Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 6, 1921, Page 2

WILLIMANTIC i ; poem read and prayer, Rev. ‘B. D, Rémingtén, pastor Baptist church; {8uet, Mibs Néllie Gerharat and E. R. ! Gillette ; address, Rev. W. O. Berckman; duet, Miss Gerhardt and Mr. Gillette; tn"uh;) the services, a3 the casket was & , Bofmeé frem the 8Murch, tAe¢ band played |y Goa, fo Tés. The line was hial schaols Wetnestiay 38 it | hen formed as follows: NORWICH BULLETIN o =& oo fi e g WIL:-""": - gfi:m:l- of the variots %‘ f Old Guard Band. Telephon 23 Church 8t that the registration for 1932 witl b8 big oné and that the high Agutes o oral _Post o Over ten (housand crowdsd Elks |1921 will be sufpasted. During the past|Memibrs of ncm:; Ju;& m 1(“5?1«. N T o iy i | At L atisives snd Frisnts. final t of the Elks' Country Faif. T vaction of the evefing was | Windham sifest, asd St Mary's L i N . the marriage of John Kwaswick of N;v mkfim hive beth taxed to ar it w“!l‘m 5 P mm- :‘“mn:.-::u:’ x_-‘-_ham:'n:;.:;? :&' ;lice secursd for the yedr the f ward L. Kelly, commander. At thé close be large enough to c&re for the increase in registration. The regiitrafs. 6f. votsrd; A Weathérhead and Patfiek D. at 930 oclock, the wedding march being plased by the American band. The couple were escorted to the stage By the ushers George Bartlett, Fran- ois Keon, Archie Dubreuil and Arthur Hurley, and the cerémony Was perform- #4 bensath on arch of firs and hydran- by Justics of the Peace Thomas J. | December. abes. Mrs. Catherine W. Comgdés, 80, died Immediagely after the ecsremony a |Monday morning at the hotne of hér son wedding cake Was presented the mar-; fied pair and fifty dollars in gold was alto handed them by the Elks’ commit: tee The co Symaom fn New York, after which tHey |gno is survived By her soR, will reside in New Britain serviee there was music by the Majes- He and M. 1. Farrell sang The m comine from to the Thomas R. Congdod. mantie. - Me stage acded much the k from some the feet of the cersmy 512 Mr and Mrs. Kwaswick will receive many handsome presents from the Wil " orave in the new Willimadtie eeth imantie merchants. amone them beint (& T’ poarers: webe Harry and g @ ton of coal an n Frank Woodworth, Leo Blontie an sullivan. ree of Killourney Brothers. ron. an slec- r sixteen clectele fat o nAN clock trom his home No. bid sther attractions of the avenine % cimetery, I charg Brolhers. Day was Guietiy pssdéd in thi In the evefiing the falf eauglit the asure 15 gathered in Biks' Park for th ttement of the midway and to witnes: Jordan FHard- th Round Oak | ¢ machines and | the stage. eral automobile left the eity for beachds of o) Dérnehue will hold sessions here this week when the to be made list Will be ompleted and made ready for the city eléction in Wiliam §. Congdon of No. §1 Turnet street. Mrs, Congdon was the widow of She wa# born i i B Jewett City, m»l}u 1 ie;}‘,”surf:nu:: 283, e are on- % 1 a to spend their ter of Juhn and lary Wiltlam 8 Durine the Congdon and one grandchild of Willis Funeral services tor Henty B. Wood: worth were held Monday aftefnoon at » o'clock from his harme at N8. 78 Sprink | sunday and Monday. street, conducted by Rev. Arthur D, Car- 1 penter, paster of the Fifst Baptist ehurdh | 1yn, N. Y., were at their summer home who also read thie commiital sefvicé ot | Bimwpod Heights the past week. Thé arringements were o ha he newlvwade were n-,m‘T br Wiltiam Miller, The funeral of Benjamia Byéel, whe A-ave a car loaned by the Jordan nday night at st. Jostph's hos- s héld Monday morning at u:a{ { cuest of relatives in town Asl Rabi Max Lévine of the local ¥ ish synagogue oiiiating. Burlal wes majoriiy of iis eiliénk. Seve \e cniertainment at the Klks' cotfitry scekers and over five {iwusand t evening of the faif, to enjoy thd ex marriage that took piace at § e'cioek londs of pleasure ¢ Lake, taking advaitage of the Piring Bquad from Submarine Bage. DAty A. Bigelow Post of Colchestef. of the Legion cérémonies, a squad fired thres vélleys ovér the grave and Taps sounded by the bugler from the bass was #choed by Barle Holmes and Bradford