Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 19, 1920, Page 8

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L ok vltfi . gmy 23 Chureh Sty "Telephons. 105 A. M., stdted communication at Masonic tEane e y A 's‘ Night” was held by the pantic Woman's Club Tuesday g . st the First Congregational g:::“h“nh. edch member bringing a friend some male frignd.. About 200 hundred attended the whieh was one of the biggest af- friend’ and each member and bringing ‘her husband or of the season. inment. began at 8 o'clock Hickey's ershestra. Following this a comedy of ene mct was presented by nine members of the Willimantic State Normal and The comedy Wwas en- titled’ The Worsted Man and under the direction of Professor F. W. Stacbner of with Insfruimental music by Training school. the Normal school deme. Ice eream, cake, coffee were served during and the spent in secial gatherings and dancing. faculty was well The entertainment was in charge of and the following Mrs. George Tay- ler, Mrs, 'F. B. Wilcox, Mrs. A. W. Gates Mrs. Edward Tryon, ladies as mssistants: and Mgs. George Spenecer. The club will have their annual fleld day on Saturday, June 5th, after which there will be no more meetings until the f211 of the year. of the County wag held Tuesday the bench. was gettled out of court. Carrle Mareello, charged with chickens on October 29, 1917, theft o Charles E. called by Judge Keeler. idsman’ for Mrs. Marcello. the present time. , Star Lodge, No. 44, A, F. and cup cakes and intermission remainder of the evening was superior court of in this clty with Judge John E. Keeler on The case of the Rhode Isi- and Roofing company vs. J. M. Shepard The case of was to come up at this session of the court. Mrs. Marcello failed to appear and upon the recommendation: of State's Attorney Searls the bond of $200 was Thfs case had been hanging fire for more than two years but each time had been postporied for' various reasons. Antonio Girosa was He is of 'ew York where Mrs. Marcello lives at - | WILLIMANTIC u‘ Willimantic Of- on to read the details of wark dome by the defendant before he gave up work! on May 11, 1917. Mrs. Moran testified that he was @ witness of the meeting of Jacobson and Labonte at-the house by the road, where he stated Labonte told Mr. Jacobson he was through. I Mr. Jacobson was then called to the stand by the attorney for the Aefense and cross examined as to his tes.'mony at the lower court in Putnam.. The de- fense then questioned him as to whether or not he had mentioned any witness of this meeting of Labonte and himself at the court session at Putnam. Mr. cobson could not recall doing anything of this kind. At 4.45 the first witness for the de- fense was called. . Edward Labonte, the defendant, took the stand and gave his side of the case. He stated that Jacob- son had engaged him to work for him by the day paying him $5 per day for his work and the use of his team. After several days he agreed to haul logs for 1| $3.50 per thousand feet. Jacobson, he said, was to furnish him men if he could not get any himself. Jacobson was also to furnish teams if necessary. He stopped working for Jacobson he said on May 11, 1917, after Jacooson had taken his’ men away from him and had told him he was through with him and would finish the cutting himself. Jacobson was not satisfied with his work, he said. At the time of the meeting on the road he had only his team and some chain and was not carrying away his tools. He did this the week following. The at- torney for the defense desired the notes of the testimony at Putnam and court was adjourned until today (Wednesday) Wwhen the notes will be on hand and oth- er witnesses presented for the, defense. The jury and witnesses were told to ap- pear at this session of the court. The jury consists of the following: L. Bdwin Backus, Windham; George B. Weaver. Brooklyn; John W. Dawley, and Ernest Y. Wilson. Plainfield; George Cary and Arland