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* Caebrate Fiteth Wedding Aniversary Today marks the golden wedding|the Falls and on Franklin street as a anniver ‘of Mr., and Mrs, William ! fitter and. inspéctor of revolvers. He H, Dowsett of 12 Whitaker avenue,|was an expert In his line and contin- Who were married fifty years ago and |ued with the\su of that com- !have since resided in this city where|pany until the:Marlin-Eockwell com- they have a host of friends who will | pany completed its war contract. 1be eager to congratulate them upon| MMr. Dowsett was born in Nofwich, ;the happy occasion. The anniversary|the son of Mr. and Mrs. James M. iwas noted in an informal manner on|owsett, October §, 1849, He wWas for 1Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs.|many .years a member of the volun- {Charles A. Dowsett, No. 96 River ave- | teer fire department, having Beén as- inué where there was a family gather- | sistant foreman of the Blackstone iing and in spite of the inclement wea- | Hose Co. at one time. He is a charter ither not a few called to extend felicl- in 8 whole Heartea and' eficient svay ko and also ag counsellor of the Young Echo Grange held itg annual instal- | Peoples elub. Mrs. Ayer also ever l:thq Mo ; evening. A lunch was|eifica coming to the parsonage as 2 as served. : S bride, has beén.an invaluable member | & G2 O O The Christian Endeavor society held jt ‘the community. Her place in the! N - a business meeting and oclal Wednés-|shoir, as superintendent and teacher | = d-¥ evening, in the Sunday school, as leader of the -T news of the death of Vietor|Junior Bndeavor work, and as friend Larrsen at St. Joseph’s hospital, Wil- to all, can scarcely be ‘filled. Miss limantic, last weel;, was & surprigs to{Payne will aleo be greatly missed. - many {riends whom he had madé here| . — priessnd ol since hig stay in the lome of Rev. E. WESTMINSTER Py Ayer, and later at W. R. Davoll's. P ~ 4 7 Frank Medbery has returned h R. G, Pavy of New Haven has ac- |, X' Pty ot | eepbed‘ma‘ ca!ltexttn 154 :Q %lm hm t‘ue‘; Bulth.h‘mm hosnit§l in improved come pastor of the local ¢hurch an Mr; and Mrs. Clare G. Bengt- began his services here JANUAFY . gon, ‘ot Tast Harsfor sed Miee oime Olsén of Norwich, were holiday guests SUPREME COURT DECIDES AGAINST CITY OF NEW- LONDON Th°wh§°w" an a»!xc;lonnr of New London; won out. by a su court decision in the casé in m the city of New London tried to col- lect from him the sum of $5,700 which it claimed was due the city undet an ordinance passed calling fér auction- eérs to pay a license. ,The suit was brought on the claim for the license fec on the auction sale of $250,000 of property. .53 $80,000 of real estate of the Reed-Prentice company. + Attornéys ?,blt Mr. Howe filed a de- murrer on the ground that the New London city ordinahce was unconstitu- tional and null and void. The demurrer is sustained by the supreme court, to The utmost in prompt, courteous service. Mr, Pavy is well liked and the ¢hurch considers jtself fortunata in secufing ftatlons. They received a number of ;appreciated gifts, including gold Pieces, At the parsonage of the Sachem Street M. E. church William H. Dow- sett and Elsle A. Rudd were united in toarriage Jan, 12, 1870, by Rev. T. M. 1House., TFollowing there was a large reception at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Daniel Crocker on Sherman street, where the newly married couple con- ‘tinued té reside, for a