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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-19

La Bette ITOn " VT M pIU'- HRFIs'NV!
books close March IS for = per cent
cash dividend payable March 80.
LaRelle Iron Works cotnmon-TranS.
fer books close March Is. for regular
Der cent cash dividend and an extra :
per cent payable March so.
Wheeling Steel & Iron Co.-Transfer
hooks close March Is for Il . per cent
cash dividend. payable April 2.
whitaker-Glcssner CO. common
Transfer books close March 90. for 4
regular IL per cent cash dividend and
An cxtrn 81 per cent. payable April ?.
Wheeling Mold & Fdr. rr"t.-Trans'
for books close March 81. for per
cen, cash dividend. payable April l.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-19

TIL" market * cuns:d rcd rs 4 whole
in good technical condition. which
would bn FOLLOWED hy an Haran'>" on
any favorable development: connected
either with N" war or with domestic
happenings "" cuntiun" +" think tn"
railroad shares can b. safely h'AIa;
and hold for higher prices.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-19

W" rather believe mat ne buying
side Of the market. especially IN TIC
equipment and rail department. Vii
show best results.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-19

Total sales 1880 shares.
Bonds $1.89s.00e.
D-Regular quarterly dividend 3l.25.
t2)-RcYular quarterly dividend $3.50.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05
s15,ooo, 900 IN CONTRACTS
 TO WOODWORKING FIRMS
Are to Be Allotted This Week for
 Manufacture of War Materials.

Washington, March 44-Contracts calling for an expenditure of more than SIS, 900 900 i'll be allotted this week to woodworking firms as part of the governments policy of utilizing existing factories for the manufacture of war materials. Spare parts of wag- ons and other vehicles used by the army win be turned out instead of the ordinary peace time products
 Officials of the council of national defense said today that patriotic co -s operation had been encounter in sev- cry industry which had been forced to curtail it's output. Still further re- striction in ordinary output is expect : ed as the war includes, inasnuch as many factories are only just now get ting into full swing on their war con tracts.
 In this connection George Y. Peek. industrial representative of the coun- cil, said. that American manufacturers had discovered they were able to do any things for which their plants were not built One automobile factory is making recoil mechanisms for big guns instead of pleasure cars Curtaifment of automobile. production has been most severe in factories, making high price cars.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05
BRIEF STATE NEWS

North kent.--A11 of the farmers have been filling out farm census papers the past week.
 Milton.--The sleighing is gone, only ice and the remains of some snow banks being left.
 Torrineton.-One tzundred and nine ty six building permits were issued in the borough during the past year.
 Meriden.-Tweive of the schools of cent. enrolled in the Junior auxiliary of the Red Cross.
 PertIand.-The board of relief has finished it's work on the grand list and reports 8 grand levy of 2.220, ,720. a slight increase over the figures of the assessors. The list as made up by the latter body t6taaed $2, POS ,225.
 Meriden.-John Dunlam Roberts, n, died after four days illness with pneumonia at the home of his daugh- ter; Mrs. Guy Hf1kert, of 159 Mans field street, New Haven. MT. Roberts was for many yearsrcity sheriff here
 Rridsepert-To avenge the death of two brothers, William and Albert XII roy, who died while fighting with the Lancashire Fusnisrs in the Darda- nelles in ls1S, John Kiiroy, 1s,, son of Mrs. Emily Kflroy, presented himself for enlistment in the Canadian expe- ditionary forces to Sergt. G. F. IoAn :
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05
HEBRON
Choir RehearsaI-SpeeiaI Deputy Look
 ing After Unlicensed Dogs.

The members of the congregational choir met at H. c. PoIters on Satur- day evening, for practice.
 L. A. S. Meets
 The L. A. S. met with Mrs. F.. c Lord Thursday afternoon. A good number was present.
 Miss Clara Pendleton is in Chester for few weeks.
 Mrs R. F. Porter and Mrs D. A Raymond were in Middletown. Among the Willimautic visitors on Saturday were Mrs. Bessie Cummings Miss Bertha Porter. and A. ? Gil lette.
 Misses E. G. Lord and Robert Por ter were in Hartford on business on Thursday.
 Looking After Dogs.
 Howard A. Elliott. specia! deputy commissioner or domestic animals was in town Wednesday. with Dos Warden Edward Jones. looking for unlicensed dogs.
 Poultry Demonstration.
 A poultry demonstration was giver at the Royal farms, Amsyon, Monday by a professor from Storrs college.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05

