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Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-19
Local Laconios.


 The Third District court convenes in Westerly this morning.
 The pupils of the graded schools held May-day festival in Wilcox park, Thursday afternoon.
 Mir. and Mrs. Thomas B. Segar have returned from Orlando, Florida, where they spent the winter.
 Gineerelli who stabbed Pignalon, when in the toilet of the Creills saloon has not been apprehended.
 Unless present signs fail there will be several contests for nominations at the republican caucus Saturday night The track meet of the Westerly High school and the Wheeler school of North Stonington, was held on Thursday afternoon, in Riverside park.
 A member of the town committed has invited two members of the town council not to be candidates for re- nomination. The invitation was de- clined.
 Seventeen new members were added to the roll of the South County Rod and Gun club, at the regular meeting and plans are being completed for the shoot on the club grounds, Memo rial day.
 The extension of Spruce street is
 
 able residential sections of the town There is granolithic sidewalks on one side of the street extension for the fuI length. and similar work is in progress on the opposite side of the street.
 Eugene E Pendleton, auctioneer sold at mortgagee sale Thursday, the 1 house and land belonging to the es. tate of Harriet M. StaDlin, located of the Potter Hill road. The purchaser i. Jacuue HoXie and the Drice $1 A75 Wagons and tools were sold at admin. l istrator's sale to MT. Hoxie for s25.
 After an illness of a years dura tion. Sidney A. Sayles died Thursday 1 at his home in Ashaway. He wa. born in Scituate, March IT. 1842, ana i leaves a widow, also a brother anC 1 sister, John Say1es, and Mrs. Williams ! mother of Harry O. Williams, O l Westerly. Mir. Sayles was employed for many years in the Pawcatuck ant Ashaway Woolen mills and the Ash away Line and Twine company.
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worth, who succeeded Superintendent Perry who walked the plant couple of years ago. The present trouble has not been explained, but it is known that the committee has voted, not. by an actual majority ballot, not to en- gage Superintendent Woodworth for the next school year. Three commit teemen voted for MT. Woodward two against, and one member did not vote. Neither the committeeman nor the superintendent have anything to say for publication at the present time.
 The contracts for furnishing coal to the Stonington schools have been awarded.
 A delegation from TrumbuH Lodge, Knights of Pythias attended the meet ing of Bowen lodge in Westerly, on Thursday evening. The rank of page was conferred on class of candi dates.
 Mrs. Edward and Misses Ruth and Margaret Monjo are visiting rela- tives in Newark, N. J.
 Porgies have struck on, but the catches are very light.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-19
Epw0rth League Election.

At the annual meeting of the First Methodist Epworth league held this week officers elected were: Mrs. Rose Manning, president; Adelbert Rudd, first vice president, spiritual depart ment; second vice president, world evangelism, Miss Gertrude Tefft; third vice president, mercy and help, Mrs. Sadie c. Hanna; fourth vice president, reereations and culture, Miss Martha Brown; secretary, Everett Fielding i; treasure, Clement Bushnell.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-19
Food Sale at Parsonage.

The Methodist parsonage on West Town street was a busy place from to o'clock Thursday afternoon, when the ladies held a food sale from which was realized over $22 towards the church repair fund. There were loaves of graham and brown bread, biscuit and rolls, salad dressing, baked beans, a variety of pies, delicious layer and loaf cake. In charge were Mrs. E. P. Phreaner, Mrs. J. O. Dodge, Mrs. Stan ton Brown and Mrs. George Manning.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-19
SIX PERSONS OVERCOME
 BY SMOKE IN DETROIT
During a Spectacular Fire in Plant of
 Universal Film Co.

Detroit, Mich, May 1s.-Six persons. four of them girls, were partly over come by smoke during a spectacular fire this afternoon which was caused by an explosion in a building on Jef- ferson avenue occupied by the Univer- sal Film company. The building was wrecked and an adjoining building suf- fered considerable damage. The loss is estimated at s2OO GOO
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Teachers, vlsitinu pax

Last week Friday was taken as a visiting day by the teachers of the West Town street school, Miss Isabel Service going to Willimantic, Miss McClafferty to Westerly, Miss Mo Namara to the schools down town and Miss Helen Murphy to Hartford.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-19
Point Overlooked.

It never seems to occur to those who are ridiculing the British for Gal lipoli and Kut el Amara that some credit might be due to the Turk as a fighting man.-Indianapoli Star.
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Hartford-Lieut. Bruce G. White of the British army, who has been in arms at the Colt factory for the Brit ish government, left last week for England. He sailed for Liverpool on the steamship New York from New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-19
Call for Practical Men.

Col. Theodore Roosevelt would be glad, at their convenience, to confer with all indicators of great wealth about the need of a heroic man as president of the United States. No muckakers will be admitted.-Louis- vile Courier Journal.
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Where siIenee I'd coIdan.

