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The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-10-22
COMMUNICATION
Editor Sentinel:

LUIIOT DeHLlILSls
1t has been suggested
to me that quite lot of our Ohio
people-yes, and quite a few of our
Medina people-have been persuaded
that it is best to let every town or city
decide for itself in regard to the liquor
traffic. The vets use this argument:
If the people of Medina decide to rule
out saloons, all right; but what right
have the people of Medina to dictate
to the great city Of Cleveland?
At first hearing this sounds very
well; but suppose we apply this doc
trine to the making of counterfeit
money. If Medina chooses to harbor
counterfeiters and let them ply their
trade here, what difference does il
make to the people of Cleveland OF
the rest Of the state of Ohio? You
may say, "The manufacture of counter
felt money is another thing. That
would make trouble everywhere. If
allowed to go on, it would eventually
hurt everybody and ruin our nation.
But if you will look at the facts and
figures now to be seen everywhere,
think you will be able to decide that
intemperance hits people everywhere
even worse than counterfeit money
The latter would be loss of money
and property; but intemperance re-
suits in loss Of health, mind and
everything else; and it falls most
heavily on comparatively helpless
women and children. Appalling fig
ures are just now being furnished in
regard to the expense of keeping up
our penitentiary and asylums for the
insane, idiotic, epileptic, ETC., and the
expense of keeping up these institu.
tions falls on us all in the way o1
taxes. Chaplain Kiplinger told us
just few weeks ago that SO per cent
of the prisoners in the Indiana Statt
prison got there through drink and
a insure that statistics from all ovel
the United States would show tht
same state Of things. N
In a recent number Of the Cleve
land Plain Dealer wet writer says
the schools of Cleveland are runninf
behind and he declares there woult
be no way Of keeping the schools ego
ing" if the revenue from the liquol
traffic in that great city were to bt
cut off. In Bible times the heather
idolaters mad a fashion Of sacrificing
their boys and girls to appease the
wrath of their gods; but is enlighten,
ed Ohio going to sacrifice these same
children in order to raise revenue
Z God forbid!
Leaflets in regard to the state Of
things in Kansas are now floating ali
over Ohio and il you have not had
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-10-22

Kansas has lighter taxes, more wealth
per capita, more automobiles, than
any other state in the American Union
County after county in Kansas has no
use for jails or infrnaries. Kansas
has more schools and better schools
and a higher degree of intelligence
among its boys and girls, than any
other state in the Union.
| Let me tell you briefly what liquor
did in one little backwoods town down
in Florida.
/ spent one winter on an island ex-
perimenting with new race OF bees
AS there was no church nor Sunday
school in that neighborhood, on the
first Sunday after my arrival a Sun
day school was started in a little chap
| ell. It was the excitement and joy OF
the neighborhoOd. When Christmas
came we had wonderful gathering
and a Christmas tree in the little
chapel. Besides the gathering inside
there was quite little gathering OF
men outside who probably would not
have cared to come inside, even If
there had been room. Well, near by,
there lived poor woman who had lost
her mind and had spent some time in
an insane asylum. She had partially
recovered and was caring for her chill
dren and for the first time in years
she was persuaded to get out among
the people and children. This good
woman received many presents for her
self and children and for her husband.
Now, her husband worked week days
for "a rich man who was just then
building fine residence with beauti-
full grounds, ETC., near by and although
this rich man did not come to the Sun
day school gathering, he sent a pres
ent to the man who worked for him
the husband of the poor woman men
toned and also sent present for that
Christmas gathering. hardly think
he intended it to be hung on the tree.
What do you think his Christmas pres
ent was? A jug of whiskey! Great
heavens! what could the man have
been thinking about-a jug of whiskey
as a Christmas gathering present in a
little church? The men outside got
hold of the whiskey until the owner
took it away from them. The poor
mother, perhaps for the first time in
years, laughed and chatted with her
neighbors and seemed to enjoy the
whole affair as she had not enjoyed
anything in years. She, with her
husband and children, went home
smiling and happy and the members
of her family were happy. They
went to their beds rejoicing over the
new life that had opened up before
them.
Some time after midnight two of
the men who had been drinking reused
the family by rapping on the door. The
poor mother arose in a fright. The
men demanded the rest Of the whiskey
in that jug. The father talked kindly
to them and told them that it would
do them harm, but--did you ever know
drunken man to listen to reason !?
One Of the two ruffians demanded the
whiskey and finally drew a revolver
and shot the father dead on his own
porch. The mother, from that mo-
ment, was a raving maniac. Of
course, the miscreants fed. Think Of
it! think of such situation on a
Christmas morning. After midnight
out in the woods, was helpless fam
lily of children, the father dead on the
porch and the mother a raving maniac.
/ met the two men afterword in the
Bradentown jail. They had only an
indistinct recollection of what had hap
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-10-22
RATES OF TAXATION
For Medina County, 1915

