Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 20, 1922, Page 5

D | NORWICH BULLETIN, FRIDAY, JANUARY : 20, rexsonns | ASKING RAILROAD TO TRY GASOLINE 1922 CENTEAL BAPTIST TREASURER SERVED FOR 25 YEARS The Céntral Baptist church held us 82nd annual meeting Thursday evening with an attendance of over 200 before whom Interesting reports were presented from all departments of the church. The annual meeting wag called to order at WEEK-END SPECIALS Sweater Bargain John Steiner, of Denver, is in Norwich on a busiuess trip. Walter Gray of Jewett City has been the guest of Nathan Cook at Ballow ville. 2 Mrs. Teresa O'Nefll cf Dayville visitel her son James O'Neil at the Norwich COAST TO COAST " Norwich, rr\fl-y, Jan. 20, 1022. 7'/95 VARIOUS MATTERS At §2.98 Actual valus $4.50 to $9.00. Sizes 6 to 14 years. Middies, $1.89 Sizes 10 to 18 years, and values up to $4.50. Smalllotof MIDDIES, in small sizes— $1.39 Each Brassieres, 59¢ Actual value 75¢ These are hook front, and lace and embroidery trimmed. Brassieres, 89e These are hook front, and lace and embroidery trimmed, and wonderful values in odd lots, values $1.00 to $4.50. Children’s Gingham Dresses, at $1.89 Sizes 8 to 14 years, valuss up to $4.50. Boys’ Wash Suits $1.19 Each alue $2.00. The Lyons Co Wauregan Block Nerwich, Conn. That Touc Supreme Superiority is characteristic We leave nothing undone that will of cur glasses. add to your comfort or sat- isfaction. Ours is individ- ual services. C. A, SPEAR OPTOMETRIST Franklin Sq. Norwich, Conn. =% * Light vehicle lamps at 5.8 ,0'clock this evening, _ Arthur Bennett mill from Sterling terbury Green, Additions to all 20th—adv. The planet Jupiter continues morning star until April 4th, then evening star i1l October 23rd. At a meeting of the Hebron town{ school committee, it was voted not to have a school nurse. E. D, Caulkins has been filling the Old Lyme inn icehouse the past few days with nine-inch ice. Trinity college Junior Week starts on Feb. 2 and ends with the junior prom, Feb. 6, local alumni learn. Regular meeting K. of C., tonight at 8 o'clock.—adv. There were 73 less deaths in New London during 1921 than in 1920, 40 less marriages and 64 less births. The duck hunting season is over. The past week or two, ice has interfered and at Lyme few ducks have come inside. Lincoln’s birthday, Feb. 12th, comes on Sunday, this year and Washington's birthday, the 22nd, falls on Wednesday. Thursday, January 19¢h, was Nation- al Life Insurance day and local agents made special efforts to do extra writ- has moved his saw to his home on Can- water bills after the ing. Dense fog premxled carly Thursday morning and_ this and occasional sho g the day. Water office open until 8 e'clock nht.—adv, orwich man, Attorney Charles L. Stewart, has acted as government over- seer of the eastern branch of the Pequot Indian tribe since 1909. An afl-day sewing missionary ‘meeting of the women of Tolland Federated church was held Thursday at the home of Mrs. Frank A. Newman. R. 1. Machette had men engaged this| week in cutting the first crop of ice from | his West Mystic pond and a good grade of seven-inch ice is being stored. There is much interest in Rockville as o what make of new fire apparatus the fire committee will Select and a decis- lon is expected within a few days. Some of the hoys are having great| spor, spearing cels through the ice on | the buy at Hamburg cove and have land- | ed a large quantity of the wrigglers. to all water wills after the o= | ng uader State aus- in Norwich, Friday, ter halal, the all- ing at 10 o'clock. * ers are giving customers now, since platinum alone | $20 an ounce since Jan. and other metals bid fals to library meet 7 and ghis members _of Mystic community chorus met in the community hall for practice Thursday Dk renear- Pulle hursday by Middletown Elsie Trahue of Storrs ldletown for'a few days th the work of the farm ing ig | brock. Prof. spoke in its interest a: the Congregational church.on e open until 8 o’clock to- ing of the Connecticut Op- y is to be held at Ha Cord Tuesda in morning, a lecture at 1330 p. m. and a dinner at 6 p. m. Nurses in Norwich have been invited to the meeting of the Graduate Nurses' | Association of ‘Connecticut, which is to 1 be