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Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20
GROTON FACING
 PECULIAR SITUATION
Bill of $500 Against Town and High
 way.

A peculiar condition confronts the sTVn of Groton, or rather the old board of selectmen of the town in the matter of excavating for the highway under the bridge of the New Haven road at Poquonoc station, South road, or Palmer's bridge, as it is variously called. When the matter of making that highway safe for travellers came up some time ago it appears the board of selectmen agreed that the town should pay the cost which would come in the neighbcrhood of $1,5O0 or 3D. 900. The New Havtn road did the ex- cavating and used the material in the construction work going on at Avery Memorial
 Tuesday the town received a bill for nearly $500. Right here comes the deadlock. There has been no appropri- ation made for this purpose and the new board of selectmen has no au- thority to pay the bill. Selectmen of the town of Groton have no legal auth ority to transact business relating to the highways which were taken from their hands fully 10 years ago and road commission appointed for that purpose. Said commission consists of of Noank and c. T. Lamphere of Gro ton bank.
 It looks as if there would be some difficulty about getting the bill from the New Haven road settled.
 It reads as follows
 For engineering party two days S25.S5.
 1925 cubic yards of excavating al $039, 0516,75. Supervision. 10 per cent. r51.65.
 Total, s59427.
 It will be remembered that foI years the railroad crossing under the bridge has not been safe or satisfac- tory to the public. It was found nec- essary to have it lowered several feet and that work necessitated the survey ing of the ground an da large amount of eXcavating-
 Just why the former selectmen fell called upon to saddle the costs on the town is question that is causing 2 great deal of discussion at present.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20
STUDENTS RENDERED CONCERT
Large Audience Heard Singers at the
 Second Congregational Church.

On Tuesday evening a good sized au- dience at the Second Congregational church listened with great apprecia- ton to a wei rendered concert pro- gramme and talk by the leader, of a quintet from Tuskee Institute.
 After a short Introduction by Rev Herbert J. Wyckoff, the quintet opened their programme by a medley, Good News Chariot's Coming, followed by Go Down Moses. filled with wierd ca dences for which they showed true appreciation. I Want to Be Ready, a very melodious selection. was sung very effectively, the voices being rsal- ly organ like in tone and quality Hal lelujah to the Lamb, being ain anus ing story of the animals going into the ark, was followed by the Rosary. Somebody's Knocking at Your Door well sung. The programme was very well chosen, combining comedy and pathos in the wal characteristic of the true negro music. The voices were particularly well balanced and each was very fine.
 Tuskegee. well poised and very we'll given and showing keen grasp of his subject. He spoke of the small be- ginning and how from little or nothing the school had grown till it now owns twenty five hundred acres, has one nunuTeu buildings OQ UT dDOuC US campus with over seventeen hundred students in attendance and including small boys and girls and an adult out- side enrolment of over a thousand more.
 He voiced his appreciation of the de- voted southern white men and women and the gratitude for the North. He pied for their continued aid in assist ing his race to gain a chance in the world and a place In our highest civ ilization.
 At the close of his address the quintet again pleased the audience with several selections, among them being a lullaby, Bedtine's Come For Little Boys, I Couldn't Hear Nobody Praying, which contained a fine tenor part and in conclusion gave Swin, Low Sweet Chariot
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20
CAPT. GuRNEY uNDEREsTIMATED
 DEu1BcHLAND's SPEED
U. S. Inspectors Exonerated1 German
 Submarine Officers From Blame.

