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Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-14
NORTH SToNINGT0R.
Song Service with Paper on Hymn.
noIogy-Lawn Tea Follows clut
Meeting.

The morning service in the Third
Baptist church was omitted last Sun
day, many who worship there attend
ing service liz the Congregational
church. In the evening Rev Lucien
Drury conducted a song service. Mrs.
Drury read a paper, "Gleanings from
Hymnology," which was well received
by the large congregation.
Sunday afternoon, Rev. F. II. Hol-
lister conducted his third open -air ser
vice on the Congregational church
lawn. These services are meeting with
popular favor.
Four of the Sunday schools OF this
town held a union picnic at Pleasant
View Wednesday
Entertained at coateslea.
The Wednesday club was entertained
on the lawn at Coate5lel. the home Of
Rev. and Mrs. Lucien Drury Wednes-
day afternD,n. Mrs. Drury opened the
exercises with a poetical prelude spec
HOLSTER, MRS. c. p. Kendall. Mrs. II.
NJ Pendleton and Miss Dora Thomp-
son Maine participated in the program.
Mss Mary I. Webster of New II lven, 4
graduate nurse who was present, gave
an interesting talk on District Nursing,
in which she is engaged. At the close
of the exercises. Mrs. Drury served
tea, sandwiches and cake.
Notes.
Misses Minnie l.. and Helen S.
Coates arrived home Tuesday from
Saginaw, Mich, to which place they
accompanied the body Of their mother,
for burial.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur E. Shedd of
Preston spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. George w. Tryon.
Miss Jennie DrurV of Newton Cen
ter, Mass. is visiting at the home Of
her brother, Rev. Lucien Drury.
Mrs. G. p Kendall went to Cam
bridge, Mass. Thursday for a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Avery nave
gone on a pleasure trip to the White
mountains.
Mrs. D. f. Chapman has been Wis
iting in Grot0n.
Rev. Lucien Drury will preach in
the Baptist church in Pewett City
Sunday, as a vacation supply.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-14
LEFFINGWELl..

Mrs. William Duffy and daughter
Almanac and Misses Agnes Lougheed
and Margaret Langan spent Wednes-
day and Thursday with friends in
Norwich.
Harry Palmer of Palmertown was at
his home in this place the past week.
Misses Ella I4effingwell of West
Plain and Faith Gadbois Of New Lon
don spent few days this week with
their grandparents, MIR. and Mrs.
George p. Gadbois of Plainfield.
Mrs. Forrest Leffingwell, Mrs. George
Sheldon and Miss Gladys Lefingwell
spend Wednesday at Ocean beach.
Miss Ella Leffingwell and Miss Faith
Gadbois spent Tuesday with Miss
Gladys Lefingwell.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-14
WAUREGAN.
Chronicle of Vacation Outinss-Post
master Tracy Improved.

Arthur /. Moffitt of Providence is
spending short vacation with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs James Moffitt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Pike of Provi-
dence were recent guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin Skies
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Phillips are
spending several days at Block Is
land.
Postmaster A. E. Tracy is much i'm
proved in health.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. II. Leavens
have returned from a few days spent
at Hartford and Wethersheld.
Mrs. Frederick Y. Johnson, Miss Oh
i've johnson and Philip Johnson are
guests of relatives at Atlantic City,
n. ].
John Leach and Arthur Leach are
enjoying a two weeks vacation at
Oakland beach.
Miss Blanche Allen of New Bed
ford, Mass, was the guest of Miss
Pearl NJ. Smith on Thursday.
Miss Beatrice Maynard, daughter of
Donnette Maynard, returned home on
Thursday from the Day-Kim ball hos
pital, after undergoing a successful
operation for appendicitis.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-14
EASTF0RD
City Owners Arrive at Summer Homes
Birthday Celebration.

Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin S. Thomas Of
New Haven, with their daughter, Miss
Lois L.. and Mrs. Thomas mother,
Mrs. ]. Fl. Peck, are occupying their
summer home here for week or more.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Jordan of
Webster, Mass have been guests of
Miss Florence S. Warren.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Tatem spent Sat
urday and Sunday at Mashapaug lake,
union.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Palmer of
Los Angeles. Cal. and little daughter,
Caroline. are visiting Mrs. Palmer's
brother, George Bowen. She is the
youngest daughter of the late S. o.
Bowen.
Albert Slade of Southbridge, Mass,
has been a guest of his granddaughter,
Mrs. John Ethrldge.
Mrs. Marc E. Lewis is at Walling-
ford sanitarium, being treated for lung
trouble
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Broadway
of Putnam spent Sunday with Mr..
Bradway's mother, and d. T. Clark s
family.
Miss Marion Morse of Southbridge,
Mass. is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry A. Bosworth.
Birthday Party.
Mrs. Fred A. Bowen entertained a
party of children on the ninth. II
was the eighth birthday of Elsie EN-
ma Lewis, her sister. Cake. ice cream,
peanuts, candy and lemonade were
served.
Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Sherman and
sons. Lawrence and John, of Orange
n. j.. arrived at their summer home
last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Leavltt of Lester
Mass we're al Welcome Davis home
last Sunday They are now entertain
ing Mrs. c. p, Leavitt and daughters
Misses Alice and Gertrude, for two
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren p. Keith Wis.,
tied in Union over Sunday.
Mrs. Myrtle Chase is the guest OF
Miss Zida Young.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-14
PH0ENIXVILLE
Threshing Begun-Wolves and Pam
theirs May Be Introduces to Kill OF
Pesky Deer.

Nathaniel Lyon has commenced
threshing. He is threshinE wheat for
W. C. Holman. He expects to thresh
Mrs. De Riva's oats.
w. S. Warren cut them for her with
his reaping machine.
Haying is about finished in this sec
ton and a good crop has been har-
vested, although not quite as much as
last year.
Potatoes are being dug, but they are
small, owing to the severe drouth.
Vacation people are seen on the
streets every day. Mrs. Cora II. JOS
lyn and family are at Fl. e. Lincoln's.
Miss Nellie Gum and a friend are at
Mr.. Dickey's. Both are deaf mutes.
w. l. Lawton and w. o. Smith are
building a barn for MIR. Stanek on the
Backus place.
A Pest of Deer.
Deer are seen nearly every day.
They are not very wild. They visit
the gardens mostly and are a worse
pest than the woodchucks, as they
feed in the night. Perhaps a few buff
falo would thrive here and be inter-
esting If the deer get too plenty We
may have to introduce wolves and
panthers to check the increase.
The roads are getting very dry and
dusty. Rain is needed badly.
Apples will be scarce in this sec
ton. There are but few early and
they are dropping badly.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-14
M0HEGAN.
c. Y. Sanders Resppointed Fire War.
den-Speeiai Services for Veterans.


The state forester and fire warden
has reappointed G. r. Sanders town
warden. He has held the possession
since the law was passed and seems
to give satisfaction. He will retain his
old staff of assistants.
Owing to the dry weather wells and
streams are very low, so it is hard
work to secure water for family use
and stock.
Deer are still putting on flesh by the
rich foliage Of farmers crops. II the
law is not changed before long it will
be no use 20 do any planting.
Preparations for the special meeting
at the church Sunday at o'clock
in the afternoon are completed. With
Rev. j. F. Cobb as speaker and special
music the congregation will have an
interes ling service.
j. p. Sanders Of Taftville, Earl La
throp of Garcners Lake were Sun
day visitors in this place.
The ladies' of the church are prepar-
ing for their annual wigwam.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-14
WOODSTOCK
Hamilton Holt Speaks on Information
al Peace-Pienie of Fancy Band.

Alfred Child sang a tenor solo at
the Congregational church Sunday
morning.
Leonard H. Healey. master of the
state grange, is riding about town in
a new automobile.
Mrs. S. B. Bishop OF Oak Park, H.,
is visiting her brother, w. w. Web
Der.
Hamilton Holt. one of the editors Of
The Independent, addressed the En-
deavor society on International Peace,
Sunday evening. AIR. Holt attended
the Hague conference last year.
Mrs. James ]. Hewitt of Norwich is
visiting Mrs. William Nj. Gallup.
The Pansy band picnieked at Rose
land park Monday afternoon. The
young ladies are under the leadership
of Miss Mary Lester.
Senexet and Woodstock oranges
held a picnic at the park Wednesday.
Clarence Hall is TO attend the yacht
races at Marblehead. Mass,
Mrs. ]. J. Williamson is visiting her
son in Springfield. Mass.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-14
SOUTH COVENTRY

Charles II. Newton of New London
and Clarence Newton of Washington,
d. c., were guests Of Levi \. Clark
Wednesday.
Fred Maynard of Hartford was Wis
iting DIR. John o. Smith the early
part of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Cooper of Brook
lyn and Mrs. Lizzie Gardam of New
York; city were guests several days OF
Mrs. Cooper's brother. Levi N. Clark.
Mrs Benjamin Dickerman has re-
turned to her home at New Haven, af-
ter being with her mother Mrs. Ann
Richmond, the past week.
Mrs. Charles Waldo and nephew
Walter Peck. were the guests of Mrs
Nelson J. Lyon Sunday
It was "a degrees in the shade Sun
day.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-14
CHAPLIN.
Bay State Preacher Thanksgiving OF
Miss Gertrude Schmidt Affords
Pleasure.

