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Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-16
PERSONALS

DR.. F. D. Coles of Boswell avenue
is confined to his home With pneu-
monia.
John Callahan and James Ryan
were visitors in New London We'd
Eesday where they were guests at the
Mohican hotel.
Rev. Joseph H. King. formerly OF
Norwich, has been elected chaplain
of st. Francis T. A. and B. Cadets OF
Torrington.
Mrs. Myron W. Smith of Bozrah il
in Hartford attending the State
| Grange as the delegate from Bozrat
| Grange, N. 161, Patrons of Husbandry
Rev. George S. Scrivener OF Norwich
will be in Staffordville, this (Thurs-
| day. evening to preside at the quart
erly conference of the Methodist
| church.
Mrs. L. N. Stevens has returned tt
Westbrook after visit III the home
of her mother, Mrs. james Perkins
| at Norwich. Mrs. Perkins Is re-
gaining her health after brief ill.
| ness
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-16
ARGUMENTS TO SET ASIDE
$500 VERDICT AGAINST REICl

Attorney Arthur NJ. Brown for the
defendant and Attorney Hadlai 4. Hull
for the plaintiff argued motion here
late on Wednesday afternoon before
Judge William NJ Maltbie in the su-
perior court to set aside the verdict in
the case of Martha Wilcox of Shew-
vile, trustee, against Valentine Reich.
The jury in the superior court had
given a verdict that Mrs. Wilcox re
cover damages Of $500 from Reich or
the suit she brought against him for
raising the dam at his pond at the
Mathewson mills property in Preston
and SO flooding back against the mill
wheel at the Shewville property.
The attorneys for Reich who were
Mr.. Brown and Andrew 3. Davies NOV
ed to have the verdict set aside on the
grounds that it against the law and eX-
cessive in amount
Judge Maltbie reserved decision aft
er hearing the arguments.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-16

Since receiving from Ernest S. Re d
Of Worcester whom they had select
ed for secretary of the Norwich Cham
Der of Commerce, his declination to
accept the position because, he said,
he could not find a suitable residence
here, the committee of the chambt +
of commerce has been considering
other names, and on Wednesday Sc
lected L. NJ. CrandalI to take the
pace. Mr.. Crandall accepted the Of
fer and went to work late on Wednes-
day afternoon, beginning by bringing
in two new paid up applications for
membership. one from Roy ". Cor
don, local representative for Alexan-
der Hamilton Institute of New York,
and another from William Trachten-
berg of the Eagle Clothing Co.
Mr.. CrandaI, the man selected for
this important position, has been pro
pr:etor of the Norwich Commercial
School for the last eleven years In
addition to running his school of bus
iress he has found time to be very
active in civic and fraternal organi-
cations. His characteristic is to throw
his whole heart and soul into what
ever he attempts 10 do. When The
chamber was out for three hundred
new members in one day Mr.. Gran
call, working as member OF In
Mayor Allyn L. Browns team, secured
tWenty-one new members.
In 1917, Mr.. CrandGlI was selected
from a list of SIS candidates from al
over the United States as educationa
director and systematizer of one 0.
the largest department stores in New
York city, During the past wear apt
n half he has been he'll responsible
for the efficiency and system Of til,
organic ton employing from four T
five thousand peonle and doiu. sew
eral millions Of dollars worth Of bust
ress annually.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-16
HOLYOKE MAN FOR ASST,
SECRETARY At THE

AT tn monthly meeting OF rhe Young
Mems Christian Association directors
on Wednesday evening there was n
good attendance and much interest
The various reports showed the work
to be in a healthy condition. Presi-
dent Benjamin T. Marshall of the
Connecticut College was present and
addressed the directors Oh he Y. NJ
G. A. County Extension work: his ad-
dress was full of Interest,", and indi
cations are that in the near future a
full fiedged county Y. NJ. c. A. will be
inaugurated ii New London county.
A feature of the meeting was the
decision to engage a new assistant
for the Norwich association and a cal
was extended to George NcEwan. OF
Holyoke, Mass, who is a college Grad
uate, and has also ATTENDED the Mt
Hermon school fer four years. and
while there was the general secre
| tary> of Mt. l1ermon Y NJ. c. A, He
has just been discharged from the
army. having been in the officers,
training school and became second
lieutenant. He comes to the Nor.
Wich association highly recommended
for the position. With .he comiro
of the new man the local "Y" viii
have full office force for the frs
| time in nearly year.
Attorney Charles /. Stewart was
elected a director and recording sec
rotary of the board.
The directors also voted unanimous
~ TO extend the membership privileges
rec TO all returning sailors and sol
dicrs for period Of six months # Is
| hoped that the friends Of the retur-
ing men of the army anG navy viii
pass the word along. thai the local as.
| ISOLATION may have the privilege ot
serving the noble fellows Who placed
their lives ct the disposal of thei,
country
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-16
Conrad SchIemmer.
WEDCING
NoYes=Rode

