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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-29

The chamber Of Commerce is\ on
hrm foundation and if 1t shall NSe-
ceive the substantial support and
nearly cooperation Of the business
men of Sumter it will put in motion
agencies that will double the popu-
iation and business of the town with
In ten years.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-29

Cotton brought s:25 on the local
market Saturday. The receipts were
over 500 bales, being more than on
any day for some time.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-29

Mr.. Walter Mccoy. Of Osweso. was
In the city Thursday morning.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-29

TO oil OF Gods people for just such
testings. The overcomers are devel-
oped through various experiences for
the Divine service.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-29

Nehemiah k-ooo. =
Weece -. ssssd fast N ne fotsA: swM vos
~ Sss. - ssrowS. - CortssAtsms ~. rs
Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-31

side shading down until the inner ones
The stamens were beyond counting,
while the single pistil was adorned
with 20-rayed stigma. When fully
opened at ten o'clock 1t measured ten
inches. across and emitted a peculiarly
delicate, spicy odor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gardner and
daughters, Evelyn and Emma, were
Sunday guests in Hope Valley. r. ].
A Half Century of Business Success.
In the July Outlook, Theodore Roose-
velt's magazine, George =. Spencer hal
an illustrated description of his ex-
perience during a days visit to David
Hale Tanning, president of the ROYAL
Worcester Corset company. and under
the title of Golden Achievement" re-
views the fifty years of Mr.. Fanning's
business in the big Worcester plant,
with no laying off of workers. The
cleanliness, sanitary perfection health
safeguards pleasures, etc, which the
millionaire phlanthropist has provided
for the l. SOC or more in his employ in
spire Mr.. Spencer to real enthusiasm
over the founder of the big industry.
who is daily at his desk. and who has
in his employ women and men VINO
have been c1ntented workers there for
twenty years or over.
In his native town of Griswold. the
pleasant things written and said Of
Mr. Fannings personal traits and bus
mess success are always Of interest.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-31
New Endsaxor Projects.

Following its convention at Atlantic
City, at which for the first time in the
history of Christian Endeavor pres
ident of the United States spoke,
iEndeavorers will enter upon three or
four vigorous campaigns. The longest,
and, as they admit, the hardest, may
prove to be a saloonless American ma
ton on the 4th of July, 1920, the three
bundredth anniversary of the landing
of the Pilgrims at Plymouth.
Another project to be taken up by
Endeavorers is the holding of one or
more conferences of leaders in young
peoples society, Sunday school and
missionary work to see il some of the
duplication of effort. and especially
some of the friction that admittedly
obtains at present, cannot give place
to cooperation and ordination.
Three other projects are:
1. To secure the appointment by
the national council of CONGREGATIONAL
lists of Christian Endeavor committee
IN sympathy with Endeavor plans to
increase the number of societies and
their usefulness in that religious body
2. To take hold of the situation in
college towns, and, If possible, to adopt
the local churches to students ways,
and through Endeavor secure better
relations than usually obtain between
churches and students.
9. Increasing Endeavor efficiency in
the churches of the negro race in the
south. To this end the presidents of
all EnGeavor unions in the south were
placed upon cooperating committee.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-31
JEWET1 CITY .
Fine Chestnut Poles Being Assembled
at Station-Lunnber Buyers Who
Know What's What-Opening of
Big Mexican Cereus-A Successful
and Humane Employer.

