Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 12, 1921, Page 5

¥ NORWICH TOWN P, PHONE fl-ifl 21 Saturday Spemlo | ....... Sausages, Ib. nmtruk,n»..,.;.... Fouqunten, boned :nd PrlmeRontBeef I).... 40c -fimhmmum.m Pot Roast Beef, bb. .. ... 25¢| e n ChoweSuwCidemd Beef, cutfromfinz‘beny z OurbestCreunerme VerybestPrinthte't,lb.GOc Native Eggs, dozen. ... lonu.omeomfor....ZSe Confectionery Sugar, 1b. 10c Nice Florida Oranges, doz. 45¢ A full line of Fresh Vegetables, _Lettuce, Spinach, Celery, etc. Kindly phone . your order early, 50 as to enable prompt and early delivery. @ a THE CLOSER YOU EXAMINE our diamond rings and other imond ornaments the more assurad you will be of their extra fineness. . snnn of flowless purity, cut with th fect skill. Settings dnlqnod hance the, beauty of (ho ston nd te kold them’ secure. pleased to kave our dllmnds rigidly tested. The stricter the test, the bet- ter they appear. * LEE CLEGG YOUR JEWELER 327 MAIN STREET NORWICH NEAR POST OFFICE DI¥FICULTIES OF BORDER PROMIBITION OFFICERS Spokane, Washn., Feb. 11.—Donald A MecDonald, federal prohibition enforce- ment officer for Washington, said today additional enforcement officers with a B2et of airplanes and seacraft will be fnecessary before’ Bootlegging across «the Canadian border can be halted. Il= an. nounced also that he had offered his res- ignatjon, efféctiye March 4. During courtship two souls may have but a single thought and two hearts may beat as one, but after marriage it's impossible to feed two mouths that way. PR B Y AT THIS TIME WE WILL STAND A LOSS ON SEVERAL HUNDRED TONS OF HIGH-GRADE LEHIGH AND WILKSBARRE COAL. EGG $1550—STOVE $1550—NUT $15.50—No. 2 NUT $1350. Additional 50c If Carried In. THE ABOVE PRICES MEAN FOR COAL THAT WILL BURN, NOT SLAG, SLATE AND STONE, OR FIRE-PROOF COAL. JOHN A, MORGAN & SON PHONE 834 Big Reduction N Prices ON SHINGLES, FLOORING " AND SHEATHING PHONE 24 THE EDWARD CHAPPELL CO. CENTRAL WHARF NOTICE Special Prices on House Wir-| s ing and Electric Fixtures.* Cali or Phone and Let Us Estimate NEW YORK ELECTRIC CO. lBBathStred- to The' a-b-' | cars, is to go by rail to Seattls, Wash., dAy.“buv. will be m all day’ today. An anniversary requ ‘Helen Baker was sung in church Friday at 8 o'clock Rey. Dan iel F. Snlliv‘n. t.'p to'Friday night, the three big snow. in the Greeneyille carbarn have plows not been .get the rust off. W. R. C. Bean supper tonight, 5 d'clock, Buckingham Memorial—adv. LK Bluebirds dre reported in various plaé- es in and about Union. One was seen inspecting his old tenement in a pear tree on Candlemas day. Contributions of clothing® to be sent. t othe Mather echool are being réceived society members of by .the Missionary\ the Central Baptist ¢hurch. ~ Moosup, ' m mm dayl ;lh week, igm high mass for t. Patrick's & out even once this winter, (0| tigt church following & William: W. Beckwith, & lMIn: ‘mem-. Elks, continues ber of Norwich lodge - __hb‘hfln on While in Norwich Mll’ to vlll( their hters, Misses' Stella and Eisie Corey, who are patients at Backus hospital, Mr. Infl Mrs. Alvin Corey of v'onk called on | Norwich Town relatives... . i Mrs. Louis A. w‘heeler hu 'resumed her place in the choir.of the First Bap- rest of two months due to' illness. During. her ab- sence Miss Charlotte Fowier 'very : ac- ceptably ~ assisted = - th ‘m“f Mrs., Wheeler has been the faithful seprane in this ehoir for a mumber of years. MR, AND MRS. LATHAM A. SMITH, OF GALES FEREY, l:n‘rmAlN | Mr. and Mrs. Latham A. Smith, jof Gales Ferry, entertained at a roast Dig. dinner Thursday, - in celebration of the As in previoys storms of this mild win- | rweitn anniversary of the wedding of ter, Friday's was a atage snowfall, mere- their neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph De 1y an ornamental covering of roofs and lawns and evergreen shrubs. A man visiting in Central Villaga from West Virginia sates that any' quantity of soft coal is mined and can be, bought \(or $1.50 a ton at the mines. {Choice lot of large and small today, at Powers Bros.