United States steamboat inspectors made public their finding Tuesday re- iating tc the responsibility for the collision between the German mer- chantman submarine Deutschanl and the tug T. A. Scott, Jr., iIt the Race, on the morning of November IT, which resulted in the sinking of the latter and the drowning of her entire crew.
 Captain Frederick Hinch. passeng- CT, was saved by a mere chance. The inspectors place the blame for the castastrophe on a mistake of a bell signal given by Captain John H. Cur ney of the tug, to the engineer of that vessel at the time when the two ves- selS involved were so close together that thi smfstake proved to be a ftal error
 Ir their 1in6ing the inspectors con- tinue:
 "It seems to us probable that Gap tain Gurney underestimated the speed which the Deutschland was making after uassing New London light at which point her speed had been in- creased to eight or nine knots an hour; and that Captain Gurney did not real ize how quickly the Deutschland was and the T. A. Scott, Jr. until he was advised by Captain Hinsch to give the Deutschland more room, and to in- crease the speed of the T. A. Scott, Jr.
 If Captain Gurney then looked out of the pilot house window of the T A. Scott, Jr, it must have been ev- ident to him that absolutely no time must be lost in ncreasing the speed of the T. A. Scott, Jr., in order to clear the Deutschanl and possibly in hi sover-anXiety to avoid a collision he gave the wrong signal to the en- gineer and had no time to correct the same before the collision took place.
 The inspectors further say:
 we are satisfied that the Deutccsh- land was being navigated in a careful and competent manner by Captain Paul Koenig, prior to the collision that he did all in his power to avert the collision and that he made all due efforts to effect the rescue of the crew of the T. A. Scott. Ja.. all of whom were evidently trapped at their posts of duty so quickly did the tug sink Captain Hinsch, in our opinion, owe: his escape to the fact that he was ou on the deck when the collision occur. red 7"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20
DIED

BARBER-In Providence. R. l.. Dec. r, 1916, John Calvin Barber, aged 7S years.
 LEE-In Coventry. Dec. IS. 1916, Mrs. Charles w. Lee. PRAY-In Northbridge, Mass. Dec. IS, 1916, Miss Marietta Pray, S1, former ly of Wauregan. Funeral services Thursday at 12 noon at the Wheatley home, 41 Broad street. Danielson. Relatives and friends invited. REDFIEE1D-In Norwich, Dec. 19. 1916. Sophia E. Redfeld, aged S5 GAvITT-In Norwich. Dec, IS. 1916, Howard Gavitt- CARROLL-In Norwich. Dec. IS. John Carroll. aged 60 years. HIGGINS Suddenly, in Stonington Pawcatuck). Dec. IS, 1916, Patrick Higgins.
 LADD-In Norwich, Dec IS. Daisy D. Ladd, aged Is years, oldest daughter of William F.. and Annie A. Ladd of Canterbury. Funeral from the home of her parents in Canterbury Thursday, Dee. 21, at 1 o'clock. Relatives and friends in vited to attend.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20
PUNE RAJ.
John Kern,

Tuesday afternoon the funeral of John Kern took place from his late home at 49 Fourteenth street There was very large attendance. at which 8 delegation of the Sons of Hermann, were present. There were many beau tiful floral forms. Rev. Peter F. Werth, of the German Lutheran church, off1ciated.
 The bearers were from the Sons of Hermann: Carl Sleninl6e, William Brosophki, August Hahn, Julius Wut- key. The burial took place in the family lot at Maplewood cemetery, where Rev. Mir Werth read a com initial service at the grave
 The funeral arrangements were all in charge of Gager.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20
WILSONVILLE MANS WILL
 TO BE CONTESTED,
Appeal from Probate in Thompson
 Court of Will of Hugh Duffy.

The contested will of Hugh Duffy Wilsonville, will be taken up at the next sitting of the Windham county superior court in Putnam. The case has attracted considerable attention on account of the grounds of protest and the prominence of the people involved The contestants claim a fictitious will fraud and undue influence
 The case is that of an appeal from a decree of the probate court of the
 tsr1Ict of Thompson by James Duffy, 69 High street, Webster, Mass, son of Mrs. Elizabeth Duffy. The other legal representatives of the family are Rev. Charles Duffy of Clinton, Mass, Fran cis Duffy of Worcester and Miss Mary Duffy of Worcester
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20
DEUTSCHLAND ANSWER TO
 BE FILED DEC, 30.
Time Extended in Suit Against Un'
 dersea Craft.

The time has been extended to Dec. 30 for A. Schumacher & Co. of Balti- more, American agents of the under sea merchantmen Deutschland, to hle an answer in the United States court in the libel brought against the Deutschland by the T. A. Scott conl- pany of New London. The libel is based on the collision of Nov. IT, 1916. when the steam tug Cassie and the steam tug T. A. Scott, Jr., were con- voying the Deutschland from New London harbor, when the Deutsch- land was on her trip to Bremen. He T. A. Scott, Jr., was struck by the Deutschland and was sent to the bot tom with her crew, all of the latter losing their lives.
 The suit is for $12.ooo, the value of the lost tug.
 Charles w. Field of Baltimore ard Edward E. Blodgett of Boston are lawyers in defense of the Deutsch- land, which, according to the libel, is owned by the Deutsche Ocean Phederei of Bremen.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20
PoMFRET CHRISTMAS PLAY
 TO BE GIVEN AGAIN
Scenes Fro mthe Nativity to Be Pre-
 sented For the Fifth Season.

