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Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-23
COVENTRY
Funeral of Mrs. Charles w. Lee Held Wednesday and That of Miss Ms'y Ellen eLee, Friday-CIarence Ketch um Visiting Friends.

Mrs. Nersa L. Lee, 72, wifs Of Charles w. Lee, died at her home in the East district, early Monday morn ing, from grip and complicat tio ls- Mrs. Lee was born in this town and spent all her life here. She is sut- vived by her husband, a son, D1 Charles W. Lee, Jr., of New Brltair., and daughter, Mrs. Newell Hlil of Coventry. The funeral was private at 1 o'clock, Wednesday morning Burial was in the North Cssnetery.
 Miss Mary Ellen Lee, "A, died We'd nesday morning at the home of her brother, after a brief illness with gr1p. Miss Lee was born in this town, a "a for many years was engaged as q teacher in Buffalo N. Y. She is sur- vived by one brother, Charles W. Lee, with whom she lived, a nephew. Dr. Charles w. Lee, Jr., of New Britain. and @ niece, Mrs. Newell Hill, of Coventry The funeral was Friday morning at II o'c-<ck. Burial was in the Center cemetery.
 Brevities.
 Mrs. Barnes of East Orange, N. J.. is spending the holidays With her sister, Mrs. c. H. Schell.
 Ernest Luther is employed as flor ist with A. N. Pierson of Crom veil.
 Clarence Ketcham, who was re- gently discharged from the navy, aft CT four years service, is visiting friends here
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-23
SOUTH WELLINGTON
Uriel Lodge Holds Annual cornmuni- cation-Mrs. Waiter w. coIburn Pre- scented Chest of Silver.

Mrs. Fannie Hall has a severe att tack of neuritis and is under the care of a graduate nurse.
 Officers elected and appointed at the annual communication of Uriel lodge, F. & 4. M. were: Edwin R. Dimock, w. M; S. P. Hollister. s. W; George w. Fraser, J. w; William H. Hull, treasurer; Walter A. Allen, secretary; William F. Kirkpatrick, S. D.; E. W. Latimer, J. D.; H. F. Judkins, S. S.; chaplain; Leonard Smith, marshal; B. c. Hallock, tyler.
 Real Estate Sale.
 The Samuel Mattesen place on the road to Stafford has been bought by Ida May Gleason.
 William H. Bracket has been con- fined to the house for several days bv grip. Mrs. Walter Colburn is back in the office after a siege of the same trouble and there have been severa! cases that could hardly be called mild though of short duration:
 Christmas Wedding Gift.
 Mrs. Walter w. Colburn has received 2 SneSt of Silverware which may pass for Christmas present, though really is wedding present from the various employees of G. Hall Jr. Co., who have appreciated her courteous, kindly and happy disposition and welcomed the opportunity to give expression to their appreciation.
 Gardiner H. Hall is home from the Choate school, Wallingford, for the holidays.
 In New Home.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Fiala moved last Monday into their new house on the river road north of this village It is a pretty building. after the bun galow style.
 It is impossible to say just when the Christmas exercises at the church will be held because of illness among the children.
 William Ladr has moved his famiyl into the north end of the boarding house.
 Automobile traffic is pretty light this week. Dr. Converse blows through the snow with his car regu- larly, but that Is business, not pleas ure.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-23
ELMVHIE

E. C.: Conllin is spending the week in Willimantic.
 Miss Florence Hopkins spent Thursday with Miss Louise Miller in East Killingly.
 Miss Florence Brayton of East Kill ingly spent Sunday with Mrs. A. H. Battey.
 Mrs. Clayton Wright and Mrs. Addie E. Call visited Mrs. Betsy Spicer in Foster Center, Thursday.
 Mrs. B. c. Conklin was a worces- ter visitor last week.
 MT. and Mrs. Milligan spent Tues day in Norwich.
 Arthur Kerouack of Wauregan spent Sunday with George W. Kent.
 A. H. Batiey and family called at Melvin Woods in Danielson on Sum- day.
 Miss Vachon of Dayville visited Miss Olive L. Kent Sunday.
 R. L. Kenyon was in Putnam Tues day.
 Miss Mildred Davis entertained Miss Annette Lambert and a friend from Danielson Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-23
STAFFORD
Miscellaneous Shower Given MT. and Mrs. Fred Depeau-Evening of Whist Ministers Wife Breaches in His Absence.


