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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-30
PRACTICAL TOPICS
At GRANGE MEETING
Discussed by Preston City MEMBER
Visitors from Several Places.

A very enjoyable Grange meeting
was held in Preston City Tuesday
evening with an average midsummer
attendance supplemented by visitors
from Mansfield, Hamburg and Filing
ton oranges.
Worthy Lecturer Barnes presented a
very interesting program, which was
started by Miss Fern l.. Richardson
Of Mansfield grange playing piano
solo, Evening Chimes. which pleased
the audience so much that she was
vigorously encored-
Worthy Treasurer n. H Han started
a discussion concerning the advantages
and disadvantages of owning Grange
hall. Brothers w. Hobart Copp. c. 6.
Zabris<ie, L n Keneston. E. L
views on the subject The evidence
and sentiment seemed to incline quite
perceptibly in favor Of the advantage
of ownership. This was followed by
a well rendered solo by Helen K, Hall.
who played her own piano accompan-
iment.
Talk on The Best Method to Secure
Good Help Indoors and Out. was open
ed by Charles A Burdick and was fol-
lowed In a short talk by W. %. Copp.
Josephine Hallowell, Of Ellington
grange. sang There's q Little Spark
on the program was a violin solo BY
c. G. Zabriskie.
Miss Ely of Hamburg was present
to help enjoy the meeting. During
the business meeting a picnic plans
committee wazs appointed 1t was
thought advisable to confer with North
Stonington with a view Of having q
union picnic with that grange. The
grange also voted to extend an invi-
tation to Miss Sprague, through Coun-
ty Agent F. G. Warner to hold a
canning demonstration in Preston at
an early date. Information concern
ing the picnic is obtainable from w.
d Copp, committee for the grange
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-30
Horse Turned Back somersauIt.

Scared by an asthmatic automobile
that was passing through Bath street
about o'clock Thursday Afternoon, a
white horse belonging to a Taftville
merchant reared and turned back
somersault in the shafts. A small boy
left sitting on the seat Of the wagon
was holding the reins at the time, but
the horse fortunately lay still for a
minute or two after he fell and was
quickly grabbed and held down by
Blacksmith J. ]. Connolly. who rushed
out OF his shop when he saw the
trouble.
The horse was untangled from the
shafts and taken into the blacksmith
shop to wait for the owner to return.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-30
COMPENSATION AWARD
IN sum or seo.z1


A finding ana award in the case Of
Amos CrandaIl Of Mystic, claimant.
against Allen Avery, late OF Mystic.
has been made by Compensation Com
missioner DR.; James J. Donohne. after
the bearing that was heard before him
The following facts were found:
That both parties named were within
the scope Of the workmen,s cou1pensa-
ton act etc; that
On the 18th day OF February. 1875
while in the employ Of the respond
emit at Mystic, claimant received an
injury caused by staging upon
which he was working giving way.
which caused claimant to fall to the
ground, epraining his left Ankle. Said
injury arose out Of and in the course
It was agreed that the average
weekly wage OF the claimant was ten
dollars.
Claim for compensation was made
by the claimant but the respondent
had not effected an agreement in re-
gard TO same. as he considered that
claimant was not disabled suficient
length OF time to be entitled to same.
The respondent stated that on March
I, 1915. the claimant returned TO the
employers house and reported for
work but owing to the fact that the
work had been completed, he did not
return to work for Mr.. Avery but did
odd jobs for various parties. and it
was found that the date OF his return
to work was March 20. 1915
1t was further found by the claim
ants testimony that he had received
no medical attention, having availed
himself Of none of the services men,
toned under Section Of Part 3 OF
the act, which lack of medical atten-
ton has unnecessarily prolonged the
disability.
DIR. w. H. Gray Of Mystic testified
that he had made an examination Of
the injured ankle on July "a. 1918
and he found no restriction OF motion
no change OF measurements. and that
he considered a man, with proper
treatment following q sprain, ought
to get around comfortably on his foot
in a month.
1t was further ascertained that Mr.
Allen Avery (since deceased) had paid
claimant two different sums Of money:
one payment being IS and the other
Sc, since the injury.
Whereupon. it Is hereby awarded
adjudged and decreed by Compensa-
ton Commissioner Donohue. that the
respondent shall pay to the Claimant
forthwith compensation at the rate OF
five dollars weekly for four weeks. be-
ginning Feb. Is, 1915. and ending
March 2S, 1915. amounting to $20.71
from which amount the 81 already
paid shall be deducted. leaving the
amount to be paid to claimant 1911.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-30
PERSONALS

