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Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-23

West Greenwich and New Shorehan, ars the only two towns in Rhode Island that have failed to pay the state tax that was due Dec. 15. but 1t is expect ed that the tax money from the lsle in the Ocean will be received by the state treasurer during the present week. But it will probably be some time before West Greenwich pays It's debt to the state, for & new assessment may be ordered. At present the col leotor of taxes cannot collect a cent in taxes. as the taxpayers refuse to part with their coin until the legality of the present assessment is determined.
 Decision is pending in the supreme court of the state in the suit Of west Greenwich against the Warwick and Coventry Water company, the com pany claiming that the tax was not properly levied. and therefore refuses to pay the tax. The other taxpayers taks the ground that if the tax against tse company is illegal, the same IS trsps in all other cases.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-23
SToNNGTON.
Bersush Officials se Meet Committees and piecuss fsi4 ceiebration-Fu- nsraIs-Mistuxse Clubs Supper.

This Cfondayo evening a special meeting has been called in Borough hail by the warden and burgesses when the vnricus committees appoint ed for the purpose will meet with the warden and burgessee to discuss plans for the celebration in q fitting manner of the tooth anniversary of the battle If Stonington. Warden Crandall viii preside at the meeting the immediate object of which win be to discuss and outline . plan for preliminary work in preparation for tho big event. Com mittees have already been appointed to represent etonington Free Library as- sociation. Dt0nington Fire police, Pio- neer Hook and Ladder company, Ston- ington Steam Fire Engine company and Neptuns Hoss company. These easfy vrepnraticns for the celebration, v1zidh win not take place until Aug. 1a, nf4. ars indicative of great suc- oG3H.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-23

to me makes no natter Singularly, I find in Nietzsche an appreciation of this. He says:
 We might conceive of conscious ness of power so far advanced as to permit the noblest of all luXuries- to let the wrong doer go unpunished Justice ends, like all good things on earth, by abrogatins itself. This self -abrogation of justice-mercy-is the privilege of the mightest one"
 There are still those who cannot understand the consciousness of power"
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-23
FUNERAiA
Nessa ayfd-sk oilmocA

VA9 funeral uf Mss BrlQEet Gilmore wmg head Saturday morning at o'clock aa g. Mhxy's church with celebration se . rsqulsn high mass by the rector, ksv. }: c, Lynon. The services were aehsuded by many friends and relaL tsxy.
 Theodore Seiner. Saturday Aftornoon at 2 o'clock fu- wsfe held at his home on the Westerly roAA+ in charge of the Arion society, of wh2dh he was Q member. Burial was in 9toninxton cemetery.
 Supper, Whist and Pool. Members of the Mistuxet club had goed time at tho steamed clam supper Warden Cranda1l off1ciated as chef. Aftsr supper. whist and pool were en- tsysd.
 Firsmsa's Social. Some of tho members of Stonington Steam Fire Engine company, No. 1, gre planning to hold social and dance in the conpany's room Friday evening, Dec. 77 Music will be fur nished by the Criterion orchestra
 Alumni Meeting.
 
 ten Union High school is being ar ranged to be held during the last week in this year. The alumni asso- ots1on includes all graduates since the Union High school was established in 1911. The members will probably at- tend tho dance to be given by the genlor class of the school on New Years eve
 Christmas Sunday.
 Excellent programmes of good music 4or Christmas Sunday were enjoyed by many who attended the different ehurches, which were handsomely dec oratea
 Personal Items.
 Miss. Constance Atwood is home from Bryn Ma.wr to spend the holida, with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Eugene Atwood.
 Charles Gilmore of Nashua, N. H. is the guest of William Gilmore's fam f1y.
 Harold T. Eaton of Brown universi H, Providence, is spending the vaca ton with his mother, Mrs Eaton. Murray Henry of Kingston coIleg is at his home here.
 Mss Thefma Hinckley is the gues of her cousin, Mrs. Moses Pendleron, o Boston.
 Miss Bessie wilcox has arrived hom from Willimant1c Normal school
 Miss Pearl L. Davis is spending tn holidays fin Cambridge, Mass, Miss N Hawkins at F1atbush. N. Y, Miss Ethe Charter at Stafford Springs Miss An na Donobue at Lt.ehfeld. Miss Mari v. Douglass and Miss E. l.. Mccoy 8 1oston. Miss Florence Quintard a Poughkeepsie, N. r., and Miss l.. \ Coffin at Providence. and Mss McKen nn at Norwich
 Merton Clark is visiting in Ne, york
 Mrs. Robert Mallory and Miss Sara W. Holme~ of New York are visitin , here
 Mir. and Mrs. F. P. Edwards are 1 BIoolSl1ne, Mass.
 Charies Ledwfth has resigned z Star Brcs-' dpsg store, having bee with the lccsi stors for the past tw TcezH s
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-23