short time be- ‘fore going to housekeeping at the Falls, As 2 boy of twelve Mr. Dowsett en- tereq the employ of thé Hopkins & Allen Arms company at the Falls and he continueq with that concern during its many years of existence both at member of Shetucket lodge, No. 27, L 0. O, F', of which he is a past noble grand. He is also a veteran Odd Fel- low. Though taking no active part in politics' he has been a supporter of Gemocratie prineciples. Mrs. sett was born in Montville, August 2, 1853, the daughter of Mr. and George W. Rudd, and both she and her husband recall many of the old time conditions in Norwich dur- ing the fifty years of thelr wedded life. Both are enoying excellent health and looking - forward to many more anni- versaries, There are two children, Charles A. Dowsett of thig city and W. Irving Dowsett of Groton, and one grand- daughter, Miss Dorothy Dowsett of Groton. YOUNG PEOPLE'S CHORUS C.10IR AT FIRST BAPTIST An innovation at the First Baptist chureh is a chérus choir of twenty or more young people of the church which will have charge of the music: at the evening services, ‘The choir under William Douglass, Year with its chorus work. The eve- ning service will open with a half hour of music, followed by a short sermon by the pastor, Rev. George H. &trouse, closing with music. leadership of opered the New | Dan’ury—Th: =xth annpal banquet | of the local branch of the L’rnther»| nood of Railroad Clerks, was heid Thursday In Concordia hall. The| trench had as grests two of the or- ganisers. Grorge W. Iasty, of Rosfon, | end oLuis Merales, of New York. i gg:g:s»isd Coughs icn for mere then ANty yeasy FIRST BAPTIST SCHOOL ELECTS SUPERINTENDENT At the Tirst Baptist Bible school on Sunday a short business meeting was held when ' a new superintendent, ecorge M. Ambyrn, was voted upon. Walter M. Cowan, who, because of business reasons, refused the superin- tendency of the school, wag eiected to the office of assistant superintendent. The nominations were made by Le Rue Bliven, chairman of the nonfi- nating committee. ' The new superintendent, Mr. Am- burn, presided at the noon session of the Schoox, during the session present- ing Bible rfect in attendance during the past Receiving the gifts were Mrs. Bjor] Charles Stamm, Miss H Swain. Charles Bjork, Mrs. Lu- c.nda Howard, George H. Strouse, Jr., Mrs. Charles Stamm, Richard Ma- 1i Laura Peckham, Miss Sandberg, Miss Mazie Stamm Miss Florence Swain. In Norwalk Shoe Company. he incorporators of the e company of Norwalk, PISQ’'S rporation, is Philemon W. Mitchell of Andover. where feed ie fed not by ¢t produced § EN DAIRIES like that of the v Union ng point and keeps § nicn Grai l_n Modern Dairies 2 ns qks : Hershey Chocolate Company ance but by test of the milk Union Grains ranks first. Grains increases the milk flow t there. UNION GRAINS is a rich, highly conceatrated feed. nly 107, fibre. tein, 5% fat, and t contains 24 per cent pro- Nutritive ratio 1:2.8, It was the first geiry feed made and has been the standard of quality for 17 years. $3.90 PER 1 Measured by the milk pail it is the most nical ration Lno v in dairyland. 