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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-01
OBITUARY..
Miss Sibirian Berthiaun

The body of Miss Sfbirian Berthi-
aume, "a, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clement Berthiaume of Wauregan,
was brought to that village Wednes-
day from Providence, where Miss
Berthlaume died Tuesday in ST. Jo-
sephs hospital.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-01
TWO Members of Quartette Resian.

Mrs. G. E. Wilcox and Arthur Black
ledge members of the choir of the
Congregational church. have recently
resigned, to sing elsewhere. Their de-
parture will be greatly regretted. AS
a result of this change, there will no
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-01
A sIueuish Liver Needs Attsntien.

Let your Liver get torpid and you
are in for spell of misery. Every
body gets an attack now and them
Thousands of people keep their livera
active and healthy by using DR.. King
New life Pills. Fine for the Stom-
ach, too. Stop the Dizziness, Constipa-
ton, Biliousness and Indigestion Clear
the blood. Only csc at your Drug
Eriet
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-01
Publicity ~,Aoent for Circus.

Albert E. Greer of this city left We'd
nesday night for New York en- route to
Salisbury, N. c., where he will join the
Sparks circus. starting out the middle
of April on the advertising staff of the
circus.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-01
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Edwin n, FORSYTH,

Eliza Jane, widow of James Madison
Forsyth. IS, died at the home of her
son, Edwin H. Forsyth, in Mansfield,
Tuesday. She was born in Columbia
Aug. ID, 1881. the daughter of Ephraim
and Phoebe Esther Brown. The great
er part of her life was spent in Wind
ham, where she will be remembered
by many of the older residents. There
survive her one son, Edwin H, two
grandsons, James H. and William E.,
Of Mansfield, and three granddaugh-
tiers, May E. Forsyth and Mrs. E. H.
Bentley, of South Manchester, and Mrs
E. NJ. Linsley, of Sharon.
Peter Flaherty.
Peter F1aherty. 8S, Civil war veter-
an, formerly of South Coventry, died
at the Soldiers home in Noroton Tues
day night of pneumonia. He was a
member of Company D, 21st COMFY
and was well known in this vicinity
He is survived by one daughter Mrs
Benjamin Green, of South Coventry, a
son, John F1aherty, of Rockville, and a
brother, Dennis Flaherty, of this city
The body will be brought to this city
for burial.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-01
70 Supervise Shipment of Army Horses

who has been located in this city for
some time, and made many friends
during his stay here, has left for New
York. DIR. McKim will have charge of
a shipment of 1900 horses sailing to
France on the liner Champagne today
(Thursday).
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-01
What ,s eeino On Tonight
Y. M. C.. A, GYMNASTICS.

Obw etotuck Lodge, No. 16, 1. o. OF.
e0T Main Street
Regular Drill of Co. L., First c. N. G..
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-01

longer be a quattet at the church, but
volunteer chorus will aid in the sing
ing, with the remaining members of the
old Quartette.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-01
Recovering from Blood Poisoning.

Mrs. Merton C. Andrews of South
Coventry road, who has been in a seri-
Gus condition as the result of blood
poisoning, is now out of danger and
her recovery is confidently expected.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-01
Your chiId,. Cough !. . Call For tt.,p

Your chiId's Cough Is Cali Fer Heip
Don't put of treating your ChiId.s'
but often leads to more serious all
ments. Why risk? You don't have to.
DR.. Kings New Discovery Is just the
remedy your Child needs. 1t is made
with soothing. healing and antiseptie
and soothe your Child's Cough away.
No odds how bad the Cough or how
long standing, DIR. Kings New Dis
coyery will stop it It's guaranteed.
Just get a bottle from your Druggtst
and try it.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-01
FUN ERALS.
Mrs. A. r. Gillette.

Funeral services for Mrs A. r. Gill
lette were held at o'clock Wednesday
afternoon in the Congregational church
in Hebron. Rev. E. o. Mead of Exeter
oHciated. Burial was in the church
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-01
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM news
DANIELSON

Norwich Rector to Deliver Lenten
Address Buffalo Firm Provides
For Burial of Henry Cole-PinochIe
Scores-chief PiTIine to Secure Ex-
tradition Papers For Edward ZaI-
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-01

the gath congress of the Daughters of
the American Revolution, which has
been held in West Hartford the past
two DAYS,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-01
OBITUARY.,
John Brennan.