Justice Hughes strength as e can didate for the presidential nomination probably illustrates the value of say ing nothing at the physiological mo- ment-Chicago News.
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Keeping Up With the Fashions.

revolution in Santo Domingo may not be very serious matter, but it shows that the natives are keeping up with the fashions.-New York World
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Misses Irene Bennis and May Pagan have returned to Hartford after a few days visit with the Misses Shahan of West Town street.
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Rubber Social.

An enjoyable time is expected at a rubber social this CF'riday) evening in the First Methodist vestry
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William F. Tufts has returned to Willimantic after day or two at his home on Otrobando avenue.
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Rev. E. P. Phreaner of West Towr street was in AIoosup this week to cal on former parishioner.
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Lesson for United states.

England laughed at preparedness and now faces conscription. The les son for the United States ought to be easy to read.-Kansas City Times.
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No Results.

Champ Clark still insists that this |, congress Is the hardest worked that he ever saw. There may be plenty of hard work, but no results.-Seattle Post Intelligencer.
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Mrs Arthur B. Underwood of New ark,- N. J., is visiting MT. and Mrs. Dwight L. Underwood at their home on Peck's Corner
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Heard and Seen.

May devotions will be held this (F'ri day) evening at Sacred Heart church.
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DEVELOPED WESTERLY SUBURB
John NJ Browning Has Done Much for Watch HiILPaid $I,7OO for Tract Which Has Brought $5O,ooo, Yes Claims Poverty High School Graduating Exercises June 21st.

for service. MT. Browning added:
 say, you never saw me meddIing in town meeting business or asking for
 sown honors. or seeking thanks from the town for what I did towards it's development. No; but on the con-. trary some of these political chaps refer to me as C7oGe- listed BroWningo 2
 Mir. Browning said he not only gave his own hard labor on opening up roads and driveways but that he act- ually hired others to help him. He said he was poor and could not afford to hire over a man or two at a time
 He told of the expense he incurred in going to New York city to hire an emigrant to come to work for him at Watch Hill He found the man, but he went over to Brooklyn to get his luggage and did not get back in time
 to return with Mr. Browning. As Mir Browning could not afford to stay in the big city over night, he was out of pocket the expense of the trip to New York completely, as he returned to Watch Hill without his foreign helper.
 MT. Browning then indulged in stories of his marital life to demon l strate how his hard-earned money was taken from him and keeps him a poor mani
 MT. Browning is industrious and a hard worker, in order to have both ends meet, as it takes much money LO pay taxes ana interest. He can be seen frequently in the streets of Westerly seated in an old cart drawn
 by yoke of oxen and pair of horses.
 The commencement exercises of the Westerly High school will be held in
 the town hall, June q. with forty seven members in the graduating
 class. On the Sunday prior to gradu- alton, the baccalaureate sermon will be hJy 2exy N1~,xyA A l4,1- 4H- Pawcatuck Seventh Day Baptist l church. Edwin Allen has been select ed valedictorian, and Mary Jolly is salutatorian. Gertrude Gaffney is the class historian. Helen Buffum and Ella Bray class prophets, and Edwin Allen class musician.
 The graduation committee is com= posed of Walter Wolfe, Howard Ken
 yon, Edward Wells, Wallace Craig and Donald Kenneth.
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MT. and Mrs John Stone and fam fly have moved from the Falls to 10C West Town street.
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Saybrcok-LesIie R. Dickinson of Ivoryton is soon to build another cot tage on his property at the Great Hummock on the Sound.
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Saratoga Springs, N. r., May 1s.- The deadlock over the elections of ishops of the Methodist Episcopal church was roken tonight on the
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-19

Meriden-The Bootblacks' associa- ton of Meriden was formed at a meeting of the bootb1acks of the city Tuesday evening.
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William F. Stone of Baltimore will be again the sergeant-at- -arms of the republican national convention, be- ginning it's sessions in the Chicago Coliseum on Wednesday, June T. The task of keeping a. republican national convention in order and managing a large force of assistants is not new to MT. Stone, and perfect arrange ments are expected, for MT. Stone held the same office in the republican national conventions of 1904, 1908 and 1912.
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Little John Carter is spending sev- eraI days with his grandmother, Mrs Daniel Wheeler, of Otrobando avenue
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DEADLOCK OVER ELECTION
 OF BISHOPS BROKEN

At Conference of Methodist Episcopal
 Church at Saratoga Springs.
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BurrviIIe.-A large snapping turtle bit the head off one of Mrs. John Burr's ducks Monday afternoon. The turtle was captured later.
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Walter Nelson of Hazardville has been spending part of the week with relatives on Otrobando avenue.
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MT. and Mrs. Delore Herbert. their son Francis and daughter May of Hartford spent a few days the first of the week at Mrs. Herbert's former home uptown
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Mrs. Charles Rogers of Uncasville
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Attended Grand Lodqe Session.

