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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-25

Grades one, two, three, and four of
Center school, in charge of Misses
Alice Latham and Selma Liljenstein
enjoyed a Christmas, tree and exar-
cises Friday morning, December 18th.
The exercises opened with the singing
of the Christmas Carol, followed by an
excellent programme Of Rotations
and songs by the children. The event
on the programme enjoyed most by
the children was the, arrival of Santa
Claus. whose coming was announced
by the jingling of bells For a time
Santa was quite a busy person, dis
tributing to the children boxes of
candy, etc. The tree and room were
pretti1y decorated the prevailing colors
being red and green. Invitations had
only the children, but quite a number
Of their parents and friends.
The programme follows:
Song, Christmas Carol, school; reci-
tations, A Christmas Welcome, Flos-
sic Bebo; Across the World, bows.
Cent Christmas, Byron Sweet: song,
Sleep. Raby, Sleep. 8 girls; recitations,
Neds Dream. 8 boys; A Stitch in
Time, Mary Delude; Oh Star. Gertrude
Cavanaugh: Good Advice. 3 boys;
What I Want, Della Dupont: The
Ny Choice. Mabel Crawford: song.
Merry Christmas. grades one and two;
recitatfons Kitty's Stockings, two
girls; Worder, Clarence Gaudette;
What They Found. 3 girls; A Christ
man Acrostic, grade one; A Riddle,
Emma Bebo: What Baby Wanted 2
girls; song Music in the Aair, grades
three and four: dialogue, The Christ
mas Mendine. Ree-Doris Bliven. Ella
Bromley, F!ossie Bebo and Frances
Sweet; Rotations. The Happiest
child. George Macomber: The Best
Day. Louise imagery; At Christmas. 2
BOYS; My Little Tree, Mildred Craw-
ford; The BRIDES Tree 5 girls; song.
Up On the Housetop. school; recita-
ton. My Stockings Jennie Lamoine.
Christmas Cheer 2 Sboys; A Gift to
santa, Dorothy Dupont: The Brave
little Tree, 8 boys Bethlehem Babe,
8 girls: song, Silent Night. school.
In keeping with the Christmas spirit
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WATERFORD
w. p. ChaEpeII Home From Maine
Booth Family Moves to New Lon
don.

Miss Nellie Brown of Tennessee is
spending some time with Mrs. Frank
j. Lapointe of Quaker Hill
Miss Laura Woodwork has return
ed to her home at Quaker Hill from
visit to relatives in Westerly, r. 1.
fro ma brief visit In Cromwell.
Miss Dora Beckwith has returned to
Hartford after q visit to her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Beckwith.
Rev. Walter v. Gray has returned
from brief visit In Cromwell.
Mise Elizabeth A. Gates has return
ed from a visit to friends in Boston,
Mass.
Mrs. Frank Geer of Goshen farm is
entertaining Miss Violetta Gavitt, of
Westerly
Miss GLADYS L: Mossbroker of Pleas
rre Beach. is the guest of friends in
Albany. N. Y.
DR.. G. NJ. Minor has returned from a
hunting trip to Maine,
his home on Great Neck road, from a
visit in Hartford.
Home From Maine.
w. P. Chappell has been spending
the past few weeks in North New
Portland, Maine.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Church of Phil
adelphia were over Sunday guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Comstock Of Quak-
err Hill.
DIR. and Mrs. G. NJ. Minor are spend
ing Christmas with friends in Hart
ford.
c. G. Newbury has recently purchas.
ed n new motor truck.
Henry F. Booth and family have re.
moved to New London where they will
reside.
e, Palmer and family have closet
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-25
CHESTERFIELD

