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Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-11

Mrs Simeon Stone, The family nov ed to Southbridge. when he was six years old and lived there seven years before coming to this place. In 1881 MT. Stone purchased the Emmerson Johnson farm where he has since liv- ed. Mr. Stone is widely known through this section of the country. For 20 years he was highway surveyor. He served in the Civil war with Co. E. in the Fourth Massachusetts calvery one year and eleven months. Mir. Stone married Miss Lottie Roper of Holland, Mass. Four years ago he married Mrs. Margaret Keefe of Mil- ford Mass. Mir. Stone enjoys good health and up to about five years ago carried on all his own farming. At the present time he can swing a scythe as we'll as a man in the 4o's for a few hours at a time. MT. Stone can tell many interesting stories about Civil war and was in many battles.
 On account of lack of orders and the general depression in steel finished goods, the Shell Auger shop closed its factory last week Friday night until Monday, July 20.
 A party of about a dozen young men from Southbridge walked to Masha- paug Lake and captured 10 small Sun fish Tuesday The round trip walked was about 10 miles
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-11
Springfield, Mass, are visiting in town at MT. Prices fathers.
 Animals Burned To Death

Springfield, Mass, are visiting in town at MT. Prices fathers.
 Animals Burned To Death.
 Fire of unknown origin totally destroyed the large barn belonging to 9i30. One horse heifer and pigs were burned. For a while the buildings of Arthur D. Hale and Mrs. F. T. Davis seemed doomed to go, but through the efforts of the neighbors and friends they were saved.
 Miles H. Aborn has sold his farm, known as the Olive Hyde place to MT. Leavitt of Norfilk, Va
 Harold Davis. who is at the Hart ford hospital suffering with blood pois- oning, is a little better.
 Miss Alice Pinney has returned from two weeks visit in Warehouse Point.
 Lawn Party.
 The choir and Camp Fire club held lawn party in the Park on the even- ing of the Fourth.
 A number from here attended the Fourth of July celebration at Ware house Point.
 Hall Memorial library was closed for the holiday.
 for spent the weekend with Mir and Mrs. Miles H. Aborn.
 Burial of Ella Burgess.
 The body of Ella Burgess formerly of this town, but who died in the Hart ford hospital. was brought here for burial on Wednesday afternoon.
 Ellsworth Niles of New York was home over the Fourth.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-11
BOLTON
Local Young Lady to Teach in Hebron Team Breaks Even in Holiday Games.


 Rev. MT. Waters of Rocky Hill preached at the Congregational church last Sunday, and will speak again to- morrow.
 Mrs. John HanIon and daughter of California are visiting Mrs Hanlon's aunt, Mrs. Charles N. Loomis.
 Mir. and Mrs. Henry Fryer, MT. and Mrs Minot s. Fryer and Douglass Fryer of Willimantic spent Saturday ana Sunday with Mrs. Henry Flyers mother, Mrs. E. Jane Finley.
 Mrs. l.. R. Ward and son Junior of Ocean Grove. N J., are visiting Mrs. Wards sister, Mrs. S. M Alvord. Mrs. Louise Jewett and son are spending a fortnight at Prof. and Mrs. s. NJ Alvord's.
 Mrs. Frank Crygier of Hartford has been visiting at Mrs. C. F. Summers |, Mrs. c. E. Pomeroy of Windsor is with her daughter, Mrs. W. c. White. MT. and Mrs. Avery of Webster. Mass. spent the Fourth at c. M. Pinney's.
 To Teach in Hebron.
 Miss Elizabeth N. Daily is in Dan- bury attending summer school. Miss Daly has been engaged to teach in He bron the coming year.
 Mrs John Upton was a recent guest of Mrs. w E. Clark.
 The Bolton boys played baseball in Andover Saturday. The Bolton team won in the morning, 5-1. The after noon game was taken by the Andover boys, 43.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-11
Holland County
STAFFORDVnL.E
Archie sanger's Wrist Broken in Motorcycle Accident = Blair Tyler Marriage.