Waterson Wilcox, of Choate school. are with their father. Orrin A Wilcox.
 MT. and Mrs Richard Adamson are spending the week in New London.
 Miss Eleanor Fish has returned to Hartford.
 William Babcock has returned to Boston after a few days stay in town.
 Frank N. Gillfillan of New Britain is the guest of his family on East Main street.
 Ira F. Moves of New Haven is wis., iting his family on Willow street.
 Bertram Thorp of New Haven spent Saturday in the village.
 Miss Jennie Feidler of Canterbury and Miss Annie Feidler of North Gros- venordale are home for the holidays with their parents, MT. and Mrs. Isa- dore Feidler.
 Miss Alice Fish Is spending a week in Danielson.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-23

George W. Tapley, for years a cot tager at Watch Hill and well known in Westerly, died Saturday morning at his home in Springfield, where he was one of the wealthiest and most pro- gressive citizens. He married Miss Hannah Sheffield, daughter of the late MT. and Mrs. Francis Sheffield of Paw catuck, who is a sister of Col. Thomas D. Sheffield and Miss Maria Sheffield who reside in Liberty street. The funeral will be held in Springfield this (Monday) afternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-23
MYSTIC
Annual Election of Royal Neishbors-- Death of Charles E. Mner-Funeral Services for Mrs. Hstch-Sunday Services.

The Royal Nefghbors, auxiliary to the Modern Woodmen of America, met East Greenwich school, occupied the ing officers: Past oracle, Lucy J. Bur dick; oracle, Mary J. Hfckson; vice oracle, Maud G. Wallace; chancellor, Annie Higby; recorder. Catherine Gil bert; receiver, Anna Smith; marshal, Isolde La Bounty; inner sentinel, Sophie Schaffer; outer sentinel Math- ed Stafford; physician, Dr. P. T. Mac Gown; manager for three years, Thomas dickson; auditor, Anna Smith; deputies, Mary J. Hickson and Gather inc Gilbert.
 Charles E. Miner Dead.
 Charles Elbert Miner died at has home in Quiambaug Friday. after long illness. He was born in that place August 31, 1S47, and had followed the fishing business for years. He leaves one sister, Mrs. Emeline Allen, who had cared for him during the long time he had been an invalid.
 Funeral of Mrs. Hatch. The funeral of Mrs. A Hatch, mother of Rev. c. T. Hatch, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, was held at the parsonage Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock and was largely attended. | Rev. A c. Wdthee, pastor of the Old Mystic Methodist church, conducted the services. The body was taken this l (Monday) morning to Falmouth, Mass, | for burial. At the Congregational vesper service | Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock Rev. MT. Aiken, pastor of the Noank Baptist church, occupied the pulpit in exchange with the pastor, Rev. A F. Earnshaw
 At the Methodist Episcopal church Rev Samuel w. Irwin, principal of the East Greenwich sShoolo, occupied the pulpit both morniIf<--a and .Icxening. in the absence Of the pastor, Rev. c. T Hatch.
 Chiefly Personal.
 Mir. and Mrs. Arthur Paine of Bos- ton are guests of Mrs. Paine's parents MT. and Mrs. John Clifford.
 Donald Maxson of Webb Academy of New York Is the guest of his par ente, MT. and Mrs. Arthur Maxson
 Miss Helen Wilcox of Providence Ssd
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-23

the church has rarely been used in Rhode Island of recent years, but Bish- op Perry is reviving it and it meets with the hearty approval of parish toner's.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-23
WESTERLY HEARS OF HORSE THEFT
Wckford Team Located Where Stranger Had Left It, in Stoninston Livery Stable-John P Fields, of Norwich, Wins Westerly Bride-Wickford Rector Instituted Death of George w. Tapley.

The Narrasansett town council has ~ ~-ded in controlling the liquor
 ..c of that town during the winter
 son in q way satisfying to the ma
 fly of tne residents. As result le.A are less dispensers of intoxicat-
 g drinks in the town during the win ,er months than ever before. Under the laN of one license for every 800 in habitants. Narragansett was entitled to two licensed saloons, but the council issued licenses of the club variety to all applicants, and in consequence in the past there have been nearly as many places where liquor was sold in winter as in the summer, excepting the real hotels and Casino.
 With the amended law passed at the last session of the general assembly, authorizing the town to issue addition al second class licenses from June to December, ten licenses were granted to places thak were formerly operated as clubs, and when they expired in De- cember renewals were denied. The council issued orders that there must be a cutting down of these second class licenses to protect the two places that held full year licenses. The result has been that places that have never before closed during the winter are now clos cd tight, and the propr1etors are on vacation outside the borders of the town.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-23
IDEAS OF A PLAIN MAN
Non- Resistance the Consciousness oi
 Power.

