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X TN A Union Watth Night service was held at the Baptist church Wednes- day evening. It consisted of different hour sessions, the church bell. being rung for:each session, until the New Year was rung in at twelve o'clocks The first service began at half past seven, when Rev. M. D. Fuller talked on The Church and Her Oppbfinifi'. Miss Evelyn Reid sang, I Heard a i Voice, and One Sweetly Solemn Thought, being accompanied by Mrs. Aléex McNicol. At half past eight Mrs. J. B. Aldrich spoke on' Our Sunday School Work; Mrs. G.. H. Prior sang. At half past nine Rev."Wm. J. Rey- nolds of Lisbon delivered a sermon, and Mrs. L. G. Buckingham and Rev. Mr. Fuller sang, I Will Magnify the Lord, accompanied by Mrs. F. D. Bal- Jon. At half past ten, Mrs. A’ M. Clarke read a paper on The Atone- ment; Rev. Mr, Fuller sang, Flee as a Bird; he was accompanied by Miss Alice A. Brown. At half past eleven there was a consecreation service led by Rev. J. B. Aldrich, during which Lewis Aldrich -sang, . The Question Settled Long. Ago, heing accompanied by Miss Brown.:. % Donelda St. Pierre, the week old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry St. Pierre, died in Glasgo, New Year's day. The father died a few months ago. The- child is survived by ‘its mother and a sister. Mrs. . Thomas McBroome and Miss Vera McBroome eve visiting Mrs. James Flannery. in- New Britain. Mr. and Mrs. John Wright and son, William, of New York, are at Dr. and Mrs. G. H. Jennings'. Mrs. Frank Wilcox returned from New York Wednesday evening. Mrs. D. F. Finn is eritically ill at her home on North Main street. Miss Niola Watson, the supervising school nurse in New London, is .-a guest at Mr. and Mrs. F". S. Leonard's. Miss Bessie Leonard, nf Northamp- ton, Mass., who has been a guest there, has returned to her school duties. Mrs. R. Smith and son, Herbert, of Phenixville, R. 1, are New Year's ! guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Gilbert. She a Brothers commenced housing ood, clear, ten-inch ice, New Year's —IF— + 1f all who hate would love us, And all our loves were true, The stars that swing above us Would brighten in the blue; If cruel words were kisses, And every scowl a smile, A better world than this is Would hardly be worth while; If purses would untighten To meet a brother’s need, The load we bear would lighten Above the grave of greed. This is the time of year we let go, as we J never carry over a single garment to- anothr Fortunately for our patrons and unfortunat Iy for us, our stocks are heavier than they have ever been in the past. Terms of This Sale | No Exchanges All Sales Final Slight charge for necessary alterations. Our 8th Anniversary and January Clearance Sale Combined 'ln'One,jMakes This the Greatest Event of the Year ( N THIS SALE WE WILL DISPOSE OF ALL WINTER APPAREL (Coats, Coatees, Suits, Dresses, Skirts, Waists, Furs, Millinery If. those who whine woul(riI 1whisktlle, : ’ ST s’ 4 4 4 pbpnts s’ 1 nery And those who languish laugh, : The rose would rout the thistle, Re‘“‘““f of cost. The grain would outrun the chaff; If hearts were only jolly, If grieving were forgot, And tears and melancholy . Were things that now are not— “Then love would kneel to duty, And all the world wouid seem A bridal flower of beauty, A dream within a dream. In itself this is a great opportunity, but when the continuance in advance of prices of materials .. is taken-into consideration THIS OPPORTUNITY IS UNPARALLELED 3 CLEARANCE SUITS To close out at $25.00_ were to $37.50 $29.50 were to $43.50 $35.00 were to $52.50 $37.50 were to $59.50 Etc., Etc. CLEARANCE DRESSES To close out at $10.98 were to $18.50 $15,00 were to $25.00 $1975 were to $35.00 $22.50 were to $39.75 $2950 were to $49.50 Etc., Etc. If men would cease to worry, And women cease to sigh, And all be glad to bury Whatever has to die— If neighbor spake to neighbor, As