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Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-01
WHO KNEW FRED BELMONT?
A Friend Says He Died in Raiiroac Wreck in Indiana and Worked al Norwich Hospital.

From Elkhart. Ind, under date of June 28. the Hartford Times has re- ceived the following letters Dear Sir:
 Fred Belmont was burned to death in a wreck on the Wabash railroad at Benton, Ind, on the morning of June 12. He told me he had worked at the state hospital at Norwich, Conn. and had been on the stage and was with Ringing Brothers circus a few years. He claimed to have rich uncle in California. He was well dressed and above the ordinary in intellect. I think he was of good family. Why he was on the train l cannot understand.
 T got the above information from him while we were waiting for the train in Ohio. I think through your paper a clue may be obtained of his family or friends. He seemed to know all about Connecticut. l was on the train. but escaped.
 Respectfully,
 HARRY CARLTON. "A Knight of the Road, Only a TramB, Leave tonight for Chicago. 1 think it is my duty to write you"
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-01
NOTICE
TO PROPERTY OWNERS
AND TENANTS.

AND TENANTS All persons are earnestly requested to clean their premises of all old pa peTs, excelsior, straw old wood and rubbish and see that il is carted away 10 the dumping ground or destroyed before p- n- July 3, 1913.
 IT all property owners will assist the fire department in this matter of re- moving rubbish, a large fire may be prevented and small fires reduced to the minimum
 The following suggestions If carri ed out may prevent a conf1a4gra tion>
 Take in under cover all barrels boxes, etc. or any inhammable material Close all cellars, windows and air ways where a match or crackers could be carelessly dropped
 See that all old papers hay excel BloT. etc Is removed from under the gratings in your sidewalks
 Learn your nearest fire alarm box and ask someone to teach you how to send ID an alarm, if you have not been instructed. and use 1t if necessary IT you have telephone in your home or place of business 1t may be quick CT 10 telephone to some fire station, being careful to give the correct locality and number of house
 Place the mum bers Of the fire depart . ment telephones on your instrument so as to be ready These should always be there, ready for any emergency. -onnect your garden hose and have it the barn and have 1t ready 10 get to to the roof of your house. where most of the trouble will be, as Norwich is a city Of shingled roofs
 HOWARD L. STANTON Chief or Fire Department and Fire
 Marshal
 July l. ls12 jy1d
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-01
AT TEE AUDITORIUM.

illustrated Songs and Motion Pictures.
 Vaudeville is to b omitted from the programme during the balance of the season at the Auditorium, the bill con- sisting of excellent motion pictures and illustrated songs. There are to be three changes in the bill each week.
 The new schedule went into effect Monday and the programme made a good impression afternoon and even ing. The feature film is q two-reel Milano production, For the Honor of the Family
 Miss Hazel Priest of Springfield made hit with her rendering of sev- eral solos in pleasing baritone voice, the illustrated number, Dreaming of the Girl l Love. being especially well rendered.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-01
PERSONAL

Mrs. Frank Sylvia and daughter of 1 Spring street are spending several days at Gales Ferry:
 Miss Mildred Handel left Saturday to spend two weeks with Mrs. George 1 Vars, at the Navy Yard.
 MT: and Mrs. c Perley Wilbur and daughter Dorothy of New Lenden vis- ited in Norwich Sunday
 MT. and Mrs. Floyd Needham of Greten are spending part of their heneymeen trip in Quaker Hill
 Miss Mamie Hartley of New Bruns- wick. N. J., is visiting her uncle, Jo- seph E. Hartley ef Franklin street. Mrs. Justin Holden and daughter, Miss Edith Holden, have returned from visit with relatives in Worcester, Mass.
 Rev. J. H. King has returned to Tor rington after spending several days in the southern part of the Etate.--Tor rington Register
 Mrs. Frank Marques of Brooklyn, N Y. has returned to her former home for the summer vacation, after a years teaching in Brooklyn.
 Miss Ethel Hewitt and Miss Laura Clarh or L6GyaFQ were guests or MISS Mabel Smith of Gales Ferry for a grabbing party Saturday,
 Friends learn that MT. and Mrs. Per- cy Alden (Abbie I3. Calkins) have re- turned from their wedding trip and are pleasantly located in Williaman- sett, near Holyoke, Mass
 Mrs Joseph Valoie and Miss Rosa lima Vandall of Manville Conn, who have been visiting al the home of MT. and Mrs. A. O. Oligny of St. Albans, Vt, have left for visit in St, Anne de Beaupre, Que.
 Miss Frances Alden of Stafford Springs was the bridesmaid at the wedding of Miss Gladys Greene of Oak Bluffs. Mass, and Fred J. MacMackin of Chicago in the Oak Bluffs Baptist church Friday evening.
 MT and Mrs. Aubrey w. Jarvis have returned from a visit at the former home of Mrs. Jarvis, in West Upton, Mass. The trip was made by auto, and they were accompanied home by Mrs. Church, mother of Mrs. Jarvis.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-01
AT THE DAVIS.
Vaudeville and Photoplays.

