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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-08
OPEN SATURDAY EVENING TILL 7.3o
,cy the Sales Now for Christmas
Toys and Practical Gifts
Shop
Mornings

The government says-"Buy Toys for the
Children practical gifts for the grown-ups.
We are we'll supplied this year with both and
if you are undecided what to GIVE just come
to SPENCER'S and tell us you want to LOOK
AROUND"-You Will not be asked to buy. =,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-12
STOP DANDRUFF
 HAIR GETS THICK,
 NAVY, BEAUTIFUL
GIRLS! DRAW A CLOTH THROUGH YOUR HAIR AND DOUBLE
 ITS BEAUTY
SPEND A FEW cENTsl DANoRuFF NANlsHEs AND HAIR STOPS
 COMING OUT

To be possessed of a head of heavy, beautiful hair; soft. lustrous, fluffy. wavy and free from dandrslff, is merely a matter of using little Danderine. : It is easy and inexpensive to have nice, soft hair and lots of it. Just get a small bottle of Knowlton's Dander- inc now-all drug stores recommend it apply little as directed, and within ten minutes there will be an appeaf- ance of abundance. freshness, hafiiness and an incompatible gloss and i,istre, and try as you will, you cannot find 8 trace of dandruff or falling hair: but your real surprise will be after about two weeks use, when you will see new hair-f1ne and downy at first-yes- but really new hair-sprouting out all over your scalp-Danderine is, we be- ueve, the only sure hair grower. de- stroyer of dandruff and cure for itchy scalp, and 1t never fails to stop falling hair at once.
 If you want to prove how pretty and | soft your hair really is, moisten a cloth with a little Danderine and care
 fully draw it through your hair--tak-
 ing one small strand at time. Your
 hair will be soft, glossy and beautiful
 in just few monments-a delightful
 surprise awaits everyone who tries this.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-12
WHAT IS GOING ON ToNleHr

WI1hmantic Lodge. No. n, A. O. U. w. at w. C. T. u. Hall
 San Jose coalncti. No. 14. K of C.. at K of c. Hall
 willlmantic ces.acil. No. 7ss. R. A.. nf Old Fezlows' Hall.
 Olive Branch Ceuncil. No. 1o. R. and E M. at Masonic Hall
 Tcachers Training Glass e& the Bap- tigt Church. ErenlnK at Club -RooTns-coliection for the Red Cross.
 Anne Wood Ederh9n Chapter D. A. R <nfteruoon). at Womenss C1nt Rooms
 NorwSon Girls win bsywl against the Johns0ns at Tufts Alleys.
 Meeting of. A1uInnae and Nurses o1 St. Joseph's Hospital at the Nurses Home.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-12

budget amounts to s17e006 Outside receipts will be S65O00 this year. mal-' ing total income about S170,000. Mr. Chesbro notified the voters that an. expense of S5y009 for state roads would not be spent on account of [ state. order stopping all except trunk line. construction.
 w. B. Knight asked if the income from seven mills would cover the ex- penses and was told yes. He was low the repayment of borrowed money. He then moved an eight mill tax be laid, one mill to be used to repay bor- rowed money. It was seconded by Frank Larrabee. Lyman Maine was against the eight mill tax with war
 times on us. Eugene Randall said he
 was agains tthe eight mill tax, as the greater the income the more will be
 spent. The receipts in the budget are conservative. Wartime demands are | against an increase.
 MT Knight told that. half of the tax is paid by corporations, and he said that the town needed the money and the government would get this if
 the city did not.
 An eight mill tax was voted down by exclamation and a seven mill tax adopted with no votes against it. The meeting adjourned after a session of 1 thirteen minutes.
 Several members of the high school civic class were present in the specta- tors gallery at both town and city meetings, noting the routine of the
 respective governments.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-12
MYSTIC
Three Flags and Honor Roll Presented Methodist Church - Collection for Red cross--Funsral of George N. Denske-Genera News.

