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Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-25
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Martha E. Leonard. a |.

The death of Mrs. Martha E. Leonard occurred Sunday morning at nine o'clock in Northampton, Mass. Her death was the indirect result of the accidental breaking of her hip q little over a month ago. The funeral services will be held this afternoon in Rogers hall, the administration building of the Clarke school in that city, after which the body will be talk en to Springfield for cremation. Later the ashes will be brought to Griswold for interment in the family lot in Pachaug cemetery. Fred $. Leonard of Jewett City and Bessie N. Leon ard of Northampton survive their mother
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GOLDEN WEDDING.
Anniversary With ChiIdren and Grandchildren Present.


 At their home here on Sunday NIT. and Mrs Hiram L. Barrett celebrated the golden anniversary of their we'd ding, their children and grandchildren and other relatives and friends joining in wishing them many more years of happy married life and the blessings. of good health which both enjoy in, marked degree. During the day they received calls from many well-wisherS and great many congratulations.
 MT; Barrett was born in South Woodstock Jan. 12, 1889, the son of Mir. and Mrs. Ebenezer Barrett. He attended school in his native town and worked on the farm during his early years. When the Civil war broke out and there was & call for YoIun- teers, MT. Barrett offered his services and was enlisted on Sept. F, 1881, as a. member of Company k in General Hawley's regiment.
 He saw hard and prolonged service before he was taken prisoner in July, 1863, in the charge on Fort Wagner. After being captured he was confined in CharlestO1n jail, but later was transferred to Libby prison and again to Belle Isle. During his tncarCera.- tiou he became i'll with smallpox, a fact that prolonged his period of irrl- prisoun1ent. After his recovery he re- nlained at City Point hospital nursing the sick and wounded. this until Sep tember, 1884.
  later went to Boston with the idea Of enlisting for a period Of service in the navy Upon reaching that city no learned that the navy needed no moro men. so he joined a, company that was being organized to go ot Nashville, Tenn, for foraging operations.
 MT. Barrett had nunberlesS interest ing experiences during the wer, among them being in Washington at the time President Lincoln was shot Some of tho incidents of the next day arc still vivid in his memory.
 MT. Barrett married Miss Frances A. Spencer Jan. 24. 1885. Mrs. Barrett was also born in the town of Wood stock, the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Jeremiah Spencer. She came to Put nam with her parents at the age Of four yeazs. Mrs. Barrett has @ great many dear friends in the city and is beloved by all. She has been active in the W. T.. C. and is a past presi- dent of the organization.
 Nine children were born to Mn and Mrs Barrett. Three of them have died. The living children are Mrs. Emma J. Hill, Hartford; Mrs. Mary Williams, Putnam; Walter E. Barrett, Putnam; Charles II, Barrett. Hart ford; Irving Barrett, New Bedford; Owen Barrett, Providence. There axo nine grandchildren.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-25
Mrs. C. W. Bowens Dinner and Dance

Mrs. C. W. Bowen's Dinner and Dance
 Mrs Clarence Winthrop Bowen of Woodstock and , East Sixty third street, New York, entertained with a dinner and dance at Sherry's Friday night for her debutante daughter, Miss RoIana Wentworth Bowen. The din ner for twenty guests was in the green room, and after it Mrs. Bowen and Miss Bowen received the dance guests fn the small ballroom, done in pink, and soon after r o'clock supper was served in the tapestry suite. There were between 225 and 250 guests.
 Those who came in for the dance included a number of officers from the navy yard and Governors Island. The picture of Miss Bowen was featured among the debutsntes in the New York Sunday Times.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-25
JEWETT CITY
Whatsoever Circle Re-eIeets Officers
 Personal Mention.

The annual meeting of Whatsoever circle of the Kings Daughte was held Friday evening at the home of Mrs. George II. Prior. The officers re- elected were: Leader, Mrs. c, II. Prior: vice leader Miss Alice A. Brown; secretary, Mrs. E. M. Gray; treasurer, Mrs. R. W. Dearnley. Mrs. Prior served refreshments after the business meeting.
 Miss Mary Thompson of Baltimore, Md, is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. II. Mclaughlin
 MT and Mrs John Kelly of Day. vile were week end guests at Post master W H. Browns.
 The Trey O Hearts Friday evening and The Million Dollar Mystery Sat urday evening at Reeves motion pie lures filled the theatre each night
 Mrs. U. E. Cheney was in charge of the reading room at Slater library Sunday afternoon
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-25
S1o Stolen from Saloon.

