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Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
PUTNAM
Through Apathy of Temperance
Workers No Vote on License-New
Auto Signs Ordered-Miss NJ. Edith
Cruff Going to China.

Putnam will be license town next
year without even the formality of "a
vote on the matter This condition,
while it probably would not have been
otherwise had a vote been taken, judg-
ing by the heavy ma orities given in
favor of license during the last few
years, is due to failure upon the pars
of the temperance people to circulate
a petition to the selectmen and secure
the requisite 10 per cent. of the voting
strength of the town as signers, asking
that a clause be inserted in the warn
ing for a vote ON this question.
The petition to get a vote on the
question should have been filed 20
days before election, but it was not
circulated. therefore did not come in.
This is the second time such a thing
has occurred in Putnam, the other oc
casion being in 1901, when the town
remained license by default. no vote
being taken. Last year at the annual
town meeting the majority for license
was 3S4.
A local temperance man was quoted
Wednesday as saying that the orderly
manner in which the licensed pla ces
in Putnam are conducted is a particu-
lar reason why opposition to open SELL
ing of liquors is not stronger here.
Incidentally, the majority of 1910 was
the largest ever given for license in
Putnam.
With the license question eliminated,
town meeting this year will be a
purely perfunctory affair, and probably.
about as lively as a Sunday afternoon
in Quadic. Both republicans and DEM
ocrats have made nominations of per-
sons mostly now holding the offices for
which they are candidates and if there
is going to be any excitement over the
election it is difficult to figure where
it is coming in.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
OBITUARY.
Donald r. HOWE.

The death OF Donald Royce HOWE,
is years old son of MIR. and Mrs. L.
Frank HOWE, of No. 1913 Prospect
street at 5 o'clock on Wednesday
morning, was particularly sad The
young man went to the shore early i'll
the summer with friends from this
city and there succumbed to the ILL
ness with acutes Bfight,s, disease which
terminated in his death He was
brought home and has been in critical
condition for three weeks. The end
was not unexpected.
Donald HOWE was of brilliant prom
Use and this year would have entered
the senior class at the Windham High.
school. He was born in Wiilimantic
Il Years ago the coming December
and had passed all his life in this
city. His lovaole disposition made
him a favorite and there is the deep
est sympathy in the community for his
grief-stricken parents. Besides his IA
Their and mother, one brother, John,
and two sisters, Jean and Florence,
survive.
The funeral of Celia Oseep, the 1-2
months old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael Oseep, Of Chapman street,
was held on Wedn esday afternoon at
, o'clock. Burial was in st. Josephs
cemetery.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
Willimantic, Danielson and Putnam

visited Digby, Annapolis. Wolfeville,
Evangeline land and Windsor. They
will reach Albany, n. Y, this week.
On Sunday Mr. Marston will preach
in the Tabernacle Baptist church
there.
About 1.-The Borough.
Mrs. A. r. Palmer and Miss Laura
S. palmer were callers in New London
this week.
Mrs. Dwight c. Stone is the guest
of her parents, Rev. and Mrs. j. O..
Barrows of Norwich Town.
William Rooney is located in New
York city.
Misses Hazel and Gladys Dewey at
tended the Rhode Island fair at Kings
ton Wednesday.
Mrs. f. w. Howe and Miss Elinor
Howe are visiting in New York.
c. w. Cummings of New York city
is spending his vacation here.
J. Murray Henry has returned from
New York.
George Mathews has entered the
employ of the Atwood Machine Co.
Carl Trumbull and Miss Marguerite
Smith returned to Hartford Tuesday,
after spending the summer here. Hor-
ace Trumbull left Wednesday for
Schenectady, Y. Y, for his second
years work at Union college.
Miss Frances F. Hall has returned
to Providence, after spending a short
time with Postmaster n. P. Noyes and
family at Harborside.
Mr. and Mrs c P. Williams and
Miss Georgia Williams have returned
from Lenox, Mass.
c. w. Carlson and family of Bos-
ton are spending the month here.
\, G.. Luce of Newark, N. j., is the
guest of relatives in town.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and chat Is by constitutional remedies.
lea chess is. cs.ased by an infiamed con-
dition of the mucous lining of >the
,:,is chian Tnbe. When this tube is
innamed you have a rumblng sound or
perfect hearing, and when 1t is en-
tireIy closed, deafness is the result,
and unless the inflammation can pe
taken out and this tube restored to it's
normal condition, hearing will be de-
stroyed forever; nine cases out of ten
are caused by Catarrh which is moth
ing but an .inhamed condition of the
mucous surfaces.
We Will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness Caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall $
Catarrh Cure. Send fer circulars free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists 15c,
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
ma tion
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14

