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Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04
POOL AND WHIST
 AT SoDALiTY ROOMS
Tourna ments Have Been Opened with
 Long List of Entries.

The annual pool and whist tourna- ments at the St. Joseph sodality have been started and number of games have been played in each. There are 2S entered in the pool tournament, which is a handicap tourney, where 50 point games are being played with eac hopponent and the largest num- Der of points determines the winner. There are fifteen whist teams, where as usual two games of 31 points each are played with all the other teams. The committee in charge of the events include J. A. Desmond and R. L. Tar rant.
 The entries in the pool tournament with their handicaps follow:
 T. J. Driscoll SC, R. l.. Tarrant SC, Thaddeus Leahy sc, J. A. Desmond SC, D. Mullen SC. Joseph Boylan sc. liar J. J. Riordan p. J. F. Mccormick 50, J. F. Drew 50, w. J. Malone 50. Will jam Harrington 50, J. H. Sheridan 50, J. Walsh 75, John D. Moran 75, M. J. Coscoran 75, F. Murtha 75, F. J. Au- brey 75. w. B. Hynds 100, William Sample 100, P w. Caples 150. J. Me Gibney 150, R. L. Good 150, T. J. Bren- nan 150, Frank Foote 150.
 The teams in the whist tourney are made up as follows:
 J. Coughlin and w. Hynds; D. Con- nelly and w. Harrington: T; A. Crow ley and J. McGibney; J. Mccormick and F. J. Stanley; T. Driscon and J. J. Corlzery: P. Caples and H. Congdon; T. McGrory and J. Desmond; H. Buck lev and J. McC1rory; T. c. Murphy and J. A. Dunn: T. J. Kelly and J. Rior- dan; R. Tarrant and D. Mullen: T. Fitzgerald and J. O'Donovan; J. J. Malone; John Donovan and John Sam pIe
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04
PERSONAL

Miss Marion Munger is in Essex fol a few days visit. Charles Sistare of Groton was the guest of friends here recently. Charles Colburg has returned to 'Groton from 8 visit in Norwich. Henry Zellinger of Boston is visiting at his parents home on Mt. Pleasant street.
 Peter Lambert. Thomas Connors and Louis Gotthelf were visitors in New London on Monday.
 The Misses May and Nellie Cohghlin have returned home, after a visit to friends in New London.
 Mrs Richard H. Povey has not yet , closed her home at Gales Ferry, but will return to New London for the winter
 William Sselly, formerly employed on toe Pawcatuck Valley street rail- road, is now engaged at work in the Hallville car barn.
 George Vickers, mana ging agent of the Ladies' World. is here for several days with Lester J. Moriarty and Harry J. Pieper of Brooklyn, N. r., who are associated with him.
 James E.. Woods, a graduate of the Norwich Free Academy, and winner of the A. o. H. scholarship in the Cath ollie university of America at Wash ington, left New London Tuesday for the university to resume his studies.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04
VOTING MACHINE WILL
 BE EXHIBITED HERE Norwich Men Much Pleased with the Results Seen on Visit to Ne Haven.

For the purpose of seeing the voting machines in operation in New Haven, where the election was held Tuesday Town Clerk C. $. Holbrool>, Registrars Tyler D. Guy and Cornelius J. Downes, and A. S. Spalding went to the Elm city on Tuesday where Assistant Town Clerk Cox showed them every cour- tcsy and escorted them through ten of the voting districts of the town, they being allowed to see the machines in operation. They were all greatly pleased at it's working and are confi- dent that it is the proper thing In New Haven there is no opposition to them except among certain politicians and the city would never go back to the old ballot
 The machines are simple. quick and accnrate. Little or no trouble is ex- perienCed by the voters and the crowds at the noon hour are taken care of without Il rpsh New Haven has the largest voting district in the world $500, and five machines do the work easily. On Tuesday the result of the election was known directly after the polls closed in each district, and in forty minutes the papers were selling on the street.
 There are places for votes on such things as constitutional amendments,
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04
FATHER MATHEW DAY. Three Societies Will Join in Celebra ton Next Tuesday Evening.

