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Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-05
FUN ERAL.
William n. Mansfield,

The funeral of William H Mansfield
was held from the home of his son
George H. Mansfield in Poquetanuck
at 2-30 Sunday afternoon and the res
friends and relatives. The services
were conducted by Rev. William E
Hooker, rector of st. James -Episco-
pal church. One Sweetly Solemn
Thought was rendered by c. D. Geer
and duet Some Sweet Day. was sung
by Mr.. Geer and Mrs. Frank l.. Far
rel. There were delegations from the
Odd Fellows and Sons of Hermann
present. The bearers were four neph-
ers of the deceased. Willis, Henry
Charles and John Hazler. Burial was
in the Poquetanuck cemetery where
a eommittal service was read by Rev
Mr.. Hooker. Services We're also con-
Quoted by the Odd Fellows and Sons
of Veterans.
Included in the large attendance
were persons from Westerly, Will
mantle, New London. GrOton, North
Stonington and this city. Church and
Allen had charge of the arrangements.
The floral tributes were beautiful. and
included: Pillow from the oSns of
Hermann; wreath on easel from I. o.
o. f.; pillow. Husband. from Mrs.
William Mansfield; standing wreath,
Father. from George w. Mansfield and
Phoebe F. Mansfield: large cross. Jo-
seph Conner & Son: large spray OF
Gala lilies, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
jacket; wreath of white roses and
violets, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mans
field and Mrs. John Walz: wreath of
magnolia leaves and roses, w. A. LII
cas-; spray of white roses. Alex TTarll-
ness and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hark-
ness; crescent, Mr.. and Mis-. Henry
Hazler and family: cross. Mrs. Mar
shall Fitch and C. r. Hampstead:
crescent. Mrs. Clara Bush, Mrs. Fred
Bush. Mr.. and Mrs. f. Bush and Mr..
and Mrs. G. Bogue; spray Of carna-
tons. Mr. and Mrs z. Kelly: plaque
of lilies, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Maggie:
boquet of lilies and roses. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mead. Mr.. Nicolai and Miss Nicolai;
wreath of galaz leaves, Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Hazler; wreath, Kate and Nell
lie Flynn; wreath. John Amburn:
spray of lilies. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Schultz; spray of pink carnations, Mr..
and Mrs. Clara Bush: crescent, Charles
Elliot; spray of lilies, Henry Hart;
spray of lilies. Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver
Church and family: wreath. Mrs. Mary
Button and Mrs r. Mcclure; wreath.
Mrs. Kate Augur. Mrs. P. Rallion
wreath, Mrs. F. L. Farrell. Mrs. A. J.
Wholey. Mrs. P H Hartman, Mrs.
James F. enton. Mrs. D. P. Shahan,
Mrs ]. r. Mcnamara, Mrs. NJ H.
Donohue and Mrs. J. p. Shannon.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-05
WATERFORD MAN STRICKEN
BY HEART DISEASE.
George Kenyon Died Suddenly While
Delivering Milk Sunday Morning.

George Kenyon of Lakes Pond, As
years of age, died suddenly in New
London at Ills o'clock Saturday
morning, when he was seized by an
attack of heart disease in Williams
street Mr.. Kenyon was delivering
dairy products when death overlook
him He had been subject to heart dis
ease for long time.
Mr.. Kenyon was beyond human aid
when doctors, who were summoned,
arrived. Medical Examiner Harry NJ.
Lee was notified and after conducting
an examination decided that death was
due to disease of the heart
Mr.. Kenyon did a large business in
dairy products, of which he made
speciality at his farm at Lakes Pond,
on the Hartford turnpike. Mr.. Kenyon
was born at the Kenyon homestead at
East Neck, now occupied by his
mother, Mrs. Amanda Kenyon In
his earlier days the deceased had been
a paper hanger and decorator in
Providence, and Mrs. Kenyon is ma
tive of that city. Later he went to
Lakes Pond and started in farming
and in the dairy business. which he
had conducted for many years.
He is survived by his widow, but
had no children. Besides his mother
and widow, he leaves four brothers,
w. E. Kenyon of Cohanzie, Lewis
Kenyon, who lives at East Neck,
Frank Kenyon, who has a farm ad-
joining that of the deceased at Lakes
pond, and Hugh E. Kenyon of MafI-
lory Hill. He was a member of the
Huntington street Baptist church of
New London.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-05
NORWICH CASES IN SUPERIOR court
Five the List Assigned For Trial This Week in Criminal
Court Falcone, Frank Antonette, Charles Jack
son, Joseph Lisovtz and Adolph Shabuski VIII Come
Before the Tribunal at This Term.