At the patriotic service held in the l Methodist church Sunday afternoon at 3.30, in spite Of the storm, over 500 were present The four young people presenting the flags and the honor roll to the church have brothers in service. The service flag was raised by Charles Gremley, U. s. N. for whom a star appeared on the flag. The collection taken was for the benefit of Mystic branch of Red Cross and amounted to- S50.8s. The collection was taken up by Mrs. Robert Nichols, Mrs. Ellery Burdick, Mrs Willard ". Keigwifa and Miss Ruth c. Chapman. who were
 dressed sin white and wore caps with Red Gross emblem. The service was held in honor of fourteen boys who have gone from the Methodist Sunday school and Methodist homes into service. The Mystic Home guard, Companies A and B, attended in a body, and Major Charles P. Williams land Colonel Percy Morgan. members of Williams post, 6. A. R., were guests Of honor. As the Home guard marched l into the church the choir sang Onward, Christian Soldiers. after which the Apostles Creed was repeated, preceding the invocation by the pastor, Rev. A. 1 H. Withee.
 | A solo was sung by Mrs. Thomas Travenar after which the pastor well eened the companies and those rela- tiYes who had come to pay honor to the boys, Bugfer Elmer Brown of Company A sounded the call and the ] AH- Alive class of the Sunday school taught by Harry B. Mackenzie marched into the church, bearing a large American lag. 5xS, which was presented the church by Robert Grem- ley. president of the class, the pastor accepting it. While it was raised or
 the fiagpole on the pulpit The Stal Spangled Banner was sung.
 While singing America, the primar, department of the Sunday schoo
 marched in bearing a service flag witf fourteen stars, one for each boy gon' into the service, and this was pre- sented the church by Miss Frances
 Trayena as gift from the entire school. While the Battle Hymn of thu Republic was sung. Phi Delta class O
 young ladies marched in bearing thu roll of honor. This is framed in oak lit was presented the church by Mis- Pauline Reiners, a. member of thu Iclass, and then the girls bearing th' Christian flag which was presented by Miss Jennie Tedford, president O Phi Delta class. and was accepted D, the pastor.
 The three flags and the roii of hon or were placed in the church. Mrs l William Greenhaigh reeited My Coun
 try the choir sang an anthem and tht pastor gave an address. on The Starr land Stripes, after which the benedie'
 ton was pronounced.
 This is the first church in the vii,
 iage to have a patriotic service an( the large number assembled was muci impressed.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-12
COLCHESTER
Chamber of Commerce Holds Annual Meetins-committee Named tc Get Out Publicity BookIet-PersonaI Items.

Colchester Chamber of Commerce held the annual meeting in Bakers block Friday evening. There was a good attendance The following off :. eers were elected: President, Albert T. Van Cleve; vice president. Earle r. Maloney;. secretary and treasurer, My ron R. Abell, corresponding secretary Dr. J. M. Klein; directors, Harry FL garK F. E. Baker, Samuel Gellert. Loon Brooks and Joseph Agranovitch. A committed was appointed to get out a booklet describing the many advan- tages of the town for manufacturing and summer resorts.
 Mrs. Ida Wagner was. the guest of her daughter, Mrs. O. C. Barstow, in Hartford, over Sunday
 Mrs. May White and Mrs. Lueius c. Brown were visitors in Wiliimantic Saturday.
 Mrs. Bessie Kingsbury has returned to her home in New York.
 Rev. Otto Baumeister said mass in the Bozrah and Fitehville church on Sunday.
 Thomas Hyde of Mii1ington was calling on friends in town Saturday.
 Mrs. B. D. Remington has returned from a weeks visit with friends in Norwich and Bozrah.
 Miss Alma Odin. assistant teacher in the High School. was at her home in New Britain over Sunday.
 To Reside in New Jersey.
 Mrs. Joseph Kraft and children left Monday for Newark, N. J., where they will reside. MT. Kraft will leave in about a week.
 F. H. Bartlett of New Haven was a caller in town Monday.
 Samuel Geilert was in Amston on Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-12
BROKE COMPANIONS JAW
George Meethe Fined Sis and Costs
 For Quarrel Over Cards,