closing of the saloon of George Mig lin at 7lS Main street, an unknown thief got away with ten dollars which had been placed in an old cigar box under the bar When the bartender went to open the doors Saturday morn ing he found both doors unlocked and ths money gone There was no eVi- dence of the doors having been forced open, and the conclusion seems to be that it was an inside job of some sort, possibly by someone who stayed in the place after the bartender went home for the night
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lar door, which they left swinging wide open.
 Officer Gordon awakened MT. Weis- berg and the latter came down from his home and made an inspection of his stock At first he believed two coats were missing, but it was learned laid aside on order of one of the clerks MT. Weisberg is not certain now whether anything was taken be- fore the burglars were driven off.
 The cash register in the store is left with the drawer open each evening. There was a. handful of pennies in the drawer, but these were not taken and may have been regarded as an insult by the classical crooks, who are get ting away with a lot of bad work in this section of the country.
 Two Other Stores Entered.
 Two other places broken into dur ing the night were the stores of Ar thus S:ebbius and Henry Dembo in the Keystone building. The losses at either place were not heavy. This is the second time that the Stebbins store has been broken into within a few weeks. The Dembo store is next door. These stores arc open to at tackS by burglars without much dang CT of earlN' cC tcction because the back doors open to D section of Water street usually deserted after the early evening hours and the persons who live in the nearby tenements need not necessarily be aroused by the careful forcing Of a store door
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to Meet Today-Goleen Wedding of MT. and Mrs. Hiram L. Barrett.
 Dorcas Bartlett was leader of the Junior Endeavor society meeting at the Congregational church Sunday.
 Miss Myrtis Peckham of Providence spent tho week end with Putnam friends.
 Mrs. Mary Farrell of Rockville is visiting MT. and Mrs. John Gahan of Elm street.
 Frank ". Barber is to have the members of the Teacher Training class at his homo for a meeting this (Afoa- day) evening.
 Mrs. $. M. Wheelock will have the members of the Ladies' Social circle at her home for a sewing meeting Wednesday afternoon.
 Sang Swedish Hymns.
 Representatives of the Swedish church Bible school at Woodstock were present at the service at the Con- grega1ional church here Sunday and rendered songs in their native lan- guage.
 Another rainy day on Saturday completed & week that was 9 business killer for most of the merchants Tn this and surrounding towns.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-25
FARM LEAGUE COMMITTEE
To Meet This Afternoon for PreIin4.
 mary Arrangements.

Tn the cflcs og Attorney Ernest c Morse, secretary of the Putnam Busi- ness Mems association. there is to bs 9 meeting this (lIonday) afternoon oi the committee that is making arrange ments for the big meeting scheduled to be held here Feb. ] in the interest of forming a Windbaln County Farm league. This committee, really a. sub- committee, composed of Rev. F. B, Harrison of Woodstock. Walter Day of Dan1elson and F. D. Jordan Of Willi- man. will take up the work of making preliminary arrangements, probably outline a, constitution and bylaws for submission at the mass meeting to bs held here and make and put into sf- feet the publicity plans.
 Theirs is the job of spreading the gospel of what the farm league is for and to arouse the interest that all farmers and business men should show in 1t. It is hoped to have this gospel penetrate to every nook and corner Of the county and that every one Of the fifteen towns will be well represented at the big meeting to be held here 8 week from today.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-25
unwortl,v Rrnther Iailed.

