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Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

The annual church meeting, supper
 and roll call was held at Yeoman's hall Friday evening. Dec. 31st An excellent supper was served from 1880
 to S.30, after which the annual busi-
 ness meeting was held. Rev. T. N. Owen was chosen chairman. In the
 absence of the clerk l.. E. Winter was chosen clerk pro tenn. The usual re-
 ports were heard and accepted. The clerks report showed the present
 membership to be 134 of which 5S are males and 76 females There were additions to the church in the past | year all by profession, 8 removals, 6 by death, by letter. The ages of those removed by death were 45, s0, i S2, 85, 8o, .82, an aggregate of 469 and an average of 7s Is. Infants bap- ltized A.
 The treasurer reported receipts from contributions for the various
 benevolent objects amounting to $186.07, a little less than our quota
 under the apportionment plan. The Ladies Aid Society reported re-
 ceipts for the year, of $303. 14 and dis
 tursements of $289.94, balance in treasury $13.20. The ladies also re-
 port $471.93 on deposit in a Hartford 1 sionary Society reported membership of 23. Receipts for the year $52.81.
 Paid out $50.50. balance in treasury
 $1.31. Mention was made of the urg- enL n9eQ or a larger memDerSnlp. Ine
 Ecclesiastical soeiety's report showed receipts to have been $1051.06, ex- Denses. $S45. 39. The election of off,
 cers resulted as follows: Treasurer, l.. E.. Winter, pastors assistant for two years. A. A. Latham; church commit
 tee. E. F. Lyman. A. A. Latham and F. A. Hunt. Remarks were made by L.. E. Winter, extending welcome in be- half of the parish to Rev. and Mrs. Owen to their new field, which were happily responded to by MT. Owen.
 Formal resolutions were read by the
 clerk and adopted unanimously, ex-
 tending hearty welcome to Rev. and Mrs. Owen as they take up their du- ties and s1abors.
 The roll call followed. Those pres ent Or responding by letter or mes sage were 85. Those absent or not
 responding 49. The remainder of the evening was spent in social way. MT. and Mrs. E. E. Lyman kept open house New Years day from to 5
 D.. m. They received calls from many Columbia friends and neighbors. In the evening they gave a reception to
 the young people of the town. About
 thirty were present and had royal time.
 Horace F. Little was a Hartford vis-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08
Washington County, R. ].
HOPKlNTON
School Committee Msets-Town coun- oil and Probate Business Churches Annual Meetings.

The quarterly meeting of the school committee was held at the town hall Monday morning. In the absence of the clerk, Albert s. Babcock was elected clerk pro tenn. The quarterly report of the superintendent of schools was presented and received on file. One teacher Miss Chapman at Hopkin- ton City has resigned to teach at a higher salary. Bills were ordered paid to the amount of $164.0s. Frank M. .Crandall was appointed to take the school census.
 The town council at its monthly meeting Monday afternoon appointed Herbert B. Lewis inspector of build ings. Alexander C.. Kenyon, appraiser of personal property on the town farm. and Frank w. Crandall to enum- crate births and deaths. Bills were ordered paid to the amount of $246.05.
 Probate Business.
 In the probate court the inventory and appraisal of the personal estate of c. Angeline Barber, deceased, was received and ordered recorded.
 Receipts of distribution of the es- tates of Amos yP. Barber, Edward Barber and Lydia l.. Kenyon were re- ceive6 and ordered recorded.
 Howard M. Barber was appointed administrator b. n. c: t. a. on the estate of Paul M. Barber, deceased, and Frank Hill was appointed ap- praiser.
 Edward M. Tillinghast was appoint ed administrator on the estate of his late wife Elizabeth s. Tillinghast.
 The second account of Viola M. Bur dick, guardian of the lH.rson. and es- tate of her minor son, George L.. Bur dick was allowed and ordered record ed.
 The last will and testament of Will liam M. Chapman, deceased, was re- ferred to February 7th next with or der of notice.
 The petition of Elizabeth H. and Katherine R. TiHinghast, minors for the appointment of their father Ed ward M. Tillinghast as their guard ian was referred to February 7th with order of notice and citation
 Churches Hold Meetings.
 The annual meetings of the First and Second Seventh Day Baptist churches were held in their respee- tive meeting houses Sunday, Jan. 2nd. The First church served a turkey and chicken pie dinner in the parish house at Ashaway at the noon intermission. Frank M. Hill was elected one of the trustees to succeed his father Frank Hill resigned. t,t.ezs
 Union Services.
 Union services are being held dur ing the week of prayer in the villages of the town.
 The public schools opened for the winter term Monday morning.
 Robert Hummer and family are
 Mrs. Sarah F. B. Hood. former post mistress at Ashaway, is i'll at her home on High street.
 Walter c. Brown returned home to Warrenville, Monday. Mrs. Brown will remain here a few days longer.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08
sTAFF0RDyILLE


