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Lotta.

From The Kansas City Times
Miss Lotta Crabtree in a motor car
accident in New Haven" said the news
dispatch.
"Lotta." The name means nothing to
the younger generations of theater-
soers, for she retired from tSe stage
twenty-five years ago. But to their
fathers and mothers that name Lolita"
bridges the gulf between these days of
ten-cent picture shows and cheap
vaudeville. and the good old days of
real flesh blood actors. the palmy
days OF the theater. and Lotta was one
OF the favorlte stars Of that time.
For twenty years she came annually
10 Kansas City, to the old Coates
opera House that is now only a mem
ory How many times she danced
across that old stage in The Little
Detective" and Bob" and s'Musette
simply howled. Lotta packed EN- in
as they say in showdom. And she was
as popular In every other city in
america as she was in Kansas City
She was the chic, dashing, captivating
heroine of our boyhood, a Child OF
genius and sunshine, as the posters
SAID. also "a dramatic cocktail" We
iked her and gave her so much that
she retired in 1891 with two or three
million dollars.
q y.
rather was poor miner in California.
and in the bar and gambling hall of
musical saloon keeper she learned to
dance and sing, and the rough miners
threw nuggets of gold to her. as much
as $1,000 worth in a night. At nine
years Of age she was heading her own
company. and from that time she swept
the country, cotemporary Of Maggie
Mitchell, Annie Pixley and Minnie
Palmer. all soubrettes like her
The reports say she was badly hurt
and she is seventy years old But
here's hoping she comes out of the
ordeal sound and well. good for an
other sev-we11. say twenty years, Just
for the sake of Aud Lang Syne
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Savoy.

Methods sometimes adopted by the un-
scrupulous to manufacture divorce "evl-
dence" forms the handspring of the plot
of Fifty Fifty" the Triangle Fine Arts
photoplay which will be shown at the
Savoy today. with Norma Talmadge pic
tured in the principal role. a cast. includ-
ing J. W. Johnston. Marie Chambers and
Ruth Darling is pictured in support OF
Miss Talmadge. In addition to FIFTY
Fifty" a two-reel keystone comedy Will
be shown.
Tomorrow Dustin Farnum will be pic
tured in the Paramount subject, "A Son
of Erin a romantic drama.
Tuesday Harold Lockwood and May
Allison in photoplay adaptation of the
novel Big Tremaine"; Wednesday,
Blanche Sweet in ''UnproJected'; Thurs
day Robert Warwick and Mollie King. in
"All Man; Friday, II. Il. Warner and
Dorothy Dalton. in the Triangle subject,
"A Vagabond Prince" together with a
keystone comedy. and double feature
program Saturday, The Plow Girl" in
which Mae Murray is the picture star, and
The Rink" with Charlie Chaplin.
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old actors were mostly hearty fellows
in their fifties, who supped OF pork
pies and porter. But once an actor al
ways an actor; the charm of the call
ing once felt clings to a man or woman
as long as life lasts. OF course, few
persons now living ever heard of these
two centenarians. Mr.. Kit Clark and
Mr.. Harry Smarte. There are few of
the aged actively employed in the huge
business of theatricals now. Since the
shelving of East Lynne" and Ca
mile" even the star actresses retire
before they are actually overtaken by
senility.
Those persons who browse OCCASION
ally in theatrical chronicles are aware
that the historians of the English
stage have always been at pains to
correct the records which made it ap-
pear that Charles MaCklin, whose Shy
lock was extolled as the Jew that
Shakespeare drew" lived to he more
than hundred. The Encyclopedia
Britannica gives him ninety-eieht
wears and lets it go at that, but Mack
lin. in an early and unaccustomed burst
of confidence. gave 1859 as the date of
his birth. and. as he lived until 1897. if
he told the truth he was los when he
passed away after only ten years of re-
tirement. The graver historians have
decided that Macklin let his fancy get
the better of him in stating his age
William B. Wood, however, in his fa-
nous volume of "reminiscences, with
brary is complete. contends that mem
bers of his calling generally live long
If they take care of themselves and
gives lists of English and American
actors of both sexes who We're still
reasonably young at seventy.
The two histrions who have lust
briefly emerged from long retirement
must have taken good care of them
selves Never in their youth did they
apply hot and rebellious liquors to
their blood. They escaped bodily ills,
but they also eluded fame. They are
not mentioned in the extant chroni-
cles- They We're. respectively, ten and
eight wears of age in 1916. and if they
We're in New York in their childhood
and youth they must cherish glorious
memories of the palmy days Of the old
Park. They must have known the
elder Booth, the elder Wallack. and
Forrest in his youthful prime. They
must have seen Edmund Kean as Clos
ter and Fanny Kemble as Juliet They
may have laughed with the elder
Mathews. they may have been amazed
at the versa ti!ity of Mr.. Placide (who
was Mr." while other popular actors
We're Dick and Jim for full half CEN
tury) and wept with the estimabIe
Mrs. Duff Their remembrance should
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Old Actors, Indeed.

