Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 8, 1922, Page 8

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it one of the busiest large proportion of ! ¥ in v poor condition and ce the roadbed was for the sewer pipe which runs the jREg 5 § of the trolley line about sides of the tracks paving blocks ate left unfin- and when its storms one can the le distance of High street holes filled water. The motori&i who has to street while shopping has to go s poorly kept roadbed. It does a good impression to see this the center of the town in such It should be taken care of, instead of being patched up and let go, espe- elally when summer traffic is the heaviest and people come into Westerly from the rallroad station. Invitation are out for the wedding of Miss Mabel Allen of Westerly to Robert Edgar, Jr, of Stonington, which will take place Wednesday, July 12, Mrs. D. W. Bessel and James Hurley, of Providence were callers here Thurs- @ay afternoon. Mrs. K. C. Nelson has returned from & trip to Providence. Mrs. Stephen Shippee of Mystic was in Providence Thursday afternoon. “#rriday afternoon eight men under eommand of Sergeant C. R. Dowding left town for Fort Getty and the supplies went along so as to be in readiness for the Sunday dinner. This is the annual eamping tour of the 249th company Rhode Island C. A. C, C. N. G, The company will 4ssemble at the armory Sunday morning at 8 o'clock and the trip to camp will be by automobile.’ The men will have 15 days at camp and they are looking forward to it with in- terest. f George Kemp who lost his Ford touring ¢ar Wednesday noon, was pleased when the car was located Wednesday night in Fall River, Mass. A man who was driv- ing the car struck a child when at the corner of Broad and Bedford streets &nd knocked it down. The traffic cop gavé the signal for the car to stop but the driver failed to obey, Upon making #n investigation a policeman who was #n duty reported that the man had Jumped to one side of the road when he Mlso signally him to Stop at the next torner. The investigation showed that the car’s registration was of Rhode Is- land and belonged to George Kemp. With the aid of the Westerly police the thief is being sought. i H i H E?E & 2 a I, ‘ Twe vielators of the automobile laws Were before the Third district court Fri- morning for exceeding the speed Wmit on the Watch Hill, road. Martin .&plhl of Norwich, who is a conductor, was charged with essceding the speed Umit of 16 miles an hous n Beach street. He had trailed July 2nd from the cemetery to the junction of Beach and Bim streets and was making tbout 35 miles an hour and passed two cars going in either direction. He was fined $35 und costs $2.80. Martin Clemens, of BStenington was befors the court on a charge of exceeding the speed limit on Beach street July 4th. He pleaded guilty. He, it was claimed, was making 8% miles an hour and had been followed from River Bend cemetery to Thompson Cerners and had passed two cars going in the same direction. He was fined $35 and eosts, amounting tb $2,80. Both cases came before Judge Oliver ‘Willlams. Friday morning Dr. John L. May of ulh!l h and Bernard - Hughes Tork city. Week end visitors here- include 'Mr. of New located on this thorough-|and Mrs. W. C. Kenneth‘ Donald Ken- | summer home neth of Washington, e, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. ‘Burk. Charles Mathews and flmlly of Pitts- guests of the week end with relatives. Now that the sun shines the cars are well filled daily, v.nnuportlng ‘those who hayve to remain in town over the week ends and who are now making good use of the fine weather and spending Satur- day and Sunday ‘at ‘Watch Hill or Pleasant Vity. Miss Maude Annis of Ashaway is spending the week end at Point Judith.. Dr. and Mrs. A. B. Briggs, Walter and Howard Briggs are at Quono- chontaug beach over - the week end. Charles Case and family are : at Watch Hill over Sunday and P. T. Young of Westerly is at Pleasant View. STONINGTON Susie Walsh, 9'years old, while play-1 g, ing in the back yard of her home on North Water street, was bitten on her leg by a dog owned by H. F. Thomas. The animal was playing with the- child and became rough. ‘Dr. W. T. Veal was called and gave medical attention to the wound which was not a serious bite, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Oilweller are en- tertaining Mr. and Mrs, Harry D. Meyer, their dfl.ngh(er and two sons of New York. ~ A" réception was held for them Wednesday. Those who attended were Mrs. H. C. Clark of ' Hartford, Mrs. orge Wood, White Reck; Mrs. George aun and Miss Ruth of New London, Mrs. E, A. Fuller. and Miss Evelyn Ful- A party that motored here from Hart- ford Satueday ed Mr. and Mrs. Milo ‘Benn and Mrs. ‘Schoot, with Mrs. Mq of Mrs. J aunt of Mrs. Bum.