love demands of all, The rust would eat the sabre, The spear stay on the wall. Then every day would glisten, And every eye would shine, And God would pause to listen, And life would be divine. $35.00 were to $52.50 33975 were to $59.50 Etc., Etc. | { {a | cent marriage of Miss Mildred Louise Vi'cox, second daughter of Mrs. Rob- son R. Wilcox, formerly of Jewett and Edward Titus Belknap, Miss cox entered the chureh and pro- ed to the altar as the flower girl, ne Graves of New York city, ‘a of the bridegroom, scattered pathway a basket Of rose The bride's gown was of 3 e moonglow satin, court train. § embroidered with silver. Her veil of i tulle . was fastened with orange blos- isoms. She carried a showed bouquet {of white roses and pompom chrysan- themums. Her traveling suit was of black chiyon velvet. Miss Graves, the flower girl, ~was costumed in a pale yellow chiffon. Miss Filorence Willcox, sister of the bride, was maid of honor, and | wore a gown of pale green metailic 194 Main Street HUMOR OF THE DAY “analshall we find the pot of gold he end of the rainbow " bellowed | | Psalm, used as a game, by the leader and the school; reading. Miss Flor-| ence Jones; ‘Christmas catechl.sm,‘ Anna and Edith Olsen; regcitation, My KALEIDOSCOPE An ornamental on East Main street, Donald Maxon of Boston is visiting hig parents, M». and Mrs. Arthur Ma- | xon. holder has designed to contain a milk bottle and been stump speaker. enable it to,be used as a pitcher. i:rrich“ ‘t'r’;_“m‘.l‘i”& ]‘{“’f;@go’x‘)‘;‘;e!fl“";e Gift to Jesus, Douglas: salutes to U.| The installation of the officers of Not if the = ts there it s nming. s!S. and Christian flags, school; song, | Mystic Rebekah lodge with the ap- | Cl D st o ésg‘flesdahl;ie vet—The H‘B’;‘? Iis{:; Erx;ss};afggerm?m )tms fii'{:b: {of pale pink nompom C"'Y“"'““-'(S:ox:edm ‘:xr:les i ;re:engzl‘po)lnted officers Will take place at the eaners Yers : : eyl 4 el U B R R OB T ferns. The | gtories of Jesus on Earth, given in|regular meeting to be held in Odd | & 1. (with newspaper) — Here's a|products and especially to ascertain | e . o re Miss Gladvs Gade- | pupils’ own words, The Man Let|Fellows' hall this (Friday) evening. | L o D e the Geath ot one | e eetent to oo N Erada coa1|brod of New York city and Miss|Through the Roof, = Arthur Jones; | Mrs. Delphine Rogers.of Groton, dis- S ir Sur preatest men within the next|and colliery wasto can be utllized. | Gmminrod mres Of gAsbury. Miss|Story of John the Baptist, Earl Mac- | trict deputy, will act as installing offi- : B weeks. S 170 Srible il o SIERE. ac| ok At s B e | D K iy er ] MlE e S “WE CLEAN ABSOLUTELY” - s k aded satin with tulle trim- |Rj : i - vi ved. e—Is your insurance policy ail|gea, Great Britain has built a ship Richard Jones; the first miracle, wa-| monies a light supper will be served and Miss Hulsizer. a celestrial blne broraded satin with tulle trim- i@ up?—] on Transcript. ter changed to wine, Walter Jones; | ¥ ife—Don’t .you think you cught to with a deck 535 feet Christ on the Mountain with Moses| long, entirely NEWSPA;ER ADVERTISEMENTS : 't you thin clear of obstruction, the smokestacks|ming. FEach carried large chrysan-fand Elijah, Douglas MacLeod; song.| GREAT HELP TO ECONOMISTS HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR PATRONS VA.bnevdr i“l:ivo eahr. el sk bel;g po{xzontal ?nd ltlhe %lllothouse themums of pink and lavender |Holy Night, Elwood Hubbard; talk | Tusband—I thought s il|and wireless masts collapsible. shades. By or: i g : & 2 f 5 x 2 v the pastor; reading, Mrs. Linnell N e ssible fi :‘K;’;‘_“’;Qnm The earliest coinage that can be| The gown of Mrs. Willcox, the |reading, Miss Signe A. Olsen: Christ-| g et Siln()l:“\s'.ev{'ar;’oll'k tlrta Bt himeet, | : B s iy titerah e v called American was ordered by the | bride’s mother, was of hlue crepe{mas song, Mrs. Clarence Smith, with!wife and smali boy with clothing of o g ~Saying he in ¥~ | Virginia_ Company and was minted | meteor and georgette, and her bou-|a second song as encore; offering to|“good quality” for $148.53 by care- | ?' A ; in the Bermudas in 1642. But then,|Quet was of pink roses and orchids.