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Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-24
NORWICH TOWN

There will he no service at Scotland Road hall this coming Sunday.
 Carlton Appley of Hartford is yis- iting his grandparents, Mir. and Mrs. Appley. of Ncrsason avenue,
 John Cornell of West Town street leaves for camp with Tuesdays con- tingent of drafted men.
 Mrs. May Joslin of Eergason avenue is passing some time with relatives in Attleboro, Mass.
 Thomas Day of Otrooando avenue is seriously i'll, having suffered a shock Wednesday afternoon.
 Mir and Mrs. Everett Fielding Of West Town street have returned aft CT passing two months at the Draw bridge.
 George Tasue came Friday from Camp Devsns. Aver. Mass, 10 spend the week end at his home on McClel- Ian avenue.
 Mr and 2drs. c. A. Peck and son. Crosby. were recent visitors at Mrs. Peck's former home in Colchester.
 Rev. and Mrs. Frank Fuller of Ab- ington are visiting at Mrs. Fuller's former home on West Town street.
 In the absence of the pastor, D. ". Avery. superintendent of tha Sunday school, had charge of the Thursday evening service of the First Congre gational church.
 Miss Mary Simonson of Brooklyn N. Y. spent a day or two this week with Miss Edith Dodge of West Town street.
 Mir. and Mrs Louis Day and son. ot Hartford, were guests a parc of this week at the homG of MT. and Mrs c. A. Peck on OTobando avenue. Misses Myrtle and Jean We of Hartford, are visiting their grandpar- ents, Mir and Mrs. Orrin M. Price. al their home on Wightmen avenue. W D. Risley and Mis- Daisy Ris- i lev have returned to Hartford after 2 1 few days stay with Mrs Adna Nor cross. at her home on West Towr i street.
 R D. Thomas of New Brunswick New Jersey, has been passing a few l days with Mir. and Mrs. Dennis Sul- l livan of Scotland road. Henry Msckie of New Bedford,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-24

A food and cake sale was held at Crescent Beach last Wednesday given by Mrs. Alex H. Shaw of Pawtueket, formerly of Greeneville. in her cottage for the benefit of the Mantle Red Cross. and proved a grand success. The amount raised was estimated around s1O0 and this sum was doubled by Mrs. Alex H. Shaw through a very kind act on her part. Lunch and iced tea were served by the Misses Alice and Betty Shaw, Margaret Strecker, Pauline and Cecile Smith
 John Morgan, Jr., well known druggist of Greeneville. has returned after being on fishing trips to Billings pond, Preston City. He returned with q fine catch Of fish, the largest of which weighed five pounds.
 John Bo~ker and Mrs. Washburn are spending a few days with their sister in Springfield.
 Mrs. Fred Fitch and daughter are Spending a few days with relatives in Preston City.
 William Mabrsy, who is employed in the office of the United States Finish ing company, is enjoying his annual vacation.
 Edward Moleski has resigned his position with the Thamesville Paper company.
 Mrs. Thomas Haslam has returned after spending a flew days with rela- tives at Crescent Beach
 A number of local young men are forming an auto party which is going to Ocean Beach this Sunday. Last Sunday these young men motored by boat to Ocean Beach.
 Word has been received by many of the local people from the boys who left Camp DoVens with the T6th di- vision.
 Th5 Misses Catherine, Mary and Agnes Brennan of Bridgeport have returned after spending a short time with Miss Nancy O'Sullivan.
 Miss Agnes Shea of Jewett City has returned after spending few days in the village.
 Misses Nellie VI. Sullivan and Eliza . beth C. SenZie of Fall River have re- turned after visiting a few days with Mrs. Ed. Leonard
 Dennis sullivan of .Holyoke. has re- turned after spending a few days with relatives on Fifth street
 Mr. and Mrs. James Shea of New Haven are visiting Mrs. Timothy Don- ovan on Page street
 Miss Grace Sullivan of Holyoke has returned after spending a few days with relatives fn the village.
 Herbert Prodel has accepted posi- ton with James w. Semple.
 MT and Mrs. Herbert Prodel were visitors in Preston City Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-24
Auto Cases in citv Court,

