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Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-21
EREDERECK WELD
 Baritone

wishes to announce that he will receive pupils in Voice Culture and the Art of St, beginning Jan. 26th. For fffforna-
 ton and appointments, address Mss tween the hours of q and D. m. Wed nesdays. 5an17d
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-21
PIans For Dairy Show at sprinafieId

Piars For Dairy Show at Springfield.
 At the third annual meeting of the New England state fairs association in Springfield Wednesday. most of the time was devoted to @ considera- ton of the National Dairy Show to be held in Springfield in October late enough not to interfere with any oth- CT New England fair. Speakers pointed out the tremendous benefits to New England agriculture possible In this event and the delegate from Connecticut came home enthusiastic boomers of the enterprise and all im- pressed with the fact that Springfield is to conduct this show with genuine desire to better farm conditions in all
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-21
SUMMER DWELLING BURNED. S5o,ooo House of Edwin Palmer of New York Loss at oswegatehie Point.

The unoccupied summer residence of MT. and Mrs. Edwin Palmer of New York city. situated at Oswegatcf1ie Point, Waterford. was destroyed by fire late Thursday night. The total loss is estimated at $50. GOO. Tnciuded in this are furnishings and paintinEs. valued at $20.O00. The origin of the tre is unknown.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-21
eood strIna of Plokerel.

David 4. Dunn, George Benson and Albert Boardman caught nice string of 35 pickerel at Lantern Hill pond on Wednesday. They totalled in weight 2S pounds, with the largest in the catch over two pounds.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-21
FsIIs MiII to Resume.

It is said that the striking weavers at the Falls mill are willing to accept the per cent. increase offered them by the company instead of the 10 per cant increase which they asked for. The mill management expects to open .the gates Monday morning
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-21
Incidents In Society

Mrs. William Mitchell of Montvilie has left for Florida to pass the re- mainder of the winter.
 Mir. and Mrs ". E11ery Allyn Mar guertte Almyl have closed their sum mer home in Waterford and have gone to Bermuda
 Eleven club friends gave q S,ra- well dinner to Dr. Henry M. PoIIocI< at Mabrey's Thursday evening. The centerpiece on the round table was d mound of variegated azaleas. cyciamen and cinerarias and the boutonnferes were red carnations George A. Kep- pier was toastmaster.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-21

Stafford Springs Current Events club Monday evening. with over 60 present one of the hostesses was Mrs. E. e. Sanford Gaura Dudley. formerly of Norwich).
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-21

There has been dinaculty in heating the vestry of Trinity Methodist church. but the trouble has been dis covered and remedied.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-21

The funeral of Harriet B. Van Pelt, widow of pr. M. D. Van PeIt. of New York, was held Thursday at Il a. m. from the home of her sister, Mrs Mary E. Allen, of Willetts avenue New London. Burial was in Hanover.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-21
NOTICE.

NOTICE. Having purchased the Barber Shop formerly conducted by G. F. Lord at No. Se 5roadway, Norwich. Conn., patronage of all friends and former customers. and as many new as will
 CLINTON O. CHRISTIAN. tan17MWF
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-21

At the Wheeler school. North Ston- ington, there is to be a public lecture this lEridayl evening when H. B. Hubert Of Springfield will speak on The Oriental Chessboard.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-21

At the sale of paintings in New York this week a canvas of the Windham artist, J. Alden Weir, president of the National Academy of Design, entitled Midday. was sold to c. Dubois for &3,G00.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-21

Daniel Lay, a lifelong resident of Lyme. died at his home in Layville Tuesday evening after a short illness. He is survived by sister. Miss Aurilia
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-21

Persons in care of the sick regretted
 to see the drizzle of Thursday after noon. since Jack Frost is a better bat- tier against grip than any medicine,
 and the past few cold days have had a
 most beneffcfai effect on patients.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-21

The Woonsocket,. R. L, Call says: Theona Ganois) Hfrst. wife of Arthur Hirst of Tarklin. died Sunday. Be- sides her husband, She leaves one daughter. Mary. aged 2 years, a baby daughter days old, and a brother, Napoleon Lanois, of Norwich. Conn.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-21

The State w. c. T. U. favors equal suffrage and the White Ribbon Banner for this month suggests formal pro- eramme for use at suffrage meetings.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-21

