Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 14, 1921, Page 2

WILLIMAN TIC ‘about s e paiain s What 5 u:& a0 ms tour | A Lastnak e retumed trom & fow nuefl “ Natchang Lodge, drifts about iness ‘mests &t 507 Main Street tops of the wine .gc &Iehmmum:u team after a. B ot traffic for over & Week. | very successtul season played their last . . i Chamber, 1:.. ‘Builal e weather for the satne flml‘g“(\lld:yfi:‘vming«i;\ Tip Tv(p;ull i John' . Prosier ‘Guca 0F Jows : Ll :Mm.:yrml::\“tu(.iujfi.Amw:lheld o The continoed home, game, A large orowd attended. | * = = 1 | in until the 2ist, el B. Murray, earvieron R. F. D. . - “"“l vy ) o wear ear :’&-’n' m- - % %c:hr::ik‘. bk D’ l"h E. Pinkhan's Vege- ed. this time unill this _— table Compound, Restoring 4 N Teo witsesw JEWETT CITY Mirs. Benz to Health Yon Dasiet 3. Rillourer. g of the| Thifty-thres years ago March 13th, the - . S8 that Mitham's face and shirt Salvation Army. £ Breatest snow storm that ever visited this Ahomh—“llmwflth’hhn i covered with Dlood when he came to the | W. C. Norris of this ity preiched at you what Eydia E. Pinkham'’s Vegeta~ police station last Sunday aftermoon at mA;:gnfi . SR bllOompu\:l?hu i e o wheh ho et Bhekel "o | church, being absent. began falling in a lasy, half-hearted sort oy b S kel asked him why he had been Juge of Probate Otts B, Rebinson has | Of 2V Before the carly bed time came, t him, and before Milham could reply | appointed George 5. Elliott and Charles }:; '_";_'hfl: had mflrmped dtn )l‘zflov freu: struck him om the side of the | W. Tryoh appraisers of (he estaie of the fl';m % basiness, ed an l' storm go! H bead and knocked him down. Three |late Judge Andrew J. Bowen, and J. Cal- - o Ly W e stitches were Reeded to close the wound by the biow. Milham denied hav- had trouble with Shokel previous to this time. The two men live in adjoining _lemements on Jackson Several vin Brown and George E. Stiles apprals- ers of the estate o Geerge M. Harring- ton. Today (Monday) and Tuesday are the final days in which to file income tax re- ports. Roderiek Jodoin, the incoms tax man, is to be on duty at the town hall i tel bas retained Attorney Dean as | until 9 p. m. each day. Mayer Joseph B. Dutten of Bristel ip Three youngsters, Columbus, | to speak at the Chamber of Commerce hall Wednesday evening. He s eity manager of Bristol and is to tell how that city works out fts governmental problems. - Invitatiohs have been the public. Louls C. Thompson, Charles E. Bass, John N. Andrews and Wiillam Kelley at- tended the convention of the Building Trades counclls of Connecticut held in New Haven Soturday. Mrs. Isabeile C. Bradlcy of Bosten was the speaker at the meetings of the First Spiritualist sodtely Sunday. Funeral services for Mrs. Lucadie fer- len were held Saturday morning at her tome In South Coventry, with requiem high mass at St Mary's chureh at 10 o'clock. Rev. James McGuinness officlat- ¢d. There was a large attendance at the services and beautiful floral _offerings were received.” As the body was borne into the church a solo was sung by Miss Cella Day, & tthe offertory she sang O Salutaris and for a waiting hymn Beaus tiful Land on High. The bearers were Armand Terrien of Clinton, Mass, Lev Boulgois of Mechanicsville, T. C. Kelley of South Coventry and Henry Terrien of Harrisville, R. 1. Burial was in St Mary's cemetery, South Coventry. The Killourey Brothers were in e¢harge of arrangements. About 50 boys attended the meeting at and{the Y. M. C. A. Sunday aflernoon and heard a talk by Dr. J. B. Palmer of Hart- ford on Being an Individual. Following the address, four reels of motion pictures were shown. It was announced that the Boy Scout film would be shown at the mceting next Sunday afternoon. Members of the Y. M: C. A. Juslor Rifle corps hiked dbwn the river Saturday and cnjoyed several hours of rifie practice. L.'G. Gerry was in charge of the group. ‘Tony Caldlane, a boy found wandefing about the city Sunday by Chiet Kiliourey, was Jocked up and js baing held until to- day (Monday) for the court session. The Men's torum held at the Congrega- { tional church Sundey afterncon at 1215 _{was largely attended. The -subject for discuseion was What is-a Newispaper? Wiio i5 Responsible