Big shipments of chestnut poles are
belnS made from the station every day
now. The poles are hauled in by the
big teams of Lucius Williams from
Stone hill. where they are being cut
on the lot recently bought by Charles
Tillinghast of Danielson. which ia in
cluded in the acreage of the big An
drew Lester farm. No finer poles have
ever been teamed to the local railroad
yards than the present cuttings. They
range in length from 40 to 10 feet,
and are mostly straight sound and
clear. On the stump in the woods
where they are bought it is seldom that
a figure higher than IS. is paid, the
price being gagged by an estimate Of
the experienced eye of the buyer as to
what sort of a stick it will turn out.
Such handsome timber has a ready
market with steadily increasing de-
mand and they readily bring from $25
to as high as $40 per pole. They are
mostly used for wires; setting of the
best and longest will carry two hun
dred heavy copper telephone or tele-
graph wires, or big high tension wire
operating hundreds of volts of electric
| ity, sixty feet above the ground.
These big wood lots, hundreds of
which are to be found in Griswold and
tVoluntown. are purchased by means of
calculations based on the estimates
of climber cruisers so-called. No
more experienced men in this partic-
ular branch of professional lumber
| buying and marketing are to be found
| than Calvin Wilcox. the Bitgood fam
| lily, and A. A. Stanton and son, Wal
| ter, all residing in this section. These
men have marketed from Griswold,
| Voluntown and Sterling more than
| twenty-five million feet of lumber.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-31
OBITUARY..
John Gordon.

John Gordon. 81, for forty years a
resident of Putnam, died at his home
on Pomfret street Friday night at IL
o'clock. He had been in i'll health in
a degree that forced him to leave his
work only about week and as late
as two days preceding his death was
able to be up town.
Mr.. Gordon was born in Maine, but
came to this town as young man and
has since remained here. He was al
the time of his death and had been for
33 years past overseer of the spinning
department of the Putnam Wooden
company's plant.
He was of kindly disposition and OF
such worthy traits as to attract a wide
friendship within the city that so long
had been his home. He was mem
Der of Division No. 1, A. O. H.. of Put
nam, and the fraternity will attend his
funeral in body.
Mr.. Gordon leaves his wife. who was
Miss ELIZA Clemens. of Pomfret, three
daughters, Mrs. Anna Caffery, Mari
eta and Nellie. all of this city, two
sisters. Mrs. Annie Harrington, Bridget
Gordon both of Putnam, and a brother
Thomas of Whipples, r. l., formerly Of
Putnam.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-31
DANGEROUS PATH
Closed by Railroad Authorities-Two
Fences Block Cross Cut.

Two fences just erected have blocked
a footpath that has been used for
years by Putnam people who cross
the track of the Norwich division south
of the station from a point on South
Main street near the Southern New
England Telephone company's building
to a point on the opposite and west
side of the track. The use of the path
has been a dangerous practice because
of the great liability of accident on ac-
count of the curve near by and the cut
through the rock. both obstructing the
view of approaching trains.
s. of V. Outing.
George w. Child camp. Sons of Vet
erans will turn out in number tonor-
row (Tuesday) for the s. of " outing
at Alexander's lake. Members of the
G. A. R., w. r. C. and Ladies of the
G.. A. r. have been invited to attend
No Announcement of Fair.
No announcement has been made rel
ative to the holding of a Putnam fair
this year but it is hoped that there
may be some races at the track during
the fall.
Noted About Town.
Jasper Holmes returned Saturday
from a vacation trip.
Mrs. H. w. Thompson was leader
of the Young Peoples union meeting
at the Baptist church on Sunday.
Putnam was represented bysa dele
cation at the camp meeting in Douglas
| Sunday.
Putnam local, 3. I. L., has arranged
an outing and clambake to be held at
Greene's grove, Quadic Aug. 81.
Herman G.. Carver and George Pot
vim, registrars of voters, have given the
usual notice of meetings.
In accordance with the usual Gus
| tom, the choir of the Congregational
church will sing no more at Sunday
| services until September.
| Putnam lodge of Elks has an invi-
| tation to be guests of Providence lodge
| at an outing and clambake to be held
| at the Warwick club, down the Provi-
dence river, on Thursday of this week
| Richard Warren, who has been en-
pIoyed at the City hotel. closed his
duties there Saturday night. He will
go to Providence.
| James II. Rafferty, will leave Norfolk
Va. this (Monday) evening by boat to
| return to Providence and Putnam
Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-31
MEXICAN cEREUs
Opens at Mrs. r. s. Leonard's After
Ten Years Care.

