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Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-20
BIBLE CLASS HOLDS
 GET-ToGETHER SUPPER
New Haven Speaker Addressed Gath,
 ering at Central Baptist Church.

New Haven Speaker Addressed Gath
 erins at Central Baptist Church.
 Over 125 members and friends of the City Bible Class of the Central Bap- fist church enjoyed a chowder on Monday evening in the church parlors. The chowder was served by the ladies Of the church. The following was the menu:
 Clam Chowder
 Cake Ice Cream
 The kitchen was in charge of Mrs Henrietta Tefft. assisted by the fol- lowing ladies: Mrs. Eugene Saunders. Mrs. Floyd May, Mrs. Charles A. flag berg, Mrs. W. S. Allen. Miss Maria $. Briggs, Mrs. Chester G. Amber. Mrs. Carlos Eccleston and Mrs. Harry Bee be. The waitresses were: Mrs. Arthur Wyman, Mrs. John H. Ford. Mrs. Geo. E. Adams, Mrs. Allyn l.. Brown, Mrs. c. Eugene Smith, Mrs. William Gov ey, Mrs. Henry Aurelia, Mrs: Frederick Bunce, Mrs. Walter Rogers, Miss Helen Moore and Miss Alice Dean.
 Colonel Charles w. Gale was chair man, of the meeting and Rev. Ar thur Purkiss offered thanks.
 Following the supper Rev. James McGee, pastor of the Calvary Baptist church of New Haven addressed the men on the topic, A Tailor Made Man. Rev. MT. -McGee brought out three points. In order to play the part one must play the part. Second, to i'm press the part one must successfully act the part. Third to perpetrate the part one must live the part
 7 Tn closing Rev. MT McGee showed the difference between reality and ap- pearance and as an illustration hS spoke of the present war. He said that while the nation had every ap- pearance of war, and people were en- thusiastic about the flag they must come to the reality of the thing and get out and do things and do them Eap,a,,yi,, u Paw M WnSea,s sdSrass the meeting adjourned and short business meeting of the board of man agers was held at which the routine business was transacted.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-20

free yourself at once frem all corn misery. It will peel off painlessly. in young, fard or soft. or between the toes, any ca1lous, or any corn that has used. or it comes like magic Guar anteed-
 of 'fGets-It." that's all. "Gets-It'' is the only safe way in the world to treat a corn or callouS. It's the sure way-the day that neve. fails It -is~ tried and true-used by millions. Never irritates the flesh, makes the toe sore It always works; Peels-eorns- off -like-a-banan skin. 25c bottle is all you need pay for "Gets-It at any drug store e, or sent on -recei ipt Of price by F. Lawrence & Go, Chicago, III.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-20

in a building association and to as- sign the principal and interest to MT. Rose. When they reached the sum of $5,00O in consideration of these agree ments MT. Rose agreed to discharge the defendants indebtedness to him.
 The case of Frank Smith of Boston against Jennie Fl. Smith of East Lyme has been settled and on Monday was withdrawn from the superior court This action was a controversy over property in Mantle. The plaintiff claimed that he and the defendant had a joint interest in the property and he asked a partition or sale and division of the proceeds.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-20
NEW IDEA CLUB
 HELD SUCCESSFUL WHIST.
Proceeds Are Turned Over to Colonial
 Club Treasury.

Monday afternoon the New Idea club held very enjoyable whist at the Colonial club rooms. Twelve ta- bles were played and the proceeds were turned into the treasury of the Colonial club. Punch was served. The prizes were awarded as follows. First, Mrs. Charles Pierce; second, Mrs. John O. Peckham; third, Mrs. Joseph A. George. The affair was in charge of the president, Miss A1thea Naples. and the vice president Mrs. Leuis Naples, assisted by Mrs. Charles Lamb. Charles Wood, Arthur Arm : strong and John Parsons.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-20
Tar Cauaht Fi~.

A fire in a tar barrel on Washing ton street near Beech Drive called cut the fire department about noon Monday. The men who were repair- ing the road at that point were heat ing the tar over fire when the tar in the barrel caught fire. Chemical was used to extinguish the flames.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-20
Methodist Troop Holds. Mee.ino

The regular meeting of Troop of the Boy Scouts was held Monday evening in the parlors of Trinity Methodist church with a large number In attendance. The regular routine of business was transacted. The commit tee in charge of the bean supper which will be given this week by the scouts reported favarably. S:
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-20
Medical Unit Insnee.ed.