—adv. > The Fairficld County Farm Bureau and Connecticut Agricultural college, Stort will hold 4 one-day institute in the tewn mn at Newtown, Wednesday, Feoruary ops Annuunc«nen,t. is made !mm .the Yale University Secretary’s office of the eighth annual observarge of Alumni University Day in A’ew Haven, Washington's Birth- Residents of that section are gratified te learn that expenses at the Mustic Oral School have been apportioned by the board of control at the general assem- bly in Hartford. Rev. Frank FRobbins of. Preston City is regularly holding praver meetings Fri- Idny evenings at the Sterling Hill. par- sonage and these are said to -be well at- tended and heipful, Church Bros. have native pork and a nice lot of fresh beef.—Adv. Elmer ‘P. Hardy, Tolland counmty sec- retary of the Y. M. C. A. was looking over the town of Tolland field Tuesday. and plans'are being madé for a loeal group to®e formed there. ‘At Lord’s ‘Point, John W, Lord and S. R, Burdick are.cuttinig the maples which were winter ‘killed last seavon. These trees are south of the railroad ndar the Woodmansee mttau colony. The oflerlng taken at the Methodist church in Steriing last Sunday for the famine. sufferers in China amounted to $16,' énough to save the lives o6f three | families ‘until epops come again. The new ‘majl carrier on the Tolland stage route between Tolland and Rock- vilie is Fredetick Zuce. John H. Steele has been carrying the- mail since the route was given up by John H. Rounds. Personal taxes will be collected today at the People’s Store. Taftville, from 12 m., to 2.30 p. m—adv. f Comfort Circle, of the King’s Daughters was postponed because of Friday's storm. s is to be held Tuesday with/the ldider, rs. ] enue. Emery Pellett of Washington, R. I.. formerly of Plainfield, Conn.) was hon- erably discharged from the U. 8. navy last week and with his wife and infant ®on is at the home of his parents; Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Pellett. Fish sale at Church. Bros.’ toda\' Plenty of long and round clams.—Adv. Norwich drygoods mer, i company with those elsewhere, feel the benefit of Silk ‘Week. a reflex of the big show he- ing held ‘in New York, and are seiling at bargain prices many pieces of silk designed for summer dresses. Miss Lydia F. HasKell, 88, dflue’h r of ‘Willard and Lydia Fretter, Haske Kwho died Wednesday at her home in W ure- zan. ‘was aurt of J. Arthur Atwood and ‘Walter Atwood. and was known to Norwich summer residents at Neptune Park. The offering in Q“ the Catholic church- es of Connecticut tomorrow (Sunday) wrill be' for themissions being maintained among the neern and Indian races of this country; for which Bishon Nilan has ask- el especially " liberal contributions this year. _ Flowers and potted plants for St. Val- entine’s day at Maplewood Nursery Co., | orders delivered. Tel. 986.—adv. At the Hm-Tlme of the United Con- zregational church Snday night the csung péople are to have an illustrated addrees !p!ltkd *“From Tent. to Temple.” This evening with the stereopticon is made possihie by ‘the: Missions department of the Woman's Guild. The “ Atwood. Machine ocompany, * of Stonington, has just made shipment of a big-.lot of silk machinery to Yokohoma, Japan. The machinery, which filled four ‘and from: that port will be taken by steamer to its destination. . Come te the baked bean supper to- night, 1. O. O. F. hall, given by the Re- bekahs from 5 to 8 p. m. Suppér 35 cents. —adv. The United States Clvil Service com- mission announces fer March 9 an exam- mminn for matron interpreter, aged 22 0 40, for ‘two vacancies in the immigra- thn service, Ellis Island, New York, i cach at $900 a year. Appointees may Se { allowed the increase granted by congress | of $20 a menth. Ma: learu that preparations are being made by the Color Card Com- mittee of the < National Association of Sweater and Knitted Textile Manufactur- ers to dring ovt a card, supplementing the assoctation’s “selections of staple shades, that. will centain novei or special col- ors used in' the industry. ' President Francis J. Leavens, of N:r. wich Free Academy trustees,”has been able to prepare. brief sketches of all but four of ‘the subjects of the 25 oil por- traits by Emmens, hung in Slater Hall suditorium and would llke information about Henry W. Thomss, Erestus New- comb, Nathan !clwfleld and Robert John- Engravers Win at Duckpins. | - The - Engravers’ bowling team of the United States Finishing company plant defeated ' théir brother Printers two out of three strings on the Aetna Bowkng alleys in their match Wednesday night. Swpa hade high single 6f the evening, relling up 113 in the second string. Fer- n gusen of the Printers and Purdon of the | Feb. 9th. Mr. shnm is N m-mv were. tied for second honors.. m-nu For the second nme. the meeting of Albert T. Utley, of McKinley av-i Rusha. The dinner company numbered eighteen. Mr. and Mrs. Smith -provided for the pleasure of their guests with custemary hospitality, - A numler of those en tained nmmea f-r supper Thursday ‘e ening. A few dxys earlier” in"the ‘week, Mz, and. Mrs. Smith had qukfly notéd their xnniversary. ~ Their guests Thursday lncluded in.ad- dition to Mr, and Mrs. De Rusha,. Mary ‘Watrous, Mrs. Gertrude Latimer, Norman Brown, Masters Joseph DeRusha nd Richard Latimer, . Miss: . Helen De Rusha and- Miss Enid. Latimer of Gajes Ferry; Henry Keeney of New London Mrs. C. G. Allen of ‘Norwich and -Misé Ruth Allen of Jewett City. Miss Mabel Smith ‘and Traey Smith assisted their parents. in making the day sant for. their guests. NORWICH AUTO- DEALERS “SET DATES FOR SHOW Dates for an automobile -show in this city were decided upon at a meeting of the Norwich Automobile association Fri- day evening at which the president, C. V. Pendleton, presided. The show 'was 'set for March 3, 4 and 5, at the state armory, ard it is predicted it will be the largest one ever held in eastern Connecti- cut. From 16-to 15-lines of cars will be shown by the ‘dozen or more dealers who will participate. and most.popular lines will be shown and plaris will be made for decoratiens, mu: sic and other features that will class the show with the best. The members of the aséociation - feel that the show will be welcomed by east- ern.Connecticut pesple- who will want to see the; lines of cars-that can-be shown: but find. it imsessible to make trips T0 the big cities for shows.. * The show committee includes Ernest White, Harlow R Jordan, Julian L. Willlams lhd A. C. Lillibridge. Tt has been arranged to allot the spaces at. the armory ‘next ‘Friday,” when the dealers will draw for chois The show will be put on in conjunction with lho local military company. LoST THREE FINGERS BY CI‘CVLAI SAW .‘\QCIDE\T L Lee Bickfory of 9 Stetson street suffered a severe and painful. mjury Thursday while at work .in the Smth and Winchester plant at Séuth Windaam. Mr. Bickford, who is a pattern maker, in some way hit his. hand against.a cir- cular saw which .seéverad three fingers on his left hand. Mr. Bickford was at- tended by a physician and it -will be some time before he will be able to use his_hand, v —_— FUNERALS. Loretta Walsh. The funeral of Loretta Walsh, daugh- ter of William and = Ellen Hannigan Walshawas held FridZy morning at the home of her parents, 47 Prospect street. There was a large attendance of relatives and friends present at the funeral, inclu ing a large dwlegation from St. Mary's parochial school, where the little' girl was a pupil. There were many beautiful floral forms arranged about the caskef. ‘At the services\in St. Mary's church Rev. W. A. Keefe was: celebrant of the mass of requiem and Henry -J. LaFon- taine was ‘at the orgah. ring the sér- vices Nichalas. J. Spelimén . tendered Beautiful Land on High, and Mr. LaFon- taine sang Nearer, My Geod, to Thee. The bearers were Nicholas' Speliman,- Joseph Bellefleur, William Ryan and James Pur- don. As the body was taken from the church the members-of the Immaculate 'Ca]\eeptlon formed ‘@wo - lines between which the casket was carried: Burial took place in the Cathelic ceme- tery at Montville, ‘where - there was a committal servige.. .