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Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21

Mrs. Mary Mccoy, who was said to
be the oldest postmaster in the coun-
try, has just sent in her resignation
after having been in Office more than
forty years at Sheakleyville, Pa.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21

Charles F. Curry, secretary of state
of California, has announced himself
as a candidate for the republican nom
ination for governor of that state.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21

When he was ladiof IA James Frost
of Milford, N. H, got a job on ship
hoard. He followed the sea for more
than seventy-five years; in the Civil
war he was on revenue cutter. He
has smoked a pipe for eighty years.
He's SO now and last week he did a
birthday stunt by saving a lot of stove
wood.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21

Court G. Stanton, civil war veter-
zn, with creditable record. and who
read his own obituary several years
ago, was 50 Friday.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21

Walter Rogers of Hope Valley, deal
err in hardware, crockery, agricultural
tools and seeds, has filed voluntary
petition in bankruptcy.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21

places, there is no other remedy
Lowell Courier Citizen.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21

Mrs Mary BEDFORD Goulette and sis
ter, Elizabeth BEDFORD of Pawtucket,
are visiting relatives in Westerly.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21

Prominent Civil Engineer of Mddletown Died Watch
Kill-Baptist Preacher will Discuss Former Village
Police Associatons-Y Young Men lid Not Get to
- Fall River.

will commence series of evangel-
istic meetings, Sunday evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21

Miss Elsie Bogue of Norwich. who
has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. l.. E.
Peck in Spruce street. returned home
Friday afternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21

Mrs John W. Harris and her three
children of Buffalo, N. Y, are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c. Edwin
Cove in Westerly.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21

Deacon Ethan Wilcox will lead the
service at the Peoples Mission, Sat
urday evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21

Mrs. Ambrose Higgins, formerly of
New London, has returned from a trip
to Atlantic City and Washington,
having been selected as chaperone for
party of young ladies of New Lon
dom
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21

George n. Bishop, one Of the most
prominent citizens of MiddIetown,
Conn.,, died Friday morning at the
Watch Hill house, in his seventy ninth
year He was a retired civil engineer
and during his active life established
wide professional reputation. He
planned the land piers of the first
Brooklyn bridge and was consulted on
Other engineering projects of promi-
nence. Since his retirement he has
taken great interest in motor boats
and was frequent visitor along the
Middletown water front. 1t has been
Mr.. Bishops custom to spend the sum-
mer at Watch Hill for several years.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21

Mrs Grace Gallatin Seton, wife Of
Ernest Thompson Seton, has Joined
the suffragists, having become men,
Der of a very select branch of the
Equal Suffrage league of New York.
of which Mrs. Clarence Mackay is the
president. The league is at Green
witch, Conn. and among those includ-
ed is Miss Ely, of the famous school.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21

Burrows, the strike-out slab artist,
will pitch in the baseball game at
Mystic, Saturday, against the New
London Independents. Burrows pitch
ed for the New Londons in the game
against Westerly.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21
ANNOUNCEMENT.

Having purchased the photograph
studio of A. A. Scheduled. 80 Main
street, we are ready to prove to the
people of Westerly and vicinity our
ability to do the very best work A
beautiful 16x20 water colored portrait
of yourself given free with every doz-
en- $500 cabinets. F. Rouleau & Co..
Westerly
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21

Marshall Bell, a wealthy resident of
Newburgh, caused something of sur
prise recently by filing a voluntary
application to be adjudged a bank
rupt. His liabilities were stated to be
$4,000 but on the day fixed for cred
itors to appear, claims to the amount
of $4,000 only were presented. In
his application Bell alleged that he
got into a brace game of faro in New
York city and played rashly until he
lost all the cash he had with him and
gave in addition his notes for $110,-
900.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21
LEGAL so1scEa
NOTICEl

I hereby forbid the harboring or
trusting of anyone on my account. G.
L. Crosgrove. Norwich, CT, Aug. 20.
1903. aug2ld
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21

Mrs. Lillian NJ. HOLSTER of De-
troit has been elected president Of
the National Council of Women; Mrs.
Kate Wellerbach Barrett of Washing
ton, vice president; Mrs. Flo Jameson
Miller of Wilmington, ILL.,, correspond
ing secretary; DR.. Emma E. Bower
of Detroit recording secretary, and
Mrs. M. Josie Nelson of Union City,
Ind, treasurer.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21

