Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 12, 1920, Page 10

- IN NORWICH FIF —— | 2 8 Norwich fifty years ago about the election of city offi- ‘The largest vote in years was poll- eall e honors went to ‘the democ- ‘The houses were removed from #fts of the mew court house at the Union street and Broadway preparatory to the erecting of the court tfil from the files of The Bulletin Jof 1870 follow: t , June 6, 1370—A petition mumerously signing protesting against Ohe continuance of income tax was for- : wasded from this city to congress a few xys sines. ‘The French circus, two carriages of which passed through the streets on .Satarday is by plebiscitum considered best. Thomas J. Loomis of Maple street is the man who has raised the first early Bose potatoes of the season, and Who forwarded us a brace last evening. They 3 A eecond house has been moved from the sits of the new court house and is oz _its way up Union street. We are happy to notice a revival of fHe baseball interest, which of late has IY YEARS AGO road will be completed before the end of the week, though not as soon as expect- ed. The unfavorable weather having in- terfered with laying of the track. Saturday, Junme 11, 1870—A poor little barefooted girl met with a shocking ac- cident in the street yesterday by step- ping on a piece of glass. Two of her toes were so badly cut that they only hung by a shred and on her arrival home her mother, a woman in indigent cfrcum- stances, to save the expense of a physi- cian's bill, wished to complete the oper- ation by amputating them with a pair of scissors, but the sufferer would not con- sent and they were merely bandaged. The town road near the b:&rka ;’L ue:; Sterry Faucet Company is, g widen on the average of 8 fest. The rocks ‘Tece: ‘Andrew P, Mi . - Mis.. Nellie . Ptinamade, - thé . guest; -of. Mrs. James Martin of ‘Leisure tage, was called suddenly te New York on Tuesday by the death of lLer sister. Coroner Franklin H. Brown and Mrs, Brown, with Mrs. E. V. Mann of Norwich, arrived Thursday at Redfern cottage for the summer. known as the Point are being blasted and the work is rapidly going on. The time for the collection of taxes is, past and all who have not settled will find the collector stony of heart. GALES FERRY The June meeting of the Woman's Home Missionary soclety was held ‘at the’ home of the treasurer, Misd Kate B. Col- ver, at the submarine base Tuesday af- ternoon, this being the 40th anniversary Been rather on the decline. On Satur- afternoon next, the Artic club of Preston play at the plains with a picked mine from this city. The Artic is (or was) a placky young club, having been ‘ wietorious In of the organization of the society and the 15th anniversary of the grganization of this auxiliary. Miss Caroline B. Freeman, the president, presided. Miss Colver ‘re- lated interesting incidents in. the history § Mol of the auxiliary during the past 15 years. Tuesday, June 7, 1870—The largest|yre R Irving Hurlbutt, corresponding Yote cast in any ity election in Nor- secretary, was named a delegate to at- tend the' Norwich district meeting in Un- casville M. E. church June 10.. On ‘mo- tion of Miss Sarah T. Latimer the pledges of. the society were renewed for another Mrs, Emma Bennett was made wich was probably the one polled yes- terday. A drizzling rain by which the day was ushered in dampened the en- thestasm of man: first but when the doors of Treadw: were opened at % I 241 year. S yclock the sidewalk was crowded. Not| chairman of the committee on the barrels Bletd, though five of them were merely | Of [TUlt and vegetables to be sent to the Durlesque, but all the others tere- rep-| De2conéss home in New. Haven. The an- Tosentad at the door and oy tore eb:| hual election of officers resulted as fol- by anxious distribuiore, who hastenca | lows: President. Miss Caraline B. Freo: each to proffer their own peculiar one|Man; vicedresident, Mrs. R. Ir#ig Hurl- g Vgl e e butt: recording secretary, Mrs. Fanny B b T e A. Molthrop: corresponding _sceretary, G g encus : Mrs. J. W. Carter; treasurer, Miss Kate W5 21 senk Dostnos B. Colver; mite box secretary, Mrs. Har- The straight democratlo ticket was|mMon L Perkins; chairman to -assist in headed witlh the epread eagle and am| residing at mecfings in the following or- sppropriate verse with ity | der, Miss Freeman, Miss Sarah T. Lati- mer, Mrs. C. E. Col Mrs. J. W. Carter, Miss Alice Satterlee, Mrs. G. H.. Wright, Mrs. R. Irving Hurlbutt, Mrs. Harmon L. Down Re- graph | Faxes. Down Wi ‘With the Rin, of | Perkins, Miss Laura A. Perkins and Mrs. part Henry. W. Hurlbutt. ¢ o A.