Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 7, 1921, Page 2

four ‘have fraternal organization in the Since December 1st na rship campaign that has resulted in members joining the lodge. Suntiay January Sth the initiation of take place at the street. Specinl _lodge has been engaged A _special meeting of lodge wes held Wednesday night at Plerre J. Laramee phe- of twenty applicants " | for membership were read. Two hours' 3 the evenings' Indian chief of is touring the the iew England states Musfe was furnished by entertainment completed for the meeting Sunday afternoo Lodge, No. 1440 was insti- October 15, 1915 and during the s in mem- The lodge now holds as assets local $900 is in Liberty bonds. Since following made rapid gax .84 of which $5.087.64 1s was instituted in 1915 the for Boston. on a dusiness trin. g VICTOR PIANOS PLAYER-PIANOS United Talking 666 MAIN STREET Tel. 240. Willimantic, Conn. $ - Kiliourey 'Bros. 4 FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND . EMBALMERS K 38 Usien 9:. Phone 2C 4Lidy Assistant) JAY M. SHEPARD Succeeding Fllmore & Shepard Funeral Director & Embalmer WILLIMANTIC Dr.F. C. Jackso DENTIST 715 Main Street, Willimantio has been paldvut in sick ben- And for funeral expenses of members. Feléman left this city Thurs- Ive of West Main street ' ‘has rofumea to her home, having been a RECORDS, Willimantic, Cénn. Hours—8 a. m. to 8 p. m. Phone ¥4 NORWICH e patient at a Hartford hospltal for some time, following a surglcal operation. Open house will be kept at the Y. M. O A. building this (Friday) evening and three reels of motion pictures will be shown. The pictures are, “The Story of Orange,” “The ¥ora 'Iractor,” and “Co- lumbia River Highway.” The pictures Te & part of the series to be shown free of charge at the association building dur- ing the winter months. Secretary G. B. Gilman is in charge of the meeting. The local postoffice his regeived notice from the United States Postal Sacings system, pertaining o the issuance of new postal savings cards by that department. These will replace the old savings cards that have been in use since the establish- ment of the system January 1, 1911. The new cards are printed in twenty-four \Janguages and states that the United States guarantees the payment of de- posits made with them. The reason given for the issuing of thesé new cards is, be- cause a greatdr part of those using the system are foreign born. According to the announcement of Postmaster < General with this department. An_automobile truck owned by F. El- liott Keser, of Main street, Portiand, aua ven by an employe, bumped into the Silent Cop on Union street Thursday morning. The driver failed to report the aceirent to the police but the number of the car was taken and the city expects to collect for damage done. Capt. Fred H. Williams and _members of Canton Windham No. 2, Independent Order of Odd Fellows \rere in Norwich Thursday evening. Captin Willlams in- pected the members of Canton Oneco No. 3. The local men returned to -this city late Thursday evening. Mrs. Mary C. Porter, 82, widéw of Hor- ace F. Porter, died Thursday morning at her home in Tabron, following an suuess with pneumonia. She was born in irceneville, the. daughter of Francis L. and Maria Mitchell. Mrs. Porter had been a member of the Hebron Congre- gational church for the past 55 years and for many years was teacher of a class in the Sunday school. She always took an ctive part in church affairs nd-her loss will be felt by the church and commun- ity for she was ‘a woman of strong Christian prisciples. Surviving her are three daughters, Mrs. Ida 'A. Douglas of Dorchester, Mass., Mrs. Gertrude Hough of Hebron, and Mrs. Clara A. Clapp of tford; thrée sons, H. Wilton Porter olumbla, Clinton Porter of Hebron er F. Porter of Amston; a sister, a A. Fox of