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Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-01
NORTH STONINGTON
Moving of Knowles House Halted by Sudden Death of Contractor Louis Dotolo-SaIe of Harrington Proper %Y,

Miss May Huston of Boston spoke in the Third Baptist church Sunday morning, giving an interesting ac- count of the Saddle Mountain Mis- sion among the Kiowa Indians and in Oklahoma.
 P, called on their sister. Mrs. c. E. Hewitt, Tuesday.
 Contractors Sudden Death.
 The work of moving farther back from the street the house of Mrs E. H. Knowles has been halted mid way by the sudden death of the con- tractor, Louis DotoIo.
 The meeting of the Westerly Histo- rical society in Wheeler library on North Stonington people who showed much interest in the exercises
 Miss Alice D. Avery went to James, town, R. l., Friday to take a position in the summer camp maintained by the Young Women's Christian asso- citation of Providence.
 Teacher Transferred.
 Miss Alice E. Avery who was ap- pointed teacher of the school in dis trict No. 1, has been transferred tc the Center primary school. The school in District No. 1 will be taught by Miss Gladys M. Egglestone of this town, who was graduated from the Williams Memorial Institute in New London in the class of 1916.
 Harrington House Sold.
 MT. and Mrs. Wallace A. Phillips o1 Bridgeport have bought the Dr. Rob- ert E. Harrington house.
 Miss Mary Richmond of Preston is visiting her sister. Mrs. Live c. Gray
 Miss Della A. Wheeler is spending the week in New York.
 Mrs. D. F. Chapman has been visit ing in Waterford.
 Miss Alice Coon is home from Smith College.
 MT. and Mrs. Byron c. Wilcox and two children, Norman and Bradford of Washington, D. C., are expected to- day (Saturday) at the home of Mrs Willcox's mother. Mrs. T. P. Norman
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-01
PENDEETON FILL
Palmer Brown Place Auctioned For $15o-Good Price Paid For Wool.

Malcolm Thompson has a new auto- mobile.
 Joseph Byron Totten of Chicago has arrived at the Totten farm and open ed the studio for the company.
 Miss Sarah T. Palmer of NIanchest- CT, Vermont, is at her home here. The long row of sycamore trees that skirt both sides of the road on the brow of the hill are not yet in full leaf, having been backened because of the unusually cold, wet season.
 Malcolm Thompson's team is run in gthe road scraper this week on the roads in town.
 Brown Place Auetioned.
 At the auction of the Palmer Brown place north of the Totten farm Tues day morning, Malcolm Thompson big the the same off for $150
 Good Price For Wool.
 B. A. Palmer has been collecting wool for Oliver Cory of Moosup. MT Cory paid 36 cents per pound at the door.
 Telephone men were putting the line in good order this week.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-01
CLARK'S FALLS

George W. Burdick of Chase Hill. Hopkinton, and son, Robert F. Bur- dick, of Providence. were in this vii cinity and called on Horace Palmer and family Sunday.
 Mrs. Frances Maine has returned to her home south of the village after a visit of several weeks with her niece, Mrs. Charles Latham in Griswold Orville Chesebrough has returned after visit of week with MT. and Mrs. Latham.
 Miss Sarah Palmer Is the guest of her uncle. Horace F. Palmer and family, for two weeks.
 Miss Elise Lewis of Westerly and George Palmer. an employe of the New Haven railroad, were guests of MT. and Mrs. Horace Palmer recent ly.
 G. Arthur Champlin was in Watch Hill on business Monday. Mir. Cham plin has the largest and finest straw berries to be found anywhere.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-01
LEBANON
Meeting of Whist Club-New Pastor at Baptist Church-Locai Team De- feats Hebron.