| H.C. Gillispie of Baltimore, Md., Jean Martin of France, a velvet manufacturer 7.| of the company that recently purchased the Marlin-Rockwell plant in Norwich, ¥. Parker, A. P. with W. H. Shields, also of Norwich, N: Rathbun; treasu were dinner guests of W. Fred Smith in sheriffs, James J. McCord (both tickets), | the village Sunday. A. Dwight Me( r comm Mrs. Willlam Lawless of New London. Henry L. Albert F. Smith. who has been spending a yvear and a half with her daughter, Mrs, H. Laybock, | in Santiagoe, Cal., ai Saturday at the r | home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Kim- ball, for a visit. . William H. Shields of Norwich. c'clock 1 been 1. h aughter, Mrs. Henry S. Haskell of The work was then discontinued on ) York, with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas eoun t of rain. e house on the corner of Broadway rect, formerly occupied by has been cut into two removal to its ields and children of Norwich, were automobile party calling in this place recently. Joab Rogers returned Monday it to Hartford. -accomnanied er, Mrs. Karl Schott, of that ho will be her zuest for a time, here was no session of the village hool Thursday. as the pupils and teach- Crace A. Chapman, attended the inz evercises of the eight grades - schools of the town at Ledvard er. pils of the Gales Ferry T ts assisted in the al the program under the rection of Miss Chanman. There were s from five districts in the ils of the village school e from Lonz Cove. through the ith his span Cent attended by ! > number of | Epectators. At the West veved to and from | of the | tend - Some pupils have never been able to at- ese exercises hefore on account of which convenienee Mr. possible this year. of the villagé opens on the Bluff, as is his m. for the Doston Globe newspaner i their friends today (Saturday) e stav of the Yale and Harvard n here at practice before the re- from the Postal Tele- line in the cottage this - use of the newspaper men George Dungan of Nor- v taken the cottaze on known as the Phinney J. Otis Winchester of Laurel Hill, Two | Norwieh. snent several days the pa: with Mr. Winchester at their bun- Perkins ple hel Fairfield of Boston visited in this plact last weck and rela- es in Allyn’s Point and Groton while en route to Webster. Mass. Electricity has been reaching the vil- lage since Monday night at the Yale quarters and by Wednesday night most of the houses that were wired received the juice furnished by the Eastern Connecti- cut Power company. Mr. and M Thorwald Bruun of Gro- e t the er in On scene of gorgeous The Bean HAM e of [3 lin e ra : Easy to See the Picture In Our Big Window OME to our store to see the Eveready Daylo ¢ $10,000.00 Contest Picture. You'll probably be one of a bigcrowd. Nevertheless, you'll get an early chance for a close look at the picture which may be worth a fortune to you. An entire big window is devoted to this picture. And special facilities have been provided to supply you with contest blanks—as many as you wish. A complete line of Eveready Daylos are displayed. Ask us about them—maybe you'll get an idea for the winning answer —worth $3,000.00 to you. Bring your old Daylo or flashlight in for a new battery —a fresh supply just received. BA MAZDA BULBS RIES Mrs. E. 'W. Jo! g» 5f Mt. Vernon, N. Y., who has been sp.ading some days with Miss Caroline B. Freeman, returned home Friday. % Mrs. Fletcher Wilson “and family of Brooklyn, N. Y., joined Mr. Wilson here Friday and have taken the Lewis Church; cottage on the Bluff, as. their cottage, which is being made larger, was not ready for occupancy. If you live in Gales Ferry, cut this out and mail it to ‘TI§ Plaut-Cadden com- pany, Norwich, Conn., together with your full name and full address. You will re- ceive, absolutely free, a book- containing 100 of the: old-fashiosed songs.