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Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-31
JEWETT CITY
Death of Mrs. Sydney Geer-Mrs. B.
 '. Bliss Falls, and Breaks Ankle Trouble on Factory Hill.

The death of Mrs Eva wiloo,. r,.. Widow of Sydney Geer. occnrrad a. an early hour Saturday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jotn G;1;; bromiey. In Lisbon. Mrs. Geer was III only two days with acute indieeSS
 ton terminating in heart failure
 Mrs. Geer was the daurhtar of Lydaa Lyon and George Wilcox ana was born In Groton. Her husbarr1 diad aeout tnirty years ago. A large part oI ner lie was passed in Jewett Citv
 and although she with her family yieft
 here twenty years ago. she is hs,d i,. tovlng remembrance She was a rner,1 Der of the Jewett City Baptist ch,,rcb and Tor years. was closely ifIenfif3ed
 With It's interests in many ways, AS
 the leading soprano of the choir no singer was ever more attractive. Her ton, as many who have listened in
 otner days can testify. Many a man ana woman now. whom she tanrbt Tn the Baptist Sunday school. will thlnk of her with the tenderest of
 memories. oA
 Ever young herself, to please young CT people was always one of the fore
 most of her pleasures Mrs. Geer is | survived by two daughters. Mrs. Jobn G.. Bromley of Lisbon and Mrs. Fred er1ck Stoneburn of Philadelpi1ia Pa sister, Mrs. Albert H. Anthony of IrS1 VI; 41Ss., anu TWO brothers,
 frank Wilcox of Windham and James Wilcox: She leaves two grandchil- dren, Catherine and Sydney Stone
 burn, to whom she was especially de- voted ! Aside from Jewett City, Mrs. Geer l nad many friends in Norwich and
 Storrs.. She had lived in the latter
 place In the home of her daughter
 curing Professor Stoneburn's stay al
 the college.
 War Causes Brief Engagement or Factory Hill.
 There was something doing in the ternoon. A regiment of Poles ad.
 vanced upon one lone Austrian. H. l did up the skirmish line in pretty fail
 shape. but was getting the worst o1
 1t with the main body with al chances of retreat cut off, when on.
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 cers Wolfe and Gingras arrived and took hand in the mixup. Three Poles were lodged in the cooler. Another one will be taken this morning and he will have somewhat of a sore head Is the prediction by Dr. H. T. Thur Der who was obliged to take several stitches where he came in contact with Ofs1cer Wolfe's night stick. This Sunday rioting on the HiH is getting to be a regular thing. especially since tions are represented in the Hill pop ulation and when the Saturday night beer gets to working there is always something doing.
 Several hundred people were wit nesses to the fight and arrests.
 Mrs. B. c. Bliss Breaks Ankle.
 B. c. Bliss family have been en- toying a few days outing at Pleas ant View where they have cottage. Mir. Bliss and son Donald were to join them Sunday. Saturday morning MT. Bliss was notified that his wife had fallen on the stoes above the beach and broken her ankle. Sunday she was brought to her home here in an automobile.
 The beautiful gladioli and dahlias al the Baptist church Sunday morn ing were gifts from w. R. Palmer and the Jewett City greenhouses. They were effectively arranged by Mrs: Mel-
 
 James E. Crary of Griswold has been entertaining MT. and Mrs E. +. Gavitt and son Lester, or Westerly, and MT. and Mrs. John Wilson or East Norwich.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Palmer of Pc quonoc are the guests ofsMr. and Mrs J. B. Palmer at Round Hill farm.
 Miss Airline Burdick celebrated her fifth birthday last week by giving a party to few friends. The guests included Ellen Faust, Christine Bur dick. Eugene Carroll and Arthur Shea of Jewett City and Mary Limerick or Hartford =, SFitchburg, Mass. family returned from Kenduskeag, Me. on Saturday Miss Lons biotaro of Ivoryton, Conn.,, accompanied the party on their return
 MT. and Mrs. Patrick Shea and son Richard have returned to the1r nome in CentralsFalls. R. I. They have been guests of MT and Mrs. John tltzger- aid of Main street. Mrs. Snea Is MT Fitzgerald's sister.