|the Saviour, Whose Birthday Tt is;gylly studving newsparer advertise- | “ v nl V = “Ts_this patient violent? and for long afterwards, the stand- [ Willis S. Titman was best man. The | plums taken from the Christmas| ments of reputable houses and then 9 ) ) > g "Noj replied the asylum attend. |arg ourrency of Virginia Was tobacco. | Ushers were Schuvler Ouackenbush of | Plum Pudding. by children of the | hopping around,’ aceording to, Col B e 1t. “He merely thinks the wails of i i P New York city, Wesley Ba s istri i “Fri ‘ - Fns %’S ot T AP with Chifese | AMong the earliest strikes in the) XCW W¥ork y.} b E;f;?fzmoflf school, and distribution of candy:| wichael Friedman of the fa'r price| United States were those of the shoe- makers in Philadelphia im 1796 and 1798, of the sailors in New York in 1803, the shipwrights st Medford, ZZola Page. although but just past| her third birthday, told her story re- markably well, as did all having stor- ies of Jesus. The offering is to go Sponey and he's an American adding @machine- tfying to strike a-balance.” £ Birmingham Age-Herald. committee in a report submitted to- | day to Federal Food Administrator Williams. classmate at Smith colleze. and Miss Dorothy Potter of New York. , Rev. Dr. James W. Martyn. pastor of and Slippers : | = Another sign that democgacy is|Mass, in 1317, the Afbany printers in | the church, officiated and the single|to the relief work in Turkey, being| scops: on wemno 45035 nna “fe! farchinz on.” 1821 and the New York hatters in [Iing ceremony was used. The recep- |done by Rey. Paul Wilson, who spoke| oo $99.95. These figures would al- | e : tion was at Belwood, the home of the|at Westminister = twice ~Christmas | |01 “for an overcoal, suit of clothes ( LE,A]QE:I) 'O PERFECT ION % “T sce where a royal personage went Statistics for the present century bridegroom’s grandmother, Mrs. Sarah | Sunday a yvear ago . £ Sy 2y a @uck hunting the other day and a pmmoner who was a member of the rty killed most of the ducks.”—Bir- ngham Age-Herald. % Willy (at the stadium)—This real- ¥ is beautiful music, I'm enjoying it fmmensely. What ig it? “Nilly == Tt's Rimsky - Korsakoff's “Scheherazade.” Willy—Holy Jehosaphat; that three times befo: Tve heard (Rushes show that 1,050 mihers’ strikes have Iof‘curred in "Great Britain as com- ipared with about .500 of all other trades combined. «Next to - miners as strikers rank the textile workers —the woolen mill operators and cot- ton spinners. Jim,' the skunk, has returned to his winter quarters in the fresh-air duct to the’ furnace in the cellar of the Postoffice at Rutland, cl E. Belknap. according hrysanthemums. WESTMINSTER The pastor at worship took for his text Phil. 1:21, The house decorations were of palms, smilax, white roses and The color scheme | of the event wa sthat of the rainbow and the r«idea was very successfully | perfected. Stnday morning Notice was read Sunday of the meeting of the Westminister Eccles- iastical Society at the church Mon- day, Jan. 5, ai,2 n. m. In view of the approaching 150th anniversary of the orzanization and the building, doubt- less this "I prove a special meeting no one choose to miss. The first reqular meet'ng of the La- dies’ Aid society for 1920 is to be held in their room at the parsonage Tues- sheoes;, underwear and hoisery for mam A skirt, dress, coat, shoes, hois- ery .and underwear for a woman, and suit, shoes, stockings and overcoat for a boy. The figures, according to Mr. Will- iams, represent lower prices than those submitted in Boston, but are slightly higher than in Chicago. SHORTAGE OF PHYSICAL GIVE US A TRIAL GOODS CALLED FOR AND DELIVERED . EVERY DAY BY AUTO TELEPHONE 743-2 out.)