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Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
MANSFIELD DEPOT
Many Visitors in Village During Week Young People at Red Cross Con cert.

Mrs. F'enelon McCollum and her daughters, the Misses Ruth and Ella McCoIlum, attended the Social Corner meeting at North Franklin on -IhuT5- day of last week..
 An auto party of young people at tended the Red Cross concert at Storrs College on Thursday evening of last week.
 Miss ATaude Brigham is taking care of Mrs. Toplive on Ripley Hill.
 Rev. Leonard Smith of Spring Hill. and his daughter, Miss Ebbaa, were in this place last Thursday afternoon and evening. MT. smith is the trustee of the Dunham Memorial fund which owns the meeting house in this village and he looked after the needs of re- pairing and renovatinG to be done in the near future.
 Miss Marion Foster of New Rochelle, New York returned to her home last week Friday, after visit of several weeks at the home of her friend, Miss Fife Ross.
 Mrs. Laura Reynolds of the Four Corners is with Mrs. w. H. Corbitt.
 Miss Anna Hall of Boston, visited her mother, Mrs. Jane Stedman last Saturday and Sunday.
 Miss Marion Carpenter and Miss Ruth Hale of Willimantic were week end guests of Mrs. Arthur Cushman.
 Miss Bertha Botham was at home last Saturdav-end Sunday.
 Miss Florence Perkins of Mystic is visiting her grandpdfenlS, MT ana MIS w. H. Corbitt.
 Mir and Mrs. c. c. Randall are en- towing a weeks visit from Mrs. Ran daIIs sister, Mrs. F. E. Darling of Brockton, Mass, and her three chil- dren.
 Harold Hansen is having at his grandpa's in West Wilmington. Mrs. Samuel Austin visited friends in Norwich on Monday to Wednesday last:
 The Livingstones have removed from the farmhouse in The Pines to Mir Writings house on the hill, formerly occupied by the Osterhauts. Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Day are enter taining a friend from Newark. N. J.
 Miss Mildred TiIden of Norwich is visiting her aunts, the Misses Tilder and Mrs. Dimock.
 Among those drafted for eniistm ent in the new L. s. army are Roland Birdsall and Robert Battye. Miss Fife Ross is receiving many congra tulations on her achievement and good fortune of the Pulitzer Res idence prize at Barnard College.
 Rev. Leonard Smith and daughter Miss Ebba of Spring Hill attended services at Durham Memorial church last Sunday and visited at the home ot Mr and Mrs. F'enelon McCollum.
 Religious services al the Colony next Sunday afternoon.
 The Red Cross sewing bee will meet next Tuesday afternoon, July 3l, at the hoe of Mrs. Donald l.. Ross.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
STOKRS
College Boys Receive Comm issions ir
 Army-Trustees Accept Plans.

Rev. Frederic Church of Brentwood, N. J., preached here Sunday in eX- change with Rev. Marshall Dawson.
 Receive Commissions.
 J. B. kilbride and L. F. Lawrence, students at the college, who took ex- aminations for comn1issions in the regular army, have received appoint ments as second Iieutenants.
 W. J. Mugethuem and c. E. Ryan at Plattsburgh, have been appointed pro- visional second lieutenants in the reg ular army.
 Sergt. Richard Plun1iey of Company K at Plattsburgh, former student of the college, has received a provisional appointment to second lieutenant in the regular army.
 H. A. Weidlich of Hartford. a grad uate of the college. has acceted po- sition as chemist with a firm in Som ersyille, Mass.
 Plans for Buildings Accepted.
 Plans have been accepted by the building committee of the board of trustees for new cottages, dining hall, and infiTmary.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
MERROW

Leroy Tilden of New London Is vis- iting his sister. Miss Evelyn Tilden
 Miss Addie Tilden spent the week end with her sister, Miss Evelyn Til den.
 Miss Bertha Tiiden was in wiIli- mantle Saturday.
 Miss Rose Latham of Wi1limantic spent the week end with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Bert Latham.
 Joseph Morrow of Hartford spent Monday with his mother at the Mer- row homestead.
 Herbert Allen is helping David Snow through having.
 The heavy thun derstorm of Tues day did great deal of damage to the crops The hailstones were as large as walnuts.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
MANSFIELD CENTER
Young Men Who. Are prafted-Lisht
 hing Strikes in Several Places.

