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Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25
WOODSTOCK
Children Give Christmas PIay-Theft
Detecting Society, Organized in 1892,
to Meet.

The Christmas exercises of the Con-
gregational Sunday school were held
in Academy hall Thursday evening.
The Christmas play. Santa's Rescue,
was given by the children.
Organized in 1892.
The meeting of the Woodstock Theft
Detecting society is to be held at So
ciety hall, North Woodstock, on Tues
day, the -2Sth. This society was or
ganized in 1892 and incorporated in
1924. The constitution adopted in 1884
is read at each annual meeting.
Miss Mary Perley is visiting in
visiting in Brookline, Mass.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bingham Of Spring
field is spending her vacatio in town.
Evergreen Tree Blown Down.
A large evergreen tree near the Con-
gregational church was blown down
in the recent storm.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25
ATTAWAUGAN
Schools. Hold Christmas Entertain
ments-Fire Results from Children
Playing with Matches.

Miss Augusta Colby, of Waterville,
Maine, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Colby.
The schools closed Friday.
The public school gave an entertain
ment last Friday afternoon at the
school,
Mrs. George Brown spent several
days this week in Providence.
Walter Robinson and a party of
young men motored to Providence
Sundays
William Parkhurst is seriously i'll.
The Junior league had a concert
and a Christmas tree at the church
Wednesday night.
The Sunday school had it's Christmas
tree Christmas eve.
Mrs Raymond Mitchell was in Wor-
cester Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy Sweeney are
visiting the latter's aunt at Acton,
Mass, over Christmas.
John Lepage lost most of his fur
niture when a fire broke out in the
house caused by the children playing
with matches, the damage being done
mostly bV water
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25
Washington County, R. !.
HOPKINTON
High School Pupils Present Play
Driver Injured When Horse Is
Frightened.

Miss Edna Summers is visiting
friends in New York.
Presented Play.
The Hopkinton High school pre-
scented a very interesting drama in
skillful manner before a full house in
the parish house at Ashaway, Decem-
Der 14th.
Rev F. P. Mathewson attended the
annual mid-winter session of the r.
|. tax assessors association at the
state house, Providence, December
18th.
The automobile of DR.. James ".
Lewis skidded and ran into the fence
at Wells town bridge Sunday. The
greatest damage was to the fence, but
the machine came near going into
the river.
Horse Was Frightened.
Alexander c. Kenyon was passing
through Hopkinton City on his way to
Clark's Falls grist mill last Friday,
when an auto truck. making a loud
noise in trying to get up an icy grade,
frightened his horse and Mr.. Kenyon
was thrown from the wagon near the
sore of E. 3. Allen. He was dazed
and badly bruised and made lame in
one side. The horse was stopped near
the s. D. b. church. having broken
the whiffle- tree to the wagon.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25
COVENTRY
Brigham o. SpauIding's Death-Funer-
al of Mrs. Edmund kIespies-christ-
mas Exercises.

By the death of Brigham o. Spauld-
ing, which occurred Wednesday even
Ing last this community has lost
good citizen, a kind neighbor and an
esteemed friend.
Mrs. Edmund KIespies.
Saturday evening Mrs. Augusta
Nespies, wife of Edmund Kiespies,
died after a lingering illness. Mrs
klespies first husband was killed in
the Civil war, and at its close she mar
ried Mr.. Klespies, also a soldier. They
have lived here about eight years,
coming from New York. The de-
ceased was so years old and is sur
vived by her husband and one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Augusta Schwartz, of South
Manchester, and two granddaughter,
Josephine and Lillian Schwartz. Fu-
neral services were held at their home
Tuesday at 1 o'clock, Rev. r. H Sher-
man officiating. Burial was in the
Center cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. circuit have re-
turned home after week spent in
Vermont.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Hillman left
Wednesday morning for two months
stay in New York. The trip was made
in their automobile. George Bovey
will have charge of their. place during
their absence.
Schools closed Friday for the Christ
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her sister. Mrs. Philip ]. Ramsay. Of
Auburn, r. l., for a long time. re-
turned home Monday, Dec. goth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert E. Moore and,
son Ralph have been in Providence
with Christmas green's.
Edwin Smith and daughter Cath
crime are in Providence.
Eber J.. Sherman was through this
vicinity Wednesday.
Robert H. Moore and Joseph Dunn,
who moved to Barberville a short
while ago, moved back TO the formers
farm, Sunday, the 18th.
Simeon James, who has been spend
ing a few weeks with Everett Moore,
left Wednesday for the factories.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25
STAFEO ORD
jolly Club Plans Dance-Christnas
Musical Program at UniversaIist
Church.