tached, for 10 cents; and as additional
dimes are saved the holders buy more
stamps until they get a dollars worth
The stamps are stuck on to the back
of the cards, which are turned in when
filled, opening an account Of one dollar.
This fraction of a dollar saving system
appeals to children and people of small
means who are thrifty and many OF
the cards have been issued. They VIII
begin to come back for, deposit soon
and will materially swell the number
of accounts that have been opened.
Unclaimed Letters.
Letters addressed as follows are un-
claimed at the Putnam postoffice this
week: John Barnne, Harvey Dubuke,
Barney Here. Israil Rondeau, Peter
Williams. Mrs. j. r. Gilmore, Miss
Emma O'Leary, Rosie Paauette, Mad
anne Rory, Mrs. Critic Sprague.
To Visit Wolf Den.
A pilgrimage to the Wolf Den on
Sept. 27th in charge of the programme
committee of the D. A. r. chapter is
anticipated as a recreation day At
the October meeting Miss Harriet
Brown is to give a paper entitled Har-
riet Beecher Stoves Centenary. The
Sarah Williams Danielson chapter, y.
A. r., of Danielson, is to be the guest
of this chapter at the November meet
ing, at which Miss Abbie FL. Keith will
read a paper on Our Navy at the Time
of the American Revolution. Old Music
Illustrated will be given by Mrs. J. 3.
Kent and the Glee club at the Deem
Der meeting,
An Open Meeting.
At the-open meeting in January Miss
Elizabeth D.. Vaughan of Providence
will render a piano solo and Mrs. A. $.
Bolster of Worcester will deliver an
address on The American. Short Story.
There will be music by the Glee club.
Address, Some General Principles of
Social Service" will be given by Miss
Annie Wheelock of Uxbridge, Mass, at
the meeting in February. Prize says
will be read at the March meeting. A
paper on Old Silver will be read by
Miss Nellie B. Andrews at the April
meeting and reports of the state meet
ing given. The annual MEETING and
election of officers occurs in May and
a miscellaneous programme will be
given at the sJune meeting. Decora ton
of Soldiers Graves will take place
May 23d. Part of the ritual and the
singing of America will be features of
each meeting.
Reports Presented.
The reports of the following officers
and committees were given at the
meeting Monday: Treasurer historian.
librarian, programme committee, cerne-
terry improvement library bulletin,
ways and means, patriotic education.
A new feature for the cha Dter this
winter is the formation of Glee CLUB
under the leadership of Mrs. S. NJ.
Wheelock.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14

Mass, "A entries, 5s firsts. IS seconds;
Alder farm. Sutton, Sc entries. 40 firsts,
seconds; George Clark, Putnam, .
firsts, / second: F. n. Glagg, Putnam,
l first, 1 second; J. d. Converse, Put
nam. / first: d. B. Gilbert Putnam, 3
onds A.. T. Allen. Southbridge. 10
firsts. 3 seconds; B. R. Ritch, South
Woodstock / first 2 seconds; A. T..
Allen, 2 seconds; c. S. Sheldon, Wood
stock, 1 first, seconds: G. Fl. Wood,
Mechancsville 4 firsts, 2, seconds; AL
der farm, Sutton, 6 firsts.
Ready to Be Entertained.
There was little doing during the
morning hours, but during the after
noon the crowd of several hundred
gathered about the track, where horses
in the various driving classes were ex-
hibited and where the vaudeville acts
and races We're to be seen.
The awards in the various classes
were as follows:
Carriage and Family Horses.
Awards to John Kennedy. Putnam.
third for gelding: to w. H. Young,
South Woodstock, first for FLY; to
Charles A. Harrington. second for fly
to w. H. Walker, North Grosvenordale,
fifth for gelding.
Gentiemen's Driving Horses.
Awards to John Kennedy, Putnam
third: F. L. Bracl4ens Webster, second;
W. L. Young
GentIemen's Driving Class.
w L. Young, South Woodstock. first
F. L. Bracban, Webster. second John
Kennedy. Putnam, third
Matched Pairs.
First to Frank S. Kennedy, Day
Vile; second to. L. H.. Healey, North
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
NEW REDISTRICTING
Complexities Matters for the Politicians
What 1t implies.