Among the young men from this village and immediate vicinity who have been drafted are: John Taylor, Rev. H. H. Powell. Elmer Warren, Howard Atkins, Augustus Boucar, Harold Storrs William Singer Arthur BarroWs, Ernest Paulson. Lewellyn Dodd, Arthur Dunston. The draft al so includes Rollin Birdsall and Will liam Reed.
 Lightning Strikes.
 The electrical storm of Tuesday af- ternoon spent considerable force in this village. Lightning struck twice near H. Edwin Halls home. A tree and telephone pole were hit. Every telephone in this part of the town was reported to be out of commission.
 Library Notes.
 A Story Hour for the children is planned to be given at the library on Tuesday at 4.30 o'clock.
 Copies of government and c. A. C. bulletins dealing with topics of the day may be found at the library, and These include bulletins on canning, selection of foods, diseases and in sects attacking garden plants, poul- try rations and gardening.
 Newsy Paragraphs.
 Mir and Mrs w. D. Chamberlin and family of Dayton. Ohio. have arrived for the summer.
 tored to North CTuilford Tuesday
 Miss Eunice Buchanan is spendin g a week in Provincetown.
 Mrs. G. W. Chapin left this week for Northheld, Mass, and Hanover, N. II. cupying the brick house south of the parsonage.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
RICHMOND

Mir. and Mrs Samuel Wright were callers at the Moore homestead Sat urday.
 Edwin Smith is working for Dr. ing.
 Mir. and Mrs Harry F. Brown have purchased the Solomon Harrington farm on the pike. They have moyed from Washington to their new home
 Ralph Moore is working for the Clark girls at Wyoming.
 John sherman of Westerly was caller on his parents Sunday.
 Leonard Joslin and son and Lille Joslin. of Boston, Mass, have moved all their goods to his fathers place iu Exeter.
 Mamie Woodmansee has returned t0 her home on Teffts' Hill, after visiting her aunt for six weeks.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
REGISTRARS NOTICE

The Registrars of Voters of the First and Second Voting Districts of the Town of GriswoId hereby give notice that they will be in session on Fri days Aug. 5 and TO- at the Town Hall in Jewett City, In the First Voting District. and at the Town House in Pachaug. in the Second Voting Dis trict. from 12 m. to ?. m., for the purpose Of making enrolment of the legal voters of said Town who may apply Tn person or by letters for the privilege of voting in Primaries or Caucuses. according to act Of Legis- iature, Session 1905.
 ELI c. -LAGUE
 TIMOTHY F.. SHEA. Registrars of Voters First Voting Dis
 rrict
 AREA BROWNING
 FRANCOIS LALTBERTE, Registrars of Voters Second Voting
 District
 Griswoid. Conn. July 25. 1917.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
SOUTH WELLINGTON
Last of Stereoptieon Lectures Given Many People Attending Summer School.