Miss Helen Kaplan Is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Ida Solomon of Norwich.
Mrs Willis Chappell has returned
to her home in Fitchvilie, after spend
ing a week with Mrs. Charles Powers.
Her niece Miss Ellen Powers accom-
panied her.
Charles Tinker and Ernest Smith of
New London spent Sunday with rel
atives here.
Mrs. H E. Smith was a caller in
New London, Wednesday.
Earle Lathrop and William Watts
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Matt
A. Tinker.
Mrs Mary Tinker has gone to New
London to spend the winter with her
daughter, Mrs. Robert Taylor of Bris-
tol street.
Many people attended the Christmas
tree held at the school. The pro-
gram was successfully carried out. d.
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Who is Gong and Cotning-lncidents Accidents
and Building in Threc Cou mites

the children in grades five and six of
the Center school in charge of Miss
Anastasia Ryan exchanged Christmas
gifts on Friday
The Center school closes for the hol-
iday Friday afternoon, December II,
and will reopen January 8.
Funeral of George n. WhippEe.
The funeral of George H. whipple
took place from his home on Main
street. The Rev. Mr.. Knowles of the
Baptist church ofI1ciated. Many rel
atives and friends were in attendance,
Burial was in Robbins cemetery the
bearers being Austin Maine, g. q
BhVen, Albert Basset and Alfred Da-
Wis.
Court Liherty's Officers.
Monday evening at the quarterly
meeting of Court Liberty. No 1s2, F. OF
A., the following officers were elected
Chief ranger, John j. Herbert; sub
chief ranger, Louis H. Ritchotte;
treasurer. Onesime Boucher; fianciaI
secretary, T. Mcdonald; recording
secretary, Wilfred Boucher: lecturer
AdelarG Dupont: senior woodward
Charles A Tanner; junior woodward
Joseph Ritchotte: senior Beadie, Noah
j.. Dupont; junior beadle Elmer A
Graves; trustee, Stephen b Sweet
junior chief ranger. Philip Boucher.
These officers will be installed or
I the firest meeting night in January By
Deputy Chief Ranger Charles L
Maine, and a spring campaign well be
inaugurated by the new board Of of.
ficers.
Christmas Masses Today.
This Saturday morning the Feas
of the Nativity, masses will be cele.
brated in st. Thomas church at and
10 o'clock. an excellent musical pro.
rT-a f01TS In
choir under the direction of Miss Evs
GauIctte, the organist.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-25
ROAD SOCIETY

Miss Lucy Billings is at home oof
the holidays.
Fernando Wheeler and family and
Mason Hewitt and family with Harold
Flood Of Boston are spending Christ
mas at Norwich with relatives
Miss Martha G. Williams arrived
home Wednesday from the Boston
Conservatory, where she is a student.
Miss Priscilla Billings leaves Mon
day for a visit with friends at West
Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. Phebe Ford left Friday for a
visit in New York with Mr.. and Mrs.
n. Stanton Gates
All the country schools closed on
Thursday with Christmas exercises
and trees with gifts for the children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seth N. Williams viii
entertain relatives Christmas day.
Mrs. Morey and daughter, Of
Nashua, n. H, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Williams.
The Ladies' Sewing society worked
at Mrs Eliza p. Noyes' on Tuesday
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-25
LEONARD BRIDGE

Mrs. Ida z. Cummings has returned
from a visit with her son, Harold ].
Cummings, and family at South Cow
entry.
F. o. Brown was in willimantic
Wednesday.
Judge and Mrs. Albert C. Kneeland,
Miss Lavinia Kneeland and David
Walsh were in Willimantic Monday.
Mrs. Arthur Spencer spent several
days recently with her sister at Nor
witch.
David Walsh and Carlton Cummings
motored to Willimantic and South
Coventry Wednesday.
fever.
Mrs. Albert Wheaton entertained
Mrs. Amos Lille of Lebanon and Mrs
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ected by the teacher. Miss Julia Sui
OLD MYSTIC
ute to the Late Amos 3. Taylor
Closing Exercises in School.