At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam c. Bode at 1G9 Laurel Hill avenue
on Wednesday evening the wedding of
William c. Noyes and their daughter,
Freda, took place in the presence of a
large number of relatives and friends
from out of town. The house was
beautifully decorated for the occasion
by Geduldig. The ceremony was per-
formed at seven o'clock by Rev. Geo.
II. Strouse, pastor of the First Bap-
fist church. The double ring service
was used, The couple were unattend-
ed. The bride was goWned in a trav-
cling suit of brown broad cloth and
wore a corsage bouquet of violets.
Following the ceremony a reception
was held and buffet lunch was serv-
ed. The bride received many beauti-
full gifts of cut glass, china, linen,
money and silverware. After a short
wedding tour Mr.. and Mrs. Noyes will
reside at the home of the brides par
ents.
The groom is the son of Charles f
Noyes and Flora Chapman Noyes and
has been employed as a chauffeur for
W. II. Allen. His bride is a stenog
rapher and has been employed by the
New London County Mutual Fire In
Surance company
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-16
|. M. CRANDALL c. OF c. SECRET

Mr.. Crandall resigned this position
on January 18th in order TO devote
Ill of his time to his work il this CITY
While in New York city he wss
chosen a member of the department
store educational council of the city
OF New York. He was also elected as
chairman OF one of the committees of
the Eastern Commercial Tea as
ISOLATION and has served on many
committees of the local chamber of
commerce, the Young Mems Christian
Association and the American Red
Cross.
He is a member of the Executives
club of Greater New York and of the
National ASsociation of Corporation
Schools. He was also selected as 4
member of the advisory board Of the
American School of Business of Bos-
ton. In 1912. Mr.. Orandall was field
secretary and special lecturer in the
BRYANT e Stratton commercial school,
Providence, r. I.
| In 1916-17 he held the position of
lecturer in business economics and
| secretarial studies in Connecticut Col
| lege for Women in New London. 1t
Was in this year that he purchased the
| equipment of the Norwich Dizziness
| College and combined it with the Nor
! wich Commercial S.s poi and moved
| the enlarged school into the new
Chamber OF Commerce building neal
| the post office. While still conducting
the schol. he will devote his entire
time to the business of his new posi-
ton.
! In addition to writing for the daily
press, national magazines, speaking
| before chambers of commerce, Y. NJ
c. AS and lecturing in colleges h
yvija in cnpci.3
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-16
DO OFFICERS TRICK MEN
INTO BUYING BOOZE

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Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-16
INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY

Harwood Byrnes of Warren street
has left for Indianapolis, where he is
engaged in business.
Miss Barbara Allen has resumed her
studies at Miss Capen's school, North
ampton, Mass.
Miss Ruth Browning, Instructor in
art at Birmingham, PENN, Hchool, has
returned after spending the holiday
week at her home on Greene av-
enue.
Mrs. Edward Allan Ol6s, Jr.. arc
son. Gordon of Englewood, N. J.. have
been visiting Mrs. Old's narents, MIR.
and Mrs. Archibald ANtchell.
Mrs Charles M. Brown has return
ed to Brooklyn, n. Y, after several
weeks visit with her daughter, Mrs
Allyn l. BROWN.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-16
NORWICH GIRLS CLUB
HAS ANNUAL SUPPER

On Tuesda, evening the Norwich
Girls club held its annual supper in
the Halle club rooms. The following
menu was served: Tomato bisque, sal
tines, potato salad, beaf loaf, pickles,
olives, rolls. ice cream cake, coffee,
candy.
After supper, the evening was spent
in games, music and dancing.
At a recent meeting of the club the
following officers were elected for the
year 1919: President, Edna Robinson;
vice president. Helen Way: secretary,
Elizabeth Voech treasurer. Marion
Duhaime. The next meeting will be
held on January 81, at the home of
Miss Edna Robinson.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-16
FUN ERALS
Mrs. Charles n. Carpenter.

