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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-11
BULLISH CROP NEWS
SUSTAINS CORN PIT
Free Sales at Times, but Breaks
Bring Support to Take Up
Surplus

GRAIN BELT WEATHER FORECAST
Chicago. June ll,-Illncis and Mis-
Wisconsin nG pSn MTnesoa nsnf rDsr5uto to-
night and Thursday; probably showers:
not much change In tempsrstures North
day in extreme west, Nebraska and Kan
probably local thunder showers In east:
( not not mgch change % In tsmperatuTs re Non.
probably local thunder showers in south
east and extreme northeast: cooler In west
anf c5uds sTSS tepsn and TSurs
day; probably local thunder showers in
north Thursday.
Chicago. June 11.--Bullish crop news
from parts of the belt sustained the
corn market today and the close was
higher. At first. prices ranged down
ward but offerings were absorbed and
losses were recovered. Later there was
free selling at times. but breaks brought
out sufficient support to take care OF
the surplus. Shorts covered.
There is too much rain in the south
west and cutworms have appeared in
localities. although no serious injury has
been reported. The volume OF business
was not large and brokers We're inclined
to await developments. particularly the
attitude of the Federal Reserve Board
in regard to banking accommodations
It was said that the strike of the teleg
raphers was not humpcring outside
orders to any appreciablc extent. Re
ceipts were higher than for several days
Oats were firmcr. with shorts cover
ing and keeping surplus offerings of
the market. Continued dry weather in
the northwest and reports of exports
during the last fcw days had n bullisl
effect. Trade was narrow.
Leading futures ranged follows:
Corn tnew delivery Vest.
open High Low 12::so clos
Dec. =. i.5a& i.GoPs i.Sols i.567s 5sl5
Set Bss ~ G&7' ~. 81; 70 GG', ~, tsG sGs
i.dru-.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-11

Sales Of IA gross tons OF tin for the
week ended Saturday are reported by
George Cromsby. chief in charge of tin
for the war industries board.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-11

At n stockholders meeting of the
White Motor Company increase in the
capital stock from SIG. 900 900 TO 800, =
coo 900 was authorized.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-11

Caustic soda and soda ash continue
active. Buying Of considerable proper
tions for export is reported, and the
markets have advanced
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-11

Leading futures ranged as follows:
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-04

Mrs. Boyd of Browns Crossing, Miss Doris Woodbury and MT. Perry.
 MT. and Mrs. Elmer Satterlee and daughter Rebecca motored to the will lage from North Haven Saturday and spent the night at the home of Mir. Satterlee's parents. Mir. and Mrs. C. A. Satterlee
 Mir. and Mrs. Horace H. Sears and son Alfred of West Haven spent sev- eral days the past week at their bun galow near the village.
 Mir and Mrs. Charles H. Winchester Of Norwich spent Sunday with MT. and Mrs J, Otis Winchester. Miss Jennie c. Perkins, who is hay ing week vacation from her duties at the Thames National bank. Nor Wich, left Saturday morning to attend the 10th anniversary commencement exercises at Northfeld. Mass, of which school Miss Perkins is a graduate.
 Miss Arlene Collins of Allyns Point | is assisting ill the store of Norman &, Povey in the village. A familiar sound on the river at noon Monday, one that has not been heard here for the nast two years. was the orders of the Yale coach through megaphone to the crews as they took i their first practice. having arrived late 1 the previous evening. Their boats ar rived Monday morning at 10 o'clock by special car.
 l Mrs. Dudley c. Perkins spent Mon 1 day with her uncle and aunt, MT. and Mrs. Henry C. Beckwith, in New Lon l don.
 | Coroner Franklin H. Brown spent | Memorial day with men here having 1 his auxiliary craft Ruth taken from
 her winter quarters and put overheard ] that afternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-04
STONlNcIION

