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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-27
PEACE DANCE suCCEsSEIu.

At the peace dance held recently by
members of the italian Auxiliary of
the Red Cross the sum of s151.25 was
realized. This will be turned over to
CoIonia hospital.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-27
lUOc19N
RECEPTION by PATCo CLUB.

- - -
A delightful social gathering. one OF
the first Of the winter season In this
city. will be held in Dana hall Friday
night under the auspices Of the Patco
club, made up OF employees OF the
Ierth Amboy Trust Company. II Is
To DC n reception given In honor of the
officers and employees of the First M
tional bank. the Perth AmbOy saw
irgs Institution and the Ra1tAn Trus'
Company. The object Is 20 enable
the bankers Of Perth Amboy TO get
better acquainted with n another.
There will be dancing, card playing
and an entertainment.
This anai marks the debut of the
Patco club ~ n OF the SOCIAL Or
g~anizations Of the city. Judging from
the way II Is planning for this opening
of the social season. n most enjoyable
winter Is in store for those fortunate
enough TO be included on tine invita-
ton list of the club
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-27
Like to Be an AIIIaator7

Alligators have to De fed on meat.
bur they need no food from Septem-
Der 1 to May 1, for that is their hiber-
mating season, when they do not eat
at all. Alligator skins are used for
making bags. suitcases. purses, belts.
cushion covers, etc., and the teeth and
bones are made into cuff links, paper
knives, whistles and many forms OF
cheap jewelry and ornaments. 1t has
been said that the state Of Florida
receives more than a million dollars a
year from trade In alligators.
FulIer's Earth In Big Demand.
Fuller's earth Is worth more per ton
In the United States than the ore from
many large gold mines now paying
handsome dividends. Florida is the
leading producer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-27

Daily Thought.
Pillow deep while sluggards sleep
Benjamir Franklin.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-08
HOPKNTON

The public schools at Hope Valley, Rockville and Ashaway are closed on account of the epidemic and that at Tomaquag seems likely to close if present conditions continue
 The beard Of assessors met for the last time this year Friday afternoon at the town hall and signed the tax lists of 1918 and filed the copy re- quired by law in the office. of the town clerk. The lists show the Fatable vaI- nation of5real estate and tangible per sonal estate to be $1,g1g, 5e0 and Of in- tangible personal estate $52. .G10, The tax to be collected this year is $27,- S46.30, an increase over last year of $3S2.15, The poll taxes this year amount to sG49.25 against $500 last year, the shrinkage being due to tha absence of young men in war service.
 Services were omitted in the First HopkiEton Baptist church Sunday on account of weather conditions.
 Mr and Mrs Charles Ress Kenyon gave 9 party last week Tuesday on the 14th anniversary of their marriage.
 Rev E. AdelheEt Writer offieiated at the funeral of Mrs. Elmer A Webster Friday morning:
 The family of George B. Langworthy is still staying at ouonocontaug Beach.
 Frank W. Mills of Westerly spent Sunday at the home of his mother Mrs. A. Irene Mills.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-08

tellotte 267 board of relief. Joseph
 Plessis 2S2; selectmen, Clarence D.
 Pierce 268, Luther M. Keith 2S3;
 agent of town deposit fund, David
 Flagg 294; auditor, Leon T. Wilson 26s; collector of taxes, Ernest (. Morse
 271; constables. Peter A, Gardner 256,
 Ernest L. Chandler 257, Nelson Clair 256 Cahlll Meehan 960; registrar of voters, William P. Warren 26O; town
 school committee, Henry J, Thayer 2S0, Elvira A. Barber 292: library d.
 rectors, George Grinseli SeS, Ernest c.
 Morse 3e5. John G, Johnson 296. Democratic-Assesso A1phonse D. Beauseliel 24S*; board of relief, Fred erick Dumas 240*; selectmen, Joseph
 Lapalme 26oi auditor, J, Harry Mann 246; collector of taxes, Uric Beause- Iiel 2a0"; constables. Origene Touchette
 25o, Eugene Gagne 257, Theodore Bou- lay 755, John E. Harrington aS9*; reg istrar of voters, George potvin 25S; town school committee, Eric H. John son PAT.
 tThe names starred are not eleeted.)
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-08

