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Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-29
COLCHESTER
Local Guests in Hartford at Bock-
 Strong Wedding = Congregational Sunday School Has Christmas Tree

MT. and Mrs. A. H. Foote and Clay ton Miller were in Hartford attend ing the wedding of Ford Book and Miss Helen Strong. The groom is the son of MT. and Mrs. Fred A. Book of New York. who have a summer resi- dence on Broadway in Colchester. The bride is a daughter of Herbert Strong, a former resident of this place.
 Walter White was a Middletown visitor Wednesday. Miss Hannah King has returned to Bridgeport after a weeks visit at her home on Windham avenue. Sunday School Festival. The Congregational Sunday school had their Christmas tree Tuesday af- tree was prettily decorated with cleo tric lights and tinsel. Each child re- ceived a bag of candy and an orange. Mrs. Harry Leonard and children of days at the home of Mrs. Leonard s parents, MT. and Mrs. Seth W. Car yer on South Main street. Harry Elgart and daughter are the guests of relatives in New York this week.
 Grange Meets. Colchester grange held meeting on Thursday evening in Grange hall. the meeting having been postponed on ac- count of the hall being rented Tues day evening. the appointed regular night.
 Borough Notes.
 Edwin Hazen of Middletown was the guest of his sister. Mrs. A. l.. Stebbins, the past week.
 Miss Louise Damn has returned to Providence after a weeks visit with her parents, MT. and Mrs. John Damn on Lebanon avenue.
 Clifford c. King of Lebanon was a Colchester visitor Wednesday.
 Gilbert O. Hall has returned from a few days visit in New Haven.
 Sherwood Miner of Saiem was caller in town Wednesday.
 David Carver of Hebron was the guest of friends in town Thursday.
 F. E. Baker was the guest of his sons in New Britain Wednesday.
 F. H. Browning Of Lebanon wah a Colchester caller Wednesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-29
ACCUSED OF TENACIOUS
 POLITICAL ACTIVITY
Six Government Gausers Suspended
 From Revenue Service

Louisville, ky, Dec. 28.-Six gov- ernment storekeepers gaugers station ed at Louisville temporarily have been suspended from dhe internal revenue service on the charge of pernicious political activity according to an an- nouncement made here today. The specific charge was that the store keeper gaugers had contributed s10O to John w. Langley for his campaign
 two years ago in the Tenth Kentucky district. An investigation has since been under war. The suspensions, it was said, would result in a loss of pay of nearly $1,200, to those affected.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-29

Planned at MefhoGISG GhurCns
 The officers of Charity chapter, O. E. s., were installed into office and the following officers will serve for the year: Worthy matron, Mrs. Winifred Chase; worthy patron, Robert H. Mich ols; associate matron, Mrs. Eliza Barnes; secretary, Mrs. Emily Small; treasurer, Mrs. Elizabeth Wilcox; con- ductress, Miss Ethel Johnson; associate conductress, Miss Mildred Chapman; marshal Mrs. Lottie Seaman; chap lain, Mrs. Minnie Palmer; organist, Mrs. Artis Stoddard; Adah, Viola Chapman; Ruth, Ruth Dodd. Esther, Gladys Wilcox; warder, Mrs. Elsie Gledhill; sentinel, Herbert D. Chap man. After the installation, refresh ments were served and a social time was enjoyed.
 Supper and Social Hour.
 Thursday evening in the vestry of the Union Baptist church the adults and the home department of the Sun day school had a supper and enter tainment. All had very enjoyable time.
 Watch Night Service.
 A New Years eve watch service will be held in the Methodist Episcopal church Sunday evening beginning at 8.30 o'clock, at which time there will De praise service ana the paSLOr VIII preach. The service will continue un- til 12 o'clock, when the new year will be ushered in by prayer.
 News from Hospital Patients.
 Mrs Otis Abell and Mrs. Amos Han- cox were in New London Thursday to visit Mrs. AbelPs daughter, Miss Ruth Abell, who is in Lawrence hospital for treatment.
 Lawrence Gremley. who has been a patient at Lawrence hospital, New London, for three weeks, has returned to his home on Church street.
 Personals.
 Philip Raymond of the University of Vermont at Burlington is the guest of his aunt, Mrs. John F. Moves.
 MT and Mrs. Walter Patterson have returned to Mt. Vernon, N. Y, after a visit with MT. and Mrs. Hugh Barr Mrs. Barr accompanied her daughter, Mrs. Patterson, for a visit.
 MT. and Mrs. w. Herbert Lamb are guests of Prof. and Mrs. Snyder Gage and family in Newburg, N Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-29

