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The Washington herald., 1915-07-11

people stood about, but Dana never no
ticed them. Still the man of stone, he
clambered laboriously to the seat beside
the undertaken and nodded a curt order
for the wagon to start. Two horses
pulled hard for a moment, four wheels
creaked on their ill-of1ed axles, crunched
ominously as they sank. deep in the
terry was begun.
side as the rude grave was prepared.
Again he helped the undertaken and his
assistant lift the pine box. Even while 1t
was lowered into the grave he remained
imperturbable and watched without q tear
as spadeful after spadeful of earth was
thrown over 1t. When the last spadeful
was thrown on it was then that he
scrubbed the inscription on the piece of
slate.
This done, he walked into field near
the burial ground where wild flowers
grew in profusion. He gathered an arm
full, returned and scattered them about
until they covered the fresh mound.
Then he placed q large rough stone at
the foot and a red geranium at the top
and turned away.
So ended the romance of Mrs. Dana.
Her whole life was one of romance, q
romance cold and drab. She was the
daughter Of Henry Holiday, Of Harrow.
England, who is a wealthy mine owner
She received every educational advan-
tage wealth could give. When still in her
teens she became interested In social
ism. Earnest, keen, possessed Of re-
markable intellect, she soon became
widely known among the more promi-
nent Socialists in London. Such men a.
George Bernard Shaw she numbered
n her friends.
She was filled with ambition. She was
possessed with the hope that she might
become the leader Of a newer religion
than even the most radical members Of
the Fabian society dreamed Of She
hoped she might maintain q salon that
would be the center of the whole intel
lectual world-the meeting place Of real
free thinkers.
When such dreams filed her life she
CHANGED to meet Edmund Trowbridge
Dana. He was just out Of Harvard col
lege with . degree Of doctor Of phfloso-
ply. He had gone abroad to study social
ism In London and met Miss Holiday
there. Both were radicals. intellectuals,
with every interest in common. They
felt they lived In rarined atmosphere
Of thought. They hoped to be utterly In
different to common opinion and sought
the ideal HE.
Dana returned to Cambridge and
sAortly after Miss Holiday came. She was
noted q an artist and the news that they
were 70 marry attracted much atteution-
he ax1ontjoa vns increased when e be-
eama known that thsy Nsro TO ~ mar
~ spenteol1De - M seeviee ~
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bered that when word of her death was
brought to him at noon he received 1t
with perfect composure, even though he
admitted that Mrs. Dana had been suf-
fering for months with nervous prostra-
ton and that she threatened to kill her.
self.
Now, as they still shake their heads
and recall these facts, they believe that
Dana knew that his wife was going to
kill herself and that It was part of their
strange faith that he made no effort to
thwart her. They even shake their heads
and say that perhaps the burial had been
planned.
And true enough 1t is that that little
seagirt, storm-tossed community never
witnessed a stranger burial. 1t is doubt
full II American history records one 30
strange. 1t was almost sinister.
When the husband went to identify
the body no tears filled his eyes; not
culver shook his frame. Calm, cool, i'm
perturbable, he gazed upon 1t and read
lily agreed with the medical examiner
that the drowning was suicidal.
After the authorities we're through
with the body he took it, but still he re-
NAMED imperturbable. Offers by the local
clergy to oficiate at the funeral service
were refused. The husband would do all,
he said. Like a man of stone Dana stood
and watched the undertaken and his as
sistant lift the little form and place it
in the coffin. Like q man Of stone he
stood by as the cover was put on and
nailed down. He helped the two men
lift 1t on their shoulders and carry 1t
outside to the waiting wagon.
A crowd Of curious. silent, respectful
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MRS. DANA'S RULES
FOR THE IDEAL MAN
Must not smoke or drink.
Must be Socialist and sufFrasise.
Must be sOilline to haue chill
dren.
Must be fruitarian and athletic
Must sDear simple clothes and
eat little.