 MT. and Mrs. G. E. Munroe or pay vile spent Sunday at MT. and Mrs. Robert Robertson's. They were ac- companied on their return to Dayville by Misses Venna and Fornetta ROD ertson, who will remain a weke.
 The body of John Walsh the son of MT. and Mrs. James Walsh, was taken to Willimantic Friday for burial.
 Miss Edith Butts leaves today (Monday) for a school in Chester,
 MT. and Mrs. Paul Geist have been entertaining % their grandchildren, Clarence, Tyler, Ralph and Doris Fitch of Lisbon.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-31
MYSTIC
Mrs. Elizabeth Moves Seriously Ill.,
 Guests Enjoying Local Hospitality

Miss Elizabeth Moves of New Or leans, is at the home of her grand mother. Mrs. Elizabeth Moves of Lin coin avenue. who is seriously i'll.
 Samuel Stewart IT,. of Woonsocket, is the guest of his parents, MT. and Mrs. Samuel Stewart.
 Mir. and Mrs. Harry Prentice have returned from visit in New York.
 Mrs. Sarah Wolfe, is visiting her daughter. Mrs. Irving Holdredge in Waterbury.
 visiting with his family at West Mys-
 Everett Moves of New York is the guest of his sister, Mrs. James Ky ley.
 Wolcott of Norwich avenue are guests of MT. and Mrs. Thomas W. Ryley.
 Norris RyIey of Norwich spent Sun day with his parents, MT. and Mrs Thomas Ryley.
 Mrs. Lester Brooks has returned from a visit in Woonsocket. R. l.
 Mrs. James McKendrick has re- turned from a .xfsit in New York.
 Miss Ruth Abeil mas returned from a visit in Providence.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Abell and son of Norwich were guests Sunday of MT. and Mrs. Otis Abell-
 Return to New York.
 Rev. Nelson B. Chester and Mrs. Chester have returned to Caldnell N. ". after a visit with Mir and Mrs. Charles E. Wheeler.
 Mrs. Charles A. King of Meriden Is the guests of her daughter. Mrs. Charles E. Gaskell.
 Harold Rickerman of the U. S. S. Arkansas. is the guest of his parents, Mir. and Mrs. Fred Rickerman.
 Mrs. Lucia. Gager is in Willimantic attending the funeral of her cousin, Mrs c. F. Hin
 Miss Gertrude Marshall has re- turned to Brooklyn, N. r., after a visit with Miss Margurite Foley.
 On Week End Visits.
 Frank N. Gillflleur of New Britain Ira F. Moves of New Haven. Hiram Burnett of New York, Harris Brown of Providence, William Brand of New York. John H. Hoxie of Boston. Harry Hoxie of New York. Harry Holmes of Providence. Roscoe Bunnis of New York. spent Sunday with their fami- lies in the village.
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I left the waiting crowds in front of the Embassy cianIoring for passports l left them in the ticket offices seek ing transportation
 turned away and started to make tie rounds of the coJtIriers-
 Callot was not re1dy.
 Cheruit promised an exposition for the thirteenth.
 -Wonien must have clothes, war or no war;" said Madame Cheruit. "and those who make them must have a way to earu their living. Yes, we shall keep open and make what We can."
 went to the beautiful ntelier Of Paul Poiret. It was closed and the uniformed porter missing. went around to the privateN entrance on the Faubourg St. Honore. entered the courtyard. looked into the windows. There saw Monsieur Poi. ret, dressed in a soldiers uniform, surrounded by a crowd of weeping women. his devoted helpers.
 entered quickly. "I am going to join my regiment" said M.. Poiret calmly. "An artist is nothing when a soldier is wantetl-France needs men to-day, not artists"
 "But have you nothing ready-no models, that l may show again to America your genius:" said.
