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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-03
Pick the Winner

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as They Appeared in Last Mondays Issue of the
Times Recorder. No Votes Have Been Count d
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Charge of the Ballot Box at Ten O'clock Saturday
Night
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-03
THRIFT cub CLOSES TONIGHT AT 1000

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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-03
WHO WILL BE WINNER
is QUESTION OF THE HOUR

The Battle of Ballots is Almost Over and Who Are The
Most Popular and Well Thought of Members fthe
Thrift Club Will Soon be Known-Votng Will
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-03
$4,000 GOLD PRIZE

$4,000 in Gold will be awarded to
the lodge, church, society or other or.
ganizatiOn. standing highest in The
Times Recorder Thrift Club. IDGivid.
ualS are allowed the privilege of du.
plicating all their votes for their fav-
Orite lodge, church or society. Organ
izatiOns competing under this head
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didates in any respect.
Eastern Star .............. 3O7,59O
Americas and Sumter County
Hospital ........... 3O6,9S0
Leslie WOOdman Circle 80. 3O6, 14O
Presbyterian Ladies' Aid
Society .................. sO1, 800
BrOnwOOd WOOdmen ........ 10000
Weston Masonic Lodge go. 3O2,62O
DISTRICT NO. 1.
CITY OF AMERICUS.
At least two prizes $1,000
Diamond Ring purchased from ThOs.
l.. Rel and a HOOsier "White Beauty
kitchen cabinet purchased from the A.
w. Smith Furniture CO.-WiIl be
awarded in this district.
Miss Fele Argo .......... 29O,92O
Miss Jessica Physioc ....... 29O,16O
Mrs. John Butts ........... 2S9, $50
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-03
s1.2OO.OO IN PRIZES

First Grand Prize $4,000 in Gold.
Second Grand Prize: $4,000 in Gold.
Prize for Lodge, Church, or other lnstitu-
ton: $4,000 in Gold.
Seven $1,000 Diamond Rings and seven
$4,000 Kitchen Cabinets as Dist. prizes.
A ten per cent cash commission to
every member of the Thrift Club who re-
mains active up until the close of the cam
paign, and who fails to win prize.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-03
DISTRICT TWO.

his includes all of Sumter County
west of the Central of Georgia Lines.
After the grand prizes have been
awarded, at least two prizes will be-
given to the highest in this district.
FIRST prize will be beautiful $4,000
Diamond Ring, purchased from Thos.
l.. Bell, Americas JeweIer. Second
Prize will be HOOsier "White Beauty.
hitcheh Cabinet, purchased from A, w.
smith Furniture Co., Americas furnL
ture dealers. We pay you 10 per
cent cash commission, ii you don't win
a prize.
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Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-25
COLCHESTER

Mrs. Eliza. Strong has returned from a visit with her daughter Mrs. John v. Reynolds in Norwich.
 Charles Oderman and Frank Gal1r- man of North Westchester were call CTS in town Monday.
 Several members of Oliver Wood house lodge No. 50, K of P, were in Willimantic "Wednesday attending the funeral of D. c. Barrows, a mem Der of the lodge.
 Mrs. Isaac Gillette, who was taken to St. Joseph's hospital, Winimantic, last Friday on account of stomach trouble. is reported as comfortable. Her husband Isaac Gillette visited her Wednesday. | Harry Friedman of New Haven is at his home on Norwich avenue for a few days vacation.
 Mrs. KraIl returned to her home in Newark, N. J., Wednesday, after sew eraI weeks visit with her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Kraft.
 John N. Strong was a recent visitor in Hartford.
 $. H. Kellogg. George Gilman, Rob ert Gilmore, c. F. Mcintosh and F. E. Baker were visitors in Norwich We'd nesday evening.
 Earl Holmes was a caller in TaI1tic Thursday.
 The biennial meeting and banquet of the Bacon Academy Alumni Asso- citation will be held Monday evening, June 2S, in Grange hall. The ladies of the grange will furnish the ban quet
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-25
Norwich Escaped Trusty at Westerly
Frank Shea Declares He Will Not Return State Hospital Large Class Graduated at Pawcatuck Grammar School
 Band Concert-Public Fairgrounds to Open Monday.