Mrs. S. J. Allen OF Providence Is a.
guest OF her sister In Montville.
Miss Garvis of STAFFORD Springs has
Mrs. John Mitchell and. daughter. Of
Norwich, are in Hadlymesfor the sum-
mer.
Miss Ida Stone of waterford is
spending e few days in Springfield.
and Hartford.
Mrs. Marie Lesslauer OF New York
is visiting her sister. Mrs. s. Mikolasi
of Franklin street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas sisk of New
London and family We're visitors in
Norwich Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. III. Holman, and
daughter, Lorna, are spending the
week at Grove beach.
Miss Sara z. Garfield is spending
several weeks vacation with her
brother in Waterbury.
Mrs. e. A. Kinworth, of Brooklyn,
Conn.,, is visiting friends and forGAer
neighbors in Ledyard.
Miss Helen Bailey of Danielson is
the guest of Miss Mildred Fillmore at
her home. 20 Spring street.
Daniel Griswold and AIRS. Clifford
Bentley are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Fillmore. % Spring street
Miss Hazel Anderson of Norwich
was recent guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Bracket in South Willing
ton.
Misses Mae and Eleanor j. John
son of Hartford are spending the
month at Norwich, Watch Hill and
Block Island.
Misses Kittie Lee and Miss Mary
Conroy of Chestnut street. leave next
week for visit to Miss Conroys home
in Plattsburg, N. z.
Mrs. w. w. Greenwell of Wash
ington, D. c., is spending q few
weeks with her niece, Mrs. A. H.
Williams of Poquetauck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold ]. Williams
and son called on Mr.. Williams pa
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Williams of
Poquetanuck this week.
Miss Ruth Lucas of Norwich
Town, Miss Edna Williams and Miss
Olive McKalvey. of Poquetanuck and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Swan OF Nor
folk, Va, spent a day at Watch Hill
this week.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-30
AT DAVIS THEATRE
Vaudeville and PhotopIays

Special scenery and costumes with
q Keith act at the Davis theatre was
on the change OF bill for Thursday
when Five Beauties And a Spot were
the performers. There was a clever
comedy by the man in the troupe,
while the girls did some dancing that
pleased and gave sprightly and tune
full renditions of the popular music Of
the day. The comedian also was Civ
en- a good hand for his eccentric
dances.
The feature on the photoplays was
The Diamond from the Sky and
there was also q stirring two reel
drama and a Keystone comedy that
was q fun maker.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-30
sPEEDERs LEFT ROAD
AT MossBRokER,s CORNER.
J. X. Edwards Of New York Has Con-
eussion of Brain and Other In
iuriea.


iuries.
Two New York autoists. speeding to
the limit of their Ford cars. failed to
see the turn at Mossbrokers corner,
below New London Thursday night
They ran into the culvert. their ma
chine was overturned. both were
thrown out and one of them was
He didn't land on a soft spot. either.
with conclusion of the brain, both legs
and other injuries.
The car was owned and driven by
Reginald A. Fletcher. 1t was eight
o'clock at night and he was anxious
TO get into the city ahead of him. The
road turns to the left at Mossbrokers
corned, which Is a mile beyond the
New London line, and between the
cemetery there and the city on the
road to Flanders. The headlights
were dim and Fletcher kept straight
on. He was going too fast to stop
when he left the road. He was be-
hind the wheel not as easily dis
placed as his travelling companion. J.
K Edwards, who is connected with
the A. G. Spalding Company in New
Yo2s. The latter was thrown into
the air and sustained the injuries.
Fletcher was thrown out but was
badly shaken UP. The car was badly
wrecked, but was towed into New
London garage and can be fixed up.
At that turn in the road. three acct
dents have occurred in the month past.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-30
FUNERAL.
Ed,UIn franklin Yerrinoton.

rfneton was held from his late home
on the Mystic road, At Lantern Hill,
Ledyard. at IL o'clock on Thursday
morning, with many relatives and
friends in attendance. Rev. Frederick
G. Goodenough Of Ledyard conducted
the services, ana there were Beautiful
flowers. Acting as bearers were these
six sons: Erastus w. Yerrington Of
Taftville, Charles e. Warrington Of
East Norwich, Frank Yerrfngten of
Brewsters Neck. Edgar z. Yerrington
Of Manchester, George r. Yerrington
and James z. Yerrington Of Norwich
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-30
camrara Raturnina.

been chaperoned by Miss Marion q.
Beebe while spending two weeks in a
cottage at Saunders Point on the "
antic river are to return Saturday.
They went for two weeks but found
the time passing so pleasantly that
they extended their stay for a few
more days beyond their original time.
The campers were the Misses Esther
Allen Georgette Ccmeau, Elizabeth
Luther, Agnes Leahy. Abby Gallup.
Anna McGarrys Elizabeth SEWN, and
Florence Smith. all Of this city, and
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-30
AT THE AUDITORIUM.
The cruoihIe.

