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3 » Thursday night thé air pressure was bigh off the Middls Atlantic coast and along the northern border from the Great Lakes westward to Montana and it was relatively low in the far southwest. There have been showers within the last 24 hours in northern New York and Borthern New England. 1In other parts ©of the country the weather remained fair. In the North Atlantic states the weath- er will be cloudy and unssttled with prob- ably light rains Friday and cloudy on Eaturday with somewhat lower tempera- In the Middle Atlantic states the weather will be generally falr Friday and Saturday without decided change in tem- Derature. Winds— North of Sandy Hook: Moderate vari- abls Becoming morth and northeast, weather cloudy and unsettled Friday. Sandy Hook to Hatteras: Moderate southerly and weather partly cloudy Fri- day. ) Forecast. For southern New England: Cloudy and_ somewhat cooler, possibly showers Friday; Saturday cloudy, moderate tem- perature. Observations in Norwich. The Bulletin’s observations show the following changes in temperature and barometric changes Thursd. . Ther. Bar. Tam 29.30 13 m. .o ‘ » 65 m : ciee.. T0 2080 Highesy 75, lowest Cemparisons Prodictions for Thurs Thursday's weather: Fair I} Rises. | Sots. (Standard T o m m i1 608 5 12 .05 3 13 £.04 1 i 602 H 15 600 Morn. 18 5.58 0.09 17 5.56 Six hours after high water it | watere, which s 1" Under the auspices of class, of the First Congregational Sun- @ay ‘achool. a successful food sale was Bheld on the lawn at the home of M. and Mrs Da M. Dean, of Town stres. Wednesday afternoon. from 3 to 5. There was a large attendance and good patromage, so that a substantial Sum was realized. Mrs. Dean and Mr: Dwight W. Avery wers charge of the supper table. The u, consisting oe frankfurter samdwiches, potato salad tolls, cake. coffee, ice cream and punch. was served at individual tables on the lawn. The tables, decorated with asters we: In charge of the following: Punch, Mrs. Charles Learned; lcs cream, Mrs. Phil- Ip B. Whaley and Mrs. Clyde M. Bee- be; cake, Mrs. Henry T. Frazler and Mrs. Earl Browning. The country stora wherg frult and vegetables were for sale was conducted Mrs. Dwight L. U fSerwood, while M Philena Noland looked after the grad bag. Miss Bessle cash Those who as- supper included Mre. Mrs. John Olsen, Mrs. e Drop-in jupervisor J. B. Stanton of Mt. Pleas- street school. Is to FToung People’s Christian Endeavor ser- vies, Sunday evening. The weekly Sundsy aftermoon service which during is to be re- Alexander H. ited Congrega- will conduct Abbnte doral cholr | average at the Congregationsl| recently closed after the summer va- grounds have been, run’in:Norwich. | opportunities for recreation offered by the playgrounds, one of which was' located at Lake street and the other at the Falls., The daily attendance average ‘at Lake street was about 90 and the'dafly Is 77. Each ground was'in charge ‘of a super- visor and at Lake street it. was meces- sary to have an assistant supervisor. and a young man to take.charge of the boys® games. The equipment consisted’ .of swings, see-saws, ptides,. sand _pijes, cro- quet sets and- a baseball. digmond. and wading pool at Lade mtreet. The daily prograue Included-games, story telling, sewing, Mmitting; . crochd~ ing. the making' of pleture. books and ‘in addition there were croquet contests and baseball games. . - The Juniof Chautauqua collected $43 for the playground and this was used to purchase a new baby swing outfit and croquet, sets, é The school nurse visited _the play- grounds regularly to safeguard the health of the children. s Contests winners during the month of August were as. follows: Lake Strest—Croquet. contest: . First class, first prize to Neil Murphy; second class, first prize to John Mongo; second prize to Croclotto Rinaldl. - ° Falis Playground—Girls’. eroguet con- test: First prize to Annie Dzlengl ond prize to Helen Nicholson. Boys' con- test: First prize to John Ukleja. Sewinz Contest—Lake. Street: Sewins, first prize for largest number of compiet. €4 articles to Bernlce Cedrone; second prize to Fanny Longo. Embroldery: First prize to Florence Charnetskl: . sacond prize to Irene Blanchette. Knitting: First prize to Elizabeth Patton; second prize to Anna Shapiro. Crocheting: First prize [to Annle Coldola ; second Prize to Ross Perone. . Falls Playground—Sewing. first prize for iargest number completed articles to FINDS LABOR SHORTAGE AT PRESENT TIME IN NORWICH The directors of the Norwich chamber of commerce held a meeting Thursday noon ‘at the Wauregan hotel