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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-03-16
An OPEN LEIlEI,
From the Editor to the
Farmer.

We are facing a third Liberty Loan
for thu sus;cnance OF the war and
perhap, no time u more ftung 10 get
together ana have little home, TAN
10 the farmers ~ our community
We are engaged il treuendou,
undertaking. one that calls Tor sacr,
flee and money. munitions and SUP
plies The day for conservation hss
passed and merely talking patriotism
VIII not get US anywhere
Il IS not believed that the major.t,
OF oul farmer fox realize this So
W. say his adyiscdiy because recen,
statistic show us that OF the iacome
wealth o. the United States durin-
tie past nsca. wear AZ per cent Ken
directly - the farmers. and IN looli.u.
ta" matter u. We find that only two
prr cea' OF them subscribed for OF
we're tp.ders OF Liberty Bonds
W make this statement reluctant,
because Ne were always prone 70 push
,hs farmer forward a. representing
ne bone ana sinew and real stabilit,
Of The country. we though; he was the
anchor cast 10 windward
And We donr want 10 think that
this lapse was Intentional on the part
y our agricultural friends We would
rather hold that II IS due either from
careless ness or lack OF appreciation
Of the condition Of affairs as they real.
~ are
Sha.l We lay Il up TO selAshness or
greed Or miserllness or disregard for
others? We don't want 10 hear the
people OF The cities say tina, the farm
ers ar no, dong their part and. in
passing II might be mentioned that
accusations OF this kind are no, in.
frequent
This war is a long way on which IS
4 good ,hing until We come 10 con.
slider what would happen in the con.
duct 81 some OF our PEOPLE were il
closer because Il then would be
brought right home 20 them and no
matter how self-centered they were
they would he pried loose from ,heir
snug satisfaction and their precious
dollars
Il s a lameniahle fact but never
th"less true that sometimes dollar
grow- 70 such proportions that {, oblit.
crates the whole surrounding land.
-cape and when We come 10 sum It up
in cold. hard figures. so per cent OF
our farmers in this United States OF
ours are war slackers That IL an
ugly term 10 use and strikes the ems
with a peculiarly discordant note. but
these are figures substsatiated by au
thorita:ive report and the question is.
what are YOU going TO do about II be.
cause IL Is up to you"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-03-16
NEXT DRAFT ABOUT APRIL I.
Proves, Marsha! soon To Make OFF
eial Announcement

Washington Announcement Of the
date OF the next draft s imminent
Tho Provost Marshal General otice
has prepared an important announce
ment." which provides "a dea! with
the time and method OF summon!ng
the second levy The best opinion
is that the nrst Of the men will move
10 camp In April
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-03-16
$4,000 FOR HIS LEGS.
Supreme Court Makes Big Award To
Soldier Crippled

New York 4 lur, N the supreme
Court here awarded \ verdict ~ s75-
COO 'o Private Henrt Bauman o. a
former BROOKLYN National Guard y..t.
meut whose legs wer, cut 90 b.
train whae he wa- cua,ling fhe yart-
d NJ Norfolk an Western Rai,wN
Company at Lynchbutg VA
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-14
CANTERBURY

The community was sad6ened by the death December of Abraham Van Houten at the home of A. T. l. Clarke in Canterbury. He was the son of Rev. James and Trina Bake laar Van Houten who died when he was a small boy
 The deceased was born in Passaic. N. J., tWenty-one years ago where he lived with his grandparents after the death of his mother and father, until he came in 1915 to Danielson where he was employed.
 All who came to know MT Van Hou- ten pronounced him a young man of exceptional qualities of mind and heart and fine business qualities. About year ago his health began to fail. Since July he has been at MT. Clarke's farm where he was fast gaining strength until Thanksgiving day when he was taken suddenly i'll. His uncle, Cornelius Bakelaar, who was much devoted to him, was sent for and came immediately. He re- strong enough to overcome the dis case.
 Besides his ffance, Miss Rube Clarke of Canterbury. he is survived by his grandparents, three sisters and two brothers Also three uncles, all of New Jersey.
 Funeral services were held at the residence of Mir. and Mrs Clarke, on Wednesday at 1,30 D. m. Rev. -Dr. George r. Genung of Brooklyn off ciated. Miss Emma Burbank sang Some Sweet Day and Rock oe AGAs,
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USOUEPAUCH

