Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 3, 1920, Page 5

coL There is a sense of security in know- ing of a dependable remedy for Colds and Grip. This feeling is enjoyed by the d votees of “Seventy-seven” and the users of Dr. Humphreys’ Reme: for all diseases described in a simple Medical Book published in Englisl French, Spanish, Portuguese and Ger- man—mailed free to any addres: world. At all Drug and Country Stores. Humphreys’ Homeo. Medicine - Co., 156 William Street, New York. DELCO-LIGHT The complete Electric Light and Power Plant A constant help to the busy house: wife. Saves time, work and worry CARL W. BROWN 28 Shetucket St, Norwich, Conn. Telephone 1279 DR. SHAHAN Physician and Surgeon ALICE BUILDING, 321 MAIN ST. Hours—Sundays and Week Days: 9-10 A. M, 2-4 and 7-8 P. M. The Lyons Co. Wauregan Block Norwich, Conn, TODAY: Isthe Last Day of the LADIES’ MUSLIN UNDERWEAR SALE Today is the day to take ad- vantage of the ins,. as they are very good material, and far below the present mar- ket price. See our Corset Covers, 59c; and 79c. Ladies’ Long White Skirts, 98¢ and up. Envslope Chemise, $1.19 and up. Night Robes, $1.19 and up. Bungalow Aprons, $1.19 and $1.49. Phone 500 THAMES COAL COMPANY DS| in the " Norwich, Satufday, Jan. 3, 1920 e L 'VARIOUS MATTERS Janvary 8rd is St. Genevieve's day. Light vehicle lamps at 4.59° o'clock this evening. % ond ;Baptist church at Shunoc, Fra: Miner was elected trustee of the Vosc Sfund. 4 The Otis Library has continued its 1ist of Books on the Great War, which have been grouped for ready refer- ence. Western Union linemen have com- pleted the new cable from Chester to Saybrook, and moved this week to Canaan. , - Mrs. Harding, noted psychic and medium, Spiritual Academy, Sunday.— adv. In a number of churches Sunday, references will be made to the first anniversary of the death of Theodore Roosevelt. { In the town of Tolland, Alfred Lud- wig and Edwin Crandall, have both commenced cutting ice, about nine Inches thick. At Ashford David Mathewson of Warrenville is the first to get his ice- house filled. He secured good 9-inch ice last week. Local druggists were advised Fri- day that camphor ang quicksilver are lower this week, and quinine has de- clined 10 cents an ounce. At the holiday exercises at the Con- gregat.onal church, Somersville, Fri- day evening, the pastor, Rev. David L. Kebbe, was presented $200 by his parishioners. At present, the state department of institutions and agencies is giving aid to 220 widows, under the law enact- ed at the last sess.on of the legisla- ture, and which went -into effect on July 1. The old political slogan “The Empty Dinner-pail” has been superseded hereabouts by that of “The Lmpty Sugar-Bowl.” Well-to-do and poor families alike are feeling the pinch of | the sugar shortage. The United States civil service com- mission announces for Jan. 19 an ex- amination for checker at New York.| Vacancies in the navy yard service at | New York at $3.52 per diem will be | filled from this examination. Choice live and boiled shrimp at Powers Bros.’ Let us quote you prices. —adv Judge William M. Malthie, who was| to have held court last week at Rock- ville a number of cases'having /been | assigned for trial, and which were postponed because of his illness, ar- ranged for a short calendar session there Friday. Special meeting, K. of C., ternoon sat 2 30, Sunlight second degree.—adv. ‘The National Methodist board will expend $75,000 this year in its schools in the south and $35,000 in pioneer schools. The education committee will i spend $12,000 and the board of home missions- and church extension $30,000 in their, work, . The state board of aghiculture, at a meeting at the capitol this week, vot- od to issue another hook .telling of Connecticut farms that are for sale their location, and other cts. The 1919 legislaturc appropriated money for this work. News comes to Connecticut teach- ers from New York that there is ur- gent need for additional substitutes in the elementary schools. Many who qualify may obtain continuous em- ployment. The salary is $4.50 per day for actual service. The list of books from Sunday af- building; | the state grant has come to Boiton, and the books' will: begin to arrive in time for winter reading. Some of the school children: there a rcading five books in order to get the certificate from the | board of education. According to an estimate given by the motor vehicle department of Con- necticut only abeut one-fourth of the owners of jitneys or public service cars in the state have taken out li- censes under the conditions of bonds required by the law. The National Aniline and Chemical Company, Inc.. has informed mill men of a mew basic yellow known as! | phospaine G. N. 