From the New York Times
The announcement that one actor
aged 1l0 years and another aged 10y
wears recently attended a funeral in
this city VIII surprise only those per-
sons VINO expect the theatrical world
10 conform IN its manners and GUS
toms TO the ordinary rules of life. Not
that 1t is well established theatrical
custom to live to be 10 years. Pro-
reasonably the life of an actor in this
era seems to be shorter than it used to
De- and even Charles Lambs fayorite
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Crandall' S.

The World Against Him. photo
drama of thrills. will be given a nhal
showing at Crandalrs today. June FL
yidse and f. X. Lincoln are pictured
in the principal roles. Tomorrow, Tues
day and Wednesday. ihe lruaht
Soul" an adaptation from Victor koS-
saau's work will picture Henry b
Walthan supported by Mary Charieson-
The story concerns DR.. John Lancaster
a famous surgeon and man OF flne
sensibilities, who is harassed by MD
den menace His mind and body have
become wasted, and he has sunk to the
depths of depravity, when Joan Went
worth. a little nurse. enters ms NE.
Bravely the woman. appreclatlnS the
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Leader.

Because she was reputed never to
have told lie in all her life, Berenlce
Somers was presented with truth
medal AS matter of fact. she was
one of the worst fibbers that ever
joined the Ananias Club" The funny
part of it was that she had such a pious
and innocent expression on her pretty
face that she completely fooled every
body except her immediate friends. VINO
ironically called her Miss George
Washington" The photoplay of that
name, in which all this happens. is the
feature at the Leader Theater for the
entire week. beginning today. Mar
guerite Clark is the pictured star and
in the opinion of many it is one of her
most notable successes on the screen.
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include the rise and fall of Burton's
and Wallack's theaters. the whole ca
recrs of Charlotte Cushman ana Ed
win Booth. 1t would be interesting to
know their impressions of the cotem.
they are not going out much of nights
in these days Indeed. if their exist
ence is not purely mythical. these two
aged histrions are very interesting
personages.
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Photoplay Features

surgeons genius, battles with his mall
ady Gradually. under her influence.
his finer instincts again assert them
selves. The last three days of the
week Naleska Suratt will be pictured
in "The Victim a girl who wages a
successful fight against fate Herbert
Heyes Claire Whitney and Joseph
CRANKY are pictured in prominent
parts.
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council, which includes several cabinet
officers prominent army and navy offl-
cials and notables in private life.
Norma TalmadEe, in her first picture
produced by her own company, Pan
thea" after the novel of Monckton
Hoffe, will be shown early in the new
wear. Panthe is a Russian musician
who sacrifices herself for her husband 8
sake.
William Fox is to endow a motion
picture hall of fame to cost a million
dollars. for the preservation Of histori-
cal photoplays. and has commissioned
John Frederick Harbeson of the Acad-
emy of Fine Arts of Philadelphia to
proceed with the plans.
The Eagles Wings" the Blue Bird
photoplay extraordinary. to be releas-
ed this week. was written by Rufus
Steele. who took his cue. il is said,
from statistical authority and ex-
pounds industrial mobilization as the
chief lesson of the great war, and the
watchword OF American peace.
"A motion picture with "A cast of
ten million men, directed by staff of
great generals, geniuses of modern
military science. with a scenic setting
that extends along hundreds of miles of
battle front" is the advance descrip-
tion given of the war pictures taken
for the British government and to be
shown in America for the benefit of war
relief funds.
Evening star., 1916-12-24

