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Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-11
BROOKLYN REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
Spirited Contests for Several Places or
 the Ticket.

In a caucus that was as lively as they hold 'em. the republicans of Brooklyn nominated their candidates for town offices. There were spirited contests for several positions on the ticket, one faction winning in some instance, the other side in the remain der.
 H. J. Isnaon was named as assessor for three years, and Samuel H. Bowen for member of the board of relief for a similar period.
 In a contest for the nomination for first selectman, Oliver F. Downs, pres ent holder of the office, won over Ar thur R. Bell by the slender majority of one vote. Fred A. Card, also a nomination for second selectnan over L. J. TetreauIt by q majority of four VOteS
 Sidney W Bard was nominated for town treasurer to fill an uneXpired term.
 Arnold Wild was nominated as town for F. c. Babsor, present auditor. whose name was presented to the eau GUS, declined to enter into a contest for the place, stating that he did not care enough about holding the office to do so, and, as chairman of the eau GUS, did not present his own nomina- tior as offered from the floor. The graAd jurors nominated were w E. Reach, Theodore Pond, Albert Jacques and John F. Meyer. There was a contest for the nomina- tion as tax collector, William Touch
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Local Laeonica.

The Knights of Pythias had an out ing at Brightman's pond, Sunday.
 Dr. John Champlin has purchased the Harris Chapman property, in the Post road.
 Steamer Mount Hope came from Providence to Watch Hill, Sunday, with a large party of excursionists.
 The members of Narragansett lodge of Odd Fellows enjoyed their annual outing and ciambake at Brightman's s pond, Saturday..
 Grace Powers, 16, daughter of Mrs Grace Powers Tanner, died Saturday of typhoid fever. at Middletown, Conn Burial will :be at River Bend.
 Mi. and Mrs. Joseph T. Murphy Ehad as guests Saturday Rt Rev Aus- tin Bowling. bishop of Des Moines and Rev. A. J. O'Toole. Of the cathe- dral. Providence.
 The new banner of the Westerly Holy Name soctetySwas ssblessed at the 8 o'clock mass in the Church Of the Immaculate Conceptton by Rev. Hen ry De La Chappeue. s. M.. of Boston
 Ernest Grffffths. of Alton. and Miss Ltella Elizabeth Riley. of Ayondale, were married Wednesday, at Tthe, resi- dence of MT. and Mrs. Elvin M. Scott, in Avondale. Rev. T. H. Root per formed the ceremony. Edward. J. Ahern, who has served sixteen years an the .s United | States |sters is oh shore leave at his horne in Westerly. He has been transferred from submarine . L l, to s the scout cruiser Chester. ', After stwo more en- slistnen$s6 sass eligible ato the re- |sttEed d4ifstf Sscf SScfE esnaNw
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ious fever at his home on North Main street.
 Edward welch of Worcester is at John Murray's for visit.
 Charles Gilligan of Danielson was a Sunday visitor at John Fitzser- old's.
 Had Another Outing.
 The Baptist Sunday school held a second picnic in Pachaug Saturday afternoon. Three truckloads went over. It was a perfect day, and the affair was voted even a greater suc- cess than many others.
 A Golden Links circle of The Kings Daughters meets at Mrs. F. s'. Leon ards this (Monday) afternoon.
 Dorcas Circle meets at Miss Mabel Wilcox's Tuesday evening.
 Dr. and Mrs. S, H. Holmes attended the meeting of the Thames Past No- ble Grands' association held at Mrs. Potter's in Groton Friday.
 John Watt of Niagara Falls has been in town. The beautiful display of dahllas at the Baptist church Sunday was made possible by the generosity of Frank Brown of Mathewson street.
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up of a ceries of one act comedies and special scenes, all of which pro- vided much amusement.
 The first comedy presented was en- titled L'Auberge, No. 8, the cast as follows: Jean Rouleau, Lionel Char ron; Le Pere Thibeault, David Bre- quit; Carlot, Ernest Guerin; Mori-
 The programme continues accord ing to the following arrangements Chason, Lucien Girard; Due de Plano ct banjo, Prospere Vigiard and Miss Estelle Wizard; chanson, Mile. Medo- ra Laflamme; chanson, Joseph Beau doin; songs by members of the Cana dian Tthletic club.
 Tn the one-act comedy On Demands In Acteur the characters were
 Musical numbers were given by Mile. Louise Guerin, Joseph Beaudoin and Ernest Lorion.
 Telephone Operators on Vacation.
 Misses Rose McGarry and Elizabeth Smith, members of the operating staff at tho local central office Of the S. N. F. Teaphone company. left Saturday for a two weeks visit at Ocean City, Maryland, and at Laurel, Del. They are to be guests of Dr. and Mrs. Geo. R. Elliott, Mrs. Elliott being a sister of Miss McGarry's.
 Earnarks of the British Censor.
 What the English censorship can do to American mail incoming from a neutral country is made evident by 6 letter received here by a business man. The letter, from a former res, ident of Putnam, had been opened and multilated, one section of a page cut off, other sections erased and blurred
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-11
JEWETT CITY
Ashland Team Defeats Putnam Visi- tors-Saturday Picnics-Two Join Congregational Church-Arthur M. Brown HI With Bilious Fever.

