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Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-30
HsIIowt'en Party
PRESTON
Congregational Ladies' Aid Society to Have Patching and Meeting Day Visit From Pachaug Grange.

Rev. and Mrs. L. M. Keneston has been attending the National Congre- gational Council in New Haven dur ing the past week.
 Miss Annie McCIimon. who is teach ing in New Haven, spent the week end at her home here.
 Mending and Patching Day.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Con- gregational church will have their an- nual mending and patching day next Wednesday,.
 Grange Visitation.
 The Pachaug grange visited the grange here Tuesday evening, furn- ishing very fine proramme. At the next grange meeting at Pachaug on November 4, Preston grange Is to furnish the programme
 Mrs Charles Crary and Master Douglas Fellows spent the week end with Miss Phebe Sheffield.
 MT. and Mrs. Alfred Crandan oi Fftchburg. and Mir. and Mrs. Elmer Phillips of Versailles was at William E. Crary's, Sunday.
 The teachers in town attended ths Teachers convention at New Londor and Hartford Friday Mrs. Jesse O. Crary recently visited | Mystic friends.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-30
CHESTERFIELD

Miss May Tinker teacher in Higga- mum spent the weekend with her parents, Mir. and Mrs. Matt Tinker.
 Miss Etta Weldon spent Monday with Mrs. J. C. Phillips.
 Misses Mary Tinker and Florence Powers were business callers in New London, Saturday.
 Miss Annie Fox. who has been i'll. is improving slowly.
 The harvest supper given by the members of the NJ E. church Tues day evening was well attended After paying expenses $25 was left, which is to go towards a new stove The things which were awarded was . two- pound box of nice chocolates. a tea set and a. set of silk lamp mats The winner of the tea set was Miss Ellen Powers, the chocolates went tc Miss Selma Daniels and the winner of the lamp mats was Joseph Shva-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-30

Mir. and Mrs. W. W. Hanney and Mir. and Mrs William Darling mo- tored to Norwich Wednesday evening to attend the corn exhibit at Norwich Grange. The trip was made in Mfr. Darling's automobile.
 Miss Ruby Fuller, teacher in the Sixth district attended the teachers convention in Hartford last Friday. Mir. and Mrs. Theophilus Hanney and family and MT. Roy Forsythe were guests at w. W. Hanney's. Tuesday evening.
 The Bland Tavern. now owned by S. A. Dolbeare. is undergoing re- pairs.
 Farm Sold.
 The farm formerly owned by D. T. Miner has been sold to a Polish fam fly.
 George Maynard was in New London Sunday, attending the funeral of his father Charles Maynard
 MT. and Mrs. Stephenson. father and mother of Howard Stephenson, man ager of Donald Mitchelrs farm, have moved to Syracuse. N. r.
 Mrs. Olin Boynton and Mrs. Ella Champlin were Norwich visitors, We'd nesday.
 George .Champlin lost a valuable horse recently.
 Henry Harris is doing mason work at North Plain
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-30
NORTH FRANKLIN

Mrs. Albert Stiles has returned aft- CT spending some time with New Ha- ven friends.
 Mrs o. Lewis Johnson has returned aome: after spending two weeks with friends in Norwich
 Ar. and Mrs. Fred ArmstronT. Dea- con William Smith and Mrs. Smith. and Miss Lydia Johnson. spent Thurs day in Pomfrat.
 Mr and Mrs. J. D. Simpson enter. tained sunday L. E. Simpson O. don. C. Henry Jones of Boston and hr. and Mrs Clinton Simpson of Nor wfch.
 Henry Bellows and Mrs. Jane L.add were Sunday visitors at J. J. Ma.
 Mrs. wnlis Fuller spent wedpeadnv with Mrs Reuben Manning.
 Mrs. Emma Warner entertained on Sunday. Miss Helen B. Royce of Norwich. and Miss Faith Webster oi WiliiniGatic.
 Hrs. J. D. Simpson has returned after spending a few days in Lis
 Miss Clara Stevens of Norwich w,s . Sunday guest of Mrs Jeanette Hoffman
 Miss Jessie Campbell of Colchester Spent ten days this week with Mrz F. A Redwood. MT. and Mrs. Brennan and family Q, Baltic. Mir. and Mrs. Sullivan of Norwich. James Duggan of Jewsti City. were Sunday visitors of Mira | C. Mahoney.
 Mrs. Theodore crandan and son Bernard were Saturday visitors ir Hartford.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. T. Browning anS daughter. Myrtice. made a four days trip through Rhode Bland in their au. tomobile one day last week Mfr. and Mrs. F. A. Redwood at. | tended the funeral of Mellen " Smith in Canterbury Monday.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-30
FTTCHVILLE
Smith Miner Marriage-coon Dinner Follows Trial of Young Dog.