David Barry, who was given thirty days in the county jail Saturday morn- ing a t the session of the police court. has his own ideas about justice. Barry was accused of intoxieation and of abusing his sister who is confined to the house with a broken leg. After his sentence he thanked the judge and then later on the way to jail told the officer who had charge of him that he ought to have given him ten years in iail instead of thirty days
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been unaDIe to attend ScnOOI TOT SeN- eral days
 Lovingly Remembered. News 3f the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Dodge Earl after an illness of several months of Bright's disease at her home in Arlington, R. l.. Jan. IS, caused sadness to many friends be- side the near relatives in this village. She was the Daughter and oldest child of the late OIney and Susan CShep- herd) Dodge of this village and a granddaughter of the late Captain Shepherd of Flat Rock district, the Shepherd family being one of the old est in this town. Lizzie Dodge Earl was a pleasant companionablc woman ard her frequent visits to her parents here were enjoyed by all the old neigh bCTs who remember them with pleas ure and feel much sympathy for her husband and daughter, her sister, Mrs F. II. Tiilinshast, of Central Village, and her two brothers, John and Charles Dodge, of this village.
 Church Activities.
 The Ladies' auxiliary of St. PauTs Episcopal mission met Wednesday af- teT1oon with Mrs. Peterson.
 The Episcopal confirmation class met Friday evening at Mrs. Peter sor's.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Con- gregationaI church met Friday after noon with Mrs. Mary Avery.
 Grading Resumed.
 William P. Babcock has begun work again draining and grading his prop erty on Railroad avenue Cor West Main street, where he is preparing to build his new theatre.
 Village Small Notes.
 Willie Edwards from New York is staying with his aunt, Mrs. William K. PrN CT, for q, time.
 The Mothers club met Thursday af- ternoon with Mrs. Arthur Moffitt.
 Miss Dorothy Pike entertained party of young friends Friday evening in honor of her birthday.
 Mrs. Alfred Legarey and little daughter have been staying in Taft vile for several days with the formers s mother who is seriously ill
 Miss Virginia Brown of Hartford is visiting her uncle, l.. W. Cleveland, who is in feeble health.
 Fred Bi1kely has moved into his new home on Pleasant street.
 Mir. JUdson has moved from the Parkhurst place into one of Edw. Win scr's new cottages.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-25
FUNERALS.
Mrs. Della GTnaras.

Mrs. Della Gfneras.
 The body of Mrs. Della Gingras 5s, a former resident of PoTnfret, was brought here Saturday. ServIces were at St. Mary's church at ? o'clock and burial was In St. A1ary'S cemetery.
 Joseph Letour.
 Joseph Letour, 2S. died at his home here Friday night of diphtheria. The burial was Saturday afternoon in St. Mary's cemetery. The young mans death followed Q very brief illness.
 Company of Unusual Merit. The Gladys Klark Stock company closed a successful week of business at the Bradley theatre Saturday even- ing. The company, which was Of un- usual merit, drew large audiences throughout the week.
 Lecture Course Arranged.
 Rev. Clarence Barber of Danielson,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-25
EMERALDs' RECORD.
Players Show Up We'll for Individual
 as We'll as Team Work.

The records of the individual mem bers of the Fn1eral6s' basketball team, which has so far this season played in twelve games. winning ten and talk ing the measure of some Of the fast est teams in the state, are given below Higgins and Russell are tied in field baskets with 5 each. In addition the captain has thrown eighteen fouls from free fl.icS.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-25

town. and a bill is being prepared for presentation to the general assembly, which has for it's feet the creation of four or more Duties, to assist the board of equalization in deternain- ins whether the towns are taxing on the full value of tire property within their limits and if not in raising their grand lists a sufficient amount to make uD for their deficiencv
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-25
EulIer-Quhreuil.

The marriage of Miss Agnes Du- loreuil of this city. which took place in Hartford December 3lst, came as a surprise to her friends in ViIliman- tic. when it became known here Sat urday. Howard Fuller of New York city was the groom. AIr and Mrs. Fuller are to live in the metropolis, making their home for the present with MT. Fuller's parents.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-25
Mortality Hiqher in 1914

There were 43 more deaths in the town of Windham during 1914 than ir the previous year, g. total of 250 being reported as against 207 in 1913. Those of males totalled 12S and females 122. January was the healthiest month with only fl deaths, while September With 31 had the largest number
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-25
What Is oeino On Toniaht

mon . Natchaus Lodge, No. =, K. Of T., Jordan Block
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J. E;sKOEITz OF NEW YoBR. High class Ladies Tailor DressmzEer, Repairer and Furrier. Ladies' work only.
 IYindhaln County NaticnaI Bank BIdE.s
 dec21d DanielSoHs
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-25
DAkIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
DANIELSON

Thirteenth CompaSy Inspection This EVening-Connnietee of Woman's Relief Association CorPs-Wsisber9 Store Entered, Evidently by Very kank Burofar
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-25

To Core Cold ip One Day take LAXATIVE BROMo QUIHINE Tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. T.. ". GROVES sigma tu"e is on each box. a5c
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-25
ON SETTER TIME.