son, and he is now in Montreal Mrs. kilroy is the proud mother of t3, three of whom have now offered up their lives for the cause of the allies.
 Naueatuek.-The new grand list of the borough has been filed in the office of Borough Clerk Frank A Sears by the board of relief, which has made some changes in the figures as left by the board of assessors which adds to the grand list a sum of $35, ,115, mak- ing the total amount this year for tax ation $11,g10,1 an increase of $395, 532 over last year.
 Middletown.-At the meeting of the executive committee of the Middletown war bureau the chairman of the com mittee, Major T NJ Russell. appointed the chairmen of the supplies and agri- cultural committees to act with com mittees from the Chamber of Com merce and the Middlesex county farm bureau to consider the advisa1bility of arranging for a public market place for Middletown where farmers and growers could drive in with their pro duce and sell directly to the consumer.
 WaIlingford.-Mis Leila Putnam, Wallingford director Of the New Ha- ven county farm bureau received a summons to a meeting held the other day in New Haven at which the sale of pigs to school children was one of the topics considered. Already many applications have been received from Wallingford school children. Those who are not able to pay the money
 now will be financed by the bank at
 interest of 6 per cent. Last year 200 were sold to school children through the farm bureau and girl received the prize.
 WaIlineford.-The matter of consoa : idating two of the International Silver company factories in town. which has years. will come to a head immediate l away with Factory M on South Cherry street. known as the Nickel shop, and join forces with the branch on Center
 street. known as Sinnson's, or Factory l.. The change will only transfer the 1 work to another part of the town. The | fiat work, which was done at the Cher
 " street shop, will be in charge oi I Roland r. Andrews. as it is now, and | the same officials will continue ir 1 charge of the separate departments as
 heretofore. The machinery wiH b<
 moved by degrees, and the employees will go with it. What will be done
 with the large factory to be vacated
 is a matter of conjecture: there are 1 rumors that one of the large concernz ! in town is to take ii over for govern
 ment work.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05
Local Laconics.

The Pawcatuck river channel is now open from Westerly to Osbrook Point.
 George B. Utter represented Wester- ly at meeting of the republican state central committee held Monday in Providence.
 Rev John M Collins has resigned the superintendency of the White Rock Sunday school, and has taken up res- idence at Potter Hill.
 James Royal, for the past year a boss spinner at the White Rock mill. left Sunday for Plainfield. Conn.,, where he has secured employment. He was presented a shaving set by the workmen of the department.
 At the annual meeting of the S. D. B. society. auxiliary to the Pawcatuck Seventh Day Baptist church. Mrs. Her bert P. Clark was elected presiden ; Miss Bessie Clamplin, vice president, and Miss Bessie Gavitt. secretary and treasurer
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05
STONINGTON
Borough Committee Planning Big Pa triotic Rally Government Mana ger for Stfpyard-


 The Stonington committee of tho state council of defense is planning for patriotic rally in Borough hall OF Sunday afternoon. April ' A speaker of national reputation has been invited. and the Liberty chorus will lead in the patriotic singing. The boys in the service who happen to be in the borough that day, Company B, C. H. G, and the Boy Scouts will be asked to assist in making the event a big success. Music will be furnish ed by the Imperial band.
 Stonington Pointers.
 Richard Pickering, representing the government, has succeeded John W Lenox as manager of the plant of ship Construction and Trading Company There is report that there is to be 8 general increase in wages.
 Rev George Burton Marstcn, who resigned the pastorate of First Bap- tist church, Stonington. recently tc become pastor of the Fifth Street Bap- tist church, Lowell. Mass. was given a big reception by the members of his parish ill Lowell. last Thursday even ing.
 Miss Elizabeth Ussher is the glest of Rev. and Mrs Dwight c. Stone
 Rev. Frederick ". Sanford of Phe- nix, R. l.. will deliver the L.enten lec- ture in Calvary Episcopal church on Wednesday evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05
MANSFIELD DEPOT
Dr. ]. F. Hackett on FurIoush From Camp Upton-PIans For Easter Con. cert-Church Notes.

