COLCHESTER Miss M. Louise Clute returned Monday after spending the vacation at ner home in Albany, N. Y. Edward Kelley, Michael Shea and Michael Joy were in Norwich MondaNiss Annie C. B.
Pomeroy, teacher of the seventh grade returned Monday, having spent her vacation with friends in Boston. Miss Abby Willard has returned, after a week's visit with her sister, Mrs. E. B. Cragin, in New York.
Edward Hazen of Middletown was the guest of his sister, Mrs. L. Stebbins on Linwood avenue Arthur, Sunday. Dr. and Mrs.
Arthur O' Connors of Lee, and Florens O'Connor of Hartford are guests of Mr. O'Connor's pa parents, O'Conners Mr. 011 and Norwich Mrs. avenue. Jeremiah The music at the Congregational church Sunday morning was exceptionall fine and included the processional, Yule Tide Bells, on organ and violin, The Birth of a King, soprano obligato, by Cyrus E.
Pendleton and Messrs. Gillette, Hazen and Stebbins; The Beaming Stars, quartet by Messrs. Gillette, Hazen, Stebbins and Gerhardt, and an especially fine SO- prano solo, In Old Judea, by Mrs. C. E.
Pendleton with violin obligato by William Gerhardt. At the afternoon service in the Episcopal chapel, the box which was enclosed in the corner stone of the old Episcopal church which is being torn down was opened and the contents was found to be in a fine state of preservation. Among the articles in the box were several coins of date 1866, copy of a Hartford paper, a Bible, and several other articles. The box was put in charge S. P.
Willard, one of the officers of the church. Schools in town opened Tuesday morning. Frederick B. Ames of Salem was in town Monday. Mr.
Stannard agent at the railroad station is moving his household goods to Mrs. Harry Davenport's house on South Main street. The goods arrived by train Monday. Mrs. Fred Alger of Westchester was a caller in town Monday.
MYSTIC MYSTIC Mystic League for Village Improvement has had its annual report printed and mailed to all members and it shows the financial condition of the league to be in very good shape, there being a balance of $586.35. The monthly removal of household rubbish is constantly increasing as was shown in the report, about 130 loads were removed in the past year at a cost to the members paying 50. cents a year of 1-6 cents a month which was possible by '28 per cent. of the members paying $1 or more a year. The membership is increasing, but not as fast as it should considering that everyone in the village can and does receive benefits and any financial support the league can receive will tend to widen the scope of activities of benefit to the whole community.
Monday evening about eighteen friends of a Miss Sarah Greer arrived from Noank and gave her a very pleasant surprise at her home on Church street. Music and games were enjoyed, after which a collation was served. Miss Greer, the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Jerome Greer, leaves today, (Wednesday) for New Haven take up her duties as teacher of music at the Deaconness Home.
Many friends wish her much success in her. new undertaking. Miss Sarah Adamson has returned after visit with Miss Hazel Davis of Groton. Elmer Doyle has harvested about 100 tons of 7-inch ice. Mrs.
Chamberlin and two children of New York are visiting Mrs. Carl Cutler. This (Wednesday) evening at 8.30 a watch night service will be held in the Methodist church. The programme follows: Song service; preaching by Frank T. Rhoad of the Congregational church.
From 10 until 11 o'- clock, social time with refreshments served by the Ladies' Aid society; 11 o'clock until midnight, devotional ercises conducted with preaching by the minute men, James W. Jackson, George W. Wallace and Ira F. Noyes. Beginning Monday, Jan.
5, a series of cottage prayer meetings will held each evening except Saturday at the different homes in the parish. Word has been received the death of William Landers, 40. of Meriden, son of Col. William E. F.
Landers. Mr. Landers was born in Mystic. Miss. Lena Foster of Alton is the guest of Mrs.
