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Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-17
DANIELSCN

Red Gross Campaign On-Bohemian Clubs Rooms Open to Men in Ser viee-Horne Economies Demonstra- tor to Give Economy Christmas Menu-peath of Mary Han'ey- Harry o'Reiiiy Entering Service First Questionnaires Received.
 L.. I. Coburn, promoter of Industrial rsace, is now successfully engaged in the woolen manufacturing business al Sangerville, Me
 Red Cross Campaign.
 Put one dollar item on your Christ mas gift list this week for membership :r the American Red Cross. A cam paign is now on here for hundreds of new members
 in the regular army and who have been sent to Fort Slocum, N. Y., dur ing the past few days tell of crowded conditions there
 Two Star Service Flag.
 At the Attawaugan hotel a'new two star service flag is being displayed, in horor of John Horton, who is in who is at Fort Terry. p Stores in Danielson will be open extra hours some evenings this week to allow extra opportunity for Christ mas shopping.
 Ten Degrees Above Zero.
 The temperature again dropped to ing, this being about standard for the mornings of the past week.
 Bohemian Clubs Hospitality.
 Officials of the Bohemian club am snounced that the club will tender the facilities of the club, which is one of the finest in eastern Connecticut, to all soldiers and sailors who are in Danieisen on furiough. Members of the club will issue card passes to any fighting man who comes here and de- sires one.
 Boston Preacher Heard. Rev Arthur " Bailey of Boston ct the Sunday morning service.
 Reports at Fort SIoeuna.
 George Nuttall has enlisted, in the auxiliary aviation service and has re- ported at Fort Slocun, N. Y.
 IIlustrated Lecture.
 At the Congregationai church Sun day evening Judge Sabin s. Russell delivered an illustrated lecture on The Pilgrims in the Wilderness.
 cornerins Sugar. Danielson has a collection of sugar hoarders-persons who have a plenti- lul supply for months ahead in their homes, yet continue to solicit a pound day. all of which is highly patriotic and in fine with the governments suggestions of what should not be done. >g; Snow that is piled high in Main street has been interfering to an em- barrassing extent during the past three days in the movement of traffic. Removal of this snow was being called for on Saturday by some business
 p. A. R. Meeting. Mrs R. F. Kenyon, Mrs. J. W. Law, Mrs W H. Law and Misses M. r. Blanchard and Ruth Burlingame will be the patronesses at next Thursday
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-17

The funeral of William Henry Ken yon, former Moosup postmaster, was urday afternoon, Rev. s. c. Nightingale adams, Mrs. Rose Whitehead and Howard Main and Lewis Main, sang expressively Art Thou Weary? and My Jesus, as Thou Wilt. There was very large attendance. the school board being well represented. There were many beautiful floral pieces. The body was placed in the vault in Ever green cemetery.
 at Hopkinton, R. T., a son of Mir. and Mrs. Godfrey A. Kenyon. In 1879. he capde to Moosup and entered the em- ploy of the Aldrich & Milner company partnership with Amasa P. Taber in a grocery and meat business in Amy vile, where Parker. Mott is now en- gagged in business. In 18S6 Mir. Ken yon was appointed postmaster of the local office, then situated in Sargent's building on Main street. He faithfully and efficiently fulfilled the duties of the office for 16 years. He resigned in 1912 and spent the rest of his lise working about his home.
 MT. Kenyon was for five years first selectman and later served on the board of relief and board of assessors. He served for many years as a mem ber of the school committee and was chairman until he resigned from the board last fall because of illness.
 Dec IS, 1888, Mir. Kenyon married Miss Lucy Spauidfng, whom he met lin Moosup. He is survived by his wife and two sons, Harold c. of Pitts field and H. Clifford Kenyon of Moo- OonnelI of Prpvtdelsce and Mrs G. C. Chipman of MO16up.
 saptis4 sSndsy School ofheers.
 The P1afnfiefd Baptist Sunday school have elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Superintendent, Will Ham c. Hill; assistant superintendent, Harold r. Burgess; secretary and treasurer, Miss Elmer Johnson; assist ant secretary and treasurer, Miss Ger tfude Sweet; librarian. Afrs. Frank Bennett; aas1stant librarian, Miss Bea- trice Huber; cradle roll superintendz e11t, Mrs. Fred Dawley; home depart ment superintendent, Elmer Johnson;
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-17
OBITUARY.
Martin Hanley.