Dainty Marguerite Clark was a ia
vorite at the Auditorium on Thurs
day with the houses that went to see
the programme Of films that the man
agement is having for its midsummer
entertainment features The Cruel
BILE was the name of her vehicle and 1t
wa. ga, story with heart interest and
soul throbs. The Broken Coin I'M
travelled another lot Of mystery and
romance and adventure and then there
was acomedy to relieve the tension.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-30
Improvement i'm CITY Water.

Water Superintendent E. L Burnap
had reports on Thursday from a num-
Der of localities that the unpleasant
dshy taste in the water was much less
apparent than. it had been, though
there were a number OF places where
the water was rather highly colored.
This seemed to be more noticeable
than the odor and taste and might
have been due to cutting six-inch
main in Greeneviile, where the water
department had some work to do.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-30
AuToMoeILE HEARINe.
Joseph p. Dursin of saybrook to Come
Before Secretary of State.

Among cases of alleged violation Of
the automobile law assigned by Secre-
tary of State Charles D. Burnes for
hearings on Tuesday is that of Joseph
P. .Durgin Of Saybrook, operating a car
while intoxicated, May IA. 1915; license
suspended, but restored pending hear
ing
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-30
RAINFALL HIGHER
THAN JULY AVERAGE.
Total for Month So Far 10 AS Inches
While Normal il 3.65.

One of the high record ra4nfalls for
July has been made in the present
month, the slight rain OF Wednesday
night adding Fl of an inch and making
the total to date 4.4S inches.
The July average for a number OF
years while records have been kept
at the water ONCE is S.65 inches Other
high marks in July were In 1901. when
1t was 4.47 inches. in 1905 at ass inch
es, and in 1919, the highest, 5.44 inches.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-30
WILL REACH DECISION
ON PEARL ST. GROUNDS.
Town School Board is to Discuss Com
plant Tonight.

AT a meeting tonight the town
school board will come to a decision
over the protest made against the use
of the Pearl street schoolyard for a
summer Fairgrounds. A public hear
ing that was held Tuesday night on
this matter will give the members Of
the board material upon which to base
the decision they will arrive at.
Besides the decision about the play
grounds, the board has some contracts
to award on some repair work to be
done in the schools.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-30
DUCK. sEootinn latar.

Under the new law duck shoot
ing will be month late this year.
The state law now conforms to the
federal statute. Many persons found
their vacations duck shooting but
unless they put Off their vacations
until October they will have to spend
1saaspf in; the kftIre.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-30

Burial was IN Elm Grove cemetery
Mystic, where Rev. Mr.. Goodenough
read a committal service. Undertaken
G. A eager conveyed the remains
thither IN his auto hearse and the
u1ourners followed IN automobiles.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-30
caucus Rarlstrationa.

Registrars Tyler D. Guy and Cor
nelius ]. Downes posted on Thursday
the notices of the sittings of the reg
istrars and assistant registrars in the
different districts to receive names for
caucus registration. These are to be
on next Friday and the following Fri
dav
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-30
Thernos President Recovering.

President William B. Walker of the
fhermoD Bottle company, who is MAX
ing his home in New London now, has
a recent automobile accident that he
has been able to visit the once at
the plant hereH
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-30
Mrs. Georee w. Frink.

