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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-10-09
FIRE STARTS FROM BLOWER
Gasoline Explosion in Repair Shop
Threatens to Wipe Out Old Wulf
Landmark on Wisconsin Street, But
lTiremen Arrive in Time to Save It.

The city fire department. fought a
stubborn fire at the plant of the N. R.
Allen s Sons tannery just after seven
O'Clock Sunday morning when sparks
from the pipe connected with the
blower in the hair room set fire to piles
of hair in the building and before the
fire was extinguished damage to the
amount of nearly a thousand dollars
had resulted A big blower is main-
tanned in this portion of the plant and
it is used to blow hot air over the piles
of hair for dying purposes. In some
manner the dust and portions of hair
which had collected in this pipe were
ignited and the sparks were blown all
over the room into the piles of hair.
When the fremen arrived the flames
were spreading rapidly and it looked
as if The big plant was in serious dan
ger. Four lines of hose were laid and
in less than half an hour the fire was
entirely under control. The discovery
of the fire was fortunate one. One
of the men about the plant happened
to notice the Odor of the burning hair
and went to the room in which it was
stored for drying. He found the sparks
being thrown all over the room and at
once sent in a general alarm. The in
terror of this portion of the plant was
badly charred and large amount of
the hair was soaked with water. It is
declared that all of this hair may be
used again after it is submitted to the
drying process. The loss from the
blaze is entirely covered by insurance.
Fire in Wulff Building.
Later in the morning the fremen
were called out again on account of a
fire in the old Wulff building at the
corner of Wisconsin and Church streets.
This fire started in the corner room oc-
cupied by II. L. Goodale as shoesr
pair shop. Gasoline had been used in
cleaning one of the machines and one
of the workmen struck a match. An
explosion followed which caused dam
age to the amount of $50. The men
employed at the shop had the fire I'M
der control by the time the department
arrived. Charles Sawisky, who was in
charge of the cleaning operations and
who lit the match, was slightly burned
about the hands by the gasoline, but his
injuries were not of serious nature
and he was able to be at his work
again this morning. The accident in
no way put the repair shop out of BUSH
ness and the regular work was being
taken care of today.
An early Sunday morning call sent
the department to the home of Otto
r. Swanson at 668 Jenne street. A
shed in the rear of the house was dis
covered on fire just after two o'clock
Sunday morning and it blazed with such
vigor that it was feared the other
buildings in the neighborhood were in
danger. It is supposed that the fire
was started by sparks from some chin
ney in the neighborhood. The blaze
was extinguished with a loss Of less
than $25.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-10-09

cumstances break down the offenses
that the body has set up and they be-
come the victims of the great white
plague
One of the features of the conven-
ton was the Extensive exhibit which at
tracted universal interest. Charts bear
ing such startling statements as
$3o,0o0,0O0 lost yearly in Wisconsin
from preventable diseases" and
. fifty two per cent of infant deaths
are preventable, models of sanitary
and insanitary factories and stores,
miniature sanatoria, educational charts
containing vital statistics and health
information, and exposures of specific
patent medicine frauds were a part of
this interesting and valuable exhibit.
The fight against tuberculosis among
children, both by prevention and cure,
was the text at the opening session.
The introduction OF the problem
came in the report of the executive
secretary. DR.. Hoyt E. Dearholt. He
said in part:
"A much more comprehensive and
extensive campaign for the prevention
and cure of tuberculosis among child
rem is imperatively demanded
Good Work Done.
Referring to the general situation,
DR.. Dearholt said:
"This last year has been notable
one. Viewed in retrospect the associa-
tion's campaign seems upon the whole
to have been efficient and to show as
steady and consistent gains as can be
reasonably expected when it is shown
how deeply intrenched tuberculosis
has been.
"Of first Importance is the attitude
and information of the public upon the
disease and the campaign against it,.
Today the knowledge that tuberculo-
sis, is communicable, durable and pre-
ventable is held so universally that
one is almost impelled to dispute the
not even permeated to some physicians
five years ago.
Obtained Many Laws.
The annual report of DR.. G. A. Baer,
secretary of the association involved
review of the work of the associa-
ton in legislative and other lines. He
said in part:
Among the most important things
achieved during the year was the Sc
curing of the passage of every law the
association demanded. Tt took much
work during the session of the legisla-
ture to accomplish this, but the laws
had been SO carefully prepared and the
Legislators so thoroughly convinced of
their need by the committees on iegis-
lative enactment that no other course
was open.
"Sanatoria were erected in many
counties Of the state The nurse work
throughout the state has made a great
advance stride.
Organization is what done most to
give the Wisconsin nti-Tuberculosis
Association a place among the leaders
in this estimable movement
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ANNUAL CONVENTION. IS HELD
Leaders in Great Movement Declare
That the State Should Take up Work
Which is Now Being Done by Private
Organizations.