° Cummings' & Ring were the funeral ai- rectora. © Mrs. Willlam B. el .Funeral gervices for 'Mrs. William B. home of her son, Latham ‘Hull, at Mont- ville, with an attendance that included relatives and friends from North Ston- ington, Nerwich and ofher piaces. There were many handsome fleral fributes. The services were conducted by, Rev. C. C. Tibbetts of the Um:uvme church. Th( bearers were W.'S. Allis, Frank Lathrop, Frank W. Brewning and-James L. Case. Burial was in the family lot in the Huil cemetery at Nerth Stonington, where there was a committal service, C. A."Gager, Jr., was the funeral di- rector. - ) Ofiulolll. % Michael Bohara of Starr street and Bennie Auclair fof, shqnun street, ar- rested by ‘the local police Thursday might at the request of the Jewett City ag- thorities on a charge of attémpted- black- mail of a Jewett City woman for $200, obtained bonds Friday mornicg. ‘whey were kept at petice .,hexdquuwn over, night Thursday. The duo will appear in. the Griswold town ecourt this (Saturday) meorning to answer the charge against them. —_— * Comtinued ‘in Pelice Court. The case agamst Pezer Carbray, charged with assault on Henry )lnalln was brought up in the eity|court Friday morning, but was m&nnd until & later date. Carh;\ay was arrested 'nmrud-y nix7 upon ecomplaint of Mr. Mueller. Attended Bosten Moeting, Tyler S. Stamton attended ‘the annual mesting and - baviquet of: the New. Eng- land division of the qugl Paper Box Manufactures assotiation - held “at Yonm -hotel. Boston, .on Wedne-dny, 'w’ England and Chi- representative of &’ New 'Y a‘owflwnl’— All the representative ! Hull were ‘held Friday afternoon at the [ day.in the superior court here Friday-in mm.umwam‘umemuof against “The judge 1 amuu:mg. o trial of (heq!c.ue having been ‘begun when durt—uma in"at 10 in_the morning. - Leo P sinndm ‘of Noank, whose ad- tomoblle- was in collision with. the Jen- nings machine, sues Mr. Jennings for, $2.- 000 for damages to the automobfle. Mre. Helen T, Morton ‘of Noank, and ‘Mps. Lillian M. er of Medford, Mass., who ‘were ‘“riding in -the Shandeor car on the front seat with Shapdeor and were in- jured, are each suing for $10,000, and Perley F. Morfon, the injured woman's ‘husband ds suing for loss of her pervices as_housékeeper. ~ Judge Hatry F. Pettis and Atborney Thomas M. Shields, counsel for the plain- tiffs, called Mr. Sbandeor to the stand in opening the case. - The witness testified that on the evening in question the wo- men. accerted his invitatiop . fo take a ride wiien he met them on ‘the street in. ‘Noank and that they came through Gro- ton to Norwich. e drove fhie car ani when they were coming up Broadwny and had just about teached Broad street. his car was run into by the Jennings car which was coming io_the opposite di-) rection. ard which suddenly swerved fo the left and was on the extreme right hand,” or easterly side of .the street. Shandeor was, not hurt but. the two wo- men were'cut and bruised r‘hm they were thrown agalnst the windshield. = They were taken ' to' the Backus hospitdl in another machine (mmtd\alelv after the accodent, Shandeor ‘said Mr. Jennings had two other men in His car. The. witness was ' cross-examiped at length by (counsel far the defendant who are Attorney C. V. James and Tracy Waller. Herbert R. Branche of (ais city sdive testimony on what he saw f the accl- dent and was followed by Mrs. Mort who fold of her injuries and 5t tha wu¥ she had ‘heen. unable to do her rogula housework since then. She gald there had heen previous talk at her home of the ride: that they took with Mr. Shandeor before he invited them “when he met them on the street. ‘On cross-examination Mrs. mmcn sald |nm she remembered an. insurance ad- juster eoming to.see her'after the acel- dent and he accused her of having driv” en the machiné at the time of the acel- dent. He alto said Mrs. Tvler was driv- ing. She told him that'was for Mim to find out. She was also asked If she did not” refuss to give her name wWhen she was - taken to the hospital. This she admitted and that she, later ‘gave her name under pressure. She also admitted that -she 'sald, “What will my husband say” ‘When.she was taken Into the hos- pital and she declared ehe thought. this Wwas a_very natural -thing.