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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-12


explained. "She is a widow, young,
lonely. l am sure she would find you
a brighter home than this wretched
place."
Then Madam Jacobs came in. The
young man stated his business. He
was Arlo Willis, his sister was Mrs.
Ivan Neal The latter had removed
from formenhome. A great part of
its old furniture, the varied contents
of a lumber room, had been sold.
Among some papers, old papers that
had been thrown out from the old
furniture, was a certain document the
caller wished to recover.
The secondhand dealer who had
bought the stuff had informed him
that all the old carpets, rags and pa
per had been sold to Jacobs. Could
madam recall the transaction, Mr..
Willis inquired quite anxiously.
Scarcely" she told him, but the
watchful Floribel noted quick eager
CLEAN in her basilisk eyes. 81 will
search, though she promised, "and
let you know. The document, sir
''Is a number of folded blue sheets,
tied with a faded white ribbon. 1t
is marked "W."
Twill report to you," pledged ma
dam, and took his card, and he left
the gruesome place, but not until he
had bestowed a kindly parting glance
at Floribel: -...-
Then she dreamed. All life seemed
radiant. 1t was as il. some royal
prince had entered a squalid Cinder-
ella hut, leaving behind him a rare
memory of bewildering sensations.
Poor child! Love budded in her ten
der heart, in her very humility she
worshiped at its shrine.
Fqoribel treasured the card. She
memorized the names upon it. Could
the vision indicated by her courteous
visitor ever come true? To have such
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-12


poked and ferTeted about the places
When her husband came home shes
held spirited, low-toned conVersa-
ton with him. Then both of them
proceeded to ransack pile after pile
of hitherto unassorted wreckage. nj
A quick token of interest came into7
the mind of Floribel, as she saw them
Fastening to the wretched room digE
nif1ed as the Office of the old topping
warehouse. The names of willis, n
'NeaI' floated to her hearing, cau1i
tiously spoken. She gained court
where she could overhear what waSS
said. "a
cts the paper" she heard the MAJ
dam say, land it is worth fortunes19
''How do you know" spoke theT
rasping tones of old Jacobs. I II
I have read it. A family secret
man-an old scandal that these rich
people would surely give fortune to-
suppress. All, we are rich, rich, rich
at last" II
Guileless as to the ways of the
world as Floribel was, she realized
from what followed that her avaritt
cious guardians were bent on a vast
Matchmaking scheme, Her mind woket
up to the immensely of the occasion.
To celebrate their discovering ar
fortune the old man and woman sent
out for liquor. 1t was long after dark,
when they sank into a sodden Sleep
Floribel approached the recumbentl
madam. -
She had noticed where she had se-s
creted the blue colored document
with white ribbon encircling it, just
as Mr. Willis had described. Her
eyes grew brilliant as two stars as
she secured the precious paper. She
thrust it into her bosom.
Over and over again she repeated,
the name and address that Arlo Willis
had written on the card.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-20
Incidents in Society

Miss Myrtle Puniam of California Is the guest of Mrs. Oliver L. Johnson.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles H. Haskell have returned from a few days stay at Eastern Point.
 Mrs. Timothy B. Blackstone of Chi cago. who has been the guest of her sisters, the Misses Norton. has left town
 MT. and Mrs. Leonard O. Smith. of Oldelms. who have been on a trip to the Pacific slope, are expected home next Monday.
 Sister Gabrielle, O. S. A., of Boston. who has been the guest of her aunt Mrs. Frank A. Robinson of Sachcm street. has left town.
 After visiting Mrs. Willis Austin of Washington street, Mrs. James Lee and Miss Josephine Lee returned Sat urday to Pittsfield. Mass.
 Philip Luther of Washington street has returned from visit of several days with Master Henry Reynolds Pal mer at North Scituate Beach, Mass. Mrs. Frederick T. Sayles and daugh- ters, Margaret and Alice, of Washing | ton street, have returned from pass ing the summer at Harwichport, Mass. A number of guests from Norwich and Montville will attend the wedding of Miss Dorothy Robertson and Lloyd Jennings at Meriden Wednesday eve ming.
 Miss Charlotte -Blackman of King Iston, Penn, who has been spending her vacation with her aunts, the Miss es Blackman of Washington street, has left town.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-20

