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Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-11
Washington County, R. l.
 HOPKINTON
School Committee Appoints Janitor- Meeting of Town Councii-Probate Session.

The monthly meeting of the school committee was held at the town hall Monday morning with all the members present. Bills were ordered paid to offer the place of janitor of the Hope Valley schoolhouse to Samuel A Green at a salary of S10 per week.
 Town Council Meets.
 The town council held it's monthly meeting at the town hall Monday aft pointed special constable and Her bert E. Johnson, auctioneer Bills were ordered paid to the amount of $2QS.7g.
 Probate Court.
 In the probate court the Washington pointed guardian of the estate of William L. Clark and Jessie A. C. Ferguson guardian of his person. Ralph M. Briggs, Frank Hill and Lloyd R. Crandall were appointed ap-
 Benjamin R. Cornell was appointed administrator of the estate of Dorcas J. Larkin, deceased, with Samuel R. Avery, appraiser.
 The inventory and appraisal of the estate of Clark F. Langworthy was received and ordered recorded
 The Board of assessors Of taxes be- gan the work of assessing the tax of 1917 Tuesday morning. Many of the I"@A PeIy %A . Ae . AtISu I4StS tIllS year dS printed blanks are furnished for that purpose.
 The manufacturing plants in Ash away found it necessary to shut down part of last week on account of the intense heat.
 Fields and gardens an this vicin- ity are in great need of copious rain
 Mrs. Sarah F. B. Hood of High street, Ashaway, is visiting MT. and Mrs. Walter D. Blake, in New Lon don this week.
 Mrs. Ruth Boss, of Wickford wis tied Mrs. A. Irene Mills over Sunday.
 Mrs. E. R. Allen, who has been i'll for some time, is recovering slowly
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-11
RECEIVES LETTER FROM
 GARDEN COMMISSION
Mayor Allyn L. Brown Thanked For His Cooperation in Planting Move naent.

Mayor Allyn l.. Brown has received the following letter from the Nation al EmerEency Food Garden Commis- sion. thanking him for his cooperation in furtherinS the food garden move ment.
 My Dear Mayor: This commission wishes to thank you fol your cooper ation in furtherinE the food garden planting movement and for the atten- ton you gave to it's recent request to issue a proclamation to your people, telling them of the importance of prac- ticins food conservation by the can ming and drying of vegetables and fruits which they have raised or can purchase and by practicing food thrift.
 The iml'>rtance of this food conser- Vation effort by all the people steadily grows and we now write to ask that YOU give your further cooperation by informing the people of your city through your newspapers if you will that you have been notified by the commission that it will gladly send Free of Charge" to any citizen, manual ou home canning and a manu- al on home drying of vegetables and fruits. on receipt of a two cent stamp for each. These manuals are com piled by leading experts and provide all the necessary simple and practical advice by the average housekeeper.
 If there are worthy organization in
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-11
WELLINGTON

There was a smaller attendance than usual at Bible school and at church service Sunday afternoon. The pastor Rev. MT. Parker, spoke appreciatively of the benefit derived from the week at the Northfeld Sunday school con- ference.
 Mrs Brown left Monday afternoon for Brattleboro and other points in Vermont
 Mrs. Emma Dodge of New York passed the week end at Belcroft Miss Nellie Henry returned to New Haven Saturday- She is daughter of the inventor of the famous Henry rifle
 Master Clifford Addison Parker ob- served his birthday Saturday and the friends who enjoyed the cake counted ten candles.
 Miss Margaret Walker came from Montreal to Hillside Saturday.
 The social was not largely attended but proved enjoyable however
 R. F. D. Carrier kerner is on vaca- ion and Charles Lyon is substituting on the route.
 Prof. Joel \. Enc of New Haven is boarding with Mss Church
 E. C.. Carpenter and family are vis9- ing cousins in Hartford and Norfolk.
 The venerable John Merrick has been enjoying visit to Chicago and vicinity, accompanied by his daughter and her husband. Mr and Mrs. F. B. Lathrop, of Minneapolis, Minn
 Several from the Hill attended the meetings of the Poultry association at Storrs
 The grass at Maple Corner is being cut by Mria Bhahusick
 Mir. Cosgrove is the guest at Sstorrs for the convention of Prof. w. F. Kirk patrick
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-11
HEBRON
Recent Marriages at GiIead Parsonage -AutonobiIe Guests from Boston.