Richard Riley Of New London was fined in the police court here on Fri day morning and paid $19.50 for run ming an automobile without a license, and Elmer W. Schmalenberge of Pas saic. \. J., paid $14.50 on charge of reckless driving. Michael c. Caparole, of Springfield, Mass, paid a s fine for using glaring headlights on his auto mobile at Norwich Town where he was in collision with another car
 Deputy Judge H. H. Pettis continued l until Aug. 30 the case against Edward ] D. Carroll, an automobile driver who 1 had attorney Shields for his counsel. 1 Carroll was charged with not stopping to see what. damage had been done when the car he was driving collided with another machine about 2 o'clock
 on Thursday morning at Norwich i Town. It is claimed his heavy car ran | 450 feet after the front wheels had been wrecked and that it brought up
 against telegraph pole with force
 enough to move it an inch.
 1 William Enc was fined S1 and costs
 on an intoxfcat tion charge and Victor Hessen and John W. Howe, two young 1 sailors. who were before the court on
 an intoxication charge were allowed to depart after they had been given some good advice by Judge Pettis.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-24
EVENTS OF FIFTY YEARS AGO

Fifty years ago in Norwich two people in the eastern part of the state tried to commit suicide but unsuccess-
 fully. The prospect of fruit crops during the year 1858 were very poor and the crop was put down as q failure.
 Extracts from the Bulletin files of 'eS follow:
 August IT, 155S-There were four excursions on Saturday and Sunday to various resorts aleng the shore and a large number of people took ad- vantage of the opportunity offered to escape the heat of the city over the week end.
 The price Of swoel was never lower or has not been for years as it is today. Most of the farmers ih this vicinity have sold their clip for 40
 cents, with gold at 146 when delivered, wldch would make it with gold at par q little less than 26 cents pound August 1s. 1S5S.-At a school meet ing on Monday evening, after consider able discussion it was voted to raise an additional S5e0 to the s48V0o voted at a previous meeting to pay for the new school Building in the process ot erection in the East Great Plain dis trict It was also, voted to borrow
 the money from banks. or individuals August 1e, 1Ses.-The excitement in relation to diseased cattle has not af- fected the local markets seriously With the stock on hand at the buy ing of last week and the receipts ot country beef. there has ben a limit Cd supply but sufficient for the de- tnand.
 Captain Benjamin W Palmer of l Lisbon has recently sold twelve lambs f for sS5 and 40 pounds of wool foi
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-24
TAFTVILLE

Lebanon is scheduled to play here today Saturday. on the Providence street grounds. The battery for Taft vile will be Murphy and Surprise.
 The Misses Louise and Emma Mol leur and Blanche and Leona Fentaine are spending two weeks at Groton Long Point.
 Miss Olivine Marcill is enjoying a two weeks stay at Groton Long Point.
 A party of local girls attended the pcial Thursday evening given three members of St. Mary's T. A. B. who leave for Camp Greenleaf, Ga, Aug 18th
 Uric Pepin has returned after spending a week with relatives in Springfield. Mass.
 Miss Catherine Dupont has resigned her position in the spinning room ot the Ponemah mill
 Michael J. Murphy has returned after spending few days with friends in Fall River, Mass. Horodore Fregeau has resigned his position at the Marlin Rockwell plant
 Miss Bernadette Dugas is enjoying months vacation. MT. and Mrs. E. J. McCabe have returned to their home at Highbridge N. Y., after spending two weeks witt MT. and Mrs. William Nolan of Provi.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-24

SlS.
 August 20, ls6s.-The sefectmen Of the town have contracted with john D Hutchinson of Troy, \. Y. to build a Whipple patent bridge over the west arn Of the Yahtic for s14.0e0 ihclud- ing the abutments and payements.
 There is probably less fruit grow ing in Eastern Connecticut than there has been for a series Of years. The crop this year may indeed be called
 a failure. Iil orchards where the
 fruit has been numbered by hundreds Of barrels there is not one barrel m sight.
 August 21, 1SsS-A girl named An
 nie Carrol, aged about twenty years attempted to commit suicide by cut ting her throat with a razor yester- day. The razor was so dull that she
 only cut through the skin and was
 prevented from doing further damage by her sister who discovered her in the act. Her motive is not known. Asman named Fitch residing in Le- banon. who had some domestic trouble recently attempted to commit suicide by taking strychnine, but physicians arrived in time to save his life. August g. 1SsS.-Tfe internal reve- nue returns for the month Of July for Norwich were s5.47s.SS.
 The SprInShelu RepuDHCdn on lhIs date printed the following about New London: Probably the worst place to live in New England is New Lon don. The city has no police and i: filled with blacklegs, burglary, and highway robbery in the princpa streets, being an everyday occur. ance.
 eve can safely say that New Lon. don has madA a decided change fol ] the better during the past fifty Years)
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-24
MILLION MEN SHORT
 IN WAR INDUSTRIES

