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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-12-11
Mr.. Santa Claus
MESSAGE TO MEN
Should Not Grow Negligent in Keep
ing Mission Promises, Rev. MyIes
p. Calvin Reminds Then1-Sermon
on Christ, Mans Dependable Friend

The men of ST. Patrick's parish.
were urged Sunday by Rev Myles P.
Calvin, the preacher at the high mass,
to live up to the promises they made
during the recent mission. One of the
most convincing proofs that this mis-
sion was really practical in it's results,
the preacher said, would be the fire.
quentation of the sacraments, to
which each man pledged himself at
the closing services. While a good
proportion of the parish men are evil
IDENTIFY resolved to keep this promise,
many more seem inclined to grow
negligent; consequently the import
ance of frequent and regular confess
sion and communion, as a safeguard
against temptation. was emphasized
l6| the preacher.
Father Galvin's sermon was on the
Friendship of Christ. from the text
Proverbs XVH.17, concerning the
Friend who 1oveth at all times.
Earthly friendships often fail and
prove disappointing, but even those
souls which are the most friendless
have the solace of friendship with the
Saviour. the Friend all-powerful, all
wise, ALLOWING. Mans duty to trust
this Friend, to long for Him, to adj
here to Him under all circumstances
was pointed out, in the preachers
sC4y pSduLIIU vi anu especially logical
development of his theme. There is no
better way to adhere to Christ than
through the means of the Blessed Sac
rament, in which He gives manifesto
ton Of His sublime friendship, even
for sinners.
At the offertory, Rosewig's Ave
Maria was sung by Richard Quinn, in
full, round tones and with smoothness
and expression which made a most
favorable impression on his listeners
in the large congregation. Another
| pleasing feature of the music during
| the mass was the choral responses,
unaccompanied, before the preface
and later, the mass being sung by
Rev. Peter ]. Cuny, who, as another
phase of his al1-round ability always
! intones in voice which gives evil
dence Of richness and great reserve
power, and is uniformly true and
even.
The soprano portions of the service
for the second Sunday in Advent
were well sustained by Mrs. Frank L.
Farra1l
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-12-11
forget to f1ll our stoclzings with car.dr

forget to fill our stockings with cardy,
nuts and oranges, will you, SANITY"
Santa's special went on through
Central Village, where there were
more children awaiting him, anG more
requests. When the special arrived at
Central Village a boy 81 years young"
who was standing on the station plat
danced a jig, to the delight CT the
younger boys.
A. Plainfield Santa was greeted
from all sides as he passed through
thar village, ard at Jewett City some
thing like. three. hundred boys and
girls were anxlous1y awaiting the good
old man. Here he .sot a royal recep-
tor. 1t was hard work to break away
from such gathering, but Santa had
to do 1trso that he wouldn't disappoint
the other boys and girls who were
waiting for him at Baltic, Cccum
Tafrville and Greeneville.
At all these latter places there were
enormous crowds of children who were
out to see Santa as ne passed through
on his attractively decorated special
car Tubbs band met him at Baltic
and played all the way to Norwich
When the special arrived IN Norwich,
franklin square and Main street were
packed with children, many of whom
came from surrounding towns which
Santa was unable to visit.
From 10 to IL and from to 4
o'clock each day Santa will be found
at the Porteous & Mitchell store When
the weather is not suitable for the
children to watch him in the window
he will hold open house in his work
shop inside the store on the third floor
Tho window decorating scheme is I'M
usually attractive this year. The work
shop of former years has been replaced
by log cabin, and the work was car
ried out by Daniel j. Hirchey and
Joseph Farrell.
On Sunday Santa put in busy day
looking over his mail. He has had a
where the children may drop letters
addressed to him.
A few of the many letters mailed
Saturday to Santa follow:
dear santa claus will; you send me a
pair of skate and a nice HAIR ribbon
and some play things and do not for
ger that i have little sister am a.
good girl
Dear Santa Claus
would you kindly send me a nice
sled and horse and some candy for
am poor little boy and for my sister
doll and carriage and piano for
me
.&-@r Taftville Conn
Dec. .. 1916.
WIFI you please send me a little au-
tonobile, the price is $500 and I hope
that you will not forget to fill my
stocking with nuts, candies ETC.
- Versailles Conn
Dec. ., 1916.
Dear Santa Claws
/ want a drum horne a horse and
some block for My Christmas Present
P.ese Mr. senta claws, will You bring
me big paper doll. and Il game of
snap, and. A few candys if you have
some, and if you have some, little tiE
| dishes. I would like to have some, and
a few hfnkercllefs, and my brother
JOHN fire team and a few candys and
little express team. and little brother
louis vents a fire team, and a few
candys, and ..am CT snap. and doll.
and we all went a slate apiece
And went a ser of ch&res and a
| table, and we all went d doll apese.
Occum Conn,
| Dec. g, 1916.
Dear Mr. Santa. Claus,
Dear Mr.. Santa Claus I wish you
would send me an auto, one of those
that have a spring you wind UP and
she goes. / would like to have a fire
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-12-11
SANTA CLAUS AGAIN AT
= y NORWICH HEADQUARTERS,
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas Special Ar
rived at Franklin Square Saturday
Afternoon,