Thread Company and Quidnic- Wind ham Company to Lensthen Working Hours
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PL.AINFIELD
Grading Resumed on 5abcook Theatre Site-News of Mrs. Earl's Death Causes Sorrow.
Lovingly Remembered.

Miss Louise Kennedy is i'll. having been unable to attend school for seY- ] era days
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-25
PUTNAM

Petition for Additional Night Patrol.
 nan-Farn League Sub Committee to Meet Today-Goleen Wedding of MT. and Mrs. Hiram L. Barrett.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-25

The announcement Saturday that
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-02-25
THE IOWA POST OFFICE ROW,

In opening his speech before the
Editorial Associations at Des Moines
last week o. E. Hull, of the Leon
Reporter, declared that he was not
a candidate for the postmastershp
at Leon, but that he proposed to see
that his town got a satisfactory one
before he let up his fight against the
appointment of Mrs. Young.
Editor Hull is right. No man or
set of men have the unquestionable
right to overrule the popular senti-
ment in the matter of their choice
of a postmaster The people of Leon,
led by Mr.. Hull, are not lining up in
factions. They would be satisfied
with any one of the two or three
leading candidates whose require
ments meet, in a measure, the condi-
tons of the rules laid down for the
appointment of postmasters by the
department at Washington. There is
every reason to believe at this time
that the steam roller methods that
have been and are applied by the
Iowa democratic administration APP
pointments may meet a severe rebuke
in the public sentiment that is being
fearlessly expressed by the common
people regardless of their party af-
fliation.
Editor Hull is to be commended
for his stand for the rights of his
local party organization and the peo-
pie OF his community.-Osc Sem
tineI
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-02-25
NEWSPAPER MEN GET A COURSE.
Special School for Them will he Held
at Ames, March 1920.

Iowa's weekly newspaper men are
to have a short course all their own
at Iowa State College, March 1920.
The project was approved by the
state board of education at its recent
Des Moines meeting, when it was pre-
|sented by President r. A. Pearson.
1t had previously had the endorse
ment of one editorial association and
many prominent newspaper men. 1t
will be the first course of its kind
ever held in Iowa or elsewhere
The instructions will deal, first,
with modern agriculture and rural
life questions, and second, with sew
eral phases of the printing trade, as
it concerns the weekly newspaper
plant. The lectures and demonstra-
tons in agriculture will give news
paper men better outlook upon ag-
riculture. Farming is the big indus
try in every weekly newspapers field
and country folks are big part OF
it's constituency; therefore, the short
course will try to help the weekly
newspaper man to do more for agri-
culture and rural life and to get more
business from those sources. The
work in print shop management will
be in charge of successful weekly
publishers; it will probably demon
strate some satisfactory system of
cost accounting for the weekly news
paper plant, and some other phase
of printing plant operation. There
will also be two or more typogra phi
cal contests, one for the best front
page makeup and another for the
hest farm sale ad cOmDOsitiOn
This short course will be wholly
| free to newspaper men. A complete
program will be announced soon. Ad.
dress correspondence to F. w. Beck
man, Ames.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-02-25
Advertising Rates.

Display Advertising, special ser
vice, per inch -. ........ LOG
Display Advertising, per inch. II IL c
Display Advertising, 81 weeks
per year, per inch ......... 1Oc
Reading notices, per line ...... sc
Cards of Thanks, cash with
COPY :. SOC
Resolutions of Respect Sl.OO
Church, school and society no.
tees, where admission or en-
tertainment fee is charged,
per line -. -. DC
We are glad to publish any and
all church or society notices, but
please don't confound news notices
with advertising locals. Correspon-
dents are cautioned not to include
such notices with their items unless
they are authorized and paid for, and
if possible remittance for same
should accompany the notice.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-02-25
CAUTIoN!

