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Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-27
SALEM
Winfield Hanney on Jury at Norwich
 Plans for Halloween Social.

Mir and Mrs. James Beebe enter tained relatives from Grassy Hill on Sunday.
 Mrs. Harry Mathews and children are spending several weeks at thei: home in Hampton. William Tibbetts and his sister, Mrs Phebe E. Robinson, of Bczrah, called on relatives in town Sunday.
 Attended Dairy Show.
 Ray Bliyen and James Beebe at- tended the dairy show at Springfield last Friday.
 MT and Mrs. Nathaniel Clark en- tertained Colchester relatives Sun day.
 Winfield Hanney has been doing jury duty at Norwich for several days. The Y. P. S. c. D. Sunday evening was led by the pastor. Rev. John G IIehr.
 Halloween Social.
 A Halloween social is to be held in Grange hall.
 MT. and Mrs. James Lane were New London visitors Sunday.
 Miss Gussfe Belsky of Scott Hill spent Saturday and Sunday with MT and Mrs. Abram SminowitZ.
 Albert and Max Maskowitz of Han over spent a few days recently with their sister. Mrs. Abram Siminowitz.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-27
PRESTON
Wauresan Auction Attended by Local Men-Granse 6uys $500 Liberty Bond.

Rev: c. H.. Ricketts will preach at the Long Society church Sunday aft ernoon at 3 o'clock.
 Rev. A. $. Bush of Gales Ferry will preach at Preston City Congregational church Sunday morning.
 Rev. and Mrs. L. M. Keneston Of Shelton. spent Tuesday night at MT. N H. Halls, returning to Shelton, Wednesday.
 Attended Auction.
 William P. Miller. George DeWolfe. J. B. Kennedy, Lynwood Crary, Gus tavus Holden, Walter McClimon and w. N Wheeler attended the auction at Wauregan, Tuesday.
 Grange Buys Bond.
 At the meeting of the Grange Tues day evening, it was unanimously vot- ed to instruct the treasurer to buy a registered $500 Liberty Bond. A vote of thanks was rendered Miss Sophia Hollowen and Mrs. Clifton Dawley for their work in soliciting the money for the public library in Preston City.
 A program including readings by Miss Hollowell. singing by Miss Fan nie Parker and a talk on Cooperative Buying, was presented by the Lectur- CT. A. B. Burdick.
 Mrs. Margaret Miller recently vis- ited her sister and brother in Greene vile
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-27
|STERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN RHODE ISLANl
Who is Going and Coming = incidents, Accidents and
 Building in Three Counties.

turned homo. after spending a few weeks in Canada.
 Walter c. Tanner led the B. Y. P. U. service Sunday evening.
 Miss Ellen Coffey was a Sunday visitor at the home of MT. and Mrs. William Miner. at Pachaug.
 Miss Margaret Hassier spent the weekend at her home in Taftville.
 Several from here were Norwich callers during the past week.
 Harvest Supper.
 The Ladies' Society of the Baptist church served a harvest supper in the chapel Tuesday evening which proved a success.
 Mrs. John Herbert has returned af- ter visit with relatives at Attawau- gan.
 Guests at Dinner.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Anderson and Morris Anderson were guests at the dinner given by MT. and Mrs. John Whalley at their home in Jewett City Sunday last, in honor of Edward Se- cor and bride of New York. MT. and Mrs. Edward Secor were presented ., beautiful ehafing dish set. MT. Secor is supply sergeant in the Fifth com pany, Second Battalion, 152d Depot Brigade. at Camp Upton, Yapland, L..
 Funeral of Mrs. Swanton.
 The funeral services of Mrs. Delight Scranton, a longtime resident, who William Warren in Taftvi1le Monday. were held at the Methodist church here Thursday at Il o'clock. The pastor, Rev. John Thompson, off1ciated. Burial was in the family lot in Robbins cem- etery.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-27
SHUttOC
William F. Moves Called in Draft-Im- provement Society Meets-Birthday Party

