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Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-24

The village has made a good show ing in enrollments for the naval coast defense reserve. More names have been secured in proportion to the pop ulatien than in any other place here abouts. The enrollments, with the rank and rating, are: Ernest B. Francke. boatswain; Michael Sammes, boatswain's mate, first class; E. H. Mcdonald, carpenters mate; Arthur C- Hills, carpenters mate; Charles B. Hadfey, carpenters mate.
 John F. Morrison, plumber and fit ter: Thomas Carney, boiler maker; = Lawrence J. Gillette, machinists mate, first class; Frederick J. Rudd, fireman, first class; Nelson Brown. quartermas- ' ter, second class; Elihu Spfcer, ma ;. chfnist.s mate, second class. John w 2 BranRigan, boiler maker.
 . Carl s. Kierstead. ginner's mate, , third class; Luther T. Valentine, ships s man, first classy Charles Radcliffe s seaman, second class; Carl E. Nc Whitney, carpenters mate, first. class; : Albert Pattersen, seaman, first class; Lester Smith. seaman, first lass, An : gus McQuarrie. seaman. first class: Henry -Langworthy, lieutenant
 comu1ltsec Meets.
 The committee appointed to organ. ize class in first aid work in connec- @ztfon with the Noank Red Cross branch. composed of Dr. ". NJ. Hill, Mrs. H. s. Poster. Mrs. Mary Luce
  evening in D-. Hilfs study. There are many applicants fer membership. The instruction received will be of great value and class membership does not entail obligations for service at the front unless desired.
 x Birthday Surprise. A birthday surprise party was given Mrs. Narnun Tucker 2t her home on Main street Saturday evening. Owing to the storm only few of those who They were Mr.- and Mrs. John Robin son. Mrs. William Perry. Mrs. William Ellis. Mrs. Fred Radcliffe, Miss Agnes Giilis. Miss Gladys Tucker. John Ellis, Hadley Fitch and Mir, Tucker Music and games were followed by refresh . ments Mrs. Tucker received some pretty gifts.
 Village Varieties. : Joseph McDonald. for several weeks parient in Memorial hospital. has re- turned home. Ellen Robinson. ill from blood pois- able.
 : Mrs. Mary GiTis is entertaining rel ntives. from Boston John Gray of Bridgeport was a John P. Fitzpatrick has returned to 1 Stamford after a visit at his home 1 ] Mrs Augusta Potter. who was | threatened With appendicitis, is some | what more comfortable
 James P.~Brown has put his power | boat into commission. i Another Tender Shipped. I Another of the tenders for the Hart rord Transportation company has been 1 shipped from the Jerry Davis boat Mrs. Edith A. Pond and Walter J. Fond are expected from New York about the middle of May.
 
 Flags conspfeuous.
 The new flag of Liberty council. D. l or 4, IS lying from the staff in Main street. The fire company has a biz one in Cedar street and most of the houses and places of business are fly ing the colors. 1.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-24
OBITUARY.
Hector Brodeur.

Hector Brodeur, 34, died Sunday aft ernoon at his home in this city. He was "a brother of Patrolynan HiIdage Brodeur. who died last August MT. Brodeur leaves his wife and two chfl- dren, his father and mother, three sis ters 4nd five brotflers, one of these be- ing Representative Adelmace A. Brodeur, of this town.
 George Gorham.
 George Gorham. 36. died quite sud- denly at rooms he has been occupy ing at Harper's stable building on South Main street. MT. Gorham had in the past made his home with his mother, who had been visiting in New York, but who returned here recent fy.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-24
PROMPT ENLISTMENT
 IS NECESSARY
If Borough Is to Have Home Guard
 Over 50 Such Guards in the State.