00 POUNDS SCRATCH FEED $3.95 PER 100 POUNDS Charles Slosberg & Son - 3-13 COVE STREET Preston Bros. fne. e SIMPSON Basement Thayer Building We Cain Chairs in the finest way and sell cainin at wholesale a retail p 3. MIKOLAST TAILOR SHOP 32 Market Street Telephone 537-5 Picture Tells The Si‘ozy R!a‘:’;;xm‘ atthe * Varnlshes, PROVIDENCE Oils and Brushes / BAKERY and Metals 86 Feanklin St. Tel. 1133-3 AND FOCKFT THUMMWR BILLARDS DOOLEY & Delicatessan § 3 3 | The Everything Purs, Clean and Good 40 Frankiin St. " Tel. 1309 e —— Need a Plumber? Tel. 827 J. . BARSTOW & C 23 Viater Street DR. C. B. ELDRED 43 Broadway Tel. 341-3 or books to twelve scholars, |8 ‘| cently incorporated under the laws of i g'and for séveral years which the cage was taken by stipula- tion. The five_grounds of demurrer were that the New Léndon ordinance con- travengs article XIV of the constitu- tion nt; the United States, contravenes sections 9 and 11 of artiele I of the constitution of Connecticut. ‘that the said ordinance is not a licensc tax but is a revenue tax, and is not authorized by any statute of this state, that said ordinance imposes a revenue tax With- out legal warrant and is bevond the powers of the city of New London, and that said ordinance is against common justice, right and reason .and is in re- straint of trade, an instrument of op- pression and unjust and unfair dls- erimination. lin he of STAFFORD SPRIN Judge Joel H. Reed retired from the superior court bench Saturday. Jan. 10, having reached the constitutional age lfmit, 70 years. Judge Reeq has been on the bénch since Nov. 25. 1804, having been apponted by Governor Abiram Chamberlain. In 1912 he was re-appointed by Governor Samuel Baldwin. Previoug to his appointment as superior court judge he was for about twelve ~years state’s attorney for Tolland county. He is now 2 suta‘ referee. David Robertson, who recently sold his store, to Lee & Buckley, formerly of Norwich, in Stafford Springe, has ome to Los Angeles, Cal. where he :vm make a lengthy visit with hig sis- er. The court of burgesses of the bore ough of Stafford Springs has made the following appoiniments: Committee on highways and sewers, A. W. Kingsbury and A. D. Bernarda; po- lice ang fire department, H. Alden and C. B. Tsgchummi; lights and water, John J. Quinn, Donzld D. Mitchéll; haywards, George L. Dennis, Georgé . Gary; wood inspesters, Burt T. Taton, Thomas Hayes, Embert Cur- iis,~George J. Jrazier, oLt O’Halloran, H. Alden, Charles E. Buterfield, T, I Mattesen, C. H. Moore; chief bf police Thomas J. Hayes: street commission- ér, John M. Leach; special consta- bles, Thomas Young, Irving Reynolds, Frank Mason, John Hancock, Frank Womstedt, Joseph Tonedandesl, Geo. Bertrand; borough cpunsel, M. D, O Connell. 7 Mrs. J. H. Valentine ard daughter, Miss Elinor, have gone = to_ 'Miami, Fla, for the winter. Mr. Valentine expects to joln them later, The Stafiord .Business Men's Asso- ciation hag elected the following President, T. F. Mullin ents, Walter Scott and Dr. Hanley cretary and treagurer, Ber. nard L, Mullins. Miss Mary Knowlton Ethel Rupert of recent guesets of Bard. Miss Mary Goedwin of Greenburg, Penn., hag been the guest of Miss Ca- therine” Mitchell. 2 The following officers have been electeg the . Sons of. Veteran Commander, Charles Curnan; S. V. Ernest K. Taf! J. 