Chapman, Scotland; John = A. Frink, Sterling; Everett S. Fietcher and John A. Johnson Thompson; L. J. Lea- vitt and William Smith, Woodstock, and Jirah F. Hyde, Hampton. A. E. Weldon of Windham, Hiram W. Hawes, Canterbury, William K. Pike, Killingly, and Benjamin Stevens of East- ford were excused by the court, George f Juip Your With Goodyear Tires | er What Is Going On Tonight. Motion Pictures at Creed Theatrs. Vaudevilie and Motion P.ctures at Strand Car Ja-|" year Tires. ; You can well do so because in the smaller Goodyear Tires the results of such skill and care as have made Goodyear " Tires the preferred equipment on est priced automobiles of the day. You can well do so because these smaller Goodyear Tires are easy to obtain, being produced at the rate of approximately 20,000 a day, and because their first cost usually is as low or lower than that of other tires in the same types and sizes. Go to the nearest Goodyear Service Station Dealer for these tires, and for Goodyear Heavy Tourist Tubes. He supplies many the high- If you own a Ford, Chevrolet, Dort, Maxwel! or any other car using 30x3-, 30x3%-, or 31x4-inch tires, you can well take advantage of the high relative value built into all Good- e s tre “Bab” at Davis Theatre. " : Lodge, No. 34, F. and A. ., meets in Maronic “Temiple. Hope Rebekah Lodge. %b. 21 L O: O. F., meets in Odd Fellows' Iall . ANNOUNCEMENTS Sale of Whipple Ave. House. A Police Captain’ Dennis J. Twomey has sold his house, barn and two eitra build- Ing lots, No. $2 Whipple avenue, to Charon A. Cook, ‘of Marlboro, Mass. Mr. Schwartz Bros., Fne. ! In these days of the high cost of ev- r that . goes into the house, it is ling to know that there is & new of house heatingsthat will reduce I i the cost, and Schwartz .Bros, Inc, are to be congratulated on thelr wisdom. in securing i the agency of Barstow , which is being mfin store on Water street. - This heater is .made by the Barstow. Stove Co. of Providence which was established over 80 years ago. Schwartz Bros. will--be pleased to have you cail and see the demonstration. Breed' Theatre When “The Little Shepherd of King- dom Come" is ghawn'at the Breed theafre today and Thursday ihe millions of réad- ers of John Fox, Jr.s, books .will have 2 chance to, see Jack Pighkford in the role of one of the best liked boy characters in American fiction. (Chad, the hero of the photoplay version of Mr. Fox's novel, js & perfect role for Jack .Pickford. Ths book itself *sold more. than 1,000,000 coples.and i3 well known.to, two geners- tions of Americans. ‘Theuguthor's. intg- Test in the life of the mountaineers of Eastern Kentucky, led shim.sto pioture it in’meversl novels, as: “The Kentuckian. “Knight of the Cumberland,” “The Trail of the Lonesome Pine,.and:*The Heart of: the Hills”” Not only is the story 4f “The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come’ &.true account of thé ~customis of the mountaineers, but also.a beautfful repre- sentation 0f some incidents of the Civil War.. A beautifnl love story invelving a mountain girl's sacrifice of her lo¥er odds a touch of pathos go 2 heautiful. photo- play.~ For thé second feajgre the will present’ tha# élightfui‘and winsome little favorite of the screen, Miss Shirley Mason, in a ‘plctul the alluring titfe “Her ElepHafits Man:" This" 1§ 3fremt The wdde of George C. Jacobson vs. Potvin, Putnam, and Earl T. Gay, other local owners of the smaller cars. the novel by Pearl Doles Bell and is 2 Edward Labonte for alleged breach of|lingly, by the plaintiff, James L. e dl hw::ln.rme e o eomtraat took up the attention of the Pl Ghi e 3 ; . e oAt 3 t D 7 | Chaplin, Frank Chism, Pomfret, and P * . . spangied- avena. A, Buasr-pictograph will court during the remainder of the day.