}when her duuthm-. Miss Natalle Benn, with Miss Norma Monroe, had been spending two WQGR' of High St. There are holes [ burg, Pa., have arriyed here to spend|With Mrs. Rogers. They returned home ‘with the party that afternoon. 2 Mr. and Mrs. John JHarold, with lkl Harold’s mother, Mrs. Marie Catheart, and her granddaughter Miss Tillie Kleuss, of {he submarine ‘base, returned yedneudxy from & motor trip to Spring- eld, Mass., ‘where they had been for the week end and over the honday with rela- tives. _.Mrs. Franklin H. Brown and her sister, Mrs. E. V. Mann, of Norwich, arrived last aturday at Mrs. Brown’s summer home, edfern cottage for ihe season. Mrs. Edith Talbot and son Levi of Nor- wich spent the Foueth with Mrs, Emma Bennett and family at her home in the village. Rev. Allen Shaw Bush and Mrs. Bush spent the Fourth in New London at the Iome ‘of Mg, and Mrs. Freeman Kenner- Mrs Elmer E. Kidder, with her daugh- ter Barbara of Ogden, Utah, who has been visiting Mr. Kidder's relatives in ‘Watertown, Me, while en route to her former home here, arrived Monday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Comstock. ‘Mrs. Rufus W. Hurlbutt and children, Harold and Ruth, with Mr. and Mrs. R. Ieving Hurlbutt, visited at the home of the Mrs. Hurlbutts' parents, Mr. anr Mrs. Charles H. Bartlett. in Uncasviile, on the holiday. Mr. and Mrs. Alyn 1. Perkins and sons, Robert and Kenneth, of Groton were re- ler of Hartford and Dorothy F. Meyer. The young people's society of the Sec- ond Congregational churdl is to hold a| s picnic at Dean's Mills today (Saturday). They. will have supper in tie Woods, The 'bus leaves at 5 p. m, Joseph Gilmartin, who has 'been em- ployed here, has- resigned and entered the employ of the Atwood Machine Co. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Tlillinghast and family have armived from New York to spend the summer at their former home in Wequetequock. ‘William L. Marshall, who has been visiting his father, Joseph Marshall, leaves for New York Sunday. The Misses Lena and Grace Clark of Springfield are spending the week-end cent visitor sat the home of Mr. Perkins' parents, Me. and Mrs. Harmon L. Per- s. ‘ Week end and holiday guests at 'the summer home of Mr. and Mrs. A, C. Ris- ndo fwere A. C. Risdon and son, Charles Risdon. with Edward Buckleigh Lewis of New York, also Miss Addie Secor and Robert Wilcox of Watertown N. Y., for the week. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Burton and daugh- ter Louise of Mt. Vernon, N. Y., arrived Saturday at Leisure Hour cottage for the SPRING HILL- The Fourth was an unusually quiet day here, The cake sale held on the Library park Friday aftermoon by the W. R. C., was very successful and a good sum was realized to assist in carrying on the re- lief corps work. Inyitations are out for the wedding of iss Hazel May Todd of New Ha- ven and August Owen Muller of Ston- ington Wednesday, July 19th, in New Haven. her 90th birthday{ today (Saturday). ‘W. W. Holebrook of Lewiston, Me., is with friends here over Sundly. GALES FERRY Under the auspices of the Country club a dance was given in the clubhouse Mon- day evening preceding the Fourth there belng a §ood attendance. Visitors'in the place, the summer gesidents and people from Norwich were present. Music was furnished by Bruce Rogers, saxophone, and G. Reginald Ashbey at the piano, both of Norwich. Rev. Truman H. Woodward of Wapping motored here Monday and spent the night with his prents, Rev. and Mrs. W. H. ‘Woodward. Tuesday he had @s his guests for jthe day Rev. and Mes. Woodward, withh sister, Miss Ethel Woodward, also Miss