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Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-15
DENIED KEEPING PROPERTY
AWAY FROM CREDITORS.
Son Had Bought Some Goods Intended
for Westerly Store and Sent Them
Here

c. Henry Schwaner, Jr., manager of
the Schwaner City market of New
London, denied Saturday at the hear
ing on the Schwaner bankrupt estate
held theri before Referee Amos A.
Browning that he had bank accounts
in New York banks and that he had
drawn checks on those banks He also
denied the transfer of certain property
to get 1t away from creditors and
claimed that all the transactions con-
nected with the business of the New
London end Westerly stores were legit-
innate.
C. Henry Schwaner, his father, and
owner of the New London and West
erly stores also denied any attempt to
get property beyond the reach Of
creditors and Indignantly protested
against the insInuatton of Maj. HadlaI
A. Hull that he had disposed of prop
erty when bankrupt.
Major Hull OF counsel for L. Will
fred Eldredge, trustee in bankruptcy,
lnsinuated fraudulent dealings in the
manipulation of property and money.
The intent was to establish fraud and
to restore to the bankrupt estate GER
tain property which is now outside the
reach of the estate in order to apply
it toward tho payment Of the claims
cHtllSN IL, NAltNn d6eIGBAlS SOlAlGlhAHB
spproXimating $4,000.
Mitchell Purnell, colored, who has
been in the employ OF the Srhwaners
for six or seven years, figured prom
inentiy in the hearing. He Was shown
to be the owner of horses, pigs, cows
wagons, an expensive pleasure launch
and other things which were formerly
the property of the Schwaners It was
stated by the Schwaners that Purnel.
came by these things by legitimate
purchase and that there was no intent
to dispose Of the property and thus
save it from being maelstromed in the
bankruptcy proceedings.
Fred Schwaner, Mr.. Scr waner's
eldest son, was asked to explain a
transaction in which turkeys con
signed to the Westerly store were
shipped to the cold storage plant %
the Allen Beeman company at Nor
witch and later sold to Schwaner Broth
ers for their new Main street store
He stated that the turkeys. though
consigned to the Westerly store had
really been bought by him. as he had
to paw for them. the Weste'y store
rot having sufficient money. MI
Schwsner said he paid the c. o. D.
charge and that they therefore wer,
his property, to dispose Of as h wished
and that he sold them at a loss.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-15
TWO WEEKS BEFORE BOX
OPENING WILL BE DECIDED.
General Director Weed Of Postal Saw
ines System Was Born Here.
Especial to The Bulletln.)

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Bran
degee introduced a resolution in the
senate authorizing the committee on
interoceanic canals, Of which he is
chairman, to hold hearings on any
question that may be pending before
them, to have power to send for per
sons and papers, and TO employ the
necessary assistance and to sit during
the sessions of the senate. He also
submitted resolution authorizing the
printing Of 2.900 copies Of the report
of the commissioner Of navigation for
the use Of the committee.
Representative Hill introduced in the
house today bill granting a pension
to Mrs. Mary e. Tucker Of Shelton,
widow Of Frederick H Tucker. late of
COMPANY D, Second regiment, Bun
dams shafpshooters, at the rate Of $40
per month.
Representative Higgins says that
the minority members of the house
committee on expenditures in the de-
partment Of agricultme before which
the affairs of the division of chemistry
and DR.. Wiley were heard during the
extra session, have not yet decided
whether there will be minority report
OF the hearings or not. He says the
committee members are trying to join
III NOIlo I0pOEl. II Is expected LDaI a
report will be made within few days
Chairman Goldfogie Of elections com
nittee No. 8 said it would be at least
week before they would decide
whether to order the boxes opened in
the Higgins Jodoin contested election
case or not.
Theodore L. Weed chief clerk Of the
postoffice department has been ap-
pointed general director of the postal
servings system. with q, salary Of $1,000
& year. This is a most important
post M. Weed thus being placed in
control OF $4,000 savings banks
throughput the country and doing a
business Of more than million dollars
a week
Here is another example of the rapid
rise of young man through the ste
| nographer typewriter route Mr. Weed
| was horn in Norwich, Conn. 81 years
ago, but his Parents came to Wash
/ ington while he was a mere lad, and
/ his education was obtained in the pub
! lie school, of this city, and he there
I fore may be considered q Washington
| boy Mr.. Weed entered the govern
ment service little more than 10 years
$50 and has risen rapidly until now he
occupies one of the most important
| positions n the government service
| outside of the cabinet. Since the es-
| tablishme4lt OF the postal savings sys-
| tenn. aside from serving as chief clerk
| OF the postofifee department, he has
been chairman OF the board Of trustees
that has directed the banks under the
| supervision o1 Postmaster General
| Hitchcock With Mr.. Hitchcock no f.
! responsible for its pr ssent- organizat n
its growth and eh1cieney. AS a conse-
| quence Of lis work. Ar. Weed is vel
| qualified By experience for his new
duties. He win take the postal saw
ings system ever at once relievinE
| sfr. Hitchcock OF the burden or ACTIVE
I direction
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-15
FIRE DEPARTMENT
HAD THREE CALLS
One Bell Alarm, but Damage Was
Not Great.