him. indicted by a federal grand jury for selling mustangs allegedly on the gov ernment Preservation in Coconino
 county, Ariz., as bred from imported Percherons." Bills of sale for six range were filed. at Flagstaff. witnesses for the government testified. The prosecution alleged million dollars was secured by the defendants through the fraudulent sales. Of AZ men indicted, two pleaded guilty to using the mails to defraud. 13 were
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-29

John J Dunn of Westerly, secretary of the state board of agriculture am nounces that the board will ask the in coming legislature for appropriations amounting to $47,000. A new dog law will be recommended which will pro- vide that no dog shall be allowed to leave the enclosure of its owner or keeper unless accompanied by some authorized person The object is to protect sheep raising in the state. An abling act will be asked for that will allow cities and towns to appro- priate money for the encouragement of agriculture within their respective ter ritories.
 The board will urge amendments to the present law in relation to. the de- struction of tubercular cattle, fncreas- ing the amount payable from $50 to $150. The fixed price at present for condemned cattle is $25, $35.5O and $50, for native, grade and thoroughbreds, respectively. An act to regulate arbor- ists will also be urged.
 An appropriation of $3o,ooo, an in crease of $10,000, will be asked for general use by the board. It is pro- posed to make systematic inspection of the barns and cattle of the state. The sum of $15,o0a will be asked for the suppression of the gypsy and browntad moths, and an appropriation of $15,000 is asked for a campaign of education for the suppression and ex- termination of the white pine blister. It is planned to have a combined poultry, corn, fruit and flower show in the state armory at Providence, provided the legislature grants the use of the building for the purpose.
 John L. Pierce, father of c. A. Pierce of AshaWay, who died recently in AL fred, N. Y., was the son fo John and Eleanor Pierce and was born in the town of Ward, N Y, March 10, 1S4S. He was left motherless in his infancy and was taken into the home of Jahes and Martha Allen when he was two years of age and lived with the Aliens until he was 23 On Oct Il, 1871, he married Mary B. Hawks and to them IA children were born: Mrs. L. H. Davis, Mrs. R. A. Clark Mrs J. Watts, Edward F. Pierce, Mrs M. H. Emerson, c. A. Pierce, F. J. Pierce, Mrs. Earl Palmeter, H. M Pierce. Ira L. Pierce, Miss Edna and Ernest w. Pierce, and twin sons, Elba and Ezra, who died in their infancy. Besides these 12 children, 31 grandchildren and two at-grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. J. Andrews of Reedsburg, Miss. and a half brother, A. J. Pierce, of Cuba, N. Y., survive him.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-29
1000 MEXICAN REFUGEES
 ARRIVE AT LAREDO
Left Mexico Through Fear of RevoIu-
 tionary Activities.