Guarding childhood from tuberculosis
and urging upon the state its RESPONSE
bility in the fight against disease and
for public health viii be the keynote
of the coming year Is work of the Wis.
consin -Tuberculosi Association
official announcement to this effect hav-
ing been made at the annual meeting
of the state society. Emphasis was
conferred on these two lines of work in
the convention program, the afternoon
session being devoted to discussion OF
"The Child and Tuberculosis" and the
evening one to "The Relative Import
ance of the State and Voluntary Socie-
ties in the tuberculosis Movement. y
Both sessions were largely attended,
there being visitors from Chicago and
other cities outside of the state as well
as a representative gathering of Wis
consin workers.
Work Belongs to the State.
The fact that private societies, such
as the Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis AS.
ISOLATION, are doing the work which
properly belongs to the state and the
municipality and which will eventually
be taken up by the proper authorities,
was emphasized by Prof. NJ. P. Ra.
venel of the University of Wisconsin,
president of the state association, dur
ing the brief remarks with which he
introduced DR.. John H. Lowman of
Cleveland, president of the national as
ISOLATION
Prof. havenel also took occasion to
protest against the disposition on the
part of some of the local societies to
conduct their Christmas stamp sales in
dependent of, instead of in cooperation
with, the state and national sale Of the
red cross seals He urged the necessity
of loyalty to the parent organization
and called attention to the fact, cited
in the report of the executive secretary,
DR. Hoyt E, Dearholt, that the work
of the state society is carried on en-
tirely with the funds which come in
from the sale of these seals, I'll cent
at time. The state society expend-
ed $4,000 last year and demands are
constantly increasing.
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Cooperation is Necessary.

W
Active cooperation between public
officials and voluntary societies was
urged by DR.. Lowman, who commend
ed Wisconsin highly for the practical
manner in which it uses it's university.
He spoke especially of the new state
department of hygiene of which DR..
Ravenel is the head and declared that
the laws on which the fight against
tuberculosis is based can be used in the
campaign against any disease. These
three laws are:
First-Find out infected centers.
Secend-Stamp them out.
Third-Keep them from reforming.
Compulsory notification is the be-
ginning of any campaign against
disease said DR.. Lowman. 1.-THE
chief burden will always fall on the
health officer because he is in much
better position to insist than the priv.
ate physician, but each physician should
give loyal cooperation and should
serve, especially in cases of contagious
diseases, as voluntary officer of the
health department.
Even though the state takes its full
share of responsibility in the fight
against disease, DR.. Lowman holds that
there will still be large mission for
the voluntary society in the line of so.
cial service in the home.
To Save the Child.
'tChildhood is the time of life when
tuberculosis is acquired y said DIR. A.
w. Gray, one of the principal speakers
at the session. "It is not acquired
before birth, it is not inherited. Yet
before the age of ten years almost
every individual has come to harbor
within himself some active germs of
the disease. A certain number of lit
tie ones succumb. Others master the
disease. But there are certain others,
in group between these two, about
whom there is different tale to tell
There are too many of these unfort-
unates. These are the ones for whom
our work must be done in way that
it has not been done before. They are
the ones who, though apparently well,
continue to harbor the disease for
many years perhaps, until adverse cir
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-20

l, I.o Eaton. Eat $1s,4d7; Exchange bBloebb'
 Humphrey, s12.300; T. E. Hopkins. S20.515; 0. F. Jacobs estate. $10,100; F. A. Jacobs. $10,150; E. H. Jacobs and wife, $15,375; E. H. Jacobs Manufac- turing company. S26.000; William A. Johnson, $31.000; Frank $. Kennedy, s29, ,710; George Leavens. $11, TOO; w. E. Labelle. $12.65oi Mrs. J. A. Paine, ne s. Sayles. $22. roo; William H. Sayles $15,045; Boston Dry Goods Company s12,50O; Crystal Water company, $120,- 900; Phoenix Building company. $35,- 900: A. F. Wood company $21 900; Thistle Worsted company $24,S60; F. P. Warren estate, S10,1S5; F. P. War ren and wife, $14,100; Windham Coun- ty Savings bank. 5000; J. F Win1le- man, s22;125; Charles B. Wheatley. s54,150; Ella Woodwork ct al, S10,- TOO; A. P Woodward. SIP, ,105; Daniel son Cotton company, $15S,o54; Rich ard German. $20,000; Charles A. Reach, s13,5OO; Peoples Light and Powes' company, s1s,6oo; the Connecticut company, S21.10 Sarah A. Williams, S14 900.
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Congregational Church Meeting.

