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Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21
THE SALE or RED CROSS
 SEALS IN CONNECTICUT
Town of 1oxrah Lsads tn Class Two
 With Per Capita Sale of 5,6e5.

Reports on the sale of Red Cross Seals have been received by the state tuberculosis commission from nearly all agencies in the state, and the re- turns show that 2.6as.44s seals have been sold throughout the entire state.
 New Haven leads with a sale of 42s,344, and Bridgeport follows with a sale of 2s7,o seals. Other large sales are: Waterbury 2s7.7ss, New Britain about 1000, Hartford 138, ,o.S. Greenwich 119,1s1, Beacon Falls 74,- 445, Torrington 62,s05, k1erfden 56, O3o. and Stamford 63,125.
 Remnants will be awarded to the eight classes of towns selling the larg- est number of seals per capita, and in order that the competition will be ever fhe communities have been grouped according to their population. The towns standing highest in their respective classes are as folloks:
 Class 2, Bozrah, with a per capita sale of 5,6o5. Class 8, Beacon Falls, G. 424. Class 4, Ridgefleld 6,771- Class 5, Greenwich 6,396. Class 6. Ansonia D. 25s. Class '. New Britain 2,ss6. Class 8, New Haven 2,454.
 The sale this year has been the larg- est the state has ever known and shows an increase of about forty five per cent. over last years sale.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21
Property Chances Hands,

P. J. Battersby has purchased from Chas. A. Pyne, through A. w. Colt, the attractive bungalow No. 136 West Thames street, the house Is a com paratively new one, having all modern improvements. There is a garage and the lot has a street frontage of 75 feet. MT. Battersby eXpecs to occupy the house about April l.
 MT. Colt has also sold for the Will Hams Memorial Institute of New Lon don, a fine house lot on Williams street at the head of Uncas street, to Susie Harrison Adams of Yantic. The lot has a street frontage of 6S feet and is about 450 feet in depth and disposes of the last piece of a large tract of land which the Williams school for merly owned in this section of the city.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21
DIED.

 POHTELANCE-In this city. Feb. 1s, Adolphe Roi Portelance. aged sS years. Funeral from his late home. AS Main street, Tuesday morning, Feb. z2, at o'clock Solemn requiem mas6 tnl St. PatTick's church at o'clock; Burial in St. JoSeph'S cemetery Kindly omit flowers.
 PADDOCK-In Norwich, Feb. 1s. Ig16, Mary Eliza6eth AddomA wifs Of fhe late Lewis 8. Paddock. N. D. Funeral service at her late regtdeuce, e6 Washington street, Wednesday af- ternoon, Feb. 23, at o'clock. HARTSHORN-In Middletown, Feh, 1e, 1916, Emma G. Hzrtshorn, aged 72 years, pneumonia. Burial at Plains cemetery Feb. 41 ak p. m. Committal services by Rev. B. P. Capshaw.
 PHICNIn this city. Feb. 90. John Price.
 sHAFFER-1n Trading Cove -CGont- ville), Feb. IT, Anna Bell Hutton, beloved wife of George E. Shaffer, aged A years.
 Funeral from her late home, Travtng Cove, Monday afternoon. Feb. 21, at 2 o'clock. Burial in Meplewood cern- etery. EAMoNT-In Lisbon, Feb. 20, 1s16. Catherine Lamont, aged 79 years THuMM-In this city, Feb. 20, 1916, Rosena Louise Grauer, widow of Gustav Thumm, aged 77 years.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21
TAFTVILLE
Cornerstone Club Surprises Edwin PoIiard-DoubIe Runner Crashed Into Mill Fence-PersonaIs.

Members of the Cornerstone club surprised Edwin Pollard at his home on Front street Saturday evening. During the evening MT. Pollard was presented with a travelling case, Sam ue1 Armitage making the presentation speech. Numerous games were played and several solos were sung by differ ent members of the club. Oscar Hein- rich sang When I Leave the World Behind; The Old Gray Coat Fred Knowles; Sing Sing, by Samuel Armi- tage. Dainty refreshments of ice cream and fancy cakes were served by the host. Cigars were passed around dur ing the evening. The merry partk broke up at a late hour, wishing MT. Pollard success on his return to Boston, where he is employed.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21
Otis Library Notes.