Captain A. Putnam Woodward, O. o., recruiting officer for. Danielson S Home Guard company, said Monday afternoon that the call from headauar- ters at Hartford is for a prompt re- sponse from the citizens of this town l If it expects to have a guard orsani- zation.
 Captain Woodward has returned from an Interview with officials at Hartford and among the things he learned there is that more than 60 companies of home guards have been organized in Connecticut and that the limit of such companies has been about reached There is now a prospect that some reserve companies of the guard will be formed Less than 10 men have enlisted in Danielson's Home Guard up to the present.
 Body Sent to Waipofe.
 The body of Niply Laruso, which for four weeks lay at the bottom of the Qufnebdug river, was forwarded by Undertaken Louis E. Kennedy on Monday afternoon to Laruso's home have been employed at Goodyear made arrangements for the forwarding of the body to Wa1pole, where funeral services are to be held
 South NorwaIk Cars Go Through.
 It wasn't a funeral or anything like that, but when a. man who is out for Sunday afternoon spin with his fam fly meets a flock of cars and starts to count them and find that they number 50 and that they are all new machines whats going on. E. C. Babson re- ports such a migration of the <Ds, having met them on the highway be- tween Coventry, R. l., and Sterling. The cars were being run overland to Providence, to avoid delays in deliv- cry.
 Heard and Seen.
 Daily report for Monday: Town court, two in. two to jail. Woodward, judge.
 A meeting for the organization of a Dayville Red Cross auxiliary was held Monday evening.
 Clerk S. s. Russell of the Connecti- cut legislature says that the work of the legislature probably will be coru-] pleted about May 15.
 Restrictions on the publication of certain war news has killed one very hours.
 John C. Lewis of Central Falls was a visitor with friends in Danielson on 
 The making ready. of gardens te be planted and cared for by boys and girls is proceeding satisfactorily here White Remnant sa1e@We have Se- cured another lot of furnished white remnants to sell at 12 cents yard This Is an exceptional opportunity to layI cost, Open Saturday afternoon this l week River Weaving company, Inc, No 2 Water street.-adv.
 On Executive comni<tee.
 The following are the members of | he executive Committee of DanfeIsonfs Red Cross auxiliary: WI. Buiiard, | shair-mans E. NJ. Reach, Frederick A .. Hopkins, Mrs. E E. Kennedy. Mrs. Victor Smith. 4. Putnam Woodward t
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-24
WAR WORK COMMITTEE.
Held Meeting in New Haven Attend
 cd by Miss DznieIson.

Miss Rosamond Danielson, as repre- sentative from Windham county, was in New Haven Monday attending, at the Hotel Taft, conference of the Connecticut Woman's Suffrage assocf- atfon war work committee. which is made dp Of the heads of the county
 delegations. This committee will meet regularly every two weeks, 6evoting fits attention to the best ways and means of devoting the thousands of suffra gists of the state to work of the war.
 carailI Council Attends Bazaar
 Members of CargilI council Knights of Columbus, were at North Grosven- ordale Monday evening to attend a bazaar being given there for the bene- fit of St. Joseph's church, of which Rev. Bernard NJ. DonneI1y is pastor The council attended by special invf- tation.
 Red Cross Unit at DayviIIe. At Dayvf1le Monday evening there was a meeting for the organization of a Red Cross society unit that will work as an auxiliary of the Putnam Red Cross society. which was the first to organize in Windham county The. DayvflIe workers will canvass not on ly their own village. but also Good year. Attawaugzn and BaliouvilIe for
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-24
HELD FOR RECRUITING SOLDIERS FOR ARMED E4osTILAT4f
John sehronJ<, q Wealthy Texas FaS5a.
 CT, Held in SIG, 1000 -9niI.

Waco, Tex, April 2s.-After hearaAM testimony today, United States Com missioner Mccormick fixed a bond of $10,000- for John Schronl1, a wealthy farmer. charged with recruiting Eo1@ diers to engage in armed hostility against the United States. GchronIr Q "A years old and has lived in th3s country for 1s years.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-24


 "An out for the big patriotic demon, that will be passed to everyone in Danielson today This town Is one of many in Connecticut that is joining in a great patriotic, outburst in the name of civilization and democracy To- nights meeting will offer an Opportu- nifty for every man and woman in town to-~reaffirm their patriotism and devotion to the United States upon the eve of it's active participation in the greatest war in the worlds history. So the call is for all to be out and thereby testify to the unity and sim gfeness of purpose of the people Of this land.
 The narade this evening will start from the state armory promptly at 7,ae o'clock. The Thirteenth eompzny' erans and Boy Scouts will be in line and all citizens are being invited to march. Automobiles swill be furnish ed for members of McGregor post e. A. R.. heroes Of a war that made world history and who are to be the honored guests of the evening.
 The line of march will be through Main street to the monument at Davis park. down Broad to Carter street, Carter to Furnace, to Franklin to Main and to the town hails where the exer- cises are to be held at o'clock.
 Attorney E. L. Darbie will preside as chairman and the addresses are to be made by W E. Reach. ". l. Bull lard, Rev. c J. Hartman of Putnam and Rev. ". A. Keefe. Plainfield-
 The East KiHingiy Fife and Drum Corps will do escort duty in the pa racie, along the line of which citizens are being urged to burn red fire. which has been secured in quantities by A. W. Williams. Flags are already drap-i ed on. scores of homes along the line of march.
 Red Cross workers, sowned as, nurses. will distribute pamphlets in
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-24
SEARS, RoEBUck AND CO, Chicago, Ill