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Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-15
UNDERGROUND WIRES
TeEephone Company Starts On Trench
For Ccnduits.

Work was begun Wednesday morn
ing on the trench on Valley street in
which the Southern New England
Telephone company is to put their
conduits for wires, A petition from
the company was received at the
meeting of the board OF aldermen
Monday evening, requesting permits
sion to use Valley and Jackson straets
and Windham road for this purpose,
and resolution was passed author
izing the work, with the proviso, as
suggested by the company, that one
of the cenduits would be furnished
without charge to the city for fire and
police signal wires. The Improvement
will take all OF the telephone COM
pany's wires Off of the section Of Main
street between High street and
Thread Mill square.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-15
WILL, IMANTIC

number Of black birds which lowered
over the fields.
He said that the warblers were Of
great use to man for they eat into the
tents Of the apple tree tent caterpillar
and thus destroy the nests OF these
destructive creatures. The crow al
though it sometimes pulls up the
corn is of help to the farmer. The
crow eats the wire worms and white
grubs which damage the corn.
Prof. Lamson spoke of the exterm-
nation of certain kinds of birds and
he showed rare specimen of q Pas
senger pigeon, bird which Is prac-
tically extinct. This stuffed specf-
men is valued at $75 on account of
It's rarity. It is said that at one time
the Passenger pigeons were so numer-
Gus that they flew in dense fiocks
and according to our ancestors they
"darkened the sky when they few by.
They were killed by thousands, being
caught In nets. Prof. Lamson spoke
] Of this matter to show that It Is pos
sibIe to exterminate species of birds,
He told the teachers how to secure
pictures of birds and literature for
the schools in the form of farmers
bulletins and experiment station bufle-
tins.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-15
DANIELSON and PUTNAM NEWS

G. Blu and George B. Guild, members
OF the church. assembled to the belfry
and viewed at close range the damage
caused by the lightning bolt They
found that only a few OF the outside
boards Of the spire had been ripped on
and that the supporting timbers were
sound and uninjured. The lightning
evidently had run out via one Of the
reliable timepiece was not disturbed by
the unusual Occurrences Just above its
position and continued to do business
at the same old stand II was regard
ed as remarkable that the church es-
capped being set afire.
Streets IN the business section were
deluged- The storm was little less
than a cloudburst, and an immense
quantity OF water fell, much Of It run
ming into Easements and causing some
damage.
From the country districts came re-
ports Of flooded fields and the pros
pect of damage to crops
500 More for Postmaster.
The announcements from Washing
ton relative to increases Of postmas-
| ters salaries based on increase Of
business at various Offices in Connect
cut. include Danielson, the salary herr
going from s., 800 to 81, 400. Postmas.
| ter G. A Potter Is being congratulated
on this pleasant news. His stan alst
| share in the congratulations, for the,
have worked VITA their chief to builC
up the business of the Office as rapid!
as possible and with much success.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-15
orIand johnson. Of North crosvsnor
dale, Fired AZ, Jumps 70 Ground.

