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Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
Arfanaed For Tournament.

will take cognizance; during the com ing drive, of the fact that big cor porations who have manufacturing plants in towns like Kiliingiy and theii home offices in the large cities of the desire of communities where ths plants are located to get the credit of the corporations gifts to the Ref Cross fund, and will use it's hest ef- forts to sec that this is done, a meas ure that will aid Killing1y in reaching whatever allotment is assigned it. Mir. Potter said Friday that he had not made any definite plans for the coming drive. but lie expects to cal the committee together soon for dis cussion of the matter
 Bohemian Club Elks' Tournaments. Arrangements have been completed for the whist, billiard and pool turna-
 fnerits that are to be held between the members of the Bohemian club and the Putnam lodge of E1ks. The first meeting between the two teams will take place at the rooms oi the Bohemian club next Tuesday even. ing. srhe next meeting will be at the ElkS hall, Putnam, March 8S, tho next at tile Bohemian rooms on April 1, and the final at the Elks' hall in Putnam April 11th.
 Each organization is to have four men as regular players. and each two | men as substitutes in the billiard and l pool tournaments. and each will have ENsix men in the whist.
 The winners are to be the club nlalk- ing the highest total scores on al games The prize is to be a beautiful loving cup, the cost of which will bt equally divided between the two or garizations.
 The pool and billiard games are t. consist of 100 points each. wfish to bt played two hours each night. The personnel Of the two teams tC l compete had not been announced UT to Friday night.
 Champion Egg. Layers. This is a big period in the efforts o the food producing experts to hand up some high records Among tht Danielson men who are making | showing of special interest is Waltel
 Ames, of Academy street. Mfr Af1les has this 60 say about hi, hens: q have flock of 15 Siker Lac l ed Wyandottes, matched February ss l 1917. Up to the middle Of this weei they have laid 2.f46 eggs, withou
 ]. moulting or setting and the flock ha. ! not failed to lay less than 10 eggs
 ! day during the rast seven weeks an,
 i during the last seven days have laii
 S4 eggs
 Household furniture for sale at Al
 Maple street.--adv.
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ranger1ents for the tournament with the Bohemian club.
 Another break in a water pipe re : suited in a stream Of water bubbiing up through the pavement in Elm street. near teh court house block Friday aft. ernoon.
 All But Three Accepted. Notices were received here Friday from Camp Deyefis that all Of the men who went out from here late in Feb :. ruars, making up a contingent Of S1, had been accepted, with two excep- tions, previously noted.
 Hector Duvert, an assistant superifl- tendent of the capitol. will be at Hart | ford next Tuesday for the special ses- l sion of the legislature.
 To Have Workhouse investigated. The Putnam branch of the Nation. al WoTnans party has taken import ant action toward securing an if1- vestigation of the wofkheuse condi tions at Occoquan, Va, where Mrs W. J. Bartlett was confined for a pe- riod, after she had been taken into custody at Washington, D. C., for pieketing.
 Rumor Confirmed. Notwithstanding the fact that theee mas been an oH1Clal den1al or tn2
 story that there is a chance that big l motor truck at headquarters might be
 removed to the north end of the city
 in case the headquarters company is l not recruited up to strength, that story has been repeatedly told by persons
 who know something of the workings
 of inside machinery in Putnam and who talk sometimes. but not for pub | lication.
 Will Reach soth Birthday. Mrs. A. s. Granger will celebrate hei 90th birthday on Sunday at the home , of her daughter, Mrs. Reuben M l Wright, of School street. Mrs. GrznE.
 CT is the widow of Captain Granger and has made her home here for s l score of years. She is a native oi
 Attawaugan, in the town of Killingiy 1 Divorce For Wiiiimantie Wife. | On the grounds of adultery, Mrs
 Maud Mason of NTillirnantit wal granted d divorce Friday afternoon 1T the superior court here from William Mason, who was in the autornobii,
 business in Willirnantic. It was giv en as testimony against the defen6an
 that he was friendly with women 1T Willimantic, New Haven and Rhode l Island. ,. N
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AuTo.c o.cHEMlcAL TRUCK
Favored By Taxpayers Owning $9s0,.
 GOO Worth of Property.

