Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 15, 1920, Page 13

(Special to The Bulletin) New London, May 14—Barl Burton Jiathburn, who went overseas as a pri- in Battery B. Fifty-sixth regi- ment, and who died soon after arrival France, the first servico man from 2 London to die abroad during the world war, was buried with military NORWICH BULLETIN, SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1920 prevailed # New London nearly sixty years ago and at the present time. There was no guard of homor to re- teive the hody of Soldier Rathburn at the railway station, no cordon of police to keep back the sympathetic crowd, as prevailed in Civil war days. No ome to mee the regular soldier who accompan- loling Befly, exsior ralntiven. tin ucplesy takers, 2 million for a schoul huilding! There is no doubt by the majerity of the freemen realize that a junior high sckpol would be a great bemefit to the school children of New London afid that was demonstrated W - i et e Ty that the construction can be by unit and that a building to meet the present re- quirements may be the outcome: The board of scheo! visitors are giving the matter their most earmest attemtion, and 5% time of unusual Heavy taxation of a|Beebe and city meeting making an appropriation. of | of people around the old town, especial-|year. ly those who formerly resident in the| Not all of those who wemt out on Sharp. But there are m;othumm-hkNfi, Ramrod_district who can readily recall the occupancy of the structure by .Pat-|their work at the plant of the French rick_Fenlon, John Brannigan, William |River Textile company at Meohanicsville, B. Douglass, Maurice P. Fitzgerald, Ed- |but the great majerity has and it may ward Keefe and Patrick McCaffrey. In be said that industrial peace the"diys. when Tmass. was. said Tiigno ln Gt melghbosheod. - o | in that building it was the temement of 8. Catholic family, a rarity in the days] GALES FERRY § when that old house was in its prime. of the Ladies’ Aif, stoike some time sinee have rotumed to the vestry Thursday afternoon with the An open meeting: 5 society of the M. E. church was held in|of the. fund, Speioker's brother gy o d(h_)lr. and Mrs. Peter Hoff- i sand ties . L o v et orsc. iy repairi - | making. additigns fop \m'l':- Parizek. Aldvich Vonasek, Andrew Bodmar and the report to the city meeting will ex- plain the real situation. The board of park. camuiiss have purciised that - graet of land bouwr's:d by Benk, Réed *and’ Howard streets with the idea of not only widen- ing the streets at that gpngested june- tion, but also adding r parklet or beauty spot to theeity's. collection and former fellow firemen, who assisted to transfer the remains from the train to the hearse. When Barl Rathburn marched with his fellow sold- ers down State street to ‘take the hoat for the island forts to train for ser- vice abroad, thousands turned out in the very early morning to say good bye and God speed. & ¥ Jobn Mirt! went to K ] (Gontinued From Page 6.) ? Weat Ashford. § fiehing xb::'rw:m and | o depariure from, th: | Made & 700d catoh. ? s i Miss Sara Duaning is in New York ah. Rm“”" for two weaks. Mee. Digntha Essex will leave for Salem, Mass., 10 visis her Mrs. Ales Goss Her Hemmeler, wilt a Y Tious . Angwt. 195, 3 5 ud 1o the | | members of the Long Cove. contingent in pport: attendance. Miss Mary, Moreland, couns :;\( L3 Sy = ty organizer of the Woman's Equality|on, league, spoke on Citizenship. Miss More:| \ere. purchased from. land organized: & oless to hear six lec-| which he had collected by his untiring|with a short story. there. were sevesal ;m‘h::u; ;'.:' ‘;;*"‘"""";’i The | ‘perseverance. This: also left a small nu-{ readings. and the evening ended With May clous. in. bani. interest ot marsh; toast. Town. and M‘%fi-flnmfl — T gy = N, 1o maset. Bien Bt honors on Thursday of the present week in Fast Nech cemetery, Waterfard. He was the first 1o die and the first soldier whose body vas returned to his moth- er and other relatives in New London. Rathburn was nineteen