Cragin, cornetists of the banll, stationed at a distance. The line was again form- éd and rharchied to thé post héeadquarters and was dismissed. - Cecll Bigelow and Mf. and Mrs. Den- nis Bigelow of South Royalton, Vt, were in town Sunday attending the funeral of thelr brotheés Gerald Kefr of Salem and Harold Kerr ¢ Marlboro wWere in town over Labor Misses Deborah and Carmel Shea of Hartford were guests over Labor day of their parén and Mrs. David Sheéa Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Nutter of Whit ifisville, Mass., Were guests of Mrs. Nut- ter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Roper, 0. H. A. Milhau and famlly et Brook- Walter B. Lombard of Hartford was at fils home on Nerwich avenue over Sun: day. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hefflon and daugh- térs of EaBt Haddam wére suests of Mrs Hetfion's parents over Sunday illiam O'Brien of N: & er Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Charlés Muh of New ork are guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Curgenven. A lafge numbér from. town attended the opening day (Monday of the Norwich air. Mr. and Mrs. Barle Hoimes feturned ousans saent the aftefnobfi 1n | Saturday- cVenin§ from an auto trip ching the Ameriean Théad A. A |ihrough Canadi snd nort New York sanc ester bageball yame, of ehjoying The Colchéster jub 166ls open this (Tuesday) morn'ng Supervisor H. S. Libby afnounces the teachers for the en- suihg year as follows: | Borough: Grads 8, Cora Carrier; 7, un- igned; 6, B. Agnés O'Connor; 5, Lilly MeDefmott; 4, Helena L. O'Connell; Mary Shea; 2, Eileen Sullivan; 1, An Smith. Uhiohville: Helena Shea. Chesthut H Beeond distric e 8 | v X e Tenth di: whow fine weather to enjoy the extra day of district d. X r Others atte:ded Norwich falF. Buckdey Huida Johnson n Center: Gerirude P. Church. stores were closed for the ddy, adl v row . Yovee] North W zabeth Cronin. he banking houses. Open housé| HOTh festonester: o i kept during the afternoon at the e sun, 2 M. C. A and many enj.yed the ridge: Ethel Rogers Bre- vieges extended by the assotlatio. aill deliveries for the ed but the general delivery win kept open at various Inter. ng the day for mall called fir. ors, were before Judge Frank H. the police court Monday morn. ed with_intoxication. »sted late Sunday night. 'fi;d—smrmach ! amountlfig to $17.15. mpany Mo, telephotie or bell. Officcr Frank MeLean were Patrick Lyons and dames Donoliue, old They Both and both settied for fines passed the d holiday without = catl of has thé prize School in the Tenth district wiil not until Sept. 12. A teachers’ meeting " | s scheduled for Wednesuay, Sept. 7th, at P m. Rev. Henry A. Blake of Kent was in town Thursday attending the funeral of | ‘|E. S. Day. Mr. Blake was a former pas. - |tor of the Congregational church. Louls Maples of Norwich was Thursday. Frederick A. Smith of New London, who was in town Thuréday, was postmas. ter. of this place for elght years, Wooster lodge, No. 20, F. and A. M., held the fifSt meeting after the summer| récess in Masonic huli | d in his garden on display Att Tl 1”““ . potito s garden play | Attorney Thomas M. Shi of Nor- Sends Her 10 Bed |5 “oice station. * The spia, which | wick was n Coposier isitor Friday. 7 4 ¢ over one and one half peunds is| 8. H. Reliogg of New Britain was vis- for 18 Months ¥ three polatoes in one. At clther | Wifk $iends 1h tawh the Loir 4 EE he potafo 1§ another of &00d | Georse Sabins lett !nwn?a:‘n:}::k;ho pllimenin pofatd at it§ longest Pont Wt asuring over eight inches. Eatosic Gets Her Upl | " narged with keeping intoxicating liqu “Over & vear ago,” says Mrs. Dora | hic mvs\»s;\nnflp\\ ugn intent to iel!. wil Willisme, I took to bed and for |pe pefore the police court this (Tuegday) 10 monthe did not think I wonld live. [morning. Wheeler's cake has been con- n so muck I am |t “everal times, once to have the Be# fip and able to work. I recom. | brew sampled, and again because ghly ior stomach trouble.”” | ®he man who wag to analize the booze ond o 0ald not attend court " heips pecple %o get well by Mrs. ldward Card of Seuth taking up and carrying out ths ex- and Mre. Arthur L. Clark of €%es acidity and gases that put the have returned aftes visiting #lonack oot of order. 