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Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-19

A sewing meeting of the Ladies Aid society was held with Miss Palmer Friday.
 Church Roll Gall.
 The annual business meeting and roiI call of the Federated churches was Seld Tuesday afternoon, the Sth. At Hle business meeting Deacon F. Way And Pratt in the chair, the report of the treasurer, Miss Rose o. Hall, show ed all bills paid and quite a surplus in the treasury. The reports from the Sunday school and all societies aux Hilary to the church were satisfactory showing increased interest. The stand ing board of officers was reelected. The supper, Mrs. Ida M, Brown in charge was delicious and beautifully served The social hour was greatly enjoyed Mrs. Carpenter and Mrs. Gardner were not able to be. present, but had many callers. At the evening session at the suggestion of Deacon Pratt, Deacon w. H. Bracket having been called to the chair, the pastors salary was raised from $500 to $1,000 by a rising vote. This came as complete sur prise to the pastor and his wife, but MT. Darrow spoke in words of appre- citation. All apportionments of the diff ferent benevolences were accepted and voted to be paid There was special music following the roll call, including an anthem by the South Wilmington choir. The Lords Supper was ob- served, the church roll call hymn was sung, followed by the assembly stand ing with joined hands encircling the audience room and singing B1est Be the Tie That Binds and God Be with You Till We Meet Again.
 A. J. GIazier of Hartford. a. native of the town, spent the week end with friends and relatives, attending the services at Memorial church in the morning and on the Hill in the after nd l1tn Pratt called on Mrs. F. E. Johnson. He gave the Ladies' Aid society a gener- ous nucleus for @ fund to be used for enlargfng the Sunday school rooms that his grandmother was instrumental in bui1ding-the present conference room His grandfather donated land for the site of the Baptist church.
 Next Sunday will be observed as Children's day at the church. The ex- ercises will begin at 3 o'clock
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-19
STORRS
Dr. A. F. RiakesIee Resisns-Reeeives Handsome Farewell Gifts-com- rnencennert Events.

Dr. A. F. Blakeslee, head of the botanical department, has resigned to go to the Biological Experiment Sta ton at Cold Spring Harbor, L. I, Wed nesday evening, June 10th he gave a farewell dinner to members of the fac ulty in the college dining hall At the close of the dinner Prof. B. O. Smith on behalf of the faculty presented Dr. Blakeslee a self winding clock. Friday June il. the students of the college presented Dr. Blakeslee a large loving cup.
 The presidents reception was held in Grove cottage Friday evening. Mu- tic was furnished by the Beeman and Hatch orchestra of Hartford.
 The Scoll and Pen and College Shakesperian club held their annual banquets in Hartford on Tuesday eve ming
 Eta Lambda Sigma, fraternity held it's banquet at the City club in Hart ford. Saturday evening.
 Dr. Charles A. Dinsmore of Water bury delivered the baccalaureate ser mon Sunday.
 The school of agriculture held class day exercises Tuesday afternoon in the college chapel, which was pret- ttly decorated.
 Commencement Exercises,
 Commencement exercises were held Wednesday in the college armory, WhlCn was DeauC11ully decorated with eVergreens and potted plants. pr. Carver delivered a scholarly. address on the subject, A Productive Life. Music was furnished by the Beeman and Hatch orchestra of Hartford. Dt- plomas were presented to a large class in both the school of agriculture and the collegefi by Trustee Hubbard of Middletown.
 Alumni Dance.
 The alumni dance was held in the armory Tuesday evening. Fuckers or chestra. furnished music. It was large ly attended by alumni, faculty and students.
 The annual alumni dinner was held in the dining hall Wednesday at the close of the graduating exercises, fol- lowed by the annual business meet ing in the horticultural building.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-19
PACKER
Interesting Exercises on children's
 Day-Strawberry- Supper.

Nazair Landry, Philip Simino and son Alfred Sinino, spent the week end visiting friends in Norwbich-
 Children's day was observed by the church Sunday. The exercises were very good
 The Ladies' Aid society gave a strawberry supper Tuesday evening which was well patronized and enjoy ed.
 The pastor. Rev Mir. Higgins, at tended the Stonington Union associa- ton meetings Wednesday and Thurs day.
 Thomas J. Brown visited in Norwich Tuesday.
 Theodore Nelson of Lowell, Mass, visited friends here Sunday
 Miss Edna Briggs is spending a few weeks with her grandmother, Mrs. Howe
 MT. Wood has recently moved into the village
 Miss Hattie Phillips is spending 8 fewdays with Mrs. w. J. Filley.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-19
MANSFIELD
Friends Surprise Rev. J. B. AcI<Iey-
 Community Picnic PIanned-SchooI Exercises,

