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Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-12
HAMBURG
L. B. S. Entertained-Meetina Of
 Dancing Class.

Mrs. May Daniels was the guest of Mrs. Lyman Harding the past week.
 The l.. B. s. met Wednesday. Mrs. May Bill and Mrs. Carrie Bill served dinner to twenty-three.
 The dancing class met last week Thursday evening.
 Leland Ward of Chester was in town last Sunday.
 Dr. Sweet visited Mrs. Mary Tiffany the first of the week and removed the cast from her leg.
 Maurice Teck was home from Nor wich last Sunday.
 Leslie Cone was the guest recently of his grandmother, Mrs. Bigelow.
 Members of Lyme grange, who at- tended Sea View Poncma were Wil- liam Marvin, J. w. Stark, Albin Holmen, Mrs. Katie Jewett. Mir and Mrs. l.. Bill, Miss Ora Harding, Mrs. Weber, Mrs. Harriet Reynolds.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-12
NORTH STONINCTON
Much Work Done for British Relief Birthday of Mrs. J. D. Avery Noted -Geer- Edwards Marriage.

The British Relief work meeting was held In the vestry of the Con gregational church Thursday and a good amount of work was accomplish ed. About twenty-five enjoyed a pic nic dinner at noon. The day being was given a birthday postal shower at table and a beautiful birthday cake decorated with lighted candles was placed before her.
 Maine Farm Sold.
 Elmer E. Maine has old his farm on the New London and Providence turn pike to Stephen A. Lee, who will oc- cupy 1t.
 Miss Jessie Fish of Mystic spent Sunday with Mrs. H. E. Randall MT. and Mrs. Clifford w Caswell and daughter of Mansfield were guests over Sunday of MT. and Mrs. c. B. Caswell.
 Chester of Westerly over Sunday. Miss Cecile Stednan Is staying for a time with his brother, John H. Stedman.
 Geer-Edwards.
 Calvin o. Geer and Hazel E. Ed wards, both of this town, were mar ried Monday evening by Rev. Lucian Drury.
 Spoke at Norwich.
 Miss Grace Sheffield, teacher of the vi1la.$A primary school, was on the program at the teachers institute in Norwich. Friday, her subject being Story Telling, showing use of word outlines"
 Mrs. Eckford G. Pendleton of Pres ton Plains visited her mother, Mrs. T. P. Norman, Thursday.
 Will Have Birthday Party.
 Master Roscoe D. Fisher. the nine year old son of Rev. O. D. Fisher, who enjoys the distinction of having the same birthday as Abraham Lincoln. is to have birthday party this (Satur- day) afternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-12
NORTH LYME

Mrs. Minnie Durkin was in New London, Monday
 w. M. Sisson Jr., Is able to attend to his duties at his store, after two weeks illness with grip. Mrs. Sis son and children are also recovering from grip.
 Hamilton Jewett was a weekend visitor at Ray Hardings on Bill Hill.
 MT. and Mrs. c. F. Jewett visited friends in Moodus, Sunday.
 Miss Ethel Maynard returned to her school in Hadlyme, Monday, after spending two weeks at her home here. caring for her mother, who is slowly recovering from grip.
 Mrs. Flora Truant of Leete's Island is caring for Mrs. Maynard this week.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-12
NORTH FRANKLIN

few neighbors and friends sur prised Ray Manning at his home Fri day evening, it being his birthday.
 Mrs. Noah Webster of Willimantic has been here to visit her sister, Mrs. Emma Warner, who is i'll.
 Mrs. Frank Redwood, Mrs. Fred Race, and Mrs. Herman Gager attend ed the Social Corner gathering at Willimantic, Wednesday.
 Mrs. N. s. Loomis of Lebanon spent Monday and Tuesday with her moth CT, Mrs Ema Warner.
 Walter Simpson, of Norwich, Roy Simpson and William Jones of New London, were guests Sunday of J. D. Simpson.
 Mrs. J. J. Mahoney was in Norwich Saturday to visit her father, Charles Lad, who has been i'll.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-12
also nine great-great-nieces