 Mrs. Julius l.. Browning was taken to the Johnson hospital last week for treatment.
 MT. and Mrs. Omer Cooley have commenced housekeeping in one of Mrs. Vafll's tenements
 Mrs. Prank Belcher, her son Earl and her niece, Miss Bertha Belcher, spent a few days with relatives in South Coventry last week.
 Rev. E. H, Tunnicliffe. who has been Ill at the home of his daughter in Ware, Mass, is better, and returned to his pastorate here last week Fri day.
 Mrs. John Rishton and daughter, Mrs. Lila Tallman, were guests of Mrs. James Roberts in Orcuttville a few days last week. Mrs Tallman re- turned to her home in Somerville, Mass, last Saturday.
 One of Mr. and Mrs Michael Gun ningham's daughters at Hydeville is ill with diphtheria and the house has been quarantined-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08
LETTERS FROM TWO STATES

itor Friday and Saturday of last week.
 The w. S. s. E. Ladies' club met with Mrs. Raymond Squire on Thurs day afternoon of last week.
 The meeting of the Saxton B. Little Free Library Association will be held next Monday evening.
 Sunday School Reoreanized.
 The Sunday school was reorganized last Sunday. The officers. chosen for the ensuing year are: Superintendent, Herbert P. Collins; assistant superin- tendent, Llewellyn Latham; secretary and treasurer, William M. Wolff; as- sistant, Howard A. Rice The secre- tary's report showed that 51 sessions of the school were held during the year with total attendance of 315S and an average attendance of 61 9-f0 against II 5-10 the year prveious. The largest attendance was on Children's day, June 13, when 1S2 were present. The smallest was on August 22 when only 35 were present. The present membership is S4 against 101 a year ago. loss of IT. There are about 20 members in the Home department and names on the cradle roll The school has contributed during the past year $105.23, expended for supplies and other necessary expenses $43.62. leav- ing balance of $61.61 in the treas- ury.
 Vital Statistics.
 The vital statistics of the town for the past year are marriages, 4; births, IS; deaths, Is.
 Mrs. Kate Wolff has crab cactus that has at present about one hundred and fifty buds and blossoms.
 John Bogue of Hartford Is visiting at Mrs. James A. Utley's on Colum- bia Green. MT Rogue was severely wounded by the accidental discharge of his gun while out after cons one evening last fall and for several weeks was at the hospital.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08
oATARRH CANNOT BE CURED

with local applications, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh and int order 70 cure it you must take internal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. and acts directly Halls Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It was prescribed by one of the best physicians in this country for years and is a regular prescription. It is composed of the best tonics known, combined with the best blood purifiers, faces. The perfect combination of the two ingredients is what produces such wonderful results in curing catarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
 F. J. CHENEY & CO, Props, Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, price 75c.
 Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08
USOUEPAUGH

Mrs. Eva Webster has returned to Point Judith. to her school duties, after visiting her mother, Mrs, Sarah Franklin, over the holidays r. Mir and Mrs. S. c. Webster, Jr., of North Eason, are visiting at pr. Kenyon's.
 Mrs. R. Carpenter has returned to her home at New York after a weeks visit with, ,<her parents, MT. and Mrs
 Miss Reba Collins returned to New . York Monday after spending the holiday at Rev. E. H. Palmer's.
 c. D. Kenyon spent Wednesday in Providence on business.
 Dr. and Mrs. Webster of Westerly, were callers in this village Wednes- day
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

