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Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-29

meeting at the home of Mrs. Henry Schroder Thursday afternoon. Sup per was served at 5.30 o'clock.
 Helen Starkey chapter of St. Marks Episcopal church met in the parish house, Thursday afternoon.
 Heard and Seen.
 Bergen I. Greene spent Friday with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Thomas Greene in Hope Valley.
 Dr. and Mrs. George $. B. Leonard are enjoying two weeks vacation spent visiting different points by automo- bile.
 Elwood Searl has resigned at J. W. Lathrop Co.'S and is employed at the Ship and Engine company's plant.
 Anthony Purello will move his fam fly to Boston the first of October.
 Miss Ida Maynard is visiting in Providence for two weeks. . Mrs. J. Alfred Macdonald of Port land. Me. has been the guest of her mother. Mrs. Rollin Ketchum.
 $. s. Brown Mackenzie spent Thursday in Providence.
 Mrs. Bergen I. Greene is the guest of MT. and Mrs. Thomas Greene. at
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At the monthly supper given by the ladies of the Union Baptist church in the vestry Thursday. farewell re- ception was given Rev. Welcome E. Rates and Mrs: Bates who are to leave Mystic soon. Rev. MT. Bates pastor ate ending Sunday. Sept. 30. after 13 years of faithful service.
 During the evening Rev. Arthur H. Withee, pastor of the Methodist EpiAr pastor of the Congregational church and Rev. H. M. Foster, pastor of the Baptist church at Noank, spoke brief ly, bidding Mir. and Mrs. Bates and family Godspeed on his journey in
 Rev. George 1T. Miner, a former pas tor of the church, now retired, spoke few words to MT. Bates and present ed him purse of gold. Mrs. L. P. Allyn presented Mrs. Bates a gold brooch. Both the pastor and wife were surprised with the gifts and thanked the parish for the beautiful remem- brances.
 Sunday evening MT. Bates will preach his farewell sermon, after which with his family he will go to -Groton Long Point for while to rest, before leaving for new field of las bor.
 Aid society's Election.
 The annual business meeting of the Ladies' Aid society of the Congrega- tIona1 church took place in the parish house Thursday afternoon. The follow ing officers were elected: President, Miss Mena Schroder: vice president Mrs. B. E. Paige; secretary and treas urer, Mrs. G. Albert Thompson. It was voted to have the annual church fair and sale in November
 Schoolmates' Reunion.
 Mrs. Henry Aiken entertained We'd nesday for the day Mrs. Martha Ball Stinson, Mrs. Jane Wilcox, Mrs. Mary Dichensop, Mrs. Belle .Rathbun, Miss Phebe Wilcox and Mrs. Frank Wilcox These ladies were schoolmates in the Quiambaug school and have always
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-29

held reunions. The day was spent in talking over schooldays. all hoping that they would be able to have many more such occasions.
 Motor Outing.
 Capt Asa Clark, accompanied by Capt. Henry Wilcox, Capt. Frank Stap- Iins Capt. James 7McGreggcr and Sheriff Carol Bliven motored to sev- eral parts of Rhode Island and visited Capt. Clark's home and the places where he spent his boyhood.
 Addressed by Bishop Aehesen.
 The members of St. Marks Episco- pal church held their annual roll call Thursday evening in Masonic temple. The guest of the evening was Rt. Rev. Bishop E. c. Acheson, D. D., who gave very interesting talk. The roll was called and a musical program was rendered. Refreshments were served. Rev. A. H. Harrington, the rector, is much pleased with the activity in the church and church work.
 Parish Societies Aetivek
 The ladies' aid socf>ty of the M. E. church held their monthly business
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-29

Hope alley.
 Charles Wing of Providence was the guest of Conrad Kretzer Thurs day.
 Dr. and Mrs. Walter Russell and daughter of New Haven are guests of MT. and Mrs. John Russell.
 Mrs. Winfield Gaskell and son have returned from visit with Mir. and Mrs. Ray King. in Meriden.
 John l.. Allyn, Jr., and Everett Champlin have returned from a ten days automobile trip to Maine.
 Norwich Guests. Mrs. John Heath and Miss Addie Heath of Norwich are guests of MT. and Mrs. Fred Heath.
 Mrs. Minetta Chapman entertained the Acroama club at her home on West Mystic avenue. Thursday even ing
 Mrs. John G. Wheeler is visiting relatives in Cambridge. Mass.
 Miss Elaine Shireffs of Jersey City is the guest of Mrs. Cornelius J. Da- wis. Rev. O. G. Buddington and family are moving into the Baptist parsonage
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-29