Mary Whittier of Wakefield, R. I. Mrs. Mary Jane Cutler will celebrate| ‘Westerly reported that his surgical grip | with Mrs. Wooodward's brother, Amos P, had been stolen. While his machine had | Gray, of New London, as an auto party, been standing in front of a patient’s | returning to Wapping, where they dined house on Williams street in Stonington | with Mr. and Mrs. Boody at the parson- he went to the machine to get the case and found the case missing. It is be- \leved that it was stolen by a passing tutomebile driver. Sheriff Casey was no- tifiled of the loss. Frank Levesque, alias Bishop of Wy- oming, who figured in an automobile tecident at Noose Neck, June 25, is be- | Ag sought for." The man was indicted for manslaughter and while held at the Kent county pail at East Greenwich made & getaway July 3. The publie utilities commission of Con- necticut arrived ‘at New London from New Haven at 4.12 p. m., Wednesday and left Groton at 5.20 p. m. ih a spe- cial car for Mystic. At Mystic another car awaited on the westerly side of the Mystic bridge and went over the Old Mystic line and then on to Westerly, ar- riving at Westerly at 7.50 p. m. After supper they went to the Elm Tree Inn where they stayed for the nights Thurs- day morning they left on a special car for Norwich at 7.15. Upon arriving at Norwich they went over the Connecticut company’s railway lines to Dayville, and inspected the line that runs between Jew- ett City and the Massachusetts state line. James MeCormick, grand knight of Narragansett Council, No. 21, K. of C., has been appointetd By the state deputy, James Readron, to serve as an usher at the reception to Bishop Hickey in Prov- idence Monday evening at the Columbus club. Miss Alice Toomey leaves for Newport, R. I, Sunday. Miss Toomey has been the guest of Mrs. Edward Murphy. Mrs. Hobart Babcock of New York 18 spending the week end here the guest of relatives. Miss Mary Smith ~of 42 Mechanic street will entertain Sunday Rev. Fath- Fruit Jelly Squares, pound . Assorted Candies, every one h 3. SPECIALS FOR SATURDAY Very Tasty Toasted Marshmallows, pound . ...... iCE CREAMS CHOCOLATE, VANILLA, FROZEN PUDDING, g PEACH, ORANGE ICE S. F. PETERSON, Inc. 1’30MAINSTR£ET age. Following dinner, they motored to Hartford to see the rose gardens at Eliza- beth park, making the return trip by the new state road via New London to Gales Ferry that afternoon. Rev. Truman A. Woodward spent the night here. As has been their annual custom. Mr. and Mrs. Latham E. Smith entertained a large party of friends on Mrs. Smith’s birthday, the Fourth of July, at their home Rose Lawn farm. As the day proved rainy, the fine chowder dinner with all good things was served in the dining room instead of from tables umder the rose arbor. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. Edward Young, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Young of Waterford, Mr. and Mrs, Fred W. Turner, Mrs. Annette Wil- cox of Long Cove, Mr, and Mrs. Charles H. Comstock, Mrs. Mary C. Watrous of Gales Ferry, Mrs. Elmer E. Kidder and dgughter Barbara of Ogden, Utah Mr. and Mrs. E. A. James, Mr. and Mrs. Abery Main and daughter Elizabeth of Allyn's Point, Mr. and Mrs. Minor Mox- { ley, Long Cove, with Mr. and Mrs. Jo- seph DeRusha and children of Gales Ferry. Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Buckingham entartained on the Fourth a family party at dinner. The guests were Wiliiam A. Buckingham, Willlam A. Buckingham, Jr., Miss Maude Carew Buckingham'of Nor- wich, Miss elen R. Buckingham of New York and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd G. Buck- ingham' of Jewett City. Nathan A. Gibbs and his daughter, Miss Natalie King Gibbs, with Miss Laura A. Perkins, motored ‘to Watch Hill At- lantic Beach and Weekapaug on the ‘holi- day. Miss Laura A. Perkins left Wedneudny spend a few days in Norwich. Rev. Peter C. Wright. D. D., who has passed the winter in California, has ar- rived here from New York and has-open- 2d his summer'cottage on the Bluff for the to ceens selected, 1 pound box. . here. The absence of the usual travel by automobile was very noticeable. A dozen or more attended the celebration exer- cises at Mansfield