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Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22
WATERFORD
G. Nj. Jennings Badly seaIded-Miss Laura Woodworth Entertains Friends.

Henry UdeIl of Greenwich was re- cent guest of Earle H. Beebe.
 Edgar T. Thomas has returned to his home near the Golden Spur frop a business trip to New York; LA
 Mrs. Thomas Rice of Millstone road Is visiting in New York.
 Mr. and Mrs. w. Ellery Allyn of Goshen road are enjoying trip to Bermuda.
 walls on his property. on Jordan road
 Chester c. RumriI1 of Springfield, Mass, was at his summer home on Goshen Point last week.
 Miss Grace Hanney entertained a party of friends at her home last week
 MT. and Mrs. George Fritts of Quaker Hill have been i'll with grip
 Leon A. Forsyth was the guest of friends in Mantle last Saturday.
 c. M. Jennings painfully scalded his hands at his home at Station 25 last
 Miss Jennie Nelson is i'll.
 Miss Laura Woodwork of Quaker Hill was an over Sunday guest of MT. and Mrs. Charles D. Ereenman of Norwich.
 Mrs. F. B. Comstock and Miss Milli- cent Comstock have returned to their home at Quaker Hill from visit in Norwich.
 Miss Elizabeth Alexander Is ill with the prevailing grip.
 William B. Rathbun will be janitor Of the new Quaker Hill school
 Guests from Russia.
 MT. and Mrs. Edward Wheeler of Petrograd, Russia, were recent guests of MT and Mrs. Nathan Woodworth of Quaker Hill.
 Booth Brothers and Hurricane Isle Granite company have purchased an autotruck.
 Mrs. Edgar T. Thomas of the Golden Spur is visiting Mir. and Mrs. Charles Renshaw of Rutherford, N. J.
 pr. G. s. Allyn of Jordan village, first selectman, has purchased drags and is having the streets abou town scraped.
 Mrs John J. Lawless spent Saturday as the guest of friends in Groton. J. O.. Binders of Hartford was at his summer home in town last week.
 Eighty first Birthday. Mulford Jennings observed his s1st birthday at his home at Station 2S
 MT. and Mrs. J. T. Rose of Pleasure ] mantle.
 John H. Dayton of New London has about finished the two new cottages he l has been building for Lyman Beck with.
 Mrs. Charles B. Greene of Oswe-
  port.
 Mrs. w. P. Chappen is improving from an attack of pneumonia John c. Nichols celebrated his birth day anniversary at his home on Quaker | Hill Monday,
 Miss Woodworth Entertains. 1 Miss Laura woodworth entertained a number of friends at her. home a Quaker Hill Monday evening. Hel guests included Prentice Alexander MT. and Mrs. John J. Lawless, Mrs Mary Robertson, MT. and Mrs. Au gustus c. Stearns; Thomas B. Wood worth and MT. and Mrs. Nathan Wood | worth.
 l Gone to LitehfieId. Dr. G. M. Minor and family hav' closed their home here and are spend ing the remainder of the winter a LitchfieId.
 David Banks, Edward c. Hammon, and Mrs. J. A. Rumrill have been hay I ing their icehouses filled with goo' quality ice the past week. | Mrs. William Green of Jordan ha l.returned from a lengthy stay with rel atives at West Hartford Mrs F. M. Rose of Jordan has beel i'll with grip.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22
GALES FERRY
Men of Community to Give Supper Heifers Poisoned by Eating Laurel -Winthrop HurIhutt Injured.