For the vaudeville bill at the Davis thester for the first half of the week. there were produced on Monday four entertaining acts that made up a fine combination for the pleasure of well nled houses. among which the star number was the classy bicycle act pro- duced by McCrae and Clegg. Nothing cleverer in their line has been seen in the city. The two Musical Bills are a comedy number that gets it's share of approval and the Buster Brown Kid act put on by Ollie Wood in her singing and dancing is a number that pleases. On their roller skates Durand and Durfrees give a display of grace and agility with a running fire of fun that makes their time on the stage enjoyed by their audiences. In the motion pictures, there is all that is to be expected according to the standard that the house sets
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-01
POST CARD RESURRECTION.
Delivered Here Seven Years and Four Months After Mailing in New Ha- Nen

Something of curiosity in the pos tai service bobbed up here on Mon day when a souvenir postal card from New Haven was delivered to it's Nor wich addressee just seven years, four months and twelve days after it was mailed in New Haven
 Faded and f1y-specked, and torn along one side, the card showed by the post marks on it that it must have reposed in some hidden nook in the local postoffice ever since Feb 19. 1906- It bore the sending stamp of the New Haven office on Feb IS. 1906 and the receiving stamp of the Nor wich office the next day. From then on it apparently took a long sleep in some quiet spot in the local office, un- til it again emerged to the light of day. was restamped on June, 29. 1913 and delivered at the right address al- though the one for whom it was in tended had changed residence several times from the street number written on the card when it was dropped into the box at New Haven.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-01
FIRE WARNINGS FOR
 FOURTH OF JULY.
Chief Stanton Gives Advice to Reduce
 Chances Of Firss-

Fire Chief Howard L. Stanton is is suing his Fourth of July notices to the public, which if followed, will turn all the citizens into an auxiliary fire pre- vention committee to ward off the pos sibilities of big or little blazes that day. His suggestions in full can be found in the advertising columns of the Bulletin
 Most important in the way of pre- vention is the advice to have all pa pers and other inf1amma ble rubbish cleared up around property and cart cd away or destroyed by the evening of the third of July There are also suggectjons about learning how to send ir alarm either by telephone or by ringing the box nearest your home, and the further advice for all house. holders to have their garden hose coupled up, with a ladder handy if possible by which the roof can be reached in case some falling sparks should start a fire among the shingles
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-01
FUN ERALS
Sister Mary David.

Solemn requiem high mass for Sis ter Mary Joseph David, who was Miss Helen Reardon of Waterford, was cele- orated al St Joseph's convent, Hart ford Saturday Rev Father Duggan of the Cathedral parish was celebrant. Rev Fathers Laden and Broderick as sisted in the mass, and Bishop Milan gave the final blessing In the sane tuary were Rev Fathers McAuliffe, Moore, Flynn, Murray, O'Dell McDon- aid. Fitzgerald. Members of Miss Reardon family and close friends who attended were MT. and Mrs John M. Reardonfi her parents; Mrs John Hig- Elns. Harry Reardon. George Reardon, Timothy Reardonf MT and Mrs. Ste phen Reardon, John D. Reardon, Miss Nsrcella Reardon. brothers and sis Lersi Mrs Jennie Wilson and Mrs. John Kelley
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-01

work by the accused himself Some of those I have been obliged to commit to jail today are warm friends.
 I wish to thank the public for the support given the court in the effort to help the down and out.' I am mindful especially of the great assist ance have received from the clergy; also the attorneys who have so often and so kindly seconded the suggestions made by the court I do not forget Chief Linton. Chief Bowen and Chief Murphy. all of whom I have been as sociated with, and all other officers of the police force. as well as the men on
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-01
Picnio of Catholic Woran,s Club.

