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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-07

all the builders have work enough to
hold them over during the winter
months and ~sw contracts are being
signed every zay.
Hartford.-Thc engagement of Miss
Charlotte Manross Kimball of the fac
Ulty of Hartford public high school the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James d.
Kimball of Orange, Mass. to Ralph
Townsend Stevens of Cape May, N J.,
has been announced.
Thompsonville. - Rev. Stanislaus
Federkiewicz, formerly of st. Mary's
church, New London, pastor of st.
Adelbert's (Polish) church in Thomp-
sonville, now in course of erection, ex-
poets to say mass in the new church
edifice on Sunday. December 20.
The common hen lays about 500
or 500 egs in 10 years.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-07
WHITLocK NOT GOING
TO MAKE PUBLIC SPEECHES
Declined to Address the Pittsburgh
Commercial Club.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Dec. 6.-Brand
Whitlock, United States minister to
Belgium, who arrived here en- route
from Washington to his home in To-
ledo, Ohio, by automobile, resumed his
trip today. He is accompanied by his
wife and her mother, Mrs. c. r. Brain
erd of Springfield, Mass. While here
Mr.. Whitlock was asked to address
the Pittsburgh Commercial club. Mrs.
Whitlock answered for her husband,
saying he would be glad to if he We're
going to make any public speeches,
but that he was not going to do SO.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-07
Banners Awarded.

strations of first aid to the injured,
recitations and music.
Banners Awarded.
The banners awarded for perfect at
tendance and the greatest number of
points in the Baptist Sunday school
were given to the Senior class of Way
land Morgan, the intermediate class of
Miss Alice Chester and the Primary
class of Miss Annie Spicer
Guests at Gard Tables.
Maple Leaf camp, Royal Neighbors,
entertained several out of town guests
at whist Monday evening.
A meeting of the Mizpah class well
he held on Wednesday afternoon with
Mrs. H. S. Foster.
The Farther Lights society met on
Monday night at the parsonage. An
interesting hour was passed.
Mrs. Thomas Perkins has returned
to her home in New Londoh.
Mrs. j H. Webster, who has been
i'll is better
Miss Fife Lamb will be hostess fol-
the Reading club this week.
a meeting of the selectmen will be
held today in the town hall.
There is no Improvement in the
condition of Mrs. Elizabeth Latham
Mrs. Hattie Daboll has been visiting
friends in New London.
Mrs. Ashley is spending a few days
on Fishers Island.
At Fishers Island.
Mrs. Belle Wilcox has gone to Mys-
tic Island and will spend the winter
with her son, Gilbert Wilcox. who is
caretaller there.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shirley are
entertaining Mrs. Nellie Bailey Of Bos-
ton.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-07

New 5ritain-The season for shawls
IS on and consequently the fremen are
busy filling orders. One handsome
product has already been turned out
and three others are to be made soon
The shawl making industry in the
city fire houses is the one best man
aer in which t ostave off dull mo-
nents and each winter many finished
shawls are turned out from the wooden
;kenes placed at the firemens dis
Josal by those placing the orders.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-07

Clifford w. Campbell was granted
permission to build conduit across
Elm street in front of his residence,
SO that wires could be carried un-
foreground and a pole eliminated. John
Spenazo, who said he was a taxpayer
and had resided in Westerly 20 years,
was denied license for a pool table
at Sc Pierce street. A bunch of bills
for work in connection with the town
hall building, led Councilman Flynn
to remark that there was some cost to
the maintenance of the town building
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-07
WIRELESS TELEGRAPH SETS
ON FOREIGN SHIPS SEALED
Precaution Taken Because of Presence
of British Cruiser Off Coast of GAL
weston.

Galveston. Texas, Dec. Omitted
States customs authorities today seal
ed all the wireless telegraph sets OF
foreign ships in port as a precaution
because of the presence of a British
cruiser just outside the three mile lin
it here for several hours yesterday. 4
port that a cruiser had communicated
in a wireless code message with one
of the vessels in port could be veri-
fed.
Authorities believe that the cruisers
presence has something to do with
the American steamship Ausa BILE
which is laden with cotton seed cake
for Swedish ports and is awaiting or
ders. The British admiralty has class
ed the Ausable as an enemy ship.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-07
FREIGHT RATES SCARED
ON THE BALTIC EXCHANGE
Reach Unprecedented Figure Because
of Scarcity of Tonnage.