7
 Men of the community met. in the M F. vestry Monday evening to dis cuss plans for supper they are to give there at an early date The pro- ceeds are to be devoted to the benevo- fences of the church.
 School Gave Liherally.
 In, the report given by the secre- tary and treasurer, Miss Alice Eatter- lee. for the NJ. E. Sunday school re- gently, it was shown that the offerings of the school for the year amounted to $91. The classes giving the largest amounts for the year were: Rev. James M. Potter's and Miss Sarah T. Latimer's. each S25, Rev. Mr Pot ter's exceeding Miss Latimer's by a
 Gut Foot Badly.
 Winthrop Hurlbutt met with a seri- ous accident in the woods last Friday near his home. While cutting wood his axe slipped cutting through a heavy shoe and nearly severing three wounds were dressed, but he will be unable to step on his foot for two weeks
 Tracy Smith was in Hartford on a business trip last week preparatory to entering the employ of the New Haven railroad.
 Series of Sermons.
 Rev. James M. Potter spoke from Acts xxVI-1e Sunday morning in the M E. church, the theme being, The Christian View of Man. This was the second sermon of a series Rev MT. Potter is giving.
 Dudley C.. Perkins conducted the Sunday school in the absence of c. E. Colver
 Mrs J. A. Birch was the leader o1 the Epworth League service at 2 p. m with this topic, Evangels of the Home Land The Misses Marie and Ger trude Allen and Mary and Madeline Birch sang two numbers, Jesus the Chfldren's Friend, and the Unfinished Prayer.
 Cottage Meeting. Tuesday evening a cottage prayer meeting was held at the home of Mrs Emma Bennett in the village. Mrs. Harmon l.. Perkins spent Tues day and Wednesday at the home oi her daughter, Mrs. Curtis F. Gates, 1T New London,
 Chicken Thieves About. The henhouse of Rufus w. Hurlbuti five fowls taken at one time and twt at another.
 Mrs. J. Edmund Norman and youne son are visiting Mrs. Norman's sis, ter, Mrs. Nelson Parker, in Norwich
 Miss Sarah T. Latimer returned las | EI1udy AIOlu VlSlL OI several Weehi with friends in Boston. Mrs. Delphine Fish attended a meet l ing of Anna Warner Bailey chapter D A. R., at the Monument house, Groton Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Emma Bennett and littl granddaughter, Ern- Beth Bennett, re turned to the village Wednesday, afte 1 spending the holidays with MT. an, Mrs. Byron Maynard, in Anthony, R l., and few days at the home o her aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth Davis, in Nor wich.
 Laurel Poisons Heifers. Emerson Whipple of the Lester dis 1 trict had four yearling heifers die las week in a mysterious manner Tw l he found dead and two were sick Tn services of a veterinary were called An autopsy was made and the caus was found to be the eating of laurel.
 Mrs. Caro- Maniere was visitor i Norwich Tuesday
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22
ASHWMLETT

Services are to be held in the chap el Sunday with a speaker from Led- yard.
 N. N. Main is getting out in the open air after being confined to the house for the past three weeks with illness.
 Mrs. Augusta Casweli is at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Culver.
 Amasa A. Morgan was a caller in Yawbux the first of the week.
 Mrs. Julia A. Crumb was in Volun- town during last week.
 c. F. Hayward was in North Ston- ington the first of the week.
 Friends here were sorry to learn of town.
 Icemen are cutting ice this week.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22
MoNTvILLE
Chestnut Trees FeIIed Because Af-
 fected With Blight.

Mrs. William Mitchell left for New York Monday en route for Florida, where she intends to spend the winter. Palmer Bros. and the c. M. Robert son Co. have completed filling their icehouses with 10-inch ice from Scho- fields pond.
 The coal pocket which is Gbeing built by the Massasoit company of Oakdale on the old Bolles lot is nearly finished.
 Trees 5lighted. D. Johnson of Oakdale has this week felled two large chestnut trees on the property of Miss Ellison Smith. These trees, like many others in town, had been struck by the blight.
 Ramage & Go. of Uncasvi1le have been engaged repairing the chimney of the Congregational chapel.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22
LISBON

Rev. J. " Payne preached Sunday from Phil. 3: 20, For Our Citizenship is in Heaven. There was small au- dience owing to the prevalence of colds and grip. The evening service was omitted.
 Rev. w. J. Reynolds has so far re- covered from his attack of grip that he expects to occupy his pulpit next Sunday.
 The tax collector will be at the town hall Sat, Jan. 29, from to p. m. to meet all delinquent tax payers. adv.
 Mrs. Maurice Reynolds of Boston is at the parsonage this week.
 Mir. and Mrs. Brainard Walden of
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22
SHuNOC
improvement Society Spends Social Evening Auction at Peckernan and Pollock Farm.