 Mrs. Mary Williams spent a few days in New York this week.
 The Lebanon Whist club met in Grange hall, Friday evening. Nine tables of whist were played the fol- lowing winning prizes: Ladies' first, Miss Virginia Loomis; second, Miss Geneva Stark; consolation, Miss Ruby Sweet; mems first, Raymond Taylor; second. Reginald Taylor; consolation, Rodney Hewitt.
 Last Saturday the Lebanon Athle- tic baseball team played on their home grounds the Hebron nine and easily defeated them, 13 to 0.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Briggs and daughters, Misses Gladys and Ruth, Mrs. Ned Burgess and son, Donald Burgess, were in Yantic, Sunday.
 Miss Nellie Bell of Rochester. N. Y. is visiting Miss Winifred Robinson
 Miss Ruby Williams spent a few days recently with Miss Hattie HewI itt.
 Mrs. c. M. Geer and Mrs. c. S. Good win were in Willimantic, Tuesday.
 New Baptist Pastor.
 Rev. MT Smith, a recent graduate of the Boston Theological Seminary, has accepted the call as pastor of the Baptist church.
 Miss Alma Manning Is at Mrs. Jotham tSweezY's.
 Motored from Indiana.
 Dr. and Mrs. Clarence BlakIeslee of Indianapolis. Ind, are visiting the formers parents, MT. and Mrs. J. B. Blakeslee. Dr. and Mrs. Blakleslee came by automobile, stopping along the route to visit friends and relatives
 Mir and Mrs. Ernest Manning and family of Thamesville, were in town Wednesday, calling on friends and relatives.
 Five Tables of Whist.
 Mrs. William Clarke entertained the J. w., Wednesday afternoon. Five tables of whist were played, the fol- lowing won the prizes, Miss Edith Foster, first; Mrs. Henry Briggs, sec ond. Sandwiches, cake, nabiscoes and punch were served.
 MT. and Mrs. Karl Bishop were in New Hampshire this week to attend the wedding of Mrs. Bishops brother, Dr. John Sweet.
 Mrs. Frank Moves and daughter, Miss Mabel, were in Norwich, We'd nesday.
 Mir a-s A4,.- E,ya,,l- zs~-z.1Ap enAs,t
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-01
VOLUNTOWN
Thirty or More Foresters to March in Norwich Preparedness Parade Good Attendance at Auction.


 About 30 or more members of Court Liberty, No. 132. Foresters of Ameri- ca, will take part in the preparedness parade in Norwich July Fourth. There was quite a large attendance at the auction of the Palmer Brown estate near this village Tuesday.
 Close of Iridium.
 iridium or three days devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, was held at St. Thomas church Friday, Sat urday, and Sunday. The pastor, Rev. R. P. Morrisey officiated. The services were well attended.
 Mrs. Asher B. Popple and daughter, Miss Ethel Popple, attended the boat races and were guests of Mrs. Mary Maine, former resident of this town.
 Miss Alice Clarke of New York is q g1ast at the home of her sister, Mrs. Martial Russi.
 Miss Cleo Herbert of Worcester is a guest at the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. John Herbert.
 MT. and Mrs. Stephen B. Sweet were visitors to Norwich Tuesday. Mrs. Louis Boucher Mrs. Phillip Lemoine and Phillip Boucher, were visitors at Backus hospital Tuesday Edward J. Mcdonald is visiting at the home of his grandmother Mrs. Mary Mcdonald at Pawtucket, R. I
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-01
ASHWILLETT

R. T. Youngs of Fort Wright N. Y has sold his farm here to a Polish family
 Saturday a number of young peo- pie from Stonington attended a pri- vate picnic at Cossadduc Hill. the past week.
 G. C. Main p1owed on the Youngs farm Saturday,
 William Weseman of Rixtown was through this place last week.
 Samuel D. Pierce was in Norwich last week.
 Following so much damp and wet weather, farmers are getting about discouraged, with hoeing and moving coming together
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-01
LISBON
Picnic Deferred-Three Local Young
 Men With State Militia.

