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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-04

The following proclamation calling
attention to the city ordinances gov.
erning motor and horse.drawn We.
hicles has been promulgated by the
Police Department for the regulation
of street traffic in Chicago:
Article i--Definitions.
Section 1. The word "vehicle" in.
cludes equestrians, led horses and
everything on wheels or runners, ex-
cept street cars and baby carriages.
Sec. 2. The word "horse" includes
all domestic animals.
Sec. 8. The word driver" includes
the rider or driver of a horse, the
rider of wheels and the operator of a
motor vehicle or street car.
Article li--Obedience.
Section /. Drivers of vehicles and
street cars must at all times comply
with any direction, by voice or hand,
of any member of the Police Force,
as to placing, stopping, starting, ap.
preaching or departing from any
place; the manner of taking up or
setting down passengers, loading or
unloading goods in any place.
Sec. 2. Ignorance of these rules
shall furnish no excuse for disregard.
ing them.
Article iil-Pedestrians.
Section /. Pedestrians should re.
member that while they have the
right to cross the street in safety, the
streets are primarily intended for We.
hicles, and they should therefore
cheerfully conform to all the traffic
rules and thereby contribute not only
to their own safety and comfort but
facilitate the movement of traffic as
well.
Sec. 2. Pedestrians should never
step from the sidewalk to the street
without first looking in each direction
for approaching vehicles.
Sec. 3. Pedestrians should never
cross streets except at regular cross.
ings and at right angles.
Sec. 4. Pedestrians should wait for
the signal Of traffic policeman wher.
ever one Is stationed and move in the
direction Of the traffic only.
Sec. 5. Pedestrians should be par.
ticularly cautious in crossing alleys.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-04

Joe Roussei, proprietor of the
French Restaurant at SIS South Wa.
bash avenue, caters to the best trade
and his customers always go away
happy and satisfied.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-04
EAGL.ETS.

Louis Jolissaint, of 1855 Wells street,
has built up great business with his
Jersey Brand Cheese. The cheese Is
SO good that 1t recommends itself
wherever tried.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-04

John c. Paul, the well known man.
ufacturer of Burnishine. has made
his business household word in Chi.
caeo for reliability.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-04
~

William Dun Haynie is popular with
railroad men. lawyers and the gen.
eral public.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-04
- -

Judge Hickman Seaman fulflls the
expectations Of his friends. His rec.
ord on the bench Is a good one.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-04

The Home Brewery Is not only Chi.
Cages youngest brewery. but II 10 one
Of her most successful. No brewery
In the United States ever achieved
success In such short time 40 the
Home Brewery. Its beSr already hU
. reputation among the lover~ of good
beer ~ being par excellence. Tho
Home Brewery also bottles its beer
and = case can be had by calling up
Humboldt 98l0.-Advertiseme
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-10

in the June parade of the Westerly ire department.
 The town of Westerly offers boun- ty of $b on foxes and 25 cents on wood chEcks and has made an appropria- ton of $500 for the purpose.
 Joseph W. Chesebro and Byron J. Pendleton are delegates to the demo- cratic state convention in New Haven rom the Pawcatuck district of the town of Stonington.
 Dr. John M ONConneal, William D. Dolan and Martin H. Spellman repre- scented Naarragansett council at the Knights of Columbus state convention in Providence Tuesday.
 A number from Westerly were in New London Tuesday to root for Peter Clemens of Westerly, outfielder on the Portland team of the Eastern baseball league, in the game with the New London team.
 Milo Clarke, in town meeting, said the office of supervisor of vehicles, re- quired by town ordinance, ought to be abolished and the duties performed by tn echief Of police. The salary of the ot1lce Is about 65 cents a day and is practically paid by those to whom ser- vice is rendered.
 In the triangular debate on the question Resolved, That the United States should have interfered in Mex leo before Feb. 1, 1916, the Westerly High school teams won over Stoning- ton at Westerly and over the Wheeler school at North Stonington, and the Wheeler school won from the Ston- lnEton at Stouingten.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-10

