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Light vehicls lampy at 4.4 o'clock this ‘:1 him a sflf reefer at Kepplers— The full moon rose ‘Wednesday evening in what the' weatherwise call a mnow- bank. * Preparations are being made for the Christmas festival of Christ Church Sun- day.Seheool, ’L’Ififl\aa.l eve. % Meeting f Holy Name soclety, tonight, 7.30" sharp. 'Cliurch basement.—adv. © The - Connscticut State Grange is to hold ity meeting in the Masonic Temple, ‘Waterbury, January 16, 11 and 12. Continued cold weather Wednesday pro- tided just the'cenditions which mer- chants désired, to stimulate holiday trade. -+ Old -Lyme North Lyme have se- cured. a. m‘;:d snurses ‘from . Hartford, to look after the health of the children. . At O Saybrook, C. B.. Mack landed ‘his . secon week on the Fairbank farm. 11 pounds. £ ~'That tle for him, get it at Keppler's.— adv.: . i 1t weighed The Junior Guild of the United Com- d red fox of the season this| ‘Miss McGrath, a’ Norwich , hurse, - i caring for Mrs. Richardson, of.OM‘Lyme. Mra. Joseph A. Ambler, of Washington, D. C, has recovered from a serious il F. E. Beckwith left Norwich . |day for Chicago, to spend the|holidays with his daughter, Mrs. Jénnle B. Os- good. Mrs. Clarence Sholes, Mrs. Harrison L. Crooks and Mrs, Harry’MoGlone were visitors in Pravidence Tuesday. ' The trip was made in: Mrs. Sholes’ car. . OBITUARY. Mrs. Ephralm W.: Willlams Mrs. Eveline B. 'Willlams, widow of Folraim W Williants, died at® her home at’ 124 Maple street - shortly . after’2 o'clock Wednesday morning. Mrs. Wil- | llams wwho 1& nea“ly 80 years of age had been {1l for a lorg time. . . 8 X She was born in Pénnaylvania on April 23, 1843, the daughter of Henry W, .and Ruby Rich Williams. She was married over 50 years ago and has lived here. for nearly sixty years. Her husband was a native of Ledyard and was a carpenter. He died three years ago. Sha is suryived by one daushter, Mrs Bdwia F. Comstock of Montville, and two sons, John A, and Chauncéy E. W1- llams with whom she lived. She also leayes two sisters Mrs. Samuel Kinney of Kingsley, Pa., and Mrs. Marvin Barber o Nicholson, Pa. There ar¢ three grand- children, Mrs. Fred Johnson of Mentville, Chestér 'W. Comstock and Miss Hope ‘and many pleces of a charge of powder into the barrel, and litting the gun te “fired it ‘The Weapon blew x'inches from the breech the iron were driven s° hip “fire to pf intd McéKay's'arm. . The wounds bled profusely and as soon .48 ‘possible the man was hurried to Dr. John J, Donohue's office at Uncasville, where treatment was given. Dr. Donochue administeed ether and spent a long time in’ removing the pleces of metal and cleaning the wounds. The doctor beileves that he has taken out all of the iron but as a precautionary measure he will have ‘an X-ray picture taken to make sure ‘that no small ‘splinters remain In the wound. . 5 Had McKay placed the gun at his shoulder in the usual position for firing, he would no doubt have received the pleces of the barrél in his head and he would probably have beén killed. Y McKay lives in the center of the village and ;has a wife and several chilaren. CHREISTMAS SEAL SALES 3 "% | REACH $1500 TOTAL ‘The' Christmas Seal Fund. is: slowly creeping ‘up,. though gtill ' far from the hopes. of the tuberculosis ‘committee. It 1s ‘plain that'the peaple of:Norwich, in- dividually, are not givingsthe. campaign the ‘support. it: merits. - ‘Failure {6 fiianes: anti-tuberculosis gregational churéh Is to hold a supper for its members In the Community Hous: this (Thursday) evening. ’ The first of the new registration plates for automobiles ars arriving. The plates ha~ maroon numbers, li%e those of the 1921 marker, on a white background., Three or four truck loads of ~parcel d packages’ continue to be sent out dafly from the Norwich plant of the American. Thermos Bottle Co. Call and examine - special line of Christmas cards at The = Balletin Job room.—ads. 3 Wednesday morning, Rev. Richard R. Graham, rector of Christ church, visited Norwich - Staie . TUperculosis Sanatorium for the service of morning prayer. The Norwizh?branch factory of the Warner Brjs. Corset Co., of Bridgeport, has been closed and the machirery has been ‘Femoved from the ‘Ring building on Chestnut stroet. . +He' pretors ‘the best, get 1t at Kep- pler's.