I classes of the Westerly High school enjoyed an outing at Atlantic Beach Thursday, making the trip by special | trolley cars. The members of the graduating class took @ sail on steam
 CT Westerly with Greenport aG desti- l nation.
 Eminent Commander Arthur N. Nash mustered 70 sir knights of NarraEan- sett comnandery for tho trip to Provi-
 dence and Rocky Point In observance from New London, Stonington and Mystic marched with Narragansett
 commandery in the parade dn Provi- 1 dence.
 Frank Shes- a trusty at the state hospital, Norwich, who took French leave. was trailed to Westerly Thurs day evening, but refused to return He
 was taken to the police station by Chief Brown for the hospital officers. Shea declared that he would not go ! back to the retreat and would give the officials second edition of Harry | ThaW.
 David Franklin Stillnan, clerk in the Westerly branch of the Industrial
 Trust company and a bank clerk for
 so consecutive years, reached his soth birthday Thursday. He is in good
 health and spirits. He was born in Hopkinton and when 2 years old his
 parents moved to New London, Seven
 years later they came to Westerly, and
 MT. Stillman has resided here ever
 since.
 The racer Sweet Marie, designed.
 built. owned and sailed by Commodore
 George F. Clark of Westerly, has re- ceived six inches more freeboard dur
 ing the winter and was launched
 Thursday. The racer is registered in
 the Watch Hill Yacht club and has
 often led the way over the race course
 ln competition with more pretentious
 craft and wealthier owners The com
 modore became grandfather on
 launching day and he felt happier than ever.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-25

MiddIetown.-In the library contest, St Aloysius T. A. B. society won with comparative ease, receiving 5,SS5, 625 votes. The high school was second. receiving 41S3.062 votes. and the Knights of Pythias third, with 1.25S,- 604 votes. The Saints majority over the high school was 1,702, ,526.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-25
Local Laconics.

MT. and Mrs. D. T. Coates of Afid- dleboro, Mass, are visiting friends in Westerly.
 Members of the T. s. J. society are on annual outing at Pleasant View, oc- cupying the Anderson cottage.
 The Potter Hills and Norwich Ma tionals are scheduled for game of baseball on the Vose grounds Saturday afternoon.
 Glenna Ennis, Bessie Fenelon. Bessie West and Julia Sullivan of Westerly and Elsie Larkin of Ashaway will graduate from the state normal school today.
 The public playgrounds will open for the season next Monday. Harry W. Burdic kanw Miss May Sullivan will be in charge of the Elm street grounds and J. Mazurkiewicz and Miss Clemen- tina DeRocco of Riverside park.
 Roscoe c. A. Babcock of St Johns bury, Vt. is here to escort his father to the Green Mountain state in the hope of benefiting his health, which has not been good for several months. His father is Abel Ba'bcock, commander of Hancock post G. A. R.
 The freshman. sophomore and junior
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-25
STONINGTON
Interesting Exercises at High School Graduation - Junior Prom - Miss Woodard, to Teach In Leen1inster, Presented Purse of Gold.

