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Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-25
THE sLAckER HEN
THE 8EACKEH HEN To be identified and Condemned by Poultry Expert at Four Meetings.

The windham County Farmers As sociation will give poultry selection demonstrations in the county during the present week as fellows:
 Thursday, Sept. 2S, 10 Q. m. at the Road, Killing1y.
 D. m. at the farm of Walter B. Brown Pomfret,
 Friday, Sept. 2e, 10 a. m. at the farm of Joseph B. Stetson. Brooklyn,
 2 D. m. at the farm of Gustaf Carl son. Swedish Village, South Wood- stock.
 The demonstrations will be con- ducted by D. E. Warner of the Con- necticut Agricultural College. He will show those present how to eelect from a flock of hens those that are not lay ing and are not liable to lay during the winter. The meetings arc public.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-25
Sneakinu at Town Hall.

After the rally on Lincoln square, the crowd with several of the head no-1icense workers adjourned to the town hall where MT. Wheeler of Ohio, the attorney for the Anti-sa1oon League of America addressed fair sized audience on the fight in the cap ital.
 He told, of the demands waf*is mak- ing on the man and food resources of this country and how the allies place the food before the men re- sources here. The dinner pail is one of the determining factors in the present war. Our food supply is short and foreign demands are very large. In this country, we have an industry which turns 100000, 900 bushels of food into a poison and this traffic should not be supported by any patriotic cit izen. The trade ruins the health of the users. and 70 per cent. of the re- tections in the Spanish American war were because of the inroad of intox- layed by the "beer senators" because of the prohibition clause which it car ried. These men practically placed beer and their interests before the future of their country. The law in the district of Washington, restricting the trade was backed by. many men who later Went against it, but when many congressman saw how the beer senators" acted, they voted for the prohibition resolution which takes eff feet December first. In less than two years, more than 30 per cent. of the country will be under national prohi- bition, crime will decrease 50 per cent, the wealth per capita will increase, the attendance at public schools will increase 30 per cent. and child labor laws will be stricter and better. Will any man place his personal satisfac- tion before these benefits. In Cedar Rapids one Of the large breweries Is now making yeast cakes. and its pro- duct is now raising bread instead of hell"
 few years and you will live to see the day when you may cross the conti- nent without seeing a saloon. Your children or grandchildren will look up to your face and say, What was a saloon like ?''
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-25

F1Ci0S nSunlon-tnGGpenQSu EoaH
 to Wauresan, 2 to 1-Dance PlanHed.
 The class of 1915 of the Plainfieid High school, held a reunion Saturday. evening at the home of Miss GladyB ficers of the o1ass attending, were, Homer Dean, president; Mildred Whitehead, vice president; Dorothy Tracy, secretary. The rest of the class who were present follow: Glorence Exley, Clara Moran, Gladys Daggett, Louise Carpenter, Louise Elliott and Raymond Lathrop, George Doyle and Vincent Hawkins.
 During the evening games were play the hostess.
 Local Jettinss. -,~'
 David Larose and family motored to Greeneville Sunday.
 Thomas Castongue is having a sa- rage built on his property on DagBetC street. F
 Edwin Lyon of the naval reserves, stationed at New London harbor, was home on a short furlough the week end.
 visited Sunday at the home of Miss Da1y.
 Franklin Sheldon and daughter Grace motored to Providence Monday.
 LiOnell Dupulb an dTJlIlSTy llda SteS- toned at Fort Terry, spent short leave at his home over the weekend.
 The Melrose club is making ar engagements for another dance.
 Mrs. Carrie Scoll of East Northfleld, Mass is visiting at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Frank w. Daggett on Pros pect street.
 Lost to Wauresan.
 The Moosup Independents lost to ths Wauregan baseball team Sunday aft ernoon on the Carpet grounds, Moosup, to l.. Fast playing existed during all of the game. the Moosup boys losing the game because of one bad inning Robideau was the Moosup twirler and Bessette was at the re- ceiving end. Both local boys played well together although the Independ- ents first string twirler is Boisseleg, who was not in the lineup Sunday.
 Thomas Morrfsey of Lowell, Mass., spent the week end with friends in town.
 Mrs. s. Spencer of Hope, R. l., was a visitor Sunday at the home of Mrs. Frank w. Daggett.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-25
(Captain Division N,
JEWETT CITY
Comfort Kite to be Provided for Men Not SuppIied-Two Auto Parties Visit Camp Devens-Find Men in Good Spirits.