 Martin Hanley, Jr., s2: died at 1.So Pomfret Landing, where he was born and where he mad lived all his life. MT. Hanley leaves his father, a broth&r. Charles, and two sisters. Elizabeth and ago.
 Near-Traitors Grumbie.
 Danielson's Bolsheviki-and Daniel son has one of comparatively mild form-fret and criticize because so much is being said in favor of ardent there are so many demands for things that are needed to back the boys who are going into the trenches. Like the Lenines and the bTrotzhys; this local crowd is willing that Germany should win, providing they are not disturbed.
 The Dissatisfied Weaver.
 As bearing on the unusually high hereabouts at the present time. an Ok f:cial of a Killingiy plant tells this one:
 "A weaver (wooIen) came to me the through. I asked him why and he said he wasn't getting enough money. I looked up his pay slip for the last week and foeSnd that he had earned s35! And Uncle Sam's enlisted men are fighting for a month in France for that exact sunni"
 Harry J. o'ReiiIy Entering the Service
 Harry J. O'Reiliy, paymaster at the DanieiSon Cotton company plant, left fere Saturday to spend Sunday at his home in Providence, from which city he is leaving today to report at Fort Slocurn, N. Y. He will be assigned to the nuartermaster's department and transferred to some of the canton ments, probably in the south.
 oaestionnaires Received.
 Local registered men who received Saturday some of the first per cent. Of questionnaires sent out in this dis trict have the present week in which to fill them out properly and return them, by next Saturday, to the office of the local exemption board at Put nam. A return envelope has been en- closed with each form sent to the reg istered men, who will have the assist ance of local attorneys in filling out the forms.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-17
LEGAL ADVISORY BOARD.
Members Called For Conference By
 Judge Edgar N. Warner, Chairman.

Judge Edgar M. Warner, chairman of the legal advisory board for this district, called members of the bar and we'll known 1aymen who are to assist tionnaires, Saturday afternoon for a conference and discussion of how the rules that have been laid down for the work are operative.
 The associate members of the legal Advisory. board are- Charles E. Searls. Frank F. Russell. Eris H. Johnson, John F. Carpenter. Ernest C.. Morse, Howard c. Bradford. Arthur S.. Mac donald, Archie Macdonald, Jr., B. B. Robbins, George W. Perry, A. s. nam Arthur G. Bill, W. Fenner Wood ward, Ebert l.. Darbie, of Danielson. Other associate members are to be added in order that the work of fll- ing out the questionnafres for regis trants may go forward as rapidly as
 In the envelopes containing the forms that are being mailed to regis trauts forms compiled by the legal ad- visory board are being enclosed. These forms suggest to the registrants that they had better not attempt to fill out he forms unaided, bur rather take them to the attorneys, who will assist the men to make the returns, and without charge for their valuable ser vice.
 
