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Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-06

marched down the road, turned the corner a short distance below the house, and wended their way to the cemetery Hazel sat silently watching. Suddenly she sprang up and threw down her work I'm going, mother!' she exclaimed.
 Coin where, chiId?" asked her mother.
 She had never ceased to call her daughter child" and Hazel liked it. It served to link her still with the happy days of the past.
 I'm going to the cemetery" the girl replied, ito see them decorate the graves"
 ''Goin- there!" was the mothers surprised rejoinder.
 Yes, mother-why not?-and Fm going to take some fiowers-Pn put them on some grave-some other fath- CTS grave" she added, in a voice that tried to be firm. Perhaps thercs g { some soldier lying there who hasn't any daughter to perform this service for him-Pve been selfish and unpatr1- otic, mother all these years. I'm going to help decorate the soldiers graves.
 This was not a sudden thought with her. She had been thinking it out for herself the past few days Hazel Baker hastened with thro5- ping heart to join the crowd about the 1 soldiers monument. She had never | had the courage to come before, vel
 she was a soldiers daughter. Hel father had given his life for hi: country, and she was proud of the the others. He lay in some unlknowI i spot. far away. The daughter woull
 have given much to be able to place
 flowers on his grave, could she have 1 known where he was laid But they | had never heard a word of her fath' CTS last moments, or seen anyone wno ] was with him at the end. He was re- 1 ported missing; that was the ony
 word they had received. Long they 1 had waited, thinking he might yet b' l living till at last all hope was giveI up. Her heart had been too sad evel l before to come to do honor to th' | fallen heroes
 With measured tread and muff1et drum the soldiers approached Th' l speeches were delivered and the cere | mony was over. Hazel turned to g'
 back to her home.
 Down the road ahead of her she no 1 ticed an old soldier. He walked witl tottering step and carried a cane. Hi
 hair was gray and his shoulders bent | The girls heart went out to all sol ! diers. Thinking she might be of ait
 she stepped quickly forward and offer
 ed her arm.
 Gan I help you?'' she asked kindly Thank you, Miss,'' he replied. "I'v, walked long way ana m pretty tired | I'm trying to find the home of an olS | comrade. It's only just now I've fount
 out he used to live in this town i have his watch and some keepsake ! and money he left with me, and hi ] last message to his wife and daughter l Perhaps you could help me find tn | house, Miss"
 Hazel was trembling-Could it be What was the name of your com l rade?" she asked eagerly. | 'Baker-Maurice Baker-Do vol l know where he used to live-befor | the war? It's long time ago aut l perhaps you don't remember-perhap ] nobody knows now.' My fatheri' cried Hazel, "and vol
 knew himi-1ou were with him-d
 the last?"
 Yes, I was by his side when ;l 1 fell, and gave him water. I took hi ] last message and closed his eyes Il
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-06
THIRD DEGREE
To Be ExempIified on Class of 20 from All HaIlows' Council. K. of C, from Moosup.

All Hallows' council. Knights of Co., lumbus of Moosup, is making prep arations for a big demonstration to be held at Plainfield Sunday, June 21st, when there will be an eXempli- fication of the third degree on a class of about twenty candidates. This be- ing the first time an affair of this kind has ever been held in Piainfield, it is naturally arousing lively interest. A large delegation will leave Norwich on the 12.45 trolley and many Knights from the neighboring councils will as- semble to witness the ceremonies.
 The exercises will commence with services at St. Johns church at 2 o'clock, following which there will be parade. Babcock's Opera house has been engaged for the ceremonies and the Knights will assemble there after the parade. State Deputy Mulligan will have charge of the degree work and many new and interesting features will be exemplided. Rev. Father Keefe of Plainfield is lending his best ef- forts and with the preparation which he now has well under way. a grand success in assured.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-06
THE OLD coMRADE

Two women sat by the window of the little cottage on the hill. One was old and feeble. Her hands trembled and her eyes were dim, so she could scarcely see the beauty of the land- scape spread out before her. TEe daughter, though past the bloom of youth, was still fair. with soft brown eyes and a mass of auburn hair. Her hands were busy with a gown she was making, for she earned their support by her needle. Her face was thought full, even sad.
 The distant sound of music fell on the air. Hazel looked up quickly, peer ing down the long country road.
 Whats that?" asked her mother, for her ears were dull of hearing and she could not make out the tones.
 Its the band" replied Hazel. '"The soldiers Il be coming soon-its Memo rial day, you know The voice was hesitating and full of sadness
 'tAh, this!" murnured the elder wo- man. "Yes-I remember" and she heaved a sigh.
 Nearer and nearer came the sound of the band. and the soldiers in line
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-06