Captain Robert Hurley OF the state
police closed a case IN North Grosven-
ordaie Wednesday after giving some
time to the solving Of it. Orland
costs. amounting to a little more than
$22, after being presented before Jus
tice Randolph H. Chandler
Johnson had been doing a Peeping
Tom act. Last Saturday ne was OBJ
served on a roof and a man who saw
him and who was prepared to give
him a warm reception fired a shot at
the intruder. johnson made good his
escape, the shot having missed. by
jumping from the roof Of the building
that he escaped injury, after making
such a leap.
Skeleton, Supposed to be Indians, I'm
earthed.
A skeleton, buried many. many vears
ii was evident from the condition OF
the bones. was unearthed Tuesday
afternoon by workmen engaged in dig
ging q trench for a water system be-
ing installed at the Bradley farm, near
the Little river. The skeleton was ly-
ing across the direction in which the
trench is being dug. SO not all the
bones were recovered The skull IL
yet buried. but will be taken out when
there Is no danger of causing cave
/ in by digging for it.
indicate that the skeleton is that OF
an Indian There was not a sign Of
wood, metal or clothing or anything to
indicate that the body had been given
burial according to present-day Gus
toms and the body had been laid with
the face toward the east, as was the
custom of the Indians
Rev. c. =. Bedard III at Stamford.
Information has been received here
that Rev. c. F. Bedard, pastor OF St
Mary's church, is i'll in a hospital al
Stamford. 1t was stated that Father
Bedard was taken I'll on the train
| Monday while en- route to New York
At the rectoFy here Wednesday after
noon 1t was stated that the nature OF
Father Bedard's illness Is not known
but it is not believed to be serious.
Change In Grange Officers.
To succeed Miss Elsie King as
worthy lecturer of Putnam grange
Miss King having gone away from the
city, Mrs. w ]. Bartlett has beer
elected and Miss Gertrude Jones ha:
been elected treasurer of the organiza-
ton to succeed Miss Harlie Corbin re-
signed.
Arthur TourtelIotte, Ralph Potter
and Mrs Sabin Carpenter have beer
elected subcommittee Of the grang'
to confer with. delegations from othel
oranges relative to plans for uioI
grange picnic. meeting to < thu
date and arrange other details is to b.
held with Miss Mary Ross Of Elm
street on the evening OF July 81.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-15
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
Damages spire, But Clock Keeps on
Running = Wednesdays Storm
Deluge.

A terrifying electrical storm swept
over Danielson just after O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon. Brilliant flash
es of lightning that found destructive
outlet served to frdghten a great many
people. The rain fell in torrents and
utes after the storm started the streets
in the business section were awash,
the rain bordering on deluge proper
tions So fast did it come that the
cutters and open gratings could not
carry il away Notwithstanding the
severity of the storm, which was really
over in 20 minutes, very little damage
was reported from the lightning. The
telephone service did not suffer severe
" here in comparison with the Putnam
division, where the storm was terrific.
The spire on the Westfield Congre-
gational church here was ripped open
by tie lightning and boards torn out
on the southeast side and well up
toward the top for a distance of several
feet. During let-up In the storm, A.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-15