Frank Dickerson. Edgar Rathbun has returned to Pontiac, after a visit in town, being called here by the death of his mother, Mrs. J. Alden Rathbun. STAFFORD SPRINGS Enos Penny, who has been in London for the past three weeks.
has returned to Stafford Springs. Local merchants report that they have had an unusually busy year in 1919 and the Christmas trade broke all former records. Eight dresser tenders who quit work at the Rhode Island mill several days ago because they wanted more pay are still out and the employers say they will not grant the increase. The town school committee held a meeting at the library Monday evening. Among other business the resignations of Miss Mary Keefe, teacher of the Orcuttville school.
and Miss Mabel Colburn were read and accepted. Miss Keefe is to teach near her home in Wellesley, and Miss Colburn will take up another line of work. Judge M. D. O'Connell has returned from a brief visit at his old home in Colchester.
F. H. Plumb and Richard Murray will begin taking the census Friday. Mr. Plumb will cover outlying districts and Mr.
Murray the borough. SOUTH KILLINGLY The usual Christmas festivities were held in the church Wednesdav evening. The exercises by the children under the direction of Miss Mildred Kelley consisted of dialogues, songs and Santa Claus recitations. After the exercises. anneared and to the delight the children took gifts for each from a laden tree.
A. E. Phillips family spent Christmas with relatives in Valley Falls. Mrs. Spink has been entertaining her sister from Ponegansett.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Hall spent the holiday with Putnam relatives.
P. H. Coffey and family were entertained at G. W. Bliven's Thursdav.
Myrta Doane visited at The Oaks Friday. Edith "Martin spent the week end at her home. School began Monday after a week vacation. Several from this n'ace attended the vesper service at the Baptist church in Danielson Sunday afternoon. Did you ever see a married woman who was not in love wth her husband's wife? Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days.
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A. Young, Hose and Ladder Co. No. 1, held its annual meeting Monday evening. These officers were I ected: Foreman, Thomas Wakely; hirst assistant, Moses Laranger; second assistant, Louis Masse; financial secretary, William Duggan; treasurer, Clovis Casavant; property clerk, Moses Salois; auditing committee, J.
F. Hennon; J. Frank McCarthy; Dennis Griffin; fire police, J. W. Blake, Bert Grenier, William Grenier, Philip Jarvis, Louis Baschand, Lionel Boucher, John Wilson, Dennis Griffin.
The annual New Year's gathering of the Congregational church is to be held at eight o'clock Thursday evening. It is a gathering for every member of the parish and preparations have been made for a pleasant and social evening, with an entertaining programme and refreshments. H. C. Webser and Olsen commence taking the town census January second.
Mr. Webster covers the borough and Mr. Olsen the -remainder of the town. The borough people miss Bill, the horse owned for thirty years by Finn Bros. The which has been driven on the team all these horse' years died from colic Sunday night.
MANSFIELD DEPOT Mrs. Sarah Morrison and Mrs. Mary Durkee spent Christmas at the a homes of their sons in Willimantic. Mrs. Sarah Brown of Boston visited sister, Mrs.
Merritt Smith, from Wednesday to Monday last. very enjoyable party was the Christmas tree and entertainment of the Sunday school at Dunham Memorial Tuesday evening, Dec. 23. William Farrell and Francis Bowers were great as Mr. and Mrs.
Santa Claus. Rev. F. W. Klein ojciated at the funeral of Hans M.
Hansen in Tolland Wednesday, Dec. 24th. Fenelon McCollum, visited friends in Greater Boston last week. Miss Maude Brigham's Christmas dinner party included her grandfathers Brigham and Corbitt. Mr.
and Mrs. Merritt Smith and their visitor, Mrs. Brown of Boston, dined with the E. B. Thompsons on Christmas day.
Mrs. Charlotte Easterbrook of Willimantic has been visiting her daughter. Mrs. P. L.
Garvey, since before Christmas. Other visitors at the Garvey home Christmas day were Cousens Easterbrook and daughter Doris Willimantic, brother and niece respectively of Mrs. Garvey, and Mr. cousin, William Batty, also Willimantic. "Miss Bertha Batham of Willimantic spent Christmas day at home.
Postmaster Hansen's Christmas visitors included his mother and a goodly number of two generations of near relatives on both sides of the family from Stafford and Tolland. Mrs. F. McCollum and her daughters attended the funeral of Harold Gager in Willimantic Sunday. Mr.
