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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-06-21
AND PERSONAL

H. c. Bailey was here Tuesday from
Puerto on business.
For Sale-S500 piano yours now for
$3.50 cash. Phone 213.
ID. ID. Branson and son were in from
Kirk Tuesday on business.
U. s. Flour, S6.75 a hundred, at
Edwards Grocery Company.
II. A. Nuckles of Santa Rosa, was
a business caller in. Tucumcari this
week.
J. +. Montgomery reports the sale
Of a Dodge car to Frank Bond Of Cam
eron, N. M.
800 acres good land to exchange for
improved city property.
Sisney-Dykes Agency.
Messrs. r. c. Bell and T. l.. Denton
were here this week from Nara Visa
on business.
G.. r. Wood of Logan, and W. A,
Wood Of Oklahoma City, were Tucum-
carl visitors Saturday.
Mrs. NJ. E. Leary and Mrs. Ella
Rheinhardt of Endee, spent Saturday
and Sunday in Tucumcari.
Mrs. b. p. Echlin, Misses Bess and
Florence Echlin Of Conway, Ark, were
Tucumcari visitors Wednesday.
We will saw your money on grocer
les if you will buy here.
Edwards Grocery Co.
The Union Garage reports the sale
of a Dodge car to c. M. Brown OF
Cameron, N. NJ, Saturday.
Let J.. N. Stradley, contractor ant
builder, make you an estimate on tina,
new building you have in mind. Il
Judge 7. d. Leib was here Wednes
day on business. He arrived Tuesday
and left Wednesday morning.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-06-21
NOTICE

The City has approximately $4,000
invested in Fire Hose. Everytime a
line Of hose is laid for service, some
one drives a car or other vehicle
over them. No use to explain the
damage this does. We wish to give
you fair warning. The Department,
at its last meeting, agreed to prose-
cute every person driving over the
hose after this notice. We will do
this regardless Of who it is.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-06-21

Clovis won the ball game Sunday
by a score Of 13 to 8. Tucumcari held
the visitors down during the first half
but a balloon ascension allowed Clovis
TO take the lead in the seventh,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-06-21

Fish! FISH! Fish!ll-All Tucum-
carl is invited to the store of j. NJ.
Putnam, on June %, to the Fish Pond.
All kinds Of fish, and all kinds Of
prices. Ladies Of Christian Church.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-23

originally related to the agricultural
life of ancient Israel. It's designation
sometibes as the Feast OF First
Fruits as well as some of the features
of it's celebration is described in the
Bible, and the further fact that the
Book of Ruth, with its harvest scenes.
is designated as the special scroll for
reading on Shabuoth indicate clearly
the agricultural character of the festi-
val.
However, this aspect of the festival
has become altogether secondary to
it's historical significance. since ira
ditfon makes Shabuoth the annivers-
airy of the Revelation at Sinai when
Israel assumed his sacred mission as
the priest-people and holy nation. In
keeping with this deeper meaning of
the festival, Shabuoth has been chos-
en- by the modern American Synagog
as the most appropriate occasion for
the impressive ceremonial of Confirm
alton whereby the boys and girls In
Israel renew the vow Of Horeb and
pledge their love and loyalty to the
covenant of their fathers.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-23
Brief Mention.

Raymond Gates of New Haven spent
Monday night at the home of his par
ents in this city.
Mansfield Center branch of the Red
Cross society will hold a meeting at
the home of Mrs. o. A. Perry in Mans
field this afternoon.
w w Holman of Ash street has
sold the timber on 80 acres of his land
located near the pumping station to
William III. Phillips of Main street.
Officer Hurley will go to Providence
today to bring Joseph Smith to this
city. Smith is but Is years of age and
ran away from his home on High
street Monday.
A framed copy of President Wilson's
message to congress at the outbreak
of the war has been presented the
Mansfield Center Library by Mr.. and
Mrs. O. A. Perry.
Frank Gelinas. son of Alexander
Ge1inas of this city, has enlisted in the
aviation corps of the regular arr-y- At
the present time Mr.. Gelinas is located
in Texas in the same squadron with
another Wi1limantic young man.
The convention of Holland County
w. c. T. U. will be held in the Con-
gregationa1 church of South Coventry
today. The morning services will
start at 10 o'clock. Mrs. c. B. Buell.
president of the state organization,
will be present.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-23
WORKING $50 FEET
BELOW THAMES RIVER
Compressed Air Squad Preparing the
Foundation For Drawbridqe Piers.

