Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 10, 1920, Page 8

it took less than three quarters of an hour to tramsact the business of the city at the February meeting of the board of aldermen held in the common council chamber in the town building Monday evening. Alderman at Large Willam E. Webber, presi- d@ent of the board, presided in the absence of Mayor Charles A. Gates, the absentees being Alderman at Large George W. Hickey and Alder- man at Large George W. Hickey and Alderman Louis J. Fiynn. * The report of the chief of police for January was read as follows: Arrests 21, for.the following causes: drunkenness 2, breach of peace 2, common drunkard 1, non-support 1, iolation of automobile laws 2, bol- shevists 5, suspicious persons 6, de- frauding poarding house keeper 1. The following dispositions were made of these cases, committed to jail one, committed to state school for boys 1, released by chief 9, nolled on pay- ment of costs 1, discharged 1, judg- ment suspended 1, turned over to other officers 1, costs paid, fine remit- 1, 'ty E?"n-{m of stolen . property complaints 185, & The réport month of $988.36. accepted” as read. the corner of Windham Selden street was referred Lght committee. from the officers and members partment - was referred to the steward $100, members addition to §2 for every bell alarm. A claim for damages from Mrs the sidewalk opposite 58 for investigation and report. Hair Often Ruined By Careless Washing Soap should be used very carefully if you want to keep your hair looking its best. Most soaps and prepared shampoos contain too much alkali. Tk dries the scalp, makes the hair , and ruins it. best thing for steady use is Mulsified cocoanut oil shampoo (which is pure and greaseless), and is better han anything else you can use. Ons or two teaspoonfuls will cleanse e hair and scalp thoroughly. Simply moisten the hair with water and -rub it in. It makes-an abundance of tich creamy lather, which rinses out. eas- g every particle of 'dust, uff and excessive oil. The v and evenly, and it oft and the hair fine lustrous, fluffy and to appoint a committee of two mem- bers of the board to investigate and ascertain the probable cost of build- ing two comfort houses in the city was adopted. £ A resoiution fixing the pay of Ed- addition te his 'salary as a member of Engine Company No. 1, was adopt- A favorable report from the police members of the department for an was accepted and the subsequent res- olution adopted making this vote ef- fective March 1,-1920. The report from the fire depart- ment committee on the application of the firemen asking. for a wage in- crease was accepted and the wages, follows: Captain $4.50 a day or $31.50 weekly; * lieutenant $4.25 a day, or $20.75 per week, Losemen, $4 4 day or §28 a week. A resolution author- and a few ounces will supply|IZDg the fire department ‘member of the family for months. | 10 Make the necessary changes in the 2 lighting system in use in the Jack- 5 son street fire. house, also painting Killourey Bros. and varnish.ng the interior . of the building and making other sundry re- FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS pairs deemed necessary was referred to the fire department committes for £6 Union St. Willimantic, Conn. Phone 290 tLady Assistant) investigation and report. The city clerk was authorized to Dr. F. C. Jackson DENTIST procure a suitable amount of station- 715 Main Street, Willimantic ary and letter heads bearing the offi- cial roster of the city offices for the Hours—2 a, m. to 8 p. m. Phone 44| use of the mayor, members of the board, corporation counsel and city GE'S closed car leaves every morning except| t Mulsified cocoanut oil any pharmacy, it's very clerk. The mayor was instructeq by res- olution to_borrow the sum of $3000 to defray Tne current expenses of the city. Report was read from the light commitice on the petition for lights on Broad and South streets and the lights were ordered installed by sub- sequent resolution. The purchase of $10,000 of ‘bonds of Do you feel you are .. | not so spry as you use to be? M.ddle- aged men and women often blame on- JAY M. SHEPARD d over to federal officers lodged in station heuse 11, Electric lights out 275 hours. Doors found opened and secured 6, value recovered $80, A petition for increase in salarieg Truck Company No. 1 of the fire g:; 3 E S committee. . The petition called at- tention to the fact that the company responds to every alarm and asks for the following “scale of wages:' Cap- tain $100 per annum; lieutenant $75, $25 each in Berngdette Ji. Goodreau, who well on Church street Feb. 1, break.ng her ankle, was