At meeting Tuesday evening in the T. A. B. building of the joint com mittee from St. -Mary's. St. Anne's and the Father Mathew T. A. societies, the final arrangements were completed for the celebration Of Father Mathew day next Tuesday evening. Rev. William Cavanaugh. chaplain of St. Mary S society, is to be the speaker of the evening at the programme to be con- ducted in T. A. B. hall. and there will be further literary and musical exer- cises, to which admission will be by ticket.
 The joint celebration by the three societies is expected to be full of in- teresting features, closing with danc- ing and a general social programme.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04
REASON FOR HIGH COST OF LIVING
Discussed Before Business Mems Association by Hartford Sealer-President Smith Speaks Tuberculosis Sanatorium.


 John R. kemerer, Hartford's sealer or weights and measures, gave gra- phlc and instructive talk Tuesday night at the Buckingham Memorial before the Norwich Business Mems as sociatIon upon the general topic of weights and measures, Illustrating his words with tableful of fraudulent scales and measures From his .'curios- ity shop in Hartford. which had been seized during his term of office there. frank Copp, who is the sealer in New London, was present, and also spoke of experiences in detecting false meas ures ill that city.
 Advantages of Norwich.
 President Charles l. Smith opened the meeting. which had an attendance Of about thirty men, and MT. Smith spoke at the beginning of a meeting of the committee which is working on the securing of tuberculosis com mission for this county. He said that a. number of sites had been offered free and there were others for sale, and that the natural advantages of Norwich were such as to argue strong ly in favor of locating the sanatorium in this neighborhood, and he thought that with proper interest on the part of the citizens, it would be locaxed here. He mentioned that the expenses of a patient would be $10 per week at the sanatorium, of which the family would pay $6 and the town would pay the balance if it were necessary.
 Norwich Merchants Right.
 When he Iintroduced Mr Kemerer, the latter opened his address by re- ferring with approval to the attempt on the part of the Norwich men for the licensing of peddlers and vendors. This was a step ill the right direction, he said, but he had been defeated three times in his attempt to bring it about in Hartford
 MT. kamerer said the subject of short weights touched the pocketbooks of rich and poor alike, but especially upon the poor who buy in small quan- in quarter pound lots. where the to the sale four times, takes possibly two ounces from the amount of butter the customer receives. He showed a sample of a quart milk bottle, 1 1-2 ounces short, and showed that this saved for the dealer Is cents daily in the sale of 50 quarts of milk, or the sum of $5s.40 yearly.
 Criticised Milk Bottle.
 He criticised the milk bottle as the most unsanitary way of buying milk, and the biggest disease breeder, as there were too many chances for it's going into contact with contagious dis eases and there were too many chances of it's not being properly washed even with all the best of washing app1i- ances He said the old-fashioned way of putting out the milk pail was the best and the Hartford dealers would gladly go back to that, but that the people keep them up to the bottles,
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04
sEMl-FINALs OF DOUBLES.
Brown and Foss Won Match With
 Syninston and Stockwel.

In the semi-finals of the doubles tournament at the roque club grounds Tuesday afternoon, Brown and Foss defeated Symington and Stockwell at tennis in straight sets, so, 6-2. This put Brown and Foss into the finals, where they will meet the winners of the match to be played between Mitch ell and Olcott paired against Johnson and Arnold.
 Play ir the consolations is not pro- ceeding very fast, as it is held up waiting for the match between John son and w Sullivan to be played out R. Howe has defaulted to Has kell in the first round. because his in iured ankle still prevents him from ulaying
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04

{ because the people are too lazy to get up early in the morning and put the milk pail out for the milkman. Urged Buying in Bulk. Taking up print butter, MT. Kamerer read a long list from the 1908 dairy commissioner report, showing that few prints gave the regulation 16 pounds of butter per day. a shortage Of an ounce in the pound would amount in a year to the dealer to a saving of s1,126.SO, with butter at 30 cents pound. In over 300 samples of
 print butter the average was about If 34 ounces.
 On buying coal MT. Kamerer figured it. out that the poor people had to pay about $15 or SIS per ton through buv- ing in small lots, and he scored the
 failure to pass bill before the Con necticut legislature requiring that the
 net weight of every loaf of bread be
 marked upon it. He said that Massa l. ohusetts had a 32 ounce loaf, but in Connecticut it was from 26 to 22 ounces. The Connecticut law was kill ed by the New Haven bakers and the lobby after it had passed both houses How Norwich Does. c. H. Haskell replied to MT. Kam-
 crer's criticism of coal dealers by stat ing that it was the Norwich practice to sell an IS pound bag of coal for 1G cents, which came to about $9 a ton for the dealer for coal which cost him $6.10, and the screenings and transit loss would about make up the differ ence between the long and the short ton.
 MT. Kamerer told of proper meth ods of testing coal scales with a ton weight at the four corners and in the center and then in a wagon. He said that he thought it would be found gen
 erally ill Norwich that there were
 more scales of all kinds that were
 against the dealers rather than the consumers. He showed by examples oi crackers and breakfast food bought ir Norwich the difference between buying in bulk and buying in paper packages in the latter of which, he said the customer pays for a lot of fancy
 wrapping. Right here, he said, was one of the reasons for the high cost ot living.
 In reply to a question about com
 putting scales, he said that he was the
 determined enemy of the committing
 scale, but the law gives the sealer nc right to interfere with the computing
 part.
 Need of Each City.
 He said that all cities have got tC come to a sealer of weights and meas
 ures and that he ought to be on the
 salary, not the fee, system and be or the job all the time If it cost ever
 $500 or s1,000 it would be a good in
 vestment for the city and would bene-
 fit no one so much as the honest
 dealers.
 He was applauded and given a vote of thanks at the close of his talk.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04
CENTRAL LABOR UNION Refers Matter of Tuberculosis, Work to
 Various Locals.