ters of Plainfield were visitors Sun day at F. B. Lafreinere.
 The Ladies' Aid society will meet with Mrs. J. c. Gallup this (Tuesday) evening.
 John Barber and family of Westcott, R. I. were recent visitors at the home of Miss Lizzie Miller.
 Norwich Man Taken TIT.
 Daniel Sullivan and family of Nor wich were visitors Sunday at the Misses Suilivan's on Prospect street. MT. Sullivan was taken i'll quite sud- denly while in church and had to be taken home by automobile.
 Nectaire Boucher of Hebronville was a visitor Monday at F. B. Lafreniere's.
 Mrs. J, w. Tuckerman left Tuesday morning for Willimantic to spend a few days.
 Ferne. the 13-months-old infant of G. c. Potvin, died Saturday after a few days illness with pneumonia. Burial was in South Canterbury ceme- tery.
 The Moosup House is being painted.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-10


 The Plainheld National bank is is- suing small banks to it's depositors and when filled they are to be return ed to the bank from where the pro- ceeds will be sent to the Permanent Blind Relief War Fund for Soldiers and Sailors whose headquarters are at 590 Fifth avenue, eW York.
 The aim of this fund was explained in The Bulletin Tuesday.
 Contributions $1a.15.
 The contributions to the British American War Relief Fund here are still very favorable. The contribution for last week amounted to $lT.65. liar " Paul of Jewett City also subscribed 30 cents, making the total $1S.15. The total contributions now reach $I60.72. W, E. Oldham received from Hen " J. Whitehouse receipt for the $40 sent to New York headquarters. Ac- companying the letter MT. Oldham al- so received a letter from Miss Doro- thy King. experimenting the local people for their fine showing in behalf of the soldiers now fighting. The sec retary asked if there was any partic- ular way in which the local branch would like the money spent, or if there was any individual hospital to which they wished supplies sent. The local committee decided, however, to let the New York headquarters look after and spend the money themselves as they would know better. Contributions to this fund are sent te Secretary W. F. oldham. PlainAeId, Conn, Box 321.
 At Democratic Convention.
 Frederick T. Racine, pr. F. Down Ing. I. Edward Lenley and ,. Edward
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-10

vice superintendent in 1868, 1869, clerk, treasurer and vice superintendent in 1871, and superintendent in 1S72-S-4-5- G.. This school reported in 1857, 26 conversions, total enrolment 74, with an average attendance of 60. Deacon Jared H. Smith was the superintend- ent. From it's membership have gone several who have done excellent church work elsewhere. Among them three became ministers and nine who were honored as deacons or Sunday school superinteEdents.
 MT. Wilcox became 9 member of the First Baptist Sunday school in 1877 and was elected it's superintendent in 1883. declining q reelection a year later> He was again elected to the on1ce in 1890, and served continuously to 1913, when he declined reelection, and was made honorary superintendent for life. In 1914 he was again e1@,ted superintendent. With the completion Of the present term of office he will have served 60 years in active Sunday school work in the town of Westerly.
 Flasman John ". coo4nhs and Con ductoF George Fl. French of the NeVy London local passenger train, which was demolished in the wreck at Brad ford station on April IT, and Fireman Simeon T. King of the Gilt Edge ex- press, which crashed into the local, resulting in five deaths and injury to 54 passengers, are being held out of the service by the New Haven road until further notice
 New Haven road officials Monday afternoon said that they could not say when these men would be restored to the service. Engineer Charles H. Mansfield of the Gilt Edge express is under indictment on two charges of manstaughter, and will not be permit ted to enter the service in any event until after his trial is disposed of.
 Engineer Donald M. Weatherbee Fireman Arthur " Ross and Baggage Master John J. Morrisey of the local have been allowed to resume their runs. Conductor William G. Read Baggage Master John Tripp and Fiagman Daniel W. Camp of the ex- press have been restored to the ser off voluntarily
 It is the custom of the New Haven road, it's officials say. when a wreck occurs, to withdraw the men con cerned until it has completed an in Vestigation. If it is found in the in- vestfgatton that certain men involved in an accident are free from blame they are restored to the service.
 On the other hand, if 1t is found that certain of the employees may have been responsible or negligent they are "Withheld' pending other in vestigations. It is upon the company.s investigation that certain men have returned to work and others are still being withheld"
 Officials of the company are await ing the outcome of the investigations of Coroner Everett A. Kingsley of Westerly and the State Public Utili- ties commission. It is expected that reports of both inquiries will be made public some time this week. The re. port of the agents of the Interstate Commerce Commission are now in the hands of the commission, and it's re- port may be forthcoming soon.
 An official of the New Haven road said Monday that the company did not want to put men back in the ser vice and later be compelled to take them out again, as a result of state or federal investigation report.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-10
BROOKLYN DELEGATES.
Attended County Convention at Day. ViIIe-Additions to Congregational Sunday School.

