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Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17

his companions was under marching orders April 21. three days after the Paul Revere ride Joseph proved his right to the title of revolutionary pat riot and his place is in the Fitch line, whose motto on the coat of arms is Prompt and Certain At 75 years of age, this Deacon Joseph with his fam ily of three sons and one daughter re- moved to the Western Reserve. Here they helped plant churches, schools and colleges with their money and their children with faith in God and themselves. They sought the prom time and thereafter in eternity My father, Isaac Newton Fitch, was ten years of age when his father trecked west. leading three generations into the Reserve.
 OberIin is truly representative of similarity of devotion to Christian principle and of those forces that con- stitute the strength of free govern ment and real democracy
 Great Work for Oberlin.
 One descendant. Rev. James Mason Fitch. of good Norwich stock. did a great work for Oberlin and for Christ in different parts of our country In one of the crises of his life, greatly needing money to carry on his mission work. he was helped by the old Nor wich Zion in Connecticut. His life had an influential bearing on the re- r v for q. quarter of century he super intended the largest and in may ways the best Sunday school in the north west. His loving enthusiasm, large intelligence and fervid eloquence in teaching built up school to a power difficult to rival today either in size. organization or spiritual effectiveness. His cons stitution broke under his great energy and death occurred at B years of age. At his funeral the pro- cessfon was led by his Sunday school of 500 youths, escorting the body of their beloved friend to the church. The same beautiful escort assisted at the interment with music and flowers in most sincere token of the love they bore their friend and superintendent
 c. G. Finney, the evangelist of the Reserve. traces his line back through his mother to the Rices of Norwich. Many other honored names are asso- ciated with the founding and growth of the colony from Norwich and from Connecticut. Citizen David Bacon led a colony here and left as his chief leg acy Dr. Leonard Bacon and Della Ba- con, expert Shakespeare interpreter. Old John Brown. at 5 years of age. went to Kansas with five of his sons from the Western Reserve.
 I am sure that Ohio-has learned the meaning of the Apostles words,
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victories. If take in the situation of my invitation to this important anni- versary occasion it is because I stand in the ministry as representative in the seventh generation in a direct line of descendants from one great as cendant, that truly reverend man Gas quaint chronicles), holy and clever, who in preaching was inferior to none as to skill and energy" I have mark ed as to his amiability of disposition this fact: One of his most tender and affectionate sermons was deliv cred at the funeral of his mother in law.
 I will offer no historical account of Rev James. Fitch I have one thou sand generations of ancestors, the saints and apostles, Peter, Paul. John and James. bishop of Jerusalem. be- fore the Rev. James settled Nor rwich with his congregation. The genius Hawthorne once said Every half cen tury at the longest every New Eng land family should forget all about his ancestry Rev. James Fitch start ed off This line at high pitch for quan- tity and quality. In our state history 1 read that Pitches were numerous,
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17
NO EXCUSE FOR UGLY FACES
6Iotches. Red Noses and Pimp'es way
 Be Quickly Banished.

It is very easy, after all, to get rio of unsightly pimples, infiamed skin, blotches, red noses, hives, fever blls- ters and other blemishes, as few ap- plications of poslam. the new skin remedy, will quickly .banish these troubles. Being naturally heSh-coi- ored and containing no grease, poslam cannot be detected on the face in the daytime. The actual healing and cur ing process is accomplished readily and without inconvenience, the skln being restored to it's natural color.
 Poslam can be had of any pharrna- cist who handles pure drugs. particu- larly Lee & Osgoods and Smiths Drug Store in Norwich. the Larue Drug Store in Putnam, the Woodward Drug Store in Danielson, the Chesebro Drug Store in WilIimantic. Fifty cents worth will answer either for the minor troubles mentioned. or in curing ordin- ary cases of eczema. for which disease it is the accepted specific Itching stops at once.
 Any one who will write to the Elmer gency Laboratories, No. 32 Wes' Twenty fifth street, New York city can secure by mail. free of charge, supply sufficient to show overnight re- suits in clearing the complexion or re- moving pimples.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17
THE CHURCH THAT IS TO BE- Subject of Thoughtful Address by Rev
 c. A. Northroo, Former Pastor.