'This color can be | used in dyveing leather, as it forms a part of many basic mixtures for browns and tans on leather. Alumni here learn that Dean Frank W. Nicolson of 1V van faculty preparing the fifth edition of tt Wesleyan Alumni record which will contain the names of all the gradu- ates and non-graduates of the uni- versity, a book of about 1,300 pages. Burton Mansfield, state insurance commissioner, has compiled a list of fire, and fire and marine insurance companies, admitted to Connecticut | up. to Dec. 3lst, for use in making up the re-jnsurance schedule referred to in the tax return blank enclosed with the list. The Connecticut Association of Members of the American Socicty of Civil Engineers will hold an informal luncheon at noon today (Satarday) at the Graduates’ Club, New Haven. A second luncheon meeting will be hela Monday, Jan. 5, at the University Club in Hartford. A native of Sprague, Charles S. Whitman, former governor of New York, has accepted membership on the executive committee of the Law Alumni Division, which will t: part in ‘the campaign for a $6,450,000 en- sity will launch in February. 101,209 CARS REGISTERED IN STATE LAST YEAR! 7. B WILLIAMS, JR, General Agest F. H. KENYON, Special Agent. GEOKGE N. DELAP, Special Agent. Hartford, Oflnn." B York ew Haven The Thames National Bank the transaction as may legally . is hereby ‘called to nkinz " House on 3t 11 o'clock 2. m. - GIBBS. Cashier. NOTICE Annual Meetin> of the urance Co. of the City of 11 be held at the Norwich Monday, Jan. 1%th, During the year ending:Dec. 31. the receipts of the state motor vehicle department amounted to $1,481,687.50. For the year ‘1918 the receipts were $1,285,078.65. 'The receipts for 1919 were from the following sources: 101.- 209 registrations = (commercial and pleasure cars), $100,566.14; 116,388 operators’ licenses, $232,776; fines, $59,036 04; other fees and receipts, $1,- 089,309.32. There was an increase n* 15,914 in .the number of pleasure r.d commercial and of 19,393 in the num- ber of operators’ licenses issted. The number of fatal accidents in the state for the past six months of thc year 1919 was 125. X _— FUNERAL. Mrs. John Monahan. The funeral of Mary Hourigan, wife of *he late John Monahan, was held feom her late home at 2 Mlickory street Fricay morning with a large number of relatives and friends in attendances Rev Myles P. Galvin officifted at the sérvices at St. Patrick church, Revs. J. H: Broderick and Wllliam H. Kennedy had seats in the sunctua The bearers were all nephews of th deceased: .Jobn A. Hourigan of Jew- eft City.and James, Richard and Mar- tin Hourigan of this cit Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery. Aracng those in attendance at the fureral was Mrs. Monahan's daughter, Sister Mary Albertus, 2 nun from the New Haven convent, Hourigan Brothers were in charge of the funeral arrangements. Colds cause grip ar fluenza—LAX- ATIVE BROMO QUT! Tablets re- move the vause. -There is afily one “Bramo Quinine:” * . W. GROVEH:sig- watire box. | S0c.—-adv. - 4 [ i Meriden for being incorrigible. dowment fund that New York Univer- |, Miss Beatrice ‘Sharp of Clif “street has returned after spending the holi- days in New York and Newark, N. J. — | : Lloyd Herbert of Taftville spent New |, Year's at the home of his parents, Mr.