At Social hall last Sunday night the last set of stereopticon views and lec- ture was given. It consisted of a trip through Jamaica and Porto Rico. The views were very pretty and showed many places of interest. It is expect again as soon as cool weather sets in.
 Arthur Devereaux and daughter, Cora. motored to Elizabeth Park last Sunday.
 Many at Summer School.
 The following named people will be at the summer school of Sunday School Methods at Northfield from July 24 to Aug. 1: Rev. Charles A. Parker, Superintendent George Wes- terf1eld, Assistant Superintendent Mrs James Service, Teachers. Miss Eliza . beth Green, Mrs. J. R. Edwards, Mrs Walter Malo, Louis Service, Miss liar riett Smith. Miss Alice Service.
 Miss Pauline Schaffer of Middle town was the guest of Miss Doris Hall last week.
 Gardiner Hall left last Tuesday af- N. G., at Hartford. They are to go into camp at Mantle.
 MT. and Mrs. Oldrich Burian of New York are visiting at the home of Mrs. Burian's folks, Mir. and Mrs. Charles Pobuda.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Allen of West Hartford were in town last week Thursday visiting with friends
 Miss Olga Steber of Gurleyville wis., ited with Miss Ruth Cahoon last Sat urday and Sunday.
 William Moriarty of Hartford was visiting with Mir. and Mrs. Fox las. Saturday and Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28

dick of1ciated, assisted by Rev. Geo. B. Shaw.
 Mir Barber was one of ten children and was born in Westerly. He was well known in the community and re- spected by all. lnterment was in Oak Grove cemetery.
 Ernest Thorpe and son of Provi- dence, are visiting friends in town.
 The Ashaway Line and Irvine Man ufacturing Co. are running still night and day to keep up with the rapidly increasing orders.
 The Bible school Of the First Hop kinton Seventh Day Baptist church was held Tuesday at Atlantic Beach.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28

" edneSday afternoon.
 Dance Largely Attended
 Mrs. E. J. Manning gave a dance in the Bolton halb last Saturday evening The music was provided by two young men from the Sheffield Scientific school and two from Dartmouth There was large attendance and s30 was cleared.
 To Teach in Preston. Miss Josephine Mathein has been engaged to teach in Preston the com ing year. Miss Mathein Is spending the weekend with friends in New Britain
 Misses Elizabeth DaIy and Margaret Daly are going to attend the summer school in Danbury.
 Mir and Mrs. Dexter E. Phelps and daughter. Lucille Phelps of Wooster Ohio, came east in their automobile. They were recent visitors in town of MT and Mrs. J. Wesson Phelps.
 Items of Interest.
 Miss Mabel Casazza of New York is spending a few weeks with her sis ter, Mrs. Andrew E. Maneggia
 William K Sumner and daughter Miss Dorothy Sumner Of Rockville were recent guests of Bolton relatives Miss Minnie O. Engle of Hartford has returned home after fortnight spent with Miss Anna Post.
 
 children of Del Ray. Florida have gone to Andover after a visit with Mrs Yeomans' sister, Mrs. John H. Massey.
 George w. Alvord is to start Mon day on his vacation which he will spend by taking a trip to the Pacific coast.
 Mrs. William H. Atkins of Hartford is spending a short time with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Charles M. Lee Leslie s. Bolton. who was drafted plans to take a vacation by motorin g to Portland. Me, and visiting places on the shore. He will be accompanied by Maxwell Hutchinson
 Douglas Fryer of Willimantic was a recent guest of his grandmother, Mrs. E. Jane Finley. Mir Fryer expects soon to be called to South Carolina where he will he engaged in Y NJ. C. A. work with the soldiers.
 Mir. and Mrs. Elmer J. Finley went to Boston the first of the week to visit at Mir. and Mrs J. F. Pages Mrs Finley returned to Hartford and spent the last of the week with her sister. Mrs. w. IT. Legate.
 Miss Alice F. Dreyfus and BedeeI Burnett of Bolton Notch were married at the Congregational parsonage by the pastor, Rev. R. A. Fowies Ia ast week Wednesday evening
 keeney Hutchinson of the U S. N ship Tacoma has been spending a short furlough at home.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
NOTICE

The Registrars of Voters of Town of Lebanon hereby give notice they will De in session at the Town Hall in said town on Friday, August 3rd, and Fri day. August 10, 1917, between F m and D. m. for the purpose of making enrolment Of the legal voters of said town for caucus purposes in com pliance with Chap. 265 of Public Acts of 1909.
 FREDERIC NJ. TAYLOR,
 REUBEN R. BURGESS,
 Registrars of Voters. Lepa non. July 27, 1917.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
BOLTON NOTCH

