Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 19, 1921, Page 6

The body of Mrs. Alice Potter Youns, who died in Attisboro is te be brought to Danielson Sunday for burial in West- fleld cemetery. Mrs. Youny was the wife of Frederick Young, who was engaged for Years in business in Pawtudket. She had been in poor health for a long time. She was a daughter ,of Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Potter, a family well known in this town 13 ago and at Good- DANCES \ realized in Brookiyn for the starving dufino!mnmnthswdflm s-a-y 3. Biwin LaCount of Boston wil ml g; the Methodist church Sufday relative ts the New nglani Desconess- m of the Board of relief of the to'l of mny wil] conciude their hear- ings during the coming week. There have been fow mmu for changes this year, then Williamsville, Mrs. Potter, Who was a graduate of Killingly High school, leaves her husband, & mmarried son and her, mother. Her friends’ here {estify to the beauty of her character and her many charming. graces. Ay ‘“dxbufm:t'w embers of there is a poss! ity e mi the roads, rivers and bridges committes and the appropriations committee- of the general assembly who are in Putaam to- day making a visit to Danielson this afternoon to view the route to Little Rest, improvement of which is provided for in & Dbill introduced by Representative E. L. Darbie. Today surely would afford the committeemen an ideal opportunity for inspecting this uncompleted section of trunk line, for it i rougher now than! the Rocky Road to Dublin, driving over{ which even a Ford would develop Bright's disease. A few of our.specials for today: Rock- gham cigars, 10 cents; stuffed dntes, cents Tb.: choeolate covered pepper- nint chips. 49 cents Ib. Mose the Drug- gist, Rexall Store.—adv. Kilingly High School students aad the faculty of the schoul were well pleas- ed with the showing made by the rep- resentaives of the local institution in the typewriting contest hoid at Putnam, as told in the news from that clty this morning. Connectient Wills will faee a ehintet of plavers tonizht in the town hall that zave them their worst! beating of the srpaen at Millbury Monday evening of this week. Thoush Millbury. which is an all-star agerezation won the Monday rame by a scors of 43 “ 20. no such margin of victory will likely be permit- tors in this evening’s game. Mills 1y confident of being le to ftake the measure of the Milbury hovs. The game is Iikely to be whirl- wind fast and one of the very ‘best of the son, the fans say. This is the ideal time for. trimmine vines and st This_is our special 3 r Perreault, Box 23, Daniel- Charles (Billle) Ruseal lett hore Fri- < le, W. Va., to f 1921 company in partner, are to be featured in a special act. Next week the compeny wil #n ints Ohio. ‘The company on a clrcait that will take It to 'N- Pacific coast. gIr. Rus- pects to hs away several menths. t the Lemten secriees at St Al » Thursdax evening of next Walter F. Brochet of Willi- prevailed since the first of the year have caused traffic to play havec with prace tically ever:- strest in Dan! 'ng Main street, which is- permansntly paved. Alternate thawing and freezing weather has risulted in street surfaces bhl:o'mr'z deeply rutted and travel over gly difficult and un- seerns littla pros- pect = the cotadition, how- ver, until the frost ie out of the ground 7, that probably will not be for some time to come. Funeral services for Mrs, Peloquin Corinne were held at the Sacred Heart shurch in Wrurezan Friday morning and were attended by relatives and many friends of the deceased. Burial was m the Sacred Heart cemetary. Louis E. Kennedy was the funeral director. After a hecring before Judge W. P 2er Woodward in the town court P‘rlhy ifternoon John J. Moran of East Killingly, married was bourd over under $2,000 bonds to await trial at the next term of he superior court. probable cause bsing found for holding him on charges of rape ind indecent avsauit. Moran, who was