An official inspection of the medi- cal unit connected with the Home Guards in Mystic was held Saturday afternoon by Major John Blaekmar of Norwich. Men and equipment were found to, be in good condition Drills w.ll commence and will be conducted by Theodore Anderson
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-20
PLAINFIELD RECTOR TO
 ADDRESS 34th COMPANY Rev. w. A. keefe Vii Be Guest of Norwich Boys at Fert Terry.

The s4th Co.,, formerly the Fifth company of this city, is to have a patrioaic celebration on Wednesday evening, Nov. 21st. The exercises will take place in the company barracks at Fort Terry and will cousfst of vocal and Instrumental music and speeches The speaker of the eve ming will be Rev. w. A. Keefe of PIainfleld, who will be the guest of the company during his stay.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-20
HANOVER BOOSTS FUND
 OVER $25,ooo MARK.
Total Raised by Loeat V. M. C. A..
 Goes Beyond All Expectations.

The war work fund being raised by the local Y. M. c. A. on Monday night passed the s25,000 mark. Several good subscriptions were brought in or sent to the Y. M. c. A. Monday for the fund. When the official scorer, Fred eric H. Cranston, figured up the total Monday night it was found to be $24,-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-20
WiIL Call Town M.etr..

The petition which has been in cir
 cuiatien to call town meeting to consider the trolley fares has been
 signed by the required number or.tax- payers and has been filed with the selectmen of the town.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-20
COUNTY AGENT WARNER AT GALES FERRY
Was Speaker at Farmers Institute : Under Epworth League Auspices.

Under the auspices of the Epworth League farmers institute was held at Gales Ferry on Monday afternoon The attendance mum abered twenty seven. A deeply interesting address on Legumes was delivered by Prof B. J. Southwick of Sterrs and Rev Goodenou gh of Gales Ferry also spoke along the same lines. County Agent F. C. Warner of this city. and Mrs. ]. M Graves of New London were the other two speakers of the after noon.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-20
RESIGNS HIS POSITION
 WITH P. q M. STORE.
Hermsn Rruekner Becomes Manager
 for New London Concern.

Herman J. Bruckner,. who for th.. past six years has been. connected. with the mems department at the Por- teous & Mitchell fcompany's store, has resigned his position to accept posi- ton as manager for a large New Lon- don clothing house. MT. Bruckner as- stunned his new position on Monday. He will retain his residence in this city for the present, but expects to move his family to New. London with in short time.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-20
Commuters, Union.

The regular meeting of the Car penters' union was held Monday even- ing in Carpenters hall with large number in attendance. The regular order of business was transacted ani the reports of the officers were read and accepted.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-20

For the conveniences of readers, tiie1 Otis Library has prepared a new list of war books published during 1917.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-20
"Gets-It,"' 2 Drops,
 Corns Peel Off!
Off 25 Corns.

For 25 Gents Peel of 25 corns.
 "Gets-It.Yz the greatest corn disrov- cry of anys age. makes Joy-walkers ont of corn-limpers- It makes you feel like the Statue of Liberty. Buy a liberty bottle of 'fGets-It' right now
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-20
INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY


 Mrs: Charming M Huntington is visiting in Waterbury.
 Frederick Butts of Newton Center, Mass. has been visiting his sisters, the Misses Butts of Washington street.
 Mrs. Walter Parker has returned to Brooklyn, N. r., after spending sev- eral days with her aunt, Mrs. Daniel M. Lester.
 Following the recent D. A. R. re- ception in New Haven, Mrs. w. Tyler Browne of Norwich, was entertained by Mrs. R. F. Armstrong.
 Mrs. Henry E. Haskell and Mrs. John E. Hawkins of Broadway have left for a visit with Mrs. HaskelTs s daughter, Mrs. Courtland Beebe, of Newark, N. J.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-20

996.77. Within few minutes after the totaling of the figures William Park reported that Hanover had three ad ditional subscriptions totaling $11, which brought the grand total up to S25,007.77. The result in detail up to Monday night was as follows:
 Division A, General Macpherson.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-20
Will Have s.rv;e. EI..

The Second Congregational church is to have a service flag on which win
 be star for each of the members now in the service. - - . :
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-20

Meeting Was Postponed.
 Owing to the lack of a quorum the meeting of the board of directors of the Norwich Chamber of Commerce was postponed on Monday evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-20
COON SUPPER AT
 FALLS ENGINE HOUSE Sixteen Enjoyed Delicious Menu Prepared by Mrs. Alvin D. Lewis.