jo solo, Mary Lewis; singing, Broth erhood class; reading, Henry Hurd- man.
 The following officers were elected President, Charles Smith; vice prest- dent, Charles Richardson; teacher Rev. Albert Stone; secretary and treasurer, Henry Hurdman.
 Cake, ice cream and coffee were par taken of to the enjoyment of all. The |class- is soon to organize a Brother hood Guard, also a junior guard.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-24
members and large number will be
To Give Recital.

members and large number will b, secured.
 To Give Recital.
 Mir. and Mrs. W. J. Bartlett, Misse. Ruth and Dorcas Bartlett will be 1T Providence this evening, when the Misses Bartlett will give a piano re. Icital. Other pupils from here will bt present at this recital.
 Farm Help Needed.
 While so much is being done to pro- mote agriculture in windham county are willing to use their acres and work as hard as mortal may to produce big crops is for farm help. The pro- ducing of this help from some field of endeavor or place is absolutely essen tial to the success of the big crop production plans, they say This fact is realized by the workers in various lines of getting a crop organization to- gether, but as yet no satisfactory so- lution has been found. One farmer was in town Monday afternoon sug- gested that some aid might be secured by employing as many of the older boys as can be secured from the tenn porary home for children in this town.
 Brush Fire.
 A brush fire that threatened to burn over a large area before it could be brought under control broke out west
 
 is known as Perrin hill A force of men brought the fire under control and extingufshed 1t before it had done of great amount
 Mohegan Trail Signs
 Putnam will get a quantity of the Mohegan trail signs that are to be placed at points along the state high way between New London mad the state line in Thompson.
 It is expected that the signs will be placed within the limits of this town under the direction of the, Chamber or 
 Home Guard Equipment Soon.
 According to reports sent out from Hartford, equipment for the Home Guard companies of the state continues to come in quantities, so it is expected lere that there will be no great delay n uniforming Putnam's company which will have it's drill this week in Union hall Wednesday evening. Officers of Baptist Brotherhood Class. Friday evening the Baptist Brother iood class held it's annual business meeting, preceded by a short musical program as follows: Singing by class; solo, Rev. Albert tone; reading Harry Hurdman; ban
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-24

Darbfe, Dr. and Mrs G. NJ. Burroughs, Miss Georgia Burroughs, Miss Viv- ian Burroughs. Mir and Mrs. ". I. Bullard, Miss Charlotte Buiiard, Mas ter Edward Bullard. Mrs. Henry Cros- by. Mrs. P. B. SEbiey, Mrs Fred Bit
 good, Miss Rachel Preston, Mrs H. l.. $. Paine, Mrs. Milton S. Warren. Mrs Clinton Atwood. Mrs. Philip Mathew son.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-24

ing the present week Rev. Father Tobin expressed his satisfaction at the success of the mission here. The at tendance was very pleasing and the devotion hown unusual.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-24

WHEN YOU WANT to put your bus lnesH ebef1re Che public. there is no Fertzsfh@ toIlnhs or The 8unetin.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-24
WILL ASK coMMissloNERs
 FOR $3,e9o APPROPRIATION
Executive connittee sf County Farm CTS Association Would increase Aeri- cultural Endeaver.

At a meeting of the executive com tIlittee Of the wfndham County Farmers association held in this city Monday. it was voted to ask the coun- fy commissioners to make a special appropriation Of S3.0oO to be used in prompting an increase in agricultural ent7eapor in the county during the spring and summer and to be used in various phases of the work of increas- ing and conserving the coHntyss food supply. which may. be done through the medium Of canning clubs and oth- CT ways
 X committee on publicity, made up or Everett E. Brown. Pomfret, Rev. son was named.
 In this city active effort is being shown along all lines that will lead to speeding up crop production and in terestfng as many as possible of the people in garden agriculture
 Any man or woman or boy or girl who would like to plant a garden has been invited to register at the rooms of the Cha of Commerce, in the Union block These registrations will be matched with the offerings of men who are willing to allow their land to h@ used for gardens. and by working Eosetfer it will be possible to pro- S'Ice more food stuffs within the linn it's cf this town than ever has been 1c-'o before
 Five manufacturing concerns in the cit,- asread- have offered the use of 'a'-d F"r cultivation
 Cards are heing sent out now to IcTd c~-rers. these cards to be used den purl,oses.
 Missionary Father Leaves.
 Jusunian TobiR, C. P who ca ldtcted the mission that came to a close at St. Mary,s church Sunday ev- ening. left Monday for New Haven,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-24
NOANK

