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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07
She Tells of Her
Coming Motherhood.

fact that I was expecting a child, a
circumstance which secured me
much sympathy from the womanly
women who were now my neighbors.
They were all worthy women. gen
orally the wives OF men working in
the milk factory; and therefore the
life OF our street was very regular
At 1--WE IN the morning YOU heard
the hating step or the old "knocker
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07
THE WOMAN THOU.
GMAyEST NE
By reading the synopsis and instaLLment printed
here of the most daring serial of the year you can
continue it in HearSt's Magazine for July, just out

up" who went up and down the street
tapping AZ the bedroom windows with
a long pole like a fishing rod. A
little before six you heard the clash
Ing Of many front doors and the
echOing footsteps OF the men going
TO their work. At half-past seven
you heard the whoop Of the mIlkman
and the rafting OF his cans At half.
past eight you heard the little feet
Of the children. like the pattering Of
rain, going OF to the Board School
round the corner And n little after
four in the afternoon you heard the
wild cries OF the entire Juvenile com
munity let loose from lessons, the
boys running iron hoops and the
girls skipping rope.
After that, our street hummed like
beehive. with the women, washed
and combed, standing knitting at
their open doors or exchanging con-
fidences across the areas until dark
ness fell. and each Of the mothers
called her children in 20 bed, as an
old hen In the farmyard clucks up
her chickens
These good creatures were very
kind to me. Having satisfied them
selves from observation to my habits
that 7 was respectable" they called
me Our lady" and l could not help
hearing that was nice young
thing" though It was little against
me that 7 did not go to church or
chapel and had confessed 10 being
Catholic--for several OF our families
tincluding that OF my landlady) were
members OF the Welsh Zion Chapel
far away
Such was the life OF the little hu-
man cage to which I had confined
myself. but | had an inner life that
was all my own and very sweet to
me
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07
COnspire Against Domestic Harmony

The Ills Of women seem to con
spire against domestic harmony.
No husband can understand why
woman should be continually all
Ing, fretful, nervous and despond-
ent. and he gets out of all patience
with her In nine cases OUT of
ten some organic derangement IS
the cause Of this condition and is
easily overcome by Lydia f. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, a wo-
mans remedy for woman's ills
which has cured more severe cases
Of this kind than any other rem
edy We know
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07
Emmerjane, the
Family Drudge.

But the outstanding member Of the
family for me was a shock headed
girl Of IA called Emmerjane, which
was a running version of Emma Jane.
l understand that Emmerjane was
the illegitimate daughter of Mrs.
Williams dead sister, and that she
had been born in Carnarvon, which
still shimmered in her memory in
purple and gold.
Emmerjane was the drudge of the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07

my time was full but for something
which, occurring under my eyes,
made me tremble with the fear that
the life 1 was living and the hope 1
was cherishing were really very
wrong and selfish
or my landlady. Mrs Williams,
saw very little She was a rather
hard but no doubt heavily laden wom-
an, who had TO Go" for a swarm Of
children, besides two young men
dodgers who lived in the kitchen and
slept in the room behind mine. Her
husband was a quiet man Ga carter at
the dairy, whom never saw at all
except on the staircase at 10 o'clock
at night, when, after winding the tall
clock on the landing. he went upstairs
TO bed in his stocking feet.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07

Next day she said: Hell have it
now, for he always comes home to
dinner He'll take it up to his bed
room, look you. and stand it on the
washboard, and if either Of those sis,
ters touch it he'll give them what's
what"
After that she waited anxiously for
an acknowledgment and every time
her pretty pale face would be at the
door, saying, Anything for me to
day." or Are you sure there's moth
ing for me, postman?"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07
Willing to Oblige.

Elderly Gentleman-Hi conductor,
Bring the bus here. Dye think I'm
going to walk through all this mud2
Conductor-Sutt'nly not. sir. Hif
you'll wait arr q minnit III lay down
the CARPET an hereof the having,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07

