Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 26, 1921, Page 5

As IT 18 The Best Shirts Your Money Can Buy We pmlle ourselves on these shirts of ours. We believe 'they are the best shirts your money will buy. We show a range of patterns and colors that cannot be duplicated. $1.50, $2.00, $3.00 Murphy & McGarry ' 207 Main Street WING'S DAUGHTERS' STATE CONYENTION IN CITY The state convention of- The King's Daughters and Sons is to be held “in Norwich today and Thursday with morn- ing, afternoon and evening sessions. It ir expected that there will.be a large num- ber of delegates from all the circles in the state and an excellent program for the two days has been prepared. The program follows: Wednesday, Oct. 26th One O‘Clock P. M. Meeting of Executive Board. Registration of Delegates Convention declared in session, m.,—state president presiding. 2 . 3.30 p. Singing Miss Louise Fuller, organist Devotional service ~ Rev. David A. Pitt Weleome Mrs. J. C. Atterbury Responss Miss Harriet I Eaton Minutes of 1921 Convention Miss Ada Shelley, state secretary Report of Treasurer Miss Ida J. Lyon Solo—Love not the .world Mrs. Reuben P. Potter Appointment of committees. State Literature Mrs, J. W. Dean Report of New Haven County Miss Mary Woodruft New London, Windham and Tolland Counties Mrs Geo. H, Prior Work Song, Page 243 (In Hymnal) Address, “Ourseives for Others Mrs. Orville Rector state president Vesper Sefviee of Song (Fanny Crosby's Page 34 and 29 Adjournment Wednesday Eveming 7.30 tertainment in charge of Charitable Mrs. W. H. Dawley, president. Thursday Morning, October 27th Leaders’ session, 9.15 Mrs. Orville Rector Opening Devotion Address, “Witnessing' Report of bert branch presideny Report of Middlesex County M wt o W. Alden Report of Litcafield Cournty Mrs. A M. Flint Solo Mrs Elsie Bidwell Report of Credential Committee Report of the Superintendent of Jumior work Mrs, Frank Crawford Glimpses of Our Order in the Outside ‘World Miss Elizabeth Day Glimpses of Our Order at Home Home for Business Girls Miss Flora A. Church “Mispah” Circle Story Mrs. Edward Cady “A Dream Come True" Mrs. 5. Wales Dixon “The Home a-top-o-the-hill” Mrs. James H. Walsh A free dispensary for the sick Mrs. Laura Wray General business of the convention. Election of officers. Service of prayer for our “Shut-ins" and Memorial for those who have departed. Conducted by Mrs. C. B. Joyce, (Proxy for) Miss . Estella Temple. Thursday Afternoom, 1.15 P. M. Reporteof the Council Meeting, May, 1921 Mrs Orville Rector Invitation for mext year's convention Report of committee on- resolution Unfinished business Closing devotional service Mrs, Ira E. Forbes Mizpah Convention declared closed. All meeting are to be held in the Cen- tral Baptist church. You can’t always tell what a man thinks of you by what he says, 'MOTHER! Open Child’s Bowels with “California Fig Syrup” Even a sick child loves the “fruity” Aaste of “California Fig Syrup.” If the WJittle tongue is coated, or if your child is listless, cross, feverish, full of cold, or has colle, & teaspoonful will never fail to oven the bowels. In a few hours you can see for yourselt how thoroughly it works all the constipa- tion poison, sour bile and waste from the tender, little-bowels and gives you, a well, playful child .again. Millions of mothers keep “California Fig Syrup” handy. They know a tea- spoonful today saves a sick chiid to- printed on bottle, Mother! You ust say ‘California” or you may get i _Norwich, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 1921, Light vehicle lamps at 5.22 o'clock this evening. 5 Tuesday was thé feast day of St. Cris- pin, patron of shoemakers. Get your Sphipx Fex at Macpherson’s. Rain and gales have thinned the foli- age to suit the sportsmen’s taste. ° Cooler weather has resulted in hurry, calls. for heaters, oil, gas and electric. This week there are 150 .patients at Norwich state tuberculosis sanatorium. Tug_Aquidneck towed scow Red Eagle from New London to Norwich Tuesday. A practical manual recently acquired by Peck library, ‘Slater hall, is Thomas ‘Wood Stevens' book on Lettering. The weather continues favorable for lumbermen, . who have lost few days dur- ing this fall because of stdrms. Get your Sphinx Fez at Macpherson’s. —adv. meeting of the Central Baptist chhreh was led by Mrs. Almon E. Carroll of Sunnyside avenue. Following a series of heavy showers early Tuesday morning, the temperature lowered, the gmercury standing at 50 de- grees during the afternoon, Large shipments of cotton are arriving daily at Montville station and are be- ing hauled by trucks to the stockhouses of the Massasoit .Mfz.. Co. The addition being built to the em- ployes' home, once the farmhouse, at Norwich state tuberculosis sanatorium has reached the plastering stage. Get yous Sphinx Fez at Macpherson's, —adv. % A number of farmers are discovering that their recently harvested crop of mean a great loss to the growers. Pupils of Wheeler school, North Ston- ington, are to hear Carweth Wells, civil engineer and explorer, who will talk on Six Years in thé Jungles of Malay. From Saybrook, O. H. Horne has ship- ped 10 crates of chickens,to his. newly purchased poultry farm in Exeter, N. H., the last of fgis stock at Saybrook Point. Local delegates will be present at the 46th annudl convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance unicn or Connecti- church Oct. 26-28.