The Willimantic Journal (Willimantic, Conn.) 185?-1911
January 3, 1908

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VOL. LXL-No. X WILLIMANTIC, CONN., FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1008. $1.00 A YEAR. Here’s a Good New Year’s RESOLUTION Make up your pnlnd that when you are in need of anything in Cents Clothing or Furnishings you will come to our store for your selection. We always carry a complete assortment of Suits, Overcoats, Hats, Caps, Hosiery, Underwear and in fact everything that goes to make a man or Boy’s wardrobe complete. J. F. CARR CO., Combination Clothiers. 27 STORES. 744 MAIN STREET. USEFUL CHRISTMAS GIFTS What Is better than a pair of— j Douglas or Ralston Shoes for Men’s Wear, or P. J. Harney’s for the Ladies. A good line of Slippers In stock as usual. Grovers Soft Shoes for tender feet. Williams Hoyts Shoes for Misses and children. Any of the above will make fine Christmas presents. W> N. POTTER, 2 Union Street COOL WEATHER Sends us back in the house again and we find new

FURNISHINGS NEEDED. 9>**m A complete stock to furnish the house from garret to cellar, from the cheapest to the best can be found at i. J. C. LINCOLN’S. LITTLE PRICES On Holiday Goods Christmas is now a pleasant memory but there are still a great variety of desirable goods on our shelves which will interest you because of the little prices. And the nature of these goods ia such that they are desirable for per sonal use or for gift giving any day of the year. Tray Cloths Bureau Scarfs Tea Cloths Linen Damask Damask Towels Umbrellas j Bath Robes Kimonos Initial Hand’kfs 15c to $2.50 25c to $2.00 75c to $4.50 60c to $1.39 2oc to $2.00 50o to $3.50 $1.19 to $2.98 79c to $2 98 15o to 25c Plain Hand’kfs 5c to 50c Embroidered Hand’kfs 10c to $1 Robe Blankets Fur Scarfs Muffs to match Pretty Waists Silk Scarfs now Lanies’ Sweaters $1.50 $1.98 to $20.00 $3.98 to $20.00 $1.00 to $6.50 89c $1.98 Davison m m Fullerton, ST. JOSEPH’S HOS PITAL OPENED. A MODEL INSTITUTION FOR CARE OE THE SICK. RESULT OF EFFORTS OF THE NUNS OF ST. JOSEPH’S CON GREGATION— HOSPITAL IS COMPLETE IN EVERY DETAIL AND A FINE ADDITION TO LO I.OCAL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. Ou Wednesday of this week St. Jo seph Hospital was opened to the public, it was an eventful day in the city’s history for it meant the attainment of a hospital, an institu tion which had long been desired here but which the public was rather reluctant to furnish the necessary funds for. St. Joseph Hospital was thrown open to the public without an ex penditure of one solitary dollar on the part of any one except those who voluntary and of their own initiative made donations. The entire affair has been financed by the Sisters of Charity, of which the nuns of St. Joseph's parish are a branch. The hospital will be open to every one, irrespective of creed, color or nat ionality. a. large numner oi people availed themselves of the opjiortuuity given to visit the building on Wednesday af ternoon and evening, many not hav ing ever had the opportunity of ese ing the interior of the structure. Those who visited the place were highly pleased with the institution and were greatly surprised at seeing such a finely equipped hospital with all the facilities that could be de sired. The institution starts with facili ties for attending to a large number of cases. There are four wards, two for men and two for women, also a small ward for children. Then there are twelve private rooms and a m i ble room. AH of these are fitted up with nice hospital beds pf iron, paint ed with white enamel. In the pri vate rooms there are a commode, bu 1 reau, rocking chair, and in fact all that can tend to give the patient all the comfort possible. In the basement are the laundry, kitchen and nurses’ dining hall. The laundry and kitchen are fitted up with all mechanical appliances lor the extensive work to be done. On the first floor are the office of the superintendent and treasurer, Mo ther Superior Tharsilla, the Medical i Board room, the men and women’s wards, the pharmacy, operating room sterilizing room, dressing room lor surgeons, etherizing room, X-ray room and recovery room. The Medical Board room is direct ly across the hall from the office of the superintendent and at the right! of the main hall as one enters the hospital. It is fitted up with mission style furniture and is very attractive. The operating room is fitted up with the latest hospital surgical appliances that can be desired for the work to be done. The surgical instruments and operating table are the gift of Ur. John Weldon and Dr. Owen O’Neil. The ethreizing and sterilizing rooms are fitted up with such appliances as are needed for the work to be done. Then in the recovery room -there is a bed where the patient will be plac ed after the operation and will re main in the constant care of a nurse until the effects of the ether have en tirely passed away. On the second floor are six of the private rooms and several rooms for the nurses’ use. Jn the hallway there is a nicely arranged diet kitchen. A I dumb elevator runs from the kitchen to the diet kitchen on all three of the floors. In each diet kitchen also there is an ice box where various things will be kept. The third floor is arranged as the second with six private rooms for pa tients and rooms for the nurses. On both the second and third floor there are sun galleries for the patients. The hospital as a whole is nicelv fitted up and is an institution which will be able to do much good to all who call for treatment. It represents the outlay of considerable money and has advantages which every one. may i enjoy. The Medical Board consists of the following: President, Dr. John Wei don: vice president. Dr. F. E. Guild; 1 secretary. Dr. R. C. White: visiting physicians, Dr. T. R. Parker, Dr. R. C. White, Dr. C. H. Girard: gynogvni i cologist. Dr F. E. Guild; surgeons. Dr i John Weldon and Dr. Owen O’Neil; eye and throat expert, Dr. H. J. Hc hart Egbert,. The incorporators are: President, Gnuilford Smith; secretary, Judge Janies A. Shea: Dr. John Weldon, W. J. Sweeney, Peter Hardman, Rev. 1 John Flemming, James M. Smith, C. I A. Gates, John F. Carr. George M. Harrington, J O'Sullivan, George E. Stiles. William A. King, J. O. Blan i chette, Charles de Vi Hers, Dr. F. E. Guild, H. C. Lathrop, John Hickey, i James Haggerty, William Vanderman, George A. Bartlett, Daniel P. Dunn, E. S. Boss. E. H. Hall. William H. Hall. The organizing of St. Joseph Hos pital is the result of the kind and self-sacrificing work of Mother Su perior Tharsilla. She it was who con ceived the idea of converting the con vent building into a hospital, and she it was who succeeded in inducing the congregation of nuns of whh h she is a member, to finance the affair. To her should go the credit of the work. There have already been a number of donations to the hospital. Rt. Rev. Mii.V. I .j AMERICAN CONSUL ATTACKED AT OCOS. FEARS THAT ACT MAY BE CON STRUED AS HOSTILE MOVE AGAINST MEXICO. Guatemala City, Guatemala, Jan. 1. —The American charge de’affaires, William F. Sands, "has returned here from Of os. whither he went personally to investigate an alleged attack on the American consul there by the Mexican consul. It is said the Am erican consul fears a further attack and declares that the Guatemalan au thorities have refused to piot.ect him alleging that Guatemala fears Mex ico n ay misconstrue any step taken against Mexican citizens. The Mexican minister to Guatemala Senor Gamboa, it is said, alleges that if hte United States makes de mands on Guatemala, they will serve as an excuse for a serious attack up on Mexicans residing at Ocos and cause further complications. -.Cases are now pending for the redress of Mexicans who are alleged to have been ill-treated by Guatemalan offi cers whose punishment Mexico has demanded. The activity displayed by Mr. Sands has resulted in Judge San Marcas be ing sent to Ocos to institute a judi cial inquiry into affairs there, and it is believed this will be greatly to the benefit of Americnas. Owing to the recent disturbances in i toudo rus, thee state department atVVasli ington has advised the legation here that any Americans found to be en gaged in filibustering expeditions will be dealt with severely. STATE’S JAMESTOWN BUILDING. PRESIDENT EDDY OF'THE COM MISSION AUTHORIZED TO DIS POSE OB' IT. A meeting of the Jamestown com mission was held at tlje Allvn House Hartford, Wednesday. All the mem bers of the commission were present, also Manager George D. Curtiss. Mr. Curtiss gave a report of the ship ment of the exhibits and the furnish ings of the Connecticut house, fl-ty were returned to Connecticut by the same route by which they went; the Merchants Miners’ line from Prov idence, R. I., to Norfolk, Va. From p’rovidence the goods were shipped oy train to their respective owner*. The historical exhibit, which at tracted so much attention at the ex position has been placed in the hands of the state librarian. George S. Godard, and will probably be pre served in cabinets. President Eddy of the commission stated that the exposition company was now in the hands of a receiver, and it will probably be the first of February before the court will give definite orders as to what steps the states should take to take up the op tions which they hold to the land on which the various buildings are lo cated. As Mr Eddy will be in Vir ginia during most of the winter this matter was left in his hands with power to act. Manager Curtiss will close up his work here for the present this week and wil probably return to Norfolk, Va., or vicinity next week. BROTHER AND SISTER DIE WITHIN SAME HOUR. Samuel Roy and his sister, Mrs. Milly A. Porkington, both of Scot land, died on Monday night at the home of Mr. Roy in Scotland. They died within an hour of each other.. Mrs. Porkington came to Scotland last fall to reside with her brother. She had been ill for some time past and Mr. Roy was taken ill himself last Saturday. He was taken with hemorrhages and his brain became effected. Mrs. Porkington died at 11:30 o'clock and Mr. Roy died just an hour later. Mr. Roy was well known in Scotland where be had been a resident for many years. He Was a farmer by occupation and leaves a widow and two brothers. Mrs. Pork ington came from Oceum and was the widow of Thomas Porkington. The funeral for both Mr. Roy and Mrs. Torkiugton was held at the house in Scotland at 1:30 o'clock Thursday and burial of both bodies was in the Scotland cemetery. Mr. Roy was the owner of a large farm at Scotland that he purchased some time ago. He was a member of the Masons. Michael Tierney, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hartford, Conn., has given $1,000. The Willirnantic Branch of the Needlework Guild of America has furnished a room. Others who have likewise furnished rooms are: Ladies Catholic Benevolent Asso ciation, Sodality of the Blesed V i gin of St. Joseph's Parish, San Jose Council, No. 14, Knights of Colum bus, Mrs. John Killourey, Mrs. J. O’Sullivan, Mrs. E. B. Walden. The iast legislature appropriated $2500 for the hospital and at the an nual town meeting, the town of Wind ham appropriated $500. It is understood that a number of patients are waiting to be admitted, several of whom are for surgical op erations. At 1 o’clock on Wednesday the doors of the hospital were thrown open to the public and they remain ed open until 10 o'clock in the ev ening. Hundreds of people availed themselves of the opportunity to visit the place and all expressed themselves as highly pleeased with the Institution. The place was ex ceedingly attractive. The people were wet by members of the staff and the nurses who escorted them through the building showing and explaining the various departments. j APPOINTMENTS TO BE DELAYED. MAY NOT BE MADE UNTIL JAN UARY 13TH. DELAY MUCH LONGER THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS—SOHEME TO APPOINT A REPUBLICAN CORPORATION COUN SEL. OTHER THAN AGREED UPON. The report is current that Mayor Dunn will not make any appointments I for heads of departments until the I regular meeting of the common coun cil which will be held on Monday night. January IS. Under the amend ed charter, if the mayor does not j make the appointments of heads of departments on or before January 15, the board of aldermen are then em powered to elect their choice without a nomination by the mayor. The only object that Mayor Dunn can have in delaying the appointments is to keep the democrats on the pay roll as long as possible, unless he is possessed of the idea that the re publicans will appoint incompetent persons to the positions, and he is thus acting for the interests of the city by keeping democrats in as long as possible. There has been some quiet talk about the city that the mayor is to make an attempt to put the republi can members in a "hole" by ap pointing republicans to heads of de partments other than those which the mayor understands they have agreed upon as the ones to bo ap pointed. It cannot be stated with certainty whether that scheme wil be worked or attempted, but it is pretty cer tain that an effort has been made to induce two of the republican mem bers to combine with the twrn dem ocratic members to confirm appoint ments, other than has been agreed upon by the republican majority. When the proposition was made it was pretty effectually stamped upon and it is possible that the mayor will not make the attempt unless he is sure that the scheme will carry through. If Mayor Dunn does not make his appointments until the next regular meeting and at that meeting they are not continued by the board of aldermen, he will be allowed an other seven days to make other ap pointments and if these are not con firmed, then the board of aldermen will be authorized to appoint their choice; so that it will be nearly February first before the new com mon council will be able to get in to working shape, and it is not likely that very much public busi ness will be done until the heads of departments and the committees have been appointed, so that business can be referred and matters proceed in the usual way. Two years ago Mayor Dunn made the appointments of heads of depart ment.; and committees at a soecial meeting held on December 22, and one year ago he made them on Fri day evening, December 21. This year, however, he thinks that it will not be necessary to call a special meet ing for the purpose. It is understood that Mayor Dun has disapproved the resolution pass ed by the board of aldermen which takes away from him the power to appoint committees, and as the old rules which gave the mayor author ity to appoint them was rejected, there is no power to make appoint ments of committees until the board of aldermen meet in regular session or in a special session called for the purpose, and this the republican members are not likely to ask for until such time as they can make the appointments of heads of de partments and thus secure a corpor ation counsel of their own select ion. The city, however, does not seem to be going to the dogs on account of the inactivity of the common coun cil. BUFFALO NOT ANXIOUS FOR PRISONER. Alec Baronensky, the young Rus sian was arrested last week by the local police at the request of the Buffalo authorities for the larceny of $600 in that latter place, but was released by Captain Richmond. The Buffalo authorities did not answer the Captain's message to the effect that their man was arrested here and after waiting for a time he released the prisoner. The young man stated that he would remain in the city several days and told the Captain where he might be found should the Buffalo authorities decide to make a move towards coming for him. KIGHnTS OF PYTHIAS OFFICERS. N'atchaug Lodge, Knights of Py thias. has elected the following of ficers for the ensuing six months: Chancellor Commander, Carl Picknell; vice chancellor, A. R. Burnham, jr.; prelate, W. R. King: keeper of rec ords and seal, A. W. Sweet; master of finance. William Bland; master of work, J. N Williams; master of ex chequer, Frank P. Fenton; master at arms, Elijah J. Woodward; Inner guard. Charles Miller; outer guard, John F. Trickett; trustee for eight een months, Charles H. Bass; janitor, J. N. Williams; musician, Kirk Wal len. The o Monday e C. C. Kin; (Peers will be installed next wening by District Deputy j rl of Colchester. J WALKER TO EIGHT EXTRADITION. MEXICAN LAWS FAVORABLE TO CRIMINALS—MAY BE MONTHS BEFORE HE WILL BE EX TRADITED. New Britain, Jan 2. A telegram has been received from Julius H. Pease, representative of tbe Savings Bank of New Britain at En senada. The receipt of the message was kept a secret but Treeasurer E. N. Stanley this evening admitted he had received one. He said he did not want to be interviewed concerning it and refused to state its contents. He said it contained nothing of public interest. Mr. Stanley was asked if the dis patch referred to any difficulties about extraditing Walker. He declined to answer, but he did say that it might, take several months before Walker was brought here. He expressed con fidence that the bank, w'ould have him here in time, but admitted that it was a. tedious job. He said the United States had only had a treaty with Mexico for a few years and the laws were such as to be most favorable to the criminal to be extradited. It was necessary to go a good deal fur ther than simply to specif} what crime the criminal was wanted for, and to make out a prima facie case against him. after which tbe party has the right to appeal. Mr. Stanley was questioned about the chance of Wall er coming home on his own volition. He said that un der the Mexican laws if the authori ties at Ensenada gave hirn up. Chief Egan would have no further control over him without his consent until he was on United States soil. He did not appear to believe that after the experience the bank had had with Walker it would be justified in plac ing so much confidence In him. There is no information about the missing securities. BATTLESHIP ELEET SAILS FROM TRINIDAD. STARTS ON A 3,000 MILE JOUR NEY TO RIO JANEIRO— EX PECTS TO BE THERE ON JANUARY 10. Port of Spain, Trinidad, Dec. 29.— 2 The American battleship fleet weigh ed anchor at 4 o’clock this after noon and steamed for Rio Janeiro. Accompanying it were the supply ships Culgoa and Glacier. I.ong be fore the hour of sailing a myriad of small craft, chiefly launches and Sj steam yachts, moved up and down along the lines of anchored warships and merry partise aboard, shouted farewells to the departing vessels. Thousands of residents climbed the surrounding hills to view the war ships as they moved outward on their journey of 3,000 miles and more to Rio. The fleet presented a fine appear ance as it steamed out in four col umns. With the flagship Connecti cut in the lead the battleships nead ed for the Bocas and steamed maject ically through the Grand Boca and thence along the northern coast of Trinidad. An average of from 10 to 11 knots an hour will carry the fleet to the end of the second stage of the 14,000 mile journey in about twelve days, and it was announced by Admiral Evans before his de parture that he expected to reach Rio Janeiro on Friday evening, Jan uary 10. The newspapers here and the res idents are unstinted in the praise of the exemplary behavior of the men, and the papers compliment Rear Ad miral Evans in the very warmest terms, expressing to him and his men the best wishes of the people of Triniuad and the hope that they will soon return. SECRETARY TAET WILL VISIT CONNECTICUT. WILL SPEAK AT YALE ALUMNI DINNER IN HARTFORD, FEB RUARY 7. Secretary Taft has written that he will attend the dinner of the Hartford Yale Alumni Association on February 7, unless something unexpected pre vents. This promise is in accordance with an agreement entered into a year ago, when he was unable to come to Hartford, and he had accepted the present invitaiton before his an nouncement that he could not accept othdb Connecticut invitations, except that for the \roung Men's Republi can Club in New Haven, February 17, the night of the corporation meet ing. It goes without saying that the presence of Secretary Taft will make the meeting of this year under Pres ident Francis Parsons, a memorable one, but other well known Yale men. are also expected, of whom it is too early to make formal announcement. KEACH—RICKER. Last Saturday afternoon Miss Alice Belle Ricker, who formerly was a teacher at the Windham High school here, was married to John Everett Reach. The ceremony took place at the home of Mr. Paul Ricker, bro ther of the bride, who resides at West Medford, Mass. George S. El liott and Ellison Smith of this city were ushers at the reception which followed the wedding ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Reach will reside in Wash ington, D. C. where Mr. Reach is employed in an official capacity with the Forestry Department Of the Unit ed States Government. U LI- A! i't r i*>’