—Musical Courier. Mrs. De Smyth-Jones—Now I want ~‘To me, to live is Christ,” inviting all | dav. Jan. 6. to make it true n their lives also. The | to Postmaster Dennis A. Smith, who EDUE&T_ION HEACHERS 150 MAIN STREET = % s The last of the hours for worship |says the animal has wintereq there |evening of the church = school on|at heuse altars fo v | e N h 1 t n s : s for 1919, Wednesday,| X <, Jan. 1- short- oo s e Bt 1, e et B i T o U] S I N | S Yo s B | Postal Telegraph Office, Norwich s coming out, you know. leavine, Sl e sr;&zegmzenrd j2nd night proved fine, _the decorations >, Taking Account of Stock. Matt. | physical education teachers for pn (02 elegrap. ce, INorwic Froprictor of Stall¥es, mum. TIl| eyin® carly 1o tho spring, and fur- | beautitul, including the fine large|?s: 1-13. The Good 1919 Has Brought | pnia from & to 20 vears of ase in the save ’er the very best, ‘Whatever wag she put in for?”"—Sat- urday Journal, London. poor thinz. | ing his stay with bread and milk. Soil and climate in Ireland encour- Assadoor Hagopian, cut by B. Da- vies. The program carried out fol- given and brought by U"ifi, and the Lessons We' Have Learn- e schools of the country, according to a report mada tndar to the American! Works, New London—Branches, Mystic and Bristol. Mr. and Mrs. Warner Page, who | Physical Rducation Association hv D: age the growth of oats—the acreage|l0WS: Song, Joy to the World, by all ‘What caused the excitement sthat restaurant?” fellow home from overseas or- dered an egg, and the waitress fairt- in ‘What was the trouble?” “He waved his hands over his hcad znd velled ‘Oof!’ at her."—The Home Sector. “You swear that this man is no chicken stealer?” demanded the judge. “Yessur,” replied Rastus Rashle “Da’s whus ah said, suh.” “What do you know about the facts posed to know nuffin’ s in de case. suh. Ah is an expert witness f9i de defene.”— New York Evening Post. Why He Failed. South Dakota’s primary law re- quires presidential candidates to file 1 statement of their policies in eight words. Which may be another rea- son why Senator Poindexter didn’t met anywhere out there—Arkansas Gazette. All Masonic lodges working under e jurisdiction of the garnd lodge of e state of New York must keep their records in English beginning Jnauary 1, 1920, according to & ruling just made by Grand Master William aFrmer. 7\ covered freezome. drug store for a few You simply apply & few I“‘hite House state Wornen! Keep It On Dresser! - Never Let Corns Ache Twice Instantly! Few dropsstop corn-soreness, then corns and calluses shrivel, loosen and 1ift out with fingers—No pain!, ‘The world owes thanks to the genius in Cincinnati who dis- Tiny bottles of the magic fluid esn now be had at any of this freezone upon & tender, aching corn or a hardened callus. Instantly the soremess 88 well as painful calluses on. duqrnnd you will | bottom of feet without any pain. find eeflnm’ufiu-uloo-exh_diy! Keep it on the dr 3 in 1918 being 66 per cent. of that of England—and with, for example, the adoption of motor transport enabling the crops of large districts to be moved expeditiously and cheaply to a common milling center, there reason to anticipate an production of oatmeal, wih the ob- ject of satisfving the steadily grow- ing popular demand. The Pottery Industry in 1918. announced by the United States Geo- logical Survey, Department of the Interior. This report contains a sum- ingly important industry under war conditions, with its restrictions and handicaps; which were many and ofttimes onerous. It also contains industry during 10 years, the produc- tion of pottery by States and kinds of pottery. An interesting feature of the report is a description of the dining service made and installed during the year. Especial interest attadhes to this ser- vice, as it is the first American-made state service used in the White House and is known. as the “President Wil- son