Center. Some person or persons, in defiance of the law, rung or pounded on the church beil as usual at midnight. It rained. Monday evening about a dozen property owners and a few others met at the chureh to consider ‘the possibility and practicability of contracting with the Rockville-Wilimantic Lighting company to extend their line to the residences of the Hill so that those who wished it could enjoy the benefits of electric light and power. Propositions from the company were presented to the meeting by Judge L. J. -Storrs and Prof. Manchester and were discussed at length. H. A. Gillette, A. W, Manchester and W. L. Storrs were finally selected a wmmltue to make defi- nite arrangements. R. E. Cloudman and tamily are occupy- ing the rooms on the second floer of Mrs. .E. F. Stores’ residence. Miss Gertrude Barlow and younger brother of New York are at the Flaherty home for a couple of weeks. Mr Bl-chofl is in New Jersey for the T Miss Ruth Babbott is visiting the Bab- cock family. Le¢Roy Smith and famlily went to Ocean Beach Tuesday. sale! J. C years ago by W. C. Spar brought into coust. that he had sold them liquor was pro- duced and Kanell was' found guilty of having liguor in his MAC Glgantlc " Reduction Sale Prices Hit Bedrock! KEEP-KOOL SUITS QUALITY CORNER ork., 3 house was enJ-.rled and remodeled a few “now pfi& partners in t d meat business recently 3 ~ and - amounting to $9.03. which was paid. ~Af- ter the trial Greenblatt rfi;fiked )t“h;:: E: partner made and sold liquor, w) to his house being seu‘dmhed by Prohibition vmuu Mrs, Carrie Gardner. Frank Huntley of John street Norwleh, spent the Fo\lflh Jn We _ ‘Miss Lottie Reynolds and Alfred Rey- nolds of Exeter, R. 1., are svending two weeks at, the home of Mr. and Mrs, H. M. Wflcnx. 4 “Mr. and Mrs; Matson ahd three children | of New York have agrived at the home of Joel Williams for the summer. Miss Marian Hilllard, a teacher at Ster- ling, was the guest Sunday of Miss Mar- garet Tanner. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Wileox_Lottle and Alfred Reynolds visited Sunday with Charles Pratt and family at Plainfield, Mrs. Sabra Baker, who has been caring for Mrs. Mason Gray and infant, has re- turned to her home at Jewett City. Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Hall entertained a flarge party of relatives from Providence and Norwich on the Fourth, Ezekiel Waters of New York is 'p!nd- ing a few days Wwith his family. at ihe home of Thomas Corcoran. Mrs. Abbie Tanner and daughter Mar- garet yisited on the Fourth with Walter Tanner and family at Central Voluntown, Mr. and Mrs. William Lord, recently marcied at Ekonk, are staying at the home of W. W. Gardner. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brown gave an- other enjoyable social at their home Sat- urday evening to a large party of friends. Shippee and Sullivan of Plainfield fur- nished excellent music for dancing with violin and banjo. . Mrs. Brown served cake and lemonade. - cans and one gallon jugs that had con- tained liquor and a qnmflty of mash and liquor in jars and bottles were found and Evidence of witnesses possession and selling the same, He was fined $50 and costs, a total of $59.78, which was paid. There was a ball game in the afternoon of July 4 between the local and Man- chester Green teams. In the evening a supper was served fom 6 to 8 by the] Ready Helpers' society. Mrs, S. E. Randall of Setanket, L, I., is visiting her bother, W. B. Hawkins. Miss Olive Turner, wha-attends a school in Portland Me., is home for the summer vacation. 3 Mc. and Mrs. T. B. Beach of Hartfod spent the Fourth with. Mrs. J. N. Wal- Dbridge. George Rothsteen 01 ‘Woodhaven, L. I., recently spent several days at the par- sonage. LEFFINGWELL Miss Florence J. Morgan of Middletown is spending some time as the guest of Miss Evelyn Beard. Several from Lemnxwell attended the Fourth of July parade in Greeneville, At The Old Homestead farm last Fri- day a cow, Alice, raised and owed by H, E. Beard & Son, gave birth to twin calves and both are living. Charles Willard of Groton spent the holiday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Beebe. X Mrs. Forrest C. Leffingwell spent a few days cecently