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Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-22
PINS AND THREADS

Black Pins in boxes. solid heads
 Sale price, box .................. 1c Black Pins in boxes, Kirby Beard Co.,,
 value 10c-
 Sale price, box ............... 7c Belt Pin Books. black and white, SO
 count. value 5c-
 Sale price Sc Common Pins on papers, 400 count,
 value 5c-
 Sale price ................. 2 for Do American Pins. made in Connecticut,
 36O count. spring tempered, value up
 to 7c-
 Sale price, paper ................ 4e English Pins, made by the best manu-
 facturer in England, needle points,
 value 10c-
 Sale price ..s..... Ic Safety Pins. nickel plated, 12 on card,
 three sizes. value 5c-
 Sale price, card ........... 2 for 5c English Hair Pins, black wire, crimped.
 value 2c-
 Sale price, paper ............... 1e Roberts Parabola Needles, 25 to the paper, value 5c-
 Sale price, paper ............... 4c Black and White 2OO-yard Thread, one dozen in box Sale price, a box ...............f 19c Hair Pin Cabinets, Invisible Hair Pins in assorted sizes, value 5c-
 Sale price, box. ................... Sc Hair Pin Cabinets, Japanned, in as- sorted sizes. value Sc- Sale price, box ................. 4C White Basting Thread. 5O0-yard spools sizes 40. 50. 60. value Sc spool Sale price ......... 3 for 1ot Barbour's Black Linen Finish Twis I for heavy sewing, value 5c- Sale price ........s....... TOT o'
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-22
897; Perry, Coffin & Burr, s1O2.27O;

397; Perry, Coffin & Burr, $102.27O; Blodgett, Merritt & Co.,, $102.310.
 Attorney Everett A. Kingsley made request for the Pawcatuck Street Rail- way company that the use of T rails be permitted instead of groove rails, in the extension from the corner of Main and Broad streets to the center of the Pawactuck river bridge to con- meet with the tracks of the Groton & Stonington Street Railway Co. The permission was granted.
 A petition was received from Elmer E. Clark. asking to be appointed spe- cial police officer at Watch Hill dur ing the season. On motion of Coun- cilman Flynn, Harry Cook, the Brown university student, who has done duty for the past two seasons, was re- appointed.
 Treasurer Pendleton notified the council that suit had been brought against the town by Thomas and Mar garet Conway, through their attorn- eys. Dixon & Rathbun, claiming $2,500 damages by reason of overflow of sur face water upon their land in Tower street. The council voted to retain Attorney Everett A. Kingsley to guard the towns interest in the case.
 After approving and ordering. the payment of several bills the council adjourned.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-22

An electric light wire was in con tact with a big limb of an elm in front of the Nestor home In broau street. just after o'clock Sunday night The limb, 9 inches In dlame- ter, was burned nearly tnroush anu then fell iIto the street, clearing the many wires and doing little damage.
 Manacer Clifford of the Westerly hiah school baseball team, has com pleted arrangements for a game with the Hope high school team of Provl- dence champions of the Rhode Island Connecticut league. The game will be played next Friday afternoon in River side park. 1t, is probable that rem Der and Burrows will divide the pltcn- ing work. ,,, compete with the champions of the Eastern division for the championship of the Connecticut Interscholastic league.
 Manager Clifford and members of the advisory board are of opinion that
 the game on Friday will be Of great
 benefit to the team In the contest TOT the Connecticut state championship,
 the next day, and will also decide the actual high school championship of
 Rhode Island.
 There are others who believe that
 the local lads should go to New Ha-
 ven Friday, have practice on the neu-
 tral field and have good rest before
 playing the Connecticut championship
 game.
 At the monthly meeting of the West eriy town council the police were in- structed to enforce the automobile laws. after explanation that some Watch Hill residents were driving au- tomobiles without regard to law or public safety. The police have now established trap" nearly half a mile in length and all who exceed the speed limit will be arrested and pros ecuted The location of the trap" is secret and will not be divulged until 1t becomes necessary when an offend CT is tried in court.
 There was special meeting of the Westerly town council, Monday after noon for the purpose of opening the bids for the issue of S100,000 town bonds, to take up outstanding indebt- edness The bonds were ordered sold 1 to the highest bidder. Blodgett, Mer- ritt & Co.,, at $102.310. The bids re- ceived were as follows:
 Kountz Bros, $99.250; Merrill, Old | ham & O., $99.0S9; Estabrook & Co.,, l $tOL91; N. W. Harris & Co.,, S100,-
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-22
TEACHERS SUICIDE.
Miss May Lyon, 23, of Westford, Shoots HerseIf-case of Temporsr~ Insan-