The funeral of Mary l5, Beaumont,
wife of the late Charles II. Carpen-
ter. was held on Wednesday after
noon from her late home at 81 Bliss
place with relatives ard friends in at
tendance The funeral services were
conducted by Rev. J. w. Areson rec
tor Of Grace Episcopal church. Yantic.
The bearers We're Eharics Schlough,
William Manning, Seymour :'uln.ey
and George Adams. Mrs. Helena =.
T.. Church rendered Two hymns during
the service. There vera many beau
tful floral tributes clustered about
the casliet. Burial took place in the
family lot at Yantia cemetery where
there was a committal service read at
the grave bv Rev. Mr.. Areson. I'm
dertaker eager hal charge of the FL
Eclal arrangementsc.
Conrad Schlemme".
The funer. of Conrad Sehlemmer,
II. VINO died at his home, No. 100
Prospect street, Rockville, Sunday aft
ernoon, was held at o'clock Tues
day afternoon at his homo. Rev. Percy
E. Thomas, pastor Of the Union Con
gregational church, conducted the
metery. Mr.. SchlemneT was born
in Germany but has lived in Rock
vile for about fifty years. lie was a
member of Concord lodge Of Masons
German Sick Society, No ], the Rock
vile Liedentatel Singing society, and
Manchester Unity lodge Of Odd Eel
lows of Maynard, Mass His wife and
two daughters survive him. Mrs. Con-
rad Wicks of Rockville and Mrs
Richard Morris of Norwich Town
There are seven grandchildren.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-16
Corp. Costello in Southern Pacific's
EnpIoy.

Corporal Winiau1 G, Costello who
was married on Tuesday to Mss Sa-
rah fame f{itchon of West Town street
is employed in Inc genera! nauagay's
Office OF tha Southern Pacific railroad
1T Houston. Texas. lie was ncv =
employed al Eaptic as station a@cnt
as w:2a stated in the acccual OF the
wedding.
His father, William Z Costello. for
merry OF New Londen, is Low aen-
elai superintendent c. his Southern
Pacific
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-16
SECURED JOBS FOR 2,ss7
DURING DECEMBER

There were $3.50 applications for
employment made to the five State
Free Public Employment Bureaus
in Connecticut during December and
of these 1887 were furnished with en-
ployment according to the report just
issued by the Bureau of Labor. Of the
applicants 1929 were males and 1851
females. Employment was furnished
to 1888, or 70.6 per cent. of the males
and to 1,101 or S1.4 per cent of the fe-
males. OF the total applicants 74,4 per
cent. were supplied with situations
against the month of November. Those
who applied to the bureaus for help
during December numbered $3.50 and
S5.S per cent. of them were furnished
with help against 1873 per cent during
November.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-16
POLICEMAN TOM MURPHY
Is BACK FROM FRANCE

Thomas Murphy, formerly a men,
Der of the Norwich police 5orce. sor-
prised his friends at police head
quarters early this (ThErs'Il.) NOM
ing by calling there, having just re-
turned from service overseas in the
army.
1t is four months since he saw his
home town. He was in She engineers
corps, having received MS army train
ing at Camp Upton. AMI lis service
overseas has brought him into many
parts of France.
He arrived at Newport News. or
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-16
HORSES MAKE RUNAWAY
EACH ALONG MAIN STREET

a team OF large white horses hitcked
to large WAGON belonging to Charles
Slosberg ard Son ran madly up Main
street about $50 o'clock Wednesday
evening after becoming frightened near
Franklin square The driver was not
or the wagon at the tine the horses
started Trey kept to the right OF tt1c
street all t.oi way un Main street and
n1a ~ people tried to stop them but
without a'2cresg until they reached the
ar nj the hill near the Main street
FIVE station Luckily no damage was
fEue
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-16
NOTICE

The Seventy Annual Meeting Of
the uoNCy-hrIders Of the New London
county Mutual Fire Insurance Co will
BE- held 1T the office Of the Company,
o. $500 p. M. Tuesday, January 21st,
1919. :1r the following purposes:
a. To hear and act upon Annual
Reports o. Underwriting and Finance.
90 To elect four directors for a
.erm % three years.
t5l To transact any other business
proper TO come before said meeting.
". +. LESTER. Secretary.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-16
PHYSICALLY FIT
AT ANY AGE

II isn't age. It's careless living that
puts men down and cut" Keep your
Internal organs in good condition and
you will always be physically fit.
The Kidneys. are the most over
worked organs in The human body.
When they break down under the
strain and the deadly uric acid ac--
cumulates and crystallizes look out!
These sharp crystals .ear and scratch
tnt delicate urinary channels causing
excrueiating pain and set up irrita-
tons which may cause premature de-
generation and often do turn into
daddy Bright's Disease.
One Of the first warnings OF slug-
gisb kidney action is pain or stiffness
IN the small Of the back, loss of appe-
lite, Indigestion or rheumatism.
Do not wait until the danger is upon
you, At the FIRST indication of trouble
70 after the cause at<once. Get trial
box of GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil
Capsules. imported direct from the
laboratories in Holland They will give
almost immediate relief. If for any
cause they should not. your money viii
be refunded. But be sure to get GOLD
MEDAL. None other is genuine. In
called boxes. three sizes.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-16
SECOND CHURCH SOCIETY
HOLDS DISSOLUTION MEETING