Gager was a classmate of the Misses McCollum at Windham High school. At the annual meeting of Dunham Memorial Sunday school held Sundav the officers were re-elected for service in 1 1920. The monthly meeting of Dunham Memorial church and the weekly hour of devotion will be held together on Thursday, Jan. 1. 1920, at 2 p.
in the home of the Misses Tilden. Communion of the Lord's supper at the close of the preaching service Sunday morning next. January consecration meeting of the C. E. society next Sunday evening.
STAFFORD Stafford grange meets this (Wednesday evening. Harold Andrews of Amherst. is the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
W. Andrews. William Loughead, who is attending Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N. is home for the hol days. William Loughead, who is attendwhere he will spend a few weeks in the family of Mrs.
Rourke. The census enumeration will begin Friday. Richard Murray has been adpointed to take the count in the borough and P. H. Plumb for the rest of the town.
Everv house and farm will visited. The work will be he completed in two weeks. The Stafford Boys' Club, will be open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings from 7.15 to 9.45. and Saturday afternoons from 1.30 to 5.30. The club is open for membership to boys 15 years and over and to boys 14 years who are employed at daily labor.
The dues are 20 cents weekly, payable in advance. OCCUM AND The members of the Versailles M. E. Sunday school held their annual Christmas tree exercises the vestry, Christmas eve. A short, pleasing programme was given, under the direction of H.
R. Bushnell and Miss Emily Robish. Santa Claus was impersonated by Frank Pearson, adding much to the evening's pleasure of the younger members of the school. Sunday evening a well rendered Christmas concert under the direction of a committee, Miss Emily Robish, Mrs. W.
H. Perkins. Mrs. C. W.
Perkins and Miss Cora L. Tarbox, was enjoyed by parents and friends of the school. The programme included: Song, The Day Awakes, school; Welcome Addr ss, Gladys Lawton; responsive reading, school; prayer. Rev. Charles Smith: recitation A Boy's Gift, Richards; song.
Scatter the Gladness. school; Christmas Catechism, Mary Nelson. Clarence Hill, James Nelson, Gorge Nelson, Elizaheth Nelson. John Benker, Esther Phillips, Hadley Perkins, James Nelson; recitations, Christmas Day, Hadley Perkins: A Merry Christmas All, James Nelson: duet. Wonderful Tidings, Ethel Miller.
Gertrude Topliff; recitations. Christmas. Katherine Nelson: An Unselfish Little Girl, Ethel Richards and Frankie Pearson; The Orphan House, Clifford Mell; song, Star of Glory Shining. school: recitations. Gold.
Krankincense and Myrrh, Obeline Lambert. Ruth Allen, Edna Lawton. Grace Chambel: The Christmas Surprise. Iva Richards: song, Why Jesus Came, school: recitations, The Rabe Beneath the Christmas Star. Ida Mavnard: Watching in Christmas.
Mary Nelson: solo. Sleen, Thou Infant King. Ruth Allen; recitation. At Christmas Tide, Ruth Allen: address. Rev.
Charles Smith; song. Keen the Carol Ringing. school; benediction, Rev. Charles Smith. Five members of the school have a perfect attendance record during the vear.
Mary Rabbitt, Helen Mell, Cutford Mell, John Krumbholz and Edna Lawton. NORTH STERLING Mrs. William Fisher spent the Christmas holidays with relatives in New Britain. Miss Margaret St. John of Willimantic spent Sunday at George C.
Spooner's. George Pierce, Jr. and family spent Christmas in Providence. Although the weather was bad. there was a good gathering at the Christmas tree at the Line church.
concert was the best there has been tor years. The icemen arc looking forward for a better supply than last season. Trappers and hunters have beet out the nast week: A man occasionally says nothing and saws wood, but no woman can do it. What Is Going On Tonight. Feature Photopiays at the Davis WILLIMANTIC TIC Norwich Bulletin, Willimantic Of-.
23 Church St. 105. There will be but one delivery of mail New Year's day and will be the 8 o'clock morning mail. rural sons carriers desiring will to make send no trips parcels and by petit must have them ready for the. collection today (Wednesday).
