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Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-25
LEONARD BRIDGE
Home for the HoIidays-Guests at
 Oyster Supper.

MT. and Mrs: Fred Weaver and chil- dren of Liberty Hill attended church in this place. Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. F. J. Brown entertain ed at Christmas the families of E. H. Mccall and F. O. Brown.
 Mir. and Mrs. William Kneeland and daughter and MT. and Mrs. Warren kneeland, all of Hartford, spent Christmas with their parents, Judge and Mrs. A. G. Kneeland
 Gilbert Williams tendered an oyster supper to party on Thursday eve- ming. An enjoyable time was spent
 William Kneeland and Miss Julia Kneeland spent Wednesday with rela- tives in this place.
 Mrs. Harry Leonard and children spent Christmas with the formers parents. MT. and Mrs. Seth Carver of Colchester.
 MT. and Mrs Myron A. Abell at- tended Pomona grange at Norwich on Thursday of last week.
 Misses Lena and Myra Manwaring are spending their Christmas vacation at their home in this place.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-25
WATERFORD.
Severe Weather Delays cuarrymen-
 Local Man Sells Fine GosIings.

Franklin Steward of Gilead was at Logger Hill Wednesday.
 Booth Bros. and H. I. G. Co. are lay ing off men on account of inability to furnish stock for them, on account of the severe weather.
 Ferdinand Hancox of Spithead is getting out wood at Logger Hill dis trict for market.
 Harry Beckwith and Cecil Gallup are getting out wood at Graniteville for Judge Gallup of Jordan.
 William Williams has sold some fine goslings to the city market
 Miss Parmelia Mosier is spending an enjoyable vacation with friends in New York
 Miss Marjorie Guile is enjoying a pleasant visit with friends of the fam ing in the same city.
 Capt Edward Winslow of New Lon- don was the guest of Capt. and Mrs. Charles M. Edwards the first of the week.
 The Ladies' Aid society met in the church parlors Wednesday afternoon Routine business was transacted.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-25
SALEM
Christmas Eve Entertsinnsent With
 Tree-Granee Election.


 Rev Mir. Fretx of 1diddletown occu- pied the pulpit of the Congregational church on Sunday morning.
 The Young Peoples meeting in the evening was led by Ernest Beebe. The meeting was well attended and very interesting.
 Mr. and Mrs. William Darling. Miss Ella Darling and Mrs. Chadwick at- tended the union c. E. meeting at Grassy Hill on Sunday evening.
 Choir rehearsals have been held during the week at the homes of MT. and Mrs. N. l.. Clark Mir. and Mrs. H. A. Rogers and on Wednesday eve ming in the church.
 The Christmas entertainment and tree was held on Friday evening, Christmas eve, at T.30.
 Officers of Grange.
 The meeting of Salem grange on Tuesday evening was well attended. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Master. B. w. Jenkins: secretary, H. A. Rathbun; overseer, Charles Malona; lecturer, Mrs. William Darling: steward, Leo Fl. Morgan; chaplain. Mrs. c. S. Ray. Installation of officers will take place at the next meeting.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-25
CLARK'S FALLS
Postmaster Chapman in Maine-sur- day School Christmas FestivaI-Ad- dress at Mothers Meeting.

Postmaster Ernest D. Chapman is in the state of Maine with friends, camping.
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph J. Northrup and family have been the guests of Mrs. Northup's father, z. Y. Brown, and son, Elmer Brown.
 MT and Mrs. Wilson D. Maine have been visiting the formers parents. Mir. and Mrs. R. D. Maine. Mir Maine is surfman No. 3 of the Fishers Island crew, and returned to his duties Mon- day morning.
 A number from this district attend ed the services at Laurel Glen chapel last Sunday afternoon and listenad to an interesting sermon on the woudRous birth of our Saviour By Rev. John Howard Adams. pastor of the First Baptist church.
 Christmas Festival.
 The Sunday school children rehearsed an interesting programme to be given in the chapel Christmas eve. There was singing, a drill. recitations and 8 farce. The day after Christmas Rev. J. D. Adams is expected to preach.
 Mrs. Ebert w. Clark is home with her father for a short time. during the absence of her brother, E. D. Chap man.
 Miss Caroline Wheeler, the district teacher. presented some valuable truths at the mothers meeting at the Broad street school last Tuesday afternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-25
LIBERTY HILL
Sunday School Has Christmas Tree and cantata-Ios Six Inches Thick.

