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1TOHW1CH BULLETIN, MONDAY, JULY 8, 1918
IWILLIMANTSG
t What Is Going On Tonight.
I Knights of Pythias, Natchaug Lodge,
No. 22, at Odd Fellows' Hall.
; Knights o the Maccabees, Thread
-City Tent; No. !3. at W. C T L. Hall.
St. John's Commandery, Ml. 11, K. T.,
at Masonic Hall. .
Directors o the United Charities at
'.Valley Street Armory.
Monthly Meeting of Board of Aldex-
- Bed Cross Work at the Woman's
rbepartment, T. M. C. A.
GOLD-HEADED CANE
Presented William Sibley in Appreeia-
tion of Hospitality.
" William Siblev of North 'Windham
Jras presented a gold-headed ebony
wrane Saturday afternoon after the
rtieeting of Francis S. Long post, G.
A R.. bv the G. A. R.. the Woman's
belief corps and the Spanish War
Veterans. A social hour was enjoyed,
"Kith a fine program. -
- - Mr. Sibley provides for refreshments
;at North Windham for the past z
-ears on Memorial day when the vet
Varans decorate the graves of their
"jfiomrades in the North Windham cem
Wtery. Mr. Sibley was1 unaware of the pur
pose ef an invitation to the town hall
nd when the rarte was presented him
y James Haggerty was greatly sur
ZpYtaed, but expressed his thanks. The
following Inscription was on the gold
iandle: "Presented to Hon. William
gibley. North Windham, by Francis S.
licmg post. No. 30, G. A. R., and A. C.
5f vler camp. Ne. S, U. S. W. V., May
Jfc", 1918."
May Locate Silent Cops.
The regular monthly meeting of the
common council Will be held at the
council chamber tonight. Something
definite will probably done done about
silent cops, as the police committee,
with Chief Killourey and Lieutenant
McArthur, recently made a tour of the
city looking for sites for the signs. -
Preacher from Alabama.
Rev. F. A. Sumner preached at the
communion service in the Congrega
tional church in this city Sunday. He
is the nresident of Talladega univer
sity, Alabama, and is in the north for
the summer. He is related to Edwin O.
Sumner of this city.
Suspected Slacker Held.
John Utewiz of this city is still at
the police station in a cell, where he
is held awaiting a communication
from Great Neck. R. I. Hi was un
able to show his registration card and
was arrested as a slacker. He claims
to have registered in Great CS'eck, L,
I., and two telegrams have been sent
tothat place to substantiate the claims
DUt lio answers Have uecii ictriYcu.
Refri
Refri
gerators
gerators
A good Refrigerator will
more than pay its way these
days, but care should be used
in the selection of one. We
carry
THE BOHN SYPHON,
THE EDDY,
r THE SANITOR
- AND THE
BERKSHIRE
a11 well known makes and
great food savers. A box that
will save food, will also save
GOLDEN WEDDING.
Friends Surprise Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
M. Ross of Eagleville With Fine
Gift.
roborated the officer's statement Judge
Foss fined them $2 and costs, amount
ing to ?t.'60 in each case, which they
paid.
Free Swimming Lessons.
The first lesson in the T. M. C( A.'a
free swimming course will be given
this morning to the boys.
There were a large number of sol
diers and sailors from the New Lon
don forts and ships in this city Satur
day and Sunday.
Woman' Auxiliary Outing..
About 20 members of the Woman's
auxiliary of the local T. M. C. A; at
tended the outing on the banks of the
Willimantie river Saturday afternoon.
The start was made from the Canoe
club and they went tQ the old camp
site. Lunch was served here and many
went in swimming. The trip on the
river was made in motorboats.
Two Arrests.
Two men were arrested 'Saturday on
charges of intoxication. Louis Mc
Closky was making a disturbance in a
Main street saloon, while William Lee,
a transient, was found dead drunk
near a saloon.. Both will be in court
this morning. McClosky was released
under a $50 bond.
SISTER M. .SCHOLASTICA
DIES AT CONVENT.
Valued Nurse at St Joseph's Hospital
Had Been 111 Four Months.
Friday evening at the boarding house
of the Eaeleville Cotton Manutactur
ing company Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M.
