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Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-07
Proposed Road Changes Meet With
 Opposition - Sterling Orchestra's Election-SociaI and Personal Items.

The proposed changes to be made in the state highway leading from StOn- ington to Mystic are meeting with op- position. The changes will require the purchasing of a great deal of land and the outgo will be heavy The survey calls for the road to cross the lands of F.. F. Darrell and the estate of A. $. Palmer. north of all crossroads which could be used to good advantage. The elimination of many bad curves and grades are sadly needed improvements, but many of the taxpayers of the town object to increasing the town expense for work which can be done for less money.
 The voters will probably be assem- bled to take some action in order that if accepted the work can be begun and the proposed new highway completed Tn time for the summer traffic.
 Committees Named.
 Pioneer Hook and Ladder company has appointed Joseph F. Joseph, C. H. Cowan and Henry E. Moves as the February entertainment committee and R. NJ. Delegrange, James Duke and w. F. Broughton as a committee to arrange with Stonington symphony for a concert.
 Contractor Arthur Perry is con- structing a large store and workhouse on his land on North Main street. The buildings will be shingled.
 OTcn eSIra'S EleCtiOn.
 The Sterling orchestra composed of Elmer Cushman, piano; Edwin Brown ing, violin John Bindloss flute: Will liam Cushman, first cornet: Clarence Cushman, second cornet, held a meet ing at the home of their leader last evening. After the rehearsal the semi annual business meeting was held. FL mer Cushman was elected secretary, and Edwin Browning treasurer Constance Fort celebrated her ninth birthday Wednesday at her home on Main and Temple streets. Her many young friends assembled and a joyous time was had.
 An inventory of the stock in the Starr Brothers store is being taken. Henry B. Moves is assisting the regular clerks
 The Ladies auxiliary of the A. Q. II. held d whist Thursday evening at the home of Ernest c. CuShman. Four candidates were given the sec Ond degree at the meeting of Nina council, No. 43, k. of C., Thursday evening.
 Miss Kicker Schnellen is at the hos pitaI at GrOton where she underwent an operation on her throat q few days | ago.
 Fell Down Stairs.
 Mrs. A. W. Wilbur is confined to her i home owing to falling down stairs i Tuesday and receiving many bruises Capt. John Ostman is confined to his 1 home by illness.
 Teacher III. Miss E1orencc Quintard teacher in the kindergarten department al ths
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-07
More Liohts at Church.

The regular meeting of the C. k. society of the Baptist church was held Friday evening. Among other matters the society voted to increase the light ing facilities in the auditorium to about double their present capacity. A social time and refreshments fol- lowed the business session.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-07
WIILLIMAN TIC
RECEPTION CLOSES SEASON. Two Classes of Professor Clifford Have
 Enjoyable Evening.

The reception of Prof. Clifford's two classes, one the afternoon and the other an evening class. was held in Washburn hall Friday night, and closed a very successful season. This ends his classes here. unless an adult class is formed to learn the new steps.
 An orchestra from Hartford fur nished the music in their usual high class style and Stiles catered There was a good attendance of parents and friends despite the stormy weather and the young people had most enjoyable time.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-07
Harvest of 5.2oo Cakes of Ice.

Over 5,20G cakes of ice were har- vested by the city Friday and put in their sheds at the pumping station in Mansfield.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-07

Dyer in his own behalf wanted to go back into the history of his family troubles to show WhyS he was in Westerly, why he left his wife in Cam den to come here, and that her follow ing him here was unexpected at the time. The court ordered him to con- fine himself to the period covered in the complaint and to show why he should not be convicted for the non support of his family. He said he had worked whenever he could get any thing to do and that when he moved TO Ledward avenue he made deposit of $20 on the purchase of furniture from a local store. He conceded that
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-07
soIoist at Church Services.

Mrs. Otto Robinson, formerly soIoist at the Baptist church will sing at both services Sunday. Rev. William F.. Rowley's talk at the morning service will be on Stepping Stones Across the Stream of Doubt
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-07
SawmiIl Boiler Explodes.