Thursday evening, after the prayer
 meeting in the Stafford Springs Meth
 odist church. there was the election of Lay delegate and alternate to the lay educational conference obe held in
 Norwich March 31 In connection with the annual conference.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-21

Since the recent lecture of Alfred Moves at Slater hau, his collected poems. in two volumes. have been added to the shelves at Peck library.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-22
Ferguson First Pitcher to Hu1 Double
leader, and He Beat Detroit Out of Flag
PAYS GREAT TRIBUTE TO EVANS
WHOM HE CALLS PERFECT GOLFER
What constitutes the perfect golfer,

entertaining and instructive book entitled Pro and Con
the gentleman golf players in the country has
swe
Chick
whose
these possible
his acquaintance think he has
other words the winning of match apparently did
the need
friends OF high low degree
friends bankers caddies,
Naturally this called
situations Nevertheless
How not
AMI seemed
o
Tor after all is said and
Fairly played
OF
he
he
friends. and these friends Will
OF contest shall have been quite
The Detroit times., 1916-08-22
BY Ripley.

although her eyes danced, went
hastily on her way
Fred walked behind her and miss.
ed his train later hut tina, ..
matter He had the satisfaction OF
hearing her speak TO an acQuain-
tance whom she met, And he was
iubilant II was the voice he liked
II was the face he liked, both be
longing 10 one and the saUe girl.
And unless some other fellow had
mighty strong innings He
noteh, as he passed. that she had a
few freckles From out one eye he
looked backward and ran into a
limousine II knocked him down
The chauffeur was indignant II
wasn't my fault he said, heatedly.
when fellow Just lets a car back
into him. Say, if he's dead,
miss, you're witness that il was
not my fault"
But Fred wasn't dead, though II
was an hour before he could sit up
and so assure his landlady, Lii, Hell.
en- and Helen's mother, also a doc
tor and the chauffeur, and two po-
liCemen
And wasn't il lucky that she hap
pened to be right behind YOU and
had seen you on the stairs and knew
where you lived" thankfully ex-
claimed Mrs Fipps.
That depends, nippantly de-
clarod the bandagcd Young man
Don't be silly said Ill with q
flush. And anyway If you natn :
" But she didn't say it before
the others.
Say II was lucky" persisted
Fred same time later
Il don't know how TO cook she
objected more or less relcvantly.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-22
That Was All of Thirty
Seasons
Ago

Few double headers were played
back in the olden days--thSt is, two
games IN one afternoon In the
first record OF such a contest 1t was
found to have been played during
the season OF 1856 Charles Fergu
son, a hurlcr OF great renown, who
was the star OF the Philadelphia
Nationals FOR several seasons. and
who won everlasting fame as the
greatest all around ball player the
game ever had. was the hero OF the
first double header ever played in
the major leagues
II was In 1885 that Ferguson be.
San 20 attract attention as great
hurler and wonderful allaround
ball player lie framed up "A pitch
ing record that was gem, not a
losing game OF the last Is he hurled
The race for the penuant in 1856
In the old National league was
fierce. and the struggle had reused
unusual interest all over the land
for FIRST honors and New York and
Philadelphia We're dipping in The
very last week OF the struggle the
Giants and Phillies were eliminated
from the race for first place, but a
fight Just as fierce was on between
them for third position
Detroit made it's final stand at the
Philadelphia ball park, having d
fourgame series with the men Of
Harry Wright. and the big Detroit
sluggers needed all four in order 10
win the pennant and the Phillies
needed three 20 land in third place
The Detroit management had So
cured the services OF Phenomenal
Smith. the most successful and puE-
cling left.hander OF the season, TO
help out during the last two weeks
Of the season. Smith was pitted
against Philadelphia in the first
game OF the series. backed up by
the greatest hitting team the game
ever had. which was composed OF
such sluEgers a. Sam Thompson,
White. Rowe, Richardson and Han.
lon.
Facing this terrible aggregation
OF swatsmen was Charley Ferguson.
with such clever players as Sid
Farrar, Geraldine Farrar's daddy;
Fogsrty. Clements. Mulvey, Irwin,
Andrews. Wood and Bastian behind
him. The game was battle royal
between the great Phenomenal
Smith and plain Charley Ferguson,
and ended in tie with the finish
OF the ninth because OF darkness.
The next day the Detroits won
The Detroit times., 1916-08-22
TheEuening Story
Voice of Lii
Copyright. 1916. By W. wsrner.l