Emma Leyden, Lizzie Cichelberg, Ida Jodoin, Rose Ritchie. Mary salois, Della Defeault, Edna Briggs, Mary Couture and Isabel Tormey walked up to Mary Palper's Sunday on a good time. Music Was enjoyed during the day and refreshments were served at o'clock. At MT. Paul Morgan took the party home in his seven pas senger limousine.
 To Provide Comfort Kits. At joint meeting of the commit tee of the Council for Defense and the executive committee of the Red Cross, for the soldiers who have enlisted from fhe town of Griswold and had no part last week in the send-off given for the selective draft men. Miss Elizabeth obtain prices on kits which have sat- isfactory equipment.
 The amount raised for the celebra- ton in honor of the boys was about $2O0.
 Visited Camp Devens.
 Two automobile parties from Jewett City visited Camp Devens at Aver, Mass, Sunday. They included Misses Elizabeth Dealy and Eusenie Hennon, Mrs. Fred Condie and Mrs. E.. H. Hfs- H. c. Webster drove the car for John and Frank Minski. Adam Radzisew- sky and Stanley Kutasaeing. The Griswold boys were in Go. I. Srd Bat talion, Depot Brigade, their barracks situated two miles from the camp en- trance. They were not among those who were soaked with rain during their march to camp. and were all in good health, although all had been vaccinated and inoculated. They have been given orders to be ready to move somewhere" at an hours mo- tice-probably to training camp.
 The camp is twenty-five miles square andN 10000 recruits were ex- pected this week. Before leaving the camp, the first automobile party wit messed the arrival of the hundreds of men from Boston. They also saw every man who went from Griswold and were entertained for an hour. Jewett City people received most hearty welcome.
 The boys in the barracks have as temporary corporals John Flake. Jr. and Medos Perry. The other boys were Clarence Jeffers. William Me- William Tyndall, George Wilcox, Sam uel Schuitman, Arthur Chartier. Jo- scph Sorokocx, Bictor St. John, Dona Gelinas, Peter Romanoff, Wilfred Rat ty. Percival. Harris. Henry Fontaine, Everett Gauthier, Fred Jarvis. Martin Dutka. Their slogan is Oh Joy. Oh Boys, Where Do We Go From Here.
 Report That House Was Burned.
 Earl Davis barn was burned down Monday afternoon. During the eve- ming a fire was seen in the same di- rection and it was reported that the
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-25
TOWN SAVED MONEY.
Spent Only $74,e12 Past Year, as Com pared With $eO,631 in Year Before

According to the selectmen's report, less money was spent during the last year than the previous year. as $90,- 631.79 was spent year ago and $74,- 912.S0 was spent this year. Ti,s; large difference is accounted for by the fact that nearly $25, 600 was spent alone on the high school (the last install ment) and to the state on the road account.
 According to the new law just madE, the selectmen- must prepare a budget for each year in advance. The local selectmen think that SIGHTS will be needed this year, an increase of about s90,o00 over last years expenditures. A larger tax will not be necessary as money will be returned from the state for the state road from Windham Cen : ter to Windham
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-25

eharges Of breach of the peace and of being a cofn)h hon drunkard. entered by his wife. at the Monday morning ses- sion of the city, court.
 Mrs Hoffman said that he was drunk Sunday morning and he called her vile names and accused her of things that shr Ht% mt do. She hit
 with a stick and he followed her llCO a room. .-1~i iiiTOW q PlCCHeI of hot water at him, but he did not be- come quiet.
 Chief KiIfourey said that the ac- cused was drunk when arrested. The accused said that he was not drunk and had not been in 8 saloon for one and a half years. He had worked steadily and his wife drew his wages. The only fault he complained of was that she did not know what she was doing. xs s-<-s
 The case was continued until this morning to allow more testimony to be brought forHaard. rl9
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-25

New Havsn-The campaign inaugOr- rated Friday at the Marlin Arms cor poration by the New Haven Aerie. Fraternai Order of Eagles, is at once a remarkable instance of concerted effort for great patriotic movement and probably the most stupendous of this kind ever held in New Haven. It is planned through the efforts of the workers in this campaign to raise a fund of $10.Q00 for the benefit of de- pendents of all New Haven soldiers called to the service of the country.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-25
house was burning. They are situat- ed on Stone Hill.
Additional Donors.