Saturday evening at the parson- age of the Bozrah Congregational church, George H. Smith and Miss Shirley Miner, daughter of Mrs. Lydia Miner were united in marriage by Rev. J. C. Young. The bride and groom are residents of F1tchville and will reside at the groom's home on Riverside avenue.
 Patrick Foley of the IT. s. s. Vir- ginia which is at Boston taking on stores for a trip to Havana is spend ing short furlough with his parents, Mir. and Mrs. Thomas Foley.
 Mrs. Jeremiah Lynch of Norwich spent Sunday with her sisters, the Misses Fields.
 Got is Pound Coon.
 Trying his young hound for the hrts time in coon tracks last week, Joseph Marra's dog treed his first coon about twenty minutes after he started tho trail. Jeremiah Allyn shot the coon which weighed 16 pounds. Sunday a coon dinner was served at Mr. Allyn's home.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-30
HAMBURG
Visitors from Norwich at Lyme Grange
 Meeting.

Mrs. Adams of Hartford was the guest Of Mrs. James Wood the first of the week
 Mrs Samuel Jewett of Deep River spent O few days the past week at the home of her daughter. Mrs. John Tis- fany.
 E. P. Jewett. master of Norwich grange. and Mrs. Jewett. with F. c. Warner. county agent, and Mno. War ncr. visited Lyme grange last week Thursday evening. -
 The L. B. s. met Wednesday aftor- noon- Mrs Sarah Hall and Mrs. Helen Daniels served supper.
 Miss Christine Beebe of Middletown visited her parents last Wednesday and Thursday.
 MT. and Mrs. Harris Wood of Springfield, Mass. were guests of MrH. Wood's parents. Mir. and Mrs. H. L. Reynolds
 A tunting party from Derby was hero one day last week
 Misses Ida and Ora Harding attend ed tho teachers meeting at New Lon- don last Friday.
 Mrs- Edward Otis was an EsseI wis itor last Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-30
LAUREL GLEN

Mir. and Mrs- Victor Rusich and son, Victor. Mrs. George Hill and scns Ray and Noel, with MT. Horace Pal mer. were entertained at Mir and Mrs. Clifford ,Thompson'S at Psndleton Hill. last Saturday evening.
 Mir. and Mrs. Dwight Main spent Sunday in Voluntown.
 Dr. and Mrs. Hale of Sprinrfeld, after spending nearly a week at their cottage here, returned home Thurs- day.
 Dr. Smith of Mystic, Dr. Hale and John Geer went coon hunting lAss Monday night. After a long tramp they were unsuccessful
 Mrs. Thomas McGowan and children are spending the week in Bradford, R. l.
 hr. and Mra-. Nathan Main spent Sunday with their son. Cylde Main on Pendieton Hill.
 Mrs Arthur Main was in Westerly, Wednesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-30
Who is Going and Comine-lncidents Accidents
 and Building in Three Counties

club met with Mrs Charles Weeks
 Tuesday evening.
 The Boy Scouts met Monday eve
 ming at the home of Harold Broadway. Several members from here attended the business meeting of the Y. P. A. $. society, held with the president, Miss Evelyn Sauer Monday evening. ! Cyrus Broadway recently visited ill Saybrook NI9 1 MT. Bitgood of Kenyon was the guest of MT. and Mrs. Cyrus Ravens, I a short time since. A masquerade was held at the par
 ish house by the Good Fellowship clut l Thursday evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-30
LEFFINGWELL.