1f you have past few days with Me. arid Mrs, uul.ru sourness, heartbu: 1 S Maine at Gféten Long Point. belehing, food repeating, or othes Iev. Arthur D. Carpefter, pastbt of somach distrecs, teke an Fatonic afier each meal. Big box eos'z only atrifle with your druggist '« 1aotoe, LEE & OSGOOD 131 Main Street DENTIST 1S Main Street. Willimarsic ! Phonas 44| JAY M. SHEPARD Susceeding Filmore & Shepard Funeral Director & Embaimer 60-62 NORTH ST. WILLIMANTIC| “SCHOOL DAYS, SCHOOL DAYS.~ Do you remember the old song abou Eady Assistant. Tol. Conneckion | o101 "fays being golben tuls days? T} s wrong to send a coughing, sneezing, spit. Killourey Bros. ting child to school FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS First ze at Lake Metmphretagog, Canada to be head of the commerctal depal ent in the academy. COLCHESTER The funeral of Lieut. Donald A. Bige. w. whose bedy artived in town las! week from France, was held at the Con. Hours—9 &. m. w0 3 . m. t headquarters to the church. The services in the church Weré as follows E. Pendleton; inveeation, Rev, colds are infectious. and Tar, coughs and colds, = - mucous and coats raw, irritating mem- 6 Unian St. Willimantie, Conm. | branies with a healing, soothing med Phone 200 (Lady Assistant) |Lee & Osgood Co. o coothing medicine. MURRAY'S BOSTON STORE Willimantic, Conn. STORE CLOSED TODAY LABOR DAY iv RECOGNITION OF THE DAY SET ASIDE FOR THE HONORING OF THE GREAT AMERICAN PUB- LIC—THE LABORING PEOPLE, WE WILL REMAIN CLOSED ALL DAY. George Wheeler, of West Main strest, Baptist ehtfen has réturned tor two month€’ vaeation spént at fs Mize Mabel E. Jehkins ieft Willimafitic ay for Duxbufy, Mass. where e gregational echurch Sunday at 2 p. m. The members of Donald A. Bigelow post, American Legion, and their guests, head- the Old Guard band, marched from Organ preiude, by the organist. Mre. C. 0. Berckman, pastor; scfipture reading, Mr. T to spread disease |germs among other little omss. Gommon Proteét your own and other little ofies with Foley's Honey This safe family remedy checks loosens phlegm ana ing for his home in New Haven, hav N , having Béeri éailed there by illncss in his family. Michael Sullivah spent the holiday at his home in New Haven. STAFFORD s:RINGS The mills, &téres, banks and library| Wwill Be closéd all day today, Labor day, | and the postoffice will observe the usual| hoilday hours. There will be no other observance of the day locaily. M&fl}" Stafford Springs people will spend the day at Crystal Lake. .| Theé public schools will open Tucsday . | méraiig for the fall term. Rapid prog- ress is being made on the mew 1l-room grammar school building and it will| probably be ready for occupahicy several | . | weeks before the time specified in the | eontract; whick 1§ Jan. 1, 1922. a week With iriends in Gloucester, M: Rice and Rissell Franklin, all of New York, have been visiting relatives in| town, Mrs. Tilly Carey of Springfieldd spent - | St. Germain. Mrs. Harry Wise of Worcester is vis- iting at the heffie of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. W Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Eaton and two ¢hildren are at Pleasure Beach for two weeks. Miss Mary Reyholds of the First National bank is spending her vacation with them. Afthuf J. Melbourne and George O'Connell are visiting relatives in Med- way, Mass, F. H. Baker has sold a house and ¢ | tract of land on Charter Heights to Mr. e s |a%d Mrs, Louls Freeman, = Mrs. Oscar Ladish and Mrs. Alfred Whitley of Methuen, Mass., have been Epending several days with Mr. and Mrs, Hefman Ladish. e GARDNER Mr. and Mrs. Orville Nickerson and family, who have been at their camp, o Portland, Me. MP. and Mrs. George Schnorr and | Ffank Batmote of Brocklyn, N. Y., are | Yisiting 4 few days with Mrs. Frank Barmors at Cosy Cottage. | Dr. A. Btebbins and family 6f Colches. ter and Edward Hasen of Middletown are .at Mona Bina cottage, Mrs. O. Bennett of Brooklyn, N. Y., hag