Archie Sanger, while riding on his motorcycle met with bad accident. His machine broke, throwing him some distance, breaking his wrist and caus- ing several bad bruises.
 MT. and Mrs. L. J. Schindler resigned at the Garland mill last week MT. Schindler has bought out a meat bus mess in Springfield, Mass.
 BIair-Tyier.
 Arthur Blair and Mrs. Etta Tyler, who were united in marriage recently, will make their home in New York city. MT. and Mrs. William Chandler and family recently visited relatives in South Coventry.
 MT. and Mrs. George Cooley spent the Fourth with their son, Archie Cooley, in Somers.
 Miss Margaret Hodge has returned ot Monson. after spending two kees with Mrs. s. NJ. Lambert.
 MT. and Mrs. H. A. Bosworth and family. MT. and Mrs. G. w Miller and Mrs. Martha Goodwill, spent the Fourth with Mrs. F. H. Ballou. in Union.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-11

John H. Westerfield left Monday for Stamford, where he will be employed. His family will remain here for the present.
 Mir. and Mrs. Frank D. Preston of Mansfield were guests of MT. and Mrs. Wm- H. Bracket. Saturday and Sun day.
 Mir. and Mrs. Lucas Safranek are en- tertaining MT. and Mrs. John Safranelo and Mir and Mrs. Joseph Ruyicka of New York
 Mir. and Mrs John Edwards are on visit of several days with relatives in Durham. \. H.
 Mrs. James Marer and son, James, of Quincy. Mass. are guests of Mir and Mrs. Thomas C. Denman.
 To Build SehooIhouse.
 The special town meeting last Friday evening was well attended It was voted to build a 24x30 foot school house in the Potter district at a cost not to exceed s1,00O and equip the same with necessary furniture Messrs. ". D. Ruby, c. S. Amidon and W. O. Eldredge were chosen building com mittee.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-11
SPRING HILL
oiIing the State Road-Guests Enter.
 tained Saturday.

Among those who were here for the Fourth were Dr. E. R. Storrs and fam fly of Hartford at Judge Storrs', MT and Mrs. Reed of Worcester and E. P Bellows of Brooklyn, N T., at the Bellows summer home. Miss Mildred Cummings of Staten Island, N. Y., al the Rogers Summer home. Mrs. W. A Tucker of Vernon at A D. Palmer's Mir. and Mrs. Byron s. Hawkins of An dover at D. c. Flahertys.
 Mrs. Arthur Cummings and son My ron have arrived at the Sears home for the summer. The Day family have gone into the house which was Mrs Shumway's.
 w. B. Trobridge. who taught the school at Mansfield Depot last year called on friends on the Hill Thurs day.
 Mrs. Adelbert Jackel of New York has been the guest of Mrs. A. D. Palmer the past week.
 Rev. A. A. Muir was called to Ash ford Wednesday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Henrietta Moore.
 The section of state road which is under construction here is receiving a coat of oil.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-11
To Build sehooIhou.e
RIPLEY HILL
Hilltop Home Club Holds Fourth Of July Picnic-Petition Against Manu- focturins lntoxicants.

The Hilltop Home club held a picnic at the home of Mrs. A. E. Peterson the Fourth. Over ninety were present First on the programme was a ball game between the married men and the Climbers, score 14 to 13. in favor of. the Climbers. Ralph Hazen was struck in the face by foul ball, re- ceiving a painful bruise Tables were spread on the beautiful lawn in front of the home at which the guests were seated to partake of the tempting spread. This was followed by a pa rade of the Climbers in costume, each carrying a small ladder. A debate upon Political Equality for women af- fored much amusement. R. H. Sher- man. F. B. Toplifff and F. J. Snyder stood for the affirmative. R. W. Haven, Julian Beville and A. G. Rowley for the negative The judges. Rev Mir. Eaton. Mrs. J. E. Priestly and Miss Fannie white decided in favor of the affirma- fine address on Patriotism Patriotic songs by the club, tennis. croQuet and field sports by the young people passed the time pleasantly. Fireworks in the evening ended a memorable day.
 Petition Against intoxieants. A petition. prohibiting the manufact- ure of intoxicants was circulated last week, receiving a number of names, none to whom it was presented refus- i ing to sign
 Don Brigham visited friends in Mystic over the Fourth.
 Dwight Avery of Norwich passed the 1 weekend with his family at the H. P. Toplif place.
 Wee-end guests on the Hill, were Gordon Hills and John Reinarty of East Hartford at R. w. Hazen's; Mrs. George Pierce and Mrs. Murdoch of | Waterford Ont. and Mir and Mrs. Bruce Hazen of Boston at Mrs. Sarah | Whites; Laurence Sherman of Bran ! ford and Miss Sarah Stanton of New l London at Mr. Sherman's.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-11
UNION