Taxpayers owning property for to
 tai of $94o eco within the limits of the borough of Danielson had expressed themselves, up to Friday noon, as 1T. favor of giving additional protection to
 borough property by increasing the ef-
 fectiveness of the fire depaftfnefli
 through the purchase of an autofiebiia
 chemical truck, with a pump that will
 deliver 800 gallons of water min
 ute.
 Chief 4. P. Woodward expressed
 hin1selt as happy over the manner ir
 which the taxpayers have approved the
 plan to make Danielson's property
 more safe from destruction, and hs
 feels confident that within few days taxpayers representing more than llaIi the assessed valuation of the property within the borough will have agreed tt support the purchase of a piece of ap paratus that ~will increase the fire fighting value of the boroush's de. partment at lease 50 per cent. fhi million dollar mark. as represented b, approving taxpayers, will be reached at an early date. The figures givel herewith, as to those who are support ! ing the 1f1easufee,. are taken from th' l borough tax lists for last year.
 The matter of making the appropri ation will come before the aunua l borough meeting. in April, and it vii have exceptionally strong suppof from many important taxpayers w1, feel that 1t is better to have d strong, ly equipped fire department than [, suffer disastrous losses through fire, that may occur at any time. It i! planned to pay for the truck by lay. ing a half mill tax over 6 period 0 ten wears
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
MYSTIC
Funeral of Mrs. Arthur Dabogl-Per.
 sonaI News--Recent Visitors.

The Funeral of Emma Chapman Da-
 boil, wife Of Arthur Daboll, was held Monday, March 4th, at p. m, at her home. Rev. Osmer C. Buddington,
 pastor of the Poquonnock Baptist Church, conducted the services. There were beautiful floral forms. Mrs. Daboll is survived by her husband and
 son, Master George Morgan Daboll By her mother, Mrs, Charles Chapman of Old Mystic, one brother, Merton Chap
 man of Groton Heights, and three sis ters, Mrs. Frederick A. Barnes of Old Mystic, Mrs. Charles Thompson and Mrs. Charles Marquardt of Groton. k Mir. and Mrs. J. Harold Williams
 were recent guests Of MT Williams
 uncle and aunt, Mir. and Mrs. Allan Stevenson of Boston.
 Miss Marjorie Harris hes returned to her duties as teacher at Everett,
 Mass, after a weeks vacation spent here at the home of her mother, Mrs. George w. Harris.
 l Mrs. Florence Monroe and family have moved from Mrs. John H
 Copp's house on the outskirts Of. the
 village to Mrs. Della Kenyon's house 1 in the village.
 Mrs. Sherburne, of Mystic. who has
 been caring for Abel H. Hinckiey in
 a recent illness has gone to care for iher daughter in law, Mrs. George
 SherSburfie of Mystic.
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Trespassed on Railroad Property.
BRIEF STATE NEWS

WalIineford-several Wallingford
 people had the pleasure of listening
 to the archbishop of York the other
 evening at Woolsey hall, New Haven
 Walsh of Bassett- street, have receiv-
 Walsh announcing his safe arrival in
 France.
 Waterbury-Up to today Waterbrry
 has bought 17,500 $5 war savings
 stamps and ks5, ,00e e5-cent thrift
 stamps, and so lent to the government,
 for the financing of the war against
 Germany, more than $120,000.
 Meridan-More than 100 aliens have enrolled as pupils in the night school in the past two days in answer to the letters sent out by the superin- tendent of schools and the committee on foreign born of the local war bu- reau.
 Ansonia--Marino Di Giorgio store keeper in Ansonia, filed d petition in the bankruptcy court He has lia- bilities Of s5,5S1. .14' and s5,2s6.S4 is unsecured Assets consist of stock in trade valued at $50, automobile, vaiu- cd at $50, and debts due On open account, listed at $S,000.
 MiddIetewn--coron stephen B. Davis rendered verdict finding Frank Lolli, crirninally responsible for the death of Frank MAgnaflti. who was stabbed to death in d wedding cele- bratiun on the night of February F. Loli ran away after the affair ana
 was arrested in New York
 Briduepert-Testim stimonials of merit in two Instances have been awarded l to Edward L. Carey of Bridgeport at Holy Cross college, he being one of ! nine men at the college to be so hon- ored Single testimonials have also been given to D. Augustine KAahe
 and Vincent ]. Sullivan of Bridge port. Bridpeport--Rushins in the kitchen l and finding smoke pouring from the kitchen range Mrs. Roger Daley of 5l Clinton avenue, hurried to the tele- phone and sent in a still alarm to engine three house. Firentsn rushed l into the home on Clinton avenue 1 dragging line of hose and under | the direction of the fire officials started for the range where upon opening the oven door they found that it was only roast.of beef burn
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ing. The smoke was caused by the
 water in the cooking pan boiling out and the beef starting to burn.
 Waterbury-Announcemen has been
 made of the marriage of Frederick P.
 LiIley of this city, a son of the late
 George L. Lilley, former governor of
 Connecticut. and Miss Mary Brown
 Jester, of Denver, Col, which took
 place Feb IS. Mir Lilley is lieut.
 enant in the United States navy and
 has been ordered to report for active
 duty April 8.
 New haven-The college women of New Haven and nearby cities have
 been called to a mass meeting at Lam pson lyeeum Saturday afternoon, held by Mrs. Arthur Twining Hadley to |hear Dr. Henry Noble MacCracken speak on the Training Camp for Nur- ses to be held at Vassar this summer under the auspices of the Red Cross and the Council of National Defense. Torrington-Twenty five employees of the Turner & Seymour Mfg. Co called on Fl. B. Houghton at his 1itch- field street home and presented him a gold watch. Mir. Houshton recently like situation for the Stamford Brass
 Rolling Mills at the head of which concern is L. G. Kibbe, formerly of this place. Mir. Houshton's new of fee will be at Washington.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
FREIeHr HANDLER GUILTY.
William Ward Sent to Jail For Theft
 From New Haven Road.