The money order window at the postoffice will be closed throughout Thursday the stamp window will close at noon. The office at the Main street sub-station will be open until the stores closes, but no money order business will be transacted on that day. Postmaster O'Rourke announced on Tuesday that there were five parcels at the local postoffice that could not. be delivered to the persons to whom they, had been mailed owing to the loss of the wrapper containing the owners' 'and senders' addresses. These parcels will be held at the office until the first of next week and then they will be sent to the Boston postoffice for lost mail.
The five parcels contain a bottle of Mauvis perfume, a can of face powder with a card attached reading "To Margaret from Nettie:" a string of brown beads; a box containing a Turkish towel that had been mailed from Ayer, and had been sent by "Elizabeth to Mrs. and a small cake that had a card attached reading "From Anne and Clare to, Marion." There are to be watch meetings in many places in this city tonight (Wednesday), some private and others open to the public. the Methodist church the watch night service will begin at 9 o'clock and will be continued until opens its eyes on this old planet. A special entertainment has been arranged and during the intermission at 10.30 o'clock light refreshments will be served. Under the auspices of the Woman's Relief corps a New Year's party was held at the G.
A. R. rooms in the town hall building Monday night, about 60 attending, including members of the corps, their husbands and members of the G. A. R.
All present had a basket lunch at 6.30 o'clock. The entertainment consisted of vocal and instrumental music and games. A feasure of the evening was the distribution of gifts from the Christmas tree, eve! person present receiving a gift from Santa Claus. Willimantic Elks, with their wives and roung women friends will wather at the state armory tonight Elks' Frolic of 1919-1920. The entertainment will get under wav o'clock and lights out will not sound until the gray hours of the morning of Jan.
1, 1920. Members of the commitLee on arrangements have been hard at work for some time getting ready fo rthe big night of the vear, and an elaborate program has been arranged. Discharged sailors living in Willimantic can secure the coveted Victory button by presenting their discharge papers to the men in charge of the navy recruiting station at No. 683 Main street. Whether the discharge presented is an honorable discharge from the U.
S. navy or from the naval reserve the holder will be given the button. Men holding ordinary discharge papers from the navy can also obtain the Victory button upon making application for it. Any questions concerning the ordinary discharge will also be answered, and it is said that the men holding the ordinary discharge will receive information that will please them. New Year's night here the Emeralds of this city will match up against the AlL Waterhurys.
The latter team has had pretty much its own way down in their section of the state and feel confident that nothing from Windham county can stop them from carrying home the bacon. This game was arranged by Manager Cute Mc- The Tickle Makes You Congh. HAYES' HEALING HONEY stops the tickle, heals the throat and cures the cough. 35c. A free box of GROVE'S D-PEN-TRATE SALVE for chest colds.
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Inquire at New York Lunch or at the hotels. nov24d JAY M. SHEPARD Succeeding Filmore Shepard Funeral Director Embalmer 50-62 NORTH WILLIMANTIC Lady Assistant, Tel. connection Killourey Bros. FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS 36 Union St.
Willimantic, Conn. Phone 290 (Lady Assistant) Dr. F. C. Jackson DENTIST Removed to 715 Main St.
Willimantic Hours -9 a. m. io 3 p. m. Phone 44 of the Emeralds after the practice of last Thursday night.
Manager McCarthy could not stand by and listen to another man say that he knew of a team that could best the Emeralds. This was exactly how the game for Thursday night was taken on, and it promises to be a hummer. Rooters from Waterbury will make the trip this city with their team and will back their men up for fun, money or marbles. As there are plenfellows in this city who feel the same way about the Emeralds, there is likely to be just a little cash changing hands after the referee blows the final whistle at the game Thursday night. Funeral services for Martha A.
Allen were held Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock from the parlors of Jay M. Shepard. Rev. Harry S. McCready, pastor of the First Congregational church, officiated at the service, also read committal service at the grave in Goshen Hill cemetery.