Many friends of Rev. J. B. Ackley of Gur1eyville gave him a surprise Saturday, June 18th, when they gath cred in the parsonage parlors in his absence and greeted him on his re- turn. Sandwiches, cake and lemonade was spent in playing games.
 Mrs. J. C. Fuller of Mansfield has returned home, after spending a few days with her daughter, at West Up- ton, Mass.
 Children's day was observed Sun day morning in the Gurleyville Meth odist church with special music by the choir, an address by the pastor and recttationS by the children.
 Picnic Planned.
 The several committees will meet this Saturday. evening, June 18th, at Mrs. H. E. Simons' Gurleyville, to make arrangements for the community picnic to be held July under the aus pices of the Sunday school.
 Closing Exercises.
 School closed Tuesday at Gurley- vile with a nice entertainment ar ranged by Miss Bliss, as follows: Kuchle; Two Little Birds. Sophia Musial:. When Was Bod Little Boy, Rupert kuClSle, Hunts and Fritz Stiemeyer; The Aster, Nellie Musial; Our Heavenly Father, Frances Douda; In Vacation Time, Bertha Fuller; War ren's Address. Louie Pollock; The Charge of the Light Brigade, Edward Kuchle; Gettysburg Address, Bertha Fuller; Three Littlee Chickens, Robert Walker; The Unseen Playmate, LiIlie Marschat: Auntie's Skirts, Louie Mar schat; The Rain, Hedwig Rupprecht; In the Orchard, Amelia Langer; The Whole Duty of Children, F,reda Lan- ger: Seven Days of the Week. by seven girls, Margaret KucIlle. Sophia. Musial, Lille aMarschat, Annie Riben. seArary
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-19
Windhanl County
 STERLING
Class of Eight Graduated from +i1,
 Centre School.


 The graduating exercises of Sterling Centre school were held "wednesday at 8 o'clock. The order of exercises follows: Song, C1ang of the Forge. Rodney; reading, Lady Glare, Tenny- son, Mary Rose Damico; class history, Mildred Adelaide Babcock; declama- ton, Tom Brown at Rugby, Hughes, Chause PickelI: piano duet, In Festal Array, Engelman, Gladys Baker and Adalaide Burlingame; reading, Wee Willie Winizie, Kipling, Cecilia A1ber- tha Ellis; declamation. The Black Hors& and His Rider. Lippard, Joseph Philip Chamberland; song, The An gelus, Conrade; class prophecy, Ada laide May Burlingame; closing ad- dress, Annie Amelia. Wass; presenta- ton of diplomas; closing song. Star Spangled Banner, Key.
 The graduates were: Mildred Ade- Iaide Babcocl, Gladys Louise Baker, Adelaide May Burlingame, Joseph Philip Chamberlain, Mary Rose Rami- co, Cecilia Albertha Ellis, Chause PickeIl, Annie Emeha Wass.
 The faculty for the past year in cluded Miss May Leathers, principal; Miss Rena Smith, Miss Ethel Mullen and Miss EStelle Brown
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-19
STAFFORD

Mrs. Fillmore Puffer is at Rose villa for the summer.
 Dr. Batchelder of Boston has been spending a. few days at his old home here.
 Thomas Synonds is recovering from a severe attack of pleurisy. Wolcott lodge held a meeting Thurs day evening for work in the M- M. de- gree.
 Mrs. E. H. Pinney and daughter Ruth have been spending a few days in town.
 The grange has received an invi- tation to visit Wilmington grange We'd nesday evening, June 23.
 The members of the Ministerial as sociation will hold a picnic on the hill above Hyde park Monday afternoon.
 Rev. l.. B. CurtiSs will attend the commencement of Colgate university, Hamilton. N. YY and the reunion of his class, 'S5.
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SOUTH WELLINGTON
Wedding Announcements - Speaking Contest and Graduating Exercises Prize Winners-State Secretary c. D. Hine Compliments School.