Ross of Eagleville, who have been
married 50 year3. were presented $50
in gold. A fine social, program was
carried out.
There were about SO friends present
at the part', which was a surprise to
Mr. and Mrs. Ross. There were vocal
and instrumental selections, lunch was
served, and Hugn Bromley, who was
masted of ceremonies, recited an orig
inal poem and also presented the purse
of $50.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross were married in
Scituate, R. I., July 5, 1S6S, and have
lived in Eagleville for the last half
century. Mr. Ross has been closely
identified with the cotton plant and
retired only a year ago.
EIGHTEEN CLASSIFIED.
Result of Board's Work Saturday Announced.
ice.
Call and see them at the
J. C. Lincoln Co.
Furniture Undertaking
. 705 Phones 705-2
Eighteen of this year's registrants
were classified by the local exemption
board Saturday morning. They are:
Class 1A, Charles Swislon, Louis L.
Ethier, Harry B. Read, Arthur H.
Rran, Napoleon J. Lamontagne, Morris
H. Lavine, Louis J. Shea, all of this
city; Willard S. Warrendar. Windham;
Louis S. Mosely, Hampton; Wilfred
Blain, Hampton; Hober L. Dean, Cen
tral Villa.se; Joseph F. Lavallee, Moo
sup; Eipheffe Latour, Moosup. Class
4A, Wilfred Lareviere, Wiliimantic;
Edward Brown, Plainfield; George R.
Kay, Plainfield. Class 5D, John 'E.
Knox. Sterling. Class 5E, Joseph A.
j Schwietzer, Plainfield.
1 :
County Home Boy Returned to Wood
stock.
Raymond Jacobs, recently commit
ted to the Windham county home, and
later transferred to a farm near Wood
stock, ran away from the farm Sat
urday. The loca police were notified
and the lad was found at his mother's
home Saturday evening by Lieutenant
McArthur. He said that he wanted to
see his mother and ran away for that
purpose. He was taken back to the
farm Sunday afternoon by a matron
from the home.
Sister Mary Scholastica of the Con
gregation of the Sisters of Charity of
Our Lady, Mother of Mercy, died at
St. Joseph's convent, Wiliimantic, Sat
urday evening after an Illness of four
months.
The deceased, known in the world
as Miss Emily Davis, was born in
Birmingham, England, and was edu
cated at 'St. Clare's convent, North
Wales. Here she entered as a re
ligious in 1903, and after making her
novitiate went to the mother house,
Tilburg, Holland, where she was pro
fessed. She came to the United States
in 1909 and has since been active as a
nurse in St. Joseph's hospital.
Sister Mary Scholastica was respect
ed and esteemed both by the medical
and nursing staff of the hospital and
her loss is deeply regretted by her
Sisters in religion. She leaves her
father, James Davis, of Bernardsville,
N. J., two brothers, Bert Davis of
Honolulu, Hawaii, Fred Davis of
Brooklyn, N. Y., four sisters, Mrs.
James Keating of Jersey City, Miss
Maud Davis of Orange, N. J., Miss
Elsie Davis of Brooklyn, N. Y., and
Miss Agnes Davis of Orange, N. J.
The body "has been placed in the
convent chapel, which will be opened
this (Monday afternoon and evening.
The funeral will be held from St. Jo
seph's church Tuesday morning.
OBITUARY.
gaged In making a resurvey of Little
Narragansett Bay, Fishers Island
sound and on the off shore Bide of
Fishers Island. This work is done
about every four years and for the
purpose of correcting and revising the
official charts which are of invaluable
aid to navigation.
The Men - on. the Roof.
Alexander P. Loper, inventor of the
Loper fire alarm system, demonstrated
that his system is not always re
quired in the event of fire. There was
a chimney fire in the house occupied
by Joseph Zellar arid a. still alarm was
sent in. Before the fire apparatus ar
rived, Mr. Loper had! mounted the roof
and extinguished the blaze. ;
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene' P; Hyde have
as their guest Fred Pendleton of New
York city.
Henry M. Gardner was an ensign
aboard the recently torpedoed trans
port steamer Covington. He escaped
injury. He is son of Mr. and Mrs.