Home. I"30 c st. NE.
TODAY-GRACE DARMOND ana RALfh
KELLAED, in THE SHIELDING sHAD-
UW.'' Second episode.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

Rich veins Of zinc are said to. exist
in all parts of Japan.
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Circle, .In5 Pm. Ave. Ph. W. 053.
TODAY MATINEE PRIMARY MILES
MINTEE, in a DREAM OR TWO AGO.
Also Comedy.
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Liberty, North Capitol and p sts.
3 P.M.-0WEN MOORE
and MARGUERITE COURToT. in THE
KISS"
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NnshiuEtOn-ReEent. 18TH and 9.
UAWIEY. in WHERE
LOVE LEADS" Wm Fox. All Star Cast.
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Olympic, 14:I Yon Sc. wv.
TOpAY-OPEN :. P.M.-WlLLlAM Rus
SELL. in THE ToRCHBEAkER." No. :
-Pathe News.
Evening star., 1916-12-24

Willard Mack, in his story, "Nanette
of the wilds." makes his feminine star
play nurse girl to a bear cub.
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penn Gardens, Ia. Ave. at -1st St
ToDAY-MATINEE PM.
WILLIAM $. HART. in
THE RETURN OF DRAW EGAN-
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BRYANT Washburn is said to be
mourning a catastrophe to hls carassii
aurata- A cat ate his gold fish
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new press agent pathetically tells
of the suicide of canary VINO ehNled
his movie stars birdlike voice.
Evening star., 1916-12-24

Maud Hill, in the Virginia Pearson
picture. now being made. has them all
skinned, to used vulgarism- Her
face was sunburned by the snow while
crossing the Andes
Evening star., 1916-12-24

In five years of stage work Naleska
Suratt wore 243 different gowns
against l91 for one year in the movies
according to screen statistics. Sounds
like 4-I1-34-440.
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American, II. l. Ave. md 1st 81.
ToDAY-.'THE HtGLE CALL. Triangle.
''UEARTS AND SHARKS keystone.
Evening star., 1916-12-24

Billie Burke. who is nov being ex-
plotted in health doctor advice, says
make faces at yourself in the mirror il
you would be young and beautiful"
Evening star., 1916-12-24

Movies are taking the place OF stock
in training stage players. says Her
bert Heyes, a movie man
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Lender, 5N7 nth st. NV.
AY-MARGUE UERITE tLARh. in Miss
GEORGE WASHINGTON" Paramount.
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1t is announced that Geraldine Far
rar actually wept at recent private
exhibition Of Joan the Woman" the
Joan of Arc picture in which she is
shown as the star
Evening star., 1916-12-24

Marie Walcamp. the daredevil girl
of the movies" with apologies TO Helen
Holmes is to pose opposite to Mrs.
Vernon Castle in "Patria," in "dea tn
defying" features.
Evening star., 1916-12-24

All the studios. nearly. are announc-
ing christmas treats for the orphans"
which have been arranged by their
favorite star.
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Empire Theatcr. OIL II ct. NE.
TODAY-OPEN 3 P.M.-BESSlh BAKRlS-
GALE and CHAS. RAY. in PLAIN
JANE" MISS MABEL JOHNSON, the IA
nous beauty. who won the annual bathing
girls contest at Venice, Cal. is also fea-
tured. Also Keystone, 'BOMBS. sum
Funny,
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Ivy Sawyer plays the title role in
..Retty.- She is a fair-haired youns
English girl of remarkable beauty and
charm and not yet nineteen.
Evening star., 1916-12-24