 "No, the ateIier is closed; it shall remain closed, with nothing touched until return-if do return"
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-31
FUN ERAl
drs. Charles c. Carpenter.

The funeral services for Mrs Jessie Mansfield Carpenter, age 30 years. wife of Postmaster Charles C. Car penter, of Leonard Bridge. were held Friday afternoon. at one o'clock. Rev EIwell O. Mead oficiated and spoke with much emphasis of the helpful life Of the deceased Miss Porter sang tow solos very feelingly. Burial was in1 the Exeter cemetery. Rev. E. O. Mead read the committal service at the grave. There were many beauti- ful floral tributes, including carnations. roses asparagus ferns, and hydran- geas. The bearers were H. Clinton Porter of Hebon, Albert Carpenter of Columbia. Lee Gardner and Ernest Suilard of Leonard Bridge. There was a large attendance, many relatives being present from out of town
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-31
wINpHAM COUNTY
 SUPERIOR COURT
September Term Comes in at Putnam Tuesday. Judge Futile on the Bench -Short Calendar Assignments. Two Divorce Cases.

The Windham county superior court comes in Tuesday, September 1st, at 2:00 o'clock p. m., at Putnam, for short calendar and assignment of cases. Judge. Joseph P. Futile on the bench. Following are the short cal- ender cases: Nasyl Kinczk vs. Amer ican Thead Co.,; Emma M Whitaker vs. Dwight l.. Whitaker. Albert F. Wood vs- The A. F. Wood Co, Rose Alma Hebert vs. Alfred Hebert. Edwin IT. Griggs vs. Lewis S. Mowry, Dec hand Nichols ct al. vs- Chafree Bros
 Co, Franlxe F. Wilbur vs. Alphonsin Lemay ct al. Mary A. Nichols. ct. al IEx- vs. Antonio Vito, C. F. Sullivan 6 Go VI. L. M. Glover 6 Co, Rosalrn.f
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-31
sToNINGTON
Notice of Appeal Filed by Heirs of
 Erastus Holmes Estate.

George French, employed at the DolIbaum farm. across the haebor, lost the ends of two fingers on his right hand by having them caught in a corn cutter.
 Probate Court Session.
 In the probate court Friday the ad- ninistration account, estate of the lat, Erastus Holmes, was heard The ac- count filed is by the widows executor. James E. Lord, and was allowed by the court. Notice of an appeal was given Judge Hinckley by ex-Judge Rathbun. who appealed for the heirs O. MT. Holmes. Ex-Judge Lucius Brown of Norwich appeared for the executor in behalf of the account.
 Misses Virginia and Harriet Root have returned to East Berlin after spending several weeks as guests O. Mir. and Mrs. Lewis E. Hammond.
 S. F. Slocum of Providence is in por- for a few days in his yacht Irene.
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passed out silently.
 At the f;imons Hue de Ia Paix House of Worth I was greeted by Jean and Jacques Worth, also in soldiers uniforms. They were taking a last look at one of their gowns. just finished, which, by the way, will be shown in the Wanamaker exhibit Monday, August 31, and Tuesday, September 1. Their father. NJ. Gaston Worth, who retired some years ago, was called into the business again and K in charge of the House while his two boys are fighting for their country.
 At Doeuillet's, on Place Vendome, the same scene was repeated. M. Iloeuillet had joined the volunteers, but a few gowns were made up, and these I also procured.
 W.
 That days tour, sad as it was, showed that some fashions were to be had.
 "I will wait and finish my quest" said, land get home the best l cam" The great steamer La Frince was being held at Havre. '-The sea is not yet clear" they said.
 Let me know the latest minute to leave parixn l said to the manager of the Compagnie Trsins.Atlantique. "I have work to do, and don't want to waste any time waiting for the boat to sail"
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I arranged for an automobile to leave at a moments notice procured my passports and steamer accommodations I started again my visits to the couturiers-
 Then came the great opportunity. The HouSe of BechoT- David was forced to clo~e. A. Bechoff also had been called to arms.
