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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-03

THE annual meeting of the stoG khoiH,
4 crs OF the JULIUS LANSBUk Gil
FI-PNITuRE AND CARPET COM
PAEY. for tho election of officers and
such other business as may como before
il, wifi be held 1T Hotel Fleischman,
Alexandria. Va. THURSDAY, Febrli-
AIRY 9. 1911. ut 500 p. III.
IRWIN II. ITOLLANDIIR.
iano6 i'd Secretary and Treasurer.
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Got Il Riaht.

New Reportcr-Thc auto turned tor
Tapin. and City Editor-Iou mean
turned turtle. New Reporter-Well, it
was high priced machine.-Judge.
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Railway.
In effect November !, 1910.
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Furnaces and Fans.

When the furnace doesn't draw
WELL call in the service OF electric
energy.
| lace Your household electric
fan in front OF the CRATE and start II
working.
You will get results G iCk.
1t is often advisable and cconom-
icalto place.an electric fan in the
fresh air duct of hot-air house
heating systeRis.
SpeeIai blower fans are made Tor
- =. this pt1rpose. They save coal bills
and WARM EVERY ROOM IN
THE HOUSE:
We will gladly send 4 represen-
talivc to investigateand report to
YOU what can be done and for how
much. - y
Alexandria Electric Company
524 King Street.
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Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-12
MANY IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT.
Matter of Manual Training Left to the
School Meeting.

There was a meeting of the board
of education of the Central school dis
trict on Monday evening, at which
time the report of Supt w. d. Tilson
was read and approved. This gave an
account of the conducting of the
schools for the past year.
During the summer vacation a thor
ough renovation of the buildings has
been made. Somewhat extensive re-
pairs We're made within the interior of
the Broadway building. The old cor
ridor floors in the back part of the
building were replaced by hardwood
floors. New hardwood floors were also
laid on the second floor near the office
and in five recitation rooms in the
front part of the house, Last summer
a few of the schoolrooms were kalso-
mined, and the remaining ones were
treated this summer to a coat of kalso-
mine. A slate board was placed along
the front wall of the senior room, and
on the walls of this and few of the
other rooms where the blackboards
were poor Acme plate was substituted.
A new and much needed bookcase for
supplementary readers and other books
was placed in the corridor -7"r the
superintendent's office. Electric lights
have been placed in the senior room,
the kindergarten and in room No. 2.
New adjustable desks and chairs have
been provided for the pupils of room
No. 6 and eight of the same kind have
been placed in the principals room at
Hobart avenue school, where they are
to be occupied by the largest pupils.
At Broad street, Boswell avenue. Ho-
bart avenue and Laurel Hill sanitary
drinking fountains of the same kind
as those already in use at Broadway
have been placed. Liquid soap and
paper towels are now provided for all
the schools.
At Hobart avenue the walls and cell
ings Of the halls and the two rooms on
the second floor were kalsomined and
many minor repairs made.
All the rooms at Boswell avenue
were kalsonined and the building put
into a sanitary condition.
An inspection of doors. windows,
curtains and school furniture was
made. These were repaired where it
was found necessary, so that with the
other improvements mentioned. at the
opening of the new year the property
of the district is in an excellent con-
dition.
There was a formal discussion about
books for poor pupils but nothing was
done about the matter and the matter
of manual training department in
the schools was left for the annual
school meeting next Monday night to
decide.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-12
ELENA FROM 1ttlRlils

s'When my little girl was about eight
months old, she was taken with very
irritating breaking out, which came on her
face, neck and back. When she first came
down with it, it came in little watery like
testers under her eyes, and on her chin, then
after a few days It would dry down in scaiy.
white scabs. In the dayt she was quite
sorrysome and would dig and scratch her
face nearly all the time.
II consulted our physician and found she
was suffering from eczema, which he SAID
came from her teething. used the ointment
lie gave me and without any relief at all.
Then 1 wrote for a book on Cuticura, and
purchased some Cuticura Soap and ONT
ment at the drugstore. I did IS found
directions in the Cuticura Booklet, and when
she was one year old, she was entirely cured.
Now she is three years and four months.
and she has never been troubled with eczema
since she was cured by the Cuticura Soap and
Cuticura Ointment" (Signed) Mrs. Freeman
Cravef, 3Il Lewis ST., Syracuse, N. Y, May
g, 1911 Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Send to Cuticura,
Dept. XIX, Boston, for q liberal sample o
each, post-free, with 32-p. book on the skin
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-12
INSPECTION PARTY
VISITS NEW RESERVOIR
Another Addition to Concrete Core
Wall Will Be Started Today-Good
Progress at All Points.