held in Lr'dgr] at the Hotel | stratfield Janua | Stephen 'L J 96, of Eilington, | one of | tion, the oldest ri ents in that s died at the home of Mrs. Harry Da- {vis on West Road, Rockville, Wednes- | day. Death was caused by a general | breaking down, The section gangs o nthe New Haven tem Will Sea All Aboard Production. of the Norwich gave the mu i a tthe Davis thea ical comedy Al troupe of am- started Tuesday on a five-day workingl schedule. The carpenters, bridge builders and signal men are looking for their orders which were in effect this time a year agc. A meeting of the teachers of Groton school and the parents of the children will be held this (Friday) evening Charles M. Adams, chlirman of the #ichool committee presiding, to organize a parent-teachers’ association. Dou you want to sell your farm or 1 SULPHUR CLEARS A PIMPLY SKIN Apply Sulphur as Told When Skin Breaks Out. neck. st by ms app! or body 18 Mentho-Sulphur. go away, & has ever been found harmless and agl any of Hen* 1d druggist for cream. STOP AND CONSIDER The lowest prices for the highest quality of all products at FELDMAN BROS. Wholesale Grocers 44 Market Street Your breaking out of the skin on is overcome imples seem to dry right up and declares a noted skin spe- to. inex- a ho-Sulphur and use city property. We have large list of cus- ers seeking farms and city property. am F. Hill Agency, Thayer Bldg.— It is announced by The White Ribbon Banner that the state W. C. T. U. bud- get plan for 1922 includes raising a to- tal of $5,850. One of the appropriations from this will be $300 for work at the submarine base on the Thames. Miss Leila Burden, daughter of Mrs. Joseph WY, Burden, and Lindley H. P. Chapin, were married at 3.30 o'clock Thursday afternoon in Grace ochuuch, i New' York. ‘Mr, Chapin was a former summer resident of Goshen Point, Wa- terford, The United States civil service com- mission announces an examination at Yorfk, Feb. 1, for tabulating ma- chine operator (Hollerith machine) fe- males over 18 years of age, for vacan- cles in the Navy Yard, Brooklyn, at $3.60 per diem. nc recrults left Hartford Wednes- afternoon by motor truck for New ¥ , where they were sworn in on the | mine planter General Baird, tied up at the city dock, after Which they were transferred to Fort H. G. Wright, Fish- ers Island, for service in the coast ar- | tillery, A woman known t oa number of Nor- wich grangers, Mrs. Neilie E. Blakeman, of Stratford, wife of Frank E. Blake- man, former master of the state grange, has been named as one of the Connec- ticut wome nto represent the grange at the conference on agricultural afthirs in “Washington next week, Notwithstanding bad weather work on ‘the Old Lyme Masonic hall has been pushed ahead. The studding is all up and the blocking has been taken out {from under the upper story which now Tests on the lower story. With a few pleasant days the carpenters will have the building covered so they can -~ work inside, | Hefflon, where Sunday. 1y " |kers, N. Y, Sanatorium early in the week. Mrs. William H. Baker and Mrs. Hen- ry T. Coles had charge of the cafe- terial lunch at the meeting of Comfirt Circle of the King's Daughters Wednes- day with Mrs. Freelove A. Miller. Mr. evening their son and thy spent’ the day: WESTERLY MERCHANTS PROTEST LOSS OF TWO TRAINS (Special to The Bulletin.) ‘Westerly, R. I, Jan. 19.—A meeting of the business men of this town to consider the proposed action of the Neéw York, New Haven and Hartford railrpad in dis- continuing Westerly as'a stopping place for train No. 11. an express due here al 12.09 p. m., was held in the council cham: ber in the to¥n hall on Thursday- even ing. as a stopping place. for arrives in Westerly at 1.48 p proposed change becomes effective afte Jan. 29th. There was considerable discussion on John Dr. Michael Stillman all mrn who realize the subject by Frank Coy, Dr. Champlin, Arthur Cottrell, H. Scanlon. Ralph Segar; ind Harvey Perry, he advantage of having these train stop at Westerly. "It was voted to hav a committee take up the matter with th New A. R, Haven tomorrow: Charles Perry. M. Cottrell, Charles E. Sherma Arthu: W. Coy -and Orlando R. Smith. ~ OBITUARY William J. Murphy. William J. Murphy died at his home et 22 Washington street on Thursday, following an illness of several years. Mr, Murphy. although a great sufferer, was very patieat and very cheerful and )t was this charming trait that won for him” many warm friends. He was born in Norwich in July, the son of English Murphy. tion in St. later attended a school in Canada wher he specialized in French. He taught fo until' bis health forced him to retire. |Weston C. Pulien, retiring superintendent He is survived t Mich- | ¢f the Sunday school, H. Downer John- fel Murphy, a le s city. | son, treasurer of the Sunday school and and Maurice Mu—hy of Boston, Mass.