The baseball game between the Manhansett team of Putnam and Ash land of Jewett City at Ashland Park Saturday drew the largest crowd of the season. Putnam came down with several truck1oads and private auto- mobiles. The score was 10 to 8 in favor of Ashland.
 G. F. c. Holds Picnic.
 The Girls Friendly club of the Congregational church held picnic at the Willis camp Saturday.
 Mrs. F. L. Kanahan returned on Saturday to her home in Lisbon. She has been in a Boston hospital for sev- eral weeks.
 Ashburnham where he will attend school.
 William walpole of Cranston. R T., has been visiting his father, John Mrs. frank CoIesworthy of worces- ter is a guest at Mrs. G. H. Prior's. Republican caucus adjourned until Monday evening Immediately after democratic caucus.-adv.
 Two Join Church.
 At the communion service at the Congregational church Sunday, two memb bers were received into the church, Miss Marian Knight Tracy on confession of faith, and Mrs. Rose E. Tracy by letter.
 Arthur M. Brown iIi. F Lawyer. A. M. Brown is i'll with bill
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-11
zELoTUs PIKE APPEALS.
Drunk and Indecent of Speech, He
 Was Given 90 Days Sentence.

In the town court Saturday morning Judge W. F. Woodward imposed a sentence of go days in jail on Zelotus Pike, charged with having been in toxicated and with breach Of the peace. Pike was arrested earlier in the week, but an adjournment of the hearing was asked until Saturday morning.
 Testimony offered ty Michael J. Grimshaw, Patrolnan John Macfar- land and E. l.. Darbie of the police committee was to the effect that Pike had created a disturbance while stand ing OF Main street, just south of the railroad crossing. These witnesses tes- tiled as to the obscenity and coarse- hess of speech of Pike, setting forth in detail what he said.
 Judge Woodward feund Pike guilty, but upon being sentenced the defend ant appealed to the superior court. Heretofore when Pike has been before the town court for ,intoxicatiou he has escaped with fine.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-11
COLCHESTER
Sunday Services--Visit of Commander
 George Brown.

S. H. Kellogg and Harry Elgart were in Norwich last week, having been drawn as grand jurors.
 Commander George Brown, who Is now staying with his daughter in Providence, R. l., was the guest of friends in town the past week
 Mrs. Edward R. Corey of Middle town was @ recent guest of relatives in town.
 MT. and Mrs. William Avery of Chestnut Hill were recent callers here.
 Frank A. Case of Norwich was at his home on Lebanon avenue Friday MT. and Mrs. Ronald K. Brown were at their cottage at Hayward's Lake Friday and Saturday.
 Mrs. Thomas s. Clark is visiting relatives in Middletown and Crom- well for a few days.
 Effects of Storm
 During the heavy thunder shower Friday evening the electric lights
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STONINGTON
Call for Annual Town Business Meet ing to be issued Soon-Dr. ,. H
 Weeks Addresses Fra ooh:se League


 The selectmen will soon issue the call for the annual business town meeting. It will call for action on propositions to discontinue the pres ent highway system, and to reduce the number of school committeeman from five to three. Action will also be taken in relation to several high way matters.
 Addressed Suffrage League.
 Upon invitation, Dr. James II. Weeks gave an instructive talk to the members of the Stonington Equal Suffrage league, many of them in- tending 10 vote on school matters In the coming election. pr. Weeks, as registrar was competent to instruct on regulations and method of regis tration and voting.
 Rev. Clayton A. Burdiclz, pastor of the Pawcatuck Seventh Day. Baptist church, Westerly, supplied the pulpit of the First Baptist church Sunday morning and evening.
 The steamer Watch Hill is to be taken off the Stonington- Watch Hill route, and the Althea will substitute for the balance of the season.
 The civil suit of Augusta L. Wilcox against the Texas Oil company is as signed for trial in the town court of Stonington, Monday. Mrs. Wilcox claims $500 for damage to her auto mobile caused by a runaway team of the defendant company.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-11

