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e W | 'I;utu:'%ance Mras. Pauline Harvey was installed 28" worthy matron of Sachem Chap- ter, No, 57, O. E. §, at @ meeting of hamber. of Com- Main-streef, Tuesday eve- THE WEATHER, has reach- ‘merc; all, nug’.. )%‘he installation of the officers . as carris ut by the retiring worthy | o Mts. Saran. Wiaon, Who' was “the| sasisted by Past Matron Mrs. Flora . |3, Fitzpatrick as marshal The ofi: ‘éis insthllea were as follows: Lila J. Saun- assistant conductress, Mrs. Geer; chdplain, Mrs. Net- marshal, Mrs. Edith B. refreshmerits of sandwiebes, cake, cof- winds, fee and ice cream were served under fair over N [} moving east, storm to northwest Delaware Newhuryport, Mass. er Southern New Bngland: iPair, cold- ‘Wednesday; Thursday fair. The Bulletin's changes in femperal wmetric changes The following records, reported from observations, ‘the{ £5 e m. Highest 34, lowest 20. Predictions for Tuesday: Intréasing cloudiness and warmer. : Tuesday's weather. by clearing, warmer. BIOLOGICAL BUILDING 1S . MT. HOLYOKE OBJECTIVE . Norwich ‘alumni of Mt. Helyoke collega who ted in the $3,000,000 endowment and building. funid ign learn that ome of the amain objectives is Forecast. Observations in Norwich. BT RN been an impera- ‘Williston hall was 1917, The. de- botany, , physial- gy and geology. Which are\ now housed in -temporary quarters) are very greatly hampered «by lack of ‘The department of geology, which will _occupy the top’ ‘ador. in the new building, has before it the task of bullding’ vp new wineral and_fossil 1owed | collections, as every! < was de- Y. -stroyed by the fire. Gifts have been 2 recelved from the Massacuhoetts In- Sun. Moon smt Miltem stitute of Technology the New Yol Ther. Bar. .. 20 30.05 3¢ 2970 30 2870 Comparisons. Faneral Directors and Embalmers Main Street ! Eix hours after high water 3t o water, which . Sltlx!e museum :flfl ihe University o n Sun chigan, as- well as from sever: - Il Rises. | Sets. H V;Ez'n';.lll’ :l:: vidugls, and there is already A g0od T T E e | Working colléctfon as a nucleus, but e m [ p m [fa m il 5 M |beautiful minerals are negded for dis- u Morn. | play purposes. 0.28{ The -department of zoology is at- }; 1294 tracting. an Increasing number.of stu- | 2281 dents each year, and for the past two i 3| yedrs there has been such a demand i 5| for Mt. Holyoke students who have specialized in zoological work that the deparfment has been unable to Nl all the posifiolis referred to -it. e Mt. Holyoke had 2 larger represent- CGREENEVILLE ation than any other 2 summer at the marine biol 30 mass on Sundgy morn-|atory at Woods Hole, and the students ai chureh, the rector, | took high rank in their courses. low feilawed by fiood tide the-direction of th b o s Tova Do i P e nnie , “Mrs.” Jennie 3 Hindle; 3iss Clara. i i 'hmmp B and Mrs.' Mary Finlayson. The Fetiring worthy master and re- tiring patron were presented gnc officers’ jewels Past Patron ames C. Fitzpatrick. Mrs, Sarah Wilson, retiring. worthy matron, was presenteq a cut glass vase by her of- Foers, - A number of the chapter members are to go to New Haven to attend the annual meeting of the grand chapter of the Basters Star on Jan- ary 29, On the evening of 28 there is to be a ball at theJ ;;nm Taft in connection with the smmual meeting of the chapts During the S gran = Durii e past year the chapter has smown a large ‘gain in member- ship. There was but one b, that of Mrs. Nina V. Smith, ¢ NAVY OFFERS BETTER THAN g $1,300 PER YEAR JOBS To join the U. S. navy, besides being st cl €8S DI id 0. P. Borchart, who is in ekmm.:t tl?a navy recruiting station in the Shannon rctions of (he Havs, M. “Baebast 3 e navy, Mr. Borgl *Unichs I 7ohe Tne 3¢ worlk soi c r & ‘wor] bank at least 3‘31 0 each vear, we can job, and we can prove it. . offer vou a bet! To begin with, everything in the navy is free—food, lodging, clothing, B medical and dental attendance, educa tion, trade schools, sports, travel, amusements, in fact, everything free, Here are some facts: Food: First quality and plenty of it, prefim'ed by cooks whe know how to cook. : able, at all {imes and places. Clothing: A complete outfit supplied free, enough to last a full term of en- listment. Medical atténdance: The best med- ical skill in the country is as your service, and a dentist will take care of your teeth free of charge. Education and trades: It is very easy for an ambitious man to reach ‘he top of the ladder and become an officer, either direct from the ranks or by an appointment to the naval acdd- |emy at Annapolis. One hundred en- listed men are appointéd each year. There, are in the navy 55 different ways for a Young man to pick his own trade or profession. ATl he has to do Mrs.| st er, Is,, Lodging: Clean. warm and comfort- T { Rev. jgm A. Keefe, made a few |remarks pertaining to the . Libesty ibond drive for a nmew church which opens the last of this week. He group- ed the bond givers into four sections Lady Assistant HAD GOOD SUPPLY OF RAIN IN PAST YEAR Norwiech had a tetal precipitation is to say what trade he wants to learn and he will be sent to a school Where that particular trade is thught. A good many men select aviation for their fi- fure profession. Nothing betfer. A Phéne 50(; THAMES received subserintions and they will | most libéral in theé supply of be remembered by tablets in the mew {'water from the clouds. - church. Addresges of former. resi of the parish should be sent te.the|fall, havi reetor. Thoe Senior *Hely Name sgclety of Mr. and Mrs, Josoph Portelance of Twenty to give $500, 40 to]in rain during the past year of 50.69 0 to give $200 and 100’ to| inches, whioh is a manthly ayerage of In- each seetion he' has| 1.2 inches, making the year one of the rain- iden August led all the months in_rain- e Paving 736 inches, while March was second: with 642 inches, The following was the measurement ary's parish elected the follow- | hy months as recerded at the Norwich for the ecfimng year: William H, Keun$y; . William' T. Mahoney; - vice mon 1. ey; recordin James T. Clouthjer; finan- and treasurer, John F. an, Peter D, Sullivan. 7t mission has jnereased the memhicrship by 9. hall: January 4.63 inches, February 10 inches, March 642 inches, April .37 inches, May 4.21 inches June inches, July 542 inches, August 7. inches, Sentember 4.92 inches, October inches. November 1.85 inches, De- cember 248 inches, water department’s office in the city g ars from now a man who is familiar with aviation mechanies will be in great demand. No tuition to be paid” Uncle Sam pays you for learn- "All kinds of sports and ath- provided. and encouraged. To_ travel is to live. Only wealthy neonle can afford fo see the world in these davs. You can do the AR amusements are provided everv day. Pay: The pay is zood, it's clear of all cxpenses, and a big inorease is ex- nected to become effective in the very near- future. Leave: In addition to regular shore leave, and frequent furloughs, every Central avenne are spending a_few days with their daughter ard. Mr. and Mrs. Willlam' A, Pitcher and Mr. and Mrs. Harty Stebbins haye returncd after a short visit to New York. While there they attended the: COAL in “Hart- | ox The state convention of the Zionist organization is to be held in Hartford t month. Plans will be made at the convention for raising fundsd for the Paléstine restoration plan. man in the navy is entitled to