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Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-20
LISBON

Miss Bessie MoCluggage and Miss Ada Marsh of Jewett City were guests of Miss Nellie Nell Sunday.
 Miss Alice Kennedy spent a. few days last week with her brothers family in Preston.
 One day recently Theodore Kendall and his brother-in-Ea brought home 8 string of sixty-two perch
 MT and Mrs. August Hoelck visited Sunday with Mir. and Mrs. Charles Banker in Occum.
 Mrs. F. E. Hyde entertained her cousins, Mir. and Mrs. D. ". Avery Of Norwich Town. Wednesday.
 Miss Nellie Franklin and Miss Bes- sic Blake of Jewett City were guests of Miss AIartie Barber, Sunday.
 The Ladies' Aid society met at the parsonage Wednesday afternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-20
NORTH sTONNCTON
HaWley Lectures at Wheeler Ssheo. Grange Confers Degrees.

Fev. and Mrs. George E. AIarston of Stonlngton spent Monday in town, tine guests Of Rev. and Mrs. Lucian Drury. MT. and Mrs. Daniel E. Gray, Mi. Amos Wheeler attended the fellowship meeting at the Road church, Wednes- day.
 Special Meetings.
 Dr. E. 4. Martin of Providence, of the denomination of United Brother, has been conducting a, series of meet ings in the village this week.
 Mrs. Isaac c. Geer of Ledyard, and Mrs Charles E. BeckKith of Frank lin. were in town Tuesday and attend eG the weekly sewing meeting in the Congregational Vestry.
 Airs. Charles r. Thompson JP., Of New Haven, is visiting her parents, MT. and Mrs. F. A Thompson.
 Miss Grace Main, teacher Of the grammar school and Miss Grace Shef- field. teacher Of the primary school, were entertained at tea, Monday, by Mrs. Lucian DTuFy.
 Murray D. Lincoln, of Norwich, agent Of the County Improvement League. spoke in Grange hall. Wed nesday afternoon on the advantage of cooperative purchase of fertilizers.
 Lecture at Wheeler School.
 Professor R. c. Hawley, Of Yale University, gave an illustrated lecture on The Woodlot, in the Wheeler library Friday evening.
 Grange Interests.
 Sixteen new members were obh- gated in the first and second degrees at the last meeting Of the grange. Among the number were Principal F. A. Moore, Of the Wheeler school, and Mrs. Moore.
 A party of local zrangers paid s. neighoorIy visit to Westerly grange Tuesday evening. The visitors gave the literary program under the direc- tion of Worthy Lecturer, Mrs. John D, Avery.
 Oscar Taylor, who works in Plain field, is home with an injured hand
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-20
FITCHVnLE

Miss Christina Maria is spending several days with her uncle and aunt MT. and Mrs. Ed. Glasbrenner of MontNille.
 John McCarty spent Sunday with his son, James MCCarty, of the Scot land road.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Brooks and children, Catherine and Mary, are wis., iting NIT. and Mrs. Francis Gribbon.
 Miss Nora Foley has returned, after visiting her aunt, Mrs. Cornelius Col lins of Norwich.
 Miss Annie Brady spent the week end with Mir. and Mrs. Frank Sislz of Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-20
New London County
 SALEM
S-~nny crosby Memorial Service-Ad dress by County Agent-Patriotit Exercises in the Schools.