Byron J. Gardiner.
Frank Muller of Bridgeport is
spending a vacation at the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mul
ler. Walter E, Hammond of Putnam is
employed for the summer at the plant
of the Ship Construction and Trading
company.
Rev. and Mrs. George B. Spauiding,
now of Cocoanut Grove," Florida, are
at their summer home on Quohoduck
plain.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shalling and
children of Cleveland, Ohio, are at the
summer home of Miss Mary E. Shall
ing in Elm street.
Gilbert McClung of Denver is Vis
iting relatives in the borough.
Local fishermen are bringing
mostly flounders at present.
WESTERLY AND VICINITY
Recital By Piano Pupils of Miss- Carmichael Father of Mrs.
John Vi Moore Killed lii Automobile Accident New
Draft Orders Wealthy Philadelphia Man Volunteers td
Aid U. S. Marshal at $1 a Year Scottish Chiefs' Associ
ation Meets. '
DR. F. C. JACKSON
DENTIST
Removed to 715 Main St,
Hours I a. M. La I 2. nj.
Willimantie
Phone
JAY M. SHEPARD
Succeeding Elmore & Shepard
Funeral Director & Embalmer
60-62 North St., Wiliimantic
Lady Assistant Tel connection
DANIEL F. THOMAS H.
KILLOUREY BROS.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EM
BALMERS
B6 Union St, Wiliimantic, Conn.
Phone 29C ILsdy Assistant)
City's Stamp Pledges Short
The war savings stamp drive In this
city closed Saturday evemng at
o'clock with the city about $43,000
Below its quota. '
During Saturday only eight pledges
tor a total of about 500 were re
ceived. The quota for the city and
district was $163,000 June 1st, and
with the $20,000 sales in that month
and the $100,000 pledged the returns
are about $43,000 short. The number
of pledges is also short by 226.
Returns from several outside places
will be received today (Monday) and
will swell the local returns a little, but
will not put the city over the top.
Cottage Cheese Demonstration,
Tuesday evening in the town hall
Miss Elinof Moss,, under the auspices
of the United States food administra
tion, will give a public demonstration
on how to make and to use cottage
cneese.
Tried H orse Play at Merry-Go-Round
Two local young men, Walter Mori
arty, 19, and John Connor, 18, pleaded
guilty in the police court Saturday
morning to breach of the peace.
Officer Bombriand testified that the
manager oi tne merry-go-round on
Broad street complained about young
men jumping on and off the machine
He grabbed Connor and was taking
mm to the station when Mormrty in
terfered and both got away. Later
in the evening they gave themselves
up.
Connor said that the proprietor did
not care if they jumped on and off if
they had paid their fee. Moriarty cor-
MURRAY'S BOSTON STOR
Wiliimantic, Conn.
The pupils of Miss Grace Rutherford
Carmichael gave a piano recital at her
home in Granite street Saturday after
noon, relatives and friends of the pu
pils being in attendance, afid were
pleased with the proficiency of the pu
pils. The music roofn was decorated
with a large American flag and b6u
quets of red. white and Slue, compbsed
of roses, daisies and iarkspuf. The
programme follows:
The Star Spangled Banner, Smith
Gallico, Laura Nye; Silvery Stars,
Bohm-Greenwald, Jessie Bryson, Con
stance Rathbiin; Valse, Godard, Ray
mond Mitchell; Etude Fantastiqiie,
Frimi. Mildred MacKenziej Soring
Greetings, Porter. A Vision, Porter,
the War there has been a scarcity ef
competent men connected With the of
fice of the United States marshal.
There has been some relief given by
the acquisition of volunteers, John
Roach, treasurer of Roach Shipbuild
ing yards in Philadelphia, and Henry
G. Manchester, a Providence Police
officer, now on furlough. Mr. Roach,
who is wealthy, add a summer resident
of Rhode Island, living in Barrihgton.
volunteered his services, and his first
assignment was to come to Westerly
and get Robert Russell, colored, charg
ed with failure to register, and who
had been taken into custody by Police
Chief Brown. Mr. Roach pressed his
automobile into service and, accom
in
JEWETT CITY
Death of Charles Hutchinson War
Stamp Sales in June 'No Definite
News Regarding John F. Kendall's
Wounds.