years of age, a member of Niagara Engine company, No. 1. and with other members of that com- : through the White Mountain region ad sections of Vermont. “number of Putnam people Were in Danigison Friday evening {o ‘attend the Cali¢o and Overall ball at the state ar- e G, ‘Dawson, forrerly of Pom- iberty. sum. of $2.300|Just for Fun. i £ §2 ¥ her Boston; they will deive 1. Moo 0 = 3 Mrs. Schoonmaker; k Hemmaler s ¢ that class, This plan will make way anding, now of the Columbia uni- qom 2 work of the church. With the same. en- | day, Max 0. . pany was among the very frst 0 Fe-| L ey suade at the eity hail where |for one Of those much™ieeded public law school took first prize in the g“f"‘ b2 {thutslasm as in years past, Mr. Allyn pro. | Mr. and Mg, H. T. Clark spent the | Sar to Willimantic, where they wilk ke, ipond to the call for troops, enlist- | KO0 TICE N0 id the mayor | improvements that will be appreciateddMNUAY contest for prize.medals at the | SiAte Government, June 3. by Miss Kiteh-: posed a dfme drive for a month, each one | Weel, end at Groton Long Pojnt, where| ™ “"HL'" Sk in the local companies of the Commecti- [, "y, gave the sol general public, regardless of the{laW.:Sehool.. The dompetition was cx- | cir; National Government, June 10, by t acting a8 a collector, to mpet | they are execting anotler cottage. Mr. Hines of Vermont, came 10 s National Guard, after the organtu- o WhAIC of (i, oly. ghve. the. soltiars |by the gemersl pabiiy o ceedingly kee: Mrs. Schu i, Polikical Parties and | with him «t the close of the month to re- | Dm B H. Marsh was in New Haven | nepect for the Hardwick and e to prepure. for | the heartiest kind of send off, and pray- | expense On the Bauk and ~ How: dingiy keen. e, Schoiniuiime , Do feties aad e @ re- : : 2 Jona had Mrs. k. er was offered for the safe return of the boys. They received a great send- off and were given hearty welcome on e their return. Only one of the soldiers|mine its age. It is so oid {nat.the old- the fack that the old custom of hanging was left behind. He had given his life|est inhabitant cannot tell the.timet off| May Baskets has fallen off greatly in while serving his country. His mortal |its erection, even by tradition. It an-|this city. remains were returned and tribute pald | tedates Bamk street, and for.more than |: Erenk Gifford, who has been street corner is an old, story.and a half building, so old that ‘even ' Richard . Ball, the local historian. eapriot _del 8 ifact that May has been more like .than® what May is poetically sup- to be.is perhaps responsible for This met with the unapi- raiiroad ties owned by Chasies Amidon, mous approval of all. each one present He stayed at the Ryder house. Sunday afternoon the Girl Scomts and the Boy Scouts will have charge church service bnides- The Beason ia very backward—ipecs not leaved out. gardens not planted, snd active service. When the body of the young soldier sday night it was taken di- he train to the Niagara En- nd the funeral services were The body was escorted to Harrisan; New Problems That Await Us, |/ Tuesday sttending a siate medical meet- Mrs. Schoonmaker: = At the closing of the ! agreeing: to. aid in. salioiting. Ive cre session delicious refreshments were oake were provided as a surprise t served by the Get-Together club and ai M. Allyn and a pleasant social hour Was silver offering waé taken for the benefit! enjoyed. of the Ladies’ Aid society. The course! ing. Mr. and Mre. G. L. James entectained | thig week a cousip, Me. Yoder, of Vir- ginia. Members of Miss Alberta Eno's Sunday school class held a class. meating Tuesday 1. Frank Clark and Miss § < 2nd Mrs, n in the | o flectures will take place in conjunction | = ith < - - = s The fol.| the Weathsr so cold and rainy that by members of the com-|(o his memory by the members of ala century a part of the lower part of)south during the winter, has returned to | With the meetings of the sgeiety: at tmizfr:lb@,mm&.