Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 18, 1921, Page 5

VARIOUS MA' this evening. Today, the ten and one- Potatoes A _number of the lawns : to Boston for Patriots’ day tomorrow, X the 19th BYER - Vistors to Norwich admire the beauty h and terraces in the spring green. Irving Frink has | P ‘moved - inf house at Sterling which he bought from F ¥ Charlfe Richardson. % b Japanese~quince and forSythia shrubse Light vehicle lamps at 7.01 o'clock 8th, will be exactly/thir- hours, in length. ¥ The store widows are featuring the first of the season's May baskets, Special sales in the Norwich storcs re. sulted in unusually good business during ican Legion Auxiliary mesting, at 8 tonight; Legion room.—adv of Norwich peopls will go eir soft to the new are heavily flowered just now and. are a Jjoy to their possessors. Irish Cobbler A total eclipse of the moon, visible here April 22nd, begins at 1.03 a. m. and ends at 4.26 a .m. Daniel Shea of' Taftville is at Lord's and * |Pgint and has resumeg work on his new s coftage on Langworthy avenue. - ‘The heavy rain during Sunday resulted Green Mountain |m o dul aay tor e jocal hotels as well as the suburban s, which count At Somers Splendid Best Maine Grown Forrest E. and Marguerite ,omq. ‘Mrs. Alvin Bliss. inghtens, ATEA i e of Rorvi ughters, s 3 Were guests at In‘.n ames A. Johnson's in Stafford during the past week. Mrs. Jlm:n H., Sistare of Lon's Point, | yisited her sister. hospital dur- ing the past w&"fl Partridge is rapidly improvNg after an oglration for appendicitis. While in Jewett . Thursday, A ‘William H. Bath, -.wmm?& of Methedist churches, was a 'caller on Rev. James B. Aldrich, the newly ap- pointed pastor of the Norwich Tewn Methodist ‘church. —_—— < . OBITUARY. Archibald- P. MacDeugall Archibald P. MacDougail, for the past 26 years a resident of Norwich, dled at day morning, following an iliness of four weeks, death being the result of a com- phcation of diseases. ' Mr. MacDougall was born in CheSter, Pa., on August 6, 1880, the son of John and Annie Molntyre MacDougall His early life was in Chester and he came to Norwich He attended B short time and upon being graduat tered the engraving department of the U. S. Fininshing company. He remained with Under C. A, P Mis home, 337 Prospect street, on Sun- [ group of Stonington emjoyed which was called “College Ni UNDER Y. M. C.'A. AUSPIOES the auspices of resident B. T. the County rshall of necticut College addressed a union ser~ vice in Groton, Sunday, in the interest of | g erd i : : i i il £s ! i ! . Ti : i : NEW RURAL CARRIER BEGINS HIS ROUTE Y. M. Patrick J. MeNerney, recently trans- Con- | ferred from city earrier to rural earrier on route 6 through Ledyard, entered i I ] Hil e i o a_program ight.” H. M. Thompson, Dr. Dwight Stone, Robert Palmer and County Keller spoke on College Life. especially the institutions of ‘which they are a graduate. The program was plan- ned to bring to the boys first hand in- formation concerning, colleges and, if pos- sible, to stimulate a greater interast in college attendance on the part of the ;;’ ¥ g! g ;i!! g ¥ Yard-wide. Q. Avery have baught the stock farm- formerly owned by % [y Stock. Price lowest for equal Av';;:‘ handsome magnolia tree In the ‘Wattles, 274 blossoms. quality. Worth twice as much as local market Potatoes. first—aav. Excavation grounds at the residence of Thomas J. License your dogs in the town clerk’s office now. One dollar extra after May Broadway, is covered with has begun for the mnew It costs money to raise POta-|nouss to be erected by Charles L. Rath- bun at the corner of West Thames and . . Brown streats. . toes, why experiment with un- A formes Norwich resident, Allen W. : Stérry, formerly teacher at Mashapaug is known seed, which are apt to|now principal of the grammar school at Woodcliffe Lake. New_Jersey. ¢ The Stafford Press h: t of Rev. develop small and unsound|gzmes: Arthur Lege the’ new past new pastor ap- pointed to: serve the Methodist church crop. ; Norwich. NORWICH TOWN 3 At a meeting of the Rockville Girls' & cub, final plans were made for the second anniversary celebration next Wednesday - y o |evening. Each member is entitled to in- vite a