for It? The leadets were Robert H. Fenton and M. E. Line coln. ‘ Two small boys were taken to St Jo- |sepiv's hospital Sunday ae the resuit of i automobile accidents. Nefther boy was i badly injured and both were allowed to o home after receiving treatment. th cases the report to the polite freed | e drivers of the automobiles from blame {for the accidents. The first mishap oe- {curred In front of t¥® town building, | James L. Meehan of Providence operat- g the car. The second accident was in | Sodom, au East Hartford man being, the { ariver. | Bverything is ready for the Windham iigh school minstrels. Under the coach- ik of George A. Bartlett the members of sent to often a8 he sees Bt for them so to do. Miss Lema Siearns was tendered a shower Fridsy night at the home of her sister, Mrs. Bdgar Buicher, of No. 24 Bolivia street, In anticipation 6f her mar- marriege was enjoved and the evening tly Spent Those present were Misses Annie Tennant, Aldea Couchon, Rose Blanchette, Emma Delisle, Olive Liliie, Pauline Swanson, Doris Thompson, Alics Thompson, Lillian Stearns, Gladys Stearns, Alice Benson, Anna D. Drucker, Mrs. Alice Cyr, Mrs. fi. A. Stearns, Mrs, Chapman. Mrs Charles Reynoids Mra. Edgar Butcher. Saturday, Mareh 12th, was the 834 an- -— | The First and Original | Cold and Grip Tablet Grove’s {the cast have worked up an attractive | srogram and %t is expected that & large | audience will Il the high school audito- | rium when the show is presented. The gesuine bears this signature | COLCHESTER | Meaac Giliette was caliing em friends {!n East Hampton Thursday. Mrs. Timothy Nulter retufned Friday D¢ F. C. Jackson DENTIST. 715 Main Street, Willimantic Hpurs—8 «. m. to 8 p. m. Phone 44 JAY M. SHEPARD Suceseding Filmere & Shepard Funeral Director & Embalmer 60-62 NCRTH ST. WILLIMANTIC Lady Assistant Tel. Cennectio Mrs. A. F. Roper. Miss Minnle Canavaugh, who is spend< ing the winter with her sister in Willi- mantic, was at heér home on Amsten avenue, Friday. E Miss Jennie Minta Is visiting relatives tn_New York. Prof. A. E. Lyman of Columbla was the guest of friends in town Friday, Word hat been recelved from Harry N. Davenport azd family that they have arrived ai “teic new home in Fruitiand Park, Florida. Mr. Davenport has start- ed at once to erect a bungalow on the l] TO STOP ITCHING SCALP Rub Parisian Sage on your head and FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND |, it ot have to scratch the dand- | EMBALMERS Tuff off; stops itching scalp, gives a| ‘Willimantie, Conn. ‘l‘:emmnl head of beautiful %‘1 The | (Lady Assistant) |70, uarantee, Killourey Bros. 38 Union St. Phone 200 MURRAY'S BOSTON STORE Willimantic, Conn. New Spring Blouses Show Touches of Originality The skillful use of a few plain but effective trimming and decorative features give these Blouses a smartness of appearance, a general air of distinction, that com- and each one priced very moderately—$2.98 up to $9.28. THE H. C. MURRAY CO. section m .:; its height. In Ensww it Congregational rch Sun- | began afternoon, with a warm B, Goodsell, ,3&, of the | arizsle, toward dusk snow, in large fiskes ‘ Wi the 1n {0OR “While doing business at Milady's to her home in Whitinsvillé, Mass., after him reside in Voluntown, Mrs. Alice Ma- 2 week’s visit with her parents, Mr. and [combor snd Mrs, Mina Robinson, also a hig business. et '-fi Wooster fodge, . and A M., met Fri- | KBSt Mefils OF mmma: ‘Wh F ?“'deu met as n‘m‘:mndn fi%‘ volent 8o usual at the Fri- mothers who ancs uis J day afternoon. other mothécs b Michael E. Sisliivan of Willimantic w: in fown Friday. P fine ag meal, driven by a stcady cutring blast from the sortheast. faced it guring the first 24 hours did so at their Deril. Al night long the storm continued and kept it up without waits! of delays untll Wednesday morning when the sky cleared, as Whittier says in Snowbound, “We Jooked forth on a world tnknown.” The whole familiar topo- graphy of the country was obliterated. Men and hofses floundéred through the drifts, merchants reached thelr stores with difficulty, the mills ran only such machines as could be operated by the few employes who arrived. Four feet of snow ]fell oni the level, with drifts ten and even fifteen feet deep. Two