Santa Claus is In town againi Yes,
the jolly old man arrived in Franklin
square at o'clock Saturday afternoon
and a few minutes later. was ushered
into his Christmas headquarters in the
Porteous & Mitchell store, where he
will remain until the Saturday night
before Christmas. Where will he be
the next night? Why, all boys and
girls know that the next night will be
Christmas eve, and where else would
Sanity be except flying above the
housetops, climbing up and down
chtmneys and stufflng good little boys
and girls stockings?
In personal interview with a Bull
lettn reporter on Saturday, Santa Claus
said he had very pleasant trip south
this year. I left the North Pole sew
eral days ago and took the trip in easy
stages, said he. OF course, there be-
my reindee,. and sleigh behind, but I
didn't forget to leave orders that they
are to be sent here if it does snow
What am I going to do if it doesn't
snow? Well, that question is easily
solved, for have an aeroplane now,
you know, and 1 could use that in a
pinch. LAX
tried to get into Norwich without
anyone knowing it this time, he CON
tlnUed, but it couldn't be done. al
though I took care to travel late at
night. One of your out of town corre-
spordents discovered me Just as soon
as struck the northern part of the
county, and then Of course 1 had to
give in. -
The next morning one of the en-
ployes at the Porteous & Mitchell COM
pany saw 1t in The Bulletin and what
do you think he did? Why, he told
the manager my special car was on
the way, ard the manager who IS one
OF my very best friends, and who al
ways likes to do nice things, had Di-
rector John NJ. Swain serd Tubbs'
band up to Baltic to meet me. Well.
blees my soul, Eere it Is 10 o'clock and
time to close up the store said Santa
suddenly, as he pulled out a great big
watch, and so The Bulletin Reporter
bid him good night after promising to
make another visit soon.
Santa's first public stop was at
Mo9sup. The children knew he was
going through that mill village. for
there was large crowd of them on
The corner of the main street and how
they squea!ed with delight when he
tolG his chauffeur to stop a minute SO
he could talk to them. Please bring
me sled, said one tiny youngster of
tonr or whereabouts, and I want a
great big doll for MY sister, he added.
"A dozen voices chimed in with Don't
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-12-11

the aid of her friend, Sarah Green, the
scuiptress, Of Z West Ninth street,
found her sou at 43 Washington
Square South. The hoy was persuaded
to give up, Jor the time. his intention
to make his New York debut and re-
turned to the Manhattan hotel with
his mother who intends to take him to
Panama for the win1cr.
The boy, who is l., was 1T the ROX-
bury tutoring school. heinS prepared
for college. He had evidently made
his plans carefully. for he brought the
greater part OF his wardrobe with him
ana was very reluctant to accompany
his mother
Mrs. Mansfield suspected her sons
destination, for she had knowE hat he
haG been talking about the free life
around Washington square. 50 she in
qui-ed at the Prov:l-ctOWn theatre
and learned that the boy was quarter
ed with one Of the players. Although
rather crestfaien, Richard agreed to
go home with his mother ard wait till
he was p before taking Up his profess
sion.
This is the second time young Mans
feel has run away from school to go
upon the st1ge.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-12-11
GRoToN RAILROAD STATION 81
BROKEN INTO
Thought Thieves Were Frightened
Away as Nothing Was Stolen.

