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Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-10
MERRoW
Local Inventor Secures Patent on Toothbrush - Family Of Wood chucks Killed.


 Miss Addie Tilden has returned to Willimantic after spending the week end at her home.
 Miss Bertha Tilden of Windsor is visiting her aunt, Miss Evelyn Tilden.
 Miss Ellen Merrow and friends have returned to Hartford after a brief stay at Miss Merrow's summer
 George Merrow of Hartford was in town last week.
 Mrs. Frank Willard was in Willi- mantle one day recently.
 Frank Nillard played in the band at Stafford kM emoriaI Day.
 Frank Newcon1b and family of ToI- land spent Sunday with Mrs. New combs mother, Mrs. Lucy Willard.
 John 10th IS working for Eugene Skinner at the George Merrow farm. bunch of pink lady slippers among which was rare white one. A number from here attended the dance at Hillside Hall, Mansfield De- pot, last Friday evening.
 pr. E.. R. Dimock was in Spring field one day last week.
 Frank Willard played in the orches- tra at Hillside Hall, Mansfield Depot, last Friday evening. Uriel Lodge. No. 24. met Saturday night at Masonic hall Morrow.
 A number from here attended the supper and sale at the Baptist church. Mansfield Depot. last Wednesday evZ . ening.
 Patent Secured. Arthur HalIer recently secured a patent on a toothbrush which he ex- poets to place in the market soon. Mr Hallar is spending his spare time on other inventions which he expects soon to have patented.
 Woodehuck Family Killed.
 The warm days this week affected a friendly woodchuck at the Houston Nurseries, so much so that she per sisted in carrying her young family into the cold storage building. MT. Houston arriving about the same time, | caught the entire family of wood ehucks and dispatched same with Sport, his hunting dog
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world. And it is almost all reclaim ed swamp or marsh. Much Of 1t is so low that it can't be drained by nat uIsal flow as most Of our sWauaps can be- Tn that case the thrifty Dutch men pump 1t up with windmill lls--ir some cases with steam or gasoline en- gires.-and spill 1t into the rivers or cahais whose bottoms are higher than its surface.
 Can't a Connecticut Yankee do what Dutchman in haggy brooches or a Wisconsin Wolverine way up in the wiids are doing?
 Hasn't he as much energy2 Isn't capital aa attainable for him? Hasn't he equal "gumptions2 THE FARMER.
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represented his town in the legisla- tUre in former years and also had fill ed many other offices of trust. He leaves an aged wife. two sons, a grandson ard sister, besides other relatives. His funeral was held at his home Thursday at p. m. with burial in the family lot in Rockville ceme- tery. Rev. I. l.. Cottrell pastor of the Rockville Seventh Day Baptist church, of which MT. Kenyon had been a con- sistent member for seventy years, of ficiated at the, funeral Two hymns were sung by male quartette.
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RICHMOND

Mr. and Mrs. c. D. Kenyon of Us- quepaugh were through this vicinity Sunday
 Philip Moore was in Crompton and Jericho Friday.
 Lathrop Thatcher of Providence is spending few days with his aunt, Mrs. Everett Moore.
 Joseph Dunn was caller here on Tuesday.
 Mrs John Smith and family were callers at the Moore homestead Sun day.
 Ralph Moore is working in Abbott, Run. for few days,
 Clarence Lewis was caller here on Sunday.
 dr. and Mrs stephen Brown and family and Mrs. Margaret o. Geer of HiAsdaIe were callers in this vicinity recently
 Everett Moore made . business trln
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SOUTH WELLINGTON
EmpIoyes at Hall Mills Get Generous Dividend-came With GlenviIIe To- day.


