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Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-21
PERSONALS


 Miss Elizabeth Moody of Ashwillet was a visitor in Norwich over the week end.
 Arthur SmaIlsng of Waterbury is spending few days visiting friends in Norwich.
 Miss Mary Hust. after two weeks visit in Meriden, has returned to her home in Thameayilie.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Smith ha:Ee re- turned home after spending several days in Washington, Philadelphia and New York.
 MT. and Mrs. Arthur E. Robinson of Pniladelphia who have been touring Florida are holiday guests of Mir. and Mrs. Philip Karoli.
 County Director William McGuin- ness, of Norwich, was in Mystic Sum- day afternoon, for the installaation of St. Agnea' Tierney league, the Young Ladies Temperance society.
 Frank Racine, of Norwich, who was taken to the Memorial hospital in New London from the Bacizus hos pdtal at Norwich, because of the con- tagious cases at the latter institution, suffering from scarlet fever, was per- Initted to return to his home in Nor Eich Saturday.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-21
OBITUARY.
capt. charIee speneer.

Capt. Charles Spencer. one of the best known veteran toTboat men, died on the steamer New Hampshire dur ing Friday night, while the steam CT was coming up the sound from New York He was passenger and because he suffered from asthma slept upright in a chair in the saloon. Soon after the steamer docked Saturday morning a companion went to arouse him and discovered that Captain Spencer had died while he slept.
 Captain Spencer, who was 76 years old, had been at Sailor Snug Harbor, Staten Island, since June. He for merly lived in New London with Mi- chael E. White in Union street and had planned to come for a surprise visit to tho Whites over Christmas.
 Captain Spencer was born in Mo- aTlk, where his wife now resides. He had been a seagoer all his life. From fisherman he became a licensed of ficer and went into the towing trade. For i7 years he was master of tug Minnie of the Thames Tow Beat Co s fleet. He had been mate an dmaster of other steamers, both fishing and towing, but in the past five years had been able, because of i'll health, to act only occasionally as pilot.
 Eugene N. Sheldon.
 On Saturday morning at 2.so o'clock Eugene Nathan Sheldon of Montville died at his home at Peduot, following a shock by which he was stricken while at his work in the cotton mill Friday. MT. Sheldon walked home un- assisted after mourning a slight shock and there fell forward on the kitchen table. During the afternoon he de- cided he must go back to the mill tc tell his employers he might not be able to work for a few days. Mrs sheldon delivered the message fol him and MT. Sheldon went to bed. Mir. Sheldon was born at Wales Mass, 64 years ago. He came tc Montville when ne was r years old { worked on a form for r years anc 20 years ago entered the cotton mil of the c. D. White Co. His wife. tWC 1 sons, Fred Augustus and Nathan D Sheldon, and a daughter, Mrs. Editl Henntgan survive.
 Mrs. Mary Ann Hart.
 Mrs. Mary Ann Hart, ss years O
 age, widow of Judge Henry Hart. dieC 1 at her home on the Boston post road Old Saybrook, Friday evening at 54t o'clock She was the daughter of Ass and Betsy Clark Witter, and was bor7 1 in Preston. October F, 1S16. She wa married November IT, 1886, and pres ently moved with her husband to hi home in Old Saybrook. In 1s40 the, took up their residence in the house il
 which they spent the rest of thei 1 lives. Judge Henry Hart died Jar 1 25. 1896. Their children were I daughter who died in infancy: Rev 1 Dr. Samuel Hart, dean of Berkley al 1 v1nity school, Middletown; Georg
 Hart, M. p. who died March as
 lssS; and Elizabeth. wife of Rex
 Melville K. Bailey of the Bronx, Ne5
 York city. whose three daughters, tvg
 or whom survive, are the only grand
 children.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-21
FIERCE FIGHTING ON
 LEFT BANK OF VIsruLA
Petrosrad says Two German cam-
 panies Were AnnihiIated.