Another note Of warning against
speculation in wheat and other food
stuffs is being sounded by dealers
throughout the United States. With
the maritime developments in the
waters about the British Isles and
France this country finds itself in the
most critical position it has been
since the great war bomb burst in
Europe. Until this crisis is passed
the greatest caution should be exer-
csed, and commitments not only
limited but protected to the fullest
possible degree At no time since
the civil war has the market been
subject to such violent fluctuations
as during the past two weeks A
range over cents bushel for wheat
in single day hardly calls forth
comment, while in normal times 2
cent range is considered a broad and
even excited market. To work out
the routine problems of business in
the centers of distribution of grain
caution must be exercised, and the
speculation should be kept out. Gov
throughout the country must use
their influence to hold business with
in legitimate lines. By this means
only can the crops be marketed to
advantage, the export situation han
died and prices of bread at home
held within reasonable bounds. 1t is
another means, too, of directing pub
lie sentiment which otherwise would
demand governmental inquiry into
market METHODIST. Louis Repub-
liz
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-02-25

1t seems by tie political outlook
over the state that the democrats as
a whole are getting their full share
of the hog wash that has been fed
to them the past two years by such
loyal patriots as Judge Wade, Nick
Reed and others who claim to the ad-
ministration that they hold the
strength of the party up their sleeves.
Their clanish support given to some
of the appointive offices over the
Estate, together with their hearty in
dorsement Of Mrs Smith for postmis-
tress at Leon is still fresh in the
memories Of many true and honest
democrats. The state sentiment OF
this ring-rule policy will never be
checked down the threats of the rank
and file again. The National Demo-
crat wishes to go on record as against
these kind of party crooks. 1t is this
kind of ''rot' that will materially
lessen the chances of Honorable
President Wilson and other good
democrats of being reelected. You'll
have to get up a smoother story next
time, gentlemen.-Na Demo-
Graf
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-02-25

When you are asked to sign petit
ton showed under your nose by some
railroad employee, look at it very
carefully, front side, hind side, right
and left side, right side up and up
side down-and then, don't sign it.
The railroads are adopting very
clever ruse in having their employees,
who are always well known and
popular locally, present petitions to
the people for their signatures.
These petitions are requests for high
er freight rates and higher passen-
ger rates and will eventually find
their way to the desk of some "rube''
legislator who will wave them in the
air as evidence that his "constitoo-
ents' are crazy to pay more to ship
stuff over the railroads and to pay
higher passenger rates. The idea of
the average farmer and business
man clamoring to pay more for any
service. It's joke. Manson Dem
OrT3t
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-02-25
WHEN IOWA GOES DRY.

The old prohibition law of Iowa
which appears due to become effec-
tive again on Jan. /, 1916, as re-
suit of the almost certain repeal of
the mulct law, forbids, in brief, the
manufacture, sale or keeping for
SALE of Intoxicating liuors and the
transportation of same within the
state.
1t does not necessarily follow that
when Iowa goes dry all Iowans will
go dry. 1t will not be crime under
either state or federal laws for a
consumer to import intoxicating
liquors from a neighbOring state. The
Webb-Kenyon law forbids the trans
portation of liquor from wet terri
tory to dry territory for illegal pur-
poses, but does not bar shipment OF
beverages for private consumption.
1t will not be a crime to keep liquor
in ones home for ones own use or
for service to friends in social way.
1t does not follow that when Iowa
goes dry Nebraska, South Dakota
Minnesota, Wisconsin,, Illinois and
Missouri will also go dry. To the
contrary, drouth in Iowa is likely to
mean sopping wet in border towns of
these neighboring states. No state
prohibition law can interfere with
interstate commerce, and liquor deal
ers in nearby wet territory may le-
gally fill orders for liquor from dry
Iowa, even to the extent of deliver
ing the goods at the doors of the
Iowa consumers. Druggists will be
permitted to handle alcohol for me-
dicinal purposes under a permit sys-
tenn, as at present.
The proposed prohibitory amend
ment to the constitution includes no
provision that is not already includ-
ed in the prohibitory law The sole
idea of the dry forces in amending
the constitution with prohibition
law already in effect is to fasten pro-
hibition that much firmer on the
state. A mere statute may be amend
ed or repealed at the pleasure of a
general assembly, whereas the consti-
tuition can be changed only through
an elaborate process, involving the
consent of the people.
Incidentally, Iowa as prohibition
state will not be so lonesome as it
may have been thirty years ago.
Fourteen states either already have
prohibition or have voted in favor of
it. Alabama, Arizona, Georgia,
Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, North
Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma
and West Virginia are now dry, and
Colorado, Oregon, Washington and
Virginia will go dry in 1916. The
senate of Utah has voted for prohibit
ton and the house is expected to fol-
low suit. Several of the states have
more drastic prohibitory laws than
Iowa's. For instance, Alabama will
not even allow it's newspapers to
print liquor advertisements or out
side newspapers carrying such adver-
tisements to circulate within the
state.-Sioux City Journal.