days after the storm was over, the old Mohegan and Pequot, two mighty moguls at that time, arrived from Norwich behind a big snow spring day with almost the temperaturs of summer. Robins and bluebirds were isinging in the treés. Many persons were walking afield to enjoy the glad returning 5 People who plow. Sid Witllams and John Cobleigh were at the throttles. The little village turned out fo A Man to see the breaking out of the cuj above the hand car house which wag drifted clean to the top. Such butting and backing never was seen be- fore nor since. The old snow plow and first engine would o in out of sight. As 2 compatiseh, Sunday, March 13,{ 1821, in the boreugh, was a beautiful rest until they have given Lydia E. Efim’n Vegetable Compound a of Griswold, and Urs. A. B. Burdick. of Preston, and two brothers, Arba Brown. | ing of Griswold and Dr. Ralph Browning of Myersville, Maryland. The funeral of Mrs. Amy Douglas was held at her hcme in Hopeville Dearnley & Clarke have sold one of | thelr houscs on School street to Paul | Ethier. This house odce occupied the site Of the présent residence of Royal W. Sunday Dearnley and was known as the George Rev. J. W. Payne of Jewett ilcox house. The sale of this to some | City officiated. Burial was in the Read- extent historic house is worthy of some | Herskell cemetery in Lisbon. Thé hear- note, in, that its first removing to where | ers were Henry Davis and Albert Whalley it now stands, was one of the beginnings | of the improbement of Main street by|of Preston. The house was filied wigh { Déarnley & Clarke. The next step was |relatives and friends, and there were the moving of the old Stephen Tiffany | beautiful flowers. {house to a place on School strect on its T {site on Matn street. A. M. Clarke, the STAFFORD RINGS More than ordirary Interest is mani- other member of the firm, built for him- self a modern residece. Thus, at con- siderable expense, w two of the old- | fested\In the approachinz borough meet- eat houees in Griswold st on Maln | ing, which will take place at the borough hall Tuesday evéning. Among the im: portant measures to be acted on are the street in the center of the town, are now proposed appropriation of $50,000 for pav- two modern residences, an added archi- téctural factof to the beauty of Main ing Main street and the proposal to dis- continue the trolley tracks on n | street. A little later the changes on East Main strect opposite David Hale Fanning park made by George A, Haskell were an ) btrcet and have the cars stop at Chureh impfovement second to N0 other. A nest|street. sirest. There is strenuous oppo- of old unsightly sheds and barns was | sition to the iatter proposal and {t Is tiought {hat (e priation as nlan; tafternoon. transfomed as if by magls, into three Fes: Wiliam Jonnstons was called to ‘Willimafitie Saturday by the eritical ill- sk of her brother-in-law, Charles Wil- liams; Stanislas Gaska, the recent. purchaser of the “Liftle Red Housé in the Hollow" on the “Round-the-Pond” road ‘was strick- en With acute indigestion Saturday after- y peopie would rather it now does and have the street feft as it is. It is pointed out that there are many farrower streets in citles where troi- leys run and even with the building of rified brick pavement, as con- ed, they claim that it 18 not mec- essary to remove the tracks. Many au- tomobile owners who are not obliged to garage on Matheéwson street. Dr. F. E. Reinville was hurriedly * summoned, so critica] was the man’s iliness that Rev. J. H. Seiferman’ responded to a hurry call to administer the last sacraments, Rallying later, Mr. Gaska wag taken to his home. Joha E. Kinme, 59, died at his home in Voluntown, Saturday. He was a native of the town, where he has lived nearly all his life, and was born Dee. 16, 1861. He was the son of Elam A. and Elmira |Batchelder Kinne. Mr. Kinne was foy ¥ears promitient in the politics of Volun- thwn, having held many offices, including that of constable and enllcctor for gight years. He was a 1 \ :ian of marked SKkill and for a long . m of years he plared the tuba in Tubbs' band of Nor- wich. His associate players are a unit| {In declaring that he was a master of the | double B. bass. Two sisters surviving| fortable