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WASHINGTON LETTER. CONGRESS MAY HAVE NAVY QUARREL ON ITS HANDS— TAFT TO DEFINE HIS PO SITION-LARGE EXPORTS. I [From Our Regular Correspondent.] Washington, D. C., Jan. I, ISOS. With Congress just assembled, the Brownsville row not yet out of the way and a whole winter of work ahead. Washington is like to be treated to another spectacular fight that may be soon forgotten but that is more likely to last the whole win ter. The "line and staff" trouble has broken out in a fresh place in the, navy department, the President is in it and probably Congress will be draggd in for another investigation. The trouble is all over Admiral Brownson's resignation. He was the chief of the Bureau of Navigation in the Navy Department and was of course a line officer. Some time ago he was requested to commission the hospital ships Relief under a medi cal officer as commander. This brought out. the old trouble of rel ative authority between the line of ficers and the medical staff of the navy. The head of the bureau of Nav igation refused the request of Sur geon General Rixey for the medical commander to the Relief and when the matter was put up to the Pres ident and he sided with Surgeon General, Admiral Brownson resigned from his post as bureau chief rather than transmit the order. tie had written a letter to the President stating his position and the reasons why, in his opinion, it was improper to put a doctor in com mand of a naval vessel. Exactly what this letter contained has not come out. It is of course, impossible for Admiral Brownson to make it public and the President has so far refused to do so. At the same lime Surgeon General Rixey has come out in a long interview giving the staff side of the controversy and Admiral Brownson is forced into the position of being mute in the discussion. Com ing on the back of ills resignation from the Bureau of Navigation which was a surprise in itself, there was the additional sensational develop ment when the President sununraily removed him from tiis place on the joint board of coast defences. This leaves him entirely out of a job ex cept with two thirds of a rear no miral's pay. The only way that he can nee himself to answer his crit ics is to resign from the navv alto gether when he would he free to say or write what lie chose. It may be said that many of his brother officers would be glad to see him do this while they would be sorry lo lose him from the service for he is quite a popular officer. The other way out of the difficulty will be for Congress to call for all the corre spondence in the case and this will probably be done after the holidays. There will probably be a consider able debate in Congress and the ai fair is likely to lead to a rather drastic reorganization of the navy, more on the lines of the general staff of the army. TAFT IN THE FIGHT. Friends of Secretray Taft who are in a position to know that gentle man’s plans say that he will soon be found taking a much more aggres sive attitude than formerly in his fight lor the presidential nomination. It is generally known that he vas not much taken with the idea of the presidency when it was first suggest ed to him. He said frankly that he had been too close to the President and seen too much of the work of the office to care for such strenuous job himself. He preferred the Su preme Court and there was every probability for a long time that he •would land there. But he was prac tically forced into going for the nom ination by his brother Charles Tat't and the President and some of his personal friends. Then came the row with Senator Foraker in Ohio and the prospect aroused Secretary Taft's lighting blood so that having once been launched in the fight he pro poses to go in and make it interest ing for all concerned. He is going to tour the country making a series of speeches that will define his po sition on a number of- important nat ional subjects. Tiie first of these was made »t the dinner of the Mer- j chants Club in Boston on the night of Ucv-embei ’in. He will now take in some points in New England and then at intervals the west and south. Secretaiv Taft is fairly sure of the most of the southern delegations. He is also strong in New England and the far west. It is possible that if lie decides on a eomprehensive stumping tour lie will resign from tiie Cabinet so that the political ac tivity will not interfere with The regular wo- of tin- war department. I SURVEYING THE PACIFIC. One of the greatest pieces of sur veying ever attempted now is Leing done under the auspices of the Car negie institution of Washington. It started almost three years ago and consists in a thorough magnetic sur vey of the whole of the Pacific Oc ean. A dispatch received last week from the expedition, states that they are now in New South Wales, having covered over 55.000 miles since their start The work is being done from a special schooner, the Galilee, that has i>een fitted up especially for this class of work There is a great deal of scientific interest in tne survey all over the world, hut the most imme diate and practical benefit to be de rived from it is the data it furnishes for correct magnetic charts of the Pacific. The variations of the magnet ic field in the Pacific are very irreg ular and have never been scientific ally studied before. From the work the expedition has done already the Hydrographic Office has been able to issue some new charts showing the deviation of the compass for this ocean as it never has been shown before. EXPORTS INCREASED. The final figures of the Bureau of Statistics for the year have not yet been compiled, but they show enough to indicate that the business of the countiy is still progressing to high er levels despite the recent financial panic. The exports for the month of November broke all previous figures, being $204,000 000. They are pretty well distributed over the whole world but Europe continues to be the larg est market the exports there for the ten months of the year showing a j total of $1 002.000,000 against less than a billion in the same peiiod of the preceding year. CONNECTICUT PATENTS. Gaanted this week. Report by C. A. Snow Co.. Patent Attorneys. Washington, D. C. Oiias Dodge, Nor wich, film: Paul C. Schmidt, Hart ford, nut lock; Herbert G. Under wood, Stamford, method of casting. For copy of any of above patents send ten cents in postage stamps with date of this paper to C. A. Snow Co Washington, D. C. COI.ONEL HICKEY INSPECTS COMPANY L. Colonel John Hickey of the First Regiment, Connecticut Infantry, was in this city the latter par of last week and inspected Company L., C. N. G. With Colonel Hiclcey came Captain Earl D. Church of the Nat ional Guard Ordinance Department. The lilies of the company were in spected and then Colonel Hickey gave the men a very interesting as well as instructive talk on matters per taining to the company. He express ed himself as being highly pleased with the local company. OLD HAMPTON, BY ACHSAH. IT WAS A THRIVING AND BUSY PLACE SEVENTY YEARS AGO. Between GO and 70 years ago, Hamil ton boasted of some six stores. There was Moseley's store, east of Addison Greenslit's place; Colonel Simonds’, in the house where Henry Fuller lived and died; Roger and Solomon Tain ton, where Thomas Roberts now has his store; Daniel Bulkley. south from there on west side ot road; Dr. Brewster's drug store, kept ov his son, Frank Brewster; William Clark’s grocery store; .1. S. Curtis' manufac tory of German silver and a general stoie Go' ernor Cleveland, lawyer, and an other lawyer. I don't think of his name. Roger Williams had a black smith. shop at this time, with two cotton mills running in the lower part of the town, made Hampton quite a thriving wide-awake town. Achsah. SUIT FOR RENT AND DAMAGE. A. B. Green has brought a civil action against Domenik Menditto who i onducts a barber shop on Main street. The suit is for $10 due foi the rent of a tenement on Mountain street and for $20 for damages done to the house. The ease is returnable before Justice of tile Peace Curtis M. Dean on January X. _ Lawyer George W. Melony has been Vetainde bv the plaintiff. Three barber chairs belong ing to the defendant were attached nad taken out of tile barber shop. NEEDLEWORK GUILD OFFICERS. Tim Willlmantic Branch of the Needlework Guild of America lias el ected tin' following officers for the ensuing year: President, Mrs. A. Scripture; vice presidents, Mrs. G. K. S;iles, .Mrs. ,1 D. Chaffee. Mrs. T. Walker Miss Alice Bissell; ser •etarv. Mrs. C. E. Mahurn: treasurer, Mrs. 1). C. Harrows; auditors, Mrs. W. i. Asiier and Miss .Mary Hatch. Most people know that if they have been sick they need Scott’s Emul sion to bring back health and strength. But the strongest point about Scott’s Emulsion is that you don’t have to be sick to get results from it. It keeps up the athlete’s strength, puts fat on thin people, makes a fretful baby happy, brings color to a pale girl’s cheeks, and pre vents coughs, colds and consumption. Food in concentrated form for sick and well, young and old, rich and poor. And it contains no drugs and no alcohol. ALL DRUGGISTS; 60c. AND $1.00. be 1-tt. _ ___ CHURCH CONTROVERSY ENDED CONCREOATIONAL1STS NOW CON TROL CHRISTIAN CHURCH SO CIETY-NEW OFFICERS EL ECTED. The controversy between the North Windham Christian Society officers and some of its members has come to an end. Peace now reigns supreme in the little village. This all came about through the election of new officers which occurred last Friday, at the annual meeting. The old officers were ousted by a vote of 9 to 6 and new officers, with the exception of one, were elected. The one man who was re-elected was Fred A Backus, who was favorable to the faction which had the controversy with the other officers The officers ousted were, William Sibley, jr., E. L. Burn ham, who were members of the Soci ety Committee and William H. Sib ley, v ho was secretary and treasurer. Those elected for the ensuing year were- Society Committee, F. Louis l-lail, Charles Spencer. Fred A. Back us; secretary and treasurer, Charles Tucker. After the meeting the winning fac tion stated that the applicans who were thrown down recently would now be allowed to join. It was stated that steps would be taken now to have the North Wind hnm Christian Society incorporated. The present members of the Society are: George Lincoln of New Rochelle. N. Y.; Marvin Lincoln of Washing ton, D. C.; 3M. A. Oates. D. E Ly on, Fred Backus. Andrew Bennett. Jarpd Lincoln, William Sibley, Wil liam H. Sibley. Orir. Lincoln, Edgar S. Lincoln, Stella Burnham, Henry J. Parkeson, Edwin Burnham, E. H. Hall, F. Louis Hall. Charles Tucker, Charles Spencer and David Nichols. MOUNT HOPE. Can oil Moore of Hartford .spent the Christmas holidays at his home here Frank Young and son Wilfred, of New York, are spending a few days at the old homestead. Miss Lillian Mathews of Westford was a guest at Riverside, last week. Arthur Burdick, of Willimantie, spent a few days last week at Henry White's. Andrew Giant was in Hartford last Thursday. George Russ called on Westford relatives last Monday. Marry Wood and Mrs. Philip Doyle of Rockville, visited in Mt. Hope and Chaplin, recently. GRANGE INSTALLA TION POSTPONED. The installation of the newly elect ed officers of Border Grange, which was planned to have been held to night, has been postponed until Wed nesday night, January 8. State Lec turer L. H. Healey is to officiate as the Installing officer his other en gagements prevented him from being present until Wednesday night. A large number of people in this vicinity are to he invited to attend the installation, as it is to be open to non-members of the order. Former State Grange Master .1. H. Hale of South Glastonbury, has con sented to be present at the installa tion and give those present a short talk on the work of the Grange and its advantages to the community in which one is maintained. THE OUTING MAGAZINE FOR JANUARY. The New Year's issue of The Out ing Magazine is a big. handsome, pro fitable number, it has several ai tides iru importance that sa intimately con cern problems before the American people of today that a careful read ing of them is worth w bile. Clifton Johnson, for instance, in the service of this magazine was sent to Canada (o picture the social and industrial conditions just as they are. without the lure and glamour that seems to hang over new countries. His article is entitled "Oil the Edge of the Ca nadian Northwest,'' and is at once skillfully matter-of-fact and unusually interesting, it really pictures nation builders at work. “The Sightless Ath lete" is a glimpse of training meth ods whereby the blind are taught to excel in athletics, it is little short of marvelous that the blind boys her in described can perform the leafs they do. Till; non EM I AX FOR .'A.VAUY. The Bohemian for January has ten short stories that have all tin snap, originality and (piiek interest that a short story should have. "3eb Yap Tim, h.v Kendrick Schofield is "(he tale of a taint," a story of a Kuia sian. a man without a race: it is a powerful piece or' pathos. "The Beaten Track." by Mary Wrlhelmina Hastings, is one of trie driest Moiies of the streets of their glitter, their sham and their generosity that has recently appeared in It te magazines. 'That Awful Hue!" is a humorous mast' piece' a blustering Russian Conn' unv.ittingly challenges in Baris one el tire best shots of tin1 West ern Mains “Ashes Tenacious" is a tmitir.e story of a European secret set vine and of how a new bra,id of cigar helped a critical situation A. O. H. OFFICER'S The annual election of officers ol Division Xo. 1. A. JI., ol this city was held last Buuday afternoon and tire foliowing were elected' I’lt.s ident. .lames Bierce, vice president. Joseph Connor; treasurer, Dr. \V. B. S. Keating; financial sccrelnrv, II. Morrison; recording se petai v. Ed ward F. Callivau; sergeaiit-at-arms, .lames Sullivan. REV A. 1). I.EAViTT BREACHES IX COXCORD. X. II. Rev. Dr E F. Bishop of Concord, N. II., preached at the local Con gregational church Sunday and Rev. Ashley 1). Leavitt of this city preached at Concord. Rev. I)r. Bish op’s pulpit in Concord, X. H., is va cant he having resigned to accept another pastorate. Many local peo ple believe that Rev. Mr. Leavitt of this city may be a candidate for the Concord church and that there is a possibility of his leaving the local pastorate. DR. SUMNER’S LETTER. BUSINESS GOOD BEFORE CHRIST MAS BUT DULL AFTER—THE OHIO CANDID AT(PS— TAFT LEADS. Dayton, O., Dec. 2k. Christinas has come and gone. A very busy Christmas, a very mild and pleasant Christmas, no ice, no snow, no frost, not much like the usual New England Christmas as to wea ther conditions. 1 said that here it was -'ery busy, indeed it was. every body seemed to be out shopping. The main streets crowded like Broad way in New York, ladies of course leading, anxious to find presents, stores crowded, clerks busy, and a general rush until the world's holi day had come and gone. And now the change has come. The streets and stores have assumed their nor mal condition. Everybody has a present, some very many, some too many. The pocketbooks of the ladies are empty, the children are glad anil happy and the fathers are glad the day is over, and wondering how they can pay for all of the unneces sary things that have come into the house, but after the usual talk with their wives and daughters upon “spending more than we can afford” the bills are paid, and they settle down to business and get ready to go through the same strain next Christmas, and sa“ to themselves, “Well, women are made that way and we must make the best of it, we could uot well get along w ithout them.” So say we all, and concede that the making of Eve in the long ago was a wise act of our Creator. December has about gone and it has brought no real winter, a very few days cold enough to make a lit tle ice, but our Miami river is now, and has been open, and no snow to stay on any time. Business in the manufacturing es tablishments is dull and many labor ers .ire out of work. The political pot boils, and the two Ohio candi dates for the next president, arc freely discussed in the daily news papers. with Secretary Taft for ahead, and Senator Foraker in the rear, with no assurance that either of them will be able to get the nomination, and if they do, Bryan must be out run before they can land in the Presidential chair. Dr. E. Sumner. WARRENVILLE. The pastor will preach a New Year's sermon at the Baptist church next Sunday morning, January C-, 1908. In tlie Bible school Bible facts will be presented. Special effort will be made in the music line of the Bible school. Milton Durkee will distribute the song books, and Thomas Bebbington will collect them at the close of the service. Each member of the school w as requested by the superintendent to be in his place as soon as possible alter the morning service that there will lie no unnecessary delay. .Miss Viola M. Louks of Pawtucket, R. 1., was the guest of her parents over Christmas day, returning to her po sition as time keeper, Saturday morn ing. Any one wishing a copy of '‘Net Songs of the Gospel. No. 8" may pur chase of David Mathewson, 10 cents a copy. William Whitehouse and George Mathewson spent Christmas at Mrs. Ellen D. Mathewson's in this village. The people of Ashford were shocked to hear the sad news of the death of Mrs. Sarah Clark Gallup, wife of Mer ritt Gallup, at her home in Abing ton, Tuesday noon. December 21, Only two weeks before, her daughter, Mrs. Lena Gallup Gardner, died at her home in Warrenville, and the follow ing Friday afternoon Mrs. Gallup at tended her daughter's funeral. Mrs. Gallup was born in Chaplin. August 28. ls-17 and was married in the same town. Mr. and Mrs. Gallup made their residence in Waterbary a few years, but the greater part of their mar ried life they made their home in Ashford, where they had many friends Mrs. Gallup was the mother of one daughter and three sons, Charles, William and Arthur. As there was sickness in the home it was thought, best not to hold the funeral services there, but at the grave. These, were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the south cemeterv, Ash ford. Rev. G. C. <'happen, officiatihg. A true wife, a faithful mother, and a kind neighbor, a woman of oven temper, always pleasant, a humble follower of her Savior, has finished her work on earth. The relatives have the sympathy of their friends in this their alllietion. Malcolm Little of Wiilimantic was tlii' giuwt Christmas weak of his Iriend. Robert M. Mulch of this vil lage. They are both seniors at the Windham High school. Wiilimantic. Rev. and Mrs <1. C. Chappell spoilt Christmas i!av with friends at Cady Villa. Miss Delia Clifford who has been confined to her house for several mon.hs with sciatica, was the recipi ent of forty-six presents. The first pruyei meeting of the new year was held at Her home Thursday evening. The ist chapter of John's gospel was considered and the* new song books were used. The Misses Aldne and Julia Chirm and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chism or Norwich and Marion Chism spent Christmas day with Deacon and Mrs. U iti< knell. Stale I oliccman M. S. Louies spent Christmas with his family in tins place. A parly of eight young people front the Wsetford Congregational church spent Friday evening will Rev. and Mrs C Chappell at the parsonage. A pleasant social time with music was enjoyed. Through Mr. Harlan Amidon they presented, the pastor and his wife with a hand some Christmas gift. There will he a meeting of the school officers and teachers at Mak er's hall, this village, Saturday fore noon. January 4, 190S, at 10 o'clock. Henry T. Burr of Wiilimantic will speak on "Condition of the Schools in Ashford" and Charles D. Hin“ of Hartford on “Average Attendance Law." Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Wilson of I .Somers, were the guests Christmas ofl I Mr. and Mrs. Albert Howlett. I OFFICERS OF SPANISH WAR VETERANS. Augustus C. Tyler, camp, United States Spanish War Veterans, has elected the following officers: Com mander, Frank P. Fenton; senior vice commander, Edward A. Murphy; junior vice commander, Guy H. Mel vin; quartermaster. Captain J. B. Paulhus, adjutant, Lawrence J. Hag gerty- chaplain, Arthur W. Sweet; of ficer of the day, Thomas Owens; of ficer of the guard, Timothy Quinn; trustee. James Cochrane, FOR CHRISTMAS ....DINNER.... When we say that we have everything you will want, we mean just what we say. We know people’s needs for the holidays, and because you don’t see them in the window don't think we have not got the goods. Just drop in and we’li show them to you. HERBERT E. READE. 717 Main St., Telephone 199. Singer Sewing Machines Store-14 Union St. All kinds of new and second hand Sewing Machines. Need les and parts for all, machine repairing. 33'07tf Make your Summer Vacation More De lightful by Buying a KODAK Willimantic Headquarters .-.FOR.-. Kodaks and Kodak Supplies. D. C BARROWS’ SUPERFLUOUS HAIRS Permanently removed from Ladles faces, without pain or sear by elec tricitj, also FACIAL BLEMISHES. Dr. VV. LINCOLN BATES, SPECIALIST IN ELECTRICITY. 141 Benefit Street, Providence, R. Office Hours, 8 to 10 a. m., 2 to 5 and 7 to 8 p. m Five minutes walk from steam car depot or electric cars. CONSULTATION FREE. Telephone, Angell 9760. 7w52 Infants and Invalids. This week we have a sale that will be of special interest to Infants and invalids. MELLIN’S FOOD. We have just received direct from the manufacturer, a fresh lot of this celebrated prepared food for children and invalids. Mellin's Food is well known all over the country and needs no re commendation from us. The price we will sell it for (this week only)_ is what will be of spec ial interest to you. w This week we will sell the regular 75c size for 59c. Price per care ot' one dozen large bottles, $6.50. FRANK LARRABEE. Royal Insurance Company, LIMITED. LIVERPOOL, ENG. One ot the strongest compau. ies in the world. Losses honorably and promptly •adjusted. GEORGE 8. ELLIOTT, 10) B Main Street'wuiimantlO'Ot. U LATHAM CRANE, DEALERS IN PAINTS, WALL PAPERS -AND— ROOM MOULDINGS. jy Electrio Bells, Wire and All Kinds of Electric Supplies, Spring Street Willimantic. I0RIARTY RAFFERTY Bnccessors to E. H. Holmes A Co.) SOLE AGENTS FOR THE CELEBRATED RICHMONDSTEAM HOTAIR AND HOT WATER HEATERS Tbe Best Line ot Heaters lnitbe Market ALSO DEALERB IN Men’ anil Burn’ SnpjliM All Plumbing, Tinning and Bteam Fit ting done In tbe most approved style and at very lowest prices. Call ,and see ns and be convinced. Estimates cheer fully given. 41 CHURCH STREET WILLIMANTIC. CONN. tf Willimantic. Savings Institute. Dividends Paid April and October. Loans Solicited on First Class Securities HUGH C.'mURRAY, President. NOAH D. WEBSTER. Treasurer tt Thorough Inspections and In surance against loss or damage caused by Steam Boiler Explosions] Office' at Hartford, Conn. E. H. Warner, General Agent) H. C. Long, Special AgentJ Home Department. i J