In the zero weather of Saturday and
Sunday the local fire department had
three calls for its eerkices, but all
in the minor class.
At $40 y. m. Saturday an alarm
from box %. at the corner of Frank
lin street and Chestnut avenue, called
out the department for fire in ten
enement in me so-called Holmes block
on FRANKLIN. street. near Grove. 1t
had started from an overheated stove
and was burning on two sides of
chimney. Considerable cutting away
around the chimney had to be done
to get at the blaze and extinguish it..
The tenement was occupied by an
Italian family.
At $50 y. m, Saturday, Engine
company No. responded to call to
the house. No so Boswell avenue,
owned by Thomas Leahy. This was
chimney fire. which was put out
without much trouble.
Chief Stanton was out about 1880
Saturday night trying to locate q
broken wire, when a man on Church
street called his attention to the house
on Church street where Thomas H.
Shields lives. An immense volume Of
smoke was coming out Of the chin
ney, but investigation showed that it
came from burning green wood in a
fireplace.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-15
DON'T DRINK IN A BACKROOM
Second in Series of Sermons Dons For 1912 by Rev. p
c. Wrght-Word Full of Hypocrisy.

lot about clandestine meetings. Again
hypocrisy.
This thing runs through all our civ
ilization, men and women walking in
society doing things on the sly they
would not have their partners find out,
and they're doing them to terrible re-
suits. Our physicians could tell you
tales which would make your hearts
sick, and in practically every cornmu-
nifty, declared the speaker, there were
crimes such as had been perperated by
certain criminal of the present day,
who should be nameless in this dis
course, but they were not found out.
What we want is not less Christian
ideals, but more perfect living up to
the ideals that are in society and the
home. There is no civilization under
the footstool of GOD that can stand
up under the type that assumes to be
one thing While it lives another. Rome
fell, and France fell, and America
mighty among nations. will go down II
we continue that policy of presenting
beautiful white exterior, while
within we possess miserable black
hearts of iniquity. 1t will ruin any
nation and it will spoil religion, and
when you kill religion you kill the
home and you kill the state
All you have got to do to your
spirit to make it hard and cold and
unresponsiYe is to let it live a lie. Be
ware of seeming to be what you are
not, for just as sure as you do, man or
woman, you will Sodom your life until
it is dead.
In conclusion, the preacher said that
when he comes to think of the men
and women who he knows are willing
to live a lie. wanting only to keep up
a respectable appearance, he can yet
look with hope into the canopy OF
heaven and hear from there the still
small whisper God is love, he has
given saviour SUFFICIENT for ALL" and
from that proclaim the message of a
great Saviour who wants to make the
young man and the young woman
four square.
The topic announced for the third
Don't in the series is Don't Buy Bub-
bles.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-15
OBITUARY.
Patrick CUMMINGS.