a 30-day vacation with nay, which is more than thé average bank president can count an. " Sure job: You never lose your job and pay goes on while you are on leave and.when you are sick. COMPANY The Thames National Bank Norwien, Conn., Dec. 20, 1919, he aanual meeting of the Stock- holders of this Bank, for the election | of Directors and the transaction of suel other business as may legally gome before them. is hereby calied to ;‘u eld at their Bflnklnf House on esday. Jan. 13, 1920.at 11 o'clock 8. m. THAN A" GIEBS, Cashl Automobile show and the Bdward Riordan was a visiter Jewett City, The Liberty bond denatisns toward the new te be re Keefe, butions of bonds amounted $1,000. St. Mary’s school held a short ges- sion Wednesday afternoon to emable the students to attend the religious moy: church, On account of the snowstorm on vate if anyone stood in #s way of ob- taining a commission: In an éloquent manner Mr. Beyd then told how youns Hanlon went to Prance afier cbtaining his commis- sion; how he sorved with the French won the Croix de Guerre; how he crved with the Ens'ish-and was finally assigned to the 30(n Engineers of the Ameriean exneditionary force. ‘It was off July $1:1918" he said, that this som of our beloved asso- clate was leading an on the Germans, while —they ¥ making their sedond retreat frem the Marme, }ihat he lost his life. Fe was going Hipy e. in Sunday. t.” Mary's church continue by Rey. William A, the pastor. Menday's contri- an Inter- to over g picture at . St. Patrick’s Insurance: You have the privilége of government insurance and government compensation free of charge. Provisions: Unele Sam is putting away in the bank each year $1,000 for each man in fhe service. This money accumulates and draws interest at the rate of § ner cent. It is non-asséssable and non-taxable. Pensijon: If your first term of en- listment pleases you and you decide to re-enlist, you'll get a five months’ pay gratuity évery time you do so. After 16 years' service you ean re- tire on a comfortable pension for the rest of vour life. Thus a man eniist- Wednesday morning several sleighs were seen In the village. The iee un- d:r;he snow made the sleighing very #ood, A park in Bal moE has recentiy been named in honor of the son of a former Taftville boy. ~“Ned” Hanlon left Taftville many vears ago, but nce that time has frequently visited ere with his son, Joseph T. Hanlon, whom the park named. “The Nickel Plating K.lNDREDmdFINBHFS UNITED Mlzt'm. MFG. ing at 18 may retire when 34 years of age and be insured against want as long -as he lives, GIVES APPROVAL TO 14 COMPENSATION AGREEMENTS Fourteen workmen’s compensation agreements have been approved by Commissioner J. J. Donohue as fol- lows: R. O. Clark & Son Brick Co., Fast Berlin, employer, and James Wiley, Leonard Bridge, employe, fracture of right leg. Dec. 6, at rate of $10.50. forward when ke sa wor & of his com- vades fall. He stopped and turmpd back ta see if he could so somethine for this fallen compade when a sheil exploded near him and caused wounds which resulted in his death a short time later. “Joe Hanlon was -as popular In France as he was in Baltimore. He made friends and held them. He was near and dear to all of his associates. and those who served with him in Frapce loved him more because of his bravery. In faet, they loved him arti CO,, Inc. Thamesville Norwich, Conn. Prompt and Satisfactory Work 1 91st Dividend Norwich, Conn., December 6, 1819 The Directors of this Society have declared out of the earnings of the current six months a semi-anmual dividend at the rate of FOUR PER Cent. per annum, payable to depesi- tors entitled thereto on and after January 15, 1920, COSTELLO LIPPITT, Treasurer. Baltimore