eighteen years Of age, and the deci- sion of the superior court dismissing the case when MT. and Mrs. Thorp were haIed into that court on a copias for illegally holding Miss Dahood in their custody. Since this court ac- ton, Mrs. Dahood has written letters to her daughter and to Mrs. Thorp, making yelled assertions to the paren- tage of the girl, and Mrs. Dahoon' plainly stated that she did not con- slider the. girl as her daughter. The girls brother, Michael. has also writ ten to Mrs. Thorp giving his views of her action, of the ungratefulness of his sister. and intimating that his
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-29
SUIT IN DAH0OD CASE, WESTERLY
Mother of Girl Abandoned and Cared For Rock Nook Home, Norwich, Seeks $25 900 Damages Red Cros. Subscribers Fail to Pay Up-Rod and Gun Clubs Shoot Contributions to War Library Fund $454 Exemp- tons from Military Service

Mrs. Had1a Dahood, of New York, through her attorney, John J. Dunn, of Westerly, has brought s25.000 dam age suit against Job Thorp and Mrs. which will probably be revealed as alternating the affections of her daughter, Mary Dahood. The writ is returnable to the superior court for Washington county, October A, and Judge Herbert W. Rathbun will rep resent the defendants.
 This is an outcome of the probate court proceedings wherein MT. Thorp was appointed guardian of the person and estate of Mary Dahood, nearly
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-29
MYSTIC

Farewell Gifts to Rev. Welcome E.. Bates and Mrs. Bates-Reunion of Sehooimates-Bishcp Acheson a Speaker at St. Marks Parish Roll Call.
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mother would give all her money and even her life in this struggle. These letters were read by Judge Rathbun in the probate court, at the time of the appointment of MT. Thorp as guardian.
 This is the case before described in The Bulletin. Miss Dahood winch five years of age was placed ir the Rock Nook Home. Norwich, and. according to the testimony of Mrs. John c. Averill, was practically abandoned by her mother. Seven years ago the girl was placed in the Thorp family and she was treated as a member of the family, given an education and grad uated from the Westerly High School and is now engaged teaching school Miss Dahood told Sthe court that she did not want to go.t to New York with her mother, but desired to remain in the Thorp family. where she had been more than nicely treated, and that if she were the daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Thorp they could give her no better care.
 Mrs. John Johnson has brought a suit in trespass and conversion, through her attorney, Samuel H. Da- wis. against Alfred H. Chapman. in which damage of $500 are claimed Mrs. Johnson owned a small car and MT. Chapman large touring car. The plaintiff claimss that Chapman hired her car, to go to Mystic but instead he drove to Narragansett Pier, and that on the return trip the car was when he engaged the car from Mrs Johnson that he did nSt say he was to take a ride to Mystic, and stated no route or destination The writ is rcturnable to the Third District court, and Mr. Chapman will be defended by Judge Rathbu9.
 For ths good nams of Westerly and it's people, it is about time the con- tents of that bill board, near the post trically lighted American flag. were board was first utilized in connection with the Red Cross money-raising campaign. and the amounts pledged day by day were announced by the thermometer plan. First the sum allotted for Westerly was fixed at $15.- 900 but when the sum reached $29,- 516.Ss at the end of the campaign, the brush artist spattered red paint all thermometer had been taxed, that the bulb had bursted and the red mer- cury released
 For more than 8 month the wreck CT thermometer has been covered over and in it's place announcement made that the pledges called for a first pay ment by August 1. and urging the de- iinauents to call at the captains of
 
 Many of the pledges are a month overdue, and like the American flag. the announcement is still there, in red> and black on a white background. understood the situation and knowing those who pledged to pay agreed amounts, firmly believe the pledges will be made good. sometime. It does not augur we'll for the ap- tritoisgn of the people of the town in that special campaign, however, for visitors to see the announcement on that bill board. that the voluntary con- tributors here failed to make pay ment as agreed.
 Members of the South County Rod and Gun club will participate in the trap shooting of the Rhode Island Fish and Game Protective Association at Crescent Park, William J. Weaver. state champion will be in charge of the shooting events. The association has donated $35 for prizes and they will be distributed on this basis: Eff ty target event, entrance $1, $5 to the
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-29

in Poquonoc, newly completed, after several years stay at West Mystic.
 John F. Wilde and family have moved to Clifford, Mass.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-29