Death came suddenly to an unknown man Sunday night about e.30 o'clock on the' Montville road near a curve short distance south of Hubbards gate and his dead body was found about that time tossed off to the side of the road by the automobile or other fast moving vehicle which it is supposed hit him.
 Whether automobile or motorcycle that caused the mans death, and whose car 1t was. was mystery Sunday night, as it could not be learned that anyone had seen the accident, and when the body was found no machine was around towards which suspicion could be directed.
 William Smiddy and a man named Nichols were on their way home In an automobile from Norwich to Montville when they saw the body lying on the westerly side of the road, which is the opposite side from where the trolley track is at this point Stopping their machine, they got out to investigate, and several other automobiles came up about the same time and stopped. To all appearances the man seemed dead, but they thought it might be worth while to send for a doctor, so that Dr. | M. E. Fox, who is medical examiner for the. town, was notified. Someone also telephoned for the automobile ann | bulance to come from the Backus hos | pital.
 When Dr. Fox arrived he pronounced
 the man dead. probably from fracture
 of the skull. The only mark to be seer | indicating an injury was a large | abra6ed portion of his forehead over | the right eye from which the skin had
 been scraped off
 When the ambulance arrived the
 doctor in charge thought there was 2
 possible chance that the man nigh
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-20
Big Explosions.

The world is used to explosions In these days, and has almost ceased to gasp when told of the craters which bursting shell can produce in the twinkling of an eye. But there are still explosions and explosions, and a real big one is a novelty.
 For instance, four or five years ago two hundred tons of dynamite and went bang at some powder works six ty miles from the Metropolis of Pork. Many people in that city were at the theatre when that little squib went of. and they thought 1t was an earth quake and rushed into the street ere the roof should fall upon them The little town of Pleasant Prairie was only mile away and 1t was blown in- to unrecognizable ruin
 What do you think of an explosion which scoops a hole three hundred feet long by sixty-fve broad and thirty deep7 That was what a train-load of blasting gelatine and ninety cases of detonators did to a siding three hum dred yards away from the city railway station of Johannesburg. Pieces of the engine were found a mile away, and beside the Nifty more or less com plete human bodies discovered twenty sacks were filled with human frag- | mentsl
 A most extraordinary piece of good l fortune attended this terrific explo- | sion. A red-hot missile, hurtline through the air. fell into another dyn- amite factory nea-er the town Had that factory exploded. Johannesburg would have been laid in utter ruin. But 1t fell into the only pail of water ir the place and instantly quenched it. | self
 But all this Is a mere nothing tC what nature can do. It Is a babes pop-gun to the broadside of the Queer Elizabeth. In modern times the big gest explosion of this kind was the on' | which blew the island of Krakatoa tt smithereens. hlotted out every tracI of town of sixty thousand people and killed one hundred and fifty thous and more. It was caused by the foo of the sea cracking and letting in tn, water upon the interior fires of a vol | cano.
 | The fine ashes were so thick that i was necessary to burn lamps all day | Tn places six hundred miles away These ashes were proved to have beer | carried completely round the work three times. It affected the sunsets of England for three years. givinI them exceptionally brilliancy. Tn whole northwest coast of Java wa covered six and seven feet deep ii ashes! The debris was shot miles ul
 into the sky. The city of Anger nov
 lies a hundred feet below the sea - | Tit-Bits.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-20

etta Marie Austin Hatch. He came to Norwich in the year 1882 and en- tered the Eagle armory. used at that time for the manufacture of firearms. He then entered the employ of Will liam H. Page as wood type trimmer and later was on the road as a trav- cling salesman for-~ General W. 4. Aiken of the Norwich Nickel and Brass company. He was on the road about a year and a half and then he opened a branch office for the Edward Chap pen company in the harness store con- ducted by J. E. Shaw. where Murphy & McGarry are now located.
 Following MT. Shaw's death, MT. Hatch purchased the harness and trunk business and conducted it in wood office. Subsequently he disposed
 of his harness business to William Bode. and he then located his office at No. 150 Main street In 1888 he
 entered the Chappen company and be-
 came a stockholder. At the time of
 his death he was vice president and
 director of the company for the
 past few months had been acting as
 president.
 MT. Hatch was raised in Somerset
 lodge, No. 34, A. F. and A M-, on
 April 5. 1876. He was elected senior
 steward in 1879, junior warden in 1882, senior warden in 1883, and in 1884 he was elected worshipful master. MT. Hatch was a member of the Actual Past Masters association and was also | a member of the Arcanum club, having served as its president during the four
 years 19o2-1905, inclusive, serving longer than any other president, as it | Is the custom to serve in that capacity | not more than two years.
 MT. Hatch always took a deep in- terest in the organizations with which he was affiliated. When he was a l young man his record for attendance
 at meetings was perfect for some years | but of late his health had not permit ted him to attend regularly.
 MT. Hatch was united in marriage with Mary G. Crawford on June Is 1868. by Rev. R. P. Stanton. pastor of
 the Greeneville Congregational church | Mrs. Hatch survives him.
 Sympathetic and thoughtful of oth- | CTS, MT. Hatch was a devoted friend and had a very large circle of ac- l Quaintances with whom he was ever I held in the highest esteem. Truth and | honor, both in his business and home ! H@laAie1aA- AarAinaA@A hA~ uf@> AzAAs his
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-20


