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Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-16

kill James Tramenti, the alleged hyp-
notist, by discharging a revolver at
him three, times. one Of the bullets
striking Tramenti in the left thigh.
Vengara, after being indicted, pleaded
guilty. Judge Brown suspended sen
tence and Vengara was ordered to be
taken to the Providence county Jail for
examination as to his mental condi-
ton.
Andrew Wagner Of White Rock was
indicted on the charge Of assaulting
Samuel. Ingham with a dangerous
weapon, a knife. inf1icting two wounds
in the back, during a tussle between
the two men in the factory boarding
house. He pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to six months in the Provi-
dence county jail.
The motion for a new trial in the
case against Nuncienzo De Bartelo was
argued and denied. At. the last session
Of the court De Bartelo was found
guilty of assault with attempt to kill
Luigi Pelligrino, to which exceptions
were taken and motion for new trial
made. Pelligrino's recovery bordered
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list of things required for the new
place at the Office. No definite plans
have been made concerning the chang
ing over of the Hoxie house, although
it is stated that the proprietor of the
hotel is willing to help all he can in
eral building, which in all probability
is very remote. this is considered the
best location in the village.
Gifts for PatroIman.
PatroIman Thomas H. Fox has been
presented a police belt and club, the
gift of Jesse D. Crary, such as is used
by the police department in New York
The belt is of good black leather and
the club is ebony. Mr. Fox will wear
both during his term of patrolman on
the Mystic (east side) streets.
Win-Your-Chum Week.
On Monday evening, the Epworth
League of the M. e. church started a
weeks campaign of win your-chum. !"
Services were held in the vestry Of
the church. the speaker being Rev. Mr..
Crawford of the Old Mystic M. e.
church.
Death of Benjamin F. Mallory.
Word was received in Mystic Mon
day of the death of Benjamin F. NAL
which occurred in New Haven Mon
day, after a short illness. He was a
son of the late Leonard Mallory. The
body will be brought TO Mystic for
burial in Elm Grove cemetery.
Short Paragraphs.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. Stanton Gates of
Brooklyn, n. Y, are guests Of Mrs.
Phebe Ford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Dorr of Dor
chester, Mass, are guests of Mr. and
Mrs. John Ripple.
Miss Grace McAslan of Greenport is
visiting in the village.
Robert Turner. who has been in
Maine for year, is spending sec
eral weeks in the village.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Colby have been
spending few days in Boston.
Messrs. Thomas and George are
moving from the Odd Fellows build
ing on CottreH street to the Bank
square block The Odd Fellows are
soon to commence work on their build
ing SO as to be able by spring to have
a place of their own.
Mr.. and Mrs. George C Stott have
returned from visit in Danielson.
Mrs. George W. Wilcox and daugh-
ter, Miss Gladys WILCOX. have return
ed from a visit with relatives in Prov
idence.
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sTONINGTON
Frank Nish and ohm MeRoberts
. Fined in Town court-Men's Club
TO Hear About Exposition.

Patroiman Shelby Nicholas Of Paw
eatuck, furnished the business for the
town court of Stonington Monday
whey he caused to be arraigned before
Judge Frank H. Hinckley, two men he
arrested Saturday night on the charge
Of ir1toxication. Frank Nish was
found guilty and ordered to pay a
fine of SIS and costs a total of $1S.76.
John McRoberts, was also adjudged
guilty of intoxication, and he was
fined 81 and costs. amounting to ~s15.76.
stoninston Pointers.
The stonington High School Foot
ball team claims the game of Satur-
day with Buckley school team of: New
London, Sthe score was one to
goose ege,. when a Judgment consid-
cred unfair by Stonington. resulted in
the Stoningtop team, leaving the field
before play was completed in the final
period.
John Harrington pleaded guilty to
the charge of .intoxication, Saturday,
and Judge -Hinck1ey, of the Stonington
town. court imposed fine of 81 and
costs, which Harrington could not
pay and he was committed to the Jail
in New London.
Adelard Girouard, of New London,
will. speak to the Stonington Mems
club, Thursday evening, on The Pa
cific Exposition.
Stonington will. be represented at
the Mystic Mems meeting tonight to
protest against the increase in trolley
fares
The wreckage in the vicinity of the
French curve was all cleared by
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-16
Here's Natures Own
Remedy for Catarrh
Hyomei Relieves Catarrh without the
| Use of Dangerous Drugs

