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Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-01

a sentence of ten days. He was charged with having been intoxicated and with having committed a breach of the peace. When arraigned he gave his wave the flag and I'm a veteran of the Spanish war speech, which he few days ago. At that time he had come up on an appeal from a sentence imposed in the town court of Killingly. He had been arrested by Chief Grim officer, when about to be locked in the police station at that town.
 Winter Term Ends.
 Public schools in Putnam closed Fri day for the spring recess.
 A meeting of the Putnam Country club was held Friday evening. All members are anxious for the day when golf can be resumed, but at present portions of the links are under water of the spring floods.
 Ice on the Lake.
 For the first time in many years ice covered Alexander's lake with the com ing of the close of March. This has happened very few times in the last half century, it is stated. The fee was ' cry thin Friday, however, and is not likely to endure long under the warm sun of the past few days.
 The examination to fill the position of clerk and carrier at the Putnam postoffice comes a week from today.
 H. w. Files, superintendent of schools, is to speak relative to the night school and its work Sunday ev- ening at a meeting of the French Cir cle of Advancement.
 Justice NJ. Greene and John O. Fox have been in Providence to attend a meeting of stockholders of a tobacco company.
 Twenty eighth District Caucus Mon
 day.
 G. Harold Gilpatric. member of the republican state central committee for the district, has called a caucus of the Twenty eighth district delegates to meet here Monday. As calendar day for April Friday was a real A No. 1 selection. It was mostly very clear day and the tenn perature climbed into the 70s before the noon hour.
 Thompson is one of the towns in this section tha is suffering from such a shortage of coal that 1t has i been necessary to use wood to keep some heater fires going. The Ladies' Aid society of the Meth cdist church held a food sale at the store of Ballard and Clark Friday. | J. Carl Witter conducted an auction i for E. w. Shelden of Farrows street Friday.
 John A. Rice of Boston was a visi- | tor with friends in Putnam Friday.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-01
GOVERNMENT TO BUY
 EIGHT AEROPLANES
To Be Sent at Once to Brigadier Gen
 eral Pershing.

Washington, March 30.-Immediate purchase of eight aeroplanes to be sent at once to Brigadier General Pershing was authorized today by the war de- partment.
 A special board of signal corps off, cers has been ordered here to inspect and test the machines. The board will be composed of Captain Virginius E. Clark, head of the department of mo- tors of the aviation school at San Die go, Cal, Lieutenant Thomas de w. Milling, head instructor at the San Diego school, who are now en route here from the Pacific coast, and Lieut. E. O. Jones of the signal corps.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-01

Blanche Fontaine: farce. characters by Wilfred Bibeau and David Leith- The prize winners at whist were: Ladies'. Mrs. Arthur Parent, Mrs George Lacroix, Caroline Turquette; gentlemen. A. Leforge. Eugene Bouch- CT and Edward McNierney.
 Heard and Seen.
 John IT. Donahoe' and Nathan Scott of St. Johns college, Danvers. Mass, were recent visitors at Mir. Donahoe's home here.
 William Carey of New York was a guest this week of Mir. and Mrs. John Brown.
 Rev. William Fl. Kennedy of Greene vile gave an instructive sermon at St Nary's church Wednesday evening.
 There are unclaimed letters at tht post office for Mrs. Sophie Ritchie John Larsan and John Sabin-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-01
RISkED LIFE TO
 SAVE LITTLE CHILD.
Guy 5ruce's Presence of Mind Pre- vents Tot From Being Crushed.

Guy Bruce, of New London, risked his life to save that of a little child near the junction of Bank and Tru- man streets Wednesday afternoon. MT. Bruce was driving one of the heavy furniture trucks at a moderate speed when the tot ran from the sidewalk and stopped directly in the path of the motor Pnd but few feet distant. Only the utmost presence of mind and the quickest possible action prevented crushing the child beneath the heavy car.
 In the fraction of a second avail avje MT. Bruce swung the truck around with SO sharp a turn that it described a seni-circle and brought Up on the sidewalk against the park let fence. Witnesses declared that 99 times out of 100 the car would have overturned and pinioned the driver under it Neither child, chauffeur nor car was injured.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-01
ASSIGNMENT OF CREWS.
Summer Arrangement at Trolley Line
 Effective Menday.