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Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect it Prevalency of Kidney Disease. Most people do not realize the alarm ing increase and remarkable prevalency of kidney disease. While kidney dis orders are the most common diseases that pre vail, they are almost the last recognized by patient and phy sicians, who con tent themselves with doctoring the effects, while the orig inal disease undermines the system. What To Do. There is comfort in the knowledge so often, expressed, that Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy, fulfills every wish in curing rheumatism, pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part of the urinary passage. It corrects inability to hold water and scalding pain in passing it, or bad effects following use of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant ne cessity of being compelled to go often during the day, and to get up many times during the night. The mild and Hie extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root •s soon realized. It stands the highest lor its wonderful cures of the most dis tressing cases. If you need a medicine you should have the best. Sold by drug gists in fifty-cent and one-dollar sizes. You may have a sample bottle and a book that tells all about it, both sent f ree by mail. Address Dr. Kilmer Co., Bing hamton, N. Y. When Home of Swamp-Root, writing mention this paper and don’t make any mistake, but remember the name. Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, and the address, Binghamton, N. Y. Oct 2S ’Oltf Twenty-Five Horse Power, Martel 1 Gallois, the president of the large factory making the famous Jacqueg and Bauddissart car, felt strangely uneasy when on a Monday morning' he made his usual round of inspection through the factory for the light 25 H.-P. car which he had allowed the foreman, Charles Boll ard, to use the day before, was not in Its place. He looked over the large number of finished cars which were ready for delivery, and saw mimediately that the missing car was not among them. Just then he saw Bollard himself coming toward him and his pale and haggard face told him that something serious had happened. He suspected that an accident, had taken place, but before he had been able to ask any questions Bollard said: “I must speak with you alone, M. Gallois.” Without saying a word in reply the president went down to the long hall leading to his office, and as soon as the door had closed behind him Boll ard began to tell his story, nervous ly Angering his leather cap btweeen his Angers. “M. Gallois, I must tell you some thing For four years 1 have been a foreman under you; you have near ly always been satisAed with my work and when once in a while you had something to And fault with. I al ways listened to you without trying to And any excuses. 1 tell you this only to remind you that 1 hvae not been unworthy of your conAdence. I am a man of stead and regular hab its, and I am not afraid of work, al though 1 am 45 year old. As you may remember, I was married in May last, or just about 11 months ago. and you were then kind enough to send us a beautiful lamp as a wed ding present. It still looks like now and not an evening hjis passed that we have not. used it. ‘‘Elsie, my wife, was only 10 years old when she married me. and some people thought that she was far too young for me. but 1 didn't look as old then as I do this morning, M Gal lois and I felt strong and full of energy, v/hile she on her side was a sensible, economical and home-lov >ing girl, who would far rather stay at home nights than go to theatres and other places of amusement. “We had known each other ever since she was a little child, and had always been good friends. So one day we made up our minds to go and get married by the mayor. “I can te'l you that we were very happy together during the first months, although we had to be very saving, because the wedding cost a good deal of money, but my wife un derstood how to manage a household and never allowed any of the dealers to overcharge her, and 1 worked over time whenever 1 had a chance. “Then one day in January, just as we were taking in more people in the factory, a young fellow came up to me and asked me if I was Mr.Bollard. ‘That is my name," I replied. ‘Mr. Bollard," lie said. 'Three months ago I left the army, having served my term and since then have had no work. I do not know anv thing about the work, but am very interested and willing to learn, could not you find some position for me here HUMPHREYS’ WITCH HAZEL OIL. (COMPOUND.) For PILES.—External or In ternal, Blind or Bleeding, Itch ing or Burning. One applica tion brings relief. For Burns, Scalds, Inflamed Or Caked Breasts and Sore Nip ples, Salt Rheum, Chapped Hands, Fever Blisters, Corns, Bunions. Sample mailed free. At Druggists,25 cents, or mailed. Humphreys’ Homey, Medicine Co., Cor. William and John iStreots, New York. NERVOUS DEBILITY, Vital Weakness and Prostra tion from overwork and other causes. Humphreys’ Homeo pathic Specific No. 28, in use over 40 years, the only success ful remedy. 1 per vial, or spec ial package for serious cases,$3. Sold by Druggists, or sent prepaid on receipt of price. Humphreys' Uomeo. Medicine Co., Cor. ililam ABd Jouu Streets, Now York. ‘He was a handsome and intelli gent looking fellow and I liked him immediately. I was cure that he was a young man we could use and when I tell you .that he was that George who yesterday was the best worker in this finishing department, you must admit that I made no mistake in taking him in. “He seemed very thankful for what 1 had done for he had been ac tually starving and he tried to show his gratitude at every occasion and so we soon became good iriendl Many a night he went home with me to my house to listen to my wife singing and playing, and after awhile we asked him to board with us, be cause we thought It would be. cheap er for him than to eat at a restau rant At the same time the money he paid would help us along. We had an empty room and this my wife fixed up for him. It was an unfortu nate Idea M. Gallois, for that was the beginning of my unhappiness. George, as 1 already said, was a very handsome fellow who did not care to go out, and spent all his even ings with us, reading aloud while my wife was darning stockings, and I did nothing but listen. ‘Whether Elsie did anything to make him fall in love with her or not i don 1 know, but after awhile 1 be gan to suspect something. They were both very careful and far smarter than 1 have ever been, but when a man really loves his wife something in his heart tells him when there is anything wrong. I had no proofs and I decided to say nothing until I should he perfectly sure of their guilt ‘George, who now nearly always worked in the shop, had asked me to teach him how to run a car, and I had a long time ago promised him that I would ask you to let me try one of the new models some Sunday, and show him all the different levers of the car. Yesterday we went out in (he car you were kind enough to let. me have. It was so beautiful in tiie country, M. (Jallois, and if there had been nothing wrong, if I hadn't felt the terrible suspicion gnawing at my heart, I should have enjoyed the ride immensely. It was still quite cold when we left the house yester day morning at 5 o’clock. "The ’2r/-H.-P.’ ran beautiful: it couldn't have been going faster if the uiaker himself had been sitting in the front seat. "While we were going I tried to explain to George, whow as sitting next to me. how he could get the greatest speed out of the car without using too much gasoline is a trick which I alone know. M. Gallois, and if you care for it I will teach it to you some other time—but he was absent-minded and listened very much more attentively 1o my wdfe, who was sitting in the seat behind us. ‘The outing was to be a pleasure trip, so I thought I did not want to tell the two what 1 though of them. At last we came to Vendome and had a fine lunch there. “On the way back it had been the intention that George should drive the car, but as it was already get ting late, and we were in a hurry. I took the wheel again. We had not been riding far when George said that lie felt cold and that, he would rather sit next to my wife in the rear seat. "It began to grow dark and it re quired my whole attention to look after the running ot the car. We were doing about forty miles an hour and then one has his hands full and needs to keep his eyes on the road ahead This I did, but at. the same time I kept my ears open, and tried to hear what the two behind me had to whisper together. Very often they laughed and once I felt a sharp pain in my heart and i felt sure that he had kissed her. ■‘It is very hard for me to tell you tiie rest, M. Gallois, and what I afterward did will tell me that f should have stopped the car and thrashed George until I had broken every bone in his body. But 1 was afraid, first, because he was much stronger than I, and then because my wife would scream. So without looking behind he, I put on fourth speed and raced into the night. When X wasn't able to notice any thing the two grew more and more audacious. Once I turned my head a little and then I saw that Elsie was laying with her head on his shoulder I could have cried out with pain. Suddenly I noticed that the car was running hot. We were close to Ver sailles. where the road turns sharply and where the railroad tracks are far below. I told George to look af ter the wheel and stepped out of the car to see what the matter was. It was very fortunate tha 1 had stopped, for when I looked over the machinery l saw by the light of my lantern that the nut had fallen off the bolt which held the left, chain to gether. If we had gone a shortdis tance further the bolt itself would have fallen to the tracks below. ‘Come down here and look at this George,’ I cried, and jumped to my feet, lie was in my seat in the front, but when he thought 1 had enough to do underneath the ar he took hold of mv wife's head with both his hands and was now Kissing her on the mouth—and then. M. Gal lois, f don’t exactly know what hap pened. hut I believe that I iet go tbe brake and pulled out the bolt which held the chain together—the car jumped ahead, and fell down on the tracks. I heard no outcry, only the thud as it struck the ground be low. At dawn I was near Bicetre and from there I took a trolley to Ivry. Now 1 beg, M. Gallois, please look in the paper to see if there is anything about it, for 1 have not had the cour age to buy a paper myself.” Gallois looked through a paper on his desk, and on tiie first page he saw the headlines: “A Terrible Auotmoblle Accident— Car Falls on Railroad Track—Man and Woman Killed.”—Exchange. SP01I-ED H'S JOKE. “W.is it tea or ''offee thev threw over in the Boston Harbor?” asked the funny man. “Why, tea, of coures," replied the other. “I'm sorry it was tea.” continued tile funny one; “for it' it had been toffee I was going to say that they could have thrown an egg over after wards. and that would have settled It.” HINTS FOR HOUSEKEEPERS. COOKING IN A HOX OP HAY— HOW TO KNOW GOOD BEEP —A NOVEL HAM DISH. (Prom the January Delineator/? The discovery that will preeminent ly command attention this winter Is the new cooker that prepares food and cooks it thoroughly without lire or force of any kind. People who first talked about it were regarded as de mented. But in June, 1907. the Onit tecj States government issued from the Cornell experiment Station a bul letin recommending the fireless cook er. it is now selling in the stores for from fifteen to thirty-five dol lars. The public appreciates most what it pays best for. The fireless cooker that you buy is a handsome box of mission oak divided into compart ments of padded felt. Your tireless cookei may just as easily be made at home from a dry goods box tacked with hay. For either, you must first start the cooking over the fire, then remove the pot, pack it snugly and close it tightly in the cooking-box, where the operation of cooking will be completed through the utilisation of the contained heat. This means that the dinner set to cook while tlie housv.ifee visits a neighbor will be ready for serving on her return. AMMONIA IS GOOD FOR WOOLENS. In washing all undyed woolen arti cles a little ammonia ran be used to advantage rendering them soft and comfortable to the skin. Prepare a lather, always using soap-jelly for the purpose. The alkali in the soap jelly is very much molified, ana less likely than soap to do harm to the wool. bee that the water is only a very little more than tepid; work up the lather with the hand, add a little am monia—one tablespoonful to one gla lon of water is the allowance—and plunge in the grament. Merer rub on soap nor ml) between the hands. Rather shake about in the water and use a sort, of squeezing mo tion. Squeeze out of this first water, turn, aud, if very dirty, put into a second water with rather less soap jelly, and no ammonia. Pass through this water in the. same way, then clean warm water tor rinsing. Pass through the wringer then shake well. The importance of this process must be emphasized. HOW TO KNOW GOOD BEEF. Too much care cannot be exercised in the selection of meats. The fol lowing will help the housekeeper in recognizing good beet Tlie meat of beef should be nei ther too red nor too pale, and the fat should be slightly tinged with yellow. Gristle between the fat and lean shows that the animal was old. The best beef lias little streaks of fat running through the lean. It should he firm to the touch and ad here firmly to the bones it contains. It. has very little odor, and that not disagreeable It does not become moist on keeping, and when cooked does not shrink muck. For roasting purposse tendonous parts should be avoided, as they be come hard and horny when cooked unless stewed or used for soup. A NOVEL HAM DISH. It is particularly attractive when served as a salad at luncheon or supper. Thicken a quart of rich milk by letting it stand in a warm, hut not Dot place over night. Then put it into a cheese-cloth bag and let it drain thoroughly. When it will drip no longer, heat the drained milk foi; a few minutes, or until it is smooth and •reamy; add half a teacupful of sweet cream, with peppen and salt to taste, and, at the last moment. half a pound of finely chopped, cold boil ed ham frrno which all the fat has been removed Stir together thor ough!?, and serve on crisp lettuce leaves garnished with sliced olives. I. O. O F. OFFICERS. Windham lncampment, I. O. O. F., has elected the following officers to hold office during the coming year' Chief,, Patriarch, A. P. Benner; sen ior warden, Wallace A. Smith; jun ior warden. Royal Plaisted: high priest, William Tinker; scribe. C. H. Beebe; treasurer, T. J. Little; trus tee, M Thompson. CHAPLIN The annual roll call service of the Congregational church was held at the church on New Year’s day. The busineess meeting was called at 11 a. ni. Rev. A. .1. Small was mederator for the day. After the re port of the last meeting was read by the cleric of the church and oth er minor reports, the election of officers took place. Jared W. Lin coln was re-electeed clerk and treas urer. The prudeential committee are: F. Lumrais F. W. Martin and \V. B. Gallup; church committee. the pastor and deacons. Mrs. E. Jessie Hunt, Mrs. W. B. Gallup, F. W. Mar tin; Sunday school committee, the pastor and deacons. F. W. Martin. Mrs. E. Jessie Hunt, Mrs. W. [J. Gallup. After the close of the bus iness meeting, a fine collation was thoroughly enjoyed in the church vestry. The roll call service was held at 2 p. m., at which time a third dea con was elected, resulting in the nomination and election by acclima tion of Andrew M. Grant. When the names ol the members of the church were called bv the clerk many re sponded with a verse of sciipture, or lines of poetry, a number of let ters were read from absent mem bers. Reports were given by the dif ferent organizations connected with the church. Interesting addresses were made by the pastor, Rev. A. JSmall, Miss Allen the minister at North Windham, and Rev. Walter E. Lanphear of Mansfield Center. it was a delightful fellowship. Miss Mabel A. Lanphear, principal of the graded school at Winsteed. vis ited over the holidays at the home of her mother, Mrs. Nancy E. Lan phear at South Chaplin. William H. Phillips of Hampton station, a former resident in town, for many years, has sold his two large farms in town to a partv from New Jersee.v. The price being $8500. The deal was made on Satur day of the past week. Rev. A. J. Small received a tele gram Sunday morning announcing the dangerous illness of his mother. She has been sick for some time, but was thought to be gaining. She is now much worse and fears are. en tertained for her recovery. Fred Gilchrist spent Sunday with menus in town. Willie M'Quade while skating; re cently. fell and dislocated liis shoul der. hast year he broke his arm while scuffling at school and it had not fully recovered its strength. Mrs. Kate Kay is .spending a week with friends in town, before removing to North Carolina. Miss Jessie Smith is spending a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Smith. William Phillips has sold his two farms to out-of-town parties. Mrs. Charles Wilson is spending a few weeks with her parents in Nor wich. Elmer Griggs of South Manchester is visiting his aunt, Mrs Laura Hough. Mrs. Burton Welch, who has been very ill, is now able to sit up. Miss Althea Lyon is slowly recov ering front a bad fall. Miss Minnie Tvriss is spending her vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W Twiss. OASTOniA. Bean the /f llll! m»u tun nave /trots t The Kind You Hate Alwavs Anyone sending a sketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an invention is probably patentable. 