Fred Lyons interestedly turned
over in bed which was in a court
| room-and presented an ear TO the
open window Through IL, from a
room some ten feet below, came a
/ medley OF voices He could distin
guish three--two young, one sulky
and one gay, and an older one, tired
And there was spoiled tang 10 the
sulky voice as IL called petulantly
Mother where is my book"
The older, tired voice answered
"On the sideboard,. Helen" Then
there were sounds OF mothers find
ing the book Fred grinned to him
self. but nurmured disapproyingly
why doesn't she ind Il herself
III would Then he composed
himself 10 hear more.
Three days before, when Fred IN
expectediy returned after only two
months of what had been planned 70
be- eight continuous months on the
road, from which he had been called
back because business was poor. he
had been annoyed especially by the
fact that his former front room was
occupied, and that in the court bed
room he would have to listen 10 all
the voices from the apartments be.
low
II is not honorable 10 listen. uJ,
sometimes il IS interesting Fred
already knew that the gay voice an.
,Wered 10 the name OF Lii and ~.
sulky one TO Helen He knew that
lii worked in a telephone exchange
never knew where her purse was
I liked caramcls better than choco
lates. though partial 10 both, that
her salary had not been raised rs
a mean manager had promised and
then deliberately gone back on his
word that she was getting new
corn-colorcd silk dress. but that she
couldn't get anew hat for another
, month. and that she had trcckles
that she read the evening papers
industriously In scach of freckle 10
tions that she read them 10 Helen
who shifted and said life was toe
short TO bother with such stuff, and
any one that didn't like her with her
| natural looks needn't like her at all
Fred knew Helen was stenog
rapher, and not very good one
! though she said her employer made
! her nervous because he dictated sc
! fast that she couldn't understand
him and she wasn't going to Try
much longer And her new shoes
were too tight (Lil interposed once)
But why did you buy en- so SMALL
and her new waist was too loose
and she was tired of chops every
night for supper cher mother sale
coaxingly. Now. Helen, you know
you eat too much meat anyway
and in short that she was most
grabbed young woman Fred was
quite Disguised with her
The Detroit times., 1916-08-22
CORN FLOURISHES
IN NORTHWEST

Drought is doing for corn in the
southwest what blight and black
rust have done Tor wheat in the
northwest But in the great surplus
states farther north. the weather
has been generally beneficial The
official forecast issued Aug. S, was
for 2,770,000,000 bushels Dry woath.
Ell in Kansas, Oklahoma and Mis-
souri, Is writing off some of this esti-
mate. while other sections have been
adding TO it. The market sentiment
is TO be read in quotations ON the
day following the issuance of the
government report, Chicago Decem-
Der corn reached 70, it's highest
point thus far for the month. Since
then, the closing price from day to
day has been around 20 or II.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-22
Seems 70 Have 1916
Pennant All
Sewed Up

The Brooklyn Dodgers look like
the National league entry in the
world series They are breezing
along merrily ahead of the field,
where they have been since the
carly days Of spring, and there
doesn't seem to be chance for
them 10 crack under the well-known
strain Il is one Of the least known
clubs in the major leagues, always
having performed more or less
quietly and never creating the en.
thusiasm II should. Here are q
number OF interesting facts about
the Dodgers
Rroolllyu entered the National
leRcuo IN 1890 and brought home
the pennant the first year.
After winning the pcnnant in the
year ~ S. National league debut,
Erooklyn repeated the trick in 1899
and 1900.
only once during the &c years that
Brooklyn has been In the National
league has the team finished in the
cellar This was IN 1905.
Since 1912 the brooklyn team has
bettcrrd it's position In the pennsnt
race each year The team finished
seventh In Ia12. sixth I'm 1918. nfth
I'm 12ll ana third IN 1918.
In the short spac" Of two years
Manager Wtlbcrt Robinson. of the
Robins 49, won place among tho
surccs1ful pilots i'm the big show
While the Robins have been lead
Inc IN, National League In batting
they hay" boon a second division
Tbre~ veteran pitcberS Narruard
The Detroit times., 1916-08-22
Brooklyn Club, Best Bet in
National, Champions Thrice