represented by Attorney Charles L. Tor- rey of Putnam, pleaded not guilty. The zed victim of the crimes charged tes. tified against Mcran. She was 16 years of age last October and.charged that the crimes alleged were committed in De- cember. One other witnese, a girl of 17 vears of age, testified in the case. being brought over from the jnil at Brooklyn, where she is Being kept for the present while awaltinz admiseion to the state farm for women. Moran, who has lived in Mast Riftingly for years, could not furnish the ameunt of the bond and was taken to Brooklyn jail by Deputy Sheriff Chatles A. Ayer. For two wears he has been living apart from wife, who has filed suit for di- vorce. It bill pending I the legislature ls passed. numbers of Killingly people’ wilt e liable to be fined. This bill providra penalties for those who walk earelest.y and negligently in the highwaye. 1t fa 1 strange fact that many people Wil wandon a good sidewalk and travel along he hi y, and on btate roads this is more dangerous teday than 'E on a railtoad tradk, for there a: twenty titnes many motor vehicles th trans passing to and fro. The wireless aerial over Hale's stere Is being put back in place after being out || of commission since tre war, when re- strictions were placed on the use of wire- less apparatus by the government. The Fortnightly club is to meet nest Tuesday afternoon, Washington's birth- day Mrs. John M. Dowe of North Main street, It is announced that nearly $180 was DANIELSON CASINO, STARKWEATHER BLDG. BOWLING AND. POCKBT BILLIARDS FOUR ALLEYS THREE TABLES WEDNESDAYS LADIES' DAY, Bowling is the sport for all. Prizes given away every Saturday. NATHAN BERKOVITZ DEALERIN POULTRY Plgeom g I pay spot cash—Drop postal and 1 will call 30 Delhi St. Providence, R. L. MARTIN T. BURNS Funeral Director and Embalmer DANIELSON, CONN. 23 Academy St. Phone 283; also 257-4 —_— e A.F. WOOD The Local Undertaker DANIELSON, CONN. PARLORS § MECHANIC $TRER? Members of the-Sewing society of St Anuh im-nm»:uunmwm A -‘n of thg.‘y ‘High School stu- dents fabtored over to Willimantie Fri- day eveniag te witness the basketbail m détween Killingly and Windham l- hservance of the day of prayer for missions, a wnion meeting was held Friday afterneon at the Methodist chureh. .nta_'.hn ‘will be given at pending before the legislators, representative of both Wi ext Monday's meeting When the mem- bers of the Ladies’ Reading cirele :;ueex with Mrs. E. B. Wilbur of Broad street. At a recent mesting Mrs. L. S. In- galls was elected president of the Moth- ers' club. Normaedin of Willimantie will be in- cluded in the Comnecticut Mills lineup In the Milbury game this evening.” Mumps are attacking a number of aguits fn Danlelson; none of thess pa- jtients are reported as teething. Geodyear Pian Detalls ‘When the stockholders of the Geodvear Tire and Rubber company hold a special meeting March 4 to approve the new fin- ancial plans decided upom by company’s officers bankers and merchandise credit ors, these issues will be submitted to them for action Ratiffoation of reduction of commeon tack of 1900,000 shares of present par valge of $100 to a new amount of com- men steck, not to exceed 1,500,000 shares, of no par value. Approval of the organization of the company under laws of Ohio rogulating the formation and erganizations of cor- poration with common stock without par valoe. Mo’ authorize the creation, issue and sale of not to exceed $65,000,000 of bonds ang debentures to mature in not more than thirty years, and to bear 8 per cent interest. To aulborize mortzage of all the com- pany’s property, now. owned or hereafter acquired, to securs payment of the bongs and debentures. To authoriZe, in connection with the sale of bonds or debentures, the issue, sale or other disposal of all or any part of the prior preferred stock management stock preferreq stock and common stock. To approve the appropriation and res- ervation, by directors, of prior preferred, management, preferred