‘: l.':(..D.,ur F”!’"l”? fi;l' f;‘vmw"m’".: ‘fiv F""Z:.,’:.T" pmck.m_ woodpile diminishes fast * forms they wore while|volunteer fire CSmpany with which he|the building has been utilized as 3 {ofe.] Putnam. 3 Ity S AL fros Razwion, wase dioner guests of M {lpming offcers i o 4. the e i e was affifated ':;h;:"he entered the rr:r!l; R missioners made :th¥] . Joseph Hope, Who was superintendent |, A Community party was given under|day. ' Oden; secretary, Amy Hawkins: treas-| Munchester.—The Maccabees of Con caded by a military | few friends, besides mis relative: purchase from the Brannigan estate/thal [0f theitrolley line here during the pe- | he 3usDices of the Village Improvement{ Rev. P. C. Wright, D, D. e e ny New e % 5 O st American Lo, | few friends, besides his relatives. |owneq the propery forty or more yearsy|fiod frem July of last vear until the | 2SSociation at the clulihouse Monday o, Manchester Wirlglit of Hartford spent Wednesday and | ~ake and sandwiches. hoid their annual state convention tomor- ‘That proposed junior high scheol build- A volley was fired Prior to that ownership the property {laking ever-of the lines recently by the evening. A feature of the evening was a | Thuesdny at their cottage on the BIuff. Eleanor Berrows, dnughter of Mn and|row, Sgturday, May 15. T ind taps were sounded.|ing, as recommended by the board of | was owned by Patrick Femlon, who mgv-| Cannegfiout, company, is now located, ““:‘ns m;w' when Walter M. Buck-| Christopher G. Allen and Miss Bliza-|Mrs. Arthur Bacrows, underwent a miner - /e and former service men |8chool visitors and approved at two dis- | ed from here to Westerly and died. there with Mfs. Hope, at Port Jervis, N. Y. ing] E:':l fl‘x{! lf‘le(eh::d‘hlnn of Brookl- beth Lgme were regent visitors at the|operation Tuesday. . y homor o the memory | tinet city meetings, under the clahm that | about twenty vears ago. When Mr. Fen-| Advertising matter lyn, N. Y., chose sidés. Mr. Wilson's home of M. and Mrs. Latham E. Smith, Mr. and Mre. Andrew P. Miller enter- tained mecently Mr. Miller's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. C. Miller. and their son Elfred, with Mrs. Miller's brother, Louis Sorenson, of Boston, the. DaRy coming by automobile. fred B. Steers and Mrs. Steers yn, N. ¥., visited at their cot- tage on the Bluff TPuesday and Wednes- day. Mrs. Mary Speicker Tecently iSsue shows that thers are moro farme for shie in Windkamn vounty than ever before— not “because there are more farms, but because more farmers have become dis- raged fo trying to compete against indbstrial. conditions that cannot be met. There may be nothing in . the name Mrs. @ H. Wyman returned Monday evening from East Morris. the new home) of her daughter, Mrs. Willls Homen and Mrs. Frank Presion are occu- pying their new home. Mrs. Walker of Mt. Hope is moying to the tenement va- cated by them. Mgss. Lucy Gatchell spent the week end a tthe parsonage and served as organist a tthe Sunday morning serv Mrs. B P. Davis and daughetr Althea and grandson, fretumed Tuesday to their home in the one meeting w: not technically ’ he legal, as set forth by Fngelbert Sauter, : will probably not be started this vear. s and perhaps not mext year. An appro- priation of $500.000 was provided for the conmstruction of the building, under 1% the belief that the construction could be |that place the house stood on & mound! v dope for that amount. That and was reached by a pawing ‘of ¢obble |of: the: locality 'in which one lives, but the committee erred, as ev the | stones. The house stood aps three | the ‘fict remains that William Segur, high cost of labor and material was not |feet above the present Bank street level. | Who resides at Brandy hill in the town given required consideration. The board| Altkough this building is of the story of school visitors was evidently misin-|and a half type, and not large at that, formed, as twice that amount woud be|jt was up 'Stairs in this building where required, if the buiding was to be in|the first Roman Catholic services were accordanee with the plans and speeifi:|held in New London. Mass was said cations presented to the board. there about once a month by a mission- When the bids were opened it was |2[V Driest, Wather Fitton, who traveled - ascertained that the lowest bid receiv- | through this territory on horseback. Up ed for the building and heating amount- {t0 1840 the marriages of Catholics were fon conducted the store it was not even as large as at present. 