| and Mrs. Jonas wold. 5 7 Miss Ella M. Potter, who has been spending New Year's wilh alrs. Georse ‘Herbert, of Gris- C. Lane, at Stafford Springs, has re- | turned home. | - Frank J. King, of Court stfeet was taken to Backus hospital Friday and will undergo a surgical operation' to- day (Saturday.) = Mr. and Mrs. Clicord Davison of 126 McKinley avenue went to Boston New Year's day for the week end and will attend th: poultry show while there. John Olaff, Jr., draughtsman for a Bridgeport firm, arrived New Year's day to make a brief stay at the home of his parents, Mr. and = Mrs. John Olaft of Yantic, " In reference to the recital given at the Backus hospital New -Year's eve by Prof. Hugh Kinder's pupils, it should have stated that Miss Char- lotte Fowler took the splo part in Ha- wailan Moonlight instead of = Miss Marion Allen. AVIATORS VISITORS AT NORWICH FORESTERS’' MEETING Two aviators, Lieutenant Farrell of Topeka, Kas., and Sergeant McNamara of Dallas, Tex., who were flying from Mineola to Boston and had been com- pelled to land near Lantern Hili Fri- day, to make some minor repairs, were visitors Friday evening at the meet- ing of Court City of Norwich, No. 63, F. of A.. in Foresters’ hall. They told of some of their experiences in the late war, relating some narrow escapes, and said they would as soon be 10;- 000 feet in the air as 100 feet. Thev are to start on their way.azain this (Snturday) morning at 9 o’clock. The court had a class of 27 to initiate, using the new ritual for the first time to the great entertainment of those who witnessed the.work. The foilowing officers clected at a recent meeting were installed: C. R., James T. Carey; S. C. R.. Charles McGih- n ., C. J. Downes: treasurer, William H. Callahan: R. 8. ‘John F. Malone; S. W. Timothy Lynch; J. W._ Ctecrge Clendining: S. B., Charles McMillan; J B. Nelson Lavalle; lec- turer, Georee H. Dolan, ENTERTAIN®N WOWMAN'S GUILD OF ST. JAMES’ CHURCH The members of thne Woma~’s Anfld were entertained by Mrs. C. B. Lucas and Mrs. Lillian Lucas at their home| in Poquetanuck Friday. The day was! spent in a social way, luncheon, being ! served bv the hostesses, assisted by Mrs. £. V. Weeks, Mrs. George Mur- phy and Miss Eva Rist. A New Year’s gift, obening of which afforded much amusement, was received by each guest. Original recitations and songs by the memhers nf the guild added much to the entertainment of the d: P hundred was plaved during the| afternoon, prizes belng won by Mrs. Ross. Mrs.. Doolittle and Miss Nicoli, consolation by Mrs. Harkness and Mrs. McKelvey. SEVEN BOVS TAKFN TO STATE RESORM SCHOOL In the city court Friday morning seven boys from the county home were sent to the state reform school -in Four of the boys were apprehended in New London this week after having run awav from the home. The seven were taken to Meriden by automobile bv Sheriff Georee H. Stanton. The ‘hoys were Kenneth Gallagher, 12, of New London; John Novack, 14, of New London; Charles Myers, 12, of New London; Harold Stanlin, 11. of New London; Rertram Wilcox, 12, of Col- chester; William Sealnen. 11, of New London, and Louis Batty, 11 of Mys- AMERICAN!ZATION D'RFCTOR TO BE SPEAKER HERE At the banocuet of the Men's class of the Central Baptist Bible school next Mondav evening they are tn have a speaker who will make the meeting one of special interest. This is ¥Fred Tayton Bntler of Washington, D. C., director of Americanization, who is an able speaker, and has been prominent in echamber of commerce work. Mr. Butler h-s had onportunitv to =et a ratien-wide ontloock upon the trend of the times and is exnected to have much of interest to sav to the men of "vv:-tch'ms when they have their ban- quet. it STUDENT NURSES HAVE NEW YEAR'S GRAB BAG Mrs. Hugh Henry Osgood, as has her custom for the past 25 years, hed the grab bag for the stu- dents of the training school of Backus hospital on New Year’s The nurses opened the bag on New Year's morning and the gifts contained were h of much merriment. When Osg irst introduced her cus- of furnishing the grab bag the ining school numbered only two , but at the present time there are 30 students enrolled. WEDDINGS, Swartz—Goldfine. Friends from Woonsocket, R. I, Dorchester, Lynn, Norwich, Conn., Philadelphia . and points in New Hampshire attended the wedding of Miss Lena Goldfine, sister of M. A. Goldfine of Woonsocket, and Louis Swartz, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. Swartz of Roxbury, which took place last ek Wednesday evening at 8.34 at the Crawiford street synagogue, Roxbury, Rabbi Epstein officiating. Nathaniel Swartz of Roxbury was best man, Miss Anna Goldfine of Weconsocket officiating as maid of honor. The bridesmaids were Miss Edith Goldfine, Miss Bertha Swartz of Rexbury, s Rose Siegal, Miss Eva Medoff, Miss Edith Swartz _and Miss Bessie Fellman. Miss Rena Swartz, Miss Anna Goldfine and Miss Goldie Swartz were flower girls, the ushers being Sam Gittleman