State street in New London is to be a model white way1 in the near future, and other Improvements are to follow by the removal of all over- head wires except the trolley wires. and all can be done at saving over the present rates by entering into a five years lease with the Connecti- cut Power Company, and in addition there is to be a reduction of fifty per cent. in the rate charged for cleo trio lights in the several city depart ments. The city has been paying $94 a year for one type of street light, $77.50 for another type and $19.50 for incandescents. Under the new con- tract more powerful light than any of the arcs will be furnished for $70 a year and the power of the incan- descent lights will be increased with out added cost. The unsightly poles in State street will be substituted with ornamental iron poles and be used jointly by the trolley and the electric light companies.
 It is planned to place fifty of these poles in State street each to be equip ped with three strong lights, clus- ter more powerful than any of the much lower than the lights now in use and the street will get the full benefit of these lights, leaving it to the stars above to light the sky. Mayor Rogers advocated the lease for five years as he stated that under the plan the lighting service would be greatly improved and the city would save by the new method, which car ried a reduction in rates, the sum of about s2000 the first year and $2700 $12,S00 during the life of the con- tract. All of which sounds we'll and perhaps is well.
 While the people as a whole will glory in seeing State street brilliant the city departments, which means a saving of the public money, but so small that 1t will never be noticed by the taxpayers, as there will be no re- ductfon in taxes by the saving, still there are some wh1 believe the street light committee and the members of the court of common council ought to have done just a little something to- wards getting a lower rate for the in- dividual consumers of the gas and electricity, and perhaps little more consideration, too, from the officers representing the big Connecticut Power company.
 Before this company took over the local property the conditions to the individual consumers were much bet ter than at the present time and the company that was absorbed by the Connecticut was a money maker for the stockholders. That company en- couraged the use of it's products, by putting in gas stoves, for instance, at cost and connecting the stoves with the gas mains free of cost, to make market for the product, and this was not done at a loss, and there were many rules that were of benefit to the consumer, and now all have been changed for the benefit of the com pany.
 The time for renewal of the lease has come, and in order to get one for | a five years team it was absolutely
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

They can help, perhaps. by deyet4 ing s6fne attention to the marketing problem, 50 that the farmer eah be assured ef printable prices fef what he does produce not increase his yields if he were sure Of high enough prices to pay. hinn for the tFotfsle, The Feeofd zbFeaklng wheat crop kf this year shows what farpers. can de under the stimulus ef high prices.
 Planners would appreciate lit- tie less advice and q little more real help.s
 THE FARMER
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08
RICHMOND
PeriIous Walkins-Blue Crane Caught
 in Trap.

, People have not dared to venture out very much on account of the ter rible ice. Several slipped down, and were injured.
 Joseph c. Kenyon is back with his daughter, Amy S. Weaver, for the winter.
 Mrs. F. Smith returned to Newport Friday for a while.
 Si1as Woodmansee- was a caller at the Moore Homestead Tuesday.
 Blue Crane Caught.
 A blue crane was caught in a trap in Beaver river recently. ! Mrs. George S. James seems to keep about the same.
 Grip is prevalent in this locality.
 Everett R, Moore, has been confined to his house for a week with grip.
 John w. Smith was in Providence the latter part of the week.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08
Many People Done Know.

A sluggish liver can cause person an awful lot of misery. Spells of dizzi- ness,s headaches, constipation and bill lousness are sure signs that your liver needs help. Take pr. Kings New Life Pills and see how they help tone up the whole system. Fine for the stom- ach, too. Aids digestion Purifies the blood and clears the complexion. Only 25c at your druggist.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08
ROCKVILLE

Wildwood circle met Thursday of last week with Mrs. John Dye.
 Miss Lucy Allen of. Hope Valley was a recent guest of Miss Lucy Palmer.
 Emory c. Kenyon was business caller in Alton. Wednesday.
 Traveling has been very slippery during the past week, the ground be- ing covered with coating of snow
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

MONSSs
 Messrs. Dorothy and Ruth Abbott who have been visiting their grand parents. Mr. and Mrs. George Moves, have returned to their home on Fish CTS Island.
 tertaining her aunt, Mrs. Thankful Nye of Wakefield.
 Ninety Sixth Birthday.
 Mrs. Abbie Langworthy passed her 96th birthday, January 5th. Mrs. Langworthy is enjoying very good health for one of her age
 Mrs. Alice Saunders spent Wednes- day afternoon at the Macomber farm
 Claude Saunders and family recent ly moved from the Tucker house to their own home at Woody Hill.
 Albert Langwo orthy and grandson Clifford Langworthy were callers in this vicinity Friday afternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