Harold Harvey, who Is attending the medical college at Burlington, Vt, is spending the holidays with his moth CT, Mrs. Annie F. Harvey
 The Sunday school and C. F. society had Christmas tree and eantata on Christmas eve, entitled Santa Claus at Grandma's.
 Mrs. Walter Clearland and three daughters have gone to New York to spend the holidays with Mrs. Clear lands parents.
 Mir and Mrs. John James visited rel atives in Providence over Sunday.
 Ice in many places is six inches thick.
 The Village Hill school. taught by Mrs. Albert s. Peckham had Christ nsas tree. dialogues and recitations on Friday afternoon.
 Mrs. F. E. Johnson Is a great suffer- CT from lacerated nerve. caused by a recent fall.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-25
LISBON

Miss Rosella Collins of Central Vil- lage was the guest of her cousin, Mas Ethel Kennedy. over Sunday.
 All of the schools in town closed last Friday for two weeks vacation.
 Mir. and Mrs. Herbert Webster v,s- ited Miss Alice E. Kennedy Sunday.
 Misses Margaretha and Anna Hoelck were in Norwich Saturday and Sun day.
 Mrs. O. H. Irons and Miss Emma Burton were in Norwich Saturday
 Mrs. Jane Gallup. who has been very su L. i>-.-.-~ui----
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-25
GARDNER LAKE

William Tyler of Newport, R. L, re- gently visited relatives here.
 Mrs. o. F. Boynton left Thursday for a visit with friends in Brooklyn N. Y.
 Grace Lathrop is making a lengthy stay with her sister in Norwich.
 Earl Lathrop is spending the hoii- days with friends in Chesterfield.
 School in district No. closed the 17th for two weeks. The teacher, Miss Stowe, has gone to her home in Mas sachusetts.
 Henry Harris is visiting friends. at klAia Etp
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-25
CAMPBELL's MILLS
Friends Gather for Birthday ceIsbrs-
 tion.

Tuesday evening number of rel atives and neiEhbers gathered at the home of Mrs. IT. M. Wilcox, it being the anniversary of Mrs Wflcox's birth. The father of Mrsa Wilcox. who was st last June, sang number of hymns for the sntertainment of the conn
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-25
PRESTON

Pupils Have a Christmas Tree
 Church Festivals-Personal Items.
 School in the Haskell district closed Tuesday with Christmas tree.
 A Christmas concert will be held in Long Society church this (Saturday) evening.
 Miss Annie M McCllmon of wlnsted Is at her home.
 Miss Alice Zabrislkie of Northfeld, Mass. is at home for vacation.
 Clara M. Palmer is spending the holdidays with her parents. Mir. and Mrs. Hollis IT. Palmer.
 Lynwood B. Crary has entered the employ of the United States Finishing company.
 The Baptist Christmas concert will be held Monday night.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-25

For fully half . century New Lon- doners have heard of the "preat navy yard of the future" on the banks of the Thames, for 1t was about that time that the late John R. Bolles published the pamphlet entitled the navy yard of the future. By the way, it may be of interest to remark right here that the pamphlet was printed in the ofics of the Evening Star on a Peter Smith patent hand press and that Charles W. Billings, later of Norwich, was the pressman who printed Mir. Boiles' pamphlet. Mir. Bolles devoted much of his life in earnest work for the estab- lishment of the New London navy yard and lived long enough to see some re- suit of his work, and when his end came the prospects were favorable for the establishment of the great navy yard of the future just where Mir. Bolles planned.
 But things have changed since Mir. Bolles, the father of the New London navy yard, died. Instead of being an ideal navy yard, it was designated and used for e time as a coaling station, but only one battleship ever coaled at the station, and that was the Texas, when commanded by Colby Chester, now a retired admiral He is a native New Londoner and knew of the natural advantages and piloted the Texas up the river to the navy yard to demon- strate that such a thing was possible. But that was all.
 After years of inactivity at the sta tion, it is now to be used as a station for the marines of the navy, and 1t is said that in a very short time several hundred will be stationed there. Am pie quarters have been provided for their accommodation and assurance is given that the barracks will be soon utilized. This may attract the atten- tion of the powers at the national cap ital. and perhaps that at last the hope of the late John R. Bolles will be real ized and that in time the great navy yard of the future" will eventually bs located on the banks of the Thames river, a location which. through the efforts of the late MT. Bolles, has been approved by more than one board of naval and army experts.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-25

New Haven.-Letters upwards Of roe were sent out by the Ellcs' carnival committee for that number of poor Christmas tree celebration and Santa Claus visit held Friday afternoon af the Elks' club at sso Grown serssl
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-25
LEBANON
Forefathers' Day Observed-Church to Light by AcetyIsne - A Scholarly Guest.

