Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 11, 1920, Page 2

t—ao.-ao.-'.-w:-}. &w@_ best last line | will give a subscription to the maga- your choice. : e completed verse with winner's wifl be published here February answers must be in not later six o'clock’ P. M. February 12th. sure and place your name and ad- tine feans each contestant will be con- NOW GET BUSY. b ! Keefe was celebrant, The The Bulle changes lnl‘mpemture and. bs.rome- trie chanm ‘Tuesday: 25 30.01 36 2982 30 29.90 gfshut 36, lowest 25. . Comparisons. Pfedictions for Tuesday: Warmer, with snow or rain. 3 ¥'s weather: Snows, south wlnd.‘ clearing at’ night. PR o | Sots. ! i Rises. | Sets. [| Water. |f il a fa. ip m || a m 11.1 0. | 11}! 2037 .40 igh walter it is Tow | ‘oliswed oy flood tide IZ'-:;S::.\ g Six hours ..ner water, wiict I :GREENEVHJE The funeral of Miss Catherine M. Bray was held from her late home at 238 Central avenue at 8.30 _o'clock on Tnesday morning. There was a very large attendance and many floral forms surrounded the casket. The bearers were three brothers, Patrick | F. Bray, Michael Bray and Josephj Bray and John J. Sheehy. William J. 4 Malone and Patrick F. Bray, 2nd. | A solemn high mass was held in St. Mary's church and Rev. William A. Rev. Myles P. Galvin, deacon and Rev. W. H. Ken- nedy, sub-deacon. Henry J. La Fon- | empl | Red Cross $35, The work of removing the snow from 'the streets of the city of Norwich, has cost the city Mu the past s nearly -§2,000,- ‘i reach the 32&0@ Stue Fox. 1 . at a ro removing had cost the city $300 per da.y. and would continue to do so for the next On Tuesday p&t of fle men now by the strest department were engaged in collecting ashes and garbage from the husinm district, but t Mr. fi"&%fiimna‘? s 2 i t to coll e ashes the residential dis for a few flaya ‘men for the next f 1 days will be in ridding the streets af the snow, and after that attention will be_devoted to the ashes. Virtually all of Main street from BALTIC'S WELCOME HOME CELEBRATION COST $80227 Raymond J. Jodoin, chairman, and ‘Charles B. Barnes, secretary, of the Welcome Home committee of the town of Sprague have made a report. The report shows the following receipts: From he town of Sprague, $500, The Baltic Mills Co., $100, M. H. Donahoe $50, Mule Spinners’ Union, $25, Baltic St. Jean band $29.50. Angus Park, Arlie Mills, $100, cial club $25, Sanitary Mills, Versaills, $10, Pederal Paper Co., Versailles $25, total $889.50, The following expenditures were ! made by the committee: James Ham- mond for vaudeville $430, D. P. Don- ahoe for detorations $75, T. Burke and help for cartage $5, St. Jean mclety for-hall $10, Whitehead & Hoag for medals for those who were in the service $239.58, for stationery for sec- retary $10, printing $10.25, Red Cross expenses for providing lunch $22.44, total $802.27. By the unanimous consent of the { donators and by vote of the committee the balance remaining of $87.23 has been turned over to the treasurer of the town of Sprague. The use of the Jodoin theatre was given to the Wel- come Home celebration frre of charge. ‘The committee wish to thank all those who contributed and who gave their time and services to make the cele- bration a grand success. Washington _square square has now beenrfldde{ one side of Franklin street avenue has been cli street was started on Tuesday. men wil] start today to- the Thames m gebfion of the city and along’ ‘est Main street to Washington square. 