'V, . Arthur H. Hancock; and Mies Philadelphia were Mrs. G. Percival Adams; treasurer, John secretary, Clarence Boyer. The census -takers have Been at work for the past 10 days and good progress ig -being made. Indications are that the population of the town will be considerably in excess of the figure when the lasi census was taken The Rhode Island Worsted com- pany has added 50 looms to its plant. The 8tafford Lace Company, re- Connectlcut has organizeq - with the following officers: President, William D. Lowter; vice president and treas- urer, - Elmer V: HECretaTy, It is the com and it will erect a factory on the site i Mullen mill, in Forestville, this 8. Mr. Lowter has been in the making business business in En- and he is planning to” have the machinery from the plent in England shipped here, Record Hurricane Darnage. The worst hurrlcane of which any record exists was that of October 10, 1780, which started in the Barbados, An English fleet anchored off St. Lucla simply disappeared. Nearly every building on the island was blown 4own and 6,000 people buried. Why Archie Muffed It. I It wus at n cricket match in Am tralia. A tremendous skyer had been hit and the fielder was in fair way to catch the batter out. At this tense inoment one of the spéctators called out, “Miss it, Archle, and I'l let you kiss 1y sister.” New Premier Of Hungary - im s0 géon. Atler a course at Irank- 7¢ will gpénd the week-ends in town until after June first when it is his plan to reside in the parsonage. Rev, E. P. Ayer and family left on Thursday afternoon for Mrs. Ayer's home in Branford. Mr. Ayer and Miss Payne_ars expected weelt Although the new pagtor will be wel- comed as he begins his work here, it is with regret that the many friends college and at Chicago university, is completing his studies at Yale. to return this to attend various duties here. Mr. Ayér and his family finfl sev- ereq the pleasant relationship of pas- tor and people which has exlsted for the pasts eight years. béyond the usual church duties, Mr. Ayer has sought to serve the iaterests of the larger community, acting at ene time as chaplain of the local as president and vice president of the Library Assoelation,” which he served In many ways grange, 1llness, ary meeting day of the W. at _the Plains, in the Olsen homéstead. Thé new town supervisor, Mr. Grier, with Inspector Garrison visited schools the past week. The winter term of the school began January 5.- William Davies, Mrs; Martha War- fen and Mrs. Johnson, among others, have been ill witn severe colds. Mrs. Allen Moody 1s recovering from The pastor’s reception to the par- ish and congregation is to be given in connection with church, at the parsonage this (Mon- day) afternoon. = Sk the meeting of the Wednesday, the 14th, is the Janu- G, T Westminster Hill school, nmads up a lost school day, Saturday. Packer school has been forced to cloefi fm't gthh pl‘t‘fenlh as its teacher ¢ould not find a boarding place. Miss Le Fleure, of 5 SWillimantic, its teach- Main Street N ATIONA. L *Phoie, Cor. Shetucket St. Drrrc STorREs Nerwich, 1559 er, has been transferred to Frost school | Middlesex county on Follow-up work. : in’ place of Miss Murphy, of, Worces- ter, Mass., resigntd. - Miss Lelia Lachapelle, who for two vears s‘nce finishing ~at Gayhead school, has attended the . convent school of the Academy of the Holy Family in Baltic, Tuekday of last week began her noviate ' in the convent, assuming the name in religion, Sister Mary Magdelene. Former Mail Carrier James Lathrop. now an agent of the state board of education, is at pre: working with Agent Metz in Rockville and South Manchester on certificate work, and in Jacob Rosenzwelg, who has becn closely confined by his responsibilities * on the home farm - since his father's death, has gone away for change and * rest, and is expected back in...the spring. Fred Sackett, substitute mail car- * rier, is doing well on 'his routs; in spite of