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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-15
OCCUM AND VERSAILLES
Bruno LaRoche Wedding at ST. Jo-
seph's Church.

At st. Joseph's church there was
largely attended wedding Monday
morning when Thomas Bruno and
Louise LaRoche, both of Occum were
married by Rev. Frederick R. Des-
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-15
STONINGTON
Concrete Sidewalk on Bridge Is Pro-
posed-Tierney Cadets to Be in Foot
ball League.

It Is noted that in the call for the
annual town meeting there is a prop
osition to lay sidewalk OF concrete
in the PawcatucE sections OF the West
Broad street bridge, to compare with
the walks IN the Westerly section,
which Is laid over the planling. This
viii be big improvement, even IL
action IS taken year after Westerly
acted While Westerly was first IN
the sidewalk improvement that town
was dead slow in paving the towns
section OF the bridge, for that in the
Stonington section was laid three years
before the Westeriyites woke up. This
simply goes to show that while the
bridge is owned Jointly by the towns
OF Stonington and Westerly. either
town can improve conditions without
the cooperation OF the other. Also, %
recall the fact that about eight years.
ago the town OF Stonington in an
nuaf meeting voted to remove the iron
fence on the bridge that marks Gha
line between roadbed and Sidewalks.
The .Questiouywas raised then as TO the
right OF the town Of S1ontngton to re-
move that part Of the fence that Wa
on the boundary of the towns. unless
Westerly cooperated- That fence. Ike
the American flag. is stu there In
tina call for the coming annual town
meeting there Is a proposition for the
reruoval4of that Identical fence.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-15
ssoninston Pointers.

St. Mary1s Tfsrney cadets are to
forma football team and he repreS
sented In the TerneY league.
Straw ride season has struck on
early IN Stonfngton-
Elder Wells. tender at the Elm street
crossing, has been transferred to like
duty at Kingston during fair week
Raymond Pendleton OF New York.
Is visiting friends In the borough
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-15
No SUSPICIOUS Games.

usual list of side shows and attrac-
lions this year. The games were
scrutinized by fair officials in order
that there might be no violation of
the society's rule against crooked pas
times intended to separate the unwary
from their coin. There have been
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-15
Flower Display.

The horticultural display at the fair
this year is beautiful. The blooms OF
many varieties and shown by numer-
Gus exhibitors were greatly admired
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-15
VegetabIe Departmert.

The vegetable department. is crowd
ed this year with exhibits. There are
all kinds of vegetables grown in this
section most of them familiar, others
somewhat strange to many people In
the corn section there is a splendid
showing. A notable one is entered by
Leonard H. Healey, North Woodstock.
secretary of the state board Of agri-
culture. and his sons Eward and iMer-
rill. Mr.. Healey is one of the most
expert corn growers in the state and
this is demonstrated by the great
showing of flint corn that he makes.
The corn grown by the youthful
Healeys is to be entered for the prize
offered by the extension department OF
the Connecticut Agricultural college
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-08-06
Mukden Water Project.

A Chinese company under the name
Of Tien Pc Kung Ssu has petitioned
the governor general at Mukden for
permission to install waterworks in
Mukden. The proposed capital is ST.
100000 small coin, about 100000
United States currency, in 100000
shares of $40 each. The amount to
be paid up before starting work is
100000 small coin, the remainder to
be paid up when required Such a
scheme is doubtless workable and
would be profitable II properly man
aged for Mukden has population of
$4,000.
The scheme does not include piping
for houses, but the water Is to be
conveyed to street hydrants from
which every householder will be al
lowed to draw his own supply. Those
who wish to have water in their
houses will be able to do so later by
paying the cost of laying pipes and
making necessary connections. -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-08-06
SYNOPSIS.
3