5 In resard to the collection of .shll Mr: Fox said that during this time . people would greatly aid the work they would shovel paths to their ash: barrels or would roll their barrels the cux’b Norwich is practieally the only. ¢'3¥ in the staet where the men ' _haye to get the barrels from dooryards | and, return them: after. they are efftied. . The average cost per man is'about’ $2.50 per day and with 12 teams and . one auto trick employed expenses at- { tributive to the snow and ice will be | the largest in many years. ¥ —e | LOCAL POST RECEIVES FRENCH HONORARY DIPLOMAS ' Joseph ' C. Broadhurst, secretary of the Robert O. Fletcher Post. American Legion has received a number of French*Honorary Diplomas to be pre- ' sented to the next of kin of any loeal man’who made the supreme sacrifice ' for his country while in France. or. while serv'™z in this country. These . d&plo-pas which are being sent out by the French government, are engraved and bear the signature of the presi- | dent of the French republic. Tt is the plan of the French gov- ernment to present these diplomas to the next ‘of kin of the American sol- | diers. sailors marines who died m‘ the late war, as an expression of the, gratitude of that nation. These pres- entations will take place. on Wash- | ington’s birthday, Feb. 22d. In order to have these diplomas bear | the proper names. ratings and record | of the soldier, sallor or marine, it is! desired by those in charge of the work | in this city that the following ques- | tions be answered as correetly as pos- | sible: Name of the soldier, sailor or marine, rank and organization, date and place pf death. address of next of the 1ast named to be filled in: en street number and eity. 1 Avpplications that are sent to Joseph C. Broadhurst, seeretary Robert O.| Fletcher post, American Legion, Nor- | wich. Conn il be forwarded to ltis“lowlide"mW‘mtuimb—nhmeddefidu for the value seeker. Today our counters i you are look areund. Seexfthenmnotnuy )whiehyamhtymduvemm (or big on your town any ‘ great truth. [If mhmd - Women’s Dress Hats, $3.85 Another reduction in the pnce of Women’s Dress Hats. Thisisa selcctutythuflet This offering nchudes Threta our entire stock apportunity to vtrylmlepneeé | Ol Model and Pattern Hats, no matter what for- merpnmbnveboen*—dheduwdto......‘”.% Men’s Winter Union Suits We are offering the balance of our stogk of Men’s Grade Union Suits, Dyh” “Cooper’s,” “Van “Carter’s,” “Fashionette” " Union Suits, in natural wool, at very special prices. Mms “Van Dyke” Union Suits, natural gray, medium heavy t, mlda with flat lock seams and closed ¢ gular i My ba‘mue; hall us wery -lay. but 8 rarely ever spoke. m s‘twu “he wore. wi Sou(h Lot Masimiiinn. NHamvelous Save ‘b & withering smi'e. T u er t:rgc%: ‘his z;uwn. as it eame ° rous style: B iu,& T reey ey ‘my reving eyes s My kinedom o huilt ef minslit Where littie-children pl that romy ru rajns. The great. wide world its m, eshfi!. “hut here I choose , 3 mnrnwlo;afly Povnerty. &i‘f am ‘sat> T do not work—kings never Wo{k, vh}' should T soil my hands? I am the ruler of my time for town or meadow lands. { Perhaps I am an_artist; then I pdnt_ the sunset sky; s Perhaps I am a poet when the days of Autumn die. I eat one square meal tevery ,day; its source nobody knows, And he wha ives it to me sees I also get some clothes. The suns and rains are friends.of mirie, the stars are my delight” [ am a king of everything that money cannot buy. richest man_on earth like me, not, ., eried: way y 2 kin Cnr-;on “Mitler: HUMOR OF THE DAY “Hello! Is this.a party wire?" “My dear sir,.it's-worse. It's a we- wan's party wire, —Life, . College , President—You are sus- - pended for the term of three months. Freshman—TI'll be“dead if I hang that long.