Laredo, Texas, Dec. 2S.-Nearly one thousand refugees arrived here today from Saltillo and intermediate points, having left Mexico through fear of revolutionary activities, they asserted.
 Passengers from Tampico said the train from that point to Monterey bore an escort of 100 Carranza sol- diers with machine gun amounted on the platforms of the passenger coach eS.
 Efforts to find the wife and family of General Carranza at Nuevo Laredo where they were reported last night to be staying, were of no avail today Mexican officials there reiterated their denial of the rumor.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-29

fendants and found one not guilty One defendant was dismissed by the judge.
 The following were found guilty:
 Albert Hastings, Silver Creek, Neb.; c. ". West. Lincoln, Neb.: William Hinkley, Braytop, Neb.; Jack Sher- cliff, Minneapolis; J. s. Smith, C. A. Smith, c. M. Thompson and John Bolecy, F. V. Guidinger of. Minneapolis and B. F. BerwinlSle, Des Moines, were found not guilty. l.. R. West of Des Moines was dismissed yesterday by the Judge who said the prosecution had failed to make a case against
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-29
A cARRANZA GARRISON
 NEARLY ANNIHIa-ATED
Of Fifty All But Eight Were Killed
 at Poicerios Ranch.

Presidio, Texas, Dec. 2s.-Of a Car ranza force of lift ymen from the Oji- naga garrison. all but eight were kill ed or captured in an engagement with Villa forces at Polcerios ranch, 70 miles south of here, according to a statement at the Mexican consulate here tonight Colonel Hernandez, the commander of the Carranza troops, one of the survivors, Benigno Quin- @~1~ Villa 1aadAr was killed.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-29
ILLINOIS TO HAVE WOMAN
 ASSIST. ATTORNEY GENERAL
Miss Jeanette Bates of Ardmore is to be Appointed.

Chicago, Dec. 2s.-nlinois is to have a woman assistant attorney general, it was announced today by Edward Brundage, attorney general-elect, who said he would appoint Miss Jeanette Bates to the position. To the best of MT. Brundage's knowledge, there is but one other woman in the country in such a position. Miss Bates is now village attorney for the suburb of Ardn1ore
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-29
USED MAILS TO DEERAUD
 IN SALE OF WILD HORSES
Nine Men Convicted of Selling Mus
 tangs as Percherons.

Omaha, Neb., Dec. 27.-The jury in the case of eleven defendants charged with use of the malls to defraud in sales of wild horses in Coconino county, Arizona, late today returned a verdict of guilty against nine de-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-29

HazardvilIe.- Representative James E. Loughlin and family had the un- usual treat Christmas of eating ripe tomatoes for their dinner. Mrs Lough-
 lin picked the fruit green late in the
 summer and stored them away in Q cool place in the cellar, where they slowly ripened.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-29
TO PROHIBIT DRESSING
 OF CHILDREN IN KHAKI
Order Issued from Military Head.
 quarters at Halifax, N. S.

Halifax, N. S., Dec. 2S.-An order which is explained as aimed directly at the practice of dressing children in khaki has just been issued from the military headquarters. It forbids any person wearing a suit which re- sembles the uniform of soldier. A fine and imprisonment are provided for violation of the order. :.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-29
senE soI HS; ssicE $ $l.15

These Shirts are worth $1.50 and are made of 100-square percale, that is 100 threads to the inch, the quail ity found in only the highest grade shirts. The colorings and patterns are all of the latest
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-29

released and the case of ten went to
 the jury. The men convicted today. have 30 days in which to appeal or accept sen- tence.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-29

Such a move on the part of King Constantine would be tantamount to an act of war against the entente powers an das recent despatches from Athens have represented that the diff ferences between Greece and the en- tente were being composed the accu- racy of the confirmed despatch to the Anglo-Hellenic League is open to question.
 At the time of the occupation of eastern Macedonia, part of the Kayala garrison of Greek troops surrendered to the Germans and Bulgarians and the others were removed on entente warships. Those who surrendered to the Germans and the BuIgarians were transported to Goerlitz for internment Their number was given in a Berlin despatch of September 21 as 400 of- ficers and 6,000 men.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-29
GREEK DIVISION TO FIGHT
 AGAINST ENTENTE ALLIES
Ordered by King Constantine to Leave Germany, Where It Has Been In- termed.