American has the foliowing The 96-acre tract surrounding Ashburton will be known héreafter as Hanlon park, the board of park commissioners de- cided on this yesterday afterficon, The park was named as a tribute memory of Lieut. Joseph T, who, as a member of the gineers, was one of the first M men to fali in action during the egr! days of America's participation In the world war. the son of * magnate and now 2 member df th park board. ¥ Commissioner Hanlon Knew o: the plans.of his coll oy the memory of his gallant son, e was greatly sufpriséd Wwhen 'thae‘:dlfiag ject was brought up By Gen. Felix Agnus. who offered the name the. improved n: was st that §t wasin a very ina voice that he much_that the field where he died is knewn now and always will be known as Hanlon field. It was christened Lake | with his blood and the blood of thany other American boys, but Hanlon was among the bravest of théem all, and becausie of this it was named for him, g “Nothing gives me more pleasure he | than to add my veice in praise of this s{}"‘“"m iad, and thd others Jike him, who gave ~ |.their- lives. to uphold the 'honor of | America and to safeguard American institutlons and " traditions. ~ Nothing could be more fitting for us to do than to. name_ tish park in honor of.Lieu- tenant Hanlon.” Commissiener Hanlon did nat vote, buf Messrs. Samuel Leibowitz, Theo- Qore Mottu and General Agnus al ‘voted aye with emphasis when the question was put by the president. ‘Miss Ethel Aberg of Danielson spent the week end at her home in the vil- lage. _m"“_‘_'y' Don't miss Py tone: of, By a unanimous vote Lieutenant Hanlon was Ned” Hanlon, basel s tohenor e Pl Deantiied, - n. ry aH1 h - In uch a surprise and s bia_danece, Parish hall, Friday evening. Big time. —adv. for their kind Flowers and Trees FOR ALL OCCAS:ONES Delivered Orders MAPLEWUUD NURSERY CO. T. H. PEABODY Phone 986 Your Old SOFT AND STIFF HATS Made to look as good as new at the BROADWAY SHOE SHINE SHOE REPAIR &:0? i 62 3ROADWAY be allowe fit, how he threaténed to en’!l as ends. Miss Stella Yerrington has returned Grosvenordale, having spent la%u avith -her parents, Mr. and B, W. Yerrington. Alfred Linderson of North vacation. ; | e Rebecca. Cajawel s spendif 2 tew days tn New Yor Wilfred Pollard has accepted a po- sitlon witli the Ponemah company as ‘watchman. Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Parent have returned from a short stay with oy - gy friends in Fall River. A. G. THOMPSON, F. SO I R Ironsides Board Corp., Norwich, em- ployer, and I L. Bickford, 9 Stetsan rate of $18. New London Ship and Engine Co., employer, and Lewis Brown, New Lon- don, employe, blood poisoning In right arm, Nov. 18, at rate of $17.09. _Palmer Bros. Co.. New London, em- pioyer, and Ernest Smith, Pitchville, employe. finger injured, Dec. 16, rate of $8.11. W. R. Perry We §orp, New London, employer, and Horace K. DeWolf, New London, employe. rupture of vaffcose vein, July 31, at rate of $12.66. Baltic Mills Co. Baltic, employer, and Nelson Fontaine, Baltic, employe, lacerated third and fourth finfers right hand, at rate of $8.09. Falls Co, Norwich, employer, and Béward Gracia, Norwich. employe, fes- tered index fi 50, moiords. and A v employer, L emgloye. ln&&red thrée fingerseof I hand, at rate of $17.35. Richmond ator Co., Nerwieh, employer, and Joseph Alvis, Norwieh, employe, contused wound of foot, at rate of §10.66. Groton Iron Works Groton, employ- er, and John Rosa, New. London, em- ploye, burns of head and face and bruise on body, at rate of $18. Clinten - H. Kenyon, New London, emplover, and Francis Leis New London, employe. sprained bruiged fingers, at rate of $6.58. Groton Iron_a orks Groton, employ- er, and