or common stock for any purpose. To. autherize sale of entire company and its assets to persen, assoclation er corppration, organized or to be organized, under laws of Ohio or any other state. Under the reorganization clause, ths stockholders will be asked to approve following plan for the issue of new stock: Prisr preference Btock of par, value of $100 per share, to be issued in an amount directed by the stockholders It will be entitled to receive idends of ‘8 per ceént yearly, cumnlative befors Jan. 1, before any dividends are paid on the pre- ferred management or common stcck and before redemption of any preferred stock. It will be redeemable at the com- pany’s optien at 114 with accrued di dends. Issme of prier preference will probably be $35,000,880. Parties hav- ing commitments or contracts to deliver #oods to the company will be paid 75 per cant. in-Sash when delivery js made, as the company needs materfal and 25 per cent. in prior preference stock. - WEEKAPAUG The Ocean View W. C. T. U. met at the home. of Mra. Bell Langworthy with ten members in attendance. The visitors present wers Mrs. Dell Burdick, Mrs. ‘Walker Gray, Mrs. John Fletcher and Miss Lucy Burdick, of Bradford. The president, Mrs. Browning presided. Sev- efzl letttrs were read and discussed( It was voted te support several bills which are to coms befors’ the state senators and representatives. i A poem, Leave It With Him, was read by Mrs. Mary C. Clark. A posm in memory of Miss Willard was read by Miss Gensve L. Chaplin. At the close refreshments were served by Mrs. Lang- worty and a social hour was enjoyed. Louis Pendleton, who has just return- ed frem several months spent in Califor- nia, is visiting his father, Alert Pendle- ton. Mrs. Leon W. Bliven visited her aunt, Mrs. Augusts Bliven in Westerly one day last week. Miss Geneva Chamolin has returned home after a visit with relatives in Ston- ington. ‘Word has beed received here from Ho- bert B. Ayres that his oldest daughter, Doris, is very ill with pneumonia. H. C. Langworthy who has been suf- fering with inflammatory rheumatism in quarters at the Putham Ian. South Works orchestra, American Steel years and established &an enviable place for himself as one of the leading violin- ists of that city, where he has been & member of theatre orchestras and an in- structor of recognized ability. Supt. William L, Macdenald of the schools of Putnam will preside as toastmaster this evening at the Narra- gansett hotel in Providence at a ban- quet given by the Kappa Sigma fraterns ity of Brown univerity, of which he is an alumnus. The events of the evening also will include a reunion of ‘alumni members of the fraternity and and ini- tiation. The Assembly hall of Patehm -~ High school was well filleg Thursday evening by an interested and attentive audience at the first typewriting contest between the High schools of Kmingly. Thomp- son and Putnam. ‘This was conducted by Mr. Pfrommer, amateur champion writer, under the rules of the International ‘Typewriting Contest. In the first test there were twelve competitors, four each from the Killingly, Tourtaliotte Memorial and Putnam High schools, ali seniors, These senfors had been selected from their re- spective classes as representing the best material in the chool. ' They were seat- ed at their machines on the stage of the ligh echool in full wiew of the audi- ence. The matter useg was entirely new to them and thty wrote for ten minutes without a stop. The éopy was laid on the desk at the side of each machine and during the entire time of writing their eyes were fixed upon the copy, mnaver once glancing at the hands. Ir this con- test for éach error made, no matter hoy slight, ten words were deducteq from the total score. After the papers wers exam- ined the resuit showed that Katherine Henault of Killingly High schdol had written 708 words in the ttn minutes with 17 errors, leaving a het rotmit of 538 words or an average of 54 words o minute