° Somerset lodge works the F. C. degree tonight at 7.30.—adv. Charitable circle of. the King's Daugh- ters, Mrs. William H. Dawley, leader, has secured the Filipino orchestra from the Sub Base to play this (Wednesday) at the King Daughters’ convention. Eleven delegates and a number of local members from the three circles in New London will come to Norwich to attend the annual convention- of the Connecti- cut sociffy of the King’s Daughters. Fifty truckmen of the state organized at Norwalk Monday to fight state action under the newly enacted statute which prevents loading of trucks with ‘more than the weight prescribed by the maker. Five hundred Ib. snapper blues, i®. for 25c while they Ilast. Fish Mkt 40 Broadway.—adv. A choral society hag been formed at the Quaker Hill church with 20 three Broadway young people as members. The society was or- ganized under the direction ‘of Mrs George W. Borden and Mrs. Elwood ick- ery as organist. The Church club of the Eniscopal dio- cese of Connecticut met in Stueck’s tav- ern, Middletown, Tuesday evening. The epeaker was Frank O. Kreager of Soringfield, Mass., on Moral Training Through Achievement Clubs, Miss Evelyn BEssex /McGinley. dangh- ter of Mrs. John McGinley of Squire street, and Howard Wetmore Vander Voort of Glen Ridze, N. I., will be mar- ried at St. Jame: piscopal church, New jLondon this (Wednesday) morning. A handsome pine in front of the colo- nial residence of Cov. J. W. Atwood, of Wauregan, on the seawall at Neptune park, has been propped and strengthened by a professional forester to enable it to withstand the winary gales this sea- somn. Cholce medium snapper blue, haddock, eels, castern halibut, mackerel, flounder steak, butterfish, the choicest varieties of oysters, lobsters, lond and round clams, at Powers Bros.—adv. At Hebron, Mrs. John Spafford of Bridgeport, who has a summer home in Exeter, gave her daughter, Miss Helen. a husking party one night recently. The guests chose sides and husked corn for a half hour, husking 56 bushels in that short time. Norwich delezates have been attending the seven-days' meeting of the Woman's Home Missionary society of the Meth- odist Episcopal church which closes at Providence today (Wednesday). There are 390 delegates, deaconesses and mis- sionaries present. 1t is announced from New Haven that every employe of the New Haven rail- road is being asked What his attitude will i be when the time to walk out as ordeerd by the leading railroad unions arrives. Tt is alto announced that the railroad has already begun to train volunteers. At Noank, E. F. Wilbur, local agent for 'a New York packing firm in Fulton Market, has purchased the property own- ed by Mrs. Owen Williams situated on Latham avenue. -Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur now own five houses located on that street, in one of which they live. Thomas Hammond Smith, 47, brother of Winchell Smith of Farmington and | ex-commodore . of the Hartfora Yacht ! club, a membersof the New York Yacht b and builder. of %everal yachts and lover of travel, died at Hadlyme Monday ~f acute mephritis after an illness of but one day. S VERDICT FOR DEFENDANT IN WOOD-CUTTING CASE Judge Ailyn L. Brown has handed down a decision for the defendant in the $600 suit of Frederick A. Barnes of Ston- ington against Edwin A. Chesebro of Groton. Mr. Barnes, sued Mr. Chesebro {on the claim that the latter had removed . 150 cords of wood from a lot in Groton, {where the defendafic hall paid the plain- tiff $950 to cut and remove a lot of lum- ber according to a - contract. Barnes claimed the cord Wood was not in the | contract. Takes Appeal from $100 Fine. The Tuesday morning sesion of the city court was of short duration, the only, case being that of the state vs. Stanley Dziedwisch of Taftville. Dziedwisch was arrested Saturday on a charge of driving an automobile wm?e aunder the influence of liquor. He collided with another ma- chine in Burnham square Sunday after- noon, He was fined $100 and costs and through his lawyer, T. M. Shields, took an appeal. Struck by Automobile, Francesco Mitche® gt 47 Thames street was struck by an automobile in Thames sireet near Page's lane Tuesday cvening about 8.30 o'clock. His shoulder was badly brulesd and there is a possibility that thers was a bone broken in his shoulder, The driver of the machine took the man at once to thgsBackus hospital, It was yeported that Mitcheil stepped out from behind a trolley car inw the path of the automobile, e Jt woyldn’t be so bad for the average loser if aidn't have to exjlain to Tuesday afternoon the women's prayer | i beans is infested with worms, which will| cut in Stamford in the First Methodist | Mrs. Eva Crocket of Westerly has been a visitor in Coventry, Conn., during the past