For the inspection of the work on
the new reservoir at Stonk brook,
President w. W. Lang, A. A. Beckwith,
and c. E. Briggs of the water board,
Supt ]. j. Cookery and Engineer S..
B. Palmer, with Mayor Thayer, Coun-
Gilman Williams. P. F. Bray and
Charles s. HoIbrook went on Monday
afternoon to Stony brook. They found
that the work was being pushed along
well in all departments. The embank-
ment work is well along on both sides
of the core wall. The paving on the
west or inside is well up and the rip
rap on the east side or below the dam
is also well up. Another four feet is
to be added to the height of the core
wall, the work to be started to-day.
The removal of the top earth from
the bottom of the basin is being push
ed along, as is the covering of a GER
tain portion near the center but this
work will be the last to be completed
Another section of the gatehouse has
been poured.
There is now stream of an inch
and half going over weir, which will
amount to about 100000 gallons in "a
hours.
Fairview, on Monday, was 1S9 inches
below highwater mark, or one foot
higher than it was year ago Monday
SO that it is gaining steadily over the
condition of last year. There is plen-
ty of water at the pumping station,
and both pumps are at work night and
day
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-12
WEDDING.
Dydo-Franczik

The wedding of Walter Dydo and
Miss Mamie Franczik was solennized
on Monday morning at 8 o'clock at ST
Joseph's church, the rector, Rev. J. j
Ambot celebrating the nuptial mass
Joseph Dydo, a brother of the groom
was the best man. and Miss Sophie
F'ranczik, sister of the bride. was the
maid of honor.
Following the ceremony. there was a
reception at the brides home on Myers
avenue which was attended by a num-
Der of friends from out of town
Among these was Thomas F'ranczik OF
Meriden a brother of the bride. The
newly married couple are to reside on
the West Side.
Both Mr. Dydo and his bride have
been residents of this city for some
time, the former living with his par
ents at No. 81 Cove street and the
latter at her home No. sc Myers ave-
nue. The groom is a member of the
Fifth company, c. A. c., and is en-
ployed on the West Side.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-12
PERSONAL

Miss Hazel Drake and Miss Ellie
Bowe have returned from q visit ii
New York.
Mrs Michael McQuirk is seriously
4 Ill with heart trouble, at her home in
Division street.
Miss Jennie Reyes of New London
mas returned from a short stay with
relatives in Norwich.
| Miss Ina Rathbone of Noank is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. N. Engene
Frank S. Edmonds is visiting in
Philadelphia this week, attending some
of the baseball games while there.
Miss Annie Thresher of Norwich is
visiting her mother, Mrs. S. S. Thresh-
er, at her summer home in Mystic.
Miss Abyss e. Smith of Jamaica
Plain, Mass. has been visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Amburn of Laurel HILL
Edward Bossey OF Norwich has en-
tered the plumbing department of a
Central Village hardware company.
After a vacation spent with her
brother in Seymour. Miss Alice Griffin
has returned to her home in this city.
Miss Elsie Talbot of West Main
street left this week to resume her
duties as teacher in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mrs. Rowley and daughter have re-
turned to their home in New London
after a brief visit with Mrs. tombstone
of Cliff street,
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Haeeerty Of
Cliff street have returned from a six
weeks trip to New York city and
Rocka way Beach.
Misses Ora and Mabel Crumb and
Miss Mary Ridden Of West Main street
have returned from a visit in New
Haven and Savin Rock.
Misses Jennie and Anna Fielder of
Tilley street, New London, have left
for their places as teachers in Canter-
bury and North Grosvenordale.
Mrs. George Hambly and children,
who have been making an extended
visit with relatives in Norwich. have
returned to their home in Assonet.
Mass.
James Stanley, well known clerk
in Main street cigar store, is in New
York for several days, expecting to
attend the New York Philadelphia
Baseball series.
Rev. Jerome Greer pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church, and
family have returned to Mantle from
Willimantic, where Mr.. Greer has been
spending his summer vacation.
Miss Annie O'Neil of Cliff street,
at st. Patrick's paroehial
school last year and winner of the
scholarship at Mt. st. Josephs semin-
airy, Hartford, leaves today to take up
her four year sourse of study there.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. ]. Andrews of Wa
terbury, who were guests during last
week at the summer home of their
daughter, Mrs. Frank H. Merrill of
Groton Long Point, left Monday for
Stratford, where they will be guests of
Mr.. Andrews brother
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-12
PAPE's DfAPEPslN FOR
SICK, UPSET sToMAcHs.
Indigestion, sournsss, Gas, Heartburn
or Dyspepsia Easily Relieved in Five
Minutes. :