John Brennan. rs. died at his home,
1T Church street, Tuesday night. He
had been in poor health for several
years. Mr.. Brennan had lived in Put
nam about half a century and worked
for, forty years as a wool sorter at the
plant of the Putnam Wooden company
He leaves his wife.
Easter. Concert.
+ The Easter concert of the Sunday
school is to be held at the Baptist
church Sunday evening at o'clock.
The concert is to be followed by bap-
tiSm.
Abingdon Delegation at Hartford.
committee of Wolf Den grange of
Arlington, in the town of Pomfret,
went to Hartford Wednesday to APP
pear before the Public Utilities COM
mission in an endeavor to have a
morning eastbound passenger train
make g. stop at the Abingdon station.
Arlington people would greatly appre-
ciate such a change.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-01
WEL<L<IMANTIC
sLAY BOUND OVER.

! in the store, and Hillhouse & Taylor
made and Installed the woodwork.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-01
PUTNAM

AdVentists Appoint Conference Dele
sates-Baptist Church to Celebrate
Ninth Anniversary Postmaster
Alexander Gilman in Charge of Or
fice-Postmaster r. G. Letters 20
Years Service,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-01
Dr.. Frederick e, johnson.

The funeral of DR.. Frederick E. John
son was held from his home at Mans
field Depot at noon Wednesday, Rev.
E. w. barrow of Wilmington officiating.
The bearers were Col. w. H. Hall of
Wilmington, Prof. E. Smith and Prof.
Charles Wheeler of AStorrs and F. o.
Vinton of Eagleville. Burial was in
the Storrs cemetery at Spring Hill, in
charge of Funeral Director Jay M.
ShRnard
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-01
Viola May Syphers.

The funeral of Viola May Syphers
was held at ST. PauIs P E. church at
8 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, Rev.
c. L. Adams officiating. The bearers
Aimee Marrotte, Joseph Burnet. Burial
was in the Willimantic cemetery, in
charge of Funeral Director Jay M.
Shepard.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13

moscys over from Plainfield, N. j.,
where she lives with Herman, and
proceeds to sew lot of pillow slips
and things for Aunt Martha.
One morning while Peaches and
were at breakfast, Elsie meandered in,
bearing in her hand a wedding invita-
ton which Herman had forwarded to
her from Plainfeld.
Being, as / say, privileged charac-
ter, she does pretty much as she likes
around the bungalooza
Elsie read the invitation: "Mr and
Mrs. Rudolph Ganderkurds request
der honor of your presence at der
marriage of deir daughter, Verbena.
to Galahad Schalzenberger, at der
home of der brides parents, Plainfield.
n. ]. March Sixteenth. R. S. V. p"
Veil" said Elsie, 81 know der Gan
derkurds und l know deir daughter,
Verbena. und l know Galahad Schmal-
zenberger; he's fioorwalker in Bauer
haupt's grocery store, but l doan'd
know vot it is dot R. s. V. P. yeti"
l gently kicked Peaches on the in
step under the table, and said to Elsie,
well, that is new one on me. Are
you sure it isn't B. & o. or c. r. R.
of n. j.? I've heard of those two rail-
roads in New Jersey, but never heard
of the r. S. v. p"
For the first time in her life since
she's been able to grab sentence
between her teeth and shake the pro-
nouns out of it Elsie was faxed.
She kept looking at the invitation
and saying to herself, "R. S. v. P.!
Vot is it? l know der honor of your
presence; l know der brides parents,
but | don't know R. S. v. P"
All that day Elsie wandered through
the house muttering to herself: "R S.
v. P! Vot is it? Is it some secret
between the bride and groom? r. S.
v. p! 1t ain'd my initials, because
they begin NIT E. S. Vot is dot R. s.
v. P? Vot is it? Vot is it?"
That evening we were all at dinner
when Elsie rushed in with a cry of
Joy. II got it," she said. Il haf un-
tied der meaning of dot R. S. v. P.
1t means Real Silver Wedding Pres
ents!"
/ was just about to drink glass of
water, so / changed my mind and
nearly choked to death.
Peaches tried to say something
which resulted in a gurgle in her
throat, while Uncle Peter fell OF his
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13

Becker and Paskert al bat the resul
was neat collection Of extra base
hits.
1--WE used to laugh at that club,
said Doom. 'They changed signs
every inning. They watched every
move we made to discover how We
were getting their signs. 1t never
dawned upon them that their catcher
was handing US the signals on a sill
yer plate. 1t was so easy that We
were afraid some of the other clubs
would get on to it, and we told the
young catcher what he was doing
after we had hammered the ball fol
several victories, of course"
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
NO IDEA
What Caused the Trouble.

