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Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
COLCHESTER
Harry Becker Found Dead in Bed Shawl Pageant in Bieeiow 0ardens- Dr.. E. B. Cragin impersonates Old Time Doctor.

Harry Becker, 20, was found dead in bed Thursday morning. He had been subject to epileptic fits and probably had one during the night. rolled over face downward, and was found in that position, having suffocated. Medical Examiner Dr. J. M- Klein stated that the young man had been dead several hours The funeral and burial was held Thursday afternoon. Artemus F. Roper was the guest of friends in Norwich Thursday Shawl Pageant a Novel Sight. A shawl pageant was held at the home of the Misses Bigelow on South Main street Thursday afternoon The of the house at 4 o'clock. It was one of the prettiest sights ever seen here abouts. Nearly one hundred took part. The shawls worn were of every shade and hue. The costumes worn were of
 the olden days. Several of the young Ia dies wore Red Cross uniforms and Dr, E. B. Cragin brought up in the rear of the nurses, wearing an old style doctors wig with beaver hat and duster and carrying satchel. The Academy Mandolin club furnished music. Ice cream and cake were on sale Over $50 was cleared A large 1 number of out of town people attend ed
 Borough Briefs. Charles F. Brown was in williman- tic Thursday. where he was auctioneer at sale of horses.
 Mrs. Mary White and sons, Leo and Walter, were calling on friends in Nor wich Friday.
 Patrick F. Cavanaugh was in Wi1li- mantle Thursday.
 David Carver of Hebron was a Col chester visitor Friday. The game of baseball with the East Hartford nine has been postponed The Columbia team will play this (Satur- day) afternoon.
 Charles T. Wilson of Worcester was calling on friends in town Friday.
 Miss Hannah King of Naugatuck. formerly of this place, was visiting in town the past week.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
JOHN Q. RYAN

Henry P Davison. chairman of the Red Cross war council. has recruited another big business man to the cause. He is John b. Ryan. president of the Anaconda Copper company. who will be director general of military re- lief for the Red Cross.
 MT. Ryan will succeed Cologel Jeff erson k. Kean, L.. <. A. who has been recalled from service in the Red Cross and is to be placed in charge of the ls0 United States army abulance sections in the theatre of war in France.
 Tn making the appointment Mir Dav- ison said:
 Like Judge Lovett and other able and successful business men who are contributing their services 10 the na- tion through the Red Cross In this war. Mir Ryan will in this way be able to do his bit in d position of immense importance. The Red Cross war coun- cil is perfectly delighted to procure his services.
 John D. Ryan has had an extraord Q mary business career. Starting from a clerkship in a small store in the min ing regions of Michigan, he has be e come president of the largest mining company in the world. Mir. Hyan's business interests are largely in Mon tana. There he has lived and still stays a greater part of the time.
 Mir. Ryan's personal service will sup pIement the already large cOntribu- tions made to the Red Cross by the copper companies in which he is in terested. The Anaconda company alone declared a Red Cross dividend Of 1000 ,0O0.
 MT. Ryan will supervise the bureau of medical service. the bureau of nuTs- ing service and the bureau of supplies. all of which are concerned in furnish ing voluntary ad to the sick and
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14


 Donald D. Crane of this city was in Hartford Friday.
 Miss Jennie Grove of Norwich was visitor in this city Thursday. A. Ernest Cherry of Norwich was in Willimantic on business Friday.
 Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Randall of this city are spending a few days in Bos- ton.
 George Martin, a member of the U. S. Cavalry, is visiting his parents in this city.
 Miss Irene Randall left Friday for ten days vacation to be spent with relatives in Montville and orwich. Captain Frank H. Fenton has been told to take charge of the state arm ory while the other state troops are in the field.
 David Oggins. son of Simon w. Og- gins of this city, has been appointed emption board.
 The school committee has asked for bids on the transportation of the school children of the town for the coming year. They will receive bids until July IS.
 About 3.3O Friday afternoon. a large leak was discovered in the High street water main. It took over four hours steady work to plug the leak, it being 7.36 before the water stopped leak ing.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
HADDAM NECK
Ball Player Has Leg eroken-ouarry Recpens Under New Management.

