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Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-06
THE FOURTH DID LITTLE DAMAGE
Only One of Saturdays Four Fires Laid to Holiday Ceebra- Woman Hit by Spent Ball Some Minor Injuries, But in General Tendency to be Safe and Sane"

ing revolver on the West Side. by Officer. McFadden. while for the same offcnse near FranlkIin square Sergeant Kane arrested Peter Loftus- James Furness resisted Officer Ryan, and af- ter the fight was over Dr. Callahan put several stitches in the prisoners head. There were seven arrests for intoxica- tion. one being that of North Ston- ington man who had paid hne and been released Saturday morning for the same offense on the night before.
 Hit by Stone on Car.
 Among the accidents that were re- ported was that of boy who was riding on the front seat of a car com ing down from Baltic. At Potter Manor as the car went by there was an ex- piosion of powder and a stone was blown into the air. just missing the motorman and hitting the boy in the head. The car crew stopped and got the boy who fired the charge and took him and his victim down to Dr. Agnew in Greeneville. The first boy was only slightly injured and the other chap paid the fee.
 MuzIe Was Pointed at Hand.
 Samuel Wilson, the young son of MT. and Mrs. Samuel C. Wilson of No. 19S Broad street, had some of the hand Saturday morning when a blank pistol he was using was discharged while the muzzle was pointed towards the palm of his hand
 The young son of Mir. and Mrs. Jo- seph Hartley of Franklin street was the unsafe Fourth. He discharged a blank cartridge into the palm of his hand and this had to be treated by Dr. J. W. Callahan. Robert Dunder- dale of Norwich Town also was shot in the hand with blank cartridge and was treated by Dr. Callahan.
 A Hold Up On Main Street.
 Two small boys from GreenevilIe who had been to see the moving pie fashion by four others on Main street near the Porteous and Mitchell store on Saturday afternoon. One of the four had a pistol which he pointed al the two and shot off 50 that one of the boys had his face filled with powder his way to Greeneviile where he told policeman John T. Casey Of what had happened. The police could not find the would-be desperadoes.
 Hit by Wadding From Blank.
 A small girl who was passing along Thames street on Saturday afternoon had her head cut when a boy who wal sitting on a stoop shot off a blank pis. tol towards her. The wadding cut ( IurToW along one s1de or her nead-
 Two cases, not serious, were re. ported of powder in the eye.
 Struck by Spent Bullet.
 While in her kitchen engaged fl getting dinner at her home, No Ripley place. Mrs. Joseph Norman wal struck in the elbow by a spent bulle Saturday. The bullet, of .32 calibre passed through a screen door and hat so little force that it only bruised Mrs. Norman's arm without penetrat ing the flesh or drawing blood
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-06
PERSONALS

c. J. Ryan of Colchester was a guest of friends in Lebanon over the Fourth. guests of friends at Eastern Point for the week end
 Miss Eva vigeard of F1tchburg. Mass. is spending a week with rela- tives in Norwich.
 Miss M. A. Harvey of the West Staf- ford telephone exchange has been vis- itiRg in Norwich.
 Walter Huntley of Engine company No. of the Central station is passing vacation in Providence and Paw tucket.
 Miss Esther Mae Ryan. John Ryan. Jr.. and Charles Ryan of Lebanon at tended the races in MT. Ryan's large touring ear.
 Mrs. Margaret Ran Browne and Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Wall of Colchester were in this city Saturday and attend ed the races.
 The family of Engineer Robert D. Beardsley has arrived from Naugatuck and will spend the summer with rel atives in Norwich.
 Miss Catherine Hutchinson has re- turned to Plainfleld after spending the Fourth with MT and Mrs. J.<B. Inglis of Grosvenor Place.
 MT. and Mrs James Griersbn and daughter, Winifred, formerly of this city, but now of Bridgeport, were yis- ito-s here over the Fourth and Sum- day.
 D. H. Driscoll and family. of Nor wfch. are at their Pleasant View cot tage, which has been completely built over on account of the damage done by the storm.
 MT. and Mrs Frank E. Tolhurst of No 401 Maple avenue, Hartford, are spending a, two weeks vacation with Mrs. Toihurst's parents, Engineer and Mrs. Emerson N. Coleman of Nor wich, at their summer home at Gales Ferry
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-06
TELEeRAMs TO MARIAN.
Rozrah Church Asking Him to Vote for Hobson Prohibition Amendment.

