Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 7, 1920, Page 8

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Saves energy for recreation With a Torrington Cleaner you can ¢ _ always keep your home spick and span “ and you will not be tired out, CLEANER BIG BRUSH—POWERFUL SUCTION Rugs that are Torrington-cleaned keep their color and the fluffiness of their nap. ‘The Terrington carpet-sweeper brush in the nozzle gets the clinging surface litter, while the powerful suction gets but the introdden, deep-down dirt. It cleans cleaner with less fatigue. Its simple attachments draw out the dust in a jiffy from upholstering, radia- tors, dresser-drawers — from all sorts of hard-to-get-at corners. Use one for a few days in your own home. SEE OUR DISPLAY X Ray View Showing Brush SOLD ON EASY TERMS The Plaut-Cadden Co. (Established 1872) 135 to 143 Main Street Norwich, Conn. man who boasts of urn will soon have row away. having mon- | shes When a young man works for the; Because labor is scarce in the British to! best interests of his emplolyer he does- | Malay states the farm tractor is coi- in't have to worry about a fire escape.}lng into great favor. S000 PAIRS Keds and Tennis White, Brown, Black — Slightly Factory Damaged Children’s Highand Low.................. 65¢ Misses’ and Youths’ High andLow ......... Z5¢ Boys'HighandLow.......................85e Men’s Highand Low...................... 95e KEDS WITH HEELS Ladies’, Men’s and Boys’ High and Low— Valueupto $4.00 .................. §1.25 to $1.95 CASH SALES AND NO EXCHANGES THE KIES CO. {of baseball, jseason closed. | Administration, j you that it is an excellent appllance. WEST A reguiar session of the Westerly pro- Dbate court was held Tuesday afternoon, Judge Edward M. Burke presiding. The will of ~Willlam L. Clarke, was pre- sented for probate, and continued to [July 20, on request of Attorney Samuel | H. Davis, who is named as executor in the will, and Attorney John Ferguson who appears for Jessie Clirke Ferguson, wife of Dr. Alexander Ferguson. ‘Un- der the will the estate is to bs divided in- ta, three equal parts and to be given to the Seventh Day Baptist Missionary so- clety, the American Tract society and granddaughter of - testator Jessie Clarke; Ferguson. The will was executed June 28, 1917. Mr. Clarke died May 15, 1920. William G. Cheever was appointed; guardian of the person and estate of| Arthur A. Cheever, Jr., 2 minor, and son i of the late Mr. and Mrs, Arthur A. Chee er, late of Framingham, Mass. Bond $300. Clerence E. Roche, appraiser. The Wash™rton Trust company, execu~ tor of the estate of Llizabeth Bonner, presented ‘first and final account of es- tate, which was approved for record. In the estate of Lucy A. Sullivan the first and final account of George B. Tay- lor, administrator, was presented, and continued to July -20. Inventory of the estate of Sarah F. Crumb, showing valuation of $22,870.40, was received for record. In the estates of Frances E. and Ethel Marzole, minor$, the petition of the moth. er, guardian of the estates, was author- ized to sell real estate of minors, at not less than $1,104, Bond $2,000. The Industrial Trust company, exetu- tor of the estate of James M. Thomp- son, .who dieq in 1912; presented inven- tory, showing a valuation of $14,404.63, which was ordered recorded. In same es- tzte, first and final account was pre- sented, examined and approved for rec- ord. 1t is said there is to be a contest over the will of William L. Clarke on the ground of testamentary incapacity. Mr. Crarke was for magy vears a member of the Westerly -town councll, serving for séveral terms.as president. He was for mc\ than a quarter of a_century presi- dent of the Seventh Day Baptist Mission- ary society, and at the time of death was president emeritus. | While not a prize winner at the an- nual tournament of the Rhide Island State Firemen's Leagus st Bristol, the Westerly Firemen's association made a satisfactory showing. - It was the first tryout of their recently acquired -hand engine City of Lowell, and the men who manned the brakes were mot on to the kinks of the machine but which came to em in' the contes; As it was the Westerly machine stood ninth in a field of fourteen, leading some of the crack ma- ichines_of the state which, like the | Lowell, had an off day. The Lowell has a record far in excess of the longest stream thrown on the. paper at Bristol, and when worked st its best is claimed to be a sure prize winner. The squirting distances made by the several hand en- gines follow: Feet Inches Defender, Bristol 220 2 | King Philip. Bristo! 