Rev. George w. Christie of Berkeley,
Mass. preached a fine sermon at the
congregational church last Sunday
from these words: Such as I have
give / thee
Miss Gertrude Schmidt of New
Brunswick, n. j., a pupil of the Dam
rosch school of musical art, Is visiting
Miss Inez Lltchfeld. also a pupil OF
the same music school. Miss Schmidt
assisted the Congregational choir on
Sunday and sang solo in fine voice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Martin and son OF
Georgiaville, r. L. are spending a week
at E. A. Penno's.
Rev. Walter. E. Lanphear of Mans
field Center will preach at the church
next Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-14

North Grosvenordale are guests OF
Mrs. Ellen d. Matthewson.
Mrs. Clara Marble has been enter
tanning Miss Marguerite Allen and
Miss Mary E.-Coe of Worcester.
Miss Ruth Sidebottom of Pawtuck-
ct is the guest of her sister, Mrs. M.
S. Louks.
Milton i. Durkee and his sister, Miss
Ethel Durkee, are spending two weeks
vacation in Hopkinton, r. L. guests
Of their aunt, Mrs. e. p. Mathewson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Milliken and
two children are guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs Harlow F. Scott.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-14
GRlSW0LD

Miss Dorothy Adams of Westport
was the guest over Sunday of Miss
Lucy Lathrop.
Mrs. E. A. Geer and daughter made
short visit in Massachusetts, this
week.
Mrs. Clappe is enjoying visit from
two cousins who arrived last week from
Wisconsin.
Mrs. Maria French is taking vaca-
ton and is at her home with her son,
the Rev. Charles French.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-14
CENTER VoLUNToWN.
Campers at Beach Pond-First Sweet
Corn.

Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton Wilcox and
Charles Pratt were called to New Lon
don Aug. 18th to attend court.
Pc, pie in and around here attended
the camp meeting at Greene, r. l..
Aug. 9Th.
A party came TO the shores of Bea III
Pond Aug. to camp out for a week.
Andrew Bitgood of Moosup called
on his brother, William Bitgood Aug.
18th. He had Edwin Hall with him
from South Killingly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren MaddersOn of
Portertown were at Beach Pond Aug.
10.
Mss ida Cary and Mrs. Marshall
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-14
WAR; NVILLE
Miss Amidon to Teach District School
Bible Soeiety's Picnic.

Ernest l.. James made business
trip to Norwich last Tuesday.
Miss Lillian Amidon has been en-
gagged to teach the village school for
the coming year.
The Ashford Bible society is to hold
it's annual basket picnic at Chism's
grove, Westford, Wednesday, August
10th.
Mrs. S. L. Case and two daughters
have returned home after spending
two weeks in Willimantic and North
Grosvelordale.
Mr.. and Mrs. AIRED NJ. Qrmsby of
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-14

Boardman. on Tuesday. They made
| the trip by automobile
Several candidates are to be bap-
tized to be admitted to the church on
Sunday.
| Misses Wightman and Graham of
Waterbury are guests at the parson-
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-14
CAMPBELL'S MILLS
Water in Beach Pond Very Low.

Mrs. Hannah Dixon has moved into
the house with her son James. Mrs.
Dixon is very feeble.
c. II. Barber is spending his vaca-
ton at charlestown. r. /.
Grover Fry is feeble.
George Remington of Greene, r. l.,
was here one day this week.
A number from here attended the
meeting at Greene, r, l., last Sunday.
The water i'm Beach Pond is very
low The fishing never was better
than il is now. Mrs. Clark Congdon
recently caught a bass that weighed
four pounds.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-14
PENDLEToN HILL.

Some twenty-five of our local people
piepicked at Pleasant View on We'd
nesday, joining the other Sunday
schools in town.
DR.. F.hP. Brewer and daughter of
Norwich were callers on their cousins.
Mrs. Henry Carpenter and Walter
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-14
LETTERS FROM TWO STATES.

of Warren have returned home after
a weeks stay with Miss Cary's sis
ter, Mrs. Charles Pratt
Charles Pratt and family attended a
picnic at Beach Pond Aug. 10.
William BitGood is the first one to
get sweet corn to market.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-14
onGGCO.
Eiehty-nine on Sunday School Outing
to Rocky Point.