The graduating exercises of the Ston1nston High school were held in Borough hall, which was prettiIy dec orated, and the hall was filled with friends of the school and the gradu- atIng class. The exercises were as follows: Music. High School orches- tra-: prayer, Rev. Dwight c. Stone: | essay. The Birth of the Telephone. Raymond Charles O'Neil: singing, Senior class; essay, The Growing I'm portance of the Nurse, Madeline Mary McGrath; essay, The Profession of Law, Arthur Defosses: violin duet, Charles Wowne and Dutee Hall. es- say, What High School and College Mean to the Graduate; essay Diplo- macy of Armament, Matthew Carl sentatlon of the class, Principal F E. kutscher; presentation of diplomas William A. Wilcox, chairman Of town school committee; class ode. Senior class; music, Senior class.
 The Graduating Class.
 The list of graduates included: Ruth Bernice Abell, Lena Bendett, Sarah Bendett Mary Agnes Brophy, Herbert Leroy Candage Vernon Dennis Clark Marie Coffey, Catherine Louise Cush- man. Arthur Raymond Defosses, AIva. Rieta Denison. John Joseph Donahue. Eva Anna Edwards. Lillian Catherine Fallon, William Dean Fairbrother, G'ie|NS -hSlOCl FISH. hlnnle Agnes Flynn, Jessie Brown Gardiner. Edith Lyle Girven, Matthew Carl Graham. Marion Dorothy Harris Anne Twomey Henry, Carroll Walter Eoxie. Howard Dudley Leonard, Byron Francis Lewis, Ida Belle Maynard, James Dennis McGrath. Madeline Mary McGrath. Harold Raymond Mitchell, Frank Ralph Muller John Leon O'CouneU, Raymond Charles O'Neil. Mary Will Idns Robinson. Charles Oswald Ryon. Ethel Mildred Taber, Anna Sylvia Vargas, Hubert Raymond Teller.
 Reception and Dance.
 The junior prom, or the reception and dance of the class of 1916 to the class of 1915, was held Thursday eve ming in the Wequetequock casino and was an exceedingly pleasurable event. Music was furnished by CrandalPs Novelty orchestra The success of the affair was due to the arTangement of a committee composed of John W. Henry, Helen Winkler, Max KiIlars Robert King and Sarah Adamson.
 Picnic at Atlantic Beach.
 The members of the junior and sen- for classes of the Stonington High school, will have a joint outing at Atlantic beach today. The trip will be made by special trolley cars.
 Stonington High Alumni.
 There will be a meeting of teachers and alumni in the high school build ing this CFriday) evening. for the purpose of considering the formation of a permanent alumni association. If 1t planned to have the resident alumni
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-25
PLAINFIELD
Eighth Annual Graduating Exercises of High SchooI-CIass of 1915 Presents Purse of $50 Toward Piano Fund.

The eighth annual graduation of PlAinfeld High school was held in the Peoples theatre. Moosup, Wednesday 1 evening before a gathering of friends | of the school that crowded the large | hall to the doors. The class this year 1 contained Is students, Louise B. Car ] penter, Gladys V. Daggett, Louise M. Elliott, Nora H. Ellis, Florence R. Exley, Myra E. Mayhew, Clara T. Mo ran, Gladys C. Moran, Dorothy M. l Tracy, Mildred E. Whitehead and | Edith M. Williams, also Ralph w. Brown, George H. Carr, Homer L.. Dean, George W. Doyle, Vincent Flaw llins, Raymond J. Lathrop and John French.
 The class officers were: President, Homer L. Dean; vice president, Mil dred E. Whitehead; secretary, Dorothy NJ. Tracy: treasurer, Nora H. Ellis.
 For their motto the class selected Be sharp, be natural, but never fat!" Their colors were garnet and gold, and for their flower they chose the Amer ican Beauty rose.
 The exercises opened with prayer by Rev. A. H. Withee. The high school chorus next rendered The Red Scarf, by Bonheur; Homer L. Dean, reading Modern Science in the European War, followed. The Red Cross in the Euro pean War was read by its authoress, Miss Clara, l. Moran The Legend of the Chimes, De KoVen, by the high school chorus. Miss Gladys " Deggett read her prize winning essay entitled The Plant Wizard, a sketch concerning the life of Luther Burbank. Violin solo. Good Bye, Tosti, by Miss Myra essay, The Problem of the Unemployed. Dreaming, Shelley, by the high school chorus.
 President Homer L. Dean of the graduating class presented the school a purse of $50 to be added to the fund Frv- Jg,-7v, rnio fnr fEe -DT Supt. John l.. Chapman accepted the gift with a few well chosen remarks.
 The diplomas were awarded by Fred ericl1 T. Johnson of the town school committee.
 The class ode was finely sung by the class.
 The programme closed with a march by the orchestra.
 The graduating class occupied the stage and were attired in caps and gowns.
 Village Interests.
 MT. and Mrs Arthur Royle are in New London today attending the boat races.
 Miss Nettie Thorpe has returned to New London after a, brief stay with Plainfield relatives.
 MT. and Mrs. Simon coffey. Lillian A. Coffey and MT. and Mrs. Thomas Sullivan left for Attleboro Falls, Mass, to attend the funeral of Edward Gaff- ney today (FTlday).
 MT. and Mrs. Edward Daw1ey and family left Thursday for a brief stay with friends in Georgiaville, R. l.
 The large number of local people who attended Old Home week celebra- ton at Willimantic Thursday included Mrs. J. Sullivan. Mrs. Thomas King. Mrs. Harold Lewis, Mrs. Ashley and daughter Helen and Amy Newton.
 According to gossip heard around the railroad depot, Byron Haskell Is form ing a ball team and is to act as first baseman- manager.
 The Benefit club held meeting Tuesday evening.
 Road OiIing Begins.
 The annual visit of the oil car to Plainfield occurred Thursday. The l gravel has been placed on the main | thoroughfares and two oil autos are 1 busy spreading the oil
 Mr. and Mrs. John krausE have re- ,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-25
,terly band, Charles O. Gavitt