This silly world, and the silliest of the silly sometimes write learned ar ticles in reviews, seems never to have caught the idea that was in Jesus mind when he commanded to turn the other cheek, and to pursue as a rule the policy of nen-resistance and of abstinence from revenge. I have just read contribution in the North American Review, in which some phil osopher argues that this policy means weaknessI. A whole coterie of think CTS apparently imagine this central
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-23
An snusuaI and interesting esrviee,

An unusual and interesting esrviee, revived by Rt Rev. James DeWcif Percy, was held in St. Paul's Episcopal church in w1clford Sunday morning. It was the institution of Rev. H. New ussn Lawrence as rector. the ceremony heina conducted by Bishop Perry, who ssso peeached tine sermon. The bish- = was assisted by Ksv. Daniel Good wsu of East Greenwich, former pas ter q Ht Panrs, and Rev. Dr. Jack sen ef Providence. This ceremony of
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-23

Sunday afternoon at o'clock Deputy Sheriff Frederick T. Mitchell was noti- fled by Sheriff John R. Wilcox, by tel ephone, that a horse and Concord bug gy had been stolen from Wiclxford, Sat urday, and was seen going through Wakefield about o'clock in the after noon in the direction of Westerly. Dep uty Sheriff Mitchell got busy, and soon located the stolen outfit in the livery stable of Theodore T. Wilcox in Ston- ington, where it had been put up by a stranger at o'clock Saturday evening. When Deputy Sheriff Mitchell located the horse and buggy he was informed that Deputy Sheriff William H. Casey of Pawcatucl1 had visited the stable two hours earlier and had gone to- wards New London in the hope of To- eating the thief. The officers have a good description of the fellow. Sheriff Wilcox arrived in Westerly Sunday afternoon and with Sheriff Mitchell went to Stonington and identified the stolen property.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-23

Miss Jessie May Williams, niece of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Drayson, who reside in East avenue, and John Pleas ant Fields of Norwich were married Thursday afternoon at the Drayson home, Rev. John. G. Dutton officiating Miss Roa Holiday and James Park hurst, both of Norwich, were brides maid and best man After the wedding breakfast MT. and Mrs. Fields went to New York, where they will be the guests of Mrs Ida Robeson. an aunt of the bride. Mrs Fields received many valuable and useful presents.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-23
principle of Jesus to be merely a slave

principle of Jesus to be merely slave spirit
 The trouble is their short reach. They cannot grasp so high nobility. For as a matter of fact Jesus kind of man refuses to revenge himself, not because he is afraid, timid or weak but because he does not think 1t worth while. Knowing no one can really degrade him except himself, he is in different to what others do to him. That is why he turns the other cheek. It is really cheeky" act, of supreme scorn, as if to say, What you can do
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-23

The St. Michaei's church branch of the Ladies' Catholic Benevolent asso citation in annual meeting elected these officers: Mary E. Shea, past pres ident; Annie T. Sullivan, president; Mary McGowan, first vice president; Annie M. Sullivan. second vice presi- den; Nellie Sullivan, recording secre- >tary; Margaret Sullivan, financial sec- retary; Helen Keefe, treasurer; Mary McKeon, Mary Loughltn, Catherine Craddock, trustees; Eugene F. Shea physician.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-12-31
r ~CAROLINIANS
IN THE
(By r, S. CARRAWAv>

New York, Dec. 28.-North Caro-
linians coming to New York need not
be surprised. several months from
now, to find every first class theatre
in town open On Sunday night, giving
a full and regular performance Of
a dramatic play. The high class
managers will follow William 4
Brady's example and evade the pro
visions Of the Sunday law by the or
ganization Of sunday night clubs. to
the members of which. and their
Representatives, for sunday night
performances will be exclusively sold
The ice has already been broken hy
Mr.. Brady, and by d federation Of
t~heatrsgosrs organized by Sydney
ROSenfeld. d the auSpicoc oe
which a performance OF The Ui.ha
Court was given at the Maxina T3
hott Theatre several EI-
Ar. brady's Sunday night nerf 10
ance was given at his own tha,+ra
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-12-31
CHRISTMAS PHILOSOPHY

! eiilnss a fellow wants to get
When Christmas rolls round
tnose that In his brothers sock
are certain to be found:
- II you wants a Christmas gift.
JUST save a bit of pelf,
ana what old Santa overlooks.
why. purchase for yourself.
Ida Kec,x Virgins.
From Judge.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-12-31

Well, Harry" said h visitor. al
you come out we'll at Christmas"
Il don't know yet" said Harry. [
haven had time to swan any Of M
presents with the other fel,ers vet
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-12-31
(By WILLIAM T. ETIIS.)