Rev. c. A. Northrop, in his address on The Church That Is to Be, said;
 Doubtless there is a great deal of in antiquity. but there is a great deal more in posterity As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be. is no motto for either faith or human works. If we are not to be better. it were better that we had not been at all.
 There is something very attractive in peering into the past It looms be- fore us dimly. Its shadowy outlines prevent us from seeing many angular ities. The good old days were great days. We here in this church are di- rect historical successors of the sons of the Pilgrims and Puritans- These rocks behind us have come down from Plymouth. We are taking pleasure these days in looking backward. The history of this community and of this commonwealth has only yesterday passed before our eyes in moving pie lures that really moved us. We are proud of those days when the Church of the Living God in Norwich and in Connecticut was so mighty an agent in the unfolding of our civilization We are glad to be reminded of the part that this church played in those events of long agO-glad to see how in the state and in the towns the organizing, directing propelling power resided in the community that worshipped be- heath the white spires of the meeting houses.
 Looking backward our vision of the men of the past who ruled the state because they ruled the church, is all ways frightened up by the reflection of the glory that belongs to the men of the present. A forward look down the vista we seem to discern certain notes of that church that is to be The coming church will be, first of all, a Bible church. The Bible is the guide of thought into serviceable channels, and so we may expect that it will be characteristic of the church yet more and more that it is a Bible hurch, low ing and teaching and preaching and practicing the precepts and princi- ples of the Word of God.
 A Christian Church.
 Another note of the church that is to be will be that it will be a. Chris tian church. By which I mean that it will. with ever increasing power. set forth the Person and work of Him in whom it believes. The Bible truths will in teaching and practice continue to reVOlve around Him; they will be shown in their relation to Him. The living, loving Christ" is going to be more and more enthroned in the church. All teachings about the re- lation of men to men will be drawn from His mind or His words. In days when personality is counting for so
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the preachers of coming time will say to their hears, 'I am determined to know nothing among you save Jesus Christ. and Him crucified.'. Christ All vital church life begins there.
 Full and Comprehensive.
 The church that is to be will be a full. comprehensive church. It will comprise, I think, all who love the Lord Without departing from the cherish the faith of all seekers after God, and will enlist in its services many who are now inclined to stand outside the fellowship for reasons not connected with their own personal re- lation to Christ. With the growth of the Christian spirit in the communi ty, which the Biblical. personally loyal Christian church will generate. more people in the world will be drawn to discipleship. The movement Christ ward may be expected to gain mo- mentum.
 A sense of the real worth of Jesus Christ will make the church manly and mighty. The masculine forces of the church will fall into the line of Gods purposes. Those that are men will serve Him. We are witnessing at the present time an unusual in terest in the part of the men in the church in the extension of the gospel and in the improvement of social con- ditions. The mems missionary move ment shows how wide the field may become. This manly church will be mighty for what men organized in business can do and have done, that men organized for Christian business are going to do even more successful ly than they have done. When men are not ashamed of the gospel or of Jesus Christ, they will share with Christ in the travail of the ages. and the Christian church, in the midst of leavened society, will be mighty to save.
 Will Be Wealthy.
 I can see, too, that the church that is to be will be wealthy. As the
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itable characteristics. By all trust worthy authorities the traits of char acter developed by their works and teachings stand alone in our great west history Neither the mob vio- lence recently manifested in few Ohio towns nor the race prejudice that blots the fair name of the city Of Gin cinnati have ever existed on the Re serve.
 In Honor of Brother Jonathan
 In 1900. Arthur St Clair, governor of Northwest territory and first gov ernor of Ohio, organized the entire re- serve into one county and named It Trumbull county in honor of Brother Jonathan the friend of George Wash ington. The foundations of their gov ernment are laid with strength under clearness of vision in selecting the men for public office. For example, take Gen. Ed. Paine, Gov. Samuel Hunt ington and David Abbott. The right eous purpose of the people is seen in their choosing to eSta bliSh the public school. Hon. Harvey Rice did much for public instruction and has been school system of Ohio The fact that Connecticut invested the proceeds of the sale of the land of Western Re serve so wisely and unselfishly in her own school fund may have had its influence upon the new generation who built the foundations in Ohio
 Rev James Fitch had fourteen chiI- dren One of these children, Captain Jeremiah, lived in Lebanon, had ten children. and was ancestor to fami- lies who settled in five nearby towns. Joseph, the second son. settled in Berkshire county. Mass. This Joseph joined the minute men in '75. and with
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17
REV. c. N. FITCH
LineaI Descendant of First Pastor
 Gives Address on Connecticut Re- Hdiviva

The first addres of the evening, Connecticut RediYiva, was by Rev Charles N. Fitch of West Cornwall Conn. MT. Fitch is a lineal descend- ant in the seventh generation of Rev. James Fitch, first pastor of this church He spoke in part as follows:
 "The Lord will count when He writ eth up the peoples that this and that man were born" An, the surprises of the Lord-born where? born in Zion. How hard that hits the pride of ancestry. We hold the natal days of the great ones of history. Lord thy monuments are not for the intel lectually great and gifted or for the scientific discoverer except he be also a lover of humanity, a son of sacri- fee
 The deeds of silent sacrifice patiently borne, the homes of humble piety. the acts of hidden kindness the helps of unseltish hearts, the self controlled pre- vent1on of tragedies in struggles for purity-these have been the unpub- Ished sources of Connecticut's pioneer
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The Western Reserve.


