Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 27, 1922, Page 5

AR A Norwich, Monday, Feb. 27, 1922, VARIOUS MATTERS Other laundresses to do any rubbing at l:;—‘l’nm clothes come out spotlessly clean The difference is that the lat- ter use v:ihmce'_lnd ience has taught us that it isn’t se e fisfi::"‘ scien: ance of soap fats With other deans materials has been found. Its al added to the day's length. Mild though it seems, ponds In the suburbs are frozen. gan news. Olympic hall, 8.15 p. m. 12 p. m—adv, v 5 Just now there are slghtes: 11 most_m:rul suds just 562k OUt | men, In care or Janer Oscar B Main at ;‘he dirt that your muscles used to | Norwich county jafl. “tt‘mhlwny. Every farmver who has a grove of b white birch trees needs no weather fro- ‘When use Rinso you need | Jnit’to tell tim that ~ dpring 1o oo the waYy. places that always do Tcial attention, and yet your clothes will be as clean as if you had toiled over them in the old back-breaking way. :Ii:“ErE{n:gameptonthepr- itors. At the Home-Time of the Unite young people, INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY _| st Rorvst nie o Mo S e Mrs. Halsey Richards of Tiverton, R. I, Is the guest of Mrs, Charles L. Rich- ards, Mrs. Frank L. Farrell left town Sun- day to visit friends in Brookiyn, N. Y. for two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Elijah B. Lewis of New York, were week-end guests of Mrs. Frank A. Robinson, Mrs. Hellen B. Hooper has returned, r spending three weeks in Hingham nd Brookline, Mass. the down trips. now covered with ice. ening at St. Patrick's Dominican Falhers, Collegé, Providence, R. L Mrs. John Duhaime, who met a tragic = _ The Misses Bliss have returned tofdeath in an automobfle accldent four | Deing of the elghth eneration. Tn Han- thelr home on Washington street after |weeks ago. Sieh to. FrenryiA Binghgm. Her his- ;_m;:lng several months at Niagara] gunday evening at Trinity Methodist band enlisted in the Unton army short- alls, church, at the meeting of the Bpworth |y after the outbreak of the Civil war Mr. and Mre. E. Monroe Benson of|lague, the leader was'Mrs. Willlam H. | 71" sorved through ff. e died Aue “hicago, formerly N were re-{Bath and the topic, “One of America’s 3, 1868, leaving her with one son, nt guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lucius| Opporunities” S L : | Briggs of Broadway, - ——e open tonight and Tuesday Sues For $5,000 For Broken Nose. clock to receive personal Property on Vine street, Hartford has been attached in an action instituted in favor of Samuel Kaplan, who seeks dam- ages of $5000 from Morris Cartin, al- leging that Cartln assanlted: him by striking him with his fists at New Ton- ton, December 13, 1921. The complaint savs that Kaplan. who was then a car- penter earning $50 week, sustained a broken nose, W has been per- taxes. exempt you from this tax.—adv. Town Clerk Charles 8. Holbrook ular in shape. Tanently tnjared. | The case 16 retisas | (he Junior Brotherhood of St. Andrew of g i Trinity Episcopal church @ course of les- e to the Hartford county superior | 17101t piscopal sourt the first Tuesday fn March. iy el s dibyny A Dayville correspondent mentions Twe Divofte Suits Bisusht. that a former member of Norwich Free Two divorce suits returnable hefore | ACRdemy facult i Figlon, MO KeliGy, rior court in Mareh have been through a New London attor- a suit by Florence Burdick New London against John W. Carboné of parts unknown. They were married Oct. 11, 1915 and desertion s alleged since Dec. 19, 1918. ‘The other 1s a suit of Florence Rock- Frechette of New London against 2alph O. Frechette and adultery is al- eged. The couple were married Aug. 26, 1919, Western trip of several weeks, Park church and Sunday scho at 6.30 Sunday evening House fparlors. in the Recovering From Acid Burns. tory. August Sabrowski, Jr, of 126 Baltle |hridge place, at Central Village, which | o i s Tames Wond of Chester, street, who was b burned about the |stands on the biuff to the left &ide of the _‘;ifl,an"‘, SExRSpE (N oRuR Y s egs by acil whi work early last | road to Plainfield beyond the bridge ana [ T - weak at the T™nite ites Finishing Co., the property about - - ras hean able to 1o the hospital and is : FUNERALS. now at his home. He s making favorable | “*) "o iosr vio oo e Mrs. Richard Gorman. pyery Mrs, Samuel Clemens has been taken to | Relat ol 1(;‘;1 h_!riengs lmmP New . N Brewster's Neek for treatment. She was | York, Philadelphia, oston, utnam County ¥. M. C. A. Recretary 8peaka. | .