week. % Mrs. Clarence H. Monroe and son of New Haven were guests of relatlves in| Norwich Monday. % District Superintendent Willlam H. tending the Missionary convention. day. ‘Windham where he was kept to the house by illness. daughter, ing for Illinpis, a short stay. Mr. and Mrs. William Costello children left Montville the early part of thig week to visit relatives on Prince Ed- ward Island. v 2 Miss Viola Carey, wWho has ‘been ing the past week at the ‘home ;:ndgx\fndmalher. Mrs. Annie Lafferty of 240 Yantic street, has returned to New Haven to resume her studies at St Rdbhael's hosvital. . OBITUARY: Charles Watson Following an illness of one week with pneumonia Charles Watson, for many years a resident of Norwich died Tues- day afternoon at his Iate home at 26 Seventh street. He had been exln)_:loyed as a teamster by tne U. S. Finishing Company and was working in that ca- pacity when taken ill. He was the son of Henr; H. and Theresa Mott Watson. He is survived by his wife and other relatives. Eledia St. John Funeral services for Eledia St. John, 9, who was killed by a motofrcycle on Saturday were held from the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Arthur St. John at 635 North Main Street on Tuesday morning. There was a large attendance of relatives and friends, in- cluding many of her schoolmates. There were many handsome floral pieces. At the services in St. Mary’s church Rev. H. W. Kennedy was celebrant of the mass of requiem and at the close of the mass Mrs. T. J. Donovan sang Some Sweet Day. The bearers were schoolmates of the child, John Shea, Thomas Riley, John Barry, Thomas McHugh, James Barry and Thomas Houlihan. Burial -was in St. Mary’s cemetery where Rev. Fr. Kenedy read a committal service. Shea and Burke were the funeral di- rectors. FUNERALS. Mrs. William R, Dean. The funeral of Mrs, Susan A. Dean, wife of William R. Dean of New Lon- don, was held at the home of her daugh- et rat 109 West Thames street Tuesday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock with a large number of relatives and friends present. There were many handsome floral trib- utes. The services were conducted by Rev. M. E. Genter of New London, pas- tor of the Methodist church, of which Mrs. Dean was a member. The bearers were Alfred Gates, Herbert Harvey, Wil- llam Higgins and Mr. Grieve. Burial took place in Maplewood cemetery, where a committal Rev. Mr. Genter. C. A. Gager, Jr., was the funeral di- rector. Miss Katherine E. Davies, The body of Miss Katherine E. Davies, formerly of this city, who died from in- juries in an automobile accident in Springfield on Saturday. was brought to this city Tuesday for burial in Yantic cemetery. There was a very large a tendance of local friends at the prayer service at the grave which Wwas conducted by Rev. R. R. Graham, rector of Christ Episcopal church. Relatives and friends from Springfield acted as bearers. There weer many handsome floral tributes. Miss Davies made her home on Thames street in Norwich for many years and was graduated from the Norwich Free Academy with the class of 1898. Governor H. Brown. Funeral services for Governor H. Brown, formerly of Norwich, were con- ducted by his pastor, Rev. O. D. Fisher, in the Cqngregational church at North Stonington, Saturday afternoon, in the presence of a large company of relatives and friends, There were beautiful floral irfbutes. Members of the grange, dis- playing mourning badges, were in attend- ance and showered the casket with flow- ers as it was borne to the hearse.. Burial was in Elm Grove cemetery, Mystic, the bearers being John D. Avery, Charles C. Gray, Reuben D. Cgok, Ellsworth C. Gray, Charles E. Hillard and Orrin L. Swain. v WEDDINGS. Herzog—Rowe. Herbert Herzog and Miss Bertha Rowe, both of this city, were united in marriage Tuesday morning by Rev. A. H. Abbott, pastor of the United Congregas tional' church. The ceremony was per- formed in the minister's study. Mr. Herzog is a native of Mansfield, O., and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Herzog. His bride is the daughter of { Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Rowe and was born in Ashaway,-R. I She bo2s home with her parents at No. 12 Lafay. ette street. The groom has liviu we same address, Hourigan—Moriarty At 7 o'clock Tuesday morning, James .+ ~o. 35 Church’street and ] Mdry Elizabeth Moriarty of No. 16 Penobscot street, were united ih marriage in'St. Mary’'s church, by the rector, Rev. Willlam A. Kaefe. The bride was attended by Miss Gertrude Tuite, of Westerly, as bridesmaid, and the best man was Jo: Buckley. Following the wedding ceremony there was a breakfast at the Wauregan House and during the day the bride and groom left for a wedding tour. On their return they will make their home at No. 35 Church street. - Mr. Hourigan, who is a member of the firm of Hourigan Brothers, un- dertakers, is the son of the late Mi- chael and Katherine A, Moazher Ho rigan and is a native of this city. He is a veteran of the World War, His bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Moriarty and is a native of