Miss Edith l.. Morgan left Monday for her home on Fishers Island. She has engaged to teach next year in a graded school in CoIlinSVille.
 Miss Margaret liner of Willimantic, who has been teaching in Mansfield, Is to teach the grammar grade in the village school next year.
 Next Sunday will be Childrens day at Memorial church. The exercises will commence at 10.30.
 Miss Daisy Baker is to teach in the summer school at the Connecticut Agricultural college this summer, her subject being the Model School.
 Burian-Poboda.
 Announcement of the marriage of Eliska, daughter of MT. and Mrs. KareI Poboda and Oldrich A. Burian of New York city, Wednesday, June 12th, were received by friends last week. The young couple are at present at the home of the parents of the bride in this village.
 A. D. Charter of Stafford Springs took advantage of the jitney service to make his annual vacation visit to his daughter, Mrs. John R. Neil. Satur- day.
 MT. and Mrs. Wallace LiIlibridge motored out from Hartford Saturday, staying over uSnday with relatives
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-19
BOLTON NOTCH

Mrs. Sarah Hale of Springfield Is visiting her sister, Mary Browner.
 Mrs Kinney of Bristol is visiting her daughter. Jessie Smith at M. w. How ards.
 Mrs. Loren Maine visited at Lyman Maine's in Willimantic, Saturday.
 There was a good attendance at the Quarryville M. E. church Sunday night to hear Rev. G. G. Schrivenar.
 Arthur Peck was a Hartford visitor Saturday.
 William Strong of Wrapping and Mir. and Mrs. Ed Gates of Manchester. were guests of T. N. Skinner, Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-19
STAFFORDVILLE
Methodist Sunday School to Observe Children's Day-Rev. C.. c. lyon to Address Masons.

There will be a children's day con- cert in the Methodist church next Sun day morning at 10.45
 MT. and Mrs. Willis Belcher and two sons, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bercher visited friends in South Coventry last Sunday, making the trip in Willis Belcher's automobile.
 The L. A S. served a salad supper in the Methodist vestry Thursday evening.
 Rev. Charles G. Fogg will occupy the pulpit in the Congregational church next Sunday morning. Rev. c. c. Lyon will give an address at the 5Oth an niversary of Burning Bush Masonic chapter, Essex, this (Saturday) eve ming. He will also attend the forth anniversary of Andover theological seminary and the reunion of his class in Boston on the 21st.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-19
RICHMOND

Joseph Fielding, an old resident of this town, but now living in the Sol 6iers' home in Bristol. called on friends and neighbors in this vicinity making stay with Mrs. Annie Sayles, of Hills Dale.
 NIT. and Mrs. Louis c. Gdinnell call cd at the Moore homestead Sunday afternoon.
 MT. and Mrs. William Wright of East Greenwich enjoyed a few hours fishing in Beaver river stream Sunday.
 Silas Lillibridge who has been stay ing with Robert F. Moore for a few while.
 weeks, went away on Monday for 6 =. Mrs. -Joseph phine Kenyor-who .hasebeen
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-19
COVENTRY
Morning Service Time Given Up to Children's Exercises-Supt. F. w. Chase Resigns.

The Children's day exercises took the place of the morning service last Sunday. A very interesting program was carried out.
 Mrs. Bertha Pralon is having a. new roof, and making other general i'm provements to the property she recent ly purchased.
 Brigham o. Spaulding is very i'll with pneumonia.
 Superintendent Resigns.
 F. W. Chase, who has been superin- tendent of the Sunday school for the past four years, has handed in his res ignation to the board of trustees
 Miss Hattie Hawkins has returned from a months visit in NorwaIlz and Westport, While there she had the pleasure of hearing an address by ex- President w. H. Taft in the Norwalk armory.
 Mrs. Alice Darby of Sterling is wis iting her parents, MT. and Mrs. Hud- son Austin.
 Miss Hattie Chase is spending the week in Vernon
 Ruth D. Hawkins has returned home from school for the summer vacation.
 William F.. PitIin has gone for three weeks visit with his daughter, near Providence, E. I.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-19
ROCKVILLE

Miss Lucy C. Palmer was a rnen- Der of the graduating class of the Hope Valley High school. The grad uating exercises took place in the First Baptist church at Hope Valley, Thursday evening.
 c. F. Barber of Exeter was a, caller at B. E. Kenyon's Thursday.
 Mrs. Lydia Crandall has been the guest of relatives at Westerly and Yi- cinity for the past two weeks,
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of the teacher, Miss Storrs, and the aptitude of the pupils.
 H. C.. Hawkins and family went to Middletown last Sunday by automo- bile. Mrs. B. S. Hawkins and daugh- ter returned with them and have been visiting at D. c. Fla herty's through the week. MT. and Mrs. Nelson White of Winsted also called there Wednes- day.
 Mrs Jane Smith and Mrs. B. P. Bel lows of Brooklyn, N. Y, have taken possession of the Palmer home, where they will remain through the sum mer. MT. Palmer has bargained for farm in Manchester and the family expects to move there late in the sum- mer. They are staying temporarily in the small red Freeman house. Mrs. w. A. Weld was in Palmer Mass, Wednesday and Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-19
WEEKAPAUG
w. c. T. U. Members Hear Report From District Conventon-Summer Visitors Arrive.