Francine Larrimore. understudy for
Nadge Kennedy in Fair and Warmer"
is to be introduced new screen star
in The Royal Pauper, an Edison five
part feature.
Evening star., 1916-12-24

After her coming season with the
Chicago Grand Opera. Mary Garden will
report for her first photoplay under the
direction of Herbert Brenon for SelZ-
nick PictureSs
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council, which includes several cabinet
officers. prominent army and navy offl-
cials and notables in private life.
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Elite. 18th and Il. I. Ave. NV.
TODAY MATINEE 3 P.M.-MARiE DoRo
in DIPLOMACY"
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The Pride Of the Clan" Mary Pick
ford's newest finished picture. is to be
released January s. 1t is a romance of
the Scotch fisherfolks.
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Joy and the Dragon. with httle
Mary Sunshine as the star, viii be re-
leased December 81.
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Crandalrs Apollo. GA II 81. N.E.
TODAY-MATINEE 3 PM-ANITA KING
and THEODORE ROBERTS, in THE
HEIR TO THE HooRAH.'
TONOEROW-MAT g:30-SESSUE HAYA
KAWA. in THE SOUL OF kURA-SAN."
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Beginning January /. William Fox
will release weekly one two-reel com
edy. Social Pirates. featuring mares
ar,ing and Amy Jerome. being the
first. 1t is q Raffles story.
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Lenore Ulrich is pictured as an Al
eerian dancer in The Road to Love.
1t is said she began her career dancing
in the street to the tunes OF hurdy
G1rdY
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THE Truant Soul" Henry p. Wal
thairs picture, to be released Christmas
day. is a sort of DIR. Jekyl and Mr.
Hyde" story, with a happy ending.
Evening star., 1916-12-24

Alice Dovey, who won fame as the
dancing violinist in The Pink Lady,
has been filmed by Pathe in The Ro-
mantle Journey" with William Courte-
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KaIem's A Girl From Frisco is to
feature a realistic earthquake scene.
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The Morosco-Pallas people have erect
ed a barrier of chicken netting TO
head off applicants to appear IN the
movies NO reference to illusions is
meant saws one of the directors.
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CrandaIIs savoy, 18th an" Col. Rd.
rOnAY-MATINEE PM.-N0RMA tai
MADGE. in 'FIFTY-FIFrY
TOMORROW - MATINEE 2:30 = DUSTIN
FARNUM in "A son OF ERIN"
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The Phantom Buccaneer" k-E-S-E +
picture. was based Victor Bridges
novel, Another Mans Shoes" and fea-
Glover.
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Pauline Frederick will be seen next
as Spanish girl in THE Slave Mar
ket." adapted from Frederick Arnold
Runners play.
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:Special Film Features

Lyric. 18th and Irving Sfs: Nv.
ToDAY-MATINEE 3 P.M.-MUruAL Pre-
SENTS VAMPIRES, NO. 4. "TliE DEAD
MANS ESCAPE Powerful a-act "e
trctivc story OF an arch-criminal. Also
2-act heart appealing drama. And fAIHE
NEWS. no. lUl.
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"A Tale From the Decameron" is not
what its title indicates. 1t is a tragedy
following the thief. of copy of the
famous classics of Boccacio
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Crandall's Ave. Grand. 04J Pn.Av.s-E:
TOUAY-MATINEE 3 PM.-GAIL KANE
and ARTHUR ASHLEY, in THE MEN
SHE MARRIED"
ToMORROW-MAT. 2:30-WM. S. HART. in
"A CAPTIVE GOD"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-12