| Wilkam H. Latham, the school secretary. He leaves an arer and other relatives. A splendid report covering activi- A ties ‘of the Waman's Federation of the Alcs. Jumss eisfllon. church prepared by Mrs. James A. Bid- Mrs. Annie Hefflon, Wife of James |\ i was read by Mrs W. Tyler Browns, illness of a year' born in_Covent: her husband, duration. two sons, Arthur, of New London and Harold of New Haven, sur- vive. Mrs. Elizabeth W. Dean Mrs. Flizabeth Walker Deas, formerly a resident of Massapeag, died Wednesday the home of her daughter Mrs. R. L. Mrs, Dean had v years and hac | borne with great patieace. he was born in Montville $8 vears ago, er early life was spent { when a young ter the Civil War where lived until hustand. He w War, resided in M e rdaughter in ago. | the death of dren, Ieag, Mich. Mas Mrs. Frank Arthur W, A. Linco'n and Har vy K. Dean of vauit in New Haven ‘buria lwil ltake olace i Mrs. Charles Wright Word ha sben received here of the at her home death on Thursday, Jaa. 12 at Delavan, Wis.. of Mrs. Charles Wrigh mother of Rev. Dr. P. C. Wright of Yen a former pastor of the Cen t church of this city. Wright was taken sudden! tral Bapt Mrs telegraphed to Redv. Dr. Wright who start ed at once for Wisconsin, but and Mrs. Kitk Wallen of Willi- mantic entertained at dinner Wednesday 3 daughter-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Wallen of Hart- ford, who passed through Willimantic on return from Norwich where they The meeting also took action on the matter of the discontinuance of. Westerly train No. 12, Wwhich leaves New York at 10 a. m. and The Haven officials relative to having the matter adjusted. The following com- mittee was appointed and will go to New “Dr. John Champlin, Charles P. Bcclestone, Frank 1894, the late Michael and: Ellen He received his educa- Patrick's parochial school and 1e tlme in a school in Massachusetts died at her home in Old Say- brook, Wednesday morning, following an She was 59 vears ago. Besides woman and short- msved to the west her s a veteran of the Civil She came back east and for a time apeag going to live wita ~w Haven many years sides the daughter with whom she ived she is survived by four other chil- A. Rogers of Massa- Dean o fGrand Rapids, Dean of Springfield, Boston, Mass. The funeral is to he in New Haven and the body will remain in a receiving in that day .and word of her sickness was his mother The directors of the Norwich Chamber ot Commerce held a meeting in the Wauregan, hotél Thursday at 12.15 with nine directors present. 'Chairman James McCormick was present and made a re- port for the street lighting committee. The committee” was empowered to pre- ‘pare and mail a referendum to the mem- Dership to ascertain the sentiment as to @ White Way. The ccamittee will also ndeavor to learn sentiment of the pub- lic, on’ this matter. The personnel of the followipg com- mittees were confirmed by the direc- tors: Community advertising committee, H. H. Vignot, R. Lewis, F. Russell Smith, J. A. George, C. E. Wilson; play- @rounds committee, £. J. Graham, J. B ftanton, A. G. Bliven, R. L. Tarrant, W. .