Mrs. Allen Potter and son. of Exc ter, were callers here Thursday.
 Miss Fannie Kimball, teacher of the blind, and ner guide. were business callers in this village Wednesday.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. S. LaH1ond and Mrs. Esther Kenyon. were visitors with relatives at Waite's Corner. Thurs day
 Mrs. I M. Kenyon was caller at Hope Valleys Friday.
 MT. and Mrs. John L. Briggs are soon to move to their new house at Waite's CorncrS
 Mrs. E. l.. Simmons of Waite's Cor ner, visited friends here Tuesday.
 J. c. Cahoone, who has heen mail carrier between here and West King ston, has given the job over to Mir. Garland. MT. Cahoone thought the cold weather 100 much for him to en- dure
 Dr. Kenyon was in Providence, Tues day
 There was wedding st Rev. c. Ii. Palmer's, Saturday, evening when Thomas Ratl;bun and Lucy Northrup both of West Kingston. were united in marriage.
 r K. CrandaH and family of King ston were visitorShe Sun6ay.
 Rev. B. T. Livingston, state mis- sionary, preached at Grange hall Sum- day morning and at West Kingston chapel in the afternoon. MT. Gais- ford will supply next Sunday
 Gellette Franklin of WicEtord Juno tion, was a caller here. Sunday aft ernoon.
 Rev. c. H. Palmer went to the R l. hospital Sunday morning. rIe pinched his thumb badly a week ol two ago, an:l it became so painful ii
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the naval service for a year and q half, has returned to his home ifl Dan- iolson, have been released from ser vice, and has entered the employ Of l.. A. Bradford.
 Priyat 4. Gendreau, who has been in the service at Camp Upton for sev- eral months, returned to his home here Friday. He has been mustered cut of service.
 Harold Horton received q letter from his brother, John. who is in France with a Rhode Island field artillery organization. The soldier brother writes that he is well, and encloses a photograph of himself which bears cut that statement. He writes that he expects to sail for home about Jan. 31.
 Cashier Francis E. Storer, of the Windham County National bank, will act as chairman for the Daniel chap@ ter Red Cross drive which is to be opened in full swing in Danielson on Monday next. This is a membership drive, and veery' citizen, alien and child who can possibly afford it is wanted as member.
 Reports here Friday were that Ser geant Raymond Hamilton, who arrived fin New York Thursday from Frame on the hospital ship Mercy, has a broken arm. This is confirmed by what was written to his mother, Mrs. Myrtis Blanchard of Dayville by Ser geant Leon Blanchard, member of the same battery as Sergeant Hamilton.
 Kenneth Hamilton. who has been a patient at the Day Kfmball hospital, has so far recovered that he expects to return to his home nere in the very near future.
 Rev. G. G. Scriveher, of Norwich, district superintendent, will preach at the morning services at the Methodist church Sunday
 Washington despatches say that the seth Coast Artillery, in which is D battery. that includes many Danielson boys, is on the priority list and is scheduled to sail for home as soon as | transport service Is available This is taken here to mean that the local boys will arrive in Gods country soon af- ter the first of the year. Far Away in China, will be the sub l ject of an illustrated lecture to be
 given at the Congregational church on Sunday evening,
 Soldier boys on their way from Camp Sheridan. Alabama, to Camp Devens, to be mustered out, cheered when their train passed through here Friday morning Many of them were Connecticut boys. and they said they
 were mighty glad to get back into the grand old state.
 The commission of Postmas ster Ray | mond E. Allen, who has been assist | ant postmaster. is effective from Dec. 6.
 Henry c. Martin of Pawtucket, wis ited with friends in Daiielson Friday.
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was to have been mustered out last Tuesday.
 Frederick Dumas, superintendent oF streets. said Friday morning that he has letter from his son in which the be mustered out of the service, prob ably by Christmas, and that he hopes to get home in sl hurry He has been in the service for several months.
 His relatives here have received a card from Corporal Arthur. T. BrodeQr of the 219th aero squadron, stating that he has arrived in tEis country from overseas and that he may be eX- pected home soon.
 Former members of Putnarn's Fire departme rt had splendid time at their banquet at the Putnam inn on Thursday evening. The speakers were Mayor A. w. Marcy, G. Harold Gil- patric, state treasurer elect; John G. Johnson. Charles F. Dean, l.. l.. Kelley, Ralph Thurston. Barrak K Smith, Harry Morse, Walter Bartlett Albert Mansfield, John B. Byrne. c. D. Ar mold, former chief of the department; c. D. Sharpe, who was the toGstn2ast- CT. The gathering offered an eppor- tJnity for a review Of many pleasant
 