with her son, Tiarence Tof- fingwell, in Groton. Mrs. Nellie Chanpell wa sthe guest lhxs week of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ross, Mr. ands Mrs. Joseph Elliott and Mrs, Carrie Park entertained Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. John 1. Ross Mrs. Phoebe Reynolds and Mr. and Mrs. LeGrande Chappell. Fred V. Amburn and Roy L. Beard at- tended the parade 1n New-London Tues- day morning. A community chruc ‘was_ lield on the church grounds Fourth of July, over 80 being in aitendance. The dinnmer, in E EKONK - Crowds were in Ekonk Thursday night, June the 29th, at the Frink hume- stead to celebrate the completion of the new barn by having an old-fashioned barn dance. Friends and relatives as- sembled from Danielson, = Brooklyn, Greene, Voluntown, Glasgo, Jewett City, Stonington, Mystic'and all the neighbor- ing villages, the company numbering two hundred and fifty. Cake, soda and ice cream were served. A three-plece orchestra’ furnished music during the joliy evening. "SALADA" ' TEA - Every deep cool glass reflects' the perfect purity of “Nature’s own beverage”. Hzor. PHERSON’S Men, if quality merchandise at the lowest prices in years means anything to you, come to this Choose from an array of merchandise the like of which it has seldom been our good for_tune to offer. MACPHERSON 291 MAIN S'I'REI':‘.T = - mos Week Price $1.29, regular price Factory End Sale WillBenghuMmung : ThuBlgAnnmlSaleuloohdforwndto,mdhkm.d- vantage of, by thousands of prudent people throughout Eastern Connecticut. Qur page advertisement in yester- day’s Bulletin contained a partial list of the special values, but to appreciate the full extent of the sale, vou should visit the store. This Annual Sale Is More Important Than Ever Before - Owing to existing market conditions this sale will be more important than ever before. For several months we have been planning for this event, with the result that we have secured the best values and the largest lot of Factory Ends that we have ever presented. Season’s Greatest Economy Event The Factory End Sale is without question the greatest economy event of the entire season, for the people of Eastern Connecticut. It is difficult, in our advertising, to cover the magnitude and scope of this vnlue-gwmg You must cometothestoremdseemd examine the goods, to EEK--THERMDS--WEEK To celebrate the removal of the general offices of the American Thermos Bottle Co. toNorwu:h,therelstobea “THERMOS WEEK,” an occasion when Norwich mer- chants, who regularly feature Thermos products, will co- operate with the Company in a movement to place one or more Thermos Bottles in every home in Norwich and vicinity, ~ | As an inducement to buy during “THERMOS WEEK,” we will offer Thermos Bottles and Thermos Lunch Kits at almost half the usual prices. Thefol]owmg'rhermos Bottles and Thermos Lunch Kits will be found on our counters, and will be offered at these special prices during “THERMOS WEEK.” ONE CENT SALE e 2 $2.51 Thermos 12 Pint Bottles hold 50 per cent. more liquid contents than the pint size. The Kit and Bottle wants for his noonday meal. Made are ideal for the motgr lunch or of metal or fibre. Tre regular price picnic kit. _The regular price of Kit of Kit and Bottle is $5.00. and Bottle is $5.00. Other Thermos Bottles and Kits BOTTLES, AT 89c BOTTLES, AT $1.59 ‘Thermos 1! Pint Lunch Kits have 50 per greater food space than the pint size—what every workman No. 11, Rint Thermos Bottle—Ther- No. 1515, 12 Pint Thermos Bottle— mos Week Price 89c, rqu!lr price Thermos Week Price $1.59, regular $3.00. price $3.00. BOTTLES, AT 31.19 No. 25, Pint Thermos Bottle—Ther- mos Week Price $1.19, regular price BOTTLES, AT $1.29 No. 15, Pint Thermbs Bottle—Ther- BOTTLES, AT $1.89 No. 1§G. Quart Thermos Bottles— hermos Week Price $1.89, rejular pflu $3.50. LUNCH KITS, $1.89 Pint Fibre Kit—Thermos rice $1.89, regular price LUNCH KITS, $1.98 No. Week $3.00. BOTTLES, AT $1.49 , 1Y% Pint Thormu Bnm‘ No. Pmt Metal Kit—Thermos &'.K’l Price '140. reg- Week $198, regular price lar 52 $3.25. Phubarmmd—t}n‘tndthfathmm uire Thermos products are perfect in every way. flueummmdepwflew&m

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