friend. . . In an effort te ‘e a district 129 Main St., Norwich, Conn. | ro: "suosup s tog sy cnc menctpnurse | fast are being planned. Mrs. Addle Wil- liams and Mrs. Thomas Day have the matter in charge. During Sunday afternoon there were There was a very large attendance|97 visitors to the reading room at the there, who went from Trinity church, in at the funeral of John J. Blacker,|Otis library. Miss Ida H. Leffingwell, re- held Saturday morning at 8:15 from|cently appointed assistant, was in charge his home cn McClellan Avenue. At|during the afternoon. B dance at armory Friday, Feltcorn & Shepherd selebrated a requiem high mass. Missitra. Popular pricem—adv.p o 3 o'clocl tha facred Heart church| Battery the pastor Rev, Charles W. Brennan,Aprll 23. Blizabeth A. Malone, the church or- 3 upon motor parties for revenue. Bart ot The service. Sive. Movean. Crat |, The missionary committes of the Con- aln_gave in beautiful voice Pie Jesu|meccut State Conference of Congrega- at the offeratory and for waiting hymn | tional Ministers met Friday in Hartford Béautiful Land on high. As the body was borne from the church Mrs. Cro- | *55ion: uin sang Nearer My God to Thee, In-| The Stonington Mirrof mentions that sluded in the attendance was a dele-|Orson H. Sweet and daughter, Miss gation of Foresters - of whiech Mr.|Grace, Miss Helen Main of Scotland and Blacker was a member for thirty years|Luther Clark of Glastonbury motored to Lord’s Point and are staying at Tiz- society of Norwich. Paul Shannon and Patrick Donahue representing the last|ours cottage. latter society acted as bearers. Other hearers were three nephews, Harold George and Jamse -Blacker . of -~ East Great Plain, and a nphew by mar- riage, Charles Casey of Hartford. Rel- in Center church house for a business An Ellington child, Gertrude Holmes, the little daughter of Mz and Mrs. Charles A. Holmes, 'has returned from the Newington Home for Crippled Children; where she had an operation performed atives were present from. New York|on her ankles. , city and Brooklyn, N. Y. Waterbury Hartford, Naugatuck, Moodus, Stam-|yo"3%5 Geor ford and New Londen Conn. Thers| i s Judge George E. Hinman of Williman- hold court at Middletown were beatftiful floral pieces. Burial |18 Week, as he has been asked to open was in St. Joseph's cemetery, Greene- | .S, criminal term Tuesday of the court ville. The funeral was arranged by|. Toland county where he will probably remain three Shea and Burke. Gurdor! F. Bailey spoke interestingly days. on Christ the Hope of the World,|advantage with tne tenor, Chorister Eben At the men's forum which convened|Learned in the offertory duet by Hosmer, at noon the subjsct was: Work a|Be Glad, O Ye. Righteous. Blessing or Curse? The Intermediate and Junior C. E. societies met at 3:30. At the Young Peoples C. E. meeting at six o'clock two topies were combined Right Use of the Lord’s Day and How to Improve Our Re-creations. A. S. Knowles, secretary of boy's Y. M. C. A. work gave an interesting of bloodroot, In the always attractive grounds at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver L. Johnson, on Union street, the border one of the earliest of the spring blooms, has been admired by pas- sersby during the week. * At Westford, while Mrs. Hattie Col- address at the Iirst Methodist Epis- | U™ Was about her family work recent- copal church Sunday morhing. What ly a large woodchuck entered an open the Kingdom of God meant, wa: door. Mrs. Colburn closed the door and theme treated. The evening servieg|C2lied her melghbor, Mrs. Bere. Baker, &t this church was in charge of the|With her dog which speedily dispatched Christen Endeavor society. The sub- |th® chuck. ect was How Can We Improve Our| When the Windham county home econ- eations. Le Roy Miner was the|Omic committee met last week with the leader. At the Tuesday evening pray- |chairman, Mrs. A. S. Kennedy, of Plain- er_meeting Mr. Taylor will be leader, |field, it was decided to have a two days’ The following programme was giv- |millinery school /in Plainfield sometime en at the West Town Street Schoel|between May 2 and 21.. The leader will Thursday afternoon by grades seven wnd eight in observance of Humane week: Quotations, Whittier's Pet, Ken- neth Connell; A Horsés Petition to be Miss Annan. The United States civil service com- mission announces an examinatien for . master mechanic, railroad shops, 1 3 His Driver, Isadore Cohen; Why Quak-|under 55 years of age, s the oy moe: & ) ught a Horse, Albert Stott; The ply Base, Kearney, New Jersey, juris- Blrd: om'l m&!azelthCr\nher!: The |diction of the quartermaster supply of- tipal of the school. Mise Flonence o | foer, New s Sl Tatermeling Benmett. At this school Friday the pu- | P°% Brooklyn, at $10 a day. grades wrote interesting It is noted in Newport soclety news dness.to Animals, Af that Rear Admiral H. O. Dunn of West- of the vear Local Agsnt. fifi erly, commander of the First Naval Dis- Lamb of the Connecticut|trict, and Mrs. Dunn and Miss Opie are Society, contributed calen- |oXpected to lars with humane suggestisns 'g';, (Monday) to arrive from Boston today spend a few days with Cap- rach day in the year, to both the!t3in Douglas B. Dismukes and Mrs. Dis- Norwich Town Schools. Ruth and Miss Ida|Rosary Beebe are moving from the ‘Fenton |ment chapel g mukes at the naval training station. . A Mrs. Clyde Beebs and| At a largely attended meeting of the daughters, Miss Soclety, in St. Patrick’s base- Sunday afternoon, Mrs. se on Elm Avenue, to the Mullen|John A. Moran presided and Rev. M: house on East Town street, Mr. Beebe |P. Galvin addressed the members. ”; having purchased the latter propert: for a home. This place was 15: gn.n;yr years the home of the late Mr. and wag enthusiastically voted to affiliate with the Natienal Catliolic Women's Mrs. Walter H Poter anp tond Soctal Service Council and 335 was voted to ti daughter, Mrs. Maurice Wallen (Ruth ? S e L. Potter) now a resident ef Hartford two apartment brick house at the foot ~ LB C. Barrows of the town ot Union, . as sold his registered yearling Devon Mr. Mullen has also recently eold the|nun “to Giitmer: Brothers. of Hntenoy Norwich Town Green, fo a famity . |Kentucky. Giltmer Brothers purchased by the name of Larrabee, ‘The household goods of Rev. and Mrs, | Pe0ders, in James B. Aldich, formerly of and the five animals are to be shipped CRE Sirivel Do Jewe“"'c,“t’ Jewett | trom Kentucky to the Hawallan_ Islands, four other young bulls Thom the New England states, I;mm:e on West Town |Vi2 San Francisco. 5 street. The family was expected te ar-| Through the president, Philip A. John- rive late in the week. Rev. Mr. Allrich|8on, the men of the United church Broth- this company as an engraver for the past 26 years, leaving only when his. health gave out. On April 10, 1907, he was married in this city to Miss Maude S. Tweedy of Norwich by Rew. Llewellyn Pratt, D. D. Mr. MacDougall was & jember of th Greeneville Oongregatienal church and secretary and treasurer.-of the Sunday school. Fraternally he was a menfer of Somerset Lodge, No. 34, F. and A. M, Franklin Chapter, No.- 4 R. A M, Franklin Council, No. 3 R. and 8. M.} Co- lumbian Commandery, No. K. T. He was also a member of Hygh H. Osgoog Lodge, Manchester Unity, and Norwich Council, No. 720, Royal Arcanum. Mr. MacDou- gall was a talented baritone singer, hav- ing sung In the choirs of the various churches of the city and was a charter member of the Norwich Bass Clef. He is survived by his wife and two sons, John T. MacDougall and A. Duncan MacDougall. He also leaves his father and’ mother and four brothers, Duncan of Pittsburgh, Pa., John M, of this city, Robert of Providence and 4 of Baltimore, Md, and four sisters, Mrs. John Chesney, Mrs, Herbert Buchanan and Mrs. A, Craig Taylor, ali of Pauls- boro, N. J., and Miss Elizabeth MacDou- gall of this eity. Mr. MacDougall was a man of. strong character and g pleasing persomality, one who made many friends who will sin- cerely sympathize with his family in their loss. Miss Mary W. Chapman Miss Mary W. Chapman, a life Iong (013 Lyme, is Incorpora-ed. resident of Nerwich, died at her home at 22 CHff street on Saturday evening at 8:30 o'clock following a brief illness of only a week. Miss Chapman a week ago went to Gales Ferry where sho used some condenseq milk that had been left stand- ing in the tin can.. Shortly afterwards ptomaine poisoning set in. She was ap- parently recovering from the poisoning when taken with pneumonia, dying within 2 few hours. 