of Chel- sea, thaniel Swartz of Dorchester, M. Kolikoff of Roxbury and Meyer Cole of Boston. . Mr. and Mrs. Swartz will live at 158 Harold street, Roxbury, upon their return from a trin in New Hampshire. Miner—Maynard, . Mrs. Jennie L. Maynard of 59. Asy- lum street and Morton Miner of Bris- tol were married by Rev. George H. Strouse at the minister's home on Connell street Thursday afternoon. The bride was accompanied by Mrs. George H. Pratt and the best man was Augustus Skelly, The groom is, a_ mechanic and was born-in North Kingston, R. I, the son of Jared afid Mary Riley Miner. THe bride is the o daughter of John and _ Josephine Huntington. The couple will reside in Bristol, Schwartz—Bronstein. Joseph Roy Schwartz of New Ilon- don, son of and )M Max hwartz of this city, and Miss Har- Sylvia Bronstein of Providence rried in the Roger Williams Park Casino at Providence Thursday evening. Miss Mabel Bronstein was the maid of honor and Dr. Paul Schwartz of this city was best man. The wedding was followed by a re- ception at which a large number of friends of Mr. Schwartz from Nor- wich were present. After a honey- moon during which they ' will : visit ‘Washington and . Baitimore .the couple will resids at 113 Montauk avenue, New London. |unidentified man r. Schwartz attended the Norwich demy and is in the furpiture in. New London businass Major Harold- Storrs Hetrick, U. 8. A, a former Norwich Free Academy student and now in charge of the en- gineers of. the Mississippi- River Dis- friet from New Orleans to Vicksburg, was shot and mortally wounded at his home in New Orleans late Thursday night. At an early hour this (Saturday) morning Major Hetrick was still alive but his condition was serious The police are not sure whether an or Mrs. Hetrick fired the shot which = wounded the mafor in the head. Mrs. Hetrick, according to the: po- lice, said a strange man in. civil’an clothing rang the bell, forced his way into the house, and in a scuffle with the major, who resented the intrusion, fired at him. She told the police, they said, that she fired a nistol at the stranger during the scuffle. The major's army cap was found bhisod- stained some d'stance 'from the ' _ae and a man was seen running fro'a the scene of the-shooting. Major Hetrick was taken to a hos- pital. but was unab’e to ta'k, and at midnight the doctors declared his brain had been injured and ghat he would die. Major Hetrick was graduated at : West . Point in 1906, ,having entered’ the academy after leaving Yale,in 1901. = He held the rank of colomel du. ng the war, His father, the Rev. A. J. Hetrick, retired minister, and-his in his home at the time of 5 1 the shoots ing. S Free Academy, graduating from there in the class of 1897. letics, particularly in basketbgil - fa which he was one of the best players played on the champion West Point basketball team -and graduated. from West Point among the' leaders in' his class in scholarship so that he secured the coveted honor of entering the en- gineer branch of the army. -He Lad served in Manila and he was on Gen- eral Pershing’s staff i the A. E. F. in_France. ; His father for many years was pas- tor of the Canterbury Congregational church and was city missionary. in Norwich for several years about the time his son was attending the Academy. Rev. Mr. Hetrick left here npout three weeks ago to spend some 1ume at his son’s home in New Ors eans. i ot i S o st et B LSS S AR W S0 S SANTA CLAUS ARRIVES FCR SUNDAY SCHOOL CHRISTMAS Santa Claus arrived with the ring- ing of bells, first heard dimiy in the distance, . triday even.ng at the Christmas entertainment for Trinity Methodist KEpiscopal church Sunday school, held in the Sunday school room at the church, where therc was an attendance of about 150. The following wasg the programme carried out: Two selections by Sun- day school orchestra; song, O, Lattle Town of Bethlehem, school; Scripture, 23rd Psalm, -school; prayer, Assi ant . Superintendent' Dayid Purvis welcome, Liattle Miss Marjory Whee- ler; exercise, Christmas Memories, lda Sautter, Myrtle Philhps, Ruth Pur- vis, Ed.th - Wheeler; solo, Lullaby, Miss Harriet Newbury, illustrated by little M.sses Marjory \Wheeler, Ruth Purvis, Bdith Wheeler, Pauline Jones and M. exercise, Miss Bdith M cxercise, Miss Ruth Parkinson's class; song, It Came Upon ' the Midnight