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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-03-30
Army CHEF Of STAFF Sevisasly lgued q
Autc Crash.
HRS. 20CUM Is KILLED
A Trolley Car and an Automobile
Crash in Washington, By Whaca
sfrs. Herbert J. SIocuza Loses Her
Life and Gen. J. r. Bell was Very
Seriously Injured.

Maj. Gen. J. Franklin Bell, chief
OF staff OF the United Sta;eg army.
who was Injured early wednesday
in Washington In an automobile ac-
cident. in which Mrs. Herbert J. Slo-
cum, wife Of Maj. Slocum. q. s. a.
| was almost instantly killed, was re-
ported at late hour that night 70
be resting comfortably. One OF his
ribs was broken and he suffered some
scalp wounds but no internal in
juries have been discovered and no
complications Of any sort have set
in.
Maj. SIocum, who is q member
Of the Seventh Cavalry. now station
ed at Governors Island. N Y. ar
rived in Washington Wednesday
Eight
The accident was caused By
south bound trolley car Of the Wis
eonsin avenue car line. near Tea-
skirts Of the city, colliding With az.
automobile owned By Gen. Bell. TIE
car was occupied by Mrs q. J. Slo-
cum. aged so years. Mrs. q. L. Green
and Gen. Bell. Mrs. Slecum, who
received internal injuries. was re-
moved to Georgetown hospital in an
automobile. where she was pro-
nou1ce6 dead.
Chauffeur Ward was unburt. bet
was soon arrested. together with the
notornaa and conductor OF the tro,-
ley car. They were latter released
from custody, however. on orders
from Coroner Nevitts who instructed
them TO appear at the inquest
Mrs. slocum. whose husband Il
nephew OF Mrs. Russell Sage, YVES
visiting her sister. Nrs. Il. Z. Green,
at the Wyoming. department house
in Washington. but Tuesday went TO
Fort Ayer to visit Mr. and Mrs. Bell.
with whom she and her husband were
on terms Of intimate friendship. Il
was on the way back TO the wyoming
that the fatal collision occurred.
The Tennallytovn rosd. officially
known as Wisconsin Avenue. ruas
north from Georgetown through the
wes,ernly cnv!roas OF the city. and is
a faroTite route for automobiles
Crossing the Georgetown bridge from
Fort Myer. the car turned forth
into Wisconsin avenue and was about
70 turn eas:eriy along the northe.ly
boundary OF the city when At Gar
heid street the collision occurred
The fast moving trolley car. whea
the two came together, completely
the automobile. TIE
was hurled aaoIt I've
feet against trolley pole. It finally
turned over.
General Bell was thrown out
Ward was pinned under the front OF
the car. but managed to extricate
Mrs. Slocam was crushed
ander the s-..v OF the car. Bleed
ing about the hands and head. Gen
Bell directed the passengers on the
ar and others IN lifting the auto.
mobile from the injured woman.
Mrs. Slocum was then hurried 70 the
hospital.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-03-30
Fears the Dark.

Abdu! Hamid. in exile in Sa!onica.
Macedonia, fears TO sleep in the
dark and has servant read 70 him
by day and night in lighted room.
The deposed ruler Of Turkey fears
his son will seek 10 cause his DEATH
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-03-30
HAD 4 CLOSE CALL
Little Girl Falls Five Stories but
Was Not Hurt.


AT New York Mary Davis. l3-
year-old school girl. is in good health
and cheerful spirits despite the fact
that she fell backward from a FIRE
escape Eve stories up. in Harlem
Thursday and landed plump q eas-
ka,su! OF wet clothes In the back
ward below. She was scarcely
scratched. AS she struck the baske;
with damp thud. Mary narrowly
missed Miss Peter Little. janit-ess.
who was taking clothes from the
basket and hanging them on a near
bv line. Mrs. Little tainted and 50
did Mary. who was found ulcon-
scious but unhurt on the basket
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-03-30
Fifteen Drowned.

The Norwegian steamer. Dixie.
bound from Scotland port capsized
in the mouth Of the E!5e river. dur
ing severe storm Thursday and the
crew Of Is we-e d-awoed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-03-30
"SuicideS."

According TO the verdict OF the
corore. Of Marion. Ind. Bob Austin
and Charley Richardson. negroes.
lyached there last week. came TO
.hei1 death by suicide" .
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-03-30
Bodies From Wreck.