retarned home after two weeks' stay At Cofly estiage. . &nd Mis. W Meynard and family 3 ‘Theh &Mu-&mm e e, NORWICH _BULLET! filck was the in town | Mrs. R. L. Quiiéy has been spending | Mrs. Mary Besoth and Mrs. Donald | t|last week with her daughter, Mrs. Louis| Its Toast O seal in the | delicious i Butley | flavor Onee you've enjoyed the amf you will i ways v Norwich, who have been spending uzust at Idle Hour cottage returned te Menday. Mir. and Mrs. Wright and family of vashingtoh, D. C., have returied after ending the summer here. L. A. J. Dilion of New York city, an bert swimimer. swam the ‘length of the se¢ in 58 minutes and 5 seconds. Mr lion has been a guest at the Lake hous Mrs. L Stfongin and %on, who have been spending several weeks at the Lake house, returned irom Maine, where she has been visiting friends for two weel Milg Light of West Chester Pa., has condiicted Camp Cadaho for seasons, cloged the eamp this week. ASHFORD rly 250 were in attendancce at the unity picnic of the Ashford fare dsscciation at Blck's grove, rd, Friday. under the lead of A. E. Lyman of Colum- bia, was in fine trim, and oyened thé program with selections wihich were heartily applauded. People were arriving 1 directions during ly afternoon, many parties brin their lunch to enjoy it in the beauti- ful grove. A stand for the community players and for speakers had been er who any West- iting friends, so that it become: manent property of the association fi similar gathefings. James S. Stevens of Harlford took the lead in community singing and soon had the people going with enthusiasm in top- ical ahd patriotic songs. He/was accom- panied a fthe organ Edith Stevens, and by Several of the patriotic were led by the band. Mr. varied the program by humorous incidents and solo singing. The community play was entered into v the children taking part. svelyn and Vera Wii. son, Lillian and Doris Brewer, Nina Up- ton, Harriet Durkee, John and Paul Vostinak. They were directed by Mrs. Jessic Durkee. assisted by Mrs. Walter Brown and Miss Hazel Reynolds. With card legends, songs and speech and ge: tures, the children, in “the spirit of 192 commended thrift, cleanliness and com munity helpers, and made short shrift of dirt and H C L, whom they drove out of the community. Miss Irene Upton gave a character skefch recounting a visit to the dentist which was keeniy appreciated. A. W. Greer, supervisor for this district ed to state how plans could be developed in Ashford the coming fall and winter for night school work in Englisk and Americanization. His suggestions will be school board. There are many, especial- ly among the families of Slavish descent, Who will be interested in these plans. Allen B. Lincoln gave a short talk out- | lning the plans and purposes of the Ash- {ford Welfare assoclation and announced E. Hinman for an address at the meeting Sept. 30th. - John Vostinak was invited to bring forward some of the Slavish chiidren present to sing follc songs in thelr native tongue. Gustaveé Nagy sane in Slavish a patriotic song similar to The Star Span- | €led Banner of America, and these fea- tures were received with marked favor by the audience. enjoyed the soclal hour. Many remarked what a fine community treasure had been revealed In Buck's grove, the use of | Which had been generéusly tendered by . | Overiook, for u few weeks, have returncd | the ownet, George E. Buck. The sale of fee cream, bananas and candy netted a tidy sum for the treasury of the band. Those I attendance included many from othér communities, among them Mr. and Mrs. Ollver A. Hiscox and Miss His. ¢ox from Woodstock, Burton M. Welch and family from Chaplin, Mr. and Mrs. nk Warfleld from Washington, D. ., Bert Whitehouse and family from Abirig. ton, Rev. H. M. Lawson of Bald Moun. tain, J. Arthur Ingalls and Mrs. Ingails of Brooklyn, N. Y., Mr. and Mrs. A N, Hanimond of Woodstock, L. M. Reed and Miss Burleson of Union, - % JEWETT CITY Mies Ida Perry = and Wiillam Da- ¢harms wete matried Monday morning by Rev. John J. McCabe. The wit- flésssy were Edward Duchirme, broth- Gr of the groom, and Moses