 Miss Edna Ensminger has returned from a few days visit in New Brit ain.
 Mrs. Sarah Black has gone to wor- cester, where she will be the guest of Mrs. Bryant.
 MT. and Mrs. George Lord. MT. and Mrs. J. W. Robinson and Arthur West spent the weekend in Worcester. Fphraim Thompson, who died sud- denly at his home in Eagleville, Dec. g, leaves son. Frank B. Thompson, of Stafford, also two grandchildren.
 Suffering from Heart Trouble. Mrs. Jane Lavery is somewhat bet ter after severe attack of heart trou- ble last week. She is being cared for by her daughter, Mrs. Frank Thomp- son, at her home.
 Miscellaneous Shower.
 The friends of MT. and Mrs. Fred Depeau gave them a miscellaneous shower last Saturday evening. The time was spent in singing, with games and various amusements. All report a pleasant evening.
 six-tabIe Whist.
 MT. and Mrs. H. c. Fisk entertained a six table whist party last week Fri day evening. Mrs. Gilbert Wagner and H. F. Cady won first prizes. and the consolation awards went to Miss Lucy Nickerson and F. A. Lasbury.
 Second Team Wins.
 The second team of the R. A. C. basketball team defeated the P. A. S. five in a close. exciting game by the score of A to 22 last Saturday. There were many fouls on both sides. The Riverside A. c. will play the Orcutts the followins@week.
 Minister Absent, Wife Breaches. Rev. F. Manderson is in Boston at- landing the Billy Sunday meetings In his absence Mrs. Manderson spoke morning and evening at the Baptist church. She also had charge of the Wednesday night prayer meeting which was held at the homes of Mrs Ellen Webber.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-23
STOKRS
Vesper Service With Christmas Mu' sie-Book Clubs YuIetide Social Santa Claus Visits Sunday School.

Sunday afternoon a veSper service was held in the church at which music of the Christmas season was given. The pulpit and choir were lighted by candles.
 Social and Book Club.
 The Book club gave a social at Grove cottage Tuesday evening. A scene from The Birds Christmas Ca rol was given. the members depicting the Ruggles family preparing for the Christmas dinner. MT. Torrey told an original Christmas story. Coffee, sandwiches and plum pudding were served. The parlor was decorated with ropes of tinsel and lighted by rows of candles placed in the windows, giv- ing a very beautiful lighting effect. The decorations were in charge of Miss Anna M. Wallace.
 The Sunday school had it's Christ mas tree and entertainment in the church parish room. Wednesday ev- ening. Songs and recitations were given, followed by the entry of Santa Claus with his pack who distributed candy and presents to the children.
 Notes.
 Mrs. S. P Hollister and Miss Eli zabeth are spending the Christmas va cation in Kingston, Pa.
 Mrs. J. A. Manter is visiting in Wa terbury.
 The college Christmas recess will commence today (Saturday), Dec. g, and will continue to Jan. 2.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-23
HEBRON
Vacation Besins-churehes to Have Cantata and Nativity PIay-HoIiday Guests.