Pawtucket, R. I, She is a registered nurse and has been head nurse at the Backus Hospital and a district nurse in Norwich. Hunters Home From Maine. Wallace Thrail, a farmer in the north section of Talcottville, his father, W. B. Thrail from Rockville, and two -other men recently returned from a hunting trip in the big woods in Maine. They made the trip by automobile and were gone a week. They brought home four deer and report that hunting was good, and that there was a large number of birds to be had, too. They made their headquartery at Moosehead Lake -and from there they went out 13 miles.into the timberland. It rained part of the time and was more or less cloudy, but mada Tap cided success. They sald that the par- tridges there have many more feathers than in this zection vf New England and that common lead BB shot will not stop with both barrels of-a good shotgun. over 24 hours of steady driving. Bath of Norwich is in Providence at-|. Hussey S. Reed of Norwich, superin-|by the fire commissioners of tendent of rural schools of New London | eouncil, an appropriation’ of $41;000 for county, was a caller in Westerly Mon-|new apparatus for the fire department is William Backus has returned to Mys- [ Friday evening of (ils week which has tie ntte;u three weeks' stay in South {been called by Mayor H. M. Lerou. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Baldwin and |$15000, all motor-driven are the pieces of hter, of Groton, left Tuesday morn- | apparatus, where . they will make |are advocating to be bought at this time. and | tion can be accomplished *Mayor Lerou service was conducted by | According to recommendations made common to be asked at a special city meeting on Two pumpers, to cost about $12,500 each, and an aerial truck to cost about which the fire commissioners The financing of this large appropria- saild Tuesday without adding any to the city tax. It will be proposed that the city take five years to pay off the money that it will borrow to buy the fire edparat- us, if the city meeting votes the appro- priation. Need Has Been Growing Asked Tuesday about contemplated ad- dition of apapratus to the fire department, Chief Howard L. Stanton called attention to his recommendation made each year for a number of years past for.the pur- chase of additional apparatus but each year this recommendation has been turn- ed down. It has been the purpose of the different firé commissioners, who have re- cognized the need of more apapratus, to add only one pfece at a time but this plan has been defeated each time it was offered, and the time has now arrived when the need has reached an acute stage. At the present time, said Chief Stanton, the available motor apparatus of the Norwich fire department, outside of the chief’s and the deputy chief's cars consist of three pieces. the Pope-Hartford chemi- cal at the Main street station, which is ten yéars old, the Cadillac chemical at the West Side station, which was an impro- vised but serviceable piece of apparatus, and the Seagrave puamper, which was bought in 1915 and is as good as new. Three Appropriations in 20 Years Norwich really needs three pumpers, continued Chief Stanton. There has been ino appropriation for aparatus since 1915 and only three appropriations for appa- ratus in the last twenty years, In 1905 a steamer was bought, in 1906 another steamer and in 1915 the Seagrave pumper. The department’ also has the aerial hook and ladder truck, bpt the " horses which have to be kept by the city to drdw it have now become so old that there are many places in the city where they cannot pull the truck and the easiest grades have to be picked out in order to et the truck to a fire when it responds to an alarm. It would be folly to buy-new horses, and in addition to that an exercise wagon must be kept and this - is now played out. - Another exercise wagon will be needed if horses are to be kept. Both the steam engines are horse- drawn, but the city is in the position with relation to these of having: the steamers but no horses to get them to a fire. Maintenance Cost Low In the maintenance of city fire depart- ments sald Chief Stanton, it is considered £00d management if the maintenance cost can be kept to a $1.50 per capita on the population. In Norwich the average maintenance cost for twelve years shows $8,892, which is a per capita of 29 1-5 cents. Figures taken ffom the general ex- pense account of the fire department, not including salaries and payrolls, make the ng showing for each year ending $9.809.64 | 1916 8,562.53 | 1917 7,556.86 | 1918 7,928.20 | 1919 7.909.18 | 1920 . 9,242.51 1921 .... 