 Mrs. W. O. 'Seyms returned Monday evening from a short visit in East Hampton with her brother, F. H. Bis sell, and family
 A number of Hebron and Gilead peo- pie were in East Hampton Saturday to attend the carnival
 Porter-HiIls.
 Wednesday evening, Aug. 1st, at the parsonage in Cilead, Miss Ethel Hills, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Wilbur Hills, and Winthrop Porter were united in marriage by Rev. J. W. Deeter.
 Monday evening a number of the Hebron young people gave a surprise party to MT. and Mrs. Elmer Lord.
 HiIdine-Porter.
 Tuesday evening, July 31st. at. the Gilead parsonage, Miss Ethel Porter, daughter of MT. and Mrs. H. c. Porter, and Albert Hiding were united in marriage by Pev. J. w. Deeter.
 Motored from Boston.
 Dr. c. J. Douglas and Mrs Douglas of Boston motored to Hebron Tuesday Mrs. Hough and three children re- their guests for the past two weeks. MT. and Mrs. \. H. GeIlert and little son left Sunday evening for Wayne, Pa. Mrs. Gellert has been the guest of her parents MT. and Mrs. E. T. Smith, for the past month.
 MT and Mrs. Brehart, Mir. and Mrs. Roger Porter motored to New Haven Sunday.
 AIr. and Mrs. Winner Keeney q Manchester were guests of MT. and Mrs. James Dingweu Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-11

A closely contested ball game was played here last Saturday afternoon by the local nine and nine from South Windham- Up to the fifth in ming neither nine had scored. The game resulted in a victory for the South Windhams, 1 to ..
 3Tr and Mrs E. P Browneu of Bris- roI R. r. are visiting their daUgh- Ter. lrrz. T, Y. Owen at the parsonage
 Charles K Hitchcock and Mir. and Mrs James A ULey mOtored to Nor 7---h Friday of last week and spent the day.
 William Young and son William of New York were for several days last weeks bCarders at F. 4. Hunts on Co., 1un5ia Green In the early seventies MT Young. then a young man, had liV- ed with the family Of Albert Preston in this vicinity, attended the Colun- uia Cousrega tionaI church and the Liberty Hill district school
 Mr- and Mrs Fred A. Holt and daughter of Rockville. and MT. Holt's sister. Mrs. Richardson of Springfield, mot0red here Sunday, spent the day with Joseph HutChins and sister and attended the morning church service
 Mss Dorothy Burton and Miss Ser tha QberHp of Hamden have been spending the week with the formers grandmother. Mrs. Willard B. Clarke
 Miss Ellen Burnham of East Hart ford. spent last week with Miss Vera Collins.
 Melted About $40.
 An entertainment given by the Y P g. C. F. on Friday evening was well attended. The feature of the evening was the tTo-act comedy "A Pair of Idiots" after which there was a social hour and ice cream. The affair netted Lhe young people about twenty dollars.
 Mrs H. Ttaintor and he rsister Mrs Kline Of Hartford are occupying their sumner cottage by the lake.
 The young people held a dance at Te0man's last Saturday evening"
 Among those who are spending a portion of the summer in this place are MT and Mrs T Vincent F'OthergiII and family Of Hartford and MT and Mrs Hollis F. Cloves of East Hartford
 Dr. s A Little and wife. Mrs. Frank g. FTagg and daughters Elizabeth and Virginia. Mrs. Fred Walker and Mrs. Lester all of Hartford. motored to Co., Iumbia Wednesday and were guests of the doctors parents, MT. and Mrs. J. p Little
 Randall Porter is spending a few days in East Hampton. Miss liar
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-11
ROCKVILLE

