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% ot 3 : sense vou it is ever it 30 it Tel WASY- : CO,, Inc. Thamesville Norwich, Conn. Prompt and Satisfactory Work Special Classes Now F. Phone 1431 g:’ur“l;’l‘t‘g Office THAMES RIVER LINE. mer Cape Cod, Whitehall Trans- | Co, Ine., leaves New York, | 43, North River, Wednesdays and | at 5 p. m. Norwich Thursdays | Pp. m.; New Londen 8 ™, Pa.?nx - ‘rates between Nor- | and New York, $2. Staterooms, | ‘outside, $1.10. including war tax. ¥. V. KNOUSE. Agent. RUST STAINS Jike magic while you watch | %sm by using IRON RUST SOAP. 25! cents bring a tube; Absolutely ef- and nmon-injuricus. 1 i H. F. 8. DISTRIBUTING CO, | 3ox 48, Uncasville. - 191st Dividend Jffice of The Norwich Savings Society Norwich, Conn., December 6, 1919 re of this Society have of the earnings of the months a semi-annual the rate of FOUR PER per annum, payable to deposi- n and after COSTELLO LIPPITT, Treasurer, Flowers and Trees Deliversd NURSERY CO. Phone 986 as new at the ! Grady. Ralph Henry Norwich, Monday, Jan. 5, 1920 THE WEATHER 5 Pressure is low off the Atlantic coast, The temperature remained low during Sunday over the Mississippi yalley and ail districts east 1. In the Atlantio states, the weath 1 boe fair and continued cold Monday M with. rising temperature Winds OF Atlantic Coast. North of Sandy Hook—Fresh west and northwest winds and fair weath- Sandy Hook to Hatteras—Fresh and strong northwest winds and faif ‘weather. by Forscast. New England Fair and . tontinued cold Mbnday Tuesday fair with rising temperature. Observations In Norwich. The following records, reported from The Bulletin's observations, show the changes in temperature and the baro- metric changes Saturday and Sunday. Saturday— Ther. Bar. 7 a. m. . 14 3010 2 m . 2¢ 80.10 6 p. m. 18 30.10 Highest 26, lowest 14. Sunday— T e ..ooe 12 26 16 30.10 30.10 3020 Comparisons. Predictions for Satwday: Fair and colder. Saturday’s weather: As predicted. ‘air, and Predictions for Sunday: continued coid. As predicted. Sunday’s weather: Sun. Moon and Tides. fi_High s || Waty Moon Six hours after high water it Is low water, whic is foiiuwed by flood tide TAFTVILLE The bagzaar which is being given by the Taftyille Pinochle club in Parish hall opened Saturday evening with a large attendance. Before the camnival opened there was a parade of the members of the club, headed by Tubbs’ band, through the principal sireets of the Village to the hall where the ba- zaar was thrown open to the public. The hall is handsomely decorated as were tha hoc-be - ranged about the hall forming an attricti: midway. A GLgS programme was carried out during the evening and during the latter part of the ev- rning dancing was enjoved. The ba- zaar will reopen for two. nights be- ginning Tuesday. Local jce men are harvesting 11 inch ice on the ponds in this vieinity. with the continuance of cold weather a larger crop than in years previous will be harvested. Thick and glare ice combined with white moonlight is attfacting the young. people of the village, as well as those of mature ages, to enjoy the skating. Every evening, as well as a =\5d part of the day, the ponds and Fiver have been thronged with skaters. Census enumerators made frequent calls on Friday and Saturday and riet with much success and courteous treatment together with many hum- nrous incidents. The local schools will open morning for the winter term. this NORWICH TOWN A very large congregation was pfes- ent at the First Congregational church Sunday morning, at which time thirty new members were received into the church. Of this number thirteen were hy letter, and seventeen on confession of faith In Christ, ten of whom were baptized by the pastor, .Rev. Gurdon Franklin Bailey. Those received hy letter were . and Mrs. Gurdan Franklin Bailey and daudhters, Marion L., and Louise P., and Lucile D. Bafley, from the Congregational church, Col- linsville; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Beebe, and daughters, Ruth and Ida Beebe, from the Congregational church, Wau- regan; Mrs. Edwin Hutchinson, from the Raptist church, Poughkeepsie. Y. irs. Mary