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Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
MAKING ARRANGEMENTS TO
HOUSE 1900 DELEGATES
Sub Committees to Canvass City for
Rooming Quarters.

! The chamber of commerce commit
tee consisting of Woodbury. o. Rog-
ers, Charles A. Hagberg and Herbert
| R. Branche. secretary. appointed by
| the board of directors to make all ar
engagements for the comfort and hous-
! ing of the 1900 delegates who will
| visit Norwich while attending the
state grange convention which will be
held here on January 8, 10 and IL,
have the matter well in hand and have
appointed the following sub commit
tees to assist in canvasSing the city
for rooming quarters: Mrs. w. O..
Rogers, the section near the Backus
way, Washington, Sachem, Oneco,
Williams, Uncas streets and Lincoln
avenue; Mrs. c. A. Hagberg, East Side
and Laurel Hill avenue: Mrs. w. j..
Banfield, the Greeneville section; Mrs.
Ambrose Sullivan, West Side and
Thamesville; Mrs. A. A. Robinson,
Broad, Grove, Oak, Otis, Spalding and
People residing in the sections
named above who have rooms to rent
or care to assist the committee may
cooperate by notifying the members
of the committee having their section
in charge.
On the reception committee are A.
A. Robinson. Elmore Berry and Ed
aides at the headquarters which will
be in the Chamber of Commence
building where all rooms are to DC
assigned. The Shore Line Electric
management have agreed to instruct
their employees to stop all cars at the
building and have the conductors an
nounce this stop as the state grange
headquarters The committee are al
so considering having Main street
from the Central Vermont railroad
station to the Chamber OF Commerce
building marked with large arrows
with the words to the state grange
headquarters. The town hall has
been engaged for all three days of the
convention and Olympic hall on the
night of the tenth when the degrees
will be conferred. Also Grange Hall
and the chamber of commerce rooms,
by whose invitation and foresight the
convention was diverted to this city.
Hartford being the first choice of the
state officers.
The committee expects not only the
cooperation of members of the cham
Der of commerce and local grange but
they earnestly desire that all citizens
of Norwich will make a special effort
to extend every courtesy possible to
the strangers while visiting within
our gates.
There is no better way to boost
Norwich than by sending these dele
gate advertisers home with pleasing
and everlasting impression of Nor
witch as a home, its citizens and its
spirit of good fellowship.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
AT THE DAVIS THEATRE.
Four Shows New Years Day.

The Davis theatre ushered in the
New Year with four complete shows
on Monday, and the program present
ed for the approval of the large sized
houses was up to the usual high STAN
dard. DinglespiePs Night School, pre-
sented by the Hippodrome Four, was
one of the live1iest acts of its kind
ever brought to Norwich, and the four
succeeded in keeping the audience on
the stir all the time they were before
the footlights. They have several fine
vocal numbers and their dancing ranks
among the best. Their special scenery
is appropriate to the act and they
made quite a hit with the audiences
Another feature number in the vau-
deville was the act presented by Force
and Williams, who were seen in an
exclusive comedy novelty billed as Shi-
high With ST. This proved an act of
unusual merit and both received a
shower of applause from the delighted
audiences.
The Inebriate and the Bachelor was
the third act and was presented by
the Latoy Brothers, both natural COM
edians and tumbling artists.
The Devils Double was the title of
the Triangle feature, with William S.
Hart in the leading role. The Key
stone comedy film was The Lion and
the Girl.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
OBITUARY..
Mrs. Luther r. Case.