London, Dec. 6, 5.02 p. m.-Freights
scared to an unprecedented height to-
day on the Baltic exchange because of
scarcity of tonnage, the most notable
rise being in connection with rgiver
Platte traffic. The rate thence to the
United Kingdom was reported at lis
shillings.
For rice from Burma to Great Bril-
tain or the continent, 12O shillings was
paid.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-07
Local Laconics.

/ The hearing on the appeal OF DR.
Percy A. Senior, of Westerly, from
the action of the board of health, has
been further continued to January TO-
At the musical institute held Mon
day in the New London Vocational
school, Silas T. Nye, principal of the
Elm street school. presented paper
on Personal Observations of a Teach
er on the Value of Public School Mu-
sic.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-07
NOANK

Banners Awarded Sunday School
CIasses-RoyaI Neighbors Entertain
at Cards.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-07

South MISREPRESENTATION the
winter season is advancing the build
ing business is just as brisk as it was
in the spring of the year. Never in
the history of the town was there so
many houses in the course of con-
structiOn at this season of the year as
there is at the present time. Nearly
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-07
sTONINGTON

Officers Elected by Ocean Blew Com
mandery-Writ of RepleVin Served
on Officer Who Attached Sylvia
Brothers Store.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-07

Mapping. Rev Mr.. Hamilton of
Carbendale, Pr, to whom a call was
extended for the pastorate of the Wap-
ping Congregational church, has ac-
cepted at 5000 a year and is expect
ed to preach his first sermon the first
of the new year
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-07

PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-07

Sheath, of New Haven, and H. Clinton
Lathrop of Willimantic, were in Mid
dletOwn to attend the annual meeting
of the Connecticut Industrial School
for Girls
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-07

The Camp Firs Girls are to have an
entertainment consisting of demon
strations of first aid to the injured,
recitations and music
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-07

The common hen lays about 500
or 500 egs in 10 years.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-07
WESTERLY man SEEKS LICENSE
Counsel for Charles D. Havens Rejected by Town Council
Files Second Application rs Year Tax Exemption for
New Industry-Seven Arrests During November Ugh
School Boys Smoking Prohibited

as we'll as the town highways. The
school committees request that warm
Ing signs to automobiIiRts be placed
near tho schoo1houBeE. Refcrrod TO the
highway committee with power.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-07

Including the salary of the overseer
of the poor and also the salary of the
keeper of the town farm, a total of
SIS the expense to the town of West
erly for the care of the poor for the
month of November which included
Thanksgiving, was S219.64 gross or
S144.64 net or less than IS a day for
the support of the poor and all in
cidental expenses, except salaries.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-07

NieoIo Capable, employed in the
Crumb quarry, located in Bradford,
was seriously injured while at work
Monday assisting in handling a block
of granite weighing several tons. The
massive rock struck and crushed Ca
palbo's right foot. DIR. Mari was
summoned and cared for the injured
man, giving first aid, until the real
injury was ascertained. DR.. Mari
brought Capable to the Office of DIR.
Scanlon in Westerly and an X-ray
view was taken of the crushed foot.
DR.. MARI will probably send Capal-
DO to the Rhode Island hospital, but
at this time it is not believed ampu-
tation will be necessary.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-21
BIG SMOKE GOES
 BACK ID SPAIN
Hopes To Get To England Without Passports, Which Are Refused
 Him By United States.

HAVANA, Cuba, April 21.-Jack Johnson, defeated heavyweight cham pion of the world, left here today, sailing on a steamer going direct to Spain. His white wife accompan- jed him. Johnson hopes to reach England in spite of the fact that the United States government refuses to issue to him passports showing his American citizenship. The British au- thorities have made an order that all foreigners arriving or leaving Great Britain must have passports or they will be arrested.
 The American government, through Secretary of State w. J. Bryan, in- sists that Johnson is fugitive from justice and all consular agents have been advised not to grant him pass ports. It is hoped that he will en- deavor to return to the United States, when he will be forced to serve a sentence for white slavery.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-21
MEX|CANS FIRE AT
 ARMY AVIATOR Gen. Funston Immediately Demands Explanation and Mexican Gen.
 eraI Apologies.