Urban, KN., Feb. 6.-Erank Penning- ton ana Robert Hayer of this city were instantly killed. Thomas Hayer. Dan iel Cox and Robert Hampton were fla tally burned while John and Lincoln HaNer were seriously injured when boiler in a sawmiT exploded here to- day. The mill was completed! wreck pd
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-07

Miss Annie Allison, who owns the tenement at 25 Ledward avenue, where the Dyer family resided, testified that she had seen Dyer drunk several times, that the rent of the tenement was $8 month, and that she had not received rent for the three months that the ten ement was occupied by the Overs. In response to question from MT. Dyer, Miss Allison said she had liquor in the house and once brought a drink of Rniskey to Mrs. Dyer.
 Agnes E. Taylor of 69 Main street testified that the Dyer family boarded at her house before they moved into the tenement in Ledward avenue. She boarded the family at $14 a week and had received all that was due her by attaching the wages of Dyer while he was at work with the Shermans. She had seen Dyer drunk several times.
 Chief Thomas E. Brown testified that hs received a complaint against Dyer through the social welfare worker and the warrant was served by Officer Mitchell. Witness had never seen Dyer until he was arrested and brought to inc police station.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-07
Sunday Subjects.

At the Baptist church Sunday morn ing the pastor, Rev. Ernest l.. Loomis, will take for his theme The Story of JudsOn In the evening the fifth of series, Christ and the Rich Young Ruler.
 Rev. pr. Coote will take for his Sunday morning service theme a the Methodist Episcopal church Abraham Lincoln-GOd's Great Gift to the Ma tion In the evening Mrs. Bertha l.. =. Gallup will conduct the Epworth league service, which will be followed by preaching by the pastor on the topic The Impertinence of the Devil and the Majestic Dignity of Christ.
 W. Franklin Sheldon, John l.. Chap man and Horace n. Burdick were dele gates to the session of the grand lodge of Masons at Hartford this week, rep Tesenting Moosup lodge. No. 113.
 Mrs. Julia Nj. Andrews, who makes her winter home in Providence, has been a recent guest of Rev and Mrs. E. l.. Loomis at the Baptist parsOu- age.
 Funeral Of Mrs Bessette.
 Funeral services for Mrs. Leon Bes- sette of Almyville were held Friday morning at All Hallows' church, Rev. Joseph k. Mccarthy officiating at the had been ill for some time with com plication of diseases. She leaves her husband and a son Leon.
 Miss Elfreda F. Flyers is teaching at North Coventry. Miss Flyers iS a graduate of the PIainfield High school and recent graduate of course of studies at the Willimantic Normal school.
 IIermos Coderre who has been a resident of AimNville for several years. mas moved his family uo SlatersVilie. R. l.. where he iS now employed.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-07

Stonington grammar school. who has been ill a the home of Mrs. C. T. Eaton on Water street with a nervous breakdown, is able to be out. Miss Thomas of Westerly is substituting.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-07
MOOSUP
Meeting of Thursday Club-Masons at Hartford-Funersl of Mrs. Leon Bessette

The Thursday club held an exceed ingly enjoyable meeting Thursday af- ternOOn at the home of Mrs Charles Bragg at Central Village. During the meeting the ladies were entertained by the following excellent programme: Piano solo, The Banjo, Miss Mildred Whitehead vocal solo, Here on the Brae. Miss Grace L. Sheldon: read ing, Mrs. A. Daisy Main; piano solo, The Venetian Love Song, Miss Marion Tuckerman; vocal solo, Isle D'Amour, Mrs. Hattie Adams. Games were play ed and dainty refreshments served.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-07

Representative Langworthy present. ed a resolution in the house for the payment of the bill of Hattie P. Bab- cock for office rent of the Third district court. in the Barber Memorial build ing. Westerly. Referred to commit tee on claims and accounts.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-07

There are iSS iren mines In the United states, employing e5.17s per sons,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-07

Albert R. Wilcox, for many years employed as blacksmith and tool sharp ener a the smith granite works. had shock while at work at his anvil Fri day morning, and died almost instant ly. The fatality had it's effect on all the employees, and in respect to the memory of the faithful workman op- erations were suspended for the day He leaves a brother. Charles D. Wilcox The wife of the deceased Mrs. Margaret GaVitt Wilcox.d died sev- eral months ago. She was an accom- plished singer. and Mr Wilcox was musically inclined. lie was an upright citizen,and his sudden death has grive- ed his many friends
 Mir. Wilcox was a son of Dudley R. and Mrs. Henrietta Thompson Wilcox. and was born in Westerly January 14. lS4l He was a member of the Granite Cutters union and the Golden Cross.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-07