The opening of a gigantic grandi-
flora night blooming cereus at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. f. S. Leonard
on South Main street Saturday eve
ming enthused local flower lovers. This
cereus, which differs materially from
the regular fig leafed sort. is seldom
seen in these parts. The cutting came
from Mexico and has been carefully
cultivated by Mrs. Leonard for ten
years with never blossom until now
1t has no leaves, but is a long, snake
like vine, from which in spots, here
and there, grow fine. stiff hairs. The
blossom was one of wondrous beauty
The corolla was formed of hundreds
of narrow lineal petals, ranging ir
length from to inches, delicate1y
colored from fine lemon on the out
Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-31
CONGREGATIONAL SUPPLIES.
CIergymen Who Will Preach During
August.


Following is the list Of speakers for
the Sundays in August at the Congre-
gationa1 church: Aug. s. Rev. William
]. Reynolds, Dayville: Aug 10, Rev J.
P. Marvin. Oxford, Mass; Aug. 20,
Rev. William Ewing, secretary of the
Sunday School and Publishing society;
Aug 81, Rev c. F. Hill Crathern, Wor-
cester. The midweek meetings will be
in charge of the following persons:
Aug. 3. c. D. Sharpe: Aug 10, F. w.
Seward; Aug. II, Chester E. Child;
Aug. "a, E. M. Warner. Aug. 81 there
will be preparatory lecture.
Baptist Preachers.
The calendar of the Baptist church
for Sunday announced that on Sunday
next Rev. r. Map1esden will be the
supply for Rev. John r. Stubbert On
Sunday, Aug. 10, the church will I've
closed. The two following Sundays,
Aug. 20 and 81. Rev. Mr.. Pierce of
Essex will conduct the services.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-31
ENGINEER TEFFEAU RESIGNS.
To Leave Gas & Electric Company
Inventor of Novel Whistle.

G. w. Teffeau. Jr, for the past two
or more years.. engineer for the COM
pany that controls the 'WilIimantic,
Stafford and Rockville electric and gas
lighting plants. has resigned to take
effect August Is. Mr.. Teffeau will in
the future devote his time to his own
interests that will take him south and
through the middle western states.
While he resided in this city he made
large number of friends who will re-
greet his departure. Among the nota-
BILE things that Mr.. Teffeau has accom-
pEished since his residence in this city
was the designing of a whistle that
will be used to call the employees of
the Rosie Velvet mill to work. The
invention is an ingenious one and
peculiar for it's unique tone, that
sounds like steam escaping from a
valve in a locomotive, a noise that is
sufficiently penetrating as to carry for
a considerable distance that may be
heard in practically all parts of the
city. The new device was tried out
Saturday and worked well. Nothing
s'-1ilar has ever been devised for a
T.. e purpose in this city.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-31
OLSON NOT so WELL.
Coroner Visited Man Stabbed by John
Alberto = Ante -Mortem Statement
Not Taken, However.

Richard Olson, stabbed at the mill
in Grosvenordale about two weeks ago.
is not recovering at the Day Kimball
hospital as rapidly as it was at first
believed he would, and the wounds in
ficted upon him may yet cause his
death. Nearly quart of blood was
recently removed from one lung, which
had become quite badly congested, and
his condition was such Saturday that
Coroner Arthur G. Bill of Danielson
visited him at the institution, but die
not take his ante mortem statement.
John Alberto, the fellow employe who
stabbed Olson three times in the side
with a knife that he is said to have
gone out and purchased for that
specific purpose. is held at the Jail in
Brooklyn in default of bonds. fixed st
$500.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-31
VOLUNTARY PRISONER,
Slept in Bed in Woman's Room a
Police Headquarters-content t,
Stay.