Geo. Cutshaw, whose work around
the second cushion has proved a SEN
sation, came to Brooklyn in 1919 from
the Oakland team OF the Pacific
Coast league.
McCarty and Daubert OF the Brook
Ign team are included among the 10
400 hitters. in the National league.
while Daubert and Cutshaw are
among the inst half-dozen base steal
ers,
Zach Wheat Is the oldest PLAYER on
the Brooklyn team In point OF SER
vice. Wheat Joined the team in Au-
gust, 1909. Jake Daubert IL the next
oldest, having Joined the team in the
spring Of 1910.
Wtlbert Robinson. the Robins boss,
Is the third member OF famous old
trio OF Baltimore Orioles who later
became great baseball managers. The
other two were McGrsw OF the Giants
and Jennings OF the Detroit Tigers.
Ed Pfeffer the Robins star pitch
,er and leading HEAVIER OF the National
league, Ia 81 years old and native
OF Champaign, III. lie won 70 games
ana lost l2 In 1914, the year in which
count stood Ia won and Ia lost.
one Of the noticeable features in
Brooklyp's dash TO the front has been
the fast work displayed by the
many veteran pastimers now on the
team. Players who have been wear
ing big league spangles for years.
including Mowrey, Meyers. Olson.
CoVnbs. Marquard and Cheney, are
now going like two-year-olds.
First known as the Trolley Dodg-
ers the nickname OF the Brooklyn
team was changed TO the Superbas
when Ned Hanlon became pilot. The
name owed it's origin 70 "Hanlon's
Superba' AT that time popular
spectacular production on the stage.
Robins, the present nickname OF
the team, was given In honor OF
Manager Wilbert Robinson
Losing the frat two games OF the
present season put the Robins In the
cellar, where they remained until
April 10, when they heat the Giants
and moved up a notch. They held
down seventh place until April "a
and then started 70 climb in earnest.
April ~ found the team In second
place and on May / they grabbed the
top rung OF the pennant ladder. They
lost II tho next day, but rcgained II
one day later, and nave been burning
up the League ever since.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-22
Jimmy Wilde, England's
Champ, Can't Come Just Now

rtson flr the championship here he
fought fancy Lee, the Scotch con-
tended. last Monday for the ny-
weight title and Lord Lonsdale belt.
winning easily and defeating the
only man who had ever beaten him
in match previously lie Is a Won
deTful card here now and il drawing
$4,000 week at the Comedy thea
ter in vaudeville,
He Is TO meet Johnny hughes.
who visited the States "A few years
ago, In a match early in August He
has been fighting at the rate OF twice
month and getting no less than
81 500 for every match. People fiock
TO see him because they know they
will always see fight and get q
run for their money. They are
never fooled, and II IL seldom that
he ever Nights twice alike. He
changes his style OF lighting con-
tinuously and IL is action all the
time with him. He was refused by
the army because OF his undertake..
but he surely is "a marvellous fight.
ing machine done up in a small
package"
Several clubs have been after
Wilde 10 come over and fight
Johnny Ertle and Kid Williams, but
1t looks as though they will have 10
wait some time, II Jimmy is al
great as claimed, and there Is no
reason 10 doubt what the critics
say, a match between the little fell
low and either Williams or ErtIe
will be a treat indeed
The Detroit times., 1916-08-22

The expected trip OF the wonder
ful little boxer, Jimmy Wilde, OF
England, 10 this country, has been
called of for the present, probably
until after the end OF the war. Wilde,
like Les Darcy, OF Australia. had
received splendid offers 20 visit the
States and engage in a few boxing
matches, but he has finally deferred
his proposed trip until after the war
Jimmy II the greatest card they
have had In London In many years
even though he Is nothing more
than a hyweight, or very small ban.
tamweight Although only "a years
OF age, little Jimmy has wife and
four children, and his manager, TED
Lewis, agrees with the little boxer
that II is best not TO make the
American trip al present. They had
intended making aging trip TO
New York for just two matches on
a fiat guarantee. but after defeating
the British bantamweight contender
for the title-Tommy Harrison--in
eight rounds, the offers came so fast
that Jimmy could not MI them
In speaking of Wide, the London
sporting writer, A. ] Daniels, sends
the following Was sorry &c
learn that Jimmy Wilde will not
visit your shores for awhile, as
had looked forward 10 his trip as a
financial success for the little fel
low and treat 10 the sporting men
He is wonderful as boxer and
fighter After beating Tommy liar
The Detroit times., 1916-08-22
GOLFER DRIVES GOLF
BALL NINE MILES