nephews. also nine great-great-niece and nine great-great-nephews.
 The funeral was held Saturday aft ernoon at the Congregational church in Mystic, of which for many years she has been a consistent member, the services being conducted by her pas tor, Rev A. F. Earnshaw Asleep in Jesus was sung by w. Kegwin. The bearers were B. L. Holmes, John Mo Donald, Charles Foote and Amos G. Hewitt. Of the relatives who attend ed the funeral from out of town were John Mcdonald, Charles, Prudence and Isabella Fish, of Providence, Mrs. Burrill A. Herrick. Mrs. Charles N. Vaughn and Mrs. Gilbert s. Raymond of Norwich, and Charles E. Chapman of West BrookfieId, Mass.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-12
MOHEGAN

Services were held here Sunday.
 Mrs. Annie Palmer of Plainfield is visiting MT. and Mrs. John Fielding.
 Mrs. George Fleming of Norwich was the guest of Mrs. Busz Tuesday.
 MT. McMahon, while saving wood for MT. Nordkdruft met with a pain full accident. The shaft broke and the saw cut his arm badly.
 Mrs. Hunter was in New London, Saturday.
 Henry Dolbeare is visiting friends in Mystic.
 Miss Gladys Quidgeon is visiting friends in Philadelphia.
 MT. Speck of Philadelphia called on friends in this place Thursday.
 Mrs. Dunn has returned after vis- iting her daughter, Mrs. Sturgis in New London.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-12
LISBON

The theme of Rev. W. J. Reynolds sermon Sunday morning was, A Neces- sary Admonition, the text being Let LIS not be weary in well doing; for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. The evening service was in charge of the pastor.
 Next Sunday morning the pastor will speak on the theme, The Lamp of Life. The evening topic will be Great Ideals.
 at the parsonage Tuesday afternoon.
 New stoves and pipes have been set upon the church this week.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Irons of Yer sailles were visitors Thursday at Mrs. J. H. Kennedy's.
 Miss Nellie Franklin of Jewett City was the guest Sunday of Miss Martie Bnrher.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-12
lSTERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN RHODE ISLAND
Who is Going and Connins-1ncidents. Accidents
 and Building in Three Counties

IAsurprise party at Mfr. and Mrs. James Beebe's Tuesday evening on Salem kStreet.
 s. A, Dolbeare was a business call er in New London, Tuesday.
 Attended Surprise Party. K The Gates Hill school has been Eclosed a few days. Miss Nellie Gray 4the teacher, being i'll. Joseph Dat of Norwich spent the weekend at his cottage in Spring Lake.
 Lake Nearly Clear.
 The outlook for ice is poor so far the lake having entirely cleared of ice. A new crop Is forming around the shores but 1t needs continued cold to make 1t thick enough to harvest.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-12
LAUREL GLEN

Clyde Main and family visited MT. and Mrs. Nathan Main last Sunday.
 Eli King is working for Reuter- in Westerly.
 MT. and Mrs Marble have been en- tertaining a friend from California.
 Bowden Geer has been i'll with grip two weeks.
 Clark's Falls, Tuesday.
 The sportsmen have been enjoy ing fox hunting this week.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-12
ASHWILLETT

The report that Mrs Daniel B. Yer gason of West AshwilIett had been i'll with ptomaine poison from eating canned beef was incorrect, as they never use canned meat. She was i'll with a form of grip.
 Nathan N. Main is beginning to get out of doors after being confined to the house since the beginning of the year.
 Miss Jane Allen is up and around the house after being i'll with grip.
 Frank Lang of North Stonington was a caller at G. C. Mains last week.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-12
GRISWOLD
C. E. Society's Social and Supper Hat t-Trimming Contest Among the Men.