The Westerly band, Charles o. Gavitt leader, gave the weekly concert Thurs day evening in Wilcox park and rem dered this programme: March Curro Cucharees; overture Lutspiel; popular song. Dublin Bay: excerpts from Chin Chin: melange from famous operas; popular airs, When You Wore a Tulip, and On the 5.15: waltz, Cecile: selec- tion. At the Races: medley of new airs; march, Star Spangled Banner.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-25
10 for LOG

". J. Donnelly, Clayton Rood. John Kay. J. J. McGuire J. E. Ridgway, R. Love; midway. Thomas Pamforci.
 Mrs. John F. Brown was the guest of relatives in Willimantic, Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-25

The large aSsembIyTha1l of the West Broad street school. Pawcatuck was ] filled Thursday afternoon at the gram mar school graduation, under the di- rection of Principal Ephraim P. Col son. The stage was decorated with small flags and seasonable flowers. On the stage with Principal Colson, were William A. Wilcox chairman of the school committee Superintendent Woodworth and Rev. F. Stewart Kim ley pastor of the First Baptist church in Westerly. The program included three singing numbers which showed the careful and comptent training of Miss Harriet N. Woodland, whose long term as musical instructor of Ston- ington schools is now at an end. She has resigned and will move to Leom- inster, Mass. The exercises were as follows:
 Song, Bacarolle, grades and s; essay, The Red Cross, Blanche Cav itt; violin solo, Earle Leonard; recita~ tion, Trick versus Trick. Harold Tay- Tor; hornpipe, ten girls; A Review, James Kenyon: Seection from Poly anna. Ethel Wilson; song, Lullaby, grades and 8; The Weavers, four teen boys; presentation of class gift to the school. framed steel engraving of The Declara tion of Independence, Martin Ryan and accepted by Princi- pal Solson; presentation of diplomas by Chairman William A. Wilcox. The exercises closed with the singing of For Our Country's Flag by grades z and 8.
 Rev. F. Stewart Kin1ey awarded the P. s. Barber Memorial Fund prizes IS follows: for best essays: first prize, $20 in gold, to Lester Higinbotham; second prize, $1O, to James Bell; third prize, $5, to Martin Ryan. The first and second prize essays referred to the Panama Canal and the third to the Pequot Indians.
 The graduates are: Thomas Arnott, James F. Bell, B. Harold Bliven,, Mar cia. l.. Davis. Mary C. Dunn, Catherine F. Emmett. W. Walter Fannon, Blanche c. Gavitt, Pauline K. Hill, James H. Kenyon, Gladys V. Lawton, Earle H. Leonard, Hazel E. Main, An thony J. Rose, Martin J. Ryan, Isabel M. Shaw, Grace I. Smith. Gordon F. Spencer, Harry H. Sutcliffe, Harold F, Taylor, Ethel M Wilson.
 Mary C. Dunn has completed six successive school years without be- ing tardy or absent. From the time she entered school as a first grade pupil she has been absent only two and one-half days and then on ac- count of illness.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-25

In the golf tournament for the state championship at the Rhode Island Country club, the only upset of the second days play occurred when Roger Hovey, who won the gold medal on Tuesday and broke the 36 hole record of the course, fell before R. D. Rocks when he missed a comparatively easy putt on the 18th hole. All the other matches in both the first and second flights were closely contested. Dan F'airchiId was forced to go 20 holes to defeat Dr. Louis Tetlow of Westerly, 1 up to 20 holes. Macdonald beat Will liam Clark of Westerly, 1 up, 19 holes
 In the second round of the first flight, pr. Tetlow won by default, $. Beck man not appearing Henry L. Burdick of Westerly won from Mccall by de- fault. In the first round of the third flight, CrandaH of Westerly won from Linton by default, and in the second round Goldman beat CrandaI l up. The finals will be played off on Friday.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-25

turned to their home in Plainfeld from their wedding trip, which included Bridgeport, New York and Brooklyn. They will reside in one of the village tenements
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-25
Is Your Rheumatism
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Why Continue to Suffer When Rheuma
 Will Relieve Your Pain.

