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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-06-03
PRESIDENTIAL POINTERS

The salary of the president of
the United States was the cause
of discussion in the first ON
gress, in view of the fact that
the Constitution declared that
the president should receive
compensation for his services.
Washington had notified his fell
low citizens that he desired no
salary. The limits suggested in
congress ranged from $4,000 to
$4,000. The salary was finally
placed at $4,000 and this re-
NAMED the compensation until
President Grants second term
March 8, 1879, when it was in
creased to $4,000. Chapter 291S
of the laws of the second ses-
sion of the %fifty-ninth congress,
approved March 4, 1907, appro-
priated for travelling expenses
of the president Of the United
States, to be expended at his
discretion and accounted for by
his certificate solely, $25,000." In
the second session of the sixtieth
congress the matter of increas-
ing the presidents salary was
again considered, and it was de-
cided that the presidents salary
be fixed at $4,000 a year.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-06-03

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Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21

Smiths parents, MT. and Mrs. Jol1S> Rrissette.
 Miss Edith Barrel of Hallvil1e spent Sunday with relatives here.
 Rodney Taylor is spending a few days in Holliston with his sister, Mrs. Arthur Phipps.
 Frederick Stritch has returned tG Gilbertville after brief stay at PinS Tree cottage.
 Miss Bessie Olaf of wilIimantie spent the weekend at her home here.
 Edward Tobin of Stafford Springs spent Sunday with local friends.
 Mrs. George Clark and daughter. Adra June. have left town for Attie- boro, where they will spend some time
 Mrs. Charles Spaulding has return ed to Oneco after a few days stay in town with her daughter, Mrs. J. Hen ry Frink.
 MT. Brown of Amherst was a recent visitor in the village.
 Valentine Party.
 MT. and Mrs. W. w. Bentley recent ly entertained a few little friends of their daughter, Charlotte, in honor Of Charlottes birthday at a valentine ar-ty. A merry evening was spent by the young folks with games, music and charades. A dainty luncheon was served and many tokens of remem- brance received by Miss Bentley.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21

the Civil war. died at his home here MT. Chaffee enlisted in Putnam August 21, 1861, as a member of the Sixth Connecticut volunteers and saf more than three years of service, being dis charged September II, 1864.
 He saw hard service with his regi- ment, which fought, among other places, at Port Royal, Fort Pulaski James Island. Morris Island, Fort Wagner. Drury's Bluff, Petersburg and Fort Fisher. During the strenuous campaigns in which he participated MT. Chaffee suffered grevfous wounds, one of which troubled him ever aft erwerds.
 MT. Chaffee prized highly through the half century, since the war some relics Of the great struggle that were Of especial personal interest to him. A
 bullet that was extracted from one of
 his wounds. metal plate, from his mess kit, that probably saved him from death when he was once wound
 ed. and a clay pipe were chief among
 his war treasures. The clay pipe, and
 metal case was given him just as his
 regiment was leaving for the front. Mr.
 Chaffee kept and smoked the pipe all the half century and more that the pire was in his possession he smoked 1t a great many times and exhibited it
 to friends thousands of times. always
 handling the brittle thing with such
 care that it was never broken. It Pays to Advertise. Advertising pays. This has been | assehter before and in many places but it is as true as ever. and new H. lustrations of the fact are being con- stantly noted. George E. Shaw, one of the best known business men of
 the city, has just had a demonstr.l- l tion.
 Last fall Mir. Shaw issued a cata- logue to mail out to customers and prospective customers. They were given intelligent distribution and eventually produced results. None of | them were sent out of the country by MT. shaw nevertheless he recently received a request for one of them 1 from firm doing business in the Phil | ippine Islands. Just how this Ma ntla firm knew about the catalogue MT. Shaw has not been able to ascertain,
 but he has forwarded the booklet as requested.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21
Miss Rridaet Monohan