—adv. White Cross memberships are being re- ceived by Mrs. E. J. Jones, Mrs. J. H. Allen and Miss Gertrude Pendleton, mem- bers of the hospital committee in Trin- ity Methodist church. " When the Mystic Monday club met this week with” Mrs. Danlel B. Denison on Pearl street, the subject discussed was John Bufrougns and the opening ‘paper was read by Miss Harrict Fish. An aeceptahle Christmas remembrance, 50 calling ards printed for 50 cents, at The Bulletin Co.—adv. " At a public meeting in the‘interests of education 2t Marlbordugi, this (Thurs- fday). eveniag:there will he music by the sshool -childzen of the iown and speaking ang -stereodticon pictures by H. S. Lib- by, of Colchester. He will ‘e delighted 1f it comes trom Keppler's—adv. . Mrs. Elzibeth Noetzel, 67. wife of Gustave Nostzel, died Monday at her home: in Killingworth. She is survived by her husdand,-and Mrs. Eleanor Bouse of Stonington was a daughter. Burial was in Brooklyn, N. Y. Wednesday. “Bazaar and ‘Food -sale, Pendleton’s store, Friday, Tecember 16, auspices Nor- [®ich Girls’ Community club.—adv. In the case of Mrs. .Martin Wolfe agalnst the c'ty of Rokvills fior dam- Ages of $3,000 for injuri~s received No- vember 18, 1919, judgment was renders’ in faver af the cl'y. Th~ case was tris? By Judge James H. Webb ‘of New, Ha- vey 2 The ‘club work of ‘the United Workers i going on ‘ravorably under the direc- tion (af Miss ‘Alice W. Cogeswell, with tour ‘classes, about 40, girls being enroll- ed’ for cooking*and sewing ‘at the Falls Club and 175 7at No. 9 Washington Street. e "Cholce 'nackerel, Spanish and Ameri- can flounder steak, live shore haddock, Malibut, fillet of haddock, large, fat fin- nan haddie, clams, ovsters and scallops, at Powers Kroe.—adv. Last spring, Wallace Nutting, the art- st spent a’'day’ at the farm of Mrs. Jonathan Loster, below Laurel Hill, and the' result 1s a’ charming apple .blossom pigture, “A World in Tune,” displayed in one 6f the show windows of the Cranston Company. . | The United States civil sarvice com- mission: announces: an examinaticn tn close Jan- 10, for textils assistant, qua fad as kritter, either sex, aca 21 to 75, fer.vacancies in the Buread of Standards, Pevartment of Commerce, Washinston, Dy, at $1,200 to $1,500 a year. When -Comfort circle of the King's Daughters: met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Stanton W. Brown, eight at- ténded and the vice-leader. Mrs. J. H. Allen presided. A.comfortable was tled. A nominating committee was appointed, to'repert :at-the méeting December 21st. For something’ different, get that tie at Keppler's—adv, At the Norwich branck of L. M. Hart- s6n_Ce., vhih has factiores in North Winaham and Hartferd, Supt. L. L. Hay- den has 18 men working full time, 55 bonrs, ‘usin gup 150,000 feet. of, rock ma- 38 .annually, making silk bobbins, ete. ATTENTION! L O. 0. F. MEMBERS OF UNCAS AND SHE. TUCKET LODGES WILL VISIT PEQUOT LODGE, NEW - LONDON, FRIDAY NIGHT, DECEMBER 16th. TAKE REGULAR 6:45 CAR FROM FRANKLIN SQUARE. G OO D TIME FOR ALL. LET'S GO! (Signed) COMMITTEE. _ ———eei—— DAUGHEETY CONFEREED . WITH N. H. ROAD OFFICIALS New York, Dec. 14.—Attorney General Daugherty conferred with Federal Judge Mayer here today as to the policy the government is to pursue with regard te trolley and steamship lines and subsidi- ary railroad holdings of\the New York, New Haven ind Hartford raiiroad, which Judge Mayer ordered disposed of in a decree handed down' in 1914 The atiorney general who came. to % York from New England, where he sstigeted the situation .and conferred ith oficials of the New Haven road, w! declined to discuse the conference. After another conference with United States Attorney Hayward, Mr. Daughers ty said: iThe New questions for careful considerafion, and Haven matter presentd ¥ announcement now would be-prema~ re. We wish to move carefully.” SUIT TO RECOVER $100,000 PAID FOR HGRSE PLAYFELLOW ew Yorx, Dec. 1% —Playfellow, the e vear oid full Drother ‘of Masa O'War for which Harry F. Sinciair pald #s S, Jclmson -$106X90, wore a - bit prevent wind sucking for three weeks Sefore tha sale, George Pappen, assist. ant trainer .» the Johnson stable testi- a ‘e supreme ocourt today. Mr. 1ng to recover the $100,000 the plea that the wind sucking habits of Playfellow were concealed for ‘the | urpose of making the sale. \ If Ruplured A Try This Free Apply it “to Any Rupture, Old or Recent, Largs or Small and You are on -the Road That ‘Has Convinced Thousands. Sent Free to Prove This Anyone - rupti man, woman or child, should white at once to W. S. Rice, 131-A Main 8t, Adams, N. Y., tor 2 free trial of his wonderful stimulat- ing application. Just put it on the fupture and the muscles begin to tighten; they begin to bind together 0 that the Oopening closes naturally and the necd of a support or truss or appliance ic then dope away with, Don't neglect to send for this free tefial. Even If your rupture doesn't bother you what is the use of wear- ing supports all your life ?. Why suffer this nuisance? Why run-the risk of gangrené and such dangers trom a small'and innocent little rup- ture, the kind tRat has thrown thou- :ndl on tge operating table ? A hést men and women are dail; such riek because their ruptuie:“dnon::?t S Ryt Cormer x‘m; !