William Franklin Morgan of this place is one of the young men called for the national army examinations. MT. Morgan reported Tor physical eX- animation at New London Friday. Other young meA nearby here are Clifford Babcock Thompson, Henry Lewis Miner and William Merricll Watson are also called for physical examination.
 Rev. s. NJ. Cathcart of Westerly. oc- cupied the pulpit Of the Shunoc Bap- tist church, Sunday, delivering a pa triotic address.
 Working State Road.
 F. Mason Partloe is working on the state road leading from the village to Joe is being assisted by Ellsworth Gray.
 Eleaze Partloe is critically ill at his home near the Baptist church. The Shunoc Valley Improvement so- ciety held a business meeting We'd ond Baptist church. Henry l.. Allen is the president of the society Celebrated Birthday.
 Mrs Sarah Brown observed her birthday Wednesday at the home of Merry l.. Allen. Guests present re- membered Mrs. Brown with gifts. A fine repast was served.
 Home From Providence.
 Horace F. Burdick, who has been i'll sister in Providence, has sufficiently recovered as to be able to be moved to his home here Monday.
 Mrs. Otis Chapman is i'll.
 Old Corn Bought.
 Usquepaugh, R. l., men have pur- chased 1,4O0 pounds of old corn of F. Mason Partloe. MT. Partloe transport
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-27

containing mourners accompanied ths body to the ceretery.
 Snakes Return For Winter.

containing mourners accompanied the body to the ceretery.
 Snakes Return For Winter.
 Last spring Otto A. Nettleton chanced to find a snake burrow in a lot near the home of K. l.. Cummings and killed thirty large black snakes. Now some more snakes. which evil dently had started off in the spring before the burrow was found. are coming back to take up their winter quarters. Each day MT. Nettleton takes a stroll down around the bur- row and seldom fails to find some. He has captured twenty three more black snakes ranging from two and a half to five and a half feet in length. The total length of the twenty-three was one hundred and five feet, and together with those he got in the spring would probably be about two hundred and forty feet The burrow is a woodchuck hole in a sidewall. A few rods away is a well, where snakes are also found entwined in the wall.
 Personals.
 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Cummings and family and Arthur Spencer mo- tored to Storrs College. Sunday.
 Miss Ruby E. Williams of Hartford spent the weekend at her home here.
 H. J. Williams is picking the apples or Salmon W. Clark's orchard.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-27
CLARK'S FALLS

John W. Hopkins of Shamrock, R l.. a student in the Westerly High school, was the guest of his uncle Horace F. Palmer. and family, over the week end.
 Stephen Frank Palmer of Camp Devens visited at his home here over Sunday. Thomas Callahan also was the guest of Mrs. Lutz.
 Charles Weaver of Shamrock, ac- eompanied by John P. Hopkins of the same place, was in town Sunday. MT. and Mrs. Wilson D. Maine and daughter of Westerly were guests oi Mir. and Mrs. Richard Maine Sunday
 Mrs. Allan Maine has been ill. Her daughter, Mrs. Daniel Maine of West erly, has been caring for her.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-27
LIBERTY HILL
Alfred Sheffield Visits Relatives-Cor. poraI J. Earl James Reeeives Com. fort Bag.

Alfred Sheffield of Worcester for merly of Norwich, retired from railroad service, visited his cousins. John Clarke, J.. Henry Clarke and Mrs J. NJ. Clarke, Monday and Tuesday.
 Albert W. Moves, general passenger agent of the Chicago Great Western railroad, was the guest of his mother,
 William F. Harvey and a friend from Norwich were guests Sunday of the formers mother, Mrs. Annie L. liar vey.
 Homo from Hospital.
 Mrs. Wallace Palmer, the church or for a surgical operation. returned to her home Tuesday. Mrs. Charles H. Goodrich was organist Sunday in the absence of Mrs. Palmer.
 A deer was on J. George Clark's farm Tuesday and did not appear to be
 Two new lamps have been purchased for the hall.
 Big Corn Crop, Meal High.
 The retailers are charging eight cents per pound for corn meal, yet the biggest corn crop in the history of this country has been raised.
 The Red Cross of this place has pre- sented Corporal J. Earl James Q com fort bag.
 Misses Mary and Nancy Fuller are making weeks stay with their sis ter, Mrs. Edward P. Lyman, in Co., lumbia.
 Mr. and Mrs. Winfield c. Moves and children of Willimantic were guests of Mrs. E. A. Moves Monday afternoon.
 Corporal J. Earl James of Camp De- vens was granted leave of absence and visited his wife and parents here Sun day.
 MT. and Mrs. George A. Trotter re- turned Monday to their home in New ton, Mass.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-27
LAUREL GLEN
Jehn Geer and Party Succeed in Get
 ting Two Raccoons.

MT. and Mrs. John Vilet. who have been in New Jersey for a visit to rela- tives have returned to the home of their daughter Mrs. McCu1lock
 William Puttker lost his family horse la st week.
 George Hill spent the week end with his family here.
 Denison Hinkley of Westerly and Harry Mitchell of Wequetequock were recent callers on local friends.
 MT. and Mrs Frank Palmer have gene to New York.
 Miss Hattie White is having two weeks vacation from her duties at the Laurel Glen Line and Twfrc company
 John Geer with friends captured two raccoons Monday night: one weighed 10 pounds and the other IT.
 Rosa Cress attended the Second Bap- list church in North Stonington Sun day.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-27
UNCkSVILE
Post Office Advanced to Third Class
 -Maesapeag School Ciosed-Eiee-
 tric Street Lights for Tewn- Mission at St. Johns R. c. Church.