referred to the claims committee A resolution authorizing the mayor ward Bombria, the electrician of the | fire department at $20 per month in ed, effective March 1, 1920. % committee on the application of the additional week vacat.on with pay effective March 1, 1920, were fixed as commiittee coming old age for loss of ambition and energy when it is overworked or| 't the superintendent of | § streets showed .expenditures for the This report was A petition from Archille Veigard [ § and five others for an electfic light at road and to the the city at 91, payment being made out of the sinking fund for the re- demption of bonds, was rat.fied and confirmed by a a vote of the council The meeting adjourned, following the reading of bills, the city of late as to the possibility of the disbahdment of the local State Guard- company and.the re-establish- ment of the Nat.ional Guard here. The chamber of commerce, headed by president, James B. Fullerfon, .a former National Guard officer and a member of the 26th divisioh is taking an active interest in the matter and a military evening has been arranged for Feb. 17th at the- state armory when the question will be cons.dered from all angles. Prominent speakers from -other cities-in the state will be present in addition to. local men in- terested in military affairs.. -A fea- ture will be the show.ng' of 1500 feet of films taken in France of the op- eration of the famous 26th or Yankee Divis’on. i John E. Trickett, for about 40 years an employe of the Willimantic Linen Company, later the American Thread Company, -died at his home, 65 Park street, Sunday evening, following .a shock suffered while at work Friday. He was born in Preston, England, Noy. 2, 1854, the son of Samuel W. and Ruth Trickett. He leaves his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Cora B. White ‘of this. city, a son, John 8. of New Haven, three brothers, Walter S. of Groverville, N. J., James of Three Rivers, Mass, and George S. of Hartford, and a sister, Mrs, ‘Mary Dunn of Lowell, Mass. The Willimantic Ministerial Union helq its’ February meeting at the Baptist church Monday. The morn- ing programme was omitted and the session opened with dw.er at noon. The morning programme was omitted and the 'sess.on opened with dinner at noon. The speakers at the after- noon meeting were Rev. Harry 8. McCready of the local Congregation- al church ,on the subject, -Can Hu- man Nature Be Changed? and Rew. Walter E. Lamphere ,of Chaplin, who spoke on the Second ‘Coming of Chrst. Rev. Mr. Lamphere assumed charge of the meeting in the absence of Rev. W. F. Borchert, the regular chairman. The funeral of Mrs. Mary A. Mac- farlane was held from her home in Mansfield Center at 1 o'clock Mon- day afternoon, Rev. E, P. Ayer offi- : clating. Burial was in the Atwood- at 130 o'clock fer Wiilimantia | S = ==——— y. ar n Fe Ito leave W\I‘lll-‘ Are You Losing “Pep?” . ?;I: mcig:}g)' 7o nhenhed rwich.” Inquire at New t i 3 b or at the hotels. - LovZ4d] yone Bomk concy Chall the time? Does At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Al- bert Bertram of 238 Main street an enjoyahle whist party was held Sat- urday evening. The prizes went to i = dirordered kidneys that cause th Mins: S arssHemand Tohal iees Succeeding Filmore & Shepard feel old befors their time. Foley|Chete, Niiss Rose Bern'er and Romes Funeral Director & Embalmer | Xidn¢y, Pills fone up and invigorate | Gouvin of Taftville. Following the the kidneys, banish backache rid the blood of poisons. Rev. W. F. 3. Swyn- dole, zi‘hw{‘ Ga., k\vréles:};‘lx am ready any time t0 speak for Foley Ki Piils." Lee & Osgood Cor > L oney MURRAY'S BOSTON STORE Willimantic, Conn. £0-62 "ORTH ST, Laiy Assistant WILLIMANTIC Tel connection DEMONSTRATION AND CLUB SALE —OF— The FREE Sewing Machine For One Week Only, Commencing Wednesday, February 11th The FREE Sewing Ma- chine is truly wonderful as well as beautiful. It. is the highest grade pos- sible to make, and the attachments are the best that skill can make. The FREE sews every- ~thing and anything from the finest chiffon to the heaviest carpet. SPECIAL ALLOWANCE— : $12.00 FOR YOUR OLD MACHIN During this Demonstration and Sale, we will allow you $12.00 for your old machine, regardless of condition or make, and if you have no old machine we will give you a special discount. SMALL WEEKLY PAYMENTS TO CLUB MEMBERS. BEAUTIFUL EMBROIDERY Mr. W. C. ELLIS, Silk Artist, Demonstrator and Expert will make your name with Belding Finest Silk, stitched on this IS EASIEST TO OPERATE — SEWS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT PARLOR MODHL whist a luncheon was sérved and a