riods will be correlated with work having reference to Was|ngton's birthday.
 Grade Three.
 Flag Salute. class; song. America. class; story, George Washington and the Colt. Rose Egan; song, Flag of Our Nation, A Division; story. Max the Cherry Tree; reading of the story The Virginia Boy, class.
 Class Four.
 Song, Hail Fairest Land, class: song George Washington, class; Anecdotes of Washington, Mildred Johnson; song, Our Country's Heroes, class; Washington's Service to His Coun- try: song. Flag of Our Native Land class; recitation, The Flag Goes By, Salute to the Flag, class.
 Grades Five and Six.
 Song, Star Spangled Banner, class: rearing of composition, Character of Washington (Bancroft), Beatrice Sil- verman: four old tales. Cherry Tree, Joseph Pano Grade 5; Apple Orchard, Carold Watson, Grade 5; The Gar sorrel Colt waity Clifford, Grade 5; reading CIenry Cabot Lodge) Wash ington's Modesty, George Lynch, Sixth grade: Washington at Yorktown, Ma bel Brown; recitation, Washington, the Athlete, Robert CronIey, Grade 6; poem. Washington, Lillian Patnode, Grade 5: reading, How Washington's Early Life Fitted Him for the Work He Had to Do, Katherine O'Brien, Grade 6: song, America, classes.
 Grade Seven and Eight.
 Son, Star Spangled Banner, class; reading (play) George Washington's Fortune, Helen Herrick, Grade 8; reel tation, Our Heritage From Washing ton, Leora White, Grade 8; roll Call. Quotations from Washington's Savings Grade ': reading, Being Like Wash ington. Theodore Silverman. Grade g.; song, Vernon Bells, Mae Riley, Alice Davis, Evelyn Brown. Emma Cailout- te, Leora White, Helen Herrick Grade 8 girls address, Washington's Later Life at Mt. Vernon, Raymond Boyn- ton, Grade '; recitation, Who Patriots Are. Charles Jones. Grade 8; reading, Washington's Home, Walter Grant, Grade 8; song, America, class.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21

terbury, sub deacon. As waiting hymn J. J. Brennan sang That Beauti- full Land on High. The bearers were Charles Masterson, Joseph Fogarty, Thomas Crohn, all of Providence, Will liam Sullivan of Moosup. John Doyle and Michael Cronin of Danielson. Burial was in St. James cemetery. l.. E. Kennedy was the funeral director.
 Ball Profitable as We'll as Pleasant.
 Members Of the committee in charge of the ball of the Danielson Firemen's association were well pleased and ap- preciative Saturday of the manner in which the affair was patronized by the public. The ball is regarded by many as the most successful yet given by the organization and a splendid time was enjoyed by all. All tickets and cash had not been turned in Saturday, so it was impossible to tell the exact amount of the receipts, but it is cer- to put in the treasury after all ex- penses are paid.
 Missionary from Congo Spoke.
 Rev. Hjalmar Ostrom, M. D., a med ical missionary from the Congo, Afri- ca, filled the pulpit at the Baptist church Sunday in the absence of Rev. w. D. Swaffield, who is in New Hamp- shire. At the morning service Rev. MT. Ostrom's sermon was relative to Med ical Missions in Ikolo. In the evening his subject was Evangelistic Work in Ikoko.
 Moving from DayviTIe.
 Mrs. c. A. Russell and Judge and Mrs. Sabin S. Russell are to move from Dayville to reside in Danielson after April 1st. Judge Russell has bought the so-called Andrew Chollar property, lately owned by MT. Lamb of Wauregan.
 It is rumored that ex-Postmaster w. F. Bidwell of Dayville will move to Providence.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21
Purinton Temple Initiation.

The rooms of Purinton temple, Py- thian Sisters, presented an animated scene at the last regular meeting on Friday evening when a large number of members gat%Sred to witness the initiation of the K. R. s. of Natchaug lodge, No. p, K. of P, Brother L. L. Thompson. The regular officers of the temple were all present with one exception. and that on account of ill., ness. The ceremony of iniation was performed in a thoroueh and practical manner. and Brother Thompson at it's conclusion acknowledged that he had received his moneys worth.
 After the closing of the temple special tables were spread 70 accom- modate the large gathering and all sat down to enjoy the delicious refresh ments for which the sisters are fa- nous. The 22nd anniversary of the temple occurs next month and it is planned to celebrat by a classinitiation and roll call. applications for part of the class being received at this meet ing
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21
SECOND ROMANTIC MARRIAGE.
Wedding of Miss Alice Nightingale
 and Julius H. Preston, Jr.

The following from a Boston pa- per of Saturday is of local interest:
 Providence, Feb. 1S.-Announce- nent was made on College Hill today of the marriage of Miss Alice Night ingale, one of the pretiest girls in the exclusive circles of all Rhode Island, and 17-year-old Julius H. Preston, Jr., son of a wealthy commissions mer- chant of this city. Miss Nightingale is the daughter of the cotton manufac- turer, George H. Nightingale.
 The wedding was quiet, and accord ing to the bride, without pretension of any sort. It took place in New York on Jan. 31. and only the simple ser vice was read by Rev. Dr. Warren of Mnhaattan.
 A special license was required owing to the extreme youth of the bride groom.
 Miss Nightingale was married once before in New York, when she was at tending fashionable boarding school in Connecticut. She averred that it was a silly lark and the marriage was an nulled by a New Jersey judge.
 The parents of young Preston, 1t was stated tonight, will secure an an- nullment of this marriage, and it was also added that the boy bridegroom will enter the Army of the Allies in France.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