Court Charge Against Alfred D. strsns
Observation-Disclosures Get Pay
WestfieId Congregational Church
Spire Struck During Wednesdays
Lightnins-storsn q Real cIoudburst
Mrs. Samuel Dean of New Bedford
is the guest of Mrs. Mary Collins.
William Kilmurray Of Pawtuclzet Is
visiting friends in Danieison.
Awarded First Prize.
Samuel Meunier was awarded first
prize for his impers0nation of Charles
Chaplin at the Orpheum theatre.
Henry c. Benedict Of Pawtucket was
visitor with friends in Danielson
Wednesday.
Miss Susie Collins has returned from
a vacation spent in New Bedford and
vicinity.
viii Motor to Richards Grove.
d. E. Jette and party of friends
will motor to the business mems BAN
quet at Richards grove today.
]. +. Lewis has returned from q
business visit to Bristol and Rockville.
Many visited w. s. Browns farm,
near Wauregan, to see the demonstra-
machinery.
Has Street Oiled.
The f. H Jacobs Manufacturine
company has caused the section OF
School street fronting its plant to be
oiled.
Ladies of the Baptist church were
invited Wednesday to Mr.. and Mrs
A1vah Pierce's, Squaw Rocks. for an
outing.
A S. Ames. superintendent of schools
here. Is spending the summer in Boston
and vicinity.
Court Charge Adjusted.
Alfred D: Strang has returned Il
Marlboro after the adjustment in the
town court here of the charge against
him.
1t is expected that the Danielsor
| delegation to the business mems ban
quet today Will number just less thar
a score.
BARRIERS Plan Outing.
The Putnam BARRIERS local. which
hold it's annual cIambake and outing
at Old -Killingly pond Sunday. Aug.
Pony Express Decision Tomorrow.
Judge w. F. Woodward will file TO.
morrow his decision in the interesting
pony express" case.
Thirteenth Company Gets $1,000 from
State.
For annual May day service and tn,
period spent in camp at Fort Wright
Fishers Island, members of the Thir
| teenth company, G. A. c., received ap.
fproximately $1,000 from the state thf.
| week.
Recent rains have so washed MAR
street, near its junction with Shor
street, as to bare the trolley rails Il
| the ties on the west side of the street
| While farmers in this vicinity ar,
waiting for good hay harvestinJ
| weather, the hay crop is increasing
/ tremendously in value as the result O
| recent heavy rains
Hot weather seems to boom the mo
| ton picture business in Danielson. Ca
pacity crowds have been the rule a
4 the Orpheum theatre this week, a weel
Il of special features.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-15
PARTSIAN
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ladies who find trouble in properly
or attractively arranging and dressing
their hair should try using a little
Partisan Sage twice daily for a while
and note the remarkable Improvement
Partisan Sage, which can be OBJ
tanned at Lee & Osgood's or any drug
counter, makes the hair soft, lustrous,
fluffy and wavy, takes out the dull.
lifeless appearance, dissoIves the dam
druff and stimulates the hair roots
into healthy, normal action. Instead
of merely sprinklipE the hair 1t should
De rubbed right into the scalp with
the finger tips. Partisan Sage is a
delightful treatment for both hair and
scalp. cannot possibly injure the hair
and Is very Inexpensive.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-15
AGILE AT 90.
Charles Weeks Climbs Steep Orient
Heights.

Charles Weeks, 90, formerly of Jew
EFT City, now residing here with his
daughter, Mrs. Susan Mowry, aston
tshed his friends this week by climb
ing the precipitous Orient Heights to
the cottage of Louis Massicotte, where
he was guest. Mr.. Weeks made the
hard climb without undue exertion. an
evidence Of his continued good health
and strength.
John w. Kennedy of Academy street
received notice Wednesday that his
sister, Mrs. Jennie Reynolds of Put
nam, had undergone an operation at
the Day Kimball hospital in that city.
The operation was successful and her
rapid recovery is anticipated.
Major John Mcmahon of Hartford
has been at the state armory to in
spect the property with a view of hav-
ing work on the improvements started.
1t is now expected that this work will
be undertaken at once and that they
will be completed before the beginning
OF the drill season next fall.
Children's Books at Library.
Librarian Henry NJ. Danielson has
announced a list of new books added
to the children's room at the public
library. The list is made up of sub
jects suited to Juvenile taste and viii
provide pleasant and instructive sum-
mer reading for the young people. The
new books number about a score.
7dI IIoiIody loodys
SHOP this morning" Is the slogan, Of
the clerks employed in stores that give
them their first weekly half holiday of
the season this afternoon. Many of
the stores will be closed under the
summer arrangement, which will be in
force Thursday afternoons for the re-
| mainder of this month and all of Au-
gust.
73 Prisoners at JaiI.
There were 70 prisoners at the coun-
| ty Jail in Brooklyn Wednesday. This
| is a lesser number than was held there
| earlier in the season, when the total
reached SO at one time. Many Of the
| prisoners are being kept busy. haying,
| doing construction work, and on the
| Jail farm. Another gang, working I'M
der the direction of Jailer Albert s.
| Field. is engaged in helping to repair
| the washout at the mill ditch of the
| Killinyly Manufacturing company at
| Williamsville.
| Mrs. Horton Still at Hospital.
Mrs. S. d. Horton, patient at St
| VincentS hospital, Worcester, for many
/ weeks, is steadily though slowly recov-
| ering from severe injuries sustained
when struck by an automobile while
| crossing the street to take a car in
| that city. Mrs. Horton is now able to
/ occupy a veranda chair for time each
| day, but cannot walk yet. AS soon as
/ she is able to do so. with the aid OF
crutches, she will return to her home
here.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-15
FRUIT-THINNINe
DEMONSTRATION
To BE Given by County Agent at Me-
LeIIan Orchard, Woodstock Hill.