high gun, $10 to each of three class- es under the Lewis system divided, @4, s$3 and x$3s Marksmen from all sections of the state have entered. There will be a clambake, fly bait casting con- tests, trap shooting and a dog show in addition to the scheduled prize events.
 Westerly will contribute it's full aI- iotment to the War Library Fund, of $500 apportioned for the. zone which includes Westerly and Charlestown. Up to four o'clock Friday afternoon, Librarian Joseph l.. Peacock chairman tributions of s454. In addition the Quonocontaug grange has contributed s15 and the Astaway grange s1o. The Westerly GrangA will meet next Tues day evening and make a contribution to the fund.
 The final concert of the season in Wilcox park will he given Sunday af- ternoon, by the Westerly band. assist ed by Master Herbert Dawiey, the boy cornetist. The program arranged by Leader Charles O. Gavitt follows: :: March, Second Connecticut Regiment, Reeves; Poet and Peasant overture, Suppe; popular air. Let's All Be Amer jeans Now. Berlin; cornet solo, Pearl Dawley; grand selection from Carmen, Bizet; march, Coronation, Meyerbeer; duet for cornet and trombone; from Il Trovatore, Verdi, Messrs Gavitt and kessel; Descriptive. A Hunting Scene. Bucalosi: national medley, Songs Of Hong Kong. Where Do We 60 From Here; waltzes, Wedding Day, St. Clair; Semper lFiaeles, Sousa; finale, The Star Spangled Banner.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-29

Memhers Of tho South County Rod and Gun club will participate in the trap shooting of the Rhode Island Fish and Game Protective Association at Crescent Park, William J. Weaver. state champion will be in charge of the shooting events eye ts. The assoeiahon s will be distributed on this basis: Eff ty target event. entrance $1, s5 to the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-04
THE ROOT OF THE EVIL.

Thursdays election was not d vote
against schoOls-thOugh schools are the
innocent victims it was not a vote against
better educatiOn-though or children
chances are knocked in the head for some
time to come, with the perpctuaton Of
school system that is a recognized disgrace
for a place Of PensaCOla'S size-it was
vote against the citys system of taxation.
This is the most important election that
has come before the people in some years.
trail-blazer, as it were, for the future; that
they were unwilling to make a sacrifice for
the children-a basic instinct-that they
were unwilling to provide adequate educa-
tional advantages for the rising genera
ton, indicates how deep at the roots OF
progress the system strikes.
With a vast portion of the taxes unCOl-
leCted, it has been necessary, in order to
raise the public funds, to increase the tan
rate steadily, during the past few years,
beyond the increase OF property valuation.
In fact, there are instances where property
is taxed at more than it is offered for sale
No new problem is this question Of taxa
ton. Yet what has been done towards
correcting conditions? A few interested
people have, in Pensacola, finally prepared
a bill for the egjsature-Whosc session is
half over Its chances need excite no one.
And the legislature won't meet for two
years.
Two years more without proper schools
Two years more of crushing inability to
undertake progressive measures.
That is, unless our people set their faces
rcsolutely to the future and remedy the de-
fects about which they have been so com
D11rcn+1r 7DI0it7ir7C- for In +17o1o MANY
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-04

more in or Next Tssuc.)
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-04-26
YES! LIFT A CORN
OFF WITHOUT PAIN
Cincinnati authority tells how to DIR,
up a corn or callus SO it lifts
off with fingers.

You corn-pestered men and women
need suffer no longer. Wear the
shoes that nearly killed you before,
says thisCincinnati authority, because
Il few drops Of freczone applied de-
:cctly ON Il tender, aching corn or cal
lus, stops soreness at once and soon
The corn or hardened callus loosens so
It can be lifted out, root and all, with
out pain.
A small bottle of Freezone costs very
title at any drug store, but will posi-
lively take off every hard or soft corn
II callus. This should be tried, as it
IS Inexpensive and is said not to irri-
tate the surrounding skin.
If your druggist hasn't any free
zone tell him to get small bottle for
you from his Wholesale drug house.
It is fine stuff and acts like n charm
very time. l-Adv.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-04-26
UGH! CALOMEL MAKES
YOU DEATHLY SICK
Stop Using The Dangerous Drug Be.
fore 1t Salivates You! It's
HORRIBLE!

