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Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-24
CHRISTMAS TREE AND
 CELEBRATION AT HOSPITAL.
State Institution Will Distribute Gifts to Ail-SpeciaI Dinner There and at Other Places.

Tonight there will be the Christmas celebration at the Norwich state hos pital where Dr. H. M. Pollock has 725 under his care. There will be several Christmas trees and there will be something for each patient. Dr. Pol lock wrote to relatives of the patients and friends and there has been d large response, practically all replying with gifts for those they are interested in and some with additional gifts for others who might be without. The in stitution provides for neckties and aprons for the women and pipes and tobacco for the men, so that all will have something, candy of course being provided for all.
 At the entertainment this evening in the amusement hall Galligan's orches- tra will play during the assembling and while the presents are being given out. This programme will be carried out: Chorus, recitation, buck and wing dancing club swinging, monologue, pi ano solo, Irish character. Christmas carol. Those taking part will be Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Peterson, Misses Clifford, Engle Cormier, Sharp, TatrO and White, Messrs. Reed, Leblanc, Crowley, Gasson, Cromwell. Capron, Daggett and Nolan. Charles Warrington decorated the tree. Owing to the limited ca pacity of the hall there will be six trees in different wards and the col ony.
 Sunday the turkey dinner with eel cry. cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, mashed turnips, mince pie. apples, oranges and nuts will be served. Tuesday evening Dr. and Mrs. Pollock will give a reception at their home to the employees of the hospital. Thursday evening the pa tients will assemble in the hall to sing while on Saturday the women will have their weekly sewing society,
 Through the kindness of a friend the inmates at the Sheltering Arms will have a turkey dinner Sunday with all the fxings. including ice cream. There will of course be presents.
 At the Backus hospital there will be special plans for the patients, while at the Rock Nook home a turkey dinner will be served on Monday to the S8 children.
 At the jail there will be a sparerib dinner for the g prisoners provided by George w. Carroll while ice cream provided by Mrs. Hary Huntington will be served. The jailer will distribute tobacco and pipes to the men.
 At the almshouse Supt. and Mrs Chapman are to have a fine dinner for their large family and good cheer will be made to prevail
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-24
Hope to Start Pumping Next Week
Superintendent Corkery States that Progress Such that Everything Ought to be Ready Next Saturday-4,500 Feet of Pipe Laid

Superintendent J. J. Corkery of the water department states that 4,500 feet of the pipe line to Trading Cove brook has been laid and by Tuesday night he believes all the pipe will be joined. The men will work Monday but not Sunday. The pipe will all be laid so that there will be no delay because of that part of the work. On this end of the work Contractor Dodd has had many fittings to put in and corners to turn but in laying pipe in the Lucas lot and by tonight will be onto the Manwarring property. Contractor Tor rance is pushing the work on his end and will be to the New London turn pike tonight, leaving two days work to join the two ends.
 The carpenters have the framework of the pumphouse well along and it will be closed in Monday. The electric wiring is being pushed along rapidly and this it is expected will be com pleted by Monday evening. More cross arms were put up on Friday.
 It is the opinion of Supt. Corllery, the progress being so satisfactory, that the several contracts will be complet- ed and the pump and motor already
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-24
HARDEST DAY IN
 POSTMAsTER'S CAREER
Largest Mails of Any Year with 200 Sacks Going Out from This Office Trouble With Postcards.

Two express wagons and two extra carriers are need to look after the ex- tra business at the local office this Yuletide. The carriers are extremely busy and two workroom at the post office was never so taxed for space or time for operations. The mails thus far have been the largest in the mem ory of Postmast Caruthers. who has been connected with the business for many years. There were 70 extra sacks sent out on the last train Friday night. making 200 for the day. All the outgoing mail was despatched, but there remains much local mail to be sorted and made ready fcS delivery.
 Today will be another hard one Much time is taken up by the post cards, thousands or which are handled daily The sorting and handling of these cards takes much time
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-24
ANNUAL BANQUET OF
 RHO ALPHA MU FRATERNITY
Held at Norwich Club, With Thirty Covers Laid-Toasts Which Pleased.