MT. and Mrs. Lewis Phinney of Arlington were recent guests of rel atives in town. being entertained at the home of Miss Stella Cohn. There was a large attendance at the auction of household goods of Mrs. Cleta Gardner and son, Roy D. 1 Gardner. Matt A. Tinker. auctionecr, sold the goods to good advantage. Cleared $25. The Red Cross society held a sup this village at which over twenty five dollars was made, with which to Euy supplies.
 The c. NJ. Robertson Co. has pur. chased a new auto-truck which will he driven by Reuben Austin. Third Class Office. The Uncasville post office which has been rated a fourth class office, has been recently raised to third class.
 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carlyle and son, Rodney Carlyle. are spending a while visiting ir New York.
 Massapeag School Closed.
 As the schoolhouse in Massapeag has been closed, the pupils of that district attend school in this village. The contract for transferring them from their homes to school has been let to Lincoln Rogers.
 The new warehouse for the Thames Speciality Go. is nearly completed
 While Alonzo Edwards was piling bales of cotton. two rolled down from the pile. throwing him to the floor. The injuries were principally to his chest.
 Some Pumpkins!
 George Allen of Gay Hill has sev- eral pumpkins which weigh from fifty to seventy five pounds each, while the heavy weight of the crop weighed eightys six pounds.
 Roy Hart of the U. s. Naval Re serve station. at Newport, called on friends in town Sunday. Mrs. Hart expects to be transferred to New York soon.
 Electric Street Lights.
 The board or selectmen recently held a special meeting at which they voted to light certain streets of the town with electricity. A committee was appointed to hold a conference with the Connecticut Power Co. :n New London for the contract. It has been decided to place the lights along the trolley lines from Mrs. c. A. to the car station in this place. From here they will be placed along the Front road to the home of Mrs. Henry l.. Dart; from here along the Cross down the back road to Hiil Top. It has been planned that it will take about seventy-five lights.
 Horne Econnnics Committees.
 The Home Economic committee of which Mrs. Hubert G. Dart is chair man has appointed canvassers for the various localities in town as folows Palmertown, Mrs. w. $. Mitchell; Montville Center. Mrs. Frank c. Scho- field: Massapeag, Mrs. Ethridge. They will begin work making a can vass of their localities about Novem- Der first A special aid will be se lected to canvass the Polish popula- tion About four hundred and fifty cards have been allotted the town which are to be passed around for signing.
 The Reyes Product Go. has finish
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-27
SOUTH LYME

Mrs. Laura Peck of New London is at her home here today.
 MT. and Mrs. c. 1T. Waterhouse were over Sunday guess of Mrs. Charles Warehouse, in Stenington.
 MT. and Mrs. F. c. Payne are mak- ing repairs at their summer home here.
 Rev. E. M. Chapman will hold ser vices at the Union chapel Sunday.
 Hiss Helen Warehouse was the guest of Laura Peck in New London yesterday. -. -...-.---
 Frank Chapman of Fort Terry, was the guest of his father over Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. James Smith were re- Mrs. w. C. Slate.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-27
FTrCHVuLE

Mrs. Albert Ross. Mrs. Leffingwen spent Thursday with MT. and Mrs. Warren Thompson.
 MT. and Mrs. James O'Neil and daughter, Mary of Norwich, spent Sunday with Mrs. O'NeiIs sister, Mrs. Mary Kingberger.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Phillips spent the weekend in Hartford.
 Joseph Rivers. of Camp Devens, was al his home here Saturday and Sun day on a 43-hour furIough.
 John Kane of Camp Devens is spending the remainder of the week erd with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Cornelius Kane.
 MT. and Mrs. Tyler Winchester and daughter, Lois. spent Sunday with MT. and Mrs. Nelson D. Winchester.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-27
BOZRAH
Local Guests at Franklin Party-Rev.
 ]. c. Young to Preach Farewell Sermon,

