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Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
JEWETT CITY
In Spite of Threatening Weather, Me- moriaI Day Exercises Prove Most SuceessfuI-Ten- Star Service Flag For Firemen-HoIiday Guests.

Notwithstanding that Memorial day opened with clouds and rain the ex- ercises and parade were a fine suc- cess. The parade moved at 9.30, head ed by L. M. Carpenter on horseback The big flag was carried by ten girls, followed by 24 Boy Scouts and one hundred and fifty children from the Riverside Grammar school, in charge of Principal F. H. P. Clement. Fifty members of the St. Casimir society made a fine appearance in the line. Some of the veterans marched, while others rode in automobiles, together with the clergy and the town and bor- ough officials. The music was by the White Eagle band. Wreaths were re- ceived at the town hall.
 The line marched to the Jewett City, St. Mary's and Baptist cemeteries, where the soldiers graves were deco rated in due form. Prayers were of fered at the cemetery services by Rev. Albert Donnell, Rev. J. J. McCabe and Rev. J. W. Payne. At David Hale Tanning park, there were short speeches by Rev. Albert Donnell, Rev J. J. McCabe and Rev. Ms D. Fuller with prayer by Rev. E. M. Anthony Here flowers were massed about the soldiers monument.
 1He 1dQleS or the BaptlSC chuFcl served 9 dinner in the vestry. Mrs. G. A. Haskell was in charge of the floral part of the memorial ob- seryance and MT. Haskell was mar shal of the day, which turned out | fine, the exercises being very impres- sive and successful.
 Attend Graduation. Mrs. G. c. Hull was in Boston Wed ! nesday to be present at the gradua. tion of her daughter. Helen, from the School of Domestic Science.
 MT. and Mrs A. B. Swift anG daughters, Helen and Catherine, O. Providence. R. l., were Memorial da, l guests of MT. and Mrs. E. H. Hiseox
 The guns for the Boy Scouts in tn, parade were loaned by Jacob Weehs Ter.
 Peas For Holiday Dinner.
 G. A. Haskell had peas from hi garden in his dinner menu Thursday
 Flags For Firen1en.
 At the hose house, Foreman J. H Mccarthy raised two new flags ol Thursday. The American flag and service flag with ten stars. Mrs, L. M. Carpenter entertainet her mother Mrs. Jennie Wilson O Norwich, Memorial Day.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
NORTH LYME
Local Guests at New Rochelle Wedding MT. and Mrs. James Beebe Married Fifty Years.

Miss Lois Rogers was home from New London over Sunday.
 Guests at Wedding.
 MT. and Mrs. J./L. Raymond, MT. and Mrs. c. F. Jewett and Mrs. Katie Jewett motored to New Rochelle, N. Y, last Wednesday and attended the wedding of Mrs. Mary Fosdick, for merly of this place, and Giles l.. Rey- holds of New London. After we'd ding trip they will reside in New London.
 MT. and Mrs. S. E. Aekley, Miss Ida Stark of Bashan, M. J. Stark and Miss Emily Stark visited Wednesday at w M. Sisson, Jr.'s.
 M. J. Stark, Miss Emily Stark, Mrs Eva Tucker and Mrs. N. s. Strong were in New London Thursday to at- tend a meeting of the Home Mission | society of the New London associa- ton.
 Herbert Maynard and family oi l Waterford visited at Fred Miners over Sunday.
 w. M. Sisson, Jr., and family, MT and Mrs. William Sisson called on MT and Mrs. H. B. Sisson in Deep River Sunday.
 Married Fifty Years.
 Friends of Mr. and Mrs. James Beeb, extended congratulations to them las Sunday, it being the fiftieth anniver sary of their marriage. Four sons ant eighteen grandchildren visited then on the anniversary. One grandson i serving his country in France.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31

Last week Wednesday about 40 neighbors and relatives of Judge and Mrs. L. J. Storrs. including Miss Mar ian Storrs of ThompSonyille, Dr. and Mrs E. R. Stofrs of Hartford and Fred Rosebrooks and family of Wil-
 imantic assembled at their home in observance of the judges 50th birth day. and the anniversary of their marriage. It was as a surprise to the judge, but later in the evening there appeared large punch bowl filled with a delicious beverage, also plenty of ice cream and cake and a birthday cake.
 Special Town Meeting. There is to be a special town meet ing Saturday, June 1st, to see Whal action the town will take in regard to the sale of the Mansfield Depot schoolhouse. the purchase of a lot and construction of a new school building As there has been some controversy over this matter the meeting prom, | ises to be one of unusual interest. Ths hour is 3 D. m.
 Delegates and others from the sev- eral missionary societies in this ant i the surrounding towns held a meet i ing at the Spring Hill Baptist churcl Tuesday. Walter Cummings and family Q
 Webster, Mass. Iand Gilbert Storr:
 and family of Coventry were at thu
 home of E. F.. Storrs Sunday. D. c. Flaherty is building a gar
 age for Mrs. E. P. Bellows, near tn, bungalow. i Early Thursday morning lightninI
 struck telephone pole and large Ire
 near the home of J. Wohllebe and lief
 some splinters and pieces bark in it wake.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
Brief Mention.