The annual banquet of the Delta chapter of the Rho Alpha Mu frater- nifty at the Norwich Free Academy was held at the Norwich club Friday evening, thirty covers being laid. The following menu was served:
 Consomme
 Sandwiches Celery Olives Creamed Oysters in Patty Shells
 Bread Sticks
 Chicken Croquettes French Peas Hot Rolls Cranberry Sauce Sweet Potato Rolls
 Fruit Salad
 Mayonnaise and Cheese Straws
 Ice Cream
 Cake Coffee William F. Perry acted as toastmas- ter in his capable manner, and a let ter from Norris E. Clark of PlainviIle was read. Toasts were happily re- sponded to as follows: Charles F. Whitney, Ramifcations; Edmund w. Perkins. Here and There; George F. Hyde, The True R. A. M. Spirit; Rus sell Kinney, The Past Year The decorations were blue and gold, the fraternity colors. In charge of the successful affair were Robert c. Briggs, James Isbister and William E. Perry.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-24
GEO. A. DAVIS
Last Day Before Christmas.
WE HAVE LOT OF GOOD
 THINGS FOR CHRISTMAS.

A NICKEL COFFEE PERCOLATOR would be all right, or a half dozen handsome CUPS and SAUCERS.
 BOUILLON CUPS or FRENCH CHINA PLATES.
 CHOCOLATE POTS with a half dozen CUPS and SAuCERs to match. STERLING SILVER TABLEWARE. TEA SPOONS.
 ORANGE SPOONS.
 BUTTER SPREADERS and OYS- TER FORKS.
 LEATHER GOODS.
 SHOPPING BAGS. BILL BOOKS, LETTER CASES and BILL ROLLS.
 JEWEL CASES and a large variety of Useful Articles in Leather.
 DENNEsON HANDY BOXES and STATIONERY in Fancy Boxes.
 The Best Assortment of Books for Boys and Girls in the World at 25c.
 BOOTS OF TRAVEL.
 ll!ustrated two-vo. sets of Paris, Venice, Florence and Switzerland.
 Handsome Books in Leather Bind ing also in Illuminated VeIIum Covers. CALENDARS and CHRISTMAS CARDS at Reduced Prices.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-24

here set up so that pumping can be started by next Saturday night, with at least one of the pumps. The other pump is expected here in a day or two and both will be put in position as soon as possible. Everything will be done now with the end in view Of starting the pumping by next Satur- day night. but should that not be pos sible it cannot be many days later.
 Today Chemist Newlands is to come here from Middletown and while the Falls mill is shut down the test of the purifying solution and apparatus for feeding it into the water will be made. Several days will be required before the tests will be completed.
 There was a slight drop in the pres sure of the water on Friday due to cold snap which stopped the thawing and closed up the spings. It is neces- sary each morning to break the ice about the intake pipe at Meadow brook and quite stream continues to run into Fairview and from there inn mediatey into the mains. FTairview is about as low as it can get the meas urement being S56 inches below high water mark.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-24
DR. KAUFMAN SPOKE.
Told of His Visit to the Holy Land and Showed Articles He Brought Back,

At the Broadway school Friday aft ernoon, Rev. M. S. Kaufman, DID,, gave a delightful interesting talk on his trip to the Holy Land, which was enjoyed by the pupils in Miss Bid- wells and Miss Fellows rooms. He made his talk especially pleasing by showing to the young people a num- Der of articles he had brought from this far away country. These includ- ed a mother of pearl cross from Beth lehenn, some pebbles that he had pick ed up on the shore of the sea of Cali lee a bottle of water which he had secured from the river Jordan and Jerusalem. Dr. Kaufman's talk was listened to with evident pleasure by all.
 Following this talk, the children sang, in a pleasing manner, a Christ mas carol.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-24
LODGE OSCAR
 ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
installation Set for Next Saturday Night When There Will Be Many Guests

In Foresters' hall Friday night, with President Carl Pierson in the chair, there was a largely attended meet ing of Lodge Oscar. No. 30. V. 0. of A. One new member was initiated, and action was taken on one applca- ton for membership. The election of officers, which took place at this time, resulted as follows: President, Nils JensOn; vice president. John Val lin; secretary Valentine Pearson; vice president, Amelia Johnson; treasurer, Andrew Swanberg; chaplain, Annie Vallin: master of ceremonies, AxeI Johnson; inside guard, Nils Refs: out side guard, Oscar Dahl; pianist, Mabel Christianson; trustee, Matilda Burk- eff; auditors, Karl Johnson, c. A. Rydholm, Oscar Dahl.
 The installation will take place next Saturday night, December 31. when there will be present several guests, and a pleasant time is plan ned.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-24
PERSONAL