Charles Cunningham has gone to Boston to visit his mother.
 Miss Estei1e Reed was in Hartford Saturday to attend the funeral of Mrs. William Howe.
 Mrs. E. M Howard and son Earl were in Rockville Thursday and Fri day.
 George Sumner of Rockville is spending his vacation with his uncle. E. NJ. Howard.
 Henry Smith, who has been doing the painting for MT. Grey, has return ed to Hartford
 Miss Mabel Howard is visiting in South Manchester.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
Washington County, R. ].
ROCKVILLE

WiIfred Barber Home on Furlough.-
 Wilfred F. Barber who enlisted in the Fifth company last May came home Friday night on a 24-hour fur tough.
 This place was visited by an cleo tricaI storm late Tuesday afternoon, which was accompanied by light rainfall.
 Farmers are having difficulty in get ting their hay cured with so much foggy swea ther and frequent rains.
 Miss Eva Barber has returned home from visit with relatives at Stoning- ton, Conn.
 J. F. Palmer of this place who is poultryman a the Flint Farms, Hope Valley. says they have about three thousand chickens at the farm.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
USOUEPAUGH

F. K. Crandall and family visited s' Westerly Wednesday.
 Mrs Melissa D. Palmer is visiting relatives at Exeter.
 Grafton Palmer and wife spent Sup day with his parents here
 David Lamond, wife and daughter spent Sunday with T. z. Lamond.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
~~A"E-DE NS EIS IN {

The Coventry branch of the Red Cross met Wednesday, afternoon in the chapel.
 The cottage prayer meeting was held at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Charles Hall. Wednesday evening.
 Powell Chase was home on a short furlough.
 Miss Lillian Kellum is visiting friends in New York.
 Mrs. Morse and daughter. of Bos- ton, are visiting al the home of Mrs. Lucy Haven.
 Miss AIarg uerite Andrews has re- turned to her home in New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28

fine of occupation, and tho appren- tice wlio knows more of t.ie business than does the forem- : or t1e b.,ss. he does not last very long. That is if the apprentice thinks he has that knowledge shortly after entering upon the apprenticeship. A police depart ment cannot possibly be efficient without discipline, and there can De no discipline where the fgurehead is constantly interfering viln tre ac- tive heads of the department.
 Those two police officers seem to be a department of themselves and perhaps believe they have reached the zenith of efficiency, and are cheer fully working overtime to maintain that standard. It is understood that they cover their assigned beats, but do not confine themselves to viola tions thereon preferring to spread out and detect crime where it exists in we'll known that the police depart ment of the city of New London is not perfect, any more than is the de- partment of Norwich or any other nearby city, but 1t ranks fairly we'll with the rest It is the duty of every police officer to report all violations of law that comes to his knowled:e, while on his beat or elsewhere. an l in cases where immediate arrest is not expected Then the police officer will have done his duty. and it will be ;ip to do the rest. The people want req: efficient police service, and naya 70 interest in press laudation of officers who seem to increase lie sec;orsn nss of cases for their appare selfsag- gra ndiSement
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
HANGING OF WOMAN AT NEW LONDON
Took Place November 21 1753, When Sarah Bramble Paid Penalty for Killing Her Child-Other Hanginss There-Two Police Departments ts-Case of Sailor Lad Proves Less Serious Than Sensational Story Indicated