Take your sour, out-of order stom-
ach-or maybe you call it Indigestion,
Dyspepsia, Gaetritis or Catarrh OF
Stomach; it doesn't nlatter-take your
stomach trouble right with you 10
your Pharmacist and ask him to open
50-cent case of Pape's Dlapepsln
and let you eat one 22-graln iran
guile and see if within five minutes
there is left any trace of your former
misery
The correct name for your trouple IS
Food Fermentation-food souring; the
Digestive organs become weak, there Is
lack of gastric juice; your food IS only
half disested, and you become affected
with loss of appetite, pressure and
fulIness after eating, vomiting, nausea,
heartburn. gripping in bowels, tender
ness in the pit of stomach, bad taste
in mouth, constipation, pain in limbs,
sIeeplessness. be1ching of gas. bilious
ness, sick heada che. nervousness, dizz1-
ness or many other similar symptoms.
If your appetite is tickle and nothing
tempts you, or you beleh gas, or ii
you feel bloated after eating, or your
food lies like lump of lead on y.our
stomach, you can make UP your MIND
that at the bottom of all this there Is
but one Experimentation of undi-
gested food.
Prove to yourself in five minutes
that your stomach is as good as any :,
that there is nothing really wrong.
Stop this fern antation and begin eat
ing what you want without fear OF
discomfort or misery.
Almost instant relief is waiting for
you. 1t is merely matter of how
soon you take a little Diapepsin.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-12
incidents in Society

Miss Jane Bill has returned from a
trip to Alaska.
The Luncheon club meets today with
Miss Maud Carew Buckingham.
Mrs. Henry F. Palmer of Otis street
has returned from visit in Clinton.
Mrs. Charles L. Hubbard is spending
several weeks in the White mountains.
Mrs Burrill W. Hyde of Broadway
has returned from several weeks stay
at Madison.
Mr. and Mrs George w. Carroll have
returned from a weeks motoring trip
to the Rangeley lakes.
the guest for several days of her aunts
the Misses Ripley of Broadway.
Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Lewellyn Pratt.
who have been spending August in
Groton, returned to town on Monday.
Mrs. John E. Vaughn and children
off Mckinley avenue have returned
from their cottage at Pleasure beach.
Miss Rosalie Bennett has left town
for Peacedale. r. l., where she will
be engaged in settlement work this
winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Tyler Olcott have
returned from Eastern Point, where
they and Mrs. William Olcott have
been for the summer.
Mrs. George w. Carroll and G. Wy
man Carroll. who have been spending
several weeks in Maplewood, N. H.,
returned home early this week.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-12
SOCCER FOOTBALL TEAM
FOR THE Y. M. C. A.
New Apparatus VIII Be Secured for
the Gymnasium.

At meeting of the physical depart
nent committee of the z. NJ. c. A. on
Monday evening at the association
building it was decided to organize a
soccer football team for the associa-
ton, Physical Director A. C. Pease and
Alexander Finlayson being deputed to
the special duty of taking this in
charge. 1t is hoped to get the team
going in good shape in two or three
weeks, but if enough are found to try
out for it they may be given some
practice at Taftville on Saturday
The gymnasium schedule of classes
begins on Oct. Cd. In preparation for
the opening of the season, it was vot-
ed to secure some new apparatus in
the shape of chest weights. basket
balls, medicine ball, indoor baseball,
and a punching bag.
H. H. Pettis. who is chairman of the
committee. presided and those who
attended the meeting were c. c. Treat,
A. Finlayson, NJ. w. Meloche, Presi-
dent James L. Case and General Sec
rotary f. H. Starkey and Physical
Director PeaSe.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-12
AT THE AUDITORIUM.
Vaudeville and Motion Pictures.