 The Western Reserve.
 I find in Miss Matthews Expansion of New England that Connecticut has no superior as mother of colonies and of towns But their crown of glory was the Western Reserve-that paral- telegram of land in the middle north west larger than the mother state up- the northern part of Ohio. The New England genius has borne the test of survival in transplanting. have been familiar with the trans planted fruit in the fairest garden of their choice Western Reserye-New Connecticut The year 1794 is a red letter date in the history of Ohio. Gen. Mad Anthony Wayne, acting under General WashinSton's orders fought the Indians at the Fallen Timbers on Maumee river, subduing them as ut terly as Major Mason the Mohegans and Pequots. This victory guaranteed the safety of early settlers of north ern Ohio.
 Connecticut in 1900 transferred to the federal government all her claims on western lands
 Moses Cleveland from Canterbury.
 In 1796 a Connecticut man from Canterbury, Moses Cleveland led a party of fifty persons, surveyors and settlers, to the south shore Lake Erie via Buffalo, and landed at the mouth of Conneaut creek on Independence day, which they celebrated in fine style. They proved they hailed from the land of steady habits by rest ing at the close of the day in excel lent order.' A few weeks later upon the bluff at the mouth of Cuyahoga river was located the future noble city of Cleveland. An advance agent of the Connecticut missionary society, Joseph Badinger planted the first church in northern Ohio
 At the close of the year 1900 there were thirty-two settlements on the Reserve fhD1IQh ment has been established in New Connecticut There was noticeabl contrast with the usual frontier free dom with law and disregard of life and it has ever been so as compared with the southwestern country. This people were trained and ingrained in the principles and practices of civil order. These they transplanted in their new society. In many instances town ship organization was completed be fore they left home and their minister was chosen This gave the Western Reserve pioneers their strongly cred
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What Everybody Wants.

Everybody desires good health, which is impossible unless the kidneys are sound and healthy. E'oley's Kidney Remedy should be taken at the first in dication of any irregularity, and 2 serious illness may be averted. Foley's Kidney Remedy will restore your kid neys and bladder to their normal state and activity. The Lee & Osgood Go.
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that 'it is more blessed to give than to receive" and so passes on the best of her choice grain and bluest blood to the newer states and the larger service of the nation and the world.
 The soprano solo. Unto the Hills. by Hawley. was sung in good voice by
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17
SECOND DAY OF CELEBRATION
Large Numbers Attend Reception in Afternoon and Hear
 Address in Evening at First Congre gationa Church

That the interest in the 250th an niversary is not diminished was shown by the attentive audience of Monday evening. Among the decora- tions was rarely beautiful pink cac- tus full of blossoms. The organ pre- Jude, AHegretto Wolstenholme Scrip ture reading and prayer opened the service. Choir and congrega tion unit ed in singing How Swift the Torrent Rolls.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17

Don't drug the stomach or stimulat te the heart or kidneys. That is wrong. It is the weak nerves that are crying out for help. Vitalize these weak in- side controlling nerves with Dr. Shoop's Restorative and see how quickly good health will come to you again. Test it and see! Sold by Lee & OegOOd.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17
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 40-inch Plain Scrim, suitable for curtains, stenciling, etc. - reguias 25c quality at 121sc a yard. 15c MATERIAL AT 12hc
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much, the personality of Jesus Christ will be exalted and in His name His followers will consciously and deIib- erately live their lives There will De no question about whom the church Is serving, for all it's services will exalt Him as the one who lives be- cause He died. With a bteadth and depth of meaning unknown to Paul.
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Miss Louise H. Pratt, H. L. Warrington accompanying her
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THERE ss no aovertisfng medium h EAstern Connections equal to The Bu1s aettp for business results
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17

THERE Is no sdver tfsinE mAlfum iD Eastern Connecticut equal to ms Im1. istin fer buainess resuir]
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17
I. F. BURNS, Heating and Plumbing, 92 Franklin Street. srsrbd

Do Ii Now Have that old-fashioned, unsanitary plumbing replaced by new and mod in the increase of health and saving of doctors bills. Oyerhauling and re- fitting thoroughly done. Let me give you 6 figure for replacing all the old plumbing with the modern kind that will keep out the sewer gas The work will be irst-class and the price reasonable.
 J. F. TOMPKINS, Eug1sd 6z West Main Street.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17

For Whist and Bridge Prizes be surs to come here before going elsewhere
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13

ALASKA SCHOOL BUILDINGS-Seattle. Feb
12.-Plans are being prepared here for six
modern buildings for the training school for
native children at Sftka. Alaska. maintained
by the women's board of home missions of
the Presbyterian church. to cost nearly
100000
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13
BOY ORDERED TO
Eat REAL FOOD
Lives "Close to Nature" but
Judge Taboos the "Simple
Life"