The labor crisis in the United
 States, which government officials have feared, has come, according to information received at Hartford on Friday from Washington.
 Final tabulations made by the Fed
 efal Department of Labor show a shortage of one million unskilled men
 in war industries and there will be
 an additional shortage as soon as
 the new army draft extension in
 ereases the need for supplies. The
 skilled labor situation is equally ser
 ious, although figures are not avail
 able.
 These facts were revealed by the
 Department of Publicity of the Con-
 necticut State Council of Defense.
 which is the agency selected by the
 Federal Department of Labor for
 making public in Connecticut infor-
 nation concerning the governments s
 labor programme.
 The policy Of the Department of Labor in meeting this situation may the demand for men for war indust- ries must be met no matter what hap pens to private business. The men, however, cannot be taken from tRe farms, railroads or mines. The Department of Labor is calling upon every agency in tho country which has the ability of moldihg pub lic opinion to get behind it's program for securing this needed labor and to help back up the governments pol icy in this matter.
 Unless war industries arc supplied with the labor which they require, Americas new army will be faced by additional instances of lack of equip ment which were apparent fast win ter.
 Leo. A. Korper. State Director for Connecticut of the United States Elm pieyment Service is making prepara tions of the transfer of men in this state to essential industries in ac- cordance with the governments pro- gram.
 The matter Of deciding which in- dustries must give up men is left
 to the community labor boards, four teen of them in this state. These boards represent in their member ship the United States Employment Service, the employers and the em- pioyees. Mir. Korper's office is prepar ing to carry out every step or the
 governments labor program and to mee. every call which comes from it for supplying men to war indust- ries.
 Tine fourteen community labor 1 boards which have been appointed 1 by this department must decide which i industries shall give up employees tc i war work plants" said Mr Korpel today Each board is made up ol
 three men. carefully chosen One is l q representative of the United States 1 Employment Service, one represent i alive of employers and one & repres-
 entative of employees. These boards 1 face an important and difficult task ! l. is obvious that they cannot perform 1 it without stepping on the toes o 1 some people. Their instructions art that they shall perform their dutie' fairly and shall make transfers equit- ably. The war needs of the natior must have supreme consideration 1 believe that the men on these com.
 munity labor boards can be depended upon to handle their task properly i I hope public opinion will back then !up in every decision they make
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-24
LAST CALL ON THRIFT
 STAMPS FOR AUGUST.

The sale of thrift stamps and war ceftidcates have shown a large in- crease in the Norwich postefhce this week and the carriers are increasing their stock in anticipation of the reg ular monthly drive beginning next 1 Tuesday. That Is the date which many of the, pledges bear for the should be filled with the stamps dur ing the. coming week and exchanged for War savings certificates by. pay ing 1s cents, as for the month of Sep tenhef' the price will De $4.30. The following are ghoa reasons why the public should become interested in this matter: ". &. s. means war savings stamps, and their little brothersAthtift stamps, B cents buys thrift stamp and. 16 thrift stamps, plus IS cents in July, 1918. and 1 cent more each following
 menth, gives you one war savings stamp -s Why I should buy war savings 1 stamps
 First. should buy war savings stamps because they are the best and | sGrest investment in the world. Five l dollars worth of them is just the same as s5 worth of the good old U. l $. A.. lock stock and barrel, as long l Second. I should buy war savings
 stamps because my money is working 1 all the time for me, earning per cent. interest compounded annually. If 1 have $5 in gold or greenbael1s and put it aside for five years, I have still got only B. but if I put it into war sav- ings stanips I have my S5-plus my
 interest.
 Third. My war savings stamps are negotiable. I can change them into money any time and get interest that they have earned to date. They are better even than the plan which I and all other farmers Tanted to see go l through some time ago in the shape of postal saving certificates, and which 1 the government didn't see fit to issue
 at that time.
 Fourth, By buying war savings stamps 1 am lending money to my government and helping buy supplies for my boy at the front I know that these boys are giving their sll and the l least I can do is to lend a little.
 When l should buy war savings
 stamps:
 1 should buy war savings stamp!
 today, and every day, I possibly car
 get together little savings, because it is the easiest way to save and thu
 investment is the best 1 can make, ana the interest is the highest 1 can ge
 for a good investment
 1 These are my reasons for buyin;
 war savings stamps regularly ever!
 | week. What are yours?
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-24
sToRRs HENS MAKE
 THEIR FINAL SPURT.