Gov. Pothier has given as reason for failing to reappoint pr. F.. R. Lew is Of Westerly and two others of the bird commission that the Newport Gun club had sent him a statement to the effect that the laws would be better en- forced with three new commissioners to the board of five.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-07
STONINGTON

Mrs. Grays parents, Mir and Mrs. John tinnegan in Ledyard.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-07

Herbert Dyer, who returned to Westerly last October after an absence oF 20 years, IA of which were spent in Providence, who was arraigned a week ago on the charge of habitual drunk enness and the non-support of his wife and five children, the oldest F years of age, was brought into court from the Kingston jail. where he has been held in default of bail. Dyer claimed he was not guilty of the charge. He conducted his own case.
 Frank A. Sherman testified that he employed Dyer from Oct. 29 to Nov. 19 and discharged him as he was not considered competent carpenter, hay ing first employed him as a lahorer. During the period Dyer lost four days while there was work for him.
 Mrs. Annie Ellen Dyer wife of ac- cused. testified that her husband had not provided for herself and five chill dren since last September, that she had earned from 8 to $3.50 a week for their support. Her husband had not brought anything in the house but booze, she said. There were times when work was offered him, but he would not accept.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-07

the office of the secretary of state
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-07

Prosecuting Attorney George R. Me Kenna of the town court of Stonington acted for Town Solicitor Harry B. Agard at the session of the Third dis trict court in Westerly Friday, MT. Agard being engaged in the superior court for New London county The case against Thomas Ga1usky, which has been continued twice, once at the request of counsel for accused and the second time by reason of the town counsel being in the superior court at Providence, was again continued until next Friday, when the case will be tried. John J. Dunn, counsel for Csalusky, urged immediate trial and MT. McKenna stated that Mir. Agard wanted continuation in order that he could give that case his personal at tention. After considerable discussion by the attorneys there was finally agreement to continuance Galusky is charged with intoxication and in rev cling in a. car of the Norwich and Westerly Traction company. AlbeRt c. Boardman of Norwich has defended Calusky in the public print and makes claim that he was unjustly arrested.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-07

Miss Florence Quirtard. teacher in the kindergarten depaEt Enfnt al ths
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-07
Fell Down Stairs.

Mrs. A. W. Wilbur is confined to her home owing to falling down stairs Tuesday and receiving many bruises
 Capt. John Ostman is confined to his home bV illness.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10
Mica in North Carolina.

For many years North Carolina has
been the largest producer of mica in
the United States, according to the
United States geological survey. Prior
to 1895 the output came chiefly from
the larger mines and consisted Of big
sheets of fine quality At that time
large quantities of small sheet mica
that would cut plates less than 8
inches square were thrown on the
dumps as waste. After the small sheet
and scrap mica became valuable the
dumps at the large mines were worked
over and the quantity of mica pro-
duced was thereby greatly increased.
Now that most of the dumps have been
worked over and only a few large
mines are in operation, the output is
barely maintained by a large number
OF small mines and prospects, prob
ably as many as a hundred. Many of
these are worked by the mountaineer
farmer and miner at times when
crops are laid by and occasionally one
of the prospects develops into a large
deposit.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
SAVED BY CHANCE
BY GEORGE MuNsoN.