Patrick Cummings, aged So, a we'll
known business man Of this section,
died at 7.35 o'clock Saturday eve
ming at his home, No. So Central ave-
nue. On September 80 he suffered a
shock and another followed month
later Mr.. Cummings failed to re-
cover.
He was born in ireland in 1S48 and
came to this country as a young man.
He was married in this city to Miss
Bridget Danforth, who survives him.
During the past 35 years Mr.. Cum
mings has been engaged in the retail
shoe business, most Of the time being
located on Central avenue. He was
an honest ald upright citizen and was
held IN high esteem by all who knew
him. The bereaved family has the
sympathy Of many friends in their
sorrow. lie. leaves a wife and four
sons. Michael, John, William and Da-
vid Cummings all Of this city There
is also a brother. William Cummings
Of Boston.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-15
As Quickly as Wafer
Dissolves Sugar
About the Time 1t Takes for Stu
arts Dyspepsia Tablet to Work
on the Food and Bring Relief.
TRIAL PACKAGE SENT FREE.


There is no long wait between the
time you take a Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablet and the feeling of relief 1t will
bring to an overloaded stomach. 1t
gets busy in a jiffy and quickly sets
things to rights In that tired and dis
ordered stomach. 1t goes right at the
work of digesting the food it finds
lodged there and in no time at all has
things on the move-the gases cease
forming, the breath is sweetened, the
coating on the tongue disappears and
you are no longer conscious that you
even have a stomach.
That is one of the chief recolnmen-
d. tions for Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
lets-that they don't take forever. to
accomplish the purpose for which you
reed them. 1t is just as il you put
an extra stomach or two to work when
yours needed help. You can't contin-
ually overload your stomach and ex-
pect it to always smile 1t ik going
to get -rebelhous and sulky after
awhile and refuse TO go on being driv-
en- to do double work You must rest
it occasionally-not by starving and
thereby weakening yourself physically
but by using a Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablet to do the work Of digesting
your food.
These tablets contain all the active
elements Of the natural stomach
juices and will alone and unaided di-
gest food just the same as the gastric
Juices. And nothing could be more
harmless than these tablets. They do
not effect the system in any way-dc
not cure any ailment except as they
digest food. Use them freely
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are sold
by all druggists everywhere. Price e
cents per box. A trial package will be
sent if you will write f. A. Stuart Co.
$50 Stuart Bldg. Marshall, Mich.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-15
STORY OF THE
WOODEN NUTMEG
Grocer Sent Some Shasbark Walnuts
South, With Real Thing, to Fill Out
Box.

There are several stories relating to
the origin of the wooden nutmeg
myth which seems to cling to the
state of Connecticut and which arous-
ed the antipathy Of Governor Bald
win, as expressed in his New Years
resolution - the people of the state
through The Bulletin. Henry G. New
ton Of New Haven writes as follows:
l see that Governor Baldwin very
properly disiikes calling Connecticut
the state Of wooden nutmegs Is il
generally known how the term origi-
mated?
Here is the story as told me by my
parents some IS years ago:
A wholesale grocer was filling an
order for q southern customer. In
cluded IN the order was a quantity of
nutmegs. The goods were packed in
boxes. The nutmegs did not fill the
box in which they were shipped. To
prevent the nutmegs from rafting and
being shaken and injured, the grocer
put IN enough shagbark walnuts,
otherwise called hickory nuts, so that
the whole completely filed the box.
He gave the full weight of the nut
megs ordered and paid for, and charg-
ed nothing for the walnuts. The GUS
toner had never seen any hickory nuts
and on receiving the shipment did not
weigh the nutmegs to see if he had
received the whole order, but took it
for granted that he was being cheat
ed and spread the report that the Con-
.necticut Yankees were manufacturing
wooden nutmegs, with which to cheat
the southerners. The report Travelled
faster than the denial.
If there is no other account of the
origin of the term which any one can
give, will you please circulate this
and perhaps If there is any other orr
gin for it some one may make it
known.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-15
Social At sehuetzen v.rein.