/ There was but one prisoner at police
headquarters Saturday evening and
tnat enc was not arrested locked up
or mad any charge entered upon the
| Diotter. When Chief e. III. Richmond
chanced tosenter the cell room Sunday
morning he saw a pretty little Nal
tese and white kitten sleeping peace
| ruily In the bed in cell No ~ the
woman's: CELL The kitten had entered
through the grated window that was
open and then crawled in through the
bars to the best bed in the entire es-
adjustment.
Chief Richmond did not disturb the
slumber of the little tramp. In the
afternoon he went to the cell room
about three o'clock to see If his vol
untary prisoner was still there. She
was and when called, the door of the
cell having been unlocked, she jumped
down from the bed and walked de-
murely out into the lobby. Chief
Richmond gave the kitten some left
overs from a dinner pail and then gave
her something to drink. A stranger
tried to call the kitten outside the
building but the kitten only purred
contentedly and followed the chief in
10 the patroimens room and hoped UP
into one of the chairs and proceeded to
take another nap.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-31
Ox0BOxO.
Miss Ella Johnson and sist

Miss Ella johnson and sister Annie
of Mantle are visiting their sister at
the home of Mrs. E. NJ Champlin
Harold Pierson of Norwich caught
a large string of fish at Oxoboxo We'd
nesday.
Thursday at the sawmill owned by the
Chapman Brothers he ran into a scythe
which had been in the tree a great
many years.
William Glassbrenner was in Nor
witch Thursday.
Allen Wickwire of Colchester was a
business caller here recently
David Uhran of New York has re-
turned to his boarding place at L.
Cohen'S-
Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-31
MURRAY'S
BOSTON STORE
wILLIMAnTIc. CONN.
Trunks and
Suit Cases Time
is Here

Those who have not yet gone on
their vacation are making plans for
that gladstone event.
The Trunk is of course one of the
important features of the trip, so you
want to look these over
WOMEN'S TRAVELLING TRUNKS.
Cloth lined, fibre trimmings. with ex-
ira heavy brass corners. with six
trays for dresses, size 40. Price $3.50.
FIBRE TRUNKS. This is one of
the strongest made trunks on the
market for the price. All brass bump
ers and iron bands. Prices $1,000 and
$1,000.
REGULAR TRUNKS. This trunk
will give you perfect service. 1t is
stong brass corners and brass trim
mings. Size 80. 5000; size "a. $3.50;
size SO, $3.50 and $3.50
STEAMER TRUNKS. Just the
trunk you need for a short vacation.
Large enough to pack what you need
and not too large to put in room
and not be in your way. All linen
lined. protected corners with strong
IN
"a, $3.50.
BARREL TOP TRUNKS. A good
size trunk. fire proof. size 80 and So.
at $500 and $3.50.
Special prices on SUIT CASES and
BAGS in straw mating or leatherette.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-31
Camper. Don't Mind Accident.

Saturday afternoon W. d. Lason
Charles FL. Perkins. s. d. Snow and
Robert j. Warner started off for
few days of camp life at Exeter Pond
The party made the start all right in a
two-Seated covered carriage. When
they reached Giraca's store on Main
street the wheel on the right forward
side caught in the trolley tracks and
before it could be loosened broke and
let the outfit to the ground. This did
not deter the party from making their
trip, however, but necessitated sending
back to the stable for another wagon.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-31
FLYING Rock Struck Italian.

Saturday afternoon Chief E. H.
Richmond was approached by an un-
known Italian who desired to have
some one arrested for hitting him on
the back of the head with a rock The
man could not tell who his supposed
assailant was but intimated that if the
chief would accompany him he would
point him out to him. Chief Richmond
tried to pacify the man and went to
Union street and upon investigation
found that Frank Wood, who was
working thereon, had been using a
heavy sledge hammer to break rocks.
The Sledge had broken off a scrap of
rock that flew and struck the Italian
in the back of the head as he was
walking along. The man with the
sledge could not be blamed as it was
an accident pure and simple. The
fragment of rock. however, cansed a
lump the size of a small hens egg to
bulge out from the Italians head and
caused that portion of his anatomy to
be very sore and sensitive for several
hours
Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-31
STAFFORD SPRINGS
Borough Team Defeats West Willing
ton, 16 to Profits on Hospital
Young Visitor Nearly Loses Big Toe.