Herbert Newell and daughter Airline of Springfield visited the formers s brother, T. o. Newell the first of the week.
 John Buckley was home for the hoi- iday.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry Palmer of Hart ford spent the holiday with relatives at the Marcy cottage William P. Marcy is spending a few days in Hartford
 pr. GGeorge Lawson and sons. of Middle Haddam, also MT. and Mrs. w. G. Howard, attended the Congrega- tional church last Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-11
BOLTON NOTCH

Miss Sadie Howard from New York Is visiting her mother, Mrs. Minnie Howard.
 Miss Ruth, Mary and Hattie Warner from South Manchester, spent the Fourth with their grandmother, Mrs. Minnie Howard
 A. N. Maine from Torrinyton is visiting his brother. L. s. Maine.
 Mir and Mrs James Gift of Tor rington is visiting at Loren Maine,s.
 Mrs. Nettie Weirner of Hartford is visiting friends in town
 Mrs Emma McGinn of Hartford spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs L.. s. Maine
 A number from this place attended a dance at Columbia Friday night
 Master Robert Br1dgeman of Hart ford Is with Mrs. Frank Wheton.
 Frank Wheton lost a valuable dog Wednesday,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-11
STORRS
Sunday School Children and Friends
 Have Picnic At the Lake.


 About forty children of the Sunday school with their friends, enjoyed a picnic at South Coventry Lake. We'd nesday. The trip was made by auto mobile. While at the lake there were boat rides. baseball and other games. Prof E. O. Smith has returned from Pilgrim Beach, Provincetown, where Mrs. Smith and Miss Winifred Smith are spending the summer
 Prof and Mrs. Newton have been visiting with Prof. and Mrs. Smith at Provincetown.
 Vacation Visitors.
 Prof. Rettgar and family of New Haven are occupying Prof. Newton's house during the vacation season. MT. and Mrs. Hollister have returned from visit in Kingston, Pa
 President and Mrs. c, l.. Beach re- turned Friday after visiting several places in the Central west
 Miss Skinner has been visiting her brother, Prof. J. W. Fitts.
 Mrs. Judkins returned Friday from Haverhill Mass.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-11
MANSFIELD DEPOT

The lecture by Rev. w. E. Ianphere at the Baptist church Thursday even ing was instructive and inspiring A petition for prohibiting the manufact- ure of intoxicants was circulated and signed by a number of voters and women.
 Mir and Mrs. Lloyd Thompson are visiting MT. Thompson's parents
 Miss Mildred Tilden of Norwich is visiting her aunts the Misses Tilden.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-11

may not have as bright eyes or even as quick mind as you. but he's had vast deal more experience with those stumps and stones and weeds and bugs and bad weather Don't forget, too. that an Idea no matter how good it is in itself. isn't worth sour elder apple on any farm unless 1t fits the facts of that farm better than some other idea. Your idea may be better than the old mans. But he knows that farm better than you do. Be gentle with him. Don't discharge him as a hopeless old inbecile just be- cause you can't make him see, in i've minutes, that his habits of fifty years are all wrong. There's just chance that even your brilliant idea may boost you into bankruptcy when 1t brings up against some sordid and stumpy but unexpectedly solid fact. by and by.
 It is better to 10 slow and keep the middle of the road, than 1t is to hitch on to a sky rocket and go up just high enough to drop into the swamp
 THE FARMER
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-11
SOUTH WELLINGTON
Special Town Meeting Votes to Build
 Sf,ooo schooIhouse.

Mir. and Mrs. Fred Colburn. Walter Colburn and Miss Ruth Ellis spent the Fourth at the home of MT. and Mrs. Charles Henry at Mansfield Center.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-11

ing of the immortal Lincoln of fooling the people once in awhile but not all the time, was not appreciated and un- derstood by the whole people.
 There has been repeated reference to an alleged fight between volunteer firenen that has almost made that lit tie blaze in Reed street famous It was printed that it was a Donney- brookIaffair that resulted in blackened eyes, cut heads and bloody noses and that the fremen had forgotten about the fire and engaged themselves as 8 squirming mass of fighters. What con- founded rot! As a matter of fact, there were a few disagreeing words between a couple of hremen, and one attempted to hit the other but was stopped by the hand of the fellow at which the blow was aimed. And that was all there was to the story of the fighting volunteer firemen at the Reed street fire"
 After this ammunition had been ex- hausted and the few advocates of a paid fire department were exhausted, too. they selected the Bank street fire as base of supply and attack. Here there was another fight between the volunteer hremen and a sideSwipe at one of the most efficient fire depart ments in the state. According to the press report. as furnished by the se- lected few who would like to pose as public dictators here, there was an- other squirming mass of fighting fire men. This, too, was another case of gross exaggeration and misrepresen- tation. This event consisted merely of one 1remen taking hold of the neck tie of another firemen and pulled the ends just a little stronger than was attended. and the fellow took offense and really did threaten to fight But not a single blow was struck by the al- fGRed nRhtinR Vnl11nfaaT " erybody in New London knows that these misrepresentations are intended solely to discredit the discipline and efficiency of the New London firemen. These incidents are in the nature of ancient history but they are referred to so often in public print that it is perhaps just as well that the reading public should know the truth
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-11