Petrograd, Dec. 21.-TI1e following statement of the Russian general staff was issued tonight:
 "on the left bank of the Vistula river. on the front of the Bzura and Rawka rivers, a number of encount- CTS, some of them of a very fierce description, took place on the 18th in- stant.
 Two German companies which had crossed the BZura near the village of Daknova, on a half-burned bridge were immediately attacked by our troops and annihiiated Of this force only fifty men remained. Those we made prisoners
 Fighting algo is reported in the region of Opoczno (to the east of Pe- iotrokow.)
 aIn GaiicIa the situation is without important change. At certain points wes. have made, counter-atta and captured some prisoners and machine guns.
 Tn the district of PrzemysI the Aus trians attempted a sortie in nei strength The movement failed ana the outcome was that we took on the flank and captured a great many prisoners
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-21
HOBART AVENUE SCHOOL
 CAREFULLY EXAMINED
No Evidence of Any Negligence by School Committee Found-6ut An other and Moro Thorough Fumiea- ton to Be Made.


 In view of the several cases of scar let fever which have developed among children attending the Hobart avenue school a thorough investigation of the building was made Saturday by Sec retary H. M. Lerou of the town school conmitte who requested Health Off, cer Dr. N. E. Lewis to accompany him.
 The school has been closed at three different times and on each occasion it vas fumigated. On December Sth it was closed for the term following the illness of the Markoff child Since then the Harper, Daniher and Busch boys have come down with scarlet fever, the last named, son of MT. and Mrs. Fred Busch having been taken to the hospital Saturday.
 As the result of the investigation it was found that the school building was in preLer condition, the school board br'+1g devoted special attention to the improvement of its sanitary equipment in the past year.
 pr. Lewis, however. advised another thorough Immigration, the going over thoroughly of the floors, wainscotting and walls and thereby the taking of every precaution for the reopening of the school Jnauary 4th. It was found that there was no negligence upon the part of the school committee.
 At a meeting of the town school committee Saturday it was voted to the health officer and this will be done in time for the winter term
 There were three cases in the Taft vile school, but following the fumi- gation, while temporarily closed, there was no further trouble.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-21
COMMON PLEAS CASE
 WENT OVER TO WEDNESDAY
Witness Heard in of Suit Salvatore Mailozi Vs. Sheriff Stanton.

The case of Salvatore Mallozi against Sheriff George H. Stanton and others was heard by Judge Waller at the session of the court of common pleas on Saturday. Damages of $500 are sought. The case was originally on the jury list. but was recently placed among the court cases and the lawyers are Douglas and Shields.
 4 store at No, 252 Franklin street, owned by Mir. and Mrs. Carboni. was purchased by Frank Mallozi some time ago. He said the store was worth $500 but that he got it for less. In January, 1914, he sold the store to his brother, Salvatore Mallozi for the sum of $500 and the intention to sell clerk and the bill of sale was made out by Lawyer Andrew B. Davies, He testified that he did not see any money pass but he heard the suyer asking about the receipt given and wanted to know what he would have to show for the money spent in the purchase.
 It is alleged that Frank Mallozi was indebted to the amount of several hun dred dollars when he sold out to his brother and among his creditors was Scharmeli & Co, of Boston, to whom the sum of $24O was due. The plain tiff allekes that an agent of Scharmeli & Co. agreed to take $25 monthly from Frank MalIozi in settlement of the debt, but before time for payment the store was attached for $240 and Sher- if Stanton served the papers. The store wan closed and the goods re- moved to a Water street store. It is claimed that the goods inventoried at $411.S5 and the sale netted $276.70. There were legal expenses of S125 and there is yet a balance due of $134S6 of the amount due the Boston firm. The plaintiff testified through Frank Pedace.
 Frank Cassieri testified that he saw money paid for the place of business by Salvatore MaIlozi to Frank Mallozi and that the transaction was in the Franklin street store.
 While on the stand the plaintiff gave amounts aggregating over s40o which
 he said he owed at the time he sold out He said there was much due him from customers for goods taken away and that he never told his brother
 about owing the money.
 At the afternoon session of the court Bruno Pedace said he was in the store on Franklin street when the money was paid. Salvatore Mallozi told of buying the store and of paying for it
 Sheriff George Fl. Stanton was called by Lawyer Douglas at 3.l5 o'clock and he told Of attaching the store and
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-21
CONDITIONAL GIVING OF
 ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION
Is to Stimulate Institutions to Start
 Campaigns to Raise Funds.