 Dividend-came With GlenviIIe To- day.
 The dividend spoken of in this column recently was paid to their employees last week by Gardiner Hall, Jr., 6 Co, and amounted to a. little more than an average months pay for each one At the stated communication Of Urie1 lodge, No. 24, F. and A. M, this tSaturday) evening there will be work in the M. M. degree.
 Miss Hall Graduated. Col w. H. Hall and family attended the graduating exercises at Dana Hall Wellesley, Mass, this week. Miss Doris Hall was member of the graduating class.
 Rudolph Ladr has been spending a few days with friends in New York Miss Evelyn Shippee of AtwoodviIle spent last week with MT and Mrs Tired Colburn
 ldr and Mrs. William Hencier have moved back to their farm in nToodus
 Close of School Year. Most of the schools in town finished thelr school year this past week. The postponed game of baseball is ta be played with the GlenVille Stars
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seeped out fertility of the higher lands around it Whichever Of sedgy and rank rnarsh srowsls have developed in 1t have fallen back and decayed in it. adding to it's richness
 When the gold miners. following along vein of metal ferrous ore, find a pocket into which the stun has been settling and hardening ever since the world was young. they call it a bon anxa and yell for joys The farm swamp is the farm ssbonanza It is the settling pan for the farms fertility, and is full of 1t to it's bottom, how ever deep that may be.
 Aero for acre, suppose little Hol- land Is the richest farm country in the
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this (saturday) afternoon and Is like ly to be interesting.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles N. Flagg, Jr.. of Meriden called on friends here last week.
 Mrs Ann Bond is boarding in the town of Ashford.
 New Machinery Arrives.
 Some of the machinery for the new dye and bleach house has arrived. The annual roll call of the Baptist church comes next week.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-10
ELLINGTON
Local Delegates Return From Fed eration Meeting Wedding Anni- versary-s Strawberry Festival.


 Miss Mary Kimban and Mrs. John T. Mcknight have returned from New York, where they have been attend ing the biennial convention of the General Federation of Women,s clubs Mrs. Mcknight is president of the Io- cal Women's club.
 Married Forty-four Years,
 MT. and Mrs. Jessie Daggett cele- nrated the forty-fourth anniversary Of their marriage Sunday, May 28. at their home here. Guests were present from Hartford, Windsor Locks and RockyiIle.
 The friends of Clyde Cordtsen. who underwent serious operation for ap- pendicitis at the Hartford hospital a few weeks ago, are pleased to learn that he is steadily improving and hopes to be home soon
 Mrs. Oliver Foran is entertaining friends from New York at her summer llrrlrrIe T tlome, through this month.
 The Christian Endeavor Society held the monthly business meeting and so- cial at the home of Benjamin Nan gle, Monday evening.
 Strawberry Festival.
 Friday evening at Town hall tta z. E. society held strawberry festival from to 3. The proceeds will be used towards purchasing piano for the Mrs H. c. Aborn has as her eues, this week Mrs. Timothy Burnhan oi Hartford.
 William Dawley and Abbie Hale ot NorWic[1 were visitors in town Sun. day.
 Mrs. Dwight Lyman of Amherst Mass. and Charles Loveland of Hart ford, were week end guests Of MT. ane Mrs E. F. Lovelaxd.
 Mrs. Fred Barrows of Boston. w11c has been the guest of Mrs. A D. Hale has returned home.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-10
ROCKVILLE
Funeral of Benjamin Kenyon, Former
 Member Of State Legislature.

Rev. L L. CottreH returned home Tuesday morning from attending the Eastern Association of Seventh Day. Baptist churches, held with the S.. D. B. church at Plainfeld, N. J.
 Leroy Kenyon motored to Provi- denee, Tuesday, accompanied by H. A. Saunders.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-10
Will Liven Them up.

Democratic leaders say that the St. Louis convention will be quiet. Don't they know Bryan is going to be there ?-Detroit Free Press.
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FUNERAL
Benjamin Kenyon.

Benjamin Kenyon, S5, who-died early Monday morning June 5sh, after an illness of less than two days, was one of the oldest and best known citizens of the town of Hopkinton. He had
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ExnLainina a Note.

Never had habit of note writing His letter to Hartman was not note, but an ultimatum. V New York Evening Post.
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to Providence and Auburn Saturday.
 Most gardens are looking very poor on account of the cold weather for this time of year
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HEBRON

nr and Afrm Doug ass Of Boston are in town. They are having their cot tage painted
 Mrs M C. Horton and Mrs. Gott ofl
 rttoxd were in town over tho week
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Holland County
COLUMBIA

Ball Team Defeated at South Wind- ham Pleasing Program at Closing Exercises of the Schools.
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The correspondent seems to have found farmers in his state as incredu- lous as those of Connecticut about the wisdom of putting labor and money into swamp reclamation, for he pre- faces his story by saying that he tells the experience which we had in till ing and tanning a hundred acres of marsh because some farmers are still afraid to invest money in tiling marshes 7t
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-10

That swamp, if it's anything like the average and orthodox swamp, is simply a world -old deposit of vege- table food. on which the cultivator may draw at will and with small present danger of having his drafts dishonorcd
 Tntosit for untold thousands of years, has been draining and settling the
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Able to Leave HospitaI.

