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Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-13
BROOKLYN
Mercury Climbs to 1O5 Degrees on
 Tuesday-Summer Visitors and Tourists.

Mortimer H. Miller and family of Hartford are occupying the homestead for the summer months
 Frank F. Hoxie spent the Fourth and remainder of the week with his wife. He is employed in Boston.
 Mir. and Mrs. D. C. Park took their daughter, Mrs. Fallon, and children to their home in Bingham in their au- tomobile. remaining over the follow ing Sunday.
 Miss Helen Sharp is spending her vacation with her mother, Mrs. James Lowery.
 Irving S. Fdink. Postmaster is having the north end of the piazza in front of the post office enclosed.
 Mir and Mrs. John F.. Phillips of Central Village were guests of MT. and Mrs. Frank A. Spaulding Sunday,
 Miss Charlotte Scarborough has re- turned home after an absence of sew eral weeks visiting relatives.
 1o5 Degrees on Tuesday.
 Tuesday was the hottest day of the season so far. the mercury registering from s7 to 105 degrees in the shade.
 The farmers are rushing their hay ing the crop being below the average. Miss Olin Barnes and Miss Genevie Craw of New York are guests of Mrs. Edwin Bennett
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-13
CENTRAL VILLAGE
Food Sale and Entertainment-Law avn Concert by Meosup 5and-Thomas Wakely Injured.

Wskely Injured.
 Miss Florence Hope of Versailles is at Ulysses Cooper's.
 Miss Phebe Barber has gone to Will limantic camp ground to spend the summer
 MT. and Mrs. Ulysses Cooper and daughters. Ruth and Virginia, have been visiting relatives at Saunders town, R. l.
 Frank Medbury of Norwich was a Monday visitor at Rev. George Bene- diets.
 Accompanied Body from New York.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles H. Walker of Southampton, l.. l., and Mir. and Mrs Sheridan Walker of New York city accompanied the body of their father, Henry F. Walker, here from New York Tuesday night.
 Undersoes Operation.
 Frank Bence was taken to the Day kimball hospital in Putnam late Fri day evening, where an operation for appendicitis was performed soon after his arrival, as he was in a serious con dition. He Is comfortable at present.
 Mrs. Lowell Horton has been in East kiliingly on account of the serious illness of her brother.
 Sale and Entertainment.
 The ladies of the church held a food sale al the church Friday evening. An entertainment Maids of the Nations, was given by two classes of young la dies in the Sunday school. Cake and ice cream were sold. George Gadbois of Montville was here Monday at the home of his par- ents, Mir. and Mrs George Gadbojs
 Miss Marion Flyers of Methuen. Mass. is visiting her cousin Miss Winifred Flyers.
 Rev. and Mrs George Benedict are entertaining their daughter from New York.
 Miss Malvina Bishop spent Sunday with her sister in Washington. R. I. Ernest French visited relatives in Providence Sunday. Miss Myrtle Ballou of TJxbridge Mass, is visiting Miss Ethel Collins. Miss Clara French of Providence Is visiting her uncle Ernest French.
 Traveller at s1. i Mrs. George Loring Is entertainlng her uncle, Mr Edmunds. of Washing | ton, R l. He Is Sl years old and in 1 excellent health
 Mrs. Warren Hopkins has been visit 1 ing relatives in Cranston. k.
 Mir. and Mrs Carl Kennedy of Brain tree, Mass have returned home after visiting at Charles A. Byfes'. Recovering from Accident.
 Frank Kohn. who broke his ankle several weeks ago. is able to be on the l street with crutches
 Mr, and Mrs. ots Newport ol
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-13
EAST COLCHESTER

Myer Paley of New York was a recent guest at the home of his parents, MT and Mrs. S. Paley.
 Farmers who have begun having in this vicinity report light crops due to the drouth.
 Jerry McGrath, who for the past few months has been in Hartford has returned to his home here.
 Summer boarders are arriving daily at the various resorts,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-13
BOZRAH
Little Daughter of MT. and Mrs. John Hill Baptized at Congregational Church.