some of the repairs on the car when it was in their shop for overhauling. He tried the car out after it had been repaired and found a little trouble. Took it back and remedied it and the car went all right
 Miss Mae Piechal, bookkeeper for the Jordan Auto company, testified that she was present when Briggs bought the car. She said there was a balance due on the car of $350 May 59. She told of the~method of keeping books that was used by the company and the method of handling cash. She told of Briggs and Leonard talking of the matter of repairs at Norwich. The following day Briggs was credited with $45 and as she didn't understand the transaction she asked MT. Leon ard about it. But just at that time he was called away and when he came back she neglected to ask about it. So Briggs was credited with $45 which he didn't pay. The true balance was $250 on July 10 and the miscellaneous account balance forty odd dollars. Two of the notes were still unpaid on and another $50 was paid and another note for $50~ made.
 Court adjourned at 5.10 p. m. to come in this morning at 10.S0.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-12
AUTOMOBILE CASE ON TRIAL
 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
Jordan Auto Company of WilIimantic Sues Stanton l. Briggs, of Lebanon, to Recover for Machine SoId-De-
 fendant Claims Car Was Worthless.

A session of the superior court was held in WIlimantic Thursday with Judge Edwin B. Gager on the bench. The first case assigned for hearing was that of Rena NJ. Young, ct al. vs. Charles A. Capen, ct al; appeal from probate. It was announced to the court that this case had been settled, the plaintiffs withdrawing their ap- peal, leaving the will valid and agree ing to purchase of Mrs. Nellie Her. rick, a former houselxeeper of the de- ceased, Charles A. Young and a bene- ficiary by the will, her interest in the real estate, she to retain the personal property that was left to her.
 Jordan Go. vs. Briggs.
 The case of the Jordan Auto com pany of this city vs. Stanton L. Briggs of Lebanon was. then taken up. This action is to recover an certain notes and claims incnurred by the defendant in the purchase of an automobile In his denials of the allegations sof the plaintiff the defendant enters a eoun- ter claim for $500. This is claimed for repairs which he claimed were necessitated by the poor condition of the machine at the time of delivery. for loss of time and other incidentals,
 Of the jury list drawn for the May term all but four of the twenty-four were present. Two were excused by the plaintiff. The following were then drawn and excused: Patrick F. Nor iarty, Windhan; I. Richard Carpen- ter Putnam, Carl D. Gallup. Sterling: Dyer S. Elliott and Timothy J. Dav- ern of Thompson and c. E. May of Woodstock.
 The Jury Panel.
 The jury panel for the present case LeRoy Pearl, Brooklyn; Willis I.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-12
ALL TOWN EMPLoyEs
 ARE NOW INSURED
SeIectnan chesbro Takes Advantage
 of Provisions of Wor<men's Com pensation Act.

All employees of the Windham town
 government are now insured under the Workmen's Compensation Act.
 This was done by First Selectman E. P. Chesbro and all persons employed by the town are insured in an acci-
 dent and liability company of Hart ford The amount of insurance taken Hut is based on the payroll of the town for which a fixed sum was en- tered. If the amount of wages ex- ceed the amount named an increased premium will have to be paid the company. If the pay roll falls under the amount stated in the policy, the difference will be returned to the town. The insurance was taken out after the matter had been considered by the board of selectmen as a pro- tection of any of the town employees in case of accident or death while at their employment. The town at pres ent employs about twenty five per- sons which includes six at the town building. The three seIeetmen, jani- tor, and assistant janitor, and select- mems clerk; the seven men employed on the roads of the town; two bridge painterE. the superintendent and mat ron at the almshouse.. The balance are employed at the new cemetery on
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-12