‘;h burt nor prevent them from getting |N'ckel & Wriss' Company plant, Chest- sround. Write at once for this free |Rut street. S tral, as it is certainly a wonderful A thing and has aided in the cure of :fi:gr,el u}ru were as big as 2 man's © fists. Try and write at once, using the coupon below. f INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY Mre. Walter Fuller has returned to her home M Woodbury, N. J, Miss’ Aljce Dyer and Charles - J. Dyer hawe -returned- from - Providence. W. 8. Rice, Inc, : ‘Miss'Hannah M. Crowell §s the guest cf 131-A Main St, Adams, N. Y. |Miss Mary Converse:in Philadelphia. You may eend me entirely free a Mr, and Mrs Frank A. Lester Sample Treatment of your stimulat- ing application for Rupture. FREE FOR FUPTURE o Slaterville, R I, have been guests cf Mr 4nd Mrs Frederick H. Cranstén. = Mrs. Alexander H. ‘Abbott and little AME. . .ssessesisactsasassnassesss |gen -Alexander, are at thelr. home on Ada Unién street after a.visit in Winchester, Mass. . ! Mr. and Mrs Walter M. Buckingham Bhave ‘closed- their -home at Gales Ferry for a, time and are with Mrs. Bucking- ham’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank WHY NOT GIVE HER A|%2 | 3 Mrs. Henry E. Haskell and her daugh- ter, Mrs. John B. Hawkins, o Broadway, USEFUL WEARABLE GIFT |baveboen gaests of Mra. Haskeils sides BLOUSE } ik : SUIT OR COAT. HAGBER tained the Connecticut society Colon'al 310 MAIN ST. Dames of America at her home Tuesiay afternoon. Mrs. Leenard of New Haven, president, recelved with Mrs. Rob- erts. - Professot Nathaniel H Batchelder 6f ‘Loomis Institute addressed the meet- ing. 1 — GIVEN $200 FINE ON . i : LIQUOR VIOLATION CHARGE Josersh Rocowski of Greenville was fined $200 and costs in. the police court Wed- Resday ‘when he was found guil- ty 57 'vielation of the liquor law. He took appeal. ‘R. M. Douglas was his at- tormey. . kSily i S. Czajhowski, also of Greenevills, was before: the court on & similar charge but his case wag nolled. Shea’s News Burean UNION SQUAR; L s New ' Havea—Miss Helen Atwater of rg WANT o B, yous, Kew Haven gave a tea Saturday for Miss > %“' the ‘2dveriising | Lillian Cheney' of Bouth Manchester, who o B : : m'b___hu- Mihr.t)a past week. Comstock, a teacher in the Votational ‘school in New London. There .is one great grandchild, Miss Joyce Johnson of Montville. o Ry Miss Lydia May Larsen Miss Lydia May Larsen, daughter of Martin and Sena Larsen. of 128 Asylum street, this ¢ity, died at the Home Memor- ial hospital in New Leondon en Tuesday following an. operation which .she under- went 2 number of days ago. ! v She was born in this city 29 yeirs ago life here, going to New Londen a num- ber of years ago where she has sinee re lsided. ‘She is survived by her parents, two brothers, -Robert. and Lawrence Lar- sen of this city and one sistér Miss Mar: jon Larsen of Norwich. She also leaves an uncle and other relatives. . Miss Olga KIL The dezth of Miss Olga’Ki'e of Greton cccurred Wednesday in this city where she had been {Il for a little-over a wedk: She was born - in Norwich twenty-two years ago. $ . FUNERAL. Edwin Spalding i Funeral services for Edwin Spalding were held on Wednesiay- afternon at his Jate home at' 442 Main strest with an attendance that, included relative= from Mystic, New York and other-places, and a delegation from Sedgwick Post, No. 1, G. A. R, of which Mr. Spalding had long Been a memper. There were many handsome floral tributes. - Tho caske! was draped with the American: flag. The funeral services were conductad by Rev. Georze H. Welch, taster ¢f the Church of the Good Shepherd. . Th4 bear- ers were Casper K. ‘Bailey, Bugeie D. Boyens, Henry C. Wright. and John“R. Fowler. Burial was in the family lot 11 Yantic cometery where Rev: Mr. Welsh read a committal service. C. A. Gager, Jr., was ‘the funeral directer. WEDDINGS. Teplitz—Ernst, 2 At 7 o'clock . Wednesday. evening. Max Moses Teplitz, M. D., and Miss Ida Ernst, both of the staff at the state tuberculosis ! sanatorium, were un®éd in‘ marridge