BROWNSVILLE, Tex, April 21.- Carranza troops fired upon a United States army aviator while the latter was flying over Fort Brown today. Hundreds of shots were fired by the infantry of the Mexican division camped across the line in Matamoros.
 Immediately Gen. Funston sent an orderly to the Mexican commander de- manding an explanation, while the border patrol was doubled and the American troops massed as if for an assault upon the Mexican line. The explanation and apology was immedi- ately given by the Mexican command CT, who acted without attempting to wire to Vera Cruz for instructions from First Chief Carranza.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-21
Notice of spee,ar Meeting of the Stockholders of the Valdez Electric Company.

Notice Is hereby given that a spec. ial meeting of the stockholders ot the Valdez Electric Company. will be held at the offices of the company, in 'he town of Valdez, Alaska, on Thursday, the 22nd day of April, 1915, at the hour of ? o'clock, in the after noon of said day. for the purpose of considering the question of increasing the capital stock of said company, from it's present capitalization, name ly twenty-five thousand dollars, d. vided into twenty-five hundred shares of the par value of ten dollars each, to the sum of one hundred thousand dollars. which shall be divided into one hundred thousand shares of the par value of one dollar each. Also authorizing the company to amend It's articles of incorporation, so that It's indebtedness may be increased to a sum not to exceed fifty thousand dol lars, with full power to issue bonds in payment of all of its indebted ness, and to mortgage or otherwise hypothecate its property or any part thereof, for the purpose of securing such indebtedness. Also authorizing the company to amend its articles of incorporation, so that 1t may acquire by purchase or otherwise water rights, water power, and the lands incident al thereto, and that it may reduce the number of it's directors from seven to three.
 And you are hereby notified to be present at said meeting either in per son, or by your regularly authorized proxy or attorney in fact for the pur- pose of considering said questions.
 This notice is hereby served on you by publication thereof. in the Valdez Daily Prospector, newspaper published at Valdez. Alaska. which is the principal place of business of said company. Said notice will be publisfed in said newspaper for eight consecutive weeks. beginning with the issue of February 24th, 1915. and end ing with the issue of April 21st, 1915. Witness our hands as directors of said company. this 23rd day of Feb ruary, 1915.
 B. E. RITCHIE.
 w. M. FINICAL, .s...
 GEO. J. LOVE,
 Directors.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-21
CHICAGO STRIKE
 BE SETTLED

CHICAGO, April 21.-The state board of arbitration will settle the trouble between the building contract. ors and the union carpenters. Both sides have agreed to have the board hear the evidence and settle the trou- ble. The men are to return to work immediately. All the workers on buildings who went out in sympathy with the carpenters are also to re- turn to work and building construc- tion is to be resumed.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-21
Your Last Chance,

The Little Place has received on the Northwestern: Bottled Book Beer and will be sold as long as it lasts, four quarts for $1O0 As the Rainier brewery suspends operations next January, it will be likely that nd more real book beer will be brewed.
 w. I. LEVY.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-21
Catholic Dance,

Saturday, April 24th, benefit dance will be given for the convent at Moose hall. After the dance a good lunch will be served at midnight. The la dies are asked to have the lunch brought to the hall before 7::30 o'clock in the evening. k25
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-21

Rev. Chas. s. Price, formerly in charge of the local Congregational church. has accepted call to Santa Rosa. California.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-21
Masonic Meeting.

Masonic Meeting. A special meeting of the Valdes Masonic Lodge. No. 16S. will be held tonight at eight o'clock. Work in the first degree.
 ED. WOOD. Secretary.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-21

Ladies and children's spring an summer hats at The Emporium.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-21

The Seward Gateway reports that District Attorney Spence and bis as- sistant, w. A. Munley, have purchased several lots in the westward town. The lots were purchased while the attorneys were in the westward town to settle the case of the right to tide lands upon which a number of people had squatted.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-21

The steamers of the Admiral Line will leave Seattle at p. m. here after instead of 10 a. m. as has been the custom for the past few months. The change was made for the con- venience of the travelling public.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-21

See Tod Winter for your watch aud jewelry repairing at E. Winters store. All work guaranteed. t
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-21

Ladies Aid Meet Tomorrow.
 The Ladies Aid of the Congrega- tional church meets tomorrow after noon at the parsonage. All members are requested to attend the meeting.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-21