death"
 Come and tell my notheri" cried Hazel weeping. Come home with me and tell us all"
 She took the old soldier home. gave him food and drink and listened while he talked of her father and told of his last moments
 man, after he had told his story. He never shirked duty and he fell like a hero. Would I could died for htrni I had no wife or child to leave. I've carried these always in my pocket hoping I should some day find his 1 dear ones."
 He held out @ watch and e few other ] trinklets, and the money, safely wrap | ped in an old leather pocketbook, as he had carried it all those years It wasn't much but the sum seemed | large to those who received 1t | '1 must be going" said the old sol | dier, its a long way back Where is your homer" asked Ha- gel
 T live at the soldiers home in the next town. I'm poor. All my family | are dead and I'm alone; but I shall soon follow the rest"
 Hazers heart went out in sympathy to him. her fathers friend Here was l someone to love and care for Tn her | fathers stead. Her mother seemed to | share in her thought for she said, in ( voice that trembied: Stay I'm a soldiers widow. Stay and share our home and the little ws ] have"
 And Hazel added:-
 My fathers room is ready and wait ing. I beg you to use 1t for his sake | All that we have we will share with you What you did for my father we will try to pay back in part Stay with usi Be a father to mel I w4I
 be daughter to you" Tears came into the veterans eyes His voice trembled as he said:
 God bless you, my child, and you wife of a heroi What you do for me
 He will repay a thousand-fold-"- -
 Boston Record.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-06

are left of a family of nine children. The Gray family was one of the old est in the town.
 Village interests.
 Mrs. Annie Johnson Is visiting in Providence.
 Elmer Greene took a party of four, Mir. and Mrs. Ira Edsop and MT. and Mrs. Oleommel to Jewett City in his automobile Wednesday night to attend an entertainment
 Mrs. Jennie Rathpun is slowly inn proving in health after long illness. Mrs. Jeremiah Sullivan went to New Haven Thursday to attend the eXer- cises at Yale university. Her son. Francis, came home with her Friday night to spend the summer vacation.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-06
Local Laconics.


 Several priests have arrived to at tend the funeral of Rev. Patrick J. O'Leary this (Saturday) morning.
 The body of Judson B. Slocum ar rived in Westerly from Auburn on the noon train Friday and was buried at River Bend, Rev. L. G. Horton offfciat- ing.
 Ex-Leut Gov. Ralph Watrous of Providence was in Westerly Friday.
 Mrs. Robert Mcbride and son Ru- dolph of New Orleans are guests of Mrs. Margaret Mcbride in Greenman avenue. MT. Mcbride was a former States inspector of halls for the a brother. George, resides here. Cyrus Brown, who was graduated from Suff1eld Literary institute 63 years ago, will leave Westerly today to attend the commencement exercises. The members of the new council se- 1 lected their seats in the council chan Der around the mahogany table Friday. ] President Culley, with Councilman Flynn on his right and Councilman | Thomas on his right occupy one side of the table. Councilman Haswell has | one end of the table and Clerk Whippie l the other. The remaining side of the 1 table is occupied by the new members | Councilmen Craig and Robinson, and ! the vacant chair of the seventh couu- | cilrnan not yet chosen. The first three named occupy the chairs vacated by i Messrs. Langworthy, MaxSon and Saun- | ders, respectively.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-06
DLAINFIELD
Death of Pursfia Andrews-k. of C. Third Degree ExempIification Ar ranged

Mrs Turner E. Greene was called to Centeryiile. R. l., Thursday, to at tend the funeral of an uncle by mar riage, Purshia Andrews, who is re- membered by many old residents here. In his young manhood Mr. Andrews was 8 noted musician and dancer at one time travelling with g. well known minstrel show, He married Jane, the third daughter of Robert and Sally Gray, who lived where Eugene Muffit now lives at What was then the toll s..re on the Norwich, turnpike. Mrs. Andrews and one sister, Mrs. Emma Ormsnce of Providence. are all who
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-06
NOANK
Illustrated Lecture at Baptist Church -Mizpah Class Shows NeighborIy Kindness.