for the entire ten minutes; Eu- nice Boisoneau of the Putaam High school wrote 693 words with 16 errors, making her average 53 words a minute There was also a contest between the same schools by pupils who began type- writing in’ Semptember laxt, nuing ha: five months practice, 1In this contest Sy- bella Gilman of- Ptitham High schosl wrote 553 words with 10 errors, giviag her an average of 45 words a minute; School wrote 500 werds with 3 errors, an average of 41 words per mimute. In the beginners' class an average of 45 ‘words a minute Is unusually high and the contestants shows that the instructien ir these three schools is thouegh and ef- fective. While the paper were deing examinsa Mr. McMasters, manager of the Gregz Shorthand in Boston, Zave AR interest- ing and instruetive talk to the the value and importance of thorough- nees and gevotion to their wark. He gave many apt illustrations gathered from his wide experience, of pupils. of moderats ability rising to high positions through willingness to do hard work and make the best of their opportunities. He com- plimented the teachers of each of the schools on the showing made by their pupils, and sugmested that hereafter there be an annual mntm similar to the one just concluded. Prommer then gave a short enmbuon “of his mase tery of the keyboard by writing 125 words a minute from néw matter on the typewriter and 175 words a minute from familiar matfer while carrying on conver- tion with the committes. The audience went away firmly 5 vinced that the commercial part of the High schools 15 in 260d hanls, the in- structors doing thorough and practical work and preparing pupils to go eut into the worlg well equipped fo rthe demands which fiil be made upo nthem. An address on education given Thurs- day at the evening school by Attorney Charles L. Torrey, secretary of the Putnam town school committes and & his shoulder for the past two weeks is|members of the state board. of education FOprevinE, was commented upon Friday a$ one of the Mrs. G. T. Collins is suffering with a|most interesting of a series of talks ar- severe cold. ranged for the pupils by Principal L. F. SPECIAL MATINEE SATURDAY CHILDREN 11e No Advanes In Prices Monday MATINEE... 20c NIGHT.. 20¢-Z¢ DAY—BESSIE BARISCALE, in MACK Qtnnt'rr COMEDY—Episode N CREEN LETT TOBAY—-DON’T MISS THE LAST DAY SHOWING OF BIG BLUFFS AND BOWLING BAL CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG, in “HUSH"—WESTERN MELODY “THE GREEN SWAMP” 7, "THUNDIRBOLT JACK® Ubwards of & score of the roads, rivers and bridges committee and of the appro- priations committée of the general as- sembly arriveq here during Friday aft- ernoon and evening to look over state road projects provided for in bills npw legislature. . The the senate and héuse and of various parts of the ktate aré making their head- John A. Morse, Jr., of Worcester, form- erly of this city, where his pareats are residgnt, has been elected leader of the and Wire company, at Woreester, where he has' been locateq for & number of and Lucille Déwns of Killingly¥ Migh smell number of errors amomng all the PHOTOPLAYS DAVIS THEATRE Friday, February 25, 1021 Minstrels Performance UNDER AUSPICES Norwich Lodge, 430 B.P.O.E. TIGKETS ON SALE STARTING Saturday, February 19, 1921 AT F Engler's Broadway Pharmacy POPULAR PRICES Battey. Rev, J. C. Mathieu, pastor of the Saered Heart ehurch at Wauregan, will come to Putnam Tuesday evening next to @eliver the sermon, which will be in French, at the Lenten service at St Mary's’ church. Visiting priests will be hearl each Tuesjay évening during Lent at St. Mary’s, Prize 'Beston terriers owned by Mr. and Mrs. Geofge H. Dreseer of this city will_be entered for exhibition only at the Boston dbg Ehow to be held during the coming week. The aogs recently were exhibited at the New York show, where they atéracted great attention. Willls Carroll, Lionel Charres, Jeha Kennedy, Thomas Howarth and Frank H. Cordier are members of a committee