CHICAGO, Feb. 12.-Walter Keevsr,
Is years old, is no ordinary boy. That
was shown today when Municipal
Judge Going ordered him to eat real
food and wear warm clothing. He was
also ordered to return to his mother s
home and eat what she prepared for
him.
Walter, pale and emaciated. has been
an apostle OF the simple life and hs S
been trying to live "close to nature .
He has been receiving large quantities
of literature on the simple life.
When Mrs. Keever intercepted some
of the mail and tried to keep the boy
from going barefooted in zero weather
and rolling about in the snow a
quarrel arose and the boy is said to
have struck his mother.
Mrs Keever had him arrested and
appealed to the court to do what it
could to make the boy lead a normal
life.
Judge Going read the boy lecture
and ordered his release. Walter is to
report to the judge in two weeks on
his progress toward becoming nor
NAL youth.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13
NO EVIDENCE OF
CRUEL TREATMENT
California Penitentiary Wardens
Commended for Just and
Humane Conduct
Z .,'..ss,; : -
[Speeial Dispatch 70 The Call

SAN QUENTIN, Feb. 12.-No evidence
of cruel treatment of prisoners here
and at Folsom resulted from the in
vestigation made today by committee
from the woman's auxiliary of the Cali
fornia prison commission. Instead,
both Wardens Hoyle and Reilly were
highly commended for their justice and
humanity by Charles Montgomery. pres
ident Of the California prison commits
sion.
The women were disappointed al the
absence Of Rev. Father Robert sesnon.
who is said to have important data on
the alleged i'll treatment of convicts.
The investigation originated from
complaints made by Jacob Oppenheimer,
the condemned tiger convict while
recently confined in jail at San Rafael.
Mrs. L Lowenberg, chairman of the
auxiliary committee, stated today that
the matter had reached the women s
organization through Father Sesnon.
we understand" said Mrs. Lowen-
berg, that Father Sesnon is in pos
session of considera BILE information re-
garding the alleged cruelties. Before
Jacob Oppenheimer gained the oppor-
tunity TO take his case to the federal
court he was ready to tell US all he
knew concerning the treatment Of pris-
oners. Facing death, he had nothing TO
lost by exposing the officials. But now
that he has a chance for life he is silent.
without affidayits from Oppenheimer
and other prisoners we can DO nothing.
Attorney Ringolsky had the follow
ing TO say on the treatment of his
client Oppenheimer: There is little
complaint to be made since the rule
of Warden Reilly at Folsom Before
his time the forms of punishment were
atrocious, especially the straitjacket
Oppenheimer and other condemned men
are forced to eat with their fingers.
They should at least be allowed wooden
forks"
Warden Reilly was asked during the
investigation if it is true that Open
heimer is chained by the wrist to the
wall of his cell He replied in the
affirmative. explaining that such a
course was necessary in order to pre-
vent him from escaping. "Oppen-
heimer," said Reilly, declares that he
will get out. He told me recently that
he will do so, and that it is up to me
10 stop him. Two days after his recent
attempt to escape with two other con-
victs 1 caught him digging away the
cement that holds the hinges of his
cell door. He had already succeeded in
freeing one hinge and had nearly dis
lodged the other when I heard him.
Had he completed his work he could
easily have pushed the door outward
and stood a chance of escaping from the
building. SO we have chained him to
the wall with a six foot chain to keep
him away from the door. That is not
punishment, but just precaution.
las to giving the men wooden forks,
we have quite enough trouble at pres
ent with wooden spoons. The men
break them up and use them for fishing
tackle That is, they use them TO fish
through the door and pick up any object
tied TO a string which another convict
has thrown. With these strings, made
from the raveiings of socks. they estab-
lish connections between cells"
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13
A GOOD THING
When 1t Comes Along Don't Let 1t Get
Away From You

81 really feel that it is hardly possible
to say too much in favor Of Grape Nuts
as a health food writes a Chicago
woman.
For nine or 10 years 1 had suffered
from indigestion and chronic constipa-
tion, caused by the continued use of
coffee and rich. heavy, greasy foods.
Ny ailments made my life so wretched
that ] was eager to try anything that
held out a promise of help. And that
is how 1 happened to buy package of
Grape Nuts food last spring.
THAT ended my experiments For
in GrapeNuts 1 found exactly what /
wanted and needed. From the day I
began to use It I noticed an improve
ment, and in very few weeks / found
my health completely restored.
My digestive apparatus now works
perfectly, and my chronic constipation
has been entirely relieved / have
gained in weight materially. and life is
a very pleasant thing to me so long
as use Grape-Nuts once or twice a
day / have found by experiment that
if / leave il of for a few days my
health suffers.
"A physician in our town has great
success III treating stomach troubles,
and the secret Of it is that he puts his
patients on Grape-Nuts food-it al
ways brings back the power of diges-
ton"
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