At d game of ball fast Saturday be- tween the local club and one from East Hampton, while attempting to put out a runner from third to home base, Carl Sanden, who was catching for the local team, had his leg broken. He
 was taken to Middlesex hospital for treatment.
 Gus Endriken or New York was a
 visitor with his brother, David En-
 drilken. over Sunday.
 The Ladies' Aid society met with
 Mrs. Mcveigh Thursday afternoon and
 evening.
 Eric Johnson of Brooklyn, N Y, who
 has been spending his vacation with Captain Sandin, returned to his home on the boat Monday night. James Flood of the naval reserves. who has been in the naval hospital, has recovered sufficiently to be able to come home for ten days furlough prior to returning to his duties. Quarry Starts Up. The quarry has resumed work under a new management. Mrs. A. Jenks and son of Philadel- phia are spending the summer months with the formers mother Mrs Neilson. WiEiam Johnson of Stamford is spending his vacation with Mrs. Neil son.
 Good crops of hay are being gath cred.
 Sunday Services. At the ConErega tional church next Sunday morning Rev. w. H. Raymond | will preach at II o'clock, subject, Hero l Stuff In the evening his theme will be | The Awakening of America. 1 The services at Camp Wappawag are l filled with enthusia sm. Over 200 young people greeted Chaplain Ray | mond last Sunday as he spoke to them on Big Jobs Awaiting Us. Next Sun | day he will speak on Lions of Today.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
PLAINF1ELD
Friday, the 18th, Proves UnIueky for Amateur WrestIers Addition to Electric Company's Plant.

Three big well known huskiese were deprived of their juy Friday morning due to a little accident in the railroad station. These three big fellows were having a great time when two of the trio became engaged in a wrestling match. Both men fell to the floor and ore of them showed his feet through a large glass in a candy case. The other on seeing the damage done, exclaimed: ID the luck, and today's Friday, the 18th. Guess I'll go over and go to work" The candy case was replaced during the day, as the three men pitched in and paid for a new one.
 Peter Bellard is in the employ of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company.
 Henry Starkweather and sons, Rus sell and Homer, were recent visitors in Providence. R. l.. and Worcester, Mass
 Progress on Addition.
 Work on the new addition being built for the Plainfield Electric com pany is progressing steadily. The foundation has been laid by a gang of about 30 men. A new turbine and other modern machinery is to be in stalled.
 James Hague has returned to his home in Newark, N. J.. after spending a few days with his sister, Mrs. Charles Headen.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
MOOSUP
ChiIdren's Gardens in Fine Condition- Pleasing to Supervisor W. H. SIee- Baptist Picnic Today-Dr. Gregoire Buys MiIner Houscg

Work on the home gardens is pro- gressing. The vegetables are well up and growing fine, due to the excellent care given them by the school chil- dren. The garden plots on Catholic Hill and Kiswaukee Village are plea ing sight. In the Kiswaukee Village Dona Coderre, president of the Moosup grammar school home garden club. ho s potatoes, tomatoes corn and cucum- bers. all thriving.
 Warren H. Slee, the garden super with the way the boys and girls have during the sunny days, because work becomes the most tiresome and hard at that time. MT. Slee has now 460 gardens worked by the boys and girls in the town under his supervision and all are doing exceptionally well.
 Alfred Rivers of Waterbury is spend ing a few days at the home of his parents. Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Rivers in Union Village
 Picnic Today.
 The teachers of the Baptist Sunday school and ladies of the church assem- bied in the vestry Friday afternoon and made sandwiches for the Sunday school picnic to be held today (Saturday) at Wildwood park. They leave Moosup on the s.30 trolley.
 Buys Miner Place.
 Dr. Gregoire of Moosup has purcha sed and is moving into the residence recent ly owned by the late Edwin Milner.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
GIVING OUT
The Struggle Diseourases Many a Cit
 ixen of Norwich.

Around all day with an aching back,
 Can't rest at night;
 Enough to make any one "give out"
 Doans Kidney Pills are helping thousands.
 They are for kidney backache;
 And other kidney ills.
 Here is Norwich proof of their merit:
 NJ. Ernback, 72 High St, says: For a great many years my work has .been heavy and hard on my back. Stopping and lifting a great deal is what I think has brought on attacks of kid ney trouble. The pain has been most severe when I have lain on my back lat night. When I have sat down for q little while my back has stiffened Up so that I have had to take hold of something to help myself up Some times my kidneys have acted too free ly and I have had to get up often al night. Doan's Kidney Pills have all ways given me relief when such at tacks have come on.'
 Price soc, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy-get Doans Kidney Pills-the same that M-. Emback uses. FosteriMilburn Co., Mfgrs.. Buffalo, N. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14