Sunday morning the pastor preach ed a stirring sermon on Obedience, the Key to Providence. Because of rain, the usual afternoon service at the brick school house was omitted.
 The annual Sunday School picnic which has usually been held the Fourth is postponed until August.
 John Kendall, son of MT. and Mrs Henry Kendall, has enlisted with Company F of Hartford. Ernest En- quist and Joseph Montague also go with the state militia.
 J. Herbert Irons of Seymour spent Sunday with his father.
 MT. and Mrs. William Gipson ot Saybrook were week end visitors with friends in town.
 Miss Agnes Grierson of Bridgeport was the guest of Miss Alice Kennedy a few days this week.
 Rev. E. M. Anthony, Mrs. George Soule, Miss Sadie Adams and Earle Howe of Jewett City attended church at Newent Sunday
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-01
LIBERTY HILL

Mrs. E. P. Lyman of Columbia is visiting her sister. Misses Mary E. and Nancy R. Fuller for a few days.
 MT. and Mrs. George A. Totter of Newton, Mass, came Wednesday by automobile to visit Mrs. Trotter's mother, Mrs. E. A. Moves. MT. Trot- ter's friend, Mrs. Heinlien of New ton is here also.
 Mrs. Ella Loomis and daughter, Cordelia of Schenectady, who have been visiting relatives here, returned home Wednesday. E
 The Ladies' Sewing circle met with Mrs. Henry LaF1eur Friday.
 John F. James has been marketing peas in Willimantic for the past two weeks.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-01
HANOVER

The meeting of the Woman's Mis- sionary Society will be held Friday afternoon at three o'clock at the homo of Mrs. A. B. Ladd. Reports of t1ae years work will be read. The pro- gram will be prepared by Mrs. w. C.. Park
 Painters from Hartford are bright ening up the Airlie NIills by a. new coat of paint.
 c. A. Franklin, gof London, England, was the guest of fESTr. and Mrs. Angus Park this week.
 William Crofts of Yantic was homo over Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-01
SOUTH GRISWOLD

MT, and Mrs R. H. Young were in Westerly Monday. Rev. John Thompgon'g Tho aio!sc Monday s-V even ing.
 5Ir. and Mrs. A. G. Green and Mrs. H. E. Palmer attended the auction sale of the late Palmer A. Browns estate.
 Fred Burdick was in Jewett City on Tuesday.
 Many were prevented from attend ing the concert at the local church on account of the rain.
 Miss Laura P. Young is home for the sumner vacation.
 Mir. Pierce and MT. Stewart of Stewart Hill were callers here Tues day.
 Miss Persfs Jacobs is speinding a few weeks at R. H. Young's.
 MT. and Mrs. William Wesemann entertained relatives from North Stonington Sunday.
 Mrs. Burton is entertaining her sis ter, Mrs. Talbot.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-01
CAHHPBELLS MILLS

Miss Margaret Tanner is visiting relatives and friends in Danielson and Brooklyn this week. Miss Tanner attended the graduating exercises at the State Normal school in Willirnan- tic last week.
 B. F. Colburn has moved from $. L. Barber's farm to the farm owned by Carl D. Gallup, at Ekonk.
 Mrs. Elijah Green, who has been visiting her son, George Green, in Norwich, has returned home.
 S. L. Barber transacted business in Sterling, Thursday.
 Mason Gray's children have been ill with chicken pox.
 Mrs. Palmer Phillips is suffering from rheumatism.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-01
SOUTH WOODSTOCK