81 always drank coffee with the rest
of the family, for it seemed as if there
was nothing for breakfast if we did
not have it on the table.
II had been troubled for some time
with my heart, which did not feel
right. This trouble grew worse
steadily.
Sometimes it would beat fast, and
at other times very slowly, so that
would hardly be able to do work for
an hour or two after breakfast, and il
walked up hill, it gave me severe
pain.
81 had no idea of what the trouble
was until friend suggested that per
haps it might be coffee drinking.
tried leaving off the coffee and began
drinking Postum. The change came
quickly. am glad to say that l am
now entirely free from heart trouble
and attribute the relief to leaving OF
coffee and the use of Postum.
"A number OF my friends have aban-
doned coffee and have taken up Post
um, which they are using steadily.
There are some people that make
Postum very weak and tasteless. but
If m ade according to directions, 1t is
a very delicious beverage" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Greek.
Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum CereaI-the original form
must be well bci!ed. 15c and 25c pack
ages.
Instant Postum soluble powder
dissolves quickly in cup Of hot wa.
ter, and, with cream and sugar, makes
delicious beverage instantly. goo
and zoe tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious and
cost about the same per cup.
There's q Reason" for Postum.
sold BY GrocerR
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13

en-, because I'm a nervous womS
am that" And then the Duchess of
Deviled Kidneys got strangle hold
on her green umbrella and ducked for
the grub foundry.
Aunt Martha sighed and went in the
house.
Hep said; this scene with Her
Highness of Clamchowder ought to be
an awful warning to you. No man
should get married these days unless
he's sure his wife can juggle the fry
ing pan and take a fall out of an egg
'beater. They've had eight cooks in
eight days, and every time a new face
comes in the kitchen the coalscuttle
screams with fright
you can see where they've worn a
new trail across the lawn on the re-
treat to the depot.
Its an awful thing, Hep! Our
paiates are weak from sampling DIFF
ferent styles of mashed potatoes. =.
we had one last week who an
swered roll call when you yelled Phyl-
lis.
Isn't that peach of handle for
Kitchen queen with a map like
the Borough of Bronx on a dark night ?
She came here we'll recommended
by herself. She said she knew how
to cook backward.
We believed her after the first
meal, because that's how she cooked.
Phyllis was very inventive girl.
She could cook anything on earth
or in the waters underneath the
earth, and she proved it by trying to
mix tenpenny nails with the baked
beans.
When Phyllis found there was no
shredded oats in the house for break
fast she changed the cover of the
washtub into sawdust and sprinkled it
with the whisk broom, chopped fine.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
John Henry on Servant Problem
WGeOlqeVHObart

chair and landed on cat which had
never done him any harm.
Elsie's Interpretation of that wed
ding invitation is going to set Herman
Schulz back several dollars. or I'm
not foot high.
And maybe they don't have theil
troubles at Troolyrooral with the serv
ant problem.
It's one hard problem that-and no
body seems to get the right answer
One morning later on Peaches and
were out on the top porch drinking In
the glorious air and chatting with
Hep Hardy. who had come out tc
spend Sunday with us, when Aunt
Martha came bustling out. followed by
Uncle Peter. who, in turn. was fol
lowed by Lizzie Joyce, their latest
cook.
Lizze wore new lid, trimmed with
prairie grass and field daisies, hang
ing like shade over the left lamp;
she had grouchy looking grip in one
hand and a green umbrella with black
freckles in the other.
She was made up to catch the first
train that shifted into the station.
Aunt Martha whispered to us plain
lively: Lizzie has been here only
two days, and this makes the seventh
time she has started for town."
But Lizzie took the center of the
stage and scowled at her audience.
I'm takin' the next train for town.
mem!" she announced with consider.
able bitterness.
Uncle Peter made a brave effort to
scowl back at her. but she flashed
her lanterns at him and he fell back
two PAGES to the rear.
What is it this time, Lizzie?" in
Quired Aunt Martha.
Lizzie put the grouchy grip down,
folded her arms, and said: "Oh. have
me grievances,"
Uncle Peter sidled up to Aunt
Martha and said in hoarse whisper:
My dear, this shows a lack of firm
ness on your part Now leave every
thing to me and let me settle this OBJ
streperous servant once and for all!
Uncle Peter crossed over and got
in the limelight with Lizzie.
1T occurs to me-" he began in pol
ithed accents, that this is an occa-
sion upon which I should publicly
point out to you the error of your
ways, and send you back to your hum
Bile station with better knowledge
Of your status in this household"
Scat" said Lizzie, and Uncle Pc
ter began to fish for his next line.
81 want you to understand" he went
on, that l pay you your wages!"
Sure, il you didn't" was Lizzie's
comeback, I'D land on you good and
hard, that I would. What else are
you here for, you fathead?"
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13