When John A. Irving. station agent
at the Groton station of the New Ha-
ven road. arrived at his post Satur-
day morning he found the building
had been broken into during the night.
Mr.. Irving found that some one had
removed the putty from the window
glass on the east end, making en-
trance easy.
1t is surm:sed that whoever it was
became frightened away as there WIS
nothing stolen and no attempt he'd
apparently been made to enter the
express Office. -
1t is offered as a plausible reason
for the entrance that someone wished
to spend the night in warmer placa
than out of doors. No one living in
the locality heard or saw anything
suspicious during the night.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-12-11
YOUNG GIBBS MANSFIELD
RUNS AWAY FROM SCHOOL,
local Interest in Students Second At
tempt to Get Into Stage Life.

Richards Gibbs Mansfield. who was
chrrstened at Pinehurst, Norwich. then
the residence OF the lIte Mr.. and Mrs
Edward y. Gibbs, furnished material
for the following story ir Saturdays
New York Times:
Richard Mansfield, son OF the late
Richard Mansfield, the actor, left
school in Short Beach, Conn. abruptly
last Thursday and came to New York
expecting to follow in the footsteps OF
his father on tie stage. The principal
of the school telegraphed the boys
mother at New London. Conn, and on
Thursday night Mrs. Mansfield, who
was formerly Beatrice Can.erc.1, the
actress, came 10 New York and with
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pie from this city, GToton, Poquonoc,
New London and other places. ON sale
we;c many faEcy articles. which found
really purchasers, and after al! cx-
penses are paid the grange will realize
a sum of $40, which will go towards
the building fund
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-12-11
nd Barnard Colleges. of the General

Theological Seminary. the Berkeley
Divinity School, and OF the Cathedral.
In addition to his mother, who is more
than 80 years of age. he is survived
by two sisters, Miss Gertrude and
Miss Ursula Grosvenor
While in Norwich. the family re-
sided in the house on Broad street
now the residence of Miss Willis Tur-
ner,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-12-11
Ledvard Granae Held Sale.

In attendance at the supper and sale
given under the auspices Of --edyard
grange Friday evening m the Congre-
gat;onal church there We're many peo-
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| eng7n ne with four ghorsec, and I would
| like to have a drum
'f.4.=z-<& - Gccum Conn
Dec 8 1915

Dear Santa
am a good little girl.
Now Santa will you please bring me
writing desk, a bureau, little rocking
chair, doll, d stove, Il winding top.
L will open the door SO you won t
have to come dow the chimney and
hurt or dirty your parity clothes
Occum, Conn.
Dec, Q, 1916
Mr.. Santa Claus
I want a s'ed, and a wangon, a
drum, doll fop and 4 little dog and a
little cat and a gun, and q steam boat
Dear Old Santa Claus
VIII you please bring me willow
carriage and a table a chair, a Ring a
jack in the Box and some Hair Pib-
bons and a Stove some Books some
Gold Beds Hankercniefs and some
stockings, some Games, some nice
Pins Teddy with Lights ir his eyes,
Good by Dear Old Santa I hope you
don't think 1 have asked 20 much
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-12-11
DEATH OF DEAN GROSVENOR
FORMER NORWICH RESIDENT

Prominent New York Churchman Was
Stricken While in Gymnasium-Fa-
nous Son of Successful Local Dry
Goods Merchant.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-12-11

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The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-20

Of this gun, the rapidity of fire de- pended on the sl i'll of the gun-layer, who had to relay the weapon after each shot, owing to the movement caused by the reeoil. By an invention of the French gtnners, however, the recoii is absorbed by a buffer to which the gun is attached. instead of the customary axletree. Furthermore, the buffer not oniy absorbs the shock.
 but runs back the gun so exactly into it's former posit on that no second laying in order to find the range nee essary.
 Further improvements were carried out in regard to the fuses of the shells. which in ordinary circumstances could only be fired as rapidly as the gun ners could adjust the fuses. The
 French got over this difficulty by inventtng a machine to set the fuse. the details of which are still a secret. The matter cannot be discovered even when a "75" does fall into the euemy's hands, since the opening of the buffer which controls the recoil of the gun causes the escape of compressed air. The secret really lies in the exact combination of this compressed air and glycerine. which controls the fuse setting device.
 With the speed of fire of thirty shells to the minute. the "759 resem-
 bles a machine gun rather than a field piece in action. So exquisite is
 the adjustment of the reeoil that coin, or even glass of water, can be
 placed on the wheel while in action
 without being jared off Another
 great advantage of the "75" is that it
 stands far more wear and tear than
 the average big gun, whose life is very short After firing as many as 30,000 shells the "75" is still capable
 of sending a few more, while it's
 capacity for work may be gathered
 from the fact that there have been
 "75's" in this war that have fired l.
 500 rounds in a single day.-Ex
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-20
THEORY VS. FACTS.