Buckley, from Christ church, Norwich, and Mrs. Martha Adams, from Oosterbeek, Holland. Those received by confession were William Adams. Charles Theo- dore Sterry. TBstred Helen Al- quist, Helen Regina Schwenk, Nellle Josephine Sweet, Louise Marion Avery. Elizabeth Storrs Avery, and the following who also received baptism: Allen Walter Heatli, Marcus Edward Marsh, Martha Mildred - Ormelia Avery Kinney, Bernice Iinderwood, Minnie Louise Durr, Mabel Corrigeaux, Helen Liddle Corrizeaux, Lulu Mabel Browning. One other candidate, Miss Melverdn Marsh, was unable to be president, owing to. illness. Senior Deacop Drzizht W. Avery, ex- tended the rizht hthd of fellowship to Rev. Mr. Bailey and his family, saying that the church and ecommunity have already received blessings by their presence. Rev. Mr. Bailey extended the right hand of fellowehip to the o s Tn his brief, but very impres- sive remarks he said {w Chtistians are the world's Bible. Let us live a wholesome Christian life, and resolve that we shall speak truly, act nobly, and live our best with God's help. The annual business meeting of Scotland Road Socia# club was held at the hall Friday evening with a_good number in attendance. All officers were re-elected as follows: President, Albert W, Lillibridge; first vice pres- ident, Mrs. William B. Wilcox; second vice president, Miss Bessie Grant: fi. nancial secretary, Mrs. John Hull recording secretary and treasurer, Irv- ing H. Bushnell. At this meeting it was voted to buy five new lamps for Elizabéth Taylor, the hall. Following the meeting the _liervous People should use KALPHO and observe its mag- ical effect in the \reatment of nervove- ness, insomnia, in fag, irritability, Eicnial exliausiion, nerusis. DeSherL: loss of meriory, etc. KALPHO acts on the brain, nerves,musclesand bloed cells; rebuilds wornout nerve tissues and is in- dispensable to all wental workers, Com- tains no harmful nor habitforming drugs. At druggists $1.00. Refuse substitutes. KALPHO is sold by the Lee & Os- good Co. GAGER Funeral Director and Edgar_ L. Black, 22, of 42 Tilley street, New London, was arrested on the charge of operating an automebile ‘while intoxicated Sunday afternoon at Montville after he had run his into the rear of the automobile of Michael Levine of 113 Washington street, this city, hurling the Levine car across the trol.zy tracks and —» on to the bank by the side of the road. . Charles 'W. ‘Sweeney, ‘27 also of New London, who ~had been with Black at the time of the accident, was later arrested for - operatin- Black’s car without an operator’s license. None of the five occupants of the two cars were injured. . + The smashup occurred about 2 o’clock near the Montville trolley switch, both automobiles traveling towards Norwich at the time Black came up behind the Levine. car and in trying to pass it ran into although, according to -Inspector George H. Bradford, the Levine car, with Miss Lena Gordon driving, was well over on the right hand side of the road. The Norwich owned car had a rear wheel taken off and wds otherwise badly smashed around the rear end. It landed up on the bank with the front - thrown out across the trolley tracks: so that traffic was interrunted for sofne time. The Black car, which — e e i, WOMEN TO -HEAR WHAT FARM BUREAU WORK IS New London county women who are interested in the work of the New London county farm.bureau are to hear what the women’s side of the farm bureau work -can be at a meet- ing which Miss Katherine Luddington, county chairman, has called for the afternoon of Jan. Sth at the Girls’ Community Center. There will be a reorganization of the women's work at this meeting, and it is expected to have as speakers Mr. Baker, director of extension service, and Miss Sprague, in charze of woman’s work in the state, both from the agricultural col- lege. C. J. Abell, the new president of the New London county farm bu- veau, will tell of some of the ways in which the women may be of greatest help to the New London county organ- ization. At this meeting Mrs. Zoe Meade, the home demonstration agent, will give a summary of what her vear in this county has