\ "yadenly jnsane & few davs azo, |and other clties were in attendance at had charge of the | gha 13 ahout 70 s old and lived in | the funeral of Mrs. Richard Gorman; Trinity Methodist | [Cennedy City, held Saturday morning from her home, d the address was giv- | Ly “ a quet | 247 Washington street. At 9 o'clock, county. Y. M. IOhA L, SEX SR ST W e ve | in St. Patrick's church a solemn high 5 S T Ter ss of requiem was sung by Rev. great pleasure at the morning serv t|mass o by —_— e 5 b Myles P. Galvin, Rev. Charles W. Bren- >ard Sund: sun A Frrsnegreng vy oy Park church Sunday, when sunz by In the Central Baitist church evening, at the meeting of the B, Y. P. U. the tonic was * Paths c <1 £ ters of Mercy from the convent bn Per- i+ 1S Fure Liediil Folks —True Indian Tales. Leader f0r) kins avenue, who had frequently been senlors, Donald Glldersleeve; for infer-| aidaq in their charities to the slck and C ldc ipedsies, sl Stonp. poor through Mrs. Gorman’s liberality. StOpS ed 01GS There are many. inquiries about the| The hearers were Former Mayvor Tim- new fare rates on th ticut company, effective March 1s, many are waiting to take advantage of th; Apply In Nostrils—It Opens opportunity to buy tickets, three for a | Pwyer of Boston, formerly of Putnam. Air Passages Instantly. quarter or twelve for a dollar. Burial was in the family plot in St. Jo- 2 2 The United States civil service com-|seph's cemetery the committal mission announces an examination for stant dental surgeon, men of Colds and catarrh yield ke magic to] ACting a B2l piarkhg i y at | Téasonable age for vacancies in the| The funeral arrangements were fn e avery Cain pmuenat| United States Public Health Servioe,| charee of Hourlgan Brothers. ind relieves swollen, «inflamed mem- | NeW York, at $2,400 to $4,800 a year. Thoke in attendanke inmcluded Mrs branes of nose and throat. Your clog-| Bdward G. MeCandlish,. formerly. of] Gorman's nephews Thomas Nolan of ged nostrils open right up and you|Stonington, where he conducted the | College Point. N. Y. and Matthew No- can breathe freely. Hawking and|Character Toy Guild, fs instructing dis-|lan, of Philadelph her niece, Miss snuffiing stop. Don't stay stuffed up |2bléd former service men who are patients | Charlotte Nolan, also Mrs. Mary Bar- and miserable, at St. Elizabeth's hospital, Washington, | nett, of Brooklyn, N. Y.. Misses Alice Get a small bottle of Ely's Cream|D. C, to furnish them with a recreation- | and Bridget Joy, of 'Putnam; Thomas Halm from your druggist. Apply a|al and ourative occupation to be profitabl little In the nostrils and get instant re- | later. r. F‘”‘_""\K "§ B:“Q}", fnrmv;h' of Wef. Millions endorse this remedy A good representation of the Toly i Mrs. L. A, ) '::9§!“v utnam, known for more than fifty years. Name socléty of St. Patrick’s church, Gorry, of Willlmantic: Mr. - - T T " _|John H. Carney president, reselved 1icly | and Mrs, Willlam Brickley, of Jewatt Commanion in a body at the first mass | City: Mlss Catherine Conboy, of Brook- Sunday morning from the rector Rev.,!vm. N. Y. THE M. H. May, who was assisted by Rev. Mrs. Frank Hampson. Philly J. Mooney, in administering the| The funeral of Mary Sedden, beloved CHELSEA SAVINGS BANK |Pueharist ' publishing photographs largest famflies, of the plctured Sunday One Hundred Twenty-Seventh Consecutive Dividend Norwich, Conn., Feb. 6, 1922 The board of directors of this bank has declared a dividend for the current six months at the rate of four per cent per annum, payable on and after the fifteenth of March. Frank’ Hempstead, th Mr. and ham road, Willkmantic, and the thirtee: and Mrs. George F. Avery, of Colchester. Jail. retary Keliogg also thinks It would be good thing if the jails at Norwich an New London could be combined. Boundary Line Hearing Postponed. Treasurer| hearing in the case of Joseph Zim- Inski against Edward Kelley, of Mont- DO NO BETTER THAN BUY property owned by them, which wa SAUSAGE sittings and it Is expected to be com pleted at the néxt session. Baby’s Body In River. THUMM'S et river near the Battleground. 40 Franklin 8t Thy street. Medical [ SESREERR L Sy S Y SISO WHEN YOU WANT to put your busi- [ before the publie, there is no medl- i better than through the advertising Soiumns of The Bulletin. mission to take charge of the body. she begins to every night. - The moon was new Sunday, at 1.48 . :&mmntnmmqus A B o B0 bsgrs has Bov tam all the lttle By an error Saturday the Attawaugan | corresponderice was added to the Waure- Monster minstrel and dance tonight, Dancing untfl During Sunday afternoon Miss Lilllan M. Cross wae In charge of the Otis li- Vrary reading room. There were 177 vis- church Sunday night at the Community House, Raymond Congdon addressed the Norwich line to New York from New sondon is very satisfactory, especlally on In spite of two seaone of filling-in, there is @ good sized volume of water at the former duck pond at Ocean Beach, The Lenten preachers every Sunday €v- church will be from Providence Relatlves have requested a memorial mass in St. Patrick’s church Tuesday for Personal tax collector's office will be until 8 o'~ The fact you cid not receive a bill does not of Norwich, has not yet recefved the local allotment of 1,300 dog tags for the com- llng year. This year the tags are trianz- Dr. W. A. Smith of Norwich state hos- pital, has generously volunteered to give arrived home last week after an enfoyaiie | Pérsons with books to spare, especially fiction, copld turn such voumes to fine use by sending them to Norwich State Tub- eroulosis Sanatorium, where the patients welcome éverything in the shape of a book. The Home Time for the young people of ol was held Pariss Arthur L. Peale gave an_interesting talk on early Indian his- Wilfred Lawson has bought the Lilli- offértory by Chorifster Bben Learned and Sunday of aliens