Jungle No. 8, of the Order of Tigers.
has effected temporary organization in
Westerly.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21

Alexander Smith, city missionary,
has erected gospel tent at the cor
ner of George and Cross streets and
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21

Mrs. Nellie Nugent Somerville of
Greenville, Mass, and Mrs. H. M. Ellis
of Brookhaven have been elected mem
bers of the board of directors of the
Methodist orphanage. Both are also
members of the Methodist hospital
board, which is now contemplating
building a church hospital for the
states of Mississippi, Alabama and
Tennessee.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21

DR.. Milo Pecanna, who, by the death
of DR.. Alfonso Penna has become the
president of Brazil, is an experienced
though not old administrator, with a
remarkable gift for financial admins
tration, his transformation of the ifs
cal condition of the state of Rio de
Janeiro during his presidency being
one of the most remarkable in the
history of Latin-American financier-
ing
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21

urday evening.
Mrs. Mary BEDFORD Goulette and sis
ter, Elizabeth BEDFORD of Pawtucket,
are visiting relatives in Westerly.
Miss Elsie Bogue of Norwich, who
has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. l.. E.
Peck in Spruce street. returned home
Friday afternoon.
Mrs. John w. Harris and her three
children of Buffalo, n. Y, are the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. Edwin
Cove in Westerly
Court G. Stanton, civil war veter-
sn, with creditable record. and who
read his own obituary several years
ago, was 50 Friday.
Walter Rogers of Hope Valley, deal
er in hardware, crockery, agricultural
tools and seeds, has filed a voluntary
petition in bankruptcy.
Mrs. Ambrose Higgins, formerly of
New London, has returned from a trip
to Atlantic City and Washington,
having been selected as chaperone for
a party of young ladies of New Lon
don.
Burrows, the strike out slab artist,
will pitch in the baseball game at
Mystic Saturday, against the New
London Independents. Burrows pitch
ed for the New Londons in the game
against Westerly.
The funeral of John H. Howe, who
was killed on the railroad track near
Westerly, was solemnized by a re-
QUEEN high mass in ST Patricks
church. Mystic, Friday. There was
very large attendance.
The store block and dwelling house
in Main street belonging to the estate
of Samuel B. Segar. with water 'front.'
age, was sold at auction Friday by
Auctioneer Eugene B. Pendleton. The
property was sold to J. Frank Segar,
one of the heirs, for $4,275.
At the thirty third annual session of
the Westerly Fat Mems association,
these officers were elected: J. H. Hill
of Mystic. president; Judge John w.
Coogan of Hartford, vice president; B.
Cort Bentley of Westerly, secretary
and treasurer. The old committee of
arrangements was reappointed.
Double. headers will prevail in the
Saturday games of the Rhode Island
Connecticut Baseball league. Carolina
will play at Westerly, and the home
team is doDed to win both games.
White Rock plays at Norwich and
Stonington at Wakefield. Westerly and
Stonington are now tied for first
place.
Henry Gauthier, formerly of West
erly, and member of Company E, r.
L. N. G.. is here on his vacation. For
the past three years he has been
prominently identified with the inter-
ests of the theatrical firm of Martin
& Emery, Chicago. but resigned re-
Gently to accept position with one Of
the Shubert attractions.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21
28 YEARS A CHINA STORE

DO you know we carry the largest
line Of Crockery, Glassware, Lamps
and Kitchen Supplies in Southern
Rhode Island? We are direct importers
and can save you money. Free delivery
on all purchases of IS or more.
sTANTONs BAZAAR. Westerly. r. 1.
te29d
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21

The funeral of John H. Howe, who
was killed on the railroad track near
Westerly, was solemnized by a re-
QUEEN high mass in ST. Patrick's
church.. Mystic, Friday. There was
a very large attendance.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21

The severe wind and rain storm Of
the present week did much damage
along the Pleasant View beach. and
was as freakish as stroke of light
ming. Before the storm an American
flag floated from the peak Of the flag
staff at the Iron Spoon camp of Her.
bert Rodney Ellis. The flag was torn
almost to tatters and when the storm
abated and the flag was UNFINISHED
from the staff, the emblem proved to
a. rare curio. The field of the flag
was not much torn, but what was left
Of the balance was formed into tas-
sells, shredded and tied artistically
into thousands of knots such as could
not be made by human hands, the
whole forming piece that Mr.. Ellis
is to use as shelf scarf.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21