Mrs. c. D. Chester of Sterling was in Norwich early in the week.
 Mrs. Jennie Rathburn of Sterling and son Edward were recent visitors in Norwich.
 George Harris. a student at the mili tary school in Ossining, NY, is spend- ing his vacation with relatives in East Norwich.
 William Norman Lathrop, a senior at the Philadelphia College of Phar- macy, is at his home on Hedge ave- nue for the holidays.
 Mrs. Thomas P. Norman of Ledyard left on Thursday morning for a two weeks stay with her daughter, Mrs. Harry Myers of Toledo, Ohio.
 A Hartford paper says: James J. Quinn, who has been kept at home for some days by an attack of indigestion, was reported Thursday to be getting better.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-24
VERDICT FOR DR. LEE.
Jury Awards Him SIS in Suit Against Mohican Company-Motion to Set Aside Verdict.

The arguments were completed on Friday morning in the superior court in the case of Dr. H. M Lee vs the Mohican Go. The jury had the case out about an hour and three quarters and returned with a verdict for Dr. Lee of $91S. A motion to have the verdict set aside was at once filed. Court was then adjourned without date.
 Judge Case taxed the costs of the session and Clerk Parsons soon had the checks on the way for bills con- the court was handed out, all in the line of Christmas presents
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-24
FUN ERALS.
John D. Sullivan.

From his late home in Roxbury, Mass, Friday morning, was held the funeral of John D. Sullivan, aged so years. Later at the Mission church Father Hayes celebrated mass of re- quiem and music was furnished by the church choir
 Burial took place in St. Mary's cem- etery in Greenevil1e soon after the ar rival of the 11.42 train in this city. Friends filled the places of bearers, Undertaken HoUrigan had charge of the arrangements.
 Iucian Fl. Bolles.
 Many from Norwich and New Lon- don were in attendance at the funeral of Lucian H. Bolles at his home in Uncasville at o'clock Friday after noon. There were many beautiful forms of flowers. The services were conducted by Rev. s. F. Maine of the UncasviIle M. E. church. The bearers were Reuben Bolles, Charles Hope Charles Watson, George COmstock, Edward Latimer and Frederick Per kins. Burial was in the Comstocls cemetery, where a committal service was read.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-24
Sweaters for Messengers Boys.

Clarence H. Mackay president of the Postel Telegraph Cable company and the Commecial Cable company. has sent a woolen sweater as personal Christmas gift from him to every mes- senger boy employed by his compa- is only one of the many ways in which Mir. Mackay has eyinced his interest in the comfort and welfare of those in the telegraph and ocean cable business that are under his management.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-24
Arain That Ria wf."

How wise xe should all be if at middle age We could actually know as much as in youth we thought we did! Albany Journal.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-24
EXPERIMENTS WITH COAL
 AT NAVAL STATION.
Four Thousand Tons to Be Tried in Water, Shed and Open Air, to De- termine Percentage of Slack.

At the Thames naval station 4,o0O tons of coal are expected on the collier Brutus any day. Of that 2,000 will be submerged, 1000 will be placed in the shed and 1000 will be piled in the open. This action is taken as an ex pertinent to determine the percentage of slack in the various cases.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-24
The Best of the Lot.

Tn framing up d set of New Years resolutions don't forget to put down a resolve to keep them,-Portland Ex- press
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-24

Miss C. c. Bacheler. member of the faculty of Miss Masters school at DGbbs Ferry, cached town on Thurs day to spend the mid winter recess at her home on East Town street.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-24

MT and Mrs. Robert A King of New York are spending the Christmas hol- and Mrs. c. A. Northrop of Beech drive.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-24

WHEN you want 70 put your busi- Eeca before the public there is no me- d.um better than through the aavertis- -- ~--1-~-l-- ~s The Bulletin.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-24

What promises to be a valuable coal field has been discovered in the brazil- ian state of Pernambuco.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-24
Christmas Information