Music and mirth in every one OF the
three vaudeville numbers at the Audi
torium, with an entertaining selection
of moving pictures, made UP a pleas
ing bill on Monday for the opening OF
the week and satisfied well filled
houses at both the matinee and eve
ming hours. Mack & Worth as the
Scotchman and the Yankee Girl hit
off the racial characteristics in good
shape and do their feature work in
medley of up to date popular songs
which gets a big hand
FRITZ Legion, coincidence, is pretty
in voice and features. singing two coon
songs with the true flavor of the cot
ton fields and also winning much APP
pIause for her Italian number.
In an act of considerable variety
music with dialogue and dancing,
Kelso and Leighton fill ain important
part on the bill, which easily gains
their share of the popular approval
The bill is one calculated to please
wide variety of tastes in it's different
r111rD hers
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-12
Reception to Prot. and Mrs. Dutton.

On Monday afternoon there was an
informal reception to Prof. and Mrs
Samuel T. Dutton of New York at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas B.
Hewitt in North Stonington, Professor
Dutton being president of the Teach
ers' college connected with Columbia
university. They have been spending
the summer at North Stonington, and
are soon to go to New York. There
was a large attendance of those of the
town and particularly of those inter-
ested in the Wheeler school and libra
ry. The affair had been pleasantly
arranged fre the grounds and veranda
and was greatly enjoyed, several be-
ing present from here.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-12
Schools Opened Monday.

In the Central district school opened
on Monday with many in attendance
there being an unusually large number
from other districts and surrounding
towns. Miss Ellen c. Clune of the
Boswell avenue school has taken the
place vacated by Mrs Hattie c. Little
and Miss Clunes place at Boswell ave-
nue. has been filled by Miss Marguerite
bell of Pennington, New Britain
Normal school graduate
The school at the Falls opened on
Monday under Principal Dodd. This
year there will be no Ninth grade and
consequently no graduating class. Nu-
merous repairs have been made at the
school bHHdinSt.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-12
OPERATED ON FOR APPENDICITIS
Hornsdas PorteIance Suddenly Strick-
en- in Washington While on Visit
With Relatives.

Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock Hor-
misdas Portelance, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Adolph Portelance of this city, was OPP
eratd upon for appendicitis at the
Georgetown hospital in Washington, D
G. He was visiting relatives in that
city when he was suddenly stricken on
the street and the next day it was de-
cided that an operation must be per-
formed at once, which was done, and ii
was found to have been attended tc
none too soon. Word received on
Monday stated that he was getting
along as well as could be expected.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-12
c. e. Chandler Aotiv. M.ub,r.

The current issue of Fire and Water
Ensineering has an article on the an
nual meeting of the New England
Waterworks association which is to be
held at Gloucester. Mass. the dates be-
ing Sept. 10. IA and 10. In the article
Is picture of Charles E. Chandler of
this city. who is referred to as an
active member of the association, and
superintendent Richards of the New
London waterworks is also pictured.
He has paper TO read at the meet.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-12
FAIRGROUNDS ARE CLOSED.
Were Much Used During the Year and
in Some Places Badly Used-Some
Sandboxes Remain.

Last Saturday was the final day for
the Fairgrounds about the city which
were maintained by the Norwich Play
grounds association for over two
months. The swings were taken down
and stored for the winter it being
found that a number of the swings
were badly broken. In some of the
schoolyards the sandboxes were allow
ed to remain. 1t is considered that the
grounds were a success and were ca
pably looked after by Supervisor Irwin
c. Elmer.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-12
Rally for Y IN. c. a. OPENING.

Arrangements for fall rally for
newt Tuesday evening, Sept. 10, as the
opening of the Y. NJ C. A. season, w ere
made on Monday afternoon at meet
ing of the entertainment committee
Association members and their men
friends will attend, and for their en-
tertainment there will be special at
fractions in the shape of brief ad-
dresses by committeeman and a stere-
opticon lecture by Emerson P. Turner
upon Our Picturesque Neishbor, Mex
icO.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-12
Marriage Announced.