Members and friends of Chemical Company. No. 3, stationed at the Falls engine house. enjoyed their first coon supper Of the season at the engine house on Monday evening. Several Fishers Island, N. Y, were among the guests. Covers for sixteen were laid and the menu prepared by Mrs. Alvin D. Lewis. wife of Captain Lewis was as follows:
 Mashed Potatoes and Turnips Sweet Potatoes Creamed Onions Celery Cranberries Rolls
 Pumpkin and Mince Pie
 Coffee Cigars
 Victrola selections were rendered during the menu. The coon was bagged by Louis Haggerty, William McBurney and their famous coon dogs.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-20

The Quicker You Get a Free Trial of Pyramid Pile Treatment the Bet ter. 1t Is What You Are Looking For.
 Don't talk operation. If you can't wait for a free trial of Pyramid drug store and get relief now. If not near a store send coupon for free trial package in plain wrapper. and get rid of itching, bleeding and protruding piles. hemorrhoids and such rectnl troubIes. Take DO substitnta
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-20

A new consignment of work was issued Monday from the room of inc Woman's League to the Red Cross workers at Gales Ferry, Mrs. Walter M. Buckingham chairman At the Ferry the sum of s21 for free wool has been collected and s7 worth more has been bought.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-20

Local alumnae learn that a small -Hand of Smith College girls is moth ering distressed populations of those districts of France, devastated by the Germans before forced to retreat last spring by the victorious French and I.rinsh troops who had hammered them on the Somrne.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-20

The. November White Ribbon Ban ner announces that at the recent state and gifts for the deficit amounted to nearly $27.90 and that the remaiflder of the dehcit-about $12.00-will be fully met when all the pledges are redeemed.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-20

Mrs: Charming M Huntington is visiting in Waterbury.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-20

Within the past few weeks anf since the prices of intoxicating Ii. auors have increased and the bee, glass diminished. there have beer fewer arrests for drunkenness ani breach of peace, according to some connecticut police officials who have the handling of prisoners.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11
Cripple Who Forgot "can't.s

0''Ff'S WV ] SesIfI .N ENN@
TWenty-eight years ago F. r. Big
,er, who is familiarly known as Bob
20 hundreds Of his friends and admir-
ers in Kansas City, Mo-, was conduc-
tor on a Western railroad. One day
On duty he suffered an accident that
resulted in the loss of his right arm
Just below the elbow and his left foot
Just above the ankle.
Instead Of bending or breaking I'M
Ter the blow Bigler straightway began
a most remarkable uphill fght-one
that was destined to be of great i'm
port to cripples all over the world.
Let him tell you the story of that
ight just as l persuaded him to tell
It to me:
1.-THE first thing a cripple should
make up his mind to do said Bigler,
es to forget there is. such a word as
can't. The key to all doors is not
| WILL but T must American
Magazine.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11
Discovery
(BY j. II. WATSON, II. d.

Swollen hands, ankles, feet are due to
q dropsical condition, often caused by
disordered kidneys. Naturally when the
kidneys are deranged the blood is filled
with poisonous waste matter, which set
ties in the feet, ankles and wrists or
under the eyes in bag-like formations.
As a remedy for those easily recog-
nizcd symptoms of inflammation caused
by uric acid-as scaIding urine, back
ache and frequent urination, as well as
sediment in the urine, or if uric acid in
the blood has caused rheumatism, lum-
bago, sciatica, govt, it is simply. wonder
full how quickly Anuric acts the pains
and stiffness rapidly disappear.
Take a glass of hot water before meals
and Anuric to flush the kidneys.
Step into any drug store and ask for
Anuric, many times more potent than
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11
10 CENT "CAsCARETs"
FOR LIVER AND BOWELS
Cure Sick Headache, Constipation
Biliousness, Sour Stomach, Bad
Breath-candy Cathartic.


