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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-29
THE PROBLEM NOW IS TO DIS
 TRIBUTE VAPORUB QUICKLY.

Most of this tremendous quantity is still enroute to the jobbers, but freight and express are both congest- ed nowadays, and 1t may be some time before this supply reaches the 1obbers. In the meantime, therefore. it is necessary that we distribute, as widely as possible, the stock that we are rlaF:facturing daily, together with that now on the jobbers' and retailers shelves, in order that it may get to the Influenza districts quickly. Our normal output is about 4,OOO dozen per day. We are putting on a night shift, but it will be a little while before that is producing. WHAT'S WE ASK THE WHOLESAsE
 DRUGGIST TO DO
 Last Saturday we notified all of our jobbers, by Special Delivery, as fol lows:
 1st-Deals and quantity shipments of
 kinds are cancelled. Fill no
 quantity orders of any kind,
 whether taken by our salesmen or by your own. Sell in small lots only.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-29
SPECIAL BOOKLETS ON SPANISH
 INFLUENZA

We will send, on request, to any retail druggist, 100 or more little booklets, just issued, on Spanish In- f1uenza, giving the latest information about this disease history-the symptoms-the ereatment, and partic- ularly the use of Vick's VapoRub as an external application to supplement the physicians treatment.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-29

ADVERTISEMENT.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-29
NEW WAYS TO USE vAPORUB

In addition to the usual method of using VapoRub-that is, applied over the throat and chest and covered with hot flannel cloths-our customers are writing us daily telling of their suc- cess in using VspoRub in other ways, particularly as a preventive. They melt little in a spoon and inhale the vapors arising, or melt it in a benzoin steam kettle. Where the steam kettle is not available, Vapo- Rub can be used in an ordinary tea kettle. Fill the tea kettle half full of boiling water, put in half a teaspoon of VapoRub from time to time keep the kettle just slowly boiling and inhale the steam arising.
 According to a bulletin just issued by the Public edith Service, Dr. Stiles. of this Service, recommends that the nose be kept greased as a preventive measure against the Influenza For this purpose VapoRub is excellent.
 THE WICK CHEMICAL CO., | GREENSBORO. N. c.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-29

The present Administration has been effective not only in war but In peace.
 The nation has travelled far under the leadership of President Wilson. The Federal Reserve Law, vigorously opposed at tke time by Senator Root and the nti-sdministration forces, has completely reconstructed the f. nances Of this country and placed our affairs upon such a stable basis that we have been able to meet the great demands of the war without monetatry disturbance or the sem blance of panic. The Farm Loan Act was a constructive measure which has proved of inc cstimable ben eft to the farming population and has had a most happy result in stim- nlating the growing of the crops needed for the war. The taking over, by the government, of the rail road system as well as the telephone and telegraph lines of this country were progressive and stabilizing measures. The organization of the War Finance Corporation was an ac-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
PERSONALS

Mrs. R R. Kinkead was visitor in New London on Friday.
 Alfred Henaalt has returned to his nome on Hobart avenue after spend ing the summer at Groton Long Point.
 Miss Madeline Sullivan of Lowell Mass, is the guest for a few days of Miss Evon Brchdhurst of 4S Lafayette street.
 Miss Margaret Connen of Pratt street and Miss Margaret Dingevin of Mckinley avenue are spending their vacation at Watch Hill. Mir. and Mrs Andrew Jacobs and daughter, Victoria. Of Derby, are spending a few weeks with Mir. and Mrs Frank Scrable of Occun.
 Carl Parker, Harold Slattery, James Cummings and William Mcknight have returned after spending sever al weeks at the Nobody Inn at Pleas ant View
 Mrs..Jehn T. Bell and daughter. FL la of Portland. Maine. are spending two weeks at the home of Mrs Bells brother, John T. Broadhurst of 4s Lafayette street.
 Miss Alice D. Coon of North Ston- l ington, 1918 graduate Of Smith col i lege and now assistant principal oi Beichertown (Mass.), High School. is visiting Miss Hilda Driscoli, Snitf ] 1920, at Holyoke, Mass. Miss Driscol formerly lived in Montville and visited , Miss Coon in June.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
PATRIOTIC EXERCISES
 AS PLAYGROUNDS cL oSE