$. B. West, who has been at St. Jo-. serh's hospital, Willimantic, for treat n'ent since March, returned to his former boarding place at F. A. Hunts. on Columbia Green. last week, much improved in health.
 The following were among Hartford visitors this week: Mir. and Mrs J. A. Dtley, Mrs. H. W. Porter, Mrs. Clare Robinson, J. P. Little.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-06-22
PRESS CLUB TO EN-
TERTAIN PYTHIANS

As indicating the character of hospi-
tality that il to be on tap in Oregon
during the time of the conventions of
the Supreme Lodge and the Supreme
Temple the Portland Press club has
sent out word that il will keep open
house for all visiting Knights OF Pyth-
las and Pythian Sisters between Aug
ust / and 10. Its writing rooms its H.
brary and the conveniences of large
assembly room are to be at the COM
mand of individual members or CON-
mittees.
The Press club never closes its doors
at Portland. Its members are mostly
newspaper men a portion OF whom
work at night and it is rule that
their club home shall be open at all
times to receive the weary news gath.
erer.
As social organization II occupies a
unique place in the city. Its high jinks
are always attended by hundreds OF the
most prominent men of the state OF
Oregon. Just recently the club had
the 1876 candidates for county offices at
Portland on the carpet and grilled
them without mercy.
When the Supreme representatives
arrive in Portland 1t is probable that
the Press club will have something ar
ranged by which the common, ordinary,
subordinate lodge man can see the
starch taken out of their dignity.
A section of the big sea food dinner
at Seaside will be devoted to mussels.
They grow nowhere else as they do at
Seaside and are distinct delicacy. In
fact the Knights at Astoria are herd
ing and feeding oysters, clans, musseis
and salmon TO get them into prime
condition Tor The big frolic on the
beach.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-06-22
u. P. LINE WILL
SPEND A MILLION

Officers of the Union Pacific system
have just agreed ON an expenditure of
approximately 81, 900, 900 for improving
the Kansas City-Denver line There
has been much work on this road for
several years and when that which has
just been authorized is finished the
line will be on a par with the Omaha
Ogden route of the Union Pacific.
One of the items just authorized is
the ballasting with Sherman granite of
the line between Oakley and Ellis,
seventy four miles. This will COM
plete the ballasting of the line be-
tween Kansas City and Limon, Colo,
$50 miles. This will cost about $780,.
900. The entire system from Kansas
City to the Colorado terminals will be
re.laid with 90.pound steel. This will
cost about 100000. There will be
new steel bridges put In costing $685.
900.
Electrical block signals will be in.
stalled between Salina and Ellis at an
estimated cost of Sl75, 600. This will
complete the electrical block signals
between Kansas City and Ellis, about
303 miles. This is one of the biggest
expenditures made by any western
road this season and the work is to be
pushed as fast as men and money will
do it.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-06-22
EVERYBODY SWIM
Is DAYS SLOGAN

Every boy and girl in Hood River
will learn to swim this sumper, ii the
plans inaugurated by F. E. lHaener.
manager for the past season of the
Hood River Swimming club, and other
aquatic sports enthusiasts .materialize.
Through the efforts of the swimming
club hundreds of men, women and chill.
dren visitedrrthe beaches. where house
accommodationss.:. were provided, last
season.
An editorial in Saturday morning g
0regonian was clipped as argument to
be used at a mass meeting called for
tomorrow night. when further plans
for an improvement of the local Co.
lumbia beaches will be outlined.
I'VE have good swimming beaches, "
says Mr.. Haener. especially this year,
when the waters of the Columbia are
backed high on gradually sloping huge
sandbars. The city, as during last sea-
son, will be askedIto1f furnish life saw
ing guard at the swimming beach,"
Tomorrow nights meeting will be
called at 7.30 o'clock at the library
building.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-06-22
new u. OF 0. DEPART.
MENT Is PRAISED