228 She was born in Preston, 46 years ago the daughjer of Thomas N. and Mary E. Chapman. She ‘has always made her home in Preston and Norwich. She was for many years an attendant of the Long Scciety, Congregational church. . She is survived ‘by her mother and father and five brothers, Frank W. of Hartford, Andrew G., Herbert B, Thomas L., all of Norwich and Elmer J. of Ledyard. v e, N FUNERALS. Mrs. David J. Handedman, After an illness of five weeks with |heart trouble, the death of Sarah Mirsky Sunday morning at the First Con-| Sunday morning at Park Congrega- gregatipnal church, the pastor Rev.|tional church, the new bass of the quar- tet, William A. Lund, was heard to good Handelman, wife of David J. Handelman, of 13 North High street, occurred short- ly after midnight Saturday. She was born in Vilna, Russia, forty years ago and came to this country at the age of 15, and lived with an aunt in Hartford. She was married there twenty-two years a2go on Feb. 26 to David J. Handelman of this city and had lived In Norwich -ever since. Mrs. Handelman was a lov- ing and devoted wife and mother whose loss Ylll be deeply felt in the family circle.® Besides her husband, she is sur- vived by five children, Mrs. Esther Spec- tor of Willimantic, Morris, who has re- cently been discharged from the navy, Eva, Herman G., and Jacob, all of Nor- wich. She also ives two grandchfldren, her sister, Mrs. Henry Albert of Hart- ford, her father and a brother and sis- ter in Russfa. The fyneral was held Sunday after- noon at 2 o'clock from her home on North High street and burial wag in the O. B: A. cemetery at Brewster's Neck. Church & Allen were in charge of the funeral arrangements. ’ Mrs, Irwin Simpson. The funeral of Mrs. Alice ‘Morton Simpson, 89, widow of Irwin Simpson, who died April Sth at her home in New Haven, was held Monday afternoon with services at Trinity Episcopal church, Branford. Burial was in the Center cem- etery, Branford. Mrs. Simpson” was the mother of Mrs. George G. Lamb, of Boston, a former principa] of Hobart Avenue school, Nor- wich. Taken to Woonsocket Hospital James Mulgrew, 80, of Norwich, Conn., walked into the Woonsocket police sta- tion just before noon Friday and com- plajned of feeling ill ang weak. On the advice of Dr. Thomas J. McLoughlin he was taken to the Woonsocket hospital, where ‘his condition was reported as not serious and it was expected he would be discharged the next day. New Methodist Paster Here. Rev. Robert L. Roberts, the newly ap- pointed pastor for Trinity Methodist Episcopal ehurch, filled the pulpit there Is to have charge of the parish, when |erhood have been invited to enjoy the fully recovered from a recent iliness, | bospitality of the men of Park church. It is gratifying to the many friends | Friday, April 22, at § p. m., in the Os. »f Mrs. Reuben P. Rose that she is|E00d Memorial parish house when Dr. William B. Bafley wil] be the speaker %o much improved in health, follow- Ing a_serious illness. A day recently|of the evenmina§ Mrs. Rose was a visitor in . Norwich the first time she has been able to leave her bed for 3 months, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Peck of Wost- chester eme: e week end at the|- home of Peck’s h-other and eis- NEWLYWEDS TO SAIL ON SHIP OF MERCHANT MARINE Jeseph Lg Course and his bride (form- erly Miss Irene Smith) a graduate nurse ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. George A.|of the Backus hospital of Norwich, have Faek. Following a vi the home of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. gnd Mrs. Henry Kelley,|Uncle Sam in the merchant marine. ‘They Mra. Jennie McCaifery has returned |expect to leave Tuesday -to tour the to her home in Northamptor, Mass. Mr, and Mrs, Kelley accompanied her by automobile and passel the week end tiiere. A vendetta not between families, but setween two Egyptian villages, whieh| At the regular Sunday evening service wtafted 150.years ago over a dog, has|Oof the B. Y. P. U. at the Cmn church the topic for the evening was each | How Can We Improve Our Recreation?