We give below a few of the use- fuI Christmas Gifts offered to the Norwich shoppers by The Eaton Chase Go.
 FOR LADIES Gas and Electric Lamps Chsfing Dishes Carpet Sweepera Scissors Thermometers Priceless Cookers Coffee PercoIators Electric Flat Irons Electric Toasters
 FOR BOYS Flexible Flyers Skates Chain knivss Tricycles Wagons
 Telegraph instruments Telephones Tool Boxes
 FOR MEN Safety Razors Carving Sets Tools
 Cutlery
 Reading Lamps Pocket Flash Lignts Sporting Goods
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-24

MT. and Mrs. Henry Morgan of Cheshire arrived this week at Mrs. Morgan's former home on Beech drive for the school vacation.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-24
VULCAN ODORLESS
 GAS HEATER

insures you all the heat you want and just when you want it. The gas pipe carries the fuel, no can to fill, no oil to spill. Get one today and make this the most comfortable winter of your life. Experience has shown you that house heaters ara rarely working al satisfactory efficiency in the early hours of the day. We have these odorless creators of comfort at s2.75 and $500 each. highest quality tubing cents per foot. fuel piping done at cost of labor and material
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-24

MT. and Mrs. Amos A. Browning and daughter of U1ion street leave today to spend the holidays with relatives in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-24
GEO. A. DAVIS
 25s2o Broadway

Be pleasant until ten o'clock
 in the morning and the rest of
 the day will take care of itself"
 Hubbard.
 It's easy to greet the new day with smile when you can have the morn ing bath room as luxuriantly warm ss the air of the tropics. Why take chances of having the temperature of your bath. dressing or dining rooms below the safety point. knowing s you do so well the variableness of our New England winter Wea fher
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-24
Incidents in Society

The Misses Bliss of Lincoln avenue are visiting relatives in Brooklyn, N. Y, over Christmas.
 Miss Elizabeth Browning of Norton, MHass., is at her home on Green avenue for the holidays
 Mrs Frank A Foster of Otis street left town this week for q visit in North Carolina and Florida
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-24

Dairy Commissioner Potter is wag- ing an active campaign against the dealers in illegal OIeomargarine. The high price of butter has encouraged many people to engage in the sale of stuff that they dispose of as real but ter. Twenty-seven complaints will be pushed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-23

Persons who at middle age should
feel the full strength and energy Of
youth are often rheumatic, nervous,
irritable and inclined to worry too
much. There are spells OF utter wear
mess, life is made miserable by
constant lameness and dull backache
and sleep Is disturbed with pain
and distressing urinary disorders.
You have tried to shake this off
and wonder why you can't. Probably
you have missed the hidden cause
sick kidneys. Prompt treatment with
Doan's Kidney Pills would right
things quickly.
An active life weakens the kidneys
and something must be done to stim-
ulate the little filters of the blood
to keep them working as they should.
Every day of your life the blood
gathers up dangerous amount of
uric poison, and If the kidneys do
not pass it all off with the urine,
there Is bound TO be serious trouble.
Uric acid weights the blood, clogs the
circulation, weakens the heart, dulls
the brain irritates the nerves and
forms little jagged crystals in the
muscles and joints that cause acute
pain when these parts are moved.
These pains you know as sciatica,
rheumatism, lumbagO, gout or neural.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-23

OKLAHOMA CAN DONATE THREE HUNDRED THOUS-
HOUR, SURELY ARDMORE WILL INVEST
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN LOTS AT THE PRICES
MENTIONED Below
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-23
A TALE OF TWO CITIES.

