Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-11

The Connecticut Mills company closed for the day Saturday. The great dff- hculty of the manufactures in getting rubber has caused them to hold up their orders with the Connecticut company which manufactures tire duck, causing. them to be oversupplied with laborers.
 Death of Mrs. George W. Sparks.
 Mrs. Eliza Sparks, who formerly resided but a few miles east of Daniel son. died Sunday at the home or her son in Warwick. R. l. The deceased Is survived by her husband, George W. Sparks, one son, Charles, of War wick and one sister, Mrs. Emma Young of Foster, R.
 William Nuttall made a business trip to Boston Monday
 Carol Lawton who has been em- ployed at Palmer during the past week was the guest of his parents recently.
 For the second time this month. all local barber shops were closed yes terday, but one barber not entering into the agreement that all shops be closed Monday afternoons during Au- gust.
 Miss Ruth Arnold is substituting at Starkweather's office for Miss Blanche Smith, who Is enjoying a fortnight's vacation.
 MT and Mrs. W. Fenner Woodward Actl TOT Beach where they will join a party of Danielson residents.
 Mrs Edward Logee has been the recent guest of relatives in Danfelson.
 Announcements have been received by local residents of the marriage Au- gust Srd at Killingly of Miss Mary Anne Lavallee and Frederick Credit. both of Ballouville.
 Harry Peterson recently motored to Hartford and New Britain. Col Daniel Putnam Association. Circulars have been received by several -townspeople informing them of the biennial meeting of the Col. Daniel Putnam association. next Thursday morning. The officers of the association for the closing year are E. B. Ellsworth. president; Mary B. Fogg, vice president; Sarah W. Bige- low. treasurer; Mrs. Paul P. Wilcox. registrar. and George H. Day, sec retary.
 Local students and alumni of Brown university are pleased to learn that Prof. and Mrs. Henry Fowler. who were travelling in the war zone in Eu- rope. returned to this country on the Arabic which landed in Boston last Thursday. Prof Fowler is at the head of the Biblical department at the uni versity.
 Moved from Hospital. Harry Way of Boston, who was in- | jured in the accident last Friday when his motorcycle collided with an au- tomobiles was removed from the Day Kimball hospitay Monday morning to the home of his father-in-taw in East Brooklyn. The worst injury which he sustained in the accident was com | pound fracture of both bones between 1 the knee and the ankle Frederick Emmons of Boston, Mass. Is the guest of friends in Danielsor ! for a short stay.
 Charles Reach. formerly of Daniel son. has returned to his home in Wa terbury after a short visit with friends ! in town.
 Singer in Accident Miss Elthea Sheldon, soloist at the l pany with her brother. was. driving 1 to East killingly Sunday to catch tho o'clock car. for Danielson when the 1 passing of an automobile frightened l the colt she was driving so that il ] ran away. The buggy was tipped I completely over both the young people i being thrown out. Although the wag- l on was demolished. neither of the oc; | cupants was injured Ito any great ex. tent. although the services of a physi. clan were necessary to close a large cut. in Miss Sheldon's knee. Undaunt. ] ed by the accident, the couple returned | home where other clothes were don. l ned, and the journey continued, rev members of the congregaticn realizing Miss Sheldon's narrow escape.