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Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-13
ANNOUNCEMENTS
AUDITORIUM.

Robert Warwick Doris Kenyon in 4 cirrs Policy and Billie Richie in e Funny Fox Comedy in Three Parts Called House. of Terrible Scandals, Heads the Program For Today and Saturday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-13
TO RENT

NEW SIx-ROOM APARTMENTS The Norwich Housing Company have rented thirty-fiVe of the forty apart ments recently built by them and have at this time five vacant apartments on Spring Garden Avenue. These vacant apartments will be open for inspection every day during the next two weeks, and any one desiring one of them is advised to apply at once. The apart ments are very desirable for small families and rent for $20.00 per month.
 Inquire of J. J. CORKERY
 Tel. 260 Room 12O Thayer Building
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-13
BREED THEATRE.

Blanche Sweet in "unprotected," q Thrilling Drama of the Southern Prison Camps, Feature For Today and Saturday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-13
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

AT COURT OF PROBATE HELD at MontvilIe. within and for the Dis trict of Montyille, on the 11th day of RrPsas;ntAbAN PPrn; A P lsi5- p HOME Judge
 Estate of Edwin c. Johnson. late of MontvlIle. in said District. deceased.
 Ordered, That the Executor cite the creditors Of sai,i de- ceased to bring in their claims against said estate within six months from this date. by posting notice to that effect together with a copy of this order, on the siEnpost nearest to the place where said deceased last dwelt and in the ea me Town. and by publishing the sa n once in The Norwich Bulletin. a news paper having a circulation in said Dis trict and make return to this Court.
 DAN D. HOME. Judge.
 The above and foregoing is a true copy of record
 Attest:
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-13
FOR SALE

DANIELSON, CONN. The Eugene 8. Nash property on tho westerly side of Mechanic street. Cot taae house with 12 rooms, city water. gas and eIeetricty, on lot T2 feet in width with concrete walk.
 This very desirable centrally located property is offered at a very reason- able price, part mortgage if desired. Full particulars by communicating
 FRANK w. COY, Aat. StiIIn1an Building Westerly, R. l.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-13

FOR SALE. Cottage Houses, Tenement and Bus1- ness Blocks, Building Lots, all in de- sirable locations. List your property if YOU care to sell rent, as have a number of people looking for real es- tate investments.
 WILLIAM F. HILL,
 Real Estate and Insurance. Room 1O3. ThaYer Bldg.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-13
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE. p-Room House at 800 Boswell Avenue, with all improvements. including heat, trees: the lot is sOx266: owner leaving town. Price right for quick sale In-
 c. E. MEECH.
 No. 60 Sixth St.. City. Telephone S29-3. apr5d
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-13

WHEN YOU WANT to put your bus mess before the public. there is no medium better than through the ad-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-13
= SUSAN F. HOME. Clerk.

NOTICE-A1l creditors of said de- ceased are hereby notified to present their claims against said estate to the undersigned at Uncasville. Conn, with in the. time limited in the above and
 FREDERIcK A. JOHNSON.
 apr13d Executor.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-13

THERE .s no advertising medium In Eastern Connecticut equal to The Bull letin for business results.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-13
FULL ASSOCIATED
 PREes DEsPATcHEs
POETRY
REVIVAL OF IEnEERIOKs.

 There was a young lady 0e Hanover. Who threws just to tease her young
 man oVeTs
 But with heart quite unmarried He went off and married Another-ewhioh knocked her whole
 plan over. There were some young ladies of
 Birmingham; I've heard a sad story concerning 'sm. They stuck needles and pins In the right reverend shins Of the Bishop engaged in confirming
 'em. There once was a nun of Siberia Who of fasting grew wearier and
 wearier,
 I'll at last with a yell She burst out of her cell And ate up the Mother Superior. There was an old party of Nottingham Lived by catching live char. and then
 potting ,em,
 But the Mayor of the town Put such cruelty down. Which called forth the applause of afl
 Nottingham. There was an old man of Majorca Who grappled for life with a porker, But with courage unshaken He reduced him to bacon And fed all the poor of MaJorca.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-13

fness before the pubic, there Is no medium better than through the ad- vertising columns Of The Bulletin
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-13

$25OO buys fine Mover cushion tired runabout buggy in first class condition Llndgren, Beech Drive, Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-13