Hyomei Relieves Catarrh without the
Use of Dangerous Drugs.
Not until Hyomei was discovered has
1T been possible to truthfully say that
a real remedy for catarrh was known.
Hyonfei is an oil and it's air is
breathed through a small inhaler fur
nished with 1t for a few minutes four
times day. and during that time ev-
cry particle of this .Hyomet-laden air
taken into the air passages and lungs
is impregnated with a powerful germ
killing and health giving antiseptic.
Sprays and lotions often cause dis
orders of the respiratory tracts or
bring on some other diseases and never
make a permanent cure of catarrh. But
when the air of Hyomei penetrates to
the inmost air cells Of the lungs and
enters the blood with the oxygen 1t
not only kills the germs in the throat
and nose. but kills the bacilli in tho
blood, freeing the mucous membranes
from poisonous microbes and giving
perfect health
A complete outfit is Inexpensive and
includes an: inhaler. dropper and suffi-
cient Hyomei for several weeks treat
ment.
Lee & Osgood have so, much faith in
the merit of HyoTnei that they agree
to return the money to any purchaser
who is not thoroughly satisfied.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-16

! The dog, the bone and the cupboard
story 10 recalled by this little incident,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-16

"A motorcycle driven by Colby Gran
George S. Hilton, with Mr.. Hilton and
a lady as occupants, on the post road,
Saturday night. The two wheels on
one side of the carriage were broken
by the impact and Mr. Hilton and the
lady were thrown out, but were not
seriously injured. The motorcycle was
considerably. damaged and the driver
only slightly injured. There was no
light on the Hilton carriage and the
motorcyclist did not see the vehicle
until the time Of collision Mr.. Gran
dali and Mr.. Hilton held consultation
and it was agreed that both were
about equally to blame for the acct
dent, and it was further agreed that
each bear his individual loss and let
it go at that.
! The dog, the bone and the cupboard
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-16
MYSTIC

Mass Meeting to Protest Against In
crease in Trolley Fares-5rousseau
COMBS Wedding.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-16

Michael J. Deadly, clerk in the. Ban
non store and member of Westerly
lodge of Elks, was taken suddenly and
seriously i'll early Saturday morning in
the Ell1s' home in Providence. where
he had a room for the night. A ply
sician was summoned and it was found
that Mr.. Deadly. was suffering from a
severe attack of acute indigestion. DIR.
William J. Burke, dentist, formerly of
Westerly, and an intimate friend of
Mr.. Deadly was appraised of his con-
dition and he hurried to the Elks'
home and had Mr.. Deadly taken to his
residence in an ambulance from the
Rhode Island hospital Mr. Deadly was
feeling much better Monday and ex-
poets to return to Westerly in a day or
two.
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DIR. J. M. KING
DENTIST
5. May Building
jantTuWP

THERE ~ NO advertfsIzE Ineafum d
Eastern Connecttcut equal 20 The But
nktn tor business rn3n11
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-16

The careless handling of firearms
during the hunting season in Rhode
Island may result in the enactment of
law that will prevent the issuance of
hunting licenses without some sort of
examination as to the qualifications of
the applicants for license. Through
carelessness of a hunting companion,
Harry Peclxham's face was peppered
with birdshot Sunday morning. Now
comes to light another case of gross
carelessness, but in this case the care
less hunter is not known to the in
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-16

A large delegation from, Loyal Pride
of New England lodge, Westerly, In
dependent Order of Odd Fellows, Man
chester Unity. aided in the celebration
of the thirty-third anniversary of
Loyal Bond Of Hope lodge. in Olney-
vile. Saturday night, and also par
ticipated in the annual church parade
on Sunday. The Odd Fellows. headed
by the Banda Roma, marched from the
lodge room to the Broadway Baptist
church. 400 men being, in line. The
pastor, Rev. L.. A. Clevenger, preached
on A Call to Men.
At the conclusion of the church SER
vice a collation. was served and ad-
dresses made. Past Grand Alexander
Mitchell of Westerly, representing the
past grands of the order, spoke, for
them. Grand Master George H. Nut
tall spoke on Friendship Provincial
Grand Master OHM w. Teare- on The
New York District; Past Provincial
Grand Master John w. Teare on The
of Hope Lodge; Grand Director Rigg,
who represented the directors of the
grand lodge spoke in their behalf, and
Past Provincial Grand Master r. H.
Shaw, the local deputy, on Words of
ENCOURAGEMENT The talks were inter
spersed with vocal selections.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-16

