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Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-15
SMITH ST. SCHOOL

Contract for improvements Awarded.
In conjunction with the improve
ments that the city is making on
Smith street the town school commit
tee is to make improvements in and
about Smith street school, laying a
retaining wall. sidewalks. etc. At a
recent meeting Of the school board
bids for the work were received as
follows: Wilcox Brothers, IAN cents
per square foot for sidewalks, $3.50
per cubic yard, End class concrete.
$3.50 for 3rd class concrete, IS cents
per lineal foot for in. drain. BIZ
beault & Benoit: ~15 ents per square
foot for sidewalks; $6.75 per cubic
yard End class concrete; $4.75 for 5rd
class; 40 cents for 6 inch drain. John
s: sabin; AN for sidewalks; 500 for
second class concrete; $4.75, Srd class;
81 cents for 3 inch drain. The con-
tract was awarded to Wilcox Brothers,
Town School Enumeration.
The enumeration Of pupils enrolled
In the various schools showed an in
crease over 1914 and were as follows:
grade. 1914. So; 1915, 1s1; Israel Put
Smith Street 1914, 101; 1915, s5;
Rural schools 1914. 12i; 1915. 1856
The enumeration shows an increase
in every school except Smith street
where there are 6 pupils less than a
year ago. The total is: 1914, ISL
1915. 782. an icrease over last year OF
81 pupils.
Big Game With southbridse Saturday
Manager Teddy Cassent expects the
greatest game OF the whole year yher
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LONG TogR ENDED
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold r. GIendenine
Home From Pacific Coast.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Giendening
have returned to their cottage after
touring the United States, visiting the
exposition, all the wonderland coun-
try of the west and a section of tur-
bulent Mexico. Mr.. Glendening came
here Tuesday for a brief visit and to
make ready his home on Broad street.
He is enthusiastic about his trip, but
thinks that New England looks pretty
good to him yeti Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Bottomly, who were with Mr.. and Mrs.
Glendenning on the motor trip, re-
manned at Salt Lake City when the
latter couple left for the east by rail.
Many to Register.
The registrars of voters are to be in
session IonI> row to receive applica-
tons OF those Who wish to be made
electors. 1t is understood that a large
number of names will be handed in
rs both license and no-license workers
have hustled to get as many support
ers into line as possible. The battle
Of ballots on the license question is
going to be no less acute this year
than in years gone by. The campaign
has been carefully mapped out on both
sides. Predictions as TO which side
will win are always hazardous in the
close town Of KilIingly. but express
sions may be heard from many stu
dents Of conditions In Killingly as tc
how they expect the town to go.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-15

one of the greatest middle distance
runners in the world:
Looking for Non-Combustible Track.
AS we understand the mineral quail
ity arrangements of asbestos Dante
on that hike he took or wrote about,
and never even have them singed. In
short, asbestos, they tell us, won't
burn. All Of which is brought TIC
mind, when we wonder If there Is an
asbestos running track in this wide,
wide world.
Why? Oh. just because they tell US
out at the B. A. A. that Tom Halpin
will run faster this coming season
than he ever did before, and no board
track will stand such burning.
Rest Cave Him More Power.
Long Tom went up to the electric
light meet the other evening in Wor-
cester, and showed form and a turn of
speed that has every friend of the
tall captain wearing wide smile. Tom
1t VIII be remembered, was forced be-
cause of business to just about quit
in the midst of the season last winter
The chances are he hasn't touched a
pair of running shoes half a dozen
times since then. He took on weight
let his muscles relax from the long
years OF training and is now stronger
and healthier than he ever was. The
rest was just what he needed, and
we're willing to believe a large portion
of it when they say he'll make a few
records look sick ere 1916 rolls around
No, They Don't Run Away From Him
But there is no truth to the report
that Thomas has acquired his return
to speed by running away from thai
guardian Of the motor law who i:
mounted on a 80 horse power steamer
out in the close vicinity of MattaDar
square. There is no truth .whatso.
ever to that. AS Tom tells us, they
go back to low gear when passing
him.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-15