After a long and beautiful life, Cor
nelia e. Blackman, widow Of George
w. Frink, slipped peacefully away at
her home at No. % Grove street at
1870 o'clock Wednesday night For a
year Mrs. Frink had been in declining
health, but she had been seriously i'll
for only four weeks.
In Franklin, on Dec. 5, 1881, she
was born, the daughter OF Caroline
Chapman, native of Norwich, and
Benjamin Blackman who was born
in Lebanon Her parents moved to
woman and at their home in Broad
street she was united in marriage with
George w. Frink. Mr.. and Mrs Frink
made their home in Preston until his
death % years ago and shortly after
that she returned to this city to make
Charlotte i. Frink Miss Frink gave
her mother devoted and loving care
throughout her illness.
Mrs. Frink found the absorbing in
terests of her life in church and home
and each supplemented the other.
Baptist church, hers was an active
force in the spirit and in the activi-
ties OF that body. Since she came to
live in Norwich once more, her In
terest in the Central Baptist church
had been deep and strong. She show
Gu AST 11TAStldIllly III PI4CIlCSl fashion
and strength and dignity and the law
of kindness were in her daily life. TO
her two children ana to four STEP
children she gave a mothers care and
love and she was a loyal sister and
friend
Surviving Mrs. Frink are one SON,
Wayland d. Frink of Jewett City, and
one daughter, Miss Charlotte L Frink
Of this city; four step-children Rev
L. w. F'rink of the West Side, George
Arson Frink of Norwich Town, Henry
Frink of Preston and Mrs. B. r. Bent
ley OF Preston; and three sisters, Mrs.
Samuel Hartshorn of Franklin and
Misses Elizabeth and Charlotte Black
man Of Washington street.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-30
coMMANDERY
PARTICIPATED IN OUTING
Over 30 Sir Knights Spent the Day
at Crescent Beach

Crescent Beach and the White
Beach hotel, conducted by Sir Knight
Tyler Cruttenden, were found to be
just the place for summer outing
by the more than 80 members Of CO.
lumbar Commandery, No. 4, Knights
Templar, who went there from here
on Thursday. They made the day a
jolly one for all hands with a pro-
gramme Of sports and a baseball
game between the single and married
men in the morning.
A large proportion OF those at
tending went on a special trolley car
which left here at 9:45 in the morn
ing and went all the way to the
beach. Others in good numbers made
the trip in automobiles. In the base
ball game the married men were led
by Herbert NJ. Lerou and the single
men by Alfred G. Bliven.
At $3.50 the shore dinner was the
order of the day.
For the menu the following was en-
joyed:
Clam Chowder
Lettuce Tomatoes Cucumbers
Black Point CLANS
Fish
French Fried Potatoes
Clam Fritters
Soft Shell Crabs on Toast
Whole Cold Boiled Lobster
Half Broiled Spring Chicken
Roquefort Cheese Crackers
Tea or Coffee
All Bread, Rolls and Pastry
Among those on the outing were:
Commander George z. Parsons, Her
bert r. Kind. Peter S. Wilson. Guy B.
Dolbeare, J. Oliver Armstrong, Joseph
II. Hall, DR.. z. ]. Jones, T. E. Lee,
Edwin H. Chapman, Thomas J. KEEL
ley, Antoine Maynard. Fred Bentley,
Joseph Campbell, William S. Elliott,
James w. Semple. R. B. S. Washburn,
G. w. Comstock, Charles z. Lamb, G.
Z. Helmboldt, Henry Ensling. Julian
L. Williams, Robert McBurney, W. H.
Putnam, William A. Burdtck. J. F.
Tompkins, Edwin Bennett, John N.
well, William S. Young, Vine S. Stet-
son, w. ]. Wocdmansee, B. p. Davis,
r. r. Wilson. Charles N. Hulburt, Ed
win z. Clarke, Mr.. Bixby, William A.
Pitcher, w. K. Litch. Otto Musch, H
G. Peck, w. Franklin Sheldon, T. w.
Emerson, E. L. Darbie, Mr.. Deige,
Louis r. Church, Ansel A. Beckw1th,
John F. Parker, George A Keppler, ].
C. Fitzpatrick, Harry B. Ford, Gilbert
L. Hewitt, H M. Lerou. John Kukla,
]. C. Macpherson, Frank w. Brewster,
A. S. Spalding, j. Herbert George, A
B. Kingsbury, w. II. Cardwell, F. E.
Beckwith, Alfred G. Bliven, A. D. La
throp, Edwin Spalding, c. H. Hurl-
burt Paul Zahn, Alfred Edmundson,
William Burgess, Andrew H Breed,
Elmer r. Pierson, Herbert E. Law
renee, William A. Wells. Robert Coch-
ran. Walter B. Crooks. A. w. Smith,
Fred z. Cofvin.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-30
OBITUARY.
William p. panahY.