 The following are thr newly elected officers Of the Ladies' Social circle of the Congregational church: President, Mrs. Justin Greene: vice presidents, Mrs. C. F. Waterman, Mrs. Gene vieve Letters. Mrs. Carl T. Kent; sec retary, Miss Mary A, Wheaton; treas urer, Miss Harriet HI. Brown; pro- gramme committee. Mrs Chester M, Elliott, Mrs. Walter A. Wheaton, Mrs: Snow: sewing committee. Mrs. Anne lia Tourteilctte, Mrs. Lutler M. Keith, Miss Fannie Ksflar:, fancy work com mittee. Mrs R. s. Danfortl1. Mrs. A. M Towne, Mrs. c. T.. Brousseau; house committee. Miss Bertha L. Sar- gent, Mrs. George D. Clarke: enter taislf1ent- committee, Miss Marion Warren, Mrs. G., Harold ,. .Gilpatrick. Mrs. J. T. Russell: linen and silver Mrs. Garralk. K Smith; committee, Miss Edna Mann and Miss Katherine Seward. 4. Dog Quarantine May Be Raised. Dog owners in this city and sur- rounding towns are ready at any time now for an order from the commits sioner of domestic animals under which the restraint that has been put on the animals will be relieved.
 Scores of dogs are befng kept In close confinement at much inconve-
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ory Board Meets.
 1 Irving Miron visited friends in Hart ! ford Saturday.
 | A term of the Windham County Su- tperior court, for the hearing cf crim- | inak cases. will come in at fW1l1imantie on the first Tuesday in n;January | A number of members of the 3sth Company, Fort Terry, came here Sat
 urday for brief leaves of absence. Drive For New Members. I A Red Cross campaign is on this week to add 5000 members of the Put nam chapter of the Red Cross, this chapter having auxiliaries in the sur- rounding towns.
 | The temperature dropped to five de- grees above zero in Putnam Satur- i'day morning.
 Will Witness Ordination. Local relatives of AdeIard Lacroix and Thomas McGarry will be; in Hart ford next Sunday to witness their ordination to the priesthood at St. Jo- seph's cathedral.
 - sIeighing Good. Excellent sleighing on Saturday brought out many parties who had a Dob" ride for the first time this sea- son. Sergeant Joseph Burton Of the 3sth Company was a visitor in Putnam on Saturday. k'
 Heavy Holiday Trade. Putnam merchants had a heavy i1ol- iday trade on Saturday. the runf be- ing the first real one of the Christ mas season.
 Qucstionnaires Mailed. One hundred yqpestionnaires, the f1rst to go out, were mailed Saturday to men in the various towns that make up the district.
 ----- Trolley Fare Petitions.
 Petitions addressed to the public utilities commission are to be circu- lated here within few days, asking for hearings relative to the recent ad- vances of trolley fares on the local line. asa
 For Armenian Syrian Relief.
 Miss Bertha Morley, recently re- turned: from Turkey, spoke here Sun day at the Congregational, Baptist and Syrian and Armenian relief.
 Saturday a considerable sum was received in the Salvation Army kct- tie toward the fund that is to bA used needy. of this city.
 Thoughtful people in this and sur rounding towns are preparing to send little Christmas remeurbrances to the couHLy WIISIG more Cudn oV GILL; dren are living s |. Big Pay .This Weak. s This week will bring to milf oper- atives in this city tEeir first pay bas- ed on the advance. in wage scale that became effeGtfve December 3, and will put many hundreds of extra dollars into circulation. ss-
 Aims of Red cress Chapter. - E An effort is to be made toward the end of putting Putuan's Red Cross chapter on such a solid financial basis that its income will be from $5, 900 to $s,0o0 a year. A list of men who will make weekly contributions may be Compiled. =4si
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-17

Mrs. Julia Williams Bennett, wife of CharlesN F. Bennett, died at the home of her sister in Jaw, Mrs. Mary. Benjamin, Friday afternoon after a few hours illness. Mrs. Bennett had resided in Mystic for several yearsa She was born in Ledyard Jarf. 4, 1874 :. thei daughter of, Clark and Mary Will Hams Brown. She leaves her hus-7 band. who is an invalid, ma one son, Char1es w.. Bennett, of. this place. two sisters, Mrs. George Greene of Nor . wicir and Mrs Edwin Larnphefe of Old Mystic, and two brotherss Clark Brown of. Mystic ,, and James Paul Brown of Noank r,fs t4
 Rebekahs at Noank Eunerai.
 The of51cers of Mystic Rebeflal lodge with, some of the members went to Noank Saturday morning to attend the funeral of Mrs. Anna Thomson, member of. the order. MHch ,sympa- thy is felt fors the daughter. Miss Bertha Thomson, who is district dep uty of the New London, Grotons and
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-17
NORTH STIRLING