About twenty from this place at tended the annual picnic of the Wash ington county central Christian En- deavor union, held at Atlantic Beach Tuesday, August 7th.
 Mrs Jennie Glough of Providence is the guest of her cousin, Mrs. J. P. Greene
 Mrs. Sarah Brown and daughter, Miss Minnie Brown of New Haven, Conn, have been guests in Rockville
 Mrs. John Gardiner of Griswold Conn. and Mir. and Mrs. Charles P Palmer and daughter, Maribel. of Westerly were recent guests of Miss Jennie Burdick.
 J. P. Greene was overcome by the heat while having last week
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-11

selected 10 make r hoIre to h0ure ra-- vass for that section. The HIwrorf Of people who have signed 1tr #rrH pratifvilc. Those town that fa. had unusual results are <eT Lon. din. Croton. Mantle uur ffamaHrH H. who have 1o' had Tho r.or~~ raEIf placed i7 thcir hands wI .rr-..e very soon.
 Another good work that fhe '-v-r committees arc doir1. I1 number 70 sassT, is 10 have a Lu1ctH hoafa
 d in some store or poet 0HI-e rHrrr ic producer ma. make irrraFr Hrr
 has @to sell and wnerr ffr .r-- Iner may find ouf where frtrTa rH. DO obtained and where e+r e4r ma ,nowu her WIgfs- Ihr I4 r1r. .efactory means of hrf-rtra fH- Br. iucer and .oueumrr into r'0.rr touch "ith each other.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-11
IN NORWICH FIFTY YEARS AGO
Population Here Was 900 in 1867-Fve Thousand For eigners Attracted By Local Industries Mud Better Name For City Drinking Water.

The city water in Norwich fifty years ago was very poor and caused much comment. The Gas company re- duced their price to s4.5O per thousand feet. Extracts from The Bulletins S files of 1867 follow:
 August ,, 1S67-Forty- three years ago Norwich had 4,000 inhabitants, of whom but one was a, foreigner Now she has 20, 900 inhabitants, including , 900 foreigners who have been at tracted here by her mechanical indus tries. In 1924 she had but one truck to do all the merchandise teaming of the place; and the president of the United States, making a trip on a sloop from Norwich to New York drank ice water from a hogshead common to all hands. She then had but one bank Of $125 GOO capital and the cashier did all it's incidental work.
 Rev. E.. A. Ware of this city has been appointed by General Howard to the position of superintendent of Freed mems schools in Georgia.
 The New Road.
 August G. 1S67-Work on the new road leading from this city to the Providence road is being pushed for ward with all possible despatch. Quite a gang of men are employed, but as there is considerable blasting to be done it will be some little time before it can be opened as a public highway.
 UncommonIy Large Peaches.
 David w. Colt showed a, few uncom- monly large peaches grown in pots at the meeting of the Farmers club of the American institute. He stated that he had grown them successfully for sev- eral years. Some of the trees were only four feet high and bore Is or 20 peaches and some were ten feet high and bore many hundred peaches.
 City Water Mostly Mud.
 August 1S67-The aqueduct water furnished to most of the dWellers of
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-11
Deutschland Ms7 Now on U.ess.

According t1 a T1itimo-r af.ler-r
 irIt. Emil Evrne. wlo was rerHrt ,flCer on thc sHtu1~iIr TsHfr-H. and. commanded br Cant rnH. rH-H- 'il, is now comma -der ef rtrrHa- var submarine. acoor1iu- t0 l-+0-r- ion received thls week Tr.a rf-- nation is verified lv tl- m-r .te. Ir tho Norwegian ..-arrrr- rr- --#f and Ellen. which wee t.Iu-f- f--. ear the Azores and whose -r.Fr Ecre brought to an 4 .fant.r port
 1 French steamer Io1d-r rItr frr crews of fouT other vea@ef es-r .r Inc same vicinifv Tho Ncrr-r|a- masters or these shiur sfa+aH r-1t Etr.ns commanded tr~ "urm1 Ire
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-11
SOUTH WELLINGTON
Nipruck Camp Fire Girls Return
 from Camp-PersonaI Items.