Five prisoners now reposing in the
Jail in this city, accused of crimes COM
mutted in this city, will come before
the criminal superior court for trial at
the term which begins here tomorrow,
with Judge Lucien Burpee on the
bench. Thesy are Frank Felcone, Frank
Antonette alias Frank Hernice, Charles
Jackson, Joseph Lisovitz and Ado1ph
Shabuski.
At 10 o'clock on Tuesday morning
prisoners will be put to plea, and two
cases have been assigned for that day.
They are state vs. James Coney, who
is accused of breaking and entering in
Colchester, and state VS.. Frank Fall
cone, accused of rape committed in this
city.
The following are teh other cases so
far assigned:
Wednesday. Jan. state VS.. Felix
Garceau and others. VS.. Frank An
tonette alias Frank Henrico, VS.. Henry
Coon, VS.. Daniel Coughlin VS.. Stanis-
law Dunbreski, VS.. James Gilmore, VS..
Charles jackson, VS.. Frederick Jackson,
VS.. Edward Heating. VS.. Joseph Liso-
vitz, VS.. Sarah Menghi vs. Mike Pc
lacky, VS.. Arthur Randall, VS.. william
Reimer VS.. Adolph Shabusli, VS..
Charles S. Shea, s. Ida Tarini.
Frank Antonette alias Frank Hen
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-05

rico must answer to the charge of hav-
ing dynamite in his possession without
the necessary permit. He walked into
a West Side saloon one day last Sep
TENDER and quickly cleared the place
of its occupants by planting five pounds
of the dangerous stuff on the bar La
ter he was around the streets on the
West Side trying to sell it. and he was
arrested by Policeman Myron o. Nor
gan.
Charles Jackson must answer to the
charge of chicken stealing made
against him, the birds which it is al
legged he took coming from a coop on
Jail Hill last month.
Joseph Lisovitz was arrested by the
Norwich police in a Bath street saloon
one night last fall, having been seen to
go in through a sidewalk hatchway. He
had some bottled goods collected to-
gether, apparently for the purpose OF
taking them away The saloon was not
doing business at the time having been
closed by an attachment.
Adolph Shabislli, the fifth one of the
Norwich cases assigned, is accused of
an assault upon man named Sullivan
in an italian club on West Thames
street one Sunday last fall. Shabuski
used a billiard cue, it is claimed, and
Sullivan was sent to the hospital with
a shattered elbow.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-05
NORWICH WIRELESS HEARD
OF MAINE DISASTER
Fred Booths Station Was in Touch
With Messages From Others.

Through the wonderful wireless Nor
witch was in touch with the marine
disaster reported somewhere off this
coast in the telegraph news of this
morning. The private wireless ap-
paratus of Fred Booth on the West
Side got into touch with the various
calls and message that were travel
ing through the ether.
One message received was very in
complete and was apparantely a sec
ton of a message that was being
ira nsmitted from a naval station, pos
sibly the Newport Naval station, to
some other station or ship. The mes
sage stated that some vessel was
standing by the sinking ship. About
Ills o'clock it was said that the ship.
the name of which was given as the
Dklwa ski of Delaware, was partly IN
der water and that waves were break
ing over the deck. Whether there
were any passengers on board was not
known and it was understood that
nobody had been rescued up to that
time
Messages were flying back and forth
during the greater part of the evening
which resulted in a great deal of con-
fusion in the receiving of any one mes
sage.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-05
FOR PERFECT ATTENDANCE
Twenty three at Central Baptist
School Given Their Rewards.