William Ward was found guilty of theft, when presented before Judge M. H. Geissier in t1is city court o1i Friday morning, and was sentenced to serve 30 days in jail. The charge against Ward was stealing eight car tons Of cigarettes, valaed at $4 each, and pair Of rubbers from the New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail road company, By which company Ward has been employed at the local yards as a freight handler
 His downfall came Thursday night. when. during the thunder storm, he appeared in the yards and attempted to extract carton Of cigarettes from a freight car that Had q hole knocl- ed in one corner.
 Late in the afternoon all Of the goods in the car had been moved Away from the hole by William Shippee, to Broteet them from theft from tho out. side, but later Mir. Shippee discover ea that d carton of cigarettes had been moved back into q position where it could be reached by person standing outside the car if he pushed his arm in through the iiols.
 John Murray of the railroad police was notified of the moving Of the caF- ton and went on guard. About eight o'clock he saw q man approach the car and he managed to get within three feet of him without the man seeing
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Bennett.
Accepted For Service.

Tracy Smith received notice last week that he had been accepted for
 limited military service as railroad fireman.
 The Wednesday evening cottage meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Harmon l.. Perkins. Preached at Preston City. Rev. Allen Shaw Bush of the vii la,ge conducted service at the Con
 gregational church at Preston City last Sunday.
 Courtland E. Colver who has been at South Wilmington harvesting ice TO-
 turned to his home at the Navy Yard Wednesday. Mrs. E. A. James and her daughter,
 Mrs. Avery Main of Allyns Point yis-
 tied at the homo of Mr. and Mrs.
 Cyrus Chapman of Norwich Town on Tuesday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Lester HurIbutt and little Daughter, Marion. are spending d few days with Mir. and Mrs. f1url-
 butts parents, Mir. and Mrs. Frank
 Hur1butt, of Corona, Long Island.
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crossing the street. He had been to a barber shop on Rapallo avenue, Mid dletown, and was crossing the street preparatory to going up Grand street to his home.
 Waterbury. = How Waterbury and the neighboring towns can do more than their share in winning the war by furnishing food for our soldiers and the soldiers of our allies was explained 1 by Thomas Kelly, the Waterbury baker and well known Middlebury farmer. Mir. Kelly and several other prosper ous farmers of this section have been discussing the matter in question and have come to the conclusion that with the help of the city and town officials larger crops may be raised in and around Waterbury this year than ever before.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
GALES FERRY
Mission Workers Told of Coming ped ieation of Church Service Flag Submarine Base Officers Lease Sum nner Cottages.