him religion, about the God that evsrI
one knows" she said. 1--WE are going
to teach him all the various manifesto
tons of the one God, including the
teachings of Jesus Christ, shorn Of creed
and dogma.
Il believe, with George Bernard Shaw.
that parents should never force the con-
fidence of their children We shall treat
Shaw as we would any distinguished
guest, as We would treat President Will
son himself. Now we would never tell the
President that he must go to bed. We
believe that a child brought up to receive
courtesy will respond with the same
courtesy; and II a child so brought up,
and thoroughly healthy, does not want
to go to bed. we believe it means he does
not need to.
1.-THE child must learn to live In 50.
ciety without wasting other peoples time.
I will always answer his questions, but
we will make a set of rules, he and to-
gether. just as nations come to the inter.
national agreements. For instance he
will make a rule forNhe way 1 have to
act in the nursery, which will be his own
part of the house. His father will make
the rule for how Shaw will act In the
library, and / will make rules for the
dining-room."
And 1t Is one Of the sad ironies Of the
whole affair that the child whose mother
SO worried over his scientific bringing
up, over his physical, moral, ethical and
social well-being that she first brought
illness upon herself and finally took her
own life, Is growing up into a strong,
healthy. rosy-cheeked boy without the
care his mother gave him and without q
glimmering Of the tragedy he caused. A
year old this month he is living at the
Dana home In Cambridge. He is receiv-
ing all the care that the normal, ordinary
baby has-no more and no less-and he
is thriving under 1t. And as the wise
nothing Of scientific upbringing of chill
dren, see hin playing happily about, their
faces take on many puzzling expressions.
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Mrs. Dana's Views on
Marriage and Morality

of freedom allowed married pair
and sitting"
think that after wedding day the
married associate only with his her covict
earliest infancy right through life viii do with this old
DOGGY"
in sexh hygiene"
Of i at the Of immortality"
fostered prudsy By
anything else"
'The almighty dollar Be Americas powerful god but
obsequio convention his right had and wurped quite
by . secto Christians"
your newly-wed hubbard wife un~llnsH (Aov.
wsely) Be and spiouss leave
him her (and eus I'd he aig 8
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Wedding Service Used
at the Danas' Marriage

Performed June IS, 1872 in garden of Craigie House, Cam
BRIDGE
Peace Edmund M. Parker, civil ohiciator:
here the marriage
Edmund Trowbdge Dana and Jessie Holiday. If
body knows why these lawfully
be united marriage let him declare ause Edmund
Towbrdge Dana and Jessie Holiday require of both that
either of know impeachment being lawfully married
declare Pause) Edmund Trowbrdge
wish O this woman?
E. T. D.-Yes ~ 1900
Magstrae-Jesse Holiday, do wish to marry this man7
J.H.-Yes.
Magstrae-Edmund Trowbridge Dana and Jessie Holiday,
intend help and consider each other and do
to children the
ability and for the welfare of the Human Race?
Both-We do.
Magst1aeW then express. your minds to each other?
E. T. D. aking her hand)-L Edmund Trowbridge Dana,
take Jessie Holiday lawful wife and promise faithfully
fulfill towards all the obligations arising from the married
.tate and hope to live that may regret eoee
gold band on the third finger of her left hand?.
J. H. (takng his hand)-L Jessie Holiday take
lawful husband promise faithfully
fulfill all the obligations arising the
be comrade and helpmate; a symbol
you pacng heavily antique
on the third finger of his left handy
Magistrate Since Jessie Holiday and Edmund Trowbridse
have made the of before and
therefore, by virtue of the authority invested
of them husband
and wife,
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AkIDSION< PLACID an mr. GoAXt
OF Tissue HoLL/2fY lAIX4 6r
MO HUS6ABD~

bride herself had written Each of the
guests instead of receiving wedding cake
received tracts of Fabian socialism.
They remained In Cambridge for
week after their. marriage and then went
to Chicago. where they tasted. It was
the strangest honeymoon America had
seen. The bride tasted for thirty-two
days: the groom . few less. Physicians
have said that It was the long fast which
weakened her physically and nervously.
She said 1t was necessary to purge her
self of all the sailed nuts, candies, ice
creams and other table Injuries she had
eaten.
When after the fast was broken no
flesh food touched the lips of either For
years they had been more than vege-
tarians and now they even went a step
beyond, hardly ever eating vegetables but
subsisting entirely upon fruits.
When the fasting honeymoon was over
they separated. He returned to Cam
bridge and she to England. There was
much gossip about an estrangement, but
both vigorously denied that their ethical
marriage and honeymoon had developed
any riffs.
Soon after his wife's departure Dana
dropped completely from sight. No one
seemed to know what had become Of him,
but he suddenly bobbed up one day as
u.
considered 1t a good week when he
earned as much as $13. His father was
one Of the wealthiest residents of Cam
bridge.
Dana protested that in no other way
except by actual work could he really
delve into the problems which he wished
to solve. Regardless Of the comments Of
friends he continued in his post and
kept diary which was later published
nv q nawanonar whop nano Oovo nm hfc
. street car job and sought experience as a
reporter. He worked at many occupa-
lions in turn. In the meantime his wife
had returned from England and they
both lived in house adjoining the Dana
estate.
1t was at this time that persons init
mately acquainted with them began to
see the first symptoms Of the nervous dis
order which eventually was to lead her
to take her life. She was frail and ever
since the birth of her baby she had not
been herself. She took everything re-
garding germs and diet with terrible
seriousness. The scientific bringing up Of
her baby worried her greatly.
She had everything planned out to q
scientific nicely. When after boiling out
the baby's bottles the carbonate of soda
left little white sediment on the side
It was q very serious matter for her.
When she would rub the nipples with Q
boiled brush and q hair came out she
would make It q big matter. The worry
sent her into fits Of melancholia. She was
too weak physically and too tempera-
mental to make q good mother.
1t seems that Mrs. Dana had often
threatened suicide because she thought
she had been failure - . scientific
baby raiser and that she was burden
to her husband. It seems, too, that there
was no particular effort made to save
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WmTH[ TDAQ[DY BEAUTIFUL look Place sc a
Not Accidental, but Suicidal. Said Grandson of
Poet Longfe1low, of Drowning of His Frai1, Little
English Wife.

