1, B. S. A, was held at the Community house recently with a geod ' attend- ance. The troop recertly ‘réceived a flag’ from the treasury department in recognitioni of itg 'work - during the Victory Liberty Loan campaign. . . of the farm last January, so have Ghingny Eires been in office but 4 year. During that Engine Co., No. 1, was called to the | fime the interior of the house ~has house owned by Dr. J. J. Donahue at 35 Broadway at 457 Monday after- noon for a chimney fire. There was no damage. "PLAINFIELD Miss Marguerite Collins of Millville, Mass., is a vigitor at the home of Mrs. Charles 14 Fenniere. torence Bernier is visiting in New been renovated and improved. the ice house has been repaired, and the farm brought up to a high standard. There are twelve cows and two horses on the place besides pigs, chickens, etc. Besides furnishing a plentiful supply of milk for the farm sales of milk in the Boston market amounted to $1,900. The grain bill was 3900, but part of this was for the hogs, and pork was sold from which Bedford. 300 was realized aside from the A Woodstock correspondent writes: | farm's supply. £ 7 There was a merry Christmas at the Mr. and Mrs. Rundell came fto ‘Woodstock town farm this year. The| Woodstock from Plainfield, and have superintendent and matron, Mr. and|given entire satisfaction. Mrs. A. L. Rundell, pfovided a pret- tily decorated Christmas, tree and Middimtomae s Dapobiia there were gifts for ak 'A fine din- iddietown.—Deposits are _already being made at the Middletown Na- tional bank for the 1920 Christmas club. Over $83,000 in checks were mailed to 2,200 subscribers in the 1319 , | Christmas club last week. Church & Allen 15 Main Street Funeral Directors —AND— Embalmers Lady Assistant Telephone 328-3 HENRY E. CHURCH WM. SMITH ALLEN MARRIED PERKINS — NYE—In_South_Cove Dec. 25, 1919, by Rev. Beebe, Francis Perkins Ella Nye. E DENKER—BURNS—In Norwich Town, gec. 29, 1919, by Rev. Charles: W, . Brennan, .Miss Josephine Burns and William J. Denker, both of Nofwich Town. MAYNARD — VIENS —In Danielson. Dec. 29, 1919, by Rev. M. J. Ginet, M. 8., Wilfred Maynard and Miss Pauline Viens. HURDLE—GREEN_In Westerly, R. I, Dec. 25, 1919, by TRev. Clayton A. Burdick, Corp. Walter Hurdle and Olive Ethel Green, both of Charles- town, R. L JOHNSON — GRAY — In Stonington (Pawcatuck), Dec, 28, 1919, by By- ron J. Peckhar, J. P, Everett Moody Johnfon of Amesbury, Mass. and %/{abele Madalyn Gray of Haverhill, ass. P S S Sy PIED THOMPSON—In Stonington (Pawea- tuck), Archibald C. Thompson, aged 85 years. WHEELER—In New London, Dec. 27, 1519, Hélen M. G., widow of Jndge Ralph Wheeler, in her 84th year. KENNEDY—In New London, Dec. 27, 1919, Joseph F. Kennedy, in his 49th year. CUSHMAN-In this oity Ded, 28, 1819, Mary A. Cushman, wife of the late David 'F. Cushman, aged 67 years. Funéral at the home of her grand- daughter, Mrs. Edward Brodeur, 194 Main street Fast Side, Weanezday afternoon, Déc. 31, 4t 2.30. Burfal in the family.lot in ¥antic cemetery. NELL—Entered. jnto rest, Sunday, Dec, 25,1910 - Adella A wife of Dr. nriell. 5 Berviees ‘at -her ;l!‘e regidence, 171 2, e ‘m: Shea & Burke " 41 Nain Street GAY-—~In Norwighy Dec. 2T, Fihers] " Seriaee Wil the|| WHER, ¥6T Wwarr to put Tour u. Buckinghafi Mémorial Tue ec. | Iness . before he Dabie Tt ne 30, at 1 p. m. Burfal in Maplewood medium better thap through the ade cem: 3 vertisins zolumna of The Bulletm. /