|rbr5on Gregg is called upon in Leg
TX nv HOrnby, the yacht Lola's owner,
"a J;rirg aboard with him and his
e. Hylton Chatter, accidentally sees
Ftorn photograph of a young girl. That
~ the consuIs safe is robbed. The
tiice find that Horribly is a fraud and
II Tola's name a false one. Gregg Wis
4 cant Jack Durnford of the marines
6oard his vessel. Durnford knows, but
En- not reveal, the mystery Of the Lola.
tt concerns a woman. In LONDON
Eegg is trapped nearly to his death by
former servant, Olinto. Visiting in
|umfries Gregg meets Muriel Leithcourt
tornby appears and Muriel introduces
LIS rs Martin .Woodroffe, her fathers
ficpi. Gregg finds that she is engaged
iYoodroffe. Gregg sees copy of the
brn photograph on the Lola and finds
BAT the young girl is Muriels friend.
HOo4roffe disappears. Gregg discovers
he body Of a murdered woman in Ran
ben wood The body disappears and in
8 place is found the body of Olinto.
reg talks to the police but conceals his
Wr knowledge of the woman. Muriel
hUs secretly on Gregg and tells him that
be is certain that a woman as wei as
man has been murdered. They search
|annoch wood together, and find the
boy Of the woman. Gregg recognizes
er as Armida, Olinto's wife. Gregg tells
be police but when they go to the wood
be body has disappeared. In London
|regg meets Olinto, alive and well. Fail
IL TO get any clue from Olinto, Gregg
faces the young girl of the torn photo
taph
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-08-06

London and discharged all the late
tenants servants, keeping on only his
own. Ann Cameron, housemaid, was
one of these, and it was she whom
met when entering by the servants
hall.
On questioning her, found her most
willing to describe how she was in
tress room when Mr.. LeithcOurt
dashed along in breathless haste with
the telegram in his hand She heard
him cry Look at this! Read it, Muriel
We must go. Put on your things at
once, my dear. Never mind about lug
gage. Every minute lost is of conse
quence. What" he cried moment
later. "You won't go? You'll stay
here-stay here and face them? Good
heavens! girl, are you mad? Don't
you know what this means? 1t means
that the secret is out-the secret is
out, you hear! We must fly"
The woman told me that she dis
tinctly heard Miss Muriel sobbing
while her father walked up and down
the room speaking rapidly in low
| tone. Then he came out again and
returned to his dressing room, while
Miss Muriel presumably changed from
her evening gown into dark travel
+; ing dress.
did she say anything to your
inquired.
"Only that they were called away
suddenly, sir. But" the domestic add
ed, the young lady was very pale and
agitated, and we all knew that some
thing terrible had happened. Mrs,
Leithcourt gave orders that nothing
was to be told to the guests, who dined
alone, believing that their host and
hostess had gone down to the village
to see an old man who was dying.
That was the story we told them,
sir"
"And in the meantime the Leith-
courts were in the express going to
Carlisle?"
...Yes, sir. They say in Dumfries
that the police telegraphed after them,
but they had reached Carlisle and evi-
IDENTIFY changed there. and SO got
away"
BY the administration Of q judicious
tip 4 was allowed to go up to Miss
Muriers room. an elegantly furnished
little chamber in the. front of the fine
old place. with a deep old-fashioned
window commanding q magnificent
view across the broad Nithsdale-
The room had been tidied hy the
maids, but allowed to remain just as
she had left it., advanced to the
window. In which was set the large
dressing tahla with its big swing mir
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-08-06

merely that he has no wish TO
prosecute. and that he has no state
menr to make"
"Can't you compel him to say some
thing?" asked.
NO, / can't That's the internal
difficulty of it. If he don't choose to
speak. then we must still remain in
ignorance, although feel confident
that he knows something of the
strange affair up in the wood"
And although was silent. / shared
the Scotch detectives belief.
The afternoon was chill and wet as
climbed the hill to Greenlaw.
The sudden disappearance of the
tenants of Rannoch was, / found, on
everyone's tongue in Dumfries. In the
smoke room of the railway hotel three
men were discussing, it with many
grimaces and sinister hints, and the
talkative young woman behind the bar
goings-on up at the castle. / decided
that the man who had smoked and
chatted with me so affably on that hot,
breathless night in the Mediterranean
must remain in ignorance of my pres
ence, or of my knowledge. Therefore
/ stayed for a week at Greenlaw with
eyes and ears open, yet exercising care
that the patient in the hospital should
be unaware Of my presence.
The inquiry into the death Of the
unidentified man in Rannoch wood had
been resumed and verdict returned
of willful murder against some person
unknown, while of the second crime
the public had no knowledge, for the
| body was not discovered. Chatter. as
soon as he recovered, left the hospital
and went south-to London, ascer-
tained-leaving the police utterly in
the dark and filed with suspicion of
the fugitives from Rannoch.
One day called at the castle. the
front entrance Of which found closed
Gilrae. the owner, had come up from
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-08-06