At the Central Baptist Bible school
on Sunday the gifts were awarded
which are annually given to those
present at every session Of the year
largest number on record, and to each
book was presented.
Supt- Shepard B. Palmer called each
as the name was announced, and there
who went up to receive the reward of
faithful attendance.
Horace r. Church. with record Of
IA years in succession in which he has
not missed session of the school,
headed the list, and Horace Ceyl, with
13 years to his credit. was next Par
ticuiar mention was also made of Mrs.
O. A. Kinney. who until two years ago
had a record rivaling that of Mr..
Church and this year was back again
in the perfect list.
The following were those receiving
rewards: Horace T. Church. IA years;
Horace Coyi, 12 years; Henry Convey, Z
years; Rosolyn Cranska. years; Ed
ward II. Pur1ts, years; Mrs A, H,
Hettfs, years; Harold Tarbox, 3
years; Mrs, j. II. Davis, 2 years; Al
bert Fairbanks, 2 years; Elizabeth
SEWN, 2 years; C. G, Amber, Mrs, @,
g. Amber, Benjamin Convey, Louis
Convey, Charles A. Burton, Mabel Hag-
berg, Elsie Jacobson, Alice White, H,
r. Pettis, j. Palmer Post, Ernest Pas
conehe, George Kraft, Mrs. o. A, kim
Hey,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-05
DON'T TRUST cALOMEL
Thousands Experience Bad After Eff
fects From This Dangerous Drug.
A Safe Vegetable Substitute is Dr.
Edwards OIive Tablets for the Liver.

DR.. F. NJ. Edwards, q prominent phY
stefan of Ohio, has discovered a laHa-
tive and liver toner in a comDinatioh
of vegeta bic material miKeS with oIlVe
oil, which is in effect almost eAactly
like calomel, except that there are mons
OF the bad after effects.
Dr. Edwards has long been a Aoe oL
calomel, though he recognized us
value along with its dangers.
His distrust of the uncertain drNS
eventually started him years ago.
towards experiment with the view or
discovering a substitute, and ne mas
been for several years in possession o,
the Iong -sought-for combination, YnicD
is in the shape of a little sugar coated
olive colored tablet.
The results of II years experience
ard practice are embodied in these
marVe lous little tablets.
They are called DR.. Edwards OllVe
Tablets. And their effect on the liver
has been the means of relief to many
Of Dr. Edwards regular patients as
we'll as to thousands of others VINO
have suffered and were afraid of cal
{ mel.
There is no necessity, when you take
Hr. Edwards Olive Tablets, by follow
ing them up with nasty sickemnS,
gripping salts. OF castor oil, as you do
after taking calomel. Try them. lNc
and 25c pr box The Olive Iablet
Company, Columbus, o. All druggists.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-05
HOPE, THE ANGEL
OF THE NEW YEAR
Sermon by Rev. DR.. SIeeum at Gen.
trial Baptist Church.

Hope and the New Year was the
subject Of the timely sermon by Rev.
Joel B. Slocum, d. D., at the Central
Baptist church Sunday evening. There
was a good attendance at the service.
Rev. DR.. Slocum took his text from
First Corinthians IS: 10: And now
abideth hope
If love is the angel of Christmas. said
the pastor, then hope must be the
angel of the new year. 1t is with
hope that we contemplate the lives of
the boys and girls whose interests are
our interests, whose failures sue
ceSseS are near to our Utmost hearts.
AS we stand inside the threshold we
especially feel hopes and anticipations
relating to those near and dear TO US
in the coming days. Hope is something
most definitely developed in the old
testament. Then the people Of God
were ever looking onward to the COM
all the book there runs the feeling of
expectation and hope Christ is hope
realized and personified- as a shep
herd He cares for the flock. ever keep
ing open the door to the fold.
Christ has said: Behold l have set
before you an open door" and that is
the door of 1914. the threshold of which
we have just crossed. All through the
days and weeks of the year we shall
have opportunities to be truer man and
women and we must not miss them.
The door which Christ opens for us
no man can shut, but the door by
which Christ comes to us we must
open. Let us contemplate this year
with hope. asking Him to help us real
ize our hope and the hope of others.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-05
FRANK E. JOHNSON RETURNS.
Norwich Explorer Reaches New York
Saturday After Ten Months Absence
in Tunisia.

Frank Edward Johnson, F. r. G. s.,
of Norwich, editor of the National
Geographic Magazine at Washington,
returned to New York Saturday on
the French line steamship France from
a ten months exploring trip through
Tunisia, in northern Africa. He visited
the cave jewellers there. He said that
these people were small and very
swarthy and that many of them were
deformed from intermarrying for cen
turtles. 1t had been supposed that only
400 of these primitive people existed
in Tunisia. but Mr.. Johnson said that
in his opinion there were 5000 of them
Most of the cave jewellers lived in the
Atlas mountains. back from the coast
Of Tunis. and spoke a gutteral Arab
dialect.
Mr.. Johnson said that ne visited the
ruins Of the old Roman cities in north
Africa including Timgad where the
arch built by the Emperor Hadrian and
the marble road leading to Carthage,
with the ruts formed by the chariot
wheels, could still be seen.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-05
GARRISON SCHOOL.
Officers of National Guard Detailed to
Hold Examinations in January.