210 s | Protector, Brockton 2202 3 YVolunteer, East Greenwich 200 3 Washington, Wickford 1-2 { Nonantum, *Providence — Liberty, FEast Providence 194 9 34 Aberdeen, South Kingston 193 2 1-4 City of Lowell, Westerly 190 10 1-2 Mechanic, Warren 73-4 ire King, Pawtucket 10 1-4 Gen. Putnam, Worcester 2 Narragansett, - Ri 10 Hydranlion, Bristol 10 Prizes were awarded as follows: De- fender, $100; King Philip. §100; Protec- 250 : Volunteer, $2! hington, of| ckford, was given ffth prize, $15 for best tance prize went to the General Put- nam of Worcester. appearance and the Jongest * dis- Catcher Geoffrey L. Moore, son of | { George C. Moore, of the George C. Moore had his right leg fractured bove the ankl “hlly making sec- base Monday White P'mh- Bradford game, at White Rock. He w | catcher for White Rock. - Young )[nore ing hard for second and was In. tercepted by Dolphin ‘and tprown. The| . before it was known leg was broke While ing footballe with his collegs team in he received injury, but had fully recovered. A fire alarm was sent in Monday night at 10 o'clock for a small blaze on the roof of the residence of William Mudge| Hi ™ Ztrest. The fire department ex-| hed the blaze before any damage consequence resulted.. The cause of the fire is said to be an innocent sparkler thrown on the roof, ignition being caused by the heated rod end of the sparkler. Alvin W. Mawson, recently of the navy, who lost his left foot, by reason of entanglement with a hawser, pitched the White Rocks to victory, in the game Sunday, with South Kings-{ town, by a score of 15 to 3. Mawson 15| a resident of Pawcatuck, graduate of the Stonington High school, was. pitcher for the champion school {eam and captain of the football team when the baseball He is now a student in the Pacc and Pace School of Business Boston. Mawson played baseball Sunday, in his old time form, but was furnished a runner. Miss ‘M. Alice Dove, money order clerk in the Vesterly post.office, has re- turned home from the Rhode Island hos- pital. Miss Dove was a.passenger from Providerice on a night train, June 18 While going down the steps of the sub- way at the local railroad station, her e e THE LA VIDA ELECTRIC VIBRATOR | $7.50. Guaranteed in every respect. Let us demonstrate this vibrator and prove to GAS AND ELECTRIC SHOP, 2 Cannl St, WESTERLY LIGHT AND POWER CO, Westerly, R. L, THE MYSTIC POWER COMPANY, 9 East Main St., Mystic, Conn. ERLY foot caught in ths'corrozated ‘stair tréad ' and she was thrown fo the cement pave-3 ment, striking on her face. - Her was, fractured and she sustained other injuries. © Soon after the accident Dove was taken by Zmtomobile to thel hospital. > While Westerly cannet clatm that Presidential Nominee Harding or any ‘of || his . relatives past or present, ever Te- 8ided ‘in the town, ‘or anything like that, a local taxpayer has a personal ac- quainiance with the senator, was a neighbor and schoolmate, and has kept close tab on his political career. She is Mrs. Davis C. Anderson, a large prop- erty owner at Watch Hill, with a winter liome in Ohio. Raymond Dowd has been appeinted by the treasury department assistant jan- itor of the post office, succeeding Nicho- las J. Craddock. Mr. Craddock has been transferred to the post office department and appointed a parcel post carrier, op- erating a motorcycle with side car equip- ment. Joseph Anderson, motreycle, nose while operating a Monday evening, in turning | from Crandall avenue to the Shore road was struck by an automobile operated by a naval officer. Mr. Anderson was se- verely cut and bruised and a bome of his left foot fractured. The fault was wholly with the automobile operator, and satisfactory adjustment. was promised Mr. Anderson. He was well to the right of the highway when the. automobile, that was going in the opposite direction, swerved to the left and struck the mo- torcycle, throwing Mr. Anderson off. The motorcycle was _wrecked. A large limousine named Dilion, was driven Sunday night off the road at Watch Hill and overturned in the swamp diagonally opposite the post office. None of the occupants of the car was serious- Iy injured. A large and powerful wreck- ing car from Hartford hauled the limou- sine from the marsh, after. righting it, and