Peter Kasputis, Groton, em- ploye, sprained left ankle, at rate of $12.79. + Groton Tren Works. er, and Peter McHugh, ton, em- ploye, laceration of uppef and lower eyelids, at rate of $11.61. ; ‘Shore Line FElectric Railway Co,, Norwich, employer, and Ralph H. Dimmock, New London, _employe, wrenched knee, at rate of $16.26. Given Surprise Party. A surprise party was given in honer of Miss Rebeoca Sohwartz of New York at the home of her cousin, Miss fnnje vzf;&n«.mnm Al s latxe numl guests from Norwich a New London. Danting and games Mexe eijaed gnd teffeshments wers gerved. b Butchersd Thousand Pound Bull. * Otto Czikowsky of Taftville bought and killed 2 bull Tuegday from Henry Adams of Hanover. 1t cost $150and ar pounds. about 1,000 An_endeavor is being made to get Mystic people interested in,¥. M. C A, work with a view to starting 2 branch in the village. < street, employe, ribs brulsed; Dec. 1, at | 9 at | % right :!! “DIAMOND DYES" MAKE SHABBY APPAREL STYLISH AND NEW. Don't’ worry about perfect resuits. Use “Diamond Dyes,” guaranteed to give a new, rich, fadeless color to any fabric, whether it be wool, silk; linen; cotton or mixed goods, — dresses, blouses, stockings, skiris children's coats; feathers, draperies, coverings, . Direction Bo?vf Wwith each pack- age tells go plainly how to dlamond.dye over any color thag you can not make a mistake. To match any material, have gist show you “Diamond Dye"” Card ug- lor 332,546 SCHOOL CHILDREN SHOWN IN THE STATE ‘The census of children of the sehool age—4 to 16 years old—in the state, which is now complete except for six towns, shows 2 total of 332546 chil- dren of this age in the stite. In the case of those six towns which were not enumerated, but only estimated, the 1918 figures were used as a safe estimate. Five of the towns are small oies and may not show any material n. 2 ‘s’lhe figures in New Londom, Wind- ham and Tolland counties follow: New London County. ‘Enumerated September, 1919 1913G'nL'ss 5,981 1 Ol A Lyme .... s Montville .... iz North ;Stoningto: G Old Lyme % BRHe Preston . - Salem . 13 Sprague .... 50 Stonington 2 Voluntown 4 Waterford .. 7 * 21 towns A Gain in county, 392. *Estimated. Windham County. ‘Brooklyn 432 427 & Ashford 3 225 .. Canterbury s Chaplin . v Eestford 34 Hampton . 2 KHlingly .... 84 Plainfield .. 30 Pemfret s Rutnam s 8cotland .. Sterling 32 Thompson 1123 112 17 Windham ... 3,083 2,983 100 Wobdstock .. 370. 368 4 15 towns ...\ 11,796 11,5%6 336 663 Gain in county, 270. *Estimated. Tolland County. Tolland . G S ndove; e M 103 104 .. 1 Columbia . 178 150 28 .. Coventry 333 349 .. Ellington 560 537 13 .. Hebron , 229 3235 4 . Mansfield 817 583 94 .: Somers . 330 389 .. 9 Stafford 1,312 1,217 95 v Union 87 3 4 Vernon . 1,909 1,806 103 Willington 353 390 .. ....... 6,451 6,133 341 Gain in county, 269. A population of 1,500.000 in the state is indicated, a gain of about 40 per cent. in ten years, SCARLET FEVER AND MEASLES ARE PREVALENT Measles and scarlet fever are the two communicable diseases most prevalent in the state at the present time, according to the Wweekly report | made by the state health department for the week ending Jan. 10. following diseases are covered: Diphthieria—state _total 91; Groton (borough) 1, New London 3, Norwich (city) 3, Stonington 1, Willimantic 2. Mumps—State total 35; Groton borough) 2. (Ts’l)lssohid fever—State total 3; New London 1. Measles—State total 331; East Lyme 1, Jewett City 8, New London 2, Mor- wich (town) 14, Plainfield 10, Sterling 2, oophig cough—State total 753 epidemic in Litchfield town and bor- Croton (borough) 4, New Lon- 3. Sionington 1, Plainfleld 5. ‘The Siariet fever—State total 80; Wa- terferd i, Coventry 