Special orders, dated December 81.
1913, have been issued from the Office
of the adjutant general, by which the
following officers of the National
Guard are detailed to hold exanina-
tons in the garrison school course:
Lieut. Colonel Richard J. Goodwin,
at Hartford Major Edwin E. Lamb. at
Bristol and New Britain; Major John
]. McMahon at Winsted and Middle
town; Major John L. Purcell at Man
chester and Willimantic; Lieut. Colonel
John @. Tilson, at New Haven; Major
Ernest l. Isbeu. at Waterbury; Major
George E Hall. at Meriden and Wal
lingford; Major John r. North, at
Torrington-
Student officers will report at the
state armories, to the examining Off
GERS. on the evening of Monday. Jan
detown, Wi11imantic and Wallingford,
where they VIII report on the evening
following.
Other Matters.
Issued under the date of January .,
1914, a special order appoints Sergeant
James l.. Cochrane to be second lieu
tenant of Company L. First infantry,
with rank from December 8, 1913.
Captain Ray LinsIey. detailed in spe-
cial orders for duty with Company B,
First infantry, IS returned to the retir-
ed list.
Leave of absence for three months
from January 1, 1914, with permis-
sion to leave ten state, is granted to
Captain Stephen P. Smith, Jr-, Ninth
company, Coast Artillery corps. He
in charge of the state armory
at Stamford
First Lieut.. A. Cecil Herbert, Med
ical corps. is relieved from duty with
the First Field hospital and assigned
TO duty with the mounted troop.
Captain Frank S. Merrill. C. y. G.
retired. is detailed to command Com
pany B, First infantry
Retired.
The applications of Captain Clarence
W. Judson, Eighth company, Coast
CORPS, to be retired is ap-
proved, and be is placed upon the
retired list, to take effect January 10,
1914
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-05
MUST STAND TRIAL
IN SUPsRIoR COURT.
Five Held Under Bonds For Riot Arts
ing Out of Polishers' Troubles.

The trial of the men accused of be-
ing implicated in the riot on North
Main street resulting when polishers
from the Hopkins and Aliens Arms
Co. were attacked on the night of
November nth, was brought to a close
in the city court ON Saturday when
three of the men accused were dis
charged and five were bound over to
the higher court. When court case
in Saturday morning Attorney T. NJ.
Shields closed his defense of William
II. Bowen. Pleas for the other men
were made by Attorneys J. j. Des-
mond and r. NJ. Douglass. Prosecut-
ing Attorney John d. Hall reviewed
the case and argued that all the men
should be bound over to the superior
court. Judge Kelly ordered the dis
charge of Paul Salumka and William
H. Bowen and Walter Tillen. These
five men were bound over and bonds
provided as follows: Stanley Puma
500, c. Boczkowsk $780, George
Malcolm 5000. William Hankin $500
David Ferns S1e0.
Ferns was tried separately and
testimony was given by Stanley Pull
ma, Walter Tillen and Chief Linton.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-05
PERSONAL

Edward Mckay returns to Trinity
college today (Monday).
Lawns and fields are sprinkled with
snow as result of Sundays storm.
Raymond Higgins will return to Yale
Tuesday after the Christmas recess.
Andrew Galley of Washington, D.
c., is visiting relatives on West Thames
street.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kelsey of Say
brook Point took trolley trip to Nor
witch last week.
Miss Naoma Hart of Plainville was
the week end guest of Miss Sadie Colt
of Plat avenue.
Judge Gardiner Greene of Norwich
granted six divorces in the superior
court at Hartford Friday.
Mrs. John Guest of New Haven has
returned from a weeks visit with Mrs.
John B. Dat of Pearl street.
L. ]. Leavitt of North Woodstock
was a recent guest of DR.. C. C. Glider
sleeve and family in Norwich.
Michael Sullivan left Sunday for AL
legheny university after passing the
Christmas recess at his home.
John Mccormick, Walter Elliott and
Louis Peck leave today (Monday) for
Colgate after the Christmas vacation
Edward Kirby has returned to
Georgetown university after spending
the holidays at his home on Lincoln
avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Thomas, Bur
ton and Miss Edith Thomas of West
Thames street, have returned from
visiting relatives in New Haven.
Miss Mary Murphy, Miss Catherine
Donovan, Miss Amelia Young and Miss
May Young have returned after spend
ing a week in New York and Brook
lyn.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-05
DRIVEN TO SHELTER IN
NEW LONDON HARBOR.
Steamers and Smaller Craft Took
Refuge on Sunday.