HE tragedy beautiful" Is the
phrase applied by Edmund
Trowbridge Dana, sturdy grand
son Of the great poet, Longfel-
The Washington times., 1915-11-25
; Out All Remnants to Make Room for Holiday Lines
o%w@%H

This sale of Towels will bring an
early crowd Friday. 100 dozen mill
seconds OF Huck Towels. In various
sizes and styles: suitable for hand
towels or dish towels. All white or
with fast color rcd border.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-25
Windham County
ELMy'I!L!.LE

Many from here Attended Brook
Mrs s. c. conklin ana daughters.
Mabel and Anna, have been i'll.
About Ave hundred automobiles
passed through the local street sun
Mr.. and MRS. Walter A. Rawson of
worcester spent the Weekend at
Mr.. Rawsonss home.
Herbert Hopkins is in Providence
for few days St Il; -
Mr.. and Mrs John r. whaples are
entertaining their granddaughter, Mrs.
y. Tychser and their greats rAItd-
daughter. Edith Tychsen. Of East
Frank McGorty. linernan. was kept
unusually busy for q few days after
the electrical storm of Friday.
Miss Olive L. Kent was home from
providence and entertained on sun
day Miss Ellen Pray and Miss Beal-
trice simmons. of Attawaugan, and
Perry OF Danieisor,.
Jennings Killair is attending a
business college in worcester
Charlie Place and arthur Hughes
were recent visitors in -Rhodesville.
Miss Florence Hopkins and Miss
Nellie Place attended e social o.
Queen Estehr Circle at the home OF
Mrs. w. E. Reach in East Brook
Mrs. Mary. Dryer was the guest
Saturday4of her sister in Putnam.
B. S. Botham Of Moosup was at G.
D. Nfdwry.s Sunday.
Nj ana Mrs 3. C. Eonklin spent a
day Id New Haven recently.
Michael Conway il working at
Grassmere farm.
Mrs. Albert Evans was . Putnam,
visitor Saturday. kYr
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-25
NoRTH STERLING.
Brothers Meet After Thirty Years
Supper 1T Parsonage.


Mrs. Alvin Corey Of Providence is
visiting her son, Frank Corey.
John Wood has secured work In
Providence.
Miss Gertrude Brooks has returned
from California and Is visiting her
sister Mrs. George Pierce Jr.
Horace Martin Of New Jersey is
visiting his brothers, Amos and
Jason Martin, the first time they have
met in thirty years.
Charles H. Corey has purchased an
automobile.
Mrs. Abbie TIillery spent Sunday
with her sister in Rockland.
Misses Beatrice and Minnie Bolivar
of Worcester were Sunday visitors a.
A. II. Bragg's.
Miss Murphy Of Diamond Hill is this
teacher ut the Dorrance district.
Rev. Harry Filnnac lost his hoAst
from collie last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry C. ]. Clark and
Mrs. Dorrance OF Providence were
Sunday visitors at. r. O.. Plummer's.
Miss Lizzie Bolivar OF Nova Scott il
70 spend the winter with Mrs. A. H
Bragg.
Many Attended Supper.
A large number attended the sup.
per at the parsonage September 16
when an old-fashioned boiled dinner
was served. So
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry H. CroweI
made trip to New York this week
leaving hero Tuesday night.
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LETTERS FROM TWO STATES
CENTRAL VILLAGE
Roswell Moffeit Sent 70 JaiI--Ladies
Of the G. A: r. Meet.