The officers of Wlocott lodge will
be installed Thursday evening.
The Jolly club is to have a social
dance in Memorial hall, New Years
night with music by Woods orches-
ira.
Miss Margaret Glover has returned
to her home from her work in Bos-
ton.
Miss Nettfe Brown is home from
Dean academy for the Christmas va
cation.
Christmas Sunday Music.
The following is the program Of
music at the Universalist church Sun
day morning: Prelude, Christmas Of
fertoire, Grison; anthem. Christmas,
Chime We Bells, Shelly: offertory. Pas
tOraI symphony, Handel; quartette.
The Infant King; alto solo, NeidIin-
ger; postlude. March in c. Barrett.
Afternoon. 4.3O: Prelude: offertory,
Twilight, Triml; cantata. The Star Of
Bethlehem. Harker: postlude. March
in D, Guilmant. Solo parts in the
cantata will be taken by the quartette
composed of Miss Ide, Miss Newell,
Mr.. Lasbury, Mr. Moore.
There was 4 good attendance ar the
monthly social of the Stafford Bus
mess Mems association at the club
rooms Friday evening.
The annual roll call is to be held
Friday evening of next week with
supper at ) o'clock followed by a So
cial. DIR. Coats will be speaker.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25
RIPLEY HILL

Misses Gladys and Mertal Flint OF
Canterbury have been visiting their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Utley.
Mrs. Amtha Cushman Of Springfield
Mass, is spending Christmas with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Lewis.
Rev. r. H. Sherman was in Colches-
ter over Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. r. II. Sherman are to
spend Christmas in New York
Mrs. George Freeman spent Satur-
Gay and Sunday in Hanover with her
daughter. Mrs. Mcneil.
Miss Gertrude Hazen spent a week
recently with friends in South Man
chester.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25
BOLTON

The local schools closed with Christ
mas programs last week Friday aft
ernOOn, for two weeks recess.
Miss Annie NJ. Alvord spent the mid
die of the week in Columbia with Mrs.
Amasa Hunt.
Mr.. and Mrs Michael Sheridan
and family have moved to Manches-
ter, having spent the summer at their
Bolton place.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles NJ Pinney
were in Worcester Mass last week
to attend the ball given by the
Chamber of Comemrce.
Miss Rose Franceschina is in New
York spending the holidays.
Mrs. George T. Newcomb, who has
been i'll is improving.
Miss Doris E. Warfield, who has
been a guest at DR.. John Hutchinson's
in New York, has returned home
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25
SOUTH WELLINGTON
Federated Church May Call a Pastor
Annual Communication of UrieI
Lodge.