Pollock Farm.
 held meeting Thursday evening in the Second Baptist church. The so- cial committee furnished an interest ing and entertaining programme. There were readings by Henry L. Allen and Miss Edna Hazamaslkie and a recita.- ton by Miss Fanny Merrill. The exer- cises were interspersed by songs given by MT. Allen and Miss Anna Merrill, with Miss B. Louise Merrill accompa- mist at the organ. The entertainment was much enjoyed A fine collation. was served.
 shortly move to White Rock, R. Il. They will be much missed here, as they are among the best Of neighbors.
 Leases Farm.
 Herbert Lee has hired the Davis place on the New London turnpike for the coming year. Eugene c. Bromley and family will move to the farm to be
 Stephen A. Lee has leased the place known as the pr. Hyde farm in Ston- ington for the coming year.
 Auction Thursday. Peckerman and Pollock, who have carried on farming and large milk business for some time at the place formerly the Deacon George Avery property, sold at auction their per sonal effects Thursday. It is under stood that MT Pollock will continue the business and MT. Peckerman and family will remove to New York. w. A. Wilcox of Stonington was the man. ager of the sale and B. B. Carpenter was the auctioneer. Many attended the sale.
 Otis Randall of Providence, a for mer resident of this town, was in the place Sunday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Frink.
 Ice dealers have been harvesting a crop of good clear eight-inch ice.
 Jesse Sebastian, who was fatally shot Sunday in New Hampshire, was a former resident of North Stonington There are relatives now residing here.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22
HANOVER
Meeting of Reading Circle Airiie
 Mills Working Nishts.

Rev. Herbert D. RoIlasons of Plym- ton, Mass. preached in the Congrega- tional church, Sunday morning and evening. Both services were well at tended.
 Rev. Joseph L. Hoyle will occupy the pulpit tomorrow, Jan. 23rd, for the second Sunday.
 Reading Circle Meets.
 The Reading Circle of the Christian Endeavor Society met Tuesday even ing with Miss Helen Eadie.
 Rev. and Mrs. Charles H. Peck re- turned to Marshfield, Mass, Tuesday. after a brief visit at the home of James W. Eadie.
 Norman Armatage, of HazardviIle was home for the weekend
 William Croft, of Ysntic, was a week end visitor with his parents, MT. and Mrs. John Croft.
 Working Nights. The Airlie mills are working nights to get out their orders.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22
SOUTH CRISWOLD

The farmers are harvesting a fine crop of ice, some of it being Il inches thick.
 Henry Benjamin is confined to his home by illness.
 Rev. John Thompson called on friends in Glasgo Wednesday.
 A C.. Burdick has been visiting schools in this section this week Frederick and Elmer Burdick are assisting R. H. Young harvest his ice.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22
OAKDALE
Church Meeting and Roll call--Jo ohm
 c. FeIIowes the New Postmaster.

At the Congregational church the church meeting and roll call of mem bers will be held in the church Sun day. Jan. 23, at Il o'clock a. Tn., in place of the usual service.
 The reorganization of the Sunday school took place Jan. is.
 Town School Supervisor Carlon E.. Wheeler visited the schools in this section last week.
 Colds are prevalent.
 The Palmer Bros. Co. of Palmertown have been filling their icehouse with line eight-inch ice cut from Scholfield' s pond.
 stephen Peckham of Norwich was a recent business caller in this place.
 New Postmaster.
 John c. Fellowes has received hie commission as postmaster here and took over the office from his predeces- sor. F. Sidofsky, the first of the week.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22

daughter, Miss Bessie Parks. of New London, were recent guests of Mrs. Parks.
 D. |. Manning is visiting relatives In Bridgeport.
 Walter Waldorf of Hartford pass ed Sunday here.
 Elford Rogers has returned to Hart ford after visiting local relatives.
 Mrs. George Pardee is sick with the grip.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22
NORTH wINDHAM

c. R Harris. L. M. Harrison Co. and Edward Larrow have nIled their ice houses with .2. inch ice of a very good quality physician.
 Henry stimpson is confined to his bed with grip.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22
PRESTON
Annual Missionary Meeting Held vt
 The Manse.

The annual missionary meeting was held at the Manse Wednesday after noon. Mrs. L. M. Keneston was elect ed president, Miss Emma GerSthardt, vice president; Miss Halen Miller, sec retary and treasurer of the Foreign Missionary. Mrs L. M. Keneston, president, and Mrs. c. v. Shedd, sec president and Mrs c. V Sheed. sec retary and treasurer of the Home Mis- sionary society, with Mrs. A. E. Shedd the entertainment committee. After, the business meeting social hour was spent during which light refresh ments were served.
 Teachers Meeting.
 A teachers meeting was held at Preston City schooIhouse Wednesday afternoon.
 Supervisor Swift was visiting the schools this week
 Mrs. James La Point visited her
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22
PENDLETON HILL
Preacher Too IiI to Hold ssrviee-Im-
 provemsnts at schooIhouse.