Second district. Frank L. Bennett, 4e7, Third district. James E. Smith, 45s; town school committee, Sidney P. Marland 45S. Damase Boulas 454.
 Democratic-As4esso James R. Walsh, BIO; board of relief, Arthur " Woodwork, 2S6 selectmen, George E. Alvord, 293; Alcott D. Sayles, BPS; agent of town deposit fund. Fred E. Bitgood, 2SO: auditor. Thomas Brad ford. 279; grand jurors. Albert J. Cav anaugh 275. Henry Pechea 279, Ciaud R. Moran 275; collector of taxes, Jo- seph Halle 306; constables, John B. Morin 28S. George E. Alvord 2s6. AL colt D. Sayles 298; registrars of vot- CTS, First district, James R. Walsh 2s0, Second district, Patsy CorFigan, 271, Third district. James P, Aldrich 276; town school committee, John w. Gallup 297.
 The democrats won out in the town election in Brooklyn Monday and have control of the board of seleetmen, which is made up of Albert B. Weib, democrat, who received 122 votes, Henry M. Evans, democrat, 12S votes and Arthur H. Walters. republican, s1 votes. In the contest for tax col lector John M. Bessette, democrat, de- feated William Touchette, republican, 12S to 77.
 Michael H. Grinshaw, 54, died uon Monday evening at 6.20 at his home in Attawaugan. He had been i'll eight days with pneumonia MT. Grimshaw was born in Putnam but had lived | forty-fiv years in Attawaugan and l had become one of Killingly's best known citizens. For sixteen years he was a deputy sheriff Of Windham county and for 21 years 8 constable of Killingly to which office he was reelected Monday He was a fearless officer and never hesitated to face danger even against heavy odds.
 For sixteen years he was boss far mer for the Attawaugan company and for several years past has had charge of the company boarding house there. 1 He leaves his wife and three sons, Michael J.. chief of police at Daniel son. and William and John of Alta waugan. Mrs. James Mcclure of l Danielson is a sister
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-08

that of Mrs. Ernest Kennedy, who had been ill for the past two weeks with influenza and who gave birth to child on Sunday The child also | is dead.
 | In Attawaugan the situation is re- garded as improved. This particular Village has had a hard seize and a number of deaths have occurred there. | while there continues to be a number of cases of severity in that vicinity influenza or pneumonia.
 Monday, the funeral of Andrew | Charles Wicks, 3. son of Mir. and Mrs. | Clarence Wicks, was held from their | home in Attawaugan, with services at St. Joseph's church in Dayville | Rev. lgnatius Kost officiated. Bur lal was in St. Joseph's cemetery. Louis E. Kennedy was the funeral di-. rector.
 The September record of the town court shows that there weres S4 cases ! before the tribunal during that pe- riod. By all who believe in law and | order, this is regarded as altogether | too many for town the size of Kill l lingly Many of the cases, the ma ! Jority of them. in fact, were due to the excessive use of liquor or to mis- demeanors directly chargeable to its use. October may produce an equal lY bad record. but that should bring ar end to such record making With no-lieense in force at least a reduc- ton in the number of drunk casl3 may be anticipated.
 Physicians throughout KiIinely , say that, while a number of cases of serious illness exist, there is absolute | y no excuse for people to become I n nj iHl IrnnD,- protection of health have been pub lished time Nand again during the past two weeks. and it these are observed the person will be very well protect ed. Cases of illness will occur here and there. but very few of them may
 be expected to develop into anything as serious as influenza or pneumo- mia,
 Mrs. Ernest Kennedy, who was 1 Miss Margaret Matthews, died Mon day at her home here. Mrs. Ken.
 nedy, g years of age, was born in Ireland and before her marriage lived with her aunt. Mrs. Robert McFar- land in Moosup. She had been ill
 for about two weeks and succumbed to pneumonia. She is survived by her husband. who is associated with
 his brother. L, E. Kennedy, in busi- ness
 Thomas Grady, who up to recently
 was employed at Woodward's store
 but who has been working at Nor
 wich recently. came to Danielson or
 Monday en route to his home in Prov
 idence, where his siser died during the day.
 , In Monday's town election the re. pubIicans elected their candidates by safe margins. There was less inter
 est in this years voting than at any : town election in years, Up to Mon,
 day, few had paid any attention tC the coming election.
 The detail Of the vote follows: 7 Republioan-Assezaor, Charles B Eutching 464; board of relief, William ; J. Young, 474: selectrnen, John 4. Gil
 bert, AT: Charles A. Downs 475 l agent of town deposit fund, Frank T
 Preston, 4S7; auditor, Elmer c. Wood 450; grand jurora, Frank " Bennett
 47S. Sidney s. Stone, 473, Clarence E , Souls 4G2; collector of taxes, Georg. . A. Williams, 479; conatabIee, Alichae ' J. Grinshaw 47s: Michael H. Grim. , shaw 4eS, Harry Conklin, 46S; Loui. l $. EsTstow, 644; registrars of voters First district, D. Fred Kenworthy 432
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-08
COLCHESTER