Ezekiel James is critically i'll at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. F. Bit good.
 Death of TruesdeII Baby.
 Friends of MT. and Mrs w. B. Truesdell of New York city deeply symEathize with them in the death of their infant son. The child died last week Saturday and the body was brought here Monday and placed in the receiving vault at Jewett City and will be buried in Pachaug in the spring.
 Social and Supper.
 The c. B. society held a social and supper in the chapel last Friday ev- ening. After supper the time was given up to acting, speeches and trim ming ladies' hats by the gentlemen. John Potter, Chauncie Robie, Harold Potter. Willis Morgan, Happie Blake, Frank Morgan. w. B. Montgomery were among those who trimmed hats. Frank Morgan and Mir. Blake of Jewett City received the prizes.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-12
NEWS FROM ONE HUNDRED LIVE CORRESPONDENTS

Orvifle, of this place are here sisters children.
 Mrs. S. Frank Palmer has been i'll with throat and ear troubles.
 Jesse Fish is moving his household goods to Westerly. He is a son-in- law of Allan Maine and is a carpenter.
 W. Frank Palmer Of Pendleton Hill called on friends here recently.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-12
GOSHEN

Rev. c. A. Northrup Breaches Helpful sermon-LineoIn Service Tomor- row.
 Rev. John H. Knott conducted the service at Librety Hill and at the Exeter church Sunday. The pulpit here was supplied by Rev. C. A. Northrup Of Norwich. Rev. Mir. Northrup's discourse was very inter esting and helpful and was taken from the life of Baiaam.
 Guest From Kentucky.
 Cleveland Frost of Berea, Ken lucky, student at Yale University, has been spending several days with relatives in Goshen.
 A number from Goshen were in at tendance at the funeral of Carroll E. Staples in Colchester, Monday.
 A. B. Kenyon at Fair View farm, butchered four handsome fat pigs Tuesday.
 Miss Lena Fuller, student at the Norwich Free Academy, was a week end guest of friends in Goshen
 A number of this place are still con- fined to their homes with grip.
 Lincoln Service.
 A service will be held at the church tomorrow in memory of Abraham Lin- coin.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-12
GARDNER LAKE
Local Guests at Beebe Surprise Party
 -OutIcoks for Ice Crop Poor.

Mrs. G. H. Morgan and Miss lola W. Morgan spent Wednesday with Mrs E. L. Latimer.
 Asa Waldent has returned to his work in Oakdtle mill, after being laid np with blood poisoning since Septem- Der.
 orrinF Avery Injured.
 Orrin Avery spratned his back re- gently and frequiring the use of erutches to enable him to get about. Miss Ethel Champlin returned to her duties at Sage & Aliens, Hart ,ord, after spending some time with her mother, sAIrs. Ella Champlin. Several from this place attended the
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-12

Ezekiel James is critically i'll at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. F. Bit
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-29

BY JOHN BARRETT, in the Review Of Reviews
These are the times when everybody should
he studying the twenty American republics lying
south of the United States. These are the days
of unprecedented and legitimate opportunity In
Latin America for the commercial and financial
interests of this country. This present year
should be the beginning of new epoch in the
material, social and political relations OF North
and South America.
The next ten years are going to be "all Ameri-
can" years. All America is to attract the atten-
ton of all Americans. This new development is
inevitable The cause is found in the natural
wealth. resources and potentialities of Central
and South America. their actual commerce and
trade their remarkable progress during recent
years together with the unceasng propaganda
of the Pan-American union, which was at first
even ridiculed and little appreciated, but Is now
generally valued and recognized. The occasion
of this new interest at this moment is the Euro
pean war and the emphasis 1t has placed upon
the geographical segregation and commercial soil
darity of the nations of the western hemisphere.
Consider Latin America In any phase one pre-
fers and II Is worthy of keen interest Let us
FIRST look at 1t geographically and physically. We
see twenty countries ranging in area from little
Salvador, with less than 5000 square miles. or
smaller than Vermont, up to mighty Brazil, with
100000 square miles. greater tnan the United
states proper with Greet Britain thrown :" In
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-29