Under direction If Mrs. Frank L. Farrell, president of the Catholic Wo- mans club, forty-four ladies and forty seven children had a delightful picnic Monday at Riverview, Charles H. Browns Gales Ferry estate. Luncheon was enjoyed in the farm house and afterwards there were games, races, etc, for which prizes were awarded, while some of the chil- Gren enjoyed bathing and boating. A few remained for tea returning to town on the 90 train.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-01
For Cuts. Burns and Bruises

In every home there should be a box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve ready to apply in every case of burns. cuts, wounds or scalds. J. H. Polanco, Del valIe, Tex, R. No. ?. writes. Buck lens Arnica SaIve saved my little girls cut foot. No one believed it could be cured" The worlds best saiye. Only 25c. Recommended by Lee & Osgood.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-01
Horse Fell and Broke staft.

The smooth pressed brick on Main street proved the un long of another h,nse Mondr y evening nefr the Shan non building The animal lost his ng on the slope towards ,he curG- ing and went GoWn on his sioe, break ing the shaft No other can age was done by the accident a1l the carriage was atken ta | livery stakie tor tRna- LeraIy repairA
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-01

Judge Lucius Brown on Monday morning sat for the last time as judge of the city court, completing twenty years in which he has continuously held that position, which this morning he
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-01
Incidents in Society.

MSS AngelI of MontclaiF ts the guest of Mrs Edward il. Linneli.
 Mir. and Mrs. George A Ashbey and family are at Gales Ferry for the sea son.
 Miss Cecil Perkins of Meriden is the guest of Miss Florine Scofeld of Cen= ter street.
 Mr2. Thomas Wattles of Broadway has left town for her cottage at Fish CTS Island
 Nil. and Mrs. Edson F. Gallaudet have a cottage at Brownings Leach for the season.
 E!r. and Mrs Edmund w Perkins and sons are spending the season at their Eastern Point cottage.
 Gel. and Mrs. Charles W. Gale who were married last M0Eda. iu Phila- delphis. have retLrneG trcla tl,eir wed- Cing trip,
 Williams Root Beer is the ideal sum mer beverage. Cooling, refreshing. nourishinS. Goad for the chiIdrea,- adYs
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-01
The Retirina CIerk.

time. He was secretary of the Mar shall-Wilson club. He makes his home i'll this city.
 The Retiring Clerk.
 Henry W. Tibbits, if he had held the place of city court clerk until Sep tember would have completed 10 years. He succeeded Andrew B. Davies, who gave up the place to go to law school.
 At the request of Earl E. Mathewson, the new clerk. MT. Tibbits will cOntin- ue at the desk until after the Fourth of July. In the discharge of his duties he has always been courteous and obligin, rady to help all to whom he could be of assistance. ?
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-01
City of Norwich Water Works.
 Office of

bHaIu or NateT LOnlm1ss1Oners.
 Norwich, Conn, June 30, 1913 water rates for the quarter ending June go. 1913. are due and payable at tne ofnse July ], 1913. Office open On Saturday evening, July 19, from Additions will be made to all bills remaining unpaid after July 2I
 Jylo JOHN Jl SHEA, Cashier
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-01
DOUBLE WEDDING
 IN NEW LONDON.
At Ocean Avenue House-Rev. w. p Buck of Stafford Springs the Min. ister,

A double wedding took place at the home of Mir. and Mrs. John G. Gem stock at 5S0 Ocean avenue, New Lon don, Monday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock, when Miss Ethel Harvey was married to Arthur F. Conant and John A. liar vey, IT,, to Miss Abbie Comstock Miss Ethel Harvey and John Harvey are brother and sister. and ali of the four young people are residents of New London.
 Rev. Walter P. Buck of Stafford Springs, former pastor of the Federal street Methodist Episcopal church. Both couples were attended by 14r. and Mrs. George O'Leary
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-01
Melon Mango
 at RaIliOn's

WHEN you want to pus your busi- ness before tLS public. there is no me- dlum better than through the advegtiA- lnE columns n8 TAA, Rulletins
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-01

The new shelter at the entrance te the tuberculosis sanitarium is framed and Feefed:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-06-05
Logan Bedier Married.