Dr. and Mrs Fox have returned to Wethersfeld after a few days visit on Lathrop Hill.
 There was large attendance at the Bozrah Congregational church last Sunday morning. Rev. MT. Wilcox was present to baptize Emily Dorothea, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. John Hill, of Greeneville
 Mir and Mrs. Charles Williams of Laurel Hill and Mrs Maria Hall and son Wilbur attended church in Bozrah Sunday
 Mrs. Alice D. Abell of Norwich Town and John Sommerer of Attleboro cal1- ed on friends in town Monday.
 Mrs Mary Bosworth of White Plains. N. r., Is the guest of her son, Elijah Abel, of Bashan Hill, for the summer
 Cards have been received from Mrs Sherwood Avery, who is spending sev- eral weeks travelling through Maine.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-13
@GRISWOLD

Mrs. Jane Lester was recent guest of Miss Lucy Lathrop.
 William E. Montgomery returned to his home in New York Monday after spending week with his family in town.
 MT. and Mrs. George W. Edmundas and daughter of Greeneville were vis- itors tn town Sunday.
 Rev. H. T. Arnold of Norwich preached at Pachaug Sunday
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-13
ABINGTON

William Peal. son and daughter of NTontclair N. J.. have been guests at Charles Peal's this week. s.
 George Whltuesey and daughter of East Putnam were in town Wednes- day
 The Ladies' Benevolent society met with Mrs. Edward Peal Thursday af. terpe~a
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-13
CLARK'S FALLS
First Black 6ass-Felting Company
 Has Plenty of Water.

Albert Kuehn, Horace Palmer and son Frank caught six black bass, the first of the season, from Zagoo pond.
 The thermometer has gone up and up to 100 degrees this week. The dry weather has hastened the making of hay Fields and gardens need rain badly.
 Good Water Supply.
 The Federal Felting company has raised the gate to one of their reser- voirs, Wyassup pond that was filled by rain early in the season. If that is not enough to last them Green Falls reservoir, over the line in Voluntown, holds large quantity of water.
 Mr. and Mrs. c. w. Hale and daugh- ter Fiona of Springfield, Mass, are at their summer home north of the vile lage to stay about six weeks.
 Mrs. Ellen Lewis has returned from a pleasant visit in Hartford.
 Mrs. Jessie Fish bought a horse sold At auction at Laurel Glen 1uesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-13
WELLINGTON
Services on the Church Lawr---Miss Pratt Leaves Summer School Be- cause of Illness.

The church services Sunday after noon, held on the church lawn. were well attended. pleasant and helpful. The pastors, excellent sermon was timely and much appreciated
 The Fourth of July picnic, was q pleasant social event The music b. the Citizens band of Stafford Springs added greatly to the enjoyment. Thf beautiful fireworks were contributed by Colonel Han.
 The hay. in the cemetery tract Is be ing cut
 Miss Ada w. Pratt. who went os Monday 10 Danbury to attend th( simmer school was taken iH witf measles and returned home Saturday
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-13
GOSHEN
Clergyman from Pasadena to Preach on sunday-Haymaksrs Busy.

 Mrs Willis o. Fuller and children of Bridgewater Mass, have been spend ing a few days with friends in this place.
 It has been a strenuous week for the haymakers, who have made long days improving the hot sunshine in secur- ing the hay crop. A number of farm CTS will about finish this week. Miss Ruth E. Curry has returned to her home in this place, after spending the winter in Springfield, Mass. Raymond Simpson and Archie Walk ingshaw of Chicopee Falls, Mass, are visiting at the home of William T. Curry.
 Miss Edith Ferguson of Springfield is spending her vacation with relatives in this place.
 The Rev. H. J. Crist of Pasadena. Cal, will praech in the local church at the moEniSag service, Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-13
CLARK'S CORNERS

MT. and Mrs. George Ryder have returned home after months absence in Boston.
 ". A. Mathewson is the guest of w. C. Oliver,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-13
SOUTH WOODSTOCK

Gladys Sheldon is at the summer school at Danbury for the month.
 Miss Mabel Ritch of Yonkers. N T.. is spending 6 part of her vaca- ton at her home here
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-07
LIVING GOING SKYWARD.