musical programme enjoyed. Miss Sara Stroh, daugnter of Mr. and Mr€. ‘Samuel Stroh of Hartford, and David Cantrowitz of Williman- tic, were married at Talmud Torah hall, in Hartford Sunday evening be- fore about 400 relatives and §-ends. Rabbi I S. Hurwitz, assisted 147 Can- tor P. Novakovsky of the Congrega- tion Agudus Achem, Market street, officiated. ~ Following the ceremony there was a dinner and dance. . COLCHESTER Conditions regarding the tié-up in town were better Saturday. A number of the farmers outside came into the village with ox teams, several yoke on each team. They reported the roads in some places impassable an dthey were obliged even with. their _big teams to go through the lots. = Train service was better, although all trains were late. The R. F. D. carriers were unable to cover: their routes. It Jooks as though it would be three or four day more before the roads would be opened up for travel Walter White, of New Haven, was the guest of his mother in Hayward avenue over Sunday. The cases of influenza in town are decreasing amid those afflicted are rscovcring‘ No fatalities have result- ed. Mrs. Clayton Lewis died Backus hospital, Norwich, - Friday, from pneumonia. The body was brought here for burial. She is sur- vived by her husband and three small children. On account of the iliness. of the fam- {ly of Postmaster J. J. Sullivan, and the lateness of the last mail, the post office is /fo close at 7 p. m. until further notice. A The Old Guard band held the reg- ular rehearsal Monday evening. in the Fire Company's rooms. Joseph Sirrott, who has been the manager of the Columbia ‘Kid Kur- ler Co. since’ it started here, expects. to leave town ‘this week for New York, where he will take .charge of the factories in that ' city. Messrs. Miller and Einhorn. will have charge of the local factory. Rev. Otto Baumeiser mass at the Fitchville churches Sunday. at- the celebrated and Bozrah British candy manufacturers are unable to meet- the ‘abnormal demand for their product. Apply a Little Musterole. And Musterole won't blister like | npe:g:r_ammthe <ore spét. i 2w feet, colds on the on g | The question is being raised about’ AV, SORE THRONT last year. = . Swift & Companyv was a favorite topic of codvgmfipn : Committees investigated it, commissions attacked it, law . makers threatened it, many condemned it. H. C. Adams, Manager- Send "fOr Yozl‘.lr' Copy ‘ Nty FARE )L Presently people began to think about it; began to realize that Swift & Company was performing a necessary service in a big, efficient way; began to wonder whether it could be done as ¢ well in any othér way. : g Read what Swift & Company did last year, and what it meant fo you, in the Swift & Company Year Book, just issued. : It's a fascinating narrative—simple facts in simple words. There is one ready for you. Send for it. : Address Swift & Companv. Union Stock Yards, Chicagp Swift & Company, U. S. A. Norwich Local Branch, 7 Commerce Street MERROW Miss Sarah Wilcox is. spending a week at Mansfield City, with Miss Helen Reynolds. Leon Woodworth of Hartford, spent the .week ‘end with Mr. and Mrs M. L. Usher and family. Sunday aft- noon Mr. and Mrs. Usher, acco.upan.ed by Mr. Woodworth, motored to Staf- trolley for Hartford, Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Wilcox were in Stafford, Sunday. Clifford Shaw was in Middlesex county ore day last week, on busi- ness. __The only automobile venturing _ to this village Thursday ‘was the bread car from Springfield. Monday forenoon was all that school was in- session the past week, the teacher, Miss Katherine McQuaide, be- ing . STERLING Lioyd Miller, who has been spending a few days at his hgme here, return- ed to New York, Tuesday. Mrs. Emma Stanton spent Wednes- day in Danielson. Mrs. James Baker. -and daughter, spent Friday in Norwich. Hattie Miller has a sekvere cold. MOHEGAN No' services were held Sunday. There is a great deal of fllness ™ this place, colds and grip,-and many of the children have mumps. No one could get to work Thursday morning on account of the bad storm, as no trolley cars were running. BRIEF STATE NEWS | Riverside~Mr. and Mrs. F. Malbone | Blodget, of Riverside. are at the Ho- tel Chatham, New York. Hartford —Up to. date in‘Hartford ‘ounty enly twenty-six liquor licenses ~;r. of about 300 have been surrender- ed. Torrington~Improvement is report- ed in-the condition of Chief of Police ‘William E. Nevin and Captain Nicola Calabrese, grip patients. f Manchester~The - tie-up of - freight is ‘responsiblé for the.closing down of | the Lydall & ‘Foulds Peper Company’'s mill ‘until today (Tuesday). : Waterbury,~Thirty-thres