Logan Bedier, an old time Leon
boy, now manager of big beet sug-
ar factory at Grand Junction, Colo
rado, who dropped in last Thursday
for short visit with old friends in
Leon, left the following day, and all
of his friends wondered at the short
ness, of his visit, but is was satisfac-
'te ME explained when it was learned
that he was married at Charlton on
Sunday morning to Miss Myrtle
Scott. a popular young lady of Chari-
ton, the ceremony being performed
at the home of the brides parents,
in that city. They departed the same
day for their future home at Grand
Junction, the congratulations of
many friends both in Leon and
Charlton following them to their new
home.
The groom was born in this coun
ty and most Of his life was spent in
this city until he went west some few
years ago. He is a fine young man
who is making rapid strides in busi-
ness circles.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-06-05
Five Decatur County Students Will
Graduate from State University.

Equipped with college education,
three hundred and sixty-four young
men and young women will be gradu-
ated from the State University June
IL. Judge John Campbell, of Den
yer, Colorado, a graduate in 1877,
will deliver the Commencement ad-
dress and John G. Bowman, president
of the University will deliver the bac-
calaureate sermon.
Iowa naturally leads by a wide
margin all other states in the num-
ber of graduates. There are, how
ever, seniors from the states of Maine
and Washington, also from India.
The class is divided among the diff
ferent colleges as follows: Liberal
Arts 161; dentistry 30; medicine 16;
engineering 81; pharmacy II; law
46; homeopathic medicine s.; fine
arts 2; nurses s; homeopathic nurses
graduate and other colleges 46.
Those graduating from Decatur
county are: Ira D. M. Stubbart, Lib
.eral Arts, Lamont; Olive B. Thomas,
Liberal Arts, Lamont; Francis M.
Varga,~Law, Leon; Walter R. Watsa-
baugh, Law, Van Vert; and Give
M. Alexander, Graduate College,
Leon, .... .,..- M a
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-06-05

Burlington, Iowa, June 3, 1913.
Messrs. Van Werden G. Kopp, e
Leon, Iowa.
Gentlement:. a..
We wish to thank you very much
for the cordial treatment shown Mr..
Hutchins and the writer when at
Leon last week-we certainly had a
mighty enjoyable time, and really
believe we were treated better than
we deserve :. 49,, /"
While on this trip we visited some
thing like Is different towns, but
we are frank to say Leon was the
hest little city on the trip, and we
fully agree with Blayney when he
says Leon and Creston are the two
best towns in southern Iowa, and we
don't think you have to take your
hat of to Creston by any manner Of
means. .s.t !;>s
And one of the most remarkable
things about Leon is, it seems that
the merchants even though competi-
tors are on the most friendly terms
lit is certainly very unusual and
you are to, be congratulated.
Thanking you for the courtesies
shown us, and hoping we may have
m opportunity OF recipro some
time, We are, 81 s
lt:. Ysuts truly, h.
CHURCHlLL DRUG CO.
,s.3a - ,s A 4. Churchill
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-06-05
FsNIike Springer Had . Runaway.

M. F. Springer, the we'll known
farmer living northwest of Leon, had
fierce runaway near the High
school building Monday morning,
and for a time it was thought that
Mike was dead, but he is too good a
democrat to die so young and under
the care of a physician soon recov-
cred consciousness and was able to
be down town that afternoon al
though he was pretty badly bruised
up. Just as he turned west at the
school house corner one of the single
trees came loose and allowed the
spring wagon to.run up on the horses
and he was unable to hold them.
They ran west to the residence of
his mother. Mrs. Margaret Stone, and
as they turned in the alley the
spring wagon was overturned and
Mr.. Springer thrown to the ground,
the fall rendering him unconscious.
The horses were not injured but the
wagon was damaged some.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-06-05
Selling Many Autos.