and heard reports of various eommittees. Some Con- necticut chambers of commerce propose to have a statute created for the . adoption {of a standard uniform budget ‘and ac- counting system for citles of Connecti- cut. The directors ~feel that a great ideal of good could- come' from ‘such.a | resolution, it it Is possible “to have it | adopted by the legislature, as it will tend 10 create a sound business .administration of the financlal affairs of the clties of Connecticut. The local chamber wiil co- operate with others for. the adoption of the proposed statute, Chandler & Palmer are now making 2 sample section of an assessmént map for the city and towh of Norwich, and 1t is planned to have a number of this samplé section distributed throughout the city and | town for publicity purpdses; in order to { acquaint the people with.the necessity for | having a tax map if an equitable ‘system of real estate assessments is to prevail {in Norwich. i The attention of the board was called to the danger of collision bstween vehi- cles and the street railway cars at the junction of William avenue 2nd Broadwsy and Willlams avenue and . Washington street, and the matter of having some kind of a caution-signal placed ‘at.these points was discussed, The matter was referred to the streets committee for in- vestigation and action.. * A A report of progress was. made on the new shoe industry which showed that thi: Industry 15 gradually emarging the num- e gervice. At Hacland's corner, Thursday, abont 5 p. m.. Buick roadster No. 77-340 Conn, pegistration. and a Ford touring car No. §8-653 came togett The Buick was oing toward Yan e Ford to ward the city. The Buick car recelved bent mud guard. one broken lantern. broken wind shield, bent steering gear ind a damaged radiator. After a littis fime was spent In straightening outths jars, both wmmt away under their own ower. WOTIBCYCLE JUMPED INTO CROWMD AT KINGSTON FAIR (#pecial to The Bulle! Kingston, R {, Bept. 14—Dot Millstreet » Providence, driver of a motorcycle in e motordrome, lost ontrol of her ma- shine this afternoon ahd plunged off the track and into in the audito- rum. L. D. Bou réing with her. pus since the acc Se seriously Among those who wers struck by the pachie were Annle Welch, who was Jadly bruised, Rose No: of Westerly. who fatnted when she was hit, Everett Hargreaves of Point Judith bruises and Jeratches, and M. F. Tyler of Latayette, tuts on the meck. Miss Millstreet recently appeared at Se county falr at Norwich, Conn. Took Sample Bottles of Home Brew. Forty gallons of home brew were found nd two bottles of it were seized as sam- ples for analysis at the old Newmarket Sotel property on Boswell avenue, Thurs Jay afterncon when the place was visited 304 searched by Federal Prohibition cers Mrl‘flck. with P Officers ith and Matthew Delaney. |s now conducted by Paul sording to the police records. Robert Church and Joseph Fits- Charles LOS ANGELES, CAL—Miss Dorothy Daiton, the actress famous the world wer for her beautiful complexion, says: '‘Any girl or woman ‘have a beaut rwrinkled jne if she will fol- my advice and Perwillo in com- r-.lflm with Liska oold cream. Both are m dut very ef- 2 toilet prepa- e tor tne “tnstant or ns it Smparts and etaee tte skim, and ¢ 3 make it soft and smooth.” 1t s esxy to apply. |} sbeclgtely barmiess. aad bas s marvelous affect upon the skin. Dne ileatiorn > this Dorothy Dalton will be delightfully comes in three and bruneite. At s ber of its workers, and s at . present | somewhat handlicapped, as are a number | of other industries, by dack of workmen. At the present time there is 2 shortage of labor in some of the Industries in Nor- wich. This shortage. of -labor ‘has . be- come apparent: throughout -varfous sec- |tions of the country, and in some.citles | vigorous measures are taken to spe to it | that those who are not employed ‘must show their reasons for lack of employ- | ment to the public offictals. " The next membership meeting of the chamber will be held some evening during. the last week of this month, &t which | State Tax Commissioner Blodgett and Al- bert M. Simons,. formerly chairman’ ot the board of assessors. of .Hartford, have agreed to come to Norwich and discuss | the matter of equitable taxation with the members and their frlends. R Arrangements_are.also. benlg ‘made ‘to produce an excellent program forthe an- nual meeting of the chamber, which will be held this year on October 17th The directors. have decided to have dls- play membership cards for the members during the coming year.. These cards will be displayed in the places of. business of the members as is the custom of the av- erage chamber. of commerce. = Arrangements are also being made to have a thorough and 'competint audit made of the flnanclal trlhgnlonl' of_the organization for thé~ past’ fiscal year, which ends September 30th. - The election of six hew directors, which will be held mext month, was also -con- sidered. The directors are elécted ‘for'a {term of two years ahd the following dl- Tectors' term of office is approaching end—Messrs® A. H. Abbott,” N.