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FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1008. THE THEATRICAL TRUST’S GRIP. It is quite possible that Willimantie people may be inclined to find fault with the quality of the theatrical at tractions which have been offered to them so far the present season. It is true that many of them have been of a high order and, those as a rule have been pretty well patron ized, but there have been several which have fallen far below the standard that will attract anything like a paying audience, even in this city, which it is possible is not look ed upon as a very critical show town. It is quite natural that Manager Gray should be the recipient of the criticism for the lack in quality in the attractions he has offered AVilli mantic people this season so far, but in reality none of^the blame should fall pn him. People may not know that Mr. Gray made a determined fight last season to run the Loomer Opera House in dependent of the theatrical trust, but it was a losing game, and opera hous es cannot be operated unless they can be made to pay. The trust was too powerful, and this season he was com pelled to fall into line or only be able to offer such roving companies as the trust would not take under its wing. Few realize how powerful the thea trical trust is in its ability to con trol the opera houses in a large part of the country. They seem to have plenty of funds and their methods arc savagely effective. With the capita! at their command they are able to lease a large number of the best paying houses in the larger cities. Then they ask the traveling companies to make the trust their agents for booking them and outlining their routes about the country. If the companies refuse and propose to go independently, then they are refused access to the opera houses which the trust con trols. In this way the trust is able to get control of all the best travel ing companies. Then they are able to say to the opera houses they do not lease, “'pay homage to us or you do not set any attractions.” "Pay us five per cent, of your gross receipts or the companies chat can play in our houses will not occupy your House. This might be endurable, but they go further. The manager of the small opera house can have nothing to say what he will play. Whatever the trust sends to him he must take and make the best he can of them. The trust gets its percentage and all it cares is that the company has money enough to reach the place where it has been booked. The trust even goes so far as to require the manager to ask their permission lie fore they can give a local amatucr attraction a date, although tiic-v do not exact their percentage on lot- cl attractions. Air. Gray, although nominally tin local manager, has little more to say what shall be offered the peoph of the city, than any other person in tl.c city lias, and it is a mani fest injustice to hi" the blame to his door, lie made the best fight lie could to keep out. ot their clutches, but v.as compelled to deal with the trust or close the onera house. ASSfSSING TAXES. The indications are that the buan' of assessors have stirred up a hor net’s nest which will cause an nil comfortable buzzing about the heads of file board of relief pretty soon after it lias organized for work. It doesn t mal e much difference what a person's property is assessed at. lie is cpiite likely to feel that !m has been assessed fully as much as he should lie, if not a little mere. When he is raised even a small amount from the former assessment on the same property, lie is quite likely to regerister an emphatic inci tes t. The Windham assessors have in creased the valuation of property something like a quarter of million dollais over that of former years, and we understand That a large part of the increase is on old property. It is said that the increase in volved changes in something like two hundred and fifty lists, a large part of the increase, however, falls on the manufacturing establishments although it is understood that many of the local merchants have been in creased over former years. We do not understand, however, that there has been any systematic effort to ascertain what the value of merchants stocks are, thus leaving the founda tion of the increase open to the sus picion that it was more' guess work than the-result of careful investiga tion. Admitting that the increase which the assessors have made is a just one and that its tendency is to equal ize the assessment, or eliminate in equalities that have heretofore exist ed, there is another question which enters into it which makes an in crease at this time of doubtful policy. The practice of Windhtna has been to lay the tax on the list next to be completed and about three months before it can be completed. The supposition is, when the rate of taxation is fixed, that the list will be practically the same as the previous year, and the rate is based on that supposition, the intention being to raise a sufficient amount to meet the expenses of file town for the ensuing year. In the fall of 1905, if we recall the date correct ly, the voters delayed laying tin tax until after the grand list had been perfected, the expectation being that there might be some effort at equalizing the list, but there was nothing done, the list that year be ing a practical duplication of pre vious years. Inequalities in the assessment are the only feature that can be justly complained of, anil so long as inequla ities exist there will be complaints, although we have yet to hear ot' any one complaining tha„ they ha\e been assessed too low. Whatever the assessment may be. its basis should be actual value, and we are unable to see how that proposition can be successfully dis puted. That is what the law requires and what the assessors are sworn to do. It may not be necessary to list property at its actual value, but ac tual value should be the basis, and then any percentage of actual val ue which might be determined upon would fall equally on all. The difficulty is, however, how to determine the actual value. At the salary the assessors receive it can not be expected that they will take the necessary time to ascertain the actual value of all the property in the town, so they are compelled to base their finding of values from consul tations and comparisons, a very un satisfactory method. If a competent committee could be employed to make an appraisal of the property of the town at its cash val ue, which would not be a very diffi cult matter, if gone about systemati cally, it should effectually dispose of all charges of inequality and at the same time would enable the assess ors to make the grand list with some assurance that it would be satisfac tory and equitable. The work should be done, however, before the rate of taxation has been determined .tor it is the money need ed to meet the ordinary expenses of the town that should be the guide in fixing the rate, and that cannot be determined until after the assess ment has been completed, or until some method has been devised which will determine it in advance with reasonable certainty. THE NEW YEAR. The Journal wishes all its readers a happy Xew Year, and to such en Jtreprising merchants, business and professional men as make use of its columns to inform the -people of what they are doing and what they have to sell, all the prosperity and business success that situate dealing and courteous treatment of custom ers will attract to them. We believe that the little financial flurry which seems to til I the business atmosphere just at the present time, is of such t duration and that a few weeks at the longest, will see mills running on full time and the return of former business activity. Willimant'c lias felt little of the pinch of tiie hard times, the only curtailment in the earning opportu nities for Williniantic people has been a short shunt-down of the big thread mills over the holidays, but the loss on that account has more than been made good by the large expendi tures connected with the building of of the new No. t> mill and the other extensive improvements now in pro gress by the thread company. For the past two or three years Williniantic has prospered beyond anything in its history, and it has been a permanent and substantial prosperity, and for all that, there is good reason for thankfulness, ail’d may whatever set-back we may get oil account of the present financial distiii bailee, only serve to emphasize the good things which have come to us in the past and stimulate ns for better things in the future. Willi the present issue The Jour nal enters on its sixty-first year of continuous existence, and that it is read and appreciated is evidenced by the fact that it is practically the only weekly paper in this state, in the field of a daily, that has successfully retained a paying circulation. Jn the future every effort will he made to make. The Journal as inter esting for its readers and as valu able for its advertisers as in ttie past. 1 OASTORIA. B«ari tu _/f The Kind You Have Always Bought 8,-r THE NEW HOSPITAL. A hospital, for which Willimantic lieoplc have been so loug hoping, has now become a reality, a des cription of it will be found in an other column of this issue. There is a necessity for just such an institution and Willimantic is ad mirably situated to furnish a generous support, although our neighbors in Norwich and Put nam have tried to make us think that their admirable hospitals were all that Eastern Connecticut could possibly use. The real advantage oi a hospital, however, is to have it near at hand, thereby insuring prompt' treatment of all cases, which is not I infrequently the cause of saving life, and it is for just that that hospitals are created. The- hospital has been very proper ly named 3t. Joseph’s Hospital, for! it was through the generosity of the nuns connected with St. Joseph’s church that it became a possibility and later a reality. Too much credit cannot be given, therefore, to the self-sacrificing nuns who have de voted their time, energy and means to its preparation and who will de vote themselves to the work of car ing for the patients that will be ad mitted to it. So far as can be judged it seems to be admirably equipped for the work it has been established to per form. It is for all the people who may have occasion to use an insti tution of its character, and the only eligibility for admission will be the need of the care and treatment it can bestow. Now that the hospital is a reality, Willimantic people should make up their minds to support it with all the enthusiasm and earnestness that its necessities require. Hospitals are not self-supporting ventures. There are many who must be treated free of charge and the liberality of those able to contributee must be depended upon in order that the hospital may be maintained in all its possible use fulness. FILTHY CONDITION Of SOUTH WINDHAM fAMILY. INBEC1LE CHILD WITHOUT CLO THING OH BED—AUTHORITIES ORDER THINGS CLEANED UP, Lawyer Samuel B. Harvey as pro secuting attorney for the Connecti cut Humane Society and First Sel ectman James M. Smith, were in South Windham yesterday on a sece ond trip of investigation in reela tion to a state of affairs which has existed at the home of Byron Bakeix who resides on the hill opposite the foundry of Smith. Winchester Co. About ten days ago the attention of these men was called to the fact that there was an imbecile girl in the home of Mr. Baher who was liv ing more the life of a dog than, a human being. On going to the house they found the home in a very filthy condition, and without any beds. The people evidently slept on bundles of rags and old clothes on the floor. There was rubbish find filth all over the house. Up 'n the garret they found the girl. She was in a little room and had no clothes on. Her body was eov ereed with filth and vermin. In one corner was a bundle of old dirty clothes and some bags. This was the girl's bed. She was an Imbecile and lived like an animal. Mr. and Mrs. Baker were ordered to start in im mediately towards making changes. They agreed to clean up and buy some beds. Yesterday when they visited the Baker house Messrs. Harvey and Smith found quite a change. The place had been cleaned up some. There were no beds though, but Mrs. Baker said her husband had order ed three.'The girl sat in e, chair down stairs and had some clothes on. Mrs. Baker said that in a little while everything would lie fixed up to the satisfaction of llie authorities. RETIRED ON A PENSION IRA SWETLAND RETIRES AFTER YEARS RAILROAD SER VICE-ONE OF THE OLD EST MEN IN ACTIVE. SERVICE ON THE ROAD. Ira Sweetland, who for the past fifty-two years has been a railroad employee was retired by the New Ha ven load within a short time. The on the pnesipn roll. Mr. Swelleand is the third of local men to be re tired on a pension by the New Ha vent roda within a short lime. The late Augustus Clarke, lor many years a conductor, was the first. Then James .1. Richmond, who was sec tion foreman was retired very re cently. Now Deacon Sweetland is placed on the retired list. Mr. Sweet land for many years was car in spector at the station but as he be came older the work was a little too strenuous for him and he was placed in charge of the pumps where he has been for several years. Paul Michel who has been signal man at the Bridge Street crossing has taken Mr. Sweetland's job at the pumps. ANNUAL MEETING OF BOARD OF TRADE. The annual meeting of the V/llli mantic Board of Trade will he held at the rooms of the Board In the opera house block, on Tuesday eve ning, January 7, at S o’clock, lor the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year and doing such other business as will be proper to come before the meeting. The business beeting will be followed by a smoker, and it Is specially desired that there will be as large an at tendance as possible. _ 2 KILLED, 13 HURT BY MOLTEN METAL EXPLOSION IN CONVERTER OF STEEL PLAjNT. Pittsburg, Pa., .Tan. 1.—Two men were killed and thirteen others ser iously injured by an explosion in con verter No. 3, of the Edgar Thomson plant of the United States Steel Cor poration at North Braddoek, about seven miles east of here today. The men killed were foreigners. Six of the injured were Americans and the ohters foreigners. All were removed to a hospital, where it was said their injuries were not serious. No official statement on the cause of the explosion has been issued, but old converter mill men say the cause could hardly be other than that some of the molten metal sifted through the soapstone lining of the converter and came in contact with the steel sheathing which perhaps was damp. When the explosion ocurred the botlcm of the converter dropped out, throw ing fifteen tons of molten metal in the pit where fourteen men were working at the ladles. There was no explosion when the hot mass of steel struck the bottom of the pit. but in stead flames of burning gas were sent up which burned the men in the pit. The two men who were kill ed had been working under the con verter and their bodies were terri bly mangled. The force of the explosion blew the sheet iron roof off of the converting mill and caused two of the walls to collapse besides breaking all of the windows in buildings in the vicinity, it partly destroyed the engine house and warehouse near the converting mill. PLAINFIELD’S NEW CHURCH ST. JOHN'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH DEDICATED BY BIS HOP TIERNEY. WEDNESDAY. The new St John’t Roman Catho lic church at Plainfield was dedicat ed New Year’s day and there was a large gathering present. The sermon in English was preached by the Rev. Father Shanley of Danbury and in French by Rev. Father Bellerose of Wauregan. There was a number present from this city, among them being Con tractor Jeremiah O’Sullivan, who built the church. PROMOTION OF WILLIMANTIC BOY. Word has been received in this city of the promotion of Henry A. Carpenter of Sewic.kley, Pa, to the Presidency of the Riter-Conley Man ufacturing Company of Pittsburg, Pa which employs from 1,000 to 2,000 men. Mr. Carpenter has been con nected with this company for a num ber of years being in charge of the gas dpeartment. Willimantie takes a certain pride in the promotion be cause of the fact that he is the son of C. E. Carpenter of this city and graduated from the First District School of Willimantie. MURRAY’S WILLIMANTIC CONN. It Begins Friday, January 3rd, 1908. OUR JANUARY Clearance Sale ■nMBMMMMBWM—MH—■———MB From Basement to third ffoor, hundreds of opportuni ties for big saving of money will he prominently displayed A chance to pick from a large collection of desirable winter merchandise at big re ductions from regular price. Tie i. C. Murray Co., Corner MAIN and CHURCH Streets. Agents for LADIES’ HOME JOURNAL PATTERNS WE ENTER THE NEW YEAR WITH THE ANNUAL MARK DOWN SALE.... IN FULL FORCE. $20, $22. and $24. Overcoats«- 37.50 Overcoats«- 312.50 $20, $12. and $14. Overcoats Now The Remington Co ---—rrtfinminf rwrr Wrapping Paper, Bags and Twine The economical waj to use wrapping paper is to use it in rolls on counter standards which occupy little space and cut the paper to the required lengths. We have these standards in several sizes, and a fine quality of wrapping paper in rolls from 12 to :!0 incnes in width. We also carry a full line of paper bags in all grades and sizes. Twine too, is a long suit here. We have store twine in white and in black and white, in balls, or on the more conven ient paper cops. We hare hemp twine In all sizes, and a ball twine of such excellent quality that many us6 it for fishing through the ice. Step in and see the quality of our paper and twine. The prices are right—wholesale or retail. Jordan 6/0 WlJ£iMANncCoNj^ AT A COl'UT OF PROBATE JIKLD AT Coven try within and for the district of Coventry on the 20 day of December, 1907. Present Edgar A. Colburn Judge. Estate of Margaret Young late of Coventry in said district deceased. William B. Hawkins, Administrator. ORDERED—That six months from the date here of be, and the same are limited and allowed for the creditors to bring in their claims against said estate, and the said administrator is directed to give public notice to the creditors of said estate to i bring in their claims within said time allowed,! by posting a copy of this order on the public sign-post nearest the place where the deceased, last dwelt, within the same town, and by publish-1 ing the same three times in some weekly news-1 paper having a circulation in said probate dis trict, and return make to this court of the notice given. Attest. 52w3* EDCAIt A. COLBURN'. Judge. AT A COURT OF PROBATE HELD AT Coventry, within and for the district of Coventry on the 20th day of December, A. D. 1907 Present. Edgar A. Colburn Judge. Estate of Hattie A. Harmon late of Coventry in said district, deceased William L. Higgins, administrator. ORDERED—That six months from the date hereof be. and the same are limited and allowed for the creditors to bring in their claims against said estate, and the said administrator is di rected to give public notice to the creditors of said estate to bring in their claims within said time allowed, by posting a copy of this order on the public sign-post nearest the place where tho de ceased last dwelt, within the same town, and by publishing the same three weeks in some weekly newspaper having a circulation in said Probate District, and return make to this court of the notice given. Attest. :,2w3 EDGAR A. COLBURN, Judge. ADVERTISED LETTERS. LETTERS REMAINING UNCALLED FOB IN POST OFFICE, WILLIMANTIC,CONN., LADIES. Converse, Miss Lillian Eaucheleau, Miss Alleso/.inn GENTLEMEN. Bacon, Manyor Donovan, William J. Jackson, Arthur P. Sampson, Nahum Bacon, Edwin Barabath, Luis Gladu. Louis Maedanald. Henry Taylor. F. O. J. C. H. DIMMICK. P. M. If you are looking: for odd parts of Toilet Sets it will pay you to go to The Leonard Pharmacy ENJOYS READING THE JOURNAL’. A Springfield, Mas., subscriber, in renewing her subscription to The Journal, speaks of her pleasure in reading it as follows: “I enjoy the Windham news, of course, as I for merly lived there, also the Washing ton letter and the Sunday. School lesosns.” ...i