taught her of its greatest needs in the field of work which particularly affects the home. Eim Street Chimney Fire. The fire department was. called by telephone Sunday afternoon at 2:45 o'clock for a chimney fire at the house No. 34 Elm street. The.house |is owned by Herman Molleur: of Taft ville and occupied by C. J. King., The pumper and deputy chief's car re- sponded. There was little damage. The man who spent the summer construeting air castles is now trying to borrow heat for the air. dancing class which Was organized & few weeks ago held a session, as is the custom each Friday evening. The meémbers numbering twenty-two, come from Plain Hill, Taftville. and Scot- oad. e or the auspices of Scotiand Road Socia] club_a dance and supper was given New Year's eve, at the hall, with an attendance of 130. The programme opened at nine o'clock with a grand march, led by the president of the:elub |- d partner. Those who took part in e twenty-five numbers danced:'the 0ld Year out and the New Year im. Greenman’s orchestra furnished music and Profesor. Edward L. Tinkham of Hanover prompted for the dancing. At one o'clock all partook of a fine oyster supper prepared by Mrs. John D. Mc- Carthy, chairman of the supper com- mittee, assisted by the Misses Wilcox and others. The enjoyable affair last- ed until 3 a. m. The Neighborhood Whist club met Friday evening with members on Up- per Washington street. A pleasant coincidence - in__connection with the affair was the date being the birthday of Henry Law, one of the number present. There were six tables in play Mrs. Frank E. Sterry and her son, F Lee Sterry, won first prizes. The con- solation awards went to Miss Mary Donohue and George Smith. At the close sandwiches, cake and coffee Were served. , At the Sheltering Arms New Year's day, a special dinner was served to all 'in_observance of the birthday of Mrs. S. Loulse Brackett, a member of the home. The customary festivi- ties were carried out including con- gratulations in the home, selections on the Victrola, caller: otc. _ Mrs, Brackett also received gifts and post ©“rds. The way’s pleasure concluded at supper time when a birthday cake and ice cream were served. Last week while men from the gas and electric department were engaged in removing a large limb from a tree on the Kinney property at 12 Town street, one of the electric light wires was entangled in the tree causing a grounded circuit from: which sparks were flying. The affair was reported Dby a near-by resident, as serious re- sults were feared had not the re- quired attention been given. : Owing to the Union prayer meeting to be held every evening during this Week of Prayer, the Wednesday and ¥riday morning neighborhood ‘prayer meetings for women will be omitted. Miss Ruth Potter of East Town street, has returned from a few days’ visit with friends in Hartford. After passing two weeks at the home of her parents, Rev. and Mrs.- Gurdon Franklin Bailey, of Elm atenue, Miss Lucile Bailey returns to her studies at the Wheelock school, Boston, today (Monday). Harold Lee Sterry left Sunday morn- ing to resume his studies at Syracuse university, after spending nearly two weeks at his home on Lee avenue. Friends of Rev. George H, Ewing, a former pastor of the First Congrega- tiona] church, recall the fact that he left Norwich one year ago January 6th, | to report in New York preparatory to sailing for France where he entered Y. M. C. A. work. The three schools in this district will open this (Monday) morning, having been closed the past two weeks for the holiday recess. Mrs. Mary Eaton of Bast Lyme is spending several weeks at the home of her brother .-d sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Davis of Washington street. E Miss Bernice L. Underwood of Pecks corner leaves today (Monday) to re- sume her studies at the New England Conservat of Music, Boston; after a vacation of two weeks. Students returning to Connecticut college to resume their studies to- morrow (Tuesday) morning, include Miss Gladys Beebe of Scotland road, and Misses Helen and Gertrude Avery of West Town Sh-t'he'- S Ing e lidays at his g5 e g 5 e Avery returned Sunday to Worecster, ‘Mass,, Institute of Technology. COLDS Head or chest— are best treated “externally” with = .