The Stafford baseball team defeat
ed the West Willingtons on the new
ball ground in Hyde park Saturday af-
ternoon, by the score of 16 to l.
Clinton Converse of Greenfield,
Mass, has been the guest of Arthur
Melbourne.
Mrs. Bessie Melbourne has returned
to Derby after brief visit with rela-
tives in town.
Miss Margaret Rafftery is visiting
relatives in Mystic and Mantle.
Joseph Quinlan has returned to
Springfield after weeks visit with
relatives at the Springs.
Will Attend National Council.
w. E. Hanley and daughter, Miss
Mary Hanley, left town Friday for a
three weeks visit in Detroit Mr.
Hanley will attend the national coun-
Gil of the Knights of Columbus.
Charles H. Meyers of Midway spent
Sunday at his old home in Stafford
Springs.
Martin Chase of West Stafford, who
has been i'll for some time, is conva-
lescing.
Mrs. Alonzo Sheppard of West Stat
ford, who has been critically i'll, is
recovering.
Miss Jessie Pease has returned from
Keene, N. H.
Spraying Ineffective.
recent spraying of the elm trees did
little If any good
Late potatoes and garden truck have
taken on new life since the refreshing
rains of Friday and Saturday.
Work on the new Johnson hospital
is rapidly progressing. The local Ma
sons and chapter of Order of Eastern
Star will join Fayette lodge and chap
ter of Rockville in an outing at Crys-
tai lake Saturday.
Big Toe Nearly Cut Off.
Samuel Magill, young son of Rev.
and Mrs. Andrew Magill of Brooklyn,
N. Y. who is visiting his grandfather,
&C. P. Broadway, in West Stafford, met
with an accident last week. While
near the water wheel of the Broadway
machine shop he caught his foot in the
steel cutting machine, and when the
handlebar dropped it cut an ugly cash
in his foot, nearly severing the big
toe,
Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-31
Horse, Ran to Stable.

A peddler hired a rig of Brown on
the hill Saturday and started out to do
little business. He got to Meadow
street in the afternoon and as he
stepped into the light rubber tired bug
gy the horse thought that he had been
standing still long enough and bolted,
throwing the driver out upon the
ground. The horse raced through
Meadow street to Walnut. up Walnut
to Prospect and to High street, up
High street on to Lewiston avenue and
right into it's own stable. The outfit
was not damaged and the only injuries
sustained by the peddler were those
to his feelings and a few scratches
about the hands as well as few rents
in his clothing.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-31
FUNERAL.
Mrs. ), D. Willis,

The body of Mary Josephine, wife
of J. D. Willis of Columbia. who died
last Thursday in a Hartford hospital,
arrived in this city on the noon ex-
press Saturday and was taken in
charge = by Funeral Director H. n.
Fem Services were held from Fu-
neral Director F'enn's rooms on Church
street at 8 o'clock, Rev. Louis M.
FIocken, pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal church. officiating. There
Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-31
Wise Mr.. Taft

President Taft is wise after all. On
the hottest day in the year he picked
out Fairbanks as a travelling compan-
ion.-Philadelphia North American.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-31
Personals.