In connection with the work on the
new drawbridge which the New York.
New Haven & Hartford r. r Co. is
there is one form of activity that is
not visible but that is very important
to the success of the structure. Be
low the surface of the river there is
employed a force of compressed air
workers, sometimes known as sand
hogs There are about so of these
men. On them devolves the making
of the foundation of the piers that are
to bear the weight of the huge super
structure. Any one who is familiar
with the bottom of the Thames river
viii understand that it is necessary to
go down a long distance to find sta
bility in the way of a foundation for
the piers and the compressed air men
are down $50 feet working away in
preparation for the laying of the piers
The men enter an air lock, which is
located above the surface of the river
and then pass through a narrow shaft
to the caisson that is sunk at the bot
tom of the river. They usually
make the trip up and down in the
bucket that is used to haul materials
to the surface, but there is an emer-
gency ladder that can be used in case
of any trouble with the hoisting ap-
paratUs.
In order to work at that depth it is
necessary to employ compressed air,
ana there is pressure OF from 30
to 40 pounds employed to keep the
water out. Working under such con-
ditions is quite different from being
employed on the surface of the earth
and the men are usually relieved in
from an hour to an hour and a half
from the time that they make the de-
scent.
There is room at the bottom for
eight men at work and by making
shifts, operations can be kept up most
of the time. OF course artificial light
has TO be furnished. and the condi-
tons would be very strange to any
one who has not been used to that
kind of labor. The compressed air
workers are familiar with such en-
vironments, and they seem to find no
difficulty in meeting the peculiar re-
quirements of the job.
A reporter was talking with
two of the men recently and one of
them stated that he had been doing
that kind of work II years and his
companion said he rad been at it for
IA years. Both were very healthy
looking specimens and it is evident
that they have not suffered physically
from their labors.
In the cafsson there is lever at
lock which the workers use for a
signal. Hidden away from the people
who pass UP and down the river and
those who cross on the old bridge. the
compressed air men are putting down
a foundation that will stand the
weight that will have to be supported
when the big lift is in position and
the heavy trains are running over the
new structure.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-23

~ months. This fund is for the allied
nations who are at war and they feel
that it is the duty of all people in
cities. states and towns in the union
including the people of Plainfield,. to
support the Red Cross fund and to
help Father Keefe in his endeavor to
secure appropriations in this good
work
Splendid work is being done by the
people of Plainf1eld as can be seen by
the amount already sent to headquar-
tiers in New York More help is need
ed, and it is hoped that more people
will respond for this worthy cause.
The collectors for this week are: In
Plainffe1d, G. Bromley, Barret Judson
and Zeck Tet1ow; in Jewett City,
James HewitSon.
Anyone wishing to contribute to this
fund may do SO by giving to any of
the above named collectors or by ad-
dressing James Oldham, Box 321, New
Village
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-23
WILLIMANTIC

Bridge was lodged in the local tation
house where to await the arrival Of Of
ficers from Brooklyn, N. Y, where he
is wanted for grand larceny.
Saturday afternoon Acting Chief
Kil1ourey received a telephone mes
sage from detective agency in New
Haven that Bridge. who is but 10, was
wanted. The New Haven authorities
stated that the young man had pur-
chased a motorcycle in that city and
had started out for this vicinity. Tues
day afternoon officer Hurley saw
standing on Main street a motorcycle
that resem bled the description given
by the New Haven authorities. In the
machine was a young lady and the
wanted man. At the station house
Bridge denied all knowledge of the
charge but when he was searched 1t
was discovered that he had nearly
three hundred dollars about his per-
SON Bridge told the police that he
had come to this city Friday going to
Gurleyville where he has been staying
with a family named Wells. The
young lady who was with him at the
time of his arrest was told Of the cir
cumstances and she returned to her
home.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-23
SHAH UOTH.
Festival of Weeks Falls on May 9th
This Year.