Danielson, May g. From Brooklyn Congregational church MT. and Mrs. Russell were elected delegates to the County con vention of Congregational Ministers and churches held at the Dayville Congrega church Tuesday.
 The delegates elected to the Wind ham County Sunday School Associa- tion which takes place at the Brooklyn Baptist church Sunday afternoon, May IA, are MT. and Mrs. Oliver F. Downs. Mrs. John F. Meyer, Mr. and Mrs. c. G. Lawton.
 The attendance at the Sunday school sessions of the Congregational Sun day school is very gratifying to the superintendent Sunday, May 7th, Dol lar Sunday, was observed and the col lections was more then surprising to the memlNSrs of the school. The at- tendance Sunday was the largest of the year. Two new pupils were en- rolled, making a gain of six for the present year. and the most surprising of all is that they are all young men.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-10

While driving to Sterling, Francois Bouibardiers car tipped over, but he escaped with a slight scratch on the arm, The car was a wreck. He was alone and cannot explain just how it all happened. The car belonged to W. H. Haywood where MT. Bombar- dier is employed.
 The Ladies of St. Anne held their monthly meeting Sunday when plans for the strawberry supper were dis cussed.
 Crowley-Smith.
 Saturday evening Alvin Thomas Crowley and Myrtle c. Smith were united in marriage by Rev. A. H. They were attended by James Young Crowley will reside at Olneyville.
 Miss Clara Hirsch was a visitor in town Sunday. Miss Hirsch is from Stafford Springs, Conn,
 Letters unclaimed at Moosup post office for the week ending May 6 are addressed to Mrs. Joseph Lavallee, John T. Welch, Mrs. Wesley D. Whi- ton.
 Jolly Four Give Dance.
 The Jolly Four gave a dance at Mill ners hall Saturday. There was large attendance. several coming from Gen.  Jewett City and Norwich
 Miss Corinne Lafreniere of Plain field spent Sunday in Moosup.
 D. Lebrun and daughter Alma of Warren, R. T., were week-end visitors to the formers son. Aurede Lebrun.
 Those from Moosup who attended the entertainment at Wauregan Sat- urday evening included MT. and Mrs. r. N. Pratts and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. c. H. Gregoire, Misses Esther Zucie, G. ATard, Angelina Guerin, Yvonne Lafrienere, also MT. and Mrs. Alfred Champagne.
 Funeral of Clara Babeoelo.
 The funeral of Clara Babcock, eight year old daughter of Mrs. Clara Bab- cock, took place Monday afternoon at All Hallows' church. She died Sat- urday after suffering for some time of tuberculosis. She was a pupil of All Hallows' school and her class attend ed in a body. Burial was at All Hal lows cemetery.
 5enedietion Next Sunday.
 At the Baptist church the pastors subject Sunday morning was The Christian Ideal of Worship. In the evening the subject was The Precise Meaning of the Bible Expression, The World. The re-dedication of the church auditorium will take place on next Sunday morning.
 Miss Grace Huber was in Norwich Saturday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles Lee and chill dren of Centreville, R. l., visited Mrs. Lees mother, Mrs. E, Dupias, Satur- day and Sunday.
 Mrs. Clara Hirsch is a visitor at Mrs. Amos Holt's.
 Miss Mabel Tucker of Providence, R. l., is visiting Miss Edith Elliott for a few days.
 Mrs. Emile Lafreniere and daugh-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-10
Which Do You Prefer?