WHEN Peaches and get tired Of the
W Big Town-tired of it's noises and
hullabaloo; tired of being tagged by
taxis as we cross a street; tired OF
watching grocers and butchers hoist
ing higher the highest cost Of living
that's our cue to grab choo-choo and
breeze out to Uncle Peter Grants
farm and bungalow in the wilds OF
Westchester, which he calls Trooly-
rooral
Just to even matters up, Uncle Pc
ter and his wife visit us from time to
time in our amateur apartment in the
Big Town.
Uncle Peter is a very stout old gem
tleman. When he squeezes into our
little fiat the walls act as If they were
bowlegged
Uncle Peter always goes through
the folding doors sideways, and every
time he sits down the man in the
apartment below us kicks because we
move the piano SO often.
Aunt Martha is Uncle Peters wife
and she weighs more and breathes
oftener.
When the two of them visit our bird
cage at the same time the janitor has
to go out and stand in front of the
building with view to catching it
if it falls.
When We reached Troolyrooral we
found that Cousin Elsie" Schulz was
also visitor there.
Cousin Elsie" is a sort of privileged
character in the family, having lived
with Aunt Maria for over twenty years
as sort of housekeeper
They call her Cousin Elsie" just to
make it more difficult.
Three or four years ago Elsie mar
ried Gustave Bierbauer and quit her
job.
Cousin Elsie" believes that con-
versation was invented for her exclu-
sive use, and the way she can grab
bundle of the English language and
break it up is a caution
Language is the same to Elsie as a
siphon Is to highball-and that's a
whole lot.
Two years after their marriage old
Gustave stopped living so abruptly
that the coroner had to sit on him.
The post mortem found out that
Gustave had died from a rush of
words to his brainpan
The coroner also found, upon fur
ther examination, that all of these
words had formerly belonged to Elsie.
with the exception of a few which
were once the property of Gustave's
favorite bartender
After Gustave's exit Aunt Maria
tried to get Elsie back on her job, but
the old Dutch had her eye on Her.
man Schulz, and finally married him.
So now every once in while Elsie
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
MUSSEL MUD As FERTILIZER
Organic Remains of Sheilfish Secure
Fertility to Poorest and Most
Exhausted Soil.

Consul Frank Deedmeyer writes
from Charlottetown, P. E. l., Canada:
In most of the bays indenting the
shores of Prince Edward island are
found extensive deposits of mussel
shells. so called locally. being organic
remains of countless generations OF
oysters. mussels, clans, and other BIZ
valves of the ocean, and of crusta-
ceous animals generally. The shells.
usually more or less intact, are found
imbedded in dense deposits of mud
like substance and this combination Is
fertilizer of high value and potency.
1t supplies small quantities of phos-
pilates and alkalies. An ordinary
dressing of it secures fertility in a
striking manner to the poorest or most
exhausted soil. The shells decay slow
ly. year by year, throwing off a film
Of fertilizing stuffs. The deposits
around Prince Edward island vary
from five to twenty-five feet in depth
They are taken up by dredging ma
chimes worked from RATS in summer
DR. from the ice in winter.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13