Edward Smith; Menuet, Barowski, panied by Deputy Marshal Edward J.
Doris Hartridge; Ballade, Burgmuller,
Walter Krebs; Spanish Dance, Padinl,
Gertrude Kingsley; Butterfly, Merkle,
C onstance KatnDun; JKtude Caprice,
Raff. Laura Nye; March, Gadman, Ar
thur Scott; The Cricket and the Bum
blebee, Chadwlck, Anna Scanldn; Ron
do Villageois, Dennel, Victoria Jones;
Dance of the Autumn Leaves, Barbour,
Chester Main; The Humming Bird,
Mayo, Dorothy Krebs; Valse Caprice,
j-iotmann, Irene -Lampnere; Sundown,
Hopekirk. Vaicikr in D flat, Makreys,
Miss Phebe Hall.
Warden Horace D. Mallhotte and
Mrs. Mailhotte entertained on the
Fourth Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Salois and
daughter Estelle. Mrs. Clocer, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Mercier, Mrs. Napoleon
Jodoin and Mr. and Mrs, Peter Jodoin
of Plainfield.
John Jacobs of Lawrence, Mass., has
been in town.
John J. Curran,
The death of John J. Curran, 52, oc
curred at St. Joseph's hospital early
Saturday morning following a shock.
He had been ill for about seven weeks.
He was well known in this vicinity,
where he had been employed by the
American Thread company for about
20 years. He was previously employ
ed in the Norwich Falls, Holyoke and
Eagleville cotton mills.
He is survived by three sisters, Miss
Mar;.- Curran, Mrs. Katherine Donegan
and Mrs. John Fitzgerald, all of Nor
wich, rour daughters, Misb Anna Cur
ran, Mrs. George Millerd, Mrs. Danna
Martin and Mrs. Russell Rogers, all
of this city, and four sons, Paul and
John of this city, Michael of New York
city and Francis of Atlantic City, N. J.
FUNERALS.
Mrs. Allen B. Lincoln.
The funeral of Mrs. Allen B. Lin
coln was held from the Buck home
stead at the corner of Prospect and
North streets Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock, Rev. W. S. Beard of New York
officiating. The bearers were A. I.
Bill, Dr. T. R. Parker and James W.
Hillhouse of this city, George 'E. Buck
of Palmer. Mass., and F. A. Griswold
and George A. Conant of Hartford.
Burial was in Wiliimantic cemetery.
Funeral Director J. M. Shepard had
charge of the funeral arrangements.
Mrs. Ahnie E. Hayes.
The funeral of Mrs. Annie E. Hayes
was held at Shepard s mortuary chapel
on North street Saturday afternoon at
2 o'clock, Rev. C. Harley Smith of the
local Methodist church officiating. The
bearers were Thomas J. Little, Richard
H. and Randall E. Hamer and George
ttayes. Burial was in the wiliimantic
cemetery, in charge of Funeral Direc
tor J. M. Shepard.
Gavin Houston. '
The body of Gavin Houston, a for
mer Windham resident, was brought
to this city from East Orange, N. J.,
Saturday noon and taken to Windham
Center cemetery, where burial was in
the family lot. Arrangements were in
charge of Funeral Director J. M. Shepard.
DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE
TO BUY YOUR
BATHING SU
:"Don't let anything keep you from getting the fullest pleas
jure out of the summer season. We had some cold weather
ifor the past few weeks and everybody will want to take
advantage of the warm weather now as well as the bath
ing. Half the, pleasure of bathing is in having a pretty
Bathing Suit one that you get as much pleasure in wear
ing as in using. Here are various kinds in Mohair, Cot
ton, Serges and Jersey in black or navy blue. Priced at
$1.89 and up to $4.98.
Annette Kellerman Tights are 79c and up to $2.00.
: Bathing Caps are 25c and 69c
: Bathing Shoes 50c a pair.
j Water Wings 25c.
: Children's Bathing Suits 79c to $3.50.
i
THE H. C. MURRAY CO.
Brief Mention.
Mrs. Josephine Johnson left Satur
day for Franklin, Mass., where she was
called by the illness of her father. .