Pittsfield, Mass, en grandchildren, and seven great- grandchildren. Mrs. Jennie Ci Hall wife of Rudolph Hall, died Wednesday night at her home, No. 117 Pleasant street. Sue was born in Sea nd, Conn,, July 24, 1881, the daughter of Julius Leander and Henfietta Whittiesey Cady. Surviving her besides hemhusband are three children, Henrietta, Francis and Jean Hall, all of Wiilimantic and a sister, Miss Ktta Belle Cady, also of this city. The funeral of Mrs. Annu F. Sweetland was_heid Thursday atternoon at 2 o'cicek from the pariors of Jay M. Snepard. Serviceg were conducted by Rev. Arthur D. Carpenter, pastor of the First Baptist chureh The bearers were Krnest ). Chesbro, Samuel Chesbro, Joseph Rusch- mann, and Nathan Ladd. ~Burial was in the new Willimantic cemetery.. Mrs. Mary A. Fiaherty died Thursdsy at the home of her sister, Mrs. re McCarthy of No, 399 Pieasant g an illness of several She was a member of St. Joseph’s urch of this city and of St. Aun’s so- ety of that church. She was also a inent member of Nina Circle, Daugh- sabella, of Arctic, R. I Surviving si she made her home, and a brother, Den- nis Mahoney of Wauregan. She leaves three nieces and a nephew, all of Willi- m mantic. | Miss Jane A. Collins, 82, formerly n resident of Columbla, died W.lnesday at ome of her nieces, Mrs. John H. Dayis, of Whitneyville,cin the town of Hamden. She was born in the old Col- lins homstead on Chestnut hill, July 18, 1838, ore of the six daughters of Rufus and Olive Collins. She was the cnly liv- ing sister of William A. Collins. In 1895 Kidney and bladder troubles are not limited to men. Housework, or work in office or factory, causes women to | suffer from weak, overworked or dise eased kidneys. The symptoms are— puffiness under the QL sellow skia, constant tired feeling, lack of ambition, mervous condition, backacke, rheumatic pains, sore muscles, stiff joints. [uley fidney Pills get right at the cause of suffering and misery, regulate the kidaeys and blad- der and restore the diseased organs to_ sound and healthy condition. Mrs. W, isville, K oe. 1 amm might. You shoul: 1 was yellow as gold, now my eyes and skin are all cleared up. My kidneys do pot bother me at night_any more. 1t it will help some other poor soul who is suffering you may u name wherever your medicine is edvertised.; LEE & 0SGOOD Co. URRAY'S BOSTON STORE Willimantic, Conn. “All Wool Army ‘BLANKETS $6.98 Each . THE FACT THAT THESE ARMY BLANKETS ~ ARE A GOOD SHADE OF OLIVE DRAB, MAKE DESIRABLE, AS THEY CAN BE USED FOR OUT- * DOOR CAMPING AS WELL AS IN THE HOME, AND WILL NOT SHOW THE DIRT SO QUICK- LY AS OTHER BLANKETS. r, Mrs. McCarthy with whom | Run Down? Miss Collins moved to Willimantic and" made this city her home for a number of years. Several years ago she removed { from this city and returned to Columbia making her home with a nephew, Hubert P. Collins, and subsequently with her brother, moving to Whitneyville in 1919. She became a member of the Columbia Congregational ¢hurch January 6, 1867 and transferred the Congregational church of this city April 12, 1¥%. ana remained & member of the lécal church until her death. Surviving her is her brother, William A. Collins, six nephews, one niece, sixteen grand nephews and nieces. Frank R. Custard and Merritt J. Hop- kins, secretary and boys' department sec- retary of the local Y. M. C. A., were in New Haven Thursday attending a Y. M. C. A. conference. Three young girls whose ages range from 14 to 16 years were arrested Thurs- day by Chief of Police Killourey and will be given & Hearing in police court this (Friday) mofning. Two of them will be charged with being in manifest danger ot falling into habits of vice and the third will be charged with violation of, her pro- Dation. ‘ An automobile marker, Connecticut reg- istry, No. 39-811, 1921, that was turned over to the