wounded of the United gfafea for~sr As rhi~f rHfe-rH Dc eglH I.s aaHIrfrf n. representatives from fhe army and s.s. F t4sff..l trftentr
 Maintenance of fhf rffT and more Rcd Cross bare horptfalH organized hE Colonel Kean wlfi he one 0f fhr 'afrerf tasks immediately before Dir nsan.
 He will aalo have charge of ril Nnf CroaH efforts f0 supply nurh med a1a needs the Rcd CruHa may he called upon by our army and navy arFw here to provide Very important nusrur these taaka wllI be service ir rrnnfe tiOn with the sixteen army canton menta now beng developed for training our great army neat winter.
 Another very important tack uhi~f will come under Mr. Ryan uiif hr tr direct Red Croaa repurafion in Amer lea to supplement fhe work of fhr army in caring for fhe health and come fort 0f the American troops in France
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
Keirans Doyle.

In Waterbury Monday morning Mss Theresa W. Doyle and William H. Keirans, both of this city, were united in marriage in the Church of the I'm maculate Conception. The young cou- pie are well known in this city where the bride was employed by the Amer ican Thread company and the groom was assistant manager of the Five and Ten Cent Store. The groom is the son of Mir. and Mrs. J. J. keirans of Mountain street. Rev. Luke F'itZ- simmons performed the ceremony and the couple were attended by Miss Helen C. Doyle and E. A. O'Brien. After a wedding trip the couple will reside in Waterbury.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
BALTIC.
Work Horne Backs Off EHsaakrent Into Five Feet of Water-Animal Badly Cut When Reseued-Justin Smith Visiting in Town.


 Thursday afternoon about o'clock a horse hftched to a single dump cart backed off an embankment at the rear of the new addition to the Baltic ! mills The cart had been loaded by
 workmen and the teamster had driven to point where a portion of the yard l is being filed in. When the horse reached the stopping place to unload | he kept backing and the cart Overbal- anced and horse and load went down the embankment into the water, which l at this point is about five feet deep 1 The weight of the cart quickly drew | the animal under water. A number Of men working near by went to the res cue and succeeded in releasing the arl- 1 imaI from the load and brought the horse ashore. The animal was badly 1 cut about the breast, knees, shoulders and Hanks. The horse was taken to Thomas Burke's stable and a veter- mary from Norwich was called. The horses wounds received proper atten- | tion.
 Infant Christened. In St. Mary's church Thursday even- ing Rev Thomas Lynch baptized the infant son of MT. and Mrs. Emile Fon- taine The child was .christened AL fred Joseph. The sponsors were MT and Mrs Peter Lueier. Misses Ethel Devol of Crescent Beach and Agnes Shea of Providence are spending a vacation with their aunt.
 Mrs. Charles F. Charon, of High street.
 Charles Charon, clerk at Gaucher's, spent Thursday at Rocky Point. D. F. Hernon of New London was in town Thursday on business. Former Local Electrician. Justin Smith of Lynn. Mass, is the guest of MT. and Mrs. Delwin Martin. Mr. Smith was for number of years electrician at the Baltic Power com- pany's plant.
 Mrs Lemoine and Mrs. Gagnon of Leominster are passing a few days with MT. and Mrs. Peter Kelley.
 Ernest Blondin of New Haven is
 spending a vacation with MT. and Mrs.
 Cyril Bellanger and family. Arthur Roy, ST., has returned from a
 business trip in Boston.
 Raymond Love of Seymour is spend
 ing a few days vacation with his par
 ents, Mir. and Mrs. Robert Love, of
 Fifth avenue.
 George Morin of the Battle inn was
 in Providence on business Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
Soldiers lnocuIated.