—Carolina “Par Baby. « “How's your new stenog?” “Rair. - 'She’d be better if she's con- sult the dictionary as often ag she And as he wajked - “He's every in does the mirror,”—Louisville Cour- ier-Journal. “Waiter, this stuff isn’'t fit fer a ., “My e, sir. I thought it was or 1 wou'dn t have 'brought it to you.” —Boston. Transcript. ; . at $139 s Fse 8t. Mary's Church Jubilee Drive, | {aine officiateq at the organ and' at ey gaan Readiuariors Tor the a2 &5 e Mother—rs. Howard is going’ Phe psople of Norwich will strive. the close gf ;\;e mass M 20 JdDon—| ASKS MODIFICATION FOR the French honorary diploma. | :’-M C:rfi-:,“l;l;tv\.fl{gl il.:nmn Suits, in natural gray, alt " 215 :zggo}m darling, cute Percy to your New send i er eautiful Land on b e 2s—regular $3.00 value, &t ......................oe.. i 5 - b e ?lv‘ngr.xl re:s the body was leaving the| TROLLEY LEASE ORDER|popyeRr 56TH REGIMENT 1 Men’s “Fashionette” Union Suits, natural guy wool, in medium Small Boy—Good! Ug fellers will S theyli ge far beyond. edifice, Nearer, My God, to Thee was| Application was made to the super- CAPTAIN KILLED IN SOUTH weight—these are standard a'mo Unjon Suits, at ......... <3 3299 percy-cute him all right—Judge. : sung by the cho :Bu{;a‘ was in u}l cnur:d'l‘uesd?"nffir %h:ngg;i‘i:::l:lh FE dsimith N £am¥erAniE mem ] Men’s “Cooper” Kensha Union Smn‘; heavy WO'DM" "“unl “I‘_don"cv know wx}mL Wethc::, % = o2 B I e o ki ok i Y et the S6th ‘artiery resiment 15 || S, mads ith gt leck smame and “Klosed Kevtoh” seld sl of Hthel,” aid ‘the mother E hi ia the M . A e i i ¢ Co., to|lthe city learn of the sudden dea g “F : amma,” sai . € i ‘;rlm;’e:iz\e"egz il:eclfsgs offlfx:‘:lfi?: i ff,’,‘:{fi tl;"ele;?:c;’?hggm‘;a‘;‘a“°wmh Japt. Russell A. Babeock at Lampl We have a very good size assortment in the Iot. but great ,.Mzk(’f":“;h:l‘;‘g‘:‘b{ f::,,_l;""m Line neral arrangements. the Connecticut Co. Recently the or-|Jackson South Carolina. Capt. Bab-, stock of any one number, hence we advise an early seiection. L Shea's News Bareau MAGAZINE SPECIALIST The postponed dance of the Jolly Four will e held Feb. 13 in Union ball—adv. x Mrs. Louis Bessette of Central ave- nue is seriously ill with an attack of preumonia. Mrs, George Walker of Prospect street is confired to her home with der granted the receiver the right to annul the lease but now a medifica- | tion of the order .which has-not been | consummated,. is asked. The natwe of the modification with the clerk of the superior court here Tuesday. is mot specified | in the applieation which was filed | cock was a former member of the: Rhode Island coast artillery and went | {to T'rance with the 56th regiment. On !his return to this country ‘he was transferred to Fort Totten L. I, an ater sent to Camp Jackson with the, Mogor Transportation corps. wveral @ays ago he was killed in an' auto- | Specials In Domestic Department 10 dozen sxtra large Turkish Towels—these are regular 65c value— Special price each . Statesman. Vicar—I notice, John, that you have a habit of leaving church before the ‘sermon. Giles—Well,” I have to, because I snore somethin’ fierce when I'm asleep.—London Tit-Bits. Housekeeper—I _ordered a . dosén s . L 4 de for-an or-| Mobile accident at the camp. His | eggs today, Mr. Tightfist, and -you UNION SQUARE e Betiamin’ Morgin of Prospect| der allowing. ihe. confisuance of Mr.|home was in Arlington, K. L. and he | S5:inth Lang Cloth and Nainsask, shert lengths, 2 to 10 yards— SEly sont e cleven; s i i kin: F for four months years of age. 5 iad Grocer—Well, ‘ma’am, you see, the We Deliver Them Anywhere. i!ill::sts e e e ::)‘;n ;e:a )‘Iec:::vder!v:ran order ap- SRR I i 46-inch Indian H-d, for Uniforms and various art purposes— twelfthy egg was bad, and 1 didn't —— BEFORE YOU PLACE ORDERS FOR COAL Tae ordinances of the City of Nor- - or person having the ”llt: nfin ays ol tne Cig, 13 2 - 41K, either ll"lfl‘:fle:: ‘tD falls to have B all sHow, sleet and i neurs agwer it shall have been When the same has fail < bo, fai [ o any '3 ‘ails to have the smo ouc idewalk removed or Droierg yithin two Rours of its pascmy ‘hwn during the day time, ve of four peri tiiat it 80 remains given. inances that the 13; enforced and any- = thd'e‘fl( 088~ n lbh tme g e IAMES B Phone 500 THAMES COMPANY FOR ALL