Swan hangs wallpaper. If
 Sidney Drake is passenger on the Mariposa bound for Seward.
 Clearance sale of rubbers; 25 and 35 cents in children, girls and boys sizes at Snyder's Store. k25
 Large stock of cut glass and Paris ian ivory at Valdez Drug Co. If
 Matt Reich is on the Mariposa headed for Seward.
 Home cooked dinner served at Mrs. M. Oison's on Hobart street, $ o'clock on week days, 5 o'clock on Sundays Dinner 50 cents. If
 Remington and Smith Premier type. Drug Co. If
 Thirty per cent. discount for cash on anything in Rudolphs store for 30 days beginning Wednesday, the 21st
 New spring coats direct from New York at E. Winters. If
 Spring is here. Get your disinfect- ants, at Valdez Drug Co. If
 Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver mans the tailor. Telephone 19s.
 FOR SALE-Either one of my horses with or without express wag- on. City Express. k1S
 Fresh Koenigs. Augustine Kyer. and Shull's candies at Valdez Drug Co. If
 R Redpath is in town from Shoup bay.
 Attorney Capers, of Cordova, re. turned to the railroad town on the 
 Animated Weekly and change of pictures tonight at the Orpheum.
 See Tod Winter for your watch aud jewelry repairing at E. Winters store. All work guaranteed. t
 Ladies and children's spring and summer hats at The Emporium. If
 Rev, Chas s. Price, formerly in
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-21

Animated Weekly and change 0 pictures tonight at the Orpheum.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-21

Clearance sale of rubbers; 25 and 95 cents in children, girls and boys sizes at Snyder's Store. k25
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-21

Sidney Drake is a passenger on the Mariposa bound for Seward.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-21

Large stock of cut glass and Paris ian ivory at Valdez Drug Co. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-21
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Swan hangs wallpaper.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-21

Attorney Capers, of Cordova. re turned to the railroad town on tn Northwestern.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-21

Matt Reich is on the Mariposa headed for Seward.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-02-04
SCOTLAND NECK, n. G., TEIUgSI Az, FEBRUARY i, lsl5
Fresh ] MI" =:=:=*:
HIS CENSORSHIP VAS STRICT
Duke of Weliineton's Oraer Prevented
World Knowing 50, It Result
Of WaEerioo

The absolute embargo which has
been decreed upon war news by near
ly every war departnel 1t Of Europe
brings to attention ag~in the cid
question Of the rights Of the public
and the necessities Of the strategists
il . campaign to prevent their move
ments becoming known 20 the enemy.
Even century ago." says T.
Lauriston Bullard in his book On ''Fa-
nous War Correspondent: s." the Duke
CT Wellington was registering pre-
tests against such q mil. type Of war
reporting SIS that dom by Crabhe
Robinson in the penins5 Ia.
In 1909 the duke declared that in
some instances the FL .lish nevspa-
pers have accurately ST ted not only
the regiments cccuDyiDy q position,
but the number CT me1 ct for duty
Of which each reeir1e.2t was COM
posed, ard this intelliger ce must have
reached the enemy at the same time
it did me, at 3 n1omeu at which il
was most important tEat he should
not receive IT,"
This author is Of the opinion that
but f0r the protests Of le Iron Duke
the world would know {. z more about
the batttie OF Waterloo han was pos
siL,a il the absence c trained mar.
rators.
The present degree # secrecy is
So complete that the newspapers ot
London are al protesting privately e
tie var Office and pul4icly in tl.eil
editorial columns, aud taere is Iikely
to be some relaxation Of the rule.
In his discussion Of the whole oues
ton OF publicity of war news and Tx
demands which patriotism st tiI1es
makes fer the suppression of inte3li
gence. MIR HFul1ard cities the famcu:
war artist, Frederic Viniers. who Ions
ago declared that publicity, pub
licity, publicity IS the greatest facto
F. and force III orr public life"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-02-04
IerenG Of the !! Lincoln I7>1>-