1t costs more to live in this month
Of June. 1912, than ever before in the
history Of the United States, except,
perhaps, during war time. Prices to,
DAY are, on the average, nearly. 10
per cent higher than a year ago, &C.
cording to trade authorities.
Food products are higher on the
record Of meat, eggs, butter, fish, DO.
tatoes. coffee, tea, rice, sugar, salt,
molasses. beans and peas, an aver
age Of % per cent higher; wheat,
corn. oats. barley, flour, are 80 per
cent higher.
Fruits are the only things good to
eat that have grown cheaper during
the last twelve months, but they are
still higher than in 1910. The average
increase In food products is nearly 20
per cent. The biggest advances have
been in meat prices, beef rs per cent
hog products 40 per cent and mutton
over 50 per cent. Dealers lay the In
crease to last years hay crop, which
was poor and the general high cost
Of provender. Poor crops are also
held responsible.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-07
Must DO Without Almanac.

1t looks as If the Chinese public in
the south will be in fix this year for
the want Of the usual almanac, which
Is an indispensable requisite N every
household in order to distinguish be.
tween lucky and unlucky days and the
like. The little kobos are sold by the
hundreds Of thousands and the trade
got them ready as usual. To meet
the situation new covers were put on
with the new dates, while the inside
remained the same as If there had
been no change. The sale Of these is
strictly interdicted and nothing has
been provided to take their place
Pekin Daily News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-07
Ruins Of lmmens. Au..

Prof. Hiram Bingham, director Of
the Yale expedition to Peru, reports
among the archaeological discoveries
a number Of Inca or pre-Inca cities, in.
GLIDING Macchu Pichu, a city probably
built by the "megalithic race" which
preceded the Incas. The ruins are on
an almost inaccessible ridge, two
thousand feet above the Urubamba
river. They are of great beauty and
magnifcence, and include palaces,
baths, temples and about $50 houses.
Carefully cut blocks Of white granite,
some Of them twelve feet long, were
used In the construction OF the walls.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-07
A NEW ONE.

Volume one, Number one, Of the
Otis Reporter, has reached our ex
change table. The Reporter is sail.
ing over the tempestuous sea of jour
nalism under w. C. Renner as own
er, with C. W Chaddock as editor
They carry a nice line Of ads and
a good lot Of local news. Here Is
hoping they may continue to report
the doin's in those parts for many
years to come, with profit to them
selves and the community in which
they live.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-07
JOHN D. HAS 900 MILLION DOL.
LARS.

The litigation which has brought
about the examination Of John D.
Rockefeller as a witness to tell Of
the present relations between Stan
dard Oil and its former subsidiary
companies, supposedly disassociated
from it under the judgment of the
United States supreme court, has in
volved also a quiet inquiry into the
stockholdings and other forms of
wealth of Mr.. Rockefeller. The con-
clusion has been reached that John
D. Rockefeller is now worth 5000, 1000,
900.
The lawyers who have undertaken
the task Of calculating just what Mr..
Rockefeller is worth have come to
one conclusion that is noteworthy:
That since the dissolution of the
Standard Oil trust under the judg-
bent of the United States supreme
court, interpreting the Sherman anti
trust act, the wealth of Mr.. Rockefel-
Ter has grown by leaps and bounds.
It is reckoned he is worth now fully
500, 100000 more than before the SUI
preme court judgment took effect
That is due to the enormous increase
in market value of the stocks Of many
former subsidiaries of the octopus.
Rockefellers income may be esti-
mated at s5O,OOO,OOO a year, or ST.
/ OOO, 900 a month, or $1,159,S46.15 a
week, or $164,7S5.S1 a day, or &c.
1857 and hour or $114.4O minute or
$3.50 2-3 a second.
Mr.. Rockefeller never has ventur-
ed to say what he is worth. He has
given $174,OOO,OOO to various charita-
BILE, educational and scientific insti-
tutiors, but that has not made any
impression on the vast principal Of
his wealth, being merely gifts out Of
the income. Mr.. Rockefellers person
al wealth, aside from his real estate,
is estimated by the city Of New York
for taxation purposes, at s5,OO0,OO0.
He pays taxes on that amount.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-07
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
COMMITTEE IN SESSION.