-A. GibBs, J. M. Lee, Jacob Munz, S. B. Palmer, C. F. Wells. 38 In order to rotate ay much as possible The Norwich playgrounds which ‘were | Sophle Nanas cation had a very successful: season. This | managem maikes the twelfth season that the play- | Assoctation. Throughout the summer a large num- | Principals’ club and the x: ber ‘of children. took- advantage of the | Commerce. The first playground was 4 sscond prise o The- resa- Praytutska. % This makes the last season under.the t of the Norwich Playground This assoclation was form- #d In 1911 through the efforts “of-the Chamber of opened at Franklin. Street park‘and 'was later moved to Lake stroet. 7 In 1912 the executive committee was formed with John B- Stanton, president; Arthur 1. Peale, secretary, and John M. Lee, treasurer. Miss Elizabeth Hunting- ton; Miss Butts. Miss-Helen Royce ‘and the late Mrs. Willam H. Shields were al- €0 members of this committes. A genera! supervisor was appointed with an =zs- sistant on each playground and six play- grounds fully equipped were started at Lake street, Falls, FHobart . avenue, Greeneville, West. Side, Thamesville and these continued until -the past few:sea- sans ‘when the number was, roduced to two. ” ¥ i $ Plans were:drawn for the layinz out of Lake street. 'Trees were planted, a baseball dlamond 1:4d out and .some per- ‘marent -equipment- built. - ' The. assool- ation hoped in time to make an attrac- tive. park- of this ground. In 1914 Miss Mary F. McKay of this ¢ity, a graduate of the New Haven Normal Scchool. of Gymnastics, was 'appointed - supervisor, which position she has held “successfully ever singe. s John B. Stanton held the position’ of president for ‘six “years and 'the succes of the movement Is largaly due to his in- terest and faithful servics, He was sue- ceeded by Horatlo® Bigslow and -he. in turn by. Miss' Elizabeth Hunfington. “The secretary and freasurer and other mem- bers of the executive committee remain: d the same during thg twelve years and faithful interést in- the work will mow be continued by the ‘recreation commis- sion_recently appointed by Mayor Milo R. Waters. = - Exhibitions of games and dances at the cose of the deasons for- several -years were held at Chelsea parade and ‘a sew- ing exhibition of merlt was held at the Thayer building and at the county fair for someyears. There was also & play ground baseball league, - STONINGTON UNION BIBLE SCHOOLS HAD GOOD YEAR The sixty-fifth annual.meeting of the Stonirigton Union Bible: school convention ‘et on ‘Wednesday_with the’ Preston City Baptist church with a good attendance. Twenty Bible schools are enrolled in the convention, and from the reports sent in for the year it seems to- have been a prosperous year for the various schools in the eastern section of Connectlcut. In these twenty Baptist Bible schools’there are enrolled 1776 students, and there has been an average “attendance throughout the year of 57 per cent., sixty-five of the scholars have during the past year been baptized and have thus entered Into active fellowship with'the respective churchés. In addition to the numbers enrolled in the regular departments of the schools there are 331 members of the cradle roll and 269 members enrolled in the home depart- ments of the; various schools, / [~ The morning session of the convention began with a devotional service conducted by Rev. O. G. Buddington. . A word of welcome was happlly expressed by the pastor of the Preston Clty Baptist church, Rev. H. J. Chase, and response to the same made by thé presideps of the.éon- vention, W. A. Fraser of Noank. The let- ters of the various schools were read by the-clerk. Rev. W. T. Thayer of Harttord portunities, for. teaching between Sundays In-which he especially emphasizad various forms of effort that could be _carried on through the.cradle roll and Home depart- mients in- the home itself, second. The | weel day religious ‘educational opportuni- igs for the church that ars. . hecoming. | more and.mare popular in varlous eonters { and 3rd, The. daily vacation Bible school movement which has had marked succes: during’ the past few yoars. 