of nectar from which to make honey, but all I'M
consciously she brushes the pollen from one flower
and carries 1t along to another, thus carrying on
her part of natures plan. The value derived from
the fertilization of blossoms in this way is
probably much greater than that of all the honey
and wax made by the sum total of all the bees in
the country.
1t is practically impossible to grow cucumbers
in the greenhouse unless bees depended upon
to fertilize the blossoms and the market gar
deners are obliged to yield tribute to this useful
insect Even in the dead Of winter, with
drifts six feet high outside, thousands of bees
to be found flying around in the great glass houses
where cucumbers are produced for the exclusive
winter trade 1t is true that the bees get but lit
tie nectar from the blossoms and have to be fed
on sugar sirup but they accomplish the purpose
of transferring pollen from one flower to another.
OF course this work might be done artifcially.
That is, man might go from one blossom to an
other with small brush and transfer the pollen.
but the process would be tedious and too expen-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-29
Our Opportunity In Latin America

all. they spread over nearly 100000 square miles,
or three times the connected area of the United
States They contain mountains higher, rivers
longer and more navigable, valleys wider and
more fertile, and climates more varied than those
of the United States.
Noting the population, we find that Costa RIGA
starts the small end Of the list with 100000 in
habitants. and Brazil tops it with 20,000O00. All
Latin America supports today approximately
population of 75,0O0.00O which is increasing by
reproduction faster than is the population of the
United States. When the new emigration from
Europe starts in after the war; and when the
Panama canal is in full use by the shipping of
peaceful Europe this total may soon overtake and
pass that of the big sister nation of North Amer
lea.
We are almost astonished by the figures of
Latin-American commerce They make us respect
many of the southern republics and peoples, even
If some other influences may not be so favorable.
Last year the twenty southern neighbors Of the
United States, through sheer strength and capac-
ity, pushed up the total of their foreign trade to
the huge sum Of nearly $3.0O0.O00OO0. This was
divided almost equally between exports and i'm
ports, with the actual balance of trade In their
favor. Argentina. for example. with ambitious
vigorous and prosperous people numbering about
nine millions of souls conducted foreign COM
merce valued at the surprising total Of $9OOOOO-
600, which makes average Of about 500 per
head. Chi'a- land of achievement and promise.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-29

taking honey out is no trouble at all, when bee
escape is used for the bees do not even know
what is going on. iEs
The best way to begin beekeepng is to buy
colony or two from some up-to-date aparist In the
neghborhood, but hive full of bees can be
shipped by express the insects may be bought
by the pound if one already has an empty hive.
Indeed, this is a practice which is becoming very
common, for even experienced beekeepers often
invest in one, two three-pound packages of
bees In order to build up weak colonies. 1t is not
an unusual thing for bees to be shipped all the
way from Texas to Canada.
Sometimes wild bees may be captured in the
woods and brought home. Although called wild
bees these honey makers which are found in logs
and hollow trees have escaped from captivity at
some time, for there were no honey bees in this
country until they were brought here by the Pill
grim Fathers. l afai5Sgs
If the farmer owns more than half dozen colo
MES of bees it will pay him to get extractor
This is simple device for separating the honey
from the combs, the latter being placed in
frame which revolves at high rate of speed
the liquid honey being thrown out of the cells
by centrifugal force, just as cream is separated
from milk. Then the combs may be put back in
the hives for the bees to fill again. The farmer
can usually get honey this way and will
have less swarming
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-29
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sive to be feasible. 1t has to be done in green
houses where strawberries are grown, for when
bees are used the fruit is always misshapen, but
the winter Strawberries sell for dollar or two a
pint
Perhaps it may be said without getting anybody
into trouble that the free use of water by spray
ing makes possible some of the remarkable ex-
hibitions which bees occasionally give Water Is
not always used, by any means. but when 1t is the
bees are rendered surprisingly tractable and doc
lie. There are bee tanners, however. who
are not stung at times. Indeed, they may be
stung very often but they are Injured to the expe-
rience and do not even vince. And, of course, an
experienced beekeeper learns how to handle bees
without making them angry. Furthermore, some
bees are much gentler than others Many times
1t is good plan to kill the queen in cross col
ony and replace her with young queen from
quiet colony. Yet the cross bees are likely to be
among the best honey producers in the apiary.
Many farmers fail to succeed with bees simply
because they neglect to learn anything about their
management. 1t is true that bees do not require
q great amount of attention and do best when
left alone most of the time. Yet there are GER
tain things which have to be done just at the right
time and in just the right way These are the few
things that the farmer should know about. In
early spring, for example, the bees may easily
starve to death for lack of stores, although they
may have come through the winter safely. In that
event they must be fed on sugar strip ii no honey
is available Equal amounts of sugar and water
may be used and it is best to have the water
warmed but the sugar should never be melted on
the stove as it is likely to be burned. The srup
NAV be given in one of several different kinds of
feeders but few are better than a shallow pan
from the ten-cent store with q little excel
sior in 1t for the bees to walk on. If this pan
filed with strip is placed on top of the frames
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-29