You're bilious, sluggish, constipat-
ed and believe you need vile, danger
Gus calomcl to start your liver and
clean your bowels.
Here's my guarantee! Ask your
druggist for for 5O-ccnt bottle of
Dodson's Liver Tone and take a
spoonful tonight. If it doesn't start
your liver and straighten you right
up better than calomel and without
@riping or making you sick / want
you to go back to the store and get
you money.
Take calomel to-day and tomorrow
you will feel weak and sick and nau-
seated. Don't lose a days work.
Take spoonful of harmless, vege-
table Dodson's Liver Tone tonight
and wake up feeling great. It's per-
fectly harmless, SO give 1t to your
chitdrep any time. Il can't salivate.
uu< .-s.. a - ~. -
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-04-26
SONG WRITER WON IN HURRY
bridgeport Dentist Met Miss Owen
Thursday and They Wed
on Monday.

Bridgeport, Conn.-Solomon Grundy,
who was born on Monday, christencd
on Tuesday, and so on throughout the
week to his funeral on Sunday, had
nothing on DIR. 4. q. Jones, dentist, of
LIS city: who la T,,."., . MISS
Anita Owen, composer of Daisies
Won't Tell" dreamy Eyes" and
other song hits whiStled along Broad
way several years ago.
After the meeting on Thursday in
New York, Doctor Jones invited Miss
owen 10 dance here Friday night.
On Saturday he proposed, Oh Sunday
he was accepted and on Monday they
were married at the Little Church
Around the Corner. thereby cutting
down Mr.. Grundy's record by two
days.
Love at first sight" was Doctor
Jones explanation. They will live at
2O3 Golden Hill street in this city,
upon their return from their wedding
trip.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-04-26
VOLUNTEERS FOR THE FARM

Washington, April 1G-Reprcsen-
tative McCormick, of Illinois, to-day
introduced bill for volunteer agri-
cultural army during the war, basel
on the plan worked out by the Uni
vcrsity Of Illinois, approved by the
conference of agricultural experts at
st. Louis last week and endorsed by
Secretary Houston.
1t would enlist volunteers above
military age, men of military age, but
physically unfit for service, and bows
over fourteen, if physically fit for
farm work, for service on private
farms and on government farms.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-04-26

beans. On the other seven acres,
turned in 40 hogs, and they made
big and steady gains and are in the
finest condition. 1 also grazed my
milk cows there all the winter, and
the yield of milk went up right away,
and staid up as long as l kept them
there. After months of grazing,
still had an enormous amount of
vegetable matter to turn under. This
year l will plant half of my corn
acreage to velvet beans. l look to
the velvet bean as the best means of
fighting the boil weevil. We know
that under bell weevil conditions that
profitable crops of cotton can only
be made on rich land that can be pre-
pared early. We can always prepare
corn and velvet bean land early and
we know that as a soil builder, there
is no summer crop better than velvet
beans. | wish they had known about
these early maturing velvet beans
when l was a student at Clemson"
Mr.. Matthews brother-Judson-
equally enthusiastic about the velvet
bean, and will plant a large acreage
Plants Thousand Acres.
w. |. Johns of Beldoc has already
planted 1000 acres of velvet beans
IN corn, and states he regards it as
the greatest crop ever brought tC
South Carolina, and one that is sur
to make this a great meat produc
| ing State.
Lawrence Youmans of Fairfax ad
vlses every farmer to plant velvct
beans in his corn. He grew then
extensively last year
S. d. NJ. Guess & Son, J. Ken.
nerly Mayfeld, the Sojourners, Crum,
and host of others at Denmark
are planting velvet beans extensively
ana James Guess, Jr., is requiriu.
every tenant farmer on his plantation
to plant not less than five acres to The
! plow because of two years profitable
results.
The velvet bean will grow any
where in South Carolina, on any
class of land. 1t will pave the way
) to the successful growing of soy bean.
and peanuts, by increasing the organ
( lc matter content, for these crops fol
good results should be grown on
soils containing considerable amount:
: of readily dccomposable organic mat.
ter. 1t will lessen the cost of produc
, my cotton, because of its ability tc
gather nitrogen from the air.. As
winter pasture it will reduce the
amount Of cured roughagc and grair
necessary to finish cattle and hogs
Harvested and fed in the pod to wors
and other live stoc k it will furthe,
reduce the grain and roughage.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-04-26
How's This ?