The Baptist church observed Sun
day. Dec. 10th, as Christmas Sunday.
The pastor. Rev. Fred Eugene Coburn
preached in the morning from the
subject The Unspeakable Gift. Mrs.
Robert Henderson impresSively rem
dered the solo o Little Town of Beth
lehem at the Offertory- The solo in the
Christmas anthem was pleasingly rem
dered by Miss Ruth Burrows. a story
and song service was held in the even
ing entitled The Light of a Christmas
Candle. The reader was Mrs. Fred
Eugene Coburn; organist, Miss Viola
Eldredge soloist, Miss Ruth Burrows.
The story was interspersed with the
following songs by the choir: Led by
the Star, Promise and Memory, Let Us
Do What We Can, Christ the King is
Born, When the Home Lights Are
Burning. Merry Christmas to All,
Hand in Hand, Star Of Bethlehem and
Glory to God.
Wedding Monday.
The marriage of Miss Alma Marie
Goering, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Yetter. Of Center Groton, and
| Albert Peckham Welles. son of Mr..
and Mrs. William P. Welles, of Old
| Mystic, will take place Monday, Dec.
| 9th, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs,
Yetter at the Warren Haley place,
Mr.. Welles is proprietor of a garage
| at Old Mystic.
| TO An0S D. 6ytOFs
The Waterman Examiner Of Dec
18th has a fine obituary of Amos B
| Taylor of Old Mystic, written by the
| pastor of the local Baptist church
Rev. Fred Eugene Coburn, of which
| Mr.. Taylor was an active member for
many years. For 20 years he served
| as superintendent of the Sunday school
and was senior deacon at the time OF
| his death.
Son Seriously III.
! The Old Mystic relatives and friends
Waterville. Me, are saddened to learn
of the serious illness of their son, who
lives at Portland, Me. DR.. Wilson is
editor of lions Advocate. the Baptist
paper of Maine. He is assisted in his
work by Mrs. Wilson, born Lucy Tay-
lor. daughter of John A Taylor, of OLD
| Mystic.
Vacation Begins.
The Burnets Corners school closed
for the Christmas vacation on Satur-
day, Dec. 18th, with a Christmas tree
and exercises appropriate to the
| Christmas season. George Ingram OF
Burnets Corners, formerly a teacher
at Putnam, has taught the school fol
| the fall term.
Rev. ]. Wilbur Richardson, who re-
Gently resigned the pastorate Of the
Baptist church at Stamford, has beer
called to the pastorate of the Baptist
church at Belfast, Me. Rev. Mr.. Rich.
ardson's first pastorate was the Bap.
tist church here, where his ordination
| took place.
Closing Exercises.
The school in district No. 8, Led.
yard, teacher Miss Grace Finigan o.
Gallup Fill. closed Friday last with {
Christmas tree and the following ex-
ercises: Welcome, Richard Burton
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CAMPBELL'S MILLS
Entertainment, Tree and Santa Claus
at Close of Term.

The WyIie school closed Tuesday
for the holiday vacation. the follow
ing program being presented Friday,
Dec. 18th: Song, Christmas, school:
What the Mother Goose Children
Want for Christmas, Clifford Cong
don: Overheard at Christmas, Howard
Gardner: The Dolls Christmas Tree,
Helen Congdon: The Boys Lament,
EIlery Pratt; song. Jolly Old Saint
Nicholas: Santa Claus. Joel Barber;
Hall; Quotation, Mary Misura; Story
stocking drill; The Week Before. Wal
ter Brown: song, Santa Claus;
Alice Gardner: I Wonder. John Mis-
ura; A Christmas Tree, Ethel Cong
don; Hard Times for George Roy
Congdon: A Telephone Message, Su-
san Gardner; Christmas Tree Farm
Andrew AIisura; Happy Thoughts and
CHEEKY Smiles, Marion Brown; song.
Jolly Old Santa Claus; play, Christ
was with Mother Goose. The teacher,
Miss Marian z. Blakeslee. presided at
the organ. There was a Christmas
tree. Santa Claus was impersonated
by Walter Brown. A number OF adults
were present and all were literally
treated with candy and all were well
pleased with the exercises.
Personals.
Miss Blakeslee is spending the hoI-
| idays at the home of her brother In
| Indianapolis, Indiana.
Miss Margaret Tanner transacted
business in Norwich Tuesday.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-25
NORTH STONINGTON
School Entertainment Well Attended
Thompson Family Reunion Today
Close of School Term.