FOR SALE-One good driving horse C. A. Fellows, Norwich Town. Phone 462-2. anr12d
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-20

groWn-ups just pretended they liked
me. They were all about in the late
afternoon admiring me as l was put
ting on my bright night-robe, for I
have been wearing it lately. And then
III the morning no one was around -
Poor Mr.. Sum- said the fairies.
And" continued Mr.. Sun, II heard
so much about sunset and shutdown,
ana not single word about 'sun-up.'"
Its true" laughed the fairies. I'VE
don't hear very often about sun-up,
and yet we hear SO much about sunset
Well. Mr. Sun, people do love you even
II they don't get up in time to see you
get up
But | come up with fine colors,'
said Mr.. Sun.
I'VE know you do" said the fairies
but you see people do not go to bed
as early as you do and they must SLEEP
later"
why can't they 60 to bed when
do?" asked the Sun, bit angriIy.
Because they must pay little at
tention to old Mr.. Moon and theil
hours for getting up and going to bee
are quite different from yours"
But you are sure they love me ant
like my WARMTH" asked the Sun.
Quite, quite sure" said the fairies
and Mr.. Sun began to shine as bright
ly as ever.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-20

The present premier Of Austria who it
may be remarked in passing, has not been
in office very long, declares with all due
solemnity that "the aim for which Aus
tria is fighting is the unassailablc, sacred
right OF her peoples to decide for them
selves their internal destiny" Ii that were
tine, then Austria need fight no longer,
unless with Germany, the only foe She has
to fear in the way of attaining her aim.
The world at large smiles at these smooth
words, remembering that Austria started
the war with the aim to decide the des-
tiny Of Serbia and with the expectation
that several other Balkan states might be
grabbed for the Hapsburg dynasty.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-20

This is the time of year to teach your
boys and girls how to swim. They get
the trick easier in childhood than at the
adult period The person who knows how
to swim has taken out an insurance policy
against one form of accident Swimming
is about the finest exercise imaginable, as
it brings into use nearly all of the muscles
of the body The person who learns to
swim in childhood has a pleasure and
health asset for many years of life. He
also will know how to care for himself If
he finds himself in the water by accident
and perhaps have an opportunity OF saw
ing life 1t is encouraging to see how
many girls are able to swim today as com
pared with % or . years ago. All the
reasons advanced for having the boys know
how to swim apply with equal force to the
girls. The Boy Scouts and Camp Fire
Girls are doing a good work in teaching
those of youthful years how to be al
home in the water.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-20
DADDlSEV[NDN(
ARY TALL N1
~ MARY GRAHAM. ! 'QllN!.lNE
SUMS SAD THOUGHTS.

The Sun was up and the fairies
were playing. They We're talking
among themselves of the beautiful sun
rise there had been that morning and
they were saying how glorious old Mr..
Sun was anyway.
''Well, that cheers me up q little"
said Mr.. Sun, smiling at the fairies
'As a matter of fact" said the little
fairies, you don't look very happy to-
day. What is the trouble? Your face
is covered with clouds and yet you are
up and supposed to be shining. Now
if you were completely hidden, we
would simply know that you had gone
off to have party behind the clouds,
and that the King of the Clouds was
going to take your place."
mo, he is busy today" said Mr..
Sun. Il am here instead. But it is
true l am not so very happy. l have
been thinking"
thinking shouldn't make you sad
Thinking should make you happy and
merry and gay. You mustn't think sad
thoughts. Why don't you just think OF
the beautiful earth and the wonderful
flowers you help grow and the chill.
dren you make strong and wellT'
"Yes," said Fairy Princess Twilight
| Bell, you have often told US how these
things made you ever so happy. You
have also said how you helped the doc
tors cure the i'll people with your
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-20