|for the first time Sunday morning. In lup Was the leader of the[the evening there was no church ser- One new member was added | vice” because of the Y. M. G A. anni. recemtly beem ended in the courts by the of several persons on wde. Many deaths have resulted frem |Miss Emily Gall e prolomged quarrel. to the society’s rell. 1 Baptist been visiting at the home-of the groom's t of two weeks at[father in Plainfleld. Mr. La Course is still in the service of world. Mr. La Course was very fortu- nate in having his wife assigned as nurse to the ship he is serving on. Led B. Y, P. U. Meeting. EEV. ROBERT L. ROBERTS. local High schoel boys. At the recent meeting of the Lebanon Y. M C A. groups an open ‘meeting was held to which the girls of the community were Invited. Robert Young, physieal director of the New Londen Y. M. C. A., conducted s series of group games ‘and James Nield entertained the boys and girls with a sleight of hand performanee. Refreshments were served by a com- mittee of mothers. Plans for the Country Camp at Regers Lake have been completed. The camp open for six June 28th will_be to July 27th will be for the boys of the county, while July 27th to 10th will Be for the gfll At the recent camp reunion at the New Lon- August don Y. M. C. A., boys were pre- eighty sent from all parts of the county. In- dications are that the attendance for the 1921 .season will greatly exceed that of 1920, which numbered 104 boys and 43 girls. NEW INCORPORATIONS IN THIS PART OF STATE New incorporations !n th's seetion of the state include the Chesterfield Mani nfacturing company, of East corporated April 5 to enxame woodworking and metal working Lusiness Capital to start stock is $25,000, dlvided 2,500 shares at $10 each. into .Business is with $2,000. The inesrporatars are Sol Doblin, Jamacia, L. L: Samyed Doblin of New Jersey and Marion R. Davis, Niantie. Hall & Co, New London turnpixe, Shares sub- seribed for 100 on wiich $2.000 eash and Elmer $8,000 in property have been paid. Presi- dent and treasurer, N. C. Hall, 50 shares:| ang who ell known gecretary, C. F. MasK'nner, Ohe Bt and A. The, Connegticut Spesia: of Colchester, incofnarat: deal in . MacKifion, one sh: clothing and the_like. sheres, Clothing Co.. April 4th, to Capital stock $15,000, dividd 'mto 150 sharcs at $100 each. Business ‘o start with $2.800. Incorporators Philip Kaplan. Louis Nele- ber, Benjamin Neleber and Julius Turet-| axpected zky, all ISABELL IS BOUND OVER » FOR FEDERAL COURT Five cases of alleged vielation of the natonal prohibition law Wwere presented before United States Commissiener Frank L. McGuire in New London, .Satyrday. Charles Isabell of Mystic was bound over to the next term of the United Stats dis~ ;:' Mrs. of Colchest . Mr. Himes had many warm friends in the trade because of his genial, social widely known all through | nature and was New England. ly Thursday. trict court under bonds of $500. The ease of the other accused were- continued as|er follows: Martin Clemens and FHenry Tetrault, until néxt Friday, 11 Jeseph Hoffs and Wasily Slepica until May 1. Isabell is proprietor of Mystic. ment is vania. from th N. H, named Beayer. deputy judge. Fifth Division, 8 Yoemen. SRR SIS L NOEWICH CITY COURY JUDGESHIP' HEARING TUESDAY hearings on the matter of the judgement for the eity of Norwich are due to be held before the judiclary comymittee n Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 imr the ol senate chamber at the capitol at Hart-|Wrong, William Juniper; piano solo, H. ford. There are dve bills to be consid-{E. Wheel ered, the appointees named in them te- inging John H. Barnes, Henry H. Pettis, Arthur F. Libby ahd Frank Gardner for The term of the appoint- two years. Fifth Divislen “Vets” Beunion. * The most important gathering of for- mer members of the Fifth (Regular) Di- vision since the division returned from the Army of Occupation, will take plase in New York City, April 23rd, when the New York State Camp, Soiety of the|was will hold a convention, dinner and dance in the Hotel Pennsyl- ese States. Submarines For Far East Cruise. The U. S. 8. Beaver and the following named submaripes will leave Portsmox:! Coast and Far 8, 8-17. for the Pacific East: 8.3, 8.9, S-14, 8-15, 8-1 Ex-Navy men in the following named ratings re-enlist for one of the above vessels: Mates, 5 Electriciang triclans (Radio) 4 Carpenters Mates, § Machinist’s Mates, 3 Water Tenders and Ex-Navy men - who re-enlist for duty with the submarine division wil be transflerred directly to the U. B. Further' detafls may be had by applying at the Navy Recruiting Station, New London, Conn.. — e hotel i On Moter Trip South. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Gallup, accompan- iled by their daughter, Miss Susaa Oal- lup and their granddaughter, meeting. Although the Fifth Division is a rveg- ular army unit, and was made up, during | wich the war, of men from every State—one machine gun company alone having rvep- resentdtives from forty-two States — a large percentage’ of the men were frem New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Before the Division was depleted by loss- es in the Argonne-Meuse campalign, the majority of the men in the Ninth Bri- gade, comprised of the Sixtieth and {Bixty-first Infantry. Regiments and the Fourteenth Machine Gun Battalion, were L § Marie Gallup, left New loadon ¥y motor Saturday, on a three weeks’ triy south. They planned to make New York Satur- day evening and remain there ever Sur- day. Monday they will continue on ‘o Philadelphia, thence fo Baltimore, aad au Tuesday expect to reach Washington, D. Cfl There Mrs. Gallup will attend the annual D| A| R. congress and- a tea the following day, gfilven by Mrs. Mgng. Won Wrestling Mateh. S Young Benny Leonard won the ama. :':ur eshtxmphuhln of %o hnm'l.:‘ald om Strangler Disco, Who the title for the past six months, Saturday | sughter-in-law, ‘won night, in the Duwel arena. the first fall in 9 minutes, 34 seconds, with a body scissors and head lock hold. | isting. He also won the second in 5 minutes, 20| * seconds when Disco threw np the spon. These two boys were well matched. The defeated champ will be matched with Leonard in the near future. people own imj Don’t v;::te u:lm‘am trying to h‘nnroll Wi e portance of your Forwn Progremme Held. The programme for the Forum ef Nor- wich Musical and Dramatioc Association held on Sunday afternoon was in charge Otmstead-Higging Engagement Mr. and Mrs. Aldus Chaplin Higgins of son of Rev. Dr. ang of Pomfret, Conn. Miss Higgins made her dsbut last winter. Mr. Olmsted is a graduate of Pomfret school and attend- ity College, Hartford. He enlist- ‘e Chocolate Shop most sucoessful J=! INCIDENTS IN Misg Katherine ';uy (Monday) for —_—— inst | those who are re'#f ning SUDDENLY IN PROVIDENOE F. Himes, 2 manufgcturer of a well known make of cigars in this city where he had been a frequent visitor on business trips for the Igst twenty-five years, died suddenly last Thursday at hi last trip is home in Providence. His here was ahout two weeks ago He was taken sick soon after getting home from that trip and had been i poor health since then, his death coming un- Simens and was as f¢ er; cloeing, The Star Spangled L CHARGED WITH DRIVING UNDER INFLUENCE OF LIQUOR As the result of a collision between two automobiles at Thamesville Saturday morning, Francls J. McManus, Of New London, driver of ene of the machines, Alphas Rehearse sudeville The Alphas, gn Academy sorority, held @ rehearsal Saturday evening at Slater hall for a vaudeville shew the sorority is to give. ‘The made 1n first bicycle driven by pedals was Paris in 1868. i Opening chorus, Holy, Holy; pra: Geary; duet, Looking to Jesus, Miss Mary. Simons and Arba L. Simens; solo, The Sword of God, Miss Alice Perrin; selection by the male quartette with Al- bert Perrin as sololst; selection by the m band; eolo, The Werld is All Thers were many vistters included in the large attendance. James Godman of Brooklyn, Conn., was predant at the run into by the car driven by McManus. Both cars were badly smasbed. Olmsted pe at 49 Broadway 1 opening Saturday, was solg out. The putrenage po exceded the. expectations of the pro- G. H. Roberts, that. the large ly of souvenirs gave out, customers offered cordial congratulations upen the suecess of the opening. SOCIETY Brown leaves Mount Vernen, N. but all his . Miss Elizabeth F. Pullen and Mrs Frank M. White of