TINE girl with the silver vanity
case tucked a dainty handker-
chief into her left glove and
sighed.
It's perfectly awful" she said.
how many persons have dreadful
things happen to them these days,
Why, all | do is to go to see my poor
suffering friends in the hospitals"
Who's in the hospital besides Car
rie?" asked the girl with the flre-red
hat, "How's her appendicitis. any
how? I sent some carnations. but
I've been too busy"
Poor Carrie is recovering all
right" said the girl with the silver
vanity bag. The house doctor says
It is quite remarkable. in view Of the
! seriousness Of her case. ! wish You
could see him, Emma. when he is
talking seriously like that He draws
his eyebrows together in a straight
| line like-oh, who was the actor who
always did that Never mind. Dr..
Bennett Is perfectly handsome and
holds himself like a military man.
and in those white linen sults-whv
on earth don't all doctors dress ike
that, Ia like to know
He can't be a day over IS. and If
you could see how crazy the nurses
are over him, ! think IL Is perfectly
ridiculous of them,
Sympathetic.
Il couldn't help expressing my sym
patty one day when We We're talking
in the hall ! happened to be leaving
just as he was through seeing Carrie.
I should think l tolC him. YOU
would get SO weary Of all this chasing
after YOU DR.. Bennett! Why that
corridor nurse wouldn't let ME get 4
word IN with you while she was IN
the room, ! should think she'd real
iZe that a doctor would like some
/ thing more entertaining once in
while than chatter about banGages
and temperatures and diet He quite
flushed with gratitude and looked me
IN the eyes and said ! had perfectly
wonderful divtna-iOD. and fl was sur
pris.ng how he lived through il all
The only trouble with knowing
Or. Bennett is that every time / ~
there somebody always sends for him
or he has to 60 10 the operating
room. The poor man never has any
time for COZy chat
Is Carrie"
"Oh. Carries all right" said the
girl with the vanity bag IF she'd
only exercise a little self-contro, and
not demand all the doctors attention
whenever he's in the room. she would
get on better. SICK people are SO
Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-16

Lambert, Oscar E. Mathewson, Fred eric Papineau; registrar of voters, Gustave k. Phillips; town school com mittee, Webster Standish, Allison b. Ladd, Samuel Baldwin.
 The democratic electors of the town of Sprague met in the town hall, Bal tic, Monday night and nominated the following for town officers: Assessor, Peter Robitaille three years. Walter J. Milner one year; board of relief, Paul Brennan James F. Mcclure; select men, Raymond J. Jodoin. Arthur Roy; town clerk and treasurer, Arthur & Cote; auditor, Frank J. Nolan; cd4~ lector of taxes, James McQuire: con- stables, John McQuire. George Cor man, Philip Duhaime. Noe J. Caron: registrar of voters. Daniel Day; grand jurors. James P. Brown, Elias F. Corey Frank Clocher; school commit tee George Brennan, Charles F. Charon.
 To Have Basketball Team.
 A meeting of the members of the Baltic Social and Athletic club is to be held in the club rooms next Wed nesday evening for the purpose of dis cussing plans for the coming basket ball season. The club expects to send out fine team this year, and all the local sports are enthusiastic about it.
 On Shore Leave.
 William Steffon and Wilfrid Simo- neau of the Y. s. revenue cutter Itasca. stationed at New London, were guests of local friends Sunday.
 Lawrence Authier and George Legros of High street have left for Akron, O., where they will commence work.
 Cricket Team Defeated.
 The Baltic cricket team went to Plainfleld Saturday and was defeated in a fine game by the score of 43 to 50
 Village Interests.
 Joel Swanson has returned after . trip through the Adirondacks.
 Mrs. John Brady of Norwich spent the week end with MT. and Mrs. Will liam F. Rocheleau.
 David Light has resigned as clerk at Anderson's drug store to take up work as an apprentice with George Des- pathy.
 Mir. and Mrs. Thomas Sullivan, who have been visiting in Bristol and Hartford, have returned to their home on Main street.
 Mrt and Mrs. George Remmert Sr., were visiting in Hartford Saturday and Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-16