came here|william A Lund. Rev. Phillp J. Mooney sub-deacon. Or- aturday to ap-| o vig : 4 i @ | manist Frank L. Farrel directed the urt cierk’s office | o w ’”;‘“ Celitiieay = “_“'"A'“(“l alr Sun- musie, Mrs. Farrell and Mrs. P. J. Ry- e lers throuh the ohsets’ and oros: |an singing De Profundis, and following | _ ol LaTough the streets and about|ihe final absolution by Father Galvin. | the suburbs showed that th2 ool ulace is . s far easier to return a compli- hlek i i e as a waiting hymn Mrs. Ryan gave| X . quick to improve the favorable weather | ™ L o) AR Bt than a borrowed umbre! BE % Biibbant: Sonden. Face to Face. As the hody was h | of Forgotten cars oftheConnec- and (M, ©. A Hartford Sumday paper which is state's twelve healthy and handsome children of Mrs. Thomas Moriarty, of Wind- children in the Interesting family of Mr. Recommendations About New London Some changes towards improving sani- tary conditions at the county jail in New London are to be made 1o the public wel- fare commission of the state by Secretary Kellogg as a resuit of an inspection of the Jall which he made last week. Sec- ville to define boundary lines between OUR Scheduled to come up before Attorney Warren B. Burrows, committes of the TRY OUR WURST | superior court in the court of common HOME-MADE pleas room at New London Saturday PORK morning was continued a week. The suit hag been partially heard at the previous Saturday aftérnoon about 1.30 o'clock the naked body of a 7-months-old male child was found floating in the Shetuck- discovery was made by Tony Highsand, a small boy who lives at No, 417 Main xaminer C. C. Gll- dersleéva was notified and after an in- g m gave Cummings & Ring per- ‘When the honeymoon Is on the wane, him out—nearly Miss Mae Shea and Miss Bernice Higgins spent the week-end in New London. John P. Coregran has recovered, af- ter two weeks’ illness with grip and wax able to be out Sunday, Mr. and Mrs, Anton Rodler of Can- terbury visited ‘thefr daughter, Mrs. T. A. Linton in Norwich recently. An Attawaugan correspondent men- tions that Mrs, Willilam Welch, a patient at Norwich sanatorium, is much im- proved. . Mrs, Arthur Mott of Willimantic, for- merly of Norwich Town, has been pass- ing jseveral days at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mott of Grove street. The many friends of Mrs. Fred G. Bliss of Laurel Hill avenue Will bde glad to know she is improving slowly, though not able to sit up vet, after & serfous illness of three weeks. For two Sundays Miss Hannon, of Baltic, has sung soprano in the Cen- tral Baltict church quartette, pending the engagement of a successor to Mrs. Grace Aldrich Crowell, who resigned recently. Reva M. H. May returned Saturday, after a vacation spent in St. Augustine, Fla., In company With Rev. Monsig- nor T. S. Duggan, of Hartford, Rt Rev. 4 | Bonsignor J. W. 'Norris, of New Jersey ana Rev. W. . MoGurk, of South Man- chester OBITUARY Mrs. Henry A, Bingham. Mrs. Nancy L. Standish Bingham, widow of Henry A. Bingham, formetly of Norwich and Hanover, dled in Hart- ford on Saturday morning following a long illness. Mrs. Bingham was in the eightieth vear of her age and had made her home in Hartford for many vears. She was born in Norwich on May 12, 1842, the only daughter of Thomas Fitch and Ruth Ann Holden Standish | She was a direct descendent of Captain Myles Standish on her paternal side and of Elder Brewster on hér mother's side, n Edwin H. Bingham, who resides in Hartford and with whom she had made her. home for many years. She was a member of the South Songregational church of Hartford and was also a_mem- ber of Ruth Wyllis chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. For many years she was a member of the Board of McCall Missions, Besides her son she leaves two broth- ers, Charles H: Standish of 52 Asylum street. Norwich and Webster Standish of Hanover. Theré are several nephews and nieces and grand nephews and nieces. Mrs. Bingham was a woman Is whom the sterling New Enzland qualities pre- dominated, very charltable and hospita- Dble, ever ready to exert herself fn any Christlan work. She had a large cir- cle of friends In Norwich and Hanover who were grieved to learn of her death on Saturday. Mrs. George Tiffany. Mrs. Mary Tiffany, widow of George Tiffany of Lyme, occurred at 3 o'clock Saturday a. m. She was in her 85th year. Death which occurred at her home, was due to bronchial trouble, although she had been in feeble condltion for some time on account of her advanced age. She leaves a son, Charles, who is making his home in Miam{, Fla., and a grand- son, Leeland Wood, of Manchester, son nan of Norwich Town being deacon and f from the church Mr. Farrell the Chopin Funeral March. -~ | Among those plav @ at the mass were Sis- othy C. Murphy, Higgins, J. Kilroy William P. McGarry, Alexander A. and Hen- of Norwich, with M. M. e | ry servies | ng by Fathers Galvin and Brennan. There were choice floral forms. be e | Howarth, Putnam; Mr. and Mrs. Frank wife of Frank Hampson, was held Sat- urday afternoon at 2 o'clock from her late home, Depot Hill, Bailtic. There was a large attendance of relatives and friends and there were many beautifnl