There were cighty-nine tickets SOLD
for the Sunday school picnic TO Rocky
Point of the NJ. e. Sunday school last
Thursday. All had good time.
Several people about town are Ill
owing to the hot weather.
number went to camp meeting last
Sunday although the thermometer
stood at 100 degrees and over some
parts of the day.
Rev. Samuel r atcher preached at
North Crasvenoriale last Sunday for
Rev. G. II Van after.
Walter Kennedy spent last SUNDAY
with his aunt, Ellen e. Waite
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-21

alternate quarter section must be
sold to settler who will go on the
land and improve it by fencing some
of it, building a house and putting
some of the land in cultivation. In
this particular instance the owner
gave the club the right to the exclu
sive sale of these lands for three years,
because it was the understanding that
the club would interest real estate
men. The initial expense Of handling
this tract would be at least $4,000
and probably $4,000 more would be
spent in handling the lands. This, of
course is based on a comprehensive
advertising campaign, telling of the
advantages of the country after which
1t would be necessary to bring the
people down here on personally con-
Quoted excursions, all of which means
an organized movement which costs
money to promote and requires much
money to maintain. For this reason
there must be large acreage to JUS
tify the real estate man to spend his
money; he must have the lands
cheap enough so that they will be
attractive to the first settlers and the
profits must come from selling large
acreage at a low price, rather than
from selling a small acreage at a big
price. The man who sells part of his
lands, at low price will find that he
can sell what he has left for four times
as much as he got for his first lands.
If you are in sympathy with the ef-
forts of the Hattiesburg Commercial
Club, to settle up South Mississippi
with good substantial people, who will
help develop our resources, send in a
description of your lands, what you
want for them and on what terms
give stated time which you will al
low the club or it's representative tc
hold these lands for sale.
A letter to the secretary of the club
asking for detailed information will
| have prompt attention.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-21
MIsDIREcTED ENERGY.

There is much money spent for ad-
vertising, by local enterprises which
is wholly wasted because they are
leaving their own particular field I'M
cultivated, by using mediums in which
their advertising is covered up in the
mass of hundreds of other ads in trade
papers which are never read. The
Hattiesburg News covers the territory
surrounding Hattiesburg, as no other
publication in the world does or can
cover it. Our columns contain mat
tiers which makes everybody in South
Mississippi interested in them and
for that reason the advertising reaches
the reader Automatically while he
only finds it in the trade paper by
digging it out and in this busy age,
there is but little of such digging
done. Our manufacturers, whole
salers and distributors, could increase
their business thousands of dollars
annually by systematic advertising in
the News and at much less cost than
by using trade papers. This adver-
Using while being a great benefit
to the advertising, keeps the money
thus spent, in Hattiesburg, and helps
to develop a business which is de
signed to not only build up Hatties
burg, but the surrounding country as
Wen. The average trade paper is st
full of advertising matter that no
body reads much of it, except perhaps
the classified department, which is
specialized advertising, but if the ma
chinery houses, repair shops an(
wholesale houses of Hattiesburg wan
to reach the people in the surroundin'
territory, there is no other publication
which will give them the publicity
they will get in the Hattiesburg News
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-21
REPORTS SHOW INCREASE.

WASHINGTON, May 21.-The re-
turns from national banks, giving de-
tails of the conditions on April 28,
1909, show remarkable increases in all
the principal items. The summary of
the statement shows that since May
IA, 1908, their total loans and dis
counts have increased by $434, 764 900,
ard during the same time the total re-
sources of the banks have increased
$774,261 ,O00 During the same period
government deposits have decreased
S1f1,255,000, and bills payable and re-
discounts have decreased $9,S79,000.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-21
LISTING cUT-oVER LANDS.

There seems to be a mlsunderstana-
ing among many people about the eff
forts of the Hattiesburg Commercial
Club to list cut-oYer lands, some being
under the impression that the club is
in the real estate business, while
others seem to have a wrong concep
ton of what the club is trying to do.
The club wants the owners of cut
over lands to place part of their lands
on the market in alternate tracts to be
sold to actual settlers, at prices which
will offer some inducement to a good
farmer to come here and put up with
the Inconvenience of pioneer life, in
order that he may get more land for
himself and his children, and make
something while doing so. The club
is only asking the land owners to list
these lands for some definite period,
at a stated price, and then the club
will undertake to interest men who
make a business of promoting emigra-
ton to new country. For instance
one land owner has said: 1 will let
YOU sell twenty thousand acres of my
land at $500 per acre. This means
that he has 10000 acres and that each
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-21
THE LESSON TAUGHT.