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lolillhnantir Journal. FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1908, WltLIMANTIC LOCALS. Mrs. H. N. Fenn and daughter I spent New Year’s day In Putnam. Mrs. Ralph Gray of New London has been visiting in this city. Miss Zelia Roy of Hartford was a local visitor on New Year’s day. Willima E. Shea of Hartford, spent New Year's day in this city. Miss Olive Rollinson has been vis iting in Chaplin Miss Ethel Halyburton has returned from Jewett City where she visited at her home. F. C. Bissell and family have gone to Hartford where they will spend several weeks. Lawyer Samuel B. Harvey was out of town Wednesday on legal busi ness. Mrs. Robert W. Hooper is very ill with the grip at her home on High street. George W. Williams entertained the Elks at New Iamdon on New Year's eve, with songs and stories. Miss Lou Buck left today/ for Kan sas City where she will spend the winter. Professor Wilbur Cross of Yale will lecture at Windham Center this eve ning. Lieutenant. Fred T. Greener was the recent guest of relatives in Dan ielson. Benjamin Savory, who has been working in this city for some time as a railroad engineer left this week for Boston. Mass., where he will work in the future. Miss Alice Alford has gone to Cal ifornia to take a post-graduate course in the California Xlospital at Los Angeles. She will be gone about six months. STATE PURE EOOD LAW, WENT JNTO EFFECT WEDNES DAY— SAME MODIFICATIONS MADE FOR ITS OBSERV ANCE. The state pure food and drug law, which was passed by the Legislature of last year, went into effect Wed nesday. In general it conforms to the national law, the main point at is sue being the objection of the drug gists to stating on their prescript ions the amount of alcohol they con tain. This has been adjusted by a conference beetween their staLe as sociation and Dairy and Food Com missioner Noble and Dr. Jenkins, head of the state experiment station, and -prescriptions need not be marked, with the amount of alcohol. The druggist will give this information oh request. Druggists are to be allow ed to write on prescriptions the am ount of opium and other drugs which must be specified rather than to be required to keep a large stock of printed labels wheih would be nec essary if the letter of the law were lived up to in this respect. IRWIN—BUCK WEDDING. Many W.Ullmantic friemls will be interested :n an account of a very pretty home wedding which occurred at the residence of George E. Buck in Palmer, Mass, New Year’s afternoon, when Helen Sturtevant. second dau ghter of the family, and granddaugh ter of the late iHon Edwin A. Buck of this city w'as united in marriage with Mr. Joseph Lam her ton Irwin jt Philadelphia. The house was beautifully decora ted in Southern smilax, aud holly and iaurel, with the significant mis tletoe. Preliminary to the ceremony, Miss Ruth Fiske of Palmer, at the piano, played selections from Nevins; and at 4 o'clock, the strains of the i.o hengrin march announced the ai proach of the bridal procession. First came Miss Marjorie L. Buck, sister oi the bride, as maid of honor, follow ed by the bride on the arm of her fathei. They were met by the groom, attended by the best man, Mr. William Ballantine of Chicago, and theen approached a beautiful bower of green in. the second parlor, where the officiating clergyman, the Rev. F. S. Brewer, pastor of the First Congregational Church of Pal mer, pronounced the impressive words of the service. The bride s dress was of white radium silk, triin 1 med with chiffon and rose princess? lace, with tulle veil, and she carried bride roses showered with maiden hair fern The maid-of-lionor was dressed in white embroidered net over pink taffeta, and carried a shower bouquet of enchantress car nations. The marriagee eceeeremony w.is at tended only by immediate relatives and close 'riends; but at 5 o'clock there was a general reception and a host of friends from Palmer, Mon son, Springfield and the vicinity came to offer congratulations. There were many handsome presents. The ushers were Messrs. Henry W! Hol brook and Edwin A. Buck of Palmer, and attending the groom aiso were his personal friends. Messrs. Samuel Henry, J. R. Patterson and Edward Dillon of Philadelphia. Barr of Springfieeld catered. The happy couple left for Philadel phia by a late evening train, where at their newly-fitted home in the su burb, Ardmere, a becond reception will be held on January 17. Mr. Ir win is an assistant auditor for the Pensyjvania Railroad. SELECTMAN SMITH FIGHTS FIRS. There was a lively chimney fire at the home of Selectman Janies M. Smith, on Tuesday morning. After five extinguishers had been used up recourse had to he taken to the gar den hose and finally the fire was extinguished. Selectman Smith donned a pair of overalls and spent the fore noon in cleaning the other chim neys so that there would not be any more chimney fires at his house. GOLDEN WEDDINGS CELEBRATED MR. AND MRS. WILLARD B. CLARK OF COLUMBIA AND MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM H. SYPIIERS OF WILLIMAN TIO CELEBRATE A HALF CENTURY OF MARRIED LIFE. MR. AND MRS. W. B. CLARK. Mr. and Mr:-*. Willard B. Clark of Columbia celebrated the fiftieth anni versary of their marriage on New Year's day with a reception at their home which was attended by their children, grand children and some in vited friends. Mr. and Mrs. Clark were married at Lebanon fifty years ago and lived in Columbia many years. They are prominent and much respected resi dents in the town. Mr. Clark is a native of Columbia, having teen born there May 15. 1834. Mrs. Clark was a Miss Lucy Ford of Lebanon and was born in that town on January 3H, 1838. The marriage ceremony was per formed by Rev. O. D. Mine, father of C. D. Fine, the secretary ct the State Board of Education. For many years Mr. Clark con ducted a large farm in Columbia, but now his son has charge ot the placo and Mr. and Mrs. Clark re side at the Green. The town ot Col umbia has often honored Mr. Clark by electing him to office and for many years he was selectman. Poth Mr. and Mrs. Clark are members of the Grange and are among the oldest members of the Columbia Con gregational church. They afe the parents of seven children: Charles F. Clark, of New Haven; Joseph N. Clark, of Colum bia; Willard B. Clark, jr., of New Haven; Edith L.. of Willimantie, wid ow of Wilton Little; Emily M., of Rocky Ford, Co., widow of William Randall; May B., of New Haven, widow of George C. Burton. They have sixtene grand children. Wedneesday evening they held a re ception at their home which was at tended by about two hundred peo ple. MR. AND MRS. W. H. SYPHERS. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Syphers of this city on New Year's clay en tertained their children and a large number of their friends at their home on Mansfield evenue in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of their mar riage. Mr. and Mrs. Syphers were married at Newburg, N. Y., fifty years ago and lived there for a num ber of years. Then they came to Willimantie, where they have lived for over thirty years. Mr. Syphers is TO years old and his wife is fid. They leave had twelve children, ten of whom are now living: Charles II., of this city; Smauel R., of Hart ford; Arthur, of this city; Gilbert, of Milo, Maine; Abner, of this city Walter, of New Haven; George, of Manchester, Conn.; Sarah, wife of Joseph Ellison, of this city Stella, wife of George Howard, of this city, and Isabella Graveline, of Spring filed, Mass. HAMPTON The Congregational Sunday school gave a tree at the church on Christ mas eve, v. i tli a program of songs, recitations, etc. The exercises were well atended. Among those at home for Christ mas were, George I, Fuller of Nor wich and Miss Blanche Fuller of Hartford, at George W. Fuller's; the Misses Minnie and Ida Chandler, of West Suliield, at T. D. Chandler's; Miss Delia Litchfield of Portland at Fred Litchfield’s; C. C. Fitts of Brooklyn and Miss Maude Fitts of Willimantic, at J. H. Fitts’. Mrs. C. E. Burnham is entertain ing her sister, Miss Clara Marshall, of Hartford. A. M .Fuller of Springfield. Mass., Miss Priscilla Fuller and Miss Yard ley of the Mystic Oral school, were at George W. Fuller’s on Saturday and Sunday last. C. W. Russell and W. S. Ashley have had telephones installed recent ly. Deputy Staples of Colchester inspect ed Little River Grange last Friday evening. Rev. Joe! Ives, secretary of the Connecticut Home Missionary Society, occupied the pulpit of the Congrega tional chapel last Sunday and gave an interesting discourse on the subject of the foreigners in Connecticut. The Rawson post office will lie dis continued on January l.'i. Postmaster Hammond sent his resignation to the department last June and, as no one was willing to take the office, rural delivery route No. 2, from Hampton was established to supply the terri tory. The office was established about twenty-five years ago. SAMUEL FESSENDEN CRITICALLY ILL. A icport was sent out Wednesday that Samuel Fesenden of Stamford was critically ill at his home in that city. Mr. Fessenden has been ill for severea! weekes. hut Wednesday he had a sinking spell which alarm ed his family and friends. His phy sician was hurriedly called to the house, but beyond sayiug that he was very low, would make no state ment. Mr. Fesenden has been one of the most prominent republican leaders in the western part of the state, and was a close second in the race for the United States senatorship vdieu Senator Bulkeley was elected. THIEF UNDER GUISE OF WOODCHOPPER. Napoleon Cote, was sentenced to sixty days in the county jail on Mon day by Judge Arnold of the police court. Cote said that he came here from Chelsea. Mass., in seaich of a job as woodchopper. He Induced Rev. Arthur DeBruycker to buy him an axe. Then from all appearances he tried to steal a razor and die steal a pair of trousers. He became drunk, and was arrested. WINDHAM CENTER DOGS HAD THE COON IN APPLE TREE— NEW YEARS DAY QUIETLY CELEBRATED— HERD OF TEN DEER IN JERUSALEM. New Year’s day was a quiet one with the exception of a party at the Inn, no festivities are reported. A large company of gentlemen from Norwich came up to South Windham in a special car, and were met by one of Merrill Jones’ ’busses and conveyed to Challenger's where they had an excellent dinner. The party was headed by Mr. Kepler. The greater number of holiday vis itors have now returned to their homes and occupations. The teeachers and scholars had one more holiday, on Wednesday, but now the whole town will settlp down to the win ter's work and pleasures. This (Friday) evening, the first of a series of lectures to be given this winter in indham, will occur in tlie Congregational chapel at 8 o'clock. The speaker will be Pro fessor Wilbur F. Cross, of Yale, and his subject is "George Eliot.” Next Sunday at the Congregational church the Rev. Joel S. Ives of Hartford, will occupy the pulpit. Rev. Mr. MacDuffee, ^although very weak front an attack of grippe, conducted services last Sunday and lead an excellent sermon from the three top ics. "The Star,” “The Song,” and “The Child The Christian Endeav or meeting was led by 0. Arthur Keeney. The Grenfell Club met on Thurs day afternoon and the Woman's Mis sionary Society of the Congregation al church meet this (Friday) after noon. Some late visitors are, Miss Sadie I’otter of Woodstock who is a guest of the Tatem families; the Misses Brown and Nuttall of Brooklyn at W. H. Brown's in the east district; Mr. and Mrs. William Bowers of Fitchburg at the Lyman homestead, Vantine Anderson is at the name plare after visiting his home in Troy-. There are also guests at the Sparrow's nest up in Bricktop; Al bert Martin of Pawtucket has been with his sisters, Mrs. Harvey and airs: latem. Miss Perkins anti Mrs. Fenton have returned from a visit in Maiden, Maas, with ttie latter's son and family. J. G. Lathrop left on Thursday for Cambridge for the winter. Mr .and Mrs. Harry Taintor, who have silent many weeks in town have returned to New York city, as have also Mr. and Mrs. Ellery Bates. Mr. Lathrop and Mr. Taintor in dulged in a coon hunt on Saturday night last, and after roaming through woods and swamps and losing track oi their dogs came back to Mr. Jewett’s for their team, where they found their dogs had treeed a coon in an apple tree near the house. U was speedily captured and proved to be an unusually large onee. Deer are often seen south of the village. Albert Gallup of Jerusalem counted ten in one herd. While Henry Larrabeee takes the banner on fat hogs, ex-Selectman Ar thur Potter can claim the best lec ord on spring pigs, slaughtering two last month, which reached nearly (140 pounds. In a recent leter from Miss Sa rah Kingsley to a Windham neighbor her frieends learn of her content and comfort in her new home in Hart ford. Word has beeeen received by rel aitves of Mrs. John Beckwith of her serious illness from pneumonia at her home in Becket, Mass. Mrs. Marra has been very ill for more than a week and all of her children have been with her except Thomas Marra, who has returned to his work at Panama. The other sick people. Mrs. W. F. Maine, Mrs H. S. Eaton, and "Sister Louise," remain about the same. New cases of grippe occur daily. It is hoped these searching winds will drive away the poison and check the diseasee. Harry Tateni is getting on well with his injured thumb and Charles Gallup and Charles Towne are on the rodd to recovery from broken legs. Miss 'Lillian Chopped of Windham was married to Burton Hall of Mans fleeld, last week Monday. IN INTEREST Of SCHOOLS MEETING OF PC WOOL OFFICERS AND TEACHERS IN ASHFORD. Theie is; to be a meeting of school odicers and teachers at Baker’s hall, Warrenville. Ashford, beginning at m o'clock tomorrow (Saturday) to which all that are interested ;n the public schools a’re invited. The meeting is to be held under the allspices of the Stale Board of Edu cation and is to be addressed by Prin cipal Henry T. Burr of the 'State Normal school of this city on the 'Condition of Schools in Ashford,' ami by Secretary Charles D. Hine, of the State Board ot Education, on The Average Attendance haw.” DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. Tliere is only one way to cure deaf ness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Iteafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lin ing of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed you have a rum bling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed. Deafness is the result, and unless the intlama tion can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hear ing will he destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by Cat arrh, which is nothing but an in liamed condition of the mucous sur faces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for a'.v case of Dea.'nesss (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Send for circu lars free. F. J. Cheney Co., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Take Hall’s Family Pills for con stipation. SPECTACLES. GOLD FILLED FRAMES. My gold filled frames are the next best to solid gold. I use only the best quality and they are guaranteed to wear I can fit a frame to your lenses or furnish you with an entire new pair at a reasonable price. QUALITY. Design and general all-round satisfaction is to be had in the new invisible Fused Bifocal. OI K WORK IS NOT DONE t NTH. Yor ARE SATISFIED. Herbert E. Smith Optician and Jeweler. 684 Main Street, Willimantic, Conn DON’T Go out of town to— Buy a Second Hand Automobile Let E P. Chesbro show you some that he has just thorough ly overhauled and painted. Cadi lac, Buick, Pope, Hartford. (See next week’s af this order on the public signpost in the j town of Ashford where deceased last dwelt. 52WJ OSCAR I). BAKER. Judge. Great Annual Sale of WINSTED UNDERWEAR =SEC0ND$.= This is an occasion thousands of thrifty buyers look forward to from year to year, and which begins Thursday morning, January 2nd, in connection with our Great Cost Sale. This time the values are even more remarkable; they are all gar ments for men, among them: natural wool, camel’s hair, Vic uyna, Jeager shades, in medium and heavy weight worsteds, wool and merino, fiTr poph 'ssaleprice for a11 the aud *1.25 grades. VI I caul I Better supply yourself liberally at special sale pjice, which is only 67c a garment. <U 1 in pnpL is sale price for all the $1 50, $2 $2 50, $3 00 V Uavll qualities. See what a saving you make when you get them for $1.10 a garment. IX CONNECTION WITH THESE we offer a Manufacturer’s Stock of Winter weight black [libbed Underwear, regular price 50c, our special sale price 20c each. Special Pur Offers At Cost Sale Prices. We start the ball a-rolling in our Suit Department with startling values in Ladies’ High Orade Dependable Furs at prices that have reached the lowest possible point In years. Read what’s said here then see the goods. $65.00 Natural Mink Scarfs for $47 00 each. •$35.00 Natural MinkbScarf for $68,00 each 6 2 7 Stripe $65. Natural Mink Muffs, $50. each. $45.00 Black Lynx Sets 50 inch throw, $34 00 a set. $22 50 Black Caracul Sets’ special $17.00. $30.00 Japanese Mink Sets (46 in. Scarf) for $21.00. $22.50 Sable Oppossoin Sets, sale price $17.00. $20.00 Blended Squirrel Sets $15.00 each, $35.00 Natural Mink Muff for $21.00 each. $12.50 Sable and Isabella Fox Mutts $9.50 each. Beautiful $10. Sable Squirrel Throws $8.50 each. $25.00 Grey Siberian Squirrel Sets $17.00 each. $30.00 Mink Throws, sale price $21.00 each. $5.00 Sable Opposum Scarfs for $4.00 each. $6.00 Sable Opposum Muffs for $4.00 each. All Children 8 Furs during this sale at half price All Boots and Shoes Stamped GOLD SEAL ARE THE BEST THAT CAN BE MADE OF RUBBER AND WILL GIVE DOUBLE WEAR. agents THE UNION SHOE CO. Chas. f. Risedorf, Treas. Willimantic, Conn. The Mild Weather has lessened the demand for heavy clothing, out we pro pose, to lessen the cost to you so that it will pay you well to invest in Overcoats and Suits Now. Not an old stock but new, fresh goods to select from. Come In and get the new prices. H. L. HUNT CO. V. ‘v: V‘ t*

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OUTLOOK IS BRIGHT. MILLS IN INDUSTRIAL CENTERS FORCED TO RESUME BUSI NESS SOONER THAN WAS EXPECTED. Orders are coniine: into tile mills in the Pittsburg district, in such large numbers that within a short time every plant in the district will again be running to its full capacity. Two of the three rail mills at the Edgar Thompson plant resumed oper ations Monday after a shut-down of two weeks, placing two thousand men at work again. When the mills clos ed it was announced that they would be idle for a month or six weeks. The Homestead plant of the Carne gie Steel Company, which closed dow'n a number of its mills two weeks ago, supposedly for an indefinite period, re sumed Sunday night in several of these, giving work again to two thousand men. All the departments of the plant are now running except the Bessemer mill, and it will be started as soon as repairs are made. Scores of smaller industries throughout the Pittsburg district, which have been idle or partly idle since the financial depression arc again in full operation. The Hugenot, Lancaster and Tex as mills, of the Thayer Woolen Com pany. of Oxford, Mass., which have been shut down three weeks started up Monday on full time, witli three hundred hands. Announcement was made at Wash ington, Penn., Monday by officials of many manufacturing establishments, recently shut down, that operations will be resumed the first of the year. The Findlay Clay Pot Company ex pects to have its plant in full opera tion by Wednesday. The Tyler Tube and Fipe Mills, shut down for the first time in many years, will re sume in a few days. The Washington Tin Plate Company will resume on January (i. Other plants closed or partially suspended that will resume within ten days are the Jessop Steel Com pany, the Duncan Glass Company, the Highland Glass Company and tin Hazel Atlas Glass Company. It is expected that by January 6 five thou sand men now idle will be employed. The Shenango Valley Steel plan! resumed operations at Newcastle Penn,, Sunday night, after an idle ness of ten days. More thau two thousand men are affected. LEONARD BRIDGE. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Abel! of Col umbia Green, attended tiie silver wedding of Mr. Abell's sister, Mrs. L. A. Manwaring and husband on Christmas eve. A. G. Kneeland attended the cream ery meeting Saturday. Mrs. Brewster, formerly of Exeter, died at the Backus Hospital on Fri day morning at 8 o'clock. The funeral was held at the Exeter church Satur day at 1 o'clock. She leaves a hus band and one son, both of this place. Burial was in Exeter cemetery. Mrs. E. P. Kneeland. Miss Lavinia Kneeland and Miss Nellie Cliflord, spent Christmas day at Mr. and Mrs. O. A. N’ettleton’s. Christmas exercises were held at the Exeter church on Friday morn ing. On Christmas night there apperned at the home of I,. A. Manwaring, a company of 25 friends and neighbors taking them completely by surprise, to observe their 25th wedding anni versary. They brought with them silver as follows:. One half dozen stive knives and forks; a sou]) ladle; a cream ladle, and a cold-meat fork. Ti e Rev. A. .1. Park in a neat and fitting speech presented them with the be.-t wishes and congratulations of the oc casion. Refreshments were served and a pleasant evening spent in singing and a social way. L. A. Manwaring was married to Miss Fannie Abell, December 25th. 1NS2, by the Rev. H. Parmalee. They have two daugh ters. the Misses Lena and Myra Man waring. L. S. Spaulding and family called on Mrs. Mary Stark, of Goshen on Sunday. THE NEW YORK TRI WEEKLY TRIBUNE. The Tri-Weekly Tribune is a pock et edition of The New York Tribune. It is, however, issued as a distinct newspaper on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of every week, and contains the essence of all New York news and news of things that can be found in The Daily Tribune for the whole week. It is just the paper for the man who does not want to spend the money and time for paying and reading a metropolitan paper sever, days in the week. The subscription price is only $1 50 a year, but it is invaluable to those who are interest ed in the prices of flour, grain, wheat, cotton, livestock, butter, cheese, eggs and other farm products, because of their correctness, in addition to these valuable news features and market, reports The Tri-Weekly Tribune gives much prominence to special .11 tides wri ten by experts on subjects of in ten st to dwellers outside of big cities, including highway .and village improvements forestry, irrigation, etc. The Tri-Weeklv Tribune and any one of tbe following publications at the price named heiow: Metropolitan Magazine one year 1 .fir1 McClures Magazine, l.tr. Harper's Bazar one year 1.00 Good Housekeeping, 1.75 The Woman's Home Companion one year, l.n> Success one year. 1.(15 American Magazine one year, 1.0E Pacific Monthly one year, 1.65 Etude, a monthly musical jour nal, one year, 2.00 Outing one year 3.00 Willimantie Journal. 