The annual meeting Of the Second
congregational Ecclesiastical Society,
Inc, which was also the final dis
solution meeting, was held on We'd
resday evening in the rooln over the
Otis library with John H. Sherman,
chairman, presiding.
Reports Of the clerk, treasurer and
the society committee were resented
and accepted. and reports tnade Of
turning over of the society property
to the United Congregational church
iii the merger of the two churches.
It was voted to turn the records Of
the society over to the clerk of the
United Church and the secretary was
also instructa d to file with ,he secre-
tary of state the certificate of disso-
luton of the Second Ecclesiastical So
ciety.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-16
ROUND TABLE HOLDS
FIRST JANUARY MEETING

Miss Sarah L. Tyler of Union street
was hostess for the first Janu -
meeting of The Norwich Pound Table
or Tuesday evening. The entertainlr 6
and instructive program me began
with the roll call which the members
answered with quotations from a Win
ter poem. This was followed by 4 pa
per, Cathedral Cities Of Belgium, by
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Davis. After The
intermission, William H. Collins pre-
scented a paper upon Industrial Bel
GUM and the evening closed with a
discussion conducted by John L.
Vaughn and DR. c. c. GildcrsIeeve
This was upIs the subject, viii the
experiences of our soldiers at the front
produce a higher or lower type OF
manhood latter the war;
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-16
LIEUT.. HORACE ALLEN
DIES IN BROOKE YN

A telephone message from Brooklyn
\. Y, at three o'clock this (Thursdoy)
morning brought the sad news of the
death there OF Lieut.. q. 81 Horace H
Allen, son of DR.. and Mrs. J. H. Alien
Of Church street, this city. He has
been critically i'll for several days and
DR.. and Mrs. Allen have been at his
bedside.
Besides his parents he is survived by
brother, Christopher, who is in the
navy service.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-16
APPEALS BEMls CASE
TO SUPREME COURT

Attorneys for the late Morton F.
Plant of New London have taken an
appeal to the supreme court from the
decision Of Judge William NJ. Maltbie
denying q motion to set ASIDE the YER
dict in the case OF Irene +. Bemis of
New London against Me-. f'lant.
The jury gave Miss Ber2is verdict
of $4,000 damages for injuries she re-
ceived in a fall when stepping from
an elevator in the Plant hlilting in
New Lonton.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-16
WHIST IN LIBERATION
OF SILVER ANNIVERSARY

Mr.. and Mrs. George D. Fillmore OF
9 Walnut street gave an evening of
whist on Wednesday night fer few
friends ii celebration of the twenty
fifth anniversary Of their wedding,
They received many beautiful gifts in
recCgn. I3l OF the silver anniversary.
III. and Mrs. Fillmore were married
IN Ta2tyille On January Is, 1893 and
have spent all their married life IN
Naf.vila and Norwich. For a number
Of years past Mr.. Fillmore has been
employed IS bookleeper at the Thames
National Ba1k.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-16
Carries News to Pacific Coast.

That Ehe Bulletin, which claims the
largest circulation in Eastern Con-
necticut reaches other palts of the
United States is vouched for by many,
especially by Mrs. J. D. Pfieffer, who
recently received a letter from an ac-
quaintance in Tacoma, Washington,
who was the first music teacher
Sergeant Thomas J. Pfn:ffer had in
Norwich and who read his letter from
France, published in The Norwich
Courier, which she gets regularly and
which wildly recalled former schol-
arS
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-16
FOURTH DEGREE TO HEAR
ABOUT AUGMENTATION

The Rev. Daniel Mullen Assembly,
fourth degree. Heights of Columbus.
on this coming Sunday will hole an
open meeting in K. Of c. hall at which
the topic of the day will be the Amer
icanization plan. Harrison H. Whea-
ton, director of Americanization of the
state council of defense has ASSIGNED
II. R. Brancho, who has been recent
~ appointed as Mr.. Wheatop's deputy,
as speaker of the meeting. The sub
'ect is an important one and it is ex-
pected that there VIII be an unusual
~ large attendance.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-16
NoIIe in Groton Case,