Virgil AsSSandcrs, special field agent
Of the United States departmeni OF agri-
culture, after an extended tour of inspec-
tion in tho New England states, reports
that the corn acreage in this part Of the
country is % to 30 per cent above nor
NAL There is a large increase in the acre
age Of potatoes and the gain in the number
Of acres planted to beans, as compared
with the previous year. is 300 per cent
The hay crop is good, oats arc about as
usual, and in some localities wheat has
been sown The great need of the next
three months will be help in harvcstin.
the crops which are so promising at the
present time
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-20

healthy rays of strong light and
warmth. Why are you sad?"
WELL" said Mr.. Sun, as he began
to shine more brightly, sit is just this
way"
Tell u.s." said all the fairies. And
they sat down to listen to Mr.. Sun.
Il felt sad" said Mr.. Sun, because
no one was around to see me this
morning-at least very, very few. And
to tell the honest truth, that is the way
it is almost every morning"
do you like to be seen so much 7"
asked Fairy Princess JOY, as she
smiled little.
mo one can help seeing you," said
Fairy Princess Twilight-Bell, IF one
is up"
That's just the point" said Mr..
Sun. They don't care about my get
ting up. They aren't glad to see me
and it makes me sad. They seem to
mind having me leave them in the late
afternoon. They like it when the days
are longer, they say. But when | get
up in the morning, no one cares"
THAT is because most folks are
sleeping then" said Fairy Ybab laugh
ing, land folks love to Sleep"
DO they love sleep better than they
| love me?" asked the Sun.
"No," said Ybab, "sleep is different
| They are tired and they need the rest
you know and probably they are hay
ing pleasant dreams"
.Oh, see," said the Sun. "But late
| ~ it has been hurting my feelings be
cause | thought that the children anC
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-20
Teaching German in Vermont.
lBoston Transcript.l

Boston i Transcript
They have a summer school of Ian
ouaces at the little college town of Mid
dleburv, VT, and it is interesting to see
that it is very strong in its German de-
partment, which is under the direction
of lady from Heidelberg. 1t is one of
the peculiarities Of this German depart
ment that the students, who are about
forty in number, are not permitted to
speak any other language than German
from breakfast to bedtime-s0 that the
streets of the Green Mountain village
now rcsound with the accents of the
Fatherland. The directress of the
school, with due zeal for the thorough
ness Of her system, has announced her
intention to ''creatc a German atmos-
phere III Middlcbury. With such an at
mosphere already prevalent at the Uni
versity of Vermont, the Green Mountain
region must almost imagine itself, in
these days, part of the Schwarzwald OF
the Erzgebirge. And all this is the more
strange, since the casual visitor to Yer
mont nowadays is constantly impressed
with the intense hostility of the popula
ton to everything German. Whatever
the reasons for the special development
of German scholaSticiSm in Vernon
NAV be, the teachers and organizers o.
1 the "'German atmosphere there may
! do their country real service by teach
/ ing nothing bur the sentiment and liter
ature Of the old Germanv-the German,
of Luther, of Wine kelmann, of Wieland
of Goethe, of Schiller, of Heine-the Tyr
zeal and artistic Germany, not the Ger
many of Weltmacht.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-20
WEST DUMMERSTON.

James Clark, ST., lost a valuable cow
last week.
: Master Harry Gray of Greenfield is
visiting Frank o 'Brien.
Fred Tier of Bridgeport, Conn, spent
last week with his family here.
Mrs. Henry Halliday of Brattleboro
IS visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
.. Norcross.
Mrs Howard Cullinansof Brattleboro
was weekend guest of her mother,
Mrs. z. Connarn ,i'b
Mrs. Richard Park of Brattleboro
spent Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Clark, ST.
Mrs. Thomas Rolet of Long Island Wis
tied her son Wilfred Norm and family
few days this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. o. Butterfeld of
Brattleboro visited his sister, Mrs. Guy
Taft the first of the week.
Mrs Evalena Rawson, who had been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Sam Clark sew
eral days, went Wednesday to her home
| in BrattlebOrO.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-20
WHITE JAPANESE BANTAMS.
Japanese Can Breed Remarkable Hens
as Well as Trees.

The little brown of Nippon is won
der for leading nature into strange
ways. He grows mature trees that meas
ure less than two feet high; fowls
which have tails Is inches long and ban
tams with legs but one inch long. He
has been breeding them this way 50 long
that they won t grow any other way.
1t is this oddity that accounts for the
popularity of the japanese bantams.
There are several varieties of this
bantam, separated only by colors. In
shape they are identically the same.
They are popular among the bantam
breeders of England, the United States
and Canada, and every winter notable
specimens are exhibited at the shows.
They attract considerable attention, and
many are sold for ornamental purposes.
Good specimens command profitable
prices.
The little hens lay well, hatch anG
rear their own chicks There is keen
rivalry to produce the best and longest
fantail, the shortest legs, as well as the
smallest fowls. The standard calls for
weight of % to &c ounces for males
and 20 to % ounces for females.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-20
BROOKLINE.