The Liberty cars did not arrive here
 Saturday until nearly 10 o'clock, about
 A5 minutes late. At 8.30 the Old Guard
 marched to Grange hall, where the
 State Guard company was lined up,
 and escorted them to Main street in
 front of Bacon academy. The line
 formed as follows: G. 4. R, veterans,
 Old Guard band, Tenth Separate com pany, c. s. G., Lieut. Van Cleve com
 manding, three young ladies dressed
 as Bookcases of Idberty, mothers car fying service flags, school children, citizens on foot and in automobiles There was nearly 50G in line. The march was then resumed to the rail road station. During the wait for the arrival af the train the band played and the Liherty chorus sang a mum
 Der of patriotic pieces, The State guard was posted along the side track on which the train was to exhibit. The train consisted Of three box cars, l into the 5station several bombs were fired from the train. The cars were
 run on the siding and the public were admitted at the rear car and passed 1 through to the front. While the peo- 1 pie were passing through the cars 1 several speakers addressed the crowd
 on the fourth Liberty loan. The 1 speakers were Rabbi Goldberg of this place, a lieutenant. of the Canadian
 army, a lieutenant of the French army
 and one of our boys who was in the ] battle of Chateau Fhierry, and the
 HeR. E. B, Day. As the different speakers finished a plea was made by l the manager of the exhibition for l buyers of baRdsi solicitors went l thFeqgA the ,craWd and about $3,Q0o
 was subscribed. The crowd vas large
 aRd very orderly, At about 11.15 the
 word Was given ta get ready to leave 1 the statiaa and as the train was start 1 ing, several meFe hombs were fred and amid hearty cheering the train left
 The hand and State guard returned te she aERaeEF and the crowd disRersed Fhe eKhihitiRn was fine, including 3 3sagse Rpmber of frePhies captured or l ths Rattielelds, On the flat ears were Ia F5 mm: French gun, a F mm. Ger
 man qua, a German hoWitzsr and sew sral FRaehins guns PheFe were alse la agaaher ef aerial bemhs and ~deptf hRR9hS .ana 3 large Aeatfng mine sFssaehe naertaFs and b9Hb tiaEggeEs
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-08

were also shown Several U. s. reg ulars were with the train.
 The body Of Patrick Murray, who died in Norwich Friday, was brought
 here for burial in St. Andrews ceme- tery Sunday afternoon. MT Murray
 was 8 native of this place and leaves
 Q sister, Miss Margaret Murray of
 New York, and three brothers, John and James of Naugatuck and David
 Of this town.
 Harry Elgart of New fsrk was at
 his home on Linwood avenue over Sunday. Ef.~~ Mir. and Mrs. F. B. Baker have re- turned from a short visit with their sons in New Britain. Samuel Gellert was caller in Nor wich Saturday.
 Mrs, John Riley and daughter of Hartford are visiting Mrs. Riley'e mother on Norwich avenue. The work of painting and lettering the honor rail which is to be unveiled next Saturday is finished Harry Friedman of New Haven was
 at his home On Norwich avenue over l Sunday. > Ronald K Brown of New York was at his summer home on Broadway over i Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-08
DANIELSON

Killinsly's heavy vote for no-license on Monday occasions no surprise for anyone who is familiar with cam paigning practices in the town, and the big majority piled up by the dry forces was forecasted almost to a vote Sunday. when it was conceded the town would go into the no-license column by at least 175 majority. The figure after the count up was 172.
 The yes vote was sos, the no vote 3S6, the smallest total in many years in Killingly.
 No effort whatever was made by the license forces 10 win a victory this year. In fact some of the liquor dealers frankly stated they would not apply for a license if Killingly voted vet No effort at all was made to get out a icense vote. Those who did vote license did so without being urged and because they always have voted license or GO not believe in the Lo-license policy.
 On the other hand, the no-Hcense forces were active and made the very guod showing that was predicted for them They got ont their vote and won by a wide margin. The end of the present month will bring an end Go several years period cf licensed
 