Stevens, the assistant teller, relieved
Waterbury between the hours OF one
and two. On Saturdays Waterbury
went home at twelve, when the bank
closed, and Stevens remained behind
to clean up the work. This occupied
about an hour and a half, or longer.
Stevens was getting thirty dollars
week, and his wife was in the hos
pital. The delicate and difficult opera
ton had been successful, but Stevens
owed nearly five hundred dollars. The
sharks were pressing him, too They
had threatened to come down to the
bank; that would mean the loss Of his
position, of course.
He had thought over his problem
In his desperation the moral aspect Of
the projected crime amounted to moth
ing. He knew that he could walk out
of the bank, just before closing time.
with four or five thousand dollars in
his pockets, in the shape of hundred
dollar bills. Old Wrigley, who super
intended the depostting of the money
in the safe, was as blind as a bat. The
exploit would not call for any remark
able exhibition of nerve"
His wife, a weak-willed little woman,
would, of course, be Mortified. But
Stevens knew that she was the kind
to stick to a man through thick and
thin. Some day, some time there
would be an opportunity for rejoining
her, and meanwhile he could at least
arrange to send her a thousand dol
lars, through friends. They would not
let her starve in order to recompense
the bank, which expected a man to
live after his marriage on thirty dol
lars.
The problem was simply whether
he could get away with his plumber.
Stevens had made all his plans. He
knew just where he was going to hide.
He would rent a room in the furnished
room quarter of the city and lie low
for month or two. The mistake most
bank thieves made was in confding in
some woman. Stevens would conflde
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10

The figures say-mind you it isn't
a mere expert that is talking this
time-the figures say, that the COM
mission man and shipper must go out
of the packing business. It costs the
packer 50 cents a bushel, besides the
loss in culls, to pick, pack and sell the
apples to the retailer. Apple growers
in Missouri and Kansas who sold their
fruit on the trees received, on the
average, "a cents a bushel, A cents
on the table, n cents in barrels, and
S1.06 in boxes. See the difference?
Small wonder the experts think grow
ers can afford to be packersi
The overhead charges on a barrel OF
apples amount to SL57. Twenty-one
cents Of this might go to the grower
If he thinks it pays to pack. a re-
taller thinks that amount on a barrel
a good profit, when he is dealing in
large quantities.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10
NEW PARADISE FOR HUNTER
East Africa Has Probably the Last
Virgin Field Remaining in
the World.

A new hunting field of vast area,
still untouched by the rife of the
white sportsman, has been found in
East Africa by Stewart Edward White,
the American author. In a letter
written to a friend in Berlin Mr..
White calls this territory probably
the very last big virgin hunting
country in the world
Mr.. White, accompanied by his wife,
first went to Africa shortly after Col
Theodore Roosevelt visited the coun-
try four years ago. He was SO de-
lighted with his experiences that he
returned recently with a new expedi-
ton to travel into more remote re-
giOns. He obtained permission from
the German government to hunt in
the German territories, and here
found the country he describes
After being out of touch with civ
ilization for many weeks, Mr.. White
sent a messenger with letters to Vic
toria Nyanza. He writes that the new
field, where the sound of rifle never
has been heard, is as big as the hunt
ing grounds of British East Africa,
and that there are in it thousands
upon thousands of head Of game of all
sorts. Wildebeste, which are found
in big herds, stand at a hundred
yards distance to watch the party
pass, and other animals, many of them
Of rare species, are SO tame that the
hunter can walk up to them in plain
sight. The country is composed OF
low hills reaching down to the open
plain; the climate is good and Mr.
White suspects that the region lay
so long unvisited because Of the diff
culties Of getting in.
Everybody in the party was well al
the time of the writing and Mr. White
| expected to finish his trip about De
cember I, coming out via Lake Vic
toria Nyanza.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10
SON HAS FATHER ARRESTED
rent Tries to Spend Dime
for Liquor.

New York.-As an elderly man laid
a dime on the bar for a drink in a
saloon at Lenox avenue and both
street, a younger man ran in from the
street, took the coin, led the other to
the door and passed him to a police
man who stood there
You don't mean to say that you
would have your old father arrested ?''
the old man protested. his voice
trembling.
That is Just what am doing" the
younger man replied, CURLY You
have been a nuisance long enough,
and am tired of it Officer, take him
along"
The young man, who gave mis- name
as Richard Hawkins, said his father
had accosted him in the street and
begged a dime. That would have
been the end Of 1t had Eot the elder
headed for a saloon The act pro-
voked the young mans disgust, he
explained, especially as the father had
become worthless.
The father was locked up on a
charge of Yagrancy-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10
GIVES AID TO WORTHY CAUSE
american Federation of Labor Urges
Members to &c Generous in
Buying Red Cross Seals.