design” becanse of the Presi- dent’s interest in the design and his suggestions concerning _it. and shriveled thet you lft it off with the fingers. Not s bit of paisi or soreness is felt when applying freezome or after- wards. It dpesn't even irritate the ekin or flesh. For o few cents one can now get rid of every hard corn, soft corn, or corn between: the toes, centa. drops is | increased The publication of a report on the pottery industry in 1918 has just been mary of the status of this increas- |, statistics showing the growth of the of ware, and the imports and exports present, Luke 11, 8-20, e s , read by Mrs. ent, ith th If’rayer 2 W e Lord’s prayer by all: ad. dress of welcome, s Slovak Republic At Washington “\COPYRIGHT HARRIS & EWING, WASH. . John G. Masaryk, son ~f the president of ‘the Czecho-Slovak re- public, has reached Washington to become charge des affaires of his country’s legation: here. " During the ‘war the Austrian crowned his adventurous career by holding’ him as a Hostage for his mother, who was Miss Mary Garrigue, of superintend- Earl MacLeod; The| have been spending Christmas holi- days with their children at Mrs. Moo- dy’s are detained for a few dars by the illness of little Peggie. now im- proving. Christmas Story, Zola Page; Old.| Allen Moody_ha time Song, Mrs. Linnel; the 23rd|work in New York. CEd e Elwood Hubbard sold 600 Christ- mz:s fea.ls as ?sient of the state tuber-' culosis commision in Westminist Represents The Ozecho- |good record. g Friday night the hospitable doors of of the’ Moodv mansion swung wide for a large number of their neighbors ang other friends. who spent a pleas- ant evening. Dancing was the enter- tainment. Ice cream was served. rH:)vr[;‘-s;qw, vM.‘JA‘)hns!on has returned New York, leaving her much better. & E5eeen James Lathrop has finished his ‘work as rural mail carrier. He has been faithfully on his job for eight and a balf vears and auite with the reeret of all on the route and good wishes enough to amount to a gift of value of materialized, MYSTIC The members of Father Murphy council, Knights of Columbus, ushered in the New Year at Columbus hall where dancing was enjoyed until 1.30 s.un:;. Noyes’ orchestra furnished the sic. 2 Miss Helen Lovelace has returned to 'Washington, D. C., to take up her duties in the U. S. naval hospital af- ter spending ten days with her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. ‘Walter Lovelace, ofM(ireer‘:“:manville avenue. ss. Elizabeth Mall is in N York visiting relativen.m e ieh * Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Johnson. enter- tained a few friends at a New Year's eve party. Music and‘gameg were en- Jjoyed and at 11 sandwiches, coffee and cake were served. . ‘ Mrs. Amos Lanphere, who has been seriously ill at her home on Bank street, is improving, 4 | Miss Sarah J. Adamson has left for Providence after gpending four weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rbb- ert Adamson. graduated from the Rhode Iglang hos- pital tfl; )Pecen;ber with honor:' l:a.:d goes back “to" become ' head 'nurs th;{ ‘hospital. ! ¥ u‘rse = . -Rev. and Mrs. Frank, T.: ds keps open house for. their tfleh}(}:q:nd | members of the Congregational church from 2:30 until 5' o'c!ov:lb\'rhnufla'y' af- ternoon. P ek s Mrs. Henry Linces was a caller ‘in Westerly. Wednesday, = ! /.0 ° Brooklyn, N. Y. Masaryk is 30 Co.. €. C. §..G., of Mystie, has re- years old, was born in Prague and |ceived new regulation ove, The is unmarried. At the age of 18 he |members are now. fully. equi and ran away from school and came to America.. Some years later he re- turned home and completed his studies, Fgad s L ready for any call that may come. The company has made a fine showing un- der the able leadership of Capt. Pal- mer Brown. :Drills are - held . every Monday evening at 7.45 at the “Miss - Adamson ~ was | J. H. McCurdy. of Springfield, Mass., the secretary. One thousand new