The Republican national committee
began its sessions in Chicago yes.
terday, hearing the contests that
have been brought. The total num-
Der filed is PIG, Of which $50 have
been filed by the Roosevelt people
and S6 by the Taftites. The list Of
contests is as follows.
Alabama-Six delegates at large
contested; districts 2, 4, 6 and 9 con.
tested; number of delegates, IA.
Alaska-Two delegates a I large
contested.
Arkansas-Four delegates at large
and delegates from districts /, 4. ),
and Z, totaling IL delegates, contest.
ed.
District Of oolumbia-Two dele.
gates at large contested.
Florida-Six delegates at large and
delegates from districts /, 2 and 3
totalirg ~ delegates contested.
Georgia-Four delegates at large
and delegates from districts 1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, Z, 8, 9, 10, II and u, totaling
%, contested.
lndiana-Four delegates at large
and delegates from districts /, 8 and
13 contested; total, 10.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS from districts
8 and II, holding four seats, contest.
ed.
Louisana-Six delegates at large
and delegates from districts l, 2, 8, 4
5, 6 and Z contested; total, 20.
Michigan-Six delegates at large
contested.
Minnesota-Two fourth district
delegates contested.
Mississippi-Four delegates al
large and delegates from districts 1,
2, 4, 5, 6. 7, and 8 totaling 10 seats
contested.
Missouri-Four delegates at large
and delegates from districts 1, 3, 5, 7
13 and IA, totaling Is votes con-
tested.
North Carolina-Two delegates
from fourth district contested.
0klahoma-Two delegates from
third district contested.
South Carolina-Two delegates
from second district contested.
Tennessee-Two delegates from
tenth district contested.
Tennessee-Two delegates from
tenth district contested.
Texas-Eight delegates at large
and delegates from districts l, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, II, IA, and Is, totaling
20 delegates contested.
Vinginia-Four delegates at large
and delegates from districts 1, 2, 3,
5, 6, 8 and 10, totaling IS delegates
contested.
Washington-Eight delegates at
large and those from districts /,
and 3, totaling IA seats contested.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-07
AGE OF ICEBERGS UNKNOWN
One Of the, Mysteries Of the Sea
There 10 Little Probability Of
Being Solved.

The age Of an iceberg is probIemat-
ic. The berg that sank the Titanic
may have been forming on the coast
Of Greenland when Columbus crossed
the sea, or even before that. Then
again 1t may have been reared by the
elements since Peary's first expedi-
ton to the pole, but probably 1t ante
dated steamships by many years. In
1S41, a great berg appeared on st.
Johns, N. F. Its pinnacle was fully
100 feet above the sea, and its base
formed a glittering island in the MID
die of which, imbedded between two
hills Of ice, were two ships side by
side. The masts were gone, but other
wise the upper works seemed to be
intact. Scattered about the decks
were various objects that might have
been the frozen bodies of the crews.
All were covered with snow. Several
old sailors approached the berg as
near as they dared to and scanned
the ships through powerful glasses,
but could not see any name or any
thing to indicate their nationality or
business on the seas. There were no
signs of life aboard them-nothing but
the motionless masses under their
white coverings. They were believed
10 be part Of Sir John Franklin's ex-
petition, and were seen at the mouth
Of the harbor almost stationary for
several days. Then one morning the
berg was gone, and the ultimate fate
OF the derelicts 1t carried is still one
of the mysteries of the sea.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-07
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THE STATE TO MAKE CEMENT.

The state has been making its own
brick and digging its own coal for
many years. 1t has been making
brick and digging coal at the state
penitentiary with prison labor and
there is a project on now to make
cement at the penitentiary for the
purpose Of assisting in the good
roads work in Kansas. It is possible
that before long the conVicts at the
penitentiary will be turning out &C.
ment as we'll as brick, coal and bind
ing twine.
The suggestion was first made by
A. ] Ranney of .Osawatomie. He sug
gested that the state make the &C.
ment the same as it makes binding
Irvine and that 1t sell it to the town.
ships or counties the same as it sells
binding twine to dealers and wheat
raisers. The counties and townships
over the state are using thousands of
barrels of cement in road and bridge
work and it is believed they would
purchase from the penitentiary under
contract to deliver as the cement was
needed.
Notwithstanding the mines and the
different industrial plants requiring
he labor of prisoners at the peniten-
tary it is believed that a sufficient
number of men could be spared to
man the plant the year around. A &C.
ment mill does not require a graet
force Of men. Practically all of the
work is done by machinery. The great
object in having the state make &C.
ment would be to bring down the
price. At the present time cement
on the market in Kansas costs from
$10O to $1.75 a barrel. 1t is believed
that the state could manufacture 1t
TOR about fifty cents a barrel and
sell it to the county or township at
lust enough profit to cover the de-
probation in the plant.
1t is estimated that there are be
tween eighty and ninety thousand
miles OF road in Kansas and that
there are three culNerts or small
bridges to the two miles. If con-
structed Of cement the culverts would
be practically everlasting and if &C.
.ment could be purchased at less than
dollar a barrel such culverts would
be almost as cheap in the beginning
as wood cUlvert which last only a
short time. The high cost of cement
has discouraged many townships
from using it ON cuNerts and
bridges.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-07
PLAN A PERPETUAL CALENDAR
All Nations to Unite In Working Out
an Idea Long In Minds Of
Many.