Charles Gildersleeve and Willard Keigwin, past grands of Stonington lodge, No. 26. l. o. o. F, have ,etl1rn- ed from New Haven wher., they at- tended the annual Grand lodge as rep resentatives from tl1e local lndge.
 Stonington lodge, No. "f, T. o. O F.. met Wednesday evening and work ed the secon.1 de gree c1 large class.
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passed a day or two this week with her granddaughter, Mrs. IT. D. Win- chester, at her home on West Town street.
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MYSTIC

Rehekah Lodge Members to Visit Groton Lodse-George c. Lane's Power Boat Launched-Saturday Ball Game,
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Lineup For Saturdays Game.
Sto~s KemocIe!ad,

At Kretzer's Wednesday, carpenters and painters finished remodeIing the enlarged store. With six large plate glass windows it makes ! very at tractive appearances rom slte street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-28
COTTON TRADERS
 WAIT ON POLITICS of Sussex Caused Nervousness, While Dry Weather in West Gave
 Steady Tone

New Orleans, March 27.-There was little fresh trading in the cotton mar ket today, as bearish operators appeared to have been made cautious by the re- sumption of drouthy conditions in Texas and bullish traders were inclined to wait on international politics. The sink ing of the Sussex apparently caused more nervousness on the market than any other similar recent development.
 The dry weather in the southwestern portion of the belt over Sunday and the fortcast of fair weather for the entire western half of the belt gave the mar l1et a steady tone and caused moderate buying late in the day, which closed the session practically at the top, net rise of 5 to points. In the early trading prices rose to 8 points on small buy ing and scanty offerings. From this there was a decline to level to 6 points under Saturdays close, but the market recovered and went to new high levels Tn the last half of the session. The depression following the early rise appeared to be partly based on accounts of a falling off in the spot industry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-28
Society
Continued from Page sIx.)

erans when they come to the reunion in May
 Ensley. East Lake, Avondale, Wood lawn. together with Pelham and Wilcox chapters. are making plans to open tea and coffee room near the Bijou. where the Daughters will have headquarters and a general meeting place. for the pur- pose of serving of serving free to all veterans ice tea, coffee and sandwiches. After consultation with the commissary department of the reunion committees from these chapters. representing about $50 women, have gone actively to work and have their plans well under way. It will be an opportunity for every Daughter to have part in serving the veterans and adding to their comfort and the chapters as whole. will be present to assist in every way possible.
 This arrangement will in no way inter fere with or take the place of the duties of the commissary committee. but will be supplementary to them and in com plete harmony with their plans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-28
Ayery's Letter

The cotton market today was narrow and without any especial news with the exception of little easiness early in the session which was no doubt influenced by the weakness in stocks.
 After the initial selling was over prices firmed up on buying by Liverpool, said to be undoing straddles.
 The accounts at which futures ere rul- ing under spots should be attractive to someone. But as is usually the case. the public refuse to treat speculation in cotton like they would the purchase and sale of corn, wheat, oats, potatoes or any other commodity That is to say, buy it when it is cheap and sell it when it is dear. On the contrary, they want to hunt for some mysterious req sons for price movements. and wait for the bulges to buy and sell out when 1t slumps.
 No one man, or set of men, can subvert fundamentals, except for temporary fluc- tuations. The law of supply and demand always works.
 The present conditions regarding the supply of old cotton on hand point to but one thing-and that is exhaustion. provided the present rate of consumption is kept up until the last of July.
 Of 10,411, 566 bales of cotton which have come into sight since August l. 1915, g, 7s3, 900 bales have gone into the hands of spinners. The American visible sup ply on Friday, March 25. was 3.S99. 900. Consumption has proceeded at the rate of 1.224 GOO per month for the period from August 1, 1915, to the above date. It is still four months and more to new cot ton. Draw your own conclusions.
 Buy July cotton now. Don't wait until 1t gets to 12.50c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-28
STOCKS DEPRESSED
 BY WAR SITUATION Trading Sluggish on Stock Exchange and War Spe-
 cialties Suffer Loss