Mrs. Sarah Carroll Jacobs widow
of the late Luther r. Case, who for
years was identified with the business
interests of Norwich, died at her res
idence, 14S Broad street, at O'Clock
Monday evening.
She had been stricken with a very
severe attack of acute indigestion ten
days ago. but rallied sufficiently to
be able to be about her home and her
complete recovery was confidently
looked forward to.
A sudden relapse, however, occur
red late Monday afternoon which re-
suited in her death.
Mrs. Case was the daughter of the
late Captain Joseph Dresser Jacobs
and Sarah Carroll Jacobs and her ear
ly life was passed in Thompson, Conn,
where she was born. In 1850 she came
to Norwich to make her home with
her uncle, the late Lucius w. Carroll,
and for ten years she taught one of
the upper grades in the Broadway
Grammar school. In 1870 she was
united in marriage with the late Lu-
Their r. Case Two children were born
Louise Case. who died in 1894, and
James L. Case of this city, who sur
wives his mother.
Edward J. Dray.
Former Alderman Edward J. Dray,
a widely known and highly respected
resident of New London, died at his
home Sunday afternoon, following a
long period of ill health which includ-
ed nervous prOStratiOn. He was ma
tive of Ireland and was IA years of
age. Mr.. Dray came to this country
when a young man and settled first
in Winchendon, Mass. Half a century
ago he located in New London, where
he has since resided. For many years
he had conducted the wholesale and
retail liquor business at the corner of
Main and John streets.
Mr.. Dray was lifelong Democrat
and was alawyS prominent in the af-
fairs of the party, serving several
terms as a member of the court of
common council. He was a member
Of Seaside council, Knight of Column
bus; St Johns Literary association;
New London lodge, No. $50, B. P. o.
E; Division No 1, Ancient Order of
Hibernians, and the Nameaug Engine
Co. Possessed of a genial and kind
ly character, he was held in high re-
gard by a wide circle of friends.
Mr.. Dray is survived by a widow,
a daughter, Mrs. John Jaems, a son,
Walter E., a sister, Miss Bridget Dray
of Hartford, and a brother, John, of
New London.
Mrs. William Deardon.
Mrs. Amanda Deardon, wife of VIII
liam Deardon, died at the Blackstone
hospital, Pawtucket, Thursday night.
Besides her husband, she is survived
by two sons, Charles Deardon, chief
yeoman on the battleship cruiser Wyo-
ming, and Walter Of Pawtucket.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
Bills Approved.
FIRE Lpss WAS
SMALL FOR LAST YEAR
Norwich Citizens Are Taking Fire
Prevention More Seriously Than in
the Past

There were 1872 alarms of fire with
loss of $7155.93 in this city during
the year 1915, according to the report
of Fire Chief Howard L. Stanton OF
the local department which has been
sent to the national board of fire I'M
derwriters.
This report of losses is the smallest
ever in the history of the local fire
department and is attributed by Chief
Stanton to the fact that the citizens
are taking measures towards fire pre-
yention.
The insurance loss was $685.. SO
leaving a balance of $3.50 uninsured
The losses suffered in buildings was
$46S7.04 and in contents $211S.89, and
$139, 374.6O, very unusual amount on
account of the exceptionally small
number of fires.
In addition to the S25O,00O,000 suf-
fered by fire losses in a year in the
country a like amount is expended in
maintaining fire departments in the
country This should instfll a desire
into the minds of the general public
that fire prevention is the matter to
be studied rather than the matter of
fighting fires.
In July last year there was no fire
loss on either buildings or contents.
For the preceding four years the
losses in insured and uninsured prop
were as follows: 1915 $43, 414.23; 1914
$33,6O9.31; 1913 53,260.S1; 1912 $142,-
42203
During December there were but IA
calls for the local department and but
SIS was paid.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
ANNUAL NEW YEARS
RECEPTION AT Y. M. C. A.
Exciting Basketball Game, Vocal Sc
lections and Motion Pictures Were
Features of the Evening.

The Y. M. c. A. held their annual
New Years reception Monday night
at the Association building which was
prettily decorated for the occasion
with fir, laurel leaves and other YuIe-
tide suggestions.
In the evening well arranged en-
tertainment program was carried out
which included interesting minutes in
the gymnasium where two basketball
teams furnished an exciting game. The
team known as the Colors were vic
torious oyer the Whites by the score
of to 4. The teams comprised the
following: Whites. Ziegler, n. F1nIay-
son, A. Finlayson. Tilley, Pierce, Jew
ett Olson; Colors, Mason, Isbister,
Houlihan, Gillespie and Frisbie
In the hall three molten pictures
were shown and George Turner rem
dered pleasing solos in place of Mrs.
Charles Tyler Bard, who was unable
to be present owing to a severe cold.
An orchestra comprising Walter Lang,
VIOLIN Frank White, clarinet; Harold
Adams, cornet and Henry La Fon-
tame played selections.
Excellent refreshments consisting of
home made cake and ice cream were
iliary committee: Mrs. Edwin w. Hig-
gins, Mrs. Gilbert Raymond, Mrs.
Charles Prentice, Mrs. Clarence d.
SEWN and Mrs. Edwin Hill, assisted
by the following young ladies IN
Misses Georgia Fillmore, Henrietta
Gallup, Elizabeth SEWN, Ethel Nor
gan, Phoebe Brewster, Helena Wulf
and Dorothy. Beebe-
The reception was given under the
auspices of the social committee which
comprises Robert H. Gray, chairman
n. Eugene Smith, Arthur F. Wyman
and John C. Darby.
In the afternoon the boys recep-
ton was held with a basketball game
in the gym and appropriate exercises
in the hall.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