There was much interest in Putnam
Wednesday among men who follow
political affairs closely over the re-
districting of the state The incor-
porating of Holland and Middlesex
counties into a district that has pre-
viously included only Windham and
New London counties. changes beyond
dispute many political plans of long
standing. With four counties in the
district, local politicians cannot figure
how it is going to be possible in the
future of following the old pra ctice~ of
selecting and e1eefing candidates for
congress alternately from New Lon
don and Windhan1 counties. Putting
into one district about all of the terri
cory east of the Connecticut river is
going to make the job of getting elect
ed to congress somewhat more of a
been.
Officers of Ladies' Aid Society.
Following are the newly elected Off
Baptist church; President, Mrs. f. NJ
Rollins: vice president, Mrs. Eliza :
beth Whittier secretary and treasurer
Miss Ruth Burlingame.
The meeting of the womans board
of the, Day kimball hospital is to be
held on Wednesday afternoon of next
week.
Woodstock Peaches 81 Basket.
The Woodstock peach crop is now al
flood tide and thousands of baskets
are flowing into various New Eng
land markets via Putnam. Truckloa d.
of the beautiful fruit may be seen al
stha local station. any day now, jusi
before trains are due. ticketed to elite,
south, east, north and west. Some oil
the best of the fruit is selling for q
dollar a basket.
:Rev. and Mrs. J. r. Stubbert ira VI
returned to Putnam after spending the
summer at Crescent Beach.
Looking for an Increase in Posta
Savings.
T Postmaster Letters expects shar:
increase in the number of account,
in the, postal savings bank in shor
time. this expectation being based ~
the number of postal savings card!
that have been issued. These card.
are sold, with one savings stamn al
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
JEWET CITY
Safeguarding New Dam-MIk Being
Shipped to Boston-Poor Luck for
Duck Hunters.

During the recent extra high water
in the Aspineek following the week
of rain, the company had Il man on
watch day and night on the dam to
see that the rising water did not run
over. and thereby cause damage to
the work going on in the new con-
crete dam. This was accomplished by
means of the big waste gates in the
canal.
Fabric for Auto Tires.
John 3. Ray of F1asthampton. Mass.
who has been making visit in Jew
EFT City with his sister. Miss Daisy
Ray, has charge of the manufacture of
the reinforcing fabric for automo-
bile tires. 1t is SADIE of the finest
cotton that can be procured and any
warp is rejected if it does not break
up to the tension test.
Still Shipping Milk.
The shipment of the several hundred
cans of milk from the local station
to the Elm Farm Dairy company of
Boston has as yet not been affected
by the big milk drivers strike in that
city the past four days.
Delegates to State Convention.
Dorcas circle of The Kings Daugh-
tiers Tuesday evening elected delegat es
to the state convention of The King s
Daughters to be held in Bridgeport
October 1918. the leaoer, Mrs. Will
lam G. LETTERS, Mrs. f. H. Hiscox and
Mrs. w. H: Cane.
T. f. Lee and Miss Sarah A. Lee
are at home for a weeks visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Lee of Webster.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles e. Spicer and
Mrs. II. c. Webster were attending
the fair inf Willimantc Wednesday.
The trip was made in Mr.. Spicer's
auto.
Miss Phoebe Dahonev of Providence
and Mrs. William Callahan and three
children of Norwich are guests at the
Connell home, on Main street.
Mrs. J. E. Leonard of Northampton,
Mass. is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. S. Leonard on South Main street.
Duck Hunters Disappointed.
Duck hunters have made several
visits to the Bennett and Johnson
coves in the upper Aspinook and to
the Tadpole feeding grounds in hope
of getting black duck, but although
several pounds of lead have been cast
upon the waters there have been no
bags reported.
Calvin Wilcox and daughter Rosa
visited in Plainfield Tuesday.
Calvin Wilcox and son Eugene We're
in Norwich Monday.
At Gales Ferry for September.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Jenniesen
and daughter Esther or Plainfield are
at Gales Ferry for September. Mrs
JenniSOn is very i'll
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
Town School Committee MEETING.

The town school committee held it's
regular session Wednesday night with
five members present, and DR.. F. E.
Guild presided ana Mrs. II. III. Spauld-
ing occupied the secretarys chair.
Among the important matters that
came up and We're decided upon was
the school calendar for next year the
schools beginning the day after Labor
day, as usual It was decided to make
S]ellins instead of physiology an en-
trance subject to the high school, and
the date of the high school exsmina-
tions was changed from Labor day
ito the first day of school
Eugene Randall, 7. +. Connolly and
Harold s. Maine We're reappointed
enumerators in their respective dis
tricts J. F. Twomey and DR. F. E.
Guild We're appointed 10 attend the
town meeting. The settlement of the
town account with the state was left
TO the auditors and the secretary of
the school committee.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
DANlELSON
Firemen Given Permission to Attend
Putnam Muster-Hiram S. Franklin
Declines Nomination for Selectman.