Schools in town closed Friday for the holiday vacation, Christmas exer- cises being held in nearly all the rooms.
 Mrs. c. A. Lord is i'll, requiring the care of a nurse
 Mrs. M. G. Horton and son Daniel are holiday guests of MT. and Mrs Edmund Horton.
 Christmas cantata.
 At the Congregational church Mon day evening, Dec. 25. twenty-five ctil- dren of the Sunday school will give the cantata, Playing Santa Claus, the exercises to commence at 7.30.
 Nativity Play. The members of the Episcopal church are to give a nativity play in the town hall Wednesday evening, Dec. 27: There will be no service in the Con- gregational chapel Sunday evening as all have been invited to attend the Christmas eve service at the Episco- pal church.
 Mrs. Clarence Porter and son How ard returned home Monday, after two weeks visit in Boston.
 Miss Elizabeth Doyle returned to Unionville Wednesday after visiting her sister. Mrs. Edmund Horton. Mrs. Howard Hart has for holiday
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LETTERS FROM TWO STATES

with a country ride, or walk, of seven miles each way. And, besides all this, is the singing; in which under Rhod- eyS magnetic leadership, with. voice, action and trombone, of which he also IS master, one is impelled to share.
 Church School Inaugurated.
 The morning service was held as usual last Sunday, in spite of the snow, which quite a number braved, cold, though it was fair overhead. At a business meeting held after the morning service, the WestmiIRs ter
 Sunday school was voted out of Sexis-
 tence. In it's place, a church school will be inaugurated, for which plans
 Mrs. Columbus Smith, Mrs. William Davis and Mrs. Charles Barstow and
 the pastor, comprise the committes on religious education for the ensuing year, and have this matter in charge. Home Prayer Meeting.
 The Wednesday home-prayer cir-
 cles considered the subject suggested
 by the twelfth chapter of First Cor inthians: Supporting the Church Why and how is this mine and your york;
 Westminster will greatly miss the Misses Doerflinger, who have recently left town for the winter.
 Personal Mention. F. c. Koch, who is attending high
 school at New Rochelle, will spend | the holidays at home.
 Pete Blain, formerly emp1oye1 by Charles Phillips, of Plainfeld, is now working in the Danielson mill. A. T. Mcleod returned from Bos- ton, Tuesday, with his son, Douglas. Death of Former Pastor.
 Rev. William Harrison Raymond, former pastor of the Westminster Congregational church, died at his
 home in East Hampton. He was bur-
 jed in New Rochelle, Sunday.
 Miss M. Daily, schoolteacher at
 Westminster. spent Sunday with her Miss Ethel Newton will spend the holidays at her home.
 School Entertainment. The Westminster public school will 1 have a Christmas entertainment on Christmas day. The program W.il be as follows:
 Song by school, Santa Claus is | Coming; recitation, Santa Claus, Es- tella Bennett; Fairy Play, Edgar and tation, Overheard at Christmas, Julia Green; music by A. Carlson; recita- tion, Christmas Carol Evelyn Koch; 1 recitation, Snow Flakes, SC .ond grade; music, song, by two of Vest
 minister school; recitation, Fair Wain- | ing for Santa Claus, Reginald Green recitation, Santa Claus and t.Ic Mouse, Martha Bennett; recitation The Christmas Stocking, Edwa -d Green; tableau, music; recitations l Isabelle Green, Earl Mcleod; Santa in a Flat, Gertrude Rosenzeweig: song, Jolly Old St. Nickolas; reclta- tion, Christmas in Many Lands, E T~H h hrye AJ Has Come to Town; recitations. Hang Up the Baby's Stocking, Archie and Laura -; song by Green and Rosenzweig.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-23
BOLTON

There are to be special Christmas exercises at the morning service in the Congregational church tomorrow.
 Mrs. William Pinney of Andover is i'll with pneumonia at the home of her son, Charles Pinney.
 Mrs. James F. Milburn has been suffering with bronchial pneumonia.
 MT. and Mrs. Thomas Brait.lwai.s of Groton are spending a few days with MT. and Mrs. A. J. Wood.
 Mrs. John H. Massey and two chill dren have returned home, after three weeks spent visiting relatives in Pond Eddy, Pa
 Prof and Mrs. Samuel M. Alvori and son, Morgan Alvord, are spend ing the holidays with relatives in Ocean Grove, N. J.
 Miss Lima M. Bidwell is visiting her sister, Mrs. Lawrence Pratt of East Hartford.
 Miss Adelia Loomis was :n CroIn : well last week, the guest of heI sis ter, Mrs. William E. Stetson.
 Clarence Stetson has returned 10 Cromwell, after a visit at Charles N Loomiss.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-23
WESTMINSTER
Local Visitors Impressions of Billy Sunday-church SchooI-Death of Rev. William Harrison Raymond.