After most successful season the Norwich Fairgrounds will close today and the public schools will open on the 4th of September. The playgrounds have been under the able direction of Miss Mary Mckay who has been re- sponsible for the success of the grounds this year and for years pre- tious. The attendance at the grounds has been exceptionally large and the season has been unsurpassed in re- gard to weather conditions as there have been only two rainy days since the grounds opened.
 On Friday at the various grounds there were patriotic exercises as the last week has been Patriotic week. The exercises consisted of a salute to the flag. the singing of the Star Span gied Banner and other patriotic songs and recitations
 The work done by the girls this sea son has been done along patriotic line, the girls doing Red Cross sew ing, war relief work and canning. The canning club which has twenty mem bers has met every Thursday morning in the Broadway school under the di- rection of Miss Bertha Halloek. \ large number of vegetables and fruits have been canned by the club and they will be exhibited at the county fair Members of the club will alst take part in the canning demonstra. | tions to be held at the fair.
 Another exhibit at the fair whicf | will be of interest will be that of th' l sewing done by the playgrounds girl.
 which includes Belgian afshan whicl was knitted by all the girls of eacl playground, a patchwork quilt from l each playground and a number 0
 sweaters. Many of the plain sewini pieces, embroidery and crochet worl
 will also be on exhibition. Some 0
 the pieces will be given to the Re, i Cross.
 The playground association fee l very grateful to those in the Cit
 who have contributed to the success 0 1 the grounds by donating yarn fo knitting and material for sewing an in many other ways.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
AUGUSTUS CHAPMAN HEIRS
 CONTEND OVER sANkRoOk

A probate hearing was held in the Ledyard probate court before Judge $. E. Holdri sye oil Thursday after noon, lasting from ? o'clock until D.. m, Augustus L. Chapman, who died Jan. 31. 1918. and whose estate was admitted to probate in the district court on the 11th day of February, 1918. deposited in the New Haven Savings bank on May 29. 1889, $500 in the name of Melvin Chapman, his eld- est son. Augustus L. Chapman kept the bank book in his possession until his deeease. Cyrus E. Chapman of Ledyard, brother of Augustus L.. Chapman, was appointed administra-
 tor The administrator turned the bank book over to Melvin Chapman and the amount on the book amount ing to $1659.92. was drawn by Melvin Chapman. Leonard Chapman, another son of Augustus L. Chapman, claims that his father placed this account in the New Haven Savings bank in the name of Melvin Chapman for an ob- ject and that was to prevent a sec ond wife of Augustus l.. Chapman from whom he was estranged, from getting possession of it. Leonard Chapman claims this amount belongs to the estate of Augustus L. Chap man and not to his brother, Melvin Chapman. Leonard Chapman asks for the removal of his uncle. Cyrus l.. Chapman as administrator.
 There were many witnesses who testified. Attorney Virtume T. A Quinn of Norwich appeared for Leon
 ard Chapman and Mayor J. J. Des-
 rnond of Norwich represented Cyru: | Chapman. Decision was reserved.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
SEARCH IN PROVIDENCE
 FOR GROTON THIEVES

The search for the thieves who stole q whole safe containing $1,G00 in cash and $500 in Liberty bonds from a restaurant in Groten on Wednesday night has led to Providence.
 Detective Alfred L. Rudd and Dep uty Sheriff Manuel J. Martin went there on Friday in search of Joseph Moran and Frank Rotan ti, who are alleged to have been implicated in the taking of $500 in cash and S5h0 in Liberty bonds from the Star restau- rant in Groton Wednesday evening.
 The two men named have bean run ming a six cylinder automobile as a public service car in Groten for the past month. Througt their business they gained the confidence Of Harry zavoritz, proprietor of the Star res taurant It was in this way they ! were aware that considerable amount of money was kept in the safe.
 | Two women. who have been seen in the company of the men. are also | missing. Rotando came from Provi- l dence.
 1 Deputy Sheriff Manuel J. Martin | secured the woods for some miles on l Thursday in an effn~t to locate the
 safe. He succeeded in finding sledgt | hammer which was used in breaking 1 into the strong box. This was found
 some six miles from Groton. The l burglars evidently rolled or dragged the safe through a marsi, and fol 1 some distance to a road where they 1 loaded 1t onto an automobile.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
HOUSEWORK IS A
 BURDEN

