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Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-30
CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL
 AT PRESTON CHAPEL.
Interesting Programme Was Carried Out With Enthusiasm Despite Weather.

The children of Preston chapel Sun day school held their Christmas fes- tivai in the chapel on Wednesday evening, and the finely rendered pro- g1amme was in charge of Miss Lois Kinney and Mrs. B. E. Allyn. The storm interfered with the attendance, which was not as large as expected. bUC the Christmas spirit prevailed and those who took part in the programme manifested real Yuletide enthusiasm.
 Rev. Joel B. Slocum, D. D.. made the address of welcome and offered an earnest prayer. The various numbers on the programme were as follows:
 Recitation, Welcome, Miss Marion Hoffman: song, The Bethlehem Star, sCECCl: Christmas dialogue. nine chill dcen. Theodore Duro, Mary Brayman, Ellsworth Geib. Marion Hoffman, Prem tice Storms. Oscar MOssessian, Russell storms, Ethel Brayman and William
 Storms; recitation, How the Christ Child Bloomed, Miss Helen Barryman: recitation, Christmas selection, Robert
 Storms; dialogue, Gifts for the King, Hazel Maynard. Zelma Haubt, Alice Conrad, Florence Ellsworth Beatrice Freeman. Marion Hoffman, Esther RinIey, Ethel Brayman, Helen Green haiGh, Edward Johnson, Dorothy Tur- ncr. Gordon Rainey. William Storms, Hesen Barryman, Russell Storms, AL 1 fred Storms and Fred Duro; recitation | What Will Christmas Be in Europe. | -ASbdbAt DuIos NnElS LlflAS | and the Old Year. Ethel Brayman;
 plano solo. Miss Lois Kinney; song. | school
 A this point in the programme I Santa Claus Edward Duro) made his ! appearance on the stage and enter ! ta!ned the children with an interesting | story of his visit to the children of ! tue United States. Another song. | Dear to the Heart of the Shepherd,
 Was rendered by the school. and then ] SaTta, assisted by Miss Kinney, dis ! tributed boxes of candy % the chil-
 dlen. The closing song was Stand Up, ! Stand Up for Jesus. The Christmas ] tree was beautifully trimmed. Miss Anna E. storms announced the num- bers on the programme and Miss Kim ney was aCcOmpanisJ for the songs The programme is to be repeated on ! Surcay at the regular session of the | school.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-30
FEAST OF THE HOLY NAME.
Exercises Will Be Held at St. Patriek's
 Church on Jan. 2.

Through the courtesy of Rev. John H. Frederick. rector of St PatriclI's parish, William A. Keefe. of Plain field. director of Holy Name societies for New London and Windham COun- ties. has arranged for an observance of the feast of the Holy Name of Jesus. which occurs on Sunday, January .. The exercises will take place in St. Pat-ick's church. Sunday evening at 7.@D and will consist of a solemn ves- per service, benedictiOn and a ser mon appropriate to the occasion by The eloquent Dominican, Father Mo- ran. An invitation has been extend ed to all members of Holy Name sO- ciet!cs in the several parishes of Nor wich and the Cearby parishes to be present on this occasion.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-30
DanieIson Wedding of Local Interest

The wedding Christmas day at 43O in the afternoon of Miss Helen Louise Bailey Of Danielson and Durant El- more Lathrop of Winthrop, Mass, when Miss Mildred M. Fillmore of Norwich, a former classmate of the bride, was bridesmaid
 This is Of particular interest to a number of Norwich people. Mrs. Lathrop has visited here and was a member of the class of 1911 of the Willimantic Normal school, where she was very popular. She has taught in Attawaugan and in the public schools of Winthrop, Mass. MT. Lathrop is with the Library Bureau Of Cambridge where he has many friends.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-30
At Hartford superior court.

of Brown & Perkins. was in Hart ford Tuesday in attendance at the
 superior court in the trial of the case of Granger vs- Granger. Judge Case presiding. It was the last case tried and the court was adjourned with
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-30
Paving Second Dividend.