Golfers were astounded last
winter when told Walter Fair.
banks. OF Denver. had driven
golf bar 1000 yards, aided by
hop and a skip on an ice-coyered
pond
Now comes Vernon Goodwin
OF Los Angeles Country club
with better report. Vernon
sliced a ball of the third tee at
the Los Angeles links and the
rubber core landed on a motor
truck travelling toward Santa
Monica And, naively urges Yer
non
Assuming the length OF
drive IL measured from the tee
10 point where II comes 70
complete rest I drove mine from
the club 10 Santa Monica. nine
miles'
The Detroit times., 1916-08-22

with the famous Lady Baldwin In
the pitchers box In the meantime
Chicago had dropped a game 10 St
Louis This acted as an incentive
and the Detroit players went after
the third and fourth games with 4
fierce determination 10 win. for a
double.header was 10 be played that
afternoon
Ferguson and Smith faced each
The Detroit times., 1916-08-22

other again in the opener and the
Philadelphia star came through a
winner After 10 minutes rest. the
second game was called, and, 20 the
amazement of IN, 5000 fans pres.
ent. Ferguson stepped into The box
and by his magnificent pitching
blasted the remaining hope OF the
Detroits for the flag
The work OF Ferguson in the two
contests was a wonderful exhibition
OF skill and judgment, the mighty
Wolverine batsmcn just scoring two
runs in both games and in the sec.
ond contest securing but four
singles. There are a few records OF
those early-day pitchers wherein
they hurled two games in one day,
morning and afternoon, but they
were mighty few
Miller HugFins has acquired short
stop Bohn from the Tacoma club.
Mebbc this bird VIII live down his
name when he joins the Cardinals
Answer 20 queries No Eddie Plank
who Ia now pitching for st Louis.
IL not the son OF Eddie Plank. who
pitched for the Athletics In the dark
ages,
II isn't the altitude ~ Colorado
that worries Freddie Welsh. He'a
chiefly concerned about the altitude
OF the purse.
National league umpires have com
planned to President Trner that the
Boston players arc still using the
hidden bawl trick from the bench.
Yes, Molla Bjurstcdt possesses a
weakness In playing doubles. It's her
partner
Bobby Wallace and Eddie Plank
are the guys who put the age in
courage
The Detroit times., 1916-08-22

Nothing is impossible these days
Tor the baseball scouts ThrN only
had 10 dig about . feet in order TO
exhume Artie Hoffman and Bobby
Wallace.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-02

his duty when he refused to approve
the Automatic deal. Two telephone
interests came to him and asked him
to approve an act they were going to
commit. They asked him immunity
from prosecution. if they did it. He
said he wouldn't guarantee them
anything. He left them to do what
ever they desired to do and take the
consequences"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-02
PUBLIC OPINION A FACTOR IN
AUTOMATIC PHONE SUIT
AGAINST BELL co.

O. De one OF che IaCCOIS III LuG poJOOO,-
900 damage suit brought by the
Automatic phone crowd against the
Bell monopoly.
Attorneys Dan Schuyler for Chi
cago Utilities Co. and Ralph M. Shaw
for the Automatic bondhelders start
ed court action recently aimed. at
soaking the American Telephone &
Telegraph Co. and the Chicago Tele-
phone Co. $8,O0O,OOO. That's the
amount of cash they claim the Auto
matte crowd has lost through failure
of the Bell interests to buy the Auto
matte.
Defense of the Bell interests viii
show that the contract of sale stip-
ulated the Bell interests didn't have
to buy the Automatic unless public
opinion was favorable to the SALE
and the Bell interests were to be the
judges on whether the public would
stand for the deal
Public Ownership league officers
say the new litigation can't snarl the
situation any worse than it's already
snarled.
1--WE are keeping our suit before
Judge Windes asking an injunction
to stop the sale, - said Charles P.
Schwartz, attorney for John Fitzpat-
rick, taxpayer and president P. o.
league. even if the federal depart
ment of justice had approved the
deal, I believe it would have been
stopped by the courts because Of the
fact that in the city council there had
not been the necessary two-thirds
vote of aldermen for the deal Our
contention was that for the repeal Of
the Automatic franchise ordinance
terms, a two-thirds instead Of a ma
joTity vote was required. This was
not lived up to.
attorney General Gregory took
course that was strictly in line with