(Ralph Colvin, Hamnton by the defend- «<omplete the bill for today and Thurs. Both men were former residents of fant, Idward A. Wilber of Ashford by % dimp i Chapllii, the former now living in|both plaintiff and’ defendant and Edws 8 LR e Abingtort and the latter fn Willington. | L. Wood of Putnam was drawn ang co o —r— Aceording to the plaintiff, Labonte en-|cused, L Stzhnd tered Into & verbal agreement with him ; The Strand s doing a capacity busi. te-‘haul logs from two lots in Chaplin| Abemt 5300 textfle workers of this wnd Ajhtord to Jacobson's sawmill. The JoB wds taken at the rate of $3 per that theusand feet. Jacobson claimed town will receive increased pay begin- ning May 31st or June 1st. The advance in wages corresponds with the increases LaBAtA Was Yo Furnish’ thé teams and ;r::mted in_other textile cities, the grant liefp for” the. job. Which he failed to do,| S8 & 15 per cent. increase. Notices Also ‘hat he was obliged to finish the| “ere, Posted at the various mills in tie Beullng bimself after Labonte broke his enntract. Ife seeks damages of $1000. .During the .morning sessfon the fol lowing witnesses anpeared for the plain tIf: George - E.: Jacobson, Samuel Car. peater, Willlam H. Sprague : and ditfomal .witnesses.-Flérman A. Darling Selah Palmer. Willis' J. Copeland. Mrs. Mury J. Jacobson were also called to the stand plaintiff. e Killourey Bros. FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS ' 88 Union St i Phane 250 (Lady Assistant) JAY M. SHEPARD Saeéeeding Filmore & Shepard Funéral Director & Embalmer -62 NORTH 8T, WILLIMANTIC url'_muuu Tel. connection Dr.F. C. Jackson DENTIST 715 Main Street, Willimantic m. H K Bulletin First car in morning maatic for Norwich. Yeork Luach or at the hotels. Ross A. Moran., Following recess at noon, ad- and George E. Moran the Mrs. Jacobson was called up- SAVAGE’S closed car leaves| Office every morning except Sonday et 430 o'clock fer Willimantic to leave Wiille Inquire at New! commiittees. noviid| city Tuesday, one at the American Thread company reading : _“Mill workers'’ wages will be advanced 2| 15 per cent. for a meriod of six months _| bexinning Tuesday, June 1st, 1920." | This announcement gives the increase to about 2.800 employes of the c This raise is one of. many granted at the mill, the accumulated percentage of ad. vances since 191§ amounting to about 130 per cent. o the Quidnick-Windham Manufactur- ing compa s nlant th Vi t ing compy e following notice “There will be an increase in the pay of employes of this mill beginning Mon- May S1st” he amount of the raise was not stated but it was said that it would be equal to that granted in other mills manufacturing A similar line of goods. Three hundreq and sixty employes are affected by t grant. - 5 ompany. Announcement was also made by the ndham- Silk company that the wa of their employes would be ine per cent. beginning Monday, 3 ges sed 15 31st. The 316t annual reunion of the Twenty- first Connecticut Volunteer Veterans' as- soclation wad held Tuesday at Grand Army of the Republic Jieadquarters in the town building. Twenty-six members of the Twenty-firsts out of the 99, survivors responded to the roll call and six isiting members of the G. A. R. were present When the session opened. Others dttend- ing were relatives and friends of the Grand Army men. Fach member dis- played a badge on which was a fine like. ness of Lieut. Arthur Olmsted of Fast Hartford, who died during the year just closed. \ Major W. 8. Hubbell of Brooklyn, N. Y. who several years ago was elected president of the organization for life, presided at the meetings. ‘Prayer was offered by Comrade B. D. Remington of Colchester. The report of the 50th an- nual reunion was rand by Secretary.Theo- dore D. Pond of Brooklyn, Conn. Treas- urer Captain Charles Fenton of | Willi- mantic read the report of the year, which showed a balance of hut $5.44. ‘Tt was voted to take up a collection during the reunion to 2dd to the treasury. i had been sent to all known survivors but many had failed to respond. The hand- some bouquet of carnations on the sec- retary's table, he stated, was the gift of Misses Anna and Margaret Flaherty, in who was a member of the Twenty-first regiment. President Hubbell appointed a nomi- nating committee of three to bring in names of regimental officers,. executive committee and chairman of company While the nominating com- -this week to fill your needs. Goed size Bleached, Hemmed Sheets $135 each. | Geed sizs Bleached, Hemmed Sheets quality, $225. - 81x80 Bleached Sheets 8130 Bivached Sheets 21399 best quality Bleached Sheets -$3.19, . Fruit of thy Leom Bed Sheets, sin- gle size, $2.36. . -Batier quality Bed Sheets, single MURRAY’S BOSTON STORE Willimantic, Conn. 