{ Frank Kennedy of Danielson has
been engaged at the Central Drug
store.
Miss Rose E. seguin has returned to
the New England Conservatory Of
Music In Boston. having spent the
srmer with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Israel Seguin.
mr.. and Mrs. Frank H Tillinghast,
Misses Louis and Helen Tfllinghast
have returned from an automobile
Mrs. Frank Edgerton and daughter
Hazel. are visiting friends in STAFF
ford Springs. where Mrs. Edgerton
formerly lived.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Howard Cross
Visited friends in Dariielson, Sunday
John Weaver of Brooklyn visited
recently at his brothers. Thomas
lsWeaver's.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jowett enter
tanned several relatives from South
bridge, Mass. Sunday.
Charles Phillips, employed as a car
penter in New London, spent Sunday
at his home.
Miss Annie Wakely has been q Wis
itor in Greeneville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Church Of Provi-
dence nnotored here Friday to visit
Mrs. Maria Amesbury at the Green
Hollow farm.
Attended Races,
ESOC1ASk DICWSt6E aAQ- William
Jowett attended the auto and motor
cycle races in Providence, Saturday.
DR.. James L. Gardner and Judson
Gardner were at East Greenwich, r.
l., Tuesday attending court
Sent to Jail.
Roswell Moheit, who has spent the
greater part Of his life here. was ar
rested for theft in Jewett City, Fri
day night. and was sent to Jail for
thirty days.
Kris. Joseph Lewis and Mrs. Samuel
Mitchell have been visiting Norwich
{ Mrs. Alice Bishop of Boston has
been the guest OF her cousin, Mrs
| Alfred r. Hill.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott Ford Of Ded-
| nam. Mass have been guests al
I Byron Stones. Mrs. Ford is Mrs
| Stones niece.
| Home from Camp Ground.
Miss Phebe Barber has returned
from the Camp Ground at whitman.
tic, where she has been spending the
/ summer.
Mrs. Lewis Bassett has been a visi.
| tor in Providence. motoring Their,
| with relatives from Mcosup
The ladies' of the G. A. R. helC
their melting at Odd Fellows hal
| Friday afternoon.
Mrs. William Jowett has returned
| from Southbridge, Mass.
j Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Olds of Provi
i dcnce have been visitors at Mrs
Charles e. BARRIERS.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-25

Rev. and Mrs. Walter westerheld
OF. New York are guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. T. c. Durham.
Mrs. Medos Laboute and children of
Stafford spent Thursday and Friday
of last week with friends in town.
John A. Houchens has just COM
Eleted the enumeration of school
children in town.
Mr. and Mrs. william II. Nichols
and daughters, Alice and Edith, were
in Providence over Sunday.
Miss Helen Dimock is spending the
week with Mrs. Jennie Knox. in Hart
ford.
Mr.. and Mrsn Ralph Paige of
Springfield spent Sunday with Mrs.
Fannie Ha1l<
Gardiner H; Hall has returned to
his school at Manlius. y. Y. Miss
Doris to Dana Hall and Miss Clara to
Ten Acres, Wellesley. Mass. \
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Colburn, Walter
Coluburn and John A. Richardson
visited the Springfield parks Sunday.
Miss Marguerite Fay of Niddletown
spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. D. L Royce.
Miss Ruth Green LEFT Monday for
Brown University. Providence. r. J.,
where she is enrolled as a student.
Misses Fannie Loberman and Marie
Michael Farra spent Sunday in
Springfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Banning OF Hadiyme
are spending a few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. BENJAMIN Fox. 81
Enters Hartford Hospital;
Mrs. W. H. Hall has gone 10 the
Hartford hospital for an operation for
appendicitis. ,s-- -t BE-
Mrs. Cornell Greene and Miss Alice
Service are TO represent the local
w. c. T.. U. at. the coming convention
in New Haven.
Ball Game Today.
Owing to tho absence of several
| players the ball game OF last Saturday
amounted to sinapiy an opportunity FOR
| practice. Today Saturday the VII
lage Hill team, made up largely from
Stafford will be here and the South
Wiiiingtons will earn the game II they
| get It.
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don is spending several weeks with
her aunt. Miss Frances Palmer.
Mr. and. MEs. Chase Of Brooklyn.
have been guests at Miss Palmerss.
Mrs. Brockett of New London spent
the week end in Canterbury.
Mrs. Eugene Stafford last week en-
tersained her sister. Cora Huntley and
her cousin, Mrs. Wellington.
Mrs T. K. Wilson's daughter, Mrs.
Wainwright has returned home with
her two boys.
Mrs Reed of General Islip is visit
ing her mother. Mrs. II L Wilson.
Mrs. Hiram Halves has returned
from Central Village.
Ed. Luke has gone to New York
Mrs. Henry Seltsam is spending
some time in Bridgeport.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-25
BROOKLYN
Lightning Burns Barn and Contents
Evil Doors Arrested at Playground
-Piekpectsets at Work.