The Christmas play to be given in Pon1fret, on the evening of December 23rd is a performance well worth a pilgrimage to the famous old village. This is the fifth consecutive year of its presentation, and for the greater part the scenes are enacted by the original players.
 It is of the nature of the Old Miracle plays and consists of scenes from the Nativity. The Announciation, the Shepherds keeping watch over their focks, the Angelic messenger, the Heavenly Host, guiding the shepherds to the Manager at Bethlehem. the Ma tivity, the Magi with their splendid retinues. These are the scenes pre- sented with simplicity and a solemn ity that make them memorable to those who view them year after year.
 South Manchester-The Manchester police have again presented a peti- . ton to the commissioners for an in- crease in their pay to at least $3 per day.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20
WHY WE CELEBRATE
 NEW YEARS EVE.
Borrowed from Scottish Customs, But l
 We Are Far Away from Glasgow Standard.

If anyone should tell New Eng landites that their celebration of New Years eve is not indigenous to them, they would be insulted They might a very little, from New York, but that is as far as they would go. And if anyone should tell New Workers that their New Years eve isn't indigeno IS to them they would be even more ip- suited, for the New York New Years hattanese institution. But the sad truth is that the famous eve, as now observed, is of European origin.
 It wasn't so long ago that New Years eve in New England meant sitting about the f1reside, cracking struck, when everybody would toast the new year and then go to bed. Eut now the New York New Years eve has fastened its clutches upon us, and we can't get away from it, regardless of whether we may want to get away from it or not.
 But long before the boisterous, roistering celebration of the witchirg hour came to New York it was the custom in France and Germany. It probably isn't during these tragic days, but before the war and for as many years back as most people can remember, people in those countries
 
 confetti and smashed hats in just tne way that New Workers go through the same stunts nowadays. The only rad- teal difference is that New Workers go to their restaurants and cafes in large numbers comparatively early in the evening and stay there until early In the morning, while in France, Ger many and Austria they all pile out on the streets just before midnight and do not return until they are safely assured that the new year is really in Then they stay around until 8 or o'clock in the morning and make a regular time of it with a thoroughness that businesslike Americans with the consciousness of the painful duty oi opening up" the office the next day can never realize. At least, so says NJ M. Adler, manager of Harry Bonds | restaurant, Hartford, and he ought te know, as he has spent a good share o1 his life on the other side of the water Scotland is land whose New Years differs materially from ours l It isn't for one puny night there, btit l for eight or ten days, which makes i | possible for the population to go abCu I It in whole-hearted fashion In the main square in the city of Glasgow there stands a statue of King Billy i otherwise known as King William O. | Orange, the gentleman whose name i: | an anathema to true-hearted Irishmer because of his connection with tnt famous battle of the Boyne. Glasgow i be it said, furnishes home for Iarg numbers of the aforesaid true hearted | lrishmen and the deep hatred for i King Billy which has coursed through their veins for generations manifest! | Itself Invariably on New Years evt at exactly 12 o'clock midnight.
 | At that hour the t.-h. Irishmer gather at the square, each armed witt as many empty bottles as they cal collect-heaven knows where they gc them, but remember that they hay. eight or ten days for recuperation af | terwards-and as the clock peals fortl | they bombard King Billy with the for mer containers of everything from l nip to a magnum
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20
CEN. AIKEN PRESIDENT FOR g YEARS
Trustees of Otis Library Meet Tuesday NghtEnre Board of Officers Reelected-Many Books Added During the Past Year.