Or1eT MenClons
 Mrs. Frank German of this city is spending the holidays with her par ents in Danielson.
 Miss Mary O'Connell of Springfield, Mass spent Memorial day with Miss Margaret Sullivan of Jackson street.
 Private Clinton Wood of Camp Up- ton returned to camp Thursday even ing after spending a 30 hour furlough in this city.
 Frederick Bibarie of Bridgeport, a timekeeper for the Pardy Construction company, spent Memorial day with his mother in this city
 Mrs. William Nagle and daughters, Alice and Mary, of East Hartford, are spending the week end with MT. and Mrs. John Healy at 95 South street. Officer Victor Enander of the Will limantic police force, who has been on sick leave for several weeks, will report for duty Monday evening. He has undergone an operation at the New Britain hospital
 A Polish man who left his suitcase at the railroad depot Saturday even ing reclaimed the case Thursday. Al the time he noticed the loss the station property was searched, but it was not found until Sunday by Train An nouncer Thomas Killourey.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
UNION MEMORIAL SERVICE
Chaplain Dawson, of Storrs College,
 Speaks on Marks of Service.

A union Memorial day service was held at the Methodist church Thurs day evening, the local Protestant churches, Methodist, Eongregational. Baptist and Episcopal, taking part.
 Prayer was offered by Rev Walter Borchert of the Episcopal church. Rev. Marshall Dawson of Storrs was the preacher.
 Rev. Dawson who is chaplain at the agricultural college, took as his text,
 T bear in my body the marks of ser vice. He pointed out that the ser vice was called in compliance with the request of President Wilson. that we pray for our army and navy. Our war veterans, whose ranks are grow ing thinner every day, bear the marks of service, the empty sleeve, the limp, I-and soon our boys now in Europe will return with the same marks of ser vice. They will say, T bear the yisi ble marks of service; what have you done?" Can you show the invisible marks of sacrifice, by calloused hands and by your purses?
 The work of the people in this eeun. l try is perhaps harder than the dut,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
HEROIC DEAD REMEMBERED.
,craves of Many Soldiers in the coun- try's Wars Decorated With Loving Carr During Memorial Day.

 Graves of soldiers buried in the rWillimantic, St Joseph's, North Wind Imam and Windham Center cemeteries iwere decorated by members of Francis Is. Long post, No. 30, c. A. R., Me- rnorial day. The weather was very Threatening. and for this reason many idid not attend the ceremony. The rain storm Wednesday evening made ;the grass in the cemeteries fresh and green a fine background for the many bouuuets of flowers placed on the The c. A. R. visited the cemeteries with the exception of the Willimantic cemetery in the morning, going in an auto truck, accompanied by the American band Rev. Arthur D. Car penter of the Baptist church spoke at each of the cemeteries. On their re- ] turn to this city the veterans were served a dinner by the Woman's Re- lief corps.
 The main exercises were held at the Willimantic cemetery in the afternoon All the local military organizations as- sembled at the town hall and marched to the cemetery. The parade formation
 Platoon of Police.
 American Band.
 Marshal F. P. Fenton. Company M, State Guard, Lieutenant
 Mccarthy commanding. Windham Girls Club Military Class Capt. J. R. Paulh1s commanding.
 WiIlimantic Boy Scouts. Sons of Veterans. J. Al. Shepard com
 manding.
 Spanish War Veterans, Harry Denmal
 Commanding.
 Color Bearer Arthur Sweet. Francis S. Long Post, G. A. R., il
 automobiles.
 'Womsn's Relief Corps in automobiles The American band gave shor concert at the corner of High ant Main streets. and at o'clock the orde to march was given.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
ASHFORD

Thomas Fitts is in Willimantie for few days.
 Ethel Clark, a patient at St. Jo- sephs' hospital, Willimantic, is slowly improving.
 Walter Greene, who has been con fined to his house with rheumatism, is able to be out.
 William Poole and son Earl were home over the week end and Sunday
 Miss Vera Bennett visited in CamE Mills, L. l., the past week
 MT. and Mrs. John Whitford were ir Stafford Springs Friday of last week
 Mr. and Mrs. Harlow Scott visited al Samuel Bates on Sunday.
 Oren Adams is i'll with pneumonia
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
WESTMINSTER
Local Representatives at Fres Will Meeting of w. c. T. U. at the Plains Community Service Flag to Be un' furIed Memorial Day.