Salols, un- Blé of the bride. After the cérémony breakfist was served at the bride's dome on Hill street to relatives and driends present from Arctic, R. I, New Bedford, Mass., Baltic and Jewett City. the brifle received many gifts. Mr. and . Ducharme wili spend their foneymoon in Rippde Island, Massichu- ®etts, Malné and Connecticut. On their téturn théy wiil reside at the bride's home. The excéptionally fine Wedther of funday and Labor day, coming after the extrems heat of last week, was the plgnal for & general exedus from the borough. Automebile trips and the New Londof county fair at Norwich Were the leadifiz attractions. B. C. Bliss and his family of Bast Mein street were guests Saturday and Bunday of Mr. ahd Mrs. D. C. Bliss of Paxton, Mass. Léslie Bliss, the older ®on, took the party in his automobile. i Twenty-one years ago Labor day, the A, A. Young Jr. Hose and Ladder Co. ‘went to Putnam to take part in the firemen’s muster. The home, company Wel- The Babcock Cornet band, | the noon hour | for the state board of edtication, was ask- | taken up and eonsideéred by the local| that it was hoped to secure Judge George After the regular program, the band| played many famillar airs and the. people i i FRANKLIN - 160 ' Complete Sets of Can be Allotted Our Resident New HALLENGE SALE!! York Buyer wires ~ that he has secured A CARLOAD OF CHINAWARE To further illustrate to the people of Norwich that the G. & T. Grand are here to promote greater values for the least money, we will offer for sale Beginning, We Inesday, Sept. 7 s the entire lot at LOWER THAN PRE-WAR PRICES G. & T. GRAND, Inc. 5¢— 1J0¢c—25¢c STORE SQUARE Pieces for your home a genuine necessity NORWICH, CONN. Take advantage of this | Go10 Commences rare opportunity to secure Wed., Sept. 7th at 9 AL M. i baseball ‘ma i heduled with the Westerly K. of C nine at Riverside Park for Monday af- ternoon, there was no ball game in Wes- terly Labor Day, So the crowds took in the New London county fair at Norwich and Ashaway fair. Although the base- ball game between Bradford and the Kaceys was arfanged before the last game played between the two feams in Bradford, the visiting manager called up Manager Gallagher Saturday and in- formed him that it would be impossible |to play the game, as many of the Brad- ford players were engaged to take part |in games in Providence on the holiday. When the word was received it was too |late_to arrange for a game with any othéf téam in this section, and the fans lost an opportunity to see an exhibition on a perfect. Many atterided the base- bull farce staged at the Ashaway fair grounds bétween Hope Valley and Ash- away, which proved to be a runaway for the Hope Valley team, the score being 14 to 6. Sherman did the twirling for the Valley boys and was never forced to exert himself. Othefs went to the fair in Norwich and the rémainder of the holiday crowd visited the beaches for the last time this season. Senator Ttipp of Colorado, & summer resident at Watch Hill, was taken ill Friday and a call was sent to the Wes- tetly Sanitary corps for ald. ‘The am- bulance was sent to the resort and the |senator was carried to Westerly, where arrangéments were made te stop the & o'clock flier for New York. He was put aboard the frain, and taken to the Flow- ler Hospital in New York, where he was aperated on for appendicitis Monday. Hi condition was reported as favorable. The Westerly playground on Riverside |Park closed Saturday afternoon for the season. The project has been a great success al lsummer, and hundreds of children have taken advantage of the opportunity ta enjoy thi e with the swinge, slides and other equipment at the grounds. The supervisdts, Harold T. Kendall and, Miss Ruth Davis have done wonderful work espécially alohe the lines of Americanization, and have had just organized its famous Hese Fum- fing team, calculated to run any stated distance with a hose jumper, make a coupling with a hydrant and get on a gtream of water through 100 feet. of those with the nozzle properly adfisted, @l to be accomplished fn the least pos- Fible time. The team Wwa& Foreman