Winchester, Masa., are at Miss Pullen's home on Lincold avenue for several days' stay. club |, Mrs. Frederick 8. Camp entertalned informally Thureday afternoon for her . Walter T. Camp, of Portland, Me. iss FElla *M. Norton poured tea, Mrs. Edward D. Fuller as- tine. theif home. P. 0. OFPICIALS tvely unimportant mail in the morning; fac- ing up with stamps in the same way in case of large quantities of lettws or circulars and separating the local from out ef town mail. One_of the yost office officints stated Sunday that it is astomsh'nz hew ig- norant the average business man is as to the value and importapca of fre- quent and early depositing of his own mall. “He is quick to note say letter a: the other end, without realizing that the delay. fs due to a missed mall train, ce- casioned by the lateness of the heur at Which the letter was denosital in the post office. When the busizess man un- daorstands exaetly how mallmg late in the day interferes with the facile des- patch of his own mail, he will be very Apt to develop aft office schedvle which will better take care of his own inver- ests, . The communication which Postmaster General Hays has iss12d is salf explana- tory. It follows: “The following cond'tions recently ob- tained at the Washinx‘on nost office: Ap- Proximately 700,000 letters, postal caeds and 9,000 sacks of mail were despatched daily. * About 150,000 8f the letters and tal cards were ‘deposited between 8 . m. and ¢ ». m. Approximataly 600000 letters and cards and other matter in the WDims) Kgevportion wers deposited - tween 4 D. m. and . m. nearly all of which were deposi:ed between 4 p. m. and 7 p. m. Seventy/d'x per cent. of all the mail handled by the Washing- ton vpost office is under th cabsolute con- trol of government offic! “The practice preva.»d in nearly an government depactments of hoiding the bulk of their mafl uatfl the close of the day before 1:m3tnx in the pest office, which was ‘he reason for the in- flux of mail aocout 437 er 5 o'cleck, making a peak which was Sryoesible adeffuately to handle. “Compared with the whole, the part franked matter, boo<s, pampalets, printed malled at any time. - $2.25. For Spring Gowns 75¢ SILKS, AT 59¢ Yard-wide Taffeta—half-silk and half-cotton, in black, white twenty-five leading colors, suitable for Dfesees, Slips, Linings, Dressss, oto~8pecial Price 500 a yard, reg- ular vaiue 78¢c. $2.50 SILKS, AT $1.89 “Minuette”. Sifk. for Blouses and Dresses, in jade, coral, honey, Copenhagen, black and white—8pecial Price $189 a yard, regular value $2.50. $2.25 SILKS, AT $1.89 Yard-wide Satin Copenhagen, Pekin, brown, navy and black, for street wear—Spweisi Price $130 a yard, regular value $2.25 SILKS, AT $1.89 | Yard-wide Silk Foulards, small de- signs on navy and black grounds, excellent value for Spring and Sum- mer wear—Special Price $189 o yard, regular value $225, a yard, reguiar valus $4.00. $4.00 SILKS, AT $2.98 40-inch Baronette Satin, for Spert Skirts, in all the leading colors, in- brewn, ton. The bids were as follows: tucket Coal and Wood Co., $10. ton; Chappell Co., $11.90; Max and Con Corp., $12.47; Co., $12.50. $11.9 The Porteous & Mitchell Ce. ARRESTS FOR ALLEGED THEFT OF AN AUTOMOBID .80 0-:: Thames Coa People’s Coal Coal Co. Greenwich, Agril 17.—Three men, Whe, of this peak that was first class mail wa< |gave their namds as Franklin almost mnezlibible, chiefly consisting of |Chester Baker and Benjamin Gibbe, all hére fe- forms. publicity mall. anl other mall »|day and held for the Springfleld peliee. Springfleld, Mass.,. were secondary importanse Which could be |They are alleged to have stolen an st~ tomobile in Springfield last night affer. “It is our opiniyn trat a simllar con-|assaulting a watchman. They dition obtains in all the larzs post offl- | through Stamford early today in & ces. Investigation has proven that it!echine and when a policeman attempted te does obtain in many and that large|[stop them they drove the automoblle same practice. “The government has taken steps to|and Police Captain James Nedley wen! users of the malls have engaged in the | directly at him, knocking him down. Word was sent hére from Stamferd cure the situation at Washington by fre-lout