A derailed freight car east of the Westerly station, Saturday morning, was the indirect cause of a serious accident in Stonington, that will per mapently cripple Joseph Contzelan, age 19. of No. Pond street, Westerly. The derailed car blocked east bound traffic for nearly two hours, and the local train due to arrive in Westerly at 6.56 was held up until the arrival of the train due in Westerly from New London. when the passengers were transferred to that train. The 7.45 train was twenty minutes late, due to the accident
 At Stonington the train crossed over from the east bound to the west bound track and had proceeded about stop, just after striking Joseph Cont zelan, who Is employed as trackwa1ker In connection with section gang. He stood in thS vest hound track and ap- parenIly considered himself out of danger, not knowing that the east train neared he appreciated the dan ger and. in attempting to get out of the way stumbled and fell. Every possible effort was made to stop the locomotive, but this could not be done until Contzelan sustained serious and ankle were crushed, the foot hang ing by a slender. thread Of skin, and the toes of the right foot were crush ed. He received, cuts in the head and cuts and bruises In the back by contact with the trap rock, road bed.
 The young man was tenderly placed on a stretcher and carried to the bag gage car and the train proceeded to Westerly. The trainmen had applied an irpprovised, but effective tonrniquet and stayed the flow of blood effective ly. Dr. Michael H. Scanlon was in waiting when the train arrived, sev- cred the thread of skin that held the dangling foot. dressed the wounds temporarily and relieved the young man from pain, so far as possible.
 Under the direction of Dr. Scanlon the injured young man was carried on stretcher from the car to the westbound waiting station and was taken. to New London on the train that left Westerly at o'clock, being Aaif an hour late. He was accompan- fed by Dr, Searlon. The motor am- bulanee of Lawrence hospital, with
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-11

Miss Florence G. Sargent was lead- CT of the Y. P. s. c. E. meeting at the Congregational church Sunday.
 Judge B. M. Warner, clerk of the superior court. was busy Saturday afternoon issuing papers to applicants who desire to be naturaHzed.
 Dr- Edward F. Perry, I H. Geissler, E. c. Morse and W. D. Davison mo- tored to Wellfeet Saturday, for a week end outing.
 Pomfret Rector Resigns.
 Rev. P. s. Irwin has resigned as rec tor Of Christ church at Ponfret and the resignation has been accepted.
 Principals Resignation.
 Ruth F. F. Elliott has resigned as principal of the Smith Street school to teach in New Haven.
 Representatives Archibald Macdon- aid and Joseps Plessis represent Put nam in the special session of the leg islature this week.
 Tie Fell on Ankle.
 Charles Lucas, member of a rail- road construction gang, was injured, at Dayville Saturday, when a tie slip ped and fell on his ankle.
 George A. St. Jean of Pawtucket visited friends in Putnam over Sun day.
 Mrs. H, L. Pease of F'reemont street will have the members of the Wo- mans Missionary society at her horne for meeting Tuesday.
 The offering at the Congregations, church Sunday was for the Mt Car mel home.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-11

were out of commission until o.. clock and a number Of telephones were also affected.
 F. Fl. Bartlett of New Haven was a caller here Saturday.
 Morton A. Taintor Post No. g, G. A. R., held a meeting in Grange hall on Friday afternoon.
 At the Congregational church Sun day the morning service was held at 10.45 o'clock. The pastor, Rev. H Al Blake condn :ted the service. The Christian Lndeavor service was att SIS D. m.
 Services were held at the Episcopal chapel Sunday afternoon at 3.30 o'-I clock. Rev. MT. Roosevelt of St. PG-l ter's church, Hebron, officiated.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-11

At their caucus Saturday afternoon the democrats of Killingly nominated the following candidates for town of fees:
 Assessor, James R. Walsh; board of relief, Eugene J. Gibney; selectmen, Alcott D. Sayles, James Kent; town clerk and treasurer and agent of the good; constables, Eugene Gibney, George Alvord, Alcott D. Sayles; grand jurors, James A. Shippee. John Chase. A. J. Cavanaugh; tax collector, Joseph Halle; registrars. James R. Walsh, James P. Aldrich. ovide J. Jarvais; of the town school committee, Fred erick B. Bitgood, A. J. Cavanaugh.
 The meeting authorized the town committee to fill any vacancies that may occur, for any reason, in the list of nominees.
 F. D. Bigtood was chairman of the caucus and A. v. Woodwork was clerk.
 Judge Russell Going to Hartford.
 Today Judge Sabfn S. Russell leaves for Hartford in connection with the work that is to be done incident to the calling by Governor Marcus H. Holcomb of a special session of the legislature to take such action as may be necessary to enable members of
 