 His entire collection was offered to meat war prices; half the usual figures. I took them all-some two hundred garIneuts- Sixty-four are in the present exhibit; the remainder are on their way.
 At last my quest is ended l have succeeded" said.
 VT. But I spoke too quickly.
 The real problems were still ahend. How to get the gowns on the boat: Trunks were barred from the trains And they were too heavy for the automobile.
 -I will try those huge French o~ier baskets" I thought. -They are light"
 Into them the garments were packed and taken to my hotel.
 Then I waited word from the steam. ship company.
 Sunday morning it came, La France sails tonight at midnight" The big Daimler was summoned With it came the manager.
 At the sight of my luggage he xas appalled,. -We can't take all thoe pieces" he said.
 "But that isn't all I have.- [ re piled with a smile: saround the cor. ner are two big baskets. l must take those also"
 "No. no, no; it can't be done." be replietl.
 .N0w I AN in trouble,p said iu despair.
 Those worrls and the way they were uttered, I afterwards learned. saretf mo. The chauffeur was English. He understood them. And afterwards he said: al decided to sec you through. troEbie ar no trnuble."
 And see me through he did, as you shall see.
 VII.
 @We cun manage those baskets,S said the chauffeur. and after much trouble he tied them to the rear ol
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-31

Robitaille vs. Oliver l.. Robitaille Florilla c. Fields vs. Walter A. Field
 Uncontested divorces-William Hill VI. Mary A. Hill. Nalarie Chausse vs Joseph Chausee,
 Trial List to court-George O. Cad bois vs. John Graham, Maxx Holtzef vs. Samuel Epstein ct al. Anna Rosen- z~eig vs. Town of Canterbury, Tillie Rosenzweig vs. Town of Canterbury. Davis 6 Wilcox vs. N. r. N. H. & II. R. R. Go.
 To Judy-Gordon A. Johnstone vs The Danielsonville Cotton Co, Alfred Arseneault vs. Walter Kingsley. Dick ran Boyagin vs. J. B. Tatem & Son. Clarence D. Pike vs. N. r. N. H. & H. R R. Co.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-31

I.
 When reacheil Paris few weeks nro i'm quest of the new fashions for fine Wanamaker Stores, the city was hung with flags They streamed from every window along the Bouleyar'is and streets.
 The wireless had told us of trouble in Seryia, the railroad all the way down from Havre was patrolletl with soldiers. but no one appreciated the seriousness of the situation. "Is it ftte?" some one asked, lightly.
 "No. it is war, was the grim reply.
 IT.
 A friend telephonetl early the next norning:-"Better leave for London; if mobilization k declared you will have difficulty in getfing ont of the city. And there will be nothing to stay--no fashions. Everything will 6e closed."
 That evening this notice was posted:-
 MINISTRY OF WAR
 CIRCULAR OF EXTREME
 TRGENCY ORDER OF GENERAL MOBILE
 PATTON
 THE FIRST DAY OF THE
 MOBILIZATION IS
 SUNDAY. AUGUST 2 All night long the city cclioed with the tramp of feet. the singing of the .Mar<eillaisc" and the famous at'hanson du Depart"
 With morning came those scenes which one who witnesses them can never forget.
 A. quick good bye. clasp -of the hand, d kiss. a hastily brushed aside tear. and cheery. There. there. little mother, it had to come some lime. but it won't last long, and per. harS l may come home with she medal of honors-and thousands of families were scparatest, never tu he united again.
 Americans and other tourists were in distress also, though not so SC, riously.
 They found posted op bulletins thiA nOtice:-
 Foreigners wishing to leave Paris
 must do SO tt'-duy Sunday: iIi,,Se
 remaining must shortly obtain
 -'PerInis de stJoHr." Foreigners
 must leave The entrppcbed camp
 of Paris before the end of the
 first dny oT nnbgtizsttion: that ts to say. midnight tonight. They VIII have at tine time of their
 deiErture to justify their iflen-
 thy ta the StseriaI ConnliSsariat
 ai the statinm They will not be
 nile te avail themselves of suto-
 mobiles
 Crowds rushed to the stations and left for London at enre Others be sies,el the steamship offices for pass a-,' home. taking steer1ige acromrno- tlatiUnS without murmur. still others waited to see what the new day world bring forth.