local police Thursday morn- ing Was the property.of Prosper Vegiard of.this city, Mr, Vegiard stated he lost the marker while passing through South Windham Wednesday night. The marker Burleson, $162,000,000 is now on depndtlwu turned over to him by the police. STAFFORD SPRINGS Stafford had very few fires during 1920, the total loss by fire not exceeding $7,000. The only fires reported were April 29, house of R. H. Valentine, Grove street, and the same date a brush fire in the rear of Grant avenue. July 2, small fire in Smith & Cooley mill; July 16, chimney fire, Shahan block. The most damaging fire of the year was the Levi D. Gary barn on Nov. 19, with a loss of about $3,500, and the next was the Springs louse barn, with a loss of $2,700. On Dec. 25th the fire depirgiaent was called o & small chimney fire on Grant street and another on Gold street. Alvarado and Beatrice Sabourin are visiting relatives in Waterbury. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Quinley are visiting Bennington, Vt., relatives. Miss Frances Newton has returned to Orange, N. J., after spending the holidays in town. The corporators of the Stafford Library association will meet Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Ralph Prouty Greaves'. Mrs. J. P. Wagner has returned from Clayville, N. Y., where she attended the funeral of a nephew. John O’Brien has returned from 2 visit with relatives in South Coventry. Thomas F. Yare and Miss Dorothy J. Frazier were married at the Methodist parsonage Wednesday evening. The bride is a member of the Methodist church, teaches in the Sunday school and sings in the choir. Mr. Yare is salesman for Smith & Cooley., After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Yare left for a brief wedding trip. They expect to make their home in Stafford Springs. / JEWETT CITY Special meeting American Legion at 8 this evening. Important busiitess.—adv. Following are the pupils perfect in at- is+ now employed at school: Stanley Luty, Mecieu Solenski, Antoinella Wolosky, Anthony Zagrenski, Stella Mowoho, Rena Bagkand, Mary Konikl, Ernest Loranger, Emily Miss, Ratherine Nofli, Edward Skocyxlas, John Zagarenski Sophia Ambot, Wilfred Dw.ff, Annie Anthony, Joseph Walas, Anthony Modusjewski, Helen Wozniak, Paul Am- bot. Blanche Nichols, Eva Duff, Clara Richardson, Sylyia Bryant, Helen Giver- ki, Dolpn Griska, Fred Kusck, Harold Frink ~Stanley Domkowske, Stanley Heastava, Stanley Kusek, Edwagl Rys, ‘William Bakanowsky, Alvin Eichelberg, Leo Gagnon, Everett Thornton, Mary | Miss, David Clarke, Vera McEroome, Sei- ma Aramoney, Vietona Guillotte, Mary McDermott, Ellen Faust, Rose Crumb, Fannie Solenskl, Dorls Carpenter, Annie Misiarek, ~Stanley Cleriszewski, Peter jKonicki, Peter Kusek, Agnes Loranger, Mateau Maiek, Angelina Marinella, Charles Minta; Annie Osga. Helen Osga. Annie Anthony, Lowell Shorey, Walter Zabrienski, Stella Bernard, Stella Bush, jTheodore Davis, Raymond Jarvis, Peter Minta, Stella Polawaczyk, Noe Bachand, Marjorie Stafford, Frank Zavistoski Ed- die Bernard, Grace Burda, Viola Misio Victor Sakoswski, Irene Cadieux, Louis Cadieux, Royal Gill, Andrew Misiorek, lary Rose Marion, Joseph Peascik, Mary { Solenski, Bertha Zahwske. | The body of Charles J. Pechie, one of Griswold's soldiers who died in the late war, has been sent home from France and arrived in Jewett City Thursday night. It was taken in charge by Hourigan Bros. and was conveyed to the home of Edmond Dayon, Mrs. Pechie’s father, where she lives, in Glasgo. Orville Laflamme post, American Legion, has had a committee appointed in rcadiness to act as soon as the body arrived. The committee com- prises William Monty, Fred Belisle and H. Hiscox, Jr. Commander G. H. Jen- nings and William Monte preceded the hody to Glasgo Thursday evening, Charles Pechie went to Camp Devens for six weeks in