Edwin Botham returned Saturday from a six weeks visit with his daugh- ter in Putnam.
 Home From Camp.
 Dr. l. F. Hackett. of Camp FJptor, Yaphank, L. l.. was in town Satur- day and Sunday ' P. L. Garvey is able to do his work again at the state power house.
 Mrs. Rollin Birdsall spent Satur- day in Willimantic on business.
 Rev F. W. Klein attended a confer ence of laymen and ministers in the Willimantic Baptist church Saturday. The box Of cigars tackled on to the notices last week was there by an ac . cident in The Bulletins print shop Rev. F. W. Klein conducted ser vice at the State Hospital Sunday aft : ernoor
 Mrs. c. W. Deane of the State Hos pital substituted for Mrs Garvey as leader of the c. B. meeting last Sun day evening.
 The mid-week hour of devotion vii. be held this week at the parsonage, on Thursday evening. 7-S o'clock
 Missionary Day.
 Next Sunday will be Mission Day at Dunham Memorial church All the offerings of the day will go to Mis- sionary societies
 The Sunday school and the c E. so- ciety will cooperate in observing Easter with a concert in the evening and service of Easter Sunday.
 Some of the roads are in bad shape from washouts. Automobiles andAt teams have had some hard experiences,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05
BROOKLYN
Bed Found .Afre, Probably Fror1 Pipe spar4<-Supber Followed by Patrio. tic Addresses.

Bed Found Rflre, Probably Fror. Pipe
 Spark-supber Followed by Patrio
 tic Addresses.
 People here were surprised when told Monday morning that the nere teacher in the Grammar room of the Center school had been married. since the school closed on Thursday after noon.
 Probable Pipe Fire.
 William R Thurber had very close call of losing his household goods on Monday morning, about o'clock When the fire was discovered the bed was was very thick. An alarm was sound : the fire subdued. The bed and bedding were so badly damaged as to be use less It is thought that Mir. Thurbe,. must have dropped fire from his pipe.
 Home From Hartford. Russell Ide has returned to his horne, after working in Hartford for a few months, owing to his mother being in feeble health and his father being active in his shop. he is much needed.
 Patriotic Address. Wednesday evening in the Unitarian hall a patriotic community corn sup- per was given under the cooperation of Brooklyn County Farmers asso citation. After the supper addresses were made by Professor B. G. South wick of Storrs college and Hon Robert Scoville -o6 Hartford, state food admin Etrator.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05
NOANK
Mir. and Mrs. C. I. Fitch Leaving For Visit in Fiorida-NearIy Sixty 5oats to Be over47auled at West View

Mir and Mrs. c. L Fitch are plan nfng for their annual winters visit to their son, Herbert Fitch and family in Jacksonville. They expect to go some time during the week. Miss Rie Fitch will accompany them. Washington council, Junior Order of United American Mechanics will meet this ltruesday) evening. The members are very appreciatiye of the new pool room fitted in the lower part of the. halt
 Boats Ready For overhaulins. While very little work is done yet along the shores, the boats keot at West, View are ali ready for over- hauling and some of the coverings have been removed. Probably SC, of all sizes, have been there durine the winter Many of them are owned by Captain Everett Davis and will be 1 used by the summer guests at Fishers Island during the season. | Mrs Esther Main has been enter | taining her daughter, Mrs. LucieE Sheffield and infant from -Saybrook 1 Point.
 Charles Hadtey has returned tc i Newport after spending several days at his home here.
 Clerk in Waiting Room.
 Miss Esther Rathbun is clerk in the waiting room of the Grotor and Ston ! ington line.
 Horace White has recovered from a recent illness and returned to his du- ties at Midway yard I Captain Benjamin Gif1is has return osl to Perth Amboy after visit to his mother, Mrs. Mary Gilhs. 1 Mrs. Annie Graham is entertaining relatives from Hartford
 Roswell P. Sawyer is i'll with grip A car load of coal has arrived at the
 freight yard of the New Haven road for the Noank branch of the c7roton
 Iron work.
 N. T. Scott, night superintendent at
 the plant of the Groton Iron Works
 spent the week end at his former home 1 in Granville. N. Y. Albert Patterson has returned to his
 duties on a government submarine
 chaser at the Brooklyn Navy yard.
 Cards from Mrs. George. Spicer .ir : Daytona, Florida. say her health is much improved by her stay south
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05