William l. Maine died at his home in
this village last week Wednesday from
a complication of troubles. He had
Co. for the past 10 years. Burial was
at East Hartford the 18th. Deceased
was born in WillimantiC March 18th,
1850. a widow and two daughters,
Matte and Mrs. Henry Hopkins, sur
The fall term of school closed We'd
Jan. Sd.
Rev. Leonard Smith occupied the
desk at Memorial church last Sunday,
his text being The Unspeakable Gift
May Call Pastor.
Next Sunday Rev. Walter H wester-
field is expected to preach in Memo
rial church.
A vote is to be taken on the ques-
ton of extending call to Rev. Charles
a. Parker of Newcastle, y. H., to be
pastor of the Federated church.
Ice Making Fast.
The work of putting up the track
from the lake to the icehouse is about
completed. The ice is making at a fair
rate. with a prospect of early cutting.
Uriel Lodge. Election.
At the annual communication of
Uriel lodge, No. "a, F. and A NJ, held
Dec. 18TH, the Following officers were
chosen for the ensuing year: Alva T.
Stevens, w. NJ; Edwin r. Dlmock, s.
w; Rollin L. Birdsall, J. w; William
H. Hall, treasurer; Walter A Allen,
secretary; George W. Fraser S. D.;
William F. kirkpatrick, ]. D.; Eugene
w. Latimer, S. S; Henry F. JudlSins
J. s.; Charles H. Copeland, chaplain
Leonard Smith, marshal; Edwin w
Slater, tyler.
Home for Holidays.
Doris and Clara Hall came home
from Dana Hall the 18th and Gardiner
Hall came Saturday from Manlius Mill
tGry school for the Christmas vacation
Saturday at dinner was the first time
that William H. Hall had had his en-
tire family at the table since Sept LIST
Mrs. Hall was taken i'll with appendi-
citis about two weeks before the chill
dren went back to school in the fall.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25
ROCKVILLE
Mrs. Jared L. Barber Surprised On
10Th Birthday.

Plans are being made for a Christ
mas tree and concert to be given in
the church this Saturday evening.
Mrs. ]. l.. CottreH, who has been i'll,
is better.
Mrs. E. E. Kenyon and Mrs. Bowen
Matteson, We're recent callers in Yves
terly.
C. F. Barber of Woody Hill called
on his daughter, Mrs. E. c. Kenyon,
Wednesday.
II. a. Saunders was a caller in Hope
Valley, Wednesday.
Mrs. Jared c. Barber was given a
surprise December 18th by members
OF the Wildwood Circle, of which Mrs.
Barber is a member. in honor of her
10th birthday. The evening was
pleasantly passed with Rotations and
music. after which refreshments were
served.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25
BOLTON NOTCH
Christmas Festival This Evening"
Telephone Service Now Normal.

Miss Laura Brownen has been Wis
iting her grandmother, Mrs. Mary
Brownel, for few days.
Mrs. Marie Shaw and daughter
June, of New York, are visiting at E.
A. Shaw's.
The Sunday school of the Quarry
vile NJ. E. church will have a Christ
mas tree tonight (Saturday).,
Telephone Service Restored.
Most of the telephones are in work
ing order after a week of silence To
say all are glad doesn't expresses it!
The Bulletin Welcome.
The Bulletin came every day, which
helped to pass the time.
Mrs. T. N. Skinner, Mrs. NJ. E.
Howard and w. E. Rice were in Man
chester, Wednesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25
SOUTH COVENTRY
Rev. F. p. Bachelor at Congregational
Church-Christmas Trees Held-Jo-
seph 3. Green Kicked in Head by
Horse.

Rev. F. p. Racheler Of Talcottville
occupied the pulpit at the Congrega-
tiOnal church Sunday morning. In the
evening Mr.. Nichols of New Haven
was expected to speak and the I'M
usual number of people out were dis
appointed by his non-arriyal.
There was a Christmas tree at the
Congregational church Friday even
ing, and one at the Methodist church
also.
Tuesday a cantata was given at the
Methodist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Jaquith have
moved into the house recently vacat-
ed by Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Armstrong.
Miss Alice Latimer Of Wellesley is
home for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. a. Tisdale are NOV
ing into their new bungalow this
week.
Kicked by Horse.
Joseph B. Green, who was kicked in
the head by his driving horse last
week at North Windham, where he
has been employed at the steam saw
mill, is reported as recovering. He is
at st. Josephs hospital, Willimantic.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25
STAFFORDVILLE
Child Receivers from piphtheria-
Sunday Schools Have Christmas
Trees and Concerts.