At the Bozrah Center Congregational church on Sunday morning the pas tor, Rev. J. C. Young, preached a tenn perance sermon from the text. Thou shalt not follow the multitude to do evil"
 At the close of the service a reso- lution was passed favoring the Hob son amendment to the constitution prohibiting the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors. It was unani- mously voted to ask Congressman Bry- an F. Mahan to vote for the bill.
 At the Y: P. S. c. E. meeting in the evening a similar resolution was adopted and it was also voted to au- thorize President Orrin Naples to send a telegram to Congressman Mahan in behalf of the Bozrah Y. P. s. c. E., asking the congressman to vote for the bill.
 Miss Alice Bishop. who is president of the Norwich c. E.. union is to send the telegram on behalf of the church and individual telegrams from mem bers of the church will also be sent
 At the close of the morning service the Lords supper was administered to a large congregation.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-06
BRIEF STATE NEWS

New 5ritain.-W. L. Hagen, instruc- tor in manual training in the public schools, and Miss Ernestine Howell were married last week at the brides home in Southold. l.. I. They left on a wedding trip and will reside on Gris- wold street upon their return.
 BristoI.-Compounce tribe, O. R. M, is preparing a travelling blanket which will be started about the reser- vatfon of Connecticut within a few weeks It will be passed along till each of the so or 50 wigwams in the state has been visited and trophy added
 TerryviIIe-Mrs. E. W. Scott. wife of Capt. E. w. Scott of the U. S. s. Arkansas. and two children have taken up their residence at the Congrega- tional parsonage for the summer, dur ing the absence of Rev. and Mrs. Spencer E. Evans. who are taking a three months trip to Europe.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-06
TO SAVE EYES Is the Object of This Free Preseriptisr
 Try it if Your Eyes Give You Trouble.

Thousands of people suffer from eye troubles because they do not know what to do. They know some good home remedy for every other minor ailment, but none for their eye trou- hleB. They neglect their eyes because the trouble is .5t suff1cient to drive them to an eye specialist, who world, anyway. charge them a heavy fee. AS a last resort they go to an optician or 10 the five and Ien-cent store, and oftentimes get glasses that they do not need, or which, after being used two or three months. do their eyes more Injury than good. Here Is a simple prescription that every one should use:
 grains Optona q tablet)
 ounces water
 Use three or four times q day to bathe the eyes- This prescription and the simple Optona system keeps the eyes clean, snarpens the vision and quickly oyercomes. the inflammation and irritation; weak, watery, over worked, tired eyes and other similar troubles are greatly benefited and oftentimes cured by it's use. Many re- ports show that wearers of giasses have discarded them after e few weekS use It is good for the eyes and con- rains no ingredient which would in- jure the most sensitive eyes of an in- fant or the aged. Lee & Osgcod or any druggist can i'll this prescription promptly. Try it and know for once what real eye comfort is.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-06
FIELD DAY AT ROGUE CLUB. Members of Y. M. C. A. Held Three
 Events There on Saturday.

Some members of the Y. M. e. A. held a field day at the Norwich Roque club Saturday morning. As there was not present the desirable attendance, some of the. events were omitted, but matches were held in quoits. tennis and the shot put
 The following are the results:
 Quoits-Stenski 21, Willard 6. Me- han 8. McCord 21. Sullivan Is. McCord 21. Hill 14. Wood 21, Larsen 13. Poole 21, Wood F.
 Tennis-Pools and Hill 6-1. so, Wood and Larsen 6-3, 6-3. Poole and Sullivan 60, 6-1. Sullivan and Willard 6-3, 6-3.
 Shot Put-HilI 25 1-2 feet, Sullivan A 1-4 feet. Wood 25 feet.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-06