William Watson of Lowell. Mass, was a visitor in town last Saturde y night.
 MT. and Mrs. Alexander Lerocque are entertaining Miss Loretta Remil- lard of Putnam. They are taking mo- tor trips to Crystal lake. Coventry lake and Willimantic.
 George Nichols is working at the Groton Ship and Engine plant
 Mrs. Rufus Worden and Mrs Charles Mctarlan are visiting friends in Hart ford and TorringtOn
 Mrs. John A Houchens of Hartford spent last Saturday visiting with friends.
 Mir. and Mrs. Arthur Ko1berg of Springfield spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Hans Hansen
 Miss Elsie Whitrz&En and Miss Katie Tomascovitch have gone to New Lon don to work.
 Home from Camp.
 The Nipmuck Camp Fire Girls have returned from their vacation, having been at Crystal lake for one week. Among those at camp were Miss Mar garet Carroll, guardian; Mrs. Lena Bracket, chaperon Misses Mary Westerfeld. Alberta Latham. Rosie Ausclk, Stella Zuscik, Hazel Bracket Isabelle Service, Ruth Cahoon, Esther snow, Elizabeth Cahoon, Mary Ger wick, Grace Gurley.
 MISS Gertrude Benson of Storrs col lege was the guest of the Camp Fire Girls at Crystal lake for the week.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-11
MADE COMFORT BAGS
 FOR NORWICH BOYS.
Sedgwick Woman's Relief Corps 5erd- 213 to Third and Fifth Companies.

Sedgwick W. R C.. No 16, have made 21S comfort bags for the twf local militia companies. the Third a' Fort Wright. | .sher Island. and tE' Fifth at Fort Terry. Plum island. Tn bags were sent Wednesday. The fol- lowing committee made and sent th, bags: Mar etta A. Wright. chairman Josephine F. Hiscox. president; Lillian E. Brewster Lydia r. Perkins, Ger trude B. TootilL Mabel F. Geor@7 Susan Kampf. and a few others iron the corps assisted. The contents Q the bags were as follows: Pipe, tobac- co, writing pads, envelopes, penciL comb. buttons. needles pins. thtE1d ard shoelaces and some other necesst- lies
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-11
HOOVER CANVASS IS
 SUCCESSFUL IN COUNTY
Cards Have Been Distributed to the Chairnen of Home Economies Com r1itteea

The canvass for the signing of the Hoover Pledge Cards as planned by the Home Economies Committee of the New London County Farm Bureau has proved very sucs/ ssful Miss Selden has been distributing the cards to the chairman of the Home Economies Committee in each town, explaining carefully the meaning of the pled,fe and giving explicit directions for i. distribution, In most places the towns have been divided between two districts and some person mas been
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-11
BOLTON NOTCH

Mrs. Edward Gates of Manchester visited at T. w. Skinner's Wednesday,
 w. E. Rice and Mrs. M. E. Howa I'd called at c. l.. Clintons in Windham Sunday, also visited Ocean Be-
 Mrs. Harley DeWolf was Hartford visitor Wednesday,
 ZT. G. Howard is in Southo1d, L. T., for a week
 Mrs E- NJ. Howard was in Hartford
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-11
RICHMOND

John Hargraves of Apponaug was a caller through here recently.
 Blueberries are very scarce this year.
 Mrs. Joshua Boss was in Hope Val icy Tuesday.
 Mrs. Janetta l.. Brown or Wyoming was through here Sunday.
 Everett Moore is nearly through having at Elmhurst.
 Edwin Palmer and family of Provi- dence have been assisting his mother in having at the homestead
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-11

Wednesday to see her cousin, Ralph Hills, who underwent an operation for appendicitis at St. Francis hospital
 w. E. Rice was a Hartford visitor Tuesday,.
 MT. Peterson of Hartford, formerly of this place, was a visitor here Mon day.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-11

your town to which these manuals would be Of service we shall also be glad to send them a number. Very sincerely yours,
 r. $. RISDALE
 Secretary.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-11
EACLEVILLE

There was some rain last Thursday. MT. and Mrs. Buffick of New Haven are visiting the Vintons
 Mrs. Mary Gurley has sold her property to F. M. Chadwick of Mans field Depot.
 The hall is being decorated.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-11
USOUE9AUGH
AII-Day Rolf Gall Service Tomorrow-
 Accident.