OCCASiONZ Ordors Deliversd UD NURSERY CO. H. PEABOOY Phone 935 ——— e AT Your Old 4 SOFT AND STIFF HATS Wae to losk as good as new at the c R .ROWAV Gimc.m w-dh-h- —— jmpere @ penaity of 35 upon any or buuding abutting | Temoved | ce with- | or within three hours after and also upom any|a Dosition with Dodge Brothers Motor wssn mt‘dm to. ali alfected | Noon Meeting at Shetucket Mills. The local Y. M. €. A. officials con- ducted the weekly noon meeting at the Shetucket cotton mills Tuesday noon. The features of the meeting were solos by Mrs. W. Russell Baird, who also played the piano, and a brief address by Rev. A. F. Purkiss. The speaker said that there were three things that he wanteq his au- nce to remember; first, the neces- sity of a strong body, and second, the necessity of developing the mind; to learn something every day, and thirdiy, and above everything else, to| see ‘to it that they developed a strong moral character .for after all, the | greatest thing' to strive for is char- acter. Both the address and the solos were enthusiastically received, The noon meeting today (Wednes- day) will be held at the West Side silk mill, TAFTVILLE Mr. and Mrs. Luther Packer and family have returned from attending the funeral of Mrs. Packer's brother, Clair Hill, at Redding, Conn. Mr. Hill died in Detroit, Mich., after a short ill- ness of influenza. He was well known in the village, having resided here for a time and being in th employ of the Ponemah Mills. « He left to enter the jemploy of the General Electric Co., of Schenectady, N. Y., and then accepted Car Co., of Detroit. Mr. Hill had many | friends in the village and was very | popular with the young people who were saddened to hear of his death. | Miss Margaret Troeger has returned jfrom a few days’ stay in Hartford. Mr. and Mrs: Alfred-Linderson are occupying their house on” North Slater avenue, While returning home from work, as a Jaberer on.the Ponemah farm, Jo- seph Belair was knocked -down by a sled and painfully injured. Dr. Geo. | Thompson attended Mr. Belair and found that he had sustained a broken rib, which will confine him to his house- for seversl wesks. Mrs. Fred Clarke is seriously.ill at her home on the Canterbury turnpike. The loeal Camp Fire Girls will meet th’s week with Miss Hazel Banfield. The Wednesday Evening Dancing class will hold their last meeting of the season this week in Ponemah hall. Arthur Jeanotte is erecting a new HOW AND WHEN TO TAKE ASPIRIN FIRST SEE THAT TABLETS You TAKE ARE MARKED WITH THE “BAYER CROSS.” { t proving the account of the receiver from Dec. 1. 1519, to Jan. 1, 1920. The motions will be heard at the short calendar session of the ecourt Triday. CAMPFIRE GIRLS TO HAVE GRAND CUT™S. FIRE The three Camp Fire Girls’ Units of Norwich are planning a grand council to take place the latter part of this ‘month. Mothers, fathers and amyone interested in girdg organiza- | tions are welcome to attend this meeting. The wide scope of the Camp Fire movement and the de- perhaps too little understood. It lsl with this in mind that the Grand! fire under tae leadership of| Helen Kempthorme national jeld secretary assisted by the loce uardians will see to give to the pub- lic a picturesque and at the same time a true iGea of the underlying princi- pals of the campfire movement. CONVENTION OF 8, OF V.- AT BRIDGEPORT IN APRIL Franklin Bartlet camp, Sons of Veterans of ‘Bridgeport, have com- pleted plan for ‘he state encampment of the order o be held in the Park city / April 22 and 23. 'Headquarters will be established at the Stratfield, where a banquet will be served to the—delegates on the evening of April 21, The business session of the con- vention will take place in Odg Fel- lows' hall, Broad street. The com- mittee in charge is made up of Com- mander Walter C. Hall, Walter G.