Clear, by school; exercise, Mrs. Dennison’s class; exercise, Mrs. Boardman’'s ciass; exercise, Mrs. Lew.s' class; song, 'Cause It's Christmas, primary department, Miss Margaret McDonald, soloist. Distribution of gifts and candy to primary department and cradle roll by Santa Claus (Carl Hahn). The committee in charge was Mrs. . M. Newbury, chairman. and the Sunday school teachers. Refresh- ments were served by the Ladies Aid society under dircction of the follow- ing committee, Mrs. A. D. Lewis, chairman, Mrs. Daniel Ross, Mrs. E. J. Jones, Mrs. L. H. Geer, Mrs. Charles Stapleton, Mrs, Martin Colberg, Mrs. A. Boardman, Mrs. L. B. Palmer and Mrs, ‘Edward Himes: OFFICERS |NA5TAL’LED IN' MANCHESTER UNITY LOCGES After a short business mecting of Loyal Hugh H. Osgood lodge, I. O. O. M. U, in Pythian hall Friday eve- ning,” the lodge went into joint ses- sion with Victory lodge for installa- tion of the officers of both lod®es. The following officers were duly seated: For Victory Lodge—G. L. Bertha N. G, Lena Woolley Elizabeth Greenhalg] Grace Shaw: V. G. R. S. £ Margaret Wood; E. Newton; treasurer, Mabel Hill; den, Alice Moore; _guardian, Olson: chaplain and - i. M, Mary Smith. For Hugh H. Osgood Lodge—G. M., Herbert Rey- Crooks; Wil Jess Greenhalgh: N. G.. nard; N. G., Edward L. 8. N. G, Jos. Warmby; V. G., Lam Mather; R. S. V. G. bastian; L. S. V. G., George Mc] v P. S. Joseph W. Wooley; R. S., Frank Hill; treasurer, Thomas Addison; warden, Jos. Fietcher; chaplain and L. M., Stirling Nelson; guardian, Jas. McNeely. After installation refreshments were served by the following com- mittee: Brothers Hill, Partridge and Wood ang Sisters Hill, Partridge and Wood. Four teams were formed to take part in a bowling tournament be- tween the lodges in Norwich, Baltic; and Plainfleld. One candidate voted in. The officers were duly installed by P. G. Biggs and Bentley, the deputies of the lodges. Jewelg were presented to Sister Moore and Brother E. John- son for their services during the past year. was HAD NINE CANDIDATES FOR DEGREE AT K. OF C. The first degree was worked on nifie candidates at the regular meeting of White Cross Council, No. 13, K. of C., helg on Friday evening in the Sun- Light building. The meeting balloted on four names for membership and six -new applications were received. Plans wera discussed relative to the holding of a whist and dance within the next iwo weeks, the -date to be announced later. There is to be a spe- ciay mesting on Sunday afternoon for the conferring of the second degree on a class of candidates numbering be- tween 50 and 60. Tt is expected that there will be a large attendance at this meeting. Plans are also being made for the exemplification of the third degree on Sunday. Jan. 11. SHOWER WAS GIVEN ' FOR MRS. BENJAMIN ROGERS A miscellaneous shower was given Mre. Benjamin Rogers on Friday ev- ening at the home of her cousin, Miss Nellie A. Church of Mowry avenue. The evening was spent with music and games, severdl selections being rend- ered by Miss Rose Timmins. 'unch was served during the evening by Mrs. G. Church, assisted by Mrs. Dexter Chnrch, mother of the bride, and Mrs. Edward Sullivan. Mrs. Rog- ers received many handsome and use- ful gifts from her friends who wish her happiness in. her married life. Firemen Climb Jail Hill. Several members of the Norwich fire department had ‘Alpine hill climb- ing added to_their accomplishments Friday afterndon when they were call- ed to put out a fire in leaves on the slepe of Jajl Hill hack of a Union street residence.” Se al boys start- ed the bonfire in a ump of leaves near: the top of the hill and then de- parted over the brow. The firemen had to scale the almost perpeund‘cular siope at this point from Union street to get at the fire Alleged Red in New London. .One alleged “Red”. was arrested in New London Friday. night by federal officers in the country-wide drag net that was flung out. He is Richard Dubas, said to have been a resident of the city for ahout eight years. He is‘employed at the New London Ship & Engine’ Ca. A buftet | .. with the Mizpah benediction. SEDGWICK POST AND CORPS JOINT INSTALLATION Past Senior Vice Commander La- fayette S. Starr of New London and Mrs. Maud U. Baker were the install- ing officers respectively for Sedgwick post, No. 1, G. A. R. and Sedgwick Woman’s Relief