The regular routine business which was necessary to come before the trustee meeting was transacted and the reports relative to the library work showed that the work was up to the standard and better than previous.
 An appropriation of $700 was made for the purpose of purchasing new books and periodicals during the com ing winter During the past year there has been many additional books which have been very valuable and useful in reference work for students.
 At the present time there ar over 42,OO0 books in the library.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20
O-BAN KEYNES
 COLOR GLANDS Darkens Gray Hair Naturally

Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer is no dye but acts on the roots, making hair and scalp healthy and restoring the color glands of the hair. So if your hair is gray. faded bleached, y prematurely gray, brittle or falling, apply o-Ban Hair Color Restorer Gas directed on bottle), to hair and scalp. In a short time all your gray hair will be re- stored to an even delicate, dark shade and entire head of hair will become soft fluffy, long, thick and of such an even beautiful dark color no one could tell you had applied Q-Ban. Also stops dandruff and falling hair, leaving your hair fascinating and abundant without even a trace of gray. Sold on a money back guarantee. 50 cents for a big bottle at Lee & Osgoods Drug Store, Norwich, Conn. Out-of- folks supplied by mail.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20

General William A. Aiken, who for the past 32. years has been president of the Otis Library and nearly 50 years trustee of the institution was re-elected president at meeting of the trustees held on Tuesday evening at the home of General Aiken on Washington street.
 All the officers were reelected and they are es follows:
 President, William A Aiken; secre- tary, Henry A. Tirre1l; treasurer, John c. Averill; librarian, Miss Imogene A. Cash.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20
DISTRIBUTED CANDY,
 FRUITS AND TOBACCO.
Local Ladies Visited Norwich Aims
 house.

Mrs. J. B. Shannon, with the fol . lowing ladies, Mrs. M. H. Donohue, Mrs. A. J. Wholey, Mrs. George w Mansfield and Mrs. M. V. Murphy, visited the almshouse Saturday after noon and distributed candy, fruit and tobacco and other delicacies to the 65 lnmates-47 men and IS women. The ladies wish to express their apprecia- ton to the Norwich ladies who have again made it possible for these peo- pie to carry Yuletide cheer to the ln- mates.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20
FACES $5,ooo SUIT.
Frank M. Roche Has Brought Suit
 Against w. c. Richardson,

Frank M. Roche Of Old Lyme has sued William c. Richardson of Lyme for $5.000 on a common count for money loaned. Property in Stoning- ton and Lyme was attached for S6, 900. Papers in the suit were served Tues- day by Deputy Sheriff Manuel J. Mar tin and are returnable before the su- perier court the first Tuesday in Jan- uarY.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20
THE WEATHER

The eastern storm of Monday has passed off the northeast Canadian coast while the western one has di- vided into two sections, one now over the Texas Panhandle moving south east with steadily increasing intensity, and another over Lake Superior nov ing northeast in more moderate form. There were snows Monday night in the middle Atlantic. states, followed by fair weather Tuesday. In the Atlan- tic states 1t is colder with tempera- lures much below the seasonal ave- rage, frost having occurred Tuesday morning as far south as Central Flor ida
 In the New England and the north ern portion of the middle Atlantic dis trict the weather will be generally fair Wednesday and Thursday.
 Temperatures will be higher We'd nesday in the middle Atlantic states but will be much lower again by Thursday night with prospects of an- other freeze in the south.
 The winds along the north and mid dle Atlantic coasts will be moderate weather.
 Eastern New York: Fair, not so cold Wednesday: Thursday increasing cloudlness south, fair north.
 Northern and Southern New Eng land: Generally fair Wednesday and probably Thursday without decided temperature change.
 Observations in Norwich.
 The following records, reported from Sevin's pharmacy, show the changes In temperature and the barometrfc changes Tuesday:
 Ther. Bar. F T m. m' :.::-::::.:::: $ $ ss:ss ss!ss 70 ZS.SU Highest 34, lowest 24.
 Comparisons.
 Predictions for Tuesday: Probably heavy snow.
 TNiesday's weather: Fair continued
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20

months old daughter of MT. and Mrs Joseph Moras, is dead at her home al 145 Jersey street, and the infants twin sister, Margaret Moras, is dying, the result, it is thought, of ptomaine poisoning The twins had drank noth- ing except condensed milk.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20
FUN ERAL.
Exodias Fregeau.

Tuesday morning the funeral of Ex- odias F'regeau took place from his late home at South Fifth avenue, at S.30 o'clock, and a requiem mass officiated by Rev. U. o. Bellerose in the Sacred Heart church at o'clock. There was a large attendance of friends and rel ativeS who presented many beautiful floral forms The bearers were four relatives The burial took place in Sacred Heart cemetery.
 George G. Grant was in charge of the funeral arrangements.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20
Surprise Party for David o'erien.