= P Y L is owned by the father of the -—sung man who was driving, Was not badly damaged. Inspector Bradford and . Constable Michael J. Hickey arrested young Black and brought him. to Norwich ‘olice lieadquarters, Were he was lock- ed up. A good sized of Ttalian pretty- well emptied,” was taken from the Black car by the officers. On their way back to Montyille af- ter leaving Biack at police headquar ters, they met Sweeney driving the car towards this city, although he had | been ordered to let it stand in the road at” Montville. He: was stopped and when it -was found he-had no opera- tor's license he was arrested on the charge of rumning the car without a license. Both young men remained locked up at police headquarters here over Sunday night. 3 Inspector Bradford had a com- plaint from Michael Shea of New London 'that Black was driving reck- lessly and nearly ran into the Shea car on the road at a point some wavs south of where the smashup with the Tevine auto occurred, Mr. Shea said that Black passed him from the rear just as another car was coming from the opposite direction and it was only by good luck that the three were not piled up together, ESSEX COVERS 234 MILES IN FIRST DAY’S RUN The first day of the Essex endur- ance run closed at 8.30 Saturday night with. 234 miles covered in 7 hours and 14 minutes actual running time. The elapsed time was 10. hours and minutes. No trouble at all was e perienced. It is planned te run tne engine continuously’ for at least 90 hours_and to exhibit the car at New York show beginning Tuesday. A garage force had worked into, the weé small hours of Saturday morning putting into shape the same car which had been started Friday but turned over and ‘caught fire. Most of the paint was blistered off the hood. blie sky shone through the roof in places where the roof ought to have becn, and flapping side curtains bore wit- ness to the disregard for snaps on the part of those in the car Iridav. But the motor was a mechanic’s dream. Over frozen roads and through snow up hill and down hale, the motor ran steadily, with no sign of a knock, and it was still running in the same way when the night shift took over the ca The car left Norwich at 9.08 Satur- day morning with Ernest. White driv- ing. J. M. Osten as spare driver and Robert D. Byrnes, a_Bulletin reporter who covered the trip for this paper. Osten and Byrnes liad been in thé car lon its first start’ Friday, which had ended in an upset .in Franklin. In | Willimantie N. G. (Nate) Tecleston | as taken into the car and made the From Willimantic the route led {through Hartford, Springfield, over { Tacob’s Ladder to Tee, “Tags. then ck to Hartford. through Great Ba gton and Winsted, and then back to Norwich. The car, struck from six inches to a foot of snow on Jacob's Ladder, and at Lee, Mass at 3 p. m the thermometer read 6 below zero. On reaching Norwich, Rdward Con- nelly took the car until midnight driving continuously. - Eccleston White divided the rest of the night hetweén then and Osten was at the wheel all day Sunda: ENLISTMENTS FOR R. O. T. C. SR MASSACHUSETTS AGR'L In addition to obtaining recrui flxg‘%;amghmcn\ £ .field artillery, R. O. WO nnit, Yal§® university, Corporal aniel A. Sullivan, who i of ‘the local afmy recruiting postoffice building. js avthorized to ac- cept applicants for enlistment as pri- vates for the R. O. T. C. unit at the Massachusetts Agricultural . college, {Amherst, Mass. Ail men enlisting for this unit will be- sent directly to the Springfield armory for combletion of enlistment. Men who apply for enlist- ment in either of these organizations must have a letter from the command- 2 officer of the unit for which he desires enlistment, requesting the re- ruiting officer to accent him for en- fistiaent. Corporal Sull sist aii applicants in writi ter to get the necessary the commanding officer of the unit and all supplies and stationery at the re-| cruiting station will be at their ser. vice. The opportunities are very ex ceptional in an enlistment