at the rectory =f St Patrick’s churgh: .The ceremony’ was perfornned by Rev. M. H. May, rector of:the church:’ Fo b Following the csremony;' theres was-a reception and dinner’ at ‘the Waurégan house, ‘after which the bride and groom left for a wedding wip, -On their retfn they will make their home in this eity. Dr.:Teplitz is assistant to Dr. High B. Campbell, superintendent of the sahatori- um. The bride has been employed.at the sanatorium as a nurse. Dr. Teplitz is a native of Seotland and is the son’of Sus- man and Leah Teplitz. His bride ‘is’a native of Germany and is the-daughter of Adam-and Amelia Grining Ernst.' Both bride and groom are popular. with the staff and patients at the sanatorium and they start married life with the best wishes of a hest of admiring friends. The bride was beautifully gowned: in white satin and her traveling go¥n was of brown duvetyn and, broad cléth. The bridesmaid was Miss Nellie Denver and the best man was Thomas Fitwgerald. both of this city. There were ‘about 35 guests at the reception and dinner including reo- Bl from New Haven, Bridgeport and Ni- antie. The floral decorations were by Ge- uldig. ¥ Dr. ané'Mrs. Teplitz will reside in new- Iy furnished, apartments_at- the sanator- fum. . Watson—Burns. b Frederick A.. Watson, assistant mana. ger of the Crocker house, Néw London, and Miss Eleanor Patricia Burns, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Burns of No. 107 Boswell avenue, were united in marriage at the rectory: of St. Patrick's church Wednesday afternoon.at 5 &'clock. The marriage ceremony was-performed by Rev, M. H.. May, - reétor. . of- the church. 5 Following the ceremony,”there was an informal dinner at thé.> home of the bride's parents, after which the bride and groom left for New York for a wedding trip. On their return they will make their home in New: London. .~ * e The bride was. atterided by Miss Mary O'Neil of Norwich as bridesraid-and the groom_ was attended by William John Burns, brother ‘of the bride. The brideis gift to her maid' was a.string of peals, and the groom’s gift to his best man wag a gold fountain pen. R ° The bride is very popnlar with her many friends. © She ‘is‘ a ‘griduaté of ‘the Norwich Commerefal ‘school.” Thé grgom ‘was at pne time employed as clerk at the ‘Wauregan house in this eity.. He is .an. ex-service man, having served in'the. alr service of the'A. E. F, ok Foley—Coughlin Wednesday morning at 7 o'clock James B Foley and Miss Mary Coughlin of this city were unitéd in marriage at St. Pat- rick’s church, by Rev. M.'H. May, rector of the church. Miss Katherdne Coughlin was the bridesmaid and the best man was Thomas Foley. i [ After the wedding ceremoay a recep- tion and breakfast were held at the home of the bride's parents at 75 .Spring street. During the day the couple left for 3 wed. ding tour and on their return will make their home In Waterford where Mr. Foley is engaged in farming. - - ¥ Mr. Foley is the son of Thomas and Bridget Murphy Feley and is a native o* Franklin. His bride is the daughter of Daniel and Margaref” Swanton” Conghlin and is a native of this city. - She has beer employed in the West Side silk mill. l $10,000 FIRE DAMAGE IN 'BLAZE AT NEW LONDON Fire Wednesday afternoon _in New London in a three story brick bullding in Main stréet owned by the Soltz com- pany caused damage estimated at:$10,. 000. 'The ‘fire started in.the:basement from an overheated furnace and spread to the first’ floor, which was used as-a storeroom by a dry goods company. The stock of goods was destroyed. The New Londen Day octupies thé bulldng adjoining the scene of the’ fire and succeeded in saving $2,000 worth of paper in its basement. % B " Litehfield—Rev. Dr. Frank 3. Goodwin and Mrs. Goodwin of Litchfield announce the enzagement of their daughter, mm? | Holloway, .0 George ‘Pove Gillett, son of Mrs. Charles Howard Gillett, e and had sent the greater part of her | | necticut as contained in the work' meafis the indefinite postponement of the conduest of ‘a preventable'disease that now kills:150,000 persons.a year in bur' own eountry. A hundred and fifty thousand, that's about the papulation eof the city of. New Haven, and. twice the rumber- of Americans ‘who died. in the Isn'tiit the. concern of ev- eryone that-these lives .are needlessly wasted? § Opn. Tuesday the booth sales brought in--$49.14 as follaws:: .. ‘Wayregan - Hotel—Miss Lering, Miss Roston - Store—Mrs. | Agnew, $15. . Thames -' Bank—Mrs. Brown, = Mrs. Worth, $8.83.