Matthew Geafy; he turned on the wa- ter; Henry LaBonne and Thomas Per- #1s made the coupling, Samuel Bottom- fey was assigned t» lap the Koss and #01d the water 75 feet from the hydrant in case it camé beforé the nozgle wis in place. Morris Shéa and Bugené Ba- fisle broke the coupling at 100 fect. Jo- @eph Cahoon screwed on thé nobble, Mi- chael MeCarthy, Miles McCarthy, George Eilérmann and Charlés Confell iwere sprinters. The téeam won in Put- mam in 31 2-5 seconds with several see- onds to Spare. The fire company as a whole easily won the $25 sflvér trumpet Which was given to the best appearing company, in line, It was greatly regrétted by the many people from Jewett Cy who attended the New Lendon county fair at Nor- wich Monday, that the familiar fotm of James B. (Rownd HM) Palmer was not to be scen. Mr. Palmer, who Is ill at his home in Lisbon, was for six years president of the New London Cotinty Agrictitural society and is now viee president. No man in all the fait's history was ever a more {nterested or successful exhibitor, none ever won & larger number of prizes or acquired a greater degree of ekill as a breeder of fancy cattls. | Due to the fact tbat the Bradlordgizughl them many useful ement called off the game |ploying their spare time. | kets woven from WESTERLY ‘ ways of em- A sample of the girls is now on There are the work done by display in Crandall’s window. in the collection about 20 artistic bas- straw and tastefully decorated. All the exhibits excite favor- able comment from passersby. Al mercantile establishments and stores in Westerly were closed Monday in observance of the national holiday, and the post office observed a holiday sghefule. No carrier deliveries were made ali day, and the stamp and gen- éral deflvery windows were opened only from 7 to § o'clock in the morning and from 5 to 6 in the afterncon. One col- Jection of all the mail boxes in town was made at 5 oclock, and two clerks at the office dispatched the mails according to regular schedule. Monday night the outgoing mall was exceptionally light. Laconics The September session of the Wester- 1y town councll will be held this (Tues- day) morning in thé council chambers in the town halt. This (Tuesday) eveming a meeting of Narragansett couneil, No. 21, K. of C., to be held in thé ‘council rooms. Mr. and Mrs. D. William Woods have returned to their home in Boston, after spending the week end with Mr. Wooed's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Woods Miss Flora White, a student nurse at the Rhode Island Rospital in.Providence, spent the holiday with Westerly friends. Herbert W. Chappel returned Monday evening to resume his dutles as instruct- or of history at the West Haven, Conn.. high school. Gerard Shea returned to business in Baltimore, Mr., Monday evening, after spending the holidays with his mother. Mrs. Patrick Shea of the West Side. Byron Lewis of New Haven, spent the wreek end with his parents on Walmit street. BRIEF STATE NEWS Waterbary,—Harold Brennan of Wash- ington, D. C., formerly of this city, is to marty Miss Cassie Conlon of this city today (Monday). Greenwich.—Mrs. John O. Topping and Mrs. E. C. Converse of Greenwich are among arrivals by automobile at the Mt ‘Washington hotel. Litehfiedd.—Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dilling- ham and two children have returned {rom Hyannis, Mass., where they have been spending the summer. Clinton.—As a _result of the tag day for the Clinton Beach Improvement as-| into the| sociation, $45.47 was turned treasury by Mrs. E. D. Wright. Madison.—~Mr. and Mre. Leo A. Korper 4nd family, Who have spent theé entiro summer here at their Ledge lodge cot- tage, returned Saturday to Hartford. New Britain—Receipty at the tax col- lector's office during August totalled $162,037.54, Which - is $94,152.13 more than the receipts in August oné year ago. Winsted—Due to the large nurmber or sandidates for belectmen, it is expected that an unusval amount of Interets will be taker this year in the town election Oct. 3¢. Manchester—The residents of Man- chiester have received appeals from the réfreshimeénts committee of the firemen's’ muster to be held here Sept. 17, asking for gifts of food. Msanchester.