fathers day in the First Congregation al church. The pastor, Rev E. B. Smith, followed a special order of ser vice arranged for the anniversary and preached an able sermon from the text II Sam, 10: 12. Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our peo- pie. and for the cities of our God"
 New Lighting System.
 On Wednesday evening the same church, at special church meeting, voted to put in plant for the manu-
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-25
lNFUslNG LIFE INTO A DEAD ISSUE

 Reform Asciaionhfayor Armstrong Winter CoaIed Thames River Yard.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-25

Did he say he knew me when was a sirl?' No. he said he knew you sAen he xas bex.s-Lis1incott's.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-25
LETTERS FROM TOWNS IN TWO STATES
OLD MYSTIC

Death of Mrs. EIinor M. Stevenson Schools Close for Christmas vaca- ton With Special Programmes Personal News.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-25
GOSHEN.

Progress on New BozrahvilIe Mill Work on Electric Road to Begin in the Spring.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-25

is in the sunny south, located in his own winter home in Daytona, Floridas at the door of whicls the fatchstring is on the outside for his friends In the north, should they go that way, the time has been selected by local news paper to wipe the rust from the ham mer 1t was won't to use for time fact. free from even the least and in significant cog in the local political wheel. The hammer was wielded dur- ing the present week in a very far fetched way and therefore the knocks would not make dents in the butter unless the face of the hammer was heated. He Is knocked for the enforce ment and the non-enforcement of city ordinances and even the old ferry en- tanglements are revived, although the mayor before his retirement stated plainly that there were no personal motives in his action against the ferry company.
 The knocker even goes so far as Go introduce as an argument at this time this ancient ferry matter as a main reason why exMayor Armstrong should not receive the nomination as state senator to represent New Lon don and Groton in the next legislature. Can it be that the ferry matter is the only argument that can be used against Mir. Armstrong by those who once fig- ured in politics and have lost their grip by reason of their own indiscrstion? Is that the only blur on the political es- cutcheon of Benjamin Latham Lloyd Armstrong? It seems to be about the only ground for attack of his friends the enemy, save perhaps some personal pique or political jealousy. There are men in New London who have held political office and who have compelled recognition by the stand and deliver route, who should stop and consider their own record before coming out in the limelight from apparent ob- scurity for the sole purpose of getting a crack at the ex-mayor when he Is many miles from the scene of the att tack There is something in the Book of Books that suggests that he who is without sin should cast the first stone, and this is applicable in politics just about this time in the old Whaling Town. Ex- Mayor Armstrong, like the rest of the human herd, has his politi- cal sins, but there certainly are just . few others.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-09

County Treasurer's Statement
Treasurer's statement of general account
for quarter ending Marcr, 81. 1909.
rRrAsuRER,s DRBTTS
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-09
Murray Wins His Case
On a TeChniCaIit,

After q trial lasting one hour and
thirty minutes before Police Justice
j. w. Frits, Thursday afternoon. the
case OF the town of Friday Harbor
versus John l.. Murray was decided in
favor of the defendant, on the ground
that ths ordinance is too indefinite,
in that it does not specify time in
which same shall be paid. Attorney
T. j. Healy. of Bellingham. appeared
in behalf of Mr.. Murray. and he ad-
mitted to the court that the poll tax
is collectible and that the ordinance
under which the tax is levied is the
same used in every other fourth class
ity. Since Justice Frlts holds this
opinion it will be necessary to amend
the ordinance. This will doubtless
be done at once.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-09

Last September 7. F. Thomas. OF
Seattle, leased his launch. the Ruth
D.. to man named Baldwin. osten-
sibly for use on Hoods canal. Bald
win fitted the launch at Port Town.
send and left for British Columbia
with the evident intention of engaging
in smuggling Cinnamon into the Unit
ed States. The boat. however. was
seized at Ladysmith by the Canadian
Customs officials and Mr.. Thomas
has only now succeeded in recovering
her after months of controversy
with the government at OTTAWA.
Tie Ruth D. is an exceptionally
fast launch aud would have been the
cause OF much annoyance to the GUS
toms inspectors on both sides OF the
line had it not been for the carly dis
coyery OF her masters plans. She
was picked up on Tuesday night
and towed in by the launch Edna,
being without motive power. her sup
ply Of gasoline having been exhausted.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-09
Portion of License
Money Refunded