floral remembrances. The service was conducted by Rev. Charles Smith, pastor of the Methodist church at Baltle. The hearers were Thomas Webster, William Balley, Ar- chibald Torrance, Edward Hindle, Wil- liam Baldwin and Robert Love. Burial took place in Maplewood cemetery. The funeral arrangements were In charge of Undertaker G. G. Grant. Mrs. Hampson dled Thursday at her home In Baltle. She was 59 vears of age, a Mrs. Clarence B. Hoxle, da Burlal services for Mrs. Emma Peck Hoxle, wife of Clarence B. Hoxis, form- erly of Lebanon, were held at the grave In the, New cemetery at Lebanon on Sat- urday afternoon with an attendance of relatives and friends fro mout of town. The services were conducted by Rev. 5| Hollls A. Campbell of Lebanon. Rela- tives acted as bearers. C. A. Gager, Jr., was the funeral di- rector. e n e e L a Gave Messages at Spirituallst Academy. Mrs. Jennie Southworth of New Bed- ford Wwas the speaker at the afternoon and evening services of the First 3pirit- ual unfon on Sunday. Mrs. Southworth's address at the evening service was on “Love” and after her talk she trans- mitted messages from the spirit world to pérsons in the audlence. 3 — Raised £40 for Palestine Medical Unit The Misses Heller of Nine Springs, Uncasfville, delightfully entertained a large party of friends on Suncay evening. During the evening $40 was raised for the Dbenefit of the Medical Unit of Hadassah wick Post, ¢ :it be supported by the post for Connecti- department encampment, according to no- tices that are being sent to the posts in Haven had the notice before its régular meeting last week. of Sedgwick post for several yeirSand n.s been enthusiastic and capable in direct- ing the affairs of the local organization. bution of 25 cents every three months to assist in jpaying the expénses of the depart- ‘members now in Connecticut, and the 25 Commander Orrin M. Price of Sedg- No. 1, G. A. R, of tais city is départment commander at the next the state. Admiral Foote post ‘of New Commander Price has been at the head Bach member of the G. A. R. in Con- necticut will be asked to make a contri- ment of Connecticut, the tax iper capita not béing sufficient now to pay the run- ning expenses. There are about 1,200 cents every three months will mean that the deparement will receive an extra $600. This was decided upon at a meeting in — e e e THURSDAY LENTEN SERVICES ¥ IN EPISCOPAL CHURCHES Services .at Christ and Trinity Epis- copal churches next Wedanesday will open the Lenten season, each church having mbrning prayer, holy communion and sermon at 10.30 a. m., evening prayer and sermon at 7.45 p. m. United services will be held on Thurs- day evenings during Lent at 7.45 as follows: March 9th—Christ Church—Preacher, Rev. Robert B. B. Foote, rector Christ church, East Norwalk. March 16—Trinity church—Preacher, Rev. Roberts A. Seilhamer, rector St. Paul's church, Pawtucket, R. L March 23—Christ church—Preacher, Rev, Edmund J. Cleveland, rector Christ church, Westerly, R. L March 30—Trinity church—Preacher. Rev. Willlam T. Hooper, rector St. John’s church, Hartford. Aprjl 6—Christ church—Preacher, Rev. Samuel Sutcliffe, rector St. Mark's church, New Britain. sp L 0. B. A. LODGE VOTES TO INVITE GRAND OFFICERS Independent Norwich lodge, No. 309, I O. B. A, held its regular meeting on Sunday afternoon at Central Labo: Union hall, with President Myer Blu- menthal in the chair, at which it was voted to have an entertainment o which the grand lodge officers wili be invited. Solomun Wener, Barnet Cohen and Jacob Grablefski were appointed the committet of arrangements, n ‘The first nomination for delegates to the ‘national convention was held with the names of Meyer Blumenthal, Barnet Cohen and Solomon Wener presented. The convention will be ‘in Atlantic Tity, May 24. It was declded to try to gst Judge Aaron Gordon, grand master, to attend a meeting of the lodge. He was chairman of the judiciary committee of the last general assembly of New York state. LATHAM SPEAKER 1 AT ROCKVILLE INSTITUTE The annual bee institute held Satur- day in Rockville at the Maxwell M morial Library proved most successful. The institute was held under the aus- ALLEN pices of the extension service of the Connecticut Agricultural Cqllege and the Tolland County Farm Bureau. The programme opened at 10 a. m, with a talk by L. B. Crandall of the extension | RIFLE BULLET CRASHES INTO HOUSE AT NORWICH TOWN The careless handling of a rifie in the hands of two boys in the wicinity of Nor- wich Town on Saturday caused no little ement in the home iner of Huntirgton avenue. s sitting quietly in his home, on Sat- suddenly there service the College. Mr. subject, Sp also gave another talk of the afternoon session at 1 o'clock on ome Improvements in Apiary Manage- ment Which ¥ Allen Latham, expert bee keeper from Norwich Town, gave an interesting talk during the afternoon,| on Some Improvements in Honey Pro- duction Which Pay. There was a gen- eral discussion following the lectures. of Connecticut Crandall Agricultural took for his ng Management of Bees. He at the opening Mr. EIGHT ARRESTED O¥ER D FOR DRUNKEN s for drunkenness Saturday and two more during Sunday made a |bul d