Shabuoth or the Festival of Weeks
falls this year on Sunday. May 9th.
It's name is derived from the fact that
the Mosaic legislation does not pre-
scribe the date of this festival as being
definitely on such and such day. or
such and such a month, which is the
case with the other festivals. but in
stead simply states that seven full
weeks are to be counted from the time
the Omer Ca measure of grain as an
an offering) is brought Hence. the
name the Festival of Weeks and
also the name. "Pentecost," meaning
"fftieth," since the festival is seven
weeks or the f1ftieth day after the sec
ond day of Passover. so fixed by Rab-
binic tradition.
Like the other two so-called Pill
grimage festivals, Passover and Tab
ernacles, the Festival of Weeks was
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-23
MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE
Grand Jury's Finding in Case OF Myr.
ito DenzeI, Who Killed Brother-in.
law.

Mytio Denzel, who shot and killed
his brother in law, Wyotek Russek in
this city April Is, will be tried for
murder in the first degree, according
to the finding of the grand jury that
sat on the case in this city Tuesday.
A number of witnesses were heard in
regard to the affair. The jury was
out about two hours in reaching a de-
ctsion. The jurymen were: Robert NJ.
Balch, Ashford: E. c. Babson, Brook
lyn; Frank E. Miller, Canterbury;
James Lewis, Chaplin; Arthur NJ
Keith, Eastford; Albert L. Mills, of
Hampton: Frederick c. Arlington. of
illingly; Herbert c. Keech, Killingly;
w. Frank Sheldon, Plairiheid; Arthur
A. Chase, Plainf7eld; Fitz Henry
Paine, Pomfret: Hector DIVERT, Put
nam; Leon J. Mofhtt, Scotland; Geo.
G. Spooner, Sterling: Claus A. Hag-
STRAIN. Thompson: Charles A. Capen.
Windham: Michael F. Sullivan. Wind
ham; Michael F. Sullivan, Windham
and Oliver A. Hiscox. Woodstock. At
torney Charles A. Capen was chosen
chairman of the jury and W. Frank
Sheldon Of Plainfield, clerk
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-23
ARRESTED IN PROVIDENCE
Youth Named Smith, Who Stole Tick
cts From Windham Station.

Acting Chief Daniel KiIIourey re-
cetved telephone message from
Providence Tuesday afternoon that a
young man named Smith residing on
High street this city had been arrest
ed and was being held there until the
local authorities could send for him.
The young man broke into the Wind
ham station and sole a number of
railroad tickets before he made his
departure from these parts. He ar
rived in Providence Monday night on
e freight train The mother of the
young man was at the local station
house Tuesday morning, asking for
her boy.
An officer will be sent to Providence
today to bring the man back to Will
mantle.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-23

Tuesday a touring car bearing a
Rhode island license slzidded and over
turned on Plainfield street near the
home of Arthur Mathewson. The auto
was going at a moderate rate Of speed
but skidded owing to the oil put the
road. The driver escaped injury. The
machine was driven to a local garage
under it's own power.
Miss Lena LavaIle of Pawtucket has
returned home after spending a few
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Wilfred Pro-
vost.
Adolph Blanchette Of Worcester is
spending a few days with local friends
Mr.. Blanchette is a former resident of
this place and moved to Canada a few
months ago.
Pupils Eager to Plant.
Warren Slee. supervisor of gardens.
had the pupils from the Plainheld
grammar school out Tuesday afternoon
showing them their plots. They were
given instructions on planting land
have taken to the work eagerly. Many
new members have Joined the club
since the address given Sunday at the
flag raising exercises pertaining to
home gardening.
Leo wilcox has purchased new au-
tomobile.
Signs have been posted at the school
Fairgrounds forbidding the public to
use them as places for recreation. In
used as baseball fields by young men
of the village.
Mrs. Bower and daughter from
Greeneville spent the week end with
Mrs. Annie Coney.
A circus is coming to town soon.
-Zaza Erlbeck, Paul Cornoyle and
George Bergeron motored to Jewett
City Monday evening.
Lawrence Snyder of Groton was a
Plainfield visitor Tuesday.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-23
BROTHERS TO JAIL
George Moore for Resisting Officer, anc
Benjamin Moore for Aiding Hi.
Brother.