October, 1917, and was trans- ferred to Camp Gordon, Ga. He sailed for France April 30, 1918. He was wounded in action and pneumonia result- ed. He dled Oct. 17, 1918. He was a member of Co. H, 328th infantry. He is survived by his wife, who was Lucy Dayon of Griswold. and his parents and sisters and brothers in Plainfield. Amer- ican Legion members are on guard at Mr. Pechie’s home, - Automobile owners could greatly assist the service men if they would offer the use of their autos to the committee for carrying a delegation to the funeral Sat- urday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Louls Goodwin of Marl- CROUP SRS Spasinodic Cronp1s i Over 17 Million Jars Used Yearly relieved by oneapplicationof— preciate this sale. 705-3 tendance for the fall term in the Riverside | Don't withhold your approbation And he lies vfl(h snowy lilies o'er For no matter He won’t know how many tear I(Fy" And the hearty, ou heart and spirit tra you? pralse, bestow It if boro, Mass., were holiday guests at F. X. Casavant's of Mathewson street. EQ- wardina ‘Boucher returned to Marlboro with Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin to spend two weeks' vacation. Frank Casavant, Jr., is away for & week on a business trip through Massa. chusetts. Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Jeffers annoance the engagement of - their daughter, Gladys Irene, to Leslie Fletcher Ward of Willl- mantic. Miss Jeffers is the stenographer in the A. B. Burleson, Inc, office. /Mr. Ward, whose home is in Norwich, hes & store. in_Willimantic. Miss Virginia DesJardines goes to Wor- cester today_(Friday) to visit her brother, Philip Desi:dines. Mr. DesJardines’ 7 year old son is to undergo a serious oper- ation for a swollen gland. L. M. Carpenter and Prentice Chase have gone to Canade to spend several days. Mrs. Chase's sister, Mrs. Francly Shannon, of Stonington, is visiting Mrs. Chase at the Ashland clubhouse, The Gardiner class of the Methodist church at their meeting at, the home of Mrs. W. R. Burdick surprised Mrs. Joseph Wharton with a miscellaneous shower. _The Pachaug church hoids a meeting tonight at §; the church members and their” friends have been invited fo supper at 7 and to a stereopticon lecture at § given by Rev. Robert Humphreys - of Canterbury. The annual election of the Crescent club fesulted in the choice of Robert J. Gray, president; J. T. Wilbur, vice presi- dent, and H, E. Paul, secretary and treasurer. There are 60 members of this club. J IMrs. James Flannery and daughter Alice of New Britain are visiting at Thomas McBroome's. - Judge A. M. Brown tried the case of Lupa Wednesday and fined him on the first count, for keeping a gambling place, $50 and 30 days In jall. On the second count, for allowing minors in the place, §50 and costs. ‘Lupa appealed the case and furnished bonds. Thursday Judge Brown tried the :ase of Peter Broyla of Goodvear, whom Officer Dolan caught Thursday morning at an early hour while transporting liquor through ~this town. The accused was fined $221.47, whish he paid. Next LIBERTY HILL At the annual business meeting of the Liberty Hill Congregational church and roll call Saturday evening the following officers were elected: Tyustees, Joha Clarke, Fred Green, G. B. Dimon; secre- tary and treasurer, Horace Foote ; orga: ist, Mrs. Maud H. Palmer; auditor,. cole lector and chorister, J. George Clar) ushers, Everett C. Payson, G. B. Dimon, {John Kinnaird, Elmer E. Caples, Richard Dimon, At the annual business meeting of ihe Liberty Hill Sunday school the following oificers were clected: Superintendent, El- mer E. Caples; secrefary and treasurer, Mrs. Horace Foote jorganist, Mrs. Everett C. Payson; librarian, Mrs. «J. George Clark. - Everett E. Loomis has gone to a sana- torium in Norwich. Mrs. E. A. Noyes is seriously ill. Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Gurley's grand- daughter, Evelyn Moffitt, of New Haven, is staying with them for a while. Mr. and Mrs. Winfield C. Noyes and daughter Doris and ‘son Russell of Willi- mantic were callers on Mra. E. A. Noyes Monday evening. Gordon Kinnaird of Hartford was a guest of his parents recently. He was one of the boys who went overseas in the great war. Mr. Fousek has bargained his place to New York parties. SALEM Dudley Pratt and a friend from Boston spent a few days last week at the home of Miss Jennie Hurlbut. Mrs. Eugene Rowe ‘with little son of New London spent several days recently at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ames. Mr. and Mrs. John Rathbun have re- turped after several days' visit with rela- tives in New London. . Mrs. Thomas Day spent New Ye v with’New Jondon friends. 7 Floyd Day returned Saturday to the naval training station at Newport after e at his home here. Louis Schmuckier, employed in* rk, spent New Year's at his home E. A. Mitchell and _Abe Simenowitz were recent callers in New London. Miss Leah Gifford returned to New Lon- don Monday, having spent the holidays at her home. J. F. Rogers and Ira Gifford were re- cent callers in New Londop. Representative W. B. Kingsley spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Hartford. Misses Eleanor Moore and Helen Rog- ers returned to Norwich Sunday; having spent the Christmas vacation at their homes. [ Harry Moore is oiling the floors and miaking other repalys to the schoolhouses. Miss Nellie Gray of Colchester was the leader of the Chiristian Endeavor service Sunday evening. New song books have ) a: BULLETIN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1921 - \ SAY IT NOW ow you shout it, he ink raise 14 due him, mow's h:h;np.:t":ap‘ ‘hie tombstane when he's dead. More than fame and more than money. is the comment, kind and sunny, warm approval of a friend, ves to life a savor and jt makes you stronger braver, Let the vturd". Io: true mgour‘-"::,n-nt -De t wait till life is over ani For he cannot read his tombstone when he's dead. e T o e e s 3 s | ths parson makes oration ':"';ll bout won't really care about it; hlv{l’“v ov/s the time to slip it to him, i to the end. you Ibik. him, let him know it; e said. underneath the clover, ~—From Forbes' Magazine. Swift & Company Jan. 12th. The program follows: 10 a. m., fircless cookers, dairy cow judging, dem- onstration, lunch; 1 p. m., poultry man- agement in Salem (joint meeflng: Zp m., clothing, methods for cutting feed costs; 3-3.30 p. m., question box. The speakers secured for this program are C. A. Campbell, Storrs; R. E. Jones, Storrs; Miss Gladys Stratton, Norwich; H. Johnson, Nerwich. | Mrs. Albert S. Babcock, who has been il with bronchisl preumonia the past week, is improving, ; The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. El- mer Baton, who was severely scalded by falling :ncklv:ludl into a tub of hot water, is getting along as well as,can be ‘expected. Miss Anna Crandall holiday with Hope Valley. = _ Mrs. Carlton Irish and daughter Lucie arid Miss Lena Saunders were callers in Westerly one day last week. Charles- Boss has been ill for several ‘weeks. Frank M. Hill and Wiltred E. Barber took dinner New Year's day with the for- mer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hill, at their home in Ashawa. - Miss Maida Burdick of Stamford was = Foest last weck from Tuesday until urday of orence Barl Woodcrest, bl Emory C. Kenyon and” Samuel R. Jencks were recent ecallers in_ Westerly. School opened Monday after the holi- day vacation. - EKONK Mrs. Gearge H. Gallup and daughter Fladys returned Satwrday after spending :Bweck with Mrs. Stella Kellogg in Bos- n. Ekonk school opened Monday after & veek's vacation. Rev. Mr. Childs officiated at the fu- meral of Lillian, the 2 