then procéeded to Hartford with the wrecked automobile. President Charles Perry of the Wash- ington Trust company, , his ~daughters, Phebe and Elizabeth Perry, and his sis- ter, Mrs, Frederick C. Buffum, will sail from New York today (Wdenesday) for Europe. They will make a visit to many points of interest, inclu@ing the battle- fields of France. They expect to be away for at least two months, GALES FERRY Rev. G. H. Wright spoke in the M. E. church Sunday morning ,giving an inte- resting patriotic sermon from. St. Mat- thew 17:44, the theme being Hidden TreaSuves. - At the Sunday school ses-|current six months a semi-annual June, 1920, sion, Mrs. R. Irving Hurlbuti’s clsas wsa banner class in attendance, with D. Perkins' class banner class in offering. A Junior Epworth league held its first: meeting in the vestry before the regular evening service, with Rev. J. W. Carter leader. At the Epworth League service at 7 o'clock, Rev., J. W. Carter lad the sohg service and a chorus . of girls and boys sang The Children’s Friend is Jesus. Mrs. J. W. Carter was leader of the service, with ‘the -topic,’ Our Duty to Our Country. Mrs. Carter presenetd Leo H. Keeney of New York, a Y. M. C. A. sec- retary. in England and France during the late war, who spoke on the topic in i interesting manner. The community celobration , at _the club _house from 4:30 to 8:30 o'clock Monday afternoon.was well attended and proved enjoyable and successful.. The pro- gram follows: From 4:30 to 6 o'clock sports, in charge of George W. Frost of Montglair, N. J., who has a summer home here. The prizes given were flags. From 6 to 7:38 o'clock. picnic supper and basket lunch, with ice cream and cake, tea and lemonade on~“sale; 7:30 to 8:30 o'clock, patriotic songs, under the direction of D. R. Povey, Miss Jennie G. Perkins pianist. Patriotic. address, by Revfl. Peter C. Wright, D. D. of Hartford, 8:30. o'clock, fireworks. 'The fireworks were displayed from a raft on the river, south of the residence of Nathan A Gibbs and from the lawn. The birthday of Mrs. Latham E. Smith was observed Monday, July 5th, with a picnic party, as is the annual custom, at her home near the village. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. Allen Young, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Young of Water- ford, Mr. and Mrs. Minor Moxley, Grot- on, Mrs. Myrta Mather, Pequonnoc Bridge, Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Turned, Long Cove, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Simmons, Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Comstcok and Mrs. Mary C. Watrous, Gales Ferry. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. James and son, Albert James, Mr. and Mrs. Avery Main and daughter, Afllyn's Point; Mrs. Mary Vickery, New London;, Mr. .and Mrs. Herbert Richardson and = son - Dwight, Christopher G.. Allen, Norwich and An- drew Ponovan of Putnam. A ‘fine chow- der with fruit, candy, etc.was served, ihe tables being set out of. doors. under the rose arbor. ‘Among visitors here for the week ‘end and holidays was Arthur K. Frost of Brooklyn, who was the guest-of his rei- atives, Mrs. Lulu B. Hempstead and her brother, Norman L. Brown. Richard Ames of Yenkers, N. Y. spent the holiday, with local relatives: Mr. and Mrs. Holden of Montclair, N. J.. were -guests over the Fourth at the {home of Mr. and Mrs. ‘Walter ll'_ Buck- ingham. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Huld.cm(t and son Prentice, spént the holiday with Mrs. Holderoft's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Kennedy, at their cottage on the Bluff. g Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wulf of New Haven were at the cottage of Mr. Wulf's father, Herman Wulf for the holiday. Commander Guy Davis and family, 1 who have spent the winter at New Lon- London, have taken Seven Gables, at Brown’s Crossing for the season and mov- ed there last week. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Risdon returned Saturday from a motor trip to the White Mountains. Miss Katherine Risdon en- tertedned Miss - Viraginie Wlilams of Miss | mezt il GJ 1‘ FOUR OR FIVE A- APPLY. WANTED ONLY MEN WHO WANT STEADY WORK AND APPRECIATE GOOD WORKING CONDmONS NEED' P. 0. B. 439, Norwich, Conn. 1 ELECTRICIANS 10 NEW YORK New London (Norwich) Line Enjoy this cool, over night trip down the Sound and reach your destina- tion happy, refreshed and satisfied. Excellent ser- vice througout. i Lv New London daily, includ- ing Sunday, (no trip Sunday, July 4th), Eastern Standard Time, 10:00 p. m. Daylight Sav- ‘ing Time, 11:00 p. m. State rooms ready at 7:00 p. m. THE NEW ENGLAND LEGAL NOTICES " FOR SALE". By an order of the Honorable Probate Court for the District of Ledyard, I am authorized to sell all the real estzte git- uated in the Town of Norwich, Conxn., that the late ¥neas M. Gray had at the iline of his decease. PAMELA F. MACKENZIE ¢ GRAT, Jy8d xecutrix. NOTICE Taken by virture of an EXECUTION to me directed, and will be. seld; at PUBLIC VENDUE to the highest bid~ der, at the Storehouse of J. C. Wenth, in the Town of Norwich, fourteen dayva after date, which will be on -Thi the 8th day of July, 1920, at 11 Jdofiq in the forenoon, to satisfy said Execu« tion and my fees thereon, the follew« ing described property, to wit; - . % 1.lot of auto lamps (Mazda) M STEAMSHIP CO. 192nd DIVIDEND Office of The Norwich Savings Society Norwich, Conn., June 5, 1920. The ' Directors of this Seclely have declared out of the earnings of the dividend at the rate of FOUR PER CENT. per annum, payable to deposi- | tors entitled thereto on and after July 15, 1920. COSTELLO LIPPITT, Treasurer, e ______] New York for several days this week and over the holiday with other guests. ‘A, C. Risdon and son Charles Risdon, with their guest Edward Allen all of New York, returned to that city Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan A. Gibbs return- ed from a motor trip to New Haven Monday =afternoon having spetn Sunday night fn’ that city. At the fourth quarterly conference held recently at the Gales Ferry M. E. church under the direction of the Distdict Super- intendent, Rev. W. H. Bath of Norwich, the re-election as president of the Ep- worth league was reported, and he was confirmed as a member of the conference. { The election of Miss Caroline B: Freeman as president of the Woman's Home Mis- siondry society was confirmed also ERIEF STATE NEWS Litchfield.—Invitations are out for the bi-centennial celebration at Litchfield on| Aug. 2. Glastonbury,—Miss Marjorie Vail, dit trict nurse, is holding free clinics every ‘Thursday afterncon at 3 o'clock. Hartford.—Mrs. Lewis A. Storrs and family of Farmington avenue are spend- ing the summer at Neptune park. New Britain.—Announcement was made at the masses at St. Mary’s church Sun- day that the collection Sunday, June 27, for the Irish missionaries in China amounted to $550. New Haven—The delegates who at- tended the big Rotary convention at At- lantic City June 21 reported Tuesday to the Rotary club at the weekly luncheon ‘at Hotel Taft. 1 Norfelk.—Announcement has been made of the marriage at Millerton, N. Y, last April of Miss Newalla A. DoohttJe. daughter of Dr. and Mrs. A. W. Doolittla of Torrington; and Louis E. Guilmant of this place. It was kept a secret as the bride was a student at the Torrington Commercial school. Hartford.—Arthur H. Taylor, superin- tendent of the Children's Protective so- ciety of Minneapolis, Minn., for the last five years, has assumed his duties as ex- ecutive secretary of the Connecticut Chil- dren's Aid society. - He succeeds John P. Sanderson, Jr., who resigned several weeks ago. GERMAN FARMERS RELUCTANT TO SURRENDEE FIREARMS Berlin, July 6.—There is a reluctance on the part of some German farmers to surrengler their firearms, due to “the le- gitimate desire to protect their homes against marauders,” Ministers of Agri- culture Braun said to a Tageblatt rep- resentative. He added, however, that a number of farmers Mhave been “storing arms deliberately for subversive purpos- es,” but said these were not as numerous as generally Dbelieved. : “If the people only will keep 'their heads,” Herr Braun said, “T do not be- lieve thers will be any organized out- break on’the near future. Thé rural sit: uation at this tine inspires cofindence.” SIRLOIN, ROUND, PORTERHOUSE STEAK, Ib.... 35¢ CHOICE CUTS CORNED BEEF Pound 14c SUGAR CURED SMOKED Shoulders, Ib. . 24c Native Veal LEGS AND LOINS MoHICA COMPAN" HEGGS, 2 dozen 95¢ |ELBO MACARONI SWIFT'S SILVERLEAF PURE LARD 2 Pqunds 45¢ FRESH, BROWN SELECTED PURE COCOA : Dol - .......... 