Charlie Duerr spent Sunday with his parents on Bozrah street.
 Mrs. Olin Boyfiton and Mrs Ella champIin of Oxoboxo were recent guests of Mrs. Edward Reynolds.
 Mrs. Austin Rathbun and children, Palmer and Alice, spent Sunday with Mrs. Rathbur's parents, MT. and Mrs. c. L. Palmer -
 MT. and Mrs. Edward Reynolds ee tertained Sunday Robert and William Miller and Mrs. George bewolf of Preston and Mrs. Brierly and Mrs. Seaton of New Jersey. .es-
 MT. and Mrs. Js E. Dolbeare and MT. and Mrs. E. E. Reynolds, spent an eve ming recently with Nlr, and, Mrs: Am prose Sullivan of Trading. Cove.
 MT. and Mrs. J. E. DoIbearc were recent visitors Tt Massapeag
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-30
EAST COLCHESTER

Harry Paley, who was in Woodhins R. T.. at a veterinary school was obliged to give sip his studies be- cause of illness He came nome for q flaw days and with his mother rs-. turned to New York Co U7enrgo an op- eration.
 Mrs Jnno Smith. who has been vis- Itinz relatives here the past week. re- turned to New London WeAntl day.
 Edward Mahoney was caller in New London "Wednesday
 sdr. and Mrs. Edwin R. Sherman were .n Norwich Wednesday,.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-30
POMFRET CENTER
Everett E.. Brown Wins Many Prizes at Boston Fruit show-Movins Pictures at the Grange.

Miss Rosamond Waite of Cam bridge is visiting at wcstlands.
 Mrs. Dyer of Providence is visiting at Courtland's.
 Robert Rust is building a new ga- rage.
 Everett E. Brown as usual won a good string of prizes at Boston this week. Tho show Is bigger and bet ter than ever.
 A. T.. Grosvenor was in Boston on Thursday.
 A telegram treceived from Frank A. Homes announces his safe arrival in san Francisco after n very pleasant trip.
 Several from Pomfret took in the tractor demonstration at the Victor Smith -farm in Brooklyn Wednesday.
 Wolf Den grange programme We'd neSday evening was in charge of the Graces. who introduced a novel nov ing picture. which furnished material for a amusing guessing.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-30
HANOVER
Harvest Supper Followed By Hall
 owe'en Party Given By Woman's Guild.

The annual Harvest supper of the Ladies guild was well attended We'd nesday evening. A fine supper was served, under the direction of Mrs. James Tucker, Mrs. James Tanner and Mrs. John Adams, directresses. During the evening the entertainment took the form of a Halloween party, which was much enjoyed by the young people. The committee in charge of the games were Miss Thatcher, Miss Browning, Miss Harold, Mrs. Adel- bert Adams and Mrs. William c. Park.
 MT. and Mrs. James W. Eadie of Boston have been guests of James W. Eadie, during the week.
 '. Norman Arma@se was a week end visitor in town
 MT. and Hrs. Fr$L.k Way and chil- dren of G'astontUfy, were guests of Air. and Mrs. Angus Park over Sum day.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-30
AsHWMLETT

? Richard Pugh of Ledyard was driv- ing his young colt through this place Sunday
 Mrs. Gilbert Miner and daughter Jennie May. of Jewett City were Sunday guests of her sister, Mrs. Julia A. Crumb,
 Amasa A. Morgan was business caller in Norwich the past week.
 Sigfreid Ahlberg is breaking up
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-30
MASSAPEAG
Entertainment Follows New England
 Supper at the Chapel.