There was large attendance at the
social at the Schuetzen Verein Sun
day Afternoon and eH report the Oe-
caslon 4 delightful one. Among those
present were members of the Schuetz-
en- VePein, Maennei Choir, F'roelichkeit.
and Sops Of Hermann, Norwich ana
New London lodges
The affair opened at 2 o'clock with
an excellent roast pig and sauer kraut
dinner, prepared and served by the
members o. the club.
The afternoon was pleasantly. passed
with shooting. bowling and card play
ing, prizes being awarded for the
best scores. Enjoyable selections
were rendered BY the Wheel club or
chGstra.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-15
Observation-Disclosures

At 7e-An odd lot of Wonen's Seam
less Cotton Hosiery, value
12hc.
At se-Childrens Fast Black Rf0bed
Hosiery in all sizes.
At 29e-our entire stock Of WonneA's
Size Fleecy lined Hosiery.
At 14o--Infants' Winter Wcfght Rsh-
bed Vests, value 25c.
At 2te-W omen's Extra Sire Rbhed
Vests and Pants, value Zoe.
At 3ec-W omen's, Misses and Chill
dren's Black Tights, value 7bc.
At eeo--Womens BLACK Tights, value
s1.00 and Sl25.
At 7ee-Women's Ribbed Union suits,
winter weight, value $1.oo.
At S1.4s-Womens Natural Wool I'M
ion Suits, value $3.50.
At sa.ss-women' silk and Veal Un-
ion Suits, value SEQ snd S7.s5.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-15
DIED.

HUNHINGTON-AL Geneva, SWitEer-
lAnd,l jan ] 3, 1912, after q long and
painful Illness, Ella, wife Of Freezer.
lex ]. Huntington and daughter OF
the late Lorenzo Blackstone, of Nor
wich, CT.
Notice of funeral her eaftei
CLARK-In WlIlimantic, Jan IS. 1912,
Bernard Clark, iged 80 years, for
merly of TaftvIl'e
Funeral rom tie heme of his sister,
Miss Mary Clark on Merchants ave-
nue., Tuesday morning. Jan. Is, at
T.30 o'clock. SatYices at the Sacred.
Heart elureh at s o'clock.
hATTEN-ln Tol4do. O., Ivan H. Hat
ten
Services at Gagel's funeral parlors,
No 40 Franklin street, Monday af-
ternoon. Jan. 15. 1912, at 3 o'clock,
Burial in Tauti cemetery.
CUMMINGS-In this city. Jan. IA, 1872
PATRICK Cummings
Funeral from his late home, No so
Central avenue, Tuesday morning at
$50 REQUIEM mass at St Mary s
church at 9 o'clock.
sLOCUM in New London, Jan. IL, 1912,
Edmund Slocum. in his SD year.
KELLY New London. Jan. II, 1912.
+ Lawrence Kiely
PECK ldenly. In Old Lyme Conn.
Jan. -, 1912, Albert W. Peck, In his
18th yea.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-15
DAMAGES FOR PLAINTIFF.
Awarded Clara Turner and Also tho
Company.

Clara Turner Hammond, the act
ress, more Familiarity known as Clara
Turner, was awarded s4,s93 against
the New Haven road by Judge Burpee
in New Haven Saturday for damages
by fire of sage properly. The Clara
Turner company was awarded 1886
in suit against the company for loss
of property at the same time
The fire which destroyed the prop
erty occurred on February 8, 1s6a,
at New London. when the Norwich
line wharf was burned. The property
was in q freight car at the wharf
awaiting transportation by the road.
Clara Turner was under the manage
rnent Of the Late Ira w. Jackson when
she srfreRe,i the loss 9f the PROPERTY
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-15