Trees and Concerts.
Master Herbert Bosworth. son Of H.
A. Bosworth, who has ben very Ill
with diphtheria, has recovered and
the quarantine been removed from
the home.
Charles S. Coles Of Daleville, WAL
ter Heck of Stafford Hollow, George
Fletcher and Lewis Zabilansay have
recently begun work in the Pearl but
ton mill.
Arthur Chandler and Ernest Belch-
er were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Her
Der Barlow in New Britain over Sum
day.
Rev. z. H. Tunnicliffe is spending
the week with his daughter in Ware,
Mass.
Annual Fair.
The annual fair of the Methodist
church was held in the vestry last
week Thursday evening and was q
success.
Trees and Concerts.
The Methodist and Congregations
churches observed Christmas with
Christmas trees and concerts Christ
mas eve.
Mrs Margaret Bowden spent Tues,
| day with her sister Mrs. William Ironi
of Stafford Springs.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Mathews NOV,
! ed recently from Union to the w. P
AmadOn place which he has purchas
| ed.
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the Storrs society. Besides special
music by the regular choir and solo
by Mrs. Wayne Storrs, Mr.. Bidwen of
Bloomfield, state vice president, ad-
dressed the meeting. Hot coffee was
served.
Book Clubs Social.
The Ladies' Book club held social
in Grove cottage on Tuesday evening.
The members played cards. The light
ed tree served as decoration during
the evening with selections on the
Victrola and a solo by Miss Thomp-
son. Distribution of gifts afforded
fun and the evening closed with re-
freshments.
Mrs. Robert K. 'Vibert and daugh-
ter Isabelle is staying with her father,
Prof H. r. Monteith.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25
Windham County
EKONK
AIva Frink Has Fingers Crushed
Christmas Concert and Tree.


Clark Congdon is ILL.,
Alva Frink recently crushed his fln-
gers at the steam mill.
Miss Esther Gallup is home for two
weeks vacation. She went to Provi-
dence and Washington for a visit of
two days.
Miss Marion Blakeslee closed her
school in sthe Wylie district Tuesday
and has gone to Indiana for two
weeks visit with her brother.
Miss MeIlor closed her school here
Wednesday and has gone to her home
in Bridgeport.
Mr.. and Mrs Carl Gallup spent Mon
day, in Norwich.
Tree and Concert.
Benjamin Wilcox took Mrs. Hattie
Tanner and, Miss Margaret Tanner
to Norwich Tuesday to purchase gifts
for the Christmas tree. There was
a concert Friday evening also.
Mrs. Benjamin Colburn returned
home Monday after spending several
days with her niece in Voluntown and
attending the funeral of George Whip
nile -
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25
CLEANSE THE BLOOD
AND AVOID DISEASE

When your blood is impure, weak,
thin and debilitated, your system
becomes susceptible to any or all
diseases.
Put your blood in good condition.
Hoods Sarsaparilla acts directly
and peculiarly on the bloOd-it puri-
ies, enriches and revitalizes it and
builds up the whole system.
Hoods Sarsaparilla has stood the
test of forty years. Get 1t today.
1t is sure to help you.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25
EAST WELLINGTON
School Closes For the HoIidays-Gifts
Purchased for Sunday School
Christmas Tree.