A New England supper was served in the Massapeag chapel Friday eve ming, Oct. 22 Over 75 were present
 Among those who took part in the entertainment which -9Ilowed was Frank Monroe of Nor ;. who played several cornet solos, :ompanied by Mrs. A. M. Etheridge. Mrs. w J. As ton of Massapeag rendered soprano solo, accompanied by J. B. Ferris. MT. Ferris also sang a tenor solo, accom-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-30
Ar. Maine has faithfully cared for

MT. Maine has faithfully cared for her.
 Mrs. John B. Perry is in Parade Street hospital in Providence, R. l., improving after a successful operation and expects to be at home in a short time.
 HsIIowt'en Party. The Rabbits Foot club have invit- ed a few friends to a Halloween party to be held in the blacksmith shop belonging to Mrs. Lillian Mc- Grath.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-30
cAMPBELL,s MILLS

Perry Merritt recently enter q for the day, Nathan Moves, John kid and Fred Park from Boonbridge. Mrs James Dixon. who has been ill
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-30
LISBON
LeeaI Guests. at sterrs Silver We'd dlns-Meetins of Ladies' Aid seois- ty.

Rev. W. J. Reynolds morning theme next Sunday will be The Power of Ideals. In the evening there will be a song service.
 Afr. and Mrs J. B. Palmer Jr., and Earle Palmer attended the silver wading of Mir. and Mrs. Clarence Saw age in Storrs. Friday evening 7 and spent the weekend with Mrs. Pal mer's parents, at Mansfield Depot.
 Mr. and Mrs Frank Knight recently spent several days in Westerly.
 Mrs Blake of Portland. Me, is a visitor nt the home O. her son, Ernest
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-30

sprout land for next seasons plant ing.
 Mrs. V. V. Main is entertaining her brother Charles Rathbone.
 G. Weltin is recovering, after a lizard bite on the hand.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-30
HALLVILLE

James Corey of New York recently visited his sister, Mrs Oramcl Brock way.
 Mrs. Mary Whitnarsh was caller in Norwich Tuesday.
 Members from here of the O. E. T.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-30
FRANKLIN

-iiiustrstsd Lsce-ro Pisasss- Laru< ~Audisnes-enssts at Lathrops fs.-ns.
 Home.-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-30

Mr. and lfrL L. A. Rohznson. win their granddaugheer. Ruth Parf~ Rooinson start today (Sarnrday1 for Bratkleooro Vt- to visit their con. Lloyd R. Robinson.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-30
CLARK'S FALLS
Mir. and Mrs. M. M. Maine Married Fifty Years-Rabbit's Foot Club Plans Party.

Miss Sarah Palmer of 129 Main street, Westerly, was the guest of her uncle. Horace Palmer and family over Sunday.
 Golden Wedding Anniversary.
 Mir. and Mrs. Millen M. Maine cele- brated the fftieth anniversary of their marriage at the pleasant home in Clarks Falls village, Wednesday. Quite a number gathered to congrat- uate them and cheer them by their presence. Mrs. Maine has been an. invalid for many years during which
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-30
IllustrHtad Laatur..

The illustrAted lecture at the. Frank- lin church on the Revolutionary Per tended The pictures were fine. me lecture was given al the Sodom schoolhouse Tuesday and there was a large attondanca-
 Mfr. and Ars- Louis -Smtsh and artss Bertha smith motored to Aansfield one day this week.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-30

There are 100 varieties of mosquitoes In the United States.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-30
GARDNER LAKE

Motor Party to Norwich Corn Show
 Sale of Miner Farm.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-30
Guests al Tea.

Aias Estslia Lathrop entertained at tea Treaday, Mrs- Afyron Smith 1rrE Leslie Huntington, hrs George Avery Mas Klla Smith. Mrs. Horace smith Mrs- Charles BeclCwfth, Mrs. Arrilur Smith and little son Burton Rechwith Smith and Mrs. Louis Smith.
 Mir. and Mrs. Marshall Frfnk of Canterbury were recent guests of MT. and Mrs. Louis Smith.
 Mrs. Eliza Johnson ente-tatred Ncn- day. Mir. and Mrs. Herbert L. Yer ringtoi. and Miss Louise Hyde of Nor wich.
 Miss Clara Johnson and AIiss Sarah Johnson of Windham were recent guests at Sunny Top.
 Ar. and Mrs. William Weaver ara spending a few dayg iu WIIlInaufic Coventry esd Columbia
 Miss Bertha Smith is spszdtnr nav eral days in Mansfield on her way to Bostcn.
 Lamb Residence cIossd.
 Mrs Gilbert Lamb has oaouad her suIner home and returned to her home In New York
 Mir. and Mrs Hermon A. Gager vera fn Jewstt City Sunday. Sunday morning the pastors subject will be "Preparedness" or being pre- pared
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-30
STATE AUTO LAWS.