Kindness.
 Friday evening an interesting illus trated lecture with the views mostly of Northfeld, was given in the Bap- church by the pastor, Rev. MT. Aiken.
 The members of Charity Sewing so- cietys O. E. S., met Friday afternoon with Mrs. Percy Chase in Poquonoc.
 Neishboriy Kindness.
 The Nizpah class held a working session at the home of Mrs. Fred Rath- bun Thursday afternoon where sheets and pillow cases were made to replace the stock burned in the home of MT. and Mrs. Roswell Palmer last week.
 The fast pacing mare of w. N. Nye of North Stonington has been sent to the racing stable of Jack Gardner at Poquonoc driving park for the sum mer
 Miss f1ilda Wilbur a student at Northfleld seminary has arrived home in the village for the summer vaca- ton.
 from a visit to relatives in Sag liar bor
 Miss Fife Lamb and Miss Jessie Boose of Groton are spending some time here.
 Mrs. Augusta Potter has returned from a visit on Long Island Mrs. Nora Rathbun attended the Packer Perkins wedding in New Lon don thursday
 Mrs. George Lamb has returned from visit of week in Greenport Mrs Percy Morgan of Greenman- vile has been visiting in Poquonoc Maj. Mortimer D. Lee has arrived in the village from Boston for the sum mer.
 More Applications. Tae names of five candidates were voted on favorably at the meeting of l the fire company this week and five more applications were received. These will be acted upon at the next meeting l Mrs. William Johnson entertained the woman's guild of Grace church al her home Friday for the last meeting | during the summer. The family of Stanton Gates of New London will spend the weekend al
 their cottage on Mouse island. | Miss Nellie Packer of Meriden ha. 1 been calling on friends here | The fishing schooner Grace and Ella Capt. Fred Buddington, has arrived with load of mackerel.
 Foreman Charles Mcdonald has beer
 appointed as delegate to the tkirty | first annual convention of the Con
 necticut State Firemen's association il
 Greenwich, August 26 and 27 Johr H Ellis is alternate
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-06
WouidHt Need Yodelers.

Whether the Colonel got money for his lectures in South America or not, we anticipate he could make . pretty large cavity in the treasury of the Chautauqua this summer if h7 Hkeds-S St Louis Globe-Democrat
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-06

lutely bound as matter of law 10 ac-
 cept the expert testimony is to ask 1t
 to act without the exercise of the in
 dividual reason and Knowledge and ex-
 perfence of the jurymen.
 Thomas Pratt, formerly of Dover,
 Del, more recently of Pawcatuck and
 Westerly, now in parts unknown, IS
 wanted by the local police, airnougn ne
 did the department real favor. Pratt
 was arrested by Policeman Chase TOT
 the theft of bicycle belonging to Ed
 gar P, Maxson and was locked up in
 one of the new cells in the new poi.ce
 station. The committee on construc-
 tion and equipment of the new town
 building. with money to spare, sup,
 posed they had secured the best cell
 equipment possible. but 1t develops
 that to consider man arrested anu
 farce. Pratt was placed in one or those
 modern cells and in less than half an
 hour thereafter he had disappeared,
 leaving the cell door. the door leaolns from the cell room to the entry ana the door of the main entrance wide open. Here is where Pratt did the police department a favor, by demon strating that the cells did not con- fine. Investigation showed just how Pratt made his escape and the opinion pre- vails that he Is no stranger 10 Iae Westerly type of prison cells. Tne | lock is a large square affair, with two bolts, and when locked these Dolts, ln- stead of being rigid. worked on springs and both bolts operated together One of these bolts enters one of the sockets on the door jarnb, but the other does not enter the socket. With a Jack knife, flat key or some flat 1nstrI-
 ment, Pratt forced this bolt back from
 the socket, carrying with 1t the other
 bolt and then opened the cell door and he stepped into the cell room- The door leading from this room to the entry has a spring lock with a single catch. With the same instru- ment with which he opened the cell door he pushed back this spring catch and opened the door. He simply had
 to turn the knob of the door to the
 main entrance and step into freedom, and he did so.
 Pratt had been a beneficiary of tine
 Peoples mission in Pawcatuck and se-
 cured employment as a man of all work at the Martin house. Immediately a1-
 ter he made his escape he went to the
 Martin house, remained a few minutes and disappeared. Shortly afterward he telephoned to the hotel from some un-
 known point and asked if anybody had inquired for him. Since then she has not been seen or heard from. so far as the police know.
 The members of the town council were invited to the police station and witnessed a demonstration of just how MT. Pratt escaped. to show that the
 cell and not the police officers were nt fault In the meantime, it will De necessary to detail an officer as stati on house keeper or watehman in the event of arrest and accused being placed in ] a cell.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-06

putin a hitherto unknown water course on the map is not 60 much Of an achievemeut-fVas1 Stan
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-06

The following were appointed police constables, with pay, and to constitute the regular police force: Thomas E.
 Brown, Edwin E. West, Albert T. Lan- phear, Frederick T. Mitchell, Donald Ferguson. Henry Chase was appoint ed special police officer at Watch Hill,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-06
When. Ther. Is No Peace.