The school of district No. 8, Misi
Marion E. White, teacher. gave a good
entertainment in Grange hall Monday
evening, the proceeds TO be used fol
the purchase of school room furnish
mgs- The programme included music
recitations and plays and was wei
carried through. Following the exer-
cises, ice cream and cake were served
Pupils Entertained.
The primary and grammar school,
OF the village. Miss Grace Sheffield and
Miss Geneva Rathbun, teachers, united
IN afternoon session Wednesday A
hne programme OF reflections, dia-
logues and singing was given. After
this a pretty Christmas rec was Tn
loaded Of its abundant fruit Each
child received a box If candy and an
orange, and there vas a general in
terchange Of gifts between pupils and
teachers. Many visitors were present
Social ard Personal Notes.
Mrs W. x. EIillard arrived home
Monday afternoon from Peekskill, n.
" where she had passed two months
with relatives.
Master John Myers of Preston is
visiting his grandmother. Mrs. T. P.
Norman.
The Samuel Thompson family will
Fave a Christmas dinner and Christ
mas tree at the home of the youngest
da ugnter, Mrs. Amos Wheeler.
Christmas Sunday Services.
Last Sunday was observed as Christ
mas Sunday AZ the Third Baptist
church with Christmas music and a
Christmas sermon. Next Sunday will
be Christmas Sunday at the Congre-
gs.;iCnal church.
\. L. Townsend. a student in Bos-
ton university. is spending vacation at
his home here.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-25
NORTH L: We
Funeral of Mrs. Jane Wood-Jewett
Family Party Today.

Mrs. William SissOn and W. NJ. Sis
son Jr., motored to New London Tues
day.
Mrs. Eugene Leffingwell and Miss
Gertrude Leffingwell have been i'll the
past week.
Funeral of Mrs. Wod.
Mrs. Jane Wood, "A, died at her
home last Saturday. after n brief Ill
ness from bronchial pneumonia. Mrs.
Wood leaves one brother, William of
Lyme, and four sisters, Mrs. Frank
Tucker, Mrs. Nancy Slate, Mrs. Laura
Banning and Mrs. Frank Hall, all of
this place. The funeral was held
from her home Monday afternoon.
Rev. Francis Purvis of the Baptist
church of which she was a member,
officiated. Burial was in the family
lot in the East Road cemetery.
Miss Alma Holmes of Middletown,
y. Y, visited her parents last week.
Mrs. Katie Jewett is visiting at c.
F. Jewett's this week.
Christmas Party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jewett are to enter
tain the Jewett family, about 81 in
number, Christmas day.
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EASTERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN RHODE ISLAND

buffales. Some of the farms that he
visited were cutting II tons per acre of
hay.
Mr.. Stoddard had not seen his
brother in California for 40 years. He
also visited his son, Stephen, who
lives in Portland, Oregon Mr.. Stod-
dard saw Brigham Young S grave
in Salt Lake City. He saw 100 acres
OF oranges and other interesrfns
sights. Mr.. and Mrs Stoddard return
ed home in excellent health.
Personals.
Harold GildersleeYe. son of Medical
Examiner o. E. Gildersleeve and Rev
Joel b. Slocum's son, were guests OF
Archie Holdridge, Wednesday after
noon.
Mrs. Isaac G. Geer returned home OF
Tuesday evening. Mrs. Geer had beer
visiting relatives in Norwich.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-25
LAUREL GLEN
Fox Shot-FunsraI of Mrs. Lydia
HoIdredse.