 While rounding the corner near the Norwich Town Congregational chuch at t2-s0 o'clock Saturday afternoon. the Funabout owned by Mrs. William HI. Allen of Huntington place collid- cd with the milk wagon owned by Jer- emiah Driscon of Franklin and driven by his son. John Driscoll. who had with him at the time. William Smith In the automobile were Mrs Allen and Mrs Charles Tyler Bard and both received injuries requiring the attention of a physician
 The milk wagon. which was going in the opposite direction to that of the automobile. was upset and both Mir. Drtscoli and Mir Smith were thrown to the ground. Mir. Driscoll | escaped injury but Mfr. Smith received \ contusions of the hip. arms and body | and apparently was the most severely injured He was attended at his home by Dr. Rush W. Kimball who was unable to determine at that time | whether therc are internal inj4ries.
 Mrs Allen and Mrs. Bard were
 taken to a nearby house- and Dr. John
 s. Blackmar responded to the call for
 a physician.
 He found it necessary to take sew
 eral stitches to close the wounds and
 cuts in Mrs. Bard's face caused by
 coming in contact with the wind shield and Mrs. Allen received injurte. to her right hip and ankle. Both Mrs Bard and Mrs. Allen were removed tC . their homes in w. H. Aliens touring
 car.
 It is said that there was a farmer'i [ wagon ahead of the milk wagon ant Mrs. Allen was trying to go betweeI , the two when she collided with tn, milk wagon.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-20
TRUST COMPANY RECEIVER
 GIVEN COURT ORDERS.
To Sell Real Estate and Settle Two
 Notes.

Before Judge William A. Williams in the superior court here on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock Receiver A A. Browning was given an order author izing him to sell the house No. 24s Broadway and the northerly portion of the lot on which it stands. The mon ey 70 be received will be used to pay off in part a mortgage upon which there is now due $9.500 to the Nor wich Savings society, and they will release the part of the whole property that is sold.
 Receiver Browning also was given authority to settle a note of Nathan Slo5in and Sam Slobin which was originally for $700 but had been re- duced below that amount.
 Another note that the receiver was authorized to settle was a $700 note from Sarah Goldvitz to John Manwr- ing, Jr. secured by mortgage upon MontvIlle property. Manwaring is now of parts unknown, 1t was stated in tho application for the order to set tie the note.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-20
DEAD BODY LEFT IN TIE ROAD
Unknown Man. Probably Tramp Weaver Killed in Montvie Evidently Struck by Automobie-Machine That Hit Him is Unlxnown-Fractured Skull and Broken Hip

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 De stil alive. and he was given hypo- oermic injections. but he did not re- spoud to treatment. The body was brought in the ambulance to Gager's undertaking rooms in this city.
 The dead man was evidently tramp weaver. but who he was or where he came from was as much of a mystery Sunday night as the identity of the persons who are to blame for his death. From the nature of his injury, Dr. Fox said 1t was evident that some heavy fast-moving object had struck him, in all likelihood an automobile or possibly a motorcycle It is believed broken hip.
 The man was evidently from 35 to 70 years old, of foreign percentage. pos sibly Polish or German. He was about i've feet seven or eight inches and heavily built, with face broad. cheek bones high, and eyebrows prominent He was without beard of moustache and had light brown hair. His clothing was of rather pool | quality. but he had a black overcoat | The coat he was wearing had beer made by Cooley Bros. of Westfleld | Mass.
 In his pockets were found 40 cents fl change. a weaver's pick. a tobacco bo, | and various small articles. as well al a pawn ticket issued on Oct. 31, 1914 | tor bag and contents, on which 2 was issued. Its number was 14T33 am the name Alexander & Preiss Co.,, witt a New York address.
 Medical Examiner Fox said that h had seen the man walking past hi house from New London towards Nor wich during the afternoon. and h learned that he had gone past tn Montville trolley station about half al hour before his dead body was found
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-20
WEDDING.
Weinert-RossoIl,