This Is the time of good resolutions
and of the forward look. Questions Of
character and ideals are freshly up
with sensitive persons as they enter
this new year. The old. old problem.
a realization of which is the hall
mark OF hneness OF soul. is how to be
better ones self. and do better for
others. Everybody wants self-im-
provement. Is there any rule Of uni
versal application and Of unquestioned
efficacy. whereby this end may. be
gained? There is. There is a master
word upon the subject. The way to
this life is clearly marked It is the
way OF self-forgetting d~evotedness to
the mind Of Christ. The c~onsecrated
life is the co%nQuering life: the life OF
power as we'll as the life OF peace and
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-12-31
THE NEW CHRISTIAN FOR THE
NEW TIMES.

Terse Comments Upon the Uniform
Prayer Meeti1g Topic If the Young
Peoples Societies, Christian Endeav-
or. etc., for January ), 1.-THE Ideal
ChrfStian: His Conservation" Mark
II: 28-S4
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-12-31
MAKING ROOM FOR \ GREAT
IDEA.

The International Sunday School Les
son for January ). IS. The Crea-
tiOn.' Gen. 1-2, ;.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-21
JOHN AND SIDNEY.

The perversity OF the theatrical tem-
perament IS illustrated anew in the news
that Sidney Drew. brother of John Drew,
has for the third time in a period Of
twelve years been discharged in bank
ruptcy. Sidney Drew is a good actor-a,
good actor in the sense that z. NJ Hol-
land is a good actor. and W. II. Thomp-
son, and J. E DOdsOn. Harry Askln,
the manager Of the Grand and the La
sale opera houses, was talking about
the Drew brothers. Sidney and John, the
other day, and said:
When I was a boy in Philadelphia
both were members Of their mothers
stock company at the famous old Arch
Street Theater. It was a family COM
pany, in that their brilliant sister, the
late Georgia Drew Barrymore. also was
member; while Mrs. John Drew herself
often took part in the reviyals and occa-
sionally in the new plays But, of the
two boys, Sidney was regarded as the
cleverer; none Of US ever took John Drew
seriously in those days. His mother her.
self did not She was often heard to
express wonder as to what to do with
John; for she would say. acting is not
for him" l can clearly recall how the
newspapers there We're wont to guy John
Drew when he returned annually in later
years as the leading man Of the DAILY
company. Yet ne has for years mann
talned the position Of our foremost high
comedian, while Sidney. whom We all
thought so clever and full of promise foF
an artistic future, is heard Of now and
again as a iitigant only. Even In his
younger days Sidney was fine all-round
comedian, playing parts like Tony Lump-
kin, Bob Acres. and Moses in The School
for Scandal better than anybody else
then IN the stock save the late Roland
Reed. His Moses Is so vivid In my mind
to this day that l have time and again
given serious consideration to asking him
to play Alexander Cars part of Lidon-
ski in Louisiana Lou on tour. I'm afraid
that I regard too highly the Philadelphia
associations of my youth, however; for
last season I wasted days Of precious
time in trying TO get another gifted oue
baffilng member of the family TO replaces
Mr. Carr as the Italian In The Sweetest
Girl in Paris l mean Lionel Barry.
more. to my thinking the most gifted OF
Mrs. Drew's grandchildren
The Washington herald., 1912-01-21