Wednesday was the day for begin ming the payment of the second divi- dend to the depositors in the commer- cial department of the Thames Loan and Trust company. This is a 10 per cent. dividend. the first having been inert depositors.
 A number called at the bank to col Ice: their dividend, but there was no great rush during the day. The total to be paid by this dividend is nearly saS-0O0,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-30
DIED

FULLER-In Lebanon. Dec. 2S, Mercy Elizabeth wife of OZro D. Fuller. Funeral will be held on Friday after noon at 1-3o o'clock from the home of her daughter. Mrs. w Monroe Pultz Burial in the new cemetery. BROMLEY-In Preston. Dec. 2S, 1915. Edward B. Bromley Of Norwich. aged 59 years
 Funeral services will be held in St Andrews Episcopal church Friday. Dec 31, at ?. m Burial in the Ames cemetery, Lisbon. BENSON-In this city, Dec. 2s, 1915. Caroline F. COlburn. wife of John D. Benson, aged T years. Notice of funeral hereafter. DUNN-In Backus hospital. Dec. %, 1915, Mary Elizabeth Dunn of Baltic, aged 65 years.
 S1ERRY-In New London, Dec. 2s. 1915. Ada L. Sterry, wife of O. A. Sterry.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-30
ie Spencer is spending q

Mrs. Annie Spencer is spending a few weeks with friends in New Haven while on her way to Cape May, N. J. At Cape May Mrs. Spencer will spend the greater part of the winter She will be the guest of her brother, Sam uel Ferguson, who formerly resided in England
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-30
CARD OF THANKS

For the many floral tokens Of esteem at the time Of the funeral. and the many kindly acts of neighbOrs and friends during the last illness of David A. King, we wish to make acknowledg- ment of our sincere gratitude.
 MRS. MARTHA CHIN AND FAMILY.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-30

Raisers of sheep hereabouts are in terested in the news given out that the government is wondering where material dyed with fast colors is to come from for employees uniforms, and that the wool from black sheep may come to be of extra value.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-30

Friends are gratified to hear of the improvement of Baggagemaster James H. Canty, a surgical patient at Back us hospital, who was able to sit up in a chair for two hours Wednesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-30
Personals.

Mir. and Mrs. Henry Senay of Boston are spending a few days with Mrs Senay's mother, Mrs. Mccarthy, on North Main street
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-30
Moon and Tides.
GREENEVILLE

Six hours after high water 1t is low tide. which is followed by flood tide.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-30

At the recent annual meeting of Wolf Den grange, Pomfret, the chap lain elected was Rev. Frank H. Fuller, of Abingdon, formerly of Norwich Town
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-30
Especial to The Bulletiny

Willimantic, Dec. 29-The Norwich trolley leaving here at 6:25 Wednes- day evening left the rails at Thread Mill square and nearly caused a seri- Ous accident. The front truck on ac
 count of an accumulation of ice on the tracks left the rails and turned com pletely across the road, going up over the curb onto and across the side
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-30

This is roll call season in the churches.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-30

Open House at Preston City Manse.
 Rev. and Mrs. l.. NJ. Keneston of Preston City are to hold open house at the Manse this (Thursday) eve ming from to 10 o'clock. If stormy it will be held Friday evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-30

The downfall of Wednesday. that began early in the day and lasted at intervals until midnight, when there was another Hull, and varied from rain to sleet and then to snow, put Nor wich under pretty solid three inch white blanket and brought real win terish touch to New Years week. In- cidentally, the sleet and the ice faIl- ing and freezing on tracks and irons broke up all the schedules of the trol- ley system and the railroads, and the prospects of a freeZe-up kept the trolley men apprehensive and active until midnight Wednesday night. There were delays and troubles of various sorts on all the trolley lines Wednes- day evening. On the Yantic line the 445 car was held back on Franklin street by the auto truck of the H. E. Porter & Son company, which had stalled directly across the track in the slush and snow. After waiting about ten minutes, the motorman of the car tried to shove the truck off the track after the manner of q switching engine, but the going was too hard for the automobile and the result was that the front of the VestiSule of the car got partially crushed in. Then half a dozen of the passengers, stai- wart and capable, put their shoulders to the truck and that was more sue cessful than electric power. This in- cident put the Yantic line comfort ably behind time. where it stayed the rest of the evening owing to the bad rails and wire.
 The main line schedule was shaken
 up early in the evening when the car
 starting for this city left the track ai Willimantic, but an extra car Was
 shifted into it's place and the later
 trips were made, delayed however by
 the bad conditions. The last car got into Norwich at 12.3O this morning On the other lines similar adverse cir cumstances kept the cars running be- hind time.
 Flows were out on the trolley lines throughout the night to keep the tracks and wires clear.
 The boat train due at ten got in
 to the New Haven station at a quarter to twelve, and the earlier trains ol the day were delayed to a lesser eA- tent. The post office men and InC ] carriers had cause to congratulate l themselves that the storm did .lOt break during the Christmas week. Trolley Car Ran Of Track. Especial to The Bulletin) Willimantic, Dec. 29-The Norwich i trolley leaving here at 6:25 Wednes'
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-30