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Corey. Blanche Dousglas of Sterling Hil sang Safe'in the Arms of Jesus. Edwin 8. Gallup has been ill the week but is recovering. o Miss Margaret Tanner opened school district Monday after economic need. spent the recent Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Boss at a pound on butter Lewls of Voluntown and Su- perintendent Brownell of Hartford were wallers at E. B. Gallup's Saturday. Miss Maky Childs returned Monday to hex school in New Jersey and Esther Gallup to her school in Wethersfield, Howard Gallup is sawing wood with & wasoline engine. The warm rain carried away the lee and snow, so that Monday seemed cuite spring-ike. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Gaskell of Volun- town attended the funeral of . Lillian Corey. and we regard our food. GLASGO Mr. and Mrs. H. ¥. Button of Waest Ash, willett were callers at A. R. Button’s Sunday. Albert Bromley of Voluntown was call- ing on friends here Tuesday. Dr. J. B. Sweet was called to North Stonington Monday to reduce the fracture of the kneecap for Miss Eila Ecclestope. The accldent was caused by slipping from 2 ladder. : The local mil has cut wages 22 1-2 per | cent.,-and is running but nine and one- half hours weekly. Mrs. H. J. Cole has received word of the seridus iliness of her father, Who re- sides in Westfield, Hfass. At certain seasons of the year, nature mothers us in generous lavishness; at other seasons she treats us as outcasts. One great ‘service rendered by This enables you to obtain all the year round some foods which other- wise would be so abundant in certain months that the entire supply could not be used, and 80 scarce at other times that prices would be prohibitive. Swift & Company has equipped its - plants and branch houses with refrig- erating plants, and has a sufficient number of refrigerator cars to carry a supply of meat foods to its customers. Space in public cold storage ware- houses also is used by us to carry perishables until they are needed. We store only enough meat, butter, poultry, eggs, and cheese to supply our customers during the period of scarcity and not to specu-- late on rising prices. profits during the last eight ygars have averaged about one cent a dozen on eggs, and less than a cent " Storage of food is a world necessity important factor in our service in supplying the nation with wholesome Swift & Company, U. S. A. Norwich Local Branch, 7 Cot..aerce St. H. C, Adams, Manager P lThe Lyons Co. Wauregan Block Norwich, Conn. January Clearance e ‘| NOW GOING ON Big Reductions in Children’s Wear Muslin Underwear At Greatly Reduced Prices Bungalow Aprons At Prices to Suit, All Ladies’ Hosiery Reduced to Prices That Will Move Present Stock. to the consumer is in taking some of the surplus of nature’s plenty and storing itagainst the season of non-production. -This is a service based upon sound common sense and meets a definite o o e \ i rigena Nickel Plating UNITED METALS MFG. COMPANY, Inc. Norwich, - . . . Conn. and poultry. Ladies, Attention BUY YOUR CLOTH FOR CLOAKING AND MEN'S SUITINGS DIRECT FROM THE MILL AT MILL PRICES, part in this as an AND SAVE MONEY. THE BEAU- TIFUL SEASON'S .SHADES IN SUEDE, VELOUR, AND MEN'S FANCY SUITINGS. SAMPLES ON REQUEST. CAREFARE PAID. GLEN WOOLEN MILLS, WIGHTMAN'S SWITCH, NORWICH TOWN. THE LA ViDa ELECTRIC VISKATOM $7.50, Guaranteed in crecy respect. Lot wa demonstrute this vibrator und Brove te ¥ou that it is an exceilent appilanch GAS AN ELECTRIC Suul, 3 Caual St, WESTENLY LIGHT AND POWER Ce, Westerly, R. L, Downing Bros. are drawing ties to Jew- ett City from,H. J. Cole’s woodlot. Walter G. Burdick was & visitor at Stewart Hill Monday. Schodl opened for the winter term on Monday with Miss Young and Miss Mal- loy teachers, ~ BOLTON NOTCH Sadie Howard, has returned to