Ik H. Crowell and George Pierce, Jr., have been on 8 pleasure trip to New York.
 Local people attended the reception in Danielson Wednesday.
 Henry CroweH was in Providence and Pawtucket the past week,
 Foxes are doing damage here, kill ing ducks and Fowls.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-17
ANDOVER
Postponed Sale and Supper Held Sat urday Evening Station Agent

/ 1 On account of the snow, the supper and sale. of. fancy. articles was post poned to last Saturday night, Dec IS. Mrs. Raymond Iialsted, with her daughter Lila, is visiting eher sister.
 Mrs. Burgess, in Hartford. MT. and Mrs h. H. Porter are. ex- Ipecting to spend the winter months in
 Willfma mantic.~~ L.-- -A--r
 Private Frank E. Thompson. and a friend, Priv. Edw. Rhefrn, of Camp Devens. were visitors at the formers home over, last. week, Sunday. Priv. Albert McDonalds of Camp Devens was at his home Saturday and New Agent.
 Raymond : c. Halsted is now. aE@1t at the Andover. station, having bid in the job left open by. the departure of U. T.. Murphy. .-,t--t Mrs. c. E.. White and three -daugh- ters have left for Peavlnea Tenn, to be with MT. White this -Minter.-~- Lionel. F'aulkrier. was :. az Hartford visitor Saturday. .-.,.-~..rF
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-17
DIED WHILE NESTING. :
Mrs. Myra L. oiin Taken III at tho
 Home of Friend.

Myra L.. o1ir, 70, of Danieison, died while visiting at the home of Mrs. Henry Cole in this city. Mrs. Olin, who had been a. a.@resident of Daniel son for many years, had been ill Less than a week. The body is to be talk en to Danielson for burial. ,avss.....
 illustrated Lecture.
 An illustrated lecture, From Tent to Temple, was delivered at the Con- eregatfonal church Sunday evening by Rev. Dr. Leete. of Boston. The sirg-
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ing of hymns was oue of the specia features at the service.
 Start on Cofton Piantation.

Captain Joseph Ryan received Sat urday a ball of cotton and a package of cotton seed, sent to him by his son, Private Charles Ryan, who is in the service at Camp Gordon, Ga. He al- so sent along a package of cotton seed with directions for making the staple grow in northern cities
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-17

M., Nicholas Pasllitch. the Serbian prime minister. who has been invited to take part in the forthcoming allied conference. has, left Corfu for Paris.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-17

nieuce to the owners, who will well come an announcement that danger of the spread of rabies is over. At the present time all dogs in the fifteen towns of the county are being kept in confinement and have been for a pe riod that has extended over weeks.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-17
Getting Rid of Snow.

Street department men were engag- ed Saturday in levelinE the mounds of snow along the sides of the streets in the business section. The work done made it somewhat more easy for motor vehicles to make their way about. but the going was not good at best
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-17
-MOOStJP

Funeral of, Former Postmaster William II. Kenyon---More Pay for Telephone Employes-Byron B. Stones Funeral Rural Carrier Held Up by Big Drifts.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-17

home department secretary and treas urer, Mrs. Frank Bennett.
 Visiting in Canada.
 Miss M. Lavallee is visiting her sis ter Mrs. John Larose, at Abbotsford, Canada.
 Harold Kenyon of Pittsfield was here to attend the funeral of his father Saturday afternoon.
 William n. Potter of Jewett City spent the week end at the home of his parents, MT. and Mrs. O. w. Potter, on Prospect street.
 More Money for Operators. All telephone operators have received a notice to the effect that they will re- cefve an increase in pay, to go into effect at once.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-17
MYSTIC