- Moore, F. J. Moddefl F. A. Roswell, Hury Hubbell”and Thomas M. Webb. FREIGHT TRAFFIC ON \ NEW HAVEN ROAD TIED UP The movement of freight on the New Haven road wag still tied up Tuesday. The road is moving no freight traing with the exception of an occasional local train and it is re- ceiving only perishable freight and food for human consumption for im- med:ate shipment. Thus far it has been taking other freight at the freight house with no assurance of forwarding it for some time. Norwich Pastér Invited. Friday evening a valentine secial is'to be given in the Mentville Union Baptist charch. Rev. Arthur F. Purkiss of Norwich has been invited to at- tend. He has also been asked to bring | delegates from the Christian Endeavor ! society of the church with him. veloping ~forces - whieh it offers arey PLEASANT BIRTHDAY PARTY GIVEN MISS GUILE Monday evening at the home of Miss LucMle Guile in Thamesville a number of friends gathered to cele- brate the birthday of their hostesses. affair and the entertainment consist- ing of musie both instrumental and { vocal was of interest to aM. Refresh- { ments were served by the hostess and |t‘he party broke up at a late hour [all wishing Miss Guile many happy returns of the day. FUNERALS. Luther E. E2%on. Funeral services for Luther S. Eaton were held Monday afternoon at 3 o'- clock from his late home in Plainfield, many relatives and friends of the de- ceased from neighboring cities and towns attending. Services at the home were conducted by Rev. A. Barwick, pastor of the Plainfielé Congregation- al church, who was assisted by Rev. H. T. Arnold. of Norwich. James Royle and Miss Edith Peterson pleasingly rendered “Now the Laborer’s Task is O'er.” Many floral tributes were re- ceived from friends and business as- sociates of the deceased. The honrers were Edward Hall and A. C. Tilling- hast. of Plainfield, Enoch Douglas of Sterling, Albert H. Chase, Herbert B. Cary, and Frederick W. Cary ef Nor- wich. As 2 mark of respeet to the depart- ed, the store of the Eaton-Chase Co. was closed at noon Monday. Mr. Eaton was vice president and a direc- tor of the company. Michael 'Barrett. Funeral services ‘for Michael Bar- rett, who died at his home at 18 Car- ter avenue, Saturday, February 7, wert held Tuesday morning from the fu- neral parlers of Cummings & Ring many relatives and friends attending. Services were held in St. Mary’s church. where Rev. William H. Ken- nedy officiated. Henry LaFontaine pre- sided at the organ. The hearers were friends of the deceased. Interment took place in the Catholic cemetery. Mrs. George E. Waterman. The funeral of Agnes T. Thompson, wife of the late George E. Waterman, was held Tuesday afternoon from her late home at 6 Huntington avneu, Norwich Town, and many relatives attendance. Many beautiful floral tributes surrounded the casket which rested in the parlor of the home. Ser- vices at the home were conducted by Rev. M. M. Goldie of Yantic. Mrs. house on Merchants avenue, having sold his residence on Hunters avemue to Emile Blain of Occum. Local residents whe paid an income tax for 1918 are receiving the 1919 blanks from the office af the Internal Revenue coilector at Hartford. whe did not make a retwrn for 1918, To zet quick reiief follow carefully | e safe and proper directions in each | | ubroken package of “Bayer Tablets of. [Aspirin” This" package s * piai mped with the safety “Bayer Craoss. | Tne “Bayer Choss” means the gen- | | nine, world-famous Aspirin. prescribed | i by_physicians for over eighteen years. | “Bayer Tablets of Aspirin” cin be taken safely for Colds. FHeadache, ! Toothache, Barache, Neuraigia, Lu bage, Rheumatism, Joint Fains, New tis, and Pain generally. it hut ave liable for 1919, must make applieation to Hartford for their blank, as blanks are mailed only to those who have made returns im the past. The funeral of