Sir Frederick Pollock, one of the
foremost English jurists and author
of that treatise on the Law of Torts'
with which nearly every American
first-year law student is familiar, has
arrived in New York. He is mem
Der of the Royal labor commission,
corpus profress of Jurisprudence at
Oxford fellow the British academy,
and honorable fellow of Corpus Christi
college, Oxford.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21

Attorney Abel P. Tanner of New
London was visitor Friday in West
erly.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21

The store block and dwelling house
in Main street belonging to the estate
of Samuel B. Segar. with water 'front.'
age, was sold at auction Friday by
Auctioneer Eugene B. Pendleton. The
property was sold to J. Frank Segar,
one of the heirs, for $4,275.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21

At the thirty third annual session of
the Westerly Fat Mems association,
these officers were elected: J. H. Hill
of Mystic. president; Judge John w.
Coogan of Hartford, vice president; B.
Cort Bentley of Westerly, secretary
and treasurer The old committee of
arrangements was reappointed.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21

Judge Rathbun of the superior court
has filed rescript denying the petit
ton of unsecured creditors for an or
der restraining the Washington Trust
company of Westerly from disposing
of certain bonds, secured by a mort
gage on the property of the Nichols
& Langworthy Machine company of
Hope Valley. The sale of the bonds
will now be held.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21

George w. Spear. started Friday on
a trip to Union, Me.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21

$3.50 WILL BUY
a farm of SIS acres brand new house,
barn, icehouse and workhouse; build
ings in first class condition; land in
high state of cultivation. Place is sit
uated on macadam road an hours drive
from city. Investigate. (Choice of 400
farms) Send for farm bulletin.
WILLIAM A. WILCOX,
Real Estate Broker.
Room 1, Al West Broad St, Westerly,
r. l. Phone connection. auk21d
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21
BABIES!

GEO. l.. sTTLLMAN,
. ~ r. a Proprietor of the
AWEK StilIman Carriage Co.,
XM4$Y Coggswell ST.,
(NTVN N Westerly, r. I.
Carry the largest
stock of new and second hand carriages
and wagons Also "a full line of harness
and parts of harness. Carriage repair
ing and painting and automobile paint
ing. 1e29d
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21

The formation of Village Police as
sociations for villages which cannot
afford sufficient police protection to
meet exigencies will be the subject
discussed by Rev. Walter G. Thomas,
pastor of the Hope Valley Baptist
church, in the pulpit of the Seventh
day Baptist church in Ashaway, Sat
urday morning, Mr.. Thomas substi-
tuting for the pastor, who is attending
conference in Wisconsin. The subject
is suggested by the recent bank bur-
glaries in Hope Valley and Ashaway.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21
Local Laconics.

Tag day for the Westerly Nurse as
ISOLATION, Monday.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21

The four thirty car on the Pawca-
tuck Valley road, while on the trip to
Watch Hill. Friday afternoon, was in
collision with a double coal team be-
longing to T. j. WEIGH & Co. The
horses were being driven by Thomas
Johnson into the yard in Main street
and just as the horses crossed the
track the car struck the cart, which,
with the horses, was dragged several
feet before the trolley car was stop
ped.
The cart was smashed, the harness
broken and the horses cut and bruis-
ed. johnson was thrown from his seat
and escaped with slight injuries.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21

No. 2 Model, as good as a new ma
chine which. can be bought very cheap
for cash. II is only once in a while
you find one as good for the price.
Evening journal., 1909-03-05
SIMPLE FUNERAL
OF MRS. COLEY