for Norwich that has d for some time. Jamaica | ger seemed to be the principal cause | that led the victims into c opp: NESS g at police headquarters. Saturday night were members of the W of abarge or schooner that is tied at Allyn’s Point. One of those ar- rested Sunday was a man who had came here from Worcester to visit relatives and look for work, as he had not work- ed for seven weeks, but he fell i convivial friends and waked up s hours later in a call. The youngest 1 O |ed as soon as a representative of t those arrested was 17, and the oldest 57. | Seagrave. company sisive here to tony T R TR T 1 charge. TLIARY WHIST ALMY AU HAD 16 TABLES PLAYING Major L. B. Almy auxillary of the Spanish War Veterans had 16 tables playing at the evening of whist Friday 2t the Buckingham' Memorial. Mrs. A. J. Wholey took the first lady’s prize and Mrs. Milo R. Waters second on a cut. The first gentleman's prize went to Charles Garner and the second to Charles Burdick on a cut. Homemadc| The other new pumper was shipped candy was sold at the tables by Dorls|February 21st and is expected to ar- Waters, Freeda Houston and Ruth Bur-|Tive here today (Monday. The motor dick and a grab bag made an interest- ing feature of the evening. For Trouble In Thamesville. Andrew Shatkowskl and wite, Felicia, who live in Thamesville, were Samuel p. m., can Gov. evening, i wood stairway In Norwalk 6f the council 6f aminist of the department, ‘which 0. that the next state convention An invitation will be sent'to Mrs. Anna Clarke of New London, department pre: ident of the Woman's Relief corps, to have |, the state convention of that organizat! meet with #he G. A. R. this year.. Albert P. Stark of Bristol, at general has been requested to invite com- mander-in-chief Louis ‘ Brooklyn, N. Y., to attend the convention, and, in all probability, the commander- on-ohief will accept, as he has announced | pockets of the people. his intention of ting every state de- partment in_the country. The council of adminstration s com-lersd in the Mght of a junket Personally, tately adopted sev- post of Department Cammn[r‘der Chris- than Swartz of Norwalk; STATE POLICE L . FOR AUTOMOBILE EXAMINATIONS |has suffercd from fires as no other city in The state police department has an- nounced that beginming March 1 auto- moblle examinaations for motorists in this section will be given each week at Norwich on Fridays, 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. At Danielson on Frodays, 2 p. m. to 5 D. m. At Putnam Tuesdays, 9 a. m. to 5 and at Wiltmantic on Thursdays 9 a. m. to 5 p."m. Loecal police sta- tions will serve as headquarters for the | jaaring examiners. That the state police do not expect the apparents business depression of the | pyEPGE HEARTY SUFPORT TO past winter to be reflected in the use of motor vehicles is indicated by the preparations being made by that de- \partment to meet the demand for mo- tor vehicle examinations. of sxaminations to be given in nineteen | funds for the Jewish Rellef in Europe, difterent towns in the state has been | held in the Brothers of Joseph Syna- prepared and will become operative on the places and hours ified § nthe, new schedule examin- ns will be given to applicants for operators’ llcenses, and motorists who | Stamm was the principal speaker of the have not previously registered thelr cars | evening and delivered a ves secure’ advice as to legal lenses b and can secure assistance In figuring | of Norwich lending all the aid possi- piston displacements. March 1. S. SCHEDULE At —_— LEBANON D. flags and bunting. thy McCall piano solo by monologue urday afternoon was a crash of glass and a ripping of Upon_investigation,| er found that a buliet from a rifle had crashed through a window. con- tinuing on through the paneling in a door te. and had embedded itself in a in Mi: in its course through the room the t passed within two feet Miner's head as he sat Miner said Sunday evening that the boys who fired the rifle were known to her and Mr. Miner but they did not think it was Three of those arrested |2dvisable to have their names published, but wished that more care would be used by the boys In the handling of the rifia with the entert: chestra furnished of old time melodies. The hall was prettily decorated with The costumes worn were of the Revolutionary period. Three wire lving pictures, illustrating some of the poems of James Whitcomb Riley, the poeme which were read by Miss Doro- These were followed by a Fred Burgess; Miss Annfe Gillett and Mrs. Fred Taylor and Mrs. George Os- borne saing In the Gloaming. There were also living pictures rep- resenting famous women of times, ture belng read by M son, and Mrs. Osborne sang Long, Long Ago. After the picture and reading Old Glory the programme ended with the singing of the Star Spangled Banner. Refreshments were served. by the room. ment. the musie, Mrs. when another room. The local department do with the unloading of the machine. The new pumper will be delivered to the fire department after it is unloaded and will be tested out according to the requirements of the Natlonal Board of Fire Underwriters before ed by the city and placed in commission. It was