It is a sin to be a slave to the agon- ies of rheumatism whenever the weather changes. For 50 cents Lee & Osgood or any druggist will sell you 8 bottle of Rheuma. Use as directed and your pains will soon disappear.
 Read this proof: For six years. whenever the weather changed, I was a cripple from rheumatism One bot tie of Rheuma relieved me completely -J. K. Greenburg. 3S39 Cottage Grove avenue, Chicago, III.
 Original trade-marked Rheuma Gin liquid form only) will cleanse your kidneys of uric acid, purify the blood and Timber your joints and muscles. It is a doctors prescription-free from opiates or narcotics-and will not de- range the stomach.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-25
BALTIC
Odd Fellows to Have Big Field Day Instructions About Sounding Fire Alarm.

Loyal Samaritan lodge. No. 7e74, L o. o. F.. of Baltic, together with the different lodges from all over the state is to have a field day at Rich ards grove, Quaker Hill, Monday July 5th. There will be athletic sports and ball games. and refreshments will be served.
 Mrs. William Crabshew. of New Bedford, Mass, is visiting her daugh- ter, Mrs. Leonard Firth of High street.
 How to Sound Fire Alarm.
 In several places about the village notices have been posted calling at tention of the citizens to the method to be used in the future in sounding the alarm in case of fire. In all cases the men in charge of the boiler-room in the cotton mill should be notified at once when the fire is discovered and the whistle will sound the alarm as follows: Baltic Mills, one continu- ous blow Big Flats and High street, one long and one short, repeated three times: Little Flats and the business section one long, two short, repeated three times; Depot hill, one long and three short. to be repeated three times. In the past there has been much con- fusion whenever a fire occurred and the firemen did not know where to go and the new system fills a long-felt want.
 Miss Mary McManus of New Haven is the guest of Miss Catherine B. Smith.
 Picnic and Field Day.
 The Worlingmens Social club is planning to hold a picnic and field day early in July and the following committees were elected at a meet ing held recently: Chairman, Robert Love; secretary, James E. Ridgway; treasurer, Frank Marshall; printing, William J. Donnelly; prize committee. John Kay. John J. Macready, W. J. Donne1ly; dance. William Jones, Will liam MagiIl, Albert Cullen; refresh ments, Paul Etter, Frank Marshall Frank Love; sports, John J. Macready,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-25

The annual visit of the oil car to Plainfeld occurred Thursday. The gravel has been placed on the main thoroughfares and two oil autos are busy spreading the oil
 Mr. and Mrs. John krauss have re-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-25

The members of the junior and sen for classes of the Stoningtou High school, will have a joint outing at Atlantic beach today. The trip will be made by special trolley cars.
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Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-25

There will be a meeting of teachers and alumni in the high school build ing this CFriday) evening. for the purpose of considering the formation of a permanent alumni association IT it planned to have the resident alumni
New Britain herald., 1915-01-19
GALLANT PUT AWAY
 BY SAM ROBIDEAU
Bostonian Surprised by Philadclphian Before Bridgeport Club by SIccp-
 ing Potion in Fourth Round.

Bridgeport. Jan. 19.-Sammy Rob ideau of Philadelphia, knocked Gil- bert Gallant of Boston out in the fourth round of their scheduled 15 round bout here last night.
 The boys were engaged in a slash ing exchange of punches in the fourth round when Robideau sent in wicked right to the solar pleXus. Gallants arms dropped to his side and he swayed dizzily. Another right land ing flush on the jaw sent Gallant on his back He managed to rise at a count of seven, but was immediately foored again. He took six seconds and was up again, though in such dazed condition that he was really out on his feet. He attempted to hold on, and it was several seconds before Robidcau could shake him off and land the final blow to the jaw which sent him to the floor for the count.
 For the four rounds it went, the fight was one of the fastest and best ever fought here. The result of the bout came as a distinct surprise to ringsiders as Gallant was looked upon as one of the leading aspirants for titular lightweight honors Robideau. the victor, recently put up a slashing fifteen round bout with Joe Shugruc hcrc