The increasing tendency toward safety and sanity in the celebration of the national holiday was pretty well exemplified in Norwich on Saturday
 By no means was 1t a noiseless Fourth not even the most hopeful of the ad-. voeates of the new idea can expect that for some years to come-and it was not without its toll of burns and minor accidents. Most of these latter were from the misdirected aim of blank cartridge revolyers, although exploding firecrackers were the cause of some injuries, and in one case the entrance of a spent bullet into a Norwich home was cause for some apprehension on the part of the lady who happened to be in its path. The doctors had rather q buster day than usual in separating powder from the anatomies of their small patients. But not serious case of injury came to light. and in general people said that this Fourth was note police regulation up to and during the period of the celebration, and again to the fact that the week end holiday allowed people to slip out of town for the more peaceful surroundings of the shore. The Block Island took a big crowd down the river and the Shore Line trolleys had typical summer rid- ing. The Newport excursion was as popular as eyer. Along shore people found it cool. with a stiff breeze blow ing in from the southwest, which, as the many Norwich people at Watch Hill saw. made things right for the first sailing race of the season. It was too cold, save for the more hardy. to venture dip in the ocean. This Fourth saw the revival of holiday racing at the fair grounds at East Great Plain and at the Poquonock driving track for the south section of the county. Both attractions drew from the recrea- ton seekens in good proportions.
 Only One Fire from Fireworks.
 In it's capacity as producer c fires this years Fourth did little harm in this city. Of the four fires between 12.S0 a. m. and 1920 o'clock Saturday night. only one appeared to be in any way connected with the setting of of fireworks. In the case of a fire at the house occupied by Roger Tighe at 76 Pratt street it appeared to Chief Stan ton that a firecracker might have been thrown up into the air and have landed on the roof of the one story and a half house and started the blaze. the alarm for which was telephoned in at 2.30 o'clock The chief made the run up to the fire in the high powered car of 5ames L. Hubbard, which it's owner, driving it himself. had kindly placed at the chiefs disposal during the stress of the holiday. and which was found of valuable service. When he reached Pratt street ChleI stanton turned h an alarm from box PIP and the Central station apparatus and the Falls com pany responded The autochemical was there early and put the fire out with little damage. Last year there were nine fires on the Fourth of July which also points to a saner celebra- tion of Independence day this year.
 Arrested for Firing Revolver.
 The police found Saturday generally quiet Two men were arrested, Joseph Noveeli, an Italian lad of 17. for shoot
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-06
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Sarah Alexandra Butler.

The exemplary life of Mrs. Sarah Alexandra Butler ended on Saturday, July 4th, at 12.30 a. m.
 The deceased had been i'll and con- fined to her home, II Vine street. for the past nine months, where she was tenderly cared for by her grandchil- dren.
 Mrs. Butler was born in Newtown, N. T., Feb. 17th. 1926. She was the daughter of John K. and Jane Rossetta Jackson. She was united in marriage twice. There were three children, Emily by the first union, and Arthur and Benjamin Butler by the last, all having died several years past.
 Mrs. Butler was stewardess on the Norwich line steamers for 29 years. She will be remembered for her kind and loving disposition.
 Among a host of sorrowing friends there are left the following relatives: One sister, Mrs. Rebecca Johnson, of Providence, R. l.; two brothers, De Whit K Jackson and Abram K Jack son, both of Jamaica N. r.. four grand children, Albert, Edith and Felicia Butler and Mrs. Olive Nelson, all of this city.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-06

the light extinguished in my window. Then they would crowd against that fence until they wrecked it. And then they filled up on straw.
 And so Harold and Marjorie are marriedl Harold is a fine boy, with splendid prospects. and Marjorie is the sweetest girl have ever. known. with the smoothest father that ever dogged a COW away from a. straw stack. You ring for a messenger boy while write a message of forgiveness, and then let's eat"
 -Oh. James. I am so happy and so relieved, and so afraid of your devil ish ingenuity that I never shall be able to trust you again!"-Chicago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-06
Prehistoric Skeletons.

Three skeletons app ntly of pre- historic folk, one of " loLs must have stood about ten feet high were un- earthed by laborers digging founda- tons for cottages at Dysart county, Louth, Ireland. The skull of the skeleton was entire, and measured eighteen inches from the crown to the chin, and the leg bones and teeth were abnormally large. The skeletons were in saperate graves
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-06
FUNERAL
Mrs. Fred T. Williams.

The funeral of Minnie E. Carpenter, wife of Fred T. Williams, was held from her late home in Oakdale Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock with a large att tendance of relatives and friends. The services were conducted by Rev. M. R. French and Mrs. Paul Glasbrenner rendered Shall We Meet Beyond the River. The bearers were Dan D. Home, George H. Bradford, Edward Rogers and Frank Schof1eld and burial took place in the family plot in West Plains cemetery. where a committa1 service was conducted by Rev. MT. French.
 Among the many beautiful floral re- membranes was pillow marked Mother and a wreath marked Wife. Undertaken c. A. Gager, Jr., had charge of the funeral arrangements
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-06
Central Baptist Pulpit Supplies.