2.00 CIVIL SUITS SETTLED. The civil actions of D. P. Comtois and A. L. Gelinas against Mrs. Em ma Paquette have been settled. Mrs. Paquette found a purchaser for her dwelling house and real estate and in order to sell the property she had to ay tlie claims for which the property was under attachment. Mr. Gelinas’ claim was for $100 as com n ks on in securing a purchaser for some real estate and the claims of Mr. Comtois was al out ?50 for ma terial furnished. NEW YEAR’S DAY OBSERVANCE. EVERYBODY ENJOY'ED A HOLIDAY BUT THERE WAS LITTLE DO ING OUT OF ORDINARY. Wednesday was a legal holiday it being New Years day. The stores were open until noon, but the banks and public offices were closed all day. The post office was closed from 11 until t>. It was a quiet day people seeking their amusements mostly at home. There was a clay pigeon shoot at the gun club and an entertain ment in the opera house both after noon and evening. The schools were closed all day and the mills were shut down. The day was more of a religious one to many of the people and ser vices were held in the morning at both Catholic churches. At the Bap tist church there was the annual roll call at 6 o'clock in the evening followed by a supper. After supper there were several of the members of the church who gave appropriate talks. The New' Year's religious services at the Methodist church were held on Tuesday night beginning at o'clock. This was the customary watch service preceded by the love fea'-t which lasted until 10 o'clock. At 10:30 o'clock Rev L. M. Flocken delivered a sermon and promptly at 12 o'clock the consecration service was held closing the services of the night. WOOD EOR PAPER COSTS $26,000,000. THE PUBLISHER PAYS MUCH MORE FOR HIS STOCK THAN HE DID LAST YEAR. In (he face of a threatened .short age ot timber, the amount of uooc! consumed each year for pulp has in creased since 1899 from 2 million to ::v2 million cords'. The year 1,90b marked an increase of 03,COD cords in the imports of puipwood, the high est average value per lord for all kinds, and a consumption greater by 469,0J8 cords than that of any pre vious year. Spruce, the wood from which in 1809 three-fourths of the pulp was manufactured, is still the leading wood, but it now produces a little less than "0 per tent oi the total. How well spruce is suited to the maiiui'acUire of pulp is shown bv the fact that during a period in which [the total quantity of wood used has doubled and many new woods have been introduced, the proportion of spruce-pulp wood has remained near ly constant in spite of the drains up on the spruce forests for other pur poses During this time three different woods, front widely separated regions, have in turn held the rank of leader in the lumber supply. Since 1S99, poplar which for years was used in connection with spruce to the exclusion of all other paper woods, has increased in total quan tity less than 100,000 cords, and is now outranked by hemlock. Fine, balsam and cottonwood are used i:i much smaller amounts. The average cost of pulp delivered at the mill was $7.21. The total val ue of the wood consumed in 1906 was $26,400,000. The chief item determin ing the price of paper is the cost of pulp An example of the increased price of paper is found in the case of a publisher of a daily in the Midd'e West, who recently paid $1,200; for a carload of paper. The same quantity and grade of paper cost a year ago but $800. The chemical processes of paper making, which better preserve the wood fiber, are gaining over the me chanical process. In 1899, 6.9 per cent of the wood was reduced by the mechanical process; in 1900, less than 90 per cent. All importations of wood for pulp are from Canada, and comprised, in 1900, 739,000 cords, nearly all of which was spruce. Four and a half million dollars’ worth of pulp was imported in 1906. a slight falling off from 1909. Circular 120 of the Forest Service contains a discussion of the consump tion of puipwood in 1906, based on statistics gathered by the Bureau of the Census and the Forest Service. The pamphlet can he had upon appli cation to the Forester. United States Department ot Agriculture, Washing ton, D. C. THE JANUARY AMERICAN BOY. Stirring stories, interesting infor mation. valuable instruction, and en couragement along lines of right liv ing and high endeavor make the Jan uary American Boy a noteworihy is sue: The front page picture speaks eloquently of “Breaking Home Ties." Or. Owens's pirate story is continued two chapters, as is also That L>1 iling ham Boy. Mr. Trowbridge's serial, The Boy and the Beast, is concluded, and Mr. Tomlinson's serial. Four Bovs on the Mississippi, is begun, and promises to sustain the splendid reputation of the author as a writer for l-oys. A notable article is Canal and Jungle, the Boy's Own Story of the Big Ditch at Panama, written by llttgl Weir, who was specially sent by The American Boy to Pan ama to write up the true conditions for i's readers, and the boys will en joy the snap and vim of the story. REVIEW OF REVIEWS FOR JANUARY. The American Review of Reviews may be appropriately termed a history of the world published in monthly editions. It is a publication to place in every library as a book of reference and interest in anv number will never wane on account of age. Its “Progress of the World'’ in the January number, treats all important events up to date of going to press with its usual completeness, and among its special articles are: The Coming Conquest of the Air, by Ernest I.a Rue Jones, with illustra tions: How the Cuban Problem Might be Solved, by Captain John II. Parker. U. S. A: The Newspaper and the Forest. )>v W. S. Rossi ter, The Gold Flood and Its Problems, by .1. j Pease Norton: The Story of the Hoarders, by William Justus Boies; The European Business Man in He tirement, by Andre Tridon. 01 c THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. PREVIOUS LESSONS REVIEWED— LESSON FOR CUN DAY JAN. (Lessons of the next six months are in the Gospel and Revelation of St: John) John, the divine, is a bundle of paradoxes. A fisherman, jet having social access to the high priests' pal ace; a Galilean, yet intimately famil iar with Judea; of none of the schools, yet penning, the noblest thing in literature; so gentle that sacred art has pictured him as ef feminate, yet a son of thunder and •showing fiery temper on occasions; spreading his hands one day in ben ediction and saying "Little children, love one another," yet the next seeing a heretic in the bath, run ning from it, and crying, “Fly lest the house fall upon us for Cerinthua. enemy of the truth, is within!” It would be an interesting study in psy chology to find how these antago nisms might contribute to the mail ing of an ideal character. But all curious incidents fade when compared with John's immortal achievement. At the age of one hundred years he seems to be stand ing upon a narrow neck between time and eternity. St. Paul had already made his last missionary journey and written his last Epistle. Jerusalem had iallen thirty years before. The "Benjamin, of the apostles" is the only one now alive. The elders of Ephesus are urging him to put in writing the oral gospel they had so often heard from his lips. A restatement of ap ostolic doctrine seems necessary sub secieunt to the complete severance from Judaism and the close of the old dispensation. John's pen is the last with apostolic authority. He yields. He writes. 1 he supplementing of the other ev- angelists, often rfeerred to, is a j mere incident if not an accident, it is true John omitted many important matters, probably because they had been told by the others. But it was far from his purpose to merely "bring up the rear and glean what they passed bv." Instead of intend ing a minute biographical moro graph his writing is an argument. He states a proposition and address es himself to the maintaining of it. His noble motif is that the reader may believe that Jesus is the Christ and that believing, he may have life. His method is to iahe scenic inci dents and typical persons and report Jesus' words in connection with I them so that there may be a recip- j local illumination. He calls the read- er to a halt that he may. reflect.: he gives the argument in epitome, shows what lollows, makes application, and rarely fails to swing the censer of praise. I John and his Gospel defy criticism. The soul intuitively exclaims “This is Divine!" “It is from God!" His writings have been called tlie gospel of eternity, the spiritual gospel, the j gospel of the world. He himsell has been called the seraphic apostle. 1 The early Church did well to select the eagle as his emblem. He soars J high! He sees far! I There is not in literature a finer I exmaple of adaption of style to sub- ject. The noblest and profoundest thought is here clothed in language amide and royal. What the Sistine j frescoes are in art, this paragraph i is in written speech. Vet with ail this stateliness there is an inherent simplicity. j The similarity ■•between the opening of the Book of Genesis and tlie op ening of John's Gospel will tie read ily recognized. The prologue is in the form of Hebrew poetry, which consists largely of the recurrence to previously expressed thoughts, with altered phrase and added meaning. it may be paraphrased as follows: As the articulate word drops from the lips of the speaker on ear of hear er, so the Messiah comes from God to man. He is the vehicle of a mean ing. .Not, however, an unconscious and involuntary vehicle. For the Word had an eternal existence with God. He was God from the beginning. So far from being a mere wave of air, as an articulated word is, He is a Person; one possessing, too, infinite power and intelligence; for all things were made by Him, and apart from him not even one thing came into being. This Logos is source of life and light for men. He kept shining by various means into the moral darki.ess of humanity, but it could not apprehend Him. It was like a lamp trying to penetrate a fog. In the fullness of time, however, there came a herald—John Baptist— in all respects worthy of his trans cendant office. His mission was to announce the coming of the Light who had already imparted something of Himself to men, one by one, as they had come into the world. For He was all the while imminent in the world which Ho had made, al though unrecognized. Now. at length, in the incarnation, lb; came visibly in a form most eas ily recognizable to a people pre pared to apprehend Him by long continued and gracious dispensation0. -In their obduracy of heart they re ceive.l Him not. But to such as did “take of Him" appropriating Him by faith as a Savior. He gave the right to become inheritors of the Divine nature. Such as are begotten of God, not merely of a race (literally bloods) supposed to be pi ivileged above others, or hu man nature in general (flesh), or of some particular father (man). Nov comes the climax, it is a log ical conclusion, transfused w ith a doxology. The glorious Person whom the evangelist had described in met aphor as a work spoken by God to man, condescends to a human birth, in order that He may thus utter His Fathers message. He sojourns. He tents awhile (thirty-three years) with humanity. We are eye-witnessse of tliis manifestation of the Divine glory a glory, a fullness of grace and truth becoming in all respects to God’s only Son. THE TEACHER'S LAXTFRN. John's method of presenting the life of Christ is most remarkable. It is as if. for exmaple, one should take a series of scenes from the career of Savoi.avola like his denial of absolu tion to Lorenzo the Magnificent, his j "burning the vanities,” or his mar tyrdom John attemoted no biography i yet incidentally he gives us the best The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been In use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of and has been made under his per* sonal supervision since its infancy* Allow no one to deceive you in this* All Counterfeits, Imitations and Just-as-good” are bub Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment, What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare* goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep* The Children’s Panacea—The Mother’s Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. THE CENTAUR COMPANY, TT MURRAY •TREET, NEW YORK CITY, May 1707 I chronology. He doe; not relate the birth of Christ, yet as has been said, eternal Christmas prevades his soul. John takes great scenic events, six miracles (or signs as he significantly calls them), and three parables. He gives the setting and background of each, and then interprets, or better, makes the Lord his own interpreter by; recording His sayings in the con nection. Thus by a series of clusters of sayings, deeds, and events, he makes what Origen did not hesitate to call “the main gospel." In the stately and triumphant strains of the prologue there is a minor note of deepest sadness, it rises from John’s sympathetic appre ciation of Jesus and the world's neg lect and hostility. The darkness did not comprehend the light. His own re ceived Him not. it is the highest compliment or' John the Baptist that John the Evan gelist seems to think it necessary to differentiate him from the Messiah. He «as not the Light, but he bore witness to the Light. He was a night watchman, answering to those who asked. “What of the night?” “The morning eometh Jfe was a friend of tlie Bridegroom, not the bridegroom; a star to guide, but not the sun; not a false light, but as compared with Jesus a small light. When John talks of light he does not go into a cosmogony. He deals with self-evident facts. Light is. So when he names the moral condition of the race under the figure ot dark ness, he does not go into a theolog I ical disquisition on sin, its origin, eac. I He deals with a self-evident fact. Sin is. There are necessary untago nisnts between light and darkness, Oarkness and sin do not comprehnd, and so between holiness and sin. and are inveterately hostile to light and holiness. But light and holiness are to be ultimately trimuphant. If you are interested in a second hand automobile, read E. P. Chesbro's ad. on page 5 of this paper. THE YEAR 1907. The year 1907 started under aus ])iees that seemed bright beyond pre cedent and the movement of trade attained a velocity that constantly promised new records of prosperity, says Dunn's Review. For almost ten months statistics of production, bank exchanges, railway earnings and oth er measures of commercial activity compared favorably with any pre vious year, and in many instances the total for the twelve months was never eclipsed Products of the farms far surpassed all earlier records, high prices more than compensating for -mailer crops of some cereals and cotton than in banner years. Im migration and foreign commerce both exceeded any previous year, gold in the Treasury rose to $950,000,000 and the amount of money in circulation per capita became greater than ever oefore, despite a correction in the gold estimate of $153,000,000 and an increase in population to ovtr 86, 000,000. Conditions changed radically during the last ten weeks of 1907, the financial disturbance that started in October unsettling confidence so completely that currency commanded a permium and (dans lor future ex tensions of business were abandoned or postponed Failures were larger than at any time since the crisis of the previous decade, and a number of hanks closed, some of them only temporarily. Orders were? cancelled and new contracts came to the mills so slowly that forces were reduced and production materially curtailed. This condition culminated at the end of the year, making possible repairs and overhauling of machinery that had been deferred much too long, and in many instances it was announced that work would he resumed early in 1908. Restoration of normal condi tions depends upon easier money and a revival of confidence, both of which seem nearer than at any time since October. AMERICAN ENGINES SOLD FROM FACTORY TO YOU AND SUBJECT TO APPROVAL The American Gasoline Engine is stronger, more simple, more durable and more efficient than any other, and it's the best power on earth for any purpose, whether for large or small fac tory. for workshop, or for farm purposes. In making this statement it is not mere words, but a statement we stand behind in the strongest and most substantial manner possible by saying to you, we want you to order the American; set it up in your place of business; try it. If it is all we say. it is your engine; if not, return it to us; no obligation to keep it until we satisfy you it’s the best Gasoline Engine on the market. We have sold a number that way; a lot to men who have used the best other makes. One wrote after using the American a year, saying he had rather pay for the American than take the others as a gift, and similar expressions from many others. Our catalogue tells you about them; get it. it’s free; then after learning about the American, buy it on the “keep it if you like it n plan. We build Hoisting Engines, Combiner! Engines and Air Compressors; in fact, special engines for every power purpose. If you want to do any kind of work requiring power, write us; our engineering facilities are at your disposal. AMERICAN GASOLINE ENGINE CO. 31 Kennebec St., Portland, Me. 2807WG2 Hillhouse Tavlor -DEALERS IN LUMBER, COAL AND WOOD, -AND MANUFACTURERS OF SASH, DOORS, BLINDS, and BUILDERS’ FINISH. Yard on Milk Slreet, on New Enaland Railroad, SHOP OS MAIM &TREBT, TKLBPHOSM COSSMCTIOA Railroad Guide New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. Trains leave Willimantic as follows:) For Boston 11:56 a. m., 5; 56 p .m. Ac commodation trains as far as Franklin, 6:20, 9:42 a. m., 2:56 p. m. For Worcester—6:20, 9:42, 11:56 a. m., 2:56, 7:04 p. m. For Putnam—6:20, 9:42, 11:56 a. m., 2:66, 5:56, 7:04, 7:14 p .m. 1 For Providence and way stations— 6:15, 9:45 a. m., 3:15, and 7:20 p. m. For Hartford and way stations— 6:50, 9:00, 10:08, 11:30 a. m., (to i Poughkeepsie), 4:08, 7:00, 9:50 p. m. For Waterbary—9:00 and 11:30 a. m., 4:08 and 7:00 p. m. For New York—10:08 a .m., (via Hart ford), 2:10, (via Mdidletown), 4:08 p. m. (via Hartford). Way sta tions, 7:30, 11:27 a. m. and 7:05 p. m. For New Haven—7:30, 11:27 a. m., 2:10, 7:05 p. m. For Middletown—7:30, 11:27 a. m., S 2:10, 7:05 p. m. For Rockville via Vernon—6:50, 9:00, 10:08, 11:30 a. m., 4:08 and 7:00 p. m. For Springfield, via Vernon—9:00 j a. m. For New Britain, Plainville and Waterburv, 9:00, 11:30 a, m., 4:08, 7:00 p. m. j For Danbury—11:30 a. m„ 4:08 p. m. For Poughkeepsie—11:30 a. m. TRAINS ARRIVE AT WILLIMANTIC From Boston—10:06, 11:23 a. m., 4:06, 6:50, 9:45 p. m. From Worcester—8:53, 10:06, 11:23 a. m., 2:08, 6:50, 9:45 p. m. From Putnam—8:53, 10:06, 11:23 a. m., 2:08, 4:06, 6:50, 9:45 p. m. From Providence—8:55, 11:15 a. m... 6:55, 9:43 p. m. From New Haven—9:37, a. m., 2:50, 7:02, 7:55 p .m. From New York via Air Line—9:37 a. m., 2:50 p. m. 7:02 p. m., Exp., 7:55 p. m. From New York via Hartford Ex prees—11:54 a. m., 5:64 p. m. From Hartford—6:10, 9:35, 11:54 a. m., 2:50, 5:54, 6:58, 8:20 p. m. From Waterbury—9:35 a. m., 2:50, 6:58 p. m. From Poughkeepsie—2:50 p. m. SUNDAY TRAINS Leave Willimantic: For Boston—6:25 a. m. (Returning leaves Boston at 7:00 p. m., reach ing Willimantic at 10:05 p .m.) For Providence—6:05 a. m. (returning leaves Providence at 7:40 p. m., reaching Willimantic at 10:03). For Putnam—6:25 a. m., 9:15 p. m. For N. Y., Middletown, New Haven and way stations—4:40 p. m. For Middletown and way stations— 7:50 a. m. CENTRAL VERMONT RAILWAY SOUTHERN DIVISION. Corrected to October 6, 1907. NORTHBOUND Trains Leave Willimantic 6:10 a. m.-For all points north. Con nects at Palmer for points east and west on Boston Abalny R. R; at Mlleir’s Falls for points east and west on Fitchburg Division B. M. R. R; at South Vernon for Keene; at Brattlebore for all Vermont Cana dian and western points. 10:53 a. m-—For Brattieboro, connect ing at Palmer for points on the Boston Albany R. R; at Brattle boro with fast express for Montreal and the west. 6:25 p. m.—For Palmer connecting for points east and west on the B. A. R. R. 4:07 p. m.—For all points north. Con nects at Palmer for all' points on Boston Albany R. R.; at Brattle boro with night express for points north, carrying sleeping cars to Montreal and Chicago via Central Vermont and Grand Trunk rail ways. SOUTHBOUND Trains Leave Willimantic. 8:55 a. m.—For Norwich and New London, connecting at New London for Provlednec and Boston. 11:18 a. m.—For Norwich and New London, connects at New London for Providence and Boston. 2:50 p. m.—For Norwich and New London, connects at New London for Providence and Boston. 7:02 p. m.—For New London. 8:20 p. m.—For Norwich and New London; connects with Norwich steamer for New York. Subject to change without notice. J. W. HANLEY, General Passenger Agent A5TNA INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD, CONN. Incorporated 1819. Charter perpetna.. Cash Capital, $4,000,000. Total Assets, $16,815,296.87 Reserve for Re-Insurance. $5,016,894.42 Unpaid Losses. 444.779.65 Other Claims 317 611.87 j Net Surplus, $7,036,010.93. A. B. ADAMS CO.. Agents Room No. 1, Murray Block, WILLIMANTIC, CONN i Windham Nafl Bank. INCORPORATED 1832. Capital $100,000 Surplus and Profits, 110,000 GUILFORD SMITH, President FRANK F. WEBB, Vice-President H. CLINTON LATHROP, Cashier EDGAR E. BASS, Assistant Cashier.