New York; March 27.-Fears of another grave international crisis resulting from the active renewal of submarine warfare in European waters, disconcerting re- ports regarding the progress of events in Mexico, and the possibility of nation wide railroad strike, constituted the chief disadvantages under which todays slug gish and professional market labored. Prices of important stocks yielded 1 to 3 points in the forenoon and some special ties suffered greater losses.
 Dealings at that particular period were sufficiently broad to suggest further liquidation, especially in the war shares and affiliated issues. Recessions were gradual, but none the less effective and support seemed to be lacking, except at marked concessions. Further ground for discoura cement was found in the con- tinued aloofness of the investment pub lie.
 The list strengthened in the dull final hour, when rails, notably Western Mary land issues, Reading, New York Central and other standard stocks rose appre- ciably on moderate demand Western Maryland preferred made an e~t-o--'o ad- vance of ? to 49 placing that stock within easy range of its maximum of the past year. There were full recoveries, and in number of instances. actual gains among stocks that showed greater heaviness in the mornings.
 Moderate purchases of the international list were reported for account of Lon don. but the inquiry from that source was offset by selling for Dutch inter- ests, which may have represented Ger man holdings. Foreign exchange to Lon Con and principal continental points showed no material change from last weeks closing rates.
 The western section of the country con- tinued to sound note of optimism, both as to general business and freight ton- mage, although car shortage continues ', curtail the movement of eastbound freight
 Bonds evinced slightly lower trend, with large sales of the Anglo-French is- sue at 95. Total sales of bonds, par value, were $4,175,00o.
 United States bonds were unchanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-28
WHEAT SCORESA DECIDED ADVANCE
SeabOard Demand for Ship ment of Wheat Much in
 Evidence

Chicago, March N-Wheat scored a substantial advance in price today helped by denials that any American lives had been lost on the Sussex and by bullish crop reports. as well as by an unexpectedly large decrease In the United States visible supply total The market closed firm, 1as to 1r4o net higher with May. at $1.09% and July at 107gs Corn gained 5s to 5s@$4c. and oats s to 1 cent. In provisions the outcome ranged from 21kc decline to d rise of 5 cents.
 Although wheat showed some weakness at the start. strength quickly developed and throughout the rest of the day the market was almost uniformly or the up- grade. Lower quotations from Liverpool influenced the initial decltne and so, roo tic winter crop belt. The fact, however that new crisis between the United States and Germany seemed to have be- come a good deal less threatening gave a decided advantage to the bulls, who had leen handicapped by the erroneous reports of loss of American lives on the SusseA. Sentiment h favor of higher prices received additional impetus later from the statement of leading crop expert here that despite favorable weather the prospect for domestic winter wheat was not good. The market was also bullisLly affected by continued gos- sip of big reduction of acreage in Canada.
 Seaboard demand for shipment of wheat was considerably more in evidence today than has recently been the case. Sales of round amounts to go to Atlantic ports were announced as having been made here and at Omaha and Minne- apolis. The falling off in the United States visible supply total was more than 2z times as large as for the correspond ing time last year.
 Stormy weather gave most of firm ness to corn. as the natural result of prevailing conditions appeared to be a serious interference with the movement of the crcp. Shipping demand was per- ceptibly Letter. Oats were governed in the main by help of other grain.
 Advanced prices on hogs made pro- visions average a little higher. In lard and ribs, however, some of last week s chief buyers were among the leading sellers today.
 Future quotations were as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-28
Produce Market

New York. March 27.-Butter firm; receipts. 5s57; creamery extras. 92 score, 36@36Ac; creamery. higher SCOT ing, 37@37Hc; firsts. 35h Qs6c. Eggs firm; receipts. 17.181; fresh gathered extras, 221a O 23c; extra firsts. 21 O 22c: firsts, 21@21Mc; seconds. 20@20Mc. Cheese steady; receipts, 700 boxes; state held specials. 1874 @181sc; state held average fancy. 1S@18Ac; current mako average run. 17@171sc: Wisconsin twins, held. 1S@1SAc. Live poultry prices not settled; dressed firm: chick ens 15@3oc; fowls. 14h @20c; turkeys. 26@30c.
 Chicago, March 27.-Butter steady; creamery. 2sA @36c. Eggs higher; re- ceipts, 2S,72O. cases; irsts. 19Ac; ordi- nary frsts, 1S@1Shc; at mark. cases included. 18@19. Potatoes higher: re- ceipts. s7 cars; Michigan. Wisconsin. Minnesota and Dakota white. SS0 96c; Minnesota and Dakota Ohios. 8S@ 93c. Poultry: Alive higher; fowls. 16hc: springs. 17Ac.
 Kansas City. March 27.-Butter: creamery. 35c; frsts, ssc; seconds. s1c; packing. 24c. Eggs: Firsts. zoe. Poultry: Hens. 15c; turkeys. zoe: springs. 25e.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-28
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-28
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York, March 27.-(Special.)-As a result of the steadiness of this market during the past few days and the belief that the submarine activity would in- crease the rates of freight. the Liver pool market advanced sharply today some points. This market opened dull and heavy, receded some or points then slowly recovered because the local traders feel that the situation does not justify them. in looking for much de- cline. They do not believe there will be any action on the part of Washington against any renewal of submarine at- tacks on neutral ships or passenger steamers.
 There has been no speculation &C., tivity during the past few days, some 25. GOO bales of hedges have been bought back as a result of the destruction of cotton by fire in the south.