lips, John Dougherty, Roger Brown, Waiter Dougherty, Eidie Dougherty, Edward Peltier, Milton Winsor, Alfred Winsor, Harold Burke, Cecil Brad ford, Stanley Sullivan, John Leahy and Master Benjamin BertwistIe.
 Advice to PupiIs.
 Principal John l.. Chapman of the Plainf1eld High school addressed the members of that school in a body on education to young people starting out in life. He said that there are a num- Der of men even in our town who have climbed the ladder to success without an education and who think now that their boys could and should spending any time in high school However, the times of the father and son have greatly changed and the son can never reach the same standing as his father without a firm educational basis. Neither could the father ob= tain the position that he has reached if the times then were similar to pres ent times MT, Chapman said that it is the fathers lack of education that cause him to speak in such a man ner.
 MT. Chapman said one great error many high school pupils make, they ack a definite aim.
 The address was enthusiastically received by the pupils.
 News in General.
 The building of Church street is nearing completion. This street runs from St. Johns church on Railroad avenue to Babcoek avenue near the residence of Thomas Foy.
 Two new houses are being erected near the Standard Roller Covering company on Church street.
 MT. and Mrs. Frederick I. Racine motored to Norwich yesterday.
 The prospects of having a baseball nine representing this place for the
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-12

evening under the auspices of the Boy Scouts. These people are touring the country, meeting with great success. Their concert was of high order, diff fering very much from what are often termed bell ringers. They used a va riety of instruments and demonstrated their command over each one. They played some excellent trios on violin, cello and harp.
 The audience was small, but what it lacked in numbers it made up in the enthusiasm that was manifested after each number. A concert was given in the after noon for children which was well at tended,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-12
PLARNFTELD
May Basket Party for Miss Augusta Krauss-PrineipaI Chapman Ad- dresses High School Pupils.

A May basket party was held in honor of Miss Augusta Krauss at her home on Railroad avenue Wednesday evening. Over thirty friends attend ed. The basket was hung at about 8 o'clock and at 8.30 the last of the crowd was caught and all assembled in the house. A number of piano so- los were played by Miss Krauss and were followed by songs by all. Games were played, after which coffee, cake and candy were served by Miss Mar garet Krauss, assisted by Miss Lily Marshall.
 Those present were: Gladys Wilbur. Agnes PeItier, Henrietta Burby, Maud Graves, Maud Shippee, Alta Dodge, Mary Burke, Helen Ashley, Thelma Lynch, Helen Gallup, Helen McAvoy, Augusta and Margaret Krauss, Lillian Marshall Lee Werner, George and Christopher Krauss, Lawrence Bur by, Donald Burke, Morris Starkwea- tehr, Christopher Dean, George Phil
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-12
sTONINGToN

ter, Miss SaIlie Lowell, of Saco, Me, are guests of Mrs. Frank Foster Dodge
 Owing to the scarcity of material and labor the repairs being made to the borough streets are of a. tempor- ary nature.
 Summer residents are already ar- irving in the borough.
 The Woman's Board of Foreign Mis- sions of the Second Congregational church has elected these officers: Mrs. Dwight O. Stone, president; Miss Ma rie B. Trumbull, secretary; Miss Liz zie M. Trumbull, treasurer.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-12

season are still very slim. There is scarcely any enthusiasm among the young men here.
 George Briggs is working at the William Cantwell shop
 Miss Leona Burke Of Moosup spent Thursday with local friends.
 The rehearsal of t1lesSt. Johns choir was held last evening.
 Mrs. James Moreland and Mrs. John Nolan spent yesterday in Norwich.
 Louis Beauchrnin, assistant engineer at the Manville company's mill of Georgeavilie, R. I, spent Thursday with John Lee. engineer of the Law ton Mills company.
 Benjamin R. Briggs was in Wilt mantle Thursday,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-12
Election Of Wonnan's Guild.

The annual meeting of the Woman s Guild of St. PauPs Episcopal church was held Wednesday afternoon in the Parish House. The following officers for& the ensuing year were elected: President, Mrs. Austin D. Boss; vice president, Mrs. Fannie Dixon Welch secretary, Mrs. John Bradshaw, treas urer, Mrs. Joseph Coburn; correspond ing secretary, Mrs. Roydon " Sweet; directress, Mrs. Fred Burnett, Mrs. Syphers, and Mrs. George Baldwin.