Evan b. Stotsenburg attorney general tells a
story concerning the early days Of the telephone
in New Albany. n~
A character of the town, who operated an Office
In rooms just above the livery stable. was I'm
pressed with the benefits of the telephone and
had one placed in his office,
Meanwhile the new-fangled instrument also
went into the livery stabla Then the town char
acter sat down and waited for someone to take
advantage of the new instrument. No one did.
One day the telephone bell In the livery stable,
however, rang with all it's might.
Hello" yelled the livery stable proprietor
"Hello yourself" answered the voice of the
town character. upstairs.
"Just pass me the broom up through the front
windows. will your" said the voice.--Indianapolis
News.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-29


bees the ground that they damage the ripe
fruit. The crop so quickly decreased in size, how
ever, that the fruit men were glad enough to
have the bees back again There is well-es-
tablished belief that bees puncture grapes in
der to extract the sweet juice, but the falacy of
this belief has been proved beyond doubt Ripe
fruit has been placed inside beehive, with thou
sands of the insects present, but 1t has not been
molested. 1t is true that if hornets birds make
holes In grapes, pears or other ripefrut, the bees
will feed on the juice which Is exuded. In point
of fact the jaws of the honey bee are so made
that 1t would be unable to bite into otherwise
make holes in fruit, if it had will to do So
Orchards in which bees are present in large
numbers are almost always much more productive
than those in which only a few bees to be
found and many apple growers es-
,tablishing aparies in their orchards. 1t is
not necessary to have the hives actually under the
trees and it may be better to have them in an ad-
Joining field II the orchard is to be cultivated,
otherwise the hives might be in the way and the
horses stung Bees seem to have an instructive
dislike for horses and will attack the bee
keeper sometimes if he starts to work In the bee
yard when the odor of horses is upon his clothing
Beekeepng is not to be recommended to hostlers
To the orchardst the honey and wax which he
gets from his bees are merely by-products. An
extra yield In fruit is what he is after. And he
gets it, as may be judged from instance cited
by one of the state experiment stations 1t seems
that two orchards situated in the same part of
the country were cultivated in exactly the same
manner and had TIE same kinds of trees. Yet one
was prolific and the other failure When the
experiment station appealed to- the trouble
was diagnosed as lack of bees to pollinate the
flowers. "You wrong" the answer was flashed
back, "for there are no bees in either orchard"
The inspector was not convinced, however and
after a search he found very strong colony of
bees in fallen log in one corner of the bearing
orchard Bees were Immediately installed in the
other orchard by the owner, and as a result he
Melted nearly $4,000 the next season-pretty good
interest on investment of SIS $40 in bees
Most people do not know that apple blossom
requires to be fortified several times In order
to produce the best fruit, but this is fact. More
over the blossoms of some trees must be pollinzed
from another source If fruit is to be set. The
work is done largely by honey bees, although wild
bees and other insects help out to extent
Once, as a test case. 25S6 apple blossoms
covered in order to keep the bees away, and only
three apples matured. OF course, the bee does not
ponize the blossoms purposely She is in search
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-29
Must Rebuild BRIDGES.

New York state is facing the neces-
sity of rebuilding two-thirds of her
highway bridges because they are not
strong enough to bear weight Of
eight tons. In addition, there are dam
age suits totaling $1,OOO,O0O. as the re-
suit of the failure of bridges.