The following is the arrangement of crews on the local line of the troll ley company for the summer period, the chose-up becoming effective on Monday: No. Munroe- Brooks; No. R. Shippe No. 8, Martin Cummins: No. (East Killingly) Barton-Brown; No. 5 Moosup- Central Village. Weaver-Babcock; No. 101 La rose-Childs: No. 102 Card -Whipple; No. 103 Williams-H. Shippee; No. 1o4 Green Co1weu; No. 105 Hall-Arnold; first spare crew, Conklin- Warren; 1; second spare crew, Berthiaunfe- Gle ments; spare motorman, Gallichant.
 Edmund Vachon, for Is years a con- ductor on the lines of the company in
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-01
COLCHESTER

Mir and Mrs. Clinton Wallis and Hamilton Wallis. Jr., returned Thurs day from a few days stay in New York. having been called there by the illness of MT. Wallis father, Hamil- ton Wallis
 Mir and Mrs. John Churchill of New York are at the home Of Mrs Church ill's parents, MT. and Mrs. James Gil-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-01

A successful Mi-Careme whist and social was given by the s. Jean Bap- tiste society in Sprague nall Thursday evening. for the benefit of St. Mary's church. After the whist an entertain ment of pleasing variety was present. ed, with the program as follows: Se- lections by the orchestra: French song by Charles Belair. accompanied by Miss Blanche Fontaine of Taftville: piano duet, Misses Bibiane and ImeI- da Gaucher: song. The Clarg of the Forge, Mir. Belair, accompanied by Miss Fontaine; piano solo, Miss
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-01

this vicinity has resigned to go into business in Dsyville.
 '- Milk Car Service.
 The new trolley milk car service to be established this morning is ar- ranged as follows, relative to the run ming time of the car: Leave carhouse at Dayvtle a. m.; due Danielson al 6.15. 1t is expected that the crew will be able to leave Danielson by 6.23, de- pending on the time required to lead, and should reach Elmville at 6.3O. At East Killingly the milk will be trans ferred to a car that will run it into Providence. Between 90 and 100 cans -aret ezpected to be received today.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-01
Home From Southern Waters.

Waited Weed. son of Captain and Mrs. David s. Weed of Ocean avenue, New London, returned to his home on Wednesday after a long stay in south ern waters, being member of the crew Of the steam yacht Cassandria The last stop of the yacht was in Mex ieo and 1t was there that the local man left the vessel.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-01
FORMALLY WELCOMED
Reception to Rev. and Mrs. Albert DonneII at Congregational Vestry.


 A reception was rendered Rev and Mrs. Albert Donnell, in the parlors of the Congregational church Thursday evening. The ladies' parlor was at tractively decorated with daffodils and yellow marguerites, and in the ves- try the decorations were red ,carna- tions, primula malicoides and ferns. Tn the receiving party were Rev. and Mrs. Donnell, Deacon and Mrs. !. C. 'HawlIins and Deacon and Mrs. George A. Haskell.
 The ushers were Mrs. D. IT. Hiscox, Alex. McNicol, Misses Marion Robin son and Carol Bliss, William and An drew McNicol.
 The pastors of the churches in Jew cit City and Lisbon were present. Tn the course of the evening Rev. Fran cis Child of Pachaug, Rev. Samuel Thatcher and Rev. J. A. Spidell of Jewett City, and Rev. Wm. Reynolds of Lisbon welcomed the new pastor and his wife. Rev. Mir. Child read an
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-01
JEWETT CITY
Pulpit Themes for Tomorrow-Reeep- ton Rendered. Rev. and Mrs. Albert Donnell-Pythians' Whist.

Sunday morning at the Congrega- tional church, Rev. Albert Donnell's subject will he Taking Chances. In the evening the Adams Sisters of Providence will give a public sacred concert, consisting of religious read ings, sacred songs, pantomime and dramatic studies from the Bible. These little women are 49 and 46 inches in height. They are in Norwich at tending the Methodist conference.
 Rev. J. A. SpidelPs morning sub iect at the Baptist church will be. What the Cross Stands For. Church Music night will be observed in the evening. The topic will be Gems in the Rough.
 On account of the conference in Nor wich there will be no service in the Methodist church.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-01

Saybrook.-George G. Sheffield has been awarded the contract to remodel F'enwick Hall and the Erwin cottage for clubhouses for the Riversea club.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-01

Bloonfield.-The third annual ban uuet of the Hartford group of Epworth ., agucs was held in the Methodist church Thursday evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-01
BALTIC

mid-Lent Social Whist and Entertain ment Given by St. Jean saptistc So- ciety-Sermon by Rev. w. H. Ken nedy.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-01