laughter placed P. J. Minahan on the ticket.
 Col. John H. Morrison was nomi-
 For tax collector. William A. ocs- ; tello was renonninated, by W. J. Sweeney Thomas J. Killourey, nom mated by Timothy Holden. W. A. Cos tello's nominee. declined, and Adolph Duyai, P. D. Donohue's candidate, de- olinsd in order Charles Miller was nominated by Arthur McQuillan and Arthur McQuulan was nominated by P. J. Minahan. Both men declined. Then John O'Rourke said that VII liam Hussey was a likely candidate and the fact that he wasn't there clinehed 1t. MT. Hussey became the fourth candidate for constable straight way.
 Lyman Maine, Jr., and Timothy E.. Day, named by Mayor Dunn, were placed on the ticket as eonstables. Ly- man Maine. Jr, begged to resign as constable and suggested James A. White, He declined and so did Jere- miah J. Murphy, presented by Lad renee Haggerty. Lyman Maine re- signed again after George A. Grady had proposed his name.
 Mitchell Laramee, nominated by MT. Tanner, was the third constable who saw his way clear to take the nom ination. John Kelly of the city water works refused to make the fourth.
 P. D. Donahue was nominated by Dr Wilcox as registrar of voters and the places on the school committee were filled by the nominations of Thomas J. Kelley and James F. Twomey the first by pr. George E. Wilcox and the sec- ond by ex-Mayor Tanner.
 Chairman Twomey requested that the young men who wish to be made voters appear before Registrar Don- aIlue before o'clock Thursday. Then ex Mayor Tanner moved that the town committee be empowered to make the ticket perfect in case of defections and the meeting adjourned.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-16

fore the town court Saturday after noon. No one appeared against him He signed papers in which he agreed to keep away from his wife in the future and to pay her ten dollars every week toward the support of herself and children. With the payment of the costs the case against him was nolIed
 lee Formed Sunday Night.
 What is called by the farmers who were seen Monday, "a regular freeze" visited this section Sunday night. men at the Aspinook bleachery, con- suited the thermometer several times during the night and at 4 o'clock Monday morning it stood at 30 de- grees, two degrees below freezing. Skirnrnings of ice were reported in sew eral places, the principal damage was done to tomatoes and flower gardens, although late sweet corn was hit hard. Farmers and others who have kept weather records report that in Sep tember for two years back there has occurred a cold spell like the present one with frosts which did much dam age. after which there came six weeks during which the mercury never drop ped below 40.
 Guests at Parsonage.
 Guests at the Methodist parsonage over Sunday were Mir. and Mrs. Jerome Douty and MT. and Mrs. Job Thatch- CT, superintendent and natron of the county home, of Putnam.
 David Hale Tanning Prizes for Wor-
 cester Schoolchildren.
 Worcester public school children ex- hibited the products of their gardens, as well as specimens of sewing, cook ing and manual training in the annual exhibition for the David H. Tanning prizes. in Mechanics hall Friday night and Saturday. Practically all the schools in the city exhibited. The opening addresses Friday night were given by Mayor George M Wright, Supt Homer P. Lewis and Charles Marble. The South High school or chestra directed by Miss Hazel Damn played. Awards were made before the doors were opened to the public Fri day night.
 The prize money. six hundred dol lars, has been given to be used for the permanent decoration of the school buildings or rooms and each purchase was inscribed David H. Tanning Prize, 1913''
Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-16
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS SHORT.
Ticket Named Without Difficulty Ex- eept in Securing Names for Con- stables,

The ticket that the democratic par ty launched forth on the tide of town politics on Monday evening at the caucus sailed serenely along until the selection of constables was reached. Then matters reached almost a dead lock and there was a shower of declt- nations The list was eventually filled out by the nomination Of a man who wasn't there, but was willing his nom- inator said, to be a candidate for pub lIc service. If it hadn't been for the trouble over constables the democrats would have beaten out the republicans in point of time in getting out a ticket. Instead it took them seven minutes longer. The caucus started at ST with James F. Twomey. chairman of the town committee, kept in the chair on nomination of Oscar o. Tan ner and with Frank P. Fenton, named by Attorney Thomas j. Kelley. as clerk. and it ended at $50 No har- mony was lacking in the democratic ranks, merely a little diffidence on the part of might be constables. There were 100 citizens present.
 The name of Dr. George E. Wilcox was proposed by Mayor Daniel P. Dunn and he was unanimously selected for the office of assessor for three wears, Clerk FeDton casting one ballot. John Pickett was nominated for two year term by Dr. Wilcox and James P, Mustard, the nominee of Frank P, entofl, competed the DOafQ or asses sors. Patrick J. Hurlihe, nominated by Mayor Dunn, and George Mahen, nominated by Oscar O. Tanner, were selected for the board of relief For the office of first selectman Attorney Thomas J. Kelley proposed the incum- bent of the office for the past two years. It requires two years. he said, to become fairly familiar with the duties of the office, and now that in eumbent is a much more valuable man to the town than when he was first selected. To his professional training has been added experience and judg- ment, and as an ideal candidate Attor- ney Kelley nominated Robert E. Mitchell
 For second selectman George H. Rackus of South Windham was re- nominated by ex- Mayor Tanner James P Mustard nominated Frank p Fen ton for another term as town clerk P J Minahan presented John H. Nor rison as & candidate for agent of the town deposit fund but he declined. Mir. Minahan presented Hormisdas Dion and he declined, Then John Col lins, nominated by David Ahearn, James Haggerty suggested by Lyman Maine, Jr., Leo Thompson, nominated by Mir. Tanner, and Leander Smith, named by Lyman Maine, declined in succession, Col, Morrison said the of flee consisted mostly of swapping couple of receipts with the town clerk. Finally Mayor Dunn arose and amid
Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-16
SCHOLAR AND ATHLETE
Ronald s. DrysdaIs, Instructor at High SchJoi, Has Valuable English and American Experience.