Omcer Jacob Vetter, for over 35 years
member of the local police department
and one of the best known members of
the force was on Monday night, at
his own request, placed on the retired
list by vote of the court of common
council at the regular January meet
ing in the council chamber. Officer
Vetter's retirement dates from Jan. 1
and he will receive $41.S2 monthly from
that date. The vacancy caused by the
placing of officer Vetter on the retired
list was filed by the appointment of
Supernumerary Bernard keenan, as a
member of the regular force, his ap-
pointment to date from Jan. 1. This
appointment left a vacancy on the Su-
pernumerary list, and to fill this va
cancy Abraham Seigal was made a
supernumerary.
The meeting was called to order at
S.25 o'clock by Mayor Allyn L. Brown.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were approved and the reading omit
ter The first matter to be taken up
was the Thames street hearing. Clerk
Arthur G. Crowell read the sheriff s
return and the hearing was then de-
clared open by Mayor Brown.
Speaking for Laura S. Leach, James
c. Leach said she did not care to lose
any of the land and Mr.. Leach raised
a question as to what change is to be
made in the grade. Shepard b.
Palmer, city engineer, said thax there
is no material change of grade con-
E. C. Wiley raised the question as
to whether it would be practical to
change the grade. Mayor Brown said
he had a copy of the blue prints pre-
pared by the engineers and welcomed
inspection of tile plans. There were
no others to be heard and the hearing
was declared closed. The resolutions
were then adopted as follows:
Resolved That public necessity and
convenience require that Thames
street be widened by fixing new street
lines on the westerly and eaSterly
sides thereof.
Resolved, That the land between the
new westerly line of said street and
the present westerly line of said street
at that place and between the new
easterly line of said street and the
present easterly line thereof at that
place be, and hereby is, laid out as
and made a part of said Thames street,
the damages thereby sustained by any
person or persons to be paid out of the
treasury of the city of Norwich.
For the public works committee,
Councilman Lester reported that the
committee had considered the petition
asking that South street be laid out
as a public highway and favored the
laying out of the street as asked for
in the petition. The report was ac-
cepted.
Officer Jacob Vetter Retired.
For the police commissioners, Alder
man w H Allen presented a report
fayoring the petition of Police Officer
Jacob Vetter to be placed on the re-
tired list and fixing his compensation
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
DR.. j. M. KING
DENTIST
May Building j
!an1TuWP
ALL coLLEGIANs' DANCE
AT NORWICH CLUB,
Pretty Affair Carried Out Under Di-
rection of Joseph Hull and Dudley
Chapman.

One of the prettiest dances of the
winter was given Monday night by
the All Collegians in the Norwich club,
which was very taStefully decorated
with college banners, bunting and
ferns. The color scheme was orange
and black. In attendance were about
As couples, and the dance music was
furnished by the Valjo four-piece or
chestra-
20 numbers, and during intermisslon
ice cream, cake and punch were
served. The dance was chaperoned
by DR.. and Mrs. F. S. Bunnell, Mrs.
Raymond Sherman and Edward Nc
Kay. The committee in charge con-
sisted of Joseph Hull and Dudley
Chapman.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
SONGS OF THE WAR
SUFFERERS AT SYNAGOGUE.
New York Singers Heard at Benefit
Concert in This City.

At the Congregation Brothers of Jo-
seph synagogue Sunday evening a
concert was given by Rev Samuel
Bremen and George WeinshaI both
of New York. There was a very large
attendance to hear these noted sing
ers. Rev. Mr.. Bremen spoke at length
on the condition of the Jewish race
and their effort in the reclamation of
Palestine. Mr.. Weinsha1 sang several
beautiful operate selections and also
sang songs of the war sufferers. The
concert was for the. benefit of the war
sufferers.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
Many Sheltered at Police Station.

A total OF 22s2 knights of the road
found shelter at the police station
during the year just passed and 256
stores were found open at night by
the police. Out of the 149 arrests made
by the police during the month of
December, 55 were for intoxication,
% for breach of the peace. and Il for
theft.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
Inaetivity causes constipation.

Lack of exercises in the winter is a
frequent cause of constipation. You
feel heavy; dull and listless, your COM
plexion is ,sallow and pimply, and en-
ergy at low ebb. Clean up this condi-
ton at once with DIR. Kings New Life
Pills, a mild laxative that relieves the
congested intestines without gripping.
A dose before retiring will assure you
a full and easy movement in the morn
ing. Csc at your Druggist.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
PANT WORKERS COMPROMISE
WITH MANAGER RAUCHER
Do Not Want to Complete Unfinished
Work From New York.