Abel E. Weeks, 21, died Tuesday morning at his home in North Windham, death being caused by typhoid fever. The young man had been ill about three weeks. He was the son of Robert E. and Madge Burdick Weeks.
Besides his mother and father, he is survived by two sisters. Funeral services for Charles Clark, who died Sunday at his home in the southwestern part of West Ashford. were held Tuesday afternoon at o'clock. Rev. B.
C. Bugbee, nastor of the Warrenville Baptist church, conducted the services and read a committal service at the grave in the Warrenville cemetery. Funeral Director Jay M. Shepard was in charge of the arrangements. A Christmas entertainment was held Monday night in the rooms of the W.
B. A. of the Maccabees, during which the following program was pleasingly carried out: Song, You Can't Play in My Yard, Claire and Ethel Mathieus; song, Mickey, Miss Alice Timmins; piano selections, Ruth Lasterbrooks; song, Margaret Moran; piano and cornet solo. Mrs. Cleora Hurteau; dialogue, by' the three juniors, Marv Rose Vegiard, Easterbrooks and Alice Cyr.
Following the entertainment the three juniors presented Mrs. Jessie K. fa*gin a pearl necklace. Everybody present was remembered by Santa Claus and the gifts received caused much merriment. The affair was arranged by Mrs.
Agnes Vegiard. Mrs. Margaret Lester. Mrs. Bessie Spring.
Mrs. Cleora Hurteau. Mrs. Mary Cyr and Mrs. Alice Easterbrooks.
Company Third regiment, C. S. I G. of this city, will form a rifle team to compete with other teams of this district in the inter-district shoot for the Major General Burpee shield. An order concerning this shoot was' recently received at the local armory from Major Ernest C.
Simpson of New Haven, state inspector of small arms practice. The December entertainment and whist of the Obwebetuck Lodge. No. 16, I. 0.
0. was held Tuesday evening in the I. 0. 0. F.
hall on Main street, about 40 tables being used. Following the playing of the 20th hand of whist players turned in their cards and" the prize winners were announced. There were four prizes. one gentleman's and one ladies' first prize and a consolation prize for both men and women. At the conclusion of the card playing the attention of all present was called to the stage.
which had been erected for the occasion. Under the direction of Fred Williams, Ture Olson, Miss Gladys Olson and Miss Vivian Williams, took part in 17 tableaux. The stage had been prettily decorated in dull red, and the light cast upon the stage from above made the effect obtained all that could be desired. Following the entertainment of the evening, refreshments of ice cream and wafers were served. The affair which was in every way a success was planned by the following committee under the leadership of Fred Williams.
Elmer M. Young, William B. Elliott, Robert Olson, Herbert Ladd, Olson, Harry Pearl and Fred Palmer. Threads. Miss Florence Youcles is visiting friends in New London.
William Dumas of South Manchester has been in town, visiting relatives. Archibald MacDonald of Putnam was a loacl visitor Tuesday. Dumas is in South Manchester visiting relatives. Mrs. Jacob Cohen was a Hartford visitor Tuesday.
Miss Olivine Bacon is visiting relatives in Waterbury. Miss Nola Price left to visit relatives in Oneco. Mrs. Diamond, postmistress at Chestnut Hill, was in town Friday on business. Howard Milliard left Tuesday for New York to visit friends.
Miss Hattie May Sullivan, teacher nt the Center street school, South Manchester, returned Tuesday after spending the vacation with her parents on Park street. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA MURRAY'S BOSTON STORE Willimantic, Conn. SALE OF BLANKETS A Manufacturer's Samples at Very Special Prices The samples are from a large manufacturer, with whom we were fortunate enough to take his entire display line. Inasmuch as they were used for display purposes, naturally they are slightly soiled, and price is far below regular; however, this does not in any way deter from their servicegiving and wearing qualities. The display includes Cotton Blankets, as low as $1.89 a pair, and up to $7.69 a pair; part wool Blankets at $11.39, up to $16.00 a pair; Wool Blankets up to Jacquard Blankets, in a wide choice of pretty patterns at $5.48 up to $6.19 a pair.