SteepIe Tom in West Philadelphia Total of 567 Building and Loan Shares Taken-FuneraI of Thomas Surpless-Henry David chaffee Dead Veteran Had Interesting War souvenirs-seeond Romantic Mar riase of Miss Nightingale.
 Steeple Tom Fitzpatrick, ho spent several months in this city, is at pres ent at West Philadelphia.
 Frank W. Barber will have the members of the Community Teachers Training class at his home for meet ing this evening.
 meeting of the windham County association of Congregational minis ters Is to be held tomorrow afternoon to act upon the resignation of Rev. William S. Beard of WiIlimantic.
 On Mission Committees.
 H. ". Files is chairman for St. St. Philips church of the committee on ushers to serve during mission week. A. D. Lown has been select ed to represent St. Philips church on the finance committee.
 Miss Harlie I. Corbin was leader of the Y. P. S. c. E. meeting at the Con- gregtaional church Sunday evening. Postmaster Alexander Gilman will spend the holiday with friends in Hartford.
 County Commissioners in Session. County Commissions John A. Dady, B. II. Corttis and Urgele Lafrance were in session in Putnam Saturday afternoon, disposing of several small matters requiring their attention.
 Total of 576 Shares Taken.
 Up to Saturday afternoon Secretary M. H. Geissler Of the Building & Loan association had received subscriptions for 567 shares.
 Eugene Hines remained critically i'll at the hospital Saturday.
 Furnishing New Rectory.
 Rev. Charles E. Bedard has ar ranged that furnishings be put in the new St. Mary's rectory this week. The fine new building will be ready for occupancy within a short time
 Vincent McAvoy was a visitor in Providence Saturday.
 Temperance Rally.
 J. A. Solandt of Stamford, field sec retary of the Connecticut Temperance union, is to speak at a temperance rally to be held in Union hall on the evening of February 20.
 Half hundred Pomfret school stu dents made up a theatre party and spent Saturday afternoon in this city The students came over in sleighs. Falmouth High school will send a
 
 birthday for a game with the Putnam School team.
 The public schools in Putnam will be closed Tuesday, Washington's birthday.
 Peter Dolan was reported Saturday as seriously i'll at his home on Gen. ter street
 Rev. Henry Brown 70.
 Rev. Henry Brown, New Bedford formerly of Killingly and well known to most of the Civil war vetErans in this city, passed his seventieth birth day Sunday.
 Major A. D. Mcintyre has been at New York the past week attending a gathering of corset men from all parts of the country. The party was at a banquet at the Hotel Biltmore last Wednesday evening.
 Holiday Hours at Post Office. The post office will be open only the usual holiday hours on Washington's birthday and the usual rules will be in force relative to transaction of business in certain departments.
 Saturday was one of the coldest of this winters days in Putnam, the tenn perature remaining at only a few de- grees above zero during the greater part of the day.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21

burn and Samuel Johnson; piano and concertina duet, Miss Florence Rat cliffe and David Radcliffe.
 Afterwards delicious refreshments were passed around and the evening was most enjoyably spent.
 Moth Scouts in Town. ing the woods in the vicinity of the village for moths and other insects. They are modernly equipped experts, who wear snowshoes, where the snow has drifted and is deep.
 Burial of Joseph casavant.
 After funeral services were held in St. Joseph's church in Occum Satur- day morning, the body of Joseph Casa St. MaryS cemetery. Undertaken G. G. Grant was in charge Of the funeral arrangements. MT. Casavant leaves a daughter, Mrs. Wm. Credit, residing in Baltic.
 Local Jottings.
 A. G. Cote has had gang of men at work for several days harvesting eight-inch ice on Beaver Brook
 Miss Rena B. Smith spent the week end with friends in Willimantic.
 Miss Irene Roy of Baltic is acting as organist in St. Joseph church, Oc- cum, during the illness of the regular organist, Mrs. V. P. Quinn.
 Wilfred Couture of New London is visiting local relatives
 Rev. Thomas Lynch attended the initiatory exercises of White Cross Council. Knights of Columbus, held in Norwich, Sunday
 Joseph Radcliffe is working in Woon- socket, R. I.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21
WEATHER OF ALL SORTS.
More Varieties of Climate and Tenn
 perature Saturday and Sunday.