Personals.
Elmer M Young spent Sunday at
Revere Beach
Frank w. Chappell of Chaplin was in
Willimautic Saturday.
f,,;n+on n uyoaa ~ 1rt,,.
and Ilion. n. ". for two weeks. yaca-
ton.
Mrs Rannar hoe &c bor g,,as+
Mrs Charles Mar+in ~ Ea,st Ea~N
boro, Mass.
Holm D Carlson and family Loft Sa+-
ur.lav for teu DAYS, stav with frien.ls
AZ 7 .sLawood
william Mccain and ado,nh Kranse
of South Manchester were in town on
SATURDAY calline on friends
E5,,, ,1..,,
formerly Of This cit,- Vas the o,,est ~ ~
friends in TOWN over sunday
~ =
WIS MIS-. lanes healey OF onapiln IS
.lsI.lug leia.ises anu lfiehos III ffoV-
~ orni, W.T. 90 go, 49,. H..
80 Caiin w it.ei "n ~ .aiiiIis " mar
loIu are spenolns tnelr vacation at
'helr FORMER nome IN Cha pm
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bacon #
GH i4h ,r,s stree ie1. Sasurods ioT WISH
Will lliehos III froVluence, II. l.
Mrs. George e. Snow and dauga-
ter, Mrs. s. G. Chapman, of Chaplin,
VI,
Raw l.. Lockwood and family of 40
Church street left Saturday for a three
weeks vacation at Pleasure Beach.
George Counihan of Hartford for
merlv Of Norwich ia snending tap
days with his family at EagIeville.
Henry M. Congdon of Snrinpfield
formerly of this city was the euest of
relatives and friends in town over
sunday
Judge of Probate John E. Fahev of
Rockville was a week end visitor at
the home of James TT. MaxweU and
family.
NJ na ,5rs x,y;,;a t,u;a44 -
Oak street left sarIv SUNDAY nornine
in their automobile for a weeks o1lt'
ing at ossinee Lake n H
Mra DIT - L.
tire ber narects NJ "a NJ
rrhn1,as mopd ~ po,1a,,,, en- .4n. n ,.
1891 u i'ciieso NC stlccl, &c
Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-31

One type of insurgent is the man
who can define what he does not want
more clearly than what he Desires
Washington Star.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-31

Cars on the Willimantic- South Cow
netry trolley line were operated upon a
half hour schedule Sunday afternoon
and evening. Many improved the OPP
portunity to take a pleasant ride to the
lake.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-31
Anty Drudge Gossips.

Gossiper-"Yes it's said they will be divorced And
after the she's shaved for him, wearing out her NE
washing cooking, and cleaning They say he's stuck
that pert Miss Shannon, who looks as ii she never
did a stroke of work in her life"
Anty Drudge-Oh she does work! She does as much
washing and cleaning Mrs. Neverrest but she does 1t
with FesNaptha, and doesn't herself out Ii Mrs
Neverest had used Fe Naptha in her washing and clean
ing she would still be pretty and fresh as ever and
wouldn't have lost her husbands love-.
Does housekeeping mean toyou blister.
ing fire in the kitchen and yhalf-scalded
hands7 Why not try the modern way
the Fels-Naptha way
Fels-Naptha soap, in cold or lukewarm
water, will make your house spick and span.
1t will dissolve the smoke, grease and dirt
on your windows without securing
polishing them at the same time.
twill brighten paint or varnlsh on wood
work; freshen up the colors in ollcloth or
linoleum; whiten natural wood floors. 1t
is the ideal soap to clean rugs or curtains,
as it removes grease spots and dirt OF all
kinds without harming the colors.
s-Naptha will do your housekeeping
better in cold or lukewarm water than any
other soap will in hot water. You avoid
the necessity for hot fire, and your hands
dom become red and rough from constantly
dipping them in hot water.
Then Fels-Naptha is disinfectant and
insecticide. Neither germs nor insects will
infest place where the cleaning IS regularly
done with Fels-Naptha.
Follow the easy directions on the red
and green wrapper.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-31
Naturalization Clubs Dance.

The recently organized Polish Nat
uralization club held it's first dance in
Washburn hall Saturday evening. The
affair was largely attended and proved
most enjoyable for those present
Music was furnished 6y the Polish or
chestra.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-31
Rersonals.

Mr.. and Mrs. N. ID. Webster and
daughter, Miss Faith. of Walnut street,
spent the week lend at the beach
Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-31
Bio Toe Nearly Cut OFF.
verv UnpIeasart Prospects.

And, mind you, Lorimer has to en-
dure this sort of thing the whole sum-
mer and considerably longer besides.
Houston Post.