shipped from Columbus, February 20th. mira, NX. Y., here sofnetime N FIRST SEAGARVE PUMPER HAS ARRIVED IN CITY One of the new pumpers ordered Vy !the fire department some time ago has arrived in Norwich and will be unload- aerlal truck has been shipped from El- is expected to arrive and this week. BEQUESTS FOR WINDHAM WOMEN HARRIET JUDSON'S WILL assistant _djutant Pelcher A schedule A. R. CHAPTER HOLDS COLONIAL NIGHT Jonathan Trumbull chapter, D. A. R., of Lebanon gave a pleasing Co- lonial night in Grange hall last Friday a mumber taking part The Lebanon or- consisting Colonial a short descriptive: of each pie- . Emma Daniel- of Albert Mr. Miner of reading. Mr. Mr has nothing to it is accept- Ohlo, made to oy T m 3 o kL < ngineers, 15 to be helr in n Francisco, Aug. 9-18. of the congress, talled over $365,000,000 ant loss of 20,000 livés. fon the country. With all the improvement of motor apparatus over the horse drawn, the ratio of fire Tss to property value hag not been reduced, but on the contrary, is con- stantly increasing. This loss is an enorm- ous tax which comes directly from the Too often, unfortunately, the sending of a chief to such a convention is consid- of I can say that I fmmed! Asst . Adj.Jeral deyices which I first saw practically Gen. Albert P. Stark of Bristol, H. L.|Gemonstratel at least vear's convention at Boach of Hartford, S. W. Blakeman Of | Atlanta, Ga., and which I beteve, will be Derby, W. F. Smith of New Haven and|of incaleulable benefit to my city. . Horne of Winsted. No chfef can come to the international convention, for which we are mow prépar- ing, without going away with ideas that will be of great value. San Francisco e countr’y, and we have taken precau- tions to prevent the recurrence of such a catastrophe by the instaliaion of the most elaborate high pressure fire fighting sys- tem in the world, This, together with the most comprehensive exhibit of modern ap- paratus and equipment for the prevention nad extinguishment of fires ever assembl- ed, will be available to all. We purpos® this year's meeting one grand house for the best information on fire matters obtainable. JEWISH RELIEF CAMPAIGN Bvery Jeéwish organization of this clty was represented at R meeting of the executive -committee of the drive for Eogue on West Main street Sunday ev ening. Eaoch organization pledged it- self to support the drive which starts in this city March 6th. Rev. Max v able ad- dress on the needs of the Jewish people ble in this general humanitarian work. Rabbi Stamm told of the conditions in Europe and urged that immediate meas- ures be taken % raise Norwich’s volun- tary quota of $25,000 as soon as poss ble. The committee §s hard at work getting teams ready to start a sympa- thetic canvass of the city and will start on March 6th with the firm determin- ation to work and keep working until Norwich goes over the top in this drive. THREE YEAR OLD BOY DIES AFTER FALL FROM PORCH Francis M. Schaeffer, 3 years old son of Evert John and Katherine Schullen- burg Schaeffer of Harland road, dfed nday morning following a fall which a e suffered only a few hours before. The hoy had been 11l for about six weeks, but had recovered sufficlently to be able to be out on the porch on Saturday and Sunday morning. Early Sunday morn- ing the boy fell from the porch and was picked up by his mother apparently se- verely injured as he could not move his legs. He was taken to the Backus hos- pital but nothing could be found the matter with him and he was taken home. About 11 o'clock he was agailn taken to the hospital and dled a short time afterward. X He was born in Arnhen, Holland, and came to Norwich with his parents about 14 months ago. Besides his parents he leaves a sister, Marie, ahout one year 0ld and a number of auntg and uncles. G. DISSOLVES THERMOS INJUNCTION In a decision handed down Saturday by Judge Anderson in the United States equity court at Boston ths Injunction obtained some time ago by the Ameri- can Thermos Bottle Co. of Norwich against the W. T. Grant Co. of Lynn and other New England cities is dissolv- ed and the 80,000 Thermos bottles tem- porarily held by the Grant Co, are au- tomatically released for immedlate sai The Amerizan Thermos Bottle Co. ha: contracted with a New York firm to ob- tain a large number of German-made Thermos botles. Later this contrast was rescinied and about 100,000 of these bottles were sold to the W. T. Grant Co., which commenced the sale of the articles. injunction was given agalnst The Grant Co., restraining them from marketing the product, but Saturday this was dis- solved. VOLUNTOWN At a justice court held In Unfon hail Saturday morning Willlam LeClair of Putnam was presented before Justice of the Peace . T. Burke of Norwich on a charge of breach of the peace. The ac- cused was fined $7 and costs. An appeal was entered. Attorney Charles E. Tor- rey of Putnam was counsel for the de- fensa The accused was charged with creating a dstufhance at a recent dance in_Union hail. Monday evening members of Court Liberty, No. 132, F. of A.. and friends gathered in Union hall in iarge numbers to hear expliined the benefits of the Companions of the Forest, an auxiliary