named by Cargill council X. of C. to ar- rai for & whist the proceeds of which will be devoted to" the Hoover fund for the reliéf of starving children in Europe. As the need of these children is great the date for the event is fixed during thc periog of Lent, ©On motion of Represeatative Molloy of mfly the house at Hartford veted to name a committes of thres to draft memeorial resolutions relative to the death of “Souvenir” W. H. Taylor o1 this city, s> long identified with the Jegislature and its activities and publish- | New' London. er of a2 number of legislative souvenirs. ‘“!coc‘_m North Stoni The #enate bil providing for the con- 1921, Horace Sheffiel struction of a_section of state highway .;ed 83 years, § months. from Mechanicsville to Grosvenordale, | HAGLUND—In Ames, favorably reported by the roads commit- 1921, tee, has deen referred to the appropri- line ations committee, from which & favorable | Funeral, report alsd I8 expected. ‘The fact that immigrant trains are be- ing run out of Boston for New Yerk via Hartford kept some peoplé ofi the watch here Friday for the possibie passing through this city of such traffic. Inspector Edgarton of the motor ve- hiele department will not be in Putnam next Tuesday, Washingten birthda ennouncement was made on Friday. Attorney Andrew J. Bowen, who died Thursday at his home in Willimantic, was well kmown in this city, where Re hed many friends. Henry Grinseil has gone to Peoria, Iil., Where he iz to take a odurse at an optic- &l schodl. Miss Antoinette Caren is speading t week at her heme in Taftville. It was stated here Fridey that mot a littie oney belonging to Putnam pesple is tied wp In the Tremont Trust company, Including Aspirations. arrest on Thursday of & man Wwho is charged with burning his home and barn and with defrauding an insurance Con pany, It is claimed that the fire I question occurrey in 1916, and there was no suspicion until recently that the fire had been set. Mrs. Mary Everbeck of Boston is tho guest of Reuben Maples and fam Grand View. Friday Mr. Maples' nn, Herbert Maples of East Greeniwch, was at home to be present at the observance of his father's 33 birthday. it ———— The king of England never exercises the veto power, aithough he possesses it, nominally. S ——— —_——— BORN. GEER—In Backus ho»l!.ll. Feb. 17, 1921, a son, Isaac Gallup, to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Eeldon Geer of Led)nni DAWLEY—In Plainfield, Feb. 11, 182 daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Everett Dawley. He Feb. ll 1!21 John Jay Cisco msco—ln New York cl!y' n_to Mr. and (Phyl\h Bluxhtnne, tonmrl: o! Nor- DIED. FORBES—In New Orisans, La., Feb. 17, 1921, William D. Forbe: on, nson Hagl \orm Main strest, Norwicl afternoon, Feb. 19, at 2.3 Burial in Yantic cemetery. Church & Alen 15 Main Street Faneral Dzrectors Embalmers Lady Assistam HENRY E. CHURCH WM. SMITH ALLEN Telephone 328-3 whe decribed the dank’s mfl.hoil as “un- sound and uhaul Albert McC. Matth#wson, a native of ‘Woedstock, Nas been elected vice presi- dent and attorney for the Citizens' Trust tormpany of New Haven, where he has been a resident for years, Captain Rebert Hurley and Officer Howard Eilliott of the state police hdve ractioally closeq up another :m in Toland, where they cfl:u the Daeaf:- WILLIAM DeMILLES PRODUCTION @ idsummer .uMadnam' WA 015 WILSON, mfie Lfii 5 by the editor or ‘The Moving Picture Wolld as test legitimate dramatic production the screen has ever seen.” PARAMOUNT MAGAZINE o “DON'T WEAKEN” — Sennett Comedy —_— , —TODAY— WALLACE REID, in “ALWAYS AUDACIOUS” CLAYTON, in “A CITY SPARROW” CHARLIE CHAPLIN, in “SHOULDER ARMS” CONTINUOUS SHOW TODAY Breed Theatre <22, SUNDAY—MONDAY AND TUESDAY LUTH!R REED’S SEARCHINGLY HUMAN _ PHOTO-DRAMA “LUREOFYOUTH” A Metro Special Production From the Original by R Seeum:HnPenonbyMr R::r\y\mh CLEO MADISON, WILLIAM CONKLIN, GARETH HUGHES, LYDIA KNOTT, WILLIAM COURTWRIGHT AND HELEN WEER This Is a Pulsing, Vital Drama