Monday afternoon, July Is, at 1880.
County Agent w. c. Kennedy will give
a demonstration of thinning fruit In
the orchard of DIR. George E. Mcclellan
on Woodstock Hill Thinning Is one
of the necessary operations in orchard
management IL the best results are to
be obtained, and each year more and
more fruit growers adopt the practice.
Thinning Is merely the removing OF
inferior or diseased fruit from the
trees in order that the best fruit may
have a chance to develop properly. The
thinning should be done as soon after
the apples have finished the natural
dropping which occurs usually late In
June, or about the first Of July. Tn1s
dropping has been rather severe In
some localities this year, so that the
operation Of thinning will be compar-
atively easy. The diseased, worthy
and inferior fruit should be removed
from the tree and If the remaining
fruit, Is close enough together so that
any two will rub together, one of these
two should be removed. There should
be plenty OF space for each fruit to
develop without touching another.
1t may seem TO some that this prac-
tice will result in the loss of much
good fruit, but fruit growers who
practice thinning declare that the time
and labor spent is much more than
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-15
Brief Mention.

T. j. Watts is in Boston, on BUSH
ness.
Mrs. H. c. Smith spent Wednesday
at Ocean Beach.
A H. Anderson spent Wednesday in
South Manchester.
Henry Bostwick of New Haven
visited his mother in this city We'd
nesday.
Mrs. F. w. Clapp and children are
spending the summer with relatives
at Mantle.
The advertising car for the Ranch
101 Wild West show arrived in this
city Tuesday.
Mrs. J. Louis Sullivan is the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. s. Cody Of Hart
ford this week.
Mrs. Lucy A. Murphy, Miss Helen
A. Murphy and Miss Louise Sullivan
are enjoying few days at Ocean
Beach.
Mrs. ]. F. Ahern and Masters Dow
and Francis Ahern. who are spending
the summer at Ocean Beach, spent
Wednesday at their home in this city.
Hartford visitors Wednesday in
c1uded DR.. 7. P. Parker, Mrs. H. C.
Virgins, Mrs. c. c. Edgarton, M. r.
Sadd, Miss Elizabeth Hartman.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-15
THE ICE SITUATION
Mayor Dunn Arranges for Distribu-
ton of Supply, Pending Decision of
Bonding Company.

The city ice situation remains con-
siderably "up in the air" Just at
present, but owing to the efforts of
Mayor Dunn, arrangements have been
made whereby the customers Of the
city ice routes viii be able to get their
ice as usual Any person wishing to
peddle will be permitted to get ice
from the ice houses. on payment of
the agreed upon price on weighing.
and with the understanding he Is
not to charge more than the stated
amount for the ice. Several have al
ready started in doing the distribu-
ton. and one Of two MERCHANTS have
sent their own teams up TO the ice
houses for ice.
Until it is known what the bond
Ing company will do, this method win
be followed. The ice COMMITTEES and
the corporation counsel have been in
session several times, but nothing de-
finite about the future can be decided
until the Hartford representative OF
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-15

There is more catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few
years was supposed TO be incurable-
For a great many years doctors pro-
scribed local remedies. and BY con-
stantiy falling TO cure with local treat
has proven catarrh to be a constItu-
tfonai disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Co. Toledo, Ohio, IL the only constitu-
tional cure on the market It 10 taken
internally. It acts directly on the blood
Thev offer one hundred dollars for any
case IL fails to cure. Send for ctrcu-
lars and testimonials.
Address: +. ]. CHENEY & Co, To-
SOLD by druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consu-
patton.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-15
Tennis Matches in Prospect.

Tennis is returning to popularity
in this city this summer, and several
matches are being arranged for local
teams. On Saturday team from the
Y NJ. C. A. win play a New London
association team in the farbor town,
and a return match will probably be
arranged for this city. In addition,
it is probable Norwich will be invited
to participate in match, and also
South Coventry enthusiasts will be
taken on, if conditions warrant. The
city tournament has narrowed down
to Abee and Grant for the finals, and
there is a chance that another tourn-
ament will be run off later in the
summer, in which several who did
not take part in the present tourney
may appear. The American Thread
Company is planning to put In courts
in the triangular, lot at the entrance
of Recreation park, and that is done
this year, will give an added impetus
to the game.