Several from Westminster have re- gently attended some of the meetings by Billy Sunday in Boston. The tab ernacle specially designed for these services will seat eighteen to twenty Thousand, and has many exits. At one afternoon service attended by Westminsterites, the building was Glled; and each exit held it's own crowd. four or five deep, unable to enter the building. A study of his audience; of It's many types of faces and moods, noticing the earnestness with which they listened; together with a study of the famous evangel- ist; less dramatic than featured, alert, dead in earnest, to make you ge. the message, and absolutely regard es.s how he achieves this purpose; these almost repay for a trip to Boston;
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-23
EKONf
Christmas Tree and Concert This Evenins-Pastor Walks Six Miles Through Drifts.

Schools closed Friday for the Christmas recess ,i-
 The Christmas tree and conce1 [ will be this (Saturday) evening.
 Pastor Hikes Through Snow.
 Rev. Emmons White waIkel s:., miles from PalinfieId through the snow drifts last Saturday afternco ta reach Ekonk and he gave a fine scr mon Sunday.
 Charles Tanner started Thursday for Savannah, Ga, all sorr; to have him go.
 Mrs. Ada Brown and Miss Margaret Tanner went to Danielson last f'r1dav to purchase gifts for the Christmas tree. They were caught in the snow storm and did not return home until Saturday.
 Edwin Gallup and family were vis1- tors in Danielson, Wednesday.
 Alvin Corey has been in Plainfield three days this week, saving wood with his gasoline engine.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-23

Miss Jennie Hyde of Bristol, who has been the guest of Mrs. L. E. Ed wards, has returned home.
 Oldest Church Members.
 An interesting fact brought out at the recent annual church meeting was that Mrs. D. N. Kimban and Mrs. Orpha Talcott had been members of the Ellington church for sixty three years. Mrs. Kimban is 92 years of age. and Mrs. Talcott will be s1 next February ninth.
 H. T. Noble is improving, after his serious illness.
 Mrs. Courtney Westcott and daugn- ter, Esther, of Newport, R. l., are guests of Mrs. George Bancroft
 Miss Maude P. Kimball is visiting friends in Boston.
 Degre for Local Candidate.
 A number of members of the or der of Odd Fellows of the Rockville lodge in this town, attended the dc gree work Monday evening, Dr. E. A. Brace being one of the candidates. Mrs. c. F. SBeer and Miss Hattis Beerareturned this week, after two weeks visit with relatives in Spring
 Miss Ruth Aborn spent the week. end with friends in Springfield.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-23
UNION

Eugene Walker of Southbridge was calling on local friends Friday.
 John Gage. Jr.. of Westvflle called on friends in town Tuesday.
 Mrs. Hannah Horton is visiting her daughter, Mrs. James Barrett in Stur- bridge, Mass.
 aMr. and Mrs. G. R Towne have moved to Stafford Springs.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-23
Degre for Local Candidate,
BOLTON NOTCH

Mrs. Mary Crawford has returned to her home in Boston.
 Mrs. E. M. Howard and little son are i'll with grip.
 w. E. Rice was Hartford visitor Wednesday,.
 M. w. Howard was in Hartford on Tuesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-23
Hard Tack.