Rev. F. IT. Crawford preached ar Interesting sermon Sunday morning taking for his theme, The Good Sa- rnaritan. The conservation meeting oi the Christian Endeavor society was under the leadership of Nathanie orial service for Fanny Crosby, the pastor giving q brief sketch of hel life and work and Crosby hymns were largely used in the service. Rev R H. Crawford gave an impressive tall on Foundations.
 Recent Contributions. Recent contributions to the buildine fund as follows: Deacon A. N Lewis of New Britain S25; Levi, 5ones and L. L. Ewald of New Lon. don S5 each; Miss Hammond Fuller o1 East Haddarn $1. Local contributors tC tlle fund are: Gilbert J. Murray $5 Mrs. $. A. Tibbetts $5 and Mrs. $. \ Miner $t.
 Personal Mention.
 While ia town this week Rev. F. Fl Crawford was the guest of Mir. ant Mrs. N. l.. Clark.
 pr Ely of Hamburg visited in towl last Friday for the first time sine his recent serious illness.
 James Lane and Charles W. Harve. were week end visitors in New Lon don.
 Charles $. Ray ig confined to hi. home by illness.
 James Beebe met with a painful sc cident last Saturday, cutting a gasI tn his leg. The wound was dressed by a Norwich physician.
 Sherwood Miner and daughter, Mis- Susan Miner visited relatives in Will tagton Sunday.
 Mrs Ora Clark visited relatives il Colchester last Saturday.
 Local Dance.
 \ social dance was held at the homo # Mr. and Mrs. Harry Few on tht West road on Tuesday evening
 Murray D. Lincoln of Norwich, agen ET the County Improvement leagu' kpoke in Grenge hall Monday evening Quite a number from here attended Aa concert given by the Bacon Acade. ny orchestra, Colchester.
 Patriotic Exercises.
 All tae schools in town held snecia
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-20
EAST COLCHESTER

Andrew Warner is seriously i'll with pleurisy and pneumonia, at the home of John Allen.
 Several from here attended the Pom ona meeting in Norwich Thursday
 Miss Alice Mahoney had Friday as a visiting day and visited Bozrah's model school.
 Many from. here saw the reflection of the fire in Colchester early Tues day morning.
 Mir. and Mrs, F. H. Browning were in Hartford Tuesday.
 Clark SuIlard of Exeter is spending a few days with relatives irere
 1ngaI Bros sawmiil is soon to Joe on the McGrath farm Choppers are busy now,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-20
NEWS FROM ONE HUNDRED LIVE CORRESPONDENTS
ROAD SOCIETY
Sermon at Fellowship Meeting by Rev.
 Giles F. Goodenough of Ledyare.

Mrs. E. A. Herrici and daughter, Mrs. Everett Barstow Byles, of PrOvi- dence, are guests of Mir. and Mrs. Seth N. Williams
 Fellowship Meeting.
 The fellowship meeting was held here on Wednesday with sermon by Rev. Giles r. Goodenough of Ledyard Con gregationaI church. Dinner was served in the church parlors at neon. The discussion in the afternoon on Young People and Their Work in the Service of Christ was participated in by many.
 Henry Flood of Boston spent Sunday with Fernando Wheeler.
 Mrs. Eugene Palmer spent several days recently with her daughter, Mrs. Stanley Johnson, of Providence.
 On Feb. 7th a marble tablet to the memory of Rev. pr. George E. SpaI- ding was unveiled at the First Presby- terian church, Syracuse, V. Y, where he was for 25 years its pastor.
 Miss Grace D. Wheeler was in New London on Friday and returned home the first of the week from Q. visit with friends in Mystic.
 Mrs. Seth N. Williams, Miss Abby Williams, Mrs. Stephen Palmer and Miss Grace D. Wheeler attended the Missionary society's meeting at the Congregational parish house, Mystic, on Saturday, and enjoyed Mrs. Pitch CTS talk on China and Its Customs.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-20
LIBERTY HILL
Box SociaI--New Hymn Books Secured -Misses Mary and Nancy Fuller to Erect Cottage,

Rev. F. O. Mead and NIr. Storrs wis tied school Wednesday.
 The c. E. society had a box social at the hall Friday evening.
 The church and C. F. society have purchased new hymn books for the Liberty Hill church entitled The Pill grim Hyn1nal.
 To Erect Cottage.
 Misses Mary and Nancy Fuller. who live about mile north of here have purchased of Horace Foote a piece of land containing about one acre, situ- ated on the west side of Liberty Hill street and directly opposite the Mary Clarke and ". Fl. Moves property. They will erect a, cottage on the land as soon as the ground is in condition to dig the cellar.
 Mrs. Horatio Goddard Of South Man chester. a former resident, was here calling on friends recently.
 Mrs. Raymond AIof1tt, who has been suffering from muscular rheumatism, Is slowly gaining. Miss Ruth Dayoll Is helping Mrs. Gurley.
 Mrs. J. George Clark spent Wednes- day in Willimantic and called on Miss Helen Packer at St. Joseph's hospital. She has nearly recovered from an op- eration for appendicitis.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-20
LEFFNGWELL