Two unidentified bodies, life
buoy marked p7,lz Willem II. sew
e.al oars aad much miscellaneous
w-eckage were washed ashore at
Belle Isle, France. last Wednesday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-03-30

Of J. II. Bethea. Dillon, s. c.. aged
10 years
There we2e half a dozen wounds
on bis body. lie was sho: n the
arm. face and shoulder.
II never saw such scene n my
life and never want 70 see a rep
etitio2 OF il. The women paSsen-
gers were screaming and were so
nys:er!cal that they even attempted
TO jump from the train Even af-
ter il was known that the murderer
was dead We had our hands full n
oWe,iag some OF the more nervous
IL the run from Wilmington 70 this
city"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-03-30
SHOOTS DOWN GUARDS.
Mortally Wounds Wardens at City
Workhouse.

a. Wilmington, Del. Stephen
Hunter, a negro prisoner at the New
castle workhouse. who rece otly came
70 Delaware from South Carolina.
shot and fatally wounded two guards
Walter Hastings and Thomas McCul-
'ough. The negro struck down Eazr
tings as the latter handed him hts
breakfast through the cell door. Sc
curing the guards revolver he en-
ptied two shots into Hastings body
and then dropped Mccullough. who
had come to the rescue. The ne
gro was himself wounded before be-
ing overcome. His mind is believed
70 have become deranged-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-03-30
Acres OF Dead Fish.

Capt johnson. OF the Ward liner.
Moro Castle. reported 20 agents in
New York city. that his vessel has
sighted an immense quantity Of dead
hsh in West Indian waters. The
mass was half mile long and 500
feet wide. covering surface OF 80
ac.es. 4 submarine volcano is sup
posed to have cause the wholesale
destruction
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-03-30

Prof. Ricco. director Of the Mount
Aetna Observatory. said: The erTp-
ton is very grave. and I think II
Will become much more serious. The
lava has covered FIVE miles in six
teen hours and II my calculations are
right the eruption of the volcano will
not be short
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-30
NEW PASTOR FOR
 COLCHESTER CHURCH
Rev. M. H. May Goes to Rockville and Rev. D. R. O'DonneII Takes His Place

Among the list of clerical appoint ments announced Friday by Bishop John J. Milan of the Roman Catholic diocese of Hartford are two appoint ments of pastors, Rev. Michael H. May as rector of St Bernard's Rock vile. succeeding Rev. Luke Fitzsim- mons, now permanent rector of the Imma culE te Conception church. in Waterbury and Rev. David R. O'Don- neil of St. Mary's Star of the Sea church. New. London. pastor of St. Andrews Colchester, succeeding Rev. Father May
 Father May is native of New Lon don and a graduate of the high school in that city. He took his clas-
 sical course et Boston college. followed that with a course in philosophy and Montreal. and was ordained December 20. 1884. His ministerial activities have been at St. Peters Hartford; St. Mary's Derby: St Mary's. LakeVille: {: St. Johns Middletown: the Immacu- late Conception church. Baltic; St. Mary's, Flew Britain; St. Mary's. South Coventry; St. Andrews. Colchester.
 and Fitchville For IA years he has
 done missionary work in New London county and has been a member of the
 school board of Colchester for several
 years.
 Father O'DonnelI has passed prac-
 ticallv his entire career a curate in
 St Mary's Star of the Sea church,
 where he was assistant to the late Fa-
 ther Joynt He was born in New
 took his philosophical and theological
 studies at St. Johns seminary.
 Brighton Mass. He was ordanied at
 Boston in 1896.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-30
Deep River Native Assigned.

Rev. William O'Shea, who leaves a professors chair at St. Thomas sem mary to become assistant 1t the St JOseph's cathedral. is a native Of Deep River. and a graduate of Niaoara uni versity. lie fitted for priesthood al the American college in Louvain and was ordanied in 1898 by Bishop Tier ney.
 Rev. Dennis Moran. who has been appointed from the Immaculate Con- ception church at Waterbury to be ass!stan at St. Francis New Haven was educated at St. JOseph's parochial school Wiilimantic St. Thomas sem inarv Montreal college. Grand semi nary. Montreal. and s.. Johns semi nary. Brighton, Mass. He was or dained last May by Bishop Nolan
 Rev. Paul Heating. a prefect at St Thomas seminary. who leaves that in- stitution to become curate at St Francis Xavier's church Waterbury was also ordained by Bishop Milan last May. He was educated at St Thomas seminary Hartford, and St Johns. Brighton. Mass
 Rev. George Coyle. who takes a pro- fessorship at St, Thomas seminary in Hartford. comes from Waterbury He was trained for the priesthood al St Bonaventure college. and the American college at Louvain, where he was ordained by Bishop Fox last July
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-30
Norman E. Souies Has Wireless TeIe- graph Station-Night Blooming Ger GUS Excites Much Admiration-LocaI Personal Notes.