Sudden, Death of Mrs. Charles F. iBen-i nett, Who Has Sister iSf Norwioh---
 Little Frances Moves, 5, knits fer
 Soldiers = Towns Hero Names
 Crowding Honor Roll. :.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-17
The Church Co.
 DANIELSON. CONN.
PUTNAM

Big Drive For Red cress Members
 PIanned-Good .sieighins-HoIiday
 Trade Started in WslI-First Big
 Pay. of Mill Operatives This Week Mrs. Myra L. Oiin of DanieIson . Dies While Visiting -Friend-Advis- ~ ory Board Meets.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-17

Red Gross Campaign On-Bohemian Clubs Rooms Open to Men in Ser viee-tlone Economies Demonstra- tor to Give Economy Christmas Mena-Death of Mary Han'ey- Harry o'Reiiiy Entering Service First Queb*ionnaires Received.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-17

Open every evening until mas.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-17

Mystic lodges, and who is also xht inside guardian of the state Rebekal assembly.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-17

l.. J. Coburn, promoter of Industrial r.ace, is now successfully engaged in fhe woolen manufacturing business at Sangeryille, Me
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-03
SHORT CREEK WOMAN,
AGED 81 YEARS, DEAD
Mrs. Rebecca J. McColloch, After Six
Weeks illness, Passes Away
Last Evening.

Mrs. Rebecca ]. McColloch, aged ~
widow of William !. McColloCh, died
last evening at s O'Clock in the fami
~ home on Short creek.
Mrs. McColloch was the daughter
of Jesse and Elizabeth Mayors. and
was born near 81. CIalrsvile. Bel
mont county. Ohio, September IA.
1925. She was the youngest OF d
family of - children. All are dead.
Mrs. McColoch was married Decem-
Der %. 1913, and moved to her late
residence is years ago. Her husband
died August 1883. Mrs McCollocn
was confined TO her bed for the past
six weeks. She had been known as
Aunt Beck" TO all. Her kindness
won her many friends among all
classes. She had been Il member or
Short Creek Methodist Episcopal
church since she was married, BRING
her certificate from Richland church,
Belmont county. Ohio.
Funeral services will be held in the
place of death Monday morning at
10 o'clock. lnlermrnt will be in Short
Creek cemetery
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-03
WHEBY INQUEST
| AT 4 P. M. TODAY
Slayer of Main Street Widow Outlets
Down and Special Guard
is Relieved.

Following another conference with
Prosecuting Attorney u. A. Mckee,
Coroner K. G. Hobbs last evening an
nounced that the inquest into the
death OF Mrs. Nettic Wheby, the
Syrian widow shot and killed BY Joe
Alexander al her home at. No. 2219
Main street, Wednesday evening, will
be held at o'clock this afternoon.
The inquest will be held at the Grim.
inal court room III the county building.
Witnesses to be examined will in
Clude Mrs. Abraham George, 16year-
old dau; liter of the murdered woman;
Saline v heby. her son. and Mrs. iIo
Harris, who Witnessed the killing;
Sol Rosenberg. who held Alexander
for the police. and others. DIR. j. j..
Marschner and DR.. Carl w. Uitert.
Who performed The autopsy. will tes-
tify regarding their findings.
Joe Alexander, the Stayed, who dis
played wild tendencies in the Jail fol-
lowing his incarceration there, yestcr.
day became calm again and the guard
which was maintained over him was
relieved yesterday. Last evening Alex
spent two or three hours in the cor
ridor OF the Jail, and aside from a
slight nervousness did moi contrast in
his appearance from the other prison
ers among whom he mingled.
Coroner Hobbs last evening had moi
fixed the date for the inquest into The
death of Charles BObeT, WarwOod
miner, killed in the Richand mine on
Thursday when he was caught be.
tween the mine rib and the car The
coroner was making a preliminary in
vestigation which will be followed BY
a formal inquest.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-03
JURY DISAGREED
No Verdict in Orion Carson Yost Law
Case-Oefendant Held for
New Trial.