| H. Donahue, W. J. Fitzgerald. The directors voted to petition the of- t|@cials of the New Haven railroad to iry ‘out the new type of gasoline cars, - | now being operated in other parts‘of the etate, between Norwich and New Lon- don. Because of the decreased cost of operation of these cars it is hoped to ob- 4 r|{ PARK CHURCH ELECTION AND ANNUAL REPORTS Weston C. Pullen, for four years su- perintendent of Park Congregational church Sunday school and for three years previous to that time assistant super- intendent of the sch-ol, declined re-clec- S|tion and at the annual me:titg of the € |church Thurscay evening in- the iugh | Henry Osgood Memoria: Parish nous George L. Ingalls was named and elected as his successor. Myron B. Prentice’ for +several years clerk of the church,also aeclined re-ai;poiniment and has been succeeded by Robert L. Jonnson. The annual business meeting of the church was preceded gy & sugper. Covery were laid for 130 and the menu was a4 follows: r . Beef Loaf Cold Ham Escalloped Potatoes Pidkies Pineapiie Sa.sl Rolls Squash Pie Cheese Coffes The annual meeting which was one o1 the mcst succe:sful ever held by the church, was called to ofder at 7:30 o'clock by Rev. Samuel H .Howe, D. D., the pas- tor. The dlerk’s report showed the pres- ent membership as 321. The raport of the .church treasurer, Miss Aldelaice L. butts, showed the past year to have besn a very successful ong financially. Encouragiiig reports were made T - by "The Teport covered the various meetings held by the federaticn, gitts made anud boxes sent to mission fields during the past year. 4 ‘e activities of the boy scouts were covered in a report made by Scoutmas- ter Jonathan L. Johnson. The report show- ed. that the scout membership has been dcubled and that great progress is being made’ajong scouting lines. The report for the ciurch societ: 1 | made by Frederick W. Cary. It showed the 1 | past year to have been unusualy suc- cessful and indicated another prosy ) | twedve months . 1922, The church elec- | tion resulted follows: 1 Deacons for three ycars, F. W. Brown- ing and Leonard O. Smith. New niem- bers for the church committce Mrs. Geo. D. Coit, Miss Helen B, Rogers, Dr. W. W. Leonard, Nevile Blicy, Clerk, Ro- bert C. Johnson. Treasurer Miss Ade- laide L. Butts, Assistant - treasurer, Miss * Matilda Butts, ~ Alditor; . H. D. Johnson. Offertory officers, 'Blackmar, chairman ; her, Robert W. Perking Allen Latham, -H. D: Johmson, Dr. W. W. Leonard, chairman, Neviile Biicq, Ro- Dr. - -John 8. Wiliam S. Fiet- CARS, NORWICH TO NEW LONDON —_— taln Dbetter service and the resumption of a former night train from New Lon- don, 4 Reports of progress were made for the equitable taxation, membership wmeetings and streets committees. Con- sideration and discussion were given to each feport. The next membership meeting of the chamber will be held Friday, Jan. 27, tn Odd Fellows hall at 6.15. An old fashioned baked bean supper will be eerved by Hope Rebekah lodge, I O. O. F., and an enjoyable program has been arranged. Rev. Alexander H. Ab- tott will be®one of the speakers and an out of town speaker will explain the durposes. of the building and loan asso- ciation, The various committees now tn action will make reports of their ac- tivities and the suggestions of the mem- Vers will be welcomed. Music and sing- (ng will add to the enjoyment of the pro- gram. The meeting will be over not later than 8.15 so that other engage- ments can be met by those ~ who may have, them. MOST SUCCESSFUL YEAR AT UNITED CONG. CHURCH Reports at the annual meeting of the TUnited Congregational church Thursday evening showed that the church had one of the most successful years in its his- tory in 1921, not only in regard to finances but in the various activities car- ried on by the numerous organizations. The reports were made by the clerk and treasurer and by officers of the various departments. The meeting was held at the Community house. The meeting was called to order by the pastor, Rev. Alexander H. Abbott, fol- lowing a deticious chicken pie® supper served by the Woman's guild under the direction of Mrs. John Kukla, chairman of the committee. There were about 300 who sat down to the beautifully decorat- ed tables and the majority stayed to the business session. The first matter of business was the election of church officers for the ensuing year. The deacons elected were Hsrbert W. Gallup, Herbert B. Cary and Frank A. Bill all of whom are elected for three years, and William W. Sample, who was elected to fill ouut the unexpired term of two years of Thomas Browning, who was removed by death. Dwight L. Allen was re-elected clerk, and Frederick W. Lester was' re-elected treasurer. The other offi- cers elected were: Assistant