 ers' and the evening was thoroughly enjoyed. There were many stories and jests. Among those who were unable to be present and who were greatly missed were William Fuller. Mark Wilson and Harry Sharpe.
 Souvenir w. H. Taylor, Known to every man who has been in the Con- necticut legislature in the last twenty IA hi home for 8 long, long time is again delving into facts concerning the per- sonnel of the incoming legislature. Among other things Souvenir, has found that Edward c. Alien of En- field will have the honor of leading the alphabetical lists of members and that John H. Yost of Vernon will be at the other end of this list, as he has in two previous legislatures. Accord ing to Souvenir, the busy B's will out , number members whose names begin wAsh other letters, and this will be true in both the house and senate. l There are 34 in the house and ' in the senate. There are to be four Clarks 1 in the next house, one of them w. O. ] of Eastford. One of the four Halls will I be Walter, of Ashford.
 Following are the newly elected of | ncers of the Woman's ReJief corps: President, Mrs. Mabel Carpenter; se- l nior vice president Mrs Lillie | Leach; junior vice president, Miss Elizabeth Grosvenor; chaplain, Ms 1 Mary Kenyon; treasurer, Mrs. Ethe 1 Tourtelotte; conductor. Mrs. Hattie Miller: buard, Mrs. Estella Me 1 Kachnie'
 1 Mise Etta Whiting is in charge O arranging the programme for the next meeting of the Parent Teachers as-
 socjation, which is scheduled to be
 held Tuesday at the Israel Putnam school. Tho programme will include
 the presentation of a play. In the i afternoon theEe is to be a special pro.
 gramme for the children and in tht evening the entertainment for adults The Parent Teachers association i:
 maintaining the excellent standard O 1 work that it has been doing since it! l organization and has produced sp1en- did results.
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HADDAM NECK

The Ladies' Aid society held a busi- ness meeting at the residence of Mrs. Harvey Brainard. Business pertaining to the Congregational church was transacted.
 The Red Cross society met Wednes- day afternoon It was voted to hold a roll call for memberships and also to have a supper. Boxes for the local boys who have not gone across are to be packed and sent as a Christmas present.
 Miss Edith Raymond, organist of the Congregational church. is busily engaged in training the children of the Sunday school for the Christmas exer- cises, which will be ,held Monday evening, Dec 23d.
 The sermon Of Rev. W. H. Ray mond, pastor of the Congregational church, last Sunday morning was en- ioyed by the congregation. The sub ject was Why Worry? Text, taken from Matt 6: 25. Next Sunday morn7 ing the subject will be What Shall We Preach? In the evening the pastor will lecture on The Philippines.
 Officers were elected at the grange Friday evening. Two new members were proposed.
 Carl Berwing has returned from a visit with relatives Tn New ork city.
 Harvey Brainard butchered two hogs this week weighing upwards of 200 pounds each.
 The sound of the buzz saw at the parsonage indicated that winter was at hand, and the inmates were pre- pairing for it.
 John Collins was in Higganum Sat uFday on business. L. J. Selden, accompanied by En- erson Clark, J. Barcal and D. J. Ven tre, motored to Chester Thursday tc attend Pomona grange Rev. c. Harrison Raymond attend ed the state Sunday school convention l in MiddletoWn last Friday.
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DANIELSON
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having rounded a sharp curve dinner boxes Of the passengers were found scattered about the car, which lay lover on -e5eey-Esitll tll@spoke ripped out Of one of the rear wheels. Other wise than the damaged wheel the car did not seem materially out of com mission. Tracks in the slush showed ti,at the car had skidded over into the gutter on the north side of the road and then over to the south side, where it hit a little curbing, which furnished sufficient resistance, it seem- ed, 10 cause the car 10 roll over.
 The passengers according to the stories they told afterwards, didn't have much time to get excited before the whole affair was over and they were at the, stage of picking them selves out of the wreck. All regarded themselves as very fortunate at hay ing escaped as luckily as they did.
 All agree that Driver Parker was not proceeding at more than a reason able pace, some describing it as slow, when the car started to skid. What happened seems clearly due to the condition of the icy highway and the particular point thereon that the &C., cident occurred,
 It Is believed that Coneff is not se- riously injured and that he will be as well as ever within a few days.
 William s. Brown of the Shepard hill farm, near Wauregan, 9 man who has done much. at heavy expense, to improve the herds of Windham coun- ty by providing sires that are thor ougfbreds. is well pleased over the fact that ate the 'Crau7all auction in Brooklyn this week cows were sold with an offer OI Ss0 .e.. ,,.nss 1hai they will make available at an early date. Mr. Brown is not so much in terested in the price that these calves will bring as- in the fact that farmers In eastern Connecticut have awakened !o the wisdom of having high grade of stock on their farms.
 Raymond Hanlon, who has been in
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PUTNAM