The new instructor in Mathematics and Physics at the Windham High School in place of William J. Nelson, whose resignation was accepted last Wednesday, is Ronald S. Drysdale, a graduate of the College of Preceptors, London, England. MT. Drysdale has also taken graduate work at Boston University and at Tufts. For the past four years he has been assistant prin- eipal of the Lewiston, Me. High School where he inaugurated several new de- partuPes in the courses in Physics and Chemistry.
 In addition to his work in the class room Mir Drysdale will coach the athletic teams at the High School for which work he is well adapted, hav ing played for England in the Interna- tional football games in Great Britain, as we'll as representing Tufts on the varsity football team and playing sum- mer baseball in the vicinity of Auburn, N. Y.
 During his term of service at Lewis ton he was the faculty manager of athletics turning out a relay team last year which won every race in which il was entered, defeating Dedham High at Boston and making the second fast est time out of twenty eight teams taking part in the Interscholastic meet held there in April. This was quite record for Lewiston, which is noted for
Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-16
PRoeREssIVEs' TICKET.
Party Caucus Fills Out the List for
 Town Election.


 The progressive caucus was held Monday evening at Union zlock with an attendance of about twenty.
 John C. Barstow, chairman of the town committee, called the meeting to order. William A. Dawson was elected chairman and Charles H. Lar kin clerk.
 The following ticket was placed in nomination for the coming town cleo tion:
 Assessor for three years. Charles E. Little: for two years, William E. Hig- gins: for one year. Dwight Church; members of the board of relief Wal ter H. Woodiil and Frederick Flagg; selectmen, Charles B. Jordan and John Potter: town clerk and treasurer, Charles H Larkin: agent town fund, Bert G. Thompson; auditor. John c. Barstow: collector of taxes, Uric A. Rivard; constables, Irving Ford. Chauncey E. MacFarlane, Berton A. Clough, Harry Peterson; registrar of voters Charles H. Beebe; town school committee. Albert B. Cunningham. Dr. Louis I. Mason.
 After the clerk had taken up col lection for current expenses, Charles Barstow of the town committee read a letter of invitation to a farewell dinner to be given Col. Roosevelt on the eve of his departure for Argentina,
 The meeting then adjourned, after listening to few recarks from the candidates present
Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-16
TRUTH TRIUMPHS
Norwich Citizens Testify for the
 Public Benefit.


 A truthful statement of a Norwich citizen, given in his own words should convince the most skeptieal about the merits of Doan's Kidney Pills. If you suffer from backaehe, nervousness, sleeplessness, urinary disorders or any form of kidney ills, use a tested kid hey medicine.
 A Norwich citizen tells of Doan's Kidney Pills
 Could you demand more convincing proof of merit?
 Eugene Sweet, Norwich, Conn, says: About twelve years ago I learned of the value of Doan's Kidney Pills, At that time l was confined to my bed as the result of an attack of lumbaso suffered from sharp pains across my Joins and was greatly annoyed by too freQ passages Of the kidney secre- ti0ns l consulted the best doctors in Providence, but their treatment failed to help me in the least. l finally read about Doans Kidney Fills and as I vas badly In need of something that would help me- 1 began using them. Improvement was soon noticeable and l continued taking this remedy until the trouble disappeared. others of my family have taken Dean's Kidney Pills for kidney complaint and have been cured"
 RE- ENDORSEMENT,
 When seen at a later date. Mr. Sweet added: T confirm all I have ever said in praise O.. Doan's Kidney Pills. l consider them the best kidney remedy te be haa.''
 For sale by all dealers Price 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co.,, Buffalo, New ferk. sole agents for the United States
 Remember the -Dean's-aAA take 10 other.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-16