branch of the Foresters of Amerfca. Thomas McDonald presided and intro- duced the speakers, Mrs. Mary A. State, supreme chief companion, of Norwalk, before ‘the police court Saturday morn- | Under the will of Mrs. Harriet Jud-|Joseph Portelance, grand wenior beadie, ing on a breach of the peace charge |son of Brooklyn, N. Y. who 12t an es-| 9f N¢ SMER: pLBurent, o0 made by Constandi Litcofski and his | tate estimated at over $1.000,000. there is [ 5a0!zer, New London. and Edward Mc wife who live in a tenement in the same house. There was trouble at the house Friday night which brought on the ar- rest of Shatkowski by Sergeant Allen C. Matthews and Officers John Dombrow- ski and P, Murphy, after the Litcofski couple had complained that some fire- works had been thrown through one of their windows. The court fined the Shatkowsk! woman $15 and costs but discharged her husband. She paid $26.91. Have Recovered From Fever. Corporation Counsel Edwin W. Hig- gins, Mrs. Higgins and their twol daughters are able to be out and are regaining strength, after their serious illness with typhoid fever. Their third daughter was the only member of the family who escaped the fever. All tha others show the effécts of the terrible experience through which they have passed, Cottage Prayer Meetings. Cottage prayer meetings of Central Baptist church members will be held a: the following homes Tuesday evening, at 7.30 o'clock: Mr. and Mrs. William F. Bailey, 17 Oak street; the pastor's, 156 Broadway; Mrs. Charles W. Vaughn, 34 Warren street; Mrs. Car- rie Harbeck, 219 West Town street; Preston chadel; Mr, and’ Mrs. Harold S. Burt, 120 Laurel Hill avenue. Crowd at P. A. A. C. Dance. Saturday night in Pulaski hall a crowd of about 125 couples enjoyed the pre- lenten dance given by the P. A. A. C. The music by LePre's orchestra gave waltzes that were dreamy and fascinat- ing and the lovers of rhymth and syn- copation found every dance number given to their satisfaction. For U. S. District Court Mecsyslaw Baczinski of Thompson was presented before U. S. Commissioner ing. n Palestise. Guests were jresent from Norwich and New London. Pansy seed brings $16 an onuce. Farl Mathewson on Saturday morning on a_chanze of owning @nd operating a still. He was bound over to the U. S. district an court under bounds of $500. of the residuary of $10,000. a bequest of $3,000 to Maud Stokes of ‘Windham, Conn.. a friend, and $1,000 to; Anna Claasson, also of Windham, Mrs. Judson dled Feb. 11. The Brooklyn Young Women's Chris- tian association recefves the greater part ! of the Harriet Judson fortune tion to being named to receive four-fifths estate after cash be- quests of $204.250 are disposed of, the Brooklyn branch receives a cash bequest A bequest of 35,000 goes to the national board of the Y. W. C. A. Arguments In Auto Truck Case. Arguments were made before Judge Allyn L. Brown in the superior court in New London Friday afternoon case of Frederick against Delphis J. taken Touse—Benham Marriage. Announcements have been received of the marriage jn Brooklyn, this state of Frances Benham, daugh- of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Benham, Victor Howe of Pomfret Center, Conn. The mar- rliage was perfomred by Rey. Pratt of Brooklyn at the bride’s home. ‘After a short honevmoony, Mr. and, Mrs. Howe will reside with Mre. Howe's par- ents, Isabel of Two candidates New London, to Mooseheart Leglon FElects Candidates. The Women were, Plans In addl- the A. Parnes of Mystic Ponvoulloir of Hart- ford for damages of $3,000 in connection with the purchase of an awtomobile truck. The arguments were made by, Attorney Charles H. Hull for Barnes and Attorney Arthur T. Keefe for Bonvouloir. mony In the case was days ago. Test!- several Judge Brown took the papers. John were Nerne; financial secretary of Court City of Norwich. The speakers explain- ed the Order of Companions at some length and advised the formation of a circle in Voluntown. After the meeting 34 ladies filed application and the for- mation of a circle is assured. The new circle will probably be inaugurated on March 12¢th. Thomas McDonald has been appointed organizer and will reeeive ap- plications for membershim A meeting of those interested . is to be held this (Monday) evening to make arrange- ments for the institution. Edmund Herbert has with 27 18y blossoms. Miss Matilda Boucher is spending a few days with relatives in Woonsocket, R. L Several young people from the village enjoyed a sieigh ride Saturday evening, the 18th, to Rockville, R. I, where they attended a dance. Local visitors to Norwich on Saturday, the 18th, included Misses Bridget, Mary and Ellen Coffey, Mrs. Ellen Briggs and Mrs. Thomas McDona! COLUMBIA an amaryllie son Francis has been at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Hunt during the past week, left Tuesday for the home of her New London. North Windham. has been il with grip at her home during the pagt week. a meating of AGAINST LYNN FIRy|tC thank all of my customers who have Many residents of Columbia attended | afternoon at the home of L Porteous chell COMPANY New Drapery Materials- nes, Silkalines, Madras, Scrims, Marquisettes, etc. CRETONNES, AT 25¢ 2,000 yards of 36-inch Cretornes, in a number of pretty patterns and desirable colorings—Special Price 25¢ a yard. Better grade Cretonnes in good as- sortment—at 23c, 39¢ and up to 89 a yard, —_— Silkalines, all new designs and cel- orings—at 25c, 29¢c and 3% a yard. Scrims and Marquisettes, in white, | cream and ecru—price range 12 1-20 to 59¢ a yard. Muslins and Swisses, 36 inches wide—at 25¢, 39c and 53¢ a yard. 86-inch Imported Madras, in white and ‘ecru—at 49 a yard, Quaker Craft Laces, in white, cream and ecru—at 33c, 49¢c and up to $1.75 a yard. 36-inch P, Tussah Silk, in rose, blue and green—at69% a yard. 36-inch Colored Madras, in rose, blue, green and brown—also in two-" tone effects—very desirable for por- tieres, overdrapes, etc.