her home in New York after spending the holidays with her mother, Minnie Howard. Mrs. Maud Woodward and Mabel How- ard were Hartford visitors Wednesday. The Crosses, whose house was burned Christmas night, have gone back to thd ‘house to live. They had a new chimney Suilt and the’ roof shingled. Emory Strong was in_ Andover twe ‘ays last week at George Platt's, W. E. Rice was in Hartford Tuesday. Mrs. H. B. DeWolf and her mother. Mrs. Leem, were in Hartford Thursday. Dr. .M. M. Maine was in Springfield Thursday and Friday, the guest of Dr. C. ¥esley Hale. 3 Mrs. 1da Fuller spent New Year's day with her sister, \Mrs. Ellery' Strong, in Manchester. i WILSONVILLE James Ryan of Webster called on triends here Wednesday. M. and Mes: Frank Wilson entertained over New Year's Miss St. John and Mr. nd Mrs. Fred heeler from New Haven. HUMOK OF THE DAY Mr. Longsuffer—-It I pay the rent you're asking, I won't have enough left to keep the wolf from the door. The Agent—The janitor will see to that. Wolves are not allowed in/these apart' ments.—Judge. l “The young man seems frivolous. Caa | he do anything at ail?” “He can dance divinely, dad.” “Well, if he can qualify s a first class dancer ne may be able to suppor: you, after ali. I never thought of that”— Louisville Courier-Journal. “Did you ever notice that even so subtle a thing as a passing perfume wiJi sud. denly bring vivid memories of the®past?” any time,” answered Uncle Bill Bttletop, “ 'speclally when I happened to step Into & mint pateh.”—Washington Star. Customer—Have you a “Sporting Life?" Bookstore Clerk—Not very.—Exchange. Docter (to Edgar, aged 4—Put your tongue out, please. Little Edgar protruded the tip of his tongue. . Doctor—No, no, put It right out. Little Edgar—I tan't, doctor; it's fast- ened to me.—Detroit Free Press. - £ to be an inauguration “Yes. First time in eight years the re- publicans Fave felt like dancing.”—Balti- more American. how you eatch them.” “We drop a few of the old salts on their tails, ma’am.”—Hnuston Post. Tom—Are you deaf to my pleagdings? Eva—I am. Tom—>it what i T were to offer you & diamond *ig? Eva—On, I'm not stone deafl.—Detroit Froe Prees. “I hate to hold you up,” said the polite footpad, “but'you see what happens to people who stay out late” “But business kept me out late,” pro- teSted the pedestrian. “Same here,” Teplied the footpad, as he returned the pedestriagis tin watch and THE MYSTIC POWEL COMPANT, 9 Eust Moin St. Mystle. Cenm — made highly valuable and must be esa® sidered in future forest planting. At Ashland, Ore., a supply of water for use during the summer s being stored up by means of a dam of jee. The surplus water of the winter i being sprayel over a line across the valley, with the result that it freezes quickly in this shape and is forming an immense dam which will hold back thousands of galions of water, and it is thought that this water and the jce itself as it melts during the warmer months will constitute a supply which will kept his bankroll.—Birmingham Age- | CATTY the people of the vicinity over the Herald, A dry season. . “I am glad to see you are free from | AN of the gunnery evercises of the American navy during the past yeat shows that the greatest progiess toward efficiency was made by vessels of the bat- teship class, due to the farger number of men aboard such ships, and the compara- tive stability of the personnel. The navy department considers that battleship gunnery is at present ahout equal to that of forelm ships. It is belleved that within the next/year vessels of other classes will be brought up as regards gum- that coneeit which prompts profession: Jealousy.” said the man who assumes & Ppatronizing and paternal manner. “Well,” sald the young actor languidly, "to tell you the truth. I haven't seen any | actors whose work suggeted any reason whatever for my being jeaious "—Hous- ton Post. THE KALEIDOSCOPE pop! can - nery to the level of our battieships—- ur’:lh:\u‘;l:“;g oplar can be used 23 2 n%t- | gcientific Ameriean. A Y el B, ‘Tokio is said to have mo.s book sicis than any other eity. Acetic acld s being manufactured from cocoanut shells in Ceylon. TWO PERSONS KILLED, ONE XJURED BY AN EXPLOSION Fort Wayne, Ind., Jan. 6.