responses to the' call for subscriptiong to. the Yale Memorial Fund, for men of - Yale killed in the war, have brought in $1,173. g Middletown,—~Examinations covering the work of the first semester .at Wesleyan were finished last week and the final semester work began Mon- day morning. - ford, where Mr. Woodworth took. the! | heavy of late. New Haven. — New Haven county temporary home for children now has more little ones’ within its borders Nothing dren, Keep it bandy for instant use, NEW. HAIR afer BALDNESS ars losing bair, , or are RS SIS S ed fad] 4 ® box at - L. Britain, Inc, Sttins F, New Yerk,K.Y. in Proat | KEENKUTTER AXES AND TOOLS OF ALL KINDS SPECIAL < LIGHT HANDLE AXE, $175 THE HOUSEHOLD BULLETIN BUILDING 74 FRANKLIN STREET TELEPHONE 5314 than ever. Commitments have been Danbury—Miss Alice C. Kair, & graduate of the Hartford hospital, has been engaged by the state board of education as school nurse at the Nor- mal and State Elementary schools in this ecity. ¥ Bristol—Rev. Dn. J. H. Bell, the newly appointed district u)_)ennt‘end- ent of the New Haven district, whose home is in New Haven, came to Bris- tol ‘Saturday 1ight to hold the fourth quarterly conference. Ansonia.—A certificate of change of name and change of location has been filed by the Central Yarn Purchasink Corporation of Ansonia. The company will hereafter be known as the Cen- tral Yarn Company and its new home will be in New Hav Greenwich.—Greenwich, with a pop- ulation of about 18,000, shows a grand list of $51,997,000 for ths year. And this listing is hardly more than fifty per cent. of the real value. Greenwich is ahout the richest town of its size in the United States. e et Didn't 8eem Funny to Him. Little Augusta had never seen &, id-beaded man- closely until one day friend of the family came to dinner ./hen we were all seated at the table ’,ngustn looked very intently at his ald head for several minutes. then vhispered in mother’s ear: “Aother; «asp’t Mr. Reid funny, shiny, pink uir?’—Exchange. Wit {s a pecullar kind of talk that often leads to pulled noses and brok- Crocedile’s Aglilty. The moment that a young crocodile sreaks its shell it is to all intents ind purposes as active ss it is at any It will make itraight for the water, even if it be ‘ut of sight and a good distance off, nd it will pursue its prey with eager- iess and agility during the first week ime during its life. if its free existence. New Plant Fertilizer. Experiments in England with a new sacterized peat. fertilizer have result >d in remarkable increases in plant rrewth and productivity, while plants rejieved to be dying have be_en re- tored to_better than normal condl- Franklin MaChine Union 963 Compan Union. 1857 Telephene: anufacturers of HA! LiSS ENGINES. - Brown liss . Engines, Engine Providence, R. 1. Engineers - Founders = _Machinists RRIS-COR- Valve Gear applied to all makes of Cor- Repairs, Skafting, Hangers, Pulleys, Bear. ings, Couplings, Clutches. Large stock always on hand, © " General Mill Repairs. Special machinery of all kinds. i idings. 0 i ekas, Mo Sresters’ fiall ter., - G/ E. 8, ber. of Commeroe Rooms. .Star . of - Bethlehem, - There is som» insticé and balance in the old world after all.' On the one ‘and-we have the H. C. Lz, strikes, and ‘other: afflictions to worry. us, and on tha other we “aregiven joy-brinsing folks like Marguerite Clark to make s forget our troubles. " Miss Clark bas beér displaying her charcing talents on the'screen.for several years now in a wide variety of roles. Lately she bas been confiréng her efforts to light romantic comedy. Tf “Luck in Pawn”, her "atest offering, which came to the Davls thisatre last evening. is any Cri- terion, cur personal vote is that sg Clark conunue .to appear in this type of drama ths rect of her movie life. 5 profound or ) 4y ‘“Luck in t offers no cure for for bel- shevism or substitute for the league of nations. -It {s just a whimsical littls love stody. for éntertainment purposes crly : How'Sergeant Willlam Gray put on=» over on his colenel and cidentaly winc the heart of the Jatier’s daugh- ter.is the themd of a sprightly screen % :dedy arl the secont big féature ou this bl The icturs e calléd “Twen- ty-threc and, a Half Hours Leave” and i& ‘the: sercen version of a Mary Roberts Rinehart story that appeared in .a’ popular magazine recently: Doris May and Douglas McLean re-introduc- ed as co-stars in their first produc~ tion by. Thomas H. Ince. Fatty Ar- buckle 'puts the laughing finish to the show. in bis latest comedy “The Ga- rage” . Three:great pictures that you don't want to.miss. Hood at "the Davis Theatrs " "Wedresday Evening. “Robin Hood”, the