No amount of peace sentiment can prevent the annual conflict between the joyrider and the rural sheriff. Washington Star.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-06

{. The VegtAa4y town council for 1914- 1916 met for tAe t1rst time Frtday and the oath of ozifce to Councilmen Will sf cnarsss .Ti 5 Tihouaas. 'iTrs Francis c. Has i weil,, Chnxles D. Craig and Thomas D. Robinson. The council then elect ed WIlnam Cul1ey as president and and asked for the cooperation of his associate, members in managing the affairs of the town.
 Attorney John J. Dunn presented the petition Of Charles D. Ravens asking for . tavern license for 56 Canal street. MT. Dunn said that the petitioner was a licensed liquor dealer and had con- ducted his business according to law and would do likewise if granted a tavern license. The council voted unanimously not to grant the license.
 The council then proceeded to dis. tribute the patronage at it's disposal and made appointments as follows: Walter E. Wheeler and Richard J. Butler, auditors; Herbert F. Clark, town sergeant: James W. Burke, cons stable with power to serve in civil process: Harry Browning Agard, town solicitor; Edward M. Burke, judge of probate; Albert H. Langworthy, Si- mon P. Nichols, corders of wood; AL bert N. Crandall. surveyor of lumber; Albert H. Langworthy. John T. Ed mond, gaugers of casks: James O. Babeock, Charles H. Crandall. Stephen W. Collins. Ellery Barber, packers of fish; Edwin A. Barber, sealer of cpm. Eugene B. Pendleton, Oliver P. Crandall, Elisha E. Carpenter. auc- tioneers: George A. Champlin. sealer of leather; Albert H. Langworthy, John T. Edmond, weighers of grain; Thomas Mckenzie. George ". Wood f vI, T Welch. Henry R. segar. Elmer s. Daly. weighers of coal and other merchan- disc: Isaac Bent, William B. Briggs. James B. Babcock, Horatio D. Healey, field drivers: H. c. Lanphear, William c. Babcock, J. B. Babcock, William B. Briggs, Horatio Healey, pound keep CTS.
 The following were appointed police eonstables without pay, Councilman Flynn remarking that the force was larye enough to subdue the Mexican insurrection:
 James Maxwell. Horace E. Burdick, David T. Talbot, J. Henry. Burke, James A. Saunders. William Culley. Whlter H. Nash. Lewis Stanton, Mich aa Curtin, John Cato, Daniel J; Don, 0hue. Asahel B. Larkin. Michael Breen, Harry w. Kingsley, Charles H. Fay, John Reardon, Philip c. Brown, John M. Hines, Benjamin B. Chauncy, Daniel Murray, Howard M. Swan, Au- gnsfane T. L. Ledwidge, William H. Holland, Adam Archie, Joseph D. Wells, Everett A. Kingsley, William Rae, John s. Thompson, Jr., Michael J. Burke. Elihu H. Chesebro, James C. Stewart, William H. Greene, Will liam E. Burke, Russell L. Slocum, Ar mold H. Burd1cl1, Walter D. Wheeler Samuel n. Patton, Patrick H.. Nor ~riSSn Charles A. Dion. Joseph H. Church and Icon Bliven.
 a1V11nI Fraser, John W. Berry, George F. Chapman, were appointed fence viewers; Stephen G. Collins, commits sioner of wrecks; George F. Barber Charles s. Coon, harbor masters; Ed win, L.. Gavitt, tree warden; John E. Brown, committee to care for the burial of soldiers
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-06

Putting Rivers on the Map.
 Rivers and harbors appropriatio IS lave occasionally made it appear that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-03
CARELEsSNEsS WITH FIRE