in these units and they will also have a good opportunity to lehrn somethinz of value to them. They are also entitled to enlist for the period of one vear. The pay for enlisted men in these or- ganizations is $105 per month and board and lodging can be very low figure. All appli apply for enlistment in these units must have an excellent charactér on their discharge. In a circular letter received at the recruiting station . the following branches_ for foreign service are dis continued: Ordnance department for service in the Hawaiian Islands and the quartermaster and signal corps for service in the Panama canal Zone. Special efforts are still being ma to secure recruits for service In the anama canal zone and will be con- tinued until Jan. 15th, 1920. istments are oven to hoth previ- ous service and original applicants for cervice in the chemical warfare ser- vice. GIRLS ARE TO PLAN HOW TO RUN CLUB| Something new in the way of en | tertainment is on the programme for the monthly mass meeting to be held | Wednesday evening by the members of | the girls’ club at the Community Cen- ter on Main street. The innovation is| to be‘a playlet, The Bachelor's Dream and members of the club will appea: in the cast. Afterthe busines: mcp;im:i which promises to be an important one there will be the usual social houx" during which the playlet will be pre$ sented. There will also Be music and community singing. As is generally known among the members_of the club the War Camp Community service is to_cease super- vision of the club on January 3ist and from then on the club will be di- | rected by the girls themselves under competent leader. One of. the im- portant matters to be taken up at the business meeting Wednesday evning | will be hte adoption of a constitution for the club. The commitiee in charge of the en- | tertainment for the evening will be Miss Bernice Willey, Miss Mildred Fillmore, Miss Louise Beilefleur and Miss_Josephine: Murphy. There will | also be refreshment: g i | | the | letter from The girls are making preliminary plans for a minstrel show which is to be held some time during the next month or two. It is planned to se- cure a large hall for the occasion and the affair promises to be ona of the largest yet held by the chub. ROING TO CALIFORNIA FOR MOTHER’S 100TH BIRTHDAY || Mrs, Charles W. Gale of Pinehurst, ‘Washington street, is to leave here Thursday to visit her mother, Mr: | Anna W. Hekes of Pasadena, Cali- fornia, who on'March 26th will cele- brate her 100th birthday. Mzs. g:.!a will 2m-un vg.'.; her mother for e notabl anniversary. Mrs. Frank A. Mitchell of this city, Hon: and_Mrs. Robert Glendinning of mfi Scotland and Mrs. George W. 1 of Broadway, who are also to ANASTY COLD * EASED AT ONCE. BREAKS UP A COLD IN A FEW HOURS. Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit blowing and snuffiing! A dose of:“Pape’s Cold | Compound” taken every two hours uns 1l three doses are taken usually breaks up a severe cold and ends all grippe | misery, The very first dose opens.your clog- ged-up mostrils and the air passage: of the head; stops mose Tunning.’re- | lieves the headache, dullness, feverish- ness sneezing, soreness.and stiffness. “Pape’s Cold Compound” i the quickest, surest relief known and costs only a few cents at drug stores. It dots without tance, tastes nice, contains no quinine Insist upon Pape’s! tinue from there together. to the Pa- rific coast. MICHAEL FAY KILLED L IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT Mrs. Mary L. Sliney was notified on Sunday of the deéath of her cousin, Mi- chael Fay, who wa lled in an au- fomobile accident at Windsor Locks, this state, Sunday morning. Mr. Fay who was a sheriff and whose home is in Windsor Locks, was called out on duty Sunday merning and shortly aft- er he left his homeé was.killed. He leaves ‘his wife, and other relitives in Windsor Locks. Mrs. Sliney and Miss Anna Sliney will leave this (Mon- day) morning fo attend the funeral, Miss Marguerite Sliney, daughter of Mrs. Sliney, was visiting at Mr. Fay’s home at the time of the accident. MAJOR HAROLD HETRICK DIES FROM His WOUNDK of aj in the ' head received | Lot in a struzsle with a | ed his way info the ma- t Thursday night. ck was taken to a hos- pital ‘after his injury in the struggle with the intruder. He recovered con- sciousness -enough before he died to | say that the man who rushed into his house was not looking for him but for | nother person and that there was no mystery ab the affair. Mrs. Hetrick | told the ice that she fired at the Intruder who escaped. Major Hetrick stood at the head f\f\’ his class of 78 men when he uated from West Point milita: emy in 1906, having previous ated from the Norwich Free Academy | in 1397 and from Yale in 1901. He had | had- a brilllant career in the engineer | branch_in the army, Having served in| COuba. Manila, along the Mexican bor- ! der, in the A. B. T. i ce durine | he w wor. and was in charge of | ssippi engineers in the New district at the time of his| bullet wound when he man who € jor's home ia Major Tlet gradu- survived by his wife and ME’ father., = | Leaves for Los Anaeles. 1 Reuben Katz, formerly a student at| the Norwich Free Academ left Sat- urday for Los Angeles Cal, where he will enter b with his father. ir Middletown.—Mis: exccutive secretary Shanklin of Weslevan- university, will leavé Middletown soon to become con- nected with the endowment campaign | office at the Hotel McAlpin in New York city. Lillian_ Fortin, to, President BORN oR—In Norwich, Jan. 4, . by Rev. Charle: Miss Margaret J. Cutten and| Benjamin Vaughn Bradshaw. e IR—In_Leavenworth, 1919, Wayland Wil- son of Mr. and Mrs. tt of Dayville, Conn., Saye Pipher of Bennett, nk W, M In New London, . by Rev. J. Romeyn| . Herbert J. Harvey and| White, both of New London. GORTON—In Robert B. Gortol —Tn 2 brother of Mrs. DeWitt of New HETRICK—In New Or 1920, Maj. Harold . formerly of Norwich! Jewett City, Jan. 3, 1920, Lacar beloved wife of Fin her late home on Monday at 820 o'clock. Requiem ary's church at 9 Harriet et Funeral af morning mass o’clock. HULL—In Jewett City aroline A. Adam tiss Hull, aged 57 ye Funeral at her late home, Main street, Jewett City, Monday, Jan. 5, at 1.30 p. m. ‘Burial in family lot in Maple- wood cemetery. Jah. 2, 1920, CARD OF THANKS h to express our appreciation Iriends and neighbors for 5 ympathy during ! also to ‘the many beautiful flowers, especially at ti 1 station, S__S. WOODMANSEE our who_sent Church & Allen 1.5 ‘Main Street Funeral Directors —AND-— Embalmers 'Lady Assistant . Telephone 328.3 ‘HENRY E. CHURCH WM. SMITH ALLEN visit in California, will join Mrs. Gale || = ;n; wanu- Today Wil Probably Be Fair It 'is riow in progress to continue all this week. This Sale is an annual event and includes merchandise from every department in the Store. The purpose of this Sale is to clean up stocks, turn surplus stock into money, and to ac- complish this purpose we offer extraordinary values fi:mughout the Store. S Contrary to the expectations of many, nearly all kinds of merchandise will be higher, therefore, people of good judg- ment will lay in a supply of merchandise, during this sale, while prices are low. Buy Now and Save Money Buy Now—You'll Never Regret 7 JANUARY SALE PRICES 2 On Men’s Wear—Clothing, Shirts, Hosiery, Under- wear, Neckwear, Etc. JANUARY SALE PRICES On Women’s Wear—Millinery, Coats, Suits, Dresses, Flannelette Gowns, Muslin Underwear, Etc. JANUARY SALE PRICES On Boys’ Wear—Overcoats, Suits, Raincoats, Sweat- ers, Blouses, Caps, Etc. JANUARY SALE PRICES On Winter Weight Hosiery and Underwear for * Women, Misses and Children. JANUARY SALE PRICES On Gloves, Handkerchiefs, Ribbons, Laces, Embroid- eries, Small Wares, Leather Goods, Etc. Rugs—Carpets—Linoleums Grass Rugs 36x72 inches—$159 from $1.76 Rag Rugs 25x50 inches—$1.09 from $1.25 27354 inches—$1.39 from $1.59 36x72 inches—$1.98 from $2.25 Wool and Fibre Rugs 26x63 inches—$3.59 from $4.00 Axminster Rugs inches .29 from $2.50 inche: .49 from $3.75 inches—$4.49 from $5.00 inches—$7.39 from $8.00 Carpet-Size Rugs Wool and Fibre Rugs, 6x9 feet, value $11.50, at. $10.25 Wool and Fibre Rugs, size 7 ft. 6 x 9 ft, value §14.00, at ..o $1250 Wool and Fibre Rugs, size “8 ft. 3 x 10 ft. 6, value $16.00 ... $14.00 size at $17.50 Axminster Rugs 9x12 feet- 50 from $42.00 9x12 feet—$47.50 from $53.00 9x12 feet from $58.00 All other large Rugs are reduced proportionally. Grass Rugs 6 x 7 ft. 6—$4.00 from $4.50 9 feet — $695 from §7.25 10 feet — $950 from $11.50 12 feet — $1285 from $14.00 Tapestry Brussels Rugs Tapestry Brussels Rugs, size 639 feet, value $22.50, at.....