{o - sy in v of the injuries. she had received. A Morton denied , that Mrs. Tyler -drove the Shan fany time. William' F. Habekotte, who lives at the corner of Briadway and Broad street also testified as to what he saw of the ac~dent and-the position of the cars - William J. Sharvan of 30 CIUfr. str: ot this® eity “testifled that he wae riding in an_automobile down Broadway on fhe night of the accidant and saw an’aito- mobfle ahead that was going south and swerved towards the left when. another machine was coming- from ‘the opposite Arection. Morris Bruckner was 'ariv. ing the car in which Sharyan .was, rid iug. - In a moment. they. came, up to the SAY PROPOSED BILL wom HIT WATFR WORKS ‘The -proposed bil] which will give the public -untilities commission control over municipally owned public utilities will al- 80, gecording to several of the members of the “local gas and electric commission, give the public.. utilitles commission power not only ever the gas and electris department but over the water works as well”and in fact any and all- public utilities that are now municipally owned ‘The bill is a short one and «s intend- ed to amend the present ‘act .which in substance says, “The . public _utilities commission shall have control.over all public utilities. - with the. exesption of those munigipally owned.” The proposed biil strikes out the last qualifying phrase, “with the exception :of - thos= municipally- owned,” thus gilving the commission control over all public until- ities, whether privately pwneg or mu- nicpally owned. | As applying to the gas and electric plants this bill -would affect’ only two cities in the state, Norwich and South Norwalk. where the lighting of thé city is dorie by a municipal plant. But as to | water works' it would affect a pgreat many cities. This bill has been ‘p be- fore the general assembly for - several years .but ‘has always - heen defented. There is to be a public hearing on. the | proposed. legisiation = fn- tha ~ e>uncil cl-lrrbe' nen ‘Tuesday eveningz, e CONN. NATIONAL GUARD . 18 TO BE FEDERALIZED ‘Within a short time, possibly three or four weeks, every umit «uthor'zed oy the war department for the new (danecticut National guard will have been organized and offered. for federalization. ~This was the oninion of Adjutant General George |M. Cole Friday and was based on reports concerning active rfecruiting being con- ducted. throuhgout the state. Under the recently revised plan of the war. department,. Connecticut'is now as- signed a maximum of I,851 officers and men mén, to be included in a regiment of mptorized coast artillery, with six bat- teries, a headquarters company and a serviee unit, one battalion of infantry and two troops of cavalry. \ An- interesting. situation that has d’ veloped is the fact that while the order providing for field artillery in Connectis cut's' allotment of natiofal guard forces [i! “omit from the revised order, the Branford battery-.had already been or- ganized and accepted by regular army officers attached. to the First corps area headquarters at Boston, so that soon this.| state will have more units than the war Ideplrtment scheme at present calls for. PSS SR SHALL MUNICIPAL UTILITIES . BE PUT UNDER TAX? The commercial and finnacial interests of Connecticut as represented in the va- lr(on! chambers of commerce of the state }are soon to be asked to vote upon the | question as to whether municipally own- ed public utilities should -be forced tu pay state and federal taxes. Secretary George B. Chandler of the Connecticut Chamber of Commeree, Caleb M. Saville, chief enginebr of the _Hartford water Soard, and Théodore L. Bristol, president | of the Ansonia Water company, met at the office of the Connecticut chamber in Hartford Friday and drew up.plans for a questionnaire which will be gent to members of the state ergamization in or- der to ascertan. the sentiment of the faxation plan. The referendum will :l-: ask for an ex- pression of oninion on. thé question, of ‘whether publicly owned ufl“tkfl ought to be. require dto- submit reports to the public utilities eommission and come un- der their jurisdiction just as. -do privately ewned: public ‘utilities. 2% Enjoying Stay in'the South - William Stanfey of 60 Wastington street who is spending thé wwiriter in tne south- writes .from the Bimini }3ay Rod and Gun’ chul 'hnnn that ev- rything hizes it hin . {apnroved. )| 0f jhe United business interests regarding the _proposed | ‘had cnlllded. They were e women - to the h they d'q and then return- m the ecene of the' accident. Th2 saw - Mr. Jénnings who excited and . was trving “to drive +ft dowri town. The witness was asked sev- eral - questions “to ewhether Mr.. Jen- fings appeared - under " the influence’ of liquér, but {be court sustained ohjec- tion by €ounsel for the defendant and the questions ,were fuled out. On cross examination by Attorney Wal- ler, Mr. Sharvan said there were two other men in the automobile with him and that he was skylarking on the back seat with another fellow and was sittinz on him_ when ‘his attention 'as firet called to the Jennings car. The Shan- deor car had jts headlight burning, Senator Allyn L. Brown of 262 Broad- way, which is about a block north: of the scene the accident, testified that he came to the scene of the aceident ‘while the“cars were locked together. The wit- ness driving bis own ear home:at the time.