11,755.00 is a total of $106,714.46 for 12 years, an average of $8.892. Included in these figures are the pur- chase price of the Cadillac car in service at the West Side station, the chief’s Reo car and the deputy chief's Buick car. These three pieces were purchased by way of trade of old horses and material at a cost of $5500. Purchase of new firm alarm boxes and maintenance of the fire alarm system with 37 miles of wire, renewal of batteries, etc., are included in these fizures. The largest items are for fuel, foraze and hose. which went to high prices during the war, as isi apparent in the increased figures in the war years. No account has been made of the {amount of money fhat has been return- | ed fo the city treasurer for the sale ¢t old "horses_that the department paid for from refular appropriations, which amounted in 1916 to $600. In 20 years the fire departmer* has exceeded its ap- propriation oria ® -ce times, and then because of conditions beyond the control of those directing it, as, for instance, in 1911, when a lot of new hose had to be bought because of the low water condi- ! tions. . $8.325.11 Pumper at Thamesville The now vacant West Thames street station should have onme of the proposed new pumpers put in it with a company to operate it, said Chief Stanton. This would not necessarily increase the num- {ber of men in the department. The mo- {tor driven aerial truck that is wanted !would be placed at the central station. This would carry a 75-foot laéder which would be long enough to reach the highest jpuilding in the town and could also be used' as a water tower, just as the pres- ent aerial truck has been used on a | number of occasions and has given valu- able service in saving lives and property. The second additional . pumper asked | for could replace the practically worn out chemical at the Main street station,” or could be placed anywhere that the com- missioners deemed advisable. Chief Stanton declared that it was no secret that unless the apparatus in the Norwich fire department could be bolster- ed up, the city and town stood a strong possibility of being re-rated on its in- surance rates and of getting into a class where the rates would be higher than they are now. At present Norwich is in Class B, which is the same as Hartford and New Haven the only other Class. B cities in Connecticut. Calling attention to the interest that the eitizens in general have in raising the fire department to still greater efficiency by providing apparatus, Chief Stanton spoke;of the important manufacturing in- dustries, some of which probably would not rebuild here if their nlants should un- fortunately be destroy~.d by fire. There has also been a very considerable in- crease in the number of houses in out- Iying parts of the city, and these all call for more provision for fire fighting. Protects Humane Institutions Norwich also has a rumber of humarne institutions such as the Rock Nook home, Sheltering Arms, Backus hospital, John- son home and Tuberculosis sanatorium. Tt happens that all of these are outside of the city limits but they all.expect fire protection and everybody expects that it shall -be given them by the Noryich fire department: There are also large mills in the town, but outside the city limits, and for these also it is expected that fire pro- aside from that fact, the trip was a de-{tection shall be given by the Norwich fire department. - Reserve Apparatus Needed . ‘With only one pumper, as at present, them, even when a direct hit is made | Chief Stanton pointed ¢ out that the city ‘would be pracsically stripped of protection The return trip was made in a little | if he should be obliged to send the pump- er to a fire at any of these institations or mills outside the city. The only -safe Most wives would be able to save|protection is to shave at least one other money if their husbands gaye them enought to save, I pumper to hold in reserve Just - how} . vals at any time. NEW PECES OF APPARATSS & resscis pmischine. n; folioh = S SNED OF can be was demonstrated in the case of the big fire at the Thamesville paper mill one Saturday night when all the city’s apparatus was called into service. At that time the pumper from Yantic was called to the city and filled in for another fire that broke out while the Tlwmesville fire was still keeping all the Norwich ap- paratus busy. 3 Protection for Hilly Sections New London has three pumpers, said the Norwich fire chief but only three are asked for here although the town of Nor- wich covers 26.3 square miles, the city 5.7 square miles, and is a'harder territory to protect because of its many hilly sec- tions. The hills are one of the reasons why the pumpers are neded, for while Norwich has fine water pressure at the hydrants in the center of the city, the res- Idents in many of the hilly sections have scarcely any protection because of small water pressure there. A pumper respond- ing to a fire call would a* least stand a chance of saving adjoinigs property if it did not save the house where the fire started. 