For having assaulted Oswald Len- nihan in a brawl over a game of cards Saturday night, George Metthe was fined $15 and costs at Monday morn ing's session of the town court, Judge Woodward presiding.
 The men were in one of the resorts in town when the affair happened. Metthe took a real wallop at Lenni- han, breaking his jaw with a punch, jured Lennihan did not result in his receiving extra heavy punishment in court, for it was recognized that the men were engaged in a pastime which, taken with surrounding conditions, was of a nature to take from their case much of the consideration to which it otherwise would have been entitled.
 Post Office Robber Gets Of With
 Spanking.
 A bold attempt to rob the postof1ice here was reported to the police by men connected with the postal ser vice. The effort to get away with valuable mail was carried out with all the boldness that must accompany l daylight robbery, and all elan that marks the first class operator in any dangerous line but he was caught in l the very act. spanked and sent home | to his mother, who contributed an- other chapter in corporal punishment to the treatment that had gone before. The little boy, too young to really Appreciate the serious of his offence was caught by Clerk Earl Winslow of l the office force.
 Double Tracking to Be Considered. Communications addressed to off, l cials of the Danielson Business Mems 1 Association indicate that the sugges tion that the government be appealed to to undertake the double tracking of \ the Worcester -Groton line will come lip for careful consideration at this months meeting, in Willimantie. oi | the Eastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce, at which it is hoped all l the business mems organizations in
 eastern Connecticut will be represent ed.
 l War Rationing For Herds. l Karl B Musser, extension dairyman at the Connecticut Agricultural col lege, is to speak att a meeting ot Brooklyn grange Wednesday evening His subject of war rationing for herds will be of special interest to farmers and others who own cattle. County Agent B. W. Ellis also is expected tc lspeak at the meeting.
 | Father keefe's Fine Service FIaq, I Rev. Arthur O'Keefe, formerly 4 curate of St. James parish, Danielson Elater, pastor of the Sacred Hear,
 church at Wauregan. is pastor of St l Francis church, Torrington, where,
 Sunday. a service flag bearing PSI lstars was raised and dedicated ir recognition of the young men of tn, church who have entered the army oi
 navy. Three companies of home iguards and other military organiza itions participated in the dedication lceremony, which was attended by sev teral thousand persons.
 Miss Winnie D. Shaw of Worceste,
 visited friends in Danielson Monday
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-12
FUNERAL.
esnrna H. .nenske.

George H. Denske.
 The funeral of George H. Deneke was held Saturday afternoon at 2.3o o'clock from his home on Pearl street. Rev. A. H. Harrington, rector of St, Marks Episcopal church, conducted the services. Burial was in Elm Grove cemetery.
 Social and Personal.
 Mir. and Mrs. Max Raithal of New. port are guests Of Mrs. Calvin Wilcox.
 Mrs. James W. Jackson was the so- loist at the Congregational church Sunday morning.
 Miss Marion Stevens is visiting in Providence.
 The Mystic Equal Franchise league will meet Thursday with Mrs. Clar- ence Williams.
 Mrs. Clara Bradshaw is visiting in New York.
 Miss Marion Savage, who has been visiting at the Benjamin cottage, has been engaged to teach the school in Tauhanull.
 Mr, and Mrs Bergen I. Greene spent Sunday with Mir, Greene's parents, MT. and Mrs. Thomas Greene, in Hope Valley, R. I.
 Edward Eidredge has returned to 
 Mrs, John o. Fish and Mrs. Phebe Grinnell, on New London road.
 Mir and Mrs. George Berry have an- nounced the engagement of their daughter. Miss Viola Berry, to George Young of New London.
 Miss Harriet Fish entertained the Monday club at her home on Elm street yesterday afternoon.
 Mrs. Harlan Bufdick and Miss Sadie Edwards have been spending few days in Newport.
 Grand Chief Patriarch Coming.
 At q meeting of Mystic eneampmeni Friday evening the royal purple de- gree was conferred on a class. name bailoted on and four applications were received. Notice was given that at the next meeting. March P, the grand chief patriarch and his officers would be present. After the meeting a social time with supper was enjoyed
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-12
GERMAN NAME OBNOXIOUS
School Society, De 5esserung, Is to
 Be Re-chrfstened Soon.

A meeting of Die Besserung, was held in the high school auditorium on Monday morning. Instructor K. w. Reynolds, chairman of the commit Zee appointed to select a new name for the society. on account of the old one being German name. and out of keeping with the times, reported that about a dozen good names had been offered, including Latin, French and Engiish names. The one 10 be recom- mended by the committee is Lyceum, meaning educational. The name will be eecided by vote this week The following programme was carried out: recitation. Miss Baldwin; piano solo, Miss Jackson: recitation, Miss Davoll;
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-12
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Leonard Mills.