The Stato Division. Mo- 1, e1an1ininn board wilj meet ir the town hall, al Westerly. this (Tuesda.. morning. and the following named young men have been ordered to appear for eAamina- tion:
 Rouse Babccck. Westerly: Ernest H. Barber, Hope Valley: Henry Nj. Bar :.
 Der, Westerly: Edwin r. Barnes, West erly: Hyman Beizer, Westerly: Car roll O. Berry, Westerly; John E. Bri- ody. Westerly: Carroll F. Brown, Shan mock: Hazard c. Brown. Bradford: Joseph Brucl7er, Westerly: Claude H
 burdick, Carolina Samuel J. Coombs, Westerly; William E. Coon. Ashaway; |gTrank cozzoiino, Westerly: Robert J
 Currie Branford: James R. Edward, Rockville: Samuel M. Fain, Westerly . Joseph Ferraro. Westerly; Samuel Ferraro, Westerly; Francesca Gacci- one, Westerly; Nunciato KjncarelIo, Worcester, Mass; AtIanasio e.rasso. Westerly; William R. Greene. Hope Valley, John J. Heaiey, Waterbury, Conn; Fred D. Hill, Philadelphia;
 Erastus N. Hopkins, Carolina: John gC. Jordan, Westerly; John Clinton Jordan, Hope Valley: Ray E. eKnyon, Bradford: William A. King. Westerly l John F. Kugler. Hope Valley; Walter A. La Founta1ne. WYonlng: 6drrE K. | L4angworthy; AshaWay; Thomas F. 1 LawIess. Westerly: Natale Liouore. Westerly; Francis Lynch, Westerly
 Dante c Marzoi Westerly. John
 Monti Westerly: Charles Morenzoni
 Westerly: Walter J. Murray, Nacl1an | icsyille. Conn; Peter Nardone, Vest Ierly Louis ! Palmer. Hope Valley; erly: Louis J. Palmer. Hope Valley
 Battista Peduzzi. Westerly; Joseph
 Pellegrini. Westerly: Fred H. Penele- Itou, Hope Valley: Simon Polkus, West
 erly: Giacono Pucci. Westerly: Vincen-
 20 Pucci, Westerl': Alexander N
 Riddell. Bradfordf John F. Rinsi South Boston. Mass: William H Saunders, Canonchet: Saivadcre Sa- vona. Westerly; William A. Sawyers l Lewiston, Me. W1fred T. Segar. Wor'
 cester, Mass. Elmer c. Smith. Wyem- l ing: Robert Smith. West Kingston l John Solimeno. Westerly; Edmund . 1 Stedman, New York: Nikolas x. Ter. ranova, New Haven; Paul r. Thorp Ashaway: Roger F.. Trainer. Potter Hill. Antonio Turo Westerly; ePte' zeakas, Westerly.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05
To Quickly Remove
 Ugly Hairs From Face
Beauty Nons)

Beauty destroying hairs are soon banished from the skin with the aid of delatone paste, made by mixing some water with a little plain powdered delatone. This is spread upon the hairy surface for or 5 minutes, then rubbed of and the skin washed to remove the remaining delstone. This simple treatment banishes eyery trace of hair and leaves the skin without a blemish- Caution should be used to be certain that it is defatone you buy.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05

Captain Gideon Spencer, for twenty nine years a Hiensher- of the state board for soldiers relief. and for much of the time secretary. died Sunday after noon at his home in CoweseIt. age "A. He first enlisted in Battery D. First Rhode Island Light Artillery. He served in the Civil war three wears and ten months and when mustered out was captain of Battery F. He was department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic in 1885 and ap-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05
PROGRESS OF BRITISH
 TROOPS IN PALESTINE.
They Are Encourtering Slight opposi-
 ton East and North of Jericho.