Corps, No. 16, Friday evening at a joint private installation held at the Buckingham Memorial. The following were the officers of jthe post installed: Commander, Orrin M. Price; senior vice commander, Jo- | seph MitcNell, Jr; junior vice com- (mander, George C. Crocker; quarter- master, Frank BE. Beckwith; quarter- 'm;:lsler sergeant, John Service; chap- {lain, James McKee; surgeon, = N. Douglas Sevin: officer of the day, . G. Willey: officer of the guard, Thom- as Wormsley; adjutant, George Kampf; sergeant-major, George Kies. Mrs. Baker was assisted by Lillian J. Brewster as conductor and Lottle B. Ringland, Florence B. Caswell, Maud Moody and Vinnie Wilson as color bearers in Installing the follow- ing officers of the corps: President, M. Florence Dean; senior vice presi- dent, Annie L. Rawson; junlor vics president, Lena S. Pukalius; .secre- tary, Lillian E. Brewster; treasurer, Gertrude V. Tootill; chaplain, Mary E. Beswick: conductor, Grace Stet- son; guard, Jayne Seed; patriotic in- structor, Annie Newton;. press cor- respondent Ida R. Greene; musician, Elna M. Dotv: assistant conductor, D, Louise Atterbury; assistant- guard, Maud E. Baker; first. color = bearer, Clara Burke; second .color bearer. Florence Bliven; third color bearer, Grace Mann'ng:! fourth color bearer, {Florence B. Caswell. Miss' Josephine Hiscox was planist for the even'ng.and played. for danc- ing that followed - the business. ses- sion. Refreshments were ‘served by the eXecutive committes of which Mrs Gertrude V. Tootill is chairman. KNIGHT TEMPLAR CONCLAVE SLATED FOR NEW LONDON The annual conclave of the Grand commanderv,. Knirhts Templar, of the state of Connecticut.is to be he'd ‘n New London this vear. It has long been the custom to ho'd the annual conclave in the city. of the eminent epand commander, and Bminent - Sir Carey Conedon of New Londsn being the present head of the Knishts Temp- Jar of this state, the meeting:will be held in New London. The time. for heidine the conclave is the .second Tunesday in March, and committees will short’'v he named to arrange for the affair which is an-important one in Macanie circles. Renorts are received for the year from all local commanderiss. a ban- #ret is held and officers elected. 1 It iis exnected that heads of other nearhv cfate commanderfes will be nresent at the state conclave and +t is alen possible that the erand masfer nf Templars of the United States will attend. He will recelve an invi- tatinn, The hnsiness ressions of the con- ~lave wil hie held in the Masonic tem- nle in Starr street. _— PLIAUT A= ADremia 1g (At the January meeting of the For- eizn Missionary society of the United Congregational . church, held Friday afternoon at 3.30 in the Sunday school rooms at the church, the peneral topic was Armenia. Miss Margaret Camp- bell, president of the society, con- ducted the business part of the meet- ing, and the program was in charge of Miss Jane McG. Aiken. -A reading that gave a vivid picture of the troubles of Armenia was given bv Miss Elizabeth Huntington, and Miss Nancy Lucas spoke of the polit- ical aspects of the situation. Mrs. E. W. Higgins, who is on the general local committee on the Near Joast drive, presented this in an im- pressive wav. The members were also reminded of the Walker home at Au- burndale, to which the membe-s make a contribution at this time. each year “OMFORT CIRCLE, K. D.,, HOLDS I At the ‘annual meeting of Comfort circle of the King's ‘Daughters, held ‘his week at the home of the leader, Mrs. Albert T. Utley, on McKinley avenue. the following officers were elected: Leader, Mrs. A. T Utley; vice ieader, Mrs. J. H. Alien; secretary. Mrs. Alvin D. Lewis; treasurer, Mrs: | William H. Baker; chairman of ‘mem- bership committee, Mrs. William H. Geer: of visiting committee, Mrs. F. A. Miller. Mrs. Lewis read her report as sec- retary. In the absence of the treas- urer. her report was read by Mrs. Frank I Dodge. It was voted to con- tinue the recular linres of eharitable work, includire sewing for the Red | Croes a=d TTnited Workers. The circle has a membership of .29 baving gained four new members during the year. Loval Temperance Lanion Meets. Company €, Loyal Temperance Le- gion, held a very intéresting session Friday afternoon. The president, Robert Montgomery, conducted the opening exercises, all uniting