Mrs. William Sturtevant and daugh- ter, Helen, left for Boston last Monday afternoon.
 The ladies met at Mrs. H. T. Wells to organize a Ladies' Aid Society. They are planning a strawberry supper.
 The Sunday school notored to Brooklyn last Wednesday to the Sum day school convention.
 Miss Roxana Bowen is spending a few weeks at Full Hill.
 Mrs. Sheppard is to open tea room = earA--a s.sla-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-01
NEWS FROM ONE HUNDRED LIVE CORRESPONDENTS
the weekend with MT. and Mrs. Reed

the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Reed of Danbury.
 Miss Ellen Huntington entertained friends from Hartford, Tuesday.
 Miss Hattie Hewitt is a patient at St. Joseph's hospital, Willimantic.
 Attended Picnic.
 The following attended the Social Corner picnic at South Coventry last Friday: Mrs. Herbert Sweet Miss Ad- die Hallen, Mrs. Aden Spaulding, Mrs Robert Little and daughter, Miss Ar lene, Mir. and Mrs. William Pu1tz Mrs. Henry Briggs and Mrs. Johr Burgess.
 MT and Mrs. Robert Lillie enter tained Sunday, MT. William IAllie, 0, North Franklin, Mrs. Elizabeth Lillie Mrs. Jane Card, Misses Amy and Alice Lillie of Willimantic, MT. and Mrs Amos LiIIie of Town street.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-01
MOHEGAN

No services were held here Sunday on account of the storm.
 The Ladies Sewing Society met Thursday as usual.
 Charles Burdick of doosup is vis- iting his grandparents, MT. and Mrs. Northdruft, and his aunt, Mrs. Tow Ter. ~-S.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-01
ROAD SOCIETY

chiIdren's Night at erange-Anni- Versary Meeting to Be Held July 9th.
 Parker Johnson of Springfield spent Sunday at S. N. Billings.
 Miss Mary Starr Wheeler has gone to New York to visit a friend
 Miss Martha Williams has return
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-01

Mrs. A. P. Gates in Wilmington on Thursday. ai
 Misses Marion, Olive and #snnie Stark are spending their vaCarT ~-~ at their home here. ~r~-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-01
SALEM
Grange Has Strawberry Supper - Guests at Bungalow - Personal Meption


 Rev. E. J. Ayres of Norwich preach sd in the Con ngregational church, Sun day morning. Owing to the stormy weather there was no Y. P. $. c. E. meeting in the evening.
 Miss Vivian Czarnowski is spending several weeks in South Manchester, with her sister Mrs. Walter Miller. Mrs. B. B. Gardner returned to her home in New London, Tuesday, after spending a few days with Mrs. Henry Fisdale, at MiM Valley bungalow
 Mir. and Mrs James Beebe, Minot Charles Beebe and R. H. CooHge, were recent callers in New London. Miss Ruth Sterry is spending sever Il days in New London with her sis- .er Miss Iveagh Sterry.
 Mrs. J. B. Getchell of New London Mrs. Carl Rogers, Violet Rogers, Minnie Kingsley, Velma Darling and LAster Rogers. attended the gIaduat-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-01
Same Purpose In View.

A man in Washington is engaged in making a bust of President Wilson, and MT. Hughes is getting together a, whole organization with the same ob- ject in view.-Was ashington Herald.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-01

Denmark has more than 6.3OO mos tOr-cyclists.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-01
NORTH LIME

Mrs. N. s. Strong and sons visited
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-03-18
CHRISTOPHER scoURGE.

A terrible scourge of grasshoppers is
affecting Abyssinia. Father Baete
man, writing from the Lazarist mis-
sion, says that the oldest African has
never seen such swarms of the devast.
ing insects as have infested the coun-
try for the last Six months. Crops,
grass, leaves, even the bark on the
trees, have been devoured. Goats,
Zebus and all the livestock Of the
district are dying of hunger, and the
despairing people, brought to the
same extremity, are fleeing the coun.
try in caravans. Many of them are
so weakened by privation that the!
die by the wayside, leaving their dead
bodies to mark the route OF the11
Calvary. Those who remain-the
young, the sick and the aged-win
soon perish under the eyes of the
missionaries if they do not receive
help.
The long, dark winter is terrible
enough in the Far North, and the
missionary making his way over the
icy wastes behind his racing dog
team finds his ministration at this
time a hard one, but even polar
winter has it's advantages, as the mis-
sionary knows to his cost, for WheI
summer comes, from the melted snow
then become a morass-mllllons OF
mosquitoes arise, whose attentions are
better imagined than described.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-03-18
MISSION WORK AMONG THE
NEGROES.