men teachers and 1.500 women teachers are | demanded each vear, he said, but the need iz only partly met and the short- age continues to increase. Phvsical inefficiency is responsible, Dr. McCurdy said, for the average loss of nine davs to each year by the country’s 30.000,000 wa=e earners, rep- resenting a loss of $675,000,000 in wag- es and $180,000.000 for cost ‘of trenf- ment. This does not cover, he add- ed, the loss of the emplover from re- duced output or through decreased ef- ficiency followine illness. Dr. McCur- dy advocated physical training for all wage earners. | AN AMERICAN SEAMAN DEPORTED FROM CUBA New York, Jan. 1.—Harry Norman, 23 years old, of Danville, Til., an Amer- ican seaman, was questioned hy immi- gration authorities on’ his arrival here today from Havana aboard the Ward Line steamship Mexico concerning his| deportation from Cuba, under a decree | of President M(enocal relating to rad- icals. Norman, who shipped out of Balti- more, several weeks .,ago with the freighter Fabyan, admitted that he was a member of the I. W. W, but denied a complaint of his. captain to the Cuban authorities that he was a bolshevist or had preached bolshe- vist doctrines during his vessel's voy- age to the West Indies. He declared the captain’s charges grew out of an argument he had with him over wag- es. . ENUMERATORS BEGIN "WORK THIS MORNING Washington, Jan. 1.—An army of 85,000 enumerators will begin prompt- 1y at 9 o'clock tomorrow of counting the men, women and children of the United States and of collecting certain information about.the resources of the country. The taking -of this census, the' fourteenth in the history of the nation, is expected to require only about ‘two weeks, but figures showing the total population probably will not be available” until the end of April. The 'count is expected to show a population of from 107,000,000 to 112,- 000,000 as compared with 93,000,000 in 1910. © The -estlmated populatioa on July- 1, 1919, was 106,871,294, The first census, taken in 1790, during the administration of George ‘Washington, showed ‘the population of the new. republic to be 3.000,000. East Hampton. — Charles Metcalf, ‘William Clark and Arvid Nordberg went fishing recently at Haywood | park and caught 29 pickerel and 13 “YOU CAN RELY ON SHALETT’S” NEW YORK HAS “BREAD LINE” FOR UNDERFED HORSES New York, Jan. 1.—Five aged and infirm horsek stood munching oats and alfalfa in front of the Hodre Aid Society building in West 38th street today while motion picture cameras recorded the pictorial history of the opening of New York's first “bread line” for underfed nags. The five an- imals, whose period of usefulness is over, were purchased recently by a wealthy woman member of the socie- ty for $70, and will live in luxury for two days after which they wil be given a painless death The high price of horse feed has re- sulted, Mrs. Jacob Ehrlich, president of the society said, in vegetable and fish peddlers feeding their animals re- duced rations and in some cases only once in two days with the result that a majority of the animals are suffering for want of food. In order to remedy this evil a num- ber of wealthy ‘persons organized. the society and decided to establish-:a “bread line” where under-nourished horses may be fed. They also will buy qgld and sick horses and provide them with treatment or relieve them from further suffering by having put them to death. OBITUARY. George Farmer Burgess. Houston, Texas, Jan. 1. — . George Farmer Burgess, 59 vears ofd, Texas lawyer and former congress man, died last night at his home‘dt Gonzalds, Texas, according to word-sent friends here. Mr. Burgess was in congress from 1801 to 1917. Nowadays when we order a suit we feel like kicking Adam for having eat- en that apple. KEENK AX UTTER ES AND TOOLS OF ALL KINDS SPECIAL LIGHT HANDLE AXE, §1.75 = - THE HOUSEHOLD BULLETIN BUILDING 74 FRANKLIN STREET TELEPHONE 531-4