Almon Marsh of Townshend is help
ing c. p. Stickney through the having
season.
Joshua Shattuck of Athens is visit
ing his sister, Mrs. Marshall Lawrence,
this week.
Miss Eva Johnson is visiting friends
in Bellows Falls, and i'll North Wal
pole, \. II.
Miss Viola Kinesbury of South Lon
donderry is visiting in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. William Rounds.
Melvin Morse has returned from Wis
iting his mother in Winhall and has
employment at c. J.. Stickney S.
Miss Ruby Landfear of Athens has
come to spend the summer at the home
Of hex F, s ii fIr Ms hf54 E5mqma ftfi1cbnfy
Mrs. Emma Stickney and children
visited in the home of her father,
Henry j. Landfear, in Athens last
week.
China has established a double stand
ard Of weights and measures that includes
the metric system and native one.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-20
The MeddLer
If the coat fits you. put Il on"

With agricultural fairs, ehautauquas
and carnivals of all kinds under the
ban of the state board of health the
people of Vermont will have ample
time this summer and fall to cultivate
and harvest their crops and devise
methods of raising the necessary funds
to subscribe to the next Liberty loan.
However, it is better that such an
edict should be in force throughout
the state than that the poliomvelitis
epidemic should be allowed TO assume
any larger proportions than it has al
ready. People who have been in Mont
.pelier within the past few weeks saw
that business and social life there is
absolutely at a standstill as a result
of the outbreak Of the disease in that
locality. To get an idea Of conditions
IN the Capital city one has only TO
know that public gatherings and en-.
tertainments of every description are
taboo, children under u years of age
are not allowed to leave their home
premises and excursions out Of the cit,
are forbidden.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-20
Little Benny's
Note Book

BY LEE PAPE

Aestidday my cuzzin Sue was at my
house, and huckster came down the al
ley and ma bawt some CRATE big apples
frum him, and | sed, Can we have apple,
ma, can me and Sue have a apple?
No, they're to big, they'll spoil your sup
pr, sed ma, but you can have one be
tween You. Wich i,pieked one out, taking
a long vile on account of them all being
about the same size, saying to sue, How
do you wunt to divide it, shall we each
take terms biting it till there izcnt eny
more
No, your bites are twice as big as mine,
scd Sue
Wich they are, and ma scd, Eny way,
Benny. that woodcnt be a very polite way,
wood it,
1t wood be as polite for me as it wood
be for her, | sed And ma took a nifc
and cut it in half, one half being bigger
than the luther half, ma saying, Q, shaw
dident cut it strate, heer YOU are Benny
now | hope you'll be a gentlman and give
cuzzin Sue the big hatf
And she gave me the peeces on d
plate, and | looked at them vile anc
one was way bigger than the luther one
| and all of a sudden | had a good deer
and | sed, Heer, Sue, YOU take the plate
you divide them. Wich Sue took the plat,
and | sed, Go ahed, give me one.
! No, that's no way, take it yourself, anC
if YOU take the big one, you're not polite
sed Sue
| No, never mind, III offer them, | sed
and I tooE tho ,,late hack and held If on
with the little half necrest to Sue, saying
Take one.
All rite, sed Sue. And wat did she d.
but rcctch all the way and take the bi
one.
Proving ladies can do things that woo'
keep them frum being gentlmen.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-20
A Pertinent Query.

A serious minded young man sought
out the father of the girl of his choice
with the announcement that he hoped
the father would place no obstacle i'll the
way of their marriage
The old man scowled at the young one
for moment or so, and then growled
out
SO you want to marry my daughter,
ehq"
eyes, sir said the serious minded
Young man, looking more solemn than
ever.
HCan you support family?' asked
the father, searching the youth S face
narrowly.
The latter reflected a moment and
then asked:
How many are there of you, sir?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-20
Don't Be a Weather Vane.