Contrary to expectations of some supposed to be on the political inside, Judge Frank H. Hinckley made these reapointment for the Stonington town court; Lorenzo D. Fairbrother, Stonington borough, deputy judge Benjamin H. Hewitt Mystic, prose cutting attorney; William A Wilcox. PaWcatuck, assistant; Alert G. Mar tin, clerk, Theodore T. Wilcox, proba- ton officer.
 John Martin and William Cullen, pleaded guilty to the charge of being tramps when arraigned in the town court. The court suspended judg- ment and the, "tramps' settled the coss Of S14.50, and were not broke when given their liberty. They were arrested Monday night in the ice house at Harborside. Stonington Pointers. J. Howard Horn and family, of New ark have arrived at their summer | home on Mason Island. MrsA Frank F. : Dodge is visiting in Maine.
 Mr. and Mrs. J. Irving Maxson have returned to Stratford. | Contributions are being made for g series of band concerts in the good ole summer time.
 Plans are complete for launching the barge Ashland, at 3:50 Saturday | afternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-04
YANTIC

Mir and Mrs. Henry Briggs and daughters. Ruth and Gladys, of Leb- anon, spent Memorial Day with Mrs.
 Briggs mother Mrs. NJ. J. Bogue.
 Miss Margaret Coughlin of New
 York, spent the past few days in town
 with her parents, Mir. and Mrs. John
 Coughlin
 Mir. and Mrs. Elias Stockett spent
 Sunday in Stonington, guests of MT.
 and Mrs. R. Hewitt. Mir. and Mrs. John I<ilroy spent
 Sunday in Stonington, visiting Mir. and
 Mrs. E. Northrup. Mir. and Mrs. R. Y. Congdon and children, Florence and Raymond, were recent guests of Mir and Mrs. Charles Congdon of Stafford Springs. Miss Mildred Pendleton has return ed to New Britain after spending the holidays withe her parents, Mir. and Mrs Charles Pendleton. Forest Adams of Andover, Mass, spent short time here during the past week.
 Ralph Armstrong of New York spent | the holidays at his home on Meeting
 House Hill. Mrs James Counteru1an and daugh- 1 ter, Mrs. James Smith, of Fitchville are spending several days in Wake l field. R. l. Mrs. COunterman was call ed there by the illness of her sisters. MT. and Mrs. Henry Pendleton, of ] Waterbury. spent the holiday in town
 with MT. Pendleton's parents, Mir. and /, Mrs Albert Pendleton. 1 Mr. and Mrs. c. B. Davis have re- { ceived word from their son. Private 1 Charles Davis, IT.. s. A., that he has
 arrived safely on this side of the
 Atlantic and will be at Camp Merritt, l N J., until his release comes. l John II. Williams who spent 1 Thursday fishing, returned with if 1 teen fine trout.
 Miss Mary Curry has returned to 1 Coventry, after spending the holidays l at her home here. Miss Marion Gibbs and Ralph Gibbs
 who have been spending a month in
 Abingdon with Mir. and Mrs. Charles i Arnold, have returned home. Miss Venie Rogue has returned tc Lebanon. after a stay of several days 1 at her home here.
 j Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ludkie have
 returned from stay of several days
 in Rockville.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-04
ABINGTON

Tuesday evening Miss Gladys Covell received a pretty May basket hung by thirty of her young friends. A very happy evening was spent with games Ice cream and cake was enjoyed by all
 Tuesday afternoon twelve of the pa triotic towns women met at Abingdon hall and made forty-fi wreaths for the soldiers graves which decorations were placed by the school children or Thursday afternoon. The procession formed at Grange hall and marched to the cemetery and was led by one of the local young soldiers. followed by the drum and fife corps. about sixty school children carrying flags, wreaths and flowers, then by teams and auto mobiles. The veterans rode ahead in automobiles. At the cemetery was giv- en the following programme:
 Prayer. by Rev. Mr. Fuller; reading names of soldiers; recitation by the children, There Are Many Flags, fol- lowed by salute; song. When inc Flag Goes By. as the children sang, Thomas Elliott. grandson of one of ths veter-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-04

ans, T. o. Elliott passed by holding the flag, and all stood in salute; poem, The Blue and the Gray, Stanley Ami don; address by MT. Brown, of Put nam; address by Rev. Mir. BigeloW; Remarks by Ralph Sabin and T. O.. Elliott; singing of America by all; benediction by Rev. MT. Bigelow.
 Wednesday evening the degree team gave the third and fourth degrees at Wolf Den grange to a class of thirty. About 150 grangers and visitors were present Ice cream and cake were served. Dancing followed. Ladies society will meet at AbinS- ton Library hall Thursday afternoon.
 Miss Kettle Watson, who under went a slight operation at the Day EimbalI hospital last week has re turned to her home.
 Eighteen members from Wolf Den attended the Pomona meeting at War renville Saturday.
 Miss T. $. sharp spent the Memo rial holidays with her sister in Tor
 rington.
 The Putnam High School cassmat 1 of Corporal Hernon Coyell, brought
 . handsome floral piece and placed on Corporal Covells grave Memorial Day
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-04
SOUTH KILLINCLY