automobiles would not object to have the trolicys removed from the street altogether. There is also an article in the warn- ing to see if the voters will instruct the revise the borough charter. The meet- ! ing promises to be ome of the liveliest that the borough %as held in some time. Mrs. Catherine Sullivan of Quincy, Mass., is visiting at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Sulliv van, on Prospect streat. Three new generators are to be in- stalled in the local electrle light plant | They weigh 40,000 pounds each and ths bridge on street had to be reinfore- ed before taking the generators to thé plant. A large forée of mer. worked in the local freight yard all day Sats urday unloading the generators, Miss Nellie Cocney ~f Willimantic hus been spending severn] days with M. and Mre. Georze Flannigan. The local division of the A. O. H. is making preparations for its annual St Patrick’s night entertainment. GURLEYVILLE Those interested in the Easter concert to be held in the ~iurch Sunday mom- ing, March 27th, met for reheaheal F¥- day evening with Mr. and Mis. George Russ, Miss Gertrude Martin of Chaplin was a recent visitor at the home 'of her nieces, Miss Arlene Runham and Mrs. Marguerite Walker. Mr. Oral, of Chafferville hes been drawing hay from the Dunham farm. nephew, Horace James. Officers John Dolan snd Albro raided the place owned by Mike Woziak, corner | of Eust Main street and Brown avenue, | Saturday afiernoon. A case of actual! Fale Wag secured and a barrel of ferment- | ¢d cider was seized on a search warrant, Woziak is under a bond of $200 to ap- pear before Judge A. M. Brown this| (Monday) morning in the Griswold town eourt. $ Himer Mitier of Preston has purchased | the J. C. Hawkiha farm in Griswold. Mr. | Miller hog sold his farm to Irving Foote, | of Preston. ' The fire company was called out by | still alarm Saturday night for a chimmey | fire in Albert Saunders’ tenement on Me- | chanid street. Ten and one-half gallons | of chemicals were used. At ten o'clock Sunday morning another still alarm called the company to Domfinick Marinelia's PRESIDENT HARDING SPENT SUNDAY AS A DAY OF RES? of Providence, Fred Ellis and Frank Elifs | may defeat the appro-, have the trolley run to the post office as | ! use the trolleys but can ride in ocom- i burgesses to take preliminary steps to! house on Green avenue for a chimney fire. Fifteen gallons of chemical were e & Osgood Co. sells it with meney | hecessary to extinguish the fire. Misg Margery Leyden returned Sunday to Providence to resume her dutles as a registered nurse. Miss Leyden has fuily recovered from an almost fatal attack ef black diphtheria. The Congregationat Y. P. 8. C. F. 1s expecting to entertain the Pachaug Y. P, 8. C. E. Tuesday evening. A misslon for the English speak parishionets opened at St Mary's cnu:‘h Sunday evening to last @uring the week. it is in charge of- Rev. Clarence Shaf- trey, 8. J, assisted Ly Rev. F. G. Car- bajal, of New York. During the week Rov. Thomas McGrath will assist. There will be masses each morning with instruc- tions, at 5 and 7.30. Bvery afternoon at 3.45 there will be instructions for all children who have made their first com- munion, In the eventg at 7.30 there will be the rosary, sermen, Imstructions and benedictions. Mrs. Samnel Gardiner, 64, died Sunday 8t her home in Pachaug. Mrs. Gardiner has been in declining health for the last ten years. She was born in Norwich July 27,1856, the daughter of Sarah E. Campbell and Bariah H. Browning. When shie Was very young she came to Griswold to live. She was twies married, her first husband being Charles B. Terry whom , 1888. He died Sept. 19, 1895. In November 1898, she married Samuel Gardiner, who survives her. Bhe leaves“three sisters, Mrs, Si- mon Brewster and Mrs, Ellen B, Adams “CASCARETS” TONIGHT FOR CONSTIPATION Just think! A harmless t, t works while you sleep and has your liver active, head elear, stom- ach sweet and bowels moving as reg- :I‘ruud«s&by mmh;s. 50 :m;; or inconvenience, g or cent boxes. flfltl?finht ‘Washington, March 13.