The property loss caused by fire In
the state of Illinois for the month OF
April, 1914, totaled the enormous
amount of s1,5OO,0OO. and indications
are that the fire loss for the month OF
May will be considerably in excess of
a million dollars. Yet, this tremen'
dous property loss pales into insignifi'
canoe when compared with the loss of
life.
Starting fires with kerosene seems
to have caused more fatalities recent
w than any other one cause, and re-
ports similar to the following are be-
ing received at the Springfield office
of the state fire marshal day by day
and week by week: Body becomes a
torch when kerosene can explodes;
woman attempting to start fire with
kerosene fatally burned" "Pours kerr
osene oil on fire: fatal accident results;
woman attempting to start fire burned
to DEATH Burns prove fatal after
nights ordeal: was burned while try
ing to light fire with kerosene" 'Kero-
sene in stove fatal for woman; pours
kerosene oil into a cook stove" ''Wo-
man badly burned, dies; set on fire
with kerosene"
Early in February DR.. J. G. Woker,
coroner of Stephenson county, issued
a warning TO the people of that county
relative to the danger of starting fires
with kerosene. The following is the
substance of Dr. Workers warning,
taken from a Stephenson county pa
per:
DIR. J. G. Woker. coroner of Steph-
enson county, sounds a warning not to
use kerosene or any other infiammabIe
substance with which to stimulate a
fire in a stove or furnace. The horrify-
ing fatality Wednesday night near
Pearl City, by which Mrs. Henry
Brinkmeier and her baby girl were
burned to death, brings a full realiza-
ton of the danger of using kerosene
or anything else Of like nature. The
terribleness of the death, of its ac-
companying pain, and the distress il
brings not only to the family and i'm
mediate relatives. but the public in
Is a matter which should be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-03
Shows Bond of Concrete and Steel

Tests of Bond Between Concrete
and Steel" by Dun A. Abrams, ia Is.
| sued as bulletin No. II OF the engineer.
| ing experiment station OF the Univers.
ity OF Illinois. This bulletin furnishes
one OF the most exhaustive studies OF
the amount and distribution of the
bond stress between concrete and steel
which has appeared. The results of
tests OF about 1900 pull-out specimens
and ITO large reinforced concrete
beams are given. The tests covered a
wide range of ages. mixes, size of bar,
length of embodiment, condition OF
storage, method OF applying the load.
etc. Both plain and deformed steel
bars were issued.
Bond resistance may be divided into
two principle elements, adhesive re-
sistance and sliding resistance. In all
OF the tests measurements were made
to determine the relation of slip of bar
through the concrete to the bond re-
sistance at different stages of the
tests. A considerable bond resistance
is developed before a measurable slip
is produced. 1t was found that after
slipping begins there is well defined
relation between the amount of slip
of bar and the bond resistance for
small slips. For plain bars slip begins
at about so per cent of the maximum
bond resistance; with further slip the
bond resistance increases rapidly until
a slip of about 0.O1 inch is reached,
which represents the maximum bond
resistance. The amount of slip cor
responding to a given percentage of
the maximum bond resistance is re-
constant for a wide range of
ages, mixes, conditions of storage, etc. |
Slip of bar begins at a bond stress |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-03
FREE VS.. CONVICT LABOR.

Comparative efficiency of free and
convict labor is strikiugly shown in
the report of the United States geo.
logical survey OF the coal production in
Georgia for the last year.
Prior to 1904 the principal labor en-
ployed in the coal mines OF Georgia
consisted OF convicts LEASED from the
state government. An act of the legis-
lature prohibiting further leasing of
conyicts TO industrial enterprises
caused the gradual withdrawal from
the coal mines OF this labor as con-
tracts expired, and operators in the
somewhat isolated region where the
mines are located were not at once
able TO supply the deficiency by free
labor.
The influence OF free labor on the
efficiency record is shown by the fact
that in 1907, when the principal labor
as performed by convicts. II required
50s men working an average OF 262
days to produce 362, 4O1 tons, an aver
age OF 449 tons per man for the year
and of LII tons for each working day
In 1913. with 500 men working pol
days, 255.626 tons were produced. the
average per man being 511 tons for
the year and 1895 tons day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-03
Hopeless.


Don't look so blue, she said. after
she had told him that she could new
er be his wife. There are plenty Of
other nice girls. In a year from now
you will never give me thought"
He sadly shook his head and drew a
long, deep sigh.
Please don't be so sad,' she plead
ed. Il can't stand it to see you suffer
so. And promise me something"
He looked up at her and hopelessly
asked:
What do you wish to promise?"
al want you to promise me that you
will not do anything rash when you
leave here tonight. Don't go and jump
in the lake or try to drown your sor-
row in a saloon. Be strong-be brave"
"All right. I'll promise"
Thank You, Billy. Now try to look
cheerful again"
Il can't. 1 was doing this on a bet
and you've made me lose S.