Paul Main shot a fox Thursday.
Mr.. Kavanaugh, who Is employed at
the state hospital. Norwich, visited his
niece, Mrs. Rusich, last Sunday. His
son John returned with him.
Fred Greenwood and cousin OF Jew
EFT City visited with George Green
wood on Sunday, who boards with
Mrs. George Jones.
Mrs. Kimball Is caring for Mrs.
Clyde Main and infant daughter on
Pendleton Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. John Geer and son
Bourden were callers IN Westerly on
Monday.
Funeral of Mrs. HoIdredss.
The community was saddened Tues
day morning to hear OF the death of
Mrs Lydia Holdredge. although she
had been I'll four weeks. The funeral
was held Friday at IL o'clock at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Attaway Main,
where she lived most Of the time since
her husbands death. Nine children
survive her.
Brevities.
Mrs. Dwight Main and daughter
Alice were among the Christmas shop
pers Tuesday at Westerly.
Miss Mary Chapman closed her
school this week with appropriate
Christmas exercises and a tree-
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Remembered.
The dosing school exercises IN the
hail Tuesday evening brought to-
mas exercises were well rendered BY
the children and showed painstaking
enort on the part Of the teaoharn
Theron Kinney, as Santa Claus, dis
trtbuted the presents from q wei
Misses Grace ana Gladys rhompson
are spending the Christmas holidays
Miss Mabel Gustafzon return.d
home Saturday after spending two
months with relatives and friends IN
Northport and New York.
Christmas oifts.
The Ladies' society presented Rev.
and Mrs. Thompson a fine turkey Tor
their Christmas dinner, also a sum of
money.
Miss Hevrin is spending the vaca-
ton at her home IN wIIimantio and
Miss Malloy at her home in Preston
ICty.
Several from this place attended thu
auction sale at Palmer Hewitt's Mon
Mrs Francis Smith was a recent
guest Of her daughter, Mrs. Samuel
Shaw.
Good Place to Shop.
Mrs. Frank EccIeston and daughter
Edith were in Norwich Tuesday, as
were several others, purchasing
Christmas presents.
Miss Mabel Blanchard spent the
holiday at Stewart Hill, the guest of
her aunts, Misses Dora and Ella Ec-
J clestone and Mrs. Myra Stewart,
Ralph Bill has returned to his home
| in Westffeld after spending several
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Cole
school in the Bethel district closed
| this week for two weeks vacation.
RALPH Wilbur is at home from
Windham high school for vacation.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-25
MONTVILLE
Christmas Tree Exercises at Union
Baptist chUrch-country Club Plans
Another Dance.

Many attended the Christmas tree
and exercises at the Union Baptist
church Friday evening. Santa Claus
made his usual visit, dispensing gifts
to all members of the Sunday school.
Miss Ruth DOVE left Monday for
Bolton. Mass, where she will spend
the holiday vacation with her parents.
Miss Florence Olin will spend the
holidays at her home in Mansfield.
Miss Josephine Hart OF Hebron is
spending the week end with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Hart, Of
Palmertown.
Thames Lodge Meets.
Thames lodge, No. %. l. o. o. F., will
hold the usual meetings in the Brown
ing wagon shop, which has recently
been remodeled and fixed into a lodge
room.
George Coleman has resigned at
Palmer Bros on account of illness.
Misses Katherine and Margaret Nc
Dermott, Theresa Hickey and Nellie
/ Brouillard took advantage of the good
weather and walked to New London
Percy Allen spent Thursday visit
ing friends in New London.
The Country club will hold its sec
| ond social Jan. Il. 1916.
| Matthew Geary has returned to
Mystic after a short stay at his home
In town.
Shortage of Coal.
The Reyes Products company. being
unable to get coal, have kept two
| teams busy carting wood to the mill
/ in order to keep running.
/ Miss Grace Lathrop spent the week
end at her home at Gardner Lake.
| Harold Johnson has returned to his
| home in Springfield after a short visit
with friends in town.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-25
PENDEETON HILL

Rev. 2. P. Mathewson preached a
most Interesting Christmas sermon
his name shall be called Wonderful.
Communion was administered after
the services.
Miss Bessie Thompson Of the Hill
school and Miss Mary Chapman Of
the Laurel Glen school had ChriHt-
mas exercises and a Christmas tree e.
the close OF their fall term OF school
Wednesday.
Miss winifred Palmer was in Ma
tic. r. l., Monday and Tuesday Of
this week.
ed to Westerly.
Deacon and Mrs. q. III Coon Nera
In Ashaway Sunday.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-25
Christmas Exercises.