John I. Ross and Pearl Ross are fo- Ing carpenter work in Norwich.
 Miss Florence Taylor and Miss Gladys Lef1ngwell of Norwich were in town Sunday.
 Miss Hazel Calkns spent Tuesday with friends in UncasviIle
 Irving Foote was a Sunday guest of
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-20

T to with a, large attendance. Mrs. Lyman Harding and Mrs. Donald Rey- holds served dinner.
 J. J. Tiffany and Dora Reynolds were in Hartford last week and attended the automobile show.
 Mrs. Harriet Warner is i'll.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-20
EASTERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN RHODE ISLAND.

bone last week is getting along favor ably.
 J [. Thompson and family spent Sunday at Leander Parks.
 Mrs. Chester s. Maine attended church at Westerly Sunday.
 Albert Johnson was a. caller at White Rock, R. l., Saturday,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-20
HAMBURG

Miss Dora Reynolds visited relatives in Essex last week.
 Mrs Annie Lord of Saybrook was the guest of her sisters on Bill hill the past week.
 The L. E. s. met Wednesday from
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-20

his sister, Mrs. B4tcn Johnson of Nor Vich.
 Harry Palmer and Fred Lssf1ngHelf have been cutting poles on the Boland- CT lot for c. f. Geisthardt.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-20
YAWBUX VALLEY

Mrs. Thomas Gould was a recent vis- itor at Westerly.
 Bernlce Miner who broke her collar
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-20
Marriage ANnounced,

Word has been reveiVed here an- nouncing the marriage of Mrs. Jos ephtne Sweet and Wilbur H. Robins, of Auburn, Me. Mrs. Sweet has spent several seasons at Pine Grove, where she owns Sunshine Villa, one of the many pretty places along the river. The wedding took place on January 80. Mrs Sweet closed the Villa sew eral months ago and left for Auburn to reside.
 Mir and Mrs. ". II. Dorman of the Grove are visiting relatives in BeV- erly, Mass
 Elford Rogers is looking after the business at the local news store dur
 Mir. and Mrs. R. l.. Manwaring of Faire Harbor. entertained their son. Conductor Winfield J. ManBarinS, of New Haven, Tuesday.
 A. Leyison and family of New Lon don have moved to their cottage in the Grove.
 The Bradley family, who are oc- cupyirg the Fellow house on Lincoln street, will move soon to the Roberts 5 tenement recently vacated by the Ross family.
 The Iocai troop Of Boy Scouts will start today Saturday, to measure the streets of the village in case that Mantle has @ water system
 R. l.. Manwaring is painting the in terioI of the Brattleboro vacation
 Mrs. Cynthia Fuller and daughter AT7ninia, of New London, were recent guests of Mrs. Adam F. Bishop.
 Dr. and Mrs A. F. Bishop have been entertaining Julian Bishop, Of New London.
 Houses In Demand. Byron Clark is thinking Of start ing the erection of another dwelling on the Flanders road. There is such 8 demand for tenements from people IiNlnR yhA ric1,F lrr- A,7, locate, it is thought a number of houses would be erected soon-
 Charles Bramble was in South Lyme Saturday, purchasing COWS for Dr. F. II. Dart
 Miss E. L. Colville has gone to NeNfane, Vermont.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-20
NIANTTC
Mrs. Josephine Sweet Becomes Bride of Wilbur Fl, Robins, of Auburn, Maine-Taik of Building New Houses.