treasurer, John H. Sherman; custodian of the trust funds, Nathan A. Gibbs; trustee, Henry G. Peck; auditor, John H. P erkins; woman member of the church committee, Mrs. John Kukla; man member of the executive council, Arthur L. Peale; wom- an member of the executive council, Miss Marion G. Beebe. Ernest L. Latimer was elected superin- tendent of the church school _to succeed Herbert W. Gallup, who declined to ac- cept the office for another term. Mr. Gallup has been superintendent of the school for the past four years and has been an office rof the church society for over 15 years. In recognition of his faithful and efficient service as leader of the church school activities, the school presented him a handsome mahogany and tan reading lamp. Mf. Gallup was over- come with the gift but responded with a few brief words of thanks for the kind- ness of the school. officers of tke various church depart- | ments were then read, the report of the treasurer showing that the receipts of the church during the year were approxi- mately $24,000. Routine business was then transacted and the budget for the coming year approved. In closing the meeting Rev. Alexander H. Abbott spoke of ‘he wonderful prog- ress made by the church not only in the matter of finances and increase in mem- bership but in the welding of the forces of the church into a mechanism for the progress of religion, the fundamental principle of the church. The opporfunity bert Cochrane, Edward J. Graham, Hib- berd R. Norman. Delegates to county con ferewpe, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Allis, Mr. and B. A. Wightman, Sucerinten. dent rday scheol, George L. Ingall Assistan®&uperintendent of Sunday scho Jonathan L. Johnson. Honorary super- ¢ | intendent of primary de;artment, Miss - |Sarah L. Huntington. Superintendent of - |primary department, Mrs. George L. In- galis. Assistant saperintendents of pri- mary department, Miss Marion Williams, Miss Constarce Clapp Miss Helen Clapp. | Treasurer cf Sunday schol, H. Downer Johnson. Secretary of Sunday school, V died before he could reach there. The [liam H. Latham. Librarian, W. Manley funeral was held Saturday and -burfal [ Bastwood. Mrs. Frank Hemypstead Fben was in Defavan. Learned and Henry A. Tirrell, werc ap- Mrs. Wrizht, who was 77, and whoss [ POinted a committce in charge of the H husband died nine years ago, is surviv by two sons, Dr. Charles Wright, a phy- SlC ian in Delavan, and Rev. Dr. P, ‘*right. She also leaves six grandchi dren, MARRIED IN PUTNAM, DESERTER LEAVES WIFE of Atlantic street, €tamford, has brought suit against her Mrs. Harry Plymel, husband,” claiming annulment of thet warriage by Rev. G. C. S. MacKay i Putnam, Conn., her home, Feb. 16, 1919, She chafges that Plymel left her three months after the wedding, she has since discovered that his right name is Harry Ferguson and that he is a deserter from the army. No Hurry to Catch the Men After a fellow inmate had died cf small pox, eight prisoners hastily made thet escape from the county jail at Poteauy, Okla. Who will try to catch them when they may have caught Something them Thursday evening- meetings. The committee In charge of the church surper consisted of Mrs. H. D. Johmscn. chairman Mrs. Frederck W, Cary, Mrs H. R. Branche, Mrs. Charles Burdick, Mrs. Wilbur Williams, Mrs. Neville Lilicq, Mrs. Charles Garner, Mrs. Frederick T. Sayles, Mrs. Robert Cochrane, Mrs. Wil- liam Eastwood, Mrs. James A. Bidwell Young people of the church assisted in serving. r n — CLASH OVER EVIDENCE IN LEE DIVORCE SUIT The divorce suit of Mrs. Rosalie Hub- bapd_Lee, formerly of this city, against Huntington Lee of New Haven on the grounds of intolerdble cruelty reached its third day of testimony Thursday in New Haven before Judge Isaac Wolfe. Con- tention between counsel ciunsel - for - | plaintiff and defencant over the admis- r | sibility of centain evidence that Mrs. Lee's attorney wants to introduce brought a halt to the case Thunsdcy afsernoon: - | Counsel are to submit authorities Mon- selves and the cateher who catches them |day to Judge Wolfe on the points in may catch more than the eight, assuming | questfon and the trtal wil lbe resumed that they heive Globe Democrat. caught it?