in sing- {ing We Are All Reloicing. The super- intendent comnared the opering of the new year to a. new baok -and: advised hotw 1o live so as not t§ soil the nages. The following members entertained with music: GuidoOtlavidro piano solo, Little! Bo Peen: Heien-Cuprak and her brother William, three piano and vio- lin duets, The Castle Hall, The Even- inz Star Waltz and Beautiful Ohio. Mrs. George Congdon spoke -to the A-ildren of her reco’lections when she I'held office 'in the T.. T. L. at Williman- tic in ber girlrood days, and urved the children to prove true.to their lustruc- tions-and attend.the meetings regu- larly. All present were treated to popeorn | balls. Tight more mames were add- ed to the roll. Robert Storms, the color bearer, held the flag. while it was_saluted, and the services closed mother-in-law, Mrs. Jennie Gray, were | Major Hetrick attended the Norwich | He was a high | rank student and prominent in ath-| produced in this part of the state. Hé | Shea’s News Burean This Ad. Is Warth Five Cents On a Magazine or Newspaper Order. Bring It ‘With You. GENE M'CANN'S WIFE GETS DIVORCE FOR -DESERTION ‘Mrs. Gertrude -Marie Lennon Mc- Cann of Bridgeport Was granted a di- vorce from' H. Eugene McCann of New: York, former ‘mandger ' 0f the New. London. baseball team;.in the su- perjor-court in Bridgeport this week, by Judge:John E. Keeler. Des 0 was .the ground .o6f' the &@ivorce and Mrs. McCann -was allowed to resume her maiden name of Lennon. The ac- tion was not contested by Mr. Mc- Cann. Mrs. McCann testified that.she mar- ried McCann on Oct. 28, 1914, and that the desertion’ took place on’June 20, MISSIONARY MEFTING 'rr\pu-i ANNUAL MEETING—NUMBERS 29| of different degrezs. c 1916, She said that her husband was frequently. drunk and that he treated her ‘brutally, often threatening to send her away.from-the hotel in New. Lon- don at-which. they were.living. She said that on. qne.occas.on when she ,paid $5. more for a dress than he thought she should ,haye . Spent, . he .took the garment, tore it to piecesand threw it out the window.. On June 20, 1976, -on’ their return from the Yale- Harvard “boat ‘races. on- ithe Thames. while“she was in“ill ‘health, he ejected her out. of ‘her apartment .and."did not permit her:to return. She return- ed to her former-home.in -Bridgeport, where she has lived ever since. Mrs. McCann is. a. Bridgeport. girl ang wag employed in:a clerical capac- ity in a business office at the time she married the defendant in 1914. McCann - wag appointed manager of Bridgeport baseball club in 1811 and he stayed in that.city .for - several years.. " He later took charge of the New-London club when- it was -owned by the late Morton F, Plant. Last season he ertered the employ of the Cinecinnati. club as a scout. He dug up’ Pat-Duncan, who starred -in- the waorld’s series games and also Charley See. He is still with the ‘Reds asa scout. 3 DR. WILCOX TELLS WHAT WOOD ALCOHOL IS In view of the wide interest in the wood alcohol poisoning cases in Con-| necticut and other parts of the coun- try, -Dr. Franklin 8. Wilcos, superin- tendent. of the Norwich state hospital. makes .the following statement showv- ing what wood alcohol is: It may be of interest to the readers of your paper to be acquainted a little more -in 'a theoretical ‘manner with methyl alcohol, otherwise known as wood naphtha, methylated. spirits. wood ‘alcohol, ete. © Wood alcohol is ' made’ commerically from the strongly acid solution result- ing from the destructive distillation of wood. This distillate on standing sep- arates into an oil and water~ portion. ‘The watery portion is neutralized with auick, lime and subiected to’ fractipral distillation, which yields crude methvl alecohol, which is further refined by other processes. 