John Johnson Twas before the city court Friday morning and was given
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-01
PATRIOTISM FAILS

John Jehnson's Speech Does Not Keep
 Him Out of Jail.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-01

A bottle of Dr. CaldwelPs Syrup Pep sin should be on hand in every home for use when needed. A trial bottle, free of charge, can be obtained by writ ing to Dr. w. B. Caldwell. 454 Wash ington Street, Monticello, III.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-01
DhNlELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

Milk Producers Side of Leased Car System Ably Presented Before Rep
 resentatiVes of Interstate Commerce Commission-John Johnson Sent to - Jail from City court-caueus of 18th District Delegates Monday. [
The Dolores star., 1916-10-20

Commissioner Durham went up to
the road camp near Bear Creek Mon.
day to see how the work was progress
ing. Mr.. Durham says that it is diff
cult to keep full gang of men on the
road. Men will only stay on the road
job a few days and then 60 to Dunton
or Rico and get work at better wages.
In other words the country is to pros
porous. Vote for Hughes.
The Dolores star., 1916-10-20
Next Tuesday is registration day.

Mrs. Bob White came over from
Eureka Wednesday and this morning
in company with her mother. Mrs. G.
H. Goodwin, sister, Blanche Goodwin,
and daughter, Mona Lacy, journeyed
out to Dove Greek to spend few days
at the home Of her brother, Clyde
Crabill.
The Dolores star., 1916-10-20

An eighty-acre ranch, Is acres i'm
proved, 6 acres of fruit in bearing, to
trade for house and lots in Dolores.
Inquire Of C. H. Bopp.
The broad ax., 1916-05-06

DR.. Daniel II. Williams has succeeded
Jerry Brumfeld, as one of the direc-
tors of the Louise Training School for
colored boys. DR.. Williams is also one
of the members of the board of direc-
tors of the Old Folks Home, and it
is very pleasing, indeed, to see that he
is becoming so deeply interested in
those two worthy institutions. Let
some of our other leading professional
and business men follow in the foot
steps of DR.. Williams, in this respect.
s. A. T. Watkins, Supreme Attor-
ney for the Knights of Pythias through
out the world, returned home last Sat-
urday from his official visit to Wash
ington, D. c., in connection with the
K. P. order.
The broad ax., 1916-05-06
Luxury In Puritan Days.

At no time, Of course. was luxury
completely absent from America Men
spend when the purse Is full, even
though the purse be small. Not all the
sumptuary laws Of seventeenth cen
fury Massachusetts could prevent 30
Der Puritans from launching into ex
travagance. from purchasing apparel
"wollen, silke or lynnen with lace Oh
It, silver, golde, silke or threed" Even
the pious slid back into embroidered
doublets with slashed sleeves into
"gold or silver girdles, hiatt bands.
belts, ruffs. beaver hatts," while WON
en- Of no particular rank appeared In
forbidden silk and tiffany hoods A
century later we encounter disapprovaI
of John Hancock's "show Of extrava-
gance In living" Of his French and
English furniture, his dances, dinners
carriages, wine cellars and fine clothes.
Washington starved with bis soldiers
at Valley Forge, but lived like an Eng
lish gentleman In his home at Mount
Vernon. Luxury, pomp, ceremonial
were not absent In the eighteenth cen
tury.-Walter e. Weyl In Harpers
Magazine.
The broad ax., 1916-05-06
THE STORY OF THE RISING OF A
RACE TOLD IN PICTURES.
A New Book on the Progress and
Achievements Of the Colored Race

The latest literary production, is a
book recently published by Austin
Jenkins Company, Washington, D. c.,
entitled "The Story of Rising Race,
Told in Pictures, or the Progress and
Achievements of the Colored People"
From beginning to end the book is
full of q wonderful story in connec-
ton with the onward march and de-
velopment Of the colored people in this
country since emerging from the house
Of bondage.
1t is the brain product of Mr.. Joseph
R. Gay, the well-known editor and
author. It is highly illustrated with
sixty Photographic pictures, represent
ing actual scenes in real life.
The book consists of 4S4 pages, bold
face type, making il very easy to read,
printed on q good quality Of Aber-
deem book paper and covered with
bright red cloth with gold letters. It's
selling price through agents is $50
The broad ax., 1916-05-06
Dolls as Scapeqoats.