Lawrence Bjurstrom of New Haven is visiting with his parents on South Slater avenue. He is employed in the electrical system of the New York. New Haven and Hartford railroad.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-30

WIfred Desmarais is spending a vacation with his parents here. He is a student at St. Hyacinthe seminary in Canada
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-30
THE PORTEOUS & MITCHELL GO.
TAFTVILLE
Notes of Interest Going sn About the
 Village.

Notes of Interest Going sn About the
 Village.
 Fred Stone Is confined to his home with an attack 0f the grip
 Miss Matilda Stapher is spending the Christmas vacation in New York. George Young. proprietor of the Peoples store, IS confined Co his home with illness.
 Miss Catherine Phalen of South- bridge Is the guest of her parents on South A street.
 The committee in charge of the New Years dance have reported that all arrangements have been made.
 The Ben HUrs. who are scheduled to play here New Years afternoon, will play in Baltic in the evening.
 Henry Dufresne has returned to Pawtucket after passing the Christ mas week end here with relatives
 William O'Brien of Lowell, Mass. has returned home after visiting with his parents on South B street.
 George NIacquerells of the United States army. stationed at Fort Me Kinley. is visiting relatives for a short furlough.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-30

George Young. proprietor of the Peoples store, IS confined to his home with illness.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-30

Miss Catherine Phalen of South bridge Is the guest of her parents on South A street.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-30

Fred Stone Is confined to his home with an attack of the grip.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-30

Miss Matilda Stapher is spending the Christmas vacation in New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-30

The committee in charge of the New Years dance have reported that all have been made.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-30

Comparisons. Predictions for Wednesday: Cloudy, probably followed by rain. Wednesdays weather: Snow and rain.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-30

The Ben Hurs. who are scheduled to play here New YeaTs afternoon, will play in Baltic in the evening.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-13

Lawrence Iafferty, ordinance in spector for the British Government at Pittsburgh died of pneumonia
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-13

out of this country it would be paradise earth
 But the pauper goods of Europe kept out and there is business depression which happily is less and the editorial exclai about the n things that would happen European goods coming 
 ture of home trade In other words, things imported from the conduct of certain industry here
 America surplus of cotton, but rubber How necessary that cotton should be traded for rubber and not coon something that be traded If there exchange of commodity rubber rubber business of America would with 7the inconvenience this would to everybody
 The ought to everybody that the United States of the world Almost everybody except editors too old to things will know that trade be- tween this nation and the world tends to balance from to year. and in the long will nearly balance
 interchange commodities foreign trade,
 when there commodities gold must be exchanged The supply of gold exchange strictly limited and less there substantial equality of commodities exchanged trade would hope the resumption of fair between ourselves and everybody else This lies our own greatest prosperity, and the worlds
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-13
ERIE CANAL!


 The first great transportation sys- tenn connecting east and west in the United States was the Erie Canal, and the bill for the construction of this great waterway was passed by the New York assembly just a century ago today, April Is. 1915. Work on the canal, was commenced at Rome, N. Y, in 1917, and in 1925 the great ditch was completed and the Seneca Chief, conveying the governor and others, passed from Lake Erie to the Hudson and down that stream to New fork city, where great celebration was held This largest of American artificial waterways begins at Buffalo on Lake Erie and extends to the Hudson at Albany. a distance of 3S7 miles. The canal is now being enS larged by the state of New York to a. depth of twelve feet, and with locks Of a capacity to pass barges having a net tonnage capacity Of 2,00o tons each. Until this improvement was undertaken the coast of the construc- ton, enlargement and maintenance of the canal had been $52. 800, but the state expects to pay over $1o0,- 900, ,0O0 for the en1arging of the Erie, Champlain and Oswego canals Until the coming of the railroad the Erie Canal craft carried much pas- senger traffic as well as freight
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-13
STAMFORD
Special to the Farmer.