mystery until it was all be Nildering.
Had 1t lot been for the mystery of it
all-and mystery ever arouses the hui
man curiosity-I should have given up
trying to get at the truth. Yet as a
man with some leisure, and knowing
by that letter of Elma Heath's that she
was In sore distress, redoubled my
efforts to ascertain the reason of it all.
On leaving Leghorn l had given up
all hope of tracing the mysterious
yachtsman and had left the matter in
the hands of the Italian police But,
without any effort on my own part, !
seemed to have been drawn into YER
liable network of strange incidents, all
OF which combined to form the most
complete and remarkable enigma ever
presented in life.
Those September days were full of
anxiety for me. Alone and unaided l
was trying to solve one of the greatest
of problems, plunged as / was IN a
veritable sea of mystery. wanted to
see Muriel Leithcourt, and to question
her further regarding Elma Heath.
Therefore again l left Euston and,
travelling through the night, took my
seat at the breakfast table at Green
law next morning.
Sir George, who was sitting alone
it not being my aunt's habit to appear
early-welcomed me, and then in his
bluff manner shifted and exclaimed:
Mice goings on up at Rannoch!
Have you heard of them?"
mo. What?" 1 cried breathlessly,
staring at him.
well, it's very funny story. and
there are a dozen different distorted
versions of it." he said. "But, from
what can gather the true facts are
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-08-06
WITH BARNS
FULL OF STOCK
Didn't Look Much Like Hard
Times in Western Canada.

A. Meyer, who left ono of the best
Counties in Minnesota, probably be-
cause he got a good price for his ex-
cellent farm, and left for the Canadian
West, writes to his local paper, the
Bagley Independent. His story is well
worth repeating. He says:
To say l was greatly surprised
when reached Saskatchewan and Al
berta would be expressing it mildly.
In country where so much suffering
was reported, I found everyone in
good circumstances, and especially
all our friends who have left Clearwa-
ter and Polk>counties. They all have
good homes and those who were re-
ported to have sold their stock through
lack of feed, I found with their barns
full Of stock, and it did not. look very
much like hard times. They have
from 100 acres to two sections Of the
finest land that can be found.
Those that left, here two or three
years ago have from 100 to 400 acres
in crops this year.
Prospects for bumper crop are
splendid It is little cold now. but
nothing is frosted, either in gardens
or fields. Land can be bought quite
reasonably here from those who vol
unteered their services in the Euro
pean war. Here are certainly tho
best opportunities for securing good
home with a farm and independence
for life in a short time. Before !
started / heard that prices were so
high Flour was reported at $12 per
hundred it is $4.25 here. In the west
all the groceries can be purchased
for nearly the same as in MINI. The
only article, that I found higher
was kerosene at IS cts per gallon.
When I saw the land / wondered why
people do not live where they prot
duce enough from the soil to make a
comfortable living. We visited T. T.
Safer. John Dahls, w. ]. and R. D.
Hollis, Martin Halmen, Ole Halvorson.
VIM. Walker and Geo. Colby, all
from Bagley. We found well and pros
porous farmers who wished to be re-
membered to all their Bagley friends"
(Sgd.) A. MEYER. Advertisement
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-08-06