The safe arrival or the battleshlp
Mississippi at Natchez will afford
much food for thought and will teach
much, but the most important lesson
to be deducted, from the successful
navigation of the Mississippi, by the
Mississippi, is the one afforded the
people of Natchez. demonstrating that
it is possible for large seagoing yes
sells to ascend that port and load with
the products of the surrounding coun
try for export. The possibilities that
have been demonstrated are such that
it ought to revivify the sleepy old
town and by doing so, confer vast
benefits on the whole state.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-21
THE r ATTIESBURG NEWS

and If this should not be sufficient
there is direct connection with Leaf
River and with the water works sys-
TEN of the Mississippi Central shops.
There is little wonder that such eX-
traordinary precautions have been TAX
en- against fire when it is known that
the plant now building is the fourth
of the kind on its present location. 1t
may be added right here that in the
afternoon test of the water system
was made and Chief Potter of the
Hattiesburg fire department, who was
present, expressed himself as highly
pleased with the test, pressure of
over 200 pounds being obtained and
streams of water being easily thrown
over the water tank which is about
rs feet high.
AS to the beginning of the opera
ton of the big ]. ]. Newman Lumber
Company plant, the news should come
with much satisfaction to the people
of Hattiesburg for them to know that
its operation is expected to be in full
blast by July /, next. The plant as it
now stands employees several hundred
men who monthly distribute big
pay roll, but the number of men now
employed and the present size Of the
pay roll will be only a circumstance OF
what will bes the case when the whole
plant is turning out timber and lum
Der, representing as it will, an invest
ment of 100000.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-21
Circulation Double That of ANY
Other South Mississippi Paper
HELP THE Y. M. C. A.

A movement is on foot in Hatties-
burg to organize Young Mems Chris
tian Association and the only wonder
is that such an organization was not
promoted long time ago. There is
no argument needed about the benefits
of such an organization and we
think that there will be no difference
of opinion on the statement that Hat
tiesburg needs such an organization.
There are but few people in any city
who are not familiar with the work
of this organization and We feel sure
that the money necessary for it's or
ganization and maintenance can be
secured.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-21
v. E, MILLER'S
TRIAL POSTPONED
HE is CHARGED WITH THE KILL
ING OF JOE MIcELLI.
The Killing Took Place One Year Ago
| in the Hotel Hattiesburg Barber
shop.-Postponmnt Made On
Motion of Prosecution.

The case of the State VS.. w. c. Mil
Ter, under indictment for the killing
of Joe Mitchell in the Hotel Hatties-
burg barber shop year or so ago, was
yesterday continued till the next term
of court.
The continuance was asked for by
the state because of the absence of a
material witness for the prosecution.
This much wanted witness is o. A.
Caskey and the last heard from Cas-
Caskey and when last heard from, Cas-
Caskey is a travelling man and hap
pened to be at the scene of the shoot
inv when it took place.
In ordering the continuance, the
court also ordered the issuance of a
writ of attachment for Caskey. If Cas-
key comes within the jurisdiction of
the court and the attachment writ is
served on him, under the writ, he is to
be brought to Hattiesburg and put
under bond to appear before the court
at its next term. The limit of the
bond in such cases is $500,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-21
BIG STEEL SAW MILL
and LUMBER PLANT
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of the big sheds with heavy asbestos
roofing the whole at a distance pre-
senting the appearance of these build
ings being covered with frost. With
the danger of fire guarded against
from above the buildings are provided
throughout with system of automatic
sprinkIers which gush forth streams
of water wherever fire may apepar
above a certain temperature. These
protection features are reinforced
with a regular fire department system
of fire plugs, fire hose and pumping
station with a capacity of 1000 gallons
a minute taken from 10000 gallon
reservoir fed by an artesian well flow.
ing at the rate of $50 gallons a minute
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-21
How Is This for Early Tomatoes?

Mr.. ]. P. Shealy, who conducts the
Ferguson farm near the South Missis-
sippi College brought to the News of
flee this afternoon box of fine toma-
toes, the first of the season grown
in this section. The fruit was as
fine as could be grown anywhere, and
is another evidence of the trucking
possibilities of this section.
Mr.. Shealy has an acre in tomatoes,
and in a few days will be prepared to
furnish the home market with all it
can use.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-21
DEATH OF AN INFANT.
Little Rush ellis Passes Away-Fun-
eral Saturday.

The many friends of County Treas
urer Herbert Gillis and Mrs. Gillis
will regret to learn of the death this
morning of their only child. Their
baby, Rush, was but eight months old
but had been a sufferer for several
weeks, first being attacked with
whooping cough, which developed into
pneumonia symptoms. The little one
succumbed to her Affections at
o'clock this morning at the home of