~ The two car§, that , had oollided were close to the curb. Mr. Jennings was itting in the drivirs: seat of his ear and appeared dazed® Tha speech of Mr. Jenpings was thick. said the wit- ness and he appeared as if he was toxicated. Attorney John D. Hall ot nhu city, tes- tifled to observifiz the ears apd to the way they stood together nn?‘ Paul Fannin< of this eity; a law. stud- ent,in the offide of his' father, the late Joseph 'T. Fanninz. © testified that he héarq Mr. Jennings say immediately after the accident that he had. turned out for a wagon when the Shandeor | car bt him. The’ witness testified fo the waw Officers Ebberts and Murphy topk’ Mr. Jennines cut of the machine. Mr. Fanning said he had bheen walking along Broadway and had seen no wag- on, Walter E. Githert, n Norwleh furniture dealer, who lives at 51 Broaq street, tes- tified to seeing 'the cars locked together just after ‘acciden{. He was attracied by hearing the crash as he was sitting at. home. It was Mr. Giibert's opinion that Mr. Jerpings was under the infu- nee of liquor., There was blood on his chin and he anpnrrd befuddied. On eross examination. Mr. Gilbart saia he did not think Mr. Jennings.could be accounted, for if Mr. Jennnge had had a rib broken over ht sheart, Varnum ‘A. Tucker of Noank, who testified that' Mr. .and Mrs. Morton had hoarded at his home at syme time before tha accident and that she was in good heaith then. Since the accident the wit- ness said he had observed she has heen in poor heaith, according to -her.anpear- ance. She is ahout twenty pounds lighter than before the accident. Mabel F. Tucker of calied 1o the staml to testify to what she knew of Mrs. Morfon's condition be- fore and after the acident. Mrs, Tyler followed her on the stand, testifying that the first stiesaw of the Jennings car. was when Mr. Shandaor exclaimed. “In God’s name where is that frllow going® Mr. Shandeor had brought his car to a sop, she said. when the Jennings car ran into it. Describing her injuries and the effect thev had upon her she said that her back.was now :n bad shape, she wes troubled with th'r'(‘ onnk was next _Both Mrs, Morton and Mrs. Trler ap- meared considerably affggied at times by their ordeal on the ees stand and sipe of ice wajer to regain their wmmre.| VALENTINE PARTY HELD AT MEETING OF XENS The Xens were not discouragd with the weather Frdav evening for a large number were present at lts regular meath g ,Ir3. Earlp Christma {hy president. presided at the meeting, which was opened at 8:15 o'clock at the First Baptist church. The rezular reports were followed by the quarterly reports—all of which were The treasurer, W. Smith Allen, ‘again | proved himself a wizard with the fint ances. Mr. met and still a good halance in the bank. A name fir membership was proposed. After adjournment the entertainment | committee haq charge of the evening and a valentine part was the order of the evening. A heart corftest was a tle and Mrs, Minnie Amburn and W. Smith Allen received prizes, the consolation prize going to John 0. Peckham. Miss Virginia Woodworth = was the fortunate guesser of hearts and was presented a pound . /of heafts. Other games in which hearts predominated were, placed ending with each one being presented a valentine. Cheese sandwiches. jelly sandwiches, cake and coffa= were sarved by the com- mittee, Mrs. John O. Peckham, chairman, Miss Fannie Meier and Miss Mary Dol beare. TROOP 1, BOY SCOUTS, IN TENTH ANNUAL BANQUET Troop No. 1, Boy Seouts of Amerjca. Congregational chureh, held its tenth annual dankuet Friday evening ,at the Community House 6n Church strect. There was an atteridance of about forty and the tables were dee- orated with Boy Scomt handiwork. Arthur L. Peale, president