roads and other obstacles, making good time and g.ving general | satisfaction to patrons. ¥ Harold Finley and Mrs. Louise*Ray- mond have returned from New York. It's a pity that more sermons are not as deep as they are long. % | This January Economy Sale | IS A “COMMON SENSE” SALE - The Government in Washington is advising economy. It is advising the purchase of the necessary—th elimination - of the luxuries, and the co-operation of manufacturers, merchants, and the buyng public. e plan and so far as we are able will work for the reduction of the high cost of living. It embodies the ideals of plain common sense and money saving. We are not gi are taking the very merchandise that you stand in need of, and are reducing the prices to the lowest possible limit. Lock over the long lists, for in them you will find hundreds of the very thngs you Spend Money In This “Common Sense” Sale—And Save Thousands of Bargains—Every Department Is Included e —————————————— Domestics and White Goods COTTON HUCK TOWELS Value 85c— 3 ECONOMY PRICE 230 Value 59¢— ECONOMY PRICE 42c. HUCK TOWELS Half Linen. $5e Value— ECONOMY $1.00 value— ECONOMY PRICE 6% PRICE 75¢ = $1.10 value— ECONOMY PRICE 8% TURKISH TOWELS Value 150— ECONOMY 330 value— ECONOMY PRICE 10¢ PRICE 25¢ oMY 4Bc value— B oMY 58c value— ECONOMY PRICE 48c BLEACHED CRASH—Cot- ton and Linen worth 42¢ a ECONOMY PRICE Crash—red e FEONOMY PRICE 2% PRICE 35¢ 330 blue plaid. ECONOMY PRICE 34c ALL-LINEN CRASH — Brown Value 40c— ECONOMY PRICE 35 Value 42¢— ECONOMY PRICE 32 * ATL-Linen CRASH—RIleached Value 41— ECONOMY PRICE 360 43c value— ECONOMY PRICE 3% MERCERIZED DAMASK 88-inch, value 90c— SALE PRICE 750 value $2.50— SALE PRICE $150 35c NAINSOOK. ECONOMY PRICE 2% LONG CLOTH 45c value— P ECONOMY PRICE 2% 43c value— ECONOMY 40c value— ECONOMY PRICE 33¢ $1.50 BLANKETROBES with cord and tassell to mateh. ECONOMY PRICE $350 B3%¢. PILLOW CASES—Size 45 by 36— ECONOMY PRICE 43¢ TR 2 AN v Sh{l}ETt AT E PRICES $2.00 value 72 by 90— SALE PRICE $1.50 7$2.75 value 72 by 99— SALE PRICE 3225 33.00 value 81 by 95— SALE RRICE $250 24c and T2-inch, PRICE 370 8¢ BLEACHED SHEETING SALE PRICE 75¢c BLANKETS AT ECONOMY . PRICES. WHITE AND TAN COTTON BLANKETS. The size made, heavy and warm. A wonderfully pleasing offer ECONOMY PRICE $4.00 $7.00 and $8.00 BLANKETS in gray, tan or white. Full size, - heavy weight blankets, fully werth the original price— ECONOMY PRICE $6.00 WE OFFER ONE CASE OF WHITE AND GRAY BLAN- KETS—very heavy, full-size wool blankets which will give excellent service, and would be cheap at $8.50 a palr— ECONOMY PRIGE $7.50 $10.00 ‘WHITE TWOOL BLANKETS— ECONOMY PRICE $9.00 $12.50 WHITE WOOL BLANKETS— ECONOMY PRICE $10.00 PLAID BLANKETS TO USE- * AS COMFORTABLBS. Hand- some plaid blankets which should sell for $8.50 * each. The colorings are Very, Very pleasing— ECONOMY PRICE $5.00 ONE BALE OF ARMY BLANKETS, Heavy weight army blankets in dark gray only. Not handsome but heavy and warm. Size 66 by 83 and worth $6.00 each— ECONOMY PRICE $3.95 Hosiery and Underwear Department 45c WOMEN'S LISLE HOSE in black, ‘with double sole and wide garter hem. ‘Sizes 832 to 10%— ECONOMY PRICE 38¢c 35c._ WOMEN'S CORDOVAN HOSE— ECONOMY PRICE 25¢c 45c. and B0c HOSIERY, In black, gray and cordovan. Good weight and good wear— ECONOMY PRICE 3% 7%¢ and $5¢ FIBRE SILK HOSE, in.black or white— ECONOMY PRICE 65¢ WOMEN'S FULL . FASH- IONED SILK LISLE, in dark tan oniy. ' Value $1.25— ECONOMY PRICE 98¢ WOMEN'S BLACK §ILK HOSE, in sizés 9% and 10. Made with seam in leg. Value $1.85— ECONOMY PRICE $1.50 $2.50 SILK HOSE, in bronze, cordovan and white, full fash- joried— ECONOMY PRICE $224 836 OUTSIZE HOSE, in gray or .cordovan— ECONOMY PRICE 58¢c largest P BOYS' IPSWICH HOSE— Value 39c— ECONOMY PRICE 33¢ Value 450— ECONOMY PRICE 3% Value 50c— ECONOMY PRICE 45¢ INFANTS' COTTON HOSE, in bia white and tan. Sizes 4% to 615. Value 29c— ECONOMY PRICE 25¢ WOMEN'S “HARVARD"” MILLS UNDERWEAR medium we! vest drawers. Value $1.2 ECONOMY PRICE $1.15 Value $1.50— ECONMY PRICE $135 WOMEN'S FLEECED "\'ESTS, in sizes §, 6, 7 and $— Value $1.75— ECONOMY PRICE $1.55 Value $2.00— ECONOMY PRICE $1.75 WOMEN'S WOOL AND COT- TON UNDERWEAR, Vests, Drawers, énd. Tights— Value §2.15— ECONOMY PRICE $1.95 Value $2.50— ECONOMY PRICE $2.25 CHILDREN'S COT. T O N VESTS AND PANTS—Med- ium weight, and sold from 63¢ to $L15 according to size— ECONOMY PRICE FROM 55 to 98 CHILDREN'S “IHHARVARD MILLS” UNDERWEAR—Half wool and cotton Vests and Drawers, in sizes 2 to 9. Reg- ular price §1.35 to $2.10 ae- cording to size— ECONOMY PRICES $1.20 TO $1.89 ODD_LOTS OF WOMEN'S D' CHILDREN'S UNDER-~ AR WHICH WE HAVE NOT ADVERTISED AT SPECIAL’ECONOMY PRICES and Rug and Drapery Dep’t QUAKER LACE CURTAINS These splendid curtains .are all 214 yards long, and shown in both cream _and whita Patterns are new and pretty, principally in Filet and Kraft designs— Value $2. ECONOMY PRICE Value $2.50— ECONOMY PRICE Value $2.75— ECONOMY PRICE Value $3.00— ECONOMY PRICE Value $3.50~ - ECONOMY PRICE Value $4.00— ECONOMY PRICE $1 o $2.19 $2.49 $2.69 $3.19 $348 This sale is a true economy Sales ving merchandise away, but we need at decided reductions. We heartily endorse the - ED TWEN- TY PER CENT. o QUAKER LACES BY THE - YARD— About twenty different pat. , terns are offered for your choice, and each offering is a bargain— 43¢ values— ECONOMY PRICE 330 values— ECONOMY PRICE 44¢ e values— ECONOMY PRICE 566 30c CURTAIN SCRIM, a vard wide, and white only— ECONOMY. PRICE 19¢ 50c SCOTCH. MADRAS, in natural color. This 1s 3 inches wide— s ECONOMY PRICE 3%¢ 3 YARD-WIDE CRETONNES —A good assortment of at- - tractive designs and colorings is offered at these sale prices— 45¢ quality— o) ECONCMY PRICE 2% $1.00 quality— ECONOMY PRICE 75¢ REMNANTS ' OF QUAKER LACES, MADRAS AND SCRIM, WORTH FROM 33c TO 65c A YARD— ECONOMY PRICE 19¢ §50c TABORETTES— ECONOMY PRICE 39 - * 89c TABORETTES— i ECONCMY PRICE 6% PRINTED LINOLEUM, in a large assortment of hande some, new designs— Regular $1.25— 55 ECONOMY PRICE $1.00 Regular $1.39— ECONOMY:PRICE $1.10 \ TEXOLEUM—THE NEW- EST FLOOR COVERING-s A new process felt base, floor covering in a good selection of patterns. Regular price is 90¢ a square yarde ECONOMY PRICE-T3¢ $6.00 VELVET RUGS—27 by 54— ECONOMY PRICE $4.19 $5.00 BODY BRUSE! RUGS—27 by 48— i ECONOMY PRICE $2.88 .00 GRASS RUGS—3§ by % - - . ECONOMY PRICE $1.98 $3.00 LOG. CABIN RUGS—30 by s G ECONOMY_PRICE $2.19 $4.50 LOG® CAB: RUGS—58 by o BAG ECONCMY PRICE $3.79 $50.00 BODY BRUSSELS RUGS, in 5 by 12 size— SALE PRICE $33.00 $60.00 AXMINSTE in 9 by 12 sizew HLRuoN ECONOMY PRICE' $45.00 - ognized' by the Mlies. Huszzar has been a Deputy in the Parllament for over ten years, and a member of the Catholic Party. He is a reactionary, and openly supports the Royalist Movement now in full GLASS — PUTTY — PAINT Hardware — Toals — Cutlary Examine our line ¢f Aluminum Ware THE HOUSEHOLD: Bulletin Building, 74 Franklin Street