Master Robert Bard has returned
to his school in Kent.
A company of young people from
Hampton gave drama. He's a Luna
tic. in Unitarian hall Saturday even
ing.
Mrs. N. Albert witter and Mrs
Greenleaf of Providence were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Pond over the
fair.
Barn Struck by Lightning.
During the thunder storm Friday
the barn in the farm of Zelotes H.
Pike was stCack and burned. In the
parn was UPWARDS of twenty tons of
hay, fifteen bushels of potatoes, ali
his vehicles and his horse.
Miss Evelyn Bitgood of Danielson
Blake.
Had Liquor 20 Sell at Fair.
The second day Of the fair gave ev-
idence of the law breaking element
being alive for early in the day the
bringing upon the ground Intoxicating
liquor they having g, suit case filled
with the article and while these men
We're being tried another of the police
brought into court a woman with a
travelling bag filed with the Same
All entered plea of not guilty, but
by the court were found guilty and a
me OF ten dollars was imposed upon
each with the costs of prosecution.
which was paid.
During the day pickpockets were
ousy upon the grounds for not few
lost their pocket books. One man
SAID his contained sixteen dollars and
another said his had upwards of
twenty dollars in it. There was a good
Among the visitors in town over
the fair was Miss Bertha NJ. Sharp. at
her mothers Mrs. James Lowry. Mr..
and Mrs. Howard SpauIding of Nor
wich at Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A.
Spaulding's. Mrs. Alice Nelson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Miller with Mr.,
and Mrs. Fred E. Miller. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Hoxie and daughter Susie
with Miss Emily Miller Mr.. and Mrs.
warren D. Gardner and Mr.. and Mrs.
Beet Gardner with Mr.. and Mrs. r. B.
Witter. -
Going to G. A. r. Eneampment.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore d. Pond and
Mr. and Mrs. Vine r. Franklin are
to start Monday morning for the 49th
G. 4. r. encampment at Washington.
D c. We VII
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ToIland County
SPRING HILL
interesting Meeting of Echo Grange
Shower Given Miss Lamb,


Echo grange held it's meeting Mon
day night. Sept. 20. The lecturer. Mrs.
A. E. James, presented the following
programme, Miss Ebba z. Smith being
at the piano: Roll call; current events :
Song 1872, Grange Melodies; address,
The Power of Appreciation, Brother
Leonard Smith. Fall ploughing for
legumf1ous crops discussed; Song
$50. Grange Melodies. This programme
proved very interesting.
Mrs. f. P. Bellows of Brooklyn. n.
T., who had to return to her home on
account of illness is still confined to
her bed, although slightly improved.
Mrs. Harris and her daughter who
spent last week on Spring Hill re-
Brooklyn, n. Y. taking with them as
a. reminder of the beauties of this
place handsome bunch of dahlias
grown by Rev. Leonard Smith, an ex-
pert on gardening.
Miscellaneous Shower,
miscellaneous shower was given
Miss Dorothy Lamb Saturday even
ing, September II. The gifts were
many and useful.
The condition of Mrs. Emma 3,
Gardiner remains unchanged. She
hugtly enjoys a wonder bag which she
Is permitted to explore once a day.
It contained eight gifts, useful and
beautiful.
Rev. Leonard Smith preached to a
large and appreciative audience at Co.
lumbia last Sunday morning.
Freeman Rogers motored from No
ank TO New Haven and from New Ha-
ven here, returning to Noank We'd
nesday.
Miss Louise Gardener, has entered
Windham high school.
The teacher in the local school, Miss
Harris, of Melrose, Mass, Is proving
efficient and the pupils are doing we'll.
Mrs. Lucina Bennett is very much
improved in health, though unable to
travel, she is quite active In her home