SOuAOA1y 10 DcklIIKE at .Goct next I8 the
highest percentage that the team can
boast.
Dance at Club.
At the Putnam Country club Mon
day evening there was a very enjoy
able dance and entertainment attended
by many Of the club members.
Work is expected to commence soon
on the repairs that are to be made on
Providence street. the changes includ-
ing the laying of permanent pavement
In this street.
Suspected Piekpoekets.
Two persons who were suspected of
being pickpockets were kept under
watch at the Woodstock fair during
Tuesday on account of stories that the
fair officials heard relative to the repu-
tation Of the men.
Jitney Cut Rates
Starting out with a charge of so cents
for carrying passengers to the fair
Tuesday, men driving automobiles got
price down to 20 cents before IL O'Clock
and in one instance q jitney driver was
taking 'em over for Is cents head.
Many OF the stores in Putnam were
closed Tuesday afternoon to enable the
clerks-and proprietors-to attend the
popular fair at Woodstock. The result
was that Putnam's business section
| took on a holiday appearance.
Salvation Armv workers from this
city were at the Woodstock fair Tues
day collecting funds for use in the ex-
cellent work that they do here.
A resident on Woodstock avenue who
has liking for compiling statistics
| stated that 1877 machines. bound for the
fair, passed his home in an hour
Tuesday.
Steeple Tom Fitzpatrick, who has
been doing work on church spires in
this vicinity while making his head
quarters in Putnam, was a visitor in
Norwich and New London Tuesday,
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DAlNIELSON
Active No-Lieenae Campaign On-Mr.
8 and Mrs. Harold p. Glendenins End
Long Trip-Resistrars to Receive
Many Names-peath of William n.
n. Leayens.

MIR. and Mrs. E. G. Babson are en-
PERTAINING Miss Ruth E. Vaughn, Mrs.
Bahson's sister. of Matte, r. l.
Miss Ellen Pray of Ballouville has
entered the Normal school at Will
manticg
Miss Olive Kent of Elmville. 8 re-
cent graduate Of Killingly high school.
! is to enter a commercial school at
Providence.
Rev. E. A. Legg has been . recent
Miss Helena Brooks. graduated
from Killingly High school in June.
has entered the New Britain Normal
school.
Raymond Preston of Providence has
been a visitor here with his parents,
: Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. Preston.
Enter Normal School.
Miss Marion FIagg and Miss Eliz-
abeth Barron left Tuesday to enter
s the New Haven Normal school, where
they will take up the study of physi-
cal culture.
Mrs. John Ruidy Of Bridgeport is
visiting relatives here.
Miss. Evelyn Soule has returned to
Norwich after q visit here with her
aunt, Mrs. Lucy Hopkins.
Counsel in kenehap Case.
Judge w. r.. Woodland will be one
of the counsel for the defence and At
torney e. L. Darhie will assist State
Attorney Charles W. Searis in the tri-
al of A. J. Kenehan, beginning in the
superior court at Putnam tomorrow.
Miss Marguerite Caron has returned
here from a visit with relatives in
Putnam.
Assistant Postmaster and Mrs. Ray
mond Allen were at Woodstock at
tending the fail Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Smith Of Cot
tage street are entertaining Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Pelletier Of Concord, N. H.
viii Have Property Graded.
Charles L. Nado is having a lot on
his property at the corner of Potter
and High street cleared Of old metal
that has been stored there and is to
have the property graded.
Deciding Game Saturday
The American Optical company
team Of Southbridge is again to play
the Moosup team on the Carpet
grounds at Moosup next Sunday after
noon, this being the third and decid-
4ng game of the series.
There is constant agitation for the
paving with ameisite of the. space
around the railroad station east OF
the tracks and the short stretch be-
tween the Exchange and postoff1ce
buildings.
Candidates for selectmen-six Of
them for three places-are letting ne
grass grow under their feet in theil
canvass for votes. This fight is goine
to be the spectacular feature of the
town election.
Active No-Lieense Campaign.
1t is stated that a considerable sun
Of money has been pledged by temp.
!erance workers to meet the cost OF
the no-license campaign now on
which is intended to keep Killingly
in the list Of dry towns of the state
Automobile Damage Settled.
An automobile owned by Thorna:
Talbot of East Brooklyn was run in
to near the Franklin street railroad
crossing by a machine belonging t
the New York bakery concern. The
damage x caused the Talbot machine
was settled for on the spot
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-15