Big Enroll6ent in Naval Coast Defense Reserve-First Aid Committee Meets --Bfrthtay Surprise Party - Many Flags Flying.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-24
DAlINlIIElsUN X

Borough Ready for Big Parade and Patriotic Rally This Evenina-can- ~ass or County Physicians Pfanned- Red cress Msmbership campsian Eesun--eody of Niplsy Laruso Sent to Waipole. Mass-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-24

YOUR CHANGE to buy one of these last sets at the present especially attractive price. on convenient terms.
 Is slipping away!
 If you act immediately, you have just about enough time to send for literature which tells fully how the Britannica would benefit you in your work or business and home.
 Do. it now-TODAY. All that you need to do at this moment is to tear out the coupon iR the lower right-hand corner. sign and mail 1t. Do that.
 We want you to be sure before buy ing the Britannica that it will be useful to you. That is why we urge you to send for full information. We want you to be sure of getting set if you decide you want it. That is why we urge you to dcf df once.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-24

Useful as the Britannica is for business men and women and as a work of reference in the home: interesting as it is for it's fund of information on dH subjects: low-priced as it is in the Handy Volume" form don't buy it until you are convinced that it will be
 of practical benefit to you.
 And the way to reach an intelligent decision is to write at once for illustrated literature and full particulars regarding this wonder ful library of knowledge.
 Not enough sets remain to supply all those who are today only thinking" of ordering this valuable work. Thousands of persons are in all probability. going to be disappointed simply because they put off ordering. We are warning YOU nowl
 Here's the coupon that brings the free illu' about the new Britannica: also full informatit and how you can secure a set for only $1 fhe halance in small monthly amoruts
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-24
Missionarx Eather Leaves.

Rev. sJustjnian ToloiR. C. P-z who c1 lduCted the mission that came to a close at St. Mary's church Sunday ev- ening. left Monday for New Haven, where he is to conduct a mission dur
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-24

Because so few sets of the Britannica are left, it would be useless for us to send any Etera- ture, after TOMORROW. You simply wouldn't have time to write for it, read it. make up your mind whether you want the Britannica, and then get your order to us before the last set is gone
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-24
On Executive Committee.

The following are the members ol the executive committee Of DanfeIsons Red Cross auxiliary: w. l. Buiiari Jacobs Miss Annette Young. Mrs. B e. Hopkins, Mrs. l.. E. Kennedy Mrs Victor Smith. 4. Putnam Woodward
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-24

Mir. and Mrs. W. J. Bartlett, Misses Ruth and Dorcas Bartlett will be in Providence this evening, when the
 Misses Bartlett will give a piano re- cital. Other pupils from here will be
 present at this recital
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-24
DonfFussSoAbollf Your Complexion

The more you massage, steam, manipulate and fuss about your
New Britain herald., 1917-06-21

The society has several pairs o1 crutches not in use at the present time.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-21

The Sunshine picnic held at tn Masonic home in Wallingford las Wednesday proved a great success and many were made happy by tn visit.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-21

the board of selectmen, admitted this morning that he has not as yet nlled the vacancy caused by the resignation of Hugh Flood as one of the town nre commissioners. Tho choice of the new official will be left to Mr. Hart in conformance with custom, MT. Flood having served as the minority repre- sentative on the board.
 Delay in the matter of naming a new man has been duo to . hope on the part of the selectmen, the other flre commissioners, and the members of tho hose company, that MT. Flood might be prevailed upon to reconsider his decision to quit. The commission CT apparently has not changed his mind, however, and his resignation will probably have to be accepted.
 Pnst LectsEeEs in Charge.
 Past lecturers will be in charge of the program to be presented at the next meeting of the Grange to be held on Tuesday, July !. It is planned to have the meeting patriotic in charac- ter and appropriate exercises will be held.
 F0Emer Resident Dead.
 George B. Holbrook, a former we'll known resident Of Plainville, died yes- terday at the home of hfs brother in Hast Haven after a protraoted illness. He was forty-seven years of age. He leaves his widow. who is . sister of W. W. Fox of this place. a son and two sisters, Mrs. Frederick Derby of Plainville and Mrs. Edward McCleary of southington.
 The funeral win be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from Oak Hill cemetery chapel in southington.
 Brief ItemS.
 Corporal James Livingstone, who is stationed at Norwich, is home for Q brief furlough.
 SeQaussen lodge will meet tonight and will make nnal arrangements for the memorial exercises for it's de- ceased members to be held Sunday.
 Tho Annex of New Britain will play tho Foresters baseball team Sunday afternoon, the game with the Inde- pendsnts of Waterbury having been put off until Sunday, July 1.
 Mrs. I. M. Agard of Austin. Texas, ia the guest of her son, Clarence A. Asard of Westwood park.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-21
DIPLOMAS AWARDED
 ID RECORD NUMBER
(Continued from First Page.)