States Attorney Hadlai A. Hull had
a"nolle entered in the superior court
here on Wednesday in the case of
James Shea and jeremiah Kurinick,
two Groton youths, accused of theft
of $57 and sweater from Walter A.
Clark. He told the court that the ev-
idence seemed insufficient and the man
from whom the property had been TAX
en- had gone away.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-16
Rozrah Church Gives Fo- Armenians

Special services were hnll last Sun
day il the Congregational church for
the Armenian and Syrian relief The
presidents proclamation, cnblesrams
were read Urging Immediate response
fer help to save millions Ct peonle
from starvation. A generous offering
was taken ond opportunity will be
given next Sunday for others to con-
tribute.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-16
Lumber Dealer In Eapk-u,+ov

A petition in bankruptcy was filed
on Wednesday in the United States
district court in Hartford by Isaac
kiaman, who has been in the lumber
business in Norwich. The liabilities
are scheduled at 1886 and the assets
$4,735.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-16
Lawrence Hyde Gets Back.

Word has been received that Law
renee Hyde Of the seth Regiment has
arrived safely with the 57th Regiment
in New York. He must rsmain there
until the 56th arrives, which is ex-
pected Friday.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-16
MontviIIe Case conainn 70 Trial.

Trial CT the case OF Michael Cooper,
accused of assault upon Daniel Griffin
at Montville on Dec. 6 will probably
tie taken UP in the superior court here
this Ghursday) morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-16
CONNECTICUT SOLDIER
VOTES NUMBER 1893

Secretary Of State Frederick L. Per-
~, has issued & tabulated statement
Of the returns of the state election in
November including the soldier vote.
Tie total vote of the state was 1898
and that Of the soldier vote was 1888.
There We're 23i rejeced.
The soldier vote counted was by
,r,,,1r7t los
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-16
/ PARTIAL pEMOBiLlZATION
OF STATE GUARD ORDERED

Hartford, Jan. 15.-Further orders
regarding the reorganization and par
tial disqualification of the Connecticut
state guard were issued from head
quarters Of the military emergency
board in Hartford on Wednesday. So
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-16

A pretty girl sometimes fire q
young mans heart with admiration,
and then her father fires the rest o.
his person with shoe leather.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-16

EeE7 Years G;ty and has beer at Camp
Upton since before he was discharg-
ed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-23
GARRICK,

George V. Hobart's fantastic comedy
"COme-On Charley" viii be the at
traction at the ShUbeTtGarriclI for 4
week beginning tomorrow evening
with the usual matinees on Thursday
and Saturday.
Mr.. Hobart has given to the stag
many successful productions, his most
successful being Experience" y
In this latest comedy Mr.. Hobart
has supplied a number of thrills and
much mystery and suspense, which
places this production in a class by
itself in the way Of comedies.
'COme-on Charley is in three acts
and five scenes, and a prologue. The
latter is the key to the whole produc-
ton. it is therefore suggested that
the audiences go early so as not to
miss this.
The plot is based on the stories OF
Thomas Addison, and Mr.. Hobart has
added all the charm and entertaining
qualities that are usually found in his
works
In order to present the production
twenty-five principals are required.
Charley Carter, the ''Come-on," will
be remembered for his performance in
'Oh, Boy" in New York. Josephine
Stevens, y Dodson. Mitchell. Dorothy
Drew, Frank Mccormack and Morris
Barrett are a few Of the more impor.
tant members of the cast.
"Come-on Charley" is an entertain.
nent that should appeal to those who
enjoy the unusual
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-23
POI,Vg.

lee and J. J. Shubert will present
me of their greatest musical comedy
iIfs, Little Simplicity" at Polls
fheater for the week commencing
hta evening.
This musical comedy had long runs
a the Aston and Forty-fourth Street
rheaters in New York this season.
RidR johnson Young provided the
,ooiS and lyrics for Little Simple
ty.s the score is by Augustus Bar
att, who has provided the stage
ltb much light and airy music. Mrs.
Dung Is the author OF "Maytime, %
hich ran for over a year in New
of9z.
This musical comedy Of youth, love
nd romance has been provided with
N unusual company. The featured
Members of the cast are Walter Cat
Ell, Marjorie Gateson, Mabel Withee
carI GantyOort, Stewart Baird, and
he Cameron Sisters.
tasittle Simplicity" Is in three acts
~ nrst located at an inn in Tunis,
EfEsria; the second in the Latin
fuarter of Paris: and the third Some
where in France"
Feronique, or Little Simplicity. is
a young girl who has been adopted
oy the keeper Of a tavern in Tunis
she Is being pursued by a rich anc
,owerful sheik A young American
ma three pals from the Latin GUAR
ter OF Paris are off on vacation
nd turn up at the inn. The young
American falls in love with We