some experience, it is true but only such as might come to a man of thirty. It was just this one lack which made all the difference with him. Had he gone little slower,-had he built up his herd instead of buying it outright,
 had he made his old barn serve till his profits enabled him to build bet ter,-had he kept on in the old ways till out of them had grown naturally and directly newer and better ways, he might today have been prosper ous farmer on q yearly bettering farm. instead of hand dependent on pre- carious hire.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-11
MAsHAPAUG

George Nelson Stone. Native of Cow
 entry. Reaches 75rh Birthday.
 Last Wednesday George Nelson Stone observed his 18th birthday at his home Mountain View farm, Shun- way Hill. MT. Stone was born in Coventry. Conn. the son of MT. and
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-11

Oh, yes, boys, your ideas are prob ably all right. I haven't a word to say against them. Your bright young minds are keen and alert and you're naturally impatient with our slowness and lethargy.
 But don't forget that there are oth- CT factors besides ideas in the farm world. There are also things,-such things as stumps and stones and weeds and bad weather. The old man
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-11
ELLINGTON

Animals Burn In Barn On Noble Farm
 Lawn Party In The Park.
 Mr. and Mrs, Charles Price Jr- of
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-11

! want, today, to suggest to the new generation that it be little easy with us old chaps. This dairyman of whom have written was. and still is. a young man. He had practically every thing in his favor, except the one factor of long experience. He had had
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-11
NEW LONDON FIRE ENGINE TEST
Run to and Service at MontvIe Fire Most SatsfacoryFye Pieces of Motor Apparatus Trouble Among Volunteers Magnifed.

ing of the immortal Lincoln of fooling the people once in awhile but not all the time, was not appreciated and un- derstood by the whole people.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-11

Tho whole trouble with this youno dairyman was that, led on by his own worthy ambition, he listened too eagerly to the boosters whose idea. seems 60 be to plunge blindly into any experiment or expenditure which prom ises well, regardless of cost and
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-22
The Real Strength Of Villa.

George Marvin in the Worlds Work:
Hitherto in Mexico, as in other coun-
tries. when a nan has risen from OBJ
security through the troubled waters
Of revolution to the surface Of public
attention, he has generally changed his
manners If not his morals. Other poems
who have won seats of authority sit
down in them and have their boots
blackened n their leggins laced by
poems who are still common or gar
den. "Pancho" Villa takes his boots
and leggins out into the street in
front of his quarters, sits down on a
curbstone, and puts then on him.
self. The authority he exercises is not
artificial, thing Of titles and shoulder
straps, or anything else that can be
rubbed off at close quarters. 1t is
the result Of several ingredients, one
of the strongest of which is the abil-
ity and the shrewdness of his bandit
in keeping on being to an army what
he was to a gang of other bandits.
their chief, their leader, stranger than
they but their friend, n of them
"Pancho" still.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-22

from the apostle to the Indians, and
who presented the clock to the college,
The clock is still in good order. Dur
ing all the ear years since 1t was
first placed in the Mary Lyons it has
licked, licked the days in and the
days out. 1t measured the hours while
the old missionary was working on his
translation of the Bible, of which but
60 copies are now in existence.
In memorial hall it still marks the
passage Of the minutes. 1t is, indeed,
a venerable relic. 1t is certainly 27C
years old. How much older it is i'm
possible to say.
L. Hon. Ossian Ray Of Lancaster, N. H.
Is the owner of an old clock, made In
Keith, Scotland, by James Sutherland
The case is of solid rosewood, seven
and a half feet high, gothic finish and
glass door, revealing the movements Of
the handsome brass pendulum and
weights. The dial is new and shows
the movement of the moon, as well as
Of seconds, hours n days.
A gentleman at Mortified, N, H,
has presented the Webster club with
the vertiable clock of Ezekiel Web
ster, the brother Of Daniel Webster. It
is a curious piece Of mechanism, hav-
ing only three or four wheels, but
SoOd tlme. IL served the fam -
lily of it's illustrious owner for many
years.
There is a perpetual clock at the
Care du Nord, Brussels, kept goins
without being touched, although ex-
posed to wind and weather. The wind
ing is done by a fan placed in a chin
ney. The fan, revolving by the draft
up the chimney, raises the clock
weight until it reaches the upper limit,
when a brake stops the fan. No fire
Is necessary, the natural draft being
sufficient for the work.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-22
MAKE CHARGE
OF BLACkMAIL