London, Dec. 2sf 4:55 D. m-A tel egram has been received from Saloni- Xii by the Anglo-Hellenic League to the effect that the Greek division which surrendered to the Bulgarians at Kavala has been ordered by King Constantine to leave Goerlitz, Ger many, where it has been interned, for the Macedonian front, to aght against the entente allies.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-29
MYSTIC

Charity Chapter Elects Officers-Sup- per and Entertainment at Baptist vestry - Watch Night Service Planned at Methodist Church.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-29
IN AND ABOUT WESTERL '
Board of Agriculture to Ask OOO of John L. Pierce-Retai Clerks Meeting of George H. Spicer.

All the family except two sons, c. A. Pierce of Ashaway and H. M. Pierce of Fifield, Wis, live in the vicinity of Alfred. MT. Pierce spent his life, since he was ? years old, in the town of A. fred and for the past 2S years on the farm where he died. During the Saun- ders- Shaw revival of 1894 Mr. and Mrs. Pierce and several of their chil- dren united with the Seventh Day Bap- tiSt church.
 At the annual meeting of Massatuxet encampment, I. O. O. F., officers were elected as follows: Frederick J. liar rington, chief patriarch; Henry T.. Bromley, high priest; Louis A. Joslin, senior warden: Adrian R. Pierce, junior warden; J. Edwin Gardiner, scribe; Frederick Boulter, treasurer; William B. Weeden, Edward F. Card, J. Att more Steadman, trustees. These off, cers will be installed by District Dep uty William B. Weeden at the Janu Rry meeting.
 Rev. Clayton A. Burdick, pastor of the Pawcatuck Seventh Day Baptist church, conducted the funeral service of George H. Spicer at his late home in Ashaway Thursday afternoon, rela- tiyes being present from Boston, Providence, Norwich and Plainfield, N. J. Hymns were sung by Miss Mildred Taylor, violinist, and by quartette composed of Miss Althea Crandall, Mrs. Edward Welch, Lloyd R. Crandall and Albert Cranda1l. Burial was in Oak Grove cemetery The bearers were Leverett A. Briggs, Oscar Wells, Frank Hill John S1ocum, Julian Crandall and Edwin R. Allen.
 Local Laconics.
 There will be a session of the Third district court in Westerly today.
 There was a meeting Thursday evening of the Westerly Retail Clerks union
 Mr. and Mrs Charles. A. Morgan have returned from a visit to Mrs. Morgan's mother in Chicago. Twenty five Westerly Boy Scouts will attend the state conference in Providence Friday and Saturday.
 Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Sisson and Frank Triton of Vineyard, Mass, are guests of Mrs. John w. McArthur in School street
 James LeRiche, Civil war veteran and for many years, up to 1895, a fire man and engineer at the Potter Hill woolen mill, died at his home in Potter Hill Wednesday. He is survived by a widow, two sons and four daughters.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-29
SALE PRICE 9I.Al

Shirts of the better grades, mostly "Yorke" make, of the $1.50 quality. Excellent styles and materials are
 offered in both soft and glaundered cuff models. Other Shirts at S2oo, S2.s5, s4.35
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-29
LOT No. 4 Oc. SALE PRICE JJC

High grade French Percale Shirts in coat style, with laundered cuffs, all full-wash and d-laundered, and offered in an excellent line Of up-to-date seolorings. Sizes IA to IT. Fast colorS.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-05-21
MIDGET COMEDIAN,
Coant Teddy, to Appear at the Best
Smaller Than Tom Thumb.