(Frank Gorman of the Engine com
pany started on his vacation 'Sunday.
He will attend theElks' convention in
Atlantic City.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert L. Hicks and
daughter Roma left Sunday for a
week's stay at Bristol, Conn. They will
also visit at Glastonbury.
Local men in the service home on
Sunday furloughs include William P.
Kelley, Omer Paulhus, Ameed Blair,
Albert Piche, Leopold Oliner, John
Healy, Leo Normandin.
John Picha, IS, was arrested on a
charge of assault on the son of Thomas
Kelley Saturday evening. He was re
leased on a bond of $25 and will be
before the police court today. He was
arrested in. this city last year for
stealing string beans from the J. M.
Gager farm.
OBITUARY.
Charles Hutchinson.
Charles Hutchinson. 82, died Sun
day morning at the home of Frank
Rood in voluntown. He was born in
Colchester. His wife died Dec. 19,
1914. Mr. Hutchinson enlisted as a
seaman during the Civil war.
Milo Appley Enlists.
Mr. and Mrs. Milo Appley have re
turned from Baltimore, Md., where Mr.
Appley has been employed. He en
listed last Friday in the naval reserve
and will be stationed at Newport. Mrs
Appley was Miss Emma Gardner.
dir. ana ivirs. ranit rraoaex oi
Springfield are guests at Dr. S. H.
Holmes'.
Theodore Robinson has enlisted in
the naval reserve and will be stationed
at New London.
Miss Angie Gardner of Norwich
spent Sunday at Charles F, Gardner's.
No Word Received.
The Kendall family in Lisbon have
received no word yet as to the condi
tion of their son John, who was
seriously wounded overseas June 19.
Mrs. H. E. Paul, Miss Dorothy Paul
and H. E. Paul, Jr., go to Grove Beach
today to spend the week with Mrs,
Arthur Strickland.
In the war savings campaign for the
town of Griswold for the month of
June shoY3: Sales by local postoffice
War savings stamps sold and ex
changed 64, value $2,685.48; thrift
stamps 1,702, value $425.50; deduct
thrift cards taken in exchange 108;
value $432; net total $2,678.98.
" Sales by agents, securing supplies
through Boston or New York federal
reserve banks: War savings stamps
sow ana exenangea 7i, value $321.09;
thrift stamps 113, value $28.25; deduct
thrift cards taken in exchange 8, value
$32; net total $317.34. Total net sales,
war savings stamps, $2,995.32.
Number of agencies selling: Formal
4, informal 7.
(Signed) '
H. C. WEBSTER, :
Chairman.
Thirty Books Toward Next Donation.
The Connecticut (Bulletin, published
under the direction of the Connecticut
state council of defense, states: Amer
ican soldiers in France will enjoy the
happy privilege of reading thousands
of books donated for their recreation
by Connecticut people. Approximately
40,000 books have reached the war
service libraries over there as a re
sult of the book drive conducted last
March by the Connecticut public li
brary committee and approved by the
Connecticut state council of defense.
A shipment of 3,600 books has been
made to New London, where distribu
tion was made of a unit of 50 books
for each submarine chaser and an al
lotment to the naval hospital and the
troops at Fort Wright and Fort Michie.
It is hope! that people will be inter
ested enough in the need of books for
the war libraries so that a steady con
tribution of books will be received
without the necessity of another book
drive.
There are now about 30 books on
band at Slater library donated for this
purpose. These with others that are
brought in Will be sent to New London
for distribution.
George L. Hoar of Roxburv. Mass..
father of Mrs. John V. Moore, whose
husband is first vice president of the
George C. Moore company, of Wester
ly, was killed in an autombbile accU
dent near Manchester, N. H., Thurs
day evening. His son, George 'C. Hoar,
sustained a fractured shoulder and se
vere bruises, and was taken to the
feaered Heart hospital in Manchester.
Accompanied by a young man. they
were driving over the highway bridge
at Epson when their car plunged over
a fifteen foot embankment overturn
ing and killing Mr. Hoar immediately.
Mrs. Moore learned of the fatality on
Friday evening and went at once to
Koxbury.
Noons, took Russell to Providence.