--- s2s r,oeifier7 that is entirely justified ss= taken bv the Bridgeport Telegram @lhsrl # inuu1res 'Is 1t possible that ro effort can be made i'll the state or t-onnActicut to amend and improve an a15tornotiie law so loosely drawn that finder it's operations in 1914 there have +een scores of deaths and hundreds If serious accidents, without raising the cry of fool tinlering
 s,1a There is no doubt that there Is need of a proper enforcement Of existing laws in order to secure the restr1c- lions and regulations that are demand a and are already provided, but II ..is raeyerthe1ess a fact that as the use of tine highways by the automobiles has developed it has been accompanied 6,, a needless increase in deaths and acrtdents through a failure upon the psr4 of the drivers to assume the re- ;sponsibility of their position
 Nothing IS done to determine the ,Hness of those who are licensed to .soerate motor cars even though it is ;s+ask that calls for skill and good ;iudzment, and nothing is done In the way of uniform enforcement of the ssxvs and regulations throughout the state.
 At the present time autos can be driven through the street with sucn brilliant headlights that they dazzle and confuse pedestrians and the driver of any vehicle going in the opposite direction. They are an aid to speed; but a. decidedly dangerous improve ment which has been the cause ot many accidents and no one knows it better than the autoists-
 There are good reasons for opposing the 'tinkering with laws which make them worse instead of better, but Ii is quite evident that the Connecticut automobile laws have rot reached that stage of perfection where there Is not room for improvement when such is based upon existing conditions.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-30
a PROPER VETO,

i, By the vetoing of the immigration sbin President Wilson has responded rto Q we'll recognized duty but not without a. thorough investigation of tl1e step which he was taking despite -tae-fact that predecessors had done the same thing. There was resGponsi- -Bfiity which could not be overlooked and it has not been. He believes that such a law does not correspond to the deniands of the people and like many others is unwilling to sanction 1t un- sfiLhe knows that it does.
 N The president properly says that hitherto we have generously kept our borders open to all who were not un- Htted by reason of disease or inca pac4ty for self support, or such per- sonaI records and antecedents as were likely to make them a. menace to our peace and order or the wholesome and essential relationships of life. In this bill it is proposed to turn away from character and of quality and 10 in- nose. tests which exclude and restrict, for fine new tests here embodied are aot tests of quality or of character Or of personal fitness, but tests of op- portunity.'
 2 For the land of opportunity to i'm pose such restrictions upon those who lack the ability to read or write in Their own language because of the failure of their native land to take proper interest in their welfare doesn't warrant our determination to keep Them and their children in that condi- Sion and it doesn't insure necessarily & better or more worthy class of innnli- grants. It is restriction based upon e wrong method and the president is 10 be commended for standing by his couyictions.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-30

chau province which it wrested from German control and which 1t promised it would turn over to China. Time will be required to reveal the real situation, but it is hard to Believe that Japan would attempt at this time, when the war according to Kitchener will not start until the opening of spring. to make demands upon the Chinese. Not only is it against the word Of leaders in Japanese affairs. but it concerns & matter in which more than China and Japan are interested. It must ioe realized that Great Britain and the other allies are likely to have something to say relative to any ad- iustment that is made in that part OF the world. And again the demands which are attributed to Japan are in themselves so exorbitant as to sup port the belief that Japan has not made them
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-30
NEED NATIONAL ECONOMY.