 Additional Donors.
 These names should be added to the list of donors for the soldiers send off William Brennan. Alice Brennan, Mrs. J. Brennan, Mrs. Peter Olson, Mrs. Earl Montgomery, D. D. Tracy, J. Belisle~ and Jos. Bottomley and Vic- tor Mercy.
 Dr.. Jennings Called.
 Dr. G. H. Jennings left town for Washington. D. C., Monday night. He lad offered his services as camp med ical examiner for one month, possibly longer. He was summoned to Wash ington and will be transferred to some camp. Dr. J. II. Mclaughlin will take charge of his practice. Dr. s. H. Holmes will act as medical examiner and health officer and c. A. Haskell as chairman of the school committee.
 Borough Briefs.
 F. H. Hiscox. Jr.. left this morning g for Newport where he will enter the Naval Reserves
 Rev. Sherwood Soule of Hartford was a guest Sunday of Mrs. G. w. Robinson. Mrs. A. D. Chapman has been called to Westerly by the serious illness of her aunt, Mrs. Margaret Larkham. Dorcas Circle of The Kings Daugh- ters meets at Mrs. E. H. Hiscox's tonight
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-25
OBITUARY.
Mrs, hormidas pion,

The death of Mrs. Della Bourque Dion, aged 62, occurred at her home at 36 Ash street. Sunday afternoon. Death was due to heart trouble with which Mrs. Dion had been afflicted for thdee years.
 Mrs. Dion was prominent in the af- fairs of St. Mary's church and was a member of many of the parish organ izations She was born in Upton, P. O., in 1855 and came to Baltic when quite young. Forty-two years ago she married Hormidas Dion and they came to live in this city 31 years ago. She is survived by her husband, three daughters, a son, two grandchildren, five sisters and two brothers.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-25
LOUIS E. KENNEDY
 oAEIELsoN l.. Undertaken and Embalmer Special Atter-4ion to Every Detail
DANIELSON

tual1y demand express service be of fered to the express companies, so that the traffic requiring expedited ser vice to and from the more distant points may be cared for. It is only by the closest cooperation between ex- press shippers and the carriers, and mutual consideration of the difficult ties confronting each other that we can minimize the restraints, which may have to be enforced upon the cus- tomary use of the usual channels of tranSpOrtation.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-25
ALL ARE PARTNERS
 IN SALOON BUSINESS
if citizens Vote for License, Claims Speaker at Open Air sRalIy-0evern- ment Has Right to Prohibit Liquor: Trade. ::

An open air meeting. was held by the no-icense party on Lincoln square, Monday evening. The speaker of the evening was the Hon. James Il. Woer- tendyke of California.
 He Said that from the ruling of the se1ectmen this morning, it appeared that the movement was dead. but the campaign for rsa next t year Is 3ast ;ysn com ta night will be just as good next year as now, he declared.
 He said: Suppose that was to take one of your young men in this mobile and make a few passes over his head and change him into a drool- ing idiot and then should make few more passes and change him into tattered Iunatie, What would you say You would demand that restore him and if I couldn't you would 50 over to the adjacent hardware store and buy about. 50 feet Of rope and string me up to the nearest telegraph pole and I would receive my just reward.
 The saloon does this, maybe not So swiftly, but just as surely. And will you hang the saloonkeeper? No! All of you who vote yes on election day are as guilty as he. You are all part ners and deserve hanging, as much as to the saioonkeeper!
 The purpose of the liquor traffic is to destroy the welfare of the people and the purpose of government is to
  Then how can these two great powers go hand in hand?
 The government will not decide this question as a moral question but as an economic question; as chattel slav cry and poligamy was decided. Slavery was permitted in this country since time immemorial but when 1t was put as an economic question. 1t took cn1y fifteen years to have it put down. Po- lygamy was allowed until it was intro duced in the congress as an economic question.
 Another question is, has the gov crnment the power to prohibit the traffic? I say 1t has. The saloon men. admit that the government has the power to regulate the trade but they base their claim on ruling of the supreme court in which it was de- cided that the government has no right to make law which will affect only one.
 But the government has all .,politi- cal rights. under which the right of prohibition is included, SO it can stop the trade if a cause is shown. Science cumes forward with a cause. saying that alcohol ruins a man and makes. him below the social level. There are over three million drunkards in this country and you know how alcohol benefits anyone by the actions of -a
 While the government may have no, right to interfere with a trade which has no bad results on the people, 1t has the right to prohibit the liquor trade since it harms people,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-25