It was purely a matter of patriot
ism with Mr, Roach. He heard of the
shortage of men in the marshal's office
and having had some prior experience
in that hiie Volunteered his services
for the summer. He will be paid at
the rate of $1 a yeaf. but the small
salary will not deter him from doing
his patriotic act, which he considers
to be his duty.
the case ef the state of Rhode Is
land against Frank W. Coy Real Es
tate company, tt St., was given a hear
ing before Judge Doran in the super
ior court at Providence, Saturday, on
motion of the state to be permitted to
amend the bill of complaint filed about
a year ago in which it is sought to re
strain the respondents from closing
the Shore road in the town of West
erly. The respondents objected to the
motion to amend on the ground that
the state had not shown diligence in
the matter, and after hearing argu
rnent of counsel the court took the
papers.
Cla rence C. Gleason, son of Rev. T.
C. Gleason, pastor of the First Bap'
list church, East Greenwich, who en
listed some lime ago for overseas ser
vice in the Y. M. C. A., has been noti
fied to report at headquarters in New
York, Tuesday. After the usual pre
liminary work Mr. Gleason expects to
go to France. He has two brothers
in the service, Philip T., is a lieuten
ant in the army, and Robert R. is an
ensign in the navy.
Captain George H. Webb, director
of the draft for the state of Rhode Is
land, has received orders relative to
tnose who are given temporary defer
red qualification, on the ground of ag
ricultural occupation. The order
states that when a man has been
given a deferred class because he" is
reeded to -.vofk on the farm, and he
later enters the work of the emergen
cy shipping flee,, he shall be immedi
ately placei in Class 1.
This is one of the many orders which
have for their purpose the stoppage of
leaks in available man power due to
change of employment from the one
under which the deferred class was
given "to some other. There has been
a large loss to the army of men who
have used their previous employments
as a shield, and the order will do in
the future W hat the reclassification has
done for the past year's work in the
specified cases.
It is now divulged that Michael
Morrow, the French-Canadian, who
was sentenced to three years in the
Rhode Islaad state workhouse for hori
support of his wife and three children,
is classed as a deserter and tnay be
'nducted into the fcrmy. He failed to
return a corrected questionnaire to the
exemption board and left his residence
without giving notice of his address.
He had filed no claim for exemption
within the period allowed after regis
tration. The local police claim he
would be of some benefit to his fam
ily if in the army, while in the work
house he is of ho benefit to them and
an expense to the state.
STONINGTON
Body of Frederick Schellhess Found in
Cove Suicide' Due to Despondence
Geodetic Survey Squad in Borough
Henry Ms Gardner Aboard Torpe
doed Covington.
The body of Ferdinand Schellhess, 60.
was found Sunday morning in the cove
on the east side of Pine Point bridge.
He had not beea seen, by any acquain
tances since he closed his barber shop
in the borough last Tuesday noon. Dr.
E. K. Bucklyn, medical examiner, was
called and Coroner F. H. Brown of
Norwich notified. After examination
the body was removed to a Stonlngton
morgue. Mr, Schellhass had resided in
the borough for 30 years. Since the
war with Germany his business de
creased, he became melancholy and
ended his life. Some time ago his
place was raided by a mob, because
he stated he could not afford to con
tribute to the Red Cross, and was be
lieved to be pro-German; He was born
in New York, was of German descent
ana Bis father was a Jivu war vet
eran. Subsequently Mr. Schellhass
and his family did contribute to the
Red Cross and it is believed he was a
loyal American naturalised citizen. He
leaves his wife, eon and two daugh
ters.
Headquarters in Borough.
Lieutenant Simms, of the United
States Geodetic service, with twenty
assistants, will have headquarters' at
Stonington in the Chesebre boathousa
Preliminary Final Figures on 1917
Lumber Production.
A total computed lumber cut for
the United States in 1917 of 35,831.000
feet is announced by the Forest Ser
vice. This figure is -based on reports
received up to May 15, from 16,408
sawmills out of the 24.815 believed to
have operated last year. It is estimat
ed that the actual cut in 1917, on the
basis of compiled figures was approxi
mately iu per cent less than the pro
duction in 1916.