Mark Twain was about right when he said that we don't have weather in New England, we have changes" Different people like different kinds of weather, but there have been so many kinds that it seems as though every one must have had his or her kind sometime during this month.
 Although the mercury did not go down to the zero mark, Saturday was considered by most people to be the coldest day of the season. The wind was bitter and piercing and penetrat- ed even the thickest garments. Hat chasing was the principal outdoor sport; one or two women taking part The wind let up Sunday, but 1t snow ed just enough to cover the slip perry places, making walking danger OuS,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21
MILL BURNED.
One of Two at Plant of Case Board Company Consumed Quickly During Saturdays High Wind.

One of the two mills of the Case Board company at Andover was des- troyed by fire early Saturday morn ing. The fire was discovered at 4.30 in the drying room by men who had been working all night in the mill. Be- cause of the high wind the entire structure was soon in flames. Use was made of the Congregational church bell and telephone to summon help. A number were quickly on the ground, but owing to the severe cold and wind little could be done to save the mill. The men directed their efforts to save the other mill which is intact.
 Mir. Case stated Sunday that he was
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21

 Music, Hail Columbia; recitation, Q. Captain, My Captain, by Susie Beebe; Savings of Lincoln,- Grades V and VII; concert; recitation, Getts- burgh Speech, Grade VIII; music, America; 71 recitation Washington's Washington's Rules of Conduct" Grades II and "; music Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean; recitation, President Wilson on ''The Flag" Des Moines, February l. 1916. Jean How Grade III and Grade "; music. Star Spangled Banner.
 Song of Our Nation. Grades LII; recitation, A Little Boys Hatchet Story, Eddie scheinman; flag drill kindergarten; recitation, A Jealous Patriot, Eric Lawson; song, George Washington, Grades III; recitation, Bernice Grimley; dialogue, The Ratchet Story. Everett Green, Stanley Meila, Lawrence Bagegrty. Austin Grady, Everett Jacobs, Clayton An drews, Fred Setterberg; recitation The Boys We Need. James Simon; song, America, Grades III and kind ergarten.
 Oaks School Programme.
 There will be stories and anecdotes, patriotic songs and exercises by the lower grades and grades 4, and 6 Will give the Allowing:
 Salute the Flag, class; selection, The Lay of the Last Minstrel, class; song, Star Spangled Banner. class; Boyhood of Washington, Helen Thompson; Washington and His Hatchet. Irene White; Story of Brad docks Defeat, Hurley. Keon; Boston Tea Party, John Simmons; Story of Our Flag. Raymond Flynn, Washing tons Christmas Gift, Jennie McClung; an original dramatizatton of Wash tngton's Mission of the F,ranch, by pu- pills of Grade 6.
 St. Mary's School.
 Essays will be read by the pupils on the Life of Washington and Lin coin. Recitations and patriotic selec- tions will be given. and national songs will be sung.
 Kindergarten and First Grade.
 Song. Our Flag. kindergarten chil- dren; recitation, Our First Flag, first grade children; Flag Parade, each child having flag. At conclusion of parade, children stand in circle and sing America and Three Cheers for garten children give three cheers for the flag and have their flag drill. First grade children give the Flag salute.
 Short stories about Washington, children of the first grade. Flags are to be crayoned in the respective rooms after these exercises and the language period will be correlated with the thoughts uppermost in mind at this time.
 Grade One. A.
 Story of George Washington's Life; Hatchet and Cherry Tree Game; Story of Betsy Ross and the Flag; march; Flag Salute; song, America.
 Grade Two.
 Story of Life of George Washing ton; song, America; Story of Our Flag, from Child Garden; song. The Flag; Salute to the Flag.
 Music, drawing and language pe-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21
JEWELER BANKRUPT,
o. A. Bessette, Resident of Sprague, Files Petition in Hartford Court.

o. A. Bessette. who has conducted a jewelry store in this city for years filed a petition in bankruptcy last week in the United States court al Hartford. His liabilities are listed at $6,504.48 and of this S6,4S44S is un- secured. His assets are listed as: Cash on hand BIO; stock in trade s1,- 000; tools and fixtures $1O0; debts due on open account $40. Owing to the fact that MT. Bessette is a resident of the town of Sprague it is probable that 8 hearing of creditors will be held be- fore the referee in bankruptcy of New London county.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21
FUN ERALS
John B. Hopkins.