The Ocean View W. c. T. U. held it's meeting with the president, Mrs. El- mer Browning, with a good number present. The meeting was opened by Mrs. A. R. Witter, the oldest member of the union. A good report of the district convention was given by Mrs Loofboro who went as a delegate. One more meeting will be held at the Dunn's Corners church to close the season until the first of September.
 June Visitors.
 Mrs L. c. Sanford and daughter, Sally, of New Haven, H. M. Lewis Of New York city and Donald Dunn of Boston, are guests at the Macomber farm.
 The Chapman farmhouse has been wired for electricity and the poles arc being set connecting it with the main wires.
 Mrs. c. E. Morris and family of Philadelphia has opened her cottage, Eastcote, for the summer.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-19
HOPKINTON
Community Sing-Auction, at carpen-
 ter Place.

The community sing was held at the home of Charles N. Kenyon Sun day evening.
 Mrs. George B. Carpenter had an auction of household furniture at her home on High street, AShaway, Tues day. There was a very small crowd present and articles sold very low. Mrs. Carpenter will leave town soon to make her home in Alfred, N. '. Her daughter, Miss Ruth Marion Car penter. has already gone there.
 Curtis F. Randolph, treasurer of AL fred University, and his wife, are spending a few days in town.
 George Herbert Whipple, of New York is visiting his father and sister, on West street, Ashaway.
 The graduating exercises of the two high schools in Hopknton, were held this week, at Ashaway, Wednesday evening and at Hope Valley, Thursday evening.
 Rev. E. P. Mathewson, attended the sessions of the Stonington Union As sociation in Mystic, Wednesday and Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-19
MT. HOPE

Charles Southworth madea business trip to New London and bought a new horse which proved a speedy one for the country roads.
 Miss Pronin has closed her school for the year and for some time to come as she was married Thursday at Will limantic. She is off on her wedding trip to Newburgh. N. Y, and up through Canada to Dorchester. Mass.
 Frank Young has moved to the old homestead from Brooklyn, N Y.
 Gilbert Mathewson spent the week end at home with his family.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-19
EAST WELLINGTON

Dr. F. B. Converse has a new tour ing car.
 Dr. and Mrs. F. B. Converse, MT. and Mrs. Arthur DevereauX spent Sunday in Woodstock, guests of Mrs. Converse's parents. MT. and Mrs. Ben nett.
 Miss Elsie Maine returned to her home in Franklin Monday.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-19
SPRING HILL
School Closes with Picnic, Followed
 by Special Exercises.

Rev.4A. IA. Muir is in Newton, Mass, for a couple of weeks. attending the theological lectures.
 The Children's day exercises at the Baptist church will be held Sunday morning in place of the regular ser
 School Picnic.
 The term of the public school. closed Wednesday. The pupils had a picnic in the school yard in the middle of the day, followed by the exercises in the afternoon. in which all. showed the effect -of. emcient services onsthe part,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-19
DEAFNESS CANNOT RE cIrRrD

by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deal ness, and that is by constitutional rem edies- Deafness Is caused by an in famed condition of the mucous ininr of the Eustachian Tube When fbjS tube is infamed you have a rumoiine sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored 10 it's normal condition, hearing will he destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by catArrh which IS nothing but an infiamed condition of the mucous surfaces
 We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of deafness (caused by catarrhJ that cannot be cured by lars free.
 F. J. CHENEY SS CO, Toledo, Ohio.
 Sold by Druggists, T5c
 Take Halls Family Pills for consti- patton
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Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-19
LETTERS FROM TWO STATES

South Windsor, to attend the funeral of an aged relative.
 Miss Ruth Griffin is in Chicopee, Mass, visiting her sister.
 Frank Porter has moved into his new house.
 Gold and Medal.
 Miss Marjorie Thompson received ten dollars in gold and a bronze medal for writing an essay in school.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-19
HEBRON
Miss Marjorie Thompson Awarded $to
 In Gold and Medal for School Essay. I