Twenty employees of the American
Pants Co. went out on n strike on
Monday morning, demanding a 49,
hour week and a So raise in pay to
make up the difference of lost time,
but in a conference with the mana
ger of the pants company, Samuel
Raucher the strikers agreed to go
back providing they are not compelled
to work on unfinished work from
New York city where a strike is on.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

Miss Mary B. Hyde, member of
the faculty at Pratt Institute, Brook
Ign, n. Y, left town Saturday. after
holiday visit to her sister. Mrs. w.
Tyler Olcott.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

Miss Helen Mowry and Harold Now
ry of Sterling have been guests OF
Mrs. John F.. Rogers.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

Theodore H. Haviland, after spend
ing the weeks vacation at his home
en- Greene avenue, has returned to
Boston.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

Mrs. Charles A. Roberts and daugh-
ter of Worcester have returned home
after a weeks visit in Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

Mrs Guy Warner Eastman left on
Monday for Philadelphia, after a few
days stay at her home on Washing
ton street.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

Street traffic in San Francisco is
regulated by electric soma phores.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

Miss Katharine A. Kent returns to-
day (Tuesday) to her home on Wash
inston street, after a weeks visit in
New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
his appointment to date from january


L.
Another resolution introduced by
Alderman Allen favored the appoint
r1ent of Abraham Seigal OF No. SO
Mechanic street as member of the
supernumerary force The resolution
was adopted and the ballot taken
showed all of the eleven votes cast in
favor of Mr.. Seigal's appointment and
he was declared supernumerary.
A third resolution was introduced by
Alderman Allen as follows:
That the police commissioners are
hereby appointed a committee to in
vestigate the matter of revising the
city ordinances with relation to the
qualifications and appointment of
members of the police force and to re-
some future meeting the result of their
investigation and deliberations togeth-
er with recommendations thereon. The
resolution was adopted.
-, On recommendation of Councilman
Babcock the sum of 800 was ordered
paid Jane p. Kinney of Elm street for
a fall on the steps leading from Claire
mont avenue to Oak street in Sep
tember last.
The quarterly report of the fire mar
shall, and the quarterly report of the
chief of police were accepted and or
dcred printed in the Journal. The re-
port of the city treasurer took the
Usual course.
Bills Approved.
Bills were approved as follows:
Finance department, % bills for $4,-
251.93; public works department, AZ
bills for $9,975.56; department of ceme-
teries, IA bills for $514.93, park depart
nent 10 bills for $367.O5; gas and cleo
fire department "a bills for $S,453.61;
water department, 26 bills for g.
380.29; police department, bills for
$2,3S4.69; street lighting. S278.96.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

Mrs. George C. Ripley has left town
for fortnight's visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Howard E. Atterbury in
New York
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
NOTICE

/ rec Hurt When Machine Skidded
Three men were injured Monday
when the machine in which they were
riding skidded on the ice on the road
near Sodom Hill, turning over and
hurting the occupants very forciblAlg
70 the ground
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

1 to cember is
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

Nav 10, 1916 S7,750.70
Water Works $40, 893.10
Dept. Of Public WORKS.
Rents SOo.3O
Outside account 212.o3
Sprinkling and oilfg 2,S28.42
New sewers ........ Ills
Dept. of Gem.
Ordinary receipts 1,224.63
Police Dept
City court 2,2lI06
licenses . 489.0O
Other licenses 1890
G. and e. dept. 1872
Finance Dept
Temporary loans. 100000
From General Sink
ing Fund to pay
notes of Dec. "a,
1912, and April
80, 1914 .... 90 100000
To be raised by tax 150,068-41
improvements streets 16,800.00
From reserve fund,
G. & E, for i'm
provements to
plant .... ...... 100000
Miscellaneous $50. 4.4O
456, 491 OF
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

City Treasurer Charles S. Avery's
summary of receipts from May 16, 1916.
to December Is, 1916. is as fo1lows:
Cash on hand
Mav tx 1915 s775O7O
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
Incidents In Society

Miss Mary r. Gibbs has been in
New York for a few days.
Lee Roy Robbins of Lincoln avenue
has returned after a few days visit
in Stamford.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

In sheltered places some of last
weeks snow remains and will not be
likely to melt under present tempera-
ture conditions.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

The property at 118 Main street
purchased some time since by James
L. Crawford has been improved in
various ways, roofs, etc, painted and
the new owner is continuing the
renovation
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