The members of Company K and I received their second injection of an- ti-typhoid serum. The members of Company l. will receive their dose to- day. AS 8 result of the injections on Friday Company l. was the only com pahy to do any drilling and they took an eight-n1ile hike around the coun- try about camp. The men are given drill daily. The first period being from 7.30 until and from 9.30 until II. The afternoon period is from 130 to 4.30. The officers are given vari- ous drills to the men and no two drills are held at the same time on succeeding days.
 Each of the companies expect to from Hartford in a few days. Each company is supposed to have roll call of one hundred and fifty men. At present Company I has but 63 men but these will probably be added to before the company sees any real ser vice.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
SUMMER WEIGHT KNIT UNDERWEAR FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN AT CLEARANCE
 SALE PRICES

WOMEN'S STRAIGHT LfSLE AND MERCERIZED VESTS, short sleeves and sleeveless, regular sizes, value 29c-Sale price 23c; extra size, value 33c-Sale price 27c. BOYS BALBRIGGAN SHIRTS AND DRAWERS, value 2sc-Sale price 23c.
 MISSES STRAIGHT VESTS, low neck, sleeveless, value 15c-SaIe price 10c.
 INFANTS BEDO PART WOOL BANDS price 25c. INFANTS BEDO SHIRTS. summer weight, value 35c-Sale price 25c.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
MEMS FURNISHINGS
 At Sale Prices

MEMS 35c QUALITY BALBRlGGAN SHIRTS AND DRAWERS - Sale price 25c a garment. MEMS LIGHT WEIGHT JERSEY RIBBED UNION SUITS, value s1.1o Sale price S9c. MEMS ROxFORD UNION SUITS, knee length and sleeveless. value $1.00-Sale price 79c. MEMS ROXFORD DIMlTY SHIRT AND DRAWERS, value 55e-Sale price 42c
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14

tSKd4REft'9 STRAIGHT " ESTS, I s1sevesess, plain. value 15c-Sa1e . pr4ce e each. lFeOMERs BEDO SHAPED VESTS, sunmer weight, sleeveless. value 3Sc
 -Ga1e price 25c; extra sizes, value
 @e-Sale price 2ec. 7FOAEEAsa BEDO UNION SUITS,
 snnmer weight. lace or tight knee,
 regular size, value 59c-Sale price
 Sse5 extra size, value 65c-Sale, price
 4ec.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
MARRIED 5a YEARS
Mir. and Mrs. S. C. Hooker, Long at the Hooker House, Reach Golden Anniversary.

MT. and Mrs. S. c. Hooker of this city will celebrate their golden we'd ding anniversary Monday at Winthrop Beach, Mass. Fifty years ago Mon day MT. Hooker married Miss Sarah s. Lounsbury in Woodbridge, Conn. For many years he was proprietor of the Hooker House in this city and at one time ran the Brainard House which stood on the corner of Church and Main streets. Some time ago Mir. Hooker retired from business and since that time he has made his home on Prospect street.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
Automobile Broke Through Street
 Surface

Two small boys came to the police station Friday afternoon and stated to Chief KIlourey that there was a hole in the road near the High street entrance to the town hall Upon in vestigation it was discovered that the hole had been made by an automobile that had broken through the surface of the street which had been under ground by water. Superintendent of Water Works Motion was called and had 8 box placed over the hole tenn porarily
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
RIBBONS At Sale Prices

LYNCH TAFFETA RIBBON, plain and heavy, all eolors, regular 200 quality -Ss1e price 17e a yard. SINGH TAFFETA RIBBON, regular 2sc caality-Sale price 22c a yard. FANCY DRESDEN AND PLAID RIB- BON, and 5 inches wide, all colors, regular 29c qua1ity-Sale price 25c a yard.
 FANCY DRESDEN PLAIDS AND MORE RIBBONS, $ to inches wide, value 39c and 50c-Sale price 2@c a yard.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
Ten Recruits For Company L-Lose
 One Man

Company L was strengthened by the addition of two new recruits Friday. They were Edward Donovan and Jo- seph Grimes, both of this city. They also lost one of their men in the dis charge of Fred Pople, who received his discharge on account of injuries received some time ago. In some way Popple had his first finger sev- cred at the first joint.
 At present both companies K and are under the big canvass or regula- tion camping tents which hold a squad of men. The members of Com pany L hope that their canvass will arrive soon so that they may have more room to sleep in. About ten men are being housed in the large tents at present.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
Denied eixina Boys Liauor.

Edward Cox was before the police court Friday morning on the charge of intoxication to which he pleaded guilty. Some time ago the accused appeared before the court and was give nan opportunity to get out of town but Friday a sentence of thirty days in jail was imposed by the court. At the time of his arrest there were two small boys with him and they were very much under the influence of liquor but Cox denied having given them the intoxica mt.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
Another Name.

An observer from an altitude can see far into the water below. The aeroplane will be known as the fish hawk of the war.-Washington Star.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
Would Be the Biggest Surprise.