Postmaster Alexander Gilman was at
Worcester to attend the first session
of the triennial convention of the I'M
ion st. John Baptist. .
Misses Margaret and Bernadette
Dupre have gone to Hartford to enter
the novitiate of the Sisters of the Holy
Ghost.
Tuesday attending the session of the
Union st. John Baptist convention.
DR.. A. w. Catlin and family, who
have been spending the summer on
Senexet road. return to their home in
Brooklyn. N. T. today.
Will Speak at Congregational Church
DR.. Rockwell H. Potter of Hartford
and DR.. C. ]. Ryder of New York are
to be speakers at the silver anniversary
observance of the beginning Of Rev. F,
D. Sargent's pastorate at the Congre-
gational church Sept. 36-2s-30.
A number of applicants for natural
ization successfully passed the tests
before Judge James H Webb at ses-
sion of the superior court here Tues
day afternoon.
Alfred Robillard, George Potvin, Jo-
seph Rivard and Alphonse Bourcier
have been at Worcester attending the
convention Of the Union ST. John Bap-
| fist.
Many local Hebrews leave tomorrow
DOS~OAAe
Worcester for the observance of Yon
Kippur.
Dance for Ball Teams.
Captain Charles Fallon of the Put
nam ball team has arranged a dance to
be given Saturday evening at which
the members of the Putnam and
Southbridge teams will be special
guests.
The trial of Albert J. Kenehan,
charged with granddaughter because of
having caused the death of a little boy
in a motorcycle accident at Danielson
last Memorial day, will commence in
| the superior court here Thursday
morning.
School Closed Because Of Heat.
| With the Temperature soaring in the
nfneties, it was so oppressively hot at
the Israel Putnam school Tuesday that
the students were dismissed in the
early afternoon.
ConnoiIy's High Average.
| Notwithstanding that he is not being
used much at present. the most recent
ly published batting averages Of the
Boston Braves show that Smiling Joe
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-15
obituary
William n. n. Leavens.

William H. H. Leavens, rs, for
many years resident Of Wauregan,
died at his home in that village
Monday night. He came there as a
boy of ten, in 1890, and as soon as he
was old enough to secure employment
he went to work for the Wauregan
company, learning the trade of ma
chinist. He served in the war as a
member of the Eighteenth Connecti-
cut, but aside from the time during
which he was away to the war he
remained in the employ Of the mill
company until he retired from active
work. Mr.. Leavens was an Odd Fell
low and Mason. He was one of the
well known and respected residents
of the town of Plainfield. He is sur
vived by two grandchildren.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-15
JEWETT CITY
Mrs. =. II. GiIbert's Skill at Fishing
Gardner Class Entertaiasd-pele-
gates at ST. Jean Union Convention.