The February Bulletins are ready for for circulation. Recent additions to the library are:
 Covent Garden Journal, by Henry Fielding, is edited by former Nor wich boy. Gerard Edward Johnson. The book, in two volumes, is handsomely illustrated and is an attractive edi- tion. MT. Jenson has dedicated the book to his father and mother and to the memory of Mrs. Elizabeth Ran dall.
 Library Business Practice 10 vol umes, edited by A. w. Shaw
 To the musical department has been added:
 Southern Love Songs, Colridge Tay- Tor.
 Katinka, Vocal score, Trinel. Kitty Cheltham's Book of Songs. Modern Russian piano music, vols
 Eighty mine visitors enjoyed the reading room Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21
MISS CHARLOTTE AE5ERTINE
 APPOINTED SCHOOL NURSE
Has Had Ten Years' Experience and is Graduate of Backus Hospital Trainina School.

Miss Charlotte A1bertine has been appointed school nurse by the town school committee. Miss Albertine and School Medical Inspector Dr. Louis T. Cassidy will start their duties as soon as the organization is perfected. The general plan of the work will be ar ranged by Superintendent Graham.
 The salary of school nurse calls for S70 a month for 10 months in the year and medical inspector $100 a year.
 Miss Albertine has had 10 years ex- perience and was a member of the Baclcus hospital training school class of 1906. She was head nurse of the Rochester, N. Y, orphan asylum two years ago and has recently been doing private nursing.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21
Football Club Elects Officers,

At a meeting of the Tafville Social and Football club held in their rooms last week, John Anderson was elected to the office of vice president to take the place of Arthur Brouton who has left the village. George Eastman was elected to fill the place of William Lewis on the house committee The card tournament was won by Robert Brooks and Frank Hodkinson.
 William Wilson, who played on the
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21
SALE OF DANISH WEST
 INDIES TO UNITED STATES.
May Follow as Result of Recent Strike
 of Negroes There.

Copenhagen. via London, Feb. 20. 9.3S D. m.--The recent strike of ne- groee in the Danish West Indies has reopened the old question of the sale of the islands to the United States. It is generally believed here that if the quesIfon of the sale comes up again in parliament it will receive a favora- ble majority in both. houses. provided the United States offers a greater sum than the $4.o00,000 offered in 1901. MT. Hagernan, the wea1thiest planter in the Danish West Indies. has just pub lishcd here a pamphlet on the situa- lien rro-,1 tI1a 7o,1t of -i--- cr t+e
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21
The Porteous & Mitchell Co.

would Subject the trthracite region to the policies of an organization ab- solutely controlled from the outside"
 In regard to an eight hour day the operators asserted such a regulation would aggreYate the danger Of a coal shortage and increase the cost Of pro- duction.
 On the other hand the miners claim that the cost of food in the last twelve years has increased forty per cent. and wages only five and one half per cent.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21
fB11llRtitl. Norwich, Monday. Feb. 21, 1916.
THE WEATHER
Conditions.


 A disturbance of moderate intensity that has moved from the Great Lakes southeastward has been attended by snow fiurries in the Atlantic states north of Maryland. In all other parts of the country the weather remained fair.
 Temperatures remain low in the north border states from Michigan eastward.
 The indications are the weather will be fair Monday and Tuesday, gen. orally east of the Mississippi river. The temperature will be consider ably lower Monday in southern New England and the Middle Atlantic states.
 The winds along the North Atlantic coast will be fresh northwest; Middle Atlantic coast, strong northwest.
 Forecast.
 Northern New England: Fair Mon day and Tuesday.
 Southern New England: Fair and colder Monday; Tuesday fair. Eastern New York: Fair Monday, colder in south portion; Tuesday fair.
 Observations iH Norwich. The following records reported from Sevin's pharmacy, show the changes in temperature and the barometric changes Saturday and Sunday: Safurdav-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21
John M. Lee WiII Be Guest,

The banquet of San Salvador coun- cil. No 1, Knights of Columbus at the Hotel Garde, New Haven Wednesday evening in celebration of the 34th aonz niversary of the founding Of the great Catholic order promises to be the big est event of the kind with No. 1 council.
 Among the guests of the council on that occasion win be John M. Lee, of Norwich, master of the fourth degree and State Lecturer Rev. W. A. Keefe If Plainf1eld
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21
Snow Covered Up ley Spots.