At the Central Baptist church dur ing July, the pastor, Rev Dr. J. B. Slo- cum will preach each Sunday, morn ing and evening, lead the Bible class for men and women in the lecture room and conduct the prayer meetings Thursday evenings.
 During August and the first Sun day in September. the pulpit will be supplied by the following:
 Aug. 2. Rev. H. J. White D. D., Hartford; Aug. g. Rev. c. M Gallup, Providence: Aug. IS. Rev. c. R. Mo- Nally. New London; Aug 2s, Rev. A. E. Isaac, Boston; Aug. 30. Rev. P. c. Wright, Philadelphia: Sept 6, Rev F. o. Cunningham, New Bedford, Mass.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-06
stole Lunch from Automobile.

noon Big Jack" Donovan, who was acting as traffic regulation officer there, arrested man who had just re- moved a lunch from an automobile. The man. who at police station said he was Harry Norris, a transient, might have removed other things had not the owners come back to the car in time to see him at work. They did not press any charge against him and having gained a good lunch, at the cost of some mental anxiety, he was liberated.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-06
pARTHMouTH FREE or
 N. E. ENTRANCE BOARD.
New Hampshire College Win De ir- dependent in Dealing With Second arY Schocis.

dependent in Dealing With Second
 ary Schools.
 Hanover, \. H.. July 5.-Dartmouth college has declared its independence of the New England college entrance certificate board and in future will deal with secondary schools directly, according to an official announcement Issued today. In a letter sent to Prof Frank w. Nicholson of Wesleyan. sec retary of the board. President Ernest F. Nichols of Dartmouth has given notice of the withdrawal saying that. the refusal of the board to recognize the peculiar situation of the college in reference to New Hampshire second ary schools left him no other recourse.
 In view of the fact that under the Dartmouth charter the governor of the state Is a trustee, and six others of the twelve trustees must be citizens of New Hampshire. the statement says: The claim of the state upon the eol- iege for a close and sympathetic CO., operation with its public school system is, from the Dartmouth viewpoint, a special one that cannot be fully satis- lied through the intermediary of for nal board
 The board Has established twelve years ago for the purpose of standard izing the administration of the certifi- cate system of college entrance. It's present membership represents sixteen colleges. The Dartmouth statement adds that the board has accomplished an invaluable work. but that its meth- ods have always been mechanical and disciplinary, rather than personal and sympathetic, and of late have aroused considerable opposition among princi- pals and superintendents In the public school systems. According to the statement. the board itself has been characterized as an educational. trust and its action fin many cases as arbi- trary. unjust and undemocratic."
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-06
Ask For Bank Statements.

The state bank commissioners have sent out the call of the comptroller of the currency at Washington for the statement of the banks at the close of business June 30. Several new trust companies have been added to the list, having newly incorporated, making the list now forty seven trust companies, five state banks and eighty-three saw ingS banks
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-06
Purchases the oreuon Farn,.

Clarence Sholes has purchased what is known as the Oregon farm, situated on the middle road to Poquetanuck adjoining land he alread owns. It consists of about 100 acres.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-06
Was We'll Known Newsnaner p,,

New York, July 5.-William M. Bangs. former newspaper publisher, died today at his home here after a long illness. Mir. Bangs was 60 years old. He was one time publisher of the World and later joint publisher of the Mail in this city. Afterward he went to Rochester, where he pub lished the Post Express.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-06
August Examinations For Postmast

Examinations for the postmaster ships of these towns will be held at the post office buildings of the follow ing named cities:
 Aug. 22-New London, Norwich. Putnam. Stafford Springs, Westerly, R l. WilliuaaIttic
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-06
Chauffeur oauthier Comfortable.

Suffering from a broken collarbone, as the result of his automobile acci- dent of Friday afternoon, Fred Gau- thier, chauffeur for Angus Park of Hanover, was resting comfortably at the Backns hospital Sunday night. It was stated from the Parks home that the report that MT Gauthier had also had several ribs broken Is no the case
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-06
onen Door Indicated Break.