Mrs. P. H, Coffey and children were in Central Village Monday.
 Mrs. Harold Woodmansee has been spending few days with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Edmund Goodyear.
 Mrs. William Slater is entertaining her niece. Eva Davis. of North Scitu- ate.
 Mrs. Thomas Jacques has arrived from Frostproof, Fla. and will spend the summer with her daughter. Mrs. William Barlow. and other relatives in this vicinity.
 A E. Hall and Mrs. Hall were in Putnam Thursday evening.
 MT. and Mrs. Raymond Gates and Mir. and Mrs. Raymond Barlow spent the holiday with relatives in Valley Falls.
 Byron Place and family of Foster visited local relatives Sunday.
 Myrtice Young. who has been em- ployed in Danielson for several weeks, has returned home.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. F. Phillips visited relatives in Ballouville Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-04
,rews 8; 5. At the Sunday school ses-

brews 8: 5. At the Sunday school ses- sion notice of the semi annual Sunday school institute to be held in the Fed eral street Methodist Episcopal church
 Friday was given. Mrs. R. Irving Hurl-
 butts class of girls and D. c. Perkins
 class of boys were the leaders in the
 journey to Canaan. each having travel
 ed S20 miles.
 Mrs. R. Irving Hurlbutt was the Iead-
 CT of the Epworth league evening ser-
 vice with the topic Our Relation to
 God, Reverence and Public Worship.
 John c. Reynolds of New York ar-
 rived Tuesday to spend Memorial day and the week end with Mrs. Reynolds
 and their two young sons. who are | spendin gsome time with Mrs. Rey- holds mother, Mrs. Lucy H. Hurlbutt,
 at her home in the village.
 The former station agent here,
 George F. Lawson. returned last week from trip to California and resumed his duties for the New Haven road at Bishops, near Plainfeld. June 2d. R. T. Fowler Of Mt. Vernon, \. Y, was q guest for Memorial day and the week end at the home of MT. and Mrs. Frank Aplin.
 | Harmon Cranmer of New London spent Friday and Saturday with his
 mother, Mrs. ]. A. Birch.
 Mrs. Donald Irwin. with her little daughter Barbara, from Mt. Vernon N. Y. who spent May at the home of her parents here. MT. and Mrs, Frank Aplin, returned to her home Thursday | Frank Davis of Norwich, his mother 1 Mrs. Elizabeth Davis. a former resi- dent of the village. with her daughters ] Misses Emma and Margaret. and Miss
 Oakley, were party that motored 1 from Norwich and called in the village
 Memorial day. s. J. Phelps, who has been steward | for the Harvard crews for many years i arrived last week preparatory to the i arrival of the crews this week. l Mrs. William H. Brooks of West | Hartford was recent guest of hel mother, Mrs. Delphine Fish.
 MT. and Mrs. Rowland H. Perkins i with Mrs. Marvin Smith and Walter | Chase, all of New London. were ar auto party that called on Mir. Perkins ! relatives ir the village Memorial day 1 Mir. and Mrs Walter M. Buckingham 1 had as their guests for an auto ride
 to Deans Mills Memorial day Mir and
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-04

It's well to be consistent but too many people possess the consistency aS nnl4Sh
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-04
STAFFORD