Hypocrisy, as expressed in double
life, which he charged was an all too
prevalent phase of present day Amer
lean life. was the target in Rev. P. G.
Wright's sermon Sunday evening at
the Central Baptist church upon the
topic, Don't Drink in a Back Room,
which was his second sermon in a Sc
ries of four upon Dont's for 1912.
At the opening of his earnest dis
course Rev. Mr. Wright said he had
not announced this topic as covering
one particular fault, but as indicative
Of one great offense in American life
of one great offense in American life
one thing While actually being another.
He hadn't been going around to see
how much drinking in back rooms
there was, and he didn't know who
did it or who didn't, but he had his
strong suspicious of what was going
on.
1t is easy TO want to appear to be
good, but another thing to be good.
The speaker called attention to the
passage of scripture containing the
scathing denunciation of the Pharisees
by Jesus, when the Lord uncovered
their hypocrisy and yet ended his de-
nunciation of them with heart bleed
he condemned. We need a saviour
and we have a God who can take the
most wicked soul and make it clean
for heaven.
The world is plumbful of hypocrisy,
declared Mr.. Wright, but he did not
believe there were more hypocrites in
the church than out Of it. There are
more hypocrites out of the church than
in it, II a man goes out of one store
and into aonother store and then out a
side door to slide into the side door OF
"a saloon, it's hypocrisy. And when a
man goes to see public man on bust
ness and has to be held out in one
room while the man he wants to see is
called away from his cups in another
place he's hypocrite, whether he's in
the church Or ont OF It. Watch at
night time the closed carriages going
up and down your streets. I've never
tried to look inside them, out l hear a
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-15
OBITUARY.
Bernard Clark.

Bernard Clark, aged 80 years. died
on Saturday in St. Joaeph's hospital
in WiI1imantic, where he had been a
patient for the past four weeks.
About a month ago he suffered a shock
at his home in Plainfeld and failed
to recover. For many years and I'M
til within a few months, the. deceased
with his sister, Miss Mary Clark, re-
sided in Tafrville.
He was born in ireland and was the
son Of Hugh and Mary F1nneEan
Clark He came - this country as a
young man and has since resided in
Danielson and Taftvil1e. He was mar
ried In this country, and his wife died
about 10 years ago. By trade Mr..
Clark was a weaver.
The deceased leaves ons sister, Miss
Mary Clark of Merchants avenue.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-15

At $4.4S-rsdueed from $500
AT se.Ss-reaJced from $3.50
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-15
NORWICH TOWN
Winter Birds Brave Arctic Tempsra
ture--TaIc the Mercury Told on
Saturday.

A number of gold crowned kinglets
and one or two red poll linnets were
seen Saturday on Town street and
East Town street. The severe wealth
er had evidently brought these birds.
The kinglets are very rugged and
endure severe storm and low tempera-
ture apparently tn little concern.
They are always busily engaged
among the underblush of side mills
and along the banks Of brooks hunt
ing for the scanty fare that awaits
them. The red-poll Iinnets gather
seeds from weeds by the roadside and
along stone walls. Their song is strong
and sweet and canary like.
Enos NJ. Gray. Jr., of Ledyard spent
a day or two last week on Vergason
avenue, the guest of DR.. and Mrs. n
G., Gray,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-15
TAFTvILLE AFFAIRS.
installation Of Officers of Ponemah
Council, K. Of C.-Netss.

There was a record attendance at
the meeting of Ponemah council, No.
49,, Knights of Columbus, held Sunday
evening in Parish hall District Dep
uty Sullivan of New London installed
these officers for the ensuing year:
Grand knight, D. McSheffery; deputy
grand knight, John Donovan; record
ing secretary, Bryan Hanlop; financial
secretary, J. J. Donovan; treasurer,
Michael CGrran; warden, NJ. Gladue;
outside guard I. Lambert; inside
guard, Louis Paradis; chaplain, Rev.
John H StapietOn.
A pleasant smoker followed the bus
mess session and refreshments were
served Brother Knights TevTin, Col
Inns and 0'Leary of the Star of the
Sea council of New London were
among the guests present. During the
evening remarks by various indfyid-
uals were heard with close attention.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-15
THE
Porteousl Mitchell
COMPANY.
Remnant
Week
A Six Days Sale
OF Remnants and
Broken Lines
Beginning Today
and continuing throughout the week,
we will have a sale Of Remnants, ODD
Sizes, Broken Limos, Etc.
During the Clearance Sale a lot Of
short lengths ana odd sizes accumu-
lated. All these will be offered this
week at prices which must move them
quickly.
IF LOW PRICES COUNT THIS
WEEK SHOULD BE THE BUSIEST
| WEEK OF A BUSY MONTH.
REMNANTS = silks, Dress Goods
Prints, PeraaIss, Ginshsms, Out
ing Flannsls, Innings, Table
Linen, Towelins, White Goods
Cottens, Ribbons, Laees, Cloak.
ings, Etc.
ODD SIZES - Mems OVsrooats ane
Suits, Boys overcoats and Suits
X Sweaters for Men, Women anC
Children, Women's and Chit.
dren's Winter Garments, Mems
Wemen's and ChiIdren's Winter
Hosiery and Underwear. Won.
ems Wrappers, Etc.
! BROKEN LINES = Mems NeeIowes ar
| suspenders, Napkins, Towels
Table Cloths, Blankets, Com
fortahles, Umbrellas, Etc.
Mems Wear
| MANY LOTS MARKED FOR QUICK
| CLEARANCE.