—Wearled by a week given over to an almost coutinu- ous round of conferences, Presidént Hard- ing today cast aside the cares of office and rested. Accompanied by Mrs. Harding, the president attended the morning sorvice at Calvary Baptist church and after dinfng with a few Intimate friends as guests, strolied through the White House grounds and took a long automobile ride. The church was crowded, word having | spread that Mr. Harding would attend the service and hundreds unable to galn admittance, waited outside to get a glimpse of the chief executive, During the afternoon Mr. Harding toek advantage of the first real opportunity to get acquainted with his surroundings at the White House. He inspected the im. mense yard that stretches toward the Pe- tomac. ‘There *#as no intimation today at the ‘White House as to whether any important nominations including those of the ship- ping board, would be sent to the semate before it adjourned, probably late to- morrow. It waa considercd likely, how- ever, that another batch of appointments would be anneunced tomorrow but e ink- ling_was given as to what posts would be filled. WOMAN ORGANIST BEATEN TO DEATH IN NEW JERSEY Perth Amboy, N. J.. March 13.—Mrs, ‘Bdith Wilson, 26, a church organist was strangled and beaten to death with a black-jack by an unknown man fn &n open lot near her home here late last night. The youny woman left a girl friend after atterding theatre about ing she was zoin, distance away. mother became alarmed when she did not return, and asked nefghbors to organiss a searching party. The body was found about midndght. The woman's skull was fractured and her skin lacerated in several places. The body was still warm, when the search- ers’ stumbled over it in the soft mud, Whih bare evidence of a terrific strusele. o Tuesday 74 Main Street SPECIALTY SHOP March 15th Wednesday Phone 715 , 16th, 17th Rorfiarkahlo as WORTH displays have been In past, our present showing of models with all the freshness of Spring eolipse them all. THE PUBLIC CORDIALLY INVITED Thursday Norwich, Conn. NI e tletre—t i P WESTERLY A hearing on the motion for a new trial in the case of State vs. Charles Dai- ley, convicted by a jury in the superior ecurt hefe, of manslaughter, In connec- ion with the death of his brother, Ed- gur A._Bailey, was held before Judge Arthur P. Sumfer in the superior couft at Providence Saturday. The motion was denied. Assistant Atterney General Charles Sisson represented the state and Attor- ney Augtstine T. L. Ledwidge of West- erly, who wag appointed as counsel to defend_Bailey, appeared for him yester- dny. Unless a bill of exceptions is filed or an sppeal is taken to the court within seven days, Bailey will be up ter eentence at the April session of the superior court for Washington coun- tr. Arrangements have beem completed by Narrsgansett council, Knights of Colum- bus, for the free public lecturs, Carrying On, which wil' be_delivered by Conde Benolst Palien, LL. D. of New York, March 17, at 8 o'clock at the High School hall. Dr, Pallen will be introduced by Rov, Edmund J, Cleveland. Since 1385, Dr. Pallen has been a weil known figure in the lectnre fleld on lterary, philosophi- eal and economic subjects. He is author of ‘The Philosophy of Literature, Epochs of Literature, What Is Liberaiism, Educa- tion of Boys, Crucible Islands, and sev- eral volumes of poems, Foup. prebibitien enforcement agents, headed by Joseph ¥. Morrissey of Provi- dence, paid anothet visit to Westerly on Saturday evening snd assisted by Chief of Policc Thomas B. Brown, Sergeant Don- g Ferguson, and Officers Henry Chase and George Champlin, they made a raid on two places condusted by Salvatore Saments at’ Bradford. Armed with two gearch warrants the prohibition offlcers and the local police visited tho place conducted by Samento closs to the New Haven railroad crossing at Bradtord for whieh, it is s, Samento was granted a victualing 1 by the town. The officers claim that tiey located » barrel of cider, a half dozen bottles of tonie, some red wine in a two-quart bottle and some red wine in two one- quart bottles and there were, Whiskey in the place. Sampies of the ci- der were taken by the federal officers. The raiding party also visited a store room held By Samento on the Westerly road. No liquors were seized there, but the officers ciaim they found a eard game in progress. The raids