21¢ BERMUDA ONIONS sizes, 6 dry batteries, 10 cans of Whia Oil Soap, 10 cans of Cupolens, $ pai! of Kendall's Lubricant, 5 boxes of Whi: Stop-Leak, 12 inner tubes, d sizes; 1 tire, 1 radiator head, 1. compressor pump with hose 1 lot of auto parts, consisting of - nuts, washers, spark plugs and® parts for different kinds. of autes, foot pumps, 4 rear lights, 12+ of shellac, 4 glasses for head lights, 1 lot of palish. ) Dated at Nerwich tlm 2491 dq GEORGE H. STANTON NOTICE FOR SALE: By order of the Homers abie Court of Probate for the Dumnz, of Norwich, I will sell the real estate belonging to the estate of Alfred.A.' Adam, late of Norwich, Conn., -de- ceased, consisting of the hotel proper- ty, known as the Gardner Lake House, | consisting of about 35 acres of land, i bordering on Gardner Lake,. in' New, [ Lonson County, and being one of. the most desirable’ properties for sale 4n Eastern Connecticut. Besides the ho- tel, standing on the Salem Turnpike, including horse barnm, icehouse; Ehed, pavilion, etc. there iS an atiractive summer cottage on the shore Of the lake, known as “Eden Lodge,”. com- pietely furnished and equipped for gé- cupancy: For. further Information, see or address C. K. BAILEY, Admr., Nor- wich. Conn. JelT: | TICE TO CREDITORS, COURT OF PROBATE HELD ch, within and for the Distriet of { Norwicn, on tiie 17th day of May, A D. Present—NELSON J. AYLING, Jll‘ll Istate of Charles J. Carew, 'lafe ‘of { Norwich, in said District, deceased, Ordered, That . the Executrix aello the creditors of said deceased to their claims against said estate ‘witl h.\ s8ix months from this date, by s notice to that effect, together with a copy. | of this order, on the signpost nea.rat to | the place where said deceased last dwelt, and in the same Town, and by publishing j the same once in a newspaper hayving & circulation in said District, and make. fe- turn to this Court. NELSON J. ATLING, Judge. The ahove and foregoing is a true espy; { o record. HELEN M. DRESCHER, ~ Clerk. Attest: NOTICE.—All creditors o! sald ceased are hereby notified their claims against said esute to’ the| undersigned at Norwich, -Conn., within| the -time_limited in -the above and’ h'v going order. : JENNY ALLEN CARE' 4 Iy1a mm AT A COURT OF PROBATE HELD at Montville, within and for the Distriet ut \ionl\'flle. on_the 6th day of July, A. P ¥esent—DAN D, HOME, Judge.’ Estate of James Ritchie, " m Montville, in said Distrlct deceased. Mrs. James D. Ritchie of Montville peared in Court and filed a pet! j Ing._for the-reasons othefemfll:‘l set iereupon, petition be heard and detem!ncl at the Probate Court Room in Montville, te enté| District, on the 10th day of July, A .| 1920, at 10 o'clock in the forenocn, aaf] that notice of the pendeney of said. tion. and of sald hearing given by l\he rgflubuagofie czll This order. in The 0! en | in. a_newspaper Distriet; having a ecirculation in sald i 8t Jeast three days prior to the date of said hearing, and that return be made to this! Court. 5 DAN D. HOME, Judge. The above and foregoing is a trus copY of record. Attest: SUSAN F. HOME, * | Clerx., Iy7d DISTRICT OF_MONTVILLE, ~ss.. Conrt of Probate, July 6th. 1920. . o Diateiod At v in sal e AayThy orlRTMIR u— ministration account with said estats:te this Court for allowance, it 15 ° Ordered, That the 10th day of Jaly,-A. 7. 1920, at 11 o'clock in the forenoom, st Probate Office in Montville,; bs, and{’ - same is, assigned for a hearing: en tho auow:nce‘dugas;»d administration se- nt with sal PR DAN D. HOME, Todge. - ‘ m PRINCE OF WALES ‘ 22 TO VISIT lmlfl Kingston, Jamaica, July 6.—The Prince of Wales ¥ expected to arrive in Kings-, ton on September 23 next on ‘board the Dattléship 'Renown. He will proceed. to Knutsford, ‘a picturesque park, ‘three. ‘miles’ from Kingston, wliere 'a big” agri- cuitural fair has been arranged; tn'his honor. In the afternoon: the Prince whl: make a.tour of the . country. parishes) where ke will view the beauty svots of’ island. He returns to Kingston the fei< lowing day and his visit will end with" big bal lat King’s House. This funetion promises o be the lirgest ever hield here’ in recent years. Altogether. the Prince, will spend two days in Jamaica. In the arrangements that.iare -being made to weicome the Prinee, there'are-a few prominent resident Amerlcans who will ‘take part, and rj-ogether as American effort is being put forward. u Zive 2 hearty weicome to the- heir s of England’s throme. b The present programme ‘ot thevm visits are as follows September 23-25, Jamalca sgnz-uw 20, Trs The first children’s court in ga- wsa opened recently- at Bilboa.

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