MANY LOTS MARKED FOR QUICK
CLEARANCE.
At 7c-Men's Fancy Arm Bands in a
variety Of styles, from loo.
At 1so-Men's Suspenders, Isle web
bling and oalfskin ends, from 25c
AT S5c-Men's Four in hand Ties, plain
and fancy colors, from soc.
AT 15oAMen's Cashmere Hosiery, in
black, tan and Oxford, second
quality OF 25c goods
At 39c-Men's khaki and Blue Denim
Working Shirts, from soc.
At 3sc-Men's F1eecy- lined Shirts and
Drawers, from SOC.
1t 5ec-Men's Coat Sweaters, in plain
Oxford and with border, from
s100.
At 3ee-Men's Winter Caps, with or
without esrlaps, from soc.
At S1.65-Men's Soft Hats, all this
seasons STYLES, from $500
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-15
Common PIeaa Court,

A replevin suit Of Clarissa Edwards
against Deputy Sheriff J. H. Tubbs to
recover a horse which the plaintin al
leges belongs to her. and which was
wrongfully attached by the defend
ant, held the attention Of the court
of common pleas which convened in
New London Saturday. The case was
MT completed and it Will be continued
TODAY.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-15

tanned Saturday afternoon by their
teacher, Mrs. Lemuel Parks. Of West
Main street. business meeting was
held, Miss Vera Stetson, the president,
occupying the chair. A social time
with music and games at the close Of
the NEE ling was enjoyed and was fol-
lowed by q dainty supper. The menu
bers of the class are Misses Vera
Stetson, Fannie Meier, Lucille Howard,
Edith Swain, Hecla Wilbur and Gladys
Meier
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-15
emil Jshnssr buvs.

1 A lsnga eight -resm frame hetlse with
modern improvements, large barn and
other outoalildingz, with IS, oe0 square
feet Of land, situated on Hudson street,
Marlboro. has hesA sold TO Emil Jehn-
sou Of Aniwich, Conn, Saws the Boston
gs1rse r. was owned sy tie James J.
FeSley sstste
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-15
BOUGHT a Restaurant.

on Saturday the restaurant on Cen
trail whacf conducted for several years
past by Jacob c. Benjamin was sold TO
Chef Munyard, who has been connected
with the Capitol lunch. The restaurant
was opened over 80 years ago as an
oyster house by Clinton c. Eldridge
There nave been several owners since
Mr.. Eldrldge sold out
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-15
ssu. ]. 3. -.panfarth . su.ak.

IN the local ek1NHeisn OF the Msn
ana Religion ForEard mex@ment, q
meeting. has, bssn- ARRANGED for men
and boys to be held Tuesday. evening
this week ia Ponefnail hail at $50, at
which the speaker IS to he Rev j.
r. Danforth Of New London. Rev.
Mr.. Danforth is we'll knAwn to Ncr-
wich audiences as foEcsfal and pow
erful speaker. whe has an inspiring
way Of presenting the message ana It
Ia exeeeted tnst he Will se EraetaA