—Two per- Francis Welch, who %as had mumps, is ‘mproving. Mrs. Andrew Boulet enfertained rela- tives' New Year's day. been purchased by the soclety. The members ur the Salem Social elub and famiyes erijoyed a roast pig supper at }e—There have baen times in my lite when I was tempted te commit suiclde. She—Why grieve over the past? We can all look back and see where we've A church In Springfield, Mass., recent- 1y was the scefie of nine weddings in one day. 3 The government of Venezuela has es- !song are dead and two others are In- jujed, one probably fatally, as & resuit of an explosion wh destroyed the the clubuse New Year's eve. After sup- per there was dancing. BLANKET WEEK AND WITH PRICES THAT ARE VERY LOW. $10.00 BLANKETS ....... NOW $6.00 $ 9.00 BLANKETS ...... $ 5.00 BLANKETS ....... NOW $3.50 Prices on all things are coming down. We are taking our loss now—selling these Blankets at pre-war prices. With cold weather just ahead of us, we are sure you will ap- THE J. C. LINCOLN CO. FURNITURE - ~ WILLIMANTIC, UNDERTAKING CONN. i The farm bureau has arranged an ail- |aav tnstitute to be held in Grange hall NOW $5.00 \7052 | made mistakes.—Edinburgh Scotsman. “Do you evet catch any whales, eap- tain?" asked the fair passenger on the ocean liner. Danbury.—Moore-White W. R. C. of this city recently made and sent to the Soldiers’ home at Noroton a dbzen cush- ions designed ot add to the comfort of “Often, ma'am,” answered the dignified aged veterans who are patients in the | captain. hospital at the home. ‘How very wonderful! Please tell me Made Instantly and without a bit of waste INSTANT POSTUM || - the table drink so many prefer to tea or coffee because of rich uniform flavor, moderate cost and superior health value. — at grocers 1 of radio t at :;hmlhhed e o e fancy stock raiser, at 'Anh-m. Ind, 20 The flesh of the wombat, a \mmn.,.‘imnu north of Fort Wayne, this even- evem d | ing. oy evembles Dork and | Mire dead: Evber Sheffer. 20, and %i- !jen Shefter, 12, son and daughter of Mr. Prunes are served to the Inmates of | meror Sing Sing prison on an.average of 12 a week, and 10,000 are used for one meal. Coleridge once wrote a sonnet on & serap of seaweed, while Tennyson's Memoriam” was first written in a butch- er's ledger. The art of refining sugar and making what is called loaf sugar was invented by & Venetian citizen toward the end of the 15th century. The only wound Napoleon Benaparte ever received In battle was at Ratisbon in 1800, when he was struck by a plece of shell. The splinter of shell is now in the army museum in Paris. In olden times the Yule log was always Iald aside befere it was burned out, so that the next Christmas day the new Yule log might be lighted from the charred remaing of its predecessor. The most sensitive instrument yet muds is the bolometer, originally invented by Langley, which i used for measuring va- riations in the radiation of heat, 1t reg- isters 10 a millionth of a degree. Norwegian scientists claim to have learned that the island of Greenland is moving siowly to the west at the rate of about 10 yards a year. They say it was once comnmected with Norway and has moved §75 miles in the last 100,000 years and is still moving. ‘The poesibilities of yellow birch in the paper and lumber industries are discussed In a state bulletin issued by the New York State Coljege of Forestry at Syracuse, ‘which shows that this spesies ean be home of J. W. Sheffer, nationally knewn