Itis important for reasons of health and practical economy for every housekeeper to ask herself this question: Do prefer a pure baking powder like Royal, made ofcrsamo rderived from grapes. or. am willing to use baking powder made of alum or phosphate. both derived from mineral sources?"
 The names of the ingredients printed on the label show whether the kind you are now using or any brand, ne1v or ola, that may be offered is a genuine cream of tartar powder, or merely phosphate or alum compound.
 Royal Baking Powder contains no alum nor phosphate
 ROYAL BAKING POWDER co.
 New York
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-10
COLCHESTER
Pythian Lodge in New Quarters-Mrs.
 Munson Visits Summer Home,

Oliver Woodhouse lodge members have moved their paraphanalia, from Masonic hall, where they have met since their hall was burned in 1911, to their new rooms in Bakers block Main street. They will use the rooms on the second floor on the South side of the building. L\ng the front rooms for their lodge rooms and the rooms back of these for reading room and club room.
 Miss Leila Eastman of Middletown. a graduate of the high school, and later an assistant teacher in the same school several years ago, was the guest of friends in town Saturday.
 John F. Q,Connell has returned from few days visit in Middletown.
 Mrs. Edward Munson of Yonkers. N. Y., was at her summer home on JJp- per Broadway the past week, making the trip by automobile.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-10

Elliott, delegates from the town of Plainfeld, attended the democratic convention at New Haven last even
 Short Paragraphs.
 Pipes have been laid on Babcock avenue, Dawley street and Church street by John Newton and John Kil- lips.
 Joseph Houle is away from work owing to illness.
 Thurston Cuntbe1l of New Bedford, Mass, has entered the employ of the Lawton Mills Corporation.
 Joseph Dayon and Stephen Wood John Oates, Grant Baker, John KeI. lips and John Newton were in Jewett City Tuesday evening.
 Miss Victoria Derosier is spending the week with relatives in Webster, Mass.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-10
$I4O, 300 in Appropriations VOisd
Budget Prepared by Town Council Adopted in Annual Financial Town Meeting More Pay for PoLce-camp Fire Girls Entertain-Elmer Dalys Household Goods Burned While Being Moved

amused by the school girl escapade
 The programme follows: Song, Hail! Westerly Camp Fires. girls; Hand Sign Fire; songs, The Eheltering Flame, Flame Man MsamEny Moon. A sFireaight Clarke. a Blue Bird: solo. The Gypsy Trail, Miss Gladys Ross; song, by Blue Birds. words composed by one of the Blue Birds; song, Oh. Ninigreti Oh, NinigTet! by Blue Birds and Camp
 The cast of A Fallen Idol follows: Miss spriggins. ....... Doris Burdiek Marie .........,,..,. Dorothy Stillwell GWendolyn .,.............. Ella Bray Dora -.......,........... Clara Black
 The entertainment was given under the direction of Miss Sally Coy, guard ian of the Ninigrets, and all who par ticipated played their parts well and received merited appreciation from the satisfied audience.
 Elmer DaIy recently resigned as hookkeeper at the White Rock mill, to accept work at Central Falls. The big truck owned by Herbert Wilcox of Westerly started on Monday with a load of furniture and household ef- fects of MT. Daly for Central Falls. On reaching Washington the household goods caught fire from some unknown cause and were consumed or destroyed in the effort to save. The truck was travelling at a moderate speed when the operators attention was directed to the fire by the gyrations of 3. man at work in a distant field Then the rear end of the load was a mass of flames. It is believed to have been q case of spontaneous combustion. Part of the body of the autotruek was burn ed, but the damage is comparatively light.
 At an adjourned meeting of the First Baptist church in Westerly, held Tues day evening, Deacon Ethan Wilcox, librarian emeritus of the Westerly pub lie library, was reelected superintend- ent of the Sunday school. He became member of the White Rock Sunday school in 1857, was its clerk and treas- : urer in 1866, superintendent in 1867
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-10
PLAINFIELp

Local Bank to Aid in ReIief Work for Blind, Soldiers and saiIors-5ritisF- American Relief Collections Last Week $1s.15-Demoerats at New Haven.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-10

LikcIfieId-Dr. James T. Sedgwfclx. of Litchleld, a former representative to the general assembly, will be the choice of Litchheld county at the democratic convention in New Haven for Felegate to the national convention at St. Louis from this end of the Fifth district ---..-....-..
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-10
LaeaI Laeonina.