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Why risk a ong | <casing with a tubes that WE CARRY A COMPLETE LINE OF GOODYEAR_ TIRES, HEAVY TOURIST TUBES .AND ACCESSORIES New London FOR COUNTY .. GOODYEAR SOLID AND PNEUMATIC TRUCK 'TIRE ‘DISTRIBUTORS NEW LONDON . THE A. C. SWAN CO. Norwich mittee . was' out; the’ mecrology for the year was read by eeretary Pond,:who announced the. death of ei¢ht comrades Company, 4, John H. Fuller, Miy 4, 1919 ; Company B, Thomas L. PBailey, Nov. 15, 1919 ; Company D/ John . Gaylord, Jan. 29, 1920; Company G, Jared A. Gallu Company K, Frank .G. Colby,. Nov. 1 1919, and: Charles W. James, . Feb. 4, 1920; Company V%, J. S.'Boque, Aug. 22, 1919, and Henry G. Lamphiere, July 1, 1919, The roll call showed 26 .present—six responding from Company H, fiye from Company K, seven from Cotnpany A, two from' Company C, one each from Com- panies B, D and F, and three from the commissibned officers of tHe regimerit. The list of survivors of the regiment was given as: Commissioned officers 11. Company A 11, Company B, Company C 11, Company D 10, Company E 8, Cam- pany F 17, Company G 10, Company H 10, Company I 8, and Company K 9—a total of 99. Letters of regret were read by S-ere- tary Pond from General William A. Aiken of Norwich, Lieutenant Aaron S. Dutton and J. N. Patterson of Concord, N. H., and others. Following the necrology, Taps was sounded by Lewye N. Gerry of Willimantic. The nominating committee presented the following names; the secre- tary casting one affirmative vote for each nominee : Vice president, B. F. Bailey of Middle- town; secretary, Theodore . Pond, Brooklyn ] -chaplain, George .F. Meech, Middletown ; executive committee, A. F. Bevins, East Hamnton, W. H. Beckwith, New London, W. H. Brewer, East Hart- ford ; chairmen of company committees— i Company A, W. D. Freeman.of Middle- town ; Company ford; Company B. B. Baker of Hart- C, Thaddeus Pecor of Stearns . of J. H. Newbury vy T H i Stenographers You can keep vour skin clear, fre 'H soft at all times by using T . LACO CASTILE SOAP{ the pure olive oii soap, made for aver 112 .yurs mn Old Castile, Spain, from pure olive o1l et e L S T o1 . » of Mystic; Company F, W. A. Lathrop of New London ; Company G, J. B. Brown of Westerly ; Company H, E. R. Hill of Col- chester; Company I, Patrick Dorsey of East Haddam; Company K, "Vine R. Franklin of Middletown. The morning session closed at 12.30 o'clock ‘and all present were served a sub- stantial dinner by members the Wom- an's Relief corps. While enjoying cigars, the veterans told campfire stories and ex- perienees of the days of the '60s. The afternoon session began at 1.30 o'clock, President Hubbell reading letters from those unable to attend. Then fol- lowing the reading of a paper prepared by Mrs: Caroline B. Buell of East Hamp- ton. Her topic was The Woman of the Twenty-first Conn.: Wives, Sweethearts, Critics ‘and Admirers. - Mrs, Buell .ig the widow of Lieutenant Buell, who died at Fort Harrison, Va., in ‘ebruary, 1865. Short addresses were delivered by Major General Lucien T. Burpee of Hartford and Colonel Charles W. Burpee of the Connecticut State guard, Lieutenant Kitchell, a world war veteran, now a stu- dent at Yale university, and Major G. T. Adde, also a2 world war soldier. Ex- Mayor' Daniel P. Dunn spoke also. A vote of thanks was extended local mem- bers of the