The falling off in lumber production
during the past year is attributed
principally to largely decreased pri
vate building operations, the scarcity
of labor in connection with smalT op
erationS, transportation difficulties.
curtailment of demand on the .part of
wood-using industries, and a more ev
less general dislocation of lumber dis
tribution through ordinary channels of
trade. A considerable portion of the
total quantity produced was utilized
in meeting the exceptional demands for
Government construction and other
war emergency projects, including ship
material.
The State of Washington was again
the largest producer, with a lumber
cut of 4,570.900,000 feet; Louisiana was
second with 4,210.000.000 feet, and
Oregon third with 2.585,000,000 feeU
crowding lnta the fourth position Mis
sissippi with a cut of 2,425,000,000 feet
Southern yellow plhe, with a total
of 13,539,464,000 feet, forms 37.7 per
cent of the total cut. Douglas fir, its
nearest competitor, is credited with
5,585,000.000 feet. White oak and
white pine are each credited with
2,250,000,000 feet.
The number of mills in operation re
porting in 1917 was smaller than for
the two preceding years.
A comparison of the computed cut
ror 1H17 with the total cut of the prev
ious year in the larger producing reg
ions shows a decrease of about 10 per
cent in the southern yellow pine group
of states, a decrease of 23 per cent in
the North Carolina pine group, and a
decrease of 11 per cent in the Lake
States. On the other hand there was
an Increase in production of 3 per cent
Due to various causes incidental to
The annual convention of the Scot
tish Chiefs' Association of Rhode It
land was held in Westerly Saturday.
At the conclusion of the business ses
sion, the delegates, and Thomas R. P,
Gibbs. of Boston, royal secretary of
the Order of Scottish Clans, were the
guests of Clan Leslie. There was
public session in Mechanics hall in the
evening, at which Chief Alexander G,
Thompson, presided. Addresses were
made by Royal Secretary Gibbs, Royal
Deputy Archibald G. Andrews of Paw-
catuck, President Robert A. Gondie of
the Scottish Chiefs' association, Chief
William McMeekln of Pawtucket. and
Chief Frank W. Hiitcheson of Provi
dence.
The following musical program was
rendered: Star of Descend:ng Night,
Mrs. William Wells, Mrs. Orpha Simp
son. James Fiddes and Alexander Fer-
suson; songs, Plantation Love Pong,
My Rose; and Keep the Home Fires
Burning, Mrs Simpson; The Rosy
Morn and The Lass of O'Killean, Miss
Mildred K. Taylor; 'Tis Morn, Ye
Banks and Braes and Bonny Ganks o'
Loch Lamond, quartette, Miss Taylor,
accompanist.
hall, Saturday, for thff-purpose of re
classification.
Clarence Sill, of Ashawav. Whd' was
among the first to johY ttie' navy in the
present war, is now on duty on the
Ciban eoaetr - . -r-
Dr. John M. O'Connell. .ftrsf., lieuten
ant in the Cental reserve -corps-ofr the
army, will report for duty at Camp
Devens Tueeday ?.L .
Mrs. Mwrt McAVoy1, arti family, and
Mrs; James McMahn"-antfan)i,.l', of
Summef -street are at 4e!R. Pleasant
View cottage fot th Summer, .
Lieutenant Harold. MacXiBliajL ef the
navy.'ia at his home ipWesterly on a
short leave. He wa - grSdiiated from
the naval ac"adefhy ti'fehtego.
William A. Nickel feaS: flid- his cot
tage in Est avenue - to -George B.
Laird. Mfj Nichols ' 6as -Mqved to a
farni near Stonington .which he re
cently purchased. -
Second Lieutenants Joseph . Warren
Greene, Jr., arid Ralph Nichbls" have
completed the studies of theirs grade
at Fort Monroe and are orl shorfleave
at their homes in Wickford, , ,
Midi Margaret Higgins, How employ
ed as a private secretary,-oinder. civil
service rules, is on vacation, at her
home in Wet Broad street.- -She is a
daughter of Mrs. Mary A. Higgins.
The trolley car that left.5Va,tch Hill
at 3.15 left the rails when opp6site
River Bend cemetery, - crossed the
street 'and came to a . stop when !t
crashed into a rustic wait No- one
was injured.