Dr. and Mrs. E. G. Fox of Wethers- field were Sunday guests of MT. and Mrs. Edwin E. Lathrop.
 Many friends were at the home of E. E.. Lathrop Sunday to call on liar ry L. Lathrop. who was home from Camp Devens for thfrty-six hours.
 Henry Pike of Worcester has heen spending few days on Lathrop Hill.
 Guests at Birthday Party.
 A number from this place attended the birthday party given Charlie and Grace Frink at their home in Frank lin Tuesday evening. There were over a hundred present. Sandwiches, cake, coffee and bananas were served. Dur ing the evening H. T. Gibbs of Yantic. in behalf of the company. presented them boxes containing $10 apiece. All had a very pleasant evening.
 Farewell Sermon.
 Rev. James c. Young breaches his farewell sermon Sunday. Oct. 2s. MT. and Mrs. Young will be missed by many friends, who will wish them happiness in their new home.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-27

this vicinity are Isaac Neleber and Arthur Mahoney.
 Not much shooting has been heard about here so far, either from scarcity of game or hunters not going out.
 Miss Alice Mahoney is the collector in this part of the town for the SGod for France fund.
 Frank Gayesl1i, a local boy at Camp Devens, was home on a 4S-hour fur tough over Sunday.
 F. A. Case and family of Preston were callers here Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-27
PENDiETON HILL
California Motor Visitors on Way from
 Niagara Falls.

O. E. Lowell of Norwich, state su- pervisor, visited the school here last week.
 Clarence E.. Maine moved the house. hold goods of Dwight Miner to Ston- ington Wednesday.
 MT. and Mrs. Roscoe Miner and niece from California were guests of MT. and Mrs. B. G. Palmer Sunday. They had just returned from an auto mobile trip to Niagara Falls, where they visited MT. Miners sister.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-27

ed the corn to Westerly Tuesday for shipment to Usquepaugh. George F. Bennett is working in the shipyard in Stonington. Several local laborers are employed
 at Lantern Hill where preparations are in progress for the erection of
 manufacturing plant.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-27
NORTH FRANKLIN

Mrs. James Randall of Goshen is spending the week with Mrs. Reuben Manning.
 Fred H. Race. Jr., was in New Haven t.iis week for two days.
 Mrs. F. A. Redwood and daughter. Florence, Mrs. Jeanette Hoffman and daughter Ella Mrs. George Kahn, Mrs. William Weaver, attended the Social Corner gathering at the home of Mrs. Frank Lathrop in Bozrah. Mrs. Ira Wheeler and Mrs. Frank Lathrop were the hostesses.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-27
LEONARD BRIDGE
Burial Of Mrs. Minerva Dawley-otto A. Nettleton Busy Killing Black
 Snake4.

Ruxford and Carlton Cummings at tended Springfield fair Saturday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Arthur Spencer were ir Colchester. Tuesday.
 Burial of Mrs. Dawley.
 The body of Mrs. Minefva Dawley, S1 was brought to the Exeter ceme- tery Saturday afternoon from Willi- mantle for burial. Mrs. Dawley lived in this village several years ago. and after the death of her husband moved to Willimantic. Three automobiles
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-27
EAST COLCHESTER

F1ocks of wild geese were seen early in the week flying to their southern winter homes.
 Local farmers are carrying their cull apples to the cider mills.
 Recent automobile purchasers in
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-27
HANOVER
Gifts for Cecil R. BaIeom, Including Sweater from Baltic Red Cross Miss Allen Attends w. c. r. U. Con- vention-Airlie Mills Employees Buy $4,0o0 Worth of Bonds.

Cecil R. Balcom of Camp Devens was the guest of his sister, Mrs. Ed ward Babbitt, Saturday and Sunday. He received several gifts while here; he. also received a. sweater from Mrs. F.. J. Jodoin, president of the Baltic Red Cross society, which present will be much appreciated.
 Attended State Convention.
 Miss Fannie Allen returned Friday from MiddIetown, where she attended the convention of the State w. c. T. U. She brought an encouraging re- port of all kinds of work connected with the organization, especially work for the soldiers, as nearly every union is doing something in that line.
 Miss Edith Allen of Willimantic spent several days last week with rel atiVes in Hanover
 Charles Russian spent Sunday with his brother Edward at Camp Meade. Baltimore. Md.
 William Carter went to Camp Meade. Baltimore. to visit his son Joseph last Monday.
 Thomas Fitzhenry motored to New Haven Sunday.
 Missionary Meeting.
 The October meeting of the Wom- ans Missionary society wF-7 held on Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. w. s. Lee. The program on Missionary Milestones was prepared by Mrs. w. G. Park. This meeting was open to all men as we'll as women of the parish. The Young Crusaders meet Friday evening with Miss Helen Eadie.
 Buy $4,oool Worth of Bonds.
 The employees of the Airlie Mills Inc, have bought bonds to the amount of $4.0O0. Let all come over with UsI
 
 The flax of Ireland and Scotland that can be used in linen for manu- facture of aeroplane cloth must no longer be used for any other purpose
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-27

Frederick Barnes of Old Mystic to a woodlot near MT. Wells, whose mill was burned last winteA
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-27
VOLUNTOWN
Caradian Tourists Return Harvest Sapper-FuneraI of Mrs. Delight Swanton.