Falls were numerous Sunday as the result of the snow which covered up the icy spots on sidewalks and ro&fSs. A number of people fell on Broadway hill during the afternoon and other falls were reported in various sec tions of the city. The snow will great ly improve the sliding on Broadway which has been the source of much pleasure for the young people dur ing the past week or so.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21
WHIST PARTY AND ATTRACTIVE MUSICAL PROGRAM Miss Mabel Christianson Was Hostess
 at Her Home on Boswell Avenue
 Prize Awarded Winners at Whist.

A delightful whist party was held at the home of Miss Mabel Christian ing. Four tables were played. prizes going to Byron Frink and Mrs. R. F. Powers. Solos were rendered by Mrs. Henry Caron and George Sheldon, ac- companied by George Taylor.
 Refreshments were served by the hnSfeaS
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21
Will Hold Washington Party.

On Tuesday evening members of the Greeneville Hook and Ladder company will hold their annual banquet and George Washington's birthday party in the engine house on North Main street This is an annual event that the members of the company look for- word 10 with rrl'foh interest
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21
Men of Versailles M. E. Give Supper


 The annual supper and entertain ment given by the men of the Yer sailles M. B. church was largely at- tended. The committees in charge we're s. Baldwin, c. H. Boyens, B. E. Learned, H. A. Richards and M. H. titled Al Martins Country Store, was presented and was the cause of much merriment by the following cast, F. c. Musgrave, N. H. Holdridge. G. Hall, B. Currie, H. Sengman. E. Passmore, H. Frohmander, S. Baldwin, K. Sci F. H. Toplif and H. Baldwin. There were several solos by Miss Kendall of Taftville and M. Baily and c. Garrett of Baltic. M. Laferine rem dered a delightful cornet solo. About s53 was realized and will be added to the church treasury.
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 Personals and Notes.
 Miss Florence Ellis spent Sunday at her home in Westerly.
 
 Bert Adams spent the week end at his home in Worcester.
 The Money Master, at Hillcrest thea tre today, 2 and 7.45.-adv.
 Ethel Reeves Is seriously i'll at her home on Providence street.
 James Emerson and Joseph Burgess spent the week end in New Bedford. M Belair of Meriden and several friends are visiting MT. Belair's parents on Providence street.
 Christian Hoefer issues a challenge to D. Flynn and R. Wilson to meet him in a triangle pool match.
 -
 A masquerade given by Heinrich's orchestra, in Maennerchor hall Satur- day evening was well attended.
 Fred Pippin and Gustave Greenwood attended a dance in Lebanon Saturday evening. The boys made the trip by sleigh. A number of local young men are planning to go to Eddystone, Pa, where they will enter the employ of the Rem ington Munition company.
 The sliding on Providence street was very good Saturday. A big double run- ner coming down the hill at such high rate of speed that 1t was unable to turn the corner, crashed through the mill fence. No serious injuries were sustained by any of the parsons on-the sled.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21
Local Young Men Going to Eddystone,
 Pa.-PersonaIs and Notes.

Several local young men left town Sunday morning for Eddystone, Pa. Those going were Frank Bjork, George Gardner James Quinn, James Grady and Fabian Ericson.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21

Copies of the rules of the state civil service commission, to become effective on March l will be mailed room E5, state caDftol. ,rpon rerreet
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21

Jeremiah Downey, formerly of this place, now located in Hartford, was in town over the week end
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21

Kramer & Henderson have started cutting ice on the Boswell avenue pond.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21

Miss Evelyn Jennings of Willimantic was a Sunday caller in town.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21
Gave ThimbIe Tea,

Miss Elsie J. Graham entertained a few friends at a thimble tea at her home on Friday.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21

Comparisons. Predictions for Saturday: Cold wave. Saturdays weather: As predicted. Predictions for Sunday: Fair, rising temperature.
 Sundays weather: Snow, with wind.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21

WHEN YOU WANT 10 put your bus- mess before the public. there IS ne n edium better than through the ad- Ne-: : -I.. :.:,.il~ z Iil- ls..i:, l..
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21
Sun. Moon ma Tides,
GREENEVILLE

Six hours after nigh water IL is low tide. which is followed by flood tide.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21

Spoke at Federated Church.
 At the Federated church, Sunday, Rev. George Scrivener took for his morning subject, Principles of Revei tion and in the evening spoke on In Time With the Infinite.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21
Personals and Notes