association for the excellent manner in which visiting comrades were entertdined, also to the Woman's Relief corps for the excellent dinner provided. William L. (Lefty) Smith took up his work for the American Thread company in charge of Recreation park early this week. Until recently he has been a per- manent member of Engine company No. 1. He is field captain of the American Thread company ball team. The case of Emile R. Tetrault of Nor- ‘wich, who was to appear at the police court Tuesday morning gto answer to charges of reckless driving, was put over to Saturda Tetrault asked for a con- tinuance in order to secure a witness who was riding on the front seat of his auto- mobile at the time he struck the Ladd boy, Saturday affernoon, on Windham road. Tetrault was allowed to go in cus- tody of his attorney in lieu of furnishing a bond. Funeral services for Henry A. Knapp of Chaplin were held at the church at North ‘Windham Tuesday afternoon at 2 When Children are Sickly They are pleasan Liver and Bowrh and L‘:fi: from mothers and friends of without a box of Mother Gray’ to-day. At Druggists, The n are Constipated, Feverish, essily, Have Headaches, MOTHER GRAY’S SWEET POWDERS FOR CHILDREN and & certain relief. They correct intestinal disorders, little ones telling of relief. No mother ghould be Cry out in their sleep, Take cold Stomach or Bowel trouble: Try act on the Stomach, 10,000 testimonials 7's Bweet Powders for use when needed. Ask Bpeed of them often comes at inconvenient hours, Accept Any Substitute for MOTHER GEAY'S SWEET POWDERS, | o'clock and were conducted by Rev. Wal- ter Lamphear of Chaplin, who also read a committal service at the grave in the North Windham cemetery. Arrangements were by Funeral Director Jay M. Shep- ard. Fillmeo Falat, the three weeks' old daughter .of Mr. and Mrs. John Falat, died Tuesday morning at the home of her parents, death being due tg pneumonia. Besides her parents, she is survived by two brothers and one sister. Loretta Ferdinand, the 14 months’ old daughter of Mrs. Rosanna Comtois Dur- and of 33 Maple avenue, died late Mon- day night from pneumonia. She is sur- vived by her mother. Funeral services for Dora Gladys Chasse, 6, were held Tuesday afternoon a tthe home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph: Chasse, of 415 Main street, with burial in St. Joseph's cemetery, where a committal service was read by Rev. Charles Kelley. Killourey Bros., funeral directors, were in charge. STAFFORD SPRINGS Andrew Rosko of Willington was fined $1 and costs by Judge Heald in the bor- ough court Monday for - hitting Anna Gleason with the butt end of an air rifle, discharging the rifie over her head and frightening her. The fine and costs, amounting in all to $14.12, were paid. Arthur J. Squires, a former resident, now of Willimantic, was In town on busi- ness Tuesday. The Phoenix band will furnish music for the Memo: day exercises this year. There are only_a few of the G. A. R. men left, but with the American Legion of about 150 men and other soldiers and sailors of the world war, together with the Spanish War Veterans and Sons of Veterans, and probably the Boy Scouts, it is expected that there will be quite a parade to the Springs cemetery in the afternoon. Town Clerk J. Carl Converse has had the lists of all taxable property printed in pamphlet form in accordance with the recent vote of the town and the p§iph- let sare ready for distribution to ta.pay- ers who call at the town clerk's office for them. - 3 Miss Minnie O'Halloran’ spent Sufiday with friends in Hartford. On account of the.rebuflding of the main road to the Hollow, all traffic is obliged to be carried on by way of Fur- nace avenue by those who have occasion | to 2o to the Hollow and points beyond. - COLCHESTER ' Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kelley and, chil dren_of Deep River were guests of rela‘ tives in town Sunday. Mrs. ‘Emeline Ransom, Mra James S Case