Miss Catherine Everett, who has
been visiting in New York and Will
mantle, returned home last Friday.
Mrs. Hazel MacCormick. the local
teacher, went to the glass factory last
Friday night to play for the entertain
ment given by the children Of Miss
Bakers school.
School closed Thursday for the va
cation of one week. There were no
exercises this year. The teacher, Miss
MacCormick will spend the vacation
at her home in Colebrook.
Miss Nettie Copeland and Miss Mil
dred were in Willimantic, Monday, to
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25
UNION

Edith BoGue of Stafford Springs and
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Cox of Hart
ford visited Mrs CoX's mother, Mrs.
Mary Dodge, recently.
John Sellers. who has been ill with
grip. is able to be about the house.
Albert Slade Of SOuthbridge Is Wis
iting his daughter, Mrs. L. Miller
Henry Leffingwell Jr., was in Hart
ford Friday.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25
WELLINGTON

There We're 56 at Bible school Sun
day morning and a good attendance
at the preaching service. Next Sun
day Rev. George Westerfield will sup
ply the pulpit.
The Christmas exercises were held
Friday evening
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25

them They looked Ike big
blotchcs. The itching and
burning that the pimples
caused me would be hard to
describe. 1t was almost
unbearable and / was 50
disfgured that 1 was ashamed
to go out. ! could hardly
sleep at night they hurt so.
81 tried many remedies
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25

help purchase presents for the Sunday
school Christmas tree on Wellington
Hill.
Mrs. Merrill Cushman, Herman
Cushman and Mrs. Ernest Wilson
were also in Willimantic.
Charles Cowles has gone to work in
StaffordYille.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25
Should Visit an ceuIist.

CONGRESSMAN Kitchin wants to
khow who is behind the Preparedness
arftauon. Why not open h-s eye1 AMI
see. The American people are not
City Journal.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25

written Specially For The Bulletin)
The time has come round for the
annual announcement of the regular
farm boom from Washington.
The young gentlemen who wear out
pencil-p points and dancing pumps there
in the service of their country,-and,
Incidentally, at its expense-have been
"fggerin' on its crops and as usual
make out that last season was the
most wonderful ever"
This has now become so invariable
and so trite thata it attracts less at
tention than they probably think 1t
should. I can't seem to recall re-
cent year when the statistical experts
of the Agricultural Department at
Washington didn't report that 1t
had been record" for farmers in big
crops and high prices.
AS regularly as the middle of De-
cember comes along, with it appears a
big-headed column in the newspapers,
summarizing the optimistic, not to say
pink tinted figures Of the Washington
folks, and telling us farmers how rich
we are.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25
STORRS
College Closes for the HoIidays-6ook
Club Has Social with Entertaining
Features.

College closed Thursday for the hol-
idays. Most of the students have left
and several of the houses have been
closed.
The children of the Sunday school
had a Christmas tree Monday evening.
A. J. Brundage took the part Of Santa
Claus.
Union C. E. Meeting.
A union Christian Endeavor meet
ing was held Sunday evening. Spring
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25
Won't Suffer Much.

Unule Sans popularity won't suf-
Ter so long as the representatives. OF
ali the nations, except Germany and
Austria find il so easy 40 get along
with him -Wa=h-ngtOn Herald.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25
What's the Use.

What's the use of waiting for the
cruel war to be over when Marse
Henry insists on writing the inside
history of the Hayes-Tilden. campaign
over again ?-Washjngt Post.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25