No odds how bad your liver. stom.
ach o. bowels; how much your heaG
aches, how miserable you are from
constipation, indigestion, biliousness
and sluggish bowels-you always get
relief with Cascarets. They imme
diately cleanse and regulate the stom.
ach, remove the sour, %fermenting food
and foul gases; take the excess bile
from the liver and carry off the con
stipated waste matter and poison
from the intestines and bowels. A
1O-cent box from your druggist will
keep your liver and bowels cleani
stomach sweet and head clear fol
months. They work while you Sleep
ADV, G
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11
TAKES OFF DANDRUFF,
HAIR STOPS FALLING
Save your Hair! Get a rs cent bottle
OF Danderine right now-Also
stops itching scalp.

Thin, brittle, colorless and scraggy
hair is mute evidence of a neglected
scalp; of dandruff-that awful scurf.
There is nothing so destructive to
the hair as dandruff. 1t robs the hair
Of its lustre, it's strength and it's very
life: eventually producing a feverish-
ness and itching of the scalp, which
If not remedied causes the hair roots
to shrink, loosen and die-thcn the
hair falls out fast. A little Danderine
tonight-now-any time-will surely
saw your hair.
Get a 25 cent bottle of Knowlton's
Danderine from any drug store. You
surely q have beautiful hair and lots
of it if you will just try a little Dan
derine. Save your hair! Try it!-Adv.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11

It's My
Standby
for q
Cold
Injured Pride.

After a recent Zeppelin raid, wher,
the worst was over, a resident Wen
out into the town to see what damag,
had been done. In the darkness h,
heard a group of women talking loud
~, and judging them a clue not to be
neglected he followed them along al
entry into the back yard of a house
The debate never ceased, but he was
unable to get the hang of it until one
OF the women-the most eloquent-ap
pealed directly to him. Ere" she
said, do you call it fair? n boml
dropt in u yard, an a bobby's gone
and took it away-never even give
she a receipt for it. It's our bomb.'-
Manchester Guardian.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11
Continued Next week.)
Hiuh Ambition.

I'd like to be a fighter. and with the
fighters stand. and whip some other
blighter. to music by the band. The
fighters life is sunny. when he has
reached the top; some forty kinds Of
money. at intervals. he'A cop. He gets
a roll that's bigger than you could
carry out, When he consents to figure
in tinhorn sparring bout. The most of
US are striving. each day. the whole
year long, that we may be surviving,
dodge the p%oorhouse throng. We
must be most adroit. sir. and slave the
livelong day. IL we would earn a kreut-
zer. or salt q. yen away Great men Of
skill and knowledge, can hardly earn
their slaw, professors in the college,
and people learned in law; and sc1en-
fists and thinkers. and eminent divines
must feed their children elsnhers-but
how the fighter dimes! He works when
he gets ready. and then for half an
hour; the money comes in steady. a
brilliant. golden shower. I'd like to
be a fighter. but I'm too fat, TO scrap;
and SO. as hungry writer. I'll serve my
term. mayhap. @
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11
Rabbits Rise in Importance.

When We used to go hunting down in
the country, quail had to be mighty
scarce before we would waste any am
munition on a rabbit. Sometimes, late
in the day, We would kill three or four
rabbits to give to the ~watchdogs on the
way home to amuse them while we
operated i'll the persilnmon orchards,
but that was about the extent of our
interest in the rabbit. But times have
changed. Fried rabbit nowadays has
assumed a place alongside of liver and
sirloin and prime ribs au jus.-Kan-
sas City Star.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11
Several
Years. T'EEIRE,UNA
MADE ME- WELL, 7-,.-

Mrs. Elizabeth Reutlaer, 1909 18th
st, N. W., Washington, D. c.,
writes: 2 4 am pleased to endorse
Peruna as a splendid medicine for
catarrh and stomach trouble, from
which I suffered for several years.
took Il for several months, and at
the end Of that time found my health
was restored and have felt sPiendidly
ever since. I now take 1t when i con-
tract a cold. and 1t soon rfds the sys~
TEN Of any catarrhal tendencies"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11

Garfield Tea was your Grandmother's
Remedy for every stomach and intes-
final i'll. This good old-fashioned herb
home remedy for constipation, stomach
lis and other arrangements of the sys-
TEN SO prevalent these days is in even
than in your grandmother's day.-Adv.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11
Oaks Lmpoverish Soil.