Luigi Portelli was given serenade by the Phoenix Liberty band and his townspeople. He has been discharged from the service, having served in the A. E. F., in the 325th battalion.
 The Ladies Circle of the Universal ist church will meet for work Wednes- day afternoon. At 6o'clock the June supper will be served. Hostesses. Mrs. F. C. Pinney, Mrs. Sawin, Mrs. Ser tha Goodell.
 Benjamin Campo and men are re- laying the wall by the road near the home of Fred Dimmick. There is a high wall on either side of the road there and the recent heavy rains had caused the big stones to give way, making the spot dangerous for travel
 The minstrel show given in Memo rial hall, Friday evening. under the auspices of Phoenix Liberty hand, was a success in every way. All seats were sold and many persons were
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-04
WESTERLY

van the administratrix reported the personal estate is not sufficient to pay debts, petitioned for sale of real estate. Continued to third Tuesday in June.
 A. T. Ledwidge, commissioner of the estate of Albert E. Crofts, made re- port on the allowance of claims pre- ferred and not preferred, and those dis allowed. Report was confirmed by the court.
 The Pawcatuck Fire district at the annual meeting voted s100 to Westerly Old Home week general fund. Mode rator Albert G. Martin presided and Doctor William A. Hillard was clerk. 1 The office elected were: Albert C.. i Martin, moderator: William A. Hill ard, clerk; C. I. Spencer, treasurer; Charles J. Morris, collector; Alberti +. l Stillman, trustee Peleg s. Barber memorial fund; E. Everett Watrous, William A.. Hillard, Walter Fitzgerald, assessors; Alberti R. Stillman, William A, Hillard, auditors; Henry A Stahle, l chief; Frank I DaWley, James Shea, James H Mcknight, board of engin- eers; Charles J Norris, Albert G. Mar i tin, Pierce A. Morrison, fire wardens.
 The outstanding debt is $s,1S7.50, a reduction of $500. The tax was voted to be three mills. The salaries were fixed as follows: Collector, $100; treasurer s50; chief engineer $1oo; as- sistants, 25 each care of apparatus S100.
 Local iaeonies.
 The committee to solocit funds te meet the expenses of Old Home Week is actively at work, as it is
 necessary to get approximately the amount of n > that will be sub- scribed before 1he arrang ements car
 be completed
 There will be a display of historica
 relics in the Memorial library building during Old Home Week.
 At a recent meeting of the stock holders Of the Westerly Granite com
 pany, the capital stock was reduced
 from $3G0,000 to $25,O00.
 At special town meeting, Tuesda. evening, the sum of s11.340,So, was ap
 propriated to pay Professor H. c ] Clifford, for services rendered ant which esulted in a decrease of tn electric light rates.
 At a meeting of Calvary Baptis , church, a resolution was adopted asking Rev F. c. A. Jones, pastor, t,
 reconsider and withdraw his resigna l tion.
 } The engagement is announced o
 Miss Florence May Thackeray, daugh l ter of Mir. and Mrs. George W. Thacke ray to Rogers Elwell Trainer. Henry Robinson Palmer. of Stoning ton, will judge the poems submitte'
 for Old Home Week and will selec the one to be printed in the officia l program.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-04
GALES FERRY

Carroll s. Hurlbutt. son of Mir. and Mrs. Henry W. Hurlbutt, arrived from overseas with the 30Sth regiment, 77th tLiberty) division, at Hoboken, N. J.. 1n the last Wednesday in April and the review of this division took place May 6th in New York. He arrived at tho home of his parents in the village he evening of Memorial day Mir. Hurlbuit was drafted in 1917 in Ari- sona, where he was engaged in the copper mines. and was sent to Sun .hiue Cal. and in August, 1918, went across. After the review of the Lib cr,v division the division was ordered Co Fort Bliss. Tex. where the men were mustered out. Mir Hurlbutt then returned 10 the home of his parents here, having been away upwards of ten years.
 Memorial day exercises were held at the vestry of the M E. church by the children of the village school under he direction of their teacher Miss Grace A Chapman. The following pro- gram was given: Song. The Star Span gled Banner, by school; prayer Rev 0. Newton; exercise. Decoration Day
 thanksgiving, Dorothy Birch. Ethel Main. Dorothy Davis, Margaret Colver, Helen DeRusha; recitation, Warren's s Address, Gordon Maniere; reading, May They Rest in Peace, Madeline Birch; song. Our Flag. school; flag exercise, Dorothy Birch. Elm Beth Bennett, Frank Alves; recitation. Lib srty's Beacon. Nellie Berger; duet America, the Beautiful Miss Grace A. Chapman and Miss Gertrude Allen; reading. We Shall Remember Them Mary Birch; recitation, Our Flag Dor sthy LOefer; song. Old Glory, school; recitation, A Song of Our Flag, Stanley Laford; recitation. Our Flag, Ernest Berger; exercise, The Colors of Our Tag, Matilda Klenss, Helen L. Colver Viola Riley; recitation. Courtland F. -olver. Jr.; song. America. At the .lose of the exercises the children were given potted geraniums and formed in inc, led by Veterans Charles A. Sat erlee and Charles H. Comstock, with Rev. Oliver L. Newton. and marched ,o the village cemetery near by, where | geranium was placed on every sol Hers grave marked by a flag.
 Rev. O. F. Newton spoke in the M E church Sunday morning from He
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-04