That Shows the Change in Woman’s Heart When Awukened by the Magic of Youth’s TOPICS OF THE DAY — SUPREME COMEDY . formerly of Jowa, Teb, 12, Fred A., son of Frank lnd Caro- d, aged rvicss will bé held at the, home father, Frank Haglund, 452 Saturday o'clock. TODAY—FOUR SHOWS 1:30—3—6:15—8:15 WILLIAM FARNUM “DRAG HARLAN”’ Amazing Drama of the 'S iest Two-Gun Wizard the Great West Ever Knew PATHE NEWS SUNSHINE COMEDY l(or severil days this week a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hatch. Mrs. Maine is a weli known former resi- dent and many friends and former neigh- bors were pleased to greet her. Miss Alice McGuire, R. dieton Hill earing for Paimer. The valentine social at the Tuesday evening was well attended. VOLUNTGWN Lenten devotions wers heid at St Thomas’ church Sunday evening, a large congregation being present. Feb. Father Julbert of Baltic was the preacher, His sermons in Frenci and English were fe- ceived with close attention. Father Jul- bert gave benediction of the blessed sac- rament, which closed the services. N., is at Pen- Mrs. Mary B. chapel Joseph Marion has sold his interest in | Mrs. John Herbert apd daughter Clea the firm of Marion Brothers to Fred G. |are visiting relatives in Worcester, Mass. Dawley. Mr. Marion will also resign as postmaster. Friday Charles Spanlding brought LAUREL GLEN down & fox and Saturday Albert Dawley, Jr., was the lucky hunter who got one. Sunday evening last Mrs. Ella Whipple broke her leg when she slipped on the ice near her home. Dr. Sweet was called in Mr. and Mrs. McCulloék were Westerly visitors Monday. Twenty-six members of the Y. P. 8. C E. of Ashaway spent Saturday evening and reduced the fracture. 1as guests of Gilbert Main, one of th Gershon Douglas, 91, for many years a | members. Music end games made the 1, atTesident of this town, died at the home ' evening pass quickly. Refreshments were o fhis daughter, Mrs. George Taylor, in Served. The guests enjoyed their straw Westerly, R. I, Feb. 10th. The funeral was held *amrfl.\) at his home and burial was in the family~lot a tthe Kennedy cemetery in this town. Misses Kathleen O'Connor snd Cather ine Sullivan spent the week end at their home in Worcester, Mass. Mrs. Mary E. Maine of Danielson was 1)4;3@15 ride back to Ashaway. Three foxes have been captured here during the past week. Lenord Main was successful in getung a red one. John Geer o gray one and Frank Main alse shot & gray. Mrs. Willlam Main enjoyed a ride ts Clark's Falls Sunday. [ L 4 NIGHTS, BEGINNING SUN. NIGHT, FEB. 27th AT 7:30 TWICE DAILY THEREAFTER, AT 2 and 8 P. M. NOW BREAKING ALL RECORDS AT THE 44th STREET THEATRE, NEW YORK, AND THE TREMONT TEMPLE BOSTON. D-W-GRIFFITHS “UNEXAMPLED WONDER OF THE 20th CENTURY™ £z “Finest I've ever seen” * —Howrd Chaadier Chrisly 4 “A Work of Superb a AA,,.,_”"': Thuss, “Worth $10 a Seat® —New York Beraia A Picturization of the Delightful New England Play, of the Same Title. An Eighth Art—Combining Drama, Painting, Poetry and Music. kalln% Sleigh-bells, Thrills and. Merry Laughter—Throating a Love Wonderous Desire. SPLENDID MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT BY A Special Symphony Orchestra OWING TO COST, LENGTH OF PRODUCTION AND IRON- BOUND CONTRACTS, “WAY DOWN EAST” WILL NEVER BE SHOWN AT LESS THAN FIRST-CLASS THEATRE PRICES NIGHT PRICES, 50c, $1.00, $1.50’and §2.00 MATINEES, MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, 25¢c Now York Is Paying $5.00 a Seat — “Well Worth $10.00 a sm' the N. Y. Herald. SEAT SALE STARTS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24th, AT 10 A. M. MAIL ORDERS NOW M D Av ] ONE NIGHT ONLY THEATRE DIRECT FROM ITS LONG RUN AT THE HOLLIS STREET THEATRE, BOSTON 1" BEST COMEDY EVER WRITTEN Y W AERION * T4 B o OTH - N.Y.Tribune ~ Tnamm_'ou S Caoph\aatm R “A AI.F!ED LLUNT . A BRILLIANT C’wmzvy ( Diketion OF GEOREE C.THER FORTY SOLID WEEKS IN NEW YORK PRICES :—ORCHESTRA $2.00 ORCHESTRA CIRCLE $1.50 BALCONY $1.50 AND $1.00—~TAX EXTRA