THE H. C. MURRAY CO. Theatre. Motion Pictures at Breed Theatre Vaudeville and Motion Pictures at Strand Theatre.
Rev. Daniel Mullen Assembly Benquet at Wauregan House. Reception at Broadway Church fo: Rev. and Mrs. A.
H. Abbott. Watch Service at Methodist Church, Main Street. Watch Service at Baltic Methodist Church. Norwich Grange, No.
172, P. of meets in Grange Hall. "Regular as Kujol Clockwork" Constibation Nuiol For Constipation Pare and prevention WESTERLY Milo Marsh Clarke died Tuesday morning at his home on Summer street. Mr. Clarke had been engaged continually in the market business in Westerly since his school days, except a brief period when he was in New York state.
He has been in failing health for the past year. He took a keen interest in public matters and in town meeting usually expressed his views plainly and forcibly. He served a term in the town council, but never sought office although active in political affairs, and unhesitatingly giving expression to his version of all matters of public interest. He was charitable in all his dealings, kind -hearted and ever ready to aid the deserving. Some of his public utterances were open to criticism, but the real good he accomplished in private, his generosity and true friendship is readily attested by those who knew Mr.
Clarke best. He was consistent, honest and A high grade citizen that will be a loss to the town. He was a member of Calvary Baptist church, Mr. Clarke was the son of Rev. Henry and Jerusha M.
Clarke, and was born in Westerly, March 23, 1848. He married Sept. 21, 1874. Clara B. Brand, daughter of William H.
and Sarah Ann Clarke Brand. He leaves his widow, three sons, William Brand, Milo Robinson and Henry Marsh Clarke; also. two brothers, Joshua M. Clarke of Westerly and David Wright Clarke, formerly of New London, now of New Haven. Waldo E.
Clarke, en-1 gineer of the state pier at New London, is a nephew. Funeral services for Archie C. Thompson were held Tuesday afternoon in Christ Episcopal church, and were conducted by the rector, Rev. Edmund J. Cleveland.
Masons, Odd Fellows and all fraternal organizations in which Mr. Thompson had membership were represented. The church was filled and there were beautiful floral tributes. After the service the body was: forwarded to today (Wednesday) will be the Forest Hill cremastokennd tory. After eleven years of service as librarian of the Westerly Library and Memorial association, Rev.
Joseph L. Peaco*ck retires librarian with today. Aided by a staff of experienced assistants, Mr. Peaco*ck's administrathe reading public of Westerly and tion, has been highly satisfactory a to vicinity, and the service is generally praised by the large number of summer residents, patrons of the library. This library is not only one of the very best in New England in equipment, but is also noted for its courteous and intelligent service of its staff.
People familiar with library work in the larger cities frequently bestow compliments in the method of conduct of the library, and its adaptability to public service. Mr. Peaco*ck goes to Raleigh, N. as president of the Shaw university. He will be succeeded by Basil Boies Wood, who has had experience in the Springfield and other libraries.
It is the intention of Mr. Wood to keen the library work up to its present high standard of efficiency and by SO doing he will satisfy the trustees and all who are benefited by use of the library, made possible through the beneficence of the late Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Wilcox. An effort is being made to unionize the jitney drivers and owners, SOcalled, throughout Rhode Island.
There are now two organizations in the state, one in Pawtucket composed of Pawtucket men, and the Providence organization which takes Westerly, Woonsocket and Newport. The plan is to organize branches in the different sections and transfer the out-of-town men now in the Providence, to the local branches when organized. It is also nlanned to interview dealers in automobile supplies and endeavor to arrange for discounts to association members and thus obtain discounts given to retailers. Charles H. Higgins, a former swimming instructor at Watch Hill, athletic trainer and assistant: football coach at Brown university, has been appointed director of athletics for Providence American Legion.
The membershin of this post is 3000, and several hundred are well known amateur and professional athletes. Mr. Huggins will also be head of the combined board which wil be made up of the head coaches and managers of each branch of sport to be taken up by the egion. The only case before Judge Lewis, in the Second district court. at South Kingstown, Tuesday, was the action of book account of Charles H.