—adv. . —_— Danbury—TFifty-five operations were performed at the Danbury hospital during May and there were 10 births. The cost of maintaining the hospital for the month was $4,831.47. ar, cvt'a{ began his work Sunday as pastor of the Congregational church. Next Sunday will be observed as Chil- dren’s day. ‘Wednesday evening was Children’s night at Wolf Den grange. The program furnished by the grange children follows: Piano solo, Jane Haines; recitation, A Naughty Cloud, Ruth Amidon; song, Dorothy Kenyon; military: drill, nine boys; recitation, Warner's Address, Er- win Rhoades; English folk dance, pri- mary ; piano solo, Stanley Amidon; song, Ruth Gilbert; folk song, Pop Goes the Weasel, primary class. Ice cream and cake were served to 120. Dancing fol- lowed, music being furnished by Fred Ash and Leonard Watson, violins, Who were accompanied by Mrs. Leonard Wat- son. The private school closed Friday for the summer vacation, The Corners school ‘wil close Monday. Miss Elsie Wells of Boston is visiting her:aunt, Mrs. Seymour Peal. The Teachers' association was enter- tained Tuesday evening by Miss Ash, . “Rev: Mr. Lane and family of Hartford | ‘have moved to the parsonage. Mr. Lane| music teacher. £ - |prelt$ well. The . graduation. of the. public schools; = At ihe graduaiing exe: of Pomfrét was held Thursday éctningeat!ter schocl Neld in Pomfret hall The schoole, ciosed at roon evenws tie yrogram o of the Cen-| A Yaeadoeg tue roises n UNCASVILLE Pealtyiycommary. of hus bouaht the residence Thursday. ~ Wednesday ‘aiierncon the' prineipzl, Mwss s dallw at ile Tiver. children were carried to Pomfret hall for 5 y of Des Moines, Ia, a rehearsal. P is mother in Burope, VOLUNTGWN Miss ‘Dorilla Riel and Emery Dupont | solo Tet were married at St. Thomas' church on| Marion. Monday morning by Kev. Ludovic Para-|orated in the class colors, dis: Theodore Dupont, a cousin of the| White, With wild flowe?s, birch H groom, and Clifford Riel, & brother of the | €tc., making an artistic background for | Vil bride, were the witnesses. 3 Miss Edna Herbert, daughter: of ex- Postmaster Jonas L. Herbert, who is & student at the Norwich Art school, was a prize winner at the recent exhibition the work of the students, being awarded the scholarship of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, also taking a prize in design. Miss Hérbert's work shown at the exhibition was noticeably fine -and received much flattering comment, and local friends of Miss Herbert are tender- ing congratulations on her success. . . The disputed right of way at the cor- and two boys. Above the stage w pended the class motto, Row, Not Drift The graduates were Emma V. La Ch: pelle, Jeanctte A. Lamoine, Mary A.| Magrey, Erno Johnson and Paul E. John- son. Alr. .and Mrs. George A. Dawley were in Hopeville Monday evening and at- tended the wedding of Mrs. Dawley's brother, Ezra James. The committee in charge of the Memo- rial day exercises report receipts and ex- penditures ‘as follows: Received le the graduating® class of. five—three girls | Geors to Vol looking Automobfle town and >omonue. the he held Epworth on E. Fox and Charles Hope, d by ¥Wred J. Hope of Mont- Commissioner H. Dradford of Oakdale, motored Stonington Tuesday for fish and report great luck i with fish, also some with snakes. Tor Infants and Children CASTORIA In Use For Over 30 Years from ner of the pike is'still a topic for disens- | contributions 1306, expenses, music §3n,| AlWays bzars sion. The selectmen. are trying:to keep|flags, etc, $10.60, automobile hire 54, the M the road open, and.go far have succeeded | total $34.60; balance an hand $11.40. Signature of El:l ed yqur refrigerator for this season purchase of over a year ago. a limited number left. tor TODAY. \ CALL TODAY. LAWN. SWINGS The lowest prices on 4-passe: Lawn Swings—$10.00. OnII’y a :2. hand at the old price. Easy terms can be arranged. Exclusively at The Norwich Electric Co. 42 FRANKLIN STREET When the minister pronounces the words that make you man and wife, and a lifetime together lies'before you — - the establishment of a home takes on real importance. The first furniture should be selected with more than usual care because it is your initial investment together. Choose furniture that will endure and give service year after year. . Let your choice be such that when the golden wedding rolls around, your furniture will still be with you, mellow- constant uss. OUR FURNITURE WILL GIVE A LIF ETIME OF SERVICE THE PLAUT CADDEN COMPANY , SPECIALIZES IN HOME OUTFITS It is high time for you to procure We can save you from 25 to 30 ON per cent. on one, due to our early Only We would advise you to select your refrigera- Couch Hammocks Last-chance ,t: p;‘OeI‘"'O'_l beautiful Couch Hammock ‘as low. as $13.00. few ‘left.. GET YOURS . NOW. 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