Nine times out of ten a town that Is
successful IN the matter of develop
ment owes that tact to one or more in
! diyiduals working comparatively to
| that end. Some towns, owing TO un
usually favorable conditions, have
grown despite the Oppressive influence
of mossback citizenship, but these
are only exceptions that so to prove
the rule.
\ few live, enterprising citizens can
make a good town and amid adverse
surroundings, while one or more com
munity-hating, progress-despisinS per-
sons can cause the grass toe grow III
the streets of a town having eXcep-
tional advantages and brilliant pros
poets.
one man killed the prospects OF a
flourishng new town in one OF the
southwestern states.
\ coierie of men had bought land
about the site at 81 an acre and found
cd the town, to which a railroad was
soon built The coming OF the rail
road and the efforts OF the men who
were selling the land caused the vii
LACE 20 iloulsh An old hester OF the
plains established a bank, He was
tightwad. 1t caused his liver TO twist
with envy when he discovered that the
men who had founded the town ana
bought land At S. an acre were bring
ing in people from the north and sell
ing them the land at s. and $6 an
acre.
Newcomers generally have business
at the bank and they frequently con
suit the bankers about local condi-
lions. land values and crop records
They began TO consult this Old COdger.
He began to knock the business of the
men who had made the town. He told
strangers that the land had been
brought for 81 an acre and that it was
not worth more than SO at the best.
His knocks finally began to tell
The land men stopped bringing
seekers TO that town. They knew of
another town. not SO far away, that
was not surrounded by as good farm
ng country. but its business men
would appreciate their efforts to build
up the community. So they bought
land there
And their efforts caused this town
OF liberal citizenship to develop rapid
ly. Although it had been thought to
have no future. this town became the
metropolis OF a region having a radius
Of 100 miles.
Meanwhile the town in which the
Old Codger lived had atrophied. Ii
began TO go backward as soon as the
word was passed around that the Old
Codger was knocking the country TO
every stranger who visited his bank.
This one man had severed the main
artery that had given life to the place.
This true story of two towns
that actually exist and OF real people.
The Old Codger is a real character
His envy not only stopped the growth
OF his town, but II stopped the develop
ment of his own business.
There are other towns like the towns
here mentioned. and there are other
Old Codgers.-Daily Oklahoman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-23

This estimate is based on thirty
six men buying ten let's; SO men
buying nine lots; 36 men buying
eight lots; SO men buying seven
lots; SO men buying six lots; 80
men buing five lots, 36 men buying
four lots; Sc men buying three lots;
50 men buying two lots: Sc men
buying one lot each.
As YOU will note from figures
above, lots bought at $l25 each,
1880 lots amounts to S247,oOO.
We have had 100 acres of land DO
mated to us and we should set aside
60 acres of the 100 donated 10 10
cate the mill and tenement houses
on. We have an option on all the
land we may want to buy adjoining
the property donated to us at 5000
per acre | suggest that we buy
$50 acres which will give us 25O
acres to cut up in lots. The 2o0
acres cut up in lots 25Xl50 will give
us two thousand lots. After taking
out some rough land or right Of
way. we will have for sale one thou
sand nine hundred and eighty lots
which we can sell to the people OF
Ardmore and Carter county at one
hundred and twenty-five dollars per
lot on the installment plan, giving
them ore share in the Gotten mil!
which will amount to one hundred
dollars and the lot twenty-five by
one hundred and fifty. There is not
a real estate man in the City OF
Ardmore that would not be glad to
have these lots listei with them for
sale ut one hundred and twenty-five
dollars giving him all over one
hundred and twenty-five dollars that
he may receive for the lot As stated
above. We have 100 acres of land
donated to us. after setting aside the
60 acres for the mill building and
the building of fifty tenement houses,
we would have one hundred acres
of the land donated to us and one
hundred and fifty acres of land ad-
joining the land donated to us,
which would cost us 5000 an acre,
which will amount to 100000. The
1850 lots sold at 1925 each woult
give us s247,5OO Fifteen per cenr
OF the $2i7,50 would give us sSI,'
125; $4,000 of this wouli pay for
the $50 acres of land that we would
buy: SIPS would pay for the grad
ing of streets and alleys. charter.
plans, and specifications for build
ing mill and other necessary ex-
penses As you will see. this would
give us sixty acres of land for the
purpose of building min and tene'
ment houses and net profit of
5000, 900. We will need some expert
epced cotton mill men TO build our
mill and superintend same after it
has been built. and We will have
no trouble in getting these men who
will put in one hundred thousand
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-23
COTTON MILL MEETING.
Commercial Club to Take Action on
Matter Thursday Night.

Every enterprising citizen Of Ard
more is invited to attend a meeting
at the court house next Thursday
night at $3.50 o'clock to arrange 20
build a cotton mill for Ardmore. You
are urged to come. You will not be
asked TO donate anything. We must
do something. The committee has ev-
erything ready and can build the mill
without donation from a single In
dividual. We have offered us as a
gift, 10 acres of land joining the city
by Walter Colbert, j. \. Moore, jim
Watkins and U. S. Joiner.
ARDMORE COMMERCIAL CLUB.
II. II. GRAY, Pres
n. II. mccoy, Sec