: In the 42d week of the egg laying contest at Storrs the hens made what is probably their final spurt for the year. The total production for the week was S,562 eggs or a yield of 5O9 per cent. This is 66 more than last week and 90 eggs ahead of the corre- spending week last year The Oregons easily won first place for the week with yield Of 61 eggs. Pen 50, owned by J. 0. LeFevre. New Paltz, \ r., and Pen 7S. owned by E. A. Ballard Chestnut Hill. Pa were tied for sec ond with 51 eggs. Pens 66 and S5, owned by Dautrich Bros, Winsted, Conn.,, and NJ. T. Lindsay, Mattituck, \. Y. respectively, were tied for d close third with 50 eggs yield. Pen 1, Barred Rocks. entered by Merritt NJ. Clark. Brookield Center, Conn, were fourth with 49 eggs
 Four Barred Rocks, four Wyan- dottes. seven Rhode Island Reds, thi.e Oregons and four Leghorns, or a total of p hens. made perfect individual score for the week by laying. seven
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-24
BRANDEoEE MASTER OF
 PARLIAMENTARY TACTICS

Senator Lodge may not assume the leadership of the senate in the sense that he will make himself responsible for all it's routine and tie himself down to his desk to hear every word and watch every vote but in the larg- CT sense of e&erting upon his republi- can colleague the influence of pro- found scholarship. ripe judgment and long experience with senate details, he would exert an authority that men like Penrose never could achieve Under the most favorable circum- stances. It will be the aim of Lodge to reach not only senator's but tie country; to mass a public opinion be- hind or against the measures he champions or opposes and to win for his. side in that way. Nevertheless, Senator Lodge is a master of the rules and an ardent in every parlia- mentary device that can be used against the opposition. The senate knows him too well to infer that he will depend upon mere oratory to carry the day when a fight is on. He is an expert in parliamentary pro cedure as was Senator Gallipger, and he will be even more forcible in using his weapons-although Galnger. in his quiet way, never overooked
 point in a battle of techniqre. The senate is a strange body st.ld the out
 sider can hardly realize how great factor in the transaction of it's busi-
 ness a technician with an intimate knowledge of, the rules may become. For example. Brandegee of Connect cut may not have achieved a national reputation, but he is a positive genius in his absorption. and use of the rules, and many a great parliamentary bat tie has been won by his side through the working combination of Gallirger. l Lodge and Brandegee When these three gentlemen got their heads to- 1 sether the democrats must know all there is to know about the rules or i they would he outwitted ed.-Washing- l ton correspondent in Boston Tran scriot
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-24
BALTIC AND PUTNAM
 PRIESTS IN FRANCE

Rt. Rev. John J. Milan. bishop of Hartford. has received three interest ing letters from chaplains on the western battle front. in which are given the experiences of the priests in carrying on their work at the front.
 Under date of Aug. , Rev. Thomas F. Lynch, 3o1st Machine Gun Bat talion, formerly of Baltic. writes that it took two long weeks to get to England where he spent two nights and q day, then made Q wild dash across the channel at night. The let ter was written as he was seated on an old trunk in a chateau in central Trance, with a typewriter on his knees. He arrived in France on a Sunday morning at o'clock and said mass in front of the station so as to have the remainder of the day for the multitude of things he had to do. Mass is said on week days in pri- vate chapel in the chateau garden.
 Rev. William J. O'Shea, first lieu tenant, s. o. g., formerly at St. ,Jc- seph's Cathedral. writes that his stay there has been longer than he thought it would be, and longed for a little more stability and action. He says the stories of men back from the front are interestin2 They krow just
 
 tors but in relating them the news pager stories are borne out The re- ports of youth ard age in the Ger man ranks. the stories of snlpers and the 'Kamar&de" treachery. the finding of Germans chained to their guns and the joy of some of them at being taken prisoners. One of the American soldiers told him that the machine gun which brought him down was operated by a woman. They thought her 2 man until her hair fell down about her shoulders He told of meet ing two !! annecticut men in the in firmary. both Of whom are about ready to go hack to duty in the ranks, Private Casey of |Villimantic and Private Kircard of Sigourney street, Hartford.
 Rev. Father Mayoette, formerly of Putnam, says that his work at the front is somewhat different from that in his old parish. He. described his feeling in his first trip to the front, of thinking what wonderful man Sherman was and thought of the man who wrote. Where Do We Go From Here Boys? As he listened 10 the insistent roar of, the big gune during his first night at the front he decided he was not a bit sleepy. especially when it dawned on him that the house three or four doors away had been blown to bits by a shell. But one can get accustomed to anything, he con tinued, and after a couple of days did not mind the little details and conld sleep the sleep of the just, de- spite the bombardments. His first visit to the front line trenches and trip out to No Mans Land was interesting to him. The scenery he cavs ic wonderful
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-24
LODGE NOTES
WoMAN,s RELlEE CORPS.