The liquor dealers doing business
here appeared before the boaro Vi
comfy commissioners the first OF the
week and asked for refund OF the
license money paid the county for the
unex pired term of the licenses from
February II, 1909. The McCrary
license had just been issued, the
Douglas license had been in force
eight months and the one issned TO
Lighthearl Brothers four months
After discussing the matter at consid'
erable length the board made a prop
osition to refund fifty five per cent
and to this the liquor dealers agreed.
McCrary Bros. receiving $685., John
Douglas, S128.34 and Lishtheart
Bros. S256.6S.
The right or duty of the Commits
sioners to make this refund has bee n
an open and much debated question
ever since the saloonmen were COM
pelled to take out city licenses. The
board therefore. as soon as the appl'-
cations for a refund were filed, re-
quested the advice of Prosecuting At
torney Morris. In lengthy opinion
Attorney Morris held that the county
by its licenses guaranteed only that
the saloonmen would be free from
county molestation. providing that
they lived up to the regulations OF
law and that, therefore, the county
was not liable where another power,
over which the county had absolutely
no control. namely the Incorporating
of the town of Friday Harbor, pre-
vented the three licensees from TAX
ing advantage of the county permit.
1t was further held that each saloon
man, when he made application and
paid his license fee, did SO with the
knowledge, in law. that if the town
should become lncorporateds3he Ii
cense applied for would become value
less, and therefore, that tRey have no
right to object because that had hap
pened which they knew might happen.
In concluding Mr.. Morris held that,
while the Commissioners had the
right to make refund ii they desir-
ed. it was nevertheless discretionary
with them, and that if they refused
the license holders had no right of
action to compel the county to re-
fund.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-09
Lime Ledge Owners
Refuse to Pay Tax

In the case of McGraw & Kittinger
vs. San Juan County and e. 81. Nash
as county treasurer, Prosecuting At
torney r. E. Morris has served and
filed q demurrer to the plaintiffs
complaint. The hearing upon the
demurrer will come before Judge
JOINER at the May term of the super
ior court.
The plaintiffs, through their attor-
ney. allege that their property has
been unjustly and unfairly assessed
and have refused to pay the tax levi
ed against it, s57943. A tender Of
$50. "a was made to County Treasurer
Nash, which he promptly refused to
accept and they have taken the case
into the superior court. The prop
erty In question il lime ledge near
the T. @. Engleson place at Dolphin
Bay for whien they have refused an
offer of IS 1000. The property has
been assessed for $19.675 and it IL
contended by defendant to be fair
and equitable compared with the as
easements made upon other properties
in the county of q similar nature.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-09

Capt. George q. Boardman. of Ia.
coma. Department Commander for
the state of Washington for the G. A.
r.. has been in town this week on
official business. Capt. Boardman
inspected Silas Casey post and finds
it in fine condition, both flnanclally
and in point of membership. He is
making tour of inspection OF all the
posts in the state and will REQUIRE
three months to make the circuit.
Capt. Boardman came from Calais.
Washington county, Maine. and sery-
ed as Captain during the Civil War
OF one OF the companies OF the 22nd
Regiment Maine Volunteers. George
Dightman, of Friday Harbor. and
Capt. Boardman have been personal
friends since childhoud, both being
natives of the same town.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-09
Canneries Preparing
For Big Salmon Run

More than 100000 worth of can
merry machinery and Ito. 900 cases Of
salmon cans have been purchased in
Bellingham by the Friday Harbor
Packing Company and the Blaine
Packing Company. separate concerns
doing business here and at Blaine.
The material is already manufactured.
Burpee & Letson putting out the iron
work and the P. A. F.. making the
cans.
Both the Friday Harbor and the
Blaine canning plants are making ex-
tensive improvements. The former
was leased with an option to purchase
BY Shultz. Purcell & Wiley. last
winter. OF the latter. George J. Will
ley is manager. He is q heavy
stockholder in both plants.
The Friday Harbor plant is being
entirely remodeled. Fully $4,000
worth of new machinery will be in
stalled within the next few weeks.
Parts of the displaced machinery will
be taken to Blaine and parts of the
equipment at the Blaine cannery will
be brought to the cannery here. The
steamer Rapid Transit. under special
charter to the Friday Harbor Packing
Company, left Seattle April 4 with
cargo of machinery consisting of two
boilers, butcherinR machine. 1909
model. manufactured by the Smith
Cannery Machine Company; can fill
ers and other cannery equipment.
The consignment weighs $50 tons,
is valued at $40. 600 and was discharg-
ed mere the first of the week.
The first shipment of cans. consist
ing of $50 cases, came in on Wednes-
day night. The balance of the cargo
comprised large amount of the new
est and most improved machinery.
The fre,k hter will leave for another
load of cans as soon as she discharges
her present one. The Friday Harbor
plant will take 65, 900 cases and the
Blaine cannery $4,000 cases.
The Friday Harbor Packing Conn
pany has q capacity of 2, 500 cases
daily, the Blaine plant 1.500 cases.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-09
Sixteen Tracts of
Tide Lands Sold