Norman E. Soules of No. 344 Central avenue has about completed his wire less telegraph station, and expects to be able to transmit messages as we'll as to receive them very soon- He has been experimenting with wireless tel egraphy for about a year, doing work along these lines with Raymond Wade, Howard Potter and Paul Rick etts. He had a station complete last fall, but took it down during the win ter and renewed it this past spring, when he fixed up a receiving set of all new instruments. some of which he bought and some of which he made himself. He has succeeded in picking up New London several times. His sending instrument is almost complete, and he hopes to have it ready for ser vice within a few days.
 The aerial is strung betwen a tree, about sixty feet high, and a fifteen foot pole which is on top of a barn twenty five feet high, and is hfty-fve feet long.
 Young Soules is trying to get others interested in this work. and hopes to be a ble to form a wireless club in the near future. which will be a branch of the Wireless Association of America. I5Is call letters are s. E. N. while those of Raymond Wade are R. w.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-30
ENDED LIFE IN QUlNEBAUC RIVER.
Aivie Stew Weighted Gown Eiis Eocy and Jump ed in When Water Was De- p--1oped He Wouldr' :, Ee Found.

Leaving a note saying that he in tended to commit suicide and he hoped his body would never be found, Robert Stevens, a native of Canterbury. = years oid, disappeared on "Wednesday morning from the home of his brother, A1vie Stevens, with whom he resided. and his dead body was found early on Thursday morning i'll the Quire5aug river about mile from the Stevens farm. The body of the dead man was weighted down with two harrow teeth which he had wired fast to himself befo.e entering the water.
 The suicidal act followed an illness with the grip from which MT. Stevens was Jeff in poor health and despond ent. When the note was found a search was started and continued through Wednesday afternoon and night until Thursday morning. when the hody was seen in the river in about four feet of water and about ten feet from shore. On the day Mir. Stevens disap- peared the Wauregan mill was run
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-30

ming, causing deep water in the river which made it difficult to locate the boCy. Thursday morning, when the mill was not running, the water was low and the body was easily seen.
 Medical Examiner Dr- W. w. Adams WAS summoned from Moosuo and ar rived about o'clock Thursday morn ing. learlnS the facts and giving Un- dertaker Tillinghast of Plainfield per mission to remove the body
 The deceased. who was q bachelor. had been a lifelong resident of Can terbury having been born ia the house where he last resided. All his life he had been 9 farmer; and in disposition wa quiet and retiring. having the en- tire respect and confidence of his neighhors-
 The funeral was held on Friday aft ernoon at 3 o'clock from the home of Josiah ~ Palmer, Rev. Mir. Clark of Canterbury officiating- The bearers were Andrew Clark. Charles Hyde, John Mckinney and Mir. Wilcox Bur iaI was in Canterbury.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-30
NORWICH TOWN
Methodist Episcopal Sunday School Holds Picnic in Mohegan Park-Elm
 75 Years Old Being Taken Down
 Noted About Town.

The Sunday school of the Methodist Episcopal church had a very enjoy able outing at Mohegan park on We'd nesday. The swings and boating were the chief attractions in the morning. At noon an ample lunch of sandwiches cake. ice cream and lemonade were served. In the afternoon the race for those under twelve was won by Carrie Clark. the winner in the race for those over twelve Marie Jackson.
 The picnic was in charge of the fol- lowing committees: Mrs. Stanton Brown, Mrs. John Thompson Mrs. F. H. Bushnell Mrs Rufus Stanton Mrs George Manning and Miss Theodore Brown.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-30
TAFTvILLE
Large Number from TaftviIle Go to Seashore Resorts-PersonaI Notes or Lccal lnterest-Mr. Berqeron Shows His Friends How to Play Whist.

MT. BeI geron the champion whist player TT the village. made a visit 10 the rooE-S of the Married Mems cIub Thursday evening and showed the company that was assemb bled there that night few things about whist they eVtGently had never heard of be- fore In spite of his repea ted instruc- tions- however, both by word and by example his opponents could not seem to catch on," and MT. Bergeron won every same that they asked him to play. At late hour he decided that his friends at the club did not belong m his class, and concluded he would
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-30

Hermon J. Gibbs abandoned digging a well on the hill on his premises and started to go deeper in the present we'll Wednesday Edward Bishop put in large charge of dynamite that did some damage to the house and threw up considerable dust. and Thursday blasted again looosening the rock so that in fifteen minutes ten quarts of water was bailed out. so it is thought that when the place is cleared out and the dry spell over that he will have a bountiful supply.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-30

The Mule Spinners' baseball team played q game with the Doffers on Thursday afternoon and were defeated ny the score of IT to 10. The game was an interesting one from start to finish. and was witnessed by q good sized crcwd The batteries were. for he Mule Spinners BeDo, catcher, and .SrinshaN Herd and Joseph Labonne. pitchers: for the DofferS. Fourni fer. cat her, ard Langlois, pitcher. MT. InchcIiffe umpired the game.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-30
Unclaimed Letters.