vice--pixisien Has 927 Teiephoue Stations>-oniy g. voters Added to List--serfes Of Home Economics F Conferences.
 F Sidney F. Mariand has been a visi- tor at Camp SDevens. MT and Mrs. Henry Quinn of Woonr socket were recent guests of Thomas
 Frank 6. Rader of Lowell was a visitor with friends here Monday. Proffered Appointnnent.
 Frederick E. Kfes, a Spanish war veteran, has, been offered -a- position with captains rating. in the quarter masters reserve. =
 Arguments will be heard in the case of w, w. Wheatley vs. Fred R. Dubuc in the superior court at Putnam this morning.
 conafortabis at Camp.
 Albert Legace writes from Camp Devens that he is comfortably situat- ed He went out with last week 8 contingent from this district.
 Dozens of automobiles will be used next Monday in getting voters to the polls in the town of Killingly.
 Critically III.
 Michael Quinn was reported Mon- day as critically i'll at his home on Me- chantc street. .
  trip by automobile.
 Mr and Mrs. Frank Myers and Mir. and Mrs. William Marty of Pawtuck- e hsve sts been suests .a. of Mrs hrctSss George Perry Fulton. Lynn. and her son, Ser geant George W. Stone of the 3sth company also visited at her home.
 Frank Spalding Of Brooklyn mo- of Danielson men and visited men who have been selected from this district.
 Two Bank Men. For Service.
 Within a month the windham Coun- ty National bank will lose two of the members of its clerical force-Lester E. Shippee and Lorimer Dixon. who are going into military service.
 No Formal Protests.
 While claims might be made on the regularity of license petitions have been made in other towns, including Wiliimantic and Norwich, no such ac- tion has been taken by the license will be fought out at the polls, not on technicalities.
 The current issue of the Telephone Bulletin gives the number of stations in the Danielson division as 927 (Ju1y 31), an increase of Is over the pre- reding report on development. Missing From Camp. : It was reported here from Camp Devens. Monday that one of the sAen from the district had left the camp and that his whereabouts were un- known Sunday. It is not believed that the man has deserted. but that he will return presently.
 First to March in France.
 This district will have the honor of supplying a number of the first men of national guard continzents to march in this war as soldiers on the soil of France. and Windham county has a Eoodly number Of men scheda uled for that honor. When they get back they have a reception coming to them that will make them proud of tEe great service they will have done their cO11ntrv
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-25
EsELEcTMEN DENY PETITION
 OF No-LIcENSE ADVOCATES
Decide That the Pasted-up Paper Was E Illegal, So Refuse to Accept It.

No vote will be taken on the mo- License question this fall. as the re- Hsult of the action of the Willinantic board of selectmen in denying to re- sceive the petition of the no-HcenSe
 people at a hearing in the town hall, iMUnday afternoon. The hearing was
 called for Monday morning at 10 o. clock but Lawyer Kelley, who repre-
 scented the Liquor Dealers Association, Twas attending court in Columbia
 He te1ephoned that he would be able Ito be here at o'clock in the after
 noon and the hearing was adjourned
 until then After spending the after noon in conference. and hearing the satt0rneys for each side. the seiectmen decided that the paper was illegal and
 refused to accept it. The affair is set 1; tied unless the no-license people take the case to the superior court.
 Should Conform to Law.
 In~Mr. Kelly's plea, he said that the . liquor dealers are licensed under cer- l tain conditions and so have a legal standing in the state. They have right in their business and this right cannot be taken away from them without due process of law. Their bus iness represents a great deal of money to them and any attempt to stop their l business must be done in a legal way and a petition to stop their business must conform to the legal standards.
 Recent laws in the 1917 legislature have changed. the requirements, in- clud1ng the necessity Of having the ad Idress of each signer given, and this address must be the same as on the Hast voting list. There are 26t5 names ion the voting list. accordingAs to athe town clerk and this would necessitRte i there being 26S names on the petition. Ion many of the sheets of the petition, fno reason for the people signing their thames is given. and in law, nothing is taken for granted.
 Papers Pasted Together.
 F He asked Rev. Vernon W. Cooke how | the petition was given to MT. Fen ton, and Mir. Cooke answered that all of the pieces of paper were pasted to- gether in one sheet. MT. Kelley then went on, ''Men with vested rights of business should not have it taken away from them by blank papers con- ! taining lists of names Two hundred and eleven people who signed the pe- sition, did not ask that a vote be talk en on the license question at the next and since 211 of the original 2S7 will be thrown out by this disqualification, only 76 names will be left, less than is required.
 Who the Signers Were.
 Fifteen of the signers are not on the official voting list, about 53 do not give addresses as required by law and about 25 have both the names and addresses at variance. There were several names which appeared to have been signed by the same person but
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-25
ONLY POWERFUL
 MEDICINE WILL END RHEUM