1, Rockville 1, Wil- imartic 2 Other communicable diseases—Ve- nereal 54, tuberculosis 28, chickenpox 98, germna_measles 1, pneumoniz 6, erysipelas 2, septic threat 1, favus 5 THAMES NATIONAL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ELECTED The following directors were elect- ed Tuesday merning by the stockhold- ers of the Thames National bank. at the annual mesting of the stockhold- ers: Arthur H. Brewer, Oliver L. Jeéhnson, John Porteous, Willlam B. Grogvenor Ely, Leonard O. i . Gilbs, P’ N Brown, James L. Hubbard, Charies H. Osgood, Charles D. White, . ofl"fh‘ directors eleeted the followh e, ant cashier, Walter M. Buckingh: assistant cashier, Henry L. Bennett. At a recent public installation of Olive Branch chapter, Order of .the Eaisern Star at Madison, Past Grand Matron Ethel Wood Latham of N was the installing officer. % Foley’s Honey and Tar ANOLDRELIABLE FAMILY 'REMEDY, colds, Mx::':gn. e Gtope, and The First Dose Gave Relief B Sl g FoomEms St satisfa Tor isfaction and success. Foley: s wused with This is the last week of the January Clearance Sale — it will end when the store closes to cash, and to give our customers the benefit of our advantageous buying. g P Ao 00 i s 1 o S I ke ¥ vgpib, »Mnm&;dhm mmw:m@“fi#u@—wfie Saturday t. FOR TODAY WE FEATURE o A HALF PRICE EVENT IN WOMEN'S AND MISSES’ Coats, Suits and Dresses 'NOTE THESE HALF PRICE OFFERINGS At $37.50—2 VELOUR COATS, Fur Collars, were $75.00 At $32.50—2 SILVERTONE VELOUR COATS, were $65.00 At $28.75—One BLACK HEAVY VELOUR COAT, size 444, was'$57.5¢ At $27.50—1 NAVY TRICOTINE COAT, size 46%%, was $55.00 At $17.50—6 WOOL VELOUR CQATS, were $35.00 At $17.50—4 TWEED MIXTURE COATS, were $35.00 . At $16.25—4 ALL WOOL CHEVIOT COATS, were $32.50 At $15.00—7 VELVETEEN COATS, were $30.00 . At $12.50—2 BLACK PLUSH COATS, size 16, were $25.00 WOMEN'S FALL SUITS At $25.00—6 SMART FALL SUITS, were $50.00 At $12.50—2 BLACK CHEVIOT SUITS, were $25.00 WOMEN'S STYLISH DRESSES At $29.75—1 BLACK CHARMEUSE DRESS; was $59.50 At $24.75—1 BLACK TRICOLETTE DRESS, was $49.50 At $17.50—3 WOOL JERSEY DRESSES, were $35.00 At $17.50—1 BLACK EVENING DRESS, was $35.00 At $15.00—2 WOOL JERSEY DRESSES, were $30.00 At $13.75—4 BLACK VELVETEEN DRESSES, were $27.50 At $12.50—2 WOOL JERSEY DRESSES, were $25.00 At $12.50—3 SERGE DRESSES, were $25.00 At $12.50—2 BLACK VELVETEEN DRESSES, were $25.00 Further Reductions In M Our entire stock of Womew's Fire as follows: : ; At $3.85—ALL HATS THAT SOLD' UPTO$1050 - . At $5.85—A1L HATS THAT SOLB UP TO$15.00 ~ ‘At $6.85—ALL HATS THAT SOLDY UP TO $20.00 3 Boys’ Wear — Women'’s Sweatm Winter Overcoats Girls’ Tams At § 645—reduced from. $3 50 Girle’ Cloth and Angora Tame— At § 945—reduced from $12.00 At 55c—reduced from - %5 At $1245—reduced from $16.50 At %5c—reduced from $1.25 At $1546—reduced from $19.50 At $2145—reduced from §26.50 .= 3 — Boys’ Sweaters Rubber Coats—Hats At 85c—Rubber Hats from $1.00. At $385reduced from $5.00 At $4.85—reduced from, $6.00 $8.45—] ' Best ality Rubber At $6.85—reduced from $8.50 s cua"?r’m 17.5%7 ¥ At $7.85—reduced from $9.00 Boys’ Norfolk Suits Women'’s Wool Sweaters y At § 845 reduced from $10.00 At $1045—reduced from $12.00 At $1245—reduced from $15.00 At §1445—reduced from §16.50 At $1645—reduced from $18.50 This includes our regwlar line of Sweaters in.a full line of colore—- At § 645—reduced from § 7.50 At $1045—reduiced from $§12.00 At $14486—reduced from $16.50 WOMEN'S FIBRE SILK SWEATERS At § 845—reduced from $10.00 At $1245—reduced from $15.60 WOMEN'S PURE SILK SWEATERS At $2345—reduced from $27.50 Togues, Hats, Caps At 60o—Toques from 95 At $5¢—Tognes from $1.25 At $1.25—Caps from $150 At $130-—Hats from $1.85 At $150—Caps from 3185