At the regular meeting of the Central Labor union on Tuesday night in Car penters' hall at which President Ru- !olph krohn was in the chair, the proposition of the tuberculosis com mission towards the raising of funds was submitted. It was referred to the various locals and the matter of pre- senting it before the locals was placed in the hands of a delegate from each as follows: Tracy Burdick, printers Walter Abendroth, barbers; Frank Dunn, bartenders: William McNeely carpenters; Dominick Bedard. polish CTS: Walter Spalding, painters Jo- sepf1 Christene, building laborers; Ru- dolph Krohn, cigarmakers.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04

during the year. She Spoke of the young girl the class clothed and of a pair of blankets purchased for the missionary barrel to be sent by the church.
 The financial condition of the class as reported by Mrs. Edward Briggs was pleasing.
 The annual election of officers re- suited as follows: President, Mrs. Frank Davis; vice president, Mrs. Stephen Peckham; Miss Elizabeth Park, treasurer; Miss Nettie Standish, assistant secretary; Miss Martha Bogue, reporter; Mrs Edward Fowler, teacher; Mrs. J. F,. c. Leach, assistant teacher, Mrs. Henry Champlin.
 After adjournment of the meeting a dainty chaf1ng dish supper was served ReG and white was the color scheme which was prettily carried out in the table decorations.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04
HAIR THAT FASCINATES
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Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04
THE FINEST 35C DINNE F. R
 lM TOWN DELL-H0FF CAFE From I2 to 2
ALPHA SIGMA SOCIETY.
Annual Meeting with Election of Off eers-HenoVation of Meeting Room.

The annual meeting of the Alpha sigma society of the Second Con ErcgstionAi church was held in the room over the Otis library on We'd nesdsy evening with good attend auce The election of officers and committees resulted as follows:
 Miss Elizabeth McAfiilan. president: Miss Hazel Anderson. vice president: Miss Bessie McNickle. secretary: Miss Alice Jackson, treasurer: Miss Eliza beth Kinney. chairman entertainment committee: Miss Isabelle Stephenson, chairman work committee.
 This society of young ladies has be- gun its years work by renovating and refurnishing the south room over the 1.brarV and much interest was mani fest a this their first meeting of the year.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04
NO SCHOOL BECAUSE OF YOM kiPPUR.
West Chelsea District Had Visiting Day for the Teachers-EIections De- Iayed Day,

On the West Side, the West Chelsea school district had no school Monday because it was Tom Kippur, one of the holiest of Jewish holidays. AS was done last year, there was no school, the teachers being given visiting day and the pupils a holiday. The Jewish children, numbering many in that district would not have attended and there would have been many ab- sentees had the school been kept.
 There were but few of the Jewish voters who went to the polls on Mon day to vote their vote being practi- cally nothing here. They had desired that the election be postponed until Tuesday, as was done in New Haven and Waterbury, where special act of the legislature was secured to permit the change. The republicans asked for it in the former and the democrats in the latter city.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04
HELPING HANDS SOCIETY.
Annual Meeting Held and Officers
 EIected-Excellent Reports.