The condition of Catholic mission
work among the Negroes of our coun-
try is brought to our notice by Our
Colored Missions. There are about
100000 Negroes in the United
States. OF this great number not
more than about 100000 are Cath
olics. These have been able to aid
considerably in the upkeep of their
religious institutions, but the great
expenditure for schools and churches
must be met by missionary response.
"Protestants," we are told, have
spent sums that fairly beggar the
dreams of avarice and the Negroes
themselves have laid out millions for
the construction of sectarian fabrics"
The help given by Catholics to colored
children is thus summarized:
We are enabled to furnish educa-
tionaI facilities for over 10000 South
ern children. We are paying entire
ly or in large measure the salaries OF
124 teachers in their schools. Forty
six such schools look to us for support
and if our help were withdrawn that
NUMBER Oh MONIES Wuere Tie IdlIu 10
fostered would be sadly handicapped,
if not obliged to suspend operations
entirely. We disburse in this man.
ner, adding some allowances to
priests, $2,71500 each month. If the
offerings could be increased there is
no reason why we could not open
schools in every section and double
the number where they already exist.
The bishop and priests of the coun-
try have aided this work in graft
flying way. Efforts are being made
by the Board to organize a League
of the Laity, in the hope of raising
one hundred thousand annually to eX-
tend the beneficent work of the mis-
sionS.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-03-18
WHY BUDDY CAME BACK.

where are you going, Buddy?"
Cynthia Lee inquired hoarsely as Jack,
securely cloaked and protected against
the cold weather, passed along the
hall, whistling a CHEEKY air.
"Over to Dick Dodd's to make a
snowman and throw snowballs at
folks that pass his house." the broth
er answered, carelessly, as he stopped
for a moment at the half-open door
of the bedroom where his little sister
was confined. on account of very
bad cold.
ooh, I'm so sorry you're going out
this afternoon! I'm dreadfully lone
some, and l wanted you to read me
all the stories in my new book"
Cynthia observed regretfully.
"Pshaw! That's a silly book.
don't like girls stories. Anyway,
don't want to waste fine afternoon
like this indoors when Dicks out there
having a fine time in the snow" So
saying, Jack banged the hall door and
ran whistling down the street. As
he neared his chum's house he uttered
a shrill sort of yell, which was the
comrades call, but there was no re-
spouse, and the snowman in the yard
boosted no arms or head. He had
been left in a state of incompleteness
Jack rang the doorbell loudly
Where's Dick?" he asked of the serv.
ant who let him in.
upstairs said the maid. "Run
right up"
"All right Jack replied. And he
started to enter the room at the head
of the stairs.
"No, Dick is not in his room; he's
in the nursery, at the end of the hall,
the servant directed.
81 wonder what he's doing in here
Jack was thinking as he knocked al
the nursery door.
"Come in" two voices called. And
the guest entered, but he could
hardly believe what he saw. Fol-
there was Dick Dodd, the leader OF al
the boyish games, playing dolls with
his little sister May.
Hello, Jack. Come join us in ouI
game" Dick called unabashed. isis
May is sick of bad cold today and
couldn't get out, and mother had to
go to town, and there was nobody
to keep her company. So I'm pre-
tending I'm her dolls chauffeur as she
goes out for a ride in her new motor.
Jack gazed silently at the toy
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-03-18
PROPOSALS FOR THE CONSTITUTE
TION, ERECTION AND COMPILE
TInN or A SCHOOL. RITII nING