"You can't always tell the size of a mans head ebcause he wears a six and a quarter hat," remarks the Nashville Banner. Not unless you have a good light and microscope. anyway.-Ma- con Telegraph.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-23

guests her sisters, Miss Eva Jones, a teacher in Hartford. and Miss Helen Jones from Wellesley college.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-23

There are many women sailors among the Films and Norwegians.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-23
Holland County
ELLINGTON

Church Members for 63 Years-Odd Fellows Receive Degree at Rock viIIe.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-23

Miss Jennie Hyde of Bristol, who has been the guest of Mrs. L. E. Ed wards, has returned home
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dividual as grandizement and the foolisn,
boastful, wordy sentinentalist. who with
amazing ignorance fancies that Ameri-
ca ms armed only with words can sue
cessfully oppose strong and brutal men
with rifles.
America mism IN Trial.
'Our national character is in the bal
ance. Americanism Is on trial. II we
produce merely the self-scekirg. ease
loving. duty shirking man, whether he
he a mere matcrialist or n mere SHY
s~entimentalist; II we produce only the
Americanism Of the CRATER and the
mollycoddlc and the safety first. get rich
quick, peace at any price man. we Will
have produced an American faithful
| only to the spirit Of the Tories of 1875
and the Copperheads of 1861 and TIT only
to vanish from the earth. Love Of ease,
shirking of effort and duty. unwilling
ness to face facts. the desire to COM
fort ourselves by words that mean moth
ing--all these spell wOrthlessness while
our civilization lasts and spell also a
speedy and ignoble end Of that civil
ization.
TN this tremendous crisis OF the world
II we think we can sit apart. do moth
ing. utter lofty platitudes and devote
ourselves only to money making We shall
surely go down with a crash. ] ask you
Of the West to take the lead In the
effort for "A robust and virile NATIONAL
ism. nj and ready to cope with all pos
sible dangers at home and abroad. ]
appeal to the spirit of sane. common
sense which'faces things as they practi-
cally are. and ] appeal also to that
| spirit Of idealism which sees n great
goal and struggles toward that goal. !
ask for military preparedness as an arm
&" help the soul OF the nation. ! ask Tor
IL TO quicken the national conscience. TO
help the national discipline.
II ask that we prepare ourselves
within and we cannot prepare ourselves
within unless we also prepare against
danger from wlthout. You hate The
waste and blood spiiling OF war. so do
I. You cannot hate such waste ana
such blood spilling more than ! do. The
most lamentablc of all the tragedies
connected with blood spilling IL the
splitting Of the blood 1T brave men too
late to secure the end FOR which the
blood il spilled. Under such conditions
there Is no chance Of triumph the
dreadful choice Is between dying hope
lessly for the right and yielding alb
Jectly to triumphant iniIuity. May We
so act in the present that neither We
ourselves nor our chlldren's children
shall ever In the future have to face SO
evil an alternative.
AS soon as I left college | Joined the
National Guard. exactly as1 became a
member of my local party orSanization
for I didn't intend that any one SHOULD
40 my fighting for me or do my govern
: ing for me, for ! don't regard a man
rs ii, to be a free man II he can't do his
own sha re OF the work ~ governing in
peace and his own share of lighting In
case of war. According TO the same
principle ] ask you men here to do the
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didacy. Not one u. the many q. r, Doll.
we have interviewed is in fiv,r ~,
him" y
Editorfally the Stddts-Zoum,o saw,
Roosevelt may be sure that In To
whole country. and particularly IN II
nois. the German Americans will syt.
him with closed ranks. Wilson allnu
himself to be ruled by his feeling
Roosevelt by his impulses. Wilson ,ai,,
after a preconceived plan. Rooseve (,
acts under the impulse of the momcr
Roth are equal in believing in The,
infalIibility.
Wilson has given as wisconsin l.,
place of Americanism; Roosevelt, ba,
demonstrated, even before mention u,s
made Of his candidacy. that the Amer.
can people bow down before Roosevci,.
ism Roosevelt has become :,
volcano which pours out the lava a,
hatred against everything Gcrman-d,v
snd night"
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BITTER ATTACK ON T. r.
Chicago "staats-ZeitunE" We'll
comcs ,Him with sharp Criticism.

