Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-03

and has an especially designed signal | while being more handy for the car rier. Prices range from $1.50 to s2.50. | Thrift stamps and war savings cer- Superintendent of Mails William A | Wells and Special Clerk Maurice F. Kelly have charge of the exhibit. Dur i Ing Monday Postmaster John F. Mur- 1 phy was looking after the arrange ments of the display and the progress of the war stamps sales.
 The Speciality Shop. Royal Worcester corsets-featuring the Bon Torf-suits, waists, coats, | plain and fur trimmed, silk skirts, dresses and other examples of ad- l vanced fall styles are set off to good advantage in the 25-foot booth so well filled by the Speciality Shop, 40 Main street, Norwich. Studying the Bon Ton corsets on view, the women vis- itors to the fair delighted in the dainty lines and stylish cut. Manager J. B. Caron has charge, and is assisted by Miss Julia T. Enright and Miss Evelyn Caron.
 Candy, Popcorn, Peanuts.
 The Connecticut Candy com pany fills the customary space with a booth for the sale of ice cream, candy, pop corn and peanuts. Miss Mildred Pen dleton, Miss Dora House, Miss Mazie Pendleton and Miss Gladys Pendleton are the busy saleswon1en here,
 Pianos, Talking Machines and Furni.s |. ture. I
 The Piaut- Gladden. company. stand ard exhibitors at the fair for over a quarter of century, this year has taken over additional space in the center of the hall, making in the az gregate an exhibit in 125 feet of available floor space. While the firm has much that is attractive, perhaps the greatest emphasis is laid on cleo trical pianos, Victro1as, grafonolas and Sonora talking machines The Mehlin, Hallet & Davis, Behr Bros, Wasser- mann and Crawford pianos and player pianos are exhibited to advantage.
 The entire space on the north side of the hall between the entrance doors, is devoted to a display of fur niture. ranges, and other home fittings. One of the leading exhibits here is Windsor suite in old ivory, the wood solid maple. This consists of ten | pieces, including twin beds.
 Sellers kitchen cabinets, Herald 1 ranges, floor and boudoir lamps, vases, l Colonial clocks, and a magnificent
 
 American walnut are admired by visit ors from the opening to the closing of 1 the fair.
 l All registering with the firm receive free of charge a cook book of wartime recipes federally approved and which | is mailed to them at their homes Yardsticks and the usual souvenirs are given away. The combined ex- hibits are in general charge of Adelard Morin, assisted by H. B. Parmelee. | Frank S. Spicer, Herman Sears, John Fox, Miss Helen Coughlin, Mrs Mary | McNerney and William A. Costello.
 Norwich Electric Co.
 Sewing machines run by power and the Hoover electric section sweeper are demonstrated by this firm. The Western Electric sewing machine is handily portable and is provided with an electric motor, so that foot power lis not required. The motor shown which costs but s15, can be applied to any machine. The exhibit is looked after by Miss Catherine Yer rington and Mrs. Arthur G. Jenkins
 Oil Paintings.
 | Crowds stand about the booth near the west door, where Rouillard, the lightning artist, completes oil paint ings with rapidity and skill.
 Railway Information Guide,
 The Rathbone Publishing Com- pany, of Norwich. is having a free l distribution of Railway Information Guides during the fair.
 Domestic Arts.
 The effects of war year are most noticeable in this department, where the members of the committee have not received much over a quarter ot the entrees of last year. The work shown, however, is of uniformly ex- cellent quality.
 Those exhibiting are Miss Grace c Taft, Mrs. Charles S. Burke. Miss Eva Curry, of Leonard Bridge, Mrs. Dan- iel Murphy, Mrs. Scott, of Unior Square, Norwich, Mrs. Edward s Flynn, Mrs. Edward Arasin, of Moos- up, Mrs. E. P. Pratt Lisbon, Mrs. G A. Gardner. Mrs. Belle Worthington Mrs. William s. Holmes, Mrs. NJ ConneH, Miss Mary Ogden, Mrs John o. Peckham. R. F. D., No. 1. Miss L. B. Kramer. Mrs. Hattie A. Sprague Miss Ethel Clark, of Preston: Mrs A. B. Newton. of Uncasville, Mrs. s M. Billings. Mrs. Hiram Auburn, Mrs Albert Hill. Mrs. W A. White Mrs Charles H. Benjamin, Miss Edith M Benjamin, of Preston; Mrs. John A Peckham of West Thames street. Miss iG Meier. Mrs. Sherwood Raymond Mrs. B. c. Li1lie, of Lebanon: Miss Billie Browning, of Norwich Town Miss Eunice Northrop, Miss E. B Whiting, of Mystic and Mrs. Fremont Vergason.
 Arts and Crafts.
 Exhibitors in this department in clude Miss Grace Taft, Mrs. Edward T. Flynn, of Yantic, Jennie Iva Gardner, Mrs. Joseph Unison. the last named showing a particularly at tractive lamp
 The crochet spread exhibited b7 Mrs. S. NJ. Billings of 34 Connel street, Norwich, sold for s1o0 and z duplicate has been ordered
 A tiny block quilt entered by Mrs Fred Geer of 122 Prospect street. Nor. wich, contains S272 pieces.
 Mrs. E. C. Lillie of Lebanon. whC shows pieced quilt of a novel de sign. is over 97 years old.
 County Home Exhibit. Carefully done work is entered b, the children of the grades of tn, County Home School taught by Mis- M. Jamie Leach. who not only in structs the pupils in needIework, bu generously provides the thread ant material. Pupils exhibiting are: Ray mond Sundstom. Susan Whitford Sarah Hewitt, Margaret. Cronesberry s Mary Myers. Ella Crunb, Oliver Martin Harold Lawrence, Benjamin F. Wilcox. Joseph Boidrighine, Allie Hamilton Frank Sammataro, Ere ! Galuski, Sarah Hewlette, Willar Phillips, Annetta Boldrighine, Netti