 can border to have a vote at the time of the presidential election. Judge Russell, clerk of the senate, will be away until the end of the session. Schools Will Probably Open the 18th.
 At present there seems to be no in- dication that it will be necessary to keep the Danielson graded and St. James parochial schools closed longer than this week. In all proba bility the schools will open for the fall term Sept IS. The health situation here is excellent, a fact that is encouraging g to all who are anxious to have the schools resume their sessions. The schools have been kept closed durin g the past week, an arrangement that will continue through this week, in the interest of pre2aution, and nothing more, health officials feeling that tt Is much the wiser proposition to be on the safe side.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-11

Dr. P. M. Dunn in charge was in wait ing in New London and Contzelan was rushed to the hospital
 The left leg was amputated just above the ankle joint and the crushed ends of four toes on the right foot were removed.
 Contzelan has a brother Charles, who is employed at the Bradford Dye ing association plant, but his father, mother and other brothers and sisters are in Italy. He is a nephew of John Trompetti, of Pierce street, Westerly.
 Rev. David Nelson Beach, former pastor of the Pawcatuck Conereca- tional church, is to make a third trip on the sea of matrimony. Announce ment 1 is. made of his engagement to Miss Olive Walkley, custodian of the East Boston branch of the Public Li- brary. Dr. Beach is 68, native of New Jersey, a graduate of Yale in 1S76, and was for several years con- nected with the New Yurk- Tribune. In 1Ss4 he became pastor of the, Pros- pect Street Congregational church of Cambridge, While there < he was prominently Identified with the work for civic reform and was one of the principal agitators for grating the modified Norwegian liquor system on He has since served in Wakefield, Minneapolis and Denver, Sand is now president of the Bangor: Theological seminary.
 Narrsgansett, Council, No. 21. Knights of Columbus, in annual meet ing elected tl1ese officers: Rev. Law renee J. Kelledy. chaplain: Peter Me Ginn, grand knight; William. Mercy; deputy grand knight; John J. Dunn, advocate: William D. Dolan, financial secretary; James Shea, recording sec retary; Martin IT. Spellman, treas- urer; Charles .Fontana, warden: Pat rick Shea, inside guard; Andrew To- ner, outside guard: Joseph T. Mur- phy, trustee for three years; Joseph L. Linfhan. musical. director. Peter McGinn ands Dr. John : M. OAConnell were elected j delegates to the state convention, ind Martin H. Spellman and Patrick Morrison. alternates.
 The largest ,sohooI garden in New England, at least, is that in Westerly. Covering nearly : three-fiths of an acre in the middle of the town, it is divided into plots whereon 126 chil- dren ranging .., in age from 6 to IA years have gathered two and three crops since the time of the first plant ing last April 3s:sas1Es
 mother, parts of ftWsstetsv. are more
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-11
Earn,arks of the British Censor.
PELOQUiN DIES
Man Who Fell Into Vat of Hot Log
 wood Expires at Hospital.

Norman Peloquin. 1T, who was hor- ribly burned Friday by falling into a vat of hot haywood in the dyehouse of the Putnam Woolen Mill, died on Saturday night at the Day-Kimban hospital where he was taken after the accident. From the first there was no hope for his recovery
 Peloquin leaves his wife and two sons
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-11
CIRCLE COMMENCEMENT.
Gives Pleasing Entertainment in St
 Johns Hall.

Sunday afternoon an entertain nlent Ehder the auspices of the Ger cle q Advancement was held in St. Johns hall. The programme was made
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-11
Westerly Youth Permanently Injured

Joeh Contzelap, 19, Trackwaer Loses Left Foot When Struck by Train-Rev. D. N Beach, Former Rector of Congregational Church. to Wed for Third Tirne-Elec- ton of Narragansett Council, K. of C-Sale of Harris Chapman Property.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-11
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
DANIELSON

Democrats Hold Town caueus-Judse Russell Going to Hartford Till After Special Session-Contests in Repub- Iican Caucus at BrookIyn-Rirthday Party for Putnam Guest-ZeIotus Pike, Given 90 Days Jail Sentence, Apoes!s.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-11
The funeral services of George eiI-

The funeral services of George Gil- bert Cameron, held Friday afternoon at Evelyn cottage, his summer home at Narragansett Pier, were brief and simple. Rev. Augustus Lord, D. D., pastor of the First Congregational church, Providence, read the service. There was no singing. no flowers and no bearers. The body was sent to Philadelphia, accompanied by mem bers of the family. and burial in the West Laurel Hill cemetery. Mir Cam eron was for many years manager of the Providence office of the R. G. Dun & Go. He died suddenly in the rail- road station at Narragansett Pier on Thursday morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-11
PUTNAM