—St. DIANS GIVEN SEARCH WARRANT PROTECTION 19.—Indian tepees hunting liquor scouts unless armed with search warrants, ac- instructions sent to federal Drohibition - directors tonight by Com- Washington, Jan. will be closed hereafter, grounds for government as cording to nissioner Haynes. Mr. Haynes quoted the section of the Louls | next Tuesday morning after a ruling is made by the judge. James L. Hubbard of Norwich, broth- er of the petitioner, was a witness Thursday .He was on the sead several hours. The questioning of the witness drifted off to many inquirles about fi- nances and money that came out of the Hubbard , estate, until Judge Wolfe re- minded the attorneys they were getting far afield from the issue of cruelty and would admit such evidence merely for its value as ehowing the atmospherc of act supplemental to the national prohibl. tion act which makes the search of a private dwelling without a warrant a misdemeanor and called attention to a recent ruling by Charles H. Burke, com- missioner of Indian affairs, holding that this provision of the law applies to op- erations in Indian cqQuntry as well as outside of Indian country. “In the light of the above interpreta- tion of the law,” Mr. Haynes sald, “which is concurred in by this bureau, it is directed that hereafter no searches be made of private dwellings on In- dian reservations except plirsuant to search warran! OBITUARY. 3. W. Manning. geratd; The funeral home lfe of Mr. amd Mrs. ton Lee Johr FUNE! Norwich; B. Flantids- OUT OF TOWN DONATIONS TO SANATORIUM HOLIDAY FUND Additional contributors to the Norwich State Tuberculosis Sanatorium Holiday Fund includ wador Council, N A. Holland San Sal- . 1 Knights of Colum- bus, of Naw Haven; White Cross Council, No. 13, K. cf C, der of Elks, of New London; men of the Submarine Base; T. J. Fitz- E. A, Faust of Jewett City; Miss Esther Partridge Jewett City. P. Or- enlisted RALS. Mrs, Angeline Burgess. of Mrs, Angeline Bur- in the United Congregational church to interpret the meaning of religion to the present generation is great. We have the mechanism, the gathering of the forces for the interpretation of religion a sthe main principle in life. Let us not depart from this path and keep hammer- ing at this principal function of the church, the interpretation of religion through our lives as well as through the spoken word. MRS. B. H. EVANS ENTERTAINS FOR MOTHER'S 84TH BIRTHDAY Mr. and Mrs. Byron H. Evans pleas- antly entertained at their home, 23 Wash- ington street, Thirsday afternoon a com- pany of relatives and friends in hopor of the 84th birthday of Mrs. Evans’ mother, Mrs. Rebecca» A. Morarty, of Worcester, Mass., who has been a guest at the Evans home for several months. Mrs. Morarty is one of children born to Gardner and Nancy Case Smith, years azo residents of Norwich Town, where, with one exception, all the chii- dren‘were born, the mother also having been born in the same house. Mrs. Morarty is of exceptional ability. She received her guests Thursday in a black satin and beaded gown and had the ap- pearance of a woman of 65. Many of her callers had passed the three score and ten mark. Among the gifts received were flowers, statiomery, books, aprons, handkerchiefs and caps, besides many cards and letters of congratulation. During the afternoon Mrs. J. H. Evans and Mrs. J. T. Pfeiffer served ice cream, cake, grapes and fruit punch, after which Mrs. Morarty cut a prettily decorated birthday cake. Practically all who received invitations responded. Mrs. Morarty's younger daughter, Mrs. A.Vander Pye, of Wor- cester, with whom she makes her home, was unable to attend owing to illness. Among the guests were Mrs. Francis A. Bidwell of McKinley avenue, whose birth- day falls.on the same day of the month, and who is a copsin of Mrs. Morarty; Mrs. Annie Smith of New London, a sis- ter-in-law ; Leander Brown of Church street, a brother-in-law; Capt. and Mrs. John H. Evans of Fort Caswell, N. C., the former hre oldest grandson, and the following nieces and nephews: Mrs. Ag- nes Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Marskall Jewett, Dr..and Mrs. Charles H. Lamb. Qther guests were Capt. Samuel Knapp, Sergt. Allen C. Matthews, Mrs. Ella Tucker, Mrs. Edward Crowell, Mrs. James