London, March 4.--The text os to- days statement relative to operations in Palestine follows:
 From Friday 10 Sunday several en- counters between mounted patrols oc- cured east and north of Jericho. Be- tween Saturday and Sunday our troops advanced northward to maximum depth of 5000 yards on a frontage of SzzAIzA sailA<s aztsif7A and wesf nf ffa
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05

Rev. George B. Shaw, of Ashaway, being desirous to engage in general denominational work, of some special phase. has received a cali to become pastor of the First Seventh Day Bap : tist church. New York city, with the understan nding that he may he free to devote three months of each year tc special work In this connection. the board of directors of the America T Sabbath Tract society ask Res. Mr Shaw to enter into denominational work under the board for three months of eac1 year at salary of SI25 a month. and travelling expenses. one of those months to. be July. No time spent in attending the general conference or Eastern association obe taken from th2 three months, but ne-half of his expenses in attending them to be paie by the Tract society
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05

home in Groton. Friday, after spend ing a. few days visit with her mother Mrs Ida Smith.
 A dinner served in the Methodist church Wednesday netted a little over ten dollars.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05

Jerusalem Nablus road. encountering little opposition.
 An enemy airplane was brought down in our lines east; of -Jaffa The pilot and observer were wounded and captured
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05
SOUTH COVENTRY

Mrs. William Chandler from Staf- fordvifle spent few days in town. Mrs. Chandler and her sister, Mrs. Dana Jacquith spent a few days ia New Britain recently
 Mrs. Fred Whipp1e returned to ber
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05

The accommodation tram due to leave New London at seven o'clock, Monday morning, arrived in Westerly a distance of twenty miles, just one hour and a quarter late. AS the train reached Midway. the sourse of supply for the division. the locomotive be- came disabled and was disconnected from the train. And there the train stood in the Midway yard for more than an hour before another locomo tive could be supplied
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05

pointed the committee which appeared before the general assembly in be- half of the Soldiers home
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05

trict has new fire house, and a triple combination motor fire apparatus of the most modern tpye, and also owns valuable property at Watch Hill This district is not wholly confined to tho fire protection of the section Presi- dent Flynn announced as the com- mittee: Councilmen Francis q. Has well and Frederick E. Fowler: James M. Pendseton. town treasurer, and originator of the proposed town system fire department: Horace P. Rurdick of the Watch HiH district; and Town So- licitor Harry B. Agard
 Thomas E. Brown, chief Of police, reported nineteen arrests dErinn Feb ruary, as follows: Idle persons, tief, of fowl, one each; defacing fence three; theft. three; in4oxicat;on, ter. The council voted s2a0 to the town clerk to pay bonus on foxes and wood chucks. Ftfty-two milk licenses were granted. George Montaato was grant : ed license for three pool tables. The bills of the oyerseer Of the poor for February amounted to s48471, and this sum included the overseer's salary. tho purchase cf 9 horse, repairs at town farm and salaries, and very little for food and fuel for the famishing poor
 Dr.. Samuel c. Webster, sunerintend ent of health reported four cases of diphtheria and one of scarlet fever in January, and one of scarlet fever, one measles one mupms, two diphtheria. and one chicken 'pox in February. AL bert \. Crandali was reelected water commissioner for a term of three years. Sheffield Greene was reelected
 forest fire warden, with power 10 ap- point his assistants. The council tken adjourned.
 The town council of Westerly has
 quite number of appointments un- Ger it's control. including the water commissioners. As a matter of course the present incumbents expect reap pointment and therefore rarely make application for reappointnient Some day. some office holder. that carries with it a salary, may get left. should l the councilnnen reach the opinion that the office is worth at least the asking At the council meeting Monday, the clerk announced that the appointment. of water commissioner to succeed | Colonel Albert N. Crandall, suggested
 at the. February meeting, ought to be
 acted upon. One of the councilnen ] uSlo it is conceded would be a valua-
 ble acquisition to the water board. ask ed. Does Colonel Cfardall want the
 position again?'' After silence an other councilman remarked: Guess the old colonel wo1ld be disapnointed 1 If he did not get the piace," The mo
 ton to reappoint Colonel Crandan ore.
 vailed without opposition
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05
Lenten strictur.,.

Washington has overlooked the opportunity to advise Lenten obssry CTS to cut their sackcloth close and sift their. ashes.-New York Sun.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05

Mrs. Ralph Smith who has been elected to represent Vancouver in the Provk1cia1 Legislative Assembly, is the first woman to become a member. of this body.