At west Wilmington Friday night Miss May Lyon. aged 23, who had just completed successful year of teach ing in the town of Holland, in the Buff Cap district, committed suicide where she was visiting at the home of Dr. and Mrs. F. B. Converse She found a loaded revolver in the doctors office and, taking it into her bedroom, shot herself through the head. necessitating inc calling of the medical examiner, pr. F. E. Johnson, of Mansfield Depot. Miss Lyon was Ill with appendicitis some time ago, but of late had appar- entity been in good health. although she had been working hard during the past wear and had become run down. The only explanation given for her act is that she became temporarily insane She was the only daughter of MT and Mrs John Lyon of Westford, formerly of Willimantic, and had been teaching two years. The body was taken tc Westford and private funeral services were held at the home of the parents Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock, fol lowed by burial in the Westford ceme- terV
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-22
BRIEF STATE NEWS

N Meriden.-The postponed outing Of
 Ruth Hart chapter. D. A. R., will be held at the Ellsworth homestead in Windsor Thursday.
 MiddIetown.-The work on the new
 S9O. 900 residence of Clarence S. Wads- worth has been well started by Con- tractor Denis O'Brien.
 | NorfoIk.-Friday MT and Mrs. Cal
 vin Silvernale celebrated the sixty
 sixth anniversary of their wedding.
 He is S6 and his wife S7 years old.
 Brideeport.-The Rt. Rev. Thomas
 Hickey. bishop of Rochester, is expect ed at the graduating exercises of St. Charles parochial school, Bridgeport, on Friday of this week.
 Danbury.-This city entertained near ly 5000 visitors Saturday, members of thirty or more organizations compos- ing the Catholic Total Abstinence un- ion of Connecticut and their friends.
 Hartford-A new flower bed has | just been completed at Bushnell park | by Peter Zuger head gardener of the park department. This bed is in imi-
 ford.
 Thomaston.-The cornerstone of the Swedish Evangelical church of Thom- aston, of which the Rev. A. J. Sten- wall also pastor of the Swedish Lu-
 theran church of Waterbury, is pastor
 was laid Sunday.
 Durham-It is probable that before | the summer is over the Main street ir Durham and many of the residences o1 the town will be lighted by electricity from tho plant of the Middletown Elec-
 tric Lighting company.
 Torrington.-The silver cup which was won by the Torrington Y. M. c. A relay team in the recent match witt the Winsted, association has finally ar rived in Torrington and is being en-
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-22
TAPES AND BINDINGS

White Twilled Cotton Tape. three widths
 Sale price, rod ................1e 1e White Cotton Tape in punches of sas- sorted widths, value 5c-
 Sale price .................... Sc White Cotton Twilled Tape. 24 yard pieces. of medium width, value 15c- Sale price, piece ............... 1oe Linen Tape. widths 1-2 to 7-S inch, value Sc to 10c-
 Sale price, piece .............. 4c Taffeta Seam Binding in black. white and colors, nine-yard pieces, value 17c-
 Sale price, piece. e................ lie Black Mercerized Skirt Braid, five yard pieces, value 1Oc-
 Sale price. piece ...........v.. 5c
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-22
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
"A "Reminiscences.

Mir. Editor: I noticed in the West erly news in last Wednesdays Bulle- tin, an item concerning Deacon Ethan Wilcox, one of the prominent Sunday school workers of Westerly, and my mind gc es back to the time when was a little girl of eight or nine years, about the same age as Ethan, when we were schoolmates.
 Some years later I was in conver- sation with the late lamented Anthony Ames of Killingly. one of Connecti- cuts greatest educators in days gone by and he said that he wished he knew what had become of Ethan Will cox, one of his best boys. l informed him of Mir Wilcox's present address and he said if he ever visited West erly again he would cali on him. Dur
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-22
Local Laoonics.