5 | A question box conducted by Rev. . M. | Thompson o ‘Stonington was greatly en- Joyed. This. session concluded with prayer {offered by Rev. J. W. Higgins of Packer- | vite: The atternoon session began as dld the | morning service conducted. by. Rev. O. G. Buddington. This was followed by the election of officers. W.. A. Fraser of No- afnk was elected president, Rev. H. J. Chase, vice president, G. R. Atha, sec- retary'and treasurer and Captain E. F. Wilcox, auditor, The committeeot arrangements for next year is made up of Rev. C. S. Nightingale, { James Griswold and G. R. Atha. After ‘the ‘treasurer’s report had been récelvéd, and the ~committes -on resolu- tions had subritted a ‘brief report. Mrs. A. M. Clark of Jewett City gave an teresting address on the work In the low- | er. grades in their school, and ‘Mrs. H. M. Thompson of, Stonington spoke of experi- ences in, various methods of teacher train- ing. The pastor of the Jewett City church- Rev. E. E. Scatés gave an address-on “The - Sunday = School's Fundamental Theme.” ~The afternoon session prayer was offéred by Rev. H. M. Thompson and the - meeting adjournéd until 7" o'clock. The -evening . sesslon began prémptly at-7 o'clock, two selections ‘being given by, the Sunday school orchestra, which gave splendid assistance throughout the evening. The devotional service was led ythenigave an address on the topic, “Op- { the members of the chamber in, the board £ director: |a revision of the bylaws which will ‘came {up for action at the annual ‘meeting of the members on October 17th. - The revi- sion provides that no retiring'director can be reelected to succeed himself. elected a dlrector at varioys times, but he fice. Dinuer Party ou_ Amalversary. Mr. and Mri tertained at dinner last § their fiest wedding annive guests included ' Mr. ‘and Benjamin, Mre. H. Pendleton, Mr. --and - Mrs. Partridge and daughtérs, Bly, and Eva, Miss Rachel Underdo: Abner Partridge, Jr., Mr. and - H. a resolution was adopted for || will not be eligible for re-election to suc- ceed himself after a-given'term of of: David ‘H. Pendleton en- last Sunday, k being Mrs. ‘Richard Pendleton and family, Marion, Helen and ~ Pendiston, Gertruds It " this revision is adopted’'s member.can be.re- Rome lanche Master poi SATURDAY ONLY - WASH BOILERS bert, Trispel, Mr. and Mra. Alvin’ Crooks, Mr. and Mrs. Rollo Hareis, Mr. and Mrs. Charles ‘G. Cobb, WilHam Smith" Allen, Misy Maude Allen, Percy Billings, Louis Brown. Charles Manuel, Jr., from Taco- ney, Pa. ¥ A ——— Engagement-Announced. Mrs. Retta L. Kinney anneunces the éngagement of her daughter, Esther §., to Dantel E. Wadsworth o New' London; The wedding will take place this month, Farmington—At & mesting of _the #chool district in Farmington last week 2 propesal to provide $45,000 for &' new mflmdi.v;l. de!llt;d h“l vfl“ of'67 to 31. eat was due over & e The : following Vegeta Veg HERE are many homes - once child- less that now are blessed with healthy, happy chil- R den, because Lydia E. { Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound restored the mother to a healthy, nor- mal physical condition. give the experience of “two young women:and prove the value of Lydia -E. Pinkham’s Vegetable " Compound in such-cases. letters ark Ragids, Minn.—~“T have taken your medicine—Lydia E. Pinkham’s le Compound—rwhen I was a girl for pains, and befor¢ and after my marriage. /I now have a eweet little baby boy, and will.send you his picture. My sisters also take your medicine and find it'a 1 recommend 1t to those who suffer before their babies are born.”—Ars. Wat, JoEysoy, Box 155, Park Rapids, Minn, Kulztown, Pa.—“T wish every woman who wants children would try Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound: It has done so much for. me. My baby is almost a year old now and is the picture of health. She walked at eleven months and is trying to use her little tongue. -She can say some words real nice. I am sending you her picture. I shall be thankful as long as T live that I found such a wonderful medicine for:my troubles.”