We offer one Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case Of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Hall's CEtarrh Cure.
HAIRS Catarrh Cure has been taken
by cotarrh sufferers for the past
thirty-hyc years, and has become
known Us the most reliable remedy for
Catarrh. Hairs CGtarrh Cure acts thru
the Blood on the Mucous surfaces. ex-
pellinG the Poison from the Blood and
healing the diseased portions.
After you have taken Halls Catarrh
Cure for short time you Will see a
great Improvement in your general
health. Start taking IIalrs Catarrh
Cure at once and get rid OF catarrh
Send for testimonials. free.
+. j. CHENEY & CO, Toledo. OhI
Sold by all Druggists, 75c
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-04-26

The Frankfurtcr Zeitung admits
that Germany is responsible for the
war between the United States and
Germany. In March, 1917, this pa.
per said: "Prcsident Wilson broky
off diplomatic relations with Germany
not in preparation for war, but to
avoid war. The President does no,
want war" If the kaiser does nol
get this editor it is because he is too
busy watching the retreat Of his army
under Won Hindcnburg
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-04-26
VIEW HEARSE WITH DISTRUST
English Farmers Prefer Ordinary
Wagons forscoffins at Funeral
Services.

London.-The hearse, although by no
means a modern invention, has not
yet penetrated into some of the -,
mc-."" mc-"-. <"m.,y uistricts of England.
The coffin of the late duke OF Norfolk
when it arrived from London ut his
country estate at Arundel was not put
in hcnrse, for none was available
there. but according to custom was
placed in an ordinary farm wagon and
drawn by four horses to the castle
In many parts of agricultural Eng
land the use of a hearse IL regarded
with distrust, the farmers theory be-
ing that tho Lords harvest when
gathered should be carried In tho
samr way as mans harvest"
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-04-26
RAGSDALE ON THE WAR

Hon. J. Willard Ragsdale, one Of
South Cardinals brilliant congress
men, made speech in Congress
which was heartily applaudcd for its
vigorous APPROVAL of the declaration of
war against Germany. Mr.. Ragsda!c
is member Of the committc that rc
ported the war resolution that waS
adopted almost unanimously.
Mr.. Ragsdale said in part:
Il come from State that does nos
want war, but we do not want :"
reconsider once we 90 to war. The
President of the United States h2-
said there must be war. There j..
war, and we say there is war by tn
declaration. When we take that pu-
stion, so far as ! am concerned it
means that every particle of power
that l should give from my State L.
this Government to defend that "a
at home, on the high seas, or els,
where, shall be given. stand with
those with whom We fight on any Sa'
under the sun, and all the ald in my
power shall be given to the prcSidcu
to bring this war TO a successful cor.
clusion in order that that flag ma.
be what it has been in the past, tl";
that fears no foeman, a flag that wi.
be waved in the face of Imperial Ger
many and not kept at home whcr
shells may not reach the hands tha
hold it,
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-04-26
SOUTH is ON THE JOB

Though it is we'll to bear in mind
the words of Major W. j. Tillrr,
"rhe work is not done; it's only just
begun" the following statement from
Carl Vrooman, assistant secretary Of
agriculture, is encouraging. He
says:
"The South is fully alive to the trc-
mendous Importance of the duty Of
supplying itself with its own food and
feed. Moreover the South has begun
the work of organizing and mobiliZ
ing an army Of food producers and
food conservers which bids fair to
contribute vitality to the part wHrn
the United States must play in ful. -
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-04-26
WOULD HAVE NO TOWN CLOCK
Hotel Keeper Seeks Injunction Against
City Timeplece, Saying II Will
Wake His Guests.

Wichita, Kan.--s. J. smalley, pro-
prletor Of the Coronado hotel. across
the street from the city hall. employed
a lawyer to obtain an Injunction to pre-
vent Mayor Bentley and the commits
sioners from installing clock in the
city hall tower. For years citizens
have petitloned administrations to
beautify the unsightly boarded-up tow
er with clock, and the Bentley admin
istration. let contract fors,a "a, 500
clock snnlley alleges thar. ~
Ing Of the clock win wake 4
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-04-26
MUST ALWAYS BE ON JOB
Chicago Detectives Called Down for
Reading Newspapers on
Street Cars.

Chicago.-"Outsidc the privacy of
your own apartments, the Office or any
place where there isn't chance you
might see people you ought to be
watching, don't use your eyes for any
thing else except business"
Acting Chief of Detectives James v.
Larkin glared at 81 new members Of
the plain-clOthes squad.
81 saw some of YOU" he contihued,
"reading newspapers on the car this
morning when you should have been
watching to see If there were any
dips picking purses. Newspapers on
the cars are barred hereafter"