It matters not whether you have had 90 years or distressing twftchings for 20 weeks Rheuma is strong enough drive rheumatic poisons from your body and abolish. all misery or money
 Lee < osgood Go and all druggists sell RheuHna on 2 mo- -cure-no- pay and after you take the small dose as directed once day for. two days you tained . remedy that will conquer rheumatism. s
 For over five years throughout America Rheuma has been prescribed by broad-minded physicians and has released thousands from agony. xpain and despair.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-25
CONTRADICTORY STORIES
Some of the Local Men Like camE
 0evens, Others Complain.

All the KilfingIy men who went to Aver last week are Quartered in the same barracks. Uniforms have been issued to, nearly every man and most of them have received their overcoats. Up. to Monday none of the men had been rejected as physically deficient, hut it was understood here that one or two of the men were scheduled for re-examination Monday, with pros- poets of their being sent back.
 A variety of reports come from
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-25
PL.AINFIELD
Barn Owned by Earl Davis Burned, With Large Quantity of Hay--Hsuse Saved by Bucket Brisade-Express Agent Explains Congestion Difficult ties.

|< Letters remaining unclaimed for the week ending Sept. 15 are for Mrs Shippman and John Mabkoo.
 and Mrs. John F. Bennett, of New Ro- chelle. N. Y. Sunday.
 Fred vandale. Fred Vincent and Albert Senecal, all members of the 3Sth Co.,, c, A. c. N. N. G., stationed after sptnding the week end at theil homes here.
 Large Barn Burned.
 A large barn, belonging to Earl Davis of Flat Rock on the outskirts of the village, was destroyed by fire burning a large crop of hay. The fire is of unknown origin, and was dis the members of the family had been away for two or three hours. +. l. Racine brought number of men up in his machine who with the help of neaHby neighbors formed a. bucket brigade, saving. the house, although with much difficulty. The barn was burned to the ground.
 Express Agents Notice. The local express agent has posted the following notice, So that the peo- ple might know the reasons Of delayed shipment by express:
 To Patrons of Express Companies
 The volume of traffic now being ten
  stantially larger than the correspond ing season a year ago, while the ex- press car equipment has been ma- terially lessened through the necessity of using baggage and express cars in troop movement and the handling of other government traffic. The express terminals in the larger citius have their limitations ard many of these terminals are now handling their max mum business and in order to utilize terminals and cars to their utmost ca pacity it is requested that express patrons assist the companies by pre- pairing their express shipments as early in the day as possible, thereby avoid ing congestion in he final pickup.
 It is also requested that freight ser vice and motor trucks be used for the shorter haul traffic in and around the congested district and that only such shipments for nearby points as. &C.,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-25
Ministers' Association Meets.

The first meeting of the Willimantic and Vicinity Ministers Association was held at the Y. M. c. A. Monday afternoon with Il 1.ministers in at tendance. They were addressed by Hon: James H. Woertendyke of Cali fornia, Rev. Vernon W. Cooke was chosen chairman and Rev. M. R.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-25
Brief Mention.

Earl Tucker and George Robinson spent Sunday in Hartford, with rela- tives.
 Seventy nine voters were made by the selectmen and registrars, Satur-
 = of them being men.
 Miss Blanche Moilecur spent Sat- urday and Sunday with her grand mother, Mrs. P. s. Reeves of this city. William Dinneen left Monday even ing for Providence where he will at tend the convention of the photograph CTS of New England which will last :he remainder of this week.
 The meeting at the board of trade rooms to decide upon campaign for money for books for soldiers. which was to have been held Monday eve ming was postponed to Tuesday eve ming.