The rear door in the store of Albert Boardman on Franklin street was found open on Sunday by Eugene Hyde and that fact was made known to the police. Mir. Boardman was out of the city, but his brother, Howard B. Board man, thought that some articles were missing.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-06

Strengthening 1t with difficulty in one hand. he held it out at arms length and read:
 Dearest Mamma: When you read this Harold and l will have been mar ried. We are going to Niagara Falls for a wedding tour and to give papa time to get over his senseless opposi- ton to Harold. Papa is the best papa in the world. has always been, except for his opposition to Harold and Tn his standing in the way of my happiness. I love him and shall always love him, and hope he will forgive me. Your loving daughter. MARJORIE"
 Ferguson dropped the note, buried his face in Mrs. Ferguson's shoulder and his whole body shook with emo ton. Mrs. Ferguson forgot the depth of her own grief. She raised her head and with swimming eyes looked into face. He was laughing.
 What in the world." she gasped.
 Its such a good joke" gasped Fer guson.
 But you hated Harold"
 You though so."
 But your every action showed it Even when he first began to call upon Marjorie, before he had been calling dog. You drowned at him, you covert ly but plainly sneered at every opinion he advanced about anything. Why, that night when you took the alarm clock and went right into the room where they were at 10 o'clock and wound 1t up right under his nose I thought should die. I did not blame him for springing to his feet and slambanging out of the house."
 Neither did l."
 And you told Marjorie that it would be utterly futile for her to begin to care for Harold, because nothing could ever come of 1t. You nearly broke the poor child's heart"
 That was very sad, but the heart of youth is very plastic and very flexible
 But you hated him so. and now you are laughing. I don't understand"
 You see, dear, Harold is quite the incest young man who had ever call ed@
 You surprise me; you never"
 And it was very evident to me when he had been calling a few times that Marjorie did not care for him and had no more than a friendly inter est in her, which made me think of my Lcyhood days upon the farm. All kinds of cattle, you know, abominate straw as breakfast food. and it is thown into their manager they turn from 1t in bovine disgust Still. straw is good for them. as good for them as Marjorie was good for Harold On my fathers farm they used to eat up place and almost fight to get at it. We used to build the straw into a huge stack and build a low fence about the stack just high enough to prevent a cows reaching it without some effort and just far enough from the stack so that she could barely reach the straw"
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-06
Speech and Thought.

The gift of words" Is sometimes spoken of disparagingly by practical men. But words are merely the sym bols of ideas; and nobody really has the gift of words who has not also the gift of thought Before one can talk with power he first must be able to think. There never was . great speak CT who was not also a real thinker.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-06
Incidents In Society

MT. and Mrs. RoIlin c. Jones have returned from New York.
 Charles W. Briggs of Providence spent the week end at his home on Broadway.
 Miss Caroline Gilman is the guest of Mrs. George D. Colt at her cottage at Eastern Point.
 Mrs. Albert Lewis is the guest of her cousin, Mrs. William H. Palmer, of Washington street.
 MT. and Mrs. Shepard B. Palmer and children are at their cottage near Kitemaug for the season.
 Miss Barbara Latham. a member of Alpha Gamma Sigma, is spending a week in camp at Pleasant View.
 Mrs. James Torrance and Miss Helen Torrance of Derby were recent guests nue.
 Miss winifred weIIes. Philip T. and Russell Welles of Town street are guests of J. G. Bausher in Hampton, L. I.
 Judge Lucius Brown has been the guest of William H. Doane of Cincin- nati at the Doane summer home at Watch Hill
 Mir and Mrs. O.. Chester Johnson and two children of Plainfield, N J., are guests of MT. and Mrs. Oliver L.. Johnson of Union street.
 Mrs Edward Coy of Westerly has been the guest for the past week of her parents. MT. and Mrs. George r. Lord. of Washington street.
 Miss Bliss and Miss Edith M. Bliss of Washington street have returned after passing the month with their brother and other relatives at Niagara Falls.
 Mrs. Richard R. Graham of Wash ington street spent a few days last week in New York. where she met her sister, Mrs. Clark. who was returning from a trip around the world. Miss Elizabeth Gilman of New York who has been the guest of Miss Caro- line Gilman of Washington street. has left town for Quogue. l.. T., where she will spend the summer with her fam | fly.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-06
VIII Tour British Isles.

The Misses Elizabeth Riley and Elizabeth Bowen sailed from Boston Tuesday, June 30th, for a two months tour of England and Ireland.