Rev. Frederick A. McDonaId atxend- ed the Congregations convention in Providence Tuesday.
 Rev. F. c. A. Jones attended a meet ing of the Baptist Theological circle in Providence Tuesday.
 The members of the Alert Hook and Ladder company will appear m uniform
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-10
MoosUP

Automobile oVerturns and is Wreck ed-crowleY-S Smith Marriage-Ner- wich Visitor Taken III While in Church.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-10

Winsted-Four new open cars are to be added to the equipment of the Tor rington and Winchester line of the Connecticut company.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-10

Frederick T. Racine, Dr. F. Down ing. | Edward LenIey and J. Edward
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-10

The report of EIIery c. Barber. ov- erSeer of the poor, was read by Clerk WhipPle. He was reading it in out line, when the full report was asked for. Then the names of the poor ben eficiaries and the amounts each re- ceived were made public The total receipts by the department, including the appropriation of $2,80O, was sS,292.64, and the expenses, including the salary of the overseer, the keeper of the town farm, and all other costs besides the care of the poor at the farm and the outside poor amounted to SS,292.66, or two cents in excess of the receipts.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-10

Ninigret Camp Fire Girls' entertain- rnent, held Tuesday evening in Elm street school hall. proved very en- joyaIble affair. The first part of the programme was devoted to songs by the members of the Camp Fire. assist ed by a nest of Blue Birds under the leadership of Miss Dorothy StillweII. a, member of the Ninigrets.
 The second half Of the programme was devoted to a short play entitled A Fallen Idol. The parts were well played and the audience was highly
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-10

Councilman Frances G. HasweIl sub- r1Itted the report of the highway committee, which showed Q total of receipts of $20, ,3S6.99. The expenses were s19. 9.900.9S. leaving an unexpended balance of $4,436.01. at the end of the fiscal year. Included in the report and charged to the special appropria- ton of S65,000 for the Watch Hill road, was the sum of 500 authorized by the town council for engineering work and for the expenses of the com ,mittee in making investigations in connection with the reconstruction of that highway.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10
Schmidt Must Die.

Albany. Feb. a-IIans Schmidt, the
former New York priest convicted of
murder in the first degree for the death
OF Anna Aumuler in New York in Sep
tcmbcr. 1919 must pay the penalty for
his crime in tho electric chair in Sing
Sing prison during the week of Fcbru-
AIRY 13 Governor Whitman tonight de-
clined to interfere with carrying out the
sentence.
Schmidt was convicted at his second
trial and the court of appeals affirmed
the conviction, but called the attention
of the Governor to the claim made by
the mans attorneys that Miss Aumullcr
died from the effects Of criminal oper-
alton and therefore Schmidt could only
be tried charge Of manslaughtcr.
The executive granted Schmid, a respite
of 20 DAYS In which he investigated the
condemned mans claim.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10
NERGENNES.

Mrs Sarah Elizabeth FlaEG, widow OF
II. l.. FlagG. "A veteran of the civil War;
died Thursday morning at her homo in
this place after a lingering Illness from
general breaking up of tho system. in the
,6th wear of her age. Mrs llaSG was
horn in Lewis. y. Y, and moved here in
lS,S. she MAS member of ST Paul :
Church. She is survived by two sons
William II. Tlase of Ncrecnnes and
Frank FlaEG of Rutland
Mr. and Mrs Fred II. Andrus
and children have hen called to COL
chester by the illness OF Mrs Andrus'
mother. Mrs. Day.--Alfred Blair of Rlid.
port spent sunday with his mother, Mrs.
Maria Rlair-Thc "Dv America" rally
at the opera house Friday evening drew
"A fair attendance despite the fact that
quite a large number ot people arc suf-
fering from the effects of grip. The Rev.
Richard G. Woodbridge introduced the
speakers, the Rev. Dr Madison Swadencr
of Indiana and cX-6ov, Malcolm r. Pat
tcrson of Tennessee. The audience con
tributcd cash and pledges to carry or
the campaign. Music was furnished by
the State Industrial school band - Miss
Anna Fisher of Middlcbury College spcn,
the week end with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs Henry =. Fisher. The card part,
given Friday evening at Foresters' hal
by the married men of St Peters parist
for the benefit of st. Peters Church was
successful and the net receipts were
sl3} 80 Mrs John Narcotic and daughter
OF Los Angeles. Cal. who have beer
visiting their cousin. Mrs. Jubic Daniels
have gonc tn Charlotte to visit Mrs, Loui.
Dcsautels ls,-MIs. David y. Ryan Is il
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