The list of unclaimed letters at the Norwich Conn. postoftice for the week ending July 30. 1910. follows:
 Almira Adams. Harry Barker Jen- nie Bibeau. Dr. campbelrs school. Ed = win Firtion. Helen Gague. Mrs. Hano Mrs. Aotlf tlIolmstit Nellie Johnson Chris Johnson. Emma J. Lamb. Fra Ink w. Lynch. Mrs. NJ E. Maynard (3),
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-30
DIED

KINGsTON-In this city. July %. 191G. Charlotte E.. wife of the late Thomas w. Kingston, in the 18th year of her age
 Funeral services at her late residence. BIS Main street, Monday. Aug l. at 3 o'clock.
 GALLIVAN--Emtere into rest. July 2S, William H GalliVan. Funeral from his late home in Mont vile Saturday morning at 9 o'clock. Services in St. Patrick's church at 10 o'clock
 PROWN-In Rochester, N Y. July 2S. Patrick Brown. son of Michael and Annie Fitzgerald Brown. formerly or Norwich. aged 10 years. Funeral on arrival Of the 9.20 Central Vermont train Saturday morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-30
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Today.

For New England: Unsettled Satur- Gay; probably local showers by Satur- day night; Sunday fair, somewhat lower temperature: moderate south ard southwest winds, shifting to north west.
 Predictions from the New York Her a'd: On Saturday fair to partly cloudy weather and slowly rising temperature Will prevail, with light varia ble winds, ard on Sunday partly cloudy weather, with slight temperature changes, prob ally followed by local rains in this section.
 Observations in Norwich. The following records reported from SeVins pharmacy. show the changes il temperature and the barometric changes Friday:
 Ther. Bar. F m. .............. S6 29.s5 D. III t5 zS.5U Highest S6. lowest 65.
 Comparisons. Predictions for Friday: Fair; slight te enperature changes; light variable Y. nds.
 Fridays weather: As predicted
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-30
What TaftviIIe People Are Doing.

M:. ehd Mrs. Fred Roy of No 10 North [. street entertained Mir. and Mrs. HCinrook of Norwich and Miss JacKsor of Indiana on Thursday eve ming. Miss Jackson is an opera sing CT and she expects to make her stay in Nora .ch for the summer.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-30

Alexander Reeves of No. 10 Provi- dence street has gone to Eagleville for a few days to visit at the home of his uncle and aunt MT. and Mrs. John Rellmau
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John Newton of Lisbon has recently purchased a new motorcycle and eX- poets to travel to Willimantic on it today Saturday,. He will spend the week end there, visiting with friends
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Mt. Calvary Sunday School.

About 15O picnickers of Mt. Calvary Baptist Sunday school went on steamer Block Island Thursday morning and landing at New London went to Ocean Beach for the day. They returned by boat at 6.30 after a happy days out
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-30
Seen and Heard About the Village.

Mrs. Calvin Miner of No. 57 EIev- enth street has beautiful night blooming cereus, which has been at tracting considerable admiration of late It has put forth several hand some blossoms this week, which were greatly admired by quite a large num- Der of people.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-30

Miss Annie Cowey. Miss Ruth Cowey and thelr brother William CoWey of Bridgeport, who have been visiting their grandparents, MT and Mrs. Hen- ry Princeley, are now with relatives in South Windham.
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s4oo from County Fair.

As the result of the recent county fair given by the Alpha Sigma society of the Second Congregational church a the residence of Mir and Mrs. Frank A. Bill in West Thames street it is announced that the receipts were S100.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-30
POStnnsisf.

Postmaster George Graham anC family William Burgess and famil, and Thomas Emerson and famil! leave today Saturday, for Fisher. island. where they will spend the month of August.
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Band or eypsies Pass Through Village

Three two-horse wagons containing gyPsv men, women gnd children pass ed through the village about noon Fri day ann were going towards Baltic Some of them stopped for a brief time and made a few purchases at the Peo- pIe'S Store
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William F. Murphy and his son Will liam G. Murphy of West Colt street New London. were guests recently of Mir Mu-uhy's sister. Mrs. D Shields of West Town street.
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O(le Re1llet11r.
Norwich, Saturday, July 30, 1910.