About eighty attended the annual meeting of the Windham Oongrega- tional church, including a number from South Windham, last Thursday even ing. The Ladies' Aid society provided a supper. Rev. Mir Stewart of the Connecticut Missionary society assist ed the pastor, Rev. M R. Plumb, in the devotional exercises. Reports showed the church membership 10 be 152. 20 being non-residents. There was one four removals by letter. There is d balance in the treasury of $16.51, and $6S9 was contributed to benevolences, $200 of this amount being from the South Windham branch church. Re ports from thej Sunday school and Christian EndeayOr and Missionary So cieties showed them to be in pros porous condition. Rev. M. R. Plumb's review of. his pastoral work included suggestions to make the church work even more effective. III health forbade Deacon George Potter from continuing in active service, and George Cook was elected his successor on the board of deacons. Mrs. Ada Larrabee was chosen a member of the church com mittee to succeed Mir Cole. and H. c. Lathrop was reelected Sunday school superintendent. A resolution of sym pathy was sent to Rev. F. M Means a former pastor, whose wife recently died MT Lathrop paid a tribute to the late F. F. Webb, who as a mem Der of the ecclesiastical society had been "a faithful friend and wise coun- sellor" of the church.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-20

Mrs. Agnes Barrowclough of Day vile picked in her flower garden at the end of last week bouquet of beautiful pansies, as rich in glory as those of the good old summer time.
 Miss Lucy Bournier recently visited friends in Worcester
 L. J. Fournfer, who was in the meat business here. is now located in Mon treal, it is said.
 A class meeting of members of the Methodist church is to be held with Mrs. Sidney Stone of Riverview tomor- row CTuesday).
 been spending a few days with MT. and Mrs. Arthur w. Logee.
 Bernard R. Barrows of Springfield. Mass, was a visitor with friends in Danielson over Sunday
 To Fish in Maine.
 Ira D. Martin and a party of local friends are planning a visit to Maine lakes for ice fishing during February.
 High Death Rate.
 Killing1y had one of the highest death rates in Connecticut during De- cember, it is shown by the report of the state board of health. There were II deaths, representing an annual death date of 20.2 per thousand. La grippe heart disease, consumption and while pneumonia claimed five victims.
 Debate Challenge frem Piainfieid.
 A challenge for a debate has been received from Plainheld High school by the Marietta kies Debating society of Killingiy fiign school. and it is probable that the event will be ar ranged.
 Liable to Pay Personal Tax
 Wesley Wilson of the selec1men's office is ensag ged in compiling a list of those who will be liable to pay d per Sonal tax al the time of the next col Tn h,.Kx 9el Y1s- x1r1I 1ae la1 for this assessment of $2 after all ex- rnPtions on account of military, fire department or other such exemption serIice have been made is as yet ua-
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-20
Assessors Complete Their Work- Principal Items of Wealth as Divided Among the Four Parishes.

l The grand list of the town of Xiii lingly as compiled by the board of 1 assessors amounts to S3,S17,9o. The various divisions of property as assess ed is follows: LIT buildings, $1,- 610,402; 1,107 lots, s355,S55; 26,529 1-2 acres of land. $296. 1914: 64 stores, $289.- 425; 4S mills, factories, etc, $691, 40 j; | 575 horses. sSS. S.0s0: 9s5 cattle. 1,s21; 1 487 carria ges, etc, s46,413; watches 1 and Jewelry, s7so; musical instruments and libraries, s1s,S72: stocks. $50; bonds, ss.026; amount employed in amount employed in mechanical opera tions. $Ss,685: boats, $50; money at interest. 2.1S0; property not otherwise mentioned. s14e.s2o; 10 per cent. addi- tions, $19,277; total of grand recapitu- lation, $3,S17, $40.
 Principal items of wealth are divided among the four parishes of the town as follows: North.Total of property s214,97o: s,os1 acres, ses.ss1; ' stores, of val Saiuationa. 1 ss3o.i77: so4 Buildings s132 215: s,5e7 acres. :s4,sss; stores. Totai of valuations, s287,s41; 22s build ings S145, ,240: s1 house and building lots, s1e.71b: 4,713 acres. s67 .558: 8 stores, $2z.o25; mills. s17,1oo. West buildings. s1,117,sT7; 90s house and building lots $331, ,775: 6.456 1-2 acres, s104,502: 46 stores, $259,450: 23 mills. factories, ete.. $691. .440.
 Heaviest Taxpayers.
 The following is the new list of prop erty owners in Ki1lingly who are sessed on holdings of $1e,06o and over:
 North parish-Attawaugan company, A miil $214,6 AttaWaugan company. B mill, $194,112; William P. Kelley, s11,456 ki1lingly Manufacturing com pany, $S9.60e; Ethel A. Atwood. $1S, 735.
 East parish-T E. Hopkins, $12.1SS; Emily N. Paine, $12.525: the Chase Woolen company. S15,4I5: the White stone company, SIS, 400:
 South parish-S. Cady Ffutchins, $2S.766; the Quinebaug company. SEA- 360.
 West parish+The Assawauga com- pany. Sa6.160; Israel Bennett estate s10.S0e; c. H. Bacon. s24. $50; F. E. Bitgoed. s17,206; A. c. Bill, $15,926; Connecticut Mills company, s1e,eo6: Mdme. Joseph Cyr. sss.seei Harriet Pike Call, s11,656; Margaret c. Dexter estate. s21,Ge6i Frank A, Davis. s2e,- 7sss FSeRt A. BaSaia s1l.ssA: George
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-20
Local Notes.