took place at 10 o'cloek last night. Cmmencing today (Momday) the em- ployes of the Lorraine Manufacturing company on Mechanic streel will work under a new gchedule. The plant will be kept open but five days & week, cloi- ‘ot |ing Satardsy and - Sunday. The 'daly working heurs will be from 7 a. m. un.l 12 noon and frem 1 to 530 p. m. This will make 3 weekly schedule cf 47 1.2 hours, instead of 48 hours, The ssles of War Savings snd Thrift stamps and treasury savings certificates in Westerly total $1,324.50 for February —156 war savings stamps, wips, 85 treasury savings supremo | new $1 stamps) and six §100 certificates —or an average for each person of the town of about 12 1-2 cents. The annual celcbration of the Wester. ly Cycle club Friday night proved de- lightful for the club members and their fiends. From 8 to 10.30 in the evening, lunch was served in the club rooms, aud jazz music was furnished by the ciud orchestra. At 10.30, the offiers and membe:s, led by the club band, marched to the opera house, and with their guests, enjoyed & snappy musical coméds pro- cured in Eoston for the eveming. Over 11000 men crowded the theatre, and the efforts of the entertaliers were amply applauded. Acts by local celebritien wers staged during intermission, and the whole entertainmept lasted until atter 1 o'elock. During the| show, Norman Stanton and Joseph Tetldw, winners of the club poob and billiard * tournaments, respeetively, were presented cues. The committee in charge of the events of the evening were Bernard J Christy, chairman, Fred Barber, secretary: Elwyn Chase, treasurer; Joseph Law, Charies W. |Opie, Hatrold Imberry, Thomas MeGo- ginbotham, At 8 special meeting of the board of engineers of the Pawcatuck Fire district held in the hose house Saturday evening the penalty of suspension passed Chief Morrison upon five members «of Peleg S. Barber Hose compaby for esa- duct zlleged to be unbecoming &v active fireman was ungnimously sustained. The incident occurred at the hose house Sup- day morning, March 6, 1921, at 1 o'clock when the chief paid an unexpected vielt to the fire houge and found the five mein- bers playing cards. Money Wwas on the table. He immediately ‘istharged thm from the company, as per authority in- vested in him by the by-laws of the Paw. catuck Fire district. This closes the af- fair in so far as the board of emnineers is concerned. That the mwtter may be ithrashed out in a court of Jaw s a pes- sibility. A mandamus may be asked for to_compel the reinstatement of the ex- pelled members. Local Laconles. A number of Westerly boxing fans at- tended the American Legion bouts in Providence Friday night. Mrs, Herbert O. Dunn, wife of Admiral Dunn, commandant of the First Naval district and & summer resident at Haver- sham, will be hostess-in-chief at the Boston Army and Navy club tea to be held March 16 at the Park Square elub- house, Boston. Donald Bonner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bonner of Highland avenue, who was recontly operated on aw & hospital in Providence, returned to his home Satur- day in the ambulanies of the Westerly Sanitary corps. A large crowd attended the lecture on Irish independence give noon at the opeea house wan, James McCormick and Charles Hig-! erly teo resids. Mrs, Benson was former- U“HHM"MHMW‘ Bl ‘The Westerly High school baseball ‘and track teams will have the first outdoor work of the seasen this ((Monday after- 209m. l J. Freak Champlin, proprietor of the Ocean house at Watch Hill has returned after spending tho winter in Florida, and is making the hotel ready for the com- Ing sezson, Mr. and Mrs. Micheel Doherty of School gtreet entertained Frank and Jumes Conrot of Yonkers and Hastings- on-! -Hudson, Saturday. | Herbert W. Chappell of West Haven, Mars, spent the week-end with friends on_Bpruce street. While painting a sitn on & window at [ Wakeseid Fridny, IWW!"