Members of the American Fedora
ton of Labor are called upon to fur
Their in every possible way the sale
Of Red Cross seals The federation
adopted q resolution on this subject
which reads as follows:
Whereas, the American Federation
Of Labor has in every possible way
sided the movement for the study and
prevention OF tuberculosis throughout
the United States and Canada, and
Whereas, the American National
Red Cross has been in the past, and
Is now making an especial effort,
through the sale Of the Red Cross
seals, to secure funds to carry on the
war against tuberculosis, and by
means Of the funds raised in this man
ner has been able TO do much effee-
tive work in this direction; therefore
be it
Resolved, That the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor give its Endorsement
to the movement of the American
National Red Cross and encourage its
members to further in every possible
way the sale Of these seals in their
respective communities
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10

~ HE SLOGAN in farmers inst1-
tutes this year will be more
humus in the soil" Humus is
decaying vegetable matter in the soil,
such as corn stalks, straw, manure
and refuse of all kinds. The virgin
soil is well supplied with this ma
teriaI, but as it is cultivated from year
to year the humus content of the soil
is reduced. Humus is absolutely
necessary if the soil is to hold water;
for instance, 100 pounds of sand will
hold % pounds of water when satur-
ated, 100 pounds of clay will hold 55
pounds of water when saturated, while
100 pounds of humus will hold lab
pounds Of water when saturated.
Think what humus means to a state
like Kansas in which drouths occur
occasionally.
In the soils where humus is not
present the little moisture that is
present is soon evapoTated. Where
the humus is present it takes mucl
longer to eVapOrate the moisture, as
there is much more of it and the soil
holds it much better. A soil contain
ing humus is spongelike and absorbs
water much more rapidly than a soil
without humus, so that there is much
less run-off after torrentiaI rains
where humus is present than where
it is absent Humus, therefore, saves
moisture in two ways; it absorbs ii
when it comes and it holds it after
it has been received.
Humus also is extremely important
in another capacity. 1t is the home il
which the greater part of the bene
fetal soil bacteria do their work. IN
soils without humus, bacteria are very
few; in soils with humus they occur
in great abundance and the work o.
the nitTOgen-fixing bacteria is there
most rapid. Humus, therefore, is the
life of the soil; without it the soil is
dead.
How can the humus be maintained
We have already seen that it i:
formed by vegetable or other organic
matter which is incorporated with the
soil. All the organic matter produced
on a farm that cannot be used fol
feed should be returned to the sol
in order to maintain the humus sup
ply. corn stalks. straw, barnyarC
manure and refuse of all kinds should
be worked into the soil and not de
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10

ing; he could somehow contrive to re
place the money: at the worst suspi-
cion need not fall upon him, and when
the money was found the matter
would cease to be of pressing inter
est.
Stevens spent a miserable night
Remorse, disgust, self-loathing, and
vast pity for his helplessness to make
Mary's life happy struggled within
him. When at last he reached the
bank 1t was to find the officers gath
cred together in groups, eagerly dis
cussing something.
You've heard the news, Stevens?"
inquired Wrigley.
No" answered Stevens.
''Waterbury's dead"
The room seemed to swim round
Stevens. He heard the old mans
voice continuing, as if far away
Yes, he was killed in the wreck on
the Southern & Eastern this morning
He was then four hundred miles from
New York, and-his clothes were
stuffed with bills aggregating twelve
thousand dollars. We've searched the
safe and find he had filed it with Con-
federate bills, with single good one
on top of each package They're
counting up the loss now
Stevens staggered into his cage
Mr.. Harrison wants to see you,
announced a boy presently.
Stevens went into the president s
Office as if he were drunk.
"Ah, Mr.. Stevens, this is very IN
fortunate occurrence" said the presi-
dent you have heard of it, of course.
Unfortunately there seems to be no
room for doubt as to Mr.. Waterbury S
purpose, and, more happily, 1 don't
think we shall be the losers, as we
should have been but for that unfor-
tunate wreck. Well, Mr.. Stevens, we
are going to ask you to act in Mr.. Wa
terbury's place for the present, and
later, possibly, we shall make the po-
sition permanent. The salary, you may
know, is two thousand five hundred
dollars. Good-morning."
Stevens first act was to slip the
| packages away where their presence
might be discovered later. His second
was to pray with all his heart to be
made worthy of his fortune.
Copyright. 1913. by W. G.. Chapman)