Manager H. B. Simon has booked
az q special attraction for Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday,. May ~. ~
and "a, a novel feature In the person
Of nCount" Theodore Won Salem, the
famous midget entertainer.
Count Teddy" as he Is called. Is
smaller than Tom Thumb by 81
inches He Is highly educated and is
probably the only midget on earth
who Is gifted with full human in
teliect. He is comedian Of rare
merit. delivering lectures. recitais,
poems, songs, etc, in q manner that
sets the audience wild.
..The little man is 30 years OF age
and has never been married, but Is
looking for wife," SAYS Manager
simon. "If any lady in the city de-
sires read cute little husband.
please leave name and address at the
box Office. Little. Count. who Is
known as Count Salem In the moving
picture world, is good singer and
has some real witty sayings. He
VIII do black face act and is ssdd to
be some funny little minstrel man."
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-05-21
HAS BUSY WEEK.
Mrs. Lucy Critz. Canning Club Agent,
Has Organization Well Advanced.

Has Organization Well Advanced.
Mrs. Lucy Critz, government can
ming and home demonstration club
agent for jefferson county, is being
kept very busy these days, spending
nearly all her time outside the coun-
ty, meeting club members, getting
new members and forming new clubs
in both departments.
She was at Altheimer last Monday
made a talk before the City Fedora
ton here Wednesday, and attended a
big meeting at Union school Friday
visiting a number of places each OF
the other days of the week except yes
terday, which she spent here, catch
ing up with her correspondence and
making out reports.
This week she will visit the Sam
Taylor neighborhood Tuesday for q
meeting of the home demonstration
club, and all of Wednesday will be
spent at Spring Hill, where big
rally is to be held. Faith, Kedron
and other points are also to be visited
during the week.
The meeting at the Union schoo
was most successful in every way
Not only were the women present fol
their club gathering, but many mer
were also in attendance to hear a talk
by Prof. ]. E. Gibson on hog cholera
The talk was illustrated by Lantern
slides, and then DR.. Gibson answered
scores of questions put by the farm
ers, who displayed great interest.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-05-21
yANDY MEN TO DINE.

& Little Rock, May 20-A dinner of
former students of Vanderbilt uni
versity will be held at the Marion
hotel in Little Rock on the evening
of Saturday, May u, which is
Founders Day 'at the university. It
is announced that invitations are
hing ISSUED to all Vanderbilt men in
Arkansas and that similar dinners
will be held at the same hour in
many other states. DR.. G.. w. Dyer,
professor of economics at Vanderbilt,
will be The principal speaker. The
local committee on arrangements is
DR.. J. P. Sheppard, superintendent OF
the Pulaski county hospital; ]. Bur-
ton Webster. attorney, Southern Trust
building; w. l.. Hemingway, vice
president Mercantile Trust company
A. M. Lund. civil engineer, Southern
Trust building: and P. B. Hill. civil
engineer, Southern Trust building.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-05-21
FIND BABY ASLEEP
IN ARMS MOTHER
BEATEN TO Death
George Bell, Who Swallow
ed Poison, Notified Father
He'd Be Needed.

Houston, Tex, May 20.-Early ris
ers in local rooming house today
found the dead bodies of Mrs. J
Terrell and Henry Bell, roomer
Mrs. Terrell apparently had been at
tackled while asleep, her head having
been battered with blunt instru'
ment and her throat cut. Her baby
its night dress saturated with blood
lay sleeping in her arms. Bell was
propped up beside the bed. He hat
taken poison.
Bells father, a guard at Huntsville
penitentiary, came to Houston this
morning in response to telephone
message from his son last night, In
which the son said: "You will bt
needed here tomorrow" but refusing
to give the reason. On reaching po'
lice headquarters he was informed o.
his sons death.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-05-21
LITTLE ROCK CAR
STRIKE POSTPONED