Mrs. Louisa Mills, wife of Leonard Mills, of Thompson, died at the hos pita1 here after a brief illness. Mrs. Mills was a daughter of MT. and Mrs, Barton Jacobs of Thompson.
 Trucks May Be Transferred.
 It was stated here Monday. that un- less success is met with soon in the. building up of Chemical Company. No. 1, to it's authorized strength of 2s men, the big auto chemical now sta- toned at hearquarters on the square will be. taken into the Providence Street section of the city and To- cated there. where no difficulty win be met with in getting fun quota of men and that the truck will be avail able to answer all alarms.
 In case this move Is made the newer and lighter auto truck now stationed on Smith street will be moved down to headquarters. The arrangements hinted, will be brought about through
 action of the common council. if it is decided to take such action. Food Exhibit a Success.
 The food exhibit held in St. Johns
 hall, as reviewed here Monday, was re-
 Earded as very much of success Hundreds of people visited the exhibit and listened to the talk inspected the food exhibits. sampled them and took home recipes for the making of food stuffs containing substitutes for wheat.
 Housewives in number agree that they have learned many things about preparing foods that will be valuable to them after the war as well as dur l ing the war.
 At Hampton Corn Dinner.
 County Agent B. ". Ellis and Miss 1 Charlotte Embieton, home economics demonstrator, were at Hampton Mon- l day to attend one in the series of corr dinners and corn suppers that are be- l ing held throughout the county. The dinner was a success. One of the fea- lures of the dinner was an address or corn production in Connecticut, the I speaker being B. G. Southwick. agron- omist at the state agricultural col lege.
 I Special Collections Reach st,3o0. Rev Charles F. Bedard announced I to members of St. Mary's parish that 1 the special collections to which inen- l bers are giving a days earnings nov
 amounts to just over $1, 300. Ths l money is to be used to meet the cost l of changing the arrangement of thf approaches to the church, in install l ing new steps and sidewalk improve nlents. The fund needed to make the l changes is growing to the proportions l where the success of the project is 1 assured. Other contributions are ex- pected to bs received to further in. | crease the fund.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-12
Ladies! Salute Him! Discovers drug that loosens sore, touchy corns so
 they lift out

4 noted Cincinnati. chemist dis covered new ether com pound and called it freezene and little quarter ounce bottles can now be obtained from any drug store for a few cenfss
 You simply apply several drepe Of freezone upon a tender corn or painful eallns and instantly the soreness dIs- appears, thsh shortly you will find she corn or callus so loose that you cal just lift it off with the fingers.
 No pain, not bit of soreness. eit'-e- when applying freezone or afterwards and it doesn't even irritate the skin,
 Hard cprns, soft corns or corns be- tween the toes, also topghened 9ailnses just shriyel up and lift of so easy. ft is wonderful Seems magical. 1t works like a eharrn. Millions of women will hereafter keep little bottle of the wonderful freezone handy and never let corn ache twice
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-12
GIRLS! WOMEN! TAKE CASCAUETS F CONST|PATED
THEY LINEN YOUR LIVER AND BOWELS AND CLEAR YOUR
 COMPLEXION.
DON'T STAY HEApAcHY, BILIOUS WITH BREATH BAD AND
 STOMACH SOUR.
Gef . 1O-cenI hox novt.

Get a Decent box now.
 Tonight sure, Take Cascarets and enjoy the incest. gentlest liver and bowel cleansing you ever experienced. Casearets will liEen your liver and clean your thirty feet of bowels with out griping You will wake up feeling grand. Your head will be clear, breath right. tongue clean, stomach sweet, eyes bright. step elastic and complex ion rosy-they're wonderful. Get TO- cent box now at any drug store. Mothers can safely give a whole Cas- earet to children any time when cross, eeverish. bilious, tongue coated or con stipated-they are harmless
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-12
MONEY APPROPRIATED AT
 ALDERMEN,s MEETING
Sum of ss.0oo to Defray Current Ex-
 penses Noted.