Dr. John Edward Ruislr of Wester
ly, and of the medical staff of Carney
college, South Boston, recently v'-com
missioned hrst lieutenant in the. army
medical corps, will leave Tuesday for
Camp Custer,. Grand Rapids, Michi
gan. .. ..
Alexander Craig MacLellari. of Wes
terly and Beatrice E. King of New
port were married at the home of the
bride's parents, Thursday, They were
attended by Mrs. Winona Sweet of
Newport and Lieutenant Harold E.
MacLellaft of the navy, j
The funeral of Mrs. Lily E. Cole
man took place Saturday afternoon
from her residence in .Spring street.
Rev. William F. Williams- -officiated.
Burial was at River Bend. 'The bear
ers were Alexander Bissett, J. Atmora
Stedman, Harrjr H; Coleman ahd Jas.
E.Coleman. - ,
The .American-LaFranee-triple, com
bination motor fire apparatus, pur
chased last winfer bv the Watch Hill
fire district, was put to severe and
Satisfactory . practice tests Saturday
afternoon for a demonstration of cot
tagers who helped, pay for but had
never seen the powerful fire-nghtins
machine.
Past Exalted " Rulers Michael . ).
Deady, Dr. Michael H. Sanlbn. Mar
tin H. Spellman, with William Ken
nedy of Wakefield, and Rev. Lawrence
J. Kelledy, left Westerly for Atlantic
City 'Sunday to attend the annual con
vention of the Benevolent and Protec
tive Order 6f Elks. They will make
the trip in Mr. Spellman's touring car.
Mr. Deady is the delegate from West
erly lodge.
USOUEPAUGH
Local Laconics,
Nearly every cottage at Pleasant
view Is occupied.
Mrs. Herman Cook and daughter,
Louise, are. Visiting relatives In iCah-
j . . . . .
aaa.
Dr. and MfS. Fred Li Arnold of Prov
idence are guests of Westerly rela
tives.
James Findlay of Ashaway, who re-.
cently enlisted in Canada, has arrived
in England.
John Anderson, Jr., of Granite street
is at Pelham Bay, N. Y., in the naval
radio service.
Thomas Wi Curtln, machinist at the
Newport torpedo station, Is home on
a week's vacation.
Edwin Carlton Higgins, U. S. N.,
stationed at Newport, son of Mrs.
Mary A. Higgins, is home on short lib
erty. Michael j. Deafly has resigned as
clerk at the Rhode Island pharmacy,
and is employed in Providence drug
store.
Eleven Westerly district young men
who had been given deferred classifi
cation, were re-examined at the town
Thirty-Fcur Attended Holiday Class
Party at Dr, Kenyon's, Personal
Items.
Dr. Kenyon had his annual clam
party on the Fourth. Friends and
relatives to the number of thirty-four
were present froM Readville . and
North Easten.. Mass.. Pawtucket,
providence, Wakefield. Westerly,
Kingston and West Kingston. R. I.
Byron Perkins of Burlington, Vt.,
has spent the week with his daughter,
Mrs. C. C. Kenyan.
Charles Collins, who has been"
spendihg a few weeks here has return
ed to his home in Maine.
B. Wvr Smith of Pawtucket spent tne
Fourth In this village.
Holiday Gathering. ' , '
Othimal WTilcox had a family
gathering the Fourth, entertaining
seventeen relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerrv Walmsley and
daughters, spent the Fourth with rela
tivestat West Kingston.
J. L. Briggs spent the Fourth with
his mother at Mystid, who is very 111.
Mr. and Mrs. Osear Webster, of
Readville, Mass., spent the Fourth
with friends here. - '
Crops From Reclaimed Lands.
In 1917. on 1,000,000 acres of, re
claimed land in this country, 29,000
farmers produced crops valued at $50,
000,000, according to the United States
reclamation service.
If a man is his own worst enemy he
has a one sided fight on his hands.
CI
is
ly
a whea"tsayer
most s-fcnkincf-
exemplified in
Deer ess
me
conn T iaKe s
at year grocers
1 !
"sveral months. They will be en
in uretron and Waanlncton.