 the town without a doubt will remain ury unt1 the liquor business, if it Is allowed legally to live at all. is re- stored to something like pre-war con dltions. The dealers here are a unit it saying that there is little profit ia the business under present conditions 2rd they realize that the worst is yet G. come. T.isir surrender on Mon cay was unconditional.
 IL Is doubtful 1T a determined effort to win out Monday would have brought a victory to the license forces. There is very good ground for knowing that the heavy majority ot Eillingly's young men who are in the service and who are voters are r- cense men. Their absence cut heay- fly into the strength of the license fcrces and without their support win ming out seemed an impo5sibility.
 The passinp of the saloons from Killlnrly having been discounted for months. II will not seem such a loss to those who have approved having them about.
 KiliinsiY wGs the only town in this part of the county that voted on the license question this year. and prac- tically aH of Windham county, out side of Windham will he drv during the coming twelve months.
 Four deatTre at Goodyear were re ported Monday. Influenza is taking Q heavy toll Of life in that village, anC the beginning of the epidemic therv seems to he traceab.e to the coming to that village of q young man wht had been employed a. Camp Deveui and who came home and died witl the disease.
 The deaths reported from Goodyear on Monday were those Of Mrs. Elm ma Hebert, g, who leaves her hue hand, Adelard, and three children; Mra. Sarah Greene, &. who leaveI he husband and a child: John Wlciill 10 years, and Rene Lomieux, q yeari of ase.
 There are many cases of illness ii the village, it was stated Monday af terzocz, but few of them are of { serious nature at the present time,
 Danielson continues to be fortunatt as regards the number of cases o critical illness, as compared to manl communities in the state There axt very few severe cases here, thougi one death was reported on Monday
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-08

grove for the winter.
 Monroe Blake is confined to the farmhouse with a severe cold. He is improving under the care of his grandmother, Mrs. James Metcalf. Robert Latham ManWaring expects to leave shortly for Freeport, L. l., to make visit to his son, Norman E. Manwaring.
 John Daniels is night watchman at the Mantle railroad bridge. Mrs. John Daniels of the grove has received word from Washington, D. C., of the serious illness of her brother Arthur Reed, who is stationed at Camp Upton, L. I. Mr. Reed is i'll with pneumonia and his many local friends hope for a speedy recovery. B. P. Stanhope is confined to his
 home suffering from an accident to ! his right foot.
 | Major Arthur J. Mcintyre is enjoy l ing a short furlough with his family
 att the bungalow on Broadway.
 Lawrence Elroy Spencer is at his home in Salem while the Manual
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-08
NIANTIC

Mrs. Alice Arnold left last week fo visit to her sister in Canada. N Arnold has been employed in Lyme near Hudson Bay in Canada,
 Mr. and Mrs. John Daniels | moved to the Kummeu cottage in
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-08
MOHEGAN

No services were held here Sunday, the pastor being i'll.
 Mrs. Dwight Cooke's children remain about the same as last week, i'll with influenza.
 E. c. Fowler was in Norwich Sat urday on business.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-08

Training school in New London is closed owing to Spanish influenza George Fordham of Detroit, Mich, ts in town on business.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-08
CLARK'S CORNER

Mrs. Mary A. Gridley of New Haven. was a recent guest of Mrs. Allen Jew ett.
 Sunday at Allen Jewett's. cd
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-08

An egottst is man who expects a
 woman to marry him for himself alone.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-16
| am rich enough have simple tastes
and a love for labor.-George Sand.
Il LAST WRECKER.

OF the trio of wreckers known as the boil
shevik only one is now left. Trotsky and
Kryienko are gone. Whether Lenine is a de-
liberate traitor or a dangerous political fanatic
matters little to miserable Russia whose liberty
he has been instrumental IN destroying.
Trotsky, the mouutebank and demagogue,
thought that by mere talk he could get the bet
ter of armed Germany. He ANONYMOUSLY
failed, and Lenine, who was ready for peace
on any terms, is now the bolshevik cara car
of .slreds and patches.'
The willy German propaganda could not have
Slapped Russian patriotism were it not for the
cowardly and treacherous policy of Lenine.
He was indeed a worse enemy of Russia than
even Trotsky, for that historic adventurer at
the eleventh hour tried to bluff the unscrupu-
lous Teuton. Krylenko was only a ridiculous
braggadocio.
If there is any foundation for the report that
there are already two n i-bolshevik move
ments in Russia, one of which has been prom
Used Japanese support, Lenine may soon follow
his colleague and his end probably will be either
infamy or oblivion.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-16