The funeral Of Mrs Tirzah Coley,
aged 93 years who was probably the
oldest Methodist in the state took
place this morning from the residence
of her son, Joseph w Coley, at Clay
mont. Since 1898 she had been an ac-
tive member of Silverbrook NJ. T..
Church and prior to removing 20 Clay
mont two years ago she had lived on
Woodlawn avenue this city, close to
Silverbrook Church She was a mem-
Der of the Ladies' Aid Society and the
pastor class which meets on Monday
night and the city Missionary Society
Of the NJ. e. Church.
All these societies. az well as the
Sunday school. Tuesday night class.
Woman's Home Missionary Society
an dthe Junior and Senior Epworth
Leagues of Silverbrook Church. in all
of which she was deeply interested
were represented at the funeral.
Short services were conducted at
the house by the Rev. w. T.. Green
field, pastor of Silverbrook NJ Z.
Church. They consisted Of scripture
reading prayer and few remarks.
Mrs Coley became converted in As
bury Church I'm 1929 and Joined that
church and remained i'm it some years.
When ST. Pauls Church was organ
lied she left Asbury and went to it
being one Of the original member
Some years later she removed TO Phil
adelphia. While there she was for
some time a member OF Ebenezer
Church and later of st. Georges
Church. the oldest M. f. church in
America which is still used as a
church. Upon her return to Whining
ton she Joined Union Church then To-
Gated on Second street II wee later
moved TO Fifth and Washington streets.
In the Sos she was assistant superin-
tondent Of Union Sunday school. Later
she transferred her membership TO st.
Pauls where she remained for many
years. Sixteen years ago she joined
Silverbrook Church. She was a devout
Christian and for nearly so years lab
cred faithfully in the Methodist Church.
For the last few weeks she was con-
fined to bed but continued to keep up
great interest in church work and re-
ports OF what was being done in Sill
lNerbrook Church were brou~ht TO her
bedside
At the close Of the services at the
house the funeral party went aboard
/ the Wilmington CITY Railway funeral
car and proceeded to the Wilmington
and Brandywine cemetery. Here were
gathered friends of deceased and fellow
lchurch members. The service at the
grave was brief. The funeral was a
simple one in accordance with the
wishes OF deceased.
Evening journal., 1909-03-05
CHARGE WOMAN
WITH COMPLETELY

Charged with having broken into the
home Of Mrs. Christiana Stettner, at
No. i26 East Second street, on JanU-
AIRY %, and stolen $40 and threa
watches, the trial of Mrs. Margaret
Martin and Jesse Mullin, which
began in General Sessions Court yester-
day, was resumed to-day. j. Frank
Ball represented the defendants and
Deputy Attorney General WalcOtt
prosecuted. Edward Short, who has
pleaded guilty as participant in the
alleged robbery, and who has turned
States evidence, gave testimony this
morning.
He said he and Mullin broke into the
house on the suggestion OF Mrs. Martin.
while she agreed to watch and ring the
bell as a warning should any one ap-
near Mrs. Martin designated a bureau
and room in which the money would be
found, he said Mullin went in the
house first, could not find the money
and returned Short. he said, then
went in, got the money, which, he said,
was divided among the three. Short
was arrested in Elkton a short time af-
ter the robbery and Mullin turned the
money which he says Short gave him
over to the police.
Police Captain Kane this morning
was called to identify the watches
turned over to him by Mullin. Ella
Bailey who lives next to this Steiner
house testified to having seen Mrs.
Martin before her house on the morn
ing Of the robbery about II f5 o'clock.
The defense opened az 12.30 o'clock.
Mr.. Ball told the jury he would prove
an alibi for both Mrs. Martin and Null
lin
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Steiner
and Viola Kowalski were on the stand.
According to Mrs. Steiner Mrs. Mar
tin had asked her what time she went
TO Market on the day of the robbery,
il having taken place while she was
marketing Wednesday morning. Niola
Kowalski said she had seen Mullin and
short in front of the Stettner house on
the day of the robbery. Mrs. Martin.
She said. had threatened her if she tes-
tilted against her or Mullin.
Mrs. Martin was on the stand when
this mornings session ended. Mrs
Martin said she was at the house OF
James White. a saloon keeper, sewing
for MIR. Whites housekeeper at the
time the robbery is said to have taken
place. She denied shorts testimony
in its entirety.
The Grand Jury was occupied yestor-
day afternoon and this morning with
the case of Alexander Florczyk, charg-
ed With the murder of his uncle and
aunt. Vincentry and Rosalie Florczyk,
on Bird street. some months ago. The
jury may finish tho case this after
noon.
Yesterday the jury sent for Isador
Piasrensclti. a relatives of the prisoner,
who found coat which is being used
as evidence against the occused man.
81 don't know" composed most of his
testimony.
Yesterday afternoon Attorney Cen
eral Gray ordered the arrest of Mari
ammo Florczyk as witness in the
case. She is held under $1,000. The
purpose Of her arrest is to prevent COM
munication between her and Others
interested in the case.
Evening journal., 1909-03-05
ROMANCE OF PHILIPPINES