The regular monthly meeting of the board of aldermen was held Monday evening. The meeting adjourned af- ter the reading of the minutes to all. lew the members to attend the town meeting.
 After the reopening of the meeting, the reports of the city departments were read and accepted. Police de- partment showed 23 arrests. drunken ness leading with 10; of the 23 two were sent to jail and eight paid fines and costs, 220 complaints were re- ceived. The expense of the street de- partment for the month was $694.59. { Fhe report of the health officer showed five cases of diphtheria and enc of tuberculosis. There are nu- merous cases of humps and whoop- ing cough. Three complaints regard ing careless disposal of garbage were received and investigated.
 The sum of of $S,000 was appropri- ated to defray current expenses.
 A letter from the New England Fire Insurance Company was then read by the city clerk. The company recalled the organization of the fire depart nfent They stated that when the pro- posed changes were made that they would regrade the city insurance to Glass E. but that the fire fighting fa- eiiities had been decreased, that suffi- cient callmen were not obtainabIe and that instead of placing the city in Class B. they would have to place the city back in Class D, where it was originally.
 Mayor Gates reply was read, stating that the reorganization had been con- pleted, giving the city. 62 sfiremen, AT of whom were call men and five per manent men. and that further motori- zation of the department had been recommended. The answer to the ma yor's letter was then read. The com pany will send the state. Inspector to investigate the present condition and as to the possibility of placing the city in class B. The original rating of the city was class D, but it had been raised to Class c. and a further raise to Class B was proposed. The enlist ment of the call men will probably save the day.
 The bills were then read and &C., cepted.
 Resolutions were then introduced.
 The police committee and the mayor were authorized to examine and re-
 port about the case of Ex-Chief of Police E. H. Richmond who has a claim in the police pension fund for permanent physical trouble, caused while he was on the force. Alderman
 Flynn inquired if MT. Richmond had been declared incapacitated by a phy- sician, as the law requires, and he was told that that was to be settled later It was voted to purchase a self starter for the fire-truck The pay of
 John Rogers, city employe, was raised from s2.5o day to B. Alder
 man Webber reported that the signs
 on the sidewalks, telling of the city ordinance relating to splitting on the sidewalks were in bad condition and requested that they he replaced. The meeting adjourned at 915. William A. King. who was recently appointed corporation counsel, was
 present at the meeting and assumed | his duties.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-12
TOWN MEETING LAYS
 TAX OF SEVEN MILLS.
Grand List is sf5 5.oao,ooo and Sum t,
 Be Raised is $1o5,oo0.

The special town meeting was held at the Town hall Monday evening with an attendance Of about a hundred. Ernest P Chesbro was elected mod orator after the meeting had been opened by Clerk Frank P. Fenton. Town Counsel w. A. King offered a resolution with a blank for the tax in mills, later placing seven mills in the blank. The motion was seconded by Eugene Randall
 The town clerk told that the grand list is about $15,O00,O00 and tsy of seven mills would raise $105,00O. -fle
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-12
ELMVnLE
Hurry Call For Telephone Man-Mrs.
 Sadie Higgins Matron at Togus.

Mrs. Ezra Gallup of Ekonk and Denton Gallup of Danielson were the guests Tuesday of Mrs. H. s. Call. Mrs. Gallup left Wednesday for a southern trip of two weeks.
 Mrs. Joseph King, who has been se- riously i'll. is improving. a B. c. Conklin of the American Tefe- phone and Telegraph Co,, was called out Sunday night at 12 o'clock owing to damage done by the storm. Mrs. James Kent is spending few days in Webster. Mass.
 Mrs. Arthur Warwick has returned after three weeks visit with Provi- dence friends.
 Mrs. Everett Mitchell and daughter. Eleanor, of Danielson, visited local friends Friday.
 Mrs. Sadie Higgins has gone to Maine to be ma6ron at the Soldiers National Home at Togus.
 Joseph Brisson had his foot badly injured by rolling log. in the yard of the Dayville Grain and oCai Co, where he is employed.
 Miss Flora Battey has been i'll. Miss Clara West and MT. Hogan of the Hill Crest house were week end visitors at their respective homes in Moosup and Providence.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-12

Corners. where they have been resi- dents for the past 5S years. Mrs. BeF- rirnan was a native of Scotland. Eli jah Berriman. who is in the service at Camp Deyens, is a grandson of Mrs Berrimans.
 Amadee Bredeur.
 Amadee Brodeur, B, who has been employed as 8 farm hand on the An drew Bouthillier farm, ditd at his home in Wauregan after an Illness with pneumonia. He was 3 native or Canada.
 Beginning Saturday of this wesk it will be permissible to send parcel pest packages weighing up to TO pDunds. This will give the farmers chance to sell much produce for shipment at low cost to buyers in nearby cities.
 Leave Baekus Hospital.
 Deap Phial. who was at Raekus hos pitai for surgical treatment. has re- turned to his home in Danielson, ac- companied by his son, DAap Phiah IT., Hthn was there for medical treatment.