AS an Italian investigator has given
considerable time to the investigation
of the reason for the failure of olive
trees in the presence of oaks, and he
has concluded that it is due to the i'm.
poverishment of the soil by the oak
rather than by transmission of any spe
cies of infection.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11
Exact Copy Of Wrapper.
Jacks Substitute

XXI
Jack attained his fifth birthday last
summer and in the fall attended school
for the first time, wearing kilt skirts.
Some of the larger pupils plagued him
Vbout wearing dresses, and it was not
long before his %pleadings for II real
boys suit We're granted. He was very
proud indeed when he Went to school
q few days later arrayed in his knick-
erbockers. One of the girls wrote him
a note saying he looked like a little
man. That night he was telling his
mother about it.
Mother" said lie, Frances Wright
wrote me a note telling me looked
like a little man, and l wrote her one
and told her she looked like a daisy,
only I couldn't spell daisy, SO / spelled
cat"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11
ACTRESS TELLS r

A well known actress gives the follow
ing recipe for gray hair: To half pint OF
water add 1 OF. Bay Rum, a small box Of
Barbo Compound, and n OF. of glycerine.
Any druggist car put this up or you can
mix it at home at very little cost. Full
directions for making and use come in
each box Of Barbo Compound. It will
gradually darken streaked. faded gray
hair, and make it soft and glossy. It will
not color the scalp, is not sticky or
greasy. and does not rub OF. ADV.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11

were at fault, so l took Dodd's Kidney
Pills. They were the means of saving
my life. I write to say that your
medicine restored me to perfect
health" Be u r and get "DoDD's,"
the name with the three DIS for dis
eased, ~disordered, deranged kidneys;
just as Rev. Warner did, no similarly
named article will do.-Adv.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11

cramps in my u
cles, pressure or
sharp pain on the
top of my head,
and dizzy
spells. l had 9th
er symptoms show
ing my kidneys
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11

A MAJ may be the architect of his
own fortune, but lie can't induce the
sun to shine in every room.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11
Latest improvements.

I'll bet you do some cranky thing
to make your wife begin the TRADES
you complain Of"
Nothing in the cranky way doing.
She's a s~elf-Starter."
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11
A MINISTER'S CONFESSION

Rev. w. II. Warner. Myersville, Nd,
writes: my trouble was sciatica. My
back was affected and took the form
Of lumbago. / also had neuralgia,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11
The Same Old Course.

81 am going to quit smoking for
ever"
Forever? What a lie!"
Il think so, too"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11

Send 1oc to DR.. Pierce, Tnvalids' Hotel,
Buffalo, for large trial package of Anuric
for k~idneys-cures backache.-Adv.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11

When two women get wound up. an
other is usually run down.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11

In trying to figure out the problem
of life most men subtract what they
own from what they owe.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11

A device called a detectature has been
invented to permit a man in one room
to watch a cash register In another.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11

DR.. John Quackenboss. of East An
dover, n. H.. has used the same row.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11

Cats. unlike politicians, give voice to
the most decided utterances while on
the fence in the dark.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-16
YOU WON'T EAT BREAD UNLESS
MINNIE GETS THE CARS

Minneapolis, Feb. 16-The whole
country may suffer for want Of
bread. While no embargo has been
placed on shipment of flour, there is
such a shortage of cars that situa-
ton is serious.
Kansas City. - With middle west
facing worst freight tieup and car
shortage in history, commission men,
retailers and railroad men did not ex-
press alarm over situation. Yester-
day five western stock markets re-
ceived only two-third as many hogs
as week ago.
St. LoUis.-St. Louis is not feeling
sting of freight congestion. Ship
ments in less than carload lots NOV
ing rapidly. Also relief in carload
shipments.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-16

1850 State, in cell at Hyde Park sta
ton.
-. E. Crane" who committed sui
eide in Saratoga hotel, now believed
to be S. D. Francis, st. Joseph, Mo-
Ralph NeumuIIer, asst adv. mgr.
New York Edison Co., sued father-in-
law, Silas H. Jenkins, for $4,000.
Changes alienation of wife's affec-
tiOns.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-16
NO EXTRA CONGRESS SESSION,
SAYS KITCHIN

Washington, Feb. 16.-Congress
will adjourn on time, March 5. Ma
jority Leader KitChin insisted today,
despite the big program Of legislation
in both houses and senate and threat
of war with Germany in the air.
I'VE will finish all appropriation
bills and any other necessary meas
ures, including the Webb bill" Kit
chin said. IF there is war the presi-
dent does not want us here"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-16
PARKER NAMES BOND

Frank Parker, brought back from
Minneapolis yesterday with Ira Bond
for alleged connections with the auto
thief trust, confessed yesterday. He
named Bond,