 Agent ". B. Knight of the windhan1 Manufacturing company was in Provi- dence Saturday on business. NIurton Andrews of South Coventry road cut his left wrist severely while | chopping wood last week, severing a cord.
 The little son of Officer and Mrs. ". E. Jackson, who has been seriously i'll with pneuTno onia, is reported as more comfortable.
 Town Clerk F. P. Fenton issued a marriage license Saturday to W. J. Landry, 24. of Fitchburg. Mass. and Miss Mary Gauthier, 26, of this city.
 Raymond Smith of Jackson street spent the week end in Richmond Hill, N. Y. with his wifes parents, Mr. and Mrs. William ". Clark. formerly of Willimantic.
 Miss Hattie J. Manley, who fell in front of Martins studio Friday after noon and was taken to St. Joseph's hospital, still remains unconscious and her condition Is considered critical.
 The case of the state vs. c. c. Rood for violating the automobile laws, the outcome of the recent accident to All fred Heden and Armand Huteau. has again been continued to Feb. 8, on ac- count of one of the boys not yet be- ing able to appear in court to testify.
 Judge Edgar NJ. Warner. clerk of the superior court, was in this city Satur- day SeVefal foreigners LOOK out lhelr first naturalization papers. Judge War ner left here early in the evening for Stafford, where he delivered an ad- dress on Good Citizenship and Prison Reform Sunday.
 MT and Mrs. Adelard Monast left Friday for St. Matthias, Canada, to at tend the 10th wedding anniversary of MT. Monast's father and mother 9th CTS from Willimantic who will attend this anniversary are MT. and Mrs. Theodore Delage and MT. and Mrs. Prosper Vegiard.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-20
Willimantic,. Danielson and Putnam

bearers w. H. P. Sweet, F. Clarence
 Bissell, William Johnson, C. E. Lovett4 William Higgins and pr. L. l. Mason The funeral was in charge of Under taker H. N. Fenn.
 Edmund T. Whitmore. It was fitting that Rev F. D. Sar-
 gent of Putnam, the pastor and inti- mate personal friend of the late Ed mund T. Whitmore, who died Thurs day, should conduct the funeral ser
 vices at the home, 72 Prospect street, Saturday forenoon. Only relatives and intimate friends of the family were present, the services being private. Rev. MT Sargent spoke of his inti- mate friendship with MT. Whitmore and of the relationships that are the family's sacred legacy. Rev. W. s. Beard assisted in the services, reading fitting scripture passages and beautf- full poem by Browning. The body was taken to Putnam for burial, B. J. Wright, F. H. Perry, Richard Carpen- ter and F. G. Letters of that city serv- ing as pallbearers. Undertaken H. N. Fenn had charge of the funeral ar rangem entS.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-20
OBITUARY.
Luke J. Monohan.