New York, Dec. 2o-why the gem eral education board, founded by John D. Rockefeller, makes it a policy to give only 8 part of funds required by a specific institution, is explained un- der the heading Conditional Giving, in the third installment of a report out lining in detail it's policies and achievements. The board says that, as a result of it's efforts, institutions have themselves started campaigns to raise additional sums and individuals have made bequests in their wills for their own institution.
 up to June 1. 1914" says the re- port, "the general education board made contributions to 1o3 colleges and universities; to 19 of these it has made a second appropriation. The sums pledged by the board amount to $10,- S2,591: the institutions assisted have themselves undertaken to raise addi- tional sums aggregating almost $40,- 0O0.00o.
 Through the activities of the beard, therefore, $5O,3S4.S23 will shortly have been added to college and university resources"
 The report says that the gifts of the board are only part of the sums which
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-21
WAR BENEFICEN1 FOR THE JEWS
Rabbi Joseph Self of New York City, Believes That Conflict Will Solve Their Problems and Give Them Back a Country--Germans Have Made a Fatal Nistake-spoke to Norwich Zonsts.

This shows that the sense of righteousness is stronger now than in former generations. With only admir- atfon for the German genius think the Germans have made a tatal mis- take, by understanding the sense ot righteousness in tho present day humanity. They are prepared won- derfully as regards the show of force but they have not cultivated enough the sentiment of humanity as to the righteousness of their cause. And now they have much work to correct this mistake. They should have taken the Jewish system to try and to prove the ethical side of their cause.
 But on the other side, we Jews have faults of our own. We are peacelov- ing people, but forget that as long as there are powerful tyrants in the world war is necessary as a weapon against them. And we ourselves must be prepared to be organized in such a way that we should not only be able to show the righteousness of our case i.l literary works, but to stand for our rights, our liberty, and to defend them with weapons in our hands as our forefathers have done in the time ol Moses and the Judges.
 I hope that the Jewish genius will arise in all its might and if such a small country as Montenegro whose population equals the number of Jews III BTOWnSVlue, EN. r., IT such 0 cOun- try can command the respect of the powers who vie for it's friendship it is high time that the Jewish na- tion, numbering 100000 souls, and having in its midst the most distin- gushed scientists, statesmen, Journal ists, artists, it is high time thai this notion be able to reestablish ita ! old country and command the re spect of the world.
 The address by Rabbi Self was pre- ceded by a talk by Joseph Miller oi
 Mlerriden. a student at the Connecti- cut Agricultural college on Whai Channukah (Feast of Lights) has given us and what we in turn shal
 give to UT posterity.' Herman AIof. | sin 2nd, ascted as chairman anC | Charles Gordon was secretary.
 The reception committee from Nor. | wich Zion camp comprised Abnel l Schwartz, NJ. A. Boswick, Rev. Ma,
 Stamm, L. Sachner and Charles Cor | don.
 l The message brough by the Nev | York speaker was a powerful one ant | it contributed the chief factor to on, of the best meetings the Norwich | Zionists have had.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-21

Coming here under the auspices of Norwich Zion camp, No. 7bs Rabbi Jo- seph Self. lecturer and journalist, of New York city, found an enthusiastic welcome from an appreeiative audi ence of several hundred of the Jewish residents of the city in Breed hall on Sunday evening. To the gathering Rabbi Seff addressed an earnest plea for their help and cooperation in raising fund of $100,0o0 to be used for the relief of the sufferers in Pales- tine left without resources as the re- suit of the war. To this work the American Zionists are bending their energies, and the response in this country is generous.
 The present war is beneacent as far as the Jewish question is concerned, Rabbi Self pointed out. to a. certain extent. because the war has opened the eyes of the Jews. The Jewish social ists all over the world have adhered to the principle of anti-nationalism and taken their stand against patriotism. But the fact that the German. French and English socialists came up in all sincerity to support their national flags has proven to the Jewish social istS that socialism does not interfere with national aspiration and that there is no Justification for them to turn their backs on the Jewish Zionist flag Indeed, the great mmasters of Jewish f1panciers. like Rothschilds of London,
 
 have opposed Zionism, considering that it is an entirely unnecessary factor of the Jewish question, were so impress ed by the events accompanying the war that they had to agree with the opinion of some of the leading English Journalists that the oIIly solution of the Jewish question is to establish a commonwealth. in Palestine.
 It impresses me. said Rabbi Self, that the 18th chapter of Ezekiel, where is described a future international war, has reference to the present war, since the prophet mentions almost all the children of Noah as being involved. That war is mentioned in connection with the stablishMent of the Jew ish country. It inpresses me that the war will solve a great many entangle- naents in our international relations and put an end to the Jewish problem
 that has endured for twenty centuries People say that the present war is a denial to the supposed progress of ] the world. to the contrary see a great difference in the present war in comparison with previous. Tn this war
 humanity asks not who is stronger
 but who is more in the right
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-21