in a hired automobile in gearch of He arrested them and they of holding the bulk until evening. starte dto drive to the police btation, wvered by Nedley's revolver. Near the quent mailings during the day instead|the trio. “If the publie, especially the large m: ers of the majis, will follow the - | station the officer put his gun In his peek- ernment's lead in an earnest effort tolet and the Springfield men drew rewel. cause frequent mailings, there will belyers and knocked Nedley off the running tages in the delivery of mail at destination. | tate’ “(b) Congestion of work in the post office a night is reduced thereby lessen-|psrRIOTIC DEMONSTRATIONS BY ing the possibility of delay. “(e) Mailing during the merning and early afternoon clears the way for more expeditious handling and dispatch of im- portant evening mafls. on trains thet are not heavily laden with mail, with consequent’ more effi- clent train handling. time when it can be readily di ed, and therefore is more ceive prompt delivery there. “(f) Lastly, but by no maans least jmportant, the early meilinz reduces the amount of night work at post offices, and thereby benefits postal employes and their families. “The effort for a better mail service is entitled to this co-operatisn. Such co-operation will make an immediate im- provement apparent. The aid of the pub- lic is most respectfully requested. “WILL H°HAYS, “Postmaster General” “P. 8. The postmaster at Washingten just advises me that he has been able to transfer 24 men from the night mall ds- tributing force to the day mail distribut- ing work through the co-operation of government departments and members of congress in the ‘mall early’ campalgr, which we want first to begin and con- tinue at home.” Schoel Coal Contract Awarded The bids for supplying coal to the schools of the town for the ensuing year were opened on Saturday by the town schoo! committee and the vontract for the 1050 tons was awarded to the lowest bid- der, the Shetucket Coal company, whose price was $11.90 per ton. The bids weré as follows: Shetucket Coal company, $11.90 per ton; Chappell Co., $12.05 for' egg coal, $12.30 for stove coal and §12. for mixed coal, stove and egg); Thames 12.47;; People's Coal com- Files Bankruptcy Petitiom. . Hach Coal & Wood Co. of Norwich has filed a petition in bankruptey In the United States district court in Hartford. The debts are given as 37,645 and the assets as $7,815. College Club Banqust, ‘The Norwich college club is to hold its the Community house on Coal Cantract City Hall The contract for supplying the eity hall with.200t ons of best Lehigh egg coal has been awarded to the Shetuck- et Coal and Wood Co. at $10.80 per \ the following certain consequent advan-|poard. Later Captain Nedley and anbther * : policeman resumed the hunt for the trie. “(a) Business would be expedited |Tne alleged stolen automobile wi¥ founs through an earlier dispatch, sometimes|a: Round Hill and a little later th. these making a difference of one entire day|men, were arrested near the Cenverss e- AMERICAN DEFENSE SOCIBTY New York, April 17.—Comme §latisa tions throughout the United States May 1, “I feel” President My wife, Aima Hill, having left my bes and board without just cause, | here- annual banquet this (Monday) evening at|by refuse to pay any bills of her sam- Church stroet. | ypoction, on or after this date. T JULIUS HILL Plainfield, Conm. THEEE » no oy et - fes to offset what the soclety scribes’ “as any disloyal meetings thai “(e) Matter majled early usualty 47 be held by the boieheVistic clement reaches the large business centers at &)y o " nge public here today. Harding, wrote, ™ “that your plan of holding publié gathet- ing. NOTICE R RS of the work of the American Defénse™” “|d) Matter mafled early is dispatched Soclety in holding patriotic demonstfa. ., at which can be voiced the loyal and patriotic sentiment of the great mass of * the people, who too frequently arg some- ; what foo inarticulate In these matters, ¥ an excellent and useful one. We have . need to enlist all the influence that can be edbunted upon to stand squarely fer law, order and our sestablished institu- tions of repreentative government.” th ACIFREE v R o \