Monday morning, except the broken
body of freight car that was toppled
into the meadow!
When completed Water street will
be the best constructed of borough
highways.
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CoombS wedding.
Representative Charles T. Crandall
and Senator B. II. Hewitt will con-
duct a mass meeting at the Mystic
theatre this CTuesday) evening at $50
o'clock for the purpose OF registering
a popular protest against the pro-
posed increase in trolley rates on the
Groton and Stonington line. which has
been held up by the interstate COM
merce commission until March 1, also
to start an organized effort to success
fully fight the project. Speeches will
be made by men from Groton Bank,
Pawcatuck, Noank, Stonington and
Mystic.
Brousseau-Coombs.
At the home of Mr.. and. Mrs: John
Imdotil at SO East Main street, AL
fred J. Brosseau and Miss Lucy j.
Coombs of Boylston. Mass, were
united in marriage by Rev, O.. G.
Buddington, Friday evening at
o'clock in the presence of few rela-
tives and friends. After wedding trip
Mr.. and Mrs. Brosseau will make their
home in Boylston. Mrs. Brosseau is
a cousin of Mrs. Indolh.
Planning New Postoffiee Location.
F. X. Reilly. post office inspector
from Hartford, was IN the village Sat
urday, interviewing William l. Maine
in regard to the promised new quar-
ters for the post office. He left a
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-16

The superior court for Washington
county. Judge George T. Brown pre-
siding, convened at Kingston Monday
morning. Immediately after the formal
opening, the grand jury was empan-
elled and retired for the consideration
of the cases referred to the jurors. In
Connecticut only murder cases are re-
ferred to the grand jury, but IN Rhode
Island consideration is given by the
grand jury to all jailable cases, such
as violations of the liquor law, intoxi-
cation, breadh of the peace, etc. These
Westerly cases were before the jury at
Mondays session: James Vengara was
charged with an assault with intent to
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-16

told by a Providence paper: John A.
Bluser, of Norwich, Conn, lost good
SIS overcoat. He told the police of
he let an oldsman, whose name he does
not know, hold his coat, and that when
he returned shortly after the man had
gone away and took the coat with him.
He said the man, who is about IS
years of age, had journeyed a part of
the way from the Connecticut city
with him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02

the Haunted House was Of rare beauty
and excellence, a gem of architecture
such as one does not often chance
upon in our good land, and so looked
upon its imposing frontage with long.
ing, loving eyes.
I spent several summers in its vicin.
ity in my early .thirties, and each day
made it the object of a pilgrimage
walked about its choked and neg
lccted gardens, and examined its Door
weather.worn door-carvings with a
pity that would havA penetrated to its
ncart-had it had one. For Whitehall
seemed to me to be weighted down
with modification and despair The
sun might shine its brightest upon its
windows, but they never could be made
to have that smiling look that the win
dows Of happier houses have.
The spring of the year that I be
came engaged to Lydia, ] paid a visi,
Of a week to the old town, and. oil
course, to Whitehall. 1t was a LUST
season; Nature was doing her yer,
bravest. and the old gardens of White
hall were struggling to assert them
selves. There were surprising clumps
of fine, old-fashioned flowers here ant
there, holding up their beautiful heads
not proudly, but rather triumphant,
after all the years OF neglect. I grew
more and more fascinated with the
place; 1t appealed to me as never be
fore. My being in love may have hat
a good deal to do with this but eacf
day I was drawn to the old house, ant
spent hours about 1t, and even OBJ
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tomorrow. 1t wouldn't be here now
but for the monographs. SO, you see
know little about trouble myself.
is what yer givin' me on the level
LADY," asked Jerry as she closed her
eyes YEARLY for a moment.
1T certainly is" she replied. Cant
you see how hard it is for me? One
can never Judge by appearances. a
rich dress does not always cover a
light heart, and smile often hides a
tear. l suppose that there are many
people who have envied me, never
dreaming that have been living on
the brink OF ruin for months.
"The end has come sooner than
expected. Tomorrow will be Easter
Sunday. have forgotten that 1t was
So near passing slender hand
YEARLY across her face.
We'll" with a bitter laugh, my
Easter gown won't create a furore
tomorrow,
Come" she said, rousing hersel.
and turning to Jerry, 1T is time you
were Off"
He opened his eyes in astonish
ment. You don't mean ter let me
go?" he asked.
Certainly" she answered with g
faint smile. ~ wouldn't turn a dos
over to the police on Easter Eve
Come. be quick! 1t will soon be
morning. and daylight will overtake
you"
Jerry looked at her In a perplexed
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manner. Say, lady" he said N a
voice shaking with feeling. I'm sure
sorry yer up against it."
Thanks for your sympathy" she
said gratefully. And now, if you will
pass me that decanter and those COB
let's behind you on the sideboard, we
will drink to your better employment
and my better fortune"
Thank you," as he filled the heav
lily chased cup and handed it to her
She raised it to her lips and said. ITO
your future health and prosperity"
Same to YOU" warmly responded
Jerry, smacking his lips and setting
the goblet on the table. She made a
quick gesture with her hand.
Take it with you as a souvenir OF
our meeting" she said graciously.
thanks. lady" said Jerry. slowing
1t away in his pocket.
Then he added:
"Since you was so white to fel.
low, I'd like to give you souverine
meself. Yer see," taking small.
carefully wrapped bundle from his
pocket and opening 1t, Il didn't meet
with no setbacks tonight before
struck this crib and you can see fer
yerself," revealing a number of jewel
ed rings, pins, necklaces and bracelets
to her astonished vision. 80 II YOU
will kindly accept this necklace,
holding up beautiful string Of dia
monds and emeralds. I'D be mighty
proud ter give It ter you"
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By E. V. co T Nj "A n