Community Service Flag to Be un'
 furIed Memorial Day.
 The evening service was omitted at the church to give opportunity to attend the annual Free Will offering service of the Canterbury W. c. F, D., held in the M. P. church at the Plains At this service a good number of Westminster were present. Mrs. Columbus Smith, the president and Mrs. Ray Ray Bliven, vice president, at large, were on the platform.
 l.. LaChapelle is at work on geF. ernment buildings at New London
 George K Harold has enlisted in the engineering corps.
 Frank Medbery is at Camp Upton
 New Service Flag.
 On Memorial day Westminsters new service flag, with it's twelve stars for her men in the service, will be uHfurl- ed. It is a community affair and to be held at 1.30 D. m. on the Green in front of the Westminster church and it is expected that the attendance will be general by all in this parish, bound ed by Lisbon, Hanover, Scotland, Brooklyn and including people not often meeting as in this patriotic ser- vice for the local boys. Personals. Miss Ethel Newton has returned for l the summer.
 A. T. Macleod and family were Ner- wich visitors Wednesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31

only a short time after being extri- cated.
 The series of cooking school lessons at Grange hall closed Saturday after noon. B. ". Richardson supplied the pull pit Sunday morning.
 Mrs. E. L. Simmons was a caller at Kingston Monday. MT. and Mrs. $. E. Brown and daughters were callers here Monday l evening. 1 Mrs. Almy Sutton visited over Sunday with her sister at Exeter.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
BOLTON NOTCH

Mrs. Carl Cooley of Hartford is vis- iting her sister. Mrs. Loren Maine.
 Mr. Yorke and two children of Hartford visited Mrs. E. S. Shaw on
 Sunday.
 John Corners of Hartford was en- tertained at Loren Maine's Sunday. Dent Davis and his brother Floyd have gone to Maine. E. A. Shaw has gone to New York for a week. The Grand Army post of Manchester decorated the graves of the soldiers Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
EKONK
May Basket For Visitor-Rev. ]. c.
 Pryor Resigns-Sunday School of- ficers Elected.


 Mrs. Warren Tanner returned Fri, day from a visit in Colchester, Her mother, Mrs. Maynard, accompanied her home for visit.
 May Basket Party.
 Charles Gardner of Boston and El- la Gardner of Plainfeld were week. end guests at Benjamin Colburn's. On Saturday evening party of nineteen young people hung Miss Gardner a beautiful May basket and enjoyed a social time.
 Allen Sayles has purchased new automobile and so has Edwin Gallup. Allen Sayles and family took an automobile trip to Mystic Sunday and visited relatives. Pastor Resigns. Rev. J. Clinton Pryor preached an excellent memorial sermon Sunday morning. After the service he asked 1 to be relieved from the pastorate of this church another year. to take ef- l feet next Sunday, all deeply regretted | his resignation. He will probably take a church nearer his home in West Virginia.
 Officers Elected. | Mrs. George Gallup was elected su- perintendent of the Sunday school and | Mrs. Henry Young assistant. Mrs Edward Gallup was chosen to trair the children for the Children's day | concert.
 Rufus Green is working for Car Gallup.
 MT. and Mrs. Daniel Gallup. Mrs Olive Gallup and Miss Jennie Williams were Sunday guests at B. S. Gal lup's.
 Supervisor Ireland visited the schoo here Monday He is arranging for thl graduating exercises in the town o Sterling.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
WILLIM

At the cemetery bouquets were given to the marchers to place on the graves. When the men returned to the ranks taps was sounded on the bugle. While leaving the cemetery, and in front of G. A. R. hall, the war veterans were saluted by the uniform ed paraders.
 There are 395 graves of soldiers in the town of Windham and elsewhere. Of this number, 312 are for Civil war veterans, 35 Spanish war veterans, S2 veterans of the War of 1872, and "A veterans of the Revolution.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
FUN NERAL.
Mrs. IsabeIIa j. pimook-

Funeral services for Mrs. Isabella Josephine Dimock were held at the home at 75 Summit street Thursday afternoon at o'clock, Rev. c. Harley Smith officiating The body will be -aken to New London for burial in Cedar Grove cemetery. Undertaken J. M. Shepard is in charge of the ar engagements.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
CLARK'S CORNER