woman's lot is weary one at best. Bat with baeizache and other distress ing kidney ills life indeed becomes a burden. Doan's Kidney Pills have made life brighter for many Norwich women. Read what Mrs. c. E. Fowler. ss1 E. Main St. says: T am very seldom without Doan's Kidney Pills in the house: I buy them at the Lee { ossood Go. have had attacks of backache which have come on from a cold. Sometimes over-work has brought on those dull pains across my kidneys. I haven't used Deans Kid Eey Pills continually. but just when my back has ached and felt weak and I have never failed to get relief. I recommend Doan's highly, because of my experience with them"
 Price soc, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs. Fowler had. Foster-Milburn Co.,, MfErs., Buffalo, N. '.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
JOHN M. LEE AGAIN
 < FOURTH DEGREE MASTER

John M. Lee of this city, has been notified by John H. Redden of Dem yer, Col, supreme master of the fourth degree section, Knights of Columbus, of his reappointment as master of the fourth degree for the district of Con- necticut for the two-year term end- ing June 3oth, 1920 This win the fourth term that Mr. Lee has served as mas ter for Connecticut and during the six years that he has been in charge of the Connecticut district there has been a noticeable increase in the
 membership of the fourth degree sec tion and an enlargement of the field of activity in this, department of the or der that has been very cretiitable to the officials in charge of the district Because the order of the Knights of Columbus Is devoting all it's ener- gies to war activities and because the fourth degree section is the patriotic
 division Of the order the work of this
 branch during the continuance of the
 war, promises to be more exactine than at any period in the history oi the order. more particularly as the l National officers are urging all sub ordinate divisions to be active iii every movement which has for it's purpose 1 the winning of the war
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
WARRANTY DEEDS IN
 TOWN OF NORWICH

Real estate transfers in Norwich by warranty deeds were recorded as follows at the town clerks office in the latter part Of August:
 Aug 21-Rebecca Kromb to Stanis- laus Kowalowski. IA High street
 Aug. 22-CharlH Oscar Tracy to Daniel and Annie T. Drew. SS Nc Kinley avenue.
 Andrew F. and Joseph P Connor to Frank Miceli 41 Thames street.
 Elijah B. Woody orth to Cesido C. Leone, Benham Hill park.
 Aug. 23-Martha R. Barstow to Hell en B. Hooper, 23 and 25 Water street
 Aug. 2e-Edward Florence to Thos and Josephine Ksiazek, Prospect Park annex.
 Elijah B. Woodwork to Michele Pagoni. Greenwich Heights.
 Elijah B. Woodworth to Felix Pa gani, Greenwich Heights.
 Aug. 27-Jeremiaa Connor to John Stankiewicz, 32 and 34 White street. Irving J. Willis to Lucy P. Hicks 34 Pearl street. Aug. 2s-Julia D. and J. P Murphy to Mary Mccarthy. West Thames street.
 Aug. 2s-Norwich Land Improvement Corporation to Frederick J. Lowell Summit street James l.. Case to Jennie A. Dawley 1 96 Mckinley avenue. Jennie A. Dawlev to James L. Case 21S Laurel Hill avenue.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY

The Misses Osgood. who have been spending two months at Pleasant View, return home Saturday.
 After passing several weeks uptown Misses Ella and Carrie Van C1eef are returning to Jersey City. N. J.
 MT. and Mrs. John Randall Pow elson leave today for their home in New York, making the trip by motor
 Misses Valerie, and Ellodie Hyde of New Orleans will spend the next two weeks at Sentry Hill. guests of Mrs. Thomas Harland
 Miss Antoinette Van CIeef of Jer- sey City, N. J., came Friday to spend a few weeks with the Misses Hyde on Washinston street.
 Mrs. William E. Perry has gone te New York where she will take up hos pital work. Mir. Perry, who accom-. panies his wife will leave New Yorl on September 1st for the officers training camp at Camp Lee.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
GASOLINE BAN ON
 SUNDAY PLEASURE RIDES

Prohibition of the use of gasoline on Sundays for motor vehicles and boats applies only to pleasure riding, Fuel Administrator Garfield announced. He said that reasonable use of gasoline driven vehicles for necessary purposes was not intended to be prohibited.
 Just what is pleasure riding and what is necessary use must be deter mined by the individual; keeping in mind always that we must have addi- tional reserves of gasoline so that there may be no possibility of delays in over seas shipments.
 The United States fneI administra- tion win not attempt to tabulate auto mobile traffic on Sunday" While taxicabs were not mentioned in the statement it was said informally the restrictions would not prevent taxi service for necessary purposes, though their should be no hiring of cabs for 1 pleasure riding
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
Funeral serviees in Lowell.