Chicago, July 22.-Charges hat dis
honest business agents of labor unions
have been able to discipline unruly
members of the Gnion as well as con
tractors and employers were made to
the federal grand jury investigating
charges that the labor representatives
had been guilty Of blackmail.
Six former members of the Interna-
tional Brewery Workers Union told
Albert L. Hopkins, assistant district
attorney. that they had been ousted
from the union and barred from en-
ployment at their trades because they
had sought to investigate the financial
operations of the union agents.
Joseph Hermann vas the spokesman
for the six. He said they had sought
to investigate the affairs of Adam
Huspner Of Cincinnati, Ohio, financial
secretary of the union, and all had
lost their jobs and been blacklisted.
The men were directed to the states
attorneys Office.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-22
Son of the East
Exp lains a Mystery
Yet It's Mysterious

AS The Forums reporter iourneyed
throueh the PLAZA of Pleasure'.
which the World at Homes midway is
called at the fair grounds yesterday
and listened to the many efforts to
extract the slippery dimes and nickels
from the throngs seeking endowment
and the tightening of their cares. he
encountered an interesting character,
with still more interesting personality,
garbeu in the fantastic dress of his
people in far-off Persia. While he
spoke falteringly and while his tongue
still refused to lend itself perfectly to
the Ncwels and c~onsonants of the
English language. his choice Of words
was perfect and his discourse as
he expended the merits of his exhibit
ton called the Human Butterfly was
n which would seldom be heard np-
on a fair ground but rather upon a
lecture platform or in some institution
OF learning. His name Is Omar Sami.
Thinking perhaps the readers Of
The Forum might be interested in who
and what he was, the reporter braced
himself, lighted his r~eportorial' cigar
and CLEANED from this son of the orr
ent the following story. When asked
his o~rjnion of the American people. he
reI'li ID
Il find the American people the
most skeptical I have aver encounter
ed, no matter what state one may be
visiting. I find they all come from
Missouri. which l believe is an ex-
preston very common in your coun-
try. The reason for their skepticism
is probably because of the many
charlatans and tricksters who have
perpetl ated countless frauds upon
them. I find it exceedingly difficult as
I stand in front of my exhibit to con-
vince the public of the worthiness and
merit of my exhibition. The people
Of education seem always ready and
for conviction but the plebian
class are ever ready to scott and jeer
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-22

at someone from a foreign country
forgetting that America is the melting
pot OF the world and that either they
or their forefathers were at one time
aliens themselves. But no matter what
class CT cast he comes from, | have
never yet failed to interest a man in
the spectacle which I have called the
Humen Butterfly.
Thousands Of people. after having
witnessed it, have declared it to be
nothing short Of a miracle, but there
is nothing miraculous about it. It is
Simply the product of and the close
application to and study of n of ma
lures laws which has been known
and Iracticed in my country for CEN
turtles. It is difficult to make anyone
believe that any human hand or mind
could set at naught natures great
force of gravity, but as Dante once
said Io the poet Virgil, What the ewes
see, The heart believes
You ask me what force can nossi-
bly, cause a human being to rise un-
supported into space and perform the
evolutlons in mid-air which the Mem
sahtb Sami performs. l cannot even
atten'rt to explain it. AS a study
which has taken twenty years in ac-
complishment cannot be explained in
twenty minutes, SO you must take for
your explanation, sir, the statement
which l make during my perform
ance, that although it has been called
mesmerism, ~spiritualism, hypnotism
and Eumbug, take your choice of anv
of the Sc, it may be the solution which
o request and it will be perfectly
satisfactory to me. And if I have
shown you something which has mvs-
titled and perhaps pleased you, nv
purI'oCe is accomplished for I am not
a missionary thrusting my beliefs
upon anyone, but l am simply com
mercializing a perfectly natural aw
which ignorance and superstition has
made my people believe to be a sacred
one"