At the Congregational church Sun day the morning subject will be, Lessons on Lent Sunday school at noon. Christian EudeaYor service at 7.30: topic. RenuDciation. Rev J. William Knappenberger pastor of the church will be in charge
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-02-05
Pine Run School Notes

We have fifty-one on the roll now.
The average attendance for January
is 90.
The following pupils have been
neither late nor absent for five months
end Friday will receive five months
certificate of perfect attendance: Theta
Habkirk, Chester Wadsworth, Dorothy
Wadsworth, Carl Underhill, Ethel Gam
eltsfelder, Lucy Morgan. Leona Nc
Comb, Russell Loomis.
The Waldo School visited US on Tues
day of last week. We indulged in some
games and contests and defeated them
in spelling and arithmetic. the score IL
the latter being 10 to 16 in our favcI
We have some good workers, whoUwe
think it would be quite hard to ssrpass
for quickness in contest of tais Kind
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-02-05
Birth of Music,

There are many legends concerning
the origin OF music. but 1t is Impossible
TO say which Is the oldest By the OLD
Romans the god Mercury was credited
with the invention or music. Accoru
ing TO Apollodorns, the belief was as
follows: The Nile after an overflow
left on the shore dead tortoise. Its
flesh was finally dried up by the not
sun, so that nothing remained in the
shell but the cartilages. which. being
braced and contracted by the heat. be
came sonorous. Mercury happening To-
be walking that way ana striking ds
pot against the shell, was SO rceased
q ith the s.~-rd producei' tial che idea
z Tyre presented fCself to his imagi
nation. DE Immediately Constructed
the instrument in the form s.or tor.
toise and strupp N with the sipews OF
dead animais And so music began. :.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-02-05

stretched full length upon comfort
able bed we were not long in closing
our eyes to all around us.
We stayed in Alabama three weeks
but it was too cold for us there, the
coolest weather they have had for forty
years, the papers said, so we came on
to Florida arriving in st. Cloud Jan
End. The climate here is delightful,
the fruit-oranges. pine apples and
grape fruit, cheap and far sweeter and
more delicious than in the north. You
can buy crate of oranges here with
over nine dozen to the crate. for rs cts.
Or they sell for ten cents a dozen any
day, oranges that sell for forty and
fifty cents dozen in Michigan.
Well. this letter is long and so | will
bring it to close and if you think it
worth place in the columns of Jour
paper, | may try. some day to write up
something about st. Cloud and Florida,
Yours truly, -
Mrs. Jerome 3. Gu rier.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-02-05
Methodist Protestant Notes
Ethel Eckles,
Teacher.

The Delpha Alpha Society were pleas
antly entertained at the home of Mrs.
D. Woolson on Monday afternoon,
twenty being present. An excellent
supper was provided and social hour
enjoyed.
The Young Mems Brotherhood held
their monthly meeting at the parson-
age on Tuesday evening, after which
dinner was provided for the class to
which all did ample justice.
Services morning and evening at the
usual hours. At the morning worship
the pastors sermon will be on "Abra-
ham Lincoln. Evening revival SER
mon, "Obeying the Heavenly Vision
You will be cordially received at both
services.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-02-05
Saw the Big Racers Go

In recent letter % the Messenger,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo M. Rathbons, who
are spending tie winter at. Cutler,
Florida, tell Of attending motor boat
races at Bbtayne Bay, where some of
the worlds greatest pilots appeared.
A course Of five miles was laid off and
marked by flags. and the boats turned
il four times in four minutes each time.
making the third bout in the three min
utes. In getting to the place where the
races we're held they crossed bridge
az miles long to an island built largely
Of coral and shells dug from the bottom
Of the ocean, and on which is beauti'
full cocoanut grove. A little glimpse
of the other side of life in Florida is re,
vealed when Mrs. Rathbone says the
mosquitoes are botheriue her so that
she cant write.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-02-05