Saturday evening a surprise party was given to David O'Brien, by a number of friends, the number in at tendance was about 25. A very pleas ant evening was passed and refresh ments were served and various games were played. James Murphy gave a fine cornet solo, James McSheffrey rendered splendid piano selections and Archie Torrance, Jr., and Harry Han non sang a very pleasing song. Rod erick Muller gave . fine violin solo.
 A fine time was enjoyed by all the attendance whom adjourned to their homes at a late hour.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank all for their synr pathy and gifts of flowers, especially the employes of the Shore Line. Flee many kind acts of friends during the illness and after the death of our be. loved husband and father MRS. ALPHONSE GALLICHANT AND
 FAMILY
 DanielSon, Dec. 19
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20
Norwich Students at Mass. rseh

The catalogue of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, issued this month, gives names of students from this state, including from Norwich, fourth year, LeRoy A. Swain First year Martin s. Peterson. Second year, Edmund W. Hill.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20
TAFTVTLLE
Ancient Order of Hibernians Elect Officers-Surprise Party fer David O'Brien-Personais and Notes.

Sunday afternoon meeting of the A. O. H., was held in Parish hall for the purpose of electing officers. The officers elected were: President, James Nevins; vice president, Terrence Han lon; recording secretary, William Mo Garrig1e; financial secretary, Daniel Connel1: treasurer Thomas Fitzmau- rice: sergeant at arms, John Daley; sentinel William Malone; chaplain, Rev. U. O. Bellerose.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20

The Christmas entertainment anC social of the Taftville Congregations church will be held in the church par lorS Friday evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20

The GreeneVille grammar school closes Friday dor the holiday recess.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20

WethersfieId.-The prisoners in the state prison at Wethersfield Sunday were entertained by Madama, who played at Polls theatre, Hartford, the last three days of last week
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20
New Styles ~ Fall Millinery MRS. C. P. STANTON 52 Franklin Street
LEGAL NOTICE

52 Franklin Street

DISTRICT OF NORTH sToNINGToN, ss., Court of Probate, Dec IS, 1916
 Estate of Matthias Kurekl1a, late of North Stonington, in said District, de- ceased
 The Administrator having exhibited his administration account with said
 Ordered, That the Sd day of January, A. D. 1917. at o'clock in the after noon, at the Probate Office in North signed for hearing on the allowance of said administration account with said estate, and this Court directs the Administrator to cite all persons inter- ested therein to appear at said time and place, by publishing this order in some newspaper having a circulation In said District, and by posting copy on the public signpost in the Town of North Stonington. where the deceased last dwelt.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20

Subscriptions for magazines of all kinds at lowest prices. Club offers a speciality. 445 North Main, Bowens News Office-adv.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20

Fred Stone spent the weekend as the guest of relatives in Providence.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20

The Federated church Sunday schooI concert will be held Friday evening at the church.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20

Mrs. M. A. Palmer Drapers' Big Estate.
 In the New York surrogates court the appraisal of tn eestate of Mrs. Mary Ann Palmer Draper, of the Con- necticut family of Palmers, who died Dec. 5, 1914, shows a total estate of S1.73S. 464: net estate. $1.6303 320
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20
Winter Sports Enjoyed by Children

''''@S' oP0' tS -III0JSU ny OfIIIuFeH
 The children of Greeneville enjoyed the first of the winter sports this week when they were coasting on Sixth street hill
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20

The large tree at the corner of Gen. tral avenue and Fifth street has been removed and the remains all cleaned up.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20
Personals and Notes.

The Wequonnoc school will close on Friday for the Christmas holidays.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20
BORN.

RAMSBOTTOM-In Bradford. R. l. Dec. 16, 1916, a son, James, Jr., t( MT and Mrs. James Ramsbottom.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20

Tree Chopped Down at Corner of Fifth Street and Central Avenue Many Children Enjoy Winter Sports --Notes.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20
Sum, Moon .ndi rides,
GREENEVILLE

Six hours after high water 1t Is low tide. which is followe ed by flood tide.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20

comparisons. Predictions for Tuesday: Probably heavy snow. Tuesdays weather: Fair, continued cold.