Charles Lucas lnjured--Accident to James Gifford-FalI Social of High School Association This Week. cercIe d' Advancement Entertains With Clever Comedies.
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tuxet: the Watchemokets of East Providence; Gaspee, belonging to the Providence veterans; the Narra gan sett of East Greenwich; the Washing ton of Wickford: the Star and the Westerly, The Veterans Asso citation, while F'iskeville and Phenix had en- tered teams in the reel racs. As the entries do not close until Wednesday night of this week, a number of oth- CTS are expected to enter. The draw ings for place will be made at the headquarters of the Providence Vet erans' Association on the Thursday night before the muster.
 A moving picture firm has contract ed to take pictures of the event.
 The Peace Dale Mills will close on Wednesday for the remainder of the week in order to enable the employs to attend the Kingston fair.
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all SpTlnglng from the same source and all contributing as proof of the assertion that the children of Vest erly probably grow more good garden stuff and flowers than the children of any town Of Westerly's size in this part of the country.
 Mark A. Cassidy is director of the work. Coming direct from Cornell where he specialized in garden and landscape work, he went at his school garden job in Westerly with spirit that spread quickly to his pupils.
 The tenth case of infantiIe paraIy- sis for Westerly and Pawcatuck was reported Saturday to Lewis Stanton, superintendent of health. The four year old son of MT. and Mrs. Ar thur Fraqueli off Railroad avenue, has been sick for three days, and at pronounced to be clear case of par alysis The premises were immedi- ately quarantined. This case is for removed in location from the others, and, due to the quarantine maintain ed, there has been no infection by con- tagion from any of the other cases. There have been four deaths from the disease
 Thomas B. Eldredge, three and one half years old son of Mir. and Mrs. F. Milton Fldredge, died of infantile par alysis in the New Haven hospital on Saturday morning. He was grandson of Mir. and Mrs. Albert E. Barbour of Westerly. The body has been placed in a sealed casket and will be brought to the receiving vault at River Bend. The mother of the child is confined to her home in New Haven with a fractured leg, and burial will be de- ferred until her recovery.
 A general survey of Rhode Islands streams and harbors, food ard drink supplies, and the aspect Of the state in conjunction herewith, as the same may relate to the public health, and especially the prevalence of typhoid fever was begun Saturday under the auspices of the United States Public Health Service. The work is being carried on under the supervision of 7Dr. Paul Preble, assisted by John K. EIoskins and Harry R. Crohurst, fed eral sanitary engineers, and by the state board of health. The scope em- braces pollution of all feed streams of the state and general aspects of the handling of all foodstuffs. Notes are being made in all towns and cit- ies with population of 10000 or over relative to the manner in which food r is handled and dispensed, with partfc- ular reference to the transmission of disease germs by domestic animals, birds, rodents, flies and other insects. With, the canvass of Rhode Island they will have completed a survey of all the New England states with the exception of Maine. It is estimated by Dr. Preble that two weeks will be required for the work in Rhode Isl- and, after which they will report to the western branch of the Public Health Service at Cincinnati and di- gest all notes and comparisons and compile a report to be forwarded to headquarters in Washington.
 Secretary James F. Pulley, of the master committee of the Rhode Isl- and State Firemen's League, an nounced Saturday these entries for the muster to be held at the Kingston
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-11

Secretary James F. Pulley, of the master committee of the Rhode lsl- and State Firemen's League, an nouncsd Saturday these entries for the muster to be held at the Kingston -fair.1 next Friday Fire Kings of Paw
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-09-27

Help fight the cattle tick and let's
get him out of the state.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-09-27

Crimson Glover like this all over
South Carolina would mean thousands
Of dollars Of conserved and Increased
fertility.
Clovers make their growth In late
fall, winter and early spring, affording
the soil the covering and protection
that Is so badly needed to keep it from
washing and to keep the fertility from
teaching out. They will grow on any
we'll drained soil that has been prepar.
ed for them. Numbers OF cases arc
on record whore the following crop
Of cotton or corn was doubled by the
growing OF clover on the land and turn.
Ing It under.
Sow between the first OF Septern.
Der and the middle OF October. Grim.
SON clover is sown at the rate OF 20
pounds to the acre; burr clover at the
rate OF IL pounds Of cleaned seed or
80 pounds OF seed in the burr; and
vetch at the rate OF 80 to 40 pounds
per acre.