The body of the late Robert Adley Smith was taken to Lowell. Mass, on Friday where funeral services were held at 3 o'clock in the afternoon in the chapel of the Lowell cemetery. Rev. A. W. Shaw. pastor of the Epis- copal church in Lowell. conducted the services and the bearers were William T. and George A. Smith. brothers of the deceased. A. H. Abbott. a brother in-law, and James, L. Case of this city, who represented the Shetucket company of Norwich. of which MT. Smith was assistant treasurer and general manager at the time of his death.
 There was a very large attendance of the Lowell friends of MT. Smith at the services at the cemetery. The trip from here was made by auto | mobiles by the entire funeral party l Undertaken Gager had charge of the arrangements
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
AUTO CASE SETTLED BY FRYING COURT COSTS

Edward Carroll was fined $25 on one count and s1 on another count with costs in the police court on Friday morning in the charge of reckless driving. Upon recommendation of the state automobile inspector the fines were remitted and he was obliged to pay only the costs of $12,sl. The case is to come before the auto. commission later. Carrolrs car was in collision with another car at Norwich Town and it is claimed that he was running at a reckless rate Of speed It is also understood that the other car had glaring headlights. It is said that it will cost Carroll $500 to repair his car.
 The $50 cash bond in the case oi C. J. Williams of Philadelphia, to- bacco drummer, accused of theft. was called as Williams was not in court.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
KEAD-ON AUTO CRASH. AZ yANTIC


 Two automobiles, one belonging to George D. Fillmore of Walnut street and the other to William E. Ryan of Michigan, formerly of this city and Lebanon, met in a head-on collision at Yantic Friday evening which dam aged both cars considerably but the occupants escaped serious injury.
 The accident occurred on the curve in front of the Jabez Bailey place where there is a clear view of the road for several rods. The Ryan car which was going toward Yantic, was hitting a fast clip on the left side of the road when approaching the curve. The Fillmore car was coming toward Norwich at a medium rate of speed when the driver, Lyle H. Fillmore, saw the Ryan car approaching. He slowed down to give the Ryan car, which was driven by William E. Ryan a chance to- pass, but the Ryan car kept coming on the left hand side Fillmore, to avoid a crash, turned his car to the left but at the same time Ryan turned and the cars met The impact with which the two cars struck l was heard for some distance.
 In the Fillmore car were Mir. and l Mrs. George D. Fillmore, Lyle H. Fill more and Mrs. John Irish. Mrs. Irish was thrown out but escaped serious l injury. In the Ryan car was W. E
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31

Ryan, his brother, Charles Ryan, q Mir. Hart and a Mr. Park w E. Ryan had his leg slightly. cut. A third Ryan brother who was driving in a team was near the accident It was said on Friday evening that the Ryan broth CTS in the car were intoxicated and in fact one of the Ryan brothers in the car was so dead to the world that he did not even wake up when the cars struck and was somewhat surprised to wake up later and find the car in which he was riding at one side of the road with wheel gone.
 The Fillmore car was most badly, in- jdred as two front wheels were dish ed, the front axle sprung and the ra : diator pushed back onto the motor
 The Ryan car lost one wheel and was considerably bent about the front part.
 < The Fillmore car was brought tc the city late Friday evening with the front part resting on a truck. The accident created considerable excitement in Yantie and during tho excitement someone thinking that tht sleeping Ryan was injured sent fol the ambulance which responded al l we'll as the police patrol with a sduai of officers. The case will be heard il court this morning as the occupant of both cars have been summoned t appear.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
BIG TIMETABLES TO
 DISAPPEAR FROM STATIONS

The removal of all time table post ters from railroad stations and other ublic places has been ordered Sy the United States Railroad Administration according 10 letters received here from General Passenger Agent A. E. Smith Of the New Haven road The letters state that the printing of the posters las been discontinued and that all ticket agents have been advised to take down all poster frames and re- move posters displayed at their sta tions.
 The result of the removal of the time table posters from the railroad stations and public places will mean T greater demand for the folder time tables and much more work for the information officials and the ticket agents. Thus far no orders have been received stating that folder timeta hies shall be discontinued, although this step may follow the removal 0f the posters if it be that the measure was taken for the sake of economy.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
REGISTRATION CARD IS SIMPLER THIS TIME