—The secretary of the fire- mefi’'s muster committee was agreeably surprised the other day to find in his mail a check for $25 as a contribution to_the expenses from Frank D. Hall of New York. ‘Hartford—Miss Elizabeth Gordon and Andrew Gardon have been visiting Mrs. mue] Ferguson ef Prospect street at Fisher's Island. Middletown. — This city will have aa opportunity to hear Herbert Hoover, see- tary of commerce, when he comes Wesleyan university Thursday morning, pt. 22, to deliver the matriculation ad- dress at the university. Torrington,—Invitations have been is. sued for the wedding of Miss Elizabeth Fuessenich, daughter of ex-Senator Fred- erick F. Fuessenich, and Edward Beach Pierpont at 5.30 o'clock Saturday, Sept. 17, in Trinity church. Southington.—Announcement has been made of the coming marriage of Miss Grace Emmett, daughter of William F. Emmett of Plainville, and Robert G. Simpscn, son of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Simpson of Eden place, this town. The ceremony will take place in New Britai Wednesday morning, Oct. 5. New Haven.—Mrs. Aneon Phelps Stokes has as a guest at Brook Farms, In the Berkshires, Mrs. Robert Hume, wife of Professor Hume, head of the Yale Medi- exalted and cried in sympathy. “We entreat thee to hear us, good Lord!" Where the Actor is Safe The admission fee at 2 Moscow thea- tre is four pounds of peas. In the dis- tressed state of Russia an actor is safe from eggs and tomatoes.—New York Herald. It is reported that gold has beea found in the ice of the great glasier of Monte Rosa, and the search is being made for the seam or-vein from which the yellow flakes originally came. cal school in China. Rev. Dr. Stokes re- turned last week from Paul Smith's, Adirondacks, where he was visiting his mother, Mrs. Anson P. Stok ON THE GANGES Writing in the magazine Asia, A. Coyle gives a colorful picture of. the ceremonial bathing in “the holy Gan- ges” sacred river of India. The scene is laid at the City of Benares. “The men and women bathed to- gether in the crowded places, but far- ther up the stream were a few sets of rafts and canopied shelters, partlally reserved for women. The masculine intruuder did not seem to matter. The women stepped into the water in the sarl; and, when they emerged, they wrapped 3 dry length of cloth about themselves and dropped the wet gar- ment from undemeath as they ar- ranged the fresh sari in graceful folds. “I saw plastic loveliness that would have maddened any sculptor. Hand in hand, a couple of slender girls, clad in solf lemon and lavender. which ca- ressed each movement of the body and each gracious curve of the limbs, flut- tered to the music of their own laugh- ter down the steep ghat; one of them crooking her elbow to keep a tight hold upon a huge copper lotah, while the other raised with a turn of her i silver ecircled wrist, a fanlike group of folds that hindered her feet in their dancing flight. “Beautiful, too, were some of the women as they tiptoed to water the sacred tulsi plant upon its pedestal of clay or stone, and as they clasped their hands upon its root and bowed their heads in prayer; but most beautiful of all wére those who, standing in the river and molded into exquisite statues by its wet embrace, lifted their arms in worship toward the Sun. So im- passioned they looked—their heads flung back upon their columned throats, their eyes closed upon some inper vision—that one’s own heart was A photograph of Mahatma Gand- hi, leader of the India Nationale . ists, the first to be shown here im this country. Gandbi is recognized by the English Government in’ Tndia as one of the most powerful leaders in that country with a fol- ‘owing running into hundreds of housands. English Government officials do all in their power to vlacate him—and sithough Gandhi’ does not advocaté viclence, yet he wants the destruetion of the British- “mpire in Indla. FLAVOUR | ;.. ctarm of "SALADA" Is in its unique flavour of rich delicacy. And It never varies. All grocers