Just : word in regard 20 prices paid
by the Clio CO. .densed Mix Company.
Our price ipsthe month of January was
$l.70 against price paid by Elsie of
$1.45 and price paid at Bad Axe and
Ubley of $1.40 and no factory to our
knowledge paid more than $1.70 and
many of them around 81 go per hundred
Owing to the low price of all dairy
products we are forced to reduce the
price in February to, 81. so per hundred.
There is no factory TO our. knowledge
that is paying more. The Borden Con-
densed Milk Company is paying ia its
many factories Isl. so while mos of the
factories. are paying 81. 40 per hundred.
The wholesale prices of all dairy prod
ucts are very low at this time and
should the market advance so as to
warrant the raising of the price, we
will gladly do so but under present com
ditions we are going the limit and pay-
ing as much as any one else in similar
line of business.
Yours very truly,
Clio Condensed Milk Company.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-02-05
PERSONAL APPEARANCE.
Don't Be Hssty In Judging by II, Lest
You Be Deceived.
Yours very truly,
Clio Condensed Milk Compan!


You Be Deceived.
Bret Harte wrote In one of his stories
that yon couldn't judge anything by the
appearance OF his characters. The big
gest scamp had Raphael face. the
bravest man in camp was the smaliest
the surest shot had bnt three. bngerss
and the best dressed wns the worst
gambler In the state. ~
The same rnle often works ont in
real life. Nobody wrote more dry phil
osophical books than England's prize
philosopher, Francis Bacon. But one
any works OF reference be Dictated u
volume of jokes which Is still the best
collection to be found in London.
When Stephen Crane wrote MS "Ked
Badge OF Courage" old soldiers ,honent
the author must have gone through the
war. Just out of college. Crane mad
scarcely ever heard gun fired and ne
was not born until years aftet Apo
mattox.
A go pound bully was maxim. trou-
BILE IN a Philadelphia street rnIway
car when a small. pleasant facet Youth
demonstrated. Every one expected 10
see the giant literally crush The young
man who had interfered- AS they step
ped or the car the bully was knU.keo
senseless by blow of the others fist
the fist OF Billy Recap, then champion
amateur lightweight boxer OF Arnerica.
heard Bob Burdette, the fnniy man.
tell how the soldiers laughed at u vyung
fop OF cavalry officer until they saw
him just once leading a charge Then
they knew II was General Custer. ana
they laughed no more.
So yon cannot always tell what IS in
mans head or his fist by his p-rsouai
appearance or by his previous work
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-02-05
ELECTRIC CURRENT N
ON A RAMPAGE
BROKEN WIRE CAUSED GREAT Ex.
cITEMENT MONDAY
Fires Broke Out at Clio, Flint and Sag
in1w and Wires Burned Up Like
Powder Fuses

There were "doings" on Vienna ST.,
Monday morning, when high tension
wire belonging to the Au Sable Power
Co., broke about two miles south of
town and fell across the telegraph wires
strung along the p M. Railroad. The
voltage thus thrown onto the telegraph
wires and by these, in turn, onto the
electric light and telephone wires is
said to-have been lao, 900, the strongest
current in the state.
AS result the whole electric sys-
TEN in the depot was destroyed and the
building set on fire. Operator Bert
Wilson was directed from headquar-
ters to cut the cable, which he pluckily
did with an axe, after which the
Juice shot out into the room in the
shape of blue flame about three feet
long.
The telephone and light wires along
Vienna St. burned up like fuses and
dropped into the street and several of
the big copper wires at the lighting
plant were burned through. Altogether
about fifty phones were put out of
commission and the Pere Marquette R.
r. was without telegraph or telephone
service for several days. The results
at Flint, Mt. Morris, Birch Run and
Saginaw were quite serious and the
loss mnst have amounted to consid-
cradle sum.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-02-05
WORDS THAT ARE ACCUSED.
To Use Them Be ',rs the Yozidees L
to Invi Death.