Cards have been received by Nor
witch friends from Mr. and Mrs. Jabez
Baldwin Hough of Stafford, announc-
ing the marriage of their niece, Alice
Chapman Matthew, to Harry Lee
Thomson on September 5. The bride
formerly resided on Clairemont ave. in
this city. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomson are
to be 1t home after November 1 at
No. 8 Barnard street, Hartford.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-12
OBITUARY..
Miss Lucy A. Williams

The death of Miss Lucy A. Williams
occurred at ten o'clock Monday morn
Ing in Preston after an illness of long
duration. She was born in Central
Village, where the burial Is to be. For
many years she had resided in this
vicinity and was Go years of age. ~She
came here from Wauregan and was
identified with Trinity NJ e. church
She was domestic in the family of
Sarah Greene until her last illness.
She had many friends in this city.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-12
FINE TIME AT cLAMBAkE.
Party of 35 at the Cottage. of r. 3. S
Washburn at Pine Grove.

AS usual. the annual clambake of
Colonial club members and friends at
the summer cottage of r. B. S. WASH
burn at Pine Grove, Mantle, was
success, the party numbering So, being
there Sunday. Most off them went by
auto and had a fine time. The bake
consisted of clans. sweet, potatoes,
corn, Holsters. and in fact all the eide
dishes. and was prepared by Charles
A. Whitaker in master style. 1t was
served at 8 O'Clock, and, by early even
ing the party had reached home ~
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-12
FUN ERALS.
Edwin. Jackson,

The funeral of Edwin Jackson was
held from the rooms of Funeral Di-
rector eager on Monday afternoon, at
which many relatives and friends
were present. The services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Frank Palmer. There
was number of floral forms. The
bearers were Simon Howard. Frank
Wilbur, John Ockrey, Delaware How
ard. Burial was in Maplewood ceme-
terry, where conmltta1 service was
read.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-12
Written bv Miss ANY DOVE.

In the last number Of the Ladies
Home Journal appears q page entf-
tied Back to the Kitchen, under the
name of Susanna Brainard. 1t is stat
ed that this is the name taben by Miss
Amy Dove, daughter of Mr., and Mrs.
F. E. Dove of Summer street, this
city. The article is clever one.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-12

from New York, who have been spend
ing the summer there. Excellent piano
solos were. rendered by Mrs. Strongin
Vocal SOLOS were sung by the Misses
Olson and Bonime. accompanied by A
Courland at the piano After an ex-
cellent dinner, dancing was enjoye1
until late in the evening This closes
the seasons enjoyable affairs at this
popular farm. Among the young mer
from Norwich were A. Curland, D.
| Bennett, r. Hyman H. Murphy and B
Isenberg.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-12

Complaint being made TO Chief MUIR
phs that Calvin L. Miller Of oneco
street had deserted his wife and child,
the chief located him at Saybrook,
where he was arrested and Sergeant
Twomey went after him and brought
hirr here at nine O'Clock Monday eve
ming. He viii be brought into court
today, Not only did he desert his
family. hut he took $1,000 from the
bank. a trunk full of clothes and cut
% all credit at the market.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-12
LARGE FLOATING Derrick.

On Monday there was brought up
the river by the Thames Towboat COM
pany a large float with derrick, spe-
cia1ly constructed so as to go under
Laurel Hill bridge. 1t will be used in
connection with getting out the rocks
which have been blasted under the
bridge,
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-12
Party al Stronain Farm.

An enjoyable afternoon and evening
was spent Sunday at Strongin farm, on
Raymond HILL by party of young
men from Norwich, who gave a lawn
party in honor of two young Ia dies,
Miss K. Olson and Miss Rose Bonime,
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-12
After Recruits Here.

Private A. S. Atwood of the United
States recruiting corps is to be at the
postoffice nthis city on Mondays from
II to 2 o'clock for the purpose of Sc
curing recruits for the regular army.
He is stationed at New London the
rest of the time
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-12
B;Ils Were paid.

At the Jail on Monday, Andrew Ra-
cine and Harry Wright, frequenters at
the Baltic saloon which was raided
had their bills paid and they were
liberated.