CSpecial to the Ffarmer.)
 Stratford. April 18-Inventory of the estate of the late Alfred Booth, filed today in the office of the town clerk. shows personal property val ued at $983.74.
 About 25 persons from stratford went to Hartford today to attend the hearing before the Judiciary conn nittee on the matter of the selection of a town judge.
 Forty hours devotion will begin April 25 at St. James church A mass will be celebrated Sunday at close Tuesday.
 The members of the Weatogue Country club will meet this evening to consider the proposed amend ments to the charter of the club.
 The new bowling league of Strat- ford was instituted last evening when the first games were rolled at the Stratford alleys
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-13
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

In anticipation of the departure, on Thursday, of Mrs. C. H. Glines of Beechmont avenue, to make her. home in New Brunswick, N. J., a number of friends gathered at her home last eve ming to tender her a farewell surprise party. The gathering was fortunate in having in it's number several ac- complished musicians who made the evening pass quickly in an informal program of vocal and instrumental se- lections. The artists included Miss Maud Davis, Miss Emma Libbey, both of whom played piano selections, and Clifford Glines, son of the hostess, who entertained with the violin. Other guests were Mrs. D. O'Donnel1 and son, Ralph; MT. and Mrs. George Da- wis, MT. and Mrs. William Miller, Sa- rah and Letitia, Costello, MT. and Mrs. William Davidson, Mrs. M OReilly and Miss Ellen o'Reiliy and Miss Anna McShane.
 Mrs Glines, who has a host of friends in Bridgeport, leaves to join her husband, who now is permanently located 1n ANewzJ JerseX
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-13
THE DEATH OF PROF. LOuNsBuRY

T 1.-THE Lounsbury world loses graTnrnaran whose intellect not of the Chinese type said that great literature died when the appeared. meant that the gramarians language conventional by giving it fixed rigid which they desredit to remain, always straight Iaeket
 Lounsbury eveluionist. He understood full language growth, flowing stream ome words lost by evaporation and others added by 8all
 He extended hospitality to the words which richer, short shrft old word which the meaning had gone out.
 As man he companonable, had pleasant of kindly teacher and comfortable friend. He adorned His language easy in reading persons profit readings them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-13
GEN. SELIAMOFF

Gen. Seliamoff, who has become the hero of Russia since the downfall and capture of the great fortress of PrezemysI, is nearing three score and ten in age, and he is considered as one Of the ablest as well as the most ex- perfenced of the Czar's military lead CTS. The chief of the victorious army in one of the most momentous sieges of modern times has had much ex- perience in actual warfare. AS a young officer in his early thirties he fought in the Russo-Turlxisn war of 1877 and distinguished himself in many engagem ents with the armies of the independence of Serbia, Monte- negro, made Bulgaria tributary principaIty and set it on the road to freedom, and won for Russia. 6. many advantages as well as a large i'm demnity from Turkey. Gen. Se1iaIn- off achieved distinction with the Rus- sian expedition sent to the relief of the embassies at Pektn during the Boxer uprising in China In the war with Japan he led an army in Man ehuria. and displayed ability and valor in his contests with the little brown men of Nippon. After the war he became a member of the upper council of the empire. At the out break of the war he left the assembly to again take the field, and after ser vice in several parts of the war area he was placed in charge of the be- sieging army at Przemysl. There he faced a difficult task. but by adopt ing a. wearing down policy he was eventually successful. By his victory the Russian general conferred a boon upon EngIish-spe peaking people. since the tongue-twisting sPrzenysl'' was changed to PermysI.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-13

The American people would feel more confidence in the ability of Gen. Carranza to maintain stable govern nnent if he would have Iis whiskers cut.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-13