The annual meeting of the Helping Hands society of the First Spiritual union was held at the Spiritual acad- ! en4y on Tuesday evening with many present. There were excellent reports giy en by the officers, the financial re- pert showing a substantial sum in the treasury, and the membership is large This was increased by one new member elected Tuesday night
 Officers were elected as follows: President and treasurer Mrs. Nathan Brewster; vice presidents, Mrs. Esther Ii. Blinn, Mrs. Gertrude Tootill, Miss Sigma Beebe, secretary, Mrs. Charles A. Dowsett entertainment committee, Esther H. Blinn, Gertrude Johnson, Sigma Beebe, Charlotte A. Dowsett, Elizabeth Rogue. Alice c. Taft. Ger trude Tootill and Annie E. Woodman. Plans were made to hold suppers the first and third weeks of each month and 8 fair the third week in November.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04
TUBERCULOSIS sANAToRIuM.
Committee Meets and Further Dis cusses the Starting of Public Cam. paign.

On Tuesday afternoon there was a meeting of the local committee on the starting of a campaign for the tuber- culGsis sanatorium in this city, which it is believed can be located in the near vicinity. The time was spent by the committee in discussion of mat ters and the details Of working out the plan for seeing people in connection with the public campaign for funds for the partial maintenance of the in stitution. The committee will endeav- or to get everyone interested in the work, which. is destined to do great good.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04
LIGHTER PULLED DOWN
 FIRE ALARM WIRES
Put Laurel Hill Boxes Out of Use for
 an Hour-Repairs Quickly Made.

Soon after 3.30 o'clock Tuesday aft ernoon while the lighter Atlas was at work in the Shetucket river in connec- ton with the work on the lighter Carl ton, which is still on the bottom of the river. the boom got tangled with the fire alarm wires to Laurel Hill and pulled them down. breaking one CT them. One blow on the alarm was sounded Chief Stanton made an in- vestigation at once, and learning the trouble quickly had it remed1ed, the Laurel Hill boxes being out of use only about an hour.
 In order to get the big lighter Atlas up the Shetucket at all it was neces- sary to lower a number of telegraph wires which cross the river where the old-time railroad bridge used to be. The wires were dropped into the wa ter so the lighter could pass over.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04
Crysta|ized Ginger
 At RalaiOn's 6

.. , left on Tuesday for a visit with rela> tives in New York.
 Miss Reece of Baltimore, who has been the guest of Miss Elizabeth Trumbull, has left town.
 Mir. and Mrs. c. Leslie Hopkins have returned from spending few weeks at Eastern Point.
 Mr. and Mrs. Herbert L. Knox of Sturtevant avenue are spending a fortnight at Eastern Point.
 MT. and Mrs. Thomas Potter of Huntington place have returned from q few days visit with relatives in New York.
 The Harmony Whist club held it's first meeting for the winter on Mon- day afternoon with Mrs. Nelson D. Robinson.
 Capt. and Mrs. L. R. Jewett and Mrs. William Converse have returned to Norwich, having spent the summer in Saybrook.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04
FIRST BAPTIST PHILArHEA.
Annual Meeting at Which Mrs Fran
 D. Davis Was Made President

The annual meeting of the Phiiathea was held in the church parlors Monday evening. The meeting was conducted bv the vice president, Miss Annie Eek
 The regular reports were read and ac- cepted, the annual reports of both secretary and treasurer being most sat isfactory. Miss Elizabeth Park gave a full report of the work accomplished
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04
FRANKLIN VOTES A
 THIRTEEN MILL TAX.
Will Have State Supervision of Schools
 Bridges Left to Selectnnen

There was but small attendance at the annual town meeting in Frank lin Monday afternoon, when J. Henry King was moderator and $. G. Harts- horn was clerk. It was voted that there should be a bounty on foxes, and the selectmen were ordered to sell the town hearse
 The question of the repairs on the bridges was left with the selectmen. A communication from the state high way commissioner was expected but not received. There was some thought O. having them asphalter or concrete used
 It was decided to have state super vision of schools, and a tax of 13 mills Ia id
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04
Will Conduct Festival.

St. Mary's T.. A. and B. society ini- tlated two new members on Tuesday evening at its regular meeting ill the T. A. B. building. After considera bIe discussion the society has decided up on eonducting a big festival some time in January, to take the form of fair, with an entertainment, on three con secutive nights. The society voted up on solid gold watches for the first prizes, and will go to work at once on getting out tickets for the fair,
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04
DEPUTY PERKINS COMING.
Will Visit St. James Lodge Oct 17,
 When There Will Be Work.