Sealed bids win be received by the
Board of Directors of the Church of
St. John the Baptist of Buffton, Min
nesota, until the hour of 1870 p. M. on
Monday, March the 27th 1916, for the
erection. construction and completion
of a school building, according to the
plans and specifications prepared by
f. J. Donohue, $50 Gilfllan Blk, st.
4 certified check of 81 100 made pay
able to JOS. Otte must accompany, each
bid as n guarantee. The same to be
returned to the unsuccessful bidders at
the time of letting. The party to whom
quired to give a satisfactory bond in
the sum equal. to the full amount of
the contract price. Plans and specifica-
tons will be on file at the parochial
residence of the Church of st. John the
Baptist; and also at the office of the
Architect. The work must be COM
pleted on or before the 1st of Septem-
Der, 1916.
The Board of Directors reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
Signed by
JOHN ENDRES,
Secretary.
3-7-16
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-03-18

advance Gods work as did our
fathers-not now at home, but in the
eastern fields? They have sore need
of help in Asia. 1t is true since
father was a boy 100000 heathens
have been Chrstianized in Asia and
Africa, but that was done by Euro
peans, by men who could be spared at
home, where Christianity f1ourished.
And there are still two-thirds of all
Gods children left to grope their way
like blind men for the want of some
one to show them the truth.
Now is the time of salvation for
many heather as we fill the breach
that. will otherwise be left vacant.
Now is the time of loss to innumer.
able souls if we do not aid them.
Now is the time to show that we have
some of fathers grit, that his Shaving
for us has not made us spineless,
that we, too, can do for God such
things as we're done when father was
a boy.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-03-18
CATHOLIC MISSIONARIES IN
CHINA.

1t is not generally known, says the
Echo, that Catholic missionaries pene-
trated into China as early as the sixth
century. Many aourishing Catholic
parishes had been established at the
time, the largest in the capital city,
Signoganfu. In the eighth century
the faithful Chinese erected a large
memorial boulder near the city, in
which they had carved in the Chinese
language an epitome of the Christian
doctrine, as we'll as a defense of the
faith against Buddhism. In the year
1926 the boulder was discovered under
debris, and in 1923 the Jesuit Semedo
published a translation of the text.
The learned DR.. Holm of Denmark
recently made replica of the stone.
A cast of the inscription has been
sent to Pope Benedict XIV, who had
it placed in the museum of the
Lateran.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-03-18
WHEN FATHER WAS A BOY.

When father was a boy the mis-
sionary idea was hazy in the United
States, though Europe had pretty
we'll realized the need of preaching
the faith to pagan nations. China
was only just opening her eyes and
gates to the. great influence of the
civilized west; Africa was hardly
known to us; Japan was simply a
group of islands on the Pacific;
India, of all the nations to which we
give the name Of foreign missions,
was the most EuropeaniZed.
1t was not fathers fault that he
could not go to the east. At home
we were hardly settled down after
our Civil War. The cost of things
was high and father struggled man
fully to help pay the debt on the few
churches that had been built. Priests
were scarce and schools were rare,
and many suffering was undergone
to get the necessities of religion. All
father could do. for foreign missions
was to utter a little prayer and give
an occasional dime. Men were need.
ed at home.
But now, thank God, that day is
past. We have not only the neces.
saries of religion but all it's comforts
too. Fathers weekly mite has built
the parochial schools and given us a
godly education; his special contribu
tons have raised up spacious churches
BETTING the Presence of God; his
cheerful sacrifices have sent our older
brothers to the seminaries, so that
now we can go to the early Masses
while father rests till the later one
at 10 or IL o'clock.
These are luxuries father did not
have as a boy, though we take them
as a matter of course. He had to
suffer for Christ and he was all the
manlier for it. He saw the lack OF
harvesters abroad, but the Church al
home was then a weakly plant that
needed propping. He had hard work
enough in appeasing his own hun
ger for the truths of God without
sharing his scanty fare with others
Men were strong and self-sacrificins
when father was boy.
Have we the same excuse as he:
Are we suffering any inconvenience
at all for our faith? Shall we not