and Mrs. Henry West were in Norwich Monday. Miss. Margaret Bunyan who is teaching in East Hartford was at her home. on South Main. street over Sundsy. Rev. Irving: Burnap of ‘Hartford preached at the morning ‘service in the Congregational church Sunday. James ¥. English of the Fartford = Theological seminary will preach next Sunday morn: ing. 5 Frank Case of Norwich was a caller in_town Sunday. -‘Michael D. O'Connel of Stafford Springs -and. Judge Richard. O'Connell of East- Hartford were guests of their sis- ters on Pleasant street over Sunday. William Bonner motored to Lebanon Sunday afternoon. Samuel Elgart returned from a week's stay at his home in New ork. ! Dr. F: D. Coles of Norwich was in {town Monday. | Mrs. M. J. Klein and son. Robert eof New Britain were at their summer home Inn Broadway over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Warner of East Haddam were calling on friends in town Monday. Clayton D. Barton and brother of East Hampton were local visitors Monday. Samuel-Daniels motored to Chesterfield Monday. Sdward McKulsky of North Westchest- 78 in_town Monday. Rev. and Mrs. B. D. Remington and Edwin R. Hills and Miss Beatrice Hills were in Willimantic Tuesday attending the re-union of the 21st Regiment, C. V. Mrs. Ruth Stedman, Mrs. D. W. Hakes and Henry J. Bailey were calling on friends in Norwich Tuesday. John Willis of Millington was in town Tuesday. COLUMBIA Mrs. C. TI. Bosworth of Hartford with her children is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Kneeland, on Pine street. Mr. Bosworth spends the week end with his family. : Mrs. Raymond Squier was in *swn last Sunday at the home of her pare:'s. Mr. and Mrs. James A. Utley. She is a nurse in the hospital at Mansfield and has other nurses in her charge. Sheihas a vacation of four days in each month, be- sides a month additional in each year. Randall Porter of' Wesleyan university, Middletown, was at home over Sunday. He is a member of the senior class and will be graduated in June. The twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Emile Hennequin,. who have been at St. Joseph's hospital for several weeks, un- der treatment for pneumonia,- ave. very much improved and expect to return | home in another week. - Mrs. Edith Little of Hartford spent Sunday in town with her mother, Mrs. Willard_Clarke. Mr. Becker of New York, a friend of Meyer Bitten, was in town last week In- specting the Golob place near Miller's Corners, which he recently purchased. W. Clifford Robinson of Post Hill is &ery much handicapped this spring in his (farm work, as both his sons are sick, Luctus being-ill for two weeks past with quinsy requiring the attention of a nurse, and Claire being ill with grip. | Mr¥pd Mrs. Clayton E. Hunt and ‘chijdren 'went to Providence Sunday to 'visit Mrs. Hunt's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Goff.. Mre. Hunt will remain for a few days. ‘The work of repairing the roads has Dprogressed during the past week so far as the stormy westher would permit The roads leading north, south and. west from the Green have been leveled by the rodu ecraper for a considerable distance. The commitlec in charge of the cam- paign of the Salvation ‘Army for fands in connection with their home serviee work is making a house-to-house canvass which will be completed during the pres- ent ‘week. The committes is Charles K. Hitcheock, ehairman, Miss LAlian Lyman, Luther Buell, William ‘\'olfl, Aubrey ness with the wonderful variety show fof Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. First on the programme comes Knock Na Gow, which is-a seven reel picture taken in Ireland with Irish men and women. This picturé has been endorsed by Cardinal Gibbons. Ruse and Edwards start the vaudeville ‘with- some singing and danc- ing ahd oh, how they can dance! Next comes Martell, the mimic, clever immie tations of different animals and machines Bessie. Mack and Co. come next iin & cleyer-comedy