Mrs. Deiphine Herd was held af ber iate home en South A street at 836 o'clock in the morming nd was followed by a regquiem mass at 8 o'clock at fhe Sacred Heart <h, Rev. U7 O. Bellerose officiating. The hearers were Walter Herd, Den- ':‘é Brauit, Charles Brault and 'William n. Burial was in the Sacred Heart eernetery. {at Charles G. Pierce rendered “Jesus Lover of My Soul.” Rev. Goldie also read a committal service at the grave in the family lot at Maplewood ceme- tery. The bearers were grandchildren of the deceased, Edward. W. and Clif- ford Carey, Robert W. Woodmansee, and Leroy F. Leonard. Cummings & Ring had charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Alonzo Pierce. Funeral services for Jane E. Plercs, wife of Alonzo Pierce, were held on Tuesday afternoom at 2 o'clock from the funeral parlors of C. A. Gager, Jr., 70 Franklin street with a large number of relatives and friends of the deceased present. There were many beautiful floral forms. Services were conducted by Re C. A. Nerthrop. Rurial will take plice in Yantic cem- etery at thé cMivenience of the rela- tives of the deceased. ‘Warren Holliday. ‘The funeral of Warren Holliday, who died last week at the Norwich State Hospital, was held Saturday after- noon -at the funeral parlors of C. A. , Jr., at 70 Franklin street, with number of relatives and A?‘ Services were condueted by lexander H. Abbott, pastor of mal church, who Rev. the United also_read a committal service at the % guv'e in Maplewood cemetery. Friends the deceased aeted as burgen. Miss Heilen Kellogg Hall. Funeral services for Miss Helen Kellogg Hall were held Tuesday af- ternoon at 1 o'clock from her late 1:&1{ ‘at Pres o "zr.ul Bev. Them-~ Lewis, mst e_Congrega- tienal church, coriducted the services at the home and read a committal service at the grave in Maplewsod cametery. . “There was a large number Th party proved to be very enjoyable | and friends of the departed were in | regular price 60c—Sp 64-inch M-ramnd\‘flbh ‘Damask, $1.00—Special price a yard ........ ular value The Porteous ecial price a yard ... Size 66x80 “Near-Wool” Blankets, in while and pla $600—Special price @ PAIF ........cciiiieiiiaeiene.... $495 in four ducgno—nguhr value & flitthell Co. of relatives and friends of the de- ceased present .yl many floral trib- utes had been received. The bearers were friends of the deceased. Under- takers Church and Allen were im ch: Adam Osiewski, The funeral of Adam Osiewski was helg Tuesday morning from his late home at 12 Quarry street, followed by a requiem mass at St. Joseph's church at which Father Maciejew- ski was celebrant. Burial followed in St. Joseph's cemetery. The bearers were friends of the deceased. Ar- rangements were in charge of Shea & Burke. Captain Oat Sails From Azores. ‘Mr. and Mrs. John B. Oat of 101 Cliff street have received a cablegram from their son, Ca G. Waldo Oat stating that his t left Ponta Del Gada, Azores, on February 5th. The boat that Capfain Oat has com- mand of is the Dalama, a boat of 10,- 060 tons. Leaves Employ of Jewett City Firm. Miss Louise C. Gorman of Nor- wich Town, who for the past three vears bas been employed by the As- pinook Ceo., as accountant and steno- grapher, resigned her position with t¥hat company on Saturday and | leaves this week for Bostom, “where she is to take a special course at The Chandler Secretarial School. MRS. EASTMAN TO SPEAK BEFORE GROTON SOCIETY _ M¥s. Guy Warner Eastman, director | of the Norwich cost school, will speak informally on Persian Miniatures be- fore the Entre Nous soeiety of Groton, next Monday night at the home of Mrs. Ef Oliver Winship. This is the first meeting open to friends of members. A similar meeting will be' addressed March 1 5by Miss Carola Ernst of Connecticut coll>’ge on Antwerp Ca- thedral. Box Car Owerturns in R. R. Yards Those few persons