Il he did before the fight, but he IS much less husky.
 some one asks what has become of the garden that almost everyone used to run in the back yard to reduce 9ne living costs? We'll in many homes just now that space is taken up ny the new garage.
 The traveller encounters a conviction in the hotel that he visits. that the man who objects to paying 70 cents to tbe coIored gentleman for handing him his hat is a, tightwads and entitled to the contempt of the community.
 Tt ia considered all right in the mod ern household to make up for high prices by cutting down on the meat, bread and other -substantials consuIn- ed. but there must be no let-up 1n the style in which the food is served.
 There are some people who will wear these new very small hats to church in spite of fne Iact Inae ypo t,,a can look right past them and see tne minister.
 To the unsophisticated it may sound as if the English court were singing the familiar tune 70. happy day. but more praetiSed Amef9cah eetIS 1SSoS nize it as s4How dry arn-
 April Is is Low Shoe Day, cele- brated in many eases by appearing with new coIored stockings and last years oxfords much in need of a shine
 The population of the country has crossed the hundred million mark, but there is still enough land so that Father can have a, back yard garden if he really wants one.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-13
DEATH OF MAN RUN OVER BY TRAIN IS CREATING MYSTERY
May Have Died From Ma. tural Causes Before E:n
 zine Passed Over Body

Newtown. April 131Timothy Har- rigan, 8 section hand of Sandy Hook, was run over yesterday afternoon by the westbound Highland division train that enters the local station at D. m. He was lying on the tracks and the engine ran over him. When picked up he was dead.
 Engineer Doran was rounding the curve at the North Newtown station when he saw the form of a, man lying on the tracks. He reversed his en- zine and blew the whistles, but he was unable to stop the train until the engine passed over the body. When it was extricated, it was found that the body was not mutilated. pr. w. 1T. Kiernan. medical examiner, was called and he found that Harrigan's s skull was fractured. The body was removed to the morgue of E.. w. Troy. ~e 9I7za
 How Harrigan happened to be ly- ing on the tracks and whether his death was caused Gby the engine or some other cause, has not been as- certained. Coroner J. J. Phelan has been notified. He will begin investi- gation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-13

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
 BOUQUETS JOHN REQA- g. SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-13
WISE AND OTHERWISE

Jack Johnson may look as dusky as he did before the fight but he is much less husky
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-13
THE LOGIC OENExPERIENCE

ZANE OF THE amusing of intellectual phe- O the effort of high tariff editors explain
 country suffers business depression with that existed, against import created not by American legislation kby European
 The great standby of the inordinate tariff been theory that if the goods Europe were
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-13
CONNECTICUT LEI WATER COMPETITION co SACRIFICED TROLLEY COMPETITION AND
 IS NOW ASKED TO KILL AUTO COMPETITION

K HETEER CONNECTICUT has become incapable uences in their of taking of large business anteres ntusted to them of the riddles of the hour
 dominated by these reacionary passedlegsaton relating to railroads and trolley niesous.
 It that this Legislation was granted at thesbehest had been entrusted with the manage properties, which, management, were struck down
 to take of fhsselve Connecticut that regarded valuable to
 Among lngsrso sacrificed was tevfree use of rivers con1pe freight by water restrain he lnnnopolistic power of railroads
 asnneasureH for competition in through the trolley line which was capable of lower rates for sintra state passenger service
 But Connecticut permitted the railroad monopoly to hrot e competition by aier thus affairs remained unt the to state, E of the railroads far might be- from the sDf their ignoranee, unpatriotism.
 degree shattered inventive genius akmericanspeople opens another way to competition.
 tho automobile the truck and the passenger vehicle Already interest is ve- reaching for the throat of this new
 Thereis pending General Assembly bill proposing tax motor trucks which among other restrotive rules, boft Iaaee is levied against the property dollar of value if levied against the railroad Izn Connecticut
 altomobiie which, within two weeks has first i state at Hartford
 Almost immediately bill has has been introduced into the
 The time the introduction of business has expired bill, it relabed to ordinary matter, would getting necessary put ts Yehere it is, waiting, with the s tax shee competition with the railroads again.
 Already, those which have often paved ay against competition, long cs the necessity of regulating the neys and in statent of the in which they ought to be regulat 
 heart of this regulation is to require from each itney proect they
 of the tney patron their love- 500 itney to put up guarantee $5OO0OOO possible casualties this .seraion.
 The proposition is outrage To the given t has competition by trolley and asked to sac competition automobile The readers will watch the progress of these three sters:
 attempt give check to the building good
 attempt freight coTnpe- EHon
 regulate jtney passenger com Epetion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-13

Tn many cities the Jitney buses are carrying the local people anywhere they want to go for five cents but the traveller from a distance is welcomed by allowing him to pay a dollar to get to the railroad station