Steamers on the Providence, Fall
River and other lines. as well as small
er craft, were forced to seek shelter
in New London harbor early Sunday
morning as the result of a gale that
blew more than so miles an hour. A
heavy sea was kicked up. making
navigation perilous. The steamer Pris-
ella of the Fall River line, from New
York to Providence, unloaded 500 pas
sengers there, who. made the remainder
of the trip by rail. Other steamers that
put in at New London were the Ten
nessee, Georgia and New Hampshire.
Many sChooDers and barges were in
the harbor Sunday. A heavy sea is
still running.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-05
To Install Sunday School Officers.

The officers of Broadway Congrega-
tional Sunday school have been elected
and will be installed next Sunday.
They are the following: Superintend-
ent, Herbert B. Cary; assistant super
intendent, Herbert W. Gallup assist
ant superintendent, Charles I. Smith;
secretary and treasurer, Osten T. Fer
guson; assistant secretary and treas
urer, John Steel; librarian, Carlton
Ravens; assistant librarian, r. f.
Lane; chorister Walter f. Lester; Ii
brary committee, A. a. BeckWith, Mrs
A. A. Beckwith. Miss Marion G.. Beebe,
Miss Jane MEG. Aiken. Mrs. Elizabeth
@ Davis.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-05

It will be with much qualification
that the many friends of DR.. Kinkead
learn that he has so far improved I'M
der treatment at the Norwich State
hospital that he was able to leave the
hospital last week. He has gone south
with his brother James for a period of
recuperation after which he intends
to return here and resume his practice
of destistry. The serious mental
condition which IT was at first said
was indicated by his sudden develop
ment of brain trouble was happily UNI
founded and 1T Is anticipated that he
wifi be fully restored to good health
in mind and body again.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-05
CHRISTMAS MUSIC GIVEN
AT VESPER SERVICE.
Finely Rendered Programme by Choir
at Park Church.

An excellent programme of Christ
mas music was given at the vesper
service at Park church on Sunday af-
ternoon. This was the regular musical
service which is held on the first Sun
day of each month. The soprano solo
given by Mrs. Arthur E. Story was
splendidIy rendered with fine voice and
expression. The cello obligato by
Eben Learned, accompanying Miss
Parks solo, was Mr.. Learned's own ar
rangement and was given with even
more than his usual depth and beauty
of tone. The last anthem. too, was an
especially beautiful composition. The
programme was:
Organ prelude, Adeste Ffdeles.
Anthem, The Hymn of the Angels,
West
Soprano solo. Christmas, Shelley
Alto solo, 0 Little Town of Bethle
hem, arr. Bond
with cello obligato.
Anthem, The Glad Tidings. Brewer
Organ postlude.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-05
Special Week of Prayer Services.

The week of prayer this week is
to be observed by Broadway Congre-
gational church with two special ser
vices Tuesday and Friday afternoons
in conjunction with the regular Thurs
day evening prayer meeting.
The pastor, Rev E. S Worcester, is
to conduct the services for which the
topics are to be as follows: On Tues
day, Prayer for All Nations; on Thurs
day, Prayer for All Races; on Friday
Prayer for All Classes.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-05

Emerson Newell Coleman, Jr., has
been made steward of the new City
club of Hartford. He is to take charge
this week and will make arrangements
for the opening which takes place next
month. Mr.. Coleman has been in
Hartford about six months. He was
at one time employed in the Wauregan
house here. He was prominent in the
Connecticut National guard and was
captain of the Third company. c. A
c., of this city when he retired.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-05
Mystic Bridge often Opened.

Engineer H. L. Lane of the Mystic
river drawbridge claims a record OF
openings in the past year which beats
that of the Thames river bridge The
Mystic draw has opened 2,S49 times
while the Thames river draw has
opened 2,649. However, most of the
boats for which the Mystic draw has
to open are so small they can pass un-
der the Thames river bridge without
it's opening
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-05
Library Circulation Increases.

The gradual monthly increase in the
circulation of books at the Otis library
has been most gratifying, December
alone, thus closing the year 1913 hav-
ing a circulation Of 1e45S books
This increase Is noticeable in the
class books as travel. biography and
mechanical books and in the junior
class books as we'll as in the Junior
and the admit fiction.