Funeral services for John B. Hop zins were held at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Frank E. Kennedy in the West field section Saturday afternoon at o'clock, Rev. Clarence H. Barber of the Congregational church officiating. Burial was in Westfield cemetery. The bearers were F. A. Kennedy, c. H. Ba- con, p. O. Wood and Burdette c. Hop- kfns. A. F. Wood was the funeral di- rector.
 Mrs. Mary Smith.
 Rev. H. B. Goodsell, pastor at South Killingly, conducted funeral services for Mrs. Mary Smith at her home in the Mashentuck district Sunday after noon at o'clock. The service was attended by many relatives and friends The bearers were Walter Fiske, Willis H. Shippee, Fred Richmond and Mar GUS Morgan. Burial was at South Kill lingly. A. F. Wood was the funeral director
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21
COLCHESTER
Chimney Fire at Home of Mrs. George
 Brown-PersonaI Items.

Mir and Mrs. Ronald K. Brown of New York were guests of relatives in town over Sunday.
 Chimney Fire.
 About 10 o'clock Friday night a cry of fire was heard and an alarm was Mrs. George Brown on South Main street was found to be burning fierce Iy. A crowd gathered and the fire was subdued with only a slight damage. Charles L. Strong has returned to his home on Broadway after several weeks visit with his son in New York. MT. and Mrs. Richard A. Storrs left Friday for few days visit with rela- tives in Cheshire and Ansonia-
 Mrs. Etta Lombard has returned from two weeks stay at Mir. and Mrs. F. J. Browns in Lebanon.
 G. B. Rowe of New Haven was call ing on friends in town Friday.
 Louis Elgart left Friday for few days visit with relatives in New York A few from town went to Norwich Friday evening to attend O'Brien's minstrels at the Davis theatre.
 Harry Stricl1 left town Friday for New York to visit his wife who is i'll in a hospital in that city.
 J. A. Young was New Haven vis- itor Saturday.
 Pastor III.
 Rev. B. D. Remington is confined to to his home on account of a severe cold.
 Charles H. Dawley and Frank Case were at Mt. Pamassus, East Haddam,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21
OBITUARY.
Ora Bailey.

Ora Bailey, s3, veteran of the Civil war, died at the Old Folks home in Hartford, Saturday morning. He was born in the town of ManAdeld and was well known here, as he visited his nephew, the late Fred Swift, of Val ley street each year for fifteen or more years. He made his home for number of years in Mansfield where he operated a silk mill. MT. Bailey was @ lover of outdoor life and was active within a few days of his death. Burial will be in Hartford today in Cedar Hill cemetery.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21

cess-Congo Missionary at Baptist Church-Judge S. S. Russell Buys
 cholIar Property.
 Leslie Murray of Hartford spent the week end with his parents, MT. and Postmaster George M. Filling has made arrangements for the usual hon- day closing hours at the postoffice on Tuesday, Washington's birthday.
 Miss Mabel Warren was leader Of the Epworth league meeting at the Methodist church Sunday evening.
 Miss Katherine T. Thayer of Putnam spent the week end with relatives in Danielson.
 Reading Circle Meeting.
 Mrs. Eugene Young will have the members of the Ladies Reading circle at her home for a meeting this after noon.
 John A. Willets of Providence was a visitor with friends in Danielson over Sunday.
 Public schools in Killingly are closed today and tomorrow, today for teachers visiting day, tomorrow in ob- servance of Washington's birthday.
 A. w. Williams and the other mem bers of the Business Mems association baseball committee have a report ready to make at the next meeting of the organization.
 Flock of Grosbeaks Noted.
 Observers able to identify the birds claim that a flock of evening grosbeaks are being seen almost daily in the tall trees in front of the Advent chapel in Academy street.
 Following two months of worry as to whether any ice could be secured here, the pastime has now changed to wondering whether this section will ever get anything else but ice and snow.
 Patriotic Services.
 At the session of the Congregational Bible school Sunday there was a pro gramme appropriate to the observance of Lincoln's day and Washington's taken for use in work among the col ored people of southern states.
 Two Cents Difference in Cost.
 When the ne wtrolley fares become effective there will be just two cents difference in cost in favor of the troll leys for a trip to Putnam over the steam or electric lines.
 Stiff Winter Weather.
 During Saturday the mercury took another drop to the vicinity of zero, and the weather stayed bitterly cold during all of the day. One result was the reduction of the usual number of half holiday shoppers in town.
 The board of relief holds it's last ad- vertised meeting today. Members of the board will soon thereafter compile the list of changes that will be the result of their deliberations.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21
YANTIC

Ellis Bentley has been spending few days in Boston and Newton Upper Falls.
 J. Quinlan of Preston was a guest Sunday of MT. and Mrs. Seymour Quinley.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Smith of Franklin, Mass, have returned to the village and are residing with Mrs.