 I:ut ly the next day conditions wcre worse.
 Authority passed from the civic to inc military B:inking operations were curtailed Gold was unobtain- able. One hotel after another closed itx doors. .TaxiS and omnibuSes were rcquisitionetl by the military. The . subway vas crippled.
 Only third claSs tickets were sold to Ilavrc and the journey. there took eleven and onehalf hours. Million- nairps found themselves in cattle car< labelled .Thirty-xix Horses," and they were glad to he there.
 "What shall I tlo:" said to my self. Have I come three thousand miles for nothing; shall America have no Paris fashions this autumn?" We sImil sec-
 al
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-31

The prohibitionists of Rhode Island held their state convention in Provi- dence Saturday and nominated Judge Thomas H. Peabody of Westerly for attorney general. Ernest l.. Merry of Pawtucket was nominated for gover nor, Roscoe W. Phillips of Providence for lieutenant governor, William A Williamson of East Providence for sec retary of state, and Daniel G. Wood of Providence for general treasurer. Nom inees for congressman were named as follows: William E. Brightman of Tiy- erton, First district; Frederic M. Mat teson of Auburn, Second District; Charles Dowler of Providence, Third district
 The platform pledges the party to national and state prohibition, initia- tive. referendum and recall, prohibition or child labor, six days work per week. uniform marriage and divorce laws. compulsory arbitration of disputes be tween labor and capital, conduct of state affairs on a. conservative financial basis, equal suffrage, international ar bitration, reading of the Bible in the public schools, restriction of combina ton of capital for the increased cost of foodstuffs.
 The convention was called to ,orde. by Roscoe W. Phillips of the state cen tra1 committee. Ernest L. Merry was elected chairman and David w. Wood secretary. The assistant secretaries were William Estes and William Jeff rey. Wilbur Smith, William Scholes and Roscoe W. Phillips were the com nittee on platform.
 Judge and Mrs. George T. Brown were passengers on the Adriatic from Liverpool to New York. They have been spending the summer abroad anG arrived Saturday afternoon at {. theif home in Providence. Judge Brown is of the superior court bench and was the first to preside at a session of the court in the new court house at West erly. Judge Brown was unable to se- cure first class passage from Liyernoo; and came second class, and was satis- hed to get that. In fact, he says he
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Local Laeonies.

Clarence H. Maxson of Covington, Ga, Is in Westerly visiting relatives.
 Edgar Stillman of New Haven. for merly of Westerly, is here on a visit.
 Eugene B.. Pendleton and Byron I. Peckhan have accepted invitation t. take charge of the antique department or the North Stonington grange .air.
 The annual meeting of the Rhode Island sons of the American RevoIu- ton was held in Newport Saturday evening. There is no branch of the or sanitation in Westerly, although a number are eligible ta membership il. the organization
 The Rhode Island deleg 1tion to tbs annual encampment of the Grand Army or the Republic and Woman.e ReIief corps to be held in Detroit left Provi- dence Saturday afternoon. The party consisted of delegates and members of thelr families and numbered 4.
 Capt. Edwin St. John Creole. Tinted states army, military attache of inc French ambassador, and who has been engaged in relief work in Europe aid. ing stranded Americans, Is a connec- tlon or the Babcock family of WesterIv ana mas many resident relatives ana :, large acquaintanceship in Westerly
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Lu1l district, Miss Annie Herring; Davis district. Hiss Lillian R. Battige; supervisor of music in all schools, Miss Lula Ide.
 On Canadian Vacation Trip.
 Arthur J. Melbourne of the Fabyan office will leave town this (Monday) treal and other Canadian cities.
 The property recently owned by Perry Davis has been bought by Jerry Sherman.