The Bulletin should be delivered everywhere in the city before a.. m-
 Subscribers who fail to receive it by that time will confer favor by re- porting the fact to The Bulletin Go.
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Tlle Misses May Beatrice and Lin- da E,dmo-dson of Slater avenue leave here MCrday for WestbrOok. where they expect to spend the month of August
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The storm of Wednesday night did considera bIe damage to the telephone lines here and also matted down the uncut oats but did d great deal of good to the gardens.
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Edward Connolly, who has ben visit ing of late at the home of Miss Lizzie Sullivan on Tenth street, left here or Friday for Providence, R. I.
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William Webster, Sr.. is confined to his home at No 3 North E street on account of illness.
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Miss H. S. Emmons of Blandford Mass, 's the guest for few days oi Miss Jennie G. Bonney at her home on Huntington lane.
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After a second attempt to get a good stream of water at the New London Dairy company's branch here by arte- sian well diggers, vein giving five gallons to the minute was struck on Wednesday afternoon, after reaching a depth of 12S feet.
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Miss Alice Lindsley returns today (Saturday) to Hartford, after spend ing two weeks at her former home on the Taftville road.
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Mir and Mrs. L. J. Saxton of Wight man avenue spent a day this week in South Canterbury with Mrs. Saxton's brother Waldo Bingham m, formerly a resident of Norwich Town.
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Mrs. John Ryan of West Town street is entertaining her niece, Miss Annie McGibney. Mrs Ryan and her niece spent Friday at Watch Hill.
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Mrs. Mary Sherman of Meriden, who has been spending a few days this week with her mother, Mrs. John N Fargo of Bashan Hill, was a recent visitor in the village.
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Mrs. S. Hamilton and her children were recent guests of Mrs. E. A. Allyn of Tanner street.
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Mrs. James Bailey has returned to her home in New York. after three weeks visit with her daughter Mrs. Charles Saxton of West Town street
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Little Miss May Cashman returns today Saturday, to Hartford after spendin four weeks as the guest of Mrs Thomas Buckley of Peck's Cor ner
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Victor and Ernest Davis leave to- day Saturday for Providence, where they expect to spend two weeks wis iting with relatives.
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Miss Rose Princeley of West Town street is spending part of her vacation with her sister, Mrs. John Holden of South Windham
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Mrs. Joseph Gregory and her daugh- ter MoIsie of Fall River, Mass. are spending a few days at the home o1 Mrs. O arrell on Providence street.
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The rlany friends in this place oi Mrs Bla lchard of Occum will be sor- " to learn that she is seriously i'll.
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Mrs. Charles Kicker returns today Saturday, to her home in Boston aft CT months visit with friends and rel atiVes in Norwich and Norwich Town.
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An elm tree seventy five years old is bein.r cut down in front of Rennus Stahton's house on West Town street Great care was needed in removing the -op bra nches. they were so intertNined with the trolley wires.
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Miss Helen Thompson of From street returned home on Thursday after a pleasant visit with relative: III Worcester Mass.
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Mir. and Mrs. Leary of Claremont avenue, New London have been visit ing for 2 few days with their daugh- ter Mrs Charles McGibney. at her home on Sturtevant street.
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Rafeio Ieparo. Daniel Luter. Annie McNeigh, Mrs. Alice Nj. Sarle. Charles r. Sisson. Alice Smith Josie Snow, Mrs $. 4. Tanner. F. H. Turner, Ka- therine F. Watts
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Miss Mollie Greensberger, who has been visiting at the home of MT. and Mrs. Nj. J. Soloman on Fifth street hs s returned to her home in Brooklyn, N.
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YENTIC HAPPENINGS.

Water Struck 12s Feet Down at Dairy Company's PIant-TeIephone Lines
 Damaged by Storm-Briefs.
 Michael Irish of Willimantic was a recent guest of relatives here.
 Mrs. John c. CasweH of Plainfield was a recent visitor of friends here
 William Carpenter has returned from his vacation, spent in Perryville, R. I. Miss Mary Burns and Maud LamOine e spent Tuesday with friends in Bozrah and Fitchville.
 Misses Deborah, Nellie and Rather
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Robert Filling. Joseph Hague and family and John Seddon and family spent tne day Friday at Ocean beach