she said Il mean business, and I'll
shoot at your first move"
"All right, lady. all right" said
Jerry. Sing out and let's git it over.
It's me for the pen. ! guess"
| Not so fast" she answered. 1--WE
| always wanted to meet a real, live
! burglar, and now that I've got my
wish | want to ask you few Ques-
TONS"
We'll, start the ball rollin'," said
Jerry, who was getting disguised with
the whole affair. Does you want to
know what church l goes to. or would
you like to know if I'm married or
single?"
The lady smiled. Neither" she
said, but ] would like to know why
an able bodied man like you can't find
something better to do than sneaking
into other peoples houses in the
night? Isn't there plenty Of work for
man TO do that is honest and re-
spectacle?
DO you mean to say that you can't
make a living without taking what
doesn belong to you? Why can't you
drive wagon, or work in mill, or
do something to earn an honest liv-
ing?"
Jerry squirmed uneasily in his
chair. cut 1t out, num- he said, rails
ing wrathful pair of eyes to hers.
"Cut it out! | didn't come out to-
night to listen to sermon on hon
esty. If you're goin' to call de COPS,
do ii, an hold yer jaw, fer | amt In
no humor just about now to be
4 guyed."
But you haven't Answered me-"
persisted the lady. Why don't you
work"
Work." broke In Jerry. You're
a perty dame to be talkfn' about
work Have you ever worked in yer
life? What do you know bout work
Have you ever been hungry or
slept in the street? Have you ever
tried ter git er job that paid livin'
wages? OF course you amt. It's fine
ter talk when yer pockets full o.
money, an yer bank accounts a mile
long! What d'you know about bein'
broke!"
II know more about 1t than you
think" she returned, letting a little
warmth creep Into her dark ewes.
For that is precisely the position |
find myself in at present"
You broke!" exclaimed Jerry in
credulously, throwing his ewes around
the richly furnished room. "You
broke! Livin' in this house! Look at
de silver over there. Pshaw! What
yer givin' mel"
Nothing but the truth. We are
4 ruined. My husbands fortune ia swent
away. this house is mortgaged. NV
jewels--even my very drssses--hav.
been sold. 1t is only a question of a
few hours when I'll be ont IN Tho
wo,ld WITHOUT q penny
only thing that is lett u snS r. w Il the he
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The room was in great disorder.
Sure enough, both men'lay dead, their
faces bruised and marked. One. tho
the master, he had evidently shot him
SELF lie lay within a large closet,
the door Of which stood wide open, and
across the sill trickled stream CT
crimson. Upon each victim was found
a miniature of woman of eXtraordl-
nary beauty, her lovely face smilin :
out coquettshly-from within franc
OF pearls in one case and plain gold
rim in the other.
Whitehall, after the tragedy, fell to
some distant cousins, and they came
to live there. They stayed but a short
time, however, departing suddenly and
leaving caretaker in charge of thu
place. The caretaken. in turn, lefi
hastily, declaring that he had hear1
weird sounds at night, accompanied b.
two pistolshots, and that he kne"
that the ghosts of the two dead men
enacted the tragedy every night in the
old library.
Then the house was closed. Thu
weeds sprang up in the garden and
sprawled into tho trim walks, and
Whitehall had. within year. becomr
that strange eery thing-a haunted
house.
III.
When my childhood had passed, ant
/ had travelled about q good deal il
foreign lands and learned what fine
architecture really was, / realized thai
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"Why--I don't like" she gaspet
"Oh, take it, take it," urged Jerry
closing up the bundle and stufflng 1
back into his pocket. Easy CONF
easy 60, yer know
swell, so long, and good luck" hi
whispered, as he swung himself softly
from the window onto the roof AM
disappeared.
Several minutes passed. The lad
stood holding the necklace in he
hand, watching the light fash an,
scintillate on the cleaning stoned
She pursed up her lips and gave
low whistle.
What beauty" she cried
Worth i've thousand dollars at least
Oh. the fool. the fool"
Slowly she unwound the lace scar
from a sleek. black head. closet,
cropped, and slipped out Of the ID
veloping folds Of the pink bath.robs
standing revealed as young mau
1.-the and slender.
Luckily for me I came through th
bathroom and heard him first" IN
said to himself. bringing up dari
lantern and black mask from soms
where under the table. With chi
hand on the electric-button he look a
cautiously about, then turned out rA
light, climbed softly through the wiz
COW. and was gone in the night
(Copm-foht The Frank A. Mmnsey Co.,
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THE, INQPRISIONED GHOSTS
By ELEANOR VAN HORN