News Of an engagement with unususl
features has reached here in the pros
pective marriage of Miss Elsie Seller.
of Ardmore, and Lieutenant William
Hemphle Bell. L. 5. A.. who. although
both were born near Philadelphia, met
for the first time in the Philippines.
Miss Seller left Ardmore- last September
as the guest of Lieutenant Walter
Rodney and his wife, and sailing 70
Manila met Lieutenant Bell at Camp
Stotsenberg. fifty miles from the capi-
tai. They will wed in the islands AMI
go to Japan for their honeymoon. Lieu
tenant Bell is a son of Brigadied-G Gen
eral Bell, who retired about ten years
ago.
Evening journal., 1909-03-05
OPENING
OF LEIPSIC RIVER

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del, March 5--Pursuant TO a
can issued by the engineer corps OF the
War Department, a mass meeting of citi-
zens and the farmers and producers Of the
entire section was held in Ladies' Aid
Hail. al Leipsic. to bring evidence and
arguments 20 bear upon the Government
to open Leipsic river, now closed stream
to shipping.
Captain L. II. Rand OF the Engineer
Corps. and his secretary. conducted the
hearing and DIR. II. S. Stout was spokes-
man for the people OF the vicinity. County
Commissioners Donoho. Carmean, Har-
per and TruaN attended 10 ascertain
whether or not II would .be necessary to
construct and swing two drawbridges
across the stream at Leipsio and four
miles above.
The investigation elected the informa-
ton that there is enough business which
would at once patronize steamboat and
Evening journal., 1909-03-05
Valuable Item for
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The ingredients are used for various
prescriptions.
Evening journal., 1909-03-05
BOSTONIANS HUNGRY
COULDN'T GET FOOD

One train that left Washington over the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at 3
O'Clock this morning arrived at Delaware
avenue station at O'Clock. It was filed
with Boston tourists. They clamored for
something TO eat at the Wilmington sta
tion but couldn't get it. When the train
arrived in Philadelphia the passengers de-
serted It and took charge Of the dining
room at Twenty-fourth and Chestnut
streets. Tho train was held while the pas
sengers satisfied their appetites.
The b. and o. trains run over the Penn
sylvania's tracks for part of the way and
also use the Pennsy's bridge over the Sus-
quehanna river. This entails double duty
upon tho Pennsylvania railroad. and it
was estimated to-day that nearly 200
Grains. including those Of the b. and o.
using the Susquehanna bridge. would be
run over the Pennsylvania railroad tracks
within twenty-four hours. counting tho
many specials handling the Inauguration
travel.
Colonel Thomas b. Brison, stationmas-
ter at French street station. and his as
sistants arc besieged with questions by
persons desiring information as to trains
from Washington
Both railroads are handling their trains
southwark without much inconvenience,
the heavy travel northward complicating
the situation.
The Western Union and Postal Teie-
graph Companies and the d, and A. Tele-
phone Company have forces of hnemen
at work repairing damage done between
Wilmington and Washington. None OF the
companies had a wire working TO Balti-
more or Washington to-day, however
Crawling into French street station en-
route for New York. a train that left
Washington at p. m. yesterday arrived
at o'clock today being just nineteen
hours on the trip. A few bedraggled
Philadelphians. in dress suits, were
among the passengehs.
Evening journal., 1909-03-05
AnnaHanthOrn

IIand-embroidered Flannel
Skirts for the baby, 6 months
to 3 years, at S1.0O, Toe, etc.
Machine embroidered Flan-
uel Skirts at SOC, 75c, Soc
81 and other prices.
Muslin Skirt, in 6 months
to 6 years, at SOC, 75c, Soc
aud upwards.
Sweaters at SOC, $1.OO,
f1.75, $500 and 1925, in
plain white and red.
The Onyx Hosiery for
ladies and children at all
prices.
Evening journal., 1909-03-05
/. VESSELS DRIVEN ASHORE

The Philadelphia Maritime Exchange
presented a busy scene yesterday as
owners and agents of vessels known
to have been in the vicinity of the
Delaware Capes eagerly scanned the
disaster book in quest Of information
from the lower bay. Not one serious
accident was reported at the exchange
until near noon. when word was re-
ceived that the Danish steamship Sar-
malta, from Sagunto. had gone ashore
on the upper end of Chester Island.
The Sarmatia has been reported pass
ing Marcus Hook at 10 O'Clock, and il
was believed she would reach port
without mishap. When word of her
grounding was received the Red Star
tugs Bryn Mawr. Churchman and
Southwark FASTENED to her assistance,
and il was believed that shc would be
fioated on to-day's tide.