The German war lords are said tc be preparing a big surprise for the al lies. Maybe they are going to disguise
 themselves as humans.-Macon Tele-
 graph
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
4. o. H. Meeting at Dayvilfe.

Many of the HibernianS of this city are planning on attending the county meeting in Dayville Sunday. J. F. Twomey, president of the Windham order, is sending out the invitations to the affair
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
Good Practice.

Whether Russia can come back is yet to be seen, but an attack on an Is mile front is a considerable warm ing up for it's army.-Springfield Re publican.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
Liberty Tn This Country.

The 1eniency accorded the White House suffra gettes ust cause for eigners to marvel at the exhibit o flib- erty, in this country.-Co;umbia (S. O State.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
Not What Is Used to Be.

The fact that the truth about the war is leaking into Germany shows that the imperial espionage system isn't what it used to be.-Wash3aFE<z Post.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
Didn't. Hand All

The task of forming an acceptable cabinet in Austria seems to be. hope less. Germany hung 30,0o0 Poles, but that was not all of them.-Savannah News
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
Sailors Go Through City.

About 3.30 o'clock Friday afternoon several trainloads of sailors with their equipment passed through this city on their way to some unknown point. Where the men came from is as much of a mystery their destination. The men looked fit for duty in their white uniforms and white hats.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
Reeruitinq Would Help,

If it wouldn't be asking too great a Hacztnce. President Wilson might call Tor volunteers to marry the White House pickets.-Toiedo Blade.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
Wakjna Up Fast.

The bear that walks like a man is beginning to show symptoms that he is about through hibernating.-Indian apolis Star.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
German petermination-

The use of air bombs by the Ger mans in their recent raid also shows that they are determined to defend themselves against the women and children of England at all hazards Topeka Capital.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
Hasn't the Eabix

America never will yield" says Arthur J. Balfour who has read his tory and knows that America never has yielded.-Louisyille Courier-Jour-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
ThA Socialist Idea,

The socialists refuse to have any 6tng to do with the war, but they are expecting to take the job of running all the governments of the world when somebody else has won peace.-Phila- defpf1ia Press
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
The Main Question.

It now seems to be question of just how long the Hindenburg line can hold out for the Holenzollern line.-Phi1adelphia Inquirer.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
The Fl. G. Murray Go.
Would Heb,

It would help a little if those swords which Colonel Bryan turned into p1owshares could be recast into ma chine guns.-Washington Star.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
EnIists in Sional Corps

William H. Nichols, who has been working in this city for some time, was in Hartford recently and enlisted in the signal corps as electrician.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
Preparing for Camp.

Rev. Vernon W. Cooke and a num- Der of the Boy Scouts of this city were at Crystal Lake Friday making prep arations for the scout camp that will open at that place in the near future.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14

Friday Their Uniucky Day.
 Friday, the thirteenth, was too much for James Doyle, Frank Auger and Thomas Manning as they took a drop
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
Will Wake Hio, Up,

The decline in the value of a mark Is calculated to make even the Ger man citizen who is kept in ignorance of facts wonder whether something is not going wrong with the Kaiser's plans.-Washing Star
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
JUST RECEIVED A FRESH SHIPMENT OF NEW TUB SKIRTS AT S1,50.
SHIRT WAISTS AT CLEARANCE SALE PRICES

FANCY WAISTS in Jap. silk, crepe de-chine and Habutai, white and colors, value s2.50, s2.75 and s2.9S- Sale price $1.93. BETTER QUALITY WAISTS in silk and georgette crepe are reduced to $4.98 and $5.89.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
Makind a Mistake.

Holy Rollers won't fight because the Lord fights their battles they say. Wrong He's with the kaiser.- Milwaukee News.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14

Scouting eeaplanes confirm the presence of floating mines in Algerian waters.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
Repairs Nearly compIeted.

The work of repairing the Gary building, which was badly damag by fire several weeks ago, is progress ing rapidly, and it is expected that the tenants will return the first of AuguEt
 The daughters of Pocahontas will have a picnic at Crystal lake Sunday. The picnic party will leave here on the o'clock trolley.
 Mrs. Catherine Arnold, D. D. G. M, of East Hartford will visit Myriad Re- bekah lodge Wednesday evening.
 Misses Alberta and Ivy Eaton are at the Eaton cottage at Crystal lake.