Rush P. Chapman of Hartford was visitor Monday in Westerly.
 Narragansett lodge of Odd Fellows has accepted an invitation to partic- ipate in the big parade at Norwich on July 5.
 Principal CrahdaIl of the Ashaway high school left Westerly Monday for Baltimore. He will return about Sep- tember 1.
 John Henry Ryan of Stonington has resigned as stenographer at the Min igret mill, Mystic, and is to work in New York.
 Joseph Singelton, formerly of Vest erly, and Miss Nellie Teresa Cannon were married Saturday in St. Mi- chaels church, Springfield.
 John Campania of Westerly died on Monday morning at the Rhode Island hospital from paralytic shock, with which he was stricken Sunday.
 James Sloane an outside foreman at the New England granite works, had the toes of his right foot crushed Saturday by falling piece of gran ite.
 Thomas Higgins. who has been in Backus hospital Norwich two weeks, for treatment of his injured left shoulder, returned to Westerly Mon- day.
 Bliven opera house is being deco rated for the graduation exercises of the class of 1909, Westerly high school which take place Wednesday after noon.
 Tony Kennedy, during his summer vacation, will prepare a new sketch The Two Veterans, for presentation next season by Kennedy, Evans and Kennedy.
 Hereafter children under six years of age will not be permitted to en- ter the public schools of Westerly Heretofore the age of admission has been five years.
 The highway committee of the Westerly town council has not yet
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-22
wALDIN9, KINNAN 6 MARVIN,

Colds that hang on weaken the con- stitution and develop into consumption. Foley's Honey and Tar cures persist ent coughs that refuse to yield to other treatment. Do not experiment with untried remedies as delay may result in your cold settling on your lungs Lee & Osgood Co.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-22
PINS AND THREADS

1OO-yard Sewing SIX in black and col ors, value 1Oc-
 Sale price, spool ................ 4c 1O-yard silk Twist in colors-
 Sale price, dozen ............;. 1oC Black Darning Cotton on spools-
 Sale price .......... 4 spools for Dc Merrick's Darning Cotton on cards Sale price. ... 2c card, cards for 1oc
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-22

graved previous t. be ing put on exhi- bition.
 Wzflinqford.- Under the leadership of -rs. R. H. Cowles,, twenty four comfort bags have been made ard flil- ed and sent to ths Seamen's bethel at Vineyard Haven A grateful letter of appreciation has been received from there.
 New Haven.-Theodore H. Macdon- ald town chairman of the republican party in New Haven, and insurance commissioner, will be named as the successor to Michael Kenealy as state chairman of the republican organiza- tion. MT. Kenealy is about to go to Vermont for very long vacation. Woodbury-The engagement is an- nounced of Miss Gertrude Jerome Ieavitt of woodbury to Carl Harring- ion Hanna, the son of Daniel B. Hanna of Cleveland and Mrs. Edmond B Stelio of New York. MT. Hanna is a grandson of the late Mark Hanna Miss Leavitt Is the youngest daughter | of the late MT and Mrs. Edward Leavitt of Stamford.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-22
Could Not Be Better.

No one has ever made a salve, oint- ment, lotion. or balm to compare with Bucklen's Arnica Salve. It's the one perfect healer of Cuts, Corns, Burns, Bruises, Sores, Scalds, Boils, Ulcers. Eczema, Salt Rheum. For Sore Eyes, Cold Sores, Chapped Hands it's su- preme. Infallible for Piles. 25c at I he Lee & Osgood Go.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-22
The Following Persons

have subscribed and paid towards the expenses of the 25Oth Anniversary Celebra- ton. As payments are made the names will be added to this list and published.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-22
HoW's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re- ward for any case of Catarrh that can not be cur sd by Halls Catarrh Cure.
 F. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo. Go.
 We. the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm.
 WALDINI, KINNAN & MARVIN,
 Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
 Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal ly, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system Testi- monials sent free. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
 Take Halls Family Pills for consti- patton.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-22

WHEN you want to put your busi- ness before the public. there Is no Ea- Hum better than through tho advsrts- ing columns af The Bulletin.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-22

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Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-22
FARE YOU FROM
 MISSOURI?"
The Big CeIebr alton
 is almost here.

You surely need something to bright en up the home for your guests next month.
 Possibly a new Couch or Hammock, Chairs and Settees for the porch. We have the finest stock of Housefurnish- inas in this city to choose from and our prices are very low. Space will and permit us to quote you prices on these goods, but visit to our store will convince you very quickly that this is the place to buy anything you may desire in household furnishings Just dive US chance. "lf you're from Missouri" we can show you.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-22

Max Steinlieb & Blue Star over.
 alls Go. lCudworth & Wood- worth HI. D. Rallion TT. J. Wattles | Win. B. Birge lEaton Chase & Co. Murphy & McGarry HI. A. Tirrell lRev. s. H. Howe John Porteous A. Mitchell IRose of New Eng | land Women's
 League IC. E. Chandler wv. H. Allen (She- | tucket St.) Thomas Brock l Allen -Beeman Co. IJohn c. Averili | \. L. Bishop l H. R Woodward | Nor. Grain Co. The Bulletin Co.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-22