$1950 Tapestry Brussels Rugs, size Stft. 3 x 10 ft. 6, value $37.50 Tapestry Brussels Rugs, size 9x12 feet, value $32.00, at.... $2850 Ten-wire Tapestry Brussels Rues, $42.00, at Texoleum Rugs Texoleum Rugs. size 6x9 feet, value $7.50, at. Congoleum Rugs, size 9 x 1 feet, value $17.50, at 4t 'y f 8 x 9 x size Wool and Fibre Russ 9x12 feet, value $20.00, at CARPETS—MATTINGS—LINOLEUMS Wool and Fibre Stair Carpet, 27 inches wide, regular 79¢ value, at.. Tapestry Brussels Stair Carpet, good patterns, regular 98¢ value, at Velvet Stair Carpet, neat patterns, regular $2.00 value, at 36-inch China Matting, regular 59c value, at. Neponset Floor Covering, lies flat without tacking, edges will not cur, is rot-proof and water-proof—patterns for every room in the home, regular price 90c a square yard—Sale price.......... WILD’S LINOLEUM, PRINTED AND INLAID, AT THESE SALE PRICES Printed Linoleum, regular Inlaid Linoleum, $2.25 value, price $1.25 a square yard— | at ....... Sale price $1.09 | $3.75 value, at...... Rug Border, 24-inches wide, regular 55c value, at. Rug Border, 36-inches wide, regular 65c value, at. Draperies—Curtains—Shades Curtain Scrims and Marquisettes, in white, cream and ecru, with plain and fancy borders— 36 inches wide, regular pric 36 inches wide, regular price 25el—5nla price a yard.. ¢ l 45c—Sale price a yard. ‘White and Ecru Madras, regular price 4Sc—Sale price a yard...... Imported Scotch Madras, in pretty pastel colorings, regular 85c value—Sale price a yard. 36-inch Curtain Muslins, in dots, figures and stripes, regular price 49c—Sale price a yard... Quaker Craft Laces in white and | Cretonnes for all purposes ecru— splendid assortment of designs At 44c and colorings— At 49¢ At 43c a yard—value 49¢ At 59¢ At 49c a yard—value 59c At 69c a yard—value 79c At 59c a yard—value 69c At 75c a yard—value 89c At 78c a yard—value 95c ‘Window Shades, size3 feet by 6 feet, in light, medium and dark green, white and cream, regular 79¢ value, at....ccoeivnniins Prrree $1.79 4% a yard—value a yard—value a yard--value 49¢ B9¢ 89c 70¢ LACE CURTAINS IN'ALL STYLES. ‘Quaker Craft Lace Curtains, 2% yards long, very neat patterns, reg- ular price $2.75—Sale price a pair..... . $249 Marquisette Curtains, with hemstitched and neat lace edging, white and ecru, regular price $3.25—Sale price a pair... 3 ... $289 Better grade Curtains, Lace, Marquisette, Voile and Net, at thcse sale prices— At $339 $3.75 At $4.19 $4.50 At $495 a pair—from $5.50 At $529 a pair—from $6.00 At $6.39 pair—from $7.50 At $7.95 a pair—from $9.00 At $9.25 a pair—from $10.50 _ At $10.95 a pair—fromn $12.50 Portieres, Table Runners, Couch Covets and Table Covers all at reduced prices. pair—from pair—from {He must win it are he's wearys THE DOUBLE CROWN. Man must: r with no deferring, Bwiftly ride, constant spuT oty Kol the door ot Eate Would his hoyes gain full fruition; For- the wuerdonk of ambltion hoand proud position, Iy with . the foremost mate. BesoR Wil AHEANUrs that will not, sate, . Ere 0ld age hies bleak and Ureary: . If not, lifs's end well may fear ven within a palace gate, 1o af what ie hielisr,’ s Tavelier with But Thit For, Cro Lave alone, e, Fuper Only Love comes nefer too late. —Samuel Minturn Pael , what have you seen aThe other of ihe- sky? lasted Jand tha vas sreem. | Where fields® and forests die: plains that shiver mud; river deep with blood. Moon. moon, what of the men Where rivers thus run red? I saw them fall and fall again; I could ot count the dead. I saw their s | _Climb the Oh_‘all “in Since man 1ike hosts of stars dark blue hill. the other i are fighting stilll Moon maon, why is So ‘pitiful and white? It is because af one wha took The lonely road tonight; unreconciled, name. e Hazard Conkling. HUMOR OF THE DAY | Housewife—If you love work, why don’t vou find it? ramp (sadly)—Alas, blind—fondon Answers. Bobby Y, 5 elephant” lady, love is 50 wrinkled? he poor olq follow can't wardrobe trunk.