Shakespeare's, but are rarely seen on the
stage OF our time. In front OF Beaumont
We discover Francis Bacon, whom Pope
referred TO as the brightest = wisest
meanest Of manlind'-the latter phrase
referring to Bacon's treatment OF his
friend, the Earl Of Essex. Bacon out
lived Shakespeare ten years.
Ben johnson, who owed to Shakes
peare the acceptance Of his first play, is
seated to Shakespeare's right. When the
Bard's works were published in 1879, JON
son contributed the famous lines to
Shakespeare picture, and the commen-
datory verses-a splendid eulogy OF the
poet. in which he said OF his friend: He
was not of an age, but for all time and
lin his Discoveries he wrote of him:
I loved the man and do honor his MEM
ory. on this side idolatry.' Jonson out
lived Shakespeare twenty-one years.
Back of Jonson is John Donne-some-
time poet, historian, essayist, and called
the greatest preacher OF the seventeenth
century, He lived fifteen years after
Shakespeare. Back Of Donne is Samuel
Daniel, poet and dramatist, who outlived
the Bard by three years. To the poet s
left stands Sir Walter Raleigh-poet and
courtier. soldier and historian-the most
picturesque figure Of his age. He was
beheaded two years after Shakespeare
was laid TO rest at Stratford. Henry
wriothesley, the Earl Of Southampton,
Who proved a noble friend TO Shakes
peare, stands to the right Of Raleigh. He
is supposed to be the Mr.. II. W. of
the sonnets Lucrece and the sonnets
were dedicated to him by the Bard.
Seated at SOuthampton's left Is Sir
Robert Cotton, the antiquarian, who died
the same year as John Dome. The last
is Thomas Dekker. the dramatist. who is
at the extreme right Of the picture, and
who outlived Shakespeare twenty-five
years.
"As all these supremely talented men
hived in London at the time OF Shakes
peare. 1t is not at all unlikely that
many a Sunday evening, when the Bard
was unoccupied as player or as drama
list, that Raleigh, Southampton, johnson,
Beaumont. Fletcher, Bacon and others
dropped in and formed just such group
as the good Scotch painter. John Faed.
has spread so gracefully on his living
canvas
The Washington herald., 1912-01-21

yates. we naturally take a motherly In
terest in them.
Only boys who have had two full years
Of drawing or its sauivalsnt. and show
unusual proficiency in designing, are eY-
gible for the art metal course at Tech.
II is a course OF two years and very att
tractive to most boys.
Miss Elizabeth V. Brown. director Of
primary instruction. has an interesting
fourth grade geography exhibit. arranged
In logical sequence, in her office. Ie
deals with the manufacturing interests
OF the city. and traces a product from th0
raw state to the finished. useful, and u.
able article of commerce. The paper
demonstration is particularly fine, but
! the bakery model the ice plant. and the
lumber mill are wonderfully realistic.
Thursday. January 25. is the date fixed
for examination by supervising princis
pals Of doubtful pupils for entrance to
high schools Announcements Of results
will be made by Eighth grade B prin-
eipals on Monday, January ..
Eighty graduates Of Fourth division
schools will receive their diplomas from
Mrs. Barclay at Thomson School Janu-
airy 81. at II o'clock Mr.. W. H Rich
ardson Will make a brief talk, and Mrs.
Bennett. president Of the Webster As
sociation, will assist in the exercises.
Thirty girls from the Dramatic Asso-
eiation OF Central will appear IN the
alumni dance at the performance OF
The College Hero play given BY So
ciety leaders N the interests OF Noel
House. They will wear the classic cap
and gown, and will be drilled and chap
eroned by Miss Weber, their instructor
The beautiful exhibit Of pictures Of
American national parks which has been
open to the public during the week will
be packed and forwarded to a Massachu-
setts university next Wednesday Few
people know that in Utah there is a nat
ural bridge. under the span OF which the
Capitol might be comfortably placed. with
hfty-one feet between the Goddess OF
Liberty and the arch Of the bridge.
A further effort will be made to engage
Miss Jane Adams for the teachers leo
ture course now in progress at the "
Street High School.
Asst. supt R. c. Bruce has arranged
with United States Commissioner OF Edu-
cation P. P. ClaNton to speak to the OH
GERS and teachers OF the schools on
Tuesday. February 6. at so in the NJ
Street High School All officers and
teachers are expected to be present The
public is invited.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-21
FIREMANs EASY JOB.
Work in Cold Weather Compensates
for Pleasant Summer LoahnE.


From the CrIeland Leader. a
In long, lazy summer days when firt4
are infrequent and the men of the en-
gine houses spend much time sitting in
their shirt sleeves in the shade. talking
or smoking, or just Willing away the
hours, it is often said that the ''firemen
have a snap" 1t did not look that way
yesterday. when men, half frozen one
minute and in peril of being scorched
by the flames the next, fought down and
overcame what might easily have be-
come a tremendous confiagTation.
They battled againstSa gale of piercing
wind, with the temperature CLOSE to zero.
In smoke and steam and freezing spray,
they toiled for hours to smother and ex-
tinguish a fierce fire in the heart of the
business district, and they won their
fight. without them many millions of
dollars in buildings and merchandise
would have been destroyed.
II does not take much OF that sort of
service TO balance the account with many
easy, leisurely days. Constant readiness
to do such work, endure such exposure
and hardship. and take such risks is
worth all that the firemen get. including
their pensions in their old age or when
broken in health. They are among the
bravest and the finest heroes Of peace.