The church roll call will be held Sunday with an alI-day meeting, first service at II a. m. Different speakers will be heard.
 Oscar Webster and family of Read
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-11
Holland County COLUMBIA

South Windham Team Defeats Local Nine, 4 to 2-Return Game Today Shawl Pageant Nets S25 for Red Cross
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-11
CHyT=-DV M VEIN EN 1
John Youngs Found Dead-LocaI Peo-
 pie at Dairymen's Convention.

The cottage prayer meeting was held Wednesday evening at the home of MT. and Mrs. Chase
 MT. and Mrs. Bartlett and family of salem, Mass, spent the week end with MT. and Mrs. Gilbert Storrs Miss Helen Winship of Passaic N J. is visiting her brother, Rev. Harold Winship V -O Mrs. Andrews and family are living here through the summer months Walter and Frank Bennett are stay- rotte's.
 Miss Rhoda. who was injured in an automobile accident some time ago is improving slowly.
 At Summer Home.. Fred HamiIton's family have arr;ye5 at their summer home.
 MT and Mrs. Howell of Astoria. N. r. are visiting their daughter. Mrs Erie Johnson.
 Found Dead
 A number from here went to the d@alrymen's @ field day at Storrs college Thursday. 0
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-11

Street Methodist church went on an excursion to Mystic Island Thursday. They left here on the schooner Maria F'Iemming in tow of the steam tug Wellington at an early hour in order to arrive at the island before noon. The sail down and back and the picnic were thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-11
Police Court Judge Robbed.

August 10 1S67-On Thursday night the safe in the office of David Young Esq judge of the police court was opened and robbed. The thief unlock : ed the door to the office hunted around until he found the safe key. which was laid away in a drawer and then un- locked the safe. Five or six dollars in silver were taken and from S2O0 to $500 in counterfeit bills which had come in to Judge Young's possession at differ ent times IL is believed that whoever committed the burglary had for his ob- feet the taking of the counterfeit mon eY found in possession of Dudley Simms recently bound over before L. S. Commissioner James A. Hovey.
 The Arctics Won.
 The home and home match between the Arctics of Preston and the ActiVes of GreeneviIIe was played on Ronth's lot Friday. the Arctics winning by tile score of to l2
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-11
Tenth Go. Mustered ir.

Tho Tenth comsuy of the c1Hrr~- ticut Coast Artiiierr h0~ to-H ra.- tered in and nou are =o.r= sl-14r~ their regular army routine
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-11

Must Be Pretty Bad. The Frankfurter Zeftune calls Dr Michaelis "a Prussian in the hest sense of the word" But just what is the best sense of the word New York World.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-09
Romeo Waves Those CaulifloUer
Fears Just Like He Did Before He
Began Crusading Eastern States

at me for the way i had
gone down In that otner tight.
But believe me, that laugh disap-
peared quick enough.
ut was q 1O-round bout,
and I'm the ninth round sent
Weeks to the floor. He was
all In. j gave him good
beating. Somehow, the judges
only called 1t q draw, but
Weeks sure knew that he was
getting paid back for what he
did to me at WilkesOn."
Hagen has met some good box
ers during his travels. He has
had about 20 matches, winning
half of them. He met the famous
Harry Greb at Pittsburg, and al
tho he lost the decision In 10
rounds, Romeo is proud of the
fact that he kept the fight that
long.
"Greb rs a coming champion"
says the TacOman. Hell beat
Gibbons as sure as shooting, IL
they ever get in the ring together. y
Hagen knocked out Kid Clark
in GAINESVILLE, o., after Clark had
boxed a 10-round draw with Jack
Dillon.
am back in Tacoma to stay,
this time" says Romy. 'I'll meet
any of the middleweights that
want to put on the gloves with
me, but I'm back to lead the SIM
pie life from now on"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-09
Dancing
Feature Lands
Headline Place