Cayan. Mrs. Annie Reed, Mrs. T. J. Pfeiffer and Miss Hammell, all of Norwich. Block Island Buoys Eestablished. The lighthouse service announces that Block Island buoy, 2, in 4 1-4 fathoms of water, off the southwest point of Block Island. Rhode Island and Dickens Point buoy, 4, oft Dickens Point, were estaw- lished -January 4. Not the Staff of Life You may put whisky into a walking stick, but that doesn’t make it a staff of life—Washingtcn Post. ously informed the nominating commit- The reports of the!] |1y as Miss Audrs 7.30 following a supper served at 6.30. In the election of officers one nota- ble change occurred when C. Edward Smith, treasurer of the church for the past 25 vears was succeeded by John Palmer Post, as Mr. Smith had previ- tee that he desired to close his services in the offics with the completion of the quarter century of service. Mr. Post, wha succeeds him, has been the assist- ant treasurer. Charles. D. Noves, president of the board of managers, who acted as chalr- man of the anuual meeting, feelingly ex- pressed the profound debt of gratitude which the church felt towards Mr. Smith for his markedly faithful service. He mentioned that over a quarter million dollars of the church money has been handled by the treasurer.in the twent: five vears. In appreciation of Treasurer Smith's services, Mr. Noves presented him, on behalf of the church a purse of gold, which Mr. Smith acknowledged In a few suitable words. The annual reports which had been prepared in the usual printed form by the printing commiittee. lbert S. Ray- mond and Charles F. Whitnev. wi read v the officers of the verious depart- ments and were accented. That of George A. Ashbev, church clerk, showe® a present membership of 814.°of which § are resident and 276 non-resident. There had been 9 added by baptism and 16 by letter in the vear, 9 deceased by death and 19 by letter. The rengrt of Treasurer Smith showed total receints from collections, contributions and in- come of approximately $13,600. Besides this there had heen contributed and pald to the New World Movement, through Georze A. Ashbey, treasurer, a total of $15.798.34. The following officers, whosa names were presented by Harold S. Burt, chairman of the nominating committee, were electe Clerk, George A. Ashbey: assistant clerk, Joseph S. Adams; treasurer, John Palmer Post; assistant treasurer, Ed- ward Y. Messinger: two deacons for six years, C. Edward Smith and Shepard B Palmer; three members of board managers for five vears, C. E. Smlm Frank L. Arnold, S. B. Palmer; board of trusteeg for three vears, Henry E. Church; nominatin® “committee, Willis P. Hill, chairman, Richard Arnold. Har- rison C. Noves, Harold S. Burt; printing committee, C. F. Whitney. G. S. Ray- mond and Miss Helen B. Moore. A message of svmpathy from the church was voted to be sent to Rev. P. C. Wright of Yonkers, N. Y, a former pastor. whose mother dled last week. In closing the meetinz, Rev. Dr. Davia A. Pitt, the pastor, snoke inspiringly of the outlook for the coming year, indi- cating his expectation that special stress would be placed upon evangelism. The supper which preceded the busi- ness meeting was served by the womtn of the church with Mrs. Henrletta Tefft in charze of the kitchen and Mrs. W. B: L. Cranston incharze of the walte resses. An excellent menu that began with hot roast beef and ended with cof- fee, cake and ice cream was served. Just at the close of the business meeting Rev. Dr. Pitt called Mrs. Tefft and her “Indispenstble women"” to tha front of the room and publicly thanked them for their services. Those who assisted in kitchen and dining room were Mrs. Willis P. Hill, Mrs. C. L. Swan. Mrs. C. Eugene Saunders, Mrs. Flovd May, Miss Clara David Tongren, Mrs. George Mrs. Herbert Brown, Mrs. Mrs. Carl Geih, Mrs. H. Richardson, Miss Belle Lumis. Mrs. Her- bert Rogers, Mrs. Margery Peck, Mrs. e Wiglev, Mrs. Anna Woods, Mrs. m Cc”ev. Mrs. C. W. Burton, and Mre. John Hill Miss Helen B. Moore had charge of the tickets for supper. POISON CAUSES DEATH OF MRS. THOMAS STEWART RYAN Paris, Jan. 19.—(By The A. P.)