 "We're glad to be back in Gods country" This summed ug the feeling of Connecticut, New York and Yer mont boys who filled three cars of a train that stopped in this city for a few minutes, Friday morning. And they meant it! They were en route from Camp Sheridan, Alabama, to Camp DeVens to be mustered out.
 T never want to hear of southern hospitality again." said one of the boys, a memher of the medical corps. ''The southarners had no use for a northerner who was an enlisted man. With the officers it was different, it seemed to Us. Why they didn't like us we do not know. but those south ern gentlemen did make us feel as if they had no use for US. But we should worry! With half a chance we would show them that We could dupli- cate what the north did to them in '65. Why, they charged us as high as 9 cents for a cup of coffee And this is the crowd that doesn't want to have the. price of cotton regulated. Oh, yes, we just love those southerners
 Incidentally 9 number of the men in the train had some cotton bulbs that they had picked before leaving Alabama. Dne of the feecy bulbs was given to The Bulletin represen- tative, who later held it up and waved it at another soldier, a Ver- mont boy who was wearing the irl- signia of the field artillery. This looks much better to me- this boy shouted, as Le kicked the toe of his heavy army boot into a heap of snow near the edge of one of the tracks at the station: mo more southern hospi- tality for mel"
 In the contingent were a number ot Norwich boys, including Lewis Oat son of Mir. and Mrs. Joseph l.. Oat James Reddin, Greeneville; Fred Pot ter, Arthur Raymond, John Reardon Merton Rainsford and Ulric Pepin ol Taftville
 These boys had ceme through Nor Wich and said the old town looked good to them. All of them were given to speculating on how long they wou.d be held at Camp Devens before be- ing mustered out, and when told that men fere being released at the rate oi about 1,500 g day they looked joyfu and said; Then probably we'll get home for Christmas.
 The medical corps men on the tiair said they would have been overseas il l it had not been for the outbreak oi influenza aa the camp. Joseph J. Re. cave, of Norwich said that 34 mer 1 died in 2S minutes at the base hos 1 pitaI at Camp Sheridan ore night dur. ing the height of the epidemic.
 At a session of the city court, Ra. ] phael Howarth was held for trial a | the next term of the superior court | to face ch1rge relative. to the fir, l that caused many thousands of dollar. damage to the store occupied by By ron D. Bugbee and the stock there. 1 of In default of bonds of $1,000 ht was taken to Brooklyn jail. where Ii, has been a prisoner. the past twt months, to await trial.
 Clark college, Worcester, student. who are residents of this city are a 1 their homes here. Another outbreal of influenza at the institution made i seem advisable to close the institu ton until the first of the year Nal colm NJ. Wiley said Friday
 Byron F. Wilcox, son oF Mir. ant Mrs. Fred Wilcox of Chapman street is i'll with pneumonia at the City hos pital Worcester. He is member o the Clark College s. A. T. corps, an,
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for an automobile trtp 10 Washington
 Mrs. George Cutten and her niece, Miss Lillian Bynton, are in New York spending few days.
 Mrs Charles Hadley entertained the Silver Link society Wednesday after noon. The women made patchwork.
 Mrs. Nellie Wilcox has been visit her daughter, Mrs. Tracy, in Winchen- don Mass.
 There is very little illness in the village at present. Three ufferers from shock, Mrs Hattie Miller, Mrs. Jerusha Brown and Charles Murphy, are the really seriously sick people in the village.
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NOANK