who happened ta be passing Rose Alley at an_ early héur Tuesday morning witnessed a peculiar sight. A box car that had been lifet on one of the siding in the balanced and had tipped trucks, landing on its @ide on. the ground. A ggng of men and a car| with a derrick attached did the trick of potting the box car back onto the trucks. No dam2ge resulted from the accident. off its Don’t wait for your ship to come in, |:)oy charter a tug and go out to meet § 1t Full Food Value is secured from a dish of e fores aC: rear of that place had become overs | | about Mareh 30th. think you'd want it.—Wichita Eagle: “How are you getting along with your motor-cycle ?” “Oh, I'm ail right. But I'q feel a lot more comfortazpie if the streets were not so full of inexperienced pe~ destrians.”—Mass. Tech. Voo Doo, ' Mamma—When that bad boy thiew , stones' at you why didn’'t you come and ,.tell me, "instead of wing stones at him? sl Edward (aged 6)—Pshaw!. That wouldn’t -have helped. You couldn’t hit the side of a barn.—Detroit News. came crying to his mams e broken pussy’s saucer,” he ma. said, “Never mind, darling,” saiq mam- ma, “we can get pussy another. )ivw @id you do it?” . was hammering it with daddy'l watch,” sobbed Georgia. — Housisn Post, KALEIDOSCOPE A pocketbook, containing ' $17, stolen from a woman at IEphrata, Pa., October 28, has been returned. by the thief. with only $1 taken oul. Its inventor has patented an at- tachment to hold a washbasin oa a ! barber’s chair ‘to enable a patron to have his. -hair shampooed withnm leaving his seat. There is in Delhi a wrought-iren { column which was placed there near- 1y 1,300 years ago and at the preseat time shows practically no signs of deterioration. A stop watch that has been invent~ {ed for the interior of a closeq auto- | mobile is _electrically connected to {one on the instrument board to re: { mind the chauffeur- of an engage- | ment. | The staple crop of China is said te be sweet poiatoes. “There is no see- | tion which does not ralse them, and | they are a substantial part of the diet of a greater part of the Chinese people, A Spanish black hen has just died at Daniglson, Conn., at the age of 32. ‘When she was 15 her black plumage became white. spring sheemo- thered a brood and laid eggs in the fall. . The London Metropolitan raiiroad is experimenting with a system 'for announcing stativng which automati- cally illuminates in turn ceiling pans els in each compartment bear‘ their names. 3 The statistics of the first census of the United States were published if one small ,volume consisting of 56 pages. The statistics of the 1919 census required 12 volumes baving more than 40,000 pages . Important coal mines,are in Nova Scotia and N According to offici: Scotia is the largest _coal-producing - province in Canada, the anhnual out: put exceedig that of all the -other provindes coimbined. The coal is bi- ! tuminous and practicaily all of it i§ - suitabie for coking. The bureau ©f navigation, ‘depart- located v Brunswiek. swtistics, Nowva of commerce, reports that the calendar year 1919 private " can ‘shipyards built 2,338 mers . chant vessels of 4213891 gross tons, which have heen Officially numbered: for American shipowners and, ac- cordingly, are now in trade or about fo engage in trade. American ship- builders also built 25 vessels of 44,- 250 gross tons for foreizn owners, making a total output of 23683 vess sels 0f-4258,141 gross tons for the 12 months. : Moving Ma.,hvn"ry From Car Shops. The Marlin-. Rockwell Corp. are mov- ing 'their ms k that has been stor shi North Main street plaat as the le: on the huild time. No other plant are in & A former rector of Christ ¢ Norwioh, Rt ey, Thomas Frege %‘“‘ Davies, Episcopal bishop of the ‘dio- cese of western Massachusefts Is 19 . make a visitation to the Episcopal chiurches in Europe,” i‘w