Mrs. E. Wilson, is visiting her sis ter. Mrs. Alice Thompson.
 Miss Carrie Kellogg has returned from visiting friiends in Bost%n and Hartford.
 Mrs. Haw1ey Cummings has been visiting her mother, Mrs. Clinton Por- ter.
 MT. and Mrs. George Mitchell were in Willimantic, Thursday to attend the funeral of Mrs. TrumbulI Burnhan.
 Annie Griffin was home from Chic copee, Mass, Sunday night and re- turned Monday morning.
 MT. and Mrs. Edmund Horton and the formers brotaer Daniel, went to
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making a short stay with Amy s. Weaver, went home Wednesday.
 Strawberry vines are yielding quite well notwithstanding the dry wealth CT
 Josuha, Boss and Russell Joslin of Exeter, called at Everett Moore's re- car1tlr<
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and I was so curious to see what modern tooIs'' had done for 1t that I hitched the horses to fence-post and walked through it and back, both ways of the rows.
 First, l noticed that on both sides and both ends, where the horses drawing his tools had turned around, about half the hills were trodden on and seriously injured Through the rows I found several places where, for a rod or so, one tooth of the riding cuItivator had skidded into the hills and cleaned out all the corn plants On the other side there would be un- touched areas, a foot wide, beside the rows, where not even he weeds had been injured. His seed manlsfeSt- ly been good for, where there were missing hills, examination usually dis- closed the wilted tops lying on them, where the cutworas had dropped them. There was a. lot of these; l should think at least one hill in ten 1t was evident that he had gone over the field with his horse tools on at least two different occasions. But the weeds were thick in the hills and close around them, the corn was spindling and yellow, and the whole field had that discouraged and unkept look which boded i'll for the expected har- vest.
 Coming home, with a, picture of it fresh in my minds eye, l went directly to my little patch, to observe whether there was any difference.
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To begin with, the cutworns had apparently vamoOsed. While l was puttering along with my hand hoe, I had dug out and killed a good many, and had thoroughly stirred the dirt, not only around the hills, but right in among the shoots where the worms had got vexed and moved out At least didn't. find a single trace of fresh damage by them in the dozen
 In the next place, the absence of weeds and grass was pleasant to my farmerish eye. The ground looked clean and as if it were ready, not only for the rain it was praying for, but also to make the best possible use of the nightly deWs. Just a little brush ing away of the dry surface with my fingers disclosed moisture underneath
 Most important of all, the corn was growing actually growing. and re- suming it's normal shade of green. The yellow jaundice was fading away. Some hills, which remembered on ac- count of circumstances which made me notice them particularly while I was hOeing them, had quite doubled in height since I polished them off.
 The whole piece, looking over it in 6 bunch, had a decidedly promising as- pect. While not up to corn at the same date in better seasons, it was, nevertheless, the best looking corn I had seen that day in a drive of 15 miles through a farming country. should reckon it at least 50 per cent. better than Neighbor Sherman's.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-19
GRADUATING EXERCISES

Held in Connection with Speaking Contest-Addresse by w. H. Hall, Secretary c. D. Hine and E, O. Smith,
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That was week ago. Yesterday, I happened to be passing his place. He las a field of corn near the road side
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Tcnnorrow-God willing and weather and other work permitting, I'm going over it again with the cultivator, and least once a week. till it gets big enough to take care of itself. I don't intend to hand-hoe <again-hope shan't have to- anyway.
 For l don't. like to hoe corn. I do just as little hand work as can. believe in horse tools and 1abor-speed- ing machinery, and use them-where- ever they will do the work l want done.
 But right there'sar1e nub of the sit uation. No matter what the tool is, 1t must do the work, or some other tool will have to be called on where it fails. It's results we're after, and methods are simply means for securing results. Some years and on some soils the weeder and the "aggravator' and the cultivator do all the tillage necessary for my corn.s and never touch it with a hand hoe. But if. for any reason whatever, these horse tools don't and won't do the work which the crop de- mands, then bgosh I'll use the hand hoe and my fingers!
 It's corn I'm after: corn early enough to escape the fall frosts. and sturdy enough to produce a good har- vest. If can secure that result by easy methods, then I'll thank Provi- dence for it's kindness and go fishing after the team Is turned out. If l can't secure that result by easy meth ods, then I'll have to preternit the piscatory adventure and spend the time digging dirt.
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Louis Kaplin of this place was ar rested and brought before Justice of the Peace Raymond E. Clarke, charged with watering milk. He pleaded guilty and UaG Rnad