Little Rock, May 2O.-An agree
ment reached tonight between Off
Gals of the Little Rock Railway and
Electric company and representatives
of the Central Trades and Labor coun-
Gil postponed the threatened strike of
the street carmen at least until z
o'clock Monday evening. The car
men threatened to quit unless the
company reinstated about 20 men who
had been discharged. The employees
charge the men were let out because
they were active in steps toward the
formation of street Garments. union.
Officials of the Garments union are
here, among them Ben Commons of
New Orleans.
Whether the strike will take place,
it is said tonight, depends, on the atti-
tude of the company toward the
union. If the company recognizes the
union there will be no trouble.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-05-21
ENGLAND DELAYS
!. CONFIRMATION
! in LYNCH CASE

washington, May 20.-Ambassador
Page at London has been notified by
the British foreign Office that the
sentence of jeremiah C. Lynch,
naturalized American arrested for
completely in the Irish revolt, will
net be confirmed until it is submit
ted to the prime minister President
Wilson had requested that execution
of the s-Intence be delayed until the
American government had investi-
gated.
Mr.. Page also reported that the
American consul at Dublin had in
formed him that Lynch probably
would not be condemned to death.
The ambassador reporting the mott
fication to the state department said
Consul Adams at Dublin had been
informed officially that the sentence
on Lynch was ten years imprison-
ment. The dispatch added that no
confirmation of this information was
available in London. The report to
Lynch's friends in New York had
been to the effect that he had been
sentenced to death.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-05-21
REFUSE women
Privilege TO
enter PULPIT
'Presbyterians Will N o t
Change Attitude Toward
Use of Fermented Wine.

Orlando Fla, May TO- Efforts to
further the interests of women to the
extent they would be allowed to
preach in Presbyterian churches
failed here today, after a five hour
debate, Of the general assembly Of
the Presbyterian church of United
Statss.
The status of women as deacon
esses was not determined, considera-
ton of that part of the report being
deferred until Monday. AS soon as
the matter was calLAd today. it was
suggested that debate be limited. and
the assembly decided by vote Of
1872 to 80, in favor of allowing the
status of women 'as regards preach
ing to vmain as it is.
The assembly this morning decid-
ed not to change the attitude toward
fermented wine for communion use.
ThN committee reported that each
church should interF:et the Scripture
in this regard as 1t saw fit.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-05-21
FIGHT FOR OFFICE
IN CHURCH MEETING

Minneapolis, May 2O.-Declaring
that a group of men in the Northern
Baptist convention, and its co-operat-
ing societies, controlled the offices OF
all Btptist organizations, a number
Of delegates held an informal confer
ence here today to discuss the plans
for opposing the report of the nomi-
natoins committee when it is submit
ted to the convention next Monday.
The nominations committee has
agreed up DR.. c. A. Barbour of the
Rochester Theological seminary, for
president, and the denomination OF
DR.. A. J. Rowland for treasurer OF
the American Baptist Publishing So
ciety, and of Dr. H. l.. Morehouse for
corresponding secretary of the Amer
lean Baptist home mission society.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-05-21
MARINE SAVES $4,99S.

Washington, May 2O.-Here's a
problem in high finance. A private OF
the United States marine corps saved
$4,998.91 during a single four year en-
listment. He never advanced beyond
the rank of private and his pay never
exceeded 18 dollars per month during
that time. A good natural business
acumen, with many spare hours to de-
velop it along selling lines, gave this
marine his nest egg, marine corps Of
ficials declare.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-05-21
BELI:ANS
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. One package
proves it. 25c at all druggists.
CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIANS.
PRESBYTERIA.NS,

Birmingham. Ala, May 2O.-Dele-
gates to the gsineral conference OF
the Cumberland Presbyterian church
in session here devoted the greater
part of the day to committee ms'et-
ings and the preparation of reports
to be submitted Tuesday. REV. j. E.
Courtner Of Marshall, Mo-, delivered
sermon this morning and tonight
IA platform meeting was conducted.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-05-21
Increasing Border Patrol.

Ell Paso, May Achievement Of the
Sixtf, cavalry from olumbus to the
Sixth Bend district, wMsre thsir an
nounced object is reinsorcements of
the border patrol, was begun tonight.
The expedition force which crossed
the border in pursuit of Big Bend
raiders, was reported 40 miles south
OF the boundary this morning.