At the opening of the superior court
in this city Tuesday morning George
Moore of Phoenixville entered a plea
of guilty to breach of the peace and
resisting an officer. As the accused
had already served two months in Jail
he was given only thirty days addi-
tional sentence. His brother, Benja-
min, was also given thirty days in
Jail for assisting his brother George
in resisting the officer
James A. Hyde was appointed spe-
cial probation officer in the case of
William Ladd of Franklin. Ladd has
agreed to abstain from the use of in
toxicants for some time.
The case of William H. Speare of
Brooklyn. n. Y, VS.. Frederick Schultz
of Plainfield was then taken up. By
an agreement between the attorneys
this case, originally a jury case, was
made a court case. The case results
from a dispute over a tract of land
purchased by Speare in 1912. Court
adjourned about o'clock until this
morning.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-23
Everybody Gardening.
WARM WEATHER HELPS
HOME GARDEN WORK
Fine of Hundred Dollars For Tam
pering With or Stealing Crops.

The home garden work In this city is
progressing more satisfactorily since
the warm weather has set in and many
of the gardeners are busy planting.
The Huntington plot is now all ready
for seed having been ploughed, har-
rowed and cut up into small plots.
Under an act passed by the legis-
lature on the final day of its session,
it will be dangerous proposition for
anyone to tamper with gardens or
steal crops which others are growing
for a bill was passed by concurrent
action of both houses. providing a fine
of not more than 500, Imprisonment
not exceeding six months, or both. for
any person who shall during the time
of the war enter upon the field, gar
den or land or another sown. planted
or cultivated with grain. vegetables,
fruit, articles of food or substances
used in the preparation OF food with
intent to retard or injure the growth
of the products of the soil or to steal
any garden products.
The Connecticut Committee of Food
Supply has accepted an offer of SER
vices in the Bigger Crops campaign
made by Edgar J. Marston of New
York. who has volunteered the use of
his automobile and his own services
three days each week for work in
Connecticut under the committees di-
dection. Mr.. Marston made his offer
to Governor Marcus H. Holcomb, de-
tb<tt. because of having frac-
tured his knee and broken a bone in
his foot, he is unable to pass medi-
cal examination for military service
but said he was anxious to serve the
state in any capacity in which he was
needed, suggesting that he would be
glad to work in the food supply cam
paign, without. compensation The let |
ter was turned over by the governor
to the food supply committee. and Mr.. |
Marston was informed that his ser
vices could be used to advantage and |
MS offer was accepted with apprecia- !
ton
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-23
STAFFORD SPRINGS
Planning for Registration Day-Chau-
tauqua Gusrantors to Meet-Farnins
Popular.

In accordance with the proclamation
of the president of the United States,
June 9Th will be registration day for
all male persons between the ages of
21 and 30, both inclusive. Governor
Holcon1b has appointed the first select
man. the town clerk and the registrars
of voters as a board of registration.
The hours of registration will be from
Z a. m. until p. m. There is heavy
enalty for those who fail or neglect to
register. This is the first step taken in
connection with the selective draft to
raise a large army for the United
States.
Guarantors to Meet.
There will be a. meeting of the
guarantors of the Stafford Chautauqua
at the Congregational chapel this
wednesday, evening
T. w. Moral was in Hartford on
business Tuesday.
Everybody Gardening.
Work in the Stafford home gardens
indicates that this town is fully alive
to the seriousness of the food situation
and will do it's mite toward relieving
the shortage. People who have not
had gardens for years and many who
have never planted a seed are trying
their luck in growing garden truck this
year. There appears to be a similar
spirit throughout the county and il
looks as though Tolland county will
give a good account of itself in an
agricultural way this year.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-23