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WILLIMANTIC LOCALS; WHO COMES, WIl© GOES AND WIIAT PEOPLE DO IN WIL LIMANT1C Af follows: WEST DIVISION. RESIDENTS. Samuel G Adams. $16,510; G. H. l Alford, $6,100; Maria H. Arnold, $21,-! 200; W. J. Asher, $5,050; American Thread Company, ,300,0(10; D. C. Barrows, $5 300; Everett G. Barrows $5,050; Delphis Boucher, $5,02 E.l S. Boss, $0,125: Charles B. Boss..! $13,875; George W. Burnham estate $9,000; E. Frank Bugbee, $8,750; H. A. Bugbee, $21,550; Edwin A. Buck estate, $17,100; H. E. Capen, $17,530; E. F, Casey, $10,300: Samuel Ches bro, 85,600; Ernest P. C'liesbro, 575; Mrs. Florence P. Clark, $7,6i0; H. T. and D 11. Clark and E. W. Rue, $7,700; Allen B. and Mary L. Cranston, $X,200; Charles Be Villers, $5,200; Mrs. C. Dondero, $6,700; Dav ison Fullerton, $9,500; George S. Elliott. $7,460; Frank P. Fenton trus tee, $11,500: Hardin H. Fitch $7,730; Heander Freeman, $9,850; Alrceda A. French. $5,150; A. li. Green, $5,350; A. 1.. Geiinas $9,350; W. D. Grant $9,865; E. H Hall, $11,600: Willard W. Hayden, $54,650; Harriet 3. Hall, B. J. Storrs, trustee, $6,500; Hall Bill Printing Co., $7,000; Geotge M. Harrington, $11,700; John Hickey, $15,580; John M. B. Hiekev, $8,000; M. B. Hickey, $6 100: T. Morion Hills, $5,825; D. W. C. Hill, $9,350, Hill house Taylor, $15,150; Mrs. Su san P. Hooper, $6,850; Holland Man ufacturing Company, $43,000; C. M. Holbrook, $4,500; S. C. Hooker, $17, 900; Hayes Sessions, $0,000- M. M. Johnson estate, $6,975; James John son, $13,250; William B. Johnston, $5,435; M. H Jones, $5,080; F 1). W. P. Jordan, $22,000; Jordan Hard ware Co., $13,200; Thomas J. Kelley, $17,500; Emma C. Kingsley, $5,025; John Killourey estate, $13,700; W. H. Batham, $8,750; Frank .Barra bee, $8 050; Caroline F, Bev is, $7,910: J. C. Bincoln, $8 175: M. E. Bincoln, $37. 025; George W. Melony and Flora C. Spring, $8,5.00: Janus A. and S. 11. McAvoy, $13,950: Vera A. McDonald, $15,300; John McDonough, $6,400; II. C. Murray C’o., $15,000; 11. C. Mi ray, $32,100: Joseph M. Mullen, $7,325; George K. Nason estate, $S,800' Mich ael Aelligan estate, $5,950; Jeremiah O Sullivan $5,030: T. R. Parker, $5, 250; C. B. Pomeroy, $12,800: Dwight E. Potter, $8,000; Potter Boss, $5, 000; W. X. Potter. $5,300; C. W. Rayncs, $7,000; James M. Reid, 85,000, Frederick Rogers. $5,350; The T. R. Sadd Co.. $22,730; Eva K. Shepard and Mary I Keigwiu, $17,300; Dennis Shea, $44 100: James Shea, $12,700; Thomas A. Southward, $5,950: Stiles Harrington, $13,600; George E. Stiles $13 720; Arthur E. Stiles, $11, 150; M. A Sullivan, $17,070; Ella G. Stevens, $5 650; George F. Taylor. $5,000; 11. M Taylor, $7,000: Gorge. Tiffany estate $7,000; Marcus B. Trv on, $13,500: J. G. Tracy, $11,750: A. G. Turner, $7,5.00; Maria W. Turner, $14,100; Mary B. Turner, $20,590: Ar chibald W Turner, $8,460; Vander man Plumbing Heating Co.. $6,100: John Weldon $17 3.00; Robert C. White. $7,525; Willinmntic Humber and Coal Co $8,750; Windham Silk Co.. $31,060; Willinmntic Machine Co., $15,000; Win Ilium National hank, $25,000; Willinmntic Savings Insti tute. $15,000: Willimantic Gas and Electric Bight Co., $100,000: Wind ham Munufcaturing Co., $70,100; Wil limantic t'ottoii Mills Corporation, $63,700. WEST DIVISION'. NOX-R.ES! DENTS. Maltha S. Alpaiigh, $7,-100: Mrs. A. Albro. $0,700: Eliza D. Drown. $7,4 r>00; Huber I), (’aid, ,r.oO; Silas F. Loonier es tate, $72,200; James M. Mercer. $1 00U: Samuel U Xvo estate, $1,400 \V. II. Phillip $6,100; William Uo-s. $_T).:niti: Frank A Sayle; Lucy A. Sherman estate, $10,"oil Mis. Ann Storrs, $7 000; Swift Co., $7,100 John C. ami I). C. Tracy, $0,200; Ada S. Young, $22.0:70. EAST DIVISION, RESIDENTS. William and Lvdia A. Card. $8,200; Clirales It. Harris. $S,170: Delia C. llartson, $7:!7r>; E. II. Hall il- Son $18,800; Sarah W. Holmes estate, $11,770' Charles Larraliee, Jr.. $7,$97; Henry and Maria A Larraliee, $7,720. William Sibley, $7 200: The Smith Winchester Co.. $27,.700: The Smith Winchester Manufacturing Co., $12. 000; Uuilford Smith, 27n; Janette L. Webb, $7-11)0. EAST DIVISION. NON-RESIDENTS. Margaret It. French. $0.1X0; Mary A. Lockman, $7,400. l’onemah Mills, $12,000; I 11a Baker Weir, $12,007. The. total grand list Hits year is $4,960,447. ,Tlu> increase in the list if not changed by the Board of Re lief will bring in to the town a net revenue of $2,427.11 above that ol last year. CASTOR IA for Infants and Children. Tha Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of ROXEY fOSS ESTATE. STILL A HONE OF CONTENTION FOK LAWYERS— LAWYERS WANT ALL OF MARY A. KEEFES PORTION. There 'was a hearing in the probate court room on Monday in the Mary A. Keefe estate, before commissione's appointed for the purpose of passing on three claims which had been pre sented against the estate and which the administrator, Henry H. Hunter, had disallowed. The. commissioner; were Lawyers Huber Clark. Ceorge W. Melony and Patrick J. Danahev. The claims were as follows: Wil liam A. King of this city and Wil liam l-l. Gilman of Watertown, N. Y„ $800 tor legal services rendered: Frank W. Hatheway. $150 for services ren dered the estate; F. J. Keefe of New Haven, Oswego county, N. Y.. $888 for services and money expended in connection with the Roxy Foss es tate by which the Mary Ann Keefe estate benetitted and done on a pow er of attorney given by Mary Ann Keefe during her life time. R. J. Keefes claim was taken tip. He explained the various items, such as consultations with lawyers, trav eling expenses and lawyers’ fees. He acknowledged that Mary Ann Keefe died previous to some of the items, as stated in the hill, were incurred. He said that lie did not know that she was dead until a year after the Ajecun ence and then he went on not believing that his power of attorney became void at her death. Lawyer Samuel If. Harvey appeared for him before the commissioners and conduct ed his examination. F. W. Hatheway stated that his claim for $150 was the result of ex penses lie had incurred which proved I beneficial to the Mary Ann Keefe es tate and time he had devoted to the j case. It was he who had instigated the legal action which broke the wilt and caused the estate to be distrib uted lo the legal heirs. The executrix of the last will and testament of Mary Ann Keefe was represented in court by Judge Wil liam A. Arnold of this city and he objected to these claims. Lawyer Char'es A. Capen appeared for the i administrator who likewise objected to the claims They made their res I pective arguments and the commis j sioners then adjourned until Saturday, January 25. when the joint claim ot i William A. King of this city and Wil liam H. Gilman of Watertown. N. Y.. will come up for a hearing. THEATRICAL ATTRACTIONS. i UNDER SOUTHERN SKIES." That Lottie Blair Parker is a mis tress in the art of (Haymaking and dramatic detail goes without saying. Her first great, success "Wav Down East" stamped her as a great play wright and that she should so soon after have produced "Under Southern Skies." which bids fair to out-rival its predecessor in popular esteem, seems 'almost marvelous, for it is a matter of dramatic record that no woman playwright has keen able to have two assured and lasting successes at one time. Certain of our feminine authors have had evanescent success but it remained for Lottie Blair Par ker to prove that more than one great play could be conceived and produced by a woman. Coming soon. NEW MOVING PICTURES. Tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon and night at Loonier Opera House we are to have the American Vitagraph Pic I tures again and as a special feature, in place of illustrated singing, Fred Dumaine, contortionist and barrel jumper, will appear. Beginning Monday ngiht, January 6, and every evening next week, with the exception of Friday night, Jan uary 10, the Murray-Kostell S'ocl; Company will occupy the stage at Loonier Opera House. The company comes to Williniantic well recommend ed and with them will be the hand cuff king and jail breakeer, Bertlnes, who is said to lie aide to escape from any confinement thal policemen and I jailors can place him in. "A GOOD FELLOW." On January 10. the Repertoire Com pany will lay off one night and give I the date pp to Marl A. Swans' mus ical comedy "A Good Fellow." The piece was written for Eva Tanguay and she.was starred in it one year. It is a very lively musical comedy. HEBRON. At ilie annual meeting of tlie Eecle j siasti at Society of the Congregational I church of Hebron, held in the i him h pal lor Inst Friday. December -T. H OT, i encouraging reports '.vere given of the work ot the, church and society, which I was shown to he in a prosperous con dition. Kev R I. Kyle has preached jin the church in lienron and Gib-ad lor the jiast eight years. It has been i the custom to employ him from yenr j to year and it was voted that, he con thine through thus as in former years. Taking the two societies it makes a large and scattered parish, lmt Mr. j K’de is equal to the task; lie keeps a good team and is always aiiead and S waiting for the appointed hour o [service, lie is assisted in his work by Mrs. Kvle.w ho is a fine singer and is always ready when site is wanted. EDITORS TO I) IN 10. The annual meeting of the Con necticut Editorial Association will he held at the Hotel Garde in Hartford on Monday, January IT Business will lie attended to in the afternoon and dinner will lie served in the eve ning. Charles Hopkins Clark will act as toastmaster, and it is export ed that the speakers from outside the state will lie Governor Robert II Glenn of North Carolina and Editor St. Clair McKelway of the Brook lyn Eagle. \V. U. C. MEETING BOSTBONEH. The regular meeting of the Wom an's Relief Corps, which was to have been held Wednesday evening, was postponed, but there will be a spec ial meeting of the newly-elected of ficers on this (Friday) evening to rehearse for the installation, which is to take place next Tuesday night. All the officers are requested to be present, especially the flag bearers. ANNUAL SESSION Of STATE GRANGE. TO BE HELD AT AUDITORIUM, HARTFORD, .IAN. 14, 15 AND 1G —ELECTION OF OFFICERS ONE OF THE FEATURES. The twenty-third annual session of the Connecticut State Grange. Pat rons of Husbandry, will open in the Auditorium, Hartford, on Tuesday, January 14, and will close on Thurs day, the 1Gth. The first sssion on Tuesday will be held at 10 a. m., for the formal o)>ening In the fifth degree, the roll, call, appointment of committee on credentials and other committees, reports of deputies and introduction of business to he refer red without debate. The afternoon session will open at 2 o'clock for the introduction of fur ther business and for the presenta tion of reports from the officers of the giange At 7:5(1 o'clock in the evening a model grange session will be held and addresses and suggest ions will be made. There will also be music and recitations. The first session on Wednesday will open at 9 a. in., in the fourth degree and will be devoted to business and to the report of ttie Patrons’ Insurance Company. At 1 o'clock in the afternoon the annual meeting of the insurance com pany will he held and the lecturers of subordinate granges are invited to a conference with State Lecturer Hea ley at 2. An evening session will he held at 7:50 o’clock when the sixth degree will be conferred in fill I form. On Thursday morning the session will open at 9 o’clock in the fourth de gree and the annual election of of ficers will lie held. The closing ses sion will begin at 2 o'clock with the installation of officers and the con sideration of unfinished business. LIBERTY HILL i Miss Bertha Goodrich lias been spending the holidays in New York, i the guest oE relatives, i Mrs Lucy A. Foote, mother of I Horace Foote, is critically ill with j the grippe. Mrs. \V. H. Beckham is caring for her. I There was a family gathering in eluding Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Thomp son and Mr and Mrs. G. T. Chappell and daughter Cora, at \V. W. Pal mer's. on Christmas day. \V. H. Peckham is in Atliol. Mass., caring for a sick man. Mrs. .1. H. Burrill is in New Lon don, visiting her son Fred and wife. Mr. and Mrs .John Clarke attend ed the silver wedding of Mr. and Mrs. L. Man waring of Exeter on Christmas night. Mr .and Mrs. Thomas Brown and George Brown of Willimantic were the guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Brown on Christmas day. When Christinas conies around the loyal few who put their shoulder 1o the wheel and with labor and mon ey spare no pains in loading a Christmas tree and giving a conceit greatly enjoyed by all which this year oicurred on Christmas night. The program used was entitled "Praise and Adoration," and under the efficient, leadership of Mrs. An nie H. Harvey, superintendent of tiie Sunday school, it was a grand success. The speaking by the chil dren was well done and showed ex cellent drilling. The choir rendered the. songs of the program with good expression. The selection by Miss Maud Harvey, Mrs. John James, al tos, and Miss May Hausman and Miss Vivian James, sopranos was ex cellent in tone and very pleasing to all. Thanks are due to all who help ed to make it a success. ATTEMPTS SUICIDE. JEREMIAH WELCH TRIED TO END HIS LIFE ON NEW YEAR'S DAY. ■Jeremiah Welch, a young man liv ing at No. 27 Valiev street extension, in a despondent mood brought on by drink, attempted suicide Wednesday noon. He went to his home for din ner about 4 o’clock. While his mo ther was in the pantry, he drew a razor across his throat. She returned in time to seee him start to repeat the act and tried to prevent him by grabbing his hand, but lie drew the razor through her hand, inflicting sev eral cuts and then made another at tempet to cut liis throat. The assistance of neighbors pre dicted him from repeating his act and a physician was summoned to care for him. There were two wounds ex tending across the throat, and though they are of a serious nature, the lar l ynx being severed, the doctor believes that the young man will live. I. TNIOX ST. JEAN BAPTISTE OFFICERS. The Guard Florituond of 1,’Union St. .b an Baptiste d’Amerinue has ej ected the following Oiiicers for the en siling year: Captain, J. B. Paullius; tiist sergeant. George Pe’opuin; ju nior master, Joseph Paulhus: right guide Hem v Bol d; left guide. Pierre Moreau; corporals, A. Vegiard, E. Mart it.can, A. Haricot, George Bavignc, A. 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Hood Co. and their remedies in the city of Lowell, where they are best known, inspires confidence the world over, not only in the medicines but in anything their proprietors say about them. “If Made by Hood It’s Good.” "I believe Hood’s Sarsaparilla the best all round family medicine known today.” Mrs. G. Farley, 652 Wilder St., Lowell, Mass. “I recommend Hood’s Sarsaparilla to any one.” John B. Duffy, 14 Auburn Street. Lowell, Mass. “I am a strong and healthy woman today, from taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla, which 1 keep in the house for all the family.” Mrs. Fannie Baloh, 108 Leverett St., Lowell, Mass. ”1 consider Hood’s Sarsaparilla the best blood-purifier in the world.” Mrs. Jennie E. Carlton, 113 Liberty St., Lowell, Mass. Hood’s Sarsaparilla is sold everywhere. In the usual liquid, or in tablet form called Sarsatabs. 100 Doses One Dollar. Pre pared only by C. I. Hood Co., Lowell, Mass. COLUMBIA. George A. Sawyer of Brooklyn. X. Y., spent Sunday with friends in this place Miss Helen Hitchcock of IJayonne, N. J., is the guest of the family of Fred A. Hunt. Deaton William A. Collins was with tile farnilv of John H. Davis of Hamden on Sunday. The annfial reorganization of the Sunday school took place at the ses sion of the school lust Sunday. The officers chosen are as follows: Super intendent, A. A. Latham; assistant su perintendent, Deacon Edward P. Ly man secretary and treasurer, Wii liairf P. Johnson; assistant. Alonzo Little; superintendent of home de partment, Mrs. Alonzo Little. The re port of the secretary for the past year showed that the school had held forty nine sessions during the year, with an aggregate attendance of 3 349 and an average of 66.3, a slight ly lower average than for the year previous which was G7.9. The small est attendance during the year was on December 15 when only twenty six were present, the largest attend ance was on Children's Sunday when 130 were present. The treasurer's re port showed that the total receipts from contributions and sale of quar terlies during the year amounted to $60.8o and the expenditures were $59.73, leaving a balance of $1 07 in the treasury. A herd of twelve deer were seen grazing in a field on the farm of Charles Briggs, near the railroad sta tion in Lebanon last week. 19011 Vv. H. S. Cl.ASS REl'.x'ION. The members of the class of 190(1. Windliam High School, who snent their holiday vacations in town enjoy ed a banquet at the Hooker House Friday evening of last week followed by a general social time in the rooms of the Woman's Club where there was dancing and other amusements. At the banquet Charles Hill of Exe ter Academy was toastmaster. The lol lowing toasts were responded to' "School Days" Raymond Parker: "The Co-Ed Miss Lenore Little: "Toilers.” Harry Fay; recitation, ■Miss Esther lfondero: "Teacher's Life" J. P Dunlevv; "Tufts.” Wil liam E. Little Feed your hair; nourish it; give it something to live on. 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It soothes tile child, softens the gums, allay all pain, cures wind colic, and is the best remedy for diarrhoea. It will relieve the poor little sufferer immediately. Sold by drug gists in every part of the world. Twenty-five cents a bottle. Be sure and ask for "Mrs. Win slow’s Soothing Syrup.” and take no other kind. Guaranteed under the Food and Drugs Act June 30, 11)06. Serial number 1008. 24’06yrl I^ADBA HXATB BILLS, M. D. PHYSICIAN and SUD6E0N. Diseases of Women and Children. IT* All Facial Blemishes Removed by Elea tricity. Office 727 Main street, over Wilson’s Drtur Store. Residence l:i Turner Street. bpecial Hours lor office rractice—10 to 11 a. m., 3 to 5, and 7 to 8 p. m. T. MORTON H1LL8. M. D. Office, Residence and Private Hospital JfS 17 North Street. (Opposite Postoffice.) Arranged and fitted up with special referenoe to the dressing of wounds, dislocations and fractures. Ad entire Moor set apart for the cart of surgical and gynreological cases. fOT Office hours, 0 to 10 a m, 1 to and 7 to p m. C. WHITE, M. D. Physician Surgeon OFFICE, LOOMER’B BLOCK, NORTH 8T. Office Hocks—8 to 10 a m., I to 8 and 7 to 9 p XT Night Bell. DR. MAY, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Office Hours—9 a. na. to 4 p. in., and 7 to 8 p. m P. S.—Out of Town Every Thursday 744 Main Street, Williman no. JJILLHOUBE A TAYLOR Lumber, Coal and Wood. YARD ON MILK 8T., near N Y A N E K B.O A foil stock of Lumber, Coal, Wood, Lime Bhingles, etc. at prices of interest to buyers. Telephone connections. |)R. A. V.8EGAK DENTIST, **OST OFFICE BLOCK. Maim Street, Wimlimastic,!Co»i Special attention gtren to the care of the natural teeth. 45-ly B. K. DOW, Veterinary Surgeon. Telephone. 179*3. Office and Residence, 74S Main street. Willimantlc. Coon. 1868 1908 A. B. ADAMS ICO. Fire Insurance. Policies written on all classes of insurable property. Call at our office before insuring elsewhere. 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DEATHS AND EUNERALS DWIGHT APLEY. The funeral of Dwight Apley, ■whose death was caused by intesti nal obstruction was held at the M. E. church at Belvidere, Nebraska, on Thursday afternoon at one o'clock, services being conducted by Rev. Wy lie, assisted by Rev. Cox, burial be ing in the city cemetery. Dwight Apley was born in Chaplin, Connecticut, August 14, 1833 and died in the evening twilight December 19, 1907, aged 71 years, 3 months and 6 days, lie was married to Caroline Clark. December. 23 1853. To this union were born two sons and one daughter, Mrs Carrie Meyer of Brun ing, Neb., C. B Apley of Melvers, Kansas and W. G. Apley of Hebron, Neb., each of whom with their com panions and children survive him. Uncle Dwight las lie was familiarly known) was one of the twelve chil dren of whom but two remains, Mrs. Mary Kenney of Westerly, Rhode Is land, and George W„ of Belvidcre. Mr. Apley moved with his family to Illinois in 1S70. Some nine years lat er to Nebraska, hence was one of the early settlers of the county, help ing to lay the foundation of this great commonwealth, lie was a par ent of industry, his great ambition being to provide for the loved ones of his family and by industry and economy had gathered enough of this world s goods that the wife is amply provided for. He joined the Congrega tional church in Chaplin, Conn., in 1865 and continued an earnest ana faithful member of that denomination till a few years later when he united with the Methodist Episcopal church at Bladen, Neb. JOSEPH BHOW.V. Joseph Brown (lied at his home on Village Hill. Lebanon, Tuesday Dom ing, death being caused by an at tack of the grip. Mr. Brown was SI years old and had been a resident of the locality where he died for the past fifty or more years. He is sur vived by two daughters. Mrs. Emma Tracy of Willimantic and Mi“s Al thera Brown of Broad Brook, Conn. The funeral will he held at the house today (Friday) at 1 o'clock and burial will be in the Williman tic cemetery. HENRY W11[TFORD KING. Henry Whitford King, aged eleven years and six months, son of ('li'us H. and .Sadie Holbrook Kbr. di d at tile home of bis part ms in Fair field. Conn.. Saturday, December 2-1, 1907. He was a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. King of 111 Chest nut street, this city. The funeral was held at the house in Fairfield, at o'clock Monday, and the body was brought to this city Tuesday and burien in the Willimantic cemetery, the committal service being held at 3:30 in the afternoon. FUNERAL OF A. H. POWELL The funeral of Albert H. Powell occurred on Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the house and was largely attended. Rev. Louis M. Flock en, pastor of the Methodist church, officiated, and there were delegations from the several fraternal organiza tions to which the deceased belong ed. Mrs. Emma Jackson Chesbro sang two hymns. Interment wras in the Willimantic cemetery. MARIA E. STORY. Maria E Story, 02 jears old, died on Saturday at the home of L. G. Perkins at Perkins Corners. She had been ill with heart trouble for some time Deceased was the widow of A. Thornton Story and formerly re sided at Norwich. Some time ago she came to the home of L. G. Perkins to board. RAILROAD LAYING OFF MEN. In following its policy ot' retrench ment the New Haven road has “kill ed” three jobs in this city. A freight handler has been released, a car in spector has also lost his job and the job of taking the standing of the yard days is also dead. This latter work will have to be done by the yardmaster and yard clerk. Then' in stead of working eleven hours the switching crews will only work ten and will do no work, on Sundays ex cept in cases of emergency. Y. M. C. A. DEFEATS T. C. C. The Y. M. C. A. basket ball team defeated the Thread City Cyclers team by a score of IS to 9 on Wed nesday evening. The game was a fast one but the Y. M. C. A. players showed themselves superior to their competitors, the latter though not having been in the game so long, and practiced so much. There were many people present at the game and theie was a lot of enthusiasm over the contest. HAD THE BIRTH RATE PAT. “The Scotch,” said Secretary Wil son of the Department of Agricul ture, “are certainly a witty people. Now, there was a visitor in the little town of Bowdoin who on looking about, saw no children, but only grown men and women. He wondre ed at this and finally, meeting a weazened old man in the street, in quired ‘How often are children born in this town?’ ‘Only once,’ the man replied, as he proceeded on his way.”- Phila delph a Saturday Evening Post. WITH APOLOGIES. “Where are you going my pretty maid?” “I’m going a-skating kind sir,” she said. “May I skate with you mv pretty maid?” “You re too high a roller, kind sir,” she said.—Chicago Tribune. Hiram N. Fenn, Funeral Director. 11 the latest improved methods of erahalm and a tine line ot funeral furnishings to pp pot from. Lady assistant. Telephone con- j riecrirns. C**urch St. WTiimantic SOUTH COVENTRY, SKATING ACCIDENT WHICH NEARLY PROVED FATAL— CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS —NEWS AND NOTES. Fred Hutchinson while skating on the lower village pond met with quite an accident which might have proved fatal if his cries for held hadn’t brought Jack Cummisk and Michael Day to his rescue. The ice broke letting him into the water. He tried to save himself and as the ice was not very solid it broke every time lie tried to raise himself out of the water, so he began then to call for help. He received quite a chill from being in the water so long but noth ing serious came of it. Miss Lucy Perkins is making her usual visit with her brother, George Perkins, in Jersey City. E. B. Kingsbury of this place is in New London this week visiting his son, William Kingsbury. Ruth Nye and Mabel Nyc were each presented with a book for reg ular attendance at Sunday school in the M. E. 'iiurch the past year, by Edna A. Newell, superintendent. This is the second prize Ruth has re ceived. Last year she and Hattie Smith received a gold Sunday school church pin presented by the pastor in charge at the time, for regular at tendance. air. ana Mrs. william u linen re turned home Friday to East Hampton taking with them her sister, Miss Margaret Young. Mr. and Sirs. James Young spent Christmas week with Mr. Young's fa ther. Jeremiah Young. Miss Hannah Colter has rdfflrned home from her visit with Miss Louisa Cogswell, in Hartford, Conn. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Potter spent Christmas with Cullen Potter, North ampton, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. William Cleveland spent Christmas at her father's, Mr. Cleveland returned to New York Christmas night, leaving Mrs. Cleve land to spend New Year's with her parents. Miss Ethel Barber will re turn to New York with her aunt on Friday, January 3. For all the rain and the dreadful j bad condition of the roads between here and Columbia, Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Weaver drove over Monday night I A special meeting of the N. E. O. P., Lodge was called to initiate three new members, Mr. and Mrs. Barlow and Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Weaver spent the night with her sister, Mrs. Ida Smith, returning home early the next morning. i It is rather late for Christmas i news but you know the old saying j "better late than never.” Christmas is a great time of the year. The usual services were held in both the Con gregational and Methodist churches. The Methodist have always had a tree laden with presents, but this year Mr. Adams thought it nice to amuse the children in a better way, so he together with a few young men erected a Santa Claus house in the center of the platform surrounded by pine trees and withered oak tiees, with their dead leaves still on them, both trees and roof of the house was covered with cotton to represent the snow'. After the entertainment. Ed Avery was sent out to ring sleigh bells around the church. Then Santa Claus began to pop his head out of I the chimney and wave his handker chief out of the windows of the house. To say the children wrere pleas ed would be saying very little, for words cannot express the pleasure they received from this little Santa Claus house. Very soon Santa Claus opened the door of his house and be tween Mr. Adams and William Smith the presents poureu out in rich abundance to both old and young. The entertainment was very nice and interesting, the children doing beau tifully. Miss Hattie Smith, Mrs. Net tie Latimer and Miss Nellie Nobles were committee on entertainment. Ar thur McFarland made a capital San ta Claus for the Congregational peo ple. Santa Claus is nice, but we are glad he doesn't come but once a year. It is said more money was spent for Christmas this year than was ever known before. Herman Albro an.l son Russell, of New York city spent the week at his father’s Henry Albro. Searle Light was given a surprise on the evening of December 31, by a number of young people. In the early part of the evening John Hull invited Searle to go down and call upon Mr. Albro, which they did. and while there someone telephoned down that John had a caller, which Searle thought was a put-up joke on John. About 30 young people were at the parsonage awaiting their return. They passed a very pleasant evening. Games were played and refreshments serv ed. At twelve o'clock when the old year went out and the new year rang in, they wished all a happy New Year. WELL DESERVED PROMOTION'. Woul lias reached this eitv of the appointment of John McCaffrey, of New York, formerly of this city, +o the position of assistant manager of tiie Southeastern Freight Associa tion. Mr. McCaffrey is a native of Willimantic and has sisters living here at present. For several years he was employed in the feright depart-1 ment of the Pennsylvania Railroad at New York city and then went over to tiie Erie road. lie is very i competent in his line of work and well deserves promotion. His work will consist of looking out for the i Associations’ interests in New Eng land and Canada. His headquarters will be in New York city VALUE OF BANK STOCK:;. The state board of equlaization have made their finding regarding the value of the stocks of the various banking establishments in this state, including also the fire and life insurnace com panies. The showing among the national banks is a remarkably good one. There are seventy-nine national banks in tiie state and among the number there is only twelve whose stock is quoted below par. and most of those are well up to that mark. The stock of the Windham National Bank lias been fixed for the purpose of taxation at $155., or 55 per cent, above par, being considerably above the average of the state. TAFT GREETED AS NEXT PRESIDENT. GIVEN ROUPING RECEPTION BY BOSTON MERCHANTS— TELLS CAUSE OF PANIC—PUBLIC Confidence shaken. Greeted with cheers as “the next President of the United States,” a topic which he carefully avoided in his own remarks, however, Secretary ot 'War William H. Taft delivered his first public speech since his world circling tour Monday night at the annual banquet of the Boston Merchants’ Association at the Hotel Someiset. The only reference made to the presidency, direct or indirect, bv Sec retary Taft during the day was at the Elysium Club, where after the guests, had been invited to shake hands with the “next Presidnet of the United States," Secreary Taft responded:— “It is a great delight for ine to shake hands under any conditions, but I want you to under-stand that there is no guarantee in this con tract." The bnaquet at the Hotel Somerset closed a long and strenuous day for the secretary of war, during which he delivered a brief address before 400 ministers in the morning and at tended a reception and spoke before a large gathering of the Jews of the city at the Elysium Club in the af ternoon. During his visit to Boston, which ended Tuesday morning, Sec retary Taft was the guest of Sam vel Carr, a Boston banker and a rel a ive of Mrs. Taft. In his speech before the Boston Merchants’ Association, Secretary Taft in speaking of the present panic said: WHAT CAUSED THE PANIC? Writers upon financial subjects who lnve given their lives anti constant attention to matters of this kind, who are able to institute a compar ison of the present panic with pre :ous panics, and who are entirely lamiliar with the conditions preced ing all of them, substantially agree upon the causes. Panics and indus trial depressions are the result of the characteristics of human nature, winch manifest themselves in busi nr-n or elsewhere. The world gener ally has a certain amount of loan able capital available for new enter prises or (he enlargement of old ones. In periods of prosperity, this capital with the instrumentalities for enlarging it potentially hy cred its is put into new enterprises which re profitable and the increase in free capital goes on almost in arithmeti cal progression. After a time, how ever, expenses of operation and wages increase and the profit from the new enterprises grows smaller. The loan able capital gradually changes its lorm into investments less and less convertible. Much of that which might be capital is wasted in unwise enterprises, in extravagance in living, in wars and absolute destruction of property, until the available free cap ital becomes well nigh exhausted the vorld over, and the progress of new enterprises must waait the savings of c ore. Men continue to embark in new enterprises, howver, the capital fails them, and disaster comes. TROUBLE WORLD-WIDE. For eight or nine months last past there were many Indications that the loanable capital of the world was near exhaustion. This result was brought about not only by the enor KO’iS expansion of business plants and business investment which could not be readily converted, but also by the waste of capital in extravagance of living and by the Spanish war, the Boer war. and the Russian-Japanese war, and in such catastrophes as Bal timore and SanFrancisco. It became impossible for the soundest railroads and other enterprises to borrow money for new construction or reconstruct ion. The condition was not confined to this country, but extended the world over and was made manifest in the countries of Europe even before it was felt here. Secondly, the conclusion can not be avoided that the revelations of irreg ularity, breaches of trust, stock job bing, overissue of stock, violations of law, and lack of rigid state or nat ional supervision in the management of some of our largest insurance com panies, railroad companies, traction companies and finnacial corporations, shocked investors and made them withhold what little loanable capital remained available. Such disclosures had much more effect, probably, abroad than they had here, because here we were able to make distinc tions, w'hile there, at a remote dis tance, the revelations created distrust in our whole business fabric. PUBLIC CONFIDENCE SHAKEN. When, therefore, two or three in stitutions, banks and trust companies supposed to be solid, were found to have their capital inpaired by stoqk jobbing of the officers, the public were easily frightened and the run upon banks began. The question then became not one of loanable cap ital but of actual money to be used in the transaction of the day,—a very different question, though of course closely related, j It would seem that our system of currency is not arranged as to per mit its volume to be increased tem i porarily to counteract the sudden draiJ of money by the hoarding in a panic, j It is probable that the stringency I which reached its height on that dark day of October 24, might, in part, have been alleviated, had we had a currency which could automati cally enlarge itself to meet the tre mendous demand of a dav or a week or a month while public confidence was being restored. The national administration, together with many of the large capitalists of New York and elsewhere, put their shoulders un der the load and by various devlcsc of an unusual character have brought about the present condition of grad ually increasing confidence. HOW PANICS COME. I Modern business is conducted on a I systme of credit which in normal I times increases the. facility with which the work of manufacture, pro duction and sale can be carried on a thousand fold beyond the limit of earlier days, and enables a total of i many billions to rest on a very small THE JOURNAL AS AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM. IF IT PAVS TO ADVERTISE AT ALL "IT SHOULD PAY IN THE JOURNAL. Willlmantic merchants expect to secure a large portion of the trade of the surrounding towns, it is nat ural that they should expect it as Willimaiilic is the natural trading ten ter for the towns whose population reside within a ten or fifteen mile drive of the city, as .well as for those who can reach the city from further distances on the trolley. No city of the size of Williman tic. nor many of a larger size can boast of so many up-to-date, enter prising merchants with so large and comprehensive a stock of goods to select from as can this city. To secure the trade of surrounding towns it is necessary to infoim the population which the merchants wish to sell their goods to. it is as neces sary to inform them of what they have for their use as it is to keeep the local people informed. In other words it is just as necessary that the merchants advertise for the coun try trade as it is for the city trade. The Journal is really the only ad vertising medium which offers local merchants so large an opportunity t» reach country trade. It has the larg est circulation in the country towns of any other paper and for that rea son it should be made use of by every merchant who caters for out side trade. The Journal expresses its New Year's thanks for past fa vors and promises to merit a larger patronage in the future. SCHOOLHOUSE TROUBEL MAS REACHED A CRISIS. COLUMBIA CENTER DISTRICT WANTS TO UNLOAD NORTH DISTRICT SCHOLARS— SCHOOL BOARD NOT FA VORABLE. The schoolliouse trouble in the North District in the town of Col umbia has reached a crisis. Tin Center District has been supporting a school building for the accommoda tion of both districts for the past ten years and the North Distric t has not eontributde in any way for the support of the building. During the time it has allowed its own school building to become out of re pair, until last spring it was dis covered that the district had no deed of the land on which the school buihPng stood and an attempt was made to get the land and building away from the district. The matter was finally settled by the district purchasing a quit claim deed of the property and allowing the occupant, Emil Nobis, to remain an occupant until spring. Now a petition has been sent to the town school board, signed by a large number of the voters of the Center district ashing that the North dis trict be compelled to teach their own children, the reason given be ing that the combined pupils from both districts are more than can be propel ly taught by a single teacher. The school hoard held a. protracted session over the matter. They were confronted by the situation that they had contracted with one of their own number to transport the children of the North district to the Cener dis trict school for one year from last September, and if the school was started in the North district there might be a question of damages to meet. They therefore decided to al low the present condition to contin ue until the end of the school year. WILLIMANTIC GUN CLUB SHOOT METCALF OF ROCKVILLE AND SANDERSON OF WILLIMANTIC WIN TURKEYS. The Willimantic Gun Club held a tournament at Its grounds on New Year’s day which was attneded by a large number of trap shooters from surrounding cities and towns. The day was an ideal one for the occasion and the shoot proved a success throughout The shoot consisted of ten events each of fifteen birds and for high guns turkeys were given as prizes and chickens went to the low guns. H. Metcalf of Rockville made the highest score, killing 135 out of 150 targets. Sanderson of Willimantic, was second, getting 129 and Edgarton, Willimantic, was third, getting 126. Muir of New London and C. B. Jor dan of Willimantic were low men getting 78 and 79 respectively. CASTOHIA, Bean the Signature t( The Kind You Have Always BougM yj me miiu iuu nave always percentage of actual money passed. Every manufacturer, every merchant is under modern conditions depend ent in the successful conduct of his business upon bank credits extended j at regular seasons. The banks them selves in turn acquire the means of granting these credits largely from the money of their depositors. And in loaning from their deposits, the banks rely on the improbability that i more than a certain part of the de i posits will be called for at any one time. A lack of public confidence j in the banks creates a common de sire among depositors to withdraw' j their money. The fright which l seizes the creditor—the depositor— I and leads him to hoard his money I spreads like wildfire and is as un reasoning and unreasonable as the spirit of a mob. A run on the bank ensues. The banks then call on their debtors, and the tremendous struc ture depending upon credit tumbles. Meantime, men who properly count themselves millionaires, who are hon est, conservative, solid business men always responding to their obliga tions, find themselves as helpless un der such a financial cataclysm as they would be in an earthquake. You Should See Our Overcoats at $15.00 If you are looking for exceptionally big value in a smart, np-to-the-minute, hand tailored overgarment. If you compare them with others’ $18 and $20 values, you will surely select one of these— Fine Overcoats In style, fabric, tailoring and finish, not a single detail differs from the exclusive custom tailors. SUITS $5 50 to $22.00. S. H. STAMPS. JOHN BOWMAN, 671 Main St., WILLIM ANTIC, CONN. Country Homes Can be as Warm as City Homes. I A STEAM OR HOT AIR HEATER WILL DO IT. We are prepared to furnish either promptly and cheaply. Also all kinds of plumbing and metal working. Largest stock of piping and fixtures in tlie city. Hollis H. Lvman, ’Phone 17S-3. 585 MAIN STREET WILLIMANTIC, CONN. HAVE YOU EVER STOPPED TO CONSIDER the great ail vantage it is to atteml *Himt$mger 'U/sinoss School which makes a specialty of each pupil and teach es every thiincorrectly? Huntsi ssrer’s never hes itatesto do any present or past pupils a favor. You know Huntsinger’s better than you know any other business school, because of its superi ority. I presume from your point of view business education must brim in money from the start. The best time to equip young folks for ollice work is now, while you are able to do so. This school always has the very best in busi ness and shorthand training, and has led the profession in Hartford lor nearly twenty years. E. M. HUNTSINGfR, Principal. :>0 Asylum Street. 4 doors west of Main St. Hartford. NEW YEAR'S SURPRISE PARTY. There was a very pleasant surprises party at the home o£ Mr. and Mr3. Peter Kramer, J167 Main street. New Year’s Eve. AU present were bountifully supplied with preseents from a well filled tree, a nice lunch was served and music was enjoyed. Those present included Mr. and Mrs. George Thompsbn, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Char les I.ee, Mrs. Cora Young, Raymond Young, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cham berlain, Miss Ruth Chamberlain, Miss Minnie Thompson, Mr. Frank Y/il lard, Mr. and Mrs. Will Smith of Providence. R. I., Mr. and Mrs. Char les King of Waterbury. Conn. CHAFING DISH PARTY’. A small but very enjoyable chafing dish party was giveen by Miss Ber tha C. Gallup at her home on Pearl street. New Year’s Eve. in honor of her out-of-town young lady guests. The earlier part of the evening was pleasantly passeed with cards and music. At the midnight hour a lunch was served by the bostes. After the interchange of New Year's greetings and best wishes the merry part come to an end. BUCK CHARGES CHEST NUT HILL MAN. George Scoville of Chestnut Hill, Columbia, is reported to have been charged by a large buck, while car rying a lantern in the highway one evening recently. Mr. Scovill's bro-, ther, Henry Scoville, of Middletown,' had been visiting him and so he walked with him to the station, his shepard dog accoippanyifig hiiu. The dog started a large buck, and either in his excitement or being determin ed to dash at something, the buck charged Mr. Scoville. While Mr. Sco ville escaped, the lantern was knock ed from his hands and smashed. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED. Word has been received in this city of the engagement of James G. Rob inson. jr., to Miss Lucia Harriot of Indianapolis. Mr Robinson is a son of Mr. and Mrs James U. Robinson of this city and only recently received his discharge from the United States Navy, having been a musician in the service. At present he is located at Indiananolis and is connected with the Harriot wholesale dental supply house, the president of which is father to Mr. Robinson's finacee. The taximeter cabs just introduced in New York have already proven a great success in Berlin, where there are 6000 of them. We are showing our line of New Watches for this fall, which are just in. If you are interested, we want you to see them, for it is by far the best showing we have ever had in this line. This includes the plain polished, and engraved cases in all sizes, both in the solid 14K gold, and the several gra :es of gold filled. You can select a very fine watch in any size, in cases of gold filled guaranteed for twenty years, for $10.00 and op, with either Wal tham or Elgin movement J. C- Tracy, j! 688 Main Street. |i HENRY FRYER. m TAILOR Telephone 83-5 For Winter Evenings Many dainty and useful de signs in needle-work can be found at my store for the coming stormy season. Henrietta McCuilock, 786 Main Street, Willimantic. J 38'05tf