Norman Soules of New Haven was a week end visitor here.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21
Ths Pe@!se4s sM !!eAs!! C2.
Royal Society
 PaClkage OufnfS

In Art Needlework Section, main floor, carry full line of Royal Society Package Outfits and Royal Society Embroidery Floss.
 These Outfits come to you complete in sealed veIope They contain the article to be embroidered, stamped material of the highest quality, exact nstuc- tions for working, carefully prepared chart of stitches and colors, with sufficient Aoss to entirely complete the embroidery. These suggestions:
 Childrens Dresses and Goats 75c to $l.25 Baby Dresses and Rompers ......... soc to'$1.00 Childrens Caps Hats and Bouses. 40c to .25 Carriage Robe, Pillow and Baby Sets. 40c to 75c Nainsook Corset Covers, Night Gowns and
 Combinations ................ Soc to $1.oo Dressing Sacques Caps and Aprons. 25c to e5c Batiste and Lawn Waists. s.............5 Soc to z5ci
 "THE LOVE BIRD" SET INCLUDES = Pillow Top. ..... Soc Card Table Cover. .g,S5ct Work Bag. ........ soc Scarf and Pin Cushion ,75c 24-inch Center Piece soc Laundry Bag. ..... 76cs
 Royal Society Package Outfits sale at Art De partment main floor. .-- ~S f F. ~E '-.-:. ;.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21
BORN

DRURN-In Norwich, Feb. IS, 1916, c daughter, Kathleen, to MT. and Mrs. John W. Drury.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21
spfsIsE 1s sE,s1H VALUES HANDKERCHIEFS

n UT Annual February Sale of Handerchiefs is in
 progress to continue all this week and until sold It includes 25O dozen Staple Handercefs for Men, Women and Children Some of them subject to manufactr ers slight mperfections- oil spot thread they are hardly decernible. Many absolutely perfect being merely surplus stock bought at liberal price concessions. These Handkerchiefs now sale at regular Handkerchief department main floor. Sold only in half dozen lots.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21
Personals and Notes.

Miss Florence Ellis spent Sunday at her home in Westerly.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21

Bert Adams spent the week end a his home in Worcester.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21

A number of local young men are planning to go to Eddystone, Pa, where they will enter the employ of the Rem ington Munition company.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21

Ethel Reeves Is seriously i'll at her nome on Providence street.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21

James Emerson and Joseph Burgess spent the week end in New Bedford.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-06-13
San Diego Highway Is
Condemned by Everybody

There is universal condemnation
heard of the San Diego county high
way. The state is rushing through
work On this end of the road, and
Imperial county contributed to put the
road in passable condition as war west
as Campo. But from Campo to San
Diego the roadbed is in awful shape
and the promise that it would be i'm
proved in time for the Imperial valley
visit was not kept. ~
Work is progressing steadily on the
road from Brawley south of Salton
sea, and the prediction is frequently
heard that on the completion of this
road communication from the valley
to the coast will be by way of Los
Angeles instead of San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-06-13
masterpieces, "a Woman"

Grammar School BOnds-The Ell
Centre school trustees are asking the
voters of the Ell Centre school district
to vote bonds on Tuesday, June 20,
to the sum of $4,000. This will be
needed to complete the new Main
street building, now called the Will
son building, so that it can be made
ready for use when school opens in
the fall. The trustees find this bond
issue necessary, as so much of the
money had to be paid out to do the
repair work on the other buildings
that were damaged by the earthquake.
The sum of $1O,222.25 had to be paid
out in repairs on the Mckinley build
ing, $2,969.62 on the Lincoln building
and s31449 on the Booker T. Washing
ton building, totaling $13, ,5O6.36. The
election will be held at the Mckinley
building, at Commercial and Fifth
streets and the polls will be open be-
tween the hours of 8 a. m. and p. m
Imperial Valley press., 1916-06-13
Japs With Raiders.