The Leon Auto Co., are doing the
real business in autos this season.
During the past week they sold and
delivered three Overland cars to
three Eden township farmers, Bid
and John Frost and Mike Griffin, and
Tuesday they sold a Ford touring
car to VIM. Bronson, of west of De-
catur.
They were fortunate enough to
snatch a car load of Fords last week
which a dealer in the north part of
the state could not handle and they
were bought at bonus price by the
Leon Auto Co. as their stock was
exhausted. They arrived last Friday
and made quite an imposing sight
being hauled up from the depot all
in one string behind team. They
will also receive this week another
full car load of Overlands.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-06-05
Burlington Boosters Express Appre
ciatiOn of Reception at Leon.

We have received the following
letter from Ed E. Egan, secretary of
the Burlington Commercial Ex-
change in regard to the recent visit
of the Burlington Boosters to this
city: g.
Burlington, Iowa, June 2, 1918.
Mr.. o. E.. HILL,
Leon, Iowa.
My Friend:
May this letter be accepted as an
expression of the very great appre-
citation of all the members of our
Excursion Party who visited in
Leon last Tuesday evening. Our re-
ception was so cordial and generous
that we feel under great obligations
to your community. All our people
were enthusiastic in their accounts
of the courtesies which they enjoyed
and l know would have been glad if
our trip could have been swung
around so that our next evening
could have been spent in Leon also.
With personal regards, l am
-z Very truly yours,
K COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE,
Ed E. Egan,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-06-05
Leon Girl Graduates from Randolph
Macon WOman's College.

Miss Enid Alexander, of Leon.
graduates this week from the RAN
ldolph-Macon Woman's College at
Lynchburg, Va, being the only grad
uate. this year in Theory of Music
and Violin. The Lynchburg News in
speaking of the commencement week
''of the college says:
On last Monday very charming
reception was given to faculty and
fraternity girls of Macon
Woman's College by Miss Grace ReY-
nolds in honor of Virginia Alpha
Chapter, of Pi Beta Phi fraternity.
The fraternity house, where the re-
ception was held, was beautifully
decorated with American Beauty
roses and wine-red carnations, the
fraternity flowers. .~,- ~ :
Z The Virginia Alpha Chapter was
installed in Randolph-Macon W.
mans College on Saturday, May 10.
Misses Bradburn, Gertrude Browne
and Margaret Browne, from Wash
ington, D. c., who were present at
the installation were in the receiving
line. The Misses Reynolds were also
assisted by Mrs. N. A. Patillo. wife
of the dean. Others who received
were: Misses Catherine Murphy,
Ruth Erwin, Enid Alexander, Mar
garet Moffett, Ruth Curtis, Lama
Johns, Grace Link, Virginia Wood.
Johnnie Cameron, Martha Rodes.
Marian Daniel, Noelie Mishot, Mar
ian Fowlkes, Margaret Boulware,
Jeffries Green, Haudenia Fletcher.
Margaret Nottingham and Edith
Daniel.
=, Dainty refreshments were served
by Misses Sheriff., Gilbert, Bryan.
Noel and Withers, and wine-red car
nations were given as favors. 80
The Final Concert of 1918 was
given Tuesday night May 13. The
concert, by merit both of it's finish
and selections, was like one of
'Shakespeare's dramas, in which all
the characters are masterpieces in
their place but in which two or three
started out as the main characters.
Miss Enid Alexander, Miss Mildred
Brown and Miss Dorothy Hent0n,
proved themselves to be artists by
their; exquisite taste and artistic tenn
permanent. Miss Alexander is this
years only violin graduate and is a
player of great ability and finish with
a broad and sympathetic tone quail
,ity. Her Interpretation of the Musiu
,"Mazurka" was indeed charming:
The chorus and string orchestra de-
serve special mention and gave sew
.eral delightful numbers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-06-05
Tabernacle Notes.

The meeting by Evangelist Ronk
is growing in numbers and power
nightly. Sunday night about six
hundred people heard the sermon on
Driving Like Jehu."
& The Monday sermon on Every
Man His Own jury" in which the
evangelist undertook to prove the av--
erage citizen OF Leon law-breaker
BY the Iowa statutes, produced much.
laughter and hard thinking. The
vote Of the men present gave q unani-
laoua verdict OF guilty s q ,.s ss;s,s
Special sermon for men and beg6
Only Sund1f aftesr oon at three. sSN;