Este Brosius has returned to Hood
River from Eugene with the utmost
praise for the new department of dra-
matics and public speaking at the Uni
versity of Oregon.
prof. Reddy. who formerly played
with such noted Shakespearian actors
as E. H. Sothern. is in charge of the
department" says Mr.. Brosius, who
spent several weeks with university
thespians. prof. Reddy is wonder.
A large portion of the new administra-
tion building is given over to public
speaking and dramatic arts. The stu
dents have their own stage. commodi-
GUS dressing rooms and plenty Of cos.
tunes"
Mr.. Brosius appeared with the stu
dents in Portland in "a Comedy Of
Errors" "The Tanning of the Shrew"
and dramatization of "Peter Ibbedt-
son." He played juvenile leads.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-06-22
Bilious Attacks

When YOU have bilious attack your
liver fails to perform it's functions. You
become constipated. The food you eat
ferments in your stomach instead OF
digesting. This infiames the stomach
and causes nausea, vomiting and terri
BILE headache. Take Chamberlain's Tab
let's. They will tone up your liver, clean
out your stomach and you will soon be
as well as ever. They only cost a quar-
ter. 0btainable everywhere.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-06-22
White Salmon Ferry at High Water Wharf

The Hood River-White Salmon ferry
system began the past week to land its
big stern wheeler ferry, The Panama,
at the foot of First street.
1--WE make it possible for the travel
er bound for Goldendale, says Ferry
man Sheplar, to save "a miles,. The
Snowden and Appleton roads from
White Salmon are open. and are in fair
condition. Anyone bound for Golden
dale should take this route which leads
over the Burdoin heights district" !,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-06-22
LOCAL PRISONER HAS
SERVED BEFORE

City Marshal Carson last week re-
ceived letter from Warden John Min.
to, of the state penitentiary, who rec
ognized from photograph and de-
scription, furnished by the local officer,
that Frank Freeman, alias Frank LIE.
Master, captured here recently while
dismantling an abandoned power plant
of the Pacific Power & Light Co.. Is
prisoner 6355. who was released April
9, 1916. The man was known at the
penitentiary as Frank LeMaster. He
was sent up from Union county for five
years on charge of larceny in dwell
ing.
Marshal Carson believes that Frank
Thompson, alias Kelly Crockett. and
Richard Hayes, accomplices of LeMas-
ter, captured at the same time, also
have prison records.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-06-22
FROST TAKES TOLL
OF IDAHO FRUIT

The fruit crop in Idaho districts. be-
cause of damage by May frosts. will
scarcely be worth marketing this year.
according to DR.. J. W. Davis, GIenns
Ferry physician. who is here visiting
his sister, Mrs. William Irwin.
"There ID no fruit in our own home
section" says DR.. Davis. himself an
orchardist. ''En route to Hood River
my family and motored through the
Boise, Nampa, Payette and Weiser
communities and we could see no fruit
on the trees"
DR.. Davis says that the chief varie-
ties of apples of the district are Jona-
thans and Winessps. He states that
on normal years the prune yield is also
heavy
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-06-22
Carson Warns "Steppers"

An unexpected participant in the
person of Chief of Police Carson ap-
peared at the Saturday night public
dance being held in the huge tent used
on afternoons and evenings of the re-
mainder Of the week as skating rink.
Officer Carson watched the "steppers"
for less than five minutes and then de-
cided to take hand.
TOO close" was his comment, as he
approached and gently separated couple
after couple. Several of the swain
were prone to get angry at the officer.
MIR. Carson, however. explained that
the dance could proceed, il couples
would only not become too affectionate
on the floor. Threats of arrest were
made. if the steppers refused to obey
instructions.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-06-22
GIRLS HIKE OVER
COLUMBIA HIGHWAY

When Misses Bertha G. Boles and
Jessie Thayer. the former member of
the Oregon Agricultural College facul-
ty. arrived here last Saturday night.
ending a three day hike from Portland
over the Columbia River highway, they
found thatGMisses Anne Slexner and
Caroline H. Rich, two Portland girls.
who had taken the same strenuous
walk, had reached the Oregon hotel
only about 45 minutes earlier. Neither
of the parties knew that the other was
out.
All four of the young women arrived
here decidedly weary, but expressing
no regrets at having taken the long
bike. After refreshing rest the Cor
wallis and Portland girls spent an in
teresting hour in exchanging expert
ences of the road.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-06-22
LOCAL ALCOHOL
SHIPMENTS SMALL