Laredo, Tex, June 13.-George Con-
over, an American cowboy, captured
by Mexican bandits. yesterday, when
he and Arthur Meyers trailed the ma
rauders who raided the T. A. Cole
man ranch at San Samuel, arrived in
Laredo late last night after thirty
mile trip on foot after his escape from
the Mexicans.
He said the band which Sought to
rustic eighty head Of horses across the
torder was composed of five Mexicans
and two japanese. The japanese, he
said, were later captured by de facto
government troops. He and Meyers
attempted to follow the Mexicans, MAX
ing away with the horses, and caused
the animals to stampede, but they
were captured. Conover said he was
treated well by the Mexicans, but the
two Japanese wanted to hang him.
The bandits left him and Meyers at
secluded place and told the Ameri-
cans to await their return. The Ameri-
cans then took flight, hiding in the
brush when the Mexicans came back
to look for them. The searchers passed
within fifteen yards of the refugees.
Washington, June Embarrassing
excitement and anti-American feeling
throught northern Mexico is described
in dispatches to the state department.
In many cases, it is said at the de-
partment, Carranza authorities appear
to be Indifferent as to what is going
on. Details of the reports were not
made public.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-06-13
AMERICAN POLITICS
CONTROLLED BY GERMANY Y

Philadelphia, June 13.-The nomina-
tion of Hughes and Fairbanks to lead
the national Republican ticket is
claimed by prominent German-Ameri-
cans of Philadelphia to be decisive
victory for the alliance perfected in
Chicago two weeks ago, in which near
ly seventy strong German societies
were represented and which have
working organizations in thirty-nine
states.
Speaking for the Germans of Phil
adelphia and eastern Pennsylvania,
Gustave Mayer, publisher of the Ger
man Daily Gazette, made the signifi-
cant declaration that S5 per cent of
the German-Amercans of the United
States, who number nearly 100000
voters, will support the Republican
ticket, and this in face of the fact that
many in past years have voted the
Democratic ticket, particularly in the
Western and Middle Western states.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-06-13
STATE HIGHWAY NOW
FTNISHEDPAST SEELEY

Seeley Sentinel: CaleXico please take
notice: Seeley is keeping pace with
other important trade centers of the
valley and now enjoys paved streets
In truth it is only one street, but ii
is a start, which is more than can be
said for the burg sleeping on the bor-
derCome on Chronicle and say that
"our" street is a state product. We
know it, but we've got paved street
and Calexico can only spot a dusty,
bumpity-bump, blankity-blank system
of city thoroughfares.
During the past week A. W. Allen
state engineer, ordered the highway
opened eastward to the Elder ditch.
Within ten days the stretch to the Mo-
bile store will be ready for travel.
Graham Bros, who have the contract
between Dixieland and Ell Centre, an
nounce that on account of weather
conditions work will be stopped about
July l and not resumed until October
l. Mr.. Graham states that the high
way will be completed to within 3.4
miles of Ell Centro before laying off
the force. From there on into the
county seat the road will be kept
dragged smooth and well sprinkled un-
til work can be resumed in the fall
This last stretch of road will be COM
pleted and opened to travel for the
first of December.
Early in the fall the bridge across
New river will be built. In the mean
time a short detour has to be made to
the south, using the county bridge, and
return to the concrete highway again
According to Road Boss S. T. Robin
son, this bit of road will be kept in as
good condition as possible until the
completion of the new crossing.
Near the western end of the high
way the tunnel under the San Diego
& Arizona tracks will be opened by
the end of the coming week, which
will give fine boulevard from Seeley
clear to the mountains, with the ex-
ception Of about one-half mile ot
sand at the point of construction Of
the Meyers Canyon bridge. To put
this short stretch in as good condi.
ton as possible the state intends to
cover the roadway with decomposed
granite.
When the contract was let for the
last stretch of the state highway il
was estimated that it would be com.
plctcd by the middle of July, but the
inability to secure sufficient labor has
held the work back.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-06-13
CITY AND VALLEY

Aclmowledgement-Mrs. j. Elliott
Druiff has received a letter from the
headquarters of the Red Cross society
acknowledging the donation of S154,
the proceeds Of the Cooked Food Sale,
and heartily thanking all the ladies
who so kindly contributed toward it.
X + 4
L. & s. Airdome Tonight-Tonight
at the L. & S. theatre will be shown
the eleventh episode of the "Graft"
series, "The Illegal Bucket Shop"
aThe Animated Weekly of Current
Events" and oscars and Stripes" an
LrKo two-reel comedy, are also on to-
nights program. Tomorrow night will
be shown Charlie Chaplin in one of his