LeRoy Pearl of Brooklyn was at Emma Pearls Saturday.
 Guests at P. J. Navin's this week were Mrs. Arthur J. Racicot and child of Wilimantic, Miss Lynch, also of Willimantic, T. J. Navin of New Haven.
 Miss Agnes Sullivan spent Sunday at her home in Worcester.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
WOODSTOCK VALLEY

MT. and Mrs. Fred Goss have been visiting the formers father, Elmer Goss. MT. Goss is a wireless opera tor on a naval vessel.
 Sidney Wilson is visiting Henry Wilson's family before leaving for camp, as he has been drafted. Charles Sharer is working on the highways of the town this week.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
USQUEPAUGH

F. K. Crandall and family of King ston were callers here Sunday after noon.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Clarke and ser Luke of Arctic spent Sunday witt Mir. and Mrs. J. s. Lamond.
 Rev. Q. H. Palmer lost a horse Sun. day. The horse got in the naire and had been there so long that it lived
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
COMPLIMENTARY SUPPER.
Senior Class of Nurses at St. Joseph's
 Hospital Feasts 1918 Graduates.

The senior class of nurses at St. Joseph's hospital of this city gave a chicken supper at Windham inn We'd nesday evening to this years graduat- ing class, five of whom were present.
 The trip to the inn was made by 15 of the nurses by automobile. Miss Mary Mccarthy of New London was toastmistress at the evenings, enter tainment. All present were called on for brief addresses and one of the nurses gave long and convincing talk on woman suffrage. A musical pro- gram followed, with Miss Katherine Sullivan at the piano.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
Ordered to Renort.

William H. Bransfeld, who was graduated last week from the Uni- versity of Maine, has received notice to report early in June at the division of enlisted specialists at Fortress Mon roe, Va. MT. Bransfield is an electrical engineer and has had an application in for the school for some time. He is now visiting his parents in this city.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
STOOD sEcoN 3.
Harry J. Cotter Ranks High in Gas!
 of s6 at Baltimore Dental College.

Harry J. Cotter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Cotter of 46 Park street, this city, was graduated from the Bal timore College of Dental Surgery on Tuesday. MT. Cotter ranked second in class of S6 and was only one point behind the leading man.
 His sister, Miss Marguerite Cetter was present at the graduation exer- cises, and they arrived in this city Thursday evening. They are accom- panied by Miss Ethel Mcdonald oi New York Edward Cotter of the same family is now a senior at the same school.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31

New Haven.-Invitations have been
 sent out to the members of the Mount Holyoke Alumnae association for the annual picnic of the association, which is to be held at the cottage of Miss
 Vera Timm and Miss May Levene at Morningside. Saturday, June 18th.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
Holiday Travel Light.

Traffic through Willimantic was not very heavy Memorial day. The trains carried extra coaches, but all were run in one section. Automobile traf- flee was not nearly so large as for the same day last year.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
Souvenirs from France.

Mrs. George Fraser of East Town street received Tuesday some beauti- ful souvenirs from her son, Donald Fraser. now in France. MT. Fraser has been in France for several months. A short while ago photograph of him taken there reached his parents.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
plseed Flowers on Graves,

Mrs. Thurston B. Barber of Peek's Corner, Mrs. c. L. French and Robert L. French motored to Paehaug ceme- tery Tuesday and placed flowers on their family lots for Memorial day.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31

Pete, the little dog owned by MT. and Mrs Emil Welte of East Town of East Town street was killed We'd nesday morning by an automobile. Pete was seen often for the last eight years on the streets up town and will be greatly missed by his owners and by others.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
Will Repeat Comedy.

The local high school senior play, She Stoops to Conquer, will be repeat ed at Hawley armory, Storrs, for the benefit of the Y. M. c. A. war fund.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
Special Devotion.

At the Sacred Heart church a tri-
 dunn or three days devotion in honor
 of the institution of the blessed saera- ment will begin this (FHriday). even ing, concluding Sunday evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
Memorial pax Orator.

Rev. Eugene P. Cryne of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Water bury, formerly of this city, spoke at the Memorial day services in Water bury at Hamilton park
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31

Lux comes in light, transparent, fluffy, white flakes. It is different from anything you have ever used
 The modern form of soap
 You don't have to rab the garments when you use Lux. You simply dip your blouse up and down in the rich, warm suds, squeezing the suds again and again through the fabric. Then the rinsing. In the old way, no matter how eare- fully you rinsed, tiny particles of cake soap you had rnbbed into the fabric usually chung to it. These little particles weakened and yellowed the fabric.
 But Lux dissoIves so absolutely that you are sure three rnsings of clear lukewarm water will
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31

Mrs. Harry Vail and two children of Elm avenue are passing a few days with friends at Mansfield Depot.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
Infants Death.