PAMELA: Be sure to use Gold Medal Flour.
 ISABELLA.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-02
WIND DOES
BIG DAMAGE

A tornado, hurricane or some other
breed of atmospheric destroyer did
business on scale Of considerable
magnitude northwest of town last Sat
urday night. Houses and barns were
demolished and pieces of wreckage
we're carried two miles. The storm
was peculiar one in that no rain or
hail accompanied 1t.
The four-room house Of J Fl, Stein
metz, eight miles from town. was COM
pletely wrecked, lumber and the con-
tents of the house being widely scat
tered A two-story house Of John Ja-
cobs, in the same neighborhood, also
suffered, and big granary was rolled
away No one was at home at the
Steinmetx house and at the Jacobs
home fortunately no one was injured
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-02
MAY AFFECT
INSURANCE

A meeting which may be OF much
Importance TO the business men Of this
city will be held here next Wednes-
day afternoon at which representatives
of the various insurance companies
doing business in this state, ninety
three in number, will confer with a
committee representing the local mer-
chants association to discuss the In
surance situation in Chickasha. It is
intimated that the city may be asked
to extend the fire limits and make a
general cleaning UP Of back alleys if
lower insurance rates are expected.
It is possible that some effort may
be made to formulate an ordinance
which wouId bring about the desired
condition.
The local committee is composed Of
E. E. Dugan, J. S. Browne and ]. E.
schow The state inspection bureau
will be represented BY the head OF the
department and perhaps one Or two
others.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-02
Farmers Institute
Will Meet August IA

The next regular meeting Of the
Grady County Farmers Institute will
be held in Chickasha on Saturday Aug.
IA, according to announcement made
BY the secretary, Dr. L. r. Emanuel
AT this meeting officers viii be
elected and other regular business will
be transacted Special attention will
be given to the preparation Of ex-
hibits for the state fair. and the making
up of premium lists Every farmer
in Grady county is invited to attend
the meeting.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-02
A YOUNG RAILROAD
MAN DIES IN EL RENO

The remains Of Roy Henry, a young
railroad man who died in Ell Reno yes
terday were brought to this city last
night and the funeral occurred at the
residence Of the mother Of the de.
ceased. Sl2 Colorado avenue, at 3
o'clock this afternoon. Until about two
months ago, Mr.. Henry was boiler.
maker in the shops here. and he went
to El Reno to work in the round house.
Death was due to typhoid fever. The
deceased was a fine young man and
had many friends who sympathize with
the sorrow-stricken family.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-02
WORK is we'll ADVANCED ON A
fine AMUSEMENT PARK
Over $4,000 Already Expended and $35,OOO
More to be Used Before Plans Are
Matured

= Saturday the news was given =
= out that the long contemplated in =
= terurban railroad between Chick =
= asha and Sulphur Springs would =
= be the next progressive movement =
= on the board. =
= Sunday those who drove over n
= the boulevard were surprised to +
: see that much good work was be- +
= ing done on that speedway. =
= And today it is announced that =
= chickasha Is to hgTe great park. :
= ++$+@+@$$+ = = - = ++++%+
I. Mr.. n q Steele, who owns several
hundred acres of land joining the city
on the west. has been for several
months working large force Of men
with teams on the grounds, making
broads cuts, deep fills and great
drains. All who have given the work
any attention at all have been i'm
pressed with the fact that much money
was being put into the enterprise. but
supposed that the grounds were being
prepared for a new addition to the
city.
II now Develop list Mr. Steele Is
preparing the grounds for a grand
thirty.five-acre pleasure resort and
amusement park.
Just now the force Of laborers are
working on a I'LL in low part Of the
grounds. at the end Of Chickasha and
choctaw avenues. which when finished
IS TO be lrrge natatorium
~ To the north Of the natatorium will
be a lake OF ten acres, and between the
natatorium and the lake will be erect.
Ied a larg amusement and refreshment
pavilion.
On the thirty-five acres will be
placed six thousand trees this fall.
many Of them to be large enough to
give shade next year
Already over $4,000 has been paid
out on the work and Mr.. Steele ex-
poets to put our over $4,000 before he
has carried to completion his plans as
now formed
Heavy cuts are being made and large
plats Of low ground are being brought
up to a given level: a two-foof drain
and sewer main OF 4,5O0 feet runs
through and across the grounds into
line creek, thus protecting the park
from the south and giving it abundance
of drain for all necessary laterals
A large,bore wen well 166 feet deep
with over 100 feet Of water has been
completed and viii furnish the water
for one hundred foot boating lagoon
around the natatorium, as we'll as for
the swimming pool
The grounds viii be studded with
fountains and basins stocked with fish.
The park grounds will reach from
Fifteenth to Seventeenth street at the
end Of chickasha and Choctaw avenues
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-02
The Banner Store
Big Purchase Sale