street on their own account, not even taking their. active superior officers into their confidence. The newspa- pers praised that act and so did the mayor The police. committee ques- toned the method as a sort of disre- gard for discipline and had little sort of an investigation, but the in fuence of the mayor prevailed.
 Encouraged by this endorsement of the official chief of police, these same officers furnished a sensational story for newspaper, a short time after ward, when they made it known in public print that young sailor lad and a New London lassie had spoone6 in a secluded section of Memorial park. At first it was believed by the dear reading public that dastardly crime had been committed, and that Officers Wooten and -Cavanaugh were on the trail of the perpetrator. It did not take these sleuths long to hit the trail, after the name of the lad and his whereabouts was given them by the officer in command of war ship then in the haroor. The lad had been transferred to Newport and :hc officers went hence and brought tie lad back to New London ana prefer he is held for trial in -l: superior court. So far as can be learned tEe case is not so very Serio.ls after all. It is said that these 0ffica-s can 6e- more serious, almost any old night by scouting about the secluded places n The real damaging features Q: tie case is the furnishing of the name and character of the young girl, and spoil ing the heretofore eXce::e:.t record of a typical young blue jacket.
 Policemen Wooten an4 Cayanaueh are no doubt the making of aood of fieers, but their future may he 1narre if they continue on in their in 1epeni- ent action, with the approval of the mayor in eve y instance, and. with the aid of the state attor7ev. when they do not see fit to bring tn. matter D the attention to the prosecuting attor- ney of the city until afCe4- tke game is played There must = necessity be apprentices so to speat. in the po- ice business as in almost any other
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING

The legal voters of the Town of Preston are hereby warned to meet a | rhe Town House on Thursday Aug Zd. 1917, at o'clock D. n., to act upon the following matters:
 To consider a proposition from the Norwich Compressed Air Power Com pa.1y relatino to the settlement of taxes due the Town of Preston To act upon the matter of ferns alongSt the public highway. Dated t Preston, Ct. July 27, 1917
 ARTHUR C. SMITH.
 WARREN T. WHITMARSH,
 THOMAS M1CIIMON
 Seiectnen.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28

The hanging was advertised all over this section and people focked to see it, coming in the early morning afoot and by all sorts of conveyances. and bringing lunches with them, just as if they were to attend a training or a circus According to old records over ten thousand people witnessed the hanging, and with the change in population since then, that crowd must be classed as even larger than that of the usual boat race day, or even larger than that which assem- bled in the city on July Fourth. last to see the biggest and best parade ever pulled off here. Sarah~5Brana b e did her best to bar the public from scrutinizing her in advance of the fin al act in her life. So at the execution she declined to hear the sermon pre- pared for her special benefit, and as a feature of the hanging. In an old scrap of history is found this saying of prominent citizen who saw the hanging: There, that is the first time a white woman has been hanged hereabouts, and 1t ought to be the last; especially for a crime that is committed often, Ttn rarely discov- cred. The mental condition of that woman at the time she did the kill ing, did not receive proper consider ation. I never want to see another hanging"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
EACLEVILLE

Religious services were omitted last Sunday, because of repairs being made in the hall.
 The thunder storm Tuesday after noon did much damage in fields and gardens, wind, hail and torrents of rain beating down the growing crops. The light and telephone lines were put out of commission, and even at this writing many connections cannot be made.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
NOTICE

The Registrars Of Voters of the Town Of Columbia hereby give notice that thev will be in session at Yeomans Hall on Friday, Aug. Sd and 10th. 1917, between the hours of 9 a. m and 4 m. for the purpose of making a n er-ol1uasnt of the legal voters of said Town and for the purpose of ma kin 2 such changes in the enrolment list perfected as provided for in Sections I and ? of Chapter 2s5 of the Public Acts of 1909
 E. F HUTCHINSON
 CHARLES R. MARSHALL
 Registrars. Dated at Columbia, Conn. July 26, 19i7
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
NOTTCE!

CT Ledyard, Conn. will be in session 2 the Town Clerks Office in said Town on Friday, Aug. 3d (and also on Friday Aug. 10th,), 1917, from 12 o'clock noon until D m. for the purpose of ma kin 2 enrollment of the legal voters of said Town who have declared their poIit- icaI preference
 GEORGE A MONTGOMERY.
 BILLINGS T AVERY
 Registrars.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
HOPKiNTON
-uneraI of Henry s. Barber Held.