3 Speaking of other needs of the fire de- partment, although they do ne. enter in- to the present request for an appropria- tion, Chief Stanton declar>d hat we need additions to our first line of defense, fire alarm boxes. We need 25 more fire larm boxes, as many of those now in use are out of date having been bought as far back as 1886. - Telephone calls take the place of boxes to some exten’, but at any time a telephone line may be hung up by one of these endurance-contest-conver- sationalists, who never give +n a line once they get to discussing the latest re- cipes, the wonderful doing of the -children, the new knitting stitches, or the latest bridge party. Another need ment.on by the chief was a station at the Falls where he advocates that the eity ought to buy a lot which might be a.cheap on», in preparation for some day building a small station of the bungalow type somewhere between Uncas street and north of Broad, street. The $2,600 which has been realized from the sale of the dilapidated Falls station can be used to fix up the Thamesville station now, if a pumper is provided, Financial Side On the financial side Mayor Lerou said Tuesday that he considered the city had never been in better shaye to finance this provision for the fire department through the plan of temporary loans, which could be met at the rate of about $8,000 over a weriod of five years. Between 1916 and 1921, the city has been carrying tempo- rary loans for highway improvements to- talling $118,000 but these have all been paid off but $15.900. These have been the following: 1916, Thames street, $28,- 000, all paid; 1918, Thames street, $40,- 000, all paid but $4,800; 1919, West Thames stréet, $24,000, all paid but $4,- 100; 1918, North Main street macadam, all paid; 1921 North Malm street con- crete, $16,000, all paid but two notes for $4,000 each IN POOR HEALTH, NURSE TAKES HER OWN LIFE Despondent at seeing her success as a nurse repeatedly checked by bad health and the effects of a, fall which she sus- tained more than a year \go, Miss Linda Edmunson, 26 years of age and a gradu- ate of the nurses'-training school at the Worcester, Mass., City hospital, drew a pistol which she had secreted under her pillow and fatally shot herself through the heart Monday night in her room at No. 195 High street, Hartford. She died at the Hartford hospital at 2,30 Tuesday ! morning. Miss Edmunson was born in Norwich and had spent several years in Ravenna, 0., where she was in charge of a hospi- tal, and in Terre Haute, Ind., where she held a similar positicn. She was re- garded as a most capable nurse but was, frequently unable to go on with her work because of failing health. A few months ago she went to Hartford to visit her sister, Mrs. C. A. Woodmansea apartment she took her life night. Several days azo she told her sister that she did not think she’could bear the continued pain from the injury to her in whose Monday | back and that at times she thought she would “end it all” Mrs. Woodmansee had done everything possible to take her mind off herself and Monday nizht she thought she would pop some corn while her sister read to her and thus pass away the evening. She stepped into the kitch- en to get the corn and within a few moments heard a shot from her sister's room. : The wounded girl consciousness and her clear to the end. quickly regained mind “Do not let them save me,” she said. “I'm afraid I've done a poor job. T'd have dome it up here (pointing to her temple), but I didn't want vou to see it. I thought I was a better shot. I used to be a good shot.” These last words of the' dying girl re- ferred to the fact that she was an expert marksman with all kinds of fierarms and had. hunted whenever she had an oppor- tunity since girlhood.* Miss Edmunson for several years made her home with her sister, Mrs. Clarence A. Woodmansee, formerly of 53 Peck street, this city. She attended the Nor- wich Free Academy, where she was pop- ular with her schoolmates. Later she studied nursing and had followed this vo- cation during the past few years. She was born in Taftville. the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred O. Edmunson, her father being a foreman in the Ponemah milly for many years. Besides .her sis- ter, she leaves her father and a step- mother in Maine. e e a EASTERN STAR CHAPTER OBSERVES 18TH ANNIVERSARY Sachem chapter, No. 57, 0. E. S., ob- served .its 18th anniversary with a sup- per at the Community house on Church street Tuesday evening at 6.30 o'clock. Covers were laid for about 200 and a delicious menu of salads, cold meats, rolls, coffee, cake and ice cream was served, The tables were prettily dec- orated and the supper was served by the following committee: Mrs. George Fill- more, Mrs. Milo R. Waters, Mrs. Wright, Mrs. William H. Harder, Mrs. Anson R. Grover, Mrs. ‘Sarah Wilson, Mrs. Dora Ladd, Mrs. Minnle Amburn, Mrs. F. A. Dolbeare and Mrs. Emma Breed. Following the supper, the regular bus- iness meeting was held in the chapter| rooms in Odd lellows’, hall with a large number present. The finitiatory degree ‘was conferred on a large class of candi- dates. The chapter is planning for a ‘whist the last of this month and a food sale early in November. GEORGIA VISITORS SEES ', OLD NORWICH HOUSES remained | NORWICH STATE TAX 4 IS $32,159.43 i THIS YEAR Tax Commissioner W. H. Blodgett has apportioned theannual state tax of $2,- 000,000 among the towns of the state. Bridgeport wil hay the largest tax, its amount being $303,062.74. Hartford es. next with a tax of $295.337.81. New S ven with a tax of $222,474.36 is third and Waterbury fourth, the latter's tax being $163,540.45. TLast ve the total state tax was $1.750,000. It wag increased $250 000 at the last session of the general assembly. & ‘The s‘ate tax apnortioned for the town of Norwich is £32,159.43. The town meet- ing thiz month appropriated $31,000 which was the amount which it was es- timated the tax “would be. The ' following are the state . tax amounts in' the towns of New London and ‘Windham counties: % New London County. Colchester East Lyme Franklin Griswold Groton . Lebanon Ledyard Lisbon Lyme Montville New London North Stonington Norwich 0ld Lyme Preston Salem Sprague . Stontngton Voluntown ‘Waterford $819.53 1.404.86 1,966.33 Windham County. Ashford 598,66 Brooklyn 1.342.78 Canterbury 554.18 Eagford . 