As We have remarked before in these columns, the prohibitionists need only high-sounuing theory or neaI-fact upon which to base their arguments, and because of the cause they are generally able to get by without challenge A gift of gab, an apparent lranknoss and a cheerful directness frequently enable leader of reform" to get by" with what ill reality is a very faulty thought or argument An instance in point occurred on Tuesday night last at q meeting of what remains of the Civic Club:
 The principal speaker of the even ing was talking politics and prihibi- tion indiscriminately but profuseiy, and Delegate Wiekersham of Alaska was given his by the speaker in unmeasured stint. She frequently referred to the Pork Barrel,' which most of the ladies present had evil dently not heard of, Finally, one cur ious lady asked the question:
 What is this pork barrel? never heard of it. and the speaker of the evening explained:
 Why Delegate Wickersham can get $50,0O0 out of the Compression al pork barrel to build college on sand loJ out in the woous near town but he won't get $5O,O0O to build public school building in Fairbanks!p
 There are by actual count just 53l men in Congress, including the mem bers of the Senate and the Delegates from the Territories who are in the same fix as Delegate Wickersham regarding their ability to obtain from Congress money for schoolhouses in their municipalities, and Wicker shams number is "537.o If money COULD be obtained from Congress for public schools in municipalities there would be 537 applications made for the same by members of Con gross, and after New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago San Francis co and Seattle ana other large mu- nicipalities had such schoolhouses on every corner in the city and the re- maining members of Congress had received their share of such an i'm possible pork barrel, Alaska might get a little red schoolhouse some where on CowIess street, but there is no possibility of Congress ever talk ing over for the taxpayers of the United States such gigantic pot lach as would be the building of
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MEN WHO WELCOME WAR.
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Soldiers sometimes welcome war as means or release from life which remorse, despair or some other feel ing has made intoIerable to them, say s London Answers.
 A remarkable instance was that of young officer Some time before the present war broke out, he was one day explaining the mechanism of a loaded gun to his sister In doing so, he accidently exploded the charge, by which the poor girl was mortally wounded.
 Henceforth his sole ambition was to die, and when war broke out he joy fully responded to the call to arms, Before he had been long at the front his wish was gratifed.
 Then there was the case of the son of a country solicitor While employ ed in his fathers office he absconded win large sum of money. The dis grace preyed so much upon his fath- CTS mind that he fell i'll and died
 When the prodigal returned = as prodigsls dnvariably do-he found the home sold up and his mother and sis ters dependent on charity
 For the first time he realized the anormity of his wrongdoing, and join ed the army, with the determination to take the first possible chance of ser vice in the field. He went with his regiment to France, and there dis tinguished himself by a number of daring exploits before he was him. self killed.
 X singular story is told of cer- tain brave officer who died fighting like lion in the ill-starred Darden- elles campaign
 Married only couple of years, his wife developed a seepticism as to his valor, which was peculiarly mortify- ing to him.
 Telling her that she would some day have reason to be sorry for it, he went out to Gallipoli resolved to un- dertake any task that presented the maximum of danger. If his widow still enterta1ns any doubts as to his gallantry. it certainly is not shared by the deceased officers comrades-in arms.
 Through unrequited love, a lion hearted Scotchman gave up his life in Flanders. Of good parentage and considerable means, he was at first regarded by the damsel as an ideal suitor.
 When, however, he lost most of his fortune, she demanded to be released from her engagement This caused him to give up all hope, and when he crossed over the seat of war he had made up his mind never to come back
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The workable hose of death" gun of the French is described in the Prince Rupert Daily News as follows:
 Millions of marks would willingly be given by the Germans for the sec ret of the miraculous "75," the most perfect, most daintily- y-conceived en- zine of human slaughter which the mind of man has devised" But thanks to certain precautions taken by our French Allies, no matter how many of these guns the enemy may capture, they cannot discover the sec ret of the weapon which blows great holes in the scenery, and is a veritable hose of death"
 Technically, the "75" is a piece of French light artillery of which the calibre-the interior diameter of the bore-is seventy-five millimeters, or approximately 3 ins In it's extraor- dinary rapidity of fire, loading, and au- tomatic determination and mainten- ance of range lies the secret of the French "75" Prior to the invention
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-20
IS NO LONGER
 CALLED "PlPE DREAM''
THE LONG DREAMED OF CANAL WILL SOON BE A
 REALITY.