CHICAGO. April 29.-Col. Roosevelts
arrival to-day was made the occasion
for a broadside of criticism from the
Illinois Stadts-Zcitung, which holds that
It speaks for many Germans in declar-
ing that the German Americans will
tight the Roosevelt candidacy for Presi-
dent to the last man. In directing at
tention to this criticism Edward Selb-
mann. city editor OF the Stddts-IeitunD,
said
"Col. Roosevelt comes to Chicago to
Rnd out the opinions Of the German
Americans abo II his Presidential can
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pledged to the service Of this mighty
democratic republic. and through that
service pledged also TO the service OF
The world at large"
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! b,pca with b,us,sr ,o,a =, tho ,org RIM
, 10 mako a, ,ncvi,abie We stand fnr no
peace which comes n !. a matter NJ r,sht
! 10 tho inst man armed and moi for the
| peace which A. nurcbascd nv tho coward
al the coyt of abicc, submission IN
wrong. The peace of cowardice u,ti-
| ,nately leads IN war as tho end of a rec.
ord of shame.
industrial service In essential There
can be no full prepar,tion for military
| service un,cs. ,be,e 10 ,rdu.,r,al even.
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The committee OF the Bar Association
was present. 70 were hundreds of Pro-
gressivcs. some naturalists and others
who thought that they were indi-
vidualized. but individualism, identity
and everything else were lost In the
swarm of the common folk that gave
him welcome.
II Col. Roosevelt needed proof Of the
fac, that frr years he mas boon for pre-
paredness it was provided at the La Sail.
station 10y Sergeant Clarence orr OF IN.
United States amy, nov OF recruiting
service in chicago. Sergeant orr, 10
full uniform. was NJ the station to meet
thc N'oiunei. e.
In 1905 the sergeant won the Presi-
dents match at both rife and revolver
shooting Theodore Roosevelt. then
President. wrote Sergeant Orr a letter.
and the soldier had IL with him to-day.
In this letter over the Roosevelt sigma
ture were these words:
congratulate you most heartily
upon winning the match for the mill
tary championship OF the United states.
Nothing is more important III "A re-
public of free men than that the free
men should bc able TO protect them
selves.
II IL vital tha' the average man
should he able 20 do his duty as a
solder /. the republic ever should be
forced into war.
one % the first things the Colonel did
upon his arrival at the Hotel La sail,
was to pay a high tribute to br. Ed
muud j. James. president " the Uni
versity Of Illinois. as a promoter OF pre-
%paredness.
Il want jo take this opportunity &c
say /, word for the University Of Illinois
and President James. sad The Colonel
Every American patriot owes u debt Of
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alter things. but the Colonel Just now
expects TO be st oyster Bay when the
Coliseum Is opened.
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survey Of Resources.

There should he a survey OF the pro-
duclng resources OF the country and the
development and practical working out
in time of peace of plans for minimum
annual educational orders to be placed
by the army and the navy with thou
sands OF firms widely distributed geo
graphically and the enrolment in time
or peace Of the skilled labor which 1t Is
necessary to keep on tho job In time
OF war. We shall need organized bust
ness in time of war just as In tine ot
pt ace. Our duty Is not only 10 encour-
age IL. hut also to see that its activities
are for the benefit OF the wtole country.
THE Government should provide
against excessive profit making In time
of war. and it can only do this as a
sequence to reasonable encouragement
OF the many private plants which In
the event OF val could be trusted to dc
public business. These plants. through
cational orders above referred to. could
he made ready for enicient munitions
work In time Of war.
'"The Government ent could
be also used to secure as one of it,
features those things for labor which
1t is most necessary to secure: proper
working and living conditions and pro-
vision FOR insurance compensation
against sickness, accident and old age.
Not one step has been taken b,
Congress To help secur these indus.
trial conditions. Not one step has beer
taken to secure the NATURALIZATION oi
industry III time of war. The railroad
business in particular. in SO far as In
terstate m and everything di'
rectly or indirectly connected with II /;