‘” hed several of the ligamenis in his jeft hand severed by the falling and breakiag of sn eloctric lght bulb. STONINGTON A mesting of the Weavers' union’ was held in Mulier’s hall ia Stonington bor- ough Fridey evening. The men (alked over the situation with the American v Co., 2nd a committee was chosen to confer with the company officials. The men are willing to return to work at a reduction of 13 1-2 per cent. and to run jone loom. They still adhere to their iposition that it is impoesible to run two isuch jeoms as has been planned in the J&tonington mat Rolatives ond friends gathered at the shome of Mrs. Wiillam Tanner Saturday jevening to help ceiebrate her 57th birth- by {day. The gathering was a surprise to Mra. Tanner. Cames were played and music was furnished. Refreshments wero served. Among those present were five Gaughters, two sons and eight grandchil- dren. The Stontnglon ehorus s to present its first coneert with the operz, The Daugh- ter of the Regiment, by Donizetti during April, suioists will bo Miss Mary Iacovino, soprano, Miss Alice Darling so- prano, Byron Hudeon, temor, Anthony Foutes, baritone. The opera is under the direction of Dr. Jules Jordan of Provi- dence. The accomnenist will be Miss Helen Hobart of Stenington. ‘The annua' megting of Calvary parish guild whs held In the chapel Friday af- ternoon and the following offiesrs were chogen: President, Rev. Frederick R. Sanford; secretary and treasurer, Miss Laurs T. Wood, Miss Jennje May Gayner, daughter of Mr. and Mer. Martha A. Oayner of Proad street, was united In marriage Saturday with Asa B. Clark of Maine. The cere- mony was pesformed by Rev. Henry M. Thompson at the parsonage of the Mirst Baptist church at § n. m. Miss Madeline E Gaynor wns bridesmaid and Albert Geyer of Myrtic, was best man. PLAINFIELD A surpriss was given Charles Thayer at his home In the New Village, in cele- britioh of his fiftieth birthday. David Coombs mado epeech, pressnting respended in words of appre- A very pleasant evening was Wiiliam Geary of | ~t wing dancing, after the socisl hour sil #at down to Junch. In the center of thé table was & lsrge birthday cake decorated with fifty light. Prichard. Those pres: Mrs. Coombs, Mr. and Mre. Mrs. White, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Hil, Mr. and Mrs. John Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Headen, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Beckwith, Mr. and Mrs. James Newport, Mr. and Mrs. William Patton, Mr. and Mrs, Prechard Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Prich- ard, Jr., Mrs. Charles Ainsworth of Bai- tie, also Mr. and Mrs. Charies Collins of Baitic, Friday night st the bowling alleys was ladies’ night there was & atch game between a team from Moosup and the team from Plainfield, the Plainfield girls winning thice stralignt strings by a large margin. The Painfieid girls go to Moo- sup next week 1o play & return game. Flollowing was the score: B, Gobelle .. F. Baker E. Fraser . z 2 A. Fraser . . 4= 54— 173 B. Tetreauit 54 72— 172 R. Constanti 92 76— 238 128 351 3631081 Pauline Peltier, who has been confined to her home since the last of December, is very much improved. Arthur Dayon, who is stationed in New London, was at home over Sunday. rs. ‘Frank Murray is visiting friends in_Putnam. Leon Frink, who has been confined to his home for three wecks with quinsy was out and about for the first time Sunday. f Charles Stone was in Wauregan Swn- day. Stephen Shapple of Westrely, R. L, spent unday with Albert Haskell, Mr. and Mrs, Clarence Jeffers spemt Sunday in Moosup. Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Crooks spent the week-end in Jewett City. A large crowd from here went to Dan- felson Saturday night o see the basket- ball game bétween the Connecticut M and the Creseents. A. J. Matheau was In Danielson over Sunday. Mack McCreety and Don Brigham wore in Boston to spend the week-end. About 200 were present al the Sumday Afternoon concert in Community hall. The following prosramme was arrsnged by Miss Lillisn Crooks. Henriotta Burhy and Jessio Pettigrew: Piano solo, Oia La R>- chetle ; solo, Dorothy Tillinghast ; readine. Ella Gardner: eolo, Agnes Peltier: pho- nograph_erlections—a. Minuett in G. b Ave Maria: so'o, ina laRochelle: pia- no solo, Irene Gauthler. Hartterd, Rev. Tdward Teitchel Ware, presifient at Atlanta university Ga., and Mrs, Ware, author of the text of “The Open Door.” musical pagsant to be given TludnL in Foot Guard hall wiil arrive in this eity Tuesday and be of Dr, Ernest A. Walls the house guests &unmmn e