To Use Them et ,rs the Yozidees ls
to invi Death.
The Yezidees, peculiar Turkish
sect, are perhaps the only people In
the world who cons. sr certain letters.
words and Phrases as.3eing cursed and
the. person who pre- ounces them a
worthy subject Cor inlnediate destruc-
ton.
They attach No value to human life.
and to these ordinary dsugers are add.
ed those arising from I've embarrass-
ing etiquette Of convers. .tional inter.
course with them, for II NY one mad.
ventently speaks the wrd devil
Satan" or anything "a the same
meaning be commits mofsl onense.
and to cut Oh bis head h 1 icd pleas
ing act a sacred duty Of ths Ysstdee.
the ful0nment Of which WI insure
him q place In paradiDa
In q Nike manner several leters are
wholly banished from their laiguage.
chiefly those which contain thsvouD1
Of 'shun." The Arabian word v Mt
'sThou art damned" n also Q 'ngsu
becauee it 10 believed By the ! 'dees
to have been tho word uttersd God
when the fallen angels were 8 :
into hell. trf
,-Thess and similar words and pt ,es
srs Get aside and combine
d rot belong to q =
~~y.H<s~ IA
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-02-05
BOTH SIDES READY
FOR LEGAL BATTLE
COUNCIL ENGAGES LEE & PARKER
FOR DEFENSE
Bill Of Complaint and Answer Read a,
Meeting Wednesday Evening.
Both Sides Confident

The meeting of the Common Council,
Wednesday evening, was largely at
tended and great interest attached to
the remarks of Edward Lee, of the law
firm of Lee and Parker, who was on
hand to interpret the complaint of
Messrs Gillett, Field, Yerden and
Wright, and to read the answer which
had been prepared on behalf of the
council.
Briefly, the complaint alleges that
the council early during the fiscal year
established a special assessment dis
trict for the purpose of assessing against
property abuting upon the pavement
fifty per cent. of the cost thereof, which
provision was afterward ignored; that
various funds of the village were
wrongly and fraudulently misapplied,
and that the Saginaw Paving Brick
Company was illegally given the notes
of the village to the amount of 81, 551. %
(said company being made co-defend-
ant in the suit that complainants or
their attorneys were denied access to
the village records, etc., etc, all which
is to the injury of the complainants and
the village of Clio, and contrary to law.
The answer denies the allegations of
fraud and illegality in detail and was
signed by all of the village officers ex-
cept |. M. Beeman, who, while he
voted to employ council, declined to
sign complaint. Mr.. Lee made quite
an extended talk in which he said the
records of the counsel refuted the most
important claims in the complaint, and
that he had no doubt the council would
.naee successful defense and be COM
pletely indicated. The preliminary
hessing on the matter is set for Feb. 8,
hut the real hearing will probably be at
later date.
We have not time to 60 into the de-
I. Us OF .liis matter AT length. we uo
n, question the sincerity of the gen.
tie men who started the suit, but the
trlism about 'straining at gnat and
sw blowing camel" occurs to Us in
coLaection with it. Perhaps some of
the steps preliminary to paving were
not regular, or even advisahle-we do
not know ~ but the village has been rap
idly gaining reputation as cohesive
enter prising community, end its pres
tige will be in no wise enhanced by in
ternal dissension. Moreover, the pave
ment . here; it is the fin st public i'm
provehent ever consumnated by the
community, there is no great amount
of deb outstanding, aad instead of
wasting money in litigation and engen-
dering i'll feeling that will last for
years. Wazswould, if we could have our
way, pay the debt and have every citi-
zen stand shoulder to shoulder in
friendly accord for everything that will
make for progress in the future.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-02-05
~Waldo School

The following pupils of the Waldo
School were neither absent nor tardy
during December: Guy Yeaster, Chas.
Hutchinson, Joe Hathley, Margaret
Batterbee, Pauline Murphy, Pauline
LaDue, Florence Hughes, Lucille Muir
ply, Helen Anderson, Margaret Muir
ply, Helen LaDue, Harold Acheson,
Naomi Pound, Marguerite Acheson,
Vera Yeaster, Lloyd Tomkinson, Nina
Fuller, Clara Hathley. Gladys Mann,
Carrie Tomkinson, Ralph Hutchinson,
Minnie Yeaster, Effie Eggleston, War
rem Tomkinson, Rose Batterbee and
Blanche Adams.
Ethel Eckles,
Teacher.