institutions in question have under taken to raise.
 Refusals by the board to make com tributions requested, it is explained, may be based on one or more of sew eral reasons" The report gives these, in conclusion, saying:
 ''The board may already have con- tributed more tha na fair share to the section represented; the institu- ton may occupy d more or less un- promising situation: it may be in too close proximity to a stronger institu- tion: it may be Zithout backing; it may be one of several denominational institutions, which ought to be merged rathan than separately developed.
 Some of these schools may at the moment be performing a useful func- ton yet unless they appear to be necessary factors in 9. well organized and well distributed permanent sys- tem of higher education, the general education board is compelled to pass them by."
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-21
CHRISTMAS RUSH ON
 AT THE PosToFFICE
AIS Sacks Had Been Sent Out Sunday
 Night and 4o5 Received.

Christmas hail has started with a rush at the local office. Since Dec. IS up to Sunday evening 475 sacks of mail have been despatched and 405 sacks received. Ten sacks of foreign mail were despatched also from Dec. g to Dec. Is. In order to prevent any de- lay. this foreign mail was despatched direct to the branch postoftice at New York which handles this mail. Post master Caruthers had an extra force on hand Sunday to handle the large mail which was received Sunday morning and Sunday evening. Post master Caruthers expects to keep up the excellent standard established in the local office of not having any Christmas parcels left over. Personally for two hours Sunday he supervised the work.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-21
BRIDGE DISTRICT
 SCHOOL CLOSED Daughter of Wesley calIeins in Third Grade Game Down Sunday with Dipltheria,

On account of the outbreak of one case of diphtFeria the Bridge district school is to be closed for the remain der of the term, that is. during the next three days, the school committee decided on Sunday shortly after the case had been reported. The child did not come down ill in school, but on Sunday Dr. J. W. Callahan was called to the home of Wesley B. CaIkins on East Main street and found his daugh- ter, who is in the third grade, i'll. He reported the illness to City Health Officer Dr. N, B. Lewis, who in turn communicated with the school author itfes.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-21
Mrs. Georae W. Jones.
Five City Court Cases for Today.

Thre was no session of the city court on Saturday. as the police had not gathered in any prisoners Saturday morning. Twenty-four tramps were provided with lodgings Friday night. ana seven of these were Norwich men. The oldest lodger, a Groton man, was 70 years of age. and the youngest. of the same place, was B years old. The police fouRa-one store open Friday Sunday night the cold drove an even oozen to the police station lodgings, and there are five cases on fine ordi. nary charges for city court this morn ing, @-
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-21
SHOOTS RIVAL WHILE
 DRIVING WITH SWEETHEART
Young Woman Drove Half Mile with
 Shot, Riddled Man in Her Arms

Danville, Ills. Dec. 2e.-Holding the shot-riddled form of her dying sweet heart in her arms, Miss Mabel Me Cormtc<, A years old, drove half a mile over a lonely country road to- day to a farmhouse, where she sum moned a physician in a vain attempt to save his life. The wounded man, Charles Cashboler. g, died a few min utes after reaching the farmhouse.
 Tine young man was shot while dEiv- ing with Miss Mccormick near here, when his rival, Charles Seward. 2i, fired a charge of huckshot into Cash- .boler's body. Seward was arrested.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-21
Document of Weatern Reservs.

Upon approvaI. State Librarian e1eorge 5. Goddard has received with intention of purchase, a report of inc committee to whom was referred the matter of accepting from the state of Connecticut a cession of Jurisdiction of the territory west of Pennsylvania. commonly called the western reserve Of Connecticut. The document is con sidered a valuable one
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-21
British Cruiser InvincibIe of Monte
 video,

Montevideo. Uruguay, Dec 2o.-The British cruiser Invincible, which took part in the naval engagement off the Falkland Islands on December 8, in which four German cruisers were sunk, arrived today in the roadstead of this port. The English colony gave a brilliant reception in honor of Vice Admiral Frederick Sturdee. in which the members of the French colony par ticipated. Later the British command CT returned aboard his flagship, which made preparations to proceed.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-21
Rastus Seneca Ransenn.