The meeting of the Norwich c. E.
local union at Goshen was attended by
Mrs. G. +. Gardner and Miss Alice a,
Brown from the Baptist society and
Mrs. E. II. Hiscox. Miss Emma Huh
and Earl s. Hiscox of the-Congrega-
tional society.
Skill at Fishing.
Mrs. F. H. Gilbert. who Is spending
the summer at Groton Long Point. has
developed remarkable skill "a fishing.
Recently she landed IA IL peaands OF
blackfsh. the largest Weighing six and
one-haf pounds.
Attending Worcester Convention.
F. X. Gasayant and Azarias Grenier
left Monday TO attend the trieunial su-
preme conference of the Union 81. Jean
de Baptiste at the Hotel Bancroft.
Worcester. They went as delegates
from the two local organizations.
Gardiner Class Entertained
The Gardiner class Of the n. z
church was entertained at the home OF
Mrs. r. w. Robertson Monday even
ing. After the devotional and business
part of the meeting, the ladies were
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-15

second caucus nominated Dennis Dom
ovan as chairman. and Felix Wakely
as clerk. They formed the following
ticket: Assessor, Albert Smith; first
selectman, James German: second Sc
lectman, Dun Barnier; board OF re-
lief, Albert Kennedy. Dennis Kennedy
and Dennis Donovan: grand Jurors.
Herbert Tarbox and Dennis Donovan;
constables. James Healey, William
Crooks and Louis Gendron; auditor.
William Curran; town clerk and
treasurer. William Fraser; registrar of
voters, Charles Lafreniere; school COM
mittee, William F. Sullivan and Felix
]. wakely. Both parties claim their
caucus as legal.
Resigns at Mill Offiee.
William c. Nolan has resigned at
the office OF the Lawton Mills Corp.
on account OF poor health. Mr.. Nolan
anticipates trip to New Jersey TO
recuperate.
Moosup X. of c. Election.
All Hallows' council. Knights of Co.
lumbus, held their annual meeting in
the new K. of G. hall in MooSup.. when
the following officers were elected: d.
]. Broullard, grand knight; James A.
Coffey. deputy grand knight; Charles
Costello. chancellor; Thomas Lawless
warden; James Callahan. outside
guard; Fred Pagan. inside guard
James Jouret, advocate.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-15
PLAINFIELD
William knight Found Dead Under
Suspicious OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ton Democratic caueus-Moosup K.
of c. Election.

Mystery and suspicion surround the
death OF William Knight, who was
found dead Tuesday morning in the
home of Al. Rundell on Flat Rock. Lit
tie can be learned about the circuR-
stances under which knight met his
death. He attended the caucus in Cen
trail Village Monday evening with a
number of neighbors and friends and
what happened between the time ne
went home and was found dead is be-
ing investigated. Knight was about
so years of age and lived on Flat Rock.
He was known as a crack shot with
the rifle all along the countryside He
did not have any regular employment,
but did odd jobs for farmers and
neighbors.
Carried Suspicious Bundle.
A queer rover was accosted by Grand
Juror King recently and was asked
concerning himself. The man carried
bundle under his arm, which he laid
down The sound it made excited the
officers suspicion and he opened the
bundle and found .3S calibre revolver,
bunch of skeleton keys and tools.
King questioned the man, but could
get no information from him. The
man was given II hours to leave town,
which he promised to do.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-15

chafed. He would wake
UP at night and CRY tin
morning. Bis skin was red
and raw and blisters would
form and then bleed. He
used to fuss and CRY all the
time. 1t troubled him the
most at night as it would
burn so I had to get up and
hold him two or three hour7
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-15

invited 10 the dining room, where q
variety shower was given Mics Alice
Burdick- The young lady received
many pretty and useful presents. Cake.
lemonade. ice cream and fancy cookies
were served a good time was enjoy
ed by all present The class Will meet
IN October with Mrs. A G. Burdick.
Borough RreVities.
Mrss Annie Dimmock Houchens OF
South Wilmington Is a guest AZ Ray
mond +. Cheney,A
Misses Annie and Bella Robertson
are in New York for ten dayA
Mrs George Frtnk and Miss Anna
F'rink Of Norwich Town have been
guests at s A Fhompson's.
Mrs. H +. Paul returned Monday
from . nonth's stay in Canada and at
Hampton Beach.
VIII Meet With Mns. AHina.
Mrs NJ. w Alling entertains tbs
Conversational Ladies' society at her
home Thursday afternoon
4 ------
Paderewski could play the piano
when he was three years old
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-15
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