ror and sllver-tOpped UOLLles. dLd
gazing out saw. to my surprise. it was
the only window which gave a view of
that corner of Rannoch wood where
the double tragedy had taken place
Indeed, any person standing at the
spot would have clear view of that
one distant window while out of sight
of all the rest. A light might be placed
there at night as signal, for instance;
or by day towel might be hung from
the window as though to dry and yet
could be plainly seen at that distance.
Another object in the room also at
tracted my attention. pair of long
field glasses. Had she used these to
keep watch upon that spot?
| took them UP and focused them
upon the boundary of the wood, find
| ing that could distinguish everything
quite plainly.
'That's where they found the man
who was murdered" explained the
servant, who still stood in the door
way.
81 know" I replied. II was just try
ing the glasses Then put them
down, and on turning saw upon the
mantel shelf small, bright red can
die shade. which l took in my hand.
It was made, found, to fit upon the
electric table lamp.
Miss Muriel was very fond Of red
light" explained the young woman:
and as l held it I wondered if that
light had ever been placed upon the
toilet table and the blind drawn up
whether 1t had ever been used as
warning of danger?
AS expressed desire to see the
young lady's boudoir, the maid Cam
eron took me down to the luxurious
little room where, the first moment |
entered, one fact struck me as pecu-
liar. The picture of Elma Heath was
no longer there. The photograph had
been taken from its frame and in its
place was the portrait of broad
proved, full-bearded man in foreign
military uniform-a picture that, be-
ing soiled and faded, had evidently
been placed there to fill the empty
i frame.
'Has the gentleman who called on
the evening of Mr.. Leithcourt's disap-
pearance been back here again since
he, left the hospital?" inquired as a
sudden idea occurred to me.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-08-06

these: About seven o'clock the night
before last, as Leithcourt. and his house
party were dressing for dinner, tele-
gram arrived. Mrs. Leithcourt opened
it and at once went off into Mysteries,
while her husband, in GREATNESS
hurry, slipped off his evening clothes
again and got into an old blue serge
suit. tossed few things into bag, and
then went along to MuriePs room to
urge her to prepare for secret flight. !"
Flight" / gasped What. have
they gomez"
Listen, and I'll tell you. The serv-
ants have described the whole affair
down in the village, so there's no doubt
about it. Leithcourt showed Muriel
the telegram and urged her to fly. At
first she refused, but for her fathers
sake was induced to prepare to accom-
pany him. OF course, the guests were
in ignorance of all this. The brougham
was ordered to be ready in the stable
yard and not to go round, while MIS-.
Leithcourt's maid tried to bring the
lady back to her senses. Leitheourt
himself. il seemed, rushed hither and
thither. seizing the jewel cases OF MS
wife and daughter and whatever valu-
ables he could place his hand upon,
while the mother and daughter were
putting on their things. AS he rushed
down the main staircase to the library
where his check book and some ready
cash we're locked in the safe, ne met
stranger who had just been admitted
and shown into the room. LeitncouN
closed the door and faced him. what
afterward transpired. however, y =
mystery. for two hours later, after ne
and the two women had escaped. leav-
ing the house party to their own divers
sions. the stranger was found locked
In q large cupboard and insensiDie.
The sensation was tremendous one.
Cowan. the doctor. was called. ana oe-
clared that the stranger had Deen
dragged and was suffering from some
narcotic. The servant who admitteo
him ,,,, declared that the man had SAID
h. had an appointment with his master
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-08-06
HID WEALTH UNDER CARPET
Ledger in New York Rooming House
Had Considerable Sum Put Apart
From Frying Eyes.

Three Lank books, showing bal
ance of $4,000, including accrued inter-
est, were found and turned over to the
public administrator of New York city
by Mrs. Juliet O'Keefe of 679 East
One Hundred and Seventy-ninth
street, The Bronx.
The books were found underneath a
carpet in Mrs. O'Keefe's home. and at
the suggestion of her brother. who is
a lawyer, Edward ]. Kelly of 357 Full
ton street, Jamaica, Mrs. O'Keefe
transferred them to the administrator
The name in the books show that
they belonged to Thomas Griffin, one
of Mrs. O'Keefe's boarders when she
ran a large boarding house twelve
years ago. at 129 East One Hundred
and Fiftieth street. Griffin was a
street car conductor and had come
from Salem. On May Is, 1903, he was
taken to Fordham hospital, seriously
i'll, and he died there after an opera
ton. He did not reveal the presence
of the bank books.
Mrs. O'Keefe says he was always
reticent with her and his fellow board
ers regarding himself and his rela-
tiVes.
''The day before he died called at
the hospital and asked him If he
wished me to communicate with any
relatives or friends" said Mrs.
O'Keefe "He replied he had none,
and gave me no hint of the hidden
bank books"
The bank books will be held for rel
atives of the dead man, if any may be
found.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-08-06
ToIuoI.