Luke J. Monohan, 25. died at the homo of his parents, MT. and Mrs Thomas Monoflan. Furnace street, Saturday morning at 2.30 o'clock after a long illness. He was born .in Daniel son and had been resident here prac- ticalIy all of his life, having a host of friends. After completing his educa- tion he was employed at various oc cuJ tions in the borough, being for a long time in. charge of the baggage department at the railroad station re- signing Aug. IS. 1911. Since then and up to the time that his health began to fall he has been located in Providence, where he was employed on the city lines of the Rhode Island company. Mir Monohan has been i'll for several months.
 During the years he lived in Dan ielson Mir. Monohan was active in many interests and was one of the well known members of the fire de- partment He was married and be- sides his father and mother leaves a widow, who was Miss Moliie Morin, of JeWett City, and two infant daughters, the younger under year in age. He also leaves his grandmother. Mrs. Lawler, his aunts Mrs. Annie Quinn, Misses Mary end Bridget Monohan. and an uncle, James AIonohan. all of DanielSon.
 Damage by Sundays Gale.
 Another of the sePiess of gales that has swept this section during the past month, did considerable damage during the wee small hours of Sunday morn ing. At the Shumway building on Main street the high wind was the, cause of a large plate glass window being
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-20
FAIR ASSOCIATION ELECTS
 OFFICERS FOR 1913.
$1,ooo Purse Races to Be Abolished at
 This Years Fair.

The directors of the Willimantic Fair association met at s. B. Harvey's office Saturday afternoon and elected these officers for the ensuing year: President A. c. Williams vice pI esident, T. R. Sadd; secretary and treasurer, s. B. partment, c. E. Macfarlane; of cattle department, W. H. Smith; of horse department, T. R. Sadd; of oxen ex- habit, Charles T. Crane; auditor, Frank next fair Sept g, 10 and IL A feat ure of the 1913 fair will be a fine arts exhibit, and Mrs. W. H. Squires was elected superintendent of this depart ment. There will be gate prizes. Of special interest to those who enter horses for speed is the fact that this years programme will do away with the early closing $1,0O0 stakes and $500 purses. and there will instead be $400 purses offered in all classes.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-20
COLCHESTER
Prize for Local Poultry Fancier-Sun- day in the Churches-Three Trains at Gravel Pit

Frank Holmes and son. Fred w. Holmes, were in Middletown Thursday attending the poultry show. Fred Holmes took two prizes on his Rhode Island Reds.
 Union Service.
 There was a union service of the Baptist and Methodist churches at the Baptist church Sunday morning. w. E. Cornish of Wesleyan university, pastor of the M. E. church preached. At : P. m. the services were held in the M k. church
 N1r. and Mrs. William S. Curtis and Mrs EmIneline Ransom have left town for Hartford where they will spend the balance of the winter
 John Brawspan of Willimanttc was a recent Colchester caller.
 Rev and Mrs. E. D.lRenington left Friday for few days stay with friends in Branford
 Fred A. Smith of New Britain was recent guest of relatives in town.
 T. H. Reed of Afiddletewn has been in town for q few days in the inter esfs of the electric light company.
 Another train erew has eems to the
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-20

gravel pit above the village, making three trains at work drawing gravel to Lyman viaduct. The arches are fin ished and the work of filling in will be pushed from now on.
 Missionary Service.
 At the Congregational church Sun day morning the pastor, Rev. H. A. Blake took as the text of his. sermon, The Book of Genesis. At 7 D. m. in the chapel there was a missionary meeting under the direction of the men.
 Social and Whist.
 The Ladies guild of St. Andrews church gave a social and whist in the
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-20
Sweet Win Probated.

The will of George E. Sweet of Windflam was admitted to probate by Judge James A. Shea Saturday arter- noon. Benjamin P Phillips is the ex- ecutor. The testator leaves S10O to bis brother. Charles L. Sweet, of Belling- ham. Wash: $20o in trust to the same brother, s10O of it to be paid over to his daughter Elsie when she attains her 21st birthday, the other S10o to be paid to his son Emory when he attains
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-20
MISS BUCK BADLY BURNED.
Used Kerosene to Start Furnace Fire Injuries to Face, Neck and Arms.

Miss Lou Buck, 15O North street, was very severely burned about II o'clock Saturday night. She went to the cellar to attend the fire in the heater and used kerosene oil to make quick fire. The blaze burned her face, neck, arms and hands severely. Physicians were called and attended Miss Buck. While the accident is very painful. it is be- Heved no permanent or serious injuries will result, and her condition is as comfortable as could be expected under the circumstances.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-20
NEW TREATMENT FOR HEMORRHOIDS
Druggists in Norwich and Vicinity Are Selling and Rec
 ommending the ENGLISH HEMORRHOID TREATMENT"
TREATMENT ,

Why? It is because these drug gists know exactly what they are sell ing.
 The prescriptions for this treatment and the complete and specific instruc- tions for use with each and every box.
 The treatment is the best that has ever come to their attention and therefore they distinctly recommend it to their patrons. Ask your druggist! Ask your physician