Artistic and snappy dancing
are features of the "Follies De-
Voguem, q clever act which
heads the new Pantages bill this
week. Anna Mae Bell, Hal Van
Rensselaer, and Gladys Lanphere
are the leading players, backed by
q corps of pretty and graceful
dancing girls. 1t Is good act,
brim full OF pep.
The three Mort brothers have
one of the best Japanese athletic
acts seen here in long time. They
are skillful tumblers.
The Sully family, five of them,
have a happy farce called "The
Information Bureau" Dad Sully,
with his two sons and two daugh-
ters, introduce q blithe dancing
stunt that carries away the house.
Willie Solar is q diminutive
comedian with q good singing
voice. Lacey, Shannon and Davis
are three girls with repertoire
of Irish ballands. Trevitt's mill
tary dogs complete the bill.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-09

lOIA WIN D n0I0t
Romeo Hagen, the handsome
baker boy, r. back In Tacoma!
After q 14-months' journey
around the United States, In
which he visited every important
city of the east and south, our
old faithful Romeo, still wagging
his cauliflower ears and sporting
q badly abused nose, Is back in
our midst.
And what's more, Romeo Ii 60
ing to stay. Yep! He's picked
out Tacoma as the best little city
on the map, and he's going to re-
turn to his bread-makiig trade
here and settle down.
Romeo pumped his 1853 pounds
Of vigorous beef and muscle down
on the editorial desk this morn
ing. It was the first time he had
put in an appearance since last
summer, when he feft for the east
after making a worlds record In
the boxing ring. Hagen's record
consisted of his having taken parp
In the shortest bout ever staged.
He took the count in a bout with
Billy Weeks at Wilkeson just two
seconds after the gong had rung!
But say, i got revenge for that,
all right" said the Handsome
One.
II got matched up with Weeks
at Columbus, Ohio. Biddy Bishop
was in his corner, and he kept
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-09
It's a Great
Life If You
Don't Weaken

Police Capt. Jim Faiconer and
Jailer Buck Sewers have returned
from a weeks hunting trip In the
woods near North Bay. They
brought back thrilling story
about the 250-pound buck that
got away after they felt sure they
had shot it dead. AS a matter of
material evidence of the trip,
they returned with a small doe.
the only animal they bagged. A
few grouse completed the spells
of the trip.
But at that, Falconer and Sow
ers were better off than DR.. r.
Brown, Chef Herbert and Frank
Riley, who went to Lake Chelan
for a hunting trip. Outside of see
ing two of their pack horses roll
over a cliff, and shooting at black
stumps that they mistook for bear,
the hunters didn't have any ex-
element at all.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-09
Red Faber Tells Why
He SWiped Third Base

rift starts to wind up and me
on second base. Now, / am
not much of u base runner,
but there's no man in the Ma
tiOnal league that can ignore
me on the bases and get away
with It.
II gets mad about it and
fOrgets Buck Weaver's on
third. ! gets on my mark
and steps, and I leave it to
you If / didn't have that base
swiped."
Asked what Weaver and
Kid Gleason had to say about
IL, Faber declared he heard
from no one but Gleason
and, said Faber, ~ never
heard such a beautiful flow
of names I'm my life."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-09
Disagree Over
Films Expose

Critics OF THE Little Girl Next
Door" now showing at the Mel
bourne, disagree as to the merits
Of the film from q moral view
point. II has been commended by
social workers ~ wen a. ministers
and newspaper all over the coun-
try but others say that It paints
too vital leilson for all auditors.
But they AL agree that It IL q
powerful play ably presented and
does touch upon . vital point in
American life.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-09

NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-'Ah, tits
a nipping and an eager air, It's
bitter cold-the wind cuts like a
knife" remarked w. Shakespeare
a few hundred years back and a
thousand-odd loyal giant support
ers echoed the bard s. sentiments
today as they hunched around the
Polo ground gates before the an
nouncement of postponement.
But what cared Frank e. Flint
for chill zephyrs, even il they did
whistle icily thru the holes in his
shoes. Frank, his clothes tat
tered, his blanket Tapping in the
breeze, chung tightly to his place,
number /, in the lineup for
bleacher seats, and meditated on
getting new start In life on the
$40 he expected to get on the sale