Speakers Selected for Congregational
Pastors Anniversary Celebration
Jitneys Cut Rates to Fair-Petition
Assured for SPeciaIsTown Meeting
School Enumeration Prospects Of
Bio Game Saturday.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-15
BABY'S BODY BROKE
out WITH ECZEMA
And BIisters Would Form. Skin
Began to Crack Open. After First
Days Use Cuticura Soap and
Ointment Baby Slept All Night.

"a Myrtle St.. W. Lynn. Mass. At the
age Of ten months my baby began breaking
out on his body. II looked as though he
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-15

at time. The eczema got so bad the
skin soon began to crack open
"A friend Of mine told me to get cake
Of Cuticura Soap and q box Of Ointment.
got them. gave him good bath In warm
water and Cuticura Soap. then applied the
Ointment. In one day saw n difference
and that night he slept all night The &C.
zema continued growing better until Il all
disappeared in one week" (Signe0 Mrs.
Gladys Bernard. October 16. 1914.
Sample Each Free by Mail
With sap. sldn Book ON request. Adj
dress postcard ''Cuticura, Dept. t. Boa
ton" Sold throughout the world
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-15
Second Caucus.

As soon as the first caucus was over
German called his men together and
amounted that real caucus would
be held ana held legally. He through
William Curran, held that the first
caucus was not legal because there
were people in the hall who were not
registered in the democratic caucus
who had voted in the FIRST caucus. The
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-15
Sample Each Free by Mai
Dance at Club.

Connolly is batting at .2Ss, next ton the
highest percentage that the team can
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-15
Carried Suspicious Bundle.
OPPOSITION CAUCUS.
Leaders of Second One Claim That
First One Was Not Legal.

When the democratic caucus was
called at the town hall Monday night
the meeting opened with Daniel Smith,
chairman of the democratic town COM
mittee in the chair temporarily. For
chairman for the caucus Simon Sulli-
van of the Coffey faction was elected.
Thomas Wakely was elected clerk.
The office of assessor was offered to
James Downing. AS soon as the nom
nations were in order for seleetmen,
Charles b. Montgomery, the Packer
vile boss. who returned to the demo-
cratic fold this year after a three
years absence, took the floor, and aft
er telling of Coffeys qualifications and
good road work during his present
term, made a motion that Coffey be
nominated by reclamation. The mo-
ton was carried and the polls were
closed, shutting German out of NOM
ination. A committee composed of
Daniel Smith, Fred Racine, Charles
Montgomery. ]. Ward and Dennis DON
ovan were appointed to I'LL out the
remainder of the ticket and the fol-
lowing ticket was turned in: Regis
trar OF voters, Daniel Smith: school
committee, Peter Barnes and J. Ward:
accountant, William Curran; town
clerk and treasurer. William Fraser;
board of relief, Peter Barnes. William
Elliott, d. Barnier; constables, II. Ras-
sett T. Racine Thomas VALLEY p. Gen.
terra; grand jurors. G. p. Montgomery
Dennis Donovan.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-15

Paderewski could play the piano
when he was three years old.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-02