2 The alcohol which. is nen-poisonous is made largeiy in this country from grains ‘andin -Eurove from potatges. It is a fermentative process purely. The difference in the two alcohols is purely one of .arrangement of its. mo- lecular construction.. They both con- tain the same elements. ‘However, the common, or ethyl alcohol . is very quickly absorbed ‘and .passes through the system. Wood a'cohol, on-the con- trary, is very. slowly disposed of and forms during. the digestive process for. maldehyde and formic acid, the latter being a particularly severe poison. The symptoms of - wood - alcohol poisoning are nausea, vomiting, vinlent | headache, vertigo, coma and blindness GROTON IRON WORKS ARE NOT TO BE SHUT DOWN P. LeRoy Harwood announced in New London Friday morning, follow- ! ng a conference that = he had with Edwin A.. Mdrte, . presiderit of the Groton Iron Works,-that there was no truth in the current rumors that the yard, was dbout to close. “The yard will remain a permianent | industry,” stated ‘Mr. Harwood, “and the year 1920 will- not see the disso- | lution”of the plant as some have un- dertaken' to-state.”: Gift to’ Franklin Church. Benjamin Al ‘Armstrong = of New London was the récent donor of $5,000 to the Congregational ‘hurch . at Franklin, given.in.honor of his wife who was a Franklin girl. loe Cream at Hospital. The lady 'visitors furnished the ice cream for the New ' Year’s dinner at the Backys hospital on Thursday. GROWTH. OF TRAFFIC THROUGH PANAMA CANAL Parama. Jan: 2—Traffic through the Panama Canal-in 1919 exceeded that of any previous year." Two thousand three hundred and .ninety-six ships of 7,128,000 net .tons, in addition to na- val ships @isplacing’ 1,000,000 :tons, passed through the waterway. -The| cargoes of 1he merchant ships amount- ed -£0+7,711,000 tons. = = = % AT Ships measuring 7,000 tons. carrying | 10,000 tons’of cargo, were.two per cent, hildren Cry . FOK FLETCHER'S = - CASTORIA THINK OF us CHAPPELL CO. Tefephone 24 104 Main Street or Central Wharf BEFORE YOU PLACE ORDERS FOR COAL look at ours, especially our Lehigh Coal No. 1 and 2 mixed $11.90 per ton. Prompt Delivery . Also 2 Horses for sale, weight about 1400. John A. Morgan & Son greater than in any previous year. De- cember broke the monthly reeord, 283 ships of 957,000 net tons, carrying car. goes of 953,000 tons, traversing tHa canal. The tolls coilected amountéd to $891,373 for December and 06,973;- 000 for the year. MORROW NOT CANDIDATE FOR VICE PRESIDENCY Louisville, Ky., Jan. 2.—The. Louis- ville Times today priuts a denfal from Ccverror Edwin P. Morrow= that be 1¢_a.candidate for the repu‘bucm vice presidential romination. Mr.. Morrow is auoted as having said ne gid not want his name used ia that con' ection ad that “such talk ‘hasg -a tendency to confuse and >mbarruss. whatever plans and policies i may farmulate;” as governor. Mr. Morrow’s statement came on the heels of republican party workers hae where tentative plans were made to prefent Mr. Morrow’s name as a can- d:date in various state primaries. FAIR MAIL PILOT FLEW 215 MILES IN 83 MINUTES Washington, Jan. 2—All American records’ for a mon-stop flight ‘of more than 200 miles are believed by post office department officizls to have been broken today by James H. Knight, an air mail pilot, who flew with a Inad of mail-from Cleveland to B« Pa.. a distance of 215 miles minutes. The fi'ght was made at an average of 158 miles an hour and was seven minutes better than a smiar irip made bv Knight last Septamber. The start from Cleveland was made in a raging snowstorm. THOMPSONVILLE TO HAVE A GERMAN CANNON New York, Jan. 2.—Wiliam J. Mulli- gan, chairman of the Knighmts of Columbus committee on war activities, ennounced today that a German can- non, captured. by Americans in the Argonne forest was awarded to him by the French government, would b presented to Thompsonville, Conn., as a war souvenir. Thompsonville is Mr, Mulligan’s home town. Hair fell out in handfuls. Scalp dry and scaly. and irritated Was itchy, rubbed so would wake st night. Hair dry and brittle and head dis- figured with scales falling off. Used soaps and ointments with no re- sults. Then used Cuticura, and when had used two cakes Soap and two boxes Ointment head was healed, | From signed statement of Miss Mary Martin, Rutland, Mass. ¥ ses~Cuticura Toilet Trio-=sa Consisting of Soap, Ointmehtand Talcum, promotes and maintains skin purity, skin comfort and skin | health often when all else fails. The Soap to cleanse and purify, the Oint. ment to loofl': and heal, Talcum to and perfurne. You can do nomhénum ‘make these fragrant, super-creamy emollients your every- day toilet preparations. Sample Zach Pros by Mail. Address post-card: ~Quticura, Dept B, Boston.” Sold everywhere. Soap Be.” Olntment 2 and 6. Taleam BSe. CUMMINGS & RING Faneral Directors and Embalmers 322 Main Strect Phone 238-2 -Lady Assista