Tomorrow morning the Banner Store
viii place on sale kimonas, house
dresses. and muslin underwear at at.
tractive prices, which were just re-
ceived by express from our buyers, who
are now in the East
THE BANNER STORE.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-02
A CITY OF SURPRISES
In Session

Lopeclal Express I6egram.l
Tulsa, Okla, Aug. 2.--The most inn
portant action slated BY the State Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor, beginning its annual
convention here today, will be the OPP
position to any movement for amend
ments to the Oklahoma constitution.
The federation will fight the attitude
of the commercial bodies of the state
In the attempt to have certain parts
of The anti-trust laws amended.
It is predicted that the fight between
he retiring and incoming organizations
viii be smothered out and no trouble
is anticipated Governor Haskell will
address the meeting tonight
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-02

= Chickasha is rapidly becoming =
= city OF big surprises.
= For some days the surprise has =
= been the rule instead Of the ex- =
= ception. =
= Sunday Of last week the citizens y
4 who drove over the boulevard =
= were surprised to see the railway =
= switch and preliminary work on =
= the new cotton mill SO far ad- =
= yanced. =
= Tuesday one hundred feet Of =
= ground on Chickasha avenue sold =
= at $500 per foot; ground that six =
= teen months before had been =
= offered for 5000 per foot and v
. twelve months before was offered =
= for $500 per foot =
= Wednesday fifty feet on Kansas =
= avenue sold at $500 per foot it =
, haying been purchased but three =
= months before for $3.50 per foot =
, Thursday 4o0-acre tract Of =
: land eight miles down the valley =
= sold for s25,O00. =
, Friday news was received from =
= the Massachusetts, interests that =
= material was being purchased and =
= work would commence at ais early =
: date as possible on the street rail =
! road. +
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-02
Will RAICF M0NFY
W A44 1N4AAOA 1IAV1yAA
TO ENTERTAIN VETS

The finance committee which has
been appointed for:the purpose Of rails
ing funds for the g. G. v. reunion here
during the latter part Of the month.
win meet tomorrow afternoon at 4
o'clock at the office Of Judge Linn.
1t will be necessary to secure $4,000
In order to entertain the veterans ac,
cording to plans that have been out
numbered and the committee will get
down to business at once.
Ben Johnson is chairman Of the Il
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-02
POSTAL BIZ
STILL GROWS

e++%%+*++**++#++@@
= Hot weather didn't prevent >
= Postmaster Roses busiaess from 4
= picking up during the month Of =
= July, which shows that chicka- =
= sha continues to go forward no =
= matter what brand Of weather is =
= served up BY the bureau at Wash >
= ington. n
= The total receipts Of the post y
\. office during the month just .
: closed we're s2,ass12. For the =
= same moth last year, the re- =
: ceipts were s1.9o675. This is an =
: increase of q. per cent, or more =
!. than one-fifth. ~
*@&%%%%+# %@4@&%4@
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-02

nance committee and H. J. Miller IL
secretary and treasurer. the other
members being as follows:
Ed F Johns. H. L. Jarboe. VIII Hop
kins, Geo. w. Petty. }. s. Askew. T. II.
Dwyrrs VIII Linn, Joe Dews, Dave Hin.
Jim, Pettyjohn. w. w. Clark. Mrs. F. Il.
Riddle, Mrs Lizzie Lester, Mrs. M.
coryell, Mrs. Ed F. Johns, Mrs. J. A.
Darnell, Mrs. Reford Bond, Miss Anna
Wade O'Neill, Mrs. w. g. Armstrong,
Mrs. W. r. Johnston, Mrs. R. X. Woot.
ten.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-02
Alleged Bribe Giver
Placed on Trial
Especial Express Telegram. ]

Shawnee, Okla, Aug. 2.--Evidence is
being taken at Tecumseh today in the
case of Ben Bond, charged with giving
bribes. He is one of the alleged boot
leggers from whom County Attorney
Biggers and District Judge Maben were
alleged to have received money.
Maben, although acquitted, is now
suspended and Biggers resigned.