The monthly meeting of the court of
burgesses was held Tuesday evening.
Permission was granted to the mem
bers of the fire department to take
the steamer General Putnam, the new
hook and ladder truck and the hose on
the nuInber enc hose truck to the fire.
mems muster to be neif In Putnam
October u. The new hook and ladder
truck is promised for delivery here
October i. The burgesses voted to pay
the expense of transporting the trucks
to Putnam. The monthly bills were
voted paid and the meeting adjourned
to the second Tuesday in October.
Progress on Sewers.
1t is expected that in two more
weeks the Mechanics street sewer
will be completed. For rne remainder
of the distance the pipe is laid at: a
depth of "a feet.
Mart Mellor attended the Whitman
tic fair Wednesday.
DR. Adams and wife attended the
races at Horseshoe park, Willimantic,
Wednesday.
A. e. Wilmington was visitor at
the Willimantic fair Wednesday.
Irving Bennett of Providence called
on friends here Wednesday.
In New Quarters.
William S. Brown, manager and
owner of the new Theater Orpheum,
moved INTO his new ONCE quarters IN
the theater building Wednesday. Very
little remains to be done to the tbeater
before the opening performance. can
be given except the installing of the
opera chairs, which are on the road,
having been shipped from Chicago on
September /.
Does Not Want Office.
Hiram S. Franklin stated Wednes-
day that he was not and had never
II,
His name was used in the republican
caucus without his Knowledge and if
he had been nominated he would not
have accepted the office. Eumors have
it that Franklin is to run Independent
ly. but mis- statement disproves these,
as he announces that he does not want
the office.
The mill of the Danielson Cotton
company closed Wednesday noon for
the remainder of the week.
The Center street bowling alleys
have been opened for the season BIZ
Ira Martin
Runaway on Main Street.
There was some excitement for a
time when a, delivery team for Four
Wednesday afternoon. Without its
driver the horse successfully eluded
tnose who tried to stop him in it's
mad race along the crowded thorough
fare. Luckily the horse succeeded
in missing the other teams on the
street and ran to the livery stable
on Railroad square, coming to a stop
of it's own accord.
The Indian medicine show has ar
rived in town and is furnishing enter
tainment on a local show ground.
Getting Fair Grounds in Shape.
At the fair grounds in Brooklyn the
race track is being put in first class
condition and the buildings on the
grounds are being repaired and. will
present a much heater appearance this
year than in the past. Motorcycle
races have been added to the track
events this year. An interesting ex-
hibit will be that of the Connecticut
experiment station of New Haven.
This will be given in a tent erected on
the grounds near the exhibition hall.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
AUTO WARNING SIGNS
Recommended at Special Meeting of
Common Council.

A special meeting of the common
council was held Tuesday evening,
Mayor Archibald Macdonald presiding
Only matters of minor importance
were considered. Alderman Carpenter
recommended the signs warning auto
mobile owners of the danger of fast
driving to be placed near the railroad
arch bridge at South Main street where
a headon sma sh recently occurred be-
tween an electric car and an automo-
bile.
On recommendation of Aid ar1na n
Hawkins, the council acted favorably
on the proposal TO rebuild the retain
ing wall that recently collapsed on tho
east side of Church street
Adjournment of the meeting was
until next Tuesday evening, when ac-
ton may be taken relative to the lay
out OF North. School street
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
Seniors Entertained Juniors.

There was a decidedly pleasant So
cial event at the Willimantic state
normal school on Tuesday evening,
Wfen the senior class entertained the
members of the junior class The new
students were made to feel at home
and the Informal programme of the
evening did much to bring them in
closer touch with the young ladies of
the upper classes. The successful af-
fair was in the hands of this commit
tee of seniors: Misses Florence Bray,
Lucille Harroun. Elizabeth Elliott An
ME Fraser and Minnie Foley.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
Law Library Association.