sketch entitled The Out. “ Tem McRae and Co. follow* wits thelr funny. talk and motions. If yoa want to laugh don’t miss this act. ~Lasi but not least comes Howard Johnsoa and Lissette in a clever comedy singing, dancing, talking and acrobatic aet.. Fol- lowing the vaudeville comes Larry, Se- mon in his latest and funniest comedy, The Fly Cep; an- up to date weekly closes this big show. The Strand, will have 2 blg five act variety bill for Thurs,, . Fri. and Sat. "and for the feature:they will. ghow Sylvia Breamer and. Ralph Gordon with and with an all star cast in espe e by Proxy. This is a big _Pathé* Special production. . Come early, we can only’allow a limited number 10 stand. “Bab” at the Davis Theatre Today—Mat- inee and Night Helen Hayes as “Bab” in the comedy of that name, will be the attraction at Davis theatre today, tinee and .night. The comedy scored a |sensational suc- cess when first presented at the Hollis St theatre; Boston and has just com- pleted 2 record of three months at that playhouse. The comedy follows with sufficient fidelity the Rinehart stories to make the characters seem real to these who- have read the book. Helen Hayes is fitted both physically and temperamentally for the role of the romantic sub-deb. The cast includes Tom Powers, George Allison, Grace Henderson, Arthur Eldred. James Kearney, Katierine Alexander, Claribel Campbell, Junius Matthews, Raymond Griffiths and Helen Gurney. Phone orders must be ecalled for not' later than 2 p. m. for the matinee and 7 p. m. for the evening performance. ‘Watch for the big vaudeville shéw te- morrow—everything new. Winter, Henry Schriefer, Mrs. Irene M. Mann, Miss Florence Jones and - Jake! Berkowjtz. .0 | Miss Madaline Tucker has been serious- 1y il with blood poisoning in connection ' with- what is termed surgeon’s scarlet fever. She is a nurse in the children's ward of the Hartford hospital and recent- Iy pricked her finger with @ pin, Wwhich resulted in & swelling of the arm, making surgical attention necessary. She is re- ported to be improving. : Sunday Miss Fdith Lyman had as her| Fuest Miss Nelson of South Manchester. | At the morning gervice in the Congre- | gational church they sang expressively | the beautiful duet “O Jesus, thou art standing outside the fast closed door,” by | Walter Hows Jones. HEBRON ¢ Miss Irma Leord of Willimantie was a week end guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs- L. M. Lord. {‘ Among Hebron people whe attended i the Willimantic C. E. usion meeting held in Andover Saturday were Mrs. E. T. Emith, Miss Florence Smith, Mrs. W. O. %eyms and Mrs. Elizabeth Cummings. Dwight Tucker and a friend from Hartford were guests of Mrs. F. A | Curnham for the week end. ' Mrs. Elizabeth Cummings accompanied her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Winthrop Porter, to their home in New York state the first of the week. Sunday G. A. Little and Mrs. E. T.; Smith’ were appointed delegates to the Tolland county association of Congrega- tional churches to be held in Taleottville May 25th. Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred House of Hart- | ford, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fish and lit- | tle daughter of Gilead called on Joeal friends Saturday. Mrs. F. O. Vinton last week entertain- ed her sister, Mrs. Brooks, of New Lon- don, and her two Langdon nephews from the same city. The teachers of the village schdel mwm the teachers' convention in\ Ne Friday. Misses Irene Shehan and Mildred Mor- ley have been working at the Mansfield state training school and hospital for severn]l weeks. Mrs. Horsce McKinney and her daughter Hazel visited Mrs. Sarah Mor- rison at Mansfield Depot Sunday last. | i Liteh@eld.—The committee appointed the selectmen to have charge of the bration of the bi-centennial of the settie- ment of the town of Litchfield has per- fected its plans for Aus. 1.4 - ALY

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