'Fathead echoed Uncle Peter in
astonishment
Peter, leave her to me-" pleaded
Aunt Martha.
Bpt Uncle Peter rushed blindly
on to destruction. Elizabeth" he
said sternly, lin view of your most un.
refined and unladylike language, 1t be
hooves me to reprimand you severely.
will therefore"
Then Lizzie and the green umbrella
struck Casey-at-the-bat pose, and cut
in: 'G'wan away from me with your
dime novel talk or I'll place the back
of me unladylike hand on your jowls!''
Peter" warningly exclaimed the
perturbed Aunt Martha.
Yes, Martha, you're right the old
gentleman said, turning hastily. Il
must hurry and finish my correspond
ence before the morning mail goes. -
And he faded away.
1t isn't an easy matter to get serv-
ants out here" Aunt Martha whis-
pered to us. Il must humor her.
Now, Lizzie, what's wrong?"
You told me, mem, that l should
have a room with a southern expos
ure.' said the Queen of the Bunga.
low
And isn't the room as described %
asked Aunt Martha.
The room is all right, but | don't
care for the exposure" said the Prin-
cess of Porkchops.
We'll. what's wrong" insisted our
patient auntie.
Sure, said the Baroness of Bread
Pudding, the room is SO exposed,
mem. that every breeze from the North
Pole just nachully hikes in there and
keeps me settin' UP in bed all night
shiverin' like l was shakin' dice for
the drinks. When l want that kind
OF exercise I'll hire out as chamber.
maid in cold storage. I'm cook,
| mem, it's true, but I'm no relation to
Doctor Cook, and / amt eager to
sleep In room where even a Polar
bear would be growlin' for a fur
coat"
Very well, Lizie," said Aunt Mar.
tha, soothingly. '1'll have storm win.
dows put on at once and extra quilts
sent to the room, and a gas stove il
you wish"
"All right, men," said the Countess
of Cornbeef, removing the lid. I'll
stay, but keep that husband Of yours
with the woozy lingo out of the Ntch'
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
EASY TO GET SIGNALS
Story Related by Charlie DOOM
Gives Insight to Method.
observation of Catchers Habits Is
Said to Have Landed PhiIIies
Many Victories From an op-
posing Team.

Former Manager Charlie Doom of
tne Phlllies. later with the Cincinnati
REDS and now with the New York
Giants, tells story which may give
an insight into the signal tipping"
"nlch We fans read so much about.
1t indicates how a little observation
may help BAN club 1t shows that
1t Is not necessary for a wise team
10 nave fellow with a field glass In
center field to know when to swing
on a fast one and when to watch the
curve float outside the plate.
The Phillies were playing in a west
ern city one day and young catcher
was behind the plate for the opposing
club
Gosh, but that fellow has funny
habit" remarked one of Dooins young
men to nobody in particular. He
holds his glove in front of his face
with his fingers pointed upward for
fast one. He holds the mitt at his
knees, with the fingers pointed toward
the ground, for curve"
..Well, now, that is a funny habit.
.snt it?" remarked DOOM And
would suggest that, having observed
such peculiarities, you might have
thought that they would be OF value
to this club. I'll show you some
thing"
Whereupon Doom. either from the
bench or the coacher's box, watched
the position of the catcher's mitt. II
ne held 1t high for a fast one the
Phillies' chief shouted some such word
as peaches" and the batsman dug
his toes into the dirt, took a healthy
swing and slammed the ball. With
such sluggers as Cravath, Luderus;
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
NOTES OfMe
DIAMOND

Connie Mack says he will build W
another pennant winner.
AL Wickland continues to rap the
ball hard for Pittsburgh.
Harold Janvrin, schoolboy infielder
is playing great game for the Rec
Sox.
The Mobile club of the Southern
league has gone into the hands OF 6
receiver.
Pol Perritt, the pitcher with the
Giants, is rounding into good condi
tion at last.
Jean Dale, one of Charlie Herzog's s
six pitchers, is making quite an en-.
viaSle reputation.
Fielder Jones could use Armando
Marsans at present If the courts would
only dissolve that Injunction
Ray Caldwell, one OF the creates.
hurlers in the world last season, isn't
looking 80 formidable this year.
Ty Cobb has made 81 homers in
nine years. At that rate he won't
make his one hundredth homer until
1924.
Home-Run Frank Baker is hittinp
.260 in the Delaware County league
He's more interested in heifers than
hits now.
By little quick work Connie Mack
grabbed Malone of Mt. st. Joseph's
college. just when Yale was about to
draft him.
A new aviation school was opened
by the department for Sefense at
Christiania June /, and 2S young men
applied for admission; IS as aviators
and ten as observers. The course for
the aviators lasts FIVE months; that
for the observers lasts only two weeks.