The earliest dolls found were the
Answers of the ancient Egyptians.
which were buried with important per
sonages in order that they might full
fill such duties as the rulers Of the
neither world might impose on the dead
dignitary in his next incarnation. The
more important the dead the larger the
number of dolls buried with him.
Even to this day the doll plays its part
in the folklore of the banks Of the
Nile. When the river does not appear
to rise properly Il doll is thrown into
its waters, representing the living vir-
gin or boy who used of old to be
thrown in to propitiate the Nile god,
and a similar performance takes place
on the banks of the Tiber, where a
doll made of plated rushes is used as
a substitute for the human victim
Westminster Gazette.
The broad ax., 1916-05-06

Emmett Jay Scott, who was the
most trusted friend and intimate CO.
worker with the late DR.. Booker T..
Washington, for eighteen years, came
into this grand old world in the far
famed state of Texas, better known as
the clone Star State" He is there
fore a graduate of the Wiley Univer-
sity, Marshall, Texas, after rounding
out his education he turned his atten-
ton to newspaper work and for the
next four or five years he faithfully
served in important capacities with the
Daily Post, Houston, Texas.
Later on in life he began his active
public career as editor of the Texas
Freeman.
AS the editor of the Freeman he soon
forced himself to the front attracting
the attention of prominent men in all
parts of the country, which fact was
largely responsible for him being Sc
lected as the hustling and wide awake
secretary to DR.. Booker T. Washington
in 1897, and he more than faithfully
served him in that capacity until he
The broad ax., 1916-05-06

passed on into the next world in
November, 1915.
Mr.. Scott has and still continues to
serve as secretary of the Tuskegee In
stitute, and he has been secretary of
the National Negro Business League
since its inception in 1900; he was a
member of the American Commission
to Liberia, in 1909; he was secretary
of the International Conference on the
Negro, in 1912. He is also the secre-
tary of the two million dollar Booker
T. Washington Memorial Fund. He
helped Booker T. Washington in writ
ing "Tuskegee and its People," pub
lished by Appleton & Company, in
1910; he also assisted Lyman Beecher
Stone in writing, "Booker 7. Wash
ington: Builder of a Civilization, !"
published in 1916 by Doubleday, Page
& Company.
He is also the author of a highly
interesting little book entitled els
Liberia Worth Saving" For many
years he has been a very brilliant con-
tributor to many of the leading mag
azines and newspapers throughout the
country.
The broad ax., 1916-05-06

Mr.. and Mrs. I. Fox have removed
from 174O W. Lake Street to 5O27
Federal street, where they will be
pleased to meet their friends.
It is said that the genial Col. Robert
S. Abbott, editor of The Chicago De-
fender, who is very popular with the
ladies, is engaged to an extremely
beautiful lady, residing in Paris,
France, that he is deeply in love with
her and that the wedding will take
place this coming fall or just as soon
as the European war comes to an end
so that it will be perfectly safe for
Col. or Editor Abbott and his charming
bride-to-be to make an extensive tour
throughout the old world.
The broad ax., 1916-05-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Merinbaum and
the rest of their family have moved
into their new home, 5651 Indiana
Avenue. For many years Mr.. Merin-
baum has been one of the active and
efficient clerks in the Mayors office,
serving as such under the following
mayors: Carter II. Garrison, Edward
F. Dunno, Fred A. Busse and William
II. Thompson, and Mr.. Merinbapm, be-
ing the bridewen and permit and
license clerk in that Office, knows more
politicians and has seen more of them
come and go in their ups and downs
in the political game or life than any
other individual in the City Hall.
The broad ax., 1916-05-06
Initiative and Resolution.

Every young man should adopt the
I. and r. in his life. That means ini-
tiative and resolution. That Is, orig
mate something; think up something
to do In the world. Don't depend upon
others to initiate for you. The world
owes no man living. Every one owes
the world life.
Then there is resolution. That's a
mans virtue. 1t is a mans soul put
in action. This sounds like sentiment,
hut it is solid fact. Half Of the social
and industrial disasters we experience
today in politics, education, commerce
and industry is because we practice IT.
resolution and dependence. We will
never settle our social and industrial
troubles that way. We must think OF
something else to do, something we
can resort to in case of misfortune and
disaster. A man should save his earn
ings and invest them in land, in mine
In shop, in store-something on the out
side to take up in times of emergency.
Ohio State Journal.
The broad ax., 1916-05-06

A news note from Philadelphia had
this: "For her excellent services and
devotion, Miss Marion Price, a colored
woman of this city who has been a
cook in the home Of A. J. Drexel, a
banker, for fifty years, has been pro-
vided by her employers with a home to
live in during the rest Of her life.
Two servants have been hired to wait
upon her and q large monthly allow
ance is at her disposal.I
Tell rs that all the good white PEG.
pie are deadi What better news are
you looking fort
The broad ax., 1916-05-06
George Washinston's Sobriquets.