Fay, of Westerly, against Samuel of South Kingstown. At the request of Attorney Ledwidge, counsel for plaintiff, the case went to the nisi docket. Charles D. Maxson, who served as secretary for nearly twenty-six of the M. V.
originally a Westerly High school organization, declined reelection at the annual meeting held in Boy Scouts hall. The officers elected were D. Harold Rogers, president; Arthur H. Coy, vice president; Har- ANNOUNCEMENTS NEW YEAR'S EVE BALL AT THE MOHICAN HOTEL The annual fashionable social event in New London, the New Year's eve ball at the Mohican hotel will be held this evening from 9 p. ma.
to 2 a. m. Beautiful and novel favors will be features provided for this popular social event. The music will be by the hotel orchestra which is an assurance of complete satis action for those who will dance the Old Year out and tae New Year in. Table reservations may be made by telephone.
Breed Theatre, Will Rogers' new Goldwyn picture, Almost a Husband, which comes to the Breed theatre today and Thursday is the picturization of the novel, the sympathetic story of of a Old Ebenezer, by Opie It is Readise bashful country school teacher to the position of respect and: affection. in the little village of- Old the end of the story, Sam Lyman (Will Rogers) wins the love off the town's most beautiful girl. The pieture reveals the attempt of. do rich mule dealer to win the girl by hook or crook; but his plans are foiled. when at an old-fashioned party, Sam is "married" to of the town in a game of forfeits, As.
the drvinity student who performed the deremony had been ordained, the marriage is genuine: The girl, glad tor be free of the mule dealer's unwelcome attentions, decides to be a sisterly wife, to. Sam Then the mule driver attempts to drive Sam out of town. He is horsewhipped, he is slandered, yet he sticks. In the end the girl appreciates the nobility of the man she has married and refuses to have the marriage annulled. An excellent cast with Peggy Wood, Cullen Landis and Clara Horton, assure Almost a Husband of splendid presentation.
Clarence G. Badger directed the production. Corinne Griffith will also be seen in The Tower of Jewels, a story of. intense action that is filled with dramatic climaxes. A Haroid Lloyd com- edy entitled Pay Your Dues, will complete the bill.
old Kenyon, secretary; Robert F. L. Barr, treasurer. Fifty members attended the meeting and the banquet that followed at the Colonial club. At the annual meeting of the Past Masters' Association of New London county, held in the Westerly Masonic hall, James C.
Fitzpatrick of Norwich was elected president; George Gadbois of New London vice president; John N. Lewis of Voluntown treasurer and Courtland R. Darrow of New London secretary. Dinner was served at the Colonial club after the business session. Rev.
Edmund J. Cleveland told of his experiences as a chaplain with the army overseas. Walter J. Duggan left town Wednesday after spending the Christmas holidays with his mother and sisters at their home on Stillman avenue. He has been attached to the purchase department of the Locomobile company at Bridgeport for the past four years and since his return from Overseas last August has been representative of that department.
He was recently assigned middle west territory with headquarters at Chicago, where he expects to return after days' stay at the factory in Bridgeport. His many friends wish him success in his new undertaking. Local Laconics. The sinking fund of Rhode Island shows a decrease of $28.016.71 in the net indebtedness of the state during the past year, Watch meetings are to be held to-. night, and will furnish an excuse for the belated male members of the family.
The schools and the banks will be closed New Year's Day. Watch night services will be held in the Methodist church. John Franklin Champlin, manager of the Ocean house, Watch Hill. and Miss Cynthia Mary Ackerman, the daughter of Mrs. Isabelle Ackerman, of New York, were married last Monday in Holy Trinity church, New York.
David W. Woods, gon of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Woods of Westerly, Is now engaged in the stock brokerage business in Boton, with branch offices in New York, Baltimore and Elmira.
The Joseph L. Peaco*ck residence on Greenman Heights has been purchased by Dr. Edwin Whitford. STONINGTON The engagement has been announced of Hazel, daughter of Mrs. Fanny C.