44441 Chaplin .... . 31817 Hampton Killingly Plainfield Pomfret .. Putnam Scotland . 5 Sterling 1.031.24 ‘Thompson 3,068.02 ‘Windham 15,168.55 ‘Woodstock 1,519.91 MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS GIVE TABLET TO CONNECTICUT At o'clock Tuesday afternoon the memorila tablet erected by the Connecti- cut Society of Mayflower Descendants in the south lobby of the state capitol at Hartford was unveiled and presented to the state by Qol. Charles E. Thompson, governor of the society. The ceremony was simple, consisting of a short ad- dress by Colonel Thompson presenting the tablet and one by Governor Lake in acceptance. Charles E. Gros delivered an address, tra Forefathers’ Hymn was sung by the assemblage, and the elder of the society, Rev. John Coleman Adams, pronounced the benediction. The tablet was designed by Louis A. Gudebrod of New York and Meriden. “Following the transaction of business the officers for the coming year as pre- sented by the nominating committee were elected as follows: Col. Charles E. Thompson, governor; deputy governor, Meigs H. Whaples; treasurer, Gilbert S. Raymond of Norwich; secretary. M George E. Kingsbury; historian, Dr, Ed- win A. Hill; elder, Rev. John Coleman Adams; captain, Percy C. Esggleston of New London; assistants, Mrs. Edward J. Pearson, E. H. Bingham, Mrs. Albert C. Bates, Mrs. J. William Bailey of Mid- dletown, Charles Wells Gross, Clarence B. Bolmer of New Haven, Edward S. Boyd of Meriden; auditor, B. P. Bishop of Norwich. 2 CITIZENSHIP SCHOOL FOR WOMEN HELD AT YALE Dean Irene Nye of Conmecticut college was one of the schoolmistresses Tuesday in New Haven at the cpening of the school of citizenship for women which was held at Yale. About 200 women were in attendance. Prof, F. E. Spaulding of Yale univer- sity spoke on Newer Ideas in Education, and was followed by Prof. Maurice R. Davis on Promotion of Social Welfare Through Town Government and by Prof. William R. Vance on Primaries vs. Par- ty Caucuses and Conventigns. Prof. Spaulding said that primarily it was ) : voting citizenship_of the state that is responsible for Connecticut’s fail- ure to provide the seryices and advan- tages of a state university that so many other states now enjoy. After explaining the various schools and their relation 0 one another, he advocitel éxtension of the compulsory school age to 16 years or over, better salaries fur feachers, ard elimination of illiteracy. ane th “there is still far too muca in the control of school systems. At the evening session Connecticut topics were taken up by several speak- ers. Civil service -was discussed by Prof. Henry W _Farnum of. Yale, who is head of the Civ"i Service Reform.associa- tion of Connecticut. Dr. Arnold Gesell, professor of child hygiene at Yale, spoke on child welfare. RE-ELECTED COMMODORE OF CHELSEA BOAT CLUB For the sixth consecutive year, Don Houghton was elected commodore of the Chelsea Boat club at the annual meet- ing ‘held at the Wauregan hotel Tuesday evening with 35 members. present, At 6.30 o'clock a supper was served, fol- lowed by the business meeting at. § o'clock. During the supper there was an entertainment program which includ- ed several cornet solos by Raymond Woods and piano selections by Miss Mary Woods. The other officers of the club elected were: Vice commodore, Frank D. Sevin; rear commodore, Frank W. Holms; sec- retary, Lee Roy Robbins; treasurer, Harry F. Pbwers; members of the gov- erning board for three years, Robert B Preston and George S. Powers. The gove erning board members are Andrew B. Davies, Justin. Holden, William H. Shields, Jr., Harold Preston and the two newly elected members. The reports of the officers showed that a year of great success had just closed, 12 new members having been added to the membership, Jand the club is in sound finnacial standing. The report of the treasurer showed that with all bills paid there remained a very substantial bal- ance in the bank, over $300 larger than at the last report. INJURED MOTORMAN PLUCKILY TRIES TO FINISH TRIP Motorman Fred Dewitt of No. 333 Cen- tral avenue wag painfully, although not seriously infured about 9.30 o'clock Mon- day evening while trying to release the hand brake chain beneath his car on the outskirts of Willimantie, on the Norwich- Willimantic trolley line. He was making his last trip for the night