The German Lutheran church was filled on Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock when the marriage of two of the popular younger members of the church-Bruno Weinert and Miss Eda Helena Rossoll-took place. The bridal party entered the church to the mu- sic of the wedding march played by Mrs. Samuel Bridge of Middletown sister of thee groom. and Miss Annie Pukallus played for the choir selection which preceded the marriage cera- mony which was performed by the pas tor Rev. F. P. Werth.
 The bride, who wore white crepe de chine with pearl trimmings and car ried a shower bouquet of Killarney roses with sweet peas, was attended by her sister, Miss Ella A. Rossoll, as maid of honor. She wore pink crepe de chine with pearl trimmings ard carried Ophelia roses and ageratum. The best man was Theodore Schulz
 A reception was given during the afternoon and evening at the home of the brides parents. MT. and Mrs. Her man Rossell of No.~S1 Baltic street Numerous gifts of flowers sent by friends and neighbors were used in the house decorations while at the church the decorations were by Gedui- dig
 Supper was served for the guests al the brides home also and music for dancing was furnished by an orches- tra- Among those present were rela- tives and friends from Middletown, East Windsor and Worcester. In the large number of gifts that were re- ceived were many pieces of silver anu
 a number of gifts of money
 The newly married couple left dur,
 ing the evening for their wedding toul | which will include New York and upoH | their return will reside at No. 25 Beect | street, The groom, who was born il
 Germany, has lived here for a mum
 Der of years, residing at 6S Division street, and is mason and bricklayer The bride is a native of this city anC
 has always lived here, where she hal
 a host of warm friends.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-20
Long Military Marches.

To the pluck, perseverance and ten acity of the troops which made the forced marches which enabled him to completely surprise the Germans, who had not anticipated such rapid move ments. General Botha owed much of his success in South Africa Some idea of the wonderful endurance of the soldiers may be gathered from the order of thanks issued by General Beves to the First Infantry Brigade, in which he stated that the brigade COW cred PAS miles, practically without a break, the last eighty miles being &C., complished in four days, with a final burst of forty-five miles in thirty-six hours.
 This feat must be regarded as phe- nomenal, when the fact is taken into consideration that water was dificult to obtain, and that the difficulties of transport made 1t necessary for the men to receive half, and for six days, A recent exploit of Indian troops will stand out as one of the most re- markable incidents of the war. It ap- pears that force of 100 Pathan in fantry, under a native officer, were captured in Flanders by the Germans, | and sent to Constantinople, in the hope that, being Mohammedans. they might be induced to join the Turks. In this respect they disappointed the Germans, for, having by some means | at present uneXplalned. eluded their | captors. they set out from Constanti- | nople with the determination of re- turning overland to India, and after a march of four months they succeeded in reaching Rabul.
 It calls to mind what is generally | regarded as the most remarkable march ever undertaken by British sol. | diers during recent times, viz., the forced march by the late Lord Rob- erts, in 1880, from Kabul to Kandahar Cutting himself adrift from his base Lord Roberts started of with 10,00( men. hampered by 5000 baggage anil mals. to carry food and indispensable
 supplies. with 500 camp followers tc march 800 miles across the enemy'I country.
 The march was accomplished 1T twenty days. making an average oi fifteen miles daily. The troops reach. ed Kandahar travel-stained but un-
 wearied and ready to join issue with
 the enemy directly they met him Ayoub Khan had raised the siege or
 Lord Roberts approach. and awaited
 him in a very strong position. TheT followed the victory of Kandahar
 fought under the walls of the city, 1T
 which the defeat of Ayoub, the pre-
 tender to the Afghan throne. was com
 plete and crushing.-Tit-Bits.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-20
PERSONALS