 Bonnet G. Holmes and two sons of Redlands. Cal. have been guests of F. F. Patten. Settled Out of Court. The civil suit of John Gorslzy vs. Michael Krnetz for breach of contract to rent a store retunable in the Sor- ough court last Saturday. has been amicably adjusted
 Louis Senechasl, who was badly in- jured in a trolley collision a year ago last spring and who has been laid ur ever since is now in a hospital ir Canada
 Membership Rally.
 The W. C. T. U. is to hold a mem church in Staffordville. Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock The pro- gram will be in charge of Mrs. C. l.. Turner.
 Samuel Kuseawsky is repairing his was recently damaged by fire. The tenement portion of the building will not be rebuilt.
 Leo SchindIer has sold the black smith shop on Furnace avenue to Giovanni Bachiocchi. The shop has been in charge of w. J. Alberty. There will be . meeting of the town
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school committee at the library this CMonday) afternoon. Home From China.
 Ralph Gold who has been in China for the past three years is at his old home in West Stafford.
 Mrs. E. R. Brown and Miss Carolyn Brown are at Marblehead, Mass, for two weeks.
 Mrs. Martha Goodwill of Stafford. vile is visiting relatives in Waltham, Mass.
 MT. and Mrs. Arthur West of, Staff fordville has been visiting friends in Springfield.
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From inc countries where war has been let loose have coe many thrilling tales of refugees: but this She first count of the difficulties met in gathering fashions in war times and bringing them back America for the start Of the Fan season.
 Packed in osier hampers and taken in swift automobile from Paris 10 through the military neS the gowns which we shall today form the first important ex- fumn 1914.
 The story of the search for them SO full of human inter- es touches of thrills paho of what Is happening In this nart of the World of Paris and what in war lime means, that we give 1t in fm
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the car. the manager expostulatins all the time.
 It was then four o'clock in the afternoon. Havre was l40 miles nway. "Ln France" was to sail at midnight and we had to make the run through a great part of the French army.
 We started skirting the lovely olh forest of St. Gei1Wain, and ont through Conflans aud on toward 1iouen we sped.
 My last look at Paris was sad, in deed. The city and it's enyirons never looked SO lovely. Beautiful Paris, your wonderful buildings, your inu- seunis of art, your great workshops and stores, your priceless treasures will they be here just the same when l return? Who knows!
 At Rouen we found it necessary to get a special police permit to travel after nightfall--a hissez- pdsser de auit.' This we obtained through the courtesy of the Police Commisariat. and at 9:30 we proceeded again, talk
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LuII district, Miss Annie Herring; Davis district. Hiss Lillian R. Battige; supervisor of music in all schools, Miss Lula Ide.
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jurors from, sogth 1 K;nostown e~ s@ ta servs vs at the September term of the superior court for Washington county, which conVenes Sept. 23 at Kingston and which will hold an adjourned session at Westerly: William L. Main, Gilbert A. Prouty. William F. Steadman, Thomas T. Knowles and John T. Dix on, grand jury; Charles F. Whaley, Percy c. Arnold, Attmore A. Tucker, Joshua $. Clarke, Elisha R. P Chap pell, Andrew R. Peck. Walter H. Peerry and George R. Partelo, petit jury
 The jurors drawn from Hopkinton are: George E. Allen and Walter D. Kenyon. grand jury; M. Herbert Ken yon, Robert l.. Coon, Charles N Ken yon and Joseph J. Taylor. peti. jury.
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would have accepted steerage passage if necessary in order to get back to the United States and the Providence Plantations.
 Judge Brown said that the Adriatic was arn1ed with four large guns and . special gun crew He said the shiE was in nicommunication with If French and English battleships which occupied positions in the steamer lanes. al- though not in sight of the Adriatic The trip was made quickly and in q very rough sea. At night canvas cov- erings were placed over parts of the ship so that not ray of light coul6 be seen after darkness set in. He said no German vessels were seen on the trip and it was said on shipboard that there was none within a thousan miles.