cheerfully assured him that we
had not seen or heard anything OF q
disquieting nature, and had no fear
whatever.
He waved his palsied fingers warn
ingly, and feebly shook his head as he
said impressively: You will yet,
young man, you will. It's never failed
to come on the night of the anniver-
ary. You'll hear and see things to.
night. This house has been ha nted
for nigh onto fifty year, and them
that's lived here has always heard
wild noises-grosns and curses, high
words, struggling. pistol-shots - TWO
pistol-shots!"
Then. with q dramatic fervor thar
seemed like the good old mans last
effort on this earth, he graphically re-
hearsed every detail of the ancient
tragedy. In spite of myself, l felt all
its horror and its reality.
When he had finished, he departed
creeping SLOWLY away with many q
backward lcok and ominous shakings
of the head. have to confess that
he left depressing effect, and | felt
very lonely without Lydia. The COLDER
! QdNB IIldI We udu ICNSlcu III oCCuitt
very far away; and much as | disliked
to think of the gruesome past. / coult
not refrain from dwelling upon 1t Will
an awful fascination.
As night G. near, found myself
srey - all the terrors of my youth
ful imaginings. Whitehall again be
came the Haunted House; and In spite
of all of my efforts to stave 1t on,
was fast falling into a fit Of the blues
BY the time that the cook left / wa!
genuinely depressed. The wind spranf
up and moaned and sobbed dolefullJ
about the house, signing in the chin
ney and shrieking wildly under thu
caves. read very late, plunging int
the lively action Of the spirited vi
comte de Bragelonne, and hoped, IKE
Stevenson, to carry the thread OF tina
epic into my slumbers.
When midnight struck. the brandt
Of the fire flashed up. Then went out
I laid down my stirring romance
stretched and yawned, and decided t.
go to bed and sleep off my haples'
mood.
got up and moved about the room
noisily, whistled and sang, swept VI
the hearth, locked the doors and win
dows. and tried not to hear the fiend
ish wind. But I could not deny 1t.
was the victim of such a disquietinl
nervous tension as had never befor
experienced in all my life.
When | got to bed huddled unde
: the blankets and watched the col
moonlight flooding across the floor
the very floor, thought. upon whic
the tragedy took place; for my bee
room had been the unfortunate mat
ters library. I was happy to find m!
self really growing drowsy, and wa
just on the verge of slumber when
l was suddenly shocked wide-awake b
sharp report near at hand.
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A dead dog has no teeth.
Nothing is ridiculous than an old man in love-
Old age is not free FROM folly.
1t is worthless hen that lays for your neighbors
Rumor is great liar.
The more you rake muck, the worse it smells
The more enemies you have, the greater is your
station.
All do not sleep who snore.
Trust not either wind that is favorable or ruler
who laughs
When wolf eats wolf there must be a famine in
the forest
If luck will have it so, even bull can bring forth
calf
Do not be influenced by the tears of woman, by
the linping of dog, or by the promises OF
trader.
Beware the cat which ticks your face and then
scratches you from behind
He serves bad master who serves the multitude
Not years but worries make men old