—DMrs. Cuarues A. Mer1Z, Kutztown, Pa. Lydia E. Pinkham's etable Compound LYDIA E.PINKHAM MEDICINE CO. LYNN. MASS. great help, and by Rev. J. G. Osborne.” A selestlon by | the church choir “Praise_the Lord”. was sung, after which Miss Foster, a mis-| | slonary to. French Indo-China,.gave an {account of her work .in that field. The | cholr sang another selection and Rev. W. | G.' Barnes of Stamford, was introduced. | Dr. Barnes' address was on the theme, | A first- century model for Twentieth { century Christian workers. It proved a | splendid exposition of the -work of Ana- | nlas. as he led Saul 6f Tarsus into the fellowship. of Jesus, and into the great | service he was under- God's guidance | privileged to render to mankind. It em-| | phasized cléarly and forcefully the fact { that a believing man, of sterling charac- ter, living In close fellowship_with Christ famillar with the seriptures and readily obedient to their commands, could be owned and used of God for the extension of His kingdom. The session closed with a prayer and the benediction given by Pastor H. J. Chase. The convention greatly apprectated the hospitality. of the Preston City church, everyone connected ‘with -ths church seemed to be on the lookout for the comfort and convenience of the guests, especially were the courtesies extended by John P. Hollowell In the matter of transportation to-and from Norwich, the work of the Ladies’ Ald society under the leadership of Mrs. William Bennett, chairman, -in_ the serving of dinner: and supper appreciated. BREAL ESTATE TRANSFERS RECORDED IN NORWICH Transters of real estate in Norwich have been recorded at the town clerk's office as follows: Sept. 1-—Holt Trading Co. to Schwar- zenbach Huber Co., Mechanic street: Theresa R. Riscox to Herbert H. and. M. C. Willey, 246-243 Washington street. Sept. 2—Mary D. Mclntyre to Carl W. Copper The Chelsea Savings Bank FRANKLIN. SQUARE - ! 128th Consecutive Semi-Annual Dividend: ' rd of Directors of this Bank have this day declared a dividend for the current six months at the rate of four per cent. (4 per cent.) per annum, payable on and after the fifteenth of September. : FRANK HEMPSTEAD, Treasurer. August 7, 1922, FALL OPENING DAYS HERALD MANY DELIGHT- FUL AND NEW FASHIONS TO BE THE VOGUE OF AUTUMN AND WINTER. EXCLUSIVE MILLINERY Women’s and Misses’ Apparel AND ALL COSTUME - ACCESSORIES - YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO-ATTEND Brend, land Main and Palmer strests. Mary E. Bushnell to Louise Armstrong, Division street, Jail Hill. Sept. 5—Charles M. Olson to Henry Lemay and Joseph Desjardins, 199 West Thames steeet. Nellle E. Sullivan\to Frank and Eliza Ferry, 24 North Thames street. Hadley Potter to Lozine A. and Eliza- beth. P. Hurlbut, 48 Williams street. 2 Robert Walker to William Mather, lind Occum road. Sept. 7—F, Leon Hutchins Bradlaw, land Brown stréet. Hattie A. Henderson to Annie H. Buck- ley, 58 McKinley avenue. 23 “Sept. 8—Jullus W. Cadden fo R. C. Plaut and C. Cadden, 25 Slater avenue, _ Sept. 9—Edward J. and Eugenia D. Me- Rernin, to Mark H. and Helen L. Smith, Jand Summit street. Edward A. Jones to Harry Fishbone, Yantle. “Sept. to Paul 11—Anna B. Potter to Hadley trousers without added cost! twice as fast as coats.” 10 to 18, Potter, St. Regis avenue. John W. Slattery, guardian, to Johanna one- Brown, 182" North Main street, seventh- interest. Johanna C. Brown to Peter and Jose- North Main phine Giviazdowski, 132 street, one-seventl1 interest. Sept. 12—FEstate of Frank H. Smith to Maude R. Smith, 108 Washington street John 'J. and - Mary A. McHugh to Charles.-Holboj, land Prospect street Ralph and = Maria Divito to Ogulnick. 336 Franklin street. Jenawicz, Vergason avenue. Sept. 14—Tames O'Connell to Charles John, Bhel and Gussie " Zalinsky to Audry | THE PORTEOUS Closing Old Y. M. C. A. Building. Prepacatory to moving into the new Y. M. C. A bujlding, the old buflding will be closed ‘on Saturday night of this ‘week, after which time only -those as-- sisting in_the moving will be allowed en- trance. In all probability next Tuesday the new dormitory will be ready and the men who are to occupy the sleeping rooms will. move Into them, the new building m.%n except the roomers until the of the new buiMing complete, which will be early in October. Aerangsments are already be- ing made for the,opening and the dedi- cation services. £ . Midaletown - Piads have been started by the direciors of-the Community Chest for a renewal ofithe drive for funds In the middie. of: October. Thames stree F. R. Tongren and Richard Hourigan to Augusta R. Riley, land West Thames street. OPEN A CHARGE : ACCOUNT : . FORYOUR SON! TWO-TROUSER SERGE SUITS Every boy knows -the comfort: of having a second pair of trousers — because somehaw, they da wear out All made of Fine Quality Serge — in the very latest fall, styles—sizes G Jacobson." 38 and 40 McKinley avenue. Frank and Emms “omstock to F. R “Tongren . and R.. Hourigan, land West Marchelo arid John Montesi to Alvira Montesi,-High and Thames streets. 'Opposite Thayer-anild‘x:égj 2 Special Opening Day Bargains We, extend hearty mvltat;mtofllto come and look at our new home.