of the local Scout council. ‘acted as toastmaster and | there ‘were short talks hy Rev. Alexsn- der- H. Abbott, pastor of the United Congregational church, H. W.' Gallup, R. F. Montgomery, J. H. Sherman, Scout- master L. Smith, and Assistant Scout- | master Riy Gilmore. The menu was as tollows: Baked Potatoes Cold Ham Hot Rolls Jelly Apple Pie Chocolate ice Cream Pickles Mrs. Arthur L. Peale of the girls' work committee was in charge and was assist- ed by the Campfire ‘Girls and Girl Scouts | of the United c¢nurch. This, trogps was ; organized Jn 1910 by Rev. J. H. Wyckoft d has been . in continuous existence ince that date. : | MAY REFUSE DIVORCES FOR CONSTRUCTIVE DESERTION Judge Maltbie of the superior court is not satisfied with the presentation of di- vorce - cases on grounds of constrictive desertion and said in court at Hartford Friday, that he was not sure but that in the next court year he should refuse tb grand decrees on constructive desertion, which he did not find provided for in the Connectient’ law. The judge has always hesitated about granting decrees to peuple which claim ground of desertion when they them- salves were the ones who left the other parties.. Judge. ‘Maltble says most of | theee cases are presented oil the claim of | desertion when the real ground proven is more.in the nature of iatolerable cruelty. INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY Willlam €.°Gilman and his sister, Mrs. George, W. Lane are spending the re mainder of the winter in Californfa. Miss Helen Lathrop Perkins has sent inumber from Norwich are expected CLEF CONCERT OPENS ELEVENTH SEASON OF CLUB e’ Bass Clef had an enthusiastic au- a Friday evening at Slater Memor- ‘{ial for its first, concert this year which opened its eleventh ,season in this ci Assisting the, club wis Miss Jeanne La- val, contralto, who Won warm favor at her fifst appearance and deepened the first impression withr each succeeding number. Her warm, rich voice, used with artistic Insight and effectiveness in her CHARLPS D. Director varjous numbers and her fine stage pres- e and’ generosity in respondink to en- res’ made her one of the favorite ar- GEER tists whohas assisted the ciub at its coneerts, Under ‘the!leadership of “harles D. Geer, the Bass Clef men sang with ad- mirable spirif, precision and unity their numgbers being marked by £ quality. and bAlange that made th ing of fhelr Season most successfal The following was the programme: Up and On, Soio ®y Horace Corning Will C. Mactarlane The Clu sponded to the demand for an encore by giving The Lord Am Smilin' Through the | Door (Carfenter). Her encore numbgr fter the second group of songs was Moon Deer by Licurance, and after her third appearance she was thres times called back for encores, graciously responding with I Dunno (Wells), Just For Today (Densmore) and In Sympathy (Disnr mort) % After singing When 1 Know What You Know, which was something of usical pleasantry given to the great def the audience, *he Dass Clef wag cated upon to repeat it for an encore. were given by Miss Marion * s for Miss Laval and by Miss Anni the Bass Clef. car W, Carpentbr, John Fontafne, Danicl L. Gleason, Robert A. Gray, G. Cu:iis Hull, George A. Kiune, Frederick: } Manning, Charles . Parsons, Leonar:i C. Prentice, Paul A. Schwartz, Roderick F. Sullf Clarence E. Thompson Basses—Willlam A. Anfrews, Raymond V. Congdon, Horac> F. Corning, Leroy Ficlding, Charles D. Geer, Charles C Robert 2. Johnson, Henry La- , Charles B. Lucas, rehibald MaeDougall, 4th, Willlam A. Mitchell J 1\ William ¥ Mitcheil, J. Mopre, ter, John E. Vaughh. —_— Fifth Birthday Parfy At the home of Mr. and Mrs A. Wright at_39 Fairmount street on Friday afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock Francis Wright was the host to a num- her of his little friénds in hoaor of h' fifth birth An' afternoon ‘of xam- ang music v:as spent, itfle Miss Sarah O'Nell entertaining with -~ songs and dances. In the peanut hunt . Sarih O'Netl and Daniel Daly wer> tha prize winriers, Those present’ were Franels Dorothy and Sarah O'Neil.. Norrs anil Louise Higgins. Daniel Daly, Charles Smith, Lawrence Farrell ahl Daniel Wright, | Sullivan. Invire Norwich Fishermef An Invitation has been extendel by the New London Fish