Lamb of Ledyard, tb Rooert E. King of Stonington. Captain and Mrs. Philip Ollweller and daughter Gertrude, will start Friday for St. Petersburg, Florida, where they will remain for the balance of the winter.
There will be a watch meeting at Calvary Episcopal church. Stonington fishermen shipped fitteen barrels of lobsters and fifteen barrels of fish to New York Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles H.
Kelley have moved here from Westerly, having rented the Cosby Smith house in Clift street. SPRING HILL Rev. A. D. Carpenter of Willimantic, preached at the Baptist church on Sunday.
The body of Mrs. Bermett was brought to Spring Hill Sunday and the funeral service was held at the church at 2 o'clock. Saturday evening little ones, parents and friends to the number of about seventy-five assembled at the church in observance Christmas. A short entertainment of music and recitations, followed by distribution of the presents from the tree, and then light refreshments, candy and oranges, filled out a very pleasant all. is at Alanweld for a week's visit.
Miss A Muriel Palmer of Manchester Mr. and Mrs. Winchester Pike of Hiram, and Miss Ethel Webber of Portland, are being entertained at the LaJess home. Frances Davis returned Tuesday to her studies at the Moody school, at Northfield, Mass. For several years at Christmas Mrs.
Fred Chadwick of Eagleville, has sent presents to the old people in the almshouse. This year WAR no exception, and she sent beautiful gifts to each one, suited to their needs, which they appreciated. The Eagleville Sunday eschool also remembered them. This year the schoo, sent basket of beautiful grapes, oranges and candy. UNION Mrs.
R. B. Hortin with her son Nelson, visited her daughter, Mrs. Henry Leffingwell at Orcutville for Christmas. Ransom Tifft of Westford called on his cousin, Mrs.
W. Richards, the first of the week. A chimney fire at Rochmeadow, one at the center and three at Mashapeag are the fires reported for Union this winter. Coming to the Breed Friday and Saturday. In point of magnificence, beauty and size, the ballroom scenes, one of the big, features of Virtuous Men, the first Ralph Ince Film Attraction starLincoln, are the most extraordinary exer filmed.
These scenes, directed by Ralph Ince, contain considerably, more than 2,500 men and possesses an atmosphere of artistry and beauty never before seen on the screen. M. J. Zuckerman, manager of the Breed theatre, who will present Virtuous Men as a special attraction for the entertainment of his patrons, viewed the picture recently at a private showing. He commented as follows on the production: "I have never witnessed anything to equal the gorgeousness and beauty of the ballroom scenes in Virtuous Men.
It is beyond conception that these magnificent sets, together with the enormous throng of over 2.500 people, were photographed in a movie studio. As far as the eye can reach settings, beautiful in their decorations, are Alled with color and life. Much curiosIty and comment will be aroused emong the patrons of the Breed theatre, when they see these scenes. It wou'd appear the sponsors for Virtuous Men, an S-L Picture. had succeeded in filming one of the most it liant is society impossible affairs to say ever in held.
what While manner the scenes were taken, I can assure the motion picture public of this city they are the most unusual I have ever witnessed." DAVIS THEATRE Another famous American play has been adapted to the screen. Augustus Thomas' well known success "In Mizzoura," which was first produced in 1893 with the late Nat Goodwin in the leading role, will be seen at the Davis theatre as a Paramount-Artcraft ph-0 toplay starring Major Robert Warwick. The piet centers round an actual incident which happened during Mr. Thomas' career as a St. Louis newspaper reporter--the sensational -up of a train by a lone highwayman.
Around this episode a love story full of heart appeal has been woven, as well as many thrilling scenes, including the capture of the robber by Major Warwick as Sheriff Jim Radburn. Eileen Percy heads a competent supporting cast, which includes Noah Beery, Robert Cain Monte Blue, Gertrude Short, and Hazel Brannon. The other feature' is William Farnum in the William Fox production, "The Lone Star Ranger." a dramatization of the novel of that name by Zane Grey, author of "Riders of the Purple Sage," and "The Rainbow picturization which Mr. Farnum has appeared with such marked success. Hearts, and Wild Lions" is the comedy to complete the show.
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