Miss Bessie Thompson of Bradford. R. l., was obliged to close her school Wednesday for the remainder of the week on account of an attack of grip. Mrs. Frank A Brown spent Satur- CT. Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson.
 Vacation Ends
 Miss Sarah T.. Palmer returned to Burr and Burton seminary in Man chester, Vt, Sunday, after three weeks, vacation spent at her home here.
 Mrs James M. Cook entertained -Jo-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22
MoHEGAN

No services were held in this plaes Sunday.
 Mrs. Harris of Norwich was a vis- ftor in Mohegan Sunday.
 Mrs. Sarah Harrington of New Lon- don called on friends here Friday.
 Mir and Mrs. Reed and son have re- turned after visiting several weeks in Mystic.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22

WilIimantic were week end guests of Mrs. Walden'e sister. Mrs. J H. Ken
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22

called on Ms. Henry V. Hasweli Sun day.
 Clayton Wright Killed a henhawk in his corncrib fasr week.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22
LETTERS FROM TWO STATES

present from Lebanon. Franklin ane Norwich granges.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22
BOZ!.RAH

Church Meeting Pcstponed-cranae
 installation Followed by Supper
 The annual church meeting and rol lcal lthat was to have been held at the parsonage Jan. IT, had to be post poned on account of so much illness to Jan. 31st
 Grange installation.
 There was good attendance at the installation Of Bozrah grange, We'd nesday evening. The state master, Charles Davis of Midletown assisted by Sisters Davis and Bishop installed At the close of the installation an oys- ter supper was served. Visitors were
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22

daughter. Mrs. Lynwood crary. or day this week.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22
SALEM

Norwich Preacher at Congregational church-DeWolf House With Con- tents Burned.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22

Rev. Lucian. Drury preached in the Baptist church at Old Mystic Sunday morning, substituting for the pastor, who was called away by the death of a relative
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22

Rev. Lucian Drury of North Stcn ington, occupied the pulpit of the Bap tist church Sunday morning in tn
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-14

had become acknowledgements
Sharp, the attorneys daughter Like
a werewolf she pursued him. She
was bound to marry him-Or rather
his money. At the thought of this
tremendous responsibility Jim had re-
solved to sacrifice all. He thought
of the happy-go-lucky life of old, and
then of her, and shuddered and-de- .
Camped.
Jim had his plan. Long and dill
gently he searched for an old partner
of the Crippled Joe. He found
his friend in poor lodging house. He
astOnished the helpless hobo cOmrade
with a proffered home, fortune,
friends. He took Joe to a lawyer and
transferred to him legally all of his
UnCle's bequest except $4,000 in p
cash.
Poor fellow! I've put it over on
Joer' murmured Jim, but maybe
he'll escape Hyacinth.'
Then'Weary Jim plunged back into
the old life For time, although the
frowsiest of them all, he ran a free
hotel for his cOmpatriots, and ex-
pended $4,000 in that philanthropic
venture. The result was a riOtOus
household, increased Incidence on
the part of his patrons, and the pO--
lice closed the place.
One day Jim saw Cripple Joe and
the peerless HyaCinth flash by in an
auto. He knew they were man and
wife from the panied, fuTtive express
sion on the face of Joe.
sold into slavery chuckled Jim,
and glOried in his rage and freedom.
The remaining $4,000 was bur-
den to Jim. Its possession hurt his
pride as a down-and-OUteT. One day
he took a long tramp. 1t was to
place he had never forgotten, and the
end of his pilgrimage landed him at
the door of a quaint, rustic cottage.
The place looked poor, and the
lovely Young girl who came to the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-14


"a dollarI My friend, you need a
great deal more than that just to,
ah! chem! rehabilitate yourself. l
will give you $780," and he produced
the crisp inviting banknOtes that
made Jim's mouth water. 81 would
suggest a bath, becoming suit of
clothes, a suite at a good hotel and
l will meet you at my Office at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning, go into
court and place the estate cash of
100000 to your account at the bank.
All, my dear" he interrupted himself
as an angular, Vixen-faced lady en-
tered the room, 'let me have the
pleasure of introducing Mr.. Newton
my daughter, Hyacinth."
"Oh, dear" piped the spinster Ian
guidly, have you found the gentle
man at last? How sweet! How ro-
mantic~ and she almost caressed
this eXpected-victim
Weary Jim left the house like one
in a dream. One thing his more con-
spicuous senses aimed for and land
ed. This was at a restaurant. The
IuCdl Jill dIC dSIOultuOu Tie WdlIGI.
It's volume so surprised the proprie-
tor that he approached before it was
finished and intimated the gross
amount involved. Unctuous and full
mOuthed Jim pulled out SIS bill.
"GiVe the change to the waiter"
he directed grandilOquently.
One week later, Weary Jim came
out of the mansion he had inherited,
by way of the rear door and with a
scared look on his face. He almost
ran until he reached a point some
squares distant.
"Whew" he painted, I'm out of
that for gOod-Pve escaped!'
What Jim had escaped" from was
misery. For him wealth had brought
torment. A bath had made him ten
der and the f1annels irTitated him.
Rich food gave him the tOothache,
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24