The weather vane should be warn
ing, not an example. Tie least-re-
spected class of people are those who
only indicate prevailing opinions and
impressions, who have no minds of
their own. You can tell which way
the wind is blowing by listening to the
conversation of certain people, but for
sincere judgments and Independent
opinions you must go elsewhere. NE
belittle ourselves when we allow our
selves TO act the part of weather
vanes, good for nothing but showing
which way the wind is blowing.
Companion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-20
Fight to Preserve Democracy.
(Springfcld Republican,

(Springfcld Republican,
When Ella Flagg Young, former super
intendent OF Chicago schools, and the
only woman ever made president of the
National Education association, was in
Portland. Ore, local newspaper asked
her opinion of America $ entrance into
the world war . m a pacitist, was her
reply "Yes, a pacifist. But when Presi-
dent Wilson, himself a pacitist, decided
that he could see no other course for
America was for it. 1t was the I'M
avoidable At the same time we must
keep in mind what he declared to be the
only object Of our entrance. We must
fight to preserve democracy. This
tatement is of interest because applying
to the position taken by SO many other
thoughtful people who abhor war, but
recognize our unacceptable national OBJ
legation at this time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-20
LEGAL NOTICES.
Estate Of Charles P. Wood.
STATE or VERMONT.

yin r VT ' ihNDN L.
District Of Marlboro s..
The Honorable Probate Court for the
District of Marlboro.
To ail persons interested in the estate
ot Charles l.. Wood, late of Guilford, i'm
said district deceased. GREETING:
NJ probate court, holden at Brattle-
horo within and for said district on the
18th day of July, 1917. an instrument
purportiug to be the last will and Tesla
mcnt of Charles y. Wood, late Of Gull.
ford, in said district, deceased, was pre-
scented 10 the court aforesaid, for pro.
bate.
And il is ordered hy said court that
the 2Sth day of July, 1917. at the pro.
bate Office In said Brattlcboro, be as.
signed for proving said instruments; and
that notice thereof hc given to all per
sons concerned, by publishing this or.
der three weeks successfully in the
Brattlchoro Refomcr a newspaper cir
culating IN that vicinity. in said dis
trict previous to the time appointed.
Therefore, YOU are lgrcbv notified &c
appear b1orc said cotirt. al the tim,
and place aforesaid and contest tho
probate Of said will. il you have cause
Given under my hand al Brattlcb0ro
in said district. this 18th day Of July
1917.
\. +. SCHWENK, Judge.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-20

their premium lists. In view of the
outcome of the whole matter fair of
hcials cannot be blamed for feeling an
noyed that they were not informed of
what was likely to happen at the time
of their recent conference in White
River Junction.
The women of the Incorporated
school district should be able TO ex-
tract considerable amount of encour-
agement from the good showing their
candidate for the prudential committee
made at Tuesday evening s meeting.
\ comparatively small amount of or
gained effort is all that will he need
ed another year to achieve the de-
sired result result, by the way, that
should prove distinct advantage to
| the district.
Reports from residents on High and
Green streets are to the effect that "A
considerable number of motorists seem
have forgotten the village ordi-
nance in regard to the use of muller
cutouts. This is matter which the
new traffic officer might well investi-
, gate
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-20
The Reformer' s Answer.
Barre Times.

The Brattleboro Reformer makes eff
fective answer to 1.-The Commentator
in the New London Conn Day, who
treated Vermont harshly in the matter
of patriotism because of the alleged
fact that Vermont had furnished only
81 men for the war in 80 days. 1.-The
Commentator, according to the Brat
tleboro contemporary, once lived in Viii
mington, Windham county, and "proh-
ably the good people of the town were
as glad to get rid of him as he was to
be shut Of them. The effective point
of The Reformer s answer is that Yer
mont furnished "a total of $500 In the
very first days of the war, instead of
the 81 referred to by the maligner OF
Vermont.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-20

When all the state troops are fedora
lDcd there will be interest in seeing
whether effective National Guard officers
are to be left with the units with which
they have been identified, says the Spring
field Republican. This is to be a matter
wholly discretionary with the war depart.
ment, when full federal control is estab.
lished after August s. The governors OF
the states and the militia officers Of the
states will have nothing to do with it
II is a matter Of common knowledge that
the United States viii be short Of rcgu
lar army officers, so many Of whom have
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-20

In their new offensive on the eastern
front the Russians appear to be adequate
" supplied with big guns and little guns
and with proicctiles to feed them. 1t is
possible that the lull of the fraterniza-
tion period was turned to good advantage,
with the idea that there would be some
thing doing of "a different nature later on.
The simple Slav may have outwtted the
astute Tcuton in the game of claspins
hands across the trenches 81