Social and fraternal organizations
will resume meetings this week, fol-
lowing suspension during the holt
days.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

Merchants are looking for some of
the January dividends to be ex-
changed for the many surpa ssing
bargains offered today.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

It is predicted that the snoN
squalls of Monday will continue to
day and very cold weather is pronnis
ed toward the week end.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

The Irish Relief Fund of which
Thomas Hughes Kelly of New York
is the treasurer, has collected to date
more than $215,000. Recent gifts in
clude $3.50 from New London Com.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

There will be an exodus of college
students and other home corners fol
the holiday today and Wednesday.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-12-21

Read oil the entertainments IN tins 10
Ne. IL will psY yoa.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-12-21
Don't Delay: Look IL up.

Noah Webster started with 10000
words That was In 1928. when the
first edition OF his dictionary WAS pub
lished- In the next edition. that Of
1864. the list had grown to 1I4.OOO.
Noah had died In the meantime. but
his heirs and assigns continued his
work. In 1890 total Of 10000 words
were listed Since then the number
has more than dOubled-it Is now
about 10000.
OF course. nobody could be expected
10 learn all those words. nor Is IL nee
essary. Whenever. In your reading
you come across word the meaning
Of which H. not entirely clear TO you.
drop your book or newspaper. a. the
case may be. and consult the diction-
airy. Don't delay: II you do probably
you will never look the word up. II f.
surprising how -ss~ny words one may
add To ones vocabulary by this sim
pie metbod.-New York Times.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-12-21
PIGMY PEOPLE OF MARIvELES
Most Mysterious Race is Found
In Philippine Islands

High up on the slopes OF Mount
Mariveles In the Philippine islands
dwell the last remnants Of an ancient
and most mysterious race-the negri-
tOs. or little negroes" Scientists diff
fer hopelessly as To their origin and
history. but the traveller who is for
tunate enough 70 penetrate into their
carefully hidden villages finds the
quaint little people extremely Interest
Ing. says Lewis X. Freeman I'm th.
World Wide Magazine. Though dIsin-
clined to work. the negrito H. indie
fatigable In the chase. He will hunt
all day without eating anything but
the mango. or banana. that he may
seize as he PUSHES by. IL the dogs ar.
scarce for any reason. women are
pressed into service. and these go
Looping through the brush. yelping In
Imitation OF the CANNES for whom they
are substituted. Sometimes a beuter
Will emerge from the brush carrying "a
pig he has encountered and killed or
more Important still. bringing news of
the sighting Of q python. In this case
the whole hunt is called I'm and its
energies directed TO the capture Of the
big snake. which. when killed. IL car
ried ir triumphal procession 10 the
village. where II furnishes feast for
all who can be gathered together for
the great occasion.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-12-21
How Columbus Wa MI.led-

Every schoOlboy knows that when
Columbus discovered the island Of
Cuba and the rest Of the western
world that he did not know be had
discovered new world. but thought
he had circumnsvigated the globe aud
had found a new way to cross the
ocean 20 Asia. IL Is a curious fact
that the Indians Of the island Of Cubs
unconsc!ously confirmed this belief He
asked them the name Of one Of the
Villages. and they said. "Cubanaca, .
and Columbus thought that they were
saying. "Kublalkahan." the name Of
the Tartar village mentioned by Marco
Polo. whose record Columbus had
read.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-12-21

WtST VIRGINIA
At Ruls.s held I'm the Clerks offic. OF
the Cirrult Court of Mcdowell County
on the first Monday IN Dec.. 49,.
John Baku~ ID LA.
" Tin chanc~ry
Whine Black To -.
TIE object OF this suit Is u Obtain
from tlr def-ndent 10y the plaintiff =
divorce.
A vINCUI.O MATRIMONII
And II appearing from All affidavit nov
on lille with the papers ma tins cau-s.. that
the deiendent ~ a non resident II the
state of West Virginia: it In thrrrior.
ordered that the said ..,.i-n,isnt de- A,,-
pear at the Clerks Osiiss- of the Cirrunt
Count of Mcdowell County within on.
month from the datr oi the first publirA-
tam Of tins order and a" what is ns,--
-ary IL pr tsVt hrr INTEREST herein
Aud II 10 further ordered that "A cop,
IF this order b~ published once a week
Tor four successive weeks in some news-
paper IN cwell County, and that .
copy of the same ie posted at ths. front
door OF the court house Of Mcdowell
County Tor twenty days before decree is
rendered.
A copy, Irs.e;
III. j. Cspefsrt. q. Y.