when the ac- cident happened. The hand brake was glving trouble and Motorman Dewitt stop- ‘Mrs. Benjamin Fontaine Baden of Ma-|Ped his car and got beneath it to re- con, Ga., was a visitor in this city last week, coming by automobile with Miss!sponsible for the trouble. Marion Gildersleeve of Portland who she is -visiting. Mrs. Baden found ,special interest in yisiting some of the oid houses at Norwich Town, which date back to revolutionary times and earlier Guest of Former Norwich Residents. ‘While in New Haven Saturday to see the Ylae-West Point football game, Ty- ler D. Guy Was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Stevens of 110 Avon street. Mr. Stevens, who was formerly superin- tendent of the National Box Co. at New Haven, = The man who tells you that he is lease the handbrake chain which was re- He was driv- ing a pin when a key suddenly flew up and struck him in the head inflicting a bad cut. The Injured motorman’ started to run his car to Norwich but became faint and the conductor tqok ¢éharge of the car and Rheumatism Dangerous Anyone having the slighfest taint of rheumatism should drive it out quickly. Rheuma has done it for thousands and should give you the same satisfying re- sults. Money back if It fails, says Lee & Osgood Co. it lings in the case ih: NOW ON SALE = The Cranston "C'o Madam Stanley the seventh daughter of the third gen- eration.. and future by the planet you were born under, puts you on the guard of your friends and enemies, and your future companions. She tells you about ab- sent frignds, she tells if companions are true or false, also what part of the country is luckiest for you. Sp | readings Sunday. Tharough sati faction given. Hours: 9 a. m. to § p. m.. Removed to 74 North Main IStnet, Norwich, Conn. brought it to this city. Upon arrifal here Mr. Dewitt was taken to the Backus hospital where his injury was attended to. He remained at the hospita] over night but was able to return to his home on Central avenue Tuesday. He was resting very comfortably Tuesday even- ing. DENIES DEFENDANT'S MOTION IN MOEGAN VS8, BANE In the superior cowrt suit of Elias Frank Morgan of New London against Savings Bank of New London, Judge Al- lyn L. Brown has denied the defendant’s motion to amend by filing cross com- plaint. This is in the long érawn out suit of the Morgan family heirs against the Savings Bank of New London, which has been once tried before Judge W. S. Case who found for the Morgan heirs. The bank gave notice of, appeal, but Judge Case died before he had made his find- , and the trial had te be begun again. This time it ewas be- fore Judge Gardiner Greene who sat for six court days on the case in June, 1921, when it was stipulated that it would be continued befyre Judge Greecne as a committee. But the fllness of Judge Greene has caused this stipulation to be vacated, and the case was assigned for another trial to begin on Tezsday, Nov. 1, 1921, In ruling on the motion Judge Brown says: The proposed cross compiaint, consist- ing of some 29 pages of typewritten matter appears to be and in argument was admitted to be.identical practicaily vith the combdlaint in the ncw, action except for an additional parazraph nom- berel 44 and certain alt>rnailve ¢’amms for 1¢iiof which appear in 1. T- =5 near- y identical in fact that the defendant in the principal case 1Is described plaintiffs therein as “defendents” in the cross complaint. The créss complaint asks relief against Ricardo R. Morgan who is no party to the original writ. Apparently whatever right the defendant as against the partics, named in the new action can be fairly and fully deter- mined in due course in tht pending ac- tlon, In view of all the circumstances and the foregoing facts. no sufficient reason for the allowance of the cross complaint as an amendment at this stagé of the proceedings appears, and the court therefore in the exercise of its discre- tion denies the defendant’s motion. to amend, Round Table Meecting. The Norwich Round Table met Tuesday ievening with Mrs. George L. Carey and Miss Amanda M. Fisher at their home, No. 62 Williams street. The meeting was largely attended. The roll call was answ- ered. with an American bonmot. Miss T. Anzie Stanton read a naper on Ben- jamin Franklin. There were also,read- gs by Mrs. Harriet Blackmar and pi- ano selections by Miss Susie Whittlesey. Refreshments were served by the host- essgs. Writers' Ghosts at Hallowe'en Soelal. The Sodalitas of the United Congre- gational church held a Hallowe'en social Tuesday evening in the parlors of the church. The programme included Hal- lowe'en games after which light refresh- ments were served. Those present were in ghost costumes “of famous writers, in- cluding Shakespeare, Dickens, Burns and others.' Miss Lillian Dyer was chairman of the committee in charge. - Every Cold is Dan- gerous-Begin taking FATHER JOHN’S Medicine at once. No Da.ngeroqs 'Drugs. “You Can Do No Better Than Buy Our Wurst.” No Salad Complete Without Thumm’s Home-Made Mayonnaise THUMM'S DELICATESSEN STORE , She tells the past, preseni as 3 N . (AR aw e