Sedgwick Woman's Relief corps, No. 16, met for regular meeting Friday afternoon at Buckingham Memorial at o'clock and was called to order by the president Lillian J. Johnson. The usual routine of business was trans acted. one candidate balloted on, and general orders No. 10 from national headquarters read. The secretary $ and treasurer's reports were read and approved. No further business ap- bearing. the meeting closed in the usual manner.
 PATRONS OF HUS5ANDRY. About 75 members of the Lebanon grange enjoyed a days outing at Co., 1 lumbia lake on Wednesday, Aug. 21 ] The trip was made to the lake in au- 1 tomobiles Many enjoyed the boating and swimming, while others partici- pated in a very closely contested base bali game and quoit tournament. Ed ward Jones, Munroe Pultz and George 1 Osborne were the winning team of the 1 quoit tournament.
 1 At 1 o'clock a basket lunch was kserved and fully appreciated by all 1 It was 5.30 when the autos were again l turned towards Lebanon. and every one pronounced it a red letetr day i for Lebanon grange.
 ODD FELLOWS.
 The regular meeting of Palmyrs
 encampment, No. 3, was held Thurs
 day evening with a large number present. The regular routine wal
 transacted and the Golden Rule de gree was worked on class of candi. dates
 Uncas lodge, No Ii, transacted
 routine business at their meeting helt I Monday evening. A. F. Fowler noble grand presided at the meeting. Shetucket lodge, No. 27, had a large attendance at their meeting held or Tuesday evening in Odd Fellows hall Routine business was transacted OWLS,
 Routine business was transacted a
 the regular meeting of Norwich nes
 of Owls, No. 1896, held Tuesday even
 ing in Owls hall. There was a larg
 attendance at the meeting
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-24
SHETUCKET co. APPEALS
 COMPENSATION AWARD.

Appeal from the finding and award made in the compensation case of James Yeitz of Copper street. Nor wich, has been taken to the superior court by the Shetucket O., by whom Yeitz was employed.
 Yeitz, who is IS years old, was en- ployed at the Shetucket Co. cotton mill as a card boy and had his left foot sprained, left arm broken and head cut on June Ii, 1918, while he was attempting to replace a belt on a card machine. He was using his foot to do so.
 Commissioner J. J. Donohue gave a compensation award of s8.31 per week, with medical. surgical and hospital services, from which the company now appeals.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-24
postmasssr.car Ad.ss. MoneysNeesers

states that the credit of the United States is as vital to the people of tne country as health is to the individual Any man who thoughtieEly, unnsces- sarily or unpatriotically sells a Liberty bond or war certificate .is injurins 4n that ezteIst the credit of the United States ands adding toSEthe difficulties of fighting the war
 Any holder of government securities who finds it absolutely necessary to get money-on thena4scsn learn by call ing on Postmaster John P. Murphy how he can be acccn1modatedsand not forfeit the securities.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-24
Ol1eRltktk1iik Norwich, Saturday, Aug. 24, 1s1a-
THE WEATHER.

No definite information has been received in the last "A hours respect ing the tropical disturbance in the Caribbean. It was believed, however that it is approaching Jamaica and will pass that island some time Sat- urday.
 The temperature has varied irregu- larly, being Slightly warmer in the north portion of the middle Atlantic states and considerably cooler in the middle Mississippi valley and eastern Kansas. In northern New England shoHbery weather is indicated during the next 4S hours.
 The winds along the north Atlantic and middle Atlantic will be moderate southwest to south; fair weather.
 Forecast.
 Southern New England: Fair Sat- urday and probably Sunday; not quite so warm Sunday.
 Observations in Norwich. The following records, reported from The Bulletins observations. show the changes in temperature and the baro- metric changes Friday:
 Ther. Bar. : a. 70 30.10 l- m. ...'.,............ 90 S9.lO 6 ?. m.................. 80 30.10 Highest 92, lowest TO-
 Comparisons.
 Predictions for Friday: Fair. F'rsaay's weather: Fair; warm; southerly wind.