At his home, No. Sc Berkeley street
Providence, the death of William p.
Danahy occurred on Wednesday at the
age of 81 years. He is survived by his
parents. Katherine McGillicuddy and
Patrick Danahy, to whom he was born
in this city, and several brothers and
sisters. He was unmarried. jeremiah
J. Danahy, foreman at the Norwich
nickel and Brass company's works,
and Martin Danahy of Franklin street
are uncles, and Mrs. Mary Ockrey of
262 Franklin street is an aunt. Burial
Is to be in Norwich.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-06
How Politicians Flatter Farmers

In the current issue of EARN and
Fireside, - the national farm paper pub
lished at Springfield, Ohio, Herbert
Quick, the editor, writes new serial
story the principal character in which
is Jim Irwin, remarkable rural school
teacher who tries to stir up his com
munity on the subject of improved edn-
cational opportunities for the children
and encounters hard -shelled conserva-
tive opposition. He attends a political
meeting and in the course of speech
gives his hearers few truths in the
following words;
'The politicians come out into the
farming districts every campaign and
get us hayseeds for anything they
want They give us clodhoppers the
glad hand, cheap cigar, and cheaper
smile after election--and that all. l
don t blame them so very much. The
trouble is we don t ask them to do any
thing better. l want new kind of
rural school: but l don t see any pros
pect, no matter how this election goes,
for any change in them. We will have
to work out our own salvation. Our
political ring never II do anything but
the old things
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-06
A DEMOCRATIC KING
An Interezting Story About King AL
bert of Belgium

Arno Dosch, the war correspondent
of the "World IS Work. magazine at
the front, writing of his experiences
in the January number, tells the fol-
lowing incident.
son an afternoon late in October
the town square in Furnes was full of
military automobiles and few provis-
ion wagons. | did not see any field
pieces or machine guns. Every last
one was right up on the firing line. My
feet were tired from walking over the
Belgian blocks, and | held tenaciously
to the sidewalk passing around the
square, though it was mostly taken up
with cafe, tables and bay trees in
boxes At one point the tables were
empty and a single sentry was saunter-
ing up and down. | stopped to ask
him the way to the gendarmerie, and,
in the middle of giving me the direc-
tions, he came to attention, as a door
opened behind me, and saluted.
1.-TWO men came out OF the door,
one rather tall, with an easy manner,
and smartly dressed as a general in the
Belgian army. The other was older,
also general, wearing, if anything,
the more gold braid of the two. They
entered a waiting automobile and drove
off as casually as two men at home
might leave their Office for their club.
Something about the first of the
two men impressed me as familiar. [
had only seen his back, but that had
arrested my attention. | thought pos
sibly had seen him at the beginning
of the war in Brussels, so l asked the
sentry his name.
d" That is our king, Albert he said
quite simply.
"During the next couple of days L
saw the King of Belgium number of
times. He spent his nights at small
villa on the seashore at La Panne, a
hundred yards possibly beyond the no
tel where | spent mine. He passed
through the streets as unnoticed as any
one of the other Belgians who had re-
treated from Antwerp and Ghent ahead
of the army, but preferred the chilly
nights in an unheated seaside hotel in
Belgium to comfort somewhere beyond.
1t seemed to be point of courtesy on
the part of the Belgians not to bother
their king with ceremony at this trying
time. / doubt if he cares much for
ceremony, anyhow. Searching around
for a single adjective to describe him,
I should call him off-handed. His man
ner, even then, while alert, was casual
1t is easy to see why the Belgians love
him. If kings had always been as sim
pie and direct as Albert, | am in
clined to think democracy would have
languished. -
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-06
This War Is Against Every Producer

TnlS war lS fASoihoo A'
Herbert Quick, editor of d" Farm ana
Fireside," the national farm paper pub
lished at Springfield, Ohio, contributes
to the current issue of that perlodlcai
the following editorial showing now
this war is against the interest OF
every producer in the world;
"The people of Belgium are often
said not to be self-supporting, since
they do not produce from their own
acres more than fraction of the food
thew consume. Yet up to the time
when the Germans invaded the king
dom they lived in much comfort, con
suming as much food as most people.
GAS a matter of fact, they were just
as truly self-supporting as are the
farmers of America. They were en-
gagged in taking coal and iron and other
minerals from the earth, and produc-
ing from them and from the products
of the farms and forests articles just
as essential to civilized life as food.
s'They are now reduced to poverty
merely because they are not allowed to
work and dispose of the fruits of their
labors.
"In this scattered nest, before the
German tempest struck it, work went
on in which We as Americans were be-
ing served in a thousand productive
ways. The tempest struck, and the
Belgians ceased to work for us and
with us.
''This shows the intimate way in
which all of us are interested in the
prosperity of each of us. This is
war, not of the nations actually en-
gagged in it, but against every pro-
ducer.'