Christmas exercises will be held in
the church. Monday evening, Deem
Der 9th at Z o'clock.
Miss Mabel Tew. Mrs. Ethel Miner
and Mr.. T. Davis were recent callers
IN New London.
William Maynard was in Hartford
one day last week.
Mrs. James Lane and daughter
Janet, left town Sunday, to spend a
few days with relatives in New Lon
don.
Abram Siminowitz returned We'd
nesday, after spending several days In
New York.
Lawrence Abel of Bozrah called on
friends in town Sunday.
Arthur Kingsley an attendant az
the Norwich State Hospital, is spend
ing the holiday recess with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Kingsley.
GoIdie-WiIIiams
Miss Harriet Williams of this place
and George Goldie of New London
were united in marriage at the home
Of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles A. Williams, Saturday, Dec
18th by Rev. James w. Bixler of New
London. Mr. and Mrs. Goldie are to
reside at Quaker Hill. Waterford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Rogers and
daughter Miss Helen Rogers, Mrs
William Kingsley, Mrs. Ora Clark and
Mr.. and Mrs. G. ]. Murray were Nor
witch visitors Tuesday.
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LEDYARD
MIR. and Mrs. James A. stoddard Re-
turn, After Spending Six Weeks on
the Pacific Slope.

Mr. and Mrs. James A Stoddard
have returned from six weeks visit
to the Northwest and Southern Cali
fornia. Mr. StcFdard has held many
responsible Offices in town and has
geen health officer for number of
years. He is very enthusiastic over
his vacation.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Stoddard stayed
four days in North Dakota, and in
Portland Oregon thirteen days. Mr..
Stoddard saw 1000 alligaters in
Southern California, many ostriehs and
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SALEM
Christmas Exercises To Be Held In
the Church-GoIdie-W Williams We'd
dino

Rev. Lemuel W. Frink of Norwich,
preached in the Congregational church
Sunday morning. The Y. P. S. c. Z.
in the evening was led by the chair
man OF the prayer-meeting committee,
Mrs Helen Malona
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New London County
VOLUNIOWN

Christmas Exercises at the Center
Sehool-Court Liberty Holds Annu-
al Electicn-Masses at ST. Thomas
Church.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-25

their residence at Oswegatchie and
will reside in New York for the re-
mainder of the winter.
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Rexford E. Cummings and daughters,
Shirley and Hazel, Tuesday.
DR.. 3. K Dow of Willimantic was
recent visitor in this place.
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CL.ASGO

eanta Glaze Distributes Gifts 70
seheeI chiIdren-Paster and Wife
Remembered.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-08-05

The administration continues to run
behind at the rate Of about three-quar-
ters Of a million dollars per day BY
strenuous efforts to induce early pay
ments of income taxes and by urging
prompt remittances by collectors, the
Treasury Department was able to
make book showing of a balance of
about $50 100000 on July /. That this
was forced showing for effect at the
close Of the fiscal year is now proven
by the fact that from the first day
Of the new fiscal year, the expendi-
lures exceeded the receipts and the
balance dropped to about S67,000,00O
at the close of business Saturday,
"a. On the corresponding date two
years ago, with Republican revenue
and appropriation laws in effect, the
balance was $129,453,000
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-08-05
The First Gem,

The pearl is the one gem that comes
to man perfect from the hand of ma,
ture. and to this its great antiquity
as gem is largely due. Precious
stones whose beauty and brilliancy de.
pend on polishing and cutting would
naturally be discovered and utilized
later.
The discovery of the diamond. for in
stance, probably dates within historic
times. Though known earlier, it was
not generally included among the gem
treasures Of royalty even as late as
the seventh century.
1t is quite probable that the pearl
was the first gem known and treasured
by prehistoric man since the search for
food must have been the first occupa-
ton Of the earliest of the race. and
the shining pearl would thus have been
discovered in river mussels if not in
marine oysters Certain 1t is that the
Old Testament and the ancient written
histories allude to pearls and that re-
moter evidence is found in the tombs
and excavated cities of still earlier
eras The Egyptians. Babylonians and
Assyrians held the pearl in an esteem
verging on reverence.