Y While shipments Of beer and liquor
have both been comparatively small
since~ the prohibition Law went into
effect January !, a marked increase in
receipts of the former beverage since
the warm days of June began last
week is shown by the records of the
0-W. R. & N. Co. Since June l, Ia
cases, each containing the legal limit.
Of beer have been delivered to local
consumers. From the first of the year
up to June but II cases Of beer had
been delivered.
Monthly deliveries of whiskey. wine
and other alcoholic drinks by the local
office of the American Express Go.
have been as follows: January, II;
February. 80; March, So: April. 66 :
and May 62; total 238 shipments, or
476 quarts.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-06-22
Children Coming Soon

Although no definite date has been
set, the children Of the homes main
tanned by the Portland Boys and Girls
Aid Society will soon come here on
their annual days outing to the
country place of Leslie Butler.
The children will be met at the sta
ton by local automobile owners. Or
chardists will furnish the kiddies with
fruit. and women of the city and val.
ley will provide them with a filling
lunch.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-06-22
Jury List for July Term

The following is the jury list for the
term Of cicruit court, which will con-
vene at 10 a. m. Wednesday, July s.:
Chas. Carpenter, Perry E. Wells. E.
R. Pooley, Geo. Sheppard, U. A. New.
man, J. d. McLucas, Alex Hukari,
Chas. L. Trout, o. M. Dewitt. R. E.
Creson, J. P. Snyder. W. M. Stauffer,
c. Rathbun, ]. o. Mark, F. S. Smith.
C. T. Rawson, M. l. Ostergard. S. G.
Campbell, B. H. Lage, John Strana-
han. Theo Haas, J. A. Walters, M. M.
Morrison. n. P. Allen. P. A. Reed,
Fred Howe, H. W. Whitley, F. L.
Mack. B. L. Murphy, A. M. Kelly. ia
cob Annala.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-06-22
Just Little Stories
lErom the Portland Alibil

Chas. Allen Reed, aged A, lives al
Hood River. and his mother had fine
bed of red tulips this spring. which
she told Chas. not to touch. She saw
him standing with his head down, look.
ing for a long time at the tulips. Sud.
denly one wee hand shot out. grabbed
tulip and yanked it from the bed.
Mother went out for an interview with
Chas. "What did tell you, Charles?''
said she. IL know, mamma. but l just
had to-" said Chas. He said be-
never do it again. and they toek the
tulip in and put it in water. This story
is different from the bed time stories
for little boys and girls. because this
story is true.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-06-22
Humphreys Joins Movie Concern

The first Hood River man has been
drawn into movie service. H. G. Hum.
phreys, formerly with the Hood River
Gas & Electric Co., has left to join
Robert Bruce in the Olympic noun
tains, where 5000 feet of films, pic
lures of mountain scenery will be
taken.
Mr.. Bruce, who formerly owned a
White Salmon ranch, won his first rec
ognition as a movie producer of scenic
pictures when several years ago he
photographed scenes of Mount Adams
and contiguous territory.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-06-22
Yakima Hood River Prospects Good

J. C. Hutchins, secretary of the
White Salmon Commercial club and
one of the original promoters of the
proposed link highway to connect
North Yakima with the Columbia Riv.
er highway at Hood River, who was
here Saturday, declares that he feels
confident that the route will be opened
at no distant time in the future.
I'VE are meeting with the heartiest
cooperation. not only from Portland
and Hood River citizens" says Mr..
Hutchins. "but also from Seattle mo-
torists."
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-06-22
Greatly Benefited by Chamberlain
Liniment.

81 have used Chamberlain Liniment
for sprains, bruises and rheumatic pains,
and the great benefit / have received
justifies my recommending t in highest
TERMS" writes Mrs. Florence Slife, Wa
bash, Ind. If you are troubled with
rheumatic pains you will certainly be
pleased with the prompt relief which
Chamberlain Linimeut affords. OBJ
tainable everywhere.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-06-22
Snyder Harvests Berries

First raspberries of the season are
being harvested here by F. P. Snyder.
Mr.. Snyder's plot of berries is located
in the western part of the city in a
protected lowland spot. Raspberries
from valley gardens are expected on
local markets the coming week.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-06-22
Restored to Good Health

81 was sick for fouryears with stomach
trouble" writes Mrs. Otto Cans. Zanes-
vile, Ohio. 81 lost weight and felt 90
weak that l almost gave up hope of being
cured. A friend told me about Cham
berlain's Tablets. and since using two
bottles of them have been we'll wo-
man." 0btainable everywhere.