There was regular communication of St. James lodge, No. 23, F. and A. NJ, at Masonic temple on Tuesday evening but only routine business was transacted Word has been received from Deputy c. c. Perkins of New London that he will be in attendance at the communication on the 17th of this month, and on that evening there will be work for his inspection. and it is probable q large number of mem bers will attend.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04
FUNERALS.
Mrs. Charles S. Peckham.

At o'clock Tuesday afternoon the funeral of Mrs. Charles S. Peckham was held from her late home in Sun nyside avenue, there being very large attendance of relatives anu friends. those from out of town being from Providence, Ledyard. Mystic, Montville and Preston. The services were conducted by Rev. F. W. Cole man. pastor of Trinity Methodist Ep1s- copal church. who paid a touching tribute to the deceased. There was a wealth of beautiful floral forms, show ing the high esteem in which the de-
 ceased was held. The bearers were
 James A. Parker, John M. Swahn, Floyd Ledger and Ambrose SulilVan. Burial was in Maplewood cemetery, where a committal service was read. Funeral Director Gaker had charge of the arrangements.
 Benjamin F. Huntington. The funeral of Benjamin F. Hunting ton was held at 1 o'clock Tuesday art ernoon from his late home in franklin. the large attendance including seVerai fom New York Hartford and Lebanon. The floral forms were handsome. The hearers were James Huntington, E. Al lon Bidwen Huntington Meech and M yron Ladd. Burial was m antlc cemetery, where colnmlttal serVlce was read by Rev. R. w. Comstock, rector of C.,'' ce Episcopal church. who oficiated .t the home. Funeral Di- rector -.ger was in charge.
 Richard F. HaIIs
 The body of Richard F, Hall was
 sent to Troy. N Y., on the 9.56 train ] tuesday morning ''y Henry Allen x
 7 on. where services were held and urial took place. Relatives accom- Janied the body.
 William s. Gilbert.
 Tuesday morning the funeral of Will liam $ Gilbert was held from his late home, in Main street. and at St. Pat rick's church Rev. Hugh Treanor4 off : ciated Many attenied, including 2
 de1eeatoin from St. Marys T. A. and R sopietv. There were many floral
 forms The bearers were Felix Calla-
 han. Daniel T. Shea. w H. McGuin- :
 ness arfd A J. Brady, members of St. Marus society. Burial was in St.
 Marv's cemetery.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04
incidents in Society

James Hall of Troy, \. Y. is in town for few days. west
 The Misses Williams of New York are visiting at their former home in Yantic.
 Mrs Waterman R. Burnham left on Tuesday. for few days visit with relatives in Boston.
 Miss Annie E. Vaughn of Broadway
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04
OBITUARY.
a Capt. c. P. Kirkland.

Capt. Charles P. Kirkland died at his home at New London shortly be- fore midnight Monday night. He had been a sufferer from cancerous growth on the tongue A few weeks ago he submitted to an operation al Memorial hospital and was afforded relief. Within the past two weeks complica lions which developed caused alarm and for over a week the rela- tives and friends of Captain Kirkland have known that no human aid could save him.
 Captain Kirkland was 47 years old He was member of an old New York family, son of Edward and Ellen Thorn Kirkland, both of whom are dead. brother. Col. Eugene T. Kirk land. with whom Captain Kirkland lived, survives him. He served in the Third Connecticut volunteers in the Spanish war.
 Miss Margaret Fiiburn.
 Tuesday morning at g o'clock Miss Margaret Filburn died at her home. No Hunting ton avenue. Norwich Town She had been sick long time
 Miss Filburn had passed all of hel life at Bean HIll and was kindly re- earded by many people there. Hel father was a veteran of the Civil war She IS survived by three brothers John. James F. and Thomas F'ilburn aE of this city. She also leaves { nephew, pr. O'Neil. Of Willimantie
 Miss Filburn was a most devoted sister and a loyal friend and was af- able in manner and charitable. ant fought life's battle faithfully.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04
Dr. Hallock's Famous Remedie.
to years of cur

60 years of cures.
 ELvITA PILLS strengthens the nerves. enriches the blood and invisorates the whole system. S1.0o.
 DR. sHALLocK's VEGETABLE LIVER PILLS for constipation and sick headache. 10 cents per box. AT ALI. DRUG STORES.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04
Miss Maroaret EiIburn.
All the Brick Laid.

, The work of laying the brick in Main street progressed fast on Tues day. and all that are here are laid to 2 polnt below Smiths flower store from the bank building. Several more carloads are on the way.