famous De Koven and Smith comic opera, will be seen at the Davis theatre Wednesday evening thig week. It coms to this city. direct from the: famous old. Castle Square, now known as the Arlinzton Theatre, in Bosten, and it will undoubtedly re- peat {ts great success there, when it played to the largest receipts in the long history of that famous house. ““‘Robin Hood™ is the greatest and most popular-of all American comic operas. It has had many triumphs all over the world, and is now as fresh and amus- ing and melodious as it was when it was the leading opera in the repertory of the Bostonians. There will be an all star_cast of principals, headed by Joseph ' Sheehan ag Robin Hood and Hagel Eden as Maid Marfan, and there will e a chorus of thirty, and a large +| orchestra under the direction of Arth- ur Dunham. Prices 50c, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00, plus war tax. Seats now selling. Breed Theatre. There is no doubt that “A Regu- lar. Girl” starring Elsie Janis, to be presented at the Breed theatre today will win the hearts of the movie fans. The first reason is that charming, vi- vacious “Els” is the star. The secons is that the.story is one of the most original and interesting that we've scen in rrany months, and the third is that the many novel situations, to say nathing about the magnificent, ec- tacular settings, will ‘appeal vividly to those wito require the elite in their flm .penu. “A Regular Girl” the tale: of one Elizabeth Schuy (Elsic Janis) who sets out to prov to the world that women—even the “huitery” type—can serve thelr fel- low-teings equally as well as the op- posite sex. Father Schuyler objec's, but censents to lend financial mssist- ance for a certain clever plan provid- inz Elzabeth first proves her cana- bilities. 1y earning the tidy sum of ten thousand -dollars. How she does this, and wins the love of the “only man,”’ provides the screen with one of tha most entertaining subjects of the sea~ son. Other pictures on the.bill in- olude Chester Conklin and Mack Swain §2 Other Peoplf's Wives, a Mack Sennett comedy and the Pathe News. Robin Coming to the Br When' Bleanor ' H. Porte~ 'y “Pollyanna” -thug. = strumming ° the heartstrings of the people wilh &3 magic of her genius she little re:'- izad that she was creating an ‘ideal 1eh’cle’ for the world’s greatest mo- tion piéture actress. Yet that is ex- actly whdt this appealing novel has proved to be, and in the film version releaseéd by the United Artists Corpor- atlon, to be shown at the Breed thea- tre; beginning Wednesday, Mary Pick- forll paints‘in black and. white tha most pathetie, adorable. lovable Pol- Iyanna that could possibly be con- ceived. There is a depth of feeling in her characterization that reaches out and. grips the heart. The humor, tha pathos, the genuine humanness that she puts into her work in this pictura add the largest and by far the most brilliont jewel to her already spark - ling crown of snccess. Undoubtediv Mary Pickford’s Pollyanna will lincer iong in. the memories. of those who folicw the Flicker Art. In the titlis Frarces Marion, author of the scrint, has.aone some of her cleverest work. wrotd Strand The Strand opened up with an all star program with three feature vau- deville acts and an all star six reel super. picture. The first act on the program was Jim and Irene Marlyn in a singing and dancing ' act of “the highest class. - All special scenery was used which made a beautiful effect. ‘Manning, Feely and Knoll are thres first class comedians. They have a wonderful singing and dancing act with a “little clever talk. They are real funny and made a great hit. Wake and Leland €ésters have a musical act that went over big. AllL special scen- ery and lighting are used which makes a_wonderful effect. Don’t miss these high. class ‘acts. ' Herbert Rawlinson was shown dn a six reel snper featurs with an ajl star cast.ineluding Flor- ence Eillings and Stewart Holmes in “A. Dangerous Affair.” . This picture will hold-you spellbound to the last minute. ¥ou ecannot afford to miss this ere. ’ An' up-to-date weekly will alsb be shown-at the Strand. Watch for the. coming of Farle Willlams in The Fortune Hunter. Cottage Sald James L. Chse has sold- for, John W. Buckley "thc. modern cotiage, recently built by Mr. Buckley on the Canter- bury: turprike near Peck's Corners, to Dr. Clarence, A. Spear, who will ocou- py. the e in the near future. Tho property - consists of a large tract of carage thereonm, and is & ble ‘purchase. n Independence. acknowledged the in- ite United States by if - peace dated cruber 3, ratified by the auuary 14, 1784 ndénce o nary.