John Flynn of Norwich has been . | caller in Noank.
 Miss Agnes Bresnan has returned from business trip to New York.
 Mrs. H. B. Geer. of 4s clin street leaves this morning for an extended visit at Martha's Vineyard.
 Miss Julia Sullivan, teacher at Ches- terleld, spent the week end at the home of her parents in New London.
 Harry Pond of Norwich. district wire chief of the S. N. E. Telephone com pany, was in East Hampton last week.
 Mrs. R. D. HiN and son Edmund are in Cleveland, Ohio. where Edmund Hill will enter upon another year at Case college.
 William Caples of Norwich is spend ing a week as the guest of his brother, John Caples, of 65S Bank street, New London.
 Moses Chapman of Montville and daughter, Mrs. Winfield Hanney, of Sa- lem, were recent visitors at Mrs. Sarah Brockway's in Hadlyme.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank H. Allen were guests at the wedding or GrenV1lle K. Hood and Miss Edith w. Reuckert at Providence Saturday evening.
 Mir and Mrs. William B. Sprague, Mrs. Amelia Coleman and c. Parker Stearns of Andover left Saturday for an automobile trip through western Massachusetts and Vermont.
 Brig. Gen. William Crozier, chief of | ordnance of the U. S. army, and Mrs. Crozier are spending a few days in New London. Mrs. Crozier was for merly Miss Mary Williams of New London. Gen. and Mrs. Crozier are on motoring trip from Washington, D C.. and came from Breton Woods.
 Lieut.. R. E. Cassidy of the U. S. navy and Mrs. Cassidy and child are visiting Attorney John H. Cassidy of Lexing- | ton avenue. Lieutenant Cassidy, who has been stationed for some time al the Portsmouth (N. H.) navy yard has just been assigned to a tour oi l sea duty and will serve as executive l officer of the new destroyer Cushing now~stationed at Boston.-Waterbury | Republican.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-20

death has brought deep regret to all who were acquainted with him.
 Mrs. Kate Higgins couIthard.
 Mrs. Kate Higgins Coulthard, for merly of this city. died at the home of her brother, Patrick Higgins, in Brooklyn, N. Y- on Friday. She was born in Norwich and was the daugh- ter of the late Michael and Margaret Higgins of Greeneville. She leaves besides her mother, sister. Mrs. John E. Condon of this city. and two broth CTS. Patrick Higgins of Brooklyn and Michael J. Higgins of this city. The body arrived in Norwich Saturday and was taken in charge by Undertakers Cummings & Ring.
 Benedict p. Sullivan.
 After an illness of several months with diabetes, Benedict P. Sullivan died Saturday at the home of his father, M K. Sullivan, at the corner of Pine and Maple streets. He had been em- ployed in a drygoods store at Nauga- tuck but came here last March owing to his illness which had its origin last winter.
 MrssSullivan was the son of M. K and the late Sarah Meloy Sullivan and was born in this city 3S years ago. Last January MT. Sullivan was united in marriage with Miss Eleanor Eng land in Baltic. Mir. Sullivan was a graduate of the West Side grammar school and for a time he was em- ployed in the Boston store and had also been employed as agent for the Metropolitan Insurance company. Besides his wife he leaves his father and one brother, Rodertck F. SuIli- van, of this city, and two sisters. Mrs Robert Beardsley, of Naugatuck. and Miss Elizabeth A. Sullivan, who lives | at home,
 MT. Sullivan was a loving son and brother and a loyal friend and hls death is cause for deep regret by all who knew him.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-20
FUNERALS.
Miss Julia B. James.

The funeral of Miss Julia B. James was held Saturday morning at s.15 o'clock from her late residence, No. ' Oak street. with a mass of requiem in St. Patricks church at o'clock, Rev. J. H. Frederick, the rector, off, ciating. Prof. F. l.. Farrell presided at the organ and at the close of the mass Miss Isabella Petrone rendered Lead, Kindly Light and Nearer, My God to Thee. The bearers were Jo- seph c. Bland, John A. Moran, John c. Quinlan and Alexander H. Disco and burial took place in St. Mary's cemetery. Relatives and friends were present and there was a number of handsome floral offerings.
 Undertakers Cummings & Ring had charge of the funeral arrangements.
 Max Mintz.
 The funeral of Max Mintz. who was drowned on Friday in the Ashland pond at Jewett City, was held here on Sunday morning at Il o'clock from the undertaking rooms of M. Houri- gan. It was conducted by Indepen- dent Norwich lodge, No. 3Os. I. O. B. A. etery at Greeneville.
 Miss Frances M. Valentine.
 The body of Frances M, daughter of Mary A., and the late John Valen- tine, arrived here from New Haven on the o'clock train Sunday after noon and burial took place in Yantic cemetery. The funeral was held in New Haven Sunday morning. Under takers Henry Aiaen & Son had charge of the local funeral arrangements.