A conference Of all nations will be
held next summer at Geneva, Switzer-
land, to discuss suggestions for an In
ternational perpetual calendar. At that
time Leroy S. Boyd will present his
calendar, which has 13 months Of 2S
days each, making a total Of 1854 days
in the year. The 365th day is not in
cluded in any month, but will precede
the first day Of January and will be
called New Years day. A similar ar
rangement is made for leap years. The
S66th day is not counted in any month,
but follows the last day Of December
and is called Leap Year day. The ad-
ditional month is called Solaris, and
comes between June and July. As an
Illustration, the year 1916 is used, be-
cause, according to the present calen-
dar the first day Of that year will be-
gin on Saturday, which would become
New Years day under the perpetual
calendar. That would make the fol.
lowing day, Sunday, be known as Jan.
/, 1916. Every month would have the
same number Of days and every month
and every week would begin on Sun
day and end on Saturday. That would
make the same date In each month
fall on the same day Of the week.
Such perpetual calendar would make
It unnecessary to have a printed cal.
endar for every month, because the
days Of each month are identical with
those Of the first month. One Of the
benefits expected to result from a per
petual calendar is that It will facill.
tate business calculations Under the
new system a month will mean ex-
actly % days and not 80 or 81 days,
as at present.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-07
PRINTERS CONSOLIDATE.

Plans have been completed for the
consolidation Of the Mccormick and
Armstrong printing houses of this
city. The A. G. Mccormick press,
located at the northwest corner Of
Lawrence avenue and William street
will be the location of the consolidat.
ed company. Charles Armstrong will
move his plant from its location on
East Douglas avenue. Both printing
establishments have been located in
Wichita a number Of years.-Wichita
Eagle.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-07
Fireman's Unique Wedding.

A fireman's wedding in a burnt-out
church is certainly something of a nov
city. Such a wedding has just taken
place in the chancel of St. Georges,
Leicester, the greater part of the
building having been destroyed by fire
last year. 1t was the first fireman's
wedding in Leicester, and the bride.
groom's colleague, formed a guard Of
honor and arranged an arch of axes,
etc., under which the bride and bride.
groom passed out after the ceremony.
Fireman Sturges, the bridegroom, was
among those who fought the flames at
st. Georges last October.-London Tit.
Bits. @
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-07

Mrs. Charles Zutavenn and daugh-
ter, Miss Ruby, arrived Friday even
ing from Oklahoma City, Okla, to
spend several weeks here visiting
Mrs. Zutavern's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J F. Whitney.-Larned Chrome
scope
Mrs. Colonel Mclaughlin Of Great
Bend arrived yesterday to be the
guest Of her mother, Mrs. Charles
Sharp, and attend the wedding Of her
sister, Miss Margaret Wyatt, to Mr..
E. X. Stevenson Of Chicago.-Wich-
ita Eagle, 31st
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-07

W. H. Bidleman was badly Grip
pied Monday by the kick Of a calf
The animal was only a few days
old, but evidently arrived in this
world with a fully developed ability
to kick. 1t caught It's victim Just
below the knee cap and the result
Is that Mr.. Bidleman is compelled
to use cane in getting around
Kinsley Graphic.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-07
Artist Reuains DRAWINGS.

M. Bucas, the French artist whose
paintings when bought by NJ. Quittner
and signed by him, won their new
owner honOrs at the salons where the
original painter failed even to get
them accepted, has succeeded in re-
gaining 29 Of the pictures.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-07

James Clayton returned from Min
neapolis Sunday, where he had been
In attendance at the national meet
ing Of the NJ. E. church.