The attendance at Red Cross rooms Thursday was not as large as wished. A great quantity of work remains to be esmpleted before Jan. 25 and menr= pers are being urged to do what they can at their homes.
 MT. and Mrs. Crandall have moved to Groton from the Hill house in Main street.
 A family named King from Long Island has moved into the Doughty house in Terrace street.
 Miss Marjorie Luce is to have a lengthy vacation. beginning the first of January. She will return later to her work in the postoffice.
 Judge A. P. Anderson, Rev. Albany Smith and G. E. Andrews have gone
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ROCKVILLE

Mrs. Sarah J. Willard Burton, SS who died November 29 at the, home of her daughter. Mrs. Roy C. Gardiner, of Griswold, was burned in the cene- tery here.
 Mrs. Taylor, who has been the guest of her sons, Hon. J. ! Taylor and William Taylor. and their families for 8 number of months, has returned to her home in Pennsylvania
 E. A. Smith of Wyoming has been doing painting for the Centerville Mig. Co, at Centerville Some of the company's houses are being repaired
 Mrs. Erlo Barber and daughter. Florence. were recent callers at Stone ham and Pleasant Orchards.
 ~ Mr. and Mrs. James Caarnlev of CanOnchet were recent callers here.
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which were Mir Van Houten's favorite hymns. Burial was on the Clarke blot in Hyde cemetery. near the Clarke homestead. The bearers were M. T. Shea, w. F. Herr, P. R. Herr of Can terbury, A. E. Laframeouse, g. M. Cof- fey of Brooklyn and r. o. Stone of North GrosvenordaIe. The flowers were beautiful
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UNCASVlLLE

Mir. and Mrs. Reuben Bolles whose son, William. is in the II. s. army have recently received word he has fH,- rived safely overseas.
 At the meeting of the executive board of the Red Cross society. Miss Ruth Long was appointed assistant treas urer to act in the absence uf the treas urer, Mrs. J. B. Lathrop.
 The next meeting will be held in the society's new headquarters in the new school building. The regular meeting of the society helds it's first meeting in lhe new rooms Wednes- day afternoon.
 Mrs. Arthur Blaisden has been sui fering from an attack Of blood poison- ing in her iiand
 After spending a few days with rel atives, Mrs. Mary Cortncl has re- turned to her home in New London;
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was thought best to have surgical treatment. He expects to return home the last of the week.
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$ Brother Feels Sick! He
 Wants Candy Cascaret"

To Mothers! You will avoid worry and trouble by giving your children Cascarets instead of nasty Castor Oil, CalomeI and Pills. Children look upon Cascarets as Candy and never refuse them when sick, bilious, eveEish, conspated, Besides Cascarets cost only 10 cents a box.
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Mornina RoIIeaII Nscsss.rr.

The way European states are split ting up. keepers of disintegration records will be forced to demand a morning rollca1 to keep track of hings.-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
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WhieviIIe.-S. Lester Schriver has been doing good deal of butchering having killed 23 pigs in three weeks.
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Having So Little Imagination.
 Every German family should be furnished with an appetizing list of food cargoes sent t. the bottom by U-boats.-Wall Street Journal.
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Holiday That First Variety and Quality Fanest
HANDkERCHlEFS

MEMS, LADIES' AND CEILDRENS HANDKER- CHIEFS, in Fancy Xmas Boxes, 25c, 29c 35c, soc, 62c $1.OO
 A box of 2, 3, and Handkerchiefs Fine assortment of Single Hankerchiefs to select from
 at &c., 10c, 15c, 25c, Soc
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The largest and best assortment of XMAS STATION
 FRY every shown in Danielson. We have large assortment of the seEknown Auto crat'' Paper, together with many other good makes All good quality Paper in attractive boxes 25c 35c soc,
 75c, $1,OO, $1.50, $250, box.