The first thing which the approxi- mateiy } 7e0 unregistered male resfd- erits of Norwich who come within the limits of the eighteen forty-1ve man power bill will have to do to get in line for the draft is to fill out registra- ton card, already issued by the gov ernment and now being sent out to local draft boards.
 The machinery which takes the toll of the new registrants is the same as that which handled the two former drafts, but thi stinle the registration card is much simpler than before. al though at first glance 1t appears more complex because of the grater number Of questions.
 Each applicant will have to answer these twenty questions on registration day, which probably will come early in September, though the aKact date has not yet been determined: 1. Name. (Give first name, middle | name and last name) ?. Permanent home address in full 3. Age in years 4. Date of birth-month, day, year B. White?
 | 6. Negro? [ Oriental? l s. Citizen Indian?
 g. Non citizen Indian? 1 10. Native born United States citi zen? II. Naturalized United States citi zen?
 12. Citizen by fathers naturalization
 before registrant's majority? IS. Alien? (deelarant).
 A. Alien? (non -declarant).
 15. If not citizen of the Unite
 States of what nation are you citize or subject?
 IS. Present occupation. ! IT. Employers name. IS. Place of employment of bushes address in full.
 19. Name of nearest relatives {
 wife: 2, nearest blood relation; 3, clos lest friend if no blood relatives). 20. Full address of nearest relative
 The thing which the government stressing a little stronger this time
 the nationality of the -registrant. IT question of marriage. military servic dependents, exemption and birthplat have no place on the new registratio : cards They will be taken up entire
 by the new ouestionnaires. Thel
 will be little change in them. in h
 opinion, except what is embodied
 the law by Congressional action. , has been determined upon~by Wasl ington that deferred classifcatio .. which will prove the biggest item I the new questionnaire. will be decid . by the local draft board and not . the registrant, through special clail
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
OBITUARY
Marshall Eliot Morris.

Marshall Eliot Morris, s1 years old, died Wednesday morning at his home, a03 Noble avenue, Bridgeport. He was born in Salem, May 10 1887, and was the son of Seldon and Betsy Morris. In his boyhoood his father remved to Litchf1eld where he was engaged in the manufacture of clocks. He spent his boyhood days in Litchfeld.
 When the late Nathaniel Wheeler was establishing and developing the Wheeler and Wilson Sewing Machine company business in Bridgeport, Mir. Morris father was sought to move to that city to take up the manufacture of sewing machine cabinets on a large scale. Marshall Morris went to Du- Quin, H., when his father moved his business to Bridgeport and soon after the Civil war he entered into part nership with his father in the manu- facture of sewing machine cabinets Mfr. Morris became secretary and re- mained so until he retired from busi 1 ness in the early nineties.
 During the early ninstiec he ac- 1 quired large interest in oyster lands 1 He was one of the first to build steamers for dredging purposes. His ! large oyster interests were later 1 merged into the RadeI Oyster com 1 pany.
 His wife died seven years ago. and <; his son. Paul Winters Norris, a sculp- tor died about two years ago, Sur l viving him are. one son, Louis S l Morris, two daughters, Mrs. William 1 T. Hincks and Mrs Edgar W Bassicl and a grandson. Dundtey M. Morris.
 Mrs. Harriet Hathaway Johnson. On Tuesday, August 2, after a lon. 1 illness Mrs. Harriet Hathaway John son of Lynn Mass, passed away a the age of s2 years. Previous to he marriage in 1880. Mrs. Johnson resid ed in Greeneville, this city, with he father, the late Joseph Gardner Hatha
 way. She is survived by a daughter Mrs. William Fl. Allen of Huntington
 place.
 Frederick r. Bacon.
 Frederick T. Bacon died Frida.
 morning. after a long illness. at hi
 home, No. 615 Albany avenue fl
 Hartford. aged 67 years. He leave
 his wife and three sons: Merton H
 William H., and Edward C. Bacon three grandchildren, Ewing, Ruth ani
 Doris Bacon; a sister. Mrs. Asa bib
 ble of Lynne. Conn. and nephew
 William B. Diobie of Florence, Mass l
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