New York, Dec. 2o.-Rastus Seneca Ransom, surrogate of the city and c0u tv of New York from 1887 until 1893. died today at his home in Harts- dale, N. Y. in his 76th year.
 Previous to his appointment as sur rogate he was the law partner oi Chester A. Arthur who hcoo-"4 nr~~i- dent on the death of President Gar field
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-21
ssoo,ooo LEFT TO
 sToNINGToN RESIDENT
cortIandt Babcoe< a Beneficiary by Will of Mrs. Mary A. Palmer Draper of New York city-Numerous Large Requests.

The New York public library will receive $450,000 by the will of Mrs. Mary Anna Palmer Draper, who died Dec. at No. 2T1 Madison avenue, New York.
 Mrs. Draper was the widow of Prof Henry Draper, noted astronomer, long connected with Harvard uniVer- sity, and numbered among her ances- tors Capt. Amos Palmer, who took an active part in the defense of Stoning- ton, Conn, when it was boTnbarded by the British in 1914. Her country home was Wylzaska, at Dobbs Ferry, N. Y.
 Mrs. Draper set aside trust fund of $50.000 for the library, to be used for the benefit of i'll or aged employees, $200,000 toN be known as the John s. chase of books, and not over $200,o00 from the residuary estate.
 Other Public Requests.
 Other public bequests include $25,- 900 each to the Children's Aid society, New York Association for Improving the Condition of the poor. National Academy of Science, New York Skin and Cancer hospital and New York university's laboratory for surgical re- search. The Polyclinic hospital re- ceives $50,000
 In addition to the gifts of money made to the library, the trustees are instructed to select from Mrs. Dra- per's collections of books, portraits, coins. etc, such as they desire, and are bequeathed specifically portraits of Dr. John W. Draper and Lord Byron and letters from the Countess Guissioli. The remainder of the books go to Dr. John W. Draper. The library and pie lures in the home at Dobbs Ferry are bequeathed to Cortlandt Palmer, a nephew.
 The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York will receive the entire con- tents of the empire drawing room in the town house, with $20, 900 for the maintenance of the collection.
 Antonia Draper Dixon, a sister-ir- law, and Annie Dixon Mcclure are to divide equally the jeweIry, ornaments furniture and horses and carriages in the Dobbs Ferry establishment and the town house
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-21
FUNERALS
Mrs. Henry M Chase

Saturday afternoon at ? o'clock the funeral of Anna B. McMahon, wife of Henry M. Chace, was held from her late home, No. 3s Broadway with rel- atives and friends present. Rev. Joseph F. Cobb, pastor of the Univers- alist church, officiated at the service. and the bearers were M A. Barber. John w. Dawson, End, E. ". Carter and Louis A. Frazier. Interment was Tn Maplewood cemetery and Rev. Mir. Cobb read the committal service at the grave. There were a number of handsome floral renembrances.
 Mrs. George ". Jones.
 At Il o'clock Saturday morning the funeral of Martha Jane Richards, widow of George W. Jones, was held from the funeral parlors of Undertak- CT C. A. Gager, Jr., No. 70 Franklin street, with relatives and friends in attendance and the service was con ducted by Rev. Joseph F. Cobb, pastor of the Church of the Good Shepherd, The bearers were Charles s. Eaton, Thomas A. Robinson, Dr. William T. Driscoll and Latham E. Mosher and burial took place in MapIewood ceme- tery. There was a committal service at the grave. There were several beautiful floral forms showing the high esteem in which Mrs. Jones was held by her many friends.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-21
Emperor William Returns to Front.

London, Dec. 2i, 1885 a. m-The German emperor has completely re- covered and returned to the front, ac- cOrding to an announcement from the Berlin main headquarters trasmitted through Amsterdam to Reuters TAl~- gran CernpanY.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-21
Italy EstabIishes Moratoriun,.

Rome. Dec. 20, s.20 D. m-RoyaI de- crees have been issued establishing q
 moratorium, under special conditions, for January, February and March; providing for the organization of an institute with capital of $5,000, 900 from which industrial loans may be obtained and authorizing municipal ities to unite in groups for the pur- chase, even abroad. of cereals, and their resale for home consumption
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-21

of taking away the goods, He was still on the stand at 4.s0 o'clock when court adjourned until Wednesday morning at 10.30 o'clock. It Is likely another full day will be necessary to end the case
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-21

New Haven-Mr. and Mrs. Israel Jacobs will celebrate the silver anni- versary of their wedding at their home Sunday. Dec. 20. by holding large reception.