After celebrating since the day
preceding. the jury in The case Of
Orion Carson, indicted on charge
Of violating the iost law, was called
into the criminal court room at 3
o'clock yesterday evening when Fore
man 4. S. Romine reported 10 Judge
Alan FL Robinson that the jury
seemed TO be hopelcssly divided. The
other jurors expressed the same opin-
ion. Judge Robinson then excused
the jury from further deliberalion on
the case and placed Carson under
recognaisance TO appear at the first
day of the next term OF criminal court
The jury is said To have stood seven
to five for conviction OF the defendant.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-03
STREET CAR MEN
TO HEAR OF THE
WAGE COMPROMISE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN REPRE-
SENTATlVES AND TRACTION
OFFICIALS REACHED.
Will Be Submitted to Car Workers at
Mass Meeting Early Sum-
day Morning.


Members of Local Union No. 1O3,
Amalgamated Association Of Street
Car Railway Workers, at a mass meet
ing to be held in the Trades Assembly
hall at one o'clock tomorrow morning.
will say whether or not compromise
agreed upon yesterday in the wage
scale conference shall be accepted FOR
the remainder OF the period closing
May l, 1917.
After repeated failures TO reach an
agreement as 10 a satisfactory settle
ment OF the demand of the street car
workers for satisfactory Increase IN
wages, the Wheeling Traction conf
pany, represented by W. b Atwood.
general manager of the Wheeling
Traction company, and Williston Fish.
vice president of the West Penn Trac-
ton company, on one side, and Resin
Orr, international treasurer OF the
Amalgamated Association Of Street
Railway Workers, and members OF
the car workers union executive
boards on the other, came 10 an un-
derstanding in what is said TO have
been a compromise on the demanu Tor
a new wage scale instead OF the bonus
recently offered by the traction COM
pany TO its men, in addition TO the
present contract wage.
nor street car workers representa-
tiyes last evening would make Nnown
the terms of the compromise, but It
is understood that it Is about an even
split between the present scale and
the new wage demanded by the car
workers.
Under the existing contract the
highest price paid to car workers is
thirty cents an hour. The trainmen
demanded a new scale Of 80, 81, "a
and &c cents an hour. the graduation
to represent each year of service un-
iii the fourth wear The demand was
for the new scale to remain in effect
until the close of the present contract
term the first of next May.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-03
u he | aylor lhorofano
Y. N. GYM EXHIBIT
Given Last Evening PIeases a Large
Crowd-WiiI Be Repeated
This EVenniQ.

A large audience Of interested OBJ
servers was present last evening for
the exhibition Of the physical depart
ment of the Y. ". G. A., which was
given in the gymnasium of the asso-
citation. The demonstration will be
repeated this evening and is worthy
the large attendance which greeted
last evenings production. The dances
were executed with the care which
demonstrated the careful instruction
Of those participating and from the
execution Of the tiniest members 10
those Of the most advanced classes.
vouched for the excellent tutorship
and instruction which preluded their
exhibition. Miss Margaret Phelps as
physical instructor and Miss Marion
Dibbdle as assistant instructor are
keenly active in the gymnasium work
this year and are perfecting the
classes TO a high degree of efficiency.
Many Of the folk dances were beau.
tifully picturesque and were given
faultlessly. The grand march. the
opening feature, was particularly
worthy Of special mention.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-03
LITTLE BUILDING ACTIVITY,

Although the rorepart Of the week,
with open weather. was favorable TO
rushing unfinished building work. build
Ing so far as the office OF Building In
spector J. J. Fahey Is concerned. seemed
10 contemplate the cold wave which set
In Thursday and but two permits ware
Issued during the week Jos. Reass
secured . permit for alterations to his
property at SOL Market street. Mil
Downing was granted a permit 10 raise
a residence building at No. 81 Twenty
sixth street.