° . Tncas Bank—Miss: Meech, $5.35. Porteous & Mitchell—Mrs. Christman, Mrs. - Murtay, - $4.78. 7 ° : ’ The fund'total stands today at $1.500. The seal tommittes is very aporeciative ofthe boolh in the Wauregan hotel lob- By ‘which. wds.erected by W. E. Krue- ot New Fork ARGUMENTS HAVE BEGUN _IN SUIT AGAINST WHEELER Attorney Warren: Burrows made the fifst argument for the nlaintiff and At- torney Frank L. McGuire started the first’. argument for the 'defendant -late Wednesday afternoon in the superior court” in' Norwich An .the trial of the suit ‘of Wactaw Matysewsk! against Arl thur G. Wheeler, both of Stonington. The suit is brought ‘for $10.000 damages on a.claim . that a.lumber. wagon.belonging fo.Wheeler ran in Matysewski’s motor- eycla,on the night of Oct.'3, 1917, in Mystic. .. Matysewski_had his leg brok- en.. , Whetler eclaimg that there was no collision between the wazon and the motorcyele but that ; Matysewski was thréwn under his machine by hitting a camstone .in ths gutter. ./ Witnessés wha were-: called on for the defendant Wednesday- were Superintend- ent C. . W. Taggart of the Norwich gas and -electric. department,- Charles S, Cromewell, .. James, .Cordner. and - Maurice Holdredge. . : The arguments will. be concluded today (Thursday) ‘and the case will go to the | PENDLETON ‘MAINTAINS LEAD - ‘I IN ‘WEST SIDE PINOCHLE ~Pendleton-still: leads in ‘the West: Side Pinochle " club. tournament with ‘J. Jor- dan and A. Jordz:%mug in « second and third:places respectively. Peckham's scoreof 8,070 .Was the highest of the evening, J- Jordan making” second high- est ‘score; 7,915. . ' . % 'The ' stores made Wednesday evening Wwere as follows: > PéckHant 8,079, J. Jordan 7,915, Lew- ig’ 7470, ‘A -Jordan 17,445, Underwood 7.365, Pendleton '7,310, - Haskell 7,100, Hallisey' 6;825, Pettis 6,570; Bafley 8,370, Hahn' 6,260, Parker 6,030 ! iThe standing to date: Pendleton 45,455, J. Jordan 45,010, A. Jordan 44255, Peckham 431435, Hallisey 13,165, Balley #2850, Haskell 42,685, 45, Haln 41, arker 40,290, CRIMINAL COMMON PLEAS -~ v SESSION IN NEW LONDON Criminal, court:of common pleas will come-in at New London this (Thursday) morfing for. the December session, The jiry has been summoned for Thursday but'it .will: probably be excused until:next Tuesday, the Thursday session being ‘gived over’ to . faking - pleas. Judge ‘| Charles B. Waller/will be on the bench. f Cennectient- Patents. “List. of ‘patents issued by the United Statés "patent office- to citzens,of. Con- official ga~ 2étte dated Tuesday, No 4 Samuel A Appell, New Haven, come 22 bined cigarette or like case and electric |’ tordh; Edward W. Bellamy, Torrington, permutation padiock; Willam H.. Collins, Meriden, broom: holder; Charles G. Dos- sin’. Meriden, tobacco pipe; Edwin . Gager;-Jr., assignor to the Derby Textile Co:, Derby, réel for strip. material; Wil liam Howarth,” Devon,. nut. lock ; *James Pullar, Hartford, apparatus for remqving shoW.; Roland W. Séllew, assignor to the Fatnir ‘Bearing :Co.. New -Britain, anti- frictién - bearing. (re-issue) ; «Charles A. Vastola, Watértury,”, phonograph . record net ; Axel ‘Zettérman, .assignor' M oné-haif to E.- Nelson, New Britain, butt and ‘set gage. B : B Blood, Hartford, - Trade Marks Gahill Co., Meri- den, wheat flour; - J.0 B. Williams " Co., Glagtonbury, talcum powder ;. Willlam J. Bayrer, deceased, Hartford, H. H. Bayrer, administrator, assignor to R G. Henry, West.Hartford, lubricating means; David R. ‘Bowen and €. F. Schnuck, assignors to Farrel Foundry-and Machine Co., An-| sonia, ‘marhine for treating rubber and similar material; Frederick I, Chapman, Middletown, pipe rest; Norman W. Cum. mins, ‘assignor to The Bassick Ce., Bridgeport, ‘hood. catc Harold* DeOla~ shade (three patents). neta; assignor:to. Winchester Repeating :New Haven, dry’cell. Arms Co. The ‘weekly Bible class session at: the Y. M. C. A. Wedncsday brought out-were the following: That the kihgdem: of God comes without a blare 6f ‘trumpets, withotit observation ofter- fes. ‘Whil¢ it-is true that the' kingdom ot God'is within you, it is also true that therd'is to be a kingdom of God to which the gaved ‘Wwill be ‘Welcomed, and. where esus will rejgn as king. The growth of the kingdom in this ‘world is gradual, but itds gurely and ‘substantial- by fofoe; excépt by the foree of love, and all attempts to establish ii otherwise are futile. ‘The thief on" '.he‘ ;mn ‘evidently beligved that Jesus woul .fmally reign when. he. said:. Lord, -remember -me when- Thou comest in'the kitgdom.” - While all kingdc will eventually fail and 'of . God