—at $1.00 a yard. {§50-inch Sunfast for overdrapes— this width cuts to excellent advan- tage—at $1.75 a yard. 30-inch “Lustra”, in brown and blue —at $2.75 a yard. 50-inch Silk “Lustra”, in changeable effects—at $2.89 a yard. || The Porteous & Mitchell Co. r———— e s NOTICE TO HORSE OWNERS, I have gont out of the horseshosing business, but wihil still remain in the wagon and general blacksmithing. 1 wish patronized me for the last 34 years. JOHN M. WALZ, feb27d 485 Main St. e | ton at Andover in the morning and on the farm of L. W. Robinson of Post Hill in the afternoon. A meeting of the district school teach. ers in town with A. B. Conrad, super- visor, was held at the OCenter school- house Thursday afternoon. Miss Ben- gle, the Chestnut Hill teacher, was unable to attend because of iNness The gypsy moth scouts, who have been in town for several weeks are nearly through. They have found very few Through litigation an|eggs in this locality. Jake Berkowitz, an active Jewish cit zen, has sold his farm on"Chestnut HII and moved Friday to W¥ antic. Mr. Berkowitz has been instrumental i sell ing many farms in town. Miss Rachel Hutchins assumed the character of Mrs. DeWitt Clinton at the Colonial tea given in Residence hall persons in Colonial i Miss Hutchins who is a student at th coMege. She received many co x on the character she assumed, and aoter as hostess, pouring tea. Lawrenos Holbrook recents very muel the statements which have appearsd fr the papers that his children lacked ing and other things In the home. it says he has means emough to provide for his famliy and pay for the expenset of his wife's {liness in the Putnam hosph tal, and that it was unnecessary for the chief of police of Willimantic and the woman probation officer of Putnam to gt to his home and tell him what he need. ed there. He says their real object was to find out if he could meet the hospital hospital bifls He also says ey hat come in a friendly manner at me he would have appreciated it, but their disagroeable ways he characterized as in- sults. MANSFIELD CENTRE At the First Congregational churen | Mansfield Center, there was morning worship at 11.30 with sermon by the paston, Rev. H. W. Tillinghast ; subject, | The Strength of the Righteous. Sunday school was at 10.30 o'clock. Evening service was at 7 o'clock; tople, Books That Bake Life Better. Miss Elsie Marsh was leader. At the First Baptist church, Spring Hill: Morning worship was at 10.1f o'clock, with sermon by the pastor, The Strength of the Righteous. Sunday school preceded the morning service. Christian Endeavor meeting at 7.30 p. m. W. A. Weld leader, with the topic Books That Make Life Better. The Men's club of Mansfield will meet at Spring HE1 this (Monday) evening. Supper at 6.30 p. m. will be followed by an address by Rev. Mr. Giibert, mission. ary of the Episcopal church. Another supper served at Spring Hilt from 6.30 to 7.30 o'clock this wesk w Mrs. F. Raymond Hunt who with her |Dbe followed by a congert by the College Glee club. The Young Feople's club will meet Thursday evening at the home of Miss parems, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Holmes, at| E/Sl® Marsh. Rev. H. W. Tillinghast is chairman of the program, the subject of Miss Madeline Holmes, a teacher in|Which is Current Events. There was a good attendance at the Ladies’ Ald soclety meeting Wednesday Mrs. G. the Chambeér of Commerce | ClAUSson, when &prons and various fan- In Willimantic Tuésday événing, when | € articies were made. The next meeting tor of The Grange Monthly Magazine, of\ Mooscheart Legion, | spoke on New Engiand to the Front. Norwich chapter, No. 124 held their reg- ular meeting last Thursday evening with | were held at his residence Friday after- Semior Regent Carolina Hastedt presid-}noon and were attended by over 100 per- elected to | sons. membership and_many matters of routine | River, a relative of the family, nature were , considered. made for @ whist and food gale to he held soon at the Moose home. Funeral services for John W. Fuller Rev. Harold D. Winship of, Dee lated. A ypractical demonstration of the prun- ing of apvple trees was given by Prof. There will be | W. H. Darrow of the C, A. C. and E. E. initiation class and refreshments at | Tucker, the next regular meeting. county agricuitural agent, Thursday last on the farm of A. H. Ben- Charles M. Gardner of Springfiald, «di-| IS to be held at Mrs. W. R. Davoll'a.