Twenty-Five or thirty years ago, says the Seattle Times, there were quite few persons even in Seattle who muttered pipe dream if anyone spoke of the day when ocean ships would lie at anchor In the fresh water harbor, Lake Union
 It is announced now that the gov ernment's lake canal is to be com pleted July l. The Fremont bridge is to be ready in August to allow the passage of ships into Lake Union from bridge will be ready later However, the Canadian cableship Restorer will likely be the first one to take advan- tage of the fresh water harbor and proposes to be at anchor in Lake Union about September.
 In any event, the cableship has won the distinction of being the first yes sel to take up the question of lying in the new fresh water harbor.
 Under a provision of an old treaty, the Restorer is entitled to the protec- ton of the Stars and Stripes during the war She is owned by an Ameri- can cable company. The treaty pro vides that if the majority ownership in a British merchant vessel is vested in Americans, she may claim the pro tection of the Stars and Stripes. Short ly after the outbreak of the war. the Restorer came to Seattle from Vic toria and took refuge here.
 Since German warships disappear ed from the high seas. however, she has stood in no need of protection, but the British Columbia harbors are pretty we'll congested with conner cial and war shipping, so she will stay here indefinitely.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-20
EDMONTON HAS A
 WOMAN MAGISTRATE

EDMONTON, June 19.-On July 1st Mrs. Arthur Murphy. of Edmonton takes her seat on the bench as the specially selected official to adiudi- cate upon the cases of women and girls arising in that community Mrs Murphy is the first woman police mag istrate to be appointed in the Domin- ion.
 Mrs. Murphy is known all over Canada as "Janey Canuck." the au- thor of many interesting books of the west. For a number of years she has been conYener of the committee on legislation of the Local Council of Women. Mrs. Murphy is prominent in literary and social life in Edmon- ton and is president of the Canadian Womens Press Club, while she has taken an active part in every move ment for the bettering of conditions in her city and province In 1914 she was decorated by King George as Lady of Grace of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem.
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Wn Silva, better known as Kan aka Bill" who has been arrested on g complaint sworn to by Peter Mckay, a native, charging assault and bat tery was brought to trial before a jury, and was acquitted
 The evidence adduced at the trial showed that Peter wanted to obtain liquor and went to Silvas cabin. The latter objected but as Peter insisted he was given what Silva considered belonging to him-a beating
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ADVERTISED LETTER LIST


 ADVERTISED LETTER LIST of the Ketchikan. Alaska Post Office For week enulng June 10, 1916. Aryik, John Brown, Chas. Il. Carlson, Tom Chung, K. s Chuck, Billy Coy, Stanley Dahlbeck, John c. Hackney, F. R. Johnson, Chas. Ii. Morrs, John Porters, Geo. Samson, Wilfred G. Sproule, George Troy, John.
 Walers, D.
 When calling for the above, say Advertised" Parties claiming let ters from the above list must pay fee of one cent for each letter claim ed. All letters unclaimed by June 24, 1916 will be sent to the dead letter office, Washington, D. c.
 M. E. Swineford, Postmaster The Daily Progressive-M Miner is for sale at both the Walker Drug store and the Ryus Drug Sore.
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public school buildings for munic-i palities the citizens of any town or city must do that work, at their own expense; always have had to and al ways will have to.-Fairbanks News Miner (adv)
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f0OmS m lieu or tht of Japan. Many f also. The rooms liz lanterns and Japant helped transplant t pany to the Flower, ors were won by Mi Beegle.