panorama.
He is back again in his happy boy
hood, in home of love, with father
and mother and brothers and sisters.
He remembers his boyish ambitions
and thinks of how sadly he has
missed them all. He recalls his first
wrong step and thinks of how differ
ent life might have been but for that.
Then his heartbeat quickens as he
thinks of Rachel, the sweetheart of
his bosom and the mother of his chill
dren.
And so Barabbas sits and thinks,
as scene after scene from the olden
time comes into his mind, of when
child after child came into his home,
until at last he awakes from his rev.
erie with start A cold damp gath
ers on his brow, and there is a pang
in his heart as he thinks of the sor-
row his misconduct has brought upon
his home. No chance to warn his
boy and girls against the snares into
which his own feet fell. No chance to
say word of encouragement to Ra-
chel or to Stephen-who had grown
up to be such a brave lad-and who
had been like a right arm to his moth
er, for so it was whispered to him in
his prison.
No, there is no hope for any of
this, and realizing it in all its bitter
ness, the doomed man almost longs
for the summons summons that
will send him to the cross! But sud-
denly, as he sits there in his dungeon,
with the weight of his letters and his
troubles so heavy upon him, he hears
the great shout of a multitude crying
out his own name 'Barabbas! Ba-
rabbas! Barabbasw What can it
mean? What new thing has hap
pened? He can think of but one pos
sible explanation people are
clamoring for his death.
He shambleA out with the bitter
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home, and, as he turns the last cor
ner, he hears glad shouts and there
are the wife and children all running
toward him, for they have but just
heard that he is free. A moment lat
er the heart of Barabbas almost stops
beating as he sees the man who has
taken his place led out into the upper
portico where Plate stands, and
there is Jesus, with His hands bound,
the blood streaming down His pale
face, from the crown of thorns on
His brow, and His flesh clotted from
the awful scourging he has just re-
ceived! And PLATE, pointing to Him,
say: Behold the man.
At that sight the heart of Barab-
bas becomes like that of a little child
and his eyes are fountain of tears.
The wickedness and bitterness that
filled him so long are gone and he
loves the Man who stands before him
more than he ever loved his own soul.
Stretching out his hands toward Him
he cries: Master! Master! love you!
love you for taking my PLACED" And
! CdIl sec Lie IdCS VI SSSuS DIISul6u
with look of ineffabIe peace as He
lifts His eyes and seems to look into
the very soul of, the robber captain,
whose gratitude cheers Him as He
goes to the cross.
Then they led Jesus away to cru
city Him, and you know the awful
story of how nobody had any mercy
on Him! Of. how He fell under the
weight of the heavy cross He was
compelled. to bear, until at last they
came to Calvary, where, without a
thought of mercy, they drove the
cruel spikes through his. quiVering
flesh, and as Barabbas, with Stephen,
stood and watched it all from the
nearest point they could gain, you
can imagine what must have been
the state of his heart as he kept say
ing over and over: stephen. He is
New-York tribune., 1915-03-30
Exit the Police Horse.

1t will grieve all lovers Of good horse
flesh to learn that projected improvements
in the Police Department involve a grad
ual reduction in the number Of mounted
patrolmen, their places to be taken by
bicycle patrolmen and motorcycle men.
The new way may be, doubtless, more eff
cjent. but there still fingers in most human
breasts a trace Of the sentiment which the
horse and the dog, mans most faithful
servants and closest friends, inspired in
the olden days before machine locomotion
was dreamed of. Bicycles and motorcycles
may be better instruments Of public SER
vice than the handsome and intelligent
animals which have been the pride Of the
mounted police, but they'll never gain the
applause, real, genuine tribute of friend
ship and admiration, which the horses and
their soldierly riders have won at police
parades, at drills, in catching park run
aways and in the numerous other events
Of their busy and useful lives.
The horse, however, has had his day.
with regret be it said. Though not Obso-
lete he is obsolescent. and the city will be
better off without him, as his breed will
be better of freed from city toll What is
happening to the horses Of the Fire De
partment and of the Police Department is
happening in industry. Motor-driyen fire
apparatus, police bicycles and motorcycles
are manifestations of the same processes
which are multiplying motor trucks and
delivery wagons The machine is cheaper
and more efficient in the long run than
the animal. The big farmer does his plough
ing and reaping by machine. In war the
horse has not yet outliyed his usefulness,
but even there he is being replaced IN GER
tain lines of work. The motor ear the
rjptorcycle and the bicycle are supplantlng