 The March meeting of the local aux niary, of the woman's Home Mission ary society. was held at the home of Mrs. Andrew Miller. Tuesday after noon. The president Miss Sarah T. Latimer, presided The opening hymn was The Call. The devotional ser vice vas led by Rev James M Pot ter with the topic, Ruth, the True Hearted. and closed with prayer. Then followed singing. More Love to Thee, Reading. Memorial Days Before Lent, Mss I.atinier. Home Mission Enig- mas, under the direction of Mrs, liar mon |. Perkins, with readings by Miss Iatimer, Mrs. Rufus W.sHurlbutt, Mrs. Andrew Miller, Miss Laura A. Per- kins, Mrs. Lucy A. Hurlbutt, Miss Satteriee and Mrs. James M. Potter. The repdtts of the secretary, Miss Alice Sateriee, and the treasurer's re- port, Miss Kate B. Colver, read by Miss Laura A. Perkins. were approved Rev. Mir. Potter spoke of the men's supper to be given soon, with the ded scation previous 10 the supper of a ser vice flag in honor of the local men in the service. Subscriptions for the pa- per, Women's Home Missions, were NAAEn. ne d15SlDn was GOnQuCIcu Dy Miss Perkins, reading the fourth chap ter of the book. Northern Lights. The meeting was well attended.
 Teachers Meeting.
 Miss Grace A. Chapman, teacher oi the village school. attended the meet ing of the teachers of the town at 1sedyard" Center, last Thursday aft ernoon. the school being closed for a half day
 Mir and Mrs. Harold Bartlett of Nor wich spent Saturday at the homes oi Mr. Bartiett's sisters, Mrs. Rufus w Huributt and Mrs. Irving Hurlhutt. Cottages Leased.
 P. H. Lee a chief radio officer at the submarine base has engaged the cot tage of Miss Laura A. Perkins in the village and will bring his family from the south with the approach of warm CT weather Lawrence Powell, also 2 chief radio officer at the base has leas. cd a cottage of Mrs. Deiphine Fish.
 9dr. and Mrs. Latham E. Smith were visitors Friday at the home of Mir ant Mrs. Isaac c. Geer of Geer Hill, Led yard.
 Mrs. Edgar Beach Russ of Nor. wich, spent Monday with Mrs Emmt
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
CENTRE GRoToN

Jack Colver has purchased new driving horse at Popuonoc Bridge. Old Mystic to make a lengthy visit with her grandmother, Mrs. Charles D. Chapman. - = -- ~
 The Connecticut Power Co. that Is putting up some high power wires near here has reached to the south of the New London turnpike
 The frost is fast coming out of the ground: the recent storms of snow and rain have helped to a great ex- tent.
 Charles Thompson has entered an- other two-horse team in the sNoank shipyard, with Charles Wood asstesaa@ ster.
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RED CROSS DRIVE.
Announced For Week of May 2o-27-
 Notification Just Received.

Clarence A. Potter. treasurer of the Brooklyn Savings bank, and chairman of Killinglys committee on Red Cross campaigns for funds to meet the ever increasing demands upon the services of the Red Cross. received Friday g communication in which announce. ner1t is made tkat the next big driva for Red Cross funds will come dur ing the week of May 20-27.
 The letter also sets forth that the national organization of the Red Cross
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Notices of an aevance of 10 per cent, in wages, effective March 25. were posted Friday at the mill of ths As- sawaga Woolen company, at Dayvfilc. This is in line with the advance ans nounced by the American Woelen corn- pany.
 The new advance is one of a long se- ries made since the beginning of the war and, in some cases. represents q total increase of per cent at this plant. -
 Spinning or weaving yarns and cloth now represents big money earning proposition, and some of the most skilled and efficient of the weaVerS ifa the wooden plants, under the new iri- crease. should earn from sS5 up to, ifs exceptional cases, $40 a week. Not all will be able to do this, of course, but the best workers will soon be earning wages undreamed of few yeafs ag5 for weavers and spiinefs. WooIen mills in the town of Plain field also posted notices Friday Of an advance in wages, effective March 25 The exera money that Is coming puts the workers in an especially pleasant frame of mind.
 The Davis and Brown Woolen com pany of East Killingly was anc.hel Lconcern that posted Friday noon no. tice of 10 per cent. advance in wages also effective on March z5.
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him. Then the officer flashed his seal chlight in the fellows face and
 got a good lOUk at him.
 The man dodged and ran, dncked under a car and then ran along under the freight house platform, finally get
 ting away in the darkness. Officer Murray had 0 good look at him, however and notified MT. Ship pee, who identified Ward from Mur- rays description. Wards arrest fol- lowed.
 Ward denied his guilt in court, but Judge Geissler found him guilty and imposed a sentence Of six months in ! jail.
 Trespassed on Railroad Property. Arthur Cordtef and John Johnson were also in court Friday morning charged with trespassing on railroad property Cordier previously had been warned to keep off the track. Previous to their arrest for tress- passing, the men had been in an eat l ing place where railroad officers were and had made uncomplimentarr re-
 marks in the hearing of the officers.
 Judge Geissler fined the men $;
 each.
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Portland.--Daniel Mccarthy of Mid dletown' was killed Saturday night shortly after o'clock by an automo- bile driven by Miss Marion Glider sleeve, the 19 year old daughter of Alfred GildersieeVe of Marlborough street, Portland. The accident hap
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FUNERAL.
Wrank Kopezki.