Just at present, the marketing problem is the one which, from the farmers view point, demands first attention. It is the one which we are, as class and by reason of our conditions, least able to tackle for ourselves. It is the one wherein economy students and practical bus mess men could give needed and ap- preciated assistance.
 Instead. they seem to think they
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08
NEW LONDON AND HER WHITE WAY
New Lighting System for State Street-Feens That Some thing Should Have Been Done Get New Rate for In- dividual Consumers Aldermen Tilt on Health Depart ment and Inspection Work.

necessary for the company to make
 some inducement, not to the whole
 people, but to the city proper
 through the city's representatives, the gentlemen who have the authority to
 enter into the contract in behalf of the city. It is a safe bet that the
 glowing offer of the company is not l made at 8 loss. which goes to show
 that there was some profit under the
 present plan.
 There is more improvements to come in the matter of electric light ing, and the lessening of the cost of
 production, and if the people as in dividT1als cannot get the benefits the city should. There ought to be a. clause in that agreement which would provide in substance that in the event
 of the adoption of any improved meth
 ods by the company during the life of the contract that would lessen the
 cost of production that the city re- cetve that benefit without any extra
 cost. In other words have the com pany bound to give the public the benefit of improved methods, just as
 has been done, in connection with the
 proposed new contract. The council , authorized the street light committee
 to enter into a five years lease with
 the Connecticut Power company, and to accept the inducements offered by
 the company. And all is well so far
 as the city is concerned. and the company, too, for that matter.
 Alderman William J. Harriaan, who came from Norwich to help govern
 New London, has placed we'll in the van for integrity, honesty and an earnest desire to serve the city faith fully and we'll He happens to be chairman of the health commmittee and was a warm advocate of the two
 ordinances that provided for increase pue tI9oIUo QlIe9q 9Ql 10 6IBTBs 9q1 UT which were disapproved in city meet ings. Just by way of getting a little
 sarcastic cut at Alderman Alton T. Miner, a fellow marketman, and the leader in opposition to the raise in salary, at the council meeting Mon day evening, MT. Harrigan stated for the benefit of Mir. Miner that the sal ary of Dr. John Torrington Black as health officer was 5000 a year flat SS1 month and Inspector McGinley's pay was $70 month. and that Miss Merriam, the clerk received $40 a month; that the health committee had fixed that pay of the assistants and would see to it that they were paid regularly.
 Alderman Miner appreciated the thrust and asked in relation to the fees. Alderman Harrigan replied that between a. m. and p. m there
 were no fees, but when, the officers of the health department were called out | for ,inspection duty after 5. someone | would have to settle with the inspec- l tors and it would not be the city. | Alderman Miner then asked if any hody can get meat inspected free 1 from a. m. until D.. m., and Alder l man Farrigan replied that for at least once Alderman Miner was correct. And both are democratic members.
 This is evidence that there is no po- litics in the court of common council | of the city of New London, but not
 very good evidence.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

These eight unhappy western calves, you'll notice, got 16 pounds of skim milk for. one lot of four and eight for the other lot of four, daily. A pound of milk is about pint That is, each lot of four got 16 pounds or
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08
A WESTERN EXPERIMENT IN CALF RAISING

e(Written Specially for The Bulletin.l
 One of the extreme western agri- cultural experiment stations reports, as if it were of vast importance to dairy farmers, recent test Of skim milk in calf feeding.
 According to the summary which l have seen the experimenter took two lots of four calves each. For three weeks they were both fed alike on whole milk fresh from the COW. Then they were separated. Not No. was fad pounds whole milk and pounds skim milk daily, while No. No. was given Is pounds of skim milk daily to which one pound of boiled flax seed was added as substitute for the cream fat skinned off" When the calves were, five weeks old both lots were given clover hay and grain ration composed of equal parts of bran and whole oats, with one-tenth weight of linseed meal added.
 We'll, when the calves were six months old several experienced dairy cattle breeders pronounced the calves in Lot No equal to those of Lot No. l. One in individual merit and dairy development"
 Sho!
 Ain't that jest a leetle too wonder full to credit?
 F'urtherrnore-"I cost $19 less per
 