—Cartoons a letter from some organi- on, urging me to see my congress- But who wants to see any con- | gressman?"—Life. | “I don’t want to critize women. I | know they're all right.” | “Well?” | “But you'll never see a man buy a | wire frame for a hat—Kansas City Journal. “Haven't you a reference?’ “Refrence—Whut's dat, mam?”’ “Something the lady said about you t piace you worked.” t you beliéve it, mam,"—¥Flor- ida Times-Union. “Phat was the last card Oi dealt ye, Mike?” ‘ Sphade.” “Oi knew it was. Of saw ye spit on yer hands before ye picked it up— American Legion Weekly. “Before we were married he had a standing order with a florist to send me a bunch of roses every morning.” “And since marriage?” “He has a standing order with an employment _agency to send me a cook.”—St. Louls Globe-Democrat. “Dat sho' am ’stonishin news, sah! I didn’t have no s'picion yo' was aim- in’ to marry de widdah Waddles “Needer had I, sah, 'twell I found out dat her lamentable husband done Jeft a silk hat, fine and shiny and ‘most as good as new.”—Kansas City Star. ‘Do you believe in woman suff- rage’ 5" replied® Mrs. Meekton, “for the present. But we've been talking it cver anq unless Henrietta gets electd to some office or another pretty seon I shouldn’t be surprised if our family wero to change its mind and eall it a tailure."—Washington Star. Doris—Yes, she was furious about the way in which the newspapers re- ported her marriage. Helen—Did it allude to her age? Doris—Indirectly. It stated that Miss Olde and Mr. Yale were ma: the later being a well known collecto: Australia has nearly 300,000 aeres of untouched forests. One-sixth of the world's supply of quinine is consumed in Indla. Sealskin is naturally of a light drab color, but it is dyed for the market. Lack of fuel in Russia threatens to destroy all activities of the Soviet and it has been decided to miobilize the population for the purpose of cel« lecting fuel. The British food controller has is- sued an order requiring that imported meat for sale by retail butcherS must be labeled with the words “imiport- ed” or “imported meat” : A telegram received by Premier Lloyd George from the prime minfs- tér of Letvia pays warm tribute - to the help of the British naval squad- ron in beating off the recent Ger- man attack on Riga. Official figures 1ecently ptbliihed show that about 1,000,000 bushels of potatoes haze been frozen in the greand In Western Canada, a loss of $1.000,000. As the yield this year was only 5 bushels, or 2,000,000 less than of last year, the seriousness of the loss is apparent. At Niagra Talls, when David Brod- erick was placed on probation six months ago and ordered to give probation officer 012 a week for Savings Stamps, he complained bit- terly. Atedm;zs?go of sg mon m was hand .50 wort 3 and he has voluntarily placed himsetf on indefinite_probation, promising to bring $10 a week to continue his sav- ings investment. The net tonnage for- October of 70,100 tons, Panama Canal measure- ment and was mlll tt;!;;’mo;’m that of commercial sl through the Canal in September, when 170 ships, of 586,156 tons made the transit. Their registered gross tom- |nage was $73,006 tons and their reg- {istered net tonnage was 551,825 tons. {The cargo carried totaled 705,881 téns of 2,240 pounds, and was.67,611 tons iu-mnz thin that handled in September, | The Thames National Bank Norwicl, Conn,, Dec. 20, 1819, The annual meeting of the Stoek- holders of this Bank, for the election | of Directors and the tramsaction of as may legally hereby called to Banking Mouse on . 13, 1020, at 11 o'clock & m. TIIAN AT GIBES. Cashier | Why Throw Your Old Hats | &way, when you can have them madn |as good as new if you bring thet |to the | City Shoe and Hat Cleaniny We also dye all kinds of Shoes, in black or brown. S¥ 33 BROADWAY 7 3 WIEN TOU WANT to jut yeur pu iness pefors. ine pihlic, tLHEre medlum better z vertisinz soinmiie

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