Washington was called by many so.
briquets. He was first of all Father
Of His Country" Providence left him
childless that his country might call
him father" Sigourney calls him "Pa
ter Patriae;" Chief Justice Marshall
the American Fabius." Lord Byron
in his lode to Napoleon" calls him
"the Cincinnatus of the West" Foi
having a new world on his shoulders
he was called the ATLAS of America"
The English soldiery called him by the
sarcastic nickname of Lovely Georgi
u.s." Red Jacket, the Seneca Indian
chief, called him the Flower Of the
Forest" The Italian poet Vittorio AL
f1eri called him "Deliverer of America >
His bitter opponents sarcasticaIly call.
ed him the 'Stepfather of His Coun-
try" during his presidency.
The broad ax., 1916-05-06

JOHN A. SWANSON, Republican can
didate for Associate Justice of the
Municipal Court is a native Of Chi
cago being born here In 1874. He was
educated in the public schools Of Chi
cago and graduated from the Chicago
College Of Law in 1895. He was ad-
mitted to the Illinois bar In 1895. In
1910 he was elected a State Represen-
tative and 1914 q State Senator from
the thirteenth Senatorial District
OF his legislative record the Legisla-
live Voters League In 1919 said:
High class man with excellent rec
ord. earnest and zealous. A good
legislator"
The broad ax., 1916-05-06
THE NEWSPAPER Law.

There is no longer any reason why
any person should be an unwilling
subscriber to q newspaper. On the re-
fusal Of a subscriber to take a news
paper from the postofice, the postmas.
ter Is required under the postal laws
to return the same to the publisher at
his expense. You are no doubt aware
that q person who continues to accept
. paper sent him through the mails
lie liable for the subscription price,
regardless Of the fact that be has Or
dered il stopped, unless IL is marked
"sample Copy" This is 90 held by
the supreme courts Of Iowa, New
Hampshire, Delaware and Wisconsin.
This is the law generally.
The broad ax., 1916-05-06
FAREWELL RECEPTION TO MRS
ALONE TOWN SEND NEE WILL
LIAMS.
TOWNSEND NEE WILLIAMS.

Mrs. Dollie Jennings, 3648 Prairie
Avenue, Gave an Informal Recep-
ton Last Friday Morning in
honor of her sister, Mrs. William 81.
Williams, who was quietly married on
March 18th. Mr.. and Mrs. Williams
met many of their friends and left on
the 3 O'Clock train for Jersey City,
New Jersey, where they will make
their home.
Mrs. Williams looked very bride
like and charming in a blue tailor
made suit and a cinnamon colored hat
with yellow roses. A beautiful eorsage
bouquet adorned her waist, gift of a
friend.
They received many beautiful and
valuable gifts and well wishes from
their friends.
The broad ax., 1916-05-06
OFFICIAL CALL.
To the Members of the Western Negro
Press Association:

At the 18th annual meeting of the
association in Kansas City, Missouri,
Dec. 9th, 2sth, 1915, it was voted that
the 18th annual session of this organ
ization should be held in the city of
Chicago, on Monday and Tuesday, June
the 5th and 9th, 1916.
Therefore by the authority vested
in me as president of the association,
hereby call upon each member of
the association to be present at the
Y. NJ. C. A, 3sth and Wabash Avenue,
at 10 O'Clock Monday morning, June
5th, 1916, for the purpose of trans
acting the business of the association
and discussing questions of interest,
the race, state and nation.
All newspaper, or magazine editors,
editors, reporters, managers or cor
respondents not members of the as
ISOLATION are cordially invited to at
tend this meeting.
Respectfully,
A. J. SMITHEMAN,
President.
J. D. COOKE,
Rec. Sec. Milwaukee, Wis.
THOS. KENNEDY,
Cor. Sec. Kansas City, Kans.
The broad ax., 1916-05-06
Death.

Death, the dry pedant, spares nei-
Their the rose nor the thistle, nor does
he forget the solitary blade Of grass in
the distant waste. He destroys thor
oughly and increasingly. Everywhere
we may see how he brushes to dust
plants and beasts, men and their
works. Even the Egyptian pyramids.
that would seem to defy him, are tro
phies of his power, monuments Of de-
cay, graves of primeval kings.-Hein
rich Heine.