is to b6 an lom, " and “ nothing can and permanency. XEW BANK SHOWS ASSETS E OF $220,532.41 FIRST DAY The first twélve hours of business were highly gratifying' and encouraging to. the stockholders and officers of the new Baakerg Trust Co.’ who opéned thelr banking institution on Wednesday in the “Thayer bullding, the bank receivs ing in commercial accounts $76,214.08 and, In sacriags aecounts $8,675.50, the assets of the institution totaling $220,- 532.41 at the clése of the day. * During the day 208 savings accounts were opencd with the bank, the first three being by the three grandchildren of President Angug Park. The first ace ocountwent {o Angve Park Way, the second té Euzabeth E. Way and ‘the third to Frances G. Way, all of East Glastonbury. The first commercial ac- count was spened by Président Rark. The statsment at the end of the first day was as follows: Assets—furniture and fixtures, $2,021; due from reserve agents, $158,127.77; cash, $28,550.18; checks, and exchanges, $10,203.91; e pense account, $2,956.05; fund set ‘aside for savinzs deposits, $3,673.50; total, $220,532.41. _ ¥ Liabilitiss—capital, $100,047: surplus, $25,000 ;" jnterest, $190.85: commercial deposits, $76.214.06 ; savines devosits, $8.- 673.50; due to banks, $10,454; total, $220,532.41. * The bank cpened promotly at 9 o'clock and from ihen on until 9 in the evening there was a steady stream of peopls go- ing in and cut of the bank, either to in- pect or to Jdo business with the concern. The offices of the president and treasur- er were decarated with cut flowers, gifts from friends of the hank. The flowers ¢ame from Fawin W. Higzins, « Louis Hawkins, 8. W. Straus & Co., of New York, T. 7. Murphv, Mutual Bank and Trust Comnany of Hartford and the Ir- ving. Nati>nal Bank of New York. : The officers of the hank were busy all day long and at thé ciuse all were ready for the rést that closing hours brought. It is the odinfon of the officers of the new compaly Wednesday's business was far ahead” ¢ what ther expected and they are ereatly encouraged by .tha en- thusiasm with which the people are open- ing accoun-s. ToLE e FATHER BYRNE. PRISOX CHAPLAIN, 3 VERY ILL SINCE OCTOBER December Good Words, the Atlanta federal prison publication, has the - fol- lowing with reference to the prison chaplain, a native of Nerwich: The seventh week of Father Byrne's illness and a§ence -finds him, while slightly improved, rather distant from that stage which would warrant his re- turn.to his desk here, Having been con- fined to his bed . since Oct $th, when taken 'suddenly ill, he naturally has be- come weakened and will require gradual recuperation to permit the normal use of his limbs alone, in addition to his conva- lescence foliowing the elimination of or rellef from the disorder which brought about his ‘iliness. However, this week, for the first time during his confinement in the infirmary, hé was permitted to sit up, and it is hoped that by the end of the manth he will be sufficiently recovered o enable him to quit the hospital. A re- cent diagnosis of his case reveals. the fact of there having been an acute attack of kidney troube. ‘Within' the past month Father Byrne was visited by his daughter, Second Lieu- ténant Mary E. Byrne, U. S. A, who {s a nurse in the military service, she having obtained two special leaves of absence to do so. She remained 1 Atlanta two Weeks, and has returned to her duties at Fort - Banks, Winthrop, Mass. “Major John F. Byrne, one of our chaplain’s sons, now a surgeon with the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, was heres for a few days.” ’ The attending physiclans have caution- ed-Father Byrne against returning -to active duty here at the nenitentiary upon his-discharge from the liospital. There- | fore he is planning to remove for a time zp_l}-‘%hmm:’m. v: Va., at which place he Will be under thé care of his Joha F. Byrne. b —_— = TUNITED WORKEKS BENEFICIARIES UNDER THOMAS WATTLES’ WILL By the will of the late Thomas J. Wat- es which was entered for probate on Wednésday moining the United Workers, a charitagle organization, is to recelve the residue, of the estate after certain bequests have beeg carried out. In his will Mr. Wattles bequeaths the use and income of §10,000 each 'to his sister, Mary F. Wattles, and t& Ris brother, Jabez H. Wattleg, and at the death the.amount £0es to the residue of the estate. As Jabez H. Wattles is dead his amount will 6 to the residue of: the estate. Ellen T. Dowling of this city and Han- nah,Wattles rf Providefxe are given $5,- 000 outright and ‘Annie O'Néil of this city is givon £2,000. The residue of the estite is left ‘n memory of his wife, Em- ily Gardner Plerce’ Wattles to the Unit- & Workers. The real estate owned by Mr. ‘Wattles Includes the house at 274 Broadway, 2’ house and lot on' Washing- ton sfl'e;t ard a resijence at Norwich t Town. understood that the estate at about $45,000. Wallace the trustee of the trust funds. CHRISTMAS EVENINGS FOR STORES NEXT WEEK ‘With President Will L. Stearns prestd- ing at a meeting of the Retail Merchants' Bureau Wednesday morning at ten o'ckcle at the chamber of commerce rooms it was voted to keep the stores open ev- cnings one- full week, beginninz Monday, Dec. 19, for the beénefit of the Ch:isimas shoppers. It has been “found that-one week of evening shopping is sufficlent to nieet the needs of the public H. B. Cary, treasurer of the commit- tee of the Retail Merchants' Bureau's banquet, which proved such a success, re-. ported a surplus of $21.41 which as prex- iously voted, was sent to the United Workets. : - / The bureau voted in favor.of cooperat- ing .with Secretary OTRourke of the chamber in trying to arrange a botter uniformity in thé automobile parking reg- ulations’c? the city. \ MARTIN CO.'VELVET MTLLS . ON FOUR-DAY SCHEDULE .The J. B. Martin Co. posted notices in its mills here’ Wednesday that from now on the mills will: operate only four days ‘a week. This order goes into effect im- médfately, and on. Thursday night will close for the remainder of the week, re- | suming. operations. on Manday morning. The new schedule is for an indefinite period. s ° Why women'cry when they are glag is still an unanswered question lst. MILK SUPPLY SUSPECTED | | sisted in serving. | since its last appearance here and the | IN Z1PHOID FEVEE CASES During the past ten days there have been reported in the city and town of Norwich . to -Héalth Officers Dr. George Thompson and Dr. E. J. Brophy, three cases of typuoid fever. There have al- s0 been under the care of various physicians caseg which had all the symp- toms of grip and which have not showa typical “typaoid indications. Late Wedaiesday evening two more typhoid fever cases in sbout the same lo- cality as the others were reported, mak- ing a total of five. These last patients haye been 1ll about ten days. The heaith ufficers say-that it must be borne in mind that it is extremely diffi- cult to make & positive dlagnosis of ty- phoid fever inside of ten days to two weeks of che butset of the disease. An invesiization conducted by the hedlth offidess <with the co-operation of Dr. W. K. Tingley, led the officers say, he milk farm of George Beebe on the Scotfand road. Mr. Beebe has been sup- plying milk to all the familles in which typhoid has appgared. A - visit to his place, by the heaith officers showed his farm hand to. be ill, but as it is stated that he has beén sick but a few days only, with a present temperature of 102, since he nas mot had uny positive indi- cation of iyphold fever and not having been, under cbservation previously, it is other cases. Mr. Beéhe nas been ordered to discon- tinue dellvery of milk pending further investigati>n. Moct of the typhoid pa- tiefits - llve un Wasaington street and Broadway. The best safegnard against typhold fever, as recommend.sd by the health of- ficers, the administering of typhoid vaccine by the family physiclan to all those, irrespective of age or physical condition, who have partaken of the sus- pecteq milk -luring the past month. The same precantionary measure is advised in the case of. those who have nursed the typhoid patients. Mr. Besbe has always conducted a first .class milk supply, according to the records of the department, and is much disturbed ox>r the situation and no blame is attached ¢o kim for any wilful negli- gence. It iy known that Mr. Beebe has used milk, a»out 10 quarts daily, for the past three or four weeks supplied by a man who azresd to help ojt Mr. Beebe's shortage. The supply from this source has not gone to any qther dealer or to any other ‘amily except the owner's, in whoee family there have been no discov- erable casas of {llness. UNIVERSALIST CHRISTMAS SALE AND SUPPER WELL PATRONIZED The annual Christmas sale and sup- per of the Ladles’ Ald Soclety of the Church of the ‘Good Shepherd had a large patronage Wednesday afternoon and evening in the ' parlors of the church which were prettily decorated with evergreen, laurel, poinsettia and Tuscus In baskets and garlands. An appetizing supper of grame frult, meat