 . the age of six months than those fed half whole milk"
 Say: what about the ordinary New England price for a six months old heifer calf from an ordinary COW on an ordinary farm? I don't mean fancy pedigreed stock such as we common hayseeds can't afford ot buy or keep, but just ordinary cows and calves?
 If one of these lots cost $1e head less to bring to six months than the other, then both must have cost a good deal more than $19 a head.
 Considering the price which an or- dinary yearling heifer brings at the farm. wouldn't the ordinary farmer stand to save about $19 more by knocking every heifer calf on the head as soon as it was born, rather than follow this western wiseacre's wonder full plan?
 What is there new or remarkable, when you come to think about it, in raising calves on skim milk? In my part of the country, butchers demand that calves which are to be yealed. at four to six weeks old be fed whole milk and an they will take. They will not buy. for veal, calves fed even partly on skim milk. Meat isn't good, they say. But calves which are to be raised are fed on skim milk almost universally.
 Now, I can remember how my fath- CT, fifty years ago, used to take the heifer calves he intended to raise from the COW as soon as they were born. They were given mothers milk. as drawn, until that milk became fit for dairy use--tte eleventh milking was his rule. Then they had it diluted with skim milk in steadily increasing ratio till, at two weeks old, they were getting no whole milk at all. Nor were they given any boiled daxseed" or "iinseed meal" A little "hay tea'' was steeped twice a day to add to their skim milk. both for the purpose of warming it and of encouraging their taste; for hay. Glover was put before them as soon as their teeth, were cap able of business. and I've seen 'em, eat ing it like hot cakes before they were four weeks old
 But I never knew my father-nor any other farmer-to limit a growing calf to two quarts of milk day, whether whole or skinned or fortified with grain.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

have cali to criticize and advise and bully Us about the details of Oar oFlswhlch we knew more about than they eyer will.
 Let re commend the fUliewina teree and straight -t6-the- point editorial from a recent issue of The Prairie Farmer of Chicago te whom It may concern.
 Business t1an who are worrying about increased production of farm crops cannot help much by pfgan- lzing propagandas to go up and down the country teaching the farmers how to farm,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

and ice frozen hard. but the milder air of Wednesday softened it some and the rain afterwards took off most of It. @
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08
Holland County COLUMBIA

Church Holds Annual Meeting and Roll calI-Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Ly- man Receive Friends on Holiday.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08
WEEKAPAUG

Ninety Sixth Birthday of Mrs. Abbie Laneworthy = Saunders Family Moves.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

Pm not dairyman. I keep but one COW, because that's all we need for home supply of milk, cream and but ter, I don't profess to be adept in dairy lore nor expert in dairy man agement. But, as a mere amateur and onc-cow man-which is perhaps an
 one-hoss farmer'-seems to me this wonderful experiment of this west ern experimenter comes pretty near to being what I've heard called pop pycock.''
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

But if I'd had to buy whole oats and bran and 1tnseed meal and flax seed for her when she was a calf, and boil the faxseed and weigh and measure tka other things and gen. erally monkey with her after the fashion described by this truly re- naarKa ble western exparimenter, doubt less I should have got so tired of her before she was year old that I'd have sold her for less than $13.50 and been glad to see her tail-end disappearing down the dusty road
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

The time for renewal of the lease has come, and in order to get one for a five years team it was absolutely
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-16
CHARGES OF RAILROADS DENIED
BY EMPLOYEES

Railroad employees in transporta-
ton service are often paid for work
they do not perform" charged the
Assn of Western Rys., fighting the
demand of four railroad transpoTta-
ton unions for better hours and pay.
'In making this statement the OPP
orators evidently forgot that they de-
mand continuous time of the en-
ployes and will not let them engage
in any other gainfUI occupation while
working on their pay rolls, even if
they only work few days a month, !"
declared brotherhood leader in re-
ply.
''The position of the operators that
employees are not engaged in service
when their trains are standing not in
motion or are standing on sidetracks
is foolish" Il
-.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-16
M. L. Schmidt

Los Angeles. - M. L. Schmidt,
founder and manager of one of the
most complete architectural exhibits
in the country.
Sounds very much like a man,
doesn't it?
Well, it isn't a man. It's a woman,
or rather a girl M. L. stands for
Mary Louise, and even if she is
young and pretty, she's made a sue
cess of her business.