in defined boundaries and to exclusive JurNdiction therein; and the right to the observance of those fundamental rights:
 THEIR EFORE, the American h. stitute of International Law unani- mously adopts at it's first session. held in the City of Washington, in the United States of America on the sixth day of January, 1916, in connection with and under the auspices of the Second Pan-AmeriCan Scientific Con- eress, the following five articles, to- gether with the commentary thereon. to be known as the Declaration of the Rights of Nations"
 Then follow the articles of the dec laratiOn.
 Additions and legal citations sup porting the various articles of the declaration supplement and declara- tion itself. some of these, it is under stood, were made by Dr. Scott after exhaustive research and were ap- proved by other members of the h. stitute. After the first article of the declaration, asserting the right of nation oeXist, to protect and to con- serve it's existence, there appears this paragraph:
 "This right is and is to be under-
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24
AFTER SICKNESS <:
How to Recover Strength.

So many New Britain people are asking how to recover their strength after sickness that we are publishing this information for their benefit.
 After grippe, pleurisy, pneumonia or any illness what you need is new strength and richer blood.
 The most certain way to get this is by taking Vinol, our delicous cod liver and iron preparation twithout oiD. It creates strength. improves the blood. sharpens the appetite and restores the entire system to a healthy robust condition.
 North Adams, Mass.-"After long illness of pneumonia I was left in weakened, delicate condition, and for a long time had searched for body builder and strength creator. l was attracted by an advertisement Of V1- mol, and tried a bottle, and soon mo- ticed a vast improvement. l continued it's use for a while, and I am now as able bodied and strong as any man ln town." Samuel Wood, North Adams, Mass.
 Try bottle of Ninol. Your money will be returned if it does not restore your vitality and strength. The Clark x Brainerd Co.,, RikerH Hegeman, Druggists. New Britain, Conn.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24
Future Wireless Warfare.

Surely this is a most lntereSllhS Su'- icct for discussion in these daHS "l III ternatiOnal strife and when methots ol warfare arc developing as if by magic. A Weichtv and instructive article il which the noted electrical expert, Tes- 1o describes how whole populations may be wiped out by wireless in the fu+nre etc will be feture of the IT, lustrated Magazine of next Sundays New York World To make sure ot reading this and score of other great maaazine articles, order next Sundays World from your newsdealer in ad-
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24
REPORT PERSIA SUNK
 BY TURKISH U-BOAT
Berlin Says ConstantinopIc Will Soon Issue Statement Assuming Re
 sponSibility.

London, Jan. 24.-An Amsterdam dispatch to the Exchange Telegra ph Company says:
 According to a Berlin report the Turkish ministry of marine is about to publish a statement to the effect that a Turkish submarine sank the steamer Persia.
 "The report alleges that similar statements are being published by the German and Austrian admiraltieS it being hoped by the central powers that such declaration will settle the Persia question.
 This dispatch has not been con- tirmed from other sources
 Both the German and Austro- Hun garian governments have announced that the Peninsular and Oriental steamer Persia was not sunk by one of their submarines and investigations by the diplomatic representatives of the United States abroad have failed to reveal the real cause of the disas- ter.
 The Persia was sunk off the Island of Crete December 30, with a loss of 119 passengers and PIT members of
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24
SEVEN BREWERY CO.'S
 IN TEXAS ON TRIAL
Charged Nitt Conspiracy to Fix the Price of Beer and AlIOt Trade
 Territory

Sulphur Springs, Tex, Jan. 24.- Conspiracy to fix the price of beer allot trade territory among themselves and other violations of the law are charged against seven Texas brewery companies in a state anti-trust suit called for trial here today.
 Six defendant companies are said to have agreed to accept com promise penalty which would include forfeiture of their charters but this will not prevent the trial as Attorney General Looncy has decided to sub init all the testimony, The case of the seventh defendant. the Dallas Brewery Company, is expected to be fought out independently.
 addition to the conspiracy charge the breWeries are accused of having collected assessments at the rate of $1, 100000 a year for the last five years With which to promote anti prohibition legislation and of having paid the poll taxes of thousands of voters chat they might vote against prohibition.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24
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