ToIuol is hydrocarbon used in the
manufacture of dyes and also in pro-
duction of high explosives. Benzol is
also hydrocarbon, the chief raw ma
terial of the artificial dyestuffs indus
try and fuel that can be used in In
ternal-combustion engines as a sub
stltute for gasoline. Half of the ben
zol output of German coke ovens wAs
used for motors in 1913. and at pres
ent it has almost completely replaced
gasoline for automobiles in that cOun-
try.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-08-06

I'm going to celebrate my wouldn't
wedding tomorrow" said the sandy
drummer
"You mean your wooden wedding,
don't your" queried the grocer.
mo, L mean just what l said,' an,
swered the s. d. ct will be five years
ago tomorrow since asked girl to
marry me, and fortunately she Asaid
she wouldn't"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-08-06
CHAPTER TX.

strange Disclosures Are Made.
1e strange letter of Elma Heath.
Onolned with what Lydia Moreton
au told me, aroused within me de-
n'hation to investigate the mystery.
rom the moment had landed from
T Loia On that hot. breathless night
~eghorn, mystery had crowded upon
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-08-06
onIx veaetabIes for Him

so you're an applicant for the POI
sition of gardener"
yes, sir"
Had experience with vegetables ?"
ooh, yes. sir; ten years
Il have a horse and cow you will
have to take care Of"
ooh, 1 couldn't do that, sir. You
see, I'm strict vegetarian"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-08-06
PLEASING Father.

links father wanted him to go
into uplift work when he left col
lege."
We'll, did hep
~Sure. he did He took the check
the old man gave him to begin with
and bought an aeroplane."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-08-06
Beauty and the Beast.

"A deucedly pretty girl"
Stunning"
And a hideous bulldog"
True. She ought to have man
along to lessen the contrast between
herself and the dog"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-08-06

How is your brother, the fashion.
able EXPENSIVE surgeon. doing?"
He is cutting up high"
And how is your brother, the dem
list, getting on
.Oh- he's plugging away"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-08-06
Domestic Warfare.

Little Lemuel-Why are there SO
many divorces, paw?
Paw-Possibly, my son, because the
sea of matrimony is infested with
floating mines.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-08-06
Not Definite.

my husband" remarked Mrs. Har-
ker, lis a peculiar man. / have to
handle him with gloves
Boxing or RUBBER" queried her
friend Mrs. Barker.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-08-06
Economizino.

George, dear. I've succeeded in re-
ducing expenses. By having every
thing charged find have spent very
little money this week, and still you
say have no business sense. Judge.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-08-06
Applied caIlstheniea

"I'm a retired acrobat" explained
the tramp at the door.
Then" replied the stern-faced fem
mist, you can go to the woodpile and
do the split for your dinner"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-08-06
chanued His Mind.

Wife during the spat)-During our
courtship you said you would gladly
Gle for me-
Husband-Well?
Wife-Well, why don't
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-08-06
Hubbx win EcoHomize.

But your fiance has such small
salary; how are you going to live?"
"Oh, we're going to economic. We're
going to do without such lot Of
things that Jack needs"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-08-06
The purpose of Thrift.

Save up your pennies. my boy"
What for, dad?"
"And when you get Is of them either
your mother or will borrow them for
carfare'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-26
ORPHEO THEATRE,

Monday-A master production, fea- turing Bessie Barriscale, who has been seen in many good features shown by the Orpheo in last two weeks. among them being "On the Night Stage. and ''The Devil" Miss Barriscale appears as the star Mon- day in ''The Cup of Iife," great and powerful story. E.
 Tuesday and Wednesday, "The Re- generation" What the New York pa pers said off this productions: A new play by Owen Kildare; called s'The Regeneration" was presented at Wallack's theatre last night and was witnessed by a large audience. The play possessed much action, and at mosphere, and is destined to be a huge success.-New York Morning World. "Daly Scores in The Regen- eration. Arnold Daly opened his season at Wallack's theatre last night in "The Regeneration" a new play of New York, settlement work by Owen Kildare. He scored an inn mense success and his play bids fair to have a long rum The play treats of a social problem with caste as the keynote, and tends to show that it is barely possible to raise man from the slums, but that union be- tween a man of the underworld anc woman of the better class would tend to degrade her. rather than ele'
 vate him.-New York Times.