The largest sale of tide and shore
land which has ever been held in this
county took place last Saturday a,
the court house when tracts covere d
by sixteen applications were dispos.
ed of at public auction. The names
of the purchasers and the location OF
the lands acquired by them follows
C. W. Hammond. lands located in
front of his place on Crane island
VIM. Hogan, Orcas: j. e. Bruins at
Blind Bay, Shaw island; Robert Mo.
ran, the shore lands around Obsrruc-
tion island for which he paid the sum
of 81. O7O.3 .35; DR.. I. M. Harrison,
tide lands around Madrona point.
East Sound; Geo. E Candy. tract
near the head of East Sound bay Geo.
Griswold, in front of his property at
Blind bay. Shaw island; W. E. Rand
les. in front of the Wright estate at
Griffin bay; s. M. Buege. a portion
of the shore lands around the lagoon
below the Newhall property Geo. W..
Woolard. two tracts near the head Of
West Sound bay: T. T. Paxson. In
front of his property at Deer Harbor ;
James Harwood, at Agate beach on
the north shore OF Orcas island; VIM.
johnson, tract in front of his prop.
erty at the head of West Sound bay
q. Van Moorhem. lands in front of
his place at Orcas; F. +. Fowler. q
tract in front of his place on the east
side of West Sound bay.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-09
New Boat Service
To be Established

The Victorian. twenty one knot
steamship. will be placed on the Ia
coma -Seattle-Islands Belling sam run
within the next month by the Best
Steamship Company, in which the Lo.
pez improvement Go. is heavily in.
terested. newly organized and headed
by Charles G. Coker. formerly of the
Inland Navigation Company, who re- :
signed his position to take charge of
the affairs Of the new concern.
The first vessel to be placed on the
run will be the Victorian. She is
now being remodeled at q cost OF
500. 600 at Gray's Harbor shipyard
and another vessel. sister ship, has
been purchased in the East and will
be brought around at once. She will
be an eighteen knot vessel. The Vic
torian is 243 feet long and has operat-
ed in the past es ferry between VAN
couver and Victoria. Her forward
part will be remodeled entirely and
fitted with social ball so construct
ed as to give the passengers a wide
view of the Sound. The vessel will
make daily trips to Seattle and Taco
ma by way of Islandale. Lopez island,
and only passengers and perishable
freight VII be carried, the heavy bus
mess being handled by regular freight
boats which will be operated in con-
nection
The Victorian will leave Tacoma at
Z O'Clock each morning, arriving at
Seattle at 8. at Islandale at l and
Bellingham at p. m. Returning
leaves Bellingham at p. m. Island
ale 3, Ssattle l and arriving at Taco
ma at $3.50 p. m. The fare for the
round trip will be one dollar. The
company has in view q plan for the
establis b ment of line of fast
launches to East Sound and Friday
Harbor.
Business men will,be able to leave
Tacoma and Seattle and spend vir-
tuajsy the sentiraa adaE with their fam
lilies at any of the many summer re-
sorts of the county.
Many prominent and wealthy fruit
growers and ranchers of Walla Walla.
North Yakima and Ellensberg have
already purchased property at Island
ale and the owners of the townsits are
adding many attractions to it's natur-
al advantages. Other resorts among
the islands are also increasing their
facilities for entertaining summer
guests, notably East Sound and Olga.
Rumors have been afloat for some
time of the organization of the new
company with Mr.. Cocker at the head
of affairs, but this is the first official
and definite announcement of the
plans of the concern that has been
made.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-09

Frank ]. Aiken. Of Seattle. who
had been spending q few days with
relatives on Orcas island. arrived
Thursday evening on the Doodle tor
a brief visit with his cousins here. =.
n. and IN. Culver. Mr.. Aiken has
heen 4 marine engineer for 9 number
OF years. He has just been granted
! license az chief engineer OF ocean
steamships Of 5000 tons burden. He
obtained his first marine experiences
in this county as fireman on the steam :
or Roche Harbor.