'That front ex- tension was not there. Only the original building and haif of the lower floor was When the oldest person now: living, knex: the residence of Mr. Fenlon and family. side won out with Dudley C. Pegkins, champion speller of the evening, winning the prize. A good deal of fun resulted from matching up partners for sapper from the. lunch. boxes. Members of the Gales Ferry Country club are improying the grounds about the, clubhouse, planting shrubs and maples. Miss Caroline B. Freeman, Miss Laura A. Perkins and Mrs. Lulu B. Hempstead are on the committee in charge of the CASTORIA For Iniants aad Children in Use For Over 30 Years. Aiways brars e New London who whole city united the memory of the d in the Civil war for burial. There tion. Business available attended us and t house emory brought ba t time. The whole in payving d in th - ndividual ] ! the country in tim ed to upwards of $1,000.00. At the sec- solemnized in that old house spon to be I no general demon-|ond city meeting when this junior high |razed. Since then there have been. four irial of Earl Rath-|school building was up for action, the |Catholic church edjfices erected, tha two stimate friends gave him | freemen assembled were informed, that |Eranite churches, St. Mary's —and; .St W wded more honors | if the building could mot be - erected | Joseph’s, now serving two, distinct znd & " who rushed to | within the sum appropriated that the | large parishes. 5 " of war. 1t | whole matter would be reported back In the peried just beyond the memory there is alto atriotism that the city meeting, and that is just|of the old man of today, the building what will be done. Just imagine at this was oceupied by Isaac T. Comstock and Cleaning Dyeing BEAUTIFUL BEDROOM SUITES - 1 | The assortment of Bedroom Suites dis- played on our floors, includes many beauti- ful suites that are sure to please the most ex- acting. Yet their noderate prices will surprise yov WE CLEAN ABSOLUTELY ~ BEAUTY N YOUR HOME Making your home distinctive in appearance is not so much a matter of large expenditure as it is the proper choice of the furniture itself. When you make your selection from a steck as large and as comprehensive as ours, when you choese Farniture in which th= style is not merely a fad but of lasting werth—then you will have ample opportunity to express your own individual and personal taste in the furnishing of your home. How This Store Can Help You When you visit this store, you cannot help but be im- pressed by the magnitude of our display and the large patron- age we enjoy. We consistently give you only furniture of real worth—merchandise that is durable and lasting. Re- gardless of the price you pay, your furniture will be of such " character that we can stand behind it with a full guarantee of your complete satisfaction at all times. ‘When you compare our prices with those of ordinary stores, when you note the impression of reliability and re- spectability you receive from every department of this store, you will understand why so many discriminating people in this community look to this store when they plan on adding new furniture to their home. BETTER LIVING ROOMS When we say “Better Living Rooms,” we mean that they should incorporate furniture of the better order, not necessarily of the higher price, BUT more graceful style, thase that are selected for comfort as well as design. Living Room Suites of that character will be found here in large variety, af prices ranging from $120.00. DINING ROOM SUITES Without a doubt, we excel in our large and complete display of fine Dining Room Furni- ture. 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