The army will receive no more en-
Hstments of youths under Is. Major
Mercer in charge of the Connecticut
recruiting district. received orders to
that effect Saturday. Previously it
had been the custom to accept boys as
young as Is. if they were especially
robust. provided they obtained pa
rents consent.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-23
Father keefe's Effort Praised.

The committee of this fund state
that, while approaching the splendid
efforts of Rev. William A Keefe in
getting the people of Plainf1eld inter
ested in supporting the Red Cross
fund, they feel proud of the fact that
they have over so families listed on
their books who have contributed reg
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-23
Ten Young Men to Enli..

Ten young men OF the lower village
called on Postmaster John O'Rourke
at the post Office Tuesday morning and
s1gnThed their intentions of enlisting
in the navy They were given a, short
examination but to help matters the
recruiting authorities in New Haven
were called up and a man from that
office will be in this city today at 10
o'clock to examine these men and all
others who are DESTROYS of entering
this branch Of the service
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-23
OBITUARY.
George Clark.

The death of George Clark, IS, for
merly of Mansfield, occurred at the
private hospital Monday night after a
lengthy Illness. Mr.. Clark was born
in Mansfield, the son of Roland and
Abbie French Clark. He leaves three
daughters, Mrs. May A. Bradley of
Mansfield, Mrs. Ruth Hahn of Danlburv
and Mrs. Florence Faucet of Chicago,
two sons, Lester Of South Coventry
and Edwin of this city. and two grand
children.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-23
Two Arrested for Intoxioation.

Two men will be brought before the
police court this morning to answer
the charge of intoxication. One of
these men was arrested upon the COM
plant OF his wife and the other was
arrested for acting queerly about the
office of the American Thread COM
pany.' 1t was at first thought that the
latter man was insane, but it was later
determined that his condition was due
to liquor.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-23

Thonastons-Ffederi Hemmings, a
plumber in the employ of III. L. Blakes-
lee, has perfected an invention for the
use of ships against torpedoes dis
charged by submarines.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-23

East Hampton.-The grange meets
this "wednesday evening at the town
hail. The subject for the lecturers
hour: Should We Eat Meat in Hot
Weather?
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-23
Concert Deferred.

On account of the difficulty in
Transporting a grand piano because of
the freight embargo. the concert to
have been given in this city by Char
lotte Kent. has been postponed until
next autumn when this city will be
included in Miss Kent's tour.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-23
Infants, Death.

Lucius B. Browning, the five months
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius A.
Browning of Franklin, died at the
home of his parents Monday evening.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-23
Death of Infant Dauahter.

Word was received in this city on
Tuesday of the death of the infant
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George R.
Battersby of Providence. Mrs. Bat
tersby was formerly of this city.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-23

ty. He was sentenced to fifteen days
in Jail for the charge of intoxication
ana thirty days for breach of the
peace. The man was arrested upon
the com plant Of his mother.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-23
TOTAL COLLECTIONS 1922 10.
Report of Sixty first Week of British
American War Relief Fund.

The 61st weekly report of the Brit
American war relief fund is as fol-
lows: Amount previously collected,
1929 40; amount collected week end
ing May 10Th, in P1ainf1eld, $14.60; in
Jewett City, 81: total amount collect
cd Ell of71 IN
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-23
THE WAR
and the
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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-23
sisty-three Unseoured Creditors.

The list of assets and liabilities of
A. B. Davis, formerly manager of the
Hooker House, has been fled in the
district court in Hartford. The assets
amount to $1,000 and the liabilities
reach Sd, 1871. ~ There are sixty three
unsecured creditodS.