and Game club to the Norwich Fifhing Associatin to 2 tend the arnval banquet at the Mohican on February 2ith.” THllowing the hanquet There is to be a motiod pc- tare film at the theatre for those mem- bers wk) desire to attend, Th a recent $10,000 release game huntinz. gronse lunting and iieh- ifg. inland ‘and "deen ‘water. = There la film of the state game farm at Mai son " whic1 wilt ‘also be shown. A . to attend the' banquet anl pictures. WEEKLY SURVEY OF THE k£ CONDITIONS IN TRELAND Dublin, Feb. 1L—The official survey of conditions in Treland during the we snded February 5, issued today, that “the campaigu of owtrages a the crown forcé. tengity, erttailing twenty-one c: The most ¢xtensive operation, [t is counted,* was .the big ambush.at Dram- kean, County Limerick,’ when eleven of the police were killed, The survey sars the appearance of some of the bodiss of vietims of the ambush suszgest the men were killed in cfld blood after v been reduced to pelplessmess by woun The feature of the.week, it is declar. ed, was the incrcased frequency of bow’ attacks on police and military lorres - the streets of Dublin, “showing a ca disrezard of public -safety.” There wer: seyen-such attacks during the week. mesualties of the crown forees ware gliz™t but one boy was killed and founicen oth- er persons injared. The survey piites that Sinn Fainers aspassinated four civilians durig | week.. Ninety-four “our)‘mln‘,l]! held for the trial of ci in sixty-six convictions and twp ¢ sentences, one of which was commut The other sentences ranged from months to fittaen years imprifbnment. volving morta) m]un ics on outrages as given out cards of invitation to a students’ re- cital to be helg Wednesday- e\'enl.nl at the Osgood Memorial Parigh House. Principal Henry A. Tirrell is spending the week end in New Yerk in'attend- ‘ahée at the sHead" Masters’'Club which |, meets this year at the Hotel.Astor. the sarve to February 3. includs a total of 70, courthous>s destroyed, 58 5 BIEE T GALLUPZ:Mn - Leayabd, Feb. 11, 1997 Jane W. Oalluy, widow of .Russeli Gallup, : Notice of funeral hereafter. sl ibe Il; est’ doux, il est bon, Ytassenet Herodiade) [ Miss Laval a. Captain Kidd, Kenneth M. Murchison b. When I Know What You Know ; > Lachner-Buck The Club. a. - The Three Cavaliers, Kurt Shindler b. /The Soldier's Br: maninoft c. " Soft-footed Snow, Sigurd Lie d. Love, 1 Have Won You, Ronald “Miss Laval Sea Fever, o Mark Andrews Th¢ "Hunter's Farewell, endelssohn | The Club. The Cave, Edwin_Sckneider 1 Know @ Lovely Garden, D'Hardelot The Cunnin’ Little Thing, Hageman At the Well, . Hageman Miss Laval The Lost Chord, r Arthur Sullivan The Clubd. . Atter her first number Miss Laval re-| ight of The accompaniments for n- evering L. Tatt for both giving admirable sup- port to t ngers. The active members of the Bass Clvll are: Tenors—Frank - G. Aubrey, Andrew Bovens, William A. Buckingham, Jr.. Os- Willlam H. Rush, Mi 1 on sbu-‘ Ches:er Tn the seven days 187 persons were | tnterned, making the total of persine under internment 1.§38. YOUR EFFICIEW’Y DEPENDS ON YOUR EYES Good work needs good eyesight, be- cause, as a chain is, no stronger than its weakest link, so a man iz no strong- er than his weakest facuity. 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MARCH Optometrist and Optician 10 BROADWAY NORWICH, CONN PHONE 1312 Eyes EXAMINED—AND | potiee barracks Arms have the nag: numbered number of 224 r:—ll for Jt has beén founq that the ashes from |glass, iron and s works and al- u»d industries table growth ‘, ‘body working for |the restoration of France and Belgium has foun dthat piant life can & by this means of unusual gro {t proposed that the ashes from these - dustries be used for .fertilizing the dev- astated regicns. | F. H. KENYON, General Agenf G. X. DELAP, Special Agent D. W. LITTLE, Special Agent i Hartford, Conn. New York New Haven . TR ey o | 10 NEW YORK A doracere Monalsdiidetsiceve, rh}-m'i New London (Nomch) Line Enjoy this delightful over night trip down the Sound and || reach, your destinatiosn happy, i]| retreshed and satisfied. Excel- lent service throughout. | Leave New London daily ex- ||| cept Sunday, 11:00 p. m. State i]| rooms rpady at 7:00 p. m. 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