Fresh indications of the adn1inistra- tion's inability to conduct the gov ernment under. present conditions and make both ends meet, except that there be rigid economy. are revealed in the statement Of Secretary Nc Adoo. It is not the first time that the need Of economy has been made ap- parent either in this or other admin istrations. Neither is it the first time that there has been d demand for the elimination of the pork barrel bills and with the country paying two extra taxes as the result of the present pol icy and facing 8 still greater drop in revenue when the full effect of the cut in the sugar tariff is felt 1t would ap- pear that 1t was time for the abandon ment of such expenditures as can be gotten along without
 Even the wiping out ot such q Idn as the rivers and harbors measure carrying with it as it does an appro- priation ''arying iu amount but with indications that it will this year re- quire over thirty millions to meet the expenditures called for, would not be sufficient to overcome the probable. shortage, but there is also 2 similar measure the public buildings bill call ing for twenty-five millions, and it is to be remembered that the democratic estimates for the fiscal year are twen- ty-sfx millions in excess of the amount called for at the opening of the ses- sion.-
 It IS q time to give proper con sideration to the countrys situation before doling out for patronage that which is going to increase the deficit. Economy and efficiency have been the watchwords before and it is high time that they were revived.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-30
THE WAR PRIMER By National Geographic Society

AIsaoe- Lorainc = Americans think Uf AlSace-Lorraile chiefly as a prize of honor, ascTibing the intensity of the German struggle for posses sion of this small block of land to be HefS in their title-rights and to feel ings of national pride. This, however, Is only part truth For AlSace-LCT- raine also is an economic prize of tre- mendous value. It is rich in iron; it is one of the largest grape-raisinS lands in Europe; and its agricultural soils are very fruitful
 This German Crownland is only 5,bO3 square miles in area-sllShtlN larger than the State of Connecticut It produces, nevertheless, one-fftn of the great wine yield of Germany, or wine to q value of about $9000, 600 q year. It is Germany's richest source for iron ore, surpassinS in it's stores or this mineral every other division oT the Empire. Some years ago most Of the German iron ore was mined in PrUs- sia, but, in 1911, Alsace Lorraine pro duced 17,154,57l metric tons of iron ore as compared with a production of 4,94S,G1l in Prussia. Moreover, great body of skilled operatives, native ID the territory, whose annual labOTs rc- suit in & production of more than $40, 0,000, ,000 largely add to its industrial importance.
 Some of the most fertile farming soil in Germany is found in Alsace. lID : 5LGdLGSL pEtl-L OL lllc lcLiu OA <Alor~'-E Lorraine is serviceable to economic purpose. About 48 per cent of the ter rltory is under tillage; 50 per cent is under forests, of foliaceOuS trees large ly owned by the communities; 13 per cent is in meadow, used as SrazIng and haymaking lands, and about per cent is planted with grape-Tines. Pc tatoes, sugar-beetS, grains, and hops are grown ill abundance on the farms. The grapes are planted to q geat e1-
 
 dairying and poultry-raising are car ried on.
 "The development of the country's transportation facilities has kept pace with the development of its riches. There are more than 5000 miles of eX- cellent roads, or nearly one mile of road to every square mile of territory, There is no better canal system in Eu- rope than that of Alsace-Lorraine, these artificial sighways, reaching in wide network of trade arteries. up and down the country. Added to these means for communication, there are about 1.400 miles of railway or more than 2 miles for every 100 square miles or territory. With the railways the broad macadam and rough packed cl'ushed stone roads, and with the canal mileage, the armies operating in Alsace-Lorraine will have better conditions under which to maneuver than any other armies other than those in northwestern France
 The climate in Alsace- Lorraine is mild and healthful; in the mountain ous parts, winter approaches the point of being rigorous. The mean annual temperature at Strassburg is 50 de- grees Fahrenheit, while the mean Win ter temperature for the highlands is anly 37 degrees. Metz has a mean an nual temperature of IS degrees. There are days in high Alsace and Lorraine. however, when the cold seems to reach he intense white bitterness of north ern Russia