Jennie the three months old daugh-
 ter of Frank and Francis Mailisky Pozelone, died at the home of her parents at 3S9 Pleasant street We'd nesday evening from pneumonia.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31

Hartford, as did also Robert Watts.
 Richard Perry is employed as a pat tern maker in New London.
 Mrs. Watts spent Tuesday in Nor wich.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31

Miss Helen Avery of West Town street spent Thursday with her sis- ter, Miss Ruth Avery. at Connecticut college.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31

Mrs. Sarah Heath and daughter, Miss Addie Heath, of Elm avenue, are spending a few days with Fred Heath and family of Mystic.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31

Frederick Barrows of Hyde Park, Mass, was a recent guest of his sis ter, Mrs. Dwight w. Avery, of West Town street.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
No Game-Wet Grounds.

Tho baseball game at Recreation park Memorial day was cancelled be- cause of wet grounds.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
Heard and Seen,

Robert Armstrong of Woensecket is the new boss dyer at the Saxton wool en mills.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
Modern materials won't stand
 the old way of washing

nEMEMBER the clothes women wore only afewyears ago3 Sturdy wash waists, heavy j 1 \. enough to stand hard washiHgs. Or else dark silks and piaids that were never rubbed at all! Muslin underwear. Dark" petticoats. Cotton and iisle hosiery.
 Today, look at the materials women wear! Handkerchief linen. Crepe de Chine. Georgette Crepe Chiffon cloth. Dainty colorings. Shim- mering textures Silk and lace underwear. Fine silk hosiery The daintier the better.
 The old-fashioned rub-rub-rub
 For the apparel worn years ago the old rUay of washing answered the purpose. You rubbed the cake of soap directly on the garments -and rubbed hard Sometimes you even rubbed over a wash
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
voLUNToWN
Theatre and Two Churches Closed and Memorial Day Services Given Up, Because of Small Fox cases-Per- sonai Items.


 As the result of a few cases of small pox in town the Union theatre was closed last Saturday evening un- til further notice, the Baptist and Methodist churches were closed Sun day and Memorial day, exercises were given up.
 General News.
 Mr and Mrs Charles Anderson at- tended the Bass Clef concert at Nor Wich Friday of last week.
 Several from here attended the Me- morial day services at Rachaug ceme- tery Sunday afternoon.
 D. A. Gahan has purchased an au- tomobile. There are several cases of small pox | in Griswold.
 A number of local people attended the circus at Norwich Tuesday.
 John N. Lewis has purchased a new car. Mrs. George Bromley of Saunders vile, Mass. is visiting with relatives | in town.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31

carry every trace 'ot soap out of the fabric.
 You lift your blouse out It's spotlessly, surprisingly clean. You are truly amazed -it's so easy, so quick, so simple.
 Just get a package ot Lux today at your grocers. druggists, or department store. Lever Bros. Co., Cambridge. Mass. :.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31

Hiscanum.-The grange voted to give $15 toward the drive for the Red Cross.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31

William Backus, an enlisted man in the U. s. navy. and who is a chief petty officer, stationed at the Brook lyn navy yard, was home over Me morial day.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
SPRING HILL

Surprise Visit to Judge LewelIyn J.
 storrs on Birthday and Wedding AnniVersary-Special Town Meet ing to Settle Vexins Question of School Site.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
How to wash silk blouses

IIUW tO WE5H DIVUTSV
 Whisk tablespoonful of Lux into thick lathef in half banfu of boiling vsy hss Add cold water till luke warm Dip your blouse through the foamy father times Squeeze the suds through do rub Rinse in three waters of the temperature the water in which you washed it, Squeeze the oudo not wiring Dry in the shade When ncarly dry, press with onnever hot GeorEete Crepe bouses should be gently pulled into shape they dysnd also should be shaped as they are Ioned.
 Yos eoH ass Lsr for anything fhGt w6fsr
 aLoxe w6s t injGrf!
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31

board. You rubbed out the soap and you twisted and wrung out the garments.
 Cruell You shudder at the very words. Such treat mcnt for the delicate, sheer garments of today would be a crime.
 Now there's a better way -the Lux way, that keeps the daintiest things new cleanses them t-nderly with never a bit of rubbing.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
lone From Navy Yard.

in the trenches. and woman is doing her full share. the speaker said.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-09
Wanted Situation, Female
Attention

LADY would like care children even- ings. Phone 27S9. 30S East Van Buren.
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