Have you ever heard the story OF
the Lincoln Imp" Listen, and
will tell you about that wicked little
sDrite.
In the eastern part OF England
there is quaint old town named
Lincoln, or Linclum, as it was called
in olden days This town, which is
hundreds CT years olG, IS built on q
hillside, and what do you think is On
top Of that hill? 4 beautiful cathe-
oral! One day. long time ago, the
devil let loose some Ct the little de-
mons to play. One Ct them thought
it would be great fun to get into the
cathedral and make mischief So he
slipped away from the others and en-
terjng the church he ran down the
aisles. and after tearing up the prayer
books he broke the two great candle
sticks Which were On the altar, and
did ever so many other wicked and
naughty things Suddenly he heard
the sound Of music. It was the organ
playing and the choir singing for YES
pers. The music enchanted the little
devil and he remained quiet for so
long q time that he finally was turned
to stone, and there he has stayed
ever since. You may see him tc this
day, percheti high en- the columns CT
the choir. This IS the legend Of the
'LincoIn Imp.'-The Churchman.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-02-04
Sir Edward Grey an kn1Ier.

Sir Edward Grey, England's man Of
the hour, minister for foreign affairs,
caused John Morley to say 20 years
ago: THAT young man will so far
he will be prime minister some day"
He is ffty-two years OF age, and,
curiously enough, despite the position
he holds, his only book is not a work
Of International diplomacy, but an au-
thoritative treatise on fly fishing. Sir
Edward was educa ted at Oxford and
at twenty succeeded his grandfather
in the baronetcy. AS a very young
man he was as fond Of tennis as CT
angling, and won the amateur cham
pionehip Of England. At twenty-three
he was elected to the house Of corr
mons.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-02-04
SAVING The VENUS or MILO
Guard Art Treasure ln7pos-
sib'e to Replace.

When, during the war OF 1870, the
German army drew near the French
capital, one Of the first measures the
Parisians took was to place the art
treasures Of the Louvre in safety. The
paintings Of Raphael, Titan, Paolo,
Veronese, Rembrandt and Rubens
were carefully packed and shipped to
Brest. There they could, if necessary,
be put On shipbcard and taken from
the country.
It was not SO easy to save the pieces
Of marble statuary, for their weight
and fragility made them difficult TO
handle; but the French determined
that the famous Venus Of Milo, st
least, should not fail into the hands
CT the Prussians
So they took her down from her ped
estal and laid her in 6, caslZet carefully
padded and wrapped. Al night the
casket was taken cut through a secret
door and hidden secretly in the cellar
Of the police prefecture, ct the end
Of a certain passageway.
They walled in the casket and c1ey-
erly gave the wall an appearance Of
great age and diiapidation. II FROM
Of this wall they laid q number Of v2i-
liable public documents, SO 5hat if they
should happen to be found their in
portance would lead the discoyeTers
| to think there was nothing else hid
| den there. IN front Of the Ia pers tbog
| built another wall Here the Venus
| Of Milo remained, much to the distress
OF those patriotic ParisiaGs Wno Gil
not know where she vas and supposed
that she had been stolen, through tbs
| siege OF the city by the Germans ard
through the disorders Of the commune :
One day the prefecture caught fir>
and was pretty completely destroy ed
| The distress Of these who knew tia
the Venus was concealed there car
be imagined. AS soon as the fire wa
| eNtinguished they hastened to the sina
ing ruins and after some fliggin.
found the casket, buried in heaps {
dirt and stones, but uniEiurad.
It is understood that the Venus ha
gone into hiding again this year, co
/ to reappear until peace is restored an
Paris IS free from danger Of the il
vadeT.-Yoltl's Companion.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-02-04
Noted Austrian Wit.

Sarah Bernhardt is raging at the
Germans, but never again will she be
as infuriated as she was once upon g
time, many years ago, when she yis-
tied Vienna, says the Philadelphia
Evening Ledger. At thai time the
Austrian capital boasted OF wit
named Saphir, who edited weekly
and wrote al its contents. Then Nine.
Sarah was as thin as the proverbial
rail fence. The day she arrived
Saphir's paper contained the an
nouncement:
can empty carriage drew un to the
hotel entrance and out stepped Nine.
Bernhardt.'
The actress threatened ell sorts Of
dire things, but the worst was yet to
come, for when she announced that
she was learning to play the flute,
Saplir came back with:
fNIle. Bernhardt is learning to play
the flute. Ia order to distinguish the
instrument, she has decorated it with
q blue bow"
But it was as an inpronptu wit
that SapI1ir shone. Once when he
turned q street corner he bumped into
q stranger
''Donkey." thundered the stranger.
And my name is Sapl}ir," replied
the Wit, politely boTinG.