Funeral of Henry S. Barber Held.
 The funeral of Henry s. Barber s. who died very suddenly at the sum mer cottage of his son in law. George B Langwortly, at Quonocontaug on Saturday morning, was held at his home ir Ashaway Tuesday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. Rev. Clayton A. Bur
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
Way of Peace.

Actors and managers have com posed their differences. Is there any quarrel so serious that way 10 2 peaceful settlement cannot be found New York World.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
A Little Premature.

Tn assessing a fine of $50, 900 0oN against Rumania the Kaiser was q little premature. The Rumanian Com mission at Washington hasn't obtain cd that loan it came for yet.-Kansas City Journal
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
Handlinq Spies.

Tn some countries they hang spies. Tn others they shoot them. Tn this country we do neither. We never catch them, although they are plentl- ful.-Kansas City Journal
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE

To Whom It May ConeernsTAny known person or persons having ac- cepted within the past year rom any an, person or persons. or accepting any money or equivalent of money Tor any indebtedness or any unconsaasu[ioi s [,. IeIl ie sf+ornev repTes e1rting my inter eStS: when such protection is necessary, VIII be prosecuted
 BTET.LE A. W. GILMAN.
 Brooklyn, Conn. Aug. 1s. 1915.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
LETTERS FROM TWO STATES

Pratt and Master Eugene E. Pratt fassed the k-end with Robert F. Pratt and family in Willimantic.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
NOTICE TO CREDITORS, C0TRT 0F PR CRATE


 AT A COURT OF PROBATE HELD at Norwich. within and for the District of Norwich, on the 27th day of July, Pzssent-NELsoN NJ J, AYLING. Judge. Ordered, That the Adminfstratrix cite the creditors of said deceased to bring within six months from this date. by posting a notice to that effect, together with a copy of this order, on the sign post nearest to the place where said deceased last dwelt. and in the same in newspaper having circuIation in said District, and make return to this
 NELSON J. AYLING. Judre
 The a6ove and foregoing is true Attest: HELEN M. DREscHER.
 cessed are herehT notified to present their claims against said estate to the 69a En at ths ss s RaSs ;sS s So5Ti in ths "s .D.ss @fS RAfHBRfszE AlfffHfE2shz 9ESeEl V, Apnns, Courf Of Probate, July assh' # 1si7. ss' Estate of William c. Byrne, late of Upon the 3" appiica:ion ii s of dsssssea Marg Ann maapg5 IL Ppg gtag ,haa shes aSmlntstTatson deceaed 'pe per 0spp spplIeasion s or on saie aie mere 0udG fully a|gpear.: |gs 1. is .,
 ofce n @ MontSilIe. in sad 6s pistriet FEaoa5e on the s1tn l., day .E os July; A. D: 1917. q. 3 Zee be g given Of taa pedsnay as 'Has of sasd as application. and of t1e tfzns and place eams ea ne@oIng ons tine tsseS ss sg s tae having clrcu1atfon fn Is.id piss1ace. Pass pas sy RS;ss s. fsss sf Soss s vi5lss lsssa iP said P5:ssss5; nHT t. r,o,ra ,ua,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
BOLTON

Mrs. C. M. Pinney Entertains the Red Cross-Oanee We'll Attended-News of interest.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28

It has been stated in public print that if Mrs. Gilliqan is hanged that it will be the first instance in the state of the hanging of a. woman. That is not true, for there was a public hang ing of woman in New London on the twenty first day of November, 1753. A long time ago, but a fact just the same. This hanging was upon grounds now owned by the Connecti- cut College for Women, on the high est point of what has ever since been known. as Gallows lane, which leads off to the west from the Norwich New London highway. The victim was white woman to be hanged in New London by order of the law. Her crime was the killing of her illegit- innate child on the day of it's birth that would carry with it in these modern times g jail sentence at best Judging from the disposition of like cases since that time.