—Mrs. Thomas Stewart Ryan, wideiv known American violinist, known professional- v Creighton, died today in the American hospital at Neuilly She had been suffering for several days from the effects of swallowing poison tablets. Mrs. Ryan was taken to the Neuilly hospital on January 12, having swallow- ed several poison tablets while in a room with her husband in a hotel here. Mr. Rvan, an American newspaper cor- respondent, was taken Into custody by the police the following day, and is still held by them, although until today no formal complaint had been filed against him. There have been varlous conflicting versions of the circumstances surround- ing Mrs. Rvan’s swallowing the poison. She said to have told the police that when her husband returned to Paris unexpectedly from India he told her he was ready to grant ker a divorce, but wanted her to go with him for a fare- well dinner. Mrs. Ryan accompanied her husband to his hotel after the din- mer, when, according to her story to the volice, he accused her of infiledi- ty and forced her at the noint of a knife to swallow the poison. Then he stabbed in the neck, although not seri. Rran, however, has firmly pro- tested his innocense, ddaying all his wife's statements. He told the e:.min- strate he had made no threats his wife. He sald he had told her jokinely that he had polson in his hand baz when she said she did not want to live. but he thought she was pretending when she actually took the poison. dbe e n o CIGARS Generally speakinf, are made from quickly gsown leaf arti- ficially dried and seasoned in a few days. It takes from six months to a year, ac- cording to grade of leaf, for the tobacco to ferment, “cure” and ripen to perfec- fon. Havana tobacco is the most delicate and sensitive of any tcbacco grown. You can test this by subjecting a bog of Ha- vana cigars to extremes of heat or cold, moisture or dryness. The best temperature for Hawana cigars is 60 degrees Fahren- heit. You may get a box of a good brand and.find it a failure. But befcre you con- demn the brand be sure that it is not the fault of the dealer, says a tobac- co_expert. The true and original character of a choice Havana is very easily destroved by careless handling. To enjoy a good cigar properly you need to smcke it elow- ly. You can no more appreciate it in quick nervous jerks than you can a glass of old port gulped down. n:sohmwdnmmaonq— ofl of tobacco in clgars. This is a mis- take. The ofl is there and is no more burnt away or evaporated than m a pipe. 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West Beof—Boiled Ham—Philadelphia Telephone 1287 and we win | StAte Will be in Norwich today (Friéay) |the only negro ever given a place on | Officiated and burial was in the West AT il have a copy. Telephone 1287 and we Will | for o meeting at 10 & m. at the Peck cemetery. Mrs. Burgess was 71 years reserve one for you. the speaking programme at a Yale Al- iibrary. The meeting is under the aus- Scrapple—Sausage Meat—Lean Pork pices of the state library association. Sausage—Frankfurters—Cervelat Wurst—Native Bacon—Mett Wurst old, and is survived by one son, James P. Burgess, of Hartford; one brother, Edward Burgess, of Bor‘on, and a sister, umni reunion, that of last June, died last night at his home here where he had been a teacher and executive in the COMMUNITY HOUSE SHEA’S NEWS BUREAU Uniez Scuare. PISO’ city schqols for forty vears. He recently | Mrs. Charles Scovil, of Norwich. . “" AND SANE Tu y, January |We Sell a* Complete Line of Fancy Peace Reigns In Maryland had beerp recommended to President S T AT 7:30 O'CLOCK lmporhd and Dmmshc Cheesp. i t , not only for f i T i ter t WHEN XOU WART to st your bugh It is pleasant news, not only for foct | Harding for appointment as minister to ball enthusiasts, but also for the r- ness before the public, there is no medi- B um better than through the adverlising Bulletin. columns of The _The welcome to Mr. Pepper proves that public, that johns Hopkins and (1 i Pennsylvania can keep up her record cf versity of Maryland will again meet on | Love in a cottage is almost as vision- | Senators that are not to be unv'ud at— the football fidd—Baltimore Sun. ary as wealth in an air castle. Bmon Transeript. X / i N s T Speaker—MRS. CLARENCE A. CARR q.m teliet.No opiates_ lkmqvlflc Auogmhd With lmklyn Bureau of DELICATFSSEN STORE 40 FRANKLIN STREET .