tai value of $4,973, $4,000 in 1914; of
S4,966. 497, 900 IN 1913, and $4,75745S,OO0
In 1912
There are understood to be about
1000, 900 farmers in the United States.
And the total farm value of their total
crop, including what they have to con-
sumo as we'll as what they have to SELL
is, we are told. S5,5eS, 773,00O. This
would seem to make the average value
of the crop raised by each average
farmer $505.25.
Did YOU get your full share. Boss?
Pm willing to admit that $5,568.77S,-
900 II a heap of money. 1t would be if
any one man had it all -.... .-
But when it has to be divided up
among eleven million sharers, then
each ones portion of the plumber
dwindIes.
If it be the opinion of anyone that
the average. farmer is on any high road
to wealth by the average production
Of S505.25 worth Of crops-out of which
he must feed his family and his stock
before he can sell the surplus-if that
be the opinion of anyone, then that
one has another think coming to him.
And he'd better go into his closet,
if he has one, and think it slowly out
to it's logical conclusion, before he un-
dertakes to raise too jubilant hula
baloo about the banner year with
its record" production and it's soar
ing" prices.
] haven't the census figures at hand,
but, as I remember them, the average
yearly wages paid to coal miners in
Pennsylvania are considerably more
than the average value of the main
crops reported raised by the farmers
of the country in 1915.
The coal miners are always kicking
because of the small pay they get, and
striking for more.
Yet, if we take for all it is worth
the big sounding talk of the crop
reporting experts, we'd be expected to
believe that the farmers of the land,
with lesser incomes, are rolling in
wealth and are ungrateful, lubberly
hunks because they don't unanimously
join in the chorus of jollifcation over
their easily gotten riches!
Oh faugh,
Let's all be properly glad that the
year has, on the whole, been a fairly
good one: that we are going to have
enough to eat and some little surplus
left over to sell.
Wasn't it David Harum who enunci-
ated the great truth, in connection
with a Thanksgiving dinner. that "a
little too much was just about
we have enough and little to
good for others who need our sur
! plus.
| But when some cftyfed economist
from his steam-heated Mazda-lighted
| study undertakes to make out that the
! farmers are all getting rich because
| an exceptional year has given them
! crops worth on the average $505.25
| apiece, then I. for one, feel like telling
| him that he'd know more if he knew
a few less things that aren't so!
! THE FARMER.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25

but all failed to help. had had the trouble
for about three years when saw Cuticura
advertisement in the paper, and started to
use them was surprised to see tho result.
In q month my friends could hardly recog-
nize me 1 was so much changed Before
going to bed would battle my face in warm
water with Cuticura Soap. dry il and put
the Cuticura Ointment on Cuticura Soap
and Ointment healed me in three months"
(Signed) Hyman Novins. August z, 1914
Sample Each Free by Mail
With 32-p. Skin Book on request Ad-
dress postcard ''Cuticura, Dept T. Boz
ton" Sold Throughout the world.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25

mas vacation, each district having
Christmas exercises on different days
during the week
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FACE full OF
ITCHING PIMPLES
And BIackheads. Itching and Burn
Ing Almost Unbearable. So Dis
figured Ashamed to Go Out. Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment Healed.

63 Morrell St, Brooklyn. y. Y.-"Pim-
pies and blackzheads began to come on my
face. A few weeks later my face was full Of
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25
RICHMOND

Fannie J. Moore. who has been with
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25
RECORD CRoPE DO NOT MEAN RECORD PRICES

tai value of s4,978, 527, 900 in 1914; of
s4,966. 497 900 IN 1913, and $4,757458, 600
In 1912
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25

Yet, somehow, it doesn't come much
easier now than ever before to find the
money for repairing the old barn roof
or building the new silo.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25

Seems to me if biPIane was in the
habit of soaring in this way it would
make a better well-digger than cloud
gcrapcr!
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25

In the first group of crops the yields
we're greater than in 1914 and the
prices in every case were lower.
In the second group the yields were
smaller in 1915 than in 1914 and the
prices in every case were higher.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-12-22
Embellishments.
The Minister who Feels
Well on Monday

With many ministers, Monday is an
"of day" Not in the way of doing
nothing, but in the sense of not feel
ing well. After the hard work OF Sat-
urday and Sunday, comes the nervous
and physical reaction of Monday, with
that "all-in" feeling. This is con,
dition many ministers would be GLAD
to be freed from. They can avoid It
by giving proper attention to diet, and
taking Il. F. Atwood's Medicine TO
keep the bowels in order. the stomach
toned. the liver regulated, and the
head clear. This old home remedy
% so good that many ministers are
glad to recommend it, feeling that
they are passing along kindness 70
90 doing. We will send free sample
to any minister. upon request.
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