A largely attended republican eau GUS was held in the town hall at o'clock Monday evening. There were 12e present. J. ". Payne and F, H, Hiseox were elected chairman and clerk respectively. Lloyd c. Bucking- ham and Eli J. Lague were tellers. The following names were put in nomina- ton for town officers: Assessor, c. A. Haskell; board of relief. Edward A. Geer, Ransom H. Young; seiectmen, Joseph Roode, Oscar Dugas; auditor. P. E. Robinson; clerk and treasurer, John Welsh; collector of taxes. Ben jamin R. Gardner; constahles, Louis Gingras, Louis W. Miehaud, Lewis M. Carpenter, Andrew Chesboro; registrar of voters, first district, Eli c. Lague; Robert A. Wilbur; school committee, James T. Wilbur. Archibald M. Clarke.
 The only contest was for collector. B. R. Gardner won the nomination over Louis Gingras by vote of 5s to S9.
 School Board Meets.
 special meeting of the school board was held Monday afternoon for the purpose of hearing and acting upon the annual report for the year as com piled by the secretary. It was voted that the report be approved and be the town of Griswold for the year end ing Aug. S1. 1913. The school visit ors consented to the attendance of Francis Roode, Louise Davis and George Davis at the high school in the town of Plainfield for the school year of 1913-14, provided that said high school be approved by the state board of education and that the cost Of tui- ton and transportation shall not ex- ceed what would be necessary for the attendance Of said pupils at the Nor Wtch Free Academy. The secretary was instructed to notify the several district committees and teachers Of the town that children must obtain the written consent of the board of school visitors before being allowed to attend school In any district where they do not reside. The chairman and the secretary were authorized to issue certificates of consent to children for such time as may elapse before said application be acted upon at meet ing of the board.
 The matter of transportation of pu- pils to the Norwich Free Academy was placed in the hands of the regular transportation committee.
 ArinaonY's Case Nelled,
 Fairies Arimony, who about two weeks ago committed a murderous as sault upon his wife, was brought be-
Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-16
Wins Rridaanert Bride.

Willimantic people are interested in the wedding, which takes place in Bridgeport this morning, of John F. Curry, Jr., formerly of this city, and Miss Katherine Rants, a well known Bridgeport young lady. John P. Curry, his daughter, Miss Martha Curry, and his granddaughter. Miss Eleanor Curry with Miss Anne Moran, of Willimantic have gone to Bridgeport to attend the ceremony.
 MT Curry is now one of the members on the force of the Bridgeport Police Department in which city he has been residing for the past five years. Prev ious to that he lived in Willimantic and was a popular clerk in the carpet de- partment of the H. c. Murray company.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-16
BEGINS FOURTH SEASON. Congregational Church Sodalitas Had
 a Supper and Reception.

The young ladies of the Sodaiitas of the First Congregational church in augurated their winter season on Mon day evening with a supper and infor- mai reception in the rooms of the Woman's club on Main street: The enjoyment of the occasion was en-
 hanced by the presence of a number Of the older members of the organiza
 tions, some of whom leave shortly for college and other places. Rev. Will liam $. Beard pastor of the church, was one of the chief guests of honor. It is the fourth season of the Sodalitas and they are planning for profitable year to come.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-16
CHARGE OF BRUTALITY.
c. Rice Accused of III Treat ment of His Nine Year Old Daugh- ter.

William c. Rice of South Windham, who has been living here of late. was brought to police headquarters at 6 o'clock Monday night on charge of assault. Rice is a man of 50 years of age, and the offense with which he is charged is alleged to have been committed on his nine year old daugh- ter last week. The man rooms in a Main street boarding house, but he works in the Smith Winchester Manu- facturing company at South Wind ham. where he formerly lived. In the complaint made by South Windhsm people, Wednesday is stated as the day of the assault. A warrant was made out by Prosecuting Attorney E. Frank Bugbee and Chief Richmond took Rice into custody as he got off the car from South Windham Monday night It is a serious charge, but not grave enough it is stated to warrant charge of criminal assault. The wife of MT. Rice has been in the Nor wich state hospital for about two years.