Mrs William Barron of Boston is visiting at the home of her parents, Mir. and Mrs. Ezra Briggs.
 Alexander Tanner of Camp Devens was at his home over fs,e- weekend on . 3s-hour furlough,
 Ar. and Mrs. Ov1la 1eussi have re
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-27
The First Wedge.

The first wedge between the Kali ser and his people" appears to have been driven by his own navy.-New York World.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-27
OLD MYSTIC

Exceptional Velocity of Wind During Wednesda~'s Gale Liberty Bond Day Ssrviees-Norwieh Preacher at Quakertown HaII-SmeIts Running Well
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-27

The flax of Ireland and Scotland that can be used in linen for manu- facture of aeroplane cloth must no longer be used for any other purpose without permission. This is accord ing to an order oftthe British gov .ernment.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-27

Address by Gusta~e T.. eoehnan- Church Bell Rings For Lihsrty Sum- day-Mr. and Mrs. Hesrry w. Huri. hutt Married Thirfy-Six Yeers.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-06-01
U. S. CONTROL URGED BY
EQUITY EXCHANGE HEAD
Is Heard Before House Committee on
Agriculture and Suggests Several
Plans for Consideration.

Washington, May 3O-J. M. Ander.
son, president of the Equity Cooper.
alive association of st. Paul, appeared
before the House committee on agri.
culture to recommend more rigid con,
troll of grain exchanges.
Mr.. Anderson made the following
recommendations:
First-Grain exchanges should be
open to all persons, and should be
rigidly regulated by the government
He said there should be price reg
istrar in charge Of market quotations
which should be made public.
Second-The government should act
as a referee in marketing products
Elevators should be public, and if nee
essary the government should control
elevators and build them.
Third-The government should lay
hands upon the car situation, and ia
cilitate the movement Of cars.
Discussing the question Of inflated
prices, Mr. Anderson charged grain
exchanges, with being able to control
prices, which he asserted might work
to the disadvantage of producers as
much as to their advantage, because
they could depress as well as raise
prices.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-06-01
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN WIS.


The abolition of capital punishment
has been decreed by the State of Mis-
souri, this past winter and is at present
being considered by the legislature of
| Illinois. With respect to this matter
Wisconsin leads Missouri and Illinois
by almost seventy years. In the
territorial period executions were of
frequent occurrence in Wisconsin. They
were treated as public holidays, at
tended by thousands of people, and
Judging from current newspaper ac-
counts were exceedingly demoralizing
affairs.
Through the efforts of one man,
chiefly, these CHASTITY saturnalias were
put an end to in Wisconsin. Martin A.
Bovee came to Wisconsin as a lad of
sixteen in 1843. Becoming impressed
with the futility and inhumanity of
capital punishment he devoted his life
to securing it's abolition. Elected to
the State senate in 1853, from this
vantage point he secured the passage
of law changing the penalty for first
degree murder from death to imprison-
ment for life. Since it's passage there
has been no legal infiiction in Wis
consin.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-06-01
THE COUNTRY WEEKLY;
PARTNER OF THE FARMER


1sThe value of the rural press is not
realized by one farmer in hundred.
By this / mean that the farmer is slow
to take advantage of the profits which
the publicity of the press place at his
command in the disposal of blooded
stock and exchange Of animals and the
disposal of seed grain. There's no
reason why the farmer should not
avail himself of the advertising columns
of the paper as well as the village
merchant. By using printers ink
there are many instances where the
products Of the farm might be sold
without loss of time incidental to TAX
ing the same to market and disposing
Of it at a price named by the other
fellow. This is especially true in the
sale of blooded stock, as by advertising,
buyers are attracted from long dis
tances. The posting of notice on the
fence corner may have it's virtues, but
few people have the inclination to get
out of their automobiles or tie up their
teams to read a poorly written ad tack
ed Eup on fence-post. The same
notice, perhaps at cost not to exceed
Is cents, might be placed before a
thousand farmers who would be permit
ted to read it while spending the even
ing around the parlor table. But ad-
vertising is study in which business
men have learned but the rudiments,
so it should not be expected that the
farmers will have taken any advanced
grounds in reference thereto. III. c..
Hotaling, OF National Editorial Asso-
citation.