women. Workmen who do not be-
long to the army, and are capable OF
work, are naturally much sought
after. and these are mainly employed
in large concerns. The proprietress
of the boarding house where l lived
told me that she was only able with
the very greatest difficulty to get a
mechanic into the house to DO he
most Indispensable repairs. Thus,
for three weeks the bath could not
be used because the tap required a
small repair.
The lack of female domestic SER
wants is also extraordinarily great.
These girls have now opened up to
them so many opportunities of en-
ployment at large salaries and in cir
cumstances of freedom that only a
relatively small number are still will
ing to remain in domestic service
In spite of the hard work, most Of
them prefer the munitton factories.
as there they receive very high pay,
and are fed at the central kitchens
Most housewives have 10Y to do
their own work, since they are not
able to pay the wages, which have
increased ~threefold, for domestic
help. Moreover. not every housewife
can comply with the demands of her
servant; for, before the latter accepts
service. she asks the question. Have
you supplies ,ma'am, or do you live
from what you get on the cards?'
If the latter is the case, h rejects
the place with great indignation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-16

order to better his condition. Honored and
prosperous here, he turns against the country
and gives aid and comfort to its enemies. Such
.despicable characters make up Il fraction only
of the American citizens of that racial stock
but they have done their compatriots meal
culable harm and are bringing everything
Teutonic into disrepute. To them 1T is due
in no small measure that our government is
taking over industries built up by German capi
tai. If, after the war, our government shail
discriminate against German goods and our
people shall taboo them, our loyal citizens OF
Teutonic antecedents who cherish, as they
properly may, a kindly feeling for the father
land, are likely to reflect with sorrow that they
might have averted this had they shown at the
outset their open and uncompromising dis
approval of German intrigues as carried on by
enemy aliens and traitors here. That they dld
not do this, at least until too late, must be for
them a source of unavailing regret.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-16
EVERYDAY LIFE IN BERLIN
a woman,s Impressions of the Stress of War--f One Has Money, ALPS
Well and Good and Starvation S But a Thought.

increased one has to exert oneself
betimes in order to reserve a seat.
Althoug the latest dispatches from
the front and the prospects Of peace
are subjected to a thorough discus
sion on all sides, the question of
bodily w~ell-being occupies the front
place in eyeryone's thoughts. The
question which is uppermost in all
minds is whether the various cards
l believe there are twelve different
kinds-will be sufficient for the needs
of the people, and whether the cab
bage turnip (Kohlrube), the national
winter dish, could not be prepared
for table again in a somewhat diff
ferent way for the fifth day of t,le
week.
The Berlin women have grown
slender owing to the scanty diet OF
the war, and the question, How
much do you weigh now?" or "How
much have you lost, since l saw you
last?" is often asked as the quite
ordinary How do you do?" People
who still look rotund and well nour-
ished are frequently to be pitied. for
they are easily looked at somewhat
askance, with the arriere pensee.
Their larder must be well filed"
Glo lh0 SSiSSS i AcA
them, exclaiming, Look, there goes
another Hamstertante!-an untrans-
latable expression meaning "Auntie
who gets foods on the sly"-or SINH
lar amiabilities.
People are not always content with
the universal distribution, and the
central Einkaufs Gesellschaft (Cen-
trail Purchasing company and the
! municipal authorities are frequently
roundly abused. In recent years the
people have gradually accustomed
themselves to privation, so that the
! complaints of the smaller quantities
of provisions are not excessive. w
shan't starve in any case;" with this
comforting assurance the people en-
deavor to overcome everything. What
they most regret is, not to be able,
when their dear ones come home on
leave from the front, to coddle and
pet them as much as they could wish,
and as much food as possible is al
ways Q aside for these visits. /
have generally heard that south Ger
many has more provisions, especially
dairy products, than north Germany.
particularly Berlin and the west in
dustrial region
Yet with money O are able to
open many a ana occasion
ally to buy a pound Of butter for 20
marks (91), or get bit more sugar,
rice, or similar ~delicacies. Any price
asked is paid. in order to get extra
food from a secret source of supply
without a food card. Every opening
naturally exists for food usury, and
people have often complained to me
that a secret male or female dealer
I 10. o1n~~%N1 - 1orrn Ctfra nf mnnayy
from them without ever delivering
the treasures promised in return.
l The purchaser, however, is unable to
prosecute the deceiver, as he himself
has made an attempt to obtain by
roundabout methods more than he is
entitled to, and rendered himself
liable to punishment
On the whole money does not play
a great part. There are large earn
ings, especially by the working
classes and, indeed mainly by the