Johnson. Royal Larson. Henry Ros- enweig. William Upson.
 Scene V.-American Triumphant Class Chorus Tableau
 Columbia, Margaret Hopkins; girl scout, Katherine Strong; boy scout, Raymond Jenks; nurses, Dorothy Ba- con; Agnes schussler.
 Diplomas Are Presented.
 The section leaders to which Pro- lessor Slade presented the diplomas for final distribution were Leroy F1eischer,: Ladislaus Gryzbowski, Bertha E. Larson, Elizabeth Yurkun- as, Ruth E. Linden, Hilda Ribicofr, Dorothy s. Bacon. Cecil c. Cooley, Ottolio Berlino, Clarence Ward, Pearl Truslow, Rose E. Kallman. Rebecca Bessie Wiener, Paul A. Fresen.
 With the class singing '"The March of Progress" Edward F. Foley, ac- companist, and Harold Colby of the seventh grade as bugler. the exer- cises concluded. >
 The officers of this years graduat- ing class are: President, Thomas Ed wRrd Maloney; vice president, Isa- bUA Mason Foote; secretary, Dorothy Stowe Bacon; treasurer, Howard Dan-
 
 and gray and the motto Is Strive to be Loyal" The cover design of the program was drawn by Olga Ficinus. Ernest K. Anderson and Alexander Jaksina.
 Graduates and Honor Pupils.
 Of the 444 graduates, 27 have com pleted the work of grades seven and eight in one year. Thirty-three of the graduates received honorable mention for exce1lency in scholarship during the year. Following is a list of the graduates:
 Waiter Edward Adamaitis, Ella Adams, Marcus Adelman, Clifford James Ahern, Clarence Reinhold Ah1- berg, Anthony Jerry Albanese. C1in- ton Frederick Anderson, Ernest Kris tin Anderson, George Adolph An- derson, Thure Anderson, Morris Appel, Loren Edwin Baker, Ed ward John Bafks. Eugene William Barnes, Ernest Charles Earth, Charles Alfred Beh, Edward Leo Bentz Victor Ludwick Bergquist, Ottilio J. Berlino, Charles Luther Berry, Lester Carr Bickerton, Albert Henry Borg. Carl Adolf Borg, Raymond Francis Boyle, Stanley Alois Budnik, Earl Harold Carlson, Walter Eric Carlson, Claude Frank Caswell, Frank Kenneth Chant A. Herbert Chase, Joseph Michael Cherpak, Henry Adelbert Christ, Cur tis Dunbar Clifford, Royal C1ough, Pincus Cohen, Irving David Conklin, IT,, Cecil Glen Cooley, Franklin Henry Curtis, Alfred Dahlbeck. Arthur Carl Dahlgren,> Einar William Dahlson, Lincoln valdemar Danielson, William Franklin Davis, Victor Francis Dem his, Joseph Stanley Devokaftis, Rich ard Burton Diehl, Vincent Merwin Doolittle, Norman Henry Dyson, Se- doff Agart Eklund, Leroy Charles Fleischer, Clarence Martin Foberg, Reuben Freedman, Paul Albert Ere sen, Howard Oscar Prick, John Jacob Fritz John Anthony Gaj, Jacob Mi- chael Garhnkle, Ali Hanford Gerlan- der. Everett Gerlander, George Thomas Gubsrt, Philip Ginsburs, "Heury Benjamin Goldsmith. Wil- liam Goodison, Samuel 0oogel. AL
New Britain herald., 1917-06-21

meet Tuesday and Thursday after moons.
 The carload of timber ordered by the selectmen for the repair of bridges has arrived at the station and is be- ing unloaded.
 The town teams were at work in the Blue Hill district yesterday repairing a stone sluce.
 NOTICE-On Saturday afternoon,
 June 23rd. will offer for sale all
 my furniture and household goods.
 A. H. Edgerly, Kensington. 6-21-2d