town; Henry P. Walton to Charles c. Clark, house and land on Post road. In the same period there were re- corded four mortga ges. aggregatins s9,500; two leases, one chattel mort gage, two releases of mortgages and three attachments.
 Judge Edward M. Burke held a pro- bate court session Tuesday afternoon. In the intestate estate of Beniamin Courtland Bentley, who died May 2S in Westerly. on petition of his widow. Blanche F., and his mother, Henrietta Bentley, Cleveland Carpenter of Charlestown and John c. Bentley of l Elizabeth, N. J., were appointed ad- ministrators of the estate. Bond SIP | 900. Eugene B. Pendleton was ap- | pointed appraiser.
 The final account of Judge Nathan B. Lewis. executor of the estate of | Charles D. Chapman, with a list of | legatees and legacies. was approved and ordered recorded
 An exemplified copy of the will of l George X. McLanahan, who died in | Washington, owning real estate at | Watch Hill was received for record. l The administratrix of the estate o4 1 Pasquale Gentle was authorized to sell | at private sale the equity of decea sed
 in real estate in Pierce street. Bond
 s35O. 00i'u
 The inventory of the estate of James
 Edwin Babcock was received and or
 dered recorded The mother of Burn
 side and Anneta Elizabeth Babcocl.
 Mary E. Babcock, was appointed guardian of the person and estate o1
 her minor children. Bond s1,000. M
 Walter Flynn was appointed appraiser ] The inventory of the estate of VII
 liam H. Wilson was received and or dered recorded.
 The petition to probate the will ot
 Jesse D. Green was continued to JuI1 l In the estate of Jeremiah J. sult.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-04

1 obliged to stand. Solos were given by Mrs. Gilbert Wagner Mrs. H. B. Pin ney and the end men were 4. Held and Thur Rhydholm of Rockville, C.. A. Wagner and F. A. Lasbury of this place; all responded to the hearty an- plause. The local hits were keen and ,, mirth provoking.
 Rev. F. A. Manderson supplied at | the Baptist church last Sunday Mrs. E. c. Pinney is convalescing | following an illness which has con- fined her to the house for two weeks
 Linus Putney, of Meridith. x. H.. called on local friends recently, be- 1 ing the guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. M l Jenkins.
 | Mir. and Mrs. J. W. Robinson will spend the week end with their daugh-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-04
CENTRE GROTON

A. homing pigeon with No. IS J S, was so tame it was caught here by William A. Grays son, Francis after it had been flying about all day around their home. He will feed and give it water, then send it on it's way
 Miss Mary ". Bailey was home here over Memorial Day. returning to her duties as teacher in North West Corners, North Stonington school or Sunday.
 Giles Bailey has a large cold frame filled with potted tomato plants.
 George Brown has sold his farm here and will move to a place near the Golden Spur.
 Sydney Holmes is home on a 4S- hour leave returning Monday morning to his ship. the Tender Fulton, al Block Island
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-04
Spriinkling Notice TO PROPERTY OWNERS AND
 TENANTS

Any person who obtained a written permit from the Board of Water Com nissioners, to use city water for sprinkling purposes during the season of 1918, can use the water at the same rate during iris 1919 season, without obtaining a permit, and unless notice to the contrary is received at the Board of Water Commissioners odlce, on or before July l5. 1919. it will be taken for granted that. itvis used.
 All others intending to use water For. sprinkllng purposes. tena nts. in cluded, must obtain a written permit.
 Tho S>prinkiing season is from April 1 st to September 3et,i.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-04
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