ple, crauberry jell, celery. coffee, tea- and cake, was served at 530 and 6.30. Those In charge were Mrs. Jo- seph L, Oat, Mrs. Harry J. Bjurstrom. Mrs. Frank Hyde, Mrs. G. D. Fillmore, Mrs. John A. Button, Mrs. S. W. Arm- strong, Mrs. Howard Revell, Mrs. Alida Beers, Mrs. David Cushman, Mrs. Hen- rv Taft, Mrs, G. W. Davis, Mrs. W. C. Young. Mrs. Thomas W. Wilson was In charge of the - dining room assisted by Miss Ellen V. Marvin and Mrs. Clarence Briggs. - Young women of the soclety as- The Je: decorating committee was Miss fe E. Hill and Miss W. D. Cushnflin. The various tables for the sale. which were all well fllled with an attrasctive showing of desirable articles were In chares of the following. Children’s table—Mrs. A. G. Boon and her class-of girls; candy table. Mrs. Nel- Y. B. Balley. Mrs, M. A Barber, Miss Georgia: Fillmore and Miss Jessle . HIll: jellles, preserves, etc., Mrs. James W. Bussey: e¢ake. Mrs. H. D. Raflion, fancy Wwork, Mrs. Arthur G. Crowell. Mrs. C. A. Gager. Jr, Mms. AMert S. Comstock. Mrs. Arthur C. Jenkins Mrs. Fred §..Smith and Miss Agnes Woodruff domestic, Mrs. Fred S. Young. Mrs. John H. Bell, Mrs. Walter A. Bussey, Mrs. Myron Ladd, Mrs. .G. H. Welch. On the stage an attractive ice cream parlor was arranged. The cream was furnished by the men of the Unlty class, Mijss Mary E. Rocers, teacher. The young women of Mrs, W. A. Bussey's class assisted in serving. AT DAVIS THEATRE. Neil O’Brien Super-Minstrels. Neil O'Brien's super-minstrels came to the Davis theatre Wednesday evening with a troupe that filled the bill to the complete satisfaction of a crowded house that was kept in an almost continual gale of laughter by the rapid-fire com- edy. Neil had revivified and reinvigo- rated his company with some new blood whole offering was put on with the snap and go that the master funmaker knows so well how to impart. Peter Detzel, an old favorite, was there as clever as ever in his comedy, Joseph Carroll filled the interlocutor's place with ability and the chorus had good voices in it that made a pleasing presen- tation of the songs. J. Lester Haber- korn im Jealous of You, and Ed Lar- son in I'll Take TYou Home Again Kathleen, were two of the favorite so- loists, but thc hit of the evening was made by the new comedian with the minstrels, Jack “Smoke” Gray, an elon- gated type of individual, whose windmill arms and legs Were winning equipments for his dance numbers and top-line com- edy. - Sharing the honors with Gray was Frank “Cracker” Quinn, of opposite type, thort in stature and expansive in voice, and also a clever dancer and come- dian. Fred Miller and Joe Root contributed some fine dance specialties while Lil- llan Bell and Alma Ariiss appeared in pleaging song_numbers for which they had " fine stage presence and kept the audience somewhat mystified ns to whether or not the removal of wigs tmight reveal them in something other than they seemed. The minstrels were given n four parts beginning with the troupe In black sat- fn suits for the usual introduction. This was followed by a sketch called The Bleenless Sleeper, ‘or the Tipless Porter, mnother sketch called The Highbrow Ofasquerade, and ending with Wood Al- ohol, or White Lightening, for which there was a -pretty stage setting of a wwhar? scene, & cice field and a Missis- &ippi leyee, ALLEGED AUTO THIEF A . GIRL IN MALE ATTIRE Beston, Dec. 14.—Police inspectors who arrested an alieged automobile thief in the financlal district today found that instead of a voung man they had taken into, custody a. woman. Further, they learned that the woman, Ethel Kimball, in her guise of a young man of smart appearance had married Loujse Ackler, of Somerville, on Novem- bér "23. The name she gave was James Hathaway. “The discovery of her sex was made when, after the captive attempted to es- cape one of the officers started to strike and the captive cried, “officer, you would not hurt a woman, would you?’ With tortoise shall glasses, hat and overcoat removed -1t was plain that the prisoner was'a woman. . Cromwell.—Harrison B. Ellis of Crome well, charged with obtainng money by false pretenses, was sentenced to four months in jail by Judge John P. Kellogg at’ the December criminal term of the impossible to state at the present time | whether or not he is connected with the | 135-143 MAIN STREET NORWICH, CONN. Gift Suggestions of Quality IVORY TOILET SET Consisting of 13 pieces fal lined gift box—OUR $15.00 IVORY 3-PIECE TOILET SET Comb, brush and mirror. 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