A Willimantic Law Library assoeia-
ton has been formed by the attorneys
of this city, Huber Clark being presi-
dent and Thomas ]. Kelley secr~s-,ry
of the organization. They will use the
sherfffs office in the town building for
a library, and the nucleus for an ex-
cellent collection of legal works can
be formed by an appropriation of $3.50
from the county treasurer and those
books which belonged to the Windham
county bar library that Were in the
office of the late George w. Melony.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14

on Wednesdays evening at the hofIaeso
Sunday School Supt. Philip s. Hills
and discussed plans for the coming
year, which they propose TO make. the
most successful the Sunday school
has ever had At the present time the
Congregational Sunday school has a,
membership Of about $50 and it's at
fairs are prospecting.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
GOING TO CHINA.
Miss M. &. Cruff of Thompson to
Teach in Girls School

Miss NJ. Edith Cruff of Thompson is
to leave Boston tomorrow (E'riday)
morning for San Francisco, from
which port she will sail on Oct on
the steamship Siberia for China. where
she is to be located at Swatow, China.
as a teacher at the girls boardin :
school. Miss Cruff is a ~raduate of
Putnam High school. Mt. Holyoke col
lege and the Willinantic Normal
school. She has had several years
experience as a teacher and goes to
China under the auspices of the Bap-
fist Foreign Missionary society.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
A Dreadful Siqht

to Ii. j. Barnum, of Freeville n. Y,
was the fever-s that had plagued
his life for years in spite of many
remedies he tried. AT last he used
Buclslen's Arnica SaIve and wrote:
at has entirely healed with scarcely
q scar left Heals Burns, Boils. Ec-
zema, Cuts, Bruises. SweIlings. Corns
and Piles like magic. Only 23c at Lee
g. 0Sgood Co
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14

Chapman; Miss Flora Treadway and
Frank Case We're in Willimantic on
Wednesday, making tvs "trip in Mrs.
Chapmans touring car
David Carver of Hebron was a, call
er here Wednesday,.
Harry Groobert was calling on
friends in East Haddam Wednesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
Personals.

Harold Frost is spending two weeks
in New Britain.
Frank FL. Elmore left Wednesday
morning on a trip to New York city.
Miss Letitia Kramer Of Norwich was
the CREST of local relatives on We'd
nesda.
John Ring and Attorney j. f.
Coughlip We're visitors in Willimantic
on Wednesday.
Attorney Charles L. Torrey of Put
nam was a busy man at the fair on
"Wednesday judging the fruit exhibits.
Albert s. Judson of Columbia. 80,
had his right leg broken Tuesday when
stone drag struck him just above tn
ankle
CLARK Burnhan. Roland Jordan and
Everett and Homer Harrington We're
automobile visitors in Norwich on
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Frederick Vaughn returned to
her home in Worcester Wednesday af-
ter visiting her parents. Judge and
Mrs. A. ]. Bowen.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
WIIimantic Boys Get Scholarships.

One of the two Edwin Miner $500
scholarships at Yale has been awarded
TO Homer Clark Bradbury. son of Mrs.
Ella Bradbury, of Summit street. Will
liam Burns. also of this city, gets the
other scholarship which he also held
last year.
Mr. Bradbury has been working for
the New Haven road in the engineers
department and he will enter Sheffield
Scientific school. Mr.. Burns has been
one year at Yale college. Both are
graduates. of windhan High school.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
STONINGToN.
Travel Club Opens the Season-Pest
Cards from Nova Scotia Tourists
Personal Notes.

The Stonington Travel club held its
first meeting in the hall Tuesday aft
ernoon. Mrs. E. J. Smith had a paper
on Alsiers, and Mrs. II. Davis
gave an interesting talk on England
and Wales. A large number attend
ed from neghboring places, including
Watch Hill. The session proved 10
be interesting and instructive. There
We're about rs in attendance.
Travelling in Nova Scotia.
Rev. and Mrs. George b. Marston
are enjoying the vacation in Nova
Scotia and many here have received
post cards from them They have
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14

An examination for 16 applicants in
Windham county for rural free deliv-
cry service is to be held in this city
Saturday morning, according to orders
received by Postmaster c. II. DIM
mick.
The schools, some of the mills and a
number of business places were closed
on Wednesday for the fair and every
one who could attended. The hotels
had registrations from all over the
state and from neighboring ones.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
FoLEY's KIDNEY REMEDY (Lieuid)

Is great medicine of proven value
for both acute and chronic kidney and
bladder ailments. 1t is especially rec
commended to elderly. people for it's
wonderful tonic and reconstructive
qualities, and the permanent relief and
comfort it gives them. The Lee & Os-
good o.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
ruth SHEPPARD PRIZE
Goes to Miss Mildred L. May for
Hand made Waist.

An award of interest was the Ruth
Sheppard prize for the best specimen
of an article of domestic manufacture
by a girl of Woodstock of IA years or
under. this going to Mildred Louise
May, a. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
S. May, for a handmade waist
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14

Sunday School Teachers.
The teachers in the Sunday school
of the First Agricultural church met
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14

Woodstock; third 70 edward Pea
Abingdon.