The funeral of Frank Kopezlzi, who
 met death ip an accident at the Con- ne6ticut Mills, was held from his home on the West Side Friday morn ing with services. at St. James church at 9 o'clock. Rev. M. J. Ginet, M. s i. was celebrar1t of the high mass of requiem. The burial was in Holy Cross cemetery. Louis E. Kennedy was the funeral director. To Start Sale of sniIaue Books. f. E. Cunneen, Chairman of Killing. ly's War Bureau, said Friday that the campaign for the sale of Ssnilago books is to be commenced in this town at once. The books will De placed ot, sale in DanIelson and the villages of Kiffingly
 The Srnilage books cost one dollar each. a They contain d series of eou- pOiis that are good for admission at any one Of the Liberty theatres that have been constructed at cafatornaents and military camps throughout the country.
 Borough Briefs. Menhaeers of the Peutecostal church held d cottage prayer meeting at the
 home Of Mrs. Frank Hill Friday eT- | eniig.
 RHv. N. ID, sargent or Putnam came here Friday afternoon to conduct q childrsn's service at the Methodist church.
 George C.. Vincent of Lowell visited friends if panielson. Friday. < J. Carl Witter was at Bopeville Conducting an auction on Friday. The Ladies Sewing society of St Albati's church met at the Red Gross rooms Friday afternoon. The billiard tournament at the Bo- ] he1f1iaf club was won by George Rob ertson, the pool tournament by Ty. 1 Icy F. Andrews. | The town school committed held s regular meeting for the transaction o1 routine business. Your sick nerves need better blood See William A. Saretzli Doctor oi
 Chiropractic, 56 Elm street. Putnam --adv.
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DIETARY.
William hlimAs.

The body of William Hines, s5. yho died in Cfansto1. F. |. will be brought here Sunday afternoon for burial in Grove Street cemetery. Mi. Hines formerly lived in Putnam. Hc was the father of Eugene Hines. who was employed for years in the Mans field store
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DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

George William Calvert Asks to Be
 Sent to Camp Devens--Death q WiIiiafsa Himes--WiiIiani Ward Sen.
 to Jail For Thsfts From RaiIroad-- Divorce Granted Mrs. Maude Ma son.
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 George William Calvert, Danielson, requested Friday that his order mum Der De advanced so that he can leave here for Camp Devens with the groui, that is going out during the five day period beginning March, 2s. He is the seventh man to make such request and only eleven men are needed to fil the quota of the district.
 Putnam lodge of Elks will send 2 whist team, q billiard team and poo team to Danielson next Tuesday ev- enins for the opening of the t6urna ments arranged with the Bohemian club. The teams will be made up Q. a total of eighteen men. Court Adiourns. After Friday afternoons session, tn, superior court adjourned until nex ] Tuesday morning at 10.30 o5clocl; when the jury will be present for tn first time this term.
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Mir. Hughes has announced Char the first American vessel built for Aus
 tra1ia will be launched in a few days.
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DANIEL. S(sN

Mills at Dayviiie, Esst kiiiinsly and Plainfield Announce 10 Per Cent. Wage Advance--ownsrs Of ss4eeoc Worth of Property Favor Purshsse of Chemical uek-Behernlar Club to Contest With Putnam Elks isl Tour nasnents.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
Abundant Water supnIy.

It was stated Friday afternoon that there will be plenty of water for the use Of the people of the city about the first of next week, by which time. it
 Is expected, the new pump will be in working order.
 Miss Edna Mann is to enter a Bos- ton hospital to begin training as a nurse.
 Gilbert Perry Of the officers training school at Fortress Munroe, Va, is spending a leave of